Jess knows that Smack Liz = digit-less Kenji. The question is whether she can continue to act on that knowledge when the slut opens her mouth again...

Gatac

Sheesh, I sleep in on a Saturday, and all of a sudden I'm getting paged?

Tommy Vercetti? We're whacking that Tommy Vercetti?

Yes, that Tommy Vercetti.

Aren't we all happy that we've got a pretty face on the team?

Jessica's mother would NOT approve. Then again, she doesn't know anything about it.

Gatac

Indeed. So I guess we're going with Jess slipping him poison or something, as opposed to Ayumi feeding him a machine-gun sandwich?

Well, it sure takes a hell of a lot more time to put the pieces together. I mean, choosing between autopsy and having a smoking gun in my hand, I'll take the later discovery every time.

Gatac

Ok, so how is poor Mr. Vercetti taking the ole dirt nap?

I should point that probably no less than 10 different organizations want him dead at any given time. The key is to make the hit look generic.

And this is Venice, not Las Vegas so they're be none of that hi-tech C.S.I. stuff to worry about.

Sounds like a case for the classics. Let's break out some cyanic acid and get rollin'...

Gatac

Alright, you have the scenario. Just how are Jess and Ayumi going to execute it?

I know it's not going to work out perfectly, but if you would draw it out I could then appropriately set up the next scene.

i.e.

Jess will be arriving at the plaza at Vercetti's normal breakfast dining time. Jess will distract Vercetti and his goons while Ayumi sneaks up and slits his throat.

What's that about the initial plan not working? I mean, we...oh, wait, we're the Birds of Prey. I see your point.

As I said, poisoning sounds the most promising. My plan:

Jess is on hot standby in the cafe. As soon as Tommy orders something, Jess intercepts the waiter ("I'll carry that"), uses her legendary 4 levels of Sleight of Hand (I knew they'd be useful some time!) to slip the poison into the coffee, then sets the beverage down in front of Tommy. Assuming that the bodyguards will be too flustered by Jessica's obscene charisma score, of course...

Have Ayumi on stand-by to flip out and kill suff if it screws up.

Gatac

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Quote: from Gatac on 12:49 pm on Jan. 27, 2004
What's that about the initial plan not working? I mean, we...oh, wait, we're the Birds of Prey. I see your point.

As I said, poisoning sounds the most promising. My plan:

Jess is on hot standby in the cafe. As soon as Tommy orders something, Jess intercepts the waiter ("I'll carry that"), uses her legendary 4 levels of Sleight of Hand (I knew they'd be useful some time!) to slip the poison into the coffee, then sets the beverage down in front of Tommy. Assuming that the bodyguards will be too flustered by Jessica's obscene charisma score, of course...

Have Ayumi on stand-by to flip out and kill suff if it screws up.

Gatac

Read: Ayumi will flip out and kill stuff, Jess will do her best not to get killed.

We need to find a way to collect our gear.

Gatac

Agreed.

And man, those X-ray specs are awesome! Looks like they'll be making a regular appearance in mission budgets from now on.

I should also point out that there are no roads per se within the city of Venice, only canals. There is a road leading from the mainland, but it dead ends and loops back shortly after getting to Venice.

And yes, I know the Mustang has the Proteus package but I didn't think you'd want to tip your hand right from the beginning.


(Edited by Dieter at 3:45 pm on Jan. 30, 2004)

RE: The issue of Ivan's job satisfaction.

I do believe that we're entering faceman territory here. I can see my plan come together, yesssss...

Gatac

What is Team Artis doing in the meantime?

I need to know where you're going to be when Jess and Ayumi start killing things. You -do- know Vercetti is dining in the Piazza D' San Silvestro.

Okay, so I think Ayumi should just grab a table near Vercetti, preferably within 30 feet so that, in case the coffee doesn't do the trick, she can just shoot him in the head.

Did you post a link about the layout or anything? Is it on the water?

Hmm, a layout probably would be a good thing. I'll throw something together, scan it, then mail it to you for some FTP goodness.

If things resort to a shoot-out, there'll be plenty of dead guards for Jess to grab guns from, so you might as well hand over that pistol.