[Aria]

@Obi and Mercy... can you throw something up on to the SFW thread so that I can start your brief next week?  I won't be posting until at least Monday so hopefully that's enough time to start.  I know I said we'd start at the end of Jan but shockingly we are very nearly there!  Where does it all go?

[Aria]

@SFW: Now that you know where you might be going here's the GM link:

<<Google Maps Overlay>>

I've put it on post 2 of this thread too if you ever need to find it again!

[Aria]

@SFW: ok, in another bid to separate you from your less than legal toys we need to decide OoC how you are all going to get to Tonga and what generic items you want Silk to try and get hold of for your arrival.  As Al pointed out the only real way to get there is to fly, and not by smuggler LTA either!  So you can do a multi hop small plane charter kind of thing perhaps, or simply go full out legal and above board and fly in style!

Mercy, not sure Al2 is going to be able to come on this ride unless you can be very persuasive?!?  No way an air line would permit him to fly unless he was sedated for the entire flight?!!  Similarly for Jack, Mickey the metal monstrosity might need to stay at home to protect your pad 

[Jack_Spade]

Yeah, I already figured that out for myself - although the Sparring Drone is one of the more legal parts of my gear it will stay at home and guard the castle

As for what weapons to buy local: There is a special gun from the German Schattenhandbuch 2 which I added to your character generator - The Manlicher Drilling. It's a two barreled shotgun with an added third barrel for conventional bullets. Main use is hunting, so it should be able to import it to Tonga. Add electronic firing, external smartgun and I'm set for the big guns. 
That should tide me over the fact that I can have neither my sniper rifle nor my assault shotgun with me 

Tasers are legal and Licences for my other handguns are all present and accounted.

The main thing to buy local will be ammunition.

For armor I'm already set thanks to the shopping trip to Milano.

[adamu]

Al is happy to fly commercial, alone or with coworkers.

I don't think it will be a problem - I worked up the following details re. licensing and gear (carried on, checked, to be bought).
Nothing exotic, nothing that should raise eyebrows with a solid sec license.

[spoiler]Tonga Gear List

All my ware is totally legal. Sec mages will read Al as an adept, but since not a mage I don’t think they do the mage mask thing…

Using R6 Silas McTavish ID w/ security license and R6 licenses for Remington 990 and Remington 950, I will check the following in luggage:

Survival knife (wireless off), with lockpick set secreted in handle
Rem 990
Rem 950
16 regular cartridges (2 clips) of buckshot (regular flechette rounds) for 990
10 regular rounds for 950
(no unusual accessories)
Wire cutters
Miniwelder
Low-light flashlight
R6 medkit + rapid infuser & five units HemoSynth

Then in my carry-on/wearing/in pockets:

Fairlight Caliban w/McTavish ID
MetaLink with other R6 ID (Hezekiah Malachi)
Armor jacket
Microtransceiver
Tag eraser
Stim Patches (R3 x3)
Trauma Patches (x10)
Antidote Patch (R6 x1)
5 doses Neostigmine
5 doses Ondanstron         
Metal Restraints (mechanical lock; spare key
sewn inside waistband of trousers at small of back)
Wool socks (pair x2)
Beat up Doc Marten’s workman’s boots
Formerly white T-shirt x3
Formerly white tank top x2
Boxer shorts (x2)
Ancient jeans
Brown leather belt, cracked with age
Olive-drab cargo pants
Red bandanna
Old no-tech goggles
Old style canteen w/shoulder strap
“Fetishes”
Big stainless steel Zippo
Lucky Strikes
Two decks of cards (old cars and Thai porn stars)
Toothbrush/toothpaste
The Expert at the Card Table (hardcover)
Telling Tales: Bringing the Red Samurai to Life (hardcover)
Y1,000 cash

To be purchased once we get there (all legal, all should be readily available without attracting attention in Tonga)
Diving gear for four people in our basic body sizes
Nautical tool kit
Diving tool kit[/spoiler]

[Mercy Merchant]

Robyn should have no real problem getting a licensed service animal on any public conveyance, however she will choose to leave Al2 behind this time.  He was mainly her guard against astral attackers and she now has her three friends.  At least she hopes that they are friends.  Otherwise she has little that is not legal anywhere.  She will bring a bag with area appropriate clothing and medical supplies.  She will download a language app for the area as well as some mapsofts.

I think that she is looking to go via suborbital as far as she can then take a smaller charter flight to the island.  She can go this solo or someone can accompany her.  This should work unless the others recommend traveling less openly.

[obidancer]

I'll get to the equipment after the week end if you guys don't mind.
Robyn and Deckard seems to want a similar itinerary. Don't mind the company for such a long trip.

