Session 32 - Goodbye Old Friends, Hello New ...?

Key Points:

• During the extended rest, Mei-Xing went to meet one of her eccentric contacts...
• Known as DeathOtter, Mei's contact was a female human freediver. She enjoyed playing tricks to a degree and had a tricked-out stealth suit. She owed Mei a favor from awhile back and agreed to hack the phones Mei had taken off the two defeated Olympians.

• The group recovered at one of the pent houses in the Ramesses embassy during the day and evening. By the time night descended upon the city, the group was getting ready...
• Mei informed the group that the phone hack was completed and could be picked up at any time.
• The news station confirmed that the First Lady of Genesis had been killed, but it did not name the killer. It seems someone was protecting Roan's identity from the public for the time being.
• An in memoriam service played on the news, but that was about it.
• The group 'shot the shit', though Managirl ended up feeling 'picked on' by the hengeyokai.
• Kembu ended up apologizing (in his own way) to Setter for his outburst earlier in the day.
• Del received a visit from a strange animal spirit. The animal spirit called upon Del to perform her druidic duties; sent there by her master. Del had little choice but to answer the call, saying tearful goodbyes with the group and vowing to return to assist the group in their endeavors before this was all over.
• Managirl took it the hardest, but a lot of the group felt it on some level.

• The group met with Rickenato to ask last minute questions regarding the mission...
• Over a plateful of carrion crawler pasta, Rickenato answered the group's questions...
• Rickenato gave the following information:
• Prometheus posted the auction on a BlackNet 'Craig's List' type of website. The auction was barebones and would've seemed like a joke normally. Prometheus could be contacted through the website.
• Rickenato claimed he would pay 3,125,000 GP for Pandora's Box if Prometheus was willing to sell.
• Rickenato refused to reveal who his ROGUE contact was at Genesis, but he was told that a tiefling by the name of Gnoll who frequented the underground fight club known as 'Bulette's Brawl' had details on where to find where the transaction was going down between Prometheus and his buyer. It was also mentioned that a lot of gambling occured at Bulette's Brawl.
• Rickenato gave the group a handkerchief made from drider's silk. The handkerchief had Rickenato's house sigil, words, and animal on it. It could be used as proof of their affiliation with Rickenato if necessary.
• Managirl gave Rickenato a ring with a Wolf Sigil on it and asked him to look into its origins. Rickenato claimed that it seemed genuinely old, likely dating back to the noble houses of Ezra. He would need time to discover which house, however.
• Rickenato agreed that if he was questioned by the authorities, he would do what he could to vouch for Roan's innocence.

• The group decided the best course of action would be to collect the hacked phones. From there, they could go to Bulette's Brawl...
• DeathOtter wanted to meet Mei-Xing at a location called Frankie's Funhouse in the lower city of the entertainment district. The place had a weird clown motif to it and didn't see a lot of business (if any).
• Once inside the funhouse, weird things began. The group was warned not to 'feed the otters' by the ticket seller. The group saw an otter waddling around within the funhouse and directed them to the hall of mirrors. When Mei-Xing initially refused to go, another otter (this one cybernetic) appeared and coerced her into going into the hall of mirrors.
• In the hall of mirrors, spooky noises like unexplained footsteps and baby's laughing could be heard.
• The group followed the otter to the end of the road where they met the eccentric DeathOtter; a human female freediver.
• After some back and forth with her and everyone else, it was revealed that Hermes (the olympian) was meant to meet a contact at the Bulette's Brawl. He and Dio both had search histories for Pandora's Box which suggests that Athena and her crew are after it as well.
• DeathOtter had a grudge against Athena and believed that her services could benefit the group in defeating her. With some reluctance, she was allowed to join the group.

Current Objectives:

• Complete the Middleman's Third Job: Recover Pandora's Box for Rickenato.
• Receive the Middleman's Answers.
• Defeat the Olympians (Two of Twelve defeated).
• Defeat Nacht.
• Prove Roan's (and the group's) innocence.