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28. Miracle Molly (Mary Kowalski)

Las Vegas was a crazy session. For all of us, really, but for Pepper, it wound up being a really good time to start putting the pieces in place to get her drug empire plans up and running. After all, the goal of Peppers Operation High Society is to use drugsone of the major commodities in a world ravaged by an invading, alien forceto get in good with the Society and weaken them from the inside out. Whether said weakening is a result of drugging up the countless mooks and goons working for their supervillain bosses, or just putting us in a position to bend the ear of those who think themselves power players within the Society itself, Peppers drug business is an ideal scenario. Hell, by the time Vegas rolled around, shed already started manufacturing her own brand of narcotics, just to have something new and unique to offer any interested buyers.

Peppers drug plans put her in contact with many of the factions vying for control of Las Vegas: Mayor Deperto wanted to get in on the drug trade himself, and give Pepper a vast sum of money to kickstart her venture (which she was drunk off her ass and couldnt remember anything); Clawhammer specifically wanted her to bow down and serve him as a supplier, since he wanted to be the only drug lord in the game; the Royal Flush Gang, by way of Jack of Spades, offered a partnership that was sealed with a kiss. But the faction that most intrigued me was the Unsanity Collective. We were introduced to them early on via Vaudevillainess and her sales pitch/catch phrase of Hungry? Thirsty? Horny? Try Daizee Haze. Apparently, Pepper wasnt the only one in Vegas offering designer drugs.

After Clawhammer turned out to be a massive dick, and after Peppers hangover subsided enough to get her bearings, she opted, sight unseen, to try striking a deal with the Unsanity Collective. Surprisingly, we had a secondary in beyond Peppers drugs, since during Rozettas drunken bender, shed come into possession of Mollys daughter. Though it took us a while to get there, we eventually made our way to the Circus Circus Hotel & Casino, and gained an audience with Miracle Molly herself. And the girl certainly knows how to make an entrance, lets put it that way.

For starters, Im not sure whether we made the best first impression by returning Squeak, because on the one hand, yes, we brought Molly her daughter backbut on the other hand, what the fuck were we doing with her daughter in the first place. Regardless, we glossed over that rather quickly as Pepper tried to launch into her plans and desire for a potential partnership with the Unsanity Collective. This led to Molly turning an offered handshake into a very French back-of-the-hand kiss, at which point she started getting REALLY creepy about wanting to absorb Peppers powers into herself. And right after that, she called Pepper Alyssa, setting off a TON of red flags and terror at yet ANOTHER person out in the world knowing Peppers secret identity. This happenedas the session wrapped for the night, giving us yet ANOTHER classic cliffhanger to stew over for the rest of the week.

We spent the whole week fretting over that cliffhanger, because its important to note that Mollys appearance is that of a girl with a weird speaking cadence and a cybernetic eye, and she knew personal information about Pepper. Wed already had an incident in Gotham, earlier in the campaign, where a secret OMAC slipped up and revealed himself by calling Pepper by her name, when she hadnt offered it. As a result, even with the reveal that she had a motherbox, our minds did not immediately go to Mister Miracle as a possible connection. No, we thought Molly was a walking vessel for Mother Miracle, the A.I. in charge of the OMAC fleet. So we had all these contingency plans ready to goonly to get in session and Molly was offended that wed think she was connected to Mother Miracle. No, she was the daughter of Mister Miracle (one of the New Gods from New Genesis instead of Apokolips) and a random Vegas waitress who has a chip on her shoulder against Big Barda for stealing away her father.

Naturally, we all wanted a piece of this delightful lunatic, and since she was a chemist, putting together her own drugs for distribution throughout Vegas, Pepper naturally wanted in with her. A like-minded businesswoman? Yes, please. We wound up recruiting Molly and the Unsanity Collective into our big, Vegas heist, and her people played their partright up until everything went to shit, and the whole mission turned into a big ol free-for-all between all the factions of Vegas. But hey, Pepper protected Molly and Squeak, and got to blow a hole through Clawhammers head in the process, effectively reducing the drug trade in Vegas down to just Molly and her crew. We have a business deal in-place now, but alas, Vegas is a territory we cant easily return to, since Zazzala swooped in to take over while everyone else was licking their wounds. Still, Molly was an integral part of giving flavor to Vegas, and shes still fascinating as a potential New God in her own right. I cant wait to have the chance at meeting up with her again.

Hint for #27: Regularly attends debriefings.