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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2006 1:27:38 GMT -5
After picking up Chen, it's only a short slide over to Jorinda's Doss. Wheels hasn't been there, but it's not too far from the Beaver. Wheels renews the aquaintances.
"Jorinda, you remember Chen right? From the Yacht? Yah, he's the one that was going to take us to Japan...Chen, Jorinda." The two nod at each other, though there was still some tension. After that Cali business, Jorinda still had a sore spot about the Knute and the set up with the corp son. The conversation was kinda quiet until Bobby rolled by the Eight Muse where Erick was waiting for them outside...
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Post by jblack on Apr 20, 2006 23:31:48 GMT -5
Jorinda offers a polite nod and a quiet "hey" to Chen. The wounds from Cali were still pretty fresh.
Jorinda doesn't speak again until they get to the Eight Muse. The Seer was there, waiting for them to arrive. She smiles at the Seer again when he gets in the car, actually glad to see him.
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Post by Dhazhar on Apr 21, 2006 11:47:19 GMT -5
Nodding to Jorinda.."Hello again Jorinda...." as Chen trails off in to silence. Knowing that he just about got all these people killed and that Knute did a number on Jorinda.
"Hey Wheels....I have been trying to get ahold of the guys...but I can't seem to get anyone. Seems whoever the extra person on the boat was stirred up a lot of havoc...No one is saying anything right now. Umm your friend...Dom was it?. Since he is the one who figured out this was a trap for you guys to frame him...maybe he has an idea who they were." Chen again trails off into silence.
"I know that you maybe don't want to envolve him...but we might not have any other choice. Unless you have another lead."
Upon picking up "The Seer"... Chen nods a gretting with a subdued "Hello Seer"... as he climbs into the car.
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Post by Porter on Apr 22, 2006 7:32:33 GMT -5
Erick did not need to wait long out front of the row of stores. He caught sight of the familiar vehicle when it rounded the corner. The moment broke his though concentration but it came at the appropriate since he felt like he was going in circles.
Clambering into the vehicle, he takes residence in an empty seat after he offers a hint of a smile to Jorinda and a welcome nod Wheels. It took Erick a moment to recognize Chen from the yacht excursion. But the moment he does, he offers a hello. "Another friendly face."
Erick settled the box on his lap as the vehicle started to maneuver it's way back into traffic. Perhaps Wheels could see it in Erick's eyes, the disappoint the Shaman had with his lack of current success.
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Post by jblack on Apr 22, 2006 13:38:04 GMT -5
"Okay, now that we're all here, where are we going?" Jorinda asks.
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Post by Wheels on Apr 22, 2006 15:29:20 GMT -5
Wheels pulls away from the curb as Jorinda asks her question.
"Okay, now that we're all here, where are we going?"
"Well, like I was telling you, I have a friend by the name of Buddy. He's...Well, he's a technician of sorts. He likes to mess with all things electrical and mechanical. Best hardware guy I have ever seen. Plus he does a little decking on the side. Bit of a recluse, but we have a common interest..." Wheels falls silent for a moment, thinking back to the day he met Buddy. That drone building contest had been his, if only that drekkin stabilizer hadn't been faulty...
"Anyways, Buddy has been doing some research for me on these..." Bobby taps the key card against the steering wheel. "I talked to him last night and he told me that he had something interesting to show us. So, we are going there...Its a bit of a drive, so Seer, why don't you let us in on what you found out...
Chen here can't get a hold of the guys that hooked him up on the yacht in the first place so that particular avenue is closed but he can identify some of them. We might still be able to track them down thru the Renraku angle, if we can get some hardcopy pics of them. Jorinda? Can you help out with that? The yacht is a Renraku asset..."
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Post by jblack on Apr 22, 2006 18:32:42 GMT -5
Jorinda nods. She was fairly familiar with Renraku, though her most current knowledge of the corp came from the media and the people she used to work with, all of whom had low security clearances.
Funny though, that Renraku was involved in this. Could they have paid Knute to take out the heir apparent? Possible, but what did they have to gain from that?
Jorinda takes out her cell phone. Since the drive was going to take a little while, she might as well make good use of it. "I'll see what I can dig up." She replies.
Jorinda then calls her Decker Contact and leaves a message. She reminds him, quite politely, that he still owes her that favor because he hadn't come through in Cali.
(So if I'm using my Contact, who do I PM?)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2006 2:30:48 GMT -5
(probably Mr. Johnson, since this thread was based off a run started by him...)
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Post by Porter on Apr 23, 2006 23:04:09 GMT -5
Erick sits in silence after the request made by Wheels. His fingers drum atop the box lightly as Jorinda starts to reach out to her contact.
"Not much to share yet man." He responds in a solemn tone, "Didn't get the help I expected." Erick's broad shoulders drop in disappointment to the less than exciting news. "Myself I never had much luck unless it involved a live person."
