Difference between revisions of "Tying A Yoke to Yamada"
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==The Meet== | ==The Meet== | ||
Late one evening, BHop is called to her father's room and given a firm instruction - she will be investigating potential blackmail material that Kanaga fixer Yamada has. Further, she will perpetuate the cover story that this is an audit of the clan's finances. There's little choice offered, and BHop is, of course, required to accept. A shadowrunning style job as her Yakuza persona - horrifying stuff. | |||
Kado, on the other hand, receives a call from a lawyer friend - [[Kakei Steve]], who has a request for her services. It sounds like suitable work, so she takes the job. | |||
At the meet, both Steve and Kurosawa are waiting patiently. Kurosawa quickly opens strong: "It has come to my attention that there are certain discrepancies in the ledgers. I want the two of you to quietly investigate the source of this discrepancy. I will be direct in my request for your approach: I would like you to start at the top of our Gumi, and work down from there. I am concerned that Yamada-san may be allowing dishonesty to slip through in order to avoid shaking the ship which we are all sitting in. If you find such evidence, report it to me directly please." The lie is crystal clear, both to BHop - who knew it beforehand - but also to Kado, who had no knowledge. | |||
It's made clear that violence is regarded as a complete failure - the pair must *ghost* this run, or they will publicly embarrass him. Clan politics are at stake - and with that understanding, Kado negotiates pay and support. Her hints that she's picked up on the subtext are enough to extort more money from Kurosawa - and she's able to get that bit of knowledge across to Steve, quickly earning the courtroom slugger's trust. | |||
==The Plan== | ==The Plan== | ||
Revision as of 06:30, 16 January 2024
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Summary
Bunny Hop's father, Takashi Kurosawa, is calling in the favor that BHop owes him. The rabbit is tasked with getting ahold of blackmail information from the interior of Takashi Yamada's home during one of the latter's networking parties. BHop is given the task alongside Kadō to get ahold of the information without so much as hinting that there's been a break-in at all.
Background
Yamada hosts routine parties in the Lakewood Center area of Tacoma. Every month, various affiliates of the clan are gathered - some runners, but mostly close friends or favored lieutenants of the fixer. Multiple corporate assets are also in attendance - Johnsons, mostly, arranging favors with the local clans. While security at these parties is light, there are a large number of wildcards in attendance at all these parties and it's difficult to predict precisely what sort of OpFor will be in attendance.
Others in the clans see opportunity - a prominent lawyer, Kakei Steve, is interested in the aftermath of whatever's going on. And, of course, he's interested in getting the information for the clan he's loyal to - thus the teamup with Kurosawa.
The Meet
Late one evening, BHop is called to her father's room and given a firm instruction - she will be investigating potential blackmail material that Kanaga fixer Yamada has. Further, she will perpetuate the cover story that this is an audit of the clan's finances. There's little choice offered, and BHop is, of course, required to accept. A shadowrunning style job as her Yakuza persona - horrifying stuff.
Kado, on the other hand, receives a call from a lawyer friend - Kakei Steve, who has a request for her services. It sounds like suitable work, so she takes the job.
At the meet, both Steve and Kurosawa are waiting patiently. Kurosawa quickly opens strong: "It has come to my attention that there are certain discrepancies in the ledgers. I want the two of you to quietly investigate the source of this discrepancy. I will be direct in my request for your approach: I would like you to start at the top of our Gumi, and work down from there. I am concerned that Yamada-san may be allowing dishonesty to slip through in order to avoid shaking the ship which we are all sitting in. If you find such evidence, report it to me directly please." The lie is crystal clear, both to BHop - who knew it beforehand - but also to Kado, who had no knowledge.
It's made clear that violence is regarded as a complete failure - the pair must *ghost* this run, or they will publicly embarrass him. Clan politics are at stake - and with that understanding, Kado negotiates pay and support. Her hints that she's picked up on the subtext are enough to extort more money from Kurosawa - and she's able to get that bit of knowledge across to Steve, quickly earning the courtroom slugger's trust.
The Plan
Nearl enters Jimmy's neighborhood, checking it over - and quickly finding that there are odd groupings of animals around the area. She promptly determines that she needs to get a bit of matrix support.
Bunny Hop is called in to help out - performing searches to find more out about Jimmy G's activities. She then determines that there's a rigger controlling animals - a bit of hacking is able to narrow down a location for the rigger.
Nearl ambushes the rigger's van, and is able to extract information from the man. A short talk with Vice Vecce later, and they're sure that Jimmy G made his own play. A spirit is sent out to Search him out.
The Run
Knowing that they're raiding a Cutter safehouse, Nearl calls up Marrisa and the pair roll up - spotting out a force 10 spirit floating around outside.
Marrisa strolls right up to the door, drawing her sword and SMG and shooting into the goons. Nearl and her spirit squad come flying in, tearing the fire spirit above the house apart.
Descending in, another spirit is called by the panicking Cutters mage, and quickly the group is wrapped up.
Aftermath
Jimmy G was determined to be a traitor to the family. And given that, he's disposed of.
Rewards
Run Rewards for "Tying a Yoke to Yamada" (High, 14 hour duration, 2.33x RVP cap - not filled, total RVP 28.)
12k Nuyen - Agreed Price - 6 RVP
16k Nuyen - Johnson Matches potential loot - 8 RVP
10 Karma - 10 RVP
10 CDP - 4 RVP, Base included
Blackmail material against multiple Yakuza leaders
This is acceptable as an initiation/submersion ordeal, as running against and around Yakuza is thematically appropriate to both characters.
+1 Yakuza Reputation (All Seattle Clans)
BHop's Chip to Kurosawa is repaid
Optional Qualities:
Kado: Focused Concentration (4 RVP, only one rank permitted). Common Sense (3 RVP).
BHop: Common Sense (3 RVP).
Optional Contacts:
BHop: Kakei Steve (Connection 6 / Loyalty 1) (6 RVP)