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The Estovakian intelligence agent hovered over his computer, writing up a classified letter. The bureau needed help, third-party help. But they didn’t need just anybody. The person or people had to be some of the best at what they did. It would be a tough mission with few chances of error. One step could mean the difference between a $10 million USD unmarked and a sleep with the fishes.

The Letter read:

Message from Overseas Intelligence Bureau

Top Secret


To: Those to whom it may concern

Overview:

A painting and a statuette are going to be given to an enemy government by a diplomat, Lord Binkley, as a goodwill gesture. The importance of these objects is classified, however, it is vital that these pieces of art be retrieved and given to Estovakian agents. The enemy cannot be allowed to acquire the artwork.

The diplomat had decided to take a passenger cruise ship to tour three islands to make diplomatic visits before arriving to the enemy country, as well as to remain low key as compared to traveling by official government jet, which the enemy knows we can trace. This provides a perfect way to either board or escape the ship, since the ship stops at three ports along the way. One could either board the ships at one of these islands, or as well as at the home port. However, one must retrieve the art and escape before entering enemy waters.

This mission cannot be traced to Estovakia and thus this mission cannot be carried out by our own intelligence agents. The government has requested professional, third-party help to carry out the mission. The government has authorized a maximum bounty of $10 million (USD) as a reward on completion, as well as preference for future work. Of course, if captured, Estovakia will disavow any knowledge of said mission taking place.

1. Mission objectives:

(a) Infiltrate the cruise ship Lilac
(b) Retrieve the painting “On a Summer’s Day”
(c) Retrieve small gold statuette of Lord Binkley
(d) Escape with the objects and evade capture
(e) Give objects to Intelligence Agents after escaping ship

2. Parameters:

(a) Do not get captured
(b) Do not compromise identity or the secrecy of the mission
(c) Keep casualties to a minimum
(d) Do not kill Lord Binkley

3. Intelligence:

(a) Crewmembers

Intelligence states that the crew members are civilian and are most likely not to be armed. There is however, a small arms locker on board the ship, with semi-auto pistols and batons which the crew members may use if necessary. Discretion is necessary.

(b) Navy/Misc personnel

A small contingent of naval officers is accompanying the diplomat as representatives. They may have service handguns with them. The diplomat will have no less than 6 bodyguards and probably no more than 10. There may or may not be intelligence personnel as well to oversee the diplomat’s safety.

(c) Guards/Security

There are no guards per se of the artwork. However, the objectives are being kept in a state-of-the-art safe within the depths of the ship, only capable of being opened by keycards, which only the ship’s purser, ship’s captain, and diplomat can open. Any mess up will trigger an alarm. The safe is in an employee-accessible area only and will be tough getting in. Security cameras also litter important areas (ie the safe, bridge, engine room, etc.)




All one had to do was contact back. The agents would be waiting.

In the years that passed from the great agent rebellion. the BLack agents had now built a better system in which to perfrom thier tasks. The HQ hd recieved the message, and replied.

" We will take the job. Meet our Agent in this location

********
Location sent.

We shall talk more here.

"

In the years that passed from the great agent rebellion. the BLack agents had now built a better system in which to perfrom thier tasks. The HQ hd recieved the message, and replied.

" We will take the job. Meet our Agent in this location

********
Location sent.

We shall talk more here.

"


OOC: I don't know what location you had in so i hope this is okay.

IC: Agent "Rex" arrived at the location. It was a downtown area surrounded by businessmen from the nearby buildings. The location was a high-end, overpriced cafe, strategically located so that if Rex tried anything funny there'd be hundreds of witnesses, but busy enough not to attract attention when dicussing business.

Rex sat down at a table, suitcase in his hand. He felt a tad nervous, for he was unarmed, but he didn't want to upset any negociations with the notice of a gun. Business was business after all and one could go about ordering illegal operations in a civilized manner without a gun.

Form a near by roof top, The Black agent sat looking at Rex through a high powered scope. The Black Agent brought himslef from the egde and deactivated his armor. He walked over and opened a suitcase which held a slew of clothing options. The Agent picked a Black suit with a concealed weapons area inside. Black Agents never part with both thier swords and pistols at the same time. With his cloths now on, and ready. The agent closed the suitcare and activated the incenerator inside to destroy anything that could lead to him being there. the agent quickly walked doen stairs and walked across the street. To the cafe. It was crowded that day. and not to many people noticed the Agent walk inside. With a quick scan of the room the agent continued to the man waiting.

" Hello you must be Rex. Hello you can call my Agent 04. Shall we get to busniess?"

"Yes, let's," Rex said. He put down his suitcase and pulled out papers from the inside of his vest.

"You read over the documents, the requirements. You know why you're here. You know what artwork we need. A cruise ship, the Lilac, will be pulling out of the port of Gilboa, on the coast of the neighboring country, a politically different nation than our own. Relations have never been good, and that's been okay, we're the stronger nation. However, they've been cementing relations with other nations, and those nations we have problems with. The balance of power would shift. We cannot allow that to happen."

Rex pulled out photos of the artwork. "These are the two pieces of artwork. As you can see, the painting "On a Summer’s Day" is about 3 feet tall and rather bulky. You might have difficulty with that one. The statuette, a gold statutette of the diplomat himself, Lord Binkley, is quite smaller and rather easy to pilfer. However you need both."

Rex handed over a watch. "It's a nice watch, trust me. Tells time and date. Now you see," he said motioning to side buttons on the watch "that this button on here activates a small, minute antenna to extend. Pressing this button will allow you to call us anytime. The button under it activates the GPS, so we can retrieve the artwork, and give you the reward. As in any standard mission, you can use any and all of Estovakia's resources at your disposal, whatever it takes. But of course, you cannot be caught and you cannot reveal your employer, us."

"Any questions?"