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Post by raikenclw on Aug 31, 2018 22:02:46 GMT -5
[OOC: If Peng can hear Gil's question - either as a general push or as leakage from BJ's earbud/headset - or if he can see BJ struggling to answer, he will respond. Otherwise, Peng will just keep monitoring the condition of the wounds to the best of his limited ability and wait for assistance. He will remain alert to the possibility of further violence but privately figures this to be unlikely . . .]
These bozos seem to be all bang and not much bite. We've apparently been hit by a fly-by gang.
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Post by erisred on Sept 1, 2018 16:39:33 GMT -5
OOC: Okay, I think that's everybody and no one is conducting "combat" so we'll go back to regular turns...
Emiya checks the downed Thugs and finds they are all dead. As she moves around the air-raft she collects SMG's from beside the bodies of each of the dead men. There is still one running away, he's just going over a ridge in the distance and will be out of sight in just a minute. No one is firing at her, or coming up to the air-raft, so she checks it out, and finds a partly empty box containing magazines for SMG's and a bundle of zip ties. Nothing else looks particular interesting in the air-raft.
Dropping back down behind the boulder, Peng checks Blackjack's chest compress, adjusting it as necessary.
He also takes the opportunity to ask, "You called in the calvary, right? I don't fancy staying here one second longer than necessary."
"Yeah, yeah." Blackjack gets out like it really hurts to talk adding, "Hard to breathe."
"Blackjack? Can you read me? What is the situation?" Gil radios, while continuing to head towards the crew as fast as possible.
Peng hears this over Blackjack's phone which is clipped to his belt.
Gil and Vargas turn onto the road leading to Leroy's Bar and Grill. The light from the flair is still lighting the area, but it looks like it will fall behind ridges to the ATV's right shortly and Gill will be driving by the headlights alone. Cresting a ridge, Gil and Vargas see:
There is a downed air-raft to the left on top of a low ridge. One person is standing next to it holding several items in its arms.
Ahead the road drops into a gully between ridges to either side. Gil and Vargas see Raven standing in the dirt road with Thazar and Cyril kneeling behind her further down the path. What looks like Baltus is emerging from behind a bounder to their right.
Baltus is waving at the ATV.
Cyril appears to be checking out his shoulder and Thazar is doing the same.
Raven is reloading her shotgun while keeping an eye on the air-raft as the ATV comes over the crest to her left and starts down the path toward them. Up at the air-raft she can see someone moving around, they appear to be checking each of the downed Thugs and picking up their weapons. The figures stops and waits up near the air-raft, not threatening the crew, just waiting.
The ATV arrives now.
Raven (4/6/1) Blackjack (4/2/0) Thazar (3/2/2) Baltus (A/9/1) Peng (9/8/6) Cyril (5/6/6) Emiya (B/5/1)
OOC: Everyone, except Blackjack is mobile, although all of you are wounded (did some rolling for "first aid" in the background). Blackjack is staying conscious/alive mostly due to Peng, and good rolls.
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Post by Chuck on Sept 1, 2018 16:56:04 GMT -5
Gil drives the ATV towards Baltus and will come a stop near the crew. "Doc, looks like we have wounded so get set to jump when we stop!"
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Post by raikenclw on Sept 1, 2018 17:41:35 GMT -5
Peng gets the radiophone off BJ's belt and presses the "Talk" button, but before he can actually speak into it, he hears the sounds of an ATV pulling up, arriving from the general direction of the downport. Since no fresh gunfire breaks out immediately following, Peng comes to the conclusion that this is their ride. Standing up, he waves and steps around the boulder. First turning down the volume on the speaker, he then raises the radiophone to his lips and softly sends, "BJ looks pretty bad. We need Doc here ASAP."
[OOC: Peng's shoulder wound is - I believe - the only hit he took and it appears as if it was only for one (1) point. So I'm thinking he can wait for medical treatment.]
