Roy looked out the windows to where the rain was starting to fall, and lightning flickered occasionally.  "Special Ops weather..." he commented with a dark grin.  there was a reason special combat troops regularly trained under the least desirable conditions...something like a rainstorm wouldn't even be a distraction to a trained operator, but the people they were going up against were used to zipping things up when a storm brewed.

  Muri is to be with Garrat. Being a felrite, she would stand out a bit too much in the streets.

  She   is shown the  Pics of thier targets, and the map  as to where they will be...,she also  learns the  will be the first team to be  called in to help Henry.

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 Elge  and Lydia enter the  Condo,  as the door is open he makes loud  greetings   and waves, but it  goes  away as soon as the door  shuts.

 Seeking out   The  Admiral he   whispers   something to him, mostly so he can be heard over the Music..

  then the threes  , and a reluctant Gresh,  move  back to the Table. Lydia   places  a ...rather large..purse on the  table. The  New Etna SEC CAptain  reaches in ,pulling out one of  12 slender  wands...Greetings  My friends.. we are sorry to be late...but something came up,, that we must discuss... First.. here  are your  scanner wands... the very same   the ESN/APF Cash slash unit  use... if you are able... drain any one you kill.... the  scanners  are set for a default to  send the Creds  to  Fisher Inc... you can punch in other   accounts, but it will go back to default.. next time you scan....

  Then he looks around  and says,..The Body of  one of My SEC  troopers was found near the Stem opening... it is a standard warning from the Underworld here... but  his  Delta  patch had been taken. That was a wise  move...had they been dealing with ordinary SEC... but Lydia  and suggested  planting a fiber in the patches. if you use  your COM to take  a picture of a trooper with a delta  patch.. you will see a tiny  red  glint... if  an Etna   crewman is  wearing a delta  patch, and it does not glow, we did not give it to them...which means..they are spy..and should die,..

Garrat comes in from the party and listens to the briefing.  He looks at the green Felright and remembers the last new special forces recruit.  The dead one. “I’ll take the angel.  Is there any way I can get my rifle.  This guy sounds better dead at a distance.”
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Taking the file from the table, Harry would nod her head in understanding as she was told that the majority of the security were SEC security camera's that would conveniently malfunction for the duration of the Op along with any calls for help that SEC may receive "any chance you could kill power to this place?" she asked whilst looking over the pictures of Lucci's extravagant home by the beach, figuring that a power cut would kill any privately owned security systems she may have along with the lights making it easier for her move around undetected. She would also be sure to check the file to see if there was any mention of guard dogs or private security guards so as to avoid any unpleasant surprises.

Taking Lucci's file with her, Harry would disappear upstairs to get changed, pausing long enough to gently kiss Grit's cheek and whisper into his "you're doing the right baby...oh and be sure to put your things in my room, ok?" a smile creeping across her face.

She would return just as the rain began to fall outside with her transformation from Princess to street punk now complete. The makeup that had been expertly applied a few hour previous was now gone, replaced with black lipstick and eye shadow that looked more like warpaint, a set of studs in the tops of her ears and her hair dyed bright scarlet "yes...that's certainly killing weather" she spoke in quiet reply to Roy's comment as she helped herself to one of the wands and added it to equipment "there's an Uzi in a case in my room if any of you boys need it" she casually spoke, figuring that if she needed that much fire power then something had gone horribly wrong and she'd be calling either for backup...or an extraction.

    After the  others  were  outfitted  and ready,  Hack   Looked at  SHadow who  took a Handful of Mints  from the  bar  popping them in his mouth, Nodding to The Admiral as he Pulled the Hood  over his head.

 Elge  and Hack Held up thier COMs... COM  check...

 Beth was lookign at her Vid Board, she   now  sat at the Card   table.. chips  and Cards  were   placed  about, some half  empty glasses or  Bottles  around... except  for were she sat..  three Vided board.. one of the Lowers  , one  for the uppers..one for the Stem..

 Beth  Looked up,..all three  trackers   are on...The Stem is only good , after  a Half Mile in... and  before a half mile out.. it does  cover   alot of the  area inbetween...

