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Title: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-01-13/1652:55>
WE AT SEATTLE METROWEATHER ARE PROUD TO INTRODUCE OUR NEW WEATHER ICON JULIA!

Your AR display shows the figure of a blue woman with a waterfall for hair, an Icon that will become familiar over the coming months as the new weather report on the metroplex, she's off to a rocky start.
Ahem.. H-hello Seattle.. today's weather is.. um well it's a bit wet, like.. me I supp- NO WAIT THAT CAME OUT WRONG."

A month before a certain team was caught unawares at a nightclub among the warehouses you were all still runners, and all still needed work.
A job you were all called in to help with turned out to be something you really didn't want to have dealt with and you'd rather not remember the things you saw. It was just all wrong.
But what happened is coming around again, so it's time to take a look at that job. Please keep in mind though, remembering something is not all ways as accurate to the facts as you think, so anything could happen.

You've all been called out to a rather swanky house in the Bellevue, to meet an elderly Johnson. The man has made it clear that his time is short on this Earth so inviting runner's into his house is of little concern to him.

When you arrive you are asked to remain in the foyer until everyone has arrived by a Manservant Drone, who jerkily plods away to tell his master you are arriving. Some of you may know each other all ready, it is completely up to you.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-01-13/1801:55>
Despite offers to take his jacket, Cookie had politely turned the drone who had answered the door down, it wasn't the fact that he was underdressed for the occasion, he was wearing underneath a dirty t-shirt and an old pair of denims, it was what else he carrying under his jacket, admittedly, not being patted down had been a bonus.
So whilst he waited, he had taken to entertaining himself by examining the decor in the room on both planes of existence to kill time.
"Nice house, and I'm the early one, wonder if the others will think I'm security?"
With that thought, he went over to the nearest chair by the door, which he then sat down on,  he then pulled his goggles over his eyes and placed both hands on his knee caps.

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OOC: assensing test for the room(int+assensing). (7d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4002770/). if needed.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-01-13/1841:29>
The second to arrive was a short figure, hidden by one of those yellow raincoats so popular nowadays. After stepping inside and throwing back the hood, a young dwarf male of obviously mixed descent was revealed. First he seemed abashed of the manservant drone's offer to take his coat, but then, with a smile showing an almost perverse joy, he handed the wet coat over. So much unlike that hellhole, he thought. From under the raincoat, some well-made and probably expensive clothes were revealed. A jacket, a tight pant, sturdy boots, not really designer clothing but well-known brands all of them, with some quality AR overlays.
The picture was only disturbed by the presence of the tail, which could be a cybernetic implant but somehow it felt like it wasnt. The movements were not the uncontrolled swing of balance tails but seemed more to represent some of the mood of the little guy. He nodded to the human in the chair, some reserved interest was showing in his eyes, but he went over to another chair and sat down.
And he stood up almost in the same instant, starting to look around the foyer, scrutinizing some of the items he probably found interesting for some reason. Then he suddenly turned, as if hearing something from within the building. With that he accidentally swept one of the potted artificial plants from its stand with his shoulder but agilely caught it with his tail before it hit the ground. He shot a mischievous smile to Cookie while shrugging and put the pot back to its place. Then he intended to continue his scrutiny.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-01-13/1854:55>
Looking over in the dwarfs direction, Cookie spoke to him with an emotionless tone  "Please try to be more careful, it's ok to look around, just don't leave the foyer".
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-01-13/1910:12>
"Don't sweat it, Amigo, won't break any of these chucherías." It was strange, hearing the spanish words from Gibbon. His features showed no indication of latino descent and the pronounciation was somehow odd, unlike any they spoke in Seattle. "You already an employee or a prospective like myself?"  He checked the man in the seat quickly but didn't stare too long.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-01-13/1919:53>
pushing the goggles up to reveal his blue-grey eyes with his right hand, his face showing as much emotion as his voice "Good question, I'm prospective as well, names Cookie....I suppose you could say that I fix people. How about you?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-02-13/0436:00>
“Nice to meet you. My name is Paolo.” Gibbon’s voice hinted at him being a little bit reserved towards Cookie. “I’m an expert on security systems and ownership rights questions. Also do covert physical surveillance sometimes.” An interesting fellow, he thought in the meantime. Sounds like that faulty android in that trid flick, what was its title again?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-02-13/0638:16>
"Nice to meet you then, hopefully the others will get here soon then I can observe their reactions, so if you forgive me, I'm going back to practicing being part of the furniture"  he then turned back towards the wall, pushing his goggles back down over his eyes and resumed the same position as before.
 That was an acceptable reaction, still need more practice, maybe I should've shaved, then again it didn't help that time........ as he became lost in his own thoughts.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-02-13/0824:06>
The black cab pulled up in front of the mansion. Its passenger waited for the driver to get out and walk around the vehicle, an expensive European brand of course, to open the door. It wasn't the cheapest service, not by far, but anything less simply wouldn't have been right in this neighborhood.
A young woman, dressed in a deep purple tailored business clothes -the type often worn by the kind of people you knew you probably shouldn't but really had no choice but to trust- stepped out of the car and walked towards the front door without as much as aknowledging the chauffeur's existence.
Inside, she sent away the manservant drone without relinquishing any of her clothes, asking for a glass of port wine instead.
She threw a quick glance towards the two other persons present in the foyer and it was clearly visible on her face she'd made her judgment about them in 2 seconds flat.
A short nod in their direction and a single word "Gentlemen." was all the attention Silk gave them before demonstratively turning her back to them to admire a painting on the wall.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-02-13/1057:09>

Cookie gave the woman a cursory glance from where he was sitting...
"Hello, to you too..." he toned back towards her "...interesting painting?"
 ....and a new one, a face? behavior as well as clothing suggests so, that means we have a face, a covert extraction specialist and me, seems this job may have all the bases covered,  more are clearly expected as the drone said nothing about the Johnson being ready to talk to us
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-02-13/1123:34>
"And a good day to you, Miss." Gibbon shot a few curious looks in the direction of the newcomer. Regular or someone like us? After it became apparent that the woman did not pay attention to him, he turned back to the last item in the foyer he wanted to check.
In a few seconds he finished and then went back to his previous seat. Sitting down he started to whistle some tune quietly, his tail moving with the latin rythm. He divided his attention between the place where the manservant drone went, the man sitting in the chair, and the newcomer seeming to appreciate the painting.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-02-13/1215:04>
Silk didn't even hear the question, too busy on half a dozen different social media.

<<FaceSpace>> Update: Aswan <3 ˆ-ˆ : OMG! New people to work with: they're sooooo weird! How do people not know how to dress or behave? Does really nobody but me follow CosmoCast or Vogue Horizon?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <04-02-13/1222:59>
The engine of Shin made Andromeda feel at home even when not in Habu. The rainy day was on the other hand, she felt much better being inside a car that adjusted itself to her liking then being outside and getting wet with acid rain. 1 Km from the meeting point Andromeda Gave the order to the spoof chip to display the registration number of her fake Sin. She also hid her internal comlink and only the dummy comlink with the fake sin was kept on visible and only on the approch. As soon as she left her Car she took of the Sin even from streaming from her dummy comlink.

The rain had got stronger on the approach to the address she was given so Andromeda decided to par right in front of the House. The car that just left was expensive, rather luxury, but nothing compared to her Shin, at least what Performance and style is considered. Only after following the Car into the rain so far it was visible Andromeda noticed the Purple Blob that was entering the house, Purple Matchstick would actually be more precise to describe the woman's figure, but because of the rain Andromeda was not even sure it was a woman. After a quick Ultrawideband burst from Shin Andromeda Got out and in a fast step rushed towards the door.

Quick look around revealed the only corner in the room that was still unoccupied and she quickly changed it. She did not really spent much time on looking around she started to analyse the data gathered from the UWB Radar. the perceptive characters could see how her Eyes started to glow in a red colour as her mind left for the much faster flowing Virtual Reality. Her hands still crossed over her chest and sitting her legs crossed she seemed almost like sleeping. A orange-blue Being, at least her Coverall made her look like it.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-02-13/1415:49>
A really disturbing feeling made Gibbon stop whistling. Never thought i'd feel nostalgia for that place. It was a real hellhole, with criminals most in Seattle coudn't even imagine. But it bristled with life, with interaction. There it would be unimaginable that four people gathered in a room without at least one conversation or argument starting up. The sterile silence of the room grated on his nerves. He knew that people in the UCAS were different, but it still bothered him.
On the outside, his sudden silence, his thoughtful look and the occasional fidgeting showed his uncomfort. This will be sooo wonderful.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-02-13/1438:46>
Kitten had simply taken a taxi.  She had hower, done some of her best clothes, a business suit.  On the left breast pocket she had put a badge with a blue M with two red lightning bolts next to it on a green field.  It was the only decoration she had on.  Arriving at the address she noticed Andromeda's fast car.  Well, it wasn't really a spot to bring the big truck to.

Going inside she also noticed Silk and two others she didn't recognise.
"Hey Silk, Andromeda," she said to them, "Long time no see.  All's well?"

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OOC: the business suite are actioneer business clothes, with a taser in the concealed holster.
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-02-13/1611:16>
Since most of the newer guests, seemed to be off in their own world, Cookie had taken to trying to pull the local news feed in his comm and idly considering starting a conversation with Paolo about he thought about the others, if only to get some kind of reaction of them, when the newest visitor arrived and spoke to other two  Huh, so she knows them, must be the sociable one, I need to work on my observation skills......wait if that's the case then whats with the other one in the suit, the rigger I understand.....I think this experiment is a failure, still I have some improvement is better than none with that he puled his goggles back up on to his forehead and rubbed his forehead.
" Hey. Paolo, it's been bothering me for a while now but your from out of town right? I'm only assuming because your accent  doesn't match any I've heard around Seattle." his face and voice betraying not even the slightest emotional indicator.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-02-13/1636:15>
The newcomer was raising some hopes for Gibbon. She seemed to know the to other women and more importantly she was casual and friendly towards them. He took a breath to greet her when the question of Cookie took him unawares. This was a surprising development, and he felt inclined to answer. "You're right, i spent quite a few years outside of the city. Seems like the cachaco rubbed off on me." The lack of interest made the dwarf's answer shorter than he normally would have given. "But i've been back for almost a year now."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-02-13/1723:48>
Cookie contemplated this for a few seconds....." I see, just trying to establish a few things, I wouldn't want to pry further..." his head turning back down the room away from the latest additions conversation, then in a much lower voice  ...."I'm more curious how much potential revenue can come from this job" then he turned his gaze back to the other part of the room where the other conversation was taking place.
"Also people knowing each other like this is always  a good sign" as he gave a casual wave at the newcomer, out of casual curiosity he gave the room another glance over on the astral, his next reaction could simply summed up as  Ahh, makes sense...
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-02-13/1726:10>
The house definitely seems lived in and kept clean but the astral reveals that not many auras pass through the foyer, there are likely few other occupants or guests than the owner.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-02-13/1732:57>
Silk turned around with a deep sigh, her face revealing her disappointment.
"Well... Thank you very much, Kitten. there goes that part of my character.", she pouted. It was difficult to judge whether or not she meant it.
She bowed politely and tried a little smile.
"Hello and long time, indeed. Things are as well as can be expected, I suppose.
Although I do wish the people I'm supposed to associate with would know how to dress to the occasion.", she added mournfully.

Silk snapped her fingers. "You there. Follow me. ", she barked, pointing towards the guy wearing... Denim?! Did he leave his pizza-stained wifebeater at home or is that what he's wearing that beneath ugly jacket?
"Drone, will you show us to the bathroom please?"
She followed the drone and didn't even look back to see if he was following, instead she just continued to talk. "I won't be seen with you looking like that. How you even managed to get here without being stopped by security is a damned mystery. And of course Kitten never learned any actually useful spells, like the one that changes clothing. Once a merc, always a merc... As if combat's the important part of the job. Heh."

In the bathroom, she conjured a small Nano-Weave Spider drone and batches of Nano-Fixx, Alkahest and C-Squared. "Right. Now strip down and let's get to work."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <04-02-13/1805:18>
Andromeda smirked as she had remembered to wash out the oil of her coverall from last weeks. Silk was on top of her agenda again.

a short messaged was sent to Kitten over the comlink > I thought we go in as unknown to each other? no one told me of the plan change .... <
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-02-13/1823:28>
Cookie Looked across at the dwarf, shrugged, looked at the rest of the group  "I'll go if only to keep the peace" and then looked across to the woman before getting up to follow  is this what they call the better part of valor?  as he followed her behind at a distance down the corridor as she berated him, only pausing to answer her back.
"Um...I got a taxi also mostly know where all the obvious cameras are and staying out of sight of patrols is a job requirement"
Her next question when he stepped inside the bathroom after her caught him by surprise.
"I'm not getting any privacy am I.....
That was the last thing he got to say as he did he best to strip down and conceal anything that may cause an issue.

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trying to hiding stuff he doesn't want the crazy woman to see. (3d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4004150/)
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-02-13/1843:33>
"Madre de Dios!" Gibbon mouthed while watching the scene unfurl. He then hopped from his seat and went over to Kitten, an astonished look still on his face.
"Hey, nice to meet you. I'm Paolo... or i think i'd better introduce myself as Gibbon, seeing that you all readily use your runner names." The sentence sounded as half question but it could be the influence of what he has seen just moments before. "I take that you know her from before. Is she always this... determined?" He hardly found the appropriate word. "That felt like the skirts of a hurricane even when it wasn't aimed at me." By the end of the last sentence the dwarf was back to his energetic self, smiling up at Kitten.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Padawan on <04-02-13/2351:03>
Legion was in his standard outfit of a bodysuit and pieces of a PPP armor set, designed to create the image that he was also at least part machine. He pulled up in his Conestoga to the building they were told to meet the Johnson at. Which of us should go in? The two Rotodrones and a Kanmushi sounds good. With that Legion got out of the Conestoga with the two Nissan Rotodrones and a Shiawase Kanmushi which he kept in his hand and attempted to bring a Machine Sprite into existence before heading in.

[spoiler]RES 6 + Compile 6 + Codeslinger 2 + Paragon 1 = (15d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4005047/) or RES 6 + Compiling 6 + Codeslinger 2 + Paragon 1 = 15 vs Rating 3 (15d6.hits(5)=9) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4005050/) Giving the Sprite an extra optional CF (for being Rating 3) of the Clearsight autosoft. Using one task owed to stay outside of the room we meet the Johnson in and keep me informed if anyone else is moving towards the room.[/spoiler]

Legion then gave the Rotodrones two commands. One to stay hovering near, and the second to fire on anyone designated as hostile. With that, he walked into the room with his drones and set the sprite inhabited Kanmushi on one of the walls to let it do what it needed to do. He addressed the gathered crowd with a somewhat cold detachment. "Hello everyone. Sorry we're late, we ran into traffic. Our name is Legion, and who are you all?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-03-13/0005:40>
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Padawan I'm fine with you using the first roll, you need to roll the sprite's resistance to see how many tasks you get  and then roll to see if you took any fading damage.

With the rotodrones entering  the foyer was becoming very crowded.. and loud, their rotor's making their distinct vip-vip-vip noise as the hovered. The Manservant drone returns from the bathroom and after offering to take legion's coat as well, it jerks to a halt at each drone, seemingly confused, until it begins to talk in it's digitized synthetic tones "Master shall see you momentarily. I shall take you through once your compa-pa-patriots are finished in the wash room" It speaks with a programmed english accent.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-03-13/0230:59>
Andromeda smirked as she had remembered to wash out the oil of her coverall from last weeks. Silk was on top of her agenda again.

a short messaged was sent to Kitten over the comlink > I thought we go in as unknown to each other? no one told me of the plan change .... <

'I wasn't aware of any plans concerning whether we know each other or not. Maybe they forgot to tell me, or I forgot.' She texted back.

"Madre de Dios!" Gibbon mouthed while watching the scene unfurl. He then hopped from his seat and went over to Kitten, an astonished look still on his face.
"Hey, nice to meet you. I'm Paolo... or i think i'd better introduce myself as Gibbon, seeing that you all readily use your runner names." The sentence sounded as half question but it could be the influence of what he has seen just moments before. "I take that you know her from before. Is she always this... determined?" He hardly found the appropriate word. "That felt like the skirts of a hurricane even when it wasn't aimed at me." By the end of the last sentence the dwarf was back to his energetic self, smiling up at Kitten.

"When it comes to dressing just right for the occasion," she said, "yes, she is.  Why do you think I came in this and not my BDUs.  I sometimes think her closet crosses an international time zone.  But she's good at what she does and as far as quirks go, this is quite innocent.  I've seen much worse."

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assensing Legion, Gibbon and Cookie during the wait (Cookie before Silk took him away).
intuition 5 + assensing 3 =8 (8d6.hits(5)=1, 8d6.hits(5)=3, 8d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4005464/)
Legion: 1 hit
Gibbon: 3 hits
Cookie: 2 hits
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-03-13/0559:43>
"When it comes to dressing just right for the occasion," she said, "yes, she is.  Why do you think I came in this and not my BDUs.  I sometimes think her closet crosses an international time zone.  But she's good at what she does and as far as quirks go, this is quite innocent.  I've seen much worse."
Gibbon laughed at the time zone reference but suddenly he became serious. “I can second that. But it is rarely pleasant to be swept away by the winds.” Then he smiled at the Egyptian girl again. “By the way, is Kitten a nickname between you three or may I also call you that?”

Assensing result
[spoiler]The aura of Gibbon showed a mixture of emotions. Astonishment and disillusion gave the base on which some relief and hope started to appear, obviously the effect of Kitten’s friendly attitude. The dwarf was a mundane, and his body wasn’t whole (Essence less than Kitten’s Magic): his eyes, ears and nose were all shadowed by minor modifications and besides some additional ‘wares in the brain, the shadows on his body indicated some kind of reflex-increasing mod.
Underlying these, only faintly visible there were scars that indicated some painful and important event in his life. The faintness suggested it happened quite a few years ago. When Kitten mentioned seeing worse, the whole aura of Gibbon just darkened, unpleasant memories must have come to the surface.
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-03-13/0612:34>
It probably was a very good thing Silk missed the entrance of Legion. When she arrived back in the foyer, she couldn't be 100% certain whether the drones belonged to the -horribly dressed- newcomer or whether they were additional security called in by the Johnson now the group had arrived in its total numbers. The looks of some of them certainly warrented the additional security. In any case, she thought the things were noisy and dreadfully misplaced but realised it was simply too late to do anything about. Another time out and forcing the employer to delay the meet wasn't an option.
Why do people insist on making my job harder.

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Going to leave writing about his own character to Punch. Don't want to force too much here. Since this is all fluff, not going to roll unless Chrona asks for it; consider it a mix of disguise, tailoring and industrial cleaning to make him look more presentable, maybe make his clothes look like some niche expensive (and in her eyes completely wrong) fashion trend.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-03-13/1116:49>
It had taken some pleading from Cookie but eventually when they left the washroom, he still had his original clothes, although Cookie got the distinct impression that she really didn't approve of his old duster, the small armory he was carrying may have had something to do with the fact he was allowed to still wear it, regardless his clothes were now as clean as they were on the first day he bought them.
Now in addition to his original clothing, he sported a black waistcoat cut to hide the combat webbing he was wearing, including a fresh looking plain white shirt, one of those shawl/scarf things that he'd recalled being popular at one point with a black and red fractal pattern design, if only to make easier to hide his face when needed.
She'd also been pretty insistent than he kepp the coat open instead of done up and had on a few occasions gave him an earful on his fashion sense, he suspected he was going to get more on the way back.
 at least she made no comment about the Aphrodite...then again she could've anyway...at least the waist coat helps hide the ammo pouches....why did I not think of this before, didn't know you could have them cut in this way so they'd hide the bulk...wonder if I can get one of these cut in a way that allows me to hide a spare clip or four, spare knives definetly....


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Tried not to take too many liberties, he did bring all of his weapons and the smart pouch combat load vest, including all of his medical related stuff plus the basics.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-03-13/1156:49>
Gibbon laughed at the time zone reference but suddenly he became serious. “I can second that. But it is rarely pleasant to be swept away by the winds.” Then he smiled at the Egyptian girl again. “By the way, is Kitten a nickname between you three or may I also call you that?”

"It's a name my mentor gave to me, all these years ago when I was lying about my age to join a merc batallion," she said, "and it stuck since then."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Padawan on <04-03-13/1206:09>
Kitten saw that Legion is not Awakened, he is in a general healthy condition, but something is off about his health. His emotions are currently a mix of curiosity and caution towards the group of new faces.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-03-13/1350:46>
Assensing result for Punch
[spoiler]The aura of Gibbon showed a mixture of emotions. Basically he felt a bit out of his element but some relief and hope started to appear, obviously the effect of Kitten’s friendly attitude. The dwarf was a mundane, and his body wasn’t whole (Essence 2,66): his eyes, ears and nose were all shadowed by minor modifications and besides some additional ‘wares in the brain, the shadows on his body indicated some kind of reflex-increasing mod. Between the grey areas of cyberware the more subtle indicators of bioware showed up: augmented muscles and joints, something by the heart, and more mods in the brain.
Underlying these, only faintly visible there were scars that indicated some painful and important event in his life. The faintness suggested it happened quite a few years ago.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-03-13/1701:19>
"Master shall see you now." The Manservant Drone totters off towards a double door slowly and opens it for you all, leading you deeper inside, expensive painting line most of the walls it seems, similar to the one in the foyer. They are bright and vibrant, but not garish. Eventually you reach a large study, where chairs have been paid out for you all in front of a large oak wood desk.
Behind the desk is an elderly man with a withered face, though his body looks strong, his posture, face and especially his aura to those inclined reveal him to be very sick, likely fatally so. He has time left though, so no fear of him dying before your payment.
"Welcome to my home everyone, I am Mr. Johnson," He coughs slightly but powers through, "As you know I am in need of your particular skills, I'm afraid i am not used to hiring people such as yourselves. I hope you can forgive an old man any ignorance's he may possess."

"You all have AR, yes? Splendid", he brings up an AR overlay in front of him for you all to see, it's inside info stamped with Aztechnologies symbol. It appears to detail a shipment of items being moved from South America to Seattle, the shipping has all ready occurred and arrived if the dates are to be trusted.
"Many years ago I was part of an archaeologically dig, and we uncovered a huge discovery of Aztec relics, never before found. It was a priceless find, such finds were thought to have all been found, you see."
The overlay changes to show a Matrix advert for the Seattle Museum of History, where it says a large display of never before seen ancient treasures will be put on display by Aztechnology 5 days from now. The exhibition is scheduled to last 1 week.

"Aztechnology is supplying the relics and sponsoring the event... and i wish that was where it ended. I wouldn't need you all if it was. A hacker I have paid has discovered their plan is to lock it away inside their own collections after the exhibit, which is just a ploy to appease the public. These Items are a priceless part of humanities history!", he seems to be getting worked up up at this point, "They are for the whole world to be able to see and learn from, not for the megacorporation to claim owne-hack-ownership- " He begins coughing profusely and it is at this point the doors open behind you all and a tall, blonde, Caucasian Human bursts in, a worried look on his face.
He sweeps past you all in his expensive tailored blue and red suit, flamboyantly huge decorative feathers adorning his left shoulder, and goes over to Mr. Johnson.

"Father, I saw the Biomonitor," He speaks in a crisp English accent but one showing pride and upbringing, not polite servitude like the drone. He crouches down to his father and places his hands on his shoulders, "You push yourself too far, please, go to your room and rest, i can handle these negotiations."

"No.. I- can continue.. I must do this-" He clings to the blonde man while coughing harder and harder.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-03-13/1713:23>
Cookie bit hit his tongue lightly, as he regarded the scene in front of him,  then let his perception shift onto the astral...

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judge intentions on the old man (5d6.hits(5)=0) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4006131/)
judge intentions on the son(??) (5d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4006132/)
assensing on the old man (9d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4006125/)
assensing on the son(??) (9d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4006126/)


ooc: judge intentions was done before shift to astral
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-03-13/1735:30>
Gibbon was curious about the old man. He didn't want to miss a word but the health-related pause in the speech gave him all the necessary time. The question who the old man was and why he hired a hacker in the first place bothered him, so he started three data searches in quick succession. Let's see who you are and what you try to hide from me. He knew he wasn't the best suited to the task but did it anyway.
[spoiler]
Data search 1: a picture of the old man + the address of the house Browse(3) + Data Search(2) + Pushed(1) (6d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4006160/)
Data search 2: the name of the old man (if i found it) or his picture + archeology Browse(3) + Data Search(2) + Pushed(1) (6d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4006161/)
Data search 3: the name of the old man (if i found it) or his picture + Aztechnology Browse(3) + Data Search(2) + Pushed(1) (6d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4006162/)[/spoiler]
The dwarf opened a second AR window and checked from time to time if any useful references came up.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-03-13/1744:11>
Oh great, he's not gonna croak on the spot, is he? Hell, better ask for a serious advance.
Silk got up, seemed to want to approach but remained standing on her place instead, her whole expression was one of compassion and helplessness.
"Kitten, you're a medic, right? Isn't there anything you can do to help the man?", she begged in a quiet, pleading voice, trying not to be too disruptive.

Quote from: ooc
Judge Intention (17d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4006213/)
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Padawan on <04-03-13/2259:08>
Legion looked towards the coughing man and then to the one who appeared to be his son. "We believe it is likely this man will pass on while we carry out this job. Is it safe for us to assume you will assume his debt?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-03-13/2312:16>
The blonde haired man flashes an angry glare at Legion, "My father will outlive you if you keep talking like that.."

"Please son...", Mr. Johnson pleads and the blonde haired man, who seems to be in his late 20s, 26-28, backs down.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Padawan on <04-03-13/2321:47>
Legion looks back at the man with sympathy. "We do not mean offense death is unfortunate in any form, it was merely an observation."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-04-13/0135:49>
"I know the basics," Kitten said to Silk, "and mostly on war wounds.  This is just old age, something that will come to all of us.  Although not to many people in our line of work.  But I can try."

She did, however, go look onto the astral to see if she could see what kind of disease, but she couldn't.  The son's aura also didn't reveal much.

"I know something about healing," she said to the old guy and his son, "I'm not sure if it will help, but I can try if you want."

[spoiler]
assensing the old man:
intuition 5 + assensing 3 =8 (8d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4006805/)
I doubt I will see much.
assensing the son:
intuition 5 + assensing 3 =8 (8d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4006810/)
also not much.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-04-13/0659:55>
While the attention was on Silk and Kitten, Gibbon whispered to Legion “Would you care not to speak in our stead, especially when you’re going to offend our employer-to-be?” His tone suggested he wasn’t angry with Legion, and that his attention was partly elsewhere.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Padawan on <04-04-13/0922:45>
Legion looked at Gibbon with confusion. "We speak only for us. You might not care about it, but we need this paycheck, and it would not serve us well if he were to die and the son not take on his debts"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-04-13/0932:14>
If looks could kill, the one Silk threw Legion would've dropped him on the spot.
"If you don't stop acting like that, your concerns will be for nothing. There won't be any paychecks or debts to pay because we won't even get this job in the first place. Now shut up and try not to screw this up any further."

Quote from: ooc
Whispered with thrown voice so it's only audible to Legion and maybe the one(s) sitting directly next to him.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-04-13/1229:27>
Cookie inhaled sharply, then spoke up...
If nobody minds me saying, I can give a more detailed assesment but just by looking, I can say this is too much for him right now and since it is affecting him this greatly he should retire for now.
I would also recommend you call some in tonight to double check on him and the system he's linked up to, I can do a basic examination to determine if he can continue with the meeting but that may invalidate whoever you have medical insurance with.
gesturing  towards the younger man.

Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-04-13/1257:52>
"See even the medic you hired agree's, come on the drone can wheel you upstairs."

The old man begrudgingly agrees and leaves the room, apologizing to you all on the way out.
Silk and punch have opposing views on the scene that just ended, Silk is sure that, for once, all of this and the Johnson's motives seem sincere, he wasn't putting on an act.
Punch on the other hand is worried the entire thing might be a charade to lure them onto the Johnson's side, why they would need to do this he can't be sure.
The man being very very ill is an obvious fact to all though.
Kitten can tell the "Son" seems to be cybered quite heavily, but that is all she can tell.

"Sigh, i am sorry you had to see my father this way, he used to be such a strong man." He pulls another chair round to where his father's wheelchair had been and sits, "My name is Diego, I apologise but i'm not sure how far my father got in briefing you?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Padawan on <04-04-13/1317:03>
"Your father had just informed us that Aztechnology plans to keep the artifacts for themselves after the exhibit. What purpose does it serve them to keep them except to say they own it?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-04-13/1323:27>
 He also hadn't got to the details of what we are looking for, we have a time window and a location, that's it
he added with a blank faced reproach

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assensing on legion (9d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4007204/)

Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-04-13/1502:12>
As the old man slowly rolled out of the room, Silk got back on her seat and regained her composure.
"From what we got so far, it seems there is still some time before the artifacts be stowed away. ", she said in a calm, businesslike voice.
"Though, perhaps now is not a good time? If you'd prefer to tend to your father's needs first, we understand and can come back at a more convenient time.", Silk added with a bit of sympathy in her voice.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-04-13/1651:21>
"Thank you but that is all right... I would rather you have the time to do your legwork as you see fit."
He brings up the AR display of the advert again, "Any answers as to why they want to pull it out of public, or even paid, display would purely be speculation into the affairs of the Azzies... Any reason they have is likely to not be a good one. In short, my father wishes the entire display be stolen from their confines at the museum and transported to an abandoned warehouse in Redmond, either from the storeroom before they are on display or once they all ready are, and transported to an abandoned warehouse in Redmond. My father has contacts who will then take it out of the UCAS and arrange for it's public display outside of Aztechnology control. I understand that that part sounds like a daunting feat, but luckily only the theft and initial transport are your concern. Any questions at this point? I will help if i can."
Diego crosses his arms in front of himself, his hands dangling limply.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-04-13/1705:01>
"The... entire display? How many items -and how big and heavy- are we talking about, exactly?", she asked, managing to hide her dismay.
Who the hell does he think we are? U-Haul?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-04-13/1714:40>
"The display is relatively small for it's type, it packs into five 2x1 meter crates. The crates ordered have wheeled bottoms, so weight isn't an issue so long as, for example, if they aren't on the ground floor you can gain access to an elevator. For a worst case scenario of needing to move them without such ease, we have asked legion here to provide drone support.. My father would prefer that they be on display for a time before the theft, so the people of Seattle may enjoy them. I on the other hand can see the impracticality of having to repack the crates during the theft. Transporting the crates is why we have hired Andromeda here," he motions towards the Ork. "As far as i am aware it is mostly a display of many small objects, any large or weighty objects will be few." He sends you all the shipping manifest and transport receipt from the first AR display.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-04-13/1741:13>
"Any information from what the hacker got concerning whether Aztechnology provides additional security in addition to the museums? Is there an estimated net worth for the collection?" Gibbon asked these while checking the manifest for the sum weight and extra shipping instructions.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-04-13/1748:48>
"The display is worth it's weight in gold... literally."
He brings up an image of some of the pieces, trinkets in ancient Aztec designs. "It seems it was a very successful part of the culture, possibly some kind of temple. Some items are pure gold, most if not all have gold and jewels adorning them somewhere but we've all ready checked Andromeda's carry limit and it won't be too much. Aztechnology has not advertised that the have increased security from the museum's usual amount, of course you may find out differently later."
You all get the feeling that Diego probably has some experience running as he seems to have at least some of the information generally asked by Runners prepared.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <04-04-13/1829:21>
Andromeda knew having The Johnson having so much information never was good news. he had them where he wanted them and could easily play them the way he liked. Him knowing about Habu was already dangerous, but him knowing what it could do was even more frightening. >Who is that guy? why does he know so much about us? why does he know so much about me?< he asked Silk and Kitten over the com, while cold shivers run down her spine.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-04-13/1838:48>
It was involuntary and very quiet but part of it escaped Gibbon's mouth. "Hijo de p..." He finished the sentence only in his thoughts as he recalculated the expected weight of the collection. We won't be able to move the crates without mechanical help. Each should weigh several hundred kilograms.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-04-13/1853:10>
"This is all most interesting. It's quite obvious you've done your homework... or is this all your fathers'?", Silk remarked casually.
After the answer.
"One issue that's been... itching, since the word artifact was first mentioned. You seem very well informed in our kind of business, so surely you're aware there's a bit of an artifact hunt going on all around the world. Is there a chance this is related? If there's even the slightest possibility of any of these items being of magical nature and well-known they will soon be removed from the public, we should expect competition."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-04-13/1854:27>
 "I don't mean to interject but do we know anything about the secuirty? anything at all?"
whilst blankly staying at the AR display.
...you're too prepared, if the old man is ill....and you insisted on the act or you're in it together....and I'm already all in
"Also, any current floor plans? including sewer and access tunnels that run under the building, you get the idea"


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trying to work out if I know of any underground routes we could make use of (5d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4007616/)
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-04-13/1909:35>
"Both of ours, I am my father's head of security and have used shadow connections to obtain some of the information he couldn't get legally or through old contacts."

he one hand under his chin and looks over the AR display, "The presence of a "real artifact" would certainly explain Aztechnologies actions but there has been no murmurs of anyone having this information but Aztechnology and us. It's possible that the museum staff are also not aware, they may think it will be part of a rotating display, or moved to another museum somewhere else at the end, not locked away in the Azzie Capitol. You may indeed have competition if someones thrown more weight around then us, keep an eye out. There will be danger money added onto your fee should you have to deal with such a problem."

He gestured towards the medic when he spoke, his hand brushing his blonde hair back, "I will be able to provide a floor plan of the museum but It is only the publicly accessible one. I didn't want to go near the museum myself or have contacts look into their matrix in case they think they are being cased before we even hire you."

You are pretty sure some Ork Underground tunnels run pretty close to the museums basement levels, but you'd need to tunnel through somehow, loud work. You are not sure if any sewer or subterranean accesses all ready exist.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-04-13/1920:17>
"Some ork underground tunnels run by close enough, but we'd need to do some digging to get into the basement access, which means noise, unless somebody has a quiet way of doing just that, it will have to be ruled out."
he paused to take breath
 Regardless if we could use that, we'd only have to worry about non-physical and non-mundane security, also a possibility of  what's living down in the underground itself, but we do time to sort out these things"
he cocked his head to the side as if waiting for a response
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-04-13/1932:13>
"Did your hacker also access the records for transporting the collection from Aztechnology to the museum? Or did it already happen?" The twtching of Gibbon's tail spoke about his excitement. This was a good opportunity. He didn't have too much work in Seattle yet. And to hit the Azzies where it might hurt was also tempting.
"And i say that before we discuss methods and capabilities there is another issue to bring up." He then turned to Silk, his look indicating that he thought the elf best suited for discussing payment.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-04-13/1939:36>
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/Tarkara/MuseumMap_zpse16dbd79.jpg)

"It has all ready arrived, we believe it to be kept in one of the 4 major store rooms, but it is possible it is in the basement, which is only accessible by staff in the elevator. This is of course not included in the public map."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-04-13/1947:21>
Silk nodded. She didn't like the whole thing one bit, but didn't show it. Yet.
"Your father obviously cares much about these items and must have been keeping an eye on what's going on with them. Any noteworthy people your father worked with while making the discovery? Or has anyone recently shown a greater than normal interest in them?"
Something had to have changed recently for this to happen now... Knowing what might prove to be essential.

She smiled towards Gibbon and Cookie. "Yes, thank you, hm, I must've missed your names... All things in due time. Now's the time to learn about what's expected from us and what we can expect. We needn't bother mister... I'm sorry, I only know your first name... Diego, with the details of our part of the deal." And this guy knows too much already. I'd rather avoid him knowing what we're going to do until we're ready to deliver. "And I'm certain no one here has forgotten that hiring people to do a job tends to involve money changing hands."

Comm @Kitten, Andromeda: "What's his angle? What's he getting out of this? His 'father' is blowing part of his inheritance "reclaiming treasure for the public good" and he's okay with it? Helping? I believe the old man...His part seemed genuine.  But altruism gets you nowhere in the shadows and Blondie doesn't seem like the type to be satisfied getting nowhere while running errands for his daddy. We need to be careful with this guy."

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Sense Motive (17d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4007690/)
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-04-13/1958:59>
"My father was not working for Aztechnology when he uncovered the dig site. Aztechnology recently purchased them from the corp he has since retired from, likely because he is no longer an obstacle to their claim over it.
 My father has spoken about a colleague from the time, a Dr. Samson, who helped on the original dig site.  only know the name unfortunately."

"Of course, we are willing to pay you 90,000¥ as we are aware how daunting a job this is. This all ready takes into account how many of you there are." he arches his back and folds his arms. "15,000 up front, will this be acceptable?"

He seems sincere in wanting to help you guys do the best job you can, but something about him, his movements, his speech, his smile, makes you uneasy.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <04-04-13/1959:56>
"What do you know about the way the are shipping these? Would it not be better to take them while they are already packed in one big car and driven and out in the city?" Andromeda spoke for the first time tonight and her vocal cords felt stiff and she had to clear her throat. "Do we have any information on how the Azzies are handling transport?" Easier and safer was Andromeda's thought on just stealing the transportation inclusive the freight.
.... Easier, and best of all no need to endanger Habu, on the downside much more open ended. ....

Stealing a car nowadays was no more difficult then 10 years ago, a skilled hacker could easily take over the computer of the vehicle, and if needed, the drivers can be geeked so they do not make any trouble.

> Kouryuu, Old man, Have you seen these two?< Andromeda sent a message to her only trusted man i the world, in attachment she gave the photos of the two man asking for the runners help, > they seem to know us too good and do things too funky to be taken serious. Could you please check on them?<

[spoiler]similar messages where sent to BloodClaw and Creepy Joe
Not sure how we stand on this right now, so Chrona decides if we know them. :)
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-04-13/2005:56>
"I'm afraid i have no information on how they plan to transport them out of the city and down south."

Kouryuu replies pretty quickly, "Never heard of 'em myself, but the blonde guy is a runner from a few years back, that's all i got."

Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-05-13/0206:35>
Kitten had kept silent so far during the discussion.  She had been to the museum about a year ago when a display not unlike this one, but with Egyptian artifacts, had been visiting.

"You said you didn't know what the Azzies would bring as security," she said, "but what about regular museum security.  I assume you know something about that, like how many guards, cameras, spirits, that sort of thing?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-05-13/0410:01>
"Before we settle on a price... A personal question, if I may." Silk opened her hands, palms open towards Diego in an offering gesture. "Clearly you're an experienced runner yourself, with more than a few connections. Why go through the trouble of hiring an unknown team when you could do this yourself?"

>> Unless the answer is something very unexpected. This after the answer. <<

"There are still a lot of unknowns we're dealing with here. The fact that, despite all your fantastic homework and preparations, so many questions are left unanswered doesn't bode very well, I've learned from experience.", Silk remarked, all business.

"As you're obviously well aware, this isn't just a museum heist.
You're asking us to steal an entire truckload of valuable artifacts out of a secure environment from right under the eyes of, most likely, two well-trained security teams.
I'd say that puts the price at one twenty, 30 up front.", she offered in return.
"That is, of course, not including an additional 33% hazard pay should we encounter unexpected competition from other runners or similar treasure hunters... Or any magical stuff from some awakened artifact or what have you."

Quote from: ooc
Negotiation (16d6.hits(5)=7) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4008567/)
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-05-13/0432:29>
Gibbon smiled at Silk's perfect businesslike attitude and well-composed counter-offer. Knew she was good at it. He felt the negotiations were in good hands.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-05-13/0512:49>
taking notice of her words, gave Cookie pause to think, recalling back to earlier
hmm, that act earlier of hers had me convinced, lets see how someone who is mundane deals with those acting skills.....
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-05-13/1204:30>
"The gift shops close at 5PM, and then the restaurant closes at 6PM. This gives security ample time to secure those rooms before the museum closes at 7PM. They are open and follow this schedule every day, including weekends. There are two groups of three security guards for each floor. One is mobile, circling the floor. The other is fixed in the middle, in total 30 security guards. There is a security spider, though i have been unable to locate a Hub room. Usually the security is at half strength during the night with only the mobile teams, whether this is true while they keep Aztechnology's display on premises I cannot say. There is certainly one Security Mage on the labeled on the staff roster, so expect watchers, minimum. They may not be advertising all their wagemage's though."


Pointing towards Silk with an outstretched arm, after her question, "You would be correct but that was a few years back before i became my father's head of security, consider it a period of rebelling against ones elders. Also i no longer have the team that such a heist requires."
He stands and folds his arms again, " Very well, your pricing at 4000 a crate per person is very apt Miss Silk. We will have it at 120,000 with 30,000 up front. I agree you should have hazard pay but i think 33% is a little steep, I will only accept 15% extra for danger money. Do you accept?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-06-13/1810:56>
"Well... I suppose I should be relieved we can so easily agree on what a normal and fair payment would be for this kind of work.", Silk immediately agreed, not too subtly letting Diego know what she thought of the original offer.
"But so much haggling over a fee which is only conditional and -if the information you've given us so far proves to be correct- likely doesn't need to be paid?", she tilted her head questioningly, a small amount of disappointment leaking into her otherwise still stable and businesslike voice. "For the amount of extra danger and trouble even the smallest of complications could create while attempting to steal so many items from under the scrutiny of this kind of security, that does seem a bit light. Could we not settle on 25%... or perhaps find another way to compensate this difference?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-06-13/1953:28>
"We'll call it 20% then. That is as far as i am willing to negotiate with my Father's money. Now then, If you would like, the man servant drone's have been preparing a meal in the room opposite this one. You are welcome to partake or leave at your leisure. If you will pardon my exit, I must see to my Father."

As he walks to leave a matrix address to an Escrow account is forwarded to you all, containing 120,000. 30,000 is currently free to withdraw.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-06-13/2121:34>
Watching the man disappear from sight, Cookie let himself relax slightly,
"Interesting man, all angles that one...must run in the family.... perhaps... so, anyone want to share comm numbers or shall we meet somewhere else to discuss things? or perhaps do both?
The last part ending on a slightly more cheerful tone.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Padawan on <04-06-13/2344:11>
Legion turned towards Silk and said, "We thank you for your adept negotiation, but perhaps we should all stay for the meal being prepared? We can begin to introduce ourselves properly, including what we might be best at handling on the job. Not to mention we can't remember the last time we dined in such opulence."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-07-13/0654:47>
"Well, it would be a shame to let all that food go to waste." Gibbon stood up and turned to the others. "On the other hand i wouldn't feel too comfortable sharing too much information in this house. So i would leave full introduction and skillsets until after we left." Then he smiled at Silk. "And i seem to have misplaced my dinner jacket so i'm not sure i am properly attired for the occasion." There wasn't any sarcasm in his voice or expression. "For the ladies and Legion, i'm known as Gibbon. Pleased to meet you."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-07-13/0711:29>
Silk said goodbye to Diego and wished his father well, but politely declined the offer to stay for dinner.
Not going to stay under this guys watch any longer than I have to.
"Good. Thank you... Gibbon. Sure makes talking easier. And obviously sharing comm contacts will certainly be a requirement for further cooperation ", Silk said, forwarding her comm number to the rest of the group.
"As for dinner and exchanging information, I'm afraid I've other places I need to be. Perhaps someone here can come up with a safe and private place for us to continue this business later.", she suggested, her eyes locking with Andromedas at the word 'someone'. She wasn't going to force the rigger into revealing Habu to the newcomers, though Diego had pretty much blown that cover already anyways.
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Post by: Ren on <04-07-13/0804:00>
"I'd suggest arranging that meeting sooner than later. Preferrably today."  Gibbon also shared his comm number with the others.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <04-07-13/0833:56>
"As for dinner and exchanging information, I'm afraid I've other places I need to be. Perhaps someone here can come up with a safe and private place for us to continue this business later.", she suggested, her eyes locking with Andromedas at the word 'someone'. She wasn't going to force the rigger into revealing Habu to the newcomers, though Diego had pretty much blown that cover already anyways.
Andromeda sent a poisonous look toward Silk on the suggestion to bring these Newcomers to her home. "I would also prefer we meet today and discus this job further. I have a place i would rather not share yet, so i hope anyone else has some suggestion?" a the same time she sent out her com-link number to all that were there.
As the others started to think about a suitable place to have the meetig she went toward's Diego. "I hope your father will be with us for a while longer. I have lost both my parents, so i know how painful it is. Keep him safe and we will do all we can to fulfill his last wish."

@Silk >Silk, you know how i hate to present Habu on a silver platter! Next time i will suggest we meet in your apartment, would that be OK with you?< Andromeda thought typed while going toward the door.

She would do anything possible to make sure these 3 new guys would not endanger Habu and the best way to make sure that it does not happen is not showing them it. So there is only one alternative,getting some replecment set of wheels.Stealing them would be the thing to do and Leggion seems the guy who could be helpful with it.
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Post by: Punch on <04-07-13/0859:18>
"I have no problem with sharing comm details, you can all call me Cookie by the way..."
As he typed away something into his commlink.
"...Right then that's my details for the....I'm assuming you're a dwarf because the tail has got to be some kind of balance implant?...oh, anyone else who wants them just send me yours first.
Sharing out his details to the rest of the group  as well.
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Post by: Ren on <04-07-13/0915:00>
Of course someone has to bring up the tail. Gibbon was used to it but it was always an opportunity he didn't miss. OK, let's see.
"Tail?" he asked of Cookie, his face a mask of confusion. "What tail?
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Post by: Punch on <04-07-13/0948:48>
Ok, humour, I'm not sure what bought this on, it was a valid enquiry as I have not seen that aura type before......would responding with logic work or my own humour....no, that didn't work last time....
Cookie then gave up on thinking
"I'm talking about the protrusion that appears to be connected to your Coccyx, that now appears to be twitching quite alarmingly, this suggests the possibility that you have some kind of degenerative disorder, there are several such disorders that I'm aware that Dwarfs are susceptible to,assuming you are of course a dwarf, of which I will add that I say this with no intention of insulting you, I only ask because it would help clarify if you are a metavariant or changeling as this may help me narrow down possible treatments and such if you became wounded on this run and I was forced to treat you, of course I do actually mean treatment as I do want a repeat of what happened with another runner last year..........
As he continued talking on and on and on
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Post by: farothel on <04-07-13/1030:36>
"I know a quiet bar where we can go," Kitten said, cutting of the chattering, "it's frequented mostly by mercs, but at least they know how to keep to their own."
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Post by: Kouryuu on <04-07-13/1104:44>
"I know a quiet bar where we can go," Kitten said, cutting of the chattering, "it's frequented mostly by mercs, but at least they know how to keep to their own."
"Sounds good.When Silk's got her biz done we can meet up there." Andromeda was relieved about this. >Thank you Kitten<

The freight was big, they defiantly would need a Truck as large as Habu, or a separate trailer to get the Job done without endangering her whole truck.

" I can take a few to the club, have some vacant seats in my Car, Kitten Of course has Priority." Andromeda suggested to provide wheels on the way to the club. "Silk too, if she is coming with us? How's about it?"
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Post by: Punch on <04-07-13/1122:32>
...It took all of Cookies willpower to stop himself..
....maybe that was a little too much....
Then replying back in a much quieter voice
"Point made..."
he turned to look in Gibbons direction
"...in other words are you a  changling? it's actually kind of important, not that I'm saying something is going to happen."
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Post by: farothel on <04-07-13/1240:17>
" I can take a few to the club, have some vacant seats in my Car, Kitten Of course has Priority." Andromeda suggested to provide wheels on the way to the club. "Silk too, if she is coming with us? How's about it?"

