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« Reply #345 on: <05-08-13/0715:47> »
13d6.hits(5)=3
12d6.hits(5)=0
11d6.hits(5)=2
10d6.hits(5)=5

Assensing 5 +Int 4+astral Spec+2 = 13 dice to start with. Tracking what i feel would be the most important ones and than to the least.
Ick....hoping I made it.


Judah was a bit annoyed as things seem to be gettign weaker. He noticed te count going down as the astral plane got darker. He did not want to be there longer than he should as he scopes the astral in detail.
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« Reply #346 on: <05-08-13/0830:12> »
Fang shrugged his shoulders at the offer of rest. "I'll be up for at least an hour, probably more. Got to wait for my sprite to decrypt this drone, then take a look in it. I know there's another sprite in there, probably one working for the technomancer on the previous team. It might be able to give us a visual on what happened, and possible more info than the commlinks had. If we get time, I might rest after that, we'll see." That being said, he took a seat in one of the corners of the room, eyes half-lidded as he watched his sprite at work through the AR. "Herr Nick, if you need more medkits later, I'm carrying a couple."

He blinked, then looked back up at the group. "Before I forget, are there any matrix tasks anyone requires me to take care of? Data gathering, hacking, slaving, and so on?"
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« Reply #347 on: <05-08-13/0854:35> »
@Judah: At the very last moment Judah managed to catch the right vanishing trace and follow it outside the lounge, where environment is quite clear again. You really don`t envy the guy who has to do the cleansing in there. Outside the lounge, and outside the building itself you get on the right track and follow pattern of spirits traces intertwined with the fading signature of the magician pursuing it. You can see that at first spirit was running for its life, being serriously hurt, and kept somehow straight path. The following magician attempted to get into the engagement range but before he was able to finish his prey, he was deadly hurt and not that this just slowed him down, but also this prevented him from using offensive spells again. As you follow, you can see the mage weakens with every step, suffering great pain and self-denial as he refuses the urge to return to his body and maybe even attempt to heal himself . Something dark in his signature, something malicious, hidden deep inside, forces him to follow his final destiny. End was inevitably closing, when spirit finaly notices the pursuer. From this point, the almost straight path above the city turned into twisted and confusing trace full of curves, hideouts and loopbacks, but good Griffin McBride was still able to follow the track and didn`t lost his prey from sight. He was able to avoid some attempts to get confused or lost, till the final stand, the point from where are no further traces. As you close the point, you can see Griffins signature still lingers around, as if in his final moments he reached deep into his hidden reseves. The surroundings carry traces of furrious combat, some powerfull offensive spells Griffin was able to cast and the energy surrounding the place indicates, that some of those attacks had even sucessfully found their target. Despites this brave effort, you can see that he was already beyond the point of no return. Yet, the frustration and hepelessness is not imprinted as distinctly as you would expect. The traces of the oponent, or oponents, are missing completely from the scene.

As you look around, the area is not very populated here, even wildlife is not too common in this parts. Yet, astral space looks more inhabited by local entities, and there are multiple astral signatures in the area. You recognize some of signs you are in the Puyallup, as you live there and you are somehow familliar with the local astral space, but you lack informations on exact location, nor would you be able to show it exactly on the map. The place itself gives you creeps, but if you want to kow more, you need to look around to find more details.

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Domain: Toxic Earth 3, Recent violent acts increase the polution of astral space by 1
-4 magic,
Visibility: Background count=-4, Ocassional presence of living= +1, Regular astral activity (-1)
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« Reply #348 on: <05-08-13/0920:36> »
@Fang: Decryption finally gives in and you have first clear and comprehensible output of the drone...
...I see what you are doing there...
...caged here...cannot escape...antena broken...Resonance unavailable...
would you set me free?...

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« Reply #349 on: <05-08-13/0952:41> »
As Nick took out his medkit, Bulldog turned to him. "Hey man, would you give me some mild painkiller? My head started to hurt just recently." His voice was almost faltering, uncertainty showing.

