Bishamonten Hear My Cry

Bishamonten Hear My Cry
Date 2082-03-03 GM Aurora Location Redmond Barrens, Snohomish Status Threat Level: Semi-Prime
Factions Involved
ShadowHaven	Renraku
Usagi Master Morty Stargazer Samsara Holly Rogers And Crew	2 Deckers Mage Multiple HTR Rigger 3 CCU Bots
Casualties and losses
None	Total

Summary

The Runners are brought together by Reverend Toby Newton to address the strange series of child abductions that have been taking place within the Redmond Barrens. Little did they know that Renraku is behind it, and using the children in secret black site experiments to create cranial containment units (CCU) to arm anthrodrones with a living brain in control of it's actions.

Background

Like the rest of the Big 10, Renraku Computer Sytems has no compunctions in the pursuit of knowledge. They will willingly sacrifice the most innocent of children in the cause of "the greater good". As they are doing now within the Snohomish area, at a black site dedicated to perfecting the CCU, or Cranial Containment Unit. With this device, Renraku hopes to surge ahead in the weapons market, providing drones with the perfect operating system; the metahuman brain. Unfortunately, in order to continue this research their must be test subjects, and where better to obtain these "volunteers" than the Redmond Barrens?

The Meet

The runners are each contacted by their fixers to meet at a small chapel within the Redmond Barrens, run by Reverend Toby Newton. Upon arrival, they are each greeted warmly in turn, and told of the terrible fate that has befallen the local metahuman children, many wards of the local orphanage. The Reverend explains that the children have gone mysteriously missing over the last few weeks, sometimes 2 or 3 at a time. He offers to pay a meager 6,000 nuyen to the team, explaining that his church has fallen on hard times and it is really all he can afford to pay. All but Master Morty seem fine working for little to no payment, as their are children involved, but Master Morty nastily sticks to his guns, complaining that he has rent to pay. Morty eventually relents, saying that a paycheck is better than no paycheck, to which Reverend Toby sighs in relief. Usagi gives an impassioned speech as to the importance of the lost children and bringing them any justice they may be due, while Samsara pretty much is just waiting to punch somebody or something. Stargazer unfortunately is filled with mild trepidation, as she considers the situation she has agreed to assist on, and wonders if maybe this job might be a bit to big for her to bite into...

The Plan

The first stop on the legwork express is the Orphanage, where the runners encounter little Emmalyn and Braylin, a pair of Troll children that may have witnessed something of import to the case. Samsara buddies up to the two children, explaining that nothing bad will happen to them now that she is on the prowl, and coaxes what little information they have out of them. The two troll children relate that some guys in red and black driving a white van have been in the area over the last few weeks, and have been picking up children using snacks as lures. The abducted children have not been seen since. Samsara grows immediately suspicious, and draws the Renraku Symbol out for the children to see, of which they confirm were present on the uniforms of the men in the van. Thus armed with more intel, the team heads out to the main abduction site, to see if they can spot anything further to narrow down their search.

At the playground site, there are multiple cameras in use, which Master Morty jumps into to check for footage of the abductions. Finding only a Rating 6 databomb for his troubles, Morty swiftly disarms it and checks the feed, only to find several spots that have been deleted over the last week. Stargazer checks for magical sigatures in the area, only to find the area scrubbed clean. Not having any real leads to follow beyond this, the team hides out around the area, in hopes of catching the white van unaware on it's next "pickup". A van does pull up a few hours later; unfortunately the Renraku team seems to be aware of the ambush, and comes pouring out of the van ready for a fight.

The Run

Taking no chances, Master Morty quickly spots and data spikes the Renraku Decker in the van, dropping the unprepared villain into unconsciousness.

Rewards

• 6k nuyen
• 10 karma
• 32k in Activesofts/Drones/Weapons/Stuffer Shack Stuff/Etc.
• Holly Rogers And Crew Connection 5 Loyalt 3

• Samsara Wanted by Renraku 300k
• +1 Chip with Warboss for keyboard (Samsara)

• Usagi Wanted by Renraku 75k

• 7/6th Run rewards for time
• Private Semi-prime run

Game Quotes

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