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Monday 23, December 2075, 18:00.
Kyos will never forget that darn monday evening, where he received the most unusual message from his regular fixer. Ryan was known as a very organized and cautious fixer. By now Kyos trusts him, but they never became personal before. That message Kyos received is the first time his fixer seemed emotional about something.
>> Kyos, I need a favor, an old friend of mine is stuck and I owe her big time. I need you to stop anything that your are doing, gather whomever you can find at such a short notice and get yourself to the Boobie Trap at 20:00. Once there, treat yourself a private dance with Candy the stripper. This is no hoax, have your team and equipment ready for a blitz run. My friend is in some serious shit.
A strip club? private dance? serious run? how can all these things happen at same time?! There was some stress in these words that were clearly typed with a DNI. His participation clearly meant a lot for Ryan.
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Kynos smiled as he read the message. There was neither warmth nor happiness in this smile. Just a trained reflex, an adaption to polite society. Checking the map he saw that the club wasn't far from his den.
He gave a quick reply in the affirmative and took a moment to think who he could draw into this at short notice.
He made his decision:<<Duck, there is a job, and I need a ride. Fetch me at 1900h. Love Kynos>>
Followed by another one:<<Roxxy, there is a job, and I might need your talents. Be ready for 1930h. Love Kynos>>
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@Flatline - (Crossbow's character)
Monday 23, December 2075, 18:25.
As you are about to finish a long day at work, a dwarf comes running to your street clinic. It takes him a while to catch his breath, he is obviously not used to running. When he finally has enough air he say “Are you Flatline? I am in need of your help... my fixer... the Yakuza... everything wen't to drek” He is so excited or stressed out that he does not even make sense, you have no idea what he is telling you.
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Roxxy had spent the last four hours training her new dance partner. It was quite the lucky find for her, as she knew that the Resonance held all sorts of characters. But as Lady Luck would have it, she managed to find a hard working and eager dancer, dedicated to soul and funk as much as she was. The room was mostly cleared, the furniture pushed to the side to give the large buxom troll and partner space to dance. Granted, she didn't really need the meatspace to practice, but she always felt the need to move both in body and soul, and it was a good workout for a young woman, troll or otherwise.
Sweat pearled down her dark leathery skin, but she paid no mind. In fact, she felt even more invigorated as she saw the progress of her sprite partner. Music had blared from her room all afternoon as she and her sprite danced their booties off. By the end of the set, she had in her command a level four machine sprite that she had decided to name Mr. Brown. She collapsed on her bed, slightly winded but nowhere near tired. In fact, she was restless and really wanted to test out her new dancer.
<<Mmm, Mr. Brown. You nearly shook all the groove outta me. I bet if we head out tonight, we could paint the town in more than red!>> The machine sprite nodded readily, just as eager to show his new boss what he could do.
At that moment, a message popped up in front of her. It was Kynos.
<<Roxxy, there is a job, and I might need your talents. Be ready for 1930h. Love Kynos>>
Roxxy smiled. She could always count on Kynos for his impeccable military timing.
<<Gotcha back, sugar. Need this bunny to do anything before we head out and party?>>
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Devon Harris was not having a great day, it had begun with the entire Jamison brood coming with in chicken pox, which some idiot had told Mr. Jamison was VITAS. After getting everyone calmed down and his staff inoculated and briefed, he had gotten word of somebody had shot up a Crimson Crush hang-out and they were in the streets looking for payback. The victims, innocent and guilty, had been showing up all afternoon, along with the the occasional red-garbed orc that needed to be isolated. He had just finished writing the last order when this crazy and incoherent dwarf had wandered in.
He grabbed the man up and hustled him into the nearest room with a door that he could close, verifying that no ears that didn't need to hear about his double life had been around. With that done he gave him room and began to fan him and waited for him to calm down. "Are you okay? Are you seeing tracers? Don't pass out on me, and take it from the top, who is your fixer?"
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The sun is just starting to get low and Duck just got off work. He only pulls two shifts a week, making sandwiches for wageslaves downtown, but it's enough to pay his bills, which are minimal. It's a long trainride back home from Seattle proper, but Duck has learned to enjoy it. The different faces, the hints at entire lives different from and alien to his own; He could ride the train all day, just watching people, pondering about their lives. He's trying his hardest to not look like he's listening to the dwarvish mother cursing out her children over the comm. The woman is a master of profanity. The way the foul adjectives and verbs fly from her tongue reminds the tall skinny ork of his own mother. A smile crosses his lips. It's then a message in red letters pops up in the top right of his field of vision. A message from Kynos. Mus be some jing type drek. Keeb aint usually the chillin-ass type. With a thought, he opens and reads it.
<<Duck, there is a job, and I need a ride. Fetch me at 1900h. Love Kynos>>
<<@Kynos [Duckdown] Wiz, 'mae. Full on skraacha mode or what?>>
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It's seven o'clock by the time duck finally steps off the train into Redmond and it's only a six block walk from here to Deen's place. Duckdown had met the giant alcoholic troll woman at a local goblinrock show. He saw her play the bass and was immediately enthralled with her. She had "gahaded the shit out of" him in his own words. It wasn't long before the two of the were dating and, despite her frequent drunken rages, the two of them have been together for just under two years now. A strange thing for both of them, for more than one reason.
His thoughts are dancing a merry little jig and leaving his feet on autopilot, so when he arrives at her garage apartment, he's almost surprised. He's not stupid enough to keep all his illegal gear in his fucking squat where it could get stolen or found by the law and land him right back in prison, so he keeps it here. Trogs be down for theirs. He realizes how lucky he is as he knocks on her door, hoping she's home. He needs someone to burn one with before he straps up and heads off into the night.
1- I'm not sure exactly how long Duck and Kynos have been working together, but I get the impression for at least a few months. What about the other two? Do we know eachother?
2- "Skraacha" is a word in or'zet literally translated to "scorcher" but is commonly used meaning "extreme", "hardcore", or "blood-thirsty". Duck uses it all the time. Kynos would be familiar with the term by now, as would anyone else who'd run more than a job or two with him.
3- I woulda put all this in the OOC thread, but I don't think we have one.
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Devon Harris was not having a great day, it had begun with the entire Jamison brood coming with in chicken pox, which some idiot had told Mr. Jamison was VITAS. After getting everyone calmed down and his staff inoculated and briefed, he had gotten word of somebody had shot up a Crimson Crush hang-out and they were in the streets looking for payback. The victims, innocent and guilty, had been showing up all afternoon, along with the the occasional red-garbed orc that needed to be isolated. He had just finished writing the last order when this crazy and incoherent dwarf had wandered in.
He grabbed the man up and hustled him into the nearest room with a door that he could close, verifying that no ears that didn't need to hear about his double life had been around. With that done he gave him room and began to fan him and waited for him to calm down. "Are you okay? Are you seeing tracers? Don't pass out on me, and take it from the top, who is your fixer?"
@Flatline Trying to relax a little bit, he say "I am alright... just some minor bruises thanks for asking.
I was actually waiting for my pickup, when the car blew up. I tailed a very unusual weapons deal with the Yakuza, the kind that can start a small war if it is not stopped.
