We really don't know exactly how much of an idea the Fantomas know about if, and how much, this info seizure caught them with their pants down. Our choices are to wait on it and hope they blame something else when we use some of the intel, or try to make maximum use of it sooner before it succumbs to detail-rot.

My read on the political issues is that we're fucked every which way, so it might be safer to be out in the field actually.

>>585967
We are the sneakiest murder-zombie and should make use of this so we may discover all the other exciting noises people can make when you jab electric spikes into their spine.

...ask if you can get some kind of dictophone. We should be cataloguing them for posterity (and musical experimentation).

They're bound to find out about the leak eventually, so we're best off sneaking in and killing dudes before then.

More dudes to kill + more stealth to do sounds pretty good.

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"they're going to find out about the leak eventually," 73-6 says. "i'm going in asap."

"Sweet." Monica mashes a couple of buttons and pulls up a 3d view of the surrounding area. "So this place is in the Appalachia foothills, around Old Tennessee. This map is mad outdated, because last time we saw this place we bombed it to the ground, but there were a few freestanding structures that weren't destroyed. The first" she zooms in on a wall "is this. The place used to be a national guard outpost. They put up a thick-as-hell wall during the third civil war."
"was that the water war?"
"The water war was the bible belt war," 63 says. "The third civil was oil."
"oh. right."
"So the last time we hit the place we knocked a sizable hole in the southwest corner," Monica says. "That's probably where the guard presence will be strongest. Patrols are all through the hills around the place, and the wall itself has cameras on the outside and pressure sensors on the in. It's unscaleable. But right here, on the upper western side, there's a hill or two high enough you'll be able to jumpjet or zipline inside."

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"And when you're in, Lockjaw is going to be in here." Monica pushes another button and a building fills the screen. "Old command building. Around the top a bunker buster smacked it and took a couple floors out but it's still structurally sound and electricity is still going into it. It's in the center of camp. You're going to have to sneak in unlesssss..."

"unless?" 73-6 crouches and looks at the building. The 3d display shows it whole. He wonders what it looks like now.

"Sosa may be a creep but if he likes you you benefit," Monica says. "I can pull you some backup for this one, 73-6. Limited backup but backup."
"what are my options?"
"Three different possibilities," Monica says. "You can pick one:

"I can get you in touch with the Drowned Kings, a mercenary motorcycle club in the area that the Bureau has in its pocket. They're untrained, loud, and violent, but there's like fifty of them and distractions they can do. Not exactly the most disciplined guys but their chief Arnie is a good guy and they have Bureau-provided weaponry.

"I can give you a personal drone. Stealth-class or combat-class. The stealth one can fly you in and drop you right on top of the building, but it's too lightly armed to support you and stay out of sight, and once they see it it has like no countermeasures. The combat class you won't be able to ride in on without alerting the whole camp, but it has some serious shock and awe on its side."

"I can partner you up with an Agent from DC, who comes highly recommended. Call-number 38-3. He's a stealth and infiltration specialist. He's only one guy, of course, but so are you."

Another agent sounds best. Stealthy and deadly is the best package.

>>586006
If we pick the motorcycle gang we have a chance to make our escape on a SWEET RIDE. So I pick that.

Stealth drone.

Easy ride in, easy ride out, and we start nice and close to the guy we want to shank.

And if we go alone we get to keep all the loot to ourselves. Even the stuff that the Bureau might not want us to have.

Cool, we needed a stealth third wheel anyway, he's gotten the stealth shell upgrade path right?
Go agent.

I see to paths we can go with, either we assassinate lockjaw and get the hell out, or we pick off enough of the troopers that the drowned kings can attack the place.

i'd rather go with the assassination route, lets take the agent.

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"i'll take the agent," 73-6 says. "we'll assassinate him quiet-like."

"Wiz," Monica says. "I'll put in the call and hammer out the details. We'll have transport for you soon. Expect to move sometime tonight."
"2 jobs in one day, huh?"
"You got a problem with that?"
"absolutely not."
"I'll contact DC, ma'am," 63 says.
"Thanks, 63."
"Can I have a thin mint?"
"Absolutely not. Oh, and 73-6: Upstairs says you get a shell upgrade today. I guess Sosa's starting to pull his strings. Go to the armory."
"sweet," says 73-6.

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73-6 sets off for the armory.

As he passes the offices, he hears a high, clear scream from Keisha's room.

Use the wire and hacking skills to discretely check the location the local com system last pinged 108-1.

Then having determined she's on the other side of that door, wisely don't interrupt unless you want to be decapitated.

>>586041
Oh no! What if there is trouble afoot??
Just kidding, it's probably just sex shit. Don't disturb them.

