[OOC] Breach By Night [M]

[Lady Celeste]

Rated M for content potentially including any of the following:

• Action Violence
• Strong Language
• Possible Suggestive/Sexual References
• Possible Nudity (Partial or Complete)
• Possible Drug/Alcohol Use

Breach By Night

Spoiler: Plot 

Ledger’s trial wasn’t supposed to start until May. For security reasons, the DA had specifically ordered that my involvement in it remain strictly confidential until the trial. Does this “anonymous source” at the Daily Memo even realize what they’ve done?! The Naga syndicate are known to take extreme measures against any attempts to bring them down, and the Ledger Foundation was one of their biggest cash cows in the tri-state area. And thanks to this source, now they know exactly who to target!

I can’t drop the case now; even if I did, it would only open the door for Naga to target my family again and again anytime they want. But to compromise my family’s safety in any way is out of the question. There’s only one thing I can do now.

That’s where you come in, old friend. My family and I need a safe place to stay until this blows over. Somewhere far enough away to stay off of Naga’s radar, but close enough that it won’t affect the case and I can look more closely into this leak at the DA’s office. You’re one of very few people whom I can trust in this matter, and I’ve seen firsthand how top-notch the security systems are at your vacation house. I’ll gladly compensate you for any problems our stay would cause on your end. And since it’s already December, I’ll just tell the kids we’re staying over for the holidays; I’m sure they’ll be happy to hear that.

But whatever happens, be careful. The Naga syndicate are much more than just your ordinary gangsters, and their connections run deeper than I could ever have imagined when I first took this case. And I can’t rule out the possibility that it was a Naga mole who passed on word of my involvement to their bosses under the guise of an anonymous press leak. If such a mole exists, and if anything happens to my family because of what they did, I’ll make sure they live to regret it.

Spoiler: Basic Summary 

A major financing operation led by Jack Ledger for the Naga crime syndicate has recently been exposed and stopped, and the resulting trials are set to begin in a few months’ time. ADA Andrew Kincaid is the prosecutor assigned to the case, but shortly after Ledger and other key players in the operation are arrested, an anonymous press leak publicly exposes Kincaid’s involvement in the case, endangering the entire Kincaid family. In order to protect his family, Kincaid asks an old friend for assistance, and the Kincaid family is secretly relocated to the friend’s vacation house, with the kids being told that they’re there for a holiday vacation.

This RP will begin shortly after the Kincaid family has settled into the vacation house. Despite everyone’s best efforts, the Naga syndicate has found the Kincaid family’s hiding place and sent in a team late one night to eliminate the threat. Now the Kincaid family must work together to make it through the night alive, while the intruders must neutralize the threat to their employers by any means necessary.

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Spoiler: Rules 

No godmoding, no powerplaying, obey RPA’s Mature Content Rules ... All of these should go without saying on this site, but there you go.

Keep in mind that this is not a fantasy/sci-fi RP. There are no magic spells or superpowers to be found here, and any and all technology should be kept to a realistic level.

Stick to the main plot. If you want to give your characters their own backstories or have them interact with other characters, you're certainly free to do so, but don't let it reach a point where the main storyline is derailed or ignored, because that's not fair to your fellow RPers who are trying to follow the main plot.

Don't hog the RP. This RP will be designed to give everyone a fair share of the spotlight and a fair amount of control over what happens in the RP, so please extend the same courtesy to your fellow players. Again, character backstories and interactions are fine, but it's not fair for any particular group of players to hog a scene in such a way that no one else can get involved or have any reasonable degree of control over the story. Likewise, it's not fair for any particular group of players to start constantly alternating posts among themselves on the IC thread without giving anyone else a chance to post; if a scenario comes up where you must alternate replies in this manner, you may put together a co-op post over PM's and then post the full co-op post when it is finished, provided that this is not done in such a way that other players are not given a reasonable degree of control over what happens in the RP (I.E. Powerplaying, Autohitting, etc.).

Multiple characters per player are allowed, as long as it doesn't reach a point where you monopolize the RP.

Use third-person story format for all posts. This may seem minor, but it's been my experience that using other formats can lead to confusion, or may make it more difficult than necessary to be descriptive with your posts, and for players to use different formats can also get confusing, so I've decided to set a clear standard for everyone's benefit.

Put a reasonable amount of effort into your posts. I won't nag you over every little spelling mistake, and I'm not requiring a full-blown novel in every post. But if your posts are so poorly written that no one can understand what you're writing, or if you don't include enough detail in your posts for other players to be able to write a decent reply, something's amiss.

