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Post by wolflet59 on Jan 8, 2007 14:52:56 GMT -5
Micro seems nicely chuffed, at one with the world.. big cheesy grin adorns his face... 'Cat got the cream' expression.
Thunder is checking through the parts inventory - a few bends here, a heated plas joint there and youve got yourself the cowling to the drone. A few kids watch with interest - or is it the las-cutter that they are interested in?
Quick seems to have got one of the last of the small cabins two double bunks and a kitchennette - showers in the main block though.
Talking about sanitation, one of those rounded dumpy waggons with a big wide pipe drives past to the toilet block - a few kids laffing and holding their noses follow - but soon tire of their joke
Lucille joins you all hearing a little of what Peaches has to say- letting Four-Eyes give a brief intro as he seems to know most of the small group by name - well, when I say small there is the huge orc 'Peaches' he aint that small..
Nice to see you all - I had put out a few calls for help and hopefully word has got through - If youre here for the job, be honest it isnt topline - I can pay 500 a day to look after me an the bus, an the cargo that seems to have caused all of the trouble
Some of you who got connections may have heard about the mill in gold we're carrying - i feel like just dumping the lot - but the bus is all ive got and it will still be on the receiving end of every fortune hunter around.
Hunter is stable - but he needs to get to intensive - theres an old ambulance here but they dont want to move him in case he croaks..
Sorry people, I'm Lucille, bus driver an hirer-firer for this trip.. looks like were going to be here for a couple of days for repairs - in the middle of what looks like to be the biggest impromptoo festival the Cascades has seen for a long time
Say, even if youre not here for the job who are you all?
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Post by emyaj on Jan 8, 2007 15:00:13 GMT -5
"Sounds fine to me just was lookin to get out of the city a few days so this seems to work well for my schedule." Quick looks as Angel approaches "Hello, how have you been? Been awhile good to see you." Quick thinks to himself glad she was here help keep Four-eyes off his case, with that thought he grins at Angel and is genuinely glad for her being here also.
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Post by wolflet59 on Jan 8, 2007 15:36:24 GMT -5
I can put you on the right path for the fruits of the forest.. you wanna see the holy rollers for 'shrooms, I got Jazz an Nova, theyll keep yu buzzin.. good clean farmer suiticals 65 a pop....
yup - theres shootin going on down by the river - theres already a small range out of the way down there - but it has been extended as it is too easy for the woodsmen to pick out the small targets.. theyre using hoppin' frogs - the kids toys that have a sucker and a spring.. first to hit is the winner - problem is that it usually goes to to the fastest (most alert?) who is holding his shot.. ( ideas about a quick-draw could be useful - swap a couple of 'hits' to go onto your reaction could work..)
The Rangers seem to be getting people's energies steered in a direction to 'let off steam' rather than attempting to lay down the law.. but thanks anyway..
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Post by meg on Jan 8, 2007 16:13:13 GMT -5
Lucille gets a call on her phone - arranging 'The Warden's Information post by the front gate then down towards three tall red flags'
a slight, pretty human soon arrives, dragging a desk-sized plastic storage-container, wrapped up but looking frozen, sipping a caff
'I'm Meg I've come to help, I just came up from Seattle today. I'm a witch. There seems to be a lot of us around'
She smiles at Quick and Four-Eyes, 'Nice to see you again'
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Post by cxone on Jan 8, 2007 17:36:50 GMT -5
Fryer unloads his kit on the bus . Back seat . Same one he sat in on the way out of Seattle . Whis thee rifle was an assault . But what are you going to do out here . Had to pick up what I could get . Must go back out and pick up a gun case for this monster . Don't want the scope knocked off . Looking out the window fryer gets his first glimse at a few new faces . A lot more help going back to the city then there was coming out . Wonder what we're really bring in to the city . Well I could check out on the matrix who the bus is delivering to , if I looked hard enough . But I think I'll stay off the for a while . No point in having any flags go up when my persona starts poking around on the matrix . I don't think Renraku tagged me .... better to be safe then sorry . OCC Drats ! Should have been cxtwo not cxone
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Post by bythtron on Jan 8, 2007 23:22:42 GMT -5
*I look up from my repairs* Your welcome Just need to get some wire and small plating if i can't find anything in the scraps i might need them. But not sure if they have them. *looks at the drone i am working on*
Oh looks like i am getting a crowd. *he knowss my rv is looking on I am always working close to the rv.* Just thinking about something Four-Eyes it might not be anything but *the drones hes working on his his doberman*
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Post by scawire on Jan 9, 2007 0:02:46 GMT -5
Micro is amazed to see how many people knows, "Well that does make me feel good about the new faces." He thinks to himself.
