[We find our protagonists in the Salamanders! In the pass! Because they didn't take the annoying tunnels of, uh, annoyance this time around. On the bright side, no lava veins or undead. On the dim side, bandits and a lack of phat lewtz.] (It's too bad. The Holy Blaster of StuffKilling was in the next tunnel.) (Hey, I thought Blasters were all Unholy. Scepters are Holy.) [It's a sunny day, and they just took care of said bandits. Kind of. There's a few guys on horses blocking your way, led by a cowgirl who's aiming a pistol at y'all.] [And she just called John the king of idiots! What else is new?] [Session Start!] [A loose rock from above suddenly decides now would be a good time to roll off the edge of the cliff, all by itself. So it does, and conveniently lands on Jinx's head, knocking him out cold.] * Tairan rubs his back where he got hit by the falling rocks. Wincing, he looks up just in time to see Jinx get klonked, and jogs over to Lightning to check on him. ( Jinx of the Eternally Bumpy Head. ) * Millie looks over at John and just slowly shakes her head. "We've gotta stop meetin' yer fanclub, pretty boy." * Mikoto peeks out from behind John's back, eyeing the woman. "You know her?" * John sighs. "Tell me 'bout it." Uh... (Do I?) * Alexis (who John recognizes, hence the name), is grinding her teeth and glaring at John. [Jinx is out like a light.] ( I should hope so. She was in your background >.> ) Yeeeeah. Maybe we should be going our way now. [But he's okay! He's just coming to.] (Well I got *very* conflicting reports last session. <.<) (You just assumed she was a different girl from your background. Not our fault you have so many. :P) Y'okay, Jinx? (*whistles* o/`) * Alexis gestures with her revolver. "I don't think so. You're in a lot of trouble, you... you jerk!" * Mikoto nods, looking perplexed and oddly boyish in expression. "Huh. Well, if you say s... I think she just trumped you." * Jinx shakes it off. "Yeah..." * John rolls his eyes. "What'd I do now?" Gotta stop getting hit in the head. Just look what it's done to me. (What don't you do, Johnny boy?) * Millie takes a deep breath and turns to the girl. "Look. We've all got problems with Justy here. But we really gotta get goin'..." (Shhh!) * Jinx looks over at Tairan and grins. "Shit, you're right. Can't have that happen." An' 'fore ya ask, no I wouldn't be after Johnny-boy here if his life depended on it." * Alexis waves her gun wildly. "What DIDN'T you do?! You killed my men, you let him get away, and you LEFT ME WITHOUT SAYING A WORD!" (I love this. *munches peanuts*) * Mikoto tilts his head a bit to look at John from the side. "You DO get around." * Millie watches the gun mesmerized and suddenly gets starry eyed and pouty. "H- hey now! Go easy on her! That thing's priceless!" * Fanfan blinks slowly and rolls her eyes at the crazy western woman. It's getting to be a habit. (Which crazy western woman?) Lesse... Your men were attacking a carriage, with the intent to kill, might I add. I don't know *who* you're talking about getting away, and I never wanted to stay with you in the first place. * John nods. "I think that covers everything." (And in this slashy pose I keep maintaining, it's a good thing Mikoto's a good rider, or he'd be falling off a horse.) ( I was aiming for Alexis, but after that line, both. ) * Tairan eyes the exchange warily. * Alexis stares at him. "... You were just using me! When you said you'd join me, it was just an excuse to save your own miserable life!" * Sakura watches quietly. * Jinx watches the exchange with amusement. * Mikoto turns away from John and back to Alexis. And actually DOES almost fall out of the saddle this time. "I hate to be pragmatic in the middle of a good drama, but..." The guy you're chasing is getting away. Hold on, hold on. Did I ever say I'd join you? * John hmmms... "I 'spose that coulda been implied." * Jinx grins. "Although not sure you should interrupt Mikoto, this is rather entertaining." You did too! You said you would when you lost! * Mikoto cranes his head around a little. "I really do hate being the wet blanket, but we can enjoy this somewhere else, you know? * Tairan elbows Jinx, and whispers. "I'm not sure you're in a position to be making light of another's women troubles..." *smirks* * Millie snaps out of it, if only for a second. "...lost?" Consider the raw opportunity for continual woman-related drama John represents. Cutting into this one is like chipping a pebble out of a mountain. Everyone else wanted me to shoot you in the head, but no! I thought maybe you were a good guy deep down! But you're just a jerk! .. John, you know this bandit? * Jinx looks thoughtful and then nods. "Point. Wanna