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From: Sascha Pabst <Sascha.Pabst@**********.UNI-OLDENBURG.DE>
Subject: Planting...
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 22:31:57 +0000
***** PRIVATE: Ronin, Marlowe
>>>>>[ We did deliver the package as you told us. Had to summarize the
report somewhat, but here we go...

+++++begin download: HeadCam001.mov
The POV indicates the camera is fixed to a hardhat of some sort, the
yellow peak just in view. Whoever wears the helmet leaves a van and
pulls open a manhole into the sewers. Shadows on the ground indicate
there are several other people with him, carrying bags of some sort.

A heavily built ork woman wearing the yellow and red overall of
Shiawase Sanitation sets up a warning sign covering the hole in the
ground. The person whith the camera looks around quickly, just seeing an
elf climbing down the ladder, then a human throwing down large yellow
bags. Nearby a van is parking, also in red and yellow colors. After both
the human and the ork entered the hole, the camera follows.

In in the sewers, a large tarpaulin covers most of the tunnel. Passing
it, the camera grabs images of man, elf and ork who just remove the
overalls and reveal black tight jumpsuits. As backpacks and guns are
drawn from the bags, the disguise is dropped into the dirt carelessly.
"Hurry up, Canis," the human growls. The POV suddenly gets bouncy,
obviously Canis removes his disguise. When the picture steadies again,
suddenly there is a woman standing, dressed in a long evening dress,
where you were sure just a second before nobody was. "The astral is
clear..." she says. "Thanks," answers Canis, then removes the helmet and
starts jogging down the tunnel with the rest of the team, while the
woman quickly gets immaterial, then vanishes.

The camera, probably attached to Canis' hardhat, remains behind,
watching the empty tunnel.
+++++end download: HeadCam001.mov

We had to cover about four blocks before we reached Damnation on this
highway of shit, and couldn't take real camera footage, just pictures,
as the person I bribed would probably gotten nervous when filmed.

+++++begin download: Anim_Photo.mov
A picture, showing the human male (Fohdytoo) standing under a manhole,
hands raised as if knocking. The lightsource, that seems to be located
behind the camera, throws shadows of two more people at the walls.

The next picture shows the manhole opened, a small human man in uniform
looking down at Fohdytoo. He seems to say something, Fohdytoo displays
empty hands, palms up. Canis stands next to Fohdytoo, an Enfield AS-7
shouldered and holding up a credstick.

The shadowrunners have left the sewers, standing in a cellar room full
of boilers and pipes. Fohdytoo and Orion stand near the man in uniform,
debating. Canis stands a few meters off, smiling, and covering the only
visible door with his shotgun.

The man in uniform is on the floor, Orion kneeling on his back,
readying a syringe. Canis keeps covering the door, while Fohdytoo seems
to be laughing out loud.

Fohdytoo supports Canis, who is limb in his arms. Orion knees in front
of the door, the maglock's frontplate removed.
+++++end download: Anim_Photo.mov

Stupid guard demanded double what we bargained before. Well, one dose of
narcoject and Laes respectivly were cheaper then. He will not remember
what happened, and when someone finds him there, the bottle of Bourbon
we left behind will explain all...

+++++begin download: VidCam003.mov
"Come, come, now... what's..." Orion's voice is muttering, only his back
visible as he is bent over another maglock. "What are you doin', omae?"
Fohdytoo's growling voice demands to know, "Hurry u..." He's interrupted
by a soft clicking sound as the lock finally opens. The door's kicked
open, and both Ms Ellie and Canis jump into the room, covering both
sides, while the barrel of a HK 227, S-version, swings into view, aiming
at the far wall. The room is empty but a large machine, probably an air
conditioning system, and a computer terminal. "Great," Orion murmurs,
just audible for the camera, and rushes to the terminal, pulling a
datacord from his backpack.

The camera focuses on Canis as he moves to the air conditioning system,
openeing his backpack. From behind, another clicking sound indicates Ms
Ellie has closed the door to the room. Canis pulls a box from his pack
that looks like a high-tech thermometer, then stops right before the
system. Looks down at the box in his hand, back at the machine,
hestitating. "Err..." he says, sounding confused. "What system is..."
he
turns to Orion, noticing simultaneous with the camera Orion is already
jacked in. "Scheisse," he mutters, then walks over to the decker and
checks a display on the deck. "He's cleaning the logs," Canis informs
the camera, then glances at the terminal. "Better wish me luck,
Fohdytoo..." he mutters, then boots the computer. "...and pray here be
manuals for that stupid air conditioner. Who'd think they changed the
system..." With that, he starts punching keys, cursing under his breath
all the time.

Half a minute later, he looks up from a technical drawing on the
screen, exclaiming, "Got it, finally! Los geht's!" and moves back to the
air conditioning system. He pushes a lever, then opens a small hatch in
the machine. Carefully, he checks a scale on the box he had brought,
then even more carefully places it in the opening. After closing the
system again, he sighs with relief, then looks over to Fohdytoo and
states, "Ready when Orion is..."
+++++end download: VidCam003.mov

I erased all traces of our presence from the system, and left a
backdoor that will help us when we do the hit. We left without
problems... ]<<<<<
-- Orion <22:27:49/11-05-58>

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