Thanks for the post. I will run the tests and have the Firebat take the necessary steps to destroy the spider.

Edit: Don't forget everyone, Monday means more karma.

Fenris: Roll perception.

Perception: 23,3,3,5,3,4,3,5,4,3

Perception test for a quick exit out ie fire escapes, emergency exits, etc
17 11 11 09 05 04 03 03 03 01

Snall Units Tactics just in case (applying it to me and Wren)
10 05 05 04 04 01 01

I am going to take the stairs down and exit the building. I am going to try to blend into the crowd outside. Go few blocks and then hail a cab.

Do I recognise the person on the phone?

And just to verify, Jaron is the fixer that set this all up for us, right?

Ecc--There is a vague recognition of the man as Mr. Falcone's driver, Hafiz. You've never seen him up close. Yes, Jaron Falcone is the fixer on this assignment.

Oh, Falcone. I just forgot the first name was all.

No worries.

Etiquette for the message to my list of contacts, I have one in each crime element in Seattle.

21 09 03 02

Fenris--Just to be clear, the chipped girl never got up. Her head simply seemed to turn and watch you pass.

I'm going to be doing a few things online.

First will be to cover up the open line, so that KE can't see we're watching them.

Second, delete any records of the call so it can't be traced back to us later.

Third, scour the net looking for any data on who could have called the job to hit Falcone.

I'll throw out some generic computer+hacking pool rolls for you. I'll be using the Switch Echo to up my Masking, making my Detection Factor 12. As far as the rolls for the info search go, I could possible get the following modifiers... -2 for Knowledge skill of 6+, (I'm not gunna bother keeping a low profile, instead I'll just trust my high DF), -1 for Initiative of +4D6, -1 for Browse of 6+, -2 for appropriate database (Data Havens Knowledge Skill of 6), and -1 for Matrix Etiquette of 5+.

Roll One (cover up active line) - 17 11 11 09 08 07 05 05 04 04 04 03 03 03 01 01

Roll Two (delete call records) - 11 08 07 05 05 05 05 05 04 04 03 03 03 02 02 01

Roll Three (Data Search (Computer + Info Sortilage)) - 16 10 08 07 05 05 05 05 04 04 04 03 02 01

On the third roll, the first 5 successes will go into getting the most data possible, the rest will be used to reduce the base time.

Everything will take you 9 hours

ok.

8 successes.

Yeah, I know McQuillan, it was just creepy enough to set the character on edge. People don't look at him much

Ok, just wanted to make sure that I got 5 so I can use my Info Sortilage Echo.

Info Sortilage - 13 04 03 03 01 01

Rolled a 4 for the time, so 2 hours on that one.

Can we get bumped to after Trixie has finished her search and we have all rejoined each other? If that works for everyone else.

What more can I find out about Monsignur Joseph Mennon? Or do I need to do another seperate search for him?

Ecc--He'll be a second search. I don't have the book with me at work, but IIRC for Info Sortilage you have to have time to think and lay everything out in your head. That said, I'll post the Info Sortilage when everyone catches up to you in the timeline.

Everyone--I'm going to bump ahead to the point when Trixie finishes her search around midnight PST. Feel free to post in the OOC or the IC to let me know if you are calling any contacts. Right now Ecclesiastes and Buddha are the only ones I have looking for more info on the job or the recent attack on your fixer.

I should probably give you guys a description of Biomage, so you know what he looks like.

Biomage is a male Amerindian human. He is approximately 6’6” tall and weighs 201 lbs (2m, 91kg). He is tall and skinny. His head is shaved clean. He has brown eyes and tanned skin. His hair would be black if he let it grow. He tends to stand somewhat stooped, and he is a snappy dresser; he always wears expensive and professional clothing, even when he isn’t working. Biomage has large burn scars on his torso. His right arm is an obvious fully cybered replacement. Someone meeting him for the first time might think he has a problem, since his expression is usually serious.

With what he is wearing now, you can see that his hand is metallic. You can also notice that he has both a datajack and a chipjack implanted in his head if you take a look.