just go after this guy ourselvers? There might be money in it. They'll prolly still be here when we get back." * John glances over at Sakura. "Does it look like I know her?" Yes? Well, then yes. * Mikoto raises an eyebrow at Jinx. "You hiding a spare horse, or do you just have a really overblown estimation of my ability to run?" * Jinx then glances at Tairan. "With that kind of logic I'd never be able to enjoy anyones troubles." * Sakura twitches. ... an excellent point, Jinx. We can not leave this bandit alive. I'm a jerk? Well, I can't say I'm not the nicest person, but... Maybe you should watch where you point that sword, Sakura. * Jinx thinks. "Alright. Millie, wanna go? Mary Anne can stay with John, you can carry Mikoto if you like." * Tairan blinks, and realizes this could very quickly get very ugly. *clears throat* "Okay, would somebody like to explain why people were attacking that stagecoach?" * Millie doesn't hear Jinx. She's staring at Alexis's revolver, following its every movement. *_* * Mikoto rubs his temples. "I'm just no good at this. Rules of diplomacy..." He eyes at Jinx and actually blushes. "What are you suggesting? We can't leave Mary Anne with John and some unstable lovelorn cowgirl!" Well, it seems like Sakura is willing to stay as well. * Jinx shrugs and grins. "Safer than leaving her with Sakura." ...you have a point. * Alexis is moving her revolver quite a lot, waving it around and such * Sakura has her sword out, looking like she'll decapitate Alexis when she gets the chance. * John does have his pistols drawn, but he's not waving them about. Unlike someone. <.< * Jinx rides over to Millie and waves a hand in front of her face. "You want to look at the shiny gun, or make so money so you can buy more shiny guns for yourself?" Hey! Lady who's upset with Jo- okay, that doesn't narrow it down much. Lady waving the pistol! What's so important about that carraige that you tried to rob it? What?! We weren't robbing it! That's mean to say that! Looked like you were. We were just gonna kill the guy inside. That's all. * Jinx snerks at that comment. BANDIT. ... masked people attacking it with guns. What were you doing, asking them if they had any tea? ( No, Grey Poupon. ) * Sakura growls. "Why are we allowing her to live?" * Tairan facepalms. "And WHY were you trying to kill that guy?" * Jinx keeps waving his hand in front of Millie's face. "In fairness it is difficult to get a good cup of tea in the mountains." 'Cause he's a mean mean bad guy! * John rolls his eyes. "Who is he?" What did he do? Why am I longing for scatterbrained ninja? * Millie keeps staring past Jinx. "I've gotta save her..." He wouldn't happen to have a mean bounty on him? * Tairan blinks, then wanders over to John, and whispers. "Couldn't you have pissed off a lady with a slightly larger vocabulary?" No. If he did we wouldn't be trying to get him like this! * John whispers back. "I don't pick'em. I just get'em." * Jinx gives up on the waving. "Her as in the gun, or her as in this woman from John?" * Mikoto says, sullenly, from behind John's back: "You should start shooting some of them." Mikoto has a good plan. * Millie turns to Jinx and gives him a thoughtful. "Huh?" You're ALWAYS like that, ain'tcha? Bandits should not be allowed to live. Who you saving? * Tairan sighs. "Okay. Lady. What'd this guy do? Specifically. Shooting people is pretty extreme in terms of punishments... although I'm not exactly one to talk." Or at the very least, blunt trauma to the back of the head. Maybe a shovel. I've heard it's good for short-term memory loss. Look, that thing there's a CLASSIC! Vintage model...and she's jus'...she's jus'...WAVING it around! ( Oh Lord. Tairan's trying to play diplomat. Reload your weapons, everyone. ) * Jinx nods. "The former then... are you actually listening to anything I say at this point?" * Millie doesn't respond to Jinx, keeping looking at Alexis. Although, maybe that's all the answer he needs. Perhaps all western women should receive Mikoto's treatment. Ya ever think that maybe the reason I left ya was 'cuz you never think ANYTHING through? * Jinx nods and pushes his luck. "Well, then I'll take this opportuntity to apologize for not sticking up for you during that last negotion..." ( 'Course not, she never thought that through. ;P ) Do too! ( I'd try to play diplomat, but I somehow feel I'd be better off talking to the boulders. ) (Yes, yes you are.) Like what. (There's a few lying around!) * Jinx watches Millie for a moment before continuing. Why do you think we knew the slave trader was gonna be here? But now he'll be ready for us and we won't be able to ambush him again so easily and it's all your fault! ... ... okay. Slave