Session+One

[17:39]  **GAME TIME**

[17:40] * Tbg is now known as Knox

[17:42] * Knox is now known as Hound

[17:42]  To the common man, it's a pretty normal day in the great urban sprawl known as Seattle, the last bastion of UCAS turf on the west coast. Rain is heavy, smog is thick, and it's guaranteed that somebody is being targeted. A normal day indeed. Normaly enough that a couple of folks have been invited to Paliotti's Italian resturant, a known mob front and decent food joint.

[17:43]  To those that arrived, it's a real credit to the mob stereotype. At least nobody has a goofy accent.

[17:43]  (Ahaha, oh comeon, it wasn't that bad))

[17:44]  ((Go ahead guys, I fill Jay in when he comes back.))

[17:44]  ( k. Are we supposed to just show or look for someone specific? ie "Mr. Johnson"))

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[17:45] * X sets mode: +o JayMitsuru

[17:45]  ((Oh right, I was getting to that before he dropped))

[17:45] <@JayMitsuru> last I saw was **GAME TIME**

[17:45]  ((Ah))

[17:45]  To the common man, it's a pretty normal day in the great urban sprawl known as Seattle, the last bastion of UCAS turf on the west coast. Rain is heavy, smog is thick, and it's guaranteed that somebody is being targeted. A normal day indeed. Normaly enough that a couple of folks have been invited to Paliotti's Italian resturant, a known mob front and decent food joint.

[17:45]  To those that arrived, it's a real credit to the mob stereotype. At least nobody has a goofy accent.

[17:47] * Hound stands roughly 6’ tall. He is built lean, athletic in form rather than overly muscular. His jet black hair is cut short in something of a buzz style an inch or so in length. His grey eyes are usually hidden behind a pair of shades. Over a pair of dark jeans and a deep green shirt, he wears a worn and comfortable synth-leather jacket.

[17:47]  He arrives to the eatery ahead of time, taking a good look around the place for several long moments while he waits to be seated. Mob, moron or military. Job was a job. And he needed the nuyen.

[17:47]  The call was pretty brief, but the "Johnson" said you'd be making at least four figures if you could do a simple search. Five, if he likes you enough. All you gotta do is say you're waiting for Adriano and the waitress will take you right to him.

[17:49] * Hound will pass the message on to the waitress when she comes to seat him then.

[17:49]  (MAD detectors?)

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[17:49]  ((Oh for christs sakes.))

[17:49]  ((No, it's just a resturant.))

[17:50]  ((You think you'd be the only one walking through those doors with a gun?))

[17:50] <Thale> (no but they be turning it off for those)

[17:51] <RastaGM> ((You've been to resturants with a mad scanner before the door?))

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[17:51] <Hound> ((Geez Jay. net sucks tonight...)

[17:51] * JayMitsuru is now known as WillWard

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[17:51] <RastaGM> ((Do you need a minute to pick a server that doesn't suck?))

[17:52] * Thale walks in 6 foot tall kinda skinny for an ork tusks sticking out of his lower jaw wearing a lined coat and a moderately expesnive style suit his hair is jet black done in a ponytail

[17:52] <@WillWard> ((yeah... not sure what's going on. everything else seems to check out alright, and I have no real way to know if a server's gonna suck until it does.))

[17:52] <RastaGM> ((Well what did you last see? Tell me through private messages so as not to spam everyone else.))

[17:55] <RastaGM> The waitress gives Hound a lookover before nodding with a smile, waving for him to follow while giving a cheerful "This way please, sir.". It doesn't take any training to confirm any suspicions you're being watched, this place has a lot of people in fancy suits, and all of them are bad at keeping their watching unseen.

[17:56] * Thale waits for the hostess to return

[17:56] * @WillWard is a small but handsome man of Japanese descent. He stands roughly 5 and a half feet high. He wears an off-the-rack suit under a nice-but-weatherbeaten overcoat. He runs his fingers through his shaggy black hair before proceeding to chat up the waitress.

[17:58] * @WillWard makes some small talk before letting the waitress know he's here to talk to Adriano.

[17:58] * Hound follows along, walking smoothly after. It's highly unlikely they're going to just draw guns and blast him just yet...but it doesn't hurt to keep an eye out, at least peripherally.

[17:58] <RastaGM> Eventually, at least three runners are finally escorted to door on the other side of the resturant that leads to a private room. With a knock from the waitress the door is opened, and some broad-shouldered dumb muscle peeks out to look over each "guest". With a nod he waves them in, but not before giving a warning to keep hands where they can be seen while talking to Adriano.

[17:59] * Thale looks around the room quietly

[18:01] * @WillWard looks like he's here for a serious buisiness meeting as he surveys the room, a slight smirk on his face.