"Shotgun," Kitten said, "and thanks."
She knew the backseats on Shin were not all that comfortable when you got carsick from the way Andromeda sometimes drove around.
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Post by: Ren on <04-07-13/1314:15>
Gibbon's tail whipped around him and he played being surprised by the development. Then he laughed and said "Don't be too hard on yourself, amigo. I'm no changeling but i know i might seem one as my type of dwarf doesn't often appear in this part of Earth. I'm a haruman and this is no implant but a natural part of my body." He turned to Andromeda. "I will gladly accept your offer if there still is a small place somewhere on the back seat."
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Post by: Punch on <04-07-13/1341:44>
shrugging his shoulders and now looking more relaxed
"That makes things easier then, apologies for the outburst but I was attempting to use logic against humour."
Looking over to Andromeda
"If possible can I get a lift as well? if people have transport issues I'll happily catch a taxi down though as I don't look like I've been sleeping on the street again."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-07-13/1412:00>
Comm @ Kitten, Andromeda: "Sorry, okay? It's not like I mentioned Habu! You don't want these guys to know, that's your call; though Diego kind of dropped some hints already and the job might require your truck... Anyhow I don't really have anywhere else to go at the moment, I just really don't like the idea of being in that house -or anywhere else Diego can keep an eye on us- for any longer than necessary. Pick me up around the corner, the three of us should probably talk."

When all the comm numbers were transferred, she nodded appreciatively.
]"Okay, I will meet with all of you later tonight. Just give me an hour or two, three hours tops. If any of you want to stay behind and enjoy a free meal, please behave yourselves... Sending those drones outside might not be a bad start."

She turned and walked out.
Comm @all: "The father seemed sincere, but Diego... wouldn't surprise me if he's got a different angle here. I doubt he'd go as far as messing with the food, but I'd rather keep discussions about the job or our abilities in private."
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Post by: Padawan on <04-07-13/1424:42>
Legion and the drones seemed to nod in concert. "You are right, it would be a miscalculation to discuss this where prying ears could hear. We believe we could give someone a lift in the Conestoga, however it is fairly cramped with our other bodies. Oh, and whatever you do... don't touch the teddy bears." Legion then began to leave, making sure to re-acquire his Kanmushi on the way out.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <04-07-13/1432:31>
Yeah... "Their" behavior is definitely one of those things we need to talk about.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-07-13/1442:16>
@Silk: Had more than some suspicions myself, the father son thing seemed off to me, though the old man is genuinely ill, I won't disagree with your assessment as a whole, as I don't think anything will occur until we hit the place or during transport or at the transports destination. I'd also rather keep my views on this private until we get to that club.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <04-07-13/1711:39>
Comm @ Kitten, Andromeda: "Sorry, okay? It's not like I mentioned Habu! You don't want these guys to know, that's your call; though Diego kind of dropped some hints already and the job might require your truck... Anyhow I don't really have anywhere else to go at the moment, I just really don't like the idea of being in that house -or anywhere else Diego can keep an eye on us- for any longer than necessary. Pick me up around the corner, the three of us should probably talk."
@Silk&Kitten >No you did not. Sorry. Imagine my surprise when he told that i have a Truck, this is not common knowledge,i would rather say only a handful know about it. The one who could have told him seems not to know him at all. Imagine how i feel having to risk Habu on this Job, it's not equipped for a getaway and as you have seen there is not enough free space in it for all the creates he wants me to transport. Even if i wanted, the trailer has too many customization to get the freight transported. I need to get new trailer for the job it seems, or rather a whole new set of wheels, and i just think our new drone friend might come in helpful.< Andromeda sent the whole long thought over to the old team. > here are the new access code for Habu, it will come pick you up 2 blocks from here, hope you do not mind walking there.<

Andromeda felt a bit lighter having said all that was on her heart from the meet that was just about to end.
... pity about the food... she thought to herself

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Post by: farothel on <04-08-13/0229:42>
Kitten gave the address of the Tiki Bar to all the team.  The pub in Tacoma on the border with Renton had a simple AR overlay of a tropical bar as you could find in many tropical resorts, and on most street corners in tropical cities.  That's probably why most clientele were mercenaries, who had spend many a time in similar pubs all over the world.  The bartender, known as Old Jack by his clients, was an ex-merc himself, now pushing seventy.  He smiled when he saw Kitten enter with her group.

"Hey Kitten, it's been a while," he said.
"Hey Jack," Kitten replied, "I had a job, you know how it goes, right.  Say, mind if we use the backroom for an hour or so?"
"No problem, you know the way," Jack replied, "the usual?"
"Yes, please," Kitten said, "and can you add a plate of your special snacks so we have something crunchy to munch on."
"Sure, coming right up," Jack said, "and for you, ladies, gentlemen?"
"Be careful with the palm wine," Kitten said to the rest of the group, "It's very good, but strong."
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Post by: Ren on <04-08-13/0434:06>
Gibbon suddenly stopped when stepping into the bar. He slowly looked around then shrugged and went on inside. Quite authentic, he thought. Even the music brings back some memories. When the bartender asked about drinks, he answered absentmindedly. “Chaqueto, por favor.”

Quote from: ooc
chaqueto: literally jacket, also a name of a drink in South America made of coffee and aguapanela
aguapanela: drink made by dissolving a block of sugar-cane in water and adding lime juice
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Post by: Kouryuu on <04-08-13/0733:25>
Bringing the Boys to the Bar was only part of what Andromeda had to do. she also gave another call to Kouryuu. >Hey old man,sorry for disturbing your midday sleep :D, but do you know some one who can help me get into cars the unofficial way, as i seem to have to do something like that soon and i would like some advice and some help with the equipment needed for it.<

Arriving in the bar andromeda did not looka at anything special, but almost imidiatly turned around and said to the group "I am sorry,but i will have to steal Kitten here for an hour and then hopefully Silk will join us as well"
>from now on i will be the voice in your com< she added jokingly. I hope you do not feel let down, you can always start the conversation in our team channel, I just made,< she forwarded a extension number for her comcode that leads to a team call.

"Kitten, let's roll!" And the two woman were on their way to leave the new runners for a while.
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Post by: Ren on <04-08-13/0831:22>
Gibbon was so sunken in his memories of a place similar to the bar that at first he didn’t even react to what Andromeda said. Then it was almost too late to ask personally. The frag are they doing? The dwarf felt very annoyed and it could be heard as he spoke up. “Oy, chicas, where you going? Thought this would be a face-to-face when you brought us here. Cuz’, honestly, we could do the comm from practically anywhere, we don’t need to be in one place for that.” His annoyance clearly showed on his face and he didn't seem to mind the audience.
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Post by: Punch on <04-08-13/1011:08>
Cookie had followed in behind the others and had found a seat at the bar, it hadn't caught by surprise that the others were off to do something, turning to the bartender he was about to try prying into his associates reliability when he caught Gibbons outburst.
What could they be up to, I suppose I have to ask.

Looking over his shoulder
"Plan? fine but don't take too long."
and returned back to the cocktail menu, then gave a look towards the barman trying to get his attention
 Hi, Can I get something non-alcoholic for the moment, an orange juice will do please, I'm not drinking until they get back, then I want to try some of that palm wine if any is around? I want to reserve a bottle if that's possible ?
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Post by: farothel on <04-08-13/1405:30>
"Just a second," Kitten said to the two men.  At that moment Jack came in with a plate of fried things.
"Put it on my tab, Jack," Kitten said as she walked away with Andromeda.

"I'm not sure this is a good idea," she said to the other woman as soon as they were alone, "Leaving the rest of the team like that.  Right now we need trust.  If we have to do it, let's do it as quickly as possible."
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Post by: Kouryuu on <04-08-13/1414:16>
"Just a second," Kitten said to the two men.  At that moment Jack came in with a plate of fried things.
"Put it on my tab, Jack," Kitten said as she walked away with Andromeda.

"I'm not sure this is a good idea," she said to the other woman as soon as they were alone, "Leaving the rest of the team like that.  Right now we need trust.  If we have to do it, let's do it as quickly as possible."
"We are just going to Get Silk, Or would you like to explain to her why we started without her? I would rather not do that. Will be right back with her and i Hope the Drone King will join us too while we are returning." Andromeda replied in a explanatory voice, "Enjoy the food and you are free to discus anything you like or start thinking on the job, we are still available in Com-channel."

"the One with the drones and Silk is not there yet, we cant really start can we?" Andromeda replied to Kitten when they had left the establishment. "but i see your point,we will have to be back in a short while,not longer then a half an hour.
Good that Habu is Parked just around the block. :)"
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Post by: Kouryuu on <04-08-13/1416:46>
As the Shin arrived at the gas station Habu was parked at, Andromeda knew Silk would not be happy about having to wait that long, but in a way she was still a bit angry at her and this made her feel a bit better.

Parking inside Habu was no challenge as always as Andromeda had done that a thousand times already and today she was happy to be back again. who would have thought that she would have to think about losing it for the whole day, no wonder she had snapped at Silk. It's not her fault Diego knew about her NordCap, only thing that could have shocked her more was if he had referred to it as Habu.

As She got out of her Driver seat she noticed that a clean up in the workshop was due. Al electronics, small pieces of metal and bolts as well as chips were lying around the workbench was more a pile of started works then a surface to work on at the moment, witch meant she had not visited Kouryuu in a week, and it was time to correct that mistake.

Not giving the mess the attention it begged of her Andromeda went for the Living area, where she expected Silk to be enjoying the couch and having one of the wine bottles from her fridge in a bucket of ice. All set for the girls to have a talk.

"We have to get back as quickly as possible," Kitten said, "I don't think the two guys like it to be left out like this.  I wouldn't."

"The drive took only 2 min, we can spent 10 min here and then be back with them in 15 min, that is not long enough to really get riled up, is it?" Andromeda looked at Silk with questioning face, "What do you want to add? i said most things over the com already..."
Habu started moving but the Living room fell into a atmosphere of Girl-chat-time.

Silk shrugged. She wasn't all that thrilled about Andromeda being upset with her for something she didn't even have anything to do with. What was it with riggers and their stupid toys? She had to give 'Meda credit for at least trying to hide it a little but it was simply impossible to hide things like that from someone like Silk. At least having to wait that long had allowed her to squeeze herself out of Takada's skin and back into a looser person. The lawyer's uptight behavior and narrow-minded thoughts annoyed her more and more lately.
"What, you don't want to gossip about the new guys? Really, Rommy, you need to get away from all this tech stuff more often and get back in touch with your feminine side. Besides, I was half expecting you'd need to vent for half an hour about Diego mentioning your little hideout on wheels. Of course, you could just take it out on me instead." Silk rolled her eyes.
"Anyhow, enough about him, for now. We'll talk about him later with the rest of the 'team'. It's that rest we need to talk about." She paused to allow the others to speak, but then seemed to remember something else. "Oh, and you should really stop storing wine in your fridge. It's not soda or soy milk, it needs to be at room temperature."

"Milk, did you touch my milk?" She was a bit confused. "but you could have taken the white wine as well over there in the cabinet that's room temperature but i thought you would like the red one and i always store it in cold storage." Andromeda pointed out the old cabinet that had a big mirror on it. "Pa always put his red wine in the fridge, but ma stored her white wine in the cabinet. I do the same." As if Silk would know something about whine storage, at least more then her.
"What do you mean talking about the boys? are they not to your taste? will you not be able to save them from their poor style and etiquette?" Andromeda asked jokingly, knowing how ling Silk had tried to get her into shape and put somthing feminine in her appearance, and even now is still trying. "I think we have not seen any of them for what they are yet." after a thought or two "the drones looked well maintained, the same i can not say about the Man himself.... " After a second thought... "well that came out wrong" and Andromeda blushed.

"I'll ask Jack at what temperature you have to store wine," Kitten said, "now, maybe they didn't dress right, but hey, a year ago I didn't either.  That doesn't mean they don't know their stuff."

"Wine is not the issue here i think?" Andromeda looked at Silk "You had something on your mind i guess?" Her look proved that even some one like Andromeda could understand. "The Boys are waiting and i do not believe we are kind to let them"

"What, am I the only one who missed that one of 'em looks like a monkey, the other looked and dressed worse than your average shmo in the barrens and accepted my help fixing his gaffe 'only to keep the peace' -and you should've seen the stuff he tried to hide from me even half naked-...", Silk gasped for breath and continued. "And those two are nothing compared to the last, who dressed like he jumped out of the set of a low-budget sci-fi trid, talks like he escaped from a mental institution and -the part which makes me wonder whether he shouldn't be locked back up- decided to fucking fly rotodrones into the meeting and then asked our employer to 'please be paid before you drop dead'."
Another gasp for breath, followed by some heavy breathing. "Now I'm no racist and I'm sure 'Gibbon' can't help it... though the attention he'd draw really makes subtle & quiet work a hellofalot harder. And I'm sure we can housebreak the second one if we stick together and apply some group pressure. But the we 'We are Legion' guy..."
Silk whistled while pointing her finger at the side of her head and twirling it clockwise.

"He's just your average drone rigger," Kitten said, "speaks of we because he always includes his drones as well.  And no offense dear, but sometimes you go a bit too far with your dress-up thing.  Most hackers and riggers don't care what their meat body looks like.  If you want to see how good the look, look at their drones or home node.  The Johnsons know that as well, so it doesn't really matter.  And as long as they do their job right, I don't care how they dress."

"Remember our first meeting?" Andromeda started  "Sure you do, you kept me reminding about my famine side and the way i dress for the entire time we know each other. I may have changed a bit but i doubt it's so much as you intended" Andromeda spent a look on her jumpsuit, "at least is not black from oil, is it?" She laughed, "with time you will bring them on your way of living, just give them a chance and if one of them is crazy enough to run in front of a gun with a target painted on him, good riddance, but we at least should give them a chance, don't you think?" Andromeda tried to convince Silk to give them a chance

Silk sighed deeply in response while shaking her head reluctantly and twirling the wine in her glass. She took a big swig of the glass and put it on the table. "Fine, suit your way. Don't listen to the smart one!" She stuck out her tongue. "They show any signs of causing trouble though... Same goes for Diego."
She pouted like a child who was just denied the pony she knew she wouldn't get anyways. "Ah, screw it. When did you two become the persuasive ones? All I wanted to know was if you two had my back, you know, in case... well... in any case. We got to stick together, right?"

"You gave me a chance, remember?" Andromeda tried to convince Silk "do the same for them, and in they really cause trouble, you have me and my gun at your service anytime. I will even throw in my drones and Cars, for you.
And just to be sure - you are my favorite weirdo in the team." She added for comic relief.

"I haven't met anybody I couldn't stunbolt if needed," Kitten added, "but now let's get back, before they eat all the bugs."
She laughed at the look on their faces.
"Those crunchies I ordered before going out," she said to Andromeda, "It's fried insects, mostly grasshoppers.  Jack has the best north of Lagos.  I guess our boys don't know that yet."

Andromeda almost fell down from Laughter "Imagine them eating that right now!"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Padawan on <04-08-13/1715:57>
The first thing Legion did after exiting the building and arriving at the Conestoga was to deactivate the drones and then decompile the sprite who had been in the Kanmushi.

[spoiler]RES 6 + Decompiling 1 = (7d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4016844/)
vs
Sprite Resistance: Rating 3 = (3d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4016846/)
(Well that llittle bugger wants to stick around for the last of his hours it seems.)

Fading Resist vs 6S: RES 6 + INT 5 = (11d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4016848/)
Legion takes another 1S.[/spoiler]

Legion had to prop up against the Conestoga for a brief second from the surprising amount of resistance the Sprite put up. We made this one better than we calculated it seems. Legion smiled at the thought and got in the bus, and then reached out through the Resonance to pilot the bus to the meeting place.

Upon arriving, Legion parked in a nearby parking lot and pocketed his two Cyberspace Designs Dragonflies, and the Kanmushi still inhabited by the sprite. Legion then walked in, and seeing Cookie at the bar went to sit next to him. When the bartender came over he began, "We'll have..." and then paused remembering Gibbon believing Legion had been talking about the group and didn't want to order a drink on Cookie's tab too. "Sorry. I will have two fingers of whiskey on the rocks." Cookie could tell that Legion was uncomfortable with the phrase "I".

"Are we the second to arrive? We thought the others would arrive before us." Legion casually asked Cookie.
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Post by: Punch on <04-08-13/1735:46>
Having a moment of confusion on this, it took him a moment to reply
"Were just waiting for them to get back from picking up Silk, seems they were correct to assume that you'd most likely turn up while they went to get her, they left a group chat open on this commcode."
showing him the screen on his sony commlink
"oh and be careful with the palm wine, the one who recommended the place mention its good, but really strong."
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Post by: Ren on <04-08-13/1813:16>
"Ehrm..." Gibbon cleared his troat from below eye level. "Actually you are the third if we count it one way or the last if another." He sat up on one of the bar stools and thanked the bartender when he gave him the orderd drink. Annoyance still showed as he continued. "Two of the three charming ladies were already here but it seems that suddenly both of them needed to go and get the third. So this is as usual, the plight of men: we are sitting in a bar and waiting for the chicas to arrive."  He glanced at the glass of whiskey arriving for Legion. Why not? "Bartender, a rum please. South-American if you have." Any of those will have to do, i cannot expect Juan Carlos everywhere i go.
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Post by: Ren on <04-09-13/1254:03>
When the bartender brought his rum Gibbon took a careful taste of it and was pleasantly surprised by the more than acceptable taste. This is good, he thought as he pulled deeper and the familiar warmth spread through his body. Then he snapped his fingers and turned to the bartender. "A bootle of this and five more glasses in the back room, please. Hey, muchachos, what do you say to us sitting in the back room and starting introductions while we wait. And we can toast the fateful meeting and hopefully, when the chicas get back we can toast the team."
Gibbon barely waited for the others as he agilely took the bowl of crunchies and his two glasses and hopped down from the stool.
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Post by: Punch on <04-09-13/1426:22>
Cookie turned to call over his shoulder.
No time like the present I suppose and I can get assessment on these two....
"May as well, just give me few seconds"
he turned back to the bar
 "I changed my mind, can you just bring the bottle and enough glasses to the back room when your friend and her other two friends get back, thanks"
to which the bartender simply nodded as he got up from the bar stool and followed after Gibbon, he paused for a couple of second next to the as yet unnamed runner, to whisper in a much lower voice
"Legion, I understand that you're something of rigger, so have you set up a few drones as sentries outside? if not can you do so."
then carried on round into the back room after Gibbon.


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Post by: Padawan on <04-09-13/1437:40>
Legion took a sip of the whiskey while attuning to the team channel. "This one finds the whiskey excellent. Thank you."

Legion turned back towards Cookie, "We will have it ready in a few minutes, but let us set our things out back first." Legion then stood up with the whiskey in hand and followed the path GIbbon had taken. When he arrived in the room, Legion addressed Gibbon, "We apologize for not noticing you before, perhaps this one requires glasses. As for the... 'chicas'... Perhaps they will be visiting a restroom, since they seem to always use those in groups as well?" Legion then set the whiskey down and said, "We must step back out to our vehicle to set up surveillance."

With that, Legion walked back out of the bar to where the Conestoga was parked.
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Post by: Ren on <04-09-13/1509:11>
Gibbon laughed heartilly when Legion mentioned the restroom. "I didn't think of that possibility, amigo. And don't worry, i'm good at not being noticed. And i just may have been to the... restroom, when you arrived."

When the bartender brought the rum and the glasses, and Legion was back, he filled glasses for those that wanted to have some rum and invited the others for a toast. "Well then, shouldn't we toast restrooms first? They are a great invention without which humanity would be poorer."
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Post by: Punch on <04-09-13/1709:34>
" I will consider doing so if we do not intend to engage in excessive consumption of alcohol, speaking of which..."
Cookie stepped back to the bar to grab the drink he had ordered as the barman delivered it and without a word he held up his glass of orange juice
"To the place that members of the opposite sex attend, that if I was to wonder into I would probably be arrested and/or have both my arms removed by a troll bouncer"
It had been a while since he had actually enjoyed himself, although he had a strong suspicion now that his words may fail to be interpreted as a joke, at which point he gave up thinking and then downed the entire glass.

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Post by: Ren on <04-09-13/1804:20>
Gibbon thought for a moment, working his mind around the intended joke of Cookie, then gave a small laugh. At least he tries, he thought after drinking some. "Well, i can assure you, there won't be any excessive drinking involved, as it is only a single bottle of rum for six people. And of course, i wouldn't decrease my ability to think while planning for work." Holding his glass in front of his eyes, he added jokingly "However, after the meeting might be quite another story."
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Post by: Punch on <04-09-13/1824:34>
"No that'll be afterwards when I try that wine, though I doubt I'll get drunk on the first glass of it unlike most other unaugementeds likely will, that reminds me"
a statement of fact, at least as far as he was concerned as he set his commlink to dictate and send a speech to text message using his subvocal mic.
@all: Just letting people know I ordered a bottle of that palm wine for towards the end of the meeting once we hedge things out, just for the record I will happily give a verbal comment on whether I added tags or drugs to it upon people asking for such a comment, however this comment may turn out to be not relevant as by that point I maybe on my second glass

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Post by: Padawan on <04-09-13/2059:48>
Legion walked out to the Conestoga and rummaged around for his Lockhead Optic-X. He then addressed the stubborn sprite in the Matrix, "Fly this drone to a safe place on the roof of the bar and wait for me to join you." With that, the drone flew up to the roof to find a safe spot.
[spoiler]2 tasks remaining[/spoiler]
 Legion locked the vehicle and went back inside, catching the end of Gibbon and Cookie's conversation. "Perhaps they needed to powder their faces as well?" Legion joked as he entered the room. "We are hoping you will protect this one while his mind is  elsewhere. And if the ladies come back, let them know it is best to not disturb the trance." Legion then found a clear space to sit and sat down cross-legged with his eyes closed. He then reached out through the Resonance to find the signal of the Optic-X on the roof above.
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Post by: Ren on <04-10-13/0550:52>
While Legion looked for a comfortable place, Gibbon said to him “Surely you will be available on the team channel, no? I wouldn’t let the women wait too much, they might consider it impolite. And we won’t let anything happen to your body or your drink.” Then he turned to Cookie. “That’s the spirit, amigo. But we still have time until then.” Speaking of time… He paused for a moment to send a short text to his girlfriend. >>Hey, corazón, sorry, work happened so I won’t make it for dinner. Go on without me, i’ll make up for it next time. Don’t be mad and have fun!<<

In the next half hour Gibbon brought up many topics like sports, politics, stock markets and women, and seemed to be genuinely interested in what Cookie was like (and Legion, if he returned to the world of the aware). To the others he must have looked like a carefree person. His comments showed that he knows the lower echelon of society better than the higher.

If the others tried to bring up the job, he tried to dissuade them from discussing it while the women were not there.
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Post by: Punch on <04-10-13/0946:26>
Cookie mostly kept up with the conversation, talking about women was one thing but it became clear to him that Gibbon and him didn't share many other interests he listened anyway and asked a few questions where needed, when he was finally pressed on the matter by the other two he actually had to admit that he was more interested in medicine, parazoology, chemistry and cooking.
As for sexual relations with the opposite sex, he admitted he just hadn't found the time or the right woman.
He also sent a question down the group chat to Legion asking him what he was willing to talk about on himself.
Additionally, he did make an attempt to persuade the others to try and catch a few nature shows on some of the awakened critters that were found in the northern parts of the UCAS via the team group chat.
He also thoroughly avoided the topic involving work.

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Post by: Chrona on <04-10-13/1012:13>
A waiter enters the room, "Your meal as requested sirs."
He leaves a platter of oddly shaped fried objects on the table, some big some small, there's a bowl filled with lots of tiny brown ones, like oddly colored rice. He leaves immediatly.

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Have legion roll perception for while he's still outside
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Post by: Padawan on <04-10-13/1047:13>
When Legion found the node for the drone he jumped-in alongside the sprite and took a first glance around to get his bearings.

[spoiler]Perception 1 + Sensor 2 + Hot Sim 2 + Immersion 1 = (6d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4019747/) Par for the course, hopefully par for the check too ;)[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Just realized you probably meant while I was getting my drone. Perception 1 + INT 5 = (6d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4019748/) Same result haha.[/spoiler]
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Post by: Chrona on <04-10-13/1055:30>
While outside a very large heavily modified tractor trailer, possibly a Zuggmaschine drives past, it was hard to miss.
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Post by: Ren on <04-10-13/1139:56>
In cuisine, Cookie and Gibbon found a common topic. Although the dwarf was at the eating end, and he mostly knew Middle- and South-American specialities, he was very interested in Cookie's suggestions on where good ingredients could be found in Seattle. It was also easy to convince Gibbon to check the nature shows. This wasn't his basic line of interest but he was open to anything new broadcast on a wide variety of topics.
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Post by: Padawan on <04-10-13/1155:35>
After looking around the roof, Legion hovered through any alleyways next to the bar looking for other doors on the building and any sign of people.
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Post by: Chrona on <04-10-13/1247:44>
After looking around the roof, Legion hovered through any alleyways next to the bar looking for other doors on the building and any sign of people.
The area appears clear of any suspicious persons, other than your drone itself.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <04-11-13/1613:07>
A hearty talk always leaves a mark on the mood, so Andromeda was a bit  happy about going in VR for driving the Shin, though the girls would be offended by her leaving the world of the Living to play in the Trix, so this time she plugged herself in, for the direct feed, but stayed active and drove her car in flesh keeping on talking

the Shin parks not far from the Bar and the Girls calmly get out.  They have missed not more then half-an hour of fun in the Bar.
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Post by: Punch on <04-11-13/1613:41>
After the first half hour as the conversation settled into cooking and obtaining of ingredients, Cookie took the occasional peek around him on the astral, not that he was expecting to see much....

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OOC: Just chatted to Chrona and I don't have to roll...this time.

....only to see the same astral security setup remaining completely intact and no insect spirits coming out of the floor trying to merge with him, it was still the same the next few times he looked.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <04-11-13/1630:22>
When she walked into the bar, quite a few heads turned to look. She ignored the looks, whistles and comments, simply walking to the door of the backroom with a big smile on her face. It was a good thing Kitten and Andromeda were with her, otherwise the other three probably wouldn't have known what this woman was doing here. Gone was the stern looking lawyer. Now fuchsia colored with a flower pattern all over it, only one of the buttons closed and the skirt folded and rolled up halfway up her thighs, the ensemble she was wearing revealed more skin than it concealed, clothes suited for a young woman looking for a hot night out. Her skin tone was much closer to Caucasian than Asian, her hair was now blonde with purple and bright pink highlights and even the shape of her eyes seemed a little bit different. As was the way she talked.
"Hi, guys! Hope you kept some of that booze left for me!", Silk practically sang enthusiastically as she almost jumped towards one of the chair and sat herself at the table. "Really sorry for the hard time I gave you at the mansion, by the way. Gotta stay in character, you know, fit in, get on the Johnson's good side. I was just doing my part of the job!"
She winked at Cookie. "Although I gotta say, you do look a whole lot better in these clothes than the stuff you had on before.
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Post by: Punch on <04-11-13/1645:10>
Cookie just shrugged whilst staring back blankly
"Thanks, though I've dealt with worse behavior from others,  nobody here mind, ....besides I walked for quite a while around the estates, so somebody is going to have an interesting time in the morning."
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Post by: Kouryuu on <04-11-13/1741:30>
As Andromeda arrived she could not notice the food on the table, she was not near enough to see if someone had already eaten, but still she wondered how it would taste.

"How's the Food?" She asked as drinks was not really her thing.
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Post by: Ren on <04-11-13/1755:38>
A huge smile was spreading on Gibbon's face as he sprang to his feet when the girls entered. "Mucho encantado, tres bellísimos. It would have been the greatest of disrespect not to invite such marvelous ladies to a drink so please allow me to pour."  He took the bottle of rum and offered drinks to everyone. "And i should say you did an excellent job with the roleplay as well as the negotiation. You completely had Diego under control." When everybody (or anybody who wanted) had drinks in their hands, he continued. "Let's have a toast: to the team!"
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Post by: farothel on <04-12-13/0141:37>
"To the team," Kitten said, toasting with her own glass of palm wine she had gotten from Jack.

"I see you haven't eaten the whole plate," she added as she took a couple of fried grashoppers from the plate and crunched them down, "Jack still makes the best grashopper north of Lagos.  The little bugs are probably a lot cleaner here too to start with.  Not so many diseases here."
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Post by: Punch on <04-12-13/0436:18>
Breaking eye contact from Silk, Cookie Reached across to take some as well
"Grasshopper? so that's what they are."
and then immediately chomped down on them
"Not bad, shame you can't eat anything like that around here normally."
Then reaching over to grab some more, then pausing mid-chew
Why are my nerves on edge....oh yeah I haven't FUBAR'd socially yet, at least the food helps, at least the foods good, where'd they get the grasshoppers from though...
"So anyone know where they get the grasshoppers from?"
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Post by: Kouryuu on <04-12-13/0512:08>
"Chicago, maybe?" Andromeda said remembering her experience driving around there. Nothing she remembered was good in any way.
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Post by: Ren on <04-12-13/0607:56>
At the mention of Chicago, Gibbon's hands froze for a moment. Thank God i didn't get stranded there. Then he took another grasshopper. "They're good but i miss the lime. In Bogotá, they usually sprinkle them - and all variety of similar things - with lime while they are fried. That gives them a little sour aftertaste and that complements the other foods very vell."  
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Post by: Xzylvador on <04-12-13/0625:44>
Silk carefully picked up one of the fried 'things' with the tips of her thumb and index finger and examined it at arm's length.
"Ugh. You people are gross.", she said, tossing it back into the bowl.
"But let's talk work, yeah? I've got to work tonight."
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Post by: Punch on <04-12-13/0705:36>
"yeah, we do give me a second...."
Cookie pulled out his commlink
@all: Legion where are you? everything okay? because they've just arrived
turning back to the new arrivals with a shrug
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Post by: Ren on <04-12-13/0756:28>
"OK, let's talk work." Gibbon kept up the good spirit while changing the topic. "First, i'd like to mention that i tried to do a background check on the older Mr. Johnson and his connection to archeology and Aztechnology. I didn' come up with anything so maybe someone with better tools and software could repeat that check. And while at it it might be a good idea to check the younger as well." The dwarf frowned. "Normally i would do this by asking around but unfortunately i do not know too many people in Seattle."
He took a sip and continued. "I would also suggest to do the job before the exhibit. This gives us less time to prepare but we still have a second chance if something isn't ready."
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Post by: farothel on <04-12-13/0811:59>
"First of all we need to do some recon at the museum," Kitten said, reverting to merc speak, "check out the security, including magical and matrix security.  Only then can we see when and where to do the job.  We will also need a truck to move everything after the heist.  I would say a dump truck of some kind, maybe 'loan' one from the waste disposal company, as they are quite common around town."
She looked at Andromeda, who would most likely be in charge of that part of the operation.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <04-12-13/0829:27>
Silk composed a message to Cheyenne and attached a picture of Diego and his father to it.
"Hey Cheye, anything you can tell me about this guy? The blond guy, Diego, definitely a 'runner and seems to know an aweful lot and is hiring me for a job, pay is good but something smells fishy. Oh, and you wouldn't have picked up any rumors about artifact hunters in Seattle, by any chance? In a meeting right now, will come dance in the club after I'm done here. Maybe we can have a glass afterwards?"
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Post by: Punch on <04-12-13/0914:34>
Scratching the side of his face as he began to speak
"Have to look into the Chicago angle when I have the time, anyway, If we can't find anything on junior, I know some people who may know but if they do they will want paying beforehand, and as I said before, going in via the underground would be best but that does mean wondering around down there loaded for bear. " He paused to take breath
"I'd also like the security roster for the night, also the supposed low level of magical security makes me paranoid, so I'd like to go there but not go in, I want to get a look from the outside looking in, I'm only going inside if I really have to, that should be enough to cover the magical security but it depends on the ward types they've put in."
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Post by: farothel on <04-12-13/1212:10>
"If you give me a couple of days, I can see if I can track down the formula for a levitate spell," Kitten said, "That should take care of the heavy lifting problem."
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Post by: Xzylvador on <04-12-13/1626:54>
"But won't that also light up the astral like the it was the fo...  fifteenth of October?"
Damn it, Silk, keep your head straight. 4th of July hasn't been a holiday for longer than these people have been alive.
"Still, 'd be nice to have ready just in case. So far this job looks like we'll need a lot more than only a plan A."
She shook her head.

"Anyhow, before we start making plans I'd just like to know how you all are feeling about this gig? I'm pretty good at reading people -if I may say so myself- and if you ask me, the old man seemed legit. But Diego... I'm not saying I know he's lying, in fact, I simply didn't get a real read on him and can't give you any specific reason to distrust him. But it just doesn't add up.
Whatever kind of son he is -my money's on cloned gene-tailored super-son- the first thing these lonely old-money people spoon-feed their heirs is ambition. Besides that, there's only one reason for spoiled rich kids to dive into the shadows: the thrill. That's the kind of motivation that usually only ends with either being killed or coming into your inheritance.  Retiring and settling down to be daddy's lackey, watching him waste your inheritance on altruism just doesn't fit in that picture.
It must've cost quite some money and effort getting all that information he was using to coax us with, but he did it knowing perfectly well that he could've just told a 'runner team the job and leave that kind of work for them to do themselves. He's obviously been checking us out, too, instead of just getting a fixer to assemble a team. And the money, yeah, it pays well enough, how can you possibly resist!"
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Post by: Ren on <04-12-13/1716:57>
"Well, the job itself seems pretty straightforward at first sight, triple-A company involved notwithstanding."  Gibbon shook his head thoughtfully. "But i can't say i don't agree that something is amiss. And while the old man seemed genuine it could have been a very clever ruse. You know, the one doing the spoon-feeding must have pretty much ambition of his own."  He scratched his head, then leaned his chin on his tail. "I usually do the background check on every Johnson but here it would be even more important. The job is personal for the old man, it's almost too obvious why, and here's where Silk hit the spot perfectly: it is strange why the job should be personal to Diego."
"So, while checking the target building is one of the most important events of prep, i suggest we should also check the destination and its surroundings."
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Post by: Chrona on <04-12-13/1720:42>
Cheyanne replied a few minutes and a couple Cat Trids later, "The old guy I'm not even sure how he's alive after being in the same room as you, hun... I recognize the blonde though, Diego Silver, he ran a few years back, did some jobs here and there in Seattle, and some abroad. Don't have info on what he did out of the country. He's cybered if you didn't know all ready, got at least an arm, might not be top of the line but it's fast. I hear he used to have one hell of a temper. Never saw him in designer stuff like that back then though... he was a poor kid living with his deadbeat dad."
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Post by: Punch on <04-12-13/1758:38>
"I have to agree, checking the destination is important, also giving our client as little notice as possible of when we are making our delivery may help as well, if something is up, neither does having somebody or more, hanging around beforehand at the hand over point, perhaps if the delivery vehicle people took a short break of, I don't know an hour or so..."
as he mulled over the facts in his mind
"..so that should be enough plus some recon, of course we can always leave something there during said recon."
as he looked over his shoulder
"of course if it isn't breathing, transmitting or leaving anything on the astral, well...
as he turned back to look back at the others
where has he got to...
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Post by: Ren on <04-12-13/1810:04>
"I don't think even a minute of waiting with the package would benefit us. I'm sure not only the big boxes but the individual wrappings will have tags installed and i'm not sure that the erasers we can get our hands on will be able to erase those in the middle of the box. For that same reason we should have transportation with a faraday-cage or some wireless-inhibiting paint inside."
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Post by: Punch on <04-12-13/1815:43>
"You make a good point, we need that time, so any idea where we could source some of this from? or just stick with leaving an emergency surprise at the delivery site?"
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Post by: Padawan on <04-13-13/1533:33>
Legion parked the drone back in the same spot the sprite had found to keep it safe until the meeting was over, and then let go of the bond between the drone and his body. When he came to the meeting was already underway, and Gibbon was just starting to speak. Legion shivered at the words "wireless inhibiting", but waited for Cookie to respond.

"We are sorry for being absent so long, we wanted to be sure everything was secure and safe. Did we miss the introductions of what specialty each person has?"
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Post by: Xzylvador on <04-13-13/1605:17>
"No, I suppose you didn't. But there is one thing: WE were wondering what all this 'we' stuff is about.", Silk interjected before anyone else could answer.
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Post by: Padawan on <04-13-13/1820:51>
Legion looked at Silk with a sort of strange gleam in his eyes. "It... is hard to explain. It is all we know, multiple brains connected to each other with no memory of "I". Many drones, their pilots, and various sprites are connected through this bo... uh... me and my brain. We talk to each other and understand. It is like what mages call... telepathy, but a mechanical version. Most call the force I feel 'Resonance', the binding between all technology and all sentient beings, though most do not notice it without aid." Legion then stood up to take a spot on one of the chairs. "We hope that what we said is conveyed in an understandable way."
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Post by: Punch on <04-13-13/1855:05>
Cookie turned to look his face displaying a large amount of confusion
"Without aid? that's should be impossible, I thought those stories were just urban legends cooked up as some kind of scare story....
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Post by: Ren on <04-13-13/1919:21>
"Data streams are hard to see without being in VR," Gibbon answered to Cookie, "and most people need commlinks, and datajacks or trodes to be that level of connected. But, wow, i never met a technomancer before. Heard stories but those are never accurate. Is every one of your kind so... close with drones? And to those... cosas that you summon like a mage does a spirit?"
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Post by: Punch on <04-13-13/1932:50>
"True, it would explain the lack of implants and I don't recall ever seeing him use a commlink either, even when I passed him the commcode for the group chat....."
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Post by: Padawan on <04-14-13/0003:51>
Legion turned to Cookie, "We find it funny that in a world of magic, technological advancements are still seen as strange things. It is sort of an irony really, we were here first, but didn't know it until long after. However the Otaku of the decker age are gone, and in their place we stand as Technomancers, the culmination of wireless technology, connected to each other through the Resonance."

Legion answered Gibbon's questions, "No, we, Technomancers that is, are as varied in our abilities as any other hacker or rigger. Some are wiz computer hackers, while others focus their skills on hardware like security doors, and others, like me rig drones. And others among us claim to have found ways to improve their own bodies using the Resonance. Though I have submerged myself in the Resonance many times, that specific talent eludes me. If you mean do other Technomancer riggers, Dronomancers as we typically call ourselves,  refer to themselves as 'we'... Again no, not all of us do, in fact, we believe we are the only ones to do so. As for sprites, we all have varying skill at creating sprites, much like mages vary in ability to summon spirits. But again, we know no other Technomancer who refers to this bond as 'we'."

Legion then looked at each member of the group, "But let me ask you a couple of questions... Where did you grow up? And why did you become a runner?"
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Post by: Punch on <04-14-13/0619:21>
The expression of confusion disappeared from Cookies face to return to it's original blank state
"I'd rather not answer those questions fully, I will say that like many people who are runners, I'm not here because I want to be, I'm here because I don't have any other options. I will also add that I'm probably not the only one who feels that way, I understand that maybe difficult to understand, considering the way I suspect you are connected to the technology that we use for everyday communication, as that would make such concerns for privacy rather irrelevant."
pausing to gauge Legions facial expressions
"Just take into account that sometimes things are best not talked about, you never know who or what is listening."
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Post by: Padawan on <04-14-13/1033:39>
"We do not mean to pry, our point was simply that memories seen to make who we are, and I have no memories that are my own. Whatever life I had before becoming legion is lost. Amnesia I think is the best way to describe the feeling."
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Post by: farothel on <04-14-13/1107:50>
'Just fracking great,' Kitten thought, 'another loonie.  As if we don't have enough of those.'

"That could be," she said to Legion, "but most shadowrunners don't want to talk about their private live and/or past.  Now, back to the mission at hand.  Silk is good at disguising herself and I can easily assess magical security.  So why don't we go to the museum tomorrow and have a look around, at least in the public areas.  Maybe Cookie and Gibbon can join us in that.  We can go as two couples on a simple standard museum tour.  Andromeda is good at getting vehicles and such, so she can have a look around to get a truck.  Legion can look in the matrix for anything like schedules for arrival and display of the collection and also check out the museum matrix security.  Sounds like a plan?"
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Post by: Ren on <04-14-13/1147:02>
"Back to work sounds perfecto, Kitten." Gibbon shook his head once, ever slightly, at Legion. You should learn to remain silent at times, pendejo.
"Going to the museum sounds good. If you suggest couples it might be a good idea to go in different times. I can use my knowledge about security systems to gouge physical security. It might even be possibble to have some basic outline of security protocols, if they use some standard arrangements of sensors and guard routines. I'm also sure that, four days before opening night, they will be in the middle of arranging rooms for the exhibition. It would be a good indicator on which story they store the goods, if not in the basement. Legion's search in the 'Trix could be easier if we have some directions for him where to look."  The dwarf continued a bit more thoughtfully. "I'm still interested in both Mr. Johnson's connection to the case, and who they are exactly. Legion, you also good at gathering data? You could compile a profile on those from publicly accessible stuff."
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Post by: Punch on <04-14-13/1156:14>
His attention momentarily diverted by Kitten as well
"I'm still happy to tag along to the museum,  however people want to do things I don't mind"looking back towards Legion "Let's save this conversation for some other time."
whilist the line "Preferably later rather than sooner" went through his head
his attention then returned to the rest of the group"I never got the chance to say, other than to Gibbon here, but I just fix people, essentially I'm just a hired gun who has had medical training, military I may add, so screaming won't make me treat you first and pointing a gun at me will just lead to me shooting you, I also have some infiltration experience,on that note I would like to add that I need access to my share of the advance since I need to source some hardware more suited to what we are going to be doing, I would appreciate if someone can help with that, I do have a list." taking a pause for a second to himself" and just for repetitions sake, If you weren't paying attention, I was serious about the gun comment, every person that tried that on me has ended up the worse for it, I don't feel good about it but the number of people who ignore that warning is mind boggling, also please take this comment with a  pinch of salt, you seem an ok bunch, I just don't trust you all fully yet and I'm afraid with good reasons due to my own personal history, not any of yours."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-14-13/1210:30>
"Sentences, gringo, sentences. Don't you ever take a breath while talking?" Gibbon looked at Cookie with slightly narrowed eyes. "And did i not know better, some of your words might have been understood as threats. Think you should be more careful about that in the future. But don't worry about me, i think i got the message."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-14-13/1219:10>
"So you've been a merc as well," Kitten said to Cookie, "or were you regular army?  I was with Merril's Marauders, magical healing and later also scouting, in addition to general magical security, like spirits and such."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-14-13/1322:04>
sighing to Cookie paused only to scratch at his temples
"It's complicated.." as the thought as that pretty much covers as much as I can recall.... as he turned his head to look over at Kitten "..I also haven't gotten off easy, I still have some of the scars, sometimes they get the better of me and  I hate to admit Gibbon makes a point on what I said, I said it that way, as I don't enjoy talking about such things, consider that an apology or as close as I can get." as his eyes flicked away momentarily towards the floor stuck my foot in it again... momentarily taking a breath at the same time before looking back towards kitten then Gibbon then back to the floor before rallying himself back to what could be considered his normal behavior.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-14-13/1454:52>
Gibbon smiled at Cookie. "No hard feelings, amigo. I know how it is when they point guns at you, and how you cannot always give them what is due for that. Learned that the hard way." Some sourness creeped into the dwarf's voice but it was quickly disappearing as he talked on. "Anyway, i picked up most i know on the streets. I'm good at security sytems, property relocation, infiltration, and covert surveillance, like tailing people."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-14-13/1603:59>
Silk closed her eyes and turned her head skyward after Legion's response, just letting the others do the talking for a while.
Only now she stepped in.
"Okay, recon sounds good. But first: Legion, at first I thought you seemed nuts, now I just know you are. I tend to avoid working with nutjobs because they tend to get you into more trouble than they're worth... But Diego seems to have done his homework on us, so I guess he apparently thought you capable enough to function like a professional.
Let me tell you something you should try to remember at all times, though: You act and talk like a crazy person. And in your specific case of crazy, the doctors won't just put you in a small white room with soft white walls; they will cut you open to try to find out what makes you tick.
In addition to that, in the hour or so we've been together, I've seen you do three things which could've very well gotten your head blown off.
So, in the future, it's probably best for you not to, well, be yourself... or yourselves... when other people are watching.  For your own safety. Okay?"
The speed and the way she was talking made it seem as if she was what she looked like, a young and probably not too intelligent blond girl who talked faster than her mind worked. The contrast with the woman she seemed to be earlier couldn't be larger.

"Aaanyhow, you all must've figured out by now what my specialties are, only Kitten seems to have forgotten. Good idea visitting he museum tomorrow, but I'll not be going as a couple... got to keep myself available for the people that work there, you see?", the look on her face was shameless.
"As for tags and stuff, wasn't there, like, a grenade of something that painted the wall with some stuff that blocked radio signals, or something? You tech people know what I'm talking about? Won't that be useful?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Padawan on <04-14-13/1819:43>
Legion looked at Silk incredulously, "Yet here we are, with our heads very much intact. We also were not the ones to delay this meeting... And mercy upon any man who does play your significant other." Legion added with a certain amount of hostility.

He then turned to the rest of the group, "We do, however, agree that recon sounds good. We can send ourselves deep into the Matrix to find the information, about the Johnson and with a little more prep, the museum. If Andromeda wishes, we can assist in acquiring a vehicle also."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-17-13/0211:52>
"Okay, that's decided then," Kitten said, "as Silk is going in alone, who of you two boys wants to go with me?  Oh yeah, we better not show up all at the same time, as it might be suspicious."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-17-13/0616:42>
Gibbon grinned at Kitten. "I'll gladly go. How does 10:30 sound? We can have lunch after we finish in there."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-17-13/0742:00>
"Sounds acceptable, suppose I'll going be going in about just an hour after it opens, then I can catch lunch afterwards with you two, also does anyone know what they've got on display at the moment? The reason is that I'm thinking that we may want to arrange to be in different places at set times during the visit, know that sounds overkill but better safe than sorry since somebody someday may notice something...."
shrugging his shoulders at his last few words.

Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-17-13/0929:10>
"Let's have a look," Kitten said as she called up the public node of the museum to check what they had in the way of permanent and temporary shows at the moment.  She also checked to see if there was already an announcement for the Aztlan show.

[spoiler]
Assuming here that going to the public node of the museum doesn't require a roll.
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-17-13/1143:48>
When Cookie mentioned he wanted to join the lunch, Gibbon gave him a look, eyes rolling. Aw, man...  Loudly, he only said "Checking what's on display is a good idea. You think they'd use the same security measures on similar levels? I'm thiking about checking at least two but i wouldn't want to go through the entire building."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-17-13/1213:54>
The node is sculpted to look like the museum itself, your Icon can move through the 5 floors to see what is on in each room, displays are not specified to be permanent or temporary as such, but checking through you can find the ones with end dates. The permanent displays are Prehistoric Life on the first floor, the Renascence on the second, The third floor contains displays for the 5th World, the first use of wireless Internet, Personal Computers, Mobile Phones, etc. The 4th floor is getting nearer to the current day, with a Eurowar exhibit (Don't make me elaborate on this, I don't have  Black Book =P). The 5th floor is an Art exhibit, it shows off some of the modern transgenic
artwork and has a display that is forward looking to the future of metahumanity and the 6th world.

