Chinese No Takeout

Scenario Title: Chinese No-Takeout Game System: Shadowrun 6th World DM: @Longshot Scenario: Protection Detail Date/Time: December 27, 2022 7:00 PM 9 days ago Session Length: 3-4 hours - HARD Stop at 11:00 PM. That means no dice rolling and the GM narrates anything outstanding based on the characters decisions up to that point. Difficulty Varies based on team makeup. Tough but achievable is how I run. Players: 5/5 @Edge "Overhead" Johnson @Patch @Zooma @Tank @Yoshikiro Standby: @Tinkerer @Mister T

Description: Your fixer has vetted a job to provide protection for a businessman while he negotiates the sales of a new technology he has developed. It's 24 hours of work for good pay.

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Threat Level: Moderate

Zooma

Zo da fixerz sendz a mezzage dat sum suitz wanz sum muzclez fo a buizznezz meetinz. Null sweat choomba Iz onz dat. Da teamz drivez downz ta downz townz ta meatz wit da suitz andz E' tellz uz E' wanz ta hirez uz fo 24 hourz butz realzy E' wantz ta havez hiz corpo contractz boughtz outz cauze E' haz sum techz dat makez hiz datajackz alzmost a riggerz conzole wit outz da bulkz. Wez watchez himz flyz aroundz a halfz dosenz dronez throughz an obztacle courze az partz O' a prepz fo hiz salez pitchz afterz E' hirez uz. Whichz waz gud cauze wit myz luckz Iz thoughtz itz waz gunna bez sumthin radioactivez. Iz waz relivez dat itz waz juzt dronez. Zo anywayz E' givez uz a lowzballz payz numba andz wez gunna negtiatze itz upz butz diz guyz wanna playz byz da Japan O' Johnzon rulez andz givez uz bonuz afterz da factz ifz wez dooz a gud jobz. Wellz Iz beenz playzin a lotz O' matrix pokerz zo I waz in da moodz ta gamblez. Turnz outz everyzonez elze was in da moodz alzo, orz waz juzt zo imprezzed dat wez waz playzin wit bleedzin edge techz an JapanO' rulze. Wez waz in andz wit dat da suit gavez a zignal andz da ztaff bringz in allz dez platterz O' foodz fo uz ta eatz. Honeztly Iz wazn't zo imprezzed wit da chowz. Tooz saltyz andz moztly blandz. Iz wazn't exactlyz revin myz bikez tooz headz downz ta diz place againz. Betweenz @Tankz and @Edge "Overhead" Johnsonz dey noticez dat da suitz waz beingz veryz pickyz aboutz whatz E' waz eatzin. Den dey waz ablez ta pickz outz sum Mitzhamaz krillz flavorz packetz wit realz fizh gutz dat da place waz uzing az a flavorz enhancerz in da cookinz fo an authenticz farz eazt tazte.

Part 2

Nowz Iz waz onlyz tazting whatz seemz ta meez stuffa shackz krillz O' taztic flavorz packetz numberz 5. Dat andz mo saltz. Butz ifz da clientz hadz an alergiez ta seazfoodz O' sum thinz itz waz gud ta knowz. Tankz seemz ta havez da bezt tazting zo afterz wez textedz diz aroundz da groupz panz, wez agreez ta havez Tankz makez surez ta givez a oncez ovaz ta anyz dizh dat ourz bozz waz gettinz slipz. Youze knowz juzt ta makez surez noze onez triedz anyz funnyz buiznezz. Moztlyz lunchz whentz finez. Iz evenz rememberz ta extendz myz pinkyz whenz sippingz myz hot teaz. Iz givez dem creditz dey knewz der teaz.

