Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat
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				Title: <strong>Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Atarn</strong> on <strong>27-08-2013, 14:04:04</strong>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Atarn</strong> on <strong>09-09-2013, 20:13:32</strong>
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				It's a rainy day in Seattle, the autumn wind chilly and piercing to the bone. People huddling beneath worn clothing as they make their way down the streets of the metropolis. <br>Some lucky people working indoors, or just having the luck of getting a job offer. The crowd sitting at the Grim Reaper belongs to the latter category.<br>The Reaper is a well-known bar to those in the know, the owner and bartender of the establishment a man with many Friends With Exotic Goods To Spare<sup>TM</sup>. His wife and bouncer, the Night One Samyah is also well-known in the Shadows for being one tough Adept.<br><br>The main room is about 40'x40', with tables placed at irregular intervals with each having seats for five people. So when the group of people number six, one will have to stand. And it sure ain't hell isn't the Ork wearing poorly fitting clothing that makes him look like an old PI from a simvid.<br>He looks like he's not gotten sleep for a few weeks at least, and before him stands a mug of StarBucks soycaf and a soyburger from the menu.<br>"Always enjoy these places...Lends a bit of nostalgia to the setup. Name's Ringo, and that's about all you'll get out of me. I'm no-one important working for a woman who'd like her kid back. My client is a widow who lost her husband in the Second Crash, leaving her with only her son left. Well, little Timmy went missing last week, and Lassie can't find him. Which is where you all come in. Miss Knives, you run a PI business, and as such you have contacts my employer doesn't. The rest of you are...Insurance." <br>Hours earlier, each member of the group gathered had gotten a message; to Knives it had come embedded in a Matrix challenge, to Wolf it'd been through a contact from another job who'd heard a Johnson needed runners for a quick and easy job. The Twins had gotten woken up by a call, a friend asking them to go in her place as she was spending time at the local Street-Doc recuperating. Finally, Oreine; a terrified courier had somehow managed to locate her and delivered the message, sworn he'd not tell anyone about her and then hurried off.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>10-09-2013, 18:11:22</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/73/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion-d4l9lvx.jpg)</div><strong>Kasai Okuni</strong><br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The com link tucked into her obi broadcast the SIN Tsukiko Takahashi, seventeen years old, single, and not looking to meet new people.&nbsp; Though recognizable to the experienced eye as a two year old style of actioneer’s business clothing, her outfit was particularly Japanese.&nbsp; Two layers of kimono—the lower one red, the outer one white—and a wide red obi that emphasized her tiny waist and generous bust.&nbsp; The neck was too tight to show any cleavage.&nbsp; When she and her sister had entered, they'd both politely turned sheathed katana over to the bouncer.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Noting the unusual elf's downy fur, she'd ached an eyebrow for we moment.&nbsp; “Tsukiko” was an elf herself, six foot one and slender with creamy smooth skin, a raven black braid, and amethyst eyes.&nbsp; She gave the bouncer a bow.&nbsp; “Forgive me for staring.&nbsp; I've never seen a Night One before.&nbsp; Thank you for watching over our dinner.”&nbsp; She tried to hurry on to the meeting before making a bigger fool of herself, and wished she'd had time to get a grasp on Sperethiel.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sitting on the edge of her seat with a cola to sip on, she regarded the man who hired them politely.&nbsp; “Pleased to meet you, Ringo,” she said softly.&nbsp; “Please call me Kasai.&nbsp; My sister is Kaminari. This job interests me, but I would like to hear what Miss Knives has to say.”&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Teo Torriatte</strong> on <strong>10-09-2013, 19:22:18</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/14/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion_edit.jpg)</div>"Tsukiko's" twin sister was identified as Sachiko Takahashi, also seventeen years old, dressed exactly like her sister except with purple trim instead of red. She was also noted as single but not currently interested in any kind of romance. It wasn't that she was totally averse to such contact, but between running the shadows and maintaining the shrine they had inherited from their grandfather, there wasn't a whole lot of time for any kind of extended intimacy with anyone.<br><br>She made a slight frown at having to give up her katana, but she did so readily enough and remained very close to her sister's side as they walked past the Night One. "Nice going, Onee-san..." she muttered under her breath, making a sour face before her eyes lit up to indicate that she was merely teasing the other girl.<br><br>Seeing that there was one too few seats around the table, Sachiko remained standing, behind her sister and just to the side, almost like a guard as she regarded the others. "Indeed it is very nice to meet all of you. And I share my sister's curiosity on the matter."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LongRob</strong> on <strong>10-09-2013, 20:42:41</strong>
