The long trek home.
Or in this case, to the hotel. Vicious had Kaoru and Yahiko in tow, and the whole situation was very strange, and not precisely comfortable. Kaoru was muttering about sore ankles, and arguing with Yahiko behind his back, sometimes sounding like exactly who she looked like, and sometimes sounding as displaced as he was.
The snow crunched gaily under their feet-they were approaching the hotel again, and Vicious could see it around the corner-When a taxicab pulled up just ahead of them, next to the restaurant that sat on the adjacent corner to Vicious' hotel.
Three figures emerged-the first had hair the color of leaves-a dark, forest green, cut in a short bob, with a flowered hairband. The second was a child-around Yahiko's height, but clearly a girl-purple hair and pigtails, and a little nurses' cap. The third delayed a bit, but when she did, the sky blue hair and jeweled eyeclip visible as she emerged from the cab marked them all and confirmed them, even to the unpracticed eye of Vicious, seeing them as real, human women for the first time.
There was a sudden tension on Vicious' coat sleeve-Kaoru had grabbed it, and was pulling him to a stop, her eyes fixed on the three women emerging from the cab. "Is that...I mean...do you see...What the hell is going on?" She asked, hoarsely.
----
The Cab ride was LONG. The Promised bar and grill was evidently across the city, but the cab driver was patient-a good thing, since Barnette and Paiway BOTH showed an annoying tendency to inquire if they were there yet.
They arrived safe and sound...if her companions could actually be called 'sound' and Meia was left to pay the driver as they scrambled out of the cab.
Two hundred and four woolongs later, Meia was also once again exposed to the chill air with her companions in front of a Restaurant declaring itself the 'Panhandle Bar and Grill'. Before the suggestion could be floated to go inside, though, an exlaimation drew Meia's attention. Three people were standing just down the street.
There was an angry looking man in the lead, with white hair and a furious expression that seemed to burn holes in whatever he looked at, and he was followed by a teenage girl with long black hair tied back in a ribbon who was staring at them with a shocked expression, and a darkskinned little boy, who's attention seemed to be mostly on Paiway...
"I see it," replies Vicious, curtly, shortly approaching the group of women, hands in pockets. "Though it's not that unexpected to me..."
Not waiting for a response from Kaoru, he continues to strut towards the unlikely trio.
"You're looking rather lost," he opens with.
Oh shit.
"I'd say we're outside the Panhandle Bar and Grill, which is . . . exactly where we asked the taxi driver to put us."
Meia removes her hands from her coat pockets.
"Did you want something?"
I wish I knew how this bloody ring -worked- . . .
"I'm keeping an eye out for strangers," replies Vicious, tartly. "It's my job. I already picked up one pair-" he gestures at Kaoru and Yakiho.
"Nice jewlery, by the by."
Meia ignores the jewelery quip.
"I don't feel like playing word games . . . what do you want?"
"To find out what the fuck is going on," replies Vicious, flatly. "And I will, come tonight. You want in?"
Meia looks at the two people behind Vicious, eyes widening as she recognizes them.
"Don't suppose you'd like to tell me what you know -now-, or how you're intending on finding out?"
"I got a phone call," he replies, expression one of utmost moodiness. "Gave me instructions on how to hook up with others.
"Didn't have much to go on, though. Best I can tell you is that we've been brought here to do something." He looks oddly disturbed, glancing briefly at the ground before returning to Meia's face. "Tonight, I'm supposed to call back. Like I said, you want in?"
"You're seriously making me wonder."
OOC: Pause to let Bean say stuff if Bean chooses?
Vicious glances briefly behind Meia, at the other two girls there.
"Mmm? She said she can get people back home," he murmurs, sounding disinterested in the idea.
"If they want."
The respective peanut galleries are silent at the moment, watching and waiting-
Barnette, Paiway and Yahiko are watching in curiousity- though the girls seem rather instantly nervous around Vicious, and keep their distance. Kaoru is staring at the discussion with a distantly incredulous expression.
Fortunately, the street is rather empty, all the sane people having relocated to indoors, and the poor people under cover in the bitter cold, the only noise at the moment being the sound of the taxi driving off.
OOC: - Body Check
Meia: --[10:36] <Reikobot> 1,0Signum rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=5 ]12,0{5}
Translation for that Mess-5
Vicious -- [10:38] <Reikobot> 1,0Signum rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=10 ]12,0{10}
Translation --10.
Post your revised sheets so that I can tell whether you passed or failed, then we'll move on. >.>;
The silence is oppressive, but not quite overpowering. Vicious misses it, but Kaoru, Meia and Paiway can hear the distinct sound of footsteps crunching in snow coming from a nearby alley-many footsteps.
Meia turns to look at where the noise is coming from, mostly out of curiousity.
OOC- Yes, I -will- get back into a habit. Dammit.
IC- Meia catches a quick glimpse of bodies down a nearby alley. Upright bodies. A small group, to be certain, and nothing of especial note-except for the distinct impression that one of their number is carrying a baseball bat.
Kaoru is looking in nearly the other direction, then with Meia, Eyes skimming the area. "Do...you guys hear something?" She ventures slowly.
[20:38] * Hatbot --> "Makoto rolls 2d6 and gets 5."12 [2d6=4, 1]]
The moment Kaoru speaks, Vicious can hear the footsteps too-they're surprisingly soft for a group of four or more, but the sound of one misstep-a foot connecting with something hard and metal-perhaps a discarded can-gives their position away to the Triad hatchet man.
Barnette's eyes are narrowed as she looks around, grabbing Paiway protectively, and Yahiko, though confused, pulls the Shiniai from it's position slung over his back...
"Take the girl indoors," insists Vicious to Barnette, glancing over to the bar's entrance.
I wonder.. As well as the obvious alley, Vicious takes note of other such roads nearby, and puts himself between Kaoru and where he's hearing the noises from.
