| From: | mneideng@****.caltech.edu (Mark L. Neidengard) |
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| Subject: | Re: Maxim ideas |
| Date: | Fri, 29 Dec 1995 00:11:25 -0800 (PST) |
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> Ok, I have a couple of ideas, not all of which need be exclusive, with
> which Maxim can be put in thier place, at least in the Nuke regard.
>
> I'm going to post a delay post here tonight so that there's a real reason
> to delay the Nuke test until more people are around again(figure a week
> or two), as Maxim couldn't possibly hide a nuke test from the world for
> long. And it'll also give us all time to come up with ideas on the
> completion of this particular plotline.
>
> Now, my ideas:
>
> 1: Maxim and SI are currently engaged in a shadowy conflict with each
> other which will hopefully provide dramatic tension for a long time to
> come. One of the ideas is that the Big 8 provide SI with support for a
> corporate raid on Maxim, probably one of the more important but not vital
> instalations, to send the appropriate message. This would lead to the
> Big 8 allowing Maxim to keep thier nukes(figure 5 or 6 total), but no
> more, and one of the conditions would likely be the consolidation of
> the nukes to a central location. As this would be unreasonable to
> most of the characters, the characters would perform a run on the
> facility and either destroy the nukes individually or the entire facility.
>
> 2: The Big 8 destroy all the facilities where any nukes or the capablity
> to make more exists. This would be bad and could lead to Maxim's "Blow
> up everything" mentality. I'm not willing to sacrafice Maxim at this
> point, so this idea, at least in this extreme of a version, is not an option.
>
> 3: The Big 8 hire many teams of runners to penetrate the nuke facilities
> and do the same thing, but selectively, leaving the rest of the
> facilities intact. Surgical strikes at weapons and manufacturing/
> refining only. Powerful message, good results, and a lot of potential
> interaction with the characters on the list.
>
> 4: The Big 8 decide to send a messsage as in #1, but do it themselves
> like they did to Aztechnology in the Aztlan sourcebook. Again, one of
> the terms is consolidation of the nukes, and the runners, perhaps
> supported somwhat by SI, wipe them out.
>
> 5: The Big 8 get all fired up to splat Maxim, and decide not to when
> Maxim offers to consolidate the nukes and processing facilities into a
> single location, which then gets splattered by the runners.
>
> 6: Same idea as 5, but instead the runners are provided with heavy
> support from the Big 8.
>
>
> More ideas would be appreciated, as I'm sure that there are diverging
> opinions on this particular matter. I'm willing to compromise quite a
> bit, but I will not allow Maxim to be blasted back into the stone age.
>
> Of the ideas I listed above, I happen to like #4 the most.
>
> Brian
>
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