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Sept 1, 2018 20:04:26 GMT -5
Emiya gathers what ammo & weapons she can safely carry and the zipties, then heads down to the group in a non-threatening manner. Do the sub-machine guns have straps? If so, she'll carry them by the straps & hold them away from her body after she gets to safer footing as she closes with the group.
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Post by Mighty Darci on Sept 1, 2018 21:10:21 GMT -5
Emiya gathers what ammo & weapons she can safely carry and the zipties, then heads down to the group in a non-threatening manner. Do the sub-machine guns have straps? If so, she'll carry them by the straps & hold them away from her body after she gets to safer footing as she closes with the group. Raven moves a little ways towards the stranger and says, "Thanks for the assist, we would have been in a bad way without it. How did you come to be out here?" She is being non-threatening, but is on high alert and paying close attention to the strangers actions.
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Sept 1, 2018 22:12:03 GMT -5
Emiya gathers what ammo & weapons she can safely carry and the zipties, then heads down to the group in a non-threatening manner. Do the sub-machine guns have straps? If so, she'll carry them by the straps & hold them away from her body after she gets to safer footing as she closes with the group. Raven moves a little ways towards the stranger and says, "Thanks for the assist, we would have been in a bad way without it. How did you come to be out here?" She is being non-threatening, but is on high alert and paying close attention to the strangers actions. Emiya keeps her body-language nonthreatening as she draws closer ans says, "I was looking to join a crew was told that the one of Clear Sails might have room for another hand. I was given a basic description that you all fit and frankly I wasn't going to let my chance to get off planet and into the sector be made harder by some scum killing you all. You did good, I don't regret giving my assistance to you lot. One of them got away, but the rest are food for worms now. Now, i assume you want to get back to your ship so you don't lose your injured to the spirit world."
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Post by Chuck on Sept 2, 2018 12:45:40 GMT -5
Gil continues to head toward the party, looking for Peng. "Peng, how bad is Blackjack and what is the condition of the rest of the crew?"
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Post by raikenclw on Sept 2, 2018 20:38:59 GMT -5
Peng replies to Gil [over the radiophone?] with: "Don't know about the rest, been seeing to BJ, best I can. He's hit in the leg, but it's the chest hit that seems worst. Can't catch his breath. Suspect a collapsed lung, maybe worse."
If Peng can see the vehicle or Gil while speaking, he waves widely and even jumps up and down in place in order to get his attention. But at the end of his words above - regardless of whether or not he's been spotted - Peng goes back around to the other side of the boulder to check on BJ. He fears leaving the badly wounded man alone for more than a few seconds.
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Post by Chuck on Sept 4, 2018 12:43:52 GMT -5
Gil responds, "Saw you Peng, headed directly for you. I've got Doc Vargas with me and he's prepped to pop out as soon as I pull up."
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Post by raikenclw on Sept 4, 2018 21:06:30 GMT -5
With very evident relief, Peng barks, "Good!" into the radiophone.
Squatting down beside Blackjack, he tries to project confidence into his voice as he relates, "Doc'll be here in a jif, BJ. Just hold on."
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Post by erisred on Sept 5, 2018 17:06:27 GMT -5
With very evident relief, Peng barks, "Good!" into the radiophone. Squatting down beside Blackjack, he tries to project confidence into his voice as he relates, "Doc'll be here in a jif, BJ. Just hold on."Peng gets a grunt from Blackjack and then he hears the ATV grind to a halt and Doctor Vargas is at his side bending over the badly injured ship owner. "Okay, I'll take over now." says the doctor opening his bag and pulling out a prefilled injector and slapping it directly into Blackjack's neck saying as he works, "Anybody else hurt?" Thazar limps over to where Raven is talking to Emilya keeping a weary eye on her. Baltus walks over to Cyril shoving his pistol back into a shoulder holster, "Let me look at your shoulder, Cyril." You all hear a " Thrumm! Thrumm!" sound coming in this direction from the Main Dome. It sounds like a grav craft and those who look see a pair of grav carriers flying toward you. A loud speaker from the lead grav carrier blares, " Company Security! Everyone stand down and prepare to explain yourselves!"
