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CirclMastr (8:34:02 PM): No Matt?
MilesMk1 has entered the chat room.

Umbrafer (8:34:08 PM): Hm?
MilesMk1 (8:34:24 PM): Hmm what?
MilesMk1 (8:34:27 PM): Evening.
CirclMastr (8:34:46 PM): I just asked after your presence, right before you made it known.
MilesMk1 (8:34:55 PM): Ah.
MilesMk1 (8:35:15 PM): I'm not on your buddy list? I'm hurt. :)
Thematrian1 (8:35:33 PM): Hey, you're on my buddy list, but I never noticed you until I put you on alert
Thematrian1 (8:35:40 PM): your screen name is very unobtrusive
CirclMastr (8:36:00 PM): *adds*
CirclMastr (8:36:21 PM): Meanwhile I'm watching an allegedly live webcam of a bald eagle's nest.
MilesMk1 (8:37:04 PM): Allegedly, meaning it's empty right now so you can't tell?
CirclMastr (8:37:22 PM): It has an awfully high refresh rate to be live.
CirclMastr (8:37:32 PM): But there's an eagle in the nest, yes.
CirclMastr (8:37:40 PM): http://www.infotecbsi.com/wildlife/
MilesMk1 (8:37:45 PM): Ah. Is it doing anything interesting?
Umbrafer (8:37:46 PM): Your name is the only one in the area of my list ending with a 1, so it's fairly easy to pick out.
CirclMastr (8:38:12 PM): It's nesting, and looking around suspiciously at all the wildlife noise.
Umbrafer (8:38:27 PM): Bah, they want ASF.
CirclMastr (8:38:34 PM): ASF?
Umbrafer (8:39:15 PM): "Advanced Streaming Format", a Windows Media-based wrapper for streaming video.
CirclMastr (8:39:30 PM): Doh
Umbrafer (8:39:49 PM): Anyway. When we last left off, I believe our antiheroes had a list of loose ends to tie up, and were considering jobhunting.
Umbrafer (8:40:07 PM): Also, does anyone remember the last time Lifestyle costs came due?
Thematrian1 (8:40:15 PM): I don't think they have yet
MilesMk1 (8:40:45 PM): Yep, that's an eagle, all right...
MilesMk1 (8:41:11 PM): And it sure looks windy...
MilesMk1 (8:41:26 PM): And, um... it's very eagle-like...
Umbrafer (8:41:28 PM): Hm. Then they will come due on June 25, one week from the current date.
Umbrafer (8:41:37 PM): And on the 25th of the month thereafter.
MilesMk1 (8:42:19 PM): Would this be the first month since we started, in-game?
MilesMk1 (8:42:34 PM): Because most of my stuff is pre-paid for 3 months at least.
CirclMastr (8:42:46 PM): I just started, if you make me pay lifestyle costs already I'll be sad.
Umbrafer (8:42:49 PM): Yeah, for pre-payment that just means you knock a month off (or pay more)
Umbrafer (8:42:59 PM): Hound gets this week free. Perks of dying.
Thematrian1 (8:43:39 PM): woo
Thematrian1 (8:43:51 PM): so, Gem rests up from her wounds
Umbrafer (8:45:13 PM): *Rest rest rest*
CirclMastr (8:45:18 PM): Hound does his thing, probably not asked for input on anything by Gem or Glitch. >_>
Umbrafer (8:45:27 PM): DId Gem make a healing roll?
Thematrian1 (8:45:56 PM): yeah. Ten days to L
Thematrian1 (8:46:00 PM): ::grumble::
Thematrian1 (8:46:03 PM): well, nine now I guess
MilesMk1 (8:46:40 PM): Don't we know any magicians that could fix you up faster?
MilesMk1 (8:46:56 PM): Or did that ship sail already, since time had passed since the injury?
Thematrian1 (8:47:29 PM): nah, Heal can go anytime, but Gem's surprisingly hard to heal, for a mage
Umbrafer (8:47:35 PM): Only Treat needs the Golden Hour. Heal just needs it not to have been done before.
Thematrian1 (8:47:37 PM): she didn't suggest it, at any rate
Umbrafer (8:47:59 PM): That and that Earthdawn spell that brings people back from what was identified as dead in those days—the truth of the matter is somewhat debated.
MilesMk1 (8:48:17 PM): And it is unfortunate that we have to deal with some stuff we would not bring Hound in on... I mean, it's not like we can say "Hey... I know we only just met, but do you know anyone who'll buy this bioware?" ;)
Thematrian1 (8:49:02 PM): Ok. I wait a day, amusing myself by calling up little spirits in my lodge and asking them about the ancient corpse
CirclMastr (8:49:16 PM): It seems obvious to ask the rigger "Hey, do you know anyone who'll buy these cars?"
MilesMk1 (8:49:23 PM): I'm not sure exactly what it is I need to be tying up besides opening the cases...
MilesMk1 (8:49:29 PM): Oh, right...
Umbrafer (8:49:52 PM): Interesting fact: none of them want to talk about it, and most of them refuse to look at the corpse unless directly ordered to.
MilesMk1 (8:49:53 PM): Forgot about the cars. Between the creepy corpse and cases of gooey bits...
MilesMk1 (8:50:22 PM): BTW, does Gem want Glitch to try opening the remaining three cases?
Thematrian1 (8:50:25 PM): Yeah. I don't have any car-appropriate contacts in this area, so I give Hound a ring.
