I stay in my ambush spot for a few more moments, but I attempt to take a quick peek through the peep hole and return to my position, at the ready.
Kurtesy Kall: Kurt's Game Continues
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You look through the peep hole, but there is no one within the field of view it provides. Whoever it is might have left, or might be standing to either side of the door, or crouched below the angle of view.
--M. J. Young
Tue Jan 20 2009 11:51 pm # -
There is no sound from the other side of the door.
It remains silent for five minutes.
It remains silent for another five minutes.
--M. J. Young
Wed Jan 21 2009 11:05 pm # -
Kurt W.
MemberI decide that this inertia gets a little too irritating, so I head over and hit the lights for the room. Immediately, I return to my spot with the gun.
If nothing happens for another five minutes, I sneak over to the phone and dial for the front desk (as quietly as I can), while I keep an eye on the crack under the door (for the light outside in the hall to be covered by a shadow).
Thu Jan 22 2009 4:23 am # -
"Front desk, may I help you?"
--M. J. Young
Fri Jan 23 2009 11:00 pm # -
About twenty minutes later your phone rings.
The man on the other end addresses you in French, but when it is clear you do not understand he shifts to very broken English.
"Pardon, monsieur. This breakfast, for a man in the hall outside your room? There is no one in ze hall. To whom would you like it delivered?"
--M. J. Young
Mon Jan 26 2009 3:23 am # -
Kurt W.
Member"Harry, come on."
I pat my leg and gesture for the cat to follow me. Then, I gather up the things in the room and head out, pistol in my pocket, but hidden by my shirt. I open the door in a swift movement, to catch anyone there off guard. If Zig's there, then I slam the door shut and attempt to lock it back.
Mon Jan 26 2009 5:09 am # -
No one in the hall.
Are you headed for the car? The hotel would expect you to check out at the desk.
Does Harry usually follow you when you call him? (That's unusual in a cat, but not unknown.)
--M. J. Young
Thu Jan 29 2009 6:17 am # -
Kurt W.
MemberYes, Harry does usually follow me around the house wherever I go, and find a place nearby to lay down while I do whatever. He also comes to me on command, even if it's just me looking at him and patting my leg twice.
I'll head as quiet as possible down the hall, and pay attention to Harry to see if he acts strange as we go along. If nothing happens, then I go all the way to the front desk to check out, cautiously looking around in case Zig is still there.
Thu Jan 29 2009 7:43 pm # -
The desk clerk asks whether everything was all right, and gives you your bill to sign.
You do not see Zig until you, your gear, and Harry are all back in your car and pulling out of the drive. He is following you, apparently, at a discreet distance.
Where are you going?
--M. J. Young
Thu Jan 29 2009 10:05 pm # -
Kurt W.
Member"Oh, just an unexpected visitor half scared me to death. Other than that, everything was great." I sign the bill, and head on my way.
When I notice Zig following me, I check the general GPS for a long stretch of road somewere, preferably in the countryside. Then, I'll head for it. If Zig continues to follow, I pull over and wait for him to catch up. I remain in the car the entire time.
Fri Jan 30 2009 2:42 pm # -
You get back on the highway on which you were playing tag yesterday, and head toward the Riviera. Ziggy is still behind you. Soon traffic thins, and you are zipping past villages.
You pull over.
Ziggy pulls over about fifty yards behind you.
--M. J. Young
Sat Jan 31 2009 4:32 am # -
I'm not certain what sort of device you mean. I take the word "intercom" to refer to a unit in a collection of short range, usually but not necessarily hard-wired, communication stations usually connecting multiple rooms of the same building or similar structure. I don't see how you could have such a device connecting to Ziggy's car, but by virtue of that I'm guessing you mean something else by the word. You do have an onboard cell phone tied into the onboard computer, but you don't know whether he has one and that means you don't have the number. Whether you have anything else will depend on exactly what it is you are hoping to find (e.g., loudspeaker system, C.B. radio, narrowbeam laser audio sound transmitter) and what I roll on a general effects roll--but I can't really roll until I know what you mean.
Thanks.
--M. J. Young
Mon Feb 2 2009 3:26 am # -
There is a CB radio built into the console, the sort with a keyable mike and a switch that says "PA" under it. A flip of two switches turns the system on in PA mode. There is a volume control.
