[Cue chase music! About a session late. It's still morning. Alexis left, probably to stop the slave trade thing, and you would have either done the same with or without her, but coincidence decided to beat you all over the head with a sack of *very* heavy bricks, because who did you see walk down the stairs but Ellie, one of Jan's gang.] [She led everyone but Mikoto - who pulled the Mysterious Shomuran Disappearing Not Ninja Honest trick again - on a merry chase through Redrock City, only to end right outside of what miiiight be a law enforcement office. Or a doughnut/coffee shop.] (Same difference.) [Because who would step out and keep her from running or backing away further but some guy (not to be confused with Sum Gai) with a shiny gold star on his shirt. This is followed with the classic question, at least where you guys are concerned: "What's going on here?"] [Session Start.] ( Because Sum Gai is a Chinese name :P ) ( WhooooOoOooOoOo. ) * Tairan may not be particularly familiar with Teckian culture, but the gold star is rather obvious in his meaning. He slows up a bit, as to be non- threatening, and lets the native Teckians do the talking. * Jinx shrugs and looks at the Sheriff. "We're claiming a bounty." * Sheriff raises an eyebrow. "Really?" He looks down at Ellie. "Seems harmless enough to me. What's your story?" * Fanfan skids to a stop next to Tairan, looking a little puzzled. Or maybe she's just winded. It's Fanfan, can't really tell. * Ellie sniffs. "I just work up and they started chasing me and," she points to Jinx's shotgun, "they were gonna kill me!" * Millie dismounts and tips her hat. "Afternoon, Sheriff. Just chasin' a thief is all." * Jinx grins. "Appearances can be decieving. She's a mage, one of Jan's gang. Goes by the name of Ellie I believe." ( Ellie: Beep beep! *thubbita thubbita* *zoom!* ) (Ellie is clearly Lenin in a robot suit. Kill her.) (Clearly.) And they call me a thief, but I didn't steal nothin'! (Ellie's looking for Tim.) ("Are you Phoebe?") * John stays relatively out of sight. Stupid law enforcement always getting in the way. <.< >.> ( Looked like Road Runner to me. What with the mysterious knock- things-over-while-running powers. ) * Jinx glancecs around, confirms absence of John, and shrugs. "Lock us all up if you like, then check the wanted posters. She's on them, we aren't." * Sheriff looks at Jinx. "We'll sort this out." Put the gun away. * Tairan leans over to Fanfan. "That, I believe, is Teck's verstion of law enforcement." * Millie looks at Ellie calmly. "Nah? Tell that to the Explorer's Society." * Sheriff looks around. "All of you. Weapons away." * Jinx nods and puts his gun away. "Certainly sir. And my proper name is Errant Hare." * Tairan shrugs, and holsters his gun, then sheathes his sword. * Millie has her rifle slung on her back like a good little girl. I'll return later for the bounty. Pleasure working with you. * Mikoto is walking down the street! Looking freshly scrubbed and carrying a small glass jar that clinks every few steps. * Sheriff grins a little. "Yeah, I remember. Had to break up a couple brawls with you involved. And stick around." * Fanfan sheathed her swords before running like a goo---proper young lady. Wouldn't want to be inhospitable. ( *glares at Rowyn* ) (What? ^_^;) (Hehe.) ( You stole my phrase. Wah, fuss fuss whine whine. ) * Jinx grins. "Thanks sir. I do appreciate the superb job you do. I would hate to think what those ruffians might have done to me were it not for you." He's grinning but it sounds genuine. (Hehe) So, want us to stay in town, or stay right here? Stay here. Lookin' her up shouldn't take too long. You the only ones involved? (Who's in the WAY back? John, I'm guessing?) (Yup.) No! There's this psychotic woman in a mask with a sword, and they're travelling with the criminal, John Rogers! * Mikoto peers over John's shoulder. "Good morning." The jar clinks again. "What's going on?" * Millie shrugs. "Would seem so. I got a question for ya if ya..." She raises an eyebrow. "John Rogers? Who's that?" * John motions for Mikoto to keep quiet and stays out of sight of the Law Enforcment. * Jinx looks over at Millie. "He's