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Message no. 1
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2002 16:24:57 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[By the way, I'm in town and investigating... is there anything you'd
like me to get started on before this hotel meeting you mentioned
earlier?]<<<<<
-- XLR8 <16:30:30/09-30-63>
Message no. 2
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 22:26:58 +0100
*****PRIVATE: XLR8
>>>>>[Check out these numbers. In particular, calls to each other. I'm
not great at COMINT so I'll trust you to follow your skill.

+++++include file: >>telephones.dat<<

Thanks.]<<<<<
-- Soraya <22:26:42/10-02-63>
Message no. 3
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 23:15:30 +0100
>>>>>[Skilled and discreet operatives needed to assist in the resolution
of a delicate situation.

Interested parties should contact me privately for more
information.]<<<<<
-- Soraya <23:15:42/09-20-63>
Message no. 4
From: zebulingod@*****.com (-Â¥-Zeb-Â¥-)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 17:51:03 -0700
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[What kind of job are we talking? Do you need one or more than one
operative? I got skills in making big things quiet.]<<<<<
-- Wraithslayer <17:48:03/09-19-63>
Message no. 5
From: jjmach@**********.com (Jeffrey Mach)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 00:45:33 -0700
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[While I am interested, my interest could quickly grow or disappear
depending on the nature of the "delicate situation" and your desired
course of action.

My specialties are aligned with site infiltration and, potentially,
elimination of individuals. By "delicate" I am assuming you are not
considering heavy wetwork, which is outside my area of expertise.

Please be assured of my utmost discretion on any matters you wish to
discuss.]<<<<<
-- Quicksilver <23:36:37/09-20-63 PDT>
Message no. 6
From: loneeagle2061@*******.com (Lone Eagle)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 09:29:24 +0000
***** PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[What's the job? What's the timeframe? We have both physical and
>>>>>electronic intrusion specialists available. Give me some details and
>>>>>we'll find out if we can accommodate your needs.]<<<<<
-- Stranger <10:20:34/09-20-63>

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Message no. 7
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 10:04:17 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[Where?]<<<<<
-- XLR8 <16:09:20/09-20-63>
Message no. 8
From: lubzens@*******.com (Opher Lubzens)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 10:37:16 +0200
*****PRIVATE:Soraya
>>>>>[Sounds interesting, if you need somebody stealthy please contact
>>>>>me.But two warnings- my forte isn't heavy combat except in extremely
>>>>>short ranges, and I don't do wetwork- unless you can prove to me that
>>>>>the target is worthy of elimination by my
standards.]<<<<<
--Flash<09.21.63/11:32:45>

*****PRIVATE:Soraya
>>>>>[Consider me interested, if the work requires high combat capability
>>>>>I'm probably your man, for the right price]<<<<<
--The Crete<09.21.63/11:50:22>

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Message no. 9
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:12:12 +0100
*****PRIVATE BCC: Flash, The Crete, XLR8, Stranger, Quicksilver,
Wraithslayer
>>>>>[As you can probably guess from the blind-carbon-copy, there are
several of you interested in this job. I will try to answer all your
questions; those of you who are still interested should let me know if
you prefer to work together or separately, and on which parts of the
job.

Basically: I've got a job underway in Stovington, Vermont. Some outside
factors are trying to interfere: they're local Mafia, and are
threatening violence. I've got enough work to do that I don't want the
distraction. I'd like the Mob persuaded to go away.

I don't particularly care if that's done by negotiation, electronic
mayhem, blackmail, assassination, some or all of the above... so long as
it doesn't make national news, you don't get caught and the mobsters
leave my operation the frag alone.


