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Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:41 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Aeryn; PAN = passive [Skinlink, Datajack]; SIN = Selina Seymore Aeryn shrugs her shoulders. "Extractions work both ways, I've heard. With, or without content." She then looks to her light pistol and back to Zion. "No way, man. We should try to avoid any firefight with these guys. We are not their enemies, and we should make sure they realize this, too." |
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Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:41 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Lucky "Let's try to keep this civil. They might come in swinging their drek around, acting drek hot. Just remember they're on hostile turf and they know it, so they might be jumpy. |
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Dragon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,258 Joined: 9-March 10 From: The Citadel Member No.: 18,267 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:41 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Mouse "Looks like we might have company soon. Hope everybody is wearing their Sunday best. Mouse, you said you're good at not being seen. Can you keep an eye on these corp guys when they show up here, make sure they don't try any funny business?" To the dwarf, he says "What kind of vid feed access can you give us? Anything that might include vid of the runners or the Johnson." "Erm, sure, will do." Mouse tried to inject some confidence into her voice, this was what she was good at! |
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Shooting Target ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,937 Joined: 25-February 07 From: SD Member No.: 11,096 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:41 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Zion Zion non the less was not going get handled by corp drek. Keeping one pistol out he waited to see what the arrival of a corp sec team in the mall would be like. |
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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 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:44 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
The team worked their way down to the ground floor and outside where the landing helo was landing without ceremony. As it neared the ground, a quartet in heavy security armor jumped out and took cardinal positions, kneeling & visually scanning for threats. After the craft finished its landing, a man and a woman in sleek, tactical corporate security uniforms casually exit, small submachine guns in hand. Finally, a single, slender woman in a pinstripe pantsuit exits behind them. Papa makes his way over behind the team. He is dressed in an armored riding jumpsuit; the design resembles a racing suit, but the colors are subdued. A chest pack is strapped on, its contents obscured, but Zion & Aeryn know from experience his SMG is contained within. As the few remaining patrons of the Mall make their way away expeditiously away from the helicopter, the team is the only ones headed towards. The corporate trio turn and walk towards the team, confident but unhurried. The pair widen their flank allowing the woman to step forward and afforded plenty of personal space on her flanks. She looks over the team: Zion, Mouse, Lucky, Aeryn & Papa. Without addressing anyone one in particular, "Simpson." |
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Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:44 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Aeryn; PAN = passive [Skinlink, Datajack]; SIN = Selina Seymore Aeryn nods to the woman. "Yeah, that's him. We learned this just a few minutes ago, while we were trying to figure out what the hell happened here. He's gone. I cannot tell you, whether he has been taken by force, or it was his doing, but I can tell you that he must have left with the team he met here. You probably know more about that meeting, than I do. That is all we know about it. We believe, that the attack here was just a distraction and a cover-up for the extraction of Mr. Simpson." |
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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 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:44 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
The woman looks to Aeryn, her brow wrinkling. "And what is your capacity here?" |
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Shooting Target ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,937 Joined: 25-February 07 From: SD Member No.: 11,096 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:44 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Zion Zion watches as the sec team makes thier entrance impressed by the number they brought, Simpson must have had a significant position to warrant such a reaction. Val was no negotiator but someone needed to answer, stepping a few steps closer to the suit " I take it that was the name that started all of this, he was taken, a lot of drek flew before they disappeared. A lot of people want answers and a face to pummel." |
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Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:44 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Aeryn; PAN = passive [Skinlink, Datajack]; SIN = Selina Seymore Well... six words... that's an improvement. "My capacity, well... our capacity is, that we are in charge of figuring out who caused this mess here. You got anything to help us out on this one?" |
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Dragon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,258 Joined: 9-March 10 From: The Citadel Member No.: 18,267 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:44 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Mouse felt uncomfortably exposed whilst all these negotiations were going on...with the other denizens making themselves scare, rightly so, there were no crowds to disappear into. She settled for remaining as unobtrusive as possible, crouching against a pocked wall, and watching everything...! |
