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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.
The next day was hard for both Allan and Jack. It was particularly hard for Jack because he spent the day learning how to interpriate forensic reports (seriously less cool than CSI), and his potential new girlfriend, Veronica, was much better at them than he is. Oh his way home, Jack notices that someone in a house on his street is staring vacantly outside his front window.
Allan ended up calling a reporter: Damion Kraft. Damion had covered another spill that happened several weeks earlier, on the Red Hill Expressway. Most of the details of the two crashes were the same, though Damion didn't notice any odd smells, nor did he know who cleaned up that spill. He did notice the fences.
The next day, there was a dedication ceremony for the new Paterson Wing, which will be the new home of the MDER. Several of Hamilton's big-wigs were there. The building is not yet completed, but will be cone/egg shaped. There are the same type of opaque fences around the building. Allan gets a look at the name of the fence company that provided the fences: Koots-Rent-A-Fence.
The next morning, on his way to school, Jack sees the same guy, in the same position, wearing the same clothing. Jack waves, and the guy's eyes track. However, when Jack hears a crumbling/falling noise, the man in the window doesn't respond. When the house's chimney falls into the house, the guy has no reaction. Jack decides to make sure everyone is okay. He knocks on the door. Another guy wearing just sweatpants answers, but closes the door in Jack's face when Jack asks if everything is alright. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on one`s point of view), Jack got a good smell of the guy who opened the door: major BO. In fact, it smelled like he was raised in a barn! }}{{#set: starring = Anton }}{{#set: starring = Jack Marks }}{{#set: guest-starring = Penny Glaucus }}
Unscheduled Demolition
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- In which the sudden disintegration of a house near McMaster campus turns suspicious eyes toward the Department of Energy Research.
Between one game and the next: Jack is taking courses to become a police officer at McMaster, and Allan is doing a work term in the morg. Allan is also getting to know a pair of changeling twins - Robert and William Grimm - who are attending MacMaster on a football scholarship, and is trying to encourage them to join Autumn, with a bit of success.
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.
The next day was hard for both Allan and Jack. It was particularly hard for Jack because he spent the day learning how to interpriate forensic reports (seriously less cool than CSI), and his potential new girlfriend, Veronica, was much better at them than he is. Oh his way home, Jack notices that someone in a house on his street is staring vacantly outside his front window.
Allan ended up calling a reporter: Damion Kraft. Damion had covered another spill that happened several weeks earlier, on the Red Hill Expressway. Most of the details of the two crashes were the same, though Damion didn't notice any odd smells, nor did he know who cleaned up that spill. He did notice the fences.
The next day, there was a dedication ceremony for the new Paterson Wing, which will be the new home of the MDER. Several of Hamilton's big-wigs were there. The building is not yet completed, but will be cone/egg shaped. There are the same type of opaque fences around the building. Allan gets a look at the name of the fence company that provided the fences: Koots-Rent-A-Fence.
The next morning, on his way to school, Jack sees the same guy, in the same position, wearing the same clothing. Jack waves, and the guy's eyes track. However, when Jack hears a crumbling/falling noise, the man in the window doesn't respond. When the house's chimney falls into the house, the guy has no reaction. Jack decides to make sure everyone is okay. He knocks on the door. Another guy wearing just sweatpants answers, but closes the door in Jack's face when Jack asks if everything is alright. Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on one`s point of view), Jack got a good smell of the guy who opened the door: major BO. In fact, it smelled like he was raised in a barn! {{#ask: |Unscheduled Demolition |?title |?chapter number |?blurb |?empty |?label |?image |?parentordinal | sort = chapter number | link = none | format = template | template = SMW campaign chapters level 3 }}