A Storm is Coming - Revision history

Teksura at 19:25, 5 April 2020

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	An easy choice with an expense account. We rented the penthouse and got to work.		An easy choice with an expense account. We rented the penthouse and got to work.

	This was really 90% Mission Control who knows a tremendous amount about security design and set-up. I mostly got my bodyguard [[~~SignificantNPC::~~Heavy Metal]], who is a bit of a security expert himself, to come on-site and be our physical ops security lead. And I helped with shopping. I like to shop.		This was really 90% Mission Control who knows a tremendous amount about security design and set-up. I mostly got my bodyguard [[Heavy Metal]], who is a bit of a security expert himself, to come on-site and be our physical ops security lead. And I helped with shopping. I like to shop.

	There was fab paint for the walls. Cameras and a sensory suite – x-ray motion, ultrasound, Geiger, atmospheric, cyberware… We build up specific fully interior rooms – mostly bathrooms – as declared saferooms. Set them up so they could seal airtight when the ‘oh shit’ protocol was enacted. The windows were blocked and outfitted with breaking sensors. There were blight and frag grenades all over, but tagged to be safe for our geniuses and security handler. Monowire traps. Locks and code locks on all the entrance doors. There were smart firing platforms with krime happiness.		There was fab paint for the walls. Cameras and a sensory suite – x-ray motion, ultrasound, Geiger, atmospheric, cyberware… We build up specific fully interior rooms – mostly bathrooms – as declared saferooms. Set them up so they could seal airtight when the ‘oh shit’ protocol was enacted. The windows were blocked and outfitted with breaking sensors. There were blight and frag grenades all over, but tagged to be safe for our geniuses and security handler. Monowire traps. Locks and code locks on all the entrance doors. There were smart firing platforms with krime happiness.

	I got papa, [[~~SignificantNPC::~~King Midas]], to send the Laesa magical on-site security guy over. We call him [[~~SignificantNPC::~~The Steward]]. An elf magician. He did magical security wards.		I got papa, [[King Midas]], to send the Laesa magical on-site security guy over. We call him [[The Steward]]. An elf magician. He did magical security wards.

	Chop Shop of course was busy wiring everything up – doing the decker part of the equation.		Chop Shop of course was busy wiring everything up – doing the decker part of the equation.
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	We rented a limo.		We rented a limo.

	I happen to have a contact [[~~SignificantNPC::~~Bob Sanders]] who is – in fact – an expert in fake reality show trid videos. He himself has mastered the art for the ‘do you want to be in my porno’ approach, but he was the perfect person to get a fake Horizon sim and all the related camera equipment and other paraphenelia. We were set!		I happen to have a contact [[Bob Sanders]] who is – in fact – an expert in fake reality show trid videos. He himself has mastered the art for the ‘do you want to be in my porno’ approach, but he was the perfect person to get a fake Horizon sim and all the related camera equipment and other paraphenelia. We were set!

	We parked the limo outside Xiuyin’s dorm where he could see it. I called him. Made my pitch. Come down to the limo for more information. Cameras rolling! To edit in post. I told him I was a big fan and had personally put him on the recruitment list. JadeEmperor. A green suit, of course. Less than a week of his time. Competing to show that he was the best – and that competitive gamers as a group – were formidable. It would be a huge win to get more streaming fans.		We parked the limo outside Xiuyin’s dorm where he could see it. I called him. Made my pitch. Come down to the limo for more information. Cameras rolling! To edit in post. I told him I was a big fan and had personally put him on the recruitment list. JadeEmperor. A green suit, of course. Less than a week of his time. Competing to show that he was the best – and that competitive gamers as a group – were formidable. It would be a huge win to get more streaming fans.

Brenda at 03:55, 4 April 2020

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	An easy choice with an expense account. We rented the penthouse and got to work.		An easy choice with an expense account. We rented the penthouse and got to work.

	This was really 90% Mission Control who knows a tremendous amount about security design and set-up. I mostly got my bodyguard Heavy Metal, who is a bit of a security expert himself, to come on-site and be our physical ops security lead. And I helped with shopping. I like to shop.		This was really 90% Mission Control who knows a tremendous amount about security design and set-up. I mostly got my bodyguard [[SignificantNPC::Heavy Metal]], who is a bit of a security expert himself, to come on-site and be our physical ops security lead. And I helped with shopping. I like to shop.

	There was fab paint for the walls. Cameras and a sensory suite – x-ray motion, ultrasound, Geiger, atmospheric, cyberware… We build up specific fully interior rooms – mostly bathrooms – as declared saferooms. Set them up so they could seal airtight when the ‘oh shit’ protocol was enacted. The windows were blocked and outfitted with breaking sensors. There were blight and frag grenades all over, but tagged to be safe for our geniuses and security handler. Monowire traps. Locks and code locks on all the entrance doors. There were smart firing platforms with krime happiness.		There was fab paint for the walls. Cameras and a sensory suite – x-ray motion, ultrasound, Geiger, atmospheric, cyberware… We build up specific fully interior rooms – mostly bathrooms – as declared saferooms. Set them up so they could seal airtight when the ‘oh shit’ protocol was enacted. The windows were blocked and outfitted with breaking sensors. There were blight and frag grenades all over, but tagged to be safe for our geniuses and security handler. Monowire traps. Locks and code locks on all the entrance doors. There were smart firing platforms with krime happiness.

