>>30804286
>> Walk around the city for a bit.
well it's not everyday we can freely explore.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK8ednS0skQ

>>30804286
walk

>>30804286
>Walk around the city for a bit.

>>30804286
> Go back to your room.
Check back just in case. Maybe store those blueprints in a secure place.
Then we can go explore.

>>30804286
>> Walk around the city for a bit.

>>30804286
You decide to walk around the city. You've been here for a while, but you've always had to put it off for one reason or another and you didn't have time to really enjoy the place during the few occasions where you did go out. It'll also give more time for MI6's agent to drop by your room, if they haven't done so already.

You borrow a car from the RAF liaison's office and drive into the city. It takes you roughly 15 minutes to find a public parking lot and leave your car to walk around.

The city is surprisingly urban. You'd heard cities so close to the front lines were decrepit and miserable, but considering its size, this place isn't so different from London. There are stores, restaurants, houses, apartment buildings, street carts selling... flowers, apparently. Civilians, including young children, are casually going about their business. You have no idea how they can keep this place supplied at this scale, nor do you understand why anyone would choose to live here. To your knowledge, there aren't any refugee camps nearby. The people living here must have been around since before the base was built. They might be the soldiers' families, but you certainly wouldn't bring your family so close to the war if you could help it.

All things considered, there isn't much to do here, but you could probably drive by the Russian base on your way back...

>Drive by the Russian base.
>Return directly to the UN base.

>>30804773
>Return directly to the UN base.

We don't want the Russians to suspect us.

>>30804773
> Return directly to the UN base.
Don't risk it.

>>30804773
>>Return directly to the UN base.

>>30804773
>>Return directly to the UN base.

NOPE

>>30804773
You're wearing your RAF uniform and you're in a car owned by the RAF and stationed at the UN's Yukon base. While getting a look at the Russian base might be useful, it certainly isn't worth the risk of getting spotted and recognized later on. You decide to head straight back to the UN and see if someone left a note for you.

You drive back to the base and leave the car with the attendant. On your way back to your room, you hear more rumours about the Hive infiltration, but there doesn't seem to be anything really new. The BETA are very, very slowly being pushed back and there haven't been any major losses on humanity's side. Everything is proceeding with extreme caution.

The first thing you notice as you enter your room is that it isn't as you left it. The bed sheets aren't tucked in quite the right way, your coffee cup is on the wrong side of the desk, your boots are facing the wrong way... Someone was here and they want you to know they were here. It seems it's time for your meeting with the Russians.

You check under your pillows, where you were told the agent would leave the meeting details. You immediately spot a white card with a date, time and place written on it.

The date is today. That's not entirely surprising, but you would have preferred an earlier notice. At least the meeting is in a few hours, so you still have time to make it. The location is one of the restaurants you passed by during your walk around town, some sort of steakhouse. The note also says to go in civilian gear, and that the Russian asset will approach you. Her password will be 'They say the steak here is the best in the city' and yours is 'Too bad it isn't real.' Oddly appropriate, even if it reflects rather poorly on the quality of the restaurant's food.

>(cont.)

>>30805303
You quickly get changed. You have no idea how long this is going to take and you can't very well borrow a car indefinitely, so you'll have to walk back to the city. Fortunately, the walk shouldn't take too long. You can probably make it a bit early if you rush.

>Hurry up and use the extra time to case the restaurant.
>No need to rush. It's fine as long as you arrive by the appointed time.

>>30805331
>>No need to rush. It's fine as long as you arrive by the appointed time.

>>30805331
> No need to rush. It's fine as long as you arrive by the appointed time.

>>30805331
>>No need to rush. It's fine as long as you arrive by the appointed time.

>>30805349
>>30805363
>>30805383

you guys seems like your following a pattern here.

>>30805331
>No need to rush. It's fine as long as you arrive by the appointed time.

We better arrive in time, though.

>>30805331
>>Hurry up and use the extra time to case the restaurant.

Paranoia is key.

>>30805331
>No need to rush. It's fine as long as you arrive by the appointed time.

