Nightbeat
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Post by Nightbeat on Nov 24, 2010 21:20:49 GMT -5
"Well, judging from the M.O., it looks like neither of the firefighting companies is responsible for the explosion, so that's something," the smaller detective says as the larger, headless detective continues shoveling.
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A while later, Muzzle sits down on a rock and looks up at Jazz. "Alright, I've been thinking," he says, as Nightbeat reaches down to pick him up. The Nebulan transforms as the Autobot attaches him to his neck. ". . . And by the time we dig our way through this, the trail's gonna be stone cold," Nightbeat continues, as though there's nothing strange about how that sentence happened. "We need a quicker way through," he finishes, pulling his plasma blaster from subspace.
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Jazz [G1]
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Post by Jazz [G1] on Nov 25, 2010 20:05:40 GMT -5
Jazz finds the transition a bit odd, but interesting. Something to discuss at a later time, though. As Nightbeat pulls his weapon, Jazz gets his photon rifle out as well, taking aim. "Let's not cause another cave-in, though," he warns, opening fire at the pile of debris.
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Nightbeat
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Post by Nightbeat on Nov 26, 2010 13:30:28 GMT -5
"Agreed," Nightbeat says as he also opens fire. This is one occasion when they definitely do not want to bring down the house.
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Post by Jazz [G1] on Nov 30, 2010 0:43:52 GMT -5
Pew pew pew!
With enough shooting, the barrier between our intrepid detectives and the other side crumbles!
Jazz steps forward after subspacing the shovels, though keeps his rifle out. No telling what they might find, after all.
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Nightbeat
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Post by Nightbeat on Nov 30, 2010 18:08:16 GMT -5
"With our luck recently, I was half-expecting a cave-in," Nightbeat quips, shouldering his rifle and walking side-by-side with Jazz down the tunnel. He keeps an eye out for any subtle clues or traces that might give away information about the case.
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Hellbender
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Post by Hellbender on Dec 6, 2010 19:49:12 GMT -5
Amateur Scenemod here again: Our intrepid laser & shovel duo have cleared both the cave-in toward the crater, and any extra blockage behind them--they can now move freely between the crater-that-used-to-be-a-house and the sewer tunnels.
The main sewer line spans part of the gap, still mostly intact in spite of the explosion, though heavily scorched. The main water line is, not surprisingly, ruptured, as are the main power, data and gas lines that were bundled with it. On closer examination, the water line appears to have ruptured at about the same point that the other mains did. On really close examination, the other three mains weren't ruptured.
They were cut. There are circular machine marks on the hole through the foundation, as well.
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Jazz [G1]
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Post by Jazz [G1] on Dec 9, 2010 19:30:13 GMT -5
Jazz glances over at Nightbeat. "Hey man, we're still underground - don't go jinxing it. We still gotta get out of here!"
Once they reach the crater, Jazz glances around, frowning. "Man, you seein' what I'm seein'? This don't look like a random explosion..."
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Nightbeat
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Post by Nightbeat on Dec 9, 2010 21:15:58 GMT -5
Nightbeat crouches down, running a finger over the clean cuts on the pipes. "You're right. These lines were cut. We're definitely looking at foul play here. Looks like our perp came in through the sewers, blew the house up, then left the same way. It looks like they headed . . . this way," he says, pointing in what is hopefully the correct direction.
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Post by Jazz [G1] on Dec 13, 2010 23:36:20 GMT -5
Jazz nods, frowning as he looks over the scene, shouldering his rifle. He shakes his head, looking to where Nightbeat points, then back at him.
"Whatever had the ability to do this must be pretty strong. We could be in for some dangerous stuff, man."
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Nightbeat
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Post by Nightbeat on Dec 14, 2010 20:20:28 GMT -5
"Well then, let's get dangerous," Nightbeat responds, heading down the tunnel.
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Post by Hellbender on Dec 16, 2010 18:12:18 GMT -5
There are scrape marks on the wall, and the slime underneath shows signs of something very large passing through it, splashing it halfway up the walls. It's fresh slime and mud, not an old high-water mark. It's too liquid and goopy to show clear treadmarks, unfortunately. Alert optics might note other signs of passage--low-hanging pipes and conduits bent upward, as if something slightly too tall for them came this way.
There's also the shaft connecting the sewers with the subway system--insanely bad planning on some engineer's part, as on a stormy day, the tracks will be flooded. Or.... that shaft seems newer and less grimy than the rest of the sewer. Walls show the same machined cut marks.
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Nightbeat
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Post by Nightbeat on Dec 23, 2010 16:33:50 GMT -5
OOC: Skipping Jazz due to time-out.
Nightbeat observes the passage carefully as he walks down it, pausing occasionally to examine something in greater detail. "Someone or something big came through here and decided it would be a good idea to connect the subway with the sewers." He runs a finger over the fresh machine marks. "Very recently."
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Jazz [G1]
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Post by Jazz [G1] on Dec 25, 2010 18:27:22 GMT -5
Jazz looks up, noting the bent pipes with a low whistle. "Yeah, really big." He shakes his head a bit, then heads through the connection, rifle still in-hand. "And they seem like they couldn't subtle their way out of a wet paper bag."
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Nightbeat
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Post by Nightbeat on Dec 30, 2010 17:35:04 GMT -5
"You don't need to be too subtle when you're moving around underneath a big city. No-one can see you, and no-one can hear you either, if you time your movement right. I'd just hate to be the sewer worker who got in the way," Nightbeat says, checking the power level on his own rifle.
I'd hate to be the nosy Autobot who got in the way, Muzzle chimes in.
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Post by Jazz [G1] on Jan 2, 2011 20:56:35 GMT -5
"You're tellin' me. At least it makes it easier to follow..." Jazz turns his headlights on, shining them down the newer tunnel as he continues down the way.
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