( OPEN ) FIGHTING CRIME BY MOONLIGHT

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WHO: Every Outsider interested!
WHAT: Catch-all log for cleaning up (or making more of a mess of) Neo Tokyo's crime scene! Refer to the OOC post here for details. Neo Tokyo's current social and political climate can be found under the World / Setting section here.
WHERE: Neo Tokyo, Japan.
WHEN: Nov 2024 & onward.
WARNINGS: Violence, drug use, threats and coercion … whatever else that happens where crime and criminal activity are involved. Please mark for other CWs if necessary!


From the month of November and onward, Outsiders can find recruitment posters around the base for a specialised subsection of an anonymous Neo Tokyo security agency! Feel free to assume that's where most of the directives come from.

Current quests relating to this player plot can be found under < STREET FIGHTER > and < RISE AND THRIVE > on the QUEST BOARD.

People are free to use this log or their own for open and closed starters. However, if you'd like to contribute to the quest chain or setting changes, please remember to eventually submit your links and a summary under the associated quests! Otherwise, go wild!

Comments

03!!

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[ In the context of fieldwork, it's a little odd to be working alongside someone else again when he'd been doing the brunt of it alone. Not necessarily out of overconfidence, but due to a lack of manpower—most of the people that were involved were better suited for direct confrontations after all, with covert operations and schmoozing far and away from their expertise. It's not particularly surprising, considering how LILITH seemed to prioritise fighters above all else.

Still, even during such missions there was only so much one could do alone, not forgetting to mention the potential for oversights deep into the action. As much as Elysium doesn't mind flying solo, he recognises the value of being able to cover ones' weaknesses just as well, so when an almost unfamiliar username comes up offering to be his handler for the current mission, it is something worth considering—something he tilts and deliberates for a good while.

After rotating what he's seen of "BAD DADDY" on the network in his head: ]

< FROM @ HOTTIE >
I've memorised the layout, but slipping into restricted areas without fuddling with some of the cameras isn't likely. Even if there is yoinking a uniform and going that route, I think it's best if we avoid tipping them off to our presence for as long as possible.

Thoughts?

[ Presumably about to enter the Sapphire Room for his bartending job. Very touch and go, it seems. ]

[zauneyete]

[ Honestly? He's been fairly surprised by the number of people willing to "work" with him in this. He's been fairly up front with who he is — and Silco thinks there's nothing worth hiding, really — but people here seem to think tiny little rackets like this are worth their attention. Silco's happy to start working them down, wheedling them down, maybe eliminating them one by one.

After all, that will lead to power consolidating, and Silco doesn't really quite mind that. It's better for him — better for the rackets as a whole — but he wonders just how the pieces will fall in the end.

At the very least, it's an opportunity to get to know the players, by helping out, too. ]

< from @ BAD DADDY >

I don't recommend swiping it, particularly if they have cameras. Someone is likely fairly familiar with the regulars. Any way you can charm your way back with someone else. "New and being shown the ropes" may be our best option. Never underestimate the power of over-confidence on a group like this. I would recommend concealing any noticeable features. Hence why I am not helping at the moment. I tend to catch attention.

[ The problem was, nobody here could simply be invisible, and nobody was able to just change their shape. They were going to be fairly reduced in terms of options. ]

Your other option, of course, is to shut down the security entirely.

Do you know where it is?

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[ Considering the state of their dilapidated office—where every other step elicits a creak of the floorboards—it's not as if they can afford to be picky about their hiring choices at the moment, beyond doing their due diligence to ensure their operations to achieve their objectives remain on track.

That, and Elysium isn't the type to ask for anyone's personal details in the first place, not unless there's a very specific need to, cautious and measuring risks in his own way. But there is that unspoken understanding that constitutes as a card in your hand in its own right if you don't reveal it: how it's less about trust and more about mutual gain. In a way, Elysium would probably appreciate Silco's candor. ]

< FROM @ HOTTIE >
Right. Getting an invitation to start work here as a regular was a pain in the ass in the first place, so if I can slide under the radar for as long as possible that'd be ideal. I should probably preface that my civilian identity's getting to be pretty known around here, mostly because I've had my doubts about certain individuals showing their hand to a complete newcomer. That's the only reason why I've been able to get the information I have.

But yeah, shutting down security seems like a pretty drastic move just to grab some ledgers and files for now. On the other hand… if I were to give you access to a backdoor, how do you feel about toggling dummy footage?

[ … Anyway. Here. A link to a live map, already heavily annotated with notes on a separate layer. His own location pings as a steadily blinking light, while the security room and his objective—an intriguing spot that's outside the scope of the map entirely—are highlighted in a different colour. ]

That's the "layout" of the building made public as per government guidelines, but it obviously doesn't account for hidden rooms and floors. With enough luck, I'll be able to have that information within the next few weeks.

Timing's going to be pretty important.

[zauneyete]

< FROM @ BAD DADDY >

If you can get me in there, I can likely get the footage on there. I am not advanced with the technology here, but I understand the basics.

