Moon Goddess: Scene 19

Introduction to this thread: The Moon Goddess Is A Harsh Mistress
Explanation of Mythic elements: What's All This Mythic Stuff?
Previous Scene: Scene 18

SCENE 19
In which Katja meets the girls from New Zealand and witnesses a new turn of events on shore.

CHARACTERS
The Silver Huntress (her deity)
Soldiers/Police
Drachen (her old warhorse)
Nina
Nina's Mother
Nina's Father
The Hard Man with the Nasty Scar
Susi
Yuliya
Igor
Deidre
Nina's uncle Ulrich
The target of Nina's hunt
Hamid
Professor Nasir
The Commissar
Fanquin Lanfeng
The girls from New Zealand
Crewmen from the smaller ship
Other passengers

THREADS
* Escape to freedom
* Solve the mystery of Nina's mother
* Decipher the writing on the menhir
* Deliver antique sword to the target of Nina's hunt
* Investigate the Moon Goddess Cult in New Zealand
* Rescue Igor

CHAOS FACTOR: 8

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Interrupt scene!

[NPC Action (Professor Nasir), Imprison Plans... he's going to show up on shore (see below)]

Q: Is the lead girl Russian [50/50]? Yes (I'm assuming the others are not).
Q: Does she see Nina's mother in Katja [Likely]? Yes.
CQ: What is the older girl like [wikipedia]? Nova Scotia. I'm assuming she's fair skinned, freckled, and red-headed as well.

The red-headed young woman (holding the axe) says something in what Katja has come to recognize as Russian.

Katja shakes her head and replies back in English, "I'm sorry, I don't speak Russian. But you are the girls from the land of New Zealand, correct?"

CQ: What is the surname of Nina's mother [EE - Russian Surname]? Yazov

The red-head says, "Yes! You look like Anna Yazov. But she's been dead for years, and was she much older even then."

Suddenly, another young girl [Q: Blond (50/50)? Yes], this time a blond, says from across the cabin, "[CQ: Name (EE - Russian female)? Leonora] Nora, there's something happening on shore."

The red-head named Nora lets her gaze linger on Katja as she moves towards the window. She then looks and [Q: Does she recognize Nina's father (50/50)? Yes] stifles a cry of anguish.

Nora: "They are killing Mr. Yazov!" She looks back towards Katja sympathetically and pleadingly at the same time.

Q: Are there at least for girls [likely]? Yes, there are four.
Q: Does the cabin look like it's been inhabited by the girls for some time [50/50]? Yes.
Q: Are there signs of restraint [likely]? Yes.

Katja takes in the small cabin. In addition to Nora, there are three young women: the brunette girl with the red cylinder, the blond, and [Q: Brunette (50/50)? Yes] another brunette. From the clothes and other personal affects, it looks as if the girls have been in this cabin for a while. From their clothes, it looks like they have travelled from a much warmer climate (the cabin itself is strangely warm). Additionally, the blond girl is helping the smaller brunette out of restraints. Other ropes lay on the floor.

These girls were formerly captives. No wonder they were so eager to batter the two crewmen who were chasing Katja.

Katja marvels at the young women. As clear as day, they are the women that she saw printed on the paper under the sword in her dream. Amazing... wait... they said she looked like Anna Yazov. The man who was being killed was Mr. Yazov!

"Nina's father!"

Katja races to the window and looks down upon the scene on the dock.

Q: Is My. Yazov still moving [Unlikely]? No.
Q: Is Nina Visible [50/50]? Yes
Q: Can Professor Nasir be scene carrying the sword [Likely - implied by random event]? Yes.
Q: Is he walking out without being noted by the guards (who are mostly around Nina and her dying father) [50/50]? No. He is interacting with them.
Q: Is Nina crying over her dead/dying father [50/50]/ Yes

Nina is now on the ground, crying over her dead or dying father. She is cursing the soldiers in Russian as they threaten her with their weapons.

A man emerges from the building that housed Igor. It's Professor Nasir. And he's holding the sword! He turns it over in his hands as he walks toward the activity. Some soldiers move to threaten him as well, but they are stopped by one of their officers. With a word, the soldiers part to let him through.

He speaks to Nina in Russian and Nina spits in his direction.

Q: Does Nasir look sorry for what is happening to Nina [Unlikely]? Extreme yes.

Professor Nasir fights through tears as he continues to address Nina.

Katja: "Nora, can you make out what he is saying?"

Q: Through the window and from this distance, can Nora understand what is being said [Unlikely]? Yes.
CQ: What is he talking about [Brewers]? Jacquard Loom. Hmmm... I'll interpret Loom as meaning Fate/destiny.
Q: Has he betrayed the Yakov family before [Likely]? Yes

Nora: "He's sorry that fate has once again forced him to betray the Yazovs.... That bastard! He's the one who sold out Anna."

This time, the eyes of all the girls fall upon Katja.

Q: Does the blond ask Katja what she is going to do about it [50/50]? Yes

Blond: "Anna? It must be you! You have returned to lead your flock once again! Surely you can intervene!"

Katja: "I'm sorry, but I'm not your Anna. We share some kind of bond, that much I'm certain. But I am new to your world. And I'm afraid I don't know how I can help Nina or her father. There are so many guards, and I've called on the Silver Huntress so much already."

All the girls look to her, the hope in their eyes feels like it burns.

Katja: "But you are right. We must do something. The Goddess didn't guide us to this moment for nothing. Tell me, are you able to channel her power?"

Q: Are they [Very Unlikely]? Yes...barely (assume Nora only).

Q: Does she still have spells she can cast after her (presumed) months of captivity [Very Unlikely]? Yes, though I presume that she doesn't have anything dramatic at this point.

Nora: "I know some rituals. I receive them in dreams sometimes. I can create light and accelerate healing. If I could only pray under the moon, I might gain additional miracles."

Katja: "It's no matter. I'm fairly certain I can intervene in the disturbance below, but I'm less certain of my ability to get away. If only I knew how to operate those automobiles."

Nora: "I can drive. What do you want us to do?"

Katja smiles. "I think I have a plan."

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CHARACTERS - Add Nora as a separate character from the other New Zealand girls. Update Nina and her parents' names.

UPDATED THREADS
* Escape to freedom
* Solve the mystery of Nina's mother
* Decipher the writing on the menhir
* Deliver antique sword to the target of Nina's hunt
* Investigate the Moon Goddess Cult in New Zealand
* Rescue Igor/Nina

Updated Chaos Factor 8 (still a balance between being in control and being out
of control)