Thematrian1 (8:50:27 PM): Mise well
MilesMk1 (8:50:37 PM): Might as well open, or call Hound?
Umbrafer (8:50:50 PM): Wasn't there a meeting scheduled re: the cars?
MilesMk1 (8:51:01 PM): But not with a car-related contact...
Umbrafer (8:51:07 PM): I mean, you can certainly retcon that, as the whole "Rigger <-> cars" thing makes sense.
Umbrafer (8:51:14 PM): Or not retcon and just cancel, if you give enough warning.
Umbrafer (8:51:17 PM): These things happen.
Thematrian1 (8:51:17 PM): Mise well open them. I mean, we've got to eventually.
Thematrian1 (8:51:29 PM): If we had a meet set up, I'd sooner talk to Hound.
MilesMk1 (8:52:23 PM): Ok... I'm going to try the cases, then.
MilesMk1 (8:52:40 PM): Case #4.
MilesMk1 (8:52:45 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 2 4 2 5 5 6 2
MilesMk1 (8:52:48 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
MilesMk1 (8:52:51 PM): Shite...
MilesMk1 (8:53:01 PM): Should I Karma?
Umbrafer (8:53:11 PM): Up to you. You'd be rerolling eight.
MilesMk1 (8:53:41 PM): Mhmm... Karma. I'll just need to real careful, next run.
MilesMk1 (8:53:45 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 4 3 3 1 4 2 4
Thematrian1 (8:53:45 PM): ::dials Hound's number:: This would be the following morning.
MilesMk1 (8:53:48 PM): FUCK!
MilesMk1 (8:53:58 PM): ...I hate it when the dice do this.
Umbrafer (8:54:14 PM): I'm guessing you aren't double-karmaing?
MilesMk1 (8:54:30 PM): So that 7 was a failure even with bonuses for either aptitude or magnification, right?
MilesMk1 (8:54:35 PM): No, only 1 karma left...
Umbrafer (8:54:41 PM): Correct.
MilesMk1 (8:54:45 PM): #@^&^#$!@
MilesMk1 (8:55:01 PM): So, what happens?
Umbrafer (8:56:07 PM): You open the case. There's a little "pop" and a sound of breaking… well, something.
CirclMastr (8:56:18 PM): ::answers the call:: "Hello?"
Thematrian1 (8:56:40 PM): "Good morning, Hound. Sleep well?"
MilesMk1 (8:57:06 PM): Catastrophic, or does it look like something could be salvaged?
Umbrafer (8:57:18 PM): Inside is the remains of the same kind of container as was in the others, with what looks to be some kind of damaged muscle tissue. There's also a fair amount of fluid in danger of leaking onto the floor.
CirclMastr (8:57:20 PM): "That's a lead-in for so many jokes, but most are sexual so I'll pass. Yourself?"
MilesMk1 (8:57:49 PM): Bah.
MilesMk1 (8:58:00 PM): Does the case itself still function, as far as I can tell?
Umbrafer (8:58:26 PM): The case itself appears mostly undamaged, a little scorching near the sites of the explosives but nothing structural.
Thematrian1 (8:58:30 PM): "Soundly, soundly. But when I woke up this morning, I had these two extra cars that I didn't know what to do with. Do you know a place where I could offload them?"
MilesMk1 (8:58:57 PM): If yes, I wrap the junk in something waterproof to stop the leaking, and close it up. We can throw it in with the rest, if someone is curious and wants to disect it.
CirclMastr (8:59:11 PM): "Depends on if they're being offloaded to a garage or a dump."
Thematrian1 (8:59:29 PM): "Oh, garage, definitely. Nice cars, I just don't have a use for them right now."
Umbrafer (8:59:31 PM): You don't know if it's salvageable or not. You'd guess not, but hey, what do you lose by trying?
Umbrafer (8:59:43 PM): Oh
Umbrafer (8:59:44 PM): Never mind
Umbrafer (8:59:47 PM): Case is fine, yes.
CirclMastr (8:59:52 PM): "Mm, yeah, I know a guy who might buy them. Friend of mine, gives me some excellent deals."
Umbrafer (8:59:55 PM): That response was back to the question about the stuff inside.
MilesMk1 (9:00:01 PM): Right.
MilesMk1 (9:00:18 PM): Ok, case #5.
Umbrafer (9:00:21 PM): You wrap, close, and mop up what leaked.
MilesMk1 (9:00:32 PM): I use diluted bleach to clean up.
MilesMk1 (9:00:50 PM): Ok...
Thematrian1 (9:00:52 PM): "Mind handling the sale? I'll cut you in, say ten percent?"
MilesMk1 (9:00:55 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 2 2 5 3 6 3 3
MilesMk1 (9:00:58 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
MilesMk1 (9:01:01 PM): grr....
MilesMk1 (9:01:07 PM): Karma. Fuck it.
MilesMk1 (9:01:10 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 4 1 5 1 4 6 5 6
MilesMk1 (9:01:13 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 2
Umbrafer (9:01:17 PM): *Click*
Umbrafer (9:01:19 PM): *No boom*
MilesMk1 (9:01:23 PM): *sigh*
Umbrafer (9:01:37 PM): It looks… much like the last one, except less broken.
Umbrafer (9:01:39 PM): Wait…
MilesMk1 (9:01:47 PM): It is broken after all?
Umbrafer (9:01:48 PM): No, the muscle tissue here is thicker.
Umbrafer (9:01:59 PM): Not broken, unless in some manner you can't detect.