trader. Deserves to be shot. Eh... Oh boy. * Alexis cries. "It's not fair!" .. Slave Trader. Almost as bad as bandits. Wait. Slave trader? (Sakura, your priorities are AAAAGH okay.) ( You don't agree? :| ) * Mikoto glances at Tairan, who presumably is still nearby. "You think I can be charming?" * Tairan looks back at Sakura. "She's not a bandit, see? Trying to kill a slave trader. Good people." *looks back at Alexis* "Psychotic and not too bright, but good." Somehow, I think John's become a negotiation liability. * Millie turns towards Sakura for a moment. "...almost as bad?" She blinks and looks at Jinx. "When'd you get here?" * Sakura doesn't put her sword away. "Or so she claims." * Jinx then smirks slightly. "Although while you haggle damn well, opening seperate negotions was a bad call as it let him exploit... oh shit you're paying attention again." * Tairan nods at Mikoto. "Be my guest. My next move was to shoot her until she started paying attention." Well, he probably is! Besides, he kills people and does other mean things to people, and all kinds of stuff like that! * Millie growls at Jinx and hmmphs, turning away. * Tairan mutters and walks back through the group, muttering as he walks by Fanfan. "You're right. All western women *are* insane." * Mikoto slides off Hazel. "Alright, hopefully this will be less drastic." He starts walking toward Alexis, hands in the air. "Uh, excuse me?" * Jinx glances at Millie for a moment before turning over to the group at large. "So, I'm willing to believe the crazy lady and run down this slaver. Who's with me?" * Fanfan looks faintly smug. "I told you so." * Alexis stops and looks directly at Mikoto. "What?!" * John raises an eyebrow. "Okay, how do ya know this guy's a slave trader or whatever?" Slavers deserve to die. Slavers? * Jinx nods. "The guy we saved, she claims he's a slaver. I saw we chase after him before he gets farther away. Shall we? You can glare at me on the way there." * Mikoto smiles as placidly as possible and laces his arms behind his back. "Clearly you feel wronged in some way. As payment, why not let us help you in tracking down and apprehending your target? We're headed into Teck as is." (...I somehow feel I used too many syllables for Alexis. c.c;) (You lost her at clearly) * John sighs and looks back at Mikoto. "'lright, we'll do things your way." * Millie deadpans. "Yer not worth it, Jinxy." She snaps the reins turning Pepper towards where the coach went and casts one look over her shoulder at the revolver, whispering something under her breath. Oooh. It's already too late! Now that he's back in Teck we'll never get to him! Especially not since you killed everyone! How won't we get to him? * John glances at the horsmen by Alexis. "What about them? They're no-one?" * Jinx shrugs. "I highly doubt that. Alright, Tairan get on. Think further talk is pointless." (By the way, I kinda forgot about him, but swordbandit is still alive.) * Mikoto blinks a few times. "Well, that's why we're offering help. Because you're, uh, short on manpower." He actually looks confused. Alexis is contagious. * Tairan hops onto Lightning, adjusting his hat as he does. * Jinx gets trotting towards the direction the stage coach went off in. Doesn't go to a full chasing gallop yet though. * Fanfan deadpans. "And of course, it is always good to have more people when hunting bad men." * Millie follows Jinx. Pure coincidence, I assure you. * Jinx smirks. Also a coincidence doubtless. Even still, he's already in Teck! His other men will have joined him. * Millie looks over her shoulder. "So we take 'em out too." * Jinx nods. "It's a plan." * Mikoto nods. "Exactly." He starts backing toward Hazel to get back on. Slavers are like bandits. Weak and pathetic. * Jinx starts moving a bit faster now that others are coming too. You've got to be joking! You can't beat that many people! Take out the ringleader, the rest will run. They are not people. * Millie flicks her hat up slightly. "Never underestimate the great Millie Reinhart." * Mikoto smiles as he hops on Hazel. "I hate to sound arrogant, but you'd be surprised." * Millie smirks and turns, snapping her reins towards where the coach went. * Tairan looks back as Lightning rides off. "Lady, you have *no* idea how many people we can take out." *smirks* 500 dollars says we beat 'em. * Fanfan shrugs at Alexis. "You'd be surprised." You're gonna lose! Maybe. Then again, maybe not. Well, we have John. * John smiles. *ting!