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Post by Xenomarch on Jan 11, 2007 13:39:35 GMT -5
((Insert some Humphrey Bogart (as Sam Spade) Music here))
Time: Night, cold and starting to rain. Place: Gin Joint, Internal Conversation Players: Simon Jon and Xenomarch Ahhhhh, freedom. This is how its supposed to be. You, Me, and the fools we deal with.
What the hell are you talking about? You ask me we're the fools. How could I let you talk me into this? Our only contact is some loser named Spliffy. SPLIFFY for drek's bleeding orbs!!!!!
Aw, quit your whining, I do my best work with just you. As for this Spliffy, probably some slitch, well we just need some directions to the throats we need to deal with. If we had Jorinda with us she'd probably faint the first time she saw blood.
Hey! You know that's not true. Jorinda held her own during the Ripper deal and just last night with the cops and crud that hit the Soy-Shack. Arrgh, quit changing the subject.
Ok, ok, ok. So what's the situation, right now anyway.
Well we have to go back to the motel and get our guns, or pick up some new ones. We still have the extendable batons but the Star has our shock-stik. We really should get a blade if we want to keep this quiet, at least at first.
What about explosives for the Coup De Grace?
You know how to handle them? Cause if I ever did that set of skills never showed back up after the crash.
Ok, then how are we going to shut them down?
Fuck if I know. We'll come to that when we have to. Right now lets get to the Motel and change into some sneaking clothes and then go from there.
Sounds Spliffy! <groan>
<groan> ((fade to exterior shot of Simon Jon hailing a cab, getting in and driving off))
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Post by Xenomarch on Apr 24, 2007 19:18:46 GMT -5
As Simon Jon sits in the taxi, he reminisces about the past few hours. Crap, it's been a whirlwind of various grades of shit and confusion. 1st I get hired to protect some Soy Shack, then local hooligans decide to make a mess, then the Star puts their noses into it, then Gunther decides to get clipped, then... Like I said Shit and Confusion. On the bright side Xenomarch and I are working together so He should be happy again and leave me in peace for a while. Yeah and whales can fly.
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Post by Xenomarch on Apr 28, 2007 0:17:57 GMT -5
As I near the motel I start paying attention to the street and surrounding area. I am looking for signs of the Star or Gang style activity. Intelligence 6 + Lone Star Tactics (possible 2) = 14,5,5,3,2,1 + 11,1 vs Lone Star Intelligence 6 = 10,9,8,5,3,3 vs Gang Activity
"Oy driver! Stop up here on the left. Yeah I know I said Floppy's Motel, but I need to work out some kinks in my legs, so the walk will do me good." I tip him ¥2 and walk towards the motel. (if nothing happens) I'll go to my room and gather my stuff. Then proceed to checkout. Once that's done I'll head to the nearest payphone, order another cab, and wait for it. When it arrives I'll give the address to where I'm supposed to meet Spliffy.
((Time of Day?))
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Post by Braddoc on Apr 29, 2007 22:41:09 GMT -5
(About 10:25)
A cab comes around, and you get in. When the driver learns of his destination he stops the cab and parks himself "Rat's Nest? You fraggin' nuts? I'll have to charge you 50 Nuyen in advance for the risk man, or else you walk there..deal?"
After that's settled, the cabbie drives you to your destination, namely a dive bar called simply 'Bar'. After paying for the ride, the cabbie drives away like mad, almost ramming into a hobo who was trying to cross the street.
Entering the place, you noticed the lack of bouncer, but the added sawed-off double barrel shotgun some fat, one eyed old man was waving your way "The hell you want?" The rest of the patrons, a few weak bodied humans and an elven woman sitting in the back booth, don't seemed to care about it that much.
