FH School Trip: Hampstead - Town residence of Roger Wyndam-Pryce

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Roger probably doesn't pay taxes on his townhome [layout]. Anyone who can call that [photo] a townhome doesn't pay taxes.

The various teams approached as twilight fell, and took their positions.






[NOW IN PLAY -- But read this first and watch the OCD threads to find where you want to enter.]

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Team Sit-In! aka, Team Distraction

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Approaching from the street, everyone checked to make sure their phones were working.

Team Break-In! aka Team Destruction

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Approaching the back of the House, the combined teams got ready to hopefully circumvent the alarms and staff that might be around.

Team Research! aka Team Book-Finder

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Once they were inside, Team Research started looking for books.

They found a few.

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[swerval_zero]

Zero knocked on the door and waited until a man in a suit opened it. Butler, hmm? "Hallo," she said brightly, hiding her sign behind her back for the moment and speaking in a definite British accent. "We're here from People For the Ethical Treatment of the Undead, or PET U. Would you be interested in some literature?"

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[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair piped up from behind her, flashing a peace sign. "Would you like to sign our petition against staking?"

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[swerval_zero]

The butler stared at Zero and Blair in a butlerish way. "I'm sorry, young people, you seem to be confused. Or perhaps you're lost?"

"No, I think I'm in the right place," Zero said brightly. "Staking is murder!"

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Peace is the answer, sir," Rory said in a slightly dreamy voice, tucking a lock of hair behind her ear. "The undead cannot help who they are. But with our help, we can rise above the petty mistakes of those mortals before us!"

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[chasingangela]

"Would you like a leaflet?" Angela offered. "They explain all sides of the issue."

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[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

The bulter stared down his nose at the students and moved to shut the door. "Run along and have a good day."

Blair stepped forward and planted his foot in the door. "Wait! We haven't gotten a chance to show you the truth of the establishments vendetta against the living-challenged!"

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[swerval_zero]

"And you didn't even sign our petition! Are there other people in the house? Would they like to sign the petition?"

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[chasingangela]

"We're also accepting donations," Angela added. "For just five pounds, you could help finance blood and personal hygeine needs of ten differently-alive beings for a week. I know you want to help us do that."

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[oatmanspatient.livejournal.com]

Marty is in the background. He's singing "We shall overcome".

Off key.

He also has his tranq gun ready just in case.

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory nodded along with Angela. "You'll recieve photographs and updates detailing the well-being of your sponsored undead. Why, just think of little..." she searched for a name, "little Vladdie, who weighs just under fifteen pounds and is nearly six months old." She turned wide, pleading eyes on the butler. "Please, sir, won't you help?"

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[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair nodded somberly. "My friend...um...Daisy is right! We need to take a minute and think of the children. What we do now determines their future! Do we want to give them a future filled with holy water and fear of stakings every night? Or do we want to ensure a future of peace and harmony among all living and non-living things?"

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[swerval_zero]

Zero had to turn away before she broke into the giggles at the mention of Vladdie, but then she was back, eyes shining earnestly. "Please, sir, I know the differently-alive have gotten a bad rep, but it's all just a big misunderstanding!"

"I'm going to have to ask you to leave. Right now, or I'll have to call the police," the butler said firmly.

Zero was ready for this. She'd placed a few phone calls this morning while she was putting the finishing touches on her sign, and..."Actually, according to this," she whips out a piece of paper, "We have a legal right to be here."

The butler took it from her. His eyes widened infinitescimally as he realized it did seem to be a piece of legal documentation enabling these people to protest the house.

Re: Team Break-In! aka Team Destruction

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Pip sidled up to a back door and pulled out his lockpick roll. Unrolling the cloth, he selected a couple of lockpicks and set to work.

He cursed, replaced one of the picks, selected another, and returned to work.

Within a few minutes, the door opened up with a quiet "click". Pip grinned as he stood up and replaced his tools.

"Mesdames et messieurs, bienvenue a chez Roger."

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[chasingangela]

"Let's make a human chain, to demonstrate we will stand strong on this issue," Angela said, reaching for the arms of the students to her left and right. To the butler -- who was turnign purple by now -- she added, "We will block this yard until you show a commitment to the legal rights of those beings who are unfairly slurred as bloodsuckers."

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"And sir? I'll sing," Rory threatened. "I know many happy-peacey songs. I don't want it to come to that!"

Re: Team Break-In! aka Team Destruction

[soldtoarmenians]

"Chez Wyndam-Pryce, I'd say," Xander said. "Having met the guy's son, I'd guess his dad probably doesn't let anybody but the Queen call him by his first name."

Re: Team Break-In! aka Team Destruction

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"What is it with Watchers and having a stick up the ass?" Victor asked quietly. Then, after a pause, he added. "No, I take that back. Giles is really cool. And you are, too, Xander."

Re: Team Break-In! aka Team Destruction

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker stopped him from going forward when she saw the red line of light going across the next doorway. Stopping and squinting sideways, she saw that there were a series of five lasers going downward horizontally, with the lowest about eighteen inches off the floor. "Whoops. Ideas? Limbo, or shut it off?"

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[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"We could crawl... Or possibly use mirrors?"

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[swerval_zero]

"Daisy," Zero hissed as she took Rory's arm as part of the chain, "There's no reason to threaten the man. He's just...unenlightened."

Re: Team Break-In! aka Team Destruction

[anole-x.livejournal.com]

"If there's a switchbox nearby, I can use my tongue to reach it," Victor offered.

Re: Team Break-In! aka Team Destruction

[romanywitch]

"You've got me," said Jenny quietly. "I'm here for the books. I could try to limbo it, but I'm not so much in practice these days."