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[IC] Road to Redmond -- Finished

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« Reply #135 on: <09-29-10/1532:39> »
[OOC: Sorry about that, read the wrong line on my sheet here. See kids? Thats what happens when you try to PbP from work... ;)]

In a voice low enough so Lana can't really hear her: "The troll's got some razors and a datajack at the base of his spine. The girls a little tipsy, but otherwise mundane."

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« Reply #136 on: <09-29-10/1751:07> »
As Brian walked up the stairs to the apartment, he swung his bag around in front of him, stuffed the two elongated clips into his left pocket and took the sturdy machine pistol in his hand, stock now unfolded.   Everywhere he looked, the walls and floor melted away, leaving only outlines of density.  Water pipes, electrical lines, the bones of pets, everywhere the familiar shapes of rooms assaulted him.  That is a kitchen.  There a toilet.  Everything was old-style, but still he looked out for any electrical workings.  Cameras, pressure sensors, or any other security apparatus seemed glaringly absent.  He dialed the Ultrawideband radar back down to nothing, causing walls and floors to close in at the corners first as the sphere contracted.  "This house... is clee-ah." B.B. said, approaching the door.

The room itself was that typical pit inhabited by those who just can't be arsed.  The stale smell of moldy sex and spilled alcohol.  Too many bodies, not enough air.  Stains on top of stains.  There had to be a stash somewhere in here... but there was no time to waste on that for now.
"Shall I wake Mr. Merkowski so that we can talk business?  Or, would you rather I tracked Hannibal's commcode?  If he has gone missing, the sooner we find him, the better."

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« Reply #137 on: <10-01-10/0323:44> »
@B.B.:
You quickly scan the apartment for nodes and aside from the nodes for a few kitchen appliances, you find the node for Sam's commlink which is sitting on the kitchen table.  It's got a Renraku Ichi operating system and you almost effortlessly manage to break into it with an admin account in a matter of seconds.  You bring up the call log and the last commcode dialed corresponds to the name "Hannibal" on the contact list.  You start running a trace on the access ID associated with this commcode but the best you can do from the log files is pin down his location at the time of the call to within a cluster of a few nodes all clustered a few kilometers from each other in the western part of Redmond at around 2:45 pm...probably in the vicinity of Touristville.
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« Reply #138 on: <10-01-10/0336:21> »
"Hey lady.  Does your boy Hannibal keep his link off for any reason?"

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« Reply #139 on: <10-01-10/0522:57> »
I'll make sure someone is keeping an eye on Sam and then I'm going to search through the apartment looking for a stash of some sort.  On the comlink, "I think we need to wake Sam up to find out information from him, but we need to be ready in case he decides to try and break free."

After I'm done searching the apartment I'll come back and ask Lana, "You said that Hannibal erased some tags. Do you know how he did this? Or what tags he erased?"
"Walking through walls isn't tough..... if you know where the doors are."
"It's not being seen that is the trick."

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« Reply #140 on: <10-01-10/1055:55> »
Woofer will keep an eye on Lana and the Troll, though he will take a look around the room they are in of the apartment.

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« Reply #141 on: <10-01-10/1518:46> »
Lana hears the questions, and from behind the pillow case mask she answers:

"Ya, he pretty much just checks messages every once in a while" 

Then answering the second question:

"The boys came here one night cuz they had made an appointment with Hannibal, I guess they wanted some internal tags erased because he had each one of them strip down naked and then took them into the bathroom and worked them over thoroughly with his eraser....it's kind of a cheap one though, so you gotta really be thorough if you know what I mean.  After that the boys stuck around, slotted some chips and then they left with Hannibal." 

You search around the apartment and don't find anything of interest except for a sawed off Remington Roomsweeper shotgun up on a little ledge over the doorway in the bedroom. 

Deciding that the best way to get more information is to quiz the troll, Woofer grabs a bucket under the sink in the tiny bathroom and fills it.  He tells everyone to get ready and you all draw your weapons right before he throws a deluge of water right onto Sam's head.  In an instant Sam starts coughing and gasping, the pillowcase soaked through but still opaque enough that he definitely can't recognize anyone.  Once his spasm of coughing subsides and he seems to realize that he's not drowning, he stops tugging at his bonds and sits silently, little rivulets of blood streaming from where the monowire has cut him.  Suddenly you hear a low dull groan emanate from under the dripping pillowcase and you think you hear what might be described as a troll sobbing....stifled and grovelly, but none the less a distinct sob. 