The block is a normal one...in that it's part of a customary 'grid' pattern with the street they're on being intersected by others at regular intervals. The buildings are large and commercial, though the back parts and gaps between the Buildings are blatant, and easily travelled through.
Barnette glances at Meia, then back at Vicious, finally nodding and heading into the bar, reluctantly, pausing at the doorway for a last confirmation.
"Yahiko." Karou mumurs, softly. "Lend me your sword, and go with them. And for once in your life, don't argue, please."
The boy looked rebelious, but by this time, even he could see the group, and he handed it over reluctantly.
"Barnette...Yahiko is useful in a fight. Just in case you have one." Karou called to the other woman, who simply nodded, ushering Paiway inside, and Yahiko waited with her.
As they got organized, a single man emerged from the alley, with long black hair, a scar over one eye, and the rest of him covered by a dark trenchcoat. "Oi." He murmured in a thick British accent. "Womenfolk. More than I've seen on this hellhole in a lifetime. It's a bloody festival in my pants, and you're all invited."
Vicious' eyes bore into the man, serving the dual purpose of scanning him for hidden weapons (of course) and not-quite-literally blasting him with rays of pure frigidity.
"Refused. We're busy. Your friends, I'm sure, will partake of your festival, however."
Meia nods to Barnette - "Go" - before turning back to regard the group from the alley with a mix of annoyance and worry.
At least until Vicious gives his response, at which point she fails to suppress a snicker. Oops.
"Ho ho ho. The famous Vicious is a funny man." 'Scar' Replies, in a voice that suggests Michael Palin on Helium. As he speaks, three other men emerge from the alley behind him. They're all uniformly large, and decorated with an assortment of violent looking marks-though they also bear the signs of terminal injury to brain capacity, as Scar looks toward Kaoru, who cringes slightly.
"What's the famous Vicious collecting Callisto's women for, Hmm? You're right enough to import your own-yet here you are scooping up an asset like that little thing..."
Kaoru's expression switched to mightily indignant on that particular appellation, brandishing the shinai and glaring-though she didn't seem inclined to take over the dealing with Scar.
"...And she's fresh enough that Enrico's even willing to take on the Red Dragons to get her back-"
"Goddammit, I don't belong to that freak!" -Oops. So much for staying quiet.
"-With a significant finders fee." Scar noted, ignoring Kaoru entirely...which did not go over particularly well, but she managed to restrain further outbursts. Scar's eyes drifted over to Meia. "We figures the other ones are just a bonus-and we'll be taking them for ourselves, since you can't hardly hide them, even if you get away from us now."
"I don't care about your isolated lusts. That all you see is a quick lay speaks volumes for your own ineptitude.
"I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself. Work for me. Or get out of my sight." Vicious isn't really frowning, nor is his face neutral; it is more stern and cold than anything. "Callisto has enough trash in it's gutters. I'd hate to add further."
OOC: If they do *anything* remotely threatening, I'm going to gut him right there.
Ohhh shit.
Not really having anything to add to the topic, Meia fingers her ring and gets ready for the mess to start.
"Not really an option." Scar replies, the men behind him beginning to fan out, each choosing an opponent from the three congregated on the street, Scar stepping back to let the three handle the fighting.
"Y'see, ordinarily, A job offer from the Red Dragons is a major step up in the world-but Enrico got a phone call. He's convinced you're not the 'real' Vicious, somehow...I doesn't know what hell he thinks you are, but I can't take the chance that he's right. It's not a great life, but it's me own, y'know?"
He smiled. "Still, it doesn't have to go down this way. Turn over the womenfolk." he turned to the lead man, who was closest to Vicious, and brandishing a lead pipe, while the other two had merely giant fists to rely on, facing off with Meia and Kaoru respectively. "If he does anything less than fully comply, beat him to death, Mojo." Vicious' opponent smiled, revealing a mouthful of diamond teeth, thwaping his hand with the pipe...
OOC: Make a response if you wish...And after that, Contact me in IM, and we'll run a mini battle for each of you, and I'll post Kaoru's highlights.
The moment they start raising weapons and begin advancing - or breaking off to split everyone up - Meia snaps her right hand up and shoots the one closest to her.
Oh, fuck! How the hell do I use this thing?!
Acting with what he hopes is the fluid grace of a panther, Vicious lunges-
---Bullet Time---
[03:47] <Makoto> ---
[03:48] <Makoto> Vicious' lunge is a move that catches the two men facing him by surprise, and he manages to blow past the apelike thug, on a direct path to 'Scar' !
[03:48] <Makoto> OOC-Roll for surprise attack effectiveness.
[03:49] <Carthrat> OOC- regular ACV?
[03:49] <Makoto> Yep.
[03:49] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[03:49] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=5 ]12,0{5}
[03:49] <Makoto> OOC- Yep.
[03:49] <Carthrat> OOC: Beat by 5
[03:50] <Makoto> roll 2d6+1
[03:50] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6+1 --> 1,0[ 2d6=3 ]12,0{4}
[03:51] <Makoto> But Scar is surprisingly swift, bending backwards at an odd angle, Vicious's sword connecting only with air! OOC-React and Init.
[03:52] <Carthrat> Vicious drops his scabbard and presses his other hand into the hilt of his sword, stepping forward and completing the thrust!
[03:52] <Carthrat> roll 1d10+15
[03:52] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 1d10+15 --> 1,0[ 1d10=5 ]12,0{20}
[03:52] <Carthrat> OOC: Er, wait, that's 2d6 or 1d10?
[03:52] <Makoto> OOC-Go with 1d6+ACV.
