Goings on in Washington, D.C., version 3.0

[Mark Rand]

This is for a campaign I hope to run that's set in Washington, D.C. Much of it can be used in any campaign. The heroes will be a DOSPA-sanctioned team instead of a PRIMUS-run team. Much of this is taken from the previous versions of this thread.

 

Wolfram & Hart replaces DEMON. VIPER is a realistic threat. The United Nations is like it is in real life, so no UNTIL. Senator Robert Kinsey and the NID, from Stargate SG-1, do their best to make things politically hard for the heroes. Several groups of Xena-style Amazons oppose them.

 

The Nelson Institute of Marine Research isn't in Santa Barbara. Instead, it's in Annapolis, Maryland, near the United States Naval Academy. The SSRN Seaview was launched in 2006. Due to Congress permitting women in submarines in 2004, she has a co-ed crew. Some of her technology is identical to that of the Virginia-class submarines, the first of which was launched in 2003.

 

A number of people from television programs set in Washington, D.C. may put in cameo appearances.

 

The President elected in November of 2008 was Josiah Edward Bartlet, Phd, of New Hampshire. His wife, Abby, a physician, is an adjunct professor in George Washington University's medical school. Their youngest daughter, Zoey, works for the Ross Brothers Circus, which is headquartered in Durant, Oklahoma. Her boss, Jane Campbell, runs the cookhouse and pie car.

[Mark Rand]

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The public has been aware from the start that President Bartlet has back problems and suffers from relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

 

Some history for you. In June of 2003, Sunnydale, California vanished into a crater.

 

In May of 2004, a resonating voice announced that, since a group of people in Los Angeles killed the members of the Circle of the Black Thorn, their method of bringing an apocalypse to Earth, they were going to send more than half of the city to the demon dimension of Quor-toth. Even though he was a below-average President, Dubya was smart enough to suspend trading in the stock market for a few days.

 

In late November of 2004, a top secret federal agency sent a team to the UK to capture what they called a group of terrorists. Her Majesty's government having found out about the mission, and disagreeing with it, shot the American aircraft down and complained, in private, to the President. He responded by agreeing with the people that had sent the aircraft.

[Mark Rand]

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Several tense days followed, then Dubya spoke to the public, told them about the mission, and told them that Buffy and her friends had destroyed something called "Project Sigma", and all documents relating to it. He then added that the project would've ended the threat of terror against the United States and its allies.

 

In response, the UK's government released copies of the documents Buffy and her friends had taken from The Initiative. Said papers showed, among other things, the Adam project and feeding the soldiers drugged food.

 

Dubya, at least, had the intelligence to state that he'd been told otherwise by the NID and Kinsey. Kinsey and the NID both stated that it was the federal government's job to kill the vampires and other demons and that Buffy, her friends, and everyone else employed by the Watchers Council were, at best, criminals, and, at worst, terrorists. A PRIMUS official called the NID inept and Kinsey their stooge. The official added that a number of PRIMUS agents would be patrolling the area and and NID agents that attempted to interfere with the council would be arrested.

 

That evening, two NID agents were killed by large demons. Bodies of the demons, minus their heads, were found nearby. The next morning, both Kinsey and the NID director found the heads on the desks of the offices in their houses.

[Mark Rand]

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While the NID director stopped making comments about the Watchers Council, but Kinsey didn't. Two months passed before the next incident.

 

Kinsey had just started his car when one of the floor-to-ceiling tempered glass windows shattered, triggering the burglar alarm. Police, and the alarm company, investigated and discovered remains of something white splattered over the furniture and rug in his den. It proved to be potato.

 

Kinsey was outraged and demanded, while he and Dubya were on a fishing trip to Maryland's Lake Wells, Secret Service protection. Dubya refused. Kinsey threatened political retribution.

 

Three months later, Kinsey left his mansion to vote on a bill vital to the NID's interests. He had barely gotten his car out of the garage when it exploded, wrecking the rear section of the car. Although Kinsey was undamaged, he had lost control of his bladders. He was taken to the hospital for an evaluation and made to wait three hours. As a result, he missed the vote, and, without him to rally the troops, the bill was defeated. Police investigation showed that three M-80s had been placed in each of the car's mufflers.

[Guest Major Tom]

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Senator Roark is doubtlessly giving thanks that it's Kinsey who's catching the

felgercarb from parties unknown (unless, of course, he has ties of his own to

the NID...in which case, he's getting an advance preview of what's in store

for him in the near future).

 

BTW, are there any pushy or otherwise disagreeable female Senators or

other politicians in your campaign?

 

 

 

Major Tom

[Mark Rand]

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BTW' date=' are there any pushy or otherwise disagreeable [i']female[/i] Senators or

other politicians in your campaign?

