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Archtmag: /* Swerve */

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Swerve

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	Never met an AI before, and wow I fraggin' hate them. No idea how someone without a body can be so stuck up their own ass. The job was fine, mostly went off without a hitch. The magic types were saying that the place was messing with them, but I felt great; ain't often that you get to work without noise. The whole team were good, but I loved workin' with that crazy old hag [[Canter]]. She's exactly my type of stupid, and I'm real impressed that she's lived so long.		Never met an AI before, and wow I fraggin' hate them. No idea how someone without a body can be so stuck up their own ass. The job was fine, mostly went off without a hitch. The magic types were saying that the place was messing with them, but I felt great; ain't often that you get to work without noise. The whole team were good, but I loved workin' with that crazy old hag [[Canter]]. She's exactly my type of stupid, and I'm real impressed that she's lived so long.

	===[[~~Swerve~~]]===		===[[Basilisk]]===

	Too many infected on this run. La Rapide creeped me out a bit I'll admit. Never enjoyed being around infected. Too many of them are immune to my venom. Makes me a bit twitchy. I bought a wooden club to send a message. Thankfully I never had to use it. I'll admit the Wendigo was slightly entertaining though. I hope the poor bastard made it across the border. That AI was a bit of an asshole though. At least it ended up paying.		Too many infected on this run. La Rapide creeped me out a bit I'll admit. Never enjoyed being around infected. Too many of them are immune to my venom. Makes me a bit twitchy. I bought a wooden club to send a message. Thankfully I never had to use it. I'll admit the Wendigo was slightly entertaining though. I hope the poor bastard made it across the border. That AI was a bit of an asshole though. At least it ended up paying. Canter didn't mess the run up this time either.

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Archtmag: /* Player After Action Reports (AARs) */

2021-06-17T09:20:55Z

Player After Action Reports (AARs)

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	===[[Cricket]]===		===[[Cricket]]===
	Never met an AI before, and wow I fraggin' hate them. No idea how someone without a body can be so stuck up their own ass. The job was fine, mostly went off without a hitch. The magic types were saying that the place was messing with them, but I felt great; ain't often that you get to work without noise. The whole team were good, but I loved workin' with that crazy old hag [[Canter]]. She's exactly my type of stupid, and I'm real impressed that she's lived so long.		Never met an AI before, and wow I fraggin' hate them. No idea how someone without a body can be so stuck up their own ass. The job was fine, mostly went off without a hitch. The magic types were saying that the place was messing with them, but I felt great; ain't often that you get to work without noise. The whole team were good, but I loved workin' with that crazy old hag [[Canter]]. She's exactly my type of stupid, and I'm real impressed that she's lived so long.

			===[[Swerve]]===

			Too many infected on this run. La Rapide creeped me out a bit I'll admit. Never enjoyed being around infected. Too many of them are immune to my venom. Makes me a bit twitchy. I bought a wooden club to send a message. Thankfully I never had to use it. I'll admit the Wendigo was slightly entertaining though. I hope the poor bastard made it across the border. That AI was a bit of an asshole though. At least it ended up paying.

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Discogoblin: /* Player After Action Reports (AARs) */

2021-06-07T19:04:58Z

Player After Action Reports (AARs)

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	Just tonight		Just tonight

			===[[Cricket]]===
			Never met an AI before, and wow I fraggin' hate them. No idea how someone without a body can be so stuck up their own ass. The job was fine, mostly went off without a hitch. The magic types were saying that the place was messing with them, but I felt great; ain't often that you get to work without noise. The whole team were good, but I loved workin' with that crazy old hag [[Canter]]. She's exactly my type of stupid, and I'm real impressed that she's lived so long.

