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Toni watches as Chloe flattens the biker
"OK, so you didn't need any help. Come on!"
She turns and moves toward Gormet Au Bay
"Hey! Dipstick!"

Ready to attack a biker if they move into melee range

Toni takes the large tent peg and moves up to the stage
"Hey! You're the trouble here, and we're the ones clearing it up"
She takes a swing at the bikers legs with the blunt end of the peg
improvised light weapon: 1d20 + 3 ⇒ (15) + 3 = 18
blunt (lethal) damage: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (4) + 1 = 5

Actually, reading back, there's a chance Chloe will have downed this guy with those attacks, in which case Toni would move toward the biker at gourmet au bay, stopping at the end of the move and readying to attack if a biker comes into melee range

Toni follows Chloe toward the stage; as she passes a booth she stops to pull up a large tent peg to use as an improvised dagger

I'm assuming the booths, being temporary, have guy lines that are pegged down, and that a peg is retrievable as a move action, and will be similar enough to a dagger for damage (though probably piercing only).
GM, feel free to correct any of those assumptions; I'm mainly aiming to end up armed by the end of the turn

For clarity, Toni will be wearing her leathers, having arrived by bike, but won't have much of her other gear (such as her backpack & the stuff in it), which she'll have left at home.
While waiting for any possible trouble to happen, she'll have been looking for things lying around that could be used as a weapon - tools, lengths of 2x4, stuff like that. The area where the bathtubs are being assembled is likely to have some stuff, but hopefully there will be a few things lying around elsewhere.
The fun of an improvised weapon build...

"Nothing solid to take to the sheriff, just stuff we heard in a bar last night, and something blondie over there just said. Anyway, the sheriff saw how many bikers were here yesterday."

"Hey, Chloe. Nishka Vashti said something about a group of us protecting the area from some great evil. And the Kaijitsu family is involved somehow."
Toni shrugs. "Sounds crazy to me too, but those guys" she gestures toward the bikers, "are here to trash the festival"

I really wish this forum did emojis (some survive posting, some don't)
Toni sends a very quick message consisting of the poop emoji and a down arrrow

Then she starts racking her brains trying to remember where she's seen the woman
knowledge(local): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (11) + 5 = 16

I'm kind of giving the GM a chance to let Zania know if she overhears anything before I link up.

Toni sends out a quick update to the group
>non-local blonde talk 2 bikers. maybe from whoevas paying?<

Toni sends a quick update
>all quiet so far. not many bikes<

then she begins to wander, apparently aimlessly (take ten bluff is 13), but actually to try to get a look at the bike gang's colours
perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (12) + 5 = 17
to see who they are know(local): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (13) + 5 = 18

alrighty. Ill look over the background and figure out how to insert her.

Although Chloe's a couple of years older than Toni, they've both been through the local school system, and both have family ties to the fishing industry.

Toni is on her way to the festival for an early look round when the message from Zania arrives. Checking her phone as soon as she parks her bike, she fires back a quick message
>at festival. search here or meet?<

"I'm heading home. I'll send an update when I get there. I'm going to head to the festival tomorrow, and keep an eye on things until Zania's talked to Ameiko"

Toni collects her bike from where she parked earlier and heads off.
Once home she sends a message to all the numbers Sariel sent to her, and adds a gmail address at the end

>vagos vs angels tmrw. dmg n scare. sato buying from vago? watching fest in mrng. Z check after meeting<

perception: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (4) + 5 = 9

The background noise in the bar, and general rowdiness on the patio result in Toni not being able to make out any particular conversations.
Given the level of drunkenness, she decides she doesn't want to get any closer.

Returning to Jon and Sariel, she admits her failure "Can't make anything out in all the noise they're making. And no way am I getting close enough for them to notice I'm listening"

Entering the bar, Toni orders 3 bottled beers for herself, Jon and (assuming he'll be with them quickly) Sariel. She takes a couple of minutes to judge where the most talkative bikers are, then casually moves to try a bit of simple eaves-dropping.

"Lot more bikes than usual. Maybe somebody'll spill why they're here, if they're drinking"

Nodding as Cayden, and hopefully other people sends him a text, Sariel picks up his phone off of the table and starts entering abbreviated version of the titles Nishka gave then into the phone with their numbers.

Toni's body language while adding Sariel to her phone suggests she's not completely convinced it's a good idea, but she does send him a text

"Right now we don't much, do we? I guess getting close to Ameiko might let us find out who those other guys are"

Toni sighs quietly. "And we'd better go find out whether anything happened with all those bikers, otherwise I might be out of a job."

"It was the son, Saito, not the father. But yeah, important family round here. I wouldn't want to get on their bad side if I could help it."
knowledge(local): 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (14) + 5 = 19 for anything extra Toni knows about the family, as a local

"I know it's an obvious question, but who are they?"

"So something dangerous is coming here? During the festival? And we're some magic group who're supposed to stop it? Sounds crazy."

Toni puts her head in her hands for a few seconds, then looks up.
"I was born here. I grew up here. Fishing almost killed my father. This is my home. Nothing gets to walk in and screw up the festival"

"Honestly, no, it doesn't help. Excuse us while we try to adjust to the whole world being ... I dunno, what it is"

Toni's eyes flick between the shining cups, then down at her own, before she looks at Jon
"Not sure we're not drinking something other than tea already."
Looking at Nishka she adds "Shadow Squirrel? Am I supposed to just vanish into a dark corner or something?"
She takes a deep breath. "Sorry. This is just a bit much. I'm an engineer, not... not whatever you folks are"

"Hey guys. What'd we miss?"

