[Smiley]

>>>>>[No, no, no. Well, yeah, you are right about wetwork being more easily planned with more opportunities to control the environment. But even if it is my specialty, it's not the only game I play. Intelligence gathering, close protection (Ironically, that's my second specialty), transportation, extraction and even negotiations on behalf others. The job I did for Money wasn't wetwork at all, in fact nobody died at all and it went exactly as I planned. I'm sure I gave quite the stomach ulcers to some in Brackhaven's camp. That's to give just one example involving someone on this VPN. Nah, I'm talking about real foresight, chess game style if you wish. Anticipation of involved players, deployment and use of your bests assets at the perfect time and planning of contingencies to cover a maximum of other possible actions by those players. That's how I roll in every aspect of my existence, not just business. No kidding, no bragging (maybe a little) when I say things usually go as planned. I never had to go in hiding, never had to change my face and I haven't change my SINs since I'm a shadowrunner (I added a few more to the collection but none of them are burned).]<<<<<
       -- Smiley (20:01:27/03-01-74)

[Mirikon]

>>>>>[Mostly it depends on what kind of timeline you're talking about. Any job you have a month to prepare for is easy to get to go according to plan, assuming the intel you used to do the planning was good. But short timelines or bad intel can make things get very interesting, very quick. Good planning is essential if you want to make it in this biz, but the true test of any runner is what you do when the plan falls apart. I know I'm not the only runner who has had a meet with the Johnson, and been told that they have a target that has to be intercepted in the next few hours, at this set of coordinates. And we've all had a situation where, despite doing your legwork and contacting sources, you found out that your intel was wrong, either because people lied to you, or because there were secrets hidden above their pay grade. Like finding out that the guy you were supposed to extract was actually a flesh form Wasp spirit. Or you find that you're caught in a shadow duel between dragons. Sometimes, you can't plan for the way events run, and you are forced to adapt.]<<<<<

--Iceblade (10:28:34/03-01-74)

[Wolfboy]

>>>>>[He made it Iceblade, none the worse for wear as a matter of fact. Unfortunately his training is gonna have to wait till next week to start. I'm supposed to be at that bloody intel convention Smiley's talking about.

Hey Smiley, you think Autumn is ready for a little weapons training? Since I'm gonna be running a range and tactical course for Ice's student, might as well run a few others through it as well.]<<<<<

--Wolfgar (16:32:39/03-02-74)

[Mirikon]

>>>>>[Well, I sent him some exercises to study, so at least he can work on his casting and PT. He's got a good work ethic in that regard. If you give him something to study before you go, he'll work on it until you get back.]<<<<<

--Iceblade (16:46:23/03-02-74)

[Kylen]

>>>>>[Smiley, on my way to address for pickup.]<<<<<

     -- Card (16:11:14/3-3-74)

[Wolfboy]

>>>>>[Oh my fragging gods, now i remember why i hate these fraggin things. Ugh! Did anyone get the number of that Tir slitch who kept feeding me drinks half the bloody night?

I swear, if its not the dinner with the boring speaches its the glad handing that takes place afterwards where everyone seems to be trying to peel secrets out of you. Smiley, how did you make out?]<<<<<

--Wolfgar (18:55:52/ 03-02-74)

[Mirikon]

>>>>>[*sigh* That makes me downright nostalgic. My dear Wolfgar, you simply haven't seen intrigue until you've attended a state dinner in Tir Tairngir. It has cooled off a little since the revolution, but even still, there are more intrigues and power plays in one evening than you would get in an entire election year in the UCAS. The old Princes were masters of the game, from all accounts, able to match wits with dragons and come off even. The only reason Hestaby is in trouble now is because of another dragon.

Of course, everyone expects you to be trying to advance your intrigues, just as they are. It is all a part of the great game. I especially loved when some noble family thought that getting an attractive noblewoman to bring me liquor and pretend to fall prey to my charms would allow them to get some hold on me, or my family. Ah, good times, good times.]<<<<<

--Iceblade (19:58:23/03:04:74)

[Kylen]

>>>>>[Well that was an interesting meeting. Didn't think I'd see HIM there. Smiley knows who I'm talking about.

And for a Zen practitioner like me, that was a scary as drek room the ENTIRE NIGHT. So many people who would tear out your throat with out a second thought. I'm glad all I had to do was sit around and drink...and look at Autumn. Gods be damned, I don't care if she ends up killing me in my sleep, at least let her do it softly, ya know? That's about all I'll say on that sweet Asian assassin, lest she hunt my rear end down, Good thing I got a pair of subvocal mics for my comlink, or she might hear it now...hell, she might anyways. Why DO you keep her off this network Smiley?]<<<<<

     -- Card (1:29:03/3-5-74)

[Mirikon]

>>>>>[Ah, sounds like our Card has found himself a crush. Though he does raise a good point, Smiley. I know you might not use such methods yourself, but intimate encounters are excellent situations for assassination. There are several methods, but I know a former Ghost who enjoys using intimate encounters to pass carcerands to the target's bloodstream. No injections, no patches. The carcerands are either in the lube or in a capsule she crushes in her mouth, and mixes with her saliva, both with some DMSO in them, of course. Typically uses a 12 hour delay, which gives her time to get away and take the antidote before the toxin goes to work. It also means that anyone looking into the death will be less likely to think of her.