Every floor also has a temporary display of varying things, ranging from metahuman history, to drone history, to the cotton gin.
All of the temporary exhibits end at the same time, matching up exactly as the day before yo know the Aztec Exhibit should begin.
The Aztec exhibit is listed to begin on the same date in the Johnson's Information, and in the usual PR spin, gives use praise to Aztechnology for supplying and sponsoring the exhibit.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-18-13/1619:13>
"We'll have to check out all the floors," Kitten said when she saw this, "they have temporary exhibits all over the museum, so the Aztech one will probably also be all over the place.  So it's probably best to hit them before we have to hunt stuff all through the museum.  So Cookie and I will do the morning shift, while Silk and Gibbon come in the afternoon, although seperate.  Anything else?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-18-13/1702:09>
Gibbon shrugged. "OK then, i will go alone. But i won't wait until afternoon. The exhibition opens in five days. Tomorrow it will be only four. We have to be as quick as possible with our prep. And the building is big enough that we can avoid meeting if that's what you want."  He took a deep breath, preparing for a long list. "While we're there we have to check patrol routines, sensor placements, state of readiness, exits, both public and for employees, possible transpot routes, hiding places... I don't know about the astral, and i'm sure Legion is better equipped for 'trix but diverting any watchful eyes should be a priority."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-19-13/0132:36>
"Also keep an eye out for places it might be possible to 'accidentally be locked in'," Kitten added, "that would at least make it easier to get into the building."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-19-13/0913:27>
"If everyone is happy with that, I'm going to withdraw my share of the advance to source that extra gear for the job, unless there are any objections?"
whilst scrawling through the AR overlay for the bank with his commlink
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-19-13/0930:17>
"Think we should split the advance between the six of us. Everybody might need some dinero a mano." Giving thought to what Kitten suggested, he added "I think that they keep track of everybody who entered wirelessly. So this might be achieved if someone found a hiding place and another person checked him out inconspicuously, taking a wireless device with his ID out of the building."
Gibbon finished his glass of rum and poured another before continuing. "I know we still need an awful lot of info for a plan but i think there are some basic outlines forming. I think we have to smuggle the goods out of the building, avoiding the watchful eye of the guards. We certainly could try to go in with false identities and try to get the crates as different stuff out but the size and the net worth make me think this would be loco. I'm sure they took special care to track the crates. We will surely need live 'trix overwatch. As for further things, i hope that tomorrow's visit will help us with those."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <04-19-13/1458:27>
[spoiler] just for reference
He then turned to the rest of the group, "We do, however, agree that recon sounds good. We can send ourselves deep into the Matrix to find the information, about the Johnson and with a little more prep, the museum. If Andromeda wishes, we can assist in acquiring a vehicle also."
[/spoiler]

The conversation was its boring self as always and she did not find the rime or the best moment to speak up, except the small moments when she spoke out wat was on her mind like the ocasiannall "really?"or just a "hmmmm....."

"We should also take a good look at the way the exhibit was brought to the museum, this might give some insight in how it will be taken away and we can use it for stealing it." Andromeda suggested the group "easier to steal a truck already loaded as to collect everything from the exhibit itself." Investigating video feeds of the offloading and the flow of truck might be tricky,but it would pay of greatly

then turning to Legion "Yes we will defiantly go do some Car-lifting just to have some plan B i will even introduce youto two of my friends :)" She smiled as she knew Legion would like her two Doberman drones.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-19-13/1948:15>
Quote
If this ninjas any further planning, don't worry and carry on, i'm just not sure how much i'll be online saturday.

The Museum is crowded when those checking it out arrive, the crowd makes it much easier to blend in. Admission is free, but requires a SIN and MAD scan. Anyone entering roll 4d6, if it gets higher then your fake SINs rating, tell me. If you are taking in anything illegal and metallic or have F rated 'ware, roll 3d6 and tell me the result, otherwise assume you all get in okay and can look around. Anyone scoping out the first floor thoroughly please roll visual perception. The gift shops close at 5PM, and then the restaurant closes at 6PM. This gives security ample time to secure those rooms before the museum closes at 7PM. So far everything you can see matches the map on every floor, checking out the security and storerooms will be trickier though, I'll need a shadowing test for scoping out the security routines, and Infiltration for every storeroom you try to get into. Perception will be needed to search for the Crates on your manifest. Assenssing may show those inclined what they're looking at in Magical Defences~ Anything I've not thought of, just ask.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-20-13/0305:47>
After he'd left the others at the bar the night previously Cookie had spent some time making a call to some people he'd rather not talk to, he had then gone through his clothes looking for the cleanest and most presentable thing he could find before turning in.
Now he was standing inside the museum, unarmed, wet from the morning downpour, wearing a pair of chinos and a dark grey shirt his rain soaked jacket tucked under one arm, it was time to go to work...


[spoiler]
OOC: Not bringing any weapons, so, first up, the "fun" roll, which I make,just. Either way going to look around all the floors starting with the first, looking to ID the signature of the mage as well as what they've put up.
Lastly taking mental note of the position of obvious security cameras and taking note of what the guards are equipped with, obviously, will add more as it comes to me.
Roll vs rating 4 fake ID (6d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4021330/)
Having a look around on the first floor... (8d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4021333/)(Perception[visual])
assensing roll on magical security (7d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4021334/)
OOC: As for the gear list going to contact piemaker for that, let me know if I need to do anything, need to refresh my memory on acquisitions first.
Edit: telling Piemaker that he's prepared to pay up to double the value on the chameleon coating
Edit2: apparently that wasn't necessary.

[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-21-13/0502:25>
After leaving the group, Kitten went back home to get a decent night sleep.  One of the disadvantages of running the shadows were the irregular hours, but then again, with the Marauders she had those as well.  Still it wasn't a bad idea to sleep whenever possible.

The following day she took a taxi to the museum, leaving the heavy gear at home.  Dressed in nice looking jeans and t-shirt, with only an Ankh pendant on a necklace and a silver bracelet as jewelry, she arrived just in time.  She had agreed with Cookie to meet him at the statue in the entrance hall.  All museums put something big in the lobby and it was a convenient meeting point.  After the compulsary SIN check, they moved into the museum and started walking around, looking at the displays as she's quite interested in old history, but also at placement of guards, cameras and how they patrolled.

[spoiler]
SIN check (rating 4 fake ID): SIN check (4d6.hits(5) =0) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023253/)
critical glitch on the SIN check: I think my SIN is real enough for the machine (that's a change from last time)  :)
gear: taser (that's legal), my form-fitting half-body suit under regular clothes, my two foci (deactivated), glasses and earbuds connected to commlink (I brought my two commlinks, but only one is active), respirator.  Everything else is at home.

visual perception:
intuition 5 + perception 2 + visual 2 =9 (9d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023262/): not much I guess
actively looking 3 (3d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023303/)
so 2 hits in total.
security routines:
intuition 5 + shadowing 2 =7 (7d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023264/): much better
astral check:
intuition 5 + assensing 3 =8 (8d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023265/)
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-21-13/0528:01>
Silk stayed in the stripper's character, but made sure to dress and style herself less revealing, molding herself into something close to 'the secretary look' but making sure the signs saying she had little problem revealing more in different conditions were still present.

[spoiler]
What's currently on display?
Carrying a ceramic Morrisey Elan, broken down into random items and clothing accessories, should be pretty much undetectable.
SIN scanner: 1 hit (glitch, but don't think that matters) vs SIN rating 4.
Perception: 5 hits
Security Design: 4 hits
Security Procedures: 4 hits (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023288/)
Pretty darned good rolls.
Hm, does "actively looking" count for perception? I guess yes? Actively looking? (3d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023293/) Makes it 7 hits.
In case it's needed Disguise (10d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023292/)
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-21-13/1423:23>
Spending a good few hours scoping out the museum in the morning Kitten and Cookie map out the various floors camera positions, marking any that don't have blind spots to be dealt with over the matrix. Their assenssing corroborated the info that there probably was magical staff, at least one but probably more as there is a spirit on every floor, mostly Man but a couple Water nearer the top floors. They bear no resemblance to Aztechnology preferred traditions luckily. Kitten spends a few more hours scoping out the guard patterns.  There are two groups of three security guards for each floor. One is mobile, circling the floor. The other is fixed in the middle rooms, one per room. Shift changes don't leave much wiggle room because of this. The Security office would appear to be in the basement, as is any staff room for guides and other non-restaurant staff, this does mean during a shift change a guard has to make the entire journey down using the lift, unfortunately they wait until the new guard has taken the lift up.

Later in the day with this information Silk can more precisely aim her investigation. The first thing she notices is there is no separate guard team to support closing the gift shop at 5pm and the restaurant at 6pm down, at both times 3 guards move into there and leave only 3 on the ground floor. Though unable to determine if this is the same for the cafe on the 5th floor without being in two places at once, you assume so.
The large statue in the center of the open space near the ground floors stairs, title the Statue of Love, is an incredibly old piece, dating back to 18th Century England, where it survived a horrible fire in the manor house it once resided. It is certainly a stand out piece among everything in the museum, and a permanent, popular attraction. Your eyes are drawn up to the urn held aloft by the woman of stone, the spike of water pouring into it pointing to the roof, it is a beautiful piece but your attention is drawn away by something that repeats every floor. There are two strange vent like openings on the divider between each floor, 4 in total. (Hardware to work out what thy are, pictures can be taken to show others). Finally Silk has noticed that the metahumanity display on the top floor is not doing well, though the Art exhibit draws a large number of visitors, the Forward looking display is barely populated throughout the afternoon and early evening, it's popularity near non-existent. You could definitely see the room managing to fit the contents of the Aztec display as well.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-21-13/1639:42>
Gibbon prepared for the museum visit with extra care. This was not the first time he had to do covert surveillance. First, he coiled his tail around his upper body and fixed it with strips. He then took loosely fitting, baggy clothes, to look like someone more stocky. He used makeup to make his face look more like that of a baseline dwarf. The only weapon he kept on himself was the ceramic knife in the special holster.
[spoiler]Disguise: INT(5) + Disguise(3) (8d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023887/)
using edge to improve: INT(5) + Disguise(3) (7d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023891/), total of 5 hits
SIN: SIN (4d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023893/)[/spoiler]

Arriving in the museum, he methodically went through the exhibitions. He didn't spend too much time in either room, just enough to seem like someone mildly interested in the topics and to be able to check for cameras and other security devices. On one of the floors, he timed his round to be able to follow the mobile security team, but quickly gave up as one of the guards became suspicious.
[spoiler]Perception to notice anything unusual: INT(5) + Perception(2) + Warez(3) + Enhancers(3) + Looking(3) (16d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023897/)
Security systems to discern usual setups and what kind of tools the museum uses: LOG(4) + Security Systems(3) + Warez(2) (9d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023898/)
Shadowing to follow guards: INT(5) + Shadowing(3) (8d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4023899/)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-21-13/1747:02>
The museums security is old, but still good, rating 4 Maglocks on any inner doors, though most all display rooms lack doors, so you're looking at the restaurant, cafe, storerooms, kitchen and toilets for closed off areas during the night. Out doors are rating 6 Maglocks, as are any windows.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-22-13/0155:53>
While sitting in a quiet area and watching the guards to have an idea about their level of training (having trained a lot of mercenaries, she should be able to have some idea), Kitten also opened the node of the museum again and checked if they had any want adds running, like for night shift cleaning, security or something like that.  It might be a way to get one of them into the building at night.  And while it wasn't the easiest way, it was still worth checking out.  If they could get one person inside, the job would become a lot easier.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-22-13/0615:14>
After a few hours of looking around,  Cookie had decided to take a break in the cafe with a sandwich and coffee, mainly to focus his attention on planning out worse case scenarios, mainly if things went bad enough, that when whoever was on call for the museum security's backup turned up, he'd know what windows they'd be kicking in and where the best cover would would be.
When he was done, he headed down in the lift  through to the foyer pulling his jacket back on as he headed to the exit, he wasn't planning on heading home just yet, he needed a look at the building exteriors left side and gotten some pictures of it, then he could go home and go through his messages and get more time to think....
@all: Getting some nice pictures of the building exterior as you leave on the left hand side, if one of you wants to cover the right and another  cover the rear on the way out that would be appreciated.

[spoiler]
OOC: taking a guess at what rolls are suitable, mostly just shooting at the dark here with a magic missile
Assessment of buildings interior regarding defense/assault from exterior force (Logic+military(knowledge skill). (6d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4024948/)

assessment of building exterior, looking for entry points (left hand side only) Int+perception[visual] (8d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4024949/)
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-22-13/1631:27>
There are two vacancies listed. One for a new tour guide is marked as fulfilled, but one for a Porter is still open, they would help with deliveries, storeroom movements and moving and rearranging displays. Applicants must have proof of experience in a stockroom environment. There is a commcode to send a written appliation and resume/CV to.

The left hand side of the building has no ways in at all, every window either being the 5th floor cafe's or overlooking the sculpture garden. The ground floor is scarce for cover, being mostly open, the Statue of love providing some cover that isnt just a door way. The higher floors have little in the way of line of site between most rooms so cover is good between rooms, but firing angles are poor and corridors are kill zones.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-23-13/0250:17>
"I'll check right," Kitten said as she walked out as well.  She also sent through the vacancy for the porter.
"Anybody who can apply," she said, "could be useful to have someone who could open doors from the inside.  I've done logistics with the Marauders, but I'll need a better fake SIN for this to work."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-23-13/0710:54>
@all:Done similar work myself working in a busy kitchen restaurant, although I do wonder if we need to acquire ID, can't our colleague do something? I'm not well versed in this area I'd admit, but I'm sure none of us want to throw Nuyen at this unless we have to.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-23-13/0801:50>
Silk forwarded pictures of the vents, taken with her cybereyes, to the rest of the team. "Any idea what this is about? They seem a bit out of place."
She decided to see if any of the guards would be sensitive to her femenine wiles and walked around the rooms looking for the ones that seemed most interested and easiest to fool.
She had a whole character worked out in her head: Aswan'd be some kind of archeologist-groupie, inspired by the latest Return to the Tomb of the Emperor trid. Men who knew stuff about these kind of old things would have to be mysterious and adventurous types, like those archeologists and explorers you see in the trids and games! Much better and more interesting than all the sport or business guys who were just after her to get in her pants. She'd draw the guy in asking simple questions that could easily be answered by just reading past the first 5 words of the the AR info on each piece, then be impressed how smart and knowledgeable he is, 'must be from working with these things all the time, just like an archeologist would!' And there's adventure too, right?! Guarding things as valuable as real treasure, and weren't they afraid one of those mummies or skeletons would, like, wake up or something. Or maybe cast some kind of ancient curse?

Quote from: OOC
Just laying the groundwork for now, seeing if anyone bites and trying to assess how easy they'd be to get useful info -or even things done- from without arousing suspicion.
For the vents, someone with hardware skill roll some dice!
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-23-13/0937:08>
@all: >>Checking storerooms physically is quite a stretch. Doors opened by keypad-controlled maglocks. Not SOTA but enough, not the time to pull a sequencer and plug it in. I can still try to wait for when someone comes out to sneak in. Quite risky and I think I can pull it on two levels maximum, no time for more. Not on the second, guards there might be a bit suspicious. So, a do or a don’t, by your opinion?<<

Gibbon also looked at the pictures Silk sent the team’s way. Standard ventilation shafts? Or some kind of maintenance tunnels? Might be additional security access, like drones.
[spoiler]Hardware: LOG(4) + Hardware(2) + PuSHeD(1)
(http://rolz.org/embed?3626884) (http://rolz.org/info?3626884)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <04-23-13/1215:07>
The next morning after the meet and the following Discussion in the bar Andromeda texted Kouryuu >It looks like i will have to Get a new set of wheels for a while, thinking on going cherry-picking on the highway the way i got the jackrabbit two years ago, but this time it will be much more difficult as the target has to be a Nordcap. Maybe you could call up some of your mates who have been doing this kind of things, i am really not interested in the cargo but the machine itself, so we might strike a deal. also I will need some Morphing plates and a spoof chip, i know you get a car that has to vanish from time to time, if you haven't got some i can understand, but still i would need to get them as well as some progs for hacking as i bet this will not be easy, if the truck has a rigger in it. and maybe i shiwasa bug would be needed as well .... Anyway, you know me, i will definitively have forgotten something but i have a lot to do, be so kind and ask around and i will bring you cake and some wine the next time i come visiting you, by the way it could be very soon.<

the text was her thought recorded by her internal comlink, she made some edits but left most just like it was, the old man would understand.

next was Legion >Yo, i know you are on the museum job, if you need some help i could join. Also i have though about the whole car stealing thing, we need to do it as soon as possible so they search for it, drop it and then we use it, or more precise so i can get some work done on it. As soon as i get a spoof chip and some morphing plates we are good to go.<

@all >I usually use my UWB sensors for this kind of thing just like on the J's house. Does anyone have something like that?< Andromeda asked the group in response in Gibbons question.

Quote from: OOC
Not sure Andromeda has seen Silk do it yet in Game as this is before Messy Biz chapter 1
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-23-13/1249:33>
By the time Cookie had gotten back to his shoe box of an apartment, he'd already finished going through his messages on the way back, Piemaker had replied back with that they were working on the list he had sent them but that it would take a few days but just within the time frame needed, this gave him breathing room to go over the floor plans of the building in detail and look for good ambush spots.
@all: Sorted out gear, going to take a few days and my supplier is cutting it very close to the line, best I could do I'm afraid, also regardless of those vents being or not being for drone access could we use them to instead to gas the building?assuming that we can get control of the matrix security. Plenty of chemicals/drugs on the market that can knock someone out, I understand if people have objections, but it maybe better than having to clear the building floor by floor, still leaves the problem of dealing with the wage mage and his pets, I'm still working on that and so is Kitten as far as I know. In the meantime I'm going to add camera locations to those floor plans and mark off the ones that will need interfering with, I'll forward those when I'm done.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-23-13/1905:17>
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Gibbon pretty much all ready said anything i could tell him with 1 success

Silk's flirtation eventually nets an Orcish guard named Evangeline, she's currently a stationary guard on the ground floor but has offered to take her break with you to look round the museum if you would like.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-24-13/0203:36>
"Doesn't ring a bell," Kitten said to Silk about her holes in the ceiling, "I guess it's something for the techies in the team."

She went on with her search of the building's exterior (back side) to find ways to get in easily.  She had done attacks with small teams before and she knew what they needed to get in and out of places.  She had taken the back of the building, because that's often where the loading docks and things like that were.  They had to bring in all those big pieces somehow.

"Gas the entire building," she said when Cookie started about the vents (or whatever they were), "I don't think we can get that much gas inside.  How much would we need anyway?"

[spoiler]
I've used small unit tactics as knowledge skill to assess the building for suitable entry, as a shadowrun group is essentially that.
farothel: 4D6E5 => 3 #logic 3 + small unit tactics 1
3 hits on 4 dice, not bad at all  :)
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-24-13/0737:10>
@Kitten: If I'm being honest, I'm playing devils advocate to the planning process, probably not the best to do with a team I haven't run with before, but I do not know the full extent of the skills of the others or yourself for that matter, hopefully I haven't put my foot in it.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-24-13/0757:38>
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Gibbon pretty much all ready said anything i could tell him with 1 success

Silk's flirtation eventually nets an Orcish guard named Evangeline, she's currently a stationary guard on the ground floor but has offered to take her break with you to look round the museum if you would like.

Silk happily accepts the offer though she'll pretend not to notice it's a flirt for the moment.  She continues boosting the guards' confidence with innocent flattery and compliments.

Quote from: OOC
OOoh, is she cute? ;)
No dumb men to attract? Flowing testosterone really does lower brain function :)
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-24-13/0903:08>
Gibbon frowned when Cookie mentioned using gas.
@all: >> Don’t like the gas idea, for both practical and personal reasons. Will tell you the practical ones.
>>Amount of gas needed should be calculated by air volume and it’s huge. This makes necessary the use of some medium producing gas. Gas itself would need big canisters. Air circulation must be slow as this is a public building with sensitive stuff inside so we’d need something powerful, meaning expensive. Multiple points of origin should be used, if it comes from one point, by the time it reaches the other end the guards have all the time they need to get the gas masks. That makes installation necessary at multiple places, think at least one per level, which raises the risk of being noticed. Also we are relying on museum’s machinery, if air circulation is stopped gas diffusion slows down.
>>And one last thing. Using gas would surely be considered a terrorist act so it would incur heavier reaction.<<

His reaction to Andromeda’s question was a little bit disappointing. >>Sorry, only have one sensor on me: Mark I Eyeball. Will have to solve things with that. And radar would only show crate sizes, not labels. So, do or don’t?<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-24-13/0936:16>
Comms: "My advice'd be to wait with any real suspicious activity for now. Don't want to get caught and risk facing increased security later, at best, if it don't blow the entire mission straight away. "
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-24-13/1043:13>
@all: A fair point there, forgive me but it was more of a hypothetical 'why can't we do x'.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-24-13/1551:26>
>>Visto bueno, i won't go in then.<< Gibbon left the building shortly thereafter and checked the right side of the building from outside for anything unusual.
[spoiler]Perception to notice anything:
INT(5) + Perception(2) + Attention coprocessor(3) + Enhancers(3) + Looking(3)
(http://rolz.org/embed?3639244) (http://rolz.org/info?3639244)[/spoiler]
During that he got back to the topic of porter. >>Don't know if we can get our hands on a good quality SIN in the following hours but getting the job might not be a bad idea. Problem is i probably stand out too much so someone else would have to take it, then get the chief of staff hand him the shift during which we are planning to make our move.<< Giving some thought he added >>At a first glance, i think only Kitten and Cookie would be able to pull this stunt. Or maybe just Cookie, 'cuz the first thorough astral check might tell them Kitten is a mage, and it would be very suspicious why she looks for this crap work with her talents. Kitten, tell me if you can somehow disguise this fact.<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-24-13/1644:52>
@all: That would still be a problem, one look at me on the astral and all they will see is one whose "eye" is "open" to magic, how me and Kitten tap into and use it is another matter, although highly skilled practitioners have  a lot more tricks up their sleeve I hear.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <04-24-13/1719:20>
The back of the building and the right hand side show more in the way of horrible entrances, the right hand side is covered in windows all the way up and the sculptures make sneaking around the garden possible, scaling the wall is possible as there isn't much outside security, just a couple cameras. The entrance for the trucks leads down into the basement level with the entrance marked as Porters only, there is a camera but that's all for physical security.

Evangeline talks happily and enthusiastically about the displays until you two reach the 5th floor. "Ah this ones not doing so well.. we've been called in to cover the night shift when it's taken down at the end of the week..." This matches up with the timeline the Johnson gave you.

The teams best guess with the vents is some kind of access hatch, but none of you have high enough so far to know.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-25-13/0450:36>
After leaving the museum, Gibbon sent a message to the team. >>So, I’m really surprised none of us brought up shares yet. I think we should discuss that in person. What do you say we meet in Tahia’s Embrace, that’s a relatively no-name Indian restaurant in Renton with warren-like small rooms and a high background noise. Perfect place for a little private chat.<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <04-25-13/0609:11>
"Taken down? What happens to all these things then?! And these are, like, important things for metahumanity, no?! They can't just throw them away or stuff them in some dark room! Is that what they do? And will they just be closing a floor of the museum? Are they downsizing because of budget cuts, because she's got some FaceSpace friends who got laid off because of that and they say it's happening everywhere."... and other silly questions to find out what will happen those days.

Silk continued chatting with Evangeline for the remainder of her lunch break, then at the end suddenly notices the time and remember she's completely missed she was supposed to meet her boss twenty minutes ago. "Wow, time sure goes fast when having such a good time hearing about all these amazing things."
She'll rush off without even the chance of a real goodbye, mildly distressed about being late. Always leave them wanting for more.
In her hurry, Silk will forget her glasses. She'll pick 'em up the next day around lunch time, with an extra SoyCaf for Evangeline "You know... if you got the time..." *blush*
That should give the Ork a whole day to regret not really taking a proper goodbye and daydreaming about what-if's.

Quote from: OOC
Someone please remind me to ask the guard about her own safety and such to find out how trained and/or augmented the staff is, if I forget myself... Or tell Silk about other stuff that needs to be asked. She'll share what she's learned when she gets out of the museum.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-26-13/0237:22>
"Sure, I'll be there," Kitten said. It had been a while since she had Indian food.
"I'm also going to start to put an application together for that job," she said, "they will probably need someone quite quickly if they're going to redo part of their museum.  As for the magic thing, I can always pretend to be an adept who got sick of fighting and who just wants a nice, simple job.  I should be able to pull that off.  It's impossible to see the difference with astral vision."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-26-13/0717:00>
Something caused Cookie to pause in mid-thought when he saw the fighting comment .
Well everyone I suppose has their opinion, you just have no idea what I'm sick of "fighting" or do  you ...but if you think you can do this...
Shaking his head at the thought, he sent back a reply
@all: Exactly, the worst they can do in this case is refuse you the job I suppose, I may as well fill out an application as well,  I'm not letting one person take all the risk, I'll see people at the Indian as well.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-26-13/1704:43>
With two positive responses, Gibbon was mostly sure the others would also accept so he called the restaurant and reserved a table for six from 6PM, in one of the more secluded rooms. He was still worried a bit about Silks reaction but he brushed the thought aside - he'd cross that river when he got there.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <04-29-13/0217:13>
After leaving at the museum, Kitten had gone home for two things.  First of all to put everything she had seen at the museum in order, plus to edit some of the footage she had taken to add tactical data.  It was something she was used to do when she was part of the scout platoon with the Marauders, and it helped to organise her thoughts.

Second she completed the application, although she didn't send it yet.  That she first had to discuss with the rest of the group.  Since she had indeed done some logistics as part of her military duties, she could consider that experience.  Making sure the right thing was at the right place on the right time meant you had to be careful when storing and packing it.

She made sure she arrived a bit before six at the restaurant.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <04-29-13/0528:23>
Well before six, Gibbon sent a message to the team. >>Table reserved for 6PM, under the name Escobar.<<

The Tahia’ Embrace was located in an older residential building that obviously needed some renovation. The back of the ground floor was occupied by the restaurant, with the entrance opening directly on the street.
Strong smells, of cooking and spices and tobacco, and the noise of chatter in an unknown language greeted those entering. Opposed to what could be seen outside, the inside was well-maintained and mostly clean. The entrance room was the biggest, several doorframes leading to other rooms, and a big swing-door separating the kitchen. Near one of the doorframes there was a small counter for checking in. Next to it, Gibbon was speaking to a small, plump human woman, obviously of Indian descent, in rapid Hindi.

When the dwarf noticed Kitten entering, he finished the conversation shortly, though not impolitely, he then greeted the magician. “Hey, glad you could make it. We got lucky, we have one of the rooms completely to ourselves. Come, I’ll show you.” With that, he stepped through one of the doorframes, checking if Kitten followed.
They went through a series of interlocking rooms – the place was a warren –, some accommodating three or four tables, some only one, most of the tables occupied. Gibbon led Kitten to one of the one-table rooms, which only had two entrances that could be closed by curtains. The floor was covered by thick carpets, and brightly colored cushions were scattered around the low table. A big hookah was in one of the corners.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <04-29-13/0640:38>
After reading the last message from Gibbon, Cookie had taken his time filling out the floor plan with notes and getting the application filled in before he left, he was aiming to get there around 6:10pm, part of him hoped that the meeting went ahead with no problems, in the back of his mind the phrase  except when you mix money and runners... went through his mind as he stepped out the door of his dingy apartment, on top of which he was already running late, as an after thought he stepped back inside to grab both his weapons before leaving.

[spoiler]
OOC: Yeah, can't forget to remember to carry in Seattle....
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <05-01-13/1404:17>
"Nice spot," Kitten said to Gibbon, "let me get a bit of astral guards before the others show up."
She turned away and started talking in a language Gibbon didn't understand.

"Oh Mighty Shu, god of air, please hear my plea. Please sent me one of your servants as an aid against the wicked ones."

Nothing appeared except a headache.  Strange, she thought, but sometimes it happened.
"Nothing," she said to Gibbon, "probably Shu needs his servants himself at the moment.  Well, there's always plan B then."

[spoiler]
@Ren; I'm going with the fact that Gibbon doesn't understand 4th dynasty Egyptian.  If you do,

Summoning force 5 spirit of air.
magic 5 + conjuring 2 =7 (7d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4032888/)
spirit counter roll:
force 5 (5d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4032889/)

no spirit shows up, drain 4 (2x hits)
intuition 5 + willpower 4 =9 (9d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4032891/)
1S damage.

As there's no spirit, I'll just declare counterspelling for all the group, as soon as a person enters, I'll include him or her.  I have to declare this up front, so hereby.
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <05-02-13/0606:10>
Silk casually walked into the restaurant, searched for her team members and sat down on the soft pillows, easily assuming the lotus position.
"Hi guys! Nice place you picked out, Gibbon.", she said cheerfully.
"So... what's this meeting about?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <05-02-13/1055:14>
Gibbon smiled widely as Silk greeted them. Wow, both of them like it. “Well, besides eating a good dinner, I wanted to discuss how we should divide the pay from the job. It might be evident to you, but I’m not used to working here in the city yet and there were some jobs in which there were differences in methods. And seeing you and Andromeda know each other from before, you might just have some working method which you want to apply here.
“Anyway, I suggest we wait for the others as this must be a question of interest for them as much as it is for me. In the meantime, we should enjoy what the place can offer. They have an awesome curry, though I’d say it is a bit too spicy if you’re not used to the cuisine.” The mischievous tone of the dwarf’s voice suggested that what he said about the spicy curry might be an understatement.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <05-02-13/1709:05>
"Hm... So you're suggesting negotiations?" Silks smile as she asked the question was radiant enough to light a medium-sized country.
She made a mock straight face. "Because, you know... I'm sure we can work something out."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <05-02-13/1719:21>
"Yeah, i'm also sure you would." Gibbon's laugh was genuine. "But after what i've seen in the Johnson's house, i'm sure i wouldn't dare suggesting negotiations. Actually, what i wanted to suggest is to make things clear, so that there is no quarrel later. Sadly, i've seen a run or two that was perfectly done, then the runners got involved in a heated debate about shares. Everybody had different ideas and the one with the most guns won the argument."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <05-02-13/1849:17>
In the end Cookie made it to the Restaurant a bit earlier than he expected, of course he saw the others immediatly across the restaurant, well most of them at least and they appeared to be already in what looked like the start of a "discussion", he tutted to himself as he headed over to the table trying to avoid there attention.
"Evening, I've got everything else I was sorting for our visit ready.." as he regarded the Gibbon and Silk"..Also please tell me that you are all not so deep in a discussion that you didn't see me walk up."


[spoiler]
ooc: trying to avoid you guys spotting me :V
Infiltration[4]+Agi[4] (8d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4034512/)

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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <05-02-13/1942:20>
Silk acted pleasantly surprised and greeted Cookie warmly, complimenting his stealth abilities.
"But you know, you should really watch who you sneak up on! If this were a different place, some people's first reaction might've been emptying a can of mace in your face.. or firing a taser. Women can't be too careful, you know.", she added to her praise in an amicable way.

[spoiler]Int 4, Perception 3, Aug 3, Distracted -2 (8d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4034565/) Busted :p[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <05-02-13/2045:47>
[spoiler=perception to notice Cookie]Perception: INT(5) + Perception(2) + Warez(3) + Enhancers(3) - Distracted(2) (11d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4034625/)[/spoiler]
Gibbon noticed at the last possible moment that the guy coming near their room was actually Cookie, but he went along with Silks play. He didn't look surprised though, which could be understood as he invited the others to the place, and there usually were people moving around in a restaurant.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <05-03-13/0156:43>
[spoiler=perception to notice Cookie]
intuition 5 + perception 2 + visual 2 =9 (9d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4035064/)
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"Spices were often the only way not to taste what you were eating," Kitten said, "sometimes very necessary.  I can hadle it."

As Silk started talking about negotiations, Kitten smiled.  'We'll end up paying her if they go that way', she didn't say out loud.
"I'm sure you would like that," she said to Silk, when she spotted Cookie coming closer.

"My spirit told me it was you," she said, not looking at him but checking out the menu, "useful, those servants of the gods."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <05-03-13/1904:07>
More with it than I thought or I'm getting too reliant on that suit... was the only thought that went through his head as everyone in the group noticed him, it wasn't like he hadn't considered this possibility though.
 "A good point but normal rules don't apply with us, just wanted to make sure everyone wasn't getting too relaxed, seems I was worrying over nothing" as he helped himself to a nearby seat "Any idea where the last ones have got to?
[Spoiler]
Ooc: I can't count :P

[/Spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <05-04-13/0814:40>
"Probably playing with a new toy and forgotten to look at her watch," Kitten said with a smile.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <05-04-13/1035:31>
Spotting a chance at playing the "young dumb blond girl" to the max", Silk asked "Look at his watch? What do you m... Who's watching Legion... and why'd he need to look at them?" with nothing but innocent ignorance on her face.

Quote from: OOC
Legion's a him, no?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <05-04-13/1104:46>
"You're right," Kitten said, "we're missing two.  Legion and Andromeda.  Probably comparing toys."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <05-04-13/2153:32>
Gibbon just couldn't resist the temptation. "Comparing toys? Is this a kind of tech jargon for 'you show me yours, i show you mine'? Things do develop fast when one doesnt look." His grin was anything but innocent.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <05-05-13/0824:44>
"Sorry For being late!" Came over the teams comlink "You can not imagine what the traffic was like from auburn to here"
Not soon after you notice a Young woman moving toward the group. She seems in a hurry and not at all trying to hide her approach. On a closer look you notice it to be Andromeda. As she joins the groups she takes a short look around - "I though i was the last." She shrugs "So I have not missed much, i hope?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <05-07-13/1849:58>
The silence that issued after Andromeda appeared made her a bit uncomfortable "What did i say wrong?" She asked in a confused tone.
As the looks and thought of the others were still not returned to the conversation, she started with what was important to her.

"Silk, What would a favor from you cost me?" Andromeda started with her nose pointing toward the center of earth,she was not feeling comfortable " I mean i need to get Smart jammer R6 but trough my canals it's impossible to get it on time for this job."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <05-07-13/1904:49>
"Hablando del rey de Roma..." Gibbon just couldn't stop grinning which indicated that Andromeda must have missed something. "Hey, nothing wrong, we were just getting started. While we wait a few minutes more for Legion i suggest that we order food and drinks. And be careful what you ask for - you might just try and swallow fire."

The dwarf watched the exchange between the girls with evident interest.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <05-08-13/0740:10>
It took Cookie all of two seconds to respond.
"Challenge accepted...that is what I'm supposed to say right?"
The only thing lacking from his statement was the lack of confusion on his face.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <05-08-13/1730:58>
"A favor? Oh, don't be like that Rommy. Anything for a friend, you know that!"
Silk seemed slightly hurt.
"Those things aren't easy to get though. I can't give you any guarantees. Maybe if I ask... Ehm... or try through... How much were you willing to spend on it? I could have a look around, I suppose."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <05-09-13/0413:47>
"Let's order some food and then get down to business," Kitten said, "we can fill in Legion when he arrives.  Now, Gibbon, you called the meeting, so why don't you start."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <05-10-13/1335:17>
Seeing as all attention was already on Gibbon Andromeda sent her answer over  her com >I have 5k on me right now that i could use for it,but i was hoping we could buy it from the cash we got up front. Of course it would come out of my share,but this would really help with stealing a truck for the getaway. And if everyone is ok with it i will ask that the 5k i have will be kept for upgrading and repairing a truck we steal as having a getaway vehicle that does not get us away is pointless.< she sent her message, then thought that she was quit impolite. > thank you for doing this, If i learn to steal wheels from the street i might get you a set of wheels as well.<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <05-10-13/1620:43>
After everybody ordered what they wanted, Gibbon went to the topic of the evening. "OK, let's get to it. I wanted to discuss costs and shares with you, before we go on to the next steps of the job. It might be evident, but i wanted to make sure everybody thinks the same." The dwarf looked everybody in the eyes, to gouge if they took it as seriously as him.
"I think, we should split up the pay evenly, between the six of us. We were hired as a team, not as individuals, and everybody contributes what she or he can, so we should all get the same shares. As for costs, i think, if we get something for the job, be it warez - like the jammer Andromeda just asked Silk about - or services - like bribes or street doc services -, those should be paid for by the team, and we should split the rest. Of course, if we get something tangible, and someone wants to keep it after the job, it should be part of his or her share. If we bought something that nobody wants as spoils, we should just sell it and split the price. The same should go for any... acquired stuff.
"Now, these could have been evident for you, or you could think differently. I just wanted to make sure we all think the same for this job. An that's why i wanted to discuss this, to reach some concensus."

Gibbon was suddenly silent, before the waitress entered with the drinks. After she left, he asked the others. "So, what do you think?"
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Post by: Kouryuu on <05-11-13/1908:15>
Andromeda looked up and asked, this time in her voice " So you say, if I lose a drone on the job, the team pays for it? but if we steal a drone i would like to keep it comes out of my share? did i get it right?" Andromeda seemed happy about such ideas.
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Post by: Punch on <05-11-13/2053:53>
Wth deliberate and slow precision Cookie started to speak "Sounds about right....Andromeda, wasn't it?.." letting the question hang in the air as he paused to look in Gibbons direction "..I'm fine with this setup, no complaints here, although unless somebody knows somebody who can help, I'd say lets not add items to the request unless we want to obsfuscate what items we really wanted."
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Post by: Ren on <05-12-13/1653:28>
"That's about right. Of course, if the team deems something unnecessary, or just outright bobo, sharing the cost should not apply."
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Post by: farothel on <05-13-13/0208:55>
"And if you loose it because you decided on a full frontal assault on Fort Lewis, we might also not help you replace it," Kitten said, "of course, I'm quite sure you're not going to do that.  And if you do, let me know so I can visit some collegues in the NAN until things cool down."
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Post by: Xzylvador on <05-13-13/0608:20>
"I'm good with whatever gets me a fair share for my work.", the careless blond replied with a shrug and a smile.
"But if I suspect anyone is trying to abuse this generous compensation by doing stupid things or being wasteful, I won't really be happy, at all. I didn't get us a 30 to 54 thousand nuyen pay raise just so I could buy new drones for the whackjob or 'buy 'Meda a new shiny toy. I expect to be able to spend my part of that money on stuff that's actually mine, you know."
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Post by: farothel on <05-14-13/0159:43>
"Of course," Kitten said, "but on the other hand, we might just check to see what it costs to simply rent a truck for a day instead of stealing one.  It might make things easier if the police isn't looking for a stolen truck while we're driving with it.  And as long as all cameras on the outside of the building are put in loop, or removed, it won't matter."
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Post by: Ren on <05-14-13/1725:16>
"Well, i don't know, are you sure we can fully cover our tracks with the vehicle? Because, if we rent one, and the truck is somehow connected to the heist, the one doing the rent can throw the SIN he did it with to the wind."
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Post by: Punch on <05-14-13/1805:23>
Looking at the others around the table, he sighed to himself.
"Unless our friend does not comes up with the goods, no offence intended, I can rent said vehicle, but I would require somewhere that is open 24 hours a day and I would be cashing in an old favor so I don't experience fallout from this."
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Post by: Xzylvador on <05-15-13/0519:27>
"Ain't that what hackers are for?", Silk remarked.
"Speaking of which, where the hell is that guy?"
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Post by: farothel on <05-16-13/1246:12>
"I have no idea," Kitten said, "maybe his server crashed or something."
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Post by: Ren on <05-16-13/1309:04>
"It dorsn't really matter, does it? He's not here and that's what matters. I'll try to call him so that we know if we have to look for a different hacker." Gibbon sounded a little bit disappointed and relieved, at the same time. Legion was a strange person, but a very interesting one, his presence in the same room as Silk might've provided some memorable scenes. "In the meantime, i think it is past time we started to make plans. Here's what i found today." With that, the dwarf forwarded video feeds and his notes to the others, in form of labeled files.
"I think we have six main tasks ahoed of us. One, getting a truck that has enough cargo space to transport the goods. Two, get into the museum somehow. Three, locate the goods. Four, get the goods out of storage or exhibition space and somewhere near the truck. Five, load the goods into the truck. Six, transport the crates to the drop point without being followed. I suggest we try to go on by detailing these as well as possible."
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Post by: Punch on <05-16-13/1506:46>
 "Then somebody is going to have to apply for that job, on top of which we'd all have to chip in for a high quality id , there is an alternative to that. For the truck, there's what I suggested also linked to the alternative, unless someone else has a better idea.
 Anyway, here's the floor map with the cameras marked out, most of the security was obvious as hell it seems."
Scratching the back of his neck in exasperation, he was starting to think that this was going to take a while and would involve playing his least favorite card.
"The alternative by the way,I've been dropping hints about for a while."
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Post by: farothel on <05-16-13/1520:46>
"They don't have to be sneaky here, so why waste the resources for it," Kitten said, "There were a number of spirits, mostly spirits of man.  Too much to blow to pieces, as reinforcements would show long before I've finished that.  I think applying for the job is one of the best ideas, as it will give us someone on the inside.  I'm willing to try it, but I would need a better fake ID."
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Post by: Kouryuu on <05-17-13/1732:17>
Accusing Andromeda of putting her drones in harms way had her lose herself in thoughts. Silk, Kitten had to have known better, Her drones, just like Habu, like Shin, were her family, were as important as Kitten and Silk. Why would anybody willingly put them in harms way? why? Would someone ever bring the team in harms way?

"We do not need, Legion as much as you think, " Andromeda started breaking out of her thoughts, " I can do some rudimentary hacking and cyber-combat, of course i can not keep up with a technomancer or a full fledged hacker, but it should be enough to steal the truck, if i had the right tools." She looked around the team. "Or some one else has any ideas where to get a truck that we could use and be sure it's untraceable." Turning towards Silk "Maybe you could scheme one for us, pretend to be some inspection or something you do so well, and then we could steal it with less effort. As for the get away, it's difficult, as this kind of truck is slow and handles like a drunk elephant in porcelain shop. If we manage to clean get away at least for a few blocks i have prepared a set of false documents and plates to pretend to be a normal delivery truck. You can imagine that our resources are limited, so we will not be able to use more complex tricks like chameleon coating. But if Kitten can make us invisible for a few blocks i guess i can get us away from the chasers." Andromeda Smiled a bit, as this was the fun part she was looking forward to. "that takes one and six out of the picture, now people, off to sort out the middle." She looked at the team, " Any suggestions?"
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Post by: Punch on <05-17-13/1804:49>
Cookie raised his hand "Ok, so point one, do people still think I'm taking about gas? just wanted to clarify that I'm not  because, two, I didn't think I was that good at obsfuscating the fact that I don't exist..." his face some appearing more deadpanned than previously "..this also means that any data pertaining to me commiting a criminal act has a tendency to disappear, including anything that could cause me problems further down the line." he paused for a second "This is also a lot riskier than having a hacker do the job, but I have had to make use of this to do something similar, well ok nothing the size of truck, but, it is all down to timing"
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Post by: Ren on <05-18-13/0924:23>
"Hey, if Andromeda says she can manage the stealing and getting to the drop point without being noticed, i'm not the one to challenge her. More like i'm happy to have such a capable and reliable companion for the job. If i may suggest, we could use some foil stickers to enhance our chances of not being noticed." Gibbon looked back at Cookie. "Your plan can be used as plan B if something comes up. But i think the less risk we take, the better our chances are to complete the job."

"Now, for the next few points, if Kitten is willing to risk getting the job, that would certainly make two and three easier. Unfortunately, i don't know anyone who could get a really good ID in such a short time. And just for consideration, it would be a few-thousand nujen cost, because that ID would surely have to be trashed immediately after the job is done."
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Post by: farothel on <05-18-13/1124:59>
"I can see for that fake SIN," Kitten said, "I might know someone, but I can't make any promises.  Just a moment."

She went on the comm to Fly By, one of the computer wizzards from her Marauder days.  It was the only one she knew who might be able to get this.
"Hey Fly By, Kitten here," she said when contact was made, "Long time no see.  How are you?  Say, I have a job, but for that I would need a very good quality fake SIN.  Do you know someone who can get this very fast?"

[spoiler]
If he doesn't pick up, I say the same on his voice mail, with the add 'please contact me as quickly as possible'.
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Post by: Chrona on <05-19-13/2130:33>
"A SIN? I'm guessin' UCAS not NAN, huh? I can probably swing it, how much you looking to pay?"
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Post by: farothel on <05-20-13/0425:17>
"NAN can work as well if that's easier," Kitten said, "It has to be able to pass full scrutiny and I need it fast, like tomorrow if possible.  I know that will probably cost more."
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Post by: Chrona on <05-20-13/1609:21>
"I can get it to you if you have about 7k handy... but it'll definitely be top grade so worth the investment I'd say."
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Post by: farothel on <05-21-13/1239:52>
"One moment, need a word with the team," she said to him, before shutting down the microphone on her commlink.

"I can get a high quality ID tomorrow," she said to the rest, "it will cost 7K.  It's a bit more expensive than normal IDs, but if you want it quick, it will cost extra."
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Post by: Xzylvador on <05-21-13/1412:04>
"A costs which could've simply been avoided with a hacker to erase your trail or spoof some data into a rental company.", Silk remarked with a sigh. "And I suppose this is the kind of expense that comes out of everyone's share?"
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Post by: farothel on <05-21-13/1505:54>
"This is to get the job, not to get the rental truck," Kitten said, "the rental truck we can do with what we have, if we go for a rental truck.  I thought to get the job, or at least try for it, so to have someone on the inside.  Let's do it like this.  If I don't get the job, I can keep the ID and I'll pay for it.  If I need it for the job, it's burned afterwards and it comes out of the communal share.  Deal?"
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Post by: Ren on <05-21-13/1608:21>
"Perfecto, that's the kind of method i was thinking of in the first place." Gibbon was a little conflicted about not mentioning that the high price of the ID was a result of urgency than he thought Never look a gift-horse in the mouth... Then he turned to Silk half-jokingly. "And the hacker would've cost us 20.000 minus proportional costs, like his full share. Sure, he would've been capable of doing other tasks as well, and we possibly still have to hire someone for overwatch for the event, but with your negotiation skills, i'm sure we'll get a better deal."
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Post by: Punch on <05-22-13/1709:18>
Something was eating at him, were they overlooking something, the tecnomancers lack of appearance was a problem, 
 have no choice, need to make that call.
He opened up his AR, accessed his contact list, quickly dictated a message and hit send.
"@Piemaker: Whereabouts and status of runner known as Legion,visual description is available, possibly known technomancer, will pay in either nuyen or favor, would prefer favor, consider possibility of interference - C"
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Post by: farothel on <05-28-13/0210:02>
"Okay, we'll take it," Kitten said, "I assume you still have my data to link it to this ID.  Let me know where I can transfer the money.  Oh, and if you're in town, give me a call."
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Post by: Chrona on <05-28-13/2024:08>
"Not at the moment but maybe in a month or so... oh hey there was a guy looking for you, Asian guy, I didn't know him from adam so I didn't tell him anything, heres a pic in case you see him around."

