Kagi
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Post by Kagi on Jul 13, 2006 15:15:26 GMT -5
Now back in his home node Clu stops his music player and starts up his encryption protocol with a few taps on some ARO keys. He takes a moment to check the external video feed from the Stormcloud to make sure everything is okay in the one block radius around the outside of the lounge and his physical location. Having settled his nerves, he turns his attention to the vid feeds from Satchel and Jade's cybereyes and his voice crakles to life over the team's networked radio channel, These guys are pretty serious about fraggin' security for a little resturant. I'd say it's a sure bet we're deep in Vory territory, be careful. I ran into a little snag, but I believe I've got it locked-down. Good news is I have full signal to you and am watching the meet now. How's it going? I've lost the inside security video feed for now. If it's important, I can get it back? Let me know.
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Post by Abschalten on Jul 13, 2006 18:30:50 GMT -5
As Fire Throat is casting his spells, both Satchel and Jade see subtle shifts in his appearance and "feel" certain disturbances in the local area indicating magic use.
The Johnson snaps out of the Control Thoughts spell when Fire Throat releases it, blinking rapidly as he rubs his forehead. He pauses as realization and revelation rushes back into his skull, putting the pieces of this little exchange back into place. Though he still wears the shades on his face, his brow furrows and his expression becomes hard and malicious.
He begins speaking in a MUCH colder tone of voice, with none of the previous calm and charm; in fact, now it seethes with restrained violence: "No, the deal has changed now. You will all work for free. And you will do it because of your friend here."[/color] He levels a particularly cold and spiteful look over at the magician.
"Work hard to regain my favor, children. The irresponsible and reckless actions of your friend here have marked you. You are all dead unless you scurry to correct this insult."
The Johnson stands suddenly. He balls one hand into a fist and brings it crashing down on the table, the impact sending silverware clattering about. He begins roaring at them, "Now, all of you get the HELL OUT -- NOW!"
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Post by orionsfire on Jul 13, 2006 19:57:55 GMT -5
No, bye. Fire calls all three of his spirits to manifest in flesh around Mr. J
Attack.
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Post by Abschalten on Jul 13, 2006 23:51:46 GMT -5
Fire Throat only gets the chance to say "No, bye." The Johnson's eyes flash with rage, barely visible from above the rims of his shades. With a high-pitched "shink!," the sound of metal sliding against a hard surface, he withdraws a butcher's knife from underneath the table. Before Fire Throat can get the chance to conjure up his spirits, the Johnson reaches across the table and sinks the blade into the mage's skull, splitting it down the middle through his forehead. Fire Throat slumps down in his seat, and his head falls backwards, with blood trickling down off the back of his head. Droplets splatter on the floor and slowly collect into a blood puddle.
"Who else didn't understand me?!"
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Kagi
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Post by Kagi on Jul 14, 2006 0:22:40 GMT -5
Even with his enhanced reaction he barely has time to say What the Frag... before the knife sinks into Firethroat's skull. Not seeing any sign of magic and only catching the last moments of the meet on his vid feeds Clu is completly confused and more than a bit frightened. His mind races,
Oh drek...I set off the alarms and that glitched up psyco with a knife just skull slotted Fire with about 9 inches of steel for it! Frag! I got to get them out of there.
Clu sets to work trying to crack the alarm code on the car and get it started, via it's WiFI connection, while watching the vid feeds to see what the others next move is.
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Post by Satchel - JD on Jul 14, 2006 1:07:56 GMT -5
Satchel slowly holds his hands up with palms open.
"Understood, no questions here. We will be in touch when the pick up has been made."
Once it appears the Johnson is not going to slit his throat as well he stands, taking a long hard look at the Johnson to make sure he never forgets his face. He keeps himself between the Johnson and Jade ready to wire up if he senses any sign of attack.
Once Jade is up and moving he will quickly follow her out of the room. Making a bee line for the front door, as he goes he starts talking in to the subvocal mic. "Clu, our little elf chummer just went and got himself whacked. Not that he didn't have it coming, he frakin' tried to do his juju on the Johnson. OH and we are doing the damn job for free now. We are on our way out, see if you can get his bike started."
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Kagi
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Post by Kagi on Jul 14, 2006 13:12:22 GMT -5
He pauses his work as Satchel begins talking, taking in everything. He what!? Fraggin' mages, they're all crazy. Least it wasn't me. His voice crackles over the teams commlink, I'm on it. he reaches over and taps a few ARO keys, starting the stormcloud to move in circles above the lounge zooming in on just the lounge, and recording. With a quick thought through his mental connection he checks in on his sprit's status. Then he switches over and begins working on the late firethroat's bike, trying to crack the alarm code and start it up.
