GURPS Cyberpunk 2078 Session 5: Brothel Break-in

Characters:

Braxton "Jar" Jiggs - Cybertech/Ripperdoc

Alexander "Specter" Marshal - Solo

Pat "Peacock" Watson - "Former" Nomad

Ruby "Paxos" Lang - Netrunner

The Plan

Jar and Specter went around Arroyo and picked up some rumours.  Someone at city hall was keeping the cops off the Mox's backs; Peacock assumed it was their nemesis, Chudwell, based on no evidence.  The Moxes were trucking the precursor chemicals in with a van, and then distributing the finished Blue Glass to street dealers using the same van, which meant that the department store contained a meth lab as well as the stash.  Specter ran into a bit of trouble, when a ganger with a mohawk of spiked hair, Action Jack, pulled a gun on him and said that word on the street was he was a cop.

Specter, insulted, said he was the real deal, triggered his Sandy, and replied by quick-drawing his own pistol.  They stared each other down for a while, before Action holstered his iron and apologized for calling him a pig.  Action didn't know who was spreading the rumours (Peacock: "It's Chudwell"), but Specter guessed it was probably Rose, another one of his vindictive exes.  Meanwhile, Paxos tried to look into the city hall angle, but whoever was doing this had covered their tracks, and she didn't find anything.

Comfortable they had enough intel to go in, the crew started putting together a plan.  Paxos realized the recording they had to take was going to the NCPD and so she'd disguise everyone thoroughly before they went in.  In particular, a bunch of Moxes knew Specter because he'd dated one for a while.  Jar, however, refused to compromise on his style, but the camera was in his head, so everyone else let him risk pissing off the Mox.  Trying to avoid collateral damage, they decided to go in the middle of the night.

GURPS Cyberpunk 2078 Session 4: Manhunt

Characters:

Braxton "Jar" Jiggs - Cybertech/Ripperdoc

Alexander "Specter" Marshal - Solo

Pat "Peacock" Watson - "Former" Nomad

Ruby "Paxos" Lang - Netrunner

The Meet

The crew (minus Specter) walked through the main floor of Lizzie's , shrouded in purple lights and slow music, to the office of Susie Q.  She was typing away at a terminal as they entered, and didn't look up.  A black woman, she had a mismatched upper faceplate in a different skin tone, and a dozen or so magenta spikes projecting out of her forearms that Jar identified as a dart weapon.  Jar opened the conversation by complimenting her on the "spike gauntlets", but she skipped the small talk and went straight to business.

Susie tapped some commands into the terminal then swung the monitor around so everyone could see the grainy security camera footage as she narrated.  A joygirl, Napalm Jane, was found strangled to death in the Jade Oak Motel a few days ago.  On the monitor, a dark-skinned man in a trenchcoat with close-cropped hair walked into view with the girl on his arm.  The tape fast-forwarded, and the man left, alone.  Jar muttered "Johnny White...", recognizing the man as a solo and frequent client of his.

Folding her arms, Susie asked if it was going to be a problem if Jar knew this guy, but Jar waved her off, assuring her that he was a pro.  Figuring they had enough to go on, Susie turned back to the terminal and got back to work on spreadsheets, reminding them to bring him in alive, and call for the dropoff when they had him.  Jar insisted on having a default dropoff in case things were hot, so she relented and, not looking up, said they could bring him 'round the back of Lizzie's if it came to that.