The Rowland Case - Revision history

Teksura at 10:01, 27 April 2020

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	==The Meet==		==The Meet==

	The team meet Mrs. Johnson, Mary Rowland, at a nondescript diner in Bellevue. She tells her the facts as she knows them - her husband was brutally stabbed to death, KE are doing very little to investigate, and she thinks it might be related to his career in the Marines, which she knows little about. One of the patrons in the bar is listening in on their conversation, at least until Mrs. Johnson puts up a White Noise generator halfway into the meet. Also unbeknownst to the runners, [[~~NPC~~::Hermes]] manages to breach their DNI and listen in on their comms for long enough to hear their plan - to check into a Tacoma hotel as a base of operations for their work. He gets to work hacking into various hotels in Tacoma and collecting reservations made there. Thanks to their man in the diner, they have a list of SINs to check against.		The team meet Mrs. Johnson, Mary Rowland, at a nondescript diner in Bellevue. She tells her the facts as she knows them - her husband was brutally stabbed to death, KE are doing very little to investigate, and she thinks it might be related to his career in the Marines, which she knows little about. One of the patrons in the bar is listening in on their conversation, at least until Mrs. Johnson puts up a White Noise generator halfway into the meet. Also unbeknownst to the runners, [[SignificantNPC::Hermes]] manages to breach their DNI and listen in on their comms for long enough to hear their plan - to check into a Tacoma hotel as a base of operations for their work. He gets to work hacking into various hotels in Tacoma and collecting reservations made there. Thanks to their man in the diner, they have a list of SINs to check against.

	==Research from the Hotel==		==Research from the Hotel==

Brenda at 03:39, 4 April 2020

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	So we told her everything. Mary was an ex-fed. She had connections. Maybe she had the pull to look into this further? Or resource us to keep chasing it? Only time would tell.		So we told her everything. Mary was an ex-fed. She had connections. Maybe she had the pull to look into this further? Or resource us to keep chasing it? Only time would tell.

	But, as promised, she gave us the 8,000 nuyen each and a new contact. A CIA handler. [[SignificantNPC::"CIA Bill' Cooper]] Quite the resource! And perhaps critical to the next chapter of this adventure!		But, as promised, she gave us the 8,000 nuyen each and a new contact. A CIA handler. [[SignificantNPC::"CIA Bill" Cooper]] Quite the resource! And perhaps critical to the next chapter of this adventure!

	(There was an after party at my house. Of course.)		(There was an after party at my house. Of course.)

Brenda at 03:38, 4 April 2020

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	So we told her everything. Mary was an ex-fed. She had connections. Maybe she had the pull to look into this further? Or resource us to keep chasing it? Only time would tell.		So we told her everything. Mary was an ex-fed. She had connections. Maybe she had the pull to look into this further? Or resource us to keep chasing it? Only time would tell.

	But, as promised, she gave us the 8,000 nuyen each and a new contact. A CIA handler. Quite the resource! And perhaps critical to the next chapter of this adventure!		But, as promised, she gave us the 8,000 nuyen each and a new contact. A CIA handler. [[SignificantNPC::"CIA Bill' Cooper]] Quite the resource! And perhaps critical to the next chapter of this adventure!

	(There was an after party at my house. Of course.)		(There was an after party at my house. Of course.)

Jigurd at 22:26, 2 April 2020

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Jigurd at 20:13, 19 March 2020

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	==Rewards==		==Rewards==

	8k nuyen, 6 karma, [[~~Cia~~ Bill]] at Loyalty 1, 2 CDP		8k nuyen, 6 karma, [[CIA Bill]] at Loyalty 1, 2 CDP

	==Game Quotes==		==Game Quotes==

Teksura at 18:56, 16 March 2020

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Purkinje at 17:48, 16 March 2020

