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 The Cygor run wasn't difficult in theory but proved to be a bitch to execute, the group had to retrieve a datarecorder from a cybernetically enhanced gorilla, an experiment running rampant in Redmond. The Johnson was a man called Mr. Darke, someone who knew way too much about Adam, Nina and most importantly; Leto. He addressed Leto by the title: "Sanctus Vitae Secundus".
Darke also had Adam followed frequently by a large bald man, later identified as Burnout, that seemed only to observe, never to attack or interfere, unless Adam provoked him.
The gorilla was easily found and in dispatching it, Leto got terribly hurt again. He was brought to Dr. Maplethorpe and patched up. He wasn't able to do anything about what followed; Nina was approached by a man who called himself Morden who wanted to buy the data on the recorder from them for a handsome amount of money. He claimed to be a representative of Novatech. The gorilla also turned out to be a Novatech experiment. Later a representative of Shiawase wanted to buy the data as well. The group decided to go into business with all of three of them. They delivered the info to Morden and continued to the meet with Darke.
The meet was scheduled on top of the, still to be finished, Novatech Seattle headquaters. They flew out there with Roadblock's support and met with Mr. Darke. He had also arrived there with a dark sleek looking black helicopter. Before he accepted the datarecorder he asked them a question: "You are not selling this information to anyone else, are you? And before you answer take a look at this...". The door to the helicopter slided open and Burnout came out (the first time they linked Burnout to Darke...shock, horror) carrying two dead, mutilated, broken bodies; that of the Shiawase representative and his assistant. Nina kept her mouth shut and walked off with the cred.
Meanwhile, Nucleus, who was asked by Leto, since he couldn't be at the meet, to act as a backup in case things went wrong, was standing on another building spying on them all. He witnessed how when both helicopters left, another came to pick up the two bodies. It was a Shiawase helicopter, but the people that came out were under Morden's supervision.
The following day they were contacted by someone from Shiawase who said he would fill the role of the representative now that he was "on leave for an undeterimened length of time". He also said that they were actually Novatech and that they would still be willing to purchase the data. They appologized for the guise, but they told the runners that it was necessary. Tired and confused they didn't care and accepted the bulldrek story.
Flex, who had also received a copy for his decryption of the data from the datarecorder posted the information on Shadowland because of it's content. It basically said that Novatech had experimented with how far you can push a body by implementing cyberware before it gives way. They had found out that Gorilla's had a much better resistance to the implementation of cyberware but because of the feral nature it was very hard to control them due to the fact that they became progressively more aggressive. Novatech had experimented with transplanting a human brain to a Gorilla's body and then loading it up with cyberware. That way they wanted to keep a measure of control over the animal. The human test subjects had been taken off the Redmond streets and NOT willing, that was their big secret.
Due to Flex posting the info on Shadowland,the runners found it a wise idea to hide out for a little while so they could rest and wait out the ensuing problems. No problems arose and after a couple of weeks Leto came back to his church.
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