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[December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe (Crew: Oakland)

Posted by Mr. JohnsonFor group 0
Mr. Johnson
GM, 159 posts
Sat 14 Mar 2020
at 21:25
  • msg #40

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Gregory and Devlin

Wheels, Guns and Gear
Devlin's eyes narrow and he replies: “Overhead and supply chain is your problem.  I'm not interested in discussing your gear or your weapons... or...”  He trails off momentarily, eyes settling first on Acme, then on Grendel.  Then he turns to Hellfire and adds excitedly, “You know what?  You raise a really good point.” you can almost see the wheels turning; and you aren't sure you like the direction they are going, but like a smartframe controlled road train, this juggernaut is already rumbling forward.  “I've been thinking too small.  This is a PR goldmine if we play things right.  Tell you what, you've got a deal.  I'll bring the wardrobe team out here tomorrow morning.  Call it ten o'clock.  You guys meet me here and I'll get you all suited up.  Tres chic stuff, real flash.  You're all gonna love it.  Oh man, this is gonna be great.  I'll get logistics to spring for a limo bus and line up a trid crew to follow you all around for the weekend.  We'll get some great stuff.  Real candid seedy underbelly of the 'plex footage.  So rock and roll.  Hopefully enough to make a concert trid.  I'm telling ya, there will be some big bonuses for you guys if this all plays out right.  Hell, I might be able to get you double.  Oh baby!  I gotta make some calls.” he says standing up and tossing a handful of credsticks onto the table.

With Gregory in tow gushing something like "...the positive message will be a great opportunity to connect with the wider community and counter the Imperial narrative..." they are out the door and into the back seat of a waiting Toyota Elite.

Pearlman

The dirt on Freya
Pearlman shakes his head muttering “I see why you like that girl, Hellfire.  Ya both talk too damn much.” he says with a good-natured chuckle and signalling the bored looking waitress for a round of beers.  “No real harm done though.  I got a feeling somethin' like that was gonna end up happening no matter what.  To answer your question, the buzz on this kid Freya is nova hot.  Won't be nothing to worry you, but just so you know, she might be the next big thing.  No one seems to be out to hurt her, but lots of folks are watching her, and Apogee, with interest.  Folks with big fat credsticks.”

Guns
Turning to Kord, he adds “You need guns, I'm your guy.  Here, I'll beam you that number you asked for...” he adds letting his PocSec pair to share his number.  “An Ingrams shouldn't be too much trouble.  You guys get me back with the specs for anything else that you need.  I'll see what I can pull together for tomorrow morning.  Fair market prices.”

SINs
“Chummers, you got nothing to worry about with Oakland airport security.  The place leaks like the oil pan on a '55 Blitzen.  You will need to be prepared to expect some formalities from the rent-a-cops they got working there.  I'll have some passable SINs with all the right permits for ya first thing in the morning... and I'll send the bill to Apogee.  No cost to you.” he adds on his way out to door.  You can here the throaty engine of his bike roar to life and rumble down the street.

Team
There is 6000¥ in unregistered cred and a fresh round of beers sitting on the table...

Kord needs to make some calls to pull in a favour to see if he can score a surveillance drone from GEI's inventory...

Acme made a suggestion about being an incognito player positioned inside the club...

A map of Matchsticks is included above.  You've got the run of the place to snoop around and plan.  You've got about twelve hours to do legwork and get some sleep before you're supposed to meet Devlin and Co at Matchsticks in the morning...

Great scene everyone!  PocSecs updated +1 XP.

Kord
player, 27 posts
Sat 14 Mar 2020
at 23:21
  • msg #41

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe


Before Devlin & Gregory leave:


"Go for a Hummer limo rather than a limo bus," he commented to Devlin as he was getting up from the table to leave. "A big mean one if you can get it. It'll create more of a buzz. And your wardrobe guys better be able to handle armour. We'll still need to be able to do our job."



Before Pearlman leaves:

"A smarted Ingram with seven clips of ammo," he clarified to Pearlman. Enough ammo to for several firefights with a bit of luck, but that was how Kord liked to approach things. Enough ammo to get himself out of the shit should all hell break loose. "Also, if I need an intro to a decker do you have someone? Not an ops decker, just someone who can hack some stuff for me in the background."



