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Post by kovergirl on May 13, 2013 19:11:40 GMT -8
(( Victoria's an attractive mix of Northern Spanish and Northwestern Chinese descent. She has dark blue eyes and black hair. At the moment, she's wearing dark skinny jeans, boots, and a fashionable red long coat over a black tank top. ))
As the blue haired woman enters the apartment, Vi frowns briefly and steals a glance back at the vanity and the photos stuck to the edges of the mirror. If she didn't know any better, she would have thought the newcomer to be Megan considering how the woman let herself in with the key. However she did know better, and judging from the way the bespectacled woman's tentative steps, she probably knows that she's not alone.
The suspicion only deepens when the woman heads for the kitchenette and retrieves an ice cube, holding it with the bolstered confidence of a weapon. Now that is an interesting choice of armament. There is clearly something more to this girl. Or she's just touched in the head. When the girl finally moves towards the door separating the two of them, Vi eases back and considers her options.
The window? Yeah, she could make a break for it, but that wouldn't accomplish very much. Confronting her would be the best choice. she probably knows Megan, maybe even where she might be. Worth the shot. And she seems timid, a shove of the door then step in for a takedown should do the trick. In the end however, Vi just shrugs and takes a step back.
"Unless you've changed a lot after graduation, or you're not Megan," she says slowly and in a friendly tone. "I'm not here to cause trouble, just checking in on Megan because some of her co-workers are worried."
She takes her hand off her knife and reaches for the door, "I'm gonna open the door now. Would be great if you didn't do any finger waggling with that ice cube of yours."
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Post by liquia on May 14, 2013 9:51:42 GMT -8
It was a female voice from inside the room, "Unless you've changed a lot after graduation, or you're not Megan.", the voice asked without hostility. So she was breaking in as well… Beryl chewed on her lower lip a bit more as the cube danced in between her fingers. "I'm not here to cause trouble, just checking in on Megan because some of her co-workers are worried."
Was I going to play Megan? Beryl thought to herself - No bad, idea this is a co-worker, Aegir? Is the person inside hostile? Better keep the ice. "I'm gonna open the door now. Would be great if you didn't do any finger waggling with that ice cube of yours.", Beryl took a deep breath as the door opened and kept the cube behind her.
Beryl noticed the person talking to her behind the door almost instantly after a quick glance around the room. The two stared at each other for a bit, Beryl was quickly going through possible stories for her being here with the bits and pieces of information she could gather from the room - co-worker? No, what if this person was from her day job? Sister? Too obvious. Neighbour? Cliché. Landlord's daughter - done. Time to play it cool.
"Uh, what are you doing in here?", Beryl tilts her head at the open window. "This better not be a break in, because my dad does not go easy on punks like you.", Beryl said with confidence.
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Post by kovergirl on May 14, 2013 16:13:53 GMT -8
The ice cube was still in the other woman's hand. She's wary, but at least not openly hostile. That's a start.
"Uh, what are you doing in here?" The blue haired woman asks as she tilts her head at the open window. "This better not be a break in, because my dad does not go easy on punks like you."
"Yeah, I'd bet he doesn't," Vi replies in a pleasant, conversational manner as she takes a step or two closer to the door. "S'cuse me." Her hands are visible and empty and she makes no sudden movements as she squeezes past the other woman and out of the bedroom. She pauses just outside the doorway to take stock of the room, taking note of the exits and other points of interest like large pieces of furniture and what not with a casual ease that could be mistaken for nonchalance.
"Like I said, I'm just here to check up on her. She hasn't been to work in a couple days and HR got worried." Vi shrugs, then turns around to face the other and waves a hand towards the pile of cloths on the floor. "Looks like she got home safe. Just not in right now. You know anything about that?"
(( Ready to move on when everyone else is. ))
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Post by onlycore on May 14, 2013 18:44:36 GMT -8
Directly in front of you is a low coffee table flanked by a comfortable if well used looking reclining chair and a small couch, there are a number of files, some bearing the AEgir corporate logo spread out over the couch and the table as well as a sleek black laptop left sat on the table both likely qualify under 'materials that AEgir doesn't want left laying around in case this becomes a police matter. To one side sits the expensive looking stereo system which is still playing a random list of 80s and 90s rock music, the sound is reasonably low apparently Megan is a considerate neighbor. Two other things stand out to you, firstly it seems Megan doesn't own a television and secondly for some reason she dose own a full professional quality drum kit. The only exits from the room, at least without going back into the bedroom are the front door across the other side of the apartment where the kitchenette is or the door to your left that is still closed, probably leads to some sort of bathroom at a guess and is so far the other place no one has checked out yet.
