@@color(red):Now that the Arsenal book is out I have ''altered'' the stats of this weapon to reflect comparable weapons in the book@@\n\nRanged Weapon Stats\n|!Damage|!Armour Penetration|\n| (Strength / 2) + 1 P | - |\n\nMelee Weapon Stats\n|!Reach|!Damage|!Armour Penetration|\n| - | (Strength / 2) + 1 P | - |
!!Ambush Scorch\nObeah has 3 spirits summoned:\n* Force 5 beast spirit - 0 service, natural weapons\n* Force 5 beast spirit - 0 service, concealment\n* Force 5 earth spirit - 2 services, engulf\n\nObeah is down 7 stun\n\n!!Initiative\n|!Character|!Init|\n|!Sonya|10|\n|!Apex|11|\n|!Obeah| 1 |\n|!TrashMan|12|\n|!Earth|15|\n\nScorch has taken 10 stun damage\n* Trashman has taken 6 physical damage\n** Plus 5 stun (stunbolt)\n* His adrenal pump is up for 1 more combat turn\n* Beast has taken 11 damage\n* Scorch's commlink has 8 success for shutting down\n* Apex has 6 hits towards decrypting the file and for 2 rounds it acts at rating 4 instead of 6\n* HTR - 5 rounds\n\n!!IRC Logs\n{{{\n[16:06] <~ToreadorVampire> OK :)\n[16:07] <~ToreadorVampire> IIRC we had just finished a combat round and ...\n[16:07] * ~ToreadorVampire looks at his notes from the last game\n[16:07] <+Apex> The car had just been pulled over, I was about to decrypt a few things and download them\n[16:07] <+Apex> The drone was on the roof\n[16:07] <~ToreadorVampire> Yeah\n[16:07] <+Apex> THe person's commplant was shutting down, extended check was at 3\n[16:08] <~ToreadorVampire> 1 thing I will do is put my combat/init notes on the public wiki instead of the private one\n[16:08] <+DreadPirateKitten> (here, getting dressed)\n[16:08] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh, I have on success\n[16:08] <~ToreadorVampire> Which means my notes are wrong :s\n[16:09] <~ToreadorVampire> Or you are wrong\n[16:09] <+Apex> On seccess?\n[16:09] <~ToreadorVampire> One success to shut itself down\n[16:09] <~ToreadorVampire> Not 3\n[16:09] <+Apex> You rolled two more as the last thing before ending session\n[16:09] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh yeah, I see it\n[16:09] <~ToreadorVampire> Right at the end, it changes\n[16:09] <~ToreadorVampire> changed\n[16:09] <~ToreadorVampire> I didn't write it down\n[16:10] <+Apex> Nol's Memory:1 TV's Notes: 0\n[16:10] * DreadPirateKitten is now known as Dreamer\n[16:11] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - I'm not going to wait for Stormvane, because he has two spirits active, which I have the stats for, and I can run\n[16:12] <~ToreadorVampire> So ... Apex and Sonya - initiative please for the next round\n[16:12] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh - and:\n[16:12] <+Apex> (Matrix init is response + inituition right?)\n[16:12] <~ToreadorVampire> http://toreadorvampire.co.uk/rpg/shadowrun#24%2F02%2F2008\n[16:12] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> i don't know offhand, look it up\n[16:12] <~ToreadorVampire> Ask in #sr4e-ooc :p\n[16:13] <~ToreadorVampire> That URL has the current init status on it - if you refresh it from time to time you can see anything I have typed on it\n[16:13] <+Sonya> roll sr 8\n[16:13] <+Apex> roll sr 11 Matrix init\n[16:13] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (8) and gets (1 hit(s))\n[16:13] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (11) Matrix init and gets (5 hit(s))\n[16:13] <~ToreadorVampire> I still can't get it working so you can edit tho\n[16:13] <+Sonya> ok\n[16:14] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 9 for Trashman\n[16:14] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (9) for Trashman and gets (6 hit(s))\n[16:14] <+Apex> ( Wait, scorch has 4 physical damage? I though damage from blackout didn't overflow, only damage from black hammer? )\n[16:15] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> Stun damage overflows to physical if you take too much\n[16:15] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 12 spirit of beasts\n[16:15] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (12) spirit of beasts and gets (4 hit(s))\n[16:15] <+Apex> ("Damage from blackout will not overflow into the physical condition monitor")\n[16:15] <+Apex> (Blackout is special :O)\n[16:15] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, didn't know that quirk\n[16:15] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 15 spirit of earth\n[16:16] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (15) spirit of earth and gets (5 hit(s))\n[16:16] <~ToreadorVampire> Init updated\n[16:16] <+Apex> (Also, I remember there were three categories of info on her comm relating to the run, and two others. And everthing was encrpyted except some of the info relating to the run correct?)\n[16:17] <~ToreadorVampire> Erm, now I can't remember that either\n[16:18] <~ToreadorVampire> Crap - I don't have logging for PMs switched on, so if I didn't say it in-channel I don't have it\n[16:18] <+Sonya> I think I have it\n[16:18] <+Apex> (You said it in channel, I'll see if I can grab it)\n[16:18] * ~ToreadorVampire switches them back on\n[16:18] <+Sonya> I will have to dig through the logs for it\n[16:18] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - yeah ... in the mean time I'll run the beasts\n[16:19] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah was going to use a service for the spirit of earth to continue binding trashman\n[16:19] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, so nothing for the spirit to roll, it just happens\n[16:20] <~ToreadorVampire> Next up is the beasts spirit\n[16:20] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 8 attacking trashman\n[16:20] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (8) attacking trashman and gets (3 hit(s))\n[16:21] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 dodge\n[16:21] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) dodge and gets (4 hit(s))\n[16:21] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - beasts spirit missed trashman\n[16:21] <~ToreadorVampire> Next up is trashman\n[16:21] <~ToreadorVampire> Ugh, Apex even\n[16:21] <+Apex> (Okay, Personal info, information about the plan, about the team, and about the background of the job, + surveilance info from the drone)\n[16:21] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex - your go\n[16:21] <~ToreadorVampire> Yeah, I see\n[16:21] <+Apex> roll sr 12 Decrypt ino about the plant\n[16:21] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (12) Decrypt ino about the plant and gets (4 hit(s))\n[16:21] <+Apex> *plan\n[16:22] <~ToreadorVampire> Cool, that's OK\n[16:23] * ~ToreadorVampire tries to find the rating of scorch's encrypt program\n[16:24] <~ToreadorVampire> Wow, OK - that's 4 hits in the extended test\n[16:24] <+Apex> ( I can't transfer this over until its decrypted right?)\n[16:24] <~ToreadorVampire> That's right\n[16:24] <~ToreadorVampire> And the interval is a combat turn\n[16:24] <~ToreadorVampire> Trashman next\n[16:25] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 13 breaking from bind\n[16:25] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (13) breaking from bind and gets (3 hit(s))\n[16:25] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 strength of the bind\n[16:25] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) strength of the bind and gets (2 hit(s))\n[16:25] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - trashman is free\n[16:26] <~ToreadorVampire> Sonya - yo're up\n[16:26] <+Sonya> Out of the car, approach the drivers driver side of the van with my assault rifle out\n[16:28] * +Sonya comms Apex: Pop the lock on the drivers side door\n[16:28] <~ToreadorVampire> roll 1d6 On a 1-3 it has a sliding door at the side, on a 4-6 it has hinged doors at the back\n[16:28] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls 1D6 On a 1-3 it has a sliding door at the side, on a 4-6 it has hinged doors at the back and gets (1)\n[16:28] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - sliding door on the side\n[16:28] <~ToreadorVampire> That would be behind the driver's cab though, you wouldn't be able to get to the people inside from there\n[16:29] * +Sonya tries the catch\n[16:30] * +Sonya comms Apex: NOW!\n[16:30] <~ToreadorVampire> The drivers side has an unconscious female there, and on the passenger side there is a dwarf who is in melee with a very wounded-looking otherworldly tigerlike creature\n[16:30] * ~ToreadorVampire didn't understand your question the first time\n[16:30] <+Sonya> (OK, sorry)\n[16:31] <~ToreadorVampire> Also, you can see another shape inside, like a thing that is making the metal of the truck ripple and move, currently focussed on the seat behind the dwarf\n[16:31] * +Sonya approaches around the front keeping her assault rifle trained on the passenger side\n[16:32] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - erm, Apex is busy, so you can try and shoot through the glass, or break into the van?\n[16:32] <+Sonya> Break into the van\n[16:32] <+Sonya> If that does not help I will shoot through the window\n[16:32] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... well - what are your B&E skills like? Does B&E mean "rip the doors off" for you?\n[16:32] * Joins: Stormvane (~Stormvane@Psi-8B8D278F.ok.ok.cox.net)\n[16:33] <~ToreadorVampire> Yay! Hi Stormvane\n[16:33] * ToreadorVampire sets mode: +v Stormvane\n[16:33] * +Sonya apprioaches the passenger side and smashes the window with the butt of her rifle\n[16:33] <+Sonya> (passenger window FYI)\n[16:33] * Stormvane is now known as Obeah\n[16:34] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... melee attack roll please\n[16:35] <~ToreadorVampire> What's your damage sonya?\n[16:35] <+Sonya> (how much does the butt of a weapon do?)\n[16:35] <~ToreadorVampire> (Str / 2) + 1 I'll call it (rifle butt)\n[16:35] <+Sonya> 4\n[16:36] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - plus 7\n[16:36] <~ToreadorVampire> 11\n[16:36] <~ToreadorVampire> I'll call the window heavy material, since it is an armoured van, but it won't be bulletproof glass\n[16:36] * +Sonya misses her kubotan\n[16:37] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 12 Barrier resistance test\n[16:37] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (12) Barrier resistance test and gets (3 hit(s))\n[16:37] <~ToreadorVampire> 11 - 3 = 8 which is more than 7\n[16:37] <~ToreadorVampire> So glass smashes\n[16:38] <~ToreadorVampire> Next up is Obeah if you'd like to do anything this combat round?\n[16:38] <+Sonya> (Can I grab him this turn or is it next turn?)\n[16:38] <~ToreadorVampire> No, that would have been a complex action\n[16:38] <~ToreadorVampire> So next round\n[16:38] <+Sonya> ok\n[16:38] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah? Anything? The van has stopped, Sonya pulled up behind it, jumped out and smashed the passenger-side window with her rifle butt\n[16:39] <+Apex> ( Probably should enforce that 1 min rule )\n[16:39] <~ToreadorVampire> While you're thinking about that - I'll get on with some round 2\n[16:39] * +Obeah lays in passenger seat of car and groans, i suppose the spirits can keep doing what they are doing\n[16:39] <~ToreadorVampire> Which means the earth spirit re-binds Trashman\n[16:39] <~ToreadorVampire> Beasts spirit needs to make an attack\n[16:40] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 melee dodge versus beasts spirit\n[16:40] <+Obeah> roll sr 11 to hit the bad guy\n[16:40] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) melee dodge versus beasts spirit and gets (2 hit(s))\n[16:40] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (11) to hit the bad guy and gets (2 hit(s))\n[16:40] <~ToreadorVampire> Nope\n[16:40] <+Obeah> ((i need some touch attacks))\n[16:40] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - next up is apex, who is doing an extended test with a long interval, so he does nothing\n[16:40] <~ToreadorVampire> Trashman has another action and tries to break free (again)\n[16:40] * +Sonya messages the rest of the team: I have visual on two, is there a third in the back?\n[16:41] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 13 versus bind\n[16:41] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (13) versus bind and gets (4 hit(s))\n[16:41] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 bing strength\n[16:41] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) bing strength and gets (5 hit(s))\n[16:41] <~ToreadorVampire> Ooh! He doesn't break free this turn!