Lucky Number VII

## Loot/Exp

* Drake // 1st Game (November) // 300 eb // 30 IP // 7 DT
* Fletcher // 1st Game (November) // 300 eb // 30 IP // 7 DT
* Gronk Jr. // 1st Game (November) // 300 eb // 30 IP // 7 DT
* Dr. Fox // 1st Game (November) // 300 eb // 30 IP // 7 DT

## Summary

It's been a while since they showed their faces, but it's undeniable at this point. The Elite Thirteen have shown themselves back in Night City, and they're already making waves. Marcellus Acewall, VP of Development at A.S.S. Corporation, received a tip from Izuru that a known target, XI, the Owl, was back in town and fixing some hits. After this, Marcellus kept his ear to the ground and discovered that VII, the Tiger, and II, the Horse, were showing their faces again. Specifically he found out that VII was contracted by Biotechnica to hit a dockworker exotic's bar in Heywood (the Scorched Scale) to intimidate A.S.S. employed dock workers.

Marcellus contacted Dan Connolly to put a team together. Knowing they would have more skin in the game, Dan specifically picked out individuals with exotic biosculpts to be a part of the team. After some investigative work by Fletcher Gold, an impressive eating contest with Gronk Jr., and some concerning medical information that everyone independently discovered about Dan Connolly's blood pressure, the team was debriefed and ready to go. They were to stop the attack on the Scorched Scale by whatever means necessary.

The team got to know the patrons, Fletcher was regaled by tales of maritime adventures long past by Moxxie and Boxxie, the dock twins, Dr. Fox did some business work spreading his bioscuplting business by word of mouth, Drake enjoyed a crisp honey ale, and Gronk Jr. parked out in a nearby noodle shop, keeping a vigilant eye for anything suspicious.

After a few hours and a near-miss, the team noticed VII jumping down off of a nearby roof. Wielding a flamethrower and strapped with an incendiary rocket launcher, VII had one thing on his mind: get past these edgerunners and spread some terror in this establishment. Thanks to the quick thinking of the team, VII was taken halfway to Mexico by Fletcher Gold in a single round due to a well-baited ram with the Whiplash Express. Gronk, Dr. Fox, and Drake corralled VII's bodyguards, not allowing them to push forward toward the bar. After some more dancing, VII finally got a clean shot with his rocket launcher into the bar. Underestimating the runners, he radioed in for clearance to fire.

Gronk Jr. threw an absolute dime of a smoke grenade, right on VII. Fletcher, seeing the opportunity, drove by and snatched the launcher right out of his hands with the assistance of smoke cover. Knowing the mission was compromised and intending to take minimal losses, VII ordered the team to fall back to the AVs. With their mission complete and the enemy in obvious retreat, the team allowed VII to leave and did not pursue them.

A suspicious looking executive approached a car after the fight and was interrogated by Drake. Without any evidence tying her to the attack, they allowed her to leave. She gave them a business card indicating she is a "corporate bartender" and services high-profile events.

The bar hailed them as heroes and they enjoyed various amounts of drink and banter as some of them closed down the bar. Various other runners were made aware of the commotion and joined in the fun, but the rest of the story is lost to the unreliable narrators of a night well-drank.