Doe, Smokes, and some other runners have met peaceably around a table in a nice restaurant. They get to talking about some missing research that the team has when Smokes chimes in.

Blitz (IC): "So, we've managed to decrypt some of the data, but it looks like there's some that's missing."
Smokes (IC): "Wait, remind me what this was again? I've died since then."

Doe and Smokes are talking with a group of runners about the best way to get into a heavily fortified Ares facility.


Doe (IC): "Maybe they give tours? I'll give them a call"
GM (As Blitz): "What? They're not going to give out tours!"
Doe (IC): "You'd be surprised how many places do."
Smokes (OC): "I nod vigorously"
Doe (IC): "Check out the new owner of the water treatment facility sometime. You might be surprised?"
GM (Blitz): "Oh, yeah, that place was attacked by a water elemental a while back, right?"
Doe (IC): "Right. A 'water elemental'. That's what it was. I had NOTHING to do with that."

Swarm has stationed 2 heavily-armed roto-drones with orders to "shoot anything that comes out of the back door". As they wrap up with the enemies, his companion goes to leave through the door.

GM (OC): "Question for you... how likely is it that Swarm would have rescinded the command on the drones?"

Swarm (OC): "Oh shit! I rescind the command to shoot anything coming out the door."

GM (OC): "I'll allow it this time."

Twinkletoes has stealthed into a meeting with the Johnson in order to play a practical joke. The Johnson didn't scream when he noticed the troll sitting next to him suddenly. When they finish talking, Twinkletoes decided to head out in style.

Twinkletoes: "I sneak out of the room"
*Twinkletoes rolls a decent stealth open test*


GM: "The Johnson lets out a scream when he realizes you vanished."
Decrypt (OC): "I walk into the room laughing at the Johnson."

Decrypt (IC): "Ha! That was great, you should have seen... wait... where did he go? Twinkletoes, get your ass back in here!"

Twinkletoes (OC): "I walk back into the room, laughing."

Twinkletoes (IC): "Hahaha, that was great. You should have seen the look on my face. But wait, you couldn't because you couldn't see me!"

Murder spree finished, Decrypt and Twinkletoes head home for the evening.


Decrypt: "Alright, I'll drop you off at home. Where do you live?"

Twinkletoes: "I live on a street corner in the barrens. Not too bad a life. Lets me hide from the gangers trying to find me."

Decrypt: "You know what, let's change that. We'll find you a nice place. Well, a decent place. Ok, ok, maybe at least better than street life. Probably somewhere exceedingly mediocre."

Twinkletoes: "Ok. I'll do so tomorrow... I gotta pack up my stuff. Get it out of the sewer grate and all that."

Decrypt and Twinkletoes have just broken into the guy's house who killed the guy they were going to kill. Twinkletoes "stealthily" breaks down the door.


Decrypt (OC): "As the door breaks down, I look at this guy. Is he the guy who shot the gaurd?"

GM: "Yes."

Decrypt (IC): "The guard sends his regards!"

Decrypt (OC): "I shoot him with my shotgun."

Twinkletoes and Decrypt have tracked down the creeper from last session. He's just as creepy as in person as over the email and doesn't seem to understand that the lady he loves isn't into him.


Twinkletoes: "We should send him a message in haiku format from her. Here's what it could say."

I really hate you.
I really really hate you.
Just leave me alone.

GM: "You know, that is pure poetry."

Decrypt: "Yeah, ya know what? I spoof a message from his lady friend in haiku format."

Twinkletoes, unwilling to let the conversation about eating dinnerware die out, tries to justify his position.

Twinkletoes: "They're smaller than I am... therefore they're food, right?"

Decrypt: "Twinkletoes, look at me. I'm smaller than you. I. Am. Not. Food."

Twinkletoes (Sadly): "Oh."

Decrypt has decided to show up uninvited at the dinner he set up for the secretary.

Decrypt (IC): "So Twinkletoes, want to get some good food after this?"

Twinkletoes (IC): "Restaurant food is good... almost as good as the plates they serve it with."

Decrypt (IC): "What? You eat the plates?"

Twinkletoes (IC): "Why would they bring it out with the food if it wasn't food? I sometimes make a plate sandwich. It's a little crunchy."

Decrypt (IC): "Don't you ever have a sharp pain in your mouth? Or in your stomach after you eat?"

Twinkletoes (IC): "No... why?"

Decrypt (IC): "Uh..... nevermind."

Decrypt, using his hacking skills to invade a secretaries' privacy (Like any respectable decker would), finds an email from a suitor asking her to dinner at a fancy restaurant.

