Bug-Eyed

The runners are enjoying a somewhat-decent meal outside in Utrecht, with a sun that shines lovely for once, when a Roto-drone suddenly flies towards them, waving a white flag while also having an alarm light on. When it lands on their table, someone's voice suddenly comes out.   The person on the other side introduces herself as Bubbles. She is a Rigger and was on a heist, when exterminators came in to deal with a bug infestation. Rather than properly tracking down the nests, the lazy buggers chose to simply block all possible wall entrances and starve the cockroaches to death. As a result, Bubbles her spydrone was trapped inside the walls.

Bubbles

Metatype
Human Human Elf
Gender
Female
Birth Year
2039
Awakened/Ware
Fairly augmented
Type
Rigger
Personality
Friendly
Bubbles is a rigger originally from Seattle, who has made a decent living with her clever use of spydrones. She made a good living thanks to always seeing her enemies coming, which repeatedly let her team escape before trouble arrived. After Bubbles made a big score, she promptly retired to the United Netherlands, now only doing the occasional job for some extra pocket money.   Recently she was hired to steal some data off an offline terminal. She had drones sneak in and steal the data, but then the data carrier got caught in the exterminator's bug sweep. Or at least that's what she says. In reality, she already extracted the data. However, the drone was her very first spydrone and she just doesn't want to lose it.

The Run

The corporate office has been locked down due to fumigation chemicals. Little does the company know, the hired exterminators are using cheap chemicals and don't have enough with them. So instead, they're filling many walls with foam. Now the runners need to break in and find the drone to break it out.   Fortunately for them, the drone will respond to a specific signal, so if they get close enough they can find it. However, the chemicals are still around so they should bring some protective gear. Otherwise, they will be facing a lot of lung damage and chemical-burnt skin. And of course, security is keeping an eye on the exterminators, to make sure nobody steals anything.
Johnson
Bubbles
Job Type
Theft, I guess?
Opposition
Chemicals and angry Devil Rats
Base Rewards
¥4,000
7 Karma

Word on the street

"Mayday. Mayday. Your assistance is needed. Mayday. Mayday. Your assistance is needed."
 
"Look, chummers, I really need that drone back. Please find it and bring it to me intact, so I can get the data off."
 
"My poor lil' Gnat Leader... I hope none of the bugs damaged it. Please be alright!"
 
"Pfff, who cares about a little fraud. By the time they discover we just filled up the walls, we'll be three shell companies ahead already."

The Complications

So about that bug infestation... The exterminators thought they were just dealing with some cockroaches. In reality, they also trapped a bunch of Devil Rats. And despite their immunity to toxins, this really pissed them off. So unless the runners are very careful, picking up on the scratching in the wall, they may accidentally unleash an entire swarm and be the first target of frustration.   And sure, maybe they avoid the rats themselves. But the security system will notice them, the alarm will sound on account of so many intruders, then the place will get locked down. Suddenly it's no longer solely the MCT Gnat that is trapped inside.

The Aftermath

Bubbles is real happy to have her drone back, promptly sending over a Roto-drone with certified credsticks and some additional cookies. She immediately starts over-engineering the thing so it can try to dig itself out next time it gets trapped.   The Devil Rats escape, but not after leaving behind an awful lot of damage. The corp actually arranges a hitsquad, not to chase down the runners, but with the fraud exterminators as their target. Turns out the boss did not like his favourite mug getting smashed in the chaos. Whatever their final fate, it never hits the streets...

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