Six sees Hellion's signal. He keeps a closed fist on the money bag. "Let her look around. If she's happy, I'm happy. If I'm happy, you get your money. If not, well, let's not dwell on such things." He grins and waits for Hellion's go.
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Six pulls out the bag of cash, but keeps it tight in his fist and looks around. "Cash is here. Goods?"
Six is a bit disoriented with the mental link at first, but is willing to try it out. It's not the first time he as had another mind in his head. He nods at Hellion. "Got it right here.", he says, holding up the bag.
Six agrees. ”We’ll do the meet, act like nothing big is happening and then nab him there.”
Six agrees. ”Yeah, let’s get him first and then the factory. Either way, we put a dent in their operations.”
Six looks at Hellion’s sword with a raised brow. ”Perhaps he will awaken when the battle begins anew. I have a feeling that somewhere along the way, we will find leftover V’Sori.” He then ponders his own thoughts on the matter.
”I have a feeling that Merchant may have powers of his own. Even if he doesn’t, he may also have super back up. we should be wary.”, Six offers. ”I also think that it is pretty common for the boss to show up if his wares are being ransacked.”
”You’re speaking my language, Hellion. Fortune and Noetic, you guys were able to get in and out undetected. We may need you to do that again, but this time to set up ambushes and take out whoever you can before Hellion and I wreak havoc through the front door. Angel can be our overwatch, in case we get in over our heads. When Merchant shows up, he becomes our first priority. After that, we clean up and head home before any reinforcements arrive. Thoughts? Better ideas?” Six is ready to bust some heads and cracks his knuckles for emphasis.
”I’m glad you guys made it back safe. Seems like you got some good information.” Six thinks about what Noetic and Fortune reports. ”If we bust up the place, it’ll draw Merchant’s attention. We could capture him and bring him back to Dr. D to have a nice chat with him about his contacts. Plus, it‘ll put a bump in their operations here in the city. I’m all for it.”
“I think Fortune’s plan is sound. That way we can be ready before the pick up day.”, Six says.
Six hears Hellion and says, ”Hmm… give me a moment.” He then pulls out his cellphone, opens up the Amazon app and quick orders ‘movie money’. ”It’ll be here before we go.”
"Actually, Big Dog, I was thinking you could work with us. You know some people and you'd be doing some good. Seems like you're pretty decent in a fight, too and I can see this going South real fast." He thinks about what Noetic says and continues. "Or, we get Merchant and his line to V'Sori toys, we can cut you loose too, as long as we don't find you terrorizing folk around here, we'll be square." Turning to Fortune, Six says, "You're right. We need to know if this is the beginning of the line or a middle line. Either way, getting the info and then busting it up will put a kink in the hose. We only got a couple of days to do it though, so let's get this done."
”Ultimately, I would like to know where this Merchant is getting his stuff, whether he just ‘finds’ it on the street, or he has a supplier. I feel like messing up this warehouse is a good idea, but let’s get some info before it goes boom.” He then looks at Big Dog, ”We can go around the turf and get some info on the comings and goings. You can handle that, right? Roughing up a few gangers until they talk. This time, it’ll be for a good cause. Promise.”
"I can also try to bust some heads in the local market to get some answers too. I stand out a bit much to be sneaking around.", Six offers.
Six makes a show of grumbling about the price and then leaves with Big Dog and Hellion. "You did good, Big Dog. Might earn yourself some leeway in the near future." Once clear, he says over comms, "That went too well. Noetic, time to see what you can do. See where they are going. Though I suspect they won't go directly to their source, as they have two days to prepare. Any info you can find will be helpful though."
”Which is why I offered less. Unless you are V’Sori, you wouldn’t know how to fix it up anyway. My friend and I will go and get the $40k and we’ll meet up in a couple of days. My boy Big Dog here has your info, so he’ll ring you when we’re ready.” He waits to see if the Merchant takes the bait.
Six considers the price for a bit knowing full well that unless King Minos is listening and can front them the money right now, they don't have 60k, let alone the 40k he is about to offer. He also knows that if you go with the first offer, Merchant will know he's not up to snuff. "Hmm.. How much of that is your umm.. finder's fee? How about 40k and we get to try before we buy."
Six thinks for a moment. "Hand held would be easier to conceal if needed. We can look at the tripod ones once we set up a new ops center."
Six pretends to ponder what Hellion says, more for show than anything, including rubbing his chin. "Right, right. So, can you get what the lady said and what's your price?"
A smirk crosses Six's face. "And you look like you talk more than sell legitimate V'Sori leftovers, but here we are. Yeah, we want the ship. We have plans, see, and they could be lucrative for you, should we get the gear to pull it off." He put his fists on his hips. "So, can we see it?"
Six nods along with Hellion's shopping list. "Exactly. A fighter if you got one and some of that fancy Fin armor too. Refitted for our crew of course." He smiles and then adds, "Of course, if you can't get that stuff, maybe you can point us to someone who can."
Six looks to the two armored men up and down and then smirks. "My friend Big Dog says you can get us some serious firepower. I told him since the V'Sori got kicked off this rock, there is no way somebody can get the good stuff. We're here to see what you got and then we can talk numbers. And I'm talking the good stuff, not the cheap blasters people have been selling outta vans. "
"Good to know," Six says. "Let's see if he can get us in contact with the bigger fish then." He pats his armor. "He'll probably recognize what I'm wearing. It should make us at least look legit."
