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« Reply #15 on: <03-17-15/1548:54> »
"I haven't seen Musaa for months, same as you. I even helped him learn how to ride a bike..." That sentence brought back a whole tide of bitterness and the rage was back in his voice.
"Whatever happened, that's not the Musaa we knew. Make sure to tie his hands and feet. Gods know what else they implanted in him...

Oh and Scip, can I see that gun? In juvie I've learned a few things about guns."
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« Reply #16 on: <03-17-15/1554:40> »
Dammit... he is insane Riker, something terrible happened to him - I mean he is lucky I knocked him out before someone pulled out a real gun. What could he possibly want to achieve?
I can't wait to question him. Lets take him to the rooftop. 


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« Reply #17 on: <03-17-15/2206:35> »
When Hari turned around, he could se Sharmila biting down her tears. The Ares Predator V (yeah, the one with the improved ergonomy, the built-in wireless smartgun system and the fancy design) tore a whole right through her upper arm. She's bleeding heavily. If someone stopped the bleeding, she would not die, but if not, the wound might prove lethal in the long run. "Ow...," she moans silently.

The gun's held tightly by Musaa's clenched fists. The current made his muscles contract, but finally you were able to remove the gun. Bikki was only a boy, after all. Bikki lay on the street, slightly bleeding from a headwound he caught when he landed on the floor. It wasn't easy to tie him at first, because the shock made Musaa stiff as a wooden plank, but after a few minutes, you could tear off a piece of his shirt (or something else) and wrap it around his wrists.

Others were gathering, HarleQueen and Man Bahadur among them. "What happened here?," the oldest of our gang asked.
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« Reply #18 on: <03-18-15/0159:17> »
Lucky took off his shirt and gave Hari.
To Hari: Here, have my shirt - Let's leave the poor Kiddo to rest heh? He had enough for one day and is clearly insane. Besides with the way he looks people may look for him.

He then looked at the 'elder', In short - Musaa is back... Longer version:  Musaa tried to become a killer today, but we were quick enough to stop him hopefully without permanent damage.

I'd say we should call some doc to look at them tough.
 
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« Reply #19 on: <03-18-15/0644:14> »
Scipio's heart raced. There was way too much insane shit happening way too quickly. He looked at the injured girl. She need's a doc. Scip kneeled down next to her and very carefully patted her shoulder. "Shhh, it"s gonna be all right, little sister", he said with an unsteady voice. The sad truth was: he didn't know what else to say or do.
He watched the unconscious boy, still shocked about what the little mouse had done. Gosh, that was was close. If Riker had been a little slower, he...
But they still needed to properly treat the girl. "Maybe we should try to get Father Rajesh? He might know a trick or two to make sure, she doesn't... get worse.", he suggested. "Maybe he'll even know what struck Musaa?" Scipio didn't feel well about leaving the fate of two of his friends to the old man, but his poor knowledge about injuries and even poorer knowledge of datajacks and how they worked made him unsure whether he and his friends had the situation under control...
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« Reply #20 on: <03-18-15/1729:17> »
"Damn" Riker hadn't looked at the injured girl, instead his gaze was fixed on the heavy pistol: "That's an honest to god Ares no-kidding Predator V. That gun is worth more than three months of work in a good job. Who the hell gives such a piece to a 10 year old?"

The crying finally pierced his addled senses and he replied to Scipio: "I'll go fetch him - and don't let Musaa get away..."
The rest was drowned out as he sprinted away to find the old man
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« Reply #21 on: <03-18-15/2100:45> »
Lucky, Hari, Scipio:

Sharmila bravely bites down her tears and nods. She even manages a smile when you assure her a mark.
Man Bahadur tries to be in control but you can see that he himself has to fight down panic. "Dammit. HarleQueen, you're a gal. Can't you do something?"
The orkess shoots him a look. "Nay? Iz me lookin' like me wuz some kinda doc or stuff?" (Lately she has a habit of overemphasizing her slang Nepali to show that she's different.)
"Get Pratiksha, for Heaven's sake!"
HarleQueen looks hurt (she hates being commanded) but even she realizes that this is a very, very bad moment to argue. She swiftly rushes off.

Looking desperately at the wound, Man Bahadur forgot to inquire any further, biting his lip as he waited for Pratiksha to arrive.
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« Reply #22 on: <03-19-15/2200:12> »
Sharmila holds down the bandage, silently crying.
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« Reply #23 on: <03-19-15/2219:39> »
Lucky tries to take Sharmila's mind off the pain and he figures up that if he makes her laugh she will have better time handling the pain as they wait for medical assistance.  He therefore improvises a couple of jokes regarding the incident.

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« Reply #24 on: <03-20-15/1341:19> »
Riker

Riker runs through the alleys and sideways as fast as his bare feet carry him. He rushes past beggars, cripples and sick children, ignores the shouting of vegetable vendors, shoemakers and drug dealers. Once, you almost slip as you cross a small trinklet of something consisting water (and lots, lots of shimmering bubbles). From somewhere far, you can hear singing, but it's almost drowned out by honking, chattering and shouting.