Along with where to send the cash he gives Kitten a picture of an Asian human male, with dyed blonde hair and a nose piercing.
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Post by: farothel on <05-30-13/0144:21>
"Thanks for the heads-up," Kitten said, "and I'll get you the money in a minute or so."
She wired the money out of the escrow account they had gotten and also forwarded the picture to the rest of the team.
"The ID will be ready soon," she said, "In the mean time, my contact said this guy had been snooping around.  Any of you know him?"
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Post by: Chrona on <05-30-13/1320:24>
No one on the team recognizes the man.
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Post by: Ren on <05-31-13/0830:05>
Gibbon shook his head at the picture slightly. “Haven’t seen him before.” Then he returned to the discussion that interrupted. “Anyway, it’s good news we get the ID. Unfortunately we can only plan with that after you started to work. Even if you can’t get into a position to open any doors from the inside, you might put your hands on some useful intel: procedures, schedules, the like.”

The dwarf thought for a moment then continued. “Anyway, it is all well that these details start to get into their places but its pointillism from close: we see colorful points but we miss the picture. The most important part is getting in and then out with the goods. How do you recon we should do that? We can’t just park with the truck there without good reason.”
“Do you think inserting data on a delivery into their system, then getting the goods under that guise would be feasible? I have my doubts, but simply infiltrating the facility and getting out with the crates seems even a bigger stretch.”
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Post by: Punch on <05-31-13/1030:04>
"No idea who that is, any idea if your contact ran into him locally? could be worth a look into seeing if he's been seen elsewhere." shrugging his shoulders before turning his attention back to the main topic of discussion.
It was when the dwarf mentioned inserting delivery data, his shoulders slumped slightly, forcing him to speak up"Yes, if they're not uping their game at that point the entire security team would end up getting fired, we also need that eye inside to look at what security is in the delivery area." as he straigtened himself up in his chair "I suppose a list of things to look for maybe useful..... the tone in his voice remaining neutral.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <06-03-13/1900:30>
"I think first it would be good to know how the goods will be transported back, it would be much easier to play the ones who are getting the goods officially as to steal them while they are on display." Andromeda pinched in. "Still, my opinion is that stealing a car loaded with Art is easier then to bring them into the car by hand and then trying to get away." She looked at Kitten "just be careful, there are other ways of tracking you not only the SIN you have." She looked back to the table "hope our hacker friend appears and can help you by hacking and extracting information from the museum or we all will have a real hard time..."
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Post by: farothel on <06-04-13/0122:34>
"I know, but I can take care of the astral myself," she said to Andromeda, "now, there are a couple of options.  One: we hijack the goods while they are on the way to the museum.  Advantages: the goods are already on a truck, we just need to get access to the truck and we're good.  Disadvantages: it's rather short notice and it's probably going to be Aztlan security."

"Two: we get the stuff while it's at the museum.  Advantages: we have more time to plan, and there's probably a bit less security.  Also if I can get that job, we have someone to open doors.  Disadvantages: we will have to load it on a truck ourselves and depending on when we do it, we will have to get into the display cases as well, having more chances of setting off the alarm.

Three: we get the goods when they go back out of the museum.  Advantages: they are again on a truck, or if we can fake the documentation of our truck and hold up theirs, we can pretend to be the regular truck.  That way the museum people will even load them for us.  Disadvantages: if it goes wrong, we don't get a second chance."

She looked at everybody.
"We will just have to choose which option we take and go with it."
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Post by: Ren on <06-04-13/1315:32>
”Option one still doesn’t exist. We know that the goods are already in the museum. Or at least that’s what the Mr. Johnson said. And if you added the Azzies to the first transport as possible guards, I think we should assume the same for the third.
“Anyway, I think what you mentioned as a disadvantage for the third, that we won’t have a second chance if we miss that one, might apply for the others as well. If they find us out during a missed grab, they will up the security so much we will only throw away our lives by trying a second time.”

Gibbon sat there, thinking for a moment before continuing. ”I still see the least chance for encountering Azzies in the museum. But Andromeda is right, of course. If we don’t have to pack and haul the goods, we save ourselves a lot of trouble. And of course then we wouldn’t really need the inside man if we grabbed the goods outside.
“Of course, trying to steal the artifacts while on display would be loco. We would need about two hours of uninterrupted time within to get the items out, pack them carefully, put them in the crates, and load them. So it is either before or after the exhibition. And if we do the grab while they transport, we also have to consider that we won’t be able to tinker with the truck, we have to cover its tracks and signature on the fly.”
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Post by: farothel on <06-05-13/0135:36>
"Unless we can get to know which truck they will use and manage to thinker with it before the roll it out to collect their art," Kitten said, "but I must admit I don't know if it's possible.  I assume they will work with a local company to do the transport, or at least a subsidiary."
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Post by: Punch on <06-05-13/1226:13>
"So if we can work out where the trucks coming from we could, emphasis on the could, hijack it, take the delivery, stop somewhere and transfer it to our truck?"
sighing to himself"But as we know, that means we need to dig up what we can on who is doing the delivery, that would need someone on the inside and/or a hacker, if that doesn't dig up anything, we sneak in and just rob the place on the night of the delivery when they arrive or before they arrive, I'd prefer before as we won't know what they will turn up with.  
slumping back down into his seat tilting his head to look at the ceiling.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <06-07-13/0527:19>
Andromeda had another question on her mind "What if they do the transportation in 2 trucks, what then? we would need 2 drivers or at least some good soft for running the second one that we need to prepare in advance." she thought for a bit " Any way you take it, it's a ugly deal without a hacker."
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Post by: farothel on <06-17-13/1324:18>
"Two trucks is more difficult to secure," Kitten said, "if it physically possible to put everything in one truck, they will do so.  It's much easier to keep your eye on one truck and you only need half of the blood spirits to guard it."
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Post by: Chrona on <06-22-13/1310:10>
All attempts to reach Legion have failed, unsure as to how to proceed the team is left with only one choice, contact the Johnson, if only to rearrange payment. Silk handles the call, and luckily she gets through to the Older of the two Johnsons.
"Missing you say?" He wheezes a few times, taking a breath from his breathing apparatus. "How terrible... and the timing... do not worry, we shall find someone else as soon as possible and stick to the agreed upon terms, I do not expect you to endanger yourselves on this job without matrix assistance."

As Silk is returning to the table however, someone taps her on the shoulder, the Ork security woman from the museum standing there in her civvies. "Oh my god, I can't believe I ran into you here! I.. um.. do you have a table yet? We could continue our conversation from earlier." Silk forces herself not to glance at the rest of the team, who are in danger of all being made if she sees behind that curtain, or any of them leave, or damn it, did they get seen on the way in. All these thoughts and more run through silks head as she tries to determine the best route out of this. "I wish I had some Laes" she thought to herself as she followed the Ork to her table, messaging Kitten and Romy. "Security Guard from the museum in restaurant. I'll keep them distracted but you cannot let the whole team be seen together, especially when most of us were inside there today. I'm in too much danger of being made now as it is, you might need more than just a new Hacker."
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Post by: farothel on <06-24-13/0148:24>
"Oh great," Kitten muttered under her breath when she got the message, "guys, we might have a problem.  There's a security guard from the museum here.  Silk will keep him or her occupied.  Don't worry, we should be safe here, we will just have to be careful when we go out."
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Post by: Punch on <06-24-13/1003:35>
"That's lovely, so for a change of topics, does anyone have anything they can recommend from the menu? I don't mind spicy but I have no idea what to try."
As Cookie tried to guide the topic in another direction, turning his head to take a peak on the astral through the curtain to see if he could see what was going on.

[spoiler]
OOC:
Checking how they are both doing emotionally, will let the others know if I think we have a problem on our hands.
Scoping the scene on the astral between the two, if I can see them that is...[int+asesensing+aura reading] (9d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4102651/)
and no glitching for once...
[/spoiler]

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Post by: Chrona on <06-24-13/1647:56>
Cookie can no longer see them since moving to the Guard's table.
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Post by: RHat on <06-24-13/1733:42>
Walking out back onto the street, Pulse called up a cab and considered just what to say to the people he was supposed to be working with now.  Gonna have to be pretty careful how I play things on this one...  There was something distinctly off about that guy...

<<@all: Diego tells me you guys are missing your Matrix support.  I've been asked to step in and take over for that; is there somewhere we should meet?  -Pulse>>  He decided to let them control the meet to hopefully assuage their concerns about the new guy coming in part way through.
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Post by: Ren on <06-24-13/1833:02>
After receiving the message, Gibbon asked the others. "Did you get this?"  When they confirmed it, he sent a message to the younger of the two Mr. Johnsons, with the others getting BCCs. @Diego: >>Hey, Mr. Johnson, there's a guy messageing us, saying he's supposed to be working with us, as matrix support. Could you please confirm his name so that we can see he's legit?<<
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Post by: Chrona on <06-24-13/1914:00>
"Yes, I referred Pulse to you at my father's request."
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Post by: Punch on <06-25-13/0514:07>
@Kitten, Andromeda and Gibbon: Same message this on the level? also,  just so you know I can't see Silk and our surprise guest on the astral from here.  Andromeda, Kitten can she handle this on her own?
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Post by: Ren on <06-25-13/0913:56>
Maybe events will turn for the better, for a change… Gibbon mused for a moment but he seriously doubted it. He didn’t know what the new hacker knew about the job outline but they really had to fill him in on the details. ”How about we call him here? I know that there is a small risk but as Silk met that guard here, we could take a measure of the hacker’s skill and maybe get some intel at the same time. By letting him hack the guard’s commlink. And by the way, I’d hate to waste the opportunity to eat biriani here.
"Oh, and don't worry about Silk, i think she can handle herself well.” Gibbon added with a smile.
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Post by: Punch on <06-25-13/0948:33>
@gibbon, andromeda and kitten: agreed, I just have a bad feeling, last time I had one I ended up spending a month crawling past military patrols in a toxic/irradiated wilderness.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <06-25-13/1802:14>
... messaging Kitten and Romy. "Security Guard from the museum in restaurant. I'll keep them distracted but you cannot let the whole team be seen together, especially when most of us were inside there today. I'm in too much danger of being made now as it is, you might need more than just a new Hacker."

@Silk " You and being made? Stop kidding, if it would be so easy to see your true self no one would take you seriously, would they now?" She answered with a small grin. "now get the guy drunk and come rejoin us for the planing."

Trying to turn the teams attention back to the case, still mixing things up with food jokes. "So you think we would only have one Burrito to be afraid of? Good, then stealing the truck is our opportunity. then i really suggest getting a smart jammer and taking the car out while they are on the way."  She looked sadly in the direction where silk went off, "I hope she can at least help with that. Does anyone else has other ideas? or do we start preparations?"
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Post by: Punch on <06-26-13/0935:21>
Feeling a bit more relaxed after getting things off his chest Cookie stopped using the speech to text on his Commlink
"Agreed, but we need to see how good this replacement is first, as for everything else I think we covered everything we need, although we could go after the collection vehicle, hijack that instead, fake up some documents with our new friend and get Silk to pretend to be the delivery driver, then we can get them to load up for us however going in is just as valid since both have their issues that would need to be overcome."
slumping backwards in his seat, as he called up the menu on the AR display, a singular thought going through his head "and I need check keep an eye on the new guy when I can"  as he flipped through the menu.
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Post by: farothel on <06-26-13/1243:55>
"So what's the plan now," Kitten said, "go in just before they unload everything into the exhibit, or just before they pack everything back into a truck to Azzie land.  Or wait for the truck to be loaded and grab that."
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Post by: Punch on <06-26-13/1453:28>
Sighing to himself.
"come on lets wait and see what the new blood can do, then decide after that, I'm sure Gibbon would agree that we need to see what this guy can or can't do before we commit to anything, right?
as Cookie looked over in Gibbons direction.
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Post by: Ren on <06-26-13/1725:48>
"Actually i would be more curious about his insights on the situation than his exact abilities. We were ready to accept that Legion would be able to do his job, so i think we can give the same treatment to the new guy." Gibbon thought for a moment. "I have to give some thought to that idea of snatching the real delivery vehicle on the day of the delivery. Something nags me about that but i just can't put a peso on it."
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Post by: RHat on <06-26-13/1735:18>
Pulse leaned against a wall while he waited both for his cab and for a response.  I wonder if this delay is good for me, or bad for me...
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Post by: Ren on <06-26-13/1756:49>
As it seemed the others didn't want to take it on themselves, Gibbon sent a short message to Pulse, with copies to the rest of the team. >>Tahia's Embrace in Renton, table reserved for Escobar. ETA?<<
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Post by: RHat on <06-26-13/1758:22>
<<Already in Renton, shouldn't be too long.>>  His cab showed up, and he got underway.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <06-26-13/1803:57>
"Should we test him and test us?" Andromeda looked the gathered team around "in case we have to hijack the delivery vehicle on the go." she looked on the Comlink in her hand then back to her teammates "Should we do a dry run? test our skill?"
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Post by: Ren on <06-27-13/0557:40>
Gibbon looked a bit confused. "A dry run? What's that?"
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Post by: Kouryuu on <06-27-13/1210:49>
Gibbon looked a bit confused. "A dry run? What's that?"

"It's when you learn to swim without the water." Andromeda smiled, "Lets say we take over a truck just for the sake to see how well we preform. We get it done, we can use it as the delivery truck and forge the documents that we are supposed to pick the items up 3h earlier then previously agreed and notified. If we fail on the other hand we will know why we failed and can improve before facing the real delivery truck." she paused for a moment she judged the teams response so far " Truck hijackings happen a lot on the highways, no one will be the smarter. Worst case - we run with our tails between our legs," she looked at Gibbon "no disrespect Gibbon."
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Post by: Punch on <06-27-13/1346:10>
 "Interesting, I wouldn't mind helping out if you need to physically subdue the driver, as long they're not an Orc or Troll mind." Whilst Cookies eyes were flickering over the menu as he made his choice from the AR overlay.
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Post by: Ren on <06-27-13/1552:03>
Gibbon smiled at Andromeda. "Hey, if i couldn't take a few well-placed jokes about my tail, i'd be loco de atar by now. This dry run sounds good, although i can only help with distractions or subduing. Which reminds me i'll have to get a weapon for non-lethal combat. My current one is, well, not friendly to anybody on the receiving end."
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Post by: farothel on <06-27-13/1607:59>
"I'll do the non-lethal combat," Kitten said, "and I can also handle orks and trolls.  I've not met many trolls that could handle a stunbolt.  Dry run sounds good, as it will give me time to get that application done.  That can be our second trump card, should we need it."
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Post by: Punch on <06-28-13/0835:50>
"Agreed it's shame I can't learn that trick, I guess I'll just be the first aider and backup for this little exercise, mostly since my gun maybe in the shop then, the worst part is I can afford a backup now, I just haven't gotten around to it yet, I just can't make my mind up what to get." 
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Post by: Raiden on <06-30-13/0105:35>
*Frag'it Frag'it and Frag'it again,  Why did they have to notice me. gah, getting tired, need to find a place to duck in*
Rorek sprints down several streets slowly gaining a lead on the pursuing thugs.  Tahia's Embrace?, guess thats as good a place as any Rorek ducks in through the door and quickly, and quietly as he can makes his way to the back attempting to blend though breathing a tad heavily. Phew, I think they lost me he mutters under his breath. He takes a moment to steady himself catch his breath and takes in a look around.
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Post by: Chrona on <06-30-13/0250:05>
Cookie, his vision still on the astral, notices an unfamiliar but obviously panicked aura heading through the restaurant in their booths general direction at the back of the establishment.
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Post by: RHat on <06-30-13/0251:14>
Sergei's cab arrives at his destination, and he walks on in.  <<I'm here.  Where should I be going?>>
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Post by: Punch on <06-30-13/0544:30>
Cookies attention turned fully to the stranger that had just walked head in the groups direction, he reached under his jacket to check on his knife, if he timed it right, if they were going to walk through the curtain, as he got up and took a stand to the side of the curtains, making himself as out of the line of sight as he could if he got it right he could scare the hell out of them long enough for the others to do something as he sub-vocalised a message to the others.
@Gibbon, Kitten,Andromeda : panicked person just walked heading in our direction, is that our new guy? if not, if they step though the curtain someone is getting a scare and if they choose to be very unfriendly I'm assuming someone can arrange a stunbolt.
At the same time his commlink buzzed indicating a message, instinctively he hit the text to speech button, as he watched the new guy on the astral whilst listening to the message, a feeling of unease settling on him.

[spoiler]
Yes I'm hiding behind the curtain, [agi+infil.] (8d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4110904/)
first roll went bad spending edge to reroll on the 6 dice that failed
Hiding behind the curtain reroll (6d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4110909/)
much better.
[/spoiler]

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Post by: RHat on <06-30-13/0548:12>
Oh, right, they probably want to look me over first.  Pulse almost smacked himself for not considering this.

<<Here, I'll mark myself with an ARO for you...>> He broadcast a simple ARO at the commcodes he'd been provided to identify himself.
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Post by: Chrona on <06-30-13/1316:37>
The ARO marking your new hacker is near the front of the restaurant and not the person moving towards the back.
Pulse sees two large angry men in suits go by the restaurant as he enters,it seems the man who entered just before you crossed some bad people today.
The team receives a message from silk suggesting they find a new face for the job, its too risky to use her now.
Rorek can roll perception to see if he notices someone in the team's booth move in reaction to his  moving through the restaurant.
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Post by: Raiden on <06-30-13/1332:20>
* Should probably stay low for a bit, head towards the back just in case they come back by* Rorek starts walking toward the back of the place while looking around.
[spoiler] Perception Intuition 3 + perception 4 + 2 visual specilization +3 visual enhancement (glasses)=12d6. 12d6.hits(5)=4 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4111174/) [/spoiler]
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Post by: Chrona on <06-30-13/1544:06>
Rorek notices that someone in the furthest back booth has moved in reaction to his approach, they appear to be hiding in wait at the booth's curtain.
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Post by: Ren on <06-30-13/1605:58>
Gibbon sat up suddenly, his hand crawling under his jacket, replying without talking loud. "Nah, i just told the new guy what name he should ask for at the counter... Which he might have missed, as the ARO outside shows." He sent a message to Pulse. >>Go to the reservations counter, drop the name Escobar, and ask the lady to take the roundabout to our room. We might have a situation brewing in the front.<<
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Post by: Raiden on <06-30-13/1825:35>
Rorek heads straight to the back room with a curtain furthest from the entrance *this place should do fine for now.* he thinks to himself.
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Post by: RHat on <06-30-13/1834:02>
As he's on his way to the table, Pulse notes the guy who came in before him heading towards the back room.  "You've got incoming, will try to have the hostess intercept".

"Looks like that guy's heading right towards our reservation.  I'll go the rest of the way myself, but you might want to let him know the space is booked.". He was banking on the idea that the guy wouldn't want to create an incident in the middle of the place - and since the guy didn't strike him as being there to harm anyone, he figured he wouldn't be doing the guy any favours by letting him go barreling into a group of runners who might already have their hackles up.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <06-30-13/1932:12>
Andromeda Pulls her taser out  so that only the hilt can be seen and standing just in the curtains says to the Rorek : "I think that the people inside here would prefer to be left alone, if you get what i mean!" She grinned, trying to look as dangerous as she could. "Now get lost!"
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Post by: Chrona on <06-30-13/1955:57>
The hostess takes Pulse towards the team's table and spots Rorek, "Excuse me sir, that table is res-" She over hears Romy's way of telling the stranger that he is not welcome and is momentarily taken a back but quickly recovers. "Sir if you need a table we have others."
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Post by: Raiden on <06-30-13/2009:11>
" hey, hey easy now hun, I don't mean any harm or to cause any trouble, just trying to find a nice little place out of the way and I had not noticed there was a small party going on here, since, ya know, can't really see through this stuff?" he gestures towards the curtains then looks back towards the hostess for a few seconds, " Thank you for your courtesy ma'am, I am sure I can find another place suitable on my own and I don't wish to take up your valuable time, oh hey, get this group a round of drinks on me, for the disturbance."   he directs his attention back to Andromeda ,Again my dear, I hope you accept the drinks as my apology, I find it is a shame to meet such a outspoken lady like yourself and fail to introduce myself before I leave, you may call me Rorek madame.
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Post by: RHat on <06-30-13/2017:26>
"Of course you couldn't see - that's the whole point, so that you have some privacy and so that people don't just come barging in."  Pulse walks on past him, shakes his head, and mutters on comms.  "Bet this sort of thing has to do with why he was being chased."  He places a hand on the curtain like he means to close them and arches an eyebrow at Rorek.
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Post by: Raiden on <06-30-13/2046:20>
 Of course my good sir, perhaps I was to quick to assume the room would be empty. enjoy the drinks. Rorek bows slightly and moves to turn around.
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Post by: RHat on <06-30-13/2210:55>
Once the 'intruder' walks away, the dwarf closes the curtain, finds a seat, and leans back in the chair.  "Hi."
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Post by: Raiden on <06-30-13/2304:36>
as Rorek walks away he thinks to himself *the way those guys acted... they are either a team on a job, or ritzy high class socials. but judging from there appearance.. the second one is not likely* Rorek flattens his Berwick great coat finds an empty table and sits down, then sends a message to his friend and fixer. < hey Garen, I need some work, you heard about anything or any teams needing a face, or a BnE or a combination thereof? Normally I'd wait for you to send me something but I always feel better in a group, and its been a while sense my last run and I need some cash.>
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Post by: Chrona on <06-30-13/2327:53>
"There is one thing, funny you should ask, it was put out there by a pretty well known face too... You'd be joining a team that is all ready on a job though... They hit some hiccup or something. If you're interested head to Renton and go to Tahlia's Embrace, I'll let them know you're coming."
Silk works quickly.
A waitress brings over the free drinks to the team's table, including one for pulse.

At the front of the restaurant the hostess is currently telling two very out of breath and pissed off suits that the restaurant is now full.
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Post by: Ren on <07-01-13/0451:33>
Gibbon released the grip of the slivergun and slowly took his hand from under his jacket. The nervousness could still be felt when he greeted Pulse. ”Hoi, chummer. Glad you could make it without any incidents. My name is Gibbon.” He gave a short questioning look to the others and if they seemed to give their assent he also introduced them. ”We heard from Mr. Johnson he hired you as a replacement for our stray hacker. Until our free drinks – courtesy to that guy on the other side of the curtain – arrive, you could tell us how much you already know. Hope at least you got a basic outline. Than we fill you in about details, as far as we got. We are still in the planning phase.”
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Post by: RHat on <07-01-13/0506:30>
"Basic job is retrieval and and delivery of the artifacts, with a deadline due to the short run of the museum display?  Several containers to move and potentially pack, possible added security?  Where are you at with the plan?"
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Post by: Punch on <07-01-13/0544:17>
"We're sort of around that stage, I'm Cookie by the way." as he took back his seat once the newcomer had taken his"..but first I think we need you to do something, a co-worker of ours, who would be joining us right now, is entertaining a guest we'd like to see what you can pull off of her guests commlink." as he stared out beyond the curtain.
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Post by: Ren on <07-01-13/0704:46>
"The target is one of the guards for the museum from which we have to take the goods." Gibbon added. He now checked the curtain regularly to see if anyone got dangerously close. "You should look for anything work-related: messages complaining about changes in schedule, increased workload, strange new colleagues, the like. Also if you can find any encrypted programs she uses during work that would help. The target is with an extremely good-looking elven woman." The dwarf gave a short description of Silk.
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Post by: Raiden on <07-01-13/0706:43>
<you're bloody joking bud, I think I just ran into those guys, I am at the place now, lemme know once you inform them and I can go,, re introduce myself.> *hmm, there are no such things as coincidence. hehe, sorry mr and mrs suit, you'll have to wait*  a small grin plays across his face.
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Post by: Chrona on <07-01-13/1004:35>
A message beeps up on the team's commlink from Silk saying that she put needing a new Face out on te grapevine, a fixer she knows is sending someone called Rorek, who comes highly reccomended.
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Post by: Ren on <07-01-13/1019:22>
The description Gibbon was giving turned into a rapid succession of spanish words which even those generally speaking spanish had difficulty to understand. Maybe with the exception of Kitten who spent some time in Bogota, but then she wished she didn't.
After two or three sentences the dwarf got a grip of himself and smiled at the girls, his voice betraying the strain it took him to keep a semblance of calm. "She likes to control others' lives, doesn't she?"
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Post by: Punch on <07-01-13/1029:26>
Cookie blinked a few times, covered his mouth and coughed.
"I suppose the Spanish inquisition will turn up next at her behest."
Of course he couldn't tell if it was okay to say that but most of him had already given on trying not to say it, on top of which he also was sure his mouth should be doing something but he couldn't recall what.
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Post by: Raiden on <07-01-13/1105:35>
*well then. Shall we start round two?* he let's out a soft chuckle.  He walks back over to the table the group was at he does not enter then speaks so only those at that table can hear. ah, my friends it seems  that destiny has had us meet before. I understand that I may have interrupted you before hand but I believe I may have an invitation now" he then politely waits for a response. *and if I don't, well I'm sure I'll be able to weasel out of it*
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Post by: Ren on <07-01-13/1158:18>
Gibbon's hand disappeared under his jacket again, when the guy they sent on his way earlier spoke again, almost inside. The others could hear a very quiet *click* from where his hand rested. He sent a questioning look at the others then returned to staring at the two separate exits of the room.
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Post by: Punch on <07-01-13/1229:52>
"A good point.." as Cookie sighed to himself "...to make is that he could have just started shooting, another is I'm assuming your lack of social grace was more to do with the two suits from earlier? yes we did spot them before you ask, unless your not who we think you are? so could you please wait there while we confirm your identity, everyone's nerves are rather on edge, in short, if your are on the level please don't move."
as Cookie's hand fiddled with his commlink adding as much malice as he could with the last part of his statement, to everyone else he just sounded neutral.
@Silk: Hi, can you confirm who exactly Rorek is? ie commlink, physical ID and any personal info you can share, we have a situation going on that may result in us shooting him if we can't confirm who he is.
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Post by: farothel on <07-01-13/1230:16>
Kitten had been sitting with her back against the wall, full view of the booth and if the curtains opened, the rest of the room.  She hadn't done anything while the stranger had been in, just ready to stunbolt his ass should it become necessary.  She had, however, checked the new matrix specialist out in the astral.

'You got to be kidding me,' she thought when she got the message from Silk, right before the guy came back.

"Put it away," she said softly to Gibbon, before turning to Rorek, "As face I must say you didn't make a very good first impression.  Care to comment?"
She just didn't add 'soldier' to the quesion, as she was slipping back in her touch merc persona, while sneaking another peak on the astral to get a good look at Rorek.

[spoiler]
Assensing: first Pulse, then Rorek.
intuition 5 + assensing 3 =8 (8d6.hits(5)=1, 8d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4112521/)
not much on both I guess.
[/spoiler]
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Post by: Raiden on <07-01-13/1303:27>
Rorek turns slightly and fidgets with his comm trying not to draw much attention."not moving chum, I understand how things get iffy, I just prefer in person conversations. As for the other matter as you have noted I was in a bit of a rush trying to keep from causing a scene with some... undesirables, but hey as it turns out the universe works in strange ways heheh. Also, here is my comm I'd say you may want that. For one reason or another.
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Post by: Ren on <07-01-13/1729:49>
Gibbon murmured under his nose to Kitten. "I didn't even take it out. Yet." Then he raised his voice somewhat, so that the others and Rorek heard as well. "Let him, in, Amigos. We are making a scene right now, and i don't want my good connection with the locals to worsen." He still didn't take his hand from under his jacket, but the soft *click* repeated reassuringly, and some of the tension eased from the dwarf's shoulders.
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Post by: Chrona on <07-01-13/1746:58>
Silk didn't even bother replying, she was tired of cookie's overbearing paranoid tendencies.
Luckily the matter seemed to have resolved fast enough for the other customers not to care and people stopped peeking over. The suits had seen Rorek join an unidentified number of people and had to withdraw, they couldn't risk it now.
Farothel you can check their sheets in ooc for the usual rating 1 results.
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Post by: Punch on <07-01-13/1906:55>
"Fine by me I guess, Silk still hasn't responded but she's probably busy, personally I think we can play this off as an unfortunate series of random events.".
"hopefully...hell maybe I should just take things as they come...no, no last time most of the team got killed and I didn't get paid, I'm not repeating that mistake but so far nobody has fitted the behaviour pattern of that guy, maybe I should layoff a bit....and I need to realise that this isn't the same crew, the same situation or even a similar job, maybe buying everyone drinks will calm things down a bit.
"... and you know what I'm buying the first round of drinks for those that want it, any takers?"
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Post by: Raiden on <07-01-13/1915:56>
Still not sure whether to enter or remain standing still rorek answers with a charming smile."Hey mate, the first rounds on me, that is if my invitation is good but I may take you up on that for the second if it comes to pass".
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Post by: Kouryuu on <07-01-13/1926:02>
Andromeda Closed the curtains behind the possibly newest member of the team for this run, and drew her taser. "Do you know Silk?" was a quick question from her to Rorek before the barrel of the taser was pressed against Rorek's Back Pushing him towards the closest empty seating where Silk had taken place just a few moments Ago.
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Post by: Raiden on <07-01-13/1948:24>
easy hun, I haven't  even bought you dinner yet, but no, I do not have the pleasure of knowing silk, now wait before you taser me a friend of mine may know her, infact he is the reason I came back over here. Said something about work.  he grins allowing to be prodded along by the threating woman showing no worry but making sure to not do anything remotely threatening.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <07-01-13/2052:42>
"You do not know Silk, and you no better then me in talking your way out of trouble."  Andromeda summarized. "You got just one chance to convince we need you, and i think you are wasting it." Still holding the taser to his back Andromeda explained.

@Team >>Kitten, you think we should stun his ass and hold him in the body bag compartment until we know for sure he is who he said he is, just too damn of a coincidence he is the one Called Rorek. And if we do it the way we just discussed, do we need him at all?<<



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Post by: RHat on <07-01-13/2135:39>
Pulse's hand subtly went towards his pistol, but while his physical senses remained focused on the confrontation, his technomantic perceptions focused in on the commlink he'd been asked to hack.  Simple enough audition...  Let's see what we're dealing with.

[spoiler]Matrix Perception (12d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4113094/)
Roll sucks, but it's good enough to get me the commlink's Firewall and System ratings...[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-01-13/2205:41>
"Alright alright, look, here is the run down of what happened. I was minding my own business having a swell day, for some reason those suits started after me. After a small chase I ducked in here, I wanted to get out of sight so went to one of the furthest back rooms with a curtain, I hadn't noticed it was occupied. After that ordeal I found a seat to wait out the suits I got some info from my friend, about some work here. Look, if you want we can call him up, I just hope he isn't very busy, for my sake. As for why you need me, well, if something goes wrong, you gotta think worst case scenario ya know? If it does, I may be able to talk our way out, or I may know some people that can help us get clear. I can get in and out fairly quietly, hell, if need be I am one of the best shots with a pistol around. Anyway you look at it, I would be more useful to you alive than dead. As I said before, the universe works in strange ways, if need be call your girl, I'm sure her and my buddy can sort any doubts we all have. I understand the paranoia we live it about everyday eh? Just, I  Couldn't help but notice you all were a tad over zealous with the responses in a semi public area, except the gal there,  he nods towards Kitten  Who I never heard till just a moment ago, to what was at that point a non hostile mishap of some poor sod walking into the wrong place.  Why don't we just sit down, put away all the weapons and talk it out all civil like eh? I mean, I have got the feeling that there isn't a lot I could do against all you even if I wanted to god forbid. No offense to any of you, but the reaction I got made me assume one of two possibilities. One, you were all high ritzy socials for some reason out here, or two you were up to something no good and again, I mean this as well as I can say it, but you do not look the part of any social elite. I mean, if I had been some investigator, or some other person along those lines, it was a little more than obvious that you guys were up to something. We each have out talents, mine is making sure we get paid well, no civil complications occur, and even to get nice a friendly with anyone I need to. Now, do we want to make those calls for some final confirmation? I am not your enemy."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-01-13/2304:33>
[spoiler]Firewall 4, System 4, if you want to continue your rolls then you'll be up against  Analyze 4 too.[/spoiler]

Once calls are made to the fixer he will confirm that this is Rorek and that Silk was the one who called him.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-02-13/0110:24>
[spoiler]Threading Stealth (18d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4113368/)
Well, that's more than I can actually use.

Fading Resistance - 3P (12d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4113370/)
Ouch.

Hack on the Fly for User Account. Current Stealth Rating 8. Threshold 4, interval 1 Complex Action. (13d6.hits(5)=3, 13d6.hits(5)=6, 13d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4113374/)
Got it in two.  Target's gonna need a pair of pretty lucky rolls (or one INCREDIBLE roll) to detect me.

Matrix Perception Test (10d6.hits(5)=0) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4113377/)
...  And I somehow managed to crit-glitch a Matrix Perception Test - unless Analytical Mind applies, in which case I'd have a couple more dice to roll yet...[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-02-13/0445:07>
Gibbon sighed and slowly withdrew his hand from under the jacket - empty. "Well gringo, you might be right at some points but you also didn't make the right decisions. Coming back, after our first reaction, without waiting for an invite, could've proven unhealthy. I advise you be careful next time, others might not be this lenient. I'm sure she will apologise" the dwarf inclined his head towards Andromeda "...or not, that's beside the point. Why don't we all just sit down and have a pleasant drink?" He leaned back on his chair and took his glass with his left hand. "Oh, and just for reference, if i had overreacted, you would have a knife in your chest, not me a drink in my hand."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-02-13/0504:54>
As the Confirmation from Silk and a Fixer came, Andromeda relaxed. She pulled her taser away from the back of Rorek leaving only a uneven spot on his clothing. "You are on, for now." She added going past him in a relaxed manner.

A sharp turn and the taser aimed between Roreks eyes for a surprising effect. "If i wanted to shoot you, you would never see from where the shot came, if you managed to survive." with that she took the weapon out of Roreks face and handed it to Gibbon "You may use it as long as you need to get something  better."

Everybody could feel the distrust Andromeda showed towards the newest member of the team. "So what test should we get him preform? Would setting up the Dry run qualify?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-02-13/0526:31>
"Dry run?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-02-13/0537:21>
"Gracias." Gibbon smiled at Andromeda. He checked if the weapon was smartlinked and requested a user account if it was. Then he answsered Pulse. "We will be doing a preparing action. If it succeeds we are further along the way. If it doesn't we know what we have to do differently. By the way, Rorek, you mentioned you have contacts. We need several items for the job, and it would certainly raise everyone's appreciation were you able to procure those. But i think we might be well past point to discuss the job itself with the newcomers. Rorek, suppose you know the basic outline? Pulse, please tell when you are ready with the 'link."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-02-13/0540:55>
A piercing glance toward Pulse mad it clear it is not yet his time to ask questions, "You first show us that you can do the simple things only after then we might say what we need to on the job and what the plan is right now." You could almost say Andromeda had taken over some of Silks speaking habits.

Giving Gibbon her taser might have shown some respect building up towards him, but others, with the exception of Kitten, where still a long way away from getting near her trust zone.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-02-13/0650:57>
" yes if you want to do the first round and yes to testing him that way, anyway if no one objects I'm going to order some food."
as Cookie cast his eyes across the astral at the two newcomers.

[spoiler]
Checking both newcomers out on astral. [int+assen.+aura reading] (9d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4113568/)
ok so I know everything about them, oh look another technomancer....
edit:
my bad use that roll for Rorek since he has everyones nerves on edge, I'll make the roll on Pulse and put it in the OOC section as invisible castle just went down again >_<
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-02-13/1021:14>
* indeed it was, but it was a good test and I'm ok, so everything went well.*   *A dry run? hell getting you to not taser me was a test in itself hun* " whatcha ya need buddy, My guys can get almost anything ya want, within reason of course me amigo."
If you really wanted me dead I  probably wouldn't see or even notice and I would have failed at my job horrendously." directing the comment at Andromeda
he looks towards cookie as he states he is getting food.
My friend, food sounds amazing.
Rorek takes a seat and takes in the area as well the group, discretely of course. [spoiler] INT:3 perception 4 +2 visual + 3 vision enhancement - 12d6 12d6.hits(5)=3 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4113711/) bleh lol. note he still has on his glasses.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-02-13/1108:24>
Gibbon gave a small laugh. "Reason, yeah, i like that. It's a shame one meets it rarely, and then usually can only give it a wave from afar."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-02-13/1126:41>
 Rorek cracks that grin again, "well at least I got someone to chuckle today, but if you need something lemme know and I'll see what I can do"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-02-13/1259:20>
[spoiler]It's not a crucial enough roll to worry about a crit glitch on. Punch, you need to assense per person.[/spoiler]

After slipping passed the firewall undetected Pulse starts to look around for a messaging program, to check for any information about the delivery. This takes a frustratingly long amount of time in AR as the woman's commlink is almost completely filled up with various games.
Rorek can all ready tell everyone at the table is armed, they made that very obvious at his introduction, so there isn't much else to see, the restaurant has a fron and back exit, the back likely leading to the kitchen, there is a restroom off to the side.

Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-02-13/1410:22>
As Rorek checks around the room, what might catch his eyes as odd, is that one of the holders of the big hookah in the corner seems to be moving under its own power... until he ralizes that it's actually a tail, connected to the dwarf's backside, and it beats a rapid rythm on the ground behind his chair.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-02-13/1424:25>
Pulse slips into VR for a couple of minutes to set himself up to be able to get back into the guard's commlink if he needs to, before coming back out.  He leaned in to whisper to Cookie and Gibbon. "Got access - will be able to get back in later on if I need to, as well, which might be useful."

[spoiler]
Don't need the Stealth Rating so much at this point, so I'm gonna drop that Threading...

Creating a Hidden Access Point. Threshold 8, Interval 1 Minute (17d6.hits(5)=7, 17d6.hits(5)=5, 17d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4113973/)
[/spoiler]
Got it in two.  Excellent.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-03-13/0814:11>
"Good" Gibbon commented. "Any results on the things i mentioned?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-03-13/1956:25>
Based on her Outbox the guards are not being told when the delivery is set to arrive, not yet any way.
This is obvious due to her sending email after email to the delivery subsidiary Rook Packages, that Aztechnology is using, but not receiving any replies.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-04-13/0224:56>
"Not much thus far, still looking.  The guards are apparently not being given details on the time of the delivery - do have the name of the subsidiary handling that, though; Rook Packages."  Looking to get a little more information, Sergei decided to try putting a sprite together to take care of it for him - and grit his teeth as a sharp pain hit him with the Fading.  Still, it worked, as a sprite resembling a bike messenger appeared before him - though he had the sense he wouldn't get much out of this one.

[@ Sprite]<<Need you to look through this commlink for anything that seems to mention new coworkers, schedule changes, changes in workload, and anything encrypted.  As to that last point, if you do find anything of the sort please decrypt it.  Bring anything you find to me.>>

[spoiler]
Compile Courier Sprite (12d6.hits(5)=4, 6d6.hits(5)=3, 12d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4115887/)

Ouch.  Take 4S damage, but I've at least got one task out of it...

Data Search (12d6.hits(5)=3, 12d6.hits(5)=7, 12d6.hits(5)=5, 12d6.hits(5)=3, 12d6.hits(5)=6, 12d6.hits(5)=5, 12d6.hits(5)=7, 12d6.hits(5)=5, 12d6.hits(5)=6, 12d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4115932/)

A whole ton of Data Search rolls.  I imagine that gets whatever's there to be gotten.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-04-13/1201:49>
"That's good to know," Kitten said, "at least that way we can get the colour scheme on the truck correct."
 
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-04-13/1550:05>
"That's good to know," Kitten said, "at least that way we can get the colour scheme on the truck correct."
"or even steal the truck that goes for the delivery while it's on the way." added Andromeda
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-05-13/0155:08>
"If they're similarly uninformed on the pickup time, we could use a truck that looks right to get them to load it all up for us.  May need to fake some authorizations and such."  He smiled as another idea came to him.  "Better yet, we use a truck 'borrowed' from a Horizon subsidiary and properly disguised."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-05-13/0422:34>
"A good idea, we still need to make sure that the delivery is late or we are early, let's stick to doing the dry run perhaps we can hijack the delivery vehicle still unless we discover some complications to that."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-05-13/0423:36>
"So You could borrow one of their trucks?" Andromeda Asked showing some interest.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-05-13/0432:58>
"Well, the information on the delivery and pickup plans have got to be somewhere - but if one of the Rook trucks disappears, they might change their security plans accordingly.  Better to get a hold of another truck and alter it to appear as the right Rook truck.  If someone has the tools or the right contacts, we might not even have to burn the truck after the fact...  Anyone know how long it would take to clear and properly mod something like that?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-05-13/0458:28>
"Well, the information on the delivery and pickup plans have got to be somewhere - but if one of the Rook trucks disappears, they might change their security plans accordingly.  Better to get a hold of another truck and alter it to appear as the right Rook truck.  If someone has the tools or the right contacts, we might not even have to burn the truck after the fact...  Anyone know how long it would take to clear and properly mod something like that?"
" That depends on what mods you want, it might just be a few hours for the Chip and plates, but it might take days to apply the Coating to a truck of Nordkapp size. I would have to know what we are looking at to judge it properly, but from what i can tell that we will definitively have to have 2 days of work for it to look like the delivery truck. But i do not think that if we make it look like a robbery on he highway they would get smart. Highway piracy is still a problem for companies like these." Andromeda answered and in the same time added some need to have information. " I think if we can take only the trailer and leave the truck itself with the personal on the road we  will make it look like the simple robbery, nothing will tell them that we will attack them at the museum."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-05-13/0502:52>
"Possible, and it would save us having to deal with the truck's appearance; it would also mean that any investigation is in Azzie hands.  Hard to say which margin for error is more important."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-05-13/0504:19>
"Even though i don't think Rook can afford to cancel each delivery for the following week if we take one of their trucks i agree with Pulse that security is bound to be upped." Gibbon commented. "So i vouch for modding. Still, knowing who will do the delivery help. Also, Pulse, can you use the guard's link to get into the museum's system? This might be an easy backdoor. Exact delivery times planned are necessary and security footage of when the crates were taken there could help gouge what kind of opposition we should expect."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-05-13/0509:31>
"It's possible, but I'd need to know a great deal more about their setup before I could say.  I be able to get back into the guard's link no trouble, but I'm not sure of the situation from there."

[spoiler]
OOC:  Waiting on Data Search results and such before I finish things up on the guard's link and deal with the Access Log
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-05-13/0707:28>
"I'll trust the word of people with more experience on this and say go with modding as well, I can't really add anything that hasn't been said already."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-05-13/0825:17>
"A truck itself i can provide, the thing i can not get is a trailer in the colors and markings of the delivery company." Andromeda looked at the ones who suggested everything could be made possible with some extra workon her side, "Changing the chip and the plates is something i can do in a few hours, but adding chameleon coating on a 18-wheeler, i really do not have a clue how long it might take, at least 2 days for sure, maybe even the whole week. need to run some calculation. and if there is no hidden Picasso in our group chameleon coating is the only way to disguise the truck as one of Rock's." She sighted " stealing a trailer from them with some Chips or Soya burger, leaving a burnt out one on the road would be much more easy and would just state that there has been an attack on the highway outside the city and pirates had taken their goods. It could actually be our favor. Their security could be more concentrated on securing their intercity transports while we take on the hauler here at the museum. Have you thought of that? "
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-05-13/1201:42>
"Sounds good to me all. planning isn't my forte, and unfortunately  I can't add much to this little part, except perhaps. subdual. or I may be able talk him out of the truck. If its a meat driver." After putting his two cents he leans back again. Taking a notice to gibbons tail. *thats interesting, pretty cool as well.*
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-05-13/1226:37>
Cookies finger hovered above the order button at the tail end of Andromeda's statement for a fraction of a second longer than usual before pressing it, and spoke up in a sarcastic tone.
"Both of you make good points, if time and resources was a luxury we had, both could work but the concern here is how much risk we should take and what will be cost effective for everyone's pocket." taking a momentary pause to adjust his posture "So, in the time we would have, I'm sure another smaller group of people causing trouble on the highway, well say one, an idiot going crazy with a grenade launcher making holes in the road would provide a equally enticing distraction? As I understand it IED's are all the rage in Redmond and the city hasn't had a crazy person running around with high explosives for a while."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-05-13/1815:12>
The sprite briskly pulls up its bike in front of Pulse and sends him a data file shown as a newspaper, compiling what it found.
The Museum is currently hiring a delivery assistant to help with a large delivery coming in 3 days from now, some time in the evening.
The display begins 4 days from now, on that morning.
It found one encryption, but is still decrypting it.

The conversation has been going on for a very long time, food orders must now be made, during the course of the meal you can count it as 1 hours rest.
I expect you to begin wrapping up tonight's planning session soon.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-05-13/1853:50>
"Looks like the museum is hiring a delivery assisstant for a large delivery coming 3 days from now, the evening before the display begins.  Might be a good way to slip an inside man into the mix."  He ordered himself some food using the AR display.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-06-13/0456:17>
"As soon as I have that fake SIN, I'll apply," Kitten said, "I hope to have it somewhere early tomorrow.  I've done enough logistics to talk my way through it, and how much experience do they need for a delivery man or woman.  As for the truck, best is to try and find the data on a chip and plate of a real truck of that company, and use those.  They might check and some random stuff might tip us off.  If it's possible to get that information."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-06-13/0505:07>
"Hmm interesting, as far as the J told us the delivery has already made." she looked at Pulse," can you check on the delivery, maybe we are chasing a ghost right now?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-06-13/0508:01>
"I'd have to go after someone with more detailed records on the subject...  Which raises the question: if we assume that they're masking the shipment itself, as would be entirely consistent with the other steps they've taken, who must have those records?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-06-13/0604:44>
"I'd have to go after someone with more detailed records on the subject...  Which raises the question: if we assume that they're masking the shipment itself, as would be entirely consistent with the other steps they've taken, who must have those records?"
"The J seemed very well informed on our persona, things no one should know was easily thrown at us."
Andromeda said thoughtfully
"guess it would make sense to announce a later shipping date and make it sooner, but could they keep it secret from guards? we need to get on the bottom of this. Seem like our best bet is to get some insight in the workings they have."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-07-13/1644:31>
After his outburst Cookie had taken to flicking through the menu after making his order, he hated losing it at people sometimes it just got too much for him, sometimes it was if frustration wasn't just what has happening in front but all the frustration of his own failings over the years all starting with that damn debt..[colour=green]I'll apologise later if it she brings me up on it, more important things...[/color] that's when it hit him.
He stopped flicking through the menu his fingers slowly coming down onto the table.
@all:"Guys,that guard she's been pretty proactive in harrasing the delivery people right? So am I being paranoid if I assume that she maybe here working? I don't think she got close enough to bug us at all but still I'd rather know I'm wrong."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-07-13/1728:01>
«Give me a minute, checking...»  He took something out of his medkit to ease the throbbing pain in his skull, then slipped into VR for a second to get things done a little bit more quickly.