* So? -I- could beat him! * Mikoto mutters under his breath, "Not to mention we wiped out the men *you* were going to use in slightly under four minutes." ( HA! ) * Alexis looks back and forth between her men, and trots after. "I can't believe you guys think you can beat that many men!" * John shrugs. "Ya only live once. Well, most of us, anyways." How many men are we talking about, exactly? * Jinx gets to a sustained chasing pace now that most of the group is moving. Fifty, maybe? A hundred? Hmph. A simple child is worth fifty bandits. * Mikoto raises an eyebrow. "Okay, that is, admittedly, more than I expected to hear." * Millie slows down a little and turns towards Alexis. "Now that may be a bit more of a problem." * Jinx smirks. "That can be true, but it does take a special child." * Jinx doesn't slow. (It takes an entire bandit to raise a village. Er.) * Millie starts to think, trying not to look at Alexis's gun again. You can tell she's straining. "Snipe him out?" ( In some cases, it takes an entire bandit to raze a villiage ^_^_v ) * Mikoto clears his face, then turns and smiles at Alexis. "Millie has the right idea. We use strategy instead of brute force." (Dang, I was too slow to get to that pun. ;_;) Dynamite's a great attention getter. ~_^ That's what WE were doing when you came along! * Mikoto mutters, under his breath again, "Like using her group as bait." Or we intercept him before he gets to his guys. He's only like 20 minutes ahead of us. * Jinx likes Tairan plan. So he keeps moving. Fine! Go die! See if I care! (It is indeed fun to get to play a tiny bit of Mikoto's inherent ruthlessness now and again. ^_^) * Alexis stops. Raight. But if we see more of 'em, we devise another strategy. * Mikoto cups his hands to his mouth. "We'll be sure to give you all the credit as payback! Don't worry about a thing!" * Millie snaps her reins and gives chase. Really avoiding looking at Alexis now. * Jinx yells out. "We'll be keeping any reward or loot though, just to be clear. But enjoy the glory!: * Fanfan waves bye-bye to Alexis then. Like your plan's gonna work against W-- *with the increasing distance and the rumble of the horses, you don't hear the rest* * John tips his hat to Alexis. (...) (...aw, hell.) (You were just dying to use that, weren't you? ^_^) (Willie Wonka! We're liberating the oompa loompas!) (You're the ones who decided to run off. ^^) (*JINX* was the one who decided to run off.) (Just to be clear.) ... y'know, as nice as backup is, I think we'll be much better off without her. I mean, cripes... (Yup!) * Mikoto turns around. "Seriously, John. What WAS all that about?" ( So let's double back and find out what she said! =P ) * Jinx nods. "Anyone that wastes that much time when they should be in hot pursuit ain't all that useful." You don't wanna know. Alright. So we try an' catch up. Cut 'em off so's they can't join up with their men. That is if we can't spot the men in the first place. If we spot those fifty or so others, we devise a new plan. Any objections? Plus, I don't trust anyone who can't come up with a better insult than 'jerk'. None here. 'sactly. Millie's on the right track. If I didn't want to know, I... oh, to hell with it. * Tairan nods at Millie, then gets to concentrating on following the (presumably) rather fresh carraige tracks. I agree with Millie. If there's 50 of them, we pretend to be slavers ourselves and bide our time. * Mikoto looks around. "Lord knows that's believable." * Fanfan narrows her eyes at Mikoto. "And who will be posing as these...'slaves'?" No. * Mikoto eyes the mostly-silent Mary Anne without saying a word. We will not PRETEND to be such foul things. Since I can hit 'em from a distance, I'll try an' get a clear shot at the coach first chance I get. [You all race off, following the carriage tracks! And gallop, and gallop, and... reach the end of the pass. Prarie and dry land stretches ahead of you - sprawled across that is Redrock City. The tracks keep going towards it.] ( Sorry. Sakura is all angsty n' stuff. ) ... if there's fifty of them, and we just saved them, we pretend not to know they're slavers, I'd think. (Tairan, I'm gonna need a tracking roll. Use your perception bonus on it.) 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-5) and gets 5. [Mary Anne sighs. She looks at the city. "I need to check in. They'll be wondering."] [Tairan notices something's changed about the tracks, but he's not entirely sure what.] * Tairan adjusts his hat. "Something's odd... can't quite put my finger on it. Not used to trackin' on this kinda terrain." Maybe met up with the reinforcements? I'd think that would be obvious. * Millie takes off her rifle and checks it over, making sure it's loaded. "Don't worry, we'll get ya back." She turns to Tairan. "Hmm. Not much carriages where ya come from I reckon?" * Tairan eyes Jinx. "No, I'd recognize fifty extra horses." * John reloads his pistols. "How