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[[TP3]] -S2-Sequences
STEP TWO
Ms. Penumbra surprises Leon by arriving at his consultation and they talk of memory and loss. Suunto arrives to reassert their boundaries, but Leon senses Ms. Penumbra is not tamed. Ms. Penumbra reveals complex ImpCorp security arrangements, that Leon he has a meeting with his ‘mark’ in an hour and a reduced job timeframe. Suunto asserts the job is off, until Ms. Penumbra whispers a word to her. Leon knows he must protect Suunto, absorb the personality of their mark quickly and find Nort. He knows it is not enough time, but must do what he can to be ready.
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Sequence One
Leon is surprised when Ms. Penumbra enters. Variel protests, but is removed. Leon establishes a link with Suunto and alerts her to Ms. Penumbra’s presence. They are keen to re-establish the boundaries of the team’s working relationship with Ms. Penumbra. Leon must find a way to resist Ms. Penumbra’s manipulation until Suunto arrives.
CDQ
Will Leon be able to free himself from his vulnerable state and re-establish control over the team’s working relationship with Ms. Penumbra?
Sequence Two
Leon feels a confusing mix of shame and anger at Ms. Penumbra’s presence. He is vulnerable and bound to the examination table. Ms. Penumbra extracts another painful sample. Ms. Penumbra is intrigued by Variel and Leon’s memory loss and she ruminates the freedom on not knowing. Leon is confused by her candour. He tries to read her, like he would a ‘Skin’, but struggles. A security guard tumbles through the door, followed by a bloody Princess. Ms. Penumbra laughs when Suunto arrives. Leon is released and Ms. Penumbra appears to agree to the new boundaries, but Leon senses she is not tamed.
Skin - a person whose identity Leon analyses and adopts for job.
Sequence Three
Ms. Penumbra explains ImpCorp’s complex security. Leon is concerned, but knows with enough time, the team will figure it out. He becomes frustrated by not knowing what he is stealing, but accepts it, against his better judgement. Ms. Penumbra reveals Leon will need to meet the skin in two hours, as the job now has a timeline of six days. Leon feels panicked: the job is impossible, and his access to ImpCorp denied by a reduced timeframe. Leon knows Suunto will stop the job. Leon feels it all falling apart. He must find a way to get the job back on track.
Sequence Four
Suunto attempts to quit the job, but Ms. Penumbra says a word that stops her. Leon catches a glimpse of Suunto’s fear and he realises Ms. Penumbra has something on her. With Suunto silenced, Leon tries to renegotiate the job timeframe, but fails. Ms. Penumbra asserts she will also be inside Leon’s mind pocket for the job. Leon knows if she does, he will be unable to search for his missing memories. He must find a way to free the team from her control, and somehow be prepared to infiltrate ImpCorp in six days. He must find Nort, absorb the skin and somehow be ready for the job in six days.
CDQ Answer
No. They find themselves in an even worse position. Suunto is compromised and the conditions of the job have become near impossible.
Character Arc
Leon moves from a strange mix of anger and shame —- to —- feeling protective of Suunto and anxious at having Ms. Penumbra ride in his mind pocket. He is overwhelmed by the timeline.
Moral Dilemma
He can only get into ImpCorp by accepting impossible conditions. Leon wants access to ImpCorp, and compromises on a few points that increase his risk, in order to get his missing memories. He is conflicted by his desire to access ImpCorp and the impossible security and timeline. He wishes to protect Suunto, but also gain access to Impcorp. He wishes to find his missing memories while in ImpCorp, but cannot do so with Ms. Penumbra in his mind pocket.
Ms. P SEQ ONE
Ms. Penumbra reflects on her panic at Suunto’s arrival and chastises Variel for having Leon there. They talk of her dementia corrupting her mind. She purges segments of her memory, but will not diminish her memories of Emmit, her dead lover. She agrees to a biological adaption to enhance her short term capability but speed her decline. Variel reveals he is satisfied with the upgrade he performed on Leon but suggests dampening his one strong memory, as it will feed his addiction. She dismisses him. Her concern is to get Leon into ImpCorp, stall the Executive and find out who betrayed her.
