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Next, Babylon called [[Madame Butterfly]], asking her questions about both the party and the mystery mage. Mindful of her murky loyalties, Babylon was careful to not give away too much revealing information. She learned a bit more about the main targets background, and also found that Serafina had a scrubbed matrix presence. Very little could be found out about her, beyond that she was recent transfer to the Seattle area, and that she was involved with magical research for the company. Her employers were applying effort to keep her out of the public eye. | Next, Babylon called [[Madame Butterfly]], asking her questions about both the party and the mystery mage. Mindful of her murky loyalties, Babylon was careful to not give away too much revealing information. She learned a bit more about the main targets background, and also found that Serafina had a scrubbed matrix presence. Very little could be found out about her, beyond that she was recent transfer to the Seattle area, and that she was involved with magical research for the company. Her employers were applying effort to keep her out of the public eye. | ||
Finally, she called the expert on all things party, [[Alexander-James Broderick Johnson III|Brodie J]. Asking him about the event, he both surprised her and didn't surprise her at all, by saying he was going there too. While a bit more on the boring side generally, he sometimes had to go to corp parties like this. Letting him know she was going to be there for a job, she promised to do coke with him and hopefully liven things up a bit. | Finally, she called the expert on all things party, [[Alexander-James Broderick Johnson III|Brodie J]]. Asking him about the event, he both surprised her and didn't surprise her at all, by saying he was going there too. While a bit more on the boring side generally, he sometimes had to go to corp parties like this. Letting him know she was going to be there for a job, she promised to do coke with him and hopefully liven things up a bit. | ||
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Summary
A few runners get an invite to a fancy party. They drink, talk, and do a bit of spycraft. Also a bug dies.
Background
Needing a rather innocuous seeming bit of information for future goals, knowing that an opportunity to claim it will arise soon, an enigmatic J calls together a team of runners to worm their way into position.
The Meet
The three runners receive differing invitations to the meet. Wychking's companion, Adeptus was contacted by another spirit about a job, a request for Wychking to attend. Interrupting a ritual with Wychking's ally, Adeptus brute forced Wychking into accepting the meet. Babylon was left a mysterious envelope outside of a another's door. She was a bit unnerved at first, but learning it was the Fae actually seemed to make it a little bit better. They tend to like dramatic gestures. Waspkeeper just kind of stumbled into it in the normal way of jobs.
Heading back to the building prior run meetings were held at, a non-descript place in Bellevue, the team entered to find Treasa relaxing at a table, food arranged for the runners. She greeted each of the runners and their ally spirits, treating them all as equals, offering the weird magical fruit and bagels to the team.
As the J starts telling the team about the mission, about how she wants them to infiltrate a corporate party. Wychking tries to assense the J to see if she's a bug, getting weird vibes, but fails to find anything out of the ordinary. For posterity, Wychking was about to smackdown the test to get the real info, before we talked them out of it, Babylon having already assensed Treasa successfully in an earlier mission. Babylon communicated to the team the J was a fae spirit, an Elvar to be precise, advising respect and caution. Babylon though, knowing a bit more about the fae since her last encounter, acted a bit differently. When Treasa's barbed compliments started to flow, she responded with her own, gaining perhaps a bit of respect in the immortal's eye.
As the conversation continued, the team learned details about the mission. A corporate party hosted by Ares would be taking place soon, with guests from a variety of other corps and nations. Meant for building connections, working towards advancing business deals and other aims. In particular, one guest, Noelle Vargas, would have information that she needs. Attending the party to have a meeting with another guest, they would be discussing the confidential materials, which were kept printed in physical copies to avoid matrix tampering. This precaution, while annoying, proved to be wise, and now to steal this data, the runners need to obtain actual pictures of the documents.
Treasa said she could get the team members access to the party. They would need to come up with their own backstories and reasons for attending, but she could provide fake SINs if they passed over their biometric data.
Unsure if they wanted to give blood samples to a fae, they decided to move onward to discuss payment. Treasa asked them what they wanted for the work, taking suggestions from the runners. Mainly they asked for normal runner rewards, but Gommorah said that she wanted a cool bike and Treasa was happy to promise that to her fellow spirit.
Preparations
Leaving the meet, Babylon called her mentor, Juliette Burns, to see if she had any information about the upcoming event. Ever connected to the powerful, Burns did know a bit. She told Babylon that the target was from Detroit, the main center of Ares's power, and was a research supervisor. She'd been working on a project collaborating with an outside entity, but she wasn't sure exactly whom. Additionally, she told Babylon that a delegation from Aztechnology would be present. In return for this aid, she asked Babylon for a favor. A mysterious mage from Aztechnology would be present, a woman by the name of Serafina Navarro. Any information she could dig up about her would be greatly appreciated. Babylon, also wanting to know about any more weird mages in her life, was quite willing to agree to this.
Next, Babylon called Madame Butterfly, asking her questions about both the party and the mystery mage. Mindful of her murky loyalties, Babylon was careful to not give away too much revealing information. She learned a bit more about the main targets background, and also found that Serafina had a scrubbed matrix presence. Very little could be found out about her, beyond that she was recent transfer to the Seattle area, and that she was involved with magical research for the company. Her employers were applying effort to keep her out of the public eye.
Finally, she called the expert on all things party, Brodie J. Asking him about the event, he both surprised her and didn't surprise her at all, by saying he was going there too. While a bit more on the boring side generally, he sometimes had to go to corp parties like this. Letting him know she was going to be there for a job, she promised to do coke with him and hopefully liven things up a bit.
The Party
Aftermath
Attendees
Sarah Snow, Partier who Activists
Brodie J, Partier, no Activists
Bellerophon, Pro Hunter
Fan Yang, Boat Guy
Agustin Diaz, Aztechnology Failson
Brett Moran, Telestrian Employee with totally real job
Kyra Samaras, Lady Unsure Why She Was Invited
Lt.Cmdr Yennefer Kerrigan, Still With A Stick Up Her Ass
Amrei Veidt, Scary Drake Lady
Maria Tejedor, The Eternal Middle Manager
Silas Vespasiano, Old Magic Man
Ace Powers, Creepy
Danny Hoffman, Man Sad Steak Wasn't On The Menu
Serafina Navarro, Mysterious Not-Blood-Mage
Alfred Blake, So Boring Everyone forgot about him
Noelle Vargas, That person with the lasers and stuff
Bob Jeffries, Mild mannered sales rep Pasted Bug. Rip.
Mitena Barea, Striver Corp Lady - PCC edition
Rewards
24k Nuyen or 48k in Gear Rewards ( Foci, Reagents, Fetishs, Spell Formulas, Alchemical Gear, Fake SINs) , Note Foci as made by a "Sarah" - 12 (RVP)
8000 Nuyen from selling secrets to Amrei - 4 RVP or reject it for 4 karma
2 CDP
Wychking can buy tough as nails at Chargen price
Optional Contacts, subtract from RVP or buy with CDP:
Treasa as a 6/2 - 7 RVP
Danny Hoffman as a 5/2 - 6 RVP
Brett Moran as a 3/2 - 4 RVP (the Telestrian guy)
Bellerophon as a 4/2 - 5 RVP
Brodie J as a 4/3 - 6 RVP
For Babylon, Treasa is Required
Can take her as a 6/3 for - 8 RVP
-1 Chip, as Babylon owes her a Favor
Wychking: 1 Public Awareness, 1 Street Cred. Subtract the 1 RVP from something for it
Gomorrah got a cool bike, with sequins and streamers