Thursday, November 11, 2004

Another's Problems: the third mission

From: ICC branch office, Pacific Branch, Okinawa, Japan
To: ICC branch office, North America Branch, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Regarding: Oni
Attachment: Site Report, Agent Namoi

Robert,
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but today I don't have a choice. You've got a 'containment team' of the Shizuka Ni Ugoku headed for your shores. Specifically San Francisco.
Yes, they are hunting a rogue agent of theirs. They claim he stole a precious artifact after infiltrating their organization for 23 years. They have kept us informed, as per the Tokyo agreement, and are heading to your turf. The team consists of four members. All speak English and are aware of the care we expect them to use. You know what that means.
Friend to friend, I'd recommend assigning a team with some Japanese cultural knowledge. You remember how touchy these guys can be about their honor. And I know it goes without saying, but don't include any "Oni" in the team. These guys are some of the most fanatical they've got. Also some of their best operatives.
Good luck and God bless,
Rachel
Rachel Amassu
Pacific region director

Saturday, November 06, 2004

Favors All Around: the second mission

Robert Lawson
Regional Director

Mission Summary
I received a call from Special Agent Hatfield this morning. It appears that the local FBI branch had located a terrorist cell and received the necessary authorization to strike. Unfortunately they didn't have enough agents available to do it the way they wanted. That's were the ICC came in. I sent one of our newest teams augmented by an agent formerly of the Russia branch (Ivan Antonov) and a young Japanese stunt woman with some useful associations (Yoko Tanaka). Agent Whyte was called away by a family emergency (see personnel).
The four agents arrived on the scene and liaised with Agent Halston, the agent in charge of the raid. Twelve suspects were inside the structure, and the ICC team was assigned to guard the rear exit. Half of the suspects attempted to escape past our agents, but none did. Resistance was fierce and violent; in total 7 suspects were killed, and 11 were shot while resisting arrest. Two of the captives were from those stopped by ICC agents. Two ICC agents and two FBI agents were injured in the raid, but none seriously. Special Agent in Charge Jones called later to thank the ICC as a whole and the team we sent in particular for their aid in this mission.
I've decided to leave Antonov and Tanaka with this team. They bring talents and skills that were lacking previously. Additionally, it is still unclear if Agent Whyte will be returning to active duty any time soon.