Sector 55 Blues is a Judge Dredd Campaign using the Savage Dredd unnofficial Savage Worlds Expansion. This is an online only game with members from Dragons Keep Roleplay Club.
With their shift at an end Judges Hammer, Teal and Uthred return to the sector house and turn in the scrap of hairy flesh. A persuasive Teal convinces Senior Pathologist Judge Quincy to run it as a priority job as lives could be at risk.
The team hit the changing rooms and meet up with Judge Cully who has been dealing with the GC Essexwood suicide all day. It's been a real long one and she is in need of some excitement so she agrees to go accompany them to Dapper John's apartment.
Hob Nobbing with the Big Cheese at Buck House
Dapper John lives at 72055 Buck House Block on the north fringe of the Eurozone. It is one of the more luxurious apartment blocks reserved for the sectors wealthy or famous elite.
The robo-knocker announces their arrival and the door is opened by Call Me Arthur, Dapper John's robo-butler, who shows the guests into the palatial living room dominated by a floor to ceiling window which opens onto a balcony terrace overlooking the city. John descends from a mezzanine floor via a sweeping synthi-marble staircase and immediately urges Arthur to serve the guests drinks. After taking the Judges requests he waddles into the kitchen to prepare the beverages.
Judge Cully goes upstairs on the pretense of a attending a call of nature and immediately heads for John's office. Accessing his terminal she is soon copying accounts documents and sending them to Sector House for forensic examination.
Meanwhile Judges Hammer and Uthred question Dapper John about the origins of the Trend Topper Toupee line and the manufacturers. John reveals that the owners Duncan Spivey and Melvin Why have been suppliers for some time although the Trend Toppers line is relatively new and a vast improvement on their previous wigalicious products. He gives them a business card with their contact details.
Judge Teal is surveying the room and notices that of all the objet d'art and curios that Dapper John has decorated his apartment one looks out of place. On the mantelpiece under a huge mirror stand 3 Maneki Neko (Chinese fortune cats) two are lazily waving in sync but one is out of phase. He is joined by Judge Cully who returns from her investigation upstairs.
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| "One of these cats is not like the others, one of these cats just doesn't belong..." |
Despite the protestations of a very anxious Arthur Judge Teal picks up the out of sync cat and turns it over to reveal a sticker which reads "Good Job, You caught us - COVID-55". Peeling off the sticker reveals a plastic twist bung which when pulled out reveals a complex surveillance device.
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| COVID-55 Surveillance Device |
An embarrassed Dapper John, reaches for the TV remote and pulls up COVID-55 on the 15ft wide Tri-D screen which dominates one wall of the apartment. The screen is filled with a fish-eye view of Judge Teal inspecting the device. The screen is filled with snow and a graphic explaining that COVID-55 is experiencing Technical Difficulties.
My John apologises profusely and assures that he will get his PR team on it right away. He wasn't aware that he was a person of interest but then he is one of the most eligible and fashionable bachelors in Sector 55 so he has always suspected that he was in their sights.
" They do like to dish the dirt. Why only yesterday evening they exposed GC Essexwood for her romantic involvement with her robo-butler!"
The hour is late and the judges need to catch up on their regulation sleep chamber time if they are going to be an effective team in the morning.
Another Glorious Morning Briefing
"OK ladies, we had an incident at Buck House last night which has put the city on edge. The COVID-55 surveillance of Dapper John has unleashed the Justice Department Legal Eagles. They swooped in last night and shut their operation down. The citizens are melting down. COVID-55 was one of their favourite shows and now they're out to get us. Be extra vigilant out there and expect some retaliation.
The anti-gang and loony squads have been doing some great work taking out key gang members and keeping that powder keg from exploding.
Weather control reports that it is still on the fritz with a reboot expected at 14 hunderd hours so expect a cold front to move in from the east. Cully!, you're with Hammer. Teal and Uthred for the time being."
A Moloko Droog
"There's a problem down at Resyk, sewer droid says they've seen something that's put the willies up them. Asked for you personally."
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| Alex - a Molok Droogs Gang Member |
On their way they spot a citizen in all white overalls and a bowler hat admiring a freshly scrawled "Droogs Roolz" in red paint. As they approached he runs. Cully shouts "Freeze Punk" and gives chase firing off a burst of GP rounds blowing the saps legs clean off at the shins. Uthred spots a bulge in the punks overalls and reaches into a pocket pulling out a recently used can of red spray paint.
Judge Scully asks the perp if he has anything to say in his defence. The perp can only manage "AAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGG" as he screams in pain. A meat wagon turns up moments later and bundles him into the back. Judge Teal retrieves the punks legs and hands them to the Med Techs commenting "Hey punk you nearly got 5 years for littering".
Trouble at RESYK
When the Judges get to resyk they are met by Ro-Jaws who recounts seeing several small furry creatures matching the description of the wigs that the Judges gave yesterday. He says there was a lot of them offers to show them to the spot in the sewers where they encountered the creatures. Sadly Harry didn't make it out alive.
Descending to city bottom Ro-Jaws leads them to a manhole in the middle of a street in a rough part of the sector close to RESYK. He flips the manhole cover open and drops down into the darkness below.
Following the fetid stream of waste as it follows the tunnel the judges hear a horrifying bellowing animal roar.
Uthred goes down a 5ft wide side tunnel into a cistern in which a giant alligator is being attacked by a tiny hairy creature. The alligator is in obvious distress and lashes out at Uthred who returns fire with an armour piercing round. The hairy creature leaps into the tunnel and begins to attack Cully. Teal fires an AP round through the alligators head as Cully stabs the hairy monstrosity with her boot knife. |
| Map of the Sewers |
Uthred calls Ro-Jaws into the tunnel and orders him to open up his trash bin and stash the dead wig. Reluctantly he agrees but demands that he wait outside for their return.
Exploring further down the tunnel Hammer and Cully are ambushed by a pair of wigs who lay in wait in side tunnels. Uthred assists Hammer and attempts to bash the wig with his day stick. Teal aids Cully and tears the thing off her helmet and whips it against the wall until it stops squeaking. Cully fishes out an evidence zipper from her utility belt and bags the evidence for the boys back at forsensics.
Back Issues
Prog 1 - Suits You Sir - Mosh 55 rob Zlooty Slute's Suits You and a body is discovered.
Prog 2 - Hair Today Gone Tomorrow - Rock Dwayneson's apartment and carnage at the Yes-A-Bout
Prog 3 - It's Ugly Out There - Fun and Games at the Ugly Pageant
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