\n[16:41] <~ToreadorVampire> Last init pass just trashman\n[16:41] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 13 still trying to break the bind\n[16:41] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (13) still trying to break the bind and gets (5 hit(s))\n[16:41] <~ToreadorVampire> And he's out this time\n[16:41] <~ToreadorVampire> But hasn't had any actions\n[16:41] <~ToreadorVampire> New combat turn\n[16:41] <~ToreadorVampire> init please\n[16:42] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 9 trashman\n[16:42] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (9) trashman and gets (3 hit(s))\n[16:42] <+Apex> roll sr 11 matrix init\n[16:42] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (11) matrix init and gets (5 hit(s))\n[16:42] <+Sonya> roll sr 8 for initiative\n[16:42] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (8) for initiative and gets (6 hit(s))\n[16:42] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh, wait, I did forget to do something\n[16:42] <+Apex> (tv, was 4 enough to decrypt the thing? )\n[16:42] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 shutdown commlink\n[16:42] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) shutdown commlink and gets (2 hit(s))\n[16:42] <~ToreadorVampire> No Apex\n[16:43] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 15 beasts spirit\n[16:43] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (15) beasts spirit and gets (3 hit(s))\n[16:43] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 15 earth spirit\n[16:43] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (15) earth spirit and gets (5 hit(s))\n[16:43] <~ToreadorVampire> Just Obeah to go\n[16:44] <+Obeah> what am i rolling\n[16:44] <~ToreadorVampire> Your own init\n[16:44] <+Obeah> you did it wrong for the spirits, the stats are errata'd, they have like a 12 each or something\n[16:44] <~ToreadorVampire> ?\n[16:45] <~ToreadorVampire> UGH!!!!\n[16:45] * ~ToreadorVampire hates this 1st printing core book\n[16:45] <+Obeah> roll sr 3\n[16:45] <~ToreadorVampire> USELESS for reference!\n[16:45] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (3) and gets (0 hit(s))\n[16:45] <+Obeah> i goes last because of stun\n[16:45] <~ToreadorVampire> K\n[16:46] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 8 beasts again\n[16:46] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (8) beasts again and gets (1 hit(s))\n[16:46] <~ToreadorVampire> No, wait, 9\n[16:46] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 9 beasts again\n[16:46] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (9) beasts again and gets (5 hit(s))\n[16:46] <~ToreadorVampire> 17\n[16:46] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 12 earth\n[16:46] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (12) earth and gets (5 hit(s))\n[16:46] <~ToreadorVampire> K, they still go first\n[16:46] <~ToreadorVampire> Earth re-binds\n[16:46] <~ToreadorVampire> I assume, and the beasts can make an attackl\n[16:47] <+Obeah> yep\n[16:47] <+Obeah> roll sr 11\n[16:47] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (11) and gets (4 hit(s))\n[16:47] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 dodge\n[16:47] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) dodge and gets (4 hit(s))\n[16:47] <~ToreadorVampire> Nope\n[16:47] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex next\n[16:47] <+Obeah> how dodge if bound\n[16:47] * +Apex comms Sonya, *Still need that door open?*\n[16:48] <+Obeah> ((he hasn't had a chance to break free and he is re stuck and can't move ?))\n[16:48] <~ToreadorVampire> Yeah ... hang on - need to give some modifiers\n[16:48] <+Apex> roll sr 12 Continue that decryption\n[16:48] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (12) Continue that decryption and gets (2 hit(s)) GLITCH\n[16:48] <~ToreadorVampire> He's not paralysed, and he has his arms free to parry\n[16:48] <+Apex> ( Wow a glitch on 12 dice, thats sad. )\n[16:48] <~ToreadorVampire> I'll put him at -3 for trying to parry bound\n[16:48] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 7 parry bound\n[16:48] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (7) parry bound and gets (3 hit(s))\n[16:49] <~ToreadorVampire> KO - 1 net hit to damage him\n[16:49] <+Obeah> ((glichs are a big deal, the critical ones are))\n[16:49] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 18 damage resistance\n[16:49] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (18) damage resistance and gets (8 hit(s))\n[16:49] <~ToreadorVampire> 8 hits is enough to reduce that spirit's damage to nothing I assume?\n[16:50] <+Obeah> yep\n[16:50] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 3 chance that Sonya has some handcuffs, since they weren't available to buy in the core book\n[16:50] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (3) chance that Sonya has some handcuffs, since they weren't available to buy in the core book and gets (0 hit(s))\n[16:50] <~ToreadorVampire> Nope - you don't have any handcuffs\n[16:50] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - erm ... Apex\n[16:50] <+Sonya> (fair enough)\n[16:51] <~ToreadorVampire> 2 hits on a decryption with a glitch, well, it's going to take a bit longer I'm sorry, you're going to need some service packs/updates to your decrypt program, because it keeps throwing errors at you ...\n[16:52] <~ToreadorVampire> ... for the next 2 combat turns - your decrypt program acts as if it was only rating 4, not rating 6\n[16:52] <~ToreadorVampire> Next to go is Sonya\n[16:53] * +Sonya points the gun in the face of Trashman "give it up!"\n[16:54] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... intimidation test from you please\n[16:54] <~ToreadorVampire> I will give you some modifiers\n[16:55] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - I'll give you +4 to the intimidate roll, since you guys have basically won ...\n[16:55] <~ToreadorVampire> But this guy looks like a stubborn bugger\n[16:55] <+Sonya> roll sr 5\n[16:55] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (5) and gets (1 hit(s))\n[16:56] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 2 resisting\n[16:56] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (2) resisting and gets (1 hit(s))\n[16:56] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - he's not impressed with your intimidation ...\n[16:56] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 13 breaking the bind\n[16:56] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (13) breaking the bind and gets (3 hit(s))\n[16:56] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 bind strength\n[16:56] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) bind strength and gets (4 hit(s))\n[16:56] <+Dreamer> (Talking isnt a free action?)\n[16:57] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh, erm, ugh, I'm trying to go quickly and overshooting actions\n[16:57] <~ToreadorVampire> Sure Sonya - call that a free action to try and intimidate\n[16:57] <~ToreadorVampire> You have a complex or two simples to go\n[16:57] <+Obeah> i'll make it a little easier, obeah isn't going to do much, i'm barely conscious\n[16:58] <+Sonya> Right aimed shot, single shot centre mass\n[16:58] <~ToreadorVampire> Body shot?\n[16:58] <+Sonya> Yes\n[16:58] <~ToreadorVampire> Go for it\n[16:59] <+Sonya> roll sr 14\n[16:59] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (14) and gets (3 hit(s))\n[16:59] <+Obeah> ((center shots are presumed anyway\n[16:59] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, since he is still bound I'm going to se he definately can't dodge this\n[16:59] <~ToreadorVampire> He can parry melee coz he has his arms free, but he can't move his torso significantly\n[16:59] <~ToreadorVampire> What's your damage and AP Sonya?\n[17:00] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 19 damage resistance with ballistic armour\n[17:00] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (19) damage resistance with ballistic armour and gets (7 hit(s))\n[17:00] <+Sonya> 6P\n[17:00] <~ToreadorVampire> AP?\n[17:00] <+Sonya> -1\n[17:01] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 18 damage resistance - -1 ap\n[17:01] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (18) damage resistance - -1 ap and gets (7 hit(s))\n[17:01] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - still 7 reduces it to nothing\n[17:01] <~ToreadorVampire> Who's next?\n[17:01] * ~ToreadorVampire lost track where he came back to Sonya\n[17:02] <+Sonya> (trashman went last)\n[17:02] <+Dreamer> (does he have a bonus to soak, or something? doesnt 9-7 =2?)\n[17:02] <~ToreadorVampire> Beasts spirit to attack?\n[17:02] <~ToreadorVampire> Sonya said 6P\n[17:02] <+Dreamer> (plus 3 hits?)\n[17:02] <+Sonya> (plus 3 hits)\n[17:02] <+Obeah> nah, he's not doing any good anyway, he can return to the aether\n[17:02] <~ToreadorVampire> Yes, but I went with what Sonya typed\n[17:02] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - so 2 damage\n[17:02] <~ToreadorVampire> Well, 1 because\n[17:03] <+Sonya> (ok :P )\n[17:03] <~ToreadorVampire> He has platelet factories\n[17:04] <~ToreadorVampire> In fact - to speed things up in combat - if you make an attack roll against something, please immediately post your damage code and Armour Pen after making the attack roll\n[17:04] <~ToreadorVampire> In that damage code, factor in your hits from the attack test\n[17:04] <~ToreadorVampire> That way I can immediately see what I need to resist\n[17:04] <~ToreadorVampire> And I won't make mistakes\n[17:04] <~ToreadorVampire> Now, OK - beasts spirit vanishes\n[17:04] <+Sonya> ok\n[17:04] <~ToreadorVampire> So ...\n[17:05] <~ToreadorVampire> Earth spirit has nothing to do (trashman already bound) so it delays in case he escapes\n[17:05] <~ToreadorVampire> Trashman tries to escape\n[17:05] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 13 escape\n[17:05] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (13) escape and gets (4 hit(s))\n[17:06] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 bind strength\n[17:06] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) bind strength and gets (5 hit(s))\n[17:06] <~ToreadorVampire> KO - trashman is stuck\n[17:06] <~ToreadorVampire> Trashman has one more init pass\n[17:06] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 13 escape\n[17:06] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (13) escape and gets (5 hit(s))\n[17:06] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 bind strength\n[17:06] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) bind strength and gets (4 hit(s))\n[17:06] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - he's out\n[17:06] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 commlink shutdown\n[17:06] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) commlink shutdown and gets (3 hit(s))\n[17:07] <~ToreadorVampire> New combat turn\n[17:07] <+Apex> roll sr 11 matrix init\n[17:07] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (11) matrix init and gets (5 hit(s))\n[17:07] <~ToreadorVampire> Init please all\n[17:07] <+Sonya> roll sr 8 init\n[17:07] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (8) init and gets (2 hit(s))\n[17:07] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 9 trashman init\n[17:07] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (9) trashman init and gets (3 hit(s))\n[17:07] <+Obeah> roll sr 3 to lay around and moan\n[17:07] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (3) to lay around and moan and gets (1 hit(s))\n[17:08] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 9 beasts\n[17:08] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (9) beasts and gets (2 hit(s))\n[17:08] <~ToreadorVampire> Wait, wrong one\n[17:08] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 12 earth spirit, not beasts\n[17:08] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (12) earth spirit, not beasts and gets (3 hit(s))\n[17:09] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, so I have Apex fist\n[17:09] <~ToreadorVampire> first\n[17:10] * +Apex mutters "Fuck this" and switches over into AR after transfering over the only decrypted file to his comm, he then logs off the node (But remembers its position for when it goes back up).\n[17:10] <+Apex> roll sr 12 normal init\n[17:10] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (12) normal init and gets (1 hit(s))\n[17:10] <~ToreadorVampire> Erm, wait, that file isn't decrypted yet\n[17:11] <~ToreadorVampire> The threshold is [encrypt program used * 2] and you're not there yet with 6 hits\n[17:11] <+Apex> No that one\n[17:11] <+Apex> (The other one, the one that was decrypted without me doing anything )\n[17:11] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh, right, OK\n[17:11] * ~ToreadorVampire can't remember which one that was\n[17:11] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, so now the earth spirit goes first\n[17:11] <~ToreadorVampire> instead\n[17:11] <+Apex> (Info on running team )\n[17:12] <~ToreadorVampire> OK then\n[17:12] <~ToreadorVampire> Erm, I guess it re-binds\n[17:12] <~ToreadorVampire> Next is a break-out attempt\n[17:12] <+Obeah> yes\n[17:12] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 13 break out]\n[17:12] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (13) break out] and gets (7 hit(s))\n[17:12] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 bind\n[17:12] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) bind and gets (5 hit(s))\n[17:12] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - trashman is out - you know, this could just go on forever ...\n[17:13] <~ToreadorVampire> Hmm ... thing is - he won't surrender easily, since his adrenal pump is running\n[17:13] <+Dreamer> ...