After a bit of time Micro decides to start his second summoning doing his best to enlist Four Eyes or someone else to watch to make sure no one interupts him.
Conjuring Force 1Fire Elemental TN 2 (6 dice used) [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6] rolls 2,2,2,5,2,1 (5 successes)
Drain 2L ( charisma 4 dice used) [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6] rolls 2,5,3,3 (non Drain)
"Wow I almost fregot how easy it was to summon these Force 1 elementals, bad side they don't punch as much kick as those higher force Elementals. Oh well I have to make do with what I got." Micro thinks then begins to talk to the Elemental "You head off right now little buddy I will call you when you are needed." After that was said the Fire Elemental vanishes with a small puff of smoke as he disapears.[rand=1228202834243999956165086624482121244913226039605607277136248094274]
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Post by Braddoc on Jan 9, 2007 0:13:51 GMT -5
Four-Eyes smoked quietly as Angel finally came out of Peaches' van. Fraggin' Quick, makin' puppy eyes..damn fraggin' bastard..little does he know I saw her place, her bed and her lightly dressed before he even managed to get a blowjob outta her..fraggin' stupid elf.. He simply nod when Angel looked at him "Angel. You look well." He didn't sounded unhappy, nor did he sounded happy...more like 'you here, you ain't I don't give a rat's ass'
Lucille go on the phone, but Four-Eyes wasn't paying attention to it, he was concentrated on the wine of a woman comming near him and the others. Two..three four...five! Five person I know popping out of thin air under 10 minutes..This is crazy drek..or one hell of a coincidence..
"Hey Meg, long time no see! How's your mage-of-a-husband going? Still popping out from thin air to spook people? Hehehe..."
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Post by emyaj on Jan 9, 2007 0:21:37 GMT -5
Looking at Angel .. and Peaches "If you need a place to stay while you are here I have a cabin with a little some you could use .. if you needed it."
After Four-eyes spoke Quick gave him an unamused look then looked back at the other two. "Just offering in case you need someplace to put your stuff or sleep."
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Post by mechwarrior5 on Jan 9, 2007 8:09:21 GMT -5
Peaches studies Lucile for a moment before nodding. "Okay, dat sounds alright, but I got one stipulation." He jerks his thumb back at where his bulldog van is parked. "We've got our own set of wheels, so I was figgerin' we might run interference somehow when we convoy it out of dis drek hole. 'Ting is, I also figger it's more dan fair if you foot da 'petrol' bill on 'dis one, 'eh?"
Peaches nods to Quicksilver. " 'Tanks, I might take you up on it. 'preciate da hospitality, Quick."
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Post by wolflet59 on Jan 9, 2007 8:33:03 GMT -5
Micro will need to sort out a campfire/bonfire to summon the fire elemental - you will have to attempt to enlist Four-Eyes or someone else..hehehe The earth elemental was easy to do - everything was at hand and quiet. No fires inside the forest please. The actual summoning is easy -- it is the prep that could pose problems - if you are staying in the bus - you aint lighting a fire in the garage carpark.. oildrum handwarmer would do it... got an oildrum? there are a few around - but useful stuff like that has already been blagged by others.
Two cabins down from Quick - two well dressed elves enter it. Getting a few looks from nearby orcs. The hume tourists dont seem to bat an eyelid.. more interested in the big, grouesome or unusual.
A troll fire eater begins her act as early evening slinks down upon you and the twinkling fairy lights add their coloured glow to the place.. all very pretty, a santa's grotto effect (everyone say aaah! not AAhhggH!) then the night is oranged by the jet of fire - it is like a flamethrower! the smell of eyebrow hair crinkling, quickly forces the small ring of onlookers a few more steps back.. Blimey, very effective ! and yes, mightily dangerous. flashcams pop merrily with cheers of 'More! More!' just to stoke up the excitement she hurls a few large flaming brands skyward ....
Three suits seem out of place - muddied shoes and tailored trousers ruined, still wearing their shades, grumble their way past you heading to the Wardens Post. Not carrying a candystick or wearing a rediculous festival hat between them - killjoys.
The 'lock' on the cabins would be easy to crack - or the door to jemmy - so anything of real value ought to be kept on you or stashed in a safer place.. car trunk or suchlike you'd know that the watcher spirit could take quite a while to find you in the crowd Quick.. it is a bit thick..