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Post by liquia on May 15, 2013 17:35:02 GMT -8
((Sorry for the slow reply, Bioshock Infinite is very addictive.))
"Yeah, I'd bet he doesn't," The woman pushes past Beryl, her casual attitude is a shock to Beryl since she just broke in to the unit.
"Like I said, I'm just here to check up on her. She hasn't been to work in a couple days and HR got worried.", the woman tells Beryl with a shrug. Beryl notices the woman looking around the unit when her eye catches several Aegir logos on documents and a laptop in the vicinity of the documents. Got to play it safe and try to get her out of the apartment.
"I didn't catch your name… Ms…", Beryl waited for the woman to complete the sentence
"Well, I don't believe you have permission to be in here.", Beryl strategically positioned herself in front of the Aegir documents and laptop to prevent any more peeking. Beryl gestured towards the door. "I don't want any trouble as well, but I'm going to have to ask you to vacate.", Beryl glanced at the documents before turning back to Vi. The documents would most likely need to go back to Aegir after she's done here.
Was this woman here to steal these documents? Beryl thought to herself, I'll find out soon, Beryl rolled the cube around in her other hand.
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Post by onlycore on May 16, 2013 8:33:48 GMT -8
((just let me know what you want to investigate next))
Anna's voice pipes up on the comms "Vi... who are you talking with? that umm sorta sounds like Berly... blue hair and glasses right? I'm trying to page her phone but she not answering" sighs "ok tell her if she's lost her phone again I'm so charging her for a replacement this time IT isn't made of money"
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Post by kovergirl on May 16, 2013 9:06:21 GMT -8
(( Vi would look through the documents and laptop when given the opportunity. ))
Vi smirks as Beryl positions herself in front of the items with the Aegir logo.
"I didn't catch your name… Ms…", Beryl asks, waiting for her to finish the sentence.
Instead Victoria holds up a stalling hand when Anna speaks up through the comm. In response she flashes her Aegir employee badge to the blue haired woman and says with a touch of amusement in her voice, "My name is Vi. I'm with company security. You're Beryl, right? Anna says Hi. And that if you've lost your phone again, IT isn't going to replace it again."
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Post by liquia on May 16, 2013 12:09:56 GMT -8
((Anything on the fridge - calendars, what's inside the fridge, expiration dates on food what's been left out in the general area?))
"I'm - yea… Bery- nice to Anna? Uh Hi I phone I mean", Beryl brushes a strand of hair behind her ear with nervous fingers. Her face flushes red from trying to play a secret agent without success. Though I sorta am one aren’t I, Beryl thought as her she turned away from Vi trying to hide her embarrassment. "Um… yea..", Beryl mumbled loosing the confidence she had just a few seconds ago.
"I will go, over… there and look for my phone… I mean stuff - clues. I know where my phone is!", Beryl turned towards the kitchenette with short hasty steps. It does make sense how someone from Aegir would break in. Beryl opened her sweaty palm revealing a puddle where the ice cube used to be. She sighed and inspected the fridge without turning back to Vi.
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Post by onlycore on May 16, 2013 13:41:20 GMT -8
The kitchenette is small, as to be expected from an apartment this size, it is however well equipped with a frequently used cooker and a large collection of pots and pans hanging over the counter top.
The freezer where you got the ice cube from is almost empty, just the ice cubes a large tub of rocky-roads ice cream and a ready meal or two, the fridge however is cram packed with fresh produce, glancing at the sell by dates you guess that most of this was likely bought Friday or Saturday and likely meant to last at least the first half of this week, you can find no sign of anything bought in the last couple of days.
The only other things that draws your attention are a half empty glass of water left next to the sink with an opened bottle of pain killers next too it and a pair of discarded boots just inside the front door, the boots are scuffed and dirty and cast away far more casually then you'd expect from the neatness of the rest of the apartment, looking closer they are caked not just in mud but some hardened purple gel like substance that is consistent with the purple goo recovered from the SenTaxx facility that Berly has seen.