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Syphilen: /* Player After Action Reports (AARs) */

2021-06-06T10:00:43Z

Player After Action Reports (AARs)

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	==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==		==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==
			===[[La Rapide]]===
			That was enough joy to last me for at least 30 years. That place is worse than glow city and Sophocles combined. At least I learned recendly how to center my self and ignore the effects of the outside world to an extend. singing

			Just tonight I will stay and well throw it all away

			When the light hits your eyes

			Its telling me I'm right

			And if I, I am through

			Then its all because of you

			Just tonight

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ScrantonAnchor at 09:21, 6 June 2021

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ScrantonAnchor at 09:21, 6 June 2021

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	\|OppositionFaction2=The mysterious wendigo		\|OppositionFaction2=The mysterious wendigo
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	==The Meet==		==The Meet==
	The meet happened during the night, in a Downtown skate park, where the Johnson, that appeared as an heavily modified MCT RotoDrone, talked to the runners "in person". After a rather lenghty introduction, they requested the team to recover an object, more specifically a cardboard box, from the Tesseract. The J, whose name is Demiurge, also specified two non negotiable conditions, the first being that the runners shouldn't ever watch inside the box, nor cause any casualty to the security team on site. Breaking one of those two would result in not getting paid.		The meet happened during the night, in a Downtown skate park, where the Johnson, that appeared as an heavily modified MCT RotoDrone, talked to the runners "in person". After a rather lenghty introduction, they requested the team to recover an object, more specifically a cardboard box, from the Tesseract. The J, whose name is Demiurge, also specified two non negotiable conditions, the first being that the runners shouldn't ever watch inside the box, nor cause any casualty to the security team on site. Breaking one of those two would result in not getting paid. The J also offered a secondaary objective, recording the entire operation from the runner's POV, and wiring the footage to the J themself, in order for everyone else to receive a bonus on their paycheck.

	==The Plan==		==The Plan==
	The team ~~decided to meet in meatspace to discuss~~ the ~~details~~, ~~more~~ specifically ~~at a cat cafe suggested by [[Strobe]]~~. ~~There they discussed on what could be considered a "career killer" within one of the azzie aligned corporations~~, ~~which are known for their unethical practices.~~ [[~~Lambda~~]]~~, after~~ a ~~deep Matrix search~~, ~~discovered~~ that the ~~target has both~~ a ~~severe addiction to red mescaline~~, and ~~has some sort of ties with Tlaloc~~, ~~a known cybermancer. Thanks~~ to ~~[[Nix]]~~'s ~~insight on Aztlaneer society and culture, it was deemed enough to ruin her~~, and ~~it was~~ decided to ~~add~~ a ~~slide to the presentation, with a picture of her talking to this hooded figure that is known to be Tlaloc themself~~.		The team was incredibly wary of the Johnson, suspecting that the requests are specifically engineered in order to get them burned or killed. After some careful considerations, [[La Rapide]] thought about a second possibility, that the box is nothing more then a prop, and that they are a penetration test team, in order to stress test the facility's security. The rest of the team quickly accepted this teory as plausible, and decided to go and do some recon work before forming a proper plan.