Brenda at 03:47, 4 April 2020

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	There was fab paint for the walls. Cameras and a sensory suite – x-ray motion, ultrasound, Geiger, atmospheric, cyberware… We build up specific fully interior rooms – mostly bathrooms – as declared saferooms. Set them up so they could seal airtight when the ‘oh shit’ protocol was enacted. The windows were blocked and outfitted with breaking sensors. There were blight and frag grenades all over, but tagged to be safe for our geniuses and security handler. Monowire traps. Locks and code locks on all the entrance doors. There were smart firing platforms with krime happiness.		There was fab paint for the walls. Cameras and a sensory suite – x-ray motion, ultrasound, Geiger, atmospheric, cyberware… We build up specific fully interior rooms – mostly bathrooms – as declared saferooms. Set them up so they could seal airtight when the ‘oh shit’ protocol was enacted. The windows were blocked and outfitted with breaking sensors. There were blight and frag grenades all over, but tagged to be safe for our geniuses and security handler. Monowire traps. Locks and code locks on all the entrance doors. There were smart firing platforms with krime happiness.

	I got papa to send the Laesa magical on-site security guy over. We call him The Steward. An elf magician. He did magical security wards.		I got papa, [[SignificantNPC::King Midas]], to send the Laesa magical on-site security guy over. We call him [[SignificantNPC::The Steward]]. An elf magician. He did magical security wards.

	Chop Shop of course was busy wiring everything up – doing the decker part of the equation.		Chop Shop of course was busy wiring everything up – doing the decker part of the equation.

Brenda at 03:43, 4 April 2020

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	We rented a limo.		We rented a limo.

	I happen to have a contact who is – in fact – an expert in fake reality show trid videos. He himself has mastered the art for the ‘do you want to be in my porno’ approach, but he was the perfect person to get a fake Horizon sim and all the related camera equipment and other paraphenelia. We were set!		I happen to have a contact [[SignificantNPC::Bob Sanders]] who is – in fact – an expert in fake reality show trid videos. He himself has mastered the art for the ‘do you want to be in my porno’ approach, but he was the perfect person to get a fake Horizon sim and all the related camera equipment and other paraphenelia. We were set!

	We parked the limo outside Xiuyin’s dorm where he could see it. I called him. Made my pitch. Come down to the limo for more information. Cameras rolling! To edit in post. I told him I was a big fan and had personally put him on the recruitment list. JadeEmperor. A green suit, of course. Less than a week of his time. Competing to show that he was the best – and that competitive gamers as a group – were formidable. It would be a huge win to get more streaming fans.		We parked the limo outside Xiuyin’s dorm where he could see it. I called him. Made my pitch. Come down to the limo for more information. Cameras rolling! To edit in post. I told him I was a big fan and had personally put him on the recruitment list. JadeEmperor. A green suit, of course. Less than a week of his time. Competing to show that he was the best – and that competitive gamers as a group – were formidable. It would be a huge win to get more streaming fans.

Chrisst111 at 14:29, 3 April 2020

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	\| combatant2 = [[Ares]]		\| combatant2 = [[SignificantNPC::Ares Macrotechnology]]
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Tkul at 00:21, 27 March 2020

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	==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==		==Player After Action Reports (AARs)==

	==Moth==		===Moth===
	[[Moth]] here. This is the tale of my seventh run, and it was quite the adventure!		[[Moth]] here. This is the tale of my seventh run, and it was quite the adventure!

Tkul at 00:13, 27 March 2020

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	After party at my house. Of course.		After party at my house. Of course.

			=== Chop Shop ===
			Look just gonna say up front, you're not getting the video.

			This job seemed pretty straight forward on the face. Locate and secure a safe house, and then recruit a team of deckers to crack some file the Johnson had gotten his hands on. Too easy. Never run with Mission Control before, little bit of the egghead type, but he seemed to have some past experience with the J and knew what he was talking about. Moth I've run with a few times, solid enough face, little squeamish around the dirty work but I guess that's not for everyone. We decided to start with the Safehouse. Moth and Mission Control took the lead on that while I started working through the list of hacker recruits the Johnson had given us, starting to compile dossiers we can use in our recruitment approach. They settled on a penthouse downtown, which seemed safe enough. Whatever team tried to hit it would have to do it quiet like with it being right in the middle of downtown or have to deal with our defenses and cops. It also had plenty of rooms inside that we could set up as saferooms while simultaneously being nice enough to use as a draw in our recruitment approach.

