[Sentinemodo]

“Stalker”, CAS:Pueblo Coyote, Human Male
Connection Rating: 2 Loyalty: 1
Uses: Provides safe passage across the border for 250¥ per person.
Places to Meet: Sloan Lake Park
Contact: Commlink
Availability: Requires 1 hit on a loyalty test.

[Kot]

As of now, Stryker's character sheet is available here. It's a work in progress though, I've got to add the details now...

[Sentinemodo]

tick tick tick
The time is ticking. Do you plan on doing the job? Or its the run for notoriety and new enemy?

[Kot]

First we (or I in this case) need to know if that's just a kidnapping, or something more. If not, Stryker is out, and he'd probably warn the target's security... It's a question of morality, and he wouldn't be able to sleep well knowing he took part in a kidnapping. If you need to know why, check the first Urban Brawl...

[Sentinemodo]

" We're Shadowrunners, not common criminals."

Actually, with the criminal SIN you have, most cops will readily confirm you're a common criminal
yes, I know, what you meant, just kidding here, out of boredom.

First we (or I in this case) need to know if that's just a kidnapping, or something more. If not, Stryker is out, and he'd probably warn the target's security... It's a question of morality, and he wouldn't be able to sleep well knowing he took part in a kidnapping. If you need to know why, check the first Urban Brawl...

As of now, the matter looks like it had looked back in the Rattlesnake Grill - like a kidnapping.
Also, you are what the street thinks you are. As of now it thinks you (and I mean Stryker) do kidnapping. If you fail. It'll think you (and I mean every memeber of this team) are just not good at it. if you betray your Johnson's trust. Well ... that will make it think you (and again I mean every member of this team) betray Johnsons.

[Kot]

Oh well, that's the price of freedom in Stryker's case. And the cops would have to beat my fake SIN first, and my character second.
Screw Notoriety. I have two points already. And I'm playing a hopeless idealist in a dirty world. He doesn't really care what the street thinks. The street is a dumb animal. If he shows it he's strong enough to handle it, it will back off...
As for the run, I wasn't active when the matter was presented. My fault... The thing is - Stryker knows he lost it already. Whatever he does, it will haunt him. And he'd rather deal with external problems, than his own conscience...

Besides that, I'm planning to take a break and summon a Guidance spirit, because that's what Stryker would do. With his help he could at least have a glimpse of things to come. And after that he'll try digging deeper for info on Jade. He's willing to pay for it, but will try to offer magical services instead, most preferably healing and magical sensing, or augmentation.
But first I need to see the team's IC and OOC response.

[Sentinemodo]

beating both is doable, believe me

what the notoriety for? I know you have one from the enemy and the other?

the street might be dumb, but its feeding you. You bite the beast that feeds you, it bites back.

as for the run. you weren't active during the negotiation, that life, but I've specifically asking if you're in or out. And you have specifically said you're in, and accepted the terms, accepted the cash you're given as advance.

I am as much as you awaiting the IC and OOC responses, to see that if you go down the street creds, they'll follow or no

Most importantly where the heck is Boer

[Kot]

Criminal SIN=1 Notoriety, Enemy=1 Notoriety.
Yes, the street is feeding me. And I'm patching it up when it gets hurt. It owes me more...

As for the money - I had to miss it, or Mata took our advance. I'm not taking it anyway...

[Sentinemodo]

From the above only Falcone may have the possibility to know more than what Cursor was able to dig out, and even he not immediatelly - it will cost you 250 yen to know more.

Kot, in case you missed it, and out of boredom again, willing to pay?

[Sentinemodo]

We didn't take any money from her yet.

After short but intense round of negotiations she looks at each of you in turn starting from Cursor, and finishing on Stryker. We've agreed then on thirty thousands nuyen, three thousands upfront. You will withing three days bring the girl to the safehouse at this address in Aurora Warrens.

just a reminder

[Codac]

Sorry for not posting for a bit I was waiting for Boer to post but I'll just go now.

Right after Calico says what she does in my last IC post she messages Rick The Arms Dealer about possible guns to sell and asks him if he's got any info  on the girl or the Johnson.

I'll write and phrase that better in an IC post soon.

[Sentinemodo]

Sorry for not posting for a bit I was waiting for Boer to post but I'll just go now.

Right after Calico says what she does in my last IC post she messages Rick The Arms Dealer about possible guns to sell and asks him if he's got any info  on the girl or the Johnson.

I'll write and phrase that better in an IC post soon.

Make a roll on Charisma + Etiquette + contact Loyalty. - if you roll below 6, prepare 250 nuyen, and you can use the guns as a trade item

For the gunselling attempt make a roll on Charisma -1 defaulting Negotiations roll +4 for loyalty -3 haggling modifers (opposed) vs 8d6.hits(5)=2

you start with 50% book value (3x Streetline Special @ 100 nuyen per gun + HK MP5 @ 550 nuyen + a total of 13 clips of regular ammo @ 20 per piece) total book value 1110 nuyen - you start haggling at 50%, each hit difference +/- 5%

[Kot]

Willing to pay, yes. But as I wrote - more willing to owe favors*. As for the money part - you didn't write anything about getting that money, so I assume Stryker didn't take any, is that okay?

As for the rest - would you be willing to 'betray' our Johnson and keep our hands clean, or sell your honor and conscience for nuyen?
I know Mata wouldn't need the money that much. I can help Cursor pay off the debt, as there's nothing I want to spend the money for at the moment. And I have 8,6K ATM. As for the rest - getting a 'home base' and consolidating our group into a full-fledged team would be nice. Are you interested?

* I think a favor-based information network would be a lot more effective, and realistic. You don't exchange paid services, you exchange favors. They give me info, I return the favor when they need info, or help that's within my skills (healing, spells, magical security and/or surveillance, spell augumentation, magical consulting, and so on, even bodyguard/combat jobs when the 'price' is sufficient - I think I'll try to propose a favor system ruleset soon).

[Sentinemodo]

1.  Willing to pay, yes. But as I wrote - more willing to owe favors*. As for the money part - you didn't write anything about getting that money, so I assume Stryker didn't take any, is that okay?

As for the rest - would you be willing to 'betray' our Johnson and keep our hands clean, or sell your honor and conscience for nuyen?
I know Mata wouldn't need the money that much. I can help Cursor pay off the debt, as there's nothing I want to spend the money for at the moment. And I have 8,6K ATM. As for the rest - getting a 'home base' and consolidating our group into a full-fledged team would be nice. Are you interested?

2. * I think a favor-based information network would be a lot more effective, and realistic. You don't exchange paid services, you exchange favors. They give me info, I return the favor when they need info, or help that's within my skills (healing, spells, magical security and/or surveillance, spell augumentation, magical consulting, and so on, even bodyguard/combat jobs when the 'price' is sufficient - I think I'll try to propose a favor system ruleset soon).

1. MT takes all and keep it for spendings.

2. There is one already: SR4A 288 pg. You just haven't hit the treshold yet, once you hit 5000 nuyen per information piece and more than 3 loyalty ratings will talk about it. From the unknown person, that may or may not return favor, you contact's prefer hard cash, and actually in specific cases this money is a cost rather than the fee. like greasing Falcone's assistant to forward the call.

[Codac]

For the selling if she decides to sell she also gets a plus 3 modifier for Black Market Pipeline.

And the roll
9d6.hits(5)=2
Darn old friends and their charging me money.