 Shadow    follows   Gresh, Elge, Lydia and The Admiral to the Dooor, Shadow says,..as you all can guess... there are no Backdoors to thses places  since the Kitchen and the Bar  are right up front... Lippen   put  up  a Shelter of sorts  to 'protect her from the weather'.. as soon as you step out the door you  turn to the right..  Hidden behind the Trees  and Bushes is the service  elevator..  gather  round it, until we are  all there  so it only opens once...

 ..Good Luck , People, Get your marks...but   come back..there  aren't many there  we think can be turned.. so? we'll use them as a warning.

 Hack    and Gresh Leda the way  Followed  by Elge and Lydia.. Shadow take  one step  and darts  to his  right... Lippen stands  there  adding  confusion to the Front of thegroup as she opens  Unmrellas to offer the  VIPs.
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  Once everyone is in the elevator, Shadow  says  in an even tone,..every one of these marks  has a reason to be Dead... Only Micca  has  a chance to be Turned.....Henry? There is  a Confection Van  outside  when we get  to the bottom.. Your team will take that  to the Uppers..  For   Muir  and  Garrat.. there is a  Fish Monger's  Van   in the lot  as well.. you will take that into the Stem , Park  in near  a Building that has  two Lights laying  on the roof... Lirg should be there to meet you.......

 He looks at  Roy, ..You. Me. Lyri and HArry will be taken behind the toy store, in one of thier Vans  that is  waiting... Lyri  will find a shooters   spot... and the rest of Us  fan out towards  our targets... Once   we deal with our  Marks, we  turn our  attention to the Beach... Miccia's House  and  the two Beach  women.. Lyri  will make her way towards the  next closest of us as we finish our  Marks...

  as they near the  ground floor he adds,..use the Cash Slash scanners  for the default account.. any thing loose?  keep.. you find  Discs and Papers.  find a case to carry them in can call for a pick up... It may not seem like the  'right  thing' to do...But these targets , either directly , or in directly.. cost alot of people thier lives the past 6 months or  so...

 The elevator stoped, Shadow hit the  hold button,..any questions?

Roy shook his head.  Aside from going in solo, it wasn't anything he hadn't done before.  "Keep in mind, last time we ran one of these ops, someone didn't come back.  We're not sure why.  Don't get fancy...stick to the mission at hand.  Take care of business first, then worry about snooping later."  He did a last check, feeling the comforting mass of the machine pistols on either hip, the Vetian pistol in its concealed holster, and his Kabar and kukri in their scabberds, and gave himself a nod.

  Beth is  sitting there  drinking a soda she a  a slice of pie from the   kitchen...

 she  is watching  little dots slolwy move on the screen.

  Grit  comes over.. looking around,..so?.. How they doin'...ever' thing alright?

 beth Frowns  as she  takes a bite of her pie,..Yes...Collie... they made a very adventurous  trip down the elevator.. no one died....

 Grit   Nodded.....sorry Just...

 Shoe  came over  and  patted him on the back.....how about you let the nice   LT do her  job, before she  decides  to  short out your COM  or something?... You'er supposed to be a party Cover... so?.. Cover....

 Grit   Looked at the Ladies.. Eckles  grabs him by the collar and pulls hi into the Middle of  crowd..time to do your  Bit...

 Raven was  taking a break from the singing As she stopped by  Beth,..You Know , Shadow's Family?

   Beth nodded a bit   as she   cut  at bit of  pie off the slice,..his Mom moved  our  to CA After  he   got in the  San Diego Academy...she got a job there.. the Angels  sorta owned her one after they tore down   the palce she worked.. His dad  died  a bit after the   Hermes was lifted  into orbit  to finish the Hall.. they think he was assassinated.. His Brother?... she  shrugs as she  bites, and tries to talk around the   mouthful,..didn't get along too good.. Kray was the jock..troublemaker..and.. vigilante
  along with Roles... His sister  in law was real sweet.. let me stay over a couple times when Shadow  would go home for the holidays?.. I didn't have  anywhere to go... The kids  were the Best.. Kray was thier hero...the last time  we were on earth, I went to visit them when Shadow  took Hannah down to see her Mom?.. they had a whole room set up with the  toys and Models  Kray sent  from ..where ever  we were at?.all that...is ..gone..