\n[17:13] * ~ToreadorVampire checks a couple of things\n[17:14] * ~ToreadorVampire facepalms and realises something\n[17:14] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 12 HTR response time\n[17:14] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (12) HTR response time and gets (5 hit(s))\n[17:15] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... next up is Apex\n[17:15] * +Apex sets off at a run to the roof of the building\n[17:16] <~ToreadorVampire> OK Apex\n[17:16] <~ToreadorVampire> Sonya\n[17:17] <+Sonya> roll sr 5 to hit Trashman in the femoral artery4\n[17:17] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (5) to hit Trashman in the femoral artery4 and gets (1 hit(s))\n[17:17] <+Sonya> (fuck)\n[17:17] <~ToreadorVampire> I'll take the other one from the other channel\n[17:17] <~ToreadorVampire> 3 hits\n[17:17] <~ToreadorVampire> 9P damage\n[17:17] <+Sonya> 9P damage then\n[17:17] <~ToreadorVampire> And he gets no armour\n[17:17] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 8 resist with body alone\n[17:17] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (8) resist with body alone and gets (3 hit(s))\n[17:18] <~ToreadorVampire> 6 physical damage\n[17:18] <~ToreadorVampire> Plus you were aiming to screw up his implant\n[17:19] <~ToreadorVampire> Hmm, could I have a cybertechnology roll from you please?\n[17:19] <+Sonya> roll sr 5 for cybertechnology\n[17:19] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (5) for cybertechnology and gets (0 hit(s))\n[17:19] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ...\n[17:20] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 3 chance that that hit would screw up his adrenal pump?\n[17:20] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (3) chance that that hit would screw up his adrenal pump? and gets (2 hit(s))\n[17:20] <~ToreadorVampire> Wow - OK - the adrenal pump is damaged\n[17:20] <~ToreadorVampire> roll 1d6 number of rounds of operation lost\n[17:20] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls 1D6 number of rounds of operation lost and gets (4)\n[17:20] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, this is the last combat round :)\n[17:21] <~ToreadorVampire> Next up is ...\n[17:21] <+Sonya> (phew!)\n[17:21] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah> Just aching in the car?\n[17:21] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex's second pass, you're running, but your move limit is per combat turn not per action phase, so anything else you want to do?\n[17:22] * +Sonya messages Apex open the passenger door\n[17:22] <~ToreadorVampire> Earth spirit re-binds\n[17:22] <+Apex> roll sr 10 Open the passenger door (No more +2 for hot sim)\n[17:22] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) Open the passenger door (No more +2 for hot sim) and gets (2 hit(s))\n[17:22] <~ToreadorVampire> Trashman tries to escape\n[17:22] <+Obeah> yeah, just laying there, like a lump on a log\n[17:22] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, passenger door goes click\n[17:22] * +Apex comms Sonya, *Enjoy*\n[17:23] * +Sonya comms back "bring the beers I have the åarty"\n[17:23] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 12 to break free OMG trashman is suffering wound modifiers!!!!!\n[17:23] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (12) to break free OMG trashman is suffering wound modifiers!!!!! and gets (6 hit(s))\n[17:23] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 bind strength\n[17:23] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) bind strength and gets (5 hit(s))\n[17:24] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - he's free\n[17:24] <~ToreadorVampire> He has ONE action!\n[17:24] <~ToreadorVampire> Before he goes down :)\n[17:24] <~ToreadorVampire> Sonya> Please roll a melee dodge at +3 dice (because he's trying to attack you through the window, which is not a very easy attack to make\n[17:25] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 11 attacking Sonya\n[17:25] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (11) attacking Sonya and gets (4 hit(s))\n[17:25] <+Sonya> roll sr 14 dodging\n[17:25] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (14) dodging and gets (5 hit(s))\n[17:26] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - you don't get hit\n[17:26] <~ToreadorVampire> Which means - Apex has one more action, then trashman goes down\n[17:26] * +Sonya parries the hit with her rifle\n[17:26] <+Apex> (Nothing really much I can do I don't think)\n[17:26] * +Apex keeps running\n[17:27] <~ToreadorVampire> K\n[17:27] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 commlink shutdown\n[17:27] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) commlink shutdown and gets (3 hit(s))\n[17:27] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - Apex - you lose the signal on Scorch's commlink\n[17:28] <~ToreadorVampire> Trashman takes 8 stun damage\n[17:28] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - erm - this guy looks like he just had a heart attack!\n[17:28] <~ToreadorVampire> He slumps down\n[17:29] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - at this point I can break out of combat turns\n[17:29] <+Apex> ( Docwagon HTR? )\n[17:29] <~ToreadorVampire> The van is there, engine is running, two unconscious people inside\n[17:29] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> Yeah, but you don't know about that :p\n[17:29] <+Apex> (Yeah, but don't you need to stay in combat turns for it? :P)\n[17:30] * +Sonya opens the passenger side door and checks to see if Trashman is still alive\n[17:30] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh, no ... I'll run that by ear\n[17:30] <~ToreadorVampire> Barely\n[17:30] <+Sonya> Godo\n[17:30] <~ToreadorVampire> In fact - can I have a perception test from you please at +2\n[17:30] <+Sonya> rolls sr 3 for being blind\n[17:30] <+Sonya> roll sr 3 for being blind\n[17:30] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (3) for being blind and gets (1 hit(s))\n[17:30] <~ToreadorVampire> Yay!\n[17:31] <+Apex> (How much does this drone weigh?)\n[17:32] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - while you're checking him, you see a biomonitor on his left wrist - it is branded "DocWagon Member" and there's a small status readout on it that says that they estimate that they will be with him in under a minute\n[17:32] <+Sonya> (can I unstrap the biomonitor?)\n[17:32] <~ToreadorVampire> Sonya> Taking it from him means breaking it\n[17:32] <+Apex> roll sr 10 Spoof+EW check to make the drone tail Sonya's car\n[17:32] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) Spoof+EW check to make the drone tail Sonya's car and gets (8 hit(s))\n[17:32] <+Obeah> ((please don't))\n[17:32] <~ToreadorVampire> It isn't designed to be removable\n[17:32] <+Apex> ( Holy...)\n[17:33] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> It's a medium drone - so FAR too heavy for you to consider carrying\n[17:33] * +Sonya removes it with her knife\n[17:33] <+Obeah> ((usually with a screamer alarm if the band is cut?))\n[17:33] <+Apex> (Well, there, if will follow Sonya's car)\n[17:33] <+Apex> (Unless 8 hits isn't enough? -.- )\n[17:33] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> No, that's more than enough\n[17:33] * +Sonya messages the rest of teh team DOcwagon incomign one minute\n[17:34] <~ToreadorVampire> It goes there, doing a loop-the-loop as it does\n[17:34] * +Apex grins as the drone takes off, then fires his grappel gun and rapells off the building\n[17:34] * +Sonya messages Obeah: Follow the van\n[17:34] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 6 how much bad stuff happens as she removes the biomonitor? Three hits will get a loud screamer alarm\n[17:34] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (6) how much bad stuff happens as she removes the biomonitor? Three hits will get a loud screamer alarm and gets (2 hit(s))\n[17:35] * +Obeah messages back, "I'm really screwed up, can someone else drive"\n[17:35] * +Sonya sets the car to follow the van\n[17:35] * +Sonya messages Apex: control codes to the van NOW\n[17:35] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - well, Sonya - you immediately sense through your PAN as you cut the band - the bracelet has begun broadcasting on all wireless channels to the general public: "CRIME IN PROGRESS, PLEASE ALERT SECURITY FORCES"\n[17:36] <+Apex> roll sr 5 climb check to rappell\n[17:36] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (5) climb check to rappell and gets (4 hit(s))\n[17:36] * +Sonya takes the chip and slams the pommel against it HARD\n[17:36] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 3 taking a photo of the area as it is removed\n[17:36] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (3) taking a photo of the area as it is removed and gets (1 hit(s))\n[17:37] * +Apex comms Sonya *Ill be down there shortly, drive off in your car - the drone's following it.*\n[17:37] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - also transmitted by the bracelet is a rough photo of the area around the bracelet as you cut it off - sadly, this includes a mugshot of you, along with a "This is the person who just savegely beat me" message ;)\n[17:37] <~ToreadorVampire> What's your strength Sonya>\n[17:37] <~ToreadorVampire> ?\n[17:37] * +Sonya comms Apex: Negative will drive away with the targets\n[17:37] <+Sonya> (5)\n[17:37] * +Apex dashes off to the location of the van as he hits ground also attempting to grab control of the van as soon as he gets in range\n[17:38] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 10 resisting being smashed\n[17:38] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (10) resisting being smashed and gets (4 hit(s))\n[17:38] <+Sonya> roll sr 5 to destroy biomonitor\n[17:38] * +Apex comms Sonya *_I_ will drive th damn van, we need that drone and theres not enough time to control it again*\n[17:38] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (5) to destroy biomonitor and gets (2 hit(s))\n[17:38] <~ToreadorVampire> Nope - you break the biomonitor\n[17:38] * +Sonya throws it out the window\n[17:38] <~ToreadorVampire> Sonya> Nah, I wasn't going to roll your str, I was just going to roll using your str as the target\n[17:39] * +Sonya gets out of the van and runs back to her car\n[17:39] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... the signals stop flying around\n[17:39] <~ToreadorVampire> Wait though\n[17:39] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah, Sonya - perception tests please, audio\n[17:39] <+Sonya> roll sr 1\n[17:39] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (1) and gets (1 hit(s))\n[17:39] <+Obeah> how do you roll longshot\n[17:39] <+Apex> ToreadorVampire, what about me? I've hit groun and I should be somewhat near the thing now right?\n[17:40] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> No, remember you were some way away from the rest of the team - a few blocks away\n[17:40] <~ToreadorVampire> Because they drove off for a minute or so to go intercept the van\n[17:40] <+Obeah> roll sr 1\n[17:40] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (1) and gets (0 hit(s)) CRITICAL GLITCH\n[17:40] <+Apex> ( damn you short range on the van, I can't hack it from this distance can I? )\n[17:40] <+Obeah> no perception for me\n[17:40] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah> OK, well, you can't hear anything ...\n[17:40] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> nope\n[17:41] <~ToreadorVampire> That's what I was about to say\n[17:41] <~ToreadorVampire> Since you've lost Scorch's commlink now\n[17:41] <~ToreadorVampire> So Apex can't drive the van from where he is\n[17:41] <~ToreadorVampire> So the choice is Sonya or Sonya\n[17:41] <~ToreadorVampire> Or, erm, Obeah could drive it ;)\n[17:41] * ~ToreadorVampire closes his eyes and prays\n[17:41] * +Sonya can drive\n[17:41] <+Obeah> lol, obeah could wreck it\n[17:42] <+Sonya> (Can I put my car into cruise control?)\n[17:42] <+Sonya> (make it drive away)\n[17:42] <~ToreadorVampire> Yeah, it'll drive itself, as long as you only want it to stick to the speed limit and stay with traffic\n[17:42] <+Obeah> "Sonya, grab the hacker chick and put her in you car, I'll take care of the van."