Of CRISPR and Covens

Of CRISPR and Covens
Date 2085-11-08 GM Eva Location Seattle (Ork Underground) Status Threat Level: High
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven	The Circle of the Rose	EVO
Setter Wrath Doggie Bag	Emilia de Vries 'Sylvia'	Ms. J

Background

Emilia de Vries is an ongoing project of the EVO corporation. Some biological experiments into new avenues for bioware development. Luckily for her, she's kept on a long leash. Weekly check-ins, more of a parole officer situation than being in lockdown. Recently, however, Emilia has gone AWOL, missing her last checkup and disappearing from her usual spots. The corporation believes that she is in bed with a local magical group, The Circle of the Rose. The Circle keeps it's headquarters in the upper region of the Ork Underground, and is comprised of about a dozen members, of varying degrees of magical ability.

The Meet

The meet is downtown, in a nice bar. Ms. J is a well dressed, athletic ork woman. First to arrive is Setter, an incomparable beauty, even amongst Dryads. Second is Wrath, who, having heard the job is corporate in nature, has arrived already predisposed against the Johnson and the mission, on a conceptual level. She is well covered (to hide her spike bone growths), but dressed informally, sweats and the like. She even asks for some fancy wine to run up the J's budget, even a little bit. Doggie Bag arrives last, well dressed and polite. He does, however, quickly realize that this is likely an EVO job. As an EVO SINner, who is not currently on great terms with his mother corp, this is a point of pretty strong anxiety.

The Job as proposed is relatively simple. Emilia de Vries is a walking bioware experiment gone rogue. She is believed to reside in the upper levels of the Ork Underground in the arms of a magical group called the Circle of Roses. Not much is clear about the Circle or it's nature, but the pay is good and the timeline relatively flexible. Being staunchly anti-corporate, Wrath makes a strong point to say that she wants the liberty to decline the job after initial legwork is complete. Surprisingly enough, the Johnson gives us 24hrs to investigate and decide for ourselves.

The Plan

We head to a dive bar to do some legwork. Basic matrix searches show that Emilia is likely awakened, a human, and has fallen off the grid recently. Otherwise, there is nothing too out of the ordinary. We plan to employ some of Wrath's magical abilities, and head to her hideout to do so. She creates a large Watcher spirit (F8) and a few Armor preps. Doggie Bag explains Noble Sacrifice, and uses it to take most of her drain on her behalf.

Wrath sends out the Watcher to search for her. It is successful after some time. Notably, Emilia is still out at this late hour (~3 am). Having located the target, but unsure of how to proceed, we decide to go find her and do an in-person assesment.

The Run

Wrath's Watcher spirit finds Emilia de Vries in transit, just outside of a local OU bar. The team assenses her: initiatlly, they find her to be a healthy, relaxed mage, with a solid magic score. Later on, they'd be able to pierce her mask and identify her as not just astrally perceiving, but dual natured, as she is in fact a Vampire. In terms of getting up close, the best candidate is obviously the charismatic Setter. She approaches, claiming to be a new awakened (a fact that is not *exactly* the truth, but not a lie either) looking for guidance. She sets the seeds for Emilia to introduce her to the Circle of the Rose, and Emilia takes the bait. It is clear after some time that Setter's stunning looks and natural glamour are heavily assisting in this endeavor, but that Emilia is also happy to introduce another wayward soul to her Coven.

Arriving at the Coven property, Emilia demonstrates their strong magical security proceedings as she has Setter 'whitelisted' onto their outer Ward. Once inside, Setter is able to determine that most or all of the Circle members are Vampires and/or Magicians. She continues innocently questioning Emilia who is happy to give the basic details. The Circle is not a strictly moral group, but neither are they cold blooded killers. Trying to survive, forced to feed, they feed on those they deem more deserving of it, but aren't *too* stringent. Sylvia, the coven leader, made a natural connection to Emilia in their shared circles, and was genuinely offering her safe harbor and a new support network. EVO would not allow any other group to be involved like that, and as such, Emilia felt forced to flee.

Rewards

16 RVP

• 20k Nuyen (or twice in 'ware up to avail 19) (10 RVP)
• 6 Karma (6 RVP)
• 2 CDP
• +5 Ordo Maximus rep
• -2 EVO rep

Optional, taking from above rewards:

• Closer (4 RVP)
• +1 Loyalty on Cynthia Rochette for Doggie Bag (to L4) (2 RVP)

Game Quotes

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