Afterz lunchz da staffz (cept fo da bartenda) clearz outz az da suitz gotz a dealz with da placez andz haz clearz outz da wholez placez fo da dealz. E' tellz uz to makez anyz nezzecarry changez ta da placez dat wez feelz iz nezzecaryz fo hiz securitiez. Der wazn't dat muchz ta dooz reallyz. @Patch wantz ta weldz da backz doorz shutz, butz sayz E' needz helpz. Iz azk whyz E' needz helpz, andz E' sayz E' onlyz comez upz ta my kneez. Dat remindz mez O' sumthingz, zo Iz tellz em dat my thridz mozt recentz ex-girlfirendz saidz dat myz kneez werez myz bezt featurez. Diz raized a lotz O' queztionz fromz da teamz. Iz juzt shrugz. Iz waz juzt az confuzed whenz shez saidz dat ta mez. Womenz amz Iz rightz? Anywayz wez weldedz da backz doorz shutz andz riggz a concuzzionz gernadez ifz da doorz getz breachedz.

Den wit a fewz walkz aroundz da blockz wez foundz a bluez vanz dat hadz sum suzpiciouz electronicz zignalz. Wez waz alzo worriez aboutz aboutz sumonez tryingz ta snipez frumz da offize buildzing acrozz da streetz, zo @Patch decidez ta climbz da firez ezcapez ta da roofz ta makez surez der iz noz onez upz der. E' clearz da place butz decidez itz a gud placez ta dooz overzwatch zo E' stayz upz der fo firez zuport. Wez didn'tz wantz em upz alonez butz zince wez waz getingz lowz on manzpowerz Overheadz sendz upz a rotorzdronez zo E' gotz sumz backzupz.

Iz triez ta chatz upz da bartenderz ta zee ifz Iz can'tz getz sum inzide infoz aboutz da place, maybez der a tunelz datz wez dun knowz aboutz. Wellz Iz turnz onz da ol Zoomaz charmz andz zee ifz Iz cant'z getz sum infoz outz O' herz. Iz wooingz herz with da novacokez lubricatez charmz andz shez turnz coldz. Iz guezz shez thoughtz Iz waz hittingz on herz, andz dun getz mez wrongz, shez cutez andz allz, butz shez a pinkz skinz andz Iz juzt bez worrierz aboutz breakzinz herz in twoz ifz I tookz herz ta da Zoomaz luv zhack. Anywayz shez dun getz payz ta chatz andz givez mez da coldz shouldzerz. Juzt anotherz dayz O' beinginz an orkz realyz, everyzonez iz prejudized. Den shez triez ta spillz a drinkz onz mez butz Iz gotz reflezez O' a clonedz saberz toofed tigerz andz itz splazhez onz onez O' da otha crewz. Honeztlyz Iz dun rememberz whoz. Juzt an embarezzmentz realyz.

Den wez wantedz ta blockz da line O' sightz fo da streetz, zo wez clozed da curtianz ta da windowz and uzed da electrocromez ta darkenez da glazz. Iz waz worriez aboutz thermalz scanerz sincez wez blocked vizualz sightz ta da clientz. Iz azked ifz wez couldz getz sum poo-poo platerz andz hot platez, maybez sum hibachi gonniz ta put sum confuzing heat sourcez through the place ta confuze sum thermalz. Butz da buzz kill bartenda saidz der hadz beenz sum firez hassardz wit a troll getzing upzetz aboutz a flamingz dizh andz flipzin a tablez dat brokez in halfz. Manz diz place can'tz evenz dooz a sizzlingz platez hotz dizh. Zo muchz fo authenticz Chineeze foodz. Diz placez aintz gettinz my patronagez anyz timez soonz.

Shez didz sayz dat da tablez hadz beenz renforzed enoughz dat shez waz surez dey couldz stopz a bulletz, butz dey wouldnzt be muchz uze sincez dey werez boltedz ta da floorz, ta preventz anotherz trollz flippingz izzue. Dat wazntz suchz an izzuez az I pullz outz da wrench in myz bootz dat Iz uzez fo whompin devilz ratz. Iz gotz ta workz andz unboltedz allz da buletproofz tablez, zo wez couldz kickz em overz fo cova ifz needz be.

