[Jack_Spade]

Kynos played with the thought to just kill the two guards and make his way inside. But it would probably be better to let them stand outside lest the other party became suspicious and went away again with the money.
Instead Kynos searched for an alternate way to enter the building, his micro welder making short process of any locks, chains or bars.

[gilga]

@Athos Lora blinks
"I am not sure about the warehouse, I wasn't involved in that and I see no reason why she'd blow it from the inside.  Me and my group are being hunted by something that we do not understand. Why us? successful shadowrunners without any real power. Just the capacity to do some damage for the right price. I never figured it out.

But this *Thing* is hunting us, and everyone  we touch dies. First it took all our matrix contacts, deckers, spiders, government agents people that had eyes and ears in many places in the city. They are all dead now it only took a week or so. I came here to investigate it and as soon as I arrive Luna tells me to get the hell out of here and go off grid - but I wanted to figure out what was going on.

Then  I met my current employer, a creepy voice that seamlessly hack every security that I place on my equipment. It wanted Winter out of the city disgraced and escaping it wanted its own person to lead the KE in Seattle. I wouldn't have accepted the job had I choice but this *Thing* knew stuff and showed the capacity of killing the rest of my contacts in the city. It paid very well too and in advance as if it knew me well enough to know that I can't just skip town with the money.

Then after many years of flawless runs Road Runner dies in a simple assassination mission. We did it 100 times before. People get into warehouse we lunch a military grade missile on warehouse, warehouse becomes fire trap and local gangs takes the heat as these missiles were stolen from the military base not long ago. How does this plan ends with our death? it only require aim and fire at the right moment...
 
We should have started a war that would be on Winter's watch - and devastate the city. The assassination failed, Road Runner died and I had to execute plan B...  I could not shake the feeling that the first job was planned to fail as my employer already had the second one all figured out months of planning.  So we raided the facility and allowed the murderous AI outside of it, creating a scandal that the KE could not ignore and had to wash their hands from Winter.

Now, I just want to take Winter to my employer and try to find somewhere to hide to figure out how did someone get so much leverage on me. It was like all my knowledge even things without digital copies everything was hacked. I can drive, I can blow up things, kill people rescue people, steal stuff... I cannot deal with murderous AI's and people that can manipulate me  so effectively - I am sorry that I tell this to you, but I only connected to you because you was on the run fearing for your life. I was selfish I am sorry for dragging you into my own problems I hope you do not get retribution by Mr. super hacker.

What I am trying to say is goodbye... and take Angle. I do not think that I'll be coming back here anytime soon. Not if I have any choice in that manner. "

[gilga]

@Maxwell Tatiana say "You seem to be in worse shape than I am... do you really intend to sleep in the pump room after you just killed people in here? Don't you think they'll go looking for their missing smugglers? You are basically staying at the crime scene. I am not sure where I am safer with you or alone actually..."

[gilga]

@Kynos the warehouse has barred windows, but nothing your micro welder cannot handle. It only take about 10 minutes and you are inside the toilets... security is one things but some things still require a window. While you were going there is  movement in the warehouse. 

[Jack_Spade]

Kynos was by no means an expert, but he knew some things about computer security. Before going silent he made a quick search in the matrix for hidden icons within 100m so he could tally how many of the opposition there were.


Matrix Perception: 7d6t5 3
Looking for all commlinks, especially those hidden. After that, Kynos goes silent himself.

[gilga]

@Kynos there is a noise generator inside the building generating so much noise that non of your wireless functionalities work. You can be certain that none of the guards in the warehouse have any wireless functionality.

[Jack_Spade]

'Damn. That's not good.' Kynos listened if any steps were going near his position and - when he was sure to be in the clear - went out into the hallway.
If he could he would try to hide and sneak up on lone individuals, take them out with a hard blow to the neck and stuff them in the toilet.
If not... well he always could grab his rifle from the sling and do it the hard way.


Sneaking: Stealth: 11d6t5 4

[gilga]

@Kynos The men seem to be in formation, many of them are well disguised. (perception check to see how many you see with -6).  The visible ones are standing near the middle of the warehouse in a very visible and vulnerable position. A suit and two body guards - the drop have not yet happened the entire things makes you feel a bit bad.

(give me some security related knowlege check)

[Jack_Spade]

Perception check w/Vision enhancement and Thermo: 2d6t5 1

Knowledge: Small Unit Tactics: 13d6t5 4

Could I have a sketch of the interior - I think that will be important for my next decisions.



Seeing this setup, Kynos immediately smelled a trap. Looking for all the hidden watchers, he tried to find a way upstairs, so he could at least get the high ground in his attack.

[Mulcarn]

Maxwell shook his head no.  "Didn't say I was going to sleep here.  It's too noisy and uncomfortable for that.  Doubtful we have to worry about more smugglers showing up.  Not sure if you heard but all manner of beasts roam the city at night.  So they might think twice about sending more men.  They'll probably give up on the idea of a search all together.  At least until daybreak.  My problem still remains, I need to find a vampire that's supposedly living somewhere nearby or locate a good place to rest.  If you don't want me around then don't worry, i'm leaving anyway.  Was just wondering if you're staying or coming with."

