[Byte]

I was trying to place a mark on a cop's comlink so I can run the program to listen in on his communications, but I scored low and its a 50-50 chance his comlink blocked the attempt. Which, if it did, alerted his comlink to my attempt and what not...

However, I'm jus' gonna use a roll to try and track his location real quick and the give the crew an update on their location. Since it was a simple Matrix Perception test, it should be the closest guy to us. Even if he did notice me, I can just track him (since I already see him) and get out before they do anything or take much interest in me.

[Poindexter]

yeah, i get that you're trying to hack the commlink of whatever random cop is nearest to you.
I don't get what you're hoping to gain from doing so, should it succeed.

[8-bit]

So ... I'm about ready to start the run, to be honest.

Viso's main role in legwork is social engineering. Kind of hard to do that one a 2 hour (or less) deadline in a city where none of his contacts are. He could hit up Matrix sites or something to pass the time, I suppose. I'm not really sure how to advance it forward in IC though.

Actually, I'll do a Matrix Search. I want to find out as much as I can about this traphouse as I can. Even just past customer experiences or something will be useful. It'll give me an idea of how edgy their security is. What modifiers, if any, am I looking at for this? My threshold? I'm thinking it's obscure or limited information, so a threshold of 3 with an interval of 30 minutes.

[Byte]

In that case I'm just gonna run a track on it and tell the crew where the nearest cop is. I don't think I need the mark for that.

After I get the location, I'll stick around until my OS climbs a bit or I notice a direct reaction from the cop to locate me, so to track I'd roll... Trace (7+5+2=14)

Tracing Cop's Comlink: 14d6t5 5

Which pretty sure I'd get it, if the mark is on it. If the mark isn't on it because I only rolled two, I'd just use my Hack on the Fly again, get the mark eventually, then jack-out the moment shit hits the fan in the matrix, and BEFORE GOD gets on my ass.

I'll specify the location before I jack-out, or before we get out of the car, whichever is sooner.

[Nevyn]

I'm ready too but FP has nothing to say

[Byte]

Yup. Byte is on standby from this point on. Either he got the mark and I will note it in the next post I do, or he didn't and I'll probably have him make something up and wait for his next assignment.

[Poindexter]

Ok, let's say Byte DOES get the mark on the nearest random cop passing by...
What then? What is the purpose of getting said mark?
I'd like to handle this OOC and then just do the IC all in one or posts.

[Byte]

It's minor, basically I'm just trying to see what the cops are doing right now and if there are any emergencies taking their attention. If I did get the mark, I'd simply be listening in on their coms as long as possible, then I'd tell FP when I jacked-out what they were doing.

Example: A firefight took place on the other side of town and the cops are requesting back-up, I'd let FP know "Hey, the cops are focused on the other side of town right now."

Or say there is nothing really being said over the coms or no emergencies of any kind, I'd tell the crew, "Cops have nothin' to do. If they get called, I'm sure the response time would be fairly quick."

With the info I may gather, I could let the crew know they should try to start off quietly, or if loud and proud would be just fine.

The roll is: Snoop on Cop's Comlink: 11d6t5 3

So with that and the 5 hits for Trace, I should know where the cop is and probably got a watch on their com chat. A simple, "You succeed" or "You fail" is all I really need here. I'll take care of the rest in the IC, since the info is minor, it won't actually change anything anyway, and I could always just have Byte make something up.

[Poindexter]

ok, gotcha. I wasn't planning on involving cops in this run, but know that i know what you're going for, I can whip something up real quick.

[8-bit]

I'll just roll for the Matrix Search test now.

I'm looking for any information about this place, past "customer" experiences, previous police hits, etc. I'm going to take it as Limited Interest/Not Publicized (Threshold 3) and Cross-Grid (-2 dice). I'm currently on the Public Grid.

Matrix Search (Computer 7 + Logic 4 - Public Grid 2 - Cross-Grid 2): 7d6t5 2 [2, 1, 5, 4, 2, 1, 5]

Well, that didn't work. There goes Viso's 30 minutes.


Also, I was under the impression that he was going to give us the car, or at least return with it as our getaway vehicle. Is this not the case?

[Poindexter]

Also, I was under the impression that he was going to give us the car, or at least return with it as our getaway vehicle. Is this not the case?

Has has said that if yall need it, you can use it, but if anyone's mentioned needing it, I missed it.

[8-bit]

"I know Viso here aint got no ride. What about the rest a yall mugs? If yall need it, a mug can letchya hold this car here, but yall gotta be careful as fuck with it, wiz?"

"Other than the aforementioned transportation, I believe we're ready for this job."

Maybe Viso didn't make it clear enough to One67; it's entirely possible. It was kind of slipped in there. I'll add that into my next IC post, something along the lines of "You gonna pick us up back here or are you leaving the car? We need a getaway vehicle of some sort, if we're going to put some distance between us and the traphouse."

Edit: Also, is the trainyard within walking distance of the traphouse? Viso might just suggest to pick them up afterwards. That way, he doesn't have to worry about his car being spotted at the scene, but they still have a getaway vehicle.

[Byte]

Well, I"m gonna be taking off for 3-4 days starting tomorrow. If I have any PC access, I'll post when more is added, otherwise, since I'm the back-up, I'll catch-up when I'm back.

[Nevyn]

Sorry.. On vacation with Family. Will post more now.

Marcus wants more solid info on targets. He'll also want his bike closer to hand.

[Byte]

I'm back!

Didn't miss much. But I'm back now. Byte is still just waiting in the wing for the mission to start.