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[Meriss]

{Steve@Team/Flash: Look if you would let me do my JOB, this would be SO much easier. Scan?}
"We'll be quick doll face. Last few I swear. As has been said this is too much cred for little work. How bad you this guy hurt? Permanent, fixable? Thou, what ain't these days. An' How do we know you ain't gonna drop a dime to the Blue when we're done?" Steve presses quickly.

[ludomastro]

"My, aren't you the questioning type? As I said, a little roughed up - just enough to send a message. You don't actually have to say anything to him - he'll know where the beating is coming from. Nevertheless, leave him in once piece and fixable by normal means. A martyr won't help us. As for police involvement, you have my word as a Southern Lady."

[fistandantilus4....]

<<<@Team{MITN} Let's just get this over with. Get a straight answer outta this slitch on something. I'm way to tempted to see if their competition is any less a jack ass with maybe a similar amount of cred to burn. Wanting all the info might be asking for a bit much but this slitch ain't told us a damn thing about this job she supposedly wants done.

Glad you guys are the ones that have to do the talking. I'd have rubbed my cigar out in that punks face by now.>>>>




Of course MITNick knows there's no way he'd actually have enough malice to do something as vicious as all that to a couple of damn kids but he'd definitely blow smoke in their faces. He contents himself with the mental image.

haha... cough you bastards cough! Hehehe...

[ludomastro]

MITNick gets a headache while threading the data-search form. After a few unusual hits - an elf porn star from the Tir and a Chinese ork ganger from the CAS - he is able to narrow the focus down to a student named Timothy R. Stevens. He is a grad student in computer science and the president of the Student Council.

[fistandantilus4....]

Runs Data Search on the 'lad' , a quick one cycle through, to see what else he can bring up on him, then forwards it to the team for instant review. Allow the rest of the Search to cycle through, so we can have more intel to pore over later.
4 hits

[ Spoiler ]

Results:6 2 5 3 4 5 6 4
HITS:4

[fistandantilus4....]

<<<<@TEAM[MITN} Looks like this is our kid. Running a search to see what other bullets of interest there might be.>>>
<<DATA PACKET SENT>>



MITNick shoots out a quick packet for CrewRevue, giving them a bit more of the story and background to handle the negotiations.

Let the J stew for a while. If they're late, maybe they'll letsomething slip. DAMN I need something for this headache.

Once the packet is sent, he slips out of full VR for a moment to gulp down a few NERPS to silence the pounding in his head.

[Meriss]

{Steve@Team: Miss J/Thing is doing this on purpose y'all. She thinks she's bein cute. Call her on it? Or we good? Nick, them toy's o yers any good on who She is?}

[fistandantilus4....]

<<<@Team{MITN} Frag her and bein' in a hurry. This is business. Don't let her rush ya man.

I hesitate to scrag up data on our J though, even if she is a pain. Just bad form if ya' ask me, but if you all think we need it, say the word. Flash?>>>>

[Meriss]

{Steve@Team: Naw, shes being cute and evasive on purpose. Thought J wasn't supposed to do that? I'm just looking fer whats drivng her. I'm goin' fer 6K, any objections?}

Steve smiles and feels the surge of mana through his skin. It causes a slight ache in his cyber. "Well we don't wanna keep such a pretty little Southern Lady from her classes. Now for your safety and ours, we kin only take cash. That's Scrip or credstick. Flash Do the honours would ya?"

[Redjack]

Flash was lost in thought for a minute, allowing Steve the opportunity to drop in a few comments. Flash let them pass, focusing instead on Johnson. "Ok, I think we are clear."

Once the data packet is received, the angle becomes clearer.
<<@Team [Flash] Ok. We got her angle. Let's find this kid, scout his escorts and find a place to smack him, collect our pay and go home..>>

"I think all that is left is to finalize the terms. As I understand the offer on the table: Five upfront, ten on the back end and a bonus for discretion." He looks to one side and then the other. "Our expenses run a little high.. What with manner lessons for the boys and the need to keep our IDs clean....." and Flash enters into a few minutes of subtle negotiating..

[fistandantilus4....]

<<<<@Team/Flash[MITN} Check out that packet, see if it's got any intel on the network location. If not, , Steve-o, ask the chick. Hell of a lot easier if she can give us some intel on it.>>>

[Meriss]

<<<<Steve@Team/MITN: Can do, can you check the net? Beating boy should rate a blog or some such. Either way we need to trail his ass afore we beat it. Flash Lemme know when yer done.>>>>

[fistandantilus4....]

