Billie
Crane sat on the sofa in the living room of his apartment, his recently acquired equipment laid out nearby. It had been a few days now since he had communicated through certain channels that he was open to and looking for a job. As he sat there a movement caught his eye, something on the TV despite it being switched off. Looking more closely, he could see a familiar figure within the screen. A masked figure with a long curving beak, the same that was at his trail to join the Songbirds. 

Suddenly the figure stepped out of the screen and into reality, growing in size to be comparable to Crane in height. Once she was completely in the room she crossed her arms, the shift in her waistcoat revealing the holstered pistol beneath. Her mouth shifted into a sly smile.

"*Well hello Crane, I hear you are looking for work.*"

Reaching into one of her pockets she pulled out a small tablet and tossed it over to Crane.

"*You're going to Chinatown. Most of the criminal activity in that area comes under the purview of the NK Triad. Compared to the Top Hats or Nova Imperium they are tiny and essentially powerless but within their territory you should not underestimate them. That being said time to get to your job, more in-depth details are on the tablet but I'll run you through the basics. Every year the NK takes stock of all its income and expenses, legal and not. This information is store offline in a single hard drive that is stored in a secure safe in the office of Zhen Long Shen. You are to steal this hard drive. As far as we know Zhen Long Shen is not parahuman but he has parahumans in his employ. Finally, there is a significant bonus if you get in and out without a trace. This infomation is far more useful if they don't realise it is lost for a while. Understood?*"
Silas
Crane's eyes narrowed as the figure grew from the screen, had it been several months again he would have been surprised but now? Crane had grown used to the peculiarities of capes in this world.

He grasped the tablet as it flew through the air, his eyes glanced down towards the lit screen. 

"And *Hello* To you too." 

He rose from his sweet and began to piece together his costume as she spoke, assembling his armour and suit. "Understood. Blueprints and such are in the tablet I presume? Or am I going in blind?" He asked, sliding open a metal cabinet as a neatly maintained array of equipment displayed itself. 

One by one he pieced together his gear and got everything he may need. His new tinker tech, courtesy of Rook, would not go amiss in the upcoming mission. He wouldn't be setting out as of yet for planning was needed, but there was no harm in being ready.
Billie
"*We have what we could get from the official documents but we know they've had some extra construction going on. Whatever it was they hid their tracks wells, records destroyed and lose ends silenced. I have to say I'm a little impressed at the measures they went to in order to keep this secure. Shen's office is located on the 44th floor of the of Kowloon tower, once you've got the package make your way to the rooftop and Corvus can pick you up for a quick extract. Only if you remain unnoticed though.*"

Ibis seemed to scan the room around you, something clearly on her mind.

"*You've been interacting with others? Do they know, are they trustworthy?*"
Silas
Crane nodded as she spoke, "They can't make it simple can they?" He said with a slight chuckle as he strolled towards the dartboard, pulling out a blade and sliding it within one of the many holsters adorned across his body.

He turned back to her, "Trustworthy enough. They know a name and a face I care little for, no less than a half-competent civilian could discover should they put their mind to it. A potential recruit should all pan out well and if not, I hope you're not doubting my ability to *Take care of it* Ibis." He said with just a slight scowl formed upon his face before he returned to his calm demeanour. 

He secured his cloak around his shoulders and adorned his mask across his face, "I don't suppose Corvus would happen to be so kind to give a drop-off at the roof to infiltrate?" He flashed a smile towards her, "Whilst I can make do either way a break in from the top would be *Considerably* Less conspicuous than the ground floor."
Billie
"*No we don't doubt your ability to keep it under control. We merely wished to make sure you had considered the risk. You'd be surprised how many people new to the... Industry don't consider the ramifications of who they associate with in their personal lives. Anyway, I did not come here to judge your companions.*"

Again she reached into her pocket and pulled out what appeared to be a hard drive of some description. She held it out towards Crane.

"*This is a replica of the drive the information is stored on, once you steal the original replace it with this. Providing you escape without notice it should conceal the fact we stole it for at least a few months, hopefully the whole year. As for your drop off request well, we can arrange that but let me warn you Corvus will not be able to extract you after and seeing him fly overhead is sure enough going to cause guards to be more alert. It's up to you though.*"
Silas
Crane nodded in response, "It's surprising to hear some can be so, utterly, *Careless*. Especially in a field such as our own." He sighed and shook his head briefly from left to right, Crane wasn't an exact professional but he held some sense around himself not to completely self destruct.

He leant forward and took the replica drive into his hands. He took a few brief moments inspecting it before sliding it within one of the several pouches securely attached to himself. 

"I'll do what I can to do this without notice." He replied, stealth would be the safest bet for him one way or another. "And I'll be taking the route out from Corvus, I'll get in myself."
Billie
"*Very well, Corvus will be watching from a hidden location. When you are ready for extraction simply leap from the south side of the building. Be cautious Crane, failure is never an option for us Songbirds but capture is even less of an option. Not that it is much of a concern with you, you've been a great asset so far. Anyway, I shall leave you to prepare.*"

Ibis walked over to the window in the room, placing her hand on the glass and seemingly vanishing from sight. If it weren't for the fact Crane had watched it happen he may have not noticed the originless reflection of Ibis in the glass. She looked directly, into cranes eyes and waved before vanishing.
Silas
Crane nodded, turning away and moving towards his equipment room. He would have to be properly prepared for a mission as such, there was no room for wasted time and mistakes.

He donned his tinker tech boots and gloves, his weaponry secured upon his wrist and waist. Killing and noise was to be avoided but if such a time came Crane would not hesitate.

Now all he had to do was review his entry point. There was an elevator shaft on the blueprints he skimmed over, perhaps that would be suitable.
Billie
Scanning over the blueprints Cranes eyes fell on the aforementioned elevator shaft. The main way to gain entry was through the various maintenance rooms spread through out the building. One of which was on the first floor behind the reception. Of course each elevator also had an access hatch and there were several areas where air ducts in the building passed through it, although they would be a very tight fit indeed.

Of course there was also the question of entering the building itself. There was the main entrance of course but there were also two easily accessible fire escapes on the first floor. Additionally there is an underground car park that could act as an access point.
Silas
One by one Crane reviewed the routes he could take, several options but only a couple he would take interest in. 

For the initial enterance the fire exits were a no go, those always had big fuck off alarm, the main entrance too was far too visible. It left only the underground car as a viable route, there were likely video cameras but these could surely be dealt with.

After that it was either the maintenance rooms or the air ducts. Either would work but it depended which would keep him under the radar most, he'd need to make a deeper decision once he arrived. 

Before he left he pulled out his computer and switched over to his *Hacking* Skill. Security camera systems were always insecure and weak as shit this would be an easy in.
Billie
Pulling out his computer Cranes power assisted knowledge quickly deduced he would not be able to hack these cameras. Not externally at least, these were hard wired, closed circuit security cameras. 

Despite not being able to hack them from the comfort of his home Crane did find more information that was of use. The make and model of cameras used when Kowloon Tower was constructed. There was a full user manual that could easily be downloaded and stored on a tablet or phone. Not much help now but once he was inside gaining access should be simple for him.