First off: we're fleshing this out on the go, so if any of this doesn't work for you, let us know and we can adjust it to make it more fun. We're focusing on Nate still training, and that training will both be learning how to duck surveillance, but also knowing how to view the infrastructure of the Riverside Mob itself.
1. In terms of "runs," he would still likely be undergoing training and learning the ropes of how the Riverside infrastructure works at this stage. While he's been with them for a while via the casino, he'd start to learn a lot of the backend stuff. However, it would be from a distance. He would see how they get their weapons, who their enemies are (these are more likely to be the corporations rather than the Petrov Family, the "rival" New Amsterdam mob), as well as what kind of work they need him doing. He'll also learn which gangs they do and don't support. For example: Jason's gang, the Outlaws, was causing problems for them before Jason disappeared, but now they seem to be in disarray. On the other side, the Hi-Jacks are a universally respected gang in New Amsterdam because of their technical know-how. They'll never be as big as the mob, but they have carved out a place for themselves in the city.
Beyond that, he would be helping out with smuggling runs: getting things onto trains undetected, getting into buildings and ducking surveillance to pick up things that were agreed upon, and similar activities. This would also prove to be a test on how good he is for the higher ups.
Right now, we'll say that they're more interested in how good he is and how well he can pull things off without screwing them over. It's less merit-based, and more that they're making sure they're right to invest in him. They are, however, interested in hearing any feedback on how they can do better. Oddly enough, they're going to be pretty open to that—as long as it doesn't backfire.
2. He'll be reporting to an underling of Johnny Sperling (we just made him up, so don't worry about not recognizing the name), who's in charge of the smuggling operations. Johnny handles a lot of the infrastructure related to these operations, and handles sales, deals, etc. His underling, Kasumi Watanabe (also just made up!), has been with the mob since she joined up ten years ago. She was recruited for her talents in smuggling as a part of a smaller gang, and that gang is now long defunct. Kasumi is bright and methodical—she's slight in build, but she definitely can handle herself.
Both Johnny and Kasumi report to Micaela Yavuz, the Head of Security for Riverstone, and Rose's right hand. We have a bit about Micaela here, in addition to what came out during the Aerie.
At this stage, we'll say that Mic, Johnny, and Kasumi are all evaluating Nate to make sure that Rose made the right decision, but they're also doing it because Rose asked. He'll be reporting directly to Rose and taking on special projects soon, but these are the people assigned to make sure he's ready. The fact of the matter is that they're still a direct line to her, and that will be known to everyone involved (so, that does include Nate!).
In addition, given what you said about him leading operations, this is where Nate could start showing some of the other lower mob members that he's innovative enough and willing to take charge. Johnny and Kasumi are going to give him the rope to do that so he can prove himself. They are preparing him to be someone important to their operation, but they can't expedite the process lest they make people mad (and they want Nate's integration to go smoothly).
3. It's definitely smuggling right now, but that's a part of the training. In time, we'll say we're envisioning it as one part thievery (stealing prototypes) and one part spywork so that they can make deals by showing they have the knowledge about what's coming on the market. With that knowledge, they can also blackmail contacts within various corporate subsidiaries to give them a cut.
This is what we'll use to build up into the Morningstar technology.
4. He would be given equipment and a weapon, but nothing is on the level of the Morningstar identity-masking tech. Since so much data and surveillance is held on off-site cloud servers, they have to be careful about what they use because they can't just tamper with the evidence. This is where crime is really difficult to pull off in Meadowlark's world, and it's part of what makes the mobs so tetchy.
5. In terms of recruitment, we'll say it's once he's past the training and evaluation period. This would likely be in late April to early May OOC, if that's all right! We have an event in there too we know has mustered some interest.
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First off: we're fleshing this out on the go, so if any of this doesn't work for you, let us know and we can adjust it to make it more fun. We're focusing on Nate still training, and that training will both be learning how to duck surveillance, but also knowing how to view the infrastructure of the Riverside Mob itself.
1. In terms of "runs," he would still likely be undergoing training and learning the ropes of how the Riverside infrastructure works at this stage. While he's been with them for a while via the casino, he'd start to learn a lot of the backend stuff. However, it would be from a distance. He would see how they get their weapons, who their enemies are (these are more likely to be the corporations rather than the Petrov Family, the "rival" New Amsterdam mob), as well as what kind of work they need him doing. He'll also learn which gangs they do and don't support. For example: Jason's gang, the Outlaws, was causing problems for them before Jason disappeared, but now they seem to be in disarray. On the other side, the Hi-Jacks are a universally respected gang in New Amsterdam because of their technical know-how. They'll never be as big as the mob, but they have carved out a place for themselves in the city.
Beyond that, he would be helping out with smuggling runs: getting things onto trains undetected, getting into buildings and ducking surveillance to pick up things that were agreed upon, and similar activities. This would also prove to be a test on how good he is for the higher ups.
Right now, we'll say that they're more interested in how good he is and how well he can pull things off without screwing them over. It's less merit-based, and more that they're making sure they're right to invest in him. They are, however, interested in hearing any feedback on how they can do better. Oddly enough, they're going to be pretty open to that—as long as it doesn't backfire.
2. He'll be reporting to an underling of Johnny Sperling (we just made him up, so don't worry about not recognizing the name), who's in charge of the smuggling operations. Johnny handles a lot of the infrastructure related to these operations, and handles sales, deals, etc. His underling, Kasumi Watanabe (also just made up!), has been with the mob since she joined up ten years ago. She was recruited for her talents in smuggling as a part of a smaller gang, and that gang is now long defunct. Kasumi is bright and methodical—she's slight in build, but she definitely can handle herself.
Both Johnny and Kasumi report to Micaela Yavuz, the Head of Security for Riverstone, and Rose's right hand. We have a bit about Micaela here, in addition to what came out during the Aerie.
At this stage, we'll say that Mic, Johnny, and Kasumi are all evaluating Nate to make sure that Rose made the right decision, but they're also doing it because Rose asked. He'll be reporting directly to Rose and taking on special projects soon, but these are the people assigned to make sure he's ready. The fact of the matter is that they're still a direct line to her, and that will be known to everyone involved (so, that does include Nate!).
In addition, given what you said about him leading operations, this is where Nate could start showing some of the other lower mob members that he's innovative enough and willing to take charge. Johnny and Kasumi are going to give him the rope to do that so he can prove himself. They are preparing him to be someone important to their operation, but they can't expedite the process lest they make people mad (and they want Nate's integration to go smoothly).
3. It's definitely smuggling right now, but that's a part of the training. In time, we'll say we're envisioning it as one part thievery (stealing prototypes) and one part spywork so that they can make deals by showing they have the knowledge about what's coming on the market. With that knowledge, they can also blackmail contacts within various corporate subsidiaries to give them a cut.
This is what we'll use to build up into the Morningstar technology.
4. He would be given equipment and a weapon, but nothing is on the level of the Morningstar identity-masking tech. Since so much data and surveillance is held on off-site cloud servers, they have to be careful about what they use because they can't just tamper with the evidence. This is where crime is really difficult to pull off in Meadowlark's world, and it's part of what makes the mobs so tetchy.
5. In terms of recruitment, we'll say it's once he's past the training and evaluation period. This would likely be in late April to early May OOC, if that's all right! We have an event in there too we know has mustered some interest.