Sam: "W-w-what the fuck man, Gonzo said I had until next week to get the cred together....we talked about this!  W-w-why does he gotta go all out and send a fucking hit squad after me when we already talked about this...I thought we was cool baby?!  You gotta let me talk to Gonzo....just put him on the comm and i'm sure we can straighten this all out!"

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« Reply #142 on: <10-01-10/1903:00> »
Subvocally I say "I got this one."

"You're right you and Gonzo had an agreement. That is until he heard that you and Hannibal were getting together and going to send people after him."

Softly tap Sam on the cheek through the pillow case. "He didn't want to believe you were in cahoots with Hannibal, but word on the street says otherwise."

(O.O.C. using my con skill to try and convince him. Either you roll or let me know if I have any modifiers from the situation)
« Last Edit: <10-01-10/1905:21> by Walks Through Walls »
"Walking through walls isn't tough..... if you know where the doors are."
"It's not being seen that is the trick."

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« Reply #143 on: <10-01-10/1948:40> »
Sam: "Motherfucker, me and Hannibal don't work together!  Hannibal works for ME!  He doesn't even take a shit unless I say so!  That sniveling little rat-bastard is out on the streets slinging chips and whatever else you might want.....why?  Cuz he's making money for ME, that's who!" 

@Cynthia
[OOC: rolling to see if he still believes that you guys were sent by Gonzo.  I'll have Mercedes smooth things out a little so it'll be a teamwork Con test with you and her, but she can't use Kinesics because Sam can't see her.  Con 5 + Cha 8 + Teamwork 1=14 13d6.hits(5)=6.  Sam's resist Cha 2 + Negotiation 2 + Suspicious cuz you didn't know nature of relationship with Hannibal 1 = 5....5d6.hits(5)=3.]

Mercedes quickly interjects, sensing that Cynthia went too far out on a limb without knowing the situation.

Mercedes: "Gonzo doesn't give a flying fuck about what kind of business you got going on around here!!!  He just cares about your business with him but as soon as he realized you got a shithead working for you who's sitting on a real big score of paydata.....Gonzo ain't stupid, he's gonna get his cut!"

Sam: "Hannibal?....sittin' on something big??  Well fuck me, I want my cut too!...If i'd had known about that Gonzo would have gotten his cred months ago!!" 

At the mention of money, the troll seems to quickly ignore that you ever mentioned something about a hit against Gonzo or that Cynthia mistook Hannibal as a viable partner for Sam, when he's only a bagman who deals on the streets for him.

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« Reply #144 on: <10-01-10/1953:16> »
"Gonzo is a reasonable man. He just wants his cred. Tell us where to find Hannibal and we will take care of business and get you your cut. Gonzo isn't looking to cut you out he just wants what is coming to him."
"Walking through walls isn't tough..... if you know where the doors are."
"It's not being seen that is the trick."

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« Reply #145 on: <10-01-10/2055:16> »
[Stopping in while I got some time at a Barnes & Nobles. Who says the future's not here? ;D]

Mercedes will also try to keep an eye out on the front door and outside hallway to make sure no one surprises them during their interrogation.

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« Reply #146 on: <10-02-10/0035:16> »
Sam:  "Tonight he's supposed to be working the Touristville bar-strip up in Redmond.  We left him a message earlier to come meet some customers over here, but the idiot probably didn't check his messages...trust me... you'll find him in Touristville.  He likes to work a club named Sonoma"
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« Reply #147 on: <10-03-10/0020:27> »
B.B. punches in a quick message to Hannibal over Sam's link.
<<Sam@Hannibal: Nix that last shit.  Chaz tried to come up here with those shitheads.  You don't sell to them anymore, understand.>>

Subvocally:
"We can't risk him fucking this up by cluing H in to what we know out of some sense of greed.  This needs to be dealt with.  You can wait outside if you like and I'll deal with it my way."

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"Walking through walls isn't tough..... if you know where the doors are."
"It's not being seen that is the trick."

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« Reply #149 on: <10-03-10/2020:24> »
Woofer sighs, "That deception will only last as long as it takes for Sam to finally wake up and use any burn comm's to contact Hannibal."

 

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