Contract PhaseAMR CI FP
"AMR is practically has sole ownership of Anghabar and thus has a variety of subordinate paramilitary and intelligence apparati to protect their investment. Neither Neil or myself have heard much about AMR CI FP. They appear to be some kind of secret police, with an emphasis on the secret part."
-SamI'm glad my instincts were right that you were infact Ocean PMC, DBA "Ocean's Ten." Danny Ocean was legendary for his tradecraft, and I'm honored to work with his outfit. That being said, I do need fresh faces for some vital intelligence work.
It is well known the insurgency has adopted asymmetric means to mitigate our technical surveillance dominance. However, following the incident at Red River Refinery, we've suffered a substantial depreciation on our HUMINT source network. AMR CI FP needs this network rebuilt. Only HUMINT can provide the tactical and strategic intelligence we need to defeat this insurgency.
We would like to contract with Ocean PMC to spot and assess military-aged personnel for continued development as HUMINT sources/informants. The "Shamrock Tavern" is a known gathering site of insurgent sympathizers and should provide a valid pretense to socially engage potential sources/informants. Collect and report their potential intelligence, suitability for espionage, general biographic data, and how they might be recruited by AMR CI FP. We would prefer a minimum of at least three solid leads.
It should go without saying, this is a fully clandestine operation. For operational security, CI FP does not share sources, methods, or ongoing operations with other elements of AMR. Therefore, do not expect support from AMR resources outside of CI FP. However, if you are detained by AMR-aligned forces, CI FP will arrange for an immediate transfer to our custody. While we recommend evasion in the face of conflict with AMR, we understand the use of force in self-defense may be necessary. However, excessive or otherwise undue force upon AMR resources may result in termination with extreme prejudice from CI FP services.
Estimated Profit: 40k
Harad Marshals
"Confinity Investments has an unofficial but widely understood policy of keeping the frontierworld of Harad as something of a 'release valve,' to allow fugitives and other undesirables to self-exile themselves away from civilization. It's a cost-effective system that works... except when it doesn't. When more severe justice is warranted (literally), the Harad Marshals are there."
-SamOcean PMC? Marshal York spoke well of your work with Sheriff Wilder at Goodhaven. We have a hot warrant we think you might be ideal for.
Last month some bleeding hearts from the Red Cross tried to pull their "save the children" routine in rural Anghabar without a security detail. It went as well as you would suspect. One night somebody goes missing, and two days later Dr. Melanie Johnston's mutilated body was found dumped in a field. Well it turns out Dr. Johnston was an in-law to the Waltons. A few minutes before the napalm was about to fly, one of the villagers snitched out a suspect who had just left town. The Waltons played it safe and burned the village anyways.
The sponsored death warrant identifies a "Miles Notkin," 22-year-old Caucasian male from Anghabar. As was reported, we have him logged on a one-way flight to Harad. The good news is that it was a legal public flight, so they got full biometric enrollment on him: prints, DNA, irises, mugshot. Now here's why we want you on this one: the end destination was Goodhaven Spaceport. Now we still have no idea why he chose Goodhaven, but you guys must have just missed him coming in. We're not sure if he hung around Goodhaven, or took off for
Los Tornadoes turf on the range. We believe your ties with Goodhaven can be leveraged to investigate his whereabouts and bring him to justice. Since we have his DNA enrolled, a severed heart is enough to confirm execution. However, the sponsors have indicated repeatedly they would provide a substantial bonus for bringing in Mr. Notkin alive.
Estimated Profit: 30k
Lossarnach Country Club
"According to some in New Monaco, 'the only thing in the Thiel system worth visiting,' the Lossarnach Country Club is a very unique place in the new worlds. It's part English riding school, part hunting lodge, and part golf course... all the kind of one-percenter outdoors activities you can't do on a glitterworld. Given Lossarnach's unique paleolithic megafauna and a rather flexible definition of 'equestria,' there's some interesting wildlife domestication efforts there as well."
-SamCongratulations on your studies of the Smilodon sabretooth cat in the Lossarnach Highlands. Many believed the Smilodon Populator was already extinct in the wild. Your discovery has electrified our membership at the fleeting opportunity for a such a legendary and unique quarry.
