 November 12, 2007 - 3:59am | Refer to: Security Breach at Port Loren (revised). You have been contacted by Beren Tiu, your liason officer at Pan Galactic headquarters, to investigate a breach in security at several top research centers. Someone has broken into these centers and destroyed valuable equipment. The raiders never set off any alarms and never were stopped by anti-intruder security systems. Your mission is to find out why the raids are taking place and to end them. You have met at the Security Service building to discuss your new assignment and talk to some experts about why the security at the research centers failed. You are in the main computer room where data collection and analysis is handled. The chief of security and the head programmer, both Humans, are helping you. Also in the room are four technicians: a Human, a monkey-like Yazirian, an insectoid Vrusk and an ameboid Dralasite. The programmer shows you a small computer cabinet containing thousands of crystal wafers. "The security information and command controls for all our research centers are stored here," he says. "We ran a thorough check of all the systems and couldn't find anything wrong. There is no way the raiders could have broken in." The programmer and chief seem puzzled. What would you like to do? Port Loren map, 1 square = 5 meters: http://starfrontiers.us/node/2304 |
 November 12, 2007 - 9:16am | w00t: w00t strokes his mane under his chin, deep in thought. "No breaches in security eh?" "Hrm...." "Do you keep a list of when PGC technicians enter and leave the main computer room?" "It's possible they might have detected something out of place..." |
 November 12, 2007 - 9:38am | BTW, what was destroyed? Any pyrotechnics? And is anything missing, or just sobotage? |
November 12, 2007 - 3:02pm | @ Woot --- the director replies "Everyone that enters and leaves is a card carrying member of the PGC security team, not just here but at all the locales. We perform background checks on all security personnel, including a Star law background check." @ Guenther --- "Computers and data banks were destroyed after each hit. The raiders' M.O. is to download the data they need and destroying the host mainframe afterwards, so in each instance we are unable to determine exactly what they are retrieving." |
 November 12, 2007 - 8:37pm | Gloob sighs, "So your saying there are no archives in case of any damage what so ever, these mainframes are it, ." Gloob looks around the room looking for security systems, "Don't tell me you people haven't even thought of curtailing access to the databases yet have you, to rule out any internal involvement, much less implemented it." |
November 12, 2007 - 9:38pm | Guenther thinks to self: Uh, oh, Gloob is going to start talking technical.... And just great, an inside job. And what is K'liKit doing? He generally exudes personality, but has been awfully quiet.... BTW, as we entered, did I notice anything about the various folks in the room? And is it the director in the middle? Who is the head programer? Did we get names or anything? Are the techs armed? (Not that I'm going to stare now looking for weapons, but will look for 'security devices', and note what I can about the techs.) Hate having people behind my back.... Am I sitting or standing? "I assume that there are camera's in here? And just how many break-ins have there been? Any pattern to them that you've noticed?" |
November 12, 2007 - 11:32pm | For security reasons (his family's specialty), K'liKit begins to walk up to take position at the southeast door. Saying to the Security Chief: "If there were any such activity, this would be the room and the staff to do it with. Please have your personnel stand back from the consoles. Gloob, Smith, please guard that door. Woot, take that other door." He nods to the opposite door for Woot. EDIT: I corrected my statement for the 3 doors (not just 2). |
November 12, 2007 - 11:53pm | OOC: did we bring all kit, or only sidearms to a supposedly friendly
internal meeting? Pistol is probably more useful in here, but wondering
what might be in my hand... Thinking to self: what's he doing nodding directions? Doesn't he know I need to keep an eye on everyone BUT him? At least he's decisive.... And just great, first action is close quarters. I KNEW I should have spent more time at the dojo than at the shooting range... (aka, chosen Melee and/or Martial Arts instead of Projectile 2.... ;-) I move to the west door, hand on my (needler if they look to have thin clothes, auto-pistol if heavy / skeinsuit / if I can't tell the difference), with a close eye on that human in the North-West (although keeping an eye on everyone I don't know, of course.) "West door - check." If the west doors are glass or open -- "Gloob, maybe check to see if any friends are waiting outside." |
