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Message no. 1
From: Evan Hughes <ehughes@****.carleton.ca>
Subject: Y'okay Lynch.
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 96 1:44:53 EDT
>>>>>[Ronin's got the cookies on this one Lynch. Military "precision
and
training" (hah! Don't make us laugh. Next you'll be saying mercs are
useful for tasks OTHER than canon-fodder) is highly over-rated.

Chicago can be purged. It would take work, and probably a fair number of
casualties, but it can be done. The only thing that's slowing down the
effort is an election year.

(And as to our lack of discipline: We might not follow orders well, but we
give them like the best. We've brought teams into hell and back with
minimal casualties. And made commanding so damn stylish that we made
'Chrome twice in one week. Keep that in mind the next time you're
lobbing paintballs at the opposition)]<<<<<
-- Jen and Gabe <01:43:25/31-06-57>
Message no. 2
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Y'okay Lynch.
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 12:45:34 +0100
>>>>>[Yep, spot on, Jen and Gabe. You can't take orders, but you give
them just fine. Sure, that means you're disciplined. You've led teams
into hell and back? Join the club. Been there, done that, wrote the
book, sold the movie rights, wearing the T-shirt. You guys should stop
believing everything your fan club says, lots of people do this. It's no
big deal. Says a lot about you that you think it's something special.

Got news for you, chumskis. "Fair number of casualties" for clearing
Chicago is - best-case scenario - about 15,000 military dead and three
times that wounded. Civilian fatalities projected between 40,000 and
300,000 dead, depending on lots of variables, in a benign scenario.
Worst case... you don't want to know.

But you knew that, right?

And you're volunteering to go help do it? If we go in, I'll be there.
You two could tag along too, finally show the world how totally superior
you are then. Like, actually _do_ something other than run those mouths
off.

Military "training and precision" is overrated? Skull, add a note to
your J&G file, they've never opposed military forces at any significant
level. The survivors tend to be a little more cautious and respectful.

Amateurs. Stylish, but amateurs. By the way, Jenna, weren't you Playmate
of the Month for May 2056?]<<<<<
-- Lynch <12:42/06/06-30-57>
Message no. 3
From: Evan Hughes <ehughes@****.carleton.ca>
Subject: Re: Y'okay Lynch.
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 96 17:44:51 EDT
>>>>>[We never said we were disciplined, we just said we were
mind-numbingly good. Discipline doesn't imply ability (sorry Skull), just
a blind willingness to follow orders. In some situations that's good, in
others it isn't -- it depends on the quality of your superiors.

Clearing out Chicago won't be easy. But somebody has to do it (or we
could all bend over and say 'Let me be the first to welcome our ant
overlords'). Sure, lots of people will get toasted, but that's life.
Aren't you the military expert? Don't you have a grasp of these things?
(C'mon Lynch! We thought better of you! We were almost about to do a run
for you a few months back! Of course, we didn't know you shot blanks back
then...)

And if you don't think leading a team into hell and back (as the old
cliche goes) is impressive, you obviously haven't been on the kinds of
runs we have. If we were to say anymore, your little mind would probably
implode at the realities of running. So we won't. We would hate for Haven
to have to clean your brains off of it's lovely paisly walls.]<<<<<
-- Jen and Gabe <17:43:35/07-01-57>


>>>>>[And sorry again Lynch, those stained pictures you hold so dear
aren't of darling Jenna. They didn't have the kind of cash we wanted so we
had to turn them down. They got some pneumatic biff to cover for her and
said it was Jenna to increase circulation.

We did the only thing we could: sued the fraggers for slander... (The
proporations were all off).

But if you watch carefully, Gabriel will be making his calender debut
sometime later this year...]<<<<<
-- Jen and Gabe <17:43:42/07-01-57>
Message no. 4
From: "Paul J. Adam" <shadowtk@********.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Y'okay Lynch.
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 00:13:51 +0100
>>>>>[You claimed your ability to issue orders made you something
special. Right or wrong? And mindless obedience isn't discipline... but
you don't have to prove your mind-numbing ignorance so often, you've
demonstrated it often enough.

