12336/Rook and Fallen Queen

Rook and Fallen Queen
Date of Scene:	07 August 2022
Location:	Tessa's Suite - Hellfire Club
Synopsis:	The former White Queen gives the Black Herald an update on current events.
Cast of Characters:	Emma Frost, Tessa

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Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost had requested to pass along some information to Tessa with the proviso that it might be something Shaw would be interested in. The passive expectation would no doubt be that said information would be followed up over on their end if they found it appropriate. For now, Emma Frost is waiting to be let in to wherever Tessa has determined the best place to meet is.

Tessa has posed:
When Emma reached out to Tessa, the response was prompt. When has Tessa ever been anything else? She arranged a time to meet that somehow managed to work perfectly with Emma's schedule -- Tessa's ability to calculate and forecast probable outcomes in action.

The meeting place? Tessa's own suite within the Club, room 640. When Emma arrives, Tessa is wearing a royal purple dress, with a smart matching jacket. She's all dressed up, heels, jewelry, and all, even though she's just... hanging out at home. Tessa opens the door for Emma, and greets her with a polite smile. "Miss Frost. Please, do come in."

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost would enter in, "Thank you for having me, particularly on such short notice, Tessa. I do apologize, but I feel this is something that you would have some level of interest in." Emma gets down to business. Tessa's a busy woman, and has plenty of things other to do than give this more attention than it needs.

Tessa has posed:
Tessa directs Emma to the sofa, so that the pair can sit down together. A bottle of wine is already open, two glasses poured. Tessa picks one up after she sits, and holds it without drinking. Perhaps it's just a prop -- a nicety to show that she has proper hosting manners.

"No apologies needed, Miss Frost. My time is yours. How may I be of assistance?"

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost would sit down, "There was a recent.. Encounter with a group of Reavers that included a number of ex special forces, criminals, and a large amount of military grade cybernetics and weaponry, and professional laboratory facilities. Not the type of thing that one can do on a clandestine budget funded by small grassroots donations. At least a few hundred million dollars worth, likely more without seeing a precise inventory."

Tessa has posed:
Tessa is quiet for a long moment. She has a calm sip of wine. "Are you aware of who employs -- or employed -- these Reavers?"

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost would shake her head, "No, unfortunately. Not enough resources to follow up on it nor the contacts." A small flash drive is handed over that contains waht informationw as had - arrest records, serial numbers of mechanical parts and cybernetics, locations where Reaver cells and labs had been..
    "Wild cards like them are a.. Disruption to all things and they're equally hostile. Given the amount of money that it would take to support them, it might be something here that someone at the Club might have a concern wtih." Or the interest to backtrack it.

Tessa has posed:
Tessa nods. She keeps the wine in her hand, but uses the other hand to accept the flash drive. She doesn't go through it yet. She has a guest. That would be rude. There will be time for it roughly .2 seconds after Emma walks out the door.

"Thank you, Miss Frost. I'll examine the data," Tessa says, holding up the drive and wagging it, "and consult with Mister Shaw as needed. I'll be sure to reach out to you if there's any development with which you should be concerned." A brief pause. "Has there been any news regarding this 'Shadow King' figure?"

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost would nod, "Yes, it's been dealt with. For the moment. As much as anything can be with that sort of entity. It's banished, those that were.. Enslaved by it have been freed or given peace. As much as we could hope from anything like that. So now it's purely damage control and giving therapy to those that require it. Which is being done under the auspices of SHIELD I believe."

Tessa has posed:
"Good," Tessa says, sounding satisfied that the entity has been banished, and its slaves freed. "Well. I daren't meddle in the affairs of SHIELD, so I think I'll sit that one out."

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost would smile, "Of course. Neither do I. Everything's been resolved about as well as we could hope. An dhopefully the thing has been paused. For at least a few months." Nothing so old ever stays stopped for long. Emma's a realist.

Tessa has posed:
"I'll drink to that, Miss Frost," Tessa says with a smile, and a sip of her wine. "Is there anything else with which I can assist you tonight?"

Emma Frost has posed:
Emma Frost would shake her head, "No, that's all Tessa. Thank you for your time. It's always appreciated." Emma would get up and go to depart.

Tessa has posed:
After walking Emma to the door, Tessa's next move is to set up her encrypted laptop and all the accoutrements and open up the flash drive, to begin parsing the data stored within, every possible way she can.