I could do that, but then you will not have been paid by Hafiz, since he wasn't with you but with me.

Esoteric details.

He could have given you the starting funds to distribute to your team. Easy peasy.

Or it happened off camera and we don't need to worry about it

I mean, JP already said you can be in the car. We already got the money, since it was included in one of my posts. Edit if you need to and lets move on. We've wasted a half of a day on this insignificant point already.

@JP - You want us to intiate the scene at Hardpan or are you?

I will, I just need a bit more time. Big job interview this afternoon. Who takes an hour and a half to interview someone, honestly...

Yeah, that's how it is these days. I had multiple phone interviews and then a 4 hours office interview to get my current job. Anyway, good luck, hope you rock it out.

Yeah, good luck on the job!

Is there any noticeable leaning towards either Lakota or Dakota Sioux or is it a general mix? Roll Wolf's NAN Customs if you need to, 7 dice.

It doesn't appear to lean one way or the other, a roughly even mix.

Prepared to say something to the bartender if she doesn't speak up first, but I figured I'd give her the chance (and I have to go to bed). Will say something in the morning if JP doesn't beat me to the punch.

Got to reading that fanfic intro, JP (and was surprised I had to go back 4 pages to find it. We move fast!).
I enjoyed it, especially the little details like the linguasoft bringing out strange memories. If you get more done, definitely give me a link. Diverse little group you put together there, but sadly no humans (poor SR humans). (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Coming up with something to say that doesn't make Kreskin sound like a tool or a narc is turning out to be harder than I thought. I'll just post something short, and maybe give JP a chance to let me know if my perception check (Wolf might want ot make one too) gives us any clues, or how well the etiquette test goes towards easing up the situation. For all I know, the bartender is gonna be nice when we get there, but I doubt it from the description.

Went back and edited my response to your narc-free commentary, to add the results of your perception check.

Yeah, I realized as I was writing it that if I added a human fifth at the last minute, I'd have the Shadowrun equivalent of a United Colors of Beneton ad.

I've got another scene with the same guys, much farther along in the story, but it's just a brief scene, no real plot or resolution yet.

Is there any music playing (and if so, what kind, if not are there trideos or anything? what are they showing)? Do I see a lot of weapons on the people here (not small arms, but the kind of over the top shit you expect from runners)? Is it well-lit, or are there dark corners where Shadow-dealings might go on?

Your initial post about the place said something about faces and reputations from the shadows - does that mean we actually recognize anyone here? I assume since Kreskin, at least, is new to the city (and not an Amerind) he doesn't know them, but if he does, that would be interesting.

I guess I had the impression (and it could be from reading previous posts wrong) that this was a runner bar (maybe an exclusively Sioux runner bar), as opposed to an exclusively Sioux bar, where runners happened to meet from time to time. If every single one of these Sioux guys is a mage, hacker, street-sam, etc then its a pretty different situation than if they're just a bunch fo Sioux hanging out at a bar, and a few of them have some connection to the Shadows.

Oh yeah, was anyone in the bar doing anything fun (darts, cards, etc) before we walked in, or where they just drinking and talking amongst themselves? Are they still looking at us all children of the corn, or do they go back to their drinks?

It is a locals-only sort of watering hole, with the understanding that the Sioux lands are pretty wild and people tend to be rugged individualists and interested in self defense. Sioux warriors drink here, as do Sioux shadowrunners.

The references to faces and reputations, I pulled that straight out of the documentation, and so I'll say that, as you're trying to ingratiate yourself with the bartender, you overhear references to names you've heard of - not that they're necessarily all present.

There is loud music playing, alternating between tribal rock, country and a kind of tribally influenced techno.

There are the usual parlor games - darts and the like - being played, and once the initial shock has worn off, most folks go back to whatever they were doing when you arrived.

Thanks, that helps clarify my picture.

Moved it forward a little (assuming Wolf will pick out something). The credstick was one of Kreskin's 25s, which should cover two normal drinks (and a 150% tip). If Wolf has expensive tastes, Kreskin will pull out more.

Tempted to order Kreskin milk.

Wondering if it might be better to let me field the bartender's question IC rather than glossing over it. I got the impression the bartender wasn't quite ready to talk to Kreskin yet.

LOL

Sure, I'll edit mine out for now, and put it back later. Wasn't sure if yuo were around, and didn't want to hold things up.

Just stuffing a pizza down, I'll get something up in a few mins