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Part Three takes place on January 16, 1995, Kobe, Japan
Sim inspired by the song of the same name by Japanese musical group (two women) called "Frank Chickens"
Madame Fatal, by Frank Chickens
"I am here, Madame Fatal, on the fortieth floor radio tower,
Surrounded by silver machines and cold coiled wire.
I am waiting for you to call me, wearing a pair of headphones,
Like a black sea conch, to absolve all your confessions.
I am here, Madame Fatal, radio wave is my tentacle,
I will reach you, from here to anywhere, underneath the town at night,
These crimes that writhe like strange creatures in the sea.
I am here, Madame Fatal, radio wave is my tentacle,
I am here on the fortieth floor, looking down at the whole world,
I will reach you with my soft, invisible tentacles.
Nobody knows who I am, after work I will change my gear,
Ride my motor bike, taking in a midnight race.
Then, when I am on the starting line, everything will be all right.
Coated riders cut through Shinjuku, women stand and wave on the golden street,
In the windows, old men look shabby, they leave the customers behind.
Those who work outside part so the riders can go through.
Next day one of the maids was found dead in her room.
Nobody knew who came there last, but I knew.
Police didn't want to do much because of my occupation.
So, me and my mates started to move, building on fire gave us a clue.
From the penthouse in the next building, you can catch the sunlight's reflection,
Pressing on the windows of our radio station.
We found him in the lobby in a tropical suit,
About to leave for his resort on a Pacific Island.
I knew his bones, I knew his goals.
Our bikes gave chase but he crashed in the sea,
We didn't push him, he got panicked, beating hearts breaking under the sea.
Find a burden and dial,
Madame Fatal is here,
Madame Fatal is here."
Kobe, Japan, January, 1995
city (1990 pop. 1,477,423), capital of Hyogo prefecture, S Honshu, Japan. A leading Japanese port, industrial center, and railway hub, it has shipyards, steel mills, vehicle-assembly and food-processing plants, and many factories. Kobe was heavily bombed during WORLD WAR II but has been rebuilt and enlarged. In 1995 an earthquake devastated large sections of the city and killed over 5,000 people. Kobe is a cultural center, with colleges, universities, temples, and shrines.
Background on Kobe Earthquake, January 17, 1995. http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/curric/land/kobe.html
The Doctor: (DRTUNA) a Timelord in his 10th persona.
Irish the Cat: (IrishTCat) Green, telepathic, shape-shifting cat with an attitude. Has a special relationship with the TARDIS. Japanese people in 1995 love cute cats and are amazed at a green one.
Jacie Hunter: (Jen) Young StiG [space-time gypsy] who has grown up on the run and involved in various and nefarious activities. Is quick with her hands and is very flexible in playing different parts and characters as needed by the situation.
Madame Fatal: (NthDoc/Chris) Radio show host in Kobe, Japan. She has people call up and give their confessions of things they have done or want to do that they are ashamed of. Shame and guilt are very troubling emotions in Japan, and Madame Fatal seems to be able to ease these feelings of those who call her and those who listen. She remains mysterious and relatively anonymous. She is actually a Timelord named Zamona in her last regeneration who has made this spot on the planet Earth her last stop. She is 5'8' tall, thin, long black hair, beautiful features with high cheek bones, looks to be in her early 30's, and has white almost alabaster skin. Simple cosmetic surgery has made her look Japanese. She is extremely fit and loves to wear tight black leather or spandex, but will also wear bright pastels. Loves motorbike riding and racing.
Sweetness Suzuki: (U21/Cody) Friend of Madame Fatal, she also serves as co-host and engineer on the "Midnight Confessions" radio show. She is small but resilient, thin, with very short hair streaked with blue and green. Also loves motorbikes. Usually wears radical clothing and outfits that turn heads on the street.
Bones Yakuda: (AlxKeegan/David) A jeweler in Kobe. He has been swindling his customers for many years by shaving off small portions of gold from their jewels and switching their gems with fakes. After 15 years of this, he has amassed a large supply of gold and plans to take it and retire to a resort in the South Pacific after staging his own disappearance. He is about 50 and is jittery and nervous, and always worries about what others think of him. He is paranoid about his crime. 5'5" tall, he is stocky and bald-headed. He lives in an apartment house [Gentlemen's Palace] for bachelors who cannot care for themselves, so he has all his meals prepared and his clothes cleaned by the maids in the complex.
Other characters as needed.
