Black Rain in the Shadows of Seattle, 2060 (Inactive)

Game Master Tilnar

I thought Stretch gave you his during the bike rental discussion... We can just say he did, in any case -- after all, with the 10 minute thing, he'd have a bike ready had you said yes.

"We should go now. Thanks for your help, Tai. Jay, you got Tai's digits in case we need to get him later?" 0nyx starts slowly drifting off in the direction of Raptor's bike.

It's been nearly a month IRL, I can't remember is Jay got Tai's number, or Stretch's . Tilnar, if Jay didn't get Tai's he'll ask for the number now in response to 0nyx's query.

Also, Jay's got B/R Cars 2. Could that be used to hotwire a vehicle?

"An hour's walk? Charming."

Jay considers his shoes sadly. I did not plan well for this evening.

Perhaps it will be morning before we arrive. I won't have planned well for that either.

Jay smiles wanly.

Primarily need electronics to get into the car first... and then to disable the autonav and pilot programs so the car doesn't just drive you to the police. That said, in the Barrens, a lot of the cars are more likely to be older and in less good shape -- and probably owned by people who don't like the cops -- enough that the autonav to Lone Star stuff is already pulled.

I'll keep an eye out for a likely candidate car to try to boost. Otherwise I guess some of us are walking.

Well, one of you. There's enough bikes for everyone otherwise (assuming doubling up).

Jay watches Tai take his leave before asking, "So, what did you find?"

I guess we can have this discussion on the road , or at Danny's

"Some serious firepower", replies Danny. "I think Onyx found some other important things, too"

"The gun our Mr. Johnson mentioned," Raptor says, patting his coat to show he has it safely stowed on his person, "and some good intel, I think."

"Excellent. What kind of firepower? Should we carry it out ourselves? With Tai separating, I half think he'll be back to see what's here after we're gone."

0nyx shakes her head. "There were a bunch of weapons Mr. Johnson didn't mention, so we left them - hidden - to avoid trouble. I didn't find much besides some traps and impressions. I have an imprint of the item we're looking for. That'll help us distinguish fakes. I think Figment pulled surveillance and that might help us more than anything."

She shrugs. "As to what the arsenal was, guns is guns."

"Mr. Johnson, " Jay pauses, self-consciously. "Seemed mostly worried about the custom piece, the statue, and the gold. I think you're right. We can leave the gun stash, and we won't have to go round the gun dealers. Looks like we've made some progress. Let's take a look at that tape and see what we can figure out. "

Figment chuckles, "Reckon it's about what you'd expect in a resupply hidey-hole for a high-caliber Shadowrunner. I'll be needin' a minute or so to cut the video into smaller pieces so I can share it and we can start our "have you seen this person" exercise. Still, might be a good idea that we all watch the whole thing, in case there's something that I'd not know to be lookin' for."

He pauses, then asks, "So, I guess the bigger question at the moment, though, is do we warn Stretch about what's about to fall on him?"

"I like Stretch. And could earn a considerable amount of pocket money betting on him in October. But I wouldn't want to endanger our working relationship with the Silver Ring Triad. Certainly not by calling from a phone that could be traced back to me. I would caution all of you to be prudent in this regard and refrain from any action which might threaten our neutrality. I understand that if you had a clean phone that has never been used, it might present a great temptation. I urge you in the strongest possible terms to resist that temptation."

Jay reaches deep into the interior of his overcoat. His hand emerges cupped around a very small phone. His other hand draws a handkerchief from his sleeve, transfers it to the phone hand to cover the device.

"Did someone need a handkerchief?"

"Thanks" Danny takes the handkerchief, then mouths "Number?" to Jay.

On re-reading the bar scene, Jay didn't get Stretch's number. My fault.

Jay slides his gaze from Danny to the elven hacker. "Figment?" he queries hopefully.

Did 0nyx get it?

0nyx gave her number to Stretch, but Stretch has not messaged or called.

Danny looks from one to the other, raising his eyebrows questioningly.

We are hilariously bad at this. Is it a function of historically playing characters from a medieval setting?

"I guess that solves our conundrum. In the future, one of us should get every contact's contact information."

And in this case it should have been me. Jay's supposed to be a networker, a minor hustler. Jay gave Stretch his info too so Stretch could call when the Skull's leader was ready for a talk.

Figment says, "Well, I reckon we could just call the bar. Hafta imagine that she'd pass a message along, or let us talk to 'em."

Jay rubs his chin ruefully. "That's good. Wish I'd thought of it."

Danny hands the handkerchief-wrapped phone back to Jay.

"No one else needs a handkerchief?"

Is Eyes still around? He had a 2 hour work shift, if I recall, but I haven't seen him since I left the apartment.

0nyx wipes her face with a bare hand, then reaches for Jay's hanky. "Thanks, man. I hate how damp and rainy it is here."