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Sept 5, 2018 18:56:44 GMT -5
Emiya lays down the gathered sub machine guns to the side at keeps her hands away from her body asuming a non-threatening stance waiting for the grav carriers to empty out what she assumes is security troops.
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Post by raikenclw on Sept 5, 2018 19:30:00 GMT -5
As he clips the radiophone to his belt and stands back from Blackjack and Doc, Peng does an odd little shuffle/shrug. This is how he checks to see if his Blade and Body Pistol are present and accounted for, without actually having to touch them through his clothing (and thus reveal their locations to anyone who might be watching). Then Peng puts on his most innocent smile, raises his hands and faces toward the grav vehicles.
Where were you a**holes a minute ago? Taking a nice paid nap, maybe?
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Post by erisred on Sept 6, 2018 15:51:17 GMT -5
One of the two gCarriers remains aloft while the other lands and eight figures in battle armor emerge. They are carrying combat rifles that are aimed, not quite, at you. Four head up the ridge toward the downed air-raft and the other four stride over to where Raven, Emiya, Thazar, Gil and Cyril are forming a loose group.
From a loud speaker in the suit of the lead figure comes a voice directed at Raven's group, "So, who's in charge here and what's been going on?"
The speaker moves one of his arms and one of the troopers moves over to where Peng is standing and where Vargas is working on Blackjack.
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Post by Chuck on Sept 6, 2018 18:26:46 GMT -5
"Doc, let me help you with that" and Gil starts to slowly move over towards Vargas with his hands very visible, giving the impression that he is coming over to help with Blackjack. In the mean time, he is mentally sizing up the new arrivals. "Great, we don't know who the shooters were but no doubt this will put us in a bit of a bind with the local authorities" he thinks to himself. "I wish we had some idea of who the shooters are, he muses to himself, "were, since the ones here seem to be dead. I wonder if any of them got away?"
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Post by erisred on Sept 6, 2018 21:11:46 GMT -5
"Doc, let me help you with that" and Gil starts to slowly move over towards Vargas with his hands very visible, giving the impression that he is coming over to help with Blackjack. In the mean time, he is mentally sizing up the new arrivals. "Great, we don't know who the shooters were but no doubt this will put us in a bit of a bind with the local authorities" he thinks to himself. "I wish we had some idea of who the shooters are, he muses to himself, "were, since the ones here seem to be dead. I wonder if any of them got away?" Gil feels gun barrels tracking him as he walks slowly over to the doctor and his patient. No one stops him, nor raises an objection as he does, though. Vargas says, "I've got Blackjack stabilized for now. If you want to help, go back to the ATV and bring the stretcher from the back over here. I want to get him on it and into the auto doc aboard the ship ASAP!"
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Post by Chuck on Sept 6, 2018 21:22:54 GMT -5
Gil turns to the men with guns and says "I need to get a stretcher from the ATV. Will you allow me to get that or would you prefer to come with me and help me get the stretcher? We have a seriously wounded man that needs to get into the autodoc back at the ship as quickly as possible. I'm sure Captain Firestorm will be happy to provide any details that are needed, right Captain?"
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Post by raikenclw on Sept 6, 2018 23:47:19 GMT -5
Peng slowly steps over [with his hands still raised unless he's been signaled to lower them] to stand beside Gil and *actually* volunteers to do manual labor, by saying, "No need to bother these gents, Gil. I'll help with the stretcher."
Nodding toward said "gents," he adds with a heavy dose of "country fried" charm, "If that's alright with y'all?"
[OOC: Peng's natural laziness is being overruled by his desire to get out from under all the gun muzzles by helping to carry a seriously-wounded man. He's also perfectly confident that Raven will be able to hold her own against these guys in a *verbal* contest.]