that slaver we've been tracking. Right?" No, that's Will Rogers. Yeah. That's what I thought. * Sheriff frowns at Ellie. "John Rogers? Doesn't ring a bell. But then there's so many bandits out there, ya sorta lose track." * Mikoto blinks. *clinkety clink* "Oh, right." * Ellie looks at the sheriff desperately. "They're lying!" Nah. But I'm sure "Calamity Jan" strikes a bell, don't it, Sheriff?" * Jinx shrugs and has a look of genial confusion. * Millie thumbs at Ellie. "She was travellin' with 'er earlier. An' ya can trust my word for sure. Millie Reinhart ain't been known ta tell a lie." Don't it with everybody? We'll talk inside. * Fanfan looks amiably blank. o_o * Jinx nods and walks in. (Oh, how tall is Mikoto?) (Very, very short. * Sheriff gestures with his head to the door, still not letting Ellie go. "Or I could have some people help you in, if you want. Pick one." (Definitely shorter than John.) ('cuz John's around 5'10 or so.) * Millie smiles. "Gladly, sweety." She passes and gives Ellie a nonchallant wink as she goes past. (Yeah. He was adorably tippy-toe to look over your shoulder.) (*kills anyone that mentions slash.) * Ellie shudders when Millie does that and clutches at the sheriff's arm. ( Awww....*cues the sl....the slinkies*) (<.<) * Sheriff doesn't offer Ellie much comfort. He's watching the rest of the group expectantly. ( Lookit the slinkies, John! They walk down stairs! ) (>.>) * Tairan shrugs, and follows the Sheriff. * Fanfan casts a suspicious glance around, but cautiously steps inside. * Mikoto follows John's gaze to the sherrif's office, and whispers, "Is that who I think it is?" Yup. * Jinx calmly opens the package he'd been carrying revealing a misshapen bullet as he continues to follow. He then gives an easy going smile to Ellie. "Oh, and if you manage to magic your way out of this, please let Jan know I have something of hers, and no hard feelings." Hm. I suppose I should stay here with you... I don't want to get involved with the law either. Damn sheriffs always gettin' in the way. (Anyone who spent more than a couple days in Redrock, feel free to make a mind roll of -1.) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6-1) and gets 4. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for John (2d6-1) and gets 7. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mikoto (2d6-1) and gets 6. [Jinx and Mikoto both remember the sheriff's name: James Stephenson. Not much more about him, though.] (He's Svedish.) * James smiles at Mikoto and John, because now that the people in front are gone, he... can see them. "Comin' in?" ( Gimme a stealth roll John :P ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for John (2d6) and gets 6. * Mikoto raises an eyebrow. "Your eyesight's quite good, Sherrif Stephenson. But I'd expect that from the law in Redrock." He smiles and walks over. "I'm acquainted with that rowdy bunch you are hosting, at the moment, but was away running errands." * Mikoto gives no indication whatsoever that there's a wanted criminal hiding nearby. Hahaha. [John ain't that bright, 'cause the Sheriff sees him.] Yeah? Tell me about it inside. And get your friend in, too, 'cause he's not doing a very good job with that Shomuran ninja thing. * John walks out, and remembers next time to be *very very very* specific about where he stands. "I'm commin'." * Mikoto is carrying, in the light, a small jar of scalpels soaking in a light blue solution. "Teckians never really are." * Millie shrugs slightly. "Never seen 'em before in my life." * James tags at the end of the rowdy bunch, leading Ellie along. * Jinx keeps smiling at Ellie, awaiting a response. * Ellie shudders at Jinx. "Look at how they keep staring at me, winking and smiling. I think they want to... to do things to my body." She sniffs. [The inside is very much a sheriff's office, if a large one. There's a few chairs for you guys to sit at, though it's obvious he's not used to having so many people. The cells are most likely down the hall in the back. There's a few desks, the bulliten board, and a huge number of wanted posters on the walls. A deputy looks up from his desk as you walk in, but goes back to