Ok, you didn't answer the question of how much of all of this running around happens while I'm hacking into his node. I feel like I'm falling behind when in reality I'm probably done with the commlink before anything starts happening.

And I don't understand your answer to my first Perception question. Done? Or do you mean there are no devices slaved to his commlink?

Daft question, are the keys in the van?

Are we going yet,

And being the new guy, have you chummers done jobs for this scion fellah before? Who the frag is he /she /it ?

Dead fucking meat if TW has his way. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ork.gif)

Sorry, busy with work and somehow I read it as you wanted to slave his commlink to yours. Nothing at all is slaved to his commlink currently. Seems he doesn't even have any earbuds or anything to view AR.

And you took care of all of that while Silas and Eclipser were at the StufferShack.

The Scion is not known to anybody in the group. I can't remember, did anybody try doing any legwork looking for info on the Scion?

Oh and there aren't keys in the van, but I'm just rolling with somebody in the group having enough skill to hotwire it. I'm not going to require a roll to do so.

Nope, we were busy dangling from a rope (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

Could Needle backtrace the last message or summat maybe? Dunno techy stuff.. Directory enquiries?

"Bullshit. Something's not right with this fracking guy. A commlink that has zero information on it? What is this - Horizon's idea of a joke?"

Yeah, being a hacker I'm looking specifically in his direction, searching for hidden nodes.

17d6.hits(5) = 8 hits

Anything on him that is broadcasting that might be of interest?

@Mach_Ten: As soon as I'm done with Acson here that was my next move. When his commlink turned up that it hadn't even barely been used - which is HIGHLY unlikely for someone who was recruited by Horizon - I decided to focus on him next. Back-tracing the call from The Scion is next on the list of to-dos. Assuming we can get in the clown car and boogie nights.

Perhaps if the device that sent it were still turned on, yes. Any attempt to track it down currently would be a dead end since the Scion turned it off immediately after sending the message.
Off the top of my head I don't know of a way that she could information about it without it being active. It was an unlisted number and so wouldn't be in any directories.

At what point were you searching for hidden nodes? Immediately on finding nothing on his commlink?
Actually with that many hits all give it to you. You managed to be scanning Acson just after the message from the Scion was sent to the group and you noticed a hidden node as it was shutting off it's wireless connection.

I'll assume that means it is no longer broadcasting, meaning I can't get to it. But that does give me some leverage at the moment. I'm going to have Analyze run while I'm no longer in the Matrix, letting me know if/when that node pops up again.

For the rest of the drek...IC post coming.

Yeah. The device is not broadcasting any kind of wireless signal at all now. I'll tell you if your Analyze program catches it coming back on any time in the future.

Huh. So is Acson the Scion? Could he be sending the orders himself?

edit: severus snape beat me to the punch.

Yes indeed. His secret is out and he will be breaking down momentarily. I just got a ton of shit dumped on me at work and can't post up an IC post just yet. I'll try to get one up this evening once I get home.

Rofl, so he needs to do some serious negotiations as to the fee concerning the overall condition of " the package " prior to delivery..

Do we get bonus karma for making Ascon wet himself when he breaks? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/grinbig.gif)

It had a smartlink on it, didn't it?
I'm pretty sure we do. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

With the big reveal, Eclipse is going to... reach for his phone and realize that he did not, in fact, pay for any programs to give him the ability to google anything. "It makes calls! Hurray!" So, instead, he'll take a second to go back through what he remembers of rumor and oooold conversations to see if he can remember anything about The Scion ever coming up before.

Knowledge: Shadow Community (3 ranks, 4 logic) [2,4,6,3,6,3,5] = 3 successes
Memory Test, if applicable: (Logic 4, Willpower 3) [4,3,1,5,1,2,6] = 2 successes

He's also going to make a mental note that a weaponized dumb phone is cool and all, but he should probably shell out the ~500 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) for at least basic browsing functionality.

The LMG does have smartlink.
And you have never heard of anybody in the Shadows calling themselves the Scion or heard of anybody described as a reptilian pharoah as the Scion appeared to you previously.

It's looking like the Scion is just a persona that Acson made to get a group of Shadowrunners to extract him from Horizon.

We have some info to get out of him at this point, but it might not be a bad idea to get out of here and find a bit more secure of a safehouse anyway...

the truck is running and Silas is revving the engine .... subtly

What about the bus? I can't just leave it behind. It's Needle's home, not to mention primary place of employment. And the cost of the thing.

the idea was to leave it here safely ready to repair "post adventures" and meanwhile WE are moving, as bait so as to not leave a trail directly to your home!

Currently Horizon could very well be en-route ... BUT ... that message is from the smug arse fragger sat in the corner, so it is only my deeply ingrained paranoia
AND my suprathyroid, that are making me want to move !

**EDIT** I'm now even MORE paranoid as the thought occured to me, if he can message us discretely while sat right there, without us noticing .. he can call in our location to Horizon or worse,

"Get in the Fraggin' truck or I'm leavin'!"

**EDIT TWO**

"And some one pass me a Sammich!"

**EDIT THREE**

"Needles, Trust me ! .. I's a Profeshernul !!"

If you haven't figured it out yet, Acson/the Scion completely made up the story of a Horizon Strike team heading towards Renton. He had no way of having any information you guys don't already have. It was just an attempt to buy some time. Your bus will be safe in this warehouse as long as you guys leave before a strike team does actually manage to find you.

"Don't worry, baby - I'll be back. I promise. And when I can afford it, I swear I'll get you some better armor. I promise.

"Can we get out of here and deal with this prick now? Please? And someone hand me a sharp object so I can try to surgically remove his commlink if he don't start talking in...3...2...1..."

I've posted IC. What more do you want him to talk about?