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Shooting Target ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,937 Joined: 25-February 07 From: SD Member No.: 11,096 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:44 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Zion looked at the woman curiously a man of Simpson position would surely have a doc wagon contract if not a GPS install in his body he alighted silently to himself thinking no matter who you are there is always a way to steal what you treasure most. " our capacity" zion said outstretched his right arm to include the entire group " is to find the drek who thought they could shoot up the mall and disrupt business and get away with it. Like my comrade said any assistance from your labs and any information on mr. Simpson and who he was meeting here would be thankful, if we find him alive and well.....well you know we will return him and if it was a corp transfer without permission than you can deal with him how ever you want all we ask is that if you want to find him as badly as we want to find the team responsible for taking him than why don't we pool our resources and find them and deal with them appropriately zion knew the corp team wouldn't want to upset the mall and gangers surrounding it to cause a blood bath over one man, if it meant that he and his did the bulk of the heavy lifting than so be it, they would let the corp team do the stealthy espionage while zion and his crew did the legwork. Either way he knew the sec team was not about to just up and leave because they were there to find their property. |
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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 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:45 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
She reflects Aeryn's words, then looks to Zion. When he is completed, she muses: "Business.", followed by a smirk, something struck her as humorous. As she speaks, Papa insures the team members are all joined to a teamnet. In AR, the SK team are all tagged in blue-neutral. Several additional yellow-caution tags begin appearing in the darkness: people who are hiding in line of sight to the landing area. <<@Team [Papa] Drones are mapping the area. Dragon-fly has neutralized two unknown fly-spies as well.>> Her composure steels over and she pauses to look the team over. He gaze goes from Zion's pistol back to Aeryn, "You are the negotiator." The words end as a statement, rather than a question. She looks into Aeryn's eyes, her own being the deepest wells of blue hundreds of feet deep. A subtle smile crosses her lips and her features soften, even her tone changes to pleasant melody as she next speaks. "We would like to engage your services, in a complementary fashion. We would like Mr Simpson, his wife and his daughter. If you seek violent retribution on his extraction team-" she looks to Zion, "-then they are not a consideration for us." |
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Shooting Target ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,937 Joined: 25-February 07 From: SD Member No.: 11,096 ![]() |
After the mention of co operative work and complimentary service of handing over a snatched johnson and his family was a awkward requedt, non the less being the fly boys the last year zion gad seen families go through worse things than a corp security team. <@team[zion]" well i guess if we are to do complimentary finding we will require complimentary expense fee of say atleast 3k per family member, that cupled with old man rivers offer here at the mall, i think that will be a nice haul, frag try to get more if you can. Papa double check our com channel just in case please if there are fly spies are around than there are eyes on us, either the sec teams or the team that took mr, simpson who knows. If you can track their signal back to its operator.">
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Runner ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,473 Joined: 24-May 10 From: Beijing Member No.: 18,611 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:41 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Lucky Aeryn's negotiating is not lost on Lucky - he's got just enough experience, just enough awareness, to know that he should keep his mouth shut in a situation like this. As the days pass he had been gaining confidence in himself, winning back that small measure of self worth that had been lost...lost like Dann Snapping back to the present, he hears the words spoken by the corp suit. "Are Simpson and his family willing or unwilling? Maybe this conversation would be better in a more secure environment. There are too many eyes and ears out here." |
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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 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:45 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
She turns to Lucky, taking a moment to stare into his eyes and measure his worth... and allow Lucky to get lost in the deep wells of her soul. "At this juncture, those details have not yet been brought to light. In any event, they are of no consequence to us." |
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Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:45 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Aeryn; PAN = passive [Skinlink, Datajack]; SIN = Selina Seymore Aeryn nods towards the woman. "So, you want to hire us to find your man and his family. Alive and well, I suppose." She looks around at the whole mess that has been caused and then back to the woman. "Well, lady, this is going to cost you..." After a dramatic pause, Aeryn continues. "We can move to the room, from where they left. I'm afraid, it is in a bit of an untidy state at the moment." Once relocated, the elf picks the conversation back up where she had left it hanging. "Alright. You want your assistant vice council and his family, willing or unwilling, handed back to you safe and sound. There is no question about this being a tricky and dangerous operation, we just need to look around here. As I said, this is going to cost you. The price for the safe return of Mr. Simpson is one hundred thousand Nuyen. For his wife and daughter, another fifty thousand Nuyen, each. Twenty percent up front to cover our expenses. The rest once we can give you proof that we have him and are able to deliver. When the whole sum is in our possession, you will get your people handed over. We are no blackmailers, you can trust in our word, but we will need this extra layer of safety here. Besides, it would be a pretty stupid move to mess with you, so no need to worry for you about that point." "Oh, and any helpful information you can give us will be greatly appreciated." |
