From:	Mark Imbriaco <mai@**.ODU.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Job offer (fwd)
Date:	Fri, 5 Nov 1993 12:30:15 -0500

>>>>>[Forwarded message from Tahiro Tanaka follows.. I'll probably get
myself in some heavy drek for forwarding this, but I'm sick and tired of
the japanese government trying to screw me

*** Forwarded text:

>>>>>[I was happy to get a response from such a buisnesslike person like
you
seem to be. Now, about the mission I was talking of...

The Goverment of Tokyo has been busy with some anti-social elements in the
vincinity of a specific harbour district for some months now. All actions
taken against this group and their kawaru friends have resulted in failure
due to treason and incompetent leadership. This group is supported by
local inhabitants, and most mercenaries locally hired for this job have
either failed to achieve their assigned goals or even joined this anti-
social fray. The Goverment Security Forces now have permission to pay
remotely hired mercenaries for the job. Pay will be 75.000+, depending
on success. Pl&+w!!3F/

***** Transmission interupted *****

This is Cat. The message you are reading refers to me and some of my most
loyal companions. The GSF obviously ran out of alternatives and came to
the Seatle Shadowtalk as a means of hiring hitman. If you want to accept
this offer, it will be your last run in the shadows. Either you get your-
self killed in the mission, or the GSF gets you killed afterwards. Think,
chummer. Would they allow anybody staying alive who can testify their
inability to get some 'runners and metas out of their oh so tidy city?
Let us be friends and settle it with that. Otherwise, I will allow no
more exchange of information between you and the GSF.
No bad feelings, eh?
CAT

***** Engage scrambler routine *****
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-- Tahiro Tanaka, CEO GSF <17:30:09/11-05-54>

*** End of forwarded transcript.

It looks as if Cat has caught on to Tokyo's little ideas on this one. For
once, I'm glad I didn't take a run. ]<<<<<
--Mantis (The-Mantis/Preys!)

*****ENCRYPT EYES-ONLY CAT*****
>>>>>[ Cat, looks as if you and your chummers are in some heavy drek. I
don't appreciate the japanese gov't trying to use me, so if you need
some help, count me in. Contact me at ***DOUBLE_CRYPT_LTG*** and we'll see
what I can do to help. ]<<<<<
--Mantis (The-Mantis/Preys!)