[Tecumseh]

Does Zweiblumen need/want to roll anything? I'm not sure if done recon can tell us anything more than what we already know.

[Herr Brackhaus]

I'll edit the IC post later today. Yikes, a blood spirit, and enough Masking to beat 4 hits? Ouch!

Of course, IC Erik is none the wiser about Kreutz (or who I strongly suspect is Kreutz anyway), so we'll see how this goes.

Erik will definitely not linger around something like that. Is there any value in rolling for magical threats or magical theory knowledge, rednblack, maybe see if Erik thinks there might be a link between blood magic and the lodge the wendigo are housed in? Just in case:
Magical Theory [Mental 6];Magical Threats [Mental 6]: 10d6t5 4 10d6t5 4
Heh, 4 hits on each; seems Jaeger knows more about blood magic than he does the freakin' Infected he's supposedly a specialist on!

Anyway, no big deal if he doesn't actually know anything relevant, figured I'd exhaust all possible avenues just as a precaution. Blood magic is srs bsnz, yo!

[Tecumseh]

The blood spirit won't be a surprise to Achak as he aced one at the end of Chapter 1. That news probably hasn't made it to the others (except Mercer) ICly yet.

Achak is done at Kreutz's house. I can IC his reaction to the recon but probably won't get it up until tonight.

Hopefully Zwei and Mal can chime in soon too.

[Zweiblumen]

The only thing the drone's might find is physical security that Jeager couldn't see on the astral.  He's got the blueprints of the place though.  This is why I asked if we wanted SF to run at the same time as Jeager or after.  I didn't see anyone respond to it, so I've been holding off.  He's a smuggler, so pretty content to drive folks around if that's what the job calls for.

FWIW, I think the GMC Universe is better suited for going around various neighborhoods than pretty much any other vehicle given it's equipped to blend in literally everywhere.  It can even pull of the luxury coach/limo routine in A and AA neighborhoods.  That said, no real reason to ret-conn things unless we're worried that Jaeger is going to get caught.

[Tecumseh]

Let's leave it like it is. To Zweiblumen's point, the Universe can easily look like a service truck. I'd say the pool cleaners but nobody in Seattle has an outdoor pool (nor would they clean them in December). Maybe pinch the name and commcode for a local repairman - HVAC or roofing, given the weather - and splash it on the side of the Universe. That will fool most observers.

[rednblack]

@Herr, let's say that Jaeger has come across Zeke blood mages before. Nasty devils that tend to be fairly old, powerful, and given to substantial use of subterfuge. Nothing in his experience would indicate that Blood Magic Lodges are any more or less stable though.

[Tecumseh]

IC is up. Achak is stopping for a Gold contract from DocWagon. I'll deduct ¥25,000.

I would also like to buy some psyche. The lack of an Availability code makes me think that's it's readily available for anyone who can pay for it. I'm thinking that it would be available at the DocWagon clinic but I'll let rednblack have the final say. Achak would ask for 12 doses for ¥2,400, unless someone wants to raise their hand for more.

Oh, and to round out my nuyen a bit I deducted ¥107 to represent the cab ride for Flickr as well as Achak ordering a good take-out dinner for the team. Morale needs to be high for the morning.

[rednblack]

Let me make sure I've got our order of operations right.

Jager heads to do recon solo in his FunOne  They first approach via 144th Place E, and then go by Kreutz's front door via 145th Place East to get a read on the interior.

Mercer, Achak, and Flickr do their recon via 144th Ave. SE, where Achak's spidey senses start tingling.

SpitFire keeps his distance in the GMC Universe, but remains on call should things head south.

After that, it's on to Doc Wagon through the riot-infested streets of Renton.  I'm assuming normal travel protocols are in place with each vehicle maintaining a 1-4 block distance between them.

@Tec, ordering 12 doses of Psyche will get Achak a somewhat concerned look at the DocWagon office, but hey what's another little bit in commission?  If you'd like to up your lifestyle cost we can abstract a lot of the food and cab fare while keeping Achak in the relative obscurity of his Seattle hovel.   

[Tecumseh]

Yes, that matches my understanding.

Are there riots in the streets of Renton? I don't have the new box set so I don't know if there have been developments since Seattle 2072, which is what I based my post on.

[rednblack]

Nori mentioned them to Mercer when she was describing how little play the hit on Sunrise made in the news.

[Tecumseh]

My curiosity is piqued. Evidently I missed the earlier reference. Is this canon or just something happening in-game?

Achak would probably be curious if the Roadmaster has to detour around rioters, or if there are lots of KE helicopters and drones and Citymasters out and about.

Seattle knowledge skill: Intuition 6 + Area Knowledge (Seattle) 2: 8d6t5 3 hits
Matrix search for news: Logic 2 + Computer 1: 3d6t5 1 hit

[rednblack]

Something for in game. Make the world feel more lived in, etc. Besides, what kind of dystopian future do you think I'm running here

The riot hasn't been goin on long enough for Street Knowledge to be much help, but a cursory matrix search turns up that about six months ago a human KE officer geeked a twelve-year-old ork kid in a neighborhood in southwest Renton. During the inquiry his ties to Humanis were made public by a hacker group, and on Thursday the decision not to prosecute the officer was handed down. Drek's been going crazy since then.

Achak is able to use his knowledge about Seattle to find a fairly direct and unobstructed route to the DocWagon facility.

[Malevolence]

The Roadmaster won't be getting any closer to Kreutz's residence than about 4 or 5 blocks, though Mercer will try to maintain as straight a line as possible in case he has to floor it and get on scene quiclky. 5 blocks could be a number of combat turns, but hopefully, since everyone is staying in their vehicles, they can evade trouble long enough to rendezvous. Mercer hasn't invested in chameleon paint, so he only has rudimentary camouflage - a spoof chip and morphing license plate. An unmarked black van is likely to arouse suspicion in a nicer neighborhood and even more so if it is identical to what was seen leaving the scene at Sunrise. So he doesn't want to risk it appearing on Kreutz and Friend's radar. He'll try to do something innocuous while he's waiting for the others to finish up - go through a car wash or drive through or anything where it isn't suspicious that the occupants don't leave the vehicle.

[Malevolence]

Though I just finished reading the IC, and it might be a bit late to exercise such caution. One block away it is, otherwise Achak can't get his insights.

[Tecumseh]

I think a black Roadmaster at dusk on a rainy December evening is reasonably anonymous. Rednblack said the neighborhood has a B security rating. Per canon, this is actually lower-middle class so I'd want to make sure that's what rednblack meant. (AAA is Luxury, AA is High, A is Middle, B is Lower-Middle, C is Low, D/E is Squatter, and we all know what Z means.) In 2016 Bellevue this is a nice neighborhood with good houses but evidently the future has taken its toll.

If rednblack misspoke and wants to upgrade the neighborhood that's fine with me, but it doesn't sound like a place where the neighbors start stabbing their Panic Buttons as soon as a heavy vehicle rolls by.