IC: Bounty Hunt, Tag em, Snag em, Take em Downtown. Options

[BishopMcQ]

"I'm terrified that I'm going to have to kill someone again. I hope I'm wrong, but Shark just comes off as the type that won't be taken easily."

Syd pulls her coat tight, tying the waist closed.

"Alright, let's head down and see what we can find at the Doc's office. Maybe he's heard of this guy through professional circles."

[Shadow]

"Sounds like a plan, you think I should call Dan?" She said as they walked through the snow.

Sahara was torn on calling her former partner. Talking to him again would be incredible, but after she left the force they hadn't spoken much. Not that he hadn't tried, but she had pushed him away.

"Well the good news is, if he is a vamp, then he's already dead and you wont have to kill him."

[gobogen]

"We'll all meet tonight and go corner 10th and Walnut. Until then, let's gather as much info as we can on our target."
Putting on his coat, Jaws wishes luck to everyone and gets out of the cafe.

Okay, first I have to go home and talk about this with the guys.

[paul_HArkonen]

Gun nods his head at Jaws's orders. "I'll be there a little early in full set up, do you want me in a support position, or ready to cut our way in?"

[Sphynx]

Grizzly finishes his 2nd breakfast, and heads out, paying his share of the tab on the way. Scratching his head in comtemplation, he starts walking over to 10th and Walnut. As he walks, he puts a call out to a friend in the LoneStar force, to get some 411 on the missing person. He then calls another friend in the force to find out what sort of calls they've had in that area, and what info he can get on any missing persons investigations in the area. Then he calls his ex partner, who is still on the Star payroll to get some Intel on any Missing persons reports that are 'interesting', in addition he asks this Buddy about any HMHVV reports in the local area of 10th and Walnut. By the time he arrives at his destination, he hopes to have as much info as he can get.

[Ecclesiastes]

"Shark? Yeah, I've heard of him. Data runner, right? I'll get back to you on that LTG."

"Man, we have missing persons all over the place. You can come down and search through all the files we've got, but that should keep ya busy for days."

Your Forensics buddy seems to come through though...

"What makes you bring that up? Cause yeah, I've had a few interesting bodies come in from that area lately. Bite marks and blood drained, that kind of drek. I've had bodies coming in from all over, but that just means they are being dumped. A few bums, but... man, I've been getting a couple kids too. Teens ripe from the clubs and drek like that. I'd hate to be the ones to talk to the parents about this stuff."

[paul_HArkonen]

Jacking himself into his Psec Gun loads the numbers for his contacts from his headware memory onto the screen of the Psec. Quickly calling up George first he begins his search.

"Hey, George. It's Gun. I need as much info as you can give me on three things, a man named Shark, the intersection of 10th and Walnut, and any recent reports of Vamps that you've got."

after his brief call with George Gun calls up Squall, his decker buddy.

speaking quickly in a combination of spanish and English Gun asks about the area "HeySquall, I need you to do a trix search on any recent Vamp attacks in the Area of 10th and Walnut, and I'd like you to do a wide search for extra info about one Mr. Shark, where he'd head to if he was hurt and anything else of the like. Thanks man."

as soon as he's done he reloads the contact info on his Headware, and cleans out the info from the Psec.

[Ecclesiastes]

George replies, "Give me a few to look into it and I'll get back to you."

Squall comes back, "Hey man, that drek takes time and time is money. How much you gunna put out and how deep do you want me to go? Keeping in mind that the second makes it harder on the first. Granted, we're buds, so I'll go easy on ya, but a guys gotta put food on the table."

[paul_HArkonen]

Gun mentally slaps himself in the face, after looking quite stupid.
"I know pal, how about you go as deep as you can before hitting 500 and call me back and I'll firgure out if I need you to go much deeper. Thanks ahead of time, I know you do the best work, I'll talk to you later."

[Ecclesiastes]

"Check." The line goes dead.

[Sphynx]

[Whizbang]

The battle plan decided, Darien headed home to do his research. On the way, he gave Phoenix a call.

"Hey, Kat."

"Darien? How's life when you're dead?"

"Boring for the most part. How's Danny and Giz?"

"Daniel seems to be taking it well, but no telling what he's hiding under that outer shell of his. He went walkabout shortly after your death. Shaman stuff, I guess."

"And Giz?"

"She's taking it hard. Been seeking out the harder missions. I think she hopes that one of these times she won't come back. Reminds me of when I first met her..."

"I know the feeling...I just wish there was a way to make things better..."

"It is better for her if you stay dead. The Azzies, and whoever else that was think each other have the data, and will leave us alone."

"And if they figure out that neither of them have the data?"

"We'll cross that bridge when it comes. Anyways...this a social call or you looking for something?"

"Who me? Call only when I want something?"

"Yes you. So spill it."

"My friends and I have a bounty on a courier by the name of Shark. He and his bodyguards were attacked at the intersection of 10th and Maple. One of the bodyguards came back, saying something about vampires. Shark and the other bodyguard, Hopps, have vanished. Other than some LTGs that I plan to look into shortly, that's all we got. Was wondering if you knew anything about them, or knew someone who did. "

[paul_HArkonen]

Heading home Gun began creating a mental checklist of stuff to grab before heading over to the redevous, and thinking about where he could change and not look like an Azzie Security Guard.

[Shadow]

Sahara nods to Syd as she pulls out her cell. The phone nimber is at the top of th elist as she scrolls down.

"Hey." Pause.

"Yeah, I know it's been a while."

Another pause.

"Uhm so I was hoping you could help me out," she then shares with him the data they had and asks if he could find out anything else for her.

