Starit 2012/06/08(Fri)18:05 No. 419963 ID: 31015f
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Ok... Trying not to freak out here... Let’s recap for a secon. T-they took me prisoner and separated from mom, all my stuff taken away from me.... But other than that, they haven’t done anything with me. Been waiting for hours inside of an empty room until two guys came in and brought here. To this completely dark room, where I’ve been waiting for noth-

*click*

Starit 2012/06/08(Fri)18:09 No. 419966 ID: 31015f
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“Welcome, Suria V’Azhue. I would apologize for the rudeness of my associates but that would make me an hypocrite.”

“Who are you? What do you want from us?”

“You don’t need to know it, so let’s get to the point, shall we?”

The voice is fairly distorted by an electronic device, but even in the shadows and with the weird voice, I can almost swear that the man at the desk isn’t a Ziraneé.

“We’re a powerful and expanding group, always looking for new opportunities and promising individuals. We’ve come across your case. Quite a nasty family business, If I may say. But we’ve followed your progress and we think that you’re showing very promising results. We tried to get a hold of you in the Interception but you cleverly got out of that situation. Bravo.”

“What? So... Those Patrol ships that tried to stop us! They were working for you?”

The man dismisses the question and keeps talking.

“Let’s cut to the chase: you’re going to work with us now. Or rather, for us. We’ll assign you missions and you’ll perform them without asking questions. If you refuse, we’ll hand you over to your “beloved” aunt. We’ll keep your mother hostage. If you perform your duties satisfactorily, we’ll help you resolve your little family feud. But if you try to trick us or escape, she’ll die. Any questions?”

>>perform them without asking questions.
>>Any Questions?

It's going to be one of Those shadowy organizations isn't it.

No questions.

>>419966

"If I'm going to be a deniable asset we should come to an agreement right now about what will happen to my mother if you need to exercise your option to cut me loose. Not in the event I fuck up, you already made it clear what happens then (and believe me that's incentive enough to do everything I can to cooperate). I'm speaking of a situation arising where, through no fault of my own, I literally have no chance to satisfy the mission requirements. If I end up in that situation, let my mother go. If you've done your job in keeping me compartmentalized from any information contamination, I won't have anything I can give up to an interrogator anyway, and you won't have a use for me anymore since I'll be too high risk to use."

"What will my operational resources be?"

"Will I have support in keeping my name clean enough that I'm still worth your final investment when you're ready to help with reclaiming control of my house?"

"I understand that you'll want to make the investment in my house at a time that's optimal for you, but I would like a rough estimate or a list of major conditions that have to be met. I'm goal oriented."

"What's my first assignment ?"

What does threatening Lyra accomplish ? It was pretty well established that she lost all political value, and the responsibility had passed over to Suria. This person is either ignorant of the political workings of Ziranee or testing for weaknesses. The latter is likely, but i have to question why they arent using this opportunity to use Suria as a bargaining chip to pressure Zurabai into opening a weakness and not be so completely quick to hand us over if these guys are in any position to take her out.

No doubt we are going to be doing things that will make us enemies to authority and majority. Don't ask for proof that your mom is alive and see if that ticks them at all or they are oblivious / already did away with her. I'm thinking it might be possible to actually get Zurabai involved in this and destabilizing the grip of our captors by mentioning you think it's a bluff they can hand over Suria without risking themselves to attack / betrayal. It's otherwise completely not in our interest to assist these guys because theyre going to make sure to kill us after weve outlived our worth if one or the other is true.

"...Is that a trick question?"

Isn't a Ziranee. Light isn't reflecting off of four eyes. It's one of them damn ants.

>>420016
That or you are speaking to an avatar rather than the actual guy (which seems fairly likely with the voice distortion).

" i'm going to need money, its not a matter of greed, its a matter of needing to improve my equipment and replenish my missile supply, you'll also find me much easier to manage if you keep my mission at least morally grey, rather than outright black."

Starit 2012/06/10(Sun)05:45 No. 420379 ID: 31015f
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>>419985

I guess they’re counting on a sentimental weakness rather than political reasons. I don’t want my mother to die.

“Well... in the first place we should come to an agreement about what will happen to my mother in the case I have no chance to complete the mission. I don’t mean, if I mess up, just if there’s no possible way for me to complete the objective. If I end up in that situation, let my mother go. If you've done your job in keeping me compartmentalized from--

“That is not a question, and you’re not in a position to discuss that. We’ll have a tracker device in your ship and will know of your situation and the mission status at all moments. Just be sure to accomplish the objectives, that should be your only concern”.

“Ok, I’m gonna need money and resources.”

“We’ll take care of that.”

“You'll also find me much easier to manage if you keep my mission at least morally grey, rather than outright black.”

“Again, you don’t have a saying on that. You’ll follow our orders, whatever they are, or your mother dies. It is simple.”

“...Alright then. What’s my first assignment.”

There’s a slight pause, maybe they expected me to throw a fit or ask for proof of my mother’s well being. Finally the voice speaks again.

“We want you to destroy a convoy. Three cargo freighters guarded by two light fighters. You shouldn’t have problems taking care of them by yourself. They’re not expecting an attack. Avoid Intersections, use the Hyperjump engine of your own ship. And leave no survivors. That’s all."

Starit 2012/06/10(Sun)05:46 No. 420380 ID: 31015f
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Fuck... How did I get into this situation? Nothing good can come out of working for these guys, but if I don’t do it, they’ll kill mom! But at least they’re letting me free until I complete the assignment... There has to be something I can do to get mother and myself out of this mess! What should I do?

do this without causing any problems and they might feel favorable enough to let you see mom. mom always helps you in these kinds of situations. go on, kill them freighters.

first ask if you may see your mother before you go

ask for ship / pilot manifests of our targets and use them to sleuth who our captors are. Hopefully this is not the equivalent of a hobo slaying just to see if you 'have it in you'. They're not expecting them to attack, but you are; ask for a jammer lol

try to resist asking for proof of your mother. it only establishes weakness in you and with a little thought from our captors they might seize in their plans and consider it is in their best interest to completely help us reclaim our house. which of course we will betray or grow to retaliate against this stunt but hey. i think our goal should be to egg on our captives for proof that they have even prepared handing us over to zurabai. if youre able to convince her you are going to cooperate completely and come to kill her, she might do everything in her power to hunt us down and make an opening, actually intimidated with the prospect of our resourcefulness. if our captives do everything in their power to -not- produce proof of this, then it means 100% they intend to kill us instead of let us free after all of this is done, and youre better off just escaping and letting mom die (if she even -is- captive), i know its sad.

Starit 2012/06/15(Fri)09:55 No. 422528 ID: 31015f
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Alright, I’ll try to take advantage of this situation as much as I can, but I have not lost hope on rescuing mother. I doubt they’ve... killed her already, but maybe that’s just wishful thinking...

Anyways! A few minutes later two Ziranée males in power armor arrive. Their armor show no sign or clue of what House do they belong or who are they working for, they’re blank. I ask for a jammer and ship / pilot manifests of my targets, but they answer that I won’t need them. They took me through a long corridor, take an elevator and end up in a small hangar, with only my ship in it. They give me back my stuff, all the money, my laser gun, the stunning whip and even the weird force field gun. Then push me in without any ceremonies. The ancient firearm I recovered from the junk planet is still waiting inside.

Starit 2012/06/15(Fri)09:56 No. 422529 ID: 31015f
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I start up the ship and leave the hangar. A quick look behind reveals that we were in a battle cruiser, after all, of Ziranée manufacture. But it doesn’t have any House marks, again, completely devoid of information.

Starit 2012/06/15(Fri)09:56 No. 422531 ID: 31015f
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One second later, the cruiser hyperjumps and disappears from sight. Oh well, it looks like they’ve given me three more missiles, free of charge. How generous. And there’s the tracking device, that huge thing with a red light. Talk about subtlety. They’ll know wherever as long as this thing works. I wonder if there’s any way I can deal with that without them knowing it...

A quick look in the navigation sharp reveals that I’m still in the C3 star system, in the Czara Sector. But they’ve left me some coordinates to follow, in C1.

go to C1.

it is probably too dangerous to tamper with the tracker. you can however assume certain things about what information it is relaying and using this as the base of a sleight of hand or spoof when youve formulated an escape plan given weve even determined it is necessary.

head to C1, avoiding the intersection. not really sure how that works, does this mean we have to use intermediate jump points that hop around a region of space to the coordinates we were given ?

If I were a shadowy mercenary who went to all this trouble to 'recruit' and equip you, I'd have hidden at least one additional tracker that doesn't have an obvious blinking light on it.

Starit 2012/06/17(Sun)04:11 No. 423415 ID: 31015f
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My ship has its own Hyperjump engine, so I don’t need to use intersections, I can jump anywhere as long as I have the coordinates. And fuel, of course.

So I follow them, and it only takes a couple of minutes to get here. The middle of nowhere. The convoy isn’t here yet. So I guess I should use the spare time waiting and planning a bit of a strategy. The worst part of waiting in the middle of space is that there’s nowhere to hide. There goes the element of surprise.

it's a vast empty space across which anyone can move in any direction. and you hve nobody to aid you. so I doubt you can plan a whole fucking lot.

>>423415
That's where cloaking devices come into play.

sigh. pick up speed in a tight circle i guess. do our victims have to pick up speed from zero exiting a jump ?

Starit 2012/06/20(Wed)13:10 No. 424417 ID: 31015f
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I start picking up speed and drawing a tight circle, waiting. And after about 15 minutes of nothing happening, the radar picks up the convoy’s signal. They’re not coming out of hyperjump speed, that means they’re doing a trans-planetary travel inside this own system. Or they’re in their way to an intersection.

