The MRB TP/the advance team pt 1/2

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        Wearing a three peice suit, Eamonn doesn't appear to be anything
other than the standard Marcinkoian businessman. Standing about two meters,
and weighing over the normal weight seems to add to this image. He is not
fat, on the contrary the muscle mass shows through a tighter fit of some of
his clothes. His speech is slower, more rural, but his blue eyes flash, as
if secret thoughts dance through his head. His strawberry blonde hair is
well kept, but not overly so. His face is tanned, showing some freckles but
not too many. He stands out in a crowd, but as he speaks to you, you find
yourself slowly forgetting him.

Eamonn spots Johann in the crowd and slowly moves towards him.
Johann sees the man moving towards him, and alters direction, picking up
speed, like he has missed Eamonn.
Eamonn begins to smile as he notices that Johann has recognized him. Then
as they meet he says, "My good friend is has been a long time..."
Randall pauses as he sees Johann moving in a different direction. He
shruggs and follows him slowly, weaving his way through the crowd.
Johann bear hugs Eamonn, saying, "Ahh old friend it has!" then excited like
a little school boy he says, "These are my friends!"
Erich nods "I am Erich Richten"
No player match for: 'me'
Randall makes a deep bow, placing one leg behind the other, "and i am
Randall McDavet."
Johann stares a little at Randall, "A pity that man, so brainwashed by our
Ginaz oppressors!"
Randall grins and shrugs, "there's nothing wrong with being polite."
Johann shakes his head sadly...
Eamonn blinks several times and smiles with rather embarrassed look as he
sees passersby looking strangly at him, "Johann you have NOT changed....but
I would be disappointed if you had." As the embrace lessens he looks at the
other two men, "Colleagues of yours I assume....well...Ginaz
oppressers...yes little has change on Kaitain perhaps but here.....well we
have a great deal to catch up on...."
Johann nods, "Yes yes, I am so ready to catch up on things here, shall we
leave this place?" looks around, "It reminds me of Kaitain, so cold, and
foreboading..."
Eamonn laughs , "yes., That dingy planet ....His Majesty is .. cold and
forboding....so Kaitain is quite perfect for him. Yes, lets leave this
place..."
Johann smiles hoping his two travelling companions understand all is well....
Erich nods "Yes, let us leave this place."
Eamonn walks to the southwest and passes through the Revolving Doors.
Eamonn has left.
Randall walks to the southwest and passes through the Revolving Doors.
Randall has left.
Erich walks to the southwest and passes through the Revolving Doors.
Erich has left.

You walk through the Revolving Doors.

Courtyard -- Guild Financial District (Marcinko)

        This courtyard envelopes the Guild Bank, The CHOAM Building, and
the Spaceport. A tall Wrought Iron Fence surrounds it all and well laid
brick and mortar covers the entire square. The square is fairly small as
well as the buildings themselves. However the buildings look very new
compared with the other buildings in the city but the archetecture is
roughtly the same.

Eamonn walks to Antillies Blvd East.
Eamonn has left.
Erich walks to Antillies Blvd East.
Erich has left.
Randall walks to Antillies Blvd East.
Randall has left.
You walk to the Antilles Blvd East.

Antilles Blvd East -- New Berlin (Marcinko)

        One of the busier streets of New Berlin, Antilles Bulvard East
leads to several of the more important buildings. To the north is the Guild
Financial District which contains the Bank and the CHOAM building. To the
South is the Parliment Building where city government meetings are held.

Randall walks towards Oberststrasse.
Randall has left.
You walk towards Oberststrasse.

Erinn's Tunnel -- Klaasen Mts. (Marcinko)

        Erinn's Tunnel is a tunnel cut through several mountains to gain
access from the port of New Berlin to the Suzuki Archepelago by land
instead of just by sea. It is quite circular and lined with curved cement
bricks.

Erich walks in from Antilles Blvd East.
Erich has arrived.
Eamonn walks towards the Wolf River Delta.
Eamonn has left.
You walk towards the Wolf River Delta.

Wolf River Delta -- Suzuzki Archipelago (Marcinko)

        The river delta was formed from the Wolf River which flows along
the eastern edge of the Klaasen Mountains. Part of the delta eventually
flooded again due to the high volume of the river and formed an island of
its own becoming part of the six other islands that form the Suzuki
Archipelago. It is quite flat and sandy but contains many small trees and
sits between several of the large mountain tops and is difficult to get to.
The Curved Road is the only way in by land.

