USH'S MATRIX GAME: SECOND ASSIGNMENT: 'Ghost Hunt'

So noted!

Your latest Assignment then has been observation duty, as noted. Marduk's latest idea for you is to try and break the Machine's new schedule by working from the bottom up- police, federal authorities, Machines (ultimately at the top of any governmental organisation in the Matrix). You have been working in Chinatown, trying to pick up tabs on a corrupt cop who sells drug bust information to the Triads. This cop is supposed to be the first step on the long ladder back to getting good information on the Machines again.

But it has so far been a waste of your time. You were supposed to start following him from a covert meeting place in Chinatown and he never showed for his appointment with the Triads. From your hidden vantage point, you phone your Operator, Finn, to get an update.

"Ah, it's a complete bust, so it is," he says in his Irish lilt. "That's the problem with going in through back channels like this; there is no reliability to them. We haven't got another appointment for you for two days; I can give you something else to do in the meantime, if you want."

(This all took place about ten minutes ago)

San thinks that she's going to take cover behind the bar along with Celsius.

"yeah watta ya want me ta do?" he replied with a malicious grin.
"all this covert shit aint my style........"

Good idea, San... that will cover you from all the guys to the east and the entry area. Keep worrying about the guys at the bar, stairs and to the west!

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"Celsius, Cloud and San are on that hook-up with the Shez to find Jericho to see why the hell he was there at all to bugger up all our work," says Finn. "I have no idea why, but the Oracle directed them to check out some big Triad guy in a Restaurant about ten minutes away from you. Why don't you go help Celsius out? The Captain would like as many people helping Dallas and the Shez as we can get there. You never know when Dallas' guys are going to do something silly..."

hey, you mean like taking on the entire army with a deagle,
im thinking and organized retreat to behind the bar, so that we can mass our fire,
move one, behind the bar, pick up a shotgun
action 2- shot at the unhit guy with shotgun (Ka-Chick)
action 3- shot at stair uzi
(ill leave it up to someone else to take out the hit shotgunners)

Ok, that first move burns up an exertion as you move and pick up.

The second does as well, as you ka-chink the shotgun for +1 to hit, and again for the very fast action!

The third does not get an exertion for pumping the shotgun, but does for the Very Fast action.

Very 'Untouchables this', Burn, as you slowly advance with shotgun in hand, firing repeatedly!

First shot- evens, +1 for pumping it, for 16. +2 Mundane Killing power on a shotgun, +2 for Coppertop Killer... 18. BOOM! The guy is blown away...

Second shot- evens, for 17... still BOOM, and that guy is blown away too...

Nice! You get into cover... but are exerted out again! Still, you did just act three times again!

"tell me where to go Mr.Operator!"

He'll guide you in soon...

(give the others some time)

BTW, Burn, that shotgun is a bit heavy with what you are already carrying. You'll have to drop Deagle clips to accomodate it; is that ok?

"I'm ready"

(Hey ush, I was looking back and I dont undertsnad why i had 3 exertions and i only performed one action that earned me one exertion. I asked you to repeat the action for the next turn but you didnt , so how did i get another 2 exertions for eactions i didnt even perform?)

Castor rolls back and flips one of the tables over to use as cover. (Using an exertion?) He comes from behind the table to fire using both of his barrettas.

2 bursts at the guy with Uzis on the stairs and (since I believe that this clip is just about empty) fire the remaining bullets at one of the shotgun guys by the bar.

If the clip is indeed empty now, Lightning Reload.

Castor, you gain exertion for dodging and Willow Stepping, remember? It is the flip side to getting out the way of things.

If you were next to the tables, I would let you take cover and fire without gaining an exertion, but as you need to move to the table area as well, then yes you do gain one.

You blaze away, Castor, rolling -2, for a fianl total of 9. Gah! You miss as your target dives out the way... however, you are now in cover behind an upturnd table, giving you two points of cover from the people at the entryway.

Whoa, still getting ahead there, San! I will do that next action, though. That would be your last burst I think, yes (and if not... meh!)

okey, I'm just posting it ahead in case I'm not on when the next action starts ^^;

sure, but i should have allready droped one, cuz i cleared the gun, then reloaded it so im on 3 clips.
but if i have to i will

(I dont are dodging and willow stepping the same, or did i post in my action to do both, i dont think I did, but i dont really remmember.)

For my next action I will Unload some shots into the Henchmen-types. (Bank this I guess. I should be okay from fire because im behind this here table right?))

You reloaded it? News to me- afraid you did not.

3 clips? I had you carrying loads!

Originally posted by Vincent Rendar
(I dont are dodging and willow stepping the same, or did i post in my action to do both, i dont think I did, but i dont really remmember.)

For my next action I will Unload some shots into the Henchmen-types. (Bank this I guess. I should be okay from fire because im behind this here table right?))

They are not the same, but you did post a couple of defences. Always remember that whenever you do something to increase your defence it will take an exertion else there would be no value in NOT doing such a thing, as Coeus usually does not, precisely because of all the exertion it gains him.

Banked. And you will certainly be safer there, yes.

(Goddam...)

(Sorry that I and BB haven't been posting. We both got hella sick, a head cold combined with the flu. I'll probably barf if I sit here too long...)

(We'll try to get back into this soon.)

(ooh that sucks, I hope you guys feel better, I've somehow gotten 2 colds and the flu in the past three weeks O_O No barfing on the computer though!)