[Imladir]

[Cynthia Rawson - Monday June 11th, 2075 - Cynthia's car, Seattle] #141

<<Yeah well... I hope? I talked to her in a private host and I didn't give any information about me. Or you for that matter. In case they get caught you know. But more than that... Well, I'd have to drop the matter entirely to be safe so...>> after a small pause, she adds <<I'll have to find a cool nickname though. I'm bad at this...>>

[Mercy Merchant]

>>Well, you seem to be doing very well, so far.  I hope that you do not quit because I think we have a future together.  Still bored?<<

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[Cynthia Rawson - Monday June 11th, 2075 - Cynthia's car, Seattle] #142

<<When I said I was bad at this, this was a reference to the "nickname finding task". I always spend at least an hour when I create a new character for a game, so for myself... Anyway nope, not bored, but tired. Long day, stressful day, and snooping around can be exhausting. Especially trying to conquer your fortress-like defences... I didn't hold much after all.>>

Which reminds Cynthia that Sherlock is still snooping around in Bogota. On the way to her house, she'll review what he found since she last checked. He won't be able to keep going much longer anyway, since she will have to let him go before she goes to sleep.

[VegasRigged]

I bring on Tom and Merie on the ARO and go to them, the sooner I tell them we are leaving, the sooner the leaving will happen. Then we can get to work.

To Tanya I respond 'On it. Sylvia is bringing a car around.'

[Mercy Merchant]

@Cynthia   >>Well, I have had some help in designing that system.  Some very good help.  You were able to identify  a couple of weak spots and I do appreciate that.  Maybe we can try it again some time.  Rest up and contact me later in the morning.<<

Sherlock has actually worked up some good intel.  It seems that most of the senior politicians, to include the nations president, have taken Liston Pharmaceuticals' offer to help secure them during the "problems", as they are being referred to.  Several of those that had shared the Former Finance Minister's ideas about allowing foreign corporations in general, and Liston in particular, to set up facilities in Colombia have been killed in the rioting that seems to have swept the nation.  The top military commander is missing and this has thrown the army into confusion.  There is a good indication that much of the police force in Bogota is sympathetic to the FARC point of view.  The Liston CEO and his guests are apparently sitting in safety in side the armed compound the Liston mercenaries took over early in the fighting.  There are reports of scattered fighting near the compound, but nothing seems to have been able to breach the walls.  The latest news is that Jennings has personally appealed to the FARC leadership to stop the bloodshed and is attempting to broker some sort of cease fire.

@Eva   You find Marie and Tom on the sixth circle in some sort of play room.  As you enter, you see Tom kneeling behind another woman and fucking her with great gusto while Marie is standing over both of them dressed in some sort of Dom outfit.  She is softly stroking both people with a short whip, running it up and down their sides as they pant and thrust.  She is telling them in no uncertain terms what she wants them to do and how to do it and both Tom and the other woman are calling her mistress and obeying her commands.

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[Cynthia Rawson - Monday June 11th, 2075 - Cynthia's car, Seattle] #143

<<I don't doubt it at all. The main weak spot is probably the...blinking...of the files on the second 'link when the agent and sprite hop from one grid to another while encrypting the files. It doesn't tell what is going on, but it certainly indicates that something is going on. By the way, I'm sending you the main points of what I already found about Bogotá. I suppose that by noon tomorrow, the city, and probably the country, will be in Liston's pocket.>>

Cynthia takes a couple of minutes to organise Sherlock findings, highlighting the main points, and send the resulting file to Tanya.

[VegasRigged]

I wait at the edge of the dungeon, presumably with other eager onlookers, and send a quick text to her, asking to talk when she has a moment.

This display is unexpected, and potentially very useful. If I can move her into the professional business of Doming then I can move my efforts to my more central goals. Also, noting Tom's natural submissiveness, and the fact that both of them have jumped in so willingly, I have to assume they are both experienced and while this tells me about them personally, it does not tell me whether I can trust them.

[Mercy Merchant]

@Cynthia   You send the file and receive a thank you.  The rest of the ride back to your place is uneventful and you can finally crawl into bed and put the past hours behind you as you fall asleep.


@Eva   Marie starts a bit as she gets the text and looks around the small gallery of onlookers.  The upper portion of her face is concealed by a mask but her mouth forms an O when she sees you watching her.  Turning back to her fiance and the woman he is having very public sex with, Marie gives them instructions to keep going until she gets back then turns to walk to a small table with a pitcher of water.  She motions for you as she pours a glass and takes a drink.  The visible portion of her face is a bit red as you approach her.  "Miss Coulter.  This is.......is.....quite a surprise.  I really do not know what to say.  We wandered in here and watched as someone was.......was doing this sort of thing and, well, it just seemed the thing to do after the other people left.  I really did not know I could............well, could be like this.  Or that Tom would be so into being submissive.  That is the fourth woman he has had sex with here tonight, counting the one upstairs.  I am so surprised that it does not bother me to watch him do it."  Here, she blushes a bit more.  "And I really enjoyed him watching me have sex with another man.  But this is even more fun.  He just does what I tell him.  And so do the others.  When one woman finishes, I just ask for a volunteer and some woman steps out of the watchers and strips to my command then fucks Tom.  Some man gave him a pill of some sort that keeps him hard.  It is just so amazing.  I am having the time of my life.  Thank you so much for inviting me here."

