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circlmastr (9:00:25 PM): Whee
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circlmastr (9:01:57 PM): *dances*
Thematrian1 (9:02:42 PM): I'm going shopping. Anything I should pick up for you?
Umbrafer (9:02:47 PM): While I'm looking up the situation with the biostuff you guys were working on, go ahead and declare actions.
circlmastr (9:03:35 PM): Hound installs tool lasers on his spiders. Yay!
Thematrian1 (9:03:38 PM): Dave, how much did we get paid again? I'm writing it down, finally.
Thematrian1 (9:03:40 PM): aw, sweet
circlmastr (9:03:56 PM): I don't have a clue. I'm sure it's in the log on my PC at home...
Umbrafer (9:04:42 PM): I can look it up in a minute x.x
Umbrafer (9:04:59 PM): 111 sticks in my head.
Thematrian1 (9:05:52 PM): oh, right, 37 each
circlmastr (9:07:12 PM): So 6k of Hound's 37 goes to tool lasers.
Umbrafer (9:07:45 PM): Also, IIRC, Gem still has a body in her apartment.
Thematrian1 (9:08:30 PM): yeah
Thematrian1 (9:08:42 PM): the spirits wouldn't touch it
Thematrian1 (9:08:55 PM): I was planning to dump it on the silver sisters, but I guess that would take too long now
Umbrafer (9:09:41 PM): The Sisters of the Sea are forbidden from talking to you for the next sixteen days anyway.
circlmastr (9:09:59 PM): Hound: *tink tink tink*
Thematrian1 (9:10:35 PM): correct
Thematrian1 (9:10:44 PM): I don't want to hang on to it for that long.
circlmastr (9:11:00 PM): Got a Tamanous contact?
Thematrian1 (9:11:11 PM): no, and the ghouls wouldn't touch this anyway
Thematrian1 (9:11:19 PM): hey, I should go make friends with someone in Tamanous
Umbrafer (9:11:57 PM): Even if it weren't for the creepy bad vibes, this thing is dessicated. No ghoul would eat it—there's nothing to get sustenance from.
circlmastr (9:12:39 PM): Ghouls require disgustingly little flesh to live.
Thematrian1 (9:12:56 PM): they're dual natured; they're leaving this thing strictly alone
Thematrian1 (9:13:00 PM): how annoying
circlmastr (9:13:53 PM): Hound tinks away for as long as Jon says it takes.
Thematrian1 (9:14:12 PM): have you rolled a B/R skill?
circlmastr (9:14:20 PM): Not yet
circlmastr (9:14:47 PM): I've got Walker B/R of 6 though
Umbrafer (9:14:48 PM): The TN and time should be in the whosiwhatsis.
Umbrafer (9:14:49 PM): Rigger 3.
circlmastr (9:14:58 PM): I'm at the library, I have no Rigger 3 with me.
Umbrafer (9:15:01 PM): Special Machinery or somesuch.
Umbrafer (9:15:04 PM): Oh, right
Umbrafer (9:15:08 PM): Gimme a minute, then.
Thematrian1 (9:15:12 PM): well, they're tool lasers anyway
circlmastr (9:15:16 PM): Also, it's Special Equipment or what, so the numbers are all probably "GM Discretion"
Thematrian1 (9:15:19 PM): I'll do it
Thematrian1 (9:15:27 PM): I have my real machine back, finally
circlmastr (9:15:33 PM): Yay
Thematrian1 (9:20:05 PM): how's your Electronics B/R?
circlmastr (9:20:58 PM): ...Ick. Looks like I'm defaulting to my Electronics of 4.
Thematrian1 (9:21:22 PM): it's ok. The TN is 3, and you get microscopic vision mods
circlmastr (9:21:27 PM): Or I could drop some cash for a Rating 2 Elecronics B/R soft and roll 4 straight.
circlmastr (9:21:49 PM): Yay for Microscopic Vision
Thematrian1 (9:22:04 PM): base time is 8 hours
circlmastr (9:22:48 PM): Grr, I hate myself when I buy a skillsoft jukebox with exactly as many slots as I have softs. And yet I keep doing it.