Zo den wez waz getzing readyz fo da meetingz. Overheadz hadz gottenz inta hiz van andz waz layingz in hiz riggerz cancunz. @Yoshikiro hadz wholezd upz in da bathroomz probablyz dooingz sum bumpz O' novacokez, I meanz I shud knowz sniff. E' didz sayz E' waz leavingz hiz samuria dronez ta watchz da hallz. @Patch waz acrozz da streetz. Andyz wez hadz Tankz in da roomz with da bozz beingz da armz candiez ta makez surez noz funnyz stuffz happenz. Andz mez, Iz tookz up a pozitionz upz frontz behindz da coatz checkz counterz zo Iz couldz offaz ta takez da coatz fromz da negotiatorz whenz dey camez in. Andz blockz anyz onez elze fo cuminngz in. Butz moztlyz da coatz. Itz partz O' da 5 starz servicez wez providez onz topz O' ourz protectionz detailz. It'z whyz wez da bezt!

Part 5z Takezoutz getz downz ta biz

Zo yeahz my comlinkz beenz beepinz, letz me setz da recordz straightz like. Da littlez guyz was Overheadz andz E' waz bumpingz da nova in da bathrumz whilez lettingz hiz sammy dronez guardz da hallz. Da onez in da van outzidez rigginz waz Patchez whooze onlyz azzisted wit da weildingz dat Overheadz didz. Andz crozz da streetz doingz overwatchz waz Yoshikiro. Iz woodz zay dat Iz hadz tooz muchez ta drinkz butz a Zoomaz alwayz drinkz da rightz amountz.

Zo deze tree zuitz walkz in. Wellz onze zuit andz twoz muzclez. Dey waz armedz a bitz, butz oldz auntiez der waz packingz a hidenz zawn offz mozzburgz underz her coatz. Gud taztez inz boomztickz. A womanz afterz myz ownz heartz. Iz tellz ya zhe remindz mez O' a fixerz an orkz friendz O' minez uzed in hongz kongz.

Iz wentz inta myz cannedz zpeach az dey walkzed inz. Welcomez ta numberz onez bezt chineeze resturantz! Mayz Iz takez youze coatz? Iz saidz wit da bezt coatz checkz brightz corpo dronez zmile Iz couldz plazterz myz tuzkz inta. Da zuit leadzinz git realz upzetz atz diz. Claimzingz Iz git da namez O' da place wrongz and allz. Likez Iz canz rememberz da namez O' sum thridz ratez chowz jointz Iz neva been inz beforze andz no runningz ta cumz backz. E' ztormez offz sayingz E' gunna keepz hiz coat andz walkz offz likez da majorz drekz headz E' iz. Noz rezpect fo da helpz, andz Iz zure a bigz scoopz O' antiz orkz racizim. Wellz da sammy dronez iz in da hallz andz uzherz dem inz ta da paperz screenz fo da backroomz meetingz with Julianz ta makez hiz demoz.

Da wholze thin headz downz hillz. Diz drek headz Julez iz meetingz wit iz juzt browz beatingz em da wholez timez. Nothin iz rightz O' imprezzive, E' iz yellingz da wholez timez. E evenz snapz at da cutiez bartenderz. Piece O' drek. Thinz git zo tenze dat da sammy bot thoughtz da zuit waz pullingz a gunz on ourz bozz andz dat juzt madez thinz zo muchz worze fromz der.

Anywayz negotiationz breakz downz fromz der. Tankz sayz dat E' couldz zee on Julian'z face dat diz finalz offerz waz lezz dan hiz currentz crappyz contractz. Tankz putz a meatyz handz onz hiz shoulderz andz tellz da bozz "Itz timez ta letz diz onez goez." Julez juzt hangz iz head andz knowz diz iz ova. Den allz hellz breakz looze. Iz didn't havez imagez linkz ta da roomz butz Tankz sayz dat da drekheadz zuit gavez a signalz andz da tree O' dem kinda huddled in da cornerz O' da roomz, andz den der iz a pop pop pop soundz O' a silencez riflez andz da windowz totallyz shatterz sprayzin glazz inta da reztaruant. Nowz I'vez dun sum shootzin offz O' sum onez elzez image linkz andz evenz wit a smartzlinkz itz a toughz shotz. Addz inz shootingz throughz windowz and curtianz andz evenz da paperz screenz, pluz youze gotz friendliez youze dun wantz ta hurtz andz mozt peoplez iz prayzing ta getz nearz da targetz ratherz den aimzing. Diz guyz dough waz prettyz gud. Itz waz a tree roundz burzt. Shatteringz da windowz madez da firzt shotz goez widez az expectedz. Da secondz onze waz lowz and slammedz inta da tablez wherez itz shatterz a bowlz O' fizh eyez zoup dat Tankz hadz zeemed ta havez beenz enjoyzing. Iz guezz hez likez hiz zoup saltierz dan mez. Da zoup splatterz allz overz, butz byz diz timez Tankz waz alreadyz movingz andz had dragged Julianz ta da groundz whenz da third bullet smacked inta da wall rightz wherez da bozzez leftz eyez wouldz havez beenz. Tankz thoughtz dat da bozz waz juzt winded butz E' waz turningz az redz az Tankz andz breakingz outz inta razhez andz da breathin waz gettingz worze. Zeemz dat gettinz sprayz wit da zoup waz enoughz ta setz hiz alergiez offz.

