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Heartbreak is seconds away from completing the reprogramming task when the two security agents Casper warned about arrive, and take positions outside the door. They certainly would have heard the gunfire followed by ominous silence, followed by Skinny's execution shot. On the surveillance...

As the gravity of the security agent's death sets in, Casper's voice suddenly cuts like a knife through the Runners' comlinks. "Package is delivered, but there's still the backup video they've got waiting. I'm on my way to your position to back you up." Casper will arrive in about 30 to 45...

Saint is back where he belongs - on the right end of a big f*ckin' revolver. He takes a second to line up the sights, noting with satisfaction as he does so that he can see a reflection of the ceiling off the polished chrome barrel. This security agent is already dead. He just doesn't know it...

Yes it is. See below. Call a shot (free action): aim for a specific spot (like the head!), usually in order to bypass armor, in exchange for an attack penalty (it's harder to hit a smaller target!) Take aim (simple action): take a moment to steady your weapon and make a careful, deliberate...

Skinny is about to fire two more times with his dual semi-automatic pistols. The total recoil is now 6, and his recoil compensation is only 2. Skinny will suffer a -4 penalty due to recoil, a -1 penalty due to wound modifiers, a -2 penalty for using an offhand weapon, and a -2 penalty for the...

Saint's action phase consists of holstering a weapon (simple action) and drawing a new weapon (simple action). The revolver he draws has a custom grip and an almost comically long, polished chrome barrel. The thing is every bit as good for intimidation as it is for hurting people. It's the kind...

Heartbreak covers the hostages while the two combat specialists handle the security agents. He has taken a simple action to ready his weapon, and a free action to speak a short phrase. He could have taken another simple action to fire his pistol once this phase, but has decided that covering the...

Skinny uses two simple actions to fire at the already injured security agent. He is also using a "multiple attacks" free action to fire both weapons at the same time, with each of his attacks. Skinny's first attack attack dice (AGI+Firearms+SA specialty) = 15 dice, -2 for using an offhand...

Saint fires his silenced pistol, but it feels wrong. This pansy-ass hunk of metal in his hand has no...for a moment, he can't think of the word. Soul. That's the word. Firing a peashooter, sneaking in corners; that's work for lesser men than himself. OOC: Saint has taken the distinctive...

"Trouble incoming," Saint says ominously. "Might want to keep your head down," Skinny adds. "Faster you can get those drones up, the better." Heartbreak takes a momentary glance away from the task at hand to see the monitor with the drone status and locations. There's not enough time. The...

Heartbreak begins to program an intricate and delicate targeting protocol. It's an unusual (and quite unsafe!) thing to program time and location conditions, along with a blanket "shoot anyone and everyone" command, and it requires a bit of coding in a roundabout, outside-the-box way to get...

Heartbreak's cyberdeck has an extendable micro-thin cord that adapts to any port size, the first truly "universal" plug. The cord links Heartbreak's cyberdeck directly to one of the drones. It will take him some time to reprogram the targeting autosoft on this particular drone, but once he has...

"Christ," the agent swears in almost a whisper, "it's just a job. I don't want to die for it." Saint sees the agent's eyes flick toward the comlink radio at his belt. The guy can't possibly be thinking of trying to send a warning over the radio, can he? Saint cocks his head, staring the agent...

Heartbreak watches the drones' progress on the monitor. Soon, he can see the drone team on the camera in the hallway outside of the office. The drones can't operate the door themselves, so they wait obediently until the security agent arrives moments behind them to open the door. The drones...

Heartbreak's skill in Corporate Culture (rating 3) will work to counteract negative penalties on his con roll. Heartbreak is able to make his response sound legitimate, but whether the other security personnel will be suspicious is another story. Heartbreak's dice pool- Charisma+Con = 6...

Heartbreak operates the console to start recalling drone teams. This is Computer + Logic test, and does not involve hacking at all (since Heartbreak is not exploiting code, just using a device as any non-hacker could). He easily masters the console's controls, and begins by recalling the drones...

Saint can't think of a better ambush point than this office itself. The workbench is in an area that can't be seen from the doorway, so anyone would have to actually come into the room to see it. If the hostages and runners are all moved there, it would be an easy place to ambush someone.

The woman stares up at her, a pleading look in her eyes. Somehow, being forced to undress seems to be more traumatic for her than the actual threat of violence. She seems about to protest, until Skinny catches her gaze. Briefly, she sees the merciless void in him before she submits and looks...

The workers in the hallway make their way to the door, as Saint unkindly urges them on. The Runners are all now in the Security office. Heartbreak has mentioned an idea for taking care of the drone teams, and he asked for approval from the other runners. Shall he recall drone teams to the...

Skinny gruffly shoves "Kevin" backward into the Security office, where Kevin stumbles and falls backward onto the floor. "Hands up!" he orders the rest of the security employees, before firing a warning shot at one of the camera monitor screens in the room. Skinny's intimidation roll vs. the...