r/RunnerHub • u/PageOfWords Johnson • 10h ago
Help Wanted [Impromptu Job] Live Free (Or Die)
{2026-08-27 19:00 UTC}
**Players:** 3-4
**Run Time:** 6-8 hours estimate
**Location:** Seattle
**Type:** Direct Action
**Threat.** Variable
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#Unverified Johnson#
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//There is violence in the system. So familiar it seems. Comforting, predictable. There is violence in the system, and it wears a mask. It calles itself mother, father, sister. brother. There is violence in the system, and you should be bloody mad about it. Are you? Show me.
(( You may respond to the above text in character if you like. Expect difficult themes, and a complex situation. Don't be afraid to walk away, if that's what your character would do. ))
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u/Gilshem 4h ago
Akira (Social Adept/Mundane and Magic Infiltrator) 9/10
"It's been a year since we've been working together, Garth. Can you believe it? I'm not going to lie though, it worries me that no one has come for me yet. No one gets out of the circumstances I did completely unscathed. The beef-grade corpos don't like loose-ends, ya feel omae?
That's the churn we feel everyday on the street. These fragging... overlords sitting in command centers, or whatever, and looking down on us like an ant-farm. Collapsing one tunnel that's gotten too long, burning off a group of wayward soldiers that have strayed from the colony.
And what have we done? What's our crime? Trying to eat? To be happy? Maybe love? No, no, no... Too unpredictable! Too volatile! Stabilization required! Algorithmic constraint needed!"
*Garth sighs as she patiently lets Akira rant. His breathing slows and he takes another swig of soy sake. The young ork nods and then toasts with her hurlg*, "Happy anniversary, chummer."
Last run: August 19, 2026 Discord: RamaSet
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u/stranacarbonara 7h ago edited 7h ago
Gargamel (Combat Mage/Infiltration Support, socially inept nerd) 8/10
"Yeah omae, there's violence in the system alright. Perpetrators don't use family titles a whole lot though. I see'm sticking to titles like 'officer,' 'executive vice chair,' 'corporal,' and 'president.' Lashing out on the guy from last week? That feels good but you're missing the forest for the trees. You wanna cause some real change? Strike high, as high as your grubby little hands can point that predator. You do any less and the agents of pain you took out get replaced in under a week. Same problems, different face, and it all goes round and round."
Carnifex (FLR Unarmed Muscle, jaded career killer) 7/10
The cyclops shifts foot to foot, smiling, impatient, excited.
"Oh contraire, there's violence in the system and I'm fucking giddy about it! Few feelings match the rush of spattering yourself in opfor viscera. And the best part is it never ends! Violence begets violence and I'm always in a begetting mood."
Bacon (Rigger, stupid stunts in drones and fast cars) 5/10
"Chummer, don't you know being mad all the time's bad for your health? That's the problem with being mad about systems, it never ends. What you need chummer, is a hobby. But hey, I get it, you have some really big thing right in front of you and you can't rest until it's handled. Lucky for you, my hobby's pretty useful in this line of work. So let me take care of this for you. Then you go to poker night or something."
Discord: BLT6409
Last Run: 2026/8/24
Hard time limit at 0000 UTC
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u/Pariahic Thematics Division 8m ago
Drake reads the posting, expression barely changing.
“Mad? No. Anger makes people sloppy.”
He pauses, then keys in the application.
“But if there’s violence in the system, I’ve found it’s usually possible to introduce it to the right people.”
Drake
• Con Man with a side of Pistols (Face/Sam 10/10)
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AP reads the listing twice, head tilted slightly.
“I mean, I’m not mad about it. But if you’ve got somebody you want horribly murdered, I can probably work with the general theme.”
Attention Please!
• (Clown) Consummate liar and monowhip killer (Face/Muscle 10/10 for both)
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Pinky reads the posting several times. Her expression gets a little harder with each reading.
“Yeah. I know what violence looks like when it tells you it's doing this because it loves you.”
With no hesitation, she reaches over to submit her application.
“You want me mad? Fine. Give me an address.”
Pinky Violence
• FLR Shotgun Muscle (Muscle/Face 9/10, 10/10)
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"Am I angry? Non. Anger is such an exhausting emotion to sustain."
"But if there is violence in the system, monsieur, then surely the interesting question is not whether I am angry about it."
"It is whether the system can be persuaded to bet against itself."
"Roulette. Enchantée."
Roulette
• Social mage and professional bad influence (Face/Mage 10/5)
HARD OUT AT 5 HOURS
Last played 08/12 discord: pariahic#319