Friday, March 20, 2009

Dpt. Employment Record #3211/2a: Update

Dept: Employment
Re: Addition to Squad
Date of Registry: 12/21/901

Squad Name: Team Spartan
Name: Carter Burke
Race: Human
Training Package: Business
SCL: 5.3C

Team Leader/Primary Contact:
Financier: Carter Burke@ 2411-99491
Team Leader: Obsession @ 6232-31193

BPN Resolution: Contract Sector-SILVER

Issuing Department: Contract Sector
Color Code:SILVER
BPN #: CS/85015/MY
Surveillance: Third Eye News
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 3/14/902, 3/18/902

Summary:
- Lecture events cancelled due to speaker illness.
- Nightshade's Financier recommends payout of BPN to squad to compensate for lost time and wages.


Collateral Damage to SLA Property: NONE.

Squad Fatalities:None.

Conclusion:BPN considered completed at request of sponsoring agent. Squad payout: 1500c. SCL +0.4/Operative.


BPN Resolution: Investigation-WHITE


Issuing Department: Investigation
Color Code: WHITE
BPN #: IN/122500/SC
Surveillance: Station Analysis
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 12/23/901, 12/25/901

Summary:
- [D-NOTICE]

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: [D-NOTICE]

Squad Fatalities:None.

Conclusion:BPN satisfactorily completed. Individual payout: 275c/Operative. SCL +0.5/Operative.

ADDENDUM: [D-NOTICE]

BPN Resolution: Expedition-GREEN

Issuing Department: Expedition
Color Code: GREEN
BPN #: EX/510222/CS
Surveillance: Station Analysis
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 10/30/901, 11/01/901

Summary:
- Squad dispatched to Downtown area near Cannibal Sector 2 wall to determine cause of increased Carrien attacks.
- Interrogation of citizens and patrol of area beyond the wall determined that an Ex-War Criminal was driving Carrien out of the Sector and into the Downtown areas.
- Level of aggression required to terminate Ex-War Criminal determined to be beyond the limits of the squad.
-Details filed with department of Expedition.

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: NONE.

Squad Fatalities:None.

Conclusion:Squad completed BPN completed to the letter. if not the spirit. Squad payout: 1500c. SCL +0.5/Operative.

ADDENDUM: Consider squad for punitive Grey BPN to identify, track and eliminate Ex-War Criminal.

Thursday, March 19, 2009

BPN Resolution: Enquiries-GREY

Issuing Department: Enquiries
Color Code: GREY
BPN #: IA/3658212/CE
Surveillance: Station Analysis
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 10/14/901, 10/15/901

Summary:
- Squad dispatched to protect Dept. of Accountancy employee Lily Thomas from a possible serial killer attack.
- Employee protected for assigned 24 hour period without incident.

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: NONE.

Squad Fatalities:None.

Conclusion: BPN satisfactorily completed. Individual payout: 200c/Operative. SCL +0.5/Operative.

ADDENDUM: Employee Thomas was killed by serial killer "Entropy" after terms of BPN had expired. Team Spartan was subsequently issued a Hunter Sheet for "Entropy." Utilizing a contact at 3rd Eye News, the team used Operative Obsession as bait. An elaborate disguise was used to lure the killer. Several citizens were killed before Entropy took the bait. Obsession terminated Entropy with a single 12.7mm HESH round to the head, but not before Entropy injected Obsession with a massive overdose of Drum. Shiver medics were able to stabalize Obsession. Entropy was discovered to be a member of the same department as Lily Thomas and was acting out of revenge for being passed over for promotions. Hunter Sheet closed and bounty paid to squad.

Dpt. Employment Record #3211/2a: Update

Dept: Employment
Re: Addition to Squad
Date of Registry: 10/14/901

Squad Name: Team Spartan
Name: Tawna
Race: Wraith Raider
Training Package: Scout
SCL: 10

Team Leader/Primary Contact: Obsession @ 6232-31193

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

BPN Resolution: Defence-RED

Issuing Department: Defence
Color Code: RED
BPN #: CS/443899/WD
Surveillance: Third Eye News
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 9/27/901, 9/27/901

Summary:

- Squad dispatched to Wall Gun 207 on CS1 wall to support Wall Shivers in protecting repair team and repelling Carrien attacks while gun system is brought back on line.
- Major Carrien attack occurred while gun was off line.
- Squad and Shiver team were able to hold Carriens back with minimal casualties.
- Gun 207 brought back on line within 3 hours.

