4180/The New Drug in Town

The New Drug in Town
Date of Scene:	31 March 2018
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Shadowlite snatched the dealer of a dangerous new drug, leaving the police with the samples.
Cast of Characters:	Lelantos, Shadowlite

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Lelantos has posed:
It has gotten the attention of the police, there is something new on the street. It seems to be limited in availability, and they have not been able to get a sample...so far they have only seen the effects on the users. Those effects are something to be certain, the people using it are hyped to peak human levels, strong enough to flip over a car (though not generally pick it up), fast enough to give people chasing them the slip, and able to jump over ten foot fences without stopping. So far, it is being used by groups doing robbery work, they break in, load things that are expensive and large out onto a waiting truck, and then leave in minutes...usually well before the police get there.

It has taken Detective Griffin a week to even find someone who might deal in the drug. He is currently with a number of pther undercover officers disguised as a street gang...he is there as the young recruit to the gamg, since he looks the part. The dealer is extoling the virtues, "XLR is the best combat drug out there. It is a bio catalyst, makes your body more efficient, makes you able to use 90% of everything you have instad of just 15%. You gotta eat a lot of sugar before you take it though, ot it will run you out of juice quick."

Shadowlite has posed:
Unlike the others, Shadowlite isn't amongst the 'crowd'. Instead, he's above, sitting on the edge of a rooftop just out of sight of most of those interested in this deal.

His usual suit, trenchcoat and full face hood are on, and the Darkforce using mutant is tossing a ball into the air absentmindedly as he listens to the sales pitch. He, unfortunately for the dealer, isn't interested in being conned... so he isn't a potential paying customer. Oh no, Shadowlite is here to grab the stash of samples and run once they come out.

He's a mercenary, not a saint.

Lelantos has posed:
One of the other disquised officers, in the role of a beligerant punk, demands, "How do we know you got the real stuff? Most dealers out there are selling fake shit cocktails of dust, meth, and roids." That is true, and the drug cocktail is often deadly.

The dealer, "I don't sell no fake s**t, but here is the deal, I provide the XLR, the place, and the van, you provide the muscle, we split the money I get from the buyer. If it is fake s**t, I don't get paid either."

Shadowlite has posed:
From his high perch, Shadowlite has been listening into the conversation with a shotgun mic attached to a headset. So far, so good.

Lelantos has posed:
Ron thinks that this seems to fit the MO of the crimes, someone planning them and just using the gangs. Likely the dealer is working directly for the supplier, who probably needs the money to create the stuff. Ron says, "The stuff ain't here then, you're stringin' us to do your dirty work, not sellin' it."

The dealer flashes a smile, "Smart kid...you are right, it is not for sale yet, but it does what I promise and you get two doses...one for the caper and the other to keep and use later. If you are in, we all make money. How about it?"

Shadowlite has posed:
"Huh. One of these sorts. What, are investors not interested in new stuff lately?" Shadowlite mutters under his breath as he stands... and starts to walk over to the street side edge of the rooftop, looking for obvious tails. "Great way to get yourself grabbed, this." Shadowlite turns, shotgun miccing the dealer once more.

Lelantos has posed:
The officer playing the gang leader says, "Sounds like a fair trade, lead us to yar van, and yall better have masks and gloves cause we ain't taking the fall for ya."

Shadowlite has posed:
"I can't believe they're falling for this... gotta be undercovers." Shadowlite reasons. Instead of follow the group though, he instead, puts the microphone onto his back and starts to run along the rooftops, heading over to the dealers position, before he starts to hop down crates and over to the dealer himself.

The instant he hits the ground, a hand reaches out and black mist emits as he takes a few seconds to plunge the entire area between the dealer and the would be muscle into darkness, catching the dealer on the edge of the bubble. Then, he looks back to the dealer, and Shadowlite pulls an elastic Darkforce shell out around the dealer, encasing him in a rubber like net.

"So. We have things to discuss." Shadowlite quips as he walks over.

Lelantos has posed:
Shadowlite is struck with the handle of a knife, a voice...the kid from before, says, "This is our bye, get out before you get the point." Ron can throw knives in the dark with great skill, but is staying in character and is not sure if this interloper is a hero or a villain.

Shadowlite has posed:
The knife clatters to the ground with the Darkforce shell covering his body stopping it from getting anywhere near him. When the thrower throws though, Shadowlite can see him just fine... and black mist emits from his hand as he pulls a thin wall between him and the gang, "Bad gangsters. BAD!" Yes, Shadowlite is treating them like dogs that wet the bed, it seems!

Undeterred, Shadowlite then opens a portal to... somewhere.... and tosses the dealer in, before Shadowlite himself jumps in. As Shadowlite disappears from the scene, everything goes back to normal.

Lelantos has posed:
Ron says to the 'gang leader', "Used my slight of hand to plant a tracer on the dealer. Call up the van and find out where they went. We do not want the perp getting away."

Shadowlite has posed:
About half a minute later, and another, similar portal opens into a warehouse halfway on the other side of the city. The dealer is unceremoniously dropped onto his ass, while Shadowlite walks out... and promptly sets the dealer onto a chair, chaining him onto it before releasing his elastic Darkforce. "There we go..."

A few basic scans later, and Shadowlite frowns under the hood, "Huh. Didn't expect a tracer. Looks like someone doesn't trust you very much, buddy."

Shadowlite pulls a Darkforce disk from behind the barrier, and sits on it, before rising up into the ceiling, "This should be interesting."

Lelantos has posed:
Meanwhile, Ron has sent some of the team to check out the van we were supposed to trvel in to see if the goods are there. When the signal of the tracker reappears the nearest squad car is sent to the area to investigate, but will take a few minutes to arrive. The dealer has only a few samples on him (in case domeone needed a demo), the rest are hidden in the van.

Shadowlite has posed:
It was easy to find the bug; it'd be even easier to destroy it... but Shadowlite wants to see who's tailing the man. Could be any number of suspects, and some have more resources than others, after all.

Then, the squad car comes in view... and that gives Shadowlite all he needs to know. Popping the bug out and destroying it, Shadowlite disappears... elsewhere, with the dealer. Time to get some answers.

Lelantos has posed:
The loss of the bug makes further tracking impossible, but there are samples of the drug to analyze. A powerful catalytic reagent that turns out to be faitly potent, but very dangeous...even slightly too big a does can be deadly as it pushes the body t perform at peak levels past what it can support. A most dangerous but powerful drug.