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Post by Mighty Darci on Sept 7, 2018 9:18:03 GMT -5
A loud speaker from the lead grav carrier blares, " Company Security! Everyone stand down and prepare to explain yourselves!" Gil turns to the men with guns and says "I need to get a stretcher from the ATV. Will you allow me to get that or would you prefer to come with me and help me get the stretcher? We have a seriously wounded man that needs to get into the autodoc back at the ship as quickly as possible. I'm sure Captain Firestorm will be happy to provide any details that are needed, right Captain?" Raven comes from further away with her shotgun pointed at the ground with it broken open held loosely in open hand with a welcoming smile on her face. "Boy are we glad you guys are here! I'm Captain Raven Firestorm of the Clear Sails. Blackjack Miller," she points at the man on the stretcher, "Is in charge, but as he can't really talk right now, I'll be glad to answer any questions you have. My crew, Blackjack and I were returning from some R&R at Leroy's and these guys flew up and started shooting. We defended ourselves and if this stranger here," points at Emiya, "had not pitched in to help us we would likely all be dead."
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Sept 7, 2018 9:40:23 GMT -5
Emiya pipes up, "There is one of the gunmen who ambushed these people that is still alive, the coward ran off over another ridge beyond their grounded air-raft. I chose not to pursue, as I did not want to get ambushed myself if he had backup or found cover to hide in until I passed." She then adds while pointing to the pile of sub machine guns laying to her side,"BTW here are the guns I found among the dead".
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Post by raikenclw on Sept 7, 2018 15:05:24 GMT -5
Peng just keeps on carrying his end of the stretcher, allowing the other characters to absorb the attention of the security dudes.
Nothing interesting here. Move along, Move along.
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Post by erisred on Sept 7, 2018 15:23:12 GMT -5
The leader of the Security Force says to Raven as he holds a hand up to his ear listening to something, "Wait a mo...Yeah, these guys are known to us. They all had outstanding warrants against them and...yeah, that air-raft was just auctioned off last month by The Company as surplus. Looks like it'll be back in the auction again this month, unless you claim it as salvage."
"You, see, the thing is we don't care much about what goes on out here in the outback unless it interferes with Company business or operations, but we have to keep some sort of order, you know." he continues, "Now, the way things work is that you'll have to go to an inquest in a couple of weeks and tell your story. The end result will be you'll probably get awarded the air-raft, but I guarantee that you'll be charged with the costs of us responding out here and The Company cleaning up the mess you made. Yeah, yeah! It's the other guy's fault. They started it, sure, but they're all dead or missing and you are alive and we know where you are, so you'll end up being on the hook for the whole amount."
"Of course, you might not want to wait around a couple of weeks." he says, "I could make this all go away for you."
He pauses before continuing, "I think 20,000 credits and your claim to that wreaked air-raft would cover cleaning everything up and any sort of fine."
"Say, you give me the credits and I'll handle everything for you and you can get on with your business here and leave on schedule with no muss or fuss?"
"While you're thinking about my offer, go ahead and load your wounded aboard your ATV." he says, "Oh, and if you need we can transport your injured crew to The Company Hospital, but you'll have to pay seeing as you're not Company employees and if you don't want the Hospital to file reports that'll tie you up for a few weeks you'll have to make some 'arrangement' with them, too. Might be best to just take your folks back to your ship and skip the hospital."
"What do you say?"