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: MINIMAL. Application of Wall Wash will remove staining of the wall.

Squad Fatalities:K'Dgh. LAD activated and successfully revived victim.

Conclusion: BPN satisfactorily completed. Individual payout: 1,070c/Operative for time and Carrien bounties. SCL +0.3/Operative.

ADDENDUM: Frother Operative Fidditch was witnessed going over the wall alone to engage a large party of Carrien hand-to-hand. Suggest observation of Operative for possible Blaze UV sponsorship or consideration for the Contract Circuit.

BPN Resolution: SHIVER UNIT ORGANIZATION-YELLOW

Issuing Department: Shiver Unit Organization
Color Code: YELLOW
BPN #: SH/5893527/DT
Surveillance: Third Eye News
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 9/18/901, 9/20/901

Summary:
- Squad dispatched to Warren Sector of Downtown to recover crashed SCAF bike.
- Interrogated local citizens as to whereabouts of equipment.
- Recovered Power Reaper and majority of SCAF unit.

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: MINIMAL. Firearms were discharged in civilian areas. Damage and civilian casualties mitigated by return of majority of SCAF unit and weapon systems.

Squad Fatalities: None

Conclusion: BPN satisfactorily completed. Squad Payout 1,500c. SCL +0.2/Operative.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Advertising Supplement/Restaurants/Taco Folders

Taco Folders


Type: Mexican fast food delivery


Location: Uptown


Description: Taco Folders is a 24 hour Mexican fast food restaurant that deals strictly in deliveries. There is a single Taco Folders location which is unable to accept dine-in or carry out orders. How can a single location, delivery-only restaurant deal with the vastness of Mort? Simple. Reality Folding. Taco Folders was created by two enterprising young Brain Wasters by the names of Moloch and Fester. Both had recently graduated from Meny and were already growing tired of BLUE BPN’s and having barely enough money to order a pizza.

One night, after beating the crap out of a pizza delivery man for not making it to their apartment in fifteen minutes, they lamented on the lack of truly “fast” delivery on Mort. As they ate their pizza, they realized it would just be easier to Reality Fold out to get the pizza themselves. However, it would cost them FLUX coming and going. Then inspiration struck. What if the food could be folded directly to them? They could almost hear the credits rolling in. People would pay big money for the convenience of having food delivered virtually instantaneously. Thus Taco Folders was born.

The question arose of how to produce the Flux necessary for this undertaking. Moloch’s father, Shadow, is an Ebon who works in Dark Lament. Anxious to have as little to do with his Waster son as possible, Shadow bought Moloch a case of Eternal Flux Gems.

The process of ordering is simple: Fax in your order along with your address and a picture of the room you want the food delivered to. Then simply authorize the payment from your account. At the restaurant, cooks prepare your meal and hand it off to the shipping department. The shipping department is a single Necanthrope named Clarity. Clarity was a SCL 2.1C Foldship navigator for over a hundred years. However repeated trips past White Earth and out towards the Black Stump have taken their toll on his mind. When asked why he would take such a menial job, Clarity’s answer is quite disturbing. “I have seen more than any mind should have to comprehend. I have beheld the face of our universe and realize how insignificant I truly am. I seek simplicity. Once I traveled the cosmos at will. Now I provide sustenance to the people of this dead planet. Is one any less amazing than the other?” With Clarity’s knowledge of Reality Folding, an address and picture is more than enough information to send orders directly to the table of the customer.

Taco Folders has been described by The Preceptor Teeth as “one of the more egregious wastes of Flux I have witnessed. This enterprise is an embarrassment to entire society of Ebb users. If I had still had the capacity to laugh or cry, I don’t know which I would do in regards to this.” No small claim coming from the most powerful Ebb user on the planet. However, this public chastisement has served to make Taco Folders extremely profitable. Profitable enough that SLA Industries and the Department of Ebb are looking to acquire the up-and-coming business. Taco Folders is also in talks with Dark Lament about an endorsement.

