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Play By Post Section => Trophy Room => Hive of Scum & Villainy => Topic started by: BerkaZerka on May 17, 2014, 10:59:51 am
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Hive of Scum & Villainy
You are all aboard Wrench’s ship, ‘The Cardinal’, headed through Hyperspace to the Smuggler’s Moon, Ceres. Having heard of the ‘pirate paradise’, you and the newly minted crew have hopes of joining up with the scum that make Ceres their home, in order to make a name for yourselves – not to mention collecting your fortunes along the way. Everyone on the crew has heard of each other before; though this is the first joint venture for many of them. It remains to be seen if you have what it takes to mesh together into something to be reckoned with – or if you’ll just bring your own destruction down around yourselves through inter-party conflict and betrayal.
Recently, a new contact on Mars, by the name of Purgatory Bill, has sold the crew the time and coordinates of the current Gate Opening to Ceres, in which you now find yourselves. The information did not come cheap however, and everyone is anxious to get through the wormhole and land a job as soon as possible to bring the funds back up.
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It will be a twenty-four hour trip through Hyperspace. Perhaps now would be a good time to get to know the rest of the crew...
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Talyn lights up and takes a long drag while ruffling through the kitchen, looking for something good to eat.
Turning on the micro com-link, he addresses everyone.
"Hey, we got anything left in here? I'm absolutely starvin' "
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The gravity control huns around Maurice who has found this is a perfect place to center himself as not many more even come around here. That is, until the micro com squeals to life. Startling him and making him jump to his feet and hit his head.
"Ouch, dammit! Seriously! Just look in the cabinets!" He shouts into the micro com.
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"Nothing good." Aadi responds, grunting. "We better get a good gig at Ceres. The joining fee was farking ridiculous."
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"Nothing good." Aadi responds, grunting. "We better get a good gig at Ceres. The joining fee was farking ridiculous."
"Tell me about it." Julia replies "I had to... Or lets not's discuss that." she said with a gorgoes innocent laugh after.
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"Well since we're all just going to blab all day. What exactly are we doing when we get to the gate?"
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Wrench joins in having strained to hear whats going on over the noise of the controle panels and his bad hearing. "Since I'm the one flying the ship, we are getting through fast and getting a job to make sure we can keep her flying otherwise your all getting stranded on the surface."
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"We joined up to go to Ceres for a reason, Wrench. 'Course we're gonna find a damn job. Staying broke isn't the reason I joined."
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Tristan's not saying anything at the moment, just kind of . . . observing Julia.
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"We joined up to go to Ceres for a reason, Wrench. 'Course we're gonna find a damn job. Staying broke isn't the reason I joined."
"Hear hear!"
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Tristan's not saying anything at the moment, just kind of . . . observing Julia.
"See anything you like dear?" Julia asked him, swaying her hips in a most sensual way as she walked slowly towards him.
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"Balls, I was hopin' for a little something more than paste before getting to Ceres.
Anyways, i'm guessin' we start looking for some jobs? I'm sure we could get one or two in the city, or maybe we can get ourselves enlisted for a raid."
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"See anything you like dear?" Julia asked him, swaying her hips in a most sensual way as she walked slowly towards him.
Tristan closes his eyes and turns his head away from her.
Dammit, she is going to be trouble. I hate space.
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"Oh, closing your eyes are we? Afraid to see where the endless night of space could take us darling?" She asked, in very, very erotic way
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Wrench concentrates on checking all of his scanners for now, even if they paid a high price for the gate timing, its still dangerous and pirates attack other pirates so he doesn't want any surprises for now. (He only uses the passive scanners so his scanning cannot be tracked)
OOC: Are the scanning devices listed in the info section passive or non-passive? "such as radar, signal trackers, infrared, and magnetic detection" ie. Am I sending out a massive trackable pulse to locate the other ships like in traditional raidar or simply listening for other ships signals etc? I am assuming the raidar is non-passive and the others passive but does that even matter in this game?
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"Oh, closing your eyes are we? Afraid to see where the endless night of space could take us darling?" She asked, in very, very erotic way
"I'm going to be sick," Tristan mutters faintly. Turning back towards Julia, he looks her right in the eyes and enunciates clearly: "Literally every other man on board this ship has more interest in your scrawny, disease-ridden carcass than I do. I want nothing to do with a tattooed tramp who thinks she can get whatever she wants with her southern nebula. Go slobber on someone else."
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"I'm going to be sick," Tristan mutters faintly. Turning back towards Julia, he looks her right in the eyes and enunciates clearly: "Literally every other man on board this ship has more interest in your scrawny, disease-ridden carcass than I do. I want nothing to do with a tattooed tramp who thinks she can get whatever she wants with her southern nebula. Go slobber on someone else."
OOC: Oh snap!
BIC: "Oh darling, thats what you were thinking about hahahaha" She replied with a hearty laugh. "There's no better way to get to know your... crewmates than trying to seduce them. But i guess you roll the other way, eh mr butt-rider?" she asked, with a hearhy smile.
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Anath finally speaks into his micro com, clearly annoyed.
"If you two are going to flirt and 'seduce' one another then turn of your micro's first. I'd rather not be distracted from my work here."
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Sitting in the living space with Seth and Julia, Nigel finally decides to speak up.
"Listen 'er lass, ain't none of us want nothin' to do with ya, ya hear?"
He says, spreading his legs across the couch and generously grabbing his crouch.
"Ain't no good treatin' a mate like a lass. You girl, ain't no lass, you're a mate. Understand, lass?" He asks, looking at Julia.
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"You say this trying to prove some point i think, but that was lost when you started touching yourself." Julia replied, winking at him, but turning her com-link off, while completly ignoring Anaths little statement.
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Wrench speaks up over the comm "I have no idea what your talkin about but can we keep the general comm free for when we really need it? If were gonna get hit it will be right as we exit the gate"
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Anath sighs on his end of the Com.
"Fine, fine. I'll keep silent as long as we don't suddenly start hearing 'certain' sounds on the Com... So how much longer until the gate opens for us?"
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"So hey, pilot, where'd you learnto fly?"
Asks Talyn, as he stares suspiciously at a bottle of Nutrient paste! he retrieved from the freezer.
"Also, what the hell is nutrient paste?" He asks as he squeezes out some of the vile-looking gelatinous stuff.
"And why would anyone ever buy it?"
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"What da hells a leantoo? Oh wait, learned above Venus. Plenty O people forget that the big shiny cities need plenty of less shiny ships to do their dirties jobs. After that I ran dangerous cargo jobs for a company as pilot and mechanic and worked my way up to buying this beautiful piece of mechanical perfection. Now who wants to check what flavour of paste we got this time, great stuff"
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Maurice shakes his head realizing he isnt going to get any meditation done with all the banter and makes his way to the Galley. Might as well try this nutrient paste...
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Julia, not really liking the uncouth mercanery, nor that other gay dude decides to turn her com-link on again. "Anyone know of any fun to do? Im getting bored by all this flying." She asked her fellow crew.
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Julia, not really liking the uncouth mercanery, nor that other gay dude decides to turn her com-link on again. "Anyone know of any fun to do? Im getting bored by all this flying." She asked her fellow crew.
As he made his way to the other deck, he responds on his com link, "You could make me a sandwich, might as well do something useful." He then snickers to himself...
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As he made his way to the other deck, he responds on his com link, "You could make me a sandwich, might as well do something useful." He then snickers to himself...
"Would you like a black eye to go with that sandwich?" She asked i in a friendly manner.
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"I like the crusts cut off, not too much mayo, lots of bacon and lettuce, and a thick slice of tomato. You could manage that right?"
He completely ignores her black eye comment and continues to egg it on.
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"What da hells a leantoo? Oh wait, learned above Venus. Plenty O people forget that the big shiny cities need plenty of less shiny ships to do their dirties jobs. After that I ran dangerous cargo jobs for a company as pilot and mechanic and worked my way up to buying this beautiful piece of mechanical perfection. Now who wants to check what flavour of paste we got this time, great stuff"
There's a spitting sound over the micro-com.
"I think we got some ass-flavoured paste, with a small but noticeable dash of shit added in for texture."
Talyn promptly puts the thing back into the freezer.
"You think we might get attacked on the way to Ceres? Pirates about, after all". He says, with a slight smirk.
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Following the twenty-four hour trip through Hyperspace, the ship finally exits the orbiting Hypergate above the tiny backwater moon of Ceres. As could be expected, giving the reputation of the place, that is when things immediately get more interesting…
As the ship comes through the Hypergate, the wormhole behind collapses and an immense electromagnetic pulse slams into the ship from the right side. Immediately, the ship’s host of circuit breakers all pop, as the computer crashes, and the entire ship goes dead.
Looking outside, you see a Pirate Gunship (frigate) and two Pirate Hyjackers (scout ships) waiting for you. As your now helpless ship drifts past, the Pirate Hyjackers fly in to clamp onto your hull – one on the portside of the aft hold (deck 1), and the other on the starboard airlock (deck 2).
You also know what they will do next – they’ll weld through the hull and come aboard to finish you off…
On the bride meanwhile, ‘Wrench’ Looks out toward the Pirate Gunship and notices someone on the gunship’s bridge waving at him with a big ‘shit-eating’ grin.
It’s Purgatory Bill – your Mars contact! He has set you up!
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(OOC - Gravity is out!)
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Talyn checks and makes sure his riot-gun is fully loaded, and, with his super-sexy cyborg sword at his side, asks into the comlink.
"Ah Fark, it's pirates isn't it?"
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Wrench immediatly gets on the comm on all channels "Its a raid! two scouts and a frigate, Bill set us up. Prepare to repel boarders! And someone get those breakers back on!" He immediatly starts using his experience in zero G and his Zero G harness to move quickly towards his breakers to begin trying to restore power, maybe if he gets power back he can get the guns working at least.
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"Fark." Aadi simply says, as he pulls out his gun.
"Damn bastard, if we survive this, I'll kill him myself."
"But first, I need to grab my lopan. 'Scuse me." He says on the com link, as he runs to his cabin to get his lopan, though as soon as he begins, he feels himself floating upwards.
"Dammit!" Aadi shouts, 'swimming' to his cabin
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"Wrench, how long till you can get the gravity back up?" Talyn says, as he begins flinging himself (taking advantage of his largely inhuman strength) across the halls, moving himself to the starboard airlock.
If he gets stuck in the air, he'll merely use the blowback from his gun to push him to a wall.
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Wrench immediatly gets on the comm on all channels "Its a raid! two scouts and a frigate, Bill set us up. Prepare to repel boarders! And someone get those breakers back on!" He immediatly starts running for his breakers, maybe if he gets power back he can get the guns working at least.
"Bloody hell!" Nigel yells, pulling out his riot gun.
"I'm gonna ring that wankers neck if I get my hands on 'em! Where they boardin' from?"
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Julia sighs heavily."tut tut tu.. Men." She shakes her head as she feels herself levitate.
"I'll guess ill go with guns-for-us here." She said, as she 'swam' towards a fire extinguisher, tried to take it, mount it, and fly away while yelling "HEY HO SILVER AND AWAAAY!"
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"Its gonna take me some time to get things back up, they hit us with a powerful EMP, I'll work on this and the rest of you take out the boarding parties. Should be two groups O them. one on the portside of the aft hold (deck 1), and the other on the starboard airlock (deck 2)." Wrench gets to work on getting the ship running again (OOC: would using a luck point here reduce the time needed to get power back?)
After a few seconds wrench has an idea and adds. "And take their ships once you kill them, can always use more ships."
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Tristan very, very carefully draws his pistol and attempts to hold on to something- anything- to keep from spinning, floating, or doing anything else involving movement of any kind.
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"Aye. Then I'll be headin' to the starboard airlock. Them wankers ain't getting on this boat!"
Nigel says, making his way to the starboard airlock.
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"What is going on out there?!"
The Doctor yells into the com before pulling out his Spray Tranquilizer and preparing for the worst as he begins to float off the ground.
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Maurice who seems to have been caught between decks in the attack rushes back down to gravity control and starts working on getting it back up if at all possible.
"Guys i am just a few steps from gravity control, give me a second and I will try to get this working for us. Float something heavy over wherever they are coming in, so that when gravity comes back online whatever is floating will slam down onto their heads. Lets try to time this right here...."
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"Aye. Then I'll be headin' to the starboard airlock. Them wankers ain't getting on this boat!"
Nigel says, making his way to the starboard airlock.
OOC: consider the "Hey Ho silver and away" part to occur following Nigel.
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As everyone rushes to positions or acclimate to zero-g, Wrench frantically tries to re-establish power to the ship and sees that it will take about three more Rounds.
The Pirates meanwhile, clamp onto the hull, and start grinding on the metal to remove the graphite heat shield - meaning they will probably burn a hole through the bulkhead with thermite...
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Talyn continues as before - but he will stop well before he gets to the airlock gates, to get some sort of suit to resist against the inevitable vacuum, anticipating a ball-bustingly enormous explosion from the thermite charges.
He will try and find some place to anchor himself to (right-side up, for when the gravity is back) and fire on the entering enemies.
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Tristan, having realized that the pirates are trying to open a hole in the ship and kill them all, heads towards where he saw Julia get the fire extinguisher, hoping to get one of the suits stored there.
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Julia, realising if they brakentrough the hull, the air would go. Continues her Max dash with the fire extinguisher towards a skin suite. Then she will try to make her way to Wrench's ship. if they are on their way in, it probarly wont bemuch out there.
