Volker
Mar 16 2018, 07:35 AM
[ Spoiler ]
Yeah, sure, I was aware of that. Thanks!
Software:
17d6t5 7 (see below) Still beneath my Mental Limit.
That is, as soon Slob says the room behind the door is clear. Trog time."While Slobbertooth approaches and uses his Motion Sense power, bnc programs a small routine into the map: As soon as one of the registered icons - that is, basically, the commlinks of the team - approach a zone that should be under surveillance of a camera, the camera icon on the map ARO begins to flare and an acoustic warning is sent to all team mates. This is, of course, only very rough as the exact area a cam can cover is difficult to simulate, but plain mistakes like the one in the last pass shouldn't happen again easily.
Jack_Spade
Mar 17 2018, 12:05 PM
The program insertion works as planned and the corridor is shown free both from camera surveillance and from guard activity. The Kanmushi bug drones show that the two guards have gone to the front of the bank and are now inspecting the front door as well as the offices there. The way is free for Anna to cross through the ward and into the bank with the help of the SOK.
Gilga
Mar 17 2018, 03:01 PM
Once passed the mana barrier Anna cast the invisibility spell, being extra careful she also made sure that she was walking very quiet and is well covered with the rothanium polymer.
[ Spoiler ]
Invisibility:
11d6t5 3drain:
10d6t5 3 no drain.
sneak:
11d6t5 3Levitation F1:
11d6t5 6Drain:
10d6t5 4 She arrives unmolested to the women's restroom, having a bit of time before the guards visit there, she use the levitation spell and place the grande. She slowly lift from the air and then moves the acoustic ceiling to plant the grande by the ventilation system. Once the grenade is placed, she texts.
She texts
>> Grande is placed, Sprinklers... work your magic.
Volker
Mar 18 2018, 12:04 PM
[ Spoiler ]
I'm assuming resistance dice pools. Please correct me if I'm wrong with them.
I hope, I didn't forget any host swapping or noise thingies. Please tell me if I did.
I didn't mention every swap of stats and programs. If you want me to, I can add them, but mostly, they're trivial. Only one isn't: I reconfigure my Configure to load my assassin configuration (6345, Hammer, Decryption, Mugger).
Hacking on the Fly:
19d6t5 5 Opposed roll:
13d6t5 5 Utility host resists.
Question at this point: Is there any reason not to Reboot? The cameras have nothing to record at the moment and my overwatch score would be by about 10 or so, which might become a problem, considering how many rolls I still have to do. Time is not a critical factor yet. If there's nothing I've missed (and bnc wouldn't miss), then I'll reboot at this point and order the agent to take care of the cams again.
Hacking on the Fly:
19d6t5 6Opposed roll:
13d6t5 3 Utility host hacked.
Hacking on the Fly:
3#19d6t5 7 8 9Defense rolls:
3#12d6t5 5 4 3 3 marks on Leggio's link
Hacking on the Fly:
19d6t5 4Defense rolls:
13d6t5 6Use edge to reroll failed rolls.
Reroll:
15d6t5 3Wow ... 7 hits with 34 dice. That's a bad average. But enough to hack the commanding officer's link.
Action: Send message to team.
Action: Send message (sending fake message to soldiers; I'm not sure if I need Spoof Command or Control Device, but send message should do, shouldn't it?)
Action: Enter host (Utility host)
Action:
Control Device:
14d6t5 3Action: Leave host.
Defense rolls:
13d6t5 5 - Resisted. Spider receives a message.
Control Device:
14d6t5 6Defense rolls:
13d6t5 5 - vents on
Load sniper configuration
Action: Data Spike Leggio
Data Spike:
17d6t5 4Defense rolls:
13d6t5 6 - dammit. Why do I always roll bad in those situations. Okay, let's see how things evolve. I receive 2 points of matrix damage.
Then bnc goes ninja.
And makes a mistake. And reboots her deck. Inhales. Exhales. Goes ninja again.
