[IP] Uncaring Stars Options

[Volker]

"Amazing, I'm convinced.
Do you have a medical background, then?"

[Thanee]

"I havn't had formal training, if that is what you are asking. I have seen my share of doctors, as you can imagine. And I had some teachers or instructors, but they were not the kind of people that you usually have in mind, when you think of this. Like pretty much everything I can do, I picked it up because it was interesting, useful or even necessary to ensure one's survival. I guess you could call it street smart. I'm a fast learner when it comes to that."

[Volker]

"Will do. If I can, I'll also support you with what I picked up and some matrix wisdom.
Awesome, sounds like a plan!"

[Gilga]

Anna gives a thumbs up, and then says For the record, I find Nova quite charming as well..."

She then says to Nova, Don't be the silent bodyguard, more like a security officer. I talk corporate management, you talk more down to earth security, operations. Perhaps even some underlying tension between us, would make it more real to them, and give them other things to focus than our lies. We need teamwork in there, like in street cons. Things are more convincing when you figure them up from multiple angels.

[Thanee]

Nova laughs and nods in appreciation. "Yeah, I heard you mention that once or twice..."

"And I suppose the big fellow is probably more of a silent bodyguard kinda guy. I would be medical expertise, not necessarily security. But I expect them to have scanners in a facility owned by the local police force, so they will know that I am not a typical paramedic or doctor. Which is perfectly fine, of course. All we need to make sure of, is that he is transportable. Don't need a medical degree for that."

[Crossbow]

"I am the first one in, and the last one to leave. Unless there is an asset to protect, then my only job is to protect the asset." Taurus says that like he had to memorize it, which he probably did. "I also, through longevity, learned how to understand most folks and to communicate things. Yes, I was a corporate bodyguard."

[Gilga]

"Which corporation? Anna asks

[Volker]

"Fine. So what's our story gonna be? We are employees of π-Rate Data and have lost an expensive asset we wanna have back. That it?
We might want to explain why we shove a magician and two heavily-cybered-up killer machines to retrieve someone with, what, two cyberhands?"

[Thanee]

"No. We are employees of a customer of π-Rate Data. And why this man is important to us, is none of their business. Basically."

[Crossbow]

"Ares, I worked mostly as personal security for Micheal Ironside when he was there. Mr. Ironside was my sponsor for corporate citizenship."

[Gilga]

Anna says "We first need to verify the identity of the asset, assessing is the right way to do so. We are looking for a lost asset after all, and the security is because we do not know exactly why the asset is gone and because trained wizards are very expensive."

She then adds I really can tell many things, more than I feel comfortable knowing, just from reading people's auras. I have never been to corporate before, but I feel that it makes sense to send someone like me to verify an asset.

[Thanee]

"We also need biometric data from him. Actual data, that we can show them in the facility."

[Gilga]

Anna nods at the need for real data "Can we get such data? I mean fake biometrics would not fit..."

"Ares, I worked mostly as personal security for Micheal Ironside when he was there. Mr. Ironside was my sponsor for corporate citizenship."

Ares citizenship seemed pretty sweet, triple-A no less. Most of her classmates' biggest dream to get to one of the big ones.
Seemed like you had a good thing going, shooting for actual citizenship... What went horribly wrong that you work with us?"

[Thanee]

"Eliza, possibly through Ms. Johnson, can hopefully provide that."

[Volker]

bnc inhales. "Anna, we really are on a schedule her. I would also love to indulge into the vibrant biography of the minotaur with his excessively imaginative name, but there is a job to focus on.

As for the biometric data. I can guesstimate a fake set of data that'll do. After all, we will check whether it is the right one, not them. We can argue that we are not authorized to give away our client's biometric data to law inforcement. You know, We from Pi-rate data regard our clients' trust as an essential value - I do, by the way, appreciate the honesty with which this corp names himself." She casts a half-musing half-amused smile to Taurus but refrains from making a remark.
"So let's just roll with the 'We need to make sure this is our asset' thing. Also, as long as Rabe is still alive, an Aura scan is all we need. The biometric data would only be needed if it is really necrometric data."

[Thanee]

"Well, they might still want some legitimization, not just our word for it. And we probably have access to the real data, as do they, so why fake it. Plus, it might even be faster that way."

[ Spoiler ]

Hah! Nice catch with the π-Rate Data.

[Volker]

"I believe that a well-faked authorization should suffice, but better safe than sorry. I'll contact Eliza."

bnc sends a message to Eliza, requesting Rabe's biometrical data, if available.