After he got the medicine, the ork seemingly got himself together. Shaking his head to himself, he thought What was i thinking? A child's life hangs in the balance, no time to rest now. He steeled his resolve and started again. "On a second thought, maybe it isn't the time to rest. Fang, you're right, there are definitely some matrix tasks that you could do. And there are some calls some of us should probably make.
"Let's see our options first. Earlier, i presented four, one of which is underway as our mage surely works his ass off, trying to find the astral footsteps of the spirit. However, we should prepare for the worst, assuming we can't find anything any other way. So, if one of you knows a trusty group of magicians able to do some ritual tracking, it's time to contact them and ask if they are available sometime in the next few hours.
"As for finding where the spirit came from, Fang, you should try and check municipality and public utility records for older maps. We are looking for gas stations and fire-stations, think they should show on both kind of maps. The others should check with any contacts they think could find these records for us. If we find anything, we should plan routes and discuss what we know of possible areas.
"I will also call McLister and ask for Wong's contact. When i have it, we should ask him to let Fang in part of his system, from where he can try and mak contact with the metasapient residing there. Fang, no need for any kind of strong-arming. We don't want to make problems for the Wongs. This is a long shot anyway.
"Lastly, the bigger long shot: Virtual Castle. Checking the system should not prove to be difficult, finding the drawing might be the trick."


Bulldog thought for a moment and added "Oh, and one other thing. Nick, if you have any contacts that could tell you whose Rorschah test the kid's been drawing, it would be a great help."
He looked around the others. "Unfortunately, if we want to keep together, which i strongly advise, we cannot start the physical part of our search. We also have to take care of Judah's body. But be prepared for when we have to move.
"If someone wants to add something, let's hear your ideas."
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« Reply #350 on: <05-08-13/1324:37> »
Nick sends a picture of the Rorschach test in question to Jacqueline. a long shot but maybe she is familiar with it.

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« Reply #351 on: <05-08-13/1332:16> »
@Nick: Hi Nick I`ve received your picture. You are drunk again? Why don`t you come home and sleep it over. You really need to put yourself together, son...  :) Love you. Be carefull and Good night
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« Reply #352 on: <05-08-13/1343:21> »
Judah, intrigued at what transpired, he looked around at all the regular activity to see if anything matched what the toxic spirit's was.

reroll with proper minuses Assensing dice pool 11 with specialized - 4 = 7 dice (7d6.hits(5)=1)
1 HIT
SPENDING EDGE TO REROLL (6d6.hits(5)=5)
5 HITS...BOOM GOES THE DYNAMITE...6 total
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« Reply #353 on: <05-08-13/2029:28> »
The changeling nodded at Bulldog. "I'll see what I can find. And don't worry about Herr Wong's metasapient, I don't strong-arm sprites if I can avoid it. I'll be back momentarily." With that his body became limp as he allowed himself to slip into VR for easier performance of matrix tasks. As his living persona activated on the decoy link he carried, he received a message from the sprite residing in the drone. The maps could wait a second, this was more important for the moment.

Fang shuddered at the thought of being cut off from the Matrix, feeling sympathetic to the sprite's plight. @Sprite: I have opened up a path out of here and back to where you can feel the resonance. It's how I started trying to get in in the first place. You are welcome to take the path out of here. Would you recognise visual recordings and if so, are there any currently on the node you are in? I might need information on what caused this level of damage. I can obtain the files myself, just need to know if anything is in there.

@Red: Thank you for your assistance. Please remain on standby, I may need your help again.


Fang's machine sprite nodded at him before fading back into the Resonance. Fang himself began to search through the matrix for the maps that Bulldog requested.