As the creepy guy told me, I see three freighters and two low class fighters. And they all seem to be Maurian ships.

Naturally, their systems notice me as well. They don’t open any communication, but they’re obviously suspecting of the lonely fighter cruising in the middle of nowhere, just in their route. The fighters break the formation and start moving, probably about to take defensive stances around the freighters.

fire two missiles, one at each fighter. they won't even be able to tell who the missile's going for from this distance, so that should make them panic.

fire one missile per fighter each, close in towards the general center of the group, firing beams at the freighter and even if the fighters survive, engage the freighters.

Starit 2012/06/21(Thu)14:08 No. 424747 ID: 31015f
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I fire a missile to each fighter and dive in, opening fire to the closest freighter, reducing its shield to 50% effectivity. One of the fighters is destroyed immediately by the missile, but the other one has an effective shield, that absorbs most of the blast. Now it’s hot on my tail, shooting at me!

“Unidentified Fighter, cease fire! We’re a non-hostile group.”

apologize. dive right between the freighters- make it risk shooting what it's supposed to protect. while firing at the freighters yourself.

weave as dangerously close to the freighters as you can, beaming them until you suspect they are spinning up to jump away. this is when you fire a missile each until you run out of missiles or everyone is destroyed, starting with the freighters (preferably distant ones so you dont blast yourself)

normally i would recommend not communicating, but how about you voice-only something about retribution for misgivings against zurabai. our captors said to leave no survivors, but not to leave no evidence. only if it is a trivial matter, try to make the minimum is done to leave no survivors so that the most is left intact; how do you achieve that ? damage the hyperspace drives, power systems ?

What does the big red button do? Also, flick some of those switches up at the top there, because if those enemies see you flicking switches in your cockpit, they will know it is a pro that they are dealing with.

Focus on eliminating the fighters. Shoot as many missiles as you have to. Presumably your 'employer' will resupply you for when you need them again. They did say they would take care of equipment, after all.

When the fighters are destroyed, attack the freighters. Presumably they are a lot slower and you will be able to avoid their attacks with less difficulty.

when shields are down cripple the engines first on them. so they can't jump.

Starit 2012/06/23(Sat)14:53 No. 425337 ID: 31015f
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>>24864

Pressed for three seconds, the red button enables emergency protocol, activating the distress signal and getting ready the ejection system. Only to be used in case of extreme emergency, of course.

I fly dangerously close to the freighters, continuing my attack. They keep trying to establish radio contact, but I only send back an audio-only where I mumble something about retribution for misgivings against zurabai.

It looks like they don’t have hyperjump engines, or they don’t want to risk lowering the shields with me shooting around so close. After another weave, the first freighter is out of shields, and a good couple of impacts damages severely its engines.

Meanwhile, the other fighter is catching up with me, flying as boldly as me. It’s hot on my tail and shooting, damaging my shields.

fly around a freighter and then slam reverse when the other fighter can't see you, should make you stop and it will overshoot past you, the chase it.

>>425342

yeah, sure.

decelerate on the pass of a freighter so it spends the most time you can between you and the fighter. peek out to fire a beam every time it is ready and fire a missile if the fighter decides to close in provided it even overshoots and doesnt decide to decelerate for lords knows why.

Starit 2012/06/28(Thu)06:28 No. 426987 ID: 31015f
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I try to fly close to the freighter, decelerate and reverse to try and get him to fly past me, but the other pilot seems to be more experience or clever than I thought, and anticipated my ruse. He makes a quick, fast turn around the freighter but stops in place behind me as I try to escape in reverse. Now this is a compromised position, I'm practically immobile, while he’s right behind me, shooting non-stop! Shield levels to 50% and going down! AAAA

>>426987

Pull that lever on the left side of the control panel. It looks promising.

Try and loop over and around the guy behind you. If that doesn't work, speed up really fast and then slam the brakes, and perhaps he will fly past you, putting you in an advantageous position.

If that doesn't work, try apologising and leaving. Then when they turn their backs, MISSILES!

aw shit. pick up speed and weave like your life depended on it which it does. try for wide passes with as dangerously close missiles you think you can handle and pray, make amends, or think happy thoughts

fly fast and cut the engines and spin around and shoot at him while moving.

Two words: Kzinti lesson.

fly backwaaaards

Starit 2012/07/02(Mon)02:14 No. 428132 ID: 31015f
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I pick up speed and start to wave around as erratically and violently as I can, and almost crash against one of the freighters, but it seems to work. The other ship isn’t as versatile as mine, and has a hard time following and shooting at me while I flail around like this. I’ve managed to gain some advantage from him, my shields are low but still holding up. One of the freighters is still immobile, trying to fix the engines with servobots, the other two stay close to it, but none of them is opening fire. I’m at a fair distance from the other fighter now, I might be able to turn the tables around if I do it right.

>>428132
Finish the job. Cry if you have to...

do it, use the last of the shields for an about-face missile -to- the face. if it doesn't do the job, ease up on the weaving and beeline for getting ships out of the picture asap

Salvo-launch remaining missiles at the fighter (you're not paying for them, after all). Finish off the freighters with lasers. Silently swear you'll see the rat-bastards behind this burn.

flip turnways and shoot.

Starit 2012/07/04(Wed)04:36 No. 428939 ID: 31015f
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Alright, it’s going to be dangerous but I can’t waste this opportunity. I turn around and dive directly into the enemy fighter, launching a missile to his face just before I make a sudden turn to avoid the impact. It works! Direct hit, though my hull has been slightly damaged in the process.

The freighters are trying to turn back and get away, still with their comm channels open, trying to talk to me, probably pleading mercy.

fire upon any actively making repairs with beams or missiles if you know beam will fall short of stopping repairs. go for engines, then life support or center of mass if you would rather not lose any more sleep than you already will

kill them. kill them all.

Take out all their defenses and engines then open communications. Ask them who they are, and why someone would want them dead. Our orders did not include not speaking with them before we kill them. In fact, if this entire thing is being recorded for blackmail purposes we should have it in the recording that we were forced to do it.

Keep it to audio-only, just in case they get some transmission out. The last thing we need is for us to have this kind of thing on our record after our aunt is dead.

>>428941
this.

Starit 2012/07/06(Fri)10:04 No. 429553 ID: 31015f
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I attack meticulously and ignore their request to speak, just go for the engines, support systems and then just break the hull, igniting the entire ships. I leave a trail of fire and destruction behind me and try not to think about it too much. I didn’t have a choice. Or at least, that’s what I keep repeating to myself.

Time to head back... or should stay around for a bit more, maybe try to salvage something from what’s left of the wrecked ships?

yes, look out for shinies. except burning stuff, which are also shiny, but rarely useful.

not too much though, skip town before babylon comes.

salvage, but dont get too greedy. just take one or two things that can give us the most identifying information, like navigation and rosters / manifests. i admit, it would have been good to scrape intel while they were alive but that is in the past now

Get out of there. You don't want to know who they were, you don't want to know what they were doing, and most of all, you don't want to see the results of your attack up close.

You've gotta harden your heart

You've gotta swallow your tears

You've gotta turn and leave it all here

Besides which, if you looted anything decent, the dogfuckers who 'hired' you would probably steal it.

Starit 2012/07/09(Mon)08:22 No. 430536 ID: 31015f
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Alright, I don’t make an exhaustive search, just look around the pieces of metal that aren’t too damaged. I recover some materials and intact equipment, maybe I’ll be able find logs or manifests here. They’re currently stored in my cargo hold, should I do something else or just head back to the rendezvous point?

get out of the immediate vicinity, inspect materials

return.

Starit 2012/07/13(Fri)08:32 No. 431930 ID: 31015f
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I leave the immediate are and try to inspect the remains found. There's some pieces of hardware and equipment. And what looks like a large piece of the computer's mainframe. I can't really do anything with this right now, so I make my way back.

A few minutes later I'm back where I started. The battle cruiser is already there, waiting. No radio communication or anything, just one of the hangar doors opening, silently welcoming me back into the belly of the beast.

Starit 2012/07/13(Fri)08:35 No. 431932 ID: 31015f
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And as soon as I stop the engines and slide out of my ship, the two Ziraneés in power armor (or maybe these are different ones than the last time, it’s hard to know) escort me back to the dark room. A wait of a couple of minutes and the figure of the shiny eyes and metallic voice reappears.

“Your first task was efficiently completed. Good job. Now onto the next one. If you also achieve success in it, we’ll let you see and talk with your mother as a reward. Now, for the next mission you’re going to have a bit more of freedom of movement. And we want to use the best of your abilities. We have two potential assignments. Do you think you’ll have more chances to succeed in a situation where cunning, social skills and stealth would be more helpful than your combat skills? Another search and destroy mission? It’s up to you."

Let's take the mission where you're not murdering more people for these jerks.

no way bro. I wanna see mom.

cunning definitely

>>431932
WHY ARE YOU NOW GIVING ME A FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT YOU SON OF A WHORE!

>>431932
Either of these is going to result in you being tied to your actions. They probably recorded your last mission to defame you.

"Why send me when my mother would be far more effective at either one?
You don't even have her, do you."

Starit 2012/07/17(Tue)14:06 No. 433882 ID: 31015f
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I feel inclined to select the cunning one, but doubts about the well-being of my mother stop me from actually making a decision, instead I denfiantly respond:

“How about a mission where I don’t have to murder people for you. And I want to see my mother first!”

A metallic claw enters the illuminated circle on the desk and points at me before the mysterious person speaks again.