November 13, 2007 - 12:14am | Gloob sighs, "So your saying there are no archives in case of any damage what so ever, these mainframes are it, ." Gloob looks around the room looking for security systems, "Don't tell me you people haven't even thought of curtailing access to the databases yet have you, to rule out any internal involvement, much less implemented it." The director turns to Gloob. "Oh, we have back-up files. That isn't the problem. These attackers, whether it's an inside job or they're merely breakingin, are hacking into the databases and making off with valuable top secret information. What they intend to do with it is anyone's guess." @ jaguar --- Guenther (and everyone else inthe group) is standing. The director is seated behind the deck you are assembled around, the programmer is seated at the console to the south. Both the director and programmer have pistols holstered at their sides. The other four occupants are technicians, busily working with the conoles around the room, and you don't see any sidearms on them. You have all your gear, and Gloob's rental cycle is parked in the underground facility beneath the building you are in. K'liKit has moved to cover the SE door, Guenther to the west. If anyone else wishes to reposition themselves (as K'liKit has suggested), you may declare such moves. Current map and positions:  |
November 13, 2007 - 4:38pm | "Gotcha covered K'liKit." w00t strolls over to the door and engages the Dral in light conversation. "Hey there, is this first time you have heard of the break-ins'? This is my first real mission, now don't get me wrong I'm pro all the way. I used to fix cleaning robots for a living. You ever clean a robot? Let me tell you something; grit and grime, all those gears whirling and twisting makes the job a real pain. Hey I made my own sonic sword, I call him Whiney. Wanna see the special handle I built? What are you doing with the console. Are you guys armed because of the breakins?...." and on and on..... |
November 13, 2007 - 7:38pm | Woot engages in small talk with the dral tech, who simple nods and shakes its head in response to each question. As your crew takes positions by each door, the director and programmer start to get defensive. "Hey!" the director cuts the moment with, "What's goin' on here? What are you guys doing?" (Several of you have noticed he has reached under the desk, possibly tripping a silent alarm). "YOU are the data thieves?" Before anyone can answer, you hear a gruff voice from the yazirian tech saying, "Nope, not quite..." followed by a soft pop and the chief and programmer are surrounded by a cloud of gas. They both gasp in surprise and fall unconscious. Looking up you find yourself surrounded by the technicians, who have already drawn their sidearms. Frag, each of you thinks to yourselves, that was fast! "Clever move, covering the doors," clicks the Vrusk. "Too bad for them, even worse for you!" the yazirian and human both wield a laser pistol, the vrusk an automatic pistol, and the dralasite a gyrojet pistol. Several of you have also noticed thatthey have activated defensive screens attached to their beltpacks Suddenly, you hear the sound the north door opening. Woot's attention is momentarily distracted by the door. Smiling slyly, the Yazirian slides a green jelly-like object from a canister at his side and turns to face the door. The startled guard in the doorway stares in surprise at the situation. Too late, he reaches for his gun. The green blob soars past Woot's shoulder and strikes the guard in his chest. Horrified, you watch the thing sprout tendrils that tangle around the terrified guard, pinning his arms to his side and constricting around his throat. He falls to the floor and the Yazirian chuckles. "Geiger! Konchinho! Keep them covered!" barks the Yazirian to the Human and Dralasite. "Gramic, are you finished yet?" At this point you notice the vrusk technicain has been tooling around with something the entire time you've been here: a small metallic data cube that has been affixed to the data banks. He turns to the cube and takes a reading. "90% complete on the download!" You study the cold features of the Human and the dark hollow eyespots of the Dralasite, weighing your chances to draw a weapon before they can shoot. No doubt about it, these guys are in charge. But for how long, you question yourselves... Current Map & Positions:  |
November 13, 2007 - 8:13pm | Thinks to self: Looks like we're past the who-dunnit part of this.... (^%^%$%^%$ |
November 13, 2007 - 8:14pm | K'liKit says: "Okay, guys. Everybody stay calm. No heroes." He says while giving a significant glance to Gloob's visual receptors and then over to the computer nearest to Gloob and back to Gloob again without moving his head. |
November 13, 2007 - 8:45pm | Being as calm as can be with blasters pointing my way.... ...in a heightened state of awareness.... When things his the fan, I'll enable my screen first.... Edit: then Rifle or Auto-pistol (whichever quicker) to the best target (closest or most likely to hurt a good guy.) |
