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UNDER PRESSURE THAT BRINGS A BUILDING DOWN
WHO: ImPorts that signed up HERE. If you didn't sign up in time and still want to participate, as long as you can assemble a team, you can hop on in!
WHERE: Incheon, South Korea.
WHEN: February 20-23.
WHAT: ImPorts are sent on a top-secret mission to investigate two factories in Incheon - and, predictably, things go a bit sideways from there.
WARNINGS: Probable violence and swearing; please let us know if this should be updated. If you'd like to plot with your fellow players about how to approach this, please feel free to use THIS THREAD to plot things out. We recommend that connected teams split up to take on two separate factories, but we leave divying things up up to you!
Welcome, imPorts, to Incheon, South Korea. If they were here for any other reason beyond their current mission, they'd see nothing more than a beautiful, populous city, ready for any tourists who wish to go sightseeing, to go take a look at the city’s culture and art - and no small amount of excellent food.
That’s not why they’re here, though. Once the ImPorts step off of the commercial airlines they were all sent through (packed with government officials to mask the presence of imPort travelers; they will have found that this exceedingly long trip was a good opportunity to converse with their fellow imPorts and get to know them), they take one step into the winter’s cold air before being immediately whisked off to an American-owned hotel and ushered into the basement, where they will find a surprisingly lavish, airy conference room.
There, the ImPorts will be thanked for their service and briefed on the mission at hand: they will be investigating two separate factories in two separate sides of town. The first factory belongs to an American-owned company by the name of RexTech Scientific, in charge of producing database hardware, while the second belongs to a French-owned company by the name of Perreault, in charge of producing high-end men's fashion. After collaboration between the Korean and American government, it’s been found that both factories are hiding more sinister secrets within their halls - and, perhaps, dangerous secrets that require an imPort’s touch for investigation. ImPorts are informed that while they would certainly prefer casualties be kept to a minimum - particularly in the case of innocent civilians - if they have no choice but to take down their enemies with lethal force, they are approved to do so.
UNDERCOVER
From the 21st-22nd, willing imPorts will be sent into the factories, working undercover as employees. More recognizable imPorts will have disguises at their disposal should they wish to use them, but are just as encouraged to stay behind and allow others to take on the brunt of the investigative process. While the undercover agents work, imPorts are encouraged to communicate with one another via their mental link to the network, but anyone left behind is free to roam the city as they will - provided they keep a low-profile, of course. It wouldn’t do to be found out before the raid even begins!
ImPorts assigned to RexTech Scientific will find themselves confronted with the sad reality of 10-hour work days, spent mostly hunched over their work, and will be severely reprimanded should they stray from their work. Their co-workers will be sympathetic and may try to help them keep up with the rest of the employees, but will inevitably look out for their own hides - if you work here, that means you really need the money. They will have two breaks with which to investigate on their own time, 15 and 45 minutes respectively, but it’s their choice what they choose to do. They're meant to spend their time investigating, but imPorts may succumb to the need to do simple things like eat and rest their feet. They may also choose to look further into what must be illegal working conditions or, of course, go poking around.
Should they go poking around, they will find two people of interest: Jeong-Ho Moon and the American expatriate Roland Samson, both introduced to them as managers of this fine establishment and both decidedly wretched people to work underneath.
If they are able to hold up well enough to go exploring around on a break, they may see one of said managers disappear into what seems to be an infrequently used back room. Upon investigation, behind a row of metal shelves filled to the brim with cardboard boxes is a hidden elevator! However, imPorts have already been warned to not explore too much on their own, because stumbling upon any secrets too soon will almost certainly trigger a much earlier raid than the team is prepared for.
ImPorts assigned to Perreault won’t find themselves in much better shape; it seems that no matter what factory they work at, they are confronted with long, hard hours spent in front of the hum of impersonal machines and fellow workers that are more keen on keeping their job than they are on helping any interlopers attempt to ingratiate themselves to the managers on staff. Here, however, there’s a little more freedom to move: as the sewing machines break down, staff run out of the buttons they have to endlessly sew onto the little slip jackets that they’re producing, it’s easier to pass by without notice.
