Rose Red

Rose Red
Date 2085-07-22 GM Robinton Location Tacoma Status Threat Level: Medium
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven Yoshinaga-gumi	Knight Errant
Snow White	KE_Security

Summary

Snow White's goal of infiltrating the Yoshinaga-gumi came at the expense of a challenging run, being chased by Knight Errant along the way, and smuggling a person in to the clan. She gets accepted into the clan, but in perhaps a far rougher start than she wanted.

Background

Snow White's missing to infiltrate the Yoshinaga-gumi led to her getting contact information and establishing an 'in' with Rino Ozawa, which is about to bear fruit if Snow White can accomplish one, small, entirely uncomplicated, task, for the clan she seeks to enter.

The Meet

Rino contacts Snow and asks her to come by the shop after hours, explaining to her that she has a job for her but it's... particularly on the down low. She doesn't want to put it over comms nor, even, really, through the Shadowhaven. Rino explains that the job is to transport a four foot by four foot container, at approximately 200 pounds, from the Tacoma Docks to a location in Newcastle which Snow White recognizes as being associated with the Yoshinaga-Gumi.

The client's expectations are delivery of the container without damage or being opened. Expected Opfor includes Knight Errant Security at the Docks. Snow White also needs to figure out how to transport the crate from the Tacoma docks back to Newcastle.

The Plan

None to speak of? Sneak in, grab, and hope for the best

The Run

Snow White calls Jean Baptiste for a ride to the Tacoma Docks, though the voodoo driver indicates that he drives a yellow cab, not a cargo van, and so cannot transport the cargo itself, though he can, of course, give Snow White the ride there.

She arrives at the Tacoma Docks, scouting out the three main entrances and exists being guarded by KE Security guards. She slips over the wall, avoiding Cameras, and finding the shipping container. She manages to pry the maglock off the container without tripping the tamper alarm, and finds the package inside. She becomes aware that something is unusual with her container, but is not certain what. Slipping back out, she spots a number of cargo vans at the dock, but all of them are locked. An autopicker later, the cargo and the cyborg are loaded into the van. While it's able to handle the weight, being a cargo truck, it's not built for metahumans of Snow's size and, between that and the autopicker, she is faced a challenging exit with her prize.

Snow downloads a "pilot groundcraft" and goes to run one of the KE security exits, resulting in a handling chase through downtown while the KE Security calls for the HTR team, citing a stolen container by a completely white FBR Troll. A short chase later, Snow manages to lose the security cruiser in the upper parts of Tacoma and find a place to hide and get some breathing room. As the van gets shut down by GridGuide, she realizes that the cargo container was damaged with the KE Security shot at her in the chase. The cargo container reports a cryogenic failure revealing that inside is a person being trafficked to the Yoshinaga-gumi, set to be implanted with some datajacks and other equipment to be a decker for them - notably with similar implants to bunraku - clearly indicating this person is being trafficked against their will, though for decker uses and not traditional bunraku.

Snow White calls Rino for help, leading to a terse conversation with the Oni wherein Snow White will owe her a chip for bailing her out. Rino let her know to find somewhere safe and she would arrange transport, though she is frustrated at Snow's lack of legwork and planning. She also lets her know that Knight Errant is actively on the look for a Troll in an all white FBR as a result, and so she needs to make some kind of plan to not be spotted once Rino's ride arrives and begins to take her back to Bellevue.

The trip out with Rino's Rigger doesn't go smoothly, one of the drones out on search spotting the Snow's FBR matrix icons and drawing more attention to them. The rigger was well paid, however, and after a series of in-and-out handling style chases through Renton, the van arrives at the Newcastle address for the Yoshinaga-Gumi, where Snow is able to make the delivery. There, she meets Yoshinaga Chikara and his two bodyguards, who wishes to know why the cargo was damaged.

Snow White admits to failing part of the task, and that she knows what is in the box, but manages to convince Chikara that she will make a good footsoldier for the clan. Faced with either killing her outright or gaining a possible shock troop, Chikara accepts her into the clan and gives her the name "Shojo" - or 'Little Girl' to represent her status both as a footsoldier and 'little sister' to the clan, but also her unwise direction in the completion of the run.

Aftermath

Snow White owes Rino one Chip for getting spotted and needing a lift back with the cargo.

Due to Distinctive Style, a troll in an all white FBR is wanted for questioning regarding the theft of a cargo van from the Tacoma Docks. Snow White has -5 Rep with Knight Errant

Snow White gains entrance to the Yoshinaga-Gumi as a foot soldier, but with -5 Reputation. She has a bit of a hole to work out of since she knows a secret the clan did not want her to know.

Rewards

Medium 13 RVP

5 Karma, which may be used for Mundane Ascension (5 RVP)

10,000 Nuyen (5 RVP)

6 CDP For Knowledge skills relevant to Yakuza, etc (3 RVP)

2 CDP

Game Quotes

Amusing quote from game.