5punk

Dear Halloween Jack, I has been a very gud boy, I would like sum Karma sponsorship for the killin spree this year...

He shuffles around nervously for a bit then gets up to leave, a half finished meal still on his plate. If nobody has anything else for him, he shuffles off quickly with Jack Parow in tow.

I think that got the message through, and we didn't actually have to threaten him.

Dirk on the phone wrote:Mr. Daniels, Dirk here. We've managed to scare the reporter off the story - we think. Polite requests didn't work so we went with Stormer Diplomacy. Do you want us to keep track of him in case he gets a bout of crusader fervour?

Mr Daniels wrote:Good job. Keep tabs on him if you can, but we've got bigger fish to fry. The eggheads reckon there's a food contaminant causing this. They don't quite know what it is, but it kind of resembles Ultra-Violence with a bit of Kick Start thrown in. It's not a Karma drug. We're tracking down the batch numbers to their origins, but this could cause problems in the outlets if it's one of the basic chow lines we use to keep the produce fresh in-store. We need to check that out. You anywhere near a mall?

Dirk wrote:As luck would have it, we're stood in a mall right now. What do you need us to do?

Mr Daniels wrote:Find the Karma store there, assuming there is one, and check up on the Doobries there. Most will be in cryo, but there's always a few wandering around the shop as displays. If the outlets are using contaminated food bricks we could have a major issue.

Eraser wrote:If thats the case, you think this stuff might make it inta the stormer brand spam?

I'm going to have a quick scan around for our reporter friend just in case he's keeping tabs on us.

Detect:

6,7,+8 = 21

Now with swivelling eagle eyes!

Mr Daniels, to Eraser wrote:Shit, I hope not. Could have done, they're pretty much the same thing and are often made in the same factory. Luckily lots of Stormers choose not to eat it.

Roman, you can't see Morris around.

I will start looking for the Karma store then. I guess my first step will be to look for a directory.

Detect (4): 1, 7 + 4 = 12

Yeah, there's a few around. You saw some on your way in. This being Uptown they're nice shiny holographic projectors. There is a Karma store about three floors above you. You can see up there if you move around the balcony a little.

Fly you fools!

I'll head up.

Let's go Doobrie shopping!

Can we see if any of the display units are acting up? Either way I'll see if I can source a helpful shop assistant.

Trekking up a few floors to the Karma store it seems empty. There's a few Doobries in there wandering round who don't seem untowardly affected, and when you approach they start trying to be amusing and calling you into the shop. You can't see any staff though.

My spider senses are tingling.

Dirk wrote:Where is the manager? I wish to make a purchase.

They crowd around you, looking up and chiming almost in unison;

Doobries wrote:The manager!

Individual Doobrie wrote: The manager is the giver. You must choose.

Another Doobrie wrote:Yes, choose!

It's all rather reminiscent of this;

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9t5ZqeHcYk[/media]

Dirk wrote:Riiight. Tell me, have any of you, er, chaps had anything to eat yet? Where is your food kept?

I'll move towards the back looking for any staff.

Doobrie wrote:Food can be purchased from this very store at the special price of 5c for 10! Buy Karma Doobrie-Chow premium to be better than your friends.

Still no sign of anyone. The lack of customers isn't surprising - it's fairly early in the morning so the whole mall isn't that busy. There's a staff door at the back behind the empty counter.

Dirk wrote:Hello, SLA Operatives here, we need some information. Can you look at these names and check your records to see if they bought their Doobries from around here.

Also, have you noticed anything unusual recently? Odd behaviour of the Doobries, something funny about the food?

I'll give them the name of Sumner and anyone else from that apartment block.

5punk

SLA Industries: Day of the Doobrie