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

			== Esper ==
			This was the first job I've taken since learning the art of psychometry. I have long known about the psychic reside that persists on objects and locations of emotional significance, but I had no idea such clear information could be read from it. It has taken a toll on my sanity, I fear. I must constantly guard my mind against such overwhelming influences, and I must take care not to let these experiences affect my memory and emotions too much. As for these killers... I find for the first time a form of influence I do not know, and it scares me. I hope this woman is prepared for a long, difficult fight if she wishes to continue.
	[[Category:Runs]]		[[Category:Runs]]

	== Night Claws ==		==Night Claws==
	"Someone out there is heavily fragging with Prisoners and the Military. And there are two things i want to see the insides of: That one Deckers Persona and maybe Person and that Host. Someone is developing cutting Edge Tech and using prisoners as experiments for rather dark causes. That Hermes Man will have a bad time when i get a hold of him.."		"Someone out there is heavily fragging with Prisoners and the Military. And there are two things i want to see the insides of: That one Deckers Persona and maybe Person and that Host. Someone is developing cutting Edge Tech and using prisoners as experiments for rather dark causes. That Hermes Man will have a bad time when i get a hold of him.."

Brenda at 03:37, 16 March 2020

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	She also had the preliminary autopsy from KE. Now, interestingly, KE was just sitting on the case doing nothing. Like maybe some big strings had been pulled. I took one look at the crime scene and recognized something. He’d been cut with a Glasgow Grin. That’s a mark that the Red Grins use when they kill someone that has horribly wronged them. A traitor or snitch. As a made man of the Laesa syndicate, it’s my job to know about local drug runners in Puyallup. They run north of Tarislar. But they are a solid client of ours. A regular buyer for their own distribution. I asked the johnson if her husband had done any work in Puyallup, but he had not. Curious.		She also had the preliminary autopsy from KE. Now, interestingly, KE was just sitting on the case doing nothing. Like maybe some big strings had been pulled. I took one look at the crime scene and recognized something. He’d been cut with a Glasgow Grin. That’s a mark that the Red Grins use when they kill someone that has horribly wronged them. A traitor or snitch. As a made man of the Laesa syndicate, it’s my job to know about local drug runners in Puyallup. They run north of Tarislar. But they are a solid client of ours. A regular buyer for their own distribution. I asked the johnson if her husband had done any work in Puyallup, but he had not. Curious.

	She gave us another lead. Her husband frequented a club called the Garrison. I knew that was a place favored by off duty cops and former soldiers.		She gave us another lead. Her husband frequented a club called the Garrison. I knew that was a place favored by off duty cops and former soldiers.

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	So we were finally clean, smelling good again (and, for me, that is really really good), and off to the Garrison. Esper had changed to a great disguise as a DocWagon first responder. She had a SIM to match. Just the sort of person to fit in there. And Night Claws and I worked up that we were PIs hired by the wife to investigate the death. He had a legit PI license, and we really were hired by her. The best disguises are made from truth. We figured we could ask openly, and Esper could watch and ask covertly. A solid bit of social flanking. And there was no way to make Stormcrow, a dryad dressed as a rapper, look like he belonged at the Garrison, so we just encouraged him to walk in separately.		So we were finally clean, smelling good again (and, for me, that is really really good), and off to the Garrison. Esper had changed to a great disguise as a DocWagon first responder. She had a SIM to match. Just the sort of person to fit in there. And Night Claws and I worked up that we were PIs hired by the wife to investigate the death. He had a legit PI license, and we really were hired by her. The best disguises are made from truth. We figured we could ask openly, and Esper could watch and ask covertly. A solid bit of social flanking. And there was no way to make Stormcrow, a dryad dressed as a rapper, look like he belonged at the Garrison, so we just encouraged him to walk in separately.

