conversations.from: system
conversations.value: The sun rises over Lynford, hazy through the smog. The decrepit city isn't much, but it's all you have. Isolated from corporate authority, those within wield free rein over their personal business. It's a luxury not many are granted, but one always put to good use. You've learned that lesson well.
  
  You wake to noises, no more plentiful than at night, simply more intense. A *shonin* hawks BTL chips and cheap jewelry, chattering in shrill bits of dialect. Electric cars hum, their tires screeching in reply to monotonous callouts from automated traffic systems. More constant than any other sound is that of footsteps, of people moving, going wherever they have business, and sometimes where they do not.
  
  Your eyes open, focusing on the stained ceiling above you. This building, like seemingly everything else in Lynford, is on its last legs, the crumbling remnants of an obsolete infrastructure. The only new buildings anywhere in sight are the shining metal spires of the various corporations, rows of them lining the horizon like the teeth of a great beast, ready to devour the inhabitants of your slum.
  
  You ease to a standing position, groggy from the rough night before, and rub the grime from your eyes. Time for work.
  ***
  Welcome to Run Along. This will be a cyberpunk game, fairly generic in nature, with one interesting twist. Narration is rotating, and each player will, on his or her turn, create a "run" for the group to complete or fail before the end of the scene. Since each scene will be isolated from those before it, Run Along will be similar in nature to the *Mission: Impossible* TV show or others like it. Want to have everyone kidnap a CEO? Steal an experimental laser? Assassinate the boss of a drug ring? Hack the system of the largest bank in the North American Bloc? Just wait till your turn! The first scene will be the gathering and familiarization of the group. I'm looking for around 5 players who are in for the long haul, or at least more than a few scenes. Feel free to send me a PM with any questions!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cybersamurai: You’ve got your own honor, your own steel, your own code in an ugly, dangerous world.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Tough As Steel
  
  Suggested Weakness: Malfunctions
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Razorkid: You cut and you kill for money — sometimes for more than money.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Deadly Accuracy
  
  Suggested Weakness: Cold-hearted
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Digital Courier: A high-capacity encrypted databank in your head makes you valuable — and a target.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Dataport Programs
  
  Suggested Weakness: Broken Memories
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Matrix Cowboy: The electric rush of cyberspace is why you go on living, job to job, challenge to challenge.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Hot Reflexes
  
  Suggested Weakness: Broken-Down Body
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rockstar: A cutting-edge style hacker and culture punk, reshaping the world through your art.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Famous Charm
  
  Suggested Weakness: Notoriety
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Private Investigator: Other people’s business is your business. You’re in the intrusion racket, cracking privacy.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Streetwise
  
  Suggested Weakness: Guilty
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Soldier of Fortune: Your military history and training make you valuable. Your experience makes you dangerous.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Arsenal
  
  Suggested Weakness: Old Wounds
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Zaibatsu Officer: In your bespoke suit, with that smile, you can change the planet.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Sterling Connections
  
  Suggested Weakness: Obligated
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cybersurgeon: Saving lives is your trade and business is booming.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Medical License
  
  Suggested Weakness: Addicted
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Freelance Journalist: People need information if they’re going to fight for what’s right. You give it to them.
  
  ...
  
