IC: Emerald City Nights, This Ain't no Oz... Options

[Thomas]

Steve opens the door to one of the refrigerated displays and peers out, looking for any signs of trouble in the grocery.

[Sedna]

In the instant when everyone's eyes automatically follow Steve, Kai automatically slips a couple of the flashier pamphlets out of Viper's pockets and into Johnson's. He doesn't know what they're about. Maybe Johnson's reaction will tell him.

[Slipshade]

"Well I am free this evening. Lets talk about how we want to go about doing this."
While the others watch Steve, Glide leans over and whispers to Kai.

"Time to stop play'n around Kai, we're get'n to the serious stuff now." She uses his name instead of Mouse to hopefully get the kids attention.

[Sedna]

Frag. She seen -- but least'n she ain't blowin' it.

With a muttered "K ...", Kai squirms around impatiently and finally compromises by sitting on his hands, waiting for Johnson to explain what's what. But his feet still kick at the chair legs.

[Bastard]

Johnson's hand and mind are two focused on not losing his brandy to the shinanigans of Kai, to notice the switch.

"Ok, looks like a Peeping Tom mission. We are going to check out this warehouse Downtown, and watch it for a few days, discreatly. We need to discover the contents of the shipments without alerting said warehouse employees. We are to report our findings five days from now.

"If we are comprimised, I dont think we are going to get paid."

[Sedna]

"Ya mean like we gotta git inna warehouse widdout no ones seein' us?" asks Kai. "Or do we j'st gotta keep an eye out an' waits till the stuff moves out?"

[Bastard]

"We may have to actually go in...but if you can discover what's in the crates, trucks and the warehouse without setting foot in it, that would be great. Not to mention an easy 15 hundred nuyen," J suggests. Its definately possible with all the magic on the team, and all the technology available on the market.

[Sedna]

Kai turns to stare at Viper: "Ya kin do that?!?"

And then it hits him: 15 hundred nuyen????!!! just for looking in some crates??

[Glyph]

Viper shrugs nonchalantly. "Yeah, all kinds of ways we can scope things out. Now, I figure I'm better off as a distraction for the sneaky types, but I can also help out if anyone needs a boost or a quick fade - I can float you to a roof, or make it so people can't see you. I can also do some disguise work if someone wants their clothes to look like one of the uniforms these guys are wearing - or just working-dude duds, if they aren't wearing uniforms."

She absently drums her fingertips on the table. "We can do more than watch the place or sneak in, though. We can also keep our ears to the ground for what the people around there have seen, or maybe follow the working stiffs to their bar when they unwind after work, and see how talkative they are. Now, depending on how generous our employers were with "expenses", maybe we could bribe someone, or get some surveillance gear, or even hire a low-rent decker, just to get stuff like plans for that warehouse, or who it's leased to."

[Sedna]

Kai's eyes are still gleaming as he's starting to consider what's what, with this. " 'Compromised' -- that means no one kin know we done it, right? We gotta find out what's inna crates an' stuff, but no one's s'pposed t' guess we done it?"

[Bastard]

"Exactly Mouse, ah drek, Hermes is on the phone." Johnson steps away from the table to answer the phone.

"Im at work."

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"What about..."

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"Yeah, but..."

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"But..."

[Thomas]

Steve returns to the table to finish his now cooling soup.

[Bastard]

Johnson returns to the table to find the team oddly quiet.

"Whats wrong? 1500 not motivating enough?"

[Slipshade]

"Money sounds good to me." Glide replies. 'Now we just have to figure out how we want to case this joint."

She pauses for a moment to stuff another piece of chicken in her mouth before continuing.

"Best if we just lay our assets out here on the table and go from there, so I guess I will go first. I am best as muscle, I can cover someones back and maybe cause a distraction if need be. Sneaky stuff isn't really my thing, so if I go in, we had better find a good disguise and have someone else do the talking."

[Sedna]

Kai's already wondering, Assets on the table? Ya means like what we gots in our pockets? when the rest of Glide's statement makes it clear.

