Book 6, Chapter 1: Unscheduled Demolition

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In an attempt to find out more information, Allan started to flirt with a police woman named Constable Morda. This proved to be less than helpful, because, according to Morda, no one tells her anything, she wasn't part of what was on the street and it wasn't her job to know what was going on in the street. She did, however, see some dark shapes before things got obscured by the fences. She figured there was some sort of spill.

Jack takes a more direct approach. He climbs a tree and uses his excellent night vision. Although it is dark, Jack was able to make out 12 people who were not wearing any protective gear. They were not construction workers. He also managed to see some of those dark shapes. They were about the size and shape of hockey pucks.

Around 10:45, after the fences are taken down and people are cleared to use the sidewalks again, Allan mentions to Jack that the area smelled like a farm, specifically like methane dioxide. In layman's terms, there was the faint smell of cow fart. While Allan goes home (to study), Jack takes a quick look around. After some exploration, he was able to find a patch of grass that smelled like farm. In that area, under some bushes, was a patch that had been recently ripped off of some clothing. The patch had the logo of the McMaster Department of Energy Research (MDER).

The next evening, after sharing this information, Allan and Jack decided to so some research. Allan took to the computers and Jack took the more direct approach. Again.

According to the MDER's website, the department is a small faculty that specializes in researching high energy physics rather than finding new kinds of energy. Allan wondered if there was any particular patterns in the research that could have given a clue as to what happened the night before. However, all of the published papers were over Allan's head.

Jack brought the patch (in a plastic bag) to the MDER, with the words "You dropped this". The receptionist took the patch without any worries. When Jack tried to bait her with the words "I hope no one got hurt", she didn't react. She didn't know anything about the spill. Jack looked around the area. He saw very complicated equations (on the walls?) and several people coming and going. Eventually, Jack found a comfortable spot and waited. He saw four grad-students enter the building, as well as a professor. He followed them through the building and into a door that was labeled "Warning: Lasers in use. Knock before entering" as well as a nameplate: Dr. P Glaves. Dr Glaves' website lists her research interests as "high energy physics" and "theoretical energy physics" but has no details about what that actually means. }}{{#set: starring = Anton }}{{#set: starring = Jack Marks }}{{#set: guest-starring = Penny Glaucus }}

Unscheduled Demolition

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McMaster Campus, timestamp::2011/11/16 (played session date::2011/11/07)

In which the sudden disintegration of a house near McMaster campus turns suspicious eyes toward the Department of Energy Research.

It was a fine evening in November... which is to say that it started to get dark around 5... when Allan was giving Jack a ride back to Jack / Dave's home. Unfortunately, the street was blocked by the police. This may not be unusual, if there was some sort of accident with visible body parts. It happens on the 403 about once every few years. What was unusual was that there were opaque fences that kept everyone (and since a small crowed had gathered, I do mean everyone) from seeing what was going on.

In an attempt to find out more information, Allan started to flirt with a police woman named Constable Morda. This proved to be less than helpful, because, according to Morda, no one tells her anything, she wasn't part of what was on the street and it wasn't her job to know what was going on in the street. She did, however, see some dark shapes before things got obscured by the fences. She figured there was some sort of spill.

Jack takes a more direct approach. He climbs a tree and uses his excellent night vision. Although it is dark, Jack was able to make out 12 people who were not wearing any protective gear. They were not construction workers. He also managed to see some of those dark shapes. They were about the size and shape of hockey pucks.

Around 10:45, after the fences are taken down and people are cleared to use the sidewalks again, Allan mentions to Jack that the area smelled like a farm, specifically like methane dioxide. In layman's terms, there was the faint smell of cow fart. While Allan goes home (to study), Jack takes a quick look around. After some exploration, he was able to find a patch of grass that smelled like farm. In that area, under some bushes, was a patch that had been recently ripped off of some clothing. The patch had the logo of the McMaster Department of Energy Research (MDER).

The next evening, after sharing this information, Allan and Jack decided to so some research. Allan took to the computers and Jack took the more direct approach. Again.

According to the MDER's website, the department is a small faculty that specializes in researching high energy physics rather than finding new kinds of energy. Allan wondered if there was any particular patterns in the research that could have given a clue as to what happened the night before. However, all of the published papers were over Allan's head.

Jack brought the patch (in a plastic bag) to the MDER, with the words "You dropped this". The receptionist took the patch without any worries. When Jack tried to bait her with the words "I hope no one got hurt", she didn't react. She didn't know anything about the spill. Jack looked around the area. He saw very complicated equations (on the walls?) and several people coming and going. Eventually, Jack found a comfortable spot and waited. He saw four grad-students enter the building, as well as a professor. He followed them through the building and into a door that was labeled "Warning: Lasers in use. Knock before entering" as well as a nameplate: Dr. P Glaves. Dr Glaves' website lists her research interests as "high energy physics" and "theoretical energy physics" but has no details about what that actually means. {{#ask: |Unscheduled Demolition |?title |?chapter number |?blurb |?empty |?label |?image |?parentordinal | sort = chapter number | link = none | format = template | template = SMW campaign chapters level 3 }}