In the Rough

In the Rough
Date 2087-04-08 GM Sarcarian Location Puyallup, Seattle Status Threat Level: Medium
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven	Knight Errant Precinct 13
Chance Exodus Tsarina	Several Detectives Dogs An overseer the classic beat cop aware
Casualties and losses
None	None

Summary

A relative uncomplicated, if risky operation that proved to be very lucrative, if somewhat damaging to the reputations of law enforcement and creating new rivalries in the shadows.

Background

It's a pretty simple story. A girl named Azure had been trying to get away with robbing diamonds some time ago and had stashed her diamonds in a little hideaway.

And then KE built a fucking precinct on top of her stash.

She couldn't really do much about that though. But she needed money now, and she needed runner help to do it since she was not going to be able to break into a goddamn precinct alone. So, she called up a low-level fixer named Ardent who used to work with the Laesa Syndicate and could probably string things together. So, he got calling.

The Meet

The call was fast, and indiscriminate. He managed to pull a few nicer players over to the meet - Chance aka P3ck3r, Exodus, and Tsarina. A decker, infiltrator, and a face, perfect for discreet work. They met in a Loveland dive bar in the sort of red-light district type area Touristville was known for, only with more prostitutes around. They kept things brief and professional. Ardent and Azure gave them the details on the job, from the spot the diamonds should be at to the timeline, along with a chance for a bonus if they got some Ancients out of confinement who were at the precinct. They were on a short one-day timeline, but this wasn't the most dangerous job. Tsarina pushed for some pay up front to make sure no one got slighted, and that was just fine. The two left the runners to get working, and they dove on it fast.

The Plan

Chance knew this place pretty well already. He could bust that host just fine. They knew how to get in, but the location of the diamonds being in a hallway with good foot traffic meant that Exodus would need a distraction. Tsarina could handle that though. She just needed a disguise, a good enough SIN to pass through scanners out the front, and a plausible thing to be outraged by to set herself up. They went about preparing themselves, forging documents and shopping around for SIN work and a genewipe since...yeah having a scan of her actual biometrics would be bad. They managed to get the SIN of one Rebecca Montez faked and then got to work putting the plan to motion.

- Chance gets into the host and opens up the way to Exodus to get into position

- Tsarina goes in after and starts the distraction so Exodus can move further into position and get the diamonds out, then find a place to hide

- Chance then opens up the cell doors to let the Ancients out, letting them burst through floundering guards and giving Exodus cover

- Finally, with both objectives secured and cover had, Exodus makes her escape and the team gets off Scot free

The Run

And to their credit, things went mostly to plan. With a loaned chameleon suit from Tsarina, Exodus and Chance working together to get her in, and some well-placed salami tosses to distract hounds and the workforce overseer at the vehicle bay, Exodus was able to get into position relatively easily. Chance wasn't struggling at all to get through the host and subvert its defenses. The first major obstacle however was that Tsarina's SIN was nearly flagged by the SIN Scanner despite its incredible authenticity. Chance managed to change the outputs quickly on the fly and save Tsarina more difficulties, but the second issue was that Tsarina hadn't realized how close these people were to Lt. Montez. They bought her impression and her disguise, and she fit in fine enough, but she was failing to fully convince them of her bogus case. This at the very least gave the gang the needed distraction. A nosey aware almost pierced through her masking, but thankfully some teamwork helped keep her safe in her exposed position. She had to make a hasty retreat, making a dramatic flourish of her papers (and throwing them in the aware's face to boot), but she did her job and Exodus got in position. The infiltrator managed to get the diamonds just fine and went to hide out in the maintenance room to await the breakout. Trouble was that a bent beat cop named Chad Brent was taking his break right by the room. Thankfully, he is very easily bribed as Chance recognized, and the promise of 500 nuyen got him out of the way. Then, he released the Ancients, and they bolted past the already confounded knights who were wondering what had gotten into their friend. That gave Exodus the cover she needed to head out, evading the overseer and securing the goods.

Clean work, even if a job like this is bound to introduce a number of obstacles along the way.

Aftermath

Ardent and Azure were happy to receive and pawn off the diamonds, and that the team were professional enough to not try and dupe them in any way. Everyone got paid, and everyone was happy.

Except for Rebecca Montez.

She was going to find out whoever impersonated her and ruined her good name.

Rewards

18,000 nuyen

2 karma

6 CDP

+2 Ancients reputation

Optional Contact: Argent (C1/L3 Fixer) for 3 RVP or 6 CDP

Optional Contact: Chad Brent (C2/L2 Dirty Cop) for 3 RVP or 6 CDP

Optional Gear Reward: Artisanal Betameth, Bikes and Bike Accessories, Laes/Lael, Jewelry

For Chance:

Optional Contact: Trousse (C3/L1 Betameth Cook) for 3 RVP or 6 CDP

For Tsarina:

Optional Contact (as an Enemy): Rebbeca Montez (C5/L1 KE Detective) for free

Narrative Consequences: The stolen diamonds and jewelry are recovered from KE Precinct 13 following a successful caper; Chance successfully locates the hidden Foundation portal, while Tsarina has earned the suspicion of the real Lt. Montez following a clocking by the Aware Cop.

Game Quotes

Amusing quote from game.

Player After Action Reports (AARs)

Tsarina

"...you know, it isn't a warzone, so I'll take it, but I really have to have a word with my fixers about the kind of work I'm getting. Always sticking me in the worst situations. It's like they don't want me around. How hurtful."