After Pearlman leaves:

"Yea," Kord replied to Acme's comment about Freya. "We could end up escorting her all over the place playing tour guide. Any of you know this city well? I'm new in town myself." He planned to get himself one of those tourist chips that gave you the low down on all the best places to go. Unfortunately they also came with a lot of advertising that could drive you mad unless you managed to suppress it all.
Acme
player, 57 posts
Coyote Shaman
Avowed Pain In The Ass
Sun 15 Mar 2020
at 00:17
  • msg #42

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Acme looked sour over the idea of them being redressed.  He poked at his longcoat and rolled his eyes.  Ah well, if he got to keep the clothes, they could be used for something in the future, a run perhaps.  At Kord though he gave a wide grin.  "Ah... sure, yeah, I've been around here and there.  I mostly just suggested me being a roadie for insider kind of watch since I can just float around in astral..."
Hellfire
player, 35 posts
Sun 15 Mar 2020
at 01:20
  • msg #43

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

"What...the...frag...just...happened?" Hellfire asked the universe. He sat looking poleaxed as everyone cleared out. He shook his head and took up his new drink. "Anyway. Looks like the ride is sorted. As for gear I got my personal side arm, Ares Predator. I will take what is offered but I am not about wasting our resources to get me a pretty boom stick. If this run ever comes down to relying on me to play cavalry with a machine gun then we are well and truly fragged. If the crew can spare it, I wouldn't mind a couple of eyes in the sky to help us keep over watch on the asset. MTC has been working on some bug-likes that would be wiz for this. Also a little GPS tracker wouldn't go wrong here. Link it to all our Pocsecs that way if someone nabs her we can track her down. Now I ain't normally paranoid but I think we should probably get four GPS. One obvious two hidden and if the girl will allow one sub-dermal tag. He pulled out an electric vapor  apparatus and inhaled. When he exhaled a large musky scented cloud blew toward the ceiling.

"Other then that, I should be good. What do you'all need to babysit the pampered pompous pixie?"
This message was last edited by the player at 01:24, Sun 15 Mar 2020.
Grendel
player, 49 posts
Sun 15 Mar 2020
at 02:01
  • msg #44

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Grendel was a little stunned himself, but for an entirely different reason. Everybody was acting like pocketing four thousand NuYen for a few days work was normal. While true they did not actually have it all yet, it was a hope, a real hope.

He hardly felt qualified to chime in, but when Hellfire asked, Grendel shrugged. "I wonder if anybody makes like an armored bag, or a case or somethin. Some place we could hide her if things get ugly." he said. It was an unorthodox suggestion to be sure, but he had never even seen a pixie. So potentially the tactics for protecting one would be...non standard?

The prospect of their new outfits both intrigued him and gave him a weird sense of foreboding. Just what did they have planned?
Mr. Johnson
GM, 161 posts
Sun 15 Mar 2020
at 15:31
  • msg #45

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Keeping track of GM responses you are waiting for:

Drones - either you’re borrowing from GEI or buying through Pearlman or going shopping in the morning...
(1) GEI can lend you two Microskimmers.  Return after the concert. You break it you buy it.
(2) Pearlman can get an MCT fly-spy in a hurry but at cost of 3K.
(3) You have some time to go shopping on your own if you want to see if you can do better.

Guns - so far you’re in for an Ingrams SMG, linked and loaded out. Pearlman will provide for 1K.

Pixie sized protection - nothing immediately jumps to mind, although the nightclub does have walk in chiller/freezer that could work in a pinch. Acme has plenty of time to ward it up if you want to use it as your on site panic room.