[ Spoiler ]
If you mentioned how the environment is designed, I forgot it. I'll just assume a basic bank-environment for this simulation to describe my actions.
bnc's persona turns into that maintenance personal, carrying a toolbox of humming programs. She enters her keycard into the Utility host's slot, but instead of entering, she again transforms into a female clerk with short-trimmed hair and moves into Leggio's surrounding, mingling into the mass of other icons. One after another, small masks of comedy and tragedy appear on Leggio's commlink, invisible to all but bnc.
Then she removes herself and searches for the commanding officer, who soon also has a mark on his persona.
"Count to four, then engage!"Her virtual fingers flying over her control pad, loading and terminating one program after another, bnc releases the preconfigured message:
"Attention! Intruders alert! Everyone stay at their position and await orders. Any action is to be coordinated with me first. Get your weapons ready now"While the message is being released, bnc immediately moves on and vanishes, to reapper in the Utility host. There she turns a switch, while simultaneously releasing the gas grenade. The air ventilation system goes on with a soft hissing sound, but bnc's already on the move, leaving the host again to send a data spike. She's back to her grotesque persona again, disconnects her right hand and has a cannon appear which she fires at Leggio's persona. Unfortunately, his firewall can stop the attack. Faint cracks on the gun show that her gear received damage. bnc curses under her breath, but is ready to engage in a matrix fight. Adrenaline and Golden Mirror mix in her blood, leaving her eager to bring down prey fighting back.
Jack_Spade
Mar 18 2018, 12:30 PM
Simulation Leggio - unaware of the matrix attack that his link just blocked - is seen on the Kanmushi feed storming towards the armory. A moment later the simulated gas floods all areas where there are guards or where guards are suspected to be. Kite has obviously been meticulous to design this part of the simulation as carefully as possible. One by one the personal if falling to the ground or slide out of their chairs.
Leggio isn't seen composing a message, so he likely is doing something else that requires his full concentration. Just as the door closes, the Kanmushi sends a picture of the man donning one of the helmets with integrated gasmasks.
SquirrelDude
Mar 18 2018, 03:22 PM
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Can I get a quick visual of where the drones see people/do not have coverage. We've go the 2 in the foyer, a possible live one in the armor,and what else? I'd like to know if we need to do a quick change to where people are moving to clear the building.
Jack_Spade
Mar 18 2018, 09:03 PM
[ Spoiler ]
You have eyes on the whole of the first floor, the antechamber in the cellar
On the top floor you have eyes on most of the rooms except the armory - that is beside the short glimpse that I just described (the reason being that the drones couldn't get into the armory as long as no-one went in there)
What you see so far is that everyone else has succumbed to the gas.
SquirrelDude
Mar 18 2018, 09:15 PM
[ Spoiler ]
Well, we know how many guards are on a shift, how many are unaccounted for in the camera feeds
Volker
Mar 18 2018, 09:30 PM
[ Spoiler ]
Data Spike:
17d6t5 10 Wotcha, now she's being serious. Of course, I only have Attack 7.
Defense rolls:
13d6t5 4That's 7 (base damage) + 3 (net hits) + 2 (Hammer) + 6 (three marks) + 3 (Mugger) = 21 damage. I guess, that'll do.
May I assume that my rolls and the opponents' dice rolls were okay?
"Ugh, c'mon, you could at least have fought back a bit, chunk-o-chink. Boys, take him out."bnc reloads her cannon and unleashes a data spike so deadly, she's afraid of it herself. After the attack, it's difficult to identify the commlink as what it used to be.
Gilga
Mar 18 2018, 10:36 PM
Anna exited the restroom, and quickly proceeded toward the still standing guard, texting "
>> On our way..." Her ruthenium polymer pistol was barely visible, heck she was barely visible with her RP cloak and invisibility spell. She moved quietly behind the 'drone/guard' and then fired. A shot that was more of a statement than a shot. She was not only a pretty face... She had an invisible Ares Predator with armor piercing bullets - and she was going to make some damage.