And of course...
Have Fun!

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Spoiler: Character Creation 

Spoiler: Age Groups 

There are three generalized age groups in this RP, each with their own strengths and weaknesses:
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• Adults (20 or older) are physically stronger than the younger age groups and the most likely to be able to safely drive a motor vehicle (car, truck, etc.) and use weapons that may be too dangerous for the younger age groups to handle (guns, tasers, etc.).
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• Children (12 or younger) are physically the weakest age group and the least likely to be able to safely drive or use weapons. However, they are better at stealth and hiding than their older counterparts, and can fit in tight spaces that may be too small for older age groups (e.g. sneaking through a vent or hiding under a bed).
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• Teens (13 to 19) are the “wild cards” of the bunch. They are not as strong as adults or as nimble as children, but can safely handle relatively simple weapons (e.g. knives) and can balance the advantages of other age groups to varying degrees depending on each individual character design.

Spoiler: Character Sheet 

Name:
Age Group:
Age:

Weapon Skills: What weapons are they especially good with?
Fighting Styles: What fighting styles do they know, if any?
Tech Skills: How good are they with technology?
Other Skills: Any other skills we should know about?

Appearance: (descriptions and/or realistic pictures preferred)

Backstory: (optional)

Other Notes: Anything else we should know about?

Spoiler: Character Roles 

RED TEXT means that the position is filled.

+ = Child
++ = Teen
+++ = Adult

Spoiler: Intruders 

• Leader — +++ — Yamimoon
  
  • The main head in charge of the operation.
  • Responsible for planning and ensuring the others do as they’re told.
  • Weapons and specific capabilities are entirely up to the player.
• Hacker — +++
  
  • In charge of the technological aspects of the operation.
  • Responsible for computer hacking and sabotaging tech-based security systems.
  • Spy drone(s) optional.
• Slasher — +++ — Yamimoon
  
  • One half of the main muscle of the group.
  • Weapons specialist.
  • Other specific specialties are entirely up to the player.
• Bruiser — +++
  
  • One half of the main muscle of the group.
  • Specializes in using brute strength on obstacles and enemies alike.
  • Other specific specialties are entirely up to the player.

Others may be added if there is enough interest.

SIDE NOTE: Intruder roles are a bit more fluid than family roles, mainly because they’re defined by main specialties rather than age groups (all of them being adults anyway). So for example, if the leader of the Naga operation also happens to be good with technology, then the same character can count as both Leader and Hacker. Or if your intruder character is physically really strong and also happens to be good with weapons, then the same character can likewise count as both Slasher and Bruiser.

Spoiler: Kincaid Family 

• Mr. Kincaid — +++ — Lady Celeste
  
  
  Spoiler: WIP 

  Name: Andrew Kincaid
  Age Group: Adult
  Age: 43
  
  Weapon Skills: Andrew is licensed and well-trained to use a handgun, and has developed something of an intuition with more powerful firearms from spending time at the local shooting range, though he is definitely less skilled/experienced with the latter. Having worked directly with local law enforcement as a prosecutor, he is also familiar enough with standard non-lethal weapons and equipment (tasers, pepperspray, etc.) to know how to use them in self-defense if necessary.
  Fighting Styles: With how strict weapon restrictions can be, it pays to know how to fight without weapons if it comes to that, especially in Andrew’s line of work. He doesn’t give much thought to fighting styles per se, preferring to focus on the most practical defensive response in any given situation, but can certainly hold his own if need be.
  Tech Skills: Aside from the basics and whatever he may need for work purposes, not much. However, dealing with cyberattacks by the Naga syndicate on the DA’s office servers has taught him quite a lot about how to guard against hacking and the like and minimize his digital footprint to a certain extent. Nevertheless, in order to further protect any especially vital data, he has now developed a habit of storing such data on an encrypted external hard drive, which in turn is kept unplugged in a secure hiding place and only ever taken out when it is needed.
  Other Skills: As a prosecutor, Andrew has developed strong deductive skills in his own right from working regularly with the police department, as well as a general degree of street smarts.
  
  Appearance: Andrew stands just shy of 5’11”, and his build, though slightly on the lighter side, is fairly well-toned for his age. A professional through and through, he is clean shaven and keeps his short dark-brown hair neatly combed most of the time, and tends to dress simply and conservatively in all but the most casual of circumstances, often not bothering with unnecessary accessories. His eyes are dark brown.
  