MilesMk1 (9:02:31 PM): Aw, great. I blew up the muscle toner, and saved the roid-head special... :)
Thematrian1 (9:02:40 PM): way to go ;-)
CirclMastr (9:02:52 PM): "Tell you what, I'll make the deal for you for nothing. Just to show I can be a team player."
MilesMk1 (9:02:53 PM): Ok... Same deal as with the other cases.
MilesMk1 (9:03:11 PM): And, finally, case 6.
MilesMk1 (9:03:14 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 2 5 4 4 3 1 2
MilesMk1 (9:03:17 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
MilesMk1 (9:03:24 PM): Please, please...
Umbrafer (9:03:27 PM): It's fiddly, very fiddly.
MilesMk1 (9:03:31 PM): (think that was enough last time...)
MilesMk1 (9:03:37 PM): (crosses fingers)
Umbrafer (9:04:09 PM): There's a popping noise as you open it. Your heart stops briefly.
Umbrafer (9:04:21 PM): It resumes its normal beat. The container inside appears unbroken.
Umbrafer (9:04:33 PM): The inside of the case appears to be somewhat wet, though—you aren't sure from where.
MilesMk1 (9:04:50 PM): Aw, damn...
MilesMk1 (9:05:09 PM): Well, I check it out carefully, perhaps so I can stop any damage from happening.
CirclMastr (9:05:19 PM): (It's from the nitroglycerin used to explode the cases)
MilesMk1 (9:05:19 PM): Slotting Biotech, if applicable.
Umbrafer (9:05:31 PM): First roll Perception.
MilesMk1 (9:05:37 PM): Or to find out if this is something innocuous...
MilesMk1 (9:05:42 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 3 1 6 3 4
MilesMk1 (9:05:45 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (9:05:46 PM): Also, as for the container:
CirclMastr (9:05:54 PM): ::listens to the silence on the other end of the phone::
Umbrafer (9:06:14 PM): It's filled with fluid. You don't see anything inside the fluid.
MilesMk1 (9:06:28 PM): (now, now... sometimes people take time to reply...)
MilesMk1 (9:06:38 PM): Hmm.
Umbrafer (9:06:45 PM): Regarding the fluid outside the container in the case, it doesn't seem to have come from the container. It looks like some of the coolant is leaking.
CirclMastr (9:06:46 PM): (True, heh)
Thematrian1 (9:06:47 PM): "Thanks, I owe you one. Should my friend and I drive them over, or...?"
MilesMk1 (9:07:29 PM): Ah. In that case, I perform a swap - this one goes into the good case with the busted stuff inside, and vice versa.
CirclMastr (9:07:42 PM): "Hmm, sure. You can see one of my secret projects while you're there, if you want."
Umbrafer (9:07:44 PM): Done.
MilesMk1 (9:07:54 PM): Assuming that doesn't require anything too ornate, or something likely to cause damage...
MilesMk1 (9:08:14 PM): Then I check to see if I can stop the leak - no need to let this one go to hell.
Umbrafer (9:08:16 PM): Not really. It might damage the damaged thing somewhat, if it matters.
MilesMk1 (9:08:33 PM): As long as it doesn't damage the undamage stuff, I don't care.
Umbrafer (9:08:44 PM): You aren't sure what's causing it, and trying to repair it yourself looks like it would involve opening up the whole refrigeration unit. Doing it?
Thematrian1 (9:08:45 PM): "I'd be delighted. Where shall we take them?"
CirclMastr (9:09:09 PM): ::gives Gem the address to an abandoned industrial park::
MilesMk1 (9:09:29 PM): Mhmm... Well, if I don't, it's not going to get any better.
Umbrafer (9:09:55 PM): Mmk, roll… HVAC repair?
MilesMk1 (9:10:02 PM): Int-based?
Umbrafer (9:10:08 PM): Yeah, probably
MilesMk1 (9:10:16 PM): You'd be amazed what you pick up in college. :)
MilesMk1 (9:10:29 PM): Ok, so defaulting at +2.
MilesMk1 (9:10:32 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 4 5 1 1 2 4 2
Umbrafer (9:10:32 PM): It may have been Willpower-based, judging by the people who worked in the HVAC department
MilesMk1 (9:10:47 PM): Ahh... Well, that's one case down for the count.
Umbrafer (9:10:52 PM): *Clunk clank ka-chunk*
Umbrafer (9:10:59 PM): You don't think you fixed it.
MilesMk1 (9:11:01 PM): Still, I'm fairly happy with how this went.
MilesMk1 (9:11:14 PM): Try again, at +2? :)
Thematrian1 (9:11:21 PM): ::recorded::
Umbrafer (9:11:24 PM): It'll be more than +2, but feel free ;)
MilesMk1 (9:11:26 PM): Maybe I'll manage to give myself frostbite.
MilesMk1 (9:11:30 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 4 6 3 3 2 5 4 6
CirclMastr (9:11:33 PM): "When should I expect you?"
MilesMk1 (9:11:34 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 2
Thematrian1 (9:12:08 PM): "Call it <travel time + 2> hours from now, if that works for you. My friend may be busy."
Umbrafer (9:12:25 PM): Unfortunately, it's still not fixed. You release some coolant into the surrounding atmosphere.
MilesMk1 (9:12:33 PM): ...damn.
CirclMastr (9:12:36 PM): "Sure thing. I'll try to arrange a meet with my friend for tonight."