Buddha--None of the syndicates know anything about a hit on Falcone. He has always been outside of their business staying with sharks rather than lamprey and bottom-feeders. Your Triad contact does try to pump you for information--a new line of BTLs hit the street and they are trying to find the seller.

Anyone else have things they need to do during the jump? I tried to leave it open for fine details.

Once Trixie gets back online, she'll search out this Mennon character and get everything she can on him. I'm gunna throw out a computer roll now, just to get the roll out of the way so when the time comes, McQuillan can move on with the story and not have to wait for them. The same modifiers apply as before.

Info Search - 11 10 08 08 05 05 05 05 03 02 02 01 01 01

If that gives me the 5 successes I need, I'll then take the data from my four info searches (Falcone, the doctor, Falcone's enemies, and Mennon) and then Info Sortilage all the data to see what ideas I can come up with. Base time for Info Sortilage is 1D6/2.

Info Sortilage - 11 05 04 04 03 02

Nope, just waiting on the information Trixie has to go public so we can start working on it.

In light of my being sure Biomage is going to rub your characters the wrong way at times, and due to the fact that I have had players get angry at my style of roleplaying, in order to promote harmony within the group, and in the spirit of having fun, remember that anything that Biomage says or does is in character and not personally directed at anyone in the real, and by real, I mean 'out of character', world. Lets play nice and have a great game, even though Biomage may or may not be hard for your character to get along with.

LOL!! I don't think it will be a big problem but thanks for the FYI.

I am going to use my Seattle Shadowrun Community skill to see what I know about Biomage.

15 15 14 03 03 02 01

Anyone with medical knowledge may start to recognise Trixie's nervousness as signs of Post Tramatic Stress Syndrome.

DUH!! Looked over character sheet and realized I have a few more skills to throw at this stuff.

Biotech for Trixie's reactions
10 05 03 01

Shadowrun Community for a runner who knows his cyberware
10 09 05 04 02 01 01

Biotech for the wierd ware in the doctor's head
17 03 02 01 (used karma for reroll)

Also forgot to throw out I was going to contact Akira Toriyama (Friend in High Place/connected) over at Yamatetsu with a request for more info on the ware and the wierd trode net.
10 09 07 04 03 03 Etiquette

Going to ask Hanna Cha (Traid contact) about more info concerning this new BTL and will throw 200 her way
10 05 04 04 03 02

Buddha:

You've heard his name on the street before. Usually tied to words like psychopath or violent. Some people thinks he's just nuts, but others say he has a reason for it. His name is mud in bodyguard and executive protection circles--he apparently failed to protect one of his regulars. Started running shortly after the "accident" and has an open "I hate the world" policy which seems to help him sleep at night.

Edit:
Trixie is obviously under some form of high level stress, either a bad case of jitters from drug need or some form of anxiety disorder--PTSD, GAD etc.

Runner that is up to date on the latest cyberware research--

1. Lucretia, ex-porn star and local university student who has a knack for infiltration.

2. Finn, corporate assassin. Specializes in cyberware and HMHVV studies.

Weird-ware--going off of the autopsy reports, trixie's statement of a wireless uplink makes sense, but you've never heard of someone who can access a computer system without leaving their meatbody open game.

Just clearing the hanger:

Perception and Electronics for possible outside connections

1,1,4,10,2,4,2,2,1,5 + 3,2,1,8

Electronics B/R to disconnect the hanger:

5,4,5,7

Fenris:

You pull the plug on just about everything electronic. You also know that any cell phones or pagers can be triangulated when in use. True paranoia settles in when you realize that sattelite imaging can still track your movements through heat signatures even if you are inside the building unless you mask them somehow.

Can I add All-Father to that search of mine? Or is it going to be a seperate gathering? If it is a seperate one, I'll go ahead and get it over with now and would hold off on doing the Info Sortilage until after I do both.