[Spoiler]
Healing Test (6d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4121775/)
One box healed during the meal

First Aid (17d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4121776/)
Two boxes healed via first aid

Threading Scan (18d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4121780/)
Using 3 hits

Fading Resistance, DV 3S (12d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4121827/)
Fully resisted

Detect Hidden Nodes (Area) (10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=2, 10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=2, 10d6.hits(5)=2, 10d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4121797/)

All nodes in 400m that are in signal range of Pulse are detected.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-08-13/1801:11>
Any hidden node nearby is either a coincidence, which pulse can tell from how long they've either been there or where they are moving away from or the teams, if anyone is on Hidden.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-09-13/0339:55>
"Looks like we're good."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-10-13/0209:24>
"If I get that job, I can check at the museum," Kitten said, "so we need to check the truck company and preferably get a truck that looks quite the same."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-10-13/0221:04>
"Couldn't hurt to put the face in the mix, too.  Always good to have a contingency."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-10-13/1117:56>
"No bugs then, good, my nerves have been on edge since our the guy you replaced disappeared on us, as for the face I assume you mean obtaining the records from someone in the loop? if that is the case no objections but somebody is going to have watch his back if that's your meaning."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-10-13/1214:28>
" ok, so wait, what do you guys want me to do?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-10-13/1224:40>
Gibbon, who sat back during the latter part of the conversation, joined back in. "Hey chicas, i think it is really time to share with the newcomers. I know the details are important but you surely don't expect Pulse or Rorek to succeed with only this much to start on. So how about we spill the beans, and tell them about the true goal of the job?" He looked at the two new guys with barely hidden amusement in his eyes. And they are still not asking... Wonder when it will come up.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-10-13/1900:01>
"No objection, they can't do anything without them being put in the loop and they were vouched for plus we have a timetable, assuming that we can't find time to see how good they are, personally I think I've seen enough admittedly I'm no matrix expert,  this is all despite some of the earlier... issues."
..and at some point I need need to have a chat with the new face about not freaking people out who are on edge, regardless of what that took and despite the 'ware he's packing, talk about on your way to "the way of the burnout."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-11-13/0128:42>
"Sure, go ahead and tell them," Kitten said, "I'll just eat while I still have the chance."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-11-13/0130:31>
"... I can't say I like the idea of working the job without knowing what's going on, so I'd sure as hell hope you'll tell us whatever the hell it is you're talking about."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-14-13/0406:14>
"Short version, we have to steal a couple of Aztec art from the museum that has it on temporary display," Kitten said between bites, "at least, they will have it soon.  Right now we're discussing when to do it.  When they bring the pieces over, during the exhibit or when they remove the pieces back to Azzie land."
A bit of scorn for Aztec could be detected in her voice.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-14-13/0431:45>
"Ah, well, that's pretty much what I've been told already."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-14-13/0602:06>
"Well, that's good, but the devil always lingers in the details." Gibbon's voice was full of enthusiasm. "First, the merchandise itself. We have to relocate six huge crates, each one bigger than any of us. You can imagine how much trouble it would be to pack those crates, simply to replace their contents into another container would take an hour each for a person, so we better leave that part to the locals. Secondly, the timetable we were discussing. I don't know what the younger Johnson's playing, but he was definite about the merchandise already being there in the museum. We couldn't double-check this intel yet, as our previous hacker went MIA, and we deemed it too risky to try and peak in the storages of the museum itself so close to the deadline. Third, the Azzies. I don't know if the others agree but i definitely think they would provide their own security, considering what they hand over for display. And they don't pack toy guns even for lighter assignments. Fourth, the museum. We already did a surveillance, and have a pretty good idea of the physical security of publicly visited areas. We also got an outline for astral from the J, as well as some floor plans. However, we still don't know nothing about matrix, which i believe will be essential." He looked about the others. "Now, anything important i'm missing?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-15-13/1222:55>
"seems like we got our work cut out for us. Any plans so far? Something you guys want me to do? Maybe make a friend or two in the museum?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-15-13/1234:27>
"There are a couple of job openings," Kitten said, "if you're good with logistics, or at least good at talking about it to get hired, you can try that instead of me.  Or we can both try, to up the chances."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-15-13/1241:02>
"logistics? That's a kind of math right? Eeh. I might could talk my way through it. But academic things are definitely not my strongest points .
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-15-13/1241:51>
[spoiler]Raiden roll logic[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-15-13/1313:04>
[spoiler] OH DEAR GOD.
 2d6.hits(5)=0 (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4131718/) crit. glitch to the max[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-15-13/1337:35>
He is confidently sure logistics is a form of advanced trigonometry and the museum must be hiring some sort of math professor.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-15-13/1440:48>
"just. Why do they want someone that proficient in mathematics? I mean. That's like professor grade stuff isn't it?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-15-13/1513:28>
Kitten did a facepalm.  Some people were so stupid.  Well, there was no helping it, time to switch to plan B.
"We know the guards don't know anything," she said, "But maybe their supervisor knows.  I mean, someone at the museum has to coordinate things.  Maybe you can try to look into that.  Seduce them or something."

After all, she didn't add, it seems that's about all you're good for.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-15-13/1532:15>
" depends if Mr hacker can get me an appointment with the head honcho I am sure I can make some magic happen.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-15-13/1801:17>
"I have sneaking suspicion that he won't have a problem..."
as he looked over at Rorek then back to the table "..and someone needs to talk to him about logisitics or he'll put his balls where his mouth is."
"Also, Kitten you worked in logistics right? anything you can cram into his head that will impress a prospective employer in the time we have?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-15-13/1825:02>
"A knowsoft might also help, and be useful in the future as well." Gibbon added. "Sadly, i don't know anyone selling common sense. Although it's not an academic subject per se..." Then he countinued the summary with things still left unsaid.
"We defined some tasks along the way but there are plenty to do. So, the logistics job Kitten mentioned, is a good place for inside man. Could help with observations we couldn't make from publicly accessible places, schedules, protocols. The truck we have to hijack is the second part, which Andromeda thinks we should do several days before the job itself, so that all needed mods can be installed. Third, we have to take the goods through the city to a pre-designated place, i think in Redmond, correct me if i'm wrong, so we should plan routes, secondary routes, some diversions along the way, and surveying the target place would also be advisable by my take. As a precaution, we are going to use some wireless-inhibiting device in the transport, to block out any locators. Matrix should also clear if the merchandise is already there or not. Está claro?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-17-13/2314:33>
"so, we don't really have anything on the Matrix side of things yet?  I should probably take some time to scout that out before we go deciding on too much on that end."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-23-13/1257:45>
"Not at this time, on another note I'm thinking we should also find out what time the staff clock off and how many clock in, should be easy for each one of us to swing past there early in the morning and the evening on different days. This is just in case you can't find anything about that, maybe safer to do a physical headcount anyway, any thoughts anyone?.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-23-13/1349:39>
"Good thought, Cookie, i'll be sure to look around. Still, it would be easier to post a drone somewhere near the staff entrance and check every person going in or coming out for a day or two. Shouldn't be suspicious there, that district is always crowded with drones.
“OK then, I think we did all the thinking needed for this phase. I don’t really know about those vehicle and matrix stuff that much, so I’ll go along the path you chose. Tomorrow I’ll scout around the handover site so we know what to expect there. I’d appreciate some backup, possibly with wheels and a gun.” Gibbon looked around for volunteers.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-23-13/1358:24>
"I can tag along if you want some backup, I'll need to grab something more appropriate mind, just let me know when and where."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-23-13/1717:33>
"I can be back-up for everybody as long I don't have that job," Kitten said, "just let me know where I have to be.  And if I get that job, I will probably be given access to the museum intranet so I can give you headcount figures then."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-23-13/2044:54>
Gibbon smiled mischievously on Kitten. "As much as you and me out there sounds tempting, i have to say that you should concentrate now on the job offer of the museum. Maybe another time?" He then turned to Cookie. "Pick me up somewhere in Bellevue tomorrow at 9 AM, will ya? And bring a car that doesn't stand out, or we'll have to rent another one."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-24-13/0843:52>
"Let me see what I can do, I have transport issues at the moment."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-24-13/0855:48>
"good idea, now, get me a meeting with the guy or gal in charge of the place, and I can get just about anything you want. The job I am not sure about as math was my weakest subject but I may be able to talk around it long enough for what we need."  Rorek speaks up, trying to add something to the discussion and get somewhere where he can shine.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-24-13/1130:44>
 "I have some spare wheels, I can take you ...."  Andromeda had a blank stare as she heard Rorek speak.... is he for real asking us to set up an appointment for him? ...
YOU FOR REAL? Andromeda was just a tad away from shouting "you want me to write you what to say and do as well?
And here i thought you are here to do exactly this.  Open doors for us who are not able to talk their way in and out different situations.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-24-13/1138:27>
That should be fine, we just need......picking up and dropping off.
his words interrupted by Andromeda as the following went through his mind,  not again, please can we act like adults and work with what we have...just once.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-24-13/1225:33>
Andromeda really did no hear a word Cookie said.

"Why should I think in your place? Don't you think we all have stuff to do?" Andromeda was steaming. ...Silk would never said stupid things like this, Silk would never need to say them, She would just go in kill a few people break a few hearts and come out with all the information needed. this guy on the other hand would most likely tip them off even before entering the building ... "We should just tie him up and stash him away - he is more a liability then a asset!"  Andromeda Was referring to all the other team.  Most would not understand why she was acting like she did, but Kitten might get it.  Silk was one of the first Andromeda bounded and the pain of losing her and the pain was only made greater by the substitution.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-24-13/1249:50>
" hey hey, I told you, I'll meet with her, and one way or another, I will get something for you guys. I was just wondering if there was anything you thought would be helpful in that regard, simple no or something would have sufficed. Any way, I can go get a real or appointment with the head honcho, or we can get the tech guy to spoof me one. * this one has some fire in her.. and its directing the flames at me. Best show out this time. *
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-24-13/1434:38>
Hijo de puta, i don't believe, i'm the one who has to mediate! Gibbon was itching to crack a joke or two to take the edge of the situation away but he felt that he would achieve just the opposite effect.

"Andromeda, i understand your feelings, but you're starting to make a scene. You know we can't always get the sharpest tools in the shed to work with." The dwarf was very careful not to use a soothing voice, just giving his usual friendly demeanor. "So please concentrate on your part, and tell us by what time we have to deliver the vehicle to you if we'd like you to install those electronics for avoiding unwanted trackers." He then turned to Rorek, and despite speaking in the same tone, he could feel that the dwarf wasn't as friendly as with Andromeda. "As for you, unfortunately we don't have any invites, nor shortcuts, nor backdoors for that meet. Otherwise we might have been able to do it ourselves. We were hoping that you would be able to make things like that happen as we are in dire need at that area at the moment. So do your darn job, pendejo, and don't make us regret that we let you in on the loop." Then for peace, he added "I know it's hard to get in at a later point and get the others to respect you right away, but believe me, you have it far better than the one Pulse replaced."

Gibbon directed his following words to all present. "Now, i'd like to ask everybody to shut up for a minute, while i prepare the hookah. It's a four-hooker and i don't mind sharing. While i do that we should calm down and gather our thoughts why we want that sesión de puta with the museum head honcho. De acuerdo?"
[spoiler=leadership test]CHA(4) + Leadership(1) + Empathy(3) (8d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4145588/)
Note: Not too much but i decided not to use Edge, it is already very rare of Gibbon to put this much energy into mediation.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-24-13/1548:30>
Shooting a look at Andromeda with raised eyebrows, before relaxing his expression to address the table, the tone of his voice slightly raised but completely neutral.
If that means are we in agreement or something then, yes, I agree.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-24-13/1748:27>
Kitten didn't say anything.  She had just been about to when Gibbon did.  He had to learn a bit about leadership, she found, but if it worked, all was well.  And she could always give him a couple of pointers after the mission.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <07-24-13/1801:34>
"very well then. Guess its time about time to get the ball rolling. Gimme a day and I can get us in. Rorek cracks a grin "sorry if I am not quite as bright as people your used to hun, we all have our strengths, and we all have our weak areas, thats why we are a team isn't it? I'll try to read up a bit on this logistics thing though so I know a bit." Rorek gives a wink not entirely directed at any one person in the room.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-24-13/1914:51>
After the exchange things take a better turn over drinks, food and the Hookah. Some might think it's a little early for this but a bonding exercise is a bonding exercise and in the shadows it can't hurt to do it when you have a free moment.
Kitten is briefed on her SIN, she is very lucky that the guy her contact knows is in Seattle, she will be able to pick up her SIN first thing in the morning, at a shipping container at the docks of the Puget Sound, which makes up for when she is accidentally served an insect dish, without being cooked. Luckily the Praying Mantis are removed by the waitress quickly.
Pulse's  sprite returns with a full rip of the relevant data. The museums delivery procedures are archaic, they are only given broad estimates of timing and amounts for their deliveries on the same day it is happening and usually only 5 or so hours notice. If any extra security has been arranged it doesn't show from the data here.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-26-13/1004:49>
Hoping Silk had not forgotten about the Jammer Andromeda contacted her.

>> Yo Silk, so had you any progress with the smart jammer we spoke about?
Hope you did, cuz i do not trust the new guy with anything at the moment. Can you really not come back on the run?<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-26-13/1709:46>
Daybreak, it was what Cookie referred to as one of those mornings as took his time walking around with nothing on but a t-shirt reading "So ask me about TBI" packing the gear he would need for later on, that being a spare set of clean-ish clothes and his old stealth suit.
After which, he proceeded to put on the rest of his clothes on, a dirty pair of blue denims, a worn out pair of shoes and his jacket, checking his weapons over and holstering them he sent off a quick text on his commlink to Andromeda.
Hope I'm not disturbing you too much, sending you the info on where you can pick me up and then we can go grab Gibbon, fyi I'll be around there in about three hours, thanks in advance.
after sending the message he also forwarded the address for his usual pickup spot, checking his watch showed that he had hours to kill, which was more than enough time to sort out a liquid lunch and get some breakfast, time to see what was left in the cupboard.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-29-13/0211:17>
After taking a taxi to the docks and getting the SIN, she went back home and started filling out the application for the function she had seen the day before.  She downplayed her Yucatan experience, just in case there was an Aztec person 'helping' with the recruitment.  In place she put emphasis on her Lagos and Chicago experience, both regions where logistics were very important.

With her application sent (a bit before lunchtime) she also sent the link to a 'logistics for dummies' to the face, so he would at least stop embarrassing himself.  Now she only had to wait.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-29-13/0946:50>
In the morning Andromeda receives a message from Silk saying there's no way she can come back on the job, her covers too likely to be blown now and there's only so much she can do disguise wise. She hopes they can work together soon and the smart jammer should arrive at Kouyuu's yard for her in 2 days.

Kitten's visit to the docks is simple, but by no means unimportant. inside the shipping container the walls seem to be  painted in a psychedelic spiral of black and white, almost hypnotically designed, as you shut the container's door behind you though the pattern immediately fades to just black, then begins to shift and twirl, changing into many squirming patterns. it is obvious the walls are actually covered in trideo screens, being used in some contemporary high lifestyle artistic way.
http://youtu.be/o-NUmIzrhcs
A diamond shaped table of glass sits between you and the man who is supposedly the forger, suddenly the table bursts into light and brightens the whole room, as a hundred or so candles burst into flame on the table.
"Good morning." says the man, his face pale and sullen, though sitting he appears lanky and thin, a human with well groomed hair, deathly pale skin and a dark look in his eyes. If it wasn't for his aura telling you he was human, you would have thought you were trapped in a box with a vampire.
"Thank you for your patronage. If you ever require anything again, all you need do is pay. Fake SINs may be a specialty of mine but i will do anything at all if the price is right." He slides a datachip across the table, once slotted it uploads the new SIN for you, with the relevant naming and job sections left fill-able by you to tailor this SIn to your liking. "You paid a good price for this, so you received it in timely fashion."
[spoiler]Kitten can now add a Rating six Fake SIN and the 6/1 contact "Nise".[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <07-29-13/2005:08>
Last night was filled with a lot of disappointments. Silk giving up on the job and her replacement to boot. On the other hand Pulse looked quit capable in the matrix stuff, so the truck-jacking should actually could be easier then expected. But losing 2 members of the team on the first day, even if they just bailed is never a good sign for the run.

Thinking this Andromeda was already finished with the shower and breakfast. Casually dressing she run trough the messages she had received during the last half hour. Silks Message was a bitter sweet disappointment, ... So i will have to Work with the baffon - Rorek ... Was on her mind, ... at least she will help us even if she is out ... the beeping of her comlink starts blinking as the message from cookie arrives.

>>Will pick you up ASAP, Any word from Gibbon?<< was quickly written as she moved down the stairs and into the armory. the usual place of her Taser was empty, The row of Uzi was like thorn in her eye, as her favorite side arm was not in her possession anymore, not for a while now.  Holstering a Predator IV and taking her Sniper Rifle she leaves in her Shin.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-29-13/2338:43>
Before the night was out, Sergei made sure to cover his tracks - it wouldn't do to have a spider do a review and notice that the guard's commlink had been hacked, after all.  Hopefully if I just corrupt the log, it would be seen as a normal malfunction...

[spoiler]

Threading Corrupt (15d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4152994/)

Fading Resistance - using 3 Threading hits, DV is 3S (13d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4153001/)

Corrupt Access Log (13d6.hits(5)=8, 13d6.hits(5)=3, 13d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4153003/)

Based on the Corruption Table, this is well more than enough hits.[/spoiler]



The following morning, he awakens back at his apartment, ready to get to work.  First thing's first - better get an idea of what sort of system I'm working with here.  Planting himself firmly in his least decrepit chair, Pulse slips into VR and once again laments the fact that he doesn't have a decent med-drone these days.  Putting that thought aside, he navigates over to the museum's node and pulls up his Analyze complex form - which takes on the simple, if perhaps overly literal, appearance of a pair of binoculars and examines the museum's systems.

[spoiler]
Not sure how many nodes he sees, so I'm just going to put up a few rolls in case of the likely event that there's more than one visible.

Matrix Perception Tests (10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=1, 10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4153020/)

Details sought in this order:  Firewall Rating, hidden connection to other nodes, System Rating, and encryption status.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-30-13/0021:04>
The node is public access due to visitors to the museum, it is sculpted to look like a simplified version of the museum, allowing patrons to see what display is in each room currently, icons of fake art line the walls. of the digital building. The firewall is 4, there appears to be no hidden connections, it is the one node, system is 4 and nothing is encrypted.

[spoiler]If you wish to make hacking rolls as i will likely be offline due to time differences, you may roll for the firewall as well, there is a resident analyze 4 program.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-30-13/0554:41>

@Andromeda: Haven't heard anything from him yet, going to give him a call in a bit, after all we've still got plenty of time unless you want to get started early?.

@Gibbon: You up yet? Andromeda's up earlier than I thought she would be and may want to start early too, just warning you in case, apologies if I'm disturbing you.


[spoiler]
OOC: posting when half asleep, never a good idea.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-30-13/1332:12>
"Thanks," Kitten said before leaving the container and taking a taxi back to her appartment.  She was never one for idle chit-chat, and she assumed that the person at the other side. There she did the application.  She put Angela Santos as name.  She should be able to remember that as it was the name of one of her collegues in the Marrauders.  The real Angela hadn't made it out of Chicago.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-30-13/1353:57>
There was no reply at all from the dwarf for quite some time.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-30-13/1431:58>
Gibbon woke a bit grumpy. Last evening wasn’t the time of his life, and though the differences between the team members were repressed successfully, they were bound to surface sooner or later. He hoped he wouldn’t be the one called upon again, to smooth the rough edges. That was so annoying, he wanted to crack jokes rather than being the sensible one. And on top of the whole situation, by the time he got home, Lisa already left and spent the night out.

Checking his messages, he noticed that Cookie texted him earlier. Then he saw the timestamp and fell back in the bed, groaning. He thought about replying but left it at that. If the man didn't text him again, they didn't miss him yet.

He started his day as usual. It was unusual to strap two guns but he didn’t want to leave the slivergun, as the neighborhood they were to go to wasn’t one of the best. He took a long coat to conceal his tail but today he didn’t want to tie it down, he might have need of his whole sense of balance. Being a bit early, he decided to go to the meeting place on foot, Bellevue was nicely bustling with activity this time in the morning. He bought a croissant and a coffee on the way and arrived about a minute late, taking the last sips from the plastic cup.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-30-13/1840:21>
Well, it's not like I'm in a hurry - might as well take this slow.  Pulse started probing the museum's system, looking for vulnerabilities while staying under the radar.  Once he found a way in, a few hours later, he got ready to breach the system; he built himself a disguise so that the system and anyone else who happened to check would think he was just part of the background flow of data.  It came rather easily, this time round.

Alright, let's see what we've got here...

[spoiler]
Probing the node, seeking admin access. Threshold is System+Firewall+6=14, interval is 1 hour. (17d6.hits(5)=7, 17d6.hits(5)=6, 17d6.hits(5)=5, 17d6.hits(5)=8, 17d6.hits(5)=11) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4153989/)

So it takes 3 hours to find a way in.

Threading Stealth (Resonance 6, Software 4, Specialization 2, Neocorts 3, PuSHeD 1, Analytical Mind 2, Paragon 1, In Tune 2, VR 2) (23d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4153991/)

...  You know, I'd forgotten just how high Pulse's Threading pool is.  Only using 3 hits, though, to go to Stealth 8.

Fading Resistance, DV3P. (14d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154000/)

Fully resisted.

Matrix Perception Test (Computer 1 + Analyze 5 + VR 2 + Technomancer 2 + PuSHeD 1 + Neocorts 3 - Sustaining 2) (12d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154006/)

This is just a general "what's there", but it seems to have gone poorly.
[/quote]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-30-13/1847:31>
Inside the node are the icons of visitors and prospective visitors, looking around and moving between rooms, the flow of data around pulse keeps him hidden. Looking around the only thing that stands out are an activation program, visable due to your admin status, on each floor that is marked as being a Gas Security System.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-30-13/1907:46>
Gas?  That doesn't sound good...  Let's see what else we can find.  Hopefully the security system isn't locally isolated...  He constructed a sprite to search the system for anything to do with security or the target exhibition.

That done, he fired off a message to the rest of the team, who he hoped he wouldn't be waking (he'd gotten an early start, after all).  <<The only node I've been able to find for the museum so far has activation programs for a Gas Security System on each floor.  Hoping to determine what sort of gas it is, but it's possible that their security system is locally isolated, which makes getting in a little more complicated - not impossible, though it wouldn't hurt to have some help if that's the case.>>

[spoiler]
Compile Data Sprite; Optional Complex Forms Stealth and Sniffer (13d6.hits(5)=7, 6d6.hits(5)=3, 14d6.hits(5)=7) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154029/)

Data Sprite compiled with 4 tasks owing, Fading fully resisted.

Data Search (12d6.hits(5)=2, 12d6.hits(5)=5, 12d6.hits(5)=5, 12d6.hits(5)=2, 12d6.hits(5)=5, 12d6.hits(5)=0, 12d6.hits(5)=4, 12d6.hits(5)=5, 12d6.hits(5)=5, 12d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154036/)
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-30-13/1918:37>
Your sprite has found relevant data in the stock list, they have a supply of an unknown amount of CS gas in supply. Other than that it only find the occasional log in and out on the Log List of a security account from outside the node.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-30-13/1958:02>
Hm...  This might get me somewhere.  Sergei pulled the access ID from the log and began a trace on the ID, while tasking the search sprite to see what it could find for that ID Matrix wide.

[spoiler]
Threading Track (21d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154122/)

Track threaded to 5.

Fading Resistance, DV5S (14d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154129/)

Trace User (Computer 1 + Track 5 + PuSHeD 1 + Neocorts 3 + Analytical Mind 2 + VR 2 - Sustaining 2) (12d6.hits(5)=4, 12d6.hits(5)=3, 12d6.hits(5)=4, 12d6.hits(5)=5, 12d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154131/)

Data Search (12d6.hits(5)=8, 12d6.hits(5)=6, 12d6.hits(5)=1, 12d6.hits(5)=3, 12d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154132/)
Data Search (12d6.hits(5)=2, 12d6.hits(5)=4, 12d6.hits(5)=3, 12d6.hits(5)=3, 12d6.hits(5)=8) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154133/)
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-30-13/2005:13>
The trace leads to a node somewhere in downtown, the access ID belongs to a company called Webnet, and unimaginatively named hiring company for Spiders.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-30-13/2023:13>
@all:Irony,  let us know what kind of gas? and whether the activation be disabled remotely and/or triggered?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-30-13/2217:56>
Alright, let's just file that away for now...  Might be able to soften things up if I arrange for a distraction at one of Webnet's other clients.  In the mean time, let's look into this gas.  Confident that the vulnerability he'd found would be around for a while, he made a quick edit to the access log, tasked the sprite to remove the reference to his log out or any other actions either of them took once they showed up, and logged out of the system. 

Once out, he let his complex forms dissipate - he didn't need them right now.  What he did need to do was find some details on CS gas, so that he could figure out what they'd need for countermeasures.  Building a search utility, he tracked down the information.

<<Looks like CS - tear gas.  Best if we have chem protection, but the access I've already got is sufficient to set it of if we want.>>

[spoiler]
Because I'm leaving the node, this task counts as a remote task - and is thus automatically the sprite's last.  As such, it will disappear once the task is complete, without taking a Log Out or Jack Out action.  Happens to leave a nice, clean access log.

Threading Browse (23d6.hits(5)=10) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154165/)

Only using 4 hits.

Fading Resistance DV4S (14d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154168/)

Data Search (13d6.hits(5)=5, 13d6.hits(5)=6, 13d6.hits(5)=8, 13d6.hits(5)=6, 13d6.hits(5)=4, 13d6.hits(5)=4, 13d6.hits(5)=3, 13d6.hits(5)=3, 13d6.hits(5)=3, 13d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4154265/)
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <07-30-13/2232:14>
[spoiler]As per Anniversary [spoiler]Commonly referred to as tear gas, CS gas is an irritant that affects
the skin, eyes, and mucus membranes, causing them to burn and water. It
also stimulates a physiological panic response: increased heart rate, shortness
of breath, and so forth. Washing thoroughly with soap and water can
remove CS from the victim’s skin, thus ending the duration of the nausea
prematurely. CS gas becomes inert after 2 minutes of contact with the air.[/spoiler]
A full seal or rating 5 chemical protection is needed to avoid its effects totally.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-31-13/0135:53>
'Just great,' Kitten thought after reading the messages.  She had just sent off her application to the museum, so for now she had not much to do.
@team: if anybody needs a hand, I'm available until such time as the museum contacts me for that job.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-31-13/0136:49>
"You know anyone who might be able to get us the chem gear we'd need?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-31-13/0951:04>
 @all:I have some chem gear on order, so I could have a chat with my contact on your behalf or anyone else who needs it. Just so we're clear this comes out your own pocket, I won't be charging extra for being the middleman but you will have to pay them the standard finders fee. Lastly, if its just CS gas you'll only need sealed eye protection and a decent respirator, damn crap gets in through the eyes and whatever hole you breath through, also wash yourself off including your clothes then take the mask off, better safe than sorry If you still if you still feel paranoid use a gas mask and a full suit, anyone on edge does not mix well with explosive rounds, rats etc.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <07-31-13/1204:09>
'Can't we just try to avoid setting the stuff off,' Kitten texted, 'you know, like stay in the back rooms where they don't have the stuff.  Or being so good they don't know we were there?'
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-31-13/1212:21>
@all: I would advise avoidance as well, since if we did fire off the system we may still miss people. However, it would be necessary to consider it as a plan B because I personally do not believe in milk runs, however in that regard I want to know if it can it be fired off on a floor by floor basis without triggering any alarms as that would defeat the point entirely of it being a plan B. Also I forget to mention, cover up, skin exposure is still a no-no.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <07-31-13/1428:29>
>>Plan B should be wearing tightly closing clothes, and having a high-quality respirator, face masks, and fitting underwater goggles on your person. A chemsuit is as obvious as it gets, and seals are expensive. But having a plan B is sound strategy. You remember discussing the gas topic earlier? For one, even if it triggers in one place, ventillation can carry it. Also, if it's wired, we can use it to cover escape, draw away attention, etcetera.<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-31-13/1434:16>
@all: Check on all of the above, as long as the respirator is delivered on time along with the cuff-tape.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-31-13/1615:35>
<<If the security team isn't in chem gear, firing off the gas could buy us some time we may very much need - it would be a good way to cover an escape if things go sideways.  The gas only takes two minutes to become inert once it's exposed to open air, so if we were to use it for anything that 2 minutes would have to be enough.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-31-13/1716:17>
 Exactly, also going to put something together to add into people medkits. In the mean time, I suggest people make sure they keep any medkits they have on them stocked up on sterile saline.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-31-13/1718:18>
<<How much would that chem gear cost, anyways?  Incidentally, I could disable the triggers, so unless there's manual controls as well the only reason to worry about any of this is if we want to have the option of using the gas ourselves.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <07-31-13/1815:08>

@all:My contact charges at 25% commission per item,so I can get them to add in a couple of top of the line respirators for 188¥ each to the order I've got going, so can anyone do better than that? my current order turns up in a few days or so fyi, you will still need eye protection and to cover up, however I can ask them about chemsuits if people want me to.

[spoiler]
OOC: That would be for a rating 6 fyi for all the above.
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <07-31-13/2334:45>
<<Couldn't hurt to check.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <08-01-13/0135:36>
'not needed for me.  I already have a good respirator.  But I suggest to disable it if we have to go into the museum itself.'

If you wanted to spent some time in Lagos, this was a necessity.  When she disbanded the group, she had kept most of her own kit.  She made a mental note to get some goggles later on.  Should be fairly easy to find.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-01-13/0257:31>
@piemaker: Good morning, need cost for a decent chemsuit and gas mask, any idea how long that would take to get here as well?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-01-13/1020:33>
"Well someone is busy. Are you looking for a hazmat suit, like the Mitsuhama EE Suit? We can get it to you in 2 days but it will cost 1875¥."
Quote
It protects against chemicals (full chemical seal), heat and fire (Fire Resistance 3), and radiation (Radiation Shield 6), 3/3 Armour, 5 free mod slots.
"Personally though, if you have the cash i would suggest the Evo HEL Suit, modified for your needs, I can get it to you in 2 days and but it will be 3750¥. It has a 5-minute supply of highly
compressed air and though it doesn't come with a chemical seal as standard we can send it to you with one if you give us another day and 5000¥ to implement it. I remind you this increases your air supply by one hour, which could be quite worth it. The cheaper option is to improve on it's chem protection, which can be done in the original time frame (2 Days) and will only cost 1000¥."
Quote
The Basic HEL suit protects its wearer against Cold damage (Insulation 4), heat and Fire damage (Fire Resistance 2), radiation (Radiation Shield 3), and chemicals (Chemical Protection2), Armour 4/6 and 5 Mod Slots.
Option 1 will have Cold damage (Insulation 4), heat and Fire damage (Fire Resistance 2), radiation (Radiation Shield 3), and chemicals (Chemical Protection 2) and a full Chemical Seal, Armour 4/6 and 4 Mod Slots.
Option 2 will have Cold damage (Insulation 4), heat and Fire damage (Fire Resistance 2), radiation (Radiation Shield 3), and chemicals (Chemical Protection 6)  Armour 4/6 and 1 Mod Slot.
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"Gas Masks we can get to you tomorrow for 250¥ each."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-01-13/1223:33>
@all: they've got an Evo HEL Suit suit for 3750¥ needs modding for an extra 5000¥ for a chemical seal or adding chem protection for 1000¥, that will take 3 days to get here if you go cheap or 4 for the expensive, otherwise they have a Mitsuhama EE Suit hazmat suit for 1875¥ that'll take 2 days to get here, which is the better option, they can do gas masks for 250¥ each and those will get here tomorrow. I haven't asked how many of either suit they have or about respirators yet, any takers on this before I ask?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-01-13/1432:20>
@all: >>Wow, don't know what those are but should be helluva wiz stuff, for that jing. I'd think about buying a gas mask but the price is way too steep, i'd give 220 if they do delivery.<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-01-13/1633:45>
@all:They deliver,no promises on lowering the price but I'll see what I can do.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-01-13/1900:41>
Andromeda was enjoying her early morning drive. She did not go straight to the pick up point, but rather drive trough some sharp curves and tight corners, she wanted to get her blood going and there was no other medicine for that as pure adrenalin. Thou, she new she was good enough at the wheel not to crash so it was not as refreshing as she had hoped.
The whole Conversation about gas problems was easily ignored, at least she arrived at the pick up point for Cookie.
>> You know, a good Gas mask you can get in your local Mall, just 200 bucks. We Live in Seattle after all. The Chem suits sound nice, but they are too expensive for my taste.<<
@Pulse >> Can you release the gas half a hour before we arrive? They would not have the chance to refill and the museum would be in disarray. Even when things fall apart they would seldom let Aztech wait, so i guess it could only work to our benefit.<< Andromeda sent while looking for Cookie in the spot he had sent her to be at.

Quote from: OOC
All items with are not F or R can be bought freely, if the Avalibility is low - like 0 for Gas masks - you can get it in every supermarket.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-02-13/0409:28>
Tsk'ing to himself as he looked at the time, he grabbed his gear, whilst tucking a thermos into his bag and all making a beeline straight out the door.
@all:Anyway running a little late due to getting caught up dealing with this, let me know if people want anything, Andromeda I should just be coming around the corner in 2 minutes, I'm not usually this late.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <08-04-13/0122:15>
<<Nothing stopping me from trying that, but that seems like it would put them on their guard, no?>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-04-13/0127:14>
Later that day Kitten is called by the museum for a trid-interview. "We received your application this morning. Thank you for showing interest in the position. Have you worked in delivery much? Your Resume states you have plenty of logistics experience, where did you gain that experience? What do you think you could bring to our team here at the museum, are you confidant in your manual handling skills with heavy items?"

The interview continues as such, please roll Etiquette and Negotiation/Con along with how you handle the questions.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <08-04-13/1504:32>

"I've worked logistics with mercenary companies," Kitten said, "while I don't have any formal education in it, if you have to make sure a full battallion has enough food and fuel in Lagos, you have to be able to organise and mostly, improvise.  And that's what I'm bringing to you, the ability to quickly improvise if things go wrong.  And in my experience, despite planning, they always do.  One late delivery and you have to redo the whole programming."

The rest of the interview she tried to give the impression that she indeed knew what she was talking about, often using examples from her time with the Marauders.  Mostly from her time in Lagos, when she had been an officer and more involved in those matters.

[spoiler]
etiquette (using edge)
charisma 3 + etiquette 1 + edge 3 =7 (7d6.hitsopen(5,6)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4161053/)

negotiation (using edge)
charisma 3 + negotiation 1 + edge 3 =7 (7d6.hitsopen(5,6)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4161056/)
if bargaining specialisation is applicable:
bargainingen specialisation 2 (2d6.hitsopen(5,6)=0) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4161057/)
doesn't really matter  :(
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-04-13/1544:52>
"To be honest with you, you're the best applicant we've received. Would you be able to start tomorrow so we can get you up to speed?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <08-04-13/1658:03>
"That should be no problem," Kitten said, being relieved, "I have two extra questions though.  First, at what time?  Second, what's the salary?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-04-13/1850:21>
Listening the tune in the radio Andromeda waited for Cookies arrival. The music was OK, not the best you could have, but still better then some of he garbage you could hear on the public radios these days.

As cookie arrived she opened the door trough her Link to the car. "Long time no see. Any new from Gibbon? Still have no pick up point for him. And it seems we have some time to kill until we do. Care for a shooting exercise or something?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-05-13/1003:42>
Nodding to Andromeda as a greeting as he got in and put his bag down in his lap.
"I have no objection to some shooting practice, as for Gibbon he should have got the message, but he's probably not looked at his commlink yet, as far as I know, he expects us to to pick him up in Bellevue somewhere, which he'll probably tell us exactly where when he's ready before 9." pausing in mid-thought " I'll start worrying when it gets to 11am and we've had no response."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-05-13/1151:23>
When Gibbon got up at 7:48, and realized that Cookie didn't tell him where to go in Bellevue, he sent a text to him. >>Turn from 104th Ave NE on NE 8th St going east, i'll be on the corner.<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-05-13/1301:42>
Cookies commlink buzzed in his pocket, causing him to look at it, snorting to himself he started typing  a few commands into his commlink.
Looks like he just told me where..
as he passed the information across to Andromeda's own commlink.
...so you still want to start early or shall tell him we'll meet at 9 am still?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-07-13/1718:29>
"It's minimum wage," They say this like that is somehow a good thing. "Come round tomorrow at 5pm, security will check you SIN and direct you to me."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <08-08-13/0116:51>
"Okay, will do," Kitten said, before closing the connection.  It was to be expected and she wasn't in it for the money.  Actually she was, but not their money.  And she hadn't told them she was awakened either, otherwise the salary would be higher.

She sent a message to the rest of the team:
@all: I'm accepted for the job in the museum.  Start tomorrow at 5 pm.  Let you know more after.  If you need me in the meantime, let me know.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <08-08-13/0224:05>
@all<<You guys need me for anything?  Got a few things I should deal with - gonna take a look at the shipping company, gotta little bit of general prep I can do, but it's gonna take a while.  Point being, if you guys are gonna need me for overwatch or anything, would be good to know."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-08-13/1420:37>
As Gibbon neared the meeting point, he suddenly got a thought and sent a text message to Rorek. >>Hey, man, could you do me a favor while i'm on recon? I'd like to acquire a taser, but not just a stock model. I need a smart Defiance EX Shocker modded for semi-automatic fire, equipped with improved range-finder and skinlink. And don't forget, it be for dwarf. Cheers, amigo.<<

When he got the message from Pulse, he thought back at the job parameters, and remembered something. @all: >>Hey, Pulse, you might be the man. When we met the Js i tried to get more intel on them but i was distracted and my cyber-mojo ain't that good. Could you scan for more on Diego and his father? I tried to look for info by using the father's picture and his address but i couldn't put a name behind the face. Then i tried to look for info with the picture, plus Aztechnology and archeology as keywords. Think it could be useful to know our employer better?<< He sent the picture of the older Johnson to Pulse. It was good quality, Gibbon obviously invested in his gear.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-09-13/1307:44>
Cookie did not notice any movement on Andromeda's part, but, as soon Cookie had taken seat and closed the door, the Shin started to move with a sudden burnout and a 180 degree spin. " I gues we will decide on the way, but if he is ready, them why not start?" A melodic voice sounded out of the cars speakers. "do you think the car would stand out to much in Redmound?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-09-13/1534:01>
 One sec I'll find out what he's doing, also yeah any car in Redmond that doesn't belong to one of the gangs is going to stand out
As he was nearly wrenched from his as he plugged his seat belt in as the car span round.
note to self: good getaway driver bad casual driver, possibly in a bad mood
@Gibbon: Any chance you can make it earlier than 9 AM, say 8-8:15? Andromeda seems a little bit riled up, thought she calmed down yesterday, although I'm still not sure what qualify's as normal for her yet.
Turning his thoughts to a more darker personal place, or me, considering my outburst last night.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <08-10-13/0634:02>
@all: if you need me, let me know where you are and I'll drop by in the astral.  For the rest of the day, I'll be studying.
She quickly downloaded a high quality datasoft on logistics and started reading.  She already knew the basics, but mostly on how they applied to mercenary operations, so it wouldn't hurt her to read up on those parts she wasn't all that familiar with, like storeroom management and such things.  It could never hurt to be prepared.

[spoiler]
OOC: I download a rating 6 datasoft.  They have availability - and cost 60 nuyen, so I don't think it will take me all that long to find one.  I then spent the rest of the day studying, unless someone needs me.
PS: Chrona, I'll probably buy up the logistics knowledge skill on 1 after this mission.
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-11-13/1653:28>
With a sigh, Gibbon answered Cookie's text. >>Can try 8:30, not sure though. Might be late a minute or two.<< He then sped up his preparation, grumbling about early morning calls but thought that it might be a good idea to keep whoever was their driver as happy as possible. Yesterday took a toll on Andromeda's patience, and with reason, it wouldn't be wise to continue down that lane.

He arrived at the appointed place at 8:35.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-11-13/1704:55>
You meet up relatively easily, if not with military precision. That's when the rain hits. It pours it down in the usual stinging way, the ground slippery and slick. -2 to actions for people without relevant chemical protection, vision enhancements and also to driving in this weather.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-11-13/1709:55>
The driving itself had calmed Andromeda down. Middle trough the way, she disconnected form the car and took the steering wheel in her own hands. Then she started enjoying Cookies Face as she sped by and overtook half of the mornings rush-hours traffic and used gaps in the traffic no normal person would ever risk to do. This was her way to relax. Due to some extra corners and some joy hunting Andromeda arrived 8:30 Sharp, parked 15m from the point Gibbon had sent her and waited, she could have been there sooner, thou she never takes the direct rout, if it is not a life and death question, that is.
@Gibbon >>Arrived, you are welcome to join us.<< she sent gibbon a message applying a AR overlay, so her car would be marked in his vision.

"So Mister Cookie, May i ask how did you came to this designation?" Andromeda asked "if it's something you are willing to share while we are waiting for Mr Gibbon. " She added keeping her mock formal style.
Truth to be told, Andromeda herself did not understood what is going on with her, why the mood swings, why the sudden changes in her behavior. Maybe it was just too much, the last few days have been strange and filled with disappointments.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-12-13/0508:31>
Cookie finally manged to find a position that allowed him to stay put in his seat  before answering. No issue, it's not really that interesting, short version, I spent sometime working as a chef for a while after the military, things uhh... didn't work out. He paused mid sentence to stare out the window of the car, watching the rain as it came down.The fixer for my first job made a joke about how, well to quote "He cooks, he cleans and and occasionally pulls bullets out of people"...the entire run consisted of them making cooking based puns. sighing to himself as he turned away from the window to check his commlink again.  I better apologise to my contact later about mostly wasting there time, maybe if I order some nasties from the ammo box if they have any lying around..


[spoiler]
Con + Fastalk roll for inventing some stuff to explain the holes in his memory.
Embellishing what he can't remember. (6d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4171302/)
Area Knowledge roll for a safe place to park the car.
Area Knowledge: Seattle +Redmond area spec. (7d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4171301/)
Let me know if I've made any errors here Chrona and I'll fix them.
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-12-13/0754:02>
" So next time you cook the grub for the meet. " Andromeda joked, " I hope this time around there will not be any insects in it, for a change"
" whats your take on the new social guy? I personally am inches from electrocuting his ass every time he spouts out some of his bright ideas" she said as if it was yesterday, then quickly added " but it may be  he just came at wrong time."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-12-13/0820:21>
You better hope this job doesn't land us in the wilderness then, because then it will be pan fried insert insect name here. As for the face, he looks like he's just new to me and it was your friend that recommended him. I will add that for now, I'm willing to give him a chance however he screws this job up for us, he's out, end of story.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-12-13/0912:06>
Gibbon sent a signal to Andromeda and Cookie as he neared the car. He didn’t want to find himself at gunpoint by trying to open the door without warning. He greeted the others then grumbled some about the weather. ”Hey, morning. Slept well? Hope you brought your shiny rainbow umbrellas, ‘cuz this ain’t seem to stop soon. I hate it when rain’s cold and stings. And I look like an oversized canary in my dandy yellow raincoat.” They could tell he wasn’t a morning person. It was that, or he just had a bad night’s sleep. ”So, let’s go and get over with the job. Coffees on me after we finish.”
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-12-13/1142:09>
Safe parking and Redmond don't really in together. Anywhere in touristville will have the lowest chance of trouble.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-12-13/1851:30>
"Well Hello there, I will definitely take you up on that. But first the Job." A quick look to Cookie and the Pedal hit the metal. The shin roared and took of leaving a cloud of dust in the air. This might not be the most stealthy way of doing things, but here they did not need to be as stealthy as at their destination. Both of her teammates could clearly see that she enjoyed the ride way too much.

Not much had changed in Andromeda's driving since she picked up Cookie. whit the small exception that she slowed down when they entered Redmond. This was they way all ordinary people drove, and for the ones used to speed this was torture. Slow and Painful torture. When they parked near the destination of the delivery Andromeda asked her both mates "We are here, what now?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-13-13/0854:35>
”Now, i hit the streets, and take a walk in this nice weather. I check the place out, maybe from the top of some other building as well, maybe I talk to others hanging around. In the meantime, could you make a circle and check if you can see anything with the car’s sensors? And be ready, there might be need to run. Or run over, depending.” Gibbon looked out of the car dejectedly. He didn’t really have the enthusiasm to be soaked, even if his raincoat was good. ”If you see any bars open on the way around, pass me the coordinates, will you? There might be more people to talk to in there.”

The dwarf was busy while talking. He checked the walls and lampposts for gang signs and tried to remember if he heard about any bigger underworld organization being active in the area.
[spoiler=tests]Gang activity: INT(5) + Gangs(4) + Mnemonic enhancer(1) (10d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4172884/)
Organized crime activity: INT(5) + Underworld(3) + Mnemonic enhancer(1) (9d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4172885/)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-13-13/0901:09>
I could try slipping into the warehouse, see what's locked and what's not, shouldn't be much of a challenge with this. Opening up the bag to pull up the hood of the chameleons suit.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-13-13/1924:55>
There isn't much Syndicate activity in the Barrens that you know of, at least not this close to Touristville. The local gang colours are black on white, The Brain Eaters.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Raiden on <08-13-13/1936:07>
<no problemo, how soon ya want it? I'll see if I can russle one up before I talk my way into the math job.>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-14-13/1744:30>
Gibbon looked a bit surprised at Cookie. "Well, i didn't think of trying to slip in the target building in broad daylight. The dark would be more appropriate for this, and by night i may have my own chameleon suit with me. I just wanted to get the lay of the land and talk with the people here." He then answered Rorek. >>As soon as you can get it, at reasonable price. I don't want to pay double just because you rushed. A few days would do.<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-14-13/1812:48>
Daylight it maybe but the rain drops visibility, not to mention body temperature of anyone out in this, the few that will I may add, suits also thermal dampened, so thermal sensors lose the edge here so that means that the chances of having a run in with someone is about the same as night time. pausing for breath In nutshell, your concern is appreciated, besides I still need to check the place on the astral and would rather have as few witnesses as possible to my actual appearance, most gangs aren't very sociable,  just playing it safe even if this ends up being a waste of time. As he started to strip down to his boxers and t-shirt so he could put the suit on.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-15-13/1710:38>
"Will do Gibbon." Andromeda replied to gibbon " Also i think Gibbon ir Right, in this rain you will stand out as a sour thumb, there is not enough water to hide you, but enough to show that there is a chameleon in the rain. You know, raindrops hanging in middle of air seems suspicious to the most, and wet footprints are even a category higher then that."

