Got an IC post about ready to go. Wanted to double-check a fact though.
After finding the special-recognition test connection, Adone will compare the results to those of the girls parents. The hypothesis is that this could be an indicator of the effects of the shared gene sequence, but if all 112 parents also scored statistically higher than average, on those same tests, then it might just be an indicator of one of the traits that the parents were screened for (when they were selected for this strange experiment) - and mostly just incidental that their offspring would also express a similar aptitude.

Also, verifying that Adone hasn't heard anything back from his superiors reguarding if or how they would like him to move forward on his request to investigate this, or if anyone has been sent to speak to the parents, or to hunt down the 5 missing girls.

I doubt I've come into play yet, as a negotiator and street sharp would be deployed later on. But am I hearing anything about this in the Gang Unit.

@Feshy


@Scope_47


@ChtulhuDreams


@Blackhat

@ DireRadiant

@feshy

@Direradiant

Just to validate my understanding of our tasking I read the mission as 'protect the ambassador incase something embrassing happens.

Is that con roll to con the gala's detail or the ambassadors? If it's the gala's, what company do they work for?

Ok... hopefully I can put together an IC post later tonight. There is a little bit of hecticness on my end since tomorrow is the last day of classes for the semester, so it may be tomorrow before I can post.

@DireRadiant

Oh, forgot something. After the last brouhaha with the edit button eating stuff, I thought I'd just make another reply LOL

@DireRadiant

@DireRadiant

@feshy

Did I miss something for Piet to start?

WMS

@ DireRadiant

Oh, and this:

Spoilers suck.

@direradiant

Chr 2 + Con 1

Con dice roll: 3d6 -> 4,3,2

No successes.

Assenssing Mariko:

Magic 5 + 6 assensing + 2 Owl Mentor

13d6 -> 6,3,5,2,2,1,6,5,4,6,4,6,5 = 7 successes.

Also, a clarification - I *don't* want the VIP protection detail to react as though I am the boss, I want them to do whatever it is that they do with me providing some addition assistance. I still clearly see their team leader as 'the boss' but we will be less tightly intergrated than his 'core team'

So I'm going to put across that CTB sources indicate that something may go down (intelligence hit), thats all the infomation I can get at my pay grade, and that it may be magical (a blindingly obvious inference from assigning two mages) and offer my skills as astral overwatch and Mariko as extra counterspelling.

Water Lily is a Mystic Adept with enough charming social skills to hide her brutally violent disposition and love of up close and bloody melee combat often initiated on unsuspecting males.

You can post a back story with your choice of pecuniary activity and names, and your basic plan for conducting the arrest. You may assume you have spy drones in place and possibly compromised the pubs security system for example.

Have fun, ask any questions.

London group.

Any questions I need to answer? Otherwise you can all feel free to post IC arriving and attending the Navy Widow's and Orphan's Gala Fund raiser.

You are all free to consume time IC until approx 22 GMT when the simsense feed starts.

@DireRadiant:

Just one last task before (or really, while) entering the gala:



Oh, and during the Gala, will you be making the perception checks to see if I notice the various agents, or should I make rolls for that too?

Edit: Eek, one last question: Will we be getting the simsense feed (or have the option to), or is that a special treat for the celebs? I could certainly see why, as security, the wouldn't want our attention distracted, I just didn't want to assume anything.

All right then, just let me know who I'm able to spot before the feed starts so I can work that into my IC post. I'll be spending most of my time mingling and watching.

A few questions...

First, ditto on what Feshy said - can I get info on who I'm able to spot before the feed?

Volusia will be wandering around observing - appearing to be a very, very bored somewhat anti-social technical type for whom the simsense feed shall be the only redeeming quality of the gathering... which is exactly what she is, her (in her not so humble opinion silly) mission not-withstanding. She is very much hoping to complete the mission prior to the feed so that she won't have to miss it.

Also, what is the reason that Asterix gave for my being part of the entourage? I presume that I'm just a 'hanger-on,' is that correct?

Also, it is expected that we use our supplied fake identities as far as SIN broadcasting, correct?

I'll post a full description of Volusia as she appears at the ball here in the OOC in a bit so that other players will have it as a reference without having to refer back to my last few posts

Also, I know I've moved forward quite a bit in the timeline, but I'm having trouble thinking up any more leads to follow up on - so I'll have Adone's underling contacts have a go at the evidence, and see if anything comes out of it, while he waits for any word from his superiors. If I think of anything else to try in the meantime, I'll post it - but otherwise, I'm expecting a little wait while other people catch up.

