[Volker]

"Don't! Don't! Please, leave me. Go away. Let me go!"
The cuffs hold tightly, yielding not an inch when Frozen Yoghurt violently begins to tear. "Let go off me, you sons of whores! Fuck you! Fuck off! Lemme go! I don't - I won't tell - You know everything. Please, let me go. Fuck off!!"
Frozen Yoghurt now fight violently (but futilely) against his restraints. Blood is dripping from his wrists, and he shouts out loudly. "Help! Help! Somebody help me! Please, don't!"
Matching his voice, his facial expression gets manical. He hardly seems to notice your presence anymore, except for sudden wild stares, which are accompanied by utterly unpolite insults, some of them involving your near family.

[Jack_Spade]

As the shouting began to start, Cinder stepped forward, his Defiance EX Taser ready, and pressed it at FY's neck. 14.000 Volts later silence reigned once again.
<<Anyone got that Sperethiel? I have to admit, I've never learned even a little of that language. I fear we might have reached the end of his usefulness. Time to fulfill our end of the bargain and deliver him to the container kids. It's like in the old days - a trial by his peers. And since we don't want him to get away again...>>

Cinder lifted his booted foot and kicked as hard as he could against the man's left kneecap, making sure to shatter it.
<<No more running away and taking 14 year old girls hostage.>>
 

[gilga]

>> no Sperethiel sorry, can't we sell his body in Thamal ? he got fancy augmentations and is probably  worth a bit. I mean these are just street kids we already did them a favor for taking this creep off the streets.

[luckace]

"Nah, I don't know anyone who speaks that. But some research in the matrix should tell us, right?
We gotta be careful with his body. As soon as the temple misses him, they'll investigate and probably ask their contacts in Thamel. Selling his body bears a small risk of alerting them."


[spoiler] So I don't know much about the matrix, but shouldn't we be able to find some kind of online-dictionary in there? [/spoiler]

[Volker]

The faint moan that followed the soft buzzing of the taser was the last thing you heard from Frozen Yoghurt, assassin, child-murderer, rapist and torturer. Maybe the last thing anyone ever heard from him. As with many people, his last words might be no stylisher than "please don't".

It's difficult to translate something you only heard. Even with very good voice-recognition audio translating machines, you still have the problem that you can hardly recall, let alone reproduce, the exact words. But a quick browsing of the most basic Sperethiel words allows you to translate one of them: dwalel means "please" or, word-by-word, "I beg you".

[Jack_Spade]

<<Don't get greedy. FY has a feud with the local kids. If they dispose of them, no one will raise an eye - just FY's luck running out. Selling his ware is something I'm not comfortable with. Keep his deck an commlink. That should be worth enough.>>

Cinder replaced the taser and suppressed a shudder. Until now he had had the chance to turn this whole thing legal. Organize some Laes and arrest FY. But now he was committed - committed to be a shadow runner.

[gilga]

Mark replied, >>What ever you say mr. goody two shoe. If I keep the electronics I am happy. Thamal or no Thamal, God save the soul of these children. I wonder if they have that kind of darkness inside them and I pity them if they don't.

[luckace]

Scarcrow nodded. If Cinder undoes the handcuffs, Scarcrow loads FY on his shoulder (again with one hand around the killer's neck) and is ready to leave.
"You think Miss Chingson might care about this guy? He might be not directly involved in the brainwashing-project, but he still is an insider with probably some information we could sell her. I mean, she promised us 6000 nuyen for an employer, right?"

[gilga]

Mark texted ">> Only after we steal the data. I think we should not try to extract the scientists or kids the pay is small and well where will we put them?  Kidnapping is a nasty business and so much can go wrong. Perhaps I can spoof a message from FY saying that he was captured by the street kids and they want money to bail him out. Then when one of the people on the program come we can ambush that person hopefully they'll have a key card or some access inside the facility. We'll get in do the job and get out.

[Jack_Spade]

<<That's not a bad idea. But it would put the kids in danger and I doubt that they'd sent anyone affiliated with the program. Instead we'd get another mercenary.
But spoofing a message to get his mentor might work.>>
Cinder opened the cuffs and nodded to Scarcrow to bring him out. He sighed. Now he had to repair the hotel room...

[luckace]

But spoofing a message to get his mentor might work.

"Who 'ya wanna lure? This... Uncle Prasad, or whatever he's called?
Aye, sounds good to me. But maybe we should head back to the street kids first. They still owe us some information, now that we've got their killer, maybe they know any of these fellas?"

He stepped towards the door and listened for any steps outside.

[spoiler]Is this Manisha the same one the rat-pack encountered? 'Causeat the battle at the scrapyard, she was introduced with a Nepali name:

As Lucky browses through the contacts, one contact immediately attracts his attention:
Manisha Thapa Magar, 19:47:33

Scarcrow doesn't need to know, but if this was a mistake I'd rather mention it now before it causes confusion.

Also, before walking out there with a naked hostage on my back: I guess Mark already checked for security-cameras when we entered?  [/spoiler]

[Jack_Spade]

[spoiler]
I'd say we gave him a bathrobe when we brought him in and will do so when we bring him out

[/spoiler]

<<Yes, do that. Make sure they know what they own us, but even more make sure that in their rage they don't lose the bastard somehow. He is clever, and I won't put it beyond him to escape with a busted kneecap. Don't open his handcuffs and have a weapon ready. I'll get this room back into shape and meet you there. Give me a call when it's over.>>
Cinder started to dismantle the panels and brought the spars furniture back into the room.

[gilga]

[spoiler]Mark can make him a cat... if he agrees and Cinder can make him agree.
[/spoiler]

[Volker]

It is the same Manisha. A quick research undergone by Mark shows that her birthname is Manisha Hatsumoto, but doing business in Nepal, she introduces herself with the name Manisha Thapa Magar to avoid prejudices.

You can have the wardrobe. As an exception. Usually, you should indicate your actions before doing them ;-)

With which SIN/name did Cinder book the hotel room? His own?
Does he have any handicraft skills that might be useful to restore the hotel room? Or tools?

I'm still not posting anything useful since there's nothing yet I can respond to. If I didn't miss something.

Conjuring a wardrobe from the nethers of the past, the three man dress their victim up and carry him to the car, while Cinder is busy to turn the interrogation room back into a hotel room.

[luckace]

[spoiler]Sorry for being unable to post, been really busy these days. Apart from offering help to Cinder, Scarcrow is ready to leave, should Mark confirm it's safe.
What kind of hotel did we check in? Do we have to worry about security-cameras in the hallways?
@GM: Thanks for clarifying that.[/spoiler]

"
Nah, he ain't get away again, don't worry. His knee is broken, and I'll slit his palms and soles when we get there. You need help moving the furniture?", Scarcrow asked the cop, before turning to Mark: "Any surveillance watching the hallways?"