Ic: A New Beginning, The New Beginning Game Thread Options

[Drain Brain]

[ooc: Guys, I have created these since I seem to be the first of our group to be here... so off we go! Sorry silver...

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[Silverspur_2020]

[OCC: no sweat... saved me a job!]

The Orc smiles..."How about we take the Americar as we cut you in on the action, and let you leave with the Roadmaster and a little money for your troubles?"

[Drain Brain]

The Orc smiles... "How about we take the Americar as we cut you in on the action, and let you leave with the Roadmaster and a little money for your troubles?"

Flip steps around Ace, taking the lead in what could be called "brethren negotiations."

"Look, term, I see where you're coming from, so we can definately work with what you're proposing, but we could really use a spare set of wheels. I know your boys have plans for the Americar, so how about you chuck in whichever of the bikes you want least and we'll call it quits? Safe?"

[Silverspur_2020]

"Well why don't we talk money, or eqipment if thats what you would prefer... and see what deal we can come up with?! -how about you get the Roadmaster and 5000?"

[The Jopp]

As the negotiations begins James makes sure that their patient is still alive (and hopefully getting better) and also makes sure that she is secure and cannot move around.

I hope she won't hold too much of a grudge, it's just biz after all

Since they have stopped and everything seems calm James takes a good look at her.

He takes a look at the awakened ork again. *both of you, stay astral and keep an eye on the surrounding area AND the magically active ork willya?*

OOC: My main koncern here is to know her probable age, metatype, nationality, astral signature, SIN, tattoos, scars etc.

[Silverspur_2020]

James starts looking over his patiant.... she appears to be late twenties/early thirties, average looks (5'5 with shoulder length brown hair pulled back into a pony tail) and slender build. On closer investigations (while trying to maintain a professional outlook) he discovers two tattoos. One is a small heart on her thigh and the other is a small barcode on her right arm... Looking astrally he can see she is obviously cybered but can't really tell what he's looking at. She's carrying nothing that can ID her so its impossible to tell if shes one of the SINless or not.

[Silverspur_2020]

Freeing up as much space in the Deck as he can.... Codec moves from node to node taking mere millisecounds as he searches the target that he has in mind... finding it eventually he finds a cluster of nodes which have all been made to look like the old Hollywood Bolvd.

heading down the street he sees a node with just what he wants on it... Frank Gibson PLC, a well known shark in the star bussiness... he cuts deals between stars and the studios and makes a good living out of it....

Sleazing his way into the office Codec finds his way into reception, and sees two doors leading off of it.... one has a sign in front saying mail room and the other has one saying portfolios.

[Drain Brain]

[OOC: it appears I'm doing the bargaining, so I'm just going to run with it...]

Flip considdered the offer - it seemed that these gangers didn't want to give up their wheels at all (something that he could understand). Carefully he pretended to considder the offer before turning back to the man.

"Okay, that sounds fair - on one condition - I could do with meeting some people, so ka? People that can get me equipment, and I don't know anyone in the city. I'll take your offer if you can slip me a name or two..."


[OOC: just reying to get as much out of the deal as poss!]

[Mysterio]

Deciding that whatever current deals going on might fetch the most nuyen Codec carefully goes into the mail room, while turning on his cloak program to hopefully avoid any safety IC

[Silverspur_2020]

Keeping his masking utility programs running he goes into the room, and finds an address for people to leave messages... looking around he can see the node that they all get delivered to, it looks like a giant letter box with a snake coiled around it for protection.... Activating his sleaze program he walks up to the door in the side of the letter box and carefully opens is up, keeping an eye on the snake he starts browsing the files to see what he can get, there are some interest documents being filed between this manager guy and some officials at some studios... not to mention some VERY rep damaging info of what these guys get up to in their personal life!

As Codec is just feeling smug... the serpant suddenly uncoils and its eyes glow!... suddenly he's not feel so smug!

The snake lunges forward in an attacking sweep, feeling his deck take the strain on, Codec brings to bare his attack program (designed to look like a pair of autocannons in each of his hands like in one of the anciant action flicks) and opens fire... The vitual bullets appear to bounce off this IC. Making anther lunge the snake bites hard into his arm and he feels waves of pain entering his meat body as its fangs sink into vitual flesh!!!

As the snake has its jaws around his arm... He takes one of his big autocannons, puts it to the head of the snake and fires at point blank range!!

Hearing it scream in pain he watches it move back and twist as it masks itself to escape combat and disappears, now this could mean one of two things... he has beaten it and hes fragged some poor guys deck somewhere, or its activating black IC somewhere to get reinforcements....

