GM: Knox
Players: Janie, Blaze, Nate and Dalton's cameo at the end
Synopsis: Shadowrunners in the area of Castle Rock witness a hijacking of a Stuffer Shack ten wheel truck. Gangers, an injured driver, and explosions ensue.
Date: Jan 1st 2071
The Town of Castle Rock
Castle Rock is a tragedy of geography and politics. Too close to Denver to be desirable by the wealthy, but too far away to be accessible to the lower classes, it has simply withered away since the Treaty of Denver. The buildings are largely abandoned, boarded up or collapsed in on themselves due to neglect.
It is an irony that, were there more services and greater access to employment, that the Castle Rock area may have fared much worse and settled in to a secondary warrens-like area. But there are only two irrefutable laws in Denver; Food costs money and even the dregs of society need to eat.
+views and places available here.
Security: Lone Star (Gov)
Sec Rating: D
Contents:
Nate [Player]
Janie [Player]
Blaze [Player]
Obvious exits (Current location: CAS Sector):
East Castle Rock <E> The RagDoll <RD> The City of Colorado Springs <S> City of Denver <N>
+scan
----------—[ Shadowrun Denver ]—-
=====================> +scan for The Town of Castle Rock <=====================
Nate Male Human Charisma: 3
Human just under six feet tall, five o'clock shadow and buzzed dark
brown hair.
Janie Female Human Charisma: 7
A fairly attractive redheaded human woman.
Blaze Female Elf Charisma: 8
A willowy Elf with copper-coloured hair and warm brown eyes
Knox Male Ork Charisma: 5
An average height ork of middle eastern persuasion, on the thin side
for the race. Olive skin, slicked back hair, beady grey eyes, and a
goatee partially covering a long scar from neck to cheek. Very clean
and with a business like demeanor to match his subtly conservative
"biz casual" street wear.
Vulcan pages: Log it, add it to the wiki.
«Stats System» Vulcan (#3087) has added 1 points of karma to your sheet for 'Blackout Bonus'.
«Plot» Knox says, " Ok, this will be a quick/scene plot. It's a /random/ event. What you do is open ended, I’d like to finish this in an hour or two tops. I'll need a consent, you
«Plot» Blaze consents.
«Sheet» Blaze (#10706) has just set up her character sheet so that you may view it.
«Plot» Nate consents.
«Plot» Janie says, "Consent given."
«Plot» Knox says, "Great, part 2: I may make rule changes to shorten time, or to move the pace along. Don't be alarmed, please keep hands inside the ride at all times. Please hold for opening pose."
It's cold. The street lights are out all along the highway and the occasional oil barbell fire litters the landscape of Castle Rock. Maybe you were inside the Ragdoll when it happened, drinking a beer. Maybe you were one of the long lines of cars stuck in gridlock entering/fleeing Denver proper, when you saw it happened. Maybe you were just there at the wrong (or right) time.
Braak! Pop! Pop! Pop!
Gunfire. The sounds of a Mac-10 Truck overturning, wheels skidding and blowing out. Several motorcycles are circling on the highway, men and women whooping and hollering. The large silver truck with "STUFFER SHACK INC" sprayed on various side, is flipped over: Turned up like a wounded turtle, smoke rising from its engine.
What do you do?
«Plot» Knox says, "I'll need perception rolls from each of you, open test."
Nate was just giving his bike an exercise, perfect time for it, during a fuel shortage, but he does like visiting the old theme park near Castle Rock. Weaving it in between gridlock traffic makes things all the more fun, right? Weaving his bike in between cars across lanes as the gunfire rips into the amalgamated sounds of idling engines his attention is snatched long enough for him to almost crack into the idling car in front. Jamming on breaks he stops dead and just scans around, turning his head, standing up a little higher and trying to find the location. For now, he does little, but make sure there's nobody with a gun coming right for him.
«Auto-Judge[]» Nate (#1434) rolls Intelligence:
1 3 4 5 5 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Blaze (#10706) rolls Intelligence:
1 2 2 3 11
«Auto-Judge[]» Janie (#4136) rolls Intelligence for "What the hell?":
1 1 1 4 4 4 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Janie (#4136) rolls Intelligence for "What the hell? (KP 1)":
3 3 4 5 5 8 13
Blaze slips out of the Ragdoll with a curious look on her face, just watching for now and letting the play unfold. She leans back against the side of the building, arms crossed over her chest.