Besides - she couldn't just go to the vault and let the boys have all the fun...
[ Spoiler ]
She has 3 hits on invisibility, 3 hits for sneaking -6 dice to detect her through RP cloak. Likely surprise(?)
Fire drone + take aim:
14d6t5 9 limit is 7, the damage would be
8 + net hits, -5 AP (ADPS ammo).
Jack_Spade
Mar 19 2018, 08:53 PM
[ Spoiler ]
@Volker
Yeah, that's alright, Sim-Leggio's link is toast
@gilga
It's not quite that easy, I'm afraid: You have to open a door with a very alert opponent behind it:
Please roll a sneak check
Gilga
Mar 19 2018, 09:12 PM
[ Spoiler ]
sNEAK:
11d6t5 2Let's reroll that with -2:
sNEAK:
9d6t5 4
Jack_Spade
Mar 19 2018, 09:27 PM
[ Spoiler ]
sorry, no retries with a live simulation
Perception:
6d6t5 1But it seems as if that's still enough for the drone not to hear you.
The simulated Leggio fell to the ground with a very visible wound, oozing blood - and throwing sparks...
<<HEY, what the hell Anna? What happened to the non-lethal approach? And why did you use a real gun to shoot my drone? Damn, now I have to program a spare.
Simulation continues.>> Kite scolded Anna through the team channel.
Gilga
Mar 19 2018, 09:55 PM
She grinned at the splashed drone, shooting the drone felt good, though she had doubts about wasting an actual person like that. "Whitman asshole would have deserved that" she thought to herself. Being kind of an ass about it she texted >> I blame trid-games....
She did not delay and headed straight to the vault making sure with bnc that she did not pass a non crossed camera - though it was sort of safe.
Volker
Mar 20 2018, 07:28 AM
"I keep wondering why charisma and social behavior tend to correlate indirectly proportional.", bnc mutters to herself, but audibly in the channel. Slightly frustrated at the missed chance for a good matrix fight, she instead sends in her drone, advancing in line with the two trogs.
SquirrelDude
Mar 20 2018, 03:24 PM
Slobber did the same as he had done in the previous simulation attempt and moved down towards the vault room. He looked into the the foyer to make sure both of the guards were down like the camera had shown. At the top of the stairs he fired a burst of smoke grenades from his launcher. He activated his thermographic vision and moved down into the unknown.
Jack_Spade
Mar 20 2018, 07:18 PM
From there it all ran like clockwork: The gas - and Anna's gun - had incapacitated all guards before they could do more than wonder about the message they had received. The SOK opened the vault and without anyone monitoring the feeds, no alarms where triggered either.
Now all that was left for a successful conclusion of the sim was to get the pile of scrap up and out of the plywood palace.
Gilga
Mar 20 2018, 10:49 PM
Anna helped piling the scrap and shuving it off to large body bags. Then when they had enough she levitated the loot up the stairs for safety avoiding the elevator. She did not drop the invisibility spell so this whole scene looked a bit strange with piles of scrap placing themselves into bags.
[ Spoiler ]
F4 levitation:
Levitation:
11d6t5 6 - 4 hits 800 kg of scrap can be levitated.
drain:
10d6t5 2 - no drain.
The bags slowly levitated up the stairs and as it was only a simulation Anna followed them a bit bored as the excitement passed.
SquirrelDude
Mar 22 2018, 02:33 PM
Slobber did his best to make sure that the freight train moved quickly.
Have we found your trinket, doc?
Jack_Spade
Mar 22 2018, 02:56 PM
Schmidt shrugged:
"You have emptied out all boxes, so if my prototype is in there, we'll have it.
Anyway, good show everyone.
Anna, I hope shooting the drone was merely a you making a point about my planning and training. I know it grates at your personality and your type of magic, but please, try not to kill anyone if not absolutely necessary.
Alright. We'll go through this a few more times in the next days, then it's two days rest and recreation.
