Change of Vocation

Change of Vocation
Date 2084-09-29 GM Asmodeus Location Renton Status Threat Level: Medium
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven Von Neumann Ace Powers	Knight Errant
Triage Tears Denarii RC-45	Security Guards Jane Dior
Casualties and losses
	Data breach, REEE!

Summary

Team does a standard text book data steal in an office building.

The Meet

Meet happens at a mid-tier soymeat restaurant in north Downtown. A peculiar, wared-up oddball attempts communicating in emojis through an AR feed, sliding over a datachip to the players. When they start asking for additional rewards, he leaves the restaurant and meets them in an alleyway around the corner, elaborating in a monotone voice that he can offer augmentations but that it'll come with serious strings attached. Nobody is willing to take the risk, so they'll just go with the basic money reward. The job is to gather data from a particular police officer's personal data terminals in an office building. Thankfully it's not the precinct itself, so security's more limited.

The Plan

When planning, the runners discover a couple of things. Security mages are getting rather short in supply, so the building's lacking a ward. It has biofiber linings in the walls and floors, however, which was a measure put in place early on in designs. Besides a security Aware, astral security is low. Guards are a thing, cameras just as much. Wuxing's been requisitioned to help K-E in some areas, which opens a potential in as a cover identity. Draco Foundation's visited this specific office building as well to negotiate for arrested criminal transfers when it comes to toxic, blood or shadow mages. The team have access to both Wuxing and DIMR contacts which gives them a fork in the road. Eventually, they decide to go with the Wuxing cover and the two faces go out negotiating quality burner SINs for everyone. They do so and with quite the alacrity no less! Ace Powers aids the team as well, having known Tears for a while, the catch is that in exchange for security intel about the building two years ago he wants them to upload some intel from the mainframe server to Horizon's servers, spying on K-E on the megacorp's behalf.

The Run

Entry happens without any particular issue. The security aware does notice Denarii's drake status and grows rather pale, having never seen a dracoform in the flesh before. The faces manage to convince her that calling higher-ups isn't necessary and the dismayed receptionist concedes the point. Once inside, the offline data terminals are trivial to access with an all-access keycard for the "security mage" checking the area for astral incursions. RC-45 grabs data about shady dealings and attempts for improvements that Jane Dior's strived for in the past. Evidence points towards her becoming more and more of a pariah in the force for attempting to work with the SINless population rather than against it. RC-45 has to get around a well secured gate in the basement to access the mainframe, which Triage summons a Concealment-knowing spirit for. Climbing down the elevator shaft and forcing the elevator shaft doors open, RC slips security cameras and leaves the doors ajar to break the Faraday cage. Once there, he starts uploading for several minutes, channeling as much data as he can while still feeling somewhat secure. Once done, he leaves and closes the doors, climbing back up and exiting through the main entrance with the rest of the "Wuxing security team."

Aftermath

THe J isn't visibly satisfied, but gives them datachips containing encryption keys and user account details for Wuxing burner bank accounts overseas. Each contains 22,000 Nuyen, although RC grows somewhat curious about the gibberish names. When he untangles the gibberish, comparing it to some Foundation Matrix code, he realizes what it says.

"You disgust me."

Rewards

• 20,000 Nuyen (10 RVP)
• 2,000 Nuyen in the credsticks (Negotiation Bonus)
• 2 CDP
• Ace Powers gives Tears 1 chip
• 1 Street Cred
• 3 Horizon Reputation

Player After Action Reports (AARs)

Tears

First time working with an actual team of professionals, rather than just a couple of gangers in suits. It was... peculiar to say the least. The J turned out to be some kind of <<REDACTED FOR SAFETY>>, which was frankly the scariest part of the whole thing. Once actually on site (and again, working with professionals, getting a cover ID was relatively easy) the greatest challenge was a jobsworth Aware called Hannah Mauville (A 20 nuYen name for a jumped-up receptionist) who took a particular disliking to Denarii for reasons I won't elaborate on further - I'd not want people tattling on me like a schoolgirl. Triage was good fun - I think he's magic, I don't think I really saw him do anything except for claim that the spirits had made RC a bit less visible. Oh, and note to self, don't mess with RC. From what I'd seen him do, I'd not want to be on his bad side.

Either way, walked out with a pretty pay day (more than half a month's rent!) and without a kink bomb in my head. I'm also in Ace's good books for having the gang do a secondary data exfiltration. Again, don't mess with RC. Peace chummers.