Overview possibilities
Leon is surprised when Ms. Penumbra enters Variel’s examining room. Variel protests about the intrusion, but Leon stops him. Ms. Penumbra asks Leon about Variel before asking him to leave, and he does so at Leon’s insistance. Leon establishes a link with Suunto and alerts her to Ms. Penumbra’s presence, as he knows Suunto will be keen to re-establish the boundaries and control of the team’s working relationship with Ms. Penumbra.
Leon, despite being angry at Ms. Penumbra upgrading his body without his consent, adopts a casual manner. Leon tries to read her, like he would a mark, but he struggles. Ms. Penumbra asks about Variel and what he does, and examines Variel’s notes on Leon as they talk, and she notes his non-existent long term memory scan. She engages in a philosophical conversation about memory, and despite Leon’s initial hesitation, he finds himself intrigued by her. They ruminate on the role memory plays in the formation of identity and she considers Leon lucky. He can reinvent himself, unburdened by the past, but also states that there are moments in the past that steer her, even now. She can see that one memory shines for Leon, and it is most likely the one that steers him now. Leon is confused by her candor. Suunto arrives, surprising Ms. Penumbra. She asks about her security, and when Princess arrives, blood covering her knuckles, Ms. Penumbra laughs and concedes control when Suunto asserts the boundaries of their relationship. But Leon senses she is not tamed. - shorten.
Ms. Penumbra reveals the details of the ‘Skin’ - the person Leon will impersonate and the difficult security protocols he will have to overcome to gain access. Leon is unnerved by the rigour, but is confident he can do it with enough time. Ms. Penumbra reveals Leon is meeting his ‘Skin’ in a nearby bar in two hours and Suunto protests. Leon is frustrated by not knowing what they are stealing. Ms. Penumbra reveals the job will need to be done in six days and Suunto immediately tells her it cannot be done. Suunto asserts the job is off. Leon is conflicted and he can see it all slipping away and must find a way for the job to go ahead.
s motion to leave, Ms. Penumbra says a word that stops Suunto. Leon catches a glimpse of Suunto’s fear and he realises Ms. Penumbra has them. Suunto asks Princess and Leon to leave, but Ms. Penumbra tells Leon to stay. Suunto nods in agreement. Ms. Penumbra asserts she will take part, riding inside Leon’s mind pocket. Leon knows if she does that, he will have no opportunity to search for his missing memories without her knowing.
They talk of memories and the nature of remembering. Would he have been a different person if he was able to remember his past? The nature of forgetting. If you could not remember the things you have done, would that make you a better person? Are we tied to our past, and the things we have done, or should be just work to living in the future, and deciding who we want to be? She thinks he has it easy. He can be whoever he wants, and he can make it so. He is not weighed down by the past. She has to sit with the things she has done, although she knows there are a few regrets, it is not over the decisions she made. It was that she did not go hard or fast enough. If she had started earlier, she would not be so rushed for time - spend more time here to refine the theme
the mark is a few blocks away in the newer parts of the city. It was hard to get him that far from his apartment and had to be coerced. Suunto insist the man gets a nice surprise, instead of being hospitalised or go missing for a few days. Leon says he will let her know what he promises him when the meeting is finished. It will likely be something nice. They decide plane tickets to a lovely tropical island - not many left that do tourism now. Some places, but not many. Bali is still going. Send him there - to hang out with some fun people when he realises the job doesn’t actually exist. Maybe a tour guide arranged as an apology from the company. He just needs to be gone for a few days, then shifted to another building so the timelines don’t look out. Ms. P laughs and agrees. She will be nice for a change.