Mr. Johnson
GM, 162 posts
Sun 15 Mar 2020
at 16:00
  • msg #46

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Trackers: You can do any/all of the following:
(1) use commercially available RFID tags that are linked to your PocSecs.  Super cheap: 50 nuyen and a trip to the mall can set this up but it will be range limited and may be impacted by walls (call it 1km max).
(2) use a burner PocSec with tracker enabled. You can print a cheap phone at any vending machine for like 25 nuyen. GPS gives long range coverage but it’s not micro sized.
(3) use a micro-transceiver with location sharing activated. This would allow voice communication at all times as well, but might be limited by walls or distance (same as the RFID tags). Trip to the mall will sort this out at 100 nuyen for each transceiver.  This would also be a good idea to keep the team in touch with each other while on the job.
(4) purpose built micro GPS transmitters linked to your PocSec or to a ground control station. This will take a successful Pull Strings roll. Each unit costs 500 nuyen.

Kord
player, 29 posts
Sun 15 Mar 2020
at 16:53
  • msg #47

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

(1) GEI can lend you two Microskimmers.  Return after the concert. You break it you buy it.
 - I was going to have Kord report in to GEI after we'd left Matchsticks and organise this as part of that conversation

Guns - so far you’re in for an Ingrams SMG, linked and loaded out. Pearlman will provide for 1K.
 - I'm not sure how Kord is paying for this as the funds being paid to the team are for the other three not him. I was hoping for a gear budget from Devlin but that hasn't happened. If it's easier Kord can just try to get what he wants from GEI.

Hellfire
player, 38 posts
Sun 15 Mar 2020
at 17:04
  • msg #48

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

"Contact...Kilo.Oscar.Romeo.Delta. Requesting munitions drop for current assignment. Come back. over." lol
Mr. Johnson
GM, 163 posts
Sun 15 Mar 2020
at 17:05
  • msg #49

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

In reply to Kord (msg # 47):

Pull Strings:
13:00, Today: Mr. Johnson, on behalf of Kord, rolled 13 using 2d6+1 ((6,6)).
Boxcars you lucky S.O.B.


Bilko says you can draw the SMG and the skimmers from the GEI armoury. With a wink he adds that he’ll write it all off after the mission. It’s all yours to keep at no cost!
Mr. Johnson
GM, 169 posts
Tue 17 Mar 2020
at 23:53
  • msg #50

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

If it works for you guys, I’ll fast forward to the morning at Matchsticks before the weekend... maybe Fri evening... unless you want another weekend round of postings for planning and legwork...
Grendel
player, 50 posts
Wed 18 Mar 2020
at 00:52
  • msg #51

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Works for me.
This message was last edited by the player at 12:15, Thu 19 Mar 2020.
Hellfire
player, 39 posts
Wed 18 Mar 2020
at 01:25
  • msg #52

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

I got nothing else to do here I don't think
Mr. Johnson
GM, 174 posts
Wed 18 Mar 2020
at 21:53
  • msg #53

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

In reply to Hellfire (msg # 52):

You gonna chase down that 'trackers' idea any further?  In this crowd, it looks like Hellfire is all the tech support you're gonna get...
Kord
player, 32 posts
Thu 19 Mar 2020
at 09:20
  • msg #54

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

I'm fine to move on.

Mr. Johnson:
Bilko says you can draw the SMG and the skimmers from the GEI armoury. With a wink he adds that he’ll write it all off after the mission. It’s all yours to keep at no cost!

Thanks for this.

One minor thing though. Do you mean Major Malvada? She works for GEI and Bilko is an independent fixer separate to GEI.

This message was last edited by the player at 21:02, Thu 19 Mar 2020.
Mr. Johnson
GM, 176 posts
Thu 19 Mar 2020
at 17:26
  • msg #55

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

In reply to Kord (msg # 54):

"You look surprised to see me chummer!" Bilko says with a laugh over the vid-call connection.  "After that fiasco in Haiti, I got out of the Army.  Bounced around in the Atlanta for a bit before ending up out here.  California, man... he adds shaking his head.  "...every small town has their own private self defense force, local militia or company of patriots.  I make a pretty good living keeping them supplied.  Anyway, when GEI decided to come to town they needed a guy with local connections to handle in-flow of weapons and equipment and they looked me up.  It pays to stay in touch with the old community, you know?  You just got in right?  We should have a beer before you head back to Denver."
Acme
player, 59 posts
Coyote Shaman
Avowed Pain In The Ass
Thu 19 Mar 2020
at 22:27
  • msg #56

