Deebee's Cyberpunk - Part 1 - 2009.11.09

[Deebee]

Those present:
Ethan (Adam)
HK (John R)
Joey (Ross)
Marti (Lea)
Kiki (Simon)
Max (Ian)

The action starts in the Club Atlantis, situated above the Piper Memorial Sports Arena on the north edge of Little China right in the heart of Night City.

A sophistikatz staggers across the pumping dance floor and hands Ethan a mobile. Ethan listens and simply replies “yes”.
The call is an offer of employment and you are to meet at Warehouse 214, Wellborn Street, West 31st Street at 2am.

Later the Katz is later seen removing a credit chit from under the table after listening to further instructions on the phone. After a while the Katz goes into the toilet followed closely by Joey and HK who proceed to question him and then off him.

You briefly meet Wilbur at the rendezvous warehouse who is then quickly and efficiently dispatched by your real contact a small oriental man and his side kick. Once Wilbur’s head is removed and collected in a box you are lead to another warehouse across the way where you are shown into a room with a one-way mirror. Speakers in the room relay the obviously faked “chip chat” message:
“I have a need for companionship, and it would please me greatly to hear the conversation of a particular person who resides here... his name is Fargo Wells and I would like you to find him and bring him here to me. It is a task for which you will be paid of course. My assistant has all the relevant information. Contact him when you have succeeded. You fee will reflect the level of your success... that is all.”

On exiting the meeting you are handed 3 dossiers, printed and on a data chip and a mobile phone, and told to dial 24 when you have information to report.

The first location to be checked out by Marti, Joey and HK is Fast Eddy’s Pool Hall. Neither Eddy nor Toothpick has seen Fargo but you do learn that a group of Arab gentlemen have also been asking after him. Of the places Eddy suggests they try the one that interests them most is the Garbage Pail night club. During the meeting HK dispatches a boostergang member who group looked like they were about to take an interest in the teams motorbikes parked outside, the rest of the gang scarper.

[Deebee]

Ethan, Kiki, and Joey(?) decide to check out the club early before the place becomes alive later that night. Located south of Little China right on the edge of the combat zone this is an area where life is cheap and bodies simply add to the weekly lotto score.

After narrowly avoiding the detritus of the night before and losing your lunch you get to meet the owner, where after a bad start, with the owner thinking Kiki has come to audition as a stripper, Ethan reveals that he is an agent for Marti Maestro. The owner knows of Marti and his music and they quickly strike a deal for him to play. This allows the group to tour the “facilities”. During the meeting you also find out the owner wears the gang colours for the Steel Slaughter Slammers.

You get to chat with the head barman who recognises Fargo’s picture and said he has been in most nights.

Meanwhile Johnny, HK and Kiki track down Caitlin Jones at her apartment in the mid-corp district.
After being greeted by a  “pig in moose clothing” on the comm’s and mentioning Fargo’s name Johnny and Kiki are invited up to talk to what turns out to be a very attractive Caitlin. She is interested to hear that Fargo is back in the City and would like to catch up with news about him. She says that they were lovers, they met at Petrochem – she works there as an HR specialist, he was a lower level corp back then - but split 6 months ago and hasn’t seen him since. She is eager for news of him and you discuss where he might be - the Garbage Pail comes up again as one of his “keeping low” hang-outs.

[Deebee]

Eager to catch up with Fargo the team head for the club in the early hours. Ethan, Joey, HK and Johnny grab a Combat Cabb into the zone, Kiki hitches a ride on Marti’s bike. Upon arrival 2 black Toyota 4x4’s are spotted parked up at strategic locations around the club. Marti tries to engage the driver of one in conversation and is told to take a hike by the Arab driver.

Ethan, Joey, HK and Johnny spread out in the club looking for their mark. Marti and Kiki decide to insight a boostergang hanging around outside into having a little fun with one of the obviously out-of-place Toyota’s.

Ethan spots Fargo making his way through the crowd. He suddenly disappears from view and Ethan then spots a furtive Arab making his way to the exit. HK from his vantage point on a balcony sees a gap in the crowd where Fargo was reported to be and sees a girl laughing her head off, covered in blood next to the area. In HK’s usual approach to public relations he decides to drop the girl and proceeds to use another body as a surfboard to make his way through the crowd to Fargo’s last reported location.

Johnny comes face to face with the Arab making a beeline for the exit. The Arab doesn’t hesitate, he whips out a gun and drops Johnny on the spot. Ethan now closing on the exit, with Joey close behind decides to let loose with his mini autogun. Ethan fells the Arab, the two bouncers and several club goers. Joey seeing the bouncers coming now from the side rooms with assault rifles lays down suppressing fire, grabs Johnny off the deck and ushers the cowering Ethan out the door. HK is close behind by now with Fargo’s body in hand.

Meanwhile outside two Arabs get out of the car where Marti and Kiki are, hearing that it is all kicking off inside they decide to start their own party. Kiki quickly offs one of them with her “talons”, while Marti runs one over with his bike. The gang set about the car and the remaining out-of-car Arab. The car screeches off down the road past the club. From the other corner of the block two Arabs from the other car start closing on foot. Marti runs one down; at this point we were out of time on the night.

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