Suddenly, you encounter something which is where hard to ignore: 150 pounds of muscles, compromised into a five-feet yaksha with unpleasantly red-shimmering tattoes on his forehead. His black beard reaches down to his breast, and is almost equally wide as it's long. He's wearing torn jeans and a studded leather jacket (the kind which was modern in the early 50s in the States) and blocks your way. He appears so suddenly, that you almost run him down.
"Nahnah, who's in a hurry?," he sneers. His brother, appearing to your right, smirking and closing in.

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Sharmila noticeably cheers up as Lucky creates a vision of Sharmila setting a new fashion trend: After piercing, tattoing, branding and skinshaping, Sharmila would be the one who'd earn the credet for bulleting. Arranged in the right fashion, it's going to drive airport securities mad!

After a while, HarleQueen comes back with Pratiksha. The girl gasps as she sees her bahini bleeding (yet laughing) on the street. With a worried expression, she tries to prevent her from further blood loss. "We need to clean this," she then says. "Otherwise she will die of poisoning rather than blood loss. I need you to get some synthahol, and leave most of it untouched, you hear me?"
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« Reply #25 on: <03-21-15/0427:37> »
Riker didn't have time for confrontations. Instead of slowing down, he just relied on the general filth coating the ground. While still running full power he transfered all his weight to his left foot while extending his right foot. He used the pommel of his knife as a stabilizing point and just slided through between the two trouble makers. He found his footing again and hammered away while spouting a few incoherent words: "...They're after me... don't be seen with me...".

He was so pleased with the flawless execution of this maneuverer that he almost didn't see the fruitcar that was pushed out of a small passage.

Instead of crashing into it, Riker used a dive roll to get over it, much as he had done so often when he had flown over the handlebar of his bike. There would be a few small abrasions, but nothing that kept Riker from running on even more determined than before.

How about gaining Edge back for brave/cool/stupid actions/the Daredevil Quality?
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« Reply #26 on: <03-21-15/0554:55> »
You hear that friend? now its time to get you drunk! I'll be right back I think I have some in spot. One of the most bezaar tips I've ever got... I'll be right back - don't forget me when you are famous!

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« Reply #27 on: <03-21-15/0659:10> »
"Thanks, lucky." Scipio took a deep breath. He was glad that his frieds kept a calm mind in situations like this. His own thoughts still raced from the unconscious little brother, the shining gun, to Riker, who almost got killed some minutes ago, and back to the bhai who pulled 5he trigger. The Musaa I knew would have never done this. What changed him? The bright spot on Bikki's head caught his attention. He gave the slot a closer look. He noticed something fairly odd in Bikki's new slot: Scipio had no knowledge about datajacks, but he knew, that nails weren't supposed to be in them. "Hoi, check this out", he said to Hari and the remaining gangers. "Looks like someone sabotaged his new third eye. Any clues what this means?"
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« Reply #28 on: <03-23-15/0704:37> »
Riker

Riker’s heart was racing when he escaped those thugs with a rather elegant maneuver, dodging in between them and hurrying off. Considering him not worth the breath and instead deciding to bully someone else, they leave Riker alone. In the not so far distance he can hear thunder rumbling. It will be only a matter of minutes until everything will be drowned in heavy rain. Monsoon will come and do its best to cleanse the sprawl from its dirt and dust and fecals.
Yet, it’s still warm. When Riker finally finds Father Rajesh at the bottom of a small temple, he’s sweating heavily. Inmidst of honking bikers, ragged beggars, hungry street kids and some luckier (and better armed) fellas, you can see the saddhu, wearing but an orange cloth and smoking marihuana leaves. He is thin and sinewy, his grey-black beard falling on his bare chest, and the coal-black eyes almost hidden under bushy eyebrows. You have the impression that he’s just waiting for you, an oracle awaiting its visitors.

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There is indeed something strange with the ‘jack. Looking closer, it appears to be a clean (and new) datajack. It was implanted by someone who at least knew what he was doing. Telling from the hair that has regrown around the implantation it has been there for at least a month, maybe more. There are no fresh implantation wounds either. There is something decidedly wrong, though. Someone fixed a nail inside in a only semi-professional way (your guess is Nepali), effectively preventing anybody to insert (or remove) chips, cables or snotty fingers.
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« Reply #29 on: <03-23-15/0714:20> »
Scipio scratched his pointy ears in a not very elvish manner. He often did that when thinking about something. "So... What should we do with Bikki? I'm sure there is a good reason for his behavior." Or at least he hoped that there was one. He just couldn't believe that his little brother would do such a thing as trying to murder one of his friends. There HAD to be a reason! And even if there was no reason: Bikki was a part of the family. Scipio could never hurt the little mouse. "Shall we wait until Riker comes back with Father Rajesh or do you want to wake him up and question him now?"
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