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Post by Mighty Darci on Sept 7, 2018 17:21:29 GMT -5
The leader of the Security Force says to Raven as he holds a hand up to his ear listening to something, "Wait a mo...Yeah, these guys are known to us. They all had outstanding warrants against them and...yeah, that air-raft was just auctioned off last month by The Company as surplus. Looks like it'll be back in the auction again this month, unless you claim it as salvage.""You, see, the thing is we don't care much about what goes on out here in the outback unless it interferes with Company business or operations, but we have to keep some sort of order, you know." he continues, "Now, the way things work is that you'll have to go to an inquest in a couple of weeks and tell your story. The end result will be you'll probably get awarded the air-raft, but I guarantee that you'll be charged with the costs of us responding out here and The Company cleaning up the mess you made. Yeah, yeah! It's the other guy's fault. They started it, sure, but they're all dead or missing and you are alive and we know where you are, so you'll end up being on the hook for the whole amount." "Of course, you might not want to wait around a couple of weeks." he says, "I could make this all go away for you."He pauses before continuing, "I think 20,000 credits and your claim to that wreaked air-raft would cover cleaning everything up and any sort of fine."
"Say, you give me the credits and I'll handle everything for you and you can get on with your business here and leave on schedule with no muss or fuss?""While you're thinking about my offer, go ahead and load your wounded aboard your ATV." he says, "Oh, and if you need we can transport your injured crew to The Company Hospital, but you'll have to pay seeing as you're not Company employees and if you don't want the Hospital to file reports that'll tie you up for a few weeks you'll have to make some 'arrangement' with them, too. Might be best to just take your folks back to your ship and skip the hospital."
"What do you say?"
Raven reflects quickly that the thing about bribery and negotiating a better deal is knowing when to let it go and when to bargain. Since she and most of the others are leaking blood and since Blackjack is carrying a huge sum of winnings now is not the time to draw attention, not to mention that their passengers won't thank them if they get tied up here for a few weeks. Blackjack will just have to cough this up out of his winnings. Doing anything else will be more expensive and we'd have this guys ill-will and we don't want to burn any bridges until we know that's the way to go. Raven, without missing a beat, gives him her most winning smile and says, "I think our crew has had enough shore leave to do us for a while and getting back to our ship might be the best for all of us. I believe our passengers still have some business to conduct and we have a few supplies to lay in before we leave. Perhaps you could recommend a good merchant that would treat us right for that as well."
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Post by Chuck on Sept 7, 2018 18:05:26 GMT -5
OOC: Upon hearing this (if we do), Peng and I will quickly move to get Blackjack on the stretcher and into the ATV. I'm assuming Doc Vargas will go with us to the ATV as well as the rest of the crew at this time. As soon as Raven gets into the ATV Gil will quickly drive back to the ship with *hopefully* no other *excitement*]
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Post by raikenclw on Sept 7, 2018 21:34:46 GMT -5
Peng actually does - very uncharacteristically - move quickly to get BJ into the ATV, then boards the vehicle himself.
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Post by oscar on Sept 12, 2018 0:15:03 GMT -5
Cyril boards the ATV after momentarily removing his mask to vomit.
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Post by Hexenritter Verlag on Sept 12, 2018 11:21:50 GMT -5
Emiya pipes up again to the security personnel, "What about the guns I took from those dead curs? Do I leave them here or can I take them with me?"
Turning towards Raven she asks, "May I join you & your crew, so we can discuss me potentially joining your crew after we get to your ship? As I doubt you'll want to discuss it while your wounded need to be taken care of".
She patiently awaits a reply to both her questions.
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Post by raikenclw on Sept 13, 2018 22:48:56 GMT -5
As Peng passes the group, he hears the stranger's question to Raven and can't help muttering, "You could 'join' right now, by grabbing ahold of this blasted stretcher . . ."
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Post by Mighty Darci on Sept 13, 2018 22:58:45 GMT -5
Emiya pipes up again to the security personnel, "What about the guns I took from those dead curs? Do I leave them here or can I take them with me?"Turning towards Raven she asks, "May I join you & your crew, so we can discuss me potentially joining your crew after we get to your ship? As I doubt you'll want to discuss it while your wounded need to be taken care of". She patiently awaits a reply to both her questions. Raven says to Emiya, "That sounds good, why don't you come with us and we will talk of many things." Raven waits for the reply to the other question. OOC: we could both help with the stretcher, but Peng needs the exercise.
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