yes, but having 1 rank in a vital skill doesn't exactly inspire confidence, now does it? I'll go for it anyway, and toss in an action die.

So...are you guys opening lock the stealthy way (using lockpicking) or the sneaky way (9mm slug/door charge)?

Does the shop have a back door in a maintenance hallway? I'd be inclined to check. We'd look a little silly breaking into a store in a mall that still is partly open and still probably has a few customers around, especially if we resort to shooting the lock, and especially if the store has an alarm. If there's a back door, then it'd probably be a lot easier to just go around and shoot the lock open.

There is a back entrance, but it would require a key that Buzzard most likely had. However, there would be less traffic that way.

Let's go around the back, then.

I agree.

A bullet, a boot, and we find out what happened to Buzzard.

sounds good to me, too.

Okay, all right. Move into the room, hit the lights, close the doors. Start checking for clues.

well, looks like we've got the clue right here. Damn shame. Might as well make a thorough sweep, though (I assume I picked up my chemical analyzer and all that other stuff my personal budget includes, since you said that...) I guess flawless search will come in handy.

M'kay. The storage room has been thoroughly searched.

You still have the following areas to search.

1) Around the front gate
2) The area near the cash register
3) The store itself.

Tell me where you'd like to go next.

I'm mostly back now, so whenever you wanted to get back to Stork, Goose, and Annie is fine.

Alrighty...

Well, gee, finding Andrew strapped down and sedated in a hospital room ready for questioning would've been too damn easy, eh ? Alright, looks like that's a wrap. Time to get the team back together. Jess will report to the Agency after she calls Harry and spills the beans to him.

Gatac

We're tying up loose ends as we speak. Hopefully everyone will be at the same place/time in the next few days....hopefully.

Brian does have demolitions at Rank 4. That also helps just as good in disarming as well as arming.

I think I have a pretty good demolitions bonus. Something like 5 or 6.

A man's gotta have his door charges.

Alrighty...everyone is finally at the same place/time.

Currently I have everyone going to the safehouse and establishing a new field HQ there.

Please tell me what your characters will be doing.

well, I sorta outlined in in the IC. I figure we stay at the antique store just long enough to know that buzzard's not going to just sit there and rot (wow, that's kind of ironic). We hook up with raven, and head on over to the doctress' house.

sounds good to me.