«OOC» Janie says, "How far away from the 'doll does this crash happen?"
«Plot» Knox says, "To NATE: Looks like some entreupenurial go gangers, no known affiliation, or maybe they all banded together for tonight have just taken out the wheels on a delivery truck of some kind. They're on motorcycles, about 5 of them, and are popping celebratory rounds into the air."
«Plot» Knox says, "To BLAZE: WTF? Who wants to knock over a Stuffer Shack Inc truck? Tasty Cakes? The gangers, seems like several are all circled around a crashed Mac-10 Truck facing away from the Ragdoll."
Nate is familiar with quite a number of go-gangs in the area, or rather, he's familiar with the fact that the predators frequent these parts. He starts shifting his bike again, slower now, moving between cars to get a better look. Yes, he's something of a scavenger, and if there's a chance to make off with something valuable off a raided truck, why not?
«Plot» Knox says, "To JANIE: Same info as NATE, plus: They're packing' pistols, heavy chains, and you can see (from whatever vantage point you’re looking from) that the truck driver is alive and trapped in the Cab."
«Plot» Knox says, "Nate gimme a stealth roll please, tn4~The gangers are too busy being happy"
«Auto-Judge[]» Nate (#1434) rolls Stealth vs TN 4: 1 3 4 5 10 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 2 vs TN 10 for "Gang members vs. Nate.": 2 5 = 0 Successes
Janie reacts instantly as the truck several cars ahead of her flips over, hauling on the yoke of her bike to swerve out of the way of the ensuing pileup, then reaches for one of her guns as soon as she's out of immediate danger. She takes another look at the gangers to get an idea of their affiliation.
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 3 vs TN 10 for "Super Smart Gang Leader vs Nate": 2 3 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Janie (#4136) rolls Gang identification (to Knox) for "Do I know these guys?": 1 3 5
Blaze circles around casually, trying to see if there is a live person in the cab. She doesn't seem to give a damn about the stealing, but the fate of the driver interests her.
«Plot» Knox says, "Blaze give me a stealth roll, and if you’re trying to find out what happened to the driver give me another perception roll"
You paged Janie with 'Seems an amalgamation of several small time go gangers, no big movers or shakers here. Just opportunistic sadists.'.
Janie pages: And just five of them, you said?
You paged Janie with 'correct'.
«OOC» Blaze doesn't have stealth
«OOC» Blaze says, "Can I roll invisible?"
«OOC» Janie says, "Quickness, at a +4 TN penalty."
«Plot» Knox says, "Blaze I'll need quickness tn8"
«OOC» Blaze says, "Can I just go invisible instead?"
«OOC» Janie says, "Or cast an invisibility spell and try very hard to dodge traffic that
has no idea where you're standing."
«Plot» Knox says, "Cast the spell"
Janie takes the opportunity to drive toward the cab of the truck and check on the driver more closely.
«OOC» Blaze says, "Back"
«OOC» Blaze says, "There was chewing of electrical cords. -_-"
«OOC» Janie says, "*ZOT* "Yipe!""
«OOC» Blaze will just roll quickness. Simpler, faster.
«Auto-Judge[]» Blaze (#10706) rolls Quickness vs TN 8 for "defaulting": 1 2 2 8 15 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Blaze (#10706) rolls Intelligence:
1 3 5 9 9
«OOC» Blaze says, "And yes. That's what I was trying to avoid. XD"
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 3 vs TN 10 for "Hrm?": 4 4 15 = 1 Success
«OOC» Blaze says, "The zot-yipe thing"
«OOC» Blaze says, "Dagnabit. I always get shot at. XD"
Nate watches as go-gangers pull away and takes the opportunity to drive even closer. Switching to one-handed for a moment he shifts a hand to the back of his jacket and fingers the small smg holstered there, flicking it off safe to three-round. Just preparations, just in case. Glancing down to check his jacket he smiles to himself, and roars his bike to pull up towards the go-ganger, doing his best to impersonate a ganger himself. Though of course, the big yellow A on his jacket proclaims him (falsely) to be a Saint.