Not hanging around to find out, Codec grabs all the icons (small envelopes within the mail box) he can get his hands on and relocates them onto his deck.... then he gets out of these nodes ASAP and heads back off into the virtual world to cover his tracks....

[Silverspur_2020]

The orc smiles at Flip, and offers his hand...."Im gald we can do bussiness, as part of the deal if you want we will sell you anything you want at cost, that way you can get what you need for a realistic price!"

Now the deal has been closed, a couple of the other gangers start heading off to the bikes,car and landrover to start loading them up. "I have a quite a database full of names and numbers....let me know the sorta contacts you need, and I will put in a good word for you and pass you their numbers... we are grateful for the support you guys provided us today, and we wont forget easily..."

Handing over some certified cred sticks coming to a total of 5000 he smiles, "unless there is any other biz you chummers need, we will call it a day...you have my number if you need it"

[Drain Brain]

"Cheers Chummer," said Flip, "Catch you later - I'll probably be in the market for some gear, but I'll soon need to meet a fence or some such..."

He returned to the Roadmaster, getting in the back and flashing the sticks at the others.

"We're five kay richer and we have the Roadmaster. They wouldn't part with any of the other wheels. We good to go or what?"

[Silverspur_2020]

Ace climbs into the drivers seat grumbling about feeling cheated, and that they could at least have got a bit more money for their time... but he at least seems happy to have his roadmaster!

"So where we going next? thats transport sorted out...we gonna start looking at this facility soon? we have four days left"

[Mysterio]

Well that was something... thinks Codec, I wonder what I got from them?
Codec heads off to one of the major tabloids on this grid, knowing that they'll pay quite a bit for the juciest gossip on celebs, after all, it's their bread and butter

[GunnerJ]

"Actually..." Ace thinks. She's not a ganger, definately. This needs looking into, ASAP. "Maybe we should try and determine where our lady friend is from?"

[Silverspur_2020]

A slight groan escaping from her lips the women on the floor starts to come around, and as she gradually regains conciousness she looks around the van...."where the frag am I?!"

[Drain Brain]

The cybered biff woke up, somewhat startling Flip. Casually - or attempting that demeanour - he leaned against the wall of the Roadmaster and looked at her, allowing the accent of his home town to seep out a bit, since it never hurt to maintain a little mystery...

"Ya safe - no need for rushin' off at the fist. What's ya' monicer?"

[Silverspur_2020]

"ah...frag" she groans quietly...."The names bluebird, who the frag are you? what am I doing here?"

[GunnerJ]

Ace couldn't believe the kid gloves she was being treated with. He made a show of locking the Roadmaster doors, just so she'd hear. "We'll ask the questions, 'Bluebird,' if that is your name. Who sent you to snipe at us? You're not some punk ganger girl. Who do you work for?"

[Silverspur_2020]

Looking up at Ace with indifferance she answered "I work for Mr Kiteo...im the insurance policy, you didnt honestly think he would cut loose a new team of runners without taking out the insurance"

[Mysterio]

Walking down the virtual street to the head office of Celebrity Inside a hugely popular tabloid, Codec pulls open the envelops to take a look at the information and hopefully can get a good deal of nuyen for whatever it's worth

[Silverspur_2020]

Reaching into his decks hard drive he looks through the envolpe to see whats there...turns out to be an email with file attachments waiting to be read by Frank Gibson.

"Frank,
We may have a problem, your main chummer Les Garrett has been spending a bit too much time with that biff from those porno films....turns out a security rigger captured these pics on his drone, he said if we pay him for the photos then he won't go to Garrett's wife and the papers! I spoke to Les about it and he says he doesnt believe in paying up as he will go to the papers afterwards anyway, you got any ideas as to what to do?

Phil."



After reading the email, you see the rather graphic pictures of the C list celeb Les Garrett with the actress known as Lusty Lucy.

[Mysterio]

Codec walks into the virtual Celebrity Inside office and smiles at the sectretary sitting there filing her nails.
"Hello, I don't have an appointment but I think I have some stuff that your boss might be interested in seeing..."

[Silverspur_2020]

The automated responce of this secretary came up "you will need to book an appointment and leave any contact details with us, the current waiting time for an appointment is...three days from now"

Knowing that three days would be much to long (a lifetime in the matrix!)...Codec starts trying to find other ways of selling the goods...

[Mysterio]

A little disheartened Codec walks back out. Not knowing anyone on this grid he goes back to the Seattle grid. Wandering around he begins to hunt down Frog, some guy that has been able to give him some info before.