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Post by kovergirl on May 16, 2013 16:36:54 GMT -8
Vi snickers in a friendly way as the situation defuses itself. "Breathe, kitten," she says without a trace of condescension. Instead her voice and manner carries a faint air of nostalgia. "You did well. Could have fooled most people."
She then circles around the couch and coffee table to inspect the documents. Having any company files just laying around, whether or not they were sensitive nature, is something that will need to be corrected. But for now, they may give her a clue as to what Megan was up to, and where she might be now. She flicks on her mic, with luck, Anna would be able to pick up anything Beryl might have to add. "There are some Aegir documents in the living room, a corporate laptop too I think. Might have some clues to where our girl's gone to."
While paging through the documents, Vi addresses Beryl without taking her eyes off the files, "Beryl, yes? I take it you don't know where Megan is. Are you part of the search team Anna's put together?"
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Post by onlycore on May 16, 2013 17:34:36 GMT -8
The files are a mixture of NYPD reports and AEgir files, mostly they pertain to SenTaxx and 5 facilities they own down in Florida, there are also some reports on an apparent break-in and theft from ESI labs a subsidiary of AEgir, some photographs of a group of homeless people loitering around the park near the Solvall building and a crime scene report on a fire that recently gutted a building in Queens.
The laptop was in sleep mode however once powered back up it automatically defaults to a screen saver showing various classic motorbikes and a password prompt
"yeah they all sound like things she was working on for the ODIN theft investigation" Anna answers once they are described too her "gather them all up, the laptop too... well unless you can get into it yourself, maybe see if there is a password hint on it, I doubt Megan was a computer genius maybe you can guess it... anyway from what you're describing it's sounds a lot like she made it home, got undressed but never made it into bed which is worrying, whatever happened must of happened in the apartment somewhere keep looking around see if there's any sign of a struggle or anything"
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Post by liquia on May 18, 2013 4:06:29 GMT -8
The light turns on as Beryl sticks her head inside the fridge. Many of the short lifespan fruits and vegetables were taking on shades of brown. Hmm, probably not fresh from the grocer. Beryl shifted the contents around looking for newer produce or groceries without any success. Beryl notices a milk - which expires today. I mean… I'm just helping Megan clean out the fridge right? Its not really stealing if she's just going to throw it out, the milk leaves a white moustache above her lips as Beryl continues the debate with herself.
Beryl set the milk down and notices a half empty glass of water - curious, what did she need painkillers for? Well at least she's not downing them with alcohol.
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Post by kovergirl on May 18, 2013 12:30:23 GMT -8
"I'll do just that," Vi murmurs as she checks for a password hint on Megan's laptop. After doing so, and letting the clue stew in her head for a minute, she gathers up the documents scattered around the living area into a neat pile for easy transport later. "No immediate signs of a struggle," she reports, "Whatever happened might've caught her by surprise."
She glances up at Beryl, who was already poking around the kitchette, "You find anything over there?"
After she finishes up tidying the files, Vi gets up and roams the living room area and notices the strange muck on Megan's discarded boots. "Mmmm..." she hums and heads over to the front door to take a closer look, reporting what she sees back to Anna. "Y'know, this might just be related to whatever happened during that last mission of theirs. Not much time has passed since their last mission, no?" She straightens and breathes out, then proceeds to the door that presumable leads to the bathroom. Being the last place left in the apartment that hasn't been checked, she rests a hand on her knife out of habit, then opens the door.
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Post by onlycore on May 18, 2013 15:08:31 GMT -8
(( I think you missed a post further up where I answered the questions about the kitchen Liq, reposted for simplicity))
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Post by onlycore on May 18, 2013 15:30:36 GMT -8
After entering a wrong password the screen saver throws up a hint for you
Password: ###### Incorrect Password Hint: Just the facts, ma'am
if Megan was following the company policy the password likely contains at least 8 characters including the use of numbers and capitals
"yeah the raid on the Florida headquarters of SenTaxx happen mostly on Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday morning so I guess something she came into contact with could be responsible, still the other members of the team seem mostly fine and medical has given them a clean bill of health" Anna answers
Opening the closed door Vi finds that it is indeed the bathroom, and it is set out much as one would expect with a bathtub, toilet, sink. However what immediately draws Vi's attention is the women crumbled on the bathroom floor, given both her build and long brunette hair it is quiet possibly Megan, the women is dressed only in her underwear and is currently laying on her side with her back towards the door making a positive ID or any judgments on her welfare impossible without entering and checking.
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