Connor's Grandmother Session 3

Travellers - Saving Connor's Grandmother 2019/02/02 	 Radical Ramona Timewarp Amelia Moonshadow Jak Amara

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Traveling Back
From the time group's arrival point in what will one day be New Town the sight of the huge spacecraft hovering over the city is impressive.

Timewarp shakes her head. "I've globally got to practice my aim! But it never seems right to time travel *just* to practice."

Radical nods. "Easy enough to correct from this point though, right?"

Jak stares wide-eyed, mouth agape as he stares up at the spacecraft. He can't believe he's looking up at the Pullizer prized image LIVE.

"Can't we ... just stay a few minutes more?" He asks, wanting to see more of this world-shaking event.

Timewarp says, "Better to go to the right city first, though. All the time travel around First Contact makes it harder to navigate."

Amelia grins as she stares at the silvery craft, "Well I for one don't mind. This is an historic event, and I'm getting to see it for myself."

Timewarp says, "I guess. I mean - so long as no one spots us. especially me."

Timewarp says, "You know, this might be a better place for watching the mothership itself! When you're underneath it it's just too big to see all at once. And it hurts your neck."

Jak takes his hat off and puts it on Timewarp without taking his eyes away from the craft. "Shhh... history is happening." He points up to the place he's been staring at this whole time as if she needed assistance seeing that.

He smirks.

Radical sighs. "I know we have 'all the time in the world', since this is time travel. But I'm still impatient."

Amelia nods to Radical, "I understand. But.. First Contact." She pauses for a moment, "Even if they are a bunch of fakes and this is the start of a long con, it's still momentous."

[To Radical] Timewarp says, "I understand, but it'll be ok. Try to enjoy the view! Ooh - is that the alien delegates leaving the big ship to meet Stardancer, there?"

Jak props his arm up on Amara's shoulder. "How's this for an adventure? First Contact and we're only just getting underway." He seems plently pleased.

Radical looks up at the ship, but can't help having his thoughts go over the facts he has to keep straight about what supposedly happened historically in the target time. Moriarty. The killer. His grandmother, Ramona. What did happen to the killer, anyway? Nothing was written about that?

"It's quaint," Amara says as she watches it like it's a classic old film. She's dressed in plain clothes. Well, fashionable for sure, but plain in that it's not spandex or armor or capes.

Moonshadow is dressed in her usual costume, which she orginally started wearing sometime this year.

Timewarp listens to the distant sirens, honking of horns, etc. People don't so much mention the mass panic when the aliens first appeared, these days,

Timewarp says, "Have people seen enough? I guess there's not much more to it unless you're close enough to hear what's being said."

Radical nods. "I'm ready to go."

Jak nods. "I suppose I'm satisfied." He holds his arm out in front of him for the others to grab on to so he can warp them to the next location on their journey so Timewarp can get a better lock on their target temporal locality.

Amara pulls a small sphere from her pocket and opens her palm. It hovers up as she turns to smile with Jak, the spaceship behind him. A small light blinks as the tiny device spins all around them and on its rotational axis, taking a 360 virtual selfie. It returns to her palm afterwards. "I'm ready."

Timewarp joins hands too.

Moonshadow joins hands as well.

Amelia grabs the nearest hand.

Radical joins hands with someone else and takes a deep breath.

Amara claps a hand on Jak's shoulder.

Once everyone is onboard, Jak takes one last look at the spaceship over his sunglasses which are hanging on by the tip of his nose.

Then its off to Princeton.

Moonshadow peeks to see the color of Jak's eyes. Fortuitously the group arrives in a dirty alley at the back of a fast food joint. There's only one witness, a down and out laying by a trashbin holding a bottle wrapped in a brown paper bag.

Timewarp says, "OK then. Back to the future, a bit. I'll try to do better this time."

Amara sniffs at the alleyway and looks to the bum. She closes her hand, which glows along with her bracer's gem. She kneels down and drops a sizable nugget of gold by the sleeping bum, then rises to touch Jak again. Jak's eyes happen to be cyan, a touch lighter than his cyan hair.

The trip is rough, this time, but accurate, at least.

Timewarp is rather green in the face on arrival.

This time the alley is even dirtier. There's a pervasive stink of rotten food and trash scattered on the ground.

Radical looks around slowly. "Is this the right time this time?"

Timewarp says, "Yes. Well, I missed by a tenth of a second."

Amelia shakes her head, "Really, Timewarp. Do you think we ought to try again?"

Amara holds her stomach and sways a little from the rough trip.

Jak whistles lowly, carrying an appreciative tone. "A tenth of a second? We already missed it if we're shooting that close."

He tries to play off the rough nature of the trip.

