Atlanta 2070, Hot time in the old town tonight |
Atlanta 2070, Hot time in the old town tonight |
Aug 31 2009, 12:06 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
The troll bouncer crosses his arms and stares down Book. Although beaten, he wants to make sure Book understands that the situation will be different next time. All the toilets flush simultaneously and the spirit fades from view.
A scrawny ork stumbles into the bathroom and falls to the floor sputtering when he sees the spirit. "Ss-sorry man. I didn't know this one was occupied, I'll try the women's." |
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Sep 1 2009, 01:04 PM
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#702
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
Book takes a moment to steady himself. He pays little attention to the blubbering ork and once composed, he heads back out into the bar. He looks around, finding Tank.
<<@Tank [Book] Find anything?>> |
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Sep 2 2009, 06:37 AM
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#703
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
As Book comes up there are several girls flirting with Tank.
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Sep 2 2009, 07:53 PM
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#704
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
Out on the floor nothing stands out; Nothing except the two hotties at the bar and Dalton will be Dalton. Lacking anything else to do and Book having disappeared, he saunters towards the bar and engages them in conversation; The topic is not important and when they begin to flap their gums, he is in the zone. The only thing that draws his down is his distraction from the vision with Coyote. He does his best to stay focused on on topic. Perhaps this could be a worthy distraction.
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Sep 3 2009, 04:10 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
The two girls seem to like Tank well enough but when a muscular elf passes by, one of them grabs his arm and allows herself to be led away. The other, a slightly plump brunette human with a cute face looks from Tank to her friend and back abviously unsure of herself.
Book notices that the bouncer is now talking with a Lone Star officer. He overhears a conversation much like the practice one he heard earlier. |
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Sep 6 2009, 01:07 AM
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#706
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
Tank watches the first be led away. He mulls over thumping the guy, remembers he's a lover and not a fighter. He turns his attention back to the remaining girl. No self esteem; My favorite.
He slides over, puts on his best smile and works to recover the night. "They call me Tank. You look thirsty." He orders a drink, but senses he's not making headway. He shifts to a more direct tactic, "What would you like for breakfast?" Her abrupt exit from the scene is the same as an answer. I guess her self-esteem isn't that low. Book stays separate from Tank while he watches the cop. |
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Sep 7 2009, 06:50 PM
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#707
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
Because Book is looking that way, he notices that the bouncer slides his hand toward the cop who seems to pull whatever it was to him. Then the cop walks away.
The is little else the duo can do so they begin to head out. ----- As they sit in the truck, it occurs to Book that the goons will be to Bolo's shop this afternoon. |
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Sep 8 2009, 01:45 AM
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#708
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
Tank looks around and considers the evening a wash, at least here. He heads over to Book, who is casually tracking the officer and the bouncer.
<<@Book [Tank] Nothing. Let's dust this joint.>> ============ The duo make their way to the cruiser. Once inside, Book makes a suggestion. "Let's go stake out Bolo's. We need to talk to the sharks. I also wait to need for the spirit to return." Tank nods and pull out, headed for the talismonger shop. ============ Once there, they find a spot down the block. |
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Sep 8 2009, 04:39 AM
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#709
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
The spot they find is shaded and the street appears to be free of the protesters they saw earlier. They are a few bums lying beside the street soaking up the sunshine.
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Sep 8 2009, 04:53 AM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
The duo kick back and keep watch, Tank feeding the camera into AR. Book summons a pair of watchers to keep look out as they keep watch. Both figure they can ID the sharks before they reach the store.
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Sep 8 2009, 05:12 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
In the review mirror, Tank notices, a group of people waving placards and holding signs come marching down the street.
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Sep 8 2009, 04:21 PM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
"Oh hell." Book says. "Here we go with the fanatics again. Also, check this guy." He flags the bum in AR. He also puts on his sunglasses. "Never simple."