Lossarnach C.C. would like to commission Ocean's Ten, and only Ocean's Ten, to guide select members on a grand hunting expedition into the Lossarnach Highlands. Int Geo refuses to provide a precise location for the Smilodon Populator, so we're going right to the horse's mouth instead. Respected outdoorsmen of substantial means, our members will bring their own weapons, vehicles, supplies, and accommodations. We expect esteemed professionals such as yourself will have their own personal hardware and not require ours.
As an exclusive contract, we will not perform this expedition without your involvement. If you have a scheduling conflict this month, we'd be willing to reschedule again within the next two months.
Estimated Profit: 20k
Interstellar Red Cross
"As you may have heard, they couldn't book a PMC at that price and last month's aid mission to rural Anghabar did not go well. For their sake and our bottom-line, I hope they learned their lesson."
-SamIn response to the recent tragedy, IRC is reconsidering our commitment to rural Anghabar. The IRC has identified three remote clinics for closure and evacuation. Each clinic is 50 to 100 miles from the nearest spaceport and requires a minibus and two large cargo trucks to fully evacuate. Given these difficult logistics, this will result in three separate round-trip journeys performed back-to-back. IRC would prefer a security escort for these evacuations.
Estimated Profit: 30k
Amnesty Interstellar
"Amnesty's relentless pursuit of classical human rights and civil liberties makes them a very divisive non-profit organization. However, even the most medieval of one percenters tends to begrudingly respect their idealism and almost Old World journalistic neutrality. Thus they're surprisingly well sponsored despite how many toes they step on."
-SamFirst off, Amnesty Interstellar has heard about your falling out with Weyland Yutani regarding a "life sciences" lab on Paramour. Should Ocean's Ten like to be a whistleblower against Weyland Yutani, we would be willing to provide you full confidentiality. (Sam Comment: NO, NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT!)
Other than that, Amnesty Interstellar is concerned regarding suspected prisoner abuse at Flossmore Debtor's Prison on Lossarnach. With a surge in prisoners from Anghabar due to the AMR crackdown on organized labor, it's unclear how Flossmore is handling this new influx of often political prisoners.
Amnesty Interstellar is thefefore contracting for an undercover investigation of Flossmore Prison. In addition to documenting general human rights abuses, the investigation should attempt to identify and locate political prisoners within the facility. Any audio/video recordings would be well compensated.
In addition to financial compensation, Amnesty can provide falsified visitor credentials for this investigation if requested. Please note that visitors are required to check weapons and electronic devices with security at the door, and will be subjected to other searches if considered suspect.
Estimated Profit: 40k
"So I've spoken with Neil about what he thinks we can handle this month. Keep in mind Angus MacGuyver is hospitalized, and Vincent 'Mr. Blonde' Vega's shooting arm is immobilized in a splint. Neil liked that we can really get back into cloak and dagger work this month and thinks we should backburner the Country Club offer for an uglier month. Also, remember we can get away with a bit of flexibility with the truth in making pitches, and the actual plan can wildly differ from the pitched one."
Sam's Pitch (AMR CI FP, Harad Marshals, and Amnesty Interstellar)"Dear AMR Counterintelligence and Facility Protection,
Ocean PMC will assign our three dedicated CI/HUMINT Agents to spot and assess for HUMINT leads on Anghabar. These three Agents have no history on Anghabar and thus have a completely clean slate for building an identity. One female Agent will be included for profile softening and flexibility in cold approaches."
"Dear Harad Marshals,
Ocean PMC will violently prosecute your warrant against such a heinous suspect. Three man bounty hunting team, including an operator familiar with Goodhaven, will be deployed to bring Mr. Notkin to justice. Our local area expert has the contacts in Goodhaven we need to run this target down."
"Dear Amnesty Interstellar,
Ocean PMC considers itself a highly ethical organization and is also troubled by the escalating tragedy on Anghabar. Ocean PMC is more than happy to investigate potential human rights violations at Flossmore. Three undercover investigators will be making use of your provided visitor badges to infiltrate this facility. Using multiple investigators will allow us to revisit the facility several times without over-exposing a single investigator."
(1) Sam's Pitch (AMR CI FP, Harad Marshals, and Amnesty Interstellar): Sam
As you mull over the contract pitches, you fidget with Danny's old company paper-weight. You stroke the embossed company logo lovingly with your thumb. It may be just a logo, but a logo is a symbol by definition. What does this logo symbolize to you and others? You'll always remember what it means to you: the goofy grin your Danny gave you when he first sketched it on a torn bar coaster. But is it better to forever cherish what you lost, or to say farewell and live on your own terms? Time will tell.
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