If you pursue this IC, I will make the hair sample available through some means to the team.

Is there any significance to the order in which these commcodes are listed (aside from astericks at the top)? I notice that the replies received came from the bottom of the list.

Fooey thinks Ms. Green might be Golden Lily because GL mentioned the cakes. What do the rest of you think? If you think it is relevant to this investigation, we can review the log of messages between the Wang and GL.

Two respondents seem to know of Wang's apparent demise. Is that public knowledge? Fooey will scan today's scream sheets and newscasts to verify.

On the off chance that it is a message, Fooey will try to decyrpt the apparent gibberish in the sixth message.

Does the phrase "Succulent Jade Water" mean anything to any of you?



EDIT: I just noticed:

Does that mean we can't review the messages?

AS for the order, you don't know, though it's likely to simply the GM grabbing numbers at random from the bottom of the list.

Or it's all part of the complex master plan!

Correct, Wang's Agent trashed the journaling and history of commcalls, so you only have the list to work off of

Decrypting cryptic message
Computer/Hacking Threshold 1

Fooey is a hacker and blissfully unschooled in things Magical.

Now that DR has connected Wang to Wuxing, Hikaru being a shaman, might want to investigate a possible connection between our actions and the Aberdeen Shallows. It's possible that Hikaru, being Japanese, isn't familiar with Wuxing and the Shallows; however, Runners Havens says the Shallows is world famous.

Perhaps, Hikaru and Blaze should make a field trip out to Aberdeen for some personal observations. It's possible that our actions are already having an effect. Maybe the other magic types: Willow, Wu Xian, and Cloud can tag along. The book suggests that astral perception isn't always required to observe the goings on. OTOH, the gunsel can be your protection.

According to DR, Fooey is occupied for the next 4+ hours. At our current pace, that would be 2+ months IRL unless the other players do something to advance the game clock. A field trip could be just the ticket.


EDIT: Is Wu Xian related to the Wu's of WuXing? That could elevate his status to suspect! Just the person to take along to watch your backs....

Goose failed to introduce himself OOC the way the other PCs have. As I don't know anything about him, I can't make any suggestions on how to include him. I thought DR would do that.

Perhaps a "what everyone knows" post about Goose might kick start things. It doesn't even have to be the truth - just whatever a quick investigation might uncover.

Fooey is tied up for the next 4+ hours. Perhaps another PC will conduct that investigation.

Last time this question came up, Black Hat suggested a Shadowrun - stealing the original plans for the fireworks. DR had suggested that having those plans would speed up your analysis.

Now we have reason to believe that a copy of those original plans might be at WuXing....

If they are online, then Fooey might be able to obtain them remotely, or it might take some on-site work. Good thing you are already planning a field trip! iirc. Willow is a thief! Also, we did have a chain of command. Problem is, the old guy doesn't work on holidays.

If you need additional help, you know Wang knows this Goose person. I wonder what [s]he's good for?

I had assumed that the team knew nothing about him so neglected to provide any details... To rectify that, here goes:

Goose: 1/2 Chinese-1/2 Australian Male Dwarf; Rigger/Hacker

What everyone knows:
Goose seems old school in that he has a datajack behind his left ear that is usually connected to his com-link via a fiber optic cable. He keeps a suit handy, but prefers his Hawaiian style print shirts. He eats as much as a troll and hardly ever sleeps.
He stand 1.32 meters (4' 4") tall and weighs in at 77 kilograms (170#). His dark hair is cropped short and his face clean shaven except for a goatee. He's somewhere in between his 30's and 40's in age and usually maintains a positive, if not jovial, disposition.

What the team knows:
Goose is an out of place Aussie in Hong Kong. Though he is a very capable hacker and rigger, he is unfamiliar with the customs and ways of Hong Kong. He is frustrated at being out of his element, but is making every effort to learn what it takes to fit in. His Cantonese vocabulary is strong, but his pronunciation weak; A key sign that he relies on translation software.

"You're either part of the solution or part of the problem".

Not yet.

I'm going to take a look and see what I cna do to bump this along.

Please!