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Anath realizes what is going on and quickly starts moving to get a skinsuit or Vac-suit(which ever is closer, likely a skinsuit.) on before the air goes. If possible he will also head to the engine room seeing as how one of his crew is there.
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Nigel heads to the bridge to get into a vac suit.
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"Gonna take some time to get power back, Everyone suit up, they will have melted their way in before I'm done!" Wrench will get the vac suit on with his harness over top then get back to work on the power boot-up.
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Aadi, holding his lopan, quickly runs to get a skin-suit
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Hearing the burning in the hull from the pirates letting themselves in, Maurice dashes for the vault. Surging to get there, he is hoping the pirates will try to get into the vault and he can surprise attack them from inside...
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Maurice sprints from the gravity control room across the cargo bays, hoping to make it to the ship’s vault before the pirate hijackers can break through the hull. Unfortunately he is only halfway there when the air is explosively decompressed from the bays – throwing him off his feet and shifting around some of the lighter gear stored down here.
When he gets back up, he sees that a large hole has been melted through the side of the ship and four pirate hijackers (in skinsuits with riot guns and concussion grenades) rushing in.
On the main deck meanwhile, the airlock is breached and the corridor just off it instantly decompresses – while all the airtight doors on the ship suddenly self-close.
Julia is in the now airless corridor, while Talyn is behind a sealed door – as two pirate Hijackers rush in and another two take strategic positions in the airlock.
Julia manages to get a shot off at the approaching hijacker – landing a wildly lucky shot and putting a bullet hole in the man’s face, dropping him instantly.
Talyn meanwhile, has his shot disrupted by the closing of the door in front of him, but can manually force it opened if he so chooses.
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OOC – Round-by-Round Combat Intentions please… (power and gravity back on in 2 Rounds)
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Talyn will switch out his riot-gun with his sword and force open the door, before rushing and cutting down the pirate behind the door, moving to dodge (using his speed switch) if fired on.
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Julia intents to throw the fire extuingisher that she had been riding on until now, and then shoot at it and hopefulyl get some explosion going at the pirates face, she intends to do it before the other pirate can act aswell (surge) and then try to run in after the extinguisher went boom and shoot someone, preferably a pirate. all while yelling insulting things.
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Maurice knowing he cant out run the guns decides to se se his psychic power and throw the floating cargo at the enemies, surging to hit as many as possible
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Hearing the shots Wrench continues to work on the power systems. "You better kill all of them for hurting my baby!"
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"Bloody wankers ain't leaving this boat alive!"
Nigel yells as he makes his way to the hallway where the pirates breached the ship.
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Tristan attempt to open the door behind him into the hallway where Talyn is. If he can do that, he'll follow after Talyn and attempt to fire on any pirates he encounters.
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Aadi heads out of the science lab, holding his lopan in one hand, and his gun in the other. He makes sure to pay attention to any danger by watching his Lopan.
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Anath enters the engine room and finds nobody there. He then quickly heads in the direction of the bridge and looks for somebody to help along the way.
"Blast, where is everybody?" He says to himself.
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Down in the Cargo Bays, Maurice uses Light Touch to fling a large floating crate at one of the pirates – but the guy just ducks under it.
Maurice then realizes that while his Light Touch is only limited to 50 pounds, the pirates currently weigh zero – so he uses Light Touch again to float one of the pirates instead, sending him back through the hole in the hull – to hold him there.
He then spends a surge to try again with another pirate and succeeds, leaving just two pirates in line of sight to shoot at him.
Unfortunately, Maurice catches two full blasts to the chest from the pirates’ riot guns – one for 19 Damage and one for 18 Damage.
Maurice spends two Luck Points to take half Damage from the attacks, but the carnage is far from over, as the pirates he floated back into the pirate ship are both pushed out again by the Pirate Leader (only having an effective resistance of 50 pounds each) – and all three of them then take potshots at the poor psychic.
The regular pirates both miss, but the Leader plugs Maurice for 11 more Damage, Disabling him. Then, to make sure Maurice isn’t any further problem, the leader ‘double taps’ him – shooting him once in the groin just for the fun of it.
Maurice spends his last Luck Point to be left for dead and against all odds, stabilizes – as some of the self-sealant of his spacesuit flows into his wounds and effectively stops the heavier bleeding…
On the main deck meanwhile, Taylin takes his sword and pops the seal on the door in front of him to attack the pirate on the other side.
The pirate parries the first slash with his riot gun, but Talyn spends a Luck Point to make sure the second one hits for 14 Damage.
The Pirate then tries to blast Talyn back, but the close quarters prove too tight for the riot gun and the blast goes into the ceiling instead.
Julia then throws the fire extinguisher she had been riding on at the pirates in the airlock and shoots it – hoping to get some sort of explosion. She is sadly disappointed as the round just punches a hole in the canister (which has already been depressurized by Julia riding the thing up the hall).
Undaunted, she spends a surge to close the gap between herself and the pirates – yelling insulting things at them as she goes.
The two pirates in the airlock seem to take offense and open fire at her with their riot guns – the first guy missing and the second guy critting!
Julia is forced to burn a Luck Point to Counter the Crit and takes a 20 Damage blast to the guts!
Hearing the shots, Wrench continues to work on the power systems and thinks just a few more breakers will do the trick.
Nigel meanwhile, makes his way to the hall where the pirates breached the ship but is slowed by all the air-sealed doors that he has to go through to get there.
As this goes on, Tristan opens the door behind him into the hallway where Talyn is, and runs up to fire a shot over Talyn’s shoulder into the pirate Talyn is fighting for 9 Damage. Unfortunately, the pirate looks pretty battle hardened and has yet to slow down from his wounds…
Aadi then headed out of the science lab with his lopan in one hand and his gun in the other. As he approached the doorway into the hallway where he had just seen Nigel go into, he knew he was going to be entering a danger zone.
Lastly, Anath hurries back in the direction of the others, coming near the hallway where Talyn and Tristan are…
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OOC – Onto Round 2 – Last Round without Gravity…
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Talyn continues cutting at the man, dishing out two strikes (as last round). If he manages to kill the man, he'll grip him and then push off his body, sending Talyn towards the wall (where he'll anchor himself for the return of gravity) and the man towards the doorway, hopefully blocking it up and giving Julia some sort of partial cover against the gunfire headed her way. Hopefully he'll push himself back far enough that he won't be in the blast area of Nigel's dynamite.
(You can move and have an attack action in the same round, right? If not, then consider the above only being done if he kills the guy on the first hit; if he needs two to kill then guy then he'll just stay there, since he won't be able to do anything else).
While he's fighting...
"Nigel, toss over some of that sweet dynamite, if we're lucky you could take out both o' the guys in the airlock! Julia, get yer slutty ass out of there before they riddle you with so many bullets that you'll have too many holes for all the men in the world to fill!"
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"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A SLUT YOU FACKING GEARHEAD!" She shouts back in the intercom, while holding her gut with one hand, aswell as hoping to be able to run out trough the door behind her, as her plain thourougly failed.
If needed, she will surge to act before those bastards. Still shouting very offending things to them (after trying to offend Talyn)
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Anath continues his path to the bridge but stops when he finds Talyn and Tristan.
He quickly pushes himself to go help them and if he is close enough he will try to shoot the pirate with the Spray Tranquilizer.
"Nice to see you all."
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"What? who's shouting at me? whats wrong with being a gearhead? you'd all be stranded if it wasn't for me so kill the dam pirates and don't hurt my baby!"
Wrench shouts as he works having entirely gotten the converstaion confused due to his hearing and all the extra noise.
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Tristan will continue using Talyn or Anath for cover as he fires at the pirates. He's eagerly anticipating the return of gravity.
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Nigel ignores Talyn, not willing to give up any of his dynamite, and turns the corner, shooting any pirates he sees.
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Maurice floats around the cargo bay dying and helpless, hopefully he will not bleed to death, though he wouldn't know if he did...
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"I hate myself sometimes..." Aadi mutters, slowly following Nigel, holding his gun up, ready to assist his ally with any luck points that he would need.
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Talyn shoves his blade through the pirate’s chest – killing him – and then shoves the body down the hall – where it smacks into a pirate exiting the airlock.
That pirate swings his riot gun around the body and fires at Talyn, but the extra momentum throws his aim off and he misses.
On the other side of the hallway, Julia flees the scene – bleeding profusely over her hands as she holds them over the gaping hole in her belly.
Anath comes up behind Tristan and Talyn, thinking he might be able to try to shoot a pirate with his spray tranquilizer. Unfortunately, the pirates are much too far away at the moment and shooting buckshot down the corridor at them.
Anath wisely steps into the side corridor out of line of fire.
“Nice to see you all,” he says to his crewmates while he’s there.
On the Bridge meanwhile, Wrench finally resets the last of the circuit breakers and watches as the ship’s computer successfully begins to boot up. Power and gravity are just moments away…
As this goes on, Tristan continues using Talyn for cover as he fires at the pirates. He puts two holes in the pirate shooting at them for 14 and 13 damage.
At the airlock, another pirate rushes out and up the corridor toward Nigel and Aadi. Nigel is waiting and forces the man to wade through two riotgun blasts to the chest.
One for 19 Damage (thanks to Aadi’s Feng-Shui) and one for 17 Damage!
The pirate proves to be a brute however and sucks it up, leveling his own riot gun at Nigel and pulling the trigger – but nothing happens – he’s had a misfire!
“I hate myself sometimes...” Aadi mutters, and takes a shot at the pirate from behind the cover of Nigel. It doesn’t impress anyone however, as it misses and ricochets unproductively off the corridor wall.
Then power and gravity come back to the ship and everything that was floating abruptly comes crashing down (including a heavy crate in the cargo hold that lands on Maurice)…
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OOC – On to Round 3
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"Ahaha! Take that you bloody wankers!"
Nigel yells as he continues to fire at the pirates.
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Anath turns away from the battle in the corridor seeing as how he can't do anything and head to the Elevator near the workroom. Hoping to help Maurice and perhaps disable the pirates up there.
Still without using his com he tells his nearby comrades this before leaving.
"I'm going to go help Maurice if I can, even if I'm a disgraced doctor I'm still a doctor!"
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"is thia the real life, is this just fantasy. Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality."...
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Anath turns away from the battle in the corridor seeing as how he can't do anything and head to the Elevator near the workroom. Hoping to help Maurice and perhaps disable the pirates up there.
Still without using his com he tells his nearby comrades this before leaving.
"I'm going to go help Maurice if I can, even if I'm a disgraced doctor I'm still a doctor!"
"Dammit, You'd think Ceres would have better security." Aadi mutters over the comlink, still helping Nigel take out the pirate, as well as shooting again.
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Talyn rushes the man Tristan had riddled with a few bullets, taking as many hits with the sword as needed to cut him down to size. After killing him, he'll dive to the right, so that he'll be out of the line of sight of the pirate leader in the air lock .
If the pirate leader gets out to shoot him, he'll burn a surge and rush the guy so that he'll be disturbed by the close combat (and maybe take some damage), hopefully ruining his aim (While, as customary, making to dodge if shot at).
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Since Talyn's providing such excellent cover, Tristan will try to move when he does, firing on pirates if possible, but prioritizing not getting shot.
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Wrench finally gets the power back and responds as only a man who truly loves his ship would, he talks to her as he fires every available armament directly at the gunship that is floating right in front of him.
"That's my baby, back and running already" he strokes the controls "now let's show them what happens when they hurt you." He hits the fire button on the police guns and missiles. (Spend a surge, no-body hurts my baby)
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Nigel fires at the pirate directly in front of him and takes him out!
Anath rushes away from the battle, hoping to help Maurice.
Talyn rushes the man Tristan had riddled with bullets and cuts him down. After killing him, he'll dives to the right – out of the line of sight of the pirate leader in the air lock.
The Pirate Leader meanwhile, tosses a concussion grenade out into the hallway.
The blast does 5 Damage to Talyn and Stuns him, but he is able to spend a surge to shrug it off.
With no further available target, Tristan and Aadi ready for anyone else that might burst through the airlock.
As this goes on, the Pirate Hijacker ships on both the port and starboard side separate and pull away.
Up on the Bridge, Wrench targets the Pirate Gunship and opens fire – strafing the side of the enemy ship with the guns for 18 Damage and missing with a missile.
That is when two Pirates come up out of the Elevator shaft and open fire on Wrench!
Wrench catches a riot gun blast to the hip for 14 Damage – while the other Pirate suffers a misfire on the cheap Pirate ammo they are issued.
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OOC Combat is still in Progress...
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Wrench, having taken the hit realizes quickly that he is out gunned and that dynamite is not going to be a good plan while on the bridge. He quickly moves to the side and close to the nearest pirate drawing his brass knuckles to try and hold him in close combat directly between himself and the other pirate. He thinks holding until help arrives is the best plan so he takes up a defencive stance in close combat (parry and counter using his ability for two defence actions)
If the pirates attack first he will dodge then move into cc to counter-punch
"Two of them on the bridge! Someone get here now!"
(OOC: this is with the idea that parry would include deflecting the gun barrel, if it doesn't then he would use evade and counter to dodge the attack in close range then punch with the counter.)
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"That's it for here mates! Where are the rest of them wankers at?" Nigel asks over the comlink.
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Once told Wrench needs help on the bridge, Nigel will head to the bridge to help him. If he needs to, he'll surge to get back to back shots in a turn once he arrives.