his work.] Relax. We'll figure out what's going on here. Have a seat. * James waves at the chairs. There's only about four. "You can use a desk if ya want, long as it's not mine. They won't notice." * Ellie takes a seat and runs. Just kidding. She takes a seat well away from the others. * Fanfan stands. In't she a nice girl? * John stays standing, leaning against the wall near the door with his hat down. * Millie looks over at Ellie and rolls her eyes. "Oh please...they've been travelling with me for sometime without incident, what makes ya think they'd be after you?" * Jinx shrugs. "Try to be polite." He then drops the smile and turns over to Millie. "These bounties today. No class." * Millie shrugs and sits on a desk, idly crossing her legs. Right, you said somethin' about a bounty, Errant Hare? Any idea what for, what her name is, 'n' such? * Mikoto finds a seat next to a table, hopefully, and puts both jar and medicine case (which was in his other hand) on them, listening with an expression of great amusement. * Fanfan eyes Mikoto's things curiously. * Tairan just stands. He's a manly soldier, who needs no seat. Yosh. * Jinx closes his eyes for a moment. "Ellie.. not sure about last name. Hmm.." They overheard me talking with the innkeeper. That's how they know. Serving in Jan's gang I'd assume... * James sits on his desk. "Which inn?" (Wow. I could draw attention to the posters, but somehow I feel this would not be to our benefit.) ("Here'sher shot! Right next to a... 'John Rogers'. Hmm.") (Yeah. Baaaaad idea. <.<) ( Only for one of you :P ) * Jinx glances over at Mikoto. "You remember?" * Mikoto looks over at Fanfan with a faint smile, then at Jinx in curiosity. "She had no last name. She was wanted, alive only, for relatively minor charges." Seems awful antsy for "minor charges" don't she? * Jinx shrugs. "She didn't like prison. I remember that." You're trying to kidnap me! * Jinx ignores the outburst. "More so than most at least. I mean no one really likes prison." * Millie rolls her eyes again. "Lady. Think. If we were tryin' ta kidnap ya, there'd be better places ta take ya than a frickin' POLICE STATION." * Mikoto fingers the lid of the jar. "Well, if you were with Calamity Jan and... oh dear, what was the large gent's name? Greebo? You might be too." -I- came here! * Fanfan O.o's at Ellie, getting her "They're crazy, these western women" look again. I knew you wouldn't DARE try anything in front of the sheriff. Yeah yeah, that's what they all say. Raight, Sheriff? * Millie tips her hat and gives the sheriff another bright charming smile. ( And Millie wonders why we never let her talk. *DUCKS* ) (Ils sont fous, ces romains! ) * James rolls his eyes and gets off his desk, walking around it to open a drawer and pulling out a large stack of wanted posters. He has a seat and starts going through them. He doesn't look up at Millie. "Yeah." ( Now let's just hope her last name comes before "R." ) * Mikoto looks back and forth between Millie and Ellie with mild amusement, whispering quietly, "Teckian women are so... dramatic. It's a refreshing quality." (Should. Her name begins with an 'E'.) (...way to go, Captain Literacy.) (And as she has no last name, they'd go by the first. :P) (<.<) (We don't know she doesn't have a last name. It's not like we carded her before Tairan tried to kill her.) Hey Sheriff? Could we look at a few of those? Might save a little time. * Fanfan snorts softly. No, no. I think I got it. You stay right where you are. Don't let him! He's going to hide the one for John Rogers, and probably for the rest of them, too! ("If you could just fill out these organ donor slips...") * Mikoto looks over at Fanfan and actually blushes a bit. "Well, sometimes." Don't be silly. Ain't nothin' in there on Millie Reinhart. I'd know if I'd done anything illegal. Liar * Jinx shrugs and leans back in his chair. "I believe the sheriff would have noticed by now if I was wanted for anything." (Wow, Millie's really trying to boost her name count this session, isn't she?) * Millie hops off the desk and puffs out her cheeks at Ellie. "Ya callin' Millie Reinhart a liar?!?" I bet you're just Roger's new