[Ecclesiastes]

"Yeah. Its been a while. You don't return my calls until you need help, is that it? Drek. Whatever. I'll look into it. I guess at least this time you'll pick up the phone next time I call you back." His voice comes off more like his feels are hurt than angery.

[BishopMcQ]

Syd kept walking, keeping enough space between her and Sahara not to be prying but still close enough if she needed the support. They trekked down a few blocks and cut across the park, staying near the trees where the snow had built up less from the recent storm.

Arriving eventually at one of the coffeehouses that the Lonestar patrols favored, the two changelings went inside. A few people stared and gawked, but most of the regulars recognized them and called out greetings. Sydney sat down with her back to the crowd, allowing her friend to keep up on her cop instincts and watch the room for trouble. Ordering a non-fat mocha for herself and a latte for Sahara, the woman kept herself occuppied by watching the auras of people shifting around her.

[Shadow]

"Listen it's been rough. After this is over maybe we can get a cup of coffee or something. Thanks Dan. Bye."

"He'll call when he has something. What next?" She said to her partner.

[Ecclesiastes]

"Before you hang up. One more question. Why haven't you called me?"

[Whizbang]

When he got home, Darien settled in for a day of searching the Matrix. As he was forming his querries, his mind was once more drawn towards old times. Setting his queries aside he headed for the matrix bar that had been one of his favorite haunts. The pleasures of the matrix...being able to meet new people and get drunk, all from the comfort of your own home.

Getting drunk wasn't the plan for the day. Taking a seat in the corner, he was able to take a look around. The clientel being mostly nocturnal, the place was all but deserted. Jean Grey stood at the bar, but didn't ask him if he wanted anything. If he didn't know better, he'd say that she really was a mind reader. Taking a seat in the corner, he joined Wolverine in filling the place with a brooding silence.

Though those present, including his own Gambit icon, were all X-men, as the day progressed, comic book afficionados of all genres would be coming in and out. It was risky coming here, where it was quite likely that someone would recognize him. But if all else failed, he could be the new guy who didn't know enough to show respect for the dead. Not that he was particularly keen on lying to old friends. But he had even older ones to protect. He was laying out his search pattern in the form of a game of solitare, when he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Star?"

"Huh?" Darien started, turning to see Spiderman standing next to him.

"Thought so...don't try the newbie trick." he said, turning over the next card to reveal the shooting star that was his calling card. "So how's life when you're dead?"

"It has it's moments."

"We've missed you, though you've had your reasons for staying away."

"How were you so sure it was me?"

"Who do you think your sister called to put your paper trail in order?" Spiderman asked. He indicated towards Wolverine. "Think he was a lawyer at one point. What he does with legal documents is sweet."

"I thought he hated me..."

"He does. But for whatever reasons, he hates the Azzies more. Continue to annoy them, and he'll continue to watch your back."

"Mabey it wasn't a good idea to come here..."

"Worried about people looking for you? We've booted those who come asking questions. We look out for our own. So...what you working on?"

"Been bounty hunting of late. Trying to track down a courier who goes by the name of Shark. Got his name, the name of one of his bodyguard, Hopps, deactivated LTGs, and an attack location...not much to go off of. Got any free time on your hands?"

[Ecclesiastes]

Sphynx

It doesn't take long to notice that one alley stands out from the rest. It is seething with violence and horror...

Everyone else

Looks like its time to sit back and wait to see what your people can come up with...

[Shadow]

[gobogen]

Jaws takes a cab down to North Pole Talismongering shop and enters the small store from the front.

"Hey Jaws !! Nice to see you. What brings you here today?"

"Hi Polar, I just dropped by to say hi and ..."

"Great, do you want a cup of tea?"

"Sure but listen, I'm looking for a guy that has most probably been attacked by vampires, and I wish to get rid of the viral threat once more. For now, I just want to find out as much as I can about it. Have you heard anything strange going on in the area of Walnut and 10th ? Also, by any chance, would you know about a guy named Shark or another one named Hopps??"

***************

Back home, Jaws tells all the details to the three guys who have become his family.
"Now that you know about the job that my team's been offered, you won't be surprised that I plan , in the name of Our Dear Father, to hunt down and kill the vampire (or vampires) of Tacoma and look for one of their victims, Shark. Have you heard of any incidents or stories about this area or about vampire attacks lately? If so, it would really help out."

[Ecclesiastes]

Shadow

Dan just says, "Sure. I'll get in touch", then the line goes dead.

Jaws

Polar shakes his head, "Sorry my friend, those really aren't my areas of knowledge. I wish I could help ya..."

back at home...

One of the members of your group pipes up, "Yeah, I heard of that guy. Shark... Back in the day I used him to move some data for me, the guy was a real pro, he knew his stuff. I can't really tell you much more than that though, sorry man."

[BishopMcQ]

Syd sips her mocha waiting for the phone call to be over. She could sense the pain and sorrow in her friend's aura but was doing her best not to watch it, feeling it was just as rude as eavesdropping on the call.

She pulled out her text pager and sent a message to Koji. The Night One was one of the best when it came to crushing IC and running systems hotter than the Sun. Even if he didn't do data crawls he'd know someone who could.

Friend looking for info. 2 LTGs, inactive, looking for data trail.

He'd get back to her in his own time and give her the price for the info.

[Shadow]

Sahara put the fone down and grasped her mug of soycocco. She sat there for a few minutes composing herself and fighting back the tears she was afraid would come.

Ok focus.

"Anything from your angle," she said suddenly.