[Malevolence]

"Well, let's see if the car makes it to the station. I'd rather have the car as an option if things go south than be facing our foes on foot if they have vehicles. Worst comes to worst, we can always get out and walk. I'll keep it fairly slow and if the car starts to do anything unexpected, I'll kill the wireless, then the power."


James follows the directions as Inanna gives them, and absently double checks all his gear, making sure it was concealed, but ready. If he had to, he could chat up a law enforcement officer without fear of being arrested for possessing items of dubious legal status. So long as they didn't check his duffel too closely. He'd done so many times before - including some fairly thorough pat-downs.


Meanwhile, Jaws makes a show of mulling over James's request for help. All the spirits I see are prey, deserving of little more than sating my hunger. You will need to be more specific, Woo-jin. Or perhaps I will just choose one at random, for the sport of it. Little minnows scurrying about, hoping to escape my gullet.


Which ones swim too close, braving your James swallowed his pride a little before continuing with a subtle compliment fearsome presence to try to do me harm?

Seeing that the conversation might drag on for a bit, James transmits a message to the rest of the team.


>> @Team [James] I'm probably being paranoid, but Inanna and I are ditching our rental car for fear it has been compromised. I'll update if my fears are confirmed, but meanwhile, keep an eye out.

[Csjarrat]

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>> @Team [James] I'm probably being paranoid, but Inanna and I are ditching our rental car for fear it has been compromised. I'll update if my fears are confirmed, but meanwhile, keep an eye out.

Seeing this come through the channel Flea mentally dictates a response whilst pulled up at a traffic light:
\\I was hit by tracker rounds on may to their safehouse. dug them out but having to move on as the safehouse is now compromised.
Best to check your stuff and be thorough.//

[rednblack]

Seeing this come through the channel Flea mentally dictates a response whilst pulled up at a traffic light:
\\I was hit by tracker rounds on may to their safehouse. dug them out but having to move on as the safehouse is now compromised.
Best to check your stuff and be thorough.//

Fantastic.  Inanna briefly thinks about the team, and if any of its members could be plants.  Not likely, but the fact that the heat seemed to come down from multiple angles so early is not a good sign.  She re-boots her comms to do away with any rogue MARKs and uses one of her burners to send a quick message to Whisperer when it comes back online.

<<Send Message
<<Recipient: XXX-XX-XXXX-X
<<Message: Your fav goddess of love and war here.  Any word on those new digs?
<<End Message

With that, Inanna switches off the burner.  Better to bring it back online again when they get out of this car. 

[gilga]

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Best to check your stuff and be thorough.//[/color]

IT text:<<Team[IT]:  Too busy to text must drive - they are after us - be paranoid!>>

[Siren]

IT winces as a few of the bullets pierce the frame of the car, but thanks to its solid design and her sheer force of will, she manages to escape any real harm from the attack.  The repair bills might be a different kind of pain, however.  Sensors reports a few good sized holes sheared into the rear bumper. IT feels in the pit of her "stomach" considerable damage done to the engine as smoke begins to rise from underneath the hood.  Nothing that will stop the vehicle permanently, but it would be very not-good to take another hit like that.

Checking the rear camera feed, the pursuing biker appears to have lost the location of the vehicle, weaving with difficulty through the now panicked throng of traffic attempting to flee the gunfight.




Happy to break up the boredom of the long silent car ride, Jaws lazily surveys the Astral, returning after a few moments, with an unsettling aura of delight.

"I don't know... something nasty in the gas tank. No way I'm eating that drek. Might want to stop your car, though.  Now."



Yako closes her eyes to this world, looking into the world beyond.  The Astral around her is not the usual landscape of vibrant colors and distant presences she is used to.  Instead, she is surrounded by an inky, viscous fog.  Its tendrils grasp ethereally around her limbs, as if to grasp her.  Yako cannot mistake the nature of the presence.  It is the filth of the world taken magical form, a spirit of Metahuman neglect and pollution.  If it is aware of Yako's Astral observations, it shows no indication as such, instead swirling formlessly around her in an almost curious fashion.

[Siren]

Editing out, yours was better.

[ScytheKnight]

Yako clears her mind and tries to focus on her magic, summoning energy to blast at the offending spirit, even taking one of the small charms to use as reagents to boots the power of the spell... but she catches a whiff of the spirrit's stench in the real world, the odor hammering into her vomeronasal organ and shattering her concentration she shakes her head and tries to refocus but to no use, the spell flickers out into the astral as a pathetic spark rather than a powerful bolt and fizzes out harmlessly against the spirit.

ohh crap

With nothing else for it she drops into a combat ready stance as the spirit reacts, stripping her of the element of surprise.

[Malevolence]

James pulls off the road as quickly as he can without causing an accident and shuts it off. "Time to get out" he says to Inanna as he grabs his belongings. "Spirit in the gas tank, and I'm going to guess it's got friends waiting for us to pull over and exit the car."


James scans the surroundings for danger before crouching low, opening the door away from the road, and exiting the car. He stays hunkered down while he scans for nearby cover that he can move to in order to get clear of the car. With a small effort of concentration, he channels magic into his hands, ready to battle the spirit from the gas tank should it decide to show itself.


>> @Team [James] Confirmed I'm not paranoid. Car's disabled so we're heading out on foot. They are definitely on to us.