they push back against Ms. P, thinking they have the upper hand. They think she has just visited Leon’s doctor to check up on Leon, rather than seek her own treatments. Or maybe the get her as she is on her way to see him? They think she is tracking Leon, trying to find out what the doctor knows, but really, she is going to see him about her own needs. Maybe Suunto and the team are arriving to pick him up to meet Ms. Penumbra again, when Princess decides the security detail is light enough and their opportunity to reassert themselves is now. Keres says it is a good time. Suunto agrees. Ms. Penumbra seems surprised, and starts to say they were not due to meet for another hour. Princess knocks out two of her three security, before disabling a third with zip ties. Ms. Penumbra claps and says if she wants a job, she has one. Suunto approaches with Princess and Leon. Suunto suggests they have a chat in the vehicle, and Ms. Penumbra obliges. Suunto wishes to establish the boundaries of their working together, and Ms. Penumbra is non- committal, saying that she rarely has to ask permission of anyone. In her world, she has control. She promises not to operate on anyone else without their explicit consent, but also asks Leon if he has tried it out yet. Leon shakes his head. She asks Leon if he was visiting the man inside - she says she has heard he has an illegal workshop - is that right? Leon says he is harmless, but has a good body scanner. She says she was going to check that out for herself. What he has inside him is official ImpCorp technology - not seen outside the building. She was passing and was going to make sure that none of those scans made it out of his office. Leon says she should not do anything to him. He just does a few odd jobs to help the community out. She laughs. She does not care about him. She was just going to ask him nicely, with lots of cash, to hand over the scans. He should not be so dramatic.
They talk of the job, their requirements of silence from Ms. P, unless they have a question or she has essential information from them. Ms. P is non-committal, but will see how the meeting goes. They need a mark that physically matches Leon. He needs to modify his though patterns as well, by setting up a meeting in Leon’s mind pocket - a working thing - he will need recordings of his meetings, interactions in ImpCorp to assimilate the sayings, the gestures and such. She is impressed with the thorough nature of his work, and Suunto reveals that he does not use AI to infiltrate. It is all Leon. The AI only looks for irregularities externally. If he can look and act like him, the AI will ignore him. A few small body modifications as well, and the AI will think it is him. She is impressed. She matches his body characteristics with seventeen employees regionally. One is perfect, and local, but no bioscan. One is required to access the areas she needs him to go. Suunto calls Fix and asks him if he can find a way to put in a bioscan. He says it should not be a problem, as long as he has enough details and a key to the lock. A three second window is all he needs. Ms. Penumbra verifies it is possible. When the mark is integrated into Leon, they can do the bioscan, supplement it with the pre-upgrade one, and he will be that dude. Ms. P says she will arrange for the mark to disappear so they can do what they need do. Suunto says he should only disappear if he is going to someplace nice. Ms.P laughs and asks what she has in mind. She was thinking short hospitalisation, but if they have a better idea, then go for it. They suggest he is called on a last minute job somewhere tropical - only to discover it has been an administrative error and has to spend a few days, relaxing in paradise - but the company is so sorry, that they arrange a fun filled few days - snorkeling, plenty of drinks, a bit of romance… Ms. P laughs and says she will see what she can do. Sedatives is usually quicker and easier. Suunto says, ‘but not as fun, or kind.’
Security - friendly front desk that hides multiple scanners - If Leon is as good as he says, then he will get through. The AI will scan him as an employee. Once in Ms. P will guide him. No way, there are too many variables there, and they do not trust her with his life? This is the option available for him.
She wants to be part of the mission, and this is the only way she can see it working. He needs to access sensitive areas, and she can’t divulge any more to them. She can tell them the floor, the port, but where he needs to go, only a few people have access - this will help me figure out what is going on as I progress.
