Stake's the boss and probably made the call, but Achak would want someone like Sister Rebecca around for 1) assensing, and 2) counterspelling. Spirit support would be the icing on the cake.
I'm assuming Stake has worked with Achak before, so Stake knows his limitations. Stake probably made the call for a getaway guy and someone who can assense. Counterspelling is high on the list, but assensing is really useful to help identify any Infected, should they try to disguise themselves. Although, again, counterspelling is huge against Infected.
I don't know why we're going at night instead of the middle of the day. Maybe we just found out and we're trying to save one or two people who might get gobbled up tonight. Or maybe the Yaks want us to do it at night so that there's a big commotion that makes someone else look bad. Maybe there's so little sun in Seattle in December that going at 22:06 isn't significantly different than going at 10:06. (This isn't really true - December can often be bright and pretty here - but this is rednblack's world, not mine.)
That makes things really easy, ok. Why HAVE we decided to do this during the night anyways?
Maybe we're trying to prove a point?
Maybe we want them to be able to escape in hopes of following them somewhere we havent been able to find by other means?
Maybe they're too locked down during the daytime?
I would also hazard that the apartments will be mostly unoccupied of any normal people that might become collateral. Assuming the Yakuza's information is good, the vampires aren't going to be roaming tonight, and they might be lulled into a false sense of security at night, when they are probably most powerful.
Another question might be why are there three newborns at the same time in the same place? Were they consciously created? I would imagine vampires are cautious about creating newborns, both because they represent more competition and more attention. Perhaps a victim is occasionally transformed accidentally, but surely not three all at once.
A cult? Overzealous blood-drinking? Another set of 3 Vampires that all needed to feed? A Vampire that just doesn't care? Could be any or all of the above.
And why are they congregating together? Is it camaraderie in their new form, or did they know each other from before? Were they wannabes - perhaps the type of victims who found ecstasy is supplying essence - who found someone to convert them? But why would someone convert them and then leave them alone with no oversight or training?
That's a good question. Presumably they were created together and probably knew each other somehow. New-born Vampires don't exactly play nice with others; I was under the impression they were nearly feral until their first feeding. The only thing that would hold them back, I would think, would be some sort of comradeship. Even if they didn't tear into each other, they probably would have parted ways if they didn't know each other. Very few people are that logical that they would stick together for survival only with nothing in common.
As for being wannabes, well, it depends on the Vampire. If they maintain a sliver of humanity, they would either refrain or train them. If they truly don't care, they might get lost in the feeding and just leave them to fend for themselves.
If we have one wounded and pinned down with wooden flechette, it might be worth the effort to "massage" them for answers. Stake has a pretty sick dice pool for that.
It depends on if we find out how well-fed and magically empowered they are. If they are bloated on Essence, we are going to take them down without even thinking about it. I agree though, it would be nice to get some answers, if only to find out if there are more Vampires for more of a bounty.
Of course, all of the above is dependent on how reliable the Yakuza's information is.
@rednblack
Do you want us to do planning OOC or IC? I'm planning on asking 3L1 some questions to help coordinate this attack, assuming he's not entirely occupied with driving. Oh, and Gear Loadout.
Gear LoadoutAll Augmentations, obviously
Fairlight Caliban (Implanted) - Running Silent | Running Rating 5 Fake SIN
Armor Jacket
Custom Ballistic Mask (electronics slaved to Fairlight Caliban)
Securetech PPP: Arms and Legs Kits
Ares Alpha - Slaved to Fairlight Caliban
2 Clips of Wood Flechette Rounds; 1 Clip of Regular Rounds
4 Sawdust Grenades; 4 Flashbangs
Rating 6 Medkit - Keeping in the car
1 dose of Kamikaze - loaded into Autoinjector (Autoinhaler?) of Custom Ballistic Mask
Silver Credstick w/ 500 nuyen