Thematrian1 (9:23:02 PM): so take one out temporarily>
circlmastr (9:23:10 PM): Yeah.
circlmastr (9:23:39 PM): ....Apparently I was wrong before, I have no chipped combat skills. I have weapon B/Rs for (presumably) fitting weapons to drones.
circlmastr (9:24:44 PM): Time to buy some of those, then.
Thematrian1 (9:25:05 PM): like I said, I'm going shopping anyway. What are you looking for?
circlmastr (9:25:25 PM): Well, I don't actually own any weapons...
Thematrian1 (9:25:37 PM): so you'll want a few of those, too
circlmastr (9:25:41 PM): Indeed.
Thematrian1 (9:25:43 PM): or unarmed
circlmastr (9:26:13 PM): A Pistol and rating 2 Pistol soft seem to be in order, at least. Ares Predator-III preferred, since I already have SL-2.
circlmastr (9:26:43 PM): I think rating 2 activesofts are legal, though.
Thematrian1 (9:27:03 PM): really? Nice
circlmastr (9:27:18 PM): I can't imagine why they wouldn't be, rating 2 spells are legal.
circlmastr (9:27:41 PM): And a kid chipping Martial Arts at 2 is not going to replicate any wire-fu at school.
Thematrian1 (9:27:49 PM): true...
Umbrafer (9:31:35 PM): *Dig dig dig dig dig*
Umbrafer (9:32:57 PM): So what was your contact doing with the fleshy bits? Identifying them, selling them, something else?
Thematrian1 (9:33:16 PM): ISTR we sold them for cash to some doctor guy
circlmastr (9:33:34 PM): (ISTR?)
Thematrian1 (9:33:42 PM): (I Seem To Recall)
Umbrafer (9:33:44 PM): I remember you trying to do that, but I don't remember you succeeding.
Thematrian1 (9:33:51 PM): ah
circlmastr (9:33:52 PM): (Ah)
Umbrafer (9:34:13 PM): AFAICR you were trying to sell them closed-case, at least initially.
Thematrian1 (9:34:33 PM): well, the cases kept exploding...
Umbrafer (9:34:54 PM): Only one actually did that, and it wasn't the case proper.
circlmastr (9:37:00 PM): Do I need to roll anything to install the lasers?
Umbrafer (9:38:47 PM): Yeah, that above-mentioned Electronics B/R
Umbrafer (9:39:21 PM): Ok, it turns out that while there was discussion about selling the fleshy bits to a contact, it got shelved for the next run. At least, I've gone four weeks now without another mention of the stuff.
circlmastr (9:39:35 PM): Defaulting to Electronics, then...
circlmastr (9:39:39 PM): circlmastr rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 5 1 4
circlmastr (9:39:41 PM): circlmastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (9:40:01 PM): TN = 3, so at +2 that's 2 successes, or 4 hours.
circlmastr (9:40:16 PM): So, four hours for the first set, and...
circlmastr (9:40:17 PM): circlmastr rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 5 2 2
circlmastr (9:40:23 PM): The second as well.
Umbrafer (9:40:24 PM): Same
circlmastr (9:40:28 PM): Whee.
Umbrafer (9:40:41 PM): So you've got some fleshy bits to do things with, and you can buy and/or sell things as well.
Thematrian1 (9:41:10 PM): yeah, so far we've got 1 Ares Predator III, 1 knowsoft 3 for whatever kind of program Decrypt is...
circlmastr (9:41:31 PM): 1 Pistols rating 2 activesoft...
Thematrian1 (9:41:48 PM): hey, if they're legal you can just go down to Weapons World
Umbrafer (9:42:12 PM): 'Minds me, what does everyone have in terms of SINs?
Thematrian1 (9:42:36 PM): I have one for the CFS, but it's not in the best of shape. Nothing for the UCAS.
Thematrian1 (9:42:38 PM): or Salish.
Thematrian1 (9:42:47 PM): Hm. That'd be a good thing to look into.
circlmastr (9:42:56 PM): I've got a rating 6 one.
Thematrian1 (9:43:00 PM): Mental note: buy more forged SINs.
