[Jack_Spade]

Log in to a host and there is no more noise to deal with. For anything that needs hands on stuff they have their man in Seattle.

[SquirrelDude]

So while we party, I'd like to help coordinate our information gathering a bit. To start Let's make a lis of three categories

1. Things that we know

2. Things that we are assuming

3. Things we don't know.

[SquirrelDude]

Well, I'll start then

1. Things we know
 - We have a FOB and can create codes to override the safe's security timer feature
 - Names of the spiders and then wage mages that handle security for the location, as well as some of the employees and the shifts that they traditionally work
 - Zola is a mage
 - The guard's popular hangout spot
 - Bank Guard's are not fond of Zola's personal bodyguards.
 - Team's assumed identities.

2. Things we are assuming
 - That inside of the vault will be enough goods to be a serious payout for the team
 - Minimal security presence/interference from Zola
 - Present security features at the bank and inside the vault consist of:  A foundation with 1 m thick plastcrete walls, a time locked, half meter thick titanium steel save door with tungsten hardening, a military grade drone/agent controlling the buildings defenses, an eight-man guard squad on duty at all times with relieve no more than 5 minutes away, one remote decker/rigger as well as a six-pack of watchers ready to alert an Aztech trained mage to send his spirits after magic users.
 -  The bank is not real AAA territory, therefore its in theory under Salish-Shidhe jurisdiction. This means Zola can't just call KE for help or bring in other specialists at short notice. All permanent off-duty personal is therefore housed in a hotel vis-a-vis the bank. And since they can't carry their heavy artillery with them, they have to equip in the bank's armory before they can do anything. [link]
 - The assumed identities have not been cracked yet.
 
3. Things we don't know
- Where the spiders live and work out of
- Where the wagemages live and work out of
- Where Zola's bodyguards reside
- Bank Alarm system details
- What automated security feature are active within the vault
- What sensors are active inside the bank and at what times they are active
- What automated security features are active in the bank's main area, and at what times they are active
- Layout of the bank, including floorplans, access points, and furniture obstructing camera views.
- Weaponry available to guards outside of the armory
- Weaponry and armor/defensive measures available to guards inside the armory

[Qwikfix]

Yay for mentail blocks.

Thanks for that list omae.  I think I can add a couple points.

Things we know:
There is contention even among Zola's guards, some even against Zola.

Things we are assuming/intend to confirm:
Many of Zola's employees have checkered pasts that may work for leverage

About all I can think of at the moment

[Volker]

I just add my stuff in italic letters:

1. Things we know
 - We have a FOB and can create codes to override the safe's security timer feature
 - Names of the spiders and then wage mages that handle security for the location, as well as some of the employees and the shifts that they traditionally work
 - Zola is a mage and initiative of the 4^th order, probably blood mage
 - The guard's popular hangout spot
 - Bank Guards are not fond of Zola's personal bodyguards.
 - Team's assumed identities.
 - The Harmond&Sells Private Bankiing Institute is really under control of Aztechnology.
 - Zola often stays in his office till late or even till morning.
 - He has two bodyguards: Ramirez Escobar, an Ex-Jaguar/Physical Adept, and Kynos, a cyber-up mercenary. Apparently, there is some kind of tension between Kynos and Zola.
 - Kynos is an ex-military sociopath, has a real SIN and supposedly contacts to KE
 - Zola's private residence (also on the island)
 - a high class fitness club/spa Zola likes to frequent
 - We have floor plans for the hotel, although they might be outdated.
 - We have a list of names of the whole security staff.

Matrix and magical security
- We have the adresses of the mages and spiders.
 - Some parts of the bank are hardwired, the rest is inside an R8 host. The plans don't indicate a Faraday cage
 - The spider logs into the host and works from at home.
 - They all work for Optical Dreams.
 - Darrel Vandemark (6.00 - 14.00 shift) lives in Seattle. We have the adress, downtown.).
 - Sutherlin (14.00 - 22.00 shift) lives in Hong Kong, Stoneman (the rest) in London.
 - One of the security mages is an ex-student of Zola (I assume this would be Mike Pierce).
 - Pierce lives in Bellevue, 10 mins from our safe house. He follows the Aztec tradition and is mentioned as a former blood sports champion, indicating that he might be a Mystic Adept.
 - the other mage, Fulgham, is hired from Mystics and Magics and lives in Snohomish. He has family.

2. Things we are assuming
 - That inside of the vault will be enough goods to be a serious payout for the team
 - Minimal security presence/interference from Zola
 - Present security features at the bank and inside the vault consist of:  A foundation with 1 m thick plastcrete walls, a time locked, half meter thick titanium steel save door with tungsten hardening, a military grade drone/agent controlling the buildings defenses, an eight-man guard squad on duty at all times with relieve no more than 5 minutes away, one remote decker/rigger as well as a six-pack of watchers ready to alert an Aztech trained mage to send his spirits after magic users.
 -  The bank is not real AAA territory, therefore its in theory under Salish-Shidhe jurisdiction. This means Zola can't just call KE for help or bring in other specialists at short notice. All permanent off-duty personal is therefore housed in a hotel vis-a-vis the bank. And since they can't carry their heavy artillery with them, they have to equip in the bank's armory before they can do anything. [link]
 - The assumed identities have not been cracked yet.
 - Mr. Johnson's lost research is stored in the vault we're about to crack.

3. Things we don't know
- Where the spiders live and work out of
- Where the wagemages live and work out of
- Where Zola's bodyguards reside
- Bank Alarm system details
- What automated security feature are active within the vault
- What sensors are active inside the bank and at what times they are active
- What automated security features are active in the bank's main area, and at what times they are active
- Layout of the bank, including floorplans, access points, and furniture obstructing camera views.
- Weaponry available to guards outside of the armory
- Weaponry and armor/defensive measures available to guards inside the armory
[/quote]

[gilga]

Nice work, so many details! Impressive.
So what would our next step be? Find out the physical location of mages and deckers?

[Volker]

Intel is bnc's job. She does it thouroughly

We already know the physical location of them. But yeah, the next step would be to explore it with our own eyes, find their weaknesses, schedules, and so on. We must gather all information we can about them, then proceed.

[SquirrelDude]

Next step is to go to Karaoke

Then we go stalk people

[Volker]

Damn right you are. I posted in the sidethread!

[Jack_Spade]

I'm back 

Your list so far is pretty comprehensive.
One thing you do know is that Zola's SOK not just opens doors but also disarms security features and allows him to move unmolested from the security system where ever he wants.

[Volker]

Will Gerhardt come to the drinking and karaoke evening?

What about Kite and Flatline? How do we handle them?

[Jack_Spade]

Gerhardt will attend.

Flatline and Kite probably will abstain or at least be very quiet in the background

[Volker]

bnc will set up a holo of them, Torrent, and Bluebird, and put it in the corner of the room. ^^
Nice that Gerhardt joins the crew, anyway

[gilga]

Who is Bluebird ?  Torrent is the one with voice control that Anna envy.

[Volker]

A voodoo priestess we recruited shortly before you. She was promising both ic and ooc, but stopped posting a few posts after she joined the party.