Looks like RL has eat them again. Fisty's also MIA in Legacy, but thats ok, I'm patient.

Yep, that pesky old RL has eaten another gamer.

BACK!
Phew, sorry guys. Here I am. I'll get caught up. SOrry for the away time. Damn RL.

Welcome back! No need to apologize though. I know full well that your RL hands are full with all the kidlets. Glad to have you back though.

OK, to be clear, we are heading for the meet with the other two on auto-pilot. You two are going in and they are staying out as backup. I'm good with that - just want to make sure we are on the same page.

Anything else?

Sounds good. I don't think we have a lot of other gear to prep with. Some minor preps, check out the meet site on the 'Trix, and see what kind of area we're looking at. Hack a few traffic cams in the area to get an overwatch provided. Have my sprite continue t do our matrix overwatch. Still maintaining the threading. It might be distracting,but MITNick is no good at negotiations anyways. Flash'll have to do any serious talks.

Besides that, have the other two outside/nearby to cover any necessary escape, especially with spirts, and the Flyspy inside with us to watch out backs.

?

RL has been kicking my butt. Redjack too. I'll see if I can have something up tomorrow. Must sleep.

Very much understood.

OK, there is a bridge that you have to cross then double back to get down to River Road. It is a more or less deserted area next to an actual river.

Google Map - shown as Queen City Park

Let me know how you want to set it up.

With holidays, RL is pretty crazy. Posting in as I can. Bear with me.

No worries.

I LIVE! Whoo hoo!

I'l try and get steve back in the saddle. Man moving sucks.

Still here as well. Waiting patienty.

It's ... ALIVE!

Well, technically, I'm alive. I've been sick for the the past four days. IC post coming up.

Any pre-drop stuff needs to hit the radar now rather than later.

Back. Been catching up about one game a day during the holiday week. December should be more reasonable in both RL and work, so I hope to return to 1+ posts/week.

Just want to make sure there is no other pre-drop stop that needs to happen.

bump

For making me laugh out loud (Sniper-Happy-Sized) you, sir, get 2 karma.

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I will assume that we are done with pre-drop and I am now posting IC.

Sounds like a plan to me.

Noted and appreciated

fistandantilus,

Unless there is a coming ambush, I'm ready to vacate the scene, split the pay, get some karma and talk about the downtime till the next run.

Proceed with plan. No ambush at this time.

Not sure what to do next? Let our new friend check out the matrix and get caught up. Split our pay and chill a bit. Flash has got to check in at his day job and then see what kind of time till the next job shows up.

OK. I've been out of it for a while. Year end crunch at work and all that.

Either IC or OOC let me know what your characters are planning to do for the next month or so. Not that they will be out of work for that long, I just want to know where they are headed.

As far as down time, I think we all worked prett well together, all things considered. I think we can agree that we're all planning on working together again. Perhaps see what we can work out with TinMan on his contributions. MITNick would definitely love a chance to work with an actual AI and hone his skills. Plus we've got some cred to burn and gear to buy. Other than that, I think we're good to start looking for another job.

To be clear, you guys are looking for minimum downtime and some TLC for a day or so.

I'll try to have something up soon.

Yup. Plus MITNick will be scoping the matrix w/ Tinman to see if his unique perspective can give him some new tricks as a technomancer. Also probably subscribe some more Sprites.

The job was 5k upfront + 10k on the end. 10k/4 = 2,500 each. How much was left of the upfront?
Hmm... That means karma time, right?
After splitting from the team, Flash will put in some time at the day job and chill.

Plus our bonus prize in looted pay data.

Right you are. 5 karma each. Bonus loot, after I rolled for it nets you about 10,000 nuyen on the black market.

Other than fistandantilus and Redjack do we have anyone else still at this party?

PM SinN. He's around, just distracted.

Messages sent. I'll see if either Meriss or SinN respond.

I'm still kicking around. It's just my upcoming nuptials have me in a state of mental disarray. The big day is literally not more than a week away and well it's starting to freak me out.

Plus with the perma death of DITG I don't check Dumpshock nearly as often as I used to.

But yah I'm still interested and willing to continue.

For Steve's downtime, he wants a couple of things before the next mission.

1. He'll check with his blogger/exgirlfriend to see if she has finished getting him the info on adepts he asked for pre-run. He's still major curious as to why he ended up in solitary for three long years.

