[Shaman_Yuri]

Frag!

As soon as the Goblins grab their guns I move to stand in the doorway and prepare to cast stunball at the two of them, using astral sight to see despite the mundane darkness...

Initiative: 7+1d6: 11 [1d6=4]

[SgtBoomCloud]

Oh FRAG ME

Upon seeing her move of bravado hastily interrupted as the gangers both went for weapons, Arc knew she had a moment to respond.  Dropping the useless hunk of metal that the firearm currently was, the short girl moved quickly, finding a couple crates only a couple meters away to duck behind.

As she crossed the distance, she twisted her body into a sliding spin, cyberarm reaching back to grab her Predator and withdraw it in one solid motion, the whirring of the electronic smartlink booting up in a split second as she extended her arm, leveling it on one of the gangers' thermal silhouette, firing off a parting shot before her form slid behind the crates and behind cover, safe from view in the darkness...

Initiative: 1d6+8 14
Simple Action: Draw Predator
Simple Action: Pistol shot (smartlink): 10d6t5 3
Damage Code: 8P + hits.  AP -1

[ismilealot]

@ Subaru  As Subaru turns her attention back on the LMG she immediately knows something's wrong. Where's the weapon! The ARO is gome! The signal that had held her marks is nowhere to be found in the immediate area.

[ismilealot]

@ Arc & Subaru  As she moves through the air firing Arc see's one of the Goblins jerk as the bullet finds it's mark. Then she's behind the crates and safe for the moment.

ismilealot:7D6E5 → 1( (3, 3, 1, 2, 1, 5, 4→ 1 success against 5) )#GG2 defense

[Shaman_Yuri]

Th...they're shooting!  At Arc!  You will not take down my friend!

Standing now in the doorway I stand firm in the darkness and draw my line in the sand.  Allah has withheld his blessing from me for magic all evening, perhaps to remind me not to depend on his blessing over my own resourcefulness.  But right now, there is nothing else left open to me.  If Arc dies, I'll follow shortly.  I cannot fight.  Not that I would deserve to live if I permitted my teammate to fall due to my uselessness.

No.

I fight right here, right now!

Cast Stunball on two Goblins (Force 7 using edge) (MAG 5 + Spellcasting 6 + EDG 2): 13d6t5: 5 [13d6t5=2, 5, 2, 3, 6, 2, 1, 3, 4, 6, 5, 6, 4]
Reroll misses from Stunball: 8d6t5: 2 [8d6t5=3, 4, 3, 3, 1, 1, 5, 5]
resist force 7 drain (LOG 6 + WIL 5): 11d6t5: 4 [11d6t5=1, 5, 6, 6, 4, 3, 4, 4, 5, 2, 3]

Oh...my...

My gut feels like it's on fire!  I stagger to one side and use the open doorway for support.  I fight back dry heaves, and what bile comes up has a salty taste to it...of blood.  It's all I can do to keep from vomiting, and in fact if I had eaten recently I know I would have lost it.  The worst cramping I've ever felt doesn't compare.  But by force of will I remain standing...and from the look of the feed it appears the goons got the worst of it.  I try to pull myself back together and prepare again to cast, although this time perhaps a stunbolt instead targeted at the worst threat to Arc...

[ismilealot]

@ Arc & Subaru  The stunbolt hits like a brick slamming into the gangers as the magic manifests in this plane and one of them drops to his knees vomiting helplessly from the agony. The other Goblin screams and staggers, he aims at the only target he's seen in the warehouse, shooting into the boxes. Both shots thud into the boxes impotently spent.

ismilealot:3D6E5 → 1( (1, 5, 3→ 1 success against 5) )#Perception for GG1 to spot Subaru
ismilealot:7D6E5 → 2( (5, 1, 3, 2, 6, 4, 4→ 2 successes against 5) )#GG1 firing at boxes in front of Arc
ismilealot:7D6E5 → 2( (4, 5, 3, 1, 5, 4, 2→ 2 successes against 5) )#GG1 firing at boxes in front of Arc

[SgtBoomCloud]

Gritting her teeth against the boxes, she heard the gurgling and the vomiting coming from where the gangers were, but Arc needed that split second to steel herself.  As the pair of shots thudded against the wooden crates behind her, the mechanic saw her opportunity. Springing up with her legs, she spun on one heel to bring herself up to a stance just above the cover she had given herself.  Leveling the pistol, she saw one of them crouched, with the other standing.