[VegasRigged]

She's perfect a bit soft. Her timidness will have to go, but otherwise her usefulness to me is all but assured.

"I'm glad you are enjoying yourselves. I just needed to tell you that something has come up with Lady Malisart and she has requested that Sylvia and I join her elsewhere. She encourages you both to stay as her guests and I agree. I look forward to talking about this further but is is rather urgent. Now don't let me keep you from your fun."

I'll give her about thirty seconds in which to say her thank you and goodbye then I'm going to make a few unmistakable steps towards the door and head out to the car.

[Mercy Merchant]

Marie blushes again and nods before walking back over to Tom and the woman, who have not stopped fucking the entire time.  She passes her whip across both and uses it to gently spank the woman.  As you leave, you notice that several of the watchers appear to be very turned on by watching this display.  You hear the woman give a moan of ecstasy and Marie cracks a bit, saying, "Alright.  Enough for you.  Pull off of him and get dressed.  Who is next?"

You hear several women cal out but then move out of earshot as you climb the ramp back to the up to the next level.  By the time you are back on the first circle, your ARO guide tells you that both Tanya and Sylvia are at the entrance.  When you approach, they hold out their arms for the attendant to remove the AROs.  Tanya looks at you.  "Everything alright with Marie and Tom?"

[VegasRigged]

"They are enjoying themselves considerably. Let's go." I hand off my ARO tag and follow Syl to the car. Once were in I astrally perceive to confirm that we are alone then cast detect enemies to be on the safe side. Once I'm confident we are unobserved I fill in Tanya on the media smokescreen and the actual events around the city while we head towards the last reported incident of the mysterious mercenaries.

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[Cynthia Rawson - Monday June 11^th, 2075 - Cynthia's apartment] #144

With a yawn, Cynthia tosses her clothes in the laundry and starts brushing her teeth, thinking back to the day. Not the way she expected it to go but... Not bad, considering. And fun at times. Of course, it could quickly become dangerous but as long as she takes some precautions, she should be ok. She wonders what happened to Barbara. Maybe she was wrong after all, and they are safe. Or they just don't need her help. She probably should have thought of a good nickname though. Especially if she continues doing that stuff, no way she will introduce herself as Cynthia. Or Lauren, she hates the name. She doesn't want anything too catchy. Or pretentious. Or girly. Something neutral, maybe even a bit funny?

Rinsing her mouth, she stops, looking at the mirror. *Hey, what about... Karma? Hum, I don't know... It was Karma... Karma will get them* Cynthia chuckles, squirting water all over the sink. She cleans the mess, amused, puts her nightie on and climbs in her bed *Could be fun... It was bad luck! No! It was Karma!* she laughs quietly *Yeah, there's stuff to do that way, I don't know, might be...too much? I'll ask them tomorrow.*
Still thinking about it Cynthia starts her reboot, scheduled to end at nine in the morning to be able to go for a quick jog before she meets Roger.

[Mercy Merchant]

Monday   11 June 2075   0310  Sylvia's Car  Downtown District  Seattle


@Eva   The car waiting for you is not much more than a normal large, but not ostentatious sedan...................on the outside.  Sylvia offers motions for you and Tanya to take the rear passenger seats as she climbs into the front.  As the car pulls away from the club, Sylvia hits a lever of some kind and spins her seat about so that she is facing you.  As she fiddles with some controls in the arm of her seat, a holo projection appears in between you. The view is the city map that shows the progress made by the mercenary force as it carves its way through one small gang at a time.  Tanya takes a deep breath and seems to sigh.  "I could use one of these in my car.  Just who are you, anyway?"

Sylvia smiles in the dim light.  "Come now, don't let's play coy.  You know full well I am the assassin you hire to do your dirty work for you.  And now I know, too.  It took me a while to put it together, but I finally tumbled.  Well played, though.  I almost did miss it.  You are quite good at using cutouts.  But that is neither here nor there, right now.  The question is what are we to do?"

Your astral perception indicates that you are indeed not alone..............that there is another presence in the car, but not an enemy.  Maybe.

[VegasRigged]

"Hush, we are observed." I let my phisical form slump back and astrally project to more clearly identify the astral occupant of our vehicle. If I don't recognize them I'll demand their identity and if the refuse to give it I am likely to use force.

[Mercy Merchant]

Sylvia keeps her focus on the projected image as she says, "That should be Greta, but take a look just to be sure.  Her avatar is a kid."  Sure enough, as you sink into the astral, you see that the astral figure of a young girl of about ten years old is moving so as to seem to be sitting between you and Tanya.  She smiles and waves at you, then blows a bubble with the gum she is chewing.