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Post by wolflet59 on Jan 9, 2007 15:19:13 GMT -5
Looks like theres a brief pause while a couple of people get their gear sorted out - van to cabin, tub to bus and Four-Eyes off to the St John's Ambulance - accompanied by Micro who wants to ask him a favour on the way. Four Eyes mentions something about a bit of biz as he gabs quietly with a street-geezer ...
Micro recognises personal contacts being made and busies himself with a hat stall - some of the fibres are 'inteligent and can suit your mood or change colour with a clap of your hands.. noone would ever suspect him being a serious mage wearing one of these! and noone would ever approach him either...
A pat on the shoulder takes them to the medic tent.. three orc nurses hmmm... niiiice smiles...
Hunter is out in the rear in an emergency oxytent hooked to a dish monitor - monitoring his signs from afar no doubt.
Theres a lot of freeze paks nearby - are they expecting to use a lot of ice compresses?
No change hun, like I said to your compadre just now - still the same. Stable but needs secure transport to intensive - General Medical will charge 5000 and extra to transport him...
Aint long before youve all gathered the caff pot a couple of lanterns table and things to park your backsides on.. set up offside of the beer tent to (hopefully) enjoy the impromptu show...
Thunder has a monitor set up covering the bus and from the bus a minicam to watch his RV.. it is only a minute away at a run.. locked up and alarmed... so why not enjoy the peaceful beginning to the evening. Fryer checks out the gadget - finding the two of you have hardware interests in common.. no doubt a raise of the eyes from one or two who realise theres an evening's entertainment on the benefits of woofers and tweeters to come... So the subject is quickly changed..
'so whats the deal ?'
Lucille pipes up My job was to collect a mineral shipment from Ballastor's mines and deliver to Seattle - straightforward commercial pickup.. Hired a few guys on to dissuade any problems, and seem to have run foul of any and every problem that could have happened.
Look at it this way, we ran a juve checkpoint out of Seattle - no problem expected something like that.. Arrived here to land ourselves in the middle of a flamin wolf-hunt that turns out to uncover a series of murders - thats why most of the people are here now - it seems to have escalated into this - this flamin circus!
We head up to the mines where theres more problems than you can shake a stick at, and get hit on the way back by a professionals who are after a mill in bullion that the air says we're carrying! Now the bus is in for repairs and we got to wait with all of this going on around us.. just waiting to get whacked.
Hunter is laid out near death's door - the only silver lining is the fact we escaped with our lives from the ambush.. I just dunno what to do next.. like I said I was thinking of just dumping the cargo - but the word will still be out on me an the bus..
Here look..you can add two and two to make a cool mill from this...
She turns Thunders vid mat to display what was taken off the mage-ess' minicomp .. a ten second clip of the bus being loaded up in the night with what looked like bullion boxes, and to make matters worse, you can make out a fuzzy image of two guys smoking in the background.
One of you may have even seen the clip if you have a background in armed robbery. Bad news travels fast -an it looks like the bullion story has grown as fast as the festival.
This is why I need help.. I can pay 500 a day - and that's only because of the lotto win - split any salvage to cover vehicle repairs. I expected to take two days to get to the sprawl - now it's more like six. I'm starting to jump at shadows. An I dont know how much or how we're going to get Hunter to some proper doc. As far as I'm concerned I would hire you all - if you dont mind, that is... Anyone got any good ideas?
( OOC A departure from the usual cloak an dagger 'need to know' Mr Johnson approach, Lucille does seem to be in a jam, and the yen wil cover most of your expenses.... (?) As there's a lot of people and probably as many questions as answers, could you reply in short bursts.. so others get an opportunity to make a short reply to what you have said.. before you put the next juicy chunk of info forward to be digested. Makes life a lot easier to answer short bursts.. Ta!)
Just as you are getting settled, a well dressed elf approaches Lucille.. and in quiet lilting sing-song words... she states in her slight Russian accent..
Good evening, you are Lucille.. the driver and manager of the yellowbus.. I have some questions to put to you about the Wayenko that was killed here a week ago, you can help me yes? ah, Noswarentu Wendiko.. yes? My name is Illiya, is it convenient that I speak with you now?
A series of jaws strike the soft earth around the picnic table.. nearby the night sky erupts in another colossal blossom of fire
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Post by scawire on Jan 9, 2007 17:04:59 GMT -5
With Four Eyes busy Micro decides to buy one of the Smart hats a few of the setting will go with his out fits some settings are way out there they are always fun for looking right out of your mind. Micro decides on the baseball style one thinking he's not into those cowboy hats or top hats. "I keep spending money I'll be broke in no time" Thinking to himself
Well Micro and Four Eyes walk to the docs looking after Hunter, Micro quietly asks Four Eyes "If you have the time I need someone stand watch over me for 2 hours well I gets a Small Fire Friend to help out with some extra back up. "
"I just got to find a good place for a fire." Micro thinks as he remembers hearing about one of the new guys having a place to stay out here maybe that will work. "Oh also Four Eyes, Quick there he is your bud can you ask him I we can get a fire at his place to summon this Elemental. I'd ask but I don't think I can convicne him as easyly as you can." .
