ShadowHaven Reloaded:CorpSec Elite
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ShadowHaven Kyra Samaras | SpinGlobal | ||||||||
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Samsara Cyrrel Sweetie Sinful Cricket | Infiltrators | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Several | |||||||||
Summary
The runners take part in a corporate training experiment, acting as the security, while corp agents try to work against them.
Background
Kyra Samaras, Spinrad researcher, had an idea. If her bosses wanted better security and better spies, training against each other or against corp provided materials, would be a poor choice. All they would really be doing is learning how they react to things. To get real progress, something more real, authentic would be needed. Thinking, who better than shadowrunners, she decided to contract out a team to help her.
The Meet
The team received an invite a deli and bakery in Southeastern Auburn, vague instructions from Tanya sending Cyrrel there a bit early. He enforced a strict no talking policy, though he let her order him a sandwich, which he ate and enjoyed. Eventually, the rest of the runners arrived and ordered food at the deli, Kyra paying. As the team sat down, she explained her request. She needed the runners to serve as corporate security for a training exercise. Spinrad's forces would receive a unique experience, training against a nonstandard force, and Kyra would get lots of interesting data to study. Seeing what runners do in a non-traditional role could potentially lead to numerous new innovations.
After processing both the proposal and who was offering it, the bullying immediately began. The team talked to each other about wanting K-10 as a reward, using grenade launchers freely, and generally making many unveiled, but indirect, threats of violence. Kyra, not wanting anyone hurt, especially because of her bringing in the runners, was a bit horrified, though she tried to contain her reaction in front of the runners. Desperately trying to placate them, while preventing an murder sprees, they eventually negotiated a payment and Kyra led them to the compound.
The Prelude
Heading a few blocks over the Spinrad compound, they were lead to a large, blocky, building. Nervous about walking around in view of so many corp camera systems, the team asked Kyra for faceless systems. Not having considered that aspect before, she was quick to agree. Cricket, when told not to hack the main host, peeked around only to be dissuaded by a rather well put together system.
Heading through winding passages, the team were lead to a curious sight. In a vast room, a smaller building had been built inside. Three stories in height, it was a miniature facility to test and train in. Odder still, it was occupied, with actual workers. It turns out that two weeks prior they had moved employees into the building to create a lifelike environment for the test. These employees were not told of the true point of their workplace, laboring in ignorance in a rather strange office.
Given uniforms, badges and host credentials, the team were set to work. Striding in as totally official SpinGlobal security officers, the team wandered around, exploring their new domain.
The Infiltrations
Taking up positions in different locations, the team began their watch, settling into their roles, Samsara chilling in a meditation chamber, Cyrrel lounging at the front desk, Cricket hiding in a break room -plugged into the matrix-, and Sweetie vainly searching the labs for a lab coat to wear. As they made small talk and freaked out the wageslaves, time passed. Eventually, Cricket noticed something strange. On the second floor break room, a shifty dwarf was messing with the fridge, mostly hidden from the camera, though clearly up to no good. On the case, Cyrrel ran up there to confront the man. Busting him, Cyrrel caught him red-handed, a cup of stolen yogurt in hand. While the man tried to deny his crime, the label told a different story. Ripping the yogurt from his thief hands, Cyrrel enjoyed the strawberry deliciousness instead, forcing the dwarf to walk in shame back to his office. As they entered, Cyrrel left the food on the table, in sight of the original owner, letting the drama unfold as he walked out.
As things quieted down again, the team relaxed again, only for a water spirit to materialize in a liminal tricycle lab. Wandering around, it grabbed a prototype-trike and started to head for a door. Samsara raced upwards, and started telling the spirit off. Reluctant to give up its prize, it made petulant noises like an angry child, so Samsara leaped on top if it and ripped the cyberware from its hands. Discouraged, the spirit fled by finding a toilet and taking the sewer exit.