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				Oreine was her name, but it was something that was rarely ever used. Her identity changed almost frequently depending whatever she had been hired for. However, for the time being and the purpose of this meeting she was simply going by the name “Frost”. She had occasionally made some visits to the establishment, but she deemed it unwise. It’s unclear how exactly she had gotten inside to the bar, especially with a hood covering most of her face, but she did. Her long coat draped down her sides, making it easy to conceal most weapons and of course a hood. Of course she was armed, she always was, never letting go of her knife.<br><br>She was an elf, although the coat and hood did hinder such identification. She resented the option or at the very least did not approve of the idea of seating in such a bar, but she did. For quite some time she had been there, but she was quiet. Watching the rest at the table, seeming to piece together why she had been requested. <br><br>She listened carefully for certain key words. “Somebody was missing”, “Insurance” she thought. This did not sit too well with her; she had never been requested for something like this. She had to learn more, she was not keen to going in blind. “More detailed information would be required before one might be able to commit” she said, her voice sounded calm and detached. If one was to look when she spoke, it seems she barely even moved.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idachan</strong> on <strong>10-09-2013, 21:43:51</strong>
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				Looking nine kinds of gorgeous in a messy updo and grey shawl jacket over a black jumpsuit ensemble the woman indicated as miss Knives sat next to Ringo's left side with a glass of soy-milkshake, strawberry flavour, and parted a pair of crimson lips at her introduction, blinking in an artificial copy of the genuine reflex before expressing her own interest. And instantly ruining the impression with her monotone voice and doll-like movements. "Normally, finding a lost Timmy doesn't require insurance, no offence, and I don't usually work with others." She paused, seemingly reflecting on what she said before continuing. "Now I'm not saying that I wont take the job if the compensation is worth it but I do feel that I will need more incentive than a groupdate."<br><br>Finding a lost person was a little bit like battling a bad cold, at first you hoped it wouldn't really be necessary and then it was simply a matter of persevering and sweating out the bad parts. Elly just hoped having more people meant someone else could go to the pharmacy for cough-drops. <br><br>As a form of respect Elly hadn't yet hacked a single commlink or PAN and her own cheap-ass com said her name was Kat Conrad, a 27 year old nanny though one would be a bit hardpressed to believe the age given Elly's babyface. Funny enough, the commlink didn't seem connected to any other electronics if anyone happened to look and for those in the know, her eyes were obviously not biological given how like clockwork they blinked every 32 seconds.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dingo</strong> on <strong>10-09-2013, 22:50:09</strong>
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				On entering he barely gave the bouncer a second look. Hairy chicks. Not his style. Besides, it was a job. And there was a non-self-destructive part of him that enjoyed the work. Barely though, because if the shit would hit the fan, he would either have to go through her or fight with her. Depending of course on stuff. His katana was first to go. Nothing fancy. Just a very sharp piece of high industrial steel that worked well to chop meat. And by many a potential employer considered part of his trade. Next was his Ruger Super Warhawk. Even holstered it was amazing. Yet another part of the trade. Not even his favorite weapon, but useful. Next up was the combat knife from his back. And then with a moment of an apologetic grin, he took out an comparatively almost small black box with yellow lightnings on the side. His Defiance Ex. The taser. For when folk were particularly unwilling to follow kind instructions.<br><br>And even once undone from all visible weapons, the Elf looked hard. And washed out. Even though he also looked like he just cleaned himself up for the job. Time had been kind of the elf with the one chrome arm. Either that, or time had been hard on him.<br><br>He just nodded at the others assembled, his eyes cold and glaring and listened.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Atarn</strong> on <strong>11-09-2013, 10:06:28</strong>
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				The furred elf grins at Tsukiko, shaking her head.<br>"No worries. Get it a lot."<br>Then she makes sure Wolf is clean before she lets him in, whistling low but not saying anything at his armaments.<br><br>Taking a long sip from his soycaf, Ringo grunts with a hint of annoyance before he begins to reply to the Runners.<br>"Little Timmy's mom fears her son might have been kidnapped as there's some rather nasty people in the city. My own investigation into the matter, while admittedly a bit lacking, indicated that this was a possibility. Which is why I'm dragging up a killer, a merc, two kids and a PI for this rather than just ask you and your colleague Siobhan Miss Knives." <br>He fishes out a Platinum credit card.<br>"This little piece of plastic contains 50 000 nuyen. Ten grand for each of you if you accept this job. Hell of a lot more than we got back in my days, I can tell you."<br>He looks all of them over slowly with the professionals' experienced look. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dingo</strong> on <strong>11-09-2013, 18:46:18</strong>
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				Greed did get you killed. And ten was a lot for a mission. Carefully he looked at the others. At the women. Not the first Bunraku doll he had seen outside of a parlor. Street smarts and very alert eyes for the elf that almost tried too hard to hide herself. But the frame betrayed her. Not that he cared about that. And then the twins. Elves. Posers. But even though the thoughts on his observations went one way. It didn't mean that he had his judgement ready. After all, when Timmy fell down a well that required a team of this setup, it meant one thing. Trouble.<br><br>And trouble was expensive. So ten might be light too. And his eyes turned back to the Ork.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LongRob</strong> on <strong>11-09-2013, 20:37:17</strong>
