[Sentinemodo]

Vabka growls

You really think a big ugly trog like me is gonna cut it in a suit? *points at his scarred face, chipped horns and a nose smashed into total shapelessness through repeated batterings* Delusional omae. I am happy to try if you terms insist, but my vote would be to keep the bang bang and go the wilderness route. No suit been made that makes hiding these easy *flashes his matched predators in concealed shoulder rigs*And while I am far from unarmed *flexes his spurs in and out in rapid fashion*I would prefer to keep armed if possible. Also, are we really sure that there is a secure location to stash our gear anyways? I reckon that smooth talking troggie was good in his offer of a safe house, but it would be a monumentally dumb move to stash our gear here. No offense *nods in respect at the barman if he is in earshot*Thats my thoughts anyway. But hey, I am not payed the big nuyen to think, I am payed to break shit, so its your call...

You saw the Uncle, he is troll and he looks good in suit, maybe he'll never look as good as I am (and I am not wearing the suit mind you) but nevertheless if he can so could you. It just take a lot more fabric to do so, and it can easily hide that pipes of yours.

[Kot]

A slender man with aristocratic looks appears in the AR screen. You see him wearing an apron and a pair of rubber gloves and working with something that looks like... flesh? He raises his head to the AR screen and gives you a quick look. You don't know what to say - a man whose age you cannot define that can look like a gentleman even while he's hacking something that looks like it was alive recently.
"Oh, yes, CW. You can cut the sweet-talk, I've heard of you, and saw your handiwork. Nice job last week, by the way. I think they won't know what hit them for weeks, and by then it will be too late. I admit, i was reluctant to loose  nuyen, but we have to stick together, don't we? Uncle Good Advice called me a while ago. He said you have a case with foreigners on it. And that you want to find something from my specialty, that I have dealt with before - oh, don't worry, this line is as secure as it gets." He frowns, and tries to wipe out a trickle of sweat with his elbow. "Unfortunately I'm in the middle of some serious work, you know how it works. Someone brought me this specimen, and it looks promising. I cannot abandon it, it would cost me all the work I've done by now. We can meet tomorrow, though. I bet your companions would enjoy some rest, if they've just arrived. Let's say, tomorrow, 13:30 at the Dragon?"

OOC: Please, don't use quotes. Just write it down. And use either color, or italics, plus quotation marks to separate speech from actions.

[Sentinemodo]

Cool (OOC: unless it's in another humanis bastion ), we'll be there.

switch off

So, the party goes on, there are still free drinks

(OOC: if noone oppose, those who wish to sleep, I can guide them to the nearby hotels (the ones that accept heavily armed trolls and ask no questions) the rest can stay here - I've just reinvented somethin nice - cocos liquor plus green banana liquor plus vodka and milk everything shaken. Surprisingly this one is not very sweet, and while you feel no alcohol find the blood veins very fine.)

There is a dancing floor below, and I know there will be hot there in few hours. I am going to hit that floor later and party a little, and crash at my place. I'll be to pickup them at noon.

[Kot]

OOC: Roll for Local Area Knowledge, this will be a success test.

[joe15552]

Yani begins taking a mental inventory again of everything he has in his bag, then begins to wonder what others might have in theirs... Combine that with drinking and bimbos from who knows where, this can turn into a mess... Yani doesn't feel comfortable enough in this town to party, anyway.

That teatime character was interesting... He is the kind of elf that his favorite activist groups use as double agents to spy on Humanis cells. He looks very human, but Yani can tell he's an elf. It's the way he wears his age... Only an elf can wear age that lightly.

Now it is starting to look like he is not done with his research... Wouldn't it be interesting to check Teatime's e-mail, perhaps browse his research files... It is a little annoying that he knows more about us than we know about him.

Yani then begins to think of that jungle treck Whisper was talking about... he bets Whisper would rather go out there alone without having to worry about the rest of the group slowing him down... or perhaps he wants Vabka to join him.

"I think I better turn in for the night, CW. You got a recommendation for lodging?"

A text pops up on Whisper's comlink from Yani, "How badly do you want to scout out this Teatime character?

[Teyl_Iliar]

Whisper sends a text back."Checking out tea time wasn't my main goal just a bonus. I need to start getting familiar with this new ground. I don't need sleep. I've already eaten, And there is no reason for me to sit around drinking while I can do something more useful. If you want to come with me, come, if not get your sleep, do your hacking, But I've got better things to do than sit here and drink."

Whisper stands and picks up his pack. "CW, when it's time to meet up with Teatime let me know. I'm going to go out and get my bearings, maybe see if I can find an old friend. If we get a secure lodging or something changes let me know." Whisper nods to the others. They all have his comm code.

(OOC: Whisper will wait a about 10 seconds then walk out into the night, anyone who wants to go along can come with. we'll be back by the time we're supposed to meet teatime.)

[joe15552]

Yani decides to send his fixer a text: "Stuck in Tri-City... Poland... without a home-base. Me and a team of 5 are trying to establish a safe-house. One Troll, 3 humans, and me. Do you have any leads?"

