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AGENTS! Welcome to the lower central Metroplex. I've piped fresh telemetry to your HUDS. For obvious reasons, we are running *OUT* of synch with local GRIDGUIDE systems. This means that live traffic data and total telemetry suffers a little. But on the other hand, the authorities or Red Crane or Singularity Cloud cannot live-track our vehicles.
I've reached out to the Hong8 Oakheart, the Boss of Bosses, and I am waiting on a response.
We'll take this in stages. First, we need to clear the incident area of our recent escapade. They're setting up barriers and swarming in more troopers. And that GUNSHIP is still out there, along with who knows what else Red Crane will dig out. They want Dr. Despango's data and Subject FETCH very, very badly.
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So: Standard police cruiser systems have rough sensor-ranges equal to 3 Standard City Units. SCU's are a term d'art, don't worry about the exact distance. What we want to do first of all is be in a place where as few police sensors overlap our location as possible. Give things time to settle.
Once we know we're clear of any pursuit, we can head elsewhere and away. Perhaps the Hong8 will have responded by that time. They are telling me they're working on something, and that they are interested, but they are 'verifying' something from a 'Bladed Thought'. Which I think is Hong8 speak for asking war-stance questions of their thugs. My guess is it relates to the Hong8 team in Dr. Despango's apartment.
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So, basic vehicle operations.
9 AL, as usual. You move 1 per spent AL, as at SCU scale all vehicles really move the sameish distance. But getting there in different ways matter.
Vehicles cannot turn on a dime, and there's other traffic and obstructions to contend with. You move *forward* into your front three tiles usually. Anything more wild turning wise calls for a HANDLING check (you can let me worry about those, but awareness helps).
I've marked most major roads and arties. On those, it's standard operations. Offroad or thoruhg smaller alleys or in other environments, you may need handling tests or others to deal with risk factors. So if you plow a straight line through an urban market, you might risk hitting something.
**Passengers** can take their usual actions as well - mesh ops, get gear stowed, read a book, have a snack, engage in a high octane firefight with hostile elements trying to intercept you...
You'll figure it out. Just remember your stunt driving lessons!
METROPLEX CHATTER will increase over time if we violate a hundred laws. Police cruisers isn't the only thing they have out there.
Barriers and blockades and obstructions can be bypassed in a lot of ways. Remember that you can also sometimes simply go around, off-road, cutting through alleys - but this is not *always safer*.
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>Agents to move 