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[Gilga]

Anna texts >> Let's form an ambush with me and Abby the spirit as well. Less chance of a mess.. She would position herself and the spirit as Slob sees fit, seeing him perhaps stereotypically as the expert on violence.

[Jack_Spade]

The two guards reached the bottom of the stairs and came within the radius of Slobber's motion sense. Only a few seconds and they would be with their backs to the now unlocked back door.

bnc noticed that the utility host had received a command to stop pushing air around the building, likely on command of Leggio. So far their was no alert or lockdown, something that could happen at any second, though.

The two guards who had found the gnawed open envelope were back at the desk, looking worried.

[SquirrelDude]

Slobber's foot was tapping nervously and he tightly gripped his weapon as he thought about what to do.

"If we go now, an alarm is almost certainly set off, and we'll be to slow to the vault, and we're fragged. There weren't airborne nanites or chemical weapons in that envelope; their search will turn up nothing.

"bnc, you see any sign of an alarm, signal us, kill the lights, and we go in hard. Otherwise we wait and don't slag this run over nothing."

Slobber's obviously controlled breathing showed he was struggling to follow his own advice.

[Jack_Spade]

As it turned out, Slobber was right:
The two guards moved forward and found their colleagues. Using their hand scanners they examined the envelope. After a tense minute that the team spent watching through the feeds, they saw the guards visibly relax:
"No biological contaminants. Benny, what about nanites?"
Benny turned around with his scanner and said: "No nanite signatures, at least no wireless ones. I'm picking up some irregularities, though. There is definitely something around."
The other two guards, bnc recognized them as Robt and Shanita looked around at those words:
"Could it be those janitor drones again? You know, they always cause interference if the vacuum turns on?"
Leggio and Benny took of their helmets to take a closer look at the radio scanner display:
"Mhm, no I don't think so. Could be drone signals, but I don't think it looks like our own. Should we call that in, Leggio?"
The leader scratched his head while looking around:
"Hm. Not yet. Let's first try to isolate one of the signals and triangulate it's position. I'll be damned if I wake up the boss because there's a drone stuck in a tree outside."

[Gilga]

Anna approved and kept her position, excited her heart pounded heavily and she yearned for something to happen. She felt with professionals and did not want to mess up. "Fake it until you make it..." she thought.

[Volker]

"Now's the moment. They are aware something's amiss. If they hear their sergeant now calling to stay armed and wait, they will. I take out Leggio, release the gas, the spirit takes out Leggio unlethally, we clear the station. Ready?"

[Gilga]

>> Roger - just say exactly when I'll make sure it is all clear. P.S: Give me their last location or something so that there is no confusion with the spirit.

As soon as bnc gives the order, Anna would order the spirit to take out Leggio and the other guard next to him, she'll make sure that Abby understands where they are and if needed would ask bnc for some description/visual.

[Volker]

"Their positions, as far as I can derive them from the drones, is indicated in the map ARO, as usual.
Slob, can you Sense their positions? If so, update the position in the map, if necessary. Ready when you are."

[SquirrelDude]

Slobber used his motion sense to check positions as bnc requested

"bnc, if you release the gas now, it won't go through the vents. We need the AC to turn back on."

[ Spoiler ]

Motion Sense: 12d6t5 2

[Volker]

“I am in control of the whole ventilation system."

[SquirrelDude]

[ Spoiler ]

Jack, can we get an updated map with known guard locations and a count of guards who's position we can't account for

[Jack_Spade]

The drone feeds showed the four guards looking around in the main entrance room of the bank. There were no other guards on the corridors and the one drone in the security room on the first floor showed three people: One at a desk, likely checking AR feeds of the cameras and two who had resumed playing some kind of card game after it was clear that there was no bio-hazard around. The eight' guard was likely napping in the adjacent ready room. As far as the team could see, no-one was wearing protective gear against airborne toxins.

[Gilga]

>> Go get them sweetie... she texted, feeling the tingle of anticipation in her body. She felt alive as if the world had a new kind of intensity to it. "I am actually robbing a bank..." she thought, heart pounding.

[Volker]

[ Spoiler ]

Initiative: 6d6 18 With Whoom running through her system, that's 18 + 5 (Data Processing) + 7 (INT + Psyche) + 3 (Whoom) = 33.