Gritting her teeth, the short human fanned her trigger finger, timing a close burst of three shots at the offending ganger before dropping back down, not wishing to spend any more time than she had to in the open.

Pistol shot, semi-auto attack (smartlink): 10d6t5 6
Enemy gets -2 to defense.  Damage code 8P + hits, AP -1

[ismilealot]

@ Arc & Subaru  The Goblin jerks like a broken 'bot  as the shots thud into his body and he falls backward. Blood coats the ground under him in an ever spreading pool. The second Goblin seeing his buddy dead on the ground begins crawling and running towards the exit after his other teammates and screaming for help. "We're under attack damn you! We're under attack in here!" His voice growing stronger as he crawls away.

ismilealot:6D6E5 → 4( (4, 5, 5, 6, 1, 5→ 4 successes against 5) )#GG1 defense

[Shaman_Yuri]

Seeing the situation now with only one groggy goon left, I have no doubt Arc will be fine.  Although I'm not exactly at my best either, I suck it up and start moving as quickly as I can for the trapdoor and to make sure Lexi knows the coast is clear and is bugging out.

<<I'm getting Rabbit.  Get what you need and tell me when you're clear.  I'm going to flash this place with high voltage as soon as we're both clear.  If you see anything to set on fire as you leave, it couldn't hurt.>>

[SgtBoomCloud]

The fight over, Arc took two seconds to steady her breath, holding the gun in front of her as she heard the ganger crawling away screaming.  She could barely feel the heat coming off of the predator, the smoke wafting from the end of the barrel as she slowly got up.  Her breath was even and level, working through the adrenaline coursing through her veins as she visually confirmed what she knew: one dead, the knocked out, the other fleeing.  Nodding to that, she holstered her pistol and pulled up her comms, speaking directly to Firefly.

<<Nice job, and you got it.  See if you can't crack that safe while you're there.  I"m getting the drug sample, then we're out.  You've got a minute>>

Moving and running quickly, the short girl gave a nod to the younger decker before heading to the cooking vats, grabbing a few containers from a counter and carefully filling them with the various contents to be had.    Her hands were shaking just a little bit, but the girl steadied herself, jaw set.  Just a few minutes and we're out  Taking a glance, she spotted a hot plate next to the main cooking vat, electrically active too.  Waiting a few seconds and confirming her samples, Arc waited a little until checking with Firefly again.

<<Done, can help carry drek out, but we needa go.  wiz?>>

After that, she chucked the hot plate into the vat, the sparks of the wiring shorting out and starting to combust its response as she started running to the others, ready to finish this job.

[ismilealot]

@ Yelena  Nicolai looks at you, "Вы говорите, что Вы выросли. Вы говорите, что Вы находитесь в команде Bratva. Теперь - время, чтобы доказать то, что Вы говорите, что Вы стали. Вы спрашиваете, я имею план? Я имею маленький bratva в юго-западной Польше. И bratva солдату Тсинай, паролям, картам, диаграммам, маршруты для всего bratva Тсинай и лидеров. каждый лейтенант. Мы будем использовать это, чтобы бомбить, убить их через три недели. Мы убьем каждых из них. Тогда, мы требуем, чтобы право крови поместило в Vory, и мы будем иметь это, bratva Tsiny и 12 миллиардов nuyen предприятий. Скажите мне теперь Хелено Петровну Талиновскаогоуу, что Вы выросли. " The look he gives you is hard, demanding and unyielding.


You say you grew up. You say that you are in command of a Bratva. Now - time to prove what you say that you have become. You ask, I have a plan? I have a small bratva in south-western Poland. And to bratva soldier Tsiny, passwords, maps, charts, routes for all bratva Tsiny and leaders. every lieutenant. We will use it to bomb, kill them in three weeks. We'll kill every one of them. Then, we demand that the right of blood place to Vory, and we will have it, bratva Tsiny and 12 billion nuyen enterprises. Tell me now Heleno Petrovna Talinovskaogou that you grew up.