  Backstory: COMING SOON
  
  Other Notes: Anything else we should know about?
• Mrs. Kincaid — +++ — Lady Celeste
  
  
  Spoiler: Melissa Clark-Kincaid 

  Name: Melissa Kincaid (née Clark)
  Age Group: Adult
  Age: 42
  
  Weapon Skills: Her skill with weapons in general is passable at best, but she knows enough of the basics to be able to use them as a last resort if it comes to that.
  Fighting Styles: She has trained in Krav Maga, enough so to be able to hold her own in close-quarter combat. Also, though it doesn’t necessarily count as a fighting style per se, her past athletic background (esp. in high school) has made her stronger and more agile than most other women her age.
  Tech Skills: She can troubleshoot pretty much any standard household gadget and anything else that she works with on a regular basis, but that’s as far as her tech skills go.
  Other Skills: Being a social worker, Melissa has a certain knack for identifying a person’s needs, dealing with tense situations, and persuading or negotiating with even the most stubborn of people. She’s also considerably well-versed in botany and herbal medicine resulting from experiments with herbs as a child, allowing her to identify the medicinal uses and other unique properties of various plants.
  
  Appearance: Melissa stands at roughly 5’7” and is remarkably well-toned for her age, owing in no small part to her athletic background in high school and her regular use of exercise as a form of stress relief. She has light green eyes, as well as shoulder-length dark auburn hair that is usually pulled back somehow, and she will frequently wear computer glasses whenever she has to deal with computers of any kind. Her choice of attire can range from casual to professional to formal depending on the occasion, but she rarely goes full tomboy-style unless it’s the only practical option (e.g. while doing heavy physical work).
  
  

  Spoiler: Backstory 

  In high school, Melissa Clark had all the classic makings of a stereotypical teenage ditz. She made the cheerleading squad, hung out with friends, and spent much of her time on boys and gossip, barely giving any thought at all to the world outside of her own relatively sheltered bubble...
  
  Until, over the course of her junior year, that bubble finally burst.
  
  It all started that fall, when some college boys started flirting with members of the squad and inviting them to parties. Melissa’s parents were very strict about going anywhere with strangers, but one night, she finally gave in to peer pressure and went with her friends to one of the parties. There was a much older man there, claiming to be the father of one of the boys, but he wasn’t much of a chaperone at all, leaving them to their own devices and freely handing out alcoholic drinks to the girls even though they were all underage. The man’s behavior made Melissa feel even more uneasy, and she refused to accept any of the drinks, but the last straw came when Melissa excused herself to the bathroom and discovered a closet full of tape recordings of past parties, including tapes of the other girls sleeping with the college boys and/or being forced upon by older men while drugged. When she confronted the boys, most of them reacted with shock (some more genuinely than others), but the older man just laughed at her and eventually tried to grab her, at which point Melissa ran for the door and went straight home.
  
  Melissa broke down crying and told her parents everything that happened, and the police were soon called to investigate, but the damage was done. As the months went by, she learned that the older man was a “recruiter” for a human trafficking ring, whose MO was to use the parties and tape recordings to blackmail the ring’s targets into doing as they were told. Many of the other girls disappeared, either running away in shame or being kidnapped outright. A few girls were killed to prevent them from going to the police. One girl died of an accidental overdose on the drugs used on her. And the squad captain eventually killed herself after her tape was leaked to a porn site. Only Melissa and a few brave survivors were left to testify in court, but it would be many more years before the older man was caught, and many of his cohorts remain at large to this day.
  
  The entire case had a profound effect on Melissa. So much had fallen apart in such a short amount of time, and she could no longer stay in her own little bubble and pretend it never happened. By the time of her senior year, she was practically obsessed with preventing anyone else from being hurt like her squad-mates were. To that end, she went on to pursue a career as a social worker, her past experience helping her to identify and protect potential victims and work with the authorities to rescue past and current victims.
  
  It was during one such case early in Melissa’s career when she first met Andrew Kincaid, who was a law student at the time working on an internship at the DA’s office. Despite their separate lines of work, a strong professional dynamic soon developed between them by the time Andrew graduated, each frequently referring their respective clients to the other as needed. However, things became more complicated when, despite their best efforts to keep things strictly professional, their relationship started to develop even further over the next couple of years, leaving them both increasingly worried about potential conflicts of interest in the future. It took several agonizing months for them to work things out, but in the end, they both agreed to break off their professional partnership so they could pursue their romantic relationship with a clear conscience. The two were married soon afterward, and went on to have three daughters together. Even now, although they haven’t worked together in any official capacity in years, the dynamic that had made them such a great team at work has since carried over into their marriage, keeping their relationship as strong and healthy as ever.