A meal from Taco Folders starts at about 3 credits for a single combo meal. Larger meals will cost more and may take a few extra minutes. Meals generally take 5-7 minutes from order to delivery. However, Taco Folders guarantees no meal will ever take more than 10 minutes.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

BPN Resolution: Transportation-RED

Issuing Department: Transportation
Color Code: RED
BPN #: TRt338934ZDT
Surveillance: Third Eye News
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 9/12/901, 9/12/901

Summary:
-Squad emergency dispatched to respond to a Gauss Train blocked in a service tunnel.
-Squad discovered train under assault by Cannibals.
-Squad engaged Cannibals who were attempting to break into train and kill/abduct/eat passengers.
-Cannibals neutralized with minimal civilian casualties.
-Squad cleared debris placed on track by Cannibals to stop train.
-While clearing debris, a smaller service tunnel was discovered. Squad hypothesized Cannibals accessed the train tracks via this tunnel.
-Tunnel was subsequently collapsed by application of repeated use of the Ebon Bomb ability.
-Gauss Train returned to service.

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: MODERATE. Minor damage to Gauss Train by Cannibal attack. Damage to train caused by errant rounds fired by Operatives while engaging Cannibals. Extensive cleaning of interior of passenger cars will be required where Cannibals were neutralized while in the train. Operatives intentionally collapsed a service tunnel. Damage mitigated by high liklihood of tunnel being Cannibal access point.

Squad Fatalities: None

Conclusion: BPN satisfactorily completed. Squad Payout 1,500c + Bonus for retrieval of Dark Night equipment. SCL +0.3

Dept. Employment Record #3211/2a: Update

Dept: Employment
Re: Addition to Squad
Date of Registry: 9/02/901

Squad Name: Team Spartan
Name: K'dgh
Race: Shaktar
Training Package: Sector Ranger
SCL: 10

Team Leader/Primary Contact: Obsession @ 6232-31193

BPN Resolution: SANITATION - BLUE

Issuing Department: Sanitation
Color Code: BLUE
BPN #: SN/332194/SM
Surveillance: Station Analysis
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 9/02/901, 9/02/901

Summary:
-Squad to accompany repair crew and clear sewer blockage
-Secondary objective: locate/rescue Shivers and previous repair crew reported missing in same general area
-Squad and repair crew located blockage. Carcass of large sewer pig was lodged in pipe. Carcass was being consumed by swarm of rats.
-Squad inadvertently caused stampede of rats.
-Stampede and subsequent gunfire alerted nearby pack of Carrien.
-Squad engaged Carrien with minimal losses to repair crew.
-Pig successfully cleared from pipe.
-Further investigation revealed location of three surviving Shivers and five members of the previous repair team. Survivors successfully rescued.

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: MINIMAL. No appreciable damage caused to area of operation. Repair crew suffered minimal casualties.

Squad Fatalities: None

Conclusion: BPN Satisfactorily completed. Individual payout 125c/Operative + Rescue Bonus + Carrien Bounties. SCL +0.1/Operative.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

BPN Resolution: SUPPLIES-YELLOW

Issuing Department: Supplies
Color Code: YELLOW
BPN #: SP/2369136/BP
Surveillance: Station Analysis
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 8/24/901, 8/26/901

Summary:
-Team interviewed citizens in the Downtown areas to ascertain location of missing Boopa equipment.
-Determined items were in possession of The Krosstown Traffic street gang.
-Continued investigation determined Krosstown Traffic was hiding stolen equipment in "The Smilin' Pirate," a bar in Lower Downtown, Level 19.
-Squad commenced an assault on the bar. Sustained firefight ensued.
-Krosstown Traffic employed Prop team "Sister Sister" to assist in defense of stolen items.
-One member of Prop team neutralized by Operatives, other escaped.
-Approximately 20 Krosstown Traffic members neutralized.
-Substantial portion of missing Boopa equipment recovered. Team unable to locate remaining equipment. Assumed permanently lost.

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: SUBSTANTIAL
Extensive firearm discharge within a commercial property. Ebon Bomb ability used indiscriminately. Footage shows resisting forces utilized multiple grenades in combating the Operative Team. Level of force used by Operatives deemed commensurate with level of resistance. Value of recovered
items mitigates tremendous damage inflicted on a civilian commercial structure.