goons. * Tairan stays quiet. No good can come of him flexing his diplomatic muscles. (If you click on it, it takes you to smirnov.net!) (She's back in Teck, she's got a reason to spread it. ^_^) (In... the FUTURE!) ( Good point. ) * Ellie shrinks away from Millie. "Don't let her hurt me!" * John twitches as Ellie mentions that. * Mikoto looks at Ellie in high-class shock. "I have never been anyone's 'goon', madam." ... hurt you with her puffed-out cheeks? (The part about Roger's goons.) * James lets out a soft hrm and removes a poster. He glances up and orders, with a good amount of steel behind his voice, "Sit back down." I know they expand impressively, but not that dangerously. * Millie hmmphs and sits back on the desk. "Ya ain't got a gun. I don't shoot anyone who don't deserve it. A good riflewoman knows when ta shoot an' when not to. * Fanfan stand stand stands, doing her best impression of wearing a mask blanker than Sakura's. (Beware! When threatened, Millie fires needles from her mouth!) Look, sit down and relax. Let the man do his work, okay? ( I thought it was pinecones. ) Liar. I bet you'd shoot babies in the back if you had the chance! * Jinx yawns. "I'm a goon, but currently in the hire of Mary Anne Pippins. And don't shoot babies." ...how would you even be ABLE to shoot a baby in the back? With a derringer, maybe, if they were crawling... * James grumbles. "Women." He goes back to looking. ( It's kangaroos, actually ) ( Oh, my. ) * Millie 's eyebrow twitches. "Shoot...babies? What the hell are ya on?" If she hadn't done that magic trick when leaving the Inn, I'd almost be afraid we had a dead ringer with the same name. * Mikoto seems way too preoccupied with that baby shooting question. (Mikoto wants to know. His next target is a baby.) (Is it that obvious?) ( At least it's not Seattle. ) (What JOhn doesn't know is, it's HIS BABY WITH ALEXIS.) ( Babies are tasty, and eating their brains gives me power. ... ) ( The Baby-King of Darkness. ) (o/`) * James lets out a low whistle and removes another poster. He glances back up at the group, down to it, and sets it aside. More sorting. * Mikoto glances at Ellie. "I do wonder. Where there's smoke, there's fire. Does this mean Jan is also in Redrock?" He smiles a way-too-pleasant smile that will probably set Millie's teeth grinding. "Or did she abandon you?" * Millie tries to surreptitiously peek at the poster. Maybe meeting up with Kojiro. That'd be handy. * Mikoto continues to smile eerily. "Wouldn't it just?" (I have a delicious sugar coating!) (And a chewy arsenic center!) ( *hands over Deme's Creepy Points from ATC2 to Mikoto* ) (Deme's creepy?) * Jinx puts his hands behind his head, and yawns. * James sifts through the posters and pulls out one more. He eyes it critically, then shrugs to himself and sets it on the growing pile. One more look through, and he puts the posters back in the drawer. "Well. 's interestin'." ( Zeg: Apparently so. o_o ) (Just ask Kat. ) * Ellie shudders. "See? They smile at me like that, like they're doing what they want to me in their heads." (She IS creepy!) (Leo thinks she has a way too overactive imagination.) ( o_o ) * Millie rolls her eyes and pays full attention to James. "Find somethin'?" It's all right, Ellie, I'll see to it they don't do anything to ya. * James nods at Millie. "Could say that. Miss... Reinhart, right?" * Ellie nods timidly. * Mikoto smiles. Smile smile smile. "I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about." You duplicitous, criminal, magic-using cow. ( Moo. ) * Millie tries not to flinch and grit her teeth at him not knowing the name but it's too hard, so she simply hides it in a forced smile. "Raaaaight..." * Jinx looks bored. Perhaps meaning Ellie is boring him in his head. * Tairan is adjusting his hat. Perhaps Ellie messed with his hat in his head. * Fanfan narrows her eyes a little and eyes the path to the door. [The deputy coughs and leans back in his chair, watching. This'll be good.] * John is leaning right next to the door, again, with his hat down. (John needs a Superman-like or Sailor Moon-like transformation sequence. That way no one will recognize him even though he