Bureau of Weights and Measures: Adventure 2 Recap

For now I'll title the game we are playing Bureau of Weights and Measures as Bureau 14 might be a little to close to Bureau 13, but basically I'm running an X=Files / Fringe / Bureau 13 type of campaign using Savage Worlds.  You can read what happened last adventure by clicking [HERE].

The Characters

• Adriana McArdle - The Bureau's main technical person.  Currently only full time employee at the branch.  Adriana's specialty is hacking and using the internet / social media for research.  She is hopelessly addicted to Facebook / Twitter / Instagram which could pose problems in the future.  
• Father Murphy - Murphy is a Catholic priest who has a bit of a drinking problem.  He is also an experienced exorcist and has experience fighting the forces of darkness.  Murphy doesn't work directly for the bureau, but their is some understanding by his diocese that Murphy is involved in important work, so his long absences are tolerated.   
• Special Agent Livewire - Livewire is on loan to the bureau as the acting branch manager.  His mission is to evaluate if their is any true need to continue funding the bureau.  He is highly skeptical of the supernatural. 

The Mission

• After successfully dodging agents of the Golden Caliphate secret society and successfully transporting the phone from hell to the D.C. bureau, the agents are told they did "a great job" but there are some shake ups in the bureau.
• One of the Bureau's major funding sources, a black project, is under Congressional investigation and is being squeezed.  Remaining sources of funding are being competed for.  Our agents learn that a group from the FBI actually handles at least some of the Bureau's budget items, and they want to make sure the taxpayers are getting their money.  FBI Special Agent Livewire has been assigned to the branch as it's new acting director to evaluate (prove unnecessary) the branch.  Livewire is highly skeptical of the the branch's mission and the agents as being capable of meeting Federal standards of conduct / fitness / competence.
• Another agency has asked the Bureau to do a favor and check out a MUFON conference (STARGATE 2014) being held in Alexandra Virginia.  Livewire agrees to accept and the agents head out the next day to Virginia.
• On the way to the conference Father Murphy spots a black Mercedes following them.  Livewire slams on the breaks, forcing the pursing vehicle to make an early exit. 
• At the conference Murphy tips the parking lot attendant to let him know if any black Mercedes show up.   One does, and at one point a Caliphate member is spotted by Murphy at the converence.  The Caliphate member gives Murphy a "you gonna die" sign and leaves.  The agents follow but the suspect evades them and leaves the conference.

At the conference their are four people of influence - 

• A "hippy" new age author that seems to be very active in UFO / New Age circles.  He seems to show up at all the wrong places at the wrong times.  Upon research Murphy and Adriana figure has a Naval background and most likely is a disinformation operative.  When confronted the "hippy" claims to be a disabled naval veteran and tries to sell the party some books.  Livewire runs his name through an FBI contact and their is no record of the new age author's discharge from the navy and most of his file is classified.  The new age author also invites the agents to go to a bay where he just knows the UFO's are going to appear on the next full moon.  The agents decline.
• Wilma - Wilma is there to give a speech about her abduction experiences at the conference. Murphy along with the blogger (see below) learn how Wilma is very scared that on the full moon tomorrow her daughter will be abducted.  Murphy volunteers the branch to investigate and defend Wilma on her farm.
• A blogger who specializes in debunking conspiracy theories.  The blogger is here to "watch the circus" but for some reason thinks there is something out of the ordinary with Wilma's story.  
• A MUFON organizer who is very leery of his group being spied upon and infiltrated.  Fortunately for the agents they didn't stay at the conference long enough for him and his followers to really cause problems for the agents.

Near the Farm

• The agents spend one uneventful night at Wilma's parent's house were they learn about Wilma's ongoing abduction experiences, how she claims to have had an implant removed, and how her mother before her had abduction experiences.  
• The next day the agents head to the farm.  Adriana discovers that an abandoned military base is close by and decides to investigate.
• On the way up near the entrance to the abandoned base on a remote road they discover the new age author's range rover parked off to the side.  They get out and search it as the author / disnfo specialist emerges from meditating in the bushes.  After a brief conversation Father Murphy grows tired of this guy's game (why is he here) and takes a swing.  In the scuffle the new age author is shot and wounded.  He ends up having some body armor on that saved his life.  He reveals that he works for the defense intelligence agency and he was worried the agents would show up here.  The author / DIA agent insist that they need to leave the area.  Murphy ties him up, Livewire recovers an M-4 and some night vision goggles from the author's rover, and the agents proceed to the military base.
• The base turns out to be some surveillance equipment, some "Federal Land - No Trespassing" signs, and a giant 50 meter circular hole in the ground that goes WAY down.  Livewire shoots what appears to be a camera watching them.  The tied up author / DIA agent begs them to leave before night fall and seems to be bordering a total panic.  The group decides to go back to the farm before nightfall.  They keep the M-4 and the author's glock pistol, but let him go.  Before he leaves he stops, says that what the agents are doing trying to defend the little girl from being abducted is noble, but they should get as far away from this whole area now.  He then leaves.

Nighttime 

• Agent Adriana elects to hide in a barn across from the main house with the night vision goggles.  Father Murphy spends the early evening praying over the house (equivalent to protection from evil).  Livewire stations himself near the little girls room with the door open, drinking cup after cup of coffee wondering how he got stuck with this assignment and whether or not his career is in jeopardy for shooting and briefly kidnapping a fellow federal agent.
• At 3 AM Adriana spots three lights in the sky moving towards the farm.  The three lights then merge into one and descend rapidly near the farm.
• Murphy runs up to where the little girl and Wilma are, Livewire locks and loads with the M-4 curious to see if anything that goes bump in the night will actually show.
• Adriana films three small figures coming from the light towards the farm with her bureau phone.  One of the figures peels off and moves through the wall of the farm building where Adriana is hiding and out the other side.  Adriana cowers in fear and flees deeper into the barn.
• Father Murphy looks outside the window, but then notices a head with large eyes move through the wall and is looking at them.  Murphy swings his Holy symbol (a mace like cross with Holy Water) at the head, hits it, and head retreats.  Murphy then runs to the other wall expecting more of these things to show, and is not disappointed when two small grey figures arise up through the floor.  
• Livewire can't believe his eyes, but doesn't hesitate and rips off two burst at the closest figure.  It de-materializes in-front of him.
• Murphy clobbers the remaining grey figure while it attempts to grab Wilma's daughter (which seemed to be supernaturally protected). Out of a closet steps the skeptic blogger who came with the group and fires a shotgun at the grey figure almost hitting wilma and her daughter, but it is enough to drop the grey figure.  It neither moves nor de-materializes.  Murphy picks up the body and Livewire decides it is time to go.
• On the way out Livewire opens the door to be narrowly missed by a side swipe from a long armed grey figure.  He unleashes two burst with the M-4 and the little grey figure falls and does not get up.  
• Meanwhile Adriana recovers from her fear and makes her way towards the light in the near by woods.  As she gets close she spots the source of the glow which is a small craft.  As she approaches a small grey figure materializes and gets into the craft.  Adriana fires a shot with her ancient service revolver and the gun jams.  The craft then shoots into the air, and then at incredible speeds sips off towards the abandoned military base.  
• The agents quickly load Wilma, her daughter, the skeptic blogger, and the grey body into the rental SUV (which was repaired before they left).  Murphy wraps the body in his full priestly garbs and the agents speed off back to town.

To Be Continued...