Squad Fatalities: None

Conclusion: Percentage of recovered SLA property adequate to consider BPN satisfactorily completed. Squad payout 500c + Recovery Bonus. SCL +0.2/Operative.

ADDENDUM: "Smilin' Pirate" civilian bar deemed unfit/unsafe for use due to extensive structural damage. Facility is also a known haven for subversives/gang members. Recommend demolition of structure and adjacent housing at earliest possible convenience.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Advertising Supplement/Pharmaceuticals/ The Apothecary (Sloane's Apothecary)

The Apothecary

Type: Custom drug store

Location: Mort Central, Uptown, Suburbia, Upper Downtown.

Description: Originally known as “Sloane’s Apothecary” and still called “Sloane’s” by its regular customers, Apothecaries are now located all over Mort. Opened in 885 by Sloane McDermott, the store gained a huge following amongst the Frother population. Sloane eventually sold the company to SLA Industries who in turn sold franchises to enterprising Frother Clans. While most franchises can be found in Mort Central or Uptown, there are a few locations in Suburbia and even a few scattered in the Upper Downtown area.

Apothecaries carry the full line of SLA hard and soft drugs and for the right price, can mix “cocktails” or synthesize drugs to order. From Coffin-Cigarettes to Ultra-Violence, it can be found here. There is even a full-service liquor department loaded with Slosh and other assorted alcoholic beverages. A small section of the store carries a selection of crisps, candies and assorted snack food. A night of pub crawling in the city usually means a stop at an Apothecary at some point (sometimes more than one stop).

The Apothecary also carries a full inventory of drug delivery systems from the basic air-hypo to voice activated multiple delivery IV systems. Drugs purchased from Apothecaries are always of the highest quality and anything less than 100% purity will not be sold.

Apothecaries are in high demand amongst the party going crowd, as the employees are knowledgeable in mixing Lumo to provide colors unavailable on the common market. Not surprisingly, the further an Apothecary shop is from Mort Central and Shiver Patrols, the more “exotic” the inventory becomes. It is rumored that rarities like Shatter are available for the right price, but SLA reminds you that purchase and use of Shatter is punishable by arrest and possible summary execution.

Apothecaries are only ever staffed by Frothers, with most locations being owned by specific clans. These Frothers are generally not the typical combat junkies, but scientists with intensive training in biology, chemistry, pharmaceuticals and an understanding of what chemicals are needed for what situation. However, for security, locations employ Kick Murder trained Frothers to patrol the area and protect against anyone stupid enough to try to rob the store. More than one potential shoplifter has ended up hospitalized or worse after being “apprehended” by store security.

ADDENDUM: Requests of drugs and chemicals that carry a D-NOTICE will be immediately reported to SLA authorities and punished to the fullest extent of the law.

Monday, March 2, 2009

BPN Resolution: THIRD EYE NEWS-RED

Issuing Department: Third Eye News
Color Code: RED
BPN #: EM/2339132/BP
Surveillance: Third Eye News
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 8/21/901, 8/21/901

Summary:
-Squad dispatched to Boopa Medical Factory in Suburbia, Sector 17. Responding to Shiver reports of Thresher attack on facility.
-Squad commandeered Shiver Patrol Van and used it to breach front of facility
-8 Thresher suits neutralized during engagement
-Explosive charge left behind to cover escape successfully disarmed by Operative Ferguson
-Attack on facility ends

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: HEAVY.
Operatives used a Shiver Patrol Van to breach the facility. While the unorthodox technique proved effective, it caused severe damage to the vehicle and front of building. Extensive firearm discharge within the facility, while necessary, resulted in several thousand credits of collateral damage. Review of footage shows that the damage caused was mitigated by the disarming of the explosive device, which would have likely destroyed a large portion of the facility.

Squad Fatalities: Glenn Fiddich. LAD activated and successfully revived victim.

Conclusion: BPN satisfactorily completed. Individual payout 300c/Op+substantial bonus for recovery of Thresher equipment. SCL +.0.3/Operative

ADDENDUM: Subsequent inventory of facility shows several thousand Credits of missing inventory. Suggest issuing squad follow-up YELLOW BPN to expedite recovery.


