((Sorry...been feeling less than inspired to post something)) Alley spent the day checking in on her 'garden' as she called it, the array of people and places she carefully tended to, in hopes to make them useful and loyal sources for information. Blake's generous upfront money allowed for a little ...

Alley shook her head. "Need to take care of a few errands on the way home, but thanks. See you later then?" Popping the back of the pocsec off, she pulled out three small strips imprinted with her number and closed it again. "A number in case you need to reach me." With a friendl...

"Fine by me, like I said, my job is to know people and situations and what makes them tick, not electronics. I can feed whatever I learn to you, Roger, and run interference if needed to keep prying eyes out." Alley nodded her head to both Ajax and Roger.

Alley nodded, absently thinking that she wanted to find those kids on the bus and do some research into what Blake might be alluding to with his 'group' rather than sleep, but the end result was there didn't seem to be much more they needed to discuss here. "Night after tomorrow, Peter. Gives u...

Google image search for 'pale blonde straight hair' or something like that, no idea really The girl in question is much younger than Alley is, the original shot shows her narrow shoulders more, but the expression and coloration were good.

Me too, was just waiting to see if Ajax had anything else to add to the conversation there before calling it a night from Alley's perspective at least since we had a plan, ish

Alley looked to the others. "Half of one...security has a reason to be everywhere, might also be the most watched too..."

Alley nodded with a brief smile at Ajax's comment about Peter. "I can swim, yes." Listening to Peter's concerns, she thoughtfully tapped out a message to Sev. Favor for some real Bailey's to go with the coffee? Private island party, James McCormick. Whose talking about it or him on the 'tr...

Alley shook her head at Ajax. "Nothing more than what you have, just did a basic screen and he matches up to what he said as far as I can tell. I can get someone to look into it if you want." She keyed her pocsec over to a plethora of maps and imaging recieved via Blake's information set. ...

Alley nodded in agreement, musing over Peter's idea and finding it the best solution. "That was my concern, whether being yourself under the best cover we could muster would be less dangerous than invisible in regards to being made by projecting mages or spirits. But a single small sustained sp...

Alley sighed as things rapidly degraded and left her and Peter alone at the table. "Sometimes....can't get to close unless you want a bullet in the back, can't stay too distant if you want someone to watch it. Either way, Ajax will be back, he feels responsible I think. Roger, I dunno, he's har...

"My specialty?" Alley looked up from her pocket secretary at Ajax. "Knowing that right now Peter's nervous of saying or doing something inappropriate. Knowing you aren't entirely comfortable with the position of lead but think we stand the best chance if you step up into it. Knowing R...

Ally nodded to Ajax and was about to comment when Roger entered. Relaxing slightly, she loaded the information into her pocsec and began scanning the info contained therein. She looked up as the undefineable something about magic close to her pricked but was completely unprepared for the source of i...

((Sorry, moving offices at my particular job during the week of Gencon is a surefire receipe for fried brain :) )) Alley's experienced eyes swept the bar, scanning to asess the clientele. Everything seemed to be right for the locale, and she sighed inwardly at having to pass up what looked like actu...

Holy thread necromancy Paul! This thread is 3 years old! Isn't there a statute of limitations on that? ;D

Feh, wrong account, whatever

Most any DVD drive works fine, but so long as you're looking for something good, get one that supports Lightscribe, generally they're built a little better and are a little quieter. I still use cheapass Lite On drives for the systems here without problems though.

Was using DLink, using a higher end Linksys now because the DLink wouldn't support PPTP VPN passthrough. Both seem pretty reliable and easily customizable for configuration, my only issue with wireless here has been the fault of the dumbass modem :7

Alley rode the elevator down in silence, mentally wondering if it would be worth her time and money to have Sev look into the impromptu team she found herself a part of. Ajax seemed at ease, Peter resigned, Roger...Roger seemed to be wanting to stay professional. What were the chances that whatever ...

Alley stared as Peter disappeared. Normal people, at least normal people in her line of work, didn't throw that much magic around as offhandedly as this guy did. She shook her head as Ajax gave a last call. "...actually, I'll take you up on that if you don't mind."

((bleh, sick, sorry for leaving it hanging))

Seemed there was a lounge style bar not far, two story, private booths available. She shared that information with the people gathered, and looked expectantly to see if they wanted to head there.

Alley pulled out her pocsec, keying up Sev's notations for the area. "Near here? Well lets see..." She briefly reviewed the points of interest he'd marked, looking for one that was prime mind your own business without being a haven for types looking for dirt to steal.

Its Ally's job to not show suprise unless its useful, internally, the whole floating room thing was more than a bit freaky :7

Alley shrugged as nonchalantly as she could at Ajax's assesment. "Six of one, half dozen of the other...a man who I don't know and my contacts don't know invites me personally to listen to a proposition along with a small number of deliberatly chosen individuals who seem to exemplify certain as...

He knew. It wasn't a speculation but a certainty. Outside Alley maintained her casual air of interest, tightly controlling her body language and aura as best as she had been trained to. Inside a torrent of emotion crashed up against a racing train of thought. Every gut instinct screamed at her to t...

Alison nodded politely at Peter, responding to his introduction in kind. "Allie. Alleycat if your feeling formal." With an easy smile to both him and Blake, she helped herself to the coffee gratefully, cream and sugar as well. "No so bad a vice, really, the trick is affording it and k...

Alley watched the building, hoping to be able to tell what sort of crowd if any was attending this meeting, but the traffic in and out was still too much to tell who was there for anything out of the ordinary. With a sigh, she approached the building right on schedule, affecting the look of a visito...

Once is an oddity, Twice is coincidence, Three times is a conspiracy Alley's instincts screamed for her to stay on the bus for another circuit, drop back, ingrate herself and see what she could score out of it. Any other meet and she would have done it, no question, the route was only an hour long....

A lot of runners preferred privacy, solitude, and the convience of a getaway vehicle on hand, but Alison had learned long ago that information came from the most mundane of places, and no one knew what happened in an area like bus and cab drivers. Of course they wouldn't talk to a professional, so t...

Alison sat at the small table long after the message finished, one slender finger tapping thoughtfully on it. Twenty thousand to show up and listen, by a man confident enough to leave details on a message. He knew what he was looking for, and perhaps was a little desperate. Alley glanced around the ...

Out of towner? Alison scrubbed at her eyes with the heels of her palms. "Thanks Sev..." Pouring a cup of coffee, she decided to splurge and dig out some of the real cane sugar. An out of towner knowing her name meant one of two things, either he knew her by rep or worse he knew who she wa...