Thematrian1 (9:43:21 PM): oh yeah, what's the availability on a pony nuke?
circlmastr (9:43:22 PM): Hound heads down to the all-night WeaponsWorld and buys an activesoft after his lasers are operational.
circlmastr (9:43:28 PM): A whatnow?
Umbrafer (9:43:33 PM): Pony nuke?
Thematrian1 (9:43:45 PM): a small nuclear bomb, of the kind you could fit in a large backpack
Thematrian1 (9:43:55 PM): I have no idea why they're called that
Thematrian1 (9:44:16 PM): (brb)
Umbrafer (9:44:39 PM): I didn't know they were. Lemme dig up the avail for Ebola-Plus and extrapolate from there.
Umbrafer (9:45:03 PM): The fact that one hasn't gone off in Seattle yet suggests that it's pretty high, though
circlmastr (9:45:31 PM): Why do we want a backpack nuke?
circlmastr (9:47:41 PM): And if such a nuke can be purchased, wouldn't that (probably) be cheaper and faster for Hound to get a nuclear power plant than stealing a submarine?
Umbrafer (9:48:19 PM): Totally different devices.
Umbrafer (9:48:55 PM): I'm going to peg a backpack nuke as — avail, honestly.
circlmastr (9:48:59 PM): True, but you could take weapons-grade uranium and make a power plant with it.
Thematrian1 (9:49:36 PM): ok, fine, the nuke goes off the list
Umbrafer (9:49:38 PM): That's for the Davey Crockett-style nukes, mind you
circlmastr (9:49:48 PM): Why do you want a nuke?
Thematrian1 (9:49:51 PM): "Davey Crockett"-style nukes?
Umbrafer (9:50:20 PM): That's the name of the recoilless rifle that fired nuclear shells
Thematrian1 (9:50:28 PM): ...
Thematrian1 (9:50:35 PM): I take it back, I want one of those
circlmastr (9:50:42 PM): Why?
circlmastr (9:50:50 PM): *is confused and sad*
Thematrian1 (9:51:02 PM): you never know when you'll need a thing like that
circlmastr (9:51:29 PM): Interesting aside: searching Wikipedia for "pony nuke" turns up in the first five results: "Cobra Commander"
Umbrafer (9:51:34 PM): I guess if the Tuesday group can wander around with chemical weapons, the Thursday group can wander around with nukes.
Umbrafer (9:52:00 PM): Now all I need to do is convince my Sunday group to pick up some Ebola-Plus and I'll be on the NSA's watch list forever.
circlmastr (9:53:34 PM): After Hound gets home from buying his activesoft, he calls Gem.
Thematrian1 (9:54:23 PM): "Hi, Hound. What'cha need?"
circlmastr (9:55:14 PM): "I just had an idea for my, uh, grand acquisition. How much do quality fake SINs cost?"
Thematrian1 (9:56:03 PM): "depends on the location. I've been meaning to get mine, so I'll check. Why?"
circlmastr (9:57:13 PM): "I'm not sure I want to talk about it over the phone, we can chat when you bring me my pistol. But say it's for... uh, CalFree is relatively close."
Thematrian1 (9:57:42 PM): "Fair enough. See you later."
Thematrian1 (9:57:49 PM): I rustle up a pistol for him. Shouldn't be tricky:
Thematrian1 (9:57:52 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 6 1 3 2 1
Umbrafer (9:57:59 PM): That's probably three
Thematrian1 (9:58:14 PM): unless its avail is 6 or better, yeah
Umbrafer (9:58:44 PM): Pred-3?
Thematrian1 (9:58:50 PM): while I'm out and about, I take a stab at the knowsoft 3
Thematrian1 (9:58:52 PM): yes
Thematrian1 (9:58:54 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 3 2 1 4 2
Umbrafer (9:58:58 PM): 5/24. Guy says he'll have it in 8.
Thematrian1 (9:59:20 PM): I thank him kindly.
Umbrafer (10:02:41 PM): Knowsoft'll be about 20 hours.
Thematrian1 (10:03:22 PM): good enough
Umbrafer (10:03:41 PM): (Random fact: while virtual instructor chips can have legality ratings, skillsofts and knowsofts are, by canon, all Legal)
Thematrian1 (10:04:07 PM): ...huh
Umbrafer (10:04:36 PM): (Don't expect that to last.)
