Need You Tonight

## Summary

The edgerunners all decided to compete in PetroChem's search for America's next top spokesmodel. After a wait in line that turned out to be the first part of the audition, they were allowed to enter the Highcourt Plaza Hotel along with 10 other models, where they enjoyed a catered party. After they enjoyed themselves for a few moments the photographer's assistant told them to take a numbered card, line up, and strip to their underwear. He took photographs of each of them to determine their personal grooming and then the models were sent to a dressing area to pick out high fashion outfits.

As they emerged in their new clothes, two of the non-edgerunner models looked the best, with Villanelle and Tea very closely matched for third. They were taken to the photography studio; a hotel room suite on the 43rd floor with lights and reflectors and camera equipment. They were asked to look sexy on the giant beds in their high fashion clothes while Nato, the Photographer, snapped photos. Villanelle, Hornet and General playfully wrestled on one bed while Tea posed with underaged model Mathilda on the other. When they were through Lenny, the PetroChem executive in charge of the model search made an indecent proposal. They didn't win the modelling contract but they did attract the attention of a high ranking PetroChem exec who invited them all to become his mistress. He assured them they would be wanting for nothing for the rest of their lives if they boarded his jet and flew to Texas immediately. Mathilda immediately said no as did Hornet and General, but Villanelle and Tea pretended to consider it. Lenny informed them it wasn't really a request, it was more of a demand, and demonstrated that he and the rest of the PetroChem workers were fully armed. The edgerunners noticed a woman in a corset with two silenced pistols in either hand open a door and enter the suite silently without Lenny or the other PetroChem execs noticing her. The edgerunners recognized her as a fellow model named Anna. They continued to distract Lenny, allowing Anna to reach him unseen and try to shoot him in the head.

Lenny reacted at the last moment, so the bullet grazed his skull instead of braining him. The PetroChems immediately grabbed weapons and the edgerunners decided to help Anna, who continued to fire at Lenny until he was dead and then tried to escape. Highcourt Security was activated and turrets began firing smoke grenades and assault rifles. The edgerunners managed to kill all of the PetroChems except for two that escaped and hid around a corner from the elevator. Anna, cut off from the stairwell by Highcourt Security, offered the edgerunners 450 each to help her escape by taking her to the basement, killing the Highcourt Netrunner, and giving her access to the computer, for which she had a system administration password.

Most of the edgerunners seemed to agree to the offer but Hornet surrendered to the Highcourt Plaza Security, feeling it was her duty as a police officer. Anna got her leg blown off by the security team's leader and was mortally wounded, but General managed to stabilize her and carry her into one of the stairwells. Villanelle and Tea managed to escape into the other stairwell. They descended as fast as the could, Tea and General exhausted by the trip, arriving in the basement a few minutes later, Security hot on their heals. They burst into the server room, killed the netrunner and Anna, now conscious, used her Sys Admin passwords to re-set the Highcourt Plaza security and erase their footage from the cameras. The edgerunners were able to escape into the night; Anna paid them each by transferring money and then hired a combat cab to drive her to a doctor somewhere.

Hornet spent some time with the Security, explaining what happened, and agreeing to help them identify the perpetrators who were now no longer on the camera footage. When they found out about the indecent proposal, especially to Mathilda the underage model, they released Hornet. Hornet did not know what happened to Norman and Helen, who were the N54 execs working with PetroChem on the modelling event.

Villanelle telephoned Atomic Blonde after Anna escaped, and Atomic Blonde sounded disappointed that she hadn't captured or killed Anna. But she none the less invited Villanelle to her hotel room for an ice bath.

## Loot/EXP

* Villanelle // 450 eb // 30 IP // SQ Very Heavy Pistol
* Hornet // 100 eb // 30 IP
* Tea // 450 eb // 30 IP // Radio Communicator
* General // 450 eb // 30 IP