I discovered where the weapons are stored, and then just as I was waiting for my ride home to get paid and rest, some fuck just blew the car for no apparent reason. My Jhonson for this run is an Ares suit named Ivory. Ares apparently do not want the bad publicity of having military grade weapons handed off to the Yaks. Instead of offering me an alternate ride - the bitch changed the run objective to blow up the warehouse before the weapons are moved, she wants to do it in a few hours.
She was heart but would not even tell me where she is. She asked me to meet her with what help I can get at the Boobie Trap at 20:00. Bitch never said she was a devil worshiper. The jing is good, and with all these explosives going Boom we may need a doctor nearby this is why I came here. "
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@Poindexter - we have a unified OOC but we can split them one for each run if it gets too messy.
The RP questions... ;) Figure it out directly.
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Devon takes a step back and breaths, thinking it through. He knew when he decided to try and do this that it may be some crazy stuff that may not make sense. It sounded like a chance to do something good, but it didn't make sense. He could at least come hear the job, but first, a correction needs to be made.
:"I will come down and give a listen to this Ivory person, but if you ever come screaming into this building wanting to hire me, it better be to fix a sucking chest wound, because you will either bring one with you or get one from me. In this building I am Devon Harris, you want Flatline you do it the right way, you call on Jimmy Three-Toes down at the pawn shop and ask about some helping hands, you got it? Get outta here, I'll meet you there."
Devon will stop home to clean up and get his gear, then head for the meet. Arriving early to scope out the location.
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@Flatline "I am sorry Dr. Harris I must have been more shaken than I thought seeing that bulldog van exploding right in front of my very eyes, had they been just a moment later I'd be inside that van. I am DemoX by the way... I am a private investigator and a demolition guy." Says DemoX, he nods apologetically and then leaves the building.
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@everyone
You arrive to the Boobie Trap on time (20:00) but apparently Candy’s public show is just about to begin. You will get no private dance from her before 21:00. So you might as well enjoy your stay. The Boobie Trap is designed around a round center stage with three poles for dancing. There is a reasonable restaurant and the waitresses are dressed in sexy lingerie that leaves little to the imagination. The place drips sexiness as (mainly) men from all metatypes and colors flock around the stage to cheer and tip the dancers. These become more and more ecstatic the more Candy's show progresses and you quickly discover that she is quite talented in the art, and extremely popular with the local crowd. Getting her attention for a private dance is not trivial at all.
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<<Gotcha back, sugar. Need this bunny to do anything before we head out and party?>>
Kynos read the reply and fired back:
<<If you have the time, go and take a look at the local Booby Trap. We are to meet our client there. To be precise, we are encouraged to let Candy do a private dance for us, so look for someone sitting in her separee. Have all your equipment with you, this will be a hasty job.>>
<<@Kynos [Duckdown] Wiz, 'mae. Full on skraacha mode or what?>>
<<Yes, be ready with all your gear, we are going to the Booby Trap and if the job works out, we immediately go on site, so have your equipment loaded and ready.>>
Kynos went into his small bath room and retrieved a long band aid. Carefully, he applied it to the long, shallow cut he just had given himself across the forearm. The sight of his own flowing blood always gave him a little pleasant jolt. Until he saw it, he never was really sure if he was still alive or if he died in his sleep and all the machinery, artificial muscles around his titan skeleton and head implants simply carried on his life for him. Not that he cared much. It was all without meaning one way or the other.
He got dressed in his heavy armor - no time to change after the meet - but left off the accessories for now. The hand guns found there way into the holsters. The coat went over to conceal the heavy gear at least to the casual eye.
Everything else he needed went into a large duffel back.
Starring blankly at the opposite wall he waited to be picked up.
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At the club, he sat down with his chummers, declining refreshments and to part with his coat - despite the heat and the funny looks the waitress gave him. A small part of him reminded him he should feel aroused by the artful displayed flesh - but he just didn't feel it. For all he cared it could have been animals up there displaying their mating rituals - interesting from a purely biological point of view but ultimately nothing that was targeted at him.
But time was of the essence and he turned to Roxxy:
"I don't want to wait any longer. Please kill the lights and the music, so we can get her attention."
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Devon had arrived at the strip club and blended into the crowd quickly. He took advantage of the kitchen and enjoyed it immensely, it wasn't often that he had the time to sit down and eat real food (real as soy gets anyway). He had been polite and appreciative to the working girls around him, even acknowledged the little thing that had made her way to the Clinic a year or two back when the 'man' in her life had gotten a little rough, but made it clear he would not be a source of additional income. He spotted DemoX when he came in, and noted the guy in the armor that also had arrived. He hadn't gotten specifics, but he assumed that if he kept an eye on these people the rest would come together.
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"Not a problem. Just be sure to not disturb me."
The large Troll, dressed in her dark leather outfit and a dark headband, casually leaned back in her chair. To the untrained eye, it looked like she was simply slouching with her eyes closed. However, for Roxxy, now garbed in a brilliant dress of bright sequins and her afro in full glory, she had arrived at the scene in style. To no one's surprise, the Booby Trap looked just as gaudy in the Matrix as it had in real life. She noticed Mr. Brown standing nearby, observing things as well. He looked hopefully over at Roxxy.
<<Not now, dear. Let momma do a bit of digging herself.>>
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@Roxy, Duck, Kyos
The Boobie Trap is extremely confusing in the matrix, this place exists in meat space and unlike many fancy places it is intended to stay in meat space. Ther is no AR decor, the entire place is just one big mess of icons. There is hardly any digital security - maybe to respect patrons privacy. There is a central host that should control the lights, stage effects music and locks on the doors. However, while matrix security is sparse, physical security is very much visible. Outside of the club there are multiple men mostly orcs with assault rifles and barricades. Inside the club, they use tasers but there are many security guards. Patrons that get carried away with the girls is unfortunately not an uncommon sight.
@Flatline- DemoX approaches you and hug you like you are his best friend. He whisper to you "This is our alibi, be seen here, have fun and enjoy yourself because you might be doing some fucked up stuff later in the evening and you want to be remembered going to a private party with some wild strippers." he does not seem to notice the rest of the runners, instead he just joins the cheering crowds and blends in.
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Once the dwarf delivers his message, Flatline will begin to get a little more into the scene. He will start tipping a little more and when the girls start to try and butter him up he goes with it, but he will not get crazy.
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@Roxxy - You get the mark on the host and you can feel the adrenaline pumping. You can already see the IC scanning for marks, it is not long before they find your illegal mark. The lights are controlled by a small file called lights, to turn them off you need to change all the personal lights to off - you can do so with a single edit file operation.
are you running silent?
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When the lights goes off, you hear the security guards moving quickly, trying to spot threats. There is a brief message "We are having some technical difficulty... we'll continue in a few minutes." and the music changes into monotonic trans music. You can spot Candy and her girls and they clearly seem disappointed. They retreat for back stage. The crowd that enveloped move away, people start talking in their comlinks and fetching drinks.
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Roxxy gingerly shuffled through the icons as she went to look for the stage controls. Her personal wore the expression of someone sifting through a slimy stack of garbage.
<<I hope this job is worth it. This pigsty is messier than place where we first danced.>>
Gratefully, she finally had access to the controls. For a seedy-looking strip club, it sure had some abnormally high security.
<<This better get her attention.>>
As the groans of disappointment arose from the horny crowd, Roxxy opened her eyes, back in the meatspace. She coughed as she aped stretching.
