GM: Pulse
Players: Sickle, Mad Stan
Synopsis: Pauly hires a couple of runners to silence a wagging tongue. But the target is more than he lets on…
Date: February 9th, 2070
Word goes out. Pauly's back in town, and he's still shaking down the streets for work. This time, he's looking for a meet in the Warrens, in his home-away-from-home: the bare knuckle boxing gym. Head up to the suana, password is 'the basilisk sleeps at midnight.'
And, of course, there he is, sitting back in the russian-style sauna (a banya), wearing nothing but a towel- occasionally rapping his arm with a reed.
Sickle can't help but smirk at the password. The Russian makes her way to the banya, and, so as not to ruin her jacket and clothing, she goes in with only a towel herself. Not overly phased by the relaxed nature of the surroundings, though she was slightly disappointed she didn't get pizza this time. "Good afternoon." She says, giving a little nod to Pulse as she slides into the banya. "The secret of your good health is revealed, I see."
Outside of the sauna, a brief exchange can be heard. Apparently, somebody is requesting entrance, and a few moments later, he is granted it by whatever muscle is at the door. As he comes into Pulse's view, the figure of a well-built elf can be seen. Judging by the face, he's Chinese, though he seems to speak English well enough. For similar reasons, he enters the sauna with only a towel. "Good afternoon," he says in a dry, unemotional voice. "Even in Hong Kong, we have heard of you."
Pulse peers. "A chinaman answered -my- call for work?" He tilts his head. "Fascinating. Still, it takes all types." He relaxes. "Right. I feel like cutting to the chase today. Some work's fallen in my lap, and I'm looking for discreet help to deal with it. My employer's recently lost one of their employees, and they're worried he's going to… speak a little too freely. They'd like him to stay quiet." He pauses. "Purse for this, lady and gentleman- as I'm sure that's what you're waiting for- is thirty thousand. Interested?"
Sickle turns to take in the chinaman, and gives him a light nod of greeting, but focuses her attention on Pulse, and at his explanation, she nods. "Sure." She states, "I've got no trouble with that." The woman doesn't ask any questions just yet, though- always best to see if the partner is also happy with the price before pressing for details.
"I am well aware of the … animosity which is sometimes experienced between our two organizations, Mister Lucciano. However, you might be surprised to know that some of your … associates operate even in Hong Kong, though their purview there is rather limited." The Chinese fellow smiles. "Common hatred for certain enemies can be a good unifyer. As well as a shared desire for profit, in this case."
Pulse shrugs. "I don't give a damn, Mr. Chin," he says. "I just was suprised. I ain't ever had trouble with the triads." He waps himself again. "Anyway, that's the scan. Man's name is Mister Harry Bisset. He's holed up in some massage parlor in Asiantown, last I heard. Got some friends over that way." He pauses. "My people don't care how he's silenced. Kill him if you want. Cut off his tongue, fingers, and hands. Blow up the damn building. They don't care, I don't care. Capisce? Thirty grand."
Sickle smiles, "Well, that answers one of the two relevant questions I could think of." She states, "The price is a little low… but, the freedom of operation makes up for that. If you have an exact address, that would make things easier, but, even if you do not… well, all that remains is to know how long we have to work. With luck, we can finish promptly in a day, but if there is a particular rush, it is nice to know for certain, yes?"
«OOC» Pulse says, "is that an attempt to negotiate, sickle?"
«OOC» Sickle says, "No :P"
The Chinese fellow clearly bristles at the name "Mister Chin" being applied to him, but he neither says anything in response or moves, aside from a very brief, "Understood." Even Triad members tend to retain the typical Chinese value of wanting to keep face in all circumstances, but this one appears to be disciplined enough not to reply in kind. Instead, he looks to Sickle. "My name is Hu," he says. "I trust you are not one who hesitates in getting the job done, if violence is the most expedient route?"
Pulse's eyes focus on Mad Stan for a moment, his eyes glowing briefly, and then he looks back at Sickle. "Pay is what it is," he says, smoothly. "No hard time limit, but the sooner the better. Not sure how much longer he'll be spending his hushmoney on 'happy endings'- and when he runs out, that's when they'll pump him for the data. Still, use your discretion about it. You're the shadowrunners." He closes his eyes. "I'm just a boxer. If you check it out and you think you need a third man… I've got a hired gun on tap, can probably talk him into doing it for a half-share. Any other questions?"