Before the revolution, I once caught a Rinelle assassin trying to seduce me long enough to bury a blade in my chest while we were in the act. Silly girl, as if a mundane human would get me so far off-guard. In fact, she is on display in the mansion here. I'd kept her in the dungeon, hoping to break her and turn her against the Rinelle, but after Arianna, Mother hit her with a more permanent version of the Petrify spell. So I put her in the garden as a statue. Really artistic piece. Mother has a good eye for posing people before she hits them with that spell. By the way, you do NOT want to know what happened to the group of assassins that tried to take out Mother and Father.]<<<<<

--Iceblade (10:22:34/03-05-74)

[Keita]

>>>>>[ That might just be the most cold-blooded thing I've ever heard. Keeping an assassin on display as an ornament? Maybe it's the hot Spanish blood but...that's just downright chilling. I may just start offering daily thanks I wasn't born in the Tir.

By the way, Miri...I'll be there either tomorrow or the day after. ]<<<<<
       -- Madrecita (15:49:27/03-05-74)

[Mirikon]

>>>>>[Yes, it is fairly cold-blooded. But Mother wrote that spell specifically for the purpose of displaying her enemies as trophies. I asked her about it one time, and she said she got the idea from an old book, back when they were still on paper instead of chips. Something about a powerful magician who filled a garden with statues made from her enemies, until some talking lion released them.

But really, it is the assassin's own fault. She underestimated me, in part because of my image as a noble playboy, and that's why she got caught. She's just lucky that my mother got to her before my father did. Quick and relatively painless, and then nothing. Father is a follower of Cat. He plays with his food. Mother prefers to send a message that there are fates worse than death if you go after her family.

And the starlet will be ready and waiting for you. I'm starting her on the katana tomorrow, so it'll be a good time for it.]<<<<<

--Iceblade (16:37:23/03-05-74)

[CanRay]

>>>>>["The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" is the book, Mr. Iceblade.  Quite enjoyable when I was younger.

Sorry I haven't been around much, it is quite hard wrangling a bunch of my younger relatives with disposable commlinks and rotating cheap SINs for some anti-government manipulation of ARO advertizing tags.  I had to keep them from stealing too much from the Stuffer Shacks, reminding them that any crimes other than the ones they were hired for would prevent them from being paid.  I usually gave the money to their parents or guardians instead, unless they would have just spent it on booze or chips.

It was quite an interesting bit being on the other side of the "Table", even if it was a kitchen table rather than a bar, restaurant, or club.  I also sub-contracted out a few other jobs to older relatives after doing footwork for them.  Taking my cut, of course.  I have to admit, Mr. Iceblade, these suits you taught me about do feel good, and get me a bit more respect than I expected.]<<<<<
-- Murphy (16:52:58/03-05-74)

[Mirikon]

>>>>>[It is the same as gang colors, Murphy, or military uniforms. It evokes an image, and that image comes with preconceptions. You look at someone in Red Samurai armor, and you assume he's a grade A badass, yes? For all you know, that's just some plastic done up to look like Red Samurai armor, and the guy wearing it has never touched a real weapon in his life. But that isn't what goes through your head when you see him. You start by assuming he is the real thing, and knows what he's doing. It is the same with the suit. The suit conveys respectability, money, and the idea that you are just a representative of someone higher up the food chain. It demands respect. And whether you're a go-ganger or a megacorp CEO, image is everything. Which is why there are so many runs centered on image enhancement or sabotage.]<<<<<

--Iceblade (17:25:32/03-05-74)

[CanRay]

>>>>>[A lesson that my predecessors didn't seem to have learned, except in the usage of camouflage.  I'll have to review a few things now that I'm living in my new location, blending in required a new wardrobe alone.]<<<<<
-- Murphy (20:05:44/03-05-74)

[Smiley]

>>>>>[Back! Something came up at the last minute, I couldn't come on here sooner. Well, everything went exactly as I planned it at the meeting, except that I didn't plan to stick around that much after. I haven't made up my mind on what we discussed there. We'll see in a few days.

Autumn, Card? Really? Hahaha! Well, I can see the appeal, of a dangerous and pretty woman. But hmm, good luck with that! And I'm not keeping her from posting here. Not at all. I know she's reading, but she isn't the talkative type. She posted once about me, she might post again. Who knows? And as for showing her how to use sex for wetwork purposes, that's going to be her choice. Personally I don't like it, you leave too much fluids behind sometimes and if you're not extra careful, authorities might find it. I do mix work and pleasure but only for forging relationships and securing assets' loyalty, not to kill a target.

And Iceblade is right about something. For the same reasons I wore a 6000 nuyen suit, arrived in my limo and paid an over qualified runner as a driver, to make an impression. You show everyone that you're successful enough to wear these clothes and overpay a runner to drive you around in your own limo. Since I'm mostly in the wetwork business, it means I had to kill and outsmart a lot of people to get where I am. A little demonstration can also help back your rep for those not impressed by your pretty suit, if you can do that without getting everyone too much on their toes.]<<<<<
       -- Smiley (22:06:21/03-06-74)