Identifying a Problem
| Identifying a Problem | ||||||||||
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ShadowHaven Daniel Lufe Madame Butterfly | Local Gangers | Yakuza | ||||||||
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Ca1yps0 Rooster Silverpaw Stygian |
Bubblegum's Gang Bubblegum | |||||||||
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| Bubblegum's gangers. | None | |||||||||
Summary
Daniel Lufe hired shadowrunners to help eliminate some competition. The team managed to rescue a mostly unrelated woman from the Yakuza, then destroy an entire street gang before helping their leader relocate, because their moral compass is utterly baffling.
Background
A small time forger, Bubblegum, and her crew were buying commlinks from the other gangers in town. They'd hack the SINs off the commlinks and resell them for a profit.
Daniel Lufe, a forger who works with the Haven, was miffed by Bubblegum and her crew interfering with his business. In addition to their sales coming out of his profit margin, some of the resold SINs were his work, and he has an expectation of quality. As such, he put in a request for Haven's help; in exchange, he offered a quality forgery for the runners.
The Meet
Meeting at a shit bar in Touristville, Daniel Lufe asked the runners to take small time competition out of commission. In exchange, he'd offer up a set of properly done forgeries and a pair of licenses to the team. After bargaining back and forth, the team successfully bargained a little loyalty for future runs (add Daniel Lufe as a contact,) and a little pocket change if the team cut the offending gang down to size. Daniel Lufe gave the team a few of the fake SINs he had made that were repurposed by Bubblegum's gang.
The Plan
Ca1yps0, through the power of the matrix, managed to find a receipt tied to one of Daniel Lufe's old SINs at an off-brand Stuffer Shack in Loveland. While Stygian distracted the attendant, Ca1yps0 jacked into the network and found a clear video of the elf who bought the fake SIN. The team decided to locate the elf, find out where she bought the SIN, and then knock some heads together.
The Accidental Side Quest
Stygian summoned a spirit of man to track down the elf, while the team sat around together in Loveland and got to know each other. After some time, the spirit returned, and the gang rode off to a Yakuza-owned gambling parlor. Silverpaw snuck in iron to ensure the team stayed safe. While Rooster went on a hot streak playing slots, Stygian located and introduced himself to the elven woman named Pell. After some introductions, they discovered that the woman was worried about her friend Rachel, who was a lady of the night at this particular parlor. Roster, with new, fresh winnings from the slots, made his way upstairs (in exchange for his winnings,) and--when alone in the room with Rachel, explained that he was there to help her escape the Yakuza. Casting invisibility on Rachel, Rooster stumbled out of the Yakuza den pretending to be more intoxicated than he was. As he departed, guards exchanged knowing looks and--in one case--a little coin at his short stint upstairs.
In the meantime, Ca1yps0 dialed up John Baptise, and a ride was waiting for the team and their woman. Stygian had John drop them off at a No Tell Motel, and both women were relieved to find out that they only wanted to know where Pell had gotten her fake SIN. After she yelled at him for the scare, she gave the team Bubblegum's location in Touristville. Stygian got Rachel set up with Madame Butterfly, a far shade better than the Yakuza, and the team departed back to the "uncool barrens" to visit Touristville once more.
The Main Quest
Stygian talked himself and Silverpaw into the middle of Bubblegum's garage before taking a shot at the gangers. Rooster broke in through the back door, and Ca1yps0 took over a Dalmatian drone inside the facility to provide backup. Thanks to chokepoints, surprise, and an awful lot of luck (and/or edge,) the team managed to cut down the gangers, with Silverpaw and Rooster doing some heavy combat lifting. With her gang demolished, Bubblegum surrendered, but Rooster reminded the team that the J wanted Bubblegum put 6 feet under.
The team destroyed all the commlinks that Bubblegum's gang had collected. They decided to let her life IF AND ONLY IF she relocated out of town. Since Daniel Lufe wasn't sure which ganger was responsible, and since they had in fact demolished her entire Seattle organization, they felt confident that they had completed the mission despite letting her live.
Aftermath
They met again with the J. Ca1yps0, unable to make it up the stairs in her chair, stayed in the car and participated via AR in the meet. After seeing the video footage, Daniel Lufe agreed to make their SINs as promised. He also gave them each some nuyen for destroying, instead of reselling, the commlinks. When the team departed the restaurant, they found Stygian's car door open with blood on the frame. Ca1yps0 was nowhere to be seen.
Rewards
Daniel Lufe as a 3-1 Contact. R5 Fake SIN (from a AAA corp) and 2x free licenses. Additional licenses at normal price without roll. 4k Nuyen 2 Karma 2 CDP (which can be used to instead buy Bubblegum).