The Chase: Storm and Evasion

The session began in the midst of a high-stakes vehicle pursuit. The crew, aboard a surface boat, fled a burning oil rig through a chaotic storm characterized by heavy rain and massive swells. Pursued by a Combat Dropship—a formidable military vehicle outfitted with heavy weaponry—the crew engaged in a desperate bid to escape.

• Combat Maneuvers: A crew member fired a Guided Missile Launcher (likely the NEXT PR-40a or Skorpios Harpoon) at the pursuer. Although the initial shot missed due to the extreme Strategic Range (requiring a Daunting check), the weapon's Guided quality allowed the missile to re-engage at the end of the round.
• Mechanics of Damage: The group established that the missile’s Breach quality allowed it to ignore the target's armor (treating vehicle Armor 1 as 10 points of personal Soak), inflicting Hull Trauma directly.
• The Escape: The pilot (presumably Winter, given her background as a racer known as "Firefox") executed a dangerous piloting maneuver, threading the boat between massive waves ("swimmers") to break the line of sight. This, combined with the Accelerate maneuver to reach Speed 3, forced the enemy pilot to switch to a search pattern, effectively ending the combat encounter.

The Arrival: A Botched Landing

Upon reaching the coast of New Angeles, likely the Manta District where Winter grew up, the crew attempted to dock at a covert location specified by their client. However, the high speed of the approach and the treacherous water conditions caused the pilot to fail the final Piloting check. Instead of the secure Haas-Bioroid dock, the boat drifted into a public marina populated by luxury yachts—likely Party Row.

This error complicated the extraction:

1. Weapon Concealment: The crew had to hastily hide their heavy weaponry, jokingly referred to as "Miss Aloncher" (Missile Launcher), to avoid alerting security in the high-end district.
2. The Contact: The Haas-Bioroid representative (the "Hoss guy") met them but withheld immediate payment as a penalty for the botched landing, forcing the crew to travel to a secondary secure location to conclude the deal.

Resolution: Rewards and Revelation

Once secure, the crew returned their "loaner" gear, specifically Optical Camouflage Suits (stealth gear likely used to infiltrate the rig).

• The Payout: Each crew member received 1,000 credits, a standard starting windfall in the Shadow of the Beanstalk setting.
• Mission Success: The contact confirmed the crew had successfully destroyed both the primary and backup nodes of a rogue AI capable of "mass population manipulation." This suggests the crew prevented a threat similar to the Chronos Protocol or a rogue Psychographic algorithm.

Downtime: Clinic Upgrades and Awakening

The session concluded at Ilya "Ruski" Simonson’s clinic, located in a refurbished Nest Warehouse.

• Base Upgrade: A contractor revealed a completed renovation: a secret elevator leading to a new underground medical bay, significantly expanding Ilya’s ability to perform illicit surgeries or treat sensitive patients.
• New Ability: A character unlocked a Psychic talent. The GM introduced the Genesys Magic Rules to represent this, starting the character with a "Psychic school at zero," implying the emergence of abilities similar to Nisei clones.
• Status: The crew ended the session fully healed of wounds and strain, with no lingering Critical Injuries.