[ Except for changing his username. Because it's not allowed to change. ]

I always did appreciate a bureaucracy's ability to keep publically available records. It makes things like this much easier than they need to be.

I notice these are off the map, typical. How much leeway do you have in timing, for the unexpected? I assume the footage will have a limited amount of time before they become suspicious.

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[ what if more bad daddies entered the game… what then… then he'd have to exert dominance by being the baddest daddy, wouldn't he? ahem. ]

< FROM @ HOTTIE >

I thought about it before, but the security here is surprisingly lax. Makes me wonder if they're lacking manpower in general, considering they've had to resort to taking advantage of the local kids for distribution.

And by 'surprisingly lax,' I mean someone could probably get their heads lopped off if they aren't careful, but I've seen a lot of gaps that I normally wouldn't in a more tightly run ship. I imagine it's like what you said. Complacency?

Let's see, let's see. Based on my notes from the last few times I was here, one of the guards happens to have a particularly bad … habit, that it wouldn't be strange if he didn't just show up for his shift one day. Manufacturing some noise to distract the previous guy and taking advantage of that overlap, I think I'll have aaaaaabout… eight minutes?



Worried about me, bad daddy? [ sorry. not sorry. please don't ask me why he's this chatty ]

[zauneyete]

[ The only valid change he's allowed ]

< FROM @ BAD DADDY >

That just means that whoever is in charge here is lax. Probably too distracted by their dalliances that they aren't putting together a tightly run organization.

[ If someone was known for being lax in his organization? Silco would have had him out on the streets faster than one could say 'nation of zaun'. (One exception to this rule and her name is Jinx.) ]

Eight minutes should be fairly sufficient, I think. You will have to move fast to find what we are looking for, if you want to get in and out without being seen, however. Do you have anything to... forcefully induce sleep, should it be needed?




And no, I expect you can take care of yourself. [ Please, his soul is dying. He doesn't want to be called Bad Daddy... ] I do not, however, enjoy the thought of using a potential source of information. I'm sure you would feel the same.

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[ Sorry, but you can't just dangle low-hanging fruit in front of him and expect him not to go for it—especially when being annoying tends to be a surprisingly effective way to gauge someone's character. Bad daddy ain't escaping his daddy moniker anytime soon, unforch. ]

< FROM @ HOTTIE >

Fast's the name of my game, no problem-o. So is being a courier of sweet dreams. ♪ If you've got me covered, I'll take care of the rest.



And would I? I wonder. I might be a little regretful if it's a source of information I could've made more use of, but when you're all a part of a larger operation with your own objectives there's only so much you can feel for the people you're working with, yeah?

Just kidding. I prefer to get along with my contacts and invest in healthy, working relationships. Good to know we're on the same page. From go, it'll take about T-minus twenty-three minutes until I can get you sorted. Aside from establishing the connection once I reach security, we should keep our communication minimal, just in case, on the off chance, that 0.0001% happens where they actually manage to pick up on something suspicious.

See you on the other side, big daddy? Going in on your word.

[ not… a typo… ]

[zauneyete]

[ He's so tired. why this. why him. (please never stop.) ]

< FROM @ BAD DADDY >

You've seen me, yes?

[ Big Daddy. He thinks with a scoff that isn't really reflected in text.

He doesn't really elaborate, because while Silco didn't mind good working relationships, he was also... well. Quick to throw out the useless if he thought it would be to his disadvantage. (Again, one very notable exception) Though, he also isn't going to be quick to do so. He'd rather use a source as long as possible, and not burn it to the ground until it was fully over with. ]

Right. Twenty Three minutes. I'll start timing now.

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< FROM @ HOTTIE >

What, don't you think it's more of a mindset kind of thing? C'mon. Here I thought you would've liked it better, but if you prefer SMALL DADDY we can do that too. No judgement.

[ something something size doesn't matter. there's a snicker in there that doesn't quite translate into text, either. but with their work officially started, that's about the last he'll hear from Elysium—until right on the dot, twenty-three minutes later—a prompt, followed by a simple message. easy peasy. ]

👌

[zauneyete]

[ He sucks on a cigar instead of replying, look all the bit like some sour looking creature lurking outside the facility waiting for... who knew. Smokers weren't uncommon, so Silco didn't stand out — beyond the obvious, but he couldn't help his eye — and so he just sat there smoking away. He had already worked on looking over the instructions forwarded, over and over, trying to memorize the steps.

Silco was no genius, not an inventor or a technician of any sort, but he was smart, and he knew his numbers up and down. He might not really get the technology, because he's uninterested, but when it comes to crime...

Oh. He could learn anything to get what he wanted.

Which is why when the ping comes through, Silco follows the instructions to a T, using the backdoor in, and then — the footage flipped over with a slight line of static. Not perfect, but... fairly good. If anyone was watching, they'd probably be curious, but not panicking. ]

< From @ BAD DADDY >

Done. Get moving.