«Plot» Knox says, "TO BLAZE you sneak around some abandoned cars, the truck driver is banging on the windows helplessly. So far the three gang members ignore him, so far. TO EVERYONE The three remaining bikers get off their bikes and stare at the maglocks built into the back of the truck, where stuff is stored. The three seem to be arguing."
«Plot» Knox says, "Nate are you driving closer or on foot?"
«Plot» Nate says, "Driving."
«OOC» Janie says, "How badly hurt does the driver seem to be?"
«Plot» Knox says, "Stealth roll me Nate, TN 6 noise/etc"
«OOC» Blaze says, "Indeed"
«Plot» Knox says, "If you can see the driver, you can tell he's alive at this point. Likely locked somehow in the cab. Additionally: The trickle of smoke coming from the engine, is getting larger and blacker in color."
«Auto-Judge[]» Nate (#1434) rolls Stealth vs TN 6: 1 3 3 7 9 = 2 Successes
Announcement: Vulcan shouts "Reminder:
UCAS Downtown
CAS Sector
PCC Sector
Ute Sector
Sioux Sector
Aztlan Sector
Are all in Blackout conditions and the temperature is dropping. Current temperature is 15 degrees F, -9C."
Some of the metal has dings in it. They go back to scratching their heads.
The large ork leader/ganger and his two compadres have stopped thinking on how to open the back. They have evolved to action: Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Sparks, richochets, a bullet may even wiz past your ear. Another salvo at the doors. Some of the metal has dings in it. They go back to scratching their heads.
Janie twitches away from the ricochets, then looks of there's a way to open the cab from the outside.
«OOC» Janie says, "Oh, and if the driver is coherent enough to talk."
«OOC» Blaze says, "Okay. back"
«OOC» Blaze says, "Sorry. It was time for new year's crackers and paper hats."
Nate flinches left slightly at the sound of a ricochet pinging off into the distance somewhere, hitting the brakes to pull up near the venturesome go-gangers and plant his foot down on the asphalt to balance the bike. Pitching his voice to carry he speaks up, "Hoi chummers, what the frag are you doing?" Trying to put a bit of anger into his tone, not hard, considering he feels like he almost just got shot.
«OOC» Knox says, "Janie to clarify, at your current distance between the noise, the darkness, and not wanting to catch anyone’s attention you'd need to get pretty close to the cab/driver area of the truck to determine that information. All you know at this point is the guy is alive. It's a standard truck, so driver door, window, passenger door. No other way out."
«OOC» Janie says, "Okay. In that case, do I have LoS on the gangers? I'd like to drop them with a stun ball so I don't have to worry about more ricochets while we get the driver out."
«Plot» Knox says, "You certainly have line of sight."
The three men turn around with their guns drawn looking for the individual who just shouted something at them. "Back off this is ours!", the leader yells. The two lackeys take cover behind a car.
«OOC» Janie says, "Okay. Force 6M Stun ball. Are they all within four meters of each other?"
«OOC» Knox says, "They are"
«OOC» Janie says, "Light conditions? Bearing in mind, Janie has lowlight and thermal vision."
«OOC» Nate notes that he looks like a ganger.
«OOC» Knox says, "It's sunset time, lowlight"
«OOC» Blaze would like to use the distraction to clamber over and bust the window to help pull the driver out.
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 1 for "Wannabes that got lucky. 5+ And they know Nate is a real ganger (but not really)": 5
«Plot» Knox says, "Blaze roll me quickness tn6, this is all happening simultaneously essentially. How will you bust the window?"
Dalton has arrived.
«OOC» Janie says, "Partial light?"
«OOC» Dalton waves
«OOC» Blaze will use the butt of her pistol.
+ooc Hey Dalton, running scene here you can watch/join in a bit, but we'll need you to hang on for a bit before we resolves this which may end the scene anyway
«OOC» Knox says, "Hey Dalton, running scene here you can watch/join in a bit, but we'll need you to hang on for a bit before we resolves this which may end the scene anyway"
«OOC» Dalton says, "No biggie, I'll just hang out and watch."
«OOC» Janie says, "What's the highest Willpower? Or should I roll blind?"