looks exactly the same.) ( Or glasses. Always worked for Clark kent. ) ( Secretly, I'm... The Toilinator! ...) ( Hahaha... Gleaming....Tooth....POWER! *twirl* ) (One sec, GM's conferring.) (If I hadn't just watched half of Sailor Moon S yesterday, the images wouldn't be so VIVID. DEAR GOD MY EYES.) ( *pointlaughs* ) (*pointlaughs) (Oh god. I just see John doing the Rainbow Moon Heart Ache but with a giant SHINING TEETH MOON SCEPTRE over and over.) (*cracks up!) ( *snickers* ) Well. Seems you were right, Errant Hare. * Jinx grins. (Mikoto: "Could he be... the host of a talisman?" Fanfan: "Are you CRACKED?") What's she worth? * James nods at Ellie. "You do have a bounty to collect on her, since her Mr. Lanigan's been lookin' all over the place for Ellie here. Five thousand." But I was on my way back home! That's why I stopped at the inn! * Millie looks at James curiously. "Mister Lanigan?" * Mikoto blinks, snapping out of the smile-of-doom reverie. "Lanigan..." (Lanigan? Lanigan.) * Jinx whistles. "Righto, well, I'll take that and be off if you please. Gotta split it and hit the Red Rocks fine local poker ganes, (Teckians, give me a business or cultural arts roll, whichever is higher. Mikoto, you get a +1.) (Lanigan!) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6-1) and gets 11, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "If I go crazy, will you still call me Superman?" ( Fanfan's been wondering that ever since Mikoto started his :D :D :D routine.) (dr1) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6-1) and gets 5. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Mikoto (2d6) and gets 4. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for John (2d6) and gets 7. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Millie (2d6-2) and gets 10, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "I can recommend some good Dice Cleanser, if you like." (...) (... He likes you more.) (Mweh heh heh.) (The two people who actually have SKILL in it crit failed. How lame is that?) (Why does Millie always crit-fail on general knowledge rolls?) (I mean, she also crit-failed against the cocratric- err, chikins.) (I have skill, but my not-totally-teckian penalty cancelled it out.) (I don't have skill, because I was stupid when I made John. :P) (*sagenod* You gain wisdom.) (Sadly, to balance, you lose Constitution.) ( Oh no! Now how will I ever know my rights? ) (Dammit! There goes my role as 'Person with the most HP!') (*hides* ) Yeah, Lanigan. Been lookin' for his daughter for some time, and you fit the bill, Ellie. Don't worry, I'll have someone escort ya home. Or we'll let him know and he can pick ya up here. Ran away from her father to run with Jan? Tsk tsk. * Ellie nods to James. ( o/~ Critfails are very very bad...sometimes they make you sad...but lots of DR makes everyone glad! o/~ ) * Millie blinks and looks at Ellie VERY oddly. She keeps her mouth shut for now, unfortunately. * Jinx may recognize the name, may not, he doesn't really react. * Mikoto continues to look perplexed. "Lanigan, Lanigan..." And then he goes a little wide-eyed and doesn't do well to contain his surprise, eyeing the sherrif. "*Lanigan*?!" So.. Right. I'll just be taking the reward and leaving. * James shrugs at Mikoto. "Lanigan. Gotta say, never thought I'd see this happen. Nah, you stay right here, Errant Hare. 'm wonderin' what your image's doin' on this poster I got." * Ellie smiles this time. "You tried to rape the wrong girl, you sick monsters. When my daddy gets through with you you won't see the light of day ever again! * Millie looks over at Mikoto and gets a sheepish look, fidgetting. "Huh?" * Mikoto looks totally thunderstruck. Which is rare. And will you just knock it OFF already, 'Ellie'? * Fanfan gives Ellie a disgusted look. * Jinx shrugs. "Well, lemme see it. Appears our mage here may have come up with a most improbably escape. Guess she's an illussionist too." Illusionist? Ya sure? Well, that'd explain it then.... * Mikoto hmmms and suddenly looks very thoughtful, rather than surprised. And in continually irritating fashion, simply says again: "Lanigan. How interesting." * Jinx keeps his hands