[18:01] <RastaGM> Adriano, the man himself, is already seated within the room. He looks to be a young fella with dark hair, blue eyes, and a more casual looking outfit(still technically a dress suit); no way he could be in charge of anything but here we are, with him trying to hire a couple of runners for whatever task. He motions the assembled runners to take a seat, "Hey, wondering when I'd see you guys... Only three of you right now?"

[18:02] * WillWard is now known as Hiro

[18:02] <@Hiro> ((oh god I thought i'd dc'd again))

[18:02] <Thale> "Unless someone got lost along the way"

[18:03] <RastaGM> Adriano scratches the datajack behind his left ear before shrugging, "Yeah? Well, whatever. Consider yourselves having potential backup if things go bad."

[18:04] * Hound walks into the room, moving to one side of the door to let others pass (and keep his back to something for the mildly comforting concept though its not like bullets will be be stopped by a cheap ass wall). He looks around the room, letting his senses take in everything as he waiting for the man to speak. At the question, he simply shrugs one shoulder. He had no idea who else was

[18:04] * Hound supposed to {next}

[18:04] <Hound> {cont} be here. Maybe the wap couldn't count to 3? He gave another little shrug. Backup was nice...if it was needed and trustworthy.

[18:04] <Thale> "I will keep that in mind"

[18:04] <@Hiro> "well, we'll just make it appoint to avoid that. What kind of work are we looking at?"

[18:08] <RastaGM> "Hah, straight to business. That's a good quality." He taps his fingers on the table before speaking again, "Okay, long story short, we got a shipment that keeps getting hit. The ones that do it are rarely the same people, they only sometimes know exactly what they're grabbing, but they all do know exactly where to strike down to the minute."

[18:08] <RastaGM> ((Sorry, something grabbed my attention so it took a minute to manage that little))

[18:09] * Thale waits for the part where we come in

[18:11] * Hound quirked an eyebrow at that. It sounded like there was a leak, either in the meat or the 'trix. Was the guy really wanting them to shake down the guy's whole network? Boy was that a lot of access to organized crime syndicated. And a fast road to a unmartked grave once they decided to clean up those that knew too much.

[18:12] <RastaGM> "I made checks to see if it was just some stooley who was leaking info, came up with nothing, it just ain't one of ours. Someone from the outside got a vendetta against what I'm shipping, and he's made it a mission to stop my product and only mine. All our other shit? Barely touched, outside of idiot punks who don't know any better. But mine? Can barely make one route without getting attacked."

[18:13] <RastaGM> "Simply put, I need to find this guy. He knows exactly what he's after, even if his hired guns don't."

[18:13] * @Hiro nods and steeples his fingers

[18:15] * Hound keeps his eyebrow raised and says nothing for the moment. He wasn't a negotiator. He had plenty of questions about this but he was willing to wait and see if the other 2 wanted to get this started.

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[18:16] <RastaGM> ((Nothing happened, Hound is waiting for other people to show some initiative.))

[18:16] <@JayMitsuru> "What happens to the transport crews?"

[18:17] <RastaGM> "Them? They either get taken out for putting up a fight or run away and try to think of how to apologize for leaving my stuff to get stolen."

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[18:17] <Thale> "Any idea who would want what you are moving?"

[18:17] <RastaGM> "Granted, some actually succeed in fighting off the attackers, but it's just bad business all around. It's drawing unwanted attention."

[18:18] <@JayMitsuru> "What sort of transports are we talking about? A van? Bike couriers? Long-distance hauler?"

[18:18] * JayMitsuru is now known as Hiro

[18:20] * Hiro changes topic to 'S-Run Gaming Community: GAME ROOM Please join #S-Run for chat| Now Playing: SR4 2050-Chrome Days, Ep1: The Postmen'

[18:21] <RastaGM> Adriano looks between Hiro and Thale, answering Thale first. "I don't know. It ain't cops, they wouldn't do this guerilla warfare bullshit when they could just go right for the throat of it. Besides, I got my payments done so they leave me alone so long as I don't make too much noise, which I didn't before this all started. Could be other mobs, like Yak's or Triads. Someone after electronics, not chems." he then turns to Hiro, "All of

[18:22] <Hound> ((got cut off?))

[18:22] <@Hiro> ((all of ))

[18:22] <RastaGM> (Where would be?))

[18:22] <Hound> ( then turns to Hiro, "All of ))

[18:23] <RastaGM> (oh)

[18:23] <RastaGM> He then turns to Hiro, "All of the above. Mostly just delivery vans, but sometimes just bikes."

[18:24] <Thale> "What numbers are we talking about?"