Sickle nods to her partner, "You can call me Sickle." She states, "And no, I am not squeamish." She confirms. "But, nor am I the sort to go to violence when other options will be more expedient." Then she looks to Pulse, "And of course, you are a boxer, and a very talented one at that. We won't waste your time any more, we'll just be in touch when the job is done and the money needs to be transferred. Or if we need your gun, of course. Hopefully, we won't."
"There is one question I have, which I think you may be better-suited to answer than our recon will," Hu says flatly. "Who owns the parlor? I mean really owns it."
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Criminal Organizations:
1 5 5
You say "Not sure," whapping himself again. "It's in K-town, but they haven't been strong lately. Could be yaks. Could be triads. Could be Sepulpa. You probably know that area better than me."
Sickle nods along, "Well, we'll just have to assume the worst, and be careful, I suppose." She states. She didn't have a clue about where the various underworld elements set up shop, after all.
Hu mutters something under his breath as he hears 'K-town', something in Cantonese which sounds vaguely like a curse with the way he speaks it. "Alright. What's the name and address of the place?" he asks.
You say "Lucky Happy Joyous Spa. Address is 3737 Dai Ciao street." He opens his eyes. "Don't came back to me when it's done. My people will find you."
You say "So don't hide -too- hard."
Mad Stan pages: Can I roll my skills to see if I know anything? Or if it's particularly well-known, would I know outright?
You paged Mad Stan with 'you're always welcome to roll on it. :)'.
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Denver Organized Crime:
2 3 4
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls The Triads:
3 5 5 5 5
Sickle can't help but smile at that. "Lets make it somewhat easier, eh?" She asks, "I've been enjoying the atmosphere at the Cybered Arms lately. When we're done, I'll wait there in the evening until we receive payment. I'm sure I can trust a man of your standing not to try anything funny, and I'm sure that anyone we might piss off, won't go looking in there first."
You paged Mad Stan with 'you're not sure who runs it, but you're pretty sure it isn't the triads.'.
«OOC» Pulse says, "all right. so. any legwork?"
«OOC» Sickle says, "Well, my plan was to go and get me a massage. See what I can pick up on legitimately, get the layout of some of the areas, idea of staff and so on. Almost certainly won't get the full story, but it seems like a good place to start?"
«OOC» Pulse says, "sure. basic, extended, full-body, or full-body special?"
«OOC» Sickle says, "Oh, yes, one other point. Do we actually have an idea of what this guy looks like, or just a name?"
«OOC» Sickle says, "And I'll go for the full treatment, on the basis that this is the one most likely to put me near where he is. More likely to catch something in conversation with my super-hearing."
«OOC» Sickle says, "(That is, full-body special. But we'll gloss the… uh… less savory aspects. Yes. That's how I am choosing to phrase that.)"
«OOC» Pulse says, "pulse didn't give you a description. so that's legwork again. if you want to call a decker to get a picture, do it, or if you have any appropriate contacts that might be able to find it out."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "I have one generic fixer contact"
«OOC» Pulse nods. glossing done. give me a perception (audio bonus applies) test, and an etiquette test (for information gathered just talking to people).
«OOC» Pulse says, "what about you, stan? anything you want to do while she's being… seen to?"
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Intelligence + 5 for "(Select Sound Filter, -2 Hearing Amp)":
1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 5 5
«OOC» Pulse says, "and the full-body special costs 200 -y-. want me to take that from your payout, sickle?"
«OOC» Sickle says, "Please."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Etiquette:
1 4 5 5 5 8
You paged Sickle with 'okay, here's what you get. you heard a masculine voice screaming out obscenities in french from a back room. talking with the girl you got, you learned that 'mistah bisset' has been here for three days, a special guest of the house. she mentions that the girls like him, cause while he's older,he tips extravagently and is fairly handsome. but he does like to swear!'.
Happy Lucky Joyous Spa is in an ideal- or awful- location. At the very edge of K-town, across the street starts Little Chiba- Triad territory.
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "I'm going to case out the joint mainly to try to figure out who's operating, since I know actually need to know for what I have planned."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "I'm going to listen specifically for what language they're speaking and also if I recognize any major criminal figures."
