[Jack_Spade]

The ferry transports passengers and vehicles. There are no security systems to speak of besides a Rating 1 SIN check to buy your ticket

[SquirrelDude]

Plan: put guns in the vans is a go!

[SgtBoomCloud]

Krestov looked up from his reverie as he turned to Torrent.  His voice rumbled low as she nodded his head.  "Man silenced for speaking truth.  I will not back down from protecting, if that's Torrent meaning.  I stand ready, thinking term death squad have little meaning.."  Flashing a little smirk, he tilted his neck to the side, cracking it.

"As for theory on LoneStar involving, Krestov not lie: opinion having bias.  LoneStar believed by KE to be rough, crude, and cutting corners to get jobs done.  Surprise me little if Slobbertooth case coverup for something.  But, will see"

[SquirrelDude]

Slobbertooth was glad to have the KE vet's approval. "Well if we're all agreed, let's get back to the apartment and figure out what all we're bringing back with us. bnc set up the spoof message before we leave.

"We've only got 7 hours to work with, so let's make 'em count."

[Volker]

As I'm gonna need Signal Scrub, I don't load Baby Monitor (yet). Feel free to subtract dice, should the noise exceed 4.
Hacking on the Fly: 19d6t5 8 that's still within the limit
Matrix perception: 13d6t5 4
Is the file protected or has it got a Data bomb on it? If yes, I'd remove that stuff before I edit it.

Edit File: 17d6t5 5

Just in case, I roll on computer+logic to prove that she can fake the file thouroughly.
Fake File: 17d6t5 2
Honestly, I should just have kept my mouth shut...
If this roll is of any importance, I'll use Edge to improve it. Gamemaster's descretion.

Do I need anything else to profoundly fake that thing?

For protecting the message, I go at the same lengths as I did last time. Shall I roll these again?


"I'm ready to go. I'm done here. They shouldn't be warned. Just to be sure, I inform Wilcox not to do anything suspicious. And now ... let's go home."
Grinnig like the teenage girl she actually is (virtually grinning only, though), she jumps into the car, lets the engine roar and drives her teammates home. In order not to lose her enthusiasm, she immediately begins to dig into her research on the plant while the big boys gather their big toys.

[Jack_Spade]

bnc found out - just in time - that the Lonestar connection of Wilcox had done pretty much the same with the file: Prepared a dummy and set a data bomb on it. And as far as she can see, it's a pretty heavy one at rating 6.

Getting back to their home and loading up on gear as well as driving back to the ferry goes without a hitch. As a plus bnc finds the time to do an in dept search for Thorins manufacturing plant. Buried and erased for the most part, she can nonetheless puzzle the following out:

- The plant was specialized on commercial Anthro drones
- Untypically for this industry they did machine almost all parts beside the electronics at the plant itself, suggesting that they relied on nano-forges and advanced 3D-Printing/sintering for the chassis
- The plant was managed by only 10 people for the last 5 years, suggesting a very high level of automation and computerization in the production process
- Of the other people working there she can only find four, three of them confirmed dead, one missing: Seymore Goldberg, a computer technician. He vanished shortly after the buyout and has since then not made another appearance in the matrix in any form bnc can find

[Volker]

bnc takes a closer look at the dummy file. Does it withstand a closer inspection? That is, can we rely on that the fake file is exactly that, and the Lonestar connection didn't himself f*** with Wilcox?

After the research, she shares the intel with the team and digs some deeper. Her new rotodrone will also be stuffed into the van. With that, she's ready to counter-ambush those buggers.

Are the three deaths in temporal proximity to the buyout and Slob's parents' deaths?

[Jack_Spade]

In a way: They all happened within a year, but after the buyout.

The file seems pretty solid, but without deactivating the data bomb it is nearly impossible to say how it looks inside.

Taking the ferry again only two hours later, the team rolled towards Wilcox house. It lay there just as they had left it in the morning

[SquirrelDude]

When the team got out of the van, Slobbertooth made sure the coast was clear before pulling the Yamaha out of the van. "I'm going to find a secluded spot to set up and watch the front. Torrent cover the back. Krestov you hunker down and get ready to aid either side. bnc stay in the van and keep and eye out for comms activity.

"I'd rather we intercept the team before they get to Wilcox's home. I'd don't want to explain to a bunch of cops whether or not we have licenses for everything we're carrying."

Slobbertooth moved into some foliage, laid down and set up the tripod, and started to watch over the approach to the front of Wilcox's house.

"We should have remembered to bring snacks."

Slobbertooth would like to sit outside whatever the GM would call "far away" so that the enemies get the maximum penalty on perception checks to hear the suppressed fire and see Slobbertooth as they approach. He can be up to 150 m away without taking a firing penalty, but I'd rather not be that far away from the team.

RC on Yamaha Raiden with tripod deployed: 11

Sneaking to hide in foliage: 10d6t5 3

[Volker]

"Roger, chieftain."

bnc makes herself comfortable with a cup of stawberry soyghurt and leans back. She then unjacks her body (for this is basically how she experiences going hot-sim) and strolls around the hill. She hides the most suspicious items of her party using her Wrapper program, while she herself goes looking for any activity that appears to be irregular: commlinks, guns, marks on our or Wilcox' gear, silently running icons, and so on.

[SgtBoomCloud]

@Squirrel..was that snacks line meant to be a joke reference to something? feels like it x3

Krestov's loadout: he will carry his (licensed) Crusader with him, leaving the illegal Alpha at home this time around.  He will be fully decked, with shield, armor outfit with longcoat and helmet, along with the usual gear accutrements.

Disembarking from the van, Krestov gave a nod to the ork as he hunkered off, watching the adept slink into some foliage.  He turned and saw Torrent do the same in the opposite direction.  Looking back, he made eye contact with the skinny human as he flashed a little smirk.  "Trouble, you saying Marco, da?"  And with that slipped his helmet on and headed out.

Looking for a good middle ground, the troll held the shield loosely to his arm as he took car behind a fence next door..or behind a wall...he was getting better at concealing himself, so he went for the best option..ready to respond where needed.

"In position, General.  Ready for signaling"

[Jack_Spade]

Time went by, drones flew merrily in the sky and even a few cars could be heard driving somewhere on the tiny island - most likely some old folks who had problems walking but didn't like a drone assist.

Torrent was the one noticing it first: The deep resonant droning of a motorboat closing in on the coast. A moment searching allowed him to pin point the noise and made him spot the quickly approaching vessel.

[Volker]

If and as soon as Torrent informs the others about the boat, bnc immediately updates the ARO map, then thouroughly inspects all icons on board of the ship.

[Jack_Spade]

The first indication that something is amiss with the boat is the fact that there are no visible icons. But an active sweep gave her to understand, that at least one silent running icon had to be on there.

[Sabato Kuroi]

"OK fellas, we got company.I'll see if I can get any closer, take a better look."

The elf's suit blends in with the island's natural environment making him all but  invisible to the naked eye,  and his steps are almost lighter than rain drops.  "Almost" can separate success from disaster though.

Torrent wears his new chameleon suit and ballistic mask.The mask has vision magnification. How far is the boat?
Any dice penalties for distance?
Perception Test (assuming there are no penalties-vision magnification): 10d6t5 4

Sneaking (Limit 8 ): 17d6t5 6

The newcomers have a -4 dice penalty in perception(listen-Traceless Walk) and -5 dice penalty in perception (spot-Ruthenium Polymer coating)