>>30805421
arriving early has a chance to be spotted by other agents.

>>30805736

Unless they know exactly what to look for, they probably won't get us. In which case it doesn't do any good to wait anyway.

>>30805331
You take your time and enjoy the cool summer air. Again. It's repetitive, but it's better than showing up to a secret meeting out of breath and sweating. The restaurant isn't what would normally be called close, but it's a comfortable walk there and you remember the way well enough not to get lost.

The steakhouse vaguely reminds you of the famed British pub only with garish decoration and the most absurd uniforms you've ever seen. They might be popular with the lonely soldier types though.

The hostess brings you to a table for two and gives you a menu to look over. She returns before you contact show up and you something called a meatbread for two, in case your host is hungry. If you're really, really lucky, the meat will be the only synthetic ingredient, but you don't feel especially lucky today.

As the waitress leaves, a tall, well-built man smoothly steps in behind her.

"They say the steak here is the best in the city," he says.

"Too bad it isn't real."

The man sits opposite to you.

"You can call me Boris," he says, offering his hand. He has an accent, but it's very light.

"Julian, please to meet you." You shake his hand.

"Likewise. Did you know this 'meatbread' is actually a Russian dish?"

"So giving it to the Americans is your secret weapon to win the Cold War?"

Boris remains expressionless before your attempt at humour. If anything, he scowls at you.

"There are more important wars to fight," he says. "But on to our business. The arrangements have been made and I can give you a tour - along with all the necessary details - immediately, if you wish. However, the colonel indicated that she would like to meet you personally beforehand."

>"I'd be glad to accept her invitation."
>"It's probably best to get this over with. No need to take unnecessary risks."

>>30805837
>>"I'd be glad to accept her invitation."

Now why is this raising a RED FLAG to me.

>>30805837
>"I'd be glad to accept her invitation."

Can't let them panic. Stay Cool and control.

>>30805837
> "I'd be glad to accept her invitation."

>>30805837
>"I'd be glad to accept her invitation."

>>30805837
>If anything, he scowls at you.
fun guy.

>"I'd be glad to accept her invitation."

>>30805870
it's the good kind of flag to raise.
captcha: cries dicsson

giggidy.

this might be a bit off topic, but its been bugging me for a while now. how the heck do BEATA cross water? they don't seem to have any amphibious strains, do they just walk across the bottom?

>>30806209
They walk.

>>30806209
yes.

>>30805837
"I'd be glad to accept her invitation."

Boris cheers up immediately. Compared to how he's been for the last few minutes, anyway.

"Good!" He says. "The colonel has been looking forward to meeting you for some time now. But for the moment, let's see what this America meatbread is like."

The American meatbread is incredibly mediocre, which makes it quite good by the standards of synthetic food. It's cooked to taste and feel medium and the chef was good enough to mix the synthetic flavour packets into something appetizing. Boris stares at his portion - it looks like one large bread was quartered into smaller portions - and shrugs.

"Not bad," he says. "But I usually eat shit food rations, so it's not like I have any sense of taste."

You pay for your meal and Boris leads you to his car.

"There's a uniform for you in the back," he says. "Put it on."

You get in the back of the car and change into the Russian uniform that was prepared for you. From what you understand of Russian military ranks, this is the equivalent of a Squadron leader's uniform. Not high enough to be recognizable, but high enough to throw some weight around. It's a good choice for this kind of covert mission.

The ride goes on in silence. Boris drives up to the Russian base's checkpoint and the guards just wave him through. He parks the car somewhere out of the way and you step out of the car.

"Just follow me and let me do the talking," he says. "No one should get in our way, but if they do, just glare at them. They'll catch the hint."

"Not a problem."

Boris leads you through the base and into one of the buildings. From the inside, it looks like the building is full of offices. Whether because the place is normally deserted or because of the operation in Japan, nobody pays attention to you. You quickly reach the office of Boris' commanding officer and he opens the door to let you in.

>(cont.)

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>>30806437
"Welcome to Russia, Flying officer Reber," the colonel says.

