Section 4: Attempting the Snatch on Ace

[Charybdis Richelle]

{GM}

Headstone focused his concentration on the turret, trying to take it out. However, the wind gusts a hair stronger for a moment, and the flechette flies off course, to the left side of the turret and over the top, harmlessly impacting the brick wall of Murphy’s law.

Determined to lessen the threat to his team, Headstone moves a little closer and tries to focus his attention on the turret again, ready and waiting to fire once more.

Raising his voice without shouting, Ace calls out. “Only Warning Shot.”

The turret swivels towards the van. As it moves, those close think the gun within may be either an assault rifle or a machine gun of some sort. A short rat-a-tat sounds, oddly softer than one would expect. The tight three round burst goes directly through the open right passenger side sliding door and straight through the left door out into the open street leaving three coin-sized holes in the minibus’s door.

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OOC: Headstone set up a Called Shot as a Free Action. He fired a 3-round burst as a Simple Action. He then set up a second Called Shot. This would normally be a Free Action, but he has already used his Free Action for this Phase, so it becomes a Simple Action, so he is out of actions this Phase. I will hold the second shot for his next Action (and keep his good roll, which will hit... I will resolve damage at that time.)

OOC2: Ace used a Free Action to call out his warning at the end of Headstone's Action on Phase 3.

OOC3: (Not that anyone can see, but) Walking, Ace used 1m of his movement, leaving him 2 m should his delayed Action go off. He fired a 3-round burst as a Simple Action. Ace has a Delayed Simple Action held.

OOC4: That ends Turn 1. Everyone please roll iggies for Turn 2.

[Charybdis Richelle]

{GM}

Raising his voice without shouting, Ace calls out. “I gor biz. Move yer fraggin’ van.”

{Headstone}

Having already focused on the turret, Headstone takes the shot he planned last Turn. This shot impacts into part of the firing mechanism, inflicting minor damage.

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OOC: Inside, unseen, Ace uses a Free Action. His two sentences are a Simple Action, and he has Delayed a Simple Action. Ace is Walking this Turn. He has not moved yet, so he has 6m remaining.

OOC2: Ace is declaring that he will use a Free Action at the end of Headstone' on Phase 20.

OOC3: The damage to the turret will inflict a +1 TN penalty when using the turret for the Light Wound.

OOC4: Headstone is up on 20. He has used a Simple Action to fire. He has one Free Action and one Simple Action remaining. Since he is Running, Headstone has 18m of movement for this Combat Turn.

[Juramenta]

ooc
Movement: 4 meters to BB (I think the map isn’t updated to my last 2 meters of movement)
Simple action: pick up object? (I don’t see a ‘pick up person’ option)
Free action: Speak a word.
Movement: 8 meters to van.
/ooc

{Headstone}

-Stray bullet?- Headstone thinks to himself as he hears BB’s death cry.
Taking care of her wounds is not exactly doable without cover, he reckons. So instead, he runs over to her and picks her up. As he does this, he yells out to the other four ’’Neutralize the turret’’. He carries her to the van to get the treatment she needs to survive.

[Charybdis Richelle]

{GM}

Headstone runs to BB’s side, fearing the worst. He easily lifts the small woman and dashes back to the van.

Ace calls out, “Cid. I’m leaving!”

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OOC: I thought about making Headstone make a Strength roll, but really Baby Blue is pretty light, and she doesn't have much gear, so... Headstone has used 12m of 18m of his Movement to Run.

OOC2: Ace used his Free Action at the end of Headstone's Phase on 20.

OOC3: El Cid is up on 9(a).

[Tay-Dor]

[El Cid]

El Cid half-jogs to the van seeming to stop right in front of the passenger side front bumper. "Those fraggers attacked me!" He shouts at Ace. El Cid, Ares Predator in hand, fires two shots to the side of Tears, intending to miss but trying to make it look good for Ace.

ooc: Walked 4 meters (pretending to run)
ooc: Free action said words
ooc: 2 simple actions, to fire twice in Tear's direction.

[Charybdis Richelle]

{GM}

El Cid appears to jog for the passenger side door while stopping in a spot where Ace cannot pull out without running Cid over – or at least without using the van's bumper to nudge him out of the way. He fires two shots in Tear’s direction which pass just beyond her left ear. Both shots pass close enough that Tears can feel the air move as they whizz by. The small hairs on the back of her neck stand up and for just one second she wonders if Cid remembers whose side he’s really supposed to be on.

{Tears}

Having failed in her attempt to hit Cid in the back of the head, she starts to take her planned action to…

Tears

...if possible bind his legs.

Unfortunately, she realizes that Cid is no longer standing near her.

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OOC: Nice shooting, Cid. Both shots were very convincing 'near misses.' Cid has used all of his Movement, his Free Action, and 2 Simple Actions...

OOC2: Tears is up on 9(b). She has used a Simple Action to complete her Declared Actions from last Turn. She still has a Free Action and a Standard Action left for this turn. She also has all of her Movement 4m X 3 for Running = 12m.

[kennethboyd69]

Tears

realizing Cid isnt near changes her plan and movement toward Aces van

free action: put binders back in waist bag

Tears will run toward aces van 12m

simple action: observe if the turret is an open hole or sealed

Preception roll: 5 5 6+5=11

[Charybdis Richelle]

{GM}

Studying the turret, Tears sees that it is sealed. It is not large enough for a metahuman to sit inside, only large enough to hold the weapon.

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OOC: Revs is up on 8.

