[belaran]

#27

As Frank spot the Commlink being activated, he switched his bike from manual piloting to GridGuide one, to be sure to be able to focus on his AR. "Darn, this is bad timing, we really to know what he is going to tell her or order her to do", the ghoul thinks to himself. "Well, time to take some risk, I guess..."

Firing his cyberdeck, Frank decides to brute force the commlink, in order to be able to snoop the communication. Certainly not the most subtle way of doing thing, but situation dictates some bold move.


Cyberdeck Array (Fixed):
A   S   D   F
7   6   2   3

Brute Force Eli's Commlink (pre-edge): 13d6t5 2
Brute Force Eli's Commlink - reroll one 6: 1d6t5 1
So a total of 3s to Brute Force so Commlink to get a MARK. If so, here is the Snoop communication:
Snoop communication between Eli and Anton (pre-edge): 12d6t5 7
Snoop communication between Eli and Anton (reroll 6): 5d6t5 3
So a total of 10s - limit of [6] does not apply, as the test is edged.

Assuming the Snoop action happens, no more edge for me today...

[Jack_Spade]

ResistResist: 8d6t5 1
Resist Snoop Resist: 8d6t5 3


Frank was in the conversation within a second:
<<...in the museum. Wait, a warning came just on. Oh my god, someone just hacked my commlink. What should I do?>>
<<Turn it off.>> Click
<<Anton, Anton? Shit.>>
The conversation was over and about a second later the matrix icon vanished.

#46

[Haywire]

#32

Waywalker was satisfied with his search result. "Certainly it is not an easy task to move all of the samples from the freezer."
Franck's feed was a joy for him to hear. "There is a time for brute force and one for subtlety, and I think we are in a brute force time. We need to speed up our chase. I suggest to follow the girl, and to ambush Anton. Does it sound good to you?"
Looking for the scooter Matrix Icon, Waywalker tried to MARK and trace it.
Then ordered his Fly Spy to stay there for monitoring the freezer, and called his Rotodrones to follow the girl from a safe distance,

Configuration: A 2/ S 5/ D 4/ F 4,running VM; Agent, Wrapper and Baby Monitor, NOT running silent.
Teamwork test from Deck: 8d6t5 2
Teamwork test from Sekretar: 6d6t5 1
Matrix Perception: 15d6t5 3
Teamwork test from Deck: 8d6t5 1
Hack on the Fly (2 MARKs): 12d6t5 4
Tracking Icon: 12d6t5 1

[Jack_Spade]

Resist: 8d6t5 3
You have your MARKs

Resist Trace: 5d6t5 3
You'll have to try again.

Waywalker had no trouble finding the scooter as it was logged into the ALI Grid Guide, but he had trouble pinpointing her location.

[Haywire]

#33

"You're a tough nut to crack or I'm losing my skills? I hope for the first one."
Waywalker still had his MARKs, so it was only a question of time before he pinpointed her.

Tracking Icon: 12d6t5 6 (I keep 4)
Pilot Aircraft (Rotodrone): 9d6t5 1

[belaran]

#28

As he reads Waywalker messages, Franck ponders. Part of him wanted to retract, disappear, let the mark get confortable again, and bid the time to strike. But, if he had learn anything as a hired assassin is that one must also know when to seize the moment to act. Especially with such a careful target. Anton will not breaks his habit easily, and finding a weak spot in his routine will certainly be difficult. With the samples located, the girl under observation, everthing is set for a proper ambush.

>>> OK, Waywalker, it's risky, but you are right, we need to seize the opportunity. Let's prepare our ambush. First, we need to decide how we want to tackle him. Our best move would be to strick using our matrix skills, but it is unlikely he will be having his commlink on (but if so, let's do this). So we'll need to have both your drone ready to strike and me hidden in a nice spot to shoot him - ideally from behind or at least a weak side...


As he talked, Frank also pulled the feeds from Waywalker drone, to see if he could already spot a nice "sniper nest". "OK, so he needs to stay in range of my guns, and I need a decent cover... Let's hope this time, it won't be in a middle of pile of garbage". While looking at the feed and keeping an eye on the girl he was following, Frank realized he always getting quite tired. "Hum, not the best time to set an ambush. Let's hope it will do..."