"If I'm wrong, I'm gonna be out of a job, so yeah I'm serious"
Toni helps close the booth, then walks Sherry to her car.

"OK, Zania, I'm done. Let's go see what Ms Nishka's talking about."
She pauses a moment, looking at Zania.
"Bike's not really made for two, but it's not far to the shop..."

GM's call on whether two on the bike is possible, but I think it'll move things along if we just get to the rest of the group ASAP

"And here's me thinking you went for brains rather than muscles," Toni grins at Sherry. "Not sure about tomorrow, something's come up"
She leans over the counter a bit, so she can lower her voice, then gets more serious. "There's something in the air that feels wrong. Too many different bike gangs. I think you need to get somewhere safe. I know it'd mean closing early, but it feels like trouble."

Toni waves back and moves to lean against the booth (assuming it's strong enough)
"Hey, Sherry. Who're your friends?" She flashes a very brief smile at the bikers.
"What time are you closing up?"

Toni grins at Zania."Not sure that'd work, a dirt bike's not really made for two. No passenger pegs for one thing, so your feet'd be dangling."

Glancing at Zania, "Thanks for the offer, I should check in on them, but I don't know if they'll leave yet. What about you? Weren't you helping on a stall?"

Turning back to the others "I'll grab my bike and head for the shop in a few"

Keeping her voice low, Toni answers Sariel. "Oh, just the kids of the richest man in town. Ameiko owns The Inn at the Tides; Sato is supposed to be connected, if you know what I mean. And their father owns about half the land around here."

Turning to Nishka, "I'd really like to know what you're talking about, but..." Toni gestures vaguely toward the bikers. "Not sure nows a good time"

Toni is caught somewhere between confusion and indignation. "Excuse me? What do you mean the gathering? And what do you mean the sneak?"

At this point I'm going with Zania on the basis of putting "get the PCs together" ahead of the probably more realistic "I'm going off to look after my friends"

"Don't normally get this many different clubs at the festival. Hopefully it's just paranoia, but like you say, alcohol don't help"

"The good singing usually happens on the stage, not from the stalls, but..." Toni shrugs.
"I dunno what's with all the Outlaws. This many gangs in one place can't stay quiet. No idea why they'd pick on the Festival either."

Toni looks round, gauging the distance to her bike, to the food stalls, and to the area where the Bathtub boats are being assembled.
"I'd say keep out of the way of the trouble, but I've got friends around the place who I'd rather not leave stranded."

"Yeah. It's not like they're anything complicated. Don't think they'd let me put a motor on it either."
"I'm pretty sure Ven said he was having a stall for the Deli. Pretty sure Sherry'll be running it. She always likes to talk to the tourist guys."

Sorry about the missing description, it didn't get copied across from my notes. Fixed that now
"Junior High? Not here though, I'm sure I'd remember." Toni tidied her hair as she spoke, then put her hands in her pocket and tilted her head to one side.
"I was going to check in on a friend who'll be working, then I thought I'd check out the bathtub races. Keep meaning to have a go at building one, but never find the time."
Heading toward the food stalls she looked at Pat as she asked, "Where're you staying?"

"Didn't throw it." Toni grins at him. "Get off road a bit when I get a chance, but a smaller bike's useful around here as well."
Deciding that Pat's probably safe if he knows somebody from the bay, she introduces herself.
"Toni Smith. Thing's'll quiet down again in a couple of days, if you were here to relax."

Toni turned at the voice behind her, and looked the guy up and down.
"It's normally OK round here. But there's a lot of tourists around."
Trying to put images of her father's rock LP covers out of her head, Toni decides the guy's probably one of those tourists.
"I do deliveries, so yeah, quite a bit of riding. Triumph's a bit of a rarity round here. You up for the festival?"

Some time mid-morning, Toni stopped her bike at the edge of the Festival Grounds. Before her father's accident the Festival and Blessing of the Fleet had been her favorite holiday, and she was hoping that maybe this year she'd start to feel some of that again.
With all of the food stalls in one place, and with the music and entertainment, these few days were generally a quiet time for food deliveries, so she knew that she had some time to relax and check out the Bathtubs before the race.
Ven Vinder had been talking about what stock he needed for his stall, and Toni decided to drop by and see how things were going for Vin and Sherry

Locking her bike to some secure metalwork she set off into the Grounds.

Name Antonia "Toni" Smith AC:14 (FF:11/T:13)CMD:14 Saves-FO:+1 RE:+4 WL:+1 HP:10/10
(Unchained Rogue) {Makeshift Scrapper} (Female) (Human) Defenses- Type 0 armor, Dodge
Vehicle: 2014 Kawasaki KLX250S; STR 10, DEX 16, CON 12, INT 9, WIS 14, CHA 8

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currently trying to decide on last feat & trait, and sorting through equipment.
looks like I might have more cash left than I thought, so I might get a nicer bike :)
or how do feel about 2 10-point bikes? the daily use 2017 KLX250, and the project bike that spends most of it's time in bits?