<strong>Hero Points:</strong>2 (Ghost-Signal), 1 (DMPC)<br/><br/>Even if somebody noticed her, Dizzy was quick enough to avoid being caught. For now at least. The back corridors were full of cardboard boxes and freight elevators with gated mesh, not the colorful consumer-friendly public-facing front.<br/><br/>Still, it was easy enough to hear the five pairs of footsteps rounding corners for Dizzy to follow. Eventually they stopped in front of a large pair of shutters which led out to the storage space. The place was surprisingly empty for the weekend morning, with a few cardboard boxes in disarray as though the workers just suddenly up and left the area. The good news was that this meant that Dizzy had many areas and vantage points to watch the meeting without someone suddenly walking up on her.<br/><br/>A blonde woman dressed in a black dress with thigh-high stockings and a domino mask emerged from the shadows to wordlessly greet the guards with a wave of her hand.<br/><br/>“We’re here,” the squad leader said. “The Golden Dragon Society is far from mollified, and we haven’t located a new Dragoneye.”<br/><br/><em>If none of their own shall lead them, then we shall install a new leader.</em><br/><br/>This was not the words of the blonde; on the contrary, the words seemed to echo from all over, sounding as clear as though the speaker were standing right next to Dizzy. Then, a transparent projection appeared next to the blonde, portraying a disembodied head with an oversized exposed brain with some spine-like protrusions growing along the crown:<br/><br/>(https://i.imgur.com/Ni0qQ0T.png)<br/><br/>“They will not accept this without much violence,” the man with the briefcase said, his voice stuttering in the entity’s presence. “With Mars gone and Grant Conglomerates snatching up business assets, a war within the Chamber will fracture us perhaps irrevocably.”<br/><br/><em>Why do you state something I already know about and accounted for in my plans?</em>the entity responded, in spite of its lips not moving.<em>The Chessmen will run analytics on an ideal replacement, while the Malakovs and Yakuza will provide the muscle. And if somehow you are too incompetent to bring the Dragons to heel, then F.O.E. will scorch the Emerald.</em><br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">The Malakov Mafiya and Golden Dragon Society. These are two organized crime syndicates who have been known to operate around the world. The Malakovs are a subgroup of the Russian Mob, and the Golden Dragons are a US-based Triad with holdings in Chinatown. F.O.E., and what the acronym stands for, is lost on Dizzy, as is mention of the Chamber, but it’s surprising to hear that they and the Yakuza have (or rather had) an alliance of sorts given that they’re not known to cooperate.</div></div><br/>“Y-yes sir!” the man responded as he put his briefcase on a nearby crate. “We already have some candi-”<br/><br/><em>Fools!</em>the transparent brain psychically shouted.<em>There’s an eavesdropper within the room!</em><br/><br/>The image faded, and the man with the briefcase stood frozen in shock. The blonde assistant and Brande Management Security, on the other hand, where already spreading out.<br/><br/>“Search the area!” the Brande leader shouted. “Iron Matron, cover the freight elevators!”<br/><br/>The now-named supervillain ignored the mercenary and leaped up onto a catwalk with an acrobatic swing, heading in the general direction of Dizzy with knives drawn.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Combat &amp; Environment</div><div class="spoiler_body">I doubt that Dizzy will try taking them all on by herself, so it may be more a 'chase scene' than a straight-up brawl.<br/><br/>The Big Brain’s Mental Prowess includes enhanced Senses to Detect Mental activity in an Accurate, Acute Radius, effectively locating Dizzy in spite of cover. He is not present anymore, given the projection was an image rather than the real thing.<br/><br/>The Iron Matron is heading to where the Big Brain told her was Dizzy’s location, although she has not ‘detected’ her as such. She has Dodge and Parry 12.<br/><br/>The Brande Management guards are trained soldiers albeit privatized. Four of them are Soldier Minions (Dodge/Parry 5) while their female leader is not (Veteran Soldier, Dodge/Parry 7).</div></div><br/><em>Initiative<br/><br/>Squad Leader 22 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139404)<br/>Iron Matron 16 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139402)<br/>Minions 4 (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=139403)</em><br/>