			With the safe house choosen, we let Mission Control take over most of the defense preparation, spitting some ideas into the middle of his mad scientist shopping list since the J was footing the bill, meanwhile Moth and I turned our focus on recruitment. One of our targets was an Ares corp kid and since the file we were cracking was an Ares file we zero'd him out right away, not worth the risk to approach and tip off the target. The others looked a little more promising, a hacker with an AI companion, a professional VR gamer, a cam girl that moonlights as a security researcher, and technomancer with a hard on to hit back at the rich. Solid choices but a diverse range of motivations.

			Kicking ideas around for a bit we settled on pitching them as contestants in the pilot for a new Horizon trid show. We'd put them up in a penthouse, put them in fancy armor, and have them compete to see who could hack the best. The Gamer would get to play to his competitive streak, the AI lover would get an in for having his companion recognized by a Corp, the Cam Girl would get all the attention she could take, and our robin hood would get a platform to get his message out on. Perfect.

			Our first target, the gamer was easy enough. We had Moth dress up and play the producer while I tagged along as the security goon. We rented a limo and it was off to the races. It barely took a flash of cleavage to get the kid on board with the plan, and we quickly had our Jade Emperor ready to report for duty.

			Next up was the AI Lover. Moth's previous ploy of flashing skin quickly ran into a digital roadblock as it became clear that lover was more apt than we anticipated. Be that as it may it took very little finagling to get the kid on board, though mostly it was by pandering to the AI who was made up like some old Comic.

			Third on the list was Davena. That was an interesting and enthusiastic approach to say the least. There are some perks to being on this job.

			Last was the pretentious technomancer. This one also didn't really go for the show, but was more than eager for a little bit of camera time to spout his message. While he put up more of a fight than the other three, we didn't have to resort to anything drastic to get him on board.

			So with our four brilliant fools in tow we had our job complete. The J had his hackers, and I'm pretty sure I saw Mission Control loading spools of Monowire and crates of heavy machineguns into the penthouse so that should do for the security aspect. All said zero expenses paid and a paycheck at the end, it's a good life.

	[[Category:Runs]]		[[Category:Runs]]

Brenda at 20:21, 20 March 2020

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	==Background==		==Background==
			Another run had led to the discovery of Project Fusion. An Ares project involving trying to fuse the infected with bug spirits.

			In the course of that run, a heavily encrypted data file was recovered for the johnson.


	==The Meet==		==The Meet==
			The same johnson set up this run. He disguised himself as a drug dealer/user, and took the runners to his car to discuss the details. He provided the assignment, dossiers on the 12 geniuses, and his contact information. He wouldn't relent on the payment in nuyen, but he did relent to covering all run-related expenses, including the cost of the safehouse and bribes to the code-crackers.


	==The Plan==		==The Plan==
			The Safehouse
			Mission Control identified the perfect safehouse at a downtown penthouse. He used all his skills with security to make it even more safe.
			Chop Shop researched the recruitment candidates on the matrix, and helped with cyber security.
			Moth worked through her contacts to provide a person to run security on-site, and a magician to provide magical wards.

			The Recruits
			The team conceived a con that would work to recruit a strong team of hackers. They selected four priority targets to recruit, given the limited time. They established a cover story for a winning con. Moth would be a reality trid producer from Horizon. She was recruiting candidates for a reality trid show 'Safehouse' where hackers would work (disguised by environment suits) to be the first to break a difficult code.

			An Eye on Ares
			Chop Shop did a deep matrix drive for other information about Ares' projects, related to Project Fusion. They discovered that the vessel related to Project Fusion was one of seven vessels transporting monsters of different kinds. And all are sailing towards Ares' headquarters.


	==The Run==		==The Run==
			The safehouse is in place, as designed. Whether it holds up remains to be seen, but the johnson was pleased by the effort.

			The con took some selling, but ultimately they were successful in recruiting all four desired targets. They had motivated geniuses hard at work, and protected by their false belief that it was all just a trid show.

			The information discovered about Ares' projects was of great interest to the johnson.


	==Aftermath==		==Aftermath==
			Paid, the runners met up at Moth's house for an afterparty.

			Time would tell what happened to the geniuses at the safehouse, after all their preparations.

Brenda at 19:57, 20 March 2020

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	==Summary==		==Summary==
			The Johnson had an important data file related to some Ares project. Very heavily encrypted. He had identified a menu of 12 geniuses who might be able to crack it. He needed us to set out a safehouse for the encryption to be done, and to recruit at least one genius to work on it.

			The runners established a safehouse in a downtown Seattle penthouse. They added a great deal to its security, taking advantage of a generous expense account for the job.

			The runners recruited four of the code-cracking geniuses, convincing them that they were becoming part of a Horizon reality trid show, with hackers competing for a cash prize while living in a posh penthouse.

			The runners investigated Ares' projects and discovered seven vessels related to seven code-named projects. At least two of which seemed to be about making monsters.

			All the information obtained, and the details of the reality trid con were conveyed to the Johnson, and the team was paid for a job well done.


	==Background==		==Background==

Teksura at 19:43, 20 March 2020

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