Searching for a good spot to ambush Anton: 10d6t5 3

@Haywire: Franck has no more edge - thus the comment about being tired, so not sure it is wise to ambush Anton right away...

[Haywire]

Waywalker thought about his options.
"Eli is on the run now, I could keep her tracked, just to be sure..."
His thoughts formed a message through the Matrix:
"Franck, let's change plans. Head with my van to the university, and turn off the freezer by any means. I'll keep it monitored with my drones. I'm not going in person because i think you're more suited than me for this kind of job.
We then assess the situation and get Anton geeked. Are you in?"

pilot groundcraft: 7d6t5 0
I'll jump in before it crashes pilot groundcraft (jumped in): 13d6t5 7
Matrix Perception for Giselle's car: 12d6t5 9
Hack on the Fly (2 MARKs): 17d6t5 6
Tracking Icon: 12d6t5 4
I reconfigure my deck: A 5/ S 4/ D 4/ F 2, running VM, Wrapper, Agent and Baby Monitor.
Brute Force on the Host: 13d6t5 4

#34

[Jack_Spade]

You find the car
Resist: 8d6t5 2
You have 2 MARKs, you Overwatch Score increases by 2

University hostResist: 12d6t5 5[12d6t5=1, 5, 1, 4, 4, 4, 6, 5, 2, 6, 6, 2]
Fail
You gain 1 Matrix Damage



Giselles car moved south - pretty exactly into the direction where Eli had come from.

The attack on the university host was answered with a nasty heat spike from the bad data feedback - brute force seemed not to be the answer to this problem.

#48

[belaran]

#29

>>> Roger, that. Joining your van right away.

[Haywire]

"I know a few of the rules of the Matrix, and one that never failed me is: If brute force doesn't work, you're not applying enough."

Teamwork test from Deck: 8d6t5 2
Brute Force on the Host: 15d6t5 6
If I have the MARK to enter, I'll start to run silent.

#35

[Jack_Spade]

Resist: 12d6t5 4

By the way: Feel free to roll those resistance tests yourself to speed up the game.

Alterted Patrol IC looking for Intruders
Perception check: 10d6t5 4


The second try worked. Waywalker could enter the host but was immediately confronted with an alerted Patrol IC looking for the brute force hacker.

Meanwhile the signal from Eli and her scooter was heading also towards the south where she had came from.

[Haywire]

#36

"Another rule of the Matrix that saved my ass more times than I can count is: after throwing the brick, never be caught red-handed."
">>>Franck: Are you in? Give me some feedback, my drone does not see you."

I reconfigure my deck to A 2/S 6/D 3/F 4, running VM, Agent, Wrapper and Baby Monitor.
resist matrix perception: 11d6t5 2
Knowing it spotted me, I reconfigure as a free action: A 5/S 5/D 3/F 2,  running VM, Agent, Wrapper and Baby Monitor.
Data Spike on the IC: 11d6t5 0
As my next action, I'll exit the host.
What is my current OS?

[Jack_Spade]

Resist Dataspike:Resist Data Spike: 12d6t5 4
You get 4 unresisted matrix damage

You are now at 15 total OS



The brute force attempt backfired once again. Keeping an eye on the trackers, it became abundant clear, that the girls were both heading for the museum.


#50

[belaran]

#30

>> Darn, Waywalker you've been hit hard on this last round. Let me come to help - or maybe take over I'm going to change direction and head to the safehouse. Probably better to go full VR there than on my bike.


A few minutes later, Frank is back at the safehouse. His bike park downstair, not too far away, if he needs to bolt - one never know when one may triggered GOD, the ghoul set himself into the couch, and get ready to jump in VR... "Hum, this kind of stuff is not my speciality, but you gotta do what you gotta do...".


@Haywire - I'll take the lead, as discussed, but I'll let you roll your teamwork first.

[Haywire]

"Roger that, Franck. You can safely go full VR in my van, if you wish to. I'll give you all the help I can, that host is hard."

Teamwork test from Deck: 8d6t5 0
Teamwork test: 13d6t5 5