He makes his way to the locked door.  His hand on the handle to unlock it, waiting for Titania's answer before leaving.

[gilga]

@Kynos    The whorehouse is loaded with large smart plastic crates some of them full some hollow and they seem to offer good ballistic protection as they are made for dangerous materials. Ofcourse if they are actually full staying away for them is the sensible thing to do.  You can see a person hiding behind a crate just because he is not disguised so well from your own side. Still his cammoflege makes him nearly invisible he must be wearing a second skin.

In the drawing the people in red and pink are the one you see, the ones in purple are result of your knowlege check indicating where approximately you'll locate your ambush (behind what crates so they have a line of fire to the drop place. Where there is a X there is a single empty metal chair and improvised chains and exposed wires. Somthing in your guts however tells you that the chair is just a ruse to channel DemoX and the people that deliver him to that location so that they can be ambushed.

[Jack_Spade]

Kynos retreated silently back into the toilet and climbed back through the window. This would need a delicate touch. Slowly he crept along the wall and readied his rifle while he moved away as far as he could without loosing sight of the guards and to be outside the jamming range.

What he'd do next relied on the fact that the guys inside would divide their forces to look outside if the two guards went down.

From the shadow of a trash can he aimed at the two - hopefully unsuspecting - guards. Shooting two people at almost the same time was hard to do if you were in top condition. He took his time to aim, than je squeezed the trigger softly two times.


Moving away about 100m
Splitting dice pool to shoot both targets within the same surprise round.

Stealth: 11d6t5 4

AGI 7 + Skil 8 - Wound 1 + Smartlink 2 + Aim 3 /2 = 9 and 10

Multiattack: 19d6t5 10 [19d6t5=6, 4, 5, 6, 3, 5, 3, 5, 6, 6, 1, 4, 1, 5, 6, 6, 4, 1, 4]
no. 1 gets 12+6 P AP -6 no. 2 gets 12+4 AP -6

To be clear, I want to set this ambush up so that I can disengage quickly and loop back towards the open window to hit them in the rear while they send people out to search for their attacker.

[Mercy Merchant]

Athos looks at Lora while she is talking then puts his hands on her shoulders.  "Lora, you are describing some sort of super entity that can do anything and everything.  If that were true we would already be dead.  Whatever its abilities, it apparently still has to use people to do its bidding, meaning it is less powerful than you give it credit for.  However, if you let it frighten you away, then it has partially succeeded because it has taken you from the equation.  Whatever this entity is, it is using people as assassins, using people to move things around, and using people to scare other people away.  I do not have the luxury of leaving.  I understand that it has an advantage over us, but it also has a weakness.  Or several weaknesses.  Any person it uses is a potential weakness.  All we have to do is find those weak people and follow them up the chain to the top.  You running may or may not even save you, but if it does it has still cost us a tremendous asset in this struggle."

"I am not as smart as you.  Frag, I am barely smarter than the door there, and that only on a good day.  I have smart people around me that advise me. We work together as a team.  So far it is a really small team, but it will grow.  I am not a runner, Lora.  I am a pretty common thug and gangster.  But I am not leaving my city to the likes of that entity without a fight.  I wish you the best of luck as you try to figure out what this thing does and I hope that you can share that information some day.  I also hope that you decide to come back and be part of what takes it down.  Your call, your life.  Thank you for the chance to know you and thank you for Angel.  I am sure that we will get along just fine."

[gilga]

@Athos - Lora say "Angle is a good conversation... " Then something subtle changes about her you cannot say exactly some blank facial expression. Within moments she is in the air  with her small helicopter.  Cat manifests in front of your eyes and say
"I am so sorry... I don't remember doing that but my memory was wiped so many times that there is no saying what I did. "

@Kynos Surprise is far from guaranteed, but this time you are on the luck, as the guards did not notice you leaving. As you aim your gun toward them and am about to shot a black windowed Van that traveled without lights stops in front of the warehouse.  "We brought the package" say the driver then the guards say "Let us have a look - if it is him, Mr. Smith will meet you inside for your payment"
 
Perception: 14d6t5 4

[Jack_Spade]

'Time to light the fire'

Kynos waited until the man had gotten out of the car then went through with his plan and shot at the guards.
'Let's see if you can explain that to the guys inside - and no back up for you thanks to the jammer'

His next shot he prepared to disable the engine of the car.


Ini: Ini: 14+2d6 21

Ini 21: Brainblaster concentrated Fire to the engine:
AGI 7 + Skill 8 - Wound 1 - Called Shot 4 + Smartlink 2 = 12
Shoot Car: 12d6t5 4

14 P AP -6 + Successes, only one unresisted damage necessary to disable car