Nowz whenz da gunzfirez whenz offz myz cyberearz startez ta triangulatez wherez da shotz, but deyz muzt O' hadz a jammerz O' sumthin cauze da autozoft keptz kicken backz errorz. I finallyz narrowz itz downz ta da roofztopz acrozz da streetz. Da onez dat Yoshikiro waz hangzin outz on. Iz markz da spotz onz myz ARz fo Yoshiz andz hez saidz onz itz andz doez a standzinz backflipz ta da topz O' da coolinz towerz butz doezntz zee noze onez. Iz dun knowz whyz E' neva checkez da topz O' dat coolin towerz beforze. Damnz amaturez.

Wit da shotz az tirangulatedz az dey werez gettinz Iz clickz myz jawz ta da rightz ta turnz onz myz wirelezz reflexez. Da worldz fellz awayz inta a slowz motionz dance az Iz pullz da glorynezz pinknezz O' Sally fromz unda da coat checkz counterz. Properly armedz andz blazin wit speedz Iz torez aroundz da cornerz ta seez dat da twoz mookz hadz kickez overz a tablez byz da windowz fo cova butz dat leftz dem expozed fromz myz anglez totallyz. Alzo Patchez sammy bot waz holdingz upz one O' da tablez az a shieldz ta protectz Julez. Andz comingz aroundz bookzin it fo da door waz der bozz holdingz a bunchez O' Julez paperz andz evenz hiz tinfoilz hatz andz otherz gearz. Zeeing dat Iz hadz Sally leveled at der bozz dey openez firez onz mez. Auntie fired herz mozzburgz atz mez andz a hugez beanz bagz camez flyzing atz mez. Iz allz mozt smiledz atz itz. Butz Iz smacked dat bagz out O' da air with da butt O' Sally. Da otha guy, I thinkz hez waz calledz screwzlooze, openz upz wit a SMG sprayzin leadz allz ova. Butz Iz hadz myz wirez blazin andz Iz waz bobzing andz weavzing likez an overclockedz cyberznake! Nonez O' hiz leadz waz anyzwherez nearz myz hoop.

Nowz myz diztractionz waz enoughz dat da next tree roundz burzt fromz der sniperz smackedz inta da table shield da sammy bot waz holdin. Diz gavez Tankz da momentz ta scoopz upz Julez, whoze waz stillz drippzing fizh zoup, andz Tankz ranz throughz da paperz wallz leavingz holez likez a cartoonz characterz! Tankz madez a U-turnz aroundz da wallz dat blockez da bathroomz ta getz Julez inta sum realz cova. Butz nowz Julez waz turninz greyz andz Tankz waz startzing ta panickz. Iz yelled througz da comz fo himz ta checkz hiz pocketz, butz Iz waz moztlyz drownedz outz byz gunfirez. Iz thinkz Tankz thoughtz dat Iz waz sayinz ta grabz hiz bootz and da bozz waz a write of, zo hez didn't checkz da pocketz fo da medz Iz waz surez dat Julez wouldz be carryingz.

Yoshiz waz havingz troublez findzing da invizable sniperz upz onz da roofz sincez dat jammerz waz still wreakinz hellz with da spatial anaylizerz. E' waz wavingz hiz gun aroundz andz screamzing andz da dronez waz sweepzing da areaz, zo it diz chaze offz der zupport az he climbed downz da firez ezcape ta getz ta da bluez vanz.

