Or evil magic and mind control.

Well it sounds like you guys want to go with the 400 mile snafu, so thats what it is, continue planning as normal.

There's nothing quite like a nature hike.

Or a nice train ride *koff*murderontheorientexpress*koff*

Hmm...for exfil... I assume they have ambulances in Nigeria.... say we're taking our sick/injured patient to proper medical facilities?

Hey great idea whiz...along those lines why not travel as a medical aid/relief team?

question is, where to find an ambulance in an abandoned city, or how to have one waiting for us on the way out.

That's a great combo of ideas. I'm sure we can even disguise some of our gear as biohazard stuff so it doesn't get checked too thorougly.

Shadow, I'd like to make a Global Current Events skill check to see if Church knows about any epidemics or something of the sort going on in Nigeria.

Skill: Current Events (Global)
Dice Roll: 1, 3, 3, 4

If I can spend Karma to re-roll failures, I'd like to do-so.

Karma Re-roll: 2, 3, 5, 11

Slightly better.

Shadow, is the WHO still around?

you kidding me that band is half dead now...lol


World Health Organization...i know

Holy shit...I completely missed that!

Well, if we can get some WHO covers, it would save us a LOT of trouble, and even keep nosy militia out of our gear (WARNING: BIOHAZARD!).

Plus we can bribe people with things like painkillers (hello morphine!), and other type of drugs we would have available.

And carrying such valuable medical supplies would require us being armed. I like!

I still think we need at least 50k nuyen worth of local currency (cash) for bribes and whatnot.

What does everyone else think?

Oh gawd, disguising ourselves as NGO's... you know in the news those groups have complained about government folks disguising themselves as NGO's would undermine their neutrality status... I like it.

Shadow, just a heads up on my upcoming disposition. I will be at a conference in Indianapolis from the 26th through the 29th of this month. I won't have any internet access during the day, but I should be able to post a little in the evening.

From the 30th of June until the 6th of July, I will be on vacation in SC with my in-laws who also don't have internet. I will try to come up with some way to post at least intermittantly (dial-up...ugh...) during that time, but won't be able to make any promises.

If the game gets stuck waiting on me, I would like Frosty to be able to post in my place. failing that, Shadow, you can fill in for me if you don't mind.

As it gets close to my travel time, I will keep you all updated.

The real question is if all our gear requirments (special non military stuff) is available.

Not since WWII, thats what the big patch on fighters jackets were (Blood chits) it was a promisory note to bring them back to friendlies in order to get a reward. This was in the China/Burma area. The U.S. uses it's SAR (Search Air Rescue) capabilities.

U.S. pilots operating in a hostile theater are given an evasion map which shows local terrain, has a number of useful phrases on it in the local language(s), i.e. "I require food/water/medical assistance", and also has on it detachable numbered 'chits' which may be turned in to US or Allied forces for reward money for aiding the downed aviator.

I don't think we want chits though, more than likely we'd like to make sure they don't know who we work for. Maybe cold hard cash?

I will be unable to post Wednesday and Thursday, I might get a chance, but I doubt it.

Cash for sure, in local currency would be ideal.

Also, if we are traveling as a medic team, drugs should work as bribes as well.

we should find out the exchange rate...if its worth more as TP we should use Yen or another currency.

Ok let me answer the questions, but first, Grendel, you so rock, post in my threads any time

Ok:

I like the health worker idea, its great cover that we may be able to use to flex on guards also due to the political angle (Screw with use and your aid money gets cut)

Plus we'll do a free medical checkup for you!

you anxious to get operation jelly finger going?

I think no matter what the Op is called, the team would refer to it as Op Jelly finger as an inside joke. (if we went with the Doctor staff cover)

Ok, I am going to give you guys till Monday to hammer out the preliminary details. Monday at noon we move on to the next step.

Excellent

I can't wait for the mission to start.

Ok, things to get/do.

*Civilian clothing for our cover

*ID's for posing as a medical NGO group, probably on a field fact finding operation (best cover I can think of right now)
-Saint acting as the medical personnel
-LT as a field administrator/analyst/team leader
-the rest acting from either security or other technicians

*get a few extra medical equipment to further hide that fact.

*cash for bribes, getting a vehicle

*Plan route for driving to the location
-contingency plans for leaving the area in a hurry
-Plan for other routes if driving there does not work out.

*We need to go over the map some more and plan for approach path and such. How to deal with the various troops there.

*handling of mage
-magemask (for transportation)
-tranqpatches (for transportation)
-stun grenades/gas grenades/nausea gas grenades (subdual purposes)

*Too bad we can't get communication for a missle strike, that would make things easier in some way if we need it. Just paint target...

Maybe some stim patches for his ass too (love that magic loss)

What's with you and ass?

Dont know, ass always ends up the butt of all my jokes.

I'm sure we can get to the bottom of it.

edit: C'mon, you know you want to do some more puns so I can respond with a bunch too.

You're right, we can finger something out.

Ugh, that is vulgar. I think we should stop and put this all behind us.

What? And let the butt stop here?

Yes, we should flush the thoughts from our minds

although now it might be hard to wipe it out

its much easier to say than to do do you think otherwise?

perhaps another subject will plop down and save us from this.

This thread has gone right down the crapper.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, http://forums.dumpshock.com/index.php?showtopic=13562

I am not sure I can continue this game guys. Frosty was a close personal friend of mine. at the very least I need a few days. Sorry.

I completely understand Shadow, and while i didnt personally know him, i guess none of us that have taken up arms need to personally know him to feel the loss of another brother.

This is very sad circumstances to return to. Does anyone know if there is a way we can contact his family and share our condolences?

I will say prayers for him, his family, and all others who share in this loss.