[shaidar]

{Revs}

Revs is still ready to leave when the team is ready.

Delay acton: driving the van away

[Charybdis Richelle]

{GM}

Revs continues to keep one foot on the gas pedal and his eyes on the road ahead, ready to zoom out of there as soon as he gets the ‘Go!’

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OOC: Bone Biter is up on 7.

[Ozgood13]

{Bone Biter}

Bone sprints toward Ace but tries to dodge any incoming fire he can see. As he runs, he looks for anything he can pick up off the ground for an improvised weapon.

[Charybdis Richelle]

{GM}

Dashing towards Ace’s van, Bone Biter scans the parking lot for some sort of improvised weapon. Actually, considering the neighborhood, this lot looks remarkably clean. He does spot the debris from a broken bottle only a step away from his straight line path to the van... He could pick up one of the larger broken pieces to use as a makeshift knife. Alternately, next to the dumpster, Bone Biter spies a crate that he thinks he could smash to get a piece large enough to make a makeshift club.

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OOC: Bone Biter Runs his full 9m of Movement. He uses a Simple Action to looks around for potential weapons.

OOC2: He can use a Free Action to pick up the broken piece of glass on this Phase. That would give him a makeshift knife that does (STR - 1)L.

OOC3: If he would rather detour next Combat Turn, Bone Biter can run to the dumpsters, pick up the crate (Free Action) and try to smash the crate (Simple Action), and end up with a makeshift club that does (STR)M Stun.

OOC4: Baby Blue is up on 5(a)

[archolewa]

{Baby Blue}

"Mòuh-mòuh!" shrieks Baby Blue in a high-pitched, terrified voice. She then whimpers something to Headstone.


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Complex Action: Shriek, and murmur something to Headstone

[Ozgood13]

{Bone Biter}

Bone, knowing he is a moving target with the thick hide on his hands, goes for the crate on his next turn for a bludgeoning weapon. Plus, the dumpster might give him a few seconds of cover.

[Charybdis Richelle]

{GM}

As Bone Biter sets his sites on the crate, Baby Blue seems to be hurt. She whimpers and whines to Headstone.

Having exited the minibus and started his run for Ace already, he...

{Pacman}

...sprints down following the wall to his right to intercept and try to grab and put handcuff on aces left hand.

{GM}

Continuing to run along the fence and then diagonally, Pacman just barely makes it to the driver’s side door. He holds out his cuffs, ready to lock them around Ace’s left wrist but realizes that the van door is closed. Not only that, but since the van has the typical one-way blackened glass that most vehicles in the Awakened world have to avoid drive-by fireballings, Pacman cannot even see Ace through the window or windshield.

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OOC: I will hold Bone Biter's movement and attempt to smash the crate for use as a club for his first Phase next Turn.

OOC2: Pacman has a Free Action and a Simple Action to use this Phase if he so wishes.

OOC3: Revs, you had declared a Free Action at the end of Bone Biter's Phase, and I forgot. I'm sorry. Please post it, and I will fit it in the correct place in the logs. It shouldn't affect Pacman has he had to finish his Declared Actions before doing anything else.

[CoyotesLuck]

{Pacman}

"fuck, too slow"
Pacman pulls his thunderbolt and shoots the front edge of the window where it is more likely to hit the dash than the occupant.

[Charybdis Richelle]

{GM}

Pacman lines up his shot, trying to put the bullet straight through the glass. His bullet just barely grazes the glass before it ricochets off, coming frighteningly close to Tears, though not as close as El Cid’s last two shots.

{Skye}

Skye gets up from the bench and exits the Metro station. She looks in the direction that Chance went to make sure he isn't coming back for some reason.

{GM}

Meanwhile, at the Metro station two blocks away, Skye continues running for the exit, dashing as far as she can in her sprint.

Unseen within his van, Ace does something because the entire team hears an electronic voice say, “This vehicle is protected with lethal force. Provide voice print and biometrics or step away from the vehicle.”

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OOC: Pacman uses his Free Action to curse out his frustration and a Simple Action to fire.

OOC2: That would brings us to Skye on 2. Her action is carried over from her prior Phase last Turn. She Runs 9m, leaving her 2m until she exits the station and can look for Chance.

OOC3: That brings us to Phase 2, which I will post in a moment. The only friendly who has an Phase this turn is Headstone on 10. Ace is declaring a Free Action at the end of Headstone's Phase.

OOC4: Unseen in his van, Ace takes a Complex Action. He Walks 1m, leaving him 5m should he wish to use it. Then he takes a Free Action.

OOC5: Headstone is up on 10.

[shaidar]

{Revs}

Revs leans over and shuts the passenger side door before returning to his ready-to-go-position.


Free action

[Juramenta]

ooc
All actions go to talking
/ooc


{Headstone}

The old Headstone would never let a run botch to save some random child, so he already regrets making this leap of faith.
-Drek my life- Headstone thinks as he makes the call that goes against every fiber of his being. Seeing all the work and effort they put in, flushed right down the drain.
To BB or whoever is on the other side:
’’Know, that this frags the run. You owe me big time. Location? Now!’’
To the group in front he yells out:
’’Cease fire, a child’s been shot! Pull back!’’
To Revs:
’’Pick them up’’

[Charybdis Richelle]

{Revs}

Revs leans over and shuts the passenger side door before returning to his ready-to-go-position.


Free action

{GM}

Revs closes the front passenger side door, leaving only the passenger side sliding door and the rear door open.