[Aria]

Robyn should have no real problem getting a licensed service animal on any public conveyance, however she will choose to leave Al2 behind this time.  He was mainly her guard against astral attackers and she now has her three friends.  At least she hopes that they are friends.  Otherwise she has little that is not legal anywhere.  She will bring a bag with area appropriate clothing and medical supplies.  She will download a language app for the area as well as some mapsofts.

I think that she is looking to go via suborbital as far as she can then take a smaller charter flight to the island.  She can go this solo or someone can accompany her.  This should work unless the others recommend traveling less openly.

No way an air line is going to allow a fire breathing creature on a plane, no matter how licenced

Just a point I haven't had a chance to make to allow you to start planning ooc... this place is deep! And at 1 atmosphere, so it will be hard shell diving gear or sub! There will be a bathe sphere type elevator to the surface too...

[adamu]

Damn. Sounds like now I'm going to have to read rules and stuff...!

[Mercy Merchant]

If Rick does not mind, Robyn can certainly go sub orbital to Seattle then out to the closest major airport with him. 

Robyn does not have any real diving experience, but can learn something if we have a bit of time.  Maybe a holiday trip to the island where she can get some recreational diving instruction?  Not sure how to justify the hard shell experience, though, so any ideas?

[adamu]

Trouble is, we are supposed to be in a big rush on this.

One thought was to use a depth-appropriate sub to get us down there.

Need for extra-vehicle movement should be limited to maybe an illicit docking - that won't take all of us.

Again, just one thought for getting around team members without diving/swimming skill.

[Jack_Spade]

I am getting serious Bioshock vibes now

I don't think that diving lessons will do us much good - it's not like you can use a hard shell diving suit to swim. Those things are either powered with jets to move you around, in which case it's piloting you need, or they are just for walking on the ocean floor.

Our best bet to get down there is to gain a legitimate invite, or at least a convincing fake one.
Although I have to wonder who builds an aquacology so deep you need hard shell diving suits, but keeps it at one atmosphere, making the whole thing a nightmare to stabilize and then - for the kicker - has families with children living there. This smells like a catastrophe waiting to happen...

@Hellhound
I'm pretty sure getting a Hellhound underwater is a very bad idea both for the beast as well as anyone with it.

@Equipment
I'll try to come up with a detailed packing list tomorrow or during the week.

[Mercy Merchant]

LOL  No need to keep it up guys.  I already decided the Hell Hound is a bad idea for this.  Robyn has you guys to take care of her. 

Perhaps she can arrange a tour of the medical facility there through her hospital.  She is a talented surgeon and might be able to use that route and take others along as assistants and equipment tenders.  Is it worth looking into?

[Jack_Spade]

[spoiler=Isaint's Travel Gear]
== Foci ==
Qi-Focus 4 (Astral Perception)
Weapon Focus 6 (Knucks)
Qi-Focus 2 (Elemental weapon: Fire)
Qi-Focus 4 (Adept Spell: Levitation) (Limited: Blue Feather Fetish)


Summit Suit 8 6 7 2,500¥
 +Chemical Protection 6
Argentum Coat 12 / +4 14 10 3,600¥
 +Nonconductivity 6
 +Fire Resistance 6
 +Shock Frills 2 6R 250¥
Electrochromic modification — +2 +500¥

BRIEFCASE SHIELD (ARMOR)  +4 14R 1,800¥

Forearm Guards +1 3 6 300¥
 +Miniwelder w/ 1 fuel canister
 +Jammer (Area R6)

Ballistic Mask +2 8 6 150¥
 +Respirator R6
 +Gasmask
 +Microtransceiver
 +Sensor R3 Ultrasound
 +Sensor R3 Laser Microphone
 ++Select Soundfilter R3
 +Sensor R3 Geiger Counter

RUTHENIUM POLYMER CLOAK 4

== Weapons ==
Defiance EX Shocker
   +Laser Sight
   +Personalized Grip
   +Quick-Draw Holster
   Pool: 11 (13)   Accuracy: 7   DV: 9S(e)   AP: -5   RC: 2
Defiance EX Shocker
   +Laser Sight
   +Personalized Grip
   +Quick-Draw Holster
   Pool: 11 (13)   Accuracy: 7   DV: 9S(e)   AP: -5   RC: 2

Ruger 101
   +Easy breakdown (manual)
   +Bipod
   +Imaging Scope
   +Personalized Grip
   +Shock Pad
   +Silencer
   +Sling
   +Smartgun System, External
   +Stock
   +Spare Clips (4)
   Pool: 11 (13)   Accuracy: 9   DV: 11P   AP: -3   RC: 5
Ruger Super Warhawk (Ruger Ultra Warhawk)
   +Ammo skip system
   +Concealed Quick-Draw Holster
   +Personalized Grip
   +Smartgun System, Internal
   +Custom look
   +Longbarrel
   +Chameleon coating
    +Speed Loaders (2)
   Pool: 11   Accuracy: 10   DV: 9P   AP: -2   RC: 2
Savalette Guardian
   +Gas-Vent 3 System
   +Personalized Grip
   +Smartgun System, Internal
   +Spare Clips (2)
   +Spare Clips Extended Rating 2(2)
   Pool: 11   Accuracy: 9   DV: 8P   AP: -1   RC: 6
Unarmed Attack
   Pool: 6   Accuracy: 9   DV: 6S   AP: -   RC: 2

