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Region: Anteria

Vescarium

The following is a series of emails. This information is not known to IC authorities. Blackboxed information has been omitted to maintain the story's sense of mystery.

---{0938, DECEMBER 19, 2020}---

To: Foxton, Viper, Ricco, Jester
Subject: New Job Opportunity

Hey guys,

I first want to say that what you did back on the 5th was phenomenal. Made out like real big shots, and just as professional. However, with banks in the country starting to modernize, we're gonna need better targets. Hits that aren't nearly as risky, but still get us plenty of payout. I think I've got us covered, though. Check this out:

{file attached: Momentatruck.png}

That's right. A Momenta armored car. If none of you are aware, they're a CIT company based in Aghadighe. They're not exactly the cream of the crop, all things considered, but they make good money transporting other people's [EXPLETIVE REMOVED]. I say, that money's as good as ours. Reason being, their computer security is top tier garbage, so much so that I've got access to all of their online archives. Contracts, salary logs, tax returns, everything.

Of them, one's gotten my attention. Apparently, they've got a shipment of assets - maybe gold, maybe cash, the contract doesn't specify - coming up next week. It's headed from Escjârive to Satornia, then from there to Inna. Whoever wans this cash moved clearly doesn't want it here, so we have to act fast. If you guys are up for it, then get a plan together in the next few days. We can't let this vulnerable target get out of the country.

Your obedient servant,
Eagle

---{1127, TWO HOURS LATER}---

To: Eagle
Re: New Job Opportunity

Eagle, are you sure about this? It's only been a few weeks since our last hit. We might need more time to get the money through the system, or just to better plan the ████████████████ job. You know Ricco's been looking forward to it. Says he wants to put those "diamond-[EXPLETIVE REMOVED]ing [EXPLETIVE REMOVED]s" out of their misery.

Not to mention, we don't even know what's on the truck. If it's gold, how the [EXPLETIVE REMOVED] do you want us to get it out of there? That [EXPLETIVE REMOVED] is heavy. We wouldn't get a quarter of it bagged before cops show up and we're screwed. I know you're a black-hat hacker or whatever, and you aren't out here doing the dirty work, but have some consideration for us who put our lives on the line for this.

Either way, the rest of the team is talking about it. I'll get back to you when we have a consensus.

Yours truly,
Foxton

---{1601, FOUR AND A HALF HOURS LATER}---

To: Eagle
Subject: Crew's Decision

Hi again. We came to a decision about how to proceed. I know I said this wasn't a great idea, but... We're willing to take the offer. We figured that if we went through with it now, we can still hit up the ████████████████ at a later date, with a much better plan. This will be plenty to hold us over until then, especially with the rest of the bank job cash still in cleaning.

Do you have any timetable for when the truck will be in Inna? There's festivals in Shadoveil the night of the 26th. If it's gonna be over the border by then, we can strike at it just before it reaches it's destination. That'll also take some heat off of us in Vescarium, even if the security is a bit higher in the east.

Besides, nobody will bat an eye while they're off partying. It's about as good as we can get for this job. We get time to plan, and a perfect storm of environmental factors that maximises our chances of success. If the timing is good, we can pull off this caper just fine.

Yours truly,
Foxton

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