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				Frost glanced to the others from beneath her hood, moving her head a little with each glance, judging their reactions to the money offered. “Money may be enticing to others, but there is certainly something you are not sharing. Not money, but information. You know a part of the story that you will not share”. <br><br>She wasn’t exactly turned away at the nuyen on the table, but finding a lost individual didn’t seem like her kind of work. There was certainly something else going on, why else would they have requested her presence. <br><br>She would take a quick glance around the bar for the moment, then looking back to the table. Her hood would carefully hide most of her facial features, making her difficult to identify. <br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>12-09-2013, 10:49:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/73/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion-d4l9lvx.jpg)</div><strong>Kasai Okuni</strong><br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“I suspect,” Kasai offered, steepling her fingers and and studying the fatigued orc, “That Mr. Ringo is holding specific things back until we accept the job.&nbsp; Perhaps in case he needs to offer it to someone else, <em>ne</em>?”&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She could feel them judging her, looking down on her for her youth and inexperience, maybe even for her <em>fauex pass</em> with the Night One.&nbsp; <br><br><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can't let that get me down.&nbsp; I'll prove myself to them, or they won't be worth proving myself to. Well, if no one else is going to do it...&nbsp; </em><br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“I'm interested in your job, Mr. Ringo, but it seems to me that your offered price is a bit low.&nbsp; You have a very skilled and powerful team here, and clearly have need of our abilities.&nbsp; Let us discuss the issue of our fee...”&nbsp; <br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Atarn, may we roll negotiation and then continue?<br><br>At 2013-09-12 04:21:37, Muse (uid: 16) rolls: 8d6 tn1: 5 Result: 4 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=50008)<br></div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Atarn</strong> on <strong>12-09-2013, 11:53:19</strong>
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				"The fee is suitable for what could in theory just be a treasure hunt. But alright, I will add another two thousand nuyen to each of you.<br>He grunts, tossing Frost a look.<br>"Well, Little Timmy's mom might be a meta-human rights advocate, so enjoy milking the cred from a saint chummers. That's why she suspected kidnapping."<br>He slots the credstick into a hand-held device of some sort, pushing a few buttons and once it's done he shows the young lass the screen, 60 000 Nuyen.<br>"My last offer, take it or leave it."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>12-09-2013, 20:38:58</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/73/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion-d4l9lvx.jpg)</div><strong>Kasai Okuni</strong><br><br>"I find this job offer to my liking," Kasai replied, "And I accept."&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dingo</strong> on <strong>12-09-2013, 20:45:34</strong>
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				The dour looking elf nodded. Whether it was approval for the elf's negotiation talent, or for the job wasn't clear.<br><br>"As Miss Hood over there said, details are important."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idachan</strong> on <strong>12-09-2013, 21:29:56</strong>
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				There was a flush of colour displayed on Elly's cheeks at the mention of her partner but to anyone else it could very well look like the whole tirade had brought it up. But she remained silent after that, as if taking the rebuke to heart, contemplating what she could do with a pay like that, she'd only gotten something like once before and that was only because her client thought she offered other services as well. Even if she came out with half the sum after expenses it would be a huge help in her search for answers. Where other's might have been concerned about just what level of drek the run would include for that kind of pay Elly still fondly remembered her invitation, always a sucker for a cute puzzle.<br><br>Elly reached a scrawny hand up to the collar of her shawl-jacket and underneath the bun of messy platinum tresses, smoothly pulling out a micro-cable that she held out in offer to Ringo. "I'm in, you can transfer the data on our Timmy with this and I can start right away."<br><br>Holding the cable end with her hand Elly at last looked around the table at her prospective coworkers before continuing in a lackluster manner. "I specialize in information, both acquisition and processing." She paused and seemed to think for a moment. "But perhaps you realized that from me being a PI."<br><br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Teo Torriatte</strong> on <strong>13-09-2013, 08:34:53</strong>
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				Sachiko listened intently to the details, nodding and then grinning slightly as her twin sister negotiated the price up a bit. Despite the other girl's tendency towards awkwardness from time to time, Sachiko knew full well that her sister had a way with words when it really mattered.<br><br>She nodded again, and glanced towards their Mr. Johnson. "I accept as well, Ringo-san."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Atarn</strong> on <strong>13-09-2013, 10:28:08</strong>
