Yomojo

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@tex @Patches @Afro Samurai
Lucille shrugged at the bouncer before walking past him, catching up with Nino. "This place is called a Speakeasy, meanin' you can speak easy here. None of these humans will care too much 'bout a talkin' cat, so no need to worry. Want anythin' to drink or eat by the way? Water? Milk? Fish?"

She strolled in casually ahead of the two men, trusting they would know what to do after being literally lead right to the front door of the place. Or, if nothing else, Quinn would help the foreigner out. ~I wonder how those two will get along?~ Lucy mused to herself as she looked around for a good table to sit at.

The Mysteries of Isz: A Kokotha RP

"I like to think of us more as a family than as mafia. But... I guess that's what's someone who's in the mafia would say, now that I think 'bout it." Lucy muses as she leads Wingate to the site. After going a small distance off the road they drove in on, they come across a small encampment, with tents set up. Some of the tents are smaller, personal tents, implying that there had been people sleeping over. There were also larger, communal tents however, where tables were set up for various objects of interest to be stored, as well as for the people temporarily living here to eat.

"Anythin' in specific you want to stop here for, or ya good to keep goin on to the tomb itself? We don't neccesarily need to stop, everythin's been set up for us ahead of time, so it's up to you." Lucy said as they approached the camp, looking to Wingate.

The Mysteries of Isz: A Kokotha RP

@Patches
"Heh, dunno if I'd trust myself to pilot one of these. But yeah, the dig site." Lucy pulls out a map. "Dig site's here, we've marked any other sites nearby where Isz stuff's been found before with that symbol. Discovered four days ago when a couple of our guys were combin' the area, lookin' for somethin' else. Here's some more pics of the place..." she continued on. More pictures of the place, some notes that had been written about it, other Isz artifacts found different places that had matching themes... It seemed the White Tooth Men were pretty serious about this. Looks like they were expecting some serious returns on this discovery.

The ride was pleasant, not much happening on the way there. The drive itself took almost an hour, and when they finally arrived, landscape was a bit different from where they had left from. The area around the tomb was more foresty than the landscapes common to New Wickborough, with large trees all around, and vines hanging down from the canopy. It wasn't particularly dense, with sky still visible between the treetops, but it was enough for Lucy to really get in the mood.

"Well, here we are! Oh man, this is excitin', we get to explore some real ruins! C'mon Winnie!" she slung over her shoulder as she hopped out of the car.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches @Afro Samurai @tex
"Well, sounds like this merry band is in agreement. Wanna link up arms and skip the rest of the way? No? Aight, then just follow me." She said, smiling at the group that had gathered behind her. She turned around and continued to walk her way to the Grapevine.

She'd learned that "Weird people" in New Wickborough were more of the norm. In fact, she had noticed a strange phenomenon where one or two weirdos would attract attention, but a group of four or more was strangely more conspicuous. And especially in a place like the Grapevine, they'd all fit right in.

They all made their way to the establishment, where Lucy lead the way in. She walks up to the bouncer, motioning for Nino to step up. "Hey there Rocco. Hope ya don't mind, I'm bringin' a couple guests in. Never seen any animals in here before, but he's got a rune like everyone else, so I don't see why not, right?" she said to the man, giving him a wink.

The Mysteries of Isz: A Kokotha RP

@Patches
Lucy opens the door, then schooches over to the other side, patting the seat beside her. "Well, don't be waitin' outside, hop on in. We got a whole lot to do at the site. Speakin' of which, I got a bit more debreifin' to do on the way there since the boss has officially given ya the OK."

A curious look comes across Lucy's face. "Hey Winnie, you ever been in a car before?" Lucy didn't have a car herself, and she considered the rare trips she got in one of the White Tooth's vehicles to be luxuries. She knew they weren't super rare, but they weren't something everyone owned, and she got the impression that Wingate wouldn't be the sort of person to splurge on luxuries like that.

The Mysteries of Isz: A Kokotha RP

"I will, don't worry." Lucy said half-absentmindedly. Her first initial thought about what the rest of her night would look like brought up more problems, causing her to have to think more, which just ended up starting this downward spiral of Lucy having to commit all her brainpower to the issue she had consumed herself with. This didn't happen very often, and in fact had never happened before, but it seems like there was some part of Lucille Barlow that had been awakened this night. She didn't even look to Wingate as she left, she just continued to look at the pieces on the table in front of her, taking out a notepad and starting to scratch down some notes. Some part of her subconscious had taken up an irresistible chant, pressing upon Lucy's mind how important this was to her.