\n[17:42] <+Apex> ( Oh god )\n[17:43] <+Sonya> Tore, just what I want to do\n[17:43] <+Sonya> "No need. Be in touch in a bit"\n[17:43] <~ToreadorVampire> Sonya> Anyway - that perception test - sorry, you hear sirens in the distance, and it's the familiar docwagon ones\n[17:43] * +Sonya car lurches forward into traffic\n[17:44] <+Obeah> ((did sonya transform ;p\n[17:44] * +Sonya pushes the hacker chick out of the drivers seat and links with the van\n[17:44] <+Apex> ( Hurry up, I'm not in the mood for a high speed car chace )\n[17:44] <+Apex> *Chase\n[17:44] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, Sonya - well, the Van doesn't want to allow you to drive it remotely, because you're not an authorised person, so you will have to:\n[17:45] <~ToreadorVampire> EITHER hack in, or just use the manual controls\n[17:45] <~ToreadorVampire> Manual controls would be perfectly acceptable ;)\n[17:45] <~ToreadorVampire> And those sirens are getting closer\n[17:45] <+Sonya> roll sr 16 to drive away\n[17:45] * +Obeah commands the earth spirit to use its last service to guard me in my ride home\n[17:45] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (16) to drive away and gets (5 hit(s))\n[17:46] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, well - the van lurches straight forwards and you're away\n[17:46] <~ToreadorVampire> The van is concealed still, so ... docwagon have very little chance of spotting it\n[17:46] <+Apex> ( Hm, I wouldn't even recognize the van right? )\n[17:46] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 1 spot the van\n[17:46] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (1) spot the van and gets (1 hit(s))\n[17:46] <+Sonya> (crap)\n[17:47] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, the docwagon car is on your tail, and trying to get to you ... I'll need another driving test from you if you want to lose them\n[17:47] <+Obeah> ((including the conceal from the spirit? damn it all))\n[17:47] <~ToreadorVampire> Yeah, I took 5 off their dicepool\n[17:47] <+Sonya> roll sr 16 to lose them\n[17:47] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (16) to lose them and gets (7 hit(s))\n[17:47] <~ToreadorVampire> 1 success on 1 dice\n[17:48] * +Apex blinks a few times as the van and docwagon car rushes by him\n[17:48] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 9 driving test from docwagon dude\n[17:48] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (9) driving test from docwagon dude and gets (4 hit(s))\n[17:48] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - 3 net hits\n[17:48] <~ToreadorVampire> You lose 'em\n[17:48] <+Sonya> (phew!)\n[17:48] * +Apex comms Sonya, *I'll just walk...or something then..*\n[17:48] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> If you even want to see the van you'll have to make a perception test at -5 dice\n[17:49] <+Apex> roll sr 12\n[17:49] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (12) and gets (3 hit(s))\n[17:49] <+Apex> erm\n[17:49] <+Apex> roll sr 9\n[17:49] <+Apex> \s\n[17:49] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (9) and gets (0 hit(s))\n[17:49] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - "what van"\n[17:49] <+Dreamer> (boxcars strikes again)\n[17:49] * +Sonya comms Apex, I will see you in this location in 4 minutes, be there or walk home\n[17:49] <~ToreadorVampire> lol\n[17:49] <+Apex> What the hell is this location\n[17:49] <+Apex> erm\n[17:49] <+Apex> (comm that ))\n[17:49] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - well, you could just order your car to pick him up?\n[17:49] <~ToreadorVampire> Docwagon don't know about your car\n[17:50] <+Sonya> It is a map location at the corssroads of two street\n[17:50] <~ToreadorVampire> Yeah, Sonya just sends you a location, easy\n[17:50] * +Apex sets off towards the location Sonya marked\n[17:50] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... well - you meet up after driving around a bit 'till you're sure Docwagon have given up searching for you\n[17:51] <~ToreadorVampire> And you're done :)\n[17:51] * +Sonya car slowly growls next to Apex four minutes later\n[17:51] <~ToreadorVampire> (phew)\n[17:51] * +Sonya drives both car and van to a secluded spot\n[17:51] <~ToreadorVampire> OK\n[17:51] * +Sonya comms Dreamer: I need to find trackers on a van\n[17:52] * +Dreamer fumbles with her commlink, and finally comms back, "Trackers?"\n[17:52] * +Sonya checks to see if the two are still alive\n[17:52] <~ToreadorVampire> Yes, they are\n[17:52] <~ToreadorVampire> But both out VERY cold\n[17:53] * +Sonya comms back: You have my eyes and ears, I need you walk through in finding trackers on the rival SR teams van\n[17:53] * +Sonya opens the side of the van\n[17:53] * +Apex comms the group, *Well that went well*\n[17:53] * +Dreamer scratches her head, wondering what Sonya is talking about\n[17:54] * +Sonya gives Dreamer streaming video from her eyes including what appear to be two dead bodies\n[17:54] <+Apex> (( Can I get where everyone is in relation to each other straight?))\n[17:54] <+Sonya> (APex and Obeah in the patrol car and me in the van)\n[17:55] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - so, right now you Obeah and Sonya are together in a secluded spot\n[17:55] <~ToreadorVampire> Dreamer is in downtown Seattle doing her thing\n[17:55] <~ToreadorVampire> Gruegirl is unknown\n[17:55] <~ToreadorVampire> But yeah, Sonya is in the van\n[17:56] * +Dreamer comms back, "If I were placing rfid tags, I'd put them: There, and There, and There." She points out the best spots.\n[17:56] <~ToreadorVampire> So ... you have opened the side of the van up ...\n[17:56] <~ToreadorVampire> What do you see?\n[17:56] <+Obeah> roll sr 6 for that healing feeling\n[17:56] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (6) for that healing feeling and gets (1 hit(s))\n[17:56] <+Apex> (Did we go to the same location? The van and the car)\n[17:56] <+Sonya> (look inside van)\n[17:56] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> i thought so\n[17:56] <~ToreadorVampire> Sonya> OK - you see ...\n[17:57] <+Sonya> 8nazi gold?)\n[17:57] <~ToreadorVampire> roll 1d3-1\n[17:57] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls 1D3-1 and gets (2-1=1)\n[17:57] * +Apex gets out of the car with a yawn, going over and surveying the unconcious body that isn't riddled with bullet holes, "This one was out wehn you got there right?"\n[17:57] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - you see one medium sized flying drone in the back of the truck - vector thrust based\n[17:58] * +Apex broadcasts the file to the group\n[17:58] <+Sonya> (no one else in the back then?)\n[17:58] <~ToreadorVampire> You see a metal briefcase case\n[17:58] <+Apex> (( Can we assume that the drone that was following Sonya's car landed?"\n[17:58] <~ToreadorVampire> No, no people\n[17:58] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> Yes\n[17:58] <+Apex> (( Also, I broadcasted the file that I recovered to everyone ))\n[17:58] <~ToreadorVampire> roll 1d6 - 3\n[17:58] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls 1D6 - 3 and gets (4)\n[17:58] <+Sonya> "Obeah check life signs on the two prisoners"\n[17:59] <+Apex> "No reason the chick should be out"\n[17:59] <+Sonya> "Apex strip them of anything dangerous"\n[17:59] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - Apex - I will deal with that once I'm done with the inside of the van\n[17:59] <+Apex> (( K, I was just specifying which file :P ))\n[17:59] <+Sonya> "Apex knock her out then"\n[17:59] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - you also see a single tracked drone with a pretty tasty looking assault rifle mounted on it\n[17:59] <+Apex> "No, I mean no reason she should be dead"\n[18:00] <~ToreadorVampire> roll 1d6-4\n[18:00] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls 1D6-4 and gets (5-4=1)\n[18:00] <+Sonya> "They're both alive."\n[18:00] <~ToreadorVampire> You also see a single smart firing platform with a REALLY big machine gun attached to it\n[18:00] * +Apex searches both bodies, taking off anything immediately dangerous looking\n[18:00] * +Sonya searches the van where Dreamer pointed out\n[18:00] <~ToreadorVampire> A fair bit of ammo\n[18:00] <~ToreadorVampire> Another black briefcase\n[18:01] * +Obeah looks like he's had a very bad day, "Are they breathing? Yes, then they are fine."\n[18:01] <+Apex> roll sr 10 search check\n[18:01] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) search check and gets (2 hit(s))\n[18:01] <+Apex> (( Does the hacker have an implanted commlink? ))\n[18:01] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> Please wait, I am still listing the contents of the van\n[18:01] <+Apex> (( Sorry ))\n[18:02] <~ToreadorVampire> You also see an AK-97 - looks pretty heavily modified, plus a gyromount system (dwarf-sized)\n[18:02] <~ToreadorVampire> And ... yet another black briefcase\n[18:02] <+Obeah> "Are we back at dreamers shop?\n[18:02] <+Obeah> ((oops, that was supposed to be ooc\n[18:02] <+Sonya> (Obeah, secluded spot on the island)\n[18:03] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - three black briefcases, two drones (one flying, one with tracks), smart firing platform and the AK-97\n[18:03] * ~ToreadorVampire reads up for what he missed\n[18:03] <+Obeah> "Can we check the loot when we are safe at home, run an rfid burner over it and lets go. I really don't want to get caught here. Man, I need to lay down."\n[18:04] <+Sonya> "I need to disable any tracking systems in the van first."\n[18:04] * +Apex immediately flicks out a small handheld device, "Did someone say RFID burner?"\n[18:04] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - apex - searching bodies\n[18:04] <~ToreadorVampire> Well, Trashman has a fuck off great sword ... that looks dangerous :)\n[18:05] <~ToreadorVampire> Scorch looks unarmed, and almost unarmoured (except a leather jacket)\n[18:05] <~ToreadorVampire> You can assume her commlink is implant\n[18:05] <~ToreadorVampire> Since you can't find it\n[18:05] <~ToreadorVampire> Dreamer> Security design knowledge skill test please\n[18:06] * +Apex runs the RFID burner over the van.\n[18:06] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> You really need to know where to run it over\n[18:06] <+Dreamer> roll sr 11 for security design test\n[18:06] <+BoxCars> Dreamer rolls (11) for security design test and gets (3 hit(s))\n[18:07] <~ToreadorVampire> Doing "the whole van" would take all day long :p\n[18:07] <+Apex> (( Yeah I just noticed the 1CM range ))\n[18:07] <+Dreamer> (oops, sorry, wrong dice)\n[18:07] <~ToreadorVampire> ?\n[18:07] <+Dreamer> roll sr 10 Security Procedures\n[18:07] <+BoxCars> Dreamer rolls (10) Security Procedures and gets (3 hit(s))\n[18:07] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - Sonya - get ready to roll a perception test (visual)\n[18:07] <+Sonya> ´Dreamer is operating me on remote\n[18:07] <~ToreadorVampire> And add 3 dice from Dreamer's security knowledge\n[18:08] <~ToreadorVampire> So dreamer's successes turn into bonus dice\n[18:08] <+Sonya> roll sr 4 for finding them\n[18:08] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (4) for finding them and gets (0 hit(s))\n[18:08] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... well ... you can't find anything at the moment ...\n[18:08] * +Apex looks over at Sonya, "What are you looking for?"\n[18:08] * +Sonya tries again\n[18:08] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> Can I have a perception test from you please btw\n[18:09] <+Apex> (( visual right ?))\n[18:09] <~ToreadorVampire> For searching the passengers\n[18:09] <~ToreadorVampire> No, general\n[18:09] <~ToreadorVampire> It's visual, tactile, knowing rummaging through their stuff ...\n[18:09] <+Apex> (( So don't add the specialization bonus or the enhanced vision bonus? ))\n[18:09] <~ToreadorVampire> Hmm, take half of those bonusses\n[18:10] <~ToreadorVampire> But it's multi-aspect, not just a visual search\n[18:10] <+Apex> (( ...round up or down? Half is 2.5 -.- ))\n[18:10] <~ToreadorVampire> Because you're feeling through their pockets, turning them over, and might recognise something by touch not just by seeing it ...\n[18:10] <~ToreadorVampire> Ugh, round up\n[18:10] <+Apex> roll sr 12 Here you go\n[18:10] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (12) Here you go and gets (5 hit(s))\n[18:10] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - yeah, easy\n[18:11] <~ToreadorVampire> Scorch had (in her pocket) a signal jammer, looks like a directional one though\n[18:11] <~ToreadorVampire> Rating 5 directional signal jammer\n[18:12] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, what else guys and gals?\n[18:12] * +Sonya tries again/me tries finding the RFID tags again\n[18:12] * +Sonya tries again finding the RFID tags again\n[18:12] * +Apex pockets the jammer and asks Sonya again, "What are you looking for?"\n[18:12] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - I'll call it an extended test, you can have up to 4 tries\n[18:12] <+Sonya> roll sr 4 for finding them\n[18:12] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (4) for finding them and gets (1 hit(s)) GLITCH\n[18:13] <+Sonya> roll sr 4 for finding them\n[18:13] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (4) for finding them and gets (0 hit(s))\n[18:13] <+Sonya> roll sr 4 for finding them\n[18:13] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (4) for finding them and gets (2 hit(s)) GLITCH\n[18:13] <~ToreadorVampire> Hmm, OK - you find a couple of tracking beacons, but ...\n[18:13] <+Sonya> Something breaks?\n[18:13] <~ToreadorVampire> While you're looking, you realise you've tripped some kind of booby trap immobiliser\n[18:14] <~ToreadorVampire> The van engine cuts out\n[18:14] <+Apex> roll sr 10 Spoof+EW to turn it back on\n[18:14] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) Spoof+EW to turn it back on and gets (3 hit(s))\n[18:14] <+Sonya> "I was looking for tracking devices"\n[18:15] <+Sonya> "Can you give me a hand?"