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Title: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <04-23-11/0601:41>
>>>>>[Didn't want to do it this way but...no other way. Quick Draw to all able units, the Bloodflower had been located. Break off all current engagements and rend*#@%#^*&_-#FGFIKEO#-- rally point OmegW#$I#$#H% Operation: Hammer is a )@)#Q#@#BN$@*&%*&^$ prepare for hot entr2@&&&&23$&G warning @$#643 ------------ stay AWAY from San Antonio or keep your heads *UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, ILLEGAL ATTACK AGINST REGISTERED USER. INTRUSTION COUNTERMEASURES ENGAGING. UNAUTHORIZED CODE DELETED*.............<original signal lost>]<<<<<
 -- Bravo Six (06:01:46/ 04-22-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Chrona on <04-23-11/1913:32>
>>>>>[Bravo!? Bravo!? Frag! MacCallister/Nisayer/some Tech head, can you trace him?]<<<<<
 -- Chrona (00:12:55/ 04-24-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Wolfboy on <04-24-11/1746:19>
>>>>>[I can't trace him but i have a contact down that way, let me contact her and I'll find out whats going on if i can. This sounds like something she'd be into, she's an LAV and drone pilot that is completely geared for close air support. BBS]<<<<<
--Wolfgar (21:45:08gmt/4-24-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <04-24-11/2359:49>
>>>>>[Bloodflower?! Oh sweet merciful goddess, he found him and is actually going after him. Crazy insane bastard. Bit of advice for anyone with travel plans to San Antonio; change them.]<<<<<
 -- Sunni Daze (23:59:41/ 04-24-73)
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Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <04-26-11/1613:09>
>>>>>[Really?  I'd heard San Antonio was nice this time of year.  Weather's mild, tourists are all gone, and you can't put ordnance into a building without killing a dozen bad guys.  I'd want to make the trip down there even if I weren't curious what Bravo stepped in.

And who the hell is Bloodflower?]<<<<<
 -- Vice (16:11:37/ 04-26-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Operator on <04-26-11/1945:56>
>>>>>[San Antonio. That's on the edge of Azzie turf, isn't it? I have little desire to go there even if things remained quiet.]<<<<<
     -- Operator (18:47:23/4-26-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <04-26-11/2012:56>
>>>>>[Yeah.  It's south Texas, in the occupied chunk.  Hence my comments about ordnance and bad guys.]<<<<<
     -- Vice (20:05:29/4-26-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Kot on <04-27-11/0423:21>
>>>>>[Augh. Who el8*%| trying to find him? I have a trace, but I've got hammered before i found it. There are mad IC #;l over the place, and I'm o,0*ously not good en)*&h to handle six of them. Anyone? Just ping me, and I'll \}nd you what I have. While I still can. I think I'm &9ing to puke... God, I (^ate neurafl flee&^hack phain...]<<<<<
     -- NiSayer (22:22:22/4-26-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Teknodragon on <04-27-11/0819:22>
>>>>>[I'm up for lending a hand. Just got done tweaking some upgrades just the way I like it.]<<<<<
--TekDrake(8:18:40/4-27-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <04-27-11/1355:24>
>>>>>[Relay what you've found, and I'll see what I can do to keep things moving while you do a little recovering.

Think I'll leave the sim module locked in a drawer, though.]<<<<<
--Vice(13:55:58/4-27-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93- Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <04-29-11/1236:41>
>>>>>[Got this info from a freelance reporter friend of mine from Dallas who works the CAS/Aztlan boarder.
-Hey Sunni! Things are starting to heat up around San Antonio, at least unofficially. Neither the CAS nor the Aztlan government has any official comment.  Sources in the CAS military say they have "noted" several groups of, shall we say, "ex"-military and para-military types (and their toys, LOTS of toys) have been gathering along the CAS/Azzie boarder a mere 60 kilometers, give or take from good-old San-An. This includes a small fleet of aircraft ranging from drones, to ultra-lights, to T-birds. I've also heard that the networks in the San-An area are on fire with incursions, blatant attacks against Azzie assets, and lots...I mean LOTS of snooping. Code is being slung on both sides like mud during an election. And the Azzies aren't just twiddling their thumbs. A lot of troops lead by “security specialists” has been seen deployed in high-threat areas and patrolling near the border on "training exercises", despite their need near Columbia. I'm no tactician, but it seems like something's getting ready to pop and it's gonna be BIG. I'll feed you more as soon as I can. Don't forget, you owe me at LEAST a bucket of your famous fried chicken for this. -Chuck ]<<<<<
 -- Sunni Daze (12:34:46/ 04-29-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Kot on <04-29-11/1259:37>
>>>>>[I'm out of commision for a week. Yes I am typing this through AR gloves. Crap. At least my employers didn't give a damn that I do dangerous stuff like this in my free time. They're starting to weird me out, I feel like they're trying to let me be involved, because they can't...
Drake, Vice, what did you find from my info? I left an Agent to rely it to anyone interested from this, and two other networks, you should have received the info.
Damn, my head hurts when I stare at ARO's. And they plugged my 'jack "for medical reasons". Ugh. I feel awful... I might be addicted to HotSim, I think.]<<<<<
     -- NiSayer (15:30:00/4-29-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93- Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <04-29-11/1317:53>
>>>>>[Sorry to hear that, 'Sayer. But I know the feeing about being out of it. I had to grab Damian and take a "vacation" from Seattle. Too many folks made me offers I had to refuse. But, at least I can keep busy with this. Unfortunately, I still haven't heard anything specific about Bravo OR his company. If he wasn't so good at going off the grid, I'd swear he was already dead. But we have a saying in the detective biz, "ain't dead until you see a body."]<<<<<
 -- Sunni Daze (13:15:03/ 04-29-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <04-29-11/1721:59>
>>>>>[Didn't dig up anything new.  Then again, if the system made us that trackable, would any of us actually be using this thing?  I may have to make a trip down to Texas to see if I can bullshit my way into Dyess and get a better idea what the hell is going on.  Hate to miss out on opening day of jaguar season.