	Now we realized after we walked in that they were actually having a wake for Grant there. A lot of guys who really cared about him. We waited until an appropriate time and Night Claws and I explained we were looking into the death, trying to get justice for it for Mary. A man named David stepped over towards the wall with us. I showed him Hector Sanchez’s picture. And Mr. Suspicious Orc’s picture (whose name ~~we had by now~~). Asked him if he’d been around David. He hadn’t to his knowledge. But he explained that Grant was closest to Rick and ~~Rabi~~. Rick was there. ~~Rabi~~ wasn’t. They’d all served together.		Now we realized after we walked in that they were actually having a wake for Grant there. A lot of guys who really cared about him. We waited until an appropriate time and Night Claws and I explained we were looking into the death, trying to get justice for it for Mary. A man named David stepped over towards the wall with us. I showed him Hector Sanchez’s picture. And Mr. Suspicious Orc’s picture (whose name is Oscar Amado). Asked him if he’d been around David. He hadn’t to his knowledge. But he explained that Grant was closest to Rick and Ravi. Rick was there. Ravi wasn’t. They’d all served together.

	We figured we ought to talk to both of them. Right about this point Rick steps out for a smoke.		We figured we ought to talk to both of them. Right about this point Rick steps out for a smoke.
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	Esper manages to get line of sight on the gun man! He’s like on a balcony 10 stories up on a building way across the way. She points him out.		Esper manages to get line of sight on the gun man! He’s like on a balcony 10 stories up on a building way across the way. She points him out.

	Meanwhile I’m having a different thought. ~~Rabi~~. Is he missing because he’s dead? Or in imminent peril? Sure looks like someone’s taking out a whole team that served together.		Meanwhile I’m having a different thought. Ravi. Is he missing because he’s dead? Or in imminent peril? Sure looks like someone’s taking out a whole team that served together.

	But I glance up at the balcony. And I’ve got magnification contacts. It was Hector Sanchez!		But I glance up at the balcony. And I’ve got magnification contacts. It was Hector Sanchez!
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	Stormcrow turns into a bird and flies after, keeping him in line of sight.		Stormcrow turns into a bird and flies after, keeping him in line of sight.

	David gives us ~~Rabi’s~~ address to check on him, once the assailant is dealt with.		David gives us Ravi’s address to check on him, once the assailant is dealt with.

	We can’t let Hector get away!		We can’t let Hector get away!
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	And Hector ran around to the other side of the building and jumped off in a glidesuit!		And Hector ran around to the other side of the building and jumped off in a glidesuit!

	The chase was on!		The chase was on!

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	We removed all his weapons and Esper levitated him so he was really really helpless. She mostly just ruled stuff out though. His memories of his captors and experimenters had been wiped. She could only sort out that it was definitely the cyber tech.		We removed all his weapons and Esper levitated him so he was really really helpless. She mostly just ruled stuff out though. His memories of his captors and experimenters had been wiped. She could only sort out that it was definitely the cyber tech.

	About this time, Night Claws’ matrix sprite returns. This sprite had been busily scrubbing the matrix for info on Grant Rowland. And this is when we got a big reveal. Grant had been on a mission overseas with Rick, ~~Rabi~~, and a fourth man. Solomon Hadley. Grant had led the op and made the difficult decision when the choice was between leaving Solomon behind to become a POW, or losing everyone, to leave Solomon behind! This was the voice controlling Hector. It was Solomon who hated Grant. It was Solomon who wanted him dead.		About this time, Night Claws’ matrix sprite returns. This sprite had been busily scrubbing the matrix for info on Grant Rowland. And this is when we got a big reveal. Grant had been on a mission overseas with Rick, Ravi, and a fourth man. Solomon Hadley. Grant had led the op and made the difficult decision when the choice was between leaving Solomon behind to become a POW, or losing everyone, to leave Solomon behind! This was the voice controlling Hector. It was Solomon who hated Grant. It was Solomon who wanted him dead.