[03:52] <Carthrat> OOC: 'k
[03:52] <Carthrat> roll 1d6+15
[03:52] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 1d6+15 --> 1,0[ 1d6=6 ]12,0{21}
[03:53] <Makoto> roll 1d6+10
[03:53] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+10 --> 1,0[ 1d6=1 ]12,0{11}
[03:53] <Makoto> roll 1d6+11
[03:53] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+11 --> 1,0[ 1d6=4 ]12,0{15}
[03:54] <Makoto> OOC- Rat, Thug, Scar. Goo!
[03:54] <Carthrat> Vicious has no words. Not even a shout.
[03:54] <Carthrat> roll 2d6 attacking
[03:54] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0attacking --> 1,0[ 2d6=4 ]12,0{4}
[03:54] <Carthrat> OOC: Wins by 6
[03:55] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[03:55] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=8 ]12,0{8}
[03:57] <Makoto> This time, Vicious's sword hits home, and a red trench is cut across his opponent's chest, spraying blood! 'Scar' falls to the ground, screaming and clutching the wound, but Vicious cannot spare the attention to finish him off as a large shadow looms behind him, and a growl like an angry bear is heard-
[03:58] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[03:58] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=8 ]12,0{8}
[03:58] <Makoto> OOC-DCV
[03:58] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[03:58] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=2 ]12,0{2}
[03:58] <Carthrat> OOC: roofles
[03:59] <Makoto> Swoosh! Vicious ducks, and -hears- the rush of air from a large pipe that would have taken off his head, the large man grunting as the lack of resistance throws him off balance.
[04:02] <Makoto> And from the ground, Scar fumbles, but the blood and prone position foil any attempt to make an attack...OOC-Init
[04:02] <Carthrat> roll 1d6+15
[04:02] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 1d6+15 --> 1,0[ 1d6=6 ]12,0{21}
[04:02] <Carthrat> OOC: Laf, unless I roll a 1 and he gets a 6, I always win >.>
[04:02] <Makoto> roll 1d6+11
[04:02] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+11 --> 1,0[ 1d6=5 ]12,0{16}
[04:02] <Makoto> roll 1d6+10
[04:02] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+10 --> 1,0[ 1d6=3 ]12,0{13}
[04:03] <Makoto> OOC-Rat, Scar, Thug. Combats ho!
[04:03] * Carthrat rotates the sword downwards, flicking up an arc of blood and snow, then presses backwards, reversing his stance and attacking in a smoother motion than he thought he knew.
[04:03] <Carthrat> roll 2d6 attack~
[04:03] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0attack~ --> 1,0[ 2d6=3 ]12,0{3}
[04:03] <Carthrat> OOC: Hit by 7
[04:03] <Carthrat> roll 2d6 damage
[04:03] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0damage --> 1,0[ 2d6=4 ]12,0{4}
[04:03] <Carthrat> OOC: Will do 27 damage if it hits
[04:03] <Makoto> OOC:Roll for your earlier hit, too.
[04:04] <Carthrat> roll 2d6 for that one, too
[04:04] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0for that one, too --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[04:04] <Carthrat> OOC: Same deal
[04:04] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:04] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=2 ]12,0{2}
[04:06] <Makoto> Frighteningly, the thug manages to simply slap the blade away with his pipe, the impact making a sickening sound of metal screeching. Behind Vicious, there's a sound of a pistol being cocked-
[04:06] <Makoto> roll 2d6+4
[04:06] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6+4 --> 1,0[ 2d6=4 ]12,0{8}
[04:07] <Makoto> OOC-Roll DCV
[04:07] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:07] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[04:07] <Carthrat> OOC: Phew
[04:07] <Carthrat> OOC: Passed by 1
[04:08] <Makoto> It's a near thing! Even with his hands wet with blood, the bullet tears through Vicious' coat as he sidesteps...but that still leaves the bear of a man, who lines up another swing aimed at a 'Vicious' home run!
[04:08] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:08] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=5 ]12,0{5}
[04:09] <Makoto> OOC- DCV dood.
[04:09] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:09] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=2 ]12,0{2}
[04:09] <Carthrat> OOC: Luck is with me today. o-o
[04:09] <Makoto> Again, nimbly, Vicious skips aside, marveling once again at how -loud- the noise of the swing is...OOC-Init.
[04:09] <Carthrat> OOC: Next round, can I do something cool, like step on the other guys hand and attack the thug at the same time?
[04:11] <Makoto> OOC: You'll have to spend a round luring him close enough. The space isn't that confined. there's an area of about fifteen feet to where you've fought so far.
[04:11] <Carthrat> OOC: What if I manueverd myself so PipeGuy is between me and the gunslinger?
[04:12] <Makoto> OOC: Sure. Your ACV will take a mod to reflect the dividing of concentration, though.
[04:12] <Carthrat> OOC: That's cool
[04:13] <Carthrat> Vicious steps twice, sliding through the snow and spinning around! The axis of the fight rotates, putting the gunman on the wrong side of his allies; his sword whistles lightly through the frigid air.
[04:14] <Carthrat> roll 2d6 ACV I dunno the mod but we'll see
[04:14] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0ACV I dunno the mod but we'll see --> 1,0[ 2d6=8 ]12,0{8}
[04:14] <Carthrat> OOC: Yeesh. Pass by 2.
[04:14] <Carthrat> roll 2d6 damage
[04:14] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0damage --> 1,0[ 2d6=3 ]12,0{3}
[04:14] <Carthrat> OOC: 36 damage if it hits
[04:15] <Makoto> OOC-To be fair, I should have assigned the mod first. My bad. We'll call that a bare pass.
[04:15] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:15] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[04:15] <Carthrat> OOC: Hmm. Generally, I'll roll all my rolls at once and report the results, so if any mods come into play, that's how it is
[04:15] <Carthrat> OOC: Lemme know if that seems lame
[04:15] <Makoto> roll 2d6+4
[04:15] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6+4 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{13}
[04:16] <Makoto> OOC: Let me know when you're about to make a roll I might want to assign a mod for. It's fairer to you that way.
