The Memories That Bind

The Memories That Bind
Date 2085-05-03 GM Sarcasian Location Seattle Status Threat Level: High
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven	Sumitomo Chemicals	Redmond	Crimson Wings LLC
Mara	Bridgett Ryan Mark Curry	Melvin Franklin Little Water Spirit Redmond's Mayor	Urubia Orianna Cazador
Casualties and losses
None

Summary

Mara tries to atone for past mistakes by completing a project that Dave would have cared about. This time without blowing anyone up and hopefully with a more permanent effect.

Outline Ext

• Visit from Mortimer
  • Talk about Dave
  • Talk about Sumitomo - just moved to a new spot, doing the same thing
  • Honor Dave's memory by getting them to clean up
• Visits Zenith for recommendations about who to talk to.
  • Urubia
  • Kalynar
  • Mayor of Redmond - Socialist, good connection to 'the people'
  • He gives her the chip the he retrieved in Quantum of Solace
• Matrix Search Sumitomo Chemical
  • Need extra oomph goes to crime mall to purchase agent.
  • Discovers local management
• Visit the Snoqualmie River
  • Water Samples before and after factory
  • Talks to Donald - Tribal person, promises seeds
  • Donald tells her what the local spirits say. Complaints about river pollution.
  • Summons F6 fire spirit for backup. Tyger (William Blake poem).
  • Meets 'Roger' the small water spirit (actual name is the sound of rain hitting a window)
  • Offers to move Roger to a more pleasant place.
  • Samples acquired. Roger moved. Tygar bound - agrees to burn black cotton wood, use the ash in gardening.
  • Samples sent to Dameon Morris.

Visit From Mortimer

Mortimer, the ally spirit of Mara's deceased friend Dave, comes to call as Mara relaxes in her hobbit hole. The pair discuss Dave, his legacy, the accident (in which Mara accidentally killed Dave with a bomb meant for Sumitomo Chemical), and Sumitomo Chemical. She learns that the company has moved to a new location and is up to their usual antics of being an environmental bad actor. As the night wanes, Mortimer suggests that Mara can atone and honor Dave's memory by getting Sumitomo to clean up their act on a more permanent basis.

Information Gathering

Mara sets out to gather information about Sumitomo Chemical and the current state of regulation enforcement in Redmond.

A Visit with Zenith

Stopping by Zenith's Pinnacle House in Redmond, Mara speaks with the old gunslinger. He is able to inform her that the Mayor of Redmond is actually a decent type. And that Urubia and Kalynar might also be interested in the environmental stakes. Zenith also gives her a datachip he retrieved during the events of Quantum of Solace with information pertaining to her background. With a task before her, she tucks it away for later.

Matrix Searching

Mara attempts to use the matrix to dig up info about Sumitomo Chemical. However, she is no expert on the matrix and she eventually decides she needs some more oomph. This leads to a visit to the crime mall where she commissions the construction of an agent. She is able to find some details of the local management, however, and files that away for future use.

Sampling the Snoqualmie

Figuring that nothing beats hard data, she visits the river on which Sumitomo Chemical has located their plant. Approaching the river she comes across some tribal folk and talks to a member named Donald. He informs her of that the local spirits complain about the pollution of the river. Thanking him, she promises to furnish some seeds for the tribes agricultural ventures.

Approaching the river, she summons a fire spirit, named Tygar, as backup. In the process of gathering her samples she comes across Roger, a small water spirit. The spirit's actual name is the sound of rain hitting a window, but Mara can't pronounce that. She does offer to move Roger to a more pleasant place, as the spirit seems to be suffering. Eventually she collects her samples, moves Roger, and binds Tygar on the agreement that she will burn a log of black cotton wood and use the ashes in gardening. The collected samples are sent to Dameon Morris for analysis.

Outline

• Moves to contact the Mayor
  • Pinnacle House to get ideas.
  • Eli Johnson is suggested by a local.
• Goes to see Eli Johnson
  • Rachelle Donaldson - Mayor's scheduler.
  • Molly Maguire - Originally Irish group, new groups use the name for union type movements.
  • Reach out to both.
• Meeting scheduled to talk to Rachelle Donaldson.
• Molly Maguire
  • Looks in to former issue in Sumitomo had in Snohomish.
  • Would help to know if they are willfully breaking regs.
• Flyspy - purchased
  • Sent to observe in trash can.
  • Melvin Franklin - crossreferenced as possibly sinless based on social media. Working at plant.
  • follows to Pinnacle House
  • Offers bribes for some pictures and inside info. Melvin agrees.
  • Has a fight in the parking lot after someone is rather rude.
• Malia Strongoak visits
  • Talk about spellcasting
  • Talk about spirits
    • Negotiate an end date no more than 1 year and 1 day.
    • Invite to Ceremony
  • Offers backing for environmental lawyers likely from her vast immortal elf riches.
  • Meeting with Lawyers set
• Hershberg and Morris - lawyers
  • Present info, talk strategy. Things look good
  • Darcy - Dwarf paralegel goes along for meeting with Mayor's PA.
• Meet with Rachelle Donaldson
  • Present info. Ask to talk to mayor
  • Mayor meeting set for near close of business.
• Urubia - For the extra Ooomph
  • Gets in touch with Orianna Cazador via Crimson Wings LLC matrix presence. Realtor (Sheldon Jenkins Esq). Cazador calls back. Speak in Sperethiel.
  • Quick meeting set.
  • Mara talks to Urubia and asks to drop her name in the meeting. Urubia agrees - land down river for the frogs.
  • Official correspondence from Urubia to validate her participation.
• Meeting with the Mayor
  • More presenting stuff. She agrees to participate.
• Asks Molly Maguire to get info on to commlinks for Bridgett and Mark.
  • VR Meeting set.
  • Mara makes clear that all they want is a clean bill of health for the river and that's not very hard.
  • Agreement.
• Memories
  • Meetings. Oakforest. TT Nobles. Lofwyr.
  • The Scribe
  • Laesa Types
  • Denver trip
    • Handing over prisoner w/eavesdropper.
    • Lamashtu recieves.
    • Mara shares some info with Ohrwurm who seems interested and appreciative.

Rewards

2x duration

• 10 karma
• 42 CDP
• +2 Streets of Redmond rep
• +1 chip on Ohrwurm (can raise loyalty to 5)
• Initiation ordeal discount
• Optional Contact: Molly Maguire (C4/L1 Neo-Anarchist Organizer) (4 RVP)
• Optional Contact: Orianna Cazador (C6/L1 Urubia's Secretary) (6 RVP)
• Optional Gear Reward: Shaman Tuxedo (4 RVP)
• Optional Quality: Code of Honor (The Shaman's Code)
• Optional Quality: Watch the Suit (3 RVP)

Game Quotes

Amusing quote from game.