You paged Sickle with 'the girl also mentions Bisset's 'wife,' who sits back and watches him while he plays… but she always stays fully dressed, and doesn't seem to eithier partake or mind. and she has cat-eyes, which the girls think is really sexy.'.
«OOC» Pulse says, "okay. roll perception test, first."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Since I've lived in Asia almost all of my life, I figure I'll recognize most, even if I don't speak them. I do speak Japanese and Cantonese, though."
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Intelligence:
2 4 4 5 11
You paged Mad Stan with 'no major crime figures, but there are a couple of guys that always seem to hang outside it… and while they speak korean, you catch a glimpse at one of their hands… it's missing a couple of bits of finger.'.
Mad Stan pages: Which is a Yak thing, not a Korean one?
You paged Mad Stan with 'correct, sir.'.
Settling for the easy option to start to gather information, Sickle enters the … massage parlor … and one casual exchange of nuyen later, she's learning more than she had bargained for.
Although the massage was pleasant, she is careful to remain focused on the job at hand. She can hear some real dirty language- the language wasn't familiar to her, but some things don't need translation- and when she was done, she can't help but ask the girl she was with precisely what that was all about.
"Ah, Mister Bisset is a special guest!" The girl explains, "Has been here three days, with his wife! She very sexy, cat eyes! But… cold, she does nothing."
"I see, well, you were good yourself. I'll be sure to come again." Sickle replies, slipping the girl a large tip- 100 nuyen- enough to make her very happy to see her again… and more than enough to ensure that the tip, and her enthusiasm, was what stayed in the girls mind, rather than her enquiries. At least, that was the hope.
Of course, when she's finished, with her casual, ordinary street clothes back on and straightened out, the Russian will seek out her partner, to explain what she'd learned. "The wife is probably a bodyguard." She explains, after she's done. "Cat eyes means bioware, so probably got some decent other mods on her, too."
«Plot» Pulse says, "deduct 300 total from Sickle's payout."
"I'm not worried about one person at the moment," Hu replies once they've gained some distance from the place. He points across the street to one of the fellows who is standing outside. There's a group of them who seem to stay there at all times. "They're speaking Korean, but I got a look at the hand of one of them. Missing a few digits of his fingers. That's one of the trademarks of the Yakuza. Something is not right about this place." He smiles mildly, though. "Of course, that may work to our advantage. You see a street. I see a faultline. There is a precarious peace in play here. Neither side wishes for bloodshed, as long as there is no insult given, but if one were to make the wrong move … Well, if we can incite some fighting here, we may get enough cover to kill the target in the confusion."
"And even better, any unfortunate deaths will be assumed innocent bystanders of the fighting," Hu adds.
«OOC» Pulse says, "so, idea is to start a distraction?"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Yes. *thinks a moment*"
«OOC» Sickle says, "Well, I'm not sure it's a good idea myself."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "What do you think?"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "If we go in and simply kill the target, we'd need to do so very quietly."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "If it is a Yakuza joint, I imagine any violence will be met rather harshly."
Sickle hrms, considering this for a moment. "That is one option." She says, "But, it maximizes our risks. At the moment, we are annoying one group. If we instigate a fight between two, and something happens to put us in the picture, we are responsible for a turf war. On the other hand, the wife means that it is possible to have a spouse watch, no?" A smirk, "I have a dart gun, if you can use one, I'll get you one too. We enter, I put my girl under, we slip through to the room, put the wife and the girl under as quickly and quietly as possible, murder the target, and leave."
«OOC» Sickle says, "If we -only- kill the target, that's bad, but if we get put in the frame for starting a turf war, we're dead."
Mad Stan pages: So the Yaks are disguised as Koreans across from Chinatown? PRobably to dip into the operations of the Triads?
Mad Stan pages: That's the basic situation?
You paged Mad Stan with 'it appears that yaks are disguising themselves as koreans, right across the street from little chiba. any guesses as to 'why' are entirely you.'.
Mad Stan pages: Do Chinatown and Japantown directly border each other?
You paged Mad Stan with 'it's possible, in some places. i don't remember the geography perfectly.'.
Mad Stan pages: Or is Koreatown kinda a buffer zone, just like the country is between Japan and China?
Mad Stan pages: Can I assume it is, at least around here?
You paged Mad Stan with 'around here, yes.'.