”Now listen Biggie, this could go south real fast and I am sure it won’t look good for your rep, so play it cool and we all get out of this mostly intact.” He pats the man’s back like they had been friends, but hard enough to remind him he means business. ”Talk to the Merchant about getting a new shipment and maybe steer him in the direction of where they are coming from. We’ll take it from there.”
VeeSix, Big Dog and Hellion start walking towards the front doors like they own the place. Knowing that his support is moving into position, Six feels he can walk confidently into the meet. He will go inside as soon as he knows ANGEL, Fortune and Noetic are in position.
"This guy," he thumbs towards Big Dog, "is our new best friend. He's going to get us in to see the guy providing V'Sori weapons to the local gangs. We got a meet coming up in less than an hour and we could use some eyes and ears where we don't have them."
Six looks at Noetic, incredulous. "You can do quite a bit it seems. Destruction did send word, but not everyone agrees with what he does. We will see what you can do when the cards are dealt. As for me, I'm Six. Me and the V'Sori go way back." He pats the armor he is wearing. "Let's just say it takes a lot to put me down." Changing direction, Six asks, "Did Dr. Destruction tell you about our current mission?"
Six looks at 'Noetic' with distrust. They just got done taking down a big time gang location and this guy just shows up. "Code name? We're not the CIA. Who sent you?"
Six is standing right next to Big Dog and will attempt to knock him out of he tries anything so inane.
Six merely cracks his knuckles and puts a ‘comforting’ hand on Big Dog’s shoulder. ”We’re ready, right ‘Big Dog’?”
If Hellion doesn’t want to do that, I’d be willing to bring in, say, Paradigm’s apprentice as a sidekick. Then again, that might step on the toes of Fortune’s magic. Otherwise, reaching out to get another player for a full new character is always an option. I’d be okay with that.
Unfortunately, Hellion’s right. She knows these people and they know us. They won’t back down and will put extra holes in us if we let them. Being honest, I’d rather be the one still standing when the dust settles.” He points a finger at Big Dog. ”If this chumba wants to start something in the middle of this, he’ll be first.” Six then gives him an ‘I dare you.’ Look.
Truly, I prefer the less descriptive, it lets us (the players) put in our own imagination as to what we see, within the parameters of what GM lays out. That said, Six will insist that the he and Hellion and the bad guy are the last to arrive, Fortune and Angel having already setup their positions. He agrees that Angel should have a good vantage point that can cover any exits and Fortune will need to be flexible in where she might need to go to cover an escape. Perhaps she has magic that can create a blockage?
Unless I am horribly misreading the rules from the Supers Companion, once you have spent the Super Power Points to buy the power, you don't have to spend anything to cast it, only time and a Focus roll. The only caveat is that you can only do it once per set of Wounds. GM?
You are right GM, I meant SPP. It can be confusing if not clarified.
Six raises an eyebrow at Hellion. "Fair enough. If Fortune could at least try her hand at those wounds once, maybe kickstart your own healing a bit. Otherwise, we're going in a bit busted up." He pauses. "Well, most of us." Six has no wounds, scars or even so much as a blemish on him. "I'll stay with Big Dog. He and I are going to have a nice chat about etiquette when meeting new people."
Six nods, listening to his companions. "Hmm.. You may be right. Some of us don't heal as quickly as others. We have a couple of hours for everyone to rest and try to patch up where we can. Let's get to that."
Six thinks for a moment. "I can walk in with this guy," he thumbs towards Big Dog. "Hellion, maybe back me up, since you know these folks. The rest, we need to cover the roof exit, front and back doors. Three positions, plus an over watch in case Merchant has friends watching, which he no doubt will. Ideas?"
"Alright, 'Big Dog', you're going to tell us about this place we're going so we can make a plan. If you want to keep your head where it is, I suggest you tell the truth." Six looks at the others. "I want to know the layout so we can have some of us in position just in case this Merchant has friends around. Plus, if we're going to take him down, we'll need to cover his escape routes."
Six looks to the rest of the team. "We got a couple of hours to get ready for this meet. Hellion, I'm gonna leave this guy's fate up to you, but it's probably best if we bring him with. Collateral and all." He then takes Big Dog's phone and shoves him towards Hellion. "I'm thinkin' we take him, make like his muscle and then see what this Merchant is all about."
”I’mma be nice and let you go. You’re gonna make that phone call. Then we’ll talk about what happens after that. Do something insanely stupid and Hellion there will finish what she started. Got it?” Six waits for a confirming word or gesture from him before letting him go.
"Names, genius. We need his name and where to find him." Six keeps the pressure up.
Six keeps his hold on the boss. "Best start talking real nice, or she's gonna keep doing that, over and over until you do. Where did you get the toys?"
Seeing only a couple of gangers left, along with their leader, Six questions whether killing them was the right idea. Dead men don't talk and they needed to know where they were getting their gear from. He rushes over to the leader and puts him in a full nelson so Hellion can knock him out. "Let's take him back so we can get some answers."
I ran into the same problem with Six. The Martial Artist Edge specifically calls out fists and feet becoming natural weapons, thus it can only be used for unarmed attacked even though you are considered armed. Martial Warrior is an extrapolation of Martial Artist, so I would presume the same rule applies. That's why I added Power Attack so he could do more damage with his stick.
Trying again, Six comes back with a reverse swing for the Ganger's head.
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