[Thu Jun 17 01:06:59 2021] Firbolg >> "Dia Duit Recluse, looks like I'm first here."
[Thu Jun 17 01:14:57 2021] Firbolg >> *firbolg opens the back doors of his van and takes a seat on the edge*

"Go raibh maith agat, if you dont mind I've a couple things I'd like to pick your brain on some time"

"How's she cutting Sci?"
[Thu Jun 17 01:16:47 2021] Firbolg >> "Kept busy, had a bad work call earlier. You know how it goes."
[Thu Jun 17 01:19:44 2021] Mad Dog >> *Mad Dog's bike rolls up what little remains of the road, and she comes to park next to Firbolg's van, dismounts, and snaps her helmet-visor open.* "Howdy hey, chummerettes."
[Thu Jun 17 01:20:23 2021] Firbolg >> "How's the craic MD"
[Thu Jun 17 01:21:12 2021] Mad Dog >> "The craic is good, Firb." *She offers fistbumps around to whomever may be bump-fist-inclined*
[Thu Jun 17 01:22:34 2021] Firbolg >> *bump that shit*
[Thu Jun 17 01:24:34 2021] Charon >> *He throws Maz a fistbump, giving everyone else a friendly nod, before climbing up to sit on the bonnet of his car.*

"The answer is fuck and all. I miss anything?"
[Thu Jun 17 01:25:23 2021] Firbolg >> "Lotto numbers too"
[Thu Jun 17 01:27:02 2021] Charon >> "Fuck, I missed out on the lotto?" *He dramatically slaps his thigh disappointedly, grinning.*
[Thu Jun 17 01:30:07 2021] Charon >> *Charon scoots further up the bonnet of his car, reclining so his back is on the windshield while he's still sitting on the bonnet, resting his head on his hands folded behind his head.*

"I ain't much good with questions, but I'll try for ya. Might need some prompting though."
[Thu Jun 17 01:30:50 2021] Firbolg >> "I'm with Charon on this one, you night need to set the bar as it were"
[Thu Jun 17 01:32:14 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> a> *Akane pulls up on her Mirage, she looks a little worse for wear, there is some clear bandages around her chest, visible even under her shirt since her jacket is open* 

"Hello everyone"
[Thu Jun 17 01:32:46 2021] Firbolg >> *firbolg nods at akane*

" you can sit up here on the van if you want"
[Thu Jun 17 01:32:52 2021] Charon >> *Charon gives Akane a nod.*
"G'day Akka. Scarn on?"
[Thu Jun 17 01:33:20 2021] Mad Dog >> *MD throws Akane a nod.*
[Thu Jun 17 01:34:35 2021] Charon >> "You can feel it, can't you? If you know what to look for."
[Thu Jun 17 01:35:18 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> *she leans on the bike* "you are surposed to be able to feel it if I remember right, like goosebumps or the like?"
[Thu Jun 17 01:36:32 2021] Mad Dog >> "I've felt the hair stand up on the back of my neck when a spirit's tracking me. Dunno about magic in general tho"
[Thu Jun 17 01:36:51 2021] Firbolg >> *Firbolg reaches into a bag in the back of his van and pulls out a small notepad and pen, starting to take notes*
[Thu Jun 17 01:38:32 2021] Mad Dog >> "Unless they're literally shooting fire from their hands, not really."
[Thu Jun 17 01:39:01 2021] Mad Dog >> "And even then, I've seen a mundie do that," *she adds with a chuckle*
[Thu Jun 17 01:39:43 2021] Charon >> *Charon glances to SciBit, grinning, and wiggles his shoulders while chanting something in Latin.*
[Thu Jun 17 01:40:07 2021] Charon >> *He stops after a brief time.*
[Thu Jun 17 01:48:26 2021] Charon >> "That way if we end up working with you we're better equipped to identify drek?"
[Thu Jun 17 01:49:21 2021] Mad Dog >> *MD throws a smirk SciBit's way ~~but certainly does not contradict her statement.~~*
[Thu Jun 17 01:50:33 2021] Firbolg >> "So, if that's the case, what do youbreccomend if we catch one of these tells? Situation depending of course. Attempt de-escalation? Shoot?"
[Thu Jun 17 01:51:28 2021] Mad Dog >> "Gonna depend on the situation, obviously."
[Thu Jun 17 01:52:15 2021] Firbolg >> "Hence, situation depending"
[Thu Jun 17 01:56:05 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> ||lol Akane sees though the mask but not the magic cast||
[Thu Jun 17 01:57:02 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> ||Akane got a 10 mental limit now||
[Thu Jun 17 01:57:47 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> *Akane shakes her head slightly* "I see no difference"
[Thu Jun 17 01:58:54 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> a>"tells can be subtle"
[Thu Jun 17 01:59:15 2021] Charon >> "Very subtle, apparently."
[Thu Jun 17 01:59:50 2021] Mad Dog >> "And can kick in quick."
[Thu Jun 17 02:02:23 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> a>"it's gets harder to hide the more powerful the magic?"
[Thu Jun 17 02:03:52 2021] Firbolg >> *Firbolg will stick around taking notes until this is finished*