MilesMk1 (9:12:39 PM): Ok, I close it back up.
Umbrafer (9:12:43 PM): (The EPA's black ops team bursts through your window and shoots you.)
Thematrian1 (9:12:44 PM): "Much appreciated."
CirclMastr (9:12:55 PM): "My pleasure."
Umbrafer (9:13:00 PM): Closed.
Thematrian1 (9:13:47 PM): Unless he adds something more, I hang up.
MilesMk1 (9:14:14 PM): *cleans up, wraps up the damaged case in plastic in case leakage/rot happens, and calls Gem*
Thematrian1 (9:14:38 PM): ::starts to dial Glitch's number, stops, answers her phone::
Thematrian1 (9:15:20 PM): "Hi Glitch. What news?"
MilesMk1 (9:15:35 PM): "The bad news is, one of the cases didn't make it."
MilesMk1 (9:15:48 PM): "The good news is, the other 5 are just fine."
Thematrian1 (9:16:11 PM): "So we make a bunch of money instead of a whole bunch of money. Works for me."
Thematrian1 (9:16:32 PM): "Speaking of money, our new friend knows a guy who's willing to buy our new cars. Are you free in <travel time + 2> hours?"
MilesMk1 (9:17:05 PM): "Sure. I'm pretty much done, here."
MilesMk1 (9:17:21 PM): (BTW, could I get that list of guns/explosives/etc.?_
MilesMk1 (9:17:29 PM): )
Umbrafer (9:17:51 PM): (Ah yes. It was: )
MilesMk1 (9:18:04 PM): Do I need to come over and get you, by the way?
Thematrian1 (9:18:12 PM): I'd appreciate it.
Thematrian1 (9:18:26 PM): Maybe I'll buy a car of my very own while I'm there.
MilesMk1 (9:19:06 PM): I guess I'll come get you in one of the stolen cars, then we go and get the second one.
Umbrafer (9:19:08 PM): 7 minimines. Pop-up variety, stats of a standard grenade, with tripwire, pressure, motion sensor, and vibration triggering.
Umbrafer (9:19:19 PM): No magnetic triggering on these guys.
Umbrafer (9:19:40 PM): Standard offensive grenade, mind (the -1/meter variety)
Umbrafer (9:20:16 PM): 5 standard defensive grenades.
Umbrafer (9:20:34 PM): 3 Ceska Black Scorpions
Umbrafer (9:20:59 PM): 150 rounds Machine Pistol ammunition, EX-EX
MilesMk1 (9:21:26 PM): I'm suddenly glad those guys weren't very good shots.
Thematrian1 (9:21:39 PM): Seriously.
Umbrafer (9:22:07 PM): 4 Colt M-23s
Umbrafer (9:22:27 PM): 400 rounds assault rifle ammunition, standard
CirclMastr (9:22:31 PM): (No matter how well armed the runner or wiz the mage, they all die just as easily to an exploding spider drone that crawled up their leg)
Umbrafer (9:22:43 PM): 100 rounds assault rifle ammunition, EX
Umbrafer (9:22:56 PM): 40 rounds assault rifle ammunition, EX-EX
Thematrian1 (9:24:17 PM): Now all we need is a militia
Umbrafer (9:24:49 PM): One (1) Enfield AS7, fully loaded with drum (shot rounds)
Umbrafer (9:25:10 PM): One (1) spare Enfield AS7 drum, fully loaded with slugs.
Umbrafer (9:26:02 PM): One (1) ArmTech MGL-12. Curiously enough, there are no minigrenades present.
Umbrafer (9:26:23 PM): One (1) box LMG ammunition, 1,000 count.
Umbrafer (9:26:28 PM): Also curious, there is no LMG present.
MilesMk1 (9:26:38 PM): Did Pusher keep it?
MilesMk1 (9:26:42 PM): Because we collected one.
Umbrafer (9:27:03 PM): And three (3)… spear guns?
Umbrafer (9:27:14 PM): That's the lot.
Thematrian1 (9:28:08 PM): dibs on the spear guns
MilesMk1 (9:28:21 PM): So, are they actually spearguns (surprisingly) or are they something I'm not sure of?
Umbrafer (9:28:54 PM): Well
MilesMk1 (9:29:22 PM): I was assuming that we did toss the LMG in with the other guns, but if the big guy walked off with it, c'est la vie. Not like we'd have had much use for it... Though Hound might have.
Umbrafer (9:29:24 PM): It looks like a spear gun
CirclMastr (9:29:53 PM): (Hound's van could use some guns, just FYI)
Umbrafer (9:29:56 PM): It has the name of a well-known marine manufacturer on it
Thematrian1 (9:30:10 PM): (brb)
MilesMk1 (9:30:15 PM): (Does it have mounts for them?)
Umbrafer (9:30:15 PM): And they have spears sticking out the end
Thematrian1 (9:30:17 PM): (well, no, more like bb)
CirclMastr (9:30:31 PM): ( :( )
MilesMk1 (9:30:46 PM): (Ran out of money for a turret?)
CirclMastr (9:31:52 PM): (Money, space, all sorts of things...)
CirclMastr (9:32:15 PM): (Well, no, just money really)
CirclMastr (9:32:22 PM): (I've still got 33 CF on the van)
MilesMk1 (9:32:27 PM): (So the van is completely unarmed?)
CirclMastr (9:32:38 PM): (Aside the strato-9 inside, yes)
Umbrafer (9:32:55 PM): (And the front bumper)
MilesMk1 (9:32:58 PM): (Ah. Well, I'm sure that's something we can rectify eventually.)