[18:24] * Hound clears his throat. "Who sets up the schedule? What steps does it go through before it gets to the trucks?" He pauses. "Is there a time limit on this job? And how much are we being paid?"

[18:24] * @Hiro starts to speak, but just nods when Thale beats him to it

[18:25] <Hound> ((just beat me ;) )

[18:26] <Thale> (*beats and flays hiro and hound)

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[18:28] <RastaGM> Adriano gives a half-smirk before replying to the questions about pay. "Hmph. You all get five thousand each for finding the guy, with double that if you can make sure to do so before another shipment gets hijacked, which if he got good goons this time would be about..." He lifts up his left arm to check his fancy timepiece, "Thursday next week. It's Thursday now, so that's seven days." (cont)

[18:29] <RastaGM> (cont) "Although, if you run out of time and keep that shipment from getting hijacked, I might just give you the extra money anyway, provided you can solve this little problem before the shipment after next."

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[18:31] <Thale> "Any idea the size of force are we facing and hardware the be toting?"

[18:31] <@Hiro> ((sorry... cramming foods))

[18:32] <RastaGM> "Changes all the time. As I said before, it's pratically never the same people. Could be some punks with molotovs and peashooters, could be some mercs for hire with high-grade hardware."

[18:33] * Hound nods slowly. 5k wasn't bad. Needed to find the guy first. "About that scehdule question? Finding the one behind it all isthe goal after all. He has to be getting your schedule somehow."

[18:33] <@Hiro> "How does the route get to the drivers? and for that matter, how do they get the goods?"

[18:33] * Thale waits for other people to negiotate before he does

[18:34] <Hound> ((not it! ;) )

[18:34] <@Hiro> ((I got it))

[18:34] <@Hiro> "for that matter, this really sounds like a heavier load than what you're offering "

[18:35] <@Hiro> roll 11#d6 negotiation for more money

[18:35] Hiro rolled negotiation for more money --> [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=4 ]{4}, [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=4 ]{4}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=1 ]{1}

[18:35] <RastaGM> "I send a guy to the drivers. I made sure the guy was within earshot of myself after I started getting suspicious of snitches, but he ain't slipped nothin' yet..."

[18:36] <RastaGM> ((That's one single hit. Hard luck.))

[18:37] <@Hiro> ((yeah... f'ing terrible))

[18:37] <Hound> ((indeed. And I got not skill so can't help either)

[18:37] <RastaGM> ((I was almost worried this bot would be too generous.))

[18:37] <Thale> (can I assist? :P)

[18:38] <@Hiro> ((I wonder if I can just tell him to 'pay us more'?))

[18:38] <RastaGM> ((You know what? Sure, why not. Go ahead and roll, just you know, try to play the roll.))

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[18:39] <Hound> ((according to rules, assiting is possible generally.))

[18:39] <RastaGM> ((Yeah, I'm aware.))

[18:40] <@Hiro> "This is a major issue for your organization I think, Considering this is someone targeting your specifically it seems these wheels may need to be greased a bit more."

[18:41] <@Hiro> "You've confirmed you have no internal leak, you've taken obvious precautions, and you've not given us a lot to work with."

[18:41] <RastaGM> ((Thale, you going to help him?))

[18:41] <Thale> "so your asking us to find a guy with no lead against a force of unknown odds and unknown hardware least we need some seed money upfront as a gesture of good faith and to cover some expenses"

[18:41] <Thale> roll 6#d6

[18:41] Thale rolled --> [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=4 ]{4}

[18:41] * @Hiro mentally touches his nose, points at thale, and touches his nose again

[18:42] <Hound> ((these dice are mean...))

[18:42] <RastaGM> roll 7#d6 counter-negotiation

[18:42] RastaGM rolled counter-negotiation --> [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=4 ]{4}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=1 ]{1}

[18:42] <RastaGM> ((No kidding))

[18:42] <Thale> (rawr)

[18:42] <@Hiro> ((puts his dice away, goes to the car and gets the other set. THen spends the next five minutes creating a replica of stonehenge with them while chanting))

[18:43] <@Hiro> ((okay guys, don't forget: Hard Cover is Your Friend))

[18:43] * Hound stays quiet and lets them handle the negotiations.

[18:45] <@Hiro> "If not seed money, information and the cooperation of your organization. Since we've got a week there's no doing this the easy way."

[18:45] <RastaGM> Adriano looks at the two runners trying to negotiate extra pay, and gives them a bemused expression. "Yeah, that so? I give you jokers a job and you people barely ask any questions but complain about no leads? Comeon people, you don't even know what's getting shipped... But you know what? Fine, I will give good faith. Give you each a thousand up front when you leave here, but I better get results."

