[Scawire]

Ok still been busy so I will get onto the hacking rolls and such very soon.

[Koshnek]

Being Marcus is more or less an unknown, Thorn reads his aura to see whats up. I'm going to assume, for now, that I know he's a Technomancer from my roll. I'll edit in any additional information that seems useful or nifty that you might give me.
Assensing roll against Marcus w/ Spec: 21d6t5 6

I'm working on my post, so you may very well see this before I'm finished.

Edit: Perception roll to notice that Marcus looks familiar (specifically looking bonus, spec)
Perception to recognize Marcus: 17d6t5 4
I'm assuming that his appearance peeks my interest until I hear otherwise.

Memory roll to remember more about Marcus.
Memory test to remember Marcus: 9d6t5 1
Assuming from that roll that I don't remember much if anything, haha.

Edit 2: Being stuck at the facility, Thorn is likely to have seen Skynet's aura before while scoping the place out. Does he recognize it?

[Ravensoracle]

Since we haven't said we have gone back to passive, Thorn's recognition of Marcus might kick off John's memory as well.
Memory test for Marcus (14d6.hits(5)=5) Limit:8

Holding off on posting in IC until everyone gets a chance to post.

@Ryo:

Has a chain of command been set for the four that are aware of the bond?

[Malevolence]

You'll see that:
He's a Technomancer
He has no implants
No diseases or toxins affecting him
No bioware
He has Essence 6
He is healthy
He's mildly annoyed and curious


OOC, he's mildly annoyed because he had to wait on you guys before probing deeper into the kidnapping - he would have much preferred to have beat KE there and possibly been in and out before they arrived. He's curious because he's heard whispers and seen you around the base, and has pieced together that you are part of some program or experiment that he is not cleared for. He's not sure if you guys are going to Hulk out or teleport through walls or what, so he's curious to see what you guys can do.


It's possible you've seen me before, but (ad Ryo has final say) I suspect it was simply as a face among dozens or hundreds - it's likely we've never been in the same room at the same time, much less been introduced. But since I have access to pretty much all of the drones at the base and likely the camera feeds for all but the most sensitive areas, I've probably come across you before in the common areas - I'm assuming they don't keep you locked up all the time.


At any rate, with a memory roll like that, if you have seen me, you probably don't remember. The only reason I would remember you two is because in a base full of secrets, you guys are extra secret. When he sees you in the camera feeds, he doesn't get a hit on your identity or purpose. "Access Denied" is a phrase Skynet takes notice of, and there are very few occurrences of it that he hasn't "rectified".


However, looking at your edit, if you were actively scoping the place and poking your nose in odd places, then yes, you might have seen him. Or maybe a chance meeting in the mess hall or gun range. Again, it's up to Ryo, though it's probably not important for anything more than flavor.

[Ryo]

From those rolls, I'll say that Thorn does not remember skynet, but Detective's memories are triggered through the link and he does. You most likely met in passing, perhaps in a hallway, in the barracks, or during one of your training exercises.

As for a Chain of Command, one has not been established. Waffe is meant to observe the bond, while Stix is there purely for matrix support. The bonded pair themselves are expected to take charge during away missions, and between the two I would imagine Ellis would give Detective the command.

If I had to put all 4 in order, it'd go like this:

Detective
Thorn
Waffe
Stix

[Koshnek]

I think I've done a sufficient job with my post, but Im' exhausted and falling asleep. I'll double check tomorrow after work. In the mean time, I did mean to make an ettiquite roll, but my roller website isn't letting me log in. I'm not fighting with it tonight, so I won't have the dice.

The dice roll was etiquette to come off as nice to Skynet. It would have been 11 dice with +2 for corporate for 13 total. That'd let me buy 3 hits if you'd rather do it that way.

Edit: Not "nice"..but professional and leave a good impression.

I changed my post to reflect not remembering Skynet at Cygnus.

[Ravensoracle]

I'm going to default a Knowledge Roll for extraction timelines, just to prove that while me ,as the player, may be talking out his butt a little. John actually knows what he is talking about.

Extraction Timelines (10d6.hits(5)=4) Limit:8

I am extrapolating some of this from FBI hostage and kidnapping timelines but have to modify it to fit within the Shadowrun Universe of extractions.

Edit: Agi 7 + Rea 6 = 13 dice to gather gear in the speeding van. (13d6.hits(5)=1)

Figured I'd see how well John could gear up while being in the back of the van. 1 hit

[Zweiblumen]

So, KE is already on it's way here?  Guess me sending that message to Ralph was completely superfluous.  Or do we want to have KE back off?  Sorry, I've gotten a bit lost and re-reading the IC didn't help me.

[Ravensoracle]

Ryo will have to clear it up if I am wrong but my understanding is this:

-Skynet was responsible for the drone overwatch of Elden while he was on the streets. Hence why we were aware of the extraction before anyone else.

-Gunter sends the message to let his KE contact know about a ruckus in the Barrens. It is taking time for the contact (A well placed higher up in Seattle's KE division) to mobilize KE and to locate the disturbance.

-This gives the Cygnus team time to gain transport to Seattle and arrive shortly after KE

-Since Gunter's KE contact doesn't know that Gunter is Cygnus, then it will appear like Cygnus is the boogeyman organization it is rumored to be when they show up within minutes of KE securing the scene.

Do I have it right Ryo?

[Ryo]

Alright, here's a rundown on events.

At 8:30 PM Seattle time, Elden was grabbed. In the process of this, a large chunk of a building was apparently blown up, and shot with high powered fully automatic machine gun fire. Even in the barrens, that's the kind of thing that gets noticed, and Knight Errant investigates. However, the response time in the neighborhood Elden lived is 1d6 hours.

Skynet was responsible for the drone overwatch of Elden, and the feed from his drones is what you saw in the briefing room. He did a bare minimum of investigation but was told to wait for your team to arrive before going in. Local KE is already en route. You took armor to use to conceal your identities and get access to the site as soon as you arrive, and ensure KE stays out of your way.

Gunter called his KE contact, however he wasn't specific enough for the contact to know what incident he's talking about. Gunter can clarify and then his KE contact will be able to do whatever it is he wants him to do, presumably stand back and not interfere with the crime scene before you get the chance to investigate.

So what do you guys need at this point? Are you all good to skip ahead to the scene of the crime? Anybody planning to call up a contact? Review any information you currently have available?

[Zweiblumen]

Sorry for the confusion, and thanks for the clarification.  I think having my contact run interference for us will be helpful.  I'll have him keep the local LEOs back. Does Gunter know Elden's address?

[Malevolence]

@Zweiblumen - Skynet knows Elden's address. You have video feeds from a Kanmushi that is on site as well as an areal drone that has eyes on the surrounding area . I think you can use that to determine the address. For simplicity's sake we can assume that Skynet also sent AROs to the team indicating the safe house and the crime scene.

@Ryo - I think that someone was going to hack the street cams, but other than that, yeah, I think we're ready to move to the scene of the crime.

[Koshnek]

I think I'm good to continue.

[Ravensoracle]

I'm good to get on scene.

[Zweiblumen]

Think I'm good now.  Sorry if I've been holding everyone back