<<<<@Steve-0[MITN} Sure, after we're done with the meet. Find out about the tech end.>>>>

[Redjack]

Flash connects slaves the optical chip to his com.
<<@MITN [Flash] Scan that and tell me what we have there... and if it has the matrix details you are looking for.>>

[fistandantilus4....]

<<<<@Flash [MITN}Looks like a lot of stuff that would be useful or stalking and jumping this kid. Nothing I see on their sys. Not even an outside link. What, they want us to beat it out of 'em ? They should at least be able to tell us where there's an outside link or where the hardware is at.>>>>

[Redjack]

The data she first mentioned finally clicks for Flash. He'd been so preoccupied with the physical aspect that he'd missed that.
"Ok. The kid should be easy enough to find and deliver a message to. Lets talk about 'his group's network here on campus' and the 'data' you want from it. We're gonna need more details than that to insure that we don't end up bringing a research paper or something."

[ludomastro]

"Oh, hell. Here." One of the girls hands the other a 10 nuyen coin.

"Well, well. You are smarter than you look. Or you have friends. Meh, either way, here." She flips you another chip with her still gloved hand.

[fistandantilus4....]

<<<<@Flash{MITN} Slitch.>>>>

[Redjack]

Flash catches the chip, looking maybe a moment to long at the one who lost the bet.
<<@Team [Flash] Some days and some slitches you just wanna pull train on her ass with a dozen of your hardest swinging buddies.>>

Flash accesses the chip so that MITN can inspect the contents. He's not sure about some of the technical specifications, but he knows high-rent.
<<@Team [Flash] Shhhhiiiiiaaatttt. I'm not so sure an ass whooping is gonna stop a boy making this kinda yen... but hey, we're just paid to whip a little ass then disappear.>>

[fistandantilus4....]

<<<<<@Team[MITN] 15 is good money for a serious run. This could be a big one for us rep wise, we pull it off right. Don't know who this slitch is, or how she figures in exactly, but we pull the job right, could look real good for us. I say negotiate for more upfront money on principal o' trying to jerk us around and being a damn slitch. You gotta pay if you ain't got the chops for bein' disrespectful. 'Cause honestly, i've about had it with these two and I'm about at the line o' unleashin' Chester-boy.

Pro or no go Flash. That's my vote. We do the run, and no more jerkin around.>>>>

[SinN]

After reading the message, Chester's eyes lower on the two. His lips part, revealing a very disturbing, very evil-looking grin.

[Redjack]

Flash gets the message from MITNick. He raises his right hand to his face, cupping his chin, rubbing his cheek in thought. "So that's the real rub." He lowers his hand, smiling. He addresses the winner of the bet. "This was kinda undersold." He turns to the loser of the bet, "Considerably undersold." He takes a semi-dramatic pause before continuing. "My team is considerably.... Let's just use the word concerned. The jury is still out, but the current thought is this job is underpaid."

[ludomastro]

"Well, shit. Here." The girls hands her friend the 10 nuyen coin plus another.

"You're better than your reps would have indicated - that's good to know. We'll flip your payment: ten up front with five on the backside. You still get the bonus for being quiet. And, now . . . . some information. You are up against a man who makes most corporate security guys green with envy. He's smarter than anyone I know about systems but still manages to be naive and clueless with life as well as being soft and squishy. He's protected by a few thugs from the S-K guys - looks like he's about to unveil his new security protocols. Get them for me ... I mean us."

She proffers yet another chip with details on the thugs.

[fistandantilus4....]

<<<<<@Team [ MITN} Uppin' the upfront pay? That strike you as a little odd? I mea, I like havin' money in the bank as much as the next guy, more pro'lly. Just seems odd that they'd bet more on us succeededin', instead of givin' us more incentive.

This guy might be able to intimidate for information than hack his systtem ... although I'd still love to give it a go. But hey, path of least resistance right? You call Flash man. You know anything about these toughs? not really my department.>>>

[SinN]

Chesters eyes go wide. More then anything his frustration with the two females is almost too much for him. His mind was screaming at him to say something.

Chester puts his hands up and starts to walk away a few feet.

You handle this Flash, I cant take anymore without frying someone.

Chester takes a few breathes and paces a few yards away from the group.