"Let's get moving before the show starts back up again."
Wait, hack on the fly is a sleaze action. I shouldn't have been noticed.
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@Flatline the stripper that laps dances you looks completely terrified suddenly she feels exposed without the watching eyes of security. She hugs you both arms and legs and whispers "Please, take me backstage before one of these fucks rape me." Her voice shivers and she is almost crying, perhaps it wasn't the first time they had a blackout?
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Flatline seems a little confused, he figures that he would look that way if he was expected to protect this girl under normal circumstances, and lets the girl lead him to the back. He figures this must have something to do with the job.
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@Flatline you can never be certain some Jhonsons are especially sneaky, but as you hear the guards talking on how they miss three girls - and they too seem concerned you begin to understand that some people behave completely differently when they think nobody can see them. Back stage is actually the middle of the arena, there is a basement entrance and you do not have any problems getting there.
@All the good thing is that Kyos does not stand out now, the bad: is that nobody seem to be approaching you, Candy and her girls quickly went 'back stage' to the basement where the strippers prepare to the show. The gurds are clearly trying to locate a few missing strippers and they seem very concerned. No one seems to take much attention to you.
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"Ok, let's go. If the mountain doesn't come to the prophet, the prophet has to come to the mountain. Let's get backstage without alerting the worker bees. Follow me."
Tipping Roxxy and Duck, Kynos got up and siddled through the throng of the agitated people toward the dancer's entrance.
Sneak (http://orokos.com/roll/319054): 12d6t5 5 [12d6t5=3, 6, 1, 6, 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 4, 6, 5]
Remarkably elegant for his heavy frame, Kynos lead the way behind the scenes, keeping open an eye for Candy.
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@Kyos, Roxxy and Duck
It was difficult to sneak downstairs but you somehow manage to do it. You spot Candy and her strippers in a middle of a vocal argument with the technical effect guy. He is surrounded by 3 naked chicks but still seem a bit frightened. You can visualize that it might get physical soon and this is clearly not the first time the blackout have happened in their show.
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Well, now that we're in, time to let him get control back.
Roxxy let go of the file to let the poor bedraggled techie do his job, and waited for him to turn the lights back on.
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As Roxxy release the token to the file the lights quickly go back. Candy punches the tech person right in the eye saying "So now you CAN, get the lights back asshole... you ruined our show." When Candy sees Roxxy she suddenly become all sweet again and say... hey groovy disco lady... how about we continue our party someplace more... intimate. She smiles at Roxxy a very suggestive smile, and moves her body into Roxxy's personal space, her smell is intoxicating and Roxxy has to admit that it kinds of turns her on, even if she is not normally into skinny elf chicks... That smell is just... difficult to shake off.
The rest of you are looking a at the happening and are probobly not sure if seeing candy punching the tech guy - that seemed to freeze in terror makes her even hotter or puts her into the creeper territory.
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Roxxy began to gyrate her hips in tune with the stripper's advances. She stooped down towards Candy's ear and whispered.
"Mmm, you know how to make a fellow woman feel good. But before we get down tonight, let's go somewhere a little more quiet so that you can treat me and the boys to a...private lap dance. A little bird told us you specialized in it."
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"Well off course doll... I know just the place" she say and lead you to a private and sound proof chambers. "It is completely sound proof... so we can get as wild as we want.". It takes the girls just a short while to get the lighting and music just right and if you do not physically object quickly they are all over you. Delighting you with some very intense lap dancing. You can imagine that the club must charge you a small fortune for the quality of talent you receive.
After a short while at a peek of your enjoyment (or embarrassment) a soft laughter catches your eyes. The strippers seems completely unaware of it and they continue to please you never the less.
But you can clearly sense a manifested mage, pale fragile and very amused by the situation.
"You'd be surprised how many of my runners hack their system..." she laughs. "Poor Candy I always seem to mess with her show...
Thank you for coming at such a short notice. I am Ivory Tower, but you can call me IT, Before we start I need you to fetch a dwarf that should be somewhere nearby, his name is DemoX, he should have a runner named flat-line with him. Please be discreet, if you accept the job I offer you you are going to need this cover."
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Kynos watched bemused as the stripper started her spiel. For an urgent meeting, there was certainly quite an amount of fucking around involved.
"Hello Candy, as my associate already said: We are all a bit under pressure and would love to see what is waiting for us in your private chambers." There was only the hint of an inflection in those words, leaving the listener to wonder if it was sarcasm or mere boredom.
When the ministrations began, he did not resist, but revealed his taser to the suggestively phrased question after the hard object in his trousers.
When the client appeared, he unceremoniously lifted her from his lap and put her to the side:
"You'll need to be more precise than that - or give us their comm numbers."
Straitening his cloths, he walked to the door looking around for a dwarf in tandem with someone who probably was not a dwarf and after finding such a pair tried to get their attention through a short, hard two finger whistle.
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@Kyos, IT shares with you the comcode of the dwarf and say "I know the dwarf but I have never met the doc. No idea whats he like"
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A text (http://forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php?topic=21754.msg394215#msg394215) comes through for Roxxy.
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For Devon things continue to be confused, Demox wasn't back here, but when the stripper punches the guy out that gets his attention. Once the group takes their party to more private arrangements he grabs the techie and checks him out, pressing around the socket to ensure no fractures and using a penlight to give his eye a quick check. Once he has done that he pops an ice pack for him and sends him on his way with an analgesic before turning back to the stripper.
"There is a dwarf I came here with, I think he was the only one out there, get him and bring him back with a girl of his choice, we are partying together, okay?" He slips her a little scrip as an incentive.
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@Kyos, you quickly find DemoX fooling around with one of the strippers, an Orc. He is so small compared to her that he almost looks like a child. You do not need to say anything before he tells her "Yo baby... it is not you... I just got invited to the best party in this joint." He slips her a hundred and tells her "We'll continue that some other time. To Kyos "whoo, this is one wild club, don't you think?."
@All - it is difficult to focus on what IT is telling you as the strippers seem to work extra hard now that you seem to give them less attention. At least Kyos seems to detached enough to remember all the details from what she is about to say.
"First of all, since you do not know me and it is no big secret. I am called IT, I am a runner myself, you can look me up. I am affiliated with Ares Macrotechnology and am currently badly wounded. Should I not make it to see morning, I've asked Ryan to pay you 5k a head for this gig successful or not. If I am dead, there is not reason to be petty.
The thing is, few hours ago DemoX and I managed to pin down an arms shipment that was originally intended to the UCAS military and was intercepted by the Yakuza. It contains heavy weapons that currently none of the other gangs in the city can access. I want that warehouse destroyed within the next couple of hours before the weapons are distributed. Ares Marcotechnology does not want this kind of publicity and I assume that you also do not want to encounter anti vehicular missiles when dealing with the average gang.
I can pay you 5k a head and DemoX knows exactly where the warehouse is and how to blow it up, he can get technical with you. I must warn you tough, that this incident is going to attract the attention of some of the most powerful people in the city. This is why you are here partying with strippers. The shadows are not very big and nobody should ever know that you had a run tonight, for your own safety.
Are you interested should I continue? "
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"Go on, I don't particularly care about the feelings of those people. Just the money could be better or is that in addition to our base salary and comes to 10.000 total?"