Free Action: Talk
Simple Action: Release ARO
Simple Action: Send message (from commanding officer's commlink)

Complex Action: Enter utility host

Complex Action: Control Device: 13d6t5 5
Opposed roll: 13d6t5 4 - vents are on
Free Action: activate grenade

Complex Action: Leave utility host
Free Action: load sniper configuration

Initiative: 6d6 21 That's 36 now

Complex Action: Data Spike: 16d6t5 7
Defense roll: 13d6t5 4
That's 7 (Attack with Decryption) + 3 (net hits) + 2 (Hammer) + 6 (three marks) + 3 (Mugger, 3 marks) = 21 boxes of matrix damage.

"At zero!"
An ARO pops up, visible to all of them. It's a countdown, starting from four.

3:08.
A message arrives all soldiers, as well as the team. The commanding officer's voice rings through their heads: "Attention! Intruders alert! Everyone stay at their position and await orders. Any action is to be coordinated with me first. Get your weapons ready now"

2:44.
bnc's icon disappears. A small cube indicates she has entered the utility host.

2:12.
A soft beep, audible only to bnc, confirms her command. With a soft roar, the ventilation turns on again.

1:51.
The grenade detonates, its content being spread over the entire floor.

1:21.
bnc's non-descript grey shape appears behind Leggio.

0:33.
Leggio's commlink explodes with a hiss and a rain of sparkles. It's glowing white-hot for a second, then nothing but a chunk of black scorched metal remains.

0:00.

[Gilga]

"Now Abby - go and disable Leggio..." she whispered at zero, allowing the spirit to finally perform the service she prepared her for.

[Jack_Spade]

As the gas was blasted through every vent in the building, the spirit began to materialize out of sight. The commlinks of all guards beeped and broadcasted it's emergency message.
Through the drone feeds, the team could see as they instinctively went for their Berettas.
Leggio had his commlink in hand when it suddenly started to spark. With a course he let it drop to the floor. Suddenly Benny cried out: "Look, the bio sensor: Gas!"
Leggio reacted at once and put his helmet back on, while Benny struggled to get his own back on.

Suddenly the spirit appeared on screen, darting for Leggio.

[ Spoiler ]

Alright: Surprise test for Leggio:
Perception: 12d6t5 4
Surprise Test (+Successful Perception): 15d6t5 5
not surprised.

Ini:
Leggio:Ini: 12+2d6 19
Spirit: Ini: 14+2d6 22
Guards:Ini: 3#8+1d6 14 13 9

Gas starts working at the end of the round

Spirit tries to engulf:
Attack: 13d6t5 6
Leggio:
Defense: 12d6t5 6
Evades

Leggio activates Killing Hands (Free Action)
Strikes Spirit:
Attack: 12d6t5 4
Defense: 14d6t5 5

Three remaining guards open fire on spirit: Semi Auto Burst:
Attack: 3#10d6t5 5 4 3
Spirit defense:
Defense: 10d6t5 5 evaded
Defense: 10d6t5 2 hit
Defense: 9d6t5 4 evaded

Damage: 9P AP-1 - gets eaten by the spirit's hardened armor

Phase 2:
Spirit Attack: 13d6t5 5
Leggio Defense: 12d6t5 6 evaded

Leggio Attack: 12d6t5 4
Spirit Defense: 14d6t5 3 hit
Killing hands bypasses spirit defense, spirit soaks only with Body:
7P
Soak: 3d6t5 1
Spirit takes 6 P damage
has 4 boxes left

Guards stop panic fire and go for vitals shots:
Aim + Shoot (Vitals): 3#7d6t5 4 2 2

Spirit defense:
Defense: 11d6t5 5
Defense: 10d6t5 4
Defense: 9d6t5 2 grazing hit

Spirit loses his third ini pass

15 S from Narcoject for everybody

Guards 1-3: Bod+Wil: 3#8d6t5 2 2 1
Fall unconscious
Spirit: 5 auto hits from immunity to normal weapons:
Bod+Wil+immunity: 18d6t5 9
Takes 1 stun damage