They may notice a group of young women who seem to be in higher spirits than the rest of the workers and while they seem to be producing far fewer slips than the rest of the workers, they’re facing absolutely no consequences for this. If an ImPort ingratiates themselves with their co-workers, one may lean over and confess: “You see their ringleader? She’s the daughter of the owner. She takes breaks that are twice as long as whatever the rest of us get. She just sits around and watches us.”
And, they will find, that is exactly what she does - though she’s watching a little too closely, don’t you think? If an ImPort even get close to the elevators leading to the top brass’ office, she’ll be on their ass, calling out their name sweetly and telling them to get back to work, even if they never told her their name in the first place. Whatever’s happening in this factory, it’s clear that she’s got something to do with it, and it’s waiting for they're on the top level.
One thing is for certain in both workplaces: whatever the behind-the-scenes situation may be, the ground floors are filled with overworked, underpaid, and clueless civilians. It's certainly something to take into account when you go looking for trouble.
THE RAID
REXTECH SCIENTIFIC
Those who put in the time getting to know the habits of their coworkers and the scheduled times people seem to vanish and reappear near the hidden elevator will have an easier time slipping down undetected. The security cameras, while not overly obvious, are in common sense positions for anyone with a background in security work and are far from unhackable- though they are closely watched. Anything more than a little static will call down some extra security patrols. The elevator itself is bioscan and voice-code password protected - again, easy enough to get around if you’re clever and use all of the tools at your disposal, including the possible coercion of individuals with clearance. That all, of course, is the quiet way in. You can also just opt to blow a hole in the elevator shaft or any point in the floor of the main factory or simply barge your way in with the subtlety of... well, your run-of-the-mill imPort. If there is a member of your party small enough, you may also create a distraction and slip them through a vent for some good old-fashioned spying, but that's a risky move: everyone knows that the first rule of any altercation is not to split up the party! If only the covert approach is used, you’ll have up to fifteen minutes of being able to slip around downstairs before being noticed. But even one person tripping the security measures is going to lead to a full scale response, so remain wary!
For a company that produces some high tech goods, the secret facility is, to put it lightly, a bit of a design let down. The place is clearly the barebones remains of an old, albeit extensive, fallout shelter that Rextech has just shoved the required equipment into without much thought for things like ‘aesthetics’ or ‘ventilation’ or ‘worker safety'.
For what it lacks in interior decorating, it makes up for in security. No matter how careful you are, eventually an alarm is going to get triggered (though those involved who managed to sneak around will be able to get more information out of the whole affair!). This underground facility is equipped with aggressive robotic soldiers and highly trained security guards eager for a break from their monotonous lives, both of which are here to shoot first and ask questions later. The stealthy approach means these security measures will enter in at a trickle, here to investigate unusual activity, only fully coming online when they're met with resistance. Starting out with a full attack will ensure that the full power of the security measures are ready to go from the start. There still are only so many of them, however, so if the heavies want to protect the hackers a good bit of information can still be gained. The robotic soldiers are not at all built to look humanoid; their bulletproof metallic shells look as though they're fresh out of the factory, and hide heavy artillery, and they move on six distinct limbs in order to accommodate for any pesky imPorts seeking to cut off their mobility.
It all seems as though they've been prepared for anything, but it becomes readily apparent that while all these security measures are in place, Rextech never actually expected a full raid - and that while they may be churning out some excellent technology, they care very little about their warehouse. About halfway through the fight, a rumble shakes the foundation and and the factory will begin to collapse, starting the legitimate business on the ground floor. ImPorts will have to choose between continuing to PURSUE DATA or SAVING THE WORKERS, some of which the imPorts have already made a personal connection with. ImPorts may also work towards trying to take some of the upper management into captivity to hand over to the government for further interrogation or, if they're truly altruistic, save the scrambling security guards trying to save their own hides.
PERREAULT
Unlike Rextech, Perreault built up. All of the data and prototypes are hidden in the UPPER LEVELS of the facility. All of the walls- interior and exterior- are covered with tinted, bullet-proof, sensor laden glass making it both difficult to sneak around in and to break into, though it does make it easier to keep track of everything happening around you.