[04:16] <Carthrat> OOC: 'k
[04:18] <Makoto> OOC-Scratch the +4 roll
[04:22] <Makoto> A hit! The Sword scores ablow, though the big man seems barely phased, simply grimacing as the sword cleaves into coat and muscle. "...Ow." He grunts, scowling. "...I liked this coat." This time, an overhand swing, to bash Vicious into the ground like a tent peg!
[04:22] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:22] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=11 ]12,0{11}
[04:22] <Makoto> But the swing in wild, the giant maddened by pain!
[04:22] <Makoto> *is
[04:22] <Makoto> OOC-Init
[04:23] <Carthrat> roll 1d6+15
[04:23] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 1d6+15 --> 1,0[ 1d6=2 ]12,0{17}
[04:23] <Makoto> roll 2d6+10
[04:23] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6+10 --> 1,0[ 2d6=7 ]12,0{17}
[04:23] <Carthrat> OOC: 2d6 wtf
[04:23] <Makoto> roll 1d6+10
[04:23] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+10 --> 1,0[ 1d6=1 ]12,0{11}
[04:24] <Makoto> OOC-Ratness.
[04:25] <Carthrat> Pithy remarks are saved for victory. In order to prevent the loser from making further comments, Vicious rebalances himself, and swings again, a somewhat unwieldy blow..
[04:25] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:25] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:25] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=7 ]12,0{7}
[04:25] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=7 ]12,0{7}
[04:25] <Carthrat> OOC: Hits by 3, but, sadly, only deals 18 damage.
[04:25] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:25] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=10 ]12,0{10}
[04:26] <Makoto> Another hit, and solid! Though this too seems only to really annoy him, and he growls, grunting a little as he swings the pipe again at Vicious!
[04:26] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:26] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=11 ]12,0{11}
[04:27] <Makoto> And another miss, the giant stumbling! OOC-Hotaru's bot loves you.
[04:27] <Makoto> OOC-Init again.
[04:27] <Carthrat> roll 1d6+15
[04:27] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 1d6+15 --> 1,0[ 1d6=2 ]12,0{17}
[04:27] <Carthrat> OOC: I win!
[04:27] <Carthrat> OOC: >.>
[04:27] <Makoto> roll 1d6+10
[04:27] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+10 --> 1,0[ 1d6=3 ]12,0{13}
[04:28] <Makoto> OOC- =P go.
[04:29] <Carthrat> What kind of freak takes two hits from a sword and doesn't go down? Vicious growls and strikes again, hoping to elicit at least a little pain from this bucket of muscle.
[04:29] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:29] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[04:29] <Carthrat> roll 2d6 damage
[04:29] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0damage --> 1,0[ 2d6=5 ]12,0{5}
[04:29] <Carthrat> OOC: 24 damage~
[04:29] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:29] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[04:32] <Makoto> "Unkgh...!" He's bleeding more now, and shaky-and he stumbles to the side with the force of Vicious' blow-which, unfortunately, opens a line of sight for the man behind him->BLAM!<
[04:32] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:32] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[04:32] <Makoto> OOC-DCV
[04:32] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:32] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[04:32] <Carthrat> OOC: Rofll DR'd
[04:32] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:32] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=7 ]12,0{7}
[04:32] <Carthrat> OOC: Win
[04:34] <Makoto> *Ting* Vicious's faithful sword is taking abuse, but it protects it's master, a hit on the iron sheath deflecting the bullet, but...no time! The Giant seizes his chance, and makes another, stumbling lunge!
[04:34] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:34] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=5 ]12,0{5}
[04:35] <Makoto> OOC-DCV+1
[04:35] <Carthrat> roll 2d6+1
[04:35] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6+1 --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{7}
[04:35] <Carthrat> OOC: I will take the pain
[04:36] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:36] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[04:40] <Makoto> Vicious is sent flying! Sort of. The blow impact is tremendous, lifting him up and knocking him a few feet! (19 Damage)
[04:40] <Makoto> OOC-Init Again
[04:40] <Carthrat> roll 1d6+15
[04:40] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 1d6+15 --> 1,0[ 1d6=4 ]12,0{19}
[04:41] <Makoto> roll 1d6+10
[04:41] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+10 --> 1,0[ 1d6=1 ]12,0{11}
[04:41] <Makoto> roll 1d6+11
[04:41] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+11 --> 1,0[ 1d6=2 ]12,0{13}
[04:41] <Makoto> OOC: Rat, Scar, thug...Begin!
[04:44] <Carthrat> Forced to hop back by unwilling impact, Vicious grunts, and sprints towards the man with the gun! Kick it out of his hand, he levels his sword over the the man's neck. "Call them off, or it'll go badly for you," he states, in a harsh voice.
[04:47] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:47] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[04:47] <Carthrat> OOC: Pass by 1
[04:47] <Makoto> roll 2d6+3
[04:47] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6+3 --> 1,0[ 2d6=4 ]12,0{7}
[04:49] <Makoto> Scar yells as his pistol flies out of his grip, and glares up at Vicious...which turns into a smile. "Better look after yourself before making threats, Faker." He gasps. And Suddenly, Vicious feels the looming behind him again...
[04:49] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:49] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=7 ]12,0{7}
[04:49] <Makoto> OOC-DCV boya.
[04:50] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:50] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=3 ]12,0{3}
[04:51] <Makoto> A duck, and again, Vicious is in the clear-OOC-Init.
[04:51] <Makoto> roll 1d6
[04:51] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6 --> 1,0[ 1d6=4 ]12,0{4}
[04:51] <Makoto> roll 1d6
[04:51] <Carthrat> roll 1d6+15
[04:51] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6 --> 1,0[ 1d6=5 ]12,0{5}
[04:51] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 1d6+15 --> 1,0[ 1d6=5 ]12,0{20}
[04:51] <Makoto> OOC: Just go. =p
[04:52] <Carthrat> In a startling repeat of his first move against the thug, Vicious plunges his sword backwards once again!