“I don’t think you’re taking this seriously enough. You’re not in position to make demands. With your first assignment you’ve proved that you’re as reliable as a cheap mercenary. We’re going to test if you’re worth our time and resources with the next one. If you want to see your mother alive again, you’ll do what we tell you. We’re also giving you the chance to select your area of expertise. If you keep that attitude up, we’ll decide for you. I hope I made myself clear. Now, your answer?”

do another ship mission. on our approach we can figure out how much these guys are unable to hold their word and replace one step from an escape plan

>>433882
If they had her they would have proven it to motivate you.

Take the assassination mission so you'll be mobile and on the ground, then tell the target everything you know. The assassination target is likely to have a short list of people with the resources and desire to attempt this, and we can provide more information to help them narrow it down.
As a bonus, if they're important enough to assassinate then they're almost certain to have resources available. Earning their trust would put some of those resources at our disposal.

Also? Right now they're almost certainly playing you and your mother off. There's little doubt they're sending her on missions, and if you bail then they would still be better off keeping your mother in the dark. Killing her would cost them an asset.

>>433898
this is good, just be wary of plants and try to secure an out from potential allies -and- our captors because of how thin the ice were walking

>>433898
this. whoever these people are they seem to be obsessed with control, if they help you take back the throne it will be as there puppet.

>>433882
This mysterious sun of a bitch is stealing from us by this "freedom of choice" thing like we had any intentions to willingly do what he tells. It's a philosophy, as long as we're fforced to do his shit he's the one solely responsible for the terrible deeds in justice. As long as he doesn't give us room to sob about what he forces down our throat, its better for our survival. Make him choose the mission for us.

"no search and destroy mission"

>>433898
I concur.

you'd have to be a fool to trust the words of a man who doesn't even show his face.

Starit 2012/07/22(Sun)13:44 No. 435275 ID: 31015f
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Ok... I can’t believe that mother is gone, I... no, it’s too much for me. But these bastards are lying and manipulating me, I can’t have that. Maybe... maybe she escaped? Yeah, maybe! Or they won’t dare kill her, because she’s still valuable! Anyways, I’m not gonna let them push me around anymore. I’ll play along for now, and warn the target of the assassination, maybe he’ll know who are these guys.

“I’ll take the stealthy job.”

“That’s better. Go back to your ship, it’s been repaired since your last mission. Then head to Maabura II, in the Draco system. The coordinates have been uploaded to your ship computer. Once there one of our agents will contact you and give you the details. Don’t use any Intersection to get there, and I don’t need to say, don’t try anything funny or she dies.”

So the guards escort me out away into my ship, and I fly out of the hangar. The cruiser hyperjumps out of sight again. Ok, I have the coordinates, should I go already? Planet: Maabura II, System: Draco, Sector: … Uh. Formotics. A.S. That’s Maurian territory. Oh boy.

do you still have all those missiles ? go to a merchant world or something and sell off a bunch of things for .. whoa, maybe implants ??

sigh. go Maaburaways.

Maabura 2!

Starit 2012/08/02(Thu)09:24 No. 438344 ID: 31015f
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Alright. This time the journey is a bit longer, but it doesn’t take more than a couple of hours in hyperjump. I arrive at the Draco System undetected, and the spaceport authorities in Maabura II don’t ask any questions, because my ship is too small to smuggle anything of significance in.

I’ve only been in a Maurian planet before, and it looked pretty much like this one. Tall buildings practically obscuring the sky everywhere, busy people walking everywhere, flashing signs, loud noise, vehicles darting everywhere... Everything looks so busy, it gives me a headache. And most of those buildings are empty or just filled with non-Maurian workers, underpaid workers, almost slaves of species that were previously conquered by the Maurian. They stopped using slaves but didn’t abandon their position of power over those civilization, practically forcing them to work for them if they wanted to stay alive in their deteriorated economies and devastated planets.

Well, glowing-eyes told me that I’d get more instructions upon my arrival but nobody has welcomed here or anything. Should I wait at the Spaceport some more, take a stroll around or go to the nearest Bar?

bar. always bar.

yes go pay the bar a visit

Take a stroll, we are the worst at bars.

>>438344
Watch out for cold-blooded Draconians

Starit 2012/08/04(Sat)04:55 No. 439169 ID: 31015f
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The nearest bar happens to be the Spaceport’s canteen. It looks like a busy place, with travelers, guards and all kinds of people going in and out, ordering drinks and loudly talking about quick business in the tables. But I don’t even make it to the door. Just before a little droid hovers over the crowd and bumps against my shoulder, then spits two pieces of paper that I hurry to catch.

I start asking “What-” but the droid flies away into the crowd. Ok, one of the pieces of paper is actually a tiny sheet of plastic with a digital band. The other one reads:

“Attached to this file you’ve received an invitation to the annual Formotics A.S. Gala for Progress and Advancement. The event will be hosted at the Formotics HQ in this planet, in the Financial District, Block 6A-gamma, at 23:00 Universal Time. That invitation would let you enter the event, once there, find a way to sneak into the restricted part of the building, and find out anything you can about their newest prototypes. The more info you can gather, the heftier your reward will be.”


Aaand that’s it... I-I hope I’m up to this job, I’ve never done anything like it before? What should I do? Am I going to play along, or double cross my captors? One way or another I’ll have to go to that party... Should I make any preparations or just go like this?

You should get some space armor soon instead of cosplaying as princess leia and jabba the hut's baby. I think people would take us more serious when we do business.

Hmm. You're doing undercover espionage at a high class gala, sneaking into a restricted facility, and potentially betraying your coerced employer.

I don't know what part of that doesn't scream bond girl. This calls for classy femme fatale formal sneaking wear.

what kind of funds do you have available ? it's time to start preparing hidden caches in the time left to the event. is there a false name on the invitation you can get a large loan with somewhere ?

wear formal, like Ziranee do when they attend this sort of parties. maybe a dress like the one way at the top of this thread?

Starit 2012/08/06(Mon)11:23 No. 439750 ID: 31015f
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>>439198
The invitation card is blank, no name on it. I guess I can just make up one on my own if I want to go incognito.

And yeah, these clothes are starting to be kind of impractical. I might try to get an armor later, but right now I guess it’ll be more fitting if I put on something fancy for the night event.

Checking into my pockets I find a clean card with 2000 credits in it. I guess my kidnappers put it there to cover my expenses in this missions. Well, in this busy city isn’t hard to find an auto-tailoring boot. And yeah, I guess something like the dress I wore that... time would be appropriate. It brings back memories of happier times, though...

It cost me 500 credits. I’ve left the other suit in the ship so I can recover it later. Ok, am I ready to go to the gala? The dress has hidden pockets to conceal my laser gun and the stunning whip. It won’t fool a scanner or a thorough search, but that’s all I can do. Am I ready to go, or should I do any other preparations first?

Copy the message you recieved to Formotics/the planetary authorities/both, from a public terminal, shortly before you arrive. With any luck, their response will let you defect/disappear without being shot by your handlers. Worst case, you get a nice safe high-security cell for industrial espionage.

this is our opportunity to gray-hat ourselves an ally, but we don't make the big reveal until we have actually achieved espionage. do you still have the weird gun that locks things in space ? that might be useful without setting off metaphorical alarms, even if we can't bring it inside. how much is a portable scanner, and is it concealable (to untrained observers, i figure a scanner can detect a scanner). i'm thinking we can mgs this shit and obtain credentials just outside the event for back-door access. tranqs ? pay a bunch of people (preferably not maurians or someone who would rat us out) to make a huge ruckus ?

the gala episode is a musical so I hope you are ready to sing and dance a little bit.

Starit 2012/08/08(Wed)13:43 No. 440624 ID: 31015f
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If I just anonymously send the message to the authorities or to Formotics, my captors will know I’ve betrayed them, but that won’t give me any allies or information. I won’t get anything out of it and I’d have those psychopaths out there looking for revenge. If I’m going to double cross them, I NEED to get Formotics or any other powerful group to back me up.

>>439858

That sounds good, I shouldn’t reveal anything until I actually make some successful espionage, that way I’d prove that I’m not just some snitch, but actually a resourceful individual. I could also decide if I want to tell Formotics or just keep the stolen information and sell it for hefty profits!

I’ll think about that later. Now, let’s see the equipment... Yeah, I still have the weird gun, I’ll put it in my dress as well. Only has one shot left, though. And I check out the online store, a portable scanner is 2500 credits, out of my possibilities. I might be able to find some people outside to make a huge ruckus at the door and distract Security once I’m inside. This is a Maurian world, there’s going to be a whole sub-society of practically enslaved people that would gladly trash a high society Maurian party for a few credits. Should I try that out?

nah, go to the party as it is.

arge. how about universal tools ? thermite and firestarters ? pulse charges to knock out circuits ?

drawing a downward arrow on your belly will ensure things go smoothly

you should be fine, but be cautious. you're going into this blind. Maybe get your mom to watch your back if she is around.

Starit 2012/08/17(Fri)14:26 No. 444269 ID: 31015f
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Alright. I spend the rest of my money on a universal tool kit, complete with basic and electronic lockpicks. Let’s hope they’re easy to use!

Alright, I take one of the free, public transport vehicles to get to the party. The vehicle is crowded with workers and low-class citizens, none of them Maurian. And five minutes after I step down in front of the Formotics main building, a giant needle piercing the sky, no doubt armed with all kinds of defense and alarm systems. Luckily, I’m going to be able to start from the inside, so I should have half the work done.