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				"Good."<br>He pulls up a tubular little piece of metal and plastic, plugging he cable into it.<br>"Hah, safe and simple, I'm impressed Miss Knives."<br>After the transfer of information is done he unplugs the cable and pockets the tube.<br>"Miss Knives have the information you will need, but I can offer some of it so she won't. Your missing person is named Billy O'Hara, son of Jocelyn O'Hara of MOM-fame. She's about to run for a spot in the UCAS senate. Now, there's been no demands yet but the entire case is only fourteen hours old. Little Billy is a sweet boy of twelve, and was last seen at the Nashi arcade over by the Arcology. I suggest you start there. <br>He looks between each of those present.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LongRob</strong> on <strong>13-09-2013, 20:30:52</strong>
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				Frost listens to the information that Ringo sheds, carefully picking up on each detail. She did not seem to care much of the persons position, the job was simply to get the boy returned. Ringo had also mentioned the arcade, a likely place for such a young individual. "Running for a UCAS senate spot" she thought, explains why they are already looking for this boy if it hasn't even been a day yet.<br><br>Her attention returned to Ringo. "That is more useful information. Not hard, was it now?" She stated with the cold and detached tone once more. <br><br>She then turned to the rest of the group crowded around the table, awaiting a reaction from them.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idachan</strong> on <strong>14-09-2013, 12:56:14</strong>
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				"Cute kid." Elly remarked laconically before inclining her head slightly at Ringo's praise Knives leaned back slightly as she got the wire back but she didn't retract it just yet, instead she nodded to herself and met the presumably cold gaze from the woman beneath the hood, cold judging by the tone of voice and woman, well that was voice as well since Knives didn't have a keen sense of body builds, while resisting the urge to squint her eyes to try to make out the features of her new partner. As they had all accepted the terms Knives now held out the wire in a more general offer. "I've assembled a quick-look file of Billy that I'm sending with the rest of the data, including a picture and his general description. I'd rather not transfer it wirelessly, you never know who's peeking, but I understand if you have qualms on connecting directly."<br><br>If anyone takes the offer Knives then turns her head back to Ringo while transferring. "Since media hasn't caught on I take it Lone Star doesn't have a missing persons report yet? Just a heads up, some people are paying attention. It's just the cuckoos right now but that's just a matter of time."<br><br>Turning back to the group the blonde seemed to be a little bit frustrated over how tedious everything was in the flesh. "We wan't to get moving to the Arcade as Ringo said, pick up the trail of the kid. I'm going to try to track his commlink but it will take a while and might not lead to anything. I also want us to be able to get in touch quickly so the best thing to do would be to connect our comms. Again, I know we're strangers but we're all professionals here, right?" Elly made some kind of small shrugging gesture, probably more to ease their minds than really inquire. "Oh. Also, I don't have a car at the moment and I might want to mesh for a while so I suggest a taxi rather than public transportation."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dingo</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 12:53:26</strong>
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				"Is there anything in those files about credible high risk threats ?" Mr Wolf asked Knives with an expecting look for just a moment, before glancing at the Ringo again, "And I mean the type that prefers to use open violence over subversion. I'm just asking because one of my specialties is high threat response."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>15-09-2013, 17:20:46</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/73/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion-d4l9lvx.jpg)</div><strong>Kasai Okuni</strong><br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Fingertips suddenly tinling with excitement to be able to work with such a professional group, even if they were going to give her and her sister a hard time for their youths, Kasai took the fiberoptic cable and connected it with her com.&nbsp; She uploaded the available files and responded with her contact information before disconnecting.&nbsp; 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Atarn</strong> on <strong>19-09-2013, 05:26:53</strong>
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				""Lone Star is out of the loop on this one. My client is well-aware of their inherent bias towards particular causes. However if you are unable to find the kid they will get involved."<br>Judging from his tone Ringo holds Lone Star even less highly than he does the runners.<br>"If you kidnap the son of a major Meta-rights activist there is a big chance that you're willing to use violence. "<br>He looks at Wolf evenly, then tosses Frost a annoyed glance.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dingo</strong> on <strong>19-09-2013, 16:53:54</strong>
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				"Well, I've heard enough." Wolf said and nodded, and extended a wire toward the woman named Knives from his wrist mounted commlink for her to put the data on there. "I suggest we head toward the Arcade and see how much of a trail we can pick up." he said and nodded, "Anyone here who does the transportation, or are we stuck with the bus ?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LongRob</strong> on <strong>20-09-2013, 08:46:50</strong>
