Monday February 15, 2072; 22:00, Roasted Beans coffee shop, Downtown
Dirk Blackwater; PAN=Passive SIN: Shin Shoryuken Rt.4
Walking into the coffee shop, Dirk heads directly for the counter and orders a black coffee with an extra shot of expresso. He knows that this isn't
real coffee, but is made from a synthetic coffee bean based on soy that's a rude approximation of the real thing.
At least it has lots and lots of caffeine.Dirk walks over to the table where the other runners are seated. Waiting for a break in the conversation, he says in a deep voice:
"Hola chummers.. looks like we're all here. Let's go."Dirk gives a quick nod towards the door, and walks outside. The entrance to the Underground wasn't far away. Dirk sees the rest of the team get up and follow him. He walks down the stairwell to the double doors, pushes them open, and waves the team inside.
After what seems to be an impossibly long walk through a maze of twists and turns, they arrive at the safehouse known as the "Grey Room." Grinder meets them at the door, and the young ork wordlessly waves off the bouncer and walks them back to the private room. The soundproofed and sound absorbent walls make footfalls die instantly, making dull clicking sounds where an echoing clatter would be expected. The room is small but neat, with a round poker table in the middle set up with 10 chairs around it. Along one wall there was a pair of canvas cots set up. A plastic cooler sat along the adjoining wall, full of ice and bottled water.
Blackjack slotted Grinder's credstick and transferred the promised 300 creds, and gave him another 50 to order some food to get things started. Grinder bowed and left the room Immediately, calling over a waitress and giving her the order before closing the door behind him.
"I paid for the table fee, but I promised him that we'd spend 100 creds each on food and drinks over the next 36 hours. I hope everyone's ok with the arrangements."Dirk sends everyone the revised map of both the aboveground facility and the underground escape route back to the safehouse, then sits at the table and folds his synthetic hands in front of him, waiting for the others to sit and get comfortable.