[StarManta]

Monday February 15, 2072; 17:47, The Edge, Elven District, Seattle Downtown, UCAS

"Well, Mr. Linth, if I wasn't expecting you to come back, I'd be offering a much higher amount. I'd never have to pay it, after all."

"As for the security on the facility, most of what I can tell you are the things that are easily found through other channels, and you may in fact have better channels than I do. The only thing I know for sure is that the front door is not an option, which I why I put together a team so diverse. I'm not sure which of your talents will be the one that makes or breaks this job."

[Netzgeist]

Monday February 15, 2072; 17:48, The Edge, Elven District, Seattle Downtown, UCAS
Eliza Gebb, PAN = Passive (Meta Link), Hidden (Major); Broadcasting Ada Byron SIN rt.4

Eliza is uncomfortable with they ways her new motley tries to solve things. Two things that she thought were amateur acts were just now done by her teammates: negotiation the pay before knowing the full details and bringing solutions before the problems were evaluated. They can be good at whey they do, but they are entering into her turf and making it a little worse. At least Leather Face doesn't seem to make it a issue, for the time being.

Not a time to disagree, though. Beginning in the right stance is the least she can hope for.

"Well, Mr. Johnson, we have asked about the details of the job not because we could get them on our own - and what I say is specially true about the local security. The question at hand is that, as professionals, we need to know as much as we can right now to better appraise your proposal: 2000 nuyen can be both too much or nothing at all regarding this job; it all depends on the details we have yet to clarify."

She takes some time appreciating the wine bottle. She was in need of the credit, but working with people you don't know the MO, and specially when you will not have time to familiarize with... that means trouble. Still...

The girl continues:

"Also, I would like to know what is the effects you expect from our actions. I can understand if you don't want to share this, for your own anonymity sake, but understand that there are reasons why we would be more effective in knowing that: if things goes not initially as intended, the way we improvise things can influence the outcome of this deal; both positively as negatively, and knowing the intended results of our actions may determine if we will be working toward your goal intentionally or unawarely sabotaging it."

The voice tone she chooses indicates that she trust her judgments, but that she really think she can work not just inside the mission parameters, but towards and intended goal, if she knows which goal that is.

[lwcoyote]

Same time and place
PAN Status = Passive
SIN Status = Jenna McIntyre

Leigh found the dinner enjoyable; the food was decent, if a little uninspired, and her companions interesting and seeming very honest, if that could be said about shadowrunners that is. The elf let her drink linger, wanting to make sure she was clear-headed when dealing with an unknown Johnson, but relished the spice of the Thai dishes.

A brief flash of a smile to Ada, along with a nod. "Agreed... I think the kitchen has gotten a little too comfortable." she adds, then shrugs. "Although the resteraunts choice of theme might hurt them a little too." the elf adds. "As always, though, their wine-list remains one of the best in the city."

When the others ask about the job, Leigh leans back in her chair, relaxing but attentive. And when Leatherface goes over the basics, she studies him, hoping to 'read between the lines' as it were. The rather low offer however, took her aback.

"I do have to agree with my companions... particularly given that the job you offer *is* time sensative. I don't feel comfortable rushing into a job, and breaking into a communication nexus is challenging and dangerous." the elf starts, looking to the others briefly before turning her attentions back to their host. "I can understand the desire to maximize the use of your assets for minimum cost, believe me... but two thousand is far too low for what you ask, even for a non-established group." Leigh adds.

As she speaks, she uses her commlink to send a terse message to Ada and the others, a simple 'Start High. 6k?'

Reaching for her mug of cha, Leigh drains the last few sips before re-addressing Leatherface. "I can also understand your not wanting to reveal too many of details on the job before the preliminary negotiations are complet." she adds, briefly winking to Talon.

As Ada continues with Leatherface, Leigh turns her attention to the other female of the group, nodding carefully in agreement, enjoying listening to her speak.'Well put' she messages to her.

"I cannot help but agree, sir." she starts, offering a tip of respect to their potential employer. "As I am sure you understand, plans rarely remain intact once put into action; especially in situations where time is of essence. Rushing without enough intel can be disasterous to the final objective."

Negotiation (SENSE MOTIVE) -> 6 successes
http://www.palladiumknights.com/forums/showthread.php?336-Generic-Dice-Roll-Thread&p=3473#post3473

Note: Maroon text indicates intstant message-like thingys.

[StarManta]

Monday February 15, 2072; 17:48, The Edge, Elven District, Seattle Downtown, UCAS

"All reasonable enough points. The basics of the security, so far as my limited search has found, are not out of the ordinary for a facility of this kind. Which is to say, they have just over a dozen security guards on their payroll, I assume divided into three shifts, so I'd expect four to six at any given time. I've driven past a few times and I've seen two around the front each time, so I think they focus their attention mostly on that. Matrix security is obviously intense. I haven't had a chance to check their astral security, but typical NeoNET involves some token astral security and, if you're unlucky, there's a chance a mage will be on duty." Despite his initial objections, his smooth delivery of the dossier made it clear was expecting such questions. Like I said, some of you may have access to channels I do not."