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				Frost looks from beneath her hood towards Wolf. "It would depend on the distance between this current establishment and the 'Arcade' we are all intending to visit as the first stop." She pauses for a moment, looking between the group again. "I would not advise public transportation as a means of getting around either. If one owns a vehicle then it would be advisable, otherwise walking is an effective means of transporting from one location to another".<br><br>Frost looked to Knives and the connection that she was offering. She was reluctant, but found herself in a position where it would not be ideal to have less information. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>20-09-2013, 09:57:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/73/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion-d4l9lvx.jpg)</div><strong>Kasai Okuni</strong><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Health:&nbsp; <br>Physical&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -0 ( )( ) -1 ( )( )( ) -2 ( )( )( ) -3 ( )<br>Stun&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;-0 ( )( ) -1 ( )( )( ) -2 ( )( )( ) -3 ( )( )( ) -4 ( )<br>Overflow:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ( )( )<br>NY:&nbsp; 1,709</div></div><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kasai’s eyes widened when she realized she and her sister were not the only ones’ present without vehicles.&nbsp; Then the eyes twinkled in amusement.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So, perhaps they’re not as on top of everything as they think.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The elf girl called up a number of AR images in the air in front of her.&nbsp; Her PAN still registering her under the name Tsukino Takahashi (in western order), she ran a quick data search on the nearest appropriate business.&nbsp; When she found one within walking distance, sent a text requesting the rental of one of their older minivans for three days time.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;“I’ve arranged transport, ladies and gentlemen.&nbsp; This way please.”&nbsp; She rose, retrieved her katana from the weapons locker, and lead them on foot towards the rental place.&nbsp; When the got near, she offered, “If you want to wait here, my sister and I will pick you up.”&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Atarn</strong> on <strong>23-09-2013, 19:13:38</strong>
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				((Scene Change))<br><br>The Arcade is located on the tenth floor of the Renraku Arcology, the massive building having regained some measure of normality in the years since Deus was cleaned out of the mainframe. Renraku wageslaves mill around, Security personnel in warm strawberry red outfits offering help with smiles that almost reach their eyes, but just almost.<br>The arcade itself is a large establishment split into two floors with several stairs leading to the upper floor. Scores of kids and teenagers mill around while enjoying hundreds of different entertainment machines. About a dozen booths sell tickets that then can be exchanged for gaming credits.<br>The&nbsp; runners look about as out of place as expected.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Teo Torriatte</strong> on <strong>24-09-2013, 02:26:24</strong>
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				JP: Muse and Luna<br><br><div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/73/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion-d4l9lvx.jpg)</div>Kasai left her katana in the car and hooked an arm through her sisters.&nbsp; Looking back to give the others a smile, she said, “Let us go in a few moments early.&nbsp; We’re still young enough—at least—to fit in here.”&nbsp; <br><br>As they moved ahead, she whispered to her sister, “Of course, this being Renraku we’ll probably stick out like a soar thumb for our ears alone.&nbsp; Probably get booted out for it.”&nbsp; The last was a pained grumble.&nbsp; She did not like this corp any more than she liked her ancestral homeland.<br><br>Kaminari smiled and bowed politely at the others before walking ahead with her sister. She glanced around as they entered the arcade, smiling at anyone who might look their way. She turned to her sister and nodded. "Perhaps, but maybe not if we are just here to play some games?" she winked and then started to make her way to one of the booths where they could buy a few credits and perhaps try to blend in a little.<br><br>They could probably speak freely about running at this point and not be heard by anyone inappropriate because of the crowd.&nbsp; “Oh, hey, its Dragonrider Four.&nbsp; I’ve only played one and two.”&nbsp; She indicated a VR game where up to four players could enter a fantasy world where they flew around on dragons battling all maner of fantastic creatures.&nbsp; When the booth was occupied, the window was covered with a screen showing the game display.<br><br>She glanced around those milling around, looking for some boys about their age—or maybe a lonely gamer girl or two.&nbsp; Picking out a pair of slightly geeky guys, she indicated them to her sister with a tilt of her head.&nbsp; “How about them?&nbsp; The taller one has the arcade’s T-shirt on.&nbsp; They’re probably here a lot.”<br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/14/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion_edit.jpg)</div>Kaminari cocked an eyebrow, nodding to her sister, "I've only played the first two as well. At least in this case, we probably won't have to feign losing to soften them up a little," she said with a light giggle. She loved playing games with her sister, but their training took up so much of their time that she would hardly call herself competitive in them. Better than a total 'newb', sure, but that was about it.<br><br>"Then again.." she bit her lip, "they might respect us even more if we can actually beat them. Either way, we should totally challenge them."<br><br>“Sounds perfect,” the other Miko replied.&nbsp; She strode up to the two boys they’d chosen to approach and said, “Excuse me.”&nbsp; &nbsp;With a happy smile, she bowed energetically, making her hair dance and her cleavage bounce a little.&nbsp; “Konichiwa.&nbsp; My name is Tsukiko.&nbsp; This is my sister Sachiko.&nbsp; We were looking for a full group to play Dragon Riders with…”<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Luna:&nbsp; 6 dice to aid Muse:&nbsp; 4 hits.&nbsp; <br>Muse:&nbsp; Charisma + Etiquette -prejudice +1=7 dice.&nbsp; (3 hits)</div></div>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dingo</strong> on <strong>25-09-2013, 13:13:23</strong>