«Plot» Knox says, "Blaze roll strength tn8"
«Plot» Knox says, "After quickness"
«OOC» Janie says, "You could just see if the latch still works…"
«OOC» Blaze says, "GM mentioned that the guy was locked in."
«Auto-Judge[]» Janie (#4136) rolls Sorcery + 2 (Combat spell totem bonus) + Sorcery Pool: 4 for "6M stun ball. Threshold TN is target's willpower.":
1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 8 8 9 9
«OOC» Blaze says, "So I assumed that meant it didn't work. XD"
«OOC» Janie says, "Meaning /he/ couldn't get at the latch, being strapped into his seat and the door being a meter or so above him."
«Auto-Judge[]» Blaze (#10706) rolls Quickness vs TN 6: 1 3 5 5 11 = 1 Success
«OOC» Blaze says, "Ahhhhhh"
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 3 vs TN 10 for "Resist": 2 3 5 = 0 Successes
«OOC» Blaze says, "Well, let me try the handle first? If that's locked, I'll roll?"
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 3 vs TN 10: 1 4 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Janie (#4136) rolls Willpower + Sorcery Pool: 2 vs TN 2 for "Soaking S phys drain.": 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 7 = 7 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 3 vs TN 10: 1 2 5 = 0 Successes
«Plot» Knox says, "Ok Blaze give me a pose getting to truck attempting to unlock door, Janie you put all three to sleepy time land nice job pose that up, Nate you are good at getting attention free pose for you outside of that"
«OOC» Blaze says, "Wait, and is it locked?"
«Plot» Knox says, "It's jammed some how."
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 1 for "Mystery Patrol": 4
«OOC» Blaze says, "Ahh. Then I'll just bust the window hopefully."
«OOC» Blaze says, "Can I use combat pool for it?"
«OOC» Blaze says, "Or no? (still learning)"
Janie's white trench coat seems to gather the ambient light and emanate a bright glow as her Shamanic Mask manifests. She gathers a ball of barely visible energy in her right hand, then flings it toward the gangers, who stagger and collapse almost immediately.
«OOC» Knox says, "I'm quickening the rules, so straight strength sorry no cp."
Nate frowns at the three gangers and shakes his head, "You fraggers ain't got a clue what you're doing." He kicks the kickstand of his bike down and leans it as he starts to lift himself off it.
«Auto-Judge[]» Blaze (#10706) rolls Strength vs TN 8: 1 5 7 = 0 Successes
«OOC» Blaze says, "darn it! So close! I'll karma."
«Auto-Judge[]» Blaze (#10706) rolls Strength vs TN 8 for "Karma": 2 3 4 = 0 Successes
«OOC» Blaze says, "…"
«OOC» Blaze says, "Fail."
The two gangers collapse right where they are. The leader slumps over one of the gangers in a compromising position.
Blaze: The cab is getting very very warm, hot almost. The smoke is acrid in your eyes. "Hey! Hey please open up I broke my arm!" Looking in, the male human seems stuck in his webbing and his left arm hangs at an odd angle.
Blaze clambers up the truck with some effort and finds the door still jammed. She whacks at the window with the butt of her pistol, but to no avail. So she looks at the driver and nods. "We'll get you out of there," she says softly, an obvious Tir-Tairngirian accent. And she starts whacking more.
«OOC» Blaze says, "Roll again?"
«OOC» Knox says, "Feel free!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Blaze (#10706) rolls Strength vs TN 8: 1 2 2 = 0 Successes
«OOC» Blaze says, ".. My dice hate me"
"Adorable," Janie mutters to herself before driving up next to the cab and sprinting up its side to help Blaze.
She looks down at the driver. "How bad is it?"
«Auto-Judge[]» Blaze (#10706) rolls Strength vs TN 8 for "Karma Reroll": 2 2 5 = 0 Successes
Nate swings himself off his bike and then looks in some apparent shock at the unconscious gangers. Immediately scanning around he begins to search for the mage that just blew these guys away. Glancing down at himself in his gang insignia he wonders with a sinking feeling why he hasn't gone down yet.
«OOC» Janie has combat hardened guns she can smash with. Still a STR rolls?
Blaze just sighs and looks at Janie. "Hey. Blaze. Look… I can knit his arm up if you can smash the window open. Door's jammed shut from the flip." She gives the driver a reassuring smile, being careful to keep her voice at that neutral 'hum' that will just get muffled on the inside.