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Talyn will go down the elevator (the one next to Tristan). He will prepare himself to dodge the pirate who is obviously going to have his gun levelled at the elevator exit, and will then dash forward to engage in close combat, also trying to use his enemy's body as cover against the pirate across the bay.
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If Talyn goes past him into the elevator, Tristan will follow. He is planning on using the cyberjock as cover while firing on whatever pirates are waiting. If Julia gets in the elevator with them, she will also make a great human shield.
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Anarth continues heading for the elevator near the workroom so he won't have to deal with any fighting if he can help it. Hopefully he's not too late to save Maurice.
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"Anarth, where are you? i think im in dire need of your help here. Ugh, blood everywhere! How am i supposed to get this off my dress!" She whines, still clutching her gut, to prevent further bleeding.
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"Anarth, where are you? i think im in dire need of your help here. Ugh, blood everywhere! How am i supposed to get this off my dress!" She whines, still clutching her gut, to prevent further bleeding.
"What? Can't you people stop dying at the same time? At least do it in an orderly fashion next time! Now do these instructions while I go save Maurice, he's been wounded for far longer."
Anath begins giving out basic medical instructions to her and tells her to get a painkiller or two. "Doctors Orders, everybody. I'll get back as soon as I can."
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"What? Can't you people stop dying at the same time? At least do it in an orderly fashion next time! Now do these instructions while I go save Maurice, he's been wounded for far longer."
Anath begins giving out basic medical instructions to her and tells her to get a painkiller or two. "Doctors Orders, everybody. I'll get back as soon as I can."
"I'll show you my boobs if you get here and get this freaking bullet out of me!" She replies annoyed at the old geezer.
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Aadi follows the call for help, heading after Nigel to try and save wrench from certain doom, until his notices that his help would be more useful following the Cyber jock.
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Wrench, manages to avoid getting blasted two more times, by moving in tight and countering the pirate’s shots with some close quarter action.
Anath meanwhile, continues heading for the elevator near the workroom and takes it down into the cargo hold, arriving in the Gravity Control room – as Julia calls for his assistance over the comlinks.
Anath just ignores her at the moment, being more concerned about Maurice’s unknown fate.
As this goes on, Talyn, Tristan, and Aadi head to the elevator that goes up to the Hangar Deck, while Nigel rushes to Wrench’s aid on the Bridge.
Nigel arrives on the Bridge and crit hits a pirate hijacker in the back of the head – blasting a hole through his skull and killing him instantly.
The other pirate suddenly looks like he’d rather be anywhere else in the world than here, and grabs a couple of concussion grenades in each hand…
On the elevator meanwhile, Talyn, Tristan, and Aadi ride it up and the door slides open – followed by an explosion as a proximity concussion grenade goes off. The three of them each take 9 Stun Damage – while Aadi is stunned (Surge to shrug) – Talyn resists stun – and Tristan Botches the save, but burns Luck to negate the Botch and Surge to shrug the stun.
Then looking out into the hanger, they see the bay doors open and Wrench’s scout ship being stolen – not only that, but the pirate leader onboard is swiveling the front of the ship around to bring its weapons to bare on the three of them!
Outside meanwhile, the two pirate hijacker ships pull away as the pirate gunship strafes the Cardinal’s hull with two busts from its 20mm ship guns – doing 24 and 26 Damage…
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Wrench immediately responds to the attack in his beautiful ship with anger, causing his adrenalin to SURGE.
He punches the pirate with his brass knuckles then hits the fire controls for another missile.
He will use luck/surge as needed to avoid stun if the pirate grenades them all
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"Shit, they're getting on board the ship! Sorry guys, you'll have to handle this guy alone!"
Talyn immediately charges off, moving as fast as his technologically enhanced body allows him to, trying to get into the damn ship before it could take off.
If he doesn't have any actions by the time he enters the ship, he will immediately burn a surge to attack the pirate directly inside (though not the leader at the helm - at least, not yet).
Luck and Surge should be spent as needed (though save 1 point of luck at the end for when Talyn is inevitably shot to disablement by the leader - hey, at least he'll have delayed them long enough for the others to board).
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"You little pests ain't nothin'! Look at cha, damn near pissin' yourself, ha!" Nigel yells, firing two shots at the pirate remaining in the cabin.
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Aadi surges to resist stun, and then whips out his lopan, and spends a luck to alter the die roll on the pirate captain's gun roll, making sure he fails it. (He'll also give luck to his allies as needed)
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Tristan fires on the pirate in the
cargo hangar bay, using luck and surge as needed to hopefully keep firing until he goes down.
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"Take your fat geezer arse over here and tend to this frekkin wound. You ever gotten shot? it hurts like hell!" Julia says over the com-link.
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"Take your fat geezer arse over here and tend to this frekkin wound. You ever gotten shot? it hurts like hell!" Julia says over the com-link.
"You know what woman? You can stay wounded for a moment and survive, Maurice is likely going to die if he hasn't already. Besides, you didn't say when I had to come stitch you up... Heh."
Anarth yells back through the com-link, clearly annoyed at the pressure to save Maurice and/or getting free sex for helping Julia.
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Anath continues to rush toward Maurice’s position, while the pestering Julia heads down the cargo elevator and arrives at Maurice first – seeing his feet sticking out from under a large crate.
Julia is very much reminded of the scene in the Wizard of Oz, where Dorothy’s house falls on top of the Wicked Witch of the East…
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Up in the Hanger Bay, Tristan fires on the pirate standing out in the open, blasting him in the shoulder and then in the neck! It’s the second shot (and a little Luck from Aadi) that does the trick and down he goes.
Talyn meanwhile, activates his Speed Switch and charges off, covering the distance to the ship and leaping into the still open doorway to slash off the guarding pirate’s head with one clean motion of his blade. He doesn’t stop, but rushes right up behind the seated Pirate Leader and stabs the man through the captain’s chair for only 11 Damage, but impales him through the gut – effectively pinning him in the seat.
The next round is spent with the Pirate leader trying to slip off the sword to stand up, while Talyn executed him with a few deer slugs to the head…
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On the Bridge, Nigel fires twice – missing once and hitting once for 14 Damage. Then Wrench crit-punches the poor man’s teeth out – doing 6 Damage and KOing him.
Nigel finishes the man off and kicks the concussion grenades away with his foot, but none of the pins had been pulled and there is no explosion.
Wrench then slams down the fire button again, sending a missile right into the side of the pirate gunship for 30 damage!
The gunship returns fire again, doubling up and blasting the Cardinal with two missiles for 28 and 19 Damage and then staffing it with two banks of ship guns for 18 and 19 Damage, but the ship’s armor soaks both of those. Any more of this and the Cardinal is getting blown out of the sky!
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Then, on the Bridge of both the Cardinal and the Little Bug, a tall thin man in a ten-thousand writ suit, waist-length silver hair, and a long matching cane suddenly comes onto the vid screen. Apparently, he is also on the Pirate Gunship’s screen as well, as he addresses Purgatory Bill before speaking to the your own crew:
“That is enough Bill. They work for me now. You may go.”
There is an awkward silence and then Wrench and Nigel, looking out at the Pirate Gunship, actually see Purgatory Bill on the bridge of his ship suddenly slam his fists on a console and unleash a torrent of silent curses at them.
A moment later, the Pirate Gunship moves away, leaving the Cardinal alone with its rescuer.
“My name is Solomon Wraithstone, of The Wraithstone Syndicate,” the well-dressed man says, “The fact that you managed to survive Bill’s trap for as long as you did speaks of your ability and potential. It would be a shame for talent such as yourselves to fall into the hands of undisciplined Pirates – even if they had decided to let you join them, rather than kill you outright for your ship.”
“No, I have better for you. A job offer. If you are interested, dock your ship on platform SW-3512 and we’ll talk further.”
“Oh, and as long as you are working for me, Mr. Bill and his jolly band of pirates will leave you alone.”
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Talyn proceeds to collect those Phat Lewts from the numerous dead bodies in the ship, starting with the pirate leader and the dead guard (Hey, you've got to get money from somewhere right?)
"Everyone still alive?" He says, speaking into the micro-com.
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Tristan will check the guy he just shot for anything valuable. He doesn't respond to Talyn, figuring Talyn can tell that he and Aadi are still alive.
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Wrench keeps looking at the fire controls for a moment before deciding not to push it, his beloved Cardinal had taken too many hits already.
"Since the boys Bill has left alive are running for it I guess we stop for now. We were going to be looking for a job once we landed so I'll set a course for your dock now. I don't suppose a repair crew could meet us there too?"
Wrench quickly checks the dead pirates for valuables, splitting the loot with Nigel before sitting back into his chair to dock at SW-3512
He shouts over the comm "ok crew, the pirates are bugging out and we have a job so make yourselves useful and if your not wounded check the other crew and the ship for damage."
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"Everyone still alive?" He says, speaking into the micro-com.
"I still am, checking on Maurice now. It doesn't look good..."
Anath trails off as he quickly moves to see if he can get the crate off of Maurice without hurting him more than needed.
If the crate does come off Anath will quickly move to check Maurice for signs of life and if he is still alive will begin healing his shipmate.
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Julia kaughs apher arse off p. Soon after it she will try to figure out what scene it was in
since mr D havent seen the wizard from Oz
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Anath is surprised to find Maurice still alive and (with help from the crew) gets him and Julia up to the Medical Bay.
As this goes on, the ship moves to the surface of Ceres and prepares to dock on platform SW-3512.
Apparently, the offices of the Wraithstone Syndicate occupy the top four floors of the southernmost tower of the Ceres complex...
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In the Medical Bay, Anath uses a Super-Coag to restore 5 Wound Points to both Maurice and Julia. He then Performs Surgery on Maurice.
When Maurice wakes up, he is under the twelve hour disablement that comes along with surgery, but spends a Surge Point to use his Restore Vitality power to completely overcome it.
For Julia, Anath just treats her injuries rather than do any unnecessary surgery.
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Once the Cardinal had docked on platform SW-3512, the crew is met by three well-dressed gentlemen, who escort everyone into the tower. Inside is an amazing display of power and wealth, opulently wrapped in a corporation-like facade. Airs and high society aside, there is no question that the employees here are the worst kind of coldblooded killers – all smiles and good manners until they are chopping you up in the basement to get rid of the bodies…
You are then taken to a huge Greek-columned meeting hall dominated at the far end by a full-wall painting of Medusa – eye’s blazing. Lining the sides of the hall are a variety of exceptionally fine statues depicting Medusa’s ‘victims’, all stylistically appropriate to the Greek theme.
Solomon Wraithstone stands under the painting of Medusa on a raised dais, while a Feng-Shui Master sits at a desk to one side with a gatestone-enhanced lopan and a huge paper ledger of some sort. He seems to be consulting the lopan and taking notes in the ledger as the crew approaches. Directly across the Feng-Shui Master’s desk on the opposite side of the room, sits a beautiful woman in small cushioned chair. She seems indifferent to the meeting itself, quietly fussing over her nails with a small file.
Anyone taking the time to look will also notice all the standard security measures – cameras, comlinks, etc.
Once the everyone has approached the dais, their three escorts retire to the far end of the hall to stand near the wide double doors you came in through.
Solomon Wraithstone then speaks – “Welcome to my humble enterprise. As I have already introduced myself that leaves each of you…”
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"My name is Talyn Jackson sir" the cyber jock says, though he does not volunteer any information regarding his rank or anything - probably because he doesn't have one....
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"The names Nigel. Nigel Evans." Nigel says, introducing himself. He then clears his throat and spits a loogie onto the floor.
"Nice place ya got here mate."
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"Aadi King. Glad to see another feng shui user around. And with a gatestone, no less. Not a lot o' people have them. Useful as hell."
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"Julia. Julia Hopkins." She said indifferently.
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"Raidon Forrest, but I go by wrench"
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"Dr. Dustin. A pleasure to meet you sir."
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"Tristan Cross."
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As each of you give your name, the Feng-Shui Master takes notes.
Somehow Maurice is overlooked and never gets a chance to give his name, which might be a good thing…
Once that is out of the way, Solomon continues: “As I mentioned when intervening in your behalf with the pirates, I have a job offer for you. Of course you are free to accept or decline, but should you choose the later, I cannot be expected to continue shielding you from Mr. Bill’s designs. He is a well-established Pirate Captain here on Ceres with a lot more resources at his disposal than what you saw today. He obviously underestimated your resolve when you proved to be less than easy prey for his Gatejacking. It was this that brought your crew to my attention. I believe you may be able to help me as I have helped you.”
“I have a ten year old daughter named Amberly. She has been taken from her mother’s care by the worst of human scum – Child Traffickers! My sources have identified who it is that has her – a soon to be deadman by the name of Lester Werthlen. Unfortunately, we do not know where to find this worthless piece of crap. We would ask it of the Junker’s Guild, as they are in the know of virtually anything you could imagine; but our current relations with the Junkers Guild are, shall we say, strained at best.”
“This is where you come in. Go to the Junker’s Guild; Find out where Lester Werthlen and his followers are operating; Kill Lester and his degenerate followers – all of them – in as painful and horrifyingly gruesome a manner as possible; and return my daughter Amberly to me.”
“Do this, and you will receive a 5,000,000w reward for Amberly’s safe return, plus 500,000w for each and every head of the child trafficking scum you bring me – sans body!”
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This isn't wrench's normal line of work so he is full. Of misgivings but it's a very big payoff and his ship is damaged...
