[Mercy Merchant]

Yelena is placing the casing from the second round in the pocket with the first one when Arc's message comes in.  >>No.  We have advantage.  Tsina Molovna already lose many people.  We can do this.<<

[Qwikfix]

Arc let out a sighing chuckle at that response, virtually shaking her head.  Switching back to the van comm, she relayed the message.

"She ain't budging, omae.  She is in this and I ain't leaving her behind."

[ismilealot]

@ Arc, Yelena & Marco Outside in the train yard the smoke hides gangers diving for cover.

@ Jed When his spell has no effect on the spirit the mage suddenly looks afraid and his head goes back and forth trying to find where the voice is coming from.

@ Yelena In her ear Yelena hears, "Если ты умрешь, никто не знает о её предательство.Мы оставим теперь и она будет знать страх. потому что мы не будем останавливаться, пока правосудие написано в ее плоти."

"If you die, nobody knows about her betrayal. We leave now and she will know fear because we will not stop until justice is written in her flesh."

[Mercy Merchant]

Yelena considers pounding the snow in frustration but that is a pointless gesture.  Seeing that the enemy had taken cover in the smoke, she rolls to her feet and lopes to the van as she sends Nicolai an acknowledgment.  She remains alert to any one jumping from concealment and holds her action for the time being.  >>Srui.  Yelena coming van.  Have door open.<<

[Qwikfix]

Arc barely concealed her surprise at Yelena''s change of heart, but maneuvered the van while keeping the pressure on.  Sliding the side door open, she reduced her speed while pinging Yelena''s overlay, their distance closing rapidly.

"I hear you.  Get in here.  N, need an exit.  Suggestions, anyone?"

[Mercy Merchant]

Yelena climbs into the van through the open door and finds a seat to strap into.  She looks at Nicolai and snarls, Почему мы? Мы здесь. Tsina Molovna вниз несколько солдат и у нас все еще есть автомобиль и его вооружения. Она не имеют усилители так близко как получить здесь прежде чем мы будем принимать ее? Вы не умаляя способностей и resourcefullness моего bratva группы. Это ваш играть, но вы реагировать плохо? Мы все еще могли это делать."


"Why are we leaving?  We have the advantage here.  Tsina Molovna is down several soldiers and we still have the vehicle and its armament.  Does she have reinforcements so close as to get here before we take her?  You are discounting the abilities and resourcefullness of my bratva team.  This is your play, but are you reacting poorly?  We could still do this."

[gilga]

Since the van was still invisible, Marco signalled the car briefly by pulling his SMG out of the window. "who is wining? " he asked once Yelena was seated, there was no fear or thrill of the fight. Blackbird was distanced and detached as if it was all a dream.

[ismilealot]

Nicolai thinks for a moment and then answers Arc. "Is trap. Make own exit. All roads will be guarded." The he turns to Yelena and slaps her hard, "Tsina предателя. Но это не глупо, полагаться на людей только. Вы говорите, что у неё нет больше людей закрыть, чтобы помочь ей. Нет людей осталось, чтобы помочь нам. Моя семья мертва. Теперь мы должны удивить ее с нашей тактикой, если мы хотим добиться успеха. Ваша семья является слабой. Они не могут сделать это.".

"Tsina is betrayer. But is not stupid, not rely on people only. You say that she has no more people close to help her. There are no people left to help us. My bratva is dead. Now we must surprise her if we want success. Now we have to surprise her with our tactics, if we want to succeed. Your bratva is weak. They can't do this."

[Mercy Merchant]

Yelena turns her head to roll with the slap, but the long years in Camp 17 and the prison hell that had been her home for a decade, courtesy of the merciless Russian State Security Services, has trained her to roll with the blow and she absorbs all but the sting to her pride.  She turns back to Nicolai and her words are calm and clear.  "Николаи, вы были в моем наставника, советника и любовник много лет назад. Что Елена умер на банки Москвы и новый Елена закрывается от холодных вод. Я позволит это правонарушение один раз, но не более того. Вы не имеете права делать вид выше мне. Я осмелился глубоко в тени и многое узнали в ваше отсутствие. Я учусь, но я не ребенка быть лектором. И не быть слишком быстро, чтобы закрыть моя команда, моя bratva. Они являются верными и нет предателей здесь и они оказались в состоянии делать многие вещи. Вы живы прямо сейчас по причине их. Мы не работаем как и вы, но мы очень эффективным. И мы живы".

"Где мы и есть ли у вас лицо влево, что вы можете доверять? Я даже если предположить, что вашей фермы базы является открытым и что нам нужно будет скрыть куда-то. Теперь мы будем работать как партнеры, хотя. Расскажите нам все и никаких секретов".


