The Stalkers RPG - Main Action and Team Status Thread [SEASON 3] *SWEET VICTORY!*

[Ladybugclue]

Let's lockpick that door at 28a!

[Neo Emolga]

Try the FIRE password at (19) Southwarren Police Station

You head back to the Southwarren Police Station and find the cabinet that had been fitted with a new word combination lock. You then decide to turn the four dials so that the word "FIRE" appears on them. As turn the fourth dial to "E", the lock becomes disengaged with a click.

Item [FIRE Password] has been removed from the Team Inventory.

You open the cabinet door and inside seems to be an unusual relic you don't think you've ever seen anything like before. At first you think it's some type of glowing purple shiv or dagger, but when you take a closer look, it looks like an icicle. And yet it's burning. As you look around, you don't see anything else here, but this is still quite a find.

It immediately makes you think of the Unlit Candle of the Departed that was found not too long ago. This strange relic may be the only thing that can light that. You take it with you just for that reason. Oddly enough, it doesn't burn you and it's safe to hold, but with the Stalkers, you can never be too sure...

Item [Burning Icicle] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You decide to head back to base with what you have found here.

Sarah the Archen (S: Rock/Flying)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 3/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Escort/Protect
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Search (14) Shalcomb Factory

You decide to search out the exterior of the Shalcomb Factory, which actually seems to be one of the nicer-looking factories. It also seems like one of the cleanest. The building itself is more modern than some of the older buildings and factories around Southwarren, and you have the feeling it may be because there used to be an older building or factory here that was taken down for this newer one.

You find most of the factory grounds seem to be in pretty good shape. There isn't too much wear and tear on the building, the grounds are pretty much free of litter, and it doesn't seem like the situation with the Stalkers has had too much negative effect on the building itself.

From what you can see, it doesn't seem like business has taken too much of a hit either. Shalcomb seems to still be producing solar panels at a relatively normal rate.

You continue your way around the perimeter and around the south side, you find what looks like a red petal. It almost seems like it's from a flower, but you're a bit surprised considering flowers definitely don't grow naturally in Southwarren. You suspect it might be from a Pokémon, and on that note, maybe from a Stalker? Only one way to be certain. You decide to take it with you and test it just in case.

Pokémon Sample [Red Petal] has been added to the Team Inventory.

You finish off your search around the company parking lot, but you don't really find too much else around here that seems suspicious. You decide to head back and get ready for the next task.

Sam the Deerling (S: Normal/Grass)

Health: 4/4
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: First Aid | Learned Abilities: Investigate
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

Holding the random Circuitry bit in his hands, Tool looks over at the other Depot. Seems like the place it would belong...

Search Machine Depot #2 (Held Item: Control Panel Circuitry - if it happens to belong there, I slot it in automatically if you would allow such a logical action? Pleasssse?)

(Not quite how it works, but I'll take it as a regular Search as you don't find a use for that here)

You search around Machine Depot #2, where Dali the Umbreon works on software, programming, and calibrating firmware. While Zell has mostly gizmos and gadgets all over the place, Dali has mostly laptop computers, hard drives, zip drives, and all kinds of books and guides on coding and software. You imagine she must know at least a dozen programming languages and be pretty good at all of them.

The wedge-shaped building itself isn't anything too out of the ordinary. It's in relatively good shape and while it's new or fancy by any standards, Dali at least doesn't let it fall into disrepair, though the interior could be a little cleaner. Dali doesn't live here, but she owns the store itself and it seems like a lot of these factories have her working at their information technology helpdesk. You imagine with so many factories and mass-production facilities around, business must be pretty darn good for her.

Considering Dali's trade, it seems unusual when you find what looks like an engine to a vehicle or machine in the back of her store. She has either neglected it or she doesn't even know about it. When you take a closer look, you identify it as a 9DX Engine by the label on the side. However, you can see it's hooked up to an ignition starter. All it needs there is the key.

Meanwhile, from what you can also see, there is some damage to the engine itself. It seems like several components have become misaligned. Someone who knows a thing or two about repair might be able to put them back in the right places, but at least you think it's not necessary to get replacement parts with this. You also wonder if this was intentional, which leads you to believe maybe there's something more to this than what meets the eye.

Objective {9DX Engine: <Repair>, 9DX Ignition Key} has been noted in the Team Records.

After searching through the rest of the depot, you don't really find anything else that stands out. You decide to head back and let the others know what you found today.

Rusty O'Toole the Lucario (M: Fighting/Steel)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2

[Neo Emolga]

I'll disarm the Item [Nidoqueen's head]

You head to where the team keeps everything they've found during their time at Southwarren.

First and foremost, you find the [Nidoqueen Head]. You take special care to make sure you don't look directly into its eyes, as it has been noted that's how these heads do their dirty work.

You realize it's a matter of disabling the effect of the eyes without breaking the mechanism that these heads were made for, and you realize it's really only the area where the neck is that you find groves and protrusions that likely work as a kind of key. As long as that functionality remains, you'll make sure the next Emissary to use it won't have problems trying to lock it into place without looking right into its creepy and deranged visage.

You realize that even covering the eyes with duct tape won't be enough. The eyes, as you can sense for a moment, were made to stare into souls, and just covering them up won't be enough. You take a chisel pick and you dig out the head's eyes and then working carefully, you use a towel to cover the removed eyes and then dispose of them without letting them try to gaze into your own soul.

With that done, you've disarmed the grizzly effect of the Nidoqueen head. While it looks a bit unsettling with no eyes now, it's a head of a lot better than it having eyes that pierce into your soul and mess with your mind.

The #Disturbing Presence# (1 Sanity Damage) trap on the [Nidoqueen Head] has been removed.

You put it back into the pile and you can tell there's still quite a few more trapped items to go through. Especially that really unsettling mirror that someone slapped a "HANDLE WITH CARE" Post-It note on.

Arrow the Jolteon (M: Electric)

Health: 5/5
Sanity: 4/4
Perk: Security | Learned Abilities: Rescue/Escape
Failed Assassinations: 0/2