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Acme perks up a bit, cracking his knuckles.  "I think we should do a little research on who we're guarding for, see if she's got a bit of wiz herself.  If she says she's a pixie I'm guessing there's a bit of magic involved, though I've heard of social adepts before..  See if she's got a large presence on the 'Trix, any stalkers or beef with other groups, aside from the usual supremacists and idiots."
This message was last edited by the player at 22:28, Thu 19 Mar 2020.
Mr. Johnson
GM, 181 posts
Fri 20 Mar 2020
at 20:41
  • msg #57

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Loose ends:
-Emergency Measures: Grendel's idea for a way to keep Freya out of danger.  There are a few rooms in Matchsticks you could prepare for a last stand if you want to take the time now.

-Trackers: Hellfire's idea for trackers.  As above (msg #46) you can do this without rolling to Pull Strings unless you want to try and get micro GPS transmitters at 500¥ each.  Just tell me what you picked up.

-Matrix data trawl: Acme's idea for a public info on Freya or pixies or Apogee studios.  Casual browsing is no problem – you can each learn one thing from a quick look at your PocSec (you tell me what you learned keeping in mind, it may or may not be true).  If you want to dedicate time to research then please post your research plan, time spent and actions in your next post.  I'll roll Citation Needed as necessary.

Feel free to post any other character actions / legwork in your next post.


Onward...

>> FF >>
10:00 am at Matchsticks


Apogee's hair and wardrobe team are waiting as you arrive at Matchsticks.  They wait arrayed around craft services truck pouring complimentary soykaf or RealFruittm flavored breakfast drink and serving up morning pastries.  The small team of professional primpers descend upon you armed with clothing and accessories from Vashon Island's Morrisey line.  The armor woven into the stylish suit jackets won't be worth a damn in a serious fire-fight, but the dull, metallic gunmetal greatcoats keep out the winter chill and have a fine weave of Kevlar II through the fabric making them as good as any armored clothing on the market.  Apogee's stylists complete your outfits with fresh haircuts and Whitelaw electric sunglasses.  A free app you can download will pair the glasses to your PocSec giving you a makeshift HUD from your phone feed.  Not a bad deal since you aren't paying for any of it.

While the stylists go to work, a glossy black limo built on a Rolls-Royce Prairie Cat chassis is dropped off by Apogee's logistics division.  Inside there is plenty of space and amenities; a fully stocked refrigerator and wet bar, telcom with trid unit and matrix jackpoint with a subscription to Planetlink's gaming PLTG.  It's set up for both manual and rigger control with a powerful 5.0L hybrid petrochem-lithium battery fuelled engine under the hood to haul this beast.  It is a bit of a bus and not made for acceleration with the dual axle rear suspension making handling a bit stiff, but it will haul ass at a good clip once you get it up to top speed.

Rolls-Royce Prairie Cat Limo [seats 8, power 1, armor 1, sensor 1, frame 16, fuel 3]

Pearlman shows up for long enough to grab a soykaf and drop off some new SINs to load onto your credsticks.  He explains that the identities are from LA and, with the bad blood between the CFS and the free city, it should be tougher for Sacramento's inept Republic Bureau of Investigations to track the gaps.  It will be no problem getting past the rented security cops at Oakland International Airport.  These IDs might even fool the imp checkpoints downtown; not that you should push it that far if you can help it, but who knows, you might get lucky...

...and just in case you don't Pearlman also drops off a small satchel filled with medical gear.  Two trauma patches, four stim patches, an auto-injector of Crash and a rapid dermal infuser of Cryo.  “Hope you don't need it, but I'd like you to be around long enough for us to do biz together again.  And, I put it on all on Apogee's tab.”

PocSecs updated with new gear and nuyen.
-SIN (Plausible)
-Tres Chic armoured greatcoat (3 armor)
-Fine suit
-Whitelaw sunglasses (wearable tech)

Kord
player, 38 posts
Sat 21 Mar 2020
at 21:55
  • msg #58

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe


Earlier at GEI


"Hey Bilko," replied Kord. "I didn't realise that Malvada had you on her payroll as well." In truth he hadn't realised that Bilko and Malvada knew each other, but then maybe it was a smaller and more connected world than he appreciated. He glanced round to check that they weren't overheard before continuing. "GEI's got a fat contract in Apogee so I reckon that you've got yourself a winner here if you scan it right."

