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Chapter 1: What survival strategies are discussed for the boat mission?
Well, I'm glad that we've resolved to tolerate a slim margin of survival during what could be a mission critical to the city's future. There's no need to be so dramatic, Iman. I'm sure that if you were able to overhear goons talking about weapon imports, other law enforcement agencies are hearing about it too. You shouldn't assume things you don't know, Lowry.
And given we have to keep this compartmentalized, if it's going to work at all, you can't call anyone to check. The smart thing would be to act like we're the only ones who know about it and plan accordingly. Think about what you have to do if this goes wrong if we don't make it back.
Well, but of course we'll make it back. I could... I might be able to teleport us off the boat. Into the open ocean? Can we have a smaller vessel shadowing Captain Guay's boat? Something that we could escape to?
We don't know what kind of thing we're looking for. They could be picking up contraband directly out of Canada, or sometimes they use small submarines to attach or remove stuff from the hull of a ship. If Captain Guay hasn't been caught yet, my guess is that he doesn't normally haul crates of illicit material directly through customs.
Chapter 2: How do the characters plan to gather intelligence without alerting others?
They have to be using more covert methods. That might mean, though, that a trailing vessel could be spotted by them on the way in. If we're going to be safety-minded, we could round up a few life jackets with personal locator beacons on them, Call for help from the Coast Guard if we need to get out in a hurry. Would the Coast Guard be able to get there in time? I'm gonna be honest, Flux.
The safest way to do a mission like this is with no mistakes in the first place. You fall off a boat, and then the nearest source of help is the crew. If the crew is trying to kill you, that's pretty bad. If we had to bail from the ship, then that almost certainly means the crew could overpower us to begin with.
There's so many problems with this plan, I think we should just cancel the entire thing. Because it represents a risk to our lives? Because it presents a needless risk to our lives. And because how do I know that you're going to actually do anything to keep my life safe? Because if you die, I'll die.
Chapter 3: What risks are identified in the mission planning phase?
That is all the more reason not to do this mission. We shouldn't do a mission where we could die. Do you have anything genuinely constructive to add, or is this just going to be more whining about the risks?
Lowry? Yeah, Lowry. Where's our great leader? Certainly I'd expect him to be able to offer some assurance to the troops. Flux, I think we'll be able to handle it. Just do your best. Lightship will be there, and I trust that he won't let you down. In the meanwhile, Kimon, you're dismissed. Focus on your street patrols until we're ready to meet for the mission.
Well, I feel uplifted, as His Highness prefers. Okay, make sure that Kimon leaves the building, then go back to Phlox.
I really think we haven't done a wide enough assessment on the risks of this mission. We don't even know that there are any benefits. The FBI keeps watching this Captain Gui guy, but they never uncover anything. How do we know there's even anything to uncover?
You make an excellent point. This could just be a snipe hunt.
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Chapter 4: How do the characters address potential threats from the crew?
Right? So, we should really be waiting for a better opportunity to present itself. I'm sure that if Mercury brings in heavy military weapons, then the FBI or whatever will call to let us know.
Look, I don't want to spoil anything, but there's no reason you need to worry. If you have to make an escape into the water, I will be nearby and hidden. I just didn't want Kimon to know.
But look, this is... someone will come forward if we need to go to action. I just can't see why we have to get on board this boat at all.
Usually, you'd be right, and I'd be fine with waiting for a more cautious action. In fact, my preferred way of doing things is how you want to do them, Phlox. There's a saying in law enforcement, there's no old bold cops, so normally we can't get ahead by taking needless risks. But trust me, there's no major risk on this operation. How so?
We'll be in radio contact the whole time, and if anything happens, I will be there to respond. Plus, if they try to do something, we'll finally have this Captain Gui guy nailed. He can't do anything to hurt you, and still keep his claims of innocence.
What if he does attack us?
Well, he won't be able to operate freely anymore because he'll be a fugitive, at a minimum. But more than that, we'll arrest him.
But what if we can't arrest him?
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Chapter 5: What contingency plans are made for unexpected situations?
He'll be a fugitive of the law, like I said.
What if we can't make that stick and he gets away with it?
Uh... Well, that's why we have Snakeman. For help with legal matters like that.
What if Snakeman can't help?
