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Post by redjack on Sept 21, 2006 22:30:35 GMT -5
Smurf listens to the little man prattle on and about the point he is mouthing about Smurf minding his tongue, Smurf belches an especially deep burp and visibly smirks then replies, "Whatever.." to Draven... obviously unimpressed.
He turns back to Ghost while picking up a chunk of chicken to munch on and replies on coms directly to Ghost, "Sure chummer, using the mumbo to search for the girl is whiz. Anything that helps get the job done. It's also whiz that you have skills on the matrix as well. I was thinking that we should check out the clinic. After we check the records, we could also pick up some muscle relaxant," Gesturing to Draven, "so that our uptight chummer here can pass gas...." finishing with another smurk.
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Post by scawire on Sept 22, 2006 0:12:43 GMT -5
Over the comm to Smurf "Ok that sounds good to me, the more places we dig the more likly we will find something we can use.".
Over the comm link to both "We should try and get both the astral search and the matrix search done tonight. I'm thinking we should get to a save place, hack for a bit to find out what we can find, it may help with our astral search (thinking if the ritual doesn't get us what we want he can use the info gathered to use his Astral Research to do the searching the hard way) we wil have to see what we find thenhit the astral space. So after you two decide on the cut, I'm just about finished here so we can get going when the both of you are done too." Ghost hopes that his Wise Warrior Mentor spirit will be ok with the deal these too cut.
Ghost takes the last drink in his shake thankful to have a decent meal finaly. Since he got to town all he has been eating has been vending machine food, always hoping he would not get ill knowing how hard it is to get over any illness he has ever had. "Man I can't stand snakes!" picturing in his head a snake and remebering the worst illness he ever had when a snake bit him.
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Post by Draven on Sept 22, 2006 5:24:32 GMT -5
Well, I see by your 'troll like' behavior that you are acquanted to getting your way, my tall friend. Let us get past this small detail of money that us mortals cling to so dearly. I will not belittle your potential benefits you are going to bring to the team, as you have done with us. So, let us just split the net profits that we make on the run down the middle and move on with no hard feelings.
To Ghost: I just want a productive member - he appears to be that. Thank you for the offer but I am a fair man and would not want to make this unfair for you since you have an outer guide to follow and will benefit the team as much as anybody.
To All: Let us move forward yes? Speaking
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Post by redjack on Sept 22, 2006 14:51:43 GMT -5
Thinking about it a moment.. "Uncouth? I ain't awkward and I sure ain't clumsy, even socially.. That was deliberate! Hehehehehe" But in the end a toothy grin of satisfaction is the reply to Draven.
Switching coms back to Draven and Ghost as he finishes the last of the chicken, "Let's get to work then. With the girl only having been here a week, I would imagine the compromise about her data came from either the school's systems or the clinic's.. Possibly Evo. I'm gonna need to set up some redirects and then probe the firewall. That will take the better part of the night to get all that set up and I'll need to be in VR, but I don't want my meat at home while I'm doing that. Ghost-meister here says you two's gonna make a little whiz to try and locate the girl? You think the school, the clinic or Evo is the best target for me to case out? Of course Evo will be a considerably more fortified target..."
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Post by scawire on Sept 22, 2006 16:16:49 GMT -5
Ghost sends his coment over the comm to both."Well I'm thinking Evo most likely will give you alot of info. but I'm thinking start at the clinic, then school, and end at Evo. Then when you get to Evo you have some info on the girl already. If how ever you think you will not get to Evo well on another run it may be a good idea to stop that search and come back to it later, becuase I think Evo will be a good hack to do soon. It is up to you Smurf those are my ideas. Draven me and you should get the search going soon too. Oh ya Smurf I did a quick check on the drive over here and found out that Ares is trying to get into the body augmentation aka genetech area too. Not now but if we run dry on leads or have some extra time we may want to check them out too." (OOC The statement on Ares is on page 5, third post down by Abschalten) Ghost sent Smurf the info already.
"Well if we are all done we should head out. I'll be out side having a smoke. I don't see anyone smoking in here and I don't know Seatles rules on smoking inside." Ghost says out loud thenbows to both of them conceders a hand shake be decides to keep his hand in good shape for the drive ahead.
Ghost walks out side lights his smoke up and looks up into the smog filled air. "Man I miss the mountians I grew up around, the sky was so wonderful. Since I wanted to get more Magic skills I needed to get out of that monistary." Ghost thinks as he enjoys the smoke. Not thinking of how the smog sky is like his lungs right now. (OCC at least smokes don't kill Magic from what I've heard. If it did Ghost would stop cold turkey.)
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Post by Draven on Sept 22, 2006 20:54:02 GMT -5
Well nice chatting with you folks. I'll talk to you later.
Before getting up to leave, I accidently spill my drink in Smurf's food right after the waitress arrives.
Sorry chap, guess I had a little too much.
Getting up and walking out without looking back I head to the car. Checking the time, I see that it is about the time for the watcher to return. Taking out the hair and the doll I look closely at it and wonder, where are you little one. Where indeed. As I put down the item, I feel the watcher approaching to give his report.
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Post by redjack on Sept 22, 2006 22:40:02 GMT -5
Looking down at the drink in the food, Smurf looks at the human, glad that he had finished the food. (( See previous post about last of the chicken )) After the insincere apology Smurf says, "Right bi-atch"
Replying over coms to Ghost, "You have a point. Starting with Ares might be a better use of our time... No, I don't mean a direct assault on Ares. I mean instead scouring the shadowboards for wind of Ares activities related to their endeavors against Evo. That might lead us closer to who took the girl faster than retracing their route."
