"Actually, we have someone we would like you to meet first. We have engaged a contractor for extraction and we would like you to coordinate in order to ensure there are no difficulties once the time comes."
The holo-figure before you is abruptly replaced by a woman's unfamiliar face.
A few things here, I have not been following the whole of the plot as my pc was not in it and its just more fun for me to learn that stuff in character, so who am I kidnapping and who is suppose to be helping me?
Sara nods "Send me everything you have, I'll see what I can do."
I am not sure what I should do here, till I get more info. Smuggling tricks may allow me to come up with a base plan, but I really am a bit lost without more info on the place, the target and which pc is helping me.
"First things first, let us introduce the acquisitions side of the operations."
The holo-figure abruptly disappears, replaced with a woman's attractive face.
"Mr. Kain, let me introduce Savin."
Feel free to discuss your plans, your employer is still around to answer any questions. Oliver can assume he knows where the warehouse is.
"Hey, if we were in a model made this century, I might get how it works," Taka responds with and edge of sarcasm, somewhat surprised that the driver said anything else. He finds the spot on his suit where the hoses fit and inserts them.
"So, if you only speak when you have something insulting to say, I should maybe take that as a compliment?" he adds, wryly.
"Listen, I get paid to drive not to play nice. You want to walk all the way to Old Nectar?"
As soon as you have plugged in the hose, he hits the accelerator and sends you rocketing forward. He seems to be going faster than before and you have to clench your teeth to make sure you don't lose any."
Now that you know your destination, you can figure out that you still have almost a day to go, even at this speed. If you want to have more fun with the driver you can do that, otherwise I will skip to the end.
"Listen, I get paid to drive not to play nice. You want to walk all the way to Old Nectar?"
As soon as you have plugged in the hose, he hits the accelerator and sends you rocketing forward. He seems to be going faster than before and you have to clench your teeth to make sure you don't lose any."
Now that you know your destination, you can figure out that you still have almost a day to go, even at this speed. If you want to have more fun with the driver you can do that, otherwise I will skip to the end.
Taka acclimatizes himself to the speed of the vehicle as best as he can and settles in for the long trip to Old Nector.
Taka's not much of an instigator, so he'll keep to himself for the rest of the trip
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - Nectar - Auxiliary Dome "Hoovertown II"
Taka wrote:
Taka acclimatizes himself to the speed of the vehicle as best as he can and settles in for the long trip to Old Nector.
Taka's not much of an instigator, so he'll keep to himself for the rest of the trip
The journey takes close to 50 hours in total and your driver seems unfazed by the extended journey. Luckily for you, your circadian regulation allows you to remain awake the entire time, with drowsiness only just beginning to creep up on you when the towering dome of 'Old' Nectar appears in the distance. Your driver steers you towards one of smaller auxiliary domes surrounding the city and turns down one of the many ramps leading under the dome.
Underground, you drive through a narrow corridor, lines of what look like sealed carports flash by on either side. As you cringe at the though of what would happen should you encounter another vehicle, a sharp swerve takes you though a now open portal into the cramped confines of the carport beyond. The door shuts behind you and you hear a muted hiss as atmosphere surrounds you once more. You manage to squeeze out of the car and make your way up the ladder that serves as the carport's only means of egress. You emerge into a dimly studio apartment were a pair of worker pods are waiting for you, lounging on an over-stuffed sofa leather sofa. As you turn to them, a burnished metal hemisphere on the table before them springs to life, projecting a short holographic figure.
"Hello, we are glad to finally meet you." The holographic figure greets you and your driver, who you see has followed you up the ladder. The driver returns the greeting with one of his fingers, prompting the hologram to turn to you with a vexed look. "I trust everything went smoothly."
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - Nectar - Auxiliary Dome "Hoovertown II"
The journey takes close to 50 hours in total and your driver seems unfazed by the extended journey. Luckily for you, your circadian regulation allows you to remain awake the entire time, with drowsiness only just beginning to creep up on you when the towering dome of 'Old' Nectar appears in the distance. Your driver steers you towards one of smaller auxiliary domes surrounding the city and turns down one of the many ramps leading under the dome.