CirclMastr (9:33:01 PM): (Yeah, and that)
Umbrafer (9:33:18 PM): (Note that Alex's van was completely unarmed when the Tuesday game started)
MilesMk1 (9:33:32 PM): (Didn't realize.)
Umbrafer (9:33:46 PM): (I mean, the first thing I did was unmount one of the MMGs from a Strato and mount it on the van)
Umbrafer (9:33:55 PM): (But there was at least half an hour there when the van was unarmed.)
CirclMastr (9:34:17 PM): (Poor Alex. :P )
MilesMk1 (9:34:56 PM): (So, is that a no on the LMG, then? Yes, I like my guns. ;))
Umbrafer (9:35:33 PM): (Hm. I'll rule you have it with you.)
MilesMk1 (9:35:48 PM): (Yay!)
MilesMk1 (9:35:55 PM): (What kind was it? :))
Umbrafer (9:37:37 PM): Ingram Valiant.
Thematrian1 (9:40:11 PM): So we drive over? Glitch can take point here; just roll for me if bargaining is necessary.
Thematrian1 (9:40:19 PM): Depending on how good Hound's contact is, it may not be
MilesMk1 (9:40:46 PM): Yeah, I collect Gem, we get the second car, and head over to meet Hound.
Umbrafer (9:41:29 PM): *Drive drive drive*
CirclMastr (9:42:09 PM): *meets them outside a factory/warehouse*
MilesMk1 (9:42:09 PM): (Hehe... I just looked at the complete list of guns, and I'm starting to feel a bit like that guy from Boondock Saints they go to for the guns.)
MilesMk1 (9:42:54 PM): "Hey, how's things?"
Umbrafer (9:43:01 PM): (Yeah. If I'm not careful you guys will give up Shadowrunning to become arms dealers ;) )
CirclMastr (9:43:32 PM): "Not bad, not bad. These the cars?"
MilesMk1 (9:43:40 PM): (Maybe we'll get a chance to do that in the Tuesday game... Though I can't bring myself to believe that's good enough to be true.)
MilesMk1 (9:43:54 PM): "Yep, they are."
CirclMastr (9:44:21 PM): *gives the cars a walk-around to see the condition they're in*
MilesMk1 (9:44:22 PM): "By the way, you wouldn't happen to be in the market for a LMG?"
CirclMastr (9:45:01 PM): "Well, could use one for my van, but can't really afford one right now... or a turret, for that matter."
Umbrafer (9:46:05 PM): One of them is in pretty good condition. One of them… not quite so much. Saleable, probably, but it has decidedly been lived in.
Umbrafer (9:46:09 PM): Also, there's dirt in the trunk.
MilesMk1 (9:46:50 PM): "Well, you're giving us a hand with the cars - and it's not like Gem or I are going to tote the damn thing around..."
Umbrafer (9:46:51 PM): Well, scratch the probably. But it's definitely used goods.
CirclMastr (9:47:37 PM): *knows better than to ask* "I appreciate it. Though if I'm counting correctly, you're going to need a ride home now, heh."
MilesMk1 (9:47:54 PM): "How much does a turret go for, anyway?"
MilesMk1 (9:48:22 PM): "Yeah, looks like it... Unless we can call a cab. There really was no practical way of getting a third car down here."
Umbrafer (9:48:55 PM): (There's probably a bus route to the monorail, but it would take a while)
CirclMastr (9:49:17 PM): "Yeah, it's no big deal, I can drop you guys off. So, care to see a secret project?" *grins*
MilesMk1 (9:50:15 PM): *smiles* "Sure. As long as we're not about to become witnesses to be eliminated."
Umbrafer (9:50:40 PM): (He's going to bury you with the gold!)
CirclMastr (9:52:10 PM): "As for the turret, for an LMG it would cost... a little over twenty grand. I can get one for about seven though..." *walks them over to a factory door, and presses my hand against a security plate*
Thematrian1 (9:52:43 PM): (The Ares Tower? Sure it's that good)
CirclMastr (9:52:56 PM): (Eh?)
Thematrian1 (9:54:38 PM): Gem follows.
Thematrian1 (9:54:48 PM): (Referring back to Matt's comment about the Tuesday game)
Umbrafer (9:54:53 PM): *Slunk*
MilesMk1 (9:55:08 PM): "Huh... Seven, eh? How fast could you get one? I figure it'd probably be in our best interest."
MilesMk1 (9:55:29 PM): "To be able to throw some lead around, I mean."
MilesMk1 (9:56:19 PM): *follows along*
Thematrian1 (9:56:20 PM): ::nod::
CirclMastr (9:56:21 PM): "That, I'm not sure about. I'll talk to my friend when he comes to see the cars." *leads them inside to a factory office-cum-vehicle shop, with something under a canvas sheet*
MilesMk1 (9:56:37 PM): "Is it a DeLorean?"
CirclMastr (9:57:05 PM): "Hah, I wish. Well, I don't think I'd trade this for a DeLorean, so maybe I don't wish..."
CirclMastr (9:57:28 PM): *stands by the sheet, pausing dramatically* "You ready?"
MilesMk1 (9:58:07 PM): "Always."
Thematrian1 (9:58:17 PM): ::tense anticipation::
CirclMastr (9:59:03 PM): *pulls the sheet away to reveal an 8-foot tall anthroform, with a pair of LMGs mounted on its forearms and three missiles across the shoulders* "Tada!"