He stretched and turned to the dwarf "DemoX, I hope that handle is short for Demolition Expert - otherwise that whole thing could become messy."
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IT says "There is a limit to how much I can discreetly pay you, 5k a head is what I could get so far. Ryan just has access to these funds that's all. If I do recover from my injury and can get more money off the books, I'll be happy to pay more."
Somebody should roll negotiation if you want to negotiate, higher pay.
One of candy's strippers looks at Kyos and say, "did you said anything sweetie? you seem to be all tense up". She is clearly doing her very best to try and get Kyos excited.
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"There is always a limit. But my associates here are risking life and limb as well as further enmity. I am not greedy, but there are costs that have to be met." Kynos opened the negotiations.
Teamwork check Netgotiation: I support whoever wants to do this with
Negotiation (http://orokos.com/roll/319342): 5d6t5 1
+1 Limit +1 Die
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"Fine... I'll see what I can do say IT, I guess I can move a little bit extra. Lets make it 5500 a head.
Now that we agreed, to get out of here just mention BTL's to the ladies and make sure they take them first. In fact I'd much rather you not tripping on me just yet, but Candy and her strippers are hocked so badly that it shouldn't be very hard to trip them... Be sure to be here when they wake up tough! " She smiles shyly and then say "I am such a terrible person."
Seriously guys... ;)
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"Done." Kynos got up. "Come on guys and gals, we've got a job to do. Your carnal companions will be waiting for you when we get back."
Despite what he had said, he knew that he had obligations. And it was always better to be able to walk the street without broken legs - for once you could move faster.
He had no idea where he could get BTLs and no inclination to provide them to those working girls. So all he said was: "We are going out to get you some sweet dreams."
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@Kyos, finding BTL's at the club is really easy they are basically sold everywhere. 20 a piece.
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For Devon things continue to be confused, Demox wasn't back here, but when the stripper punches the guy out that gets his attention. Once the group takes their party to more private arrangements he grabs the techie and checks him out, pressing around the socket to ensure no fractures and using a penlight to give his eye a quick check. Once he has done that he pops an ice pack for him and sends him on his way with an analgesic before turning back to the stripper.
"There is a dwarf I came here with, I think he was the only one out there, get him and bring him back with a girl of his choice, we are partying together, okay?" He slips her a little scrip as an incentive.
The stripper take the scrip, and tell you - sure... bring him with you... we don't mind to share. She gives you a naughty smile.
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Flatline takes on the job of Tripmaster, making sure the girls are all slotted and out of it on their fantasy ride, he also makes sure that none of them seems to be having an adverse reaction. He pretends to slot the other runners too, but palms the chips instead. Once the girls are out of it, he turns to the group, "Okay, we got 2-3 hours tops to burn the place and get back here. Demox, get these guys to the building."
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@The girls are really excited once they discover that you too are into BTL. The satisfied look in their eyes tells their story, they are indeed heavily hooked. They seem to forget themself as they wait with anticipation for the good doc to slot them. Moments later they are in dreamland.
DemoX say, '"the warehouse is marked on the map, it is just a few kilometers to the north. Yakuza territory, they are extremely violent recently. It should be well guarded, about 6-8 guards, and their main thug Venom that is heavily cybered and a psychotic thrill seeker. Will not be very far.
There are basically two methods I'd say, one we go sneaky sneaky get passed gurds, kill a few from stealth and get in the warehouse then sneak out. The second option is a tactical assault. Quick effective and we are in and out in 20 minutes. You can look at the map and tell me a bit of what kind of runners you are so we know what approach we want. I need about 10 minutes inside that warehouse. It is not difficult to blow, I just don't want to take the entire neighborhood with me and with so many explosives in there I need to make sure that each part explodes alone. Otherwise we are going to kill tens of people. "
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"I prefer the stealthy in - explosive out approach. I could take out the guards at the back door silently. If necessary I can create a diversion to keep them from interfering with your work. Provided Roxxy disrupts their communications beforehand."
Kynos shrugged. "But I'd need to see the place myself. Maybe I'll just walk up to this Venom guy and take his head off."
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DemoX laughs "If you do that you will mess up with the Yaks really bad. He has no formal position within the Yaks but he is the Son of one of their very seniors in Japan. This is why he get to do whatever he wants here in Seattle. No one in that gang dares to lift a finger. Everybody wants him gone, but no one dares to do it, fearing the vengence of I think the 3rd in command in the Yakuza. With what my Yak friends tell me... I'd try to avoid hurting Venom - if you want to take his head off - I can make sure you get you paid very handsomely for doing so - but give me a few days if you are really brave enough. "
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"Hm, well then, let's call that plan B - and yeah, I'd be interested in collecting that bounty."
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DemoX looks at you brave fellow, "I'll try to hook you up with someone trustworthy... just keep me alive tough boy." He smiles at you.
Jack you can add DemoX connection 4, loyalty 1 as a contact.
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"For those of us who are not suicidal, perhaps I can recommend an alternate strategy. I can make our explosive dwarf invisible and with you large, loud folk creating a distraction, we can perhaps slip in and do the job, then leave with none the wiser until the fireball goes up." Devon somewhat startles himself with the suggestion, but carries through with it. "Regardless, we should move over that way and recon the building." he said, leading them out the back way of the club.
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"Sounds like a plan mage. Lead the way." Without hesitation Kynos followed Devon out.
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DemoX say: I have some eyes in the sky you can have a look:
(http://forums.shadowruntabletop.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=21755.0;attach=3657)
1. is the main entrance, there should be 4 armed guards there. The benefit of that main entrance that otherwise it is relatively well hidden in a side street.
2. There is a small unbarred window here that we can use to enter, but it require some climbing. A single guard is there but he is actually looking at the Joke - the small building on the other side of the street is a Yakuza drinking den. This guards job is to warn the Yaks if any non regular enter their layer.
3. This is the Joke, this is where you are most likely to find Venom and his thugs.
4. is a building I marked because it may be a nice place to sneak from, it is full of squatters and these guys are really good at ignoring stuff they see. Perhaps it is the closest we can get to the warehouse without raising suspicion.
5. is an abandon church, it may be a good place for a sniper if we have one.
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"I'm not a sniper, but my AR has enough reach that I could take out about three or four of them before they can react. Thing is, this won't be quiet. If we do that it will be part of the extraction not the entrance. But that should be covered by the invisibility spell",
replied Kynos
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@DemoX say "The distance is just 50 or 60 meters, assault rifle should be fine... anyone else?
I have a creeping suspicion that Roxxy and Duck are no longer with us... in that case I'll join you with a new player that wants in and we'll do the run the 3 of you.
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"Right. So, I'll take position on the clocktower - it's easier to sneak up their alone. You have my comm code. Give me a call once you are in position."
Seems like it. But if you want we can skip this preliminary run and I'll post in the follow up with a somewhat botched mission.
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Plans never works as they are and when Flatline finish Slotting the strippers. He figures up that they are not the only one with BTL addictions. The intense sexual atmosphere along with the vice of BTL's was just too intense for Roxxy and Duck. The two are now cuddled with each other vast a sleep in some wonderful dream.