Erick grew silent not feeling the need to delve into why he felt the reading failed. Perhaps he was heading down a path that he was not prepared too. The guidance of his totem had been minimal at best as of late and that was something that did cause Erick's normal positive mood to lessen.
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Post by Dhazhar on Apr 24, 2006 14:35:22 GMT -5
Chen sits quielty and listens to the people around him. Mentally going over the things he knows about the people and thier new quest...
"It is all about the cards...I wish I could get ahold of anyone back in Japan, but it seems they all disappeared off the face of the planet...."
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2006 18:39:14 GMT -5
"So that Japan contract was arranged from Japan itself then, Chen?...Interesting. Another possible link. The corporation that we are looking for was Japanese based, rumor has it. The courier that delivered the large cash contribution to Shiawase delivered his written pledge in Japanese. Since that amount of cash could only come from someone like a Mega-corp, and since Renraku would not fund another company...Hmm. We seem to have an unknown player...
It seems some more information is needed. Lets talk to Buddy, and see what he has to say, then we'll do some research on other stuff that was happening around 30 years ago..."
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Post by jblack on Apr 24, 2006 22:30:34 GMT -5
"Unless Renraku was forming an alliance with another corp. It's not unheard of for corps to team up, especially if they're trying to knock out a fellow competitor." Renraku, of course, had taken a few major hits in recent years, which was why she'd gotten laid off.
"Sounds like a good plan to me. " Jorinda replies. "I suggest if we're gonna do that, we all hole up together so we don't duplicate our efforts too badly."
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Post by Wheels on Apr 25, 2006 18:54:12 GMT -5
"While that may be true Jorinda, In this case, a new corporation was set up. Shaiwase. And I am pretty sure that Renraku wouldn't have funded them at all. You are good at research right Jorinda? Maybe after we hit Buddy's place, we will find us a nice safe doss to work from for a day or so..."
As the group talked, Wheels wended his way thru downtown mostly via the I-5, to head towards Puyallup. The drive takes about half an hour and Wheels finally pulls up in front of a derilect two story house with an overgrown yard. Pulling into the dirt lane that is the driveway, Wheels pulls the car around back stops the car in front of a more modern steel clad garage. Several vehicles in various states of repair and disrepair lie scattered around the yard, waist high grass growing throughout....
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Post by jblack on Apr 25, 2006 23:46:45 GMT -5
"Let's do that." Jorinda replies. A safe place to hole up might be just the ticket. She watches them head onto the onramp for the 5, heading out of the city proper. During the drive, she quietly looks out the windows, as she has nothing to say for the moment.
Arriving at the location, Jorinda takes note of the grass. Grass. How long had it been since she'd seen such a large expanse of it, and growing so high? Probably since before she arrived at Renraku Arcology.
She takes note of all the cars in various states of disrepair. The place looked like a junkyard, and maybe that's what it was. Once Wheels stops the car, Jorinda will wait until he gets out before getting out herself.
(A half an hour? Dang, traffic must have improved in the future!)
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Post by Wheels on Apr 26, 2006 19:59:38 GMT -5
Bobby jumps outta the Chrysler and hollars out "Buddy? Buddy? Where are you?" Receiving no answer as the other get out of the car, Bobby strolls purposefully towards the garage, not pausing to knock on the door.
The man door opens to reveal a well stocked shop. Your senses are almost overwhelmed by mishmash of electronic and assorted other gear. Partly assembled drones, cars, motorbikes, dataterms and an assortment of unrecognizable electronic gear. The detrius is stacked and piled and scattered on benches, shelving units and on the floor. A narrow path leads from the door into the depths of the garage. Near the back of the garage you can see a bright flash of white light and hear the distinctive sound of an arc welder. The acrid smell of burning metal assaults your nostrils as you wend your way thru the mess...
"YO, BUDDY!!! Don't you flash me you FRAGGER!!!" Bobby yells as he covers his eyes, rounding a larger pile of what appear to be car parts, into the more open area in the back. A middle aged, balding human is squatting near a car frame welding on the suspension. Wheels walks up behind him and raps him sharply on the welding helmet. The human stops welding and flips up the visor on his mask.
"Bobby!! Good to see you chummer. Was expecting you, but not that quick." The man stands up and hangs the welding cord and helmet over the frame, before turning off the welder. "I got those Black Trash tickets for us for next week, like we talked about." Both Bobby and Buddy's faces light up with big smiles.
"Black Trash? Really? They thrash like nobody's business. They playing at the Underground 93? Fraggin awesome." Wheels gives Buddy a friendly slap on the arm and Buddy notices the rest of the group filing into the work space.
"Hey Buddy, these are those chummers I was telling you about. This here's Jorinda, thats Chen, and this is the Seer." Buddy smiles at Jorinda, but she usually elicites that sort of response. The others receive curt nods of acknowledgements. "What you got for us chummer?"
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