I'm willing to pay travel expenses plus >>medium sum<< for success.
Anyone not scared off yet?]<<<<<
-- Soraya <20:11:36/09-22-63>
Message no. 10
From: zebulingod@*****.com (-Â¥-Zeb-Â¥-)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 18:53:39 -0700
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[Never met a mobster that didn't like me. What kind of time frame are
we looking at? And, how many other people know about this little job?]<<<<<
-- Wraithslayer <18:53:37/09-22-63>
Message no. 11
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 17:13:33 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[Tactically, I work alone. Strategically? I guess I can co-ordinate
with others. Getting me to Vermont would cost about >>slightly overgenerous
sum<<. Send me the nuyen, I'll start making arrangements.]<<<<<
-- XLR8 <22:18:45/09-22-63>
Message no. 12
From: loneeagle2061@*******.com (Lone Eagle)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 09:51:43 +0000
***** PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[My team can be in place within twelve hours with fuss, forty-eight
>>>>>without, approximate times. We have no problems with working as part
of
>>>>>a larger operation, nor as single units.
You will forgive me I hope for querying this, my navdata coverage on the
east coast is less than perfect; Please clarify Stovington, I do not have
that location on my system.
We will require >>about three times the price of three airline tickets<< for
basic travel expenses, >>Large sum<< for express delivery. Please advise me
of your preference and we will make arrangements.]<<<<<
-- Stranger <10:51:34/09-23-63>

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Message no. 13
From: jjmach@**********.com (Jeffrey Mach)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:29:41 -0700
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[Generally, I work alone, but can play well with others if the need
arises. I have experience in dealings with organized crime, for and
against, so count me among those not frightened away yet.

If I may offer a suggestion, perhaps things could be better arranged if
there were a number of factions within the local "Family." If this is
the case, then perhaps there are members of that Family that you would
prefer remain among us, rather than others less amenable to reason. We
would appreciate any intel you have on the members, because some
factions may be more easily turned against each other, which is a far
safer and more straightforward means of preoccupying them than direct
conflict from outside forces. If you could identify such to the
respondents, we may not have to work together and each pursue the avenue
that we feel, or have represented to you that we are best equipped to
deal with.

Some coordination will probably be in order, and I assume you will
provide all your contractors with the timeframe for your "job" during
which we will keep your opponents occupied. However, a diversity of
attacks simultaneously occurring to your enemies with nothing to connect
them and suggest an effective countermeasure, would likely be more
devastating than an attack by a larger, unified team.

Speaking for myself, I have typically handled more absolute resolution
to peoples problems, but I do have a knack for a softer touch, if it is
required. Therefore, you may wish to point me in the direction of
someone you'd prefer survive the experience. I also have experience
getting into places and situations where I am least expected, so if you
really have none you wish to stay above room temperature, and you know
of one who is particularly difficult to get a hold of, let me know.

I will make arrangements to be in the area upon receipt of >>high-luxury
trans-continental transportation cost<<.]<<<<<
-- Quicksilver <23:19:29/09-23-63 PDT>
Message no. 14
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 18:50:58 +0100
*****PRIVATE: Wraithslayer
>>>>>[The timescale - not too urgent yet, but within a few weeks.

The number of people: six, including yourself. Still discussing who's in
and who's willing to pull what work.]<<<<<
-- Soraya <18:50:32/09-25-63>
Message no. 15
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 18:53:15 +0100
*****PRIVATE: XLR8
>>>>>[Okay, sounds good. There'll be others operating, but I'll
co-ordinate and prevent friendly fire (or try to...)

+++++include credit transfer: >>agreed sum<<

I can recommend the Rainbow's End hotel as having decent food and a
relaxed attitude to guests who don't make trouble.]<<<<<
-- Soraya <18:53:32/09-25-63>
Message no. 16
From: zebulingod@*****.com (-Â¥-Zeb-Â¥-)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 11:05:15 -0700
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[Count me in, then. I've been needing something to keep me busy. You
can transfer >>agreed sum<< to >>account<<. I can be of great help
in
quieting things down, but I do prefer to work on my own.]<<<<<
-- Wraithslayer <11:05:03/09-25-63>
Message no. 17
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:20:41 +0100
*****PRIVATE: Stranger
>>>>>[Non-urgent and discreet works best for me. You'll be operating
independently alongside several other units.