Andromeda Waited for the other two to get prepare and leave before she went on driving in the vicinity.  Keeping her eye out for a joint gibbon could hang out or any other suspicions activities going out.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-16-13/0616:31>
I admit you make sense but I'm concerned about the astral in there, I suppose we could ask Kitten to project, over my concern with that is if someone setup a spirit to react to astral travellers. Compromise then, I'll walk by in the rain in my regular clothes and then ask Kitten if she can project over to look inside to see if it's cool, sound better? As he started putting his regular clothes back on. I'm too used to doing things on my own is the real problem and to be honest after this job I'm having a holiday, haven't had one in forever.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-16-13/1134:16>
"I'm about ready. Or as close as i'll ever be, to get out in this weather. Can you drop me off two blocks down?" When they got there, Gibbon sighed, then got out of the Shin as fast as possible, in order to let the fewest possible raindrops inside. Hood up, a bit hunched, and limping, he walked those two blocks, then started to check out the warehouse and its surroundings, trying to seem not out of place, and trying not to betray he was checking the place out. If there was any resemblance to a canary, it was lost among the raindrops, he seemed rather like someone who had just one more glass a little too early in the day.
[spoiler=tests]Disguise for blending in: INT(5) + Disguise(3) (8d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4177301/)
Perception to check the place: INT(5) + Perception(2) + Warez(3) + Enhancers(3) + Looking(3) (16d6.hits(5)=8) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4177304/)
Note: i'm currently looking for entrances, both obvious and hidden, and possible physical security, like cameras, guards, etc. I have thermographic vision so only heavy rain bother my sight, if that's the case, just take the last two dice away.
Looking for guards outside of the building: Perception: INT(5) + Perception(2) + Warez(3) + Enhancers(3) + Looking(3) (16d6.hits(5)=8) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4177309/)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-16-13/1236:21>
"As for me, you can drop me of a block before the warehouse after the first pass, just pick me back up on your next pass around or the nearest bar that looks safe, safe for around here that is." Cookie said.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-16-13/1524:07>
As far as Gibbon can tell, the physical security is one old, rusty chain link fence topped with... nothing. It isn't exactly Fort Knox.
"-ey.. Hey chummer? You, the dwarf. Yeah, you buying anything chummer. looking for a good day?"
Gibbons attention is taken by a Ork standing in the alleyway nearby, hes using a fire escape as shelter from the rain. His clothes are dirty and torn, but tight against his Orkish physique and pale green skin. His tusks are big but uncared for. He has no distinct gang colours on him, probably just a very very low level pusher.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-16-13/1723:49>
Gibbon stepped into the "office" of the ork. "Dunno, chum, watcha selling?" He looked the ork up and down casually, just to check if he had any weapons hidden.
[spoiler]Perception:  INT(5) + Perception(2) + Warez(3) + Enhancers(3) + Looking(3) (16d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4177745/)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-16-13/1745:36>
Apart from the fact that he seems to be in good shape, he's unarmed. "Jus' tell me what you neeeeeeed chummer. 'Barrens has all the things you could enjoy." He's a little twitchy, but it isnt from nerves. You spot a datajack on his temple.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-19-13/0552:14>
Gibbon shrugged as someone not really knowing what he looked for. "With all the drek happenin' around, som'thin' to chill would do good." He looked around, never fully turning his back to the ork, then asked, boredom in his voice. "So, anythin' new around here? Any new guys movin' in recently?" He waved back, his hand pointing somewhere around the warehose.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-19-13/1102:38>
 "New people? Nah man, everythings the same round here. All ways is. You want to be relaxing them you need some Bliss or some Mellow Yellow. I'm the cheapest round, you'll see."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-19-13/1945:37>
"Bliss i know." Gibbon said, with mild interest. "What's this Mellow-thing?" After listening to his answer, he cut in. "So, if nothin' new, still the Brain Eaterz tryin' to go big this part of the sprawl? Who'z da boss now? Just so, you understand, that i know who not to cross if i wantz to make biz around here."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-19-13/1955:13>
"Ah you gotta slow it to really understand the Yellow man, you wont have annnyyyy worries with yellows." He pitches it with a dull look in his eyes and a dopey grin around his tusks. "Yah man, this is all the Brain Eaters turf, far as you can see. The boss is ARB, best remember that."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-20-13/0435:35>
"So if i wanted to, say, rent a warehouse here, like that one over there, i'd have to go to ARB? Or it would just be for security, so to say?" Gibbon turned his full attention back to the ork. He seemed genuine, but looks were deceiving.
[spoiler=Judge Intentions]Gibbon spoke enough with the ork to give a general assessment, i think. Is he really as stoned as he seems? Does he seem to have any ulterior motives, besides wanting to sell stuff?
INT(5) + CHA(4) (9d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4183450/)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-20-13/1027:28>
[spoiler]He definitely seems to be genuine, and tripping on something while on the job.[/spoiler]

"Yeh man, ARB and his crew might not be the strongest lot, but they got the nuyen and the nuyen gets them guys like me to be their muscle on the streets, if you know what I mean. You gots to. say, open a shop, or some drek, you'll be wanting to be all paid up to ARB to make sure ain't no two bit slitch going to mess with you, not with the Brain Eater's protection." He reaches into a rucksack on his back slowly and pulls out a datachip with a yellow sticker on it and hands it out to Gibbon. "Here man, you seem cool, I'll give you a yellow on the house. Whether you not gotta sim mod or do, there's plenty of dens round here where you can slot in safety."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-20-13/1059:43>
Gibbon smiled up at the ork. "Hey, thanks, chum. You know what? If you tell me your name, i might mention to ARB you're good for his biz." Pocketing the yellow-stickered chip, he waved goodby to him and left for the rain. He then called Andromeda and Cookie. "Guys, i got us a name. ARB's the leader of the Brain Eaterz, this is their turf, so he might know more about our target. However, i suspect getting info out of him is not my league, so what do you say we let our specialist get in and get the info out? I got a recommendation for him this time. By the way, nothing out of the ordinary so far, so we might leave the questions and get some physical info, and be satisfied."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-20-13/1145:58>
Cookie clicked on his mic and sent a message back @Andromeda, Gibbon: Agreed, we know who we can send in then, I don't mind riding backup at a distance for him, so if he screws up; I can pull his ass out the fire, chew him up and give him the boot.  oh, and if he doesn't well it means we don't give him the boot and we have to keep him around,  such is the life of runner. At the last part of his statement he kept his eye on the drivers "seat" as he turned the mic off. "That okay with you? He asked Andromeda.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-20-13/1753:27>
Andromeda completely missed Cookies look, but answered him straight " Why not, let's see how much negotiation he can do?
If he screws up, i can spare a bullet for him to put him out of his misery as well," then after a after a very well placed pause she went on "if need be, but will keep an eye out for him as well, anyone coming for his hide will first him in my scope as well, " You could not really tell if she would take him down just because she could or she paused just because the thought crossed her mind. maybe there was a reason, maybe there was non at all. but who could really tell what is going on the head of others. 
@Team >>Gibbon could you get ARB's whereabouts?, i could deliver our spokesperson. Rorek, you ready for some Talking?<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-20-13/1812:30>
Rorek offers to go there on his own, hoping to impress you by also talking his way to the Brain Eaters crib and to ARB.

[spoiler]Unfortunately you don't hear from him no matter how many times you try to contact him for the rest of the scene.[/spoiler]

It has now been 45 minutes since you first started staking out the warehouse.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-21-13/0719:59>
45 min had passed, Rorek Was MIA, and even Andromeda started to worry. @Team " Why has he shut off his com? Pulse could have kept him safe and we knew that something is going wrong. Anyone want to check it out in Force?" Andromeda asked cookie and the rest of team, but only Cookie saw her unholstering her Ares Predator.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-21-13/1130:28>
Sighing to himself Cookie, put over a message to the others
@all: When did we last have eyes on him? Can Kitten meet me there, we may have to do some astral tracking, I would suggest everyone else stays with the car until we get eyes on.
As he pulled his Izom Aphrodite out and to give it a check over before putting it away as he looked out the window.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-21-13/1150:55>
"YO! Monkey Dwarf! You still around here, dude!?" Gibbon can faintly hear Huck in the distance, seemingly searching for Gibbon. When he finds you he ill catch his breath, then continue "The Nukes just attacked ARBs crib man, best you get out of the area before there's another attack or they think you're part of it, The Red Hot Nukes are all dwarfs. Slotters snuck whisper explosives near enough to do some damage."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <08-21-13/1239:32>
'Warehouse management system,' Kitten read, 'what the hell is that again.'
She continued reading and quickly grasped the basics of it.  At least enough to get by in the museum for a week or so.  Then she got a comm.

"Where is 'there'," she asked, "and do you want me to show up in person or is astral okay?"
While she asked she closed the AR window she was reading in and went to her magical lodge.  If she was to astrally run around, she wanted her body behind a barrier with a spirit on guard.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-21-13/1648:53>
Gibbon's eyes widened at hearing the situation. "Thanks for the heads-up, Huck. I owe you one. I'm outta here as fast as i can. You know what? Here's my commcode, if you have somethin' new, gimme a call, we'll work something out." He gave one of the commcodes which he kept for the shadow work to the ork, then headed out of the Eaterz' turf. He called Andromeda. "Hey, i think i have to leave. The Brain Eaterz just got hit by a dwarf gang, so i don't want to get caught anywhere near. Can you give me a lift? I'm transferring my coordinates right now."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <08-22-13/0514:20>
Gearing up to take a run at the shipping company, Pulse took a quick analysis of their systems.

[spoiler]Matrix Perception Test (14d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4186594/)

Let's go with Firewall, System, hidden connection to other nodes, and encryption status.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-22-13/0911:08>
The museums node looks like a 2020 throwback compared to this one, but it is mostly the encryption. A rating 5 Firewall, System and Encryption stands in front of Pulse on the data streams of the matrix. You see no hidden connections.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-22-13/1527:52>
>>No Prob, be there in a few.<< She replied to Gibbon serving Cookie to a quick start leaving smoke and burned rubber aroma in the air.

the 2 minutes needed to meet up wit her new dwarwen team mate had given her some time to think upon the situation. When she picked him up she had a few questions on her mind " I know Rorek might have fucked this up already, but do you think they would work with us? we have some benefits for them, i could offer around 20 smart-linked Uzi as a start, and the new war would definitely only increase their need for strong friends. they could take on any tail we have when reaching their Turf?" Andromeda grinned, "what do you think, would they agree to something like this?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-22-13/1701:31>
Cookie looked up from his commlink that he'd been staring from the backseat before speaking. "I need to say this, but I don't think this is a good course of action, we can't send Gibbon in and our negotiator is MIA. The choice is me, you Andromeda, Kitten or the other new guy but if it's a gang war won't they just shoot at anything that moves? then we've got KE who are going to pop in to say hi eventually. We really need someone with connections and they probably just got blown up; admittedly I hope not but that maybe the case, so it looks like we're outsourcing again for a new face so we can find out what happened to the new face. So does anyone know anyone or anyone we can ask because this is already turning into a headache." Cookie stopped in mid-sentence. "But what if the gangers, KE and this other lot are too busy butting heads to notice a deal going down at a warehouse; and you want to sell guns to them which would; clever, why didn't I see that, we still need someone talk to them, so were straight back to square one." At that Cookie pulled his head back proceeding to stare into space at the ceiling.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-22-13/1715:41>
Andromeda looked back at him "What is there much to do? Silk does it all the time. Go to them speak a bit if it's needed, then say we give you guns as payment, you protect us. Deal? DEAL!" Andromeda Talked as if it would be the easiest thing to do. Clearly showing her lack in the field of negotiations.
"Silk would do it, i know she would ...." Andromeda became thoughtful for a few sec. "That's it! We ask Silk to make the negotiations and we just have to deliver the guns, no connections whatsoever, no way they can pin it on her." Andromeda Beamed with joy as she had found a way and did not wast a opportunity to call Silk >> Yo pretty lady, up for a small side job, if not for returning?<< she still had hopes Silk would just appear back on the job as if nothing had happened.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <08-23-13/0725:06>
In between the myriad screens with social networks she had open on her AR display, a small icon in the form of a pink truck with trailer popped up, blinking and sparkling brightly.
With a thought, Silk closed half a dozen of the screens -she didn't have money for the newest Jackson & Grey line of women's shoes anyway- and focused on the incoming call.
"Work, work, work. Why don't you ever call me just to go out shopping?", she complained in a whiny voice. "Lord knows you can use an outfit that doesn't make you look like a grease monkey. You really need to get out more often, you know."
She let out a theatrical sigh and thought of the shoes again. That pair with the thin synthleather straps with pink and purple stone inlays really were too cute. "But sure, I can use the money. And I think I might've found a way to get rid off this guard causing troubles for my involvement. What do you got going on that my replacement can't handle?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-24-13/1321:15>
... Shopping? ... she thought a bit about it, completely not hearing the following sentence.
"But Silk, every time I tried to invite you to the Hardware store or some Junkyard you said No. i thought you did not like to go shopping with me at all." Andromeda said in a disappointed voice, as she clearly did not understood what kind of shopping Silk meant.

"About the Rorek Guy you recommended, he is MIA, wanted to take a whole gang upon himself and has not been heard from since." She sighed "Not sure why you recommended him, we almost shot him on sight when he read the situation wrong and i would not wonder if the Gang did as well, but he also might just be lost or something. Hopefully he is not one of the first casualties in the Gang-war." Then Andromeda stopped.

It was the time to start speaking work. "speaking of witch, We need someone to go to speak to the Brain Eaterz, ARB their leader. We might want to get on their good side, offer help in the war. I could spare a couple Uzi IV from the 18 i have for their war. In Return we might use their help when we need to get rid of everyone tailing us when we come to the warehouse with the goods. What do you think, can we achieve something like that?" Andromeda asked her person of trust in all aspects social. waiting for a honest answer. even though she could never decide when Silk was just playing and when she was dead serious.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <08-24-13/1530:16>
Silk ignored the "shopping" commentary, shaking her head. Still the same lost cause.

Brain Eaters, gangs, warehouse? How the hell are these things involved with Aztec or musea?, she thought, listening to Andromeda's explanation.

"Wow, wow! Hang on a second there Rommy. I think you're skipping a step or two, or ten, there.", Silk finally replied. "If I'm going to be back on the job with you guys, let's patch the rest of the group in this conversation and then hopefully one of you can explain to me what the hell is going on here."
She waited a moment for the rest to join in on the chat, meanwhile closing another group of open windows and writing a quick reply to a very wrong comment about the outfit Christy Daee wore to the gala last night. Obviously the poster must be suffering from some kind of mental illness to suggest that Daee should've been wearing a Zoé's NuFaux gown.

"Okay, so before I step in the shower, can one of you guys please explain how on earth gang warfare and arms dealing became part of a museum heist in such a small amount of time?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-24-13/1747:25>
Cookie sigh, dictated a message and sent a response then returned to staring at the ceiling, he needed to calm down, talking helped; usually.
@all:Everyone is on edge Silk after Legion disappeared and that guard turned up at the restaurant, then the way your replacement introduced himself didn't help things. As for the warehouse, I thought we were just taking a look at the drop off site today. Things happened, the new guy; your replacement, was going to have a meet with the local gang who owned the turf, we were going to see if we could sort out some kind of deal regarding the warehouse drop off. Then another gang attacked, he goes MIA, I was kinda of upset as he didn't want anyone going with him as backup, so I may have made a suggestion that was fueled by a lot of anger.
As for the museum, the more we look at the security the more like a joke it seems, ask the new hacker Pulse about that if you want more, short version; the whole place is rigged with CS gas dispensers installed as part of the security system. Does anyone think I missed anything? Also welcome back before I forget.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <08-24-13/1820:20>
<<Pulse here.  Museum security looks pretty light - Matrix side is outsourced, too, which might create a couple options.  Shipping company is looking a lot tougher; I'm gearing up to take a run at them, but I'm thinking I'd be better off not doing this one from home.  Being mobile would be useful, actually - any location trace over wireless is is imprecise, only gets you within 50m.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <08-24-13/1831:58>
"Oh, hi Pulse! Well met! Well, sort-of met anyhow, I guess.", Silk responded when a name and number she didn't recognize popped up.
"To the point, professional and practical, I like that! We'll get along just fine, I'm sure!" Sure hope you're a better dresser than some of the others, though. "Any indication on whether or not Aztec will be taking over or adding additional security when their prize exhibit starts?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <08-24-13/1836:26>
<<Nothing yet.  Been through the museum's node and that guard's commlink - the team decided to test me by getting me to hack into there.  Still have a backdoor into there if there's anything on there you're worried about, by the by.  Hoping the shipping company's records might give me a clue as to security plans, otherwise I'll have to keep looking.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <08-25-13/0431:05>
"I managed to get a job at the museum," Kitten said, "in their storerooms.  So that means if we have to get in, I will probably have codes to do so.  I'll see if I can get more information on deliveries, security and things like that."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <08-25-13/0444:43>
<<Might be, but given the access I've got I can probably handle that - might be best if we limit your exposure, after all.  When do you start, though?  Still worried they might have an isolated system, so getting some behind the scenes intel could be handy.>>

Glad I made a good first impression, at least.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <08-25-13/1423:51>
"Cool, nice thing about getting an inside job, Kitten.
That gas... We know it's a dispenser filled with CS gas, or we know it's a CS gas dispenser? If it's the first, we should be fine with masks. But if we're inside and it turns out they loaded it with something nastier, though..."

Maybe I can find out from Evangeline., Silk thought. Get a conversation going about annoying procedures and alarm drills or something, see what precautions the guards were instructed to take.

"And what do we know about this gang and their boss? Name like that, place like that... Don't wanna suddenly find out they're more interested in actually eating brains instead of buying guns."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-25-13/1518:49>
"I heard of the Brain Eaterz before, recognized their signs over the place." Gibbon answered. "From what i know, they are usually more interested in the 'Trix, but have their own muscle. And i'm pretty sure they are not a gang of ghouls or wannabes."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-25-13/1623:58>
@All; That reminds me, Kitten and Pulse, anyway you can you check to see if any of the museum connects into the Ork underground tunnels that run below it? always good to have an emergency exit.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-25-13/1635:49>
Projecting or checking any records on line will tell you only if you fancy digging through meters of earth and rock.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <08-25-13/1832:15>
<<From what I can find, there's a tunnel or two that runs nearby-ish, but we'd be looking at having to create our own entrance - and I'm prepared to assume ttey've reinforced that.  As to these Brain Eaterz...  Should I be looped in to cover against their hacking?  To your point, Silk, their inventory is pretty explicit about it being CS, but I have no basis to discount the possibility of that being falsified.  Doesn't seem likely, though - CS gas is a great choice if they have to activate the system while the museum is open, after all.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <08-26-13/0745:33>
"Alright, that's good news then. Walking around in hazmat suits would kind of draw attention.  Still, I'd prefer we try not triggering any alarms at all.", Silk sent back over the comm channel.
"I'll jump in the shower and then go wherever you guys think you need me."
Silk walked towards the bathroom.
"I doubt this is the kind of hour to be setting up a meeting with gangers, though. We all done with recon in and around the museum?"
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Post by: Punch on <08-26-13/0953:09>
@all: Just waiting to hear back from what Kitten finds now, then that's done with.
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Post by: Ren on <08-26-13/1015:36>
”We’re ready with inside recon of public places, matrix, astral, and outside recon of the immediate area. We still have to plan a main route and some contingencies for delivering the goods from the museum to the handover. And for that, we need the handover coordinates, better sooner than later.” Gibbon did sound a bit concerned. ”For non-public areas of the museum, Kitten will probably have more tomorrow.”
After a short pause, he continued. ”Kitten, do you know if those spirits patrolling the premises will have eyes only for astral intruders? Or are they capable of detecting a physical intrusion as well? ‘Cuz, if Pulse handles the ‘Trix, the cams, I’m pretty sure I can avoid physical detection, but I don’t know drek about spirits, so the best I can do is shoot them in the face.”

On a different channel, he sent a text to Silk. >>Hey, chica, glad to have you back on team. Something says that it will be more interesting and profitable to work with you, than with that Rorek guy. Anyway, before he disappeared, I asked him to get me something, in the next few days. Andromeda was kind enough to lend me her taser but I don’t want to wear out her patience, so I’d like to get my own. Attached the specifics, could you help out? Somehow I get the feeling Rorek won’t be delivering.<<
[spoiler=specifications]Original message to Rorek
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>>Hey, man, could you do me a favor while i'm on recon? I'd like to acquire a taser, but not just a stock model. I need a smart Defiance EX Shocker modded for semi-automatic fire, equipped with improved range-finder and skinlink. And don't forget, it be for dwarf. Cheers, amigo.<<
spcification from OOC
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Gear/modCostAvailabilitySlots
Defiance EX Shocker150-6
- metahuman customization50--1
- firing selection change, small modification (SA)3004R-1
- smartgun system, internal1506R-1
- improved rangefinder10006-1
- skinlink506-1
Altogether16506R (max)1 remaining
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <08-26-13/1405:31>
"I'll check as soon as I go to work," Kitten said, "but spirits are mostly there to detect astral stuff.  Unfortunately, humans also show up on the astral, so they can be detected that way.  But if there are guards, they also walk around.  I'll ask around as soon as I can, okay?  One thing, shooting them in the face is probably only going to make them angry.  They're quite tough."
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Post by: Punch on <08-26-13/1422:49>
@all: yeah, better to leave dealing with spirits to me or Kitten; being an adept I can handle one or two on my own and Kitten could handle a lot more more just because she's a mage; meaning more tricks up her sleeve.
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Post by: farothel on <08-26-13/1432:46>
"As long as they're not bugs," Sammy said, "with those you can take them out while they are all swarming around me.  But let me first check what's at the back before we plan exactly what we're going to do."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <08-26-13/1801:09>
PM @ Gibbon: "My favorite kind of weapon, too. I'll see what I can do, okay? You just make sure you got the money."

Getting out of the shower, Silk grabbed her commlink from the sink and walked towards her bed. "We got anyone who can set up a meeting with this ARB guy? Know someone who knows someone? Getting dressed now, need a place to go to soon or I plan something on my own, no time to waste. Rommy, can you send something to pick me up or should I arrange transportation myself?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-26-13/1816:01>
"I can introduce you to Huck, he's one of the muscle for the Eaterz", Gibbon answered. "I'll give him a call but i won't be able to introduce you personally, it is not advisable for any dwarves to appear on their turf right now."

He called the ork immediately, from the commcode he gave him. "Hey, Huck, how's the crew? Everything OK? Hope the Nukes didn't do much damage. Remember the biz i was talking about? My partner wanted to meet the ARB and discuss some hardware with him, can you set the meeting up, or bring her to someone who can?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <08-26-13/1856:38>
"Fragging pieces of drek blew a goddamn slitch sized hole in the side of the place! We should frag all of the damn halfers in that shit stain excuse for a crew! They're fucking psychotic little -" He pauses his loud rant briefly, you can make out the sound of something being plugged in over the commcall, "No offense o'course maaan, not all dwarves the same, right? You cool. Hardware might as well be the code word round here, bro, send your partner to my turf and I'll get 'em to ARB."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-26-13/1907:09>
@all: Anyone you want to tag along as security? not in the mood to take no for an answer or even who goes with for that matter.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <08-27-13/0635:25>
@Huck: ”No offense taken, I understand you’re pissed, I’d feel the same. Thanks, chummer, I’ll send my partner your way today.” After finishing up with Huck, Gibbon sent the coordinates to Silk. @all: “OK, my new friend Huck will take you to ARB, the leader of the Eaterz. I sent you where you can find him, if he’s not there, he’s probably in the vicinity. And one thing: I think they will appreciate any kind of hardware in the deal.”
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-27-13/1234:12>
"Hope you do not mind Company?" Andromeda asked Cookie and Gibbon then added trough her comlink to @Team >>Silk, be ready for pick up in 15, we are on our way. Do you want me to take the hounds as well? << Andromeda asked silk,thinking if taking her doberman drones would be a smart move considering they are about to visit a hacker den.
>>Pulse, you good with drones?<< a quick message was sent with a single thought. >>would love your help if we take them to the meet. Also could provide you with wheels for the time you want to hack the delivery company.<< ...there is still the issue of stealing the Truck from the shipping company,but this will have to wait, as we first need access to the company itself... Andromeda thought to herself, but never sent her thoughts to the team while the Shin made his way toward Silks World of shoes and dresses. ...Hope their will not reek of 101 kind of Perfume like last time, maybe I just should stay in the car.

Quote from: OOC
Silk would know about the two dobberman drones in Habu
others can be let out any way on the road. if they wish so
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-27-13/1326:20>
@all: Would having a doctor on scene help as well if they have wounded, I'd need to pickup my kit from home, can only do so much with a first aid kits; Given how Andromeda drives it won't cost us much time to grab it.

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Post by: Kouryuu on <08-27-13/1403:33>
 no prob was heard over the team channel just miliseconds before the shin took a sharp left turn.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <08-27-13/1641:54>
"I wouldn't bring the drones... or anything else of value that you don't want to barter with, to be honest. I don't know these guys but they just might demand anything that looks expensive, useful or hard to get."
Silk had tried coming up with ideas on how best to handle this while in the shower, but hadn't really come up with much. She just didn't have enough information to work with.
"Truth be told, I'm a bit reluctant to show my hand in this instance. If we arrive there showing up with our best equipment, they might not like being offered nothing more than Uzi's.
Also, from what I understand the other guy -what's his name, Rorek?- wanted to go alone. Looks like it turned out pretty bad for him, but that doesn't mean he didn't make the right decision.
Could be things go well, we have a nice chat  and maybe come to a good deal, maybe not, no harm done. But who's to say these guys won't demand a lot more than we're willing to offer and won't take no for an answer. In that case, I'd feel a lot better knowing I've got some backup armed and ready to bail me out.
Showing up with just one or two and letting them get the feeling they're in charge might get us a better result than showing up in force."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-27-13/1943:24>
@all: You do realise with Andromeda needing to behind the wheel in case we need to run and Gibbon with his species related problems, not trying to be offensive everyone is allergic to lead; means that it's going to be you and me going; possibly Kitten as well, if she can project over without worry.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <08-28-13/0145:47>
<<And I can't be on site any more than Gibbon can, same issues - but I should probably be patched in, just in case.  Never know what they might try, after all.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <08-28-13/0235:45>
Why don't we dress up Gibbon in a nice little outfit and pretend he's our pet circus animal? The mean thought popped into Silk's mind.
"Sounds great, Cookie! Call it a date! :) We'll be fine, don't worry. Just don't forget to buy me drinks before you try anything funny."
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Post by: Ren on <08-28-13/1236:20>
"As long as i stay in a car with tinted windows, i'll gladly be backup", Gibbon added.
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Post by: Punch on <08-28-13/1329:55>
@all: a date? I'll bring my favorite jacket and more rounds for the launcher then.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <08-28-13/1356:11>
"If you guys can give me an adress of that gang, I can have a look around," Kitten said over the comm, "and if you're right and it's a matrix gang, they probably won't have much in the way of astral defences.  But what exactly do we need this gang for?  We have matrix support, right?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <08-29-13/0941:39>
@all: Let's be honest here, everyone's feeling cautious, so a request for extra security and noise isn't unusual, which is my reason for going along with this. I'm also going to be very surprised if these guys can't fight,  they're a Barrens gang after all. The plan, I assume, is if we have a run in with the rentals and need a distraction on the way out, we call on them to help out on whatever deal we make with them. However, If we don't need them; then we do have a favor we can call on later; you never know when that maybe useful. The downside is we don't know what they'll offer if they're in a war with another gang but no harm in asking, right?
Cookie sighed just as he sent the message, looking out the window as Andromeda's car pulled up to the downtown address that he'd given her for his in the ACHE, the shabby hole in the wall that it was; not that he intended to be here long.
"Be back in 5; try not to scare the neighbors." bolting from the car and rushing inside, up the apartment stairs ignoring the elevator(that hadn't worked since he moved in),  it didn't take him long to get in and grab the kit and the rest of his cache of HE grenade launcher rounds. Then locking up and rushing back down the stairs. out to the car again; exactly as the five minutes was up. "Can I get in? he panted out of breath at the car door.

[spoiler]
OOC: Due to the results of a discussion with Chrona, Cookies how was settled on ACHE by random selection, I have no idea why I'm giggling at this.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <08-30-13/0346:44>
"Uhm, hate to disappoint you guys, but what Cookie just described would be the best possible outcome, not one I'd really count on.
Maybe they'll take the deal and be prepared to stay on stand-by to create a distraction when we call them. I'd consider myself very lucky if they show up when we want and do what we want.
But that doesn't mean that if we don't call 'em, we'll have an IOU in our pockets we can call on whenever it comes in handy.
Personally, I'll be happy already if they don't turn on us the moment their 'job' is done, if not sooner."
Silk didn't like dealing with gangs very much. To her it was just one of those parts of the job that sometimes couldn't be avoided.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <08-31-13/0336:39>
<<There may be another way we can use them - I know the museum outsources their Matrix security, and if I can identify a similar soft spot with the shipping company we might be able to stretch their resources a little bit thinner on that side.  Brings the chances of anyone seeing my footprints down a bit further, which makes us safer.  But it would be a bit premature to be making that sort of arrangement, since I don't have all the facts yet.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <08-31-13/0547:35>
Silk @Team: "Not a bad idea, Pulse. So... we wait with the meeting until we got a more complete picture? I hate going there without having anything solid. By the way, anyone know what the street value for one of these Uzi's would be?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <08-31-13/1417:06>
"We took it of a bunch of dead meat that wanted to geek us. But they have some modifications, like Smart link." Andromeda joined the conversation. " No idea how much that is, but i think that at this point the brain eaters need any gun they can get their hands on."

"By the way Silk, usual place in 10" She added as the Shin Left the neighborhood. "Pulse, you coming too? Need pickup as well?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <08-31-13/1807:27>
«Might not be a bad plan, since I want to be on the move for what I've got to do next - though that's gonna be a long job.  Still, might be able to support you better from closer in.»
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <09-02-13/1316:15>
Andromeda Piked up Pulse, Now the Shin started to look owercrowded, and Silk would not like it much, there was only one thing left: "Cookie, you know Silk might get a bit bossy if she does not like how things are, right?" Remembering the meet with the J  - "Might be a good idea to let her have the other front row seat, no?" She looked at the man with understanding, he as well knew that she is trying to make his life easier.
So upon arrival at Silk's place one more look was given to Cookie saying somthing like "It's time..."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <09-02-13/1343:58>
Nodding back,  Cookie started to get out of the car "Going to do the door holding thing; so, uh just let me open it from outside." as he got out of the car to wait for Silk to appear.
Right, remember step aside, open the door, look around let her get in and then you get in afterwards in the back, why am I worrying about this...
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <09-02-13/1403:03>
Silk ran hopping blithely towards the car.
"Why thank you so much! You sure know how to treat a lady!", she giggled, smiling puzzled but amused.
"Hi everyone! Little bit busy in here! Room for one more? The more the merrier, right?"
Resisting the urge to put her feet on the dashboard -Noise'd had no trouble with that, but Andromeda was always oversensitive to anything involving her toys- she asked "You're all going with me to this meeting?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <09-03-13/1239:07>
Closing the door behind Silk, Cookie got in the back of the car before answering Silks question.
"true, true, not sure what's happening with the meeting now though..besides what was mentioned over the 'trix,  I guess we're waiting to see what Pulse digs up.
sighing to himself as he made himself comfortable in the backseat adjusting the himself so the portable surgical kit didn't dig too much into him.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <09-03-13/1318:37>
Gibbon beamed up at Silk. "A true pleasure to see you again, even as it starts to get a bit crowded back here. But i don't take up too muck space, you know.
"Anyway, once we decide it's time to go and have this meeting, i thought i might be backup, even a small addition to firepower can mean the much needed difference sometimes. By the way, i need to call back Huck and tell him that we'll be a bit later as i expected." The dwarf did so, just as he said, sending a text to the ork stating that he will call later about that meeting if it was alright, and that he thought it would be wiser to let the mood settle down after the Nukes' attack.
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Post by: RHat on <09-04-13/0419:54>
Sergei leaned back in his seat.  "I take it you're Silk, then?  Pleased to meet you face to face."
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Post by: Kouryuu on <09-04-13/1709:35>
Having Silk Back was the best Andromeda could have wished for and she almost hugged her friend as she came back. Only the manly back row made her a bit too uncomfortable to do so. But her joy was defiantly visible in her eyes.

Just as the pleasantries were starting the car exploded into a forwards thrust that would have left Silk in a quite an embarrassing state if she had put her legs up on the dashboard. Skirts have not changed much, so they would definitely been rolled as much back as the force would have propelled them. "So we Go back?" Andromeda asked as the Car had settled on a speed she felt comfortable at, witch was not too much over the speed limit " Or do we need to stop somewhere else again?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <09-04-13/1729:48>
Silk beamed at the new guy. "Yep, that's me. And you must be Pulse. Pleasure's all mine, I'm certain. You're the new hack..."
The car's rapid acceleration shook her for a moment and interrupted her, but after concentrating on fastening her seat belt she continued.
"You're the new hacker, right? Hey, can I ask you a small favor, I'm sure it's something simple for you! There's this asshole on FaceSpace who just won't stop spamming and trolling the "Fans of Zoé" board I'm helping moderate. We've kicked him dozens of times but he just ...." She blabs on and on.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <09-04-13/2311:07>
Flexing the fingers on his cyberhand, Pulse massaged the point where the implant met his flesh.  Damn, why does this thing always get so sore when it rains...

"Well, uh...  This is probably not the right time to go into that - not while we're on a job, you know?  Got enough stuff to focus on right now."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <09-06-13/1746:27>
Whilst looking around trying to avoid the attention of Silk, Cookie noticed the way that Pulse was rubbing his cyberhand; making him arch an eyebrow then relaxing it again before speaking. "Some issues with the 'ware Pulse?"


[spoiler]
potential cyberware issues (8d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4207277/)
no glitch's.
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <09-06-13/1816:23>
"Hand just gets sore when it rains.  Could just be something to do with the change in pressure, or something."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <09-06-13/1917:20>
"Couple of potential issues with the 'ware come to mind but I'd need to pop the cover to be sure, rather give it a look after you're done with your hacking , assuming that's okay with you?  which reminds me. since we have time; Andromeda can you take me to the nearest stuffer shack, only going to need another 5 minutes and what pulse is hacking means we also have some time to kill anyway.


[spoiler]
one legally acquired cybertechnology tool kit coming up, gee I wonder what else I'll need that for.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <09-09-13/0458:51>
"Yeah, but I should probably hit that system after we're done with this meet for a few reasons - in part because we're talking hours if I don't want to set off an alarm; their system is seriously hardened."  He put his hands into the pocket of the worn hoodie he was wearing under his coat.  It was pretty clear from the general state of that and his jeans that he was dressed for comfort today, not for style.  He had to wonder if that wasn't making a good impression on the apparently fashion-focused prodigal team member.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <09-09-13/0631:35>
Taking his time to gaze out the window, Cookie replied back "If that's that's the case I can put it off, just didn't like the idea of sitting around waiting."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <09-09-13/0926:04>
"Hey Guys, have you made up your mind back there? i need to know where we go, or i will just go to the Barrens for some target practice. and i i run out of targets ..." Andromeda was getting upset. There were so much she could do, other then sitting at the wheel for a cruise drive with no real destination.

"So where to the Gang? I want to get over with this is i have to go there myself!" Andromeda made clear her intention to follow trough the meet, hoping Silk would not allow her to make a suicide in the process.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <09-09-13/0934:58>
Finally rolling up back near the warehouse, Huck flags down the car, passing on directions to Gibbon for which brownstone is the gangs.
It is pretty easy to spot right now, with one of the corner brownstone's walls having a large hole. Luckily the hole isn't accompanied by the twisted and charred remains of gangers, so it seems the room was empty when the whisper explosives went off.
Two Orks are guarding the hole, while a 20-something human sits on the steps leading to the front door, keeping an eye out behind AR mirror shades. The AR Spam in the area is, believe it or not, even higher than the high-streets in downtown. Unlike the usual tailored adverts, this is a jumble of anything and everything, Pulse can immediately tell it is a smokescreen to help obscure the gangs Matrix activities from casual AR users.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <09-09-13/0953:55>
Cookie sighed to himself looking out the window and stepped out the car, holding the door for Silk, whilst giving the crowd of gang members the once over on the astral and back to get a good look around with his AR turned off.
[spoiler]
Astral'ing the gang members(aura reading) (9d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4210616/)
the roller hate me today, near glitch..
Checking around for anything concealed that screams danger besides the obvious(+visual bonus) (8d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4210623/)
Using observe in detail and a much better result.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <09-09-13/1044:30>
Silk struggled to resist the temptation to read as much of the AR spam as she could.
Before the car opened, she took watched outside to see what the gangers were wearing and adjusted her clothes and style accordingly, taking care to not have the exact same colors -they might be insulted by a non-member wearing their colors- but to be wearing harmonious colors and something in a matching style, only slightly more classy.
"Pulse, you're on matrix lookout? I don't want these guys inside our comms... But try not doing anything too hostile, okay?"

She gave a short, amused laugh as Cookie opened the door for her. "You're pretty good at this!" she said, taking his hand to step out of the car. "If you get tired of the 'runners life, maybe you could get a job as a butler or a chauffeur or something.

[spoiler]Perception Visual & Audio (10d6.hits(5)=2, 10d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4210669/) Forgot 3 dice for Active Perception, but well...[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <09-09-13/1102:57>
After the door closed behind Silk, Gibbon checked his weapons again - the taser he got from Andromeda in the quick-draw holster, the Slivergun in the concealed holster under his jacket, and the two knifes on his forearms. Finding everything ready, he started to hum some South-American rythm almost tonelessly. He wasn't really looking forward to waiting.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <09-09-13/1630:06>
"You guys still need me to pop over," Kitten said over the comm, "I mean, if it's a hacker gang, how much magic can they have?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <09-09-13/1704:23>
As far as Cookie can tell, there is no magic activity to worry about, the Orks are unawakened and the guy at the door just has some headware.

Nothing unexpected jumps out at anyone, thanks to there being no casualties the place is less chaotic than expected. The gang is on alert but this is expected.
"Yo, you must be Huck's new buddies." The 20-something jumps off the wall. "Name's DotHash," flashy AR bursts out of his person, neon arrows and bright Vegas like signs above his head announce that to be his name without a doubt, "I hear you have a business proposal?" He looks at the hole, "Sorry about the mess."
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Post by: Punch on <09-09-13/1804:09>
After checking out the area Cookie switched to sub-voc to send a reply.
@all: Kitten you're clear and clear on mundane as well as astral. Everyone keep yours eyes open and chatter to a minimum, doubt the nukes will come say hello again just yet but you never know.
As he fell into step behind Silk keeping an even but acceptable distance between them.
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Post by: Ren on <09-09-13/1823:42>
Gibbon made a face and said in a mock-serious voice, just to those in the car "Aye, Commander! May i kiss your ass, Commander?" He rolled his eyes. "Does he think we don't know our jobs?"
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-10-13/1203:47>
Silk followed DotHash's look towards the hole in the wall and raised an eyebrow.
"That? Nah. I like it, it adds character to the place. Besides, it's all the hype nowadays. You wouldn't believe how much money some people spend to get that all that light, air and that feeling of openness in their homes."

She smiled and offered her hand. "Silk. Nice you meet you. Love the AR, reminds me of Vegas. Huck told me we needed to talk to ARB?"
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Post by: Chrona on <09-10-13/1221:16>
"ARBs decided you'd be talking to me, which i think is pretty good as i like you, Vegas was just my aim." He shakes her hand with a firm grip, "He has to check over the perimeter of our turf after the attack. So what have you got to offer us? Huck mentioned hardware?"
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Post by: farothel on <09-10-13/1255:27>
'Well, fuck that,' Kitten thought as she made sure she was comfortable in her magical lodge.  Then she slipped out of her body into the astral plane and went to where the others were.  Flying above the buildings (to avoid running into magical barriers, as those hurt) she was there quite quickly.  She got into Andromeda's car and manifested.
"Hello, how is it going," she asked from the backseat.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-10-13/1517:51>
"Aw, damn it. I had this joke prepared for him and everything. Now I won't get to find out if he thinks it's funny.", she pouted didn't seem sincere at all.
She looked at the streets and the buildings, searching for something to say and dodge the question about what they had to offer for a little longer.
"You know, I always thought this was one of the quiet places... Well, relatively speaking, anyways. Things really that tense here that you're worried about being bombed again? How the hell'd they do this anyway? I mean, I know they're little people and all that but you got to admit, a gang called The Nukes doesn't really sound like the most covert bunch around, right?"
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Post by: Chrona on <09-10-13/1522:35>
"Ah they can be with the right toys, even if we keep a tight ship on our turf. Whisper Explosives, barely made a sound when they went off. We're working out how they snuck 'em over now. Guess we should get in some new sniffer sensors."
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-10-13/1534:59>
Silk bit her lip and seemed to think on that for a while but then shook her head. 'Nope, sorry. Don't think I can help with that kind of hardware. Fracking hate those chem sniffers, really make my job so much harder than it should be." Despite what she was saying her voice was cheerful and she was smiling again. "Hey, you wanna hear the joke instead? Didn't spend all the way here thinking of a good joke only to get here and not tell it."
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Post by: Ren on <09-10-13/1641:03>
Gibbon jumped and almost bumped his head in the ceiling as Kitten suddenly appeared. "Frag, its... Kitten? You loco, chica? I almost made a new window on the top. How did you do this?" His hand, which was already inside his jacket, reaching for a gun, surfaced again.
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Post by: RHat on <09-11-13/0001:37>
As they rolled up on scene, Pulse slipped into VR in order to scout out the gang's Matrix operations - though not before toggling the camera on his dummy 'link on and making sure he could access his audio and visual feeds.

[spoiler]
Threading Scan, using up to 3 hits (23d6.hits(5)=9, 12d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4212741/)

Scan 3, Fading fully resisted.

Detect all hidden nodes in MSR (10d6.hits(5)=0, 10d6.hits(5)=6, 10d6.hits(5)=7, 10d6.hits(5)=1, 10d6.hits(5)=1, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=2, 10d6.hits(5)=5, 10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4212745/)

Miraculously, that first roll didn't glitch.  Takes 15 seconds.

Threading Browse, using up to 3 hits (23d6.hits(5)=9, 12d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4212775/)

These results look strangely familiar...  :P

Data Search to filter out the spam in favour of the gang's real operations. (10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=2, 10d6.hits(5)=5, 10d6.hits(5)=6, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=1, 10d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4212777/)

Should be enough to get past the smokescreen.

Matrix Perception tests on the team's gear to look for incursions. (14d6.hits(5)=8, 14d6.hits(5)=7, 14d6.hits(5)=5, 14d6.hits(5)=3, 14d6.hits(5)=4, 14d6.hits(5)=4, 14d6.hits(5)=4, 14d6.hits(5)=3, 14d6.hits(5)=2, 14d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4212782/)

And, to round things out.
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Post by: Chrona on <09-11-13/1103:50>
With Pulse's over-watch set up it should be highly unlikely for anyone to try anything unnoticed, which is good as this is the highest number of hidden nodes in one spot that you have seen for a while. It is obvious though that this is just because it is all hands on deck for the gang.

"Sure, come on in, I'll pull up a sofa or something for you lot. OI Ronny, get them some seats in a more secluded room, thanks mate." One of the orks moves back inside the hole after gesturing as Dothash leads those who will be entering inside, but not too deeply into the building. In a side room that was likely originally a lounge, Ronny pulls up enough seats from other rooms so that you can sit amongst the cables, gang colours and graffiti'd walls of the meeting room. Everything has an AR accent on it, the overlays making everything look like something out of Tron, if it was infected with a virus of bad fashion sense.
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Post by: RHat on <09-11-13/1108:28>
@All: «Looks like we're good on the Matrix end of things.  Will notify if anything changes.»
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Post by: farothel on <09-11-13/1141:36>
"It's called manifesting," Kitten said with a grin, "all spirits can do it, as can all mages, provided they have the intelligence of a gnat and remember how."
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Post by: Punch on <09-11-13/1534:49>
@all: Good,  shame we can't do a thing about the AR spam everywhere had to turn my AR off,like I needed it here. Hell, what is up with all the AR spam anyway?
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Post by: RHat on <09-11-13/1538:00>
@All: «It's a smokescreen - it conceals their real activity from most observers.  Of course, when you're that loud about it someone like me can see it for what it is immediately.»[/b]
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Post by: Punch on <09-11-13/1551:20>
@all: Thanks, at least I'll know what to watch out for next time, assuming I run into someone or a group of someones being this loud as you put it.
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Post by: RHat on <09-11-13/1629:04>
@All: «Yeah, you can filter through it with a good search subroutine if you configure it properly - basically need to set it to return all results that aren't this brand of spam.»
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-11-13/1654:18>
"Thank you, Ronny. I'm Silk, nice to meet you.", the young woman said with her warmest smile before sitting down, casually leaning back and completely at ease.
She returned her full attention to Dothash, keeping a smile on her face but taking a slightly more businesslike voice. "So this ARB... Your boss? Leader? He okayed you to make a deal with a group of Shadowrunners? Cool guy. But uhm, I don't mean any disrespect to you or your gang; you guys obviously got a pretty great thing going on here. But are you sure that with this stuff with the Nukes going on, you guys can afford the distraction of taking on jobs on the side?"
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Post by: Chrona on <09-11-13/1701:05>
"We're used to multitasking and honestly, the muscle might get fragged off when this stuff happens, but ARB isn't worried. We barely consider it an open gang war or anything. If the Nukes wanted someone dead today, there'd be more than rubble in that room, i got enough respect for their skill with firecrackers to know that. They're trying to scare us to get some more turf, simple as." He pats the ork on the shoulder and Ronny nods at Silk then stands by the door after shutting it. Dothash takes his seat casually, "Though I didn't know you were Runners, I guess with seeing such a mix in your car, it makes sense. I also wasn't aware there was any side job involved? Huck only mentioned hardware."
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-11-13/1729:49>
"Yeah, we do. But come to think of it, hardware might have a different meaning to a group of hackers though... So let me tell you the joke, if you know it already, just stop me, okay?
So this dwarf walks up to this gunrunner, flashes a credstick and asks "Hey omae, you got a good gun to sell me?"
The guy looks down at the dwarf, shrugs and says "Nope. Sorry chummer, ain't got no guns to sell ya."
The dwarf's a bit surprised but decides that if he doesn't have a gun, he might at least try scaring away enemies with a grenade and asks Oh... Okay then. Got any grenades or something?"
The gunrunner just shakes his head. "Nope, can't help ya, chum."
The dwarf doesn't understand, he was told that this guy had the biggest arms stash in the neighborhood and asks "Well, could you at least sell me a good knife or something?"
The arms dealer throws him an irritated look, answers "I said no, shorty. I ain't got nothing to sell ya, buzz off." and turns his back to the dwarf.
Now the dwarf's a bit ticked off and starts shouting. "What the frack, man? What's your drekking problem? You got something against dwarves or something?"
At which point the arms dealer turns back to the dwarf and says "What do I got against dwarves? Why didn't you fracking say so? Oh, man, I've got knives, I've got grenades and I've got a crate full of smartlinked, lasersighted Uzi's with a big load of ammo."
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Post by: Chrona on <09-11-13/1741:51>
"Heh," it's a polite little laugh, not one you'd see at a corporate dinner party, it's more genuine. "I think i see why you were so eager to tell your joke. But wheres the real punchline. huh? What is the Arms dealer looking for..?"