IT looks at the situation, she is frustrated and is not sure if she should be laughing or crying from frustration. "Look make your way to the warehouse, I'll arrange for a runner to meet you there. Your reward just increased to 7500 a head. Please there is no time to argue... we can do it! "
I'll just try to write the 3 of you and hope that we form a stable team. If it won't work, I'll just let you summarize the run in single post where things go terribly wrong and you'll be able to join one of the other runs.
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Aiden had parked his bike near the club and had started walking towards the establishment, taking a short draw on his Camel cigarette, when he noticed a Mage starting to manifest in front of him. He thought to himself, "And here I thought I was going to have a boring night."
Who is the Mage in this case? I read the story but couldn't follow who was manifesting for me
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@Aiden IT manifest and your recodnize her from previous gigs you did for her in the past. You actually have never met her face to face, even after working with her for a while. She greet you hello and say "Aiden, are you free tonight? I have an emergency opening in what seemed like a last minute job without it. The truth is I am terribly in need of a favor. It pays 5k's and you should be done in an hour or so. Interested? "
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Aiden grins and says, "You know it. What type of work are we talking about here? Just so I know what I'm heading into. But regardless of the job, I'm in." He takes one last drag on his cigarette and flicks it away from himself into the street.
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@Aiden. IT say: "one of the runners, Kyos will fill you up with the details are you writing his comlink frequency? I really shouldn't be in here. Try and keep low profile around the dwarf DemoX he is really hostile toward mages. It took me a long while to gain his trust, and even now he still calls me a bitch."
She provides you with Kyos's comlink frequency and say "approach him with cation he seems a little jumpy. He was the kind that came fully armored to the strip club. Be advised. " You off course know already that the Booby Trap is the favoraite location for IT. If Candy seems to have no idea that many of her regulars are actually Shadowrunners - but then again she seems to be one a very special stripper, her technique is so flexible and she is willing to pleasure almost anyone as long as they are not overly violent toward her.
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It was precisely this moment, that Kynos left the club. He walked over to the dreaming riggers car and retrieved his duffel bag.
'At least the increased pay will allow me to hire a bug-taxi.'
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Aiden thanks IT for the job and walks back to his Mirage. He opens up his commlink and sends a message to Kynos's frequency
<<Hey, this is Aiden. IT contacted me about the run you guys are doing tonight. Give me the details of the run and where I can meet you. She informed me about the dwarf too. I'll be careful around him.>>
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'Must be my lucky day. Yippie.'
He replied:
<<Pleased to meet you Aiden. I am in front of the strip club - the tall elf in a coat. I'll be accompanied in a bit by a dwarf. Said dwarf has to get into a certain warehouse unseen and needs 10 minutes to rig some charges. Fetch me and I'll give you directions to the local. Be ready for some heavy Triad presence. Love Kynos>>
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<<Got it. I'm on my way. Look for a Blue Mirage with blue neon.>>
Aiden puts his commlink away, starts up his Mirage and revs it towards Booby Trap to pick up Kynos.
How long does it take from The Skeleton to the Booby Trap?
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@Aiden - the Booby trap is very close once you are on your bike you are there in a few minutes. The club next to the booby trap is just the hottest club in the Barres. That may also explain the popularity of the Boobie Trap.
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You can look at the map they are like 100 meters of each other I think.
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Losing two before the run even starts doesn't bode well for a run, but then from his experience in the ER, no one ever goes off without a hitch.
Flatland goes to his truck and brings it over by the others.
"Okay, so you are sniping, I guess you pull distraction duty New Guy. Once we confirm Demox' details, we can decide where the distraction will need to be."
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When the small team at last had gathered, Kynos listened and nodded:
"I'll be up in the tower. I'll have some microwire ready to quickly descent to ground level. One of you have your ride ready to pick me up. For a distraction, I could sneak up to a car on the street and have a flashbang detonate remotely under its hood. That should give you a window to open the door - no pun intended. If it gets heated, I'll start killing them. Any questions?"
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Flatline shook his head, "I like you being in the tower covering the club and the back side. We need the distraction on the other side so we can distract the front guards and get in, plus New Guy can provide cover if the back way out is closed to us."
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Aiden nods, "Okay, I got it. So I just need to distract the front guards?" After thinking about his options for a second, Aiden confers with the team, "I can either confuse the hell out of the front guards or control one of them and have them do something in our favor. What do you all think? I can also look into astral space real quick and see if you'll run into any mages inside."
How many guards are there?
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your intel say 4 in the front, 1 in the back - go back to the post with the map.
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"Mind control? Well, that is useful. Have one of them start a brawl. A nasty one. Take out one or two of them." Kynos voice was very matter of fact.
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"I can do that. Is everyone ready to make our way to the warehouse and get into position?"
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"If that is the route you want to go, that is fine, I would have preferred something less confrontational. Once we are on site, we can both go in and scan."
Flatline gets in his truck with Demox and drives it north, stooping and pulling over in LOS of the church, preferably under cover and off the street.
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"Sure thing. Let's go."
Getting to the church was the easy part. The lock at the old church withstood the micro welder exactly 3 seconds. Getting up the stairs was a more dangerous affair: The old wood was warped and insect infested and Kynos' bones were coated in titanium.
But he made it to the top in one piece. There he pulled the rifle from his bag and after hesitating shortly, he inserted the expensive APDS ammo.
<<I'm in position. Let's get this party started>>
Sneaking (http://orokos.com/roll/320363): 13d6t5 4
Gymnastic (http://orokos.com/roll/320364): 13d6t5 4
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Aiden waits out of sight of the guards behind cover and casts his Control Actions spell at one of the guards in front. He aims it at the biggest guard standing in front of the door.
Control Actions Force 6: 8d6t5 3
Resist Drain: 9d6 v. 5 Drain (F-1) 3
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@Kanyos - you manage to sneak and take position. You can see the guard in the back and he have not seem to notice you. You can hear what appears to be a very happy drinking night in the pub next door (location 3)
@Aiden - you manage to control the feeble mind of the guard without much problem. Tough you can clearly feel the drain from the spell like a punch in your nuts.
This magic is freaking painful.
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Aiden catches his breath and whispers "Got ya" under his breath. He takes quick action and channels his thoughts to the controlled guard to start attacking the other 3 guards. He probably should resist in making him use his weapon to refrain from any unnecessary alarms being raised.
They do have guns, right?
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The guards armed with Tasers begin rambling, your control guy shot the nearest guard that curses in Japanese . The rest of the guards pull their tasers and fire on the crazy guard. One of them is saying something in the comm - you only understand the word "Venom". If anyone is to sneak now they seem to have their hands busy.
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Flatline, guiding Demox, make their move, going right up to the front door.
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@Flatline - you and DemoX get easily past the guards, but then DemoX looks like he bashed his head into an invisible obstacle - your experience tells you it is probobly a ward. You are all exposed in a middle of a taser fight - but for now are unnoticed due to the invisibility spell. Your heart is racing quickly. You obviously did not see THAT coming.
DemoX seems very upset he tells you "You devil-worshiper... turn that spell off before they find us!"
DemoX sneaking Roll.
Sneaking (http://orokos.com/roll/320461): 10d6t5 5
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Flatline knows from his experimentation with wards that he probably doesn't have the power to push through, but he is unwilling to give up his advantage just yet. He leans close and whispers to the dwarf, "I am dropping your concealment, you will be on your own inside, go out the back way, I will take care of the guard." Then he pushes him forward and drops his spell.