[04:52] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:52] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=8 ]12,0{8}
[04:52] <Carthrat> roll 2d6 damage
[04:52] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0damage --> 1,0[ 2d6=5 ]12,0{5}
[04:52] <Carthrat> OOC: 24
[04:52] <Makoto> roll 2d6+2 (He's not so bright)
[04:52] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6+2 1,0(He's not so bright) --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{11}
[04:53] <Carthrat> OOC: I meant the one with the pipe, if that's no clear
[04:53] <Carthrat> *not clear
[04:53] <Makoto> OOC-I gotcha. >.>
[04:54] <Makoto> There's a wet, sticky sound as the sword hits home, and Vicious can feel the muscle tremors, but even so, he takes another swing!
[04:54] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:54] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[04:54] <Makoto> OOC-DCV
[04:54] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:54] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[04:55] <Carthrat> OOC: osnap
[04:55] <Carthrat> OOC: I take it
[04:55] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:55] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=8 ]12,0{8}
[04:55] <Carthrat> OOC: 50%
[04:57] <Makoto> A weaker hit, but it still connects solidly, and Vicious' ears ring as the pipe hits, a coppery taste creeping into his mouth! (10 damage to account for his weakening)
[04:58] <Makoto> OOC: Since there's no chance that Scar will get back in the game, let's dispense with Init.
[04:58] <Carthrat> OOC: Ok.
[04:59] <Carthrat> Taking advantage of his first hit, Vicious spins properly and attempts to complete it, shoving his sword forward, hopefully up to the hilt-
[04:59] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[04:59] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=5 ]12,0{5}
[04:59] <Carthrat> OOC: ANother hit
[04:59] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[04:59] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[05:00] <Carthrat> roll 2d6 damage
[05:00] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0damage --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[05:00] <Carthrat> OOC: 24 again
[05:01] <Makoto> The bad guy coughs, choking as blood dribbles from the corner of his mouth, and grabs Vicious, attempting a headbutt-
[05:01] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[05:01] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[05:01] <Makoto> OOC-DCV
[05:01] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[05:01] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=7 ]12,0{7}
[05:01] <Carthrat> OOC: I take it
[05:04] <Makoto> *Clonk* It's a brutal blow...and affects both combatants equally, the weakened giant stunned, still upright, but unresponsive and unmoving as Vicious vision blurs! (9 damage, and a free attack, no DCV. He's hit his shock point, and lost a lot of blood)
[05:04] <Carthrat> roll 2d6
[05:04] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=7 ]12,0{7}
[05:05] <Carthrat> roll 2d6 damage
[05:05] <Reikobot> 1,0Carthrat rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0damage --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[05:05] <Carthrat> OOC: 16 damage
[05:05] <Makoto> Slowly....ever so slowly, the Giant topples to the ground, with the force of a falling tree. Still breathing, but barely.
[05:05] * Carthrat fixes that.
[05:07] <Makoto> Splut! Crimson splashes everywhere as the large thug's overwhelming ability to soak up punishment is exceeded, and his life terminated...Vicious is fairly soaked in blood, but triumphant...?
[05:07] <Carthrat> After twisting his sword a couple of times and ripping it out in a rather painful fashion, Vicious hoists 'Scar' up by the neck, and starts to *squeeze*. He opens his mouth...
[05:09] <Makoto> ---Paused pending outcome of other fights!---
[06:05] <Makoto> ---
[06:08] <Makoto> A flicker of motion at the corner of her eye was the only real warning she had that all was going straight to hell, and that someone else should really be the spokesperson for the group as Vicious lunged for the leader of the group, and a yell further away let her know that Kaoru was being assaulted as well, and the man facing Meia reached into his jacket, pulling something out...and with a slip of his wrist, the collapsable staff sprang to it's full length...
[06:08] <Makoto> *pulling something out...and with a slip of his wrist, the collapsable staff sprang to it's full length...
[06:08] <Makoto> OOC-Init
[06:10] <Makoto> roll 1d6+7
[06:10] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=2 ]12,0{9}
[06:12] <Rez> +ACV, right?
[06:12] <Makoto> OOC-yep.
[06:12] <Rez> roll 1d6+6
[06:12] <Reikobot> 1,0Rez rolled :1,0 1d6+6 --> 1,0[ 1d6=4 ]12,0{10}
[06:12] <Makoto> OOC: Meia, Staffboy. Go!
[06:13] * Rez steps backwards, trying to get more distance as she throws aims and triggers the ring at the guy with the staff.
[06:13] * Rez is now known as Meia
[06:13] * Meia steps backwards, trying to get more distance as she throws aims and triggers the ring at the guy with the staff.
[06:13] <Meia> OOC: Oops.
[06:14] <Makoto> OOC: No problem, Rat didn't bother. >.> Lazy bastard that he is.
[06:14] <Meia> roll 2d6 for Pewpew!
[06:14] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0for Pewpew! --> 1,0[ 2d6=8 ]12,0{8}
[06:15] <Meia> OOC: That would be a clean miss!
[06:17] <Makoto> A slight twist, and he dodges, but only barely, eyes widening as the laser scorches brick across the street! Looking slightly more hesitant than at first, he keeps his distance, using the staff to swipe at her!
[06:17] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[06:17] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[06:18] <Makoto> fortunately, he also misses cleanly, Meia easily staying out of reach!
[06:18] <Makoto> roll 1d6+7
[06:18] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=5 ]12,0{12}
[06:18] <Meia> roll 1d6+6
[06:18] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 1d6+6 --> 1,0[ 1d6=1 ]12,0{7}
[06:18] <Makoto> OOC- Him go first.
[06:19] <Makoto> He swipes again, the tip of his staff stabbing at her!
