Blue Challenge
| Blue Challenge | |||||||
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ShadowHaven Blue Dragons Brute Force Burnout Skein Vichnozeleny |
The Ancients | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None, but only just. | 13 Elves, 2 Elementals. | ||||||
Summary
Coming Soon!
(Thursday, July 21, 2081) Seattle, WA: Coming Soon!
Background
A post appeared on the Shadowhaven BBS from an unknown party hiring runners for an all out bullet-fest of a brawl in the Puyallup Barrens. The sender promised it would be "a real scrape" and hinted that the Yakuza and/or elves might be involved.
The Meet
The runners pulled up to the coordinates of the meet: a grungy Puyallup ganger bar bedecked in the neon Kanji favored by Yakuza frequented establishments. The front was lined with bikes emblazoned with the colors of a known Yakuza affiliated gang, the Blue Dragons. Entering the bar, the runners were met with an almost completely empty main room, with only a surly bartender casting suspicious glances their way.
Upon determining that the strange foursome were in fact the group he had been instructed to send to the back room for the meet, the bartender allowed them through a locked door. The room beyond was much more crowded. A group of gangers stood defensively to either side of a Japanese man sitting in the only chair in the room.
The runners waited politely for the man--obviously their Mr. Johnson--to acknowledge them and invite them to speak. When he did, he told them of a group of rival gangers who were in need of extermination--or, barring that, a decisive beatdown that would remove them from the playing field with extreme prejudice. He offered 20,000 nuyen and post-battle medical attention. Skein set his hand at negotiating the fee higher, but his inexperience showed. The agreement was made and the Johnson had his team give the runners the right look for the job (it was important that the rival gang, a group of elves flying The Ancient's banner, knew the runners represented the Blue Dragons and their Yakuza masters) by magically altering their armor and clothing with the appropriate colors and badges. They provided any incidental equipment the runners might need, then set them off in a Roadmaster toward the appointed battlezone.
The Run
As the armored transport sped into the Puyallup Barrens toward the battle, Skein finished off any remaining preps he needed. Already a bit dizzy from the strain (and knowing his own limitations in a fight), he set about summoning a spirit to fight the battle for him. A powerful Valkyrie appeared before him, accepted his offerings, and agreed to join he and his comrades in the glory of battle. The magic tore through him, though, and Skein arrived at well less than his fighting best.
As the team leapt from the Roadmaster and prepared for battle
Aftermath
Once the target was in the agent’s car, the runners dispersed. A few of them took the opportunity to travel for a bit, blending into the random mass of tourists by joining them. No current information about the target’s status and/or whereabouts is currently available.
Rewards
- 10,000 Nuyen
- 11 Karma
- 2 CDP
Player After Action Reports (pAARs)
Doris
Rough job. I'm used to travelling on a research budget, but this J really skimped... More than 20 hours of transit and four stops. Oof. And the hotel! I would have rather been lodged out at sea where you can get a nice breeze and jump in the water. Instead I got bed bugs and no air con. It was nice getting to go out to the market without completely covering up, at least! I didn't want to stay in the country long after that because of how loudly things went, unfortunately, so I wound up changing the plane tickets to stop by Sulawesi on the way back. It was fun having Santesso and Blue Streak join me for the leisure trip, too!