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Kalos: So, then. The ears aquired, and dinner had
Kalos: the question is what now?
Kalos: Puri for now, out of the picture, using various legal loopholes or ignoring them entirely for national secrets and security, not that he would know- basically being under hospital care for the next few days.)
Amoni Steeltower: (Tbh I seriously think we should try luring Struko out into an advantageous area)
Keith: (Undercover law covering our ass I assume)
Amoni Steeltower: (Have our men surround her, and be prepared for anything)
Kalos: Are you going to report your victory then? In person, or a 'phone call'?
Amoni Steeltower: (If we did a lure, it would be phonecall)
Amoni Steeltower: (Arrange to give them the ears somewhere we feel safe, they can bring as many body guards as they want)
Keith: (Well, we should say that we got the things she wanted.)
Amoni Steeltower: (If they so wished)
Keith: (I think the other <@&348237371705131009> have the right to give their imput too)
Amoni Steeltower: (I agree fully)
Amoni Steeltower: (So far, the two offers I've seen is, we continue this game, having a time limit of Puri being out of the picture)
Amoni Steeltower: (Or, we try lureing Struko out, go hot)
Miri: (yeah, we call in that we've done the job, and arrange to meet her in person to hand in the evidence)
Keith: "Alright, Miri, ready to make a joint call and try to negotiate a meeting place?"
Amoni Steeltower: (Keep in mind, an advantageous place can be inside a building)
Amoni Steeltower: (But i digress, this assumes we want to go thru with the guns hot)
Miri: "I like this plan. And yeah, we should go for somewhere public, but not...too public, if you get my drift?"
Keith: "A restaurant?"
Amoni Steeltower: "Apartment?'
Miri: "That works!"
Keith: "Or a shady... Parkin- Okay"
Miri: "I like the restaurant idea."
Amoni Steeltower: "So, you call, set up a meeting area. Do we want to continue with the masks and lies?"
Amoni Steeltower: "We only have this advantage for so much longer."
Amoni Steeltower: "Runi can hold Puri for what"
Amoni Steeltower: "Few days?"
Keith: "We will see if we can pull the trigger. If she refuses a restaurant, then... We'll have to hold out for a while more."
Keith: "You and Adem should gear up."
Amoni Steeltower: (Oh shit, I just realized I ahven't spent my points)
Amoni Steeltower: (I should have enough for luck)
Amoni Steeltower: (or paying off my shield arm)
Keith: "And get ready to fly over to the restaurant and show them the guns."
Amoni Steeltower: "We'll need to contact our military pals then. Would you sauggest a resturant?"
Amoni Steeltower: "Or let her?"
Keith: "Hmm..."
Kalos: (you can't upgrade anything without buying off all debt)
Amoni Steeltower: "I'd imagine there response times will be good,m but if we want to keep low-profile..."
Amoni Steeltower: (Ah poo)
Amoni Steeltower: (Let me check if i even had enough for luck rn...)
Amoni Steeltower: (17 points)
Amoni Steeltower: (Lucks 20, isn't it?)
Keith: (15)
Keith: "Alright, Miri, I think you gave me her contact number, should I dial to her now? Of course, including you in the call"
Miri: "Roll 'dem bones, as Caesar would say!"
Keith: "Also, after we figure out if she's taking the bait or nah, we should contact Runi."
Keith: "Alright. Here goes nothing..."
Keith: Keith dials Struko, and adds Miri to the call.
Keith: <@Kalos> 🔔
Kalos: A few rings go by.
Kalos: Stuko: <Y'ellow.>
Keith: <Hey, I heard you wanted a serving two pairs of Avali ears.>
Miri: <Hey, Strukie! Guess who's got no pulse and no ears!>
Keith: <@!Miri> (use <> for message chat, heh)
Miri: (mb, fixed XD)
Kalos: <Oh? well, damn, I'll just have to have them delivered, I can't drive out to pick it up. I can throw down a tip for the delivery boys, though.>
Kalos: <just come down to the place you got the job from.>
Miri: <Huh. Got something else going on?>
Kalos: Struko: <no. I was just saying come down here and playing along with the joke. He -is- dead, and you -do- have the ears, right?>
Keith: <Yes, that much should have been clear.>
Keith: <We also have been thinking about going to a restaurant to commemorate. Of course the ears are in a bag, so, people wouldn't know what they are.>
Kalos: <you just killed one guy, you really so happy about that? better put you on hit-duty more often, haha!>
Keith: <I also realized today that Severed Avali Ears stack neatly on top of eachother.>
Keith: <It is a first job kind of commemoration. Don't get used to that.>
Kalos: <fine fine... lil' busy to just go out for a dinner tonight. maybe tomorrow. I know just the place, too. Norm's. >
Kalos: a space-google google reveals it to be an expensive diner. basically a really fancy burger, steak, and fries joint.
