In response to Rusk, Raymond chuckled, and spoke:<br/><br/>"I have that power, but no, rather, I just have contacts in both Boston and the Spirit World - I don't have Otherness, but a friend of mine does. They keep me apprised of newly awakened Magi in the New England region, the ones with potential. And it's not just raw power we're looking for, either - we're looking for<span style="font-style: italic">control</span>, as well. And, well, I'm genuinely sorry if it feels like I took you from your chosen path."<br/><br/>To Jonathan and Joshua, the merchant said:<br/><br/>"Mr. Ordan, I<span style="font-style: italic">know</span>you're the best, or at least the most dedicated. To have you here makes me certain of our success. Same for you, Mr. Tamashii; your reputation preceedes you. Anyway, I'll be coming as well, my bodyguard, Calvin Rex, would watch over the warehouse. Now, to get back to business."<br/><br/>"The secret laboratory's hidden underneath a vegetable garden in Staten Island, just below the Statue. We'll go there by ferry; I know someone with a boat who won't ask questions, then, once we get close to the vegetable garden, I'll melt us a way into the lab. After that, we begin scouting. So, any more questions?" the man asked.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">Some Hours Later</span></span><br/><br/>The job went as planned; the group went as close to the vegetable garden as they could without detection, then, Raymond placed his hands on one of the roads, turning it into liquid and making a hole. He then climbed down into said hole; those who followed him would find that they would be in a sterile corridor, one lit by bright flourescent lights and made up of a white material that was most commonly seen in old-world hospitals.<br/><br/>"We're here," spoke Raymond. "I don't have to tell you guys to keep watchful, right?"<br/><br/>As the group continued onto the corridor, they would find that the facility it was a part of was large, many times more than the vegetable garden that served as its cover. Many rooms can be found, some containing cleaning supplies from the Old World (one can tell they were cleaning supplies by the presence of brooms and mops), others, much larger, holding strange magitech devices that Raymond would describe as Gene Splicers, DNA Scanners, and most ominously, devices that infuse magic into organic matter. But the most notable feature of the facility was a room filled with...machines that fulfilled the function of a weaver and their loom, which turned out bright white threads, that were then dyed black.<br/><br/>"Fatesilk," spoke Raymond. "Tougher than steel, able to deflect bullets and blades, and, most importantly, able to increase the wearer's luck. The Statue of Liberty is a Fate Desmene, and therefore the best place to make such material. Hmm...could a faction within, or outside the city, be trying to make armor without the Forgemasters' consent? And, by their choice of color, it looks like it's<span style="font-style: italic">stealth</span>armor, too..."