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Dragon ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 4,258 Joined: 9-March 10 From: The Citadel Member No.: 18,267 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:45 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Mouse stayed out of the conversation, content to watch from the sidelines and try and follow the welther of information that was streaming across her AR interface. She didn't want it to distract her if anything serious happened so it was best to become aclimatised as quickly as possible. This must be something like the tactical networks that the trids made such a big deal about...she wasn't yet sure whether she wanted to trust her knowledge of her surroundings to a computer program but she could clearly see the benefits too... |
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Runner ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 3,473 Joined: 24-May 10 From: Beijing Member No.: 18,611 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:45 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Lucky Lucky pulls his gaze away and inspects the tops of his boots. Whether it's his natural avoidance of strong eye contact or his knowledge of the supernatural, his instincts keep him from looking directly at the woman's magnetic stare. He follows the group inside, keeping an eye on the bodyguards as Aeryn engages in negotations with the woman. He bobs his head to Zion and Mouse every so often as they walk, a small smile hidden behind his beard. <<@Team[Lucky]: Papa, see if you can monitor any comms from our new friends. If anything seems dangerous, block it and let us know!>> |
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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 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:47 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
The woman listens as Aeryn provides commentary. At the suggestion to move to the scene of the extraction, she declines, standing firm. "That is not required." She listens as Aeryn plays her hand, without comment or emotion. "Two hundred thousand nuyen? That is a humorous figure." It is now the corporate negotiator's turn to pause for dramatic effect. "For that amount I can have a considerably more experienced... and proven team engaged." She smiles her million nuyen smile, "But you are here, on the ground and engaged. I am willing to offer a much more reasonable sum of half your offer." |
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Shooting Target ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 1,937 Joined: 25-February 07 From: SD Member No.: 11,096 ![]() |
Zion shifted his weight holstering his pistol<@team[zion]"If she could have a crack team engaged here she would have sent them instead of herself. Things being what they are a little more would be suitable.none the less we are wasting time standing here we are still on the clock for the mall.> zion sends out a message to the flyboys to keep a eye out for this guy and his family/ kidnappers. Just a picture and brief desciption who might have them if they find anything they are to contact zion immediatly and observe and if they see hear or get any word it could really help them out.
Looking at the Lucky and papa " we need this analyzed what ever it is it had a home we need to find out where it was made and start our trail from the seller." |
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Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:47 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Aeryn; PAN = passive [Skinlink, Datajack]; SIN = Selina Seymore Aeryn nods. "Yes ..." "... you are correct. You could hire a more experienced team for that amount." "However, you do not have that option, and we both know that. We got the connections here, and that's what is much more valuable at this point. And ... most importantly ... time is of the essence. Do you really want to tell your superiors, that you couldn't do your job because you wanted to haggle for a fraction of your budget? Or take your time to do some Shadowrunner casting?" "Besides ... we could figure out who your Johnson is by the time you made it here. That, at least, should tell you, that we're not just some street rabble." "What's the saying? Time is money." |
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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 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:48 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Her smile softens for a moment, "Slight for slight, though I mentioned Simpson first." Then her poker face returns. "As you note, time is of the essence. My budget for this recovery was actually less than a hundred thousand nuyen, but I am willing to move some discretionary funds to get the entire family. If we are done negotiating, I am willing to transfer 20% up front for expenses in certified cred. Are we done?" |
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Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:48 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Aeryn; PAN = passive [Skinlink, Datajack]; SIN = Selina Seymore "Yeah, and we knew exactly who he is, right? Anyways... I guess we have to believe you and take the offer." |
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Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:48 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
Lucky "Yeah, I can see if I can put some people I know on it" Lucky hoped he still had some friends at the Lone Star forensics division. He'd heard through the grapevine that staff had been reduced to a skeleton crew after Knight Errant had taken over things, but there should still be at least one lab geek around who remembered him and could analyze this stuff. A quick posting to the backdoor message board that they ran at the Star should do it. Surely they still remembered him there. |
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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 ![]() |
Saturday, March 28th, 2071@00:49 Mall Office, Crime Mall, 136th Street East & 122nd Avenue East, Puyallup Barrens, Seattle Metroplex
<<@Zion [Papa] I'll reach out to a couple of connections and see about tracking someone down with those skills.>> The negotiator smiles, pulls out a wireless credstick, pauses a moment, then passes it over. She also hands over a wireless datachip. "Including there-in are bios on all three. In the interest of disclosure, Simpson is involved in some negotiations. I can delay those negotiations a day, two at the most. The exact content of those negotiations are classified, but involve some purchases of land in Seattle. I have a theory that his extraction is linked to that, but the party involved is anyone's guess at this moment." |
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