There’s a small crowd of elegantly dressed maurians going into the party. A bunch of Security Forces guys and a couple of Walkers guarding the entrance. They’re superior models, with anti-grav devices, but they keep calling them Walkers. Good thing I have my invitation here. I think this is a good moment to think if I’m going with my real name or a fake one, and in that case, which one?

call yourself, S Q, short for snake queen.

>>444280
... Call yourself Alison.

>>444280
>>444284
Either of these is acceptable.

Seriously though, you're about to do things you may not want your name attached to in the future. An alias would serve you well.

seconding Alison. Alison 'Ashek-Pins' if long form is required.

Starit 2012/08/20(Mon)13:17 No. 445681 ID: 31015f
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Alright, I tell the guard at the entrance that I’m Alison 'Ashek-Pins' and give him my pass. He grants me access to the express elevator to floor 59, where the party is going. The elevator doors open and it gives access to a relatively small lobby (compared to the rest of the building). A few guests are greeting each other here, all of them Maurians. They give me curious looks, but they don’t stare in astonishment. It looks like spotting a Ziraneé in one of their receptions it’s unusual, but not rare enough to grant a second look. That works in my favor.

A large double door seems to lead to the main hall where the event is happening. There’s a much smaller door to my right, unmarked, and another one to the left, with the words “SECURITY” on it. A member of the Maurian Security Forces stands in front of it. Some of the guests enter the main hall, while more people come out of the elevator. If I stand here for too long I’m gonna start getting the guard’s attention. So what should I do now?

check out the main hall, we're scouting out ways to create a diversion. trigger fire suppression systems, get someone really drunk or otherwise panic about something going horribly wrong. for now just explore and spend more time just noting the general layout of the place

Starit 2012/08/23(Thu)17:01 No. 446691 ID: 31015f
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I enter the main hall and take a look around. The room is very large, I can barely see the walls through the crowd. There are large groups of Maurian talking to each other, while a soft song plays on the floating speakers all over the place.

From here I can see a table to the left with what appears to be drinks. That’s where most Maurians have gathered around to talk. There’s some sort of contraption on the right wall, some sort of enormous glowing ball. Another crowd, smaller this time, next to it.

And the last thing that catches my eyes is another Ziranée, surrounded by a group of Maurians chatting. I didn’t expect to find one of my own species here. What should I do next?

well thats very interesting. go say hi and check out the glowing ball

Say hello to the other ziranée. Keep an eye out for surveillance devices (belonging to your captors) as well. If they are smart they will expect betrayal.

Starit 2012/08/27(Mon)15:21 No. 448468 ID: 31015f
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Ok, I’ll go say hi to that other Ziraneé and check out the big, glowing ba-aaaaAAH!

Damn it! I almost yelled in public. I turn around and try to walk into the crowd as fast as I can! Of all the ziraneés in the universe! Of all of them! That one! Aunt Zurabai, Nodonia curse her, with two bodyguards. I guess she’s been invited to the party too... Maybe she’s making business with Formotics A.S. !!

Ok, if she sees me, I’m done for! There’s lots of people here, but damn Maurians, why are they so short!? I stick out of the crowd like a... well like a snake among ants! Whatever I want to do, I better do it quick!

>>448468
keep calm and locate the area you need to infiltrate.

Get behind some kind of cover! Put something between them and your line of sight (columns, the orange orb, anything!). Then you need to find the way out of here to the target before another party goer mentions the other Ziranée at the party to her in passing.

...did your employer know she's be here? Are they trying to get you killed? Or give you the chance to go after her? The whole mission could be a screen.

>>448468
If you get a chance, kill her. Then apologize to the crowd and explain it's politics as usual.

>>448569
The problem is we can't kill her openly in front of witnesses, but she can.

If she has us murdered, she's a head of state, with guards, and political and military power. And you'll be a wanted criminal from her jurisdiction. The local authorities won't be able to hold her- she'll get away with it.

If we kill her, assuming her guards don't kill us, we'll be arrested. As an exile, with no political or military backing (even if we do stand to inherent them) we won't get away with it. Considering how the Maurians feel about your species, there's a good chance you'll be treated badly, and made an example of.

If we're going to kill her on this planet, we need to do it without witnesses, and/or have an escape route.

she's not this dumb. theres an extremely good change this is a decoy. you do have to wonder why you were sent here. if your captors' intelligence is any decent or zurabai pulled a lot of strings which is also likely then this encounter was expected to some degree.

if you managed to kill the actual zurabai, try to put yourself in the bodyguards shoes. they wouldn't kill you back because that would damn their entire caste to being leaderless scum; additionally youre not technically exiled and you would gain legitimacy from besting her which your mom already failed and thus cannot accomplish. unfortunately if she's a decoy then you would fall for the trap and end up having not accomplished anything positive

put the glowly ball between you and her.

Starit 2012/08/29(Wed)12:25 No. 449230 ID: e60bc5
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I can’t just kill her right here, right now! I’m not even thinking about political consequences, her bodyguards will vaporize me even if I have time to shoot first. And if by a miracle they don’t do it, the Maurian guards will shoot me down before I have time to explain myself!

Maybe I’ll be able to find a sneaky opportunity, but for now I should keep a low profile, find out more about the situation, and continue the mission. I sneak around them and put the giant glowing ball between aunt and myself... Phew, I feel less exposed now.

At least I’ve been able to have a good look of the disposition of the room. So I came in from the south door. There’s some tables with drinks and food over there to the left, also a door with a guard in front of it. Aunt Zurabai and her bodyguards are more or less there, at the center of the room. Here to the right is the glowing ball, and there’s another door with another Maurian guarding it next to it.

While I think about all this, I notice that most of the Maurians around this area look rather dizzy, out of it. Then I notice that there’s a little console next to the glowing sphere, with a technician working on it. He glances at me and waves his hand in a friendly manner.

“Hello. Want to try out the Omni-mind?”

I don’t know what is he talking about.

Remember, we can't stay in this room for too long. Eventually word of another Ziranée at the party will circulate to your aunt.

>I notice that most of the Maurians around this area look rather dizzy, out of it
You've drifted into the nerd corner! They're all hanging out by the tech. They're probably easier for you to talk to than the high society types anyways- less snobbery or racial pride in the way. And they'll probably be glad to talk about the projects here if you show an interest, which could be relevant to your mission.

>I don’t know what is he talking about.
Perhaps you should ask. If he's doing demos, he probably has an explanation prepped. And again, science types tend to respond well if you ask questions or show an interest.

>>449230
Does it cost anything to try it? If not, go for it. Anything with Omni in the name can't be bad.

try it, ask what it is, draw attention to you interacting with the Omni-mind and not the console, which ... discreetly get administrator access to the console using the universal tool while he talks or is focused something else

Starit 2012/09/01(Sat)12:26 No. 450383 ID: 08ee5e
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I show myself interested in it and I move next to him, to be able to see the console.

“Oh, sure, I guess. What is it the Omni-mind anyways?”

“What, you don’t know? It’s one of the new toys we’re presenting today! I don’t want to bore you with technicalities, so I’ll give you the short version. This big sphere? It’s like a huge VR projector, directly into the user’s brain. With this console, I can input any kind of scenario, and then project it into anybody’s mind.”

“Really? That sounds amazing, all the VR devices I know about are these huge, bulky full body suits”

“Yeah, this is groundbreaking! And see this little panel here, doing this, It is possible to control the level of intensity and level of user awareness of the simulation, see?”

The technician is getting quite carried away with the explanation, quite enthusiastic about his new toy.

“And you can pull multiple people into the simulation?”

“Exactly! Right now, the guests in this corner, around the sphere, are experiencing a pleasant “tropical paradise” background simulation. They’re still aware of the illusion and able to interact with each other, but at the same time, they feel like they’re standing on a paradisiac beach.”

“Amazing. And how powerful it is?”

“Very! You see this little tab here? With this I can control the desired range of action of the Omni-mind. It could pull any person in this room into the simulation if we wanted to! So...--the technician suddenly blinks and coughs clicks nervously, realizing he’s been talking too much.-- So.. do you want to give it a try?”

push the range tab up all the way. reprogram it so you are the only one not seeing the illusion and shank a bitch while no one can see.

Turning this thing up too high does seem like an excellent distraction, either to make a move on your aunt, or as cover to sneak into the restricted parts of the building.

>>450385
Agreed. But first, one last question:
"So what if they didn't know they were in an illusion? Like if somebody was tossed in while they were asleep and woke up in it? How could they tell it was a simulation?"

This technology exists, therefore you could be inside a simulation. Finding out how to tell would be very useful.
Naturally, if you wanted to make your Aunt think your target is you so she'd open hostilities...

yes we have to figure out how not cut through or verify the illusion. but otherwise with some or no modifications we have essentially a distraction machine :V

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Starit 2012/09/29(Sat)08:12 No. 458720 ID: 5a98b5
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Yes, this sounds like a perfect distraction! But better be sure.

“So what if they didn't know they were in an illusion? Like if somebody was tossed in while they were asleep and woke up in it? How could they tell it was a simulation?”

“Oh, it wouldn’t work so well on them. Even if it’s on maximum range and intensity, as long as they’re aware of the field before going in, they’d be able to resist it.”

Ok, so basically I’ll have to hurry, the distraction will only last until Security suspects that something weird is going on and they send someone to investigate.

“... And I think some of the guests (can’t remember who) asked for inhibition chips, they weren’t comfortable with the idea. Can you imagine? Retrograde minds!”

Hmm... sounds like this might not be as easy as I thought. Should I do it anyways? Better have a plan ready because when I shove this geek aside and press the buttons, there’s no way back.