"My ship will be needing repairs before we set out, can that be arranged as part of our deal?"
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Talyn leans back against any nearby wall he can find.
That... Is a lot of money. Maybe even enough for some new implants...
"How many?" He asks the man - though realizing quickly that the question may be too vague, he clarifies - "how many men can we expect? I'd like to know just how much money we stand to make." He says with a grin.
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"Oh, i get to work out some PMS problems... I like it! Oh, its pissed at men syndrome im refering too." She smiled deviously, almost shaking in anticipation. Oh, where can i buy a large ass combat knife? Chopping heads off is a nasty business." She replied excited, with a wicked smile.
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"Your daughter?" Aadi asks, looking shocked. "When was she kidnapped?"
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"Alright mate. We'll bring her back, along with the heads of them child traffickers." Nigel replies.
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“Amberly has been missing now for three days,” Solomon says, “…three days with those inhuman scum. And they must know who they have by now – I’m sure of it. And I’m hoping that that knowledge will keep them from violating her – knowing what will happen to them if they do. But I am even more worried that they will simply make her ‘disappear’ in order to get out from under this grave mistake they have made.”
“As for how many of them… I can’t say. Only that Lester is big enough to survive out here in Ceres.”
“As for your ship and repairs, sure. But only after you get a viable lead to go on from the Junkers Guild.”
“Oh, and keep in mind boys (and lady) – this is a non-exclusive arraignment.”
“If someone else gets this done before you do… Tough shit. No payday. And I’ll be sending you an invoice for the repairs to your ship.”
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"Mind tellin' us who we're competing against then?"
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"Every other goddamn bounty hunter in Ceres."
"But here, you have an advantage - the Junkers Guild doesn't trust a lick of them - and neither do I..."
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"Bad idea, bounty hunters will fight over her more than the slavers will." He says - not directly out loud mind you, just as an aside, mostly to himself.
We'll be fighting our way back here once we got the girl....
"Well, we may as well stop wastin' time; doc, can you patch me up a bit before we get to the guild?"
And I have my own bounty....
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“If someone else gets this done before you do… Tough shit. No payday. And I’ll be sending you an invoice for the repairs to your ship.”
"We'll get her. The only question is how tough it'll be. But we will get her."
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"Well, we may as well stop wastin' time; doc, can you patch me up a bit before we get to the guild?"
"Of course, though you'll still have to pay unless you decide to stab yourself in the throat to get my services for free. I can't let you die like that now can I? At that point I couldn't even call myself a Doctor anymore."
Anath thinks about the vast reward as he awaits Talyn to respond. As he daydreams about using the services of the finest brothels around he remembers something.
"Oh, and since your not a woman don't try to get that discount either. But don't worry, you pay less for my quality service than you would if you looked elsewhere."
OOC: Berka, am I allowed to charge credits from my teammates for my services? >:D ;D
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"Every other goddamn bounty hunter in Ceres."
"But here, you have an advantage - the Junkers Guild doesn't trust a lick of them - and neither do I..."
I'm not so certain we should trust you. "Solomon Wraithstone?" That's a name that just screams "I'm a villain."
I mean, look at what happened with "Purgatory Bill." What were we thinking?
As usual, Tristan says nothing.
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"Then it seems we need to get started soon, what's the best way to contact the Junkers? I can use my scout ship while the Cardinal is being repaired or do they have a presence on the ground?"
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"Of course, though you'll still have to pay unless you decide to stab yourself in the throat to get my services for free. I can't let you die like that now can I? At that point I couldn't even call myself a Doctor anymore."
Anath thinks about the vast reward as he awaits Talyn to respond. As he daydreams about using the services of the finest brothels around he remembers something.
"Oh, and since your not a woman don't try to get that discount either. But don't worry, you pay less for my quality service than you would if you looked elsewhere."
OOC: Berka, am I allowed to charge credits from my teammates for my services? >:D ;D
"I'll pay you to heal me when you pay me to fight." He says in simple reply.
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"I'll pay you to heal me when you pay me to fight." He says in simple reply.
Anath chuckles to himself before responding.
"Well, it's your choice if you just want to stand around during a fight and die. All I lose is a potential customer. I don't pay my customers to survive, they pay me to heal them after whatever violent battles they get pulled into."
"But how about this, you get free medical services from me if you act as my bodyguard?"
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Anath chuckles to himself before responding.
"Well, it's your choice if you just want to stand around during a fight and die. All I lose is a potential customer. I don't pay my customers to survive, they pay me to heal them after whatever violent battles they get pulled into."
"But how about this, you get free medical services from me if you act as my bodyguard?"
"You don't pay your customers to survive, and I ain't one of your customers, you're on this goddamn crew because you're a doctor.
Your purpose is to heal us and if you want to start charging for it then you can go Fark yourself while we find any number of other medics out there who'll be doctors on our crew for the same privilege you get. I'm not going to be your goddamn bodyguard anymore than you're my personal healing bitch, but if we get in a fight then I will fight and if I get injured then you will heal, that is how we work, you'd better not try to pull this kind of shit when we get into serious trouble."
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"You don't pay your customers to survive, and I ain't one of your customers, you're on this goddamn crew because you're a doctor.
Your purpose is to heal us and if you want to start charging for it then you can go Fark yourself while we find any number of other medics out there who'll be doctors on our crew for the same privilege you get. I'm not going to be your goddamn bodyguard anymore than you're my personal healing bitch, but if we get in a fight then I will fight and if I get injured then you will heal, that is how we work, you'd better not try to pull this kind of shit when we get into serious trouble."
"Hey now, I never said you would have to pay if we were in battle or your life was in danger. Medical equipment and supplies don't come cheap you know, I'm just trying to make a decent living here."
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"And how much do you stand to make from all the extra equipment you got off those dead pirates?" He says, an eyebrow raised.
"How many of those pirates did you personally kill? Don't be a greedy sunovabitch like Nigel, we don't need more o' that."
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"Eh? What are you two babbling about? If I can't hear where the dam Junkers are none of you are getting paid."
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"And how much do you stand to make from all the extra equipment you got off those dead pirates?" He says, an eyebrow raised.
"How many of those pirates did you personally kill? Don't be a greedy sunovabitch like Nigel, we don't need more o' that."
"What does that have to do with our conversation? I thought we were discussing my role in the crew."
Anath is clearly annoyed as he continues speaking.
"I have far less loot from the pirates as you do so don't act like I'm the greedy one here. Besides, unlike you I don't Kill my enemies if I can help it and I took the time to save Maurice from dying instead of playing 'soldier' against the pirates."
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OOC: Actually they got the exact same amount, with the only difference being the tools that Talyn totally secretly stole because Nigel was going to take them anwyay).
BIC:
"So what you're saying is that, in return for healing the crew after not fighting at all, you got free loot?" Talyn says pointedly.
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"Guys?" Aadi says, subtly pointing to their employer.
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"Guys?" Aadi says, subtly pointing to their employer.
"Sorry for having a cock.. Oh wait, i dont. Screw you p, you sexist bastard." She said to him, while hiving him the finger. And lets not forget about that teasing smile.
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"Guys?" Aadi says, subtly pointing to their employer.
Dr. Dustin realizes what is going on and nods.
"We can always talk about this later Tayln. Sorry everybody." He looks at their employer. "Sir."
"Sorry for having a cock.. Oh wait, i dont. Screw you p, you sexist bastard." She said to him, while hiving him the finger. And lets not forget about that teasing smile.
"...What?" Anath says in confusion after hearing her comment.
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Nigel gives a hearty laugh at the bantering of his fellow pirates.
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The Crew is given the coordinates of the Junker's Guild and 'escorted' out of the Wraithstone Corporation Tower.
Back on the ship, the crew needs to decide if a few hours should be spent repairing some of the ship's damage first, before heading to the Junker's Guild - or if they think they can push the ship that far...
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Wrench happily makes the decision for them as he cares more for his ship than their health or well being.
"Right I'm getting repairs done, it'll be a few hours so go sell your lot or somthing. I'm gonna stay and keep an eye on the cardinal and see if they will install more guns for me."
Wrench spends the time trying to convince them to install more guns while they do the repairs.
"And if one of you buys me a bullet-proof vest I'll pay ya."
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Talyn sells his beautiful, beautiful loot while Wrench deals with the ship.
While he's out, he'll also look for (and probably fail miserably) an army flak jacket. - though he's not taking any of that discount crap, only the best.
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Wrench spends four hours repairing the open holes in his ship (+4 Structure Points), while the rest of the crew go out shopping for gear.
Not surprisingly, it is a whole lot easier on Ceres to find and purchase weapons and other illicit equipment than anywhere else in the system.
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At length, the crew all return to the ship and head to the asteroid coordinates where the Junker's Guild makes their home. After flying two hours out from Ceres – with Wrench continuing to make repairs to the ship (+2 Structure Points) – the crew sees a collection of large asteroids actually fused together with a hobbled collection of old ships. A massive capitol ship from decade’s past acts as the Guild’s receiving platform, where visiting ships can dock; and houses the offices of the Guild Masters.
Furthermore, a fleet of dilapidated looking Heap Ships orbit nearby, no doubt keeping vigil over the Junker stronghold – if you can call the floating junkyard anything of the sort.
When Wrench docks the ship, it is locked onto with docking clamps controlled by the Guild. This means that the Cardinal will be unable to leave unless the Guild lets them go, or they physically weld the clamps off, or they hack the clamp controls (MTN 15 Computers roll).
Once disembarked from the ship, the crew is met by one of the Guild Masters; under the careful scrutiny of a well-armed security detail (composed of two dozen rough and scraggily-looking Junkers in armored vests with military assault rifles).
“Of what services can the Junkers Guild offer (or expect) from the newest collection of refuse to flush down into Ceres?” the old man asks with a spit of chewing tobacco to emphasis his apparent distaste of having to waste time talking to space pirates…
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being free of the ship Wrench immediatly lights up a cigarette and starts smoking deeply, letting out a big sigh as he does.
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"Actually sir, I'm not a pirate. More like a pirate by association after certain issues back home."
Dr. Dustin says to the pirates.
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"Yes, well then... What do you want?" the man asks, when no one else offers to say anything.
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Talyn steps up and says
"We were hoping you could help us find some slavers, bastards took one of our own and we're looking to get even."
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Despite having lit up his second cigarette in quick succession Wrench is still worked up so when no-one gives and answer except Talyn's short response and adds.
"We only got into this part of the system a few hours ago so I have no idea how any of this works but I've heard you are the best people in the galaxy to talk to if you need to buy information, and we do, so here we are and we can pay." All completely honestly
The then proceeds to start smoking his cig again.
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The Guild Master looks at Wrench, then back at Talyn.
"There are plenty of slaver types on Ceres. Do you have more information? Or should we just pick a slaver group at random?"
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The Guild Master looks at Wrench, then back at Talyn.
"There are plenty of slaver types on Ceres. Do you have more information? Or should we just pick a slaver group at random?"
"The bastards' name is Lester Werthlen." Nigel replies.
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"Lester Werthlen..." The Guild Master says with a long pause - all the while looking the crew up and down.
"The information we provide is always fact. It is always the truth. It is always verified," he then says, spitting once more.
"I suggest that you start supplying information of a like quality - or I'm afraid that we will be unable to do business."
"So then, who's the kid? What do you have to do with the kid? Why is getting even more important to you than the kid? Clearly, this is not your kid that we are talking about, and dubiously any part of your crew..."
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Talyn refrains from rolling his eyes.
"We're getting even by getting the kid back and burning him and everything he owns down into the ground."
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"And we plan to get paid for returning all kids we find to their parents. Doing a good deed often comes with good rewards."
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"Ok, so now we are getting somewhere." The Guild Master replies, "But here is some free information - just so you know how this works... for future reference."
"We know that the Wraithstone Corporation has send bounty hunters out after Lester Werthlen. We know that they are seeking a girl that Lester Werthlen has taken. We know that you have spoken to Solomon Wraitstone shortly after arriving on Ceres - following a little misunderstanding with the Pirate Captain Purgatory Bill. We know where you can find Lester Werthlen."
Then after a pause, he asks - "But why should we help you help him? Good deeds aside."
"You haven't given any indication at all that you are any more trustworthy, or honorable, than the rest of the flotsam that washes up on Ceres."
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Talyn shrugs.
"We know you're not friendly with him, didn't think it would do any good to say we were with him."
Then his face takes a darker turn to it.
"But if you think we're just in this for the money, you're wrong Junker. I'm not standing by while some Farking slavers keep a little girl hostage, I'm not waiting for them to get bored and kill her - or worse - because they're afraid of the bounty that Wraithstone 'as got on him. I want the money, yeah. We all want the money, everybody in the Farking universe wants money, but we got our goddamn principles too, and I want to kill this piece of shit for more reasons than one.
Now if you want something - be it a favor, a cut, then we can negotiate, but don't you for a second think that we're leaving before we know where we can find the man who makes slaves out of kids for a living, because that kind of man's got to die.
We may be pirates, but we're not goddamn slavers."
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"Listen. This crew may be cutthroats. I hate a couple of them, in fact. But the difference between us and other groups is that some of us actually care about children," Aadi says, honestly.
"I have a family, far away. Left to get some cash. I don't know how it feels to lose a child, but I know how it feels to love one. That's the difference." Aadi King says, simply and honestly.
