[Jack_Spade]

Soak: 25d6t5 8[25d6t5=5, 3, 4, 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 4, 5, 3, 6, 5, 3, 5, 5, 4, 5, 4, 3, 5, 4, 4]

I'm using the karma to buy a second point of Edge and spending it immediately for a reroll
Soak/reroll: 17d6t5 8

2 P

Editing post



The explosion hit Kynos like a hammerblow, shredding his expensive high class armored suit and knocking him backwards over the aircrafts chairs.
For a moment only the ringing in his ears remained as he tumbled into unconsciousness - only to awake immediately again.
Looking around he noticed two things:
- His eyes were still intact
- All his limbs were too, even though bits an pieces of skull and shrapnel where sticking from his forehead his torso and his arms.

Kynos began to laugh so hard, tears formed and left tiny grooves through the blood coating on his face.
Breathing hard Kynos managed to choke out "Thanks Dr. Maurer - Titan bones won't let me down..."

He got on his feet and picked the shrapnell from his body, while he activated his commlink:

<<DemoX, what's your status, did you get away from them? If you did get your ass back to the plane - and buy a mop and bucket somewhere.>>

[gilga]

@Maxwell You instinctively freeze and the rats completely ignore you and except for the terrifying feeling of being swarmed by countless rats you are relatively unharmed. Devil rats are nocturnal animals and if they are awake during the day something must have woken them and they are running away from something.

@Kynos The ringing in the ears does not seem to go away. The plane looks like a scene from alien. body parts and blood are sprayed around the plane and when Finestra approaches kynos he appears completely dead with so much Blood. It is only later you both figure that the Blood is Venom's and the bio monitor in Finestra's medic kit indicates that the actual damage is quite minimal.
Finestra say "We might want to wait for BB with the kit as he is the professional, I just wiggle it in automatic mode. What happened?"

DemoX texts you >> My legs are too freaking short to out run them but I managed to reach a public place where they cannot just murder me. I am seating at the lobby drinking saki and they watch me like vultures. If I wasn't your pilot I'd say just leave without me and I'll catch a public flight. If they were after our prize they'll have no use for me once the prize is out of the picture.

I am not sure what they can do to me here, we have some legal problems with the hotel - apparently trashing an hotel room is a criminal offense in here. Tough I am certain that they actually want money under the table to sort this out. We need to sort that out as well we do not want the police investigating our actions here.


@Athos Strawberry texts you that you'll need to be ready again in 3 days. January 1st, 2076 is her next delivery.  Really?! you cannot party at new years eve? This is what having a real job must feel like. She meets you briefly but do not want to talk business at the time.

[Jack_Spade]

"It's just a scratch. My nephritic screen should take care of the worst part. Just apply some anti-septic ointment and a few band-aids. If you are done with that, I'd be very much obliged if you could find me some clothes that aren't permeated by dead Yakuza juice."

<<DemoX, tell them that the two guys are harassing you because of your metatype and that they forced their way into the room and thrashed it. Ask them to have their security talk to them, while you go back to the plane. Offer to pay the damages directly - I'm transferring you 500 - that should cover the lamp, the missing curtain and the bedsheets as well as the goodwill of the hotel.>>

Using the emergency number for IT he texted:
<<Hello IT, Venom is dead. I broke his neck until his head exploded. Find some pictures attached. Where and when do you want to receive the ashes?>>

[gilga]

Kynos IT texts you >>Good job,  this is very dramatic. Here is what you do to get paid. Go to the popular bank of Seattle and deposit the urn in box 104232. Then come back 3 days later and remove the urn from the same box. You can be sentimental and scatter the dust over the ocean or something but be careful as I am going to have someone replace the urn with an identical one that also contains your pay in 30 untraceable cred sticks. Take that into account when choosing the urn.

Finestra leaves to find some nice clothes and DemoX tries to speak his way with the guards. It take him 1500 nuyen to close everything but he manages to do so. The room was expensive and DemoX seems like he took some physical beating. He seats on a piece of nylon he places on one of the blood soaked chairs and say "Oh wow... you have been busy - I brought some gloves and cleaning stuff... it seems like it is going to be a long flight."