He turned to Eliza. "The datastick I'll give you will contain a commlink ID and an encrypted message. Those are the only details I can give that have even a chance of helping you adjust to circumstances. If the automated program on the stick fails for whatever reason, your second option is simply to get that message to that recipient."

"Now, understand one thing. I can go up to 3000 apiece without much difficulty. However, if you're looking for more than that, it will come with further expectations. I expect my team-building efforts to be rewarded. Specifically, in the future, I would expect preferential treatment with regard to taking work I ask of you."

[Netzgeist]

Monday February 15, 2072; 17:48, The Edge, Elven District, Seattle Downtown, UCAS
Eliza Gebb, PAN = Passive (Meta Link), Hidden (Major); Broadcasting Ada Byron SIN rt.4

The hair falling over her face hides it a little, but "Ada" expression hints of a smile. She holds the offered glass, but takes her time without letting it be served.

She streams a message to the commcodes of the others:
"Well, guys, this is getting interesting. As far as I can tell, this guy is a smooth negotiator, and has been playing nice. Even though the pay seems cheap; remember that the team is a huge one. So far he is tossing twenty-one grand at the table!
The sum of variables with which we are working:
I calculate we got two edges over him (although one can be interpreted as a double-edge): 1)the team assembling exercise he is putting on here, even though not necessarily a "test from his employers", as he stated, is something that he is valuing. It was a great wok of his part and I don't think he will like it not working, so we can count on his effort;  2) time; the job must be done before 11AM, Wednesday. A quite short time frame for us, but even shorter for the next team if the situation come to it, and he will have a hard time dealing with finding another one. Still, he is the one calling the shots, as we clearly don't know each other and can't coordinate well, at least for a first meeting.
My evaluation: 6k would be too much to ask (it would signify 42 grand at his expenses, and we don't know how much he may already have payed to contact us), but I believe we could raise the offer to something in the house of 4 grand each, specially with what he is talking about the future is for real. Opinions?"

Quite a huge message, but the girl was already working on it before Leather Face made his last offer.

[Chrona]

Conrad remained silent and ate, choosing not to talk back and having no idea what input to give... He pondered the Nexuses security...

IC is down so using http://www.roll-dice-online.com/
Magical Security: Int 4 + Skill 6 = 5 - 3 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 4  1 Success.
Corporate Knowledge: Int 4 + Skill 3 = 1 - 4 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 1 fail...almoooost a glitch.

.. he couldn't remember squat about NeoNet.

[Thermo]

Monday February 15, 2072; 17:49, The Edge, Downtown
Dirk Blackwater; PAN=Passive SIN: Shin Shoryuken Rt.4

Dirk sent back a message in response to Ada's.

"He seems to have deeper pockets but wants some kind of future loyalty out of it. I don't get it.

I'm not familiar with the Tacoma NeoNET facility he's talking about. At least he's not talking about the NeoNET facility downtown. You guys know what I'm talking about? It's those seven uneven skyscrapers that surround the eighth one in the middle that are all covered in flashy AR ads."

[Netzgeist]

Monday February 15, 2072; 17:49, The Edge, Elven District, Seattle Downtown, UCAS
Eliza Gebb, PAN = Passive (Meta Link), Hidden (Major); Broadcasting Ada Byron SIN rt.4

Ada waited for the others, but she knew it was not interesting to let their host waiting. Her voice is assertive, with an alluring effect.

"Mr. Johnson, the job you require is a sensible one: it wouldn't work if any tampering is discovered at the NeoNET communication nexus; time is also of the essence. I believe we have a so short timeframe since you carefully spend some working in assembling this team."

She makes it quite clear that he would waste some valuable time to arrange other group for the task. The girl glances at the others, before going on.

"I feel confidence in this guys, and in your choosing ability. I believe your team-building effort will be rewarded; what we ask from you is just a fair deal: a good pay for a good job. How about four thousand to each of us? One in advance, and three at completion?"

Ada offers the glass to be served:

"I believe you are quite capable of justifying this investment to your employer."

Negotiations dice pool = 5 (Charisma) + 4 (Negotiation) + 1 (Vocal Range Enhancer) +  2 (First impression) + 6 (Glasses Empathy Software) = 18 dice
18 dice = 6 hits, no glitch

[IrregularS]

Monday, February 15, 2072, 17:49 pm, Inside The Edge, Downtown district
Ironclad; PAN = Acitve (Meta Link), Hidden (Technomancer); SIN = Henry Fitzgerald rt.4 (Meta Link)

After eating the meal, Ironclad leaned back in his chair and began to drift a bit, listening to the others talk.

