Anachron Field Log: Sequence 1
Two campaign aids boarded a cab bound for Burnett
Plaza. Shortly into the ride the cab was
hijacked while stopped at a traffic signal by an unidentified man carrying a
military issued weapons backpack. One of the
aids attempted to flee the vehicle from the rear passenger door immediately as
the hijacker entered the vehicle. Her
attempt to flee resulted in the cabbie being shot from behind through the
stomach, and a broken leg on the part of the fleeing aid as the cabbie sped off after
being shot.
All four individuals were trapped in the speeding vehicle until the aid trapped in the rear middle seat attacked the hijacker with a small self-defense knife. The aid was able to stab the hijacker in the lower neck/upper shoulder and dial 911 for help. The hijacker quickly wrestled the knife from the aid and forced her to end the 911 call.
Just as the hijacker got control of the two women in the
back seat the cabbie turned on his dispatch radio and informed the cab company of
the situation. The dispatch call
distracted the cabbie enough to miss a car that pulled out in front of
him. The cab clipped the vehicle and
fish-tailed. The aid in the middle seat
once again attacked the hijacker, this time pulling open the rear driver side
door, pushing on the hijacker's knife wound, and forcing the man out of the moving cab.
The hijacker intentionally reached back to grab his backpack as
he fell from the cab. As he rolled on the pavement he protected the backpack at
great harm to himself. The cabbie
watched as the man rolled away, which caused him not to see a city bus that was
blocking the intersection they were approaching. The cabbie swerved at the last second, but it
was too late. The cab veered off the street and hit a traffic signal pole. The impact instantly killed the driver, fatally
wounded one of the aids, and caused the other aid to be rushed to an area
hospital in critical condition.
In the debriefing room after the Anachron run:
The team developed a profile sketch of the hijacker from the cab. The sketch was run through a program to find a match on one of the surveillance cameras at the Burnett Building. A positive match was found with a time signature just before the bombing. The team reviewed the tape and confirmed that the same hijacker from the cab entered the Burnett Building parking garage in a white contractor van 4 minutes and 23 seconds before the explosion. On the tape the military backpack was clearly visible on the hijackers lap in the van.
In the debriefing room after the Anachron run:
The team developed a profile sketch of the hijacker from the cab. The sketch was run through a program to find a match on one of the surveillance cameras at the Burnett Building. A positive match was found with a time signature just before the bombing. The team reviewed the tape and confirmed that the same hijacker from the cab entered the Burnett Building parking garage in a white contractor van 4 minutes and 23 seconds before the explosion. On the tape the military backpack was clearly visible on the hijackers lap in the van.
New character will be posted on the blog under the "links" section as soon as I finish it. I have it outlined, I just need to get it into the computer.
ReplyDeleteBe thinking about your next Anachron run. I will tell you where the victims you will be using were located and what their injuries were. You will be responsible for getting them to their deaths as we play. If you have any requests or input regarding the forensic details of your victims (such as where they were found dead, how they died, etc...) You will need to burn a Fate Point and tell me your request before we use the Anachron.*
*You both should have 1 point to start, Bozena has 2 because she earned one last session.
I updated the blog entry to include one last key piece of information from the end of the session.
ReplyDeleteI was looking into some ideas for the game when I came across a term I never heard. The term is "skip tracing."
ReplyDeleteIt's the process of locating a person's whereabouts. Skip tracing tactics are employed by debt collectors, bail bond enforcers, repossession agents, private investigators, police detectives, or by any person attempting to locate a subject whose contact information is not immediately known.
Keep an eye out for stuff like this, and if your notebook is nearby (or a sticky note) jot it down. You never know when cool terms or ideas you come across might play right into the game! This, for instance, would be an awesome skill to have.