Miri: immediately looks up Norm's.
Amoni Steeltower: Raises eyebrows
Keith: <Hm, Norm's... Seems fancy. Do they cook ears too?>
Miri: would spit-take if she had anything in her mouth.
Kalos: <Nope. but it does serve your top quality pharm grade meat done whatever way you like. How's 6 pm?>
Kalos: price tags: like 100$ a plate btw
Keith: <Open. You are our employer, remember?>
Kalos: <well, good. We'll wire you the rest of the money when I can see the ears- if you didn't get them preserved, consider it a bonus objective to make sure they don't smell like death when we're there.>
Kalos: <and don't actually bring it, that's a terrible idea. show me afterwards back at the base>
Keith: <They are preserved right now.>
Keith: <If you insist enough, any automed will work with a dead body in any way you want. Or a living one, for that matter.>
Keith: <And they are very good at preserving 'amputations'.>
Keith: "Miri... Should we try to deliver them at the base...? Or just hold them until... Y'know?"
Amoni Steeltower: "Well, if you two want to keep this up..."
Miri: "It might be awkward to explain 'em if anyone else caught them on us."
Miri: "All the same...I dunno at this point. If we move now, we'd better be ready."
Keith: Keith sighs
Amoni Steeltower: "Well, the dinners tomorrow ya?"
Amoni Steeltower: "This has already been scheduled..."
Amoni Steeltower: "We have the restaurants location."
Kalos: <Good then. you can also deliver it early, if you want your pay earlier then, give it to the shark.>.
Amoni Steeltower: "Send in a few of our guys as fake guests to the restaurant."
Amoni Steeltower: "Have a few more surrounds the place."
Keith: "You mean."
Amoni Steeltower: "We can be stealthy about this."
Keith: "You and Adem."
Amoni Steeltower: (Pause)
Keith: "Then again, she knows Adem's face, maybe."
Amoni Steeltower: (We have MILITARY)
Amoni Steeltower: (Don't we/)
Amoni Steeltower: (We requested the equivlent of swat)
Kalos: (yes.)
Keith: (Yes... But... They are not special agents)
Amoni Steeltower: (We have men to HELP SURROND HER)
Amoni Steeltower: (BUT they are SKILLED soldiers)
Kalos: (there are nearby and docked military ships, with a bunch of space marines/soldiers on board.)
Amoni Steeltower: (At our DISPOSAL)
Keith: (They can swat the place, and should)
Keith: (Don't expect undercover work to work well...)
Amoni Steeltower: (We can send a few of them inside, looking like average joe with small body armor)
Amoni Steeltower: (aaah, whats the term.. .set up a stake?)
Amoni Steeltower: (No...)
Keith: (We can talk to runi about this)
Amoni Steeltower: (yes)
Amoni Steeltower: (continue...)
Kalos: Struko hangs up
Keith: <We->
Amoni Steeltower: "So, we have a date set."
Kalos: (spent too long not talking to her)
Keith: "Well, yes."
Amoni Steeltower: "We have skilled soldiers at our disposal"
Amoni Steeltower: "My thinking..."
Amoni Steeltower: "We have a few go into the joint."
Amoni Steeltower: "And we have more surronding the building"
Amoni Steeltower: "This way, if Struiko brought in lots of back up, to simply protect her"
Amoni Steeltower: "We have people inside to help, people outside to help."
Amoni Steeltower: "Hell, we could have a few people outside of the furthest block as well!"
Amoni Steeltower: "Lock the place down"
Keith: "We should call Runi, is my thinking. They will do whatever we tell them to do. But Runi knows what they are good at."
Amoni Steeltower: Sighs, and nod "Yes, you're right. Lets ring them up."
Amoni Steeltower: "See what exactly we have to work with."