+++++include credit transfer: >>agreed sum<<

Stovington's about ten or fifteen miles north of Montpelier. It started
out as a Top Secret Federal Ranch, and ended up growing into a
decent-size town ('cause lots of high-paid Feds live there, so they want
bars and cinemas and houses and hotels same as the rest of us).]<<<<<
-- Soraya <19:20:42/09-25-63>
Message no. 18
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:22:12 +0100
*****PRIVATE: Wraitslayer
>>>>>[Excellent. You'll be working alone, alongside several others. Hope
that suits you.

+++++include credit transfer: >>agreed sum<<]<<<<<
-- Soraya <19:22:35/09-25-63>
Message no. 19
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:27:41 +0100
*****PRIVATE: Quicksilver
>>>>>[Sounds like an excellent plan. I'm going for it.

+++++include credit transfer: >>agreed sum<<

Now, the heavies in question are Chaz Cardone's outfit, based out of
Barre: they're typical rural gangsters, with a few members that are
ambitious and want to expand - guess who my problems are with? I figure
we might be able to foment a mob war if we do this right.

I'll brief you (and everyone else) properly in person.]<<<<<
-- Soraya <19:27:45/09-25-63>
Message no. 20
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:30:23 +0100
*****PRIVATE: Flash
>>>>>[There will be violence, probably fatal, as part of this job:
though I wouldn't ask you to do it. If you're still interested, get
yourself to Stovington (reasonable travel expenses refunded) and I'll
brief you there.]<<<<<
-- Soraya <19:29:43/09-25-63>

*****PRIVATE: The Crete
>>>>>[Good. If you want in on the job, get yourself to Stovington
(reasonable travel expenses refunded) and I'll brief you there.]<<<<<
-- Soraya <19:29:59/09-25-63>
Message no. 21
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 19:36:12 +0100
*****PRIVATE Flash, The Crete, XLR8, Stranger, Quicksilver, Wraithslayer
>>>>>[You'll meet up in Stovington, or at least those of you who accept
the job and come out here will.

To help me make my nefarious plans for getting Cardone's bozos off my
case, could you each send me a basic brag sheet of what you're good (and
bad) at and what kind of work you prefer? Just so's I don't send snipers
into knife fights or mistakes like that.

And I'd hope to see you all here by October 1st. That morning, call
>>phone number<< and we'll arrange a meeting: it'll be in a conference
room in a hotel and so dress will be 'business casual'. There, we can
all introduce ourselves, I can explain what needs doing, and then start
assigning tasks to people.

Sound okay to everyone?]<<<<<
-- Soraya <19:36:43/09-25-63>
Message no. 22
From: zebulingod@*****.com (-Â¥-Zeb-Â¥-)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 20:20:30 -0700
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[I can do all sorts of things that need being done...from a distance.
I'll call on the First.]<<<<<
-- Wraithslayer <20:17:07/09-25-63>
Message no. 23
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 17:38:16 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[I'll be in town in about 12 hours. I'd prefer to have at least a week
to snoop around in the local... activities, shall we say, before I can begin... whatever
it is you require me to begin. Details as to where the opposition's interests and yours
are colliding would be a good place to start, but I can operate in the dark if you feel
that I don't need to know that info. This meeting you mention will probably catch me mid
way through my investigation, but we can deal with that.

In answer to your last question, I'm a rigger, and my speciality is
urban electronic warfare and surveillance. This implies you've already
got targets in mind, or at least some useful intel?]<<<<<
-- XLR8 <22:25:43/09-25-63>
Message no. 24
From: jjmach@**********.com (Jeffrey Mach)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 23:39:04 -0700
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[A mob war? With the right people, not an insurmountable problem.
Far better we get them fighting themselves, than them fighting us, no
doubt.