--M. J. Young
Tue Feb 3 2009 3:11 am # -
Kurt W.
MemberI'll speak into the PA system, to test it. I turn it up to how loud I believe it needs to be for him to hear it from his current distance.
"Excuse me, Mr. Zigesfield, but I'd like to ask you why exactly you attacked me the other day. If you'd like to talk about this civilly, then so would I. You know that you're outmatched. Come out of your car, and we can talk about this, if you'd like to explain yourself."
Tue Feb 3 2009 3:26 am # -
There's a pause of about half a minute. Then Zigesfeld pulls off the shoulder into the traffic lane and speeds past you.
--M. J. Young
Wed Feb 4 2009 2:27 am # -
Kurt W.
MemberI smirk a little, believing fully that I might have intimidated him.
I keep the PA system on and follow behind him. "Stop immediately. I'm more equipped, higher trained, and know everything I need to know about you. You're at too much of a disadvantage. Stop, or I'll let the bullets do the talking for me."
Wed Feb 4 2009 4:00 am # -
Ziggy accelerates rapidly--obviously attempting to lose you. You hit the gas to follow.
He attempts to get around a truck on the road, and you attempt to follow him--but he does not manage to get into the gap, and when you do, you get bumped by the truck. You lose control of the car, and roll off the road. An oncoming stationwagon swerves to miss you, and sideswipes a van on its left which gets hit on the right front corner, and traffic starts screeching to a halt while you tumble off the shoulder into a ditch alongside the road, landing upright but rather stuck for the moment.
Zigesfeld speeds away.
--M. J. Young
Wed Feb 4 2009 4:09 pm # -
Kurt W.
MemberI call in for help again with the car phone, and ask for assistance.
I'll be completely honest about the situation: Zigesfield has been following me and I suspect trying to kill me. I've stolen his weapons; however, he recently outmaneuvered me in a car. I tell them my precise location, using the GPS.
I understand how risky this is, but I'm willing to take that risk. At the moment, I can't help but wander why I'm even given into this spy-like adventure-I could be somewhere reading a book, getting paid minimum wage, and taking a martial arts class right now-perhaps something more suitable to my level of experience in versing.
Wed Feb 4 2009 6:36 pm # -
The first question they have is whether you are injured. You are a bit shaken, but as far as you can tell uninjured. Then they ask about the car, which is running a diagnostic but has thus far found no indication of serious damage, and landed upright when it stopped rolling. In theory, you could put it in gear and go.
They suggest that you leave the scene immediately, assuring you that they will have a team to those coordinates as soon as possible and will deal with any problems with the local authorities. If you think you want to be examined, the GPS can give you the nearest hospital; otherwise, you're good to go.
They have every confidence in you.
--M. J. Young
Thu Feb 5 2009 10:45 pm # -
Kurt W.
MemberI get a boost of hope when they say that.
Immediately, I attempt to put pressure on the gas, and get out of here. I try to get safely on the road, and I call up the car's computer, looking for all information on Zigesfield that I can get, including known safe havens that he might go to.
Thu Feb 5 2009 11:38 pm # -
I'm going to have to ask you to tell me about your computer use skills. I'm assuming since you're on the forum that you have those basic user-friendly computer use skills--use Windows, stuff like that. I need to know how good you are at using a computer in those simple ways, and also whether you have any programming or hacking skills, skills in computer repair, modification, or design, or any other skills in the computer field.
Thanks.
--M. J. Young
Sat Feb 7 2009 9:11 pm # -
Kurt W.
MemberI'm good at using Windows well enough, and I'd say that I'm better than most at typing.
However, I don't have exceptional computer use, no. Heck, I have difficulty using a restore disk, lol. I had to call Best Buy to ask exactly what to do. I have no computer using skills other than simple use of windows and internet use.
Sun Feb 8 2009 3:10 am # -
Your computer stutters--the screen fizzes, blanks, returns.
The voice, in a somewhat hesitant uncertainty, announces that your weapon systems are armed; the blast shield behind the back window rises, and the firing console comes up with status on your various combat functions.
--M. J. Young
Sun Feb 8 2009 10:30 pm # -
You manage to shut down the weapons systems. You then manage to get the computer searching for Zigesfeld, but it is not coming up with anything.
--M. J. Young
Tue Feb 10 2009 3:47 am # -
You drive for half an hour and never get sight of him.
