All Aboard and Cast Off

## Background

Some out-of-place objects were recently uncovered at an archaeology site in Alaska. A few artifacts were loaded into a briefcase to be transported to Seattle by a secure carrier. They used a random method for travel and many copy carriers were used to cover the actual shipments. A rival Corp was able to find the correct carrier and deployed some close-by assets to grab the briefcase with artifacts. The agent noticed the briefcase missing and contacted his superior. In response a Johnson was assisted to gain the artifact back using disposable assists.

## The Meet

The meeting was in a steak house in Tacoma. All the runners arrived and were given the option to order from the menu. After being provided with tickets The Johnson offer the services of a water-based rigger if they needed it. The negotiation went in favor of the runners. Details were sparse and the runner had a short window to get onto a ship bound for the Kingdom of Hawai'i. The objective was the recover the briefcase without opening it before the ship made port in Hawai’i.

## Legwork

The runners needed to get onto the Ocean Seahawk, a cruise ship that was departing in 2 hours. A R3 matrix search and pulling information off of the destination host got much of the information the runner wanted initially.

## Run

After discovering the nested host Vitki tried to gain access to the camera history and employee register. Vitki was able to modify the employment records but that action also resulted in 3 marks on his persona and physical location reported via a bloodhound IC. Vitki successfully hid in a handicapped washroom that was nearby. Now on the employee register, Dionysus was allowed to access the first employee-only floor and gained several employee uniforms.

Belial tried to use mind probes on various staff but other than encountering some strong willed maids didn't find anything relevant. Crew areas of the ship were being protected by moss grow barriers in the wall and a team of spellcasters maintaining mana barriers around certain access points made astral scouting very difficult.

Elevators were needed to get to deck 0 camera control and security room for the normal guards were located on this subdeck. After finding a security guard that would be willing to sell certain camera footage Dionysus found a security checkpoint, and main guard room on the subdeck that they were unable to get past. They did gain some relevant footage for when the original briefcase theft occurred. While the spell had been cast several hours ago one astral signature was still visible. The camera footage pointed to the onboard HTR team as responsible for stealing the briefcase. Belial was successful in mind-probing a member of the HTR team and confirmed that they took the briefcase and locked it in a lock box on the subdeck vault.

Just as the team was looking to plan the next day's activity, a sudden response from the HTR team to something unseen spurred the runners into action. Due to some sort of crisis, the mana barrier was not being updated to the ship's new position. This allowed Alice to astral project through the gap and investigate what was happening. A second team of runners including a Sneak Sam and a mage were inside the vault fighting with security, The HTR team was moving to intercept them. An active firefight then occurred and the green team runner blew a small hole in the ship hull for a quick exit being picked up by a helicopter that was rapidly approaching. Belial and Alice noticed the green team mage escaping with a sustained levitate spell and tried a few times to dispel the effect without success. Alice astrally projected into the ship vault through the gap created by the explosion. After a fast search they were able to determine that the target briefcase was still locked inside the vault.

Things calmed down after the green team runners made an exit. The gap in the ship was filled with expanding foam and then a plate was welded overtop of it. The team rested while monitoring the new patterns of security for another 3 days and acted about 5 hours away from their arrival in Hawai'i. They found a guard that was sleeping but scheduled to be on duty, entered the employee's sleeping area, and mind probed him for procedures and codes. Dionysus assumed the man's identity and walked through security to assume a position guarding the gate. Vitki followed closely, being covered by an invisibility spell and Dionysus distracting the other guards. Spoofing the vault doors Facial recognition and Handprint they entered the vault and Dionysis performed guard duty for the next hour. While Dionysus was playing the guard Vitki looped one camera and then unloaded the safety deposit box that held the target briefcase. After the duty hour was up the two team members made subtle escape back the rest of the team. The next few hour before arrival pass without incident.

## Aftermath

After arriving in Hawai’i the team contact Johnson an met in a public café. The Johnson handed over 5 credsticks with the correct amount negotiated. After a quick inspection of the briefcase, he noted the case had not been tampered with and awarded the runner an additional 1K nuyen each in cash. The overtime bonus for the run was applied to karma

## Rewards

* 10 Karma
* 24k Nuyen
* 2 CDP
* C3,L1 Gretchen "Party Boat" Davis is a very old human lady that has been a sailor and rigger for two times as long as some runner have been alive. She started to focus on rigging when her body became too weak. Now she does the same job she has been doing all her life with different tools.

## Player After-Action Reports

*In Character* accounts of events, general impressions, or memorable moments