In the corner, the Orkish guard looks confused.
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Post by: Punch on <09-11-13/1747:59>
Cookie assuming he wasn't being watched, simply rubbed the bridge of his nose, then pushed his goggles up. Just so he could look around with his real eyes, whilst attempting to not make his discomfort at Silks joke clear.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-11-13/1801:38>
Silk laughed.
"Good, you caught that, did you? The second punchline's pretty good, too: We don't even fracking know!"
She actually seemed a little bit ashamed. "Truth is, we got this thing to do and just want to have all our bases covered, right? Hell, if everything goes according to plan we probably won't even need you to do anything. But if the drek hits the fan, it'd be nice to have some contingency plans. You know, the proverbial ace up the sleeve."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <09-11-13/1821:20>
"Well I can't say we aren't interested in some easy firepower. I need to hear more on what you might need before i decide, If we help you but you still have the guns, there's no guarantee we'd be able to track down Shadowrunners for payment."
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-11-13/1848:42>
Silk looked at him incredulously. "Somehow, I really doubt you couldn't. But it's really good to know you're interested in what I got to offer."
She changed her position on the uncomfortable chair, leaning forward toward Dothash and looked in his eyes intently. "I'm sure, together, we'll be able to work out something that works for us both."
Boost his ego, throw in some female charm, get him to feel we're on the same side. This'll be easy.
She broke the short charm spell she was trying to cast with a wave of her hand.
"Hey, can I ask you a question? Your group's name really puzzles me. First I feared you'd be ghouls or something. Then I learned you're pretty great hackers, so I figured maybe you'd be turning your brains to mush with BTL's or crap like that. Doesn't seem like either of those fit. So what's the deal?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <09-11-13/1939:52>
"Names been around for decades, we're a long standing fixture in the barrens, unlike wizgangs, metacrews and all the new crap, Hackers have been hackers since we had a damned system to exploit. So the oldies picked an intimidating name, but you're astute to pick up on the BTL connection. We sell only the very best mindtrips around here, with frying kept to the very minimum I'll assure you.
Or so goes the sale pitch, it's obvious you don't slot, but if you ever want to try, the first chips free." He glances at Cookie at the end of his spiel.

The customers are the Brains, they're the Eaters.
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Post by: Punch on <09-12-13/0053:29>
Cookie shuffled his feet slightly and shrugged. Did the guy know him? or was it because he did something kind of odd just a few seconds ago, then he realised he was wearing that T-shirt.
 Should I say something, I did tell Silk that I wouldn't interact in anyway, I'll just let her get on with it, he talks to me at the end well that's different.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <09-13-13/0907:17>
"Thanks, but I think I'll pass. I've already got plenty of amusement in my head without slotting extra stuff into it."
Silk looked around the room. "Old gang, huh? Guess that explains why there's so many wiring here.
Sooo, anyway, about this deal. You need to talk to ARB about this? See what you guys are willing to do, physical or matrix and how much you guys want in return?"
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Post by: Chrona on <09-13-13/1436:31>
"Gimme a look at one of the pieces and I'll let you know what we can spare, we can offer Physical help but it would be less than online obviously. ARBs left responsibility with this deal to me, so I'll be handling it to the end."
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-13-13/1455:32>
"Sure thing."
Silk nodded and then smiled at Cookie. "Would you mind..?"
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Post by: Punch on <09-13-13/1613:52>
"Sample? sorry, one moment." Cookie replied to Silk as he sub-voc'd another message back to Andromeda with some trepidation @Andromeda: Please tell me we have a sample in the car to show them, the way Silks looking at me is telling me I should have had one on me already.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <09-14-13/0417:39>
>>Sample?<< there was genuine surprise in her voice. >> frek... I have only one of the preadators on me,she said while checking the current location of Habu. As ordered it was not far from Redmond. >>I can get one of the Uzi in 15 min max.  For now you will have to make do with the predator. Hope you can manage that Silk?<<

Andromeda emptied the clip of the preadator and opened the door of her car. As she got out she also took her sniper rifle with her.
>>Bring this sample to Dothash.<<

Keep an eye on it, Kitten. Gibbon we are going to get some Uzi's Andromeda was not happy, revealing Habu to a meta after knowing him only for a few days might come and bite her in the ass, but she really did not had a choice right now.

>> Silk, Cookie, you ok on your own for a few minutes?<<



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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-14-13/0514:35>
Small but visible wrinkles on Silk's forehead betrayed her annoyance as she excused herself to Dothash in order to speak over the comm channel.
It was all an act, of course. She'd known they'd need to bring a sample and had wanted to remind the rest of that while they were in the car, but it had simply skipped her mind... The matrix offered too many distractions. Still, it seemed better to be annoyed towards one person who screwed up than look like a bunch of incompetent fools in the middle of a gang's homeground, no matter how friendly they seemed.

"Predator? I just offered a crate of Uzi's, he wants to sample what we're offering. Are you honestly suggesting he might not notice a difference or are you offering your Predator as a gift? And yes, we'll be fine, go get it."

She offered Dothash an apologetic smile. "I'm very sorry. It'll be here shortly, it's still en route. This meeting is going quite a bit better and faster than I'd dared to hope. You are quite the unusual gang..."
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Post by: Punch on <09-14-13/0701:08>
@all:Andromeda it should be fine, may have to make silk play damsel in distress while I bring the guns in, they may go full blown paranoia on us otherwise, I know I would. Before you ask Silk I wouldn't say unless I knew you can handle that, just if the ork hits the fan I may not be able to rescue you from the tower right away. Also it is 'ork hits the fans'? because everyone I ask keeps having a difference of opinion on what the actually saying is.
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Post by: farothel on <09-14-13/1302:25>
"Will do," Kitten said.  She wondered how it those gangers would react to her, but she couldn't go back to talk to Silk on the comm.  Well, they would see quickly and if needed, she could always stunbolt some, or call a spirit to do something.
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Post by: Chrona on <09-14-13/1614:07>
"I imagine you didn't want your merchandise blown up if things were worse around here before you checked it out, natch?  We can wait, Ron, get us some drink."

Ron will bring in some reprocessed, reheated soykaf for everyone.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-14-13/1646:57>
"There's that... And I thought I might need to kick some ass first to prove I'm strong and worthy of surviving in gangland... Though come to think of it, that might've been part of some trid I saw."
Silk pouted.
"Guess it can't be fun all the time, huh?"
She added with a mischievous grin.
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Post by: Chrona on <09-14-13/1845:38>
"You're welcome to challenge Ron if you like!" DotHash laughs as Ronny shuffles uncomfortably.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-15-13/0434:20>
Silk joined Dothash' laugh and after declining the offer with a small joke engaged in simple small talk, switching topics between anything that seemed to entertain Dothash and topics that gave her more information about the area and its inhabitants.
Hm, maybe I can send this guy after that douche on the "Fans of Zoé" board.
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Post by: Punch on <09-15-13/0458:48>
Whilst Silk engaged in small talk with the gangs rep, Cookie took his time to go over several things in his head and watching Silk work helped, at least with how to behave around people. It was a shame he had to do this, but the fact that he didn't recall how to behave around people besides what he'd re-learned had made things difficult over the last two years. He also still wasn't sure if his half serious joke earlier had gone down well, also he'd been on edge and probably made an ass of himself with the whole keep your eyes open thing, but how could you tell this lot that you didn't want to see anyone you like end up dead, particularly in this line of work, more importantly without causing sexual related confusion like last time.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Kouryuu on <09-15-13/0926:19>
"I usually do not have guests, so excuse me if I don't want you to show around the house" Andromeda said to gibbon while she made Shins windows black as coal. She then went trough some street corners and entered Habu parked nearby.
then she plugged herself out and got 4 Uzi with their clips. And pocketed the second predator.
"if you like you can have one as well."
And both they and Habu returned to their respective starting positions.
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Post by: farothel on <09-15-13/1250:30>
Arriving at the gangers location, Kitten stopped manifesting and took a look around on the astral, before going in and having a look at any gangers present with Silk.

[spoiler]
Chrona: I'll just make a bunch of assensing rolls, use them from the first on for as many as you need to look around the area and to check out all gangers present where Silk is (I should know her aura).
intuition 5 + assensing 3 =8 (8d6.hits(5)=5, 8d6.hits(5)=4, 8d6.hits(5)=3, 8d6.hits(5)=3, 8d6.hits(5)=3, 8d6.hits(5)=1, 8d6.hits(5)=3, 8d6.hits(5)=5, 8d6.hits(5)=3, 8d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4218207/)

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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <09-15-13/1325:12>
The Orks around the area have various bodyware, likely the usual combat boosting, cheap stuff gangers get. The humans and occasional elf in the group have mostly headware with some bodyware here and there. There's nothing of particular note except Dothash having a synthetic left cyberarm under his AR gloves.

When Romy and Gibbon have returned, Silk and Cookie get the signal that the sample has arrived.
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Post by: Ren on <09-15-13/1450:26>
What a secretive bunch, Gibbon thought, when Andromeda darkened the windows, but he only said "Your house, your rules." in an understanding, but slightly disappointed voice. Still, he truly understood Andromeda's motives. He wouldn't want to show his new acqaintances around in his apartment yet. Although, the thought came to him unbidden: when he was little, he always wanted kittens.
The dwarf couldn't help but laugh loudly at the thought, eyes sparkling mischievously.
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Post by: RHat on <09-15-13/1813:46>
Pulse, being in the virtual with his attention focused on the meet, was left to wonder what he was missing given what hid mic feed was relaying to him.
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Post by: Kouryuu on <09-18-13/0731:49>
Arriving back at the BE Headquarters Andromeda did not waste any time to notify Silk  "10 min and 34 sec, and 3 Uzi for testing are in the Car. Cookie would you please be so Kind and arrange for them to be brought in?"  
Andromeda prepared the package.
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Post by: Punch on <09-18-13/0933:47>
Breaking from his study of watching Silk, Cookie messaged back @all: I'll head over and get them off you. As he finished that he turned to the others in the room "Samples are here, going to go bring them in, also going to make sure I stand close to them if they're in a box, bag or whatever when they're opened." as he turned to the Ork nearest the door gesturing for him to let him by.
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Post by: farothel on <09-18-13/1240:14>
"That was quick," Kitten said as she manifested in the car again, "you must have run every red light on the way.  I've done some checking in the mean time.  Most have augmentations, but it looks like the normal stuff for a gang like this.  Just so you guys know."
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Post by: Punch on <09-20-13/1728:46>
By the time Cookie reached the car he wasn't surprised to see the Boot open on it's own,allowing him to grab the bag that clearly contained the samples from the back, closing the boot, he didn't bother to message the others in the car instead heading back inside the building where Silk was entertaining DotHash. Giving them both a look he opened up the bag containing the samples and removed one but presenting it grip first to DotHash looking him directly in the eyes.
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Post by: Chrona on <09-20-13/1747:38>
DotHash puts his hand around the grip. "Bang you're dead!" He laughs and starts looking the gun over. "Do you play miracle shooter at all, Miss Silk? Hm looks like it is in pretty good condition... How many did you say?"
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Post by: Xzylvador on <09-20-13/1801:29>
Silk had tried to fill the time as best she could with her non-stop chatter, playing (Is she really playing it?) the role of the not too bright but nice and friendly socially hyper-active girl. When the weapons finally arrived, she concluded the conversation.
"... so that's why I thought the joke would work, you know. I did have another dwarf joke ready, by the way... but... Nevermind. It's too short."

When Cookie handed over the gun and looked the ganger straight in the eyes, she tried to prevent them from locking eyes by asking Cookie "They did remember load the gun, right?" in as cheerful a voice she could manage. Beneath her careless and cheerful appearance, however, her muscles tensed and she prepared to do... well... anything.
But it wouldn't be necessary, she told herself. No way was she reading these guys that wrong.

---

"Please, just Silk.", she waved her hand dismissively. "Miracle Shooter? Me? With so many things to shoot in real life? I tried it, but I'm afraid I sucked.
And I didn't say. It's just currency to me, you know? I still don't know what I'm paying for... You got your look -but I assure you, trying it out is much more fun- and then you were going to tell me what you can spare... "


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Got ninja'd by Chrona.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <09-21-13/0241:43>
Not moving his eyes as he let go of the gun and satisfied the ganger was just messing about he answered Silk back as he broke eye contact"No, unloaded also you should find the safety is on." nodding towards DotHash "We letting them have a go with these? as he produced out of the bag a spare clip,  watching how DotHash examined the sample.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <09-21-13/1603:55>
"Heh, how about a guy per gun, Physical back up, so long as they are all in this condition. A quarter that Matrix wise if you want that instead, but I assure you you wouldn't need anymore." He smiles at silk, checking the slide and mechanisms of the gun. "The clip if you would?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <09-21-13/1653:45>
Looking back to Silk then back to DotHash, Cookie then casually walked over and passed him the clip. Then taking a few steps back from DotHash to watch.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <09-23-13/1711:39>
DotHash fires a few rounds into a sofa against the other wall, testing the burst fire and full auto, the distinctive "Ratatat" of the Uzi filling the room, everyone in the vehicle outside can hear this. He likely checked the smartlink too while he was doing it, as his AR gloved hand moved a few time while he was.

"Looking good to me, do you like my offer?."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <09-23-13/1737:20>
"You know..." Silk replied, "It's usually my job to be persuasive and do everything I can to make sure we get everything we could possibly get out of whatever deal we settle."
Getting up, she twirled and flaunted her body. "So if I just say yes now, won't you feel like you missed out on a pretty good thing?"
"Then again, I do genuinely like the offer... You come out on top, of course, with new toys for security and all that. But we get what we need and that's what matters most to me. Let me just add two small conditions: First, no interference from the Nukes or any other crap. Second: You're there when we need you. We're still not a hundred percent sure where and when that'll and what exactly we'll need from you. So I'll try to give you a heads up if I can. But if or when we call, you guys are there. Okay? It'll be within the next couple o' days, that's for sure. And if we don't call, you still get your toys. 'cuz I'm nice like that."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <09-23-13/1755:28>
Subconsciously mimicking Dothash's hand motions, Cookie decided it maybe a good idea to message the rest of the group whilst Dothash was enjoying himself.
@all: To those sitting outside, the client, the one known as DotHash, is in the process of killing a sofa with an entire clip, also we are not taking cover behind it.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <09-23-13/1803:09>
"We have the muscle on hand, so no worries! Glad we could do the deal, just send the rest of the guns here. I hope we can do business again, but in this economy my prices might get ramped up a bit." He passes Ron the gun and opens the door, holding it open and looking at Silk, ignoring her companions hand waving. "Nothing you can't handle I am sure."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <09-26-13/0647:56>
"Cookie, how many'd you bring? Why don't you hand them over to our new allies? They'll be much more effective with the physical backup if they have proper weapons."
Silk walked towards the car, trusting her lackey to follow her instructions. I could get used to this.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <09-26-13/1317:08>
" I only bought the samples up from the car, lemme ask Andromeda where the rest is." Cookie answered as he was interrupted mid-thought about AR gloves as his hand stopped what it was doing. @Andromeda: Seems we're okay with this lot, so we just need to hand over the items, did you bring the rest with you? or are we going to have to arrange a drop off with these guys? talk to Silk if you want the particulars because if she could look in my direction right now I swear she'd be giving me that look again.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <10-01-13/1233:22>
It takes some more time and driving around to get the rest of the guns to the gang, but after a half hour or so the deal is complete, ARBs commcode secured and everything secured and safely passed along. It is slow going leaving the Barrens again and at 1pm (4 Hours till Farothel has her new Day Job) you are back out of gunfights, random crime and traffic. What do you plan to do with the rest of your day?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <10-01-13/1326:34>
As soon as the weapons were handed over, Kitten zoomed back to her own body and followed the rest of the stuff on the comm.  Going out of your body was sometimes necessary, but she tried to avoid it when she didn't have to do so.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <10-01-13/1356:01>
Brushing off an ant who had crawled up her arm during the time out of body, Kitten saw she still had plenty of time before work. When Silk checks up on Evangeline quickly, she is currently visiting Stuffer Shack for some groceries, and is happy to receive the message as a distraction.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <10-01-13/1436:02>
"Stuffer Shack? Hey, uhm... Would you mind getting a pack of Soy'n'Choc Banana Bars? I can come pick 'em up later today at your place... You know... If you want?"

<<FaceSpace update: <3 Aswan<3 - All work and no sugar make Aswan .... *cry*
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <10-01-13/1610:29>
<20 minutes after final handover>
Cookie brushed himself as stepped out of Andromeda's car and said his goodbyes outside his place. As he left he headed upstairs whilst making a few messages @piemaker: Right, co-worker/s were panicing because we found gas dispensers, long story but I'm working and yes not one of your jobs but most of the nuyen from this is going to you anyway. Anyhow, forget the chem protection gear, sling a cyberware repair kit in the bundle I ordered and I'll pay for it,
Lets also see what you have lying around in regards to machine pistols, nothing fancy, just some nice ammo for it and I actually have enough to afford a backup now.
then sending out his last message a few seconds before he got to his door
@all: Since people know where I live now, feel free to drop by, however do not bring any troubles to my doorstep without forewarning, on that note anyone got a spare gun lying around they don't mind loaning, my favorite gun is going in the shop tomorrow due to work related issues.
Once inside he set his commlink to take messages only and started to get to work after all if he was going to get visitors, he was not going to get uninvited ones as he started warding.
[spoiler]
warding roll, force 4 ward on apartment,-2 to roll (7d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4242177/)
The whole thing takes 4 hours and lasts 1 week, have fun with a force 4 ward guys :P
body+willpower to resist 4 drain from ward (9d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4242187/)
and I resist all the drain from that.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-01-13/1944:00>
"Right then.  Now that that's done, I just gotta find a way to stay on the move while I hack this system..."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <10-07-13/1305:34>
As time moves on in the day it slowly ticks round to the time kitten is expected at work. Upon arrival she is given a standard uniform, a blue blouse with business trousers, they are thin and not at all robust. Despite the uniform being completely unsuited for deliveries they seem to insist this is the right uniform and upon being introduced to the other 3 unremarkable wage slaves working the delivery this seems to be the case.
Kitten is supplied with a very out of date headset to use for the deliveries, tethered to a heavy battery pack and wireless up link that is about the size of a large bread roll, it just about fits in the back pocket of the supplied trousers.
You are run through a voice recognition training program, where each shelf of a display cabinet, podium or area is designated with a corresponding code of letters and numbers. The team leader shows you how to enter the numbers on a display item and then log it to the corresponding shelf.
It takes a very long time though as the software is terrible and misunderstands half of what you both say.
You can think of any number of more efficient ways to do this but keep your mouth shut and get on with the tasks you are assigned to while waiting for that nights small delivery of modern art for the top floor. It shows up about 2 hours late.

You also see a notice announcing to the staff the Aztechnology delivery is due on Friday at 5pm.

[spoiler]Can someone remind me how many days i has been since the Johnson meeting? I have lost track, sorry.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <10-09-13/0206:08>
'This sucks big time,' Kitten thought as she continued to work, 'but at least I know when the stuff we need is arriving.'
"Why don't they buy some better equipment," she asked one of her co-workers when they were on a short break, "I mean, I've seen better equipment in Lagos, and that's a place that makes the Barrens look like a nice holiday spot."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <10-09-13/0854:45>
The co-worker shrugs, "They just never have, that's the company for you."
You don't seem to be able to get a better answer out of anyone, even managers. At best they start complaining about how the museum's business is all ways run like this at length, though without any real details.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <10-13-13/1541:47>
Since Evangeline didn't seem to immediately have time for her, Silk decided another look at the museum's outside and surroundings couldn't hurt. She put on a simple disguise and took a cab towards an address half a block away.
While she was in the cab and later walked towards the museum, a few things popped in her head.
"Kitten, make sure to record some of their voices. If their systems are voice controlled, having voice samples could come in handy. Did you find anything more about the shipping company or the shipment itself, by the way? Would be good to know what vehicle and security measures to expect with them..."

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Sorry if we're already supposed to know some of this. I hate to admit I'm forgetting some of the stuff.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <10-14-13/1314:11>
After her work, where she tried to record voices as she talked to people, asking questions about the job, she contacted the rest of the team.
"Azzie transport will arrive on Friday at 5pm," she said, "as far as I can see, they won't keep extra security at the museum, just on the truck.  Equipment is crap here, but security is okay.  And Silk, there is a voice recognition system to do some of the logistics in the back, like marking items as damaged, moving things from back to display and vice-versa.  I have recorded some people's voices, but the system includes a pass phrase and that I don't know from others.  But everybody has one, including your guard friend.  I'll send the whole package to everybody, including a map of the back part of the museum.  If our techie can try to enhance the voices if needed so Silk can try to mimick them?"

[spoiler]
I assume that I can record voices with my earbuds (with audio enhancers and select sound filters) while talking to people without having to roll.  Maybe not all will be usable, but enough will be after clean-up and further enhancement.
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <10-14-13/1518:52>
(http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/Tarkara/map_zps02048442.jpg)

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Terrible map engage, ask any questions in OOC.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-15-13/0741:38>
While everyone had broken off, Sergei remained mobile in whatever way Andromeda was willing to help him do so, popped a dose of Trance, and got to work.  Getting in took a while, but not at all as long as he expected.

[spoiler]
Probing the shipping company (19d6.hits(5)=5, 19d6.hits(5)=4, 19d6.hits(5)=9, 19d6.hits(5)=8, 19d6.hits(5)=7, 19d6.hits(5)=6, 19d6.hits(5)=6, 19d6.hits(5)=6, 19d6.hits(5)=8, 19d6.hits(5)=7) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4258317/)

I'm quite certain that's sufficient to get in.

Threading Stealth (23d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4258320/)

Using 4 hits...

Fading Resistance (12d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4258322/)

And apparently I could have gotten away with 5.  Whoo?

Logging into the shipping company's node, which means they get a Firewall+Analyze against my lovely Stealth 9, and I'll be making a Matrix Perception Test on entry.

Matrix Perception Test (12d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4258323/)

Less good, but enough to tell me alarm status and if they have hidden access to another node.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <10-15-13/1057:01>
Sergei finds himself in a very modern looking node, it obviously has efficiency in mind, the data streams shooting by are highly organised. Luckily no alarm is sounding. There is not a hidden node access.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-16-13/1928:39>
Keeping to the stealth approach, he goes off looking for any mention of the museum or for anything related to the items intended to be on display.

[spoiler]
Keeping Stealth threaded, so that's a -2 modifier.

Threading Browse, using up to 3 hits. (21d6.hits(5)=10, 12d6.hits(5)=6) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4260279/)

Well, no Fading...

Data Search (16d6.hits(5)=5, 16d6.hits(5)=3, 16d6.hits(5)=5, 16d6.hits(5)=4, 16d6.hits(5)=9, 16d6.hits(5)=5, 16d6.hits(5)=7, 16d6.hits(5)=3, 16d6.hits(5)=8, 16d6.hits(5)=3, 16d6.hits(5)=8, 16d6.hits(5)=7, 16d6.hits(5)=4, 16d6.hits(5)=6, 16d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4260284/)

Imagine that finds what I'm after...
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <10-16-13/1951:29>
A good 20 minutes later, your Stealth holding, you find the file detailing the shipment of the relics to the museum. It turns out they are arriving by boat at the downtown docks, under heavy Aztechnology watch, with a 20 member minimum security team arriving on the boat with it. Anyone with Gang Knowledge 2 or 3 hits on Local Area Knowledge can guess this is likely due to the Halloweeners all ways riding through the area and trying to burn and steal incoming shipments.
The company Lorry will be loaded up with the shipment at 4pm and then head to the Museum for the 5pm arrival. A contingent of the Armed guards will then follow the lorry to the museum, where Museum Security will relieve them. It does not say how many will go with it or how they are travelling.

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Its late so I might have missed anything, feel free to post with any other info you would specifically look for.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-16-13/2024:50>
@All <<I'm in.  Looks like a very large security team - 20 guys at the least, but no information on how good they are or what they'll be packing.  Arrives at downtown docks at 4pm for a delivery schedules for 5.  Those guards are relieved by site security upon delivery, prior to offloading of the shipment.  I also have the driver's name, should we want to try the social engineering angle.  Thoughts on what else I should look for?>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <10-17-13/0248:17>
Silk @All << 20 Guards? Wow. Guess we can forget about taking it during transit, then. Maybe a small window between the change of the guard and offloading the truck... but if an alarm is raised and the Azzies turn back, we'd be in trouble. Info's good, though, nice job4, Pulse! If no truck's been assigned already, can you get a list of what they have available, maybe we can predict the most logical one, knowing the amount of cargo it'll carry.>94>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <10-18-13/0201:03>
"Strange that they don't keep anybody at the museum," Kitten said, "they have that many guards, but they're spread all over the building and the Azzies must know that as well.  Best bring a tag eraser then.  Oh, I just thought about something.  The crates arrive at 5 and the museum only closes at 7, so that means we have a two, but more probably a 4-5 hour window where the cases are downstairs while the museum closes.  I guess we better make that our target window if possible."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <10-18-13/0224:55>
@all: agreed, I'd prefer it as well if we can get them before they get upstairs and are unpacked. That, plus clearing the warehouse is only going to require only about 1/10th the effort.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-22-13/2329:12>
Silk @All << 20 Guards? Wow. Guess we can forget about taking it during transit, then. Maybe a small window between the change of the guard and offloading the truck... but if an alarm is raised and the Azzies turn back, we'd be in trouble. Info's good, though, nice job4, Pulse! If no truck's been assigned already, can you get a list of what they have available, maybe we can predict the most logical one, knowing the amount of cargo it'll carry.>94>

@All: <<Safe bet they've got a few of whatever they've got, but I can take a look.  I'm thinking maybe I can crack the truck before the delivery, so that we can just drive it away after the change of guard but before anything's offloaded.  Any idea how much of a window we'd have there, Kitten?>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <10-23-13/0136:28>
"None I would say," Kitten said, "they arrive with the truck and the guards, it's unloaded, and they leave with truck and guards.  I don't think the Azzie guards will leave until the truck is offloaded.  At least, I wouldn't.  After that: the museum is open until 7, so if they start breaking down the old stuff at 7, it will be well into the night before they can move the Azzie stuff in."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-23-13/0155:47>
@All: <<Data on this end is specific - Azzie guards leave before the truck is offloaded.  It might be that the extraterritorial privileges don't extend to the museum grounds, and thus they have no choice in the matter.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <10-23-13/0847:27>
@all: Perfect, no need for loud distractions then. so I have a question, Do you know whether your working that night  Kitten?
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <10-23-13/0932:53>
"I'll check tomorrow," Kitten said, "but I assume I will, as it will be a lot of work to have the displays changed.  If those Azzies leave before the truck is unloaded, that will indeed make a nice window of opportunity.  We'll just have to come up with some sort of sabotage to explain why they can't offload immediately and we can buy some time.  And given the age of the equipment down at the museum, it wouldn't be all that unbelievable."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-23-13/2144:00>
@All: <<If I can get into the truck while it's en-route, we won't need long - can pretty much just start driving.  That said, there's a couple of possible snags - if the truck has some kind of local control override, we'd need the driver to be out of the truck first.  It's also possible, though I'm gonna call it as unlikely, that they'll have the wireless turned off...  Anyone got an idea as to why they'd have so much security on the transport, and then not at the museum?  Is there something they'd be worried about at that stage, but not later on?>>

((OOC:  I recall Chrona saying that enough hits on a Local Knowledge or Gang Knowledge would yield the info upthread))
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <10-24-13/0619:07>
@all: I admit my rant about grenade launchers a while ago was ott, so thanks guys for not saying anything about it. However, while I can take down that number of people with backup, I don't know if what we are supposed to be acquiring will survive a firefight. I'm sorry but this approach has got a high chance of causing us a lot of problems firefightwise unless one of you has something in mind to prevent that. The museum approach looks to be easier to me and its the devil we know.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-24-13/0632:32>
@All: <<This IS the museum approach; it's just the cleanest version of it that saves anyone having to go in and take down the guards.  If we can keep the museum guards from calling out to KE for help and deal with whatever methods the company would be using to track the truck, that should mean no firefight - especially if we trigger the gas system at the same time.  We let them get everything offloaded first, we have to either load everything back onto the truck, or onto some other transport we acquire...  We'd need to create a much bigger window.  With this plan, the window we'd need for is pretty much created for us due to the Azzie guards coming off the job before the offload.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <10-24-13/0803:58>
sighing to himself Cookie tried not hold his face in his hands, then typing back a reply before deleting it, then retyping it again, then trashing that version until he found one he felt happy enough with to hit send.
@all: I'm sorry, I thought we were having an alternate approach being bought up and my choice of words could have been better. I wasn't aiming for that reaction, so if you have issues with me talk to me and we'll try to sort things out, I really just don't want anyone else dying on this job.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-24-13/1910:06>
@All: <<Well, let's think this through...  Tactics is a little out of my wheelhouse, but how do you figure the museum guards would respond if the truck started driving away?>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <10-25-13/0129:41>
"They'll probably try to catch it before it left the museum premises," Kitten said, "and if it got on the public road, they'll call Knight Errant, who will probably respond in force, even if it's just to show one to the Azzies.  So we'll have to come up with a plausible reason."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-25-13/0259:55>
@All: <<So, create some kind of emergency?  Get the Brain Eaters to handle the pursuit?>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <10-25-13/0740:12>
@all: “I would be very much surprised if the Azzies didn’t take the possibility of hacking the transport into account. So I’d say, spider in the car as long as physical security stays. Or the simple one you mentioned: manual override. Same for astral, I suspect a wagemage or two among the guards.
After the transport was already handed over to Museum security, it’s their responsibility. Still I expect them to take it seriously, but seeing the backwater methods they use for their system, I suspect they will be more lax about the car’s matrix security as well. We should wait with the distraction, meaning the gas, until the driver is out of the car and the Azzie guards are well away.
And after we get the transport, chuck the WI smoke grenade in the cargo hold ASAP, and check the wireless vicinity of the car for tags, because there will be wireless signals independent of the car’s system.”

Gibbon also thought about what Pulse wanted to know: the gangs operating around the projected transport route.
[spoiler=knowledge test]INT(5) + Gangs(4) + Mnemonic(1) (10d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4271989/)[/spoiler]

Then he chortled, and got back into the conversation. @all: "Hey Kitten, i have a magical kinda question. Can you make people in the storage area think they actually retrieved the boxes, while they remain in the transport? And can you register the cameras that they did? Because, if museum security thinks the boxes safe in tow, they would gladly send the car away in case of an emergency. One less thing to care about."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <10-25-13/0749:57>
@All:Gibbon, you know that you just basically summed up every worry I was having.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <10-25-13/0808:38>
@all: "Sorry if i just stated the obvious, Cookie, but it sometimes helps just to have it summed up, in a long conversation like this."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <10-25-13/1049:50>
Silk @all: << Awesome, this is starting to sound like a plan!
Can we jam the museum's communications in case we don't manage to misguide them? We got a signal jammer, no? Old building like that's probably hardwired too, though. Can we cut their lines?
Kitten, if you get a duty roster, maybe the guard planning is on there too? Gives us an idea of the complete opposition. I'll see if I can get that info out of Evangeline too.
And we do need to have some kind of backup plan. If this fails, we don't get a second shot at it. How good are you guys in a fight if it comes down to that?>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <10-25-13/1104:01>
 @all: Good enough, but I'm not geared up for anything prolonged as making too much noise means trouble.  Fyi I think they upped the security as the truck is passing through Halloweener turf, I hear they like to burn n Rob not necessarily in that order anything that looks valuable passing through.
Also Gibbon it's fine, I just spent four hours pulling an awakened trick that involved setting a ward up..its taken a little out of me.

[spoiler]
OOC: posted this from phone and I was bit out of it
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <10-25-13/1217:30>
@All: <<I can probably handle whatever spider they use - it'll hurt like hell, but I should be able to stay off his radar.  The control override's a different concern - could be Drive-By-Wire, could be physical, could be nothing.  If it's wired, the driver's probably jacked in in the first place, so if I get into there I can knock him out - I'd prefer to avoid that, but if he doesn't exit the truck it's how it would need to be, and at least that why it might seem like he's driving it away due to whatever emergency we create.  But that assumes the company is willing to turn control over to whoever happens to be in the drivers seat at the time, which they very well might not.  I'll try to see if I can find out how their trucks are equipped, though.  Would be a good idea to expand our window by delaying the offload somehow, but I'm not sure just how we'd go about that...  As far as jamming everything goes, there is the worry that it would interfere with the connection to the truck.  As for combat, I'm not a terrible shot, and if I had a combat-ready drone I've got ways to make something happen there, too...>>

<<If the Azzies are there to protect if from the Halloweeners, it would make sense they'd have their guard down after the transfer - they probably get to knock off afterwards.  We let them move off, get things under the purview of the museum security...  Matrix side, they certainly haven't got much going on.  That one was an easy hack, actually, and they farm the spider work out to another company - maybe we could get the Brain Eaters to pull a hit on something else covered by that same company so they don't have as much to come after us with?>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <10-26-13/0636:21>
"If you ask if it's magically possible, yes it is," Kitten answered Gibbons question, "if you ask if I can do it, no.  I can however put some extra armour around the truck with might protect it from shooting.  As for the manual override, as long as we can get Andromeda into the truck, she should be able to drive it, manually or otherwise."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <10-26-13/1638:09>
@all: So we can't deal with a prolonged fight  then? Pulse you also seem to imply you can delay the Azzie's vehicles departure? if you can, is there anyway we can get in that warehouse before the delivery truck arrives? essentially just to hide until the delivery is off the vehicle. Since after that azzie security team leaves, we're going to need two groups playing hide n'seek, one to deal with the delivery floor and one to deal with the driver and any remaining Azzie security with Pulse on overwatch whilst jamming them at the same time, which I assume is possible?. Combine that with our friendly gangers hitting the outsourced security, well that should provide a significant distraction as we go in fast and hard, so any holes that people can see in this? Gibbon in particular because you've done this probably way more than I've ever done.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <11-04-13/0210:36>
Another day, or better, night at work.  Kitten couldn't understand how people could actually do this day after day.  But then again, those same people probably thought the same about her line of work.  She did try to get the cafeteria delivery, as that would give her an opportunity to check out the museum itself at night.  Things like guards, alarms, spirit watches and things like that might be different from what they had seen during the day.  She also tried to get a feel for the power of those spirits she had seen.

She also had a closer look the the gate and elevator mechanisms.  Not knowing much about these things, she took as many pictures as she could with her own equipment tor sending to the techies after her work was done.  Then they might see a way to make it stop when they had to.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <11-04-13/1435:14>
Evangeline was some help at least, "Well when anything special comes in who ever owns it usually sends people. We aren't getting any new staff in anytime soon though, they usually leave it to us once its through the door, we have managed to get a good enough reputation at handling the museum ourselves but too be honest, it isn't like anything really ever goes wrong. Maybe the few spirits we have scare people off. That's why i try to avoid the night shifts, I don't want to be in their at night with ghosts!" She looks apprehensive, "But we are getting this big one in where I'm going to have to." She sighs and shrugs.

The first thing to stick out to Kitten during the delivery, this time being handled by an in house company, is that it arrives 2 hours and a half late. None of the staff seem to care, as if used to it and have been mostly sitting in the break room waiting. This gave you the chance to take your pictures, even getting a peek into the machinery cupboard for the lift. It is an old piece of junk, with no matrix connectivity at all. A mechanic would be needed more than a decker. The Gate at least had seen some upgrades, it was able to be jacked into but was not wireless. The security room and any possible hardwired system continue to elude you.

Just as Kitten is leaving, everyone thinking she had spent the two hours working while they sat on their asses, the team leader stops her. "Hey you know, next time you don't need to bother working when it doesn't show up, it isn't like they paid us for it anyway."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <11-04-13/1611:43>
"I was just checking how things are sorted in the backroom," Kitten said, referring to the extra storage rooms every museum had to store those things that they couldn't display, "so I can find stuff faster when I need it.  And no offense, but also because the storage system here sucks big time.  It's not all that easy to find stuff back."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <11-04-13/1624:54>
"Yeah it really is terrible but that's how the company wants it. See you tomorrow."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <11-05-13/0321:38>
Silk briefed the team on what she'd manage to learn from Evangeline. "If they're pulling longer shifts, we can expect a couple more guards than we had anticipated. You know, I'd feel a lot better about this job if we knew we could get into the security room and had access to the systems controlled from there."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <11-05-13/0324:18>
@All: <<If I could get an idea of what's in there, I could get an idea of how possible that is.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <11-05-13/0518:54>
Cookie took a moment to consider the implications, furiously typing out a message to the others then sending it.
@all: Implying the guards are possibly longtime longhaul users or have 'ware.  Speaking of which how did checking people over for 'ware go? if they haven't I want to know if the guards seem specifically disorientated to you at any point? or are there are some showing rather obvious signs of being bright and fully alert when they've been on shift for a long while?. Otherwise we'll have to assume implants regardless, not too many drawbacks to those sadly.
Just so you understand fyi longhaul is safe for at least 4 days of use beyond that, well it does bad things to the brains chemistry that can lead to blackouts and eventual death from cerebral hemorrhage.Short version, the point is if any of the guards are taking longhaul and appear to be suffering disorientation at work then going back to being alert, then congratulations you've just found us a longhaul addict, I wonder if they all are.
This message was then followed another a few seconds.
@all: Sorry went off on a tangent there, although I will add that a guard who has developed an addiction, well if they happen to lose their 'medication' this may possibly be useful or it may make them more inclined to cooperate under the right conditions, not that I enjoy doing such things. I just end up suggesting them, probably more than I should.

[spoiler]
medicine: checking my memory on longhaul and its drawbacks (7d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4291632/)
Pharmaceuticals: commonly known brands of longhaul (8d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4291636/)
no glitches
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <11-05-13/0741:49>
"My job doesn't give me access to that," Kitten said, "and I'm not as good as Silk in talking myself into locations where I'm not supposed to be.  As for what 'ware the guards have, I'll have a look tomorrow night.  I doubt they will have delta grade and the others will show up on their auras.  But from what I've seen the system is old, and probably completely wired.  Which reminds me, I've made some pictures of the elevator and loading entrance.  Can the more technically proficient people have a look and see how to make sure it doesn't work if we don't want it to.  Other than shooting the controls I mean."

The last was added with a smile, while she sent the pictures she had made.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <11-05-13/1059:27>
@all: >>Look, if you want to get intel on what is in the security office, the most simple method is to get a microdrone inside. Kitten can bring one in easily, and get it into ventilation. Those inside the room must have fresh air, so the drone can get in.
And I don’t think those guards would be given meds for simple overtime work once in a while. No sense in that, everyone can bear with a few extra hours if their jobs depend on that. It can even work to our advantage, some of them will be tired.
Oh, and if the ventilation scheme does not work, we can try an alternate route. With security that lax, if the spirits really only go in the office and don’t patrol the corridors, we can easily get someone stealthy enough inside when Kitten checks in. With some help from mojo of course. Invisibility would help, and once a mojoslinger friend of mine asked one of his spirits to do something to help us hide. Between those, my stealth abilities, and technology, I know it would be a piece of cake. Once I’m in there, I have the tools to open either maglocks or mechanical ones, and get a microdrone inside the security room.<<

While waiting for their answers, Gibbon checked out the pictures he received from Kitten. He frowned when he saw the prehistoric stuff in there, he had too much experience with those in Bogota. Still, if there was any sign of alarm systems in there, it would be easier to see.
[spoiler=tests]LOG(4) + Industrial Mechanics(1) + PuSHeD(1) (6d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4291796/)
LOG(4) + Security Systems(3) + PuSHeD(1) + Mnemonic e.(1) (9d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4291797/)[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <11-05-13/1240:08>
"The spirits are not only in the office," Kitten said, "I've seen them around from time to time.  While I can probably disrupt one quickly, and have another spirit ready outside for the other, it will alert the controlling mage that his spirits have gone.  So we'll have to be careful about that and not do it too soon.  Also while I can get you inside while invisible, the spirits will see the aura of the spell.  One of the disadvantages of those spells."

She would have to find a way to get someone else inside, but she could think on that for a while.
"As for the bug, get it to me and i'll take it in," she said, "I walked around for almost two hours without anybody checking on me, so that shouldn't be the problem.  I just have to stay out of the cameras, but that's not really an issue."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <11-05-13/1245:58>
From what Gibbon can see, the lift is purely mechanical, there would not even be a way to make it remote controlled without running a cable to your commlink, it is not alarmed though.
The gate itself has a number of alarms, electromag plates on the base in case it is pried open and shock sensors on the sides for ramming attempts. It could potentially be wired with a micro transmitter to make it wireless enabled and controllable though, if you could get inside its control panel.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <11-06-13/0646:21>
@all: I am on the same page(?) but In medical diagnosis you usually attempt to discover what symptoms are or in this case (when dealing a difficult diagnosis) are not present.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <11-06-13/0757:43>
"I don't think those guards use anything more fancy than a stim patch to get through the night," Kitten said, "besides, having to do one or two double shifts isn't all that much of a problem.  I've done much longer without stimulants.  But that does mean there could be more of them.  Shouldn't be a problem as most of them will be inside and we'd rather want everything to happen outside, right."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <11-06-13/0802:40>
@all: >>I thought Andromeda would have something like that, the microdrone I mean. Otherwise, we’d have to get one, I don’t have any. A simple off-the-shelf model is all we need.<< Gibbon pinged the rigger's commlink independent of the joint communication as well, to let her know the question related to her.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <11-06-13/0807:23>
@all: Hopefully she should, also I' rather have the guards in the building unaware of what's happening ideally or for as long as possible.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <11-06-13/1712:45>
Anyone paying attention notices that since all the driving the previous evening, even after popping back alone to Habu to sleep, Romy seems very much to have retreated inside herself, or well, into the Sedan.
When asked, she tells you that the smallest shes got is a Nissan Doberman, not ideal.

Gibbon and Cookies pick up is relatively easy, as far as back alley drop offs go. nothing goes wrong due to you both being the observant and paranoid criminals, I mean professionals that you are.

The man from piemaker does ask for a private word alone with Cookie as he takes the firearm from him though.
Gibbon let me know if you try to eavesdrop.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <11-06-13/1757:29>
Gibbon left the other two with a bored expression, feigning disinterest. "Get it over with quickly, if possible, i want to be away ASAP." Of course, when he was some distance away, where he suspected the other two might start talking in undertones, he used his electronic aides to their full capabilities.
[spoiler=eavesdropping]for feigning disinterest: CHA(4) + Con: Fast Talk(3) + Empathy(3) (10d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4293441/) Note: if you don't deem Fast Talk as a usable specialization here, it's 2 dice less, taking away the last two the same number of hits remain.
for listening: INT(5) + Perception(2) + Coprocessor(3) + Enhancement(3) (13d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4293442/) Note: i also have spatial recognizer, which might help.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <11-23-13/1644:41>
Right after her shift Kitten ckecked out the vicinity of the museum, to see where the rest of the team could hide and still do what they had to do.  She had planned small team attacks before, althought not all that often, but she still knew what to look for.  She also checked out the way the truck, if they managed to get it out, would have to go, although Andromeda would have to recheck that part.  As soon as she had everything plotted, she put it all on a map of the surroundings, with suggested spots of everybody on it, so that the matrix support was close by, but concealed in a location that was accessible by car (he could stay in the car to get away quickly and even run interferance if needed).  People who needed to get to the truck had to be closer by, out of sight until needed but with sight on the truck to see when to get in.

Now she just needed to find a way for herself to get out, but that could wait after she had had some rest.

[spoiler]
I assume this knowledge skill applies.
intuition 3 + small unit tactics 1 + edge 3 =7 (7d6.hitsopen(5,6)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4314567/)
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Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <11-23-13/1820:18>
Silk @All: "Okay, guys, need some help here. Name the worst possible place you know to get something to eat. I mean, the kind of place where you get food poisoning just from looking through the menu."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <11-24-13/0451:59>
"Go to that bar we went to to discuss things over after meeting the J," Kitten said, "and ask the bartender to give you the unhanced menu.  It's the one where he puts a picture of what the food looked like when it was still alive.  It's very educational.  You learn more about insects then you ever wanted to know.  But why?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <11-24-13/0827:17>
"To get food poisoning, du'h."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <11-25-13/0450:14>
Gibbon sent a message to the whole team Thursday morning. @all: >>We need to talk. Let’s meet at noon in the Peacable Kingdom. It’s important.<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <11-25-13/1149:54>
"To get food poisoning, du'h."

"If you want to 'poison' yourself, why don't you go to a fancy restaurant," Kitten said, "Order some seafood and then turn allergic to it.  Problem solved and you have a much better dinner out of it."

Gibbon sent a message to the whole team Thursday morning. @all: >>We need to talk. Let’s meet at noon in the Peacable Kingdom. It’s important.<<

@all: can this be a bit later.  I just came of my shift and I'd like some sleep, thank you very much.  I'll be there around two."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <11-25-13/1258:10>
Gibbon sent a message to the whole team Thursday morning. @all: >>We need to talk. Let’s meet at noon in the Peacable Kingdom. It’s important.<<

@all: can this be a bit later.  I just came of my shift and I'd like some sleep, thank you very much.  I'll be there around two."
@all: >>OK, let's make it 2PM.<<
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <11-26-13/2228:04>
@All: <<For 2?  I can do that.>>
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <11-27-13/0137:35>
A bit before two, Kitten arrived at the restaurant.  Luckily it was in a part of town where taxis went.  Maybe she should buy a car after this job, or a motorcycle.  She could see with Andromeda for upgrades.  She didn't know what Gibbon wanted, but she had put on her armour and brought a gun.  One could never be too careful, was her motto.  At least this place looked nice and had a nice menu, even if she had to look up a couple of things as she had never been in Asia before.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <11-27-13/0701:09>
Gibbon also arrived a few minutes before two. When he saw Kitten already there, he mumbled some apology for not being there earlier, blaming traffic. He checked with staff if one of the private rooms was available for an hour, renting it if the answer was positive. Otherwise he’d have to settle for one of the tables. He gave the name Escobar at the counter, hoping the others remembered that this was the one they had to refer to at the Indian restaurant as well.

Sitting down, he engaged Kitten in some small talk, totally unrelated to their job.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <11-27-13/0938:29>
Cookie reluctantly headed to the meet, he was not in a good mood, when he saw the others, his issue wasn't with them however.
Heading over he sat down at the table and simply nodded as a greeting, he then rifled around in his pockets to make sure he'd bought everything, he wanted to get this over with.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <11-27-13/1635:00>
Pulse walked into the restaurant, sat down, and announced something to the portion of the team that was there - something was bothering him, and he didn't much feel like waiting to talk about it.  "Something about this job seems...  Off.  I've been getting some troubling requests from Johnson Junior, and I'm not sure what to make of it."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <11-27-13/1652:33>
Gibbon was just about ready to draw the newcomers into the conversation, until the others arrive, but Pulse's announcement destroyed the opportunity. This just gets better. To the others, he only told "As much as i understand the need to discuss this ASAP, i strongly suggest we wait for the others." He tried to convey with look and tone alone, that he had significant reason to make the suggestion.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <11-28-13/0116:30>
'One team member who get's stuff from the J, and it's not Silk,' Kitten thought, 'she's going to be so pissed.'
Also the fact that there were requests in the middle of a run made it difficult.  She didn't like it when things changed like that, but it wasn't the first time it happened and it probably wouldn't be the last either.  For now she kept silent and waited for the last people to arrive.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <11-28-13/1238:54>
At mention of the Johnson junior he turned his head slightly to say something but instead stopped and turned back.
 It can wait and this isn't going to be news to me in someway, but I was expecting something weird more from the older one though perhaps it was an act at his suggestion or vice versa we'll have to see; I have enough problems.
sighing to himself he ordered a coffee from the shops ARO menu before speaking up  "Agreed, we've got a lot to go over." whilst staring into the space the menu occupied.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <12-02-13/0257:49>
Silk was late. While that wasn't really so unusual in the life she pretended to live, this was work. There was no 'fashionably late' when it came to business.
She was angry at herself but didn't show it.
"Sorry I'm late.", she said in a tone which suggested the assumption that no one would blame her for it. "Why the frack isn't Rommy driving us around? I had to drive all the way to this dump with a scooter!
Anyway, what's this all about, what's so important?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <12-02-13/0517:11>
Gibbon started to worry. Problems were mounting and this wasn’t really news from the start of the job. Team members coming and going, additional stuff coming up – the job started to fall apart. It was time to think about bailing out. The money, however, was good, and he could use it.
To the others, he said ”Hey, Silk, no problem, important thing is you’re here. What makes me worry is that even you don’t know what’s up with Andromeda. You seemed to be close, I hoped you would know. She seemed distant for the last few days. Kitten, any chance you can tell us something about her? Or could one of you give her a call? I’d like to get over with this, just not without everybody present or accounted for.”
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <12-02-13/0806:39>
"I don't know anything," Kitten said, "but between my night shifts and checking things out during the day, I haven't had much time.   I assumed she was busy with checking things like everybody else.  Let me try calling her."

