The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me
Date 2082-05-05 GM Sarcarian Location Renton, Seattle Metroplex Status Threat Level: Medium
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven	Runners
Shine Vip3r Zenith	Stiletto
An initiation run for Shine and Zenith

Summary

It's Harriot's 16th birthday and Zenith and Shine are trying to make sure that it's not one filled with trauma. (Truck Names: Pal's Plumbing, Positive Voltage, Friendly Carpentry)

Background

During the events of his last several initiations, Zenith has found out that his mother, the runner known as Stiletto, is still alive and seems to have some interest in Zenith's daughter Harriot, be that kidnapping, influence or something else. Due to this threat, Shine has moved in with Zenith to protect the girl and the two have grown close. Over the last several weeks, they have been preparing to throw a grand party for Harriot's 16th birthday, including renting out E-Vue from Alexander-James Brodrick Johnson III, and ensuring that the security was up to par.

Pre-Gaming

Zenith, having gone to get a cake from one of the prominent bakers in Downtown, comes home to find that there is a Stiletto knife attached to a knife in his door. On the note is the familiar phrase "Bring us the girl and wipe away the debt". However on the other side of the paper is his mother's handwriting telling him to meet her at the old place. Assuming that she means the childhood home in Redmond Barrens that he currently uses as a safehouse, Zenith attempts to send a DNI message to Shine, who is bathing upstairs. Since she is not wearing her trodes, she does not receive the message, causing Zenith to panic and burst into the bathroom. There is an awkward exchange between the two adepts before Zenith tells Shine that he's going to go to his safehouse to meet with his mother, and lets her know to be on guard for the potential that this is a trap to lure him out of the house.

As he makes his way to Redmond, Shine checks over the house, making sure that it hasn't been bugged. She also brings in Freya to watch Zenith's comms, while she calls Vip3r to watch the Matrix around the Tacoma house. Vip3r discovers that Stiletto showed up at the house, using a faceless system or disguise and

Rewards

For Zenith and Shine:

• 10% initiation discount
• Empathetic Listener

For Vip3r:

• 20 CDP

Game Quotes

Stiletto: "I am very concerned about my grandchild." Zenith: "Yeah, well, you weren't too concerned about your kid."

Stiletto: Zenith: "Remember how I've been a single parent for eleven years?" Shine: "Yeah, uh, it's kinda hard to forget -- Y'know what? That also sounded patronizing, I'm gonna quit while I'm ahead." Zenith: "You do that."

Vip3r: You're keeping up that "old man" act; if I didn't know any better, I'd think you kinda like it. Zenith: What's that? Sorry, I couldn't hear you over the sound of my hammer being pulled back. Vip3r: Well, maybe you just need to get your hearing aids checked.

Zenith, on why he's sleeping on the couch: "It's... y'know, it's good to have front door access." Shine: "I don't, ah, think that means what you think it means."