[18:45] <RastaGM> ((I gave you guys a bonus, as your arguement had some points.))

[18:46] <RastaGM> "Now, are you actually going to ask some better details or whine that I ain't giving you free dental coverage?"

[18:47] <Thale> "If you are willing to provide what kind of electronics that could give us a general direction of where to look"

[18:47] <@Hiro> "Sir, I'm not interested knowing more than is necessary. You said electronics and that was initially sufficient. Since you've pressed the issue, what electronics are we talking about, and how detailed are you manifests?"

[18:48] * @Hiro hopes he suppressed his relief earlier that it wasn't drugs or body parts

[18:49] <RastaGM> "Oh, now we getting curious about fine details. I appreciate you all trying to stay coy and play it safe, but if I was worried about you being cops in disguise, I would of just used my own muscle." He reaches for his relatively untouched drink and takes a sip before continuing. "Now that you ask, it's BTL's." (cont)

[18:50] * @Hiro is secretly crestfallen. This deal's getting worse all the time.

[18:50] * Thale tries not to cringe when he says taht

[18:51] <RastaGM> "I know, I know. Spare me your moral quandries, but a mans gotta earn to get anywhere. Besides, it's mostly just me who even looks at electronics at the moment, and I figured since we never tapped that market, well..." The guy almost seems like he was bragging, except... WAit, he probably is. "Specifically, I chanced upon a type that nobody has gotten their hands on yet. But I guess somebody got jealous of my monopoly."

[18:51] * Hound clears his throat. He's already asked several but pointing out the boss is wrong is generally bad idea. "Interesting. Anyway, this isn't my area, but have you had magical watchers during this? We need to know who sets the schedule, the steps it goes through all the way down to the transport itself." He didn't want to know what was IN the shipments, that was a bad thing to ask in many

[18:51] * Hound cases. {next}

[18:51] <Hound> {cont} If the guy offered, oh well. Still didn't matter. Least it wasn't explosive. He'd worry about defending the actual shipment later. First goal was trying to find the source.

[18:53] <@Hiro> ((the fact that he's bragging right now makes me question his general security powture when it comes to these))

[18:53] <Thale> "So what kind of BTL's we talking about?"

[18:54] <RastaGM> "It was mostly me that set the schedule before it took off and succeeded. Now it's mostly done by one of my boys, who still goes through me to confirm it's all good."

[18:54] <Hound> ((yup. Why I'm not taking his word for his 'security'.))

[18:54] <@Hiro> "more importantly what''ll people call it on the street? How will we differentiate it from the other drek out there?"

[18:54] <RastaGM> ((You think a mob guido wouldn't have a little ego after establishing a monopoly in his crime family? Never said this guy was smart.))

[18:55] <@Hiro> ((you never even suggested he's smart: he's a mobster hiring shadowrunners! ))

[18:55] <Thale> (*gets a flash back to watching 8mm)

[18:56] <@Hiro> ((wasn't that a snuff film?))

[18:56] <@Hiro> (( or was it about Eminem?))

[18:56] <Thale> (*nah it was a ncik cage movie about a guy trying to find who made a snuff film thats 8 mile enemime)

[18:57] <@Hiro> ((wow... I was close! ))

[18:57] <RastaGM> "The type? Ah... Well, the format isn't super uncommon, a dreamchip, but the content is something else. Very high quality for low cost. I have to call one of my programmers to get specifics, but he said it was originally a corp design that never got major use."

[18:57] <RastaGM> ((Abs loved that goddamn movie.))

[18:58] <Thale> (it had tony sorprano in it whats not to love!)

[18:59] <@Hiro> ((oh, then I should watch it))

[18:59] <@Hiro> "how long have they been out there? Have you found any end-users with your stolen product?"

[18:59] <Thale> "Whats the Btl of?"

[19:00] <Thale> (can joquiline phoenix or w/e the guy that played johnny cash and emperor from gladiator)

[19:03] <RastaGM> "I dunno, my lead programmer says the program was last updated officially three years ago before something happened and it got scrapped. Think he said something about disgruntled employee's. Hah, wonder if some corp guy got too close to his own supply."

[19:04] * @Hiro isn't exactly sure that's how BTLs orginate but accepts the man's musig

[19:05] <RastaGM> Normally they don't, but corporations are not normally recognized as ethical in the shadows.

[19:05] * Thale looks to his fellow employees if they want to ask any other questions

[19:05] <@Hiro> "at this point I think we've gone far enough into privledged information for our acceptance of this job. That said, This sceduling guy..."

[19:06] <@Hiro> "we will need to talk to him. better yet, we just need to know where he is and I think we can work from there."