"Well, you assume we would be attached to the fighting," Hu says. "Just like Korea separated my country from Japan for thousands of years, so to does this section of Koreatown act as a buffer between Yakuza and Triads. You realize that if the Yakuza are here, then that is by itself an aggressive act. It is only a matter of time before that place is drenched in blood. We don't need to get bloody ourselves here, aside from our target. We merely need to discretely tip off the right people."
Sickle nods, "I am assuming the worst." She states, "But if you don't, you will soon wind up dead. Assuming that you are right, if we move in this way, then we risk being attached to the outcome, inevitable or not. People do not like agitators. It is not a large building, and we can be quiet. It would be far easier for us to go in and involve only the individuals we need to involve, rather than complicating matters. That is what I am saying."
"Perhaps," Hu replies. "It would only take one message to one contact of mine, and it could even be done anonymously. I doubt we would be discovered as those giving the tip off. If we do it your way, and there is any commotion, we may end up fighting a rather large number of yakuza soldiers. If you assume the worst, isn't that a rather significant possibility?" He pauses. "Are you certain you can quickly subdue the bodyguard?"
"Ah." Sickle replies, "I didn't realize you had a contact who could arrange this so neatly. The question then becomes, how are we going to be sure of catching our target in the commotion. Any suggestions?"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "I knew specifying that my Fixer had Triad connections would help someday. :P"
«OOC» Pulse only has about an hour and a half-two hours left, guys. if we want to finish today (which i'd like) we need to come to a plan soon. :)
«OOC» Sickle says, "Well we've pretty much settled on the plan."
«OOC» Sickle says, "We just need to figure how to be sure of getting the guy on the way out. If one of us takes the front and one of us takes the back, that should be easy enough."
«OOC» Sickle says, "Since, if he doesn't come out, we can go in when the kerfuffle has died down and check."
"Well, it's an if. We cannot be completely guaranteed he will relay in the information, though I strongly believe he will. We also cannot be guaranteed that the Triads will act immediately, though I again think it's a strong possibility. I suggest we make the call and wait. If not, we can use your plan. Do you wish to wait at the entrances to ambush him?" Hu asks.
Sickle nods, "Lets cover the front and back, try and remain inconspicuous, and we'll see. Give them «OOC» Mad Stan says, "Damn it. I didn't specify Triad. I specified Hong Kong immigrant community. Then again, that's almost as good, since a fixer who works with Hong Kong immigrants definitely has triad connections."
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Etiquette:
2 4 5
«OOC» Mad Stan actually bought points of a social skill, go him.
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) has the Contact Bob Wenfield with the following information:
-----> Contact for Mad Stan (#6457) <----—
Contact Name: Bob Wenfield
Level: 1
Type: fixer
GM Note: Bob Wenfield is a Denver fixer who services a lot of the Hong Kong immigrant community. He doesn't have any specific specialty in terms of procurement, but he is a good source of information about the community he operates in.
You paged Mad Stan with 'bob replies that he'll make it known. an hour or two later, he calls back. he says the triads already know. they will watch, however, and if one of their own gets into trouble, they'll back him.'.
Hu makes a call, and for some time, the two wait. Eventually, though, he receives another one and returns. He grimaces slightly. "The Triads know, apparently. I was hoping they were unaware. Their anger may have forced them into action. They did say they just might back us up if we ran into trouble, though. I still have a few old friends." He turns toward Sickle. "Lets hope that plan of yours works. You'll need to incapacitate the bodyguard. I'll do my best to subdue the target quickly, so we can make a silent kill."
Sickle nods, "Alright. Do you want me to get you a dart gun before we go in, or are you confident in yourself?"
"I wouldn't be any good with one, anyway," Hu replies. He opens his coat slightly to show a cylindrical plasteel rod. It looks like it might be a telescoping staff. "Long my weapon of choice. Concealable, undetectable by MAD and chemsniffers. At moments like this, though, I long for greater firepower. Hopefully it will be enough, given the target's unarmored state."
«OOC» Pulse chuckles. okay, Sickle. you can pose getting in, your friend is happy to see yyou (another 200 =y=), and lets your friend come for no extra charge. i'll take over from there.
Sickle nods her head, "Alright I'll get my weapons, and lets go in." She says, and, when she enters, she smiles brightly to her new best friend in the whole world. Of course, the fact that this time, she has a dart gun, and a flickknife hidden about her person, means that she is a little more careful with where she lets her hug.
