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[Demantiae]

What should Jimmy Blond do next? Mr Blond thinks he should go talk to Jimmy 2 in London. It's best to get as much intel on this mysterious associate before attempting to aprehend him in Dover. Chances are he'll send a lackey to pick up the package anyway.

As for what to take Jimmy Blond thinks those tartan socks would look great with his kilt! Plus he can show off to his friends at parties with them!

> Take the fire & acid proof socks.

> Run background checks with the police to find out who this Jimmy 2 character is.

> Go and "meet" Jimmy 2 and have a chat.

[ed boy]

You quickly nip to R's laboratory to don your dashing new footwear. Returning to N, you get your briefing for the next mission.

"Having interrogated both the suspects independently, we have found that they match. Very little has been said about Jimmy himself - he tends to do very little face-to-face operation. Instead, there are three men he tends to operate through. If you want to find Jimmy, you will have to go via these men.

At the bar, there will be a table in the corner. Sometimes, there will be three well-dressed very large men there. These are Jimmy's men. If you ask to see Jimmy, they will search you, but not ask any questions. The sort of people Jimmy associates with do not appreciate questions.

If they are satisfied you do not have any weapons on you, they will take you outside. Jimmy's car will stop, and they will enter the back with you.

The back of the car is divided into two sections, with a clear barrier seperating them. Jimmy is on one side, and you and the three men will be on the other. The car will immediately move off. Once Jimmy is satisfied with what has been said, the car will stop outside the bar, where you will get out and the men will return to their table.

Your mission is to extract whatever information you can from Jimmy and his "associate" who wants information on Project Hephaestus."

How will you proceed?

Spoiler: equipment (click to show/hide)

Mobile Phone
Bagpipes Flamethrower: Perfectly functional bagpipes. Upon activation, flames are emitted from one of the pipes.
Umbrella knife: A perfectly functional umbrella. The shaft can be removed from the shaft to reveal a large knife
A standard issue handgun
Submersible mini: Functions as a mini on land. When underwater, it can propel itself at a fast walking pace, and it has a few hours worth of air supply.
X-ray monocle: A monocle that provides an x-ray image. Its range in the open is about twenty metres, but this decreases if you are trying to see through things.
Fire and acid proof shoes and socks
Circular saw watch: Upon being activated, a miniature circular saw extends a couple of inches from the side of the watch
Slide whistle: You are never found without your beloved slide whistle.
Languages spoken: chinese, english, french, japanese, spanish

[Demantiae]

> Take the mini into London and brave the horrendous traffic. Fortunately the Service runs a number of safe houses and drop-in points to make parking a little easier!

> Stake out the bar and watch out for Jimmy's men. Order a glass of the their finest (shaken not stirred) so as not to look suspicious (should go well with the kilt and socks) and a glass of ice water. Drink the water and pretend to drink the whiskey.

> Hope that someone shows up to see Jimmy (Deus Ex Machina anyone? ) and watch the process as they're taken to see Jimmy. Use the monacle and move/sneak to a better vantage point if neccessary.

> With knowledge of where Jimmy's visitors are taken to wait and an idea where the car has come from (assuming it's waiting close by the bar) we can try to find Jimmy ourselves and avoid having to deal with his 3 men.

[ed boy]

You buy a newspaper and enter the bar. Drinks in hand, you sit down and pretend to read the newspaper, while using your monocle to watch the men - they are all armed. Twenty minutes after you arrive, a greasy-looking chap carrying a briefcase approaches the men. As he is searched, you get up and leave the bar. Standing to the side of the entrance, you get down on one knee and pretend to start tying your shoe. Using your monocle, you can see the four men get up and stand just inside the entrance. Shortly afterwards, a shiny black car stops, the four men get inside, and the car moves off. You follow it as long as you can, but you cannot move too fast without drawing attention to yourself. Returning to the same street as the bar, the car does not go down the same street for another fifteen minutes, at which point it stops and the four men get out.

[Demantiae]

> Seruptitiously walk past the car and "accidently" stab one of the tires with the umbrella knife, the driver side front is best as you can do that without the driver seeing you in his mirror (or the heavies seeing you on the other side). Walk a short distance away and wait for the car to leave. Follow it. It won't get far with a shredded tire.

> Catch up to the car and assess the situation.

[ed boy]

The car does not stop for long, and onlookers (both Jimmy's men exiting the car and civilians) would object to you openly slashing the tires, so you . Walking along the pavement, you start limping, using the umbrella as an improvised walking stick (or pretending to). When you get close to the car, you pretend to fall. As you fall, you swing the umbrella and catch the nearest tire. You get angry stares from Jimmy's thugs, but nothing more. Picking yourself up, you hobble over to your car (parked nearby) and get in.