	==The Run==		==The Run==
	After ~~some digital scouting, [[Lambda]]~~ and ~~[[Trample]] entered~~ the ~~venue's host~~, ~~and searched it for hidden sub-hosts, finding one, and then another nested in deeper~~. ~~Thanks to~~ the ~~fact they were both running silent, they were able to penetrate~~ the ~~defences~~ of ~~Xandra's bodyguard~~, ~~Titan~~, ~~and~~ a ~~sprite~~ of ~~his~~.		After a long car trip and many matrix searches that appeared to confirm the security check theory, the team arrived to the site. A variable that has been downplayed by the J was the existence of an intentionally cultivated background count, aspected towards joy. While it is small in size, with a radius of about a block, it reaches heights of a 9 near the compound. Once arrived, [[Basilisk]] sneaked in, confirming that the only outside security measures were cameras and metahuman guards. [[La Rapide]] and [[Canter]] were able to spot a dual nature entity doing his own recon work on the site. After some initial conflict, the entity was revealed to be a wendigo, forced to attempt the same box as them after some rather confusing and poorly explained altercations with a drone and some Ancients. The team managed quite easily to convince him that the action was not worth it, and to just run away from Austin, but despite the Wendigo's best efforts, they refused to transport him across the border. After this parenthesis, the planning phase started. [[Cricket]] was capable, with a quick host dive, to recover the floor plans, locating the target. [[Canter]] decided that the best plan was to go in loud, literally driving through the front door. So, the day after, the plan of causing as many mayhem possible on meat and the matrix to provide a distraction for [[Basilisk]] and [[La Rapide]] to slip in, get the thing, and get out. With stroms of stick and shock bullets from the granny and the oni's relentless onslaught of very angry sprites, one of the spiders and two of the guards were neutralised, and the two infiltrators managed to get inside, where they went toe to toe with two guards, dipatching of them in no time and exfiling
	Once ~~within the deepest layer~~, [[~~Lambda~~]] ~~took care of disarming data bombs~~, ~~decrypting the file itself (revealing~~ that the ~~plan involved turning the archology into a deltaware clinic, specialised in the production of transhumans), editing (to add the photo, as planned),~~ and ~~then putting the encryption (whose password was "Marlboro2004") back in place, while~~ [[~~Trample~~]] ~~engaged in cybercombat with the technomancer as~~ a ~~red herring, to allow~~ the ~~human decker more leeway to do his thing~~. After ~~this skirmish~~, ~~she also made her way inside~~ the ~~deepest host~~, and ~~took~~ a ~~look~~ to ~~other presentation files~~, ~~of rivaling companies~~, ~~specifically Onotari~~'s ~~idea of turning the place into a testing ground for gauss weaponry~~, ~~and Aztechnology Paranormal division's proposal of turning it into a observation post~~ to ~~better study the many free spirits roaming~~ the ~~area~~.
	After ~~the successful host dive, the core of the run was already archieved~~, ~~but the team decided that attending~~ the ~~convention would have been preferable, to make connections and to interevene directly if something goes south~~.
	[[~~Strobe~~]] ~~had some fun~~ with a ~~trophy husband~~, [[~~Nix~~]] ~~found an old wakyambi azzie~~ to ~~leech off for~~ the ~~night~~, and [[~~Trample~~]] ~~got to know~~ [[~~Axolotl~~]] ~~a famous metasapient rights activist~~.

	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
	The ~~presentation~~ was, ~~as forecasted~~, ~~a disaster~~, and ~~seeing Xandra so heartbroken moved something within [[Trample]], that decided to counsel her~~ and ~~accompany her back home~~. ~~The rest of the team got out of there as perfect ghosts~~, ~~and the J was satisfied by the brilliant execution~~.		The J set up a drop point, was satisfied with the work, asked the team their opinion on the security of the place, to which the team blatantly lied, and then paid and left. What a weird little guy, that Demiurge.

	==Rewards==		==Rewards==
	For ~~[[Nix]] and [[Lambda]]~~		For everyone but Cricket
	* ~~14k~~ nuyens or double the amount in ~~bioware~~, ~~Aztechnology brand weaponry~~ or ~~armor~~		* 20k nuyens or double the amount in vehicles, drones or mods for both
			* 3 karma
			* 2 CDP

	For [[Strobe]]		For [[Strobe]]
	* ~~14k~~ nuyens or double the amount in ~~bioware~~, ~~Aztechnology brand weaponry~~ or ~~armor OR 2k nuyens or double the amount in bioware, Aztechnology brand weaponry or armor AND [[Tlazopilli]] as a 6/1 contact~~		* 18k nuyens or double the amount in vehicles, drones or mods for both
			* 4 karma
	~~For [[Trample]]~~		* 2 CDP
	* ~~14k nuyens or double the amount in bioware, Aztechnology brand weaponry or armor OR 4k nuyens or double the amount in bioware, Aztechnology brand weaponry or armor AND [[Axolotl]] as a 5/1 contact~~
	* ~~Optional contact [[Xandra Barkirkis]] as a 5/1~~

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	\|Date=2082-06-02		\|Date=2082-06-05

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	\|Location=~~Hotel L'Etoile~~, ~~Seattle Downtown~~		\|Location=The Tesseract, Austin, CAS.