 ..what about  his  Mom?

    Beth's eyes  watched   one Van take off....someone.. we thought EDT.. capped her at work...now? we're not sure, could have been Evols..They made a mistake though...

 ..what's that?

 ..outside of Us?... and  his Kids?.. he doesn't have anyhting left to lose... and.. well.. you know him.. he doesn't just get even... he wants extra..

Henry read the notes in his packet wondering how he was supposed to find his targets other than by wandering around the Mountain looking for ways in. He made sure that Mila and he had all that they needed, picked up one of the scanner wands and headed off to look for his assigned van.

"Come on, Jesse. Ready for some hunting?"

Most of what he was carrying was standard field biology kit. He could always explain the shotgun away as personal protection. Some of the wildlife on the Mountain was pretty ferocious.

Justin milled about the room drifting about like he didn't belong at any of these forays, which he always felt he wasn't. Pausing here and there to exchange pleasantries with any who chose to converse, eventually finding a half secluded place he could linger.

  Gia  came over to  Justin,..you are not  going  out in the rain? That is fine..staying in the warm is good too..is it nod!

 ..are  you to be the...picking up...person Like the Captain  and  Grit?

 Raven  gave  Beth a soft  touch on the arm, as she moved  back towards  the 'party'..one   window  covering was  'ajar' just enough , that if any one looked  in they could see the  Pool table  and  the Vid machins,  and  flashes of  women and Men  dancing about.

In reply to Henry Christie (msg # 30):

Jesse had finished up quickly swapping out fancy clothes for camouflage street clothes.  When Henry called her name, she walked over to him and looked over the mission notes.  She nodded.

Ay, Doc, she said. Let loose the dogs of war.

She gave Mila a wink, but Doc would probably have a better way of interpreting it to her.

In reply to Condo (msg # 32):

Guess I'm better left out of any, my track record isn't that good, unless you count Expert Crash Test Dummy.

  The  woman nods sagely,..then..you must  do your part, byu having fun, incase  some one  comes here...who should  not? The Must  see  a party, that is...how you say?..wild?

 ..come let us do the dancing.

  The Admiral's Party, was lively in its own right. Music  Played  there were MAny  Officers and  some of the Bigger  merchants that were overwhelmed to be invited  to both the  party and the  Admiral's after  party

  Many of them introduced themselves..some  Admiral Richards  Introduced .. they all were ( pleasantly) surprised  by  the  'old board' members  not being there... Hack would say to them all in  some form or another..

 ,,well..The   bigger  guns   had there  chance to make  an impression...now... the smaller guns  can enjoy themselves and see if they can make a change..

  Dusk and the LY arrived  a bit  late, some  10 Minutes after the rain had started.. She politely asked if they could go to Shadow's Party..the LT  seemed a bit.. nervous, his collar was  disheveled .

  Lilit  says  sternly,... for now?  Your  let your father and his friends play... perhaps.. i will COM later  to see if  he thinks it is a good thing to go... Shade has been trying to mingle  with the crowd here   Orria seems to be making an impression, if not a comical  one...perhaps its Time Captain Shadow  did the same....with out the  comic?

 ..Aye, Warlord.... I will try...  As Dusk turned to  meet some of the people.. the Warlord   hissed at the LT...

 ..fix your  uniform.... and you are most lucky, it is raining or else i would have to take   action, that  both of you have  sodden backs, but neither have  wet fronts!... then she   added as she looked away,...keep in mind, who her  father is....

 The LT's  eyes  went  wide as he   fussed with his collar  and    moved off  quite shaken....

  Si came over, handing  Lilit  a glass of Occui wine,..i foresee , some  rocky timnes for Shadow and Dusk.. as well as some  heavy use of Med techs...

 Hennings   intercepted   Hack, he had a fellow with him that  had a reasonably nice  suit on.....Admiral Hack?  MAke  I introduce  you  to Mr  Coan Frest.. he  is in the  business of water  transport..he has been with Etna, almost since it Opened....