== Commlink ==
Transys Avalon (ATT: 0, SLZ: 0, DP: 6, FWL: 6)
   +Fake SIN (Schmidt) Rating 6
   +Trodes
Fairlight Caliban (ATT: 0, SLZ: 0(1), DP: 7, FWL: 7)
   +Trodes
   +Subvocal Mic
   +Fake SIN (Arni) Rating 4
   +Fake SIN (Simon) Rating 4
   +Sim Module, Hot
   +Stealth Dongle
   +Program Carrier (Virtual Machine) +2 Packs
   +Agent 6
   +Browse
   +Signal Scrub
   +Exploit
   +Sneak
   +Smoke and Mirrors
   +Wrapper
App: Ticker
App: Diagnostics

4x Nixdorf Sekretär (ATT: 0, SLZ: 0(1), DP: 6, FWL: 2)
   +4x Stealth Dongle

== Gear ==
Advanced Medkit Rating 6
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Heavy Pistols) x12
Ammo: Gel Rounds (Sniper Rifles) x40
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Sniper Rifles) x80
Ammo: Regular Ammo (Heavy Pistols) x36
Ammo: Taser Dart (Tasers) x40

Reactive myomer pack
Certified Credstick, Silver Rating 6
Contacts Rating 3
   +Smartlink
   +Thermographic Vision
   +Image Link
Data tap x3
Duct Tape
Earbuds Rating 3
   +Audio Enhancement Rating 3
Fake License (Adept License) Rating 6
Fake License (Weapon Focus License) Rating 6
Fake License (Concealed Carry Permit) Rating 6
Fake License (Firearms License) Rating 6
Fake License (PI Licence) Rating 6
Fake License (Driver's License) Rating 6
Glasses Rating 4
   +Vision Enhancement Rating 3
   +Flare Compensation
Kamikaze (Pharmaceutical) x2
Antidote x2
Micro-Transceiver x4
Microwire (100m)

Rapelling Gloves
Restraint, Metal x2
Restraint, Plastic x10
Slap Patch, Stim Patch Rating 6 x2
Slap Patch, Tranq Patch Rating 9 x2

Survival Kit
Telescoping Mirror on a Stick
Tool Kit (Hardware)

CHEMSNIFFER RING (SENSORS) R6
PORTABLE CHEMICAL INJECTOR Wrist: 3 doses, 500 nuyen
HOLO BRACELET (ELECTRONICS)
TAILORED PERFUME/COLOGNE  Black Panther 8R 250¥

[/spoiler]

I'm not sure what the weapon import laws of Tonga around 2076 are. I'd need a GM adjudication on what is actually feasible there with the correct licences.

[Aria]

Damn. Sounds like now I'm going to have to read rules and stuff...!

I wouldn't bother!  I've made it 1 atmosphere precisely so we don't have to worry about the bends etc!

I am getting serious Bioshock vibes now

I don't think that diving lessons will do us much good - it's not like you can use a hard shell diving suit to swim. Those things are either powered with jets to move you around, in which case it's piloting you need, or they are just for walking on the ocean floor.

Our best bet to get down there is to gain a legitimate invite, or at least a convincing fake one.
Although I have to wonder who builds an aquacology so deep you need hard shell diving suits, but keeps it at one atmosphere, making the whole thing a nightmare to stabilize and then - for the kicker - has families with children living there. This smells like a catastrophe waiting to happen...

As I said, 1 atmosphere is mainly to avoid rules etc, but also has some logic to it...SeaTec is owned by Evo (rather than Proteus) and they have determined that they get the best out of their workers if they are comfortable rather than in a hostile environment.  1 atmosphere means they can move easily to the surface and back without weeks depressurising. Much of their external work will be done by wired drones (wifi signals don't travel well underwater!) In the days of smart materials and magic the technical problems of being at depth are reduced...although I suspect Silk will veto the use of APDS down there...that really would be a recipe for disaster! 

Regarding Isaint's shopping list...I think you will need to smuggle the Kamikaze!  Illegal drugs aren't going to be welcome.  Similarly an auto weapon like the Guardian can't really be concealed as a 'sport weapon'.  Ballistic mask and a small army of comlinks will raise some eyebrows too!  Tonga (in my version of 2076) is a corp controlled paradise where weaponry etc is going to be heavily legislated.  Of course that all goes away if you can convince me that you can get yourselves smuggled there rather than go for the commercial travel route...?!?  Generic 'crap' weapons are the way to go here, or ones you prize from the hands of dead guards