Colonel Sofiya Irininskaya Pavlovena is sitting behind her desk with a lit cigar in her mouth. She stares at you expressionlessly, waiting for you to make the first move. For a moment, your eyes drift to the burn scars on her face, but you quickly look her in the eye. It wouldn't do to show weakness, after all.

Behind the colonel, a man and a woman are standing at attention. They aren't paying much attention to you.

"The pleasure is all mine, colonel," you say.

>"Let's discuss my... tour."
>"I must ask... why are you helping me with this?"

>>30806463
>"Let's discuss my... tour."

She looks like business. I doubt she's gonna like us asking about her motivations.

>>30806463
> "Let's discuss my... tour."
The other can wait till we get a little bit more acquainted.

>>30806463
"please, call me Julian"
>>"I must ask... why are you helping me with this?"

>>30806463
>"Let's discuss my... tour."

>>30806437
>"No one should get in our way, but if they do, just glare at them. They'll catch the hint."
>>30806463
>She stares at you expressionlessly
Eastern European public relations 101.

>>30806524
>She looks like business. I doubt she's gonna like us asking about her motivations.
Doesn't make us any less interested in her motivations, though. Just hedge a little bit. Say we're interested in why she's willing to let us in like this, but that it's not necessary that we know if she doesn't want us to.

Her cooperation is more than enough to have our respect, and we'd be glad to leave it at that. But that doesn't mean we're not curious all the same.

>>30806724
>Eastern European public relations 101.
wait, seriously?

>>30806463
"Please, call me Julian."

"As you wish." She offers you a chair.

You sit in front of the colonel and try to look as relaxed as possible. It probably works. Maybe.

"Let's discuss my... tour."

"Oh, straight to business?" Sofiya takes a long drag of her cigar. "I can respect that."

She passes you a map and leans back.

"It's quite simple," she says. "There is a secret research facility that focuses on the study of G-elements as well as other projects, such as the ones that have drawn your interest. They are under the impression that Boris will be escorting a member of the Party who has been dispatched to evaluate the facility. Boris is familiar with the facility and will show you around. Once you are inside, you can proceed however you wish. The scientists will most likely not allow you direct access to their data or computers, but you might be able to convince them otherwise, or use a computer terminal somewhere out of the way. I'm afraid you'll have to improvise depending on the circumstances. It's entirely possible that most of the scientists will have be distracted by the ongoing operation in Japan and that they won't get in your way. Regardless, I will have a spetsnaz team standing by in case you need an emergency extraction. However, I recommend subtlety. That facility might prove useful later, so I would prefer not to kill everyone inside. Do you have any questions?"

>Are there any questions you would like to ask?

>>30806742
A bit of an exaggeration, obviously, but not that far off. Deadpan is basically the default facial expression (at least while in public/not among friends), and deviations from it will often be viewed as either noteworthy or outright odd. Walking around smiling is not really a thing that happens for no reason.

Russian etiquette in particular would've viewed giving of a small gift as an acknowledgement of the courtesy she is showing us as being appropriate here, actually, if we had been thinking about that while shopping for souvenirs.

That said, it's probably a different matter when we're undercover and discovering a connection would actually get us both in trouble, but it's worth noting just as a cultural curiosity.

>>30806901
>Are there any questions you would like to ask?
>They are under the impression that Boris will be escorting a member of the Party who has been dispatched to evaluate the facility.
Will it be viewed as odd if we are not speaking Russian if we choose to address people during the 'tour', or will our ostensible status keep people from remarking if we choose to speak in English?

In the event that we require emergency extraction, how are we intended to signal that to the team on standby?

Will we have any sort of security clearance access on our own if we decide it is necessary to go off without him, or will we have to rely on Boris for that so as not to leave suspicious data in access logs?

>>30806901
location of TSF schematics?

>>30806901
Any equipment is available, person of interests that may assist me, also how long will the estimated mission take.

General questions

>>30807011
>Will we have any sort of security clearance access on our own if we decide it is necessary to go off without him, or will we have to rely on Boris for that so as not to leave suspicious data in access logs?

supporting this question

also
"Are you free after this mission?"