Thematrian1 (9:59:46 PM): ::low, impressed whistle::
MilesMk1 (9:59:47 PM): "Damn."
CirclMastr (10:00:00 PM): "She's a beaut, isn't she?"
MilesMk1 (10:00:14 PM): "Do you... ride inside it, or pilot it remotely?"
CirclMastr (10:00:37 PM): "Inside, it's a suit of powered armor. Never had a chance to use it, though..."
MilesMk1 (10:00:45 PM): "Wouldn't want to be on the wrong end of one..."
Thematrian1 (10:01:10 PM): "Does it have an environment seal?"
Thematrian1 (10:01:21 PM): "I've always wished for a little extra firepower in my drysuits..."
CirclMastr (10:01:48 PM): "Not yet, no. Once I get some spare cash, though..."
MilesMk1 (10:02:15 PM): "Huh. Maybe that combat job they wanted us to take would have been easier than I thought."
CirclMastr (10:02:39 PM): "Are you kidding? These missiles are a grand a pop, and it'd take me forever to fix this baby if she got hurt..."
Thematrian1 (10:02:48 PM): "Still, they lowballed the offer. We'd need...yeah, exactly."
CirclMastr (10:02:52 PM): "For the money they were offering, I wouldn't send my normal drones."
MilesMk1 (10:02:57 PM): "Smaller than most trolls... Able to maneuver indoors, I assume?"
MilesMk1 (10:03:05 PM): "Well, yeah."
CirclMastr (10:03:22 PM): "Oh yeah, it's fully mobile. Fitting through doors, though..."
Umbrafer (10:04:05 PM): It's shorter than many Trolls, but its shoulder breadth probably exceeds most
MilesMk1 (10:04:24 PM): "It could probably make its own... Maybe replace one of the LMGs with a MGL, for that kind of work?"
CirclMastr (10:04:46 PM): "I'd hate to ruin the symmetry..."
MilesMk1 (10:05:04 PM): "Hmm... Yes, there is that."
Umbrafer (10:05:15 PM): (Strap it to the chest!)
MilesMk1 (10:05:34 PM): "How fast does it go? Can it... jump jet, or something?"
CirclMastr (10:06:24 PM): "It's faster than any human at a full sprint, but I doubt it could catch many cars..."
MilesMk1 (10:08:46 PM): "Nice."
MilesMk1 (10:08:58 PM): *walks around it and looks it over*
CirclMastr (10:10:35 PM): "I can't wait to bust this out on a run someday..."
MilesMk1 (10:11:42 PM): "I'd like to see that... Though it'd definitely need to be the right kind of run."
CirclMastr (10:12:39 PM): "Yeah... I just wish those guys had offered more money..." *sighs a bit, and replaces the sheet over the mech* "Well, you want a ride back?"
MilesMk1 (10:13:06 PM): "Sure. You'll let us know about the cars, then?"
MilesMk1 (10:13:27 PM): "Oh, and give me a call in the next day or two, and we can see about the MG."
CirclMastr (10:13:28 PM): "As soon as I get an offer."
CirclMastr (10:13:47 PM): "Sure thing."
MilesMk1 (10:14:12 PM): *gets a ride back to where he parked his real car*
CirclMastr (10:14:37 PM): *takes them back to their respective places in an Americar*
Umbrafer (10:15:22 PM): It's a fairly short trip back.
MilesMk1 (10:15:32 PM): (which, incidentally, is a fairly nice Land Rover van.)
Umbrafer (10:15:34 PM): Traffic is light, the air is clear.
CirclMastr (10:16:32 PM): *resists the urge to cackle "HA! Now I know where you live!" *
MilesMk1 (10:16:46 PM): (Well, now you know where I parked my car... :))
CirclMastr (10:16:58 PM): (Heh)
MilesMk1 (10:17:49 PM): And at this point, with my fixer out of town, I have nothing to do but wait to see if something comes up...
MilesMk1 (10:17:59 PM): Maybe take one of my contacts to dinner, or something.
Umbrafer (10:18:15 PM): Which one?
CirclMastr (10:18:15 PM): (You pimp you)
Umbrafer (10:18:28 PM): And I'd like to take this moment to quickly ask one question:
Umbrafer (10:18:40 PM): What premade SR adventures have any of you played or read?
Umbrafer (10:18:48 PM): I meant to ask at the start, but it slipped my mind.
CirclMastr (10:18:56 PM): (The only ones I have are RA:S and First Run)
MilesMk1 (10:19:38 PM): Foster, I guess. (since I didn't flesh out the doc at all yet...)
MilesMk1 (10:20:07 PM): I haven't played any (unless I did at SotSW and didn't realize), and haven't read any either.
MilesMk1 (10:20:22 PM): All I might know is vaguely remembered bits from stuff people posted on DS.
Umbrafer (10:20:33 PM): *Nods*
MilesMk1 (10:21:08 PM): And, of course, everyone knows about eh Shutdown, and if you stick us in there, with my other character in Bug City, I will hunt you down and beat you with a stick.
CirclMastr (10:21:10 PM): (Jon, check your IMs please)
Umbrafer (10:22:16 PM): Well
Umbrafer (10:22:18 PM): Put it this way
Umbrafer (10:22:25 PM): The Shutdown happens in 2059.
Umbrafer (10:22:28 PM): It is now 2055.
Thematrian1 (10:22:38 PM): (So: time travel?)