[Mercy Merchant]

Yelena looks at Nikolai for a moment then nods.  "Затем я закончить что делаю в менее чем за две недели, с тем чтобы дать для поездок и других механизмов. Некоторые из моих Bratva может пожелать с мне помочь. Они обладают навыками. Мне нужно будет транспорт для людей и оружия, и мы должны будем паспорта. Можно ли использовать Vory? Я для моего народа и есть список для вас. Связаться со мной в течение двух дней".

“Then I will have to finish what I am doing in less than two weeks to allow for travel and other arrangements.  Some of my Bratva may wish to come with me to help.  They have skills to offer.  I will need transportation for people and weapons and we will need passports.  Can you use the Vory to get them?  I will talk to my people and have a list for you.  Contact me in two days.”

[ismilealot]

@ Subaru  You will only have a minutes to clear this place before the Green Goblins come back. Looking around in the near darkness for the trapdoor Subaru needs the thermographic vision of the drones. It all looks different in thermos. But, she quickly orients herself and spots where it has to be. Rushing over it's not locked, but it is heavy. Really, really heavy. Suddenly OohRah and Slider7 materialize next to her and with their help she's finally able to lift the door. Slider7 looks at OohRah and says, "O, get up top and keep watch. We need a lookout and you're faster." She nods at him and darts off. "He calls out, "Sneakybunnies all come out." Lexi is moving out of the hole in a flash and saying, "Hoppysafe? All safe?" Slider7 reassures her, "All safe" But there's no time for family reunions. As you climb down the ladder into the safe room it's a contrast in tech. The room is archaic, as is it's wooden door, but the safe is very high tech, and big enough to hide a dwarf.

@ Arc  Only about a third of the drugs are packaged. The rest are loose and giving off a heavenly smell vanilla and hibiscus like some of the fancy soaps at the salon Marco took them to.. Arc spots the bag the Goblins were packing as she looks around for anything else combustible. Her job was to make sure the equipment was eliminated, and she can see why. This is a far more elaborate set-up and some of this looks very high-tech and very new. If this job is going to be called a success she'll need to make sure they can't dig it out and use it.

[ismilealot]

@ Yelena  Nicolai looks at you and says, "Da" and then he is gone. Silently and swiftly. It is only a few moments later that she feels the warm trickle, and when she checks there is another 'ray' on the tattoo that tells of her years in prison.

[Shaman_Yuri]

The reunion with Lexi is short but very sweet, with the four of us hugging before I have to break away to attend to the safe.  I'm exhausted, but I know if I can pull this off, I'll be able to lean on my team to help me get out.  I could then be able to call this a job well done.  I face the massive lockbox big enough to hold me if I'm snug and bring my best efforts, and that of my little Erika, to bear.

Mark #1 on safe: 12d6t5: 6 [12d6t5=6, 2, 6, 4, 5, 2, 5, 5, 2, 1, 3, 5]
Mark #2 on safe: 12d6t5: 5 [12d6t5=6, 4, 6, 1, 6, 4, 2, 2, 4, 1, 6, 5]
Mark #3 on safe:12d6t5: 3 [12d6t5=4, 2, 2, 6, 6, 1, 3, 6, 1, 4, 4, 2]
Hacking safe to crack it: 12d6t5: 2 [12d6t5=2, 2, 3, 6, 4, 5, 3, 4, 1, 4, 1, 1]
Hacking safe to crack it (attempt 2): 12d6t5: 5 [12d6t5=2, 4, 5, 2, 6, 5, 4, 6, 6, 1, 3, 1]

It must be my exhaustion, but after a brief hiccup the safe gives a satisfying *click* and I nod to Slider who pulls the handle revealing the contents.  We have no time to be picky so we collect everything that looks like it might be of use for later inspection and fill the arms of three children with it all.  We then flee as fast as we can with our loot, and beat feet back out of the south entrance.  Assuming Arc will be there to meet us, I'll follow her away.  Then, once safe and away, there will be just one more task.  Smoking the warehouse with 12,000 volts of unstepped distribution power...assuming Arc didn't find a more direct and assured method with the drug manufacturing equipment and chemicals.