The plain takes off and DemoX and Finestra begin rigorously cleaning - the passenger cabin was damaged and they are hoping that it was worth the deed on Venom's head.

[Mulcarn]

The rat plague soon passed, leaving Maxwell to sweat unnecessarily.  That was a close call, he'd feel more relief if it weren't for the fact that they all seemed to be running from something.  "Strange, devil rats are normally fearless.  Considering their numbers they should be able to overwhelm any territorial threat.  Might be ghouls driving them out.  Doesn't matter much, I still need to make my way through.  I'll have Mortis escort me.  He should be able to deter anything that gets in my path."  Maxwell advances through the sewers as he planned, still on the lookout for anything that might lead to the surface.  He relays a command through the astral to his spirit, Since he'd quite possibly need an escort.

"Someone or something else stalks these tunnels.  Materialize in front of me and bodyguard me from whatever threat we might soon confront as we walk together."

Materialization is free but the physical task of 'body-guarding' is one service.

[Jack_Spade]

"Yeah, a parting gift from Venom. He died as he lived - butt ugly and blowing other people.
Oh well, at least we were lucky enough to have him explode here instead of the hotel room. We might have had to sell you as an indentured servant to the hotel to pay the bill otherwise.

I already contacted IT about the payment. Mop up what you can and see if any of his cyberware is reusable. I've also got his 13.5k suit. Hopefully that will cover the damages to the plane and the hotel.

When we are back in Seattle, the first thing we need to do is getting some gasoline and a metal tub to make this mess portable.

But before all that, I 'd say, get out your medkit and pick out the rest of the shrapnel. I think there is still a molar stuck in my shoulder."

[gilga]

@Maxwell The spirit materializes and has to adjust its size for the tight place. He frowns as being reduced to a size he feels less comfortable with and walks with you in silence. You share telepathic link with him. You see no enemy with your astral projection and you spirit does not seem to be effected but your head turns dizzy and you feel as if you are going to pass out if you do not get some air. You are bleeding, you are not sure exactly why and what gas it is but you need to get some fresh her as soon as possible.


You'll have to roll body + will power to resist toxin, chemical resistance increases your dice and gas mask or chemical seal will make you immune to the damage.  Damage is 12 physical.

[Mulcarn]

Maxwell falls on his hands and knees.  Choking, bleeding, gasping for air.  Vision blurs and everything starts to spin.  All he can say before he collapses is.  "Rigor... Mortis..."

Toxin Resistance: 9d6t5 2 That knocks Sovereign out with a full Physical Track and 1 overflow.

[gilga]

"Joining me so soon?" the spirit said? It wanted to carry Maxwell out of there but as soon as the magical bond was broken the spirit was free. That said, he was not ready to go back - this world had so much to offer someone like him. Mr. Morties carried the near dead mage out of the sewers into the place where he was initially summoned. He then said the cultists little ones - "save this mage or I will make this place your tomb". He did not need to say that much - being so large and appearing like a messenger of death would have done the trick but Mortis had little experience in social interactions with lesser species.

Several long hours would pass before Maxwell is woken up, in a small clinic with Charlie at his side and a nurse named Sarah. That took care of him, he was a bit dizzy and confused.

1. stabalize: Stablize: 17d6t5 6
2. Heal - Heal: 15d6t5 8 -2 dice as you are awaken - Maxwell heals 5 HP.

@Kynos - you pack Venom nicely, the suit is ruined it will still provide ballistic protection but the febrics are torn and the AR interface is fried. However you could possibly mine its expensive Ruthenium Polymer in it with a skilled armorer. The rest of the flight goes uneventful, tough it may be tricky to extract a dead body from a plane without raising questions. However, Casa texts and say that he can take care of it.

DemoX medic kit: i am not sure if loss of essence effect it - if so we'll take dice.
Medic kit: 15d6t5 7 heals 4 damage. Should get Kynos back on his feet.

 

[Jack_Spade]

Correction, Kynos took of Venom's suit so he could disguise him. It's safely in a carry bag.