Why would Snakeman not be able to help with the legal mechanisms? He's our lawyer. Our super lawyer.
What if he gets sick while we're on the boat, and then he can't manage the paperwork during the crucial times?
I'm sure he'd get better. I mean, if he got the flu, he could take a few days off, but he can get back to work when he recovers.
Not if he dies!
From the flu? What do you expect him to get sick with?
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Chapter 6: How do the characters discuss the importance of teamwork and trust?
You upset them, and then just like plutonium, they can poison you with it and you die. I don't want to upset a Russian agent and then have my nervous system disintegrated.
Well, if we plan for it, there's got to be a way that we can protect ourselves from nerve agents. Are they a gas or like a cream that gets on your skin? What are we talking about?
It could be anything the Russian government wants it to be. They have scientists and it's not just the Russians. It could be the Iranians or the, I don't know, everybody like the Irish mad at us right now.
I don't think the Irish are mad at us in particular, but you're also a scientist.
I'm not as many scientists as the Russians and the Iranians and the Irish.
Maybe we could employ body doubles.
Well, that would solve one problem, but now we have to figure out how to protect our body doubles from being killed by plutonium.
I guess that would only wind up doubling our defense costs. Okay, you know what? Just make the list of the problems that we need to overcome. I'll create a budget to pay for the defenses that we need to worry about. We'll put our heads together and get this figured out.
Okay. All right. There are so many hurdles, but I am glad that you're taking this all seriously. Well, that's great.
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Chapter 7: What legal concerns are raised regarding their actions?
It's hard for unstoppable industries to actually catch Mercury. But if we can take a major weapons supplier out of the picture for him, it weakens Mercury's position as we close in on him with Mr. Green. It could also knock out some of his lieutenants, create a power vacuum that maybe I can fill.
Something I might worry about. If Mercury begins to fall apart, his guys might start flipping to other law enforcement agencies. It's going to leave Mr. Green vulnerable. That is, if you intend to take any actual leadership of Mercury's people.
The primary objective is to put Mercury down. We'll have to play it by ear, but it's going to depend on what opportunities arrive. Speaking of having leadership of people, I need to make a little visit to Phil. Make sure things are going smoothly there. Let me know if you got something for me to practice with the computer, Nicholas. Yeah, you got it.
Okay, put on a disguise as a random person, head down to Phil's apartment, and break in before he gets in from work.
Alright, you pick the lock on the door and give yourself a little extra time to set the scene.
First thing I want to do is sweep the area for bugs. Afterward, check his windows. See if there's any good vantage points where someone might set up surveillance on him.
A good examination doesn't turn anything up. Actual bugging and tracking of a person can be fairly expensive. And while Phil might have been a good candidate for it while Masterson was alive, now that he's known dead to the police and he never made any contact before, if they were watching him, they've tapered off.
You've established pretty well so far that Masterson would have been the main and probably only criminal contact Phil really had. Until recently, it seems that the thing Phil is most guilty of are security lapses that gave Masterson a bit too much leeway. Phil still having a job goes to show that whatever he allowed wasn't so obviously incriminating that he had to be dealt with.
As to locations he could be observed from, you note a few, if it's something you wanted to do, but you don't note anyone doing any observation at the moment.
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Chapter 8: How do the characters prepare for the mission's execution?
We could, if you like.
You want to know, but you're sure you'll feel stupid if we don't find anything.
Yeah, exactly.
Well, think of it this way. You aren't going to take any of your belongings with you when you escape to Aruba, or wherever it is you can hire topless women for a bizarre romance novel affair.
I really need to emphasize, I think the topless woman thing was a joke in the first place.
Well, I hope so, because I was forbidden from speaking of it any further. Regardless, you won't need these things in the near future. In just a few weeks, they'll be meaningless trinkets of the past. Shall I help you tear them apart and test their innocence? Okay, yeah.
Yeah, that's a good point. Let's tear him open.
Marvelous. It'll be fun. I begin stabbing his couch and searching through it for small electronic devices.
Once you start, there's a sense of almost manic relief for Phil. He's clearly been nervous about being listened in on for ages now, and wouldn't have dared doing this alone. But you're a professional. You being here makes it a good idea. But his fears of silliness are eventually realized when after you've cut almost everything to shreds and pried open every electronic, there's nothing inside.
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