The money is exchanged, and after she explains she would like her boyfriend to watch, they head upstairs. The Russian can't help but feel just a little less sure of herself, though. This time, she wasn't going to get a happy ending… because no matter which way it finished, she was unlikely to feel very -good- about dosing up the unfortunate prostitute, and probably getting her in a lot of trouble with her bosses.
You paged Mad Stan with 'well, you could. but nearly all the 'workers' are scantily clad korean girls.'.
The room the girl takes the pair to is near the back, and smiles at them as she gets ready… and past another door, not far away, you can hear french obscenties being shouted in tandem with the sounds of feigned passion.
"Notice that there are no uniforms here," Hu says. "We could wait until the current whore is done and try to pass you off as the err … next act for our target, and myself as some of the muscle here bringing you in. The deception may only last a brief moment before it becomes transparent, but that may be enough."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Reaction vs TN 2:
1 1 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 20 = 8 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 3 vs TN 4:
1 1 4 = 1 Success
«OOC» Pulse says, "shoot and +spend your ammo."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Pistols + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 4:
1 1 1 2 2 4 5 5 5 5 8 10 11 11 = 9 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) uses 1 of item 3: Narcojet Darts from Ammo (#6042).
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Oh wait, we haven't done that yet?"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Dosed the one that brought us in, that is."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Oh, sorry. Please retract my pose temporarily."
«OOC» Pulse says, "no worries. :)"
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 2:
1 4
«OOC» Pulse says, "she's out like a light."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Ok, assume I say the above stuff now."
«OOC» Pulse says, "gotcha."
Sickle lightning fast, has her dart gun in her hand, and a dart in the neck of the unfortunate hooker. Laying her out carefully in the room, Sickle retrieves the dart from her neck, and pockets it. "No." She says, "We are quick, with luck, we are quiet. Though he is so -loud- that I suspect if we are not very fast in getting out, we will be discovered. When we leave, you do not run, you walk, but with purpose, out of the building, and we will lose ourselves in the metroplex. Lets go."
«OOC» Pulse says, "okay, the door's right there. you guys going in, proverbial weapons doing their proverbial blaze?"
«OOC» Mad Stan wants to use motion sense.
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "It can sense the location of people within magic meters."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "to get an idea of exactly where the bodyguard and target is."
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Intelligence vs TN 4:
1 3 3 4 5 = 2 Successes
«OOC» Mad Stan is assuming she's a mid-sized humanoid.
«OOC» Pulse says, "there are three mid-sized humanoids in there. two very close together, one on its back, the other atop it. there's another about a meter away."
"I am quiet," Hu replies. Which is true. If one listens, his footsteps are absolutely silent, and it's doubtful that a staff will make a large amount of noise by itself. "I only hope our targets are as well." Here he points at a few locations through the door. "The bodyguard is there. The target and the whore are there. I can sense their qi through the door."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Will their locations give us some kind of edge in the surprise test?"
«OOC» Sickle says, "Well, we already roll against 2 as the ambushers. :)"
«OOC» Pulse says, "well, it might give you icly some piece of mind. and you won't need any perceptiontests to know who's where."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Dooooo eet"
«OOC» Pulse says, "okay. pose going into the door, then you should both make reaction tests vs. 2."
«OOC» Pulse says, "as an aside, sickle- do you have a noticable accent?"
Sickle raises an eyebrow, but she doesn't say a word to the statement. Taking note of where he reckoned they were… she tightens her grip on her pistol, and then, quickly as she can, she opens the door, stepping inside, and already starting to raise the weapon towards where the lone figure is supposed to be.
«OOC» Sickle says, "It varies (I have the voice modulator and secondary pattern cyberware), usually, I am not using my natural voice. Naturally, I have a very slight accent. In normal conversation I have a much thicker Russian accent."
«OOC» Sickle plays it up, IC'ly, for effect in case she needs to swap it to, say, canadian.
«OOC» Pulse says, "what voice were you using in here?"