Regarding an in-person meet, I hope you do not mind if I send a
representative in my stead? While I often speak regarding "myself,"
often in fact, I work with and through associates and surrogates. Rest
assured, you need only pay me as an individual commensurate with the
task you choose for me. Anonymity is a valuable asset in my line of
work. Again, I hope you will understand if my brag sheet does not name
names either. Please let my earlier statement suffice that I have had
several dealings with La Cosa Nostra and am quite comfortable in that
environment.

As for my areas of expertise, I am quite adept at infiltration, although
I prefer the tactic of hiding in plain sight, rather than the cloak of
darkness. I am skilled in many manners of dispatching individual human
obstacles, but typically do not choose to face multiple simultaneous
targets. As I mention before, I may be more qualified than most others
you will meet via a shadow forum in the arts of persuasive distraction
should you choose to keep some of the reasonable members of the Cardone
extended family around.]<<<<<
-- Quicksilver <20:59:25/09-25-63 PDT>


*****PRIVATE: NewzJunkie
>>>>>[Set the standard travel plans in motion. I need to get this
person to Stovington, Vermont by next Monday. Use the following image
set for any documentation:

+++++include: JaneDoe7.images

+++++credit authorization: >>account<<
+++++amount: >>most of Soraya's front money<<

Also, I need you to work up a dossier on the members of the local crime
organization run by a Chaz Cardone, at or around the time the person
arrives. I will warn you, I have been made aware that there are others
looking into this organization, so even more than usual, sacrifice depth
for stealth, because I do not want Cardone or any of his associates
tipped off that anything is on its way.]<<<<<
-- Quicksilver <21:02:34/09-25-63 PDT>


*****PRIVATE: Quicksilver
>>>>>[Travel stuff: null persp.
My channels are pretty open, and I'm getting good at setting that stuff
up, but I still don't understand why you insist on having your and your
"friends" travel on the cheap. You get your money's worth on the back
trace on cleanup.

Cardone & Assoc.: I'm going to have to beg you for more than the usual
rate. I'm not too afraid of that podunk bunch, but keeping it quiet is
not going to be easy if there's going to be a thundering herd of us.
Also, I don't know if your JD knows this, but Stovington is a bedroom
community for FedGov fat cats. That means that their little corner of
the matrix has a shitload more monitoring than your typical Vermont
town. Call it double-rate for a mobster times however many juicy ones I
dig up.

But hey, on the upside, I hear that the leaves are beautiful this time
of year.]<<<<<
-- Quicksilver <21:34:49/09-25-63 PDT>
Message no. 25
From: loneeagle2061@*******.com (Lone Eagle)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:07:21 +0000
***** PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[We will be in Montpelier by the end of this month. Contact will be
>>>>>made as requested. We don't have "Brag sheets" however a
dossier is
>>>>>available to allow you to assess the team's abilities, strengths and
>>>>>weaknesses. The dossier will be at the following Matrix location at
>>>>> >>Time/Date<< for a period of five minutes. It will be
monitored.

+++++Include file: Dossier location

I hope it serves your purpose.]<<<<<
-- Stranger <10:47:41/09-26-63>


***** PRIVATE: Archangel (m)
>>>>>[Get that deck fired up and get online, I'll follow and backstop you.
>>>>>We need everything we can get without alerting anyone on the following

>>>>>keywords:
Stovington,
Cardone,
Soraya.
Particularly as they relate to the risks; law enforcement, hardware, links
back up the chain, and operations within the State of Vermont.
Try and find some good topographical maps of the area while you're at it,
let's see where we can get terrain on our side. And see if the architectural
blueprints are available for the place, let's try to build a good virtual
Stovington to check through. I'll head up there tomorrow and take some
pictures, twenty rolls should give us a lot of it.
Remember we haven't arrived yet, make sure you route everything through
Seattle.
While you're at it, do some cursory checks on Flash, The Crete, XLR8,
Quicksilver & Wraithslayer, nothing dodgy, but let's see who we're working
with.]<<<<<
-- Stranger <11:06:10/09-26-63>

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Message no. 26
From: zebulingod@*****.com (-Â¥-Zeb-Â¥-)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:12:54 -0700
*****PRIVATE: Wraithslayer
>>>>>[Someone's been sniffing around for information on you last day or
two. I put up some redirects and various "mysterious tidbits" to confuse
the hell out of them for you. They'll either think you're ex-British SAS or
a high school teacher, depending on how deep and how long they look.