>>458720

Be sure to lick him before you do.

gently touch antennae, then do it. simple illusion of the room losing all lighting shouldnt be too hard, unless theres only preset scenarios to choose from we should take a look at our options

do you think the illusion could make yourself appear as someone else ? say, zurabai or one of the maurian security ?

Starit 2012/09/29(Sat)13:24 No. 458736 ID: 5a98b5
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Licking sounds gross, but touching his antennae confuses him enough so I can casually push him aside and use the console.

“H-hey what are you d-doing? Don’t touch...”

Too late. There are many preset scenarios and I guess there’s a way to make your own one but I don’t have time for that. I just use the one that’s already working and max out the range and the intensity. And of course I exclude myself from it.

A quick glance around confirms it, everyone, even the Maurians guarding the doors look completely out of it... Wait, no. Not everyone. Zurabai and her guards look pretty lucid. They must’ve been the ones that asked for the inhibitors. Damn. Well, they still haven’t seen them and they don’t know what’s going on yet, so I better do something before they notice me. Or the guards come.

What should I do? Take a door into the building and go on with the mission? Or try something else?

I'd say getting on with the mission and away from your murderous Aunt is a good idea. You can slither low, right? Lower yourself so you don't show up above the Marians, and then motor over to the door and out.

yes get out of here and continue with the mission. but first, can you prevent the setting from being changed back ? drag the operator away hopefully unaware he needs to turn it back down or rendered unable to.

>>458736
This could be the only chance you get in a long time to take your aunt out without getting caught. Get a clear shot, take it and vanish into the crowd. If you wind up failing your mission, you have at least accomplished what your mother set out to do. One thing that worries me though... would that be the end of it? Would she have an heir? Or would her servants just continue on, even though she's dead?

Starit 2012/09/29(Sat)14:52 No. 458758 ID: 5a98b5
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I think about trying to go for the shot, but I decide it’s too risky, and I’ll just probably just get killed. My revenge will have to wait. But it’ll come.

For now I slither low, taking the operator with me and leaving him lost in the crowd. Hopefully that’ll give me more time in case he stumbles against the console and comes out of it. I’ll just sneak into the next door. It goes into a long hallway, splitting left and right. There’s a Maurian Security Force member patrolling the corridor, walking towards the left. He hasn’t seen me yet. The corridor is pretty long and there’s a lots of doors but only a few of them have any kind of sign on them.

the lab looks promising, but lets stay behind the corner and check out that room instead. its time to use lockpicks

Starit 2012/09/29(Sat)16:21 No. 458789 ID: 5bedc6
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I slither my way around the corner, and just in time, because the guard turns around just as I dash by, and starts walking back down the corridor. This door isn't locked and I can simply open it.

This rooms has some lockers in it, and a few consoles. There’s also what looks like a small cargo lift. This room must serve maintenance purposes. The lift is on the upper floor at the moment, there’s a button to call it.

Don't. The janitor is up there. See the mop and bucket sitting in the middle of the floor? Wait in the shadow of that cabinet for the janitor to come back and leave. Then you can use the lift.

oh crap there is nowhere to hide in this place that wouldnt be in plain sight on a coins flip. also being near automatic machinery is bad, so dont hide under the lift. if the janitor is coming here there's a good chance the lockers are being opened, so i guess you want to lock the doors from the inside, prevent them from opening (because someone will definitely have the keys) and inspect the console for useful operations, the clock starts as soon as someone tries to get in and cant

wait, someone is most likely above via the lift. listen for the guard rounding the corner and peek out to see if the path to the lab is clear and tool into it

Starit 2012/09/29(Sat)17:32 No. 458814 ID: 5bedc6
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Oh crap, it’s true! The janitor might come back in any moment and I don’t know if there’s a safe place to hide in this room.

I take a quick peek through the door. I can’t see nor hear the guard anymore. What should I do?

break into the labs, you can do it !

Attempt Lab Door check, slither over, open door if can. If closed, return to hiding spot.

go left

Starit 2012/09/30(Sun)02:45 No. 458883 ID: 5bedc6
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Alright, I’ll go for it. I hurry up and go to the LAB1 door, opening it slightly, just to peek inside.

Damn! There’s a guard just in front of me! He hasn't seen me, he’s just standing a few feet in front of the door. I don’t know if this is the same guard I saw in the corridor earlier.

You could jump him. His back is to you, all you really have to do is tackle him to the ground and get the gun away from him, then smash his face into the ground to knock him out. You're stronger than these ant dudes, right?

asdf, are there light controls nearby ? though who knows what kind of visual augments the guard could be packing. find a coat or something and very quiety make your way around to cover oh god this is a bad idea

hey, free gun. I say go for it.

Knock him unconscious with your snake tits, I hear their kind are weak to them.

>>458884
I say if we do that we use the stun stick.

Starit 2012/10/13(Sat)07:25 No. 462406 ID: b604f1
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Yes, if I’m going to knock him unconscious I better use the stunning whip. Even if I’m stronger than him, but it’s just more... clean.

I turn it on and whip it before he has time to react to the low humming sound produced by the device. He has only time to groan between violent convulsions before he drops on the floor, completely still. Not dead, just unconscious... I hope.

Check if he's dead or not. Assuming he is not deceased, disarm him and restrain him, put him out of sight as your first priority.

check out what the visor can do. grab his gun, stuff him in a locker and check out the rest of the lab.

Disarm him, lock him up with his own handcuffs, stuff him out of sight. If he has a comm, loot it so you can listen in to guard-chatter. That way you'll know when they've wised up to your intrusion, etc.

Starit 2012/10/13(Sat)09:21 No. 462420 ID: b604f1
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Yes, he’s still alive. But I don’t have anything to restrain him! He’s not carrying any cuffs. But I guess I can take his comm (silent for now). And his weapon. I guess his visor has a few functions built into it, like night vision, info screen, the usual...

And I don’t know where can I hide him out of sight. This room seems to be full of electronic devices and computers, all of them inactive. I could put the sleeping guard under one of them but it would be pretty easy to spot. Other than that, there’s another door to the other side of the room and the one I just came through.

>nothing to restrain him with
Tie him up and gag him with his own uniform. Or use some spare cable/wire; you're in a lab, there has to be some of that somewhere. And you don't need to hide him that well, just put him somewhere where he won't be noticed immediately by someone walking by or through.

Electronics and garbage sound like an easy place to hide a person. Wet clothes are better restraints than nearly anything when used.

I guess look for anything useful and head to the next room once he is taken care of.

Starit 2012/10/13(Sat)10:41 No. 462424 ID: b604f1
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Alright, I tie him up with his jacket. No point in trying to gag a maurian unless I want to shove a rock up his throat, and I’m not going to do anything like that. He should stay unconscious for a couple of hours anyways and I’m not going to stick around that long. I just hide him behind a bunch of computers.

Ok... All the computers are off here and I don’t think there’s anything useful to steal here. So I move on into the next door. It leads to an even smaller room, with anti-grav elevator. It looks like it can go up and down.

I think I hear voices coming from below.

Can we spy on below safely? If not, let's go up for now.

Starit 2012/10/13(Sat)13:18 No. 462454 ID: b604f1
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I peek over the border. Yeah, there are two Maurians down there, one with a security guard uniform, the other one looks like a technician. I can barely hear what they say.

“...increase the security around the area, specially with the party going on upstairs.”

“Everything is under control, professor, the reception is well guarded.”

“Not enough, if you ask me!”

“The bosses wanted to present us as secure of ourselves, not a paranoid company with six guards blocking every door. Relax, professor, and go back to work.”

The other one grumbles something, but doesn't go away, rather it starts doing something with its PDA. The security guard walks away though. Hmm, maybe the top secret projects are developed down there.

air sneak up on that bitch and whip him good.

Well, looks like down is the way you need to go to find your target, then. (Um... what were we looking for again?).

Good to know the number of guards is limited. Until you trip an alarm, or someone comes across anyone you've knocked out, you should have a relatively easy time of it.

If we allow them to alert and heighten security it will be harder on us, so if we can take care of them before they can do that it may make our job easier.

just six guards. if we do this fast, there's only the time it takes for reinforcements or a homicidal aunt to touchdown. it's too late to proceed clandestinely seeing as we've taken out a guard and the clock is ticking on when others discover the breach. wait to see what they do. if they go away, go down. if they come up, ambush them

Starit 2012/10/13(Sat)16:22 No. 462545 ID: b604f1
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>>462469

Well those bastards that captured me asked me to retrieve any kind of information about the secret projects and devices created by this corporation. But the current plan is to grab them and then tell the bosses here of that mission, so they turn against the kidnapping bastards. Showing that I was able to sneak in and do my mission undetected should prove that I’m worth having on their side.

Alright, I watch for a couple of minutes to see what they do. The technician doesn't move, stays there messing with his PDA. The guard doesn't return, for the moment.

I could use the Anti-grav elevator to hover down there if I want to try and knock that guy out. Or maybe take a different approach.

can the antigrav be used to lift him up ? otherwise knock him out and gather what you can from the pda

>>462546

I think that'd panic him and make him call for help. better sneak up ourselves.

whatever you do...
don't fart. we can clear that passage later, stop thinking about it.

Starit 2012/10/14(Sun)11:34 No. 462818 ID: b604f1
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Ok, I’ll try to sneak down.

*HMPF*
Ouch... I jumped down a bit too early. But hey, he’s unconscious. Good job, I guess?

“What was that noise? Professor, are you alright?”

Oh crap.

>But hey, he’s unconscious. Good job, I guess?
So long as you didn't actually squish him like a bug, sure.