[19:06] <@Hiro> ((I totally said 'scheduling' correctly, regardless of my misspelling))

[19:11] <RastaGM> "Yeah? If you think that's the best place to start then okay... It's one of my trusted guys. He won't be too happy that you're spying on him, but try not to smack him without first getting evidence. Called Nicolas Williams, he usually hangs out around the Auburn area. Quiet place, mostly."

[19:13] <@Hiro> ((AUBURN! I WAS JUST THERE TWO DAYS AGO!!!))

[19:14] <Thale> "where would he be at this time?"

[19:14] <@Hiro> "I appreciate your cooperation. And I'm sure we can rely on your silence with regards to our operation. If someone's watching, knowing that there's a counter-operation may send them to ground."

[19:15] * @Hiro is running out of cliches

[19:15] <RastaGM> "Well, he ain't assigned to anything until a few days from now, so he'll be in Auburn like I said. Probably checking up on local issues if he ain't home."

[19:15] <Thale> (Keep your nose clean see)

[19:16] * @Hiro pulls out a small notepad and scribbles the guy's name down in phonetic arabic.

[19:17] <@Hiro> "I'm satisfied. How should we make contact when we're done?"

[19:19] * RastaGM pulls a slip of paper from his jacket and slides it over. "Got a commcode here for you, it goes to a burn phone so don't get too excited."

[19:20] <@Hiro> "Of course. Can't be too careful these days."

[19:20] <RastaGM> ((I seemed to have forgotten that I don't need to /me as a GM))

[19:20] * Thale gets up ready to leave

[19:20] * Hound stays quiet, letting them handle this for now. He notes the comm code on the paper, taking a moment to remember it. There were still a lot of holes to close for them to go through but at least it was a start.

[19:21] * @Hiro nods to Mr. Adriano and stands to leave, tucking the code in his coat.

[19:22] <Hound> "Shall we contact you here for future correspondance or do you have a comm code we should use?"

[19:22] <@Hiro> ((hound! EHRMERGERD! LAG!))

[19:23] <RastaGM> Adriano stands up to politely see the runners out, but not before telling them to wait long enough to get their up-front fee's in the form of certified credsticks... Once he's able to get a few charged after a few moments, of course.

[19:23] <RastaGM> "Just call the phone if you got anything business related. It's best you don't get seen coming in and out of here for every little update."

[19:23] <@Hiro> ((I was expecting a waitress to hand us 'to go' boxes with credsticks and rolls))

[19:24] <RastaGM> "You know, unless it's something too important to be said over the phone."

[19:24] * Hound nodded and headed out with the others.

[19:24] <RastaGM> ((He don't like you that much.))

[19:26] <RastaGM> And so, after business is taken care of, you all find yourselves where exactly? Unless you chose to stay at the resturant a little longer.

[19:26] <Thale> "so where to how to approach this?"

[19:27] <Hound> (not that hungry ;) )

[19:27] <RastaGM> ((continue on, I'm going to take a piss))

[19:28] <@Hiro> "Chinese noodles, cheap motel room, find a 'trix guy. in that order"

[19:28] * Hound shrugs, once they are out and in the partking lot. "I'm a security expert, infiltration and the like. Interrogation and questioning is not my thing."

[19:30] <@Hiro> "It's not mine either, but I know my way around a dialog. It's probably best that we find someplace else to be. ANybody need a ride?"

[19:30] * @Hiro whistles calmly as he walks to the well-used tan Americar across the street

[19:31] * Hound nods. "I do," he says following Hiro to the car. "So, just some polite Q&A with the guy?"

[19:32] * Thale walks to his van

[19:33] <@Hiro> "i'm not even sure about that. Don't want to tip our hand to whoever's watching him."

[19:33] <RastaGM> ((And back.))

[19:34] <Thale> "course we could just track where the items are"

[19:35] <@Hiro> "That's probabaly the easy way. but we've got to find users, or dealers at least."

[19:36] * Hound frowns. "Why? What's the point of that? The schedule's being learned somehow. Either someone is overhearing it as its being passed along, magically or matrix-wise. This is before the users and dealers get involved."

[19:36] <Thale> "well its not something they cause use like guns it has to be distributed in order for it to be of any use"

[19:37] <@Hiro> "If we find the product, we backtrack through the supply, find someone that hit a shipment, shake them down for the information on who hired them, and follow the money."

[19:37] * @Hiro has some maybe grandiose ideas of how this would work

[19:38] <Thale> "Think of it like how we would do it we hit a shippment then hide out until the heat dies down and fence it"

[19:39] <Thale> "Say the place is being bugged survelliance or magical or other wise anyone a decker or mage here?"