Also, I have the information you've requested regarding the Vermont area,
including current UCASGS maps, resolution 1m. Hope they come in useful.

Now when are we going out to dinner?]<<<<<
-- Dawn Treader <10:11:01/09-26-63>
Message no. 27
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 22:29:36 +0100
*****PRIVATE: Quicksilver
>>>>>[You seem to understand my situation well. Cardone is interfering
in my business. I care not how he is prevented from further
interference, provided he and his cease to be a problem.

As to your sending a representative... provided they can discuss and
negotiate on your behalf in an adequately timely manner, that's quite
acceptable. We all have enemies.]<<<<<
-- Soraya <22:29:50/09-27-63>
Message no. 28
From: ShadowTK@********.demon.co.uk (Paul J. Adam)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2002 23:14:17 +0100
*****PRIVATE: XLR8
>>>>>[Your plans sound sensible. As far as your targets, I see your
value as being countervalue targeting: that is, doing large amounts of
damage to the enemy's money supply and powerbase. That would include
targets such as vehicle dealerships, used-car lots, political offices,
and other fixed but expensive targets.

If you are talented at EW and COMINT, then I have additional work for
you which I would, of course, be willing to pay you for. In particular,
can you track and monitor individual telephones?]<<<<<
-- Soraya <23:14:32/09-28-63>
Message no. 29
From: chicken@********.net.nz (Jaimie)
Subject: Work Offer
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 17:18:39 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Soraya
>>>>>[Monitoring telecommunications is not really my specialist area, but I
get by. So unless they're using the latest military technology, I should be able to manage
that for you.]<<<<<
-- XLR8 <22:24:10/09-29-63>
Message no. 30
From: Jaimie Nicholson <jaimie.nicholson@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Work offer
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 11:04:45 +1200
*****PRIVATE: Marlowe
>>>>>[I could use your technical and investigative skills.
Busy?]<<<<<
-- Ronin <14:47:56/11-11-58>

*****PRIVATE: Ice
>>>>>[Got another job lined up, I could use you on the front line. Any of
the other shifters available for astral support?]<<<<<
-- Ronin <14:48:56/11-11-58>

*****PRIVATE: Ronin
>>>>>[What do you have for us? As for the astral backup, Thirstein and
Michael are in Indonesia, Gage has dropped out of sight again, and Kyle
can't go astral. How long can this wait? I doubt Thirstein will be up for
this sort of thing, but I believe Michael is kind of cash-hungry right now.
I'll ask him when he gets back.]<<<<<
-- Ice <18:10:52/11-11-58>

*****PRIVATE: Ice
>>>>>[A collector of stolen artworks has, through a fixer I know, given us
the job of hitting a rival collector's stash. We get 20% of the value of
whatever we pull out. This is potentially a vast money-earner, equal shares
for all of them as participates.

This could be the proverbial Big Score. Retirement would be nice.]<<<<<
-- Ronin <21:26:03/11-11-58>
Message no. 31
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Work offer
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 23:47:09 +0000
*****PRIVATE: Ronin
>>>>>[Yeah, I'm interested. I'm getting kind of used to working with
you, and it pays better than detective work. Plus there's only so many
cheating spouses and thieving employees to chase down.