2. He really wants to work out the kinks in his wireless cyber gear and link. He's feeling very vulnerable and slightly freaked out by "The Brain in a Box". He's also three years behind SOTA, and need a massive info dump on Druid City, and any other tidbits you might be willing to dole out Alex.

3. Refill ammo and other consumed supplies.

4. Return Uncle Phil's truck and see if it was indeed he who bugged it

RE: General stuff

So how's everyone in our great wide Shadowworld? I'm so out of the loop with my lady love that I'd love a chance to catch up.

Also Alex, did you ever give any serious thought to re-recruiting? Maybe Plan B is un busy? How bout it Fist, the chillins in school yet?

Excellent! Thanks!

I assume the 10k is total, so another 2,500 each?
We had 5k upfront for expenses. We bought some ammo, a skimmer and rented the truck (as I remember). Anything left of that to split up?

I can't find all my notes on costs. Let's call it 3K left and you can split that. It is after 3am right now, so I am off to bed (where DID the time go?) and will post later.

Not for sure if I asked this before. Will we be using SR4 or SR4A rules for attribute advancement (3x vs 5x karma)?

Since I have not bit the bullet and purchased 4A, I plan to stick with 4 for the time being.

Well I guess that answers the question of SinN's participation.

I'll try and have an IC up sometime today.

Guys,

I'm glad to see everyone back in the saddle. I'll be posting IC tomorrow as I am bone tired this evening.

@ RJ
Is Derek The Greek mafia or does he just have ties to the mafia? This is Derek the contact if I am being unclear.

Any word on Steve's downtime requests?

@ Meriss
But, of course:

>> 1. He'll check with his blogger/exgirlfriend to see if she has finished getting him the info on adepts he asked for pre-run. He's still major curious as to why he ended up in solitary for three long years.

She comes through with some general information on adepts and some scary propaganda about how dangerous anyone who uses magic is. She also present him with a file from an anonymous mage that talks about magic as a gift to be nurtured by those that have it. His obvious pandering to the masses indicates that one should never use it for self gain.

Basically, between the various sources, you get the info in the main book without any meta-plot. However, what he takes away from it is up to you.

>> 2. He really wants to work out the kinks in his wireless cyber gear and link. He's feeling very vulnerable and slightly freaked out by "The Brain in a Box". He's also three years behind SOTA, and need a massive info dump on Druid City, and any other tidbits you might be willing to dole out Alex.

Druid City is the nickname for Tuscaloosa. While technical part of the greater Birmingham area, the University of Alabama has pulled some strings to keep much of day to day operations separate and to a certain extent private. The city devoured Northport about 40 to 50 (dates vary) although the other side of the river maintains that name. The area is home to a small oil refinery (though they run a synthetic crude and do some waste oil reclamation as well) and several smaller tech firms. The largest draw is the University itself with Football games as well as other sports. It is still technically a public, state-run university; however, only the wealth may attend.

On the east side of town is Alberta City. A neighborhood that for some reason has carried the "City" moniker for at least the last 100 years. Rooms for rent by the hour have been available for nearly that long as well. Low end gambling casinos and the more unsavory aspects of organized (and disorganized) crime can be found there. Not a bad place for chop shop style cyberware and perhaps recently "liberated" bioware.

>> 3. Refill ammo and other consumed supplies.

Done and Done.

>> 4. Return Uncle Phil's truck and see if it was indeed he who bugged it

He charges you a "cleaning fee" of 75 nuyen "cause you're family and I don't want to overcharge you." He admits to planting the bug for inventory control. "That'll be another 100 nuyen for damage to my truck."

Actually in the family works.

Shall I assume that we are ready to get there?

I'll try to do the IC post for the meet Monday (Tuesday at the latest) unless there is anything else that you guys want to do.

Sorry for the quiet time. Our twins got ahold of our laptop, and it ended up in two pieces. Got a new one.

OUCH!

Well, at least they are cute. Ah, the joys of rearing twins.

@fist: Personally I'm waiting for them to pull a switcheroo on you, "No Mom I'm Taylor not Tommy" Hmmm that would be a good... Nevermind!

@Alex: Gracias senor! I'll activate Kinesics to blend with the university students so I can scope out the meet location in peace.

The suck thing is, they're starting to look more alike. Thank God one of them has a frickin' freckle on his head.