  
  
  Other Notes: Andrew and Melissa have worked as a team in the past on cases connected to the Naga syndicate. Melissa no longer works on Naga-related cases in order to avoid any conflict of interest with her husband, but she knows enough about them by now to understand their methods and protect herself accordingly.
• Teen(s) — ++ — at least 1 needed
  
  • SaltyIrishman — Eldest
  • Highland Sniper
• Younger Kid(s) — + — at least 1 needed
  
  • Lady Celeste
    
    
    Spoiler: Rachel 

    Name: Rachel Marie Kincaid
    Age Group: Child
    Age: 10
    
    Weapon Skills: None necessarily to speak of. She has a basic understanding of how guns and other weapons are supposed to work, but has no real practical experience with how to actually use them in a life-or-death situation.
    Fighting Styles: Rachel has taken her fair share of martial arts classes since she was 3, particularly Kung Fu, and has taken up dancing and gymnastics as hobbies with her friends. However, her general aversion to any kind of fighting makes her very likely to freeze up or panic in a real-life combat situation, unless she is absolutely pressed to her limit.
    Tech Skills: Rachel is no computer genius, but she does have a talent for using relatively simple devices in surprisingly creative ways, such as attaching a camera or listening device to a remote-controlled toy car to create a makeshift mobile spy device, or use a two-way audio device to broadcast sounds in a certain location to create a diversion.
    Other Skills: Rachel’s shyness has led her to develop a habit of hiding from others unless she feels safe to show herself openly, making her surprisingly good at hiding and moving quietly in even the most tense situations.
    
    Appearance: Rachel is a bit on the thin side for her height (4’3”), but still within a healthy range. She has hazel eyes, and her brown hair is frequently tied into two pigtail braids at bedtime to keep it from tangling, resulting in a wavy look by day when it is let loose. She usually dresses simply and practically, occasionally including a cute accessory or two within reason.
    
    Backstory: Growing up, Rachel has always tried to act as the peacemaker of the family and get along with everyone she meets, often to the point of keeping quiet about anything that would reflect badly on someone or risk starting a fight. Though this has led to her being trusted to keep others’ secrets countless times, she’s also been known not to tell anyone about a potential problem until it’s already started getting worse. Nevertheless, she maintains a good relationship with her parents and sisters, playing sports with Alex whenever possible and picking up valuable bits of technical know-how from Stella, the latter of which Rachel has learned to apply in unconventional ways.
    
    Other Notes: Rachel has a healthy curiosity about the world around her and a strong tendency to explore and poke around pretty much anywhere if given the right opportunity, even if a particular place would not really hide anything of interest to her. This used to lead to her being chided a couple of times for snooping around without permission, so now she makes a point to stay out of anything that she has been specifically told not to poke around in, though everything else is still pretty much fair game.
    
    
  • Snotgirl

Spoiler: OPTIONAL — The Old Friend’s Family 

If we get enough interest, the old friend from the plot summary and/or their family may also be included among the people staying at the house.

• The Old Friend — +++
• The Old Friend’s Spouse — +++
• Teen(s) — ++
• Younger Kid(s) — +

[Highland Sniper]

Spoiler: Stella 

Name: Stella Rean Kincaid (HackerWolf to her gamer friends).
Age Group: Teen
Age: 15

Weapon Skills: Going to the shooting range with friends and family has given her some knowledge of firearms while playing airsoft has given her some light skill in their use. She'd feel comfortable with a pistol of any common caliber along with most common rifles and shotguns like most bolt action, or self loading rifles; pump, semi, or break action shotguns.
Fighting Styles: Getting into a few small fights at school has given her the edge over others who don't know how to fight, but she'll probably get pummeled by anyone with formal training of any level.
Tech Skills: A gamer and light hacker, she has ways to figure out what the problem is and how to fix it. She also has a way of getting into things. Getting around light to moderate security, getting into secure or previously deleted files, troubleshooting, programming, and more. Not good with top tier or government systems.
Note: there are many programming languages. She only knows 3 of them. Java, Javascript, and C#. But she can probably figure it out after looking at it and messing around with it for a few minutes, though it will not be nearly as good as the 3 she knows.
Also knows a bit about computers and their internal components. She has built her own gaming rig, and has even messed around with other set-ups. Some for hacking purposes.
Other Skills: (Might need to think about it).

