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[IC] Honest to god milk runs, Part 2- (Dat one ring)

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« Reply #30 on: <03-12-15/1737:57> »
Mike grinned: "Because I take the trash out and I often have to clean up other people's mess.
Good to know, that we have someone with Mojo on board. Are you any good with spirits? A few years back I worked with a dwarf shaman locating bail jumpers. Funny guy, a shame what they did to him. But never mind that. You obviously are smart enough not to advertise your abilities. "Geek the mage first" is after all still a very common saying around runners.

But to business: I'm kinda new in this town as well as this part of the country. I'm more than happy to leave the talking to you, should this run demand such. I on the other hand will do my very best to watch your back and dispatch any threats to your six.
By the way, what mode of transportation do you use? I myself am more a biker."


At that exact moment the pixie appeared.

"Hi Dolly, name's Mike, but on business you can call me Janitor. Here, I got a voucher from Zane for you." He extended the ticket towards the small creature without flinching at the sudden appearance - but only just.
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« Reply #31 on: <03-12-15/1750:25> »
Mike grinned: "Because I take the trash out and I often have to clean up other people's mess.
Good to know, that we have someone with Mojo on board. Are you any good with spirits? A few years back I worked with a dwarf shaman locating bail jumpers. Funny guy, a shame what they did to him. But never mind that. You obviously are smart enough not to advertise your abilities. "Geek the mage first" is after all still a very common saying around runners.

I can do spirits yes - I hardly use magic tough. People don't like having your mojo in their problems.
I couldn't hit a fly - literally tough I never learned to use a gun or anything like that. I am versatile enough to play the mage if we need one. 


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« Reply #32 on: <03-12-15/1820:05> »
Things clicked. "Jimmy! Quite the charmer as I recall - you are also difficult to forget." She takes the proffered finger and shakes it, giggling. "That'll do nicely as a greeting, but a bow or a nod works too."


She turns to Janitor as he introduces himself. "A pleasure to meet you." She takes the ticket he offers and scans it. "I'm afraid I can't make use of this, if one of you would like seconds, it's all yours. Otherwise, I'm sure I can find someone that needs it more than I do." Charity was a big part of Vodou, and Dolly, due to her diminutive size, was almost always giving food away.


"I heard you ask about spirits as I flew up. I have a way with the loa - for reasons known only to them, they choose to bless me with more powerful gifts than I ask for. However, you should be aware that the spirits I summon cannot materialize on their own, but must be offered a vessel, preferably a live one. You may be familiar with the term "possession". It is an uncharitable description, but an apt one."
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« Reply #33 on: <03-13-15/0109:02> »
Balls softly say... Shhh... don't speak about possession tradition in here... some of the folks may find it offensive. I
I personally have no problem with it spending so much time with Mages from all sort of different traditions.

But we got the two options I'm a Christian and my spirits tend to look like angles or daemons depending on the reason for summoning. I do not believe them to really be angles or daemons but I think they respect my religious upbringing.

Lets not talk too much about magic - we seem to have a lot of it in this cycle anyhow.
He nods at Mike... you should get seconds I don't eat that much... I still may want to perform tonight.
I could use some *thing* gosh I wish it was real meat.

It is clear from balls expression of balls face once he takes his first byte that he is not used to soy replacements. He does continue eating it, if somewhat with a hint of a struggle.


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« Reply #34 on: <03-13-15/0400:18> »
"You sure? Smells like they actually did find a cow." Mike waved his ticket in front of the chef and purchased a steak between two slabs of bread. He declined condiments in favor of the real flavor. With a satisfying crunch he began to demolish his meal. Yep, real meat. Not that he had it often, but of the small luxuries he had afforded himself in the past real meat was definitely one of them.
After he had finished chewing, he wiped his mouth with a handkerchief from his pocket and spoke again:
"So we have a Face, Spell Slinger and a Tank. I wonder what One wants us to do. Probably won't be to tech heavy or there would be a decker on board."
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« Reply #35 on: <03-13-15/0507:17> »
"You sure? Smells like they actually did find a cow." Mike waved his ticket
After a few suspicious bites balls conclude: Yes definitely a cow. I wonder if they have some beer - I am way too sober for this.

"So we have a Face, Spell Slinger and a Tank. ."
Before Mike finishes balls starts giggling - It sounds like the beginning of a joke.

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« Reply #36 on: <03-13-15/1205:25> »
"Hopefully not. I got obligations to fulfill and I need a paying job - no matter how much meat we get here" ,Mike answered.
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« Reply #37 on: <03-13-15/1801:55> »
One has good reputation... It is a real job. He'll get here -  He's just a rather unusual fella' - He's also into street graffiti - one of the best around here -  if you are interested in that kind of stuff.
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« Reply #38 on: <03-13-15/1856:34> »
Balls is glancing around the gathering to see what his mother is getting upto. He can't spot her through the crowd at the moment, but he DOES spot a familiar human. As though he'd been there the whole time, Balls notices One67 on stage, standing behind Zane and talking with him. One is in a pair of baggy, paint stained green sweat-pants with holes in the knees, a dirty, paint stained grey t-shirt with a faded cartoon catcus on it, flip flops, and goggles around his neck. His hair stands straight up about a foot in that odd "white guy fro", but its shaved on the sides as well as where a baldspot would be. He looks utterly ridiculous. He also looks like he's had the ever-loving crap beat out of him recently. His nose is bleeding, his left eye is swollen, and he holds his ribcage tenderly with his right hand. Some of the paint stains on his clothes might be blood now that you think about it. Zane looks a HAIR away from furious with him. He's obviously trying to ignore the tall, goofy, bleeding human and concentrate on his mix, but One just keeps talking. As Balls is about to point him out to the others, Zane finally points him toward the three of you, standing in a small, but loose clique near one of the giant meat smokers.

