[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Ventus (and Valder?) take the elevator to the lower floor of the Dept Store. Ventus' sharp eyes detect two security cameras: one in the elevator, and one in the basement pointed at the maintenance door.

He punches in the keycode and the door opens. Ventus finds himself not underneath the Battle Plateau, but in a small makeshift lab, filled with wires and a bank of computers and a nearly empty rack of discs. There are two gentlemen inside: one has his hands (both gauntleted) held out over the computer. Lines of energy are flowing between the hands and the computer. The other gentleman is coiling up wire, when the alarm beeps thrice to indicate the opening door. He points his finger at the two, and gives a complicated salute with his metal hand.

"Masks aren't allowed in here."

Ventus slowly tilts his head in a bow towards the saluting 'gentlemen' , his entire posture and body language relaxed and at ease despite feeling anything but that in the presences of the Scimitars?/Arcane looking people. His paranioa was practically blaring 'Shady secrets and security!' on repeat the moment he entered into the place, and it only intensified by the man's first words, though fortunately he was able to keep his cool due to his iron clad grip on himself/his emotions.

"I'm sorry.....but I would prefer to keep it on. A few years ago I had a rather.......rude Encounter with a Stunktank, and while I managed to escape with my life and terminate its own, I did not do so.......untarnished. To be blunt, the beast shredded my face and most of my body......and plastic surgery did not fulfil any Wishes. If you need any proof, I can show the......scars on my torso, as they are far more pleasant to see than what remains of my.....'charming' complextion," the empath said in entirely different voice, pitched to be quite deep/low, and contained a distinct rasp one would except with mangled lips/throat. While he was speaking, the disguised empath also carefully look at those guantlets one of the 'gentlemen' were wearing to compare it to the one he has saw in the past/now owns AND sweep his empathetic sense across the room to see if he could pick up any animosity/hostility from ANYTHING, apparent or not.

For now, he would take the 'Quiet' option. Should that prove untenable.....well, he would just have to improvise.

Order: Bluff the guy and use Ven's Skunktank scars on his chest to reinforce that claim if necessary to keep mask on, while also at the same time doing the above examinations. If the guantlets match or closely match the ones he's seen /own and/or they harbor Bad Time Feelings for him and co, he'll proceed with the notion he's in enemy territory and: A) If allowed to keep mask on, he'll remain calm and inquire if he can continue moving/exploring the lab or B) If not, he'll say: "Well, since masks are not allowed here, might you direct through here so that we may be on my way and out of your hair?" If option B occurs and they refuse/grow hostile, I'll decide how he'll react from there.

Oh, and if they forcibly TRY to remove the Mask in any way rather than asking (Via Manually or through 'Supernatural' means') , initiate incapacitation of the two with Apsis Glaring them and Michael drenching them in Spores (and most likely starting a MASSIVE kerfuffle in the process) , and resume/start manual control.

If Gauntlets don't match, then Ven will draw attention to them and ask in a curious tone: "Hmm....curious thing you're doing with those metal gloves of yours. Reminds me......of ones that some bloke wore while he was trying to shake me down for.......Poke. Can you........tell me a little about them.......and where you got um at? They look rather....neat."