[06:19] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[06:19] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=11 ]12,0{11}
[06:19] <Makoto> Another miss...almost pathetic, really...she doesn't even have to move to evade.
[06:20] <Meia> roll 2d6
[06:20] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=4 ]12,0{4}
[06:21] <Makoto> OOC-No attack description? >.>;
[06:21] <Meia> OOC: . . . er, I thought I said it.
[06:21] <Meia> OOC: Except I didn't.
[06:21] <Makoto> OOC: I see. >.>
[06:22] * Meia keeps backpedalling anyway, letting off another shot with the laser ring as she does so. This guy might not know how to use a staff, but she didn't really know how to shoot straight either . . .
[06:22] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[06:22] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=7 ]12,0{7}
[06:22] <Makoto> OOC-Roll for damages!
[06:23] <Meia> OOC: What is teh damage roll?
[06:23] <Makoto> OOC: 2d6.
[06:23] <Meia> roll 2d6 for PewPEw!
[06:23] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0for PewPEw! --> 1,0[ 2d6=10 ]12,0{10}
[06:24] <Makoto> OOC- So, 25% of ACV+weapon is?
[06:24] <Meia> OOC: I actually don't know what my weapon damage is . . .
[06:24] <Meia> OOC: Sec.
[06:25] <Meia> OOC: Nope, I have no idea. Heeelp! :D
[06:26] <Makoto> OOC: Um...Impromptu ruling...Ring damage is...ACVx2. Fair?
[06:27] <Meia> OOC: So . . . ah . . . 3.5 = 4 damage!
[06:27] * Hotaru_is_a_headcrab is now known as Kotono
[06:28] <Makoto> OOC: *blinks* That's Ring damage plus ACV's 25%?
[06:28] <Meia> OOC: Ah . . . Oh. 14 + 7 = 21, 5 damage.
[06:30] <Makoto> Zzzzap! A thin line of laser light burns through his pant leg and sears the flesh below. "Oww!" He cries, lunging at Meia with renewed vigor! OOC- Init
[06:31] <Makoto> roll 1d6+7
[06:31] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=4 ]12,0{11}
[06:31] <Meia> OOC: Wait, do I add my base ACV or my laser ring ACV to init?
[06:31] <Makoto> OOC: Laser ring if you're using it.
[06:32] <Meia> roll 1d6+7
[06:32] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=2 ]12,0{9}
[06:32] <Makoto> OOC-Him first again!
[06:33] <Makoto> A flurry of swings, this time, attempting to bring the blue haired woman down before she can aim it anywhere sensitive!
[06:33] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[06:33] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[06:33] <Makoto> And still, he misses! The swings are wild due to lingering misteps with the scorched legs...
[06:36] <Meia> Meia continues what she's doing, since it seems to be working, backpedalling and blazing away.
[06:36] <Meia> roll 2d6
[06:36] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=7 ]12,0{7}
[06:37] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[06:37] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=4 ]12,0{4}
[06:37] <Makoto> He manages to dodge this shot, though barely, continuing to advance!
[06:37] <Makoto> roll 1d6+7
[06:37] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=4 ]12,0{11}
[06:38] <Meia> roll 1d6+7
[06:38] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=1 ]12,0{8}
[06:39] <Makoto> This time, He tries a new tactic, swinging the staff baseball bat style, trying to land a hit, and hit, his frustration palpable!
[06:39] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[06:39] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=12 ]12,0{12}
[06:40] <Makoto> He swings and misses cleanly, connecting with a parking meter solidly, the loud CLANG rattling-him-instead! (2 damage)
[06:42] <Meia> Meia darts around the other side of the parking meter, putting it between them, loosing another laser bolt as she does so.
[06:42] <Meia> roll 2d6
[06:42] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=5 ]12,0{5}
[06:42] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[06:42] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[06:42] <Makoto> OOC: Roll for BUUUUUUURN.
[06:42] <Meia> roll 2d6
[06:42] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=7 ]12,0{7}
[06:43] <Makoto> OOC: 50%. Damage is whut?
[06:43] <Meia> OOC: How much pewpew is that?
[06:43] <Meia> OOC: Ah . . . 21. So 11.
[06:45] <Makoto> He screams as the bolt impacts his chest, clutching at the burn and scorched coat, glaring at Meia! OOC-Init again!
[06:46] <Meia> roll 1d6+7
[06:46] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=4 ]12,0{11}
[06:46] <Makoto> roll 1d6+7
[06:46] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=3 ]12,0{10}
[06:46] <Meia> "Run the hell along and this won't get any worse."
[06:47] <Makoto> "For you, maybe-but I come back without at least one, it'll get a lot worse, babe."
[06:47] <Meia> Meia doesn't actually wait to let him, though, and lets another bolt fly.
[06:47] <Meia> roll 2d6
[06:47] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=8 ]12,0{8}
[06:47] <Meia> OOC: Miss. ;_;
[06:49] <Makoto> At that exact moment, his attention is torn away from Meia by a loud scream-and fortunately for him, the slight twist of his head allows him to elude the shot, but his attention is diverted by his comrade's plight~! (Free action)
[06:53] <Meia> Meia uses it to to try and get some more distance, circling around the staff-wielder and starting across the road. (Can I attack -and- move or do I gotta do just one?)
[06:54] <Makoto> OOC: As a general rule, no. But as he's distracted, I'll allow it this once.
[06:56] <Meia> OOC: Hooray!
[06:56] <Meia> -and she looses another bolt while she's at it, wondering just how much charge this ring -has-.
[06:56] <Meia> roll 2d6
[06:56] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[06:56] <Makoto> roll 2d6+2 for distractipated.
[06:56] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6+2 1,0for distractipated. --> 1,0[ 2d6=10 ]12,0{12}
[06:57] <Makoto> OOC-Suffice to say you got him. Roll for damage.
