Dire--To be clear, Bubbles has not been found yet. She triggered an alert during the exploit but so far has not been "found." At this point I'd say grab anything you might want to, or you can slam the system hard and break the connection to the track program. The worst thing that can happen is a headache in cold sim, or well worse, in hot sim.

Dire - we WILL be cutting and running. But the amount of game time involved in the hack is insignificant relative to the time scales involved with moving our meat to a new position. And the fact remains that while we have LOTS of tantalizing clues, they are still all just tantalizing - we haven't yet gathered enough pieces to do anything but make a lot of wild guesses and maybe make a totally blind assault on that clinic.

I say go for the info.

Come to think of it - sure wouldn't hurt for Pesto to grab as much content out of those signals he's intercepting at the same time - especially that third datastream.

amra - let me know if there is anything you need on the meat end.

I was trying to give our hackers time to get an action in, but I've bumped the IC thread along.

As far as I know Pesto is still intercepting the data streams and sending feeds to everyone's commlink.

Are you going to record the information? Remember that some of it is encrypted, other feeds are data files, therefore you aren't able to translate/view all of the information immediately.

TEAM - hopefully between the data we glean from the tech stuff and a little more chatting, we can find out if our goals are at cross purposes with the NSA (if that's not a crock of crap - but it does ring true), or if our aims dovetail. The latter could be very very useful in a number of ways.

Either way, I am (Al is) inclined to leave the girls - alive - for their rescuers in any case, hopefully with a kind word about no hard feelings. But wondering what the rest of you think about that.

Of course, much depends on what the hack and the intercept reveal.

And in any case - we really do need to think about moving - does anyone have any idea about where to next? And Fortune/Ophis, any sign of approaching bad guys outside?

AR - Browse 4 data search 2 = 6 (6d6=2, 6d6=3, 6d6=1, 6d6=1, 6d6=0, 6d6=3) total 8 hits eventually

Initially this would be a search for items related to drugs, clinic, the bar, and people we know she knows. But if the NSA thing comes up, then that's far more interesting.

Yes we would be recording the info. I know I didn't specifically mention it in character because it is the way I am used to playing it that way in my table top game. Let me know if you want a specific post mentioning the recording.

It doesn't have to be specifically in the IC thread. I asked here so that we were on the same page and we didnt get to a problem three scenes later where I thought you were eavesdropping but not recording and you thought you had all the data.

Die rolls from Al?

<sigh>

Well, as you know, Al was sort of designed to be the anti-face, a foil to the real face.
This is why I waited and begged for Ophis to do this stuff. (Not that it hasn't been fun!)

On the other hand, you've generously let me chutzpah through two negotiations on pure RP, so I can't complain if you want a roll now! (Although I actually HAD a die or two for interrogation!)

But since I assume his latest speech qualifies not as Con (well, he IS lying a lot), Intimidation or Etiquette, I fear my dice pool is zero (before mods of course).
No way to glitch!

Alas, my Edge is supposed to be in reserve for real life or death circumstances (such as are soon likely to multiply!).
But this may be a pretty important moment, so...

If there are any positive mods (mutual advantage? promised not to kill her regardless of answer? natural good looks?), please roll/add those on for me.

If there are negative mods, then it's still zero, and my two Edge dice should still apply in Longshot fashion.

Blow on dice...
2 6 = 1 success

IF there were positive mods, then adding those two dice were not a Longshot but just added Edge dice, so I can re-roll the six.
IF.
1 = no success, but only one 1 in three dice rolled.
So I guess it didn't matter if I got that extra roll or not.

I'm going to give the last few people a chance to post before moving forward.

Alright, it doesn't look like Fortune is going to shoot them in the face, so we'll move along.

Great - assuming we are all five in the van, it is time to vamoose.

Told we won't be shot.
Implied we won't be chased.
All of it could be bull.

Reckon first order of business is getting clear of any tails -
amra28 - looks like it's your show for the foreseeable future.
Let us know if and how we can help.

Other pressing tasks -
Get to this u-store place (wary of a trap) and see if it does indeed hold goodies.
Putting together all the intercepted and hacked files into something readable.

Amra--Sensors Test and a Perception Test please.

Hackers--Decrypt test and a Software test to compile all the attachments

Hacking 4 Decrypt 4 (8d6=4 hits)

Logic 6 -1 Software 0 = 5 (5d6=2 hits)

Decryption is Decrypt + Response and is an extended test.

4 response 4 decrypt extended test (8d6=3, 8d6=5, 8d6=3, 8d6=4, 8d6=2, 8d6=3, 8d6=3, 8d6=3) = 26 hits

Perception test:
1,6,6,6,2 = 3 Hits
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1680837/

Sensors test:
1,1 = Critical glitch
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1680846/

Decrypt Test:
5,6,6,3,3,4,3,2,6,5 = 5 Hits
6,2,5,5,5,1,3,4,3,4 = 4 Hits, 9 Total
3,3,2,2,2,4,4,4,4,4 = 0 Hits, 9 Total
1,4,1,5,1,3,2,6,6,6 = 4 Hits, 13 Total
1,4,2,5,4,2,2,6,1,2 = 2 Hits, 15 total
4,2,3,1,6,4,2,4,5,1 = 2 hits, 17 Total
3,4,4,4,2,3,6,5,6,4 = 3 Hits, 20 Total
5,6,2,5,1,4,6,2,2,6 = 5 Hits, 25 total

http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1680854/

Software test (defaulting to logic):
1,3,5 = 1 Hit
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/1680852/

Perception for pursuit:
Att + skill + actively looking = 9 dice
2 5 4 6 5 5 1 2 1 = 4 successes

Hey team--

I wanted to apologize. The last week and a half has been crazy with prep work for GenCon, and I get on a plane tomorrow to fly out to Indy. My plan is to get a bump up in a little bit, and then come back next Monday and push on. Anyone who will be at Indy, please come by and say hi. I will be at the Scramble and Tourney, as well as, trying to drop by the DSF meet and greet.

