@FourScore @Immortal Lurker what do you guys want to discuss with the Yakuza Oyabun, exactly? We can't really give him any specific information, because we don't know what Ren will do, or when. If the point is to warn him that something is about to go down on the drug legislation front, we can just leave him a message. And our client being able to deal in Yakuza territory should be covered by our gift of explosive tags.
-Agreed, we should just leave a message RE the intel and get 100% of the value, I was thinking of trying to a bunch of things in one meeting, including direct approval to sell, but as you say, better to assume our gift has covered us here vs. getting a direct 'no' since they know this is a one-time event. The message is appropriately couched such that if Mist does happen to sweep it under the rug, we did not make an actual prediction, we were sharing intel that might be valuable. Offscreen.
-We would only need to meet the Yakuza if our client doesn't really have contacts, or screws something up. Even then, I would not want to ask for the Oyabun.: If local boss can't do what we need, then we abandon that line of sales or go to damage control. I would rather not sell our supply directly to the Y., in any case, as that is boring, could look to the proctor like we paid someone to pay her.
-I would like to ask the client tonight for a list of where she needs to go in 'long knives' territory so that we can plan, and let her know that it is not happening tomorrow in any case, rather than argue with her in the AM. I have been struggling with that b/c, if I were the client, I wouldn't give up that list. I think a good team would ask politely and directly, and tell they need time to consider how to do this safely or at all. Offscreen unless there are some reverse teasing schenagins by H.
-I take the point that the security risk is actually not any higher, since the shady buyers are not nin, but even for the legit buyers we were careful to scout routes, alternates, etc. so not doing that here would be wrong.
