OOC<br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/66/45/48/66454871748b54d8ade00102b8576933.jpg)</div>Time: Day 3 - Late Evening<br/>Location: The Pit<br/><br/>Characters<br/>Taryn (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=344531.msg16258407#msg16258407)<br/>Dannielle (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=344531.msg16258444#msg16258444)<br/>Fiona (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=344531.msg16264287#msg16264287)<br/><br/>Mechanics<br/>Danielle - Let It Out<br/><br/><hr/><strong>John, Red, and Lilly</strong><br/><br/>Lily told Taryn,<strong>"Work me hard. I want to do you proud."</strong>then she sighed,<strong>"Mom and Dad were always so busy protecting me from the life they led that I never really got a chance to live."</strong><br/><br/>John looked Lilly up and down. John and Sarah towered over the young woman.<strong>"That stupid Frenchman got one thing right. The moral is to the physical as three to one. You're about a third our size. If you're going to keep up with us, you'll need to sharpen your will."</strong>John pointed to a spot on the wall.<strong>"Stand there and do squats - up and down. If you collapse before I tell you to stop, you lack the will to train with us."</strong>John laughed,<strong>"If you don't collapse, I'll show you how to rest while in motion."</strong><br/><br/>John went back to instructing Sarah,<strong>"That's good in a duel - one on one in a ring. However, it will get you killed in a group fight and injured by someone who knows what they're doing. Instead, break and release. Use the manipulation to break the joint, and then move on to the next target."</strong><br/><br/><hr/><strong>Mahjong in the Pit</strong><br/><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/38/5a/20/385a20f8e88b627eb63ffe56d8cfdc29.jpg)</div><br/>The old Chinese woman was smoking a cigar but had a small personal air filter that sucked in the smoke. The woman looked up over her major tiles speculatively and then asked Jane cryptically,<strong>"Do you think they're up to the task?"</strong><br/><br/>Before anyone could do anything, Danielle unleashed her Oracular powers, attempting to divine the true nature of the old Chinese Woman. A first, it was like wandering through a fog. Everything was grey and misty. The Old Woman had significant supernatural powers. However, one direction was brighter than the others, so Danielle traveled in that direction. So, the light overwhelmed the fog, although it was brilliant that, at first, Danielle had trouble seeing. Then she realized that she was not limited to sight in this Dreamscape. Danielle sensed rather than saw the light streaming out of a Crystal Orb. A sharp crack - felt rather than heard - and the orb shattered, only to reform as a Crystal Dragon. The Dragon shook at its wings and grew. It let out a thunderous roar and breathed out a blast of light.<br/><br/>And suddenly, Danielle was back in the back room of the Pit. The Old Chinese Woman blew out a blast of cigar smoke that bypassed the air purifier and engulfed Danielle.<strong>"You should be careful of your powers, Far Seer. Some of my kind might see that as a challenge and respond."</strong>The woman gestured with her cigar.<strong>"However, we are here in a neutral space, and one of my acquaintances,"</strong>she gestured to Ryan,<strong>"Vouches for you."</strong><br/><br/>Ryan laughed,<strong>"Don't worry about her, Danielle. It's not worth her time and energy to fight you."</strong>and then more seriously,<strong>"However she might try to extract a debt from you."</strong><br/><br/>Taryn asked<strong>"So, I heard I had several high rollers who had taken over one of my rooms. But I didn't expect such illustrious company. I hope everything has been to your liking thus far. The premises, the drinks, the employees?"</strong><br/><br/>Jane smiled,<strong>"I love what you've done with the place."</strong><br/><br/>There was no staff in the room, so Jane got up to help Taryn get chairs for everyone. As well the two Imps helped people with drinks and snacks. Finally, when everyone was settled in, Jane started in<strong>"So everyone knows about The Fight Club, and some of you know the others in this room. However, I will share a closely guarded secret - how the Fight Club came to be. This will help you understand who is here and their roles."</strong><br/><br/>Jane took a deep breath,<strong>The Fight Club started as an underground fight club - a place for people to go and drink and gamble. However, using mortals for the fights did not work out - the fights were relatively mundane. Then I got the idea of pitting supernatural against each other - vampire on werewolf, sworn on demon. The contests attracted a lot of attention, but it wasn't easy to find fighters, and we tended to lose a few. However, various factions started using the club to settle disputes. That would otherwise spill over into the streets."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"It was around this time that someone, </strong>Jane's eyes twitched to the Dragon Lady,<strong>"Approached my Master and me with an item that would allow the fighters to fight with their full strength without permanently killing each other. The cost was a half-stake in the club. My Master decided that he would wager it all, a fight within the Circle, winner take all. My master was confident. After all, he had a Fae slaying cold iron sword."</strong><br/><br/>The Dragon Lady laughed, a deep rumbling laugh,<strong>"The problem with con artists - and most demons are con artists - is that they're so busy conning the mark that they are not on the lookout for being conned."</strong><br/><br/>Jane giggled in a high-pitched tone.<strong>"He screamed twice - once when you burnt him with Holy Dragonfire, and once when he found out that the staff, including me, were part of the club that he had wagered."</strong>Jane shook her head and continued in a more serious tone.<strong>"A board was established to guide The Fight Club, and the Club set off in a newer direction. No more was it simply an underground fight club. Instead, Factions used it to settle grievances and to train their fighters. There has been many a dispute that might have spilled out on the street that could be settled in the club."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"One or two board members have attempted to execute a hostile takeover of The Fight Club. The drones you have seen or heard about were designed to kill several board members."</strong>Jane pointed to Shannon and The Dragon Lady.<br/><br/>The Dragon Lady picked up from there,<strong>"So, the board has two tasks in front of us. First, to resolve the attempted takeover with minimum damage and publicity and second to reconstitute the board."</strong>The Dragon Lady pointed at Fiona,<strong>"Bringing the Ice Queen here is..."</strong>The Old Chinese Woman smiled and looked at Danielle,<strong>"Let's call it fortunate."</strong><br/><br/>The Old Chinese Woman looked at Fiona,<strong>"Perhaps you have heard of Yozhikov Ruslan Valentinovich or Rusya. He is head of the Bratva, the Russian Mob, for Las Vegas and the Southwest. Also, he is or has deep contacts with the SVR. He has the contacts to have acquired the drones used against several board members."</strong>The Dragon Lady got a predatory smile.<strong>"We could hunt him down and kill him, but he is mortalis and an agent of a foreign intelligence service. It would be far more appropriate if he were exposed as a terrorist and his organization as a terrorist organization. It would send a powerful message to the Russian government and other factions seeking to meddle in Las Vegas.</strong><br/><br/>The Dragon Lady looked at the Trio,<strong>"I know the Seer seeks the Armor of Light. I know where it lies. Although it is a dangerous item to wield."</strong>The Dragon Lady looked to Fiona,<strong>"Should Rusya be exposed and arrested, your standing with your organization will be boosted. I'll also let you hold a debt to be called in when you need it."</strong><br/><br/>The Dragon Lady gave Taryn a piercing look.<strong>"For you, the reward will be more powerful allies"</strong>She pointed to Jane and Shannon,<strong>"who will have a place on the new board."</strong><br/><br/><hr/><div align="center">We've Got a Problem (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=344700.0)  <br/>Characters (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=344531.0) <br/>Game Palette (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TQjkX1IbaF79Bcze6X7lX2ynGcwkx4AukKLXuqPe8WA/edit?usp=sharing)<br/>Urban Shadows Cliff Notes (https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Wjn-Pim2L0qUYcSCW7z6HzDZO0O5_1UQVbg1QWcGLc/edit?usp=sharing)<br/></div>