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@all
DemoX quickly and skillfully makes his way inside the warehouse, nobody seem to notice him as he enters. In the meanwhile. The guards keep fighting, and Kanyos can see a tough looking orc with an obvious cyber-limb, followed by 5 humans heading toward the warehouse. They are speaking Japanese but do not seem to be in much of a hurry. They are now crossing the street and he has the perfect fire line - right now - When they reach to the front of the building they'll be out of sight.
Perception (http://orokos.com/roll/320725): 10d6t5 4
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<<Heads up team. A group of Asians is heading for the warehouse. I'll open fire, be prepared.>>
Carefully he lined up a shot at the leader. If he could take him out, the others certainly would loose interest in the warehouse.
"Surprise, motherfucker."
Shot at Venom:
Agi 7 + Skill(AR) 8 +2 Smartlink +1 Aim -4 Vitals shot
Aimed Shot at Venom (http://orokos.com/roll/320730): 14d6t5 4
13+4 P AP-6
Likely surprised target, so no dodge only Body + Armor soak
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@Kanyos - your shot pirce the orcs heavy armor. He is knocked down to the floor. Unconscious, the rest of the them now aware of your position are drawing their weapons.
@Everyone else - As soon as the shoot is heard the GMC bulldog rushes out of the warehouse, knocking the surprised guards to the side. It heads on the side street toward Aiden at alarming speed.
DemoX contact you >> Stop that darn bulldog!...
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Ini: Ini (http://orokos.com/roll/320741): 15+2d6 23
Simple Action: Aim
Simple Action: Shoot at Triad 1
Shoot (http://orokos.com/roll/320742): 14d6t5 5
add missing dice (http://orokos.com/roll/320751): 4d6t5 0
11 P AP -6 +5 successes
<<Understood.>>
Kynos couldn't see the car yet, but he had one of the triads in his sight. He breathed out held and squeezed the trigger.
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@Kanyos - you can hear the roar of the engine - but you cannot get a clear shot. Right now the warehouse completely cover the bulldog - you cannot shoot it.
@All you can either engage the Bulldog or rush to your cars (or do anything else that I haven't thought about)
As the bulldog starts gaining speed, you notice that you are not the only ones trying to stop it. One of the guards try to shoot the bulldog with his taser.He seems as surprised as you - and very angry!
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@Kanyos - you squeeze the trigger and that goon goes down. Your shot completely pieces his leather jacket.
You can see a large puddle of blood that begins to form. If he is not yet completely dead he will be soon.
The rest of the goons are shooting you with their Ares Sigmas in full auto. ( SMG)
Okay Kanyos - you dodge these 4, each with -5 to defense.
Fire submachine gun Full auto (http://orokos.com/roll/320761): 4#9d6t5 3 3 2 4
The damage is 8P if they hit, (remember that each attack take 1 dodge dice and good luck! )
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Free action: command autoinjector to give me Kamikaze - benefits next round
Full defense: Reduce Ini to 3
Agile Defender: +7
First dodge:
Dodge 1 (http://orokos.com/roll/320887): 23d6t5 7 [23d6t5=6, 3, 4, 6, 2, 6, 1, 3, 2, 2, 4, 6, 1, 3, 4, 2, 3, 6, 6, 3, 2, 2, 5]
I forgot the -5 and the +2 from cover so I remove the last 3 dice
6 successes vs. 3
Dodge 2 (http://orokos.com/roll/320888): 19d6t5 4 vs. 3
Dodge 3 (http://orokos.com/roll/320889): 18d6t5 9 vs. 2
Dodge 4 (http://orokos.com/roll/320890): 17d6t5 6 vs. 4
Action at Ini 3:
Simple action: Aim
Simple action: Grenade launcher (Flashbang) (Thanks for coming closer, guys)
Grenade Launcher (http://orokos.com/roll/320891): 11d6t5 3
Exact hit: 10m radius should cover everyone: 10 S AP -4
Impact detonated
The Triads opened fire with their automatic weapons. Bullets bounced around the small bell tower and made it ring.
Kynos made a few small steps to avoid being hit and again lined up his shot - only this time he pulled the second trigger and a flashbang grenade made its way into the midst of the firing squad.
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The triads are hit by the grenade and they look a bit confused, they obviously did not think that anything can return fire after the inferno they just shot at you. Kanyos cannot shake the uneasy feeling as if some entity tried to take control of his body.
I did not list her in the initiative because of fog of war, but part of the reasons that the orc had such a good armor is that his armor was possessed by Strawberry's F5 fire spirit. When you knocked down the Orc Straberry's spirit used its first action to pop to the astral again and it's second to try to posses you.
Initiative (http://orokos.com/roll/320908): 14+2d6 22 it has 2 initiative left.
Posess Kanyos (http://orokos.com/roll/320907): 10d6t5 0 - without any luck.
Damage resistance (http://orokos.com/roll/320906): 4#14d6t5 6 6 7 3
So
Goon1: 7 damage
Goon2: 4 damage
Goon3: 4 damage
Goon4: 3 damage
Does Flashbang reduce initiative?
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Magical Theory: Knowledge Check: Magical Threats (http://orokos.com/roll/320909): 6d6t5 1
Ok, he has a vague idea what is happening:
Intimidate(Mental): Intimidate(Mental) (http://orokos.com/roll/320910): 12d6t5 3
"Try this again and the big one catches a bullet"
Dodge Goon 2: 15+7(full defense) -5(Autofire) +2 Cover Dodge (http://orokos.com/roll/320912): 19d6t5 5 [19d6t5=4, 6, 4, 3, 4, 1, 4, 4, 2, 2, 5, 4, 2, 6, 3, 6, 2, 2, 5]
Round two: Kamikaze kicks in:
+2 STR, +1 BOD, +1 AGI, +1 WIL, High Pain Tolerance 6, +2 Phys Limit +2d6 Ini
Duration (w/ Nephritic Screen) 10 minutes x 1d6 -2: Duration Kamikaze (http://orokos.com/roll/320911): 1d6 2= 18 minutes
Ini Round 2 (http://orokos.com/roll/320913): 15+4d6 32
Staying on Full defense: 22 Ini
Free Action: Multiple Attack: Targeting Goon 2 and 3 with a short full auto burst
Agi 8 + Skill 8 +2 Smartlink: 9 against each w/ -5 to dodge
Multiple Attack ag. goon 2 and 3 (http://orokos.com/roll/320915): 18d6t5 6 [18d6t5=4, 2, 5, 3, 6, 4, 3, 6, 3, 1, 1, 3, 6, 4, 6, 6, 1, 4]
11 P AP -6 +3 successes against each -5 to dodge
Ammo spent: 8 of 42
Something from the other side had touched him, he was certain of it. Without any emotion he said loud and clear:
"Whatever you are, back off, or sleeping beauty get's a lead kiss."
He felt the sweet kiss of the drug enter his bloodstream. Strength and clarity overcame him in a wave of chemical perfection.