Ignore it.
Hey, what happened to our prisoner, I don't think we can get much use or info out of him but if the Agent doesn't work out he will be our stealth guy

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73-6 scoots past the door, as aware as ever that while killing is fun and neat, there is a lot he is missing out on.

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"This is going to smart," 90-2 says.

"i know," 73-6 says. "just warn me when you staaaa+++ahrrr++++owww"

Choose your upgrade path:

Wetwork: +Finger Guns+ 73-6 can use the magnets already present on his body to forcibly eject his digits off his artificial right hand with the force of a bullet. Every finger on his hand becomes weaponized. The fingers are near-silent. If found and sufficiently undamaged they are re-attachable.

Stealth: +Active Camo+ If 73-6 stays still for 5 seconds, he can fade from sight. The effect ends if he moves.

Hacking: +Master Hacking+ 73-6 gains access to the final tier of hacking skill available. Future hacking upgrades would improve hacking versatility and ease of use.

>>586055
I'm sorry I cannot pass up literal finger guns.

As awesome as the finger bullets sounds I say go for the hacking upgrade. We already have decent firepower and hacking is so useful.

Man remember way back when we were hiding in bunk beds and stuff? We don't have to do that ever again; we can just stand around wherever and turn invisible and merc people when they go to sweep the room.

Stealth, yo.

>>586057
stealth.

as nifty as the other options are, we need to ghost this mission or there won't be enough left of us to make 73-7

>>586057
MORE HACKS

HAX.

I vote active camo.

Finger guns definitely needs to be the next upgrade after this, but this is a sneaking miss...

Ah screw it. Finger guns!

Cloaking fits our sneaky-murder-stab and the upcoming mission perfectly.

Stealth. Definitely. The group's only as stealthy as the worst hider and we don't want that to be us, do we?

Stealth!

Changing my vote to stealth.

I really feel like the utility of these hide-for-X-seconds and become invisible traits is rather limited. A less effective passive camo would probably be better. So with that in mind, Wetwork.

>>586108
We'll get better camo later. Go stealth.

The wetwork is stupid, cripple yourself in the field for the benefit of a five-bullet gunshot? We also know we're going into a place with the Fantomas' best tier of hardware security, I say hax.

>>586143
Actually, this is a good point. Fuck it, changing my vote to Hacking.

Hax

Stealth.

Hacking.

hacking is just too much fun

Hacking!

I am voting stealth, on the grounds that the next stealth upgrade after this one is probably even better, and (knowing 73-6's luck) might be obtainable before the current mission is over.

Stealth.

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73-6 feels the pain give away to the headrush of new systems linking together.

Aw ye. He can be invisible now.

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He stops by Keisha's room and listens for a second. No sound. He hesitantly knocks.

"Who is it?" Penelope calls.
"sev."
"One sec." Penelope opens the door a crack. "Yeees?"
"we're going after the fantomas paramilitary leader man. it's gonna be all stealthy. you want to come?"
"Jeez, Sev-Three. I would, but I gotta debriefing soon and everything and stealth isn't really my thing. You okay with going Lobo Solitario? Annnd can you explain to Monica?"
"ummm," 73-6 strains his ears and hears ragged breathing behind Penelope. He sees the pleading look on her face. "yeah, ok. i've got other backup anyway. i'll tell her it's not your style."
"Buena suerte!" Penelope says. "Thanks, Sev-Three."
"no problem," 73-6 says. "buena suerte back atcha."

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Penelope closes the door.
"Who was that?" Keisha asks, panting.
"73-6," Penelope says. "He's gonna go whack someone."
"Oh." Keisha tries to sit up more and then slumps back down. "Oh my god. Am I gay?"

>>586189
I dunno. You like dudes too? Then you're bi.

You're Pensexual, baby.

>Oh my god. Am I gay?
Eh, you're you. Labels are just labels, you know?

Well, they did call your tongue the Turning Point back at Tribranch.

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"If you want to label it anything, label it Pensexual, baby."
Penelope climbs back into bed.
"Are you gonna take these off?" Keisha asks, shaking the handcuffs a little.
"I got 20 minutes left," Penelope says.
"It's only been 10 minutes?"
"Yep."
"When do we stop?"
"When you say Frijoles," Penelope says. "You gonna say Frijoles?"
Keisha swallows. She shakes her head.

"Bacano," Penelope says.

The combat drone would be a good choice if you could be assured of being able to drop in without being noticed falling from the bird. A harrier flying around killing people is about the best distraction you could ask for. You just need to be able to get stealth after insertion.

Your best option though is to go with the agent. Guaranteed skill and reliability, backup if things go lemon shaped. And most importantly, a possible new contact.