What's the job?]<<<<<
-- Marlowe <23:46:16/11-11-58>
Message no. 32
From: Jaimie Nicholson <jaimie.nicholson@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Re: Work offer
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 12:02:47 +1100
*****PRIVATE: Marlowe
>>>>>[A collector of stolen artworks wants to add to his stash by hiring
someone to knock over one of his fellow collectors. Pay is 20% of the value
of whatever we pull out, equal shares for them as participates. The target
collector's name is Kevin Wright, the address is >>address in downtown
Seattle<<, it's one of those high priced condo things, no idea about
on-site security, which is where you come in. Can you a) find out who holds
the security providing contract on that building, b) get hold of some floor
plans for the relevant floor, and c) meet Ice and me at The Chocolate Bomb
for coffee and discussion of the target, 1500 tomorrow. If you find any
useful info before then, bring it along, but no hurry, we want to do this
_right_, not fast. If Kev is alerted, he'll move his stash, and then we'll
have to resort to beating the info out of him.]<<<<<
-- Ronin <15:20:54/11-12-58>
Message no. 33
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.DEMON.CO.UK>
Subject: Re: Work offer
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 00:58:11 +0000
*****PRIVATE: Ronin
>>>>>[I'm taking it easy. Feelers out, nice and discreet. Security
shouldn't be hard. Floorplans harder. Meeting you and Herman, no problem
at all.

See you there.]<<<<<
-- 00:58:38/11-13-58>
Message no. 34
From: Jaimie Nicholson <jaimie.nicholson@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Work offer
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 1997 11:33:38 +0100
*****PRIVATE: Michael
>>>>>[You still looking for work? Feel up to providing some astral support
to some B&E work? If so, I have such work going with Ronin and a guy called
Marlowe. Here's a brief piece of footage to show the principals in the run:

+++++Begin footage
The Chocolate Bomb cafe in the afternoon, the shades are keeping the low
sun from shining in the eyes of the patrons. At least one set of those eyes
holds a cybercamera, recording footage from a table near the door, occupied
by the camera-person and one other, a man who watches the door through
mirror-shades and a face fixed in cheesy-samurai-stereotype-mode.

"Fucken' hell, mate, you look like a gaffe," mutters the camera-person.

"A what?" asks the samurai stereotype.

"Sitting there all 'I'm a hard bastard' like. What the fuck is that."

"Go to hell. It's my biz mask."

"But..." interupts the camera-person, but stereotype brushes it aside.

"It's a habit," he says, "What am I, going to break it for you, after all
these years. Nah, frag off, the cheest look stays."

"Fine," muttered, "But..."

The "but" stays unfinished, as the small group is joined by a third, this
one a nondescript white human male in a tan trenchcoat, hands in his
pockets and hunched slightly: ten seconds after he passed you in the
street, you'd have trouble remembering his hair colour let alone his face.

"Ronin," says the newcomer, talking to the stereotype, then turning to the
camera-person, "And Herman? Been some time."

"Huh?" Ice asks, just ahead of Ronin's somewhat more informative reply.

"He was working with us on our last effort," the samurai stereotype says,
"But I guess you two never actually met, since Ice was providing astral
support only."

"That was you?" the newcomer asks, "Man, your voice is pretty different on
the phone."

"Yeah, it's these fraggin pixie vocal cords, give us high voices, and the
telecom cuts alot of the high frequency stuff, or something. Maybe that's a
load of shit though, so don't quote me."

+++++End footage

As you can see we all know each other well enough to relax and let the
witty/cheesy dialogue flow, so there shouldn't be any double-crossing or
any other nasty drek like that, this ought to be a comparatively pleasant
intro to the shadow world. I'll tell you about the target tonight if you
accept.

