They'd like to go, so it can be either Eikki giving a tour of the two apartments or time with Kolstrup. Time for just one.

Frank has a CBE:2 if assistance is needed or not if he's going to be in the way?

JJ has a total asset of 9 for CBE as well so when we know if it's OKK to have Ekki point out traps, we'll assemble a team to disarm the ones we know of and do a final sweep for any Ekki "forgot" before we check for intel.

In reply to John Jameson McCarthy (msg # 921):

Sorry, Total asset of 10 for Frank and his skill/attribute

The original idea was that Eikki wouldn't just point them out, he would also do the defusing...

Given the choice, we should probably sweep the apartment. If Eikki had one hidey-hole, there might also be some more hidden intel/treasures. Per's OBS is pretty good so he'll accompany any search team.

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I'm not very happy about having Ekki with his hands free in the apartment.

That came up upthread...I think the only people that expressed an opinion on it were me and Jinny (who favoured hands free) and Andy (who wanted him bound).

To be honest, if we're not going to use him to do the actual clearing we may as well let Per talk to him. There's nothing to stop him not misleading us about any IED's so that we end up setting one off then trying to bolt in the subsequent confusion, bound or otherwise. The idea behind him doing the clearing is that if one goes off he's literally in the firing line, which is a pretty strong motivator to make sure he does the job properly.
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In reply to Per Kolstrup (msg # 924):

I've got a total of 11 on OBS if needed as well

How 'bout this? Per will talk to Eikki, playing firm but fair cop but threatening him with Varis if he screws with us. Another group sweep the apartment for intel, leaving any potential IEDs for the IB or local militia to deal with. Sound like a fair compromise?

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I'm totally fine with that.

In reply to Per Kolstrup (msg # 928):

Will the search team be able to effectively search with potential live IED's all over the place ?
This message was last edited by the player at 21:07, Sat 29 Apr 2017.

I think it's risky, sweeping for intel when we don't know what booby traps are in place sounds like a good way of getting blown up to me. Still, if that's the way people want to do it I'll get a post up.

OK.

Per interrogates Ekki.

Walsh picks a team to look for intel (if you want in on the team then tell him IC)

When sweeping there's nothing sopping people picking up small things but the big stuff will need to be left for the militia, I'm also going to assume they'll have an observer watching us.

I'd like someone with Combat Engineering on the intel team, they may have a better chance of spotting if anything is a booby trap.

I read it that we'd still be sweeping for IED's, but we weren't going to defuse any we found, we'd just mark them and leave them for a follow up team from the militia or IB to deal with

With Ekki being interviewed though I don't know if he'll have time to identify the IEDs. That means checking ourselves. Even if we leave the IEDs to be defused by others it'll be risky, I'd bet that any intel that Ekki has left is rigged to blow up.

In reply to John Jameson McCarthy (msg # 934):

Probably best to hold off on a decision until we see what the outcome of Per's conversation with Eikki is. He might cooperate...

I need to know who is going in the room(s) to collect possible Intel. Thanks.

Walsh will go in provided either Eikki talks or there's an IED sweep to identify (not necessarily defuse) any potential booby traps (or both).

I don't think anyone should go in totally 'blind' and just start looking for stuff - that was never my understanding of what was proposed. If Eikki doesn't talk and no one with CBE experience wants to risk the sweep at night with the higher difficulty level maybe we  could wait until daylight. That would (presumably) reduce the difficulty level of the sweep? I know the militia are keen to loot the place but they might be less keen when it's spelled out to them that they might blow themselves up.

Eikki is not talking.

Daylight would reduce the difficulty, yes.

That son of a bitch.

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I'll put things in an IC, but the rolls were not good.

Considering Ferro's character background and skill set in policing and intelligence she should be there for evidence collection.

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Short turn this time as I'm just pushing the time forward. Once I get a better idea what your next moves are I'll be able to build something better.