[19:41] <Hound> "If we had someone from a previous raid that attacked a shipment, sure." He shook his head. "It's going about the long way I think. Our perp is learning when and where the shipments go. Though...if its every damn thursday, that does make it more obvious," he mutters. "That's why I figure we work top down, look for the week points like we were going to hit it. Starting at the dealers and drop

[19:41] <Hound> off {next}

[19:41] <Hound> {cont} seems a bit late," he says with a shrug.

[19:42] <@Hiro> "But 'heat' is relative. These are quick strikes. Boss isn't putting.... This is a bad place to talk. Let's hit Stuffer's for some instan't noodles and find a crashpad."

[19:42] <Thale> "you leading or am I?"

[19:43] * @Hiro starts up the car.

[19:43] <@Hiro> "Follow me I guess."

[19:43] * Hound nods, getting in the car.

[19:45] * @Hiro drives to a stuffer's, purchases several instant noodle bowls, a six-pack of Beverage and a Tracphone

[19:45] <RastaGM> With a short drive and some cheap chow, you go off to... Where ever you planned on going to continue planning. Feel free to name a place if you want.

[19:45] <Thale> (Stuffer Shack its like Radio Shack and Seven Eleven"

[19:46] <Thale> (course we walked out of a resturant and didnt even eat XD)

[19:46] <RastaGM> ((Its actually a number of places. In some Food Fight scenarios it's almost described as a micro-supermarket.))

[19:46] <Hound> )

[19:46] <RastaGM> ((Like, seriously. They'd even have toasters and shit.))

[19:47] <@Hiro> ((of course, I'm not ballin' liek that. That's why we're staying at Valu-Inn))

[19:48] <@Hiro> ((google score 8/30, $44 a night. Protip: if you're spending more on the hotel room than you did on the hooker, you should re-evaluate your priorities.))))

[19:48] <Hound> ((why find a place? Discussing it in vehicles works fine.))

[19:49] <@Hiro> ((because three guys sitting in a car discussin something is less suspect than three guys in a cheap hotel room.))

[19:49] <Thale> (windows are tinted)

[19:50] <Hound> ((....I'm with Thale. ;) ))

[19:50] <RastaGM> ((it is if they are all chainsmoking!))

[19:51] <RastaGM> ((Well, up until they start leaving giant piles of ashes and cigarette butts like in Blue Streak.))

[19:52] <Thale> "So whats the plan talk to the set up guy then what?"

[19:54] * @Hiro (~Jay@108-207-248-162.lightspeed.frokca.sbcglobal.net) Quit (Ping timeout)

[19:54] <RastaGM> (sigh)

[19:55] <Hound> ((He was doing well there for a while...))

[19:55] * JayMitsuru (~Jay@108-207-248-162.lightspeed.frokca.sbcglobal.net) has joined #Shadowrun

[19:55] * X sets mode: +o JayMitsuru

[19:55] <@JayMitsuru> ((did I miss anything?

[19:55] * JayMitsuru is now known as Hiro

[19:55] <Hound> ((What did you miss?))

[19:56] <Hound> (err see last)

[19:56] <Thale> (tinted windows?)

[19:56] <RastaGM> ((What was the last thing you saw?))

[19:56] <@Hiro> ((my last was me saying I was stuffing noodles in my craw))

[19:57] <Hound> ((afk a few. gotta walk the dogs. :\ ))

[19:57] <RastaGM> ((You're last response was quite a bit after that detail, dude.))

[19:58] <RastaGM> ((Unless that was after you said that three people in a car was suspicious, in which case we didn't get that before you died.))

[19:58] <@Hiro> (( RastaGM, PM))

[19:59] <@Hiro> ((thales asked if the plan was to talk to the set-up guy. My responses follow:))

[19:59] <@Hiro> "We should put a watch on him. only they'll be watching for peopel watching him more than anything else."

[20:00] * @Hiro stuffs some noodles in his craw and starts chewing.

[20:00] <@Hiro> ((then I became aware that I'd D'c'd))

[20:00] <Thale> "what if they following the other guy?"

[20:06] <@Hiro> "The boss you mean? we'll have to be more discreet trackign him"

[20:06] <@Hiro> "It'd be nice if there was some sort of... tiny wireless... bug we could put on people."

[20:07] <Thale> "Isnt there?"

[20:07] <Thale> "I mean why they didnt put it on the shipment is beyond me"

[20:09] <@Hiro> "same issue as putting more guards on it, I think. it makes it easier to back track the shipment."

[20:11] <@Hiro> "I was hoping it was Trid players or steroes or something. We could've backtracked it from pawn shops. As it is we have two major possibilities for personnel leaking information far enough out that an assault could be planned.'