  Suggested Strength: Great Sensors
  
  Suggested Weakness: Angry
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Tough As Steel: You can take it. Whatever the beating, whatever the heartbreak, you can take it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Deadly Accuracy: You’re accurate with blades and bullets and words. You break hearts as easy as bones.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dataport Programs: That collection of stolen programmed skills you have serves you well. Plug and play.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hot Reflexes: You’re wired for speed in cyberspace and meatspace alike. Real life’s almost too slow now.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Famous Charm: People are dying to meet you, to impress you, to be charmed by you. You’re so cool.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Streetwise: You know the politics and the landscape of the streets and how to get around alive.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Arsenal: Whatever it is — if it’s got an edge or ammo, from katanas to lasers — you can get it.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sterling Connections: You know people in high places. You’re owed favors. You make things happen.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Medical License: Skilled and equipped, you can practice medicine, get drugs, and repair meat and metal.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Great Sensors: Whether they’re cybernetic or all natural, your eyes and ears are razor sharp.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Malfunctions: Without regular upkeep, all those fancy cybernetics start to hiccup and misbehave.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cold-hearted: You’ve got to keep your feelings disconnected to do your job. Makes you distant. Cold.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Broken Memories: Your head’s not right, riddled with blank spots and holes where memories should be.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Broken-Down Body: The parts of you that aren’t wired and rehabbed are wearing down from hard use.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Notoriety: You have a nasty rep for doing nasty things and it’s not wholly undeserved.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Guilty: Cold guilt keeps you up, makes you doubt, gets you down. Can’t undo what you did.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Old Wounds: Your meat and your metal are plagued by the side-effects of old wounds from old fights.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Angry: Your anger and spite hold you back, cause you troubles, make you less than you are.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Addicted: Whether hungry or fed, your addiction causes you constant problems.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Obligated: You’ve got to act a certain way to be the best you — it’s like fighting with one hand tied.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Score Your Escape Funds: Earn the funds necessary to get away, even for a little while, even if it’s hard.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Do The Job Right: You draw your strength from knowing you do the job right. The whole job. Do it right.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Repair Yourself: Maybe it’ll take money, maybe medicine, maybe something else, but you gotta get right.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Break A Big Target: You’ll know you’re worthy when you can bring down a big target and survive.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Make A Hit: Write and perform something that’ll make you a star again — or a bigger star, finally.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get Out of This Trap: This could be the job that helps you break free of this life for something better.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Reclaim Your Honor: What is honor? How will you know when you’ve got it back? How will you keep it when you do?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Change From Within: Fix what’s wicked in the world by enacting change from within. Make something better.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get Someone Clean: Get someone clean. Get someone a fresh start. Maybe it’s you?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Expose A Big Story: The world needs to open its eyes and look at itself. Make that happen.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Score A Fix: Get a couple of good doses of whatever passes for your drug.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Upgrade Your Guns: Get better guns.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Upgrade Your Mind: Get the software, stims, or downloadable memories that’ll sharpen, heighten, brighten your mind.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Upgrade Your Flesh: Maybe your meat’s old or rusty, maybe you just want to look better. Get on that.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Find A Safe House: You need a safe retreat, a place to hide or crash, where you can close your eyes.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Learn the Truth: Someone’s lying to you. Learn something new.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Survive the Attack: People want you hurting or dead. Rise above and strike back.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Remember Why You’re Doing This: Close your eyes, recall the reasons, the faces, the feelings. Why are you doing all this?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Crack That Hostile Mainframe: Break the shell on that bad mother and watch what spills out into cyberspace.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Get A Raise: Score more money than you’ve got coming to you. Make them think you’re worth it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Monokatana: A shiny, curved sword with a fine, delicate edge.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Flechette Gun: A rapid-fire dart gun capable of delivering drugs and toxins.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Memory-Corroding Chemical: Black-market mycotoxin capable or eroding human memory engrams.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lectron Powerbike: Big but sleek, quiet but quick, adorned with glowing paint and a hybrid engine.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cutting-Edge Anti-Security Program: The new cutter program meant to overwhelm and confound defenses in cyberspace.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: A Kung-Fu Datapin: A data-stick encoded with kung-fu lessons. Load time is about 9 seconds.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Full-Suite Recorder: Records audio, images, atmospheric data, chemical traces, and more.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Microtablet: Unfolding fabric micro-computer for portable functionality wherever you go.