Appearance: 5' 4" tall, and pretty slim. Her hair is in a pixy cut died black with red highlights. Evergreen eyes above a petite nose and average lips with almost unnoticeable freckles compose her lovely face. Red ruby stud earrings with more loops along the outer edges adorned her ears with a black choker with a small wolf pendant around her neck.
A loose cold shoulder shirt shows a small amount of cleavage. Her legs covered only by small jean shorts. Dark boots adorn her feet.

Spoiler: image 

Backstory: The (second eldest) of the family, she ended up going to school with her elder sister Alex, who she sometimes calls Al for short.
(W.I.P???? Waiting on other characters to be made).

Other Notes: Normally chatting with friends, gaming, roleplaying, or listening to music.
She's pretty tech savvy for her age and has managed to use her skills a few times at school to get a few test answers for some of her lacking classes.
Besides these, she also enjoys airsoft and paintball, as well as visiting the shooting range when she's able to.
Probably labeled the rebel or black sheep of the family.
Has a boyfriend.

[Lady Celeste]

I had to do a little extra research on airsoft/gun laws with respect to minors while reviewing your profile thus far, and for purposes of this RP everything looks reasonable in that regard. The only comment I would have is that a real gun would more than likely have more noise and recoil than an airsoft gun, which might make the former less comfortable for Stella than the latter, but it’s safe to say she’d already be aware of that from spending time at shooting ranges, so it works. (On that note, her spending at least some amount of time at a shooting range is consistent with my concept for Kincaid, who has a pistol permit (and therefore would’ve had to take a course himself) and would’ve made a point to teach the family self-defense as much as possible within legal limits.)

In short, so far so good. Looking forward to seeing the finished profile!

P.S.: Methinks the use of hacking to cheat at school may raise quite a few eyebrows and/or questions once this is all over... But they’ll secretly be impressed.

[Highland Sniper]

What can I say, I'ma rebel.

[Lady Celeste]

My profile for Mr. Kincaid is all but done save for a few small details, and I’ve already got a few details up for Dr./Mrs. Kincaid and a name for my child character.

[Highland Sniper]

I think I pretty much have mine. just gotta wait on details from others. Like Salty, in order to better construct a backstory.
Not sure about other skill just yet either, if any.

I think it's good enough to submit at present.

[Lady Celeste]

Same for me as well TBH. I didn’t want to go too far into character development without taking everyone’s input first.

Last I heard from Salty, he was looking for some inspiration for his own character, mainly because this will be different from his usual “epic wizard”/“dashing rogue” characters.

And last I heard from Snotgirl, she’s been mostly caught up with Resident Evil 8 ever since it came out, but says she’ll have a sheet up soon.

[Yggdrasil_Hugger]

Sorry for taking so long! Here’s my character.

Spoiler: Alex 

Name: Alexandra, or Alex for short
Age Group: Teen
Age: 17

Weapon Skills: Proficient with a baseball bat, passable with a knife or pistol
Fighting Styles: Proficient in capoeira, though by no means a master. Not really a fighting style, but she is a pretty good rugby player
Tech Skills: Can troubleshoot the WiFi, but not very technologically-focused
Other Skills: Fast, evasive, and agile. She does some parkour in her free time but it’s more for fun than an actual applied skill. She’s also fairly athletic.

Appearance: Alex is one of the taller family members, nearly 6 foot. She’s been playing various sports since she was very young and took up capoeira at 13. She’s fit, but not overly muscular. She mostly wears her brown hair in a ponytail. When not physically active, she wears jeans and t-shirts. Her earrings are small gold hoops.

Backstory: She’s a pretty normal teenager.

Other Notes: Alex is well-versed in a fair few sports, including softball, soccer, rugby, and volleyball. She keeps her sports equipment in her room.

[Lady Celeste]

Everything looks good, and the use of different athletics and sports were all great touches. I’ll go ahead and add her up.

[Highland Sniper]

Now my question would be what sort of relationship Alex and Stella have.
Stella does airsoft and is more tech savvy than Alex. But I don't see her doing many more sports.
Maybe I could have picked up some fighting skills from one once I get into a few fights.

I'm more of the gunslinging hacker of the kids you can say.