With a mental command he switched the fire mode of his weapon. It was a shame to waste bullets, but this had to go quicker. Two of those triads stood relatively close together. With only one burst he could get both. Again he pulled the trigger
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@Kanyos, one of the goons understands the hopelessness of their position and dashes toward the church. He is now very close to you but you do not have a line of fire or sight from where you are standing. He is on the ground floor tough, while you are on the roof so you assume that he can't see you either. The spirit manifests so you can see her. You see her as an half transparent naked lady that seems to be burning and constantly in pain.
She does not seem to care much about the orc, but seems more concerned about the fate of the remaining goons. She tells you "I will stop - if you stop - enough of this senseless killing". You can feel that she is still trying to take control of your body - but however she is still unsuccessful. The goons you fire at are ripped apart by your automatic fire, they are nearly cut in half. Your knowledge about magical threats reveal to you the existence of possession spirits that can take control of people, but cannot materialize in the physical world otherwise.
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"Deal - the syndicate sends its regards - stop poaching."
He could still feel the attempted intrusion into his mind, but his will was iron as much as his body.
Now that his targets have stopped shooting at him, Kynos quickly moved away. Letting the rifle fall into the sling he ran towards his prepared escape: A microwire hung from a beam. The fine wire would slice a normal hand to the bone, but Kynos was prepared: Rappeling gloves instead allowed him to descend quickly into the shrubbery behind the church. With the church blocking the view towards the bar and the warehouse, he ran into cover.
Gymnastics(Climb) (http://orokos.com/roll/320932): 13d6t5 4 [13d6t5=1, 2, 2, 4, 4, 2, 5, 5, 3, 1, 5, 5, 2] Forgot the +1 to AGI (http://orokos.com/roll/320935): 1d6t5 0
Stealth (http://orokos.com/roll/320933): 14d6t5 3 [14d6t5=2, 4, 1, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 6, 2, 2, 1, 5, 1]
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When Flatline saw the van roll out he knew he was the only one with a chance at stopping it, he also knew it was going to hurt. Dropping his Invisibility, he threw a magical dome out over the van, putting everything he had into it.
Force 7 Barrier (Dome)
Magic (6) + Spellcasting (6) + Edge (3) - BC (2) = 13 dice re roll 6s
Something is wrong with the dice roller sites
My Drain is 10d6 vs 6P
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Aiden was reaching behind his back where his concealed holster is carrying his Ares Predator, getting ready to take a shot at the van when he saw Flatline preparing a spell. He mutters under his breath, "Get 'em!"
He draws his Ares anyway and waits patiently behind cover to see if the barrier takes shape around the van.
If the barrier fails, I'm going to have an action ready to Call a Shot at the front left tire and shoot a single shot. Also, what do we do if it succeeds? Doing this on a phone is really time consuming lol
Action
Single Shot: 11d6t5 4 w/ Called Shot adds +2 DV = 10P. Gas Vent 3 prevents recoil too. Not sure what the AP is. Sorry :(
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As the bulldog races toward the street Flatline dome envelop the bulldog and the surprised rigger has nothing to do but to ram the dome. You hear a load ram, both are effective and the bulldog stops. The rigger very quickly moves to reverse and manages to ram the barrier again and disolove it just to be hit by Aiden gunshot. The Bulldog now heavy damaged renews it's effort to speed toward Aiden.
Alright well done, the bulldog has 12+8 =20 condition monitors, you so far did 14 damage (the gun shot did 2 more)
Bulldog soak (http://orokos.com/roll/321074): 26d6t5 9
The bulldog is still driving but if someone is with a car it is so badly damaged that you might actually catch it despite a rigger driving it.
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Before the van gets away, Aiden aims a quick shot at the vans engine and fires off a single shot. "God, I hope this hits."
Single Shot @ Van (http://orokos.com/roll/321130): 11d6t5 2
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@Aiden - Your shot does a little damage to the van but it does not destroy it.
(I afraid that to really destroy the van you should expend edge, I'll let you retroactively use it if you prefere)
damage resistance (http://orokos.com/roll/321132): 26d6t5 10
@Maxwell - are you willing to rush after the van to the road in order to lunch an additional spell (exposing your position to the guards?)
Once you answer this question we can resolve the scene.
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Fire @Van (Edge -1) (http://orokos.com/roll/321142): 11d6t5 1 Why do the dice gods hate me?!
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@Flatline + Aiden
As the van gets out of the way, heavily damaged but still driving. Aiden notice that he has some other problems, the four guards are rushing toward him to tackle him. "Mage! Mage! Mage!" They scream in horror.
Roll initiative
@all DemoX texts you >> Never-mind the van I can track it, I am no stupid. I marked it first thing I entered. Try giving me 10 minutes of work despite all the automatic fire and drama - it takes some time wiring the place up.
@Kanyos, you see a big fuss on the street as the yaks are making their way to treat
their wounded and clear the street. Some female voice appears to be bossing them around but it is all in Japanese so you does not understand what they are speaking about.
You spot the Yak that run toward the church as you land He stands not very far from you and appears terrified. He obviously do not know about your agreement with the spirit. "Before you kill me, please tell me who you are." he asks and do not even reach for his gun. He knows there is little he can do to hurt you. Maybe it is some honor, but he just looks at you with some odd sense of honor and appreciation.
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"I am a man of my word and in a generous mood."
With a fluid motion, he drew his taser and shot two electrodes into the man's neck.
Quickdraw (http://orokos.com/roll/321297): 15d6t5 4
Vitals Shot (http://orokos.com/roll/321299): 12d6t5 4
11 S AP 5 +4 successes
"But I am also a bit in a hurry..."
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The man does not try to evade you. There was something different in him than the other goons, you can sense this much. he drops like a rock from your taser.
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With a sigh, he reholstered the taser and exchanged the ammunition in his rifle for gel-shot.
"The things I do because I can't hurt spirits."
<<Understood DemoX, I'll do my best.>>
With that he quickly sprinted towards the commotion to support his chummers, using whatever cover he could find to do so.
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@Kanyos as you cross the road there is a big gathering of Yaks there.
To your surprise, they do not seem to mind the warehouse at all. Instead they restrain the unconscious orc and load him to a van. When they spot you, some of them instinctively reach for their weapons, but a provocatively dressed, ginger elf signals them to back down. She is standing just at the entrance to the Joke and does not seem armed. Two people, probobly her bodyguards urge her to enter the Joke as soon as you make contact and she reluctantly go with them.
If the guards at the warehouse alerted anyone or called for reinforcement, it clearly wasn't from the people you see on the street. You suspect that if you dash toward the warehouse, you will only alert them to the team's presence.
OOC: You are a short while after the time line of the van breaking out, and the combat that develops afterwards. You will not be able to interfere with the combat, it happened in parallel to your own combat. We just resolve it a bit slower - it is already finished one way or the other.
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Aiden charges up a Force 6 Ball Lightning and aims it right at the goons charging at him. "Take this!" As soon as Aiden launches his spell away, his nose starts to bleed from the immense drain of casting such a powerful spell. He wipes his nose and waits for his spell to contact.
Force 6 Ball Lightning (http://orokos.com/roll/321806): 14d6t5 5
Force 6 Ball Lightning Resist Drain (http://orokos.com/roll/321807): 10d6t5 1 That's 4 stun right? So I'm up to 6 stun right now. That's -2 dice off my actions now.
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A quick incantation give Flatline a little bit of an edge in the fight.
