[Kontact]

Vanian's was dead.  There wasn't a single wireless signal in the place besides the team's comms.  Switchback headed down the hallway and found himself in an impressive little workshop.  Gear, and pieces of gear, lined the wall in various states of repair.  There were several cabinets and workbenches, one of which splashed a little as he walked past it.  Perhaps he was too busy ogling the half-stripped electronics to notice the pool of blood he was now standing in.  Below the workbench lay the corpse of a middle-aged man with a receding hairline and a chest ripped completely open by fragmenting rounds.

[funkytim]

Ghost opens the door to the office anxious to find out if the body in the next room was Vanian.  He goes into the next room in inspect the body and search the room  for chip blueprints, clues or anything else unusual.

perception 4 + intuition 4 + actively looking 3 (11d6.hits(5)=2, 11d6.hits(5)=5)

[OOC:  rolled perception for body and once for room also]

[Psikerlord]

As Yuri appears, Jink can't help but plaster his face with a big smile, "Hoi chicka, you made it."

Seeing Ghost check the office, nodding as Switchback heads for the back room, and noting Yuri is scanning for something, Umberto takes a look at the coffee table with the in-built holo catalogue. He tries to fire it up and locate the cybereye the team is interested in [OOC: not sure how much detail we have on that particular eye and it's chip, but: Trying to use the holo catalogue to find any details about the particular cybereye they're after (7d6.hits(5)=0) "Gah drek!" Shaking his head, Jink moves to stand watch in the entry area near the door, keeping an eye out for any surprise visitors...

<commlink @Team "Clear out back, Switch?">

Rolling his shoulders, Jink activates his wired reflexes, feeling the electric thrum ripple through his entire system. His flesh hand shakes out a slight tremor as the system kicks in, but his cyberarm is super steady, gripping his ingram in its carbonsteel grip. With a thought his smartlink activates, the familiar red cross hairs blinking into being. Umberto finds the blinking somehow comforting; the electric heartbeat of one of his favourite tools. Snapping back to the present, he catches Yuri's gaze. "Anything interesting?"

[benhatt]

While waiting for the elevator, Johnny continues his act of being a drunk business man with a "friend."  He sways and mumbles but says certain phrases loud enough that should security even have half an ear open he'll hear things like "Show you my office...got a couch...we can get acquainted."

Once on the elevator he'll hit the button for the second floor before shooting a few messages out.

@ Everyone "How are things looking at Vanian's?
@ Ghost "Hey, you still have that Watcher floating around the Gibson building? Could it tell us how many people are on the second floor?
@3m-C33 "Yo, chum, scope your messages out.  I need that info on Multitech and Donovan."

[Paeniteo Azrael]

Marlene attempted to act drunk, but came off as somewhat awkward. She generally disliked acting, stealth was easy, but convincing people she wasn't what she is?

Once on the elevator, she immediately separated from Johnny and stood off to the side, waiting for the doors to open. "I love how effective the guards were.

Marlene felt slightly on edge, after all, there was no such thing as a straightforward, easy run. Something has to give, but what?

[funkytim]

@johnny I didn't leave the watcher there.  I couldn't tell witch office was Neil's from the astral plane.  There wasn't anyone on that floor when I was there before though.  I can check it out again if you like though.

[benhatt]

@ Ghost "If you have one on call and they can keep an eye open, that would be wiz. Don't cause a nosebleed over us though."

@Yuri "Any chance there are cameras in the Gibson building you can get through? Especially looking on the second floor."

[Cato]

@Team: "We're clear.  Looks like this was the workshop.  Our second stiff is back here and he pissed somebody off bad.  Find anything interesting up front?"

Switchback bends down to the body, his gaze lingering on some of the stripped electronics.  I'll bet Price could move that...

With a sigh he turns his attention back to the body, searching it to see if he can find anything interesting (if needed: Intuition 3 +Perception 2 +Actively looking 3 (8d6.hits(5)=1)).

"Who did you manage to piss off chummer?"

Switchback stands up, muttering softly as he glances at the pool of blood around his shoes.  Gonna have to get those cleaned.

@Team: I'm not getting much from this guy.  His chest has been ripped open though, so keep an eye out.

[Kontact]

Standing over the body, Ghost sees that it is an Asian man, probably Chinese in his early 30s.  Most definitely not Vanian.  He was shot twice in the chest and once in the head.  Inspecting the room, there was a spot under the desk where the carpet suggested a Nexus must have recently sat.  Cords dangled limply from a hole in the floor.

In the back, Switchback took a look around and noted that nothing seemed to be touched.  Two guys geeked with extreme prejudice, and all of the gear on site was completely undisturbed.