November 13, 2007 - 8:41pm | w00t maneuvers so that his sonic sword is pointing away from enemies, then turning back to the Dral, "You never answered any of my questions. I bet your the short round silent type. And judging from your clothing..." w00t looks down at the Drals feet. "How did that get there?" w00t is attempting to distract the Dral and waiting for the right moment to power up Whiney his sonic sword and cut the Dral up into tofu. |
November 13, 2007 - 10:55pm | "Stand down, Woot, or I'll kill you myself." K'liKit says. K'likit casually turns to the Vrusk next to him and asks "So what's your take? How much are you getting for this?" |
November 14, 2007 - 12:51am | Gloob sighs aloud "Weellll todays shot to hell." |
November 14, 2007 - 1:00am | K'liKit raises a hand up in a stop motion at the others. He's got a plan. "I'd swear I'm surrounded by noobs." He says. |
November 14, 2007 - 1:05am | I, um, keep my hands high and where they can see 'em.... Moving very slowly, if at all. |
November 14, 2007 - 1:34am | Geunther gets his screen activated with nary a problem, then raises his hands. The dral tech (passing a LOG check) laughs at Woot's "whatzat" comment saying "And you guys think our jokes are old!" He trains his pistol on Woot, while glancing back and forth between you and his yaz companion nearby. "So what's your take? How much are you getting for this?" The vruskan tech clatters off in your native tongue. "My take's quite a lot. That's why we do what we do so well!" Gloob hears K'liKit's request as his hand goes for the sonic weapon. You still have time to belay, unless you wish to follow through. |
November 14, 2007 - 4:28pm | Well, what a fine mess this is.... We're doing the humour bit quite well -- have they doubled over laughing yet? "We're a pretty scary crew here, aren't we?" (Can I make an Intuition check to figure out just what the heck the plan is?) EDIT: spelling correction ('he' changed to 'the') |
November 14, 2007 - 4:43pm | OOC: It's likely that we know each other a little here, so I think there's a chance that jaguar might be able to figure out the plan, or at least an inkling, according to his experience with K'liKit. Even if not, an exercise of patience is a good thing. :) EDIT: inking -> inkling |
November 14, 2007 - 4:30pm | If there were a single plan, it might be a little easier.... ;-) ;-) ;-) |
November 14, 2007 - 8:18pm | OOC: This is an unbeleivable open opportunity to do something while they HAVE to wait for the information they want to download, at most they get away with incomplete data unless somebody here actually wants them to get away with all of it. It's either incompetance, working with the badguys, or somebody with own agenda that would give the badguys the time to download it all unopposed. My actions stand. |
November 14, 2007 - 9:23pm | OOC: OOC: Technically this type of OOC is considered in-character telepathy. Try to stick to things as if playing live. I bordered on this with my "He's got a plan," but if we were playing live, everyone would have realized that I had a plan from the moment I said not to try to be heroes and gave Gloob the significant look between him and the computer. Next time I'll ask for a comprehension check on Gloob's part. In fact, if I still can, I'd appreciate it.This is an unbeleivable open opportunity to do something while they HAVE to wait for the information they want to download, at most they get away with incomplete data unless somebody here actually wants them to get away with all of it. It's either incompetance, working with the badguys, or somebody with own agenda that would give the badguys the time to download it all unopposed. My actions stand. |
November 14, 2007 - 9:26pm | OOC: *Sigh w00t: *Sigh  |
November 14, 2007 - 9:29pm | Come to think of it, Vrusk don't have pupils, so it would be hard to look at something and communicate it without moving his head. I'll just treat it like Gloob couldn't understand such a subtle thing from a Vrusk. |
November 15, 2007 - 12:05am | My intuition tells me that s***t is about to hit the fan.... |
November 16, 2007 - 2:57pm | Gloob's IM:6 nets him the upper hand, momentarily. In a swift smooth flash, the sonic stunner comes to bear and a focused sound beam is unleashed toward the vrusk bandit. Unfortunately rolling a 56, the shot goes wide and resonates off the data banks. Your side has the initiative if anyone else wants to declare an action. |
November 16, 2007 - 3:33pm | K'liKit will attempt a grapple with Gramic, the Vrusk, to restrain him from using his weapon, while trying to keep Gramic's body in the way of any fire that comes our way and away from the console. Which means we'll be occupying the same square, with K'liKit between Gramic and the Console. |
November 16, 2007 - 4:20pm | Furious of these low-life scum and their attempt on our lives, w00t's anger hits the boiling point and he starts going berserk.... Battle Rage + Sonic sword (on) Dral == mince meat |
