strun logs

[20:30] <SpaceThor> Twelve days later, in mid-May, you get a call from Sohyon. [I got a client asking about a job. You all good for it?]
[20:31] <Park> Parks response is characteristically simple and to the point. [I am prepared.]
[20:31] <Feldi> [I am not otherwise engaged.
[20:31] <Feldi> ]
[20:32] <Shard> [Sure, I'm free.]
[20:33] <Twizzy> [I'll be there.]
[20:34] <SpaceThor> [Alright, that's the five of you. Meeting's tomorrow night at my place. 7:00.]
[20:37] <Twizzy> [Suit and tie or loaded for bear?]
[20:37] <SpaceThor> [Nothing set, show up how you like.]
[20:38] <Feldi> Galatea, of course, will not be showing up.
[20:40] <Twizzy> [Understood.] She'll collapse her armor and gun down and load it into a big briefcase; otherwise, she'll go in suit, tie, and gloves.
[20:41] * Shard stretches and puts on a suit for once.
[20:43] <Park> Park always wears a suit, and usually carries a gun.  The new revolver is much like the old one, a familiar weight that lets him walk with quiet confidence through the bustling streets.
[20:43] <SpaceThor> The next evening: you start arriving for the meeting at 7. The bar, in contrast to the last time you were here, seems to be fully established. Sign's on, Sergio is in the kitchen cooking, while Sohyon is manning bar. Mila is probably upstairs. There's a few other patrons, but Sohyon has a set booth for you to meet in, and nobody is sitting there yet.
[20:44] * Twizzy adjusts her sunglasses and goes to sit in the booth, smiling slightly at her companions as they show up. Expecting Galatea to do her own thing, she pulls out her commlink to place on the table next to her.
[20:45] <Feldi> The comm flashes, a light turning on and shifting green to alert the group that Galatea is there.
[20:45] <Park> Park, prompt for more than just politeness, arrives at 6:45, but waits, scoping out the area and watching the door before entering precisely on time. You can never be too careful.
[20:45] <Feldi> Their own Gal Pal.
[20:46] <SpaceThor> Sohyon sets down the rag she was using to wipe the bar and brings a menu over. "You guys are a bit early, so if you want something, here's a menu. You can send an order from the monitor on the wall there, drinks or food. Since you're my contractors, you'll get a discount."
[20:46] * Shard shows up around on time, she goes to sit down next to them.  She looks business like this time, at least.
[20:47] <SpaceThor> The food on the menu seems to be mostly Italian food, probably Sergio's influence.
[20:47] <Park> Park nods to the others as he sits, not one for excessive pleasantries, tapping at the screen for one of the chefs specials.
[20:48] * Twizzy nods. "Thanks, Sohyon," she says. She gets a mid-range beer (she prefers the cheap stuff, but doesn't want to look nonprofessional), and no food for now.
[20:48] <Feldi> Galatea orders a side that she knows the others will enjoy.
[20:50] * Shard orders a nice set of herbed ravioli in a garlic butter sauce.
[20:51] <SpaceThor> Just before 7:00, a man approaches, wearing a suit. He's young, early 20s, with light black stubble and slicked back black hair. He sits down across from you at the large table. "It's a pleasure to meet you. You may call me Mr. Se. I'd like to hire you for a job."
[20:52] <Twizzy> Twizzy smiles at him, inclining her head. "A pleasure, Mr. Se. Straight to business; let's talk business, then. What are you looking for out of us?"
[20:53] <SpaceThor> You also get a beep on your comm from Sohyon. [Aeon just pinged me, she's caught in traffic due to some kind of protest or something. She said go on ahead.]
[20:59] <SpaceThor> Mr. Se slides a file folder over, along with a briefcase. "The relevant information on the target is in here. Her name is Mi Jin-Ju, and she's an Assemblywoman in the Future Hope Alliance. She's been putting our lobbyists through some brutal hearings over the last month, and we want to change the game. We want you to find some way to convince her to stop. I want to be clear that we do NOT want her dead, and if she is killed, we will be unable to pay the full payment."