Leggio: Bod+Wil+Resistance: 14d6t5 8
Takes 7 stun damage

New Ini:
Spirit: Ini: 12+2d6 19
Leggio: Ini: 10+2d6 14

Spirit tries to engulf:
Attack: 11d6t5 4
Defense: 10d6t5 5

Leggio attacks:
Attack: 10d6t5 2
Defense: 12d6t5 2 grazing hit

Ini pass 2:
Spirit tries to engulf:
Attack: 11d6t5 4
Defense: 10d6t5 5 evade

Leggio attacks:
Attack: 10d6t5 4
Defense: 12d6t5 3 hit

7P
Soak: 3d6t5 1
Spirit takes 6 damage, gets disrupted

Leggio soak another dose of DMSO/Narcoject:
Soak: 14d6t5 7
Takes 8 S damage, falls unconscious with 2 P

The leader of the guards noticed the spirit coming and dodged aside. Without missing a beat, Leggio raised his fist into the form of a claw and raked for the spirit, missing the spirit by a hair.
The other guards had managed to raise their weapons and started wildly firing at the spirit - without success.
Yet the distraction was enough for Leggio, who had evaded another attack attempt to land a solid hit on the spirit: His hand raked across the spirit's form, ripping a solid chunk of whatever the hard air of the spirit's form was composed of.
In the background the other guards had found their composure and gave measured shots at the spirit's core, only to miss entirely.
Then the gas finally hit them: Their eyes rolled back in their sockets and they crumpled to the floor.
Only Leggio remained on his feet, but he two wobbled.

The fight between the adept and the spirit continued, with the spirit unable to land a hit on his opponent - until the guard finally managed to land another blow, disrupting the spirit, before crumpling to the floor himself, the gas finally having gotten to him.
Throughout the whole bank building, the drones showed people lying unconscious on the floor with only the bio-hazard sensor beeping steadily, warning of the surrounding doom.
A quick check with the agents showed that no alarm had been triggered.

[SquirrelDude]

Slobber was quick and short with instructions

"Krestov, lead. Upstairs.

"Anna, Kite. On Krestov.

"The rest. On me. Vault.

"Shoot what moves."

Slobbertooth took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and focused. His entire body tensed up as he readied himself and then slapped Krestov on the shoulder.

"Go."

[ Spoiler ]

Agility Boost [2]: 8d6t5 4 becomes +2. Lasts 4 turns.

Phys Initiative: 4d6+13 29

[Gilga]

Anna felt uncomfortable when Abby was dispersed, it was not a nice way to go. Somehow, things did manage though. She was barely visible with the RP cloak and RP coated Ares predator in her hands. Especially in a full body armor, the large troll was impossible to miss. She followed him quietly and was alert for her surrounding, cautious as a cat and well aware of her surrounding.

>> Perhaps a quick astral scan would be faster? She suggested, but it was clear that she did not argue, she felt in way above anything else she experienced. With a few soft hand gesture and whispers, she augmented her body keeping her senses and reflexes ready in case of battle.

[ Spoiler ]

To keep herself sharp and safe she'll use the improve intuition spell.
Improve Intuition: 15d6t5 4
drain: 10d6t5 3

Noticed she had Improve reaction:
Improve reaction: 15d6t5 4
drain: 14d6t5 1

which would result in 1 drain.
She gains +4 reaction, +4 intuition (-2 to all actions due to sustain penalty.).

Initiative: 19+1d6 24

[Volker]

[ Spoiler ]

Matrix Perception: 13d6t5 5
Data Spike: 18d6t5 4
Opposed roll: 13d6t5 2
Matrix Perception: 13d6t5 5

That's 7 (attack with decryption) + 2 (net hits) + 2 (Hammer) = 11 boxes of damage. Should it resist - I assume that a tool like that won't have a very high level - I'll just add a second shot.

After that I reboot. The deck automatically reboots in her stealth configuration.

bnc orders the drone to move towards Slobbertooth. While it's on his way and the others prepare their guns, bnc searches for the bio-hazard monitor. If the tool is online, bnc roasts it with a quick data spike, then focussing on the drone and the others. She checks their surroundings for any other icons or other online surprises, then shrugs (virtually), before she Jumps Into her rotordrone, barely containing a loud "Whoohooohohooohoooooo! as she feels her eyes becoming sensors, her legs becoming rotors, her arms becoming lethal guns.

[SquirrelDude]

Slobber flipped on his low-light flashlight and started moving down the halls to the main foyer.