Underground, you drive through a narrow corridor, lines of what look like sealed carports flash by on either side. As you cringe at the though of what would happen should you encounter another vehicle, a sharp swerve takes you though a now open portal into the cramped confines of the carport beyond. The door shuts behind you and you hear a muted hiss as atmosphere surrounds you once more. You manage to squeeze out of the car and make your way up the ladder that serves as the carport's only means of egress. You emerge into a dimly studio apartment were a pair of worker pods are waiting for you, lounging on an over-stuffed sofa leather sofa. As you turn to them, a burnished metal hemisphere on the table before them springs to life, projecting a short holographic figure.
"Hello, we are glad to finally meet you." The holographic figure greets you and your driver, who you see has followed you up the ladder. The driver returns the greeting with one of his fingers, prompting the hologram to turn to you with a vexed look. "I trust everything went smoothly."
Taka shrugs, trying to remain as aware as possible despite the weariness of the long trip. "All things considered," he replies with a bit of a smirk. He wanted to ask who 'we' was, but he knew that his employer's discretion would outweigh his curiosity. It sure would be nice to know who he was working for, though.
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - Nectar - Auxiliary Dome "Hoovertown II"
Taka wrote:
Taka shrugs, trying to remain as aware as possible despite the weariness of the long trip. "All things considered," he replies with a bit of a smirk. He wanted to ask who 'we' was, but he knew that his employer's discretion would outweigh his curiosity. It sure would be nice to know who he was working for, though.
"So, you've gotten me this far. What's the plan?"
"First, make yourself comfortable, you have had a long trip and there will be plenty of time to discuss matters later."
The hologram turns to your driver, "As for you Mr. Powers, you will find your money has been deposited as promised. I believe that concludes our business."
After a moment, the driver, who is yet to remove his vac-suit, nods in agreement before leaving the room.
As the hatch slams shut behind him the hologram turns back to you.
"Do not worry, we have ensured the security of this location. It is safe for you here. For how long we do not know, but we will not be staying long."
"Yes," the voice replies with a slight note of consternation. "It would be counterproductive to engage in any other form of communication at this time."
"I figured it would be for as you say it would be counterproductive to do anything else. A synopsis of the plan is that in two weeks, Masoto Tomahashi of the Go-Nin Group will be in Old Nectar. By then, our employer will have a cover for me. My job is to get the target to a yet undisclosed location alone, and from there it will be your job to take him. Please correct me if I left anything out."
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - Nectar - Auxiliary Dome "Hoovertown II"
"First, make yourself comfortable, you have had a long trip and there will be plenty of time to discuss matters later."
The hologram turns to your driver, "As for you Mr. Powers, you will find your money has been deposited as promised. I believe that concludes our business."
After a moment, the driver, who is yet to remove his vac-suit, nods in agreement before leaving the room.
As the hatch slams shut behind him the hologram turns back to you.
"Do not worry, we have ensured the security of this location. It is safe for you here. For how long we do not know, but we will not be staying long."
Taka takes a seat, but he has a tough time relaxing. "Alright. Maybe you can fill me in on what is expected of me in this job while we wait?"
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - Nectar - Auxiliary Dome "Hoovertown II"
Taka wrote:
Taka takes a seat, but he has a tough time relaxing. "Alright. Maybe you can fill me in on what is expected of me in this job while we wait?"
"Perhaps later, rest for now." The hologram gestures first to the bed against one wall, then the pods lounging on the sofa, "ask Jack and Jill if you need anything."
Once it is finished speaking, the hologram abruptly winks out of existence.
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - Nectar - Auxiliary Dome "Hoovertown II"
"Perhaps later, rest for now." The hologram gestures first to the bed against one wall, then the pods lounging on the sofa, "ask Jack and Jill if you need anything."
Once it is finished speaking, the hologram abruptly winks out of existence.