Timewarp says, "It's really not easy! It's not like there are road signs in the time stream, or even a map!"

Amelia smiles to Timewarp, "Just teasing."

Moonshadow says, "So, where to?"

Timewarp says, "Well, we have time to scout before we're *supposed* to appear."

"And that won't alter events?" Amara asks.

Timewarp says, "Just try to avoid attracting attention! But if possible we want to find out where Elizabeth is going and whether she needs help as well as helping Radical's grandmother....."

Moonshadow says, "Probably less than we already have."

Amara nods. "What year is this again?" she checks as she looks at her clothes, wondering if they are fitting for the time.

Timewarp says, "2018."

Amelia sighs, "I think I'm going to stick out like a sore thumb in this time. So I'll go invis and head to the highest roof on the Uni Campus. Does everyone have comms?"

Radical nods to Amelia, "All set. Just have to stay within range. I have a rough idea where Ramona is supposed to be attacked. We should stake out the area. Perhaps we'll run across Elizabeth there."

Timewarp nods. I'm going to do a quick scout of the area. Maybe I'll be able to figure out what all this business is about."

Amara shakes her head. "I do not have your style of comms. Perhaps Jak can convey things for me."

Amara looks to Jak. "Can you show me yours?"

Amelia digs into a pocket, and tosses Amara a ring sized box. "I always carry a couple of spares. Let me have it back when we're done. And please don't reverse engineer it or try to crack the encryption."

Amara catches the box and opens it carefully. "I don't need to spy on your activities, please be assured."

On Timewarp's look around she spots Radical's grandmother, a young student at this time, in a lecture. She also spots what you suspect is the assassin. A large 'guy' in heavy black leather jacket and pants - in the hot summer month of June.

Timewarp reappears by Radical. "Your grandmother's in a lecture. I think I've spotted the assassin too. There's something... I don't know, kind of familiar about him."

Moonshadow says, "As long as he's not your father."

Radical furrows his brow, "Something familiar? Let's check him out. Perhaps one of our memories will be jogged by seeing him."

The assassin is walking around the Uni, poking his head into lectures, clearly on a search.

Timewarp says, "Elizabeth is standing by an SUV at the side of the main campus square - door open and engine running."

Jak places his hand on his sidearm out of habit, nodding as the others talk. "I'll cover 'Grandma'." He offers hearing her location.

Timewarp says, "The assassin's walking around the university, searching,"

Radical nods, "I'll see if I can spot him." He sidesteps, teleporting up to a rooftop and then blipping from place to place, trying to get his eyes on the assassin.

Amara puts the comm in place. "I will try to blend with the masses and get close to your grandmother," she offers. "Hm. Is there any issue if I'm seen acting in defense, should things take a turn?"

Timewarp says on comms, "I'll get closer. Just in case we need to interfere before recorded history is aware. As for interfering, Elizabeth should be able to handle things till we're supposed to show up - but use your judgement if things go really askew!"

After Radical jumps away Jak nods to Amara. "Ping me if you need backup." He says before he teleports away though his target is the lecture hall.

"I'll come with you, Amara, if that's alright," says Moonshadow.

Amara takes the slow path, by walking. She smiles as Moonshadow offers to accompany her. "That would be lovely," she says graciously. Amara is all manners and poise amongst strangers. And very formal.

Radical spots the guy. In the end it wasn't that difficult once in sight of him. He's a huge mother. His face looks 'off' somehow, not quite right. He's wearing heavy black leathers on a hot June day. And while Radical watchs, he treads on a grass verge and his feet sink several inches into the earth.'

Jak continues flitting from location to location until he finds the lecture hall. Once inside he tries to identify Radical's grandmother. Once spotted he'll tail her, atttempting to keep a low profile.

Radical gets to the edge of a building and says into the comms, "I have a visual on the guy. There's definitely something off about him. Heavy black leather clothing in summer. And it looks like he's actually sinking into the ground a bit with each step when he's on grass."

Timewarp says on comms, "So very heavy, I guess. Dense? A robot or cyborg maybe?"

"That fits with the Terminator scenario." Moonshadow replied on comm.

Radical says over the comms, "The what scenario?" He clearly isn't an old movie buff.

Timewarp says on comms, "I dunno. I think I ought to know something about this... something pretty far future... but all I can think of is those old Terminator vids."

As they walk, Moonshadow asks Amara, "Have you heard anything from those Forsaken folks - any more problems with what's-his-name, the usuper?"

Radical keeps tabs on the assassin, remaining on rooftops as necessary to maintain visual contact. He doesn't even need to take make steps, as he teleports from location to location.