[20:12] <RastaGM> ((I hope Hound gets all this))

[20:12] <@Hiro> "If this scheduler has any of his Boss' ego, he could be passivly leaking the data to put himself in a position to usurp power. But the Boss could just as easily be flapping his gums and not realising it."

[20:13] <Thale> "too true"

[20:13] <@Hiro> "Finding the right dealer... that could be difficult. then again I could just pose as a prospective buyer, looking for something 'new'.

[20:14] <Thale> "thats what I was thinking"

[20:14] <@Hiro> "I can be fairly persuasive when I need information, but I'd need backup. I've got a guy I can call that might be able to put us on track to some dealers, too."

[20:15] <Hound> (back...hate that :\ )

[20:15] <Hound> (reading up)

[20:15] * @Hiro crams some more noodles

[20:16] <@Hiro> "I'm Will, by the way."

[20:16] <Thale> "Thale"

[20:17] <Thale> "what do you do besides talk well"

[20:17] <Hound> "Hound. I think posing as dealer's and buyers is going to take too long. But I agree about staking the guy out, seeing how bad he's leaking data. We need some magic oversight, making sure there's no spotters there. Maybe even a decker to do some snooping on that side of things."

[20:18] <RastaGM> ((Oh gee, if only Therror was here to do the mage work... Well, I guess I can take most of the blame for not making damned sure he knew.))

[20:18] <Hound> "I can provide some physical backup but it's not my preference."

[20:19] <@Hiro> "I speak three languages and can fire a revolver well enough to survive in Seattle. What more were you expecting"

[20:20] <@Hiro> "I have a unique but narrow set of skills that until recently were keeping me gainfully employed and mostly out of harms way."

[20:20] <Thale> "right to stake out this guy"

[20:22] <@Hiro> "I think so. But I'm going to need some gear if I'm gonna do this right. I'll need to be able to hear him from a distance."

[20:24] <@Hiro> "If he's actively leaking to someone, watching him will prove that. If it's an accidental leak, watching him will prove it. but we can't put everything on that."

[20:24] <Thale> "shot gun microphone"

[20:25] * Hound nods. "I agree. Monitor him. But we need to check other options. Find out who sets up the actual schedule, not the plan. But arranges the vehicles. The crews. We start monitoring them too. "

[20:25] <Thale> "well I'm not the survellience guy"

[20:26] <Hound> "I can do it. It's not hard, nor will it be the first time I've done it."

[20:28] <@Hiro> "It should be easy enough. ANyone know a decker? someone to crack his mail history and such?"

[20:28] <Thale> "not me"

[20:28] * Hound shakes his head. "No. But if we get his address, I can get in, check his comp the hard way. I'm no decker but I know some computer shit."

[20:29] <@Hiro> "We should put that on standby then. don't need to put in extra risk. Boss isn't paying med bennies."

[20:30] <RastaGM> ((He's not even paying dental))

[20:30] <RastaGM> ((What a dick))

[20:30] * Hound nods. "Agreed. We need to find out the other players, the other steps in the chain so we can work on them too."

[20:32] <@Hiro> "so it sounds like a trip to Audio-Hut, The Shack, and a few phonecalls are in order"

[20:32] * @Hiro stuffs his mouth again

[20:33] <Hound> "I can probably build the drek we need if I just get the parts. Cheaper by far, but will take time."

[20:35] <Thale> "well we are at the shack"

[20:36] <RastaGM> Unless you all started driving, you are all indeed at *a* Shack. Stuffer Shack to be precise.

[20:37] <@Hiro> "welf, imma neef dafa chiffs too" ::swallows:: "but what I have in mind should be pretty simple. I just need a focused parabolic mic with a range somewhere along 50 meters that connects to a recorder that'll timestamp the audio."

[20:37] * Hound nods. "We'll need about 2 or 3 premades to monitor the guy. If I'm monitoring, I can build extras during that. Means you two have to find the next link in the chain. But we'll need shifts. I can't stay awake the whole time."

[20:38] * @Hiro stuffs the empty noodle-boxes in the bag they came in.

[20:39] <@Hiro> "I'll see if I can find out anything else about these things on the street. I'll be back shortly."

[20:40] * @Hiro takes his bag of trash and goes outside to dump it and call a contact

[20:41] * Hound see if there are parts here, if not, starts making a list of the things/parts he might need.

[20:42] <Hound> (while he makes Contact calls)

[20:55] <Hound> ((...are calls still progressing?))

[20:55] <RastaGM> ((More or less.))

[20:55] <Hound> (ok. Just making sure we hadn't stalled))

[20:56] <@Hiro> ((WE DID STALL BECAUSE I"M BAD AT TALKING AROUND THINGS AND SOUNDING SUBVERSIVE!!!))