Tank nods and launches the fly-spy. "Its times like these that we need a fleet of drones." Book looks over. "Time to get a plan. Switch vehicle ID and warm up the doberman. I will mask up and go in. You back me up and be ready for craziness." Tank nods again. "You should know, I'm out of stick & shock for the XM-30. Only hardball left. The dobbie is fully loaded with it though... I do have a few of those neurostun grenades though." Book twists his head in thought for a moment. "Give me one of those." He slips the grenade into the inside pocket of his jacket. He then casts increased reflexes and locks the spell. Moving at this new speed, he feels a little emboldened. He casts physical mask and pulls the mask of his chameleon suit over his head; The physical mask will then provide a physical appearance for him. First he looks like a street punk, exits the vehicle walks down the street away from the shop, steps into an alley. There he changes his appearance to look like a bum and begins sauntering back down the street stopping one doorway away from the fake bum. |
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Sep 10 2009, 02:26 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
As the protesters get closer to the store the fake bum begins to transmit more and more information.
Once they reach the intersection he gets up and stumbles off. The protesters are in full swing again with large signs and loud voices. |
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Sep 11 2009, 02:34 AM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
As the duo try to make sense of the situation, Book moves closer to the crowd attempting to remain inconspicuous. He quickly realizes that is not working. "Spare a few cred for a veteran?" He smiles at the viscous reply and turns to wander off.
Tank meanwhile redirects his flu-spy to follow the fake-bum. |
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Sep 11 2009, 03:19 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
After a few moments of watching the "bum" Tank realizes that he has military - or at least police - training. He is tagging various crowd members in AR.
Other than a few insults, Book's veteran is able to navigate the crowd without difficulty. To Book's point of view, the crowd is even more violent this time around than they were the last time he saw them. |
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Sep 11 2009, 03:36 AM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
<<@Book [Tank] The crowd was tagged. Fly-spy video on TeamNet.>>
Book ignores the video. Enough distraction keeping the spell up. Book pulls away from the crowd, flanking them in relation to the store. Tank sits in the back of the cruiser, XM in his lap watching the various video feeds from cameras, the cruiser and the fly-spy. |
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Sep 11 2009, 03:53 AM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
Noticing the duo heading into the store, Book decides its time to ignore the crowd and deal with the heavies. As he approaches the door, he subtly changes his appearance; His back to the crowd. He cleans up his appearance and clothes, though keeps the overcoat pretty much the same color to keep from drawing attention to his change. He calls both of his bound spirits of air to standby in the astral as he steps through the threshold into the shop. He also shifts his perception to the astral to look for astral activity or backup for the duo.
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Sep 11 2009, 04:44 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
Bolo looks frightened when Book walk in; however, she relaxes a little once she see him. One second, sir. I be with you as soon as I help these ... gentlemen.
The crowd seems to be milling directly in front of her shop. ----- Tank notices that the "bum" is getting up and moving away from the area. |
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Sep 13 2009, 02:51 PM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
<<@Tank [Book] Something's a little jiggy here. The crowd seems to herald the arrival of the goons.>>
The fly-spy still following the fake-bum, Tank uses the vehicle senors to keep watch on the crowd and the camera in the store to keep watch on the goons. Book stands there, watching Bolo and the goons. He realizes at this moment that he's been winging it a long time and it just caught up with him. I have no plan. I have no idea how to get through this with a positive angle. At that moment, the world seems small and collapsing in on him. I can't just stand here. Do something. He pulls out of his momentary freeze. Gathers his self-esteem back and does something completely unexpected. "Just here to make a payment towards my debt. I know I owe quite a bit more. I'm working on the rest." He passes 15,000 (IMG:style_emoticons/default/nuyen.gif) in certified cred through the matrix to her in AR. His com is in stealth mode and he trusts that System's recent spoofing of his com's serial and his matrix ID will hold through any matrix threat that transpires here. That should put 20k in her account, not the 50k she owes but a significant payment towards it. The only question is what exact terms did she agree to? He knows that their people watching her account will note the additional 15k if she deposits it before paying the goons. He stands to the side, now a third wheel in the conversation, but the transfer of the money should have gained the attention of the duo in any case. <<@Tank [Book] If this goes bad, it will be a case of these idiots trying to rob one of her customers and getting greased for it.>> Tank issues a command to the autopilot to pull the vehicle into the nearby alley. If these guys get froggy, I'm gonna need to get around that crowd. |
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Sep 13 2009, 09:42 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
With a temporary look of utter confusion, Bolo, glances toward her new customer. She regains her composure as soon as Book deposits the money and she smiles with a weak, "Thank you."