\n[18:15] <+Apex> "Careful there"\n[18:15] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> Not working, the Van's computer system doesn't seem to ve linked to this immobiliser ...\n[18:15] <~ToreadorVampire> ... looks like it's a mechanical-based thing rather than electronic\n[18:15] * +Apex looks over the van first, guessing where RFIDS might be hiding\n[18:15] <~ToreadorVampire> That is ... it was electronically activated, but it cannot be electronically deactivated\n[18:15] <+Apex> roll sr 9 security design check\n[18:15] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (9) security design check and gets (5 hit(s))\n[18:15] <+Apex> roll sr 14 visual perception\n[18:15] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (14) visual perception and gets (4 hit(s))\n[18:16] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - you find a stack of them, and you even find the immobilisation device\n[18:16] <~ToreadorVampire> But it looks like the immobiliser has screwed the fuel delivery system around, and you would need a motor mechanic to put it back how it should be\n[18:16] * +Apex burns out all the RFIDs\n[18:17] <~ToreadorVampire> Without a mechanic and some tools, all the access codes in the world aren't going to get this van moving\n[18:17] * +Apex cocks his head at the van, "Looks like we'll either need Dreamer or a tow truck."\n[18:17] <+Sonya> "Dammit, how about a tow truck?"\n[18:18] <+Apex> "This van is hot and has been pegged by DocWagon, You really want to call a tow truck?"\n[18:18] <+Obeah> "Leave the damn van, get the two people, and let's go before someone finds us, we need to get back the city and safely away from here."\n[18:18] <+Sonya> "I can get one here sharpish"\n[18:19] <+Obeah> "We don't need the van. If we get luck it's still here when we are done with the run and we get a bonus, if not, then that's okay too. We have better things to being doing right now"\n[18:19] <+Apex> "Whatever, the previous owners of the van also probably know our current location as we only just disarmed those beacons."\n[18:19] <+Sonya> "Burn it then?"\n[18:20] * +Dreamer comms, "For godsake, get a move on."\n[18:20] <+Obeah> "No, just leave it here, lock it up and lets go."\n[18:20] <+Apex> roll sr 10 Spoof + EW check to make the other flying drone follow Sonya's car\n[18:20] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) Spoof + EW check to make the other flying drone follow Sonya's car and gets (3 hit(s))\n[18:20] * +Sonya grabs the briefcases, tricked out AK-97 and weapons platform\n[18:20] <~ToreadorVampire> Taking anything from inside (other than the passengers)?\n[18:20] <~ToreadorVampire> OK\n[18:20] <+Apex> "I can get the flying drone in the air, but what about the tracked one?"\n[18:20] <~ToreadorVampire> In the trunk they go\n[18:21] <+Sonya> "burn it."\n[18:21] <+Sonya> Or...\n[18:21] <~ToreadorVampire> The tracked drone will be VERY difficult to have rolling around on its own, since it has a massive and highly illegal firearm attached to the top\n[18:21] <+Apex> ((( lol ))\n[18:21] <+Sonya> roll sr 2 how close to the water are we?\n[18:21] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (2) how close to the water are we? and gets (1 hit(s))\n[18:21] <~ToreadorVampire> :p\n[18:22] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - yeah, there's a harbour nearby if you want :p\n[18:22] <+Obeah> "Leave the van alone, lets go."\n[18:22] <+Sonya> "drive it in the harbour"\n[18:22] <~ToreadorVampire> I probably would have allowed you three dice ;)\n[18:22] <+Obeah> "Why bother, so someone can see us? Let's go"\n[18:22] <+Apex> "If you want, I can make this thing go up rather spectacularly."\n[18:22] <+Sonya> "Do it."\n[18:22] * +Obeah starts walking away\n[18:23] * +Sonya dumps the two bodies in the back of the car\n[18:23] * +Sonya gets in the drivers seat of the car\n[18:23] <+Apex> roll sr 10 Command the tracked drone to fire off all weapons while still inside the van in one minute\n[18:23] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) Command the tracked drone to fire off all weapons while still inside the van in one minute and gets (4 hit(s))\n[18:23] <+Sonya> "Coming Apex."\n[18:23] * +Apex jumps in the car\n[18:23] * +Sonya drives away\n[18:23] * +Apex starts counting down a minute out loud\n[18:23] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah> Sonya and Apex in the car, were you gonna hop back in?\n[18:24] * +Sonya has a large timer on the front windscreen\n[18:24] <+Obeah> Nope, i'm walking away\n[18:24] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ...\n[18:24] <+Apex> (( Stop ruining my dramatic effect Sonya ))\n[18:24] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ...\n[18:24] <+Apex> (( :D ))\n[18:24] <~ToreadorVampire> Neither of you recognised the weapon on top of the drone ...\n[18:24] <+Sonya> ((Obeah had better start running))\n[18:25] <+Obeah> ((You can walk really far in a minute))\n[18:25] <~ToreadorVampire> The van goes BOOM rather spectacularly, since the mounted grenade launcher on the Ares Alpha Combat Gun pops out and blows the whole thing to tiny pieces\n[18:25] <~ToreadorVampire> And it had plenty of high explosive grenades loaded\n[18:25] * +Apex grins and props his feet up on the dashboard\n[18:26] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - well - that's another big wreck ... where are people headed?\n[18:26] <+Sonya> (back to dreamers)\n[18:27] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - Obeah?\n[18:27] * +Sonya starts to mentally sharpen her knives\n[18:28] * +Obeah takes a long circuitous route, at a speed appropriate for resting back to the ferry and eventually back home\n[18:28] <~ToreadorVampire> Home = dreamer's or your own home?\n[18:28] <+Sonya> Dreamer's\n[18:28] <+Obeah> mine\n[18:28] <~ToreadorVampire> OK\n[18:28] <+Sonya> ((ups)\n[18:28] <~ToreadorVampire> Well - people at Dreamer's\n[18:29] <+Obeah> roll sr 6 to heal\n[18:29] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (6) to heal and gets (3 hit(s))\n[18:29] <+Apex> (( What about that file I sent to everyone? ))\n[18:29] <+Obeah> roll sr 6 to heal\n[18:29] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (6) to heal and gets (4 hit(s))\n[18:29] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - the file!\n[18:29] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah > OK - 3 hours ...\n[18:29] * +Sonya checks the dwarf for a head implant\n[18:29] <+Obeah> i was just doing rolls until i had enough, i need 11 boxes\n[18:29] <~ToreadorVampire> ?\n[18:29] <+Obeah> roll sr 6\n[18:29] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (6) and gets (0 hit(s)) CRITICAL GLITCH\n[18:30] <~ToreadorVampire> I have you down 7\n[18:30] <+Apex> "Wake me up when you need me and such"\n[18:30] <+Obeah> it was 11, cause i tried to summon another spirit and it put me at 11, it was right at the end of combat\n[18:30] <+Obeah> last session\n[18:30] * +Apex flips into cold-sim and starts probing the chick's complant more carefully this time, wnating a secure route in\n[18:30] <~ToreadorVampire> Erm, i thought that was the damage dealt to the spirit\n[18:30] <+Obeah> Oh, okay\n[18:31] <~ToreadorVampire> You tried summoning another spirit and that's what put you down to 7 stun damage\n[18:31] <+Apex> roll sr 10 exploit\n[18:31] * ~ToreadorVampire remembers that pretty clearly\n[18:31] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) exploit and gets (5 hit(s))\n[18:31] <+Apex> roll sr 10 exploit\n[18:31] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) exploit and gets (2 hit(s))\n[18:31] <~ToreadorVampire> Wait Apex\n[18:31] <+Obeah> well then i suppose i'll be around in three or so hours, after I cool off\n[18:31] <+Apex> (( I'm just figuring out how long this will take ))\n[18:31] <~ToreadorVampire> Sonya> OK - can I have a cybertechnology roll please to examine the dwarf?\n[18:32] * +Dreamer isnt paying much attention to her friends, she's constantly on the comm, talking to people, getting stuff\n[18:32] <+Sonya> roll sr 5 examining the dwarf\n[18:32] <+BoxCars> Sonya rolls (5) examining the dwarf and gets (2 hit(s))\n[18:32] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - via visual inspection and being close enough to examine rfid tags etc ...\n[18:32] <+Sonya> "dreamer mind if I borrow some of your tools?"\n[18:32] * +Apex comms the group, "I say we sell the dwarf for spare parts"\n[18:33] <~ToreadorVampire> Trashman's implants:\n[18:33] * ~ToreadorVampire realises he had forgotten Trashman's stats this game session and gave him too many init passes\n[18:33] <~ToreadorVampire> He has:\n[18:33] * +Apex comms the group, "By the way, keep the chick under."\n[18:34] * +Obeah comms back, "If you organleg them, then you can do this run without my help. Organlegging is horrible and there is not reason to kill somebody just for cash."\n[18:34] <~ToreadorVampire> Wired Reflexes rating 1, Muscle Replacement Rating 2, Orthoskin rating 3, Platelet Factories, Adrenaline Pump rating 2, a datajack, Aluminium Bone Lacing\n[18:34] * +Sonya comms back "No organlegging."\n[18:35] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh, and forgot to mention\n[18:35] <~ToreadorVampire> The wired reflexes and the muscle replacement are alphaware\n[18:36] * +Sonya privately comms Apex: How about filling up the dwarf with high EX and have him pay a visit to our friends?"\n[18:36] * +Apex comms back, "Sounds like a boatload of fun"\n[18:37] <+Dreamer> "What are we doing with these two, exactly? Let me guess, we're a catch and release stream?"\n[18:37] * +Apex comms Sonya, "Obeah will be pissed if he finds out though"\n[18:37] * +Sonya comms Apex: "We just don't have to tell him."\n[18:37] * +Sonya comms Apex: "Anything about the rests location?"\n[18:38] <+Apex> (( The file that was decrypted, and the one I sent, was the info on the running team ))\n[18:38] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh right, yes, again ...\n[18:38] <+Sonya> (( what does it read?))\n[18:38] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - so it's too long to just paste as text ...\n[18:39] <~ToreadorVampire> BUT - you get the most information about Static - you have her real name, where she lives (current address), contacts names, friends, hang outs, everything you would need to track her down\n[18:39] <~ToreadorVampire> (and totally ruin her life actually)\n[18:39] <+Apex> (( Who the hell is static ))\n[18:39] <~ToreadorVampire> Static is Scorch's identical twin sister\n[18:40] <~ToreadorVampire> She is a mage, and Scorch knows that her known spells are: Confusion, Invisibility, Physical Mask and Decrease Logic\n[18:41] <~ToreadorVampire> Static and Scorch are *real* close - and they always work on the same running team (they basically come for hire as a pair) - they try to avoid being in the same place at the same time in order to confuse people as to which one is which\n[18:42] <~ToreadorVampire> Trashman is a thuggish kind of heavy weapons and guns specialist - he is damn good with that assault rifle, and he can merrily tear up a whole neighbourhood in just a few moments\n[18:42] <~ToreadorVampire> Spindle is the enemy team's face, you have his real name on that file (although you had that anyway) - he is pretty good with Ruger Super Warhawks, and Scorch knows that he has a skillwire system, and is pretty good at tumbling around and getting out of the way\n[18:43] <~ToreadorVampire> Finally, it has info on Lights Out, the 'mysterious' troll in the enemy team\n[18:43] <~ToreadorVampire> He is an assassin - martial arts, however he is a stealth expert and uses chameleon suits as well - if he gets his hands on an enemy, they will die very quickly\n[18:44] * +Apex comms Sonya, "I'm fine with blowing the Dwarf and everyone near him to hell, but do not harm the chick. That includes indirectly (Through her sister)"\n[18:44] <+Apex> (( See if you can figure out THESE ethics. ))\n[18:44] <~ToreadorVampire> LightsOut never speaks, for he is uneducated and comes from deep Brazil, and is totally useless at social interaction, or anything technical\n[18:45] * +Sonya comms Apex: "Save the sister?"\n[18:45] <~ToreadorVampire> So they dress him in a business suit and just have him stand around and look menacing\n[18:45] * +Apex comms back, "I'll have a chat with Scorch here at some point."\n[18:46] <~ToreadorVampire> Basically, you have enough information to totally ruin Static's life, and enough to make Spindle's really hard (as it has a current address of his safehouse)\n[18:46] <+Sonya> "So we know enough to make ourselves a tagret now."\n[18:46] <~ToreadorVampire> LightsOut, well - yeah you could kind of - but he has no fixed address, and seems to be used to living on the street, so he can just vanish any time he wants\n[18:47] <~ToreadorVampire> And he has no SIN, and no contacts/friends/family, so actually, he could just slip away if he wanted ...\n[18:47] <+Sonya> "Shame the tracked drone blew up."\n[18:47] <+Sonya> "And it looks like I have to move again."\n[18:47] <+Sonya> "ANyone want come and hlp pack?"\n[18:48] <+Apex> (( Well TV, I'm still in Cold-sim and attempting to probe scorch's comm ))\n[18:48] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ...\n[18:48] * +Sonya in the maen time looks at what did she get\n[18:48] <~ToreadorVampire> Well, you have all the time in the world, so yeah, that's fine ...\n[18:48] * +Dreamer continues making phone calls.\n[18:49] <~ToreadorVampire> Could I have one extended hacking + exploit (12) test from you please\n[18:49] <~ToreadorVampire> As long as none of the rolls glitch, you are in and get what you want in reasonable time\n[18:49] <+Apex> (( Wait isn't it (11) since she's system 6 firewall 5?\n[18:49] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, 11 that'll do\n[18:49] <+Apex> roll sr 10 exploit\n[18:49] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) exploit and gets (4 hit(s))\n[18:50] <+Apex> ( + the 7 from before when I was rolling for this before you were ready )\n[18:50] <+Apex> (( So, in after 3 hours )\n[18:50] <~ToreadorVampire> No, make this a fresh attempt since A) it's shut down and rebooted since you last tried\n[18:50] <+Apex> (( No, its not. ))\n[18:51] <+Apex> (( when we started on the way back to Dreamer's I started an extended test to probe it ))\n[18:51] <~ToreadorVampire> And B) I'm abstracting a whole lot more rolls, because you have a lot of time\n[18:51] <+Apex> roll sr 10\n[18:51] * ~ToreadorVampire didn't see that\n[18:51] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) and gets (5 hit(s))\n[18:51] * +Sonya comms Dreamer: "You are the boss, what are your orders?"\n[18:51] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, and again till you hit 11\n[18:51] <+Apex> roll sr 10\n[18:51] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) and gets (0 hit(s))\n[18:51] <+Apex> roll sr 10\n[18:51] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) and gets (3 hit(s))\n[18:51] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - no glitches, you're in\n[18:52] * +Apex flips out of cold sim and back into AR\n[18:52] <+Apex> "Okay, I got a silent way in this time"\n[18:52] * +Apex uses the exploit and procedes to decrypt the rest of the files\n[18:52] <~ToreadorVampire> OK yeah - essentially with that - because you have a long long time to work on it, and there's no real consequence of failure (worst case you just jack out wait a while and try again later) - thats enough to give yourself a legit admin account\n[18:53] <~ToreadorVampire> I'm not even going to ask for decrypt rolls, again - you have plenty of time\n[18:53] <~ToreadorVampire> So - yes, the other files you wanted were?\n[18:54] <+Apex> (( Personal info, info on their plan, and info on the background of the run ))\n[18:54] * +Dreamer pauses, and looks, "Orders? Orders about what? Sorry, been busy on the phone."\n[18:55] <+Apex> (( Oh and the surveilance data, I'll look trough that for anything interesting ))\n[18:55] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - you have her personal info, everything that she would carry on her own commlink - so you have enough to steal her identity and all of her fake SINs if you want\n[18:55] <~ToreadorVampire> OK\n[18:55] * +Sonya comms Dreamer: "The two prisoners, what are your orders with them?"\n[18:55] <~ToreadorVampire> Info on the plan - OK\n[18:56] <~ToreadorVampire> Spindle and Trashman were to pretend to be indie film stars and record a small scene in the area in front of the lab and the Yak nightclub\n[18:56] <~ToreadorVampire> They would set up nice and early and be going all day until the delivery\n[18:56] <+Apex> (( I'm grabbing her fake SINs for myself ))\n[18:57] <~ToreadorVampire> They knew that the Yaks were interested in the bike, so Lightsout would be hiding in an alleyway between the club and the lab\n[18:57] <~ToreadorVampire> If any Yaks came from the club he could jump them\n[18:57] <+Dreamer> "We'll need to get them to a Doc. I know one. We'll have him sedate them until after the run is over, and then he can release them." She smiles.\n[18:58] <~ToreadorVampire> Scorch would have "recording equipment" set up both on street level and in that restaurant above\n[18:58] <+Sonya> "I know a doctor who runs a catch and release"\n[18:58] <+Dreamer> "I want you to take care of it, Sonya. Use the one from last time. He was good. And trustworthy."\n[18:58] <~ToreadorVampire> These would be totally automated\n[18:58] <+Apex> "We have the full data on Scorch's identity, that could come in handy"\n[18:58] <~ToreadorVampire> However, they were both going to actually be smart firing platforms with machineguns attached, with some camuflage "fake equipment" attached over the top\n[18:58] * +Apex comms Sonya, "You're sending them to the same doctor? I thought we were ripping the dwarf"\n[18:58] <~ToreadorVampire> On Scorch's command the fake equipment that looks like cameras would burst off of the guns and they could open fire\n[18:59] <~ToreadorVampire> Trashman would have his guromount and gun already attached (since it was an action film) and could open fire immediately\n[18:59] * +Apex transfers the newly decrypted files to the rest of the group\n[18:59] * +Sonya comms to Apex: "I am following mission parameters."\n[18:59] <~ToreadorVampire> Spindle has a supply of blank rounds for his guns, but will be carrying some ex explosive ammo on him, and can swap to the live rounds real quick\n[19:00] <~ToreadorVampire> Static would be hiding in Scorch's car, and will assist with spells\n[19:01] <~ToreadorVampire> Also, Scorch has three of those tracked drones in total, and she was going to have her van drive down the road (blocking the delivery van's escape), and her tracked drones would roll out and could all open fire\n[19:01] <+Apex> "Thats all the data from her comm, should we have a ittle talk physically before shipping them off?"\n[19:02] <+Apex> roll sr 10 Setting a databomb on the chick's ECCM program (I can do that right?)\n[19:02] <~ToreadorVampire> ... she also has another six drones, two of those VTOL flying ones, two crawling "fly on the wall" bug drones, and two flying microdrones ... they will be doing surveilance and spotting for the mission, with the big mini-blimp drone overhead doing tactical level spotting and giving them an overview\n[19:02] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) Setting a databomb on the chick's ECCM program (I can do that right?) and gets (6 hit(s))\n[19:03] <~ToreadorVampire> No need to roll, it's just done\n[19:03] <+Apex> (( K ))\n[19:04] <+Sonya> "Right. I need a straight answer on the two prisoners."\n[19:04] <+Sonya> "What are we to do with them?"\n[19:05] <+Apex> "I've databombed the chick's ECCM program, I'm thinking I'll point a directional jammer at her and have a nice chat."\n[19:05] <+Sonya> "When the dwarf wakes up he will kill us. The hacker will send out a distress signal."\n[19:06] <+Apex> "I don't give a shit about the dwarf."\n[19:06] <+Dreamer> "Give me cost:benefit to keeping these people around."\n[19:06] <+Sonya> "Good. What about the hacker?"\n[19:07] <+Apex> "But Scorch here put up a fair fight in the matrix, how would you say....... It was an honorable one. We should let her go."\n[19:08] <+Apex> "After the run."\n[19:08] <+Dreamer> "Fuck it. Sedate them both right here. I'm tired of discussing it."\n[19:08] <+Sonya> "Understood."\n[19:08] <+Apex> "I want to chat with the hacker before we ship them off."\n[19:09] * +Sonya calls up her doctor\n[19:09] <+Apex> "Shes not sending out a distress call. I got a nice direction jamemr here and in addition her ECCM is databombed."\n[19:09] <+Sonya> "You can discuss it with her in the car."\n[19:09] <+Dreamer> "Just get the meds, and sedate them here. I'll keep an eye on them."\n[19:10] * +Sonya shoves the dwarf in the back of her car and starts dragging the hacker as well\n[19:10] * +Apex stands up, "I said wait."\n[19:11] <+Dreamer> "Why are we moving them? Just get the meds."\n[19:11] <~ToreadorVampire> Erm, Sonya - are you waiting or just ignoring those two?\n[19:11] <+Sonya> "Conbat boy has a med filetr. You med him and in six hours he will wak up."\n[19:11] * +Sonya ignores the two\n[19:12] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, well Sonya ignores you and is still dragging trashman out towards her car ...\n[19:12] * +Apex sends the signal to his hidden arm slide, letting his Hammerli 420S fly out into his hand and points it at Sonya, "Wait."\n[19:13] * +Dreamer takes another call, not having time to babysit\n[19:13] * +Sonya stops and drops the dwarf\n[19:13] <+Apex> (( Wait, I thought you were dragging the hacker -.-\n[19:14] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh, erm, yeah, <whichever one she was dragging first>\n[19:14] * +Sonya was dragging the dwarf first\n[19:14] <+Dreamer> "So med him every 6 hours?"\n[19:14] <+Apex> (( She said she shoved the dwarf into her car, since no one cared, then she went on to say she was dragging the hacker ))\n[19:14] * +Sonya drops the hacker\n[19:14] <+Sonya> (retconned!)\n[19:15] <+Sonya> "What do you wish to do+"\n[19:15] <+Sonya> "What do you wish to do?"\n[19:15] <+Apex> "I said I just want to have a chat before you ship them off."\n[19:16] <+Sonya> "Very well, but make it quick. And it will be your responsiblity that she is sedated."\n[19:16] * +Sonya waits\n[19:16] * +Apex puts his gun away, "Sorry about that."bhnnnnnnnnnnnnn\n[19:16] <+Sonya> "Five minutes."\n[19:16] <+Apex> (My cat walked across the keyboard as I was typing )\n[19:16] <~ToreadorVampire> lol\n[19:17] <+Apex> (( Shes still unconcious isn't she? ))\n[19:17] <+Sonya> (it looked like the sound of the motor)\n[19:17] <+Sonya> (Apex, yes)\n[19:17] <+Dreamer> "Does one of you have sedatives on you? If not, you'll need to go get them. Maybe you can borrow some money from somewhere. I sure don't have any."\n[19:18] <+Apex> "Five minutes? Shes still unconcious."\n[19:18] <+Sonya> "Four minutes 40 seconds."\n[19:19] <+Apex> "I'm supposed to chat with an unconcious body? Anyone have anything to restrain her by the way?"\n[19:19] * +Sonya puts the body in a full nelson\n[19:19] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh at dreamers shop - no problem with that\n[19:20] <+Sonya> "restrained."\n[19:20] <+Apex> "I was thinking more like...to a chair or something"\n[19:20] * +Apex blinks a few times\n[19:21] <+Sonya> "Four minutes."\n[19:21] * +Apex turns to Dreamer, "You have smelling salts or something?"\n[19:22] <~ToreadorVampire> There will be slap patches for that ... Grue picked a couple up at the Yak bar\n[19:22] <+Apex> "By the way Sonya, sorry about this but you're in the line of fire, shouldn't be to much of a trouble"\n[19:23] * +Apex points his directional jammer (rating 5) at Scorch (And Sonya)\n[19:23] <~ToreadorVampire> So yeah, you can wake her up, she won't stay up for long before the drugs kick out and she goes under again\n[19:23] <+Sonya> "Oh."\n[19:23] * +Sonya drops the hacker in a chair\n[19:23] * +Sonya ties her down\n[19:23] <+Sonya> "All yours."\n[19:23] <+Dreamer> "There is lots of stuff around here to restrain people with. Get some rope, some bungee cording, whatever."\n[19:23] * +Dreamer is still busy on the comm\n[19:24] <~ToreadorVampire> Dreamer throws some stuff at you whilst haggling\n[19:24] <+Apex> "So that drone was for tactical mapping was it?"\n[19:24] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, Scorch restrained and coming round\n[19:25] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - she pretty much immediately twitches, looks around her and screams a little\n[19:25] <~ToreadorVampire> <screamed> "Let me go you son a bitch!"\n[19:25] * +Sonya waits impassively\n[19:26] * +Dreamer throws Sonya the Duct tape, too.\n[19:26] * +Apex chuckles "Pleasant aren't you?"\n[19:26] <~ToreadorVampire> What do you want? Whatever it is, get bent. I 'aint talking!\n[19:27] <+Apex> "We'll let you go eventually, but not until the run is over, so obviously you won't be participating."\n[19:27] <+Apex> "Look we have enough info to completely fuck you, you and your sister."\n[19:27] <~ToreadorVampire> Run? What run? I 'aint doin' no r ...\n[19:27] <+Apex> "So I would calm down."\n[19:27] <~ToreadorVampire> She pauses for a second, seems preoccupied with something, then goes somewhat white\n[19:28] <~ToreadorVampire> She glares at you, and if looks could kill ... your head would be off\n[19:28] <+Apex> roll sr 10 Continous scanning for if she breaks through the jamming some how\n[19:28] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) Continous scanning for if she breaks through the jamming some how and gets (2 hit(s))\n[19:29] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 1 obeah?\n[19:29] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (1) obeah? and gets (1 hit(s))\n[19:29] * +Apex grins\n[19:29] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... well, doesn't seem she has yet\n[19:30] <~ToreadorVampire> She starts looking around the room\n[19:30] <+Apex> (( Thats why its continous ))\n[19:30] <+Apex> "By the way, if you try to contact your buddies, I'm probably going to have to shoot you."