«OOC» Sickle says, "Thick russian."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Reaction vs TN 2:
3 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 9 = 10 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "+roll reaction/2"
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Reaction vs TN 2:
1 1 2 3 5 5 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 8 vs TN 4:
1 2 3 3 4 5 5 9 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 8 vs TN 4 for "kp 1/?":
1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 8 - 4 vs TN 4 for "kp 1/?":
1 3 3 7 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 6 vs TN 4:
1 1 2 3 5 5 = 2 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "okay. +inits. Sickle has suprise on everyone, but the bodyguard can react to mad stan."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Initiative with a result of 16.
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 3 for "+8":
4 5 10
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Hurray"
«OOC» Sickle stares, "Okay, I just rolled max successes on my reaction test, and max initiative. I couldn't have done much better there." XD
«OOC» Mad Stan was going to karma it, actually, but then you rolled.
«OOC» Pulse says, "oh, you can go ahead and kp, stan."
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls 2 vs TN 2:
1 4 = 1 Success
«OOC» Pulse says, "+init"
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Initiative with a result of 8.
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "2, my favorite thing to roll."
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 2 for "8":
1 2
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 1 for "+3":
9
«OOC» Pulse says, "okay, sickle, stan, go ahead and act… this is a suprise round. next pass we'll actually hit the init cycle."
«OOC» Pulse says, "if it ever matters.'"
«OOC» Sickle says, "Okay, shooting the bodyguard."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Pistols + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 4:
1 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 9 = 9 Successes
«OOC» Sickle says, "So it's body against 10 to resist D, for drug rules, I believe."
«OOC» Pulse nods.
«OOC» Sickle says, "-half impact, of course… I'll stand there, praying that is enough. :P"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "So it stages up to 10 with 8 successes"
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 8 vs TN 10:
1 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 8 vs TN 10 for "kp 2/?":
1 3 3 4 5 5 5 8 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 8 vs TN 10 for "kp 4/?":
1 1 1 2 2 3 3 11 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 8 vs TN 10 for "kp 7/7":
1 1 3 3 4 5 7 17 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 8 - 1 vs TN 10 for "kp 7/7":
1 1 1 2 3 4 8 = 0 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "she takes D!"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "D?"
«OOC» Sickle will now try to shoot the prostitute… what penalties am I looking at on /that/ trick shot?
«OOC» Pulse says, "+2 second target, +4 cover."
«OOC» Sickle says, "You need to deal with the target, and you can only make one attack a round with melee :P"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "And since I have multi-strike, I'd be doing it at TN 2 and 3"
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Pistols + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 10:
1 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Reaction vs TN 4:
1 1 2 2 2 4 = 1 Success
«OOC» Mad Stan almost missed the quick draw roll. That would've been a tragedy.
It's a scene of debauchery inside. The target, an older-but-very-handsome-man, is having his way with one of the china girls, sodomizing her like there's no tomorrow, and just a meter or two away a woman with catlike eyes is watching them act… but when the door's burst open, despite their speed, they're caught with their proverbial pants down!
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Pole Arms/Staves + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 2:
1 1 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 5 = 8 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "striking the girl or the man?"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "First the man."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "I'll stand on that."
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 6 vs TN 4 for "oof!":
2 2 2 4 5 8 = 3 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "5 net."
Sickle seems to have practiced this maneuver in the past. The dart strikes the bodyguard square in the jugular, and although the woman almost, almost manages to resist the effects, she slumps back, unconscious.
The russian steps into the room, after taking her shot, and her arm comes around, the weapon sweeps, and she fires, hoping to catch the prostitute, but unfortunately she misses, the dart making sure, instead, that the bed will be sleeping for a long time to come.
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "So it's staged up to … 8D?"
«OOC» Pulse says, "what was the base?"
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) uses 1 of item 3: Narcojet Darts from Ammo (#6042).
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) uses 1 of item 3: Narcojet Darts from Ammo (#6042).
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "I have 6 strength. I believe telescoping staff is +2."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "So staging twice is 8D. I don't think multistrike inflicts any penalties."
«OOC» Pulse says, "yeah, moderate stun."
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 9 vs TN 2 for "resisting the stun.":
1 1 2 3 3 3 5 8 16 = 7 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "l stun, trauma dampner kicks in, so no stun."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "6+ impact armor when naked. I'm starting to get a feelig this guy is built a lot like me. :P"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Ok, the prostitute next."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Don't need her screaming up the joint. :P"
You paged Mad Stan with 'when you pose your attack, there's a definite sound of metal underneath the skin.'.