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				He took up position near the main entrance in one of the coffee stands with a good view of the place. Mostly parents that were hanging out there. Zoned out on their stupid commlinks, like there was no tomorrow. At least the coffee was real. And he sipped it from his paper cup. As he was alert for trouble.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LongRob</strong> on <strong>27-09-2013, 08:54:53</strong>
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				Frost had realised that perhaps carrying her rifle into this place would to cause much attention to herself, she tucked it away neatly into the car. She had little interest in following the younger twins down into the arcade itself, full knowing that she would stick out too much. <br><br>Although Frost now lacked her weapon, she still carefully concealed her trusted knife beneath her long coat. She would follow Wolf for now, noting that he was heading for an area where she may fit in better or at least with people paying less attention to the area around them. She would sit down at the table across from him, but with no coffee or such to hand, her head tilted to look over to the arcade with her hands clasped and resting on the table.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idachan</strong> on <strong>27-09-2013, 19:46:36</strong>
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				Despite her previous comment Elly listened with horror as talk was turning to taking the bus and when the matter was resolved by the elven twins the blonde woman felt nearly thankful enough to hug them. Nearly. Instead Elly got into the van and promptly went into the matrix, leaving her body slumping slightly and looking even more like a doll. She sat like that during the whole ride and only when the vehicle went into parking did her head snap back, as if she had some kind alarm set to bring her back in the right moment. She nodded a couple of times to herself before stepping out and following the others into the building, leaving her weapons and armored coat in the car with the hope of appearing more trustworthy from it.<br><br>While the twins went ahead like normal teens and the two lethal-business types went to sip coffee Elly looked around for the surveillance, not that she would ever be able to hack into it without permission and that was about as likely as a steak for dinner, before heading into the arcade. She moved like she had a given destination and once she reached the second floor, the game Elven Dancing Karaoke, she crouched briefly and tucked something beneath the billowing fabric of her jacket. Then she sat down and slotted some credits into a game, playing without paying attention.<br><br>Commlinks chirp and the image of what best described as a cyber-faun shows up.<br><em>I've managed to pocket our Timmy's commlink, it's still on, but I haven't looked into it yet. Oh, I suggest that in communication with eachother we keep the name Timmy, we don't want to spread the name around. <br>Anyway, one of his friends is coming so I'm waiting for her, want to see if she's coming up to where the signal has been coming from or not. If not I'll talk to her. Sorry that I don't have more to give you at the moment.</em>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Atarn</strong> on <strong>30-09-2013, 20:47:53</strong>
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				The kids look at the two Japanese women, looking genuinely surprised that they're approached.<br>"Umm,umm, oh, erh, umm, yeah, hey."<br>One of them looks down at his corp-issue school wear shoes, mumbling a hello that is less stumbling than his friends'.<br>"S-sure, we'd love to play."<br>They motion towards the Sim-sense rigs.<br><br><br>Knives can spot a dwarf teen head towards the Karaoke rig, her head turning as if looking for something before she spots Knives and freezes.<br>"Y-you're not him!"<br>And cue screaming pretty soon unless she's stopped.<br><br>Meanwhile, Wolf and Frost sit discreetly and manage to spot&nbsp; two human men moving towards the arcade, walking with determination but obviously not corp-sec.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Idachan</strong> on <strong>01-10-2013, 21:04:09</strong>
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				Knives leaned back in the gaming machine seat and placed her hands on her lap as she looked at the girl, wondering for a second why the girl seemed so jumpy. And she could practically see the scream building up in the teen which made her shake her head. "Nope. But right now I'm his guardian angel. He hasn't been home... His mum worries you know. Tell you what, if you hear me out and don't like what I'm saying you can call security on me for pocketing his commlink, ok? Name's Kat."<br><br>The blonde nodded towards the empty machine beside her, not trying to smile as she didn't think it would help anyway. "You're his friend right, Alice? I don't really want to spook you but we are worried, really worried." 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dingo</strong> on <strong>04-10-2013, 15:14:18</strong>
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				His eyes moved from the human men to the woman across him. "Did you notice the company that is just approaching the arcade ?" he asked her, his voice soft, "Those are the type that spells trouble. Stay .. Frosty."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LongRob</strong> on <strong>04-10-2013, 23:30:34</strong>