 Hack shook the fellow's hand,..well met, Mr  Frest... water transport..that is  a very important  thing in The Black..

 The  fellow   gripped Hack's  hand firmly,..Thank you Sir... and ? Coan is  fine. We  have  trade with alot of  water bearing planets... we transport to Moons and stations. Even with the station's  weather  control..like  the rain that's coming down now?.. it never hurts to add a transport  or two to the  cycle...and some of the rocky moons , flat out need it.

 ..Indeed.. the fleets  need  them as well... Med tech ships  are at the top of that list.

 ..I am Glad   you see it that way, Sir. The Etna Board before, would not give us much of an escort... we had to  hire Mercs  , which drove prices up....we have transports that are  2 miles  long and  almost a Mile wide... they are slow..ponderous.. and undergunned  with only AA weapons....

 well..that will change  now that  we are.. rebuilding  the  leadership here..

 ..we ..that is myself and other business folks... we hope so... The planet Aqar.. has almost too much water... the Empire  has been  forcing water  Tribute... the   Pirates  at  Anxio help enforce a blockade, of sorts. trying to keep honest folks from dealing  with the fish-folk... but in the end? The Aqarians .. they  are as bad as   any  Empire  race out there.. sometimes the price  for water.. is ...people.

 ..well... Coan... he raised his glass slightly  at using the first name,..That is  somethng  else  we hope to change...

  The fellow  nodded...there was a slight smile on his face,..there are many who  have gathered friends  around them this night.. watching vids, having  small dinner parties They fear the 'Delta  Night'

 ..The...what? he  looked at Hennings who winked and grinned.

 ..tales   travel  faster then most ships, Admiral Hack.  The Delta Night...is the  black cloud of misfortune that seems to   settle on a station, once the Fleet   come in... when the  fleet leaves.. things  seem...a bit ..better...

Henry giggled.

"Just so. Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war."

Mila grinned a doggy grin and wagged her tail.

    Shade  walked up to Lilit  and  Blleped  a bit.. Orria    was   nest to him trying to say 'hi' to some of  the 'portant people'.. but only a few of them gave  them the time of  day... it wasn't a surprise   that Delta  Folks were the ones who gave them the most attention.

  .... Shade   is worried that he has  Not heard  any COMs  from  Shadow?

 Si , Knelt down, carful of her  dress,..Shadow is ..house cleaning... when he comes  back, he waill call you over to   his party...

 Shade's eyes  got   blue  and he gave Si a thumbs up... Richards  Looked down at Orria,..so?  Orria? Is it?  How can you understand   Shade...

 Orria  shrugged,..he   talked  to me... he would show me  thing on the vidboard.. the rest.. i just figure out... i am wrong  sometimes.. but he let's me know..so i can fix it..

 ..Do you like your Job?

  she nods her head Rapidly...yes... Uncle Shadow gets  us Milkshakes...

Richard smiles,..I wonder if i could get my staff  to work for milkshakes?

 The little one holds her   chin for a moment, then points at  Admiral Richards,..you havta  give them pizza too...

 Richards laughs,..That... Miss Orria? May be the best advice i have been given  the last 3 months..

 Elge  comes over  and  sips from his  wine,..I talked to the weather  control... The rain will last well into the Morning.. the  lighting might  break up around  2:0AM..station time

 Hack nodded  as   people mingled ....Elge?.. get me everything you know  about that LT  with Dusk...

 ..of  course?..there is  concern?

 after the news   from New York... yes...

 Kat went over to Beth  for a Bit..  she   came back over to   Karl,..beth  says the Body count  has started

 She sipped from a drink,..now?.. it comes  down..to  which bodies  are counted...

.........

  Gia  sat with   Justin, she   didn't  talk much as she watched the Vid.

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 The others  were doing thier   part, to be truthful, they were having fun, but they also  knew  they had to make the party sound like  a place  the  more  strightlaced  folks  would not want to come to,

  Hack was  concerned ..  fund raiser?..people trying  stop the  ops?...how the heck  did they Know?