Flatline, I'd like you to give every team member a physical beforehand, so everyone is in top shape.
Mike, you and Kite will take care of the equipment in this time. Make sure the van is just as ready as the armor. The weather forecast says it's going to snow, so make sure the right tires are on as well. Would be a damn shame if we got into an accident after a successful heist.
Any final questions or proposals for changes on the plan, now is the time to state them."[ Spoiler ]
So that's it, we are closing in on the last chapter of Panzerknacker, the day of the heist.
If no one objects we'll do a time jump.
Your characters gain another 10 karma
Gilga
Mar 22 2018, 05:09 PM
Anna apologized "It was a dick move, sorry about that. I imagined it was Whitman actually. I'll load gel rounds for the heist, in some of the pistols at least."
SquirrelDude
Mar 22 2018, 07:23 PM
Taking off the helmet, "Physicals are a good idea. Should we do a psych evaluation as well? Is anyone here qualified to do that? This is a job that requires a lot of concentration and focus from everyone. If Krestov or I get distracted and don't recognize a threat, someone could die." Slob spoke of himself, but looked at bnc while he said it.
"Also, that run was easy. Our mistakes made it hard. There wasn't any security or surprises inside the vault. It's the one area we don't know anything about. We need to be ready to handle a surprise in there, Doc."
Volker
Mar 23 2018, 10:37 AM
"I'll do my physical myself, thank you. I'd appreciate a Healing spell, though, as I'm going to have to cut myself open in order to repair the matrix damage done to my deck during the simulations."She raises her middle finger at Slobbertooth and scowls, not even pretending she didn't get the subtext, then leaves.
She will use the time in between to go repair her deck, check all her gear, go through the plan once more, and throw a dose or two of Whoom.
[ Spoiler ]
I'm ready for the real thing!
Jack_Spade
Mar 23 2018, 08:50 PM
Chapter 4
Judge: "Now, on the matter of motive, we ask you: Why did you conceive, plan and execute this dastardly and scandalous crime?"
Edward Pierce: "I wanted the money."The Great Trainrobbery (1978)
November, 16th, Friday morningThe training had gone by in a blur and the free day had been really necessary, but now it was only one more day before Saturday - the day after Zola's night out with an escort lady, when it was least likely that he would appear at 6.00h in the bank on the next morning, while the security crew they had prepared against would also be in position.
So it was high time for the team to execute the preliminaries: Inform the mercenary about his blood mage boss' plans and planting the bugs inside the bank.
As a reminder, Mike had placed the plan once again prominently into the center of the safe house:
Step 1: Use incriminating evidence to get Mercenary Kynos to turn against Zola and Ramirez, hopefully causing a distraction for Zola.
Step 2: Visit Bank to infest building with spy drones
Day of break in:
Step 3: Activate gas grenade in hotel to take out mage to stop watchers reporting activities and subsequent combat spirits arriving
Step 4: Hack biomonitor of Corporate Decker
Step 5: Send spirit to knock out Decker
Actual break in
Step 6: Drive up with van to backside of bank
Step 7: Don RP capes, Flatline uses Invisibility and Spirit Concealment on team and van
Step 8: Direct connect to camera over back door and enter Security Host (R7)
Step 9: Hack camera feeds with loops
Step 10: Open door with SOK, wait for patrol to be out of sight.
Step 11: Anna enters, moves directly to women restroom
Step 12: Anna levitates to ceiling, places Gasgrenade in vents
Step 13: bnc hacks Utility host (R5) to control vents to all places where guards are present
Step 14: bnc hacks Leggio's 'link
Step 15: bnc releases the fake message from Commanding Officer to tell guards to stay at their stations and help being on the way.
Step 16: Activate gasgrenade, Slobbertooth, Krestov, Anna's spirit, bnc drone and kite drone storm building to neutralize remaining guards, while bnc data spikes Leggio's commlink (as he is most likely to withstand gas attack)
Step 17: Everyone in building is subdued with no alert (if not, it's 10 minutes running until reinforcements arrive)
Step 18: Slobbertooth, Krestov, Schmidt and Anna enter vault to empty lock boxes (6 minutes)
Step 19: Levitate loot out through staircase and backdoor into Van.