Umbrafer (10:22:45 PM): (Not ruling that out! ;) )
Umbrafer (10:23:46 PM): Fair enow then.
Umbrafer (10:23:53 PM): You head for dinner with Foster.
CirclMastr (10:24:05 PM): (ugh, brb, dinner)
Thematrian1 (10:24:33 PM): I head to bed.
Thematrian1 (10:24:41 PM): and ponder the dead guy some more
MilesMk1 (10:25:22 PM): ...and...
Umbrafer (10:25:28 PM): Your dreams are troubled, filled with the tree and the one-eyed man hanged therefrom.
Umbrafer (10:25:45 PM): However, you do not wake up with frostbite at any point.
MilesMk1 (10:25:48 PM): Uh, sorry, I see to be doing this a lot, but I think I'm only good for another 20-30 minutes, tops.
Umbrafer (10:26:07 PM): No problem.
Umbrafer (10:28:12 PM): Foster seems annoyed about something when you meet.
Umbrafer (10:28:42 PM): Not at you, as far as you can tell, but he's scowly this evening.
Umbrafer (10:31:56 PM): (Ping?)
MilesMk1 (10:32:08 PM): "Hey... I see I'd better get a few drinks into you, before your face stays like that." *grins*
CirclMastr (10:33:12 PM): (Back)
Umbrafer (10:33:32 PM): "Yeah… sorry, just had some bitch try to sell me on a job burning some book or something."
Umbrafer (10:33:37 PM): His voice drips with contempt.
MilesMk1 (10:33:55 PM): "Come again?"
Umbrafer (10:35:31 PM): "Someone told me they had a job for me, so I spent an hour fighting rush-hour traffic to meet them. Then they said they wanted me to burn a manuscript some publisher's got waiting to go to press."
Umbrafer (10:35:41 PM): "Waste of my god-damned time."
MilesMk1 (10:36:41 PM): "Was the pay shit?"
Umbrafer (10:37:23 PM): *Grudgingly* "Wasn't bad. Not enough to pay for my dignity."
MilesMk1 (10:38:12 PM): "Well, hey, as long as you're getting enough work, being able to blow off the occasional job is a good thing... Long as the word doesn't get around."
Umbrafer (10:38:50 PM): "Yeah…"
MilesMk1 (10:39:15 PM): "Don't suppose you left her on good enough terms to point someone without quite so much dignity in her direction? I'm in between jobs, as it were..."
Umbrafer (10:39:48 PM): He smirks, looks like he's about to make a quip, then…
Umbrafer (10:39:50 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 2 3 6 2 1 4 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 4 1
Umbrafer (10:39:54 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 2 6 4 6
MilesMk1 (10:39:56 PM): Shoots me?
Umbrafer (10:39:57 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 5
Thematrian1 (10:39:58 PM): (oh boy)
Umbrafer (10:40:01 PM): Thinks better of it.
Umbrafer (10:40:10 PM): Willpower roll. It's been a long day for Foster.
CirclMastr (10:40:30 PM): (::pokes Jon and his IM window::)
MilesMk1 (10:40:51 PM): *smirks back*
Umbrafer (10:41:04 PM): "Yeah, sure." *Scribble* "Here's the number they gave me.
Umbrafer (10:41:10 PM): *"
MilesMk1 (10:41:17 PM): "Seriously, though... Have you... Ah, ok."
MilesMk1 (10:41:28 PM): "Mind if I ask what she offered?"
Umbrafer (10:42:25 PM): "She was offering eighty, said it was a simple in-and-out."
Umbrafer (10:42:54 PM): "Said there were bonuses to be had, but I walked before they came up."
MilesMk1 (10:43:39 PM): "Eighty? Not a bad amount of money for a simple in-and-out job. Makes you wonder... Well, thanks."
Thematrian1 (10:44:03 PM): (I keep flashing on the Clockwork Orange)
MilesMk1 (10:44:46 PM): (Question: Isn't this sort of thing he's doing kind of unprofessional? Passing the job info to a third part? Unless she told him to spread the word, which I doubt...)
MilesMk1 (10:44:53 PM): party
MilesMk1 (10:45:31 PM): "You sure it's ok for me to call her? Wouldn't want you to get a rep for being indiscreet, easy money or not."
Umbrafer (10:46:10 PM): "Just don't talk about the publisher 'til she does."
MilesMk1 (10:46:28 PM): "Fair enough."
Umbrafer (10:47:09 PM): (Mentioning the publisher/manuscript bit was indeed somewhat over the line, though you get the feeling that he's breaching etiquette because he considers the whole thing not worth considering biz anymore)
MilesMk1 (10:47:44 PM): "Anyway, like I started to say before - have you heard about this rumored LS crackdown? Have it from a good source that it's coming soon, maybe in the next few days."
Umbrafer (10:47:45 PM): (You're not entirely certain why he's so down on this run, though. It's small-time, sure, but nothing is obviously insulting about it)
MilesMk1 (10:48:03 PM): "Apparently, they have a sudden need to prove they're doing enough to protect and serve."
Umbrafer (10:48:39 PM): "Yeah. Buddy in City Hall tells me there's some contract renegotiation going on."
Umbrafer (10:48:52 PM): "I haven't heard about a crackdown, but I'd believe it.
Umbrafer (10:48:55 PM): "
MilesMk1 (10:49:25 PM): "Mhmm..."