Taka sighs. A straight answer was tough to get. But the bed was really inviting after the long, tiring trip. He flops down on it and tries to get some rest before moving on.
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - Nectar - Auxiliary Dome "Hoovertown II"
Taka wrote:
Taka sighs. A straight answer was tough to get. But the bed was really inviting after the long, tiring trip. He flops down on it and tries to get some rest before moving on.
Sleep comes easily after a long pair of days and you wake refreshed the next morning. You immediately notice the two worker pods are still there, sharing cups of pseudo-coffee in the apartment's diminutive kitchenette. They appear to be conversing, but no words reach your ears. Noticing that you have finally awoken, they turn to face you.
"Good morning, are you ready to go?" one of them says in a gravelly voice as the other moves to pick up a trio of cloth satchels lying by the apartment's front door.
Judging by the silence in the ooc thread I am guessing I have lost some people. If you are still interested in continuing just let me know. I don't really want to recruit new players because it will be a pain to introduce them at so late a juncture. Anyway, hopefully there will still be enough to keep going.
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - Nectar - Auxiliary Dome "Hoovertown II"
With a nod one of the pods tosses you a sealed package. The label announces "Gowitch! Sandwich on the Go!" in a florescent rainbow of colored letters, opening the package, you discover that the taste is exactly what you would expect of low quality shelf-stable meat and cheese. As you eat, you follow the pods to the door. They each shoulder one of the satchels waiting there and pass you the third. The bag is light and contains a number of old-fashioned, manual and power tools. The pods don't stop to explain and you have to hustle to keep up with their powerful strides. You follow them through several corridors before emerging from what you now know is an apartment building onto one of the dome's thoroughfares. You push your way through the swirling crowds to the transit station, assisted by the bulk of your stoic guides. If anything, the crowds at the transit station are worse, and you spend several unpleasant minutes squeezed into the crowd before a tram arrives. The doors open and one of your guides motions for you to follow as the mass of people shoves itself forward. Inside is standing room only, but better then outside. As you enter though, an officious pop-up reminds you that your fare is being paid by Tuchmont Construction LLC, "Luna's Finest Building Maintenance Clearinghouse." After a few minutes of waiting, the tram rockets off towards its destination. The dilapidated landscape of the dome flashes by for a few moments before being eclipsed by the darkness of a tunnel.
A few minutes later, you emerge into the enhanced sunlight of Old Nectar's main dome, the landscape before you only slightly less worse for wear than the one you left. The city has aged considerably since you last saw it, the once gleaming skyscrapers and vibrant lighting considerably dimmed. In the distance you see the squat concrete building that once housed your families headquarters. With a start, you notice that the tram is heading straight for it.
You are unfamiliar with the transit station outside Go-Nin's former headquarters, even though you have visited the headquarters itself countless times. Your family never used transit back then, they probably still don't. Your guides disembark along with the majority of the trams other occupants and walk towards the headquarters, now surrounded by chain-linked construction fencing. A loud yellow sign announces: "Another Fine Deconstruction by Tuchmont Construction". As you move towards a gap in the fencing, one of your guides turns to you and whispers: "Try and blend in, just act naturally."
Your conversation completed, the holoprojector clicks off and your guide reenters the room. Slithering over, it hands you a laminated card with an array of numbers and barcodes, which your ER interface takes only moments to recognize as a personalized voucher.
"This will cover any transit expenses while you are in the city, you can charge anything else on your room account. We believe it would be better if you made your own way to the Olympic."
You are unfamiliar with the transit station outside Go-Nin's former headquarters, even though you have visited the headquarters itself countless times. Your family never used transit back then, they probably still don't. Your guides disembark along with the majority of the trams other occupants and walk towards the headquarters, now surrounded by chain-linked construction fencing. A loud yellow sign announces: "Another Fine Deconstruction by Tuchmont Construction". As you move towards a gap in the fencing, one of your guides turns to you and whispers: "Try and blend in, just act naturally."
Taka nods and does just that, something he often did. Drawing attention to himself wasn't often in his best interest.