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Pole Arms/Staves + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 2:
1 2 2 3 4 4 4 7 10 = 8 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 3 vs TN 10:
2 3 4 = 0 Successes
«OOC» Sickle says, "Okay… my second pass, I'll try and shoot the target. First action to aim, though."
«OOC» Pulse says, "will make tn 3. he has no cover."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Pistols vs TN 3:
1 1 3 3 3 3 4 5 = 6 Successes
As Sickle moves to fire, Hu is already in motion. With a single fluid motion, obviously a practiced one, he quickly draws his telescoping staff and starts a flurry of attacks. The first lands solidly on the target. A distinct metallic sound is heard as plasteel impacts with what is clearly some kind of subdermal armor. He doesn't even seem fazed by the blow. The second is meant for his "companion". She simply crumples out like a light.
«OOC» Sickle says, "So… 9D base, lets hope he's out of CP. :p"
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 9 + Combat Pool: 8 vs TN 6 for "3 levels of blood filtration":
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 8 10 10 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 9 + Combat Pool: 8 - 3 vs TN 6 for "3 levels of blood filtration kp 2/?":
1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 10 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 9 + Combat Pool: 8 - 4 vs TN 6 for "3 levels of blood filtration kp 4/?":
1 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 9 9 = 2 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "he has to stand at six. he takes L."
Sickle quickly recalculates where she needs to be focusing her attention. The sound of plasteel very definitely not knocking the man unconscious is met with a narrowing of her eyes, and a heartbeat to line up the proper shot.
The dart doesn't seem to slow him down much, though, even though it stabs deep into his side. Frustrating.
«Plot» Pulse says, "okay, init: Sickle 16, target 11, Stan 8, Sickle 6"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Combat pool doesn't refresh yet, right?"
«OOC» Pulse says, "it does."
«OOC» Sickle says, "So me again?"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Oh, right. She went again because she had high init."
«OOC» Sickle says, "Same deal, aim, shoot."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Pistols + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 3:
1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 10 11 = 11 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Combat Pool: 8 vs TN 4 for "dodging dodgerton!":
1 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Combat Pool: 8 - 4 vs TN 4 for "dodging dodgerton! kp 7/7":
1 4 4 5 = 3 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "3 net successes."
«OOC» Sickle says, "11-7=4?"
«OOC» Pulse can't do math. you're right.
«OOC» Sickle nods, "So 5D including his armor." :)
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 9 vs TN 5:
1 1 2 2 4 5 5 9 9 = 4 Successes
«OOC» Sickle says, "Oh… wait…"
«OOC» Sickle says, "Wound penalties :o"
«OOC» Pulse shakes his head. Trauma Dampner.
«OOC» Sickle says, "Ah."
«OOC» Sickle says, "So an M."
«OOC» Pulse says, "so in this case he takes a moderate, and throws away a box of it."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "So he's L?"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "In terms of wound penalties"
«OOC» Pulse says, "L + 1."
«OOC» Pulse says, "he lunges for Sickle!"
Sickle doesn't particularly want to close, however, and so she tries a second time, hoping for a clearer shot. Unfortunately, he's now expecting someone to shoot at him, and the shot, although it is more successful than the first, doesn't completely take him down.
«OOC» Mad Stan jump in front!
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 6 vs TN 5 for "hitting her!":
1 2 3 3 10 11 = 2 Successes
«OOC» Sickle says, "So, I've got friends in melee?"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Does he have a clear line of sight?"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Line of movement, rather"
«OOC» Pulse says, "yes. i should have factored that in, but his rolls were high."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Kung Fu + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 3:
1 2 2 4 4 4 5 5 5 8 9 = 8 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "yes, he does. he was on top."
«OOC» Sickle says, "I meant for my roll actually :P"
«OOC» Sickle says, "So, 8M base, stages three times to 9D."
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 9 vs TN 3:
1 2 2 2 4 5 5 5 17 = 5 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "takes 2 more boxes. now at M stun."
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Pole Arms/Staves + Combat Pool: 5 vs TN 2:
1 1 1 3 3 4 4 4 5 8 = 7 Successes
«OOC» Mad Stan ponders.
«OOC» Sickle says, "Want to pose him coming at me and I can pose smacking him, or?"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Guess I'll karma that."