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Jadefox
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Post by Jadefox on Jul 14, 2006 14:12:25 GMT -5
Jade slowly stands holding her arms out and hands, palms up to show that she isn't armed. Her clam demeanor hides the outrage she feels toward the elf's action. She bows low to the Johnson and stays in this position as she speaks. I will not rest until I have wiped the stain of dishonor this fool has brought to the rest of our team. Jade rises and spits on Fire's body. My ancestors say "A fool is only cured by dying. This fool has been cured I think. She turns and leaves the enraged Johnson. I knew i had a bad feeling about this run.
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Kagi
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Post by Kagi on Jul 14, 2006 16:53:52 GMT -5
He pauses a moment as Jade and Satchel make their retreat from the Muscovite Lounge and an idea comes to him. He opens the team's, now encrypted, radio channel, Got an idea. This is a damn good neighborhood; no one but the Johnson's men would steal Firethroat's bike. I don't think they will call Lone Star or have it towed because someone might ask questions and they have a dead body to get rid of. It would create a matrix trail. They wont just leave it either, for the same reasons. I could be wrong, but I'll bet they will just get rid of it to a Vory chop shop. I have a whole stash of stealth RFID tags. We could use the bike as bait and when they take it, we can follow it. Good chance it will give us some leads on the Johnson. Maybe even a place we can find him for later. Think it's worth the risk, or you two just want to take it with us?
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Post by Satchel - JD on Jul 14, 2006 20:07:11 GMT -5
Standing in the parking lot, watching the building to make sure no one follows them Satchel walks to the trunk of his car. He opens the trunk removes his lined coat and starts pulling stuff out of the trunk, talking as he does. "To tell you the truth, I'm thinking we let this cool down a little while we get the work done and then figure out a response." First out is a web harness with multiple clips of varying sizes hanging off it. Sliping it on Satchel continues, "How about this, hack the bike. Drive it to a secure garage or something with in 5 min or so of this place. If she doesn't mind Jade can follow you, and then give you a ride back." Next is a pair of arm slides with Ares Sliverguns loaded and ready. "I'll hang here and watch your bike, and have a few surpirses for these fools if they really want some. Once you get back we get out of here and make better arangements to dispose of the bike." He then slips his lined coat back on, and pulls an Ingram Smartgun X hooking it to a short lead from the harness. Letting it hang down under the coat. "Work for you guys? Then I figure we get this damn job done and then see what we can scroung from Fire's place to get a little cred outta this fiasco." Satchel then pulls a FN Har Assult Rifle out of the trunk, slamming a clip home then holding between his leg and coat, trying to keep it out of plain view. He then closes the trunk and walks to the driver side door opening it and setting the rifle in the floorboard.
He takes a deep breath, closes the door and leans against the car.
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Kagi
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Post by Kagi on Jul 15, 2006 12:01:27 GMT -5
As Satchel and Jade exit the Muscovite lounge Clu's matrix persona fades as he snaps back to AR. His eyes flutter open and he sits up as the two near the car. He gives both of them a quick up/down look and sighs with relief that they both seem unharmed. He just nods as Satchel lays out his idea.Looks like it's going to be a fun ride home. he says to Jade with a grin.Let's get started. Give us a ring if you run into some trouble Satchel. Firethroat's bike revs to life as Clu begins walking towards it. I'll lead. Last time you did I nearly crashed just trying to keep up. he says to Jade. He waits until Jade is mounted up and ready to roll before pulling the bike out of the parking lot and taking it to a nearby parking lot.
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Post by Jadefox on Jul 15, 2006 23:12:05 GMT -5
In the parking lot Jade approaches Satchel's car. As he begins pulling ammunition out of the trunk, Jade starts removing the loose fitting silk suit revealing the chamelion suit underneath. She stashes the expensive red silk in the trunk. I may have someone who can help us move this bike and anything else we get outa his place. She walks over to her black bike, throws a leg over and fires up the engine. I'm ready, lets go. She waits for Clu to pull out then follows him down the road. Subvocally she continues speaking while in route to the bike drop, her voice a deadly calm. If I never see another elf OR mage again it'll be too soon. I give everyone the benefit of three strikes before I put a bullet in them. Elven mages start out with two strikes from now on. One for being an elf and a second for being a mage.
OOC: She has a serious bias against elves from now on especially elven mages.
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Post by Abschalten on Jul 16, 2006 11:54:06 GMT -5
The meeting certainly didn't go as planned. Instead of arranging for financial compensation, you all now have the ire of a fairly powerful Russian whose calm demeanor belies the ruthlessness at his core. On top of that, you're leaving with one less person in the team. And now the implication is that unless you do a marvelous job, your lives are all forfeit... Living in the Sprawl is tough sometimes, omae. Guess maybe it's time to start earning your keep, though in this case it would be your life. theshadowrun2.proboards101.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=gr2&thread=1153068672
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