Scrolling through the catalog up front, Jinx didn't get very far.  He reached an image of a White night LMG with a rear-view mirror attached to it for shooting behind a bike as you drove.  It was so ridiculous that he just started cracking up right there in the front of the shop.



Meanwhile, across town, Johnny and Mary stepped off the elevator onto the empty 2nd floor.  The door to Neil's office was 3 doors down to the left.  There didn't seem to be anyone else around.  Ghost's watcher was lazily patrolling the hallway and rooms, with nothing yet to report.

[Paeniteo Azrael]

Marlene walked cautiously over to Neil's door, making sure to look around in a variety of spectrums to see if there were any traps. (Perception + Intuition + Actively Looking = 8d6.hits(5)=3)

If there were no traps to be sprung, she walks over to Neil's door and opens it slowly from the side if its unlocked, and either pushes it in or pulls it out without standing in front of the door.

"Can never be too careful, chummer."

[Xarin]

<<@Johnny: Not looking too promising at Van's so far.  We'll give you a heads up if we get something.  As for cameras, omae, I can get in but if you need it pronto there's a chance of the alarm going off.  Always a risk when things get rushed, ne?  If you can wait a couple hours, I can make that system my personal playground and give you the grand tour, null sheen.  Up to you, it's your hoop on the line over there.>>

She blinks a sec, refocusing from her AR as Jink starts laughing. "What's so funny?"  Peeking over his shoulder at the display she giggles quietly.  Then a light goes on in her eyes. "Hey, let me see that thing."

Yuri looks over the gizmo for any commlink or datajack access points.  Or a good way to take it with her for further study / prying.  Or a good place to her toolkit to it and open the thing up.

Hardware to check or modify for access: Hardware 4 + Logic 4 + Encephalon 1 = (9d6.hits(5)=2)[OOC, just guessing, but seemed the right skill here.  Oh, and whoops! looked at wrong char sheet.  Only Logic 3, so drop 1 die.  Still at least 1 hit]

<<@Switchback & Ghost: May be able to get something from this catalogue.  Spot any terminals or the central office nexus back there by any chance?  I'm not getting any wireless signals from in here.>>

[benhatt]

@ Yuri "I'm not looking for the whole building, just the office I'm standing in front of.   Not looking to set off any alarms with an Ex-Lone Star in the building."

Johnny watches as Mary flattens herself against the wall.  "Of course not. But this," he says, pulling the key that Aqua gave them out of his pocket, "might help with the door."

He slides the key into the lock as quietly as possible, focusing on his senses to feel out the other side of the door.

Smell Test: Intuition 4 + Olfactory Perception 3 + Olfactory Boost 3 + Actively Looking 3 (13d6.hits(5)=3)
Hearing Test: Intuition 4 + Auditory Perception 3 + Audio Enhancement 2 + Actively Looking 3 (12d6.hits(5)=6)

"Maybe we should go in Low-Light.  Keep the lights off in case there are windows being watched.

[Paeniteo Azrael]

"Keys are useful things, would have been happy to have had it. I agree with the low-light." Marlene hands Johnny back his coat and takes off her flats, "I'll take it one step further, and blend into the shadows. I'll stand near the door, unless you want me to help with the search.

She puts on her mask and gloves, with the tip of her right index finger somewhat loosely sowed back on, to allow for easy access to her whip. She activates the suit and stands guard at the door, switching to thermographic vision.

[funkytim]

Ghost tries to figure out the time of death of the man in the office.

Magic Backround 3 + logic 3 (6d6.hits(5)=1)

Hey Yuri,  there's a bunch of wires coming up out of the floor over here.  Looks like everything has been disconnected.

[OOC:  Are we sure the other body isn't Vanian?]

@Johnny  You two are the only ones on that floor, according to my spirit watcher.

Ghost looks at the body to try to determine if it was moved after it was shot.  Are there streaks of blood or just a pool?   If the body looks like it hasn't been moved at all he will search the body or any signs of ID.  After that he will go check the desk.

perception 4 + intuition 4 + actively looking 3 (11d6.hits(5)=4)

[OOC;  A rolled a perception test to determine if the body has been tampered with.  If I need more perception tests please let me know.]

[benhatt]

@Everyone "Thanks, for the info, Ghost.  We're not lucky enough that the stiffs happen to have their 'links on them, are we?  Also shoot me pics of them, I might be able to track down their identities.  That is if their faces are still intact.

Johnny turns to Mary [or where Mary was if she has gone all Predator]
"Yeah, you staying invisible might be helpful should someone show up. Give us that upper hand.

With that he'll open the door to Neil's office, keeping the lights off and activating his Low-Light vision.