Step 20: Evacuate to boat house, unload haul into minisubs, have Kite pilot them back to the safehouse.
Step 21: Leave Island as regular, inconspicous business people (suits ready at the boat house)
Volker
Mar 25 2018, 10:39 AM
bnc, in what may be something as a well-covered hint of bad conscience, prepares breakfest for the whole group, humming to herself. She's not a particularly good cook, but it's the gesture that counts.
When we sit around the table, bnc once again goes through everything. "Baby girl, you start. Do you need any help from us?"
Gilga
Mar 26 2018, 04:40 AM
Anna grinned gingerly at bnc, her skin had a certain blush of well rested and freshly showered. "Nice to see you in such a good mood sweet-lips." She did not respond right away but rather thought about it for a moment. "I think that meeting Kynos should roughly go as planned. We should plan it in a manner that fits my story, and we need to decide exactly which story I am telling him. Greed is good motive - am I Eve trying to make an extra buck? Am I someone he did not met and hope that he was not all that looking at me when I hanged out with Zola? The next question after we establish who I am is exactly how I acquired that information. I can just improvise - but the leading motive of this job is planning so I am open to suggestions."
SquirrelDude
Mar 26 2018, 03:55 PM
Slobber looked tired. He had probably been up over-night again.
"It's better to plan that he will recognize you than that he won't. "
Gilga
Mar 26 2018, 05:13 PM
It was a bit painful to hear that, given Anna's extensive fashion knowledge and talent with cosmetics, though she decided to go with that assumption "So Eve the call girl, sends Kynos a message, asking to meet with him about business?
SquirrelDude
Mar 26 2018, 09:31 PM
"You don't have to be Eve, but you could plan for him recognizing you as Eve."
Gilga
Mar 27 2018, 06:13 AM
"You mean improvise if the issue arises.
SquirrelDude
Mar 27 2018, 03:02 PM
"No, I mean have a planned response that matches your decided backstory should the issue arise"
Gilga
Mar 27 2018, 06:32 PM
"You sure take the fun out of crime. So Brainiacs - who am I and what is my story?"
SquirrelDude
Mar 28 2018, 02:43 AM
"You should pick up the cover story. I don't want to take all of the 'fun out of" an incredibly dangerous mission that could end with all of us dead or in hiding the rest of our lives if something goes wrong.
"You've got more experience there, besides"
Gilga
Mar 28 2018, 05:45 AM
She chuckled "I know people that died for much less than robbing a bank. As for hiding, I hope it'll be alright.
I'll come with my previous SIN as Anna. I've been using it for a while so it is reliable, and I am unlikely to continue using it in the future.
Anna may be a bit of a risk taker, and fun loving student - but she lacks the background to go rob a bank with you guys. These kinds of connections came from a previous identity as Yael. Life feels like an onion, I do not need to lie - just not tell the entire truth.
Does that makes sense?"
Volker
Mar 28 2018, 08:17 PM
"Goddamn, Anna! Can you please stop fucking around? Listen, this is not going to be fun. It is not supposed to be fun, and if you ever feel fun during the heist, I'll make sure to fart into your face if it helps you have less fun and more focus. This is not a playground, but a real, tough and very, very dangerous heist. I know you want to show off how much you enjoy being a gangster and all that, but can you please try and be as serious as the professional shadowrunner you are for the moment? Jeez!"QUOTE (Gilga @ Mar 28 2018, 06:45 AM)
She chuckled "I know people that died for much less than robbing a bank. As for hiding, I hope it'll be alright.
I'll come with my previous SIN as Anna. I've been using it for a while so it is reliable, and I am unlikely to continue using it in the future.