[spoiler=Finding maps]Data Search to find older municipal and public utility maps of the area: Browse ( 8 ) + Data Search (4) + Analytical Mind (2) + HotSim Bonus (2) (16d6.hits(5)=4) 4/6 hits (/12 hits if not public)
Browse ( 8 ) + Data Search (4) + Analytical Mind (2) + HotSim Bonus (2) (16d6.hits(5)=6) 10/6 hits (/12 hits if not public)
Browse ( 8 ) + Data Search (4) + Analytical Mind (2) + HotSim Bonus (2) (16d6.hits(5)=6) 16/12 hits if not public.

Time taken: 2 minutes if publically available, 3 minutes if not.[/spoiler]
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« Reply #354 on: <05-08-13/2124:36> »
Bulldog was latched on his commlink in the following few minutes. Although he desperately wanted to do something meaningful, it was clear to him that until he got more information, more material to work with, he couldn't do any more. So he tried to make sure to get some basic data, on which the others could go on.

@McLister: [spoiler=if not taking the call]In that case, i will send a text message with the same contents.[/spoiler]
"Good evening, Mr. McLister. I'd like to ask something of you. We might need to talk to Mr. Wong, regarding the case, or if all else fails, we might even need to collect material for ritual sorcery in his apartment. I know this would be an awkward situation, as the previous team already was there, and sending a different team might not show the best of pictures. However, we might get some leads there. It isn't important that we meet the Wongs personally - not at first anyway - and only our matrix specialist needs to contact them on the comm.
Could you give us his contact info and notify him of a possible call from Fang sometime in the following hour?"


@Lt. Kevin Jameson (only text): >>Hey, Kevin, it's Brian. On a hot case right now. Heard of any children or techno abductions in the sprawl lately? Vicinity of Puyallup mainly. I'd really appreciate the info. Tell the wife i said hi.<<

After the call and the text, he turned to the others. "I'm not sure what you are used to but we have serious backing for this job. That said, if any of you think that he or she lacks something for the job, needs some equipment in the face of this kind of threat, i can try and get my hands on some mil-spec stuff. Nothing really serious in a short timeframe - say, until tomorrow - probably just ammo or some stock weapons. Still worth a try if you need it."
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« Reply #355 on: <05-09-13/0431:40> »
Sylvia had stayed silent for a while, making sure the two people out of their bodies were comfortable.  Nothing was worse than coming back in your body finding it ached all over because you just dropped down.
"Don't worry about the bed," she said to Mask, "I only need three hours of sleep anyway and I'll just sleep in my car.  It's not the first time I do this.  I'll take second watch then, so all people who need more sleep can have it uninterupted.  And I can also check the astral should it be necessary."

She looked at Bulldog.
"I know a guy in the power company.  As fire stations have bigger power requirements, maybe they have the locations of older ones somewhere in their database.  And I can ask for a physical check on all the ones in Carbonado."

She got on the comm to Vincent.
"Hey Vince, Pascale here.  Long time no see.  Say, I'm currently looking for a missing boy and we have some leads that go to Puyallup.  Now I was wondering if you had a list somewhere in an old database on all the fire stations that used to be there."


Contacting the power company supervisor contact.  Also, if he doesn't answer, I put this on his voicemail.
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« Reply #356 on: <05-09-13/0516:38> »
@Fang:If things like sprites have emotions, you would see the sign of relief on its icon.
...In that case, Ill go...
...data protection countermeasures deactivated...
...damage caused by kinetic projectile, cannot be repaired without external resources...
...recent events from my own recording...
...autopilot interraction, serial vehicle...sedan category...technical data available...
full immersion risky, traces of disconnection and electrical damage found...
...Resonance well located on [node AcessID, GPS]...
...inhabited by Archivist, contact made by myself, while flesh partner does physical  search of the place...
...translation of communication protocol in advanced stage...
...recent confussion, loss of physical being used as interpretter, unscheduled dropp out...
...planes for deffensive tactics and complete lockdown of the node to keep itself protected untill interpretter arrives...escape protocols ready...
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...spring is comming at least...
...further history have no connection to recent events...
...saving construction and design patterns database...
...hope to see you again...


