[It's morning! Maybe before morning? It's hard to tell, considering you guys got such little sleep, but whatever it is, you were woken up (or dragged yourself out of bed) to go to the common room where Alexis is waiting most impatiently.] [Why? Because you're going to stop a big nasty slaver! Probably. Again, hard to tell. It's morning. Fuzzy think.] [But it's to save John, so it's probably for a good cause! Session Start.] * Jinx had gotten down fairly early. He's now inspected both of his guns twice. * Fanfan sits in the common room, seemingly fine, sitting cross-legged on a couch with her hands over her knees. * Sakura cleans her sword calmly. * Alexis is there, drinking a glass of milk like it were a cup of green tea. * Tairan is also down early, and he's looking fairly awake for the early hour. He looks much the same as he normally does, except he's switched into a charcoal-colored tunic/pants combo. Your guys scout out the supply depot, Alexis? * Alexis nods. "Uh-huh!" So what's the situation? How heavily guarded, where is it in relation to the slave pens... * Alexis points to the west. "It's over there." * Jinx nods. "Right, so as far as I'm concerned, you're in charge of this operation now Tairan." ( We're doomed. ) Hey! It was my idea! I get to be leader! .. No. Tairan is the leader. You are the annoying sidekick. * Tairan pauses for a moment, then facepalms. "Lord help me, I kind of agree with her. She knows where everything in the city is. I don't." She is a moron. We would all be killed. *But*... Mary Anne would be a better leader then her. * Fanfan glances at Alexis out of the corner of her eye. "I strongly doubt she has the courage and fortitude required to remain calm and true to our objective in the face of danger and almost certain death." * Tairan turns back to Alexis. "We'll follow your lead around town, 'cause you know it. But when it comes to fighting, you follow *my* lead. Deal?" Well. Hopefully not our death. In any case. You're the morons! "Oh, let's go tell Will that John is getting hanged so that he'll come down to gloat, because he's evil and all evil people are over confident and the same and so of course this would work." Jeez! (...don't tell me I'm not going to get killed for that ref. That's just not right. ;-; ) ... and you forgot to answer half of my question. How many guards at the depot? * Jinx looks fairly annoyed. "I had a backup plan." There's a couple. Like ten or fifteen. 2d6+3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Millie (2d6+3) and gets 10. * Tairan eyes Alexis, then facepalms again. "... that's more'n a couple." * Jinx shrugs. "Not so bad. Trick is to not fight them all at once." ... okay. Gimme a sec here. Whaaaat? You were the ones who wanted to attack him when he had 50 or 100! * Jinx rolls his eyes and gets up. He heads over to the bathroom for now. Beats dealing with Alexis. (Or outhouse. Whatever) * Tairan puts his hat on the table, and starts pacing around the room. "Key is to get the slaves out quiet. Only a coupla guards there, so we take 'em out without gunshots if possible. Free the slaves, march 'em to the depot. Count on the sheer numbers to scare off some of the guards. Deal with the rest ourselves." Once we free the slaves, stealth gets shot all to hell, so we gotta get them organized and to the depot *fast*. Sooner they're armed, sooner they can help us hold off Will's goons while we go get Will and drag his sorry ass back to Redrock. * Jinx stops to listen. As he wants to know the plan. Are you suuuure you wanna go after Will? 'Cause I dunno if that's all gonna work. Prolly means Sakura, Fanfan and I are gonna be dealing with the slave pen guards. Swords're quiet, after all. * Jinx grins. "No guns? Hot damn, excuse to try out the naginata. If this works, everyone tells Millie." (*snort*) (It's been used! I got it to work. Once.) * Tairan shrugs. "We're already doing something that's pretty damn dumb. Why not go for the gusto?" * Alexis waves her arms. "It's not dumb!!" ( Excuse for Jinx to play with it though. ) * Tairan turns to Jinx. "Then again... you think we need Will to get John free? Or will a few of the former slaves to testify to Will's poor character do it?" * Tairan grins at Alexis. "Oh, it's dumb. We're just doing it in a smart way." (Is there some check I can run on that? I didn't realize slavery was really illegal, so I don't know.) * Jinx takes a few test swings