\n[19:30] * +Apex sighs as he draws his Ares Silvergun\n[19:30] <~ToreadorVampire> She sees her own signal jammer and screams "That's mine you scumbag! Give it back, or I'll fuck you up so bad"\n[19:30] * +Dreamer talks from behind the girl. "Hey. We know everything, we hacked your commlink. If you cooperate, we'll let you and your friend go, once we're done."\n[19:31] * ~ToreadorVampire shoot me then, go on ... go on, shoot me ... it'll be your funeral asswipe\n[19:31] <+Apex> (( I was using mine -.- but they're both rating five, so assume they're the same brand? ))\n[19:31] <~ToreadorVampire> She spits at your feet\n[19:31] <+Apex> "Actually, this is your jammer"\n[19:31] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh, erm, OK\n[19:31] * +Apex takes it out from another pocket\n[19:31] * +Obeah walks in the door, looking much better. "Hello everyone. How are our guests?"\n[19:31] <+Dreamer> "If you don't cooperate..." she lets it hang there.\n[19:32] <+Apex> "Self-sacrifice is admirable, but you don't want your sister's life completely ruined do you?"\n[19:32] <~ToreadorVampire> She pauses\n[19:32] * +Sonya walks over to Obeah and puts her finger on her lips\n[19:32] * ~ToreadorVampire struggles a little against the bindings\n[19:32] * ~ToreadorVampire is *clearly* very weak and can't get out of them\n[19:33] <+Apex> "So I'm interested in this Spindle character."\n[19:33] <~ToreadorVampire> I don't know no Spindle\n[19:34] <~ToreadorVampire> I'm not telling you a damn thing\n[19:34] * ~ToreadorVampire spits again\n[19:34] * +Sonya listens by Obeah\n[19:34] * +Obeah walks around next to Dreamer and Apex, "Ah, she's awake. Good, mind probe is so much more interesting when they are awake." capped with an evil grin.\n[19:34] * +Sonya rolls her eyes\n[19:34] * +Dreamer nods.\n[19:34] <~ToreadorVampire> She turns even more white and looks somewhat afraid, looking at Obeah\n[19:35] <~ToreadorVampire> <whispered> No ...\n[19:35] <+Obeah> "I can, and I will."\n[19:35] <~ToreadorVampire> <louder> No ... you don't touch me with that shit you hear me?\n[19:35] <+Obeah> "Unless you choose to cooperate"\n[19:35] <+Apex> (( Whats Static's real name? ))\n[19:35] <~ToreadorVampire> Evelyn\n[19:36] <~ToreadorVampire> Evelyn Blanc\n[19:36] <~ToreadorVampire> Scorch is Jennifer\n[19:36] <+Dreamer> "I told you already, if you are cooperative, we'll let you live, and we won't harm your sister, or Spindle." Voice from behind the girl.\n[19:36] <+Apex> "You don't know a Spindle? Curious then, I guess Evelyn will have to pay the price then..if you really don't want to cooporate.\n[19:36] * ~ToreadorVampire snaps round and glares at Apex\n[19:36] * ~ToreadorVampire bites down\n[19:37] <+Apex> "So be a nice girl Jennifer."\n[19:37] * ~ToreadorVampire grits her teeth\n[19:37] <+Dreamer> "You're bargaining position is not a strong one. And we can extract any additional information out of you, if we have to."\n[19:37] * +Apex gives an evil grin\n[19:37] <+Obeah> "You see Miss Scorch, I really don't want to hurt you, but my associates are much less bound by such considerations"\n[19:37] * +Dreamer sounds confident, mostly friendly.\n[19:37] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - can I have an intimidate from (probably Dreamer)\n[19:37] <+Apex> (( Impromptu good cop, bad cop? rofl ))\n[19:38] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 2 resisting intimidation lol\n[19:38] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (2) resisting intimidation lol and gets (0 hit(s)) CRITICAL GLITCH\n[19:38] <+Dreamer> roll sr 16 how about that intimidate: Good cop, Bad cop for the win!\n[19:38] <+BoxCars> Dreamer rolls (16) how about that intimidate: Good cop, Bad cop for the win! and gets (4 hit(s))\n[19:38] <+Dreamer> (LOL!)\n[19:38] * +Obeah assenses Scorch\n[19:38] * +Sonya checks up on the dwarf\n[19:38] <+Obeah> roll sr 7\n[19:38] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (7) and gets (3 hit(s))\n[19:38] <~ToreadorVampire> That dwarf 'aint getting up for a while ...\n[19:39] * +Sonya just wanted to make sure\n[19:39] <~ToreadorVampire> Hee hee - OK - well - you guys spend about 30 minutes intimidating her and stuff, but yes - she caves in\n[19:39] <~ToreadorVampire> 3 hits on assensing, lemme see\n[19:39] <+Dreamer> (critical glitch on resisting my intimidate, come on now)\n[19:39] <+Obeah> ((she bit down, i was making sure she wasn't poisoning herself or something weird in her mouth))\n[19:39] <+Dreamer> (She's singing like a canary. We get this on trid, too!)\n[19:40] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, well - firstly - she's not awakened at all\n[19:40] <~ToreadorVampire> Secondly, she has three implants, all in her brain-area, and they are all very related equipment\n[19:40] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah> No, no suicide pills for her\n[19:41] <~ToreadorVampire> <eventually> OK, OK ... just leave Evie out of this! What do you want?\n[19:41] <+Obeah> ((okay, that's what i wanted to know))\n[19:41] * +Dreamer leaves the rest to Apex\n[19:41] * +Dreamer continues with the phones/comms/stuff\n[19:41] <+Apex> "Again, tell us about this Spindle character."\n[19:42] * +Obeah whispers to Sonya "Once she gets done with the song bird routine, knock her back out\n[19:42] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... we ... we've worked together once before ... he got this team together, we're supposed to snatch this bike ... we heard there might be another team ...\n[19:42] * +Sonya nods\n[19:43] * +Obeah walks over to the dwarf and starts examining him, looking for an external control port or a datajack or anything that will give me access to his cybernetics\n[19:43] <~ToreadorVampire> Datajack found\n[19:43] <~ToreadorVampire> Easy\n[19:43] <~ToreadorVampire> Sonya already has a scematic of which cyberware he has\n[19:43] * +Apex grins, "At your service."\n[19:44] * Joins: Elttaes (~sbnice@Psi-17869214.hsd1.mn.comcast.net)\n[19:44] * +Sonya comms Obeah "What are you doing?"\n[19:44] * +Obeah plugs in my medkit and biomonitor, and askes the systems politely for medical access\n[19:45] <+Apex> "That all you know about him?"\n[19:45] * +Obeah comms back "giving our little friend a tune down"\n[19:45] <+Sonya> "You know I have a kill chip for that reason."\n[19:45] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> Uh, well, we've been around him for a misison before, he doesn't care much about how much damage he causes, he likes tearing the place up and making a lot of noise\n[19:46] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah> OK - also - you get a diagnostic signal that that adrenal pump is ruined at the moment\n[19:46] <~ToreadorVampire> Plus he is REALLY hurting\n[19:46] <+Apex> "Where does he like to hang out?"\n[19:47] <~ToreadorVampire> In game-system terms he is down his entire stun track, and 9 physical damage\n[19:47] <+Obeah> ((that's fine, i can't turn the pump off anyway, its bioware))\n[19:47] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> All of the usual places, I mean - he likes Dantes, and the usual kinds of places (she gives you a couple of random bars)\n[19:48] * +Apex comms Sonya, "You catch that?"\n[19:48] * +Sonya comms Apex: "Yes"\n[19:49] <+Apex> "What about this Lights Out guy? Seems like hes a bit of a weirdo..."\n[19:49] * +Sonya comms Apex: "Building up target profile"\n[19:49] <~ToreadorVampire> Yeah, he is ... Spindle found him a year ago on the streets - he was hunting gangers ...\n[19:50] <~ToreadorVampire> Nobody knows anything about his past, and he's no good at telling the story, always talks about ghosts and how dead people trained him to hunt\n[19:50] <~ToreadorVampire> Even Evie doesn't understand what he's talking about\n[19:50] <~ToreadorVampire> So anyway - Spindle trained him to hunt for him - and now he works for Spindle\n[19:51] * +Sonya comms Apex: "Target profiles built"\n[19:51] <~ToreadorVampire> I mean - Spindle couldn't teach him about the real world, and Lights Out doesn't understand any of it, he couldn't use a commlink if you showed him, and I did try\n[19:51] <~ToreadorVampire> But he taught that troll how to stay quiet, and how to dress, and ... well ... that kept people in the dark about Lights Out\n[19:52] <+Apex> "I see"\n[19:52] <+Apex> "So whats everyone going to do when you and trashman don't come back from that drone servicing?\n[19:52] <+Obeah> roll sr 7 to treat wounds on Trashman since no one is looking\n[19:52] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (7) to treat wounds on Trashman since no one is looking and gets (4 hit(s))\n[19:52] <~ToreadorVampire> And I hear Spindle gave him that name too - because when the lights are out, he can take anything down\n[19:52] <~ToreadorVampire> omw\n[19:52] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - well - he's looking a lot better ...\n[19:52] <~ToreadorVampire> Hmm, except - what's the window for first aid\n[19:53] <+Obeah> ((that's accounting for modifiers, but that was strictly for physical damage, like 12 hours\n[19:53] <~ToreadorVampire> 12 hours OK\n[19:53] <+Obeah> i max at three boxes though\n[19:53] <~ToreadorVampire> Yeah, so 2 boxes back\n[19:53] <~ToreadorVampire> He's down 7\n[19:58] <~ToreadorVampire> OK guys - what you doing?\n[19:58] * +Sonya comms Apex: "Curiosity sated?"\n[19:58] <+Obeah> "Did we find out if her sister is on this run?"\n[19:59] <~ToreadorVampire> Oh she is\n[19:59] <+Sonya> "Yes"\n[19:59] <+Apex> (( TV, did you catch my question? You never responded ))\n[19:59] <~ToreadorVampire> I see it now\n[19:59] <+Apex> "So whats everyone going to do when you and trashman don't come back from that drone servicing?\n[20:00] <+Obeah> "Can someone run me some sort of scramle program and voice disguise, I want to make a phone call."\n[20:00] <~ToreadorVampire> She laughs\n[20:00] <~ToreadorVampire> Well - my commlink tells me it's nearly three hours ... and ... well, I can't see Trash's email from here, but probably they're gone now\n[20:01] * +Apex look to Obeah, "I can probably handle the voice disguising better, but I can't transfer that over to you."\n[20:01] <~ToreadorVampire> I told trash to send Spindle a warning, just before I went down to your hack\n[20:01] <+Apex> "What kind of warning?"\n[20:01] <+Obeah> "Just run the call through you commlink and then scramble it all over the matrix so it can't be traced"\n[20:01] <~ToreadorVampire> Warn him that we were under attack and might not make it back\n[20:01] * +Sonya waits\n[20:01] <+Dreamer> "He was too busy to send an email." She says it with a flat voice.\n[20:02] <~ToreadorVampire> Good luck going to his house, or finding any of them\n[20:02] <+Obeah> "Wait, you and your sister are twins right?"\n[20:03] * +Apex comms Obeah, *The voice disguising would be done through one of my implants, might be a bitch to do through a proxy link like that"\n[20:03] * +Sonya comms Apex again: "Curiosity sated?"\n[20:03] * +Apex scowls at Scorch, "They still going to attempt the run?"\n[20:03] <~ToreadorVampire> ((I'd like to remind you that there was a combat round where Trashman didn't attack or do anything, the same round the van sped up and started going elsewhere - it's only a single simple action for the dwarf to give that command))\n[20:03] * +Apex comms Sonya, "One moment"\n[20:03] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> I don't know, but I doubt it\n[20:03] <+Obeah> "Forget the disguising then, just run the proxies"\n[20:04] * +Sonya holds the tranq patch in her hand\n[20:04] <~ToreadorVampire> If you've got my commlink then you've got the plan, and they all know that\n[20:04] * +Sonya comms Apex: "Look for a delayed message in her commlink"\n[20:04] <+Apex> "Well then..."\n[20:05] * +Apex comms Sonya, "Sedate her now, she might turn the comm off (If its even still on) if she realizes we're about to sedate her"\n[20:05] * +Sonya sedates the hacker\n[20:05] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 3 did she turn it off already?\n[20:05] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (3) did she turn it off already? and gets (1 hit(s))\n[20:05] <~ToreadorVampire> Yup, seems she did\n[20:05] <+Dreamer> ((yeah, but she doesnt know that.))\n[20:06] * +Apex turns off the jammer and stands up\n[20:06] <~ToreadorVampire> Well, wireless connectivity is off at any rate\n[20:06] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ...\n[20:06] <~ToreadorVampire> What next?\n[20:06] * +Sonya bundles the two in the car\n[20:06] <+Sonya> razoroy and teh hacker\n[20:06] <+Apex> "I can check the dwarf's comm out."\n[20:06] <+Sonya> razorboy and the hacker\n[20:07] <+Sonya> "No need."\n[20:07] <~ToreadorVampire> Yup - well, trashman has an external commlink\n[20:07] <~ToreadorVampire> It was wired into his datajack when he was fighting\n[20:07] <+Apex> (( Did I grab it while searching them? ))\n[20:07] <~ToreadorVampire> Yup\n[20:07] <+Obeah> "You know, we might be able to flip the sister into not helping or even stopping the other team."\n[20:07] * +Sonya drives off with the two\n[20:08] <+Apex> "We need to know if the dwarf sent that email"\n[20:08] <+Obeah> "Easier to just presume that he did"\n[20:08] <+Apex> (( Since its external, do I need to make any checks? ))\n[20:08] <~ToreadorVampire> Woah Sonya - need to give Dreamer/Obeah PLENTY of time to react to that, because I thought that they didn't want you to go off like that ...