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The Guild Master gives a thoughtful look, as if something in Talyn's and Aadi's little speech has struck a chord.
"Maybe you are different than the rest of the bounty hunters and mercs around here - maybe you're not. But you're fresh enough at least that Solomon can't have gotten his hooks too deep in you yet."
"Yes, maybe we can come to some form of agreement."
Then turning to Wrench, he says - "There won't be any returning the children to their parents. As bad as it is to say, some of Lester Werthlen's kids are better off even with him, rather than with their real parents. You got to realize that this is Ceres we are talking about. Lester Werthlen doesn't kidnap the children of upstanding citizens. He takes children that nobody will miss. Why the hell he took someone Wraithstone cared about is completely out of his normal mode of operation."
"But, if you really are going to go after Lester Werthlen, then the children he has taken need to be rescued too. But you are going to bring them here to us and they are going to be assimilated into our society. They will be given new families - cared for - and taught the Junker's ways."
"You may of course return the one child that Wraithstone is after to him, but the rest will come to us. If you can agree to these terms, then we will tell you where to find Lester Werthlen."
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Aadi simply looks perturbed.
'"No, no... Even in Ceres, parents must care about their children. That's ridiculous to say."
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Nigel laughs at Aadi's naive optimism.
"Mate, you haven't seen much of the scum of the universe, have ya?"
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Talyn pauses before answering.
"It... fits our contract - but I think i'm going to need proof that these kids really are in such a bad ways."
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Nigel laughs at Aadi's naive optimism.
"Mate, you haven't seen much of the scum of the universe, have ya?"
"Tragedy makes people better, sometimes, Nigel."
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"I've seen the bottom end of society, if the Junkers can guarantee the kids a good life on their ships I wouldn't mind leaving them with you. Anyone who attacks a junker finds out fast how you look after your own I hear."
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Anath muses to himself as his comrades talk.
"Would it be possible to allow us to keep a 2nd kid? I've been looking to gain an apprentice who I can teach my profession too. If this can't be arranged then that's all right."
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Tristan finally can't stay silent any more. "What the hell is wrong with all of you?
Why do any of you morons give a Fark what happens to the other kids? We have a job to do, and that job is to deliver the Wraithstone kid. Not to return all the other kids to their parents- no one is paying us for that-- and certainly not adopting them as our apprentices!
Agree to the Farking terms already so we can get on with this."
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"Well spoken," the Guild Master responds to Tristan.
Then addressing the rest, he adds, "Yes, it's not like any of you have the time or money to waste tracking down the reprobate parents of these children. You are mercenaries for Titan's sake, not social workers. You bring the kids to us and we'll take care of them. Those are our terms. Reject them now if they do not suite you - but do not make the mistake of going into a deal with the Junkers that you have no intention to keep."
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"Very well, let's get on with it."
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"Looks like we all agree so shall we get on with it? I need to get my ship back to a good repair yard."
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Aadi gulps, but nods.
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“Very well, then,” the Guild Master says.
“Lester Werthlen can be found on his vessel, a smuggler jump ship named ‘Triple Sevens’. Currently, he is way out in deep space – far enough from Ceres that most ships can’t get out there and back on one tank of fuel.”
“Unless you modify your own ship, you will run out of fuel just shortly after reaching the Triple Sevens.”
“Here are the coordinates.”
With that, the Guild Master nods to one of the other Junkers in the room – who then walks over to hand Wrench a small info-strip with the location of space where Lester Werthlen hides his ship. True enough, it is twenty one days due south of the solar plane – the exact range limit of the Cardinal (presuming a full tank of fuel on departure).
“If you hurry, you may be able to catch him before he is all the way out there. We know he has some days on you, but if your ship is fast enough, you might overtake him. Who knows…”
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"Thanks" Charlie says as he grind out the butt of his cigarette. "Although who would you recommend to work on the cardinal here, she will need repairs as well as that retrofit for the extra fuel and I'll trust your information more than Solomon's."
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"We can do that for you," the Guild Master offers; "in trade for your scout ship... or selling Lester Werthlen's Jump-Ship to us at one third its sale value."
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"Full repair and retrofit, along with extra armaments in trade for 2/3rds off his ships value when we sell to you. So long as the rest of the crew has no major objections?"
Wrench looks at the crew, he considers it a good deal since he plans to blast the crap out of the other ship anyway and little bug isn't for sale. Also in future the extra armaments, if agreed too, would be more than worth their costs.
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"I'm not the financial manager."
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"Repair and retrofit, no armaments included, and Werthlen's ship for 1/2 sale value - or - your scout ship." The Guild Master counters to Wrench's proposal.
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Wrench wants to take the deal as there is not way he will sell the little bug but he looks to the others to see if anyone wants to try and barter the junker down more. If not he will accept the deal.
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Wrench walks forward to shake hands.
"You have a deal for his ship half price. Want me to leave her here or move her to a different bay for the work?"
"Wait Wrench, let me handle this." Anath says as he puts a hand to hold back Wrench.
He then swiftly tries to change the deal.
"How about this sir? We sell you the ship for 2/3rds of it's normal price without armaments or 1/3rd of it's price with mandatory extra armaments. How about it?"
OOC: Use 1 luck if possible to help the deal fall favorably on our side.
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"No thanks," the Guild Master laughs.
"You will only get half the value of the ship, no mater where you sell it - and I'm sure you'll have plenty of buyers."
"But then you won't get any free repairs and retrofitting, but meh. The choice is yours."
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"Then we take the deal, ship at half price, no armaments."
Wrench moves forward to shake hands on the deal. "We leave her here or move it to a different dock?"
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"Here's fine," The Guild Master replies.
"You can wait on your ship and my men will work around you. Shouldn't take more than 10-12 hours..."
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"Right then, I start helping with repairs, I like to know what's happening on my baby-girl, and don't worry I won't cause problems."
Wrench heads on board to keep and eye on and help with repairs.
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Julia, who had stood there silently, speaks up. "Mr promising guild master, do you know where a girl might get her hands on some poison?" She asked.
"Im looking for the paralysing kind, aswell as the more.. lethal variant." She gave him a smile
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Maurice having no Idea what just happened with the transaction casually asks. "Where can I modify my pistol? Or get a new one in general. Maybe even a fully automatic pistol? Or an Energy baton type weapon?"
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"If you're telling the whore there where to find some poison, i'd like to know where to find some I can wipe down my sword with" Talyn pipes up
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"No, no poison or weapons for sale here, sorry," the Guild Master replies.
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"Not for sale, just info for where we can find 'em guild master"
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"What mr i replaced my balls for metal said." Julia countered.
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The Guild Master wishes the crew good luck and leaves them to their ship.
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After ten hours, a twelve-man team of Junker mechanics had repaired all the damage to the Cardinal and doubled the fuel efficiency of the ship – readying it to overtake Lester Werthlen’s Triple Sevens in deep space.
Following four straight days of over-burning the engines and flying at an ‘edge of sanity’ one hundred and twenty eight thousand miles per hour, a blip finally appeared on long range sensors – it was the Triple sevens – twelve million two hundred and eighty eight thousand miles out from Ceres.
Two more blips then appeared on sensors – indicating that the Triple Sevens had just launched a fighter craft and scout ship and that they were now both closing from Sensor Range into Long Range…
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Battle Stations!
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OOC: Tsk, you really don't want your players to have dat game-breakingly powerful poison do you Berks? ;)
BIC:
"Doc, you should stay here and man the main guns; Wrench, Aadi, you two ready to take the Bug out for a spin?" Talyn says, grinning.
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"Always ready." Aadi says, nodding. "I absolutely love the feel of computer run guns."
Aadi then heads over to the scout ship.
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Wrench, as always is on the bridge getting the ship under full control as the others make their plans for the combat
"If you take her out then you better take dam good care of My little bug! if you scratch her then the repairs come outta your cut! Everyone else who knows how, man some guns!"
Wrench readies all weapons and targeting systems and will open fire with the police guns the second one of the ships gets into range
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Talyn will grab Wrench by the shoulders and deliberately holler into his face, hoping for once to have the half-death mechanic hear what he's saying.
"Let Anath take the guns here, none of us can pilot worth shit and if you're not on the bug it'll be scrap metal by the time we reach the enemy ship!"
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Wrench will immediatly pushes him off and draw his brass knuckles (hothead)
"You really wanna go? Eh?" He pauses for a moment as he looks at the sensors again and puts the knucks away "Fine, none of you can handle my little bug anyway. EVERYONE LEFT ABOURD MAN A GUN!"
Wrench jogs for the lift and to little bugs hanger.
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Holy shit, he heard me for once. I've got to start doing that more often.
Talyn follows.
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Tristan intends to come along with Talyn and the others, thinking he'd be more useful that way.
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Nigel heads towards one of the ship's guns and mans it, thinking he'll be able to kill more traffickers that way.
"Alright mates, let's kill them bloody child trafficking wankers!"
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Maurice jumps down on a gun and gets ready to fire away. "Don't get cocky yet" he tells himself, quoting one of his favorite classical movies from Earth's ancient past.
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Talyn, Aadi, Tristan, and Wrench board the Little Bug as an air-to-air missile slams into the side of the Cardinal's freshly repaired hull for a blistering 34 Damage! They get the Scout Ship out the hanger and point it at the incoming ships, which are currently closing from Long Range into Medium Range. Unfortunately, the Little Bug only has Short Range weapons, but that won't be a problem next round.
Still on board the Cardinal meanwhile, Julia takes the helm to see if maybe she can dodge the next missile or something, while Nigel and Maurice man the weapons. Anath, meanwhile, has to decide if he can fight to defend his life, even if it means killing someone...
Nigel in the meantime, has no such moral dilemma, and sends an air-to-air missile out to the enemy scout ship - nailing it for 29 Damage!
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The Cardinal: Handling 0; Armor 25; Structure 100 65; Systems 40
Armed; Sturdy; Water Landing (F); 20mmL police ship guns +0/16L/PB; Air-to-Air Missiles +0/26L A40’r/L (6 5); Chaff Defense (6)
Little Bug: Handling +1; Armor 15; Structure 50; Systems 20
Armed; Docking Clamps; Stealthy; 20mmL police ship guns +0/16L/PB; 2 Banks of 60mm Mini Missiles +0/20L A30’r/S (6 & 6); Chaff Defense (6)
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Fighter: Handling +2; Armor 20; Structure 40; Systems 20
20mmL police ship guns 13/16L/PB
Mini Missiles 13/20L A30’r/PB (6)
Chaff Defense (6)
Scout Ship: Handling +1; Armor 15; Structure 50 21; Systems 20
Armed; Stealthy; 20mmL police ship guns +0/16L/PB; Air-to-Air Missiles +0/26L A40’r/L (6 5); Chaff Defense (6)
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Anath watches Maurice and realizes he could do a better job at manning the guns.
Slipping out a Tranquilizer he casually walks up behind Maurice and tries to stick the needle into his fellow shipmate.
OOC: I assume I need to roll to see if I succeed? lol
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Anath tranquilizes Maurice - who botching the save, goes to Dying on him - some sort of bad reaction to the tranq...
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Anath tranquilizes Maurice - who botching the save, goes to Dying on him - some sort of bad reaction to the tranquilizer...
"OH HOLY MOTHER OF PORRIDGE!"
Anath quickly moves to stabilize Maurice so his rather surprising reaction to the tranquilizer won't kill him. Anath is torn between studying the horrible reactions and actually working on his comrade.
As soon as Maurice is stable Anath will take any weapons off of him and move him to the far side of the room before manning the turret.
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Aadi mans the guns on the computers, and looks at Wrench.
"Get this ship up close, once there, I'll blow these bastards the fark up, ha ha!"
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Wrench begins evasive actions while on course to the nearest enemy ship planning on firing the second they get into range.
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Julia will continue steering the cardinal away from missiles. All while shouting very insulting things to the attackers.
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Wrench flies the Little Bug toward the other ships, as they fly toward him. The Distance closes from Medium Range to Point Blank between the three ships now engaging in a dogfight, while the Cardinal is now Short Range from them. The Triple Sevens meanwhile, slips out of Sensor Range and is gone (for now)...
An air-to-air missile is launched at the Little Bug from the enemy Scout Ship and tears into it for 27 Damage - but Wrench spends Luck for Half - barrel rolling the ship away from the majority of the blast!
The Fighter meanwhile, launches a salvo of three mini-missiles at the Little Bug as well, but Wrench outmaneuvers them!
Wrench punches out a single mini-missile at the enemy Scout Ship, but the pilot evades it smoothly.
As this goes on, Aadi lights up the side of the enemy Scout Ship with the ship guns for 25 Damage!
Back on the Cardinal, Julia keeps ready to evade any incoming missiles, but it is clear that the two ships are going to take out the Little Bug first. She will need to close the distance and join the dogfight if she want's to be able to employ the ship guns on them.
Anath, meanwhile stabilizes the unconscious Maurice, while Nigel launches another air-to-air missile at the enemy Scout Ship - hitting (with Luck) for 28 Damage and putting a serious hurt on it! He then surges to rapid fire another missile at the enemy Fighter - thumping it hard for 33 Damage!