Mariko will not be taking a gun to the ball as it won't really fit in with fashionable costume.

Dice rolls for preperation
Summoning force 4 Loa spirit
Summoning 8 dice 4 successes
link
Opposed roll 4 dice 0 successes
link
casting force 3 Increased reflexes spell on sustaining foci
10 dice 2 successes
link

To fit into the party
Charisma +etiquette +first impressions 11 dice 5 successes
link

Peception roll to spot anything odd
intuition +perception 6 dice 3 successes
http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1420541

Totem weakness roll to avoid being distracted
10 dice 2 successes
http://invisiblecastle.com/find.py?id=1420543

So her mind is not entirely on the job , although she probably fits in better

@London

Volusia, amongst all the other possible candidates, of which there are some few "threats", think of a pool of 10 possible assasins, does spot Peirs as a "ringer" but would place him low on the list of "theats" that is actually going to "do something bad". Volusia identifies his quite good but obvious disguise(To her), and even though the entourage he's with accepts him, and he's performing the job, he's obviously new to them.

Volusia also identifies the presence of Mariko and Prometheus, but only as additions to the Ambassadors security team, though ones with some special status within the team, possibly specialists dedicated to countering specific threats. Not necessarily unusual for such a special exposed event as this gala and the guest list.

Prometheus and Mariko both make note of Dr Volusia unusual behavior and presence, it's hard not to. Any cross reference check reveals to both of them Volusia is a bio engineer in EVO of some note. Volusia is obviously scanning and searching the crowd for some specifics which are hard for either Prometheus or Mariko to identify.

Peirs, no one seems to be paying extra attention to you, however, there is one member of the Ambassadors entourage acting as obvious security even though they aren't part of the regular security team (Dr Volusia) and she's paying slightly more attention to you.

Edited to fix some stuff.

Ok, I'll do the IC post as soon as I can in the next day or so. Things are a little hectic with this being the week of final exams.

So, to be clear, out of what I am looking for, I have nine or so suspects who seem like they may actually be planning to do something disruptive, and one guy (Piers) who is a match to my criteria - so not actually part of the security people he is working with, etc - but doesn't to my eye seem to be planning to be disruptive.

I just wanted to be sure, because given what I know of the 'mission,' that would seem pretty clear-cut since an EVO agent undergoing a test wouldn't be planning to do anything disruptive, correct?

But yeah, I hate to say it, but nobody gets any extra 'hey look at how good I am at spotting people' points for picking out an anti-social half-lizard half-elf with obvious cyber in a crowd of socialites LOL. You'd pretty much have to be blind - its somewhat impossible to disgiuse such a thing. Of course, given her natural paranoia, she'd probably be acting the same exact way even if she wasn't ordered to LOL.

@Direradiant:
You never answered my earlier question... what did Asterix want me to do once I'd IDed - or had a suspected ID on - his 'hot-shot agent'?

Ok, managed to peel myself away from projects long enough for an IC post.

@Promethius: Data attached on each subject in the messages includes:
Basic psychological observations of abnormalities
Thermographic and Standard surveilance recordings
Annotated Audio clips of things that struck the Doctor as odd
Edited facial images of the subject as (s)he might appear without the disguise

@Dirtz Welcome to the party.

Judge Intentions (INT + CHA) roll please to get a feel for the reaction from your friend.

Either IC or OOC give me a brief idea of the disposition of drones and what your plan might be in case your friend doesn't come along quietly. Water Lily is in place in the bar within range to engage, e.g. within 5 meters.

Intro for Slick and Spirit Bomb sometime next week I hope.

@London Gala party

Feel free to describe the 9 targets as you wish, some might actually be hard to verify against Volusia's analysis, but easily half of them do clearly are not who they present themselves as. You can't figure out exactly what each of them might be doing, but there's so much stuff to do at a such an event, from simple simsense attack journalism, stealing, kidnapping, extractions, murder, mass murder and various others.

The main thing you get out of spotting them is if they do do something you'll see since you are already watching them.

And yes, you actually have the authority in a lot of cases to cause these individuals to be removed prior to them actively accomplishing anything. While you might not be able to arrest them directly, you could ask them politely to leave. Or think of other things to do with them.