[06:58] <Meia> roll 2d6 Burn in righteous Fire!
[06:58] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0Burn in righteous Fire! --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[06:59] <Meia> OOC: *sulk* 25%?
[06:59] <Makoto> OOC: No, that's fifty.
[06:59] <Makoto> The laser shot hits him square in the back, and he wheels on Meia, his face twisting int pained rage, hurling the staff at her!
[06:59] <Meia> OOC: Hooray, ten more!
[07:00] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[07:00] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=9 ]12,0{9}
[07:00] <Makoto> OOC: Goddamn, Reiko hates him.
[07:00] <Makoto> OOC: Init again.
[07:00] <Meia> OOC: Truly. He hasn't rolled a single hit!
[07:00] <Meia> roll 1d6+7
[07:00] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=6 ]12,0{13}
[07:01] <Makoto> roll 1d6+7
[07:01] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+7 --> 1,0[ 1d6=5 ]12,0{12}
[07:01] <Makoto> Er.
[07:01] <Makoto> OOC-Mybad.
[07:01] <Makoto> roll 1d6+6
[07:01] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 1d6+6 --> 1,0[ 1d6=4 ]12,0{10}
[07:01] <Makoto> OOC-You first.
[07:02] <Meia> Meia doesn't even bother dodging the whirling staff, since it's not actually going anywhere near her.
[07:03] <Meia> "How much worse can it be?" she asks rhetorically, loosing another laser bolt.
[07:03] <Meia> roll 2d6
[07:03] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[07:03] <Makoto> roll 2d6
[07:03] <Reikobot> 1,0Makoto rolled :1,0 2d6 --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[07:03] <Makoto> OOC-Damage roll.
[07:04] <Meia> roll 2d6 for Burn!
[07:04] <Reikobot> 1,0Meia rolled :1,0 2d6 1,0for Burn! --> 1,0[ 2d6=6 ]12,0{6}
[07:04] <Makoto> OOC-75%. >.>
[07:04] <Meia> OOC: 16 damage. That might shock him (11 shocks me?)
[07:05] <Makoto> "Grrkghgs!!!" He observes in response, the blast catching him in the chest, and flinging him to the sidewalk! He twitches violently, then lays still!
[07:09] <Meia> Meia's 'I'm totally in control here' mask falls away in an instant and her mouth drops open - she looks back towards Vicious and Kaoru before doing anything, though.
[07:10] <Makoto> ---
OOC: There needs to be some kind of award for absent-minded procrastination. @_@
IC:
Kaoru Kamiya faced off against the third man. Somewhat mid-sized, he carried no weapons but a wicked looking knife. No significant features save for a grey brush cut and an eyepatch, her opponent didn't waste breath, simply lunging for her, and she yelped, stumbling back-And Yahiko's shinai came up, slapping the knife hand away in a moment so instinctual it looked practiced, suprising them both.
"Kiai!" She cried, spinning on her heel, swinging in a wide counterarc, but the bruiser dodged that handily, the swords whistling overhead.
He stepped inside her reach, and slashing a short, shallow slice that hit home, laying open her coat, and cutting into the stomach beneath it, prompting a pained cry from the teenaged girl as she stumbled back a step. "Do not cut the coat the scary man bought for me!" She insisted angrily, gasping for breath and trying to get ready to pre-empt the next attack.
Sucking in a breath, she lashed out, and he blocked with his arm and knife, and they stepped into a brief, startlingly quick dance of blades, him blocking hers, and her evading his, until finally a short stab of hers hit home, the hard tip of the sword slamming into his chin with a loud crack, and sending him stumbling back a half step. His counter split open her left shoulder, sending blood pouring out over the coat fabric, but Kaoru was not to be denied, shifting the Shinai to one hand and spinning on her heel to slam the hilt and her fist against his jaw, and he was rocked back another two steps.
He stumbled back, managing an dizzy swing that nicked her cheek, but she was barely even fazed, charging in again, sidestepping her opponent entirely, and spinning on her heel, slamming the hilt of the bamboo sword into the base of his skull, and with a crack, her opponent dropped to his knees, and toppled to the pavement, the knife skidding out of his suddenly limp fingers...
"-where's Enrico?" demands Vicious, tightening the iron claws that lesser men call 'hands'.
The man gurgled in Vicious' grip, struggling against the blood-soaked swordsman ineffectually. "...Don't...Don't know..." He gasped.
Silence had come to the street-an eerie feeling, but all the opponents were down-and the lack of police sirens was rather telling in the chill air. The sound of Vicious' interrogation were clearly audible to the remaining ones still standing-though Kaoru was not so much standing as leaning heavily against the brick wall...
"Bullshit," replies Vicious. "You know how he can be found."
"Pho-Phone numblerrrr..." He manages, blood trickling out of the corner of his mouth. "In pocket...."
Vicious loosens his grip a little, but isn't letting go. "How many work for him?"
Scar greedily gulps in whatever air he can manage, though his breaths are rather shaky, and rasping. He definitely needs medical attention sometime soon. "Don't know the exact number-he takes the 'don't let your left hand know what your right is doing' passage from the bible rather literally. There's about a hundred in the city, though."
The words are offered quickly, though Scar manages a modicum of dignity, even meeting Vicious' bloodsoaked gaze levelly. "If you're thinking of bleeding me for all I know, there isn't much more. I was chosen to come after you because I wasn't afraid."
"Your loss."
Vicious flings Scar heavily at the ground, and moves in for the coup-
"Don't," snaps Meia, her ring aimed at Vicious.
Sticking a foot on Scar's back and pinning him to the ground, Vicious doesn't let the man escape.
"Why."
"Do I really need to explain it?"
"They seem to need a reason to be afraid," replies Vicious, flatly.
"If he lives, he'll tell people you're not easy. People will start asking questions. He'll tell people I let you stop me, too."