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "I've only used one karma so far."
The man is a behometh. As another dart sticks in him, he rises up, yanking it out- revealing shining metal underneath the skin- and he comes at the woman like a freight train, lunging in with devastating savate action!
«OOC» Mad Stan has two. :P
«OOC» Sickle says, "I'd save it."
«OOC» Sickle says, "You never know when you might need to soak D."
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 6 vs TN 6 for "his defense!":
1 1 2 2 4 5 = 0 Successes
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Yeah, I guess"
«OOC» Pulse says, "it's a hit, stan!"
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "Ok, 9D again for him. :P"
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 9 vs TN 3:
1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 21 = 5 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "takes two more boxes. now @ S Stun."
Sickle is disturbingly well trained in defending herself, however. As he comes for her, her fist lashes forwards, and connects sharply with his nose. Although the hit isn't an instant knockout, it does force him to stagger back, and it has a far more obvious and immediate effect than anything that she's thrown at him so far.
Hu continues his attacks, hitting the man a second time. This time, the blow seems to actually slow him down.
«OOC» Pulse says, "sickle again!"
«OOC» Sickle says, "Okay… I'm going to shoot him again, you never know!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Pistols vs TN 3:
1 2 3 3 3 4 5 10 = 6 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "+2 tn, attacker in melee."
«OOC» Sickle says, "Ah, three successes then."
«OOC» Sickle says, "I will KP that."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Pistols - 3 vs TN 5 for "Attacker in melee":
1 2 4 4 5 = 1 Success
«OOC» Sickle says, "Four, bringing it to 5D with armor, I believe."
«OOC» Pulse says, "no cp left for him."
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 9 vs TN 5:
1 1 2 2 2 3 5 5 5 = 3 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "another 2 boxes! he's almost worn down!"
Sickle still doesn't want to close, though, so she lines up her shot, and puts a third dart into the man. Surely -one- of these is going to do something. It dealt with the bodyguard quickly enough!
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) uses 3 of item 3: Narcojet Darts from Ammo (#6042).
«OOC» Sickle says, "Which, incidentally, is the last in the clip."
«OOC» Sickle says, "Initiatives?"
«OOC» Pulse nods.
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Initiative with a result of 16.
«Auto-Judge[]» Mad Stan (#6457) rolls Initiative with a result of 7.
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 2 for "+5":
5 10
«OOC» Mad Stan says, "And a 1"
«OOC» Sickle says, "Ties with me, I have more reaction though?"
«OOC» Pulse says, "sixteen. ties him, sickle goes first."
«OOC» Sickle says, "Well… my gun is out of ammo, I guess I hit him."
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls Kung Fu + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 3:
2 3 3 3 4 5 5 5 8 8 10 11 23 = 12 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 6 + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 7:
3 3 4 5 5 5 7 7 8 10 10 20 = 6 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "six net successes."
«OOC» Sickle says, "9D, then."
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 8 + Combat Pool: 2 vs TN 3:
1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 9 10 = 6 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "he's still coming! no net damage, after TD!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 6 vs TN 7 for "hit her in the MOUTH!":
2 2 3 4 4 4 = 0 Successes
«OOC» Sickle uses knives, not known for their length.
«Auto-Judge[]» Sickle (#5951) rolls 7 + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 3:
1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 10 = 7 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls 8 vs TN 3:
1 1 1 2 3 4 5 11 = 4 Successes
«OOC» Pulse says, "2 more boxes! KNOCKOUT!"
Sickle is forced to strike him again, her foot snakes behind his leg, and she ducks around his clumsy punch, before putting all her weight into a blow directly under his ribcage. The large man crumples, and she follows him down. It takes a few seconds to gather the darts out of his body, and from the bed, and another to produce her knife, and cut his throat, but she does it all in a quick, almost mechanistic fashion. Followed by hesitating, and then cutting the throat of the bodyguard. Just in case.
After which, she slips the spare clip into her dart pistol, and nods to Hu. "Alright. Remember. We get out, and then we walk away, just two people going about their business."
The pair run, and as one, they scurry through the chaos and madness of the hit, keeping their heads down and single-minded in their focus; get out of the building, and be sure that you didn't see anything. If all went well… Sickle would be collecting their payment at the Cybered Arms in the evening, and they would never be attached to this particular act of violence.
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