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<blockquote data-quote="Zen_Pollo" data-source="post: 4626311" data-attributes="member: 11404"><p><strong>Seattle Calling Chapter 2: Born To Die</strong></p><p></p><p style="text-align: right"><em>London calling to the imitation zone</em></p> <p style="text-align: right"><em>Forget it, brother, you can go at it alone</em></p> <p style="text-align: right">The Clash, <em>London Calling</em></p><p></p><p><em>Setting:</em> A family establishment in Renton affectionately known as the Orc with the Golden Tooth based on a poster plastered over the plate-glass window. The patrons of this eatery all seem to share a preference for obvious weaponry and armored clothing.</p><p></p><p><em>And that’s just how I like it</em>, thought Slone whom had recommended the joint to his teammates. The troll was still black and blue from yesterday’s impact bruises. <em>Those drones’ assault rifles hurt – hurt real bad</em>, thought Slone.</p><p></p><p>The troll sneered at the elf sitting across the Formica table from him. The elf coolly returned the troll’s gaze from across their booth. “What?” remarked Alexander as he shrugged his shoulders.</p><p></p><p>"You’re looking at me -- I'm looking at you," replied the troll.</p><p></p><p>“What’s that even mean?” queried Alexander.</p><p></p><p>"It means the only thing you’re good at is looking pretty and running away," sneered the disgruntled troll.</p><p></p><p>“Whatever.”</p><p></p><p>“Let’s not get into this now,” reasoned Carlito, “if anyone should be mad – it’s me – you both ran off and left me hung out to dry.” Carlito continued, “It doesn’t matter anyways – we all got out of there alive and we still have the samples. The real question is what are we going to do now?”</p><p></p><p>The elf shrugged, “We did our job – I say we destroy the samples like Tommy wanted and move on with our lives.”</p><p></p><p>“Drek on that!” replied Slone, “We should find out what that sample is – I’m nobody’s sucker and we were setup to fail on that mission.”</p><p></p><p>“I agree, that sample was in a level 4 biohazard unit – I bet it is a bioweapon,” Carlito exclaimed. “In fact, if we can, we should send the sample in for testing and determine whether or not we can track down Patient zero.”</p><p></p><p>“Huh?” remarked the troll.</p><p></p><p>“Patient Zero is the first person infected with the bug – the person whom had this blood sample taken,” explained the elf.</p><p></p><p>Carlito nodded in agreement, “I might have a friend who can get us into a lab to do the testing. I’d send the sample to her, but I think that would be foolish.”</p><p></p><p>“Yeah, but if we don’t send it we will never know what all this was about,” Slone reasoned.</p><p></p><p>“What about the other samples?” asked Alexander regarding the samples Carlito had sent out yesterday morning before the run.</p><p></p><p>“The samples were normal human blood – it looks like Tommy really wanted us to plant a decoy,” replied Carlito. “Anyhow, we can’t just send these samples to my contact – it’s too dangerous.” <em>I would never forgive myself if something happened to Sadie</em>, thought Carlito, <em>Besides, she should never get involved in this sort of life.</em></p><p></p><p><em>This is lunacy</em>, thought Alexander, <em>That sample is a poison pill which will get all of us killed. I’m done with this Shadowrunning business – I should get back into legal practice.</em> As Alexander was about to tell the others his decision, his commlink popped-up an Augmented Reality Object with a vid-link.</p><p></p><p>The ARO displayed the features of a well-kept middle-aged red head. Alexander could immediately tell the woman was an executive at a mega-corp – she had the sort of makeup and hair only those with plenty of disposable income could afford. The overall effect was tastefully balanced – provocative enough to lend Red feminine heat, but subdued enough not to attract undue attention. “How may I help you?” purred Alexander over his commlink’s dermal microphone tapped to his throat near his vocal cords.</p><p></p><p>“I’m Paula Peterson, Tommy Toledo’s director at the United Corporate Council,” replied Red.