[Thanee]

"Well, there will be plenty to forge, anyways. And little time. Let's make best use of what we got. As a first step, we will need something like a "shopping list". We need to find a corporation that is plausible, maybe even one that actually has used their services. We need a proper vehicle. As Taurus mentioned earlier, an ambulance would be perfect. Stuff like that. And we need to figure out, how a transport like this would proceed. Do they need an advance notice? There surely will be some legal documents necessary, to take over the patient care."

[Volker]

"I'll dig into the procedure and a fitting corp at once. If Eliza can't get us an ambu in time, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't be too hard to stea- to borrow one.
I'm off the meat now. Can we continue our talk on the voice chan?"
bnc lays down and closes her eyes.

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Matrix Search: 18d6t5 8
Wotcha. 8 hits! With Toolbox and Browse, I have a limit of 9 and half search time. She'd browse through medic corps, especially those who also work in the field, preferring services whose nearest facilities are within 100 km. If I find something and you could include the standard procedure for stuff like what we're looking for, I'd appreciate that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Gilga]

Anna says "Let's get a van with a valkyrie module, we do not need a formal ambulance as there is nothing formal about extracting an asset. We do not pretend to be CrashCart"

[ Spoiler ]

(I think it is the name of a Shadowrun Medical service. Correct me if I am mistaken.)

[Jack_Spade]

Eliza replied: <<Please find attached what I have off Rabe's biometrics. I can organize you a high class rental on short notice. One with a valkyrie module would probably be off the executive range.>>

Meanwhile, bnc had searched and found exactly what she needed: The BuMoNa has a deparment just a km away and also a relatively weak R4 host with just A4S5D6F7 for their automated ambulances.

[Volker]

"There! That's what we need. Der Bund für Mobilen Notfall-Arzteinsatz, short BuMoNa, is a German partner of Doc Wagon. They have a station here in Worms, just a kilometer from here. Its matrix presence is almost unprotected. I can easily forge an Einsatzauftrag - an operation order."

bnc tries to find out how a manned operation would be filed and executed (including the checks on the other side of the table).

[Gilga]

Since bnc is unaware in hot sim, Anna asks Taurus again "So before we were rudely interrupted, you were saying...?" (about his past).

While speaking, Anna takes out her disguise kit, and begin working on a disguise. >> bnc send me a sample of their uniform, and anything else I might need to disguise us.

Anna is very skilled with disguises, and she uses a combination of two spells to make herself legendary. The first spell provides her with intuitive grasp on her disguise kit, making her more adept in applying cosmetics. The second one enhances her mind, and makes it quicker, and more observant. It takes some logistics not to activate too many foci at the same time, but Anna figures it out. She does not want to risk her talent, and the foci she owns are quite powerful she limits herself for one at a time unless it is an emergency. When she is done the magical preparation, Anna suggests "If you are free feel free to help me with disguises. I'll make you feel as if you belong there." She will work with her suddenly supernatural skill, and happily accept the opinions and help of her peers. As if to annoy bnc, Anna would be happy to make smalltalks and casual chats as she is working. Sawing together pieces of clothes, and working her cosmetics to make believable face masks.

[Crossbow]

Taurus was not at all put off by bnc, he fully intended to continue his conversation with Anna, but that was when Eliza made contact and he wanted to look into that data as well.

He threw a quick reply to Eliza about the oversized uniforms and his bike. then found a nice chair to settle in and chat with Anna while she worked.

"Oh, I already had my citizenship by the time things went haywire. They weren't going to put this much cyberwear into someone they didn't hooks in, but I earned every nuyen of it. No, I ended up in the shadows for another reason entirely. Mr Ironside got poached by MCT, whoever had the op wasn't interested in me, some Japanese hate the regional variants even more that they hate 'normal' orks and trolls, and he tried to cover for me. He made sure I was out of the country and on leave when the extraction took place, but our connection was too strong for Ares to really trust me again. I wasn't interested in being a rent-a-cop in some facility in the middle of nowhere, so I bought out my contract."

Taurus paged through some more of their intel for a bit, then asked "What about you? Corps are always looking to increase their magical talent, why aren't you wearing some Triple A's pin?"

[Gilga]

SINless" she sighs Criminal from birth, theif, street hustler, a begger or a musician, but I did far worse when I had to. her voice flattens a bit at the end, painful memories. Couldn't do magic at the time, just suffered the side-effects. You know, voices and seeing things that you cannot explain.