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Post by Xeno Khan on Sept 21, 2006 18:14:03 GMT -5
Date: July 1, 2071; 19:30 hours Location: Denver, Janson's Waterhole on Route 36 and Gun Club Road, UCAS Sector Blood Fear and Hack'ed leave in separate directions, leaving Nix, Sam and Max in the parking lot.
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Post by Howser (AKA Draven) on Sept 21, 2006 21:12:49 GMT -5
Only offering a raised eyebrow in response to Nix's comment about couthness I walk out to the van.
My Encrypt is always running on my Comm...
After the others make their exit: Thinking to myself: You gotta go, you gotta go...
The three of us then? Hold on, I'll get the seat out.
Unlocking the biometric and keycard maglock designed for the van, I slide my hand over the handle and all the locks and doors open for easy entry. Looking at the van from the outside you see blue with orange flames flowing down each side. As the locks open the flames begin to swirl slowly in response. The back bumper appears that it may been bitten by some large animal by the teeth marks, though it has been slightly polished out.
Looking inside you see AR displaying various pentagrams, greek symbols & characters resembling that of ancient (albeit extinct) cultures - to the trained eyes of a mage they are linear expressions of the complex origins of the astral plane and bits and pieces of various spells. All seem familiar yet jumbled out of order.
Pushing one of the symbols that looks like Anubus, a middle bench seat rises while unfolding from the center of the van. The front seats are obviously made for the bodies of a troll. As the middle seat unfolds, back case shuts hiding the Ares Alpha in the back in a hidden weapon mount that would slide up and out of the van (the mount appears to be made for something bigger) with some ammo but near as much as could be stored there. The rest of the interior of the van appears to be in clean condition with a garbage bag behind the passenger seat with a few items that appear to have been used on the way to Denver.
Floating in the middle console between the seats is a projected image of the route to Denver, including suspected areas of paranormal animal activity and border crossings on major and minor roadways. In the same projection is a status on all supplies, gas, engine health, as well as an indicator for radio signals that a sensor is sweeping to detect, both incoming or outgoing. It begins blipping with indicators as the PANs approach the van. The driver seat has a cover glowing with different passages from Hamlet followed by "Do not die this day for tomorrow is another. One day lived is another step towards the end. Justice comes with death - no death is justice. Confront thy evils and ye shall be free." On and on with paradoxical saying that he apparently made up... He apparently has a lot of time to think. Sometimes too much.
Please get in if your going. I'd welcome the company on the way back - can be a long drive... Well, I guess we oughta get to the bank and cash these checks - anyone know a 24 hour one close by?
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Post by redjack on Sept 21, 2006 22:43:45 GMT -5
Nix follows the troll out to the van. He climbs in and looks at the various displays and controls. "An impressive array of technology. I have spent several years studying in a more pristine environment, devoid of most advanced technologies."
"We also need to see about cashing in the tickets as well as the checks." Looking around at the array of symbols and sayings, Nix decides that the troll has been putting on a front to make himself appear as something other than that which he is. Thinking to himself, "To each his own in that regard. We each have secrets, each have hidden desires and each hide who we truely are to a degree." He pulls up a list of banks between here and his own apartment, then shares the list via a com channel to Howser.
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Post by Falindraun on Sept 22, 2006 1:10:02 GMT -5
Sam climbs into the front passanger seat, and makes a check of his own systems and weapons and makes sure that all of his wifi is off to include his pan.
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Post by redjack on Sept 22, 2006 14:53:29 GMT -5
(( This seat is pretty crowded with Sam squishing in beside me.. ))
Looking at the check, "Why do I get the feeling that we are working for the UCAS government..? In any case there are two 24 hour banks between here and there." Highlighting the the two banks on the route, "The first charges a 10% fee for processing the tickets. Let me check the second.."
I pull up the second bank's matrix site information kiosk in an AR window.
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Post by Howser (AKA Draven) on Sept 25, 2006 20:10:45 GMT -5
Plane ticket. Right. Lets just get it over with. If that works for ya'll I'll just head there, 10% good? Yeah, I feel like I'm back in the military again. Heh, least the pays better... Whats that path out of town you were talking about? I was just going to take the highways - that wiz with you'z guys? Oh, and let me know if the imagery is bothering ya'z, I can turn it off. I got several programmed in here - came with the van. I like this one, reminds me of the old days. Though, you gotta love the 70s, you know.
Flipping a few of the other AR options, you see a flash of images: Rainforest, Troll-porn, dull blue, military colors, etc. I final settle on the rainforest.
Little taste of home, eh Nix.
If thats alright with everyone I begin to pull out of the parking lot with my PAN on passive.
Looking at the quickest route displayed on the Map, I follow it and set auto-drive to get us there.
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Post by Falindraun on Sept 25, 2006 22:11:30 GMT -5
"Sounds fine to me."
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Post by redjack on Sept 25, 2006 22:45:56 GMT -5
The flash through the troll-porn motif causes a tensing of the body for a second until Howser continues on. Looking to rainforest scene, "Actually the forests of the Tir are primarily pine, juniper and fir trees. Though this is a nice change from the Tir."
Pausing for a moment as if passing through a memory, "As to the path, I was wondering how we will be crossing over into the PCC sector tonight. Do you know a coyote? Also, I am slightly familiar with travelling across the Pueblo Corporate Council but have never been in the Souix Nation. Were you thinking of going to Salt Lake and then cutting across the Salish-Shidhe border?"
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Post by Xeno Khan on Sept 26, 2006 2:38:49 GMT -5
Looking at the quickest route displayed on the Map, I follow it and set auto-drive to get us there. Takes 20 mins. You arrive in front of Del Banco de Coranado.
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Post by redjack on Sept 26, 2006 6:35:20 GMT -5
(( Intuition (3) + Smuggling Routes (2): UCAS/PCC Border crossing [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6] 1 hit ))[rand=85406423627335751382598581094727244838485984191815029500134447252]
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Post by redjack on Sept 29, 2006 5:57:14 GMT -5
After validating that my comlink is in stealth mode, I pull my pistol out and leave it under the seat. I then get out of the van, cowl of my hood still pulled down, and head in with the check and the ticket. Ignoring the security guard, I walk up to the nearest teller station, "I would like to cash this check", sliding the check forward, "and cash out this ticket sliding the ticket forward.""
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Post by Xeno Khan on Sept 30, 2006 6:04:14 GMT -5
Redjack slides his check and ticket into the waiting drawer that snaps shut and then snaps open 30 secs later with a datachip and certified standard credstik w/¥1270 balance.
((Guard ignores you coming and going.))
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Post by redjack on Sept 30, 2006 6:32:14 GMT -5
Looking at the datachip and credstick, Nix scans the amount as he walks towards the door. "1270Y.. Well, its a start... "
As he exits the bank heading towards the van, he keeps his eyes open to his surroundings and slots the datachip into his comlink. Once back inside the van, he accesses it....
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Post by Xeno Khan on Sept 30, 2006 13:10:06 GMT -5
"Greetings, you have accepted employement with Ganthier Magika International. Your current assignment has been explained to you. In case of extreme emergency contact Jackal at commbox Jackal @ $JAK23# @ viso/land. Your commbox is EMP125 @ $EMP125# @ viso/land."
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Post by Falindraun on Sept 30, 2006 23:05:30 GMT -5
Sam gets out of the van and walks into the bank and cashes in the check and the plane ticket at the first available teller window.
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