many extra horses, then?" Magic ya think? s'not the carraige. The terrain. Tracks look different than they do in forests... ...are you suggesting they have different animals? * Jinx chuckles. "Right... Forget I said anything." I'm not suggesting anything. I said I couldn't put my finger on it, remember? * Mikoto blanches. "What if they sell people to mughs as foo... oh god." * Jinx shakes his head. "I doubt that'd be profitable." Don't go there. * Tairan mutters. "What I *am* suggesting is that you let me concentrate on the tracks..." * Mikoto puts his hand to his head. "The heat's making me dizzy. Well, that and being crushed by boulders. Can we stop in Redrock and collect ourselves first?" * Jinx nods. "If they were going to meet with someone, they probably already have." If we do, they'll definitely meet up with the reinforcements. We'll hafta figure a better way ta take 'em down. * John nods. What do they need slaves for anyhow I wonder? Got me. * Mikoto looks out over the desert. "Cheap mining labor?" I can actually think of a number of highly effective ways to put a slave to good use. * Tairan does his best to tune out the talk and concentrate on the tracks. At least nobody's asking him silly questions anymore. * Jinx does his best to assist Tairan with the tracking and continues his no more silly question policy. I worry 'bout your mind, Mikky... He's just thinkin' to his own advantage. * Mikoto straightens in the saddle. "I have no desire to be a slaver, Millie. I just recognize that there's a number of ways free labor can be exploited." It's weather he *does* anything with that thinkin' matters. * Mikoto narrows his eyes. "Most of them are actually quite cruel. It's a little upsetting." * Millie looks out ahead at the surroundings, searching for any possible ambush sites or dust clouds in the distance. [You reach Redrock City! East meets West in a bustling hubub of activity, the noise of crowds and smell of food plain today. But some of you likely don't notice, concentrating on the ground as you are.] ( That was fast. ) (Well, I could have you spend the entire session riding there and talking... ;P) ( "Tairan. City." "Wha? Oh. Was wondering why the carriage tracks suddenly multiplied." ) (Besides, Redrock's practically on top of the pass. Always has been.) ( *snickers. ) * Jinx slows Lightning a bit. "Figure we should continue this by foot. If you don't object Tairan." * John sighs. "I think we lost our quary." [Speaking of which, yes, the number of carriage tracks and horse tracks and people tracks have mysteriously multiplied. Tairan, tracking roll +2. I'll let you use wilderness.] Unless you're a surprisingly better tracker than any of us give you credit for, Tairan. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-1) and gets 7. * Mikoto raises an eyebrow. "I'd somehow suspect the city would get in the way, yes. On the other hand, cities are full of information." [Maybe it's this one. Or that one? Or... oh dear.] ... not that good. Too many overlapping tracks to follow. Raight. Let's ask around. I'll take Miss Mary to the Society in the meantime. It feels like it's been a long time since we met in that bar... Best bet would be to see if anyone saw it pass by. And now that we're in a city... local law might not appreciate us goin' around doing the vigilante thing. [Mary Anne looks relieved. "I have a lot to explain. It's been very exciting, but my grandfather must be wondering about me."] * Jinx dismounts. "Well, we can ask around." He stretches putting both hands in the air one hand holding the other wrist. We met in the recruitment office. Not a bar. * Mikoto blinks. "Apparently, a longer time than I thought, then." [Jinx, body roll!] * Millie looks over her shoulder at Mary Anne. "How much time ya need ta report?" ... and since I'm trying to avoid having entire cities pissed at me, maybe we should alert the local authorities, and offer our help. * Fanfan looks straight ahead, pretending not to be interested in the least in this stoopid western city. * Mikoto looks around. "I don't think they'll care. They're a little vigilante themselves. But it would be a good place to get information." [Actually, the city is apparently as Eastern as it is Western, complete with Shomuran-style houses.] * Jinx is mostly just standing around, a bit apart from everyone. [Mary Anne hesitates, then says, "Go without me. I'll trust you to come back and provide an update. Hopefully the tablet, too."] * Tairan shrugs. "You've spent more time in the West than I have, obviously. But most places I've been, the local authorities don't like people wandering around starting brawls." * Fanfan wouldn't know, 'cause she's looking straight