When are you headed down there, Sunni?]<<<<<
     -- Vice (17:21:48/4-29-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93- Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <04-30-11/2123:56>
>>>>>[Already in motion, but I have a few personal stops to make. Depending on what happens, I may or may not come to Texas. Normally, when the shooting starts, I get my pretty-little head down. Damian is the one who's paid to shoot back. *smile*]<<<<<
 -- Sunni Daze (21:23:03/ 04-30-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93- Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <05-04-11/2051:20>
>>>>>[Hey, y’all. Remember my Dallas reporter friend? Well check out his most recent report, filed about 45 minutes ago for Independent News Services, a small outfit in Texas trying to be the local version of KSAF. Now if ya'll excuse me, I need another Margarita, or six.
Link: http://forums.shadowrun4.com/index.php?topic=3444.msg43750#msg43750 ]<<<<<
 -- Sunni Daze (20:51:06/ 05-04-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <05-04-11/2126:53>
>>>>>[Sounds like I missed the party.  Be sure to tip one back for everyone who couldn't make it home to get their licks in.  Make mine on the rocks, heavily rimmed.

By the way, it's nice to see that the Aztlan Air Cav guys are still sloppy as shit.  They've always been bad about keeping their air speed up as they're eyeballing potential targets and they're way too close together for a flight that's out looking for trouble.]<<<<<
 -- Vice (21:26:09/ 05-04-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Teknodragon on <05-05-11/1133:59>
>>>>>[Always a good idea to avoid the edges of the sky when flying.]<<<<<
  --TekDrake(11:33:04/5-05-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <05-06-11/1428:11>
>>>>>[Got one more heads up from chuck. Heh, thats funny. Is still need more to drink. Anyway, he said his editor is done with this story, although he says he would bet his paycheck that the Azzies are lying. Heh, ya think? So here it is kiddies. I'm gonn go ralf now.  Link: http://forums.shadowrun4.com/index.php?topic=3444.msg44084#msg44084 ]<<<<<
 -- Sunni Daze (14:27:18/05-06-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <05-10-11/1847:01>
>>>>>[Of course they're lying.  It's probably reflexive by now. I'm still curious who this Bloodflower is and how Teno is going to deny that he's dead or disappeared.  They have to have gotten to him or the Aztlan government would be breaking their arms patting themselves on the back over stopping the incursion.

Hope you found yourself a nice glucose drip and a quiet flight home, sunshine.]<<<<<
 -- Vice (18:46:02/05-10-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <05-11-11/0851:40>
>>>>>[She is being cared for. The ill effects of her alcohol consumption were mitigated by sleep and copious amounts of Sweet Tea and coffee. This is not the first, nor will be the last, time she has drunken herself into this state. Thank you for your concern. If any more information is forthcoming, I will forward it. For now, Ms Daze is currently dealing with an unrelated personal matter. ]<<<<<
 -- Damian (08:51:38/05-11-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <05-12-11/1029:33>
>>>>>[You never know when it'll be the last.  I know I shocked my whole squadron when I swore off alcohol.  Took six months for everyone to believe I wasn't screwing with them.