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The Cardinal: Handling 0; Armor 25; Structure 100 65; Systems 40
Armed; Sturdy; Water Landing (F); 20mmL police ship guns +0/16L/PB; Air-to-Air Missiles +0/26L A40’r/L (6 3); Chaff Defense (6)
Little Bug: Handling +1; Armor 15; Structure 50 36; Systems 20
Armed; Docking Clamps; Stealthy; 20mmL police ship guns +0/16L/PB; 2 Banks of 60mm Mini Missiles +0/20L A30’r/S (6 5 & 6); Chaff Defense (6)
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Fighter: Handling +2; Armor 20; Structure 40 7; Systems 20
20mmL police ship guns 13/16L/PB
Mini Missiles 13/20L A30’r/PB (6 3)
Chaff Defense (6)
Scout Ship: Handling +1; Armor 15; Structure 50 0; Systems 20 7
Armed; Stealthy; 20mmL police ship guns +0/16L/PB; Air-to-Air Missiles +0/26L A40’r/L (6 4); Chaff Defense (6)
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Talyn hands on to something, the ship having presumably been rocked back by the blasts.
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"Ha ha, take that you little shits!" Aadi shouts in laughter, as he prepares to use the clamps onto the scout ship.
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Tristan braces himself for another bout of space sickness.
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Having saved his fellow shipmate from an unexpected death Anath quickly begins manning the guns and tries to find a target. But his morality gets the better of him and he realize he might kill somebody if he uses the gun.
Oh nononono... How do I get out of this one? I can't just murder that man over there and I won't justify it because he's a horrible person. Agh!
Hey, wait. I can try and hit the wings or the sides of the ship so they don't explode or anything right? Ya, that will work...
Anath debates inside his head about the possibility of becoming a killer along with his previous shameful actions that lead him to this position in the first place.
Deciding he could disable the enemy instead of destroying him Anath works to do just that by using the ships weapons.
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''Wrench, can you get us close enough to board that scout ship!?''
Talyn yells out loudly.
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Leaving the scout ship alone to be boarded, Nigel fires another rocket at the fighter ship.
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Julia, realising there is no way the pirates could have heard her, tries to establish a communication link between the pirate ship and the cardinal, only to shout some very very insulting things, directly after she will try to get the cardinal closer to the dog fight and direct all the cardinals offensive power to the pirate ship.
"All members still on the ship, get to computer so you can use the targeting systems, lets fry these pieces of shallow space-cocks!"
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Wrench eyes up the weakened scoutship and tries to weigh up the possiblility of boarding it via clamps and bloawing through the hull, but they dont have a hacker to get the doors open or thermite charges so instead he opens fire on it again.
"We can recover it just fine when they are all dead." he states as he opens fire on it using a surge and luck to go first and hit. He continues evasive flying.
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"But we'd have to blow up the goddamn ship!" Talyn complains.
All that sweet money and those explosive weapons, to waste...
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Seriously? We made a boarding party when we can't actually board the enemy ship?
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ZzzzZZZzzzzzZzzzzZZZZzzzz
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Determined to end this fast, Wrench Launches 2 double mini-missile attacks at the wounded Scout ship but the pilot manages to maneuver right through them unscathed and retaliates with another air-to-air missile! Wrench burns a Luck Point to narrowly avoid eating the missile - while the fighter unloads a 3 mini-missile volley and opens up with its ship guns.
Wrench keeps one step ahead of the missile pack and rolls away from the strafing gun blast!
Seeing that Wrench has no intention of trying to board, Aadi shrugs and empties another burst of fire into the enemy Scout Ship for 19 Damage - chewing into the hull like it was tinfoil. The enemy Scout Ship is truly on its last legs now...
Aboard the Cardinal meanwhile, Julia closes the ship into point blank range, while Nigel lets loose another air-to-air missile at the Fighter. Burning a Luck causes the shot to crit - Slamming into the cockpit and blasting the entire vessel into a sparkling cloud of burning space debris.
Then Anath targets the engines of the Scout Ship with the Cardinal's guns, hoping to disable it. He strafes across the ship and lands a few shots in the engine for 19 Damage... then watches as the ship explodes in a fiery ball...
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The Cardinal: Handling 0; Armor 25; Structure 100 65; Systems 40
Armed; Sturdy; Water Landing (F); 20mmL police ship guns +0/16L/PB; Air-to-Air Missiles +0/26L A40’r/L (6 3); Chaff Defense (6)
Little Bug: Handling +1; Armor 15; Structure 50 36; Systems 20
Armed; Docking Clamps; Stealthy; 20mmL police ship guns +0/16L/PB; 2 Banks of 60mm Mini Missiles +0/20L A30’r/S (6 3 & 6 4); Chaff Defense (6)
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Fighter: Handling +2; Armor 20; Structure 40 0; Systems 20 0
20mmL police ship guns 13/16L/PB; Mini Missiles 13/20L A30’r/PB (6 0); Chaff Defense (6)
Scout Ship: Handling +1; Armor 15; Structure 50 0; Systems 20 0
Armed; Stealthy; 20mmL police ship guns +0/16L/PB; Air-to-Air Missiles +0/26L A40’r/L (6 3); Chaff Defense (6)
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"Now how are we getting weapons or merc heads from that?" Talyn complains.
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"Haha, take that ya filthy wankers!" Nigel yells as he destroys their fighter ship.
"Don't cha worry mate, the real prize is still to come." He continues, referring to the larger vessel ahead.
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"That shows then for hurting my beautiful ship right after it was repaired! Scan the debris for any good salvage then we are coming abourd and chasing their main ship down!"
Wrench will use the little Bugs scanners to checks for anything valuable, or corpses that can be beheaded
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Anath stares blankly at the fireball of the destroyed ship dies away.
He then begins to cry quietly and tries to stumble away from the turret controls, seemingly unaware of his surroundings.
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Two hours later, Maurice has woken up and Restores Vitality on himself once again. Then the Triple Sevens comes into Sensor Range... then Long... then Medium... then Short... then right along side.
Apparently, the main ship has no weapon systems of it's own.
All the team needs to do now, is get the Little Bug clamped onto the Triple Sevens near an airlock and somehow pry the damn thing open...
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"Nigel, Wrench, you two still have dynamite? I think it'll do a better job than my grenades if we want to blow this door open. :
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"Aye, I got the charges but no thermite, cold just try blowing the hanger doors too." Wrench takes the little bugs controls "well let's get er clamped and we can start, at least two need to stay aboard the Cardinal incase they try anything"
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"Ok, as soon as you blow the doors i'm throwing some frags in; get the feelin' they'll be waiting for us on the other side. Nigel, Tristan, Whore, you all coming?
And where's the doc?"
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"Aye, I'm comin' mate. Bringin' me dynamite with me too." Nigel replies.
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"I'm coming. Maybe the whore and the doc can stay aboard?"
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"What the Fark happened to me? I was at the gun then, now, I feel like the day after shore leave."
Maurice groans groggily.
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"Ok, as soon as you blow the doors i'm throwing some frags in; get the feelin' they'll be waiting for us on the other side. Nigel, Tristan, Whore, you all coming?
And where's the doc?"
Aadi nods, as he preps to clamp onto the ship.
"I absolutely love explosions."
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Anath regains control of himself and moves to join them.
"No... No, I'm fine, might as well help finish the mission... Keep myself together you know? Heh."
He dusts himself off.
"Course, if you want me to stay... on the ship... I mean, I wouldn't mind."
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Clamping onto Werthlen's ship proves easier than one might have suspected, as it doesn't even try to maneuver away when Wrench flies the Little Bug Up against it.
Then blowing the airlock and cargo doors open, the crew splits into two parties and throws a bunch of grenades in ahead of them.
After the explosions sound, they rush in to see what they will see!
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On Deck one, Nigel, Aadi, Talyn, and Maurice enter through the airlock and see an empty corridor (and into the ship's bridge off to the left).
On Deck Two, Wrench, Tristan, Julia, and Anath see a cluttered hanger bay with a bunch of random cargo to one side.
As they cautiously enter, three men in skinsuits suddenly pop out of hiding and start firing deck pistols at them!
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OOC: Round one combat intentions please…
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Wrench runs towards the nearest cover to the right as he throws a couple of lit sticks of dynamite at the enemy in the load masters office. timing the fuse so it should blow up right upon landing.
If fired upon he will try to dodge
"That's what ya get for shooting mah ship ye bloody space scum!"
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Aadi pulls out his lopan, and activates Danger Sense immediately, though he hangs back, waiting for the actual fighters to go ahead.
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"Alright mates! Let's take the bridge!"
Nigel says, heading towards the bridge.
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Tristan notices Wrench throwing the dynamite and also seeks out the nearest available cover. He can think about firing back after the explosion.
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Talyn pulls out the riotgun and heads towards the bridge (and then, if he finds nothing there, the captain's quarters), ready to dodge (defense+defense) if attacked.
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"MotherFarkers, just let me chop off your heads already." Julia shouts to them, but then adds "Pretty please?" all while shooting wildly at the enemies, and ofcourse duckign for cover.
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Anath quickly moves along the wall and tries to avoid getting shot while he opens the 'Parts room' door closer to the main hanger one. Once inside he will use a tranquilizer on the person inside the room.
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On deck one, Nigel and Talyn ready themselves and head to the ship’s bridge, while Aadi and Maurice hang back. At the moment, Aadi’s danger sense seems to suggest that there is an unseen danger lurking nearby.
Nigel and Talyn don’t find anyone on the bridge meanwhile – so Talyn opens the door to the captain’s quarters to get a look in there. What Talyn sees would make Liberace blush; being a throwback to the gaudy glitzy bling of Earth’s disco crazed era a hundred years ago. Almost every object in the room is either covered in leopard print, beaded fringe, or gold and jewelry of some kind.
While Talyn checks the captain’s quarters, Nigel checks the ready room. No one is currently in the ship’s ready room, but a voice can be heard talking from within. When Nigel Investigates the source of the audio, he finds a computer terminal on a side table that has a looped video message playing. It appears to be a recorded voicemail message sent to Lester from one of his contacts on Ceres named ‘Likes2Groove69’.
It is dated a few hours after Amberly would have been kidnapped from Ceres and keeps playing over and over again:
“Hey Lester old buddy – you F’d up big time! That girl you snagged – yeah, she was Wraithstone’s!”
“Shit man! Get out of here and hang low for a while – their sending for ya. Don’t get found, if you know what I mean! – it’s F-ing Solomon Wraithstone!”
“Shit! You can’t even get out of this by giving the kid back. You might as well have fun with her while you can – your days are numbered man…”
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Down on deck two, a firefight blazes away between Wrench, Tristan, Julia, Anath, and the three goons hiding behind cover.
Wrench runs towards the nearest cover and throws a couple of lit sticks of dynamite at the guy in the load masters office. The dynamite blows up at the guy’s feet for 11 Damage and throws him backwards into the office.
Tristan takes cover behind Wrench and fires at the goon crouched behind the fork lift – but the shot ricochets off the forklift and punches a hole in a fire extinguisher on the bulkhead – abruptly obscuring everyone’s view of the enemy behind the forklift.
Julia shoots wildly at the guy in the parts room, but the guy hunkers down behind the door jam and seems impossible to hit.
As this goes on, Anath uses the distraction to maneuver to the lower door entering the parts room. Maybe he can get the jump on the guy inside, but that remains to be seen…
Then the guy in the parts room fires back at Julia, missing as she runs for cover.
The guy in the loadmaster’s office gets up and fires at Wrench – putting a slug in Wrench’s left bicep for 10 Damage!
The guy behind the forklift fires blindly through the cloud of extinguishing agent – but doesn’t come close to hitting anyone.
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OOC: One to Round 2…
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Talyn gives the room a quick once over.
Oooh, i'll have to come back here later, that's a lot of gold...
He quietly closes the door and enters the medical bay - not calling Nigel to see if he'd found anything, after all, if the merc had found enemies he'd be calling out for help and Talyn would have heard gunshots; it wouldn't do anyone any good to start practically yelling out their positions now.
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I'm not trained for this, why did I have to come on the ship?
Anath moves in as quickly and quietly as he can with the Tranquilizer out, hoping to stab the enemy before he reacts.
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"Argh you Farker! GET OUT OF THERE THIS INSTANT SO I CAN SHOOT YOU AND CHOP YOUR HEAD OFF!" Julia shouts, completely enraged while continuing her shooting.
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Tristan fires at the guy who shot Wrench, while continuing to use him for cover.
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Having taken a shot to the leg Wrench is getting very posses off and wanting better cover... Like putting the forklift between himself and the person who shot him.
Using the the cover from the extinguisher explosion he will duck in behind the fork lift and roll a concusion grenade under it to stun the pirate on the other side, ready to dodge if the guy comes round to shoot at him.
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Next Nigel heads to the Bunk Room, with his rifle at the ready.
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"Guys, something's hidden around here. Stay careful." Aadi says, heading around to the Rec room.
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On Deck one, Maurice keeps guard, while Talyn moves into the ships Medical Bay and finds it empty of any personnel, though it does contain a collection of medical supplies including: two surgical tables and recovery beds, surgical tools, a diagnostic scanner, 3 doses of Super-Coag, 12 trauma packs, 24 doses of Antibiotics, 3 doses of Antirad, 8 doses of Antitoxin, 30 doses of Pain Killer, 20 doses of Tranquilizer, and 6 doses of Oblivion.
Looking in through the observation window, Talyn also sees that the ship’s Brig is currently empty.
As this goes on, Nigel opens the door into the Bunk Room, where Lester’s crew sleeps and keeps their personal effects – and finds nothing of value; except a sick indication of their deep perversions. There are four triple bunks in the room, at least nine racks of which currently look to be in use.
