//File 0.1 - Hotaru//

Since Psyche has neither availability or License/illegal status, like alcohol, I assumed it was legal

It is, no worries, but it's also left as n/a for a reason...

To do so, it is of course assumed that Hotaru would reboot his commlink. (Whatever else you power up of course is entirely up to you. ;) ;) ;) )

Are you intending to do all those actions stealthily (ie. activating your console, scanning the chip data to see if it's been tampered with, comparing old and new data, activating Max, getting Max to make an olfactory scan, and comparing Max's data, etc), without letting any of the personnel in the room know that you're doing so?

Yes, an RFID tag was placed on the case earlier, and Dillon gave Hotaru the electronic key, which is essentially an encrypted code which serves as a password for the lock on the case. The button on the lock will still have to be pressed once the code is sent to the lock. The RFID tag registers the case as belonging to Jacques Etienne, which was what showed up at the Gatwick airport immigration checkpoint when Hotaru checked in his luggage. So the officer would know that if the case indeed belonged to Hotaru, Hotaru would have the key for it.

Was there a job title or description on Watanabe's buiness card Hotaru received from Dillon?

I intend for Watanabe to be one of your listed contacts, the father's friend corp executive, in Japan. The equivalent of Dillon, since Dillon's is largely irrelevant moving forward.

Roll Willpower + Intuition. Threshold 2. (I'll save your earlier rolls for the next time they come up, since we didn't use them.)

If you want to take some more 'interesting' actions, I think now would be the time. :D :D

If there is actions left, Hotaru will finish activating his RCC and anthrodog, stealthily this time while everybody is distracted by the autoritative woman and the warnings signs.

Before I make the next post, roll all your Initiative dice, ie. roll 5d6. We'll use them in order: the first 3d6 for regular or AR initiative, 4d6 for cold sim, 5d6 for hot sim, in case we need all the numbers. Also roll for your doggy's slaved initiative! I'll start counting up your major and minor actions.

rolling Inits

Potentially, what kind of action would it be to load the paralyser in a hornet and to active it linked to my RCC?

Regarding initiative dice, I was asking that you just roll 5d6 only, rather than 3d6, 4d6, as well as 5d6. This is so that we won't have the absurd situation where say you roll high for AR (eg. 5s and 6s) or Cold sim, but low for Hot sim (1s and 2s), and end up with Hot sim being slower, which makes no sense. For clarity, I should've said roll 3d6+1d6+1d6, so that:
AR Init = Int+Rea +3d6
Cold Sim Init = DP+Int + 3d6+1d6
Hot Sim Init = DP+Int + 3d6+1d6+1d6

In this case it matters slightly. It's our first time ever trying to roll, so I'll use the 5 dice you rolled for Hot sim in their order, so 12, 15, and 17 respectively, giving you 24, 30 and 32. How about that? :)

Actions-wise for the Hornet,
Load Weapon (cartridge into Hornet) = Major
Control Device = Major (this may require a test depending on whether Hotaru has user/admin access to the Hornet)
Change Device Mode (activate the Hornet) = Minor
Command Drone = single (first) command to all drones is Major, each subsequent command to individual drones is Minor

Compared to your Inu currrently, which is already slaved to you,
Change Device Mode (activate the Inu) = Minor
Command Drone = Major or Minor, depending

Currently, I'm treating Hotaru's status when the two persons enter as: your commlink is on (always), and you've secretly activated your cyberware. Activating the inu secretly is probably harder, I'd include that as part of entering the Initiative phase. (Unless you want to try to roll Stealth activation vs opponent's Perception, before I start Initiative).

Let me know if there's more to clarify. Happy to answer all questions before we resume and I post.

Alright, let me do initiative first.
Next, I'll rule that what Hotaru was doing while the woman was talking is somewhat similar to a Use Simple Device action and a Send Message action (roughly 1 Major and 1 Minor). I assume Hotaru entered AR mode to do so. For the officers to see what Hotaru projects in AR mode, they'll have to be in AR mode as well. The two runners are understandably on high alert, so I'll be giving them a Perception roll to notice anything out of the ordinary. All this occurs before Initiative.
You may have to revise your last post though. Your commlink (and control rig) is headware, ie. an implant. Accessories such as a trid projector or a speaker can normally be attached to a handheld one to project trideo and sound. I know you were guessing that an internal commlink can still project video and sound, but hmm, it's in your head. :D :D What do you think? (Unless you imagine that Hotaru has some cyborg structure attached to the outside of his skull, and that structure contains various gadgets?

As they say that even the most basic commlink comes with those things integrated, I would suggest that a betaware headware would have ways to include the same fonctions. I would see a micro cable that can extend, exiting from behind the ear and under the lobe, to be used as trid-projector, external earbud or external speaker/microphone.

Also, wouldnt AR be kinda the norm and not the exception?

Basic commlinks certainly have all those functions. But they'd be micro versions of the actual equipment. Eg, Trid Projector is a full-sized device that projects a 5m square hologram. The micro trid projector in a commlink presumably projects much smaller, I'm thinking palm-sized to maybe something at most 1m square. But sure, I like the idea of say, top-end deltaware consisting of micro gear that can do crazy things.
Regarding AR, I think physical reality is default, and people toggle to AR when they need to. To perceive AR, people need an image/sound link installed on something, like a commlink, or they need trodes. Hotaru's headware are direct neural interface (DNI), so he doesn't need extra equipment to perceive AR. Hmm, does this mean in your mind, in the SR world most people are wired up for AR inside their heads (implants or trodes), or are constantly wearing equipment that does so, eg eyewear, ear interfaces, and AR gloves? Interesting... I could certainly play it that way... ;)

Ok back to our scene. Hotaru is ahead on initiative, so I'll post below, and you can have your first combat turn.