[Zweiblumen]

Nice post!  Story will generally trump rules within reason.  Having your bump be a bit earlier and hit a little faster makes a lot of sense story wise, and doesn't hurt anything crunch-wise.  Also, in my head, Knucks was already up so it works out either way

[Zweiblumen]

What Uffington described to the group Knucks is able to label as a crew of Chulos.  We'll sort the Browns vs Orange and Blue as a specific crew within the Chulos.  If Knucks hadn't rolled so ridiculously well I'd retconn to have that sorted, but he knows that this is the Bayview Crew as that's near his doss.

Lets chat out how you want to proceed in OOC.  You are at the corner of the alley coming out onto Tennessee and Uff can see that they are taking up the whole road cruising down armada style.  Again, right now they are just being loud.

All three of you know these are Chulos and they currently 4 blocks to the south and cruising slowly.  Still well outside of anything considered "bothering the gallery" but headed your way.

To throw another angle in this (and I'll IC it today) Expo's 'link goes off with a response from Mickey saying he'll make an intro for you, but it's gonna cost.  Nuthin in the Sixth World is free chummer   "Oi Émeric, I'm happy to get you in touch with an Ell Tee from the Chulos.  Even put in a good word for ye, but it's gonna be jing!  25% and you'll be talkin' with 'em in 5."

That's the meat of the message as is pertinent to planning.  I'm a little crushed at work and class today, but I'll get an IC up before I go to class.

[Tecumseh]

Knucks likes Expo's outline.

Given that the Chulos are cruising then, as opposed to parked and just revving their engines, we'll have to flag them down somehow.

As for the conversation, Knucks knows that he's not the honey-tongued social type, especially when dealing with puny humans. He's fine letting Expo take the lead, although Knucks might not be above texting/subvocalizing tips and tricks for ganger etiquette.

Step 1: Feel out the Chulos to see if they might receptive of a mutually beneficial arrangement
Step 2A: If so, head up the hill and repeat the process with the Technoids
Step 2B: If not, either convince them to roll up the hill early

If the Chulos demand a turf tax, maybe we can pay in drugs or something that will get them irrational and excitable. Knucks is willing to contribute his stash to the cause.

If Expo is particularly convincing, maybe he can even get the Chulos to hire us as backup. Uffington, in particular, should be a valuable asset for the street ganger on the rise.

[rednblack]

Apologies on the colors, if that's already been established.  I went with Aztlan colors, since the Chulos are Azzie identified.  I can edit my response if that's preferable.

As for next steps, I'm for the above.  Only other thing to consider is getting the Chulos up the hill and into Technoid territory as soon as possible, somehow making the Chulos believe they'd be at a strategic advantage.  If the rumble has been planned for this block, that may be difficult to do.

[Tecumseh]

I realize my Step 2B cut off halfway through. The other half would be for us to go all Hulk Smash on the Chulos. That said, he's not advocating for that. He'd rather pick on the teenagers rather than the established multi-city Chulos.

Knucks' only concern with 2B is if the Chulos have some sort of sense of honor, or if the local gang culture is to bang it out at a predetermined time or place (rather than via drive-bys and ambushes). If our negotiations are swimming upstream against the current of local customs, then plying them with drugs and other stimulants might get them over their reservations.

I also left out Step 3, which is to go punch the Technoids in the face by ourselves, if the Chulos don't want to hug it out and don't want to roll up the hill early.

rednblack, would Uffington be thinking of summoning around now?

[Zweiblumen]

Knucks likes Expo's outline.

Given that the Chulos are cruising then, as opposed to parked and just revving their engines, we'll have to flag them down somehow.

Gimme an INT + LOG roll

[Tecumseh]

Intuition 5 + Logic 4 - Drugs 1: 8d6t5 4 hits

I'm kind of enjoying this brainiac meathead. Contradictions are fun.

[Zweiblumen]

He's rocking these rolls

Knucks sees them coming down taking up the whole street going wide.  While it may be aggressive he's pretty sure the three of them (especially with him in the middle) standing in the middle of the street 2 blocks to the south will either get them run over or get the "armada" to stop and chat.  And you'd be outside the "zone" if just barely.

[rednblack]

Uffington already has a Spirit summoned.  I only got the 1 service, though, so I may need to dismiss and Summon again if we need one to do anything but protect the gallery.

[badneighbor]

Hey guys. I'm so sorry, are we waiting on me before going forward? I looked over the thread and couldn't see where I was supposed to be making a roll or anything.

Really sorry if I held us up!

[Tecumseh]

Since there are only a few players, go ahead and chime in early and often, even if it's to verbally nod and agree. Or disagree; drama is good for story-telling. That said, Expo is the charismatic one with leadership qualities, so it makes sense if he takes point ICly.

Zweiblumen, do you want us to transition to some IC posts? Knucks can start off the flagging down process, but Expo is the talker and will be responsible for us not getting riddled with bullets.

[Zweiblumen]

@BN :

What Uffington described to the group Knucks is able to label as a crew of Chulos.  We'll sort the Browns vs Orange and Blue as a specific crew within the Chulos.  If Knucks hadn't rolled so ridiculously well I'd retconn to have that sorted, but he knows that this is the Bayview Crew as that's near his doss.

Lets chat out how you want to proceed in OOC.  You are at the corner of the alley coming out onto Tennessee and Uff can see that they are taking up the whole road cruising down armada style.  Again, right now they are just being loud.

All three of you know these are Chulos and they currently 4 blocks to the south and cruising slowly.  Still well outside of anything considered "bothering the gallery" but headed your way.

To throw another angle in this (and I'll IC it today) Expo's 'link goes off with a response from Mickey saying he'll make an intro for you, but it's gonna cost.  Nuthin in the Sixth World is free chummer   "Oi Émeric, I'm happy to get you in touch with an Ell Tee from the Chulos.  Even put in a good word for ye, but it's gonna be jing!  25% and you'll be talkin' with 'em in 5."

That's the meat of the message as is pertinent to planning.  I'm a little crushed at work and class today, but I'll get an IC up before I go to class.

I never got that IC post up, sorry, but figured you'd want to take that into account in your OOC planning.

I'll get an IC with that full message and moving the three of you into the middle of the street.

[Zweiblumen]

You'll get an opportunity to parley before anything goes down.  And @BN, you can respond to Mickey while you're walking.

[badneighbor]

Finally got a post in. Sorry again about the wait, all.

Should I roll anything for how Expo wants to present himself at the start of this thing?

[Zweiblumen]

Throw me a raw CHA + NEG. no bonuses on sms negotiation

And let me get an etiquette from everyone. Normal bonuses apply.

For the record, they are at the other end of the block, at their rolling rate they'll get to melee range in about 60 seconds. They were strolling and have slowed even more now that they see you. This would look ridiculous today, but with the gyro stabilizers in the bikes they are able to cruise this slowly with out walking the bikes. Looks much cooler almost like slo-mo instead of wobbly.