Keith: Keith tries to ring up Runi
Kalos: a moment passes, runi picks up
Kalos: Runi: <I'm here.>
Keith: <Hey mom.>
Keith: <We got aunt Struko to agree to meet us at a place of her choosing.>
Kalos: <oh god 'aunt Struko'>
Kalos: <Well... that could be good or bad. where is it?>
Amoni Steeltower: <It'll be at a restaurant Norms. It'll run the risk of going hot, but its a plan>
Amoni Steeltower: (woops)
Amoni Steeltower: <What I had in mind, we have a few of the soldiers enter in the joint, acting as guests with concealed armor on... On the outside, we have men lock down the parameter of the restaurant, rooftops, street corners.. whatever.>
Kalos: <I'll have them check the place.>
Kalos: <now.>
Amoni Steeltower: <On the outside, we have men lock down the parameter of the restaurant, rooftops, street corners.. whatever.>
Kalos: <and tell them to be subtle, of course. Not to bring their gear.>
Amoni Steeltower: <I think we should go so far as have men in the surrounding blocks of the restaurant as well. Maybe start forming a barricade once we are a-go.>
Keith: <we have until tomorrow, 6PM>
Amoni Steeltower: <Scouting is key.>
Amoni Steeltower: <And we need to expect Strukos detail will be extensive>
Keith: <We have time indeed, it is only barely past noon right now.>
Amoni Steeltower: <And that she will have back up come to her location>
Kalos: <The said they'll report back in 30 minutes.>
Keith: <Also, what is your opinion? Should we deliver the ears and get our pay? Or should we delay until after our meeting?>
Keith: <Wait...>
Keith: <If we do the second...>
Keith: <And catch Struko...>
Keith: <Then we didn't need the ears...>
Kalos: <plans change. I'm sure we can hand the guy a million spacebucks and he won't mind having been kidnapped for 3 days.>
Keith: <We should deliver the ears... At least cut our losses. Right?>
Amoni Steeltower: <Will also look less suspicious>
Amoni Steeltower: <Proof we did get the ears.>
Kalos: <good idea. better go.>.
Keith: <I think this is all for now...?>
Kalos: <Don't delay. good luck.>
Keith: <Thanks.>
Kalos: ...< maybe don't bring your brick with you, if they search you.>
Amoni Steeltower: nods
Keith: <... Alright. Fingers crossed.>
Keith: Keith reaches into his pouch, and takes the brick comm out.
Keith: <I feel naked already.>
Keith: "Miri, let's get a move on."
Kalos: <Well, you judge what to do. but you can't explain the brick away if you're caught, probably.>
Kalos: <hang up whenever.>
Keith: <bye mom>
Amoni Steeltower: <Seya>
Kalos: she hangs up
Keith: Keith shuts brick
Keith: "Keep my brick, darling."
Amoni Steeltower: Grabs
Amoni Steeltower: "Have fun with giving away the ears."
Keith: Cheers
Keith: -> <#335962079523504131>
Amoni Steeltower: "So, while they're off I guess I'll just sit here and try not to worry about their well being..."
Adem Nineball: <Hngg, what did I miss?>
Adem is in his bed, he just woke up, poor him.
Amoni Steeltower: <Basically explains all of what happened>
Amoni Steeltower: "... and while they're gone, I'm just going to keep my butt here. I'm not about to head out when Struko knows very well who I am."
Adem Nineball: <Contrary to you, I'm sure she barely even saw my face, I think I'll go help, then.>
Adem Nineball: <Just....Let me wash my face...>
Amoni Steeltower: <Call Runi, then>
Amoni Steeltower: <She's are communication to the troops, we don't want them thinking you're a bad guy.>
Amoni Steeltower: Goes to the Rec room, turns on the Holo tv
Adem Nineball: <....Right.>
It's time for Adem to have his Very Own Runi call!!!
Kalos: Runi <Oh, Adem, Not usual you're the one calling.>
Kalos: Runi: <how can I help you?>
Adem Nineball: <Can you tell the scouts that I'm gonna go around to help them? I think it would be a good idea if one of us personally knew the lay of the land.>
Kalos: <you're going to help them? Better they don't know, and you try to pull no attention.>
Kalos: <They just sent a few officers on orders to have dinner there and look at how easily crashable the place is.>
Adem Nineball: <Sounds good, Maybe I can even get something for Amoni so she doesn't feel left out.>
Kalos: <expensive place, though.>
Adem Nineball: <You are saying that to the team that cashed out on a very rare fuel source, im pretty sure even I can take it.>
Kalos: <good point.>
Adem Nineball: <If no one wants to stop me then, I'll go eat something nice.>
Amoni Steeltower: <Go for it!>
Amoni Steeltower: <Stay safe though.>
Adem Nineball: <Don't worry about me, I'll try to get you something on the way back.>
Amoni Steeltower: <Oh, why thank you~>
Amoni Steeltower: <Being such a gentleman... anyways keep us updated as much as you can.>
Adem Nineball: <Got it, Amoni. 👍>
Adem Nineball: Thus Adem goes for a stroll...and a nice dinner.