As Nigel moves in, he hears a single gunshot from the Armory area.
Aadi meanwhile, turns the corner and is not at all surprised (thanks to danger sense), when a leather and zipper clad skinsuit Cyber-enhanced Dominatrix Chick waits with a Cyber-enhanced White Tiger in the ship’s Rec Room to ambush the crew as they move through the deck. He is even less surprised, when another Cyber-enhanced White Tiger and its leather and zipper clad skinsuit Cyber-enhanced Dominatrix Chick handler attacks from the opposing hallway – sandwiching him in a most assured Cyber-enhanced doom.
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One deck two, the firefight continues.
Julia and Tristan return fire – Julia critting the guy in the Load Master’s Office (thanks to Luck) – nailing him right between the eyes and putting him down permanently.
Forced to change targets, Tristan puts a deer-slug into the guy in the parts room – blasting a hole through his gut big enough to put a fist through! The guy drops dead, before Anath creeps over to him through the parts room.
Then Wrench rolls a concussion grenade under the fork lift at the guy on the other side. It pops loudly stunning him and doing 1 Damage.
Then a fourth man comes through a doorway near the Load Masters Office and crouches behind crates – shooting at Julia with a riotgun but missing.
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OOC: On to Round 3; @Aman – Aadi gets get 2 Turns worth of Actions this round. The Cyber-Chicks and Tigers also get 2 Turns worth of Actions this round. It is how we are going to hash out the surprise Round against Aadi. The first Action Sets will be handled, followed by the entire crew Actions.
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Talyn makes his way out of the medical brig after grabbing the super-coags, the oblivion and some tranquilizer.
Upon seeing or hearing the fighting happening (Since the doors have little bulletproof windows I imagine he'd see it before he got out of the medical bay) Talyn will immediately shoot at the tiger right next to Aadi twice, using the riotgun.
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Aadi sighs as he sees the monstrosities that are about to brutally murder him, pulling out his lopan, calmly.
"Team? I think I've found the danger." He shouts over to the rest, as he moves into the medical bay, surging to drain the luck of one of the dominitrixs (either one works). Once inside the medical bay, he'll surge once again to drain luck from the other dominitrix, and hide in a corner, probably almost dead.
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Hearing Aadi's cry for help, Nigel briefly contemplates ignoring it to investigate the armoury, but decides they have no where to run so he can just investigate it after. He'll use his AP rounds and hunting rifle when attacking whatever it is that Aadi is afraid of.
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Wrench limps around to the stunned pirate and executes him with a double tap from the deck pistol before doing a quick loot of the body for weapons and beginning to bandage his leg now that he is in cover.
Ooc: this is more than 1 turn I think but incase I can't post consistently while on Holliday I figured it was vest to add more info so I don't hold up the game.
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Anath tries to toss a concussion grenade at the pirate hiding behind the larger crates, he makes sure to throw it above the crate while doing so.
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Tristan continues to fire at any targets which present themselves, prioritizing remaining under cover and not being shot himself.
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On Deck One, Aadi Karma Drains 3 Luck Points from the Cyber Dominatrix Chick and rushes back towards the Medical bay.
Unfortunately, the Cyber Dominatrix Chicks yell “Sick ‘em” and the tigers Surge to pounce on Aadi!
Aadi throws himself down and watches both tigers claw at where he was just above him.
Then the nearest Cyber Dominatrix Chick snaps a razor whip at Aadi, but misses.
Following this, Aadi Kharma Drains the other Cyber Dominatrix Chick and then scrambles into the Medical Bay.
One tiger follows biting at his feet, but Aadi gets away unscathed.
Maurice on the other hand is not so lucky – as one of the tigers spots him in the corridor and leaps through the air to topple him over – for 18 Damage! Maurice is now Held Prone under the tiger – but is actually quite surprised to be alive still.
Having riot gun still in hand, Maurice blasts the tiger in the chest for 19 Damage – and sees that the thing has some sort of cybernetic bone-lacing.
That, and now it’s really mad…
Talyn, in the midst of looting the Medical Bay, sees the tiger chasing Aadi in and fires at it twice with his riot gun, grazing it with two deer slugs for 17 and 18 Damage.
At that point, Nigel looks out of the Bunk Room and shoots the tiger on Maurice – missing the first time to avoid nailing Marurice, then scoring a hit to the thing’s head for 23 Damage! The bullet tears through the tiger’s skin and punches in through the bone lacing – but the beast still stands (though quite wobilly all of a sudden).
One of the Cyber Dominatrix Chicks lashes at Nigel with her razor whip and actually manages to yank the rifle out of Nigel’s hands!
The other Cyber Dominatrix Chick meanwhile, runs out of sight – perhaps headed around to flank the team!
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Down below on Deck Two, Julia feels a bullet graze her knee for 9 Damage, while Wrench takes another slug – right in the exact same place as last time – only this time for 12 Damage!
Wrench maneuvers around the forklift to find that the stunned guy has recovered and has also moved to get a better angle on his friends.
Anath then lobs a grenade over the crates – blasting the guy behind it for 9 Damage plus Stun.
Julia continues firing like a maniac, but doesn’t hit shit.
Tristan then levels the guy sneaking around the forklift – when the guy pokes his head out for a look and Tristan takes it off!
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OOC – On to Round 4: On Deck One are 2 Tigers + 2 Chicks; Only 1 guy left on Deck Two.
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Talyn continues shooting at the tiger till it dies, moving on to the dominatrix if the crazy high health tiger eventually succumbs to the high damage.
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"Oi Mate! Get off your arse and kill the wanker already!" Nigel yells to Maurice, giving him a surge to shoot the tiger. Nigel then turns his attention to the dominatrix. Annoyed with her, he pulls out his police riot gun.
"Give that back ya she-bitch!" He yells at her, shooting her twice with the riot gun (surge if needed).
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"The guy behind the crate is stunned I think! We should be safe on this deck everybody."
Dr. Dustin says with some relief that he didn't have to kill anybody else.
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"ARGH YOU FarkING FarkERS OF MOON-SHIT ARSEHOLES! GET OUT IN THE OPEN SO I CAN BLAST YOUR ROTTEN SPACE BALLS OFF!" She yells out to them, taking a moment to line up a called headshot.
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Tristan will stay out of the fight for this round- it seems as though Julia and Wrench have it covered.
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Wrench surges to move quickly and fires at the pirate behind the boxes before collapsing down behind the crates (complete cover?) to bind up his leg with its two bullet wounds.
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Anath quickly moves to help Wrench get healed up while keeping the Spray Mace ready in case the Pirate decides to not die yet.
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"Ha ha, Fark, I'm alive!" Aadi shouts, holding tightly to his lopan, as he begins to alter the chance on the tigers' attacks (double alter chance)
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On deck one, Maurice tries to shoot the tiger again, but the riot gun is batted away by a huge paw. With Nigel’s encouragement however, Maurice finds the strength to try again – this time nailing the tiger in the belly for 17 Damage! That’s enough to put it down for good. Now Maurice just has to get out from under the 600 pound carcass.
Nigel meanwhile, pulls out his riot gun and gives the Dominatrix Chick two blasts - missing once and then criting for 12 Damage straight to Wounds! The shot hits the woman in the inner-thigh, opening up her femoral artery, but she just snarls at having her leather outfit ruined…
With that, the vile thing slashes Nigel across the neck with the razor whip – critting, but Nigel spends his last Luck to counter. The cut isn’t as deep as it could be, but still does 8 Damage. Not satisfied with her work, the dominatrix snaps Nigel in the cheek for another 13 Damage.
As this goes on, the tiger on Aadi in the medical bay lunges forward (knocking him prone) and makes three rapid swipes with its claws. Aadi alters fate on two of them and manages to come out of it with only one slash on his hand for 9 Damage.
Talyn meanwhile, continues shooting at the tiger but misses twice, due to Aadi being right under it.
Then the other Dominatrix Chick rushes into the Medical bay behind Talyn and tries to garrot him with her razor whip. Talyn sees it coming at the last second and ducks under it – but still gets his scalp shaved for 16 Damage (Luck for half).
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One deck two, Julia and Wrench take out the last goon, hiding behind the crates – Julia aiming like a champion, while Wrench plugs the man.
Anath then rushes out from hiding to help bind up the wounded.
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(OOC: onto Round 5)
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Aadi moves to pin the goddamn monster tiger on him, using all the luck points needs to do so.
Once that mission is acomplished, he'll alter chance to make the tiger unable to break the pin.
"Yo, Talyn! Kill that bitch and help me out!"
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Talyn puts away the gun and pulls out the sword - moving to trip the dominatrix and then stab downwards at her with the sword, (Dodging with the speed switch as per usual).
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"Damn, that hurt ya bloody she-bitch!" Nigel yells, taking another two shots at her, and using a surge for a third shot.
"Oi Mate! Take a shot at this she-bitch for me!" He yells to Maurice, giving him a surge to attack if he needs it.
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Wrench looks the nearest body as he gets patched up
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Tristan heads for the Load Master's Office, to see if there's anything useful in there.
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you little Farking asshole... Julia thinks to herself, as she pulls out her knife and begins slicing the dudes head off.
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Aadi tries to pin the tiger but fails miserably. The Tiger then snaps its huge fangs at Aadi, missing once, before latching onto Aadi’s shoulder to shake him like a ragdoll for 12 Damage (luck for half).
As this goes on, Talyn trips the Dominatrix Chick and then skewers her in the hip for 13 Damage.
She then leaps to her feet and tries to grab Talyn with a shock glove – but Talyn dodges the attempt. He doesn’t quite manage to dodge a metal-studded knee to the crotch for 12 Damage however! (Surge attack)
Out in the hallway, Maurice gets out from under the dead tiger, while Nigel guns down the Cyber Chick out there with a shot through the center of her chest.
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On deck two, no one finds anything interesting on (or in) the bodies (Julia), while Tristan finds two huge barred cages in the Load Masters Office – used to house the ship’s two white tigers.
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(OOC: Still in Combat Rounds due to deck one…)
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"Damn she-bitch finally went down. Come along mate, let's finish these bloody wankers off." Nigel says to Maurice, picking up his hunting rifle and shooting the white tiger in the medical bay.
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Wrench heads for the vaults to see if he can break in using conventional means (computers or tools) before he considers his demo charges.
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"Get it off me!" Aadi shouts, trying to just get it off of him this time
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"Holy hell my nuggets!" Talyn shouts out.
He responds to this cruel and unusual attack by vigorously stabbing her twice with the sword.
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Tristan figures he might as well go check out the vaults with Wrench.
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"Hey Tristan, wait up! I'll come with you."
Anath quickly hurries to the side of his comrade.
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One deck one, Talyn runs his blade through the Cyder Chick’s sternum for 20 Damage, but she just laughs – spitting blood that froths up in her mouth into Talyn’s face.
Talyn runs her through a second time, but she’s already dead from the first wound – just too stupid to realize it right away.
Then Aadi scrambles out fron under the tiger, while Nigel puts two AP rounds into its head for 18 & 22 Damage!
With that, both the tiger and combat are over.
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Down on Deck Two, Julia continues to fiddle madly with the man’s head she just cut off, making it talk to her in a mock conversation – until the head starts to get the better of her and she tosses it away from herself in anger and then shoots it a couple of times for good measure. She then puts the gun in her own mouth and…
As this goes on, Tristan and Wrench head to the ship’s vault and find that the doors are sealed with electronic locks. There are no windows in the heavy vault doors either, so it is impossible to tell what may be inside of them.
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(OOC: Combat rounds are over…)
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Done with the threat, Nigel heads to the armoury to investigate the sound he heard earlier.
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Tristan will try to open one of the vaults.
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Talyn totally nabs the Dominatrix's shock glove (because it sounds cool) and then enters the Rec room, wondering what the women were guarding. He carefully examines the area for some sort of trap before advancing (If they were guarding it with their lives, they may have set traps as well) - at which point he'll search the living area.
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Aadi stands and kicks at the dead tiger's blood, and then spits on it.
"Bastard." He mutters, shaking his head, as he follows Talyn over to the rec room.
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But she doesnt pull the trigger. She's got way more cruelty and madness in her.
"Anath, where you at? I need you to patxh me up." She asks over the comlink.
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"Trying to catch up to Tristan, but I can head back if you need any help."
He responds over the comlink.
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"Then get your geezer arse over here. Please." Julia responds.
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Wrench tries to hack the other electronic lock on the vaults.
"Might be easier just to blow me open" he mutters to Tristan
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"Then get your geezer arse over here. Please." Julia responds.
*Sigh* "On my way."
Dr. Dustin then turns back and begins to head to Julia to patch her up.
"One would think that living life like this would get you used to patching yourself up."
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*Sigh* "On my way."
Dr. Dustin then turns back and begins to head to Julia to patch her up.
"One would think that living life like this would get you used to patching yourself up."
"No thank you, i dont like touching myself."
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On deck one, Talyn and Aadi cautiously move into the Rec Room, but don’t find anything of interest in there. Moving further, toward the ship’s living space, Talyn sees that it looks like something you’d find in a college frat house. The place is trashed, with a mismatch of shabby furniture, a large video display, extensive porno collection, and laid out alcohol and drug paraphernalia of all sorts. Basically a hedonistic paradise wrapped in nasty.
Of note here is the collection of porn. It includes all of its lowest and most disgusting forms, including a disturbing video of some teenage boy being mauled to death (and eaten) by the ship’s two white tigers (sadistically titled: “This is what happens to you when you don’t behave.”).