 

 

 

Major Tom

 

Of course.

[Mark Rand]

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Our next stop is what's left of Los Angeles, California. The FBI, under the direction of SAC Huntley, raided a FBO at Van Nuys Airport, looking for information about an armed helicopter that crossed boarders as often as it broke the sound barrier. Since it was in either civilian or espionage agency hands, Huntley concluded, the people handling it were criminals. Although PRIMUS and the Department of Homeland Security refused to get involved, the NID did.

 

They came up empty. As they were leaving, the very copter they were looking for buzzed the airport twice before climbing out through mach 1. Huntley was pissed.

 

Three days later, two of his female agents were attending a seminar when one, Parthenope Addison, transformed into a cougar. She scared the boring lecturer, the chauvinistic mechanic that was "trying" to repair her car, one of the pilots at the FBO. After he heard about the incident, Huntley gave Addison's partner two weeks to find her partner and get her under control. He added that Addison would be put down if she hurt anyone.

 

The pilots at the FBO, with some help from friends, managed to get Addison some help.

 

To be continued.

[Guest Major Tom]

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I have the feeling that, were one to look up the encyclopedia entry for "toad",

one would find a picture of SAC Huntley staring at them...but that's just my

opinion.

 

 

 

Major Tom

[Mark Rand]

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While Addison was being sought by her partner, Huntley, with some help from the NID, found the lair of the mysterious helicopter in Utah's Valley of the Gods. An NID-owned advanced attack helicopter was stationed at each end and both NID and FBI agents waited. With them were Huntley, Kinsey, the head of the NID, Sensor Man, a likable, but naive hero, and the press. When the target copter landed, Huntley sprung his trap. Unfortunately, Fate decided to have fun with him.

 

The first sign of trouble was a strange sound from the North. The NID copter moved to challenge the source, which proved to be a copter that looked like the one they were after, and was promptly driven into a sandstone rock formation, where it exploded. The chopper then dropped to within 15 feet of the ground and flew through the valley, its wash hurtling people, vehicles, and other things around. The pilots they were after ran into a cave, with four FBI agents following.

 

Kinsey, the NID head, and Sensor Man were blown into the rocks. Huntley and a skunk were blown through the windows of an FBI vehicle. Said skunk sprayed Huntley while the copter rose. Sensor Man and the second NID copter flew after it. Four objects flew from the rear of the fleeing copter. Then, for a moment, it was daylight. The NID copter smashed into the sandstone while Sensor Man landed on the roof of the NID head's car. Then, three grenades flew out of the cave.

 

To be continued.

[Guest Major Tom]

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I can just hear Huntley's remarks now:

 

"#*!&%?^ it! First it's a cougar wizzing on me, and now it's a skunk! I want

some heads, and I want them now!!"

 

 

 

Major Tom

[Mark Rand]

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Huntley extracted himself from the car as the grenades discharged a silvery mist. Moments later, everything went black.

 

They awoke an hour later. The only thing that had changed was that the TV camera was pointed at the desert floor. They went into the cave. Except for a wooden box and the four FBI agents, the cave was empty. Huntley had one of his agents raise the lid. Inside, on the lid, was a sign that read, "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, and in the worst possible way --Murphy." The box promptly fell apart, revealing four cylindrical grenades with the pins pulled. Before they could run, two discharged vomit gas. The remaining two then fired. Fortunately, they were flashbangs.

 

Hours later, Huntley and his associates arrived at Eagle Lake, a private reserve in the Angeles National Forest and close to the San Gabriel Mountains. Spotting Addison and her partner Daphne Wyeth camping, he demanded their assistance. Addison said that they hadn't seen anything unusual all evening. Nevertheless, Huntley and company stormed the main cabin. Inside, four men and two women were standing around a table covered with maps and other things pertaining to the Valley of the Gods.

 

After Huntley announced that they were under arrest for various things, a redheaded woman handed him a folder. Inside was an aerial photography contract with Donald Bellisario's production company, various letters, and all the necessary permits. Huntley turned five shades of red, then stalked out. In Washington, Dubya, who had been kept up to date on the incident, asked, "Is that man really an FBI agent?"

 

Three days later, the mystery copter appeared again, this time, helping the Phoenix office of the DEA with a major drug bust. Among the forces on the ground were a gray wolf and a cougar. Both animals got along well with everyone.

[Mark Rand]

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I can just hear Huntley's remarks now:

 

"#*!&%?^ it! First it's a cougar wizzing on me, and now it's a skunk! I want

some heads, and I want them now!!"

 

 

 

Major Tom

 

Good stuff.