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				Beneath her hood her eyes had trailed towards the Human's across the way. She would tilt her head just a little as if nodding. Her attention focused on the men, however her head seems to be looking towards Wolf.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Teo Torriatte</strong> on <strong>07-10-2013, 14:46:26</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/73/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion-d4l9lvx.jpg)</div>Once they dove into the video game, Kasai partnered up with one of the young men, letting him choose their dragon.&nbsp; <br><br>Kasai chose the javelin case and oversized golden bastard sword for her weapons.&nbsp; She accepted the young man's hand and swung up onto the dragon's back behind him, her inner tihgs snuggling against his his as if they were riding a motorcycle.&nbsp; When the dragon took off, she gave a little squeel and hugged him around the waist.&nbsp; <br><br>It was only half feigned.&nbsp; The dragon's in this game moved a lot faster than in the version she played back home!&nbsp; <br><br>After a moment, she relaxed and rested her hands on his hips.&nbsp; They had a few moments to relax in the air, on the back of a crimson scaled dragon, before any monsters appeared, so she glanced over at her sister to see how she was doing.<br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/14/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion_edit.jpg)</div>Kaminari grinned over at her sister as they were both getting settled. She was sitting near the back of her dragon, a large silver shield buckled to her left arm and gripping the handle of an impossible long lance with her right hand. The boy was leaning back against her as she straddled his waist, and she was letting him control their beastly mount as she leaned forward to whisper in her ear.<br><br>"Nice riding... takes a pretty steady hand. I bet you come here all the time, don't you?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Atarn</strong> on <strong>08-10-2013, 21:07:00</strong>
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				The dwarf girl pouts, chewing her lower lip before she nods.<br>"Okay, Kat...I'm worried because we had a date an hour ago and he didn't show up. And he's never late! He's early even when we have tests in school!"<br>She suddenly looks close to tears.<br>"Billy said he'd gotten threats to his commlink but he didn't want to worry his mom about them. So he was going to talk to some ex-runner friend of his mom down by the docks in a club there."<br>She steps closer, eyes darting past Knives.<br>"Please, can you help me find him? "<br><br>The two men that Frost and Wolf spotted stops, grabbing an Arcology brochure and trying to pretend to be looking at it as they move into the arcade. <br><br>&nbsp;The teenager blushes, tensing rigidly.<br>"Y-yeah, there's n-not too much fun to be had in the rest of the Arcology after they closed down the zoo."<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Teo Torriatte</strong> on <strong>12-10-2013, 16:34:19</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/14/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion_edit.jpg)</div>Remaining close to the boy who was steering their mount, Kaminari giggled lightly into his ear. "Let's not let your friend and my sister show us up, then, hmmm?" Just then a large gout of flame assaulted them, coming from an as of yet unknown source.. the boy flying Kaminari's dragon was barely able to veer to the left and give the girl behind him just enough time to hold out her shield, which protected them from the majority of the blast. It might have been a game, but she could certainly feel the heat! "Damn that was close..." she spared a quick glance to see if her sister was faring any better.<br><br>Kasai’s rider was a bit smoother in avoiding a blast of flame by coaxing the dragon into a barrel roll, which was a good thing as Kasai had no shield!&nbsp; Her hair flew towards the ground for a moment, giving her a look at the huge spherical monster rising towards them.&nbsp; It had three heads on long necks, and was accompanied by a small swarm of smaller monsters, balls of flesh and fangs.&nbsp; She reflexively jerked a javelin out of her sheath and hurled it, impaling one of the balls of flesh through the gaping maw and dropping it towards the earth.<br><br>"Get us closer!" Kaminari yelled out, and the boy hesitated for a moment before he steeled his gaze and signaled for the dragon to speed up. He wove in and out of the smaller monsters as best he could, and she was there to bash and skewer the ones that dared to get too close as they made their approach. She grinned at Kasai as they sailed past her sister, the wind whipping her dark hair which flagged behind her as she held out her lance and scored a direct hit between two of the monster's eyes. Then their dragon was sailing past and circling around to line up for another strike.<br><br><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/73/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion-d4l9lvx.jpg)</div>Kasai grinned as her sister dove past her into the fray.&nbsp; "Let's join them" she called out, excited, and the boy lead their dragon into a dive.&nbsp; <br><br>Kasai hurled javelins to help clear the path for her sister, then drew her blade to slash away another of the little beasts just as her partner directed the dragon to sear one of the heads to a limp hangign char of flesh.&nbsp; <br><br>The monster's last head snaped at them as they pulled away, but Kasai's blade drove it back.&nbsp; They winged their way clear just in time to leave it vulnerable to Kaminari's lance!<br><br>Kaminari blushed a little when she realized that her sister had left the final kill for her. Even though it was just a game, it was a reminder that the two were much more formidable when working together as opposed to acting in competition. And she didn't waste the chance... her rider lined them up in perfect position as she twisted to the side and drove her lance directly through the creature's last head.