Meanwhile, Nigel moves toward the armory, while Maurice heads into the kitchen.
When Nigel opens the door, he sees that the armory has been converted into a sickening mockery of a child’s bedroom, but also includes tripod mounted video cameras, and elements of sadism and torture.
Currently, a young girl, matching Amberly’s description, stands in her underwear, locked around the neck by a chain hanging from the ceiling. She is tearfully struggling to stand on her tippy toes in order to keep from being hung to death by the chain.
Sitting dead in a nearby chair is the body of Lester Werthlen – his brains blown out by a deck pistol that now lies under his slumped hand…
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On deck two, Anath goes to help Julia, while Tristan and Wrench try to hack open one of the vaults.
Tapping into the lock cover and spending 2 luck points, Wrench actually manages to decode the lock and its twin on vault two.
Opening the doors, Wrench and Tristan see the ship vaults are being used to house the children kidnapped by Lester’s crew. Currently there are 8 male children in Vault 1 and 13 female children in Vault 2. They range in age from 4-16 and are all traumatized enough by their abuse that they will not leave the Vaults unless physically directed to do so.
Of course, given the explosive decompression they are now experiencing (with no protection from the now vacuum environment) – that won’t be an issue for too much longer…
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"Hold on there little lass." Nigel says to the girl. First he walks to the body of Lester and pushes him off the chair. He then places the chair under the girl, so she can stand without struggling. Once done, he pulls out his rifle.
"Alright lass, ya better cover your ears." Nigel says, lifting his rifle and shooting the chain holding her up.
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"Ah, that's some nasty shit right there." Talyn says in distaste.
He moves on to the air control room and opens up his comlink as he searches.
"You guys found anything interesting yet? Deck two is pretty empty except for those tigers and crazy dom bitches. "
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"We found the kids," says Tristan.
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When finally freed from the choking pressure of the chain, the girl falls to the floor and starts to cry.
In the air control room meanwhile, Talyn sees the ship’s air scrubbers and a tangle of ducting that routes atmosphere throughout the ship. Other controls here are used to maintain a comfortable ship temperature.
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After the girl falls, Nigel radios to everyone that he found the girl. After he's finished, he decides to take a piss on the corpse of Lester for good measure.
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Wrench swears as he sees the kids start to suffer from the decomp and runs to the hall airlock to close that door so they can flood the air in from the large elevator to keep them alive.
"Tristan, get the elevator open before they all suffocate!"
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Hearing all of this going on over the comlink (hopefully), Talyn helps out however he can from the air control room.
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Tristan heads over to open the elevator.
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Sealing the hallway door and then opening both sides of the elevator does allow a flow of air back into the vaults - saving the children from suffocation. Most of the smaller kids are now passed out, but at least they are breathing.
Indicators on your skinsuits show that the air is thin, but breathable. When Talyn adjusts some of the ships airflow, the atmosphere in there stabilizes completely.
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"Right that'll keep the guild off our backs. All you kids wait in here, we are the rescue party but we need to make sure it's safe before we bring you out!"
Then quietly so only the comm hears. "Who gets to check the last deck then?"
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"I'll go, Nigel, you should give the doc the girl while we clear whatever's left up there" Talyn says, as he checks the last room on deck 2 (the power room).
After presumably finding it empty, he'll wait at the elevator for Nigel and Aadi before going up to Deck 3.
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Anath quickly begins to bandage and heal Julia, though he might take a peek or two if he can manage it.
"You found the girl and the children guys? Let's get them off the ship as quickly as possible then!"
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In the power room, Talyn finds a mess of electrical panels and breakers. Almost all power on the ship is routed through the power room and can be cut on or off via the controls here.
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"Hey, you guys think there will be any more children up on Deck three? We got the air and power controls down here, I could always just cut off both and let them freeze/suffocate to death if they're not wearing skin or vac suits."
Regardless of what the others say, Talyn will cut power to the ship's engines - no need to let them maybe blow the ship up, or somehow get to the bridge and ram everyone into a nearby asteroid or something.
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It seems that power for engine and gravity control are not routed through this particular power room...
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After he finishes relieving himself, Nigel turns to the girl.
"Alright lass, let's get a move on. Your father sent us to get you." He says, motioning for her to follow him. Assuming she does, he'll take her to Anath.
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"Good that you found the girl. Thank god we weren't late."
Aadi says, smiling to himself, as he heads to greet the girl, and then finds her naked in just underwear.
"...Someone find the girl some clothes." He simply says over the comlink, sighing.
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Aadi notices some strange lines on the girl's bare back - like surgical scars or something - just over where her kidneys would be...
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"I'll cur your balls off if i caught you peeking." Julia says to him, in a playfil but yet very serious tone.
She also makes sure to play with her combat knife in her hand aswell.
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Aadi notices some strange lines on the girl's bare back - like surgical scars or something - just over where her kidneys would be...
"Aww Fark." Aadi states, looking over the scars.
"Yeah.... Um... This may be a problem. Doc, you might want to run over here quick. I think she may not have kidneys."
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"I'll cur your balls off if i caught you peeking." Julia says to him, in a playfil but yet very serious tone.
She also makes sure to play with her combat knife in her hand aswell.
" But Miss Julia, if you were to kill me who would you have to save you from later wounds? Besides, we doctors are allowed to 'peek' so to speak if it is required.
Anath chuckles to himself before his comlink goes off.
"Aww Fark." Aadi states, looking over the scars.
"Yeah.... Um... This may be a problem. Doc, you might want to run over here quick. I think she may not have kidneys."
"...What? Why would the girl not have kidneys? Was that why they wanted her, after all if somebody was born without kidneys that would be quite the interesting test subject."
Anath quicklys tries to hurry up with Julia and rushes to get to the VIK and his shipmates.
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Wrench uses the time to do a quick search of the rest of the rooms on his floor
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"i said i'd slice your balls off. Not kill you. Oh dont worry, ive done it plenty of times before." Julia repleis with a slight giggle.
freaking perver geezer.
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Anath does what he can for Julia and then goes to meet up with the team on deck one.
There, he sees a very frightened ten year old girl (now in a t shirt).
Wrench meanwhile, does a quick look throughout the rest of deck two, finding only a tangle of pipes in the water control room - and an empty inner hanger with the giant cargo elevator sealed here on this deck.
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"Alrighty, thank god you're here doc. Look over the girl. Talyn wants Nigel and I in deck three." Aadi says, beginning to head towards the elevator.
"And don't worry little girl, we'll get you back to your daddy soon." Aadi adds, smiling to the little girl.
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Julia follows Anath to make sure he doesnt do anything weird to the girl
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Done delivering the girl to a doctor, Nigel heads up to the third floor with Talyn and Aadi.
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On deck three – As Talyn, Nigel, Tristan, and Aadi exit the elevator onto deck three – the engine deck – two men in skinsuits with armored vests and police assault rifles open fire on them - full auto!
Talyn is hit for 18 Damage – though his armor soaks 15!
Nigel is rocked for 22 Damage – his armor soaking 10 before failing and letting him eat some of the damage.
Tristan takes 19 Damage (Luck for half).
While Aadi emerges unscathed!
To the right of Nigel is a 30 foot dropoff.
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On deck two, Wrench finishes up his quick search.
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On deck one, Anath, Julia, and Maurice gather with the girl in the Medical Bay…
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(Combat Rounds now folks…)
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OOC: Well f*cking Aadi
Talyn charges the man in the engine control room - a quick flurry of cuts with the sword (2 attacks) and speed switch to dodge. He is sure to move so that the engine core lies between himself and the second man.
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Hearing what's going on below Wrench moves the boxes beside the elevator into a nice defensive semi-circle then activates the lift and gets into his new defence as it goes down, riot gun ready to blast over the top.
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Aadi laughs in gratitude to the goddess of luck, who apparently favors her servants.
Of course, then he spends his time pulling out his lopan, and altering the foe's ability to fire their weapons, aiming to make sure they fail horribly. (Alter chance on both of the soldier dudes)
He also spreads the wealth, giving Nigel, Tristan, and Talyn one extra luck point each.
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Tristan runs for the nearest cover. If he can find a relatively safe-looking spot, he might think about firing back.
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Nigel takes two shots at the guy between the two engine rooms, screaming many obscenities as he does.
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The Doctor walks to the girl carefully.
"Miss? My friends, the ones who saved you, said you were harmed somehow. I will need to examine you to see if they are right and what I can do to help. Are you in pain at all? Anything unusual?"
He speaks to her with as best of a kind voice as he can muster.
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Julia quietly observes the man while he talks to her. Though the instant he tries anything 'funny' on her she will try to blow his brains out.
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“No,” the girl replies; then asks, “When can we get out of here? When can you take me back to my daddy?”
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Down on deck one, Talyn charges one of the men in the engine control room – slashing twice with his sword. He lacerates the man’s arm for 17 Damage on the first try, but is deflected by the man’s assault rifle on the second.
Aadi hunkers down in the elevator, trying to alter luck, while Tristan runs to a point of cover where neither gunman can see him at all.
Nigel fires his rifle twice but just hits the guy’s cover.
Then the guy Talyn is attacking changes the clip in his gun and shoots at Talyn, but Talyn crowds him in close quarter and causes the guy to miss.
The guy Nigel shot at shoots back (after a clip change) and crits! Thanks to Aaidi however, the crit is reduced to a hit, but the rifle slug still slams through Nigel’s vest – doing 16 Damage!
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As this goes one, Wrench rides the giant cargo elevator down into the engine room and shoots at the guy fighting Talyn, but misses.
He does however, notice immediately that all three engine cores have entered a critical cascade failure overload sequence – something that was probably started five minutes ago – and that there is no stopping them from blowing up at this point.
Judging from the melting steel casements and radiating heat waves coming out of the tops of each core, the ship is just seconds away from a catastrophic internal detonation…
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(OOC – Yep… This may very well be a TPK, sorry guys, but I’ll explain what you missed after the game. Good luck, maybe one of you can somehow manage to survive…)
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Talyn will also be burning all of his luck for lucky breaks, and will make to try and eject himself from the ship using the cargo doors, surging to move as fast as possible.
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Aadi burns all his luck, heading through the elevator to get to the girl.
"Anath, quickly! We have to save Ann!"
Once he gets up, he grabs the little girl, stuffs her in his spacesuit (assume he wore the big one), and then runs into the armory, locks himself in, and lucky breaks like hell, along with giving the girl a luck point to escape death (As well as for Aadi).
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Wrench burns all of his remaining luck and surge to get the cargo doors open and launch himself out of the ship while shouting into the mic "abandon ship!" Jump aimed at the cardinal using the depressurization to aid in launch. (If successful gun shots will be used to adjust trajectory...)
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Julia quiicly runs as fast as she can to get the hell out ot of the ship, she grabs a fire extuinguisher on the way, tries tp shoot at a window if there is any and use the the fire extuingisher to get to tje cardinal.
LUCKY BREAK, luck! Surge! Anything!
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"Oi Wrench! Get those bloody doors open!" Nigel yells. After that, Nigel will take cover and wait until Wrench does that, and after he does he'll leap out off the 30 foot drop, and get sucked out the doors.
(At least I hope this is how space works lol)
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Anath quickly follows Aadi to the armory and slips inside before the door is locked. (hopefully)
He spends all his luck, surges, lucky breaks, ect... to ensure the little group survives he is with survives.
"Well, this went downhill. How did you guys miss the entire ship getting ready to explode?"
He yells at Aadi in a panicked voice.
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Amid a spray of bullets, Talyn, Wrench, Nigel, and Tristan rush to the cargo doors and force the seals – letting the explosive decomp suck them out into space.
Aadi meanwhile, stays on the elevator and heads up to the top deck to meet Anath and Maurice in the armory with the girl.
As this goes on, Julia runs to the nearest porthole and leaps headfirst at it – shooting the window out with a single shot just before impact! The window shatters!! The room explosively decompresses!!! Julia lodges solidly in the porthole at her fat waistline!!!! The ship explodes!!!!! Julia is shot out of the porthole at 128,000 miles per hour!!!!!! Her brains relocate to her boots!!!!!!! They never find the body!!!!!!!!
Like a blazing sun – the fireball of the exploding ship engulfs the little bug – taking it out with it!
Inside, everyone is violently torn to shreds along with the entire ship – and doubly so for Anath, Aadi, Marice, and the girl – when the girl also detonates for some reason along with the ship!
Outside, Talyn, Wrench, Nigel, and Tristan are slammed by the shockwave and blown into space – though Nigel is nailed through the chest and killed by a chunk of shrapnel from the ship.
When the fireball finally goes dim, Only Talyn, Wrench, and Tristan remain alive.
Unfortunately… Both Talyn and Tristan were hurled off-trajectory by the blast of the ship.
Wrench’s aim for the Cardinal is true however, but… He comes in on it at over 400 miles per hour – accelerated by the blast far more than his firearm can compensate for – and crashes in through the bridge viewports.
At least he got to go down with his ship.
As for Talyn and Tristan… well, I wish I could say they had each other for company, but after a few hours tumbling through empty space, neither was in sight of the other any longer and the comlinks were now out of range.
At least Tayln had his emergency beacon.
But they had to retrofit the ship just to get out this far into space. Would anyone ever come out this far to find him? Would he be able to last long enough for them to rescue? How long can a person go without water? Hmm… only two hours of air left…
THE END