ahead and pretending not to be interested. ^^ I'll, eh... Stay away from the offices, if ya don't mind. * Mikoto chuckles. "Fair enough. Maybe just Jinx, Tairan, Millie, and I should go, then." * Millie looks at Mary Anne with a faint eyebrow raise. "Yer sure? What 'bout an advance though? We've been through a lot..." [Down the distance, you spot a samurai woman with a rifle over her shoulder. Further on, there's a cowboy sporting a katana. If there was anywhere in the world where the two cultures merged, Redrock City is it.] * Mikoto glances at Fanfan and Sakura. "You can keep everyone else from either killing each other or themselves," he mutters. ( Haha, John gets to babysit Fanfan and Sakura. ) It's costin' a lot more than we expected... * Jinx nods. "She's right y'know." * John nods. ( Aww, but Sakura and I get along great! Isn't that right, Sakura? (...you die now. ) [She shakes her head. "I can't authorize an advance. And I don't carry that much money around, anyway."] (That's fine. We just keep the tablet.) (NO ancient secrets for you!) Well, perhaps you could ask at the society for us. ["I will." She eyes them for a moment, then nods. "Next time you pass through, then, stop by the Society and I'll let you know."] ["Unless you're suddenly not in such a hurry."] * Jinx nods. "Nope, still am. Thanks, I appreciate it." I guess that's the best we can ask for. Meet up at the sheriff's then? [She smiles. "Of course. You were a pleasure to work with, Mr. Jinx." She looks at Sakura. "Wish I could say the same for you." Turn on heel, open umbrella, walk off!] * Jinx smiles. * John tips his hat at MaryAnne. ... well, at least we won't have to worry about her being kidnapped anymore. * Mikoto hops off Hazel. "I'll have to ride with you, I suppose, Millie." * Millie tips her hat too, but seems slightly miffed for a second that she didn't mention her. She then smiles at everyone else. "Alright, we can kill two birds with one stone. Johnny, ya said ya can't come ta the Sheriff's raight? Then why don'tcha go to the saloon an' see if ya can catch any more leads on Mister Pretty Boy Samurai?" * Alexis rides into town, along with eight horsemen. * Jinx then smiles a bit wider. "I could check the saloons as well... actually not the best idea." Hop aboard, Mikky. So you gave up, huh? I told you so! * Mikoto is about to mount Pepper when Alexis says so, and turns, blinking. "We just GOT here." * John turns back and looks at Alexis. "We haven't given up, we're just workin' our brains." * Millie looks over towards Alexis. Hopefully she has the gun holstered. * Alexis does, in fact, have her gun holstered. "Oh. So... you gave up, huh? I mean, you'll never catch him NOW." There was somethin' weird 'bout the wagon tracks. Ya know anythin' 'bout that? ... for someone willing to kill this guy, you're really not freakin' optamistic. * Mikoto briefly interrupts Millie's view on account of getting on her horse. * Alexis looks at Tairan. "I'm just not stupid, is all. Ya ain't? * John mutters something under his breath. * Tairan coughs. Loudly. * Jinx stays on the ground and keeps a distance from everyone. Just watching for now. (Jinx, give me a body roll.) * Fanfan rolls her eyes. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 5. (Now give me another one, +2.) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6+2) and gets 7. (Reroll. ^^) I'm not the one trying to catch up to him, am I? I'm not the one who's gonna try to fight him, either, especially not when he's expecting another attack after the first one!" 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6+2) and gets 7. (When GMs attack.) You're right. That doesn't make you stupid. Just a quitter. * John grins slightly. Tairan's got her there. (Want another reroll? could probably use up all my good luck for the night. ;P ) [Someone dumps out a bucket of water from above Jinx's head, which he barely manages to avoid. He proceeds to trip over an unusually high cobblestone but manages to catch his balance.] If this guy's so bad, then work with us. Fifteen on fifty is a helluva lot better than 7 on fifty. I'm not quitting! I'm just gonna wait until I have a chance to beat him! And, if we can get the local authorities to help out... * Jinx whistles jauntily and proceeds to walk slight farther away from the group. * Mikoto rubs his temples. "Okay, this is getting us NOWHERE." He eyes Alexis. "What can you tell us about this slaver, anyway?" The authorities won't help! They've got no proof!" * Millie rolls her eyes then looks around Mikoto to Alexis. "Look, we ain't got time for this. Listen to Blondie here." * Mikoto twitches. Almost imperceptibly, but it happens. (Jinx, another body