These orders seem like bullshit. How are they going to order us around? We're outside the system.

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Quote: from Threadbare on 1:29 am on May 24, 2005
These orders seem like bullshit. How are they going to order us around? We're outside the system.

I'm just dealing the cards out on the table. How you read the hand you're dealt and your opponent's poker face is entirely up to you. I will say that given your Team's strength versus the CSI-crew of Stavne's, you're definitely ahead in the chip count.

I believe the phrase "Shit or get off the pot" is fitting for this occasion.

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Quote: from fanchergw on 2:10 pm on May 23, 2005
Do the orders include Brian and Carla, or are they specific to Ilyanna?

Also, did Brian and Carla find anything of note while looking around the grounds here?

Nothing more of note. The big find was the hidden money cache in the residence.

The orders to Bol'Shoy Fontan state (paraphrased):

Ilyanna and her associates should proceed to Bol'Shoy Fontan with Detective Stavne as independent advisors to Central Command.

I'm averse to random hostages, because it gives the bad guys one more reason to call the cops in on us. Alternatively, they might just not care and assault us regardless, in which case we need to protect civilians.

If, on the other hand, we can find some of their guys that are still hunkered up here...well, I'm sure we can get a more favourable result with them as hostages.

Gatac

Time to get serious.

As far as hostages go, I can only imagine that one ending one of two ways: either they bust in and kill us all, or they call the cops on us and then they kill us all. I doubt that anyone we can grab will be important enough to the bad guys to want to negotiate with us.

I think our best shot is either set off a couple fire alarms in the hotel and slip out as the entire hotel evacuates.

It seems to me that the trail of evidence, and our best chance of locating Jessica, goes through Bol'Shoy Fontan. Cooperating at this point may actually be in our best interest.

Plus, since Ilyanna got her access clearance through the Ukrainian central command, they have a certain reciprocal ability to send her on to the next site. It is even possible that the Agency is using the Ukrainian government as an intermediary to pass the orders to them.

Sounds like a plan, except I'd like to upgrade it to a real fire. I don't want them to cancel the alarm ala Die Hard.

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Quote: from admiralducksauce on 12:27 pm on May 24, 2005
Sounds like a plan, except I'd like to upgrade it to a real fire. I don't want them to cancel the alarm ala Die Hard.

Heh heh. That's just really funny. :cheesy:

Sure, why not. Burn the apartment down, make it harder for them to find out what we took.

(Edited by Punkey at 8:48 am on May 24, 2005)

I say we go with the fire alarm after tossing the penthouse.

If we still encounter resistance downstairs, well, that's why the COBRA has a remote control.

Gatac

We don't need no water let the motherfucker burn. Burn, motherfucker...burn.

So, the plan is to infiltrate Samantha's place then set it on fire?

Yeah. Moten CSIs, Peter hacks. When we're done, we go Streets of Fire on the apartment.

Gatac

And we should be blasting the security cameras.

*Two* helicopters.

Think I can take them in one clip

Brian will be stoic and cooperative until the Russians give him reason to be otherwise.

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Quote: from admiralducksauce on 2:36 pm on May 24, 2005
And we should be blasting the security cameras.

Noted.

So, who's proceeding through the archway?

I nominate Ayumi. She's our default point, and she's got the best chances to deal with whatever nasty security measures lie ahead.

Gatac

Ayumi, on the defensive. Dodge declared on the world at large. If the explosion is doing more than three dice of damage, action die on the Ref save.

Everyone (but Ayumi) gets ONE reactionary action before initiative gets rolled.


(Edited by Dieter at 4:56 pm on May 24, 2005)

Taking cover. I can't afford to be hurt. (Again.)

Gatac

Charge the door, get inside before it shuts. Fighting defensively.