	We assumed for a good hour that it must be Solomon behind this whole crazy experiments on inmates thing, but soon enough a matrix search revealed that Solomon had just worked a manual job – longshoreman – after his time in the marines, and he had died two years ago of cancer.		We assumed for a good hour that it must be Solomon behind this whole crazy experiments on inmates thing, but soon enough a matrix search revealed that Solomon had just worked a manual job – longshoreman – after his time in the marines, and he had died two years ago of cancer.
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	We still had the ruined wreck of the cyber implant. Esper realized she could use her psychometry on that! She recovered the memories of the initial implant surgery. A crazy fancy lab. Like beyond triple AAA corp kind of financing. Masked surgeons in a high tech surgical theatre. People watching from behind plexiglass. But too far away to catch their faces. The sort of place every possible identifying logo had been stripped from all the equipment.		We still had the ruined wreck of the cyber implant. Esper realized she could use her psychometry on that! She recovered the memories of the initial implant surgery. A crazy fancy lab. Like beyond triple AAA corp kind of financing. Masked surgeons in a high tech surgical theatre. People watching from behind plexiglass. But too far away to catch their faces. The sort of place every possible identifying logo had been stripped from all the equipment.

	That was the real enemy.		That was the real enemy.

	We still didn’t understand exactly what they were doing but it involved two people’s memories, creating a person who acted like someone else would. If they were alive. Experimenting on death-row inmates.		We still didn’t understand exactly what they were doing but it involved two people’s memories, creating a person who acted like someone else would. If they were alive. Experimenting on death-row inmates.

Jigurd at 03:32, 16 March 2020

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	\| combatant1 = [[ShadowHaven]] <br> [[hasRunner::Esper]] <br> [[hasRunner::Moth]] <br> [[hasRunner::Night Claws ~~- John Holis~~]] <br> [[hasRunner::Stormcrow]] <br>		\| combatant1 = [[ShadowHaven]] <br> [[hasRunner::Esper]] <br> [[hasRunner::Moth]] <br> [[hasRunner::Night Claws]] <br> [[hasRunner::Stormcrow]] <br>
	\| combatant2 = [[Hermes]] <br> [~~REDACTED~~] <br> [REDACTED] <br> [REDACTED]		\| combatant2 = [[Hermes]] <br> [[Oscar Amado]] <br> [REDACTED] <br> [REDACTED]
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	==Research from the Hotel==		==Research from the Hotel==

	The team examine crime scene photos and a preliminary autopsy report provided by the Johnson. [[Moth]] picks up on the fact that one of the injuries the victim suffered was deep cuts in both corners of the mouth, the eponymous move of The Red Grins, a puyallup razorgang that to Moth's knowledge don't operate outside of Puyallup. [[Night Claws ~~- John Holis~~]] sends his pet sprite off on a six-hour matrix search on Rowland himself, and after that the team decide to visit the crime scene.		The team examine crime scene photos and a preliminary autopsy report provided by the Johnson. [[Moth]] picks up on the fact that one of the injuries the victim suffered was deep cuts in both corners of the mouth, the eponymous move of The Red Grins, a puyallup razorgang that to Moth's knowledge don't operate outside of Puyallup. [[Night Claws]] sends his pet sprite off on a six-hour matrix search on Rowland himself, and after that the team decide to visit the crime scene.

	==The Crime Scene==		==The Crime Scene==

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

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Player After Action Reports (AARs)

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	While the rest of the team are cleaning up, Night Claw suddenly gets a mark on a persona running silent. He finds a decker with a persona like the greek god Hermes and attacks him. Hermes, however, hits Night Claw with a Tantrum-laced dataspike, leaving him puking on the floor while Hermes makes his escape. Once Night Claw is capable of moving again, he swears vengeance on this decker. The team concludes that between the guy in person at the meet and this, they must be quite compromised. They mostly turn off DNI, and Moth stops using the SIN she used at the meet for the remainder of the run.		While the rest of the team are cleaning up, Night Claw suddenly gets a mark on a persona running silent. He finds a decker with a persona like the greek god Hermes and attacks him. Hermes, however, hits Night Claw with a Tantrum-laced dataspike, leaving him puking on the floor while Hermes makes his escape. Once Night Claw is capable of moving again, he swears vengeance on this decker. The team concludes that between the guy in person at the meet and this, they must be quite compromised. They mostly turn off DNI, and Moth stops using the SIN she used at the meet for the remainder of the run.