Thanks for the bump and see you there!

Okay team - looks like we're as free of tails as we're gonna be - let's go scout the perimeter around that U-stor!
(He says as he prepares to be offline for the next week...)

Alright, I'm back from GenCon. Is there a plan of action?

Bubbles is going wherever pesto drives.

Well, we need to scout the place for ambushes, considering we got the address from someone we shot....

But with only three active players, I think we had best rely on Pesto's drones for that.

But since amra28's last post has him heading for a point a couple of blocks away from the place, I think he is already all over that.

So ball's still in your court, amra!




(I wonder if this U-stor has any monowhips???)

Just to make sure everyone is on the same page I am waiting on the Gm to describe the area and point out the type of location Pesto is looking to stop at.

Ok. I was waiting on you to tell me if you were deploying drones to look at the actual site since you parked several blocks away or approaching on foot. Will describe the area you are parked in shortly.

Sensors test?

Perception + Sensors:

1,3,2 = 0 Hits

Obviously not what Pesto is good at.

Bishop - did whatever file we found the address of this place in also include codes for the gate? And maybe hopefully the locker itself?

Nope. It looks like she thought you were criminals... Afterall, you did break into the bar and lay an ambush for her.

No, we just stayed a tiny bit after bar time!

Thought we were criminals?!?! Demon drug-dealer hunters. I told her that!
Laid an ambush? Hell, she ambushed us!

But I'll take thinking we are criminals in the good way - that she assumed we could get in without her help.

Um, sorry about the dirty trick, by the way, suggesting IC we send the elves. But seriously, DO we have access to them and their skills? And to take it a step further - MAY we use them as cannon fodder?

Don't get me wrong - I would vastly prefer that Fortune and Ophis return to the game. But...PCs whose players go inactive...well...we've seen clearly how you deal with them...and if they are going to die, we might as well go proactive and get some use out of their demises!

Ambushing the ambushers takes more effort...

And yes, you may have access to their skills. Sending them in aye.

Sweet! Feeling less understaffed already!

Unsweet. Now feeling more understaffed.

But can't say it was unexpected!

I should try the same trick with some of my own inactive posters....

Perception for other people:
3 2 5 3 5 3 4 5 1 = 2 hits

Perception for up-front money on Sun:
3 1 3 1 1 5 5 5 1 = 3 hits

Perception for any booby traps between us and cases:
4 3 5 6 4 2 1 4 1 = 2 hits

Demolitions test on Case 1 and where it is sitting:
1 4 6 6 5 5 2 = 4 hits

Case 2:
5 6 1 3 3 2 6 = 3 hits

Case 3:
3 1 3 4 1 6 5 = 2 hits

Of course if anything interrupts me during that process, so it goes.

Small case 1 has 4 modified heavy pistols, matte black, no serial numbers. Each is unloaded.

Small case 2 has a total of 16 clips of ammunition. 8 clips of cased, capsule rounds (half blue, half green). 2 clips of caseless, frangible rounds. 2 clips of cased, Tracker rounds. 2 clips of cased APDS. 2 clips of cased gel rounds.

Large flat case has 15 kg of Plastic explosives (rating 12), 3 remote detonators, 6 aerosol grenades, 2 Rating 4 Anti-MAD single use Jammers, 1 vacuum sealer, and 1 Ares LIL.

Now we just need someone who can shoot guns and can do demolitions.

Anyone can shoot a gun, it's just a matter of how well. Al was throwing dice for demolitions, so he should be able to do something.

The demolitions I got covered.

Guns, real guns, not terrible.

But little popgun pistol things...I have the dice pool that cannot glitch....

But I concur on the general staffing observation. On the bright side, Al and Pesto are now splitting the paycheck just two ways!

Okay, I was definitely not going to nit-pick about this, but since it now seems both blood and my trousers are going to actually be issues, I will note for the record that although Al started the run in pricelessly ruined jeans, he changed into military-style cargo pants in Post #130 (lotta miles on those jeans, can't have 'em burned or disinfected or whatever).
Also, when he got Hayden's blood on the knee of those pants, he cut that part out and discarded it in Post #444.
Goodness only knows what Bubbles wants to do now....

Oh, so the soiling wasn't done just now?

<sigh>
Just put up your IC post, dude, so I can decide whether Al will appease Bubbles' lecherous desires for a view of his irresistable nether portions.

I suck!!!

Now that we have that out of the way ...

Wow! You guys have really made some progress while I was indisposed. Cool!

Dude! Man, it's great to hear from you...uh, I sure wish we had gotten word from you just one week ago...you might have avoided Bishop's usual fate for inactive players...and then we wouldn't be quite do understaffed right now!

Oh well ... life's like that. Not much I could do about it though.

At least he is consistant, and kept the game moving. Good luck.

As a gentle reminder, the ball is in Dire's court.

So - OOC moment -
way I see it, we are headed for van, and then next order of business is to start scouting/planning to blow up the clinic in Georgetown.

Or go in and find stuff out and then blow it up...we're still supposed to find out who's bankrolling all this...but then to hear some people talk, this is all just the tip of some nefarious iceberg of diabolical demon drug dealing death, and we just pawns in a sinister game - oh yeah, I guess we ARE playing Shadowrun -

I reckon the clinic is the next step. Let's rock.