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Stolen Data: Personal data stolen from some corporate database, maybe worth killing for.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Laser-Cutter: A simple hand-held device with a three-inch laser torch emitter.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Coffin Hotel: A cramped, cheap coffin hotel in the city’s red-light district.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Crowded Noodle Boat: Not a boat at all but a roving five-seat wagon and noodle bar. The owner’s connected.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Gleaming Corporate Office Suite: Polished concrete, greenish glass, shiny chrome — the paperless office once promised.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cyberspace: The free wilds of the digital consensual hallucination yawning between fortified servers.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shanty Town: Layers of ramshackle favela crisscrossed with escape hatches and secret passages.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dead Channel Nightclub: A dirty, popular club crammed with holography and digital games.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Posh Hotel Suite: A place of deep carpets and soft sheets high above the city.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Gray-Market Cybernetics Shop: Metal arms and faux-flesh legs dangle from hooks drilled into a low ceiling.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Spacious Limousine: Tinted dark and shiny, brimming with Japanese whiskies, and almost certainly bugged.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Street: Luminescent paint glows on the black top, wet with acid rain.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Night-Club Brawl: Don’t think of them as people. Think of them as things between you and freedom.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hostile Highway: Get off this roadway alive. Don’t let the motorgangs stop you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Rooftop Getaway: Run, jump, climb, drop — it’s time for some parkour-type stuff.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sway the Crowd: They want to love you or hate you. Make it work for you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dirty Crime Scene: Flickering light-up crime-scene tape around a forgotten crime scene. Find what they missed.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Crazed Mob: People, collectively, are animals — furious, ferocious animals. Get out of here.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: The Biologique Mainframe — Cyberspace: Like a 3D playing-card diamond gleaming in the matrix. Hardened with lethal ice.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Hot Security Systems: Tinted-black cameras and white-hot lasers want you out, want you dead. Too bad for them, right?
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Smoke It With Laser: It’s time to cut. Destroy evidence, steal the prize, whatever. Cut. Then run.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lock-Up: The tech inside you is hanging, chugging, struggling to run. Get it right.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Alexa Carter: She says her name’s Alexa Carter which means her name is anything but Alexa Carter.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Virgil Cross: CEO of Biologique Unlimited, allegedly cloned from the old Cross crime family.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Suzuki Kanon: Head of the Lectron biker gang known for anti-corporate activism and street violence.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Frederix Wu: Hotshot tech and UI designer responsible for the newest popular cyberspace HUD.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Javier Cruz: Former CEO of a genetics company sold to Biologique. Looking for his next startup.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Kell Glasner: Bodyguard for hire. Expert with blades. Call her “Kelly” and she’ll show you.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Muscular Cyborg German Dude: High on something and aching for a fight with anyone fool enough to try him.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Lectron Rider: The Lectrons are dangerous but highly organized and loyal to Suzuki Kanon.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Zaibatsu Assassin: An anonymized, off-the-books corporate assassin with lethal skills. Sent by...?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: The Break: Nefarious and brilliant cyberspace code-hacker and ice-breaker known only by his handle.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Volksfeuerwaffe T-270: A high-quality shotgun, built to deliver, run after run. You don't want to be on the receiving end.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: IZh Breaker: A semi-auto pistol, with separate silencer. Easily concealed in a shoulder holster.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Dual Smith & Wesson Hornet IIs: A pair of rapid-fire flechette pistols, which fire ammo resembling metal darts.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cyberspur: A long flat blade, housed within the forearm when not in use. When in use, it's usually housed in an enemy's body.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Premium Medkit: A compact case loaded with everything you need to patch up your team and get 'em back in action.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Dermal Plating: Small steel plates implanted under the skin that protect against injury without sacrificing much mobility.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Shokku: A rare, highly-illegal combat stim that slows time around the user, allowing them to react more effectively. Duration varies, but is typically around twenty minutes.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: IZh Grenade: A standard high-explosive grenade. BOOM!