>>30807064
stop hitting on the sexy scared skank anon.

>>30807164
I was actually going to ask her privately if she knows anything about that sub that attacked a while back, but okay.

hitting on her is secondary though.

>>30807064
>"Are you free after this mission?"
This is probably not the best idea, given that having us associated more deeply after we're going to be sneaking in and covertly (re)stealing tech is probably not so bright.

>>30806901
Maybe ask if she's willing to explain more of her motivations, or if she'd rather keep those to herself a la >>30806724

>>30806901
"Just a few," you say. "For one thing, I only speak enough Russian to operate a Russian TSF. Will that be a problem?"

"Unlikely," Sofiya says. "The scientists there are the type who don't like interruptions; there's a military liaison who handles the actual talking, and he's been sent elsewhere because of the Hive infiltration. If anyone starts talking to you, just look disinterested and let Boris handle it. Russian bureaucrats are not know for their passion for the job."

"How will you know if we need an extraction," you ask.

"The scientists and guards will let us know," she says. "There aren't enough people to secure the base, so standard procedure is to call in a spetsnaz team in case of emergency. Once my men are at the base, they'll respond in a manner appropriate to the situation. If the guards tell them you're a European spy, they will extract you with extreme force. On the other hand, if you choose to trigger a false fire alarm, they will simply go in and escort you - the VIP - out of the facility."

"Will I have any security clearance?"

"None." The colonel shrugs. "It's a standard security procedure in black sites, and for the safety of VIPs. You'll need to be with your escort at all times."

"Will I have access to any equipment?"

"No, just what you're wearing now." Sofiya smokes her cigar again.

"One last thing," you say. "Do you know where I can find what I'm looking for?"

"I'm afraid that's outside the scope of my clearance," she says. "All I can tell you is that the base operates under a closed internal computer network. If the information you require is not directly available, you should at least be able to find out where it is."

You nod and shake the colonel's hand one more time before leaving for your mission. Boris walks you back to your car.

>(cont.)

>>30807312
"So, how do you want to handle this," Boris asks.

>"Be as subtle as possible for as long as possible. I don't want to take attract any attention."
>"As soon as an opportunity presents itself, I'll cause a distraction to get the scientists out of the way. I need uninterrupted access."

>>30807335
>>"Be as subtle as possible for as long as possible. I don't want to take attract any attention."

>>30807335
>>"Be as subtle as possible for as long as possible. I don't want to take attract any attention."

>>30807335
>"Be as subtle as possible for as long as possible. I don't want to take attract any attention."

>>30807335
> "Be as subtle as possible for as long as possible. I don't want to take attract any attention."
If we can distract the scientists, we'll take it.

>>30807335
"Be as subtle as possible for as long as possible," you say. "I don't want to take any chances."

"Very well. If anyone asks for identification, it's in your jacket pocket."

The drive to the secret research facility is quite long, but that's to be expected, since it has to be somewhere out of the way. You sit in the passenger seat and feign indifference as Boris talks you through the checkpoint. All his papers check out and the guards wave you through. They don't even ask to see your identification.

So far, so good.

Boris parks his car in an underground garage and leads you through another checkpoint. One of the guards does ask to see your identification this time, but he barely even looks at it before giving it back to you. The guards let you through right into the base proper.

"There will be some guards in the base, but there won't be any other checkpoints," Boris says. "Where do you want to go first?"

>"The colonel said the military liaison wasn't around. Can you show me to his office?"
>"Let's start with whoever supply and logistics. They might have data on where everything is stored."
>"Show me to the labs. They'll have easier access to the data I need."

>>30807335
>>"Be as subtle as possible for as long as possible. I don't want to take attract any attention."
>>"As soon as an opportunity presents itself, I'll cause a distraction to get the scientists out of the way. I need uninterrupted access."
Basically he distracts, while we do shit.

>>30807669
>>"The colonel said the military liaison wasn't around. Can you show me to his office?"
>>"Let's start with whoever supply and logistics. They might have data on where everything is stored."

>>30807669
>"The colonel said the military liaison wasn't around. Can you show me to his office?"