Butz beforez E' git der da backz O' da van burzt openz andz a freakin zteel lynx dronez climbz outz andz startz unloadzing inta da rezturant wit itz panzer cannon. Whichz meantz dat Overhadz letz hiz zteel lynx dronez looze andz da twoz startz ta rumblez allz downz da streetz. Iz tellz yaz itz waz prettyz darnz coolz ta watchz da footagez laterz. Da wholez thingz lookz likez da dezert warz payz perz viewz onz da trividz. Dey evenz gotz rotorz dronez ta strafez da otha guyz lynx tillz da rotoz dronez decidez ta focuz onz eachz othaz andz diz der ownz dogzfightz. Inz da endz ourz rotorz dronez tookz da bruntz O' it andz endz upz fillz wit enoughz lead dat itz crazhed onz da streetz.

Anywayz wit allz dat goingz on Iz finallyz gotz a beadz onz da zuit with our guy'z techz. Iz toldz himz dat hiz negotiationz stylez suckz andz nowz hez couldz tryz myz negotiationz. Den az zoon az da wordz leftz myz mouthz I knewz I zhould havez raggz himz aboutz notz checkzin hiz coat. Youze allwayz thinkz O' da bezt linez afterz da factz. Wellz diz zuit skidz ta a haltz andz pullz hiz armored coatz aroundz himz and tuckz in ta a ballz bezt hez canz. Sally waz havingz nonez O' dat, andz shez shreaded da offendin coat, andz a large redz stainz waz nowz leakinz onta hiz ztarched zhirt.

Wellz da zuit wantz ta runz outz O' da doorz butz realisez hez notz burzting throughz a wallz O' Zooma. E' rturnz andz runz rightz pazt hiz muzzel whoz stillz shootzin atz mez andz divez rightz throughz da brokenz windowz ta ezcapez. Da rasor zharp zhardz tearz hiz coatz ta shreadz andz I swearz dat hez git a sliverz O' glazz in hiz face juzt belowz hiz rightz eyez. E' din't slowz downz a bitz andz waz hoofinz it downz da streetz.

Nowz Iz notz ztupid, Zhut upz! Iz tellzin da ztory!, zo whenz E' flungz himzelf throughz da windowz Iz battedz anotherz beanz bagz outz O' da airz and jumped ova a spreadz O' lead and boltedz outz da frontz doorz with zuch forcez dat Iz nearlyz torez da metalz detectorz rightz offz itz hingez! Iz caughtz a breakz whilez runnzing dat da sammy bot layed downz sum coveringz firez on da mookz ta getz dem ta keepz der headz downz whilez I boltedz. Iz burzt outz da door andz tookz upz a defenvize poztion behindz da leg O' Overhead'z lynx. Da areaz andz da dronez waz ztill beinz sprayz with panzer roundz andz Iz reallyz didn't wantz ta takez onez O' doze. Iz toughz andz allz butz manz dat wood hurtz.

Zo I take upz my firingz poztion andz letz looze a burzt fromz Sallyz, screamzin youze shouldz havez protectez yourz princeapalz. Wellz outz O' no wherez Screwzlooze waz bookingz it after hiz bozz and hearz mez andz puzhez hiz bozz downz ta da groundz andz outz O' da linez O' firez. Butz itz kindaz putz Screwzlooze rightz in da path O' da lead. Da roundz hitz em zo hardz dat E' cartwheelez backwardz landzing inz a bloodyz mezz onz da pavezmentz. I evenz feltz badz fo da guy. Iz meanz zure E' waz shootingz atz mez andz allz butz wez both profezionalz, diz waz juzt biz. Stillz ouchiez, dat waz a mezzy woundz.

Nowz zee da zuit waz in troublez, E' waz layningz onz da groundz inz a warzonez. Evenz since da beingingz O' timez dat haz alwayz beenz a badz ideaz. Der iz a reazon dey zay someonez fellz in battlez. Youze fallz downz, youze likelyz ded. In diz caze da zuit waz a zitting duckz fo da rotorz dronze da waz on da roof with Yoshiz. Itz openz firez onz da pronez dudez andz der bozz ztoped movinz inz a bloody mezz.