After asking he takes his new hat the he bought well Four Eyes was busy and claps on it to turn it to a nice blue.
(OOC I just did the Fire Elemental rolls so when we get to it on the time line it will already be rolled for, unless we get into some action and have to leave the whole idea for later.)
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Post by wolflet59 on Jan 9, 2007 19:16:57 GMT -5
you are right about the need for a fire and someone to keep any disturbance away Micro, but having a fire in a log cabin.. bit much. Sorry these do not have a fireplace, just a kitchenette. You need an oil-drum fire, or a campfire will do
Your baseball hat has running lights around the rim.. tres chic! there are some pointy ones...
little fire elemental will be easy to summon - just need the quiet and a fire...
ideas on how to help out on the bus? or reaction to the elf in the early evening?
Lucille has said her piece - it is up to you guys to ask or suggest or follow up anything specific. Lots of time before the music starts...
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Post by Braddoc on Jan 9, 2007 20:23:45 GMT -5
"I'll catch you guys later, I gotta go check on Hunter." Four-Eyes left the group, walking toward the small infirmary that's set-up for the campsite. While checking Hunter was the legit reason, he was more interested in the not-so-medical products being sold here; firearms, knives, and the ever popular narcotics, with the local representative selling waaaay over street prices, Even after a drug raid they never got that high "Hey C'mon man, 65 a shot, you gotta be kiddin'' me, I ain't gonna buy one and leave, I'm buyin' alot for one customer....How 'bout 300 for the lot instead of 390? You gotta admit, that's alot of creds, not to mention quite a sale you made for 'yer self huh?" Negotiations [dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6][dice=6] " 'Dunno guy, if words spread that I'm makin' rebates.." "Bah c'mon, like I'll scream that you sell..hell like the folks here will listen to some breather hooped on th'drek.." "Fine, but if I get some jackass tellin' me why I sold lower to you, I'll beat 'yo face, got it?" "Yeah yeah yeah, just gimme my stuff...."
A few passes of hands and Four-Eyes was back to check on Hunter, Micro joins him, asking to have someone watch his back while he summon some fire creature or some sort "Yeah man, no prob, ain't got alot to do 'round here yet...and where did you bought that dumbass hat so I can burn the place down?" He laughed under cape at his comment, and go in the St-John's tent.
Hunter was looking like crap, but at least he was under fine lookin' company. He tried not to stare that much. 5 grands huh?...bit costy..I knew I should have singed on with that Airmedic service before I left, that would have been a good 100 Nuyen spent...
"All right..I got 2 grands here, I'll go 'round my pals to cough up the rest of th'cash...C'mon Hunter, hang in there, won't be long 'til you're back in town...C'mon Micro, let's go get a fire startin'"
"Oh also Four Eyes, Quick there he is your bud can you ask him if I we can get a fire at his place to summon this Elemental. I'd ask but I don't think I can convince him as easily as you can." .
"Heh..he ain't my bud, just some Elf I happened to have met a few times and didn't shot yet. Besides, a fire in there, you gotta burn the whole cabin down..better get to one of those unused campfire site..we can use the one near the garage, we'll only have some kids to turn away.." Walking back to the garage, an Ork sitting in some old plastic chair near his open van caught his attention. Well the van's content is actually what made him looked twice; fireworks.. "Wait a sec Micro..got an idea.." Four-Eyes walked the the Ork, and in less than a minute came back his credstick lowered, but his pocket were a bit more filled up in loud, smokey and just pain dangerous fireworks "Damn, 'even managed to get m'self 2 M-80! Those things can rip a dog in half...if you managed to tie it to one of course...and it's not like I do it all the time..just 2-3 times a year...now let's go make some fire huh?"
============================== ((After Lucille told her story)) "Well, guess we can always find who spreadin' the rumors..or spread that the story's BS..say, Lucille, you ain't got some competition or somethin' that'll love to see you go out of business in any way possible? Maybe th'whole thing's coming from there.."
When the elven woman came around, Four-Eyes simply looked at her acting all elven-like with some discust. He took a drag off his smoke mumbling to himself "Fraggin' great 'nother one..."[rand=1977293064708786169625148403233063443200634492045725958690847315]
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