>Oh crap.
Back against the wall, be ready to leap out and tase the shit out of this guy when he comes to investigate.

hot. ok, dont move the body out to draw his attention away from you. there's a chance he will just report the incident and run away instead of offering aid. pull the body towards you, who will be hiding around the corner to strike; he'll be more likely to scan around and spot your ambush but it's better than maximum alert

also pda.

Hide the body against the wall. He'll think the professor is gone until it's too late.

Set the professor in a comfortable reclining position laying against the wall. Whoever it was will think he's dozed off.

Anal Penetration. Double Penetration. Double Penetration 2.

It appears you have found a very interesting floor!

Starit 2013/07/25(Thu)14:05 No. 527391 ID: f4f679
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QUICK RECAP!

We return to Princess Suria V’Azhue, of the House Azhue in her quest to avenge the death of her sisters by the hand of her aunt Zurabai, and reclaim the throne of her House, that rightfully belongs to her.

Accompanied by her mother, Lyra V’Azhue, she’s made a few new enemies and allies, has tried her luck as a freelance mercenary/scavenger/monster hunter, with moderate luck and success. But after helping a couple of suspicious Sinarri adventurers hunting a rare monster, she and her mother have been cornered and apprehended by an unknown faction.

Her captors recognized her, and forced her to work for them, otherwise they’d kill her and her mother, who is now a hostage in their ship.

Her current mission for her captors made her fly to Maabura II, a Maurian planet, to infiltrate a party in the HQ building of Formotics A.S. a powerful Maurian corporation. There she’s supposed to spy on their latest prototypes and bring the information back. But Suria has other plans. She’s not going to be nobody’s puppet, she plans to find that information and then present it to Formotic’s CEO, tell her about the mysterious faction using her, and hopefully impress the company enough to gain their support.

To her surprise, her aunt was at the party. But she’s ignored her urges of revenge for the moment and focused on the mission at hand. The princess managed to hypnotize most of the guests and guards using one of Formotics’ latest inventions and used the distraction to sneak into the inner facilities.

Because the bastards that captured her took most of her possessions, she’s only carrying an energy gun right now, a stunning whip (non-lethal, close range weapon) and a non-marked card with 2000 credits in it.

Starit 2013/07/25(Thu)14:06 No. 527392 ID: f4f679
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And now she’s knocked unconscious a scientific that was hanging around. She leaves the Maurian lying where he is and presses herself against the wall, hoping that the guard will not notice her and run to aid the fallen scientific.

Turns out Ziraneés are pretty large, compared to Maurians, so the guard notices Suria standing there right away.
“Hey, what’s going on!? Identify yourself!” He screams, while reaching for his gun.

uh, say you're lost because something went wrong with the hypnotic machine at the party and everyone, well everyone went for a ride seeing as you found yourself on a beach. You where trying to find out how to get out of the simulation when all the sudden you found yourself falling and uh... can you tell me where I am right now?

This poor man tripped over your tail! Ask if he's alright, act too worried about the guy to answer his questions. Then once the guard drops his... guard, use the stun whip on him.

...thank goodness you're here, officer! This man is injured, and I don't know anything about Maurian physiology! Please, help!

Oh, and uh sorry, I'm Alison.

...then stun him when he's confused, goes to examine the downed Maurian, or when he goes to call it in.

last thing you remembered you were on a beach and then you bumped really hard into someone. pretend to render aid with your back turned, get your weapons ready

Starit 2013/07/26(Fri)01:34 No. 527691 ID: f4f679
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I turn around and pretend to be aiding the unconscious guy, while I slowly get my whip ready. The guard approaches carefully, I can see him getting closer over my shoulder.

“thank goodness you're here, officer! I’ve fallen down the elevator hole and... I guess I’ve bumped really hard into him! I don’t even know where I am! I’m... Alison, by the way.”

The guard gets closer, now just behind me. He’s still aiming his weapon at me, glancing at the other Maurian, trying to check on him without losing sight of me. With his free hand, he starts pulling his PDA out of his jacket, probably about to inform security!

>>527691
Bump/grab him with your tail to disrupt his aim, then stun-whip him.

tailsweep-offtheground into whip special !

try to knock him around/down with your tail and then take him out quickly with your whip.

If you can, duck when you go for the tail sweep, I've a feeling he might get a shot off when you sweep him, and it's better that skims your crest then ventilating your skull.

Starit 2013/07/26(Fri)12:36 No. 527822 ID: f4f679
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I quickly duck and swipe him with my tail, he screams and I feel the hot wave of the laser beam missing me and hitting the nearby wall. Before he can get up again, I whip him and stun him!

Phew, that was close... This isn't really going very smooth or clean at all! It’s a matter of time before they find out about the hypnosis trick, and the missing guard and scientist? Should I leave them here and just rush, or should I move and hide them somewhere else?

There’s a couple of doors in this lobby, and two hallways. I should find the info I need as soon as possible, but I don’t even know where it could be. Maybe I can find a map or directory around here somewhere.

>>527822
Well you just made a bunch of noise and there's no way you're covering up that laser burn on the wall, so let's just move fast. Oh, but move the professor out of the way of the elevator so he doesn't get crushed or something.

Go APways.

take a quick peek into the door behind you. If no one is in there just toss them off in there to the side. Also search there pockets to see if they have anything useful (like a map or PDA or something telling us where crap is) then lets bolt.

chuck weapons away, take the pda's and scan through them for useful information. there's no hiding what happened so just move quickly. peek through the closest door for now

Starit 2013/07/26(Fri)15:25 No. 527875 ID: f4f679
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Alright, I search the guard. I’d take his gun but I don’t have any extra space in this tiny dress to put it in! But I do take his PDA. It’s connected to the security mainframe, so I don’t want to touch it much, in case I alert the rest. It looks like I’d be able to communicate with any guard in the building if I wanted to.

Aha! Apparently the top secret prototypes are on Floor 43. So I just have to get to the main elevator, and get up there. Here’s the map of this floor. I’m the red dot. All of the other rooms are laboratories and storage rooms, apparently, I just don’t know which one of them have people working inside. Also I should be careful with the security station, it’s right next to the elevator. How should I proceed?

>>527875
Well, we gotta go down DP apparently. Look around the corner before you go to make sure you don't run right into a patrol.

Move the guard so he can't be seen from down the AP corridor. Also move the scientist so he isn't sitting in that circle, that seems dangerous. I mean, isn't there a warning sign in front of it?

peek into the room closest to you and see if anyone is in there. If you don't see anyone quickly put both of the bugs in there and move towards DP. Look around corners to make sure you don't run into any more bugs and if you have to duck into rooms to avoid patrols. Also love how the main elevators are right next to the security spot.

move DP ways

Starit 2013/07/27(Sat)01:57 No. 528149 ID: f4f679
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I put them against the wall so they won’t be so visible and then I continue through the DP hallway. I’m in luck, I don’t meet any guards or any other Maurians at all.

Ok, there’s the elevator. And there’s the security room. Peeking around the corner I can see at least two guards through the window. One of them has his back turned and seems distracted. The other one would probably see me if I make a dash for the elevator... And I don’t even know if the elevator is in this floor. I better come up with something, quick.

You said the pda was connected to the security here right? think you could use it to try and move the guy away form the window? Send them on a wild goose chase or something like there is some rowdy party goers back where the party is and more guards are being requested to keep things in order.

If you can't do that then just try checking some of the rooms you passed in this hallway and see if any of them has something you can use as a distraction.

>It looks like I’d be able to communicate with any guard in the building if I wanted to.

if you can think of some convincing order to get that guard distracted, otherwise notify the guard room to report to one of the AP rooms or downstairs

Starit 2013/07/27(Sat)18:06 No. 528447 ID: f4f679
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Um, ok. I open a communication channel with Security (just audio) and try to do my best impression of a Maurian voice (I’m not very proud of it.)

“Uh... We’ve got a problem in corridor AP. Send someone immediately?”

Someone answers. Looking at the window, I can see it’s the Maurian facing away from the window reaching for his PDA and answering.

“Vixo? Is that you? What’s with your voice? And what problem do you mean?”

“...h...”

Now what?

hgghn .. let them figure it out. peek in the closest room to see if it is unoccupied and hide if so. actually, who cares if it is occupied. just be ready to stunwhip the first poor sap who tries to ring in security. for now just wait to see who leaves the room

just turn your PDA off for now as I'm sure they'll get curious about what is going on and check it out. Just be ready to move/hide

Starit 2013/07/28(Sun)07:32 No. 528705 ID: f4f679
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Alright, I turn off the PDA and go back to the nearest room in the DP corridor to hide in. Luck seems to be on my side here, it’s a storage room. Nothing here but lots of crates.

Ok, I’ve heard something. Talking, and the corridor door opening. I think both guards are out of the Security room. And at least one of them is now walking down DP. If he gets to the lobby, he’s gonna find the bodies! Whatever I’m gonna do, gotta do it quick!

use the bodies as a distraction to head further in?
It's a bit risky, but also a thought as to how to go in deeper, I think, seeing as we don't exactly have a means of getting out planned once the alarm is raised...

>>528711
This seems exceedingly risky... but then, so is coming up on two people who're likely better armed and already know something's not right. I say go for the room.

well unless you think you could whip-taz the guard coming down this hallway let him past and brake for the elevator next to the security room they just left.

yep, get the jump on whoever is coming down DP and go for the elevators asap

Starit 2013/07/29(Mon)12:13 No. 529157 ID: f4f679
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Alright, I get out of the room and slide towards the elevator. I have time to get a quick glance at the guard leaving the corridor before I lose sight of him.

