"Hmmm...." Katherine weighed what she heard for a moment. "A lost city seems unusual. We live in the world of satellite imaging. Sounds like an adventure, none the less. Of course, I have to assume that the detective won't have much trouble getting the local authorities to his side and foreigners don't exactly blend in well."
(I'd think so? The way I imagined it was Helga taking a selfie next to Laura as Mori fucks her prone bone.)
Natasha hide behind Sonya back, hugging her tighter, suddenly realized that she is still naked.
"Sadly, it's nothing so simple as Nazis." She shakes her head. "An ancient sorceress queen - Anai- has been the subject of a lot of chatter. A large number of parties, both occultist and secular, are trying to find her final resting place, seemingly out of nowhere. We need you to find what's happening and why."
"Perhaps she just likes to dress up? I know from your boss' memories that some mortals enjoy something called 'cosplay', right?" Taia chuckles. "Seriously, though, my mother discovered later in her life the ability to...fiddle...with the stream of time. It's far from an exact science, and often it led to people being stuck in the past or future, but on occasion, she was able to open reliable 'gates'. If I had to guess, our little beauty down there just took a trip." She smirks as she sees a white substance running down the woman's thigh. "And a fun one, too."
"Indeed you did." Michael grins. "You're proving more useful already than your husband. Mark the location on a modern map, and then get ready to go." He begins marshalling his men.
"I thought the same thing, but all these artifacts can't be pointing to nothing, right?" Amadee nods. "It'll be a challenge, I won't lie, but then again, when have you backed down from a challenge?"
"That slut..." Eloise frowns. "Sleeping with a yakuza, and getting Helga involved, too..." She stares at the footage of her daughter being railed, not really noticing Mori getting closer. Luckily, she seems to believe that the whole thing was consensual, maybe even that Laura corrupted Helga.
Sonya gestures to the contact to bring her clothes, and reluctantly the perverted researcher does as he's told, bringing them. "We'll get back to the squad soon, I promise. If you know where the city is, then we don't have to stay here any longer. Come on, get dressed and we'll be back at base before you know it." She rubs Natasha's shoulder comfortingly.
“Time travel? That's... quite impressive, actually.” Miriam had to admit. “So it is possible that the woman went to the past and learned something there. Which brings the question: what should we do now? We could try to follow these men and the woman, and see where they go, but that might be difficult even if we don't get noticed – they likely have private transportation arranged, and if that includes a plane... Or we could try to investigate the ruins ourselves and see what we can learn on our own. Any thoughts on this?”
"Agreed, my son." Louisa nods. "I hate corrupted churches, anyway."
"It was impressive - when it worked." Taia observes quietly. "It's up to you. They look like they're abandoning the place, so it should be empty for us. At the same time, if they've found something of value..." Miriam notes, as the thugs bring up their cars, that the streets are characteristically packed with cars, so following them should be pretty easy.
Luke hung up his jacket, before he grabbed two bottles of sparkling water and joined Luisa. Opening both he offered one to her."Agreed, my son." Louisa nods. "I hate corrupted churches, anyway."
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Not long after, the two enter a local safe house, situated in a much nicer part of Berlin.
While the church isn't accustomed to giving its agents such luxury, they generally find that wealthier places are less likely to attract visits from the police. "Ah..." Louisa sits down. "I've not seen you since you became an inquisitor, Luke. Have you been well?"