[Ren]

--Matt--
Taking off was no problem, despite the quality of the pavement. Miko cleared enough of the debris to create an adequate runway. When you emerged from among the low warehouses, the wind hit you in the left pretty hard. You took it in stride, however, using its momentum to help with a turn, settling in the direction of the warehouse. You were a bit more worried about landing later, in a crosswind, but the simple joy of flight made you postpone these worries for later.
It didn’t take you long to get to the target area, as out here, in this weather, there wasn’t too much of a traffic in the air. Up from here, it was all confusingly similar, and you needed the GPS coordinates to be able to identify the exact building at first.

--Joel--
Leaving your body behind felt the same as usual. This was, however, an area frequented by all kinds of traffic. Residues of different emotions and events assaulted your senses for a second, before you were able to get used to the feel of the area. After that, however, it was as clear as a city bustling with activity could be.
The easiest way of finding the target building was to follow the barely visibly blackness of Matt’s drone, so it took a bit longer than it would’ve been if you simply travelled by yourself. On your way you saw very little astral activity: some kind of spirit whooshed through the area at speed, and a building far off to the right was protected by a ward visible from the outside. The target block, however, didn’t show any sign of astral defenses, not from the outside at least.

--Miko and Leroy--
Maybe two minutes after Matt and Joel left their bodies behind, one of the doors opened. You realized it must have been leading into the mechanic’s shop, as the person stepping into the alley wore the overall bearing its logo. He was a short, skinny, middle-aged human, lighting a cigarette as soon as he was out, inhaling deeply, and noticing only then he wasn’t alone out here. He seemed surprised about finding someone else there.

[Csjarrat]

Completing the take off smoothly, he retracts his legs into his body and retracts the flaps on the trailing edge of his wing-arms, becoming sleeker and faster.
//Ok guys, over the target now, starting recording. Shouldn't be too long//
Arriving at the GPS co-ords, Matt dials up the zoom on his sensor suite, recording in detail the layout of building and its neighbours whilst perceiving through its walls with the UWB radar.
vision enhance 3, percept 4, int 3, coprocessor 2 (12d6.hits(5)=5) 5 hits, no glitch. recording sensor data + trideo as i fly.
Has ultrasound (probably out of range as flying at a decent altitude to minimise noise and visual signal to pedestrians), UWB and twin cameras with enhancement + zoom on them.

[farothel]

Jade had her sunglasses on and was playing the part of bodyguard, just standing there, keeping an eye out on him (and the rest of the alley of course) but not doing anything unless he acted first.  She did keep her hand close to her gun, but far enough not to seem threatening.

[Ren]

--Matt--
Aerial surveillance got you mixed results. You got the lay of the land perfectly, but something within the building scrambled the images from the UWB, so you got an approximate layout, and an estimation that about 6-10 people are in there currently, but nothing on their movement or position.

--Miko and Leroy--
The guy inhaled from the cigarette deeply again, and in a slightly dull, unsure voice, asked "Hey, girl, all righ' with the dudes down there? They look summat out."

[farothel]

"They're fine," Jade rumbled, "just doing some remote work.  Your boss told us we could sit here."
He was in a garage, he should know what she was talking about, Jade thought, even if the second one is out on the astral and not inside a vehicle.

[MaxKojote]

Joel's astral form watched the spirit curiously as it floated past him, but he continued with his task. He looked at the block in thought, before floating closer to peek inside the block, eyeing first the outside, then the inside, astrally.

Assensing - Outside: Assensing (4) + Intuition (5) + Perceptive (1) (10d6.hits(5)=6). I learn the building is actually a technomancer.
Assensing - Inside: Assensing (4) + Intuition (5) + Perceptive (1) (10d6.hits(5)=4)

[Gustovness]

Leroy, leaning up against the wall  in the alley opposite of where the mechanic exited and making sure no one snuck up on either Jade or the other two team members zoning out at the moment, had his shotgun by his side in a not so subtle manner.  Even though he had never done something like this before, he felt confident having Jade around.

He took a drag of his own cigarette, a new vice he picked up to help himself cope with the stresses of the last few weeks.  He squinted his eyes at the mechanic, showing not the slightest shred of friendliness that Miko might have tried to convey.