She put in a call to Andromeda, hoping she would be there.  If not, she would leave an urgent message to contact her back.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <12-02-13/1207:52>
Kitten's call is unfortunately met by Habu's pilot program, acting as an answering machine.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <12-02-13/1327:28>
"Bet you'll get the answering machine.", Silk said while Kitten was making the call. "Trust me, it's not the first time she's done this. And I tried four times already.
Without our rigger and driver can we still steal the truck, either by driving manually or taking over its pilot? Pulse, I'm guessing that'd leave that part of job to you, you up for it?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <12-02-13/1522:03>
"We'll have to," Kitten said, "or do things differently, but then the question is, how?  But first, Pulse, you had something?  Let's start with that and then we'll see."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <12-02-13/1626:07>
"Erm, before we do that, Gibbon interjected, "I'd like all of you to turn wireless off completely. I may sound paranoid but i just want to ensure our privacy. And if any of you have a white noise generator, that might be a good ide as well." Gibbon just hit the off button on his commlink as soon as he began talking.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <12-02-13/1759:04>
Silk pulled a small device out of her pocket and put it on the table. It started... babbling. The words were all nonsensical, it was even impossible to put any kind of language on it. It'd be a very distracting thing to anyone trying to listen in to the conversation. She also put her commlink on the table and turned it off manually.
"Done. Now would you please explain yourself."

[spoiler]Not sure if judge intention is required or useful here. If she's got even half the impression that she's might be being set up, though, she's just activate a hairpin trigger on her hidden gun arm slides and palmed a smoke grenade in one hand and a flashpak in the other.[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-02-13/1820:23>
Looking at the others he put both commlinks on the table and turned them both off with out a word, pausing to glare at them as if he was expecting them to turn on.
"Mine are off; I hope, lets get this over with."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-02-13/1848:20>
Normally I'd assume I'm safe from hackers, but given how I got onto this job in the first place...  Best take care, in case he's brought on yet another technomancer...  Sergei had paused visibly, as if trying to make some sort of decision, before he grimaced visibly.

"I'm offline, but this is very, very uncomfortable - I'd prefer we not do this too often."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <12-03-13/1017:33>
With all electronic and Matrix distractions out of the way and the white noise generator buzzing and babbling in the center of the table the restaurant begins to fade into the background. The group feels very much alone and cut off, which in this case might be a good thing.
Obviously problems are mounting.
Elsewhere in the city a heavily modified Nordkapp Zuggmachine pulls into a scrap heap in Puyallup. Though the Scrapper Kouryuu greets it, no one exits. It would seem to be abandoned when he investigates it.

What he does find is a single commlink on the dashboard, he grimaces as he gets nearer.
It is... was the implanted variety.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <12-03-13/1157:41>
"Believe me, i'm also not glad to be cut off from my PAN." Gibbon replied. "So, what was that you mentioned about Johnson Junior?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-03-13/1252:19>
"It's not just a matter of being cut off - I'm a technomancer, or virtuakinetic if you prefer; going dark like this is a distinctly unpleasant experience, and takes constant effort."  Normally he wouldn't have advertised himself like that, but given what he was about to tell them it was actually the best place to start.  "As for Johnson Junior, it's...  Complicated.  Just hear me out before you say anything - and not a word of this can leave this group, or I'm probably next on the chopping block; he did not want me telling you about this drek."  He grimaced again from the effort of keeping himself offline.

"If you're wondering what the odds are that you guys would lose one technomancer only to immediately have a new one show up, stop.  It's not a coincidence.  Junior decided he wanted to have a little 'chat' with Legion, and hired me to facilitate a calm discussion - at least, that's the line of drek he sold me.  So we went to Legion's place, and he had me shut the guy's drones down; I had no idea he'd react the way he did, but I somehow think Junior wanted him to.  Legion went into a rage, and Junior just up and strangled him.  Didn't even seem put off by it - he claimed Legion was just unconscious, but I didn't exactly get a chance to check that."  He leaned against the table, looking a bit like he was inspecting the grain of the artificial wood.  "It's not like that's what I'd signed on for."

"Anyways, I didn't even have the chance to get the hell out of there before he gets a ping on his commlink, and tells me you guys are looking for Legion's replacement, and that he wants me to take the job.  I figured maybe I could balance the scales for whatever the hell happened with Legion, so I took the job.  He offered me an extra 5000 to keep him posted on the plan and updated during the job; apparently, he'd made the same offer to Legion, but I can't say if he took it or not. I told him 'no' as politely as I could, which comes across like an 'I'll consider it', and went on to contact you guys."  He gulped down some of his drink.

"Fast forward to today, I get a message from him saying Andromeda might have been 'compromised', and that I should check out her latest messages.  I haven't done anything on that yet, though - she was your teammate longer than she was mine, I'm sure, and it's not a great idea to go crossing your own team, especially when you're the new guy.  All in all, I'm starting to wonder just how involved in things Junior is here..."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <12-03-13/1416:08>
Kitten had put her commlink, turned off, together with the others.
"You mean we're not only going against the Azzies, but maybe against our own Mr. J as well," she said when Pulse had finished,  "Just our frakking luck.  If I wasn't allergic to bug spirits, I might consider Chicago to be a nice vacation spot.  So, what now?  Tell the junior J a different plan than the one we're going to do?  Tell him the real plan?  And what is the plan with Andromeda gone?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-03-13/1422:23>
"As it stands, I'm not intending to tell him anything about the plan, and he's not expecting me to.  As for Andromeda...  I'm trying to decide if I should crack into her commlink to figure out what's happening; could be she's in some danger, after all, or that whatever's got her MIA is something we need to worry about too.  If she's not gonna be able to work the job, I've got my ways of filling in for her if we're just driving their truck out."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-03-13/1437:35>
Locking eyes with Gibbon for a fraction of a second, with his hand on the table balling it into a fist then relaxing it again, it had been a long time since someone had made him angry.
"I vote yes on that, to changing the plan and also hacking Andromeda, if that ....if he's done anything I.... don't want to go into details, but we need to discuss something else first, don't we?
Looking back towards Gibbon.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <12-03-13/1545:54>
Gibbon was a bit dumbfounded by the story Pulse told them. He wondered shortly what the guy would have done if he didn't call this meeting for today, and if what he heard was true at all. Even as he could have imagined anything from an unknown Johnson, killing off runners like this, it was just invitation to be eliminated. Maybe they should double-check the guy with contacts.
[spoiler=test]I'd like to make a judge intentions or sense motive check on Pulse. As things mount, Gibbon will start to consider more things suspicious. Take whichever test you think is relevant.
Judge intentions: INT(5) + CHA(4) (9d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4320636/)
Sense motive: INT(5) + Negotiation(1) + Empathy(3) (9d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4320638/)[/spoiler]

When Pulse finally finished talking, after Kittens remark, he said "Well, i think Junior's intentions may become clearer as soon as we leave here. I intend to call him and ask for the drop-off location, because we'll have to include it in the plans anyway. It will speak volumes if he doesn't tell us then. As for Andromeda, i'm starting to get even more worried. She was already vague yesterday, and i'd say it is not a good sign that she's not available on the comm. If she doesn't get back to Kitten or Silk by the end of our little chat, i think we should check on her thoroughly. And by that i mean physically."

When Cookie asked his question and looked back to him, he just raised his brows and tilted his head to the left, but didn't answer. Instead, he continued the ongoing discussion. "Do you not also get the feeling that whatever we do we'll be in deep drek? If we do this job, Junior might just get ideas instead of paying. If we don't, he might ruthlessly go after us and make it impossible that we take more jobs in this city. By the way, i'm sure you tried to check his credibility through some contacts, but it might be time to double-check. I made the mistake of concentrating more on the father, because he was the original Johnson, but this whole thing might be something designed by Junior from the start." He looked around the table, to see the reactions of the others.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-03-13/1557:26>
"I can do some searching on him as well, see what comes up.  If he's playing games like that, though, he might have gotten some stuff scrubbed from the Matrix - there'd still be ways to find it, but not before we need to pull the job."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-03-13/1728:55>
"We're not drowning in it yet, I'll go after her with anyone else who wants to tag along; After all I'm familiar with her astral signature and so is Kitten I believe. As for the background on junior." pausing as he took a sharp intake of breath. "I have some questions for some some mutual contacts as well, shortly after Legion disappeared I asked them to look into it dropped some info to ID him only, Then this.
Leaning back in the chair staring at the ceiling keeping his voice as low as possible.
"The last time drek like this happened, I was lucky to be able to walk away, hell I've incurred debts to people and still managed to find other ways of paying them. I deal with drek every day, at home, everywhere and so if junior is playing this kind of game he's going to learn what I do to active threats that don't take the hint."

[spoiler]
Cookie calms down and takes stock of things.
sense motive: chat(2)+int(3) (5d6.hits(5)=1) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4320700/)
OOC: ugh got a lot going on this week forgot to add this.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-03-13/1734:05>
"Well, checking on her physically is all well and good - but I'm thinking we should take a vote on whether or not I check in on her commlink as well.  If she's in trouble and laying low, we don't want to go making it worse."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <12-03-13/1743:18>
"And just how else do you think we'd be able to check on her physically, unless our two dear ladies here know exactly where she is?" The last part of the sentence was not a question. Although Gibbon's suspicions flared, he doubted very much that either Silk or Kitten knew where Andromeda was. They might have ideas where to look, but he thought it was just ideas, no knowledge.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-03-13/1753:32>
"Tracking and cracking are two very different things - unless you think she's lost her comm?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <12-04-13/1545:43>
Silk had remained quiet and maintained a pensive look on her face.
The good news was Legion was likely to be dead. The guy had been a serious liability from the start, she'd never wanted to work so closely with anyone acting like that and had serious questions about his sanity. She couldn't fault the Johnson for doing what he'd done to the weirdo. Unless of course Diego hadn't actually killed him and had really only rendered him unconscious. She couldn't think of a single reason to do so, unless maybe making some money selling the technomancer to some lab. But he obviously didn't need the money, so it would mean allowing loose ends for no real reason. For that there was simply no excuse.
Still, there was nothing she could do about it and it meant one less liability to worry about, so all-in-all she considered it a good thing. Saved her from having to kill the guy, too.

Andromeda... That was another thing. The girl had her quirks, sure, but she usually had her things together well enough, she was skilled, reliable and -equally important-, very easy to mold and eager to please. Then again, she had disappeared before and returned without any comment. Of course, that would have been the professional thing to do if she'd been on another job, so in this line of business that couldn't really be considered to be so negative.
Still, Junior asked to investigate Rommy -after- she'd disappeared. If he'd taken care of her already, that wouldn't have been necessary. Doubly so because it would mean he'd have his hands on everything already. The girl and her things were inseparable and if he had physical access to her implanted commlink, asking a hacker (or well, a technomancer) to hack her from a distance made little sense; it'd be a lot easier to do with physical access.
But something needed to be done. She'd vanished in the middle of a pretty big job. They needed to act like 'runners instead of friends and do the professional thing, for better or for worse.

"Do it. Hack her, locate her, whatever. We need to find out what's going on. If she's in trouble, she might need our help. If she's not, we still need to know what's happened. Just don't give Junior any information about her before giving it to us so we can determine what needs to be done.", she finally said, not a shred of doubt in her voice.
"Some more info about mister Diego Silver would be welcome too, of course. But if you ask me, none of these new revelations really change anything concerning the job or our employer. So he wants to keep an eye on us. Have you ever had a Johnson that wasn't a control freak?"

[spoiler]
Judge Intentions (14d6.hits(5)=5) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4321449/)
If she can find out anything else with that, I'd appreciate being told, but I'll leave that up to you.
Very, very sorry for slow posting.
[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <12-04-13/1633:17>
Gibbon stared at Silk unbelieving but he answered in a composed manner, although it felt forced. "Yeah, i had a job or two in which the Johnson wasn't a control freak. Still it might have been the climate, people down there are a bit more passionate about things than in the cold north. What i didn't have up to now, was a Johnson picking off teammates and one of the team fraggin' not giving a damn about it at the same time. Oh, i understand you didn't like Legion and you do like Andromeda, and how that would justify the double standards of handling their disappearances differently, barring what we got to know from Pulse."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-04-13/1651:04>
Cookie suddenly snapped himself back up in his chair, settling into a relaxed posture showing no signs of worry, emotion or stress.
"Fighting each other won't solve anything, the stone cold fact is that we now have information  that causes us some serious doubts regarding junior, added to which we all have no idea what happened.  We need to hack Andromeda now, if we want to find out what happened to her, we can explain later if she's ok, otherwise...I'll let people think about that"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <12-05-13/0614:10>
”OK, agreed, first things first, we can leave this discussion until after we know more. But before we go back online, I believe there were more topics that need to be discussed with the team.” Gibbon wasn’t able to produce the feat Cookie just did, the others could still see that he wasn’t calm at all. Despite that, he still held on to the forced composure in his speech.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-06-13/1208:55>
Cookie sighed to himself,  this did need getting out the way.
"You want me to tell it?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <12-06-13/1254:04>
It took considerable effort for Gibbon to keep calm but he did. "I fragging wanted you to decide. I thought i was making you a courtesy by offering you to tell it yourself but obviously you don't appreciate it the same i would. But seeing that you blew your chance, it is totally all the same now, so i should finish instead of letting you stumble through it." He turned to the others, but kept half an eye on Cookie still. "You see, when we went to get our things, there was this guy handing things over. Now, that guy wanted our friend here to liberate another item from the fifth floor of the museum, and didn't seem to leave Cookie too much space to maneuver. And he wanted Cookie to do it right under the guise of our job, which seems perfectly logical to me, it just makes our job harder and gets us blamed for something we didn't do, if it goes down as the guy expected. And another thing is, this guy seemed to know what and where we intended to do, which means someone told him or he's running spysoft on one of our links, that's why i asked you to go wireless before we talked."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-06-13/1354:06>
He couldn't blame the anger, he'd be angry too but it was always better to know where you stood.
"Well I'm not going to defend myself, so I''l put the rest on the table. One, first off the people who want this done are idiots, the problem is that they're idiots I'm in debt to.
Two, before you say 'wait a minute don't you have a self erasing data trail?' that doesn't count towards the astral or a simple tracking device'."
taking a moment to glare at his commlink's.
"three, I'm not happy with what they asked either because the way the moron who passed this info to me meant that Gibbon over heard, means that now my reliability will be in doubt,so I won't blame anyone who wants me to leave. Four, so thanks to the way the moron who delivered this one to me; guess what? I cant do what they want because Gibbon may have told you already before you got here, for all I know meaning you'd have all been watch me like hawks at best. In conclusion I'm screwed either way. Oh, to make it even better junior may want to kill us anyway and the guys I'm in debt to know that this kind of thing they want isn't my specialty...leading to more questions, so any questions?."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <12-06-13/1900:01>
Silk tilted her head slightly. She appeared to have no difficulty ignoring Gibbon's remarks about her reaction to the news about their employer and (ex-)team member(s).
She smiled in a friendly way, though the tone of her voice didn't entirely match the face. "Well, I'm sure you're all very relieved to get that off your chests. Does anyone else feel like they've anything to share? Ulterior motives, additional complications or other random disruptions?"
No reply forthcoming, she continued. "Good! So, who are these people exactly and how do you suggest we should deal with these things?", she asked both men.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-08-13/2221:58>
Damn, she's cold...

"This just keeps getting better and better, doesn't it?  Do I need to try to dig up some leverage on these guys to maybe buy you a reprieve?  Perhaps give them something else to worry about for now?"  The outlook on this job was getting worse and worse.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <12-09-13/0118:04>
"Astral tracking I can take care off," Kitten said to the others, "that's probably a spirit of some sort, and spirits you can make go away.  Matrix tracking his Pulse's job.  As for the other issue, the plan as we have it right now has us stay away from the main museum and I'm not going to change it if there's no need, as going into the museum means having to deal with a lot of extra security.  And three, how do those morons know you had a job which involved the museum?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-09-13/0315:35>
"Who they are? I'd rather not get into that one because they are 100% bad news, they made an offer I couldn't refuse when I ended up in the hospital without a single nuyen to my name. As for how they know, well they did the commlink hacking game I believe.....I made the mistake of saying I'd have their money a little earlier than normal this month because I was working. Lastly no, do not stick your neck out for me on this, I'm not sure if they are pulling this to keep me on retainer by keeping me in debt to them also did I mention they are bad news or do you really want to hear some horror stories? Best I can do is help with this job and get out of Seattle with the money from this, assuming Junior doesn't try to kill us anyway."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-09-13/0341:10>
"Way I see it, our heads are already on the block - these guys find out you haven't grabbed what they wanted soon enough, they might come after you in the middle of the job.  Even if you get out of town first, chances are they go looking for the people you've been working with; if they've hacked your commlink they already know who we are.  We've got to find a way to deal with this; start will be finding out if they actually have gotten into your commlink or not."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-09-13/0502:42>
sighing to himself, he'd known that one day something like this would happen.
"These guys are good at this stuff, really good. If you think you can do this then I'm not going to stop you."
pushing his work commlink onto the middle of the table.
"This one is what I use for work, I doubt they got in the personal one, nothing on there but we'll see."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <12-09-13/0613:19>
Gibbon decided he’d concentrate on the practical aspects of the problem. It wouldn’t solve the issue among the team members but as he saw, it really wasn’t needed to be solved. He worked with people he didn’t like in the past, and they worked together effectively, when they could disregard their emotions. He just had an inkling that this time, it would be more taxing than any other time. His next question was to Cookie. ”Well, even if you don’t tell us who they are, some intel about what resources they can use wouldn’t hurt. It would at least indicate if we should be concerned about retribution, as Pulse suggested.” Giving some thought to the problem, he continued. ”And it doesn’t seem likely they would interfere until we are well out of the museum. They would risk losing the item they want. They also know they have the best chance if they let Cookie work without obstruction.

“What seems the most problematic in this is that if they get a whiff we don’t intend to let Cookie try the side job, they might interfere. And for this not to get to them, we cannot coordinate on the comm, and cannot discuss any more details wirelessly, unless we can do an encryption protocol they are unlikely to crack.”
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-09-13/1021:15>
"They only pursue any kind of retribution if they became damaged financially, resource-wise they're connected enough to worry me. short version, they'd only pursue any kind of retribution against me which is why this happens to be my problem not any of yours, I don't want anyone making this their problem; seen too many poor bastards who don't deserve it get into drekk.,
pausing for a second to himself
"note that I'm not including the ones that deserve it because they got vindictive.....and I have a horrible feeling some of you maybe more involved then you realise."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <12-09-13/1344:02>
"Maybe a stupid question, but what object do they want exactly," Kitten asked, "because if it's part of the group that get's taken down to make place for the Azzie ones, it might be downstairs when we do this."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-09-13/2004:33>
"Or perhaps I could arrange for it to be.  As for your commlink, I'll need to get back online before I can do much of anything with it.". He paused for a moment, thinking about something.

"I'm unhackable by anything normal, you know - hacking a trchnomancer takes a technomancer, or something pretty damn similar.  Means slaving our comms over to me gives us a pretty damn good defense against that sort of thing.  Still, what do you think the odds are these guys would be able to bring in a technomancer?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <12-10-13/0324:32>
Gods, how the hell did I ever get involved with such amateurs? They'd really consider sticking their necks out and complicating the job in order to do a side job for no reward other than bailing out the #é{à§! who got us into this mess in the first place but doesn't even want to tell us who the frack we're dealing with?

"I need to get some air.", Silk said, abruptly getting up and walking outside. "This place is starting to smell like drek.", she continued in her thoughts.

Outside, she tried calling Cheyenne. She needed to vent some pent-up frustrations.

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Taking her commlink with her. Doesn't really care if people notice or not. Palming commlink (11d6.hits(5)=4) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4328454/)
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-10-13/0526:41>
Ignoring Silks comment and depature Cookie continued on, not that he wouldn't have blamed her or anyone else who left.
"It's on the fifth floor, in the genetic art exhibit...a ball of drekking fur.
Pausing to look around the room.
"Your faces all look like mine when I got asked that one you know..." taking pause to rub his temple before continuing "...look we've got more important things than me being blackmailed into doing a side job, a problem that isn't yours I may add; we are a person short do I really need to go into this? Hell, I've been debating about whether I do this since I got this one shoved fist first in to my mouth. On top of which, this job makes no sense; they've never made any requests like this before on top of which they've never contacted me in such an unprofessional way, it's all too damn weird.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-10-13/0529:44>
"If it's that out of character, what makes you so sure it's them in the first place?  Was it even in-person contact?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-10-13/0545:11>
"They've not done it before now, I've met people who who may or may not be on their payroll as sometimes I can obtain things from them but it was the fact that the courier didn't use anything like a white noise generator so we didn't get overheard, that was out of place, also out of place was another person collecting stuff being there.  pausing for a second "The only comes to mind is that they're not interested in the item but are actually interested in seeing you perform Gibbon."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <12-10-13/0622:50>
Yeah, and when we are slaved under your PAN, you can access everything on ours. Nice try, chummer. Gibbon wasn’t really surprised by Pulse’s offer, but he didn’t intend to take it. ”Just set up a decent encryption on our communication, Pulse, that should do it. Anyway, if Cookie says it’s a ‘him’ problem, not an ‘us’ problem, I’m inclined to let him handle it his way. If those people show up and try to make this an ‘us’ problem, we just have to handle it thoroughly."

After hearing Cookie's suggestion, he shook his head. "That makes zero sense, there would have been much easier ways to do that. I don't see why the guy wasn't just careless this time.
“Anyway, I think we should concentrate on finding Andromeda ASAP, to see if she’s available for tomorrow’s action, then we need to finalize our plan, like where everyone’s position will be, etcetera. For my part, I’m finished here and now, and ready to follow up on any leads Pulse finds on Andromeda.”

[spoiler=perception]INT(5) + Perception(2) + Attention Coprocessor(3) + Enhancement(3) (13d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4328518/); not noticing Silk taking her commlink[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <12-10-13/1024:43>
"To be honest Gibbon I hope he was, because he's given me a way out as there is no way you or the others will allow me inside the building because of him; plus the fact that I dislike side jobs as they cause friction like this."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Chrona on <12-10-13/1337:33>
Cheyanne answers the commcall, unusual for this time of day but it can be put down to good timing. "Hi there, girl, what's up with you? No status updates for.. hmm what, 10 minutes? I was getting worried!" She laughs lightly, if the vid call is on you can see her moving through AR windows, surfing various social and fashion networks.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <12-10-13/1431:21>
"As long as there's no more information, I strongly suggest against doing this," Kitten said, "It's too dangerous and it can only lead to trouble.  It's going to be difficult enough already without extra complications."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: RHat on <12-23-13/0020:00>
"Only way I could call it a smart play would be if we could get it into the right place to make it a quick thing - but even then, it's going to make things more dangerous."
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Ren on <02-10-14/0911:26>
Gibbon seemed a bit confused. ”OK, now, Kitten, what do you suggest us not doing? If it is the side job of Cookie, I think we basically all agreed, Cookie included, that we won’t do that. If it is finding Andromeda, I disagree, we need to know if she’s available for the job. Or do we simply assume that she’s not available and get on with the plans that way? Anyway, clock's tickin' so... vamos, vamos!
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <02-11-14/0238:18>
"I think we have to do both," Kitten said, "start making plans to work without her, but also continue to try and contact her.  Is there anything you need me to try and find out on the inside?"
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Xzylvador on <02-11-14/0445:34>
With Cheyenne on the other side of the line, Silk started a rant in the form of a 5 minute monologue complaining about the job she was on and the people she was -or, in some cases, used to be- working with. She avoided using names nor did she go into specific details about times, places or goals, but she knew Cheye was smart and experienced enough to get the idea.

Above all, she was angry. She'd rarely been this angry. No, that'd be wrong. She'd been this angry before, plenty of times. But then, she'd always been able to vent that anger by extracting some kind of revenge. She always made sure people regretted it...
But that wasn't an option now. Not only was she being deceived and lied to. Half of the people she was working with were throwing further complications into the job with little of no excuse or explanation. And the other half apparently felt as if they somehow owed it to these assholes to help them without any question, complaint, or compensation.

What kind of people was she dealing with? How did she get involved with all this?!
The Johnson, the one who had hired these people in the first place and had apparently killed at least one of the team and potentially a second one -someone who could've been called a friend if Silk believed in that kind of thing- seemed the most sane of all in some fucked up way, and that realisation made her...
Scared.

F*ck.
It'd been a very long time since she'd really felt anything.
Starting to feel now, and feeling this?
God f*ck damnit I'll f*cking kill the whole f*cking lot of you.

She was out of control and knew the situation couldn't possibly be controlled.
It'd been a long time since she'd felt so out of her depth and she was drekking tired of faking.
But could she just abandon the job?
That'd be very unprofessional.
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Post by: Ren on <02-11-14/0606:47>
”Only important thing that we haven’t seen inside is the security room. So, what do you say we get a FlySpy and you let it inside the air vents, then maybe Pulse can take a look through its camera and determine what we can do about it?” replied Gibbon. ”And as to the situation of Andromeda missing, can any of you replace her as the driver? ‘Cause I don’t really drive one, especially not if they didn’t mod it for dwarf.”
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Post by: farothel on <02-12-14/0121:17>
"I can try that," Kitten said, "but I'm not sure if I can put it close enough to the vents, so be careful when you start running around with the thing.  As for driving, don't look at me.  They let me drive the big armoured truck once when we were near Cairo and the only good thing was that we were in the desert so you couldn't hit much."
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Post by: RHat on <02-12-14/0139:33>
"If I can get access to the truck's node, I can make something work.  Not much for driving myself, but I can compile a sprite that knows what the hell it's doing - think of it like a really advanced Pilot that answers only to me or people I want it to.  Or I can thread up my Command form to something stronger and go from there, but I wouldn't exactly be good at it.  If I have the prep time, though, I can get the Machine Sprites ready in advance, which would help matters."
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Post by: Punch on <02-12-14/0508:38>
"I can't drive, mostly sat in the back of whatever transport we ended up in. Anyway, yes I think it's best that you do it but can we move on to actually trying to find her as well as the truck?
Concern was clearly something foreign to them but that mattered little to Cookie, someone was murdering people he was supposed to be working with, people he was supposed to be making sure stayed alive to do the job on the job; He'd just never expected either of the Johnson's, much less Junior to do this. It occurred to him that something precipitated this, so that meant that obviously Legion had found something, something he wasn't supposed to see.
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Post by: RHat on <02-12-14/1641:53>
"Yeah, we need to figurd out what's going on with Andromeda - she might need help, and whatever happened could well put us in danger too. "
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Post by: Ren on <02-13-14/0608:19>
It’s OK that we discuss what needs to be done but I think it’s time we did it, Gibbon thought. ”Pulse, can that sprite thing of yours also take care of driving the spy drone and keep it hiding? If not, what do you think I should get my hands on besides the drone itself, you know, like autosofts?
“Anyway, I think it’s well past time we started to act, so I’ll go and buy the little bugger if there’s one available, before Kitten has to go back to work. In the meantime, why don’t we concentrate on finding Andromeda? Pulse, you need to make the first step, you’re the only one of us who can possibly find her from afar. We all have her comm number, is that enough or you need more?”
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Post by: farothel on <02-13-14/1144:17>
"I know her aura, so I can send a watcher," Kitten said, "but that will take quite some time, as I have no clue where the little bugger has to start.  Also, if she's dead or behind an astral barrier, it won't find her, no matter what.  I'll do that right after my next shift, just to try something."
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Post by: Punch on <02-13-14/1306:42>
Probably the best idea, I can follow the trail but I can't do out of body unless your ok with me following your watcher, which truth be told I don't mind doing if you don't object I have no more preparation left to do besides a conversation with a fool who can't pass a message privately alongside his masters, that I want to delay as long as possible meaning I'm not going home tonight.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <02-13-14/1358:51>
Cheyenne had apparently sensed how tense Silk was because she'd stayed uncharacteristically quiet during Silk's rant. But at the end of it, Silk was reminded of the fact that no matter how good she was at manipulating people, Cheyenne was the one who taught her most of her tricks.
Even knowing she was being played and recognizing many of the techniques, Silk was unable to keep her shields raised for long and the anger boiling within her slowly subsided back to manageable levels. Cheyenne calmly talked to her, doing little more than repeating what Silk had just told her but doing it in such a way things seemed trivial. She offered the kind of advice that could mean anything depending on your own state of mind and offered a kind of view on things which, while offering no different opinion and being in itself completely meaningless, suddenly made the desperate situation seem like a small speed bump along the way.
When they hung up, Silk could barely remember why she'd been so angry in the first place. She fished a pack of cigarettes out of her jacket, pulled one out with pouted lips and calmly smoked the filthy thing -she hated the things, the taste of ashes in her mouth and the smoke in her nose, but they did sometimes make her relax- while trying to analyze the techniques Cheyenne had just used on her. This had really been one her best.
Five minutes later, she turned around, went back inside and sat back down at the table.
"Sorry, really needed a smoke."

"So, one last attempt for Kitten to get some info on the security room and we're set to go?
Oh, and I was thinking, I got a pretty concealable camera neutralizer. Maybe we can shut down a couple of security camera's inside the museum right before we go in. Maybe they'll blame it on technical errors and be forced to put guards in those locations to keep an eye on things. If we get to choose where they put their guards and manage to separate them this way, it could be in our advantage."

[spoiler]I honestly can't recall any information about camera's being there... but I assume they are. Anyone got a link to security info posts?[/spoiler]
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Post by: farothel on <02-17-14/1144:44>
"I'll get my watcher started as soon as I get home," Kitten said, "Pulse, if you get me the spy drone before my shift tonight, I'll try to get it in this night.  Gives us some time to come up with a reply to any surprises we might find in that room.  And if it doesn't work, I can try again tomorrow."
She would let someone more technologically proficient work with Silk and the camera neutralizer.  Most of the times while working with the Marrauders they didn't use that sort of equipment.  If you arrive with a full battallion of troups, cameras are not really the issue.  And in hellholes like Lagos or Chicago there aren't all that many.
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Post by: Ren on <02-20-14/0618:27>
"I can sneak that neutralizer in and hide it inside if you want me to." Gibbon replied.
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: farothel on <02-25-14/0302:38>
"So here's a summary," Kitten said, "I will sneak in a spy drone which Pulse will provide.  I will also set a watcher to search for Andromeda.  If we're going to put a neutralizer into the museum to distract the guards I would wait until the last day to put it in to avoid that it is found and removed.  With Andromeda gone, we'll need to find another truck or van sufficiently large to hold the boxes.  Pulse, since you are the only one who can drive it, or at least summon something to drive it, can you take care of that?  In case you need help, let us know.  Gibbon or Silk will be obvious choices, depending on how it has to be done, by sneaking in or talking in.  That's all?  Okay, let's get moving."

She left the meeting and went back home, where she summoned a watcher spirit and set it to find Andromeda and report back if it found her.  If he found traces of her aura but it couldn't follow it, it had to report this as well, with a last location.

In the evening, with the small drone Pulse had given her in her backpack, she walked into the museum via the staff entrance.  During her shift, she tried to put the drone somewhere under a shelf, or on a top shelf, close to the ventilation system and also as close as possible to the security room.

[spoiler]
summoning watcher:
magic 5 + summoning 2 =7 (7d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4410951/)
It can look for two hours.

placing drone (infiltration I assume).  She will put it where there are no cameras and if all else fails, just under her desk.  She can volunteer to get something from the warehouse which needs only 1 person to pick up.
agility 4 + infiltration 2 =6 (6d6.hits(5)=2) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4410956/)

[/spoiler]
Title: Re: [IC] Messy Biz Chapter 0 - Those Damn Aztecs.
Post by: Punch on <03-04-14/0441:07>
"If were done then I'll see you all later, keep me in the loop and I'm going to see if I can find somewhere to hole up for the next few days"
While you all do that I'm going to see what I can dig up on my own about Andromeda's whereabouts
As he got up from the table, turned and left to head to the last spot he saw her.

[spoiler]
Since Cookie has nothing to do lets have an extended test on finding Andromeda for this, not sure on the interval mind.
first hours roll of tracking (7d6.hits(5)=3) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/4419499/)
then I'd like to trade 7 for 1 hit, unless you deem the interval to be too long Chrona.
[/spoiler]
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Post by: Xzylvador on <03-15-14/1651:23>
A thought popped in Silk's head.
"Kitten, you get a locker there for your stuff and uniforms? The guards all have a badge to open maglocks there and they don't take it home... So they must leave it there, probably in a locker with their uniforms, no? And that locker couldn't be protected with a maglock using their badge. Maybe you can try to peek at some of their codes, or have the spydrone do it?"

Herself, she started looking on the matrix for chats and reviews of take-out restaurants. She wanted one where the food looked and smelled pretty good, but was really likely to make you sick. She'd order now, leave the food out for another day and then go to Evangeline's place the next evening, after putting in some more flavor enhancers into the take-out and putting it in a more the packaging of a better take-out where she'd order her own portion.
Oh, right, better see if she's available.
@ Evangeline: "Hey girl, how's cuddling on a sofa with a lame trid and some take-out sound? Your place tomorrow?"
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Post by: farothel on <03-16-14/0107:23>
I can have a look.  Maybe you can ask your guard friend as a second way to get one of those badges, Kitten said.  She thought it should be possible.
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Post by: Chrona on <03-21-14/1108:51>
Evangeline responds promptly, "That sounds great! I could really do with it with tha delivery coming up. See you tomorrow!"

You have found word of a relatively cheap Indian restaurant you know to use stolen corp level food flavorings to hide how bad their food really is. It would get shut down if the area it was in had anything remotely like standards.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <03-21-14/1602:22>
"I could, but I'd rather not unless absolutely necessary. Me asking for codes a day before the place gets robbed is kind of transparent... Any of you guys know how to weaken a dose of Laés smoke so it only kills a few hours instead of half a day?", Silk replied.
"Would make covering my tracks a lot easier."
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Post by: farothel on <03-22-14/0041:24>
There exists a version of Lars which is called leal I think.  That one is less potent.
Kitten looked at the others.
I'm going to bed as I will have another long and Boring night.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <03-22-14/1527:19>
Leäl, right!
The drug was popular as a date rape drug. It surprised Silk it'd slipped her mind.
Well, that can't be hard to find.

[spoiler]AR76-77, Avail 8R, price 180 per dose. Shouldn't really be a problem to get a hold of. Want me to roll for it or can she get a couple of doses after spending some time clubbing?
Hm... maybe find a guy trying to use the crap on girls and see how he likes it on himself! Free drugs and some vindication, awesome! ;) [/spoiler]
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Post by: Chrona on <03-23-14/0921:23>
That night Kitten had an easy time of her shadow work. The spirits had been keeping away from her as her being awakened wasn't a secret, that may even work in her favour if the orders they had been given are not as tight as they should be. Whether it be any final checks, the drone, or any sneaking a peak at lockers, it will go without a hitch. Though the delivery itself was a nightmare, they have sent in an entire container of food for the cafe you were not supposed to have, and hour is wasted filling out the necessary hard copy paper work to deal with it.

Silk spend the night clubbing and despite the things on your mind, you manage to have a good time. At Equilibrium down at the warehouses you manage to score the leal, leading on and taking it off a punk who had all ready bought it from a dealer. Some girl that night probably owes you thanks.
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Post by: Xzylvador on <03-23-14/1934:31>
Clubbing always put Silk in a good mood and luckily tonight had be no different. Plus she managed to get the drugs she was hoping to get too. She realized how good an idea it had been to get a sleep regulator implanted. It allowed her to work, get some amusement and still get enough sleep. All in all she was in a better mood than she'd been the last couple of days. This job might just turn out less fucked up than it had seemed for a moment... As long as the others keep their shit together.
"All right. If things go according to plan, I might be able to interrogate Evangeline a bit more straightforward than previously possible tomorrow night. Anything specific you guys can come up with I should ask?"
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Post by: Xzylvador on <03-26-14/1621:45>
Silk arrived at her date's apartment after picking up two large portions of Indian take-out, tossing the contents of one of the boxes in the trash and replacing its original contents with the food she'd bought in a very doubtful 'restaurant' a day before and which had spent the past day on her kitchenette's counter without refrigeration.  She'd used plastic gloves to handle the stuff.

The trid was even worse than she'd feared; it seemed that the more of them that got made, the lower their average quality became... and they made a LOT of trids.

For a moment, lying in Evangeline's arms, Silk thought about the old days and the movies she'd watched back then. She remembered enjoying them much more than the trids that came out now. Was she just getting old and was nostalgia blinding her or had concepts like a powerful story and originality really disappeared to make room for the endless amount of technological advances that had been and still were being made? She honestly didn't know.

After that moment of distraction, the realization that she'd thought this way about her increasing age and the prospect of what was to follow the rest of the night made her feel like crap again.

Luckily, the post-movie part of the evening passed quicker than Silk had planned. She complained a bit about feeling a bit weak and her stomach, so they went to bed early and just cuddled a bit before Evangeline started having the same complaints and they both went to sleep... Until the vomiting started.

Silk comforted the sick Ork to the best of her ability, brought water and wet towels, helped her get up and stumble to the bathroom, back to bed and not much later back to the bedroom for a second and a third time. She made sure to make vomiting noises of her own at a moment she knew Evangeline would be too weak to come to her help and spot her girlfriend just sitting there pretending the whole thing. After decades with her abilities, it was probably the most disgusting thing she'd had to do with her supernatural voice control. A useful trick, but not one she hoped to do be doing again quickly. The sensation the mimicry made in her throat seemed almost as bad as actually vomiting.

Almost morning, they lay in bed next to each other,  both with stained clothes and the smell of vomit filling the small room. The things I do for work., Silk thought to herself as she quietly slipped out of bed and started working on what she actually came here to do.

The sharp smell of ammonia woke the sick woman with a shock. In a reflex she tried getting upright while opening her eyes but felt that she couldn't, her wrists being held against the bed and something heavy resting on her chest. SomeONE heavy. Silk, watching her with a curious look on her face and a vial of smelling salts in her hands.
"Hey there, relax. I'm glad you're awake, sweetie. I would have hated having to break out the more expensive stuff for this part."

Silk leaned forward and placed her hand on her victim's mouth when she tried to struggle and say -or shout- something. "Shhhh. Don't waste your energy, sweetie. Can't be much left in you after a whole night of being violently ill."
She sighed sadly and looked at her own dirty nightwear. "I'm afraid things got real messy... But I suppose I already knew that when I mixed the poison into your food."
She paused to reconsider her words.  Well... Poison is a wrong word, I suppose. It's more of a virus, from what I understand. 'Weaponized Ebola', the guy called it."
The ork's eyes widened and she started struggling again, but she was bound and exhausted.
"I know, sweetie, I know. I was thinking the same thing. 'Ebola? That doesn't sound like the kind of thing that needs to be weaponized!', right? And then, of course, I thought 'Damn, this will get real messy.'. I really prefer working with poisons or drugs that are quick and effective and don't cause so much.. Ick.
But I needed something quick enough to take you out before you could create problems, but slow enough to avoid suspicion and give me the time to ask you some questions; and this is what I could get my hands on. "

The female guard struggled a bit more, Silk leaned harder and spoke with a casual tone.
"You know, I don't really think it's REALLY related to Ebola, that would be way too slow, right? It would take like a week or something before you'd notice. Maybe it's called that because of the symptoms."
It was obvious her victim's body was spent and her will starting to give in to despair. "Hush now, sweetie. Calm down. It'll end, I promise. Shhh.
You see, first it feels like food poisoning. Fatigue, fever, nausea , diarrhea... I mean, I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. But then after a couple of hours, it really starts doing damage.
The fever gets much worse and the vomiting and diarrhea continues only it'll start to become very bloody as your smaller blood vessels start to rupture and you start bleeding out internally.
Now, I looked it up and there IS a difference with Ebola. According to what I found, with Ebola it's not the fever or the bleeding that'll get you. Supposedly, it's low blood pressure, organ failure and tissue necrosis that eventually kill you.
But that's not the case with this weaponized stuff. The tissue damage and internal bleeding was made much more aggressive. It'll hurt more but you won't suffer for days. You bleed to death in a couple of hours.
And also, unlike Ebola, there's a fast-acting antidote that stops the whole 'bleeding to death internally' thing and will make it feel like little more than simple food poisoning, if administered on time."
Silks other hand shot up, proudly holding a little vial between her thumb and index finger.
"And this is what it looks like!", she finished with a smile. "Educational, isn't it? And there you were, thinking you were the only one of us with things to teach to the other."

After a short pause, the slender elf, attractive even in her vomit-stained clothing, leaned in closely, her mouth right next to the sick and weakened woman's ear. "Now, are you going to be a nice girl and calmly answer a few very simple questions for your pretty little girlfriend? Or should I just gag you and let you bleed to death?", Silk asked, her whispering voice sounding more venomous than any imaginational drug.
Evangeline was at first clearly panicked and unable to even form together sentences as she tried to struggle. But Silk's sale of the antidote and slow lead in have her finally open her mouth to say "O-Okay..." She seemed too shocked to ask what was going on, or why it was. She answered what questions she could, desperate to save her life.
After less than an hour of talking, Silk was certain she'd gotten all she could out of Evangeline and slowly set the antidote vial to the woman's lips. " Don't worry, Evangeline. You did really good.", Silk whispered while helping her drink the dose of Leäl. "When you wake up, things will seem a lot better."

An hour later, something cold and wet on her face woke the sick woman with a shock. In a reflex she tried getting upright while opening her eyes but felt that she couldn't, she was being pushed down against the bed. She opened her eyes and saw her girlfriend leaning over her, with a tired, worried but also relieved look on her face while pressing a cold, soaked washcloth against her face.
" Hey there, relax. I'm glad you're awake, sweetie. You had me really worried there for a while. It almost looked as if you had passed out because of the fever. How are you feeling?"

After a few moments, even despite her fever, nausea and everything else that came with the food poisoning, Evangeline mostly felt lucky. Lucky to have such a sweet and caring girlfriend. Someone who sat next to her, watched over her and took care of her all night, even while covered in vomit and feeling nauseated from the bad food herself. She happily kissed her poisoner goodbye an hour later, ordering her to go home and get some rest herself and promising to make up for the lost night another time.

Damn it, I'll fucking have to burn these clothes and need to spend an hour in the shower to get this drekking smell out of my hair!", she thought while getting on her scooter. The things I do for my job.
"Okay, so the guard wasn't a complete waste of time. I got her locker code. Her card's in it, it should definitely get us in the security room. She's going to be too sick to come to work. Got some more info, too.

The security office harbors a gun locker and a hard wired nexus for the voice system, the stock system, the delivery scheduling system, the cameras internal shutters and the external door's maglocks. A Hacker could do a lot with a jack into it, such as close off sections of the museum to easy access.
Apparently there's no wagemage on duty, the spirits are hired out from a summoner. Any aura traces are just from him coming to check on them some days.
Evangeline didn't know how the gas system works or anything about it herself, they've never had to use it after it was donated by a corporation years ago. Its activation is controlled by the VR node that we found in our earlier stake outs.
Also, the external garden area on the right side of the building has no working cameras, that could be useful.
Oh, and what she could tell about the guard patrols confirm what our observations have shown. Making a path around them while inside should be easy for Gibbon."
[spoiler]That last part give +2 to Gibbon's sneaking inside the building.[/spoiler]
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Post by: Punch on <03-27-14/0451:31>
@all: I like good news I've forgotten what it looked like.
@Silk: Just so were in the loop I'm not doing that side job or even want to do that side job a this moment in time, that's just so were clear on what I'm saying next. It all depends on what I find regarding Andromeda, All I hope the Johnson hasn't pulled any of the drek from earlier otherwise I may have an idea for an insurance plan, one Gibbon or anyone else isn't going to be happy about.
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Post by: Ren on <03-27-14/1103:38>
”Silk, you are great. Did she say if the security room is manned 24/7, or are there periods when no one is in? If we could get inside and put something to broadcast signals out for Pulse even before the action, that would be awesome. If it comes to that, we can even try the following method: Kitten draws the one inside the security room out and I can try and slip inside to put the broadcaster there. I can even try to conceal it under the panels of the control device, I have some hardware skills.

"The garden may be a good prep area for those who get inside for the action. There is some direct access to the ground floor which I suppose is outfitted with an alarm, but that can be taken care of, ain’t it so, Pulse? From there I can quickly get to the delivery area or create chaos upstairs, as needed.”
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Post by: RHat on <03-27-14/2102:37>
@All <<If we can get a basic wireless adapter or something hooked up to it, I could get an early crack at the system.  There were a lot controls I was expecting that I couldn't find on the wireless system, so there's a good chance that they're there.>>
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Post by: farothel on <03-28-14/0317:48>
"I've placed the spydrones," Kitten said when she had finished her shift, "I should be able to get into that locker and retrieve the keycard.  If Pulse has an optical tap, I might be able to place it just before we start the retreival."
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Post by: Punch on <03-28-14/0738:31>
@all: Gibbon if it's ok, I'll tag along with you as backup and for the record I will follow your lead inside; I won't crowd you but I'll stay in line of sight, that do?
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Post by: Xzylvador on <04-18-14/0750:17>
Quote from: Chrona
The spy drone shows you that the room is all ways occupied by 1 guard, who keeps an eye on the nexus and the security cameras feeds to it, the gun locker inside contains every guards gun until taken for their shift. They are returned afterwards.The guards switch shifts every 4 hours, but it is manned 24 hours a day.

Silk watched the fast-forwarded footage while letting her scooter drive her home.
"Alright, a single guard, that's good news. Take him out quickly and quietly shortly after a shift switch and we got almost 4 hours of complete access to their security systems without them even knowing about it. Kitten, think you can manage that? If not, maybe one of us can try sneaking in to do it; or I could try to talk my way in."
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Post by: farothel on <04-18-14/1205:09>
"If I have the keycard to get into that room and those two spirits aren't there, it should be possible," Kitten said, "one stunbolt is normally enough."
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Post by: Punch on <04-23-14/1609:35>
@all: Guess I'll be keeping watch for those spirits as well when we go in.