He then ran through the gear that he needed with Bilko and his old army buddy was able to get the SMG and security skimmers for him. Even better Bilko could loose them in his accounting with GEI so they could keep them, no questions asked. Kord logged in his memory that he could get a favour out of Hellfire in return for the skimmers, something to bank for later at no extra cost to himself. He was very pleased with that.

After sorting out their gear requisitions with Bilko, Kord then made his way to the GEI command centre where Deckers working on the Apogee contract were based. He wanted a full background check on this Pixie Freya and her retinue, a copy of the itinerary that Apogee had logged with GEI and the virtual schematics of all locations that Freya was scheduled to either perform in or make a public appearance at. If there was a choice of Deckers to talk to he picked the one with the most dubious reputation, one who was interested in after hours, off the books private commissions, always looking to make himself another contact.



Now at Matchsticks

Kord smiled to himself as he adjusted the strap on his smarted Ingrams SMG so that it hung discreetly under the new Vashon Island lined coat he had been given. Apogee's wardrobe team had even inserted several pockets inside the coat to hold the Ingrams' spare magazines. They were truly talented, though the hair team had been a little offended when Kord had refused to let them rework his short mohawk. He was happy with how it looked and he wasn't about to allow any overly preened hair dresser change it.

He also took the Whitelaw sunglasses they gave him, choosing to keep them in their case and put them in a pocket, intending on selling them later if their return wasn't demanded. His own NuWave smart goggles had more features built into them and, though they weren't anything like as fashionable, they were critical to his rig out and he wasn't about to change them.

When Pearlman arrived with the SINs, Kord took his with a nod of appreciation and then loaded his holdall into the extended Prairie Cat alongside the medical kit that the fixer had also charged Apogee for. Kord wasn't a medic by trade but he had enough basic training and familiarity to use the items in the satchel. His own holdall was quite bulky and had that distinctive clink of metal on metal when it was moved, obviously containing additional firearms should Kord need something larger than an SMG. Hopefully it wouldn't come to that but Kord was prepared if it did.

Once Grendel was free from discussions with the Apogee makeover team, Kord made a beeline to him. "Hey bud. You and me is the physical security here. My weapon of choice is any kind of gatt but I can handle myself in close as well. What about you? You wanna stick close to our VIP while I roam?"
Grendel
player, 53 posts
Sun 22 Mar 2020
at 02:16
  • msg #59

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Emergency Measures

Grendel had little experience with ballistics, fortifications or dignitary protection, but he was at least possessed of a utilitarian sort of critical thinking. He was used to getting jobs done with limited resources, and little oversight, so he tackled their impromptu safe room with a graceless enthusiasm.

He cleared away some of the adjacent shelving to make an easy ingress route for the whole team, much to the frustration of the team trying to prep the kitchen for a busy night. Likewise he took a walk around and felt he had more or less figured out which corner of the thing had the most metal and "stuff" around it to deflect rounds. He also took the time to figure out the thermostat, make sure the door could be operated easily and gave the rest of the team a quick brief angles of fire if they had to take up defensive positions in or around the thing.




Now at Matchsticks

Not only had Grendel never owned anything tailored, but he had never worn pants or shoes that had not been hand made around a campfire. In a weird way they actually felt more constricting, if only because he was so conscious about getting them dirty, or torn. His hulking frame looked kind of silly in a long coat, but his hair was easily two shades lighter after a good scrubbing and a trim. Likewise the glasses required a crash course in electronics operation...the big guy did not even know how to turn them on at first.

He did not even want to think about how much it had all cost.

When they were settling down to business, he nodded to Kord in a friendly way as he approached, and thought about the question for a few moments before he responded.