Time passes. Radical can keep shadowing the probable assassin. Although the guy is searching, he doesn't seem to be doing any checking of his own back-trail. Jak sticks with Radical's grandmother. Then the lecture finishes and Ramona Ceder makes her way out of the lecture block towards the shuttle bus halt for her return to her lodgings in Kingston. And at the same time the presumed assassin enters the central square again.

Timewarp keeps tabs on all known players with her repeated excursions, with odd seconds off here and there to eat and sleep.

The assassin catches sight of Ramona. He breaks into a run, casually pushing students out of his path. As he runs he reaches into his jacket and pulls out a silver chrome 44 Magnum automatic with a laser sight attached.

Radical teleports closer, to get within easy distance, and gets prepared to try to deflect any shots from the assassin, with one of his point defense portals.

Timewarp stands ready to deflect the bullet if need be, which she should be able to do unnoticed. But she won't interfere more visibly.

Jak keeps his cover, near Grandma remembering the order of events as recanted to him. He grits his jaw after instictively sliding his hand back across his belt... but he holds there.

Amara shakes her head at Moonshadow's question. "No, I haven't. I don't think they can easily communicate with this dimension on their own now. It took a lot of magic to get here for them." As the assassin pushes past the last interposing student and gets a clear line on Ramona, Elizabeth braces herself against the SUV and pulls a small silvery pistol from a pocket. She fires, and is slammed back into the SUV hard enough the vehicle rocks on its springs. The assassin is picked up, hurled a dozen yards backward and knocked off his feet. Elizabeth grabs Ramona by the arm and pulls Ramona into the SUV, telling Ramona, "Come with me if you want to live." The assassin is climbing back to his feet as the SUV takes off in a tire squealing start and heads off campus.

Timewarp thinks. o O (Good! No interference was necessary.)

Moonshadow says on comms, "Can we track the assassin?"

Timewarp goes and has a quick look at the assassin before trailing the van.

Radical blinks as he watches it all play out. . o O (Exactly as described. Huh. We didn't have to get involved.) He says over the comms, "We know where they end up, but I think it makes sense to keep eyes on the assassin. Unless there's more than one?"

Jak chimes in, "Well then I'll tail the assassin. If Que--- Amara goes with Grann, I can carry along anyone else to her in one jump. That way if there are two killers time won't be a factor."

Timewarp says on comms, "I've only seen one. But I agree, someone should track him. I'm sticking with Elizabeth, because I want to be able to follow her when she leaves, Oh, by the way, the assassin looks totally unharmed. Even his clothing."

Amara nods as she hurries to the action. "I can do that," she says over the comms.

Jak makes his way towards the assassin, keeping to his shadowing act only changing targets.

The assassin takes off after the SUV. But the vehicle is racing away and the assassin, on foot, can only run at about sixty miles an hour.

Radical says over the comms, "Good...I won't mind if I use a full power shot against him later then." He teleports down to join the others. "Just remember...don't engage him until we're at the that gas station in a few hours." He blinks again as he sees the assassin running. "Oh...good."

The SUV takes an evasive route and shakes off the perusing assassin fairly quickly.

Jak can keep this pace up all day with no fatigue. He sticks to the rooftops as he can, staying out of sight since the behemoth seems quite focused on his target already.

Timewarp is finding the chase rather annoying. Everyone is so slow. She alternates rushing past so fast no one can see and waiting till they pass again. Thirty minutes after the assassination attempt, Elizabeth and Ramona, in the SUV, pull into a disused service station half way between Princeton and Kingston. They enter the service station.

Timewarp scouts the surroundings. Something, seemingly, made Elizabeth leave: she hopes to find out what.

The assassin gives up the chase after ten minutes or so. He goes into an electronics store and comes out with a police radio scanner."

Radical says over the comms, "Has anyone detected anything weird about this guy? Meaning, like...a weird aura? Or...something along those lines?"

"Our brute just walked out of an electronics store with... I think that's an old police scanner. Its huge." Jak says over the comms in reply.

The assassin goes into a park and listens on the scanner. He's still doing that when a patrol car comes past. By this time the description of the shooters at the campus has been issued to on duty officers. The patrol car stops and radios in the sighting.

Radical says over the comms, "We're supposed to get involved when he goes after the cops."

"Do either of them get injured?" Moonshadow asks over her comm.

Radical shakes his head, "I don't remember that bit. Let's try to make sure htey don't."

Moonshadow says "On it." into her comm.

Timewarp says, "Are you ok without me? I'd rather keep an eye on Elizabeth."

Radical nods. "We'll be fine. Keep an eye on her."

"Got it." Jak says with a nod as he flicks on his forcefield belt and then slips his hands on the handle of his Thunderbolt.

"Agreed." Jak says in concurrance with Radical.

Radical moves into position to take a shot at the assassin, as soon as the latter draws a weapon.