[Sentinemodo]

CT #5, IP #2
[crack sprite (matrix) 18][Omar (matrix) 16][Mouse (matrix) 13][Fractal (matrix) 14][drone #2 6][drone #1 5]

assuming that no action occured previous pass, becasue no encryption were cracked at this point.
as of IP#2

the encryption program run by Omar, reports, progress but not enough to crack the transmission encryption - scored 4 hits.
assuming Omar delays

Mouse\s program reports progress but also not enough to crack the transmission - scored 5 hits (9d6.hits(5)=6)
9d6.hits(5) → [2,6,5,6,1,6,5,1,6] = (6) 5 hits - had to scratch two dices, due to Electronic Warfare(4) being used not Response(6)

you're up 

[snake_eyes]

The sprite will be holding actions, it's purpose was to defuse any databombs. It doesn't have the decrypt program.

Since he probably can't do anything else (like summon a sprite,) Mouse continues to work dilligently on decrypting the drone 1 node.
EW(4)+Decrypt(3)+TM(2)-sustaining(2)= 7d6.hits(5)=3
Chalk up another 3 successes.
Are we there yet??? 

[Sentinemodo]

With most of you in VR or unconscious. Only Lips (with his own eyes) and Omar (with the microdrone sensors) obeserved holding their (metaphorically speaking is case of Omar) breath. The second the drones had had a clear line of fire and no distractions in front of them they should concentrate their fire on the body of Sam to finish the job they started.

But nothing like this had happened. The searchlights went off, the aftersounds of machinegun fire fading in the tunnels. A faint sound of a drone moving over the rail is being heard.

It seems that after all there wasn't finish off clause in the drones programming, or the adaptation porgram of the pilots didn't consider immobile Sam's body to be a threat anymore.

from the combat persepective, assume you've broken the encryption on trasnmission line and shortly after on drone #1 node.
we are still in combat mode, so please post in combat turns/initiative passes, but no need to roll init until I tell you to do so.

[Netzgeist]

As soon as Fractal perceives that one of the drone's encryption is finally cracked (it took just seconds, but for someone in VR, in the heat of combat and with a friend uncounscious in the line of fire, it seems like forever), it's Matrix avatar starts the process of interpreting it's internal structure and search for exploits to use in getting on the node.

Hacking on the fly roll (Target = Drone #1 node)
6 (Hacking esp. Exploit)  + 6 (Exploit 6) + 2 (Hot Sim VR) = 14 dice = 5 hits, no glitch

[Sentinemodo]

The node's sculpture is strange. Actually unstable would be a better word. It seems ... flickering. That's the good word.

make a Reality filter + Response(3) test at the treshold with a failure meaning -1 to response.

what kind of priviledges you're targetting?

[Netzgeist]

Fractal is looking just for user privileges; then he will edit some admin accounts on it.
6 (Reality Filter) + 6 (Response) = 12 dice pool = 3 hits, no glitch *
* Don't know if that's right, but I've got no Reality Filter Program running at the  time, so I believe I shouldn't be able to make the test at all. Your call. If you decide so, I will just apply the response modifiers on the next rolls.

[Sichr]

When Omar see that the kondor spread his wings and in the next moment dive its hacking beak into the firewall, he decides to contribute to the efforts with whatever he can
Hacking(4)+Response(5)+Opt(1)+VR(2) (12d6.hits(5)=4)

This is 4 more dices for Fractal to roll for the exploit test

[Sentinemodo]

Haven't checked it. if you have no reality filters, you got no save on this

Firewall(3) + Analyze(3) (Fractal Stealth of 6) -> 6d6.hits(5)=3 no luck

Even without help of Omar Fractal found a hole and dived in into the node.
The flickering sculpture forced its way over the neural transmitters of your commlink and there was no Condor icon anymore, but a human prisoner icon. To your shocking experience you found yourself chained, with a large metal ball.

for all further actions, consider your commlink to be Response 5, due to incompatible interfaces.

The node itself looks like a prison. You stand on the sand near to the tower with its walls going endlessly to the left and right.
There is a powerfull searchlight mounted on the tower as well as a large machinegun (both are constructs for the peripherals facing outward).