«Plot» Knox says, "Both girls banging on the window, lets aggregate the effect strength 6, -2 for each person attacking the window."
«OOC» Blaze says, "Whoop!"
«Auto-Judge[]» Blaze (#10706) rolls Strength vs TN 6: 2 2 8 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Janie (#4136) rolls Strength vs TN 6 for "Smash!": 2 2 3 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Janie (#4136) rolls Strength vs TN 6 for "Smash!(KP 2)": 2 3 4 4 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Janie (#4136) rolls Strength vs TN 6 for "Smash!(KP 4)": 2 3 9 17 = 2 Successes
In the cold, cold far off distance is the sound of motorcycles and pistol shots. Frag, it's every person for themselves out here.
Blaze puts a hefty crack into the window. The smoke is black and steady coming out of the running engine. "Jesus Christ get me out! Pleasssssssse!", the driver is on the verge of a meltdown.
CRACK! SMASH! Two women on a truck window hammer the drek out if the window into convenient to use and abuse pieces.
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 1 vs TN 10 for "Group think far away": 4 = 0 Successes
When he isn't immediately dropped by… something, and can't just see anything looking menacing, Nate turns back to the gangers. He heads over and gives the big guy the once over, check if his weapon is worth anything, and pat his pockets for credsticks. Scavenger, right.
«Plot» Knox says, "You got the most of the window open after hammering out the edges its simple between two people to toss it to the side"
Janie reaches down through the smashed window to unlatch the door from the inside, then pulls it open. "c'mon, let's get you out of here. We'll see about that arm o'yours when ye're not in a car that looks like it'll catch fire any second."
«Plot» Blaze will climb in and untangle the driver and help lift him out to Janie.
«Plot» Knox says, "Nate, you pick up a credstick with 500-Y- on it, a bag of novacoke, the remote to some kind of explosive that must have set the truck off the road, and a Colt American L36"
«Plot» Knox says, "Pose it girls"
«Plot» Knox says, "Everyone perception roll TN5"
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 1 vs TN 9 for "Group think, a bit closer": 4 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Janie (#4136) rolls Intelligence vs TN 5 for "What /now/ ?": 1 1 2 3 4 7 11 = 2 Successes
Blaze shimmies down into the cab of the truck and starts carefully untangling the driver. "Shh," she tells the man, keeping her tone even. "Try not to move your left arm if you can help it. Just let me do the work, alright?" It's like she's trying to soothe a child that's just woken up from a very very bad nightmare. If and once she gets the webbing untangled, she helps heft the man upwards, letting him use her leg to clamber up and into Janie's arms.
«Auto-Judge[]» Blaze (#10706) rolls Intelligence vs TN 5: 1 5 5 5 5 = 4 Successes
«OOC» Blaze says, "Hot dog."
Janie reaches down to help the driver out, taking care to stay off his arm as much as possible.
Nate stuffs bits into his pockets, a credstick, a score of novacoke, the remote detonator is left where it lies, and the Colt American. That he pauses over. Reaching up his sleeve he pulls the stretchy material of his long sleeved t-shirt down and then picks up the pistol, trying to be sure of fingerprints. In no time at all he starts putting rounds into the gangers, two per, in the chest each time. Bang, bang.
«Plot» Knox says, "Damn Nate."
«OOC» Nate has a pretty specific philosophy, if a little twisted. :)
«OOC» Blaze says, "Wow."
Janie pages: rep recommendation for Nate: Cruel +4 for shooting three unconscious gangers that weren't any kind of threat.
The man thanks Janie and Blaze as they help him out of the cab and onto h ground. Away from the smoke, he sees the women a bit more clearly. "Drek my load!", he looks to Blaze, "Damn might as well have left me in there!"
Per everyone's perception: You better start booking it, this truck is going to BLOW!!!
"If you like you can stay here while the truck explodes," Janie bites back. "Or you can get on the back of my bike and we can get away from the thing before it blows." She doesn't wait for an answer as she clambers down and gets on her bike, then guns the engine.
«Auto-Judge[]» Knox (#4448) rolls 1 vs TN 8 for "Closssser": 14 = 1 Success
Blaze just rolls her eyes and snags the guy's good arm, leading him away to safety and trying to heal the break.