quite behind his head while speaking. "Unless people take out bounties when they lose on poker these days." He doesn't really seem worried. ... who the heck is this Lanigan guy? Wait, when has the Murikami clan taken up gamblin'? * Mikoto snaps out of his reverie (again) to eye Millie like she'd just grown a second chikin head. "...say what?" Nah, this one's for one Injun named Jinx. Happens to be the spitting image of you... not sure for *what*, but 's five thousand dollars, which is nothing to sneeze at. ...well, Jinxy said she was an illusionist...she's...she's Shomuran, ain't she...? Said she might be. Probably for failed kidnapping attempts. * Jinx nods. "Well, if it don't say for what, then it's a private grudge, and no matter for the sheriff." * Mikoto furrows his brow. "I don't know how to respond. She's clearly not Shomuran. Are you feeling alright, Millie?" Who is offering it? Wait. Jinxy has a bounty on him? * Millie rubs her forehead and gets droopy eyes. "Must have been 'round the east too long.." ( He must be a bandit. *kill* ) (Yeah, really. c.c;) (<.<) Of course it doesn't say what for! No woman would want her name discredited like that. * James waves vaguely. "Yeah. It's a few years old, though. I gotta look to see if they're still botherin'." ... you should be really glad Sakura isn't here, Millie. She'd never let you live this down. * Millie deadpans. "Like I really care what that moron thinks." * Tairan adjusts his hat. "So... Lanigan?" * James picks up the last one and stands. "Now *this* one is interesting. Looks like our Miss Lanigan was right." * Jinx laughs and looks relieved. "Right... Guess that one never cleared the system. Don't suppose I can collect the reward?" Sure, if you can decide who gets what. Seems your little band of bounty hunters is a bit on edge. * John stays chillin' by the door. The're criminals! * Fanfan looks relaxed. And blank. If I told ya once, I told ya a thousand times. Millie ain't no criminal. * Tairan looks like he wants someone to answer his damn question. =P I'm perfectly calm. Like any criminal would admit to it * Mikoto is, too. Or looks so. * Jinx glances over at Tairan. "Merchant family. Live in St. Joseph I think. Figures, gotta be rich to offer a bounty like that just to get your daughter an escort." * James lets out a sigh. He looks to John. "Mr. Rogers, I'm gonna have to ask you to stay the night. So if I deny it, I'm a criminal. If I admit it, I am. What kinda twisted sl..err...wicked logic is THAT?" Maybe your life. Who knows. And I'd like the rest of you to give me explanations on why you were workin' with a known criminal. * Millie blinks at James. "Say what?" * John sighs. "They didn't know. We were workin' on another case." Liar. * Fanfan , for one, looks rather startled. * John glares at Ellie. "Maybe I should add something that would *really* make them want to kill me. Eh?" Do ya know any OTHER words from your hoity toity upbringing or is that the best ya can do, 'Ellie'? * Millie glares at Ellie. * Mikoto picks up the jar and waves it. *clinkclink* "I'm just a doctor." * Jinx shrugs and looks over at John. "Wayne Clark is a criminal? Didn't know. And seeing as you, who is the sheriff, didn't recognize him, don't see how I can be expected to." (I am a medically-trained hedge. So is Nurse Fanfan. Move along.) Listen to them! They're gonna try to kill me! Yer too annoyin' ta kill. Nobody's gonna harm you long as you're with me. Now. Gonna come quietly, Mr. Rogers? ( *looks very very hedgelike* ) * John smiles. *ting!* "If I was going to kill you, I'd have done it already. And I don't feel a need to endanger my companions." * John tips his hat up. "Nice ta see some things haven't changed." He follows James without putting up anything close to a fight. * Tairan frowns. * James smirks. "'Course. You do know that I am aware of at least one jailbreak in your past. We're gonna keep security nice and tight on ya." He sets the poster down and nods to the deputy, who stands and cuffs John, assuming he doesn't stop him. So..wait, what about her? * Mikoto mms and eyes James. "I'll stay too, Sherrif. As a measure of good faith." He smiles. "If nothing