Randall walks in from Erinn's Tunnel.
Randall has arrived.
Erich walks in from Erinn's Tunnel.
Erich has arrived.

Farmhouse (MRB Safehouse)

        The interior is stuffy, and smells moldy. A small table and set of
chairs sit in the middle of the one large room. Above in the rafters is a
sleeping area for the farmhands. A lamp is over the table, and a small turf
fire sits in the corner fireplace. Several stools and some small cooking
utensils lay by the fire. On the side of the house is an area for cattle, a
trough for water and grain. There is a large door for cattle to enter. The
cows provide tremendous heat and of course kindling for the fire.

Erich has arrived.
Eamonn has arrived.
Randall has arrived.
Erich surveys the room.
A cow moos from the corner of the farmhouse.
Johann sits on a stool by the turf fire..
Erich sits down in a chair, with his back to the wall.
Randall leans back against the wall, looking the room over.
Eamonn speaks softly to someone already in the farmhouse. She is an elderly
woman. She breifly looks about at everyone and then leaves. Eamonn then
sighs, "Very well, we are alone now...."
Randall walks quickly to the table and sits down, fixing his eyes on the lamp.
Johann changes his demeanour, "So how are things here Eamonn? What news?"
Randall rests his head on the table. "it's been a long time since i've had
a good nights sleep. if you gentlemen will excuse me, i think i'll go
rest."
Eamonn walks over to the fire and sits next to Johann. A worried look
begins to cover what was once a thin smile. He then stoops down and begins
to warm his hands near the fire. "News, well....Im not privy to everything
but our troops are preparing for conflict. It is rumored the Ginaz fleet is
preparing to engage the Brotherhood. They will be unsuccessful. My Colonel
is informed me that we have a weapon unknown to them. However many not as
convinced we will be victorious. For they say that they are better fighters
than we. But God is on our side, by his hand he will protect us..."
Randall gets up and climbs up into the loft, where he promptly passes out.
Johann looks at his old friend and double agent, chuckling he says, "Well
well, have we gotten a bit too deep into our part my friend?"
Johann signals to Erich that Eamonn is cleared for the truth of the mission.
Erich nods and relaxes in his chair.
Erich looks at Eamonn "We must find out what this unknown weapon is. "
Johann pulls out a whiskey flask, taking a pull off of it his lips appear
to turn a different color.
Johann starts talking slowly, and deliberately, "Tell me more about what
you do not know...."
Eamonn opens his hands to warm his palms, "you know if Im
discovered.....they will kill me AND my family....and you too you know. You
may be in disguise but the MRB have spies on Kaitain...and I don't know all
of them. It has been infered one in fact is a Ginaz high ranking
official..." He then sees the wiskey and motions to for some , "as for this
weapon. I have no idea what it is...."
Johann hands him the flask, it doesn't smell like any whiskey Eamonn would
know of...
Johann slowly pulls out a bottle of Bedelstein's Fine Malt Whiskey, still
in trance...
Johann sets it on the table.
Erich seems unconcerned about Eammons talk of spies"The only one who knows
of this other than us is the....our leader. We should be fine until we have
to communicate with our side."
Eamonn takes a sip, blinking a few times, "Geez....what do you people DRINK
back on that other world of yours..."
Johann chuckles, "Its a drink those in my profession desire, and all others
disdain, please, drink from the bottle I transported specifically for
you..."
Johann points to the Bedelstein's Fine Malt Whiskey.
Erich takes out a small flask from his trenchcoat and takes a sip.
Johann takes the first flask and puts it in his coat, then pulling the cork
out of the bottle, he starts it off, saying, "I need a favor."
Johann stands up looking around the farmhouse for some shot glasses...
Eamonn looks a bit strangly at Johann as he takes the bottle. He then takes
a swig of it, " very well " he says finnally after a hard swallow, his tone
seemingly unconvinced, "well I suppose I should ask then bluntly, Why are
you here...specifically...want do you want from me..."
Erich passes his flask to Eamonn "Here, try this." A slight cinnamon smell
wafts over.
Eamonn sniffs Erich's flask for a moment, "A favor, I assumed THAT, my good
friend. I probably owe you a dozen. What is it you want?"
Johann finds the glasses, and blows the dust off them before putting them
on the table, "Well I need to get into the MRB, I figured you could do
that, but I need access to the Supreme Council, and possibly some of the