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@all
The lighting bolt strikes the goons causing them heavy damages. The goons however fire back at Aiden, hoping that their combined might will finally put the mage to sleep.
Fire Aiden (http://orokos.com/roll/321882): 4#8d6t5 3 4 4 1
Aiden please roll 4 dodge rolles against 3, 4, 4 and 1 threshold.
If you are hit roll damage resistance -5
Damage is 7S + net hits.
Your ball lighting did 5 damage to all (6 to two and 4 to the other two - but to keep things simple I averaged)... another one like this will kill them all.
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Flatline has his first chance to cast his big gun under something other than laboratory conditions, his pulse is racing and he is sweating like crazy, so OF COURSE he bumbles the pronunciation. Lots of fire, not much fury.
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@Flatline
The fireball blast, leaves the goons in flames on the floor crying terrible cries of pain. To their horror they are burning and can are in excruciating pain. The roll on the floor trying to put off the flames. Two mages was something they were not prepared to and they try to get as far from you as possible. They seem completely horrified by your combined display of magic.
@Kanyos - you quickly sneak your way to the back of the warehouse seeing the goons, in very bad shape trying to flee the scene.
Since I want to keep the focus on you and not slow the game further - if you want to kill the goons (They have like 1 hit point left) just RP doing so. At their emotional and physical state there is little they can do to you.
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@All about 10 minutes later >>DemoX contacts you... alright I am all set up! How do I get out?
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<<Through the open door. I'll be waiting for you. Call your ride here - I think we overstayed our welcome.>>
Kynos strode confidently towards the open warehouse door, his rifle sending out the occasional shot of gel to quiet the woundeds' moaning.
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DemoX get out his eyes are reajusting to the light. he sees the burned bodies... "holy crap... Nevermind I don't want to know let's just bolt. My ride is down the street completely offline. If we do not have a decker, I am not taking any chances."
Sneaking is probobly a good idea.
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Flatline had been in a little bit of shock at the combined damaged the two mages had caused the men, he knew it was not appropriate to help the men, but he didn't have to tolerate wanton cruelty.
"HEY! Can that drek! They have had enough!" he shouted to Kynos the first time he popped of a round.
Putting himself between the gunman and the others, he made a point of being the last one to leave the area to prevent further shenanigans.
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@DemoX sneaks with you to the car, just in time as you can hear the rotor wings of some drones behind you. He looks at you and say "shesh... "you can seevthat DemoX is trying his best not to be noticed.
You probobly want to sneak away to the car.
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"But their moans of pain are annoying... But have it your way. Ammunition is expensive."
Without undue haste, Kynos followed DemoX, trying to not draw any more attention to their position. He knew that it would be only a matter of minutes until the drug wore off and would leave him with a very bad headache.
Sneaking (http://orokos.com/roll/322885): 12d6t5 5
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The drones hover above you - scanning the ground for possible hostiles.
Perception (http://orokos.com/roll/322895): 2#8d6t5 4 4
4 hits or more to stay hidden. Also, if you are not carrying obvious weapons than they won't identify you as a threat. Their scanners are not advanced enough to pick up a concealed pistol - but an assault rifle require sneaking to avoid detection. Please, make a post saying if you are detected or not. (and Aiden we are still waiting to see if your character is conscious or not if not it is no problem he can be brought back with stim patch or medic kit.)
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After a few tense moments you arrive at your ride. Mission almost complete. DemoX tells you "warehouse wired and armed to explode. But some of the weapons were already loaded to the van. Do you want to track the van? We could always forget about it... we got paid to blow up a warhouse and we did."
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"If things are worth doing, they are worth doing right." Kynos had taken place next to the driver seat. "Let's hit them."
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Even without the stealth tag it is very easy to follow the bulldog. It is dripping motor oil and you can literally smell it as you close in on it. You catch it in an ally near by in what appears to be a shadow deal. Armed gangsters from both sides, the Bulldog on one side and a bag of money on the other side. There are at least ten gang members on each side, they are wearing no gang colors but are armed with assault rifles. Some of them have obvious tattoos that you may be able to recognize if you are familiar with local gangs.
DemoX whispers "This is a 'leech' explosive charge basically what we need to do is sneak to the bulldog and place it under the engine, it attaches itself magnetically and I can remotely trigger it once we are far enough. It will be a very big blast... any volunteers ?"
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"I'll do it." Kynos took the charge and left the car.
Sneak, probably have 6 stun damage since the Kamikaze wore off.
Sneaking (http://orokos.com/roll/323209): 11d6t5 6 [11d6t5=2, 5, 3, 2, 5, 3, 6, 6, 2, 6, 5]
Despite the horrendous pounding in his skull, Kynos made it quickly and quietly to the car.
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Hi Jack, I'll have the IC ready in a few hours - you seem to sneak so brilliantly that no one identified you.
With crossbow away(Flatline) and Aiden(dropped out(?!) ) I am not going to wait for any more players.
None of the 20 goons can see you when you sneak to place the 'leech' under the bulldog. It is impressive because I anticipated the need of magic to make it easier.
Perception (http://orokos.com/roll/323307): 20#8d6t5 1 3 3 2 2 1 3 2 5 5 2...
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The meeting progresses and tensions are high, a man in a cheap black suit takes a few steps waking with a briefcase while another one is walking toward him with carrying the car ‘keys’ that are actually a low end deck - that presumably has the marks on the roughed up bulldog van. Nobody notices Kanyos as he makes his way toward the bulldog, everyone seem hyper focused in the business transaction.
“Is it all there?” Asks the man on the buying side.
It is all there! 20 crates like agreed. ” - signals him his friend that leaves. the van to join the group.
The buying man looks at the seller with the deck.
“Looks like you got yourself a deal” He moves toward him and carry the briefcase.
At that point Kanyos has already attached the explosive charge to the Bulldog van, and begin to make his way back to their ride. As Kanyos is back DemoX is silent, he takes them far from that abandoned parking lot, back when redmont was successful it was shopping center. Now it is just another netural turf nobody is interested in.
He tells you “This is as far as we get to be.” . DemoX waits, and waits - until you can see that one of the gangs is leaving the area. Transaction successful... as the selling gang disengages he pulls the trigger, probably killing the buying gang.
BOOOOM! the explosion is so big that the shockwave explodes windows and rips doors near you. Demolition knowledgeable people can easily notice secondary explosions indicating that not all weapons exploded at the initial explosion. It was a dirty but effective solution.
DemoX sighed and said “I think we just started a war. Lets disappear from here. Should I take you back to the Boobie Trap?”
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"I got my money, Roxxy and Duck are probably still partying and I have a headache. So no, you can just let me off around the corner. There are some loan sharks I have to visit.
Give me a call if you need another hit and also if you have someone who is willing to pay for that Venom's death."
Kynos waited for DemoX to drop him off and walked back to his place. "Ah, who am I kidding. I'll get more than enough work now that we kick started a war. Time to buy a new bike."
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Since I really like the way Jack ended the IC, This will be the end of this run.
Everyone participating received 7.5k nuyen and 6 karma. Kanyos receives additional 2 karma for risking his neck to blow up the bulldog van and putting to sleep one of the toughest orcs in the streets.
The followup runs will be under the land grab run as Athos and Minnie try to figure out who tried to assassinate the Yakuaza and Mafia seniors.