Kalos: You head on over there! a short car ride later , you're dropped off in front of the restaurant
Kalos: Norm's looks like a classic martian diner, styled after the 1950s
Kalos: though the place obviously can't have been made until at least 450 years later
Adem Nineball: Huh, Adem is suited for the occasion....or as well as a biosuit can, a black suit with dress pants, he enters through the door without doubting for a second
Kalos: They ask the usual 'do you have a reservation' and so on, you don't, so there's a short wait,
Kalos: and then you're allowed in to a small booth,
Kalos: where a waiter leaves out a menu for you- having everything you would expect from a place like this
Kalos: https://pos.toasttab.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image1.png?width=500&name=image1.png
Adem Nineball: He chooses some fancy steak and a salad with contents unbeknownst to him, while waiting he looks around for anything mildly interesting, from people bickering to the windows, and what he could see beyond them, he also was gonna ask for a map, so he didn't have to ask for the way to the bathroom.
Kalos: roll observation
Adem Nineball: !g 12
DiscoDude: <@Adem Nineball> rolled 10 (degree 2; success)
Kalos: You make some notes of the windows, cameras and all such. Its not an unassailable place, but isn't full of entrances and exits
Kalos: and most of the time, is full with people
Adem Nineball: Adem sighs as he notes the high amounts of people, gonna have to be real careful as to not hurt anyone when a fight breaks out. But with his observations already noted, he decides to go to phase two....eat his dinner and probably start thinking of what to bring for Amoni, because he forgot to ask.
Kalos: its a damn good dinner
Adem Nineball: Just as he would expect....meanwhile, Adem has decided for Taocs.
Kalos: Taocs are a rare delicacy
Kalos: they cost 200$ from here
Adem Nineball: Thankfully, Adem is a miserably moderatly rich man now, he can afford a few for Amoni, he is sure she will like them.
Kalos: You can get up, and leave at your leisure, nothing of particular interest happens down there
Adem Nineball: He sends a message to Amoni attaching an image of a TAOC.
<Got the food.>
Amoni Steeltower: <Looks delicious... and what did you see?>
Adem Nineball: <Place isn't as hard to attack as it looks, it's gonna be great seeing her face....but we will need to be mindful, there are a lot of people here.>
Kalos: THe military report comes in
Kalos: Runi calling
Kalos: RING RANG RING RANG
Adem Nineball: Does Adem or Amoni answer?
Amoni Steeltower: (We can both)
Amoni Steeltower: <Well, perhaps we can have several of a folks book... oh speak of the devil>
Amoni Steeltower: Answers
Amoni Steeltower: <Hello>
Kalos: <The military report is back. They think they can get two dozen soldiers near there without too much trouble, and without too many people knowing about it, including the restaurant owner.>
Amoni Steeltower: <How about inside?>
Amoni Steeltower: <I was considering having some of them book reservations>
Amoni Steeltower: <To one:>
Amoni Steeltower: <Clear the place out of civies>
Amoni Steeltower: <And two:>
Kalos: <The insides are full of civilians, but they can reserve themselves to sonic weapons when not engaging a hard target.>
Amoni Steeltower: <Get people inside inconspicuously. Ya, I figured as much.>
Amoni Steeltower: <Talk to them about getting reservations set up for tomorrow. As many tables as they can book, as many 'parties' as possible.>
Amoni Steeltower: <Perhaps ranging an hour to half an hour before Miri and Keith have dinner with Struko.>
Kalos: <Got it.>
Kalos: <but, will struko be bringing the tablet? or are you hoping to torture its wherabouts out of her?>
Amoni Steeltower: <Likely the latter>
Amoni Steeltower: <Unless Miri or Keith got some information while out and about today...>
Kalos: <not back yet then, are they?>
Amoni Steeltower: <Nope...>
Amoni Steeltower: <I haven't heard any calls from them either, nor been wanting to give any out. In case they got intercepted.>
Kalos: <very well. I'll keep in touch.>
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Kalos: !end