Well into a late night meal, the three are talking as the Doctor and Madame Fatal speak separately. Jacie and Sweetness get to know each other while Irish celebrates one delicious fishy snack after another, and decides he likes Japan. Sweetness tells Jacie about how wonderful it is to work with Madame Fatal and how much she helps people. Jacie asks about MF's past, but Sweetness respects MF's privacy and her past. Sweetness tells Jacie about the motorbike racing she and MF do, and that there is a late night race coming up in about half an hour. They laugh and talk and then MF and the Doctor return and say it is time to go to the race.
After enjoying the fancy but modest late night meal, MF and the Doctor retire to the bar so that they can talk privately. The Doctor questions Zamona about what she is doing here, and she explains that she has done so much that us both good and bad in her life, and so much that is focused on herself, that she has decided to live out her last life here trying to soothe and comfort people who feel guilt and anguish. Besides, she has Sweetness for a friend and motorbike racing for a thrill, and she is happy. She asks the Doctor about why he is here. The Doctor reveals that he knows some of what happened so long ago to Lora, and seeks names and facts about those ancient days. Zamona/MF sighs and says she regrets those days, but she was not responsible for what happened to Lora, who was a friend of hers. The Doctor asks her to tell him everything she knows, but Zamona/MF is reluctant to again become involved in Timelord politics. The Doctor presses her to decide, but Zamona/MF notes that it is time for the motorbike race, and says that the Doctor will have a chance to prove himself. They join the others and head off to the location of the race.
Bones wanders the streets wondering what he will do before the maid in his apartment house reveals his suspicious cache of gold and jewels, which will immediately be linked to his job as a jeweler. He meets a vendor on a large empty street and asks him what he is doing there. The vendor reveals that a motorbike group picks secret locations to stage unauthorized motorbike street races late at night, and that tonight is the night and this is the place. As they talk a crowd begins to gather and motorbike riders begin to assemble.
As the group arrives the crowd is growing and the bikes re forming. Madame Fatal explains that her motorbike group picks a street to meet on for an impromptu race so that the police cannot stop them. Madame Fatal is wearing heavy riding gar and a reflecting mirror helmet so she is not recognized. They race through the empty late night streets and vanish before the police can stop them. Madame Fatal and Sweetness urge the Doctor and Jacie to race, and they get a friend to loan them a powerful Honda motorbike. Jacie tries to bow out, but Sweetness tells them that only pairs can race, and Jacie reluctantly agrees to ride behind the Doctor. Irish refuses to ride on such a noisy contraption and wanders in the crowd, where he receives much positive attention since the Japanese love cute cats and are attracted to Irish's green color. Bones Yakuda has been watching, and makes friends with Irish, but Irish can detect something wrong with Bones and tries to refuse his pets and offerings of sushi snacks. The race is ready and the motorbikes line up. A huge samurai warrior in costume appears and starts the race, The bikes roar off, following a long, wide ribbon laid on the street to mark the route.
The bikes roar off through the streets as the race begins. MF & Sweetness are near
the front. The Doctor and Jacie follow in the main pack of racers, the Doctor worried more
about not having a wreck than winning the race. The bikes
weave through the empty streets in an exciting and high-speed race. As the Doctor and
Jacie are near MF and Sweetness the Doctor gets a mental message from Zamona/MF that if he
wants to know what she knows, he must perform well in the race. The Doctor tells Jacie to
hang on and begins to race for real.
Two police motorbikes join the chase with sirens blaring. Bumping, tight turns, surprise encounters with late night trash trucks, etc. spice up the race. As they near the finish line it is Madame Fatal vs. The Doctor. The Doctor makes a move to pass MF, but skids out on a small oil patch. MF and Sweetness cross the finish line as the Doctor and Jacie spin out of control, go down a short dock over the bay, and zoom off into empty air before a dramatic splash into the Kobe Bay. The bike sinks, but as the Doctor and Jacie rise to the top of the water, sputtering, they see the police have arrived and are waiting for them on the dock, along with Irish who finds it all quite funny (now that it is clear neither were hurt). All of the bikers and the crowd are dispersing quickly because of the police, but Madame Fatal and Sweetness wave to the wet time travelers before they roar away. Bones Yakuda is distraught at the arrival of the police and the negative vibes from Irish, and decides he must kill the maid to protect his treasure, and with Madame Fatal's help, he need not feel guilty about it.
Kobe is struck with the worst Earthquake in its history. Who will survive? Join us next week to find out. If you're not already a member of the NADW Renegade Sim but want to play, fill out our sign up form or e-mail group coordinator David. Audience members (i.e. peanut gallery) are invited to attend via IRC or our Java Chat room.