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« Reply #210 on: <06-06-13/1448:34> »
Aryeonos wanted to make a check with her contacts, but I didn't know exactly what about, which is why I was waiting. Moving things along for now - once she posts next, she can note what she looks for and we'll assume it's either done on the way to Peoria or was done prior to the train trip and just wasn't brought up until whenever it's actually mentioned.

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« Reply #211 on: <06-08-13/0440:23> »
The Johnson provided us with a place to stay.  I assumed we just got out of a car in front of wherever it is.  Was I wrong? 
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« Reply #212 on: <06-08-13/1602:45> »
The two encrypted commlinks (and the data he distributed) had the address and keypad combination for a flat in the middle of the city. Unless y'all'd like to buy your own flats for the duration of the stay, the Johnson probably wouldn't care either way because the money's already been spent...

Edit: finally got the city district map up. The upload's usually not this bothersome, but I'm usually dealing with text files.
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« Reply #213 on: <06-11-13/1039:37> »
Back from my latest site ban. Catching up now.
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« Reply #214 on: <06-12-13/1544:18> »
So what did the advance pay come out to, per person again?
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« Reply #215 on: <06-12-13/2217:21> »
Each: 20.000 nuyen upfront, with 30.000 after the job is done, and another 10.000 if the job is done within 2 weeks. Fuel, ammo, repairs reimbursed with default after mission completion, or if emergencies arise the johnson could be called to forward money for things like ammo or repairs before the full job completion - if there's something worth it.

Peoria is a small but dense city, resembling larger metroplexes. Maps are easy to come by, except those showing utilities and anything underground apart from the city subway (those are classified, usually held by the locally dominant megacorp). Air, ground, and river traffic is heavy but much of it does not stop in the city and only passes on through.

Chikage's call to the yakuza is granted a later call-back. On the way to Peoria, the local contact admits that the yakuza does not have the presence in the city they would prefer and is spread over the metroplex - the majority of the brothels in the city are either directly or indirectly under their control and ownership. About a quarter of the city's drug trade passes through the yakuza, a full third controlled by Latin American cartels and the remainder scattered among the local gangs and other criminal powers. The yakuza have not had much success in edging into the cyberware or firearms smuggling in the city, the majority of which is controlled by the Red Glen gang. The Triads and local Pottsonian gang are the majority players in the talismonger trade, the Pottsonians even backing a few licensed shops. Contact information for an operator for the local gumi is also forwarded to Chikage.
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« Reply #216 on: <06-13-13/1933:36> »
All I was stopping in at the AB+ for was info on local vory to peoria, gow to contact them and their usual deal and meet locations, as well as AB+ local involvement in the area, their own local methods of contact, and where are safe spots to meet and conduct business that wont attract allot of attention. Learning about how to get around there without being scene if they know. I am on my phone, but their contact dice pool should be 24.

I went in in person for security purposes.
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« Reply #217 on: <06-13-13/2152:36> »
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Peoria is overtly extremely strongly controlled by the megacorps, and the 3 local gangs are old, extensive, and well-entrenched enough that there isn't a great deal of room for others. They still fight amongst each other, but the 'saturated market' has kept the Italian and Russian mafia down except in waterlane shipping, which is also heavily used by the Latin American cartels. Vehicle traffic on the highways is usually given only cursory inspection unless an incident has happened, in order to avoid disrupting Peoria's biggest business: shipping. The dozen corps and their security providers mean that illicit traffic has to be much more careful to look legitimate when traveling through the western part of the city, as well as Aztechnology's sector of Heaton District. Norwood is pretty much abandoned by police, but also isn't in much better shape than the Seattle barrens due to similar economic hardships. Illinois University is located in the mostly-UCAS government controlled Fieldcrest, which is the safest for non-corp-affiliated people to meet. AB+ doesn't have a strong presence in Peoria because it's generally a stable city and they haven't had a lot of call for non-corp aid.

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« Reply #218 on: <06-14-13/0011:49> »
I might need some assistance. I've never played a legwork character before. I actually didn't even consider Baron a legwork type until a4 said that. What exactly should I be trying to do? Or current plan is to steal weapons from him and get them to a criminal organization, right?
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« Reply #219 on: <06-14-13/1341:18> »
Well, consider what legwork you would ask your contacts to do if you were a Street Sam. Basically, what would you (or the character) want to know if you were heading in?

You'd want the location - and possible nearby areas of trouble - scouted out, at least through datatrail and if possible through direct observation. Assensing samples of the local population, visual and possibly radio scanning of local traffic, identification of the arms and armour used by the locals and the target(s) in question in specific, general disposition.

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« Reply #220 on: <06-14-13/1703:31> »
At this stage, it would be best not to direct the legwork at any single plan - we need information before we can come up with a solid plan.
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« Reply #221 on: <06-16-13/1934:41> »
Hmm, I still just don't see him as a legwork guy.  He's only got 2 contacts.  He's more of a "point me at someone and watch me convince them I'm they're brother" kind of face, not a mastermind international spy and info gathering expert.

That said, on the ride to the new place, he'll definitely be keeping his eyes open for anything and everything, including what Mithlas mentioned.


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Visual perception test (16d6.hits(5)=4)

Well, that's less than stellar, but hopefully it's good enough to see most stuff relevant on the way home.
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« Reply #222 on: <06-16-13/1944:24> »
Well, that kind of Face can get new contacts extremely quickly.  You just have to go out and make new friends.  If some of them are in useful places, so much the better.
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« Reply #223 on: <06-16-13/1946:10> »
Yep, starting with...   Nitro, Nidhogg, Sidhe, and Chikage.  What do you think, C2 L4 for all of them?  :D
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« Reply #224 on: <06-16-13/2032:12> »
Heh.  Nitro's a little bit more on the "just biz" side of the Loyalty table right now; she doesn't quite trust everyone yet.
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