Probably easier to get him to accompany you downstairs than to let you go to the washroom.  And washrooms are by the stairs - which is how I was presuming Noruas and I would be getting around - don't think the elevator reaches the stairs.

My recommendation would be to get them downstairs with you.  Then I can jam the elevator, which then leaves you stuck down there.  Guard can futz trying to get the elevator to work - and ideally summons another guard or the janitor to get the elevator to work (I can monitor the radio, so I'll know if they're going to come upstairs.  If you accidentally spill a little something, then they probably won't open the airlock doors until it's all cleaned up again, which should give us lots of time.  (Though do make sure your suits are secure before spilling anything . . .)

Plan B is for you to talk the guard into going down into the elevator, we prop open the elevator doors and camp out in it and then do all of our snooping after you guys leave, but that's going to leave us without backup or source of distraction and will make leaving again harder.

This is an interesting turn of events. I got all kinds of ideas for things St. V and the others can do once he learns this new twist.  A lot depends on exactly what info is told to him though.  And the J's reaction could potentially change things a lot too.  She is currently in the Copperhead's van which blocks signals, correct?  Will Copperhead be able to lock her in if needed?

She's locked in - with the others.  The radio's outside the faraday cage, so she can talk to me, but she can't talk to anyone else.

If they are going after what we want, the simplest might be to ambush the crew when they leave.  That minimizes the chance of any disturbance inside the facility - and lets them take all the risk.  Though we still have a few packages we're supposed to place.  I really wish I knew where the 4th guard was.

I'll pass on the info as soon as I've got a bit more context.  Right now, we don't know enough to action anything.

Does Noruas's deck have a radio connection built in?  I.e. Can we talk to him and him to us?  I presume he's aware of what's going on.  Hopefully he's been scanning the footage to figure out where these guys came in - which may help us guess how they're going to leave and also figure out where their friends might be - if any.

For that matter, does the video console have any re-wind capability?

Was the fourth guard at the gate when we drove in?  If we decide to ambush, would it be possible to get some of Toombs' spirits to place the packages secretively?

Spirits would have trouble opening doors - they'd just go through them, but the packages can't.  As well, I've never pictured astral entities as having much in the way of fine motor control.  However, we can certainly use them to help distract.

I'm sort of curious why the guards aren't reacting to the images clearly visible on the server room camera.  Either our joygirls are really talented, the guards are really inept or someone's fussed with the feeds so that they come to the garage console but nowhere else.

As I recall further, when Toombs did his astral walk-through yesterday, the 4th guard was in his office downstairs.  Would be nice to confirm he's still there, so once Toombs is stuck in the elevator, he might be able to do a quick astral scan to confirm that.  Would also like confirmation that the director's office is empty and that there's no one else unaccounted for in the building.  If necessary, his spirit could distract the janitor while I run upstairs to plant the boxes.

If we're confident that our visitors are grabbing the same package, Nouras can focus on decking doors and making sure that the guards don't notice me - or the runners who are doing our work for us.  The tricky bit is going to be if the J. doesn't confirm these guys are after the same thing.

You have not seen the fourth guard.

Noruas can call out, you cannot call in (but he's offline now anyway).

FYI, next week I'm going camping with the kid (for the entire week). Yes, this probably sounds terrible, but this past month I've been cyber-sprinting.

Have fun!  ;)

Have a great time.  We'll plot until you return :>

whargarbl. Apologies for the near-monosyllabic responses I've been giving, work is tiring.
Also, I have learned that the largest source of injury from electrical work (aside from dropping lighting fixtures on your head) is standing up under ventilation ducts and cardboard boxes.

Sounds like a hard-hat might be required . . . :>

Hope this mid-week post just means you went into IT withdrawal and not that you got rained out or anything.

Tried putting hard hats on my hands for opening boxes safely.
Did not help.

Nah, just got five seconds on the blackberry between knots and swimming. Some minor rain shenanigans, but tarps and hammocks are best friends forever.

@Toombs - sorry, though you were hitting your head on the boxes.

@Papa - glad you're having a good time :>  My first exposure to DnD was at the end of a 7-day cub canoe trip where we were stuck for an extra day because the van was left at the pick-up point without any keys.  And of course it was pouring rain.  So we sat in a cook-shelter and one of the leaders carved a d20 and made up an adventure.  Those who didn't play watched.  It was awesome :>

Oh wow, that is quite a story!!

Made it back. Now to see if I remember how to use a bed after six nights in a hammock. I *think* I got it, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to set up the tarp.

I'm sure your boys can help you rig something :>

Work, work work.
Also car accident on wednesday
work, work, work.

Well, if you're typing on Thursday, that probably means you lived through it.  Hopefully the rest of your body is as healthy as your fingers . . .

BTW I'm calling the security desk now to inform them that we are Lonestar and taking care of their problem with intruders. Anybody care to give my meat some protection when Copperhead begins the impending firefight while I make the phone call?

You may or may not have heard my request to hold on making the call.  If not, no big deal.  I'm planning to check your meat (and mine) and more importantly the cameras shortly.

NO call.  Got it.  Time to edit post...

I believe it was on the lower level, room 18.

Awesome.  Thanks.  Now are there doors to the hallway past the security center?  As in between 1 and 18?
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Yes, but we may not need to go that way.  We need to figure out where the second team is heading.  Then we need to figure out how to take them out quietly with no mess (no blood, stray bullet holes, broken furniture, etc.)  So gas, stun spells or overwhelming on-target stun rounds are our best bet.  Exactly how we go about it will depend on where they're leaving through.  If it looks like I can take them down outside, that'll free up you to go plant the boxes while St. V and Toombs provide overwatch and/or clean up my first mess (which hopefully won't be too messy . . .)

To knock them out, I was planning on blinding them with a flashpack (St. V has flare comp cyberware) and stunning them with St. V's shock gloves. (He also has unarmed combat 6 and muscle enhancements.)