One thug turns to the other and says with a grin. "See. Now there, sweetheart. The man pays his debt - or at least something on it. You would be wise to do the same. Seems you could use a little protection on top of paying off Mr. Black. Those folks outside don't seem too friendly to me." He lets out a belly laugh at his own wit. The other keeps a more stoic face and turns to the disguised Book. "You've settle up your bit. Now, it's in your best interest to walk away and let us settle ours." ----- Tank is treated to a view of the 'bum' disappearing into thin air. At the same time, he notes his signals are being subjected to interference. Not directly so much as by proxy - almost like there is a large signal presence in the area. |
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Sep 14 2009, 02:42 AM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
<<@Tank [Book] Ok. We have confirmation; They are driving the crowd.>>
<<@Book [Tank] Looks like its time to pick a fight.>> <<@Tank [Book] No. I think its time for a robbery.>> Book nodes to the goon, "You're probably right." He moves towards a side isle, watching the goons via the AR video feed from the camera in the store. <<@Book [Tank] Negative. We have police involvement.>> Book decides it might be time to use a contact; Phone a friend. <<Chief Johnson [Book] Chief - I am at a little shop called "Moon & Stars". There appears to be an operation underway here. Can you tell me what I should avoid to stay out of the middle of it?>> The shaman hopes that his work for the new police chief will yield a prompt response. |
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Sep 14 2009, 05:11 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
<<Book [Chief] Lie low. I'll see what I can do if you get pulled in. Best I can do.>>
No sooner does Book get the reply than Lone Star comes pouring into the crowd. Two SWAT members burst into the Moon & Stars with weapons drawn and the goons slowly work their hands upwards as well. The SWAT members look confused for a few moments before one moves over to take them into custody 'for questioning'. As he is being led out the door, one of the goons hurls insults and a threat toward Bolo. "We will bury you, you bitch. We said no cops." ----- Tank is witness via his somewhat static-filled feed to an entire team of SWAT pouring out of what appears to be nothing. They are soon spilling into the street and arresting people left and right. ----- In a amazing short period of time Lone Star has mopped up the area with a sergeant speaking to reporters who were obviously already planted in the area. The whole operation smells of photo op and public relations. |
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Sep 14 2009, 05:41 PM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
This doesn't add up straight. Surely she's not so stupid as to play so many angles? The masked Book keeps out of the way of the Star, letting them do their thing and not involve him.
Tank sits totally flabbergasted. I know hind sight is always 20/20, but we just about stepped into a pretty big pile of dog poop here. Once the Star has cleared out of the store, Book approaches her, still masked. "Did you involve the Star?" |
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Sep 15 2009, 03:00 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,382 Joined: 22-February 06 From: Shadowland Member No.: 8,297 |
Coming back to her senses, Bolo looks at the man before her with some hesitancy. "Book? Is that you?"
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Sep 15 2009, 05:12 PM
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Man Behind the Curtain Group: Admin Posts: 14,871 Joined: 2-July 89 From: End of the Yellow-Brick Road Member No.: 3 |
Using his own voice Book answers, "Yes. Though now it seems our well laid plan to back track these goons and begin our own campaign- Anyway. Did you involve the Star?"
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