She quickly checks the number for Finnegan's Wake and tries to connect, pretending to wipe the damp and sweat from her eyes with the cloth to keep the phone handy.

I am seriously embarrassed that we didn't get Stretch's number.

A female voice answers, "Wake. Whaddya need?"

Dabbing her brow with the cloth, 0nyx replies softly, "I need Stretch. This is the tall, dark, and elven number that was talking to him earlier."

The voice sighs, then you hear a few beeps before a male voice answers, "Calling about the bike? Shouldn't be long - probably ready by the time you get back -- worst case, after one drink."

"They're coming, and coming hard. Right now. They mean to end you. Don't know any more. Luck," 0nyx says quietly, and hangs up.

Stretch starts with questions, "Wait - what? Where? Who--", but his voice cuts off as 0nyx disconnects. About a minute later, the burner phone beeps with a text, "Everyone home, and bring your biggest friends."

0nyx grimaces and tucks the phonekerchief in her pocket. "I'll clean this up and return it to you, Jay. Thanks for the loan. It got the job done, I think." Shaking her head, she continues, "Shall we move along to your place? The usual relay? A couple of us can hang back and buy supplies, then two bikers can come back and pick us up?"

She pauses uncomfortably for a second and continues, "...unless you want to go help?"

Jay turns around and walks the few steps back toward Onyx. "Oh no, fair lady. I beg you keep it in case you need it again. Or fearing contagion, you might prudently destroy it. "

Figment shrugs, "Not gonna lie, don't hate the idea of helpin' Guardian's friends... Downside is that I'm not thinkin' it's cyberdeck combat -- so I'm suddenly not at my best. And sure, I can work a gun, but big, blue fuzzies tend to stand out.. especially since I'm drek with a sniper rifle."

Jay's head snaps back up to look directly at the tow elves. A smile flashes across his face, quickly suppressed by the weight of his furrowing brow. "I did like Stretch more than Tai. It's a gamble. We'll make enemies of the Silver Ring -- that could make it hard to dig around here. But it would get us tight with the Skulls. "

He looks around at Danny, and Raptor. "If we're going, it's got to be all for one. We'll need you for the heavy lifting. "

”Maybe we’ll get a bike out of it,” Raptor says simply.

Danny rolls his shoulders and clenches and unclenches his fists. "I'm in. You gotta pick a side at some point, and I liked the bikers a little better than the suits"

"Anything we can use at Mr. Johnson's place?" Jay asks hopefully.

Figment nods, "Me too. But, still, I'd not be too sad if 0nyx could magic us up some snazzy disguises." He then turns to Jay, "Raptor reviewed the arsenal - think it was mostly long guns."

"I can probably afford a few Halloween masks from the convenience store," 0nyx offers. "I might be able to confuse a few people, too, but we're gonna either have to not look like ourselves, hide, or bite the bullet and declare ourselves." She looks at the skies. "Can you wrangle drones, Fig?"

"Tai saw us all and has us on tape. We'd need pretty good disguises to fool him."

"Raptor, any grenades or shotguns in the stash?"

"We've got some all-black gear - hoodies, masks, and so on - back at the squat. We'll all look pretty anonymous rigged out in that", offers Danny.

Figment shakes his head, "No. I mean, I can plug in and tell 'em where to go but I ain't got a VCR, so best I can do is hope their AI ain't drek. Other than the chem boosting my reflexes and a few pieces of hardward, I've put every punt I've ever had into building -- and rebuilding -- my deck."

He shrugs, "Cheap disguises might be enough, suppose it'll depend how chaotic it all gets... "

My recollection was that Raptor didn’t find anything worth taking - or better than our existing gear. Is that right?

If we're going to a fire fight, more is better.

Jay continues to frown. "Do we think we have time to go to Danny's first? How long will it take Tai and company to marshal forces and attack? "

My recollection was that Raptor didn’t find anything worth taking - or better than our existing gear. Is that right?

* Finding the stash - grenades and ammo

"You all armed?" Raptor asks the others. "If you're not carrying, there are pieces in the stash worth taking. And I guess if we're looking for shock and awe, a few grenades couldn't hurt."

Thank you, Tilnar! I had to look up all those guns. Probably nothing Raptor would take, because he is very well outfitted. But others might not be walking arsenals like he is.

0nyx shakes her head. "I have what I need." She shows her gel-round pistol. "I don't like to kill people."

Danny taps a series of pockets. Yeah, I'm good. In any event, I've always got these". He holds up his hands.

Figment suggests, "Reckon the smoke grenades might be good for some chaos. And a clip of APDS is the sort of thing that you'd hate to need and not have."

0nyx grins. "And here I thought chaos was my job. Grab some grenades, boys, if you want to join in the fun."