"Yeah, let's do that." he agreed with the more experienced Merc. "I'm probably gonna want to be up close anyway, I mean I'm not the best shot in the world, plus I only packed buckshot." he pulled out the side by side sawed off shotgun hanging on a loop of webbing, obviously a custom job for his troll sized hands. The antler inlay and hand carvings contrasted sharply against the composite of Kord's ingram, but a 12 gauge was a 12 gauge. He at least had the sense to keep it muzzle down. "Probably not the best tool, with the crowds and all that." he shrugged.
Kord
player, 41 posts
Sun 22 Mar 2020
at 22:41
  • msg #60

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

"You should talk to Pearlman about getting you an extra gatt," Kord replied to Grendel after looking at the Troll's shotgun. "Even if you don't need it now it'd be a bit of bonus on top of your fee." As a Merc there had been numerous occasions when Kord had kept some gear after the end of a contract and then sold it on to someone like Bilko or Pearlman for a bit of extra income. In fact there had even been one mission where his team had made more money from selling the gear they brought back with them than they had actually been paid for the job itself. Sometimes the paperwork of returning equipment wasn't worth the agro to the Corp and it was easier for them to just write it off.

"Or is you more of a hand to hand guy?" Kord continued to Grendel, noting that the Troll could easily rip the arms off a lot of people. "Bet you Pearlman could get you some kind of combat axe or even a mono katana if that's more your buzz." Kord had been on a contract once with an Elf who carried a mono katana and followed some strange kind of warrior code. He'd been a great scout and was lethal at close range with his katana. It had been a pity though when someone had shot him about six times with a rifle. Grendel looked like it would take a lot of rounds from a rifle to hurt him however.
Grendel
player, 54 posts
Sun 22 Mar 2020
at 22:57
  • msg #61

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Grendel nodded along like he had some idea of what Kord was talking about, but in truth, he had only the faintest impression. Grendel was not a "gatt guy" or a "hand to hand" guy, he was  the "new guy" if anything. So new in fact that he had not developed a preference, or discovered any kind of aptitude towards anything in this new world he now found himself hip deep in.

He had never been to a gun store, he had never been to a firing range, and while he had "shot at" people, it had been in the middle of absolute chaos, where it was hard to tell if he was even hitting anything at all. And even then he had been pretty young.

He could not imagine carrying a sword around, and while he had been swinging an axe for most of his life, it had been at cedar rounds, or while clearing trees from the road.

"I'm still pretty new to all this..." he admitted a little sheepishly, and ran one hand back over his freshly washed hair. "It's my first time actually. I've gotten into stuff, don't get me wrong, I've just never been paid for it before."

"So any advice with this kind of stuff, I'd appreciate it." he managed a smile, then became a hint more serious. "I have spent some time in a Tank, like a bio-med vat. I've got some organic ware on board, so I'm not helpless...just, new." he thought for another moment.

"But that being said, I'm here to do work, I'll follow your lead...get it done. Just bear with me if I frag somethin up along the way yeah?" a corner of his mouth hinted at a smile again.
This message was last edited by the player at 02:22, Mon 23 Mar 2020.
Kord
player, 43 posts
Sun 22 Mar 2020
at 23:56
  • msg #62

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Kord nodded in understanding at Grendel explained that this was his first paid contract. He'd helped a number of green soldiers in his time and Grendel seemed a lot more with it than many of them had been.

"Sure, I'll see you right," he said offering his hand to shake. "First thing is weapons. I ain't got the physicals you have so I need weapons." Even though he made himself sound small in comparison, Kord could clearly handle himself in hand to hand combat. He just lacked the size and build of Grendel. "You got a knife?" he continued while pulling wide either side of his new lined coat to show the weapons he was now carrying. "So I'm now carrying the SMG, a pistol and I've got a combat knife if things get real close. I've also got some heavier stuff in the limo in case all hell breaks loose. Doubt we'll need it but you never know. I reckon that you need to speak to Pearlman over there. Get yourself a blade of some kind you can keep under the coat and maybe something bigger that you can stash in the limo. Maybe a combat shotgun. That way you've got your sawn off and a knife for close work and the combat shotgun if it really kicks off. Sound like a plan? If it does then go tap Pearlman up and get him to add to Apogee's account."
Hellfire
player, 49 posts
Mon 23 Mar 2020
at 00:06
  • msg #63

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

Hellfire took in his new look. I look fragging amazing. "I look like ass." He said out-loud. The fashion gurus even saw fit to give him a Chauffeur cap which currently sat atop his head flattening his mo-hawk. He slid on the glasses and turned to his compatriots. "So is anyone else concerned they are going to use the footage from these glasses to make some sort of behind-the-scenes Trid, or worse we become extras in some reality show. The real protection of pixie stars" he said, his voice tainted with irony.

