2111/Follow Up

Follow Up
Date of Scene:	15 June 2020
Location:	Abandoned Walmart Parking Lot
Synopsis:	Lara and Bolo meet to discuss Ebenezer.
Cast of Characters:	Jovian Anderson, Lara Croft

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Jovian Anderson has posed:
Jovian frankly was a bit surprised that Lara contacted the info on the card. He wasn't expecting a SHIELD agent to need more from someone in the shadows like him, but he arranged a time and place meet with a random geo locator app that stayed in the state. He arranged to meet her in an abandoned Wal Mart parking lot about 20 miles from New York.

Lara Croft has posed:
From the highway, the black and silver Jeep of Lara's pulls into the nearby road and makes its way down to the parking lot of said Wal-Mart. It sweeps in through the entry point and comes rolling up toward the building where it parks in one of the many empty spaces of the concrete jungle that is an empty Wal-Mart lot.

A moment later and the door to the driver's side pops open, Lara steps out. Wearing a black tank top, dark grey jeans with pockets on the outside of her thighs, a pair of new sunglasses that she raises up onto her forehead, Lara steps around to the front of her jeep and glances down to her phone in her left hand.

A second later and she looks up and around to try to spot the man who called himself 'Bolo' the last time they'd met. Her dark brown hair is tied back into a loose pony tail that gently blows in the hot summer winds.

Jovian Anderson has posed:
Jovian Anderson walks out of shadows he naturally uses to conceal himself and walks towards her. He doesnt fear what she might do but is worried about elements of any law enforcement agency that belong to those who hate powers. He should know, he was in one. He waves to her as he approaches.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara witnesses him appear out of the shadows of the closed Wal-Mart. The sun is on her right side, setting off to the west and her eyelashes flutter in the winds as she watches him approach. "Hello there." The Briton woman says out to him. "You seem a bit apprehensive about this meeting, I assure you I'm not trying to double-cross you or anything of that sort. I merely have been asked to get more answers from you about what happened the other day. About that man, Ebeneezer. I'm afraid he passed away from the gunshots." She regrets that, but at the same time he was threatening both of their lives. Kill or be killed, after all.

Jovian Anderson has posed:
Jovian Anderson shakes his head, "I've seen first hand federal or global efforts in law enforcement that go the wrong way. Its simply a matter of identity protection. My follow up research into speaks nothing but good things. Shield has a better rep than most agencies. And really?" He seems a bit surprised, "I thought shield normally used that ICE stuff....but of course, it was totally justified in self defesne, I'm more empathetic about the paper work and what it can do when you shoot someone." He says this as if from experience.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara shows a brief smile, a small one, at his words. She shakes her head from side to side. "I wasn't there that day, on official SHIELD business. The weapon I had on me was my own personal defense. I'm not just a SHIELD agent, I'm also British nobility, I'm permitted to carry a sidearm to protect myself because of it." There's a pause then as Lara's right hand rests on the front of her Jeep where she has a black metal bike rack attached to the front bumper, no bike on it currently. "Can you tell me any more information about that man though?" She asks, while her left hand reaches up to stroke her brown hair out of her face from her loose bangs that frame her features. "Anything would help."

Jovian Anderson has posed:
Jovian Anderson nods, "Its a real shame they dont issue that more widely. It would save lives. I am familiar with state protocols yes." That is another VERY telling thing since not everyone knows that sort of thing. "I have a dossier on him that I looked up, some research done on him by the publisher and some by me. He had fingers in many many pies trying to get that reasure." He finds it hard to say no to the way she does that thing with her hair. "Anything in particular you are trying to find? Motivation? He was definitely nuts.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara's left hand drops down to her hip then and she rests there for a moment while she leans on her Jeep's front slightly. She gently nods her head two times to what he says. "Most of the basics, SHIELD likely has. But what they were most interested in were the drones - and more specifically - those acidic pellets he was firing at us. I saw them glow after breaking open. They also dissolved after burning, which made getting samples of the substance used quite challenging. I was hoping you might have some leads on that substance, or where I might be able to find it. If Ebeneezer made it homebrew, if you might know where his home... is?" She then asks, tilting her head gently to the right.

