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[Lobo0705]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]
Natasha

"I have no objections to moving this to a more secure location. Dog, I'll follow your lead again?"

[phlapjack77]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel stairwell, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]
Dog

i yessed 'er. slitch wuz all down wit teh freshness. stabbed her wiz mine eyeballz...hap hap. but work now play later. "you right. goin' down like a protty, now." doan wait nobody.

[ Spoiler ]

I nodded at Natasha's comment. She had an attitude and directness that I found refreshing. Giving here a once over...not a bad looking gal at all. Those thoughts could come later though, first we had work to do. Sounds good. Let's start heading down, and quickly. With that said, I started down the stairs again.

[Aria]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel stairwell, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]

You hustle down the empty escape stairs, conscious that it won’t be too long before the emergency services come pounding up in the other direction. Whilst you are all here on legitimate business, of sorts, you get the impression that Silk would rather not tangle with the authorities at the moment.

Towards the bottom, still with no sign of any other guests, fireman, and better still attackers, Silk stops you for a moment
”I think it would actually be better if we did split up here…I wasn’t sure we’d get this far but as Violet’s spirit seems to have halted the assault team I don’t want to be too large a target for any remaining forces. If you, you , you and you head out here and through the lobby I will go with Dog and the others down to the parking level. If anything is down there then you can flank them from that point…let’s move!”

Only a couple more flights and you pause before the double doors to the private parking garage

”Shit, someone has used a camera burner, I think we can assume that when we go through this door we won’t be alone…”

[Thanee]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]
Violet

"Spirit's still busy," Violet says with a wink. "Those guys up there are tough."

"So we gotta handle this in a more eye-to-eye style, I'm afraid."

[Lobo0705]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]
Nathasha


While she has no idea what Dog is saying, Natasha recognizes a useful ally when she sees one. She smiles and nods encouragingly as his lips move and his guttural voice comes out.

Natasha tucks the pistol in the waistband of her skirt, and reaches into her clutch. Instead of cigarettes, she pulls out a Flash Pak, readies it, and puts it in her left hand, while unspools the monowhip in her right. "Hopefully there will be more room out here to use this - I'm more comfortable with the whip than the gun anyway."

"When you open the door, we give them a surprise, da?"

[phlapjack77]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]
Dog

damned slitch morphin, but weren't no thing. soonest gonna be red-red, my big hand, their gut. big hap-hap fo' me, tho' the tall slitch don' know why. she wanted the dog, its there for seein'. smellin'. all slitches wanted the dog. she down with the redness, we all good. iz ready 'n gone, in the air more flavor than you can hold. eat soon, my stomachs hurtin'. tole t'others, "red"

[ Spoiler ]

Silk's plan kept changing, but what the hell, I was just along for the ride now. The chance to bury my spurs in some guys stomach brought a smile to my face. Natasha probably thought I was smiling at her, responding to her nods and grins. I wasn't sure what she was on about with that. Women like her don't usually give me the time of day. I just hoped she knew what she was doing with that monowhip. I hunkered down into a crouching position, knuckles of both hands touching the floor. I could smell the fight about to happen, and it caused me to drool slightly. I was barely able to growl out a guttural "Ready."

[Archmike]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]
Mr Smith


Mr Smith stands at the back and flips the cards around his hands

I wonder how not alone we are... Still doesn't do to worry!

"The show must go on ladies and gentlemen I am prepared to deal the dead mans hand whenever you are ready"

He flashes that smile again and waits to see how this all unfolds....

[Aria]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; Parking Level, The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]

You pause, perhaps anxious and uncertain, in the lobby to the parking garage. Nothing is particularly visible but you can almost sense them out there, waiting for you.

Violet

You feel the lurch as your spirit batters down the ward on the suite far above you. The cowardly, or perhaps just sane, mages had retreated beyond the distance where the spirit’s link to you will let it go…that left it to hunt the remaining attackers above you. Of course going through the ward like that will alert the sec mage to a problem so whatever you are going to do here you had better do quickly…

Natasha

Damn, your link is being hacked!

Mr Smith mutters under his breath and you see an ace flick through his fingers before the door quietly slips open and you can throw your flashpak into the garage beyond…

Dog

As the door opens you get the tantalising whiff of gun oil and chrome, they are in there, you just aren’t sure where yet…

[Thanee]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]
Violet

"The spirit has entered the suite now going after the guys who are going after us, which means the building's wards have been brought down by him, which might upset some of the security mages here."

"Oh, and if the security shows up, try not to shoot them... we are, basically, on their side for once."

[phlapjack77]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]
Dog

dey there. gots my smokey boomboom in hand, grinned somethin wide to the slitch. "you frist"

[ Spoiler ]

I could smell opposition in the next room. Following the plan, I pulled out my thermal smoke grenade and smiled toothily at Natasha. "Ready when you are."

[Lobo0705]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]
Natasha

"They're hacking my commlink - move!" Natasha opens the door and throws the Flash Pack through, while keeping her body out of the line of fire. She then activates the Flash Pack wirelessly.

"Now, Dog - your turn!"

[phlapjack77]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]
Dog

smoke iz you got em.

[ Spoiler ]

Following Natasha's lead, I threw my grenade through the open door.

[Aria]

[Thursday July 18th, 2075; Parking Level, The Cirolletisha Hotel, Mercer Street, Elven District, Seattle]

Mayhem ensues as the violent flashes and stinging smoke fill the area just inside the parking garage. Keeping low but moving as fast as possible Violet and Mr Smith slip through the cracked door and break in opposite directions to avoid concentrated fire. Both peering into the astral to avoid the visual assault on the mundane they have to focus hard to detect the living auras down here.

The foe is obviously well trained in avoiding contact because at first they can’t be seen, probably using smartguns or endoscopes to observe from cover, but even the astral flares when muzzle flashes appear in four different locations ahead, peppering the doorway with fire…