Infiltration Challenge, Examining situation variables Options

[pragma]

Orange Hard if I recall correctly

[pragma]

Actually,

[Shanshu Freeman]

Let's also discuss what we might do if we do notice someone closing on our location... Escape? (to?) Dig in?

Even with surviellance, we can still miss a disguised transport or something.

If the rewards out weigh the risks, I'm onboard.

[Talia Invierno]

GridGuide is still under some debate. Is everyone confirmed for moving Juliana into a warded room?

[Shanshu Freeman]

[Crusher Bob]

Fine with me.

[pragma]

Yea.

[Talia Invierno]

Had to confirm specifically, because as it turns out there is interaction between the collar and the ward ...

The immediate initial result is that the collar sends out another pulse, which will affect everyone in the vicinity. This could have serious implications for Diamond, the degree of which depends on exact timing.

[Velocity]

Give the PCs enough rope and they'll cliffhang themselves with it. :dead:

[Shanshu Freeman]

[Talia Invierno]

[Eyeless Blond]

Hm, I don't know if canon has anything to say on the matter. My gut tells me it still fills seperately, if only because it would by default. No Pool dice to resiste though. :)

More important, though: Diamond would likely have gone in first, being on a stretcher and all. Is he getting hit by the pulse through the ward, or is Juliana's collar getting through the ward *then* pulsing?

[Slacker]

@ Talia: I've never seen anything canon that says anything about it. Like Eyeless Blond, I'd think it would still fill separately, because that is the default.

@Eyeless: I believe the situation was that Diamond was brought into a central room at the front of the domicile to be treated, while we were going to take Juliana into another room that was already warded (with an assumption that it opened into the central room, though that could have just been something I assumed).

[pragma]

Again, no source to cite but I would lean towards the stun monitor filling separately and overflowing onto physical as normal. Probably destabilizes him too boot.

[Talia Invierno]

What I'd understood by it was that the room had been pre-warded, not that someone was going to spend however-many-hours warding it after something or someone enters it: which means that something active interacted with something active. If the latter, of course, you have an entirely different problem ;)

My own default is to keep the stun track as intact: which in this case will probably save Diamond's life. The effect doesn't take down anyone else who isn't already down, although for Solitaire it comes close (she's well into serious Stun now), and a still-unconscious Ghost slips into physical damage.

Incidentally, this is at the moment of point of contact with the ward. Juliana isn't yet inside. There is resistance between the ward and what's around her neck.

Actions?

[pragma]

Based on the force through a barrier rules I'd expect the ward to be destroyed if we puch hard enough (maybe the death focus too). However, I don't think that we want to continue pushing if its going to continue hurting us -- call the ward quits and tend to the wounded.

We should also ask Galina what she thinks of the collar and talk to our Johnson As quickly as possible!

By the way, have we performed a visible inspection of the collar? There isn't an off switch or simple release mechanism is there?

[Shanshu Freeman]

I agree, observe in detail.

[Slacker]

Agreed, we need to have Galina looking at that collar now.

Calling the Johnson, I'm not so sure about. At one point there was talk of possibly not completing the contract and working for Juliana or Galina instead. Did we ever come to any decisions on that? Or did we just put it off until we could get more info from Juliana?

If there is any chance at all of us not taking her to the Johnson, we should not be calling him at this time.

[Shanshu Freeman]

I'm fairly certain The Package can surmise that removing her from that cell was not a humanitarian mission... now that a trickle more time has passed, has she hinted at all about her desires re: whomever engineered her extaction?

Once we are reasonably back on our feet, then let's pursue a: contact with our employer, or b: other possibilities.

in terms of "b," I personally would consider doing The Package's bidding if 1. She has a better offer, 2. She's powerfull enough our cooperation or lack thereof will be inconsequential or our resistance to her will is futile, and 3. She can give us absoloute safety from consequences regarding our current employers. (Is this likely considering the circumstances under which we said we'd agree to take the job? Dependant on The Package's "Juice.")

meanwhile, let's get back up on our feet, we can crosstalk, and until we're good to go, or something happens, we can maybe put off deciding on calling the Johnson or crossing the Johnson.

[Talia Invierno]

[Eyeless Blond]

[pragma]

I'm good with killing time. Given the state Solitaire is likely in we can hold off on GridGuide. Just keep an eye in the sky and our fingers crossed.

Advent didn't happen to avoid the last pulse did he?

[Talia Invierno]

I'm having a hard time distinguishing what's aimed at me and what's general questioning?

[Shanshu Freeman]

[Talia Invierno]

Agree? Disagree? Can't identify anything else solid that I can act on.