There is a prison guard manning the tower (agent construct) it is cautiously watching the AR screens before him (sensor peripherals). He is holding commlink and a bunch of keys at his belt (construct for access_log and account priviledges).

The agent haven't spotted you obviously. As impossible as it may seem to you - you have a feeling that the world outside is moving while the tower is immobile...

[Netzgeist]

What the fuck?

Dammit.

The new icon sculpting felt odd and unconfortable. More than that, it felt limiting; and that's a feeling Fractal just can't bear.

@Omar, Mouse: "I'm on the Drone #1 node, and... shit, I can't even explain how messed up this is. I'll open some doors here for you."

It's not insecurity, but this node is just that wrong. Company is needed to put things right again. Fractal reaches for the pockets in the prisoner's clothes his icon is wearing (wondering why would a prisoner garment have pockets after all) and manages to reach a dull-edged spoon. Despite it's strange sculpting, it was clearly his Editing Program; the icon had a fitting presentation for the node, but it was a bad and sad joke.

Creating an Security Access Account on Drone #1 Node
4 (Hacking) + 6 (Edit) + 2 (Hot-Sim VR) = 12 dice = 6 hits, no glitch

The dull-edged spoon made a hole in the sand from which anyone with whom Fractal shared the secret entrance would be able to access the node with security privileges; the mastery of the elf in editing digital content could be seem on the account creation code - so well made that it would suffice for even an admin one, but the artist was cautious while alone in an unknown land.

@Omar, Mouse: "Here it goes; the first of you can log on. Username: inmate137 Password: fragthesystem."

[Larzarus]

@team:"What every you do, it seems to work. The drone does not attack Sam anymore."

Lips could start levitate Sam out of the danger zone, but that would propably force the drones to start shooting again. Therefore and since the rest is up to the Hackers, Lips makes himself comfartable with his back agains the tunnel walls and switch into astral space.

There he moves closer to Sam to check his condition. 'Please don't be dead....

[Sentinemodo]

@team:"What every you do, it seems to work. The drone does not attack Sam anymore."

Lips could start levitate Sam out of the danger zone, but that would propably force the drones to start shooting again. Therefore and since the rest is up to the Hackers, Lips makes himself comfartable with his back agains the tunnel walls and switch into astral space.

There he moves closer to Sam to check his condition. 'Please don't be dead....

An astral scan, reveal that Sam indeed is alive, bruised severely, and bullets in few places did pierce the armor, but you are as certain as you could ever be without medical knowledge that he is not in direct danger. Healing him however might be outside your power with the amount of essense he sold for cybernetic enhancements.

[Larzarus]

Back in his meat body:

@team: Good news everybody, despite his effort, Sam is alive and in no medical danger of death.

[Netzgeist]

@team:"What every you do, it seems to work. The drone does not attack Sam anymore."

The drones stopped shooting... well, not the efforts of the team, but at least they did. So all they need now is to deactivate the drones so that the team is able to safely get to Sam, take him to a safe place and treat his wounds. And please Eliza so that she shares her info on the missing team. And then find the missing team.

A little bit more than Fractal would like to think.

@team: Good news everybody, despite his effort, Sam is alive and in no medical danger of death.

@Team: "Great news, Lips, and thanks for sharing them with us. By now, do not assume it's safe to enter the danger-zone. We have yet to deactivate the drones. But we are working on it ASAP."

[Sentinemodo]

[@Omar, Mouse: "Here it goes; the first of you can log on. Username: inmate137 Password: fragthesystem."

The account has been created. But either nerves are fragging you again or that fraggin' prison guard started to look around suspiciously...

[Sichr]

Omar uses Fractals acess to subscribe to the node, ready to assist Fractal with anything he would like to do. When he enters the node, and finds out the sculpting and consequences, he neverthless adapt his plan to the situation:
@Team: Hope i can do something about this layout
Hacking(4)+Spoof(5)+HotVR(2) (11d6.hits(5)=4) : Set Reality filter - OFF