You realize that you are headed in the general direction of the casino where Steranko was said to be, although this would not be the best road to get there.
--M. J. Young
Wed Feb 11 2009 2:44 am # -
Late in the afternoon, when your GPS tells you that you are about five miles from your destination, you spot Ziggy's car ahead of you on the road.
--M. J. Young
Wed Feb 11 2009 9:35 pm # -
You've got moderate traffic--it's moving around 80 to 90 KPH (roughly 50 to 60 mph), and you could weave your way through it with a bit of skill, but you're not yet all that skillful a driver so it would be a risky stunt.
Off the highway, this is the Riviera area--hotels, casinos, restaurants, many of them high rise, condominiums, but plenty of open areas, villas with large properties creating a feel of light suburban or heavy rural. There is a fair amount of tourist traffic both on and off the highway.
--M. J. Young
Thu Feb 12 2009 8:12 pm # -
In a few minutes Ziggy pulls into the parking lot of the casino hotel. He drives around back toward the delivery and service entrances.
Since it was necessary to slow down coming off the highway, you are about a minute behind him as you enter the lot. There is parking out front, and it is a very ritzy place with a uniformed doorman and parking attendants. The drive splits, the path Ziggy took heading around back.
--M. J. Young
Sun Feb 15 2009 10:42 pm # -
Kurt W.
MemberI get an idea in my head and drive to the nearest gas station.
Assuming that I find one without trouble, I ask to use the restroom and use it to change into my tux that they gave me. I leave the guns in the car, and keep all of my money on me.
If all of that turns out okay, I'll go back to the casino (which I assume has a valet service) and use the valet, getting out of the car. I then approach the front entrance.
Mon Feb 16 2009 2:23 am # -
All of that runs quite smoothly. You are now entering the hotel dressed in your tux.
Just so that there are no questions about what you have with you, you have left the guns in the car, and the valet has the keys. What have you taken with you? (I recommend checking your equipment, and particularly what they gave you, as you might find things that are likely to be useful where you are going.)
--M. J. Young
Tue Feb 17 2009 5:17 am # -
Kurt W.
MemberI wear the wet suit under the tuxedo, if it can be successfully hidden. Also, I take the x-ray glasses with me, wearing them immediately.
I walk straight into the casino confidently and yes I let the valet have the keys, winking at him giving him a tip for taking the car.
When I get to whoever's at the door, I wait for them to open it for me before walking into the casino.
Tue Feb 17 2009 5:23 am # -
I don't think you can wear the wet suit inconspicuously beneath the tux. The air tanks alone make this extremely awkward, the the headgear won't hide under the jacket either. You could wear the rubber suit, without tanks, head gear, weight belt, gloves, or socks, if there's any reason for that, but it would be rather warm and sweaty.
Once you put on the glasses, everyone appears naked. The naked parking attendant stuffs your tip into nothing, and the naked doorman holds the door open for you. Naked people inside are milling about; there is a check-in desk for the hotel, but beyond it you are immediately part of the casino.
--M. J. Young
Wed Feb 18 2009 2:05 am # -
It occurs to me to ask whether you've actually seen a picture of Steranko.
You do see that girl who was chasing you, dressed in a slinky silvery evening gown, at a rather crowded table where a card game is being played.
--M. J. Young
Thu Feb 19 2009 1:52 am # -
Kurt W.
Member"Pictures:
Augustus Steranko is mid-forties, European but dark coloring, very professional in appearance.
Areola Canasta is the twenty-something aspiring model who has been seen in his company over much of the past year or so, long dark hair and svelte.
Ilsa Grunt is a short forty-something woman who works as his personal assistant in some capacity, and usually travels with him.
Zigesfeld, listed as bodyguard, is also in his forties, stocky and muscular.
No other individuals are listed as associates, apart from his interactions with leading world officials."I asked for pictures from them. This is on page 2 of this thread. If I knew how to quote, I would've quoted.
I will approach the woman slyly as I can, remembering all the James Bond flicks that I've watched. (Can I use that as an example to learn how to act cool?)
I walk up next to the woman non-chalauntly and observe the game myself, keeping an eye on her through my side-view.By the way, is she attractive through the x-ray glasses? Is anyone in the room holding a gun?
Thu Feb 19 2009 5:35 am #
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