>>30804286
OP kun, OP kun
I have a question.

Is this the Alternative or TDA timeline

Also, if so,why would they steal the useless F-23 data if in universe the F-35 is going to be a thing and provide everyone stealth.

Also, I assume the data will make Eurofighter since this is the European Union?

>>30807724
We're like a year before Takeru arrives, so there's no distinction between timelines yet.

>>30807827
Two years, actually. It's 1999, Takeru appears in October 2001.

>>30807669
>>"Show me to the labs. They'll have easier access to the data I need."

>>30807669
> "Let's start with whoever supply and logistics. They might have data on where everything is stored."
> "The colonel said the military liaison wasn't around. Can you show me to his office?"

>>30807724
It's 1999 right now, so neither Alternative nor TDA. How it goes depends on how badly /tg/ screws up.

The EU wants the YF-23 tech for the same reason Heinemann wanted to use it for the Shiranui Second. The overall TSF is outdated, but some of the individual components are still better than the current tech.

>>30807669
"The colonel said the military liaison wasn't around. Can you show me to his office?"

Boris smiles.

"And they told me you were just a pilot," he says. "Follow me."

He leads you to the administrative level of the facility. The security isn't lax, but it isn't as heavy as it is in other sections of the building. The military liaison's office is locked with a number pad, but there's a small kitchen and dining area that's right in the open, and you don't see anyone around. You look around for something you can use to bypass the lock.

>(roll 1d20)

Rolled 1

>>30808033

>>30808051
I'm so sorry.

Rolled 1

>>30808033

>>30808051
>>30808098
We are the greatest infiltrator.

Rolled 6

>>30808033

>>30808051
>>30808098
Thank god this isn't a battle. Quest would have been over right here.

>>30808098
>>30808051
yep, that's tg dice.

>>30808033
You improvise some basic tools and start working on the keypad. Just as you remove the cover and start working on the circuitry, one of the staff walks around the corner and sees you. Without hesitation, she runs towards the nearest alarm and yanks it. Boris is on her in a moment and immediately subdues her and snaps her neck, but now, the whole base is on alert.

"Well, fuck."

The good news, the guards probably don't know exactly what happened and they'll need to check on what triggered the alarm. That gives you some time to come up with a plan. You quickly put the keypad's cover back so that it won't attract attention.

"I hope you have an idea," Boris says.

>"We need to dispose of the body and deny everything. Make it look like a computer error or something."
>"Screw it, we'll just let the rest of your team purge this place and take what we need afterwards."
>"We can still salvage this operation. Rough me up and make it look like she did it."

Rolled 4

>>30808308
>"We can still salvage this operation. Rough me up and make it look like she did it."

>>30808308
>We can still salvage this operation. Rough me up and make it look like she did it."

M-Maybe this will work.

>>30808308
>"We can still salvage this operation. Rough me up and make it look like she did it."

>>30808308
>>"We can still salvage this operation. Rough me up and make it look like she did it."
see if we can't play her as a spy and us as a GRU spyhunter

>>30808308
>>"We can still salvage this operation. Rough me up and make it look like she did it."

Obviously SHE was trying to break into the liaison's office, and Boris went to pull the alarm while she came at us. We don't know where the alarm is, obviously, since we're a visiting Party member.

And since we're here to examine the facilities, now we are going to need to verify that there isn't something outside of protocol in the military liaison's office that's worth breaking in for.

>>30808308
"We can still salvage this operation," you say. "Rough me up and make it look like she did it."

"It won't be pleasant," Boris warns you.

"It'll be more pleasant than getting shot."

"Fair enough."

Boris looks for a weapon while you throw the furniture around to make it look like a fight happened. Boris comes back with a knife and cuts you in the arm to make it look like you were attacked. It's not shallow, but the pain is bearable. Then Boris punches you in the face and you stumble backward until you can lean hit a wall. Then Boris pulls you and grabs you from behind in a blood choke. The way you pass out is almost soothing.