OOC: I swear to god I need someone standing over me with a cattle prod I mean seriously what the hell
IC:
Scar just closes his eyes and waits in...well, not in silence. The impact on ground does little for his precarious grasp on health, and he coughs violently, a puddle of blood oozing from his mouth, and Vicious can feel bones creaking under his foot.
Leaning heavily on the wall nearby and clutching her wounds, Kaoru pipes up as well. "Unless you're planning on cutting off his head and putting it on a pike, killing him now is meaningless-look at the shape he's in. Unless we call an ambulance, he's going to die anyway."
OOC: Actually, I was expecting Rez to reply. But he's a lamer! :O
IC: "You're right," replies Vicious, slowly kneeling down beside him and pulling the man's phone out his pocket.
Picking up the gun as well, he glances dimly at the hotel. "This may not be a safe place," he reflects, considering how secure this place was supposed to be, and if he has any other safehouses on the moon.
"I wish you'd realised that a few minutes ago," Meia grouses as she moves towards the door of the Panhandle.
Vicious' knowledge of what was avalaible for immediate access was somewhat limited-there was definite awareness that there were other tangible assets on Callisto, but a list failed to present itself in his mind...other than a vague impression that he should ask Lin about unimportant things like that.
The street was eerily quiet in the aftermath of the violence having been unleashed. Once the voices died out, the oppressive thickness of the snowy day seemed to dominate the senses, though the soft chime of the Panhandle's door bell echoed as Meia pulled the door open.
The Bluehaired woman was confronted by a cacaphony of noises the instant she stepped into the restaurant, and was left with only a vague impression of a pleasant establishment, wood-panelled and clean, before she was hit by hurricane Yahiko and Paiway. Paiway glomped onto Meia at about waist height, an inarticulate cry from the little girl as she checked Meia for injuries...and both were nearly spun in place as Yahiko charged past them, and out into the snow, calling out to Kaoru.
Just a little further inside, Barnette was waiting, though she lowered her guns as Meia came through, looking relieved...
Walking over to the edge of the building himself, Vicious puts his sword back at his side, and then... takes off his jacket, and starts trying to shake the blood out.
He started it, it's fine. More importantly, where's Lin...
Blood is not something that easily shakes out of clothing, to Vicious' great chagrin-The coat is going to need a washing, and soon, before this dries.
Memories of Lin surface quickly, but with no particular significance-save for remembering he was staying in a room near yours at the hotel.
A few dozen feet away, Yahiko loudly berates the wounded Kaoru, moving over to support her as he rants on. Most of the words are unintelligible, though 'Ugly' and 'Jeez' permeate the air along with other, less polite words as he ushers her into the Panhandle, presumably to bleed on carpet.
Vicious hurriedly heads over to Kaoru and Yahiko before they vanish into the bar.
"I'm going to see Lin," he states, to Kaoru. "I'll be back in a few minutes. Are you alright?"
OOC: I have been lame, I am sorry. :(
IC:
"I'm fine, Paiway, I'm fine . . ." Meia repeats, trying to calm the girl down.
Asking her to look at Kaoru seems like a good idea, but that can wait a moment until she's coherent.
OOC: I appear to be gunning for lameness RECORDS. Lameness that lives in epic proportions, so no worries. *sighs*
IC:
Barnette approached while Paiway was occupied, the child going about her job frantically, but with surprising professionalism. "Were they that good? I've never seen you spend that many shots on one guy..."
Paiway, for her part, just sighed heavily. "I guess you are all right. When I saw him cutting up that other girl, I kind of..." She shrugged, hugging herself. "I was scared."
OOC: Vicious (I'm going to have to shoo you into seperate threads soon)
IC:
Kaoru grimaces at Vicious, opening her mouth, but seeming to think better of it, though Yahiko starts off "Does she look all-" "Yahiko, shh. I'm fine...need bandages and painkillers, though." She interrupts. "Go on, I'll go inside and find something." She adds, shooing the white haired man with a weary, pained gesture.
Not looking like he came out the fight all that intact either, Vicious wearily sits down on a nearby bench. "Alright. Take it easy," he mutters, pulling out his commlink and flipping through the numbers for Lin.
This just wasn't shaping up to be a good day, no-sir.
"Yes, I'm fine, Paiway," Maia pats the younger girl on the head, "But I need you to take a look at the girl who did get cut." She points at Kaoru.
Her voice turns abruptly ascerbic as she aswers Barnette's question. "And I -wouldn't- have wasted so many shots if he hadn't eaten four before deciding to fall down. Can you have a look at this for me?"
OOC: Another lameness record. *Plasters post-it notes on the computer to stop forgetting* *Debates* Alright, we'll see what Rat does after the conversation before I split the threads.
Vicious IC:
Eek. The bench is ass-cold, even though you're rather warm after having blood sprayed over most of you. Still, fortunately, it's dry, and a place to sit.
The cheerful burbling beeps of dialing sound in the comlink's speaker before a young man answers. "Lin Here."
Meia IC:
Paiway's eyes open wide as Kaoru and Yahiko pick that moment to stumble in, copious amounts of red staining her jacket, and even a fair amount blotching onto Yahiko's. "Eee..." She mumbles, running over, and helping the boy.
Barnette cringes a little at the sight of the bloody girl, but she gives Meia a dubious look, letting Paiway manage for a moment. "I can try, But I can already tell you...without any microtools, I don't know if I can do anything for it..."
"It's me," says Vicious, carefully. "The elders entrusted you with information on our holdings on this moon. I need to know what resources are avaliable to us here."
OOC: plz to let me know if I'm accidentally doing some horrible faux pas
OOC: It's okay, apparently I suck too.
"Whatever you can. At least you can tell us how bad it is . . ."
Meia moves over to Kaoru herself, hovering over Paiway's shoulder.