But instead of fudging around with the numbers, I'd suggest this loot is used to pay for the damages

Also, it's -1 for normal non-sterile environment and -1 per two full points of lost essence, so -3 in total, bringing Kynos back to a total of 3 points of P damage



Kynos moved his arms after the Dwarf was done with him.
"Thanks DemoX. I actually feel better than before I went to Japan. Consider me no longer pissed at you."

Kynos texted Casa back:
<<If necessary, we'll smuggle him out, piece by piece.>>
"Hey DemoX, does this plane have a compartment where you can lower the cabin pressure? We could freeze dry the remains that way, also he'll burn better."

[Mulcarn]

He did not know how he got here.  Maxwell awakens with his head pounding, the glare of fluorescent lights stings his eyes.  Vision still hazy, still indiscernible.  It hurts to breathe.  It felt like his lung were on fire, daggers in his chest.  Very slowly and very carefully he leans upward to greet the two next to him.  Maxwell recognizes familiar eyes, Charlie's eyes.  The other one was unknown.  The shock of near death left him weak and in pain.  It took him awhile but he managed to stutter with strained effort.  "Ch-Charlie...  where am I?  What happened?"

[gilga]

@Kynos DemoX said "Thanks that is an odd moment - Casa is happy - until he sees the plane. You are happy and even Finestra gave me a smile when I played electrician - she taught me." With Casa's discreet assistance that loaded the plane for you with otherwise impossible to bring to an airport items removing the body is no problem and then delivering it to the crematorium.

IT pays her part of the deal exactly as agreed, you can assume she is content tough you never meet her in the entire process.

[Mercy Merchant]

Athos realizes that Strawberry is not interested in talking and leaves.  He sends a note to the only other person he knows down that he has a comm code for.  >>Jack.  Athos here.  Can you deal straight with me?  I am looking for Yulia or Nagisa and everyone else is giving me the silent treatment.  Can you at least pass on to them this code so they can reach me?<<

[gilga]

@Athos Jack answers >> Athos forwarding their direct links, come visit I am sure they'll be happy to see you.

@Maxwell Charlie say "Shhh... You are at the clinic and you are safe. You have been through a lot. We do not believe ourselves what just happened."

[Jack_Spade]

Getting the body of the plane wasn't particularly hard as it turned out once you removed the head from the body, you could fold it up pretty neatly. Especially since Venom's arms had already been modular models. Detaching the rest was merely an exercise of painstaking work with a scalpel - which Kynos did during the rest of the four hour flight - whistling while he was at it. After that detaching the legs was merely a formality. With after this compartmentalizing the body parts were wrapped in plastic and after the landing retrieved by the same smuggling drone, that had previously provided them with their gear.

With a certain satisfaction, Kynos visited the street doc Finestra had organized to dissect the rest of the corps for other valuable ware and finally incinerate the mutilated remains. As his final resting place, Kynos had requisitioned a box for hazardous medical waste.
After delivering the "urn" to the designated bank he allowed himself to sleep two days straight in his bolt hole. Venom's expensive suit stayed there for the moment. Rested and of considerable better disposition after he had gotten his original suit back from dry cleaning, he went to the bank to fetch the runs bounty.
As agreed, DemoX and Finestra waited for him when he left the building.
Than the sharing began:
"...here is Casa's share Finestra. Please sign here that you received it. And here is DemoX' share..."
With a slightly evilly grin Kynos gave that portion also to Finestra.
"Well, that was that. I can't say that I was thrilled to do it that way, but I did appreciate your efforts nonetheless. My greetings to Casa - here is the number of my fixer. You or him can call him if you need my help with any further... disposals."
When Finestra had gone, Kynos turned to DemoX:
"Here, at least you didn't tell them about the bonus. Do yourself a favor and don't spend it straightaway at the casino.
And now, I've got to run and find a certain loan shark. So long BoomBoom..."

And with that Kynos pedaled off with his stolen bicycle. After about an hour he emerged from a small building at the edge of the barrens, having left almost all his earnings in the hands of a very sour looking fellow of Russian descent. Kynos felt the loss acutely, but that was compensated by the fact that he wouldn't have to meet Boris again.

After another half hour of pedaling he reached again the Red Hot Nuke compound.