Anna may be a bit of a risk taker, and fun loving student - but she lacks the background to go rob a bank with you guys. These kinds of connections came from a previous identity as Yael. Life feels like an onion, I do not need to lie - just not tell the entire truth.
Does that makes sense?"
"Let's find out.
Why would Anna know of the evidence we have?
What would Anna gain from sharing the information?
How would Anna find out about Kynos?
Why would she pick him out of all possible choices?
Why would he not simply geek the chick, rape her corpse, and take the blood money for himself?"bnc leans back, closely watching Yael's reaction.
Gilga
Mar 29 2018, 11:00 AM
Anna listened to bnc saying her piece and then said "You seriously cannot imagine any other intelligence than your own can you? Do you bowl? Have you seen great bowlers? Does it look like they are capable of calculating how to approach the pins to maximize the chances of a stirke? Even if you can do that, can you execute a throw so accurately that you get a strike? How come a fat, uneducated bum can bowl better than a brainiac genius decker?
I don't think about stuff, I do stuff. This is how I run a conversation, this is how I do everything.. The world is chaos, impossible to control and impossible to predict. Sure planning has many good aspects, you get better and better in a single scenario. It also has some glaring drawbacks as your mind gets fixated on that specific scenario. Now I respect that planning helps, but I am at my best when I am not consciously thinking about all the details, I just flow, do act. If you keep talking to me like an idiot then the only way that skinny ass of yours is getting near my face is if you actually manage to grapple me. Though, you swing like a girl so that is not going to happen. Second, despite being such a brainiac you did not provide any better solution than my own. Now, I would be a professional and answer your questions - though you probably know all these answers by now. So I am just stating them to show that it is a serious suggestion.
1. How: Anna in her Eve alias dated Zola, she was intimate with him and had a chance to look through his stuff. She found the evidence and she is a promising young mage that can reach these deductions. Zola casted a spell in her presence, she might have identified the tradition.
2. Why - First and foremost, Anna is desperate for cash. Look at her, she is a party animal, a risk taker. Always wearing the latest fashion, drinking the best alcohol. Getting drunk, sleeping around. These things are expensive as hell - and there are tuition and rent. Her credit history sucks so she can't take a student loan. She needs to earn that cash - so when the reckless Anna noticed that her date was a Blood mage her fingers got sticky - she saw the possibility for profit and decided to take a risk.
3. Why Kynos? She was with him, she saw the social dynamics, felt the tension. Saw that Kynos is massively augmented, that the other guy was an adept, perhaps she could even finger him as a Blood adept. When she acquired the note during the date, she guessed it was about Kynos. So without fact-checking, she decides to approach him not knowing that he is such a sociopath and a dangerous showrunner. She is just an overconfident mage student that is desperate for money.
4. Finally, Kynos would not assault Anna because she is a mage of unknown power. He does not know exactly what her magical prowers are and trying to geek her might backfire. She is not helpless, so Kynos would need a good reason to actually kill her. He might scare her into staying silent and dropping this reckless adventure. She might be intimidated figuring she is way out of her league and leave. Man seems like a scary guy - perhaps she should be intimidated. Another option is that Kynos would ask her to be involved in whatever he plans to do with the information. Even then, he would not know what to do right away. He'll need to think over it, process it decide if he believes it and so forth. One way or another, Kynos would not be able to ignore the notes, and he already is already in bad relations with his employers. So even if he intimidates Anna into backing off, this meeting would still fire his suspicion and it is in his best interest to preserve his own life.
When I was with Zola, he hardly kept his cool around Kynos simply because he had this bored indifferent look during the music show. These people are about to explode without my help, I am only giving him a little push. Now, you just wanted to hear me reciting all these explanations didn't you? Any improvements? holes in my logic? inconsistencies in my story?
Something you think that Anna would not do? It makes perfect sense for me as much as I understand that my fun loving personality offends you."