Starit 2013/07/29(Mon)12:14 No. 529158 ID: f4f679
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Here we are, Floor 43. At least the lobby isn't guarded. I turn on the PDA again, just to listen an incoming transmission.

“...caution. I repeat, intruder detected in restricted area, all security personal commence searching and securing operations immediately. Intruder suspected to be a Ziraneé, armed at least with a stun energy weapon. Proceed with caution.”

This isn't good.

think you could get into the air vent? if not try door 2 but if you can't open that I guess that leaves only door 1. Just be quick.

Starit 2013/07/29(Mon)16:45 No. 529339 ID: f4f679
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Well, I can reach the air vent, let’s see if I can fit in.

Ok... easy, easy...

Hnnnggnnhhh!!!

Huff, huff... Stupid Maurain-sized vents... I think... if I keep trying I’ll end up...fitting.
Also I've heard the elevator going down, someone called it.

Looks like someone is going on a diet. Well you made it this far so keep going I guess.

Lets hope they have smooth hospital air vents and not the usual ones with all the sharp metal bits everywhere.

other then trying not to laugh and failing horribly at it I think we should just use the door. Not sure if we should put the vent back or not because if we leave it open then they'll waste time looking in the vents but then now we're on this floor and if we do put it back then we wast time and if they do find out we're on this floor anyways then they'll probably not check the vents as much an have a better chance of actually finding us.

eh just leave it.

continue ..

Suria 2013/07/30(Tue)10:25 No. 529571 ID: f4f679
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>>529344

Diet? What are you trying to imply? It’s not my fault that these stupid vents are ridiculously small.

Hnfff.... Ok! made it! But I can’t put the lid back in place.

Suria 2013/07/30(Tue)10:25 No. 529572 ID: f4f679
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Ergh, good thing I’m not claustrophobic... at least they’re clean. Ok, there’s a lab down there, with a couple of computers. The light is on, but I don’t see anyone down there. I could open the vent and go down there, try to get the information from those terminals, or just keep going through the vents and see if I can find something else?

dont stop. the gate is open

Keep moving, I don't really think you are going to be able to use anything in there very well if you wanted to.

see what else is around here.

Starit 2013/07/30(Tue)16:11 No. 529687 ID: f4f679
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Ok, I’m just continuing forward. I keep going for a while, but all the vents I find are too small to fit through. I can occasionally hear voices through the vents, I think guards are checking the rooms. Or maybe they’re checking the vents themselves, I don’t know.

Alright, end of the road. From here, the vents just go straight down, probably down the floor below, or even further down. I don’t think it’d be a good idea to go there. I can turn around, or get into this last room, it looks like I would fit through the vent entrance.

It’s not a lab this time, it looks like some kind of office. I can see a server tower and a desk, with a computer. I can’t see or hear anyone out there.

Looks like a good place to get out. Might be some useful info on the computers if we can do anything with them. And if not at least its not full of guards.

scan that computer to see what you can get.

see what information you can get off the devices, should probably help you with accessing the lab and information from the terminals.

Scan the computer seems like a good idea, if you can break open the vent and physics like super fighting robot megaman, it would help you clip through the ship and escape. You might want to get out of the vent as soon as possible since you left the spot you entered opened up.

Suria 2013/07/31(Wed)09:28 No. 529901 ID: f4f679
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Alright, let’s get out of here.

Hmffff!

Oh! I guess there was someone in the room after all. The apparently female Maurian was right under the vent, so I couldn’t see her.

And I’m having a bit of trouble getting out of the vents again...

The Maurian blinks and stares at me for a moment, before she asks “Excuse me, what are you doing here?”

"being stuck, can you lend a girl a hand?" and hold your hands out.

you are currently stuck in a vent. ask her to make sure nobody else sees to save her the embarrassment

Suria 2013/07/31(Wed)15:09 No. 529981 ID: f4f679
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“Being stuck, can you lend a girl a hand? And make sure nobody sees me, please this is embarrassing enough already.”

The Maurian takes my hand and weakly pulls. I end up getting myself out.

Oof.

The Maurian speaks again.

“Yeah, well, I could see that. But what are you doing here, in a restricted area? Coming out of the vents and all.”

Ignore any questions about why you are here or crawling about.
Claim that you have claustrophilia.
If he confuses '-phobia' and '-philia', or thinks you mean 'agoraphobia', feel free to correct him.
Thank him generously for his calm helpfulness. Perhaps he was friendly associates with some Ziraneé in the past?

Keep an eye out if he seems to be going for his communicator.

"Wut, this is a restricted area. How did that vent even get here? Would you mind giving me some directions?"

me, I'm lost. to make a long story short I believe some Maurians don't take to kindly to me being a Ziraneé and I really don't want to go into more detail then that so please don't ask. Eh, what do you mean by restricted whats up here?

claim you are lost. ask for directions

>>529981
Uh, it's sort of really embarrassing but I thought it would be neat if it was like spy novels where... they infiltrate high-class parties and do spy... stuff? And I'd try it? Oh man, I feel super lame please don't tell anyone.

I think you'd better be ready to pull out the stun whip if she makes any sudden moves.

Personally I'd like to tell her that you've been forced into stealing information from this place but you'd like to find an alternative somehow.

>>529981
Had to get into the vents to escape some particularly insistent jerks after my tail, so to speak
Technically not a lie, security is indeed after us. However, we could easily spin this as "rich people are dicks and payed off the security team to force me near them please hide my stupid snake ass."

Suria 2013/08/01(Thu)13:16 No. 530388 ID: 63512e
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I quickly recompose myself and try to play dumb.

“Restricted area? Me? I’m so sorry, I got lost! I had no idea I shouldn't be here!”

The Maurian simply blinks, still slightly puzzled. But at least she’s not giving the alert or trying to use her PDA to call for security.

“And why would you be climbing in and out of vents?” --She insists.

“Well, I Had to get into the vents to escape some particularly insistent jerks after my tail, so to speak. I had no idea I crawled into a restricted area. Could you give me directions? I don’t know my way around this building.

She simply shrugs.

“Well, I guess you’re the one Security is looking for. I heard their messages. And don’t worry about directions, I think they’re searching every room, so they’ll be here any minute now. They’ll show you the way back to the party.”

Uh oh.

quickly take stock of what's all in the room for something for you to hide behind/in/around, but try and be discreet about it, ask who she is and what she's doing in a restricted area. Just trying to see what we have to work with here.

Plan A (if we have somewhere to hide) is to just ask her about something that's behind her then taz her and take her with us as we hide and hope the guards just do a quick sweep of the room and leave (put grate back over the vent if you do this)
Plan B is to taz her and use the PDA you stole or her PDA to try and trick security to rush somewhere else by reporting a false sighting buying you time to escape/download things.
Plan C is if we have no other options... hostage.
Plan C is ONLY if we have no other option at all.

>>530388
"Those would be the aforementioned jerks. One of the partygoers payed for some of the guards to go after me, and I really do not care to find out what they want me for as it really can not be anything savory."

Stun whip her ass and slither off.

throw yourself on her mercy - confess all. Then if she won't cooperate just stun her

She appears to be a nice young lady. I think you should maybe sit down and talk to her. She is not reacting to you or trying to alert. Maybe apologize for the intrusion, sit down and talk to her. Maybe flirt with her, she looks like a saucy ant if you think about it. Ask her politely if she will help you get back to the party in a moment? You won't cause any more trouble. If she like, won't. Then Stun her, I mean, I think it's reasonable.

Starit 2013/08/02(Fri)09:00 No. 530670 ID: 63512e
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I’m going to try and be reasonable with her.

“Ok, listen. I don’t have much time to explain, I’m sorry I've intruded, but some jerk at the party threw the guards at me, and I haven’t done anything! Please, help me get back to the party and I won’t cause anymore trouble.”

She seems rather unfazed, if anything, even a bit more curious.

“That’s ok, I wasn't going to hand you to the guards anyways, that’s not my job. But I do have to keep working here, so you’ll have to handle it yourself, I’m sorry.”

Well, she doesn't look like she’s gonna get me in more trouble, but I still don’t have any useful info and security is gonna come search this room in any moment. I don’t see anywhere here I could hide, unless I try to get back in the vent before they arrive.

This seems like a good time to discreetly stick your datapad into something to download everything, while you ask about what she does for a living and such.

try locking / fusing shut the regular way in, and i suppose the best place to hide would be right below the vent where she was, while she tells the guards to jog off. ask her what she does here and discretely nab data off whatever devices look interesting

Thank her for her help and start asking her innocent things like her name and stuff and see if you can't scan a few things when she isn't looking.

Starit 2013/08/03(Sat)10:45 No. 531069 ID: 63512e
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The door is closed but it doesn't have a lock, and I don’t have anything to fuse or block it.

I casually get out the PDA and connect it with the terminal on the desk. I’m just going to copy everything. The Maurian doesn't seem to mind, she doesn't stop me or anything.

“Hey, so you haven’t told me your name.” --I ask her, innocently.

“Lavanda. You haven’t told me yours either.”

“Alison.” --I answer without hesitation. “And what’s your job here anyways.”

“I’m afraid that’s classified information, I’m sorry.” she calmly says. She turns around to check on on the server module, to press a few buttons.