BPN Resolution: HEALTH & SAFETY-BLUE

Issuing Department: Health & Safety
Color Code: BLUE
BPN #: HS/48761/SU
Surveillance: Third Eye News
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 8/18/901, 8/18/901

Summary:
-Squad dispatched to investigate reports of sewer pig in Suburbia Sector 2F
-Squad followed evidence and discovered pig in Solarium level of Altine Towers apartment building. Pig terminated.
-Discovered evidence linking ownership of pig to SLA Operative Melody Winters (Frother/Death Squad/SCL9A)
-Evidence suggests Operative Winters acted belligerently and was subsequently neutralized by squad. As Winters was acting outside SLA regulations, Team Spartan was within its rights to neutralize the threat.

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: MODERATE.
-Pig caused extensive cosmetic damage to building. Operatives not responsible. Winter's accounts will be charged posthumously to cover repair.
- Firearms were discharged in a residential building. One employee casualty (Melody Winters). Incidental damage to area deemed appropriate for force needed to neutralize threat.

Squad Fatalities: None

Conclusion: BPN satisfactorily completed. Squad payout 250c. SCL +0.1/Operative

ADDENDUM: Shiver recovery team enacted standard SLA equipment recovery following termination of Winters' employment. Two FEN 204 "Gunhead" sub-machine guns and associated magazines/ammunition were not recovered. Shiver team leader states weapons were not found on premises during search.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

Advertising Supplement/Restaurants/ChünderHaüs

ChünderHaüs


Type: Self-Service Buffet
Locations: Multiple Uptown/Suburbia
Price: CC
Description: ChünderHaüs is a mix of new and old concepts in the area of buffet-style restaurants. The restaurant features several stations in the center. Each station is dedicated to one portion of the meal (appetizers, soups, salads, entrees, desserts, beverages, etc.). Each station features a staggering number of choices. To ease traffic at each station, food is kept on a conveyor belt that circles the station. A patron simply need to find a place to stand and the food will eventually come past him/her. When they have loaded their plates, they return to their seats.
ChünderHaüs is a member of the Racial Equality Program and welcomes members of all races. To cover the tremendous amount of food consumed, prices are a bit higher at 5 credits per person. The management has a posted policy regarding additional charges for excessive amounts of food taken or staying for more than an hour. Most patrons take the charges in stride, as the quality of food is surprisingly good.
ChünderHaüs is an extremely lively place to eat, with small skirmishes for the best selections not unheard of. As such, the furnishing is molded metal and plastic and bolted to the floor. Plates and glasses are designed to not break to a sharp edge. Ebons tend to avoid ChünderHaüses due to the noise and chaos. Naturally, Frothers and Brain Wasters enjoy the atmosphere immensely with impromptu contests of digestive prowess fairly common. ChünderHaüs is especially busy on "Orientan" nights, with calls to the Shivers to break up fights over the famous Orange Chicken an alarmingly regular occurence.

BPN Resolution: ADMINISTRATION-BLUE

Issuing Department: Administration
Color Code: BLUE
BPN #: AD/12549908/HS
Surveillance: Station Analysis
Squad/Operative Undertaking: Team Spartan
Date Issued/Date Completed: 8/15/901, 8/17/901

Summary:
- Squad required to check Suburbia apartment complex for unlicensed pets. License/Terminate unlicensed pets.
- 308 Apartments checked with minimal civilian/employee complaints

Collateral Damage to SLA Property: MINIMAL. Firearms were discharged in a residential building. No civilian/employee casualties. Incidental damage to area deemed appropriate for force needed to neutralize Dark Night insurgent.

Squad Fatalities:
None

Conclusion: BPN satisfactorily completed. Individual payout 125c/Op + bonus for neutralizing Dark Night insurgent . SCL +0.1/Operative

Addendum:
- Operative squad interviewed by newly hired 3ird Eye reporter Rita Hurley. Viewer response positive.
- Glenn Fiddich (Frother) attacked responding Shiver Unit while under influence of Blaze UV. Shivers incapacitated Fiddich with application of Hotline rounds. Use of force against Operative deemed appropriate.