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<blockquote data-quote="airwalkrr" data-source="post: 3149666" data-attributes="member: 12460"><p>I read the original post but not the entire thread so forgive me if this has already been mentioned. I have to say the storyline intrigues me. You made a clever decision trying to learn more about Ishimura. But, like a good villain, whoever is behind this plot assumed that was the first thing you'd try and made certain to choose someone vanilla enough to be totally uninteresting, either that or it is an assumed identity (probably more likely). Either way, I think you are missing the forest for the trees. Ishimura is nothing but bait. Going after him is likely to be a waste of your time. What your group should really concern yourselves with is the armor you are supposed to steal. What is the armor's history? Who is Lawson developing it for and why? Who are Lawson's rivals who might be interested in this project? Who are Lawson's friends who might be jealous of the project? What do these individuals have to gain? For that matter, what would Lawson have to gain if he is the one surrepticiously hiring you (I think someone mentioned insurance, but if the organization is truly more powerful than Microsoft, then this would be a ludicrous and untenable business plan)? You are dealing with people who have more money than they know what to do with. Hence, money can't be the motivation, unless we are talking about buying off a whole country. What we are really talking about here is politics and power. Someone wants to gain both by having you steal this armor. You need to ask yourself who benefits most and why. I think then you might have some details. I think focusing on the armor itself, which is immutable and likely has quite a history, is probably the best direction to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="airwalkrr, post: 3149666, member: 12460"] I read the original post but not the entire thread so forgive me if this has already been mentioned. I have to say the storyline intrigues me. You made a clever decision trying to learn more about Ishimura. But, like a good villain, whoever is behind this plot assumed that was the first thing you'd try and made certain to choose someone vanilla enough to be totally uninteresting, either that or it is an assumed identity (probably more likely). Either way, I think you are missing the forest for the trees. Ishimura is nothing but bait. Going after him is likely to be a waste of your time. What your group should really concern yourselves with is the armor you are supposed to steal. What is the armor's history? Who is Lawson developing it for and why? Who are Lawson's rivals who might be interested in this project? Who are Lawson's friends who might be jealous of the project? What do these individuals have to gain? For that matter, what would Lawson have to gain if he is the one surrepticiously hiring you (I think someone mentioned insurance, but if the organization is truly more powerful than Microsoft, then this would be a ludicrous and untenable business plan)? You are dealing with people who have more money than they know what to do with. Hence, money can't be the motivation, unless we are talking about buying off a whole country. What we are really talking about here is politics and power. Someone wants to gain both by having you steal this armor. You need to ask yourself who benefits most and why. I think then you might have some details. I think focusing on the armor itself, which is immutable and likely has quite a history, is probably the best direction to go. [/QUOTE]

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