The mission needs to be sorted here - at least in some form. She can provide some things, but there are parts ImpCorp she has not seen in decades.
only to find out they are well and truly trapped by her. She has them in a noose, already, but she is not surprised or offended. The little fish always seem to think they are bigger than they are. She uses the opportunity to leverage a bit more from them and tell them they need to move on the job in weeks, not months. They say it is impossible, and she asks if it will take more manpower. It wont. It is the difficulty of the job. There is no other choice. Ms. P will arrange the information they need. They just need to do it, and do it well. Suunto and Leon realise they are caught tighter than they would have liked, and have no other option but to get it done. Leon tells her he will meet her at the bar - The Abstract one - to discuss it. They are going to need to use the time advantage provided by The Real to figure out how to make it work.
Earlier Drafting
STEP TWO
Ms. Penumbra surprises Leon by arriving at his consultation and they talk of memory and loss. Suunto arrives to reassert their boundaries, but Leon senses Ms. Penumbra is not tamed. Ms. Penumbra reveals complex ImpCorp security arrangements, that Leon he has a meeting with his ‘mark’ in an hour and a reduced job timeframe. Suunto asserts the job is off, until Ms. Penumbra whispers a word to her. Leon knows he must protect Suunto, absorb the personality of their mark quickly and find Nort. He knows it is not enough time, but must do what he can to be ready.
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Sequence One
Leon is surprised when Ms. Penumbra enters Variel’s examining room. Variel protests about the intrusion, but Leon stops him and asks him to leave. Leon establishes a link with Suunto and alerts her to Ms. Penumbra’s presence. They are keen to re-establish the boundaries of the team’s working relationship with Ms. Penumbra. Leon must find a way to resist Ms. Penumbra’s manipulation until Suunto arrives.
CDQ
Will Leon be able to re-establish control over their working relationship with Ms. Penumbra?
Sequence Two
Leon feels a confusing mix of shame and anger at Ms. Penumbra’s presence. He tries to read her, like he would a ‘Skin’, but struggles. Ms. Penumbra is curous as to his relationship with Variel and is intrigued by his memory loss and how it must unburdon him from deciding his future. Leon is confused by her candour. A security guard tumbles through the door, followed by a bloody Princess. Ms. Penumbra laughs when Suunto arrives and appears to agree to the new boundaries, but Leon senses she is not tamed.
Skin - a person whose identity Leon analyses and adopts for job.
Sequence Three
Ms. Penumbra explains ImpCorp’s complex security. Leon is concerned, but knows with enough time, the team will figure it out. He becomes frustrated by not knowing what he is stealing, but accepts it, against his better judgement. Ms. Penumbra reveals Leon will need to meet the skin in two hours, as the job now has a timeline of six days. Leon feels panicked: the job is impossible, and his access to ImpCorp denied by a reduced timeframe. Leon knows Suunto will stop the job. Leon feels it all falling apart. He must find a way to get the job back on track.
Sequence Four
Suunto attempts to quit the job, but Ms. Penumbra says a word that silences her. Leon catches a glimpse of Suunto’s fear and he realises Ms. Penumbra has something on her. With Suunto silenced, Leon tries to renegotiate the job timeframe, but fails. Ms. Penumbra asserts she will also be inside Leon’s mind pocket for the job. Leon knows if she does, he will be unable to search for his missing memories. He must find a way to free the team from her control, and somehow be prepared to infiltrate ImpCorp in six days. He must find Nort and somehow be ready for the job in six days.
CDQ Answer
No. They find themselves in an even worse position. Suunto is compromised and the conditions of the job have become near impossible.
Character Arc
Leon moves from a strange mix of anger and shame —- to —- feeling protective of Suunto and anxious at having Ms. Penumbra ride in his mind pocket. He is overwhelmed by the timeline.
Moral Dilemma
He can only get into ImpCorp by accepting impossible conditions. Leon wants access to ImpCorp, and compromises on a few points that increase his risk, in order to get his missing memories. He is conflicted by his desire to access ImpCorp and the impossible security and timeline. He wishes to protect Suunto, but also gain access to Impcorp. He wishes to find his missing memories while in ImpCorp, but cannot do so with Ms. Penumbra in his mind pocket.