Partners in (fighting) Crime -- CRIME PLOT CATCH ALL PART 2

[zauneyete]

WHO: Anyone interested in cleaning up the MEAN STREETS of NEO TOKYO
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
WHEN: Throughout the Month of June
WARNINGS: Kaiju Violence (akin to pit fighting); death; criminal activity; drugs etc, please let me know if you need me to update the tags!


As the base in Tokyo has gotten back to rights, someone has made sure to put recruitment posters back up for a specialised subsection of an anonymous Neo Tokyo security agency! Feel free to assume that's where most of the directives come from. Characters can also visit the Security Agency HQ (A small office) where they can get more information from Silco about the plot or learn about the side quests available!

People are free to use this log or their own for open and closed starters. Please feel free to treat this like an open log! However, if you'd like to contribute to the quest chain or setting changes, please remember to eventually submit your links and a summary in the First Header so I can send them to the mods to progress the crime plot!

For June, the following quests are available; In addition to Street Fighter III and Be Prepared, the following additional quests are available to progress the crime plot:

Best Bang for your Buck
One of the more well-off CEOs in Neo-Tokyo has a reputation of working closely with one of the most infamous (and untouchable) politicians in the city. The politicain himself is difficult to corner or get close to, however, the CEO is marginally more available. Or at least, his business is aways hiring, and they contract several services such as cleaning out to small businesses. He also has several close associates known for frequenting many of the clubs in Neo-Tokyo as well, and they are easy to speak with, especially when indulging in drink or drugs.

Outsiders will need to get information about him from either his associates or fellow workers, where they can find him. He’s a bit notoriously difficult to find, but after investigating, Outsiders will be able to find out that he frequents the Underground, or rather – a string of clubs and fighting rings run not by legitimate businesses, but Crime Syndicates. It seems our CEO isn’t as squeaky clean as one would think. Outsiders will need to stalk this CEO to find out more about where he goes, as well as his dealings within the underground.

LILITH would be appreciative to know who he is meeting and what it is about, but it is up to Outsiders whether they share this information with LILITH, or if they report it to the “agency”, or both.

Hissy Pit
LILITH has obtained information from previous investigations that there are money-laundering schemes that seem more far-reaching than just in Neo Tokyo, and include both local businesses paying protection fees as well as outside entities that are investing in Neo-Tokyo’s criminal enterprises. They aren’t certain of how far it goes, but rumors suggest it may be spreading to other crime-friendly locations, like Las Vegas. Getting information is trickier, as Outsiders will need to obtain information while infiltrating an Underground Fight club to do so. Information suggests that they use kaiju they’ve stolen to fight not only other kaiju, but other promising human fighters, and earlier in the nights, the unfortunate. Either those that owe a debt, a captured rival, or snitches. (You are free to use common and small Kaiju from the TDM as fighting Kaiju in your threads! Maybe a few rift-corrupted beetles?)

Outsiders are asked to infiltrate this dangerous den and obtain information by any means necessary. Saving civilians in the meantime is desired, but may not be possible. Outsiders are encouraged to attempt to keep a low profile during this operation if at all possible. Outsiders are also strongly discouraged (but not prohibited) from using their powers if they end up in the ring. Tipping the organizations off can lead to the underground to either move, or disappear entirely and a new scheme could crop up in the meantime.

LILITH would appreciate any information turned over to them in regards to these connections, as well, but it’s entirely up to the Outsiders if they want to provide that information to LILITH, the “agency”, or both!

Comments

[rebelsamurai]

[Vinny better deal with this outfit later. Johnny didn't get all dressed up not to drive his input a bit crazy. But right now, they need to focus.

Now that one of the snipers on the roof have been neutralized by V, Johnny needs to get back to work here. He glances around quickly, briefly scanning the people in the crowd in hopes of spotting the CEO dude after losing him earlier in the scuffle. The problem is that there's a bunch of people scattering around because of the fight he orchestrated. That means you've got a bunch of panicked assholes who don't know how to react when things take a turn.]

"Shit, I can't fuckin find him." [He grumbles over the holo while shoving his way through the panicked masses.] "That son of a bitch was just here a second ago!"

[Johnny gains speed. He keeps walking up towards the upper balconies, hoping to gain a better view of the crowd from above. Fortunately, this was the right call, as he discovers the CEO hunched next to two burly-looking henchmen, both wielding two ultra-compact pistols with 21-round magazines.]

"Fuck, they look spooked. I'm guessin' those snipers weren't his guys."

[mikoshi]

[ All good things come to those who wait, Johnny.

Uh-oh. ] "Check defensible spots." [ Ideally the bastard hasn't gone to ground yet. Whole mission's shot if so. The Tokyo Underground is massive, he's in no mood to root around abandoned tunnels and passageways, domestic or shinkansen.

(Which brings up an interesting idea, but now's not the time.) ] "Wait!" [ Sniper's taking aim...at a figure huddled beneath the banner of a repair shop. ] "Hello, goodbye!" [ Lights out for the sniper as Vincent punches him in the face, breaking his goggles and nose in the process. ] "Repair shop. He's there with one goon." [ Other one seems to have scattered. Dealing with the crowd, perhaps?

Impatiently Vincent searches the sniper. No identification (of course), no personal effects. Professional. Monolids suggest local, but he knows better than to be 100% of that—he isn't. ] "Think someone hired these guys. They're good enough not to have anythin' on 'em, weapons look well kept. Not chinpiras that's for sure. Rival corp?"