<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=293338.msg14416292#msg14416292">Quote from: PerpetuallyAnnoyedCleric on 25-09-2018, 18:17:14</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">If you want to word it that way, sure?  Maybe I haven't been overly effective in explaining things.  The goal isn't to assault his location and kill everyone, necessarily. <br/><br/>His company has been largely wiped out by his rivals (barring the location he may be hiding in), and is likely in disarray.  There is a potential in through starlets he has an interest in.  The gangs are someone he is dealing with, not someone that is sitting at his front doorstep providing security.  They are intended as a potential in, but with risk.  He seems to be able to get Knight Errant to look the other way, he isn't walking around with an escort or anything.  <br/><br/><br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>A day job pays 5k a month, we are paid to infiltrate and kill someone who sounds like he has some defenses and no guarantee of an easy infiltration.  I am approaching this from an in-universe expectation of cost and risk.<br/><br/>Even with most of his assets gone he likely has more than us.  This is a wetwork job to take care of a guy with money and connections.  Wetwork like this takes time, at least most of a month since this is not some street hit.  That is going to be 6,000 for the job just for the amount of time it will be taking up.  This could be high profile wetwork so let's increase that by 50%.  With a KE connection we will want to assume KE will investigate for no other reason than to make sure their shady deals were not compromised, that cane mean burning a SIN, add 2,000 to expenses.  He might have magical support and potentially pretty decent magical support, throw another 2,000 for magical resources  like reagents to deal with that.  If we get in any fights we are going to be outnumbered by guys with solid equipment so that means ammo, armor repairs, and the like for another 2,000.<br/><br/>My opening counter-offer would not go under 15,000 from what I have heard so far.<br/><br/>Our employer seems pretty wealthy and this guy is responsible for the death of someone important to her which means she should be able to and willing to pay well for this guy's death.  I would not mention as such IC since it would be poor form and unprofessional but she is the one not playing her cards close to her chest.