Thematrian1 (10:07:02 PM): (Right)
Thematrian1 (10:07:33 PM): Eight hours later, I call Hound and tell him to come pick up his merchandise. How much is it?
Umbrafer (10:08:29 PM): ¥700.
circlmastr (10:10:13 PM): Hound drives over to Gem's to do so.
Umbrafer (10:11:09 PM): *Drive drive drive* You know where Gem's is?
circlmastr (10:11:21 PM): I know I've been there before.
Thematrian1 (10:14:34 PM): he might sa well; I lack a vehicle
circlmastr (10:14:36 PM): *arrives, presumably*
Thematrian1 (10:14:38 PM): that's another thing I'd like to buy
Thematrian1 (10:14:48 PM): some crappy americar knockoff, preferably used
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circlmastr (10:32:04 PM): He returneth!
Umbrafer (10:32:25 PM): You turned up several options.
Umbrafer (10:33:37 PM): There's a straight-up Americar, a Sioux knockoff, several Aztlan knockoffs, and a CAS knockoff.
Umbrafer (10:33:50 PM): Roll something related to vehicles to evaluate them. Car B/R?
circlmastr (10:34:18 PM): (Wouldn't it be smarter to use my mechanic connected contact for this?)
Thematrian1 (10:36:15 PM): (yes, probably)
Thematrian1 (10:36:25 PM): default from Car off the Autosoft:
Thematrian1 (10:36:28 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 6 3 5 6 3
Thematrian1 (10:36:31 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 5
Umbrafer (10:37:36 PM): The Americar's going at a little above standard used price, but is in good condition. The Sioux knockoff is in mediocre condition and has an appropriate price. The Aztlan knockoffs are all in very rough shape, but have low prices
Umbrafer (10:38:00 PM): One particularly falling-apart model is available for a little under ¥1k.
Thematrian1 (10:38:14 PM): How much for the Sioux?
Umbrafer (10:38:18 PM): The CAS knockoff looks good, but you hear some signs of serious engine issues when you run it.
Umbrafer (10:38:24 PM): ¥6k.
Thematrian1 (10:39:14 PM): I'll go for it.
circlmastr (10:42:12 PM): Hound waits for an answer to his question.
Thematrian1 (10:42:39 PM): I don't know, but Gem probablydoes.
Umbrafer (10:44:32 PM): You do so. Deduct the amount from your cash total and put that you have one [to be named] Americar knockoff, statted as an Americar but with five points less Speed, one less Acceleration, and three points of Stress.
Umbrafer (10:44:41 PM): As for Hound's question, what was it?
circlmastr (10:44:54 PM): "I guess. Anyway, how much does a quality fake SIN cost for CalFree?"
Umbrafer (10:46:05 PM): *Dig dig dig*
Umbrafer (10:46:25 PM): So are you doing anything with the fleshy bits in the immediate term?
Thematrian1 (10:47:36 PM): look for buyers, O giess
Thematrian1 (10:47:42 PM): nothing we can do ourselves
Umbrafer (10:47:46 PM): Dave: Define "quality"?
circlmastr (10:48:10 PM): 8+
Umbrafer (10:48:51 PM): R8 is ~¥40,000. R9 is ~¥90,000.
circlmastr (10:48:52 PM): Getting discounts with SIN flaws in SSG would be icing.
Umbrafer (10:49:25 PM): I need to review SSG sometime soon.
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circlmastr (10:49:52 PM): Doh
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Umbrafer (10:50:19 PM): ?
circlmastr (10:50:36 PM): Seiler getting disconnected?
Umbrafer (10:50:56 PM): Ah
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Umbrafer (10:58:46 PM): Ok, final actions/requests?
Thematrian1 (10:59:05 PM): no
circlmastr (10:59:21 PM): I'd request free money but I don't think that black balloon works that way.
Umbrafer (11:00:07 PM): You never know.
circlmastr (11:00:17 PM): I request free money, then.
Umbrafer (11:00:28 PM): Mmk.
Umbrafer (11:02:20 PM): Well then, that's it for tonight. Next Thursday we can find out if Hound's request worked.
circlmastr (11:02:27 PM): Whee?
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