Kaworu
2020-04-14, 01:00 PM
Acrimony
You find yourself in a virtual-reality conference room. There are no windows, just white walls. There is no single source of light, yet everything is bathed in it – not too much, not too less. There is a light-wooded, round table with chair all around it. At one of those, there’s your Firewall proxy, named Eludere.
Eludere looks like he is in in his late-20’s or early-30’s. He is wearing glasses, has close haircut of black hair and his virtual self wears a simple, white shirt with a collar and blue jeans. His whole appearance seems trustworthy.
There is one single detail in the room which grabs your attention – a 3D model of a black rock hanging above the center of the round table, turning around its own center slowly.
- Alright all, this is an emergency investigation – said Eludere - Ten days ago, Chi was delivering a payoff to a contact, a triad boss by the name of Mariposa Chen. She was instrumental on Operation Earwig. Mariposa knows of Firewall, but is not a trusted asset. She currently resides on a mid-sized asteroid called Kongyùn. We know Chi arrived on the station, but then disappeared. For what it’s worth, Mariposa reports they never made contact. Chi of course, is back here with us, resleeved from the backup they left before departing.
- Kongyùn used to be a Fa Jing mine. It’s mostly abandoned, except for a Fa Jing outpost called Lion at one end, and scavengers and miners pulling off old Fa Jing equipment at the other. The Lion project doesn’t seem dangerous to Firewall, but it’s well protected so probably best to give it space. It’s possible Mariposa knows something she isn’t revealing so you might want to start there. Whatever the cause, we need to determine what happened to our sentinel, while continuing to protect Firewall operations and secrecy. Firewall has no other assets or stakes in the habitat, so you are authorized to act as you see fit.
- I have arranged transit on board the fast supply shuttle, the Red Coronet, leaving in two hours. At Kongyùn you’ll be at the BestRest motel. Sorry, all the five-star rooms were booked. You’ll notice on your maps, we’ve marked a hidden scratch space of gear you can access in an emergency. Kongyùn has tight security checks, so no weapons, fabbers, or combat morphs will be permitted past immigration. Pack appropriately. That also means we will not be smuggling in a new payment to Mariposa. If she never got it, we’ll arrange something in a month. Don’t let her distract you from your mission.
It seemed like a good time to ask some questions.
Hi :-)
For the new players of the system, you are currently in a virtual reality. Please, explain how do you look. This has nothing to do with your morph - a body you are currently inhabiting - and is like, hm, choosing an forum avatar? :-)
You find yourself in a virtual-reality conference room. There are no windows, just white walls. There is no single source of light, yet everything is bathed in it – not too much, not too less. There is a light-wooded, round table with chair all around it. At one of those, there’s your Firewall proxy, named Eludere.
Eludere looks like he is in in his late-20’s or early-30’s. He is wearing glasses, has close haircut of black hair and his virtual self wears a simple, white shirt with a collar and blue jeans. His whole appearance seems trustworthy.
There is one single detail in the room which grabs your attention – a 3D model of a black rock hanging above the center of the round table, turning around its own center slowly.
- Alright all, this is an emergency investigation – said Eludere - Ten days ago, Chi was delivering a payoff to a contact, a triad boss by the name of Mariposa Chen. She was instrumental on Operation Earwig. Mariposa knows of Firewall, but is not a trusted asset. She currently resides on a mid-sized asteroid called Kongyùn. We know Chi arrived on the station, but then disappeared. For what it’s worth, Mariposa reports they never made contact. Chi of course, is back here with us, resleeved from the backup they left before departing.
- Kongyùn used to be a Fa Jing mine. It’s mostly abandoned, except for a Fa Jing outpost called Lion at one end, and scavengers and miners pulling off old Fa Jing equipment at the other. The Lion project doesn’t seem dangerous to Firewall, but it’s well protected so probably best to give it space. It’s possible Mariposa knows something she isn’t revealing so you might want to start there. Whatever the cause, we need to determine what happened to our sentinel, while continuing to protect Firewall operations and secrecy. Firewall has no other assets or stakes in the habitat, so you are authorized to act as you see fit.
- I have arranged transit on board the fast supply shuttle, the Red Coronet, leaving in two hours. At Kongyùn you’ll be at the BestRest motel. Sorry, all the five-star rooms were booked. You’ll notice on your maps, we’ve marked a hidden scratch space of gear you can access in an emergency. Kongyùn has tight security checks, so no weapons, fabbers, or combat morphs will be permitted past immigration. Pack appropriately. That also means we will not be smuggling in a new payment to Mariposa. If she never got it, we’ll arrange something in a month. Don’t let her distract you from your mission.
It seemed like a good time to ask some questions.
Hi :-)
For the new players of the system, you are currently in a virtual reality. Please, explain how do you look. This has nothing to do with your morph - a body you are currently inhabiting - and is like, hm, choosing an forum avatar? :-)