with the naginata, not trying to activate it, just getting a feel. "Hmm.." ( Sure... Law (international) ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 6. ( Jinx, roll use magic items skill! ) (There's international law? Who knew) (Boost soul by one) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 10. (dr1) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 10. (dr2) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 5. d10 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Brett (d10) and gets 6. ( Sakura, gimme a ranged magic defense roll! ) (...) (...we ALL love Jinx's luck!) ( ... ) (/me regrets not using the first version of that text where he was aiming at the wall.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sakura (2d6) and gets 7. [Jinx goofs off with the naginata, slashing in random directions. Swing, swing, what's this? It's vibrating slightly... and there's a screech and Sakura finds herself hit full on, tumbling off her chair and onto the floor. And ow, it hurts.] ... Heeeeeeey! * Jinx looks really pleased with himself, and then looks confused for a moment, and then worried, and then poker face. "Uh, sorry about that." .. * Fanfan walks over to Sakura, holding out a hand. "Are you all right?" * Sakura stands up. "Why did you attack me?" * Tairan shudders. "... I remember getting hit with that. Thought it was the armor thingee holding it, not the naginata." I assume he was experimenting foolishly. * Jinx adopts a level tone. "Sorry, I'm not used to the safety rules on a magical naginata." Wow, you hated her more than I thought! * Fanfan shrugs apologetically at Jinx. Just watch where you swing that thing, man. (And your healer is six hours away on horseback. o/~) .. I'll let it go this time. Do not attack me again, or I will take offense. * Tairan puts his hat back on, and goes to help Fanfan help Sakura up. * Jinx nods. "I don't have a healing potion on me now. I'll happily purchase one for you as restitution." I have one. Want it, Sakura? Last thing we need is to go into this with someone injured. He is right. Please. * Tairan digs the potion out of his pack, and hands it to Sakura. He then turns to Jinx. "You owe me a potion, now." *smirks* * Sakura uses POTION. * Jinx grins. "Eh, what's new." [Sakura feels good as new! Only it's still morning. Blah.] ... right. Now. As I was saying... Jinx. Do we need Will for this to work? (Did missing by one give any information?) (re: the international law check) ("You are in Teck. They have laws.") (Well, that's good to know. :P) * Alexis shakes her head and drinks the rest of her milk. * Jinx shrugs. "Don't know. Won't look good, might slow the trial, and best case we might find his motive for killing his parents." ... it's early, and my mind's concentrating on battle plans. Was that a "Yes, we need Will." or a "No, we don't"? More of a damned if I know. But, I think the odds of success are higher with this plan. * Jinx then thinks for a moment. "Although, if it's tactically possible to get will after freeing and arming the slaves, we should." 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Millie (2d6-3) and gets 6. ... okay. Sounds like a plan. See where we are after we hit the supply depot, and work from there. Right. * Tairan turns to Alexis. "Your guys ready? Or are we waiting for a certain time?" I guess it's a good time. Then we can come back and have bacon and eggs for lunch! * Fanfan raises an eyebrow at Alexis. "Fascinating." ... if we pull this off, hell, you deserve some bacon and eggs. Works for me. Although given how loud the naginata is, I think I'll not use that attack until we've been noticed, but the basic weapons more effective than a tomahawk I think. So let's do it. Alexis can take us to a good place to attack from, and Tairan can take it from there. * Tairan nods. "And remember... stealth *good*." (Tairan, we need that advice over HERE. ;_;) (...hoohah.) (That's no fun!) (Millie will never complain about US again, at least for a little while.) ( Moving stealthily is best when it's LOUD!) (Doubtful ;P) (Otherwise, how would anyone notice you sneaking.) I can be sneaky. Can you? ( Can Yan cook? ) * Jinx shrugs. "We'll find out soon enough. Let's go." * Tairan tips his hat. "I can do sneaky." * Fanfan stands up. Go go ominous-but-not-as-ominous-as-Sakura girl with two swords power! * Tairan checks his pistol one last time, puts it back in its holster, and heads out with everyone else. When they head out, that is. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Millie (2d6-3) and gets 1. * Jinx heads out, but slowly, so Alexis can catch up and take the lead. * Fanfan heads out. * Alexis hops to her feet and takes the lead by going last. * Jinx waits for Alexis once she gets outside. * Alexis is outside! "Okay! Let's go!" She goes! * Jinx follows. * Tairan follows. * Sakura follows. Like a follwer. * Fanfan accompanies the followers. * Sakura is followed by a follower? * Fanfan is an accompanist. <.< [You go! Maybe you get your horses, maybe you don't, but you cheerfully (or not so) leave Garson City. Give the GMs a sec to figure things out while you chat.] * Jinx rides Lightning. Good to have a way to move fast in a pinch. He's mostly quiet though. * Tairan is, I suppose, riding on the back of Lightning. "I'd have a bad feeling about this if I hadn't recently tried something a whole lot dumber." * Jinx nods and says quietly enough that Alexis shouldn't here. "Yeah really, if someone had told us that we were taking on less than a city, we could have just taken the whole group and had a cake walk." [You go! And go. And go. And soon, it's well into the morning, and THERE YOU ARE! Probably. It's this really huge mountain, split off from the Salamanders. Alexis leads you guys around it (and a bit aways) and in the distance, you can see what's almost certainly people entering and exiting caves in its side. A lot of people.] [Tents are strewn about around it, and there's a barricade around that (though it looks a bit hasty, all considered).] (Any more details?) (Not from here.) * Tairan eyes the area. "Lead on, Alexis. This is your stomping grounds." Whatcha mean? This is it! We're here. * Jinx narrows his eyes slightly. "That's a lot of activity. If the slaves don't have their hands bounds, we should consider distributing spare weapons." ( Roll hearing rolls! ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 10. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Fanfan (2d6-4) and gets 6. ( You die! ) (Sorry, Jinx.) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-2) and gets 2. ( Eh, what's new.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Sakura (2d6) and gets 8. [You hear a shout from waaaaaay behind you.] * Tairan whips his head around. "Huh?" * Fanfan swivels on Horse to look behind her. ( Tairan gets whiplash. ) * Jinx doesn't hear it. "If we're going to be stealthy, we should find a cave entrancec to sneak into, maybe they link..." He shuts up once people start reacting. ( Sight checks! ) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Fanfan (2d6-4) and gets 5. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jinx (2d6) and gets 10. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Tairan (2d6-2) and gets 5. * Sakura doesn't bother to turn around. If it was an evil murderer, they wouldn't be calling for us. (Could be a battle cry) ( Ah, but then that'd make them a probably-honorable murderer. ) [Ye who made it spots three specks in the distance what may be people on horses, coming your wayish.] * Fanfan peers and reports in a low voice. "3 riders coming this way." ... you expecting company from that direction, Alexis? * Alexis shakes her head. "Uh-uh." * Jinx turns Lightning around. "Let's ride to meet them. Friends or enemies, it'd be better away from the camp." * Jinx peers that'away. "So, uh, where are they exactly?" * Fanfan points in, uh, the direction the specks are. * Jinx gets riding. As he's a man of action. As compared to a man of thinking or planning. Sounds like a plannish-type thing. (Or hygiene. Or...) (He's willing to spend on a bathhouse. He never got the chance. :P) (RSP onsen ep. It's bound to happen sooner or later.) * Sakura rides along. [Y'all meet halfway. You find Millie, Mikoto, and some other really big hairy samurai guy.] * Hanomaru has joined #RSP * Jinx waves his naginata in greeting. Making sure it's not aimed at anything. ... weren't you going to find Running Cloud? * Millie talks over to Hano. "Jus' remember, when we get there, ya stay..." She half eyes who's coming down and stops in mid-sentence. * Millie then scans them over. "Uh. Yeah? Weren't ya goin' ta get Will?" GOWAAAAH! A MIXTURE OF MANY PEOPLE! GREETINGS! I AM HANOMARU, LEGENDARY SAMURAI WARRIOR! * Millie winces and rubs her ears. Painfully * Mikoto blinks back and forth