Lolo smiles and breathes deep. The artificial air of Absalom Station wasn't sweet-smelling, more the scent of diesel and grease, But it was home. Nodding to another ysoki - obviously a mechanic at the bay based on his uniform - and then dodging a recently reunited - and happy to see each other - couple, the scrapper beckons to T14. Stay close, Lolo commands, just in time to see the dwarf and wave, and then gasp as he falls to laser fire.
Lolo stands, stunned as the crowd panics around her. Shooters? On each side of the docking bay?
Being jostled awake as the ship docks Tannhäuser quickly rights heralded and works to straighten her robes as she follows everyone else out. Watching the welcoming crowds it doesn't take her long to notice the friendly dwarf welcoming them with a wave.
Smiling to herself she begins to wave back with a free hand before she sees him crumple and the rest of the battle starts and catches up to her.
EH RK logically decides that it's best to go for cover.
Allison draws her Tactical Semi-Auto Pistol but as she is not sure yet whom to shoot she goes for cover too.
The gang members shoot each other over the dwarf lying on the ground. Several are hit and badly burnt by the laser beams.
Boreal stands at the entrance, crosses her arms, and watches the fight playing out in front of her.
Lolo didn't know what exactly was going on, but she did know that shooting up a docking bay made these guys bad guys. Swallowing her fear, the salvager crouched and ran towards the nearest bad guy. Follow, T14
Loosing her brandnew pistol, Lolo let loose a round. wincing as the weapon fired.
The doctor runs for cover, ducking behind one of the boxes. He looks towards their contact, seeing what state the dwarf is in.
Manteca telepathically speaks to anyone in the party within 30 ft.
The gang members keep shooting and hitting each other. But one of them shoots Boreal Typhon, Daughter of Zerukesh "Hornbreaker" Typhon, Daughter of Tarsonis "Jaeger" Typhon hurting her seriously.
Lolo's weapon fires with a loud "bang". It's quite the difference to all those laser weapons. She manages to hit and the guy disappears behind the creates.
As the shot connects with a plate of Boreal's armor she is knocked off balance for a moment. But only a moment.
She quickly turns to see where the shot came from, and decides that charging across a field of fire may not be the best idea, so instead decides to close distance with one of the perpetrator's allies.
She lets out a primal roar and starts running.
Soryn flinched and ducked as the shots went everywhere. The dwarf had fallen but he was too far away for him to do anything about. Besides, the shirren said he was dead.
The lashunta replied, "Stay low. I'm not sure what the shooting is about but it's not us. Not me anyway. I just got here."
He moved, keeping low, and crouched behind some crates that offered him some sort of cover.
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10/10 hitpoints, 6/6 stamina, 4/4 resolve
Conditions: cover (partial?)
1/1 Healing touch, 1/1 detect thoughts, 3/3 1st level spells
6/6 rounds in rifle, 25/25 bullets
Eric dives for cover and stays still for a moment. A scientist by trade and demeanor...combat isn't something he's very comfortable with. There are too many variables and too much chaos for him to ever really feel comfortable in a fight.
Eric darts for the nearby structure in order to take cover, and take stock of the situation.
Eric does catalog the two rival gangs in the streetfight.
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Not really understanding why two different, yet unknown, sides are just generally firing at people--were they sent to assassinate the dwarf and the people meeting them? Are they two rival hit squads? Will the winners then turn on them?--Allison sprints left and seeks cover next to the uncomfortably attravtive android.
"So, are they firing to kill us or are they just really lonely and don't know how to say hi?"
The fire goes back and forth with most of the Starfinder applicants going into hiding. In all the shooting another one of the 21 Crew goes down.
From the Downside Kings the one approached by Boreal Typhon, Daughter of Zerukesh "Hornbreaker" Typhon, Daughter of Tarsonis "Jaeger" Typhon steps away from her and tries to shoot her, but misses.
Boreal steps forward, towering a good 2 feet over the target of her anger, she roars at him and attempts to remove his head from his shoulders.
Boreal Typhon, Daughter of Zerukesh "Hornbreaker" Typhon, Daughter of Tarsonis "Jaeger" Typhon outright kills the guy.
As the body crumples and the head rolls away Boreal lets out another roar
A little more of blackness instinctively went to Tannhäuser's hand, coalescing into a form reminiscent of a sword as the shooting continue. She then hustled up next to Soryn.
Hey, I'm not sure if my initiative order is up or not.
Can you please be a little bit more explicit when actions are expected from people once we are in a 'combat' situation?
Thanks.
Hands over his face, Dr. Imani runs behind Boreal and throws himself to the ground. He looks at the severed head facing him. "What... what senseless waste..." he stammers.
The lashunta continues to try and make sense of this whole thing. He decides to use his comm-unit to call for security...
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Eric peers over the crates he's hiding behind. His positronic brain begins calculating escape routes and possible vantage points.
The lashunta took out his hand-held comm device. He was used to wildlife photography and holorecording but this was stepping a little out of his box.
He set up a livestream of the scene and started sending it to the emergency receiver of the infosphere representation of the station security. He closed in on the people shooting hoping they did not see him.
He added his own voice to the recording, "Currently in Docking Bay 94, need security here! Quickly. There's shooting and someone is down. I repeat send security and medical assistance!"
