Downtime: Three Weeks Following NoizeNight

The first of the tryout jobs went okay. She had to admit it didn't quite feel... satisfactory. It might be because she didn't do much beyond the planning phase. Could be that she didn't have a picture of what they were doing. What was the agenda of Agent 7? Of their boss, and their boss, all the way to Ghostwalker?
 
And what was Ares getting to while she dallied with the Dragon? This was going to give her resources, access, a team. That's what she told herself. This was going to be worth it... someday.
 
For now, it was time to focus on the groundwork. With careful surveilance of Ares' drone deliveries and a clever use of her own drone and sticky substances, a message was delivered to Uncle Mike. "You bring the your chair, I'll bring the beer. Droopy's Junkyard, 6 PM."
 
Droopy is another contact of hers, where she gets parts for professional and "professional" work. He also got his own case of beer, and not that Lite shit. She borrows not only his space but also a few chairs and an umbrella so that she and Mike would have a great view of the sunset and the cityscape as the lights come on. She has an air of casualness, relaxation... as if this was her father. He very practically is, for all intents and purposes.
 
But she makes her purpose clear. "Do you remember how much they gave to me for the accident? 10k. Each. Companymen through and through and that's how much their lives were worth. Then, with all of the 'administrative costs' , I only saw 6k of that. And you know what? I keep an eye on the Matrix. They never fixed that fault. No matter how many accidents and lawsuits they get, it costs less to settle with all the victim's and their families than it does to actually fix the fucking problem. They won't stop. So no matter how much it hurts you to watch, neither can I. So for the sake of being able to do this on occasion instead of just pouring one out for me, I hope you'll help. And you see a problem... you point it out to me to fix it, like you would with mom."
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Apart from that, time is spent customizing firearms for the rest of the squad. Details to follow...