[Chrona]

You'll need to tell me to go get my climbing gear and shall we use my stealth rope so we can get rid of it after?

Also I was avoiding the zipline  as i don't ave climbing yet and with my chameleon suit i doubted i'd get caught working

[Larzarus]

Do we have a van, big enough for a tiger and not filled with a workshop? If not, you guy's at the zoo have to wait a little bit.

I actually don't feel comfortable that we have a second planning team in OCC, while IC we play in two different time zones.

[Xzylvador]

You're right, kind of does kill the spirit. But otherwise the whole time thing gets even crazier...
then again, from the looks of it we're all back in the same timezone, right?
Will suggest my plan IC.

[Larzarus]

The team in the bar has done some 10 minute talking,
While the rest drove through the whole city, climbed on some tree's and buildings, killed the whole zoo (imaginary) and made a complet observation.

I think the bar team has at least enough time to steal a car or something similar. In other words, when your character called the team (in your last post), the bar team is probablu on their way already.

[farothel]

The team in the bar has done some 10 minute talking,
While the rest drove through the whole city, climbed on some tree's and buildings, killed the whole zoo (imaginary) and made a complet observation.

I think the bar team has at least enough time to steal a car or something similar. In other words, when your character called the team (in your last post), the bar team is probablu on their way already.

I agree totally.  It's probably even less then 10 minutes, but ok.  I just need to know the name of those external vets, or the construction company.  We can easily come in at night as vets, as the zoo will not take any chances with their prize animal.  If it develops the least problem, they will call everybody who's necessary to solve it.

The reason I'm in favour of trying to talk my way in, is that we need to get at least one van or pick-up truck close to the tiger and it's easier to talk past the guards then to shoot them all.

For my search in the medical file, do I need to roll datasearch?  If so, what's the interval and treashold, given that I have the multitasking adept power (so I can read the file and have the conversation at the same time).

[Onion Man]

If talking our way in doesn't work, we can always stick n shock them the moment things start to go pear shaped.

[farothel]

If talking our way in doesn't work, we can always stick n shock them the moment things start to go pear shaped.

my thoughts exactly.  Try talking first and use violence (non-lethal by preference) if no other options remain.

[Onion Man]

OT here, but I basically feel like I've been punched in the jaw (all the fun of a root canal with all the budget of a basic filling), have a local game to run tonight, and tomorrow I'm taking my nephews to Six Flags with my sister, so I might be a little inactive for the next 36 hours or so.

I'll try to post at least once more tonight and once tomorrow, but things are what they are.

[Larzarus]

BTW: A reason why we should steal a van and not use our own is that we can't kill all public street cameras around the zoo, also stunning the camera man from the zoo won't be enough since the cameras are still recording. And the cops will definitly search for this van, when the find out about the kidnapping. The main road is under construction so there won't be many other cars around, specially around midnight and specially cars big enough to transport a tiger.

The plan: Try Talking first and then use violence (lethal by definition) 

[Onion Man]

If we go in and snatch the tiger without any casualties or blowing anything up, it's an embarrassment for the zoo project and the sec corp, something they're a lot more likely to want to sweep under the rug than if we start killing people.  If we snatch the tiger and leave a trail of dead bodies, we'll have Knight Errant all over our nuts until we run out of edge and end up in a LoneStar prison, or worse, get a corporate clean team sent after us and end up in a shallow grave.

[Crash_00]

You can't find the external vets in the medical file he gave you, only the normal Zoo Vets. You can try looking it up on the matrix if you want to make a roll for it.

The Spider is in a building fairly close to Tink's cage.

Jake can get you some Rating 1 Vet Dentist Licenses by 9:30 PM, or some Rating 2s by 2:00 AM. He'd have to pull in outside help to rush them so fast, so it would be 150¥ or 300¥ respectively for each one.

Sorry about the time frame, it seems we're on some different time zones, so I've just been accepting what people want to do within reason and slotting it in to my table. I'll post up the time table later.

[benhatt]

O.k. I am sticking with the plan to head over to for some drone recon unless someone calls me tells me to steal a van or something on the way.  Jacking cars is what she is known for, so if we are familiar with each others' reps, you guys should know that. Unless I am already at the zoo.  Crash_00 any info on where Boosts is?

[Crash_00]

If you don't want to do anything else before you went to the zoo, then you're at the zoo by now and still have some time for recon before you catch up where Rafa and Nameless are. (I'm calling the ghoul Nameless to make it easier for communicating things).

[benhatt]

Thanks.

[Xzylvador]

Truth be told, way things were going in the bar, I really didn't get the feeling that conversation was going to be over in 10 minutes.
"Only the vet names and stuff"? I ain't the GM, but data-searches on the matrix take time afaik.
--Fake SINs... the interval was 1 or 2 days, so you'd get them by the time the deadline runs out at best.
Luckily Fake licenses can be gotten quicker apparently; but you'll have to order them now and should we end up not using them, it ain't coming out of Rafa's cut.
Still apparently requires stealing cars, which also draws attention.
Then stealing the right clothes, or spending more money on outfits.

And then after you spent that time and money
- option A, go in at night: a bunch of doctors without appointment and low rating ID's which none of the guards know arrive in the middle of the night wanting to see the zoo's most prized possession.
 --> Best case scenario you still have to take out the spider (and probably at least 1 guard who'll accompany you).
 --> Worst case scenario: ID scan fails or caught any other way: very problematic. Run run run. Another approach B&E or quickly executed assault -might- still work, but not with the laughable security we're facing now, it'll most likely be very violent.
- option B, go in at day: at least the dentist coming in at day is a lot less suspicious still no appointment, but the ID check might be a bit less heavy. Of course you run the risk of running into any number of zoo staff who do know the doctors they usually work with -if not the docs themselves- and you still can get easily caught that way.
 --> Best case scenario you still have to take out the spider (and probably at least 1 guard who'll accompany you).
 --> Worst case scenario: as above, only without the time left to execute a plan B.

Meanwhile, Rafa's plan could be finished in (half) an hour and -might- not require any combat at all. Most violent way still will not be more violent than the plans described above.
IMO chances of success are higher and suspicion lower (they called you, remember?) and if during the preparations things go wrong, Rafa & Nameless could probably split before being caught and it'll probably be blamed on random vandalism, being so close to such a crappy neighborhood and all that. Still leaving plenty of time to do all the other stuff.
I must admit, the possibility of this being completely non-violent is entirely accidental. But still you "non-violent plans before violent ones" people might want to reconsider Rafa's plan really :p

Aaanyway, no planning OOC is all okay for me and I understand and even share a dislike of it, IC's so much more fun.
I just want to warn ahead of time that you could be spending several days IRL doing "15 minutes in IC" planning, only to have the plan shot to pieces when the timelines finally merge; which is something I'd prefer to avoid in a PbP and why I do like some OOC talk about where we want to be going.
Will refrain from IC posting 'til the timelines are merged though, that's why he started killing time :p

On a semi-related note: I'll be on vacation next week, monday 'til saturday-ish, probably won't be online during that time. To not delay the game, I'm okay with someone else taking over Rafa in the meanwhile... if there's any volunteers lemme know. If GM-almighty wants to do so or wants to take some other measures, that's okay too.