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[Thanee]

Sorry, sorry, sorry! :) Friday til sunday were so choke-full I didn't get much else done and then I kinda forgot it was my turn to do something, otherwise I would have posted on monday already. :oops:

Anyways... relocating sounds like a good idea to me, then Jazz will go about the Starbucks lead, taking her time to break in there, just because it's so much more secure (means probing the target for a few hours first, before hacking in to gain security access to be able to access video footage).

Bye
Thanee

[Redjack]

Dalton is just going online to buy a few pieces of software, all legal, common-use programs: Edit 3, Command 3, Browse 3, Analyze 3, Encrypt 3, Scan 3 (total cost 900 nuyen)

[Thanee]

Alright, here are some rolls for probing the target via VR.

First, the Reality Filter (I really need to upgrade my commlink, so I don't need this anymore)... 3 hits

Then for probing the target... threshold is System + Firewall + 3 for getting security access:

1st hour 3 hits
2nd hour 3 hits
3rd hour 4 hits
4th hour 7 hits

Stealth is (hopefully) at 6.

Bye
Thanee

[Cedric Rolfsson]

Quick question.

Dean is still in the van right? would he remember that almost every modern system in the world logs commlink connections, basically all that spam AR advertising has to log onto your communication network and all of them record a 'hit' which might carry identification information. At least that is what the SR4 book suggests. That's why runners constantly 'Spoof' their commlink trails. Lone Star accesses that to follow data trails to get the 'bad guys', can't we do the same thing?

[ludomastro]

@ Redjack

Extended test is allowed. One hit won't do it. I'm looking for four.

@ Cedric

Yes, he would remember that. Have fun trying to tease that info out of the system.

@ Thanee

It takes three hours but you are in. Upon entering the AR domain, you are virtually assaulted by the smell of coffee. The layout looks similar to every Starbucks you have ever seen. You seem to be in the managers office. A young man at the register looks your way momentarily and then goes back to taking orders.

[ Spoiler ]

Yep, the system's filter won out. You will be taking a -1 to actions for the time being.

[Redjack]

Extended rolls:
6,4,6,1,1 = 2 hits (3 total)
4,4,3,6,1 = 1 hit (4 total)
5,5,4,3,5 = 3 hits (7 total)
3,5,2,2,3 = 1 hit (8 total)

Keep working it as best I can, we got time. :D

[ludomastro]

@ Redjack

[ Spoiler ]

It takes about an hour, maybe a little more and some bleary eyes; however, you have an excellent image of the woman. The only problem is that the video doesn't show where she went.

[Cedric Rolfsson]

Ahhh, but I'm not the hacker in the group. :D

[ludomastro]

[Redjack]

Neither Dalton, nor Book have hacking skills either.
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I assume that running a PAN in hidden mode [BBB p217] negates 99% of that, leaving only the unique serial [BBB pg216] (unless spoofed) with the local telecommunications grid (LTG) authority. Then via the use of 'anonymizer nodes', 'encrypted re-routing services' and the like [BBB pg214] the user's ID and true matrix destinations are not associated to the serial ID they log on with, nor logged by the aforementioned LTG.
That said, the biggest risk I see is running your com in modes other than hidden as then elements of your ID are associated to a com serial # and logged by whatever PANs and nodes you access (or access you).
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@Alex - If you interpret anything differently please advise, otherwise I believe us to be pretty safe at the moment from issues with our identity.
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@All - That now said, since we have nothing from the public terminal (assuming she paid in certified credit? and her PAN was in hidden mode?), we appear to have hit a temporary dead end... Any other ideas about how to identify the woman?

[ludomastro]

The interpretation is so close to mine that me commenting will only muddy the waters.

[Thanee]

[Redjack]

Summon F6 Spirit of Man (optional powers: Fear, movement) 2,3,4,6,1,6,2,5,2,1 = 3 hits
Spirit Resists: 2,5,3,5,4,3 = 2 hits
DV4 Drain: 1,2,4,5,2,5,6,3,6,4 = 4 hits; No Drain.

1 net service

[Redjack]

[Thanee]

Or maybe she works at Krispy Kreme and had a 'uniform' or a name tag. ;)

Bye
Thanee

[Redjack]

Wouldn't that be creme filled irony!!

[ludomastro]

Sorry, no uniform. ;)

The building across the street is an apartment building. No tats, but you can make out a necklace with the letters "T" & "S" intertwined. <Did I spell that right?> She is dressed in clean, well-kept, casual clothes. Not designer, but still toward the higher end.

[Redjack]

Ok, well we have nearly two hours until Jazz finishes hacking the Starbucks. Book will give the spirit a little time to search:
F6 Spirit of Man using search power: Magic(6) + Intuition(6)
10 minutes: 3,4,2,4,2,4,6,4,4,4,2,3 = 1 hit
20 minutes: 6,4,4,3,3,2,6,6,3,3,2,2 = 3 hits (4 total)
30 minutes: 6,4,6,2,6,4,6,6,4,5,6,2 = 7 hits (11 total)
40 minutes: 4,3,5,3,4,3,1,4,4,4,6,6 = 3 hits (14 total)

Not sure what target number you are assigning here so I'll hold here and await info (and hope that 14 hits is sufficient) :D

[Redjack]

Yeah!! A Success!!

[Thanee]

Woohoo! :)

She was pretty close, heh.

Wonder who pays for the appartement. ;)

Bye
Thanee

[Redjack]

The short of it is that I want to validate that the woman is in fact the target ork. I also want to look around and see if there is someplace that Dean can hang out while waiting to track the woman?

[ludomastro]

With respect to Dean, for what exactly are you looking?

On the drone:

The little drone drifts up to the indicated apartment. There is a tear in the screen. Give me a ... what the heck do you call a "piloting roll" when the rigger is jumped in?

<shakes head and mutters to self>

Paste if you like, re-phrase if you desire.

[Redjack]

Dalton: Reaction(5) + Pilot:Aircraft(4) + HotSim VR(2) - 5,5,3,6,1,4,1,4,3,5,5 = 5 hits

With respect to Dean, I'm not sure. Perhaps an empty building, a roof top... Not really sure about his spells or other potential locations in the scene...?

[ludomastro]

@Dalton
The fly-spy scoots through the small hole in the screen without a hitch and can spot the woman inside.

@Dean
There are apartment buildings around the area and some neighborhood stores. A small bank is on the corner with a Krispe Kreme down the street. There is a Starbucks halfway down the block.

Hope that helps.

[Cedric Rolfsson]

Question, do the Starbucks have cameras and stuff like that in them most of the time? Would Dean know?