"Nicolai, you were my mentor, adviser, and lover many years ago.  That Yelena died on the banks of the Moskva and a new Yelena rose from the frigid water.  I will allow this offense this one time, but no more.  You do not have the right to pretend to be superior to me any longer.  I am still learning, but I am no child to be lectured.  And do not be too quick to dismiss my team, my bratva.  They are loyal and there are no traitors here and they have proven capable of doing many things.  You are alive right now because of them.  We do not work like you, but we are very effective.  And we are alive."

"Where are we to go and do you have anyone left that you can trust?  I am supposing that your farm base is exposed and that we will need to hide somewhere.  From now on, we work as partners, though.  Tell us all and no secrets."

[ismilealot]

Nicolai looks angrily at Yelena and says, "Вы думаете, как снайпер. Вы видите только цель. Лидер семьи должен сначала увидеть семью. Моя семья мертва. Ваша семья должна выжить если мы хотим, чтобы продолжить охоту."

"You think like sniper. You see only the target. A bratva leader must first see to bratva. My bratva is dead. Your bratva needs to survive if we want to continue the hunt."

From the front seat Hellfire speaks up, his voice hoarse from the damage done by the fire years ago, but it still commands. "Николаи, вы хотите, чтобы выжить, чтобы сохранить честь членов семьи вы оставили. Но, если мы умрем и Tsina живет, никто не будет знать ее предательство и ваша семья умирает в позоре. Мы должны убить ее сейчас. Ее смерть это единственное, что имеет значение. Если она не умирает, даже если мы живем, мы мертвы.

"Nicolai, you want to survive, to save the honor of the bratva members you have left. But if we are dead and Tsina lives, no one will know her betrayal and your bratva dies in shame. We have to kill her now. Her death is the only thing that matters. If she does not die, even if we live, we are dead."

[ismilealot]

Suddenly the van is hit with a pulse and everything goes dead.

This is Tsina's action. Boom, you'll need to beat a threshold of 5. The gangers action was to dive for cover.

[Qwikfix]

As Arc drove, all she could hear from her virtual seat was the sound of passionate and heated chatter in a tongue she could not understand.  Gritting her teeth, she found herself growling before she couldnt take it, her Matrix-integrated voice bellowing into their comms.

"VUT SKRAACHIATA MOHK T'AL!  HOI.  JUST A FRAGGIN REMINDER, BUT WHILE YA BUSY CHITCHATTING AND KEEPING US NORMIE HOOPS OUT OF THA LOOP, I'VE BEEN KINDA FRAGGING BUSY KEEPING YOU SLITCHES ALIVE!  SO WHAT ARE WE DOING ARGUING WHEN WE GOT--"

Her instincts kicked in as she felt something about to happen, a sixth sense honed in by years of dangerous gang ops she never wanted to be a part of.  Shifting, she pulled a hard drift, scraping by an electrical pulse that created a black Ness in the attached field in the Trix.   Holding her breath, she scraped by and just made it clear.

"Gah, Frag all!  As I was sayin, they ain't gonna let us out, so the way I sees it, we gonna be fighting them.  SO lead, follow, or get yo Mal'vut-Ken Lupal outta the way.  We got work to do!"

Vehicle dodge: 14d6t5 6

[Mercy Merchant]

Yelena feels the van start to slide and is glad that she is belted in as Arc sends the vehicle into some sort of controlled spin.  Her face is red after her Srui says her piece, but she nods, sending a message out.  >>Just arguing best way get Tsina.  Please slow down.  Yelena get out.<<  She unbuckles the seatbelt and takes up a better grip on her rifle in preparation to open the rear door and exit the vehicle when Arc slows it down.

[ismilealot]

Jed sees the knife go up in a circular sweeping motion and a shield begins to form in front of the young mage. But as close as the spirit is to him, he's not fast enough, and an arc of lightning gets past the shield. A sharp, "Ghhgr!" is all Jed hears as his body absorbs the damage and then Jed sees the Influence spell strike and the young mages' head goes back and his eyes glaze over as he fights the effect of the spell. In a moment it's over, and his mind is still his own and an ugly sneer crosses his face. "Zabiję Cię za to!" and his body slumps to the ground, an ungainly sack as he launches his spirit out of it.

"I will kill you for that!"

[SmilinIrish]

The moment Jed had been waiting for was upon him.  Jed watched as both attempts by his spirits failed, but Jed was confident he would not fail.  the moment the mage's spirit crossed into the astral, Jed was waiting.  Swinging the cane like a baseball bat, he struck out at the mages head.  Once, twice.  Jed felt his focus connect and hoped it would be enough to end this now.


smilinirish:9D6E5 → 3( (5, 4, 5, 3, 6, 3, 2, 4, 4→ 3 successes against 5) )

mage is dodging 3 hits with logic plus intuition, damage is 7P plus net hits

smilinirish:9D6E5 → 5( (5, 5, 5, 1, 1, 6, 1, 2, 6→ 5 successes against 5) )

mage is dodging 5 hits at -1 to dodge, for damage of 7P plus net hits.