Man, I am thankful for these earplugs. I doubt I'd be able to hear a fuckin' thing without them.

Hearing about the Tacoma nexus, Ironclad thought back to his experiences in the past few years in Seattle.

Intuition 5 + Area Knowledge: Seattle 4 = (9d6.hits(5)=1)

Afterwards, his mind drifted to the possibilities of the Nexus' security.

Logic 3 + Security Design 2 = (5d6.hits(5)=2)

[Deliverator]

Monday, February 15, 2072, 17:50 pm, Inside The Edge, Downtown district
Sharp; PAN = Acitve (Transys Avalon), SIN = Nicholas Spikings rt.4

Listens as the negotiations progress and begins to wonder about the job. What can I remember about this NEOnet nexus thing...

Area knowledge: Seattle (2) + Int (4) (6d6.hits(5)=2)

Let me see if I can find a satellite map of this place...

Data search (0) - Defaulting (1) + Log (2) + Browse (4) (5d6.hits(5)=1)

[StarManta]

Monday February 15, 2072; 17:48, The Edge, Elven District, Seattle Downtown, UCAS

Leather Face picked up the wine glass and poured it into Ada's waiting glass. "I believe we have an arrangement," he said. One by one he poured the wine into the glasses of everyone that held up their glass. "One thousand nuyen up front, three thousand upon completion."

Although the group had heard of its existence, none of them could specifically remember much about it. Sharp was pretty sure this was a fairly new building - probably built as part of the WMI half a decade ago - but was only able to find a low-resolution satellite image of the place, not much more than a warehouse by appearances. Because it was built after the Crash, Ironclad had a feeling that it had higher security than communication hubs used to have.

[lwcoyote]

(( OOC: Got tied up with RL yesterday, sorry! My post will skip over the older posts, as it would be fairly pointless to revist stuff from several game minutes earlier, but I do want to say: great posts! You're all talented writers ^_^ ))

Same time and place, same PAN and SIN status

Leigh smiles to herself at Ada's statements and conclusions towards their host. Reaching idly for a glass of the dessert wine, she takes a brief sip, to sample it, then flashes a little smile to Talon before looking back to their star negotiator first, then Leatherface.

"I'm glad to see we've a deal in place, sir." she comments, once again adding that touch of respect at the end. "Now that we do, is there further information you're willing to share with us? Things you might not have shared with those not in your employ?" the elf then queries, leaning forward a little bit.

While waiting for a response, she sends a quick message to her now-teammates, 'What do we know about this NeoNet nexus? I'm rather in the dark myself.'

[Thermo]

Monday February 15, 2072; 17:46, The Edge, Downtown
Dirk Blackwater; PAN=Passive SIN: Shin Shoryuken Rt.4

[Replying to Leigh's PAN message]
Sounds like we're all a bit in the dark on this place.

I'll do some scouting tonight, try to check out the surrounding buildings as well. It would be good if we can have a full report on this place by tomorrow morning, and that includes checking out astral as well as Matrix security. We don't have much time to plan this.

[Deliverator]

Monday February 15, 2072; 17:46, The Edge, Downtown
Sharp; PAN=Passive SIN: Nicholas Spikings Rt.4

Well, all the information I have is that the building is quite new. Only about 5 or so years old, so I would assume it was built specifically to house this commsite. Which means the security is going to be pretty high, since it was after well BOTH crashes. Now I don't know much else except its location. I assume one of you is good at hunting down that kind of information and I suggest you get to work soon. We have roughly 24 hours to plan this.

Talon reaches out and takes the wine glass, sipping softly. "Now that we have a deal. If you could pass on any information you have to us, such as if there is something else of value on site, we will be able to get to work. The reason I ask about other valuables is in case we are discovered, it would be advantageous to you for us to make things look like we were after something else. Also is there a way to get in touch with you if we are suddenly in need of your professional capacities? " Grins playfully at Dancer. This could be fun. If we can find a way to disguise our purpose as just seeking access to some paydata that would be great. Then if we bump into security I can make a little extra cred.

[Netzgeist]

Monday February 15, 2072; 17:49, The Edge, Elven District, Seattle Downtown, UCAS
Eliza Gebb, PAN = Passive (Meta Link), Hidden (Major); Broadcasting Ada Byron SIN rt.4

Smiling, the girl sipped from the glass and savored the wine. Now that the negotiations part was mostly over, she could relax a little, and focus on other things than the emotional analysis of the people around the table.

Her only lingering thought was "dawn, why did it have to be NeoNET?". As the ARO messages flashes in her glasses lens, she opens a search program and tries to scan what has been said about the facility in question on the Matrix. Sometimes, even the news can bring you valuable information.

4 (Data Search) + 5 (Browse) + 2 (Analitycal Mind) + 2 (Encephalon 2) = 13 dice
13 dice = 4 hits, no glitch