Jovian Anderson has posed:
Jovian Anderson says, "Yeah, I did some homework on those since this guy is no chemist. He does a ton of work with drones but the acidic stuff was weird. The guy has an outfitter by the name of McReiley, I have some leads and am happy to provide them. The guy is a fixer so he likely didnt develop the chemical either but it was...odd and unique. Dangerous actually since it could let an army mow down people with out propery damage like a neutron bomb. I do have his home address, and by home I mean Crazy town where he lived, not his official address...." he sits on a street light near her at the jeep"

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara listens closely to this, her arms come up and fold across her stomach then to tuck her hands in to the crooks of her elbows. "I see." She tells him. "So this ... McReiley person might have some additional knowledge on the chemical aspect of those drones that Ebeneezer was using?" She asks then as she now just leans toward her vehicle on her right hip, only just a little though. "And when you say 'Crazy Town' what precisely do you mean by that?" She shows a quick smirk. "I'm from London. I've only been residing in the United States for a handful of months now. I've still got quite a lot to learn about the urban geography of this place. I'm living off of my GPS, as it were." She smiles at those last few words and her voice even sounds a bit more friendly as she speaks there.

Jovian Anderson has posed:
Jovian Anderson says, "I mean, he has all kinds of hangings on the walls, and theories and news paper clippings and conspiracies about the treasure from aliens to lizard people. And yes, I can show you wear." He could give her the GPS coordinates of course but is ...taking the opportunity to learn more about her and just how much sield knows. "McReiley DEIFNITELY knows more about those rounds. How much he knows I dont know. I dont immediately know where he is but there are likely clues at Ebenezer's home."

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara's right hand reaches up to adjust the sunglasses on her forehead, but she ultimately just removes them and folds the limbs together, then hooks them on to the scoop-neck of her top against her chest, to let them hang there. "I see." She says quietly again as she draws in a breath and looks to the east, then back toward the man resting on the concrete base of the parking lot light. "Well then, I guess that will be my next move. To find this man, and his apparently eccentric life. I imagine he won't be too terribly interested in speaking to an agent of SHIELD though?" She shows a quirk smile then but lets it relent again. "I'll need to head to Ebeneezer's place then, so it seems."

Jovian Anderson has posed:
Jovian Anderson nods, watching her non verbal communication intently. "McReiley? He is ten times the illegal fixer so likely no. But I'm happy to show you how to get there. My motorcycle can carry two but its a tight fit. Jeep would be quicker. If you want me to show you. He does have a few booby traps. Nothing I'm sure you cant disarm but its a pain

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara's arms remain crossed over her stomach as she listens to his response. Her eyes glance again toward the road as a truck on the highway makes a rather loud noise that echoes all the way over to where they are, but she looks back to Bolo there-after. "I can follow you, or you can ride with me and I can bring you back here on my way back. It's up to you." She says then. "How long of a ride do you think it would be to get there?" She then asks. "And do you think he'd be a threat?" She's a fountain of questions when she wants to be, and even though she's technically not a cop and never has been, she sometimes starts to sound more and more like one the deeper into this SHIELD job she sinks.

Jovian Anderson has posed:
Jovian Anderson says, "McReiley is mid level, so yeah he will have some potential high tech threats or mercs. I would definitely get back up unless we can isolate him at the right time. And I'll ride with you." He moves ot t he other side of the Jeep."

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara unfodls her arms then and nods softly to his words. She turns back to the driver's side of her vehicle and starts around it as he means to ride with her. She opens her door up and unlocks his with a push of a button. Once inside of the vehicle he'll see that's brand new and even has that 'new car smell' that everyone raves about. The front of the cab is clean, save for a coffee cup in the drink holder and a phone charger cable resting on the center console. In the back of the Jeep are a number of bags though, they look like gear bags.

After he gets inside, Lara will turn the Jeep on. "How far is Ebeneezer's place then?" She asks. "I can't imagine McReiley will be /there/ waiting for us."

Jovian Anderson has posed:
Jovian Anderson says, "It's 10 miles away." He points down the road, having suspected that this was something that she was going to want to know. He enjoys the smell inside and asks, "Did you ever end up finding that stupid treasure?" He relaxes and lets her drive."