016: Give the Anarchist a Cigarette

Nothing ever burns down by itself

Every fire needs a little bit of help

Nothing ever burns down by itself

Every fire needs a little bit of...

*- Give the Anarchist a Cigarette* by **Chumbawamba**

## Session Summary

The Runaways had two weeks of rest and recovery and whatever passed for relaxation among them before Rogue asked them to return to Afterlife on business. The doorman expected them, and they were led to the private back rooms that had once been the morgue’s cold storage.

Rogue came in with a bottle of thirty-year-old bourbon. “First round is on me,” she said, though she also seemed upset that only one person had checked in with her. Rogue wasn’t angry though, and explained that if she was, she’d have ignored them altogether. There were now a great many people interested in their services in Night City, and she wanted to know what kind of jobs they wanted, and wether they would take any solo gigs.

Smoke suggested the next job be one that focused on helping someone directly, and Rouge brought up a job from one Micah Turingsen who wanted to raid Biotechnica. There was a twist, though: he wanted to come with the Runaways.

Rogue brought Micah in. The short version of his request was that his boyfriend (Oberon) was on testosterone, but Biotechnica and Trauma Team had a collaboration on the pharmaceuticals in NIght City, pricing it out of their range. With an unofficial motto of “Be Gay; Do Crimes” the Runaways were in.

Smoke set Oberon up with Doc Hazard while K2 found a fan who worked at the warehouse indicated by Micah that was willing to leave a door open for them during third shift. Nova called Sonny for a vehicle, who then insisted on coming along as their driver.

They went to Doc’s, then Chapel, and tried to get Micah to open up about his situation - Oberon didn’t know he was doing all of this, of course.

They found the warehouse in the University District, and though they tried their best to sneak in, Bit and Fridge were seen by a security guard. Bit tried telling him she and Fridge were there for unique engagement photos, and when the guard went to escort them off the property without prosecution, Smoke wiped his memory.

They followed Nova’s lead into the warehouse, but it didn’t look like a warehouse. It was cleaner, with no visible storage areas, and it was deathly quiet. There was a buzz of security cameras, and looking around they saw that Micah, after coming inside, had disappeared.

They saw someone in the hall, and as they tried to find cover Bit and Fridge fell to the ground on top of each other. The camera zoomed in on them and Bit tried to make it look like they were making out.

The someone had been Micah, and K2 and Nova and Smoke ran in hot pursuit, following him through a door which they failed to keep open; it shut with a magnetic click and a proximity alarm went off.

Smoke saw Micah run into a closet, and Nova and K2 followed. Cornered and confronted, it was revealed that what the Runaways were told was not the full truth. It was true about Oberon, but what had been left out was that Micah was sick with Plague despite never having been to or from the East Coast. He hadn’t been around any of the Runways l;one enough to infect them, but the rest of Night City was a different story as he shared his apartment with Oberon and four other roommates. He hadn’t said anything because he thought he wouldn’t get help.

Smoke made it clear the Runaways would still help him and he would be indebted to the Runaways as well as Rogue and Doc Hazard for a very, very, very long time.