[ScytheKnight]

Starting to become aware of the messages piling through her DNI she shoots of a reply, anyone else using a DNI to receive should also pick up a trace of mild panic through the message.

Ohh, me too. I'm trying to fend of a pollution spirit, had the drop on it and... kinda messed up. So watch out for toxic spirits!

[gilga]

IT was shaken, it shouldn't have happened - not to her: She was careless and overly optimistic.
<<@Sabato: I think we lost them… We are lucky – I am terribly sorry I was careless and nearly got us killed.  Let’s not make that mistake again.  You should reboot or turn off your  commlink now; I am going to do so much static noise it may not work either way. >>

She navigated the car to an isolated side road, pulled over and rebooted all her devices, When the deck was ready, she set it to jam mode. It will interfere with the drones also but nothing is perfect... I hope the RCC can take that
<<We need to stop for some extra security and emergency fixing – help me pick a spot>>

They pulled over, at a spot that was easy to defend. IT went directly from VR to the astral: The summon was successful, she knew it will be:

The spirit that manifested was unlike anything she summoned before. It appeared like a big and tall warrior armored with armor that seemed to come out of a fantasy book. He carried an over sized hammer that couldn't possibly be lifted. His face was masked by a helmet but his eyes were glowing blue.
You can call me Mr. T the spirit bowed.  I will do as you say.



 I am in dire need of help – I desire the following:

1. Use your concealment power on me Sabato and the car.
2. Protect us from harm – help us fight anything that attacks us.
Thank you very much noble spirit.

Only then IT went back to the physical world:
  “We now have a spirit hiding us and actively protecting us…  I got careless, you deserve a better version of myself" she said. She felt terrible but she looked into his eyes never the less - It was a matter of respect to her and he deserved at least that.

She unpacked the drones and gave them an order to protect her and the car. She also sent her horizon flying eyes to circle them from above trying to discover anything hostile before it reaches them. 


Okay… she said we are now relatively secure, the deck is jamming signals, the drones are deployed and a spirit is protecting us. This is how we should have entered combat to begin with. You might want to position yourself in a strategic place to protect us:  I am going to make some emergency repairs to the car before we continue.
Before, approaching the car she projected reaching out to her fixer: she was a free spirit – literally:

  ‘I am working, had some troubles – need a discreet mechanic in Seoul… ‘.  Her thoughts went wild afterwards; they were so intense and so fast – one could not simply describe them in words.  However, when she regained consciousness she was blushed, smiling and optimistic again.

She sent Sabato a big smile, as she started fixing the car.

[Siren]

After a tense hour of work, IT is able to patch up the engine leaks and the black smoke is now replaced by an intermittent high-pitched squeal.  Not great, but good enough to last until some real work can be done.

No direct response from the fixer; not surprising, they were always busy with some drek, but co-ordinates for an auto garage pop up on the car's AR after a few moments, along with a note to mention their affiliation with Yeong Hi.  Apparently an account has been set up in advance by the temple for just this sort of event.

The spirit and drones walk their patrol routes, but no follow-up appears to be forthcoming.  IT's scan of the car for any sort of tracking device yields something from within the car itself running silent. 

[Siren]

As you speed away from the temple provided safehouse, a message arrives at your commlink.  You don't recognize the ID, but it is apparently from a technical contact associated with the Temple.

"This is Kim Eun Ju, Chief of Physical Security for Spring Temple; Do not go to the safehouse.  It has been compromised.  Please come immediately to the Temple; directions are provided.  A new development has come up, you may want to take a look.

The Temple isn't very far off from your location at all, probably about 10 minutes by bike.

[Sabato Kuroi]

Sabato accepts IT's apology with a curt nod.All shadowrunners do mistakes at some point.When the drek hit the fan the girl showed skill.There was nothing more to be said.

After IT informed him of the spirit he wondered if astral entities could excute  tactical maneuvers.He knew from experience that drones could follow such instructions. Eventhough he knew magic concealed them he felt exposed.He tried to read the landscape from a tactical perspective.

At last he turned to IT

"We have been compromised.We should regroup.I could also organize your small army in order to gain maximum tactical advantage, in case we need to retreat under fire."

[gilga]

Sure no problem…  I am extending you marks on the drones. I actually feel safer knowing that you can order them around as it gives us more tactical options. You should be able to do so from your commlink, or even activate manual control should you want to shoot anything.

We have three Dobermans armed with teasers, and two unarmed flying eyes for recon.  If you find anything just send me a message, I am a decent gunner and can jump in to help. She pulls out a tiny microdrone from her blouse; it only the size of a small insect . This is the Shiawase Kanmushi model, and he is coming with me – we will make sure that the car is clean.

I will use all my senses, both matrix and my own eyes. It may take a while – but it is important to verify that we do not compromise the others before we reach the safe house.  Trust is hard to earn, but easy to burn.

One last thing ... The drones may be a bit slow to respond as I use my deck to generate noise – The RCC helps a little bit, but do not expect too much from them. I'll shut down the noise if we are attacked, but until than it may just prevent an attack altogether - as it also interfere with any tracking devices that may be present.

If I discovered one hidden device... lets see how many I missed – when there is one bad apple there may be more. she thinks as she start examining the car.

[Sabato Kuroi]

Sabato instructed the drones to form a diamond around the car , with him at the  forward-most  point of the formation.
He hoped he had incapacitated one of the two riders,and that this  was  enough to dissuade their pursuers from attacking them again.