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Wouldn’t you know it. I come to Cairo for a much needed vacay and still the comm-messages keep coming. I should take that as a compliment, I suppose. When you’re one of the best data-procurement specialists in the shadows, there really is no such thing as time off. Because if you really want to stay ahead in this biz, you need to keep your eyes and ears open and your feelers out because you never know when the next bit of hot paydata is gonna come your way.
And oh, chummers, do I have some nova-hot intel for you today. If you’re one of the privileged few to be reading this little message, it means you’re not only in my good graces, but you have the IQ points or the street knowledge to actually do something with it.
But enough flattery for now, let’s get into it.
Anyone who’s been paying attention to the corporations in recent months knows that there are a lot of shakeups coming, and there’s also a lot of blood in the water. In the wake of the shadow war with the Disians … oh wait I’m sorry, the “random global terrorist acts and resulting unrest”, the ten AAA-rated corporations have started to play the blame game in order to exact their several kilos of flesh who were on the losing side of the didn’t-really-happen shadow war. Some are getting hit harder than others, but according to my sources Mitsuhama Computer Technologies … oh wait, that’s right, they’re simply going by “MCT” now, were the last ones standing when the music stopped and was left without a chair. As a result, they’re getting absolutely dogpiled.
Even through they’re still technically still the number one-rated megacorporation in the world (I smell another corporate audit in the near future), they’re now being assaulted from all sides with each of the other megacorps looking to extract their kilos of flesh. While they’ve been assuring their stockholders and the world in general that they’re fine (spoiler: they’re not), MCT has been forced into emergency fire sales and liquidating various stocks and other assets in order to desperately hold on to their AAA status (forget their number one spot). All the while the rest of the corps are swooping in like birds of prey or waiting like vultures to pick at the carcass after they finally die.
Across the world, MCT assets are being targeted; which means there been a boom in shadow work for people like us. Case in point; here in Cairo, MCT has been hit particularly hard by various groups of self-employed specialists who are more than happy to relieve the megacorp of it’s ill-gotten gains.
But that’s only one part of the story. Apparently targeting MCT assets isn’t the only thing going down in Cairo either. And I just had to come here for vacation. Yay me.
I’ve got it on good authority that Lone Star is also getting and giving the business here. Wonder what those jackbooted wannabe cops are up to? I’ve also got paydata that says various groups and individuals are using the chaos to their advantage and pulling off some really spectacular jobs. Also on the more spooky side, I’m also hearing rumors about some kind of dark, ancient magic being fragged with. After what happened with the Un-Awakening with magic going POOF for a while then coming back, I’m surprised people are still stup…I mean brave enough to mess with that stuff anymore. Ah well, I’m not a magician; not my wheelhouse, not my problem.
Wait a second … Something else just crossed my electronic desk.
A local chummer of mine just sent me some security footage showing a spectacular heist either near, or based on the haul from, the Museum of Cairo. Oh, this is nice. It seems they were able to get away with something that looks extremely old, which often translates into extremely valuable. Gotta give credit where it’s due. Whoever this is, pulling off this kind of job is a master stroke.
Now that I think about it, I did bring most of my gear with me. And what I don’t have, I know more than a few people who can provide a hook up …
You know what, frag it. I can take another vacation later. Time to make a few comm-calls and see who’s willing to make some nuyen. I’m sure I’ll still have enough time to go visit the pyramids when I’m done.
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