Decrypt (OC): "I send him an email saying "I would love to!" I also send what looks like an automated message confirming the reservation at "Dinner in the Sky" to the secretary."

GM: "You get a reply of 'NO!' from the secretary."

Decrypt (OC): "I send back another message that looks automated saying 'Reservation accepted'."

GM: "You get back 'NO!' again."

Twinkletoes has started stealthing through a building. As he does so, he starts humming his own theme song to himself.

GM: "Wait, is he actually humming?"

Twinkletoes (OC): "You know... yeah, he is. Let's lower that open sneaking threshold by 3"

Twinkletoes (IC, humming): "Stealth troll... sneaking through a building... stealth troll... gonna take 'em down. Stealth troll... he can hide from all..."

While the boys are fighting out front, Sugar Cane has snuck around to the back. She finds a locked door which she is unable to pick. However, after a quick glance around, she finds a security camera and decides to put her... skills to use.

Sugar Cane (OC): I'm going to glance at the camera and flash it!
GM: Roll your seduction

(Sugar Cane rolls high enough)

GM: You look at the camera, smile and open your shirt. All of a sudden you hear a click.
Slam (OC): The stripper ways come in handy, I see!

Everyone laughs.

There was one guard who just would not die. He survived two fully automatic bursts from an assault rifle (dodged), two fully automatic bursts from an Ingram Valiant, three burst fire rounds from the same Ingram Valiant, and a long continuous burst of suppressive fire. He was finally taken out by an axe-wielding maniac.

GM: "As you cut off the arm, you see that the hand is clenched into a fist except the middle finger."
Slam: "Oh, screw you too dead guard"

From his vantage point on the roof with a sniper rifle, Doe just watched Feral cave a person's face in and then leap over a barrier and tackle another guy. As that happened, he also saw Smokes get shot, throw her gun down, and geek a guy with a F6 Deadly magebolt.



Doe (OC): "Doe pulls out the tablet he picked up and starts to write a note."

Doe: "...do...not...piss...off..."

Doe (OC): "And I'll have to finish that on my next combat turn."

Smokes and Feral are driving a car rigged to blow with 18 Kilos of explosives.



GM (As Feral): "Just remember, drive like you are supposed to belong here. Don't be suspicious!"

Smokes (singing): "Don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious. Don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious..."

Smokes is feeling a little bit of worry about having to drive a car full of explosives.



Doe: "Oh come on, I won't press the detonator! You're my friend! I wouldn't blow people up."

GM (as Feral): "You mean just like you blew up my annoying nephew? Thanks for that by the way."

Doe: "No problem. It was worth helping out a friend."

Smokes: "You're not the one who has to drive a car full of 18 kilos of explosives!"

Doe: "You know, I'm almost certain I didn't wire the explosives to the ignition."

Smokes: "You all are just trying to make me nervous now, aren't you?"

Feral, a gang leader, wants to blow up a building. containing a bunch of rival gang members.



GM (Feral): "You know what sounds great? Car bomb."

Doe: "I have 18 kilos of plastic explosive. If we have a car we can hack, we're in business!"

Smokes: "Smokes stands between them and her car, trying to hide it."

Doe calls up Feral, a gang leader, to try find out if he has some guys available for a professional snatch and grab. Feral quickly finds out the meeting Doe was at went a bit badly and decides to chide Doe for how things went down because he was distracted by the party's pretty face.



GM (As Feral): "Always a sucker for a pretty face."

Doe: "And the sniper rifle! Girls with big guns are great."

Smokes (OC): "Ha, she was literally a pretty face for that group."

Doe and Smokes have been pressured into a meet where there are some high-stakes negotiation going on. Backup has been called on both sides, and tensions are running high for everyone. Introductions are started.



GM (Blitz): "I presume you know me because you've been trying to find me."

Doe: "The name's Doe, John Doe. I get around a bit. I hear my name is at the top of all sorts of papers."

GM (Blitz, unimpressed): "I'm sure it does..."

Doe has decided to buy some gel rounds in an attempt to NOT murder people. Terry, his fixer, is shocked at this change.



GM (As Terry): "Wait a minute, you're taking preventative measure not to kill people? You're buying something that's useful because you need it? Are you feeling alright?"

Doe: "Oh my gosh... I hadn't realized I was. Is my accountant rubbing off on me? Do I need to fire him?"

GM (As Terry): "No... No. Don't fire him. Let me see if I can get you that ammo."