Maybe partially due to this unprecedented concentration, but more probably due to it not really being that big of a deal, the rest of the night went smoothly. The boss was impressed with what he was presented with, and gave the OK for Lucy and Wingate to go to the ruin early the next morning. As Lucy lied in her bed that night, back at her apartment, she reflected back on what had happened to her last night. "I'm not changin', am I Seb?" she asked to her amalgamate cat. It didn't answer, of course, but she liked talking to him once in a while anyways. "Must just be the powers of the fates talkin' to me. Maybe this'll be some sort of life-changin' incident, who knows." ...there was a pause... "Yeah, that must be it. Just me cluin' in to how big this'll be."

The next morning, Lucy got up early and put on an outfit similar to the one she wore last night. She sort of considered it her White Tooth uniform. She went to the boss' mansion, reporting in and hopping into the locomotive that had been assigned to their trip. It oozed class, as would be expected. One of the fantastic creations of the Universal Machine, it was one of the automobiles that had become popular as a personal means of travel over long distances, re-decorated to emulate the White Tooth Men's sense of clean professionalism. Lucy wasn't driving, of course, she had no idea how. One of the White Tooth's drivers was behind the wheel, with another beside him in the passenger seat, Lucy sitting in the back with an empty seat for their guest. They headed out, trundling through the streets, before they arrived in front of Wingate's place. Lucy would wait a couple minutes, and if Wingate had not come out by then, she would go up and knock on the door.

The Mysteries of Isz: A Kokotha RP

"Well, I'd say I definitely have enough to convince the boss to let ya come see the site. One of the boys can guide ya out, I'll stay here for a bit and do a bit of writin' up your translations. You should have a car waitin' for ya outside your place tomorrow mornin'. Should be a lot more answers in the tomb itself." Was Lucy's reply. It didn't have the energy that one might expect in a situation such as this, but Lucille was already mapping out in her head what to write down, what to bring to the boss, and how she'd present it to him. This was going to be the hardest part of the job, after all. She had to make sure this went perfectly, because when she said that Wingate was her ticket into the tomb, she really meant it. She knew that after getting the OK from upstairs, everything would be smooth sailing from there, she just had to make sure that actually happened.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches @Afro Samurai @tex
Lucy laughed as she continued walking, addressing Quinn. "Jeez Q, sounds like ya had a rough day. I'd say ya deserve a bit of R&R after all that. You'll hafta tell me more once we get settled in." She didn't show it outwardly, but there was some part of her that was a bit worried at what Quinn said. She knew the boy could handle himself, but he had always struck her as the kind of guy that could get in over his head without realizing it. She'd have to find out more later, she decided.

Lucy also felt like she had to be careful what she said around Mazone, however. Something about the man told her there was more to him than he was letting on to. Nothing too worrying, just something to keep an eye on. "Well, ya comin' or not?" she shot back to the dark skinned man as she began to head off, not addressing Nino since she knew that the cat would probably want to keep a low profile after his outburst.

The Mysteries of Isz: A Kokotha RP

"Oh yeah, for sure, take a look. I trust ya to be careful." Lucy motions to the relic in question. "The stuff here's been OK'd for you to pore over, anyways. In terms of the skull, I dunno. I was actually only added in to the group managin' the ruins when the boss realized he needed a translator, and I was the closest connection he had to the best one in town." she said with a sly wink and light shoulder, making sure not to jostle Wingate. These were somewhat delicate objects they were working with, after all.

"Speakin' of which, I'm quite excited for tomorrow. Haven't been to the ruins themselves yet, you're actually my ticket in."

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

@Patches @tex @Afro Samurai
Lucy's face lights up at the new arrival. "Well well, if it ain't my favorite half-robot boy. Don't worry, he deserved it." Lucy winked at the spry boy.

"How's it goin, Quinn? We're headed to th'Grapevine right now, hope you ain't on duty. We can make it a full-on party at this rate. This is Muh-zone, by the way." Lucy motions to the foreigner. "Just helpin' him find his way 'round the town. Muh-zone, this is Quinn. Good pal of mine." she says as she turns to Mazone, thumbing back to Quinn.