	== The Garrison ==		==The Garrison==

	The team decide to run down a lead they got from the J at the meet - The Garrison, a pub that caters to military and ex-military types in southern Tacoma. They arrive in the middle of a wake for Grant Rowland. They manage to blend in and make inquiries about Rowland and his past, learning that he was well liked at the bar, and that two patrons were former squadmates, one of whom, Rick Nicodemo is at the wake. As they decide to find Rick and question him, he heads outside to smoke, and shots ring out in The Garrison as Rick is shot and killed by sniper fire. The team and all the military patrons inside rush out, and particularly sharp-eyed members of the team manage to spot the killer on a rooftop a good kilometer away. Moth organizes the patrons into pursuit while Stormcrow turns into a bird to chase after the killer and Esper levitates upwards to try to reestablish line of sight.		The team decide to run down a lead they got from the J at the meet - The Garrison, a pub that caters to military and ex-military types in southern Tacoma. They arrive in the middle of a wake for Grant Rowland. They manage to blend in and make inquiries about Rowland and his past, learning that he was well liked at the bar, and that two patrons were former squadmates, one of whom, Rick Nicodemo is at the wake. As they decide to find Rick and question him, he heads outside to smoke, and shots ring out in The Garrison as Rick is shot and killed by sniper fire. The team and all the military patrons inside rush out, and particularly sharp-eyed members of the team manage to spot the killer on a rooftop a good kilometer away. Moth organizes the patrons into pursuit while Stormcrow turns into a bird to chase after the killer and Esper levitates upwards to try to reestablish line of sight.
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	Through a combination of Esper's interrogation technique, Night Claw's matrix search finally concluding, and talking with the surviving squadmate, one Aviram "Ravi" Cohen, the team manage to piece the following together:		Through a combination of Esper's interrogation technique, Night Claw's matrix search finally concluding, and talking with the surviving squadmate, one Aviram "Ravi" Cohen, the team manage to piece the following together:

	== The Conclusion ==		==The Conclusion==

	Hector Sanchez has been implanted with some sort of prototype headware that replaces his memories with those of Solomon Hadley, the fourth member of Rowland's squad who was left behind on an op in Bogota during the Amazonian Wars. The squad thought it was the right call at the time but Rowland beat himself up over it, and Hadley never forgave them once he got released from the POW camp in which he spent the rest of the Amazonian war. For some reason "Hadley" decided to act on his vengeance, stealing the necessary equipment to carry out the murder in an act that Hector Sanchez might have chosen. Through Psychometry they also learn that this piece of ware was installed in Hector Sanchez head in a lab that is high tech enough that it probably has the capability to install Deltaware.		Hector Sanchez has been implanted with some sort of prototype headware that replaces his memories with those of Solomon Hadley, the fourth member of Rowland's squad who was left behind on an op in Bogota during the Amazonian Wars. The squad thought it was the right call at the time but Rowland beat himself up over it, and Hadley never forgave them once he got released from the POW camp in which he spent the rest of the Amazonian war. For some reason "Hadley" decided to act on his vengeance, stealing the necessary equipment to carry out the murder in an act that Hector Sanchez might have chosen. Through Psychometry they also learn that this piece of ware was installed in Hector Sanchez head in a lab that is high tech enough that it probably has the capability to install Deltaware.
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	[[Category:Runs]]		[[Category:Runs]]

			== Night Claws ==
			"Someone out there is heavily fragging with Prisoners and the Military. And there are two things i want to see the insides of: That one Deckers Persona and maybe Person and that Host. Someone is developing cutting Edge Tech and using prisoners as experiments for rather dark causes. That Hermes Man will have a bad time when i get a hold of him.."

	==Moth==		==Moth==