</p><p></p><p><em>Just another ivy-league lobbyist</em>, thought Alexander. </p><p></p><p>“Mr. McQueen, I’ll get right to the point – we’ve found Tommy.”</p><p></p><p><em>Here comes the pitch</em> thought the elf; yet Alexander smiled at Red and replied, “Excellent, I hope he is doing well.” Slone and Carlito saw that Alexander was engaged in a vid-call and continued debating whether or not to send the samples to be tested – “It’s too risky – We gotta know the Truth!”</p><p></p><p>“Actually,” stated Red, “Tommy is in a bit of a bind – He was kidnapped from the ferry after meeting with you.” </p><p></p><p>“Really, we lost sight of him during the fire,” equivocated Alexander.</p><p></p><p>“I see. In any event, once I discovered his location, I arranged for an extraction team to retrieve him. Unfortunately, they are encountering stiff resistance and that is why I am calling you,” Red continued, “I need you and your team to lend back-up to the extraction unit immediately. Based on your commlink’s GPS, I see that you are only a few minutes away from the other team – I need you to go to them right now and get Tommy back from his captors.” </p><p></p><p><em>Wonderful, now they’re tracking my commlink </em>, groused Alexander to himself. Nevertheless, the elf said out loud, “What’s the pay?”</p><p></p><p>Red smiled, “Pay, Mr. McQueen? I believe you have been paid for the month on retainer prior to your last mission. If you wish to continue receiving your retainer as well as your health benefits, you had best get moving towards Tommy – Here’s the address, Good-bye.”</p><p></p><p>Red AROed Alexander the physical address and then terminated the call. As Red turned her attention to another matter, she thought to herself, <em>I wonder if I can trust this Alexander McQueen.</em></p><p></p><p>Alexander relayed the assignment to his colleagues whom greeted it with enthusiasm – they were both fond of Tommy. When Alexander looked at the address, he thought to himself, <em>The Redmond Barrens – Drek it all – I shouldn’t have worn my good suit!</em></p><p></p><p style="text-align: right"><em>The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in</em></p> <p style="text-align: right"><em>Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin</em></p> <p style="text-align: right"><em>Engines stop running, but I have no fear</em></p> <p style="text-align: right"><em>Cause London is drowning and I, live by the river</em></p> <p style="text-align: right">The Clash, <em>London Calling</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Zen_Pollo, post: 4626311, member: 11404"] [b]Seattle Calling Chapter 2: Born To Die[/b] [RIGHT][I]London calling to the imitation zone Forget it, brother, you can go at it alone[/I] The Clash, [I]London Calling[/I][/RIGHT] [I]Setting:[/I] A family establishment in Renton affectionately known as the Orc with the Golden Tooth based on a poster plastered over the plate-glass window. The patrons of this eatery all seem to share a preference for obvious weaponry and armored clothing. [I]And that’s just how I like it[/I], thought Slone whom had recommended the joint to his teammates. The troll was still black and blue from yesterday’s impact bruises. [I]Those drones’ assault rifles hurt – hurt real bad[/I], thought Slone. The troll sneered at the elf sitting across the Formica table from him. The elf coolly returned the troll’s gaze from across their booth. “What?” remarked Alexander as he shrugged his shoulders. "You’re looking at me -- I'm looking at you," replied the troll. “What’s that even mean?” queried Alexander. "It means the only thing you’re good at is looking pretty and running away," sneered the disgruntled troll. “Whatever.” “Let’s not get into this now,” reasoned Carlito, “if anyone should be mad – it’s me – you both ran off and left me hung out to dry.” Carlito continued, “It doesn’t matter anyways – we all got out of there alive and we still have the samples. The real question is what are we going to do now?” The elf shrugged, “We did our job – I say we destroy the samples like Tommy wanted and move on with our lives.” “Drek on that!” replied Slone, “We should find out what that sample is – I’m nobody’s sucker and we were setup to fail on that mission.” “I