Upon seeing the limo he let out a long whistle. Hellfire walked the length of the vehicle taking in it's entirety. "Oh man. Now that's what I am talking about." He slides into the drivers seat and begins to adjust all the features to his preferences.

Ok So I am going to shell out the 500 for the custom Tag. I will request it is either sub-dermal or looks like a piercing or expensive ring not a necklace. I would prefer something that can't be removed or easily seen, maybe a pill she can swallow?. I will also buy 3 of the 50 yen ones and some jank jewelry to hide them in. The intention is I want 1 or two easily found ones that a potential kidnapper will find easy, 1 that is harder to find and 1 that is impossible to find. My intention is to route all the glasses to the GPS signals so everyone will be able to ping the location. Can I get a little Jammer that can block scanners or would that interfere with the GPS? I will also buy a sub-vocal mic and hidden ear piece for every team member that needs it and an extra one for the asset so we can communicate two way with her.

does the limo have a rigger interface?

Mr. Johnson
GM, 194 posts
Mon 23 Mar 2020
at 02:29
  • msg #64

Re: [December 2059] Mayhem and Mistletoe

@Kord: The company command post is slow with the night shift crew but one of the company decker’s, a woman named Angela, catches your eye and waves you over to her telcom terminal.  “I got a trace on that smartframe.  Chased it to an unregistered jackpoint out in the Dregs.  Whoever sent the trace had a burner phone slotted to the jackpoint.  A dead drop. I cracked the closest repeater tower and have the records on a hundred calls made within a few seconds of the smartframe leaving our system.  I can't push the trace any further right now, but I’ve put an SK onto sorting those calls.  Might take another day to find anything interesting.”

In the morning Angela is off-shift but you find this message on your PocSec:

:: LTG# 904 (62-9033) :: {Angel}
++Ran your scans.  Girl comes up squeakily clean.  All I found was album liner notes and fanspace nodes.  A couple of these fans don’t scan right.  Bordering on creepy lovesick infatuation.  Something you might wanna watch for.  Other details in the file.++
>>>This message includes a pin drop to Eastshore Manor (a boutique hotel in downtown Oakland - Emeryville)
>>>This message includes a 1Mp datafile.

>>>Begin file:
Flight... TC156A - BOS-OAK - arr 1345hrs 12/12/59
Hotel Booking... Eastshore Manor - Republican Suite
Sound/System Checks... Matchsticks - 1400hrs 13/12/59
Showtime... Matchsticks - 1930hs 13/12/59
Departure... TC159D – OAK-LAX – dep 1140hrs 14/12/59
>>>End file.



@Grendel: after your preparation of the walk in chiller and planning about how you could use it as a safe room: you Hold +1 for Rock and Roll at Matchsticks and hold +1 to Make it Rain for any team mate who is engaged in combat at Matchsticks.



@Hellfire:

Go Shopping
21:58, Today: Mr. Johnson, on behalf of Hellfire, rolled 6 using 2d6+1 ((2,3)).
Miss take +1 XP - you could Edge Bump this to a 7 for a weak success but the GPS and Jammer won’t arrive in time, so best to let it lie.


A quick trip to Discount Trid Hut yields almost everything you are looking for.  Without having to try very hard, you find the three RFID tags and can get freeware that links the signals to your PocSec.  Although the range is limited it will work pretty well in a pinch.  The transceivers are also easy to find and you pick up five without any fuss.  You find yourself a few nuyen lighter, but far better off for communications and surveillance.

RFID tags - 10¥ each: 30¥
Microtrancievers - 100¥  each: 500¥
PocSec updated...

...and yes, the limo is set up for rigger control

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