roll!) (What? It's descriptive. ^^; And she doesn't know your name. ;P) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 12, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "Death is temporary, only failure is forever. You may have just done both." (can I dr that?) ( .. Diceie hates Jinxy-poo. ) Then how do you know he's a slaver? (No. :P) (check! :P) (The no DR thing on crits only applies to MC2, no? Just wondering. ^^;) 'Cause! The slave trade in Garson city skyrocketed since he came to power! (Only MC2, but I have a reason for outlawing this one.) ( The reason being we want to make fun of you :P ) * Mikoto raises an eyebrow. "'came to pow'... okay, answer my first question before we go any further." (Roll from Westerners to recognize the city?) (/me grins. Fair enough.) [Jinx manages to trip on the rock and land facefirst on the ground. There's a crunching, cracking sound as his nose breaks. ... Probably not the first time, knowing Jinx, but hey!] Same with the murder rates. And the people.... Um... Are you ok? * Fanfan looks down curiously at Jinx. * John winces when Jinx hits. "Uh... Hey, Jinx, think ya could stay away from the uneven parts of the road?" Are you quite all right? * Millie 's distracted enough from Alexis to turn to look at Jinx and slaps her gloved hand over her face. "Oh Jinxy..." Did any bone shards enter your brain? Are you still alive? * Jinx rolls over and sits up cringing... "Ine goud." He's holding his nose with a hand and tries to wave off attention with the other. * Mikoto blinks at Alexis' gaze, then turns and winces. "Maybe we should find somewhere to sit down and talk this out. And so I can look at that nose." Don't ind ee. I'll tay here. ::He doesn't stand up:: ... I think you'd better get on the horse, Jinx. For your own protection. * Fanfan rips off a thin strip of cloth and hands it to him. (He'd just fall off.) Wouldn't riding the horse only increase his danger? Nah, someone'd clothesline him if he got on a horse. * Mikoto slides off Pepper. "I'll take care of Jinx." * Mikoto starts walking over. "With your luck, Sakura might be right." (Okay, westerners. Give me rolls! Um... navigation, I believe.) * Jinx waves off Mikoto again. "Ave your enregy. Eel need it soon." 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 6. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for John (2d6) and gets 6. (You can do it at +2, Mik. ^^) 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mikoto (2d6+2) and gets 8. * Jinx takes the cloth from Fanfan gratefully and adjust his covering of his nose, doing his best to keep it out of sight. He stays on the ground. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Millie (2d6-3) and gets 3. * Mikoto walks up to Jinx because he's a good doctor and ignores "I'm fine". "Let me see." * Millie rubs her chin. She seems to be thinking intently. ( Suddenly, Ninjas attack! ) ( Damn, we should have noticed this was a ninja attack zone. Sorry guys. ... ) ( No, no. It's Oh. We thought you knew. Sorry. ) ( Aaah ) Well, anyhow, I'd have gone after him myself if I thought it was possible! But there's just no way right now! ( Our bad. ) * Jinx flinches but let's Mikoto see it. "Ust don't aste a pell." * Mikoto chuckles, and inspects the actual nose and bleeding and such. "I had no plans on it. That's for later when everyone's together. Hmmm..." Garson City, Garson City...wait, farm country? Don't tell me he's taken over there. Lady, not to brag... but given recent events, I feel safe in saying this group deals with the improbable rather well. * John frowns. "Perhaps, um... I'll just sit this one out." (Yup, they mostly get on fine with Jinx. And he's as improbable as they come.) You're bragging! No hit ady. ... maybe a little. But we're good. *eyes the group* Odd, and not always particularly sane, but good. * Millie looks over at John curiously, then turns back towards Alexis, blinking slightly. "Look, I don't know what ya believe, but ya got the best rifle woman west of the Sallies here. If ya want ta take a shot at him from a distance, I'm yer gal. An' the rest of 'em ain't too bad at handlin' trouble either." * Mikoto puts his fingers on Jinx's temple and pushes back gently. "Probably just broke it. I suppose I can bandage it up once we get five minutes to sit down. At least it'll heal faster." Ounds ood. Meet ou at the eriffs? * Mikoto chuckles. "Well, we might as well forgo it if Alexis is right, but..." He trails off. * Tairan shrugs. "Lady, if you don't want our help, we have other things we need to do." Like findin' a blood thirsty samurai bandit. Fine. You're gonna get killed! * Tairan blinks at Alexis. "... do you say that in response to every statement