\n[20:08] <+Sonya> (Okay)\n[20:09] * +Sonya puts the two in the backseat\n[20:09] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah> Sonya has picked up one of the bodies and is hauling it off to her car ...\n[20:09] <+Obeah> "Besides, I'm sure they know by now that the van is blown away. I think we could cut a deal with them, they get their friends back, in better shape that we got them and we get to make the bike lift without them bother us."\n[20:09] <+Sonya> (alright - slowing down)\n[20:09] <+Obeah> ((I was hoping everyone was listening too me))\n[20:10] <+Apex> "We have the contact details for all of them."\n[20:10] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah> Seems that Sonya wasn't, and as you started talking, she started hauling bodies\n[20:10] <+Apex> "And I easily have enough data to pretend to be a good deal of them"\n[20:10] <+Obeah> "Exactly, we can just call the sister up, she's the key"\n[20:11] <+Obeah> "Sonya, what do you think?"\n[20:11] <~ToreadorVampire> OK, well, by now she has a body dragged out of the room, and just came back in for the second one ...\n[20:11] * +Sonya shrugs "My first priority is to move the two prisoners to a secure location."\n[20:11] * +Sonya picks up the next one\n[20:11] <+Obeah> "I hope by secure, you also mean at least non-lethal to them."\n[20:12] <+Sonya> "Of course."\n[20:12] * +Apex twiddles the Ares Silvergun around before holstering it.\n[20:12] <+Obeah> "Where?"\n[20:12] <+Sonya> "It would not be secure if I knew the location."\n[20:13] * +Obeah looks at her, clealry puzzled. "How can you take them somewhere that you don't know?"\n[20:14] <+Sonya> "secure facilities involve drop offs with personnel cut-offs."\n[20:14] * +Obeah tags along to the trunk and snips som hair from both of the bodies\n[20:14] * +Dreamer finishes another call, and walks over.\n[20:15] <+Sonya> "Any more questions?"\n[20:15] <+Obeah> "Okay, well, if your sure that they will be safe and we will be safe from them, then by all means take them"\n[20:15] <+Dreamer> "Who is going to oversee them at this remote facility?"\n[20:15] * +Apex loads up the voiceprint he got during the interrogation and loads it into his voice modulator, "How do I sound?"\n[20:16] <+Sonya> "I will enquire about details with drop-off."\n[20:16] * +Sonya shuts the doors on her car and moves to the driver's seat\n[20:17] * +Sonya shuts the doors on her car and moves to the driver's door\n[20:17] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... what is anyone else doing?\n[20:17] * Joins: Mirage (~Mirage@Psi-96DD7BAA.cc.shawcable.net)\n[20:18] <+Apex> (( I'm preparing to make a false phonecall to Static, I have Scorch's voice pattern loaded into my voice modulator ))\n[20:18] <~ToreadorVampire> OK\n[20:18] <+Sonya> (Can I drive off?)\n[20:18] <+Obeah> ((I don't care))\n[20:18] <~ToreadorVampire> Yup, I don't think anyone is stopping you\n[20:18] * +Sonya drives off\n[20:18] * ~ToreadorVampire just wanted to make sure there was plenty of opportunity\n[20:19] <+Sonya> (Sorry for being too hasty!)\n[20:19] <+Apex> "So whats the objective in this call?"\n[20:19] <~ToreadorVampire> :)\n[20:19] <+Obeah> "To talk them into quitting"\n[20:19] * +Apex places a call to Static, spoofing as Scorch\n[20:19] <+Apex> roll sr 10 spoof\n[20:19] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) spoof and gets (8 hit(s))\n[20:20] <+Apex> (( :o holy... ))\n[20:20] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... calling Static\n[20:21] <~ToreadorVampire> She answers, although it takes a while\n[20:22] <~ToreadorVampire> Hi Jen, are you OK?\n[20:22] <~ToreadorVampire> Where are you?\n[20:22] <+Apex> "Did you guys get that email that Trash sent you?"\n[20:23] <~ToreadorVampire> Yeah, we did - he said you someone hacked you and knocked you out, and that he was fighting some tiger monster\n[20:23] <~ToreadorVampire> We found the van, and trash's biomonitor was ripped\n[20:23] <~ToreadorVampire> Where are you?\n[20:24] <+Apex> "T-they want us to call off the run Evie, I think I'm safe for now..."\n[20:24] <~ToreadorVampire> Can I have an etiquette test from you please?\n[20:25] <~ToreadorVampire> Etiquette + charisma\n[20:25] <~ToreadorVampire> Or cha -1 if you have no etiquette\n[20:25] <+Apex> roll sr 3 Etiquette\n[20:25] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (3) Etiquette and gets (2 hit(s))\n[20:25] <~ToreadorVampire> roll sr 2\n[20:25] <+BoxCars> ToreadorVampire rolls (2) and gets (0 hit(s))\n[20:26] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - seems she seems to be really cautious, and wary - there is a tone of apprehension in her voice\n[20:26] <~ToreadorVampire> What? Where are you?\n[20:27] <~ToreadorVampire> What's your status Jen?\n[20:27] <+Apex> "I don't know."\n[20:27] <~ToreadorVampire> Perception test now please, audio\n[20:28] <+Apex> roll sr 13 Audio perception\n[20:28] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (13) Audio perception and gets (4 hit(s))\n[20:28] <~ToreadorVampire> There is a noticeable pause, and the line goes totally dead for a second - like Static switched her commlink on mute\n[20:28] <~ToreadorVampire> ... after a few seconds ...\n[20:28] <~ToreadorVampire> What's the weather like there?\n[20:29] <~ToreadorVampire> With your etiquette roll, you can tell from the way she asked it, there was more meaning to that question than just face value - like she expected a specific response\n[20:29] * +Apex pauses for a second, thinking this is some kind of question to verify identity\n[20:29] <+Apex> (( HAHA, I guessed that :P ))\n[20:30] * +Apex searches through all the data he got from Scorch's comm as fast as he can, trying to find the "right" response\n[20:30] <~ToreadorVampire> (( Yeah, but I was just telling you anyway since you rolled well ))\n[20:30] <+Apex> roll sr 10\n[20:30] <+BoxCars> Apex rolls (10) and gets (3 hit(s))\n[20:30] <~ToreadorVampire> Nope - it's literally not there\n[20:30] <~ToreadorVampire> ((Obeah should have mind-probed her ;) ))\n[20:31] <+Apex> (( I'm considering either guessing and looking like an idiot or just dropping the guise ))\n[20:31] <+Obeah> ((i should have, but i really didn't get too it))\n[20:31] <~ToreadorVampire> Well that's up to you\n[20:31] <+Apex> "...I.I don't remember..."\n[20:31] * +Apex fades his voice out as he says it and coughs a bit\n[20:32] <~ToreadorVampire> There is a pause again ...\n[20:32] <~ToreadorVampire> (while the GM checks through the enemy team's gear list to see if any of THEM have a voice modulator!)\n[20:33] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - from this point onwards, every time Static says anything, there is a pause in between when she switches her commlink on mute\n[20:33] <~ToreadorVampire> What do you want?\n[20:33] <~ToreadorVampire> You touch my sister and we will hunt you down\n[20:34] * +Obeah is sitting there patiently listening, comms apex "Quit faking them, tell them we have them and we will return them safe and sound if the back off the run"\n[20:34] * +Obeah calls Sonya\n[20:34] * +Apex drops the voice modulation\n[20:34] * +Sonya answers\n[20:34] <+Apex> "I've already told you what we want."\n[20:35] <~ToreadorVampire> What?\n[20:35] <~ToreadorVampire> <longer than normal pause>\n[20:35] <~ToreadorVampire> OK - you got it, but I want to know she's alive\n[20:35] <+Obeah> "Look, we need them in retrievable condidtion, so we can talk the other team into giving up, so where ever you take them, make sure we can get them back."\n[20:36] * +Apex mutes the comm\n[20:36] <+Sonya> "Acknowledged."\n[20:36] <+Apex> "They want to know that Scorch is alive."\n[20:36] <+Apex> "Proof, that is."\n[20:36] <+Obeah> "Thanks" disconnect\n[20:37] <+Obeah> TV does she die her hair or anything, somehting really personal that I can tell them that one would only know from examine the hair?\n[20:37] <+Obeah> er dye\n[20:37] <+Apex> (( How does that prove she's alive? ))\n[20:37] <~ToreadorVampire> Erm ... well - yes, it is bleached platinum blond\n[20:38] * ~ToreadorVampire points at the description that maybe not everyone has seen\n[20:38] <+Apex> (( where? ))\s\n[20:38] <+Obeah> "She bleaches her hair, she's not a natural blonde"\n[20:38] <~ToreadorVampire> http://toreadorvampire.co.uk/rpg/shadowrun#SpindlesTeam\n[20:40] <+Apex> "Thats not proof that she's alive."\n[20:40] * +Apex comms Sonya "Other running team wants proof that she's alive."\n[20:41] * +Apex unmutes, "What kind of proof?"\n[20:41] <~ToreadorVampire> Let me speak to her\n[20:41] <+Obeah> "She's asleep in a trunk"\n[20:41] <~ToreadorVampire> (( At this kind of point in time, since the call was made just as Sonya was leaving in the car, Sonya would still be in the car with the passengers at this point ))\n[20:42] <+Obeah> ((exactly, car trunk))\n[20:42] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex> By the way - are you speaking in your *real* voice, or just a garbled voice?\n[20:42] <+Apex> (( Random garbled voice ))\n[20:42] * +Apex comms Sonya, "We need some kind of proof that shes alive, they want to talk to her"\n[20:43] <+Apex> "Hold please."\n[20:43] * +Obeah gestures at apex to hand me be damn phone\n[20:43] * +Sonya Comm comes back "this person is out of comm range please try again later"\n[20:43] <+Apex> (( I'm doing this through my complant, want me to hand you my head ))\n[20:43] * +Apex tosses Obeah a subvocal microphone out of his jacket\n[20:44] <~ToreadorVampire> Heh, you could use your own commlink and just subscribe it to pex\n[20:44] <~ToreadorVampire> Apex\n[20:44] <~ToreadorVampire> You don't need a mic if Apex just lets you access his PAN\n[20:44] <+Obeah> ((that's what i was going to suggest))\n[20:44] <+Apex> (( lets just do that then ))\n[20:44] <+Obeah> ((i could just scream into you ear))\n[20:44] * +Apex mutes, "Just route it through me, I'll modulate and proxy your signal"\n[20:44] <+Obeah> ((can you hear me now?))\n[20:45] * +Apex lets Obeah connect\n[20:45] <~ToreadorVampire> Yup\n[20:45] <+Apex> "You'll be live once you connect"\n[20:45] <+Obeah> "I don't care"\n[20:46] <+Apex> "Sonya appears to be out of range, can you do something with your abilities?"\n[20:48] <+Obeah> to the bad guys: "Look, I would rather not have to threaten this or ever make good on the threat, but it has to be there. We have your sister, as well as the dwarf. We don't want to hurt them and we won't. But you have to stay out of our way. They have already been move from this location. Now you can take it on faith, or you can assume they were blown up in the explosion that destroyed your van. Personally, I'd prefer to hope."\n[20:48] <~ToreadorVampire> <longer than usual pause>\n[20:49] <~ToreadorVampire> Obeah> Negociation please\n[20:49] <+Obeah> roll sr 3\n[20:49] <+BoxCars> Obeah rolls (3) and gets (0 hit(s))\n[20:49] <~ToreadorVampire> or intimidate if you are better at that\n[20:49] <+Obeah> (\n[20:49] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ...\n[20:49] <+Apex> (( The time dreamer would be useful, dreamer isn't here ))\n[20:49] <+Dreamer> ((well, she's on the comms, buyin stuff))\n[20:50] <+Obeah> ((our own little personal shopper, ;)\n[20:50] * +Apex comms Dreamer, "You're needed, put that silver tongue to work over here"\n[20:50] <~ToreadorVampire> (( I'm in your commlinks, hagglin your warez << A new lolcat :) ))\n[20:50] <+Sonya> (LOL)\n[20:50] * +Dreamer moves to whereeveryone is wheeling and dealing. "Is this thing on?"\n[20:50] <+Apex> *We're on the phone with the other team, link up to my PAN and I'll forward your connection and modulate your voice*\n[20:50] <~ToreadorVampire> OK ... Static comes back on\n[20:51] * +Dreamer hands him her comm, with a clueless look.\n[20:51] <+Dreamer> "Just do whatever..."\n[20:51] <~ToreadorVampire> She has a really sinister tone to her voice:\n[20:51] * +Apex sighs and just sticks a subvocal microphone to Dreamer's throat\n[20:51] <+Apex> "This will also work"\n[20:52] <~ToreadorVampire> There's a moment's rustling, and a new voice comes on\n[20:52] <~ToreadorVampire> It's somewhat husky and somewhat snakelike, you assume it's Spindle\n[20:52] <+Apex> ((( Wait what, you said she had a sisister tone to her voice, then you didn't say anything ))\n[20:52] <+Dreamer> "Alright, listen up, kids. Here is the situation. We have your friends, and we would prefer to give them back to you, alive, healthy, unharmed, and unjailed. Call it professional courtesy. However, if I see a hide, or hair, of any of you at the job, you can be assured that that courtesy will be revoked."\n[20:52] <~ToreadorVampire> Yeah, I know, I changed my mind before I typed anything, and decided Spindle would say it instead ;)\n[20:54] <~ToreadorVampire> Look, I DON'T care what you ssay, if EITHER of them are harmed, I will make your livess a living HELL\n[20:54] <~ToreadorVampire> And with that he hangs up\n[20:54] <+Dreamer> "So its up to you guys, how you want this to play out. I recommend the easy way, and NOT the hard way. Your call." S