"bnc. Kill downstairs lights."

He was more focused on moving quickly rather than with extreme caution. He glanced from body to body checking for any sign of activity.

[ Spoiler ]

Perception: 14d6t5 5

If he doesn't see anything active he proceeds to the stairs where he does a BF of smoke grenades into vault room.

If he does see something, he tells folks to turn on Thermo vision, and launches a BF of smoke grenades into the foyer.

Grenade Launcher: 9d6t5 3

[Jack_Spade]

The bio-hazard sensor wasn't online, but it was no trouble for bnc to silence the device with her drone.
Searching the top floor revealed the missing guard, deep asleep in the ready room. By now the drug level in the air and on the ground had receded below dangerous levels as the ventilation system resumed it's job and pumped the chemical outdoors.

Krestov, ever the practical type, picked up the unconscious guards and stacked them like fire wood in the ready room, relieving them of their guns and commlinks. He made two trips downstairs to fetch the remaining guards before locking the door and using some of his glue sprayer to further seal the door.

Meanwhile, Slobber had found the way downstairs. Now the moment of truth had arrived. So far the SOK had worked like a charm, but could anyone really be as vain and self centered to actually have a key build that could override a time locked vault?

The answer was: Apparently, yes. The door opened on well oiled hydraulic powered hinges, revealing the insides with their rows upon rows of lock boxes.

Schmidt went on the line: <<That's it. I'll come in and bring the tarps. Start cutting them open and everyone get ready to empty them out. But be careful not to destroy any valuable pieces of art.
Kite, you get back on overwatch outside, dito Flatline.>>

Only two minutes later Schmidt arrived with a large tarp, that allowed them to cover the entire floor of the vault.
By now it was 0615, the whole operation had only taken about 10 minutes so far.

Everything seemed to go swimmingly, and yet Krestov and Anna had suddenly a very bad feeling about the whole thing. There was something about that vault that made their skin crawl...

[Gilga]

So the plan seemed to be working well... just like in the simulation. Better than the simulation no gun fired. Each step brought more excitement. Brilliant execution, seriously she could not imagine such a teamwork such an accomplishment.


Something felt off... The vault was not quite right... The content filled with lockboxes was expected and yet, her super-human sharp senses were certain that something else was wrong... It made her feel very strongly, but what was it... She took a moment to breathe calmly and carefully observed the vault room trying to bring to her awareness the reason that her intuition was so bad about that place. She used both her physical and astral senses.

[ Spoiler ]

Perception/Assensing: 2#13d6t5 4 4

[Volker]

bnc kills the lights, following protocol. The mix of drugs and hormons rushing through her system made her extremely focussed and highly alert.
"Remember, you have six minutes to empty the whole vault. Anna, be prepared to cast your Levitation spell."
bnc double-checks both the physical and the matrix space in the entire building, vault, upstairs and all. She does so more to keep herself busy than out of necessity. Her mind's racing - just waiting and drooling feels impossible to her.
After a minute or so, she sends a drone out to bring her a commlink to double-check whether any alarm has been sent to the stationed men, then checks the streets and sky of the surrounding area. Then fights the urge to play tetris on the most important run of her life.

[Jack_Spade]

One safe deposit box in particular had a very strong aura - a sickening, twisted, life sucking kind of aura that could not be wholly contained by the steel container.
Even going near it, Anna realized, would make her spells collapse.
Which was a bit of a problem, as the emanation was in the biggest, most central safe deposit box. Just a look at the box revealed that it was made differently from the rest: Instead of hardened steel, this one seemed to be made from a gleaming, black metal.

[ Spoiler ]

There is a field of BGC that has a force of 6 at 1 m from the box, 5 at 2 m, 4 at 3 m, etc.

The box itself is 50 cm wide, and 1 m tall and of course directly connected to the wall.
Unlike the other boxes, this one also seems to have a different, reinforced lock

[SquirrelDude]

Slobber wanted to calm down, but wolf was suddenly extremely alert and wouldn't let him.

Slobber took a second to replace the magazine of gel rounds in his Yamaha with Ex-Explosive rounds. Suddenly he was hit with a wave of exhaustion, but brushed it off.

[ Spoiler ]

Soaking stun from Attribute boost after it wears off.

Soaking Att Boost Damage (2): 11d6t5 4