Or take control of the trash compactor ;>

That sounds significantly better! Not the trash compactor part that is, since that would require someone to throw people in.  (And I'm fairly certain most of the people in our team would not be happy about that.)
This message was last edited by the player at 04:01, Wed 06 Apr 2016.

I dunno.  I might get convinced to toss in the capey orc.

Then, it's a date!  ;)  Though, let's be sure that he signs away his shares to whatever wealth he has before we do so.  :D

Up until you posted this, for some reason I was assuming the question was addressed to Hendrix and Tee Hee.  Don't know why. Sorry for accidentally ignoring your question, but Caduceus would be fine with you making the call regardless.

I just know Thursdays are active days for Bear, so I wanted to give the group a chance to interject before he made the call. Not trying to make Duck seem impatient as much as I am trying to move the story along, so if anyone actually does end up objecting, I'll be happy to append his actions to correct.

I'm assuming you're talking to Tee Hee too.  I see no reason to reach out to Manns while you're still in the room.  I also thought you were going to ask them about the nature of the chips and what they know about why Junior was after them.

I'll clarify my post then. Also, from what Bear said in regards to all this, they seemed to be implying that since we're going by the modules we probably can't get any more info, since I've already rolled for it. Boss, let me know if I misinterpreted what you said.

He said you wouldn't be able to get much more.  I'm pretty sure Tee Hee ought to have an idea of what the chips are for.  He may or may not know much about the motivations of Junior or the relationship between Junior and Manns.  In any case, asking doesn't hurt.

Mmkay then, went ahead and re-re-edited my post to indulge your curiosity.

Appreciated.  Though you didn't ask about their knowledge of a relationship between Manes and Junior.  If they do know anything, they may give a more straightforward answer than what we'd here from Manes.

I'm pretty sure they don't like one another. Not sure what exactly you want clarified on their relationship, or whether it even matters to us when our goal is the chips and not getting these two to like one another.

Understanding how they're related to each other and why they hate each other may allow us to better manipulate the orc (or at least not to put our foot in it if we have to deal with them).

Well, I've made some deductions on that myself- not sure if they're accurate but I think they're solid. Junior hired Tee-Hee, who Manes trusted, to steal these chips, or at least get in on stealing them. So, it's likely he was kept out of the loop on profiting from them. With Manes so angry at Tee-Hee too, it's almost a certainty that Junior paying him off or blackmailing a key asset that Manes earlier described as "like a brother" to him or somesuch has also caused some direct tension. Since Junior had to crash our last meeting with the J, it's likely he's lying to his company about being involved with the theft of the chips, as if it were obvious the board of directors or whoever is in charge of the corp wouldn't take too kindly on one of its own stealing assets. There are plenty of reasons for these guys to be angry at one another, thus plenty Duck can use as leverage to manipulate Junior if needed.

However, given the fact that Junior has clearly screwed over his own company here and in our one encounter with him shown a tendency towards aggression, it's likely the next manipulation that'll take place will happen with Duck kickyfooting the crap out of him. Hell, if we had enough evidence, I'd advise we ice the guy and eliminate him as a potential problem. We sort of have enough to go on with Tee Hee's testimony, but could probably use validation from any surviving members of the running team he hired to back us up.

Anyway, that's my rationale for not having Duck bat at that hornet's nest. The answers to that question seem sort of obvious.
This message was last edited by the player at 20:23, Thu 07 Apr 2016.

What I'm trying to figure out is whether Junior stole the chips to make Manes look bad, he's shorted the stock and wants the price to drop, because he wants to do something else with them or some other reason.  This one isn't critical because if Tee Hee's a typical tech geek/kid, he probably ignores the politics and has no clue.  Cooperman is more likely to have a handle on what's going on.

I think we need to play carefully about getting physical with Junior.  He's got a good chunk of money and probably some influence.  On the other hand, he's probably an individual many of the people at his "level" would be perfectly happy to have go away, so he's not as "untouchable" as others might be.  It'd be nice to know someone who specifically wants him dead/roughed up who can pull the strings to make sure the heat doesn't last too long if we end up having to go that way.  That might be a good thing to ask Manes actually.

Hmm, well, if things *do* get hostile with Jr I'd like to call dibs if that's alright with you guys. He really rubbed Duck the wrong way.

If you think you're up for it, then kickyfoot away.  (I'm happy to take out his croneys so it's a fair fight . . .)

Hmm, true, he did come in with cronies. Yeah, if it's viable and Duck has cause, I wanna give this guy a crack. In SR I know that's risky, like racing for pink slips, but he seems to have it out for Duck, so I want a shot at letting Duck have it out with him, heh heh heh.

The other thing to keep in mind is that this guy almost certainly has platinum DocWagon.  Which means we won't have a whole lot of time from when you start beating on him until there's serious backup.  It also means that if you really want him dead, best to put quite a few bullets in his brain before you leave him.  Kickyfooting may not be sufficient.

....kicky-footing into a trash compactor might be a bit slow if he has DocWagon influences...

But what about single combat between Junior and WD in a tightening trash compactor?  I'd pay to see that fight! ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 11:45, Fri 08 Apr 2016.

Ah, see, I can put my fist through his brain instead. Killing hands and the like. Thing is, nobody's seen Duck do any kickyfooting yet, but statistically it's the other half of my character's skill/ability investments:P

I look forward to watching. :>

I look forward to going full-on Fist of the North Star on someone's ass. Duck is obsessed with comic books and kung-fu movies, so his style of combat is going to be a bit...flashy, but effective.

Huh, the module doesn't have anything if the PCs decide to go somewhere other than the Banshee.

You want to give me the lowdown on what your diner is like and what neighborhood it's in?

Sure, had to break out New Seattle for this one, but how about Crusher 495? 124th and 143rd st? Will be happy to give you the blurb, but if have the sourcebook, p. 63.

Here's where it'd be. Relatively close to the Banshee to not be an invonvenience:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/...nC4Q2Tg.kpZ0Qf2ymNRw

Also, if you want a layout, I went ahead and looked one of those up too:
http://www.mithrilandmages.com...06/floor-plan-diner/

Since the place is orc-friendly, Duck probably knows a few people there. I'd imagine he eats there every now and then due to its proximity to an underground entrance close enough to his workplace to justify him having lunch there.