Ok, I got everything I could from that terminal. It looks I got some plans on devices and weapons designed by Formotics. This should be enough... and will have to be enough, now I’m sure I’m hearing voices coming from outside the door, in the hallway!

well unless you can get back into the vent quickly and without getting stuck I guess you could try using the PDA you have to try and report a false sighting or something to draw the guards away. Failing that wait near the door where they wouldn't be able to see you if they just looked in and hope they see Lavanda assume everything is fine and leave or if they do come in and if by some miracle they don't see you, you could try and sneak out past them back towards the elevator. In the much more likely event that they spot you rush them and zap them before they can call you in and get ready to run like hell.

maybe you can have her report to security that you went below floors through the vents using the pda. wait near the door where you might not be seen but be ready to zap guards and run

>>531069
Swap numbers with her before you flee, something tells me bug lady here might be a good insider contact for us with this company, and besides that she just seems like a pretty nice person overall.

Make sure to comment that she's really cute, for a Maurian.

Starit 2013/08/04(Sun)10:29 No. 531380 ID: 63512e
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I try to hand the PDA to Lavanda and start with “Could you...?” before she interrupts me.

“I’m sorry but I can’t jeopardize my position in the corporation to help you, it’s too important to me.”

I shrug, I wasn't expecting it to work anyways.

“It’s alright, thanks anyways. You’re pretty cute for a Maurian, by the way.”

“Thank you, I guess.”

Ok, let’s get out of here... Oh no! A group of security guards is just there, across the corridor!

“Halt! Stop right there and drop your weapons!” they yell.

close and lock door, slither back through vents.

Maybe we could just give up. We've got what we needed, right? Hide your PDA or whatever you stored the data on snugly in your significant assets and then surrender.

what's down the other hallway, the one around the bend to your left? (the side without the guards) could we just run like hell down that?

the passage across from that door is corridor DP. is there really nobody coming down that way ? at any rate we will probably take a pretty hard hit trying to dart in front of their aim, so just slip back into the room and try to take the vents down.

Seriously, guys. It takes forever for us to fit into a vent, Starit has made that plenty clear. We are not going to be able to get inside in the time it takes for them to jog down the rest of the hall and shoot us in the ass. Like the Maurian said, if we appear nonthreatening they'll probably just escort us back to the party. Hide the stun whip and PDA where they won't search you and give up.

>>531409
> if we appear nonthreatening they'll probably just escort us back to the party
Too late, we already took down multiple guards.

yeah I don't think we can just give up any more since we have taken down 2 guards and a scientist and they know we have a stun whip. Plus even if they did let us go with a warning they're probably going to search us to make sure we don't have anything on us and the dress we're wearing doesn't really have to many places to hide things like our PDA

Suria 2013/08/05(Mon)09:03 No. 531648 ID: 63512e
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Yeah, It would take me too long to get back into the vents, so I guess I’ll try my luck darting through the other corridor. They open fire, but I manage to slither around the corner without getting hit. And at least it seems that they’re firing stunning weapons. That’s something, I guess.

Ok, a couple of doors to the sides, and a long corridor with another entrance at the end. If I follow the corridor, I’d probably end back in the lobby, with the elevator.

try sending the elevator down and duck out into the closest room

>>531600
I said to put it in her cleavage don't you even read???

>>531648
Nooo you fool you've ruined everything

WELP better keep running, that's all you can do now. Duck and weave!

the pistol you have now, is it stun or lethal? as for what to do try and make it to the elevator while looking like your talking into something and just yell something like, pickup I need that roof pickup now, get to the elevators and send one of the elevators toward the roof and then wait for the guards to go chasing ghost before you head down and get out of here.

Suria 2013/08/06(Tue)10:14 No. 531966 ID: 63512e
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The pistol I'm carrying doesn't have stun mode. If I want to knock someone out, I'll have to get close and personal with the whip.

I move as fast as I can down the corridor, finally opening the door towards the lobby. There's the elevator... but there's two guards standing in front of it.

"You there! Drop your weapon!" one of them yells. And I can hear the others behind me, catching up.

throw the gun in the air towards them. then get in and whip em while they look at the gun.

>>531966
Boned meter:
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WELP you're already knee-deep in criminal filth you might as well wade the rest of the way in. Shoot the guy with the gun, do your best to dodge his shot, and shoot the other guy who doesn't have his weapon ready.

say her you go and throw the gun straight at gun guy's face then as soon as the gun leaves your hand hit them both with your wipe starting with gun bug then get down those freaking elevators now... maybe stop on the 2nd or 3rd floor if you think you could jump out a window or something safely as I'm pretty sure they wouldn't expect you to do something like that.

open fire, stun for no funny business

...there's no way you disable both these guards and get into the elevator, and get it closed, before the others show up. You're done.

Surrender.

>>532141
Great, thanks for your support now. We can't hide our shit in front of these guys.

Where is she even keeping her PDA?

By now you'd be equally screwed if you're captured or if you surrender, so may as well go all in and try and fight your way out. Remember: They're both wearing helmets and torso armor, so try not to aim there.

Start bringing your gun hand up like you're going to shoot the guy on the right. That'll get him starting to shoot at you at torso height, so you're going to bend to the left and down while moving forward, all while aiming towards him. Rake an energy beam across his gun hand and arm, get low, and curve up the left side before the left guard can bring his gun up. Stun whip from left to right across both of them at leg level as soon as you're in range.

If you manage to pull that off you're gonna have to hold off the rest of the security forces until the elevator arrives. The call arrow above it for this level is lit, so it's already on it's way; Likely with reinforcements in it, but you can stun whip them from the side as soon as the door opens far enough.

Grab one of the stunned guards and hold him in front of you as a meat shield while holding your pistol to his neck and threatening to blow his head off might make the rest of the guards hesitate to fire. If you can, also pull the other stunned guard perpendicular to the elevator door so his body can block shots at your tail. Oh, and shift to the side so your tail is not right in the middle of the elevator door when it opens for any reinforcements to shoot.

>>531976
>>532011
Do NOT throw or toss your gun; It's far more valuable as a gun than as a distraction. The movement to throw or toss it would be more than enough reason for the guard on the right to shoot. And since they're using stunners they'll be a hell of a lot freer in their shooting than with lethal firearms, so we don't want to give them any reason to shoot until it's too late.

Suria 2013/08/07(Wed)09:14 No. 532301 ID: 63512e
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Ok! I throw my weapon at them and pull my whip out. I manage to hit one of them and zap him unconscious, but the other one seems unfazed, as the vest protects him from the hit.

I... Aafh!

Suria 2013/08/07(Wed)09:15 No. 532302 ID: 63512e
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Suria 2013/08/07(Wed)09:16 No. 532303 ID: 63512e
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Uuurgh... Great. Just woke up, locked in a cell. Again. They've taken my weapons, and the PDA too.

I don’t know why I even keep bothering...

...well, at least these guys should be less nefarious.

There's still a chance to play this, though. Your position isn't as good or impressive as a prisoner, but you can still sell out your 'employers' and try to influence the company, here.

The big problem is if your aunt catches wind of your presence, or worse, of they hand you over to her.

GODDAMNIT

fan yourself and act seductively

>>532303
Well, we honestly could've about expected this much. At least we're alive.

this was the expected outcome for a... long time. surprised we made it this far before it happened.
just wait for the right moment.

could be you were used as a diversion while the real action went on elsewhere

Suria 2013/08/08(Thu)09:03 No. 532603 ID: 63512e
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About half an hour of inactivity later, two guards open the door of my cell and ask me to follow them. They’re not restraining me, but both of them are carrying guns and I’m unarmed. We take an elevator and enter one of the floors. It looks like an office. I ask where are they taking me, one of them answers.

“The executive director has taken a personal interest in your situation.”

“Executive director?”

“Arguably the most prominent member of the company’s board.”

But it appears that this director person is busy with someone else, because we've been waiting at the door for five minutes.

Suria 2013/08/08(Thu)09:04 No. 532604 ID: 63512e
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Suria 2013/08/08(Thu)09:04 No. 532605 ID: 63512e
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“Suria, dear! My, you look fantastic, have you lost weight? I was just speaking with the director, who could’ve imagined you were behind the ruckus at the party tonight.”

Shit. It’s aunt Zurabai.

...well fantastic, we're dead.

Unless the Maurians feel particularly territorial about holding on to prisoners, or they'd prefer to keep you as leverage to hold over your Aunt over handing you over.

...as for your Aunt, you've nothing to say to her.

it's possible

hrrrm...
Could it be that we were already in her clutches when that organization captured us, and made us run through hoops just to see how long we'd last before we failed?

...fucking called it

>>532605
Yeah, we're boned.
>Pause
>Return to menu
>New game

BONED METER:
[|||||||||]||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||!@$%@ERRROR

Ve vill zay nothink, filthy Allied pig.

Give your dear auntie a hug. You do have a concealed knife, don't you?

>>532764
No, but she DOES have a screwdriver. Stab your dear aunt where the spinal column reaches the skull. Should be immediately paralytic.

I think this is the point were you just think FML so just say it "FML" i wont to see who knows what it means:/

>>532772
...Please use grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and English when typing here.

>>532779
It was 7 something in the morn for me. What i said(or try'd to say) was to say something along the lines of fml and see who got it

>>532796
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you're roughly eleven years old.

And "fuck my life" is one of the more widely used initialisms on the Internet. It is slightly less common than "lol".


Anyways, on topic, do shank dear Auntie with the screwdriver.

>make futile attacks
...after being disarmed, and with armed guards at our backs. Brilliant.

No.

I'd rather stubbornly say nothing, or return her game of false compliments. Say something flattering about that missing eye of hers.

I say don't attack unless you have to as I see that as one of the quickest ways to end up in a body bag. I say just stand there and don't say a thing and try to keep all emotion off of your face and lets see what the bitch has to say first as we are now going with plan c, wing it