[Mirikon]

The voice of a VERY pissed off woman answers. "The problem is that anyone walking out that door that isn't bringing Vanian to my van is going to be shot dead. I don't know who you are, and I don't care. I'm getting paid. You can have ONE person, nonmagic, in my van, if you want. And if you so much as think of hacking my van, I will blackhammer the lot of you. The rest of you can walk for all I care. And there's a time crunch on this, since the Knights should be responding any minute now."

[Cato]

Switchback frowns at the sound of the voice.

"That's cute.  Listen, you've got your friend standing here with a gun at my back.  That's your insurance.  I'm sure he's told you that Van is safe.  We have Van, and we saved his ass.  I didn't see you when the bullets were flying.  You're right.  The Knights could be responding.  In fact, our friend can probably get us out of that little bit of trouble.  Probably by sticking it on you.  I'm more concerned with the gunmen's pals showing up with people who know how to do their fraggin job.  So we're leaving out of here, now.  We're getting in our van.  Ride or follow, I don't care.  Your russian pal is going with us to make sure Van's safe and you get your money.  Clock's ticking.  Do us a favor and delay the Knights while we get the frag out of here if you don't feel inclined to let us out the front."

Switchback turns his head towards Sundance:  "Your chum out there is making a stupid mistake.  At least it's a bit easier to hole up here I guess.  But you might tell her that if she shoots me she runs a good chance of offing Van.  By the way, if you don't mind I'm going to put my gun away.  If I have to run I'd rather not have it out."

OOC: Here's a con test for the getting out of Knights thing if wanted, since that one is kind of a con : Con test (6d6.hits(5)=1)  Le sigh.

[Mirikon]

There's the sound of two high powered rifle shots outside.

"There are now two very nice holes in your van's engine block. Keep talking, and I keep shooting. I am having a VERY bad day!"

[Psikerlord]

OOC: hmmm ok things are getting out of hand. I suggest we backtrack to the conversation in the hallway. If at any point the sniper attempts to shoot the wagon, the wagon will try and shoot him first (the wagon has been filming these guys this whole combat, presumably without their knowing it? Initiative rolls perhaps... if we really have to go down this path? ...     I know folks are playing their characters, but for the sake of keeping this game on the rails, and amalgamating the teams ... a bit of flexibility would go a long way     

[Kouryuu]

OOC: hmmm ok things are getting out of hand. I suggest we backtrack to the conversation in the hallway. If at any point the sniper attempts to shoot the wagon, the wagon will try and shoot him first (the wagon has been filming these guys this whole combat, presumably without their knowing it? Initiative rolls perhaps... if we really have to go down this path? ...     I know folks are playing their characters, but for the sake of keeping this game on the rails, and amalgamating the teams ... a bit of flexibility would go a long way     

Agree, as there has been a rush, and Crimson could convince your team to come with us for the time being before the Van gets shot, but Motoko's reaction is a appropriate one.
BTW, you are rushing things here, i know you would like to end this part as fast as possible, but we are having a situation, and we all have to react to what have been posted.
Crimson is gona want to talk, Motoko Shoot and Sundances maybe even something else.

[Psikerlord]

Yes true I've been trying to push it along... ok will wait for everyone to post.. but lets co-operate people!

[Kouryuu]

Yes true I've been trying to push it along... ok will wait for everyone to post.. but lets co-operate people!

I know that there is wish to put this behind us, but there is too much things peapole assuem, for example, the location of Jinks Van.
I do not have a clue where it is, but mokoto shot at it., who knows.
Crimson is between Sundance and the door, so no one is leaving the building before they either pushed her aside or convinced that she needs to back down.
And if you push her aside Crimson will not consider her fault that Mokoto shoots you, she would have warned you about that.

[Kontact]

Apologies everyone.  I had hoped that my post OOC about needing to resolve the situation outside with the remaining troubleshooter would let you guys know that we're not quite ready to move on.

We should have still been working in combat turns.  Soon enough you'll be able to paint with broad strokes, but for now, think about how many seconds until that guy we let get away makes us pay for it.

In case you forgot the modus operandi of your opposition, it's Slash and Burn.

[funkytim]

Ghost cast Analyze Truth Force 5

9d6.hits(5)=2 2 hits

Using edge to reroll fails

7d6.hits(5)=4 4 more hits

Resist Drain

11d6.hits(5)=3 3 hits no drain

Ghost slowly presents himself into view to the shooter pointing a gun at Switch with his hands up in the air.  "So you say Vanian called you to protect him and you don't know the dead goons in the hallway?  Wait's for Sundance's answer. "To be frank I could care less about the health of Vanian except for the fact it would probably make my job a lot more complicated than it's already starting to become.  Also if those kick artists were not with you they were probably here to snuff this guy.  Let's work together to get the frag outta here and avoid KE and any more would be assassins.  Switch, Jink, this guys telling the truth.  Vanian hired him for protection."

[UmaroVI]

"Yes, that's right. Someone dressed like the dead guy took a shot at me outside, but other than that, no idea."

OOC: I'm assuming Ghost was smart enough to cast that spell before showing himself, right?

[funkytim]

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OOC: I'm assuming Ghost was smart enough to cast that spell before showing himself, right?

OOC: Yeah, you might be able to notice him sustaining a spell though.  He's sustaining the analyze truth and the invisibility spell.  I think you would probably need to use edge or have counterspelling to resist the analyze truth but it's probably in everyone's best interest if  you don't.

[Kouryuu]

"To the swagger wagon!" declares Jink, catching the end of the conversation between Switch and the newcomer. He leads the way down the hallway and outside, his gun still holstered, confident their ork could mash their new tag-along if required, despite the firearm. Pinging his wagon for pickup at the front, the jet black Rover drives right up to the front entry, doors open for easy access.

Jumping inside, Jink connects his fibreoptic cable to his datajack and the wagon's dash for a direct neural interface connection, before thumbing off his commlink and terminating any wireless connections to the wagon.

Assuming the team plus Sundance are happy to travel in the wagon, once everyone is on board, he guns the engine and they speed off out of the area, conscious that Knight Errant is on the way.... once they're going he activates the morphing plates and spoofing chip to try and make it harder to track them.

Crimson Stps the lot on the Halfway to the Van, still in the building. "Whoa, chummer where to?"

Just reminding you.

[UmaroVI]

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OOC: I'm assuming Ghost was smart enough to cast that spell before showing himself, right?

OOC: Yeah, you might be able to notice him sustaining a spell though.  He's sustaining the analyze truth and the invisibility spell.  I think you would probably need to use edge or have counterspelling to resist the analyze truth but it's probably in everyone's best interest if  you don't.

OOC: You actually can't notice sustained spells without astral perception, only casting. Sundance can't get more than 5 hits, and Ghost only needs 1 net hit to determine he's not lying, so I didn't bother rolling.

[funkytim]

"Okay, here's my proposal.  We help you keep Vanian alive and you let us question him when we're safe and he wakes back up.  Deal?

[UmaroVI]

"So long as by 'question' you mean 'talk to' and not 'torture information out of,' sure."