The Masked Woman thinks about Sam's question for a moment while continuing to inscribe and hum. She pauses to take a breath and respond.
"APB, do we have any communication going back and forth between Reggie and Vinny the Bear? If Reggie comm'd that he was on his way then Vinny will be expecting him any moment. If we show up at the exact same time instead, without references or introductions, then it's going to look bad and get us off on the wrong foot. But maybe one of you is a sweeter talk than I am." She glances around the van, reasonably confident that someone is endowed with more social graces than she is.
Finishing up her fourth and final preparation, she pockets it carefully, knowing that the next touch will trigger the spell. She leans back, positioning her claymore as best she can, to rest from the fatigue of casting. She looks at APB, waiting for her reply, while comming APB and Ace separately from the group.
@ APB + Ace
<<My good SIN has the name Ileana on it, although it barely rings any bells for me. Evidently we trusted each other enough to be using good names. I might go back to street handle with the group until more pieces fall into place. Ace, I've got your photo on a message from four weeks ago saying that I could find you somewhere in Aspen. It suggests your involvement was key to the task or plan, whatever those were.>>
<<It dawns on me that we could be a second team, either competition or a parallel team hired by the Johnson. Red team and Blue team both have separate magic, Matrix, and muscle resources. The only wrinkle is that our team doesn't have an obvious way to move a crate that heavy. So were we babysitters? Backup? I can't remember anything.>>