Datasearch reveals satelite scanning of the area and even some eco-organizations and public geologic research sponsored by some research institutions. Deeper search reveals some research done in the area by DIMR and UCAS millitary. All maps available contain additional informations based on their purpose and depending on who created them.
All reports show that only a few locations in Pyallup are stable enought to allow permanent settlement. Geological activity is quite high in the area, On e of them being Carbonado, Puaylloup and Loveland. Reported elen presence in Tarislar has been multiply confirmed, but local elves are more nomads then settlers, only a few of them maintains permanent bases.
Infrastructure destroyed after Great Ghost dance was never fully recovered, and Gas stations in the area were the first places to be consumed by furrious fires. The attempts to rebuild this the area were sparce, and most permanent settlements rely on mobile fuel supply, because cisterns can be removed in case of geological activity and minimizes risk of further damage to population in the area. The only static Gas stations are in the Pualoup and, of course, lining the Route 7 and Intercity 161 and 162.
At the bottom level of this, between the lines, are reports of findings of such resources in the vaults and construction sites left abandoned in Hell`s kitchen, mentioned by scavengers and madmen. Scattered amongst lava fields and (mostly toxic) streams of Pualloup river, remains of geothermal plants construction sites lie abandoned, half covered by volcanic ash. There are no maps supporting this, since such people tend to keep their treasures hidden deep in their memories...or they simply never heard of permanent matrix connection...
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« Reply #357 on: <05-10-13/0634:15> »
@Sprite: Thank you for your assistance. See you in the Resonance. As the sprite faded back into the Resonance, free of his prison, he went over the information that he received, barely suppressing the urge to cheer at the thought of finding another Resonance Well. The other information was also of interest.

The vehicle probably was the one they investigated earlier. Makes sense with the damages, which coincide with Herr Bulldog's earlier theory. He paused over the information over the inhabitant of the well. Archivist... Archivist... Why does that seem familiar? ...Archivist... Wait, I think it's a paragon like 01. May want to be careful then. Seems like it wasn't too long after that the other technomancer was killed.

Having gone over the sprite's information, he went over his research on the maps. Few habitable locations... Elven presence... Unrecovered infrastructure... Gas stations! Pualoup, route 7, intercity 161, intercity 162.  Resources hidden in Hell's Kitchen... They'll want to see this.

Fang allowed himself to sink back into his meatspace body, his eyes focusing as he looks up. "Herr Bulldog. I found the maps you were looking for, quite a bit of information on them. I also spoke with the sprite on this drone." He held up the fly-spy drone. "Not a lot of useful information, although the damage caused to the drone was from a kinetic projectile. Turns out the technomancer also found a Resonance Well, an inhabited one." He wore a slight grin at the news, his fangs on display. "I can check that out later if you want. I also have some maps for you." As he spoke, he requested access through the matrix to Bulldog's commlink. Upon getting it, he transferred the maps to it. He did the same with the others in the room.
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« Reply #358 on: <05-10-13/0719:06> »
@Brian:
McLister: No problem, I`ll notify mr. Wang that you will contact him. Here is his comm [Wang`s commcode]

Kevin: Hello Brian, nice to hear you, you have to stop by, I havent seen you for a while. Abducted Techno children? No, I dont remember anything but MCT`s "recruitement" program. I believe every corp has something like that, such talents are rare and usefull. Hell...even we have recruitemnt program for virtuakinetics. But you havent heard about that from me. So no, I dont think I would have any usefull info. I can check out with some people, and call you back if I find out something, if you realy need the info. It make take something to grease the wheel, if you know what I mean, our commo guys are quite greedy...
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« Reply #359 on: <05-10-13/0732:52> »
@Sylvia: There is only little I have to do with those barrens, The only powered parts connected to metroplex`s infrastructure is Puyalloup and Loveland ditricts. We have been hit hard by Jormungand and what we recontructed from our archives was only what we needed to restore the power grid in connected parts, and I can post those to you. there are 3 FD stations in Puyallup and one in Loveland. Here are the coordinates[GPS instructions attached]