On another note, I'm working on enchanting a weapon focus, a Katana made
back in NZ, so there's a sort of emotional connection for me. Did you do
much in the enchanting area at college? If so, can you look through your
notes and check if there's anything new in the area I need to know? And if
I offer a consulting fee, will you consider that offensive?]<<<<<
-- Ice <15:10:41/10-14-58>
Message no. 35
From: Jeffrey Mach <mach@****.CALTECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Work offer
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 1997 23:29:42 -0800
*****PRIVATE: Ice
>>>>>[Uh...yeah...I guess I'm game. I was kinda surprised at the cred
Kirk floated me after we got back from Indonesia. Though, she didn't seem
to take it too well when I muttered something like, "Well if I knew you
were paying this you just might have had a boy-toy." I did it to get a
laugh out of Thirstein which is worth something, but well, like I said,
she didn't think it was too funny. Maybe this shadowrunning thing isn't so
bad after all.

Astral support sounds cool. So, what's B&E? I mean, like if we get
caught, how long would they toss us in the can? I don't think I'd like
prison that much...but if that's not in the picture then, hey, no
problemo.

You've introduced me to Ronin. Seems a bit of a hard-ass, but I guess he
has his reasons. The Marlowe guy, I don't know from Adam, but if you say
he's cool then he's cool. I can't say that there's a people-problem on
this one.

Hmmmm. About the enchanting stuff, I mean, it was required for the
program and I've done some study of my own, so I know a high-grade
power-focus from a crooked stick, and I have dabbled with radicals and
such, but that isn't exactly my forte...on the other hand, there is this
person I know. Well, more like I know and work for (got to pay the rent
somehow). Her name's Tass, and she's an enchanting adept, I help her run
her shop. She's really good at that sort of thing, but she's a bit of a
tightwad. Only lets me get away with wholesale, and I freaking _work_ for
her!?! She has me doing consulting and stuff, and then turns around and
treats me like her stockboy. Say's she's too old to do that bending and
lifting sort of stuff. But if I introduce you, don't make any stupid
comments about the fact she's old enough to be my mom, she hates that. And
don't you dare mention anything about shadowrunning. I think she has
something against shadowrunners in general, but somehow I've never got
around to asking her about it. As for the fee, I wouldn't mind a finder's
fee for putting you together or for my college notes, but knowing her,
she'll drain you broke so I won't ask.]<<<<<
-- Michael <21:30:43/11-14-58 PST>
Message no. 36
From: Jaimie Nicholson <jaimie.nicholson@********.OTAGO.AC.NZ>
Subject: Re: Work offer
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 12:19:12 +0100
*****PRIVATE: Michael
>>>>>[What's B&E? On the off-chance that you weren't being sarcastic,
it's
breaking and entry. Punishments if we get caught would vary... I doubt
you'd get anything, hard to prove astral crimes unless you kill someone
really messily and leave a big background count. Ronin's got so much
cyber/bioware he'd probably get twenty years in the electric chair, as
someone in an old movie once said. Marlowe would probably get the standard
punishment for aggravated robbery, if they use that term here. I'll be in
tiger form, so I'd probably get hauled off by the animal control people and
stuck in a zoo somewhere.

Fortunately though, the target is a collector of stolen art, so I doubt
he'll be calling the cops. We've been engaged to snatch his collection and
sell it to the Johnson at 20% of market value, even shares for the four of
us. We're having a planning session tomorrow at about 1200, Ronin's got a
little garage that he used back in his SIR days, it's at >>address<<.

Tass... an intro would be cool. I'll talk to your meat bod about it
sometime soon.]<<<<<
-- Ice <15:41:08/11-16-58>
Message no. 37
From: Jeffrey Mach <mach@****.CALTECH.EDU>
Subject: Re: Work offer
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 19:19:03 -0800
*****PRIVATE: Ice
>>>>>[In for a penny, in for a pound eh? Rob from the rich and criminal
and give to the rich and criminal. Why not just sell them to a museum or
something for full value...oh yeah, stolen...nevermind. Can't say it
sounds like fun, but I'm in. Should keep me in summoning materials for a
little while, right?

I'll be there at the meet. As for Tass, yeah, just remember what I said
and everything would be cool. We'll talk about it later.]<<<<<
-- Michael <19:19:54/11-16-58 PST>

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