Nate tosses the pistol down, hopefully clean, next to the bodies of the three gangers, and then heads back to his bike hurriedly. Hopping on, he hasn’t even killed the engine, he leans it up, listens for the kickstand to bang into position and throttles it back. The chopper grumbles as it pulls away, threading back into the gridlock as smoothly as the poor rider can manage.
«OOC» Blaze assumes the gridlock makes it easier to run.
«OOC» Janie thinks gridlocks clear pretty fast when guns start firing.
«OOC» Nate doesn’t think gunshots have any effect on traffic backing up.
«OOC» Nate says, "If shit is blocked, shit is blocked."
«OOC» Dalton says, "D security zone people. Shots are not uncommon :)"
A small fire has now started where the engine was located. Fluid leaking out has caught fire as well and has ringed itself around the front of the cab. The few people hiding in their cars have gotten out and started to run in the other direction.
Meanwhile, the sound of motorcycles is getting nearer and nearer, but no headlights are seen.
The man looks to Janie, and nods, "Get me the hell outta here!", he holds his broken arm and moves away from Blaze.
«OOC» Janie's bike is a two-seater. Want a Drive roll to see if I manage to maneuver away before the truck blows?
«Plot» Knox says, "Janie roll, tn5~Dodging people and cars"
«Auto-Judge[]» Janie (#4136) rolls Bike (BMW Blitzen) vs TN 5 for "Getting out of here…": 1 2 3 4 5 5 = 2 Successes
«Plot» Knox says, "You're good to get out"
«OOC» Janie says, "That's with the guy on the back seat, right?"
Janie nods at the driver. "Hang on," she cautions before opening the throttle and getting out merging into the traffic, twisting and dodging around stalled cars.
«Plot» Knox says, "If you guys are hanging around let me know, otherwise with the driver safe and away it’ll hold for your final poses and wrap things up with a pose of my own"
«Plot» Knox says, " Final poses and/or exits I mean"
Blaze just shakes her head and scampers clear of the blow out.
Nate just threads his bike away through the cars, a win for slim transport. He does glance around to see if he can't spot what he suspects is a mage nearby, but the bike demands focus in traffic so tight.
Once far enough from the wrecked truck so as not to attract attention or be in the blast radius should it explode, Janie brings her bike to a halt. "Now let's have a look at that arm of yours," she murmurs as she dismounts. "And while I'm doing that you can tell me where you'd like me to drop you off…"
Dalton pages: If you don’t mind me jumping in now, I'd probably be in the area, see the fiery truck, and cover it with a barrier spell, to weaken the blast. Just pose the effect and make it a mystery!
Blaze is long gone.
«Directory System» Valkyr (#2648) poofs here from 'Custom Gunz 'N' Armor - Store Front'.
Valkyr has arrived.
Black smoke. Fire. Dead Bodies. Happy New Year Denver.
The fire is in full ablaze mode, the cab engulfed with flames and now the back of the truck as well. Three dead bodies near the back of the truck start to barbeque. Several seconds later 5-10 men and women in motorcycles pull up to their food ablaze and their leader no in sight.
KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABBBBBBBBBBBOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!
Heat and smoke and packaged goods rain down upon the ragdoll. Yet somehow the blast itself becomes sucked back into the truck like on rewind.
«Plot» Knox says, "Dalton feel free to explain the rewind effect ;)"
The truck driver chuckles at Janies comment, "Are you kidding me? Take me to Stuff Shack relay station Alpha in the UCAS. But don't touch this arm, this is workman’s comp for the next 6 months!"
Perhaps just a second before the final explosion, something shimmered in the air around the vehicle. A vague domelike shape, which somehow kept the majority of the blast from expanding out too far. The dome shattered with the explosion, but the effect was enough to reduce the blast radius. (Dalton).
Janie chuckles. "Way to look at the bright side, but I'd like to at least immobilize that arm before I take you on a ride that could get bumpy…"
The man lets Janie do her thing, he gives her a hug at the station and a 10 percent off Lifetime Customer card. "Thank you," he says as he walks towards one of the shipping station offices, clutching his broken arm and looking at Janie over his shoulder.
Everyone parts ways. The end.
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