Kim Boyer's Fate Deliberation - Wed, May 31, 2017

Session Start and General Setup

• Luke (the Handler) prompts everyone to focus and begin playing Delta Green, urging the group to stay in character.
• There is brief out-of-game chatter about recording, microphones, and software setup, including Chris’s microphone checks and Mark’s recurring confusion about failure vs. success for skill checks.
• The players joke about a drinking game based on Mark’s repeated question about whether to check a skill on success or failure.

Recap of Previous Developments by Luke

• Luke provides a summary of the ongoing investigation:
  • Graham Miles Drummond reached out to his FBI contact, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Roman Butler, asking for info on the Beltrán Leyva Organization (BLO) and the hitman “Santa.”
  • The FBI contact’s info: “Santos” led a crew of killers called “Los Toros Locos,” working first for BLO, then for the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. They were supposedly killed in 2012, but a DEA informant recently claimed Los Toros Locos passed through Sacramento. DEA discounted the tip, believing them dead.
  • Kim Boyer had a panic attack after discovering the drone footage “glitches” and the accompanying unnatural pattern. Drummond calmed her down. She warned that understanding the pattern too fully might lead to disappearing (like Nora Brigid). She described a relationship among “observer,” “observed,” and the pattern.
  • Deputy U.S. Marshal Cole Parker contacted Senior Detective Oliver Larson of Reno Homicide, hoping to gather info on recent violent murders. Larson shared files but withheld some investigative theories. Parker noticed the police did not seem to realize how the killers acquired a stolen Camry from a storage unit near an elementary school.
  • The group learned the next predicted murder would occur on June 2 at 6:35 PM at a location in the Rancho Manor area, based on Boyer’s calculations.
  • A virus to wipe sensitive data from Persistent Vigil’s servers is ready but requires Kim Boyer’s physical presence at the company’s office to deploy. The team wonders if it is safe for her to return.

Discussion of Next Steps in the Hotel

• The agents gather in a Holiday Inn Express in Carson City. It is mid-afternoon, and they have around 48–50 hours before the next predicted murder.
• They consider whether Kim Boyer can safely go back to the Persistent Vigil office to deploy the virus. They also debate whether to stake out the Berry family home in Reno, which Boyer’s pattern identified as the next murder site.
• They check who lives at the Rancho Manor address and discover it belongs to a “Berry” family (Brian and Sadie Berry). Online searches reveal little else. They note failing search rolls and do not find further details.

Further Concerns About the Drone Software

• The group expresses concerns that the demon-like or “alien” code might be hidden within Gorgon Stare/Persistent Vigil software and that it could cause future disappearances if left intact.
• They recap how the code originated from older military projects. Boyer only has a partial handle on it, while the missing engineer, Anthony Cooper, might be key to the truly dangerous parts.
• They decide to gather more background on the original Air Force officers (Mock and Liddell) who founded Persistent Vigil, and whether Anthony Cooper worked with them directly.

Phone Call to Frank Booth’s CIA Administrator Bond

• Frank Booth contacts his longtime CIA administrative contact, Sarah Chen, to learn more about Clyde Mock, Rusty Liddell, and possibly Anthony Cooper’s background.
• Sarah checks classified records:
  • Clyde Mock was involved in an Army–Air Force surveillance system called Constant Hawk, mid-2000s, tied to some drone strikes that caused friendly-fire incidents.
  • Rusty Liddell was Mock’s second-in-command. They both retired before the controversy grew.
  • Anthony Cooper also participated in that project, though official reports downplayed his contributions (possibly due to Mock’s negative performance reviews).
• Frank shares this info with the rest of the group. It supports the theory that Cooper was involved in developing advanced surveillance/drone software, which may now be mutated into something supernatural or unnatural.

Plans to Deploy the Virus and Handle Boyer

• They note that installing the virus on Persistent Vigil’s systems will destroy incriminating data, including references to the drone “glitches” and Nora Brigid’s personal notes. It may cause noticeable havoc at the company.
• They worry about potential blowback: if the virus is traced to Boyer, she will be implicated.
• The group questions whether to let the current system remain operational or to sabotage it fully. They note the program’s interest in preserving the technology (as it could still have government applications).

Meeting with Assistant U.S. Attorney Antonia Pizzarelli

• The agents hold a private discussion with Pizzarelli in a “hummingbird room” meeting space in the same hotel. She announces:
  1. The mission objective is updated. The Program wants them to find the person behind this software/pattern—possibly Anthony Cooper—and bring him in alive.
  2. She raises the question of what to do with Kim Boyer after she deploys the virus.
     • One option is for Boyer to “disappear” herself, becoming a convenient scapegoat or patsy.
     • Another is to recruit her more permanently, given that she might be too valuable or already knows too much.
• The group debates Boyer’s future. Drummond and McCarter lean toward recruiting her. Pizzarelli’s initial thought is that forcing Boyer to vanish in Reno might be a neat solution (testing Boyer’s theory or preventing her from talking). But the team pushes back, arguing Boyer might be a valuable asset.

McCarter’s Startling Incident with Boyer (Critical Failure)

• After the meeting, Kim Boyer and AUSA Pizzarelli exit a room in the hotel hallway. McCarter catches a faint aroma on Boyer—something reminiscent of a strange “unnatural” smell he has detected before.
• McCarter critically fails a POW check, prompting bizarre behavior:
  • He steps forward, grabs Boyer’s hair, and sniffs it deeply.
  • Boyer is shocked and freezes; Pizzarelli turns and gives McCarter a furious glare.
  • McCarter tries to cover by saying there was “something in her hair.” Frank Booth attempts to back him up, but neither is convincing. Boyer remains extremely unsettled.

Aftermath: Explaining the Smell

• Once Boyer is ushered away by Pizzarelli, Cole Parker and Frank Booth confront McCarter, asking what he was doing.
• McCarter reveals that sometimes he can “smell” unnatural influences or individuals who are “touched” by the unnatural. He admits he cannot fully explain it.
• Cole and Booth remain skeptical but realize McCarter believes in his strange ability. They question whether Boyer might be compromised by the unnatural. McCarter is uncertain, suggesting Boyer’s knowledge or involvement triggered his reaction.
• Tension rises as Cole and Booth weigh McCarter’s sanity against the possibility he truly senses supernatural threats.

Session Closing Notes

• The group stands divided on how to proceed with Boyer, especially given the “unsettling” hair-sniffing incident.
• They have little time before June 2 at 6:35 PM, the predicted moment of the next murder.
• They still plan to deploy the virus at Persistent Vigil, but the final decision on Boyer’s fate and the approach to the Berry residence remains in flux.
• The session ends with unresolved questions about Anthony Cooper’s location, the extent of Boyer’s value or danger, and how to handle the next predicted killing.