G.O.N.C - Second Date

## Loot/Exp

* Gabb // 1 games (November) // 50eb // 10ip
* 1ND1G0 // 1 games (November) // 50eb // 10ip
* Joker // 1 games (November) // 50eb // 10ip
* Sentinel // 4 games (November) // 50eb // 10ip

## Summary

The edge runners were hired to do one thing, keep an eye on Baxter and Himiko from a distance. They were going on a peaceful stroll in the upper marina, and one of the edge runners got a bit too close. Though they seemed suspicious, the edge runner walked away without saying a word. Himiko began yelling about how much she did not like edge runners, and a clown approached them with a flier for a fun house. A white van followed, and the edge runners kept their eyes on it.

As they entered the fun house the edge runners took up point waiting to tail the young couple. Sentinel was able to spot some suspicious points of interest leading towards the mirror maze. The net runner IND1G0 found issues in the net arch, having a program deleted by a killer before getting zapped by a liche. As he dealt with those issues, Sentinel rushed past the traps in the hallway, successfully getting through the tip floors and stun panels in the mirror maze in the fun house. As he entered the next portion, which was an obstacle course of swinging clown rams, he found out quickly that they held a grim secret.

Joker, keeping point outside was able to track down the van following them. As he approached the Van, he was spotted by Mandalyn, who stared him down and prepared to go after him. Joker broke into the maintenance area of the fun house, where he was almost trapped in by Mandalyn before he decided that he would leave the area. He narrowly escaped, as Sentinel made his way through the obstacle course and into the last room of the fun house.

Gabb, after attempting to shoot the lock open for the door, decided to try to approach the couple from the other side. As he left the Fun House entrance, he saw the van rounding the corner and snuck into the exit area to keep the couple from running out on their own. Gabb held up Himiko and Baxter long enough for Sentinel to catch up, as he passed them nonchalantly. Though this triggered Himiko slightly as she recognized him, what really sent her over the edge was the random smoke grenade thrown out into the crowded street in front of the fun house. As the crowd ran away from the smoke, Himiko dragged Baxter past them cursing about edge runners.

Afterwards, Baxter sent them all a text message pleading that they keep their distance for the rest of the date. As they began strong, keeping their distance and watching intently, trouble began to approach. They saw four athletes from the University approaching Baxter and Himiko. As they approached, Joker interposed grappling one of the jocks from the cover of the crowd. They began yelling loudly to try to warn Baxter of them, but this drew Himiko’s attention as well. As Himiko looked in their direction, she recognized the jocks as Ryan’s friends. They began to interrogate Baxter, trying to find out what happened to Ryan. Himiko, completely distraught, tried to stop them from hurting Baxter. Joker placed his shotgun on the ground to seem less threatening, and then sprang into action and broke the jock's grip on Baxter.

After freeing Baxter and telling them to run, Gabb approached from behind to try assisting them. Sentinel then went up and picked his shotgun up off the ground in front of them. Surrounded by what seemed like obvious edge runners, Himiko had a mental breakdown. She asked Baxter if they hired them, and with shot nerves he blows their cover, completely upsetting Himiko. She runs off, as the jocks yell at Baxter telling him he does not deserve her. Defeated, Baxter gives them a few eddies for their troubles before leaving with his head hung low.