He limps toward you, and halfway there, lets out an "AAAAYO!" with all the force and bravado you'd expect from a perfectly healthy man. Once within range, he slaps hands with Balls and Janitor before bowing to Dolly with a smile that reveals his blood stained teeth. "Wiz, yo. Sorry it took a mug a minute to get here. Got caught up in some shit, wiz? He answers any questions or concerns about what happened only with "Yo, this aint shit, yo. I done worn many an ass-beating in my day. The fuck that mug think he go show a mug that a mug aint seen mad times, wiz?" for whatever the hell that's worth. He quickly changes the subject, saying only "Follow me, yo."

He moves the group straight toward one of the cars blaring out ridiculously loud music, maneuvering everyone into a semi-circle around the trunk, where the speakers are. Once so positioned, he begins fishing around in his pockets, producing a high end electric lighter and a hand rolled spliff. Dolly assumes it's Ones drug of choice; Zen. He smoked tons of that stuff last time they met. Balls figures that's probably what it is as well, but has heard tale from Zane that sometimes, a little bitta Bliss finds its way into Sam's blunts. Janitor has no idea what is being lit up, smoked, and passed around the circle. After taking the first hit, One exhales into the sky and says, "Even if you aint hitting this, pretend to, for real. Aint no one go give a shit about us if we look cool, wiz?"

If you're not gonna hit it, gimme a Cha + Perform roll.

After passing it to Dolly first, he begins laying down the plan. "This one's real simple, yo." He looks at Balls. "Yo, you know that mug, Skim kid, wiz? Mid-level Krubb mug? He's got this ring. I need yall ta get it, wiz? I got this burner here, wiz?" Producing a small brown burner comm from his pocket, he passes it to Balls and continues to address the rest of the group. "It's a ARO on there, details bout the ring and shit. Ya got one week to get it, and when ya do, ya get five stacks a head, yo. But, here's the thing. Can't no one get seriously hurt and can't no one die. I mean, none a his people, I mean. This gotta be either some ninja type shit, or it's gonna have ta be a straight jack, but not a beatdown. Yall chill? Any questions?" The spliff has made its way back to him by now and he hits it a couple times as he listens to your concerns.

gimme an area knowledge: jacksonville, Gang knowledge, or sprawl life roll to see what, if anything you know about a "Skim Kid".
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« Reply #39 on: <03-13-15/1952:47> »
Dolly takes the spliff, holding it with her entire hand, and takes a small drag from it. "I can see to your wounds if you like, One." she offers as she exhales, before passing the joint to Balls.


Zen wasn't new to her as many Vodou practitioners used it during their ceremonies. Hacks, mostly, but the trance-like state did help when performing rituals. Usually all of the participants took it, though the non-Awakened were usually there simply as vessels for the loa to inhabit. These sorts of celebrations usually involved multiple rituals and multiple summonings as the houngan (or houngans) traded rides in a body for favors form the loa for themselves or their followers. Dolly had participated in a few of these - Vodou had strong roots in charity and such ceremonies allowed mundanes to seek favors from the loa with a Vodou priest or priestess as an arbiter. Other, more ancient, drugs were also used. But in the corporate world, such narcotics were usually frowned upon unless absolutely necessary, and they most certainly were not when it came to Vodou.


Int 5 + AK:J 1 = 6
Area Knowledge:Jacksonville: 6d6t5 2


"I'm a little leary of pissing off the Krubbs. Your word - we pull this off clean, none of it ever comes back on us." She was a little shocked that her speech was drifting into something more relaxed than normal. She began to wonder if there might have been something else mixed in with the Zen.
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« Reply #40 on: <03-14-15/0125:46> »
Wiz, look at yourself... got too smart this time - I call mom! . Balls picks up his comlink, and calls his mother.
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« Reply #41 on: <03-14-15/0130:29> »
Wiz, look at yourself... seems like you got too smart this time. I'll call mom. She's a good doctor.

One completely refuses all offers medical care, and messages your mom right after you do that he's fine and she should enjoy the party.

The name, "Skim Kid" does not ring any bells with either you or Dolly.

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« Reply #42 on: <03-14-15/0136:31> »
Okay man...  as you wish.

He kindly refuse the spiff and giggles... mom will literally kill me. Perhaps some other time when she is not around.

Performance - why tough?: 20d6t5 5

About ring sure no problem - where do you suggest we start digging tough? who is this fella' Skim kid you mentioned? Why does he have the ring? what it look like?


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« Reply #43 on: <03-14-15/0209:44> »
About ring sure no problem - where do you suggest we start digging tough? who is this fella' Skim kid you mentioned? Why does he have the ring? what it look like?

"It's on his hand, yo. ALL the time. Fool sleep with that shit on, wiz?"
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« Reply #44 on: <03-14-15/0219:45> »
"I'm a little leary of pissing off the Krubbs. Your word - we pull this off clean, none of it ever comes back on us."

One nods approvingly at the question. "You smart, girl. I done thought bout that already. That's why I had yall meet me here on the block, wiz? All these Krubb-ass mugs done seen me with you and know we down. Anything come back on yall? Come back on me harder, yo." He smiles all wide before continuing. "To that end, I can getchall some brand new 'listics aint no one seen yet, half price...
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