else, I might be useful in case of trouble." * Ellie sighs in relief. "Thank God. Being so close to such an infamous criminal was terrifying." * John looks back at the others and smiles. He doesn't resist. "Just make sure my companions get the bounty on that lady, would ya?" We get his bounty too, right? He came in with us. There's really nothin' on her? Why was she travellin' with Jan then? * Fanfan glares at Ellie. (Wow. I just noticed the topic. S'"pursuit". ) She stays, too, but not with you guys. You get your reward an' out of my sight. Errant Hare, mind stickin' around Redrock for another few days while I look into this? (Redressing Spelling Problems!) ( *snicker* ) * Jinx nods. "Can do. I do like my freedom though, so please be quick about it." (... Wouldn't that be 'Redressing Speeling Problams?) He's gonna run. * James glances down at one of the posters, then looks mildly amused. "Actually, *to* get your reward, you have to get out of my sight. Imagine that." * Jinx decides not to push on picking up a bounty for John. * Millie frowns. "Well, I guess. I had some question for ya 'bout certain folk passin' through but I guess it can wait. ... I don't think we want to be near her, actually. She's pretty damn annoying. * Millie slowly gets up off the desk and brushes off her jeans. * Mikoto nods and stands. "Seconded. Spoiled rich women really don't appeal to me." Tairan makes an excellent point. [The deputy grabs John by the arm none-too-gently and leads him to the back. Cell time for you, young man!] (Wow. You know, I just realized, if I were the bragging type, being in Teck would be awesome. I broke Calamity Jan's nose and lived!) (Yup.) (Of course, Jinx had to die, but it didn't last.) * Millie walks over towards Ellie and pats her on the shoulder, smiling a bit, whispering. "Need ta work on your story a little better, girl." She walks away. ( Millie, body roll! ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Millie (2d6) and gets 6. * Ellie shoves Millie to the ground, at the same time shrieking, "HELP!" * Jinx stands up and gets walking. He glances at Ellie as he goes, he comments in a mildly impressed tone. "You're despicable." * Tairan steps between Millie and Ellie. "Please don't attack my associate." * Millie blinks and gets herself off the ground, scowling. "Little prissant." * Ellie backs away from everyone, screaming for the sheriff * Jinx just walks away from her. It's damn unladylike. Kinda like wrapping a guy in thorny vines. * Fanfan just covers her ears, maintaining a somewhat-worn blank expression. * Mikoto stands and gathers his things. "Fanfan, could you take my bag? This jar is heavier than it looks." * Millie gives a slight glare to Ellie, then shakes her head. "Yer hopeless. Come on." She walks out the door, ignoring the annoying whiner. * Tairan shrugs, and walks out. * James draws a gun, now, though he doesn't aim it at anybody. "I've had enough of this. Your reward's at St. Joseph; you can pick it up there. I'll have my men escort Ellie home along with - maybe - one of you if you want to collect at the time." * Fanfan somehow manages to hear Mikoto and grabs the bag. * Millie turns around and flicks her hat seriously. "Gotcha. Thanks, James." * James nods at Millie. * Millie walks out for real this time. * Jinx rolls his eyes. "We'll wait. The delayed access to the money is more than worth avoiding her. Get a reciept please those." He then smiles at John and finishes leaving. * Mikoto turns and smiles. "A pleasure as always, Sherrif. I look forward to our next meeting." And then he walks out nice and simple. * Tairan simply tips his hat, and walks out. * Fanfan leaves without saying a word. * James calls out before Jinx can get too far, "You stay, Injun. We've gotta check yours out." * Mikoto breathes out, outside, speaking quietly. "What a fascinating turn of events." * Fanfan wrinkles her nose, but doesn't respond further. * Jinx sighs. "Thought you just meant in town." He walks back in muttering under his breath, "Damn waste of time, the whole thing." [Jinx stays, Ellie stays, and John's behind bars. But everyone else gets out home free!] [The session, it ended.]