[Ren]

Eh, to hell with it! Can't be the only one left out. Concrete tried to shrug, remembered that his icon wasn't programmed for that, then just nodded. "Let's do this. Count me in, Mr. Johnson."

[WrongConcept]

WrongConcept looked at them all, they had accepted, he lowered his head, and then he looked first at Concrete with acknoledment in his eyes, and later at High-Ball with gratitude. Then he considered everything, and spoke again hoping his next words would clear everything up.

>>Ive Been vague, but in essence as if i were writing a Game the objectives would be: First Determine the nature of the incident magical or mundane. Second: Ascertain if the incident was intentional or an accident, Third: Obtain any information about why the Emergency Services and Lone Star late arrival at the escene, Fourth and Optional: Recover the Lone Star Physical Node at Chicago Cicero Recovered District, download the data and edit its register, and later either hand it to me so i can collect the bounty for you or you could sell it yourselves in the black market in wich i will have nothing to do with. As you have all accepted i can now answer any and all questions you might need of me, however i will only give the location and the key to the Node to those who wish to go Recover it. I can try to arrange transportation, nothing fancy. There are only two things i can promise 1: Your Payment, 2: I will not try to frag you, sell you or lie to you.

He looked less afraid and steely determined to keep on with his enterprise.

[Hellion]

(>>Well Honoured Colleagues  i would suggest we all meet at a physical location and try and work out a plan off action, so we can get started with gathering all the important data.... I know of a club in downtown Seattle called Dead Headzzz that i know will provide anonimity and privacy, would that be acceptable to everyone ?)

[Ren]

Concrete looked at Twisted. "I believe some of us still have questions here to discuss with Mr. Johnson." He pointed at Fang and High-Ball. "And before we get back to the topic of meatspace meets, you three should at least introduce yourselves. It's the least, considering we" he included Eye and Wagner in the statement, "already did that."

Still looking at Twisted, he tried to collect what he remembered of the place the man suggested.
[spoiler=about Dead Headzzz]INT(4) + Bars and clubs, Seattle(5) + Mnemonic(1) (10d6.hits(5)=3)[/spoiler]

[Hellion]

(>>Apologies Concrete-sama, my name is Twisted, and you have my sincerest apologies for my bad manners. I simply prefer to meet people face to face and have a bad habit of trying to get the job done as quickly as possible... Once again my apologies for my rudeness I will aim not to let it happen again.

[Xzylvador]

Wagner @ all: >> I do not see why we need speak face to face, Matrix is more safe. But is all same for me. I will meet where you say, but I prefer no club or dancing. That music is like... <<
The last word was a word in Polish that seemed vulgar even without intonation or knowledge of the language.

[farothel]

>>I prefer to meet at least once before we start a job together, Eye said, >> Even if it's just to get to know the people we have to work with.  Besides, on the job we will meet in the flesh.  As for locations, we probably will be able to find somewhere a bit nicer.

[spoiler]
browse 4 + datasearch 1 =5 (5d6.hits(5)=1)
I assume I won't get much more than an official site, if they have any, or an address.
[/spoiler]

[MaxKojote]

>>Right, I suppose I should introduce myself then. I answer to 'Fang'. I don't mind where we meet, though I'd prefer it not be too noisy. As for my question Herr WrongConcept... He sighed, hesitating slightly. >>I hate to ask it, but what do you remember about the incident? I understand it would be both difficult and painful to remember, but it might be important. His reluctance  to ask the question was mirrored in his persona's facial expression. He was being honest though, he did feel that it could be useful information.

[WrongConcept]

[spoiler=@farothel]You get the official site, wich shows you an amazing club with live feed if you subscribe at the cheap price of 5Y, including a 10% discount on drinks when on the place physically, it also offers an Online Trix club. It has a GPS marker so you can find it with AR enhancement. Some spam about some licour brands. Optional: You can make a Computer + Analyce Matrix Perception Test to se what else you can find about the site.[/spoiler]

The eyes of WrongConcept's avatar looked straight at Fang, he smiled at the look of the depth Fang had coded his avatar, and then came the question, his expresion showed pain, he did not tried to hide it, nor did he run from it, he considered his answer a few seconds with eyes closed, he then oppened them and spoke, with a ceirtain fragility as he did so, as if every word was a knife to his body.