 Hennigns  Came over to Him,...I heard... should we shut the parties  down?

 ..no? if  we do that, we  may as well wave the APF flag and tell everyone  we   are house cleaning..The Stem won't  matter people  die there all the time.... the Lowers.. its  going to be a blood bath

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  After   Beth sent her  message,  she  took off her ehad set and    called over the wheel men....Ok?..  Captain Nilsson .... grit?... we need t wo more    wheel men.. i want you set up and  waiting..closer.. this  may turn into a meat grinder..

Karl nodded.  "Ready when you need me...just let me grab something a little less visible out of the LC's closet."  Heheaded into Shadow's room, grabbed a pair of grease yuns and a couple of extra magazines for each, and then went to the closet, flipping through stuff without noting much until he happened on a Hermes t-shirt in dark colors.

"That should do nicely," he said, stripping off the white shirt he'd worn under his dress tunic and slipping into the t-shirt.  He grabbed a towel to wrap up the extra magazines and stepped back out.

"Reporting for duty.  Where do I find my bird?"

   Beth   was afraid to leave the   Vidbaords  now,, three of the laid out..one for each section of the  Station.

  .. we have been shuttling balck vans  with Various  names on.... 'Space  case'... 'The Black's Best"  and two  unmarked Vans...  Just go down  tell whomever  is  sitting in it ..these  words.. ' time to make a pick up".. if you want them tom rid e shot  gun, they will , otherwise they will step out and wait for the nest one to arrive..

 Grit  Nodded  and  Looked at the Captain , Beth  Called   out...Still need  2  wheelmen!

  Beth Looked at the  Captain.....you head  Up to the Mountain...  Doc Henry  and his team might need evac  and soon.... and if they have  found a way in... let them no where you  are.. try to settle in  close...

 .....Grit?.. You get to Lucci's  right here.... she taps the map where  the Building is...and she says in  a cold voice,..if someone tries to stop you..if they they have weaposn.. You cap the bastards... understand?

 Grit  Nodded  quickly  and    turned to leave  with   Karl.

 ..I need at elast one, if not  two  wheelmen!

Karl boarded the elevator with Grit, having wrapped up the grease guns in the towel as well.  He could put the magazines back in after he was in the van, but carrying two submachine guns meant likely drawing attention, and his understanding of covert operations was that the general idea was to avoid attention.

He gave Grit a reassuring smile.  "Just think of it as a close-air-support mission...bad guys are closing on good guys and we're going to help the good guys.  Bad guys are easy to recognize...anyone shooting at us, or the other good guys, are bad guys."  He nodded to himself, then shrugged and grinned at Grit.

"That's how the Corps instructor described it.  He was a mean old bastard, too...That man could weaponize profanity so good he could probably shoot down planes by swearing at them."  His face got somber, and added, "We've got people counting on us...do what you've gotta do for them, if you can't for yourself."  Grit's reticence, and Beth's extra exhortations for him had not gone unnoticed.

   Grit   walked up to the Toy store  Van,..Hey , Mate, Time  ta make a Pick up... 

 The fellow Nodded,..You wanna  shot Gun?

 ..too Right!.. slid over.. we're gonna be  they ride 'ome..

  ..SHadow?...  we got a sorta lock , but its  fading... I can might be able to Bridge  Lady V's  .. signal. she's bouncing  it through a dozen differant places.. ...

  ..use  # 36 on  my play list...

  ...Shadow?.. are you crazy?

  Its been said.. even she's  smart enough to Know  i  here to get payback..let her concentrate on me...

  ...all right Nut job.... I  am soooo gonna hate you if you die!

  quick   looks  and a feed ..on loop was sent through the  Link that was  fading in Audar's home...

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHeZZ00ku7k

  ..Harry?.. there a Van Coming  down  near Lucci's.....you tell me what you want.. and  well get him there..

Karl walked over to one of the unmarked vans.  "I've got a pick-up..."  He hefted the towel-wrapped bundle under his arm, the metallic clatter of the guns and loaded magazines easy to hear.  "And I think I could use a shotgun-rider..."