Iz waz aboutz ta negotiatez wit dem dat if dey threwz downz der weaponz and leftz Julez stuff alonez wez wouldz ztop zhooting and dey couldz zee ifz dey couldz getz der bozz ta da nearezt docz waggonz. Butz youze zee da dronez, dey cleverz littlez thingz, butz dey aintz exactlyz zmartz. Wherez a perzon wouldz havez ztoped zhooting at a guyz dat waz downz, da dronez waz toldz ta stopz da guy, andz Iz thin da optionz werez setz ta loudz andz fatalz. Da dronez openedz upz again andz ztitched a zet O' roundz fromz hiz chezt upz ta hiz headz dat explodez inta a mezz O' bloodz andz bonez allz overz da streetz. Docz wagonz iz gud butz evenz dey didn't havez a chance O' rebuildingz humpty dumpty ere.

Lucklyz da fightz kinda wentz outz O' der crew. Da zteel lynx noisaly powered down iz cannon and da dronez retreatedz ta da van. Screwzlooze startedz ta reachz fo da tinz foilz hatz ta comez awayz with sumthin fromz diz butz Iz slammzed da lazt twoz roundz inz myz clipz inta Sallyz chamberz andz Screwlooze thoughtz da betterz O' it. Slowlyz E' reached inta hiz coatz andz pullz outz a traumaz patchz. Gingerly hez slappedz it abovez da holez inz hiz sidez wherez brokenz ribz werez stickzn outz. Iz knowz doze thingz Iz couldz O' shotz offz hiz feetz andz hez couldz O' hobbledz onz da stumpz allz da wayz ta hiz dentist.^1

Aunty dazhed outz fromz da rezturant da mozzburg out O' her handz andz danglzinfree onz da tac harnezz ztrapz. Shez helpz upz Screwzlooze and gotz himz inta da bluez vanz. Iz helpfulyz thanked dem fo eatin at numba onez Chineeze reztaruantz, andz dey zhould pleaze cum againz. Patchez sammy drone waz morez suzzinzt juzt extendingz a singlez metalz fingerz fromz itz handz. Da middlez onze ta sendz da rightz mezzage.

Iz walkz ova ta da bloodyz mezz andz recovaed ourz bozzez notez andz techz. Iz checkz hiz pocketz fo an errantz credstickz butz turnzed upz emptyz. Guezz da planz hadz alwayz beenz dinez and dazh.

Tankz had gottenz Julez outz da backz O' da kitchenz windowz, where Overheadz had backz hiz van upz ta doingz a numberz onz da landscapingz. Tankz waz aboutz ta shovez Julez inta da Valkyriez Modulez whenz dey noticez dat Julez iz pattingz a pocketz onz hiz zuit. Finallyz Tankz fizhez aroundz in der and pullz outz a bluez tintedz slapz patch wit Evoz logoz and a hologramz dat sayz EPI Itz takez Tankz a whilez ta uze da humanz zised patchz butz eventuallyz E' stickz itz onz Julez neckz andz hiz colorz startz ta returnz rightz awayz. Wez allz pealz outz beforez da Starz getz der ta azk queztionz andz whenz wez showz da combatz romz ta Julez (dey didn'tz lizten ta mez andz putz da Benny Hillz soundtrackz overz da footagez) E' iz zo imprezzed with howz wez didz hez givez uz a 25% bonuz onz topz O' da firzt offa. Wez doz mentionz an Evo Johnsonz wez knowz dat mightz be actuallyz interezted inz a fairz pricez fo da tech. Dez toyz wouldz bez funz ta zeez at onez O' Velveteenz showz!

Post script 1: This line is a reference to Nueromancer for anyone interested where Molly Millions mentions some combat stims that would allow her to walk on the stumps of her feet to her underground cyberdoc who is listed offically as her Dentist.

2: I keep referring to the female bodyguard as Auntie. This is because the icon used for her token was taken from the charater Kindly Chen your fixer in the game Shadowrun - Hong Kong who everyone calls Auntie.