Following Ghost out of the restaurant, I watch him light up a smoke. "I thought you wizzes were all about clean bodies and all?"
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Post by scawire on Sept 23, 2006 1:00:41 GMT -5
"Well we kind of are but I picked it up a while back and it helps my nerves when I'm stressed. I haven't heard anything about a mage lossing power because he smokes, since I'm mainly about getting more power with my magic I don't see the harm of it. You have a point though, I should get some nic gum maybe in a bit." Ghost says to Smurf making sure to blow the smoke away from Smurf well talking.
"So do you think you can handle the shadow boards without me there, if you can me and Draven can astrally search for Kalipi. Hopefully we find some good leads soon, if not we may want to talk to the Johnson who hired us to see if there is anything he think may help." Ghost takes another drag of his smoke and thinks of what Smurf said, and figures he is not all that stressed so he halfs his smoke to finish the last later.
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Post by redjack on Sept 23, 2006 7:17:05 GMT -5
Thinking, "Ghost, at least, seems like he'll be a stand up type. Perhaps if the Butter-Fingers and I can keep from killing each other we might make a decent team... Never had two wizzes on the team...."
Over coms to Ghost, "Sure chummer. I'm gonna need the up front money we talked about. Do you have it or does Butter Fingers?"
"When I'm antsy, I play full VR UT-2069. Something about blowing stuff up and then being able to blow it up again tomorrow is therapeutic."
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Post by scawire on Sept 23, 2006 14:44:51 GMT -5
"Ya Draven has the money right now, you can get the money when he gets out here, just make sure you don't disapear like the others we had in the team that will likely up set both of us. I am glade to have another team member should help us get all the leads we need quicker which will help Kalipi out much better." Ghost says to Smurf over a private comm link.
"Hey, Draven we should divide up the starting creds before we get started on this then get going as fast as posable." Private comm to Draven
Since so many of the inital team took off on the group, Ghost decides to do a quick assensing of Smurf so if he does run with there money he has a better chance of getting it back.
"Man I hope Smurf doesn't run with the money, but since we've lost 3 already I don't want to lose him and some money too. I wouldn't usally do this but with all that is going on better safe then broke" Ghost thinks as he trys his best to do the assensing without being noticed, not wanting to up set the big guy.
(More to get an over view of his aura so he can reconize it better if he has to find it latter) Assensing 1 + (Linked attribute)Intuition+4 = 5
[dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][rand=8100936182848152426790402471931906878597062382874698692988129959]
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Post by Abschalten on Sept 23, 2006 18:47:06 GMT -5
(You guys are some pretty awesome roleplayers. When you go to track your various leads I'll have more IC stuff to add.)
When Ghost assenses Smurf, he figures out the general locations of his cybernetic implants via the darkened patches in his astral essence. He's healthy, mundane, and a troll. (I'll leave the general state of emotion to Smurf's explanation.)
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Post by redjack on Sept 23, 2006 22:03:37 GMT -5
Over coms, still 1:1 with Ghost , "Listen Chummer, I know you don't know me, yet.... but when I agree to a run it's as good as done... and I don't drink, let alone get too drunk to hold onto my drink. We'll get this kid located, we pull a counter extraction and we'll collect our pay..... Null sheen."
While waiting to get paid and comming with Ghost, I connect to one of my favorite Shadowboards and start a search for Evo & Ares.
(( Data Search (3) + Browse (5) + Code Slinger (2); Turn 1: 2 hits [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6] Turn 2: 5 hits [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6] Turn 3: 10 hits [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6] Turn 4: 13 hits [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6] )) [rand=339221762637240357470919097170374318258382491078856257640119671138]
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Post by Draven on Sept 24, 2006 16:41:15 GMT -5
Before I leave, I transfer the remainder of my third to the same account as before. On my way out I hand Ghost the credstick to withdrawl his portion.
Why don't you give this to Big Boy.
Handing Ghost the credstick, I continue to my car.
(see previous post)
After consulting with the Watcher spirit, I message to the group over the Comm and give some of the important details. Following that:
Well, I think we should get this party started shouldn't we? I need my lodge to do what I need to do. Ghost. Smurf. We ready?
Assuming they are I start up my car and get ready to head home - towards Auburn. Can't wait to hear the humming factories hard at work sustaining the corporeal needs of man.
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Post by scawire on Sept 24, 2006 18:27:20 GMT -5
"Thanks Draven." Ghost says well taking his share of the money and walks over to Smurf "Here you go Smurf we should get going." handing Smurf his cut, Ghost walks over to his van. "Oh Hey Smurf you got a ride or do you need one. If you do it is not the nices or cleanest ride but it gets to where I need to go." Ghost points to his van well asking Smurf if he needs a ride. "Oh where do you want to do to do your matrix searching."Ghost asks over the comm to Smurf.
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Post by redjack on Sept 25, 2006 6:18:49 GMT -5
Looking to Ghost, "I'm hoofing it. A ride would be really chill." As they walk towards the car, he checks the balance on the credstick.
(( What is the balance on the credstick? ))
Also spends a few more seconds searching the Denver Shadowland Network for posts or data related to Ares & Evo. Hoping to find posts related to jobs being advertised or discussed, maybe even teams who might have performed a run for Ares against Evo. (( Data Search (3) + Browse (5) + Code Slinger (2); Turn 5: 14 hits [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6] ))
Over coms, "Searching can be done anywhere. So can probing. If I try to penetrate a network, then I need to be someplace other than one of our safehouses..."[rand=0256682446019373961661606998852547308270349869294586521534702203902]
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