[20:57] <@Hiro> ((should I roll like, etiquette or something? I know there some kinda roll that has to do with the contact's ratings...))

[20:58] <Thale> (depends how its ran usually its connection+connection for how much they know then ettiqutte roll for what you get for free then 100 nuyen for each additional tidbit they knew least thats how I ran it)

[20:58] <RastaGM> ((Nah, not this time.))

[21:05] <@Hiro> ((hey... did anyone else understand the shipments as being 'every thursday'?))

[21:05] <Hound> ((yeah))

[21:05] <@Hiro> ((because I hella did, and was hella wrong))

[21:05] <@Hiro> ((so... adjust I guess))

[21:05] <Hound> ((Its what I thought too)

[21:05] <RastaGM> Because I had to correct Hiro I figure you guys ought to be privvy, but Adriano never said these shipments were EVERY Thursday, just that *this* one was next thursday. Remember, ICly it is already a thursday, so unless he called you immediately after a van got attacked...))

[21:06] <@Hiro> ((THAT MEANS HE"S ALREADY SCHEDULE THE SHIPMENT WE"RE SUPPSED TO PROTECT!!!))

[21:06] <Hound> ((yeah. Maybe not the exact route...but yes))

[21:06] <RastaGM> I did say he was a dick though, you got me there.

[21:07] <@Hiro> ((If I had asked, he would've probably just *told me* the route, lol. I mean, that's my impression of the guy. He's probably the fucking leak >.<))

[21:07] <Hound> )

[21:08] <RastaGM> Well you guys ARE supposed to be helping him. If he did have a route already, he probably would tell you in the chance you want/need to protect the shipment to keep your extra pay.

[21:09] <Hound> ((*nod* I did say I wanted to get the specifics from him, steps from start to finish before we went this route. But we can always go back.))

[21:09] <RastaGM> You could indeed call him.

[21:10] <@Hiro> ((that was actually my first thought, ride with the convoy, crack some heads, and shake-down the attackers. but we don't have that kind of firepower. maybe.))

[21:10] <Hound> (fine. I'm gonna do that why Hiro does his contacts)

[21:10] <RastaGM> Actually we're kind of ending after I make you do a quick test to see how long it takes to make that shotgun mic

[21:10] <Hound> ((*nod* Next week then.))

[21:10] <RastaGM> We keep going and Nyaa and Therror will never keep up.

[21:11] <@Hiro> ...

[21:11] <@Hiro> ((that's a hardware test, right? I will assist, if he'll allow me. I know my way around a soldering gun))

[21:11] <Hound> ((Should be, yes.))

[21:12] <RastaGM> Go ahead, you're hits will be his bonus die.

[21:12] <@Hiro> roll 7#d6 hardware

[21:12] Hiro rolled hardware --> [ 1d6=4 ]{4}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}

[21:12] <@Hiro> ((WTF?))

[21:13] <Hound> ((nice...Logic, right?))

[21:13] <@Hiro> ((yeah))

[21:13] <RastaGM> Four bonus die... That actually negates the penalty I was going to give for not having proper tools. No, that toolkit you have is not good enough to avoid a penalty. Luckily, it's just a -2, so now you got a +2 to your roll. Go ahead until you reach... 4 hits.

[21:13] <Hound> roll 10#6

[21:13] Hound rolled --> {6}, {6}, {6}, {6}, {6}, {6}, {6}, {6}, {6}, {6}

[21:13] <RastaGM> Hey, you found a new syntax.

[21:13] <Hound> ((*blink*))

[21:14] <RastaGM> roll 10#d6

[21:14] RastaGM rolled --> [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}

[21:14] <RastaGM> (You gotta add the d)

[21:14] <Hound> (AH!)

[21:14] <Hound> roll 10#d6

[21:14] Hound rolled --> [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}

[21:14] <Hound> (4.)

[21:14] <Hound> roll 10#d6

[21:14] Hound rolled --> [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}

[21:14] <RastaGM> stop

[21:14] <RastaGM> You already got 4 hits like I asked.

[21:15] <Hound> (realized after I hit it :\ )

[21:16] <RastaGM> Anyways, you manage to make an adequete shotgun microphone in just six hours of fiddling with bits and yelling at Hiro to solder THERE, not THERE. It looks a little ugly without a pretty corp-made casing, but it's functional and won't fall apart when mishandled.

[21:16] <RastaGM> **GAME OFF**

[21:17] <RastaGM> Okay, we actually made good headway for just three people and a rocky whiskey-induced start.

[21:17] <RastaGM> You got a lot of options, most of them involve chatting, infiltrating, spying, etc.