The elevator itself is not terribly difficult to access. It’s the fact there are security drones waiting directly on the other side of the doors that make it tricky in addition to that pesky young woman who's keeping an eagle eye on the door - she'll need to either be carefully disposed of or distracted in order to gain entry. Once the human element is distracted, imPorts will find the drones easier to deal with, as they're accustomed to the odd straggling worker wandering around the facility. They will demand to see identification before forcefully ‘encouraging’ you back into the elevator to return to your shift. Quick hacking or some robotic sweet talk will let you get past this first obstacle without setting off an alarm, while just shooting the drones out of the air will both get you in and trigger a full security alarm. For the crafty among you, however, it isn’t that easy. These drones are part of a learning network, and techniques used to non-violently take out drones in one room will not work in the next. And once you’re out of tricks, the fire fight will begin. Or you can just take your limited data and go home. Whatever works for you.
The upper level contains what may feel like a near endless supply of these security drones, and these floating bots back quite a punch. They have both lasers and tasers at their disposal, and won’t hesitate to fly into the nearest hostile and self-destruct when severely damaged. While the walls themselves may be bulletproof, there's still only so much a material can take. After a few direct hits the walls and floors will lose their durability and shots will begin raining down on the factory below. The drones may even lock on to some of the worker lifeforms and assume they are also hostiles, and dive down to begin firing indiscriminately at the workers caught below.
Notably, the daughter of the company’s owner will disappear quickly once and hostilities start. But either before the firefight starts or, for the sneakier hackers, while the heavy hitters distract the drones, computers can be hacked and biological samples stolen from some of the lab spaces.
Get going, imPorts! You've got a job to do!
WHERE: Incheon, South Korea.
WHEN: February 20-23.
WHAT: ImPorts are sent on a top-secret mission to investigate two factories in Incheon - and, predictably, things go a bit sideways from there.
WARNINGS: Probable violence and swearing; please let us know if this should be updated. If you'd like to plot with your fellow players about how to approach this, please feel free to use THIS THREAD to plot things out. We recommend that connected teams split up to take on two separate factories, but we leave divying things up up to you!
Welcome, imPorts, to Incheon, South Korea. If they were here for any other reason beyond their current mission, they'd see nothing more than a beautiful, populous city, ready for any tourists who wish to go sightseeing, to go take a look at the city’s culture and art - and no small amount of excellent food.
That’s not why they’re here, though. Once the ImPorts step off of the commercial airlines they were all sent through (packed with government officials to mask the presence of imPort travelers; they will have found that this exceedingly long trip was a good opportunity to converse with their fellow imPorts and get to know them), they take one step into the winter’s cold air before being immediately whisked off to an American-owned hotel and ushered into the basement, where they will find a surprisingly lavish, airy conference room.
There, the ImPorts will be thanked for their service and briefed on the mission at hand: they will be investigating two separate factories in two separate sides of town. The first factory belongs to an American-owned company by the name of RexTech Scientific, in charge of producing database hardware, while the second belongs to a French-owned company by the name of Perreault, in charge of producing high-end men's fashion. After collaboration between the Korean and American government, it’s been found that both factories are hiding more sinister secrets within their halls - and, perhaps, dangerous secrets that require an imPort’s touch for investigation. ImPorts are informed that while they would certainly prefer casualties be kept to a minimum - particularly in the case of innocent civilians - if they have no choice but to take down their enemies with lethal force, they are approved to do so.
UNDERCOVER
From the 21st-22nd, willing imPorts will be sent into the factories, working undercover as employees. More recognizable imPorts will have disguises at their disposal should they wish to use them, but are just as encouraged to stay behind and allow others to take on the brunt of the investigative process. While the undercover agents work, imPorts are encouraged to communicate with one another via their mental link to the network, but anyone left behind is free to roam the city as they will - provided they keep a low-profile, of course. It wouldn’t do to be found out before the raid even begins!
ImPorts assigned to RexTech Scientific will find themselves confronted with the sad reality of 10-hour work days, spent mostly hunched over their work, and will be severely reprimanded should they stray from their work. Their co-workers will be sympathetic and may try to help them keep up with the rest of the employees, but will inevitably look out for their own hides - if you work here, that means you really need the money. They will have two breaks with which to investigate on their own time, 15 and 45 minutes respectively, but it’s their choice what they choose to do. They're meant to spend their time investigating, but imPorts may succumb to the need to do simple things like eat and rest their feet. They may also choose to look further into what must be illegal working conditions or, of course, go poking around.