It felt odd walking back towards the the old Go-Nin headquarters after all these years. Why were they going here? Surely Go-Nin wouldn't leave anything of value at their abandoned HQ? Mentally shrugging, he casually follows the pods through beyond the fence.
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - 'Old' Nectar - Former Headquarters of Go-Nin Group
Taka wrote:
Taka nods and does just that, something he often did. Drawing attention to himself wasn't often in his best interest.
It felt odd walking back towards the the old Go-Nin headquarters after all these years. Why were they going here? Surely Go-Nin wouldn't leave anything of value at their abandoned HQ? Mentally shrugging, he casually follows the pods through beyond the fence.
A gate guard scans the workers as they march onto the construction site. For a brief moment, they come to rest on you.
If Savin can afford a private car he will do that.
Savin knows that the voucher given to him will cover a private car.
A quick search brings up a handful of reputable looking services. A quick mesh-call to "Jiffy Cab" (Gets you there in two shakes!) summons an air-car for you.
As promised by the solicitous AI receptionist, five minutes later the hawk-like shadow of an air-car descends into the empty street a block away. Lifting yourself and your luggage into the voluminous passenger compartment behind the stubby AI control-box. The gentle pull of take-off pushes you into the plush leather seat, and the city shrinks out the porthole beside you. Reconfiguring for level flight, you are whisked out of the old city's dome and into a nearly vertical shaft plunging deep into the lunar surface. The intermittent lights illuminate other craft racing though the air around you, from sleek air-cars to lumbering cargo shuttles.
Abruptly, you are surrounded by light as you emerge into the brightly lit sphere of fashionable New Nectar. The air-car sets down on a pad surrounded by a manicured lawn. A tuxedo-ed valet rushes out to meet you and opens the car's door.
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - 'Old' Nectar - Former Headquarters of Go-Nin Group
Taka wrote:
1d100 vs Deception 35+30=65
The guard's eyes glance right past the anomalous face in the crowd and you continue into the husk of your family's headquarters' building. Once inside, you take an abrupt right turn and weave through a disordered maze of corridors before arriving at a dank, dimly lit stairwell. Winding your way down, you make your way deep into the sub-basement and emerge into a mold spotted cement corridor. Halfway down the corridor, your guide turns and pulls a rusted metal panel from the wall.
"Here you go."
Looking inside, you see a tangled mass of white fibers.
Make a Hardware: Electronics Test at +0 and a Networking: Hypercorps Test at +10.
If Savin can afford a private car he will do that.
Savin knows that the voucher given to him will cover a private car.
A quick search brings up a handful of reputable looking services. A quick mesh-call to "Jiffy Cab" (Gets you there in two shakes!) summons an air-car for you.
As promised by the solicitous AI receptionist, five minutes later the hawk-like shadow of an air-car descends into the empty street a block away. Lifting yourself and your luggage into the voluminous passenger compartment behind the stubby AI control-box. The gentle pull of take-off pushes you into the plush leather seat, and the city shrinks out the porthole beside you. Reconfiguring for level flight, you are whisked out of the old city's dome and into a nearly vertical shaft plunging deep into the lunar surface. The intermittent lights illuminate other craft racing though the air around you, from sleek air-cars to lumbering cargo shuttles.
Abruptly, you are surrounded by light as you emerge into the brightly lit sphere of fashionable New Nectar. The air-car sets down on a pad surrounded by a manicured lawn. A tuxedo-ed valet rushes out to meet you and opens the car's door.
"Greetings Ma'am , may I take your bags?"
I will keep the briefcase with the chemicals on me, other than that, I will gesture and say:
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - 'Old' Nectar - Former Headquarters of Go-Nin Group
The guard's eyes glance right past the anomalous face in the crowd and you continue into the husk of your family's headquarters' building. Once inside, you take an abrupt right turn and weave through a disordered maze of corridors before arriving at a dank, dimly lit stairwell. Winding your way down, you make your way deep into the sub-basement and emerge into a mold spotted cement corridor. Halfway down the corridor, your guide turns and pulls a rusted metal panel from the wall.