agree, that sample was in a level 4 biohazard unit – I bet it is a bioweapon,” Carlito exclaimed. “In fact, if we can, we should send the sample in for testing and determine whether or not we can track down Patient zero.” “Huh?” remarked the troll. “Patient Zero is the first person infected with the bug – the person whom had this blood sample taken,” explained the elf. Carlito nodded in agreement, “I might have a friend who can get us into a lab to do the testing. I’d send the sample to her, but I think that would be foolish.” “Yeah, but if we don’t send it we will never know what all this was about,” Slone reasoned. “What about the other samples?” asked Alexander regarding the samples Carlito had sent out yesterday morning before the run. “The samples were normal human blood – it looks like Tommy really wanted us to plant a decoy,” replied Carlito. “Anyhow, we can’t just send these samples to my contact – it’s too dangerous.” [I]I would never forgive myself if something happened to Sadie[/I], thought Carlito, [I]Besides, she should never get involved in this sort of life.[/I] [I]This is lunacy[/I], thought Alexander, [I]That sample is a poison pill which will get all of us killed. I’m done with this Shadowrunning business – I should get back into legal practice.[/I] As Alexander was about to tell the others his decision, his commlink popped-up an Augmented Reality Object with a vid-link. The ARO displayed the features of a well-kept middle-aged red head. Alexander could immediately tell the woman was an executive at a mega-corp – she had the sort of makeup and hair only those with plenty of disposable income could afford. The overall effect was tastefully balanced – provocative enough to lend Red feminine heat, but subdued enough not to attract undue attention. “How may I help you?” purred Alexander over his commlink’s dermal microphone tapped to his throat near his vocal cords. “I’m Paula Peterson, Tommy Toledo’s director at the United Corporate Council,” replied Red. [I]Just another ivy-league lobbyist[/I], thought Alexander. “Mr. McQueen, I’ll get right to the point – we’ve found Tommy.” [I]Here comes the pitch[/I] thought the elf; yet Alexander smiled at Red and replied, “Excellent, I hope he is doing well.” Slone and Carlito saw that Alexander was engaged in a vid-call and continued debating whether or not to send the samples to be tested – “It’s too risky – We gotta know the Truth!” “Actually,” stated Red, “Tommy is in a bit of a bind – He was kidnapped from the ferry after meeting with you.” “Really, we lost sight of him during the fire,” equivocated Alexander. “I see. In any event, once I discovered his location, I arranged for an extraction team to retrieve him. Unfortunately, they are encountering stiff resistance and that is why I am calling you,” Red continued, “I need you and your team to lend back-up to the extraction unit immediately. Based on your commlink’s GPS, I see that you are only a few minutes away from the other team – I need you to go to them right now and get Tommy back from his captors.” [I]Wonderful, now they’re tracking my commlink [/I], groused Alexander to himself. Nevertheless, the elf said out loud, “What’s the pay?” Red smiled, “Pay, Mr. McQueen? I believe you have been paid for the month on retainer prior to your last mission. If you wish to continue receiving your retainer as well as your health benefits, you had best get moving towards Tommy – Here’s the address, Good-bye.” Red AROed Alexander the physical address and then terminated the call. As Red turned her attention to another matter, she thought to herself, [I]I wonder if I can trust this Alexander McQueen.[/I] Alexander relayed the assignment to his colleagues whom greeted it with enthusiasm – they were both fond of Tommy. When Alexander looked at the address, he thought to himself, [I]The Redmond Barrens – Drek it all – I shouldn’t have worn my good suit![/I] [RIGHT][I]The ice age is coming, the sun's zooming in Meltdown expected, the wheat is growing thin Engines stop running, but I have no fear Cause London is drowning and I, live by the river[/I] The Clash, [I]London Calling[/I][/RIGHT] [/QUOTE]
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