"Muscle? Yah, I kin takes care o' myself if I gotta, but mostly I runs, ya know? An' I kin gets in anywheres, dunno 'bout sneaky, but out there --" gesturing widely toward the city, and Johnson ducks the swinging chopsticks "-- gots friends. Gots lotsa friends."

[Thomas]

Steve pauses his noisy slurping, mops his forehead and face, and says; “I’m a security guard – I can handle a pistol. I did OK on my last fitness eval. I’ve never done anything like this before. I know some people that I used to work with; I could ask some questions and find out who does the security and how – if you think that will help?”

[Slipshade]

"And I know a couple of the O'Malley's. I will make sure this place isn't a front for anyone that may want to dump us in the 'Sound if with mess with it."

[Bastard]

"Well you all know my job, I dont know how much use it will be out in the field, unless you want to sweet talk your way in, but I think that would be against the 'never see us' clause. Anyways, Hermes wants me to come back to the office and cover for him tonight, until he returns. Fat fuck."

[Slipshade]

Glide was listening thoughtfully to what everyone has to say.

"Well, how about we just do a little light survailence tonight. Just some outside recon, get the lay of the land so to speak. If anyone knows a decker that can lookup some general information about the warehouse that would be great. Tomorrow we can take turns watching the place and doing some legwork with our various contacts to get a better idea of where we stand. After than we can figure out whether of not we want to go in or give it some more time. Whadda ya think?"

(ooc: I got a little lost on what we know and don't know, so I am winging it. If I forgot something or restated the obvious chalk it up to Glide's lack of experience.)

[Sedna]

Kai is glancing around from person to person, feet kicking at the rungs, the realisation slowly dawning that even if they're older, these people aren't all that much more expert in these things than him. It's kinda scary but at the same time it's exhilarating. He'd be there a'ready if it ain't for --

Thunk go the elbows on the table. They're supposed to keep this quiet-like, an' by the sounds of it they're supposed to check out the whole place first before they check out the place, y'know? An' we really don't know squat 'bout th' job, nothin' 'bout th' place, nothin' 'bout no guards or things, nothin' 'bout where th' fraggin' place is -- really, nothin'.

"Hey, Johnson, kin'ya tells me where t'least? Mebbe I kin scopes it out outside, what? Jest gitta feel fer it's all." And then, when they're all staring at him like he's about to bust open the whole job: "Look, I promise I'll stay's low's ya want -- jest tell me what's what an' I'll do it. I wanna git paid, ya know? But I ain't doin' no good sittin' 'round this place. Don't got no clue 'bout any pixel-stuffs, don't know ney'one's done the 'trix rounds, but mebbe I kin asks 'round 'bout th' place, see what's jivin'?"

[Slipshade]

"Looks like Mouse just volunteered for first watch." Glide says with a smile. She notes the worried look on Johnson's face. "Don't worry, I'll go with and make sure he doesn't get in over his head. Someone come relieve us later tonight. I'm going to need to get a little sleep before I check with a few contacts. You guys got anything else before we go? If not you have my cell if you need to get a hold of us."

[Bastard]

"Its located in Redmond, not quite in the barrens by the looks of it, but you never know where the border is these days. Mouse if you wanna take first watch, the job is yours, but don't be heard, seen, senced or smelled. Just watch, so we get a clue about guards, workers, area and such. The first night could be a recon, to find where we will have the best place to get real close, to examine the contents of the warehouse."

[Sedna]

"Gots it. Any heads-up stuff a guy otter know 'bouts th' area?" And then, at their overly patient looks with the new guy, "Like, anything comes downa trid? Gang stuff, whatno? Stuff that'd make it hard t' keeps my head down?"

[Bastard]

"Keeping your head down is a good idea, in general."

[Sedna]

The look Kai gives Glide is a bit irritated, like aw frag, ya gonna be on my back a' night? before it quickly moderates: part of a team, right. Gotta remember that. A quick glance around suggests that the others don't have anything to add. "I'm gone then," says Kai practically, snatching a last mouthful of the (safe!) kim chee as he bolts from the table. Team, shmeam, she'll keep up with him or she won't :grinbig: