J. Packer
Jan 1 2011, 06:11 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:20pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]
Doc gives the squatters the once over and sees a collection of mostly average looking folks. Dirty, sure, and some signs of drug and alcohol, or BTL addiction. Thin, underfed, and generally possessed of a recent history of not taking care of themselves. Two adult males, one adult female, a teenaged female and a boy of about seven or eight years. All humans.
Kim gives the assailants an astral once-over and comes away convinced that, while she's never seen one up close, these must be Ghouls. They're full of hunger and have a generally desperate aura.
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:20 pm | In van, tunnel in UCAS]
Kim: PAN = active | Fake SiN = Angel Snow
“Stop the car!’ Kim exclaims, “What’s wrong with you guys? We can’t just let those poor people die!”
SleepIncarnate
Jan 1 2011, 07:52 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:20PM| In van, in CAS, heading to UCAS]
Doc Opheliac | Pan = Passive | SIN = Ophelia Smokehaven
The Doc shook her head as Angel shouted at them. "Normally, I would agree with you, but look at those people. Look close, look careful. They're going to die either way, this is actually more humane for them than letting them wither away of famine and disease. This is mother nature in play children, too many members of a species, not enough food to support the population, some will either starve or be picked off by predators. Think of them as deer and ghouls as wolves, if it makes you feel better. Keep driving, the only way we can help these people is to put a bullet in their heads, make their suffering end that much quicker."
klinktastic
Jan 1 2011, 10:21 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:20 pm | In van, in CAS, heading to UCAS]
Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
Riot had slowed down upon seeing the ghouls and the squatters scampering out of the way of the van's lights. Both Angel and the menacing Doc, who reminded him more of Doc Holiday than an actual street doctor, each stated their cases. Angel made it known her stance was to help the unfortunate squatters. Doc, on the other hand, made it known that she did not want to help the helpless. That we'd just be delaying the inevitable. Drek, this is quite the shitty situation, Riot thought. Kreskin was on the fence, willing to help because he's a nice guy, but realized he probably really didn't want to. Wolf hadn't voiced his opinion, but Riot could sense he'd be fine with either helping or not. If only these squatters were Corp Exec's, someone who could reward their efforts handsomely. Looking for an out, he decided to quere Peaches, "Hey Peaches. Do you know people? The ones that are about to become dinner?"
BlackHat
Jan 1 2011, 10:53 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:20pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]
Kreskin | PAN = passive | Fake SIN = Cody Demasi
When Angel pleaded to Riot to pull over, Kreskin seemed to latch on to that, nodding from the back seat, but he stopped when Doc explained her view point and looked uneasy. "I don't know that much about ghouls, but don't they, like, pass it on? We're gonna need to come back this way, sooner or later, and I'd rather find no ghouls than twice as many. It doesn't really make any sense to let them... flourish, here. Next time, they might not be distracted with easy prey." He shrugged, having said his part, and resigned to going along with whatever the rest of the team decided to do.
J. Packer
Jan 2 2011, 01:07 AM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:20pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]
Peaches shakes her head. "Not personally, no. Folks wind up down here trying to stay out of the elements from time to time. We don't tend to run 'em out, but they never stay long, either. First time I've heard of these cannibals preying on anyone down here."
You see the last of the four ghouls escape into the siding.
J. Packer
Jan 2 2011, 03:51 AM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:20 pm | In van, tunnel in UCAS]Frantic with worry,
Kim summons a Beast spirit. She hears a deep snarl in the deepest part of her mind, but no spirit comes. Instead, a bright flash behind her eyes, and the feel of spectral claws passing through her aura, accompanied by a terrific headache.
[ Spoiler ]
Your force 5 spirit rolled four successes. You'll get no services out of it, and instead take 8S - 5 = 3S damage
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:20 pm | In van, tunnel in UCAS]
Kim: PAN = active | Fake SiN = Angel Snow
Kim winces but doesn't make a sound. She can easily fight the pain, but not the tears. The words of Opheliac still sting, as if those people are animals without hopes and dreams and their only purpose is to serve as food for those monsters. As she realizes she won’t be proving the evil Doc wrong today, she bends her head down in the hope no one will see her cry.
SleepIncarnate
Jan 2 2011, 12:13 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:20PM| In van, in CAS, heading to UCAS]
Doc Opheliac | Pan = Passive | SIN = Ophelia Smokehaven
Noticing Angel turning away, she speaks up. "Look at them, don't turn away." And then she practically shouts, in a much louder, slightly darker voice. "LOOK AT THEM!!!" Afterwards her voice returns to it's normal, hollow tone. "Those aren't people anymore, they're nothing but shells, barely surviving but not really living. They stopped being metahuman the minute they gave up hope and turned to this sad state of affairs. If not for our initiative and our drive, that could very well be us next week or the week after. Never forget that, and never turn away. If you look away, you do a disservice to the people they once were, and to what fragments of metahumanity may remain within those tortured shells."
klinktastic
Jan 2 2011, 03:16 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:21 pm | In van, in CAS, heading to UCAS]
Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
Riot noticed Kim begin to faintly sob. Apparently so did Doc, who decided not to let it rest, even though the squatters and ghouls had slipped through some open paneling. The fate of the squatters was now definitely out of their hands, as no one in their right mind would chase those monsters into a confined corridors. "Ease up Doc," Riot said, trying to placate her. Definitely more scared of the Doc and not really wanting to put himself inbetween any crossfire between the two women, he increased the throttle, trying to get out of the sewer and into the UCAS and make it to the Montebello district. They only had 40 minutes left....
klinktastic
Jan 2 2011, 03:16 PM
Wow didn't realize I double posted this morning.
BlackHat
Jan 3 2011, 03:38 AM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:21pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]
Kreskin | PAN = passive | Fake SIN = Cody Demasi
Once the decision had been made, and Doc weirded everyone out a little, Kreskin sulkily pulled out his comlink and began typing on the touch interface. The mood in the van had gotten really dark and uncomfortable and the usually upbeat Kreskin escaped the tension by focusing on AR for the next leg of their roadtrip. His comm's display pad was blank, as it was connected to the image-link in his contacts, but it was fairly obvious he was typing and his body language suggested he wasn't feeling especially sociable, at the moment.
J. Packer
Jan 3 2011, 05:03 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:26pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]The van rolls on in relative silence, the occupants tense and more than a little on edge. You roll out into the evening as the sun is beginning to set. You're just a few blocks away from Highway 2, which runs north into the Montbello district. As you come to a stop,
Peaches hops out of the van.
"Y'all have a better one, hear?" she says, her southern belle twang back in full force.
Back on course, you head east towards the highway, knowing you're not far from your destination now.
A quick left onto Highway 2 and you notice just how much cleaner things look around here. Large homes - mansions really - set far off the main roads, with fences and gates. The map shows the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Wildlife Refuge is just north of here, and everything seems a bit more pastoral and tranquil.
Or it did, until now...
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:33pm | In van, in UCAS, heading to the Drop]From behind, you hear a dull roar of motorcycles.
[ Spoiler ]
Perception checks, please folks
klinktastic
Jan 3 2011, 05:09 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:26 pm | In van, just inside the UCAS border]Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
"Thanks for the help Peaches. We appreciate it."[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:33pm | In van, in UCAS, heading to the Drop]"Hmmm, wonder what that noise is?" [ Spoiler ]
12d6 → [5,3,5,4,2,5,5,2,4,2,6,4] = (47) = 5 successes link ->
here
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:33pm | In van, in UCAS, heading to the Drop]Kim: PAN = active | Fake SiN = Angel Snow
When
Peaches left,
Kim’s tears had almost dried up.
Kim had done everything she could, at least all without risking her life. She sure wasn’t prepared to die for those squatters, but it hadn’t been fear that had stopped the others from helping.
Wolf looked like he didn’t even have much to fear from a fight with the ghouls, so they were just cold hearted mercenaries who didn’t care about anything they didn’t get paid for. Could she have offered money to the team?
Kim thought that would have been weird and it could have had disastrous consequences for the team’s internal relations. The question of how much she was willing to pay kept her busy though. Of course she could have parted with the credstick in her pocket, but would she have given up the whole pay of this job, or even her apartment in Seattle?
Kim didn’t like it, but there were obviously limits to what she was willing to do too.
Kim didn’t use much makeup, but she never went out without her mascara. She was sure it didn’t look very good now, so she got out her commlink to use the display and internal camera to try and fix it. There were 2 missed incoming messages from
Riot. She had heard the incoming-message-sound at the time, but had already forgotten about them. They were of no importance now, but
Kim figured she should buy some AR glasses if she was going to take this running business seriously.
[ Spoiler ]
SleepIncarnate
Jan 3 2011, 08:01 PM
BlackHat
Jan 3 2011, 08:19 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:33pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]Kreskin | PAN = passive | Fake SIN = Cody DemasiKreskin had been focused on his commlink for the last ten minutes or so, and his AR diversion was working. He thought the team probably made the right choice, but not for any of the reasons
Doc had brought up - that shit was seriously dark. Personally he would have liked to help (ignoring, for the moment, the odds of him surviving a fight with a ghoul), but he understood that, professionally, it would have been very irresponsible for the team to risk anything happening to their package - or becoming distracted and arriving late. Even if the team had been in complete agreement that every metahuman life was sacred (and more important than some delivery) and that they should pull over and help out, the guys paying the bills would have almost certainly disagreed. If the team had showed up late, because of it, or showed up with a soggy sewage-coated package,
Kreskin wouldn't want to be the one to explain why they had decided to make the detour - particularly after overhearing that the package was going to the mafia. No point in saving a few squatters, if it means the whole team gets quietly geeked at the end of the night. Still, he wished
Doc hadn't been so... well, unhinged, and he wished
Angel hadn't taken their inaction so personally. He'd have to think up some way to cheer her up, or at least get her mind off of that topic, before the night was over.
He was a bit distracted, but when
Riot broke the silence, he perked up.
[ Spoiler ]
7d6 (1 hit) if there is something to see visually.
Otherwise if you were checking to see if we hear something he would lose 2 dice and still have 1 hit (despite what I said in the roll on the comments - I forgot he has ratign 3 audio enhancement).
If its any other sense, he critically glitches.
J. Packer
Jan 4 2011, 02:04 AM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:33pm | In van, in UCAS, heading to the Drop]
The roar continues to build, and Doc identifies the sound of motorcycles. Riot, on the other hand, hears five or six Harleys. They're coming up from behind and it looks like the riders may well be wearing gang colors.
klinktastic
Jan 4 2011, 03:45 AM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:33 pm | In van, heading to Drop]Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
"Aww drek. This doesn't look good," Riot said to the group. Continuing to drive the speed limit, augmented by AR, he pulled up the sensor readings, focusing on the rear sensors to see if he could get a better look at what was coming up.
[ Spoiler ]
see OOC post for sensor + perception roll = 2 successes
If he could get a read on the colors, he'd be able to maybe identify who they were.
"Look sharp folks. This might be trouble."
klinktastic
Jan 4 2011, 05:53 AM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34 pm | In van, heading to Drop]Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
"Aww shit, those are Fronts go gangers. They're territory is in the UCAS, which we've just entered. Everyone, ready your weapons. Don't engage until we see what they're up to. If they're after us, let them have it," Riot says to the crew in the back.
[ Spoiler ]
Leadership check to the group: 5d6 → [3,4,3,1,3] = (14) = 0 successes link ->
here Turning to
Angel,
"Hey babe, you feeling alright? Got any magic tricks you can use to distract some of those gangers if they get close? If you can break their concentration, they'll have a harder time anticipating my moves."
klinktastic
Jan 4 2011, 05:23 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34 pm | In van, heading to Drop]
Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
Turning from Angel, he took a deep breathe to control his heart beat and placate the adrenaline surging through him. Ramping up the speed a bit, he focused on maintain control of the van.
J. Packer
Jan 4 2011, 06:09 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34 pm | In van, just inside the UCAS border]
With alarming speed, the six bikers close the range (now short) to your vehicle. They all seem pretty intent on getting around you, clustering on the driver's side of the vehicle, but are making no motions to go for their guns.
[ Spoiler ]
First IP spent just in controlling their bikes.
BlackHat
Jan 4 2011, 06:39 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:34pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]
Kreskin | PAN = passive | Fake SIN = Cody Demasi
Shifting uncomfortably in his seat, while he tried to think of something he could do to help, Kreskin watched as the bikers rolled up and began to surround the van - a fairly risky move for them (given the van's mass, and their relative vulnerability), and they didn't seem to be opening fire, yet, so he began to think that maybe he might be able to put his skills to use, after all. It was looking pretty unlikely that Riot would be able to outrun them, and if nobody wanted to take the first shot, it didn't seem like it would hurt to at least find out what the gangers wanted. "Let's hear them out, " he suggested, and began to lean toward the front seats so he could get a word in if the guy approaching Riot's window was feeling chatty.
Zyerne
Jan 4 2011, 10:45 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:34pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]
Wolf had stayed silent when they'd spotted the ghouls and in the immediate aftermath. Had they been of his tribe, he'd have fought without hesitation. As it was...
"Cry when we're done." he said to Kim, brusquely but not unkindly, resting a hand briefly on her shoulder. Picking up his crossbow and moving to a window he asked Riot ""Which one is leader? Can tell?"
J. Packer
Jan 4 2011, 10:50 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:34pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]
Peering out the back window, you see six men on large motorcycles. They are all young in appearance. Five of them are nearer the rear of the van, while a sixth is in the lead of the bunch.
The general look about them is one of excitement and high spirits. Except for the fellow at the front of the pack, who doesn't look like he's much more than sixteen, and is more than a bit tense.
klinktastic
Jan 4 2011, 10:55 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34 pm | In van, heading to Drop]Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
Still trying to retain his composure, the Fronts gangers speed up, surrounding his vehicle.
"Man, these guys are disrespecting me. Don't they know who I am, what I can do?" [ Spoiler ]
Composure test to see if thrill seeker flaw can be avoided: 5d6.hits(5) → [4,1,2,5,4] = (1), needs 2 successes, link->
here As the van careens into the nearest biker.
[ Spoiler ]
Ramming with my 2nd IP:
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2826201/ => 11d6.hits(5) → [6,3,6,6,4,1,5,3,4,5,5] = (6) successes
They get a pilot + reaction + handling to avoid. If they meet or beat 6 success, then no ram. If they get less, then we ram.
If I hit - Damage to the bike and the biker:
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2826206/ => 32d6.hits(5) → [5,1,4,1,3,5,6,1,2,6,3,5,5,6,6,4,6,2,3,6,3,2,2,1,6,1,1,1,4,3,2,1] = (11) successes, to Cycle 1
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2826207/ => 32d6.hits(5) → [2,4,1,6,5,1,3,3,2,2,1,3,4,2,4,4,2,6,1,2,2,4,6,2,2,2,1,6,6,4,5,1] = (7) successes, to Driver 1
Damage to us - and resisting it:
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2826218/ => 16d6.hits(5) → [3,2,5,1,4,3,5,3,5,5,1,1,3,2,6,1] = (5) successes - 5 DV coming our way
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2826220/ = > 24d6.hits(5) → [5,3,1,4,5,2,1,4,4,3,3,5,4,2,3,2,4,3,6,3,5,4,5,6] = (7) successes, resisted
Pilot Check to Avoid Crash (threshold 2 for me - they'll need to make one at threshold 3):
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2826209/ => 11d6.hits(5) → [3,6,3,2,6,5,4,3,6,4,5] = (5) successes, avoid crashing
Zyerne
Jan 4 2011, 10:57 PM
[ Spoiler ]
Initiative (8d6.hits(5)+8=4)+8 was me trying something out, which didn't work. It's 3 hits for a total of 11 w/2 passes
J. Packer
Jan 4 2011, 11:10 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34 pm | In van, heading to Drop]The kid on the bike in front weaves away from the van, and pours on the speed, getting in front of the van. He pulls across your path in an attempt to force you off the road.
[ Spoiler ]
No luck on the ram - exactly six successes on his roll. While the rest of the bikers do not get a second IP, the fellow out front does, and uses it to Cut you Off. Result of his attempts is 4 successes.
klinktastic
Jan 4 2011, 11:18 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34 pm | In van, heading to Drop]Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
Seeing the lead biker dodge his ram, and swerve out in front of him, he looks to counter the movement.
[ Spoiler ]
Opposed roll gets me 3 successes, use edge for a reroll of my 8 dice and get 2 more = 5 successes - He gets to make a crash test - Reaction + Pilot (doesn't look like you get to add handling in the book, but GMs descretion)
11d6.hits(5) → [6,3,4,1,4,6,1,5,2,4,1] = (3)
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2826247/8d6.hits(5) → [2,4,2,1,5,2,5,4] = (2)
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2826248/
klinktastic
Jan 4 2011, 11:18 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34 pm | In van, heading to Drop]
Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
Sensing that this is going to get intense, Riot yells, "Do what you can to distract them!" before he drops into VR
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34 pm | In van, heading to Drop]Kim: PAN = active | Fake SiN = Angel Snow
After seeing
Riot trying to ram the bike,
Kim thinks she might as well help.
[ Spoiler ]
J. Packer
Jan 5 2011, 12:03 AM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34 pm | In van, heading to Drop]The spell fails to bite on the young biker, and
Angel finds herself unexpectedly
distracted for a turn or two.
[ Spoiler ]
No drain, but you're at a -1 on your next two rolls, whatever they be for - perception, attack, spellcasting, drain, whatever - and then the effect will end.
BlackHat
Jan 5 2011, 04:15 AM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:34pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]
Kreskin | PAN = passive | Fake SIN = Cody Demasi
Once the aggressive driving begins, Kreskin is jolted back into his seat and simply mutters something like "...or not" and attempts to keep his head down, and stay out of sight (and line of fire) of the bikers, should bullets start flying.
SleepIncarnate
Jan 5 2011, 04:27 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34PM| In van, in UCAS, heading to drop]
Doc Opheliac | Pan = Passive | SIN = Ophelia Smokehaven
Seeing the punk inf front trying to cut them off, the Doc spins about, bringing her shotgun to bare and fires two quick rounds, the loud booms ringing through the van. As she saw the rounds fly, she grinned, pretty sure she at least clipped the punk.
J. Packer
Jan 5 2011, 04:43 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:34PM| In van, in UCAS, heading to drop]The first shotgun blast deafens everyone in the van, and the round falls short. Quickly adjusting for relative speeds, the second round find a target, passing through the young biker's leg and ricochetting off of the motorcycle frame.
[ Spoiler ]
evaded the first, the second got him for three physical damage
klinktastic
Jan 5 2011, 05:18 PM
***moved to proper spot***
Zyerne
Jan 5 2011, 07:36 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:35 pm | In van, heading to Drop]With
Doc making the decision as to whether this was going to turn into a firefight or not,
Wolf headed to the back of the van, opening one of the doors. Wrapping one arm around a packing restraint for support, his pistol bow ready in his other hand.
Taking careful aim at one of the bikers, he let fly.
[ Spoiler ]
Agility 7 + Crossbows 4 + Take Aim 1 - Vehicle 3 =
8d6.hits(5)=12DV + net hits + narcoject
J. Packer
Jan 5 2011, 09:04 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:35 pm | In van, heading to Drop]
Wolf hangs out the open door and lets fly with a bolt from his hand crossbow. The bolt hits the bike he was aiming at, but caroms off the faring. The five bikers immediately move a bit to cease being quite so clustered together. The one that Wolf aimed at gives him the finger.
klinktastic
Jan 5 2011, 09:08 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:35 pm | In van, heading to Drop]Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
Having slipped into VR,
Riot was ready to jack these fools' shit up. Noticing that
Doc had hit the guy who had cut him off,
Riot attempts to return the favor.
[ Spoiler ]
Turn 2 Opposed Pilot Roll:
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2826319/ => 1d6.hits(5) → [5] = (1) success
[ Spoiler ]
Cutoff Test:
http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2826202/ => 11d6.hits(5) → [6,5,3,6,3,3,6,4,1,6,6] = (6) successes
J. Packer
Jan 6 2011, 01:37 AM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:35 pm | In van, heading to Drop]
You speed up in an attempt to get away from the bikers, but they stay close in, whooping and hollering at you.
As you are unable to get away, you attempt to force the fellow out front off the road. He swerves to try to avoid you and catches a bit of gravel. Going off the road surface, he dumps his bike and slides into a grassy area along the roadway before coming to a stop at a fence.
SleepIncarnate
Jan 6 2011, 05:19 AM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:35PM| In van, in UCAS, heading to drop]
Doc Opheliac | Pan = Passive | SIN = Ophelia Smokehaven
Seeing the one punk get clipped pass out of easy firing range, she spun around and took two shots at the next closest one, trying to wing him to make them think twice about messing with this van.
Zyerne
Jan 6 2011, 04:12 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:35 pm | In van, heading to Drop]"Drek." Wolf swore as his first shot was wasted. Lining up on the biker again, he took another shot
[ Spoiler ]
Agility 7 + Crossbows 4 + Take Aim 1 - Vehicle 3 =
(8d6.hits(5)=1)2DV + net hits + narcoject
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:35 pm | In van, heading to Drop]Kim: PAN = active | Fake SiN = Angel Snow
All the wild driving and shooting seem to have excited
Kim a little too much. Her moaning and other little sounds of pleasure are being drowned by the noise of the shattered windows and the open door.
Kim tries to focus for another try of the same spell. Her pupils widen and close down into a mere slit, like cat’s eyes in bright light. “Having fun are we?” she hears in her head.
[ Spoiler ]
J. Packer
Jan 6 2011, 05:50 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:35 pm | In van, heading to Drop]
Two quick shots ring out from Doc's shotgun towards the group in the rear. One goes overtop the head of one of the bikers, but the other is more in control, and manages to catch a biker in the shoulder.
At the same time, Wolf's crossbow bolt strikes another biker, but the bolt seems not to bite, getting fouled in the leathers that the biker is wearing.
Finally, the same biker, having withstood a second bolt from Wolf gets a very strange look on his face indeed. Kim feels the spell bite this time, and the biker is awash with unexpected sensations.
As they try to pursue, the wounded biker loses control of his bike and has to break, hard, and head for the shoulder as well, the pain of the shotgun blast taking him out of the fight. The second unlucky biker wobbles unsteadily and quickly drops back from the rest of the pack before dumping his bike in the middle of the roadway.
The other three bikers, seeing half of their group down, immediately slow down and you increase your range from them without much further ado. There's some shouting, and a few last second shots from pistols that the bikers pulled out after coming to a stop, but the range is too great.
klinktastic
Jan 6 2011, 06:48 PM
[Monday, April 4th, 2072 | 6:36 pm | In van, heading to Drop]
Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
Riot decided to remain in VR, despite wanting to celebrate with the team.
<<@Team: I'm going to hang out in VR until we get there. Good teamwork!>>
BlackHat
Jan 6 2011, 07:48 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:36pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]
Kreskin | PAN = passive | Fake SIN = Cody Demasi
Still a little deaf from the shotgun going off a few feat from his head, Kreskin slowly sits up in his chair once the shooting stops and Riot's driving levels out. Taking a second to compose himself, he says, "Well, whatever they wanted... must not have been that important."
Zyerne
Jan 6 2011, 08:24 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:36pm | In van, in CAS, heading to 6th & Havana]
Wolf just grunted as he pulled the van door closed again and reloaded his pistol bow before restowing it. "How far to go?"
J. Packer
Jan 6 2011, 10:37 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:42pm | Nearing the Drop, UCAS Sector, Montbello Neighborhood]
Back on a normal footing, you head to the location you were directed to: 4923 Billings. It's not a long drive, and it takes you down 56th to Peoria, and finally into the very safe, very wealthy subdivision in which the mansion resides.
And it is a mansion. The whole neighborhood is full of these large houses, taking up what would likely make up many nicely sized yards for normal houses. You've made the destination, and your drop-off point is on the other side of a fence with a large wrought iron gate. You pull the van up into an available spot in front of the property and approach the gate. There's a standard buzzer box affixed to one of the two pillars that support the gate.
klinktastic
Jan 6 2011, 10:42 PM
[Monday April 4th, 2072 | 6:42pm | Nearing the Drop, UCAS Sector, Montbello Neighborhood]
Riot: PAN = passive | Fake SiN = Jim Smith
Snapping out of VR as the pulled up to the mansion, the drop location, Riot took in the view in awe. Someday, when he made it as a professional combat biker, he'd have many mansions like this one. Alas, that wouldn't be for a while, especially if they didn't finish this mission off. Nearly done and 18 minutes to spare....not bad.
Glancing back at the team, "Ready?" he questioned. Pressing the buzzer, he awaited a response.
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