between groups for a moment, then winces. "I hope your plan didn't involve sneaking in to anywhere." * Fanfan blinks and winces. ... * Jinx waits until he's close enough to Millie to not have to shout. "Will's slaver camp is just ahead, and it did..." * Tairan winces. "... yeah. New plan. Get the slaves. Get them to a supply depot, arm them, THEN get Will." * Fanfan gives Mikoto a flat stare. "What do you think?" ( You're dead Brett. DEAD. ) * Jinx switches to his shotgun. "Right, time for a new plan." ...yeah. This is Hanmaru. I kinda, uh, met him at Running Cloud's village when it was ransa--" She wide-eyes at Tairan. "WHAT? This is the slaver's place?" Um...bad news, guys. Running Cloud may or may not be in there. * Mikoto looks back at Fanfan apologetically. He also has a shiny new horse! "'The best laid plans of mice and men'..." He also blinks at Millie's exclamation, then frowns at the mountain. "What she said." * Jinx nods. "Damn... Right, so Millie, I'm guessing if you could convince him to be quiet, you would have by now?" * Tairan looks at Makoto. "Question. Do we need Will to get John freed, or will testimony from some of the slaves that Will's a bad guy suffice?" * Millie whimpers to Jinx pleadingly. "Believe me. He IS being quiet right now." * Mikoto looks back, and also buys a vowel ("i") for Tairan. "The latter might delay the trial, but without Will, it's only a matter of time." I'm not sure if the testimony will work. I mean...John's not bein' held because his brother's a slave driver. He's bein' held because they think he killed his parents. * Jinx nods. "Alright." He then sighs. "Well, stealth isn't my strong suit anyways. Once we get there Millie, I'd recommend you watch for any one trying to use slaves as human shields. You're our best counter to that." ... okay then. Will it is. *eyes the new guy; turns to Millie* "Don't suppose he'd be up to staying back at least until we free the slaves. After that, stealth doesn't much matter." * Millie nods. "Raight." You're free ta ask him. If it doesn't get in the way of... "enlightenment." * Mikoto says, blithely, "Perhaps you could just hurl a brick at his head." It'd probably bounce right off * Jinx grins at Millie. "I'm not the charming one of us two." Right, let's do it. With a shouter around, waiting is asking for trouble. * Jinx starts Lightning going at a slow trot. "So, I say we charge down on the camp and kill everyone. Any objections?" Well, all the slavers at least. (Jinx comes up with the best plans.) (He's a tactical genius. :P) Well, just the--yes. GWAAAAAH! ENLIGHTENMENT AWAITS! ... if he's coming along, there's no point in sneaking. * Mikoto grits his teeth. "...I do believe I'm going to lose my temper, shortly." Wait, do we even know what we're-- Forget it. Let's jus' go an' hope they don't kill anyone off when they know we're comin'.. Okay! * Millie eyes Alexis. "...don't tell me SHE'S comin' too..." * Mikoto looks at the mountain, shielding his eyes with his hands. "I have new respect for your patience, Millie." * Jinx takes off on Lightning, not quite full speed, but as fast as he can go without having a tired Lightning when he gets there. LET US GO, THEN! WE SHALL SMITE THE EVIL DOERS WITH THE FURY OF VOLUME! Each of us has a burden to bear. * Millie smirks a little at Mikoto. "I think that's the kindest thing ya ever said ta me, Mikky." * Hanomaru charges after Jinx. "WAAAAOOOOOOOHHH! ENLIGHTENMENT!" * Fanfan says that to Millie, then winces and rubs her temples at Hanomaru's....comment. * Alexis snickers. "Some more than others." * Mikoto raises an eyebrow. "If you think that's true, you should listen more closely." * Fanfan glances at Alexis. "That's quite possibly debatable." * Mikoto watches Hanomaru go. "Maybe we should just let him go and wear them down, then follow up." * Jinx keeps going, never looking back. He does quietly ask Tairan though. "Uh, they are following us, right?" Nah, I listen jus' fine. Come on, baby. Let's jus' make sure they don't get brutally killed, alright? Not if they're smart. So yeah, they are. * Millie trots out after Jinx. Quite a ways behind him and Hanomaru actually. * Fanfan just shakes her head. * Jinx smirks. "Good to know I can always count on the foolishness of my comrades." * Alexis follows after. [And so, Tairan displayed his tactical genius, and Millie hopes they won't get brutally killed. HAHAHAHA yeah right.] [Session End!]