Skin in the Game
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Summary
Silas Rojas deals with the fallout from the past few months of high stakes running; he considers a swift exit, buys a car, gets chased by gangers, and decides to move forward with a project to better the community instead of bowing out of the runner life.
Background
Silas has just completed a series of high-intensity runs such as Killin' It by Foxy Shazam, Of the Goddess of Love, Raging Bull, They Cry For Vengeance, and All Paths Lead to Yellowstone. Additionally, Relay earned his undergraduate degree from Georgia Institute of Technology, and was a mechanic and engineer in Atlanta before his on-the-job injury left him unemployed. While the settlement came later, he dipped into running.
The Dinner
The Drive
Relay and Helper drive out to pick up his Gladius, which was purchased and modified with spoof chips and a morphing license plate. He sends Helper home in the truck and drives to the Black Tie Affair. Traffic is backed up on the 520 bridge because of construction, but--out his rear camera--Relay sees a non-descript white van and three bikes weaving through traffic towards him. Realizing that the vehicle makes him a target, Relay finds the left lane, which is clearer and moving quicker, and darts away. The pursuers follow. He then finds an opening and cuts right back into traffic without his blinker as if channeling the spirit of a BMW driver from generations before. The van slows to a crawl in the left lane behind him, but two of the bikers speed past, and one slows down. Relay drops his eyeball drones out the window and attempts to dart the slower biker and van driver now that the shot will not cause a crash at lethal speeds. The gangers' motorcycle leathers manage to deflect enough of the needle's penetration to stop the Narco.
Relay darts out again, trying to find a non-lethal option that doesn't endanger other drivers. With the speed of his car, he manages to clear some distance between himself and the gangers before coming up on a large crane. Utilizing one last eyeball drone, he darts the crane operator with narcojet. The operator slumps forward onto the controls, dumping the crane's payload onto the bridge. Gunning the sportscar's engine, Relay darts just under the payload as it crashes to the bridge, separating himself from the gangers with no lethal repercussions. As he drives away, Relay drops a message onto the commlink of one of the motorcyclists: You can do better. You can BE better.
The Soup Kitchen
The Bargain
Aftermath
Rewards
- 18 CDP
- Optional Contact: Eli Johnson (C2/L4 Soup Kitchen Owner)
- Optional Contact: Miles Imaus (C3/L3 Nightclub Owner)
- Optional Contact: Liam Montgomery (C4/L2 Lawyer)
Ascension Rewards:
- 100,000 nuyen in donations from the Shadow Community put towards the Metroplex Equal Rights Coalition.