Jack_Spade
Mar 30 2018, 09:26 AM
Mike chimed in at the last point:
"Honey, I'm totally with you on all your points, except for the last one:
A street sam like that lives and dies by the rules of the street. And one of those rules clearly states: Kill the mage first. If that guy sees you as a threat for whatever reason, I pretty sure he'll shoot you first and ask no questions later. It's what I'd have done in my misspend youth.
If you want to meet him personally instead of just calling him, do it with caution and back up. I really wouldn't want you get hurt."
Gilga
Mar 30 2018, 09:57 AM
Anna laughed "GTMF... I grew up in the same streets, being the one to go for first, minus the actual ability to use my mojo. I cannot handle Kynos in a combat period, no point in threatening him. The gun may not be effective if he comes armored and has some armored augmentations and mojo won't change that. It is this kind of mentality that I trust would keep Kynos from pushing me to a corner or trying violence. He'll know that I am a mage, and may be dangerous - I hope it is enough, and I would not mind backup, but I want to look him in the eye when I deliver the note."
SquirrelDude
Mar 31 2018, 06:05 AM
"Don't know how you'll look him in the eye.
"He'll probably be wearing sun glasses"
Slobber said, a look on his face showing deep confidence in the wit of his quip.
Volker
Apr 2 2018, 05:19 PM
bnc listens silently, then reflects a second.
"Good," she finally concludes. "Go for it. You need any help?"
Gilga
Apr 2 2018, 09:23 PM
She looks at Slob, and smiles thinking "They are as messed up as I am..."
"Perfhaps, if he decides to geek me... Which comlink to use for the call?"
Volker
Apr 3 2018, 08:08 AM
"I can try and hack his gun, if you want to. If I mess up, you're dead. If not, I might buy you a very, very precious second in which you can do some mojo.
Also, Mike's got an assload of burner links. Reg the SIN you wanna use to it, and you're ready to go. I can give you a hand, in case you never dunnit before."
Gilga
Apr 3 2018, 12:05 PM
Anna laughed "I doubt he'll keep it on wireless... I mean, whats the point of a gun, if you keep it open to people like you? "
She took a burner link from Mike, registered her Anna SIN in it and texted Kynos >> Kynos, Hi. I have some important information you would find very important, as well as business proposition for you. Can we meet?
Volker
Apr 3 2018, 03:21 PM
"Guess using a smartlink for example?"
Gilga
Apr 3 2018, 03:32 PM
"You mean a wireless stupidlink? I never turn it on. I just practice harder. "
Jack_Spade
Apr 3 2018, 05:26 PM
The mercenary's answer was short and concise: <<I am currently already in employment, but if it isn't time critical we can meet.
Who, by the way, gave you this number.>>
Gilga
Apr 3 2018, 06:07 PM
Anna showed the response to the team, and then asked "Now where to meet a guy like that? Somewhere public that does not look like a crime scene and that he would not appear out of context... A shopping mall? A restoraunt? Perhaps at a supermarket? Something public enough - but not a professional Jhonson like. Someplace where it is awkward to shoot me, or where it is difficult to bring a gun.
She started editing the message... Showing her team and not sending it in just yet.
"I did some research, lets meet at the Wallmart store? When are you free? "
Volker
Apr 3 2018, 07:17 PM
"Yeah, make it the parking. Fewer people to eavesdrop, more to watch."
Gilga
Apr 3 2018, 08:52 PM
She nodded and text >> "I did some research, lets meet at the Wallmart parking lot? When are you free? "
Jack_Spade
Apr 3 2018, 09:24 PM
The answer came surprisingly fast: <<I'm going on duty at noon. I can meet you at the given coordinates in about half an hour.>>
And indeed, almost exactly half an hour later, the mercenary was loitering next to the exit of the large mega market. A glance into the matrix showed that only his commlink with his SIN is on display.
A search for hidden icons revealed there to be about 60within 100m.
He wore a wide coat that could conceal any amount of weaponry as well as a biker helmet under his arm, a duffel bag over his shoulder and his eyes hidden behind a pair of reflective shades.
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