Anyone who will take the simsense feed please make a composure check. (Wil + Cha)

@Direradiant:
Anything Alton knows about Asamando (beyond a Ghoul Country in Africa):
History(1) + Logic(4) : 5,2,4,1,6 = 2 hits
He will also access the EVO online reference for additional details.

@DireRadiant

Judge Intentions (INT + CHA) roll please to get a feel for the reaction from your friend.
4 successes


Well, I was hoping to hear from Ruff before I mentioned anything specific, but I can lay down some basics to work off of.

Bull and Bear security systems: disable panic buttons, fire alarms, and any outgoing alert traffic. Focus any video on the Commander and any interactions he's had with the patrons. Have a loud drunk (prearranged with Evo personnel) order drinks at the bar next to him and get obnoxious with Water Lilly (then thrown out) to gage the crowd to see if he has muscle with him. Be prepared to lock-down exits if possible.

Drones: Flyspy - inside taking photos of everyone, marking the target. Nissan Roto - outside with pictures of known contacts watching entrances.

Question: does Evo have something like the Lone Star Strato 9 (pg 177 Rigger 3)?

Before I appoach the bar I scan for nodes, hoping to catch the Commander with a commlink active. I'll have stealth up and run an analyze to see what type of system it is if possible - most notably if it is hot or cold sim enabled.

Plan A: confront, let Lilly rip him a new one if he resists, let Ruff intervene if he has friends in the bar.

Plan B: If he eludes Lilly put the bar in lock-down, hack his commlink and hit him with Black Hammer or Blackout. I will take the time beforehand to compile a fault sprite and put it on standby.



Plan C: If he doesn't have an active commlink and eludes Lilly, pull out the Miroku Hi Power (concealed under duster) loaded with stick n shock and blaze away.

Sorry I haven't posted in a few days. I, too, have had a surprise family visit from Florida. Coincidence is a funny thing.

@DireRadiant -- since I noticed Volusia paying extra attention to me, is there a chance I noticed her paying attention to the others as well? Or even spotted their behavior / disguises on my own? Here's a perception roll if that's needed:

Prometheus is on the clock. He isn't going to take the feed.

Mariko will be checking the feed desite being on the clock.
Hope the IC Post wasn't presumptive about anything, If I have made any descisions I shouldn't have let me know and I'll edit.

Dice roll
COMPOSURE ROLL (10d6.vs(5)=1)

1 Success, Mariko is not fated to keep her mind on the job today

Also from the 21st until the 28th I will be on holiday away from my PC and will have only limited internet access , so I probably won't be able to post

Volusia will be taking the SimSense feed.

Composure Check:
5d6.vs(5)-> [1,2,6,4,5] = (2)

5d6.vs(5)=2

Yay, another employee from Tokyo. Represent!

Piers

Dirtz/Crank

Edit: DR beat me to it.

@Dire I dont have the slightest clue whats going on. Who are the people im with? I assume we are after a baby, but why? Do I have samples to do astral tracking??

Do you plan to give me a rundown via PM or something?

Do you plan on making a wiki site for us?? Im not sure if people are allowed to make multiple wiki sites or I would start working on one.

London

The announcement is made by the EVO ambassador.

Peirs Mariko Volusia


Prometheus, and anyone out of VR
The crowd is as you would expect for a large group in shared VR. However about 5 seconds in there is an enormous synchronous twitch in the crowd, and a significant portion, ten to twenty percent, suffer some kind of problem, similar to getting dumpshocked. The standby Crash Cart teams are already moving.

Mariko


Volusia


Piers


Those of you that took the feed, you are free to stay or leave the VR as desired

@Dire/everyone

I figured out how to make a wiki for EVO. I had already made one for another game so i wasnt sure if i could. Over the next few days it should up and ready for you guys in no time.

http://evo-ctb.wikispaces.com/

@Everyone

Ok If you know how, you can go ahead and whip up your own character pages. Please use the pre-made templates! Please follow this format for naming your pages:

Characters name - page name(homepage, character sheet, equipment, mechanics, contacts, takes)

Then you can just fill in your information and maybe add your forum name/ character name to the player characters/home pages and link them to your characters homepage.
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If you dont know how to play with your wiki you have to sign up to wikispaces and then goto our website and use the links in the upper left to "create new page". Then you name it and choose a template from the drop down window. Then you will see a "edit this page" along the top. Click that and you can edit the page and fill in numbers and info however you see fit.

If thats all to complicated for you I will be making character pages as time permits. Then we can go over how to edit them later.

http://evo-ctb.wikispaces.com/