>>It was my birthday, mom and dad where busy, both worked at a AB ranked corp regular wageslaves, but they took time to be with us, they ar... were good parents. I wanted to go to the fraggin zoo and i wanted to do it by bus, i don't know why did i tough that stupid idea, i suppose i wished to see the streets or i just wanted to get revenge on them for some stupid reason, my sister loved the idea, and i hated that she had to come with us. We got on the bus close to home at Archer Heights and made our way to the zoo on Lincoln Park. The ride was mostly unneventhfull, i fighted with my sister for some stupidly uninportant reason, got angry at my dad and my mom for backing her up, and looked trought the window, and just after i had wished them to die, a flash of light blinded me and the bus started flying, i ran to my mothers arms and the bus fliped over, i hit the ceiling hard but i could move, then we hit the asphalt really hard, my ears were ringin and i looked at my mothers corpse a few meters from me, i was covered in blood and tryed to move my hand to help my mother, then it sink in, i could not move myself, then i hear my sister scream and turned my head to her she was being drag by a man i didn't recognized him, at that moment i had peace, she was fine, i was a bit sad too, but she was fine. And then they simply catched fire, both started to burn, her screams still hunt me to this day, she cried for help and i couldn't hel her. At least i was going to die, or thats what i tought when the fire got to me. I was wrong.

It took a few minutes for WrongConcept to speak again, he was not crying at least his avatar wasn't but he was completly down almost depleted as some would say, it took a few inhale and exhale for him to regain his composure, and even a few more to speak again directly at Fang.

>>Thank you, it was a hard question but you could have asked about it in a more A-hole way.

The hands of the Avatar when to its face and he massaged his nose ridge a few times before slapping his face to wake up. And spoke to them as a group again.

>>You still wish to discuss payment right? and you maybe have some other questions?

He looked at them waiting for them to speak.

[cr4kp0t]

Well I'd better introduce myself as well the name is High-Ball. I'm up for the meet in person. It would seem that our good Mr J has already answered my questions i'm still a little wary on price though but i'm feeling like that can be discussed after a little digging at least for now.

As High-Ball sat back in his chair in the trix he initiated a command for his agent to try get as much information as possible on the suggested meeting place.

[MaxKojote]

>>Thank you Herr WrongConcept. I'm sorry for bringing up the memories. Fang apologised to their employer. >>I have no other questions.

Fang's icon tapped at what appeared to be a wrist computer, recording down the information that their employer had told them. He then sent off the record to his ccommlink as he then could be seen pulling up a data screen as he sent threads of Resonance through the matrix, searching for information on a meeting place.

[spoiler]Threading Edit: Software (4) + Resonance (6) + Analytical Mind (2) (12d6.hits(5)=4). Take two hits.

Fading DV: 2S
Fading Resist: Intuition (5) + Resonance (6) (11d6.hits(5)=2)
Fading MDV: 0S

Edit File (on this node): Computer (4) + Edit (2) + HotSim (2) (8d6.hits(5)=2)

Transfer File

Stop Sustaining Edit.

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Browsing for meeting places: Browse (6) + Data Search (4) + Analytical Mind (2) + Hotsim (2) (14d6.hits(5)=3)[/spoiler]

[Ren]

Oh, Good Lord, what have I gotten myself into? WrongConcept just showed a tad too much emotion. He probably was some kind of tech-friendly, to be moderating such a place. It was a mystery why he couldn’t moderate his own icon’s appearance. And the whole story was a little but too dramatic. Concrete knew it probably was just the overly active imagination of a spoiled brat, but it sounded like in a dumb horror flick, where everything the main character thought of, became reality. Or he hoped it was just the guy’s imagination. Frag, I don’t want to be the one breaking it to the Johnson he killed his family.

Still, a job was a job, so he asked the next logical thing that came to his mind. ”Erm… I have a question, and please don’t consider that contains any implication.” Frag, shouldn’t have said that. Doesn’t matter now, I better continue. ”Have you ever been checked for magical talent and found active?” There it was. Concrete regretted the way it came out, he was sure that he wasn’t the only person to get to that particular conclusion, but he couldn’t help it now. He tried to salvage the situation. ”I know it’s personal but it might be an important point for finding out reasons.”