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	\|RunnerList={{AARCharacterList\|~~Lambda~~\|~~Nix~~\|~~Strobe~~\|~~Trample~~\|}}		\|RunnerList={{AARCharacterList\|Basilisk\|Canter\|Cricket\|La Rapide\|}}
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	\|Metaplot=~~The Cradle Of Betrayal~~		\|Metaplot=I Make Things Happen
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	\|OppositionFaction=~~Xandra and her bodyguard~~		\|OppositionFaction=Spinrad Global Industries
	\|OppositionUnits=~~[[Xandra Barkirkis]]~~, ~~Titan, a cyberadept~~		\|OppositionUnits=4 security guards, 2 spiders
	\|OppositionCasualties=~~Xandra's promotion~~		\|OppositionCasualties=None

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
	The runners are hired by a ~~corporate suit~~ to ~~prevent~~ a ~~talented coworker of his~~ from ~~getting~~ a ~~promotion she probably deserved~~.		The runners are hired by a rather weird AI to get a cardboard box from a building that is till being built. Then chaos happened.

	==Background==		==Background==
	~~Genesis Consortium~~, a ~~South American AA corporation with an heavy focus on biotech and~~ the ~~amalgamation of magic~~ and ~~biology, known for its deep ties with~~ Aztechnology~~, is infamous~~ for ~~its cutthroat politics~~ and ~~hostile work environment~~. ~~Mr Powers, a medium level director operating in Matrix security~~, is ~~positive that the current status quo is favorable~~ to ~~him~~, and ~~knows that sudden rises or downfalls can lead to turmoil~~, ~~that he would rather avoid. Another important piece of~~ the ~~puzzle is~~ the ~~existence~~ of ~~a non publicly known azzie sea archology~~, ~~far from~~ the ~~coast in~~ the ~~Alaskan sea. Due~~ to ~~classified "spirit issues", it has received some damage~~, ~~and the company~~ is ~~considering~~ the ~~idea~~ of ~~selling it~~, and ~~for that, a stage during the SoCeACo (South and Central American Corporations) convention,~~ in ~~which companies from both~~ the ~~inside and the outside of the Aztechnology sphere of influence will make their proposals~~.		Austin, capital of the CAS, is at the border between the CAS itself ans Aztlan. This lead to a situtation of cold war in the city, where the confederate government and Aztechnology clash for power and influence. In this context, any other actor is basically free to act however they want, and Spinrad is no ecception, having moved in the city some R&D facilities confident in the lack of regulation. Specifically one, the Tesseract, called colloqually the box due to its cubical shape, is still in the process of being built, and will be used in the future for some quantum computation tests.

	==The Meet==		==The Meet==
	The meet happened in a ~~private chat room in~~ the ~~Shiawase global grid~~, as ~~requested by~~ the ~~Johnson~~. ~~The J explained his problem~~, ~~and made clear that~~ the ~~runner's job was~~ to more ~~or less destroy~~ the ~~carreer of his rival, [[Xandra Barkirkis]]~~. ~~She~~, ~~in fact~~, ~~as a plan for the deep sea archology~~, ~~and it looks promising enough to be accepted by~~ the ~~seller, bringing lots of nuyens in~~ the ~~company~~'~~s pockets~~, ~~and lots of influence~~ to ~~Xandra herself~~. ~~The team was tasked with finding dirt to toss at her, making the presentation itself fail, whatever is needed to stop her~~.		The meet happened during the night, in a Downtown skate park, where the Johnson, that appeared as an heavily modified MCT RotoDrone, talked to the runners "in person". After a rather lenghty introduction, they requested the team to recover an object, more specifically a cardboard box, from the Tesseract. The J, whose name is Demiurge, also specified two non negotiable conditions, the first being that the runners shouldn't ever watch inside the box, nor cause any casualty to the security team on site. Breaking one of those two would result in not getting paid.

	==The Plan==		==The Plan==

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