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Entropy Datastick: A unique piece of tech that, when slotted into most security systems and personal consoles, causes random malfunctions that may or may not achieve the desired effect.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: IZh Smoke Grenade: A different take on the classic, which gives off a large cloud of thick smoke to obstruct visibility.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Etiquette: Scientist: An unusually large field, you possess a broad range of knowledge covering everything from chemistry to genetics, from biology to physics.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Etiquette: Corporate: The intricate workings of the white-collar world are well-known to you. Ranks, divisions, assignments, and more are all familiar.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Etiquette: Socialite: The members of high society practically have their own language, and you speak it fluently. When you wish, you can perfectly imitate the well-cultured snobs who keep the poor in place.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Etiquette: Military: You know all there is to know about guns, rockets, explosives, cannons, and so on and so forth. Beyond just armed forces organization, you know what works well in what set of combat circumstances.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Nanobot Swarm: Thousands of minute flying robots, controlled in tandem by wireless link.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Armor Casing: Heavy-duty anti-ballistic plates. Too heavy to allow for ease of movement, but effective at repelling gunfire.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cyberwill: An almost subconscious influence over technology, which allows for instant manipulation of weakly-protected systems and eventual breakdown of security protocols.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Kotaku 571 TX: A compact SMG with a devastating rate of fire.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Infrared Goggles: Sensors pick up on heat signals and display the input across the lenses.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Etiquette: Street: You know the city like the back of your hand. Every square foot of pavement has its own code, but that doesn't phase you for a second.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: 1000 New Yen: The universal currency, payment for a job well done.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Etiquette: Security: The rich and famous go to extensive lengths to ensure they feel safe. Corporations always have secrets in need of protection. You know how their measures work and how to get around them.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Vibroblade: An incredibly sharp blade that vibrates at 1000 rpm. Careful with that thing.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Slicer Key: Every hacker uses some help once in a while. This program breaks down surface level security ICE when slotted.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Cybersamurai Armor: Straight from the Association's armory, this high-grade plating is nearly indestructible. Too bad it doesn't cover everything.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: London: Your employer, a somewhat disconcerting man wearing Kabuki face paint.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Get to the Warehouse: Try to get to the warehouse described as discreetly as possible.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Broken Holopad: Something interesting might be in this holopad, if you're able to fix it.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Ancient Key: It's a physical key. So whatever it goes to, it can't be that safe. Can it?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cheap Pendant: It's probably not worth anything. Then again, things can be hidden in the strangest of places.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Discarded Toy: It's just a discarded toy, right? It is pretty cute...
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Flower: A flower growing from a sidewalk. How poignant.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Scratched Box: Primitive. But effective. There's definitely something rattling inside.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Find Resources: Every hideout needs key things - a hyperlink, a Matrix link, a holo generator, a work table. See if you can find those items and begin putting them to use.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Begin Planning: You might want to start pooling your resources and planning the heist. What do you know, and how much do you want to share?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: How do we get someone inside?: Your employer said someone needed to be inside the Mura Conglomerate to be able to access the AI.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: How do we access the servers?: You'll need to get access to the servers in order to assassinate the A.I. Will someone have to go in?
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: What is the A.I.?: This is the question that's been haunting your brain the most. 
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Disdain of Powered Implants: There is a line that cannot be crossed - strengthened bones, enhanced muscle fiber and improved senses are acceptable but anything that requires power or plugs is considered foul.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: To Die With Honor: Everyone has to die eventually...it's only a death with meaning that brings purpose and honor.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Medical License: Skilled and equipped, you can practice medicine, get drugs, and repair meat and metal.  
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Pay your debt: You owe money for medical school. You can either pay your debt through services rendered or through getting enough big jobs. 
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Cybersurgeon: Saving lives is your trade and business is booming.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Obligated: You owe a person or organization a lot. You are not their full time employee, but you are at their beck and call whenever they need you. You also cannot act in a way that would be detrimental to their interests.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Technomancer: You are an undisputed genius when it comes to tech, any tech... to the point that what you can do with cybernetics, nanomachines, and other tech is nearly indistinguishable from magic. And you know just how to play the part of the old wizard.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Commanding Presence: You are a natural leader. Maybe not the most likeable sort, or even the most relatable... but your mere presence in a room demands attention, and sometimes respect, but often fear. Either way, you are seldom ignored when you don't wish to be, and what you say tends to carry weight with others.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Alien Thinking: Often, your strange leaps and twists of logic serve you well. This is not one of those times. Whether it is because of your inability to explain your current train of thought to others so that they can follow along, or if your logic just seems.... devoid of the human element entirely. Either way... sometimes people don't care how much more you know than they do... they just don't trust you and your strange way of doing things.
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Save Someone: You lost someone important to you... in a manner of speaking... and you'll do anything to get them back.
conversations.from: gpt
conversations.value: Sysop: Your daily job involves working against runners, your night job is working against your coworkers...
conversations.from: human
conversations.value: Wraith: When you wish, you can go about completely unnoticed by surveillance tech and any with cybernetics of any kind. Which in most situations, makes you virtually invisible.