[Hellion]

I'm glad to see that i was not the only one to have that thought. It appears Concrete-sama has an eye for detail.

[WrongConcept]

[spoiler=@cr4kp0t]While on the meeting on the edge of his display an icon flashed, the icon is a simple 2D avatar of a Butler and a small text buble floating at his side >>Task completed master. if he touched or activated the icon an AR window would pop up showing the official Site.

The official site, wich shows you a commoners club with live feed if you subscribe at the cheap price of 5Y, including a 10% discount on drinks when on the place physically, it also offers an Online Trix club. It has a GPS marker so you can find it with AR enhancement. Some spam about some licour brands. Optional: You can make a Computer + Analyce Matrix Perception Test to se what else you can find about the site.
[/spoiler]

[spoiler=@MaxKojote]Your resonance invades and pervades the Matrix, you do however feel someone or something trying to analyze yout actions, with little success, when the transfer is made you do feel the code of the place modify a little but you aren't sure in what aspect. Once the data search is done you have a lot of files most of them on several references and forums and the big picture you get to make in a quick glance is:

Dead Headzzz is a former BTL junkie safe house and dealing center, for some reason the Triads hit the place hard and recovered the place making it a reputable stablishment, its a decent club... for the zone it is, and it has many tourist, however the BTL dealing is still alive and kicking now with other drug dealers, very private VIP's used for anything, mostly clean (hygene point of view), Triad Heavy Security, and runned by a specially charming Chinesee Human.

Optional: You can make a Logic + Intuition (6) half an hour extended test to examine what you have in search for extra info.

While you where on that you receive a Text Message from Axel >>Im going for the store for some reason we are out of soykaff, i need to fix that machine, miss you lover boy!
[/spoiler]

For a split second the cristal cube on which the meeting was being held seemed to vibrate, but then everything was normal again.

[spoiler=@Optional] Test for Everyone Computer + Analyze (4)[/spoiler]

WrongConcept was hearing everyone and suddenlly Concrete poped up a question, first he gestured as if looking for a file while looking confused and then anger flashed at his eyes, he stared at Concrete with pure sheer anger, and he closed his eyes for a minute, he relaxed and then he opened them, he was not happy but he wasn't hostile, he reigned himself and spoke.

>>...I was a corp kid... I was tested and re-tested periodicly for Magic, and other possible awakenings, none of my test did positive. Neither my Father or my Mother and not my sister, she wasn't tested as of yet but she did not showed any sign. I do get it, it could have been me... The unhappyness revealed to be deep pain >>And for some time i tough it was me, i hired every specialist in the area, and got any test my decaying corpse could handle and nothing im not an Otaku, nor a Mojo slinger, not even Meta or Surged, im plain joe paralized and burned to a crisp human. I can't move, i can't breathe on my own, i might as well call myself Cadaver! So no im not a fraggin Awakened and i did not killed my family!... At least not with mojo.

The last part was almost a whisper, his avatar showing every emotion, every muscle tensing, he covered his eyes for a moment whiping some digital tears. Then tried to compose himself the best he could, he dind't do it to well.

>>If that is all for now then please go, i have a lot to do, my contract is for 24 hours and im alredy tired.

His avatar looked truly tired, and he just turned his atention down to se what was happening on the game, he opened a few consoles and got himself to work. Everyone got a pop up window to accept a fund transfer of 5000 Nuyen from an anonymous and secured account.

[Xzylvador]

In a way, Wagner was lucky his avatar didn't have any animation worth mentioning. It might have otherwise betrayed what he thought of his employer.
It wasn't that he didn't understand -and in a way, sympathize with- the Johnson. He simply didn't think that showing so much emotion in this kind of business was very smart or logical. Keep your emotions in check, your mind calm and think logically about what actions should be taken.
The robot remained passive, only a couple of blinking lights on its chest and its 'eyes' betrayed it was still active.

[spoiler]Comp 3 + Analyze 6 + PuSHeD + Enceph (11d6.hits(5)=2)[/spoiler]