Form Follows Function

## Background

Dr Henry Wallace has a job to be done. Someone is standing in the way of his merger, and he needs some skilled individuals to remove that person. He selects a few people he knows personally, and may be inclined to help for benefits and ware instead of money.

## The Meet

Meeting at a fancy downtown restaurant, the group is offered food and drinks before Dr Wallace arrives. Dr Wallace explains he has a vested interest in a corporation called Airsculpt and has been trying to facilitate a merger with them for their cybernetic and bioware research. Someone higher up in the company is blocking this merger and he needs them to stop causing problems. The cyber aligned members are given a way to shake hands with a contact within the company who can lead us to the problem causer. When two cyber hands shake, a signal can be sent that we are here to assist and the recipient will know.

## Legwork

Accepting the job, the teams deckers (Vulcan and Minerva) jump into the matrix work. Finding a list of 7 possible suspects/contacts.

Several of the company members where together earlier in the day for a Veteran's Day celebration but have since dispersed. While matrix searches continue, Moon and Hydra jump into action to go meet a few of the company members who are still on the town: Sachin Wu and Sulaiman Atikins, together at a bar, and Heather Hewitt, at a club.

Waiting at the bar, Moon sees Sachin head into the washroom and forces an encounter by physically running into the man. The man is wearing obnoxious cowboy getup, which Moon immediately compliments, getting the mans attention and an offer to "see how he rides". Following him around back of the building... The ender a back bar area with a mechanical bull, and after a successful ride, Moon shakes the mans cyber arm. No response to the signal. ...She then proceeds to ride the mechanical bull herself with expert skill.

Hydra, still in the bar, stops Sulaiman, asking him about his job. He offers a card, saying he is public relations for Airsculpt and if she is in need to ware to contact. She thanks him for his time and shakes his hand. While she has no cyberarm to send the signal, she confirms the man is a fleshy meatbag and not the contact they are looking for.

Matrix continues to deep dive into the other possible contacts on the list, narrowing down who has been with the company long enough, and what positions the others hold in the company.

Moon and Hydra proceed to the nightclub, finding Heather Hewitt on her way out. Moon pretends to know her from university and tries to shake her hand. The woman calls her bluff and tries to leave, angering the wolf who tries to follow, and tries to grab her hand. The wolf is then maced and manages to forcefully shake the womans hand. Signal sent, no reply.

Matrix dives into the host in their search for information, finding the files, but being spotted while attempting to break encryption. Vulcan fends off the ICE while Minerva gets the information, both managing to jack out in time with their prize in hand. FBR Liminal Centuar, Ayrton Bradley, has been with the company 3 months and joined shortly after a previous merger with Horizon failed... Completing their looks into the other two remaining members, they determine with high suspicion, that Bradley is the man causing problems.

Hydra sets up a meeting with the head of Cyberware, Howard Fitzpatrick, and Minerva meets with the man to discuss ware, shaking his hand and confirming he is the contact we are looking for, and confirming Bradley is the target.

## Run

The team determines Bradley goes for a nightly run (if you could call it that) near his house in Snohomish and decide to jump him en route. He is being followed by a car full of security goons, which Vulcan hacks into.

Bradley, being faster than most cars, attempts to just run from the entire situation, Moon charging him, grabbing him and ~~riding him~~ grappling him, giving the rest of the team a chance to engage, only to have the security arrive and get in the way.

Many rounds of hacking guns, shooting lasers and Moon being shot and tased, Minerva finally has a chance to shoot Bradley, taking him down. Bradley is then properly disposed of and will no longer be an issue.

## Aftermath

The merger between Dr Wallace and Airsculpt goes through a day later.

## Rewards

* Dr Henry Wallace is a C7 contact starting at loyalty 1 if new
* 3 karma with black market pipeline or 1 karma with cyber singularity seeker
* 3 karma or 12 k gear reward in augmentations, ammo and drugs at availability 21
* 2 CDP

## Player After-Action Reports

***Moon Moon:** Ride of my life! I might have enough electricity coursing through my body to power an entire city block, but how many of you can say you got to ride a cyber centaur? ...Also, screw Heather! I just wanted to shake her hand!*