The car was held up by a traffic light, preventing it from speeding away before you could set off. The driver, noticing the problem with the tyre, drives into a large car park, pulls into one of the spots, and parks the car. You cannot make out what is going on inside, but nobody leaves the car.

[Demantiae]

Time to get your hands dirty Mr Blond!

> Park behind Jimmy's car and walk over to it's driver. Using the circular saw watch cut through/smash the window and point the handgun at the driver. Ask him to hand over his weapon and step out the car. Tell him to open the back door and let Jimmy out. If he refuses to co-operate shoot him in the legs and take the keys off him.

> Escort Jimmy to the mini, restrain him and take him back to HQ for interrogation. Grab the briefcase he (might have) taken from the greasy guy. Hopefully this will look like a robery.

[ed boy]

You park your mini in the parking lot and approach Jimmy's car. As you reach the driver, the back of a van nearby opens and five men carrying large guns get out, pointing them at you.

The driver of the car presses a button on the dashboard, and the back door of Jimmy's car opens. One of the men with guns says "Get in".

[Ottofar]

Action roll behind Jimmy's car.

[ed boy]

Dropping to the ground, you roll to the other side of Jimmy's car, putting it between you and the men with guns. From inside the car, you hear a fast-talking voice.

"Jimmy, man, don't be like this. I don't want to have to have you killed. If you will just step into the car, I'm sure we can find a mutually beneficial arrangement. If not, then we'll have to do this the hard way, and neither of us want that to happen."

[maxicaxi]

Bagpipes Flamethrower, make it happen

[ed boy]

Aim it at the men with guns?

[Demantiae]

Is Jimmy Blond mad for contemplating a roasting in the car park? Won't he be caught on camera and have to fill out a ton of paperwork explaining why he set the whole place on fire?

Perhaps Mr Blond should let himself be captured, we all know bad guys spill the beans when they think you're defenceless! Somebody must have tipped off Jimmy 2 that you were after him, that means the dover connection will likely go cold very quickly. What better way to keep it alive than by being captured and lulling them into a false sense of security! With luck Jimmy 2 will even deliver Mr Blond to the contact in Dover! Bonus!

>Hand self over to the crooks. Don't let them see your secret escape watch!

[ed boy]

You enter the open door of the car. As you do so, it closes behind you.

There are two rows of seats, seperated by an extremely thick pane of reinforced glass. On the other side is the fast-talking man from before.

"Jimmy Blond, it is a pleasure to meet you! Most might not know who you are, but to some (myself included) you are a kind of celebrity - and it gives my ego no small boost to think that some of the stuff I'm getting up to is big enough to warrant sending in Britain's finest agent.

You're probably wondering about the name - after all, Jimmy Blond is hardly the most common of names. The truth is, my name's not Jimmy. As you can imagine, people in my line of work are not inclined to use their real name. When it came to finding a pseudonym for myself, I thought why not name myself after the man that the country owes more to than any other?

By the way, don't get any ideas - I've heard of some of the gadgets R can come up with, and they are delightful! You wouldn't be the first to try to kill me, and you're not going to be the last - in fact, I'd be rather worried if you were'nt planning on it.

But I'm sure you've had enough of my ramblings. You have come to me for a hit of what I deal in - information. So I'll tell you how we're going to do things.

First, you're going to tell me what you want from me. Then, I'm going to tell you my price. If you're still interested, then we can make our exchange, and amicably go our seperate ways. And I do suspect it will be amicable. Afterwards, you might not have any immediate need for my services, but there's no telling what will go on in the future. Think of all the dead trails, Jimmy. Think of all the leads that haven't followed up and the situations which you averted by the skin of your teeth. Your luck will not hold out indefinitely. Sooner or later, your luck, and most likely rather a lot else, will come to an end. That is, unless you make more dealings with my. I am sure you will not regret it."

[Demantiae]

>Speak: "I'm afraid you must be disapointed Jimmy 2 because I have no interest in you beyond a singular piece of information. It's interesting that you should offer your information so freely, a mercenary such as you surely won't last long by betraying his clients but that's not my concern. I need a name and a location. I need to know who is so interested in Project Hephaestus to employ your specific services. Tell me your price and we'll see if we can come to some sort of understanding..."

Jimmy Blond likes to think he's a pragmatic man. His mission isn't to take down this fanboi but to find whoever is after those files. If he must deal with a crook then so be it! Make mental note, ask R for some kiond of secret agent disguise. It's no good that Jimmy Blond can be recognized. He needs some kind of fake nose that lets him breath underwater or a beard made of plastic explosives he can use as a get-a-way device...