From:	Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject:	Bug City
Date:	Sat, 27 Mar 1999 16:02:43 -0600

:If a spirit or mage tried to run (using Fast Astral movement) the
:blockade around Chicago, could the Security/Military stop it/him/her?

Yes. It would be pretty sorry way to stop bugs if they couldn't. I
assume that astral perception is equally effective regardless of relative
speed, and running at fast speed would just result in astral evasion
tests.

: Or
:what about going high, close to the manasphere's ceiling, then coming
:down on the other side of the wall?


Again, the bugs could do that, so I'd assume the security forces are
watching for that. Its about as sneaky as leaving in a rocket...
KE probably patrols astrally over the city at a relatively high
distance, or at least stations an interception squad up there (at an
altitude of more than a single fast movement, say 10km); they could also
zap any bugs they see from above (or zap bugs that fly up to attack the
patrollers from anywhere on the perimeter), forcing the bugs to keep
mostly to buildings / underground, unless they can mask, or are really
tough.
I think we are talking about a LOT of security mages; the Bug City ops
put a real dent in Knight Errant's staff, and most of Ares's mages are
Knight Errant personnel. So you've got maybe 1/4-1/10 of a megacorps
mages there doing security, I'd say... maybe almost 1000, easily a few
hundred. I'd expect they would each do 2 4hr patrols a day...
Having been on the top floor of the John Hancock building, I can say
with certainty that 100 people who can fly could fairly easily keep an eye
out for any other flying forms over the entire area of the containment
zone, and intercept them if they were equally fast. Each would have less
than 1km^2 to cover, and that's discounting the aid of nature spirits and
elementals. Even if they had as much as 10km^2 to cover, fast movement
would give them a chance to intercept anything they see, and backup would
arrive almost instantly.

Mongoose