Into the Magpie's Nest

## Summary

A posting went out calling for a specific group of skills, prioritising stealth and technical know how.  Making their way to Watson to meet with the fixer, Burnout made a beeline to the elevator to avoid Tea in the lobby while Nick and General caught up.  The group was met by a man who was covered from head to toe in black who granted them access and brought them to the fixer.  Vesper then provided the full details of the gig, a heist to steal Johnny Silverhand's Malorian from a collector.  Floor plans, some security information and an AV were provided.  Upon learning the group had capable pilots Ghost was relieved from his duties as pilot and once Vesper bid the team good night and good luck, Ghost brought them up to the AV.

Burnout flew the team to their target in Little Europe, the group decided Pedra would remain in the AV and be ready to pick them up.  General and Nick were stuck working out how to get through the roof access which to Tea's dismay was locked by traditional means.  General proposed just breaking the door down but Nick was quick to dissuade her as he worked out that the door might be alarmed even if the lock was not electric.  Using the plans they worked out a plan to abseil down to the balcony of the target apartment.  Tea tied off 60 metres of rope and one by one they descended down to the 32nd floor.  Once on the balcony the group hid behind various furniture, Noodle did a scan and Nick scouted for security.  Both found two turrets, Noodle jacked in while General also thought about smashing in the door, eventually settling for popping a floor to ceiling window out of its frame to gain entry with Burnout's help.

Once Noodle got control of one of the turrets the party snuck past the one remaining, Burnout trailing behind as he had trouble timing his movements.  Once at the second level of the duplex Nick, General and Tea spotted a walking spider drone, and after waiting a while for Noodle to gain control of it eventually decided to take their chances at sneaking past it.  Burnout eventually caught up and unfortunately was spotted by the drone but the group were able to take shelter in the master bedroom before the spider drone could catch up.  It fired a tear gas grenade into the room but was locked out.  In the room they were greeted by a mini air drone commandeered by Noodle.  However, as they searched for a means of opening the vault door to obtain the Malorian, Noodle lost control of the air drone to a very sassy Imp.

Chaos ensued as the drone turned hostile, firing poison darts at the group causing Nick and Burnout to hide in the ensuite, Tea to hide under the bed and General to deflect darts with her shield, not wanting to cause damage to the apartment or alert security by shooting guns.  Noodle killed the Imp rendering the drones useless as they were now unmanned, allowing the group to emerge from their hiding spots and resume the search.  Before General worked on cracking the computer to disable the vault locks, Noodle deactivated them allowing the edgerunners into the vault to obtain the Malorian and later disabled the last few security defenses.  Nick and Burnout examined the Malorian and found evidence of serious degradation due to being in a radioactive environment, the electronics were ruined and the general wear and tear accumulated over time had rendered it unusable.

Malorian secured they put the apartment right and left the way they came, going up to the roof and leaving barely a trace that they had even been.  Noodle copied the sassy demon's code so he could torment it later and then they departed.  The flight back was okay though Burnout barely stuck the landing.  The Malorian was handed over to Vesper who placed it in a lead-lined case and the edgerunners were paid.  Vesper was very impressed by their work and professionalism.

Great gig guys!  I loved the commitment to stealth and had a lot of fun.  Thank you!

## Loot/EXP

* Burnout // 300eb // 30IP // +1 Rep with Vesper
* General // 300eb // 30IP // +1 Rep with Vesper
* Nick Wild // 300eb // 30IP // +1 Rep with Vesper
* Tea // 300eb // 30IP // +1 Rep with Vesper