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Post by Xenomarch on Apr 29, 2007 22:57:38 GMT -5
"Rat's Nest? You fraggin' nuts? I'll have to charge you 50 Nuyen in advance for the risk man, or else you walk there..deal?" I hand him two ¥20s and a ¥10; hard currency."Her." As I point towards the elven woman hoping against all hope that Spliffy is a chick and an elf. "I owe her something. shoot me on the way out if you really need to. Else she might get peeved and slit both our throats."I then ignore him and head towards the woman, taking my time and making sure she sees me. I will also start my recorder and opticam. making a slow head turn to check out my surroundings and recording faces and voices.
((Perception-sound: Intelligence 6 + Sound Filter 5 - 2 Distracted = 13,11,10,9,5,5,2,1,1))
((Perception - visual: Intelligence 6 - 2 Distracted = 2,2,2,1))
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Post by Braddoc on Apr 29, 2007 23:05:01 GMT -5
The old man behind the counter keeps his boomstick on you, but drops it after you're near the elven woman's table.
Looking around, most of the patrons doesn't seems to care what's happening around them, they all seems in a trance of some sort. one is swinging back and forth like he's missing his fix.
sitting down, the elven woman jumped, "Whe what?" She looks at you. "Cliff send you right?..for the Crash Site tour humm?" she smiles at her own joke. you can see that her teeth are less than white, going on that yellowish-grey colour, here eyes are darken possibly by the lack of sleep. "Yeah so what you want? It'll only cost you 500..no 750 Nuyen. you hear right, 1000 Nuyen for the tour..." she's almost curled up on herself, like she's cold, but with that heavy wool bomber jacket on her, it's almost hard to imagine that she is.
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Post by Xenomarch on Apr 29, 2007 23:15:59 GMT -5
Damn, she's in a bad place right now Simon. I know. I just hope she is reliable. Hehehe, if she's not we can always pay a visit to Cliff afterward. A malicious grin starts to spread across my face before I can stop it. "¥1000 is fine. You want creds or product? Either way you get paid after the tour." I will stand up. "We leave now, I have a tight schedule to keep. If we finish ahead, there's an extra ¥250 in it for you."
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Post by Braddoc on Apr 29, 2007 23:19:44 GMT -5
Spliffy stays still "Nuh-huh. I get paid first, I need to buy stuff before I get to work man, Cliff didn't told you that? Half now, half after whatever, I need 200 Nuyen right now before we start. " She extents her hand toward you "Gimme the creds, you can come if you want, but I need it before I can do something. It'll only take 20 minutes."
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Post by Xenomarch on Apr 29, 2007 23:23:07 GMT -5
"Here's a stick. It has exactly ¥250 on it. That 20 mins is eating into your bonus. Lets hustle!" After handing her the stick I'll head towards to door. If she actually follows it'll be a miracle. Suck Troll shit Xeno. Hehehe!
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Post by Braddoc on Apr 29, 2007 23:37:27 GMT -5
She's all smiles at the sight of a cred "Oh thank you thank you..it won't be long!" She gets up on her feet, she's really bone thin, and managed to follow you out. Following her, you walk about 4 blocks of the giant junkyard that is the Rat's Nest. you can spot a few spying eyes in the rubble, looking at you two but not moving or anything toward your direction.
You arrive at some tenement block, a rare sight in this part of the Barrens, She enters the block and goes to a heavy steel door right pass the lobby. Spliffy knocks twice, then once then twice again.
The eye lid opens up, She smiles, and the lit closes again. The Elf began hitting the steel door like a maniac "HEY! OPEN UP! OPEN UUUUPP!" The lid opens up again, a deep male voice can be hear "The frag you want bitch? I told you I ain't fronting you anything else" "I got cash this time..a credstick..it got 250 Nuyen on it..I can pay what I owe and get something..yeah?" "Credstick..give it to me." Spliffy gave the credstick through the lit "Looks legit..I can give you 3 chips.." "3 Chips! But I got enough left for at least 6." "Well, price just went up, so it's 3 or nothin! What it'll be..'"