"Here you go."
Looking inside, you see a tangled mass of white fibers.
Make a Hardware: Electronics Test at +0 and a Networking: Hypercorps Test at +10.
"Hmmm, I see," Taka replies, giving the mass of wires the once over.
1d100 ⇒ 34 vs Electronics 60 and 1d100 ⇒ 84 vs Networking: Hypercorps 30+10=40
I will keep the briefcase with the chemicals on me, other than that, I will gesture and say:
"Greetings, if you would, please."
Accustomed to guests hanging on to some of their bags, he makes no move to take the briefcase you are obviously carrying for yourself. Expected as you are, he leads you through the wood paneled lobby and into the expansive gilded elevator. The valet is silent as you ascend and lets you exit first once the doors open. He leads you to one of the seemingly endless doors in the pinstriped and opens the door for you. Setting your bags on the bed, he leaves you alone.
It occurs to you that you might want to contact the club your employer recommended to you.
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - 'Old' Nectar - Former Headquarters of Go-Nin Group
Taka wrote:
"Hmmm, I see," Taka replies, giving the mass of wires the once over.
1d100 vs Electronics 60 and 1d100 vs Networking: Hypercorps 30+10=40
You immediately recognize the cable as a Teledyne Systems nano-coated high throughput opti-cable. Optimized for transferring truly enormous amounts of data and designed to prevent physical intrusion. Top of the line when it first debuted several years ago, it still requires highly specialized tools to use and are nearly impossible to destroy. You can't for the life of you think why your family would have bought one, but apparently they did.
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - 'Old' Nectar - Former Headquarters of Go-Nin Group
You immediately recognize the cable as a Teledyne Systems nano-coated high throughput opti-cable. Optimized for transferring truly enormous amounts of data and designed to prevent physical intrusion. Top of the line when it first debuted several years ago, it still requires highly specialized tools to use and are nearly impossible to destroy. You can't for the life of you think why your family would have bought one, but apparently they did.
Does Taka believe the cable is still in use? Any rolls I can make to figure out what I'm supposed to do with the cable?
I looked back and all I could find about the club was a see what I could do about it from the employer. If i'm wrong please refresh my memory.
Yeah, looking back it seems I forgot to tell you that. You were supposed to know before you left, sorry about that.
As you settle into the well appointed room, there is a subconscious ding as a Savin's mesh-link receives a new message.
New Message:
To: Savin {@OLYMPIC}
From: Ricardo {@HONKY-TONK}
Subject: Job Posting
Hello Ms Savin,
Thank you for responding so promptly to our job posting. One of our openers bailed on us and we urgently need a replacement for some of our upcoming shows. We were impressed by the material you sent us and want to try you out ASAP! We have free time at the club from 9am to 4pm local so I can review the act. Let me know what works.
- Remember, stay jazzy!
Ricky
You can notice that part of the subtext is that no one else applied. You have a feeling that you can thank your employer for this, and whatever 'qualifications' may have been supplied.
A quick mesh search will turn up that the [i]Honky Tonk is a medium sized club that has been slowly growing in popularity. It is styled as a 20th century jazz establishment (with rather loose standards of historical correctness) and does good business catering to those who want to look cultured. It may not be the hottest place in town but it i nothing to sneeze at. Some research or networking will get you more.[/ooc]
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - 'Old' Nectar - Former Headquarters of Go-Nin Group
Taka wrote:
Does Taka believe the cable is still in use? Any rolls I can make to figure out what I'm supposed to do with the cable?
It is impossible to know what the cable is doing without interfacing with it. As for what to do with it, the main reason for having such an absurdly expensive piece of antiquated technology is if you want to keep something really secret.
Seeing the look on your face, the two pods gesture to the satchels you have been carrying. Placing their own on the ground, they extract a number of anomalous looking objects which they piece together into a shape you recognize instantly, a COT or Covert Operations Tool. Normally you would doubt the effectiveness of such a device against the cable, but given what your employer has been able to do so far...