we make, or are you actually listening?" * John smirks and remarks sarcastically. "You say that like it's a bad thing." * Millie rolls her eyes at Alexis. "Are ya even listenin' ta me? Or ya havin'f un with yer doom sayin'?" And for the love of God, will you answer my previous question? Who IS he? All I see is a buncha people who think they're better than they are. Best riflewoman in the west? Hah! You don't look like Jan to me! Jan uses a pistol. Sometimes. Well, she used one on us. Elll.. I'll ee ere, using cient 'njun ealing tricks. ::Jinx gets out a deck and proceeds to start a game of solitare:: * Millie stares at Alexis and speaks slowly. And carefully. And simmeringly. "My name. Is Millie. Victoria. Reinhart. Got it??" * Mikoto looks around. Pub nearby? Inn? SOMETHING? [Yes?] (Tumbleweed!) (Yay!) [Tumbleweed, too. Tumble tumble tumble!] * Jinx rubs his forehead with his free hand for a moment at the talk of the pistols and then brightens a bit, as a broken nose beats the hell out of a bullet to the brain. * Mikoto reaches out a hand. "Come on. This is getting nowhere, so we might as well get you patched up." Ya wanna find out? Test me. Come on. ... okay. Different answer. We're making some freakin' progress. *mutters* Now, do you want our help, or no? * Jinx shakes his head. "Ood ere. Oh on ithout me." * Millie glares daggers at Alexis. * Alexis looks at Millie curiously. "Why? You're not hoping I'll pay for your tombstone, I hope? (Zing!) * Mikoto grins at Jinx. "First thing to learn about doctors: We never ask." * Alexis looks at Tairan. "Sure, if you wanna help, but I'm not gonna go on some stupid suicide mission!" * Fanfan yawns. * Jinx snerks blood Alexis's comment, and then groans and tries to wipe it up and cover his nose again. * John shakes his head. * Millie grits her teeth. Hard. And clenches and unclenches a fist. "That does it. Come on, Whispy. Say somethin' useful." ... did we ever suggest a head-on charge? * Mikoto ambles over to Hazel for his bag, pointing Jinx at a saloon. "Walk. This won't take long." You think you can out-smart him? I TOLD you, he'll already be expecting another attack! * Brett just steps on random people. Rar. ( Wrath of God! Haha! ) ( And that doesn't really happen, so there. ) In Illie's efense. She's ever hoot me in the 'ead by 'cident. So she's une up on Jan. Then we'll just have to figure out how to be unexpected in our attack. * Ardweden tears down Redrock City and eats Tokyo Tower. * Jinx looks over at Mikoto. "Afer ere. Rust me." * Alexis more or less ignores Jinx, on account of not being able to understand him. * Millie unslings her rifle and gives Jinx a lazy look, speaking with no shortage of irony. "Thanks Jinxy. That really helps my case." * Fanfan gives Jinx a flat stare. "Go heal. You are giving me a headache in trying to decipher your blood-soaked mumblings." * John smirks and rides Hazel over to the saloon, assuming Jinx and Mikoto are going that way. "I need a drink." * Mikoto slings his medical bag over one shoulder. "Come on. I'll drag you if I have to." ( Aiya! GMs onna rampage! ) * Millie turns back towards Alexis and points a finger. "As for you, ya doubt us? Why don'tcha put up a test or somethin' rather than jus' whinnin' yer fat head off?" * Fanfan hops off of Horse and wanders over away from the crazy girl(s). "What do they serve in Western teahouses?" Not that I care... ("Ah! It is Godzi-" "Wait! We cannot say that because of copyright laws." "Oh. AHHH!! It's a big lizard that looks like Godzilla, but really isn't, and it's going to destroy us all!" "Remember, NOT Godzilla.") * Tairan eyes the others, then turns back to Alexis. "If you'd care to sit down with us and talk, rather than shouting about our impending doom... Millie, you just read my mind... maybe we can figure somethin' out." Mostly ales. Ok, so? Let's talk! Fine. Johnny'll buy ya a drink then. * Mikoto looks at Alexis. "In the saloon. Alright? If you've got injured, I'll take a look at them too." * Jinx nods and stands up. "Uck it. Coming." * Millie slings her rifle and makes her way to the pub hotly. ...what is this 'ale' of which you speak? * Alexis dismounts, along with her riders, and glares at Mikoto. "You didn't leave anyone 'injured'" * Mikoto looks sheepishly at Jinx. "Forgive my being a right bastard. You'll thank me for it later." And for the record, I didn't hit a single person. * Tairan nods, and spurs Lightning to saunter over to the saloon, pulling up alongside Jinx and Mikoto. "... why did I just encourage her to talk?" * Alexis heads into the saloon, with her non-talkative thugs. Your umb. But ou're in ood ompany. [And so, you all enter the saloon for the Talk.] [Session End!]