Info Gather (All-Father) - 11 09 08 07 05 05 05 05 05 03 03 03 01 01

Ecc--Let me know when you are jacking in and I'll give you the search info

Well, it doesn't look like anyone has anything else to say to Trixie for the moment, so I'll go ahead and do it now. She'll just work through the night (I love me Sleep Regulator) and try to have the info for when everyone wakes up. Though if it takes longer than that, then so be it, better to take my time and get as much info as possible.

Ecc--I was going back through recent posts and saw something that may have been unclear. In case I wasn't clear, the Private Chatroom that you used to have the meeting with Jaron was on his PLTG. The disintegration effect that you saw during your data search was on a different host.

Ah. Yeah, I wasn't clear on that. What server did I see that happen on then?

Ecc--You were on multiple systems when the anomaly happened.

Biomage is a grade 1 initiate, so he gets to perform one divination a week. The question I'll ask is: Who or what killed Dr. Zeidel? (unless you guys can think of a better question)

Divination by Sortilage Test: 5, 4, 1, 5, 4

For looking over the personal effects (knife, journal, etc.)
Aura Reading Open Test: 1, 15, 5, 9, 7

Leowulf--You don't have the knife, it's in lock up over at LoneStar. For everything else, I'll post into the IC thread.

I see you're into runes too. Cool!

I'm only a beginner though.

Not sure I fully understand the prediction. Any way for Biomage to interpret it more precisely? I'm sure he's more skilled than I am.

For looking at the journal more closely,
Aura Reading: 2, 5, 5, 9, 2

Basically, I'm trying to have Biomage get a feel for Dr. Zeidel's emotional state and what might have been going on with his life during each of the entries, as well as the information detailed in the entries.

I can dabble with the best of them.

Leowulf--
That's what the runes say, clarity was never guaranteed in divination unfortunately.

Aura reading doesn't turn up any knoew information on the journal the second time. If you have any questions about the journal entries let me know.

Are Takara and Ikeda factions of an organization, like the Yakuza? What's this X-Factor? Is he researching Otaku or Mutants? Is the caption about shadows something to do with his schizophrenia?

For Takara and Ikeda, I need a Megacorporate politics or history check, the X-factor was talked about a lot around the creation of Deus--oversimplified, to create an AI you need a high rating program that is constantly on, then some kind of X-factor occurs to give it the spark of independent thought.

Zeidel was reasearching AIs. The caption about shadows is the caption...

Megacorporate History Sp: Seattle
20 17 05 04 02 02 01

Most of this is going over my head.. so feel free to just tell me what to do.

Jester is going to spend some time doing maintenence, and reload his Firebat as well.

Also: Sorry about not being able to take out the drone any other way. Jester really isn't a drone rigger, though he does have a drone.

Shadow--Welcome back! Is there something I can clarify for you or is it that you haven't kept up to date because of your vacation? Let me know, if you're not having fun, it's not fun for me.

Buddha--Takara and Ikeda are both C rate corporations. They used to be the same A rating Corp, until about twenty years ago. When Mr. Takara died, he left the company in the hands of his two daughters. They fought over how to run the company properly and their fighting in the boardroom soon spilled out into the shadows. Some of the AAAs came in and grabbed the choice bits of real estate, but mostly the not-so-subtle shadow-war has taken its toll. Runners who get involved are quickly crushed in the gears of machiavellian plots between the sisters.

Rumor has it that one runner team successfully dropped a Takara facility into the Sound. Retaliation was swift and severe, with one of the runners being nailed to the wall of his apartment and his internal organs collected as specimens. No one mentions the rest of the team as either facing a gruesome death or escaping into the realms of forgiveness.

Well, I read through all the IC posts, and what I meant is that you are talking about factions of triads and yaks, and that is not my forte.

FYI - Trixie is currently online, so she isn't picking up any of the conversation going on. If anyone needs to talk to her, she left you all a phone number that will connect to her while she's online.

I've heard plans, do people want me to bump them along out to picking up the BTL chip?

Do people have other things they want to do?

Fenris--To analyze the Trode Net I'm going to need an Electronics (Cybertechnology) roll and Computer (Hardware)

Electronics(Cybertechnology): 19,5,2,11

Computer(Hardware): 2,5,9,5,8,9