Should they go poking around, they will find two people of interest: Jeong-Ho Moon and the American expatriate Roland Samson, both introduced to them as managers of this fine establishment and both decidedly wretched people to work underneath.
If they are able to hold up well enough to go exploring around on a break, they may see one of said managers disappear into what seems to be an infrequently used back room. Upon investigation, behind a row of metal shelves filled to the brim with cardboard boxes is a hidden elevator! However, imPorts have already been warned to not explore too much on their own, because stumbling upon any secrets too soon will almost certainly trigger a much earlier raid than the team is prepared for.
ImPorts assigned to Perreault won’t find themselves in much better shape; it seems that no matter what factory they work at, they are confronted with long, hard hours spent in front of the hum of impersonal machines and fellow workers that are more keen on keeping their job than they are on helping any interlopers attempt to ingratiate themselves to the managers on staff. Here, however, there’s a little more freedom to move: as the sewing machines break down, staff run out of the buttons they have to endlessly sew onto the little slip jackets that they’re producing, it’s easier to pass by without notice.
They may notice a group of young women who seem to be in higher spirits than the rest of the workers and while they seem to be producing far fewer slips than the rest of the workers, they’re facing absolutely no consequences for this. If an ImPort ingratiates themselves with their co-workers, one may lean over and confess: “You see their ringleader? She’s the daughter of the owner. She takes breaks that are twice as long as whatever the rest of us get. She just sits around and watches us.”
And, they will find, that is exactly what she does - though she’s watching a little too closely, don’t you think? If an ImPort even get close to the elevators leading to the top brass’ office, she’ll be on their ass, calling out their name sweetly and telling them to get back to work, even if they never told her their name in the first place. Whatever’s happening in this factory, it’s clear that she’s got something to do with it, and it’s waiting for they're on the top level.
One thing is for certain in both workplaces: whatever the behind-the-scenes situation may be, the ground floors are filled with overworked, underpaid, and clueless civilians. It's certainly something to take into account when you go looking for trouble.
THE RAID
REXTECH SCIENTIFIC
Those who put in the time getting to know the habits of their coworkers and the scheduled times people seem to vanish and reappear near the hidden elevator will have an easier time slipping down undetected. The security cameras, while not overly obvious, are in common sense positions for anyone with a background in security work and are far from unhackable- though they are closely watched. Anything more than a little static will call down some extra security patrols. The elevator itself is bioscan and voice-code password protected - again, easy enough to get around if you’re clever and use all of the tools at your disposal, including the possible coercion of individuals with clearance. That all, of course, is the quiet way in. You can also just opt to blow a hole in the elevator shaft or any point in the floor of the main factory or simply barge your way in with the subtlety of... well, your run-of-the-mill imPort. If there is a member of your party small enough, you may also create a distraction and slip them through a vent for some good old-fashioned spying, but that's a risky move: everyone knows that the first rule of any altercation is not to split up the party! If only the covert approach is used, you’ll have up to fifteen minutes of being able to slip around downstairs before being noticed. But even one person tripping the security measures is going to lead to a full scale response, so remain wary!
For a company that produces some high tech goods, the secret facility is, to put it lightly, a bit of a design let down. The place is clearly the barebones remains of an old, albeit extensive, fallout shelter that Rextech has just shoved the required equipment into without much thought for things like ‘aesthetics’ or ‘ventilation’ or ‘worker safety'.
For what it lacks in interior decorating, it makes up for in security. No matter how careful you are, eventually an alarm is going to get triggered (though those involved who managed to sneak around will be able to get more information out of the whole affair!). This underground facility is equipped with aggressive robotic soldiers and highly trained security guards eager for a break from their monotonous lives, both of which are here to shoot first and ask questions later. The stealthy approach means these security measures will enter in at a trickle, here to investigate unusual activity, only fully coming online when they're met with resistance. Starting out with a full attack will ensure that the full power of the security measures are ready to go from the start. There still are only so many of them, however, so if the heavies want to protect the hackers a good bit of information can still be gained. The robotic soldiers are not at all built to look humanoid; their bulletproof metallic shells look as though they're fresh out of the factory, and hide heavy artillery, and they move on six distinct limbs in order to accommodate for any pesky imPorts seeking to cut off their mobility.