Once more with feeling. Discipline means understanding the orders you
are given, understanding what your part of the mission is, and either
following those orders to the letter or throwing them away depending on
circumstances. Getting it right is the hard part. For "mindless
obedience" read "lemmings". For "disciplined" read "wolf
pack". You
begin to see the difference?

Chicago... like I said, if the troops go in I'll be there. I doubt we'll
see Jen and Gabe leading the charge. You might get those designer duds
dirty. "Lots of people will get toasted, but that's life". Sure, sure.
Some of us care about these details. Some of us have to write the
letters home.

And I wonder what your idea of hell is. Having to travel more than a
block to the nearest fast-food outlet? Staying in a hotel without room
service? Why do you two think you're so special? There are plenty of
people who actually make a living doing what you talk about.

And you were nearly ready to do a run for me? Boy, I'm flattered. At the
time you never even answered my mail. Real professional, children. I
fear you do not impress.

Oh, yeah, I admit, I lost a bet on the Playboy question. A friend
insisted the chica in question was way too classy to be a low-end
shadowrunner like Jenna. I said that Jenna did at least know how to look
good, even if she wasn't. Guess I was wrong about that too. Too
bad.]<<<<<
-- Lynch <00:43:32/07-01-57>
Message no. 5
From: ANGLISS BRIAN EDWARD <angliss@****.Colorado.EDU>
Subject: Re: Y'okay Lynch.
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:17:53 -0600 (MDT)
>>>>>[When you two have lived as long as I have and been on as many runs
as I have, then you will have a right to talk about the "realities" of
shadowrunning. Until you're in your fiftys and have been running for 33
years, you don't know shit.

I've run the shadows in more places and in and out of more places than you
two dream about in your wildest wet dreams. Places that make breaking my
friend out of KGB headquarters in Moscow look like a walk in the park.
And I'm not talking anything you would know about either. Some of your
ultra-black, sub-silent runs are downright noisy in comparison.
Especially those where you killed everything in sight.

I may not be a mercenary, even though I used to provide a good number of
them with their weapons(you two might even use stuff that you bought from
my dealers), but I feel that the best runs are those where you can get in
and out without anyone knowing you were there, or knowing that you stole
your target data, ever.

The first time you two do a run like that, let me know. On second
thought, considering that I still have a few good resources and contacts
around the world, don't call me, I'll call you and tell you when you
finally do a run that far below the surface. I suspect I'll know long
before you do.]<<<<<
-- Action Jackson <22:16:56/06-30-57>
Message no. 6
From: ANGLISS BRIAN EDWARD <angliss@****.Colorado.EDU>
Subject: Re: Y'okay Lynch.
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 1996 22:20:29 -0600 (MDT)
>>>>>[Paisly? How dare you insult Haven in such a diabolical manner!?
I'll have you know that the walls are painted a beautiful shade of white,
with the occasional Scottish Tartan or other pattern. But I quite assure
you that none of the children have even dared to consider thinking about
dreaming about painting a paisly pattern on a wall.]<<<<<
-- Valentine <22:18:43/06-30-57>
Message no. 7
From: Craigtw1@***.com
Subject: Re: Y'okay Lynch.
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 00:44:29 -0400
>>>>>[Jen and Gabe, it's really too bad that you have no understanding of
discipline. You see you keep saying that you like to waste ammo, lose team
members, and fail to meet your objectives. Discipline helps to reduce the
chances of teammates being killed in action. It helps to drop your target
with only one shot, so you can have extra ammo for when you get ambushed. It
helps to keep your mind focused on the mission at hand.

I, truly, pity you both. I am willing to bet that I could take on both of
you and still wipe your asses over the floor, but of course any squatter
probably could do that with both hands tied behind his/her back.]<<<<<
-- Gunny (21:45:30 PDT/ 06:30:57)

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