[Mirikon]

>>>>>[You'll have to be more specific as to location, Longshot. The astral, for better or worse, is like a reflection of the physical world. Just as there are areas in the physical where there is a regular amount of low-level fighting, so too is it in the astral, and even moreso once you venture on into the metaplanes. Even in Seattle, there's almost always some violence somewhere in the astral around the sprawl at any given moment. So where are you talking about, and have you noticed any regular players, or is it different each time?]<<<<<

--Iceblade (08:58:21/09-16-76)

[Taejix]

>>>>>[Not that I've noticed. Chi-town's astral isn't exactly the sort of territory anyone would consider fighting over though.

Fighting to get away from it, maybe.]<<<<<

--Ruthless (17:25:14/09-17-76)

[farothel]

>>>>>[Hey guys, I'm back.  First I had a job that kept me away from here, and then I was just back in Tinseltown when we had an earthquake.  Nothing to worry about, something like 5 point something on the Richter scale, but people freaked out.  I can't really blame them after the last big one, but still.  and then there's the ones who think they can take advantage of the situation.  Police have been busy.  I'll post a news story soon. ]<<<<<

--Black Panther (10:05:45/09-19-76)

[Longshot23]

>>>>> [Yeah, gotcha, Iceblade. The one that I saw was shedim vs insect flesh-forms in western Snohomish, about half a klick from the shoreline actually. I bring it up because for the last few weeks, there seems to have been greater activity by shedim, and my info is it's been directed against other Awakened nasties.] <<<<<

-- Longshot (12:15:28/09-22-2076)

[Mirikon]

>>>>>[Just because they both view us as chattel doesn't mean they get along with eachother. Hell, even bugs of different hives going to war isn't that uncommon. In the end, it usually boils down to turf or who has possession of a particularly choice prize, whatever it may be. Word on the street, so to speak, is that the Shedim are getting desperate. Whatever Ghostwalker did to claw his way out of the Watergate Rift, it opened the door for the Shedim. When he sealed the rift, the door got locked shut. From what I hear, they're pretty desperate to find a way to open that door again. Considering what was needed to open the Rift in the first place, much less close it, this is cause for concern. I don't know about you, but for me, "desperate shedim" puts a chill down my spine, just like the words "Renraku's been really quiet lately" or "I wonder what Pax is up to these days".]<<<<<

--Iceblade (01:33:23/09-23-76)

[Taejix]

>>>>>[I think you're understating it a little Iceblade. Bugs spend almost as much time attempting to kill each other as they do us.

What's the usual method for dealing with Shedim anyway? Never run into one myself.]<<<<<

--Ruthless (14:27:30/09-26-2076)

[All4BigGuns]

>>>>>[From what little I was told, stick your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye.]<<<<<

-- Predator (14:42:49/09-26-2076)

[farothel]

>>>>>[I've seen one only once and we got rid of it by stunning the host body, putting astral wards around it and then incinerating it.  That way you force them back on the astral and the wards keep them there until they're forced back to their home plane (they need dead bodies to anchor themselves here).  They can be summoned back by master Shedim, but the servant Shedim can't get back on their own. ]<<<<<

-- Kitten (22:14:15/09-26-2076)

[Mirikon]

>>>>>[The normal rules for fighting spirits apply. Hit them as hard as you possibly can, and pray. Wards can trap the astral form, but they'll need to hold firm for weeks, potentially, especially for the strongest Shedim. Which means you either need to have this thing contained somewhere that NO ONE or NOTHING will visit, or you have to stay on sight, to make sure no one disturbs the ward. If you have a mage on hand, then destroying the body and then engaging in astral combat to attack the spirit directly would force it back to its own plane. But especially when dealing with a Master, you'll have to have some serious skills to be able to take them on in the astral without getting killed, yourself. There are no good options for dealing with Shedim, and never try and deal with groups of them at the same time.

Fortunately, from what I've heard the Shedim's native plane is too 'far' from our own for even the Masters to call them anymore. Which is why they're desperate. Do yourself a favor, Ruthless, and stay out of these fights if you can.]<<<<<

--Iceblade (20:36:23/09-26-76)

[farothel]

>>>>>[I second that.  We managed because we had four mages with us to do it, plus a full battallion of troops to keep people out.  What I described was the only way we knew of at the time (we were all young and stupid back then), but now I know the only reason it actually worked was because we had numbers on our side.  And it wasn't a master. ]<<<<<

-- Kitten (12:37:10/09-27-2076)

[Leevizer]

>>>>>[I don't like winter.]<<<<<

-- Shade (12:34:01/12-03-2076)

[The Wyrm Ouroboros]

>>>>>[ I have issues with spring.  It is very sad, to be Japanese and allergic to cherry pollen.  I have come to enjoy winter, though.  The area north of Vladivostok is very beautiful after a snowfall. ]<<<<<
          -- Hawatari (06:05:14/12-03-2076)

[Orbweaver]

>>>>>[ The housing I'm in has no air conditioning, and no heating. Well, technically it has heating. It just doesn't work right. Spring and fall? Awesome. Summer and winter? Fuck me sideways with a sand belter.]<<<<<

-- Orbweaver (17:39:01/12-07-2076)

[Leevizer]

>>>>>[Viability of renting a cube at a capsule or coffin motel for safe house purposes? Somewhere to disappear for a day or two? Maybe not final solution or escape place. How often are they checked? Hiding guns, ID, credsticks inside one? Using as a dead drop? Any experience?]<<<<<

-- Shade (14:55:10/12-08-2076)

[Jian]

>>>>>[I wish you all happy holidays - such as they are in our line of business.]<<<<<

--Delir Emet (00:44:24/12-21-76)