Commandant's staves. I need information, I sense a stink, a stink of a
harkonnen."
Johann then sits down again, pouring three glasses of whiskey.
Erich says, "Our intelligence on the situation here has been terrible. Just
how large is the MRB?"
Johann waves Erich down, "Be easy man, wait let the man tell me if we can
even get into the MRB, all our time and effort will be for nothing if we
can't get us into the MRB..."
Johann smiles pushing a shot glass to Erich....
Erich nods "Sorry, Johann" He takes a shot glass.
Johann smiles softly to Erich saying, "We're not in the big city any more
friend, we're in the country, time is slower here, Euripides of Zeta can
back me up on that one." He then chuckles at his obscure reference...
Eamonns eye's widen as he reached for a shot glass, "Well why do I just ask
His Majesty Sarduarkar to just swoop down and wipe out everyone withhhhhh
oh a few atomics while we are at it? You know how hard thats going to be? "
He then flips back the shot glass. "Well, I do have contacts in the
military. The only way I can think of...is well....for you to actually
join. Perhaps gain their confidence...and then learn of such things...I
have some information though perhaps that may be helpful for you to blend
in better. "
Johann smiles, and his eyes light up, "Okay, but before we go any further
can you answer a few basic questions of ours?"
Eamonn nods, "I will try...."
Johann waits to see what Erich will ask...
Erich looks at Eamonn "Where is the largest concentration of MRB forces?"
Eamonn takes another sip of the wiskey, "That is ....a good question. MRB
forces are quite scattered and don't tend to work in large groups. It is
rumored though that they do concentrate though on the Archepeligo....but
the problem is a very very few people know everyone....most only are
familiar with only a few of the members..."
Johann looks stern, "Who is the president of the MRB, and where does the
Supreme Council meet?"
Eamonn laughs, "why the council meets here.....the president...well Im not
sure he's called that....but the leader is Heinrich Von Lisbon....however I
don't know what he looks like....whenever I have met him...to discuss
financial matters....he keeps his face hidden......"
Johann looks puzzled, "He keeps his face hidden, like in a mask?"
Eamonn shakes his head, "oh no...he sits in the dark. I can see his
silouette....and I can hear his voice. But he might be disguising that
too..."
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Johann nods, "And the Council meetings? Does he not attend these? How can
he stay hidden there?"
Eamonn hrms, "he is always here before I arrive. Once we are ready to
proceed we sit around a fire...much like this one. He though stands in
front of glowglobe which is lit enough to see him but far enough away that
the bonfire doesn't illuminate him ...at least not enough that I would
recognize him if I saw him walking down the street..."
Johann hrms, "So what all is required to enter the brotherhood?"
Eamonn moves closer to the fire and throws a few more logs on it, "well you
will have to be convincing...that you are a native and endogenous
Marcinkian who is obsessed with bringing democracy to this world. Well it
would help ifyou had a cover story and could prove your hatred of the Ginaz
nobility and your loyality to the Brotherhood. The former would likely be
more effective..."
Johann chuckles, "Well I do, after all I am Johann Bruck, who lost his
brother to the Ginaz-Moritani kanly. He was sent by that madman Bernh von
Kriegsgraf to kill a moritani officer. Bernh KNEW that the mission was
impossible so he picked my brother, who was my family's livelihood. My
brother died of course, and becuase I did not like the Marquis I could not
get a job, at least a good one, so my wife and children starved, and then
died of hunger and exposure." Smiling he continues, "I had the records
altered before I left, so the facts support my story."
Erich nods "And I am Erich Richten, who saw my family punished because my
father spoke out against the Marquis when I was a boy. My father was never
able to get work again and my family suffered. I have sworn revenge against
the nobles."
Eamonn smiles as the embers begin to crackle," you know now is a good time,
I know that they are about to attack Hokkaido Island and they are actively
recruiting members, they won't have time to be really picky.They will
likely try to check out your stories but perhaps they will be careless
enough to let you in without too much trouble. They will need as many
people as they can get..."
Johann nods, "But how do we get access to the council?"



Stay tuned for the next part!


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