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Al wrote:Good work. You might want to check out the suits in the back room - they're probably not supposed to be here.

Jon wrote:Drugs, clubs, drinking and potentially getting to fuck hot women... Is this how all missions kick off? If so i've been wasting my time in Europe!

Al wrote:About one in three do.

Al wrote:About one in three do.

deject wrote:Assuming the high as a kite chick is dancing, I'll start dancing with her, and if I get a chance I'll ask her what she's on.

You got some good stuff looks like, where can I get some?
Charisma (4): 4,4,6,5, 2 hits

Without really looking up or stopping dancing, she points again at the guy at the bar. She seems to be enjoying your dancing though. Well, she's smiling, anyway.

The Shutting Downs wrote:Analysing this secret node then Mr Joose, not trying to hack just yet

Cant really tell much from the outside, other than its there, and there's currently people using it. Looks to be somewhat tougher than the public node, though.

Dog Pants wrote:This place is known as a place where up and coming Yakuza types can pick up classy Japanese girls to boost their status a bit, so I'm going to do the same job on Jon. Pretending to be his PA I'm going to make out he's got a thing for Japanese girls and he's single, so I'm screening potential partners. Oddly enough the dream girl fits Kitty's description precisely, so I'm hoping that by asking for someone in general, people might offer informatino about her in particular without realising that's what I'm after. Make sense? Like I said, I'm happy to spend enough cash to make it clear I'm not a cop. I suppose I'll also be paying for all the drinks too since they're supposedly on the 'company' account.

After a bit of chatting up the locals, and a couple of rounds (say 70 nuyens worth, its reasonably flashy here and has prices to match), you get pointed towards someone called "Toto". He's sat in a corner booth in the quiet area waving goodbye to a couple, who are walking away smiling at him. He's dressed in a weird cross between 50's greaser and modern street-punk. To Al he looks like a Bōsōzoku that's come into money.

Al, to Jon wrote:Here we go, this could be what we're looking for. Looks like an old Bōsōzoku, so he's likely to be arrogant and easily flattered. I bet he'll love meeting a bona-fide racing driver too. He's probably not the most popular guy here among the management, but I'll not push my luck with that one.

I'll take a shot at guessing what he's drinking then take one over to him. I think I'll go for the loud, boisterous rockstar manager approach with this one. Think Confidence from the Red Dwarf episode Confidence and Paranoia.

Al, with big grin and lots of gesticulations wrote:Hey there! You're Toto, right? I heard some good things about you, have a drink on me. How rude of me, let me introduce us - my name's Lyle, and this fine gentleman here is Jon. You might recognise Jon from the European racing circuits, real firecracker he is! You look like a man with an adventurous spirit yourself, if you don't mind me saying. Kindred spirits I think, haha! Anyway, I'm led to believe you're the man when it comes to doing a little matchmaking, and matchmaking is what I'm looking for. Nothing sleazy, mind, but my friend here is looking to broaden his horizons and would like to meet a few lovely ladies to see if any click. And you, apparently, are a man who knows the ladies. May I say, by the way, what a spectacular jacket that is you're wearing. I could never pull something like that off myself, but on you it makes a statement. So what do you say Toto? Think you could play cupid for our buddy Jon?

Have a negotiation roll to go with that:

Negotiation 5 + CHA 5 = 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 5, 6, 6

3 hits, and a glitch according to the dice roller. Hmm.

Leland dances for a few more minutes before heading over to the guy pointed out.

Leland to junkie lady wrote:Hey don't go anywhere we haven't even started.

Leland to barman wrote:Hey man, what's shaking? I'm looking for some of that new stuff. A friend told me it's good shit, and i've got my eye on that honey out there on the dance floor.

Negotiation (5) + Charisma (4) + First Impression (2) = 11 dice
3,2,4,5,6,5,5,6,1,2,2: 5 hits

You get +2 dice from first impression? I've got that, I wondered what it did.

You get a +2 on any social test during your first meeting. After that you get nothing but on initial meets (like with Mr. J's it's a handy bonus) Since you meet so many people during runs I think it's one of the better qualities.

In which case I'll add a 2 and a 4 to my roll for a grand total of fuck all. Might mean I didn't glitch though.

Dog Pants wrote:In which case I'll add a 2 and a 4 to my roll for a grand total of fuck all. Might mean I didn't glitch though.

Yeah that puts you at less than half of the dice as ones so no glitch.

nope, no glitch as it means only 5 of 12 dice came up a fail, not 6

worth something after all then

*edit* Deej, faster than most...

The Shutting Downs wrote: *edit* Deej, faster than most...

Shh, don't tell that to the sexy chick he's dancing with!

*pokes with a stick* Is it dead?

frank wrote:Chopper, stop putting random directions into the auto-drive or we'll never get to this place in the barrens!

And I think Nik might be a bit sick of Gary fucking Numan now he's been played on repeat about sixty times. I am and I've filtered him out.

Nikolai seems quite taken with this western music, tapping his fingers on the dashboard as the Roadmaster goes round in circles.

Nikolai wrote:Here in van, I feel safest of all, I can buy lots of armour, is only way to live.
In van.

I started singing that in a suspicious heavy Russian accent.

Here in van, away from capitalist west, I work for motherland, is only way to live.

In van.

I hear that in Zlad's voice

PREPARE FOR DOWNCOUNT

Chopper wrote:Random directions? I'm just poking the little TV screen, I'm not programming anything.

Listen, I could drive around all day listening to Gary, but my boredom threshold isn't limitless - shall we drive over to the club the others are at and get a few beers?

Oh shit. See what you've done Joose? SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE!

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