From what you can tell, you were only out for a few seconds, so Boris must know what he's doing. You see some guards, but Boris is yelling at them. One of the guards asks you a question, but you just stare at him blankly. You don't even have to pretend to be disoriented.

The facility's medical staff soon arrive and carry you down to the infirmary. The doctor asks you a few questions, but the only answer you give him is a blank stare. It's mostly because you don't really understand a word he's saying, but if you can make him think you have a severe concussion, all the better.

The doctor shouts orders at the nurses and sends them out. Meanwhile, Boris practically drags the doctor out of the room, leaving you alone with the infirmary's computer.

>Use the infirmary's computer.
>Wait for another opportunity.

>>30808708
>Use the infirmary's computer.

Rolled 16

>>30808708
>>>Use the infirmary's computer.

>>30808708
>Use the infirmary's computer.

>>30808708
>>Use the infirmary's computer.
We're not likely to GET a better opportunity in the near future, especially if they're going to insist on keeping us for observation.

That said, we should probably insist on carrying out the rest of our inspection anyway, because the Party really isn't the type to go "oh, you got hurt? it's cool, take some time to recover, your job can wait."

That, and if we have them insist on giving us a wheelchair for the remainder of our escort, we've got extra protection against getting frisked on a whim; people generally don't fuck with the injured or disabled. And having a wheelchair or the like means we get to hide any potential paperwork we want to smuggle out under our seat where people won't think to look.

>>30808708
You just got stabbed, punched in the face and choked into unconsciousness, but you've still got a job to do. Besides, it's not like you can completely screw up again, right?

You get up, still unbalanced, and sit at the computer station. It's obviously all in Russian, but it's close enough to a TSF's operating system that you can figure most of it out. From what you can tell, the infirmary's computer is connected to the base's network so it can keep track of all the stations in case of emergency. You might not be able to get everything you need, but this is the kind of direct access hackers kill for.

>(roll 1d20)

Rolled 16

>>30808964
Rolling.

Rolled 5

>>30808964

Rolled 16

>>30808964

>>30808964
You search through the base's network for the information you need to retrieve.

The Berkut's specs are easy to find. You can't access them from this station and even if you could, you wouldn't be able to print them out, but that's mostly a limitation built into the infirmary's computer. It just doesn't have access to those files, but almost every other computer in the facility should.

The AI is more difficult to find. You don't know its name and you don't know enough Russian to search for specific keywords. However, you are able to find a mention of a computer that is explicitly not connected to the base's network. It's the kind of setup you would use if you wanted to experiment with an artificial AI without compromising all your computer systems. The computer seems to be located between the administrative levels and the research labs, near the storage areas.

You set the desktop back to the way you find it and slip back into your bed just as Boris returns with the doctor. Boris isn't screaming anymore, but the doctor is visibly nervous. No doubt he'll be very eager to cooperate with the rest of your inspection.

You've found what you're looking for. Now, you just need to get it and get it out of the research facility.

>>30809186
MISSION REPORT:
- Richard Hall survived. (1XP)
- Received meeting confirmation. (1XP)
- Made contact with the Russian asset. (1XP)
- Made contact with Colonel Sofiya Irininskaya Pavlovena. (1XP)
- Entered the Russian facility. (1XP)
- Located the Su-47 Berkut blueprints. (1XP)
- Located the AI core. (1XP)
- Total: 7XP

NOTES:
- The facility is currently in a state of high alert. Triggering the alarm a second time to cause a distraction will likely arouse suspicion.

CHARACTER STATUS:
Julian Reber (Main Character)
Level 6 (33/60XP)
Skills: TSF Piloting, Gunnery, Melee, Engineering, Computers
Resources: Budget 1, Connections 6 (Swiss Government, RAF, Crusaders, MI5, British nobility, Cherno battalion), Gear 3, Personnel 1, Rank 1

>>30809209
This is a decent place to call it for the night. Next thread will be Sunday at 7PM EST.

'Night folks.

>>30809209
so how many more levels until we get dice buff bonus?

>>30809226
Thanks for running man. See you next time.

Rolled 19

>>30809237
that would indeed be handy

>>30809328
>that 19~