From:	The Powerhouse <P.C.Steele@*********.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: Dante, IBA, the captured Double-D members, and Luke
Date:	Fri, 26 Aug 1994 18:38:11 +0100

> == Brian Angliss

This was originally just sent to me but I've posted the reply to plotd as it
saves time in trying to work out who exactly needs to know the deatils, in part
or in full.

> The two captured guys will both be killed. Sniper rounds from the assassin's
> gun to the head of both. This could be really useful if Punisher or whoever
> finds out about it tells the Double-Ds. You see, I figure that a fantastic
> irony would be if Dante's own gang would end up helping take him down in the
> end. He's given them all this training and educated them so they are smart
> enough to help keep him alive. Yet this very education will enable the gang
> to
> recognize Dante for what he is and turn on him. And the murder of two of
> thier
> members on his order would be a start. Add to it the death of thier leader
> and
> whatever Punisher and crew might tell them, and you have a rebellion.

This would be ok but once Punisher has interrogated the pair of Double-D's he'll
geek them. Punisher doesn't play Mr Nice Guy, he is after all at heart a
vigilante and in his eyes these two only deserve to live so long as they can
give him information regarding Dante's whereabouts. Remember he'll start by
kneecapping them before the even asks them any questions, just so that they
know he's deadly serious.

> Ok, now the sniping of the kid. Barrett sniper rifle, 4 bodyguards running
> physical and astral cover to keep his butt alive in the event of a
> doublecross.

Don't forget about the post from Dean Esam, the 3 astral members of Akaila's
pack should be able to deal with anything in the astral.

> Dante will, regardless of what he says, aim for the kid's head. Thier won't
> be
> much left if you decide that the kid needs to die, but Dante, in his VERY sick
> manner, will still ship what's left to IBA in a box. Sick, I know, but that's
> Dante. If IBA shows up, he'll try to kill the kid first, so IBA will ideally
> die himself with the horror and grief of his son dying when the second round
> smacks into IBA. Ideally, that is. Dante doesn't give a damn about the girl.

Punisher for one will be hanging around with the gang now that he knows that
Dante is interested in the kid, he'll keep a low profile as he does tend to
stand out. <6'2'' heavily built, cybered and biowared to the hilt with most of
if beta grade, I call him a super sam and that's probably the best description,
he has beta wired 3 for example and all the best toys from shadowtech>.

IBA, PH and possibly Fenris will turn up at an indeterminate time. PH has to
go and meet Fenris and by this time IBA will be feeling better and well
enough to get some 'fresh ?' air. During the meet the conversation will
probably turn to Dante and IBA will suddenly feel pangs of remorse and hatred
<towards Dante> and decide to have a word with the gangers himself <unless
Punisher has killed them by that point>.

> Assuming your characters arrive in time to save the kid's life and thereby
> see Dante(in disguise, but even physical disguise can't hide an aura...), the
> 4 bodyguards will cover his escape into an escape vehicle. The mage is a
> combat mage with some bioware and an ex-Azzy Desert Wars veteran. The Merc is
> MCT and a rigger too. The Sammy is ex-Souix Wildcat, and the assassin is a
> sniper/ninja from the Yakuza(originally). They have been running together for
> about a year, so know each other's abilities well and will be VERY difficult
> to take down. Injuries only. The escape vehicle is a medium sized van with
> armor, speed enhancers, and fixed forward and backward firing twin HMGs.

This will be fine, what I picture is that Dante and his team attack catching
Punisher half way through his interrogation <he get's most of the important
points though>. He runs out and helps the gang in trading shots with the
Double-D's, at this point the sniper can kick in and start splattering heads
etc... At some point the two 'captives' try to crawl away only to have Dante
finish them off. The sniper is busy keeping everyone's heads down in the
gang hideout <everyone hates a sniper :) worse than a mage>. At this point
PH, IBA and Fenris arrive surprising Dante who is busy looking through a scope,
a scuffle with the bodyguards causes a distraction and Dante has leave as the
odds have suddenly changed from balanced to unblanced <for him>.


> The only thing that has to happen is that Dante has to get away.

Fine there, there should be enough confusion for plenty of people to get away.
After all there will be God's Raiders, the Double-D's, Punisher, Akaila's
astral team and PH arriving with IBA and Fenris.

Phill.
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Phillip Steele - P.C.Steele@***.ac.uk - University Of Newcastle Upon Tyne