It all seems as though they've been prepared for anything, but it becomes readily apparent that while all these security measures are in place, Rextech never actually expected a full raid - and that while they may be churning out some excellent technology, they care very little about their warehouse. About halfway through the fight, a rumble shakes the foundation and and the factory will begin to collapse, starting the legitimate business on the ground floor. ImPorts will have to choose between continuing to PURSUE DATA or SAVING THE WORKERS, some of which the imPorts have already made a personal connection with. ImPorts may also work towards trying to take some of the upper management into captivity to hand over to the government for further interrogation or, if they're truly altruistic, save the scrambling security guards trying to save their own hides.
PERREAULT
Unlike Rextech, Perreault built up. All of the data and prototypes are hidden in the UPPER LEVELS of the facility. All of the walls- interior and exterior- are covered with tinted, bullet-proof, sensor laden glass making it both difficult to sneak around in and to break into, though it does make it easier to keep track of everything happening around you.
The elevator itself is not terribly difficult to access. It’s the fact there are security drones waiting directly on the other side of the doors that make it tricky in addition to that pesky young woman who's keeping an eagle eye on the door - she'll need to either be carefully disposed of or distracted in order to gain entry. Once the human element is distracted, imPorts will find the drones easier to deal with, as they're accustomed to the odd straggling worker wandering around the facility. They will demand to see identification before forcefully ‘encouraging’ you back into the elevator to return to your shift. Quick hacking or some robotic sweet talk will let you get past this first obstacle without setting off an alarm, while just shooting the drones out of the air will both get you in and trigger a full security alarm. For the crafty among you, however, it isn’t that easy. These drones are part of a learning network, and techniques used to non-violently take out drones in one room will not work in the next. And once you’re out of tricks, the fire fight will begin. Or you can just take your limited data and go home. Whatever works for you.
The upper level contains what may feel like a near endless supply of these security drones, and these floating bots back quite a punch. They have both lasers and tasers at their disposal, and won’t hesitate to fly into the nearest hostile and self-destruct when severely damaged. While the walls themselves may be bulletproof, there's still only so much a material can take. After a few direct hits the walls and floors will lose their durability and shots will begin raining down on the factory below. The drones may even lock on to some of the worker lifeforms and assume they are also hostiles, and dive down to begin firing indiscriminately at the workers caught below.
Notably, the daughter of the company’s owner will disappear quickly once and hostilities start. But either before the firefight starts or, for the sneakier hackers, while the heavy hitters distract the drones, computers can be hacked and biological samples stolen from some of the lab spaces.
Get going, imPorts! You've got a job to do!
PERRAULT RAID
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Please, I'm so goddamn bored.
[ And tired of jabbing himself with sewing needles. ]
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Yeah, this sucks. I can't believe I'd rather be throwing myself headfirst into trouble for once!
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[ All eyes are on him. Improbably, he rolls an 18 on his deception check and he manages to successfully yell, ] And by do this, I mean sewing! Hell yeah, gonna make some, uh... jackets, and... uh... go Team Vipers?
[ There's a loud, rumbling sigh echoing through the factory before they return to their work, either paid too little to care or having long since been convinced of this very large man's typical disruptive behaviour. Cringing, Magnus sits back down and hisses, ] Can I just run in there? I'm trying not to uck-fay the an-play.
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Just running in is going to get us caught no matter what. We should sneak in as soon as the next break comes up.
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[ He reaches down beside his station to where he's stashed his Umbra Staff. With a quick, subtle gesture, four twinkling balls of light suddenly float up from behind the supervisor's station, swirling and bobbing around her head. ]
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Ugh. Elevators. Why'd it have to be elevators?
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[ He holds the door open for the both of them, smiling and nodding at Yuri before looking square at Taako and jerking his head towards the elevator. Get in there. ]
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[ He looks suspiciously between Magnus and Taako, but doesn't waste any time in hurrying onto the elevator. ]
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At least this one isn't made of gross wet flesh.
[ As the elevator doors close, Taako makes one last gesture that makes the balls of light flare brightly enough to leave spots in the eyes of anyone who was staring at them. ]