It is a Hardware: Electronics test to use the COT to interface with the cable, followed by the standard hacking sequence once you have connected.
There is nothing of interest from the criminal or automist communities. However, you are able to pick up a few rumors from the media network. Apparently, the Honky Tonk is getting ready to premier a new show in a few weeks, there is some speculation as to the headliner but so far there are few details.
As you end the call with Savin and your mysterious employer, you feel an anomalous sinking feeling in what you would have once called your stomach. Your vision blurs and a booming voice thunders through your head.
Brother...you thought you could hide..hide with Mother...we will find...we are coming
Blurry figures loom in your peripheral vision, and they are getting closer.
Test vs WIL x2 to try and fight your way back to reality
Taka Tamahashi - Luna - 'Old' Nectar - Former Headquarters of Go-Nin Group
Seeing the look on your face, the two pods gesture to the satchels you have been carrying. Placing their own on the ground, they extract a number of anomalous looking objects which they piece together into a shape you recognize instantly, a COT or Covert Operations Tool. Normally you would doubt the effectiveness of such a device against the cable, but given what your employer has been able to do so far...
It is a Hardware: Electronics test to use the COT to interface with the cable, followed by the standard hacking sequence once you have connected.
Taka shrugs and helps piece the COT together and attempts to interface the device with the cable.
Sara/Oliver is confused he never had a brother, he thinks he is unsure as the voices thunder though his head.
1d100
As my WIL is 15, 58 does not seem good
Reality slips away as the dream becomes crystal clear, giving you a clear view of the speaker. It seems that you are talking to...yourself.
"Keep her all to yourself? Why can't you share? We are family? We are blood?"
The voice is your own, but the words, the style, is different. Something is wrong. Something is very wrong.
Oliver can speak and act normally in the dream. Each round he may choose to make a test vs WIL x2 with a +30 bonus to sever the connection. Failing this test will inflict mental stress. A perception test might be a good idea at the moment.
Taka Tamahashi - Former Headquarters of Go-Nin Group
Taka wrote:
Taka shrugs and helps piece the COT together and attempts to interface the device with the cable.
1d100 vs Hardware: Electronics 60
The thin electro-filament from the COT slides effortlessly though the cable's nanocoating and into the meat of the cable beyond. With this, the COT's screen lights up, allowing you access to the data flowing past you.
Taka Tamahashi - Former Headquarters of Go-Nin Group
The thin electro-filament from the COT slides effortlessly though the cable's nanocoating and into the meat of the cable beyond. With this, the COT's screen lights up, allowing you access to the data flowing past you.
"Nice," Taka says with a nod. "Never used one of these to do something like this. So, what's our employer looking for? he never told me." He uses his skinlink access the cable, while keeping an eye out for any countermeasures that may have been activated due to the intrusion/
The Honky Tonk is located in a fashionable section of New Nectar, which bustles with activity even as you arrive at the middle of the day. Heavy doors of rose-stained wood inlaid with brass mark the entrance, covered by long, old fashioned canopy of red canvas. Inside, the floor is carpeted crimson with gold medallions and recessed lighting casts a subdued yellow glow on the cherry paneling of the walls. The main area has two levels, connected by a wide central shaft, and there is a marble topped bar off to one side. Booths upholstered in red leather and curtained in crimson line the walls, while guéridons and simple wooden chairs fill the remainder of the space, with the sole exception of a low, black-painted stage set against the back wall. A few people are milling about as you enter, but only one looks up a you walk in. The tall, handsome man with nicely tanned skin strides over from the bar and extends a hand.
Taka Tamahashi - Former Headquarters of Go-Nin Group
Taka wrote:
"Nice," Taka says with a nod. "Never used one of these to do something like this. So, what's our employer looking for? he never told me." He uses his skinlink access the cable, while keeping an eye out for any countermeasures that may have been activated due to the intrusion/
"Yes, here it is." Your erstwhile guide fishes through its pocket for a second to retrieve a small, square data-chit and extends it towards you. "Just upload this once you're done."
