GHOSTING DAI
Dai sees Sakura and Sumiko working on the computers and Sakura sharing the info she found, and it is clear to him that trying to locate the Rainbow Olm sample should be the next priority, followed by getting the heck out of here. You've been relatively fast so far, but his instincts are tingling.
Unfortunately, hearing about the research here and where each thing is makes other instincts itch...
GHOSTING DAI
Raw Willpower TN 25. This research sounds awfully interesting... | 2k2 ⇒ 18 (TN: 25)
His eyes start to shine, and as soon as he touches the desk he looks completely absorbed. He decides to see if he can find something else himself on the computer. His eyes shift to Sakura for a moment - she had the keycard it that might make things easier... but he sets to work without it even so. There must be interesting stuff here...
GHOSTING DAI
Search the computer for info. 3 Raises called, TN 40. Computers (hacking)/ Int. 4 Time Steps used. | 9k4 ⇒ 43 (TN: 40)
Interesting... very interesting...
GHOSTING YESUGEN
Yesugen meanwhile gets to work on finding the Rainbow Olm sample, focused (and deadpan) as she is.
GHOSTING YESUGEN
Looking for Rainbow Olm sample in the Desk. 3 Free Raises total from previous information.
Lore: Biology (Sage!) vs TN 30, 3 FRs used to reduce TN to 15 as per instructions.
DOING CORRECT ROLL NOW, derp clicked while setting up | 4k3 ⇒ 22 (TN: 15). 2 Time Slots used. Put Dai's name instead of Yesugen here, just ignore me being stupid please!
With the information she had from before, finding the sample doesn't prove too hard. As she uses the notes she finds and first holds the correct tube in her hands, however, some things happen...
She's first greeted by a loud howl from a furious spirit...
GHOSTING YESUGEN
Second Lore: Biology roll. Sage. | 4k3 ⇒ 19 (TN: ?)
Unsurprisingly, she's equally deadpan in her reaction to it. She just looks at it, wondering, then looks back to the sample, shrugging her shoulders. She feels...
something. Maybe it was that damn spirit puffing out air or something? She shrugs again and yells to the others. "I have it!"
Right after that, a transluscent, black-haired girl appears, apparently about 7 or 8 years old. She seems calm, but curious, looks at Yesugen intently, then speaks.
Ghost girl
"Oh... hello! Who are you? You look alive... Why are you taking this? It's important to me..."
She seems calm, but quite wary...
Meanwhile,
Sakura is visited by some Ghost Moths that suddenly come out from the wall and start flickering around her. They don't seem to do anything besides making her glow in the dark.... but soon she's visited by the same ghost Yesugen saw, this time coming from the floor and looking at her quite intently!
Sakura, please make me another Fear 2 roll! (Willpower + honor TN 15)!
DAI, as said on Discord, note you're still "Consumed"! I'll ask for another Will roll if you want to do anything other than trying to get your hands on more of the research here. You roll against TN 20 now though!
With the sample found, you may either fumble around the computers more, look for
other samples if you want to, or try to deal with the ghost girl. Or, well, something else if you feel like it.
- Peruse one of the computers to look for information - This requires 4 Time Steps, as the computer's conditions are not the best and it freezes from time to time. This needs a Use Computer (Hacking) TN 25; Raises can help you find more information. If the person taking this action is holding Soshi Ohana's credentials, they find some information in the card can help here, granting 1 Free Raise. New attempts by the same PC require 6 Time Steps each. If you have Use Computer 3, you can try again once spending only 4 Time Steps instead. This can be done as a Cooperative roll, with only one PC rolling and the others granting a bonus equal to their combined Skill Ranks to the roll (this is affected by Use Computer 5). For Time Steps, this counts as all the PCs cooperating in the task taking this action (thus 4 or 6 Time Steps each, depending on whether they've taken this action before).
- Can I use Soshi Ohana's credentials?... - Instead of hacking through the system, you can try to use Soshi Ohana's credentials to access the information. You'll find she wasn't a researcher of this specific sector, so you'll still need to ask for additional user privileges and do some more creative programming to access some things. This likewise requires 4 Time Steps, but you can make a Use Computer (Programming) TN 20, may call raises. New attempts require 4 Time Steps each. This can be done as a Cooperative roll, with only one PC rolling and the others granting a bonus equal to their combined Skill Ranks to the roll (this is affected by Use Computer 5). For Time Steps, this counts as all the PCs cooperating in the task taking this action (thus 4 or 6 Time Steps each, depending on whether they've taken this action before).
- Establish a direct link with a Computer in the lab, then hack for information - This requires a Portable Computer, and is what Sumiko has tried. If the person taking this action is holding Soshi Ohana's credentials, they find some information in the card can help here, granting 1 Free Raise. This action requires 2 Time Steps instead, although the base TN is 30. Raises can help you find more information. New attempts require 4 Time Steps each. If you have Use Computer 3, you can try again once spending only 2 Time Steps instead. This can be done as part of a Cooperative roll with other PCs Perusing the computers (which takes longer), although the base TN regardless of who rolls is the highest 30 (instead of TN 25). Only one PC rolls, and the others grant a bonus equal to their combined Skill Ranks to the roll (this is affected by Use Computer 5).
- Attempt to find another sample - If you want to look for a specific sample, tell me which sample you're looking for, and you can attempt to locate it among the desks. This takes 2 Time Slots. To do so, make a Lore: Biology roll vs TN 30. You can replace this with a Lore: Theology roll vs TN 35 or a Lore: Spirit Realms roll vs TN 40, as genetic work is often tied to theological or spiritual matters. UPDATE: I'll allow you to use Perception or Intelligence here, but this is not an Investigation roll, note! Also - no more Fear rolls, but please roll another Lore: Biology, Theology or Spirit Realms check when you do this, this time necessarily using Intelligence! So 2 Lore rolls.
- Try to talk to the ghost girl - The girl seems like she might become frightened, or maybe angry, if you just ignore her or if she feels you're a threat or something of the sort. Talking to her could be done using 'normal' means, or based on things you may about spirits or spiritual rites. Each attempt to talk to her will take 1 Time Step, with a hidden TN, using Courtier, Lore: Theology or Lore: Spirit Realms. You might need to talk to her more than once to get her to trust you.
- Wait - If you decide to just wait while others do their thing, you spend 1 Time Step.
- Do something else - If you have some other idea here that I haven't covered, explain what you are doing in your post and ping me. I'll react to it at the end of the round! (This includes casting a spell!)
- Let's get the heck outta here - You'll take 1 Time Step each to reach the elevator from there.