((||Tis early, I must snooooooze||))
[Thu Jun 17 02:05:54 2021] Mad Dog >> "Yeah, I imagine it would get to a certain point where telling the laws of physics to sit down and shut up just stops being subtle."
[Thu Jun 17 02:07:12 2021] Charon >> "Like when you made that Ice Storm the other day."
[Thu Jun 17 02:10:04 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> *Akane nods making mental notes of this*
[Thu Jun 17 02:10:27 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> a> *Akane nods making mental notes of this*
[Thu Jun 17 02:11:34 2021] Mad Dog >> "Meaning you can cast a strong spell more subtly by basically 'fooling' the magic into thinking it's a weak one? Or something like that?"
[Thu Jun 17 02:21:51 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> a> "and what can be reagents? I've seen wuxing reagents, small balls of metal and the like"
[Thu Jun 17 02:22:16 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> "how can you tell something mundane from a reagent?"
[Thu Jun 17 02:29:08 2021] Mad Dog >> "So wait, are reagents something you make, or something you find?"
[Thu Jun 17 02:29:13 2021] Charon >> *Charon pipes up* "I know the Kooris sometimes carry about animal parts."
[Thu Jun 17 02:29:36 2021] Charon >> "But it's gotta be from an animal that they've hunted with weapons that ain't modern, I'm told."
[Thu Jun 17 02:30:04 2021] Mad Dog >> "Cuz I've heard of mages go out looking for reagents, but I don't imagine they're finding a perfect-cube-of-cinnabar tree."
[Thu Jun 17 02:31:32 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> a> *Akane makes mental notes of this*
[Thu Jun 17 02:40:26 2021] Charon >> "So that's something we ought to ask an alchemist about?"
[Thu Jun 17 02:41:13 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> a> "there is a few of those around I believe"
[Thu Jun 17 02:42:08 2021] Mad Dog >> "Gloom was talking about the refinement work she's done lately. Made orichalcum recently, apparently. Dunno what that *is*, other than it's worth a bazillion nuyen."
[Thu Jun 17 02:44:15 2021] Mad Dog >> ((||gonna be in and out cooking stuff, MD will continue to listen and comment in this vein||))
[Thu Jun 17 03:03:42 2021] Charon >> "Super hard to make right? That Dunkelzahn statue they were showing recently, that had orichalcum bits in it if I recall right."
[Thu Jun 17 03:08:59 2021] Charon >> "Sounds especially difficult for someone like a runner, what with not being able to work that long."
[Thu Jun 17 03:19:09 2021] Charon >> "That and gold."
[Thu Jun 17 03:20:20 2021] Flatline >> *Flat makes his way toward the gathering, different face than last time*
[Thu Jun 17 03:22:26 2021] Flatline >> "Hoi, sorry for being unfashionably late"
[Thu Jun 17 03:24:17 2021] Flatline >> "I love boring theory" *he fakes a wounded look*
[Thu Jun 17 03:33:22 2021] Flatline >> "Wonderful, should have thought to bring my FAB sensor to cheat"
[Thu Jun 17 03:34:40 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> *she nods* "we covered, that stronger magics are easier to spot and that you can use reagents to medigate that effect"
[Thu Jun 17 03:36:37 2021] Flatline >> "Much appreciated..Akane right?"
[Thu Jun 17 03:37:06 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> *she nods* "yes"
[Thu Jun 17 03:37:55 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> "you were at the last lesson I believe? A little preoccupied it seemed" *she holds out a hand in greeting*
[Thu Jun 17 03:40:53 2021] Charon >> "How many other detectives are there?" *Charon retains his attention on Recluse.*
[Thu Jun 17 03:41:25 2021] Flatline >> ||oddly appropriate response that was already written out lol||
[Thu Jun 17 03:42:49 2021] Charon >> "Such as?"
[Thu Jun 17 03:43:56 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> *there is clear force behind the handshake and it's also very clear she is being careful about it*
[Thu Jun 17 03:45:03 2021] Flatline >> *Flat's hand likely doesn't quite match it but it certainly doesn't feel delicate*
[Thu Jun 17 03:46:19 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> *Akane looks at the gems curiously*
[Thu Jun 17 03:47:34 2021] Flatline >> "Was that Napster shouting about biggerer explosions?"
[Thu Jun 17 03:48:53 2021] Mad Dog >> "Yeah. I believe he requested a lightning ball."
[Thu Jun 17 03:50:15 2021] Charon >> *Charon raises one hand semi-defensively.*

"I just asked if you could use a different spell next time you decided to demonstrate."
[Thu Jun 17 03:51:36 2021] Charon >> "I didn't say it had to be any more impressive or powerful."
[Thu Jun 17 03:51:59 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> "any display of more powerful magics would be interesting, I have seen little on the job"
[Thu Jun 17 03:56:11 2021] Flatline >> *Flat peers over and examines the gems*
[Thu Jun 17 03:57:30 2021] Charon >> *Charon shifts on the bonnet of his car, trying to get a better look ~~and definitely not annoyed by the conversation in the haven~~*
[Thu Jun 17 03:58:37 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> a> *Akane keeps her eyes locked on Recluse for the moment*
[Thu Jun 17 04:07:23 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> "very impressive" *she sounds genuine though her voice is generally emotionless*
[Thu Jun 17 04:09:18 2021] Flatline >> *Flat gives a few claps as enough lightning to make Zeus blush fries the area*
[Thu Jun 17 04:14:34 2021] Laura (Akane/Hexi) >> "my sound dampers are getting some use at least"