She really looked unhappy "..All right, gimme 3.." A gloved hand got out the lit and gave 3 chips to Spliffy "Now get the hell outta here bitch." The eyelit closes again. She quickly got out a small simsence reader from her pocket, plugged it behind her hear and put a chip on. She leans on the nearby wall and sit down "It won't be long..20 minutes..just 20.." She starts the reader, you can clearly see that it didn't take long for her to leave the Barrens for someplace else.
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Post by Xenomarch on Apr 30, 2007 15:30:43 GMT -5
DREK! Hahahahaha! Oh shut the frag up you maniac. <sigh>
Repeating her tattoo of 2 then 2, I'll knock on the door while digging into the last of my hard currency. When the slide opens I'll wave the Nu¥en in front of it to forestall the biting comment sure to spew forth.
"I have ¥300 here. How many of those," pointing at Spliffy, "can I get?"
"You with her? Fraggin' bitch never has any creds. You can get 8 with that. Gimme the ¥en."
Quickly the credits and product are exchanged and the slide closes again. Having heard that BTL's are simultaneously better and worse that actual chemical drugs I realize that this is going to be a drekkin' crap night. Leaning against the opposite wall from the chip-head I watch and wait.
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Post by Braddoc on May 1, 2007 22:40:39 GMT -5
30 minutes later...
Spliffy jerks back into real life, her eyes slowly opening. She stretches, letting out a small moaning of satisfaction, before reaching inside her jacket and taking out a half smoked, half twisted cigarette. She lights it up, takes a deep breath of it, and slowly exhale the blueish smoke. She jumps as she noticed Xenomarch leaning on the wall facing her. "Oh hey..humm..thanks for cash advance." She takes another breathe off the cig, before putting her simsence reader back in her jacket and slowly getting up. "So..I'm all right,,you're ready?..Had a place in particular, or just strolling around the place?"
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Post by Xenomarch on May 2, 2007 22:03:55 GMT -5
"So..I'm all right,,you're ready?..Had a place in particular, or just strolling around the place?" "Yeah I need to get to ******* without being too noticed. Then I need a slight distraction. Needs to be done before daybreak." While I'm talking at her I'll hold the BTLs in my hand (closed-fist) and kinda shake them like a set of dice. "I have 8 more chips here for you, for after the distraction part."((Insert name of location for the *******))
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Post by Braddoc on May 3, 2007 21:21:26 GMT -5
Spliffy became almost hypnotized to the sounds of the chips shaking in Xeno's hand "Yeah sure..no problem, I'll distract the small..I mean I can make a small distraction, no problem."
She leads you outside, and for the next 35 minutes you got from open roads to alleyways to partially destroyed buildings and open field. For a chiphead, Spliffy was pretty agile and fast on her feet, and seemed to know how dodge anyone at night; the only other person you saw was a homeless Ork, and even he was asleep in a pile of trash bags.
She stops leaning on a building, in front of an barren field. She checks her watch "Every night 'round that time, there's that Ork who comes running in the field picking up some baseball he knocked during the day. I might be able to ask him for some help, if you want to."
Looking around, you realized that, just a few hours ago, you were sitting in the Patrol-1, at the same spot, while Jorinda and John were snooping out the place on foot.
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Post by Xenomarch on May 15, 2007 15:52:04 GMT -5
Perception-Visual: [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6] = 5,5,4,4,3,3 Perception-Audio: [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6], Rule of 6 [dice=6] = 7,5,3,3,2,1 I'll take a few minutes to Observe in detail the building, using my many different Optic and Auditory settings "Spliffy, as soon as I get a fix on somethings I want you to count to 100 and then make the distraction. No need to get dangerous just make them (anyone that's there) look in your direction and not mine. After your done head back to where we met and in a hour you'll get the rest of your payment." With that I'll head around to the left with stealth and finesse.
Stealth: [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6], Rule of 6 [dice=6][dice=6] = 11,9,5,4,3,2,2
((I didn't roll vs any set TN, that's for you to decide! ))[rand=8765434270490189149574254207940935122425590566629432427406088895]
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