[Kot]

Yani gets an almost-immediate reply. His fixer had to be working in VR.
"Keep cool. Get a guide, and stick to him. It's a corporate zone with barrens, so not much different from Seattle. Only more connected humies. Keep of the grid, and try working other kinds - that troll would come handy. You'd have to lower your expectations, but they make a good meat shield. I'll try to pump my contacts for info and connections, but it will take time. What's the job? What handler do you have? Just the outlines, no specifics. I don't want to know too much. Good luck, Brother."

[Sentinemodo]

Whisper stands and picks up his pack. "CW, when it's time to meet up with Teatime let me know. I'm going to go out and get my bearings, maybe see if I can find an old friend. If we get a secure lodging or something changes let me know." Whisper nods to the others. They all have his comm code.

(OOC: Whisper will wait a about 10 seconds then walk out into the night, anyone who wants to go along can come with. we'll be back by the time we're supposed to meet teatime.)

CW quite suddenly doesn't seem like very joyful anymore. Speaks quietly.

And you exactly going where my friend? Assuming you don't know the city, who might be that 'old friend' of yours? If it's not a secret of course?

[Uncle Vabka]

*Vabka Belches thunderoulsy*

Look terms, we are sitting here with our dicks in the wind. As much as I enjoy drinking and chilling, fact is we aint in the UCAS anymore and not having a place to catch up on my beauty sleep is concerning me big time. I got a few calls I can make if you want, but I would rather not burn my cred with them just yet, but I want somewhere to stash the gear, catch a shower and a snooze, then meet up with this slick wizzer sonovabitch in the bright and early. Plenty of time for vodka and poon after we get ourselves sorted. And from what I have seen so  far the tourist trail is hardly tempting. You want me to make that call, or we all gonna crash CW's squat until we find something else?

[Teyl_Iliar]

"I want to scout this route. Whisper says calmly, Pointing at the map route he'd drawn earlier."I want to make sure we have a secondary path to go see tea time and bypass that area's security. If he can't or won't come to us for whatever reason, we can go to him. As for my friend, she's a smuggler with international ties and an ear to the ground. If someone is trying to move this Artifact she might know. I figured it was worth checking into. Don't mistake my intentions, Sir. Nothing I plan on doing is a secret to you nor would it be. I can understand if you don't trust me, but the best use of my time here isn't sucking down a hang over. It's learning my way around this city and looking for clues of any activity into what we're here for I won't make any major moves without you, and I'll meet you and the others either at our new safe house or where ever the meeting takes place. Of all things I figured you wouldn't mind having a second person here who would know their way around this place." With that said Whisper walks out the door and turns down the nearest alley activating his chameleon suit and moving towards the co-ordinates on his map.

(OOC: Whisper spends  the next 5 hours moving through the city over the wilds to pick up knowledge about the Tri-city area and surrounding territories. (9d6.hits(5)=4)) Whisper then picks a less traveled space away from water to construct an emergency fall back point and shelter, (OOC: intuition 5 + survival 2 extended test to build the shelter and conceal it (7d6.hits(5)=2, 7d6.hits(5)=3, 7d6.hits(5)=2, 7d6.hits(5)=3) ) and conceals it. then does the same with some of his arrows and gear in his second smart pack in a nearby tree. He then marks the territory to keep the animals in the area away, marks the location on his map and sets back into town around 9am. While on the way back he places a call to Lera leaving a message about being in Poland and needing to talk to her at her convenience. Then checks his messages to see if the location of the team's new safe house or the location for the meeting with teatime. (OOC: If he doesn't have one he will call the team to get a location.)

[joe15552]

Yani watches whisper leave, then looks around the group with a wry smile on his face. He then looks quizzically at CW and asks, "So, you call Uncle Good Advice about that safehouse yet, or are we going to your place? I can call him, if you want."

Yani sends a text back to his fixer, "It's a rare job. There's the regular "take heads for money" kinda thing, but the point of the job is to find some kind of archeological artifact that's somewhere hidden in the city... we think. Heh, it get's complicated. You know the drill. Thanks for the advice, I'm lucky enough to have a guide... of sorts."

@Whisper, Yani texts, "I'll let you know if and when we get to a secure location. I won't be able to give you decent back-up til then. There are things I can do to help from here, though. Let me know if you hit a wall."

[Sentinemodo]

We said we need one, he'll call when/if he'll have one. The reamining options are my place for free, shday but secure hostel at the Wall, 250 NY per head per night. It's up to you really., We can even split if you wish.

Can we decide on some sort of leader among the team to take such decisions? I volunteer of course but do not insist.

[joe15552]

Yani puts his hands in his pocket and shrugs his shoulders up to his ears, "You've been leading us around... so far... care to continue leading us to a safer spot? Like... your place?"

[Sentinemodo]

All right, party's over, I lead to my place, but it's a single person place, so five of you including the troll won't be comfortable there like I said form the very begining. Try not to touch anything, I like it the way it is.
(OOC: I supposed this to be place for stashing gear only, but ok, we crash there, fast forward to Teatime. On the way there I browse offers for rent a new place. Single one, I got a feeling I won't be welcome at my current place in a short order, or it will be entirely removed due to our adversaries actions.)