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Hearing Soryn speak into his com unit Tannhäuser turns and waves as he records.
Lolo stands, slack-jawed, for a second after the gunman falls. I got him. I got him!
Hunching forward, she directs T14 to follow her and then mechanic scurries towards the next gunman.
The remaining one from the Level 21 crew shoots into the crates and the one from the Downside Kings does the same. But Boreal stands in the open and is hit by the other one from the Downside Kings.
A primal roar deafens those on the ground next to Boreal as she starts to run at the guy who shot her.
As she nears she leaps the crate and brings the doshko down with the force of her jump.
Manteca crawls forward. "Boreal! Watch yourself! There's more gunmen!" Now that someone he almost knows is in danger, the body is less of a concern - in fact, he doesn't notice that he's crawling through the growing pool of blood.
There is panic in the eyes of the guy who shot at Boreal as he finds himself suddenly face to face with her despite his cover. Blood gushes as the tactical doshko comes down on him.
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'Hrmmmm, his life looks hard. Let's mess with him,' Wraith thinks at the unfortunate that is being hacked at by Bore.
She bops a button on her wrist-comm, targeting him and his precious, precious tech.
But the parabolic particle field hasn't yet adjusted to the station's unique primary autosequencers, so nothing happens.
"Darn. I guess I'll just hafta shoot him," Wraith says as she shoots him.
And the panicked expression is the last one the gang member standing next to Boreal will have as the bullet hits him in the head and makes him slump down.
The last gunman from the Level 21 Crew shoots the last man from the Downside Kings. As that one drops the gunman retreats and leaves the docking bay. In the distance you hear the sirens of the station security approaching.
Boreal lets rip one last roar, quickly looking around for any more threats. She drops out of combat stance, but keeps the doshko in hand, at the ready.
She moves quickly from body to body kicking weapons away, in case someone is only playing dead.
Dr. Manteca puts on a pair of gloves and grabs the azimuth pistol on the ground near him, putting it carefully in a plastic bag in his pocket. If this station is that dangerous... I will not be surprised like that again.
Knowing that there's nothing left to do for Kreel, he rises unsteadily to his feet. "I am a doctor!," he yells into the chaos of the bay. "Is there anyone who needs assistance!"
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'Awww, that's so nice of him. He's making sure that I quickly pick up their guns. I should thank him later,' Allison thinks as she follows behind Boreal, picking up gun and credstick with quick, deft fingers that all but dance in their duties.
"Alrighty, boyos. I suggest we make ourselves scarce. I don't know about you but I've better things to do than 5 to life for some obscure law and a fight I had nothing to do with.
Hold a tic," she says, finally bending knee and checking the dwarf's corpse. Maybe if they can at least find a comm they can check on who wanted to talk to them?
Soryn turned off the camera, "This all went to the local securities. I suggest you not take what does not belong to you."
He then went over to Duravor to see what could be done, "Besides, I came to meet with Duravor. I just can't leave him."
The lashunta knelt in front of dwarf and prayed. He knew his action probably would not matter but he had to try. Placing a hand on the man's head, he willed the vitality of green buds on an old tree, of nascent flowers on a spring day on to him.
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10/10 hitpoints, 6/6 stamina, 4/4 resolve
Conditions: n/a
1/1 Healing touch, 1/1 detect thoughts, 2/3 1st level spells
6/6 rounds in rifle, 25/25 bullets
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"Well it belongs to a smoldering corpse right now." Tannhäuser interjects while moving over to Kreel's body. "On the other hand, they might have next of kin."
"On the other hand security is probably going to pocket it."
"On the other hand I'm pretty sure there are cameras and witnesses about."
"Uh, hey, Soryn, dude. In the future please don't send anything involving us to the cops.
You never know how they'll interpret it."
The lashunta was not getting it, "What's the problem? We needed security here. We also need medical assistance. The live feed would help them determine the guilty parties."
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'He sent that to the coppers? Uh, uh.' Allison thinks, quickly typing on her comm unit.
'Whew. I just replaced my body with Soryn's body. That was a close one!'
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Eric stands and moves to where Kreel fell
This is most distressing. How will we contact the Starfinders now?
Dr. Imani's effort is lost on the dwarf. He is beyond cure. But his handheld computer lies on the floor. Just at that moment you see how the lock screen comes up again.
Just then the station security arrives on their hover-bikes. Eight officers fully geared up. They spread out, block the entrances to the area with their vehicles and the yellow/black 'security line - do not cross' tape. Shortly behind comes a queue of ambulance vehicles
One of the security officers approaches Soryn. "You called security, right? Would you please tell me what exactly happened before the video footage you sent us?"
The medics rush in and check on the bodies lying around and also ask all people involved if they need medical attention . The one with the head removed is a clear case but most of the others the medics still can do something.
One of the officers says to his college "There is a suspicious lack of weapons for a shooting of this proportions." He looks around to check where they might have gone. Checking on his datapad he voices "Crap, the video ends in snow with the weapons still lying around. Just the shirren is seen bagging one." He looks around and then approaches Dr. Imani. "Excuse me sir. Can you tell me where all the weapons went?"