IC: first shadow, it is what it says, chum Options

[hahnsoo]

Boo: The troll shifts uncomfortably in his chair, seemingly distracted. He looks at the old man and says, "You know what I'm good at. I'm looking for information about their computers, and what would be necessary for me to help." He seems to have posed the question in a way that it addresses the whole group rather than just the old man. The troll smiles a toothy grin, as he gauges the reactions of the other teammates.

[Slacker]

Wormwood is a little surprised to hear that the troll is a decker, since trolls aren't known for their skill with technology. He tries not to let this show on his face though.

[Aku]

"Hmmm, while i'll let my son deal with the who's and whats, i am willing to pay each of you 10, 000 nuyen. From what our insider tells us, if you play your cards right, this should be a rather easy project to successfully complete, and i think that that sum should be more than adequate. Now, my son will share everything else that we know.and yes, he does have my confidance, and more patience than I, if you feel the pay is unsufficient, i'll let him deal with it." With those final words, the old man stands up and goes outside with one of the trolls.

as the old man exits, one of the bartenders produces a briefcase for the younger man. "Alright now, as for what we know. The Target is the Hunts corporation, research division here in Pittsburgh, on 7th ave. Security should be fairly light, if you strike at the right time. We know they have two door guards outside, all day, until about 7 pm, what the rest of the shifts are like, we havent been able to find out. As for their grid, it's all internalized, but we have reason to suspect that the most upto date plans for the devices might only be online.Anything else that you feel i havent covered."

[Slacker]

Wormwood stands as a sign of respect when the old man gets up and leaves. He then sits back downn and faces the son.

"That doesn't seem like much information. What can you tell us about the building itself? Are there other entrances besides the front door? If so, how many and where? How large is the building? Do you know how many daytime employees they have working there? Is there more security inside during the day? Is the company known to use automated defenses and/or paracritters for security?"

"Also, your father mentioned that if we could not carry it out we should destroy it using any means necessary. To me that implies a messy run. Is that what you are looking for? Or would you prefer us to do this quietly? Furthermore, can you tell us if the completed item might be easily destroyed or are we going to need to stock up on high explosives for it?"

"Would there be any kind of bonus it for us to lift/destroy other projects that might be worked on at this facility? I would imagine that any damage we do to them would be beneficial to you as their rival."

"And one last question, what kind of time frame do we have for this?"

[Aku]

The building is a conglomerate, hunts uses the top level as housing, two levels beneath that as a research facility, and the floor below them as their... face department, only that floor is open to the public during the day. Although the exact number of employees working there is unknown, we've heard reports of there being atleast 5 teams of scientists working on this project at various points. On the first level of their building, i would doubt automated defenses are being used, but we can not say for certain within the research levels."

He pauses a moment, to think. "For other projects, i would doubt that you would find anything. It's been, in the past, a very specialized work area, and really, aside from this project, the company poses no real threat, our productsall 57 varieties of them. are in almost all major restaurants, and most homes around the UCAS. I suppose the most valuable things to us might be blueprints or other communications about future products."

"Finally, the timeframe is rather open. We do not beleive that the project is that close to completation, so as long as you manage to complete the job before it gets shipped to alabama where the production facility is, you should be fine."

[Slacker]

"Merci, that answers all of my questions." Wormwood turns and looks a each of his colleagues, "Do any of you have anything further, mes ami?"

[hahnsoo]

Boo: "Is their security in-house or subcontracted? Or is that something that we're going to have to find out through our own legwork?"

[Bastard]

"I tink Mista Johnson is mad at da rival company, cause Hunts makes easy open caps, and his Hienz 57, the caps always crusted wit ol ketsoup an then it dont come outta da bottle. Ya have to hit da bottom and shake it, and stir it wit your knife, an everyone hasta ask the big guys to help dem out."

[FrostyNSO]

"I have something as well, actually." Mason calmly states. "You said the bottom floor, this "face department" is open to the public during the day. Could you give us a little more detail into this matter? Such that I may have a reason to snoop around. While I doubt they give guided tours of their facility, it would be nice to have a reason to go in and speak to a few employees. What do they do on the bottom floor?"

[Bastard]

"Mason. Maybe it like da Jelly Belly Factory and they do give guided tours," his deep voice filled with excitement. Whether it is from excitement of helping the group in the recon, or actually going on a tour, you dont know. "This one time we went on dis tour of da Jelly Belly, an we gotta see how da candy was made, an we gotta eat all da candies. Yeah dat was fun."

[FrostyNSO]

To Hooter: "That's pretty cool, why don't you tell me about it after we're done here, ok?" Mason tries to hide the fact that he's just trying to get Hooter to stop talking about Jelly Bellies in front of the Johnson, but wonders aloud at the Johnson: "This is a huge shot in the dark, but do they give guided tours?"

[Slacker]

Wormwood shakes his head at Hooter's lack of professionalism. 'I hope he's not like this on the actual run,' he thinks to himself.

[Aku]

"heh, well, as i said, this is a research facility, i think that'd make the job a bit too easy, dontcha too? Now as far as the first floor goes, there isnt much that goes on, there, accounting, scheduling, all that sort of clerical work, so i doubt you'll find much resistance on that floor."

[Slacker]

Wormwood asks, "So when will payment be rendered and how do we contact you once the job is complete?"

[Aku]

" here is my number, oyu can call me when you are done. And payment will be in packets of heing katsup, ofcourse." He, and the trolls laugh heartily, somehow amused. "no, no, i'm just joking with ya chum, each of you will receive a certified Credstick".

" finally," he pauses, as if remembering something "I'm not honestly sure what sort of security mix they have. I think it would be a safe assumption that they are likely in house, at the minimum;response times should be swift, to say the least. rumors have long abound that the Hunt's have an elite personal guard as well, hopefully, they wont come into play, as the family does not live on gorunds themselves, naturally."

[Slacker]

"If there's nothing further..."Wormwood looks around the table at his colleagues before continuing. "I suggest we get to work."

[FrostyNSO]

"Agreed."

[Bastard]

"...but Im still eating," Hooter protests.

[Slacker]

Wormwood looks a little disgusted at Hooter and then turns and smiles to the young man. "Looks like we are on job. We will keep in touch and contact you as soon as we have everything."

Wormwood offers his hand to the young man and they shake on the deal. He then gets up as if to leave, checking to see if the others are doing the same.

[FrostyNSO]

Mason quietly stands up, adjusting his tie in the proccess. "Let's roll." With that, Mason turns and walks to the entrance, stopping outside to wait for his teammates.

[hahnsoo]

Boo: The troll shuffles out of the tiny (to him) chair and heads out the front door, taking his calzone with him carefully wrapped in plastic. Casually glancing around, while standing out of the restaurant, he speaks to no one in particular. "Where do you want to go?"

[Bastard]

Hooter follows Boos lead, carrying his doggy bag out with him.

[FrostyNSO]

Mason looks over the others as they leave Primanti's and speaks up. "So how do we want to go about this? I had thought that one of us could case the place tomorrow and when some of the employees go out for lunch, I could accidentally bump into them over lunch." Mason cracks a smile, "One thing leads to another, we start to talk about our jobs, get a little inside info, and then we go on our ways?" Mason punctuates the sentence lightly, addressing the team as a whole, "Unless you had something else in mind?"

[Bastard]

"If they have a tour we could get a good interior view of da place, plus free samples."

[FrostyNSO]

Mason shakes his head despondantly, "Free samples? he begins sarcastically, "So what are we supposed to bring our own hotdogs or something?"