[Ren]

--Joel--
On the outside, there was no extraordinary thing to sense. Everyday feelings of normal people mixed – frustration, tiredness, anger, sometimes the sense of accomplishment. Under it all, the subtle signs of technology made everything a little bit grey, something like watching through sunglasses. The age-old pollution of fossil fuel burned, the “hum” of engines working, it all gave an unpleasant but unremarkable background to the place, just like any other area in a city dedicated to industry. The building itself felt like something that belonged, with no additional features. You felt no barriers from the outside, and suspected no astral activity inside at all.
What you saw inside supported your suspicions. You saw no spirits, no dual-natured guards. You counted 7 different auras, all going on about their work. Three of those were in smaller rooms, like offices or a kitchen. The other four were in a much bigger space, probably the main storage area, two of them preparing large boxes near the cargo entrance, one occupied between the ails, the last supervising it all. You saw this person was a bit different than the others, and not only in feel: he was strapped.

--Matt--
[spoiler=test please]You may roll a LOG + Engineering test to determine what feature might cause the interference with the radar.[/spoiler]
As you watched from above, you noticed a truck stopping on the side of the street, then starting to slowly back up to the warehouse. They either brought or were ready to take something.

--Miko and Leroy--
The man seemed oblivious of the shotgun in Leroy’s hand. He looked at Miko somewhat confused though. ”Dean? I thought he wasn’t in today.” He took another deep drag. Some wind suddenly buffeted in the alley, bringing the unusually sweet scent of his tobacco to you.
[spoiler=tests please]You may both roll an INT + Negotiation (Sense Motive) test. Gustovness, you may also roll a LOG + Chemistry knowledge skill test.[/spoiler]

[Csjarrat]

//Guys, looks like we've got a pickup/drop off occurring at the warehouse. I'm gonna do another couple of passes, see how their security functions. I'm opening a trid feed from my sensors to your 'links now.
How we looking down there?//

[farothel]

"I don't know his name," Jade said, "I'm just the person who has to prevent anybody from taking off with their shoes.  He made the arrangements."
She pointed at Matt, slumped against the wall.  When the feed came in, she put it on the AR display of her cybereyes, so she could have a look and still see what was going on in the alley.

'Try to go as quickly as possible,' she texted to Matt, 'I have some guy out here who's starting to get a bit too interested.  I want to be out of here before I have to permanently disinterest him.'


intuition 4 + negotiation 1 =5 (5d6.hits(5)=0)
but luckily not a glitch.  And trying to shift the interest.

[Csjarrat]

//Ok, let me know if I need to make an "appearance"//
Matt circled round for another pass, trying to get a fix on the van and its occupants as they approach the building

[MaxKojote]

No-one dual-natured... I should check them out for information though. Could be useful. Joel's astral form floated around the warehouse, carefully examining the auras within for any information he could find.

Assensing the various auras: Assensing (4) + Intuition (5) + Perceptive (1) (10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=3, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=6, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=4, 10d6.hits(5)=3)
In order:
Smaller room 1: 3
Smaller room 2: 3
Smaller room 3: 4
Prepping large box 1: 6
Prepping large box 2: 4
Between the ails: 4
Supervising: 3

[Ren]

--Matt--
Passing overhead, you saw the truck backing up to the gate closer to the personnel entrance. The driver, a broad-built human, got out after shutting the engine down, then walked to the end of the loading ramp and up the stairs there. Unfortunately, you didn’t see much else from your vantage point, as the roof hung over the ramp, you’d have to descend almost to street level to get a better look.
Through the whooshing wind, you only heard as the loading gate opened, but any other sound would be carried far away.

--Miko and Leroy--
”Hah-hah, shoes… That was good, girl, hilarious. I’d watch ‘em not getting sloshing wet, though, if ‘em remote for much longer.” He took a deep drag again, half of his tobacco stick gone. Then he paused, straining to think. Hesitant again, he asked ”But what are you doing in the alley? Shouldn’t you sit in the office if you spoke with Dean?”

--Leroy--
While Miko chatted with the guy, something began to bother you. When the wind carried a wisp of smoke from the guy’s tobacco stick to you, it instantly became clear. The sweet fragrance was a clear indicator of a substance often used in chill-out drugs. His tone, body language and uncertainty all made it evident that he was high on something.

--Joel--
The auras of those working in the warehouse didn’t show anything interesting. Tiredness, companionship shared, petty grudges born, everyday anxiety showed up, mixed in their souls. The only outstanding thing was the connection between two of them. The one supervising the preparation of the boxes, and the one in the office left of the personnel entrance were pack: they got each other’s backs.
There were minimal, or even no augmentations built into the bodies of these people, a datajack here, some ear or eye mod there, but nothing heavy. They seemed to be Average Joe personified.

[farothel]

"I just guard the bodies," Jade said, "they decide where they want to sit.  I don't even try to understand what and why."

[Csjarrat]

Matt looped around for another pass, keeping an eye on the loading or unloading of the van, keeping an eye on the windspeed readings. He'd keep flying as long as he could, but didn't want to risk a crash landing in the alley because of the conditions.