"I've got the delivery detes but I couldn't find much on the net. Let's head down there. I can slice the local grid and you can do your analog thing." DR34-M12 slammed the rest of her drink then rose to leave.
You're back at the Commodity Exchange, where there is a lot of items for sale to buy. Including a lot of medical equipment. Like the medical equipment you just sold. You see a lot of people from the Port Authority that are cataloging several items.
A hand on Bzzt! to keep the little one in check while they ride on their shoulder, Declan is looking about at things with the eye of a prankster, reveling in the hustle and bustle. A couple of things catch their attention as they all walk, and there is a curious look given to the amount of Port authority present. Was there an event coming up or something? They took a quick look at the calendar available on their comm.
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A hand on Bzzt! to keep the little one in check while they ride on their shoulder, Declan is looking about at things with the eye of a prankster, reveling in the hustle and bustle. A couple of things catch their attention as they all walk, and there is a curious look given to the amount of Port authority present. Was there an event coming up or something? They took a quick look at the calendar available on their comm.
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No. The main concourse is like a mall. There are more businesses present.
A quick check of your calendar reveals that there is an event coming up. Founder's Day.
You see two bandits make their way into the Commodity Exchange. "I told you that the diamonds would be here," one of them says.
The other says, "Yeah, our ticket into the Emerald Claw. Wait, the Port Authority is here waiting for us!"
"BLAST THEM!"
They take out their blasters and start firing.
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A close-up shot of Himo's face. His eyebrows rise in surprise, but only for a second - after all, he knows perfectly well that his ancestors are leading him. A shot of a hand reaching for a gun. The frame of the whole figure: Himo, slightly bent, all flexible long-armed and long-legged, shoots from the hip.
DR34-M12 dived for the nearest cover and pulled out her pulsecaster. Her circuits pulsating. She loved the smell of blaster fire, smelled like excitement. With a flip of her finger her headphones started blasting music, providing a soundtrack to the action.
Alright.
In the middle of enjoying a skewer of something tasty from a nearby shop, reflex had them quickly moving low for the nearest cover, stashing the snack in her cheek and glaring in the direction of the trigger-happy tourists. Someone tripped nearby, knocking over a crate of some sort of spheres as they held to the cover, listening to figure out what was going on.
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Gotcha.
Himo Nailo's initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 2 = 10
Dr34-M12's initiative: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (7) + 4 = 11
Declan's Initiative: 1d20 + 2 ⇒ (17) + 2 = 19
Declan, you go first, then Dr34-M12, then Nailo, then the thieves.
Figuring out where they were looking and aiming was one thing, but getting close enough to be able to affect it was another. Still, it was a bit late for subtlety. Moving to position themselves as best they could, the function of their weapons were easy to see, grasp, and trick. So this would buy some time.
A ripple of arcane indigo light lit up the spellscars on DeeCo's arm, the pattern generating the effect as she reached out and tweaked one of their guns.
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Figuring out where they were looking and aiming was one thing, but getting close enough to be able to affect it was another. Still, it was a bit late for subtlety. Moving to position themselves as best they could, the function of their weapons were easy to see, grasp, and trick. So this would buy some time.
A ripple of arcane indigo light lit up the spellscars on DeeCo's arm, the pattern generating the effect as she reached out and tweaked one of their guns.
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A lucky roll on my part, misfire is negated.
DR34-M12 opened fire on the nearest thief, though the android seemed more concerned with the excitement of being in a firefight than winning it. Her blaster fire going wildly into the air above the thief's head.
DR34-M12 opened fire on the nearest thief, though the android seemed more concerned with the excitement of being in a firefight than winning it. Her blaster fire going wildly into the air above the thief's head.
Pulsecaster Pistol vs EAC; CT: 1d20 + 6 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 6 + 1 = 9
Dmg: E, Nonlethal: 1d4 + 1 + 1d6 ⇒ (2) + 1 + (1) = 4
I wonder. Sounds like a miss.
[dice=Pulsecaster Pistol (Double Tap)]1d20 + 7; 1d3 + 3
Himo shoots, dramatically misses and runs over the nearest shelter
You're covered, +4 AC.
The two perps begin firing at you. One them tries to shoot Himo.
The other finds cover! (+4 AC for cover)/
Yes
Himo directs his hand at the bandit who did not hide behind cover. Stay right there. He smiles and puts his index finger to his temple and slightly closes his eyes. Daze, DC14 will
he's dazed.
"Good one boss! Can you make him tell us everything he knows!?" DR34-M12 shouted over her own return blaster fire.
The shooter who is not dazed, yet is covered says: "Just let us have the diamonds. It's for the Order of the Emerald Claw."
"We just want the diamonds," he says.
"To buy stuff with!" says the guy behind cover. "Those diamonds are a valuable commodity!"
"It's on the other side of the moon, you need a password to get in," he says.
"Wait, your not Emerald Claw. Why would I give the password to you?"
"Fine," he says as he electronically relays the coordinates and the password to you. The password is "Chicken".
The cops are coming into view. They are dressed like Karrnathi peacekeepers.
While the immediate area had been cleared from the fighting, DeeCo faded back at the first hint of law enforcement, doing what could be done to be unobtrusive, as simply running would not be the best of decisions. The promenade was a wide space by design, and the shops— to say nothing of the station itself– had some form of oversight. Even Bzzt! shrunk a bit, the potential consequences of being caught long since made clear. Still, if there was the opportunity to disappear, it was going to be taken by the Ysoki. Still, despite the immediate area being cleared, further on, they surmised that out of range of the fight, business still continued, no doubt with a cautious eye towards the disturbance and some preemptive measures being taken.
The police take the malefactors and the gems are saved. Meanwhile, your team blends well with the crowd.
Until the scene cleared, DeeCo was not trying to be seen by anyone remotely official, showing up once the instigators had been taken away. Looking in the direction that they went, the Ysoki trailed Himo, looking curious. This promenade, with the shops and patrons were much like the others that she had seen, on station and planet alike, colors and products on offer for the general and specific, with patrons perusing them all. The view of the system above was something that they never got tired of, though.
After enough distance between them and the location of the incident, DeeCo gave a curious look to Himo. "Got something, did we?"
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Himo passes the space coffee poured into instant-recyclable-non-plastic-cups to all his comrades. It seems... when did he just have time to order it? Oh, I have wonderful news. I think we're on the trail of a Claw. I have coordinates, passwords and the mood to do them a dirty trick. And yes Dreams, ideally make money on it too.
(I can post a post that advances the timeline.)