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==The Meet== | ==The Meet== | ||
The Runners are contacted by Bone Daddy. Kate and Babylon know the routine by now. But Swerve and Shy get to join them this year. As they get to Sophocles Bone Daddy says it's pretty much the same tune as last year. He has prepared a dossier of threats and information for them. Babylon, Swerve, and Shy have been involved in some of the events. Kate has been working elsewhere this month. | The Runners are contacted by Bone Daddy. Kate and Babylon know the routine by now. But Swerve and Shy get to join them this year. As they get to Sophocles Bone Daddy says it's pretty much the same tune as last year. He has prepared a dossier of threats and information for them. Babylon, Swerve, and Shy have been involved in some of the events. Kate has been working elsewhere this month. | ||
The information is as follows: | The information is as follows: | ||
MCT Sniper tried assassinating a Johnson that helped Bone Daddy investigate missing children; the last one at the time had gone on a violent spree in school before being expelled. He went missing afterwards and a bag-wielding lanky spirit was suspected to be responsible for the missing children. | MCT Sniper tried assassinating a Johnson that helped Bone Daddy investigate missing children; the last one at the time had gone on a violent spree in school before being expelled. He went missing afterwards and a bag-wielding lanky spirit was suspected to be responsible for the missing children. | ||
An abandoned school in Redmond was apparently built on ancient Sioux burial grounds. Recent astral disturbances had spurred the resting dead into a frenzy. Teenagers had gone exploring the school on a dare and gone missing; simsense recordings from runners confirmed the same bag-wielding spirit rescued them from screaming, empty-eyed ghosts screaming in a classroom choir. The school is still terrifyingly haunted and extremely dangerous. | An abandoned school in Redmond was apparently built on ancient Sioux burial grounds. Recent astral disturbances had spurred the resting dead into a frenzy. Teenagers had gone exploring the school on a dare and gone missing; simsense recordings from runners confirmed the same bag-wielding spirit rescued them from screaming, empty-eyed ghosts screaming in a classroom choir. The school is still terrifyingly haunted and extremely dangerous. | ||
Runners discovered a potential plot for Horizon to perform a psyop on the Sophocles community council by brainwashing them in one of their Downtown spas. The Speaker has had recurring nightmares of being blinded by a searing bright light incinerating her eyeballs, emanating from the East. | Runners discovered a potential plot for Horizon to perform a psyop on the Sophocles community council by brainwashing them in one of their Downtown spas. The Speaker has had recurring nightmares of being blinded by a searing bright light incinerating her eyeballs, emanating from the East. | ||
A gum toad going by the name of Amerio was disrupted in the Metaplane of Man. Pumpking Jack presumably has temporary control of his spirit information network. Grand Duke Zaleos is a mysterious spirit in Sophocles controlling a spirit airport terminal that allows spirits to possess consenting metahumans for weekend visits to Seattle. MoM spirits claimed to have seen Horizon logos on the armor of metahumans ravaging heretical symbols in the metaplanes. Possible signs of a noospheric psyop? | |||
The security details are as follows: | The security details are as follows: | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 6 November 2022
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ShadowHaven Pump King Jack Bone Daddy Red Sonya Hextech | Shiawase | Aztechnology | ||||||||
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Babylon Swerve Katherine Tyler Shy | Asahiro Kunitoshi | Unknown Assassin | ||||||||
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| More stress for Kate than last year | Contracted Mages, Shiawase Spec Ops | |||||||||
Summary
Sophocles celebrates Halloween again. More of the same from last year. Kate almost dies, Babylon does cool magic, Swerve almost dies, and Shy continues to be the smooth, professional operator she is.
Background
Events in Sophocles have been strange to say the least. Abductions, strange spirits, astral gateways. All of this leads up to Halloween.
The Meet
The Runners are contacted by Bone Daddy. Kate and Babylon know the routine by now. But Swerve and Shy get to join them this year. As they get to Sophocles Bone Daddy says it's pretty much the same tune as last year. He has prepared a dossier of threats and information for them. Babylon, Swerve, and Shy have been involved in some of the events. Kate has been working elsewhere this month.
The information is as follows:
MCT Sniper tried assassinating a Johnson that helped Bone Daddy investigate missing children; the last one at the time had gone on a violent spree in school before being expelled. He went missing afterwards and a bag-wielding lanky spirit was suspected to be responsible for the missing children.
An abandoned school in Redmond was apparently built on ancient Sioux burial grounds. Recent astral disturbances had spurred the resting dead into a frenzy. Teenagers had gone exploring the school on a dare and gone missing; simsense recordings from runners confirmed the same bag-wielding spirit rescued them from screaming, empty-eyed ghosts screaming in a classroom choir. The school is still terrifyingly haunted and extremely dangerous.
Runners discovered a potential plot for Horizon to perform a psyop on the Sophocles community council by brainwashing them in one of their Downtown spas. The Speaker has had recurring nightmares of being blinded by a searing bright light incinerating her eyeballs, emanating from the East.
A gum toad going by the name of Amerio was disrupted in the Metaplane of Man. Pumpking Jack presumably has temporary control of his spirit information network. Grand Duke Zaleos is a mysterious spirit in Sophocles controlling a spirit airport terminal that allows spirits to possess consenting metahumans for weekend visits to Seattle. MoM spirits claimed to have seen Horizon logos on the armor of metahumans ravaging heretical symbols in the metaplanes. Possible signs of a noospheric psyop?
The security details are as follows:
--- Bone Daddy's Security
Three Starscreamers + Speaker who will carry out Jack's Calling Ritual He managed to track down a Cyberscreamer, but they seem somewhat unhinged. Limited Matrix OW. Local spirits provided a contingency of two. They're here mostly to watch things, not interfere.
--- Potential Security Concerns
Sewers are rarely patrolled due to a lack of manpower. People have reported that the wilted plants often rustle unnaturally like something's moving around. Spirits complain often that they feel like they're being watched. Speaker has had premonition dreams about being pierced by a pillar of light. Faded signs of an unknown high-Magic astral signature was found in the area.
The Plan
The Run
Aftermath
Rewards
- 15 Karma
- 12 CDP
- Optional Contact: Pump King Jack, 5/1 Halloween Spirit of Man (5 RVP or 10 CDP)
- For Babylon: May purchase Loyalty 6 for Pump King Jack
- For Kate: May purchase Jury Rigger at chargen rate (10 karma)
Game Quotes
>72P AP-3 >the dumpster is now red chunky salsa to the next LEVEL man |
Player After Action Reports (AARs)
Katherine Tyler
Why am I the bomb expert? Sometimes I hate being the bomb expert. We saved Sophocles, and Halloween was a blast. Well, like a fun blast. Not a literal C4 induced explosive blast. Thang god. We stuck it to Asahiro, and therefore to Shiawase. So it's a good day for me. I finally made friends with the King of Halloween. It was good to see people happy. Pretty much every job I do in Sophocles makes me feel good about myself after.