 

Fortunately, he wasn't wizzed on, this time. The skunk sprayed him with whatever stinky stuff it uses to drive predators away.

[Guest Major Tom]

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Huntley extracted himself from the car as the grenades discharged a silvery mist. Moments later, everything went black.

 

They awoke an hour later. The only thing that had changed was that the TV camera was pointed at the desert floor. They went into the cave. Except for a wooden box and the four FBI agents, the cave was empty. Huntley had one of his agents raise the lid. Inside, on the lid, was a sign that read, "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, and in the worst possible way --Murphy." The box promptly fell apart, revealing four cylindrical grenades with the pins pulled. Before they could run, two discharged vomit gas. The remaining two then fired. Fortunately, they were flashbangs.

 

Hours later, Huntley and his associates arrived at Eagle Lake, a private reserve in the Angeles National Forest and close to the San Gabriel Mountains. Spotting Addison and her partner Daphne Wyeth camping, he demanded their assistance. Addison said that they hadn't seen anything unusual all evening. Nevertheless, Huntley and company stormed the main cabin. Inside, four men and two women were standing around a table covered with maps and other things pertaining to the Valley of the Gods.

 

After Huntley announced that they were under arrest for various things, a redheaded woman handed him a folder. Inside was an aerial photography contract with Donald Bellisario's production company, various letters, and all the necessary permits. Huntley turned five shades of red, then stalked out. In Washington, Dubya, who had been kept up to date on the incident, asked, "Is that man really an FBI agent?"

 

Three days later, the mystery copter appeared again, this time, helping the Phoenix office of the DEA with a major drug bust. Among the forces on the ground were a gray wolf and a cougar. Both animals got along well with everyone.

 

 

This keeps up, Huntley'll wind up being the star of his very own YouTube web-

series:

 

The Misadventures of "Sad SAC" Huntley.

 

Not that he'd appreciate the fame, of course...but the ratings'd be through

the roof.

 

 

 

Major Tom

[Guest Major Tom]

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I know that you're big on the Slayers (considering that they've figured prom-

inently in each of your campaign threads), but have you ever considered

introducing Dr. Michael Corvin and Selene (from the first two Underworld films)

into your campaign? It seems to me that they'd make great allies for the Slay-

ers (even if the Slayers would be somewhat uneasy being around them, given

what they are).

 

 

 

Major Tom

[Mark Rand]

Re: Goings on in Washington, D.C., version 3.0

 

I know that you're big on the Slayers (considering that they've figured prom-

inently in each of your campaign threads), but have you ever considered

introducing Dr. Michael Corvin and Selene (from the first two Underworld films)

into your campaign? It seems to me that they'd make great allies for the Slay-

ers (even if the Slayers would be somewhat uneasy being around them, given

what they are).

 

 

 

Major Tom

 

I haven't seen those films, but I'll look for them.

[Mark Rand]

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In the spring of 2007, things were happening in the UK. People in the United States saw this on CNN.

 

Sir James Lester, a senior member of the PM's staff, told the world about the temporal anomalies that had been popping up in England. He then introduced the team that was assigned to investigate and stop them.

 

They are: Professor Nick Cutter, an evolutionary zoologist on the faculty of Central Metropolitan University; Stephen Hart, Professor Cutter's lab assistant, Connor Temple, a computer and dinosaur expert; Claudia Brown, a Home Office official; Abby Maitland, a zoologist and reptile expert; and Captain Tom Ryan, who headed the military team that protected the scientists. Abby also held Rex, an iguana-sized flying lizard.

 

Sir James then told them that the various public service agencies had been given information about the anomalies and that the same information would be given to the press and foreign ambassadors.

[Mark Rand]

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Professor Cutter's a Scot. Connor's a funny guy who wears a muffler and trilby hat. Abby wears the same black jumpsuit, boots, and cap that Captain Ryan and his men and women do.

 

The team uses Nick's Toyota pickup, Abby's Mini and other cars for transportation.

 

When Dubya saw the report, he asked, "Why didn't we know about this beforehand?"

 

Moments after he asked his question, the group headed to the Forest of Dean to deal with a Triceratops.

[Mark Rand]

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Well, now we know what, besides the real-world crises, that Jed Bartlet now has to deal with.

 

Being an economics professor, with a Nobel prize in economics, he is against the government bailouts of the automobile companies and Wall Street. As he once put it, "Since they got themselves into this mess, they should get themselves out of it, too."

[Mark Rand]

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Jed may be willing to help bail out the banks. However, executive salaries must be drastically reduced, morgage forclosures won't be permitted unless the bank proves that it has the right to do so, and the federal government will, once again, impose strict regulations on the banking industry.