How do things look on the friendly side of the border? ]<<<<<
 -- Vice (10:29:23/05-12-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <05-13-11/1931:30>
>>>>>[From what I hear, other than gawkers and snoop-types, pretty quiet. No one on either side wants to say a damn thing, and that's exactly how I wanted it. But then, I didn't exactly stick around to get a sitrep.]<<<<<
 -- Bravo Six (18:31:38/05-13-73)

Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <05-14-11/1359:10>
>>>>>[If everything went slicker than a sweaty stripper's thigh, what was with the garbled message from a few days ago?]<<<<<
 -- Vce (13:58:19/05-14-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <05-14-11/2200:24>
>>>>>[Part of the plan, Vice...sort of. Things didn't go off that smoothly and I had to improvise on the fly. I won't go into details to protect various associates and assets, but we got lucky. Part of my current contract contains a clause which allows for the immediate prosecution of a particular target should he be located. I've personally been looking for this individual for over twenty years, and yes it was very personal. Several months of work lead to a chance sighting and a positive ID. My company had to scramble to get in position for a strike but, in the process we also discovered that the target knew of our intentions and was ready for us. I knew my comm-channels were being hacked, so I took advantage and used a little slight of hand and a lot of good old fasioned disinformation. We were able to convince the enemy we had the wrong location. Once we got confirmation that the bait had been taken, myself and a select group penetrated the target's true location and completed the prosecution. I called in a LOT of markers to get this done (special thanks to Wolfgar et al for a last minute save). Many of us didn't make it out and none of use got out unscathed; myself included. But a significant threat has been eliminated, many innocents were saved and now have the chance at a normal life. On a personal note, I can now close a very painful chapter of my life and several souls can now rest in peace. OK, I'm done for now, meds are making me way to chatty. Oh, and for the record...my count is up to eleven.]<<<<<
 -- Bravo Six (22:00:08/05-14-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Wolfboy on <05-15-11/1649:33>
>>>>>[On that note let me make a small explanation, one of my current runners is a rigger that is not only terrific at close air support but enjoys doing it. Tank Girl is one of a kind let me tell you, and i have seen to it that she has access to quite a few customized toys so that she can do her work. She is supposed to be sending me a copy of some of her cockpit voice recorder logs and as soon as i get them i will put them up. Note though that i WILL do editing to protect persons who should not be labelled as who they are so while the actions will be accurate, the names involved will not always be.]<<<<<
 -- Wolfgar(15:49:30/05-15-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <05-17-11/1445:24>
>>>>>[Two things.

1)  Love a girl who gives good Close Air.

2)  Why give away anything about how all y'all did what you did?  Even changing names and faces is risking someone's life.]<<<<<
 -- Vice(14:45:37/05-17-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <05-18-11/0859:46>
>>>>>[No sense trying to hide a bomb once it's already gone off. All I am confirming is what the enemy already knows, and thankfully because of operational security parameters established months ago, what  the enemy currently knows will be the only thing they WILL know. And frankly, it ain't much, Gods willing. That a guarantee? Nothing ever is. Can they try and use this to track me and my own down? Maybe, but I doubt the SysOp here and others in my employ will make it that easy. And if they do come? Thats the risk of what we do, every time we post anything in places like this. But at the risk of sounding melodramatic or overly sentimental for a moment; those who went in with me were some of the bravest, most decicated, determined, and somewhat insane bunch of ass-kickers I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. We did a service for the world that day, period, and I can say that without ego or prejudice. I owe it to those who gave the final sacrifice to say something about what they did. They deserve that much.]<<<<<
 -- Bravo Six (08:59:11/05-18-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <05-18-11/1200:38>
>>>>>[Don't get me wrong.  I agree that since they signed the blank check, the people they left behind deserve to know what it bought.  That goes double when Aztlan is trying so hard to deny that anything happened.  I just didn't think you'd want anyone else knowing how you all did what you did.

Kind of makes me miss having something to believe in.  It was a weird morning when I woke up and realized I was doing what I do for the simple pleasure of doing it well.]<<<<<
 -- Vice (11:58:26/05-18-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: Mystic on <05-18-11/2137:01>
>>>>>[Mr. Vice, the persuit of perfection in one's endevours is a worthwile persuit in itself. Alutristic aspirations such as honor, justice, etc have their place and can be quite powerful, but in the end it depends on the individual person to find their own motivations. And on the subject of motives, knowing what I do of Mr. Bravo, I would not be suprised if what has been already stated is again part of a larger operation of misdirection. Take that for what you will.]<<<<<
 -- Damian (20:31:38/05-18-73)

>>>>>[Damian, if I didn't know YOU better, I'd swear you're calling me a liar. *grin* Oh, and Vice, you said something earlier about "jaguar hunting". If you're willing to travel, I still have contacts with work that needs doin'. Party is far from over.]<<<<<
 -- Bravo Six (21:35:49/05-18-73)
Title: Re: [IC] Virtual Underworld 93-Gone South
Post by: DWC on <05-20-11/1810:41>
>>>>>[I love business travel, and not just for the extra salted peanuts.  It makes for a nice demarcation between working and not working that local corporate jobs just don't have.  Drop me a line and I'll gladly go ruin some booger eater's summer.]<<<<<
 -- Vice (18:10:33/05-20-73)