<br><br>With the boss defeated, the field rezzed out and the scores were tallied, but Kaminari wasn't even looking at the score at this point. She smiled over to her sister, "Very well played, sister!" and then she squeezed her arms around the rider's waist and laughed lightly. "And you as well!"<br><br>Kasai grinned and squeezed the her partner around the waist.&nbsp; "You were great," she whispered into his ear, then called over, "Thank's sis!"<br><br>Kaminari's smile widened a little, then it faded almost imperceptibly until her expression became more thoughtful. "That was incredibly fun... almost made me forget why we came here to begin with!" She bit her lip and gazed directly at the boy she had shared the dragon ride with. "We are looking for our younger sister's friend, his name is Billy O'Connor... we heard that he comes here a lot so we figured that someone here might have seen him recently?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>LongRob</strong> on <strong>14-10-2013, 00:01:48</strong>
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				Frost would peer carefully towards the two men. Turning her attention back to Wolf, speaking in a hushed tone. "They are making a move into the arcade but the do not seem to be here to play. Perhaps an intervention would be nessecary" She asked as her attention then returned to the men. Frost still had not moved from her position, only her hood had moved as she turned her head.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Atarn</strong> on <strong>20-10-2013, 22:42:48</strong>
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				The young man nods and squirms a bit to hide his body's signs of discomfort and arousal.<br>"Y-Yeah, Billy usually comes here every day, or every other day at least. He's a bright kid, hangs out with an ork and a dwarf. There was two guys asking about him earlier, didn't look l-like you"<br>He tries to calm his rapid breathing and turns hsi head to look at her.<br>"They looked older than you, and they weren't from here. Took the wrong turn when they entered and ended up by the bathrooms."<br>The boy with Kasai looks at her, head tilted.<br>"Billy's not in any trouble is he? He's a really good kid, he used to play Dragon Rider with us too, him and the ork friend of his. And when most people had gone home he'd buy us all sodas."<br><br>The two thug-looking men enter the arcade, or rather one does while the other stops outside and fiddles with a device the size of a soycaf mug. <br><br>For anyone looking at the door of the Runners the man that entered looks around, spotting Knives and her friend and heading towards them with determination.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Dingo</strong> on <strong>21-10-2013, 21:05:48</strong>
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				"Trouble." Wolf said, his voice low, almost like a growl, as his body tensed getting ready for action.<br><br>"Trouble." he repeated, sending the message through his commlink, adding two AROws to indicate the guys, pretty much flagging them by the matrix and alerting the team.<br><br>And he kept his eyes on the guy with the device. Calculating the distance and making sure that he could cross the distance fast.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Teo Torriatte</strong> on <strong>28-10-2013, 12:51:59</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/1/14/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion_edit.jpg)</div>Kaminari sighed softly when the boy asked her if Billy was in trouble. "I hope not, but if there is anything else you could tell me about those men who came in looking for him, I would really appreciate it." She glanced over to her sister, already moving to get off of her 'dragon' when she got Wolf's message.<br><br>"Kuso..." she muttered under her breath, glancing as briefly as she could manage in the direction of the men that their team mate had flagged as trouble. She leaned close to Kasai, "We have to get away from those boys... no need to drag them into whatever is about to go down..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Chrome Raindrops - Shadowrun 5th Edition IC Chat</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Muse</strong> on <strong>28-10-2013, 13:12:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/7/73/Kikyo_by_irrevocable_passion-d4l9lvx.jpg)</div><strong>Kasai Okuni</strong><br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Lifting out of the matrix game and into reality—however augmented—Kasai glanced at the arrow over the crowd as well.&nbsp; She nodded imperceptibly to her sister in response to the other girl's voice digitaly whispered into her brain.&nbsp; For a moment, she folded her hands in her sleeve.&nbsp; There she palmed a little plastic dot—an RIDF stealth tag—as she bowed to the young man who'd ridden the dragon with her.&nbsp; “Thank you very much for the game.&nbsp; I'm afraid we have to go now.”&nbsp; She blushed a little—not entirely feigned—and stepped up to hug the young man and press her lips against his cheek.&nbsp; She took the opetunity to clip the tag to the back of his shirt.&nbsp; <br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then she bowed again, not meeting his eyes this time, and added, “Call me sometime.”&nbsp; Her com-link flashed a code he could reach her on across to his.&nbsp; Then she turned and hurreid away, taking her sister's arm and starting off through the arcade towards the man who'd been flagged.&nbsp; “We should be ready for trouble,” she whispered in Japanese.&nbsp; “Your armor spell will glow, but I'm going to cast a haste.”&nbsp; She closed her eyes and whispered soft prayers to warrior kami.&nbsp; The world seemed to slow own around her.&nbsp; The effect wasn't as strong as she would have liked, but at least it didn't really fatigue her.&nbsp; <br>&nbsp;<br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Cast Increase Reflexes, Force 4<br>--2 Hits:&nbsp; Initiative 2d6+8<br>--0 Drain</div></div>
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