MilesMk1 (10:50:40 PM): "Any plans for getting out of town? I'd hit the Carribbean, but short of a chartered flight, there's no getting past a MAD scanner for the likes of us..."
Umbrafer (10:51:50 PM): "I've got a place with six weeks of krill-flakes stashed up, if things do go bad I figure I'll ride it out here. Then again, there's always Vegas…"
Umbrafer (10:52:58 PM): "Or you could bus to the CAS, charter from down there."
Umbrafer (10:53:34 PM): "I think down in South Florida they just give you a big tag if you show up on the 'ware scanner"
CirclMastr (10:53:59 PM): CirclMastr rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 5 2 4
MilesMk1 (10:54:23 PM): "A tag?"
MilesMk1 (10:54:42 PM): "That one I haven't heard..."
CirclMastr (10:55:34 PM): CirclMastr rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 3 5 3
CirclMastr (10:55:36 PM): CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (10:55:46 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 6 5 6 2 6 4 4 2 2 6 6 3 6 1 2
Umbrafer (10:55:50 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 6 6 6 6 2
Umbrafer (10:55:53 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 6 1 3
Umbrafer (10:55:57 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Umbrafer (10:57:28 PM): "So I hear. They just mark out possible troublemakers and shoot them first if trouble starts. If trouble doesn't start, you're home free."
MilesMk1 (10:58:30 PM): "How do they attach them? Staple to the ear? Ankle bracelet?"
MilesMk1 (10:58:56 PM): "Anyway, let's eat... I haven't had a chance to eat a real meal in days."
MilesMk1 (10:59:05 PM): (and that's my cue to exist, alas)
Umbrafer (10:59:08 PM): "Wrist band. Squeals if you take it off, then they pull it on your way out."
MilesMk1 (10:59:13 PM): (exit)
Umbrafer (10:59:16 PM): You haven't been existing this whole time? ;)
MilesMk1 (10:59:26 PM): Figment of your imagination.
MilesMk1 (11:00:21 PM): I have no clue why I've been so tired lately... Not enough sleep, I guess. Or rather, no decent sleep... Keep waking up 4-5 times a night, sometimes more. Fall right back to sleep, but it's not the same.
MilesMk1 (11:00:54 PM): Think I might be starting to go nuts because of the lack of REM sleep. ;)
MilesMk1 (11:01:00 PM): Anyway, see you guys next week.
Umbrafer (11:01:11 PM): Sleep well, hopefully.
CirclMastr (11:01:22 PM): G'night
MilesMk1 (11:01:30 PM): Feel free to remind Gem to seea about unloading those cases... Good night.
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CirclMastr (11:03:52 PM): (Are we going to keep going, or is this it?)
Umbrafer (11:05:01 PM): (There are a few other loose ends to wrap up. I'm currently digging for them)
Umbrafer (11:07:56 PM): Gem still does not have Talismongering, correct?
Thematrian1 (11:08:51 PM): Uh
Thematrian1 (11:09:22 PM): Nope, no Talismongering
CirclMastr (11:14:45 PM): I give Gem a call after the meet, by the way. I'm not sure where that is in the chronology.
Thematrian1 (11:15:27 PM): I pick up the phone at whatever time this is, presuming I'm awawke
CirclMastr (11:16:08 PM): (If she's not, he'll leave a message to the same effect so I'll go ahead and presume) "Hey, got the cars sold."
Thematrian1 (11:16:43 PM): "That's good news. How much?"
CirclMastr (11:16:55 PM): "Forty five, and another two on Monday."
Thematrian1 (11:17:15 PM): "Nicely done. Why another two on Monday?"
CirclMastr (11:17:56 PM): "He's out of town tomorrow and didn't have it on him."
Thematrian1 (11:19:24 PM): "Good enough." If Glitch mentioned the book job to me: "We may have a little job to tide us over in the interim. Simple infiltration, by the sound of it."
Thematrian1 (11:19:29 PM): Lie detector roll:
Thematrian1 (11:19:31 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 4 2 3 1 1
CirclMastr (11:19:45 PM): (Eh?)
CirclMastr (11:19:57 PM): "I'm up for side jobs."
Thematrian1 (11:20:10 PM): (Gem attempts to detect whether or not you're lying about the take. She thinks you're telling the truth, given that roll)
CirclMastr (11:21:30 PM): (The fact that he's telling the truth would mean the result's the same except on Rule of One, I imagine)
Thematrian1 (11:21:36 PM): (Yeah.)
Umbrafer (11:22:59 PM): (Especially given the value he just quoted.)
Umbrafer (11:23:18 PM): (Unless one of the cars was really part solid gold, the take shouldn't have been nearly that high.)
CirclMastr (11:25:32 PM): "I'm not sure if you want me to swing by with the money this late. Should I hold off until Monday?"
Thematrian1 (11:26:45 PM): "That's fine. I'll let you know about the job, if we manage to set up a meet" ::yawn::
CirclMastr (11:27:44 PM): *chuckles a bit* "Sounds like you could use your beauty sleep."
Thematrian1 (11:29:23 PM): "My sleep, at any rate. Anything else would be redundant."
CirclMastr (11:31:23 PM): "Hey, everyone could use beauty sleep."
Thematrian1 (11:32:34 PM): ::another yawn:: "Ok. Talk to you in a day or two."
CirclMastr (11:32:49 PM): "Talk to you Monday." *hangs up, if nothing else*
Thematrian1 (11:59:41 PM): good night folks
CirclMastr (11:59:45 PM): G'night.
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