Babylon 5: Outrageous Fortune

[Dr Simon]

"My price..." muses Tryce. He gestures with a pudgy, cable-wrapped arm to the viewscreens. Eight of them light up to give an enlarged picture of Alexis.

"I believe you know this woman, she calls herself Alexis Vavaroutsos. She would be of immense value to my organisation. Bring her to me, and I'll give you all the Tal tech you want."

[SBLOCK=Sarhat]
You approach the far wall. Although you are sure that you saw something behind the viewscreens, you can't see it now.
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[SBLOCK=Lauren]
As you start to move towards the ground, the hooded figure steps forwards and sweeps off his hood, revealing himself to be a Minbari - warrior caste by the looks of his multi-point crest, just as Tryce had said.

The Minbari approaches your position, scanning the viewscreens. You don't think he's noticed you, but he's now in such a position that he could, if you weren't careful. Dropping to the ground now would surely reveal yourself to him.
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OOC: As for resources to bargain with, I think that'll come under the use of Influence. It's a fairly simple Influence check (DC 10 or so) to get the loan or use of about 1000 credits. Or you could bluff and hope to be able to persuade your superiors to back it up. As it currently stands, you have no resources on hand to bargain with.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

[SBLOCK=Lauren]
As you start to move towards the ground, the hooded figure steps forwards and sweeps off his hood, revealing himself to be a Minbari - warrior caste by the looks of his multi-point crest, just as Tryce had said.

The Minbari approaches your position, scanning the viewscreens. You don't think he's noticed you, but he's now in such a position that he could, if you weren't careful. Dropping to the ground now would surely reveal yourself to him.
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Lauren waits until the Minbari is far enough away so that she can repel to the ground. She keeps a close eye on the Minbari and as soon as it has either left the room or is far enough away to no longer perceive her (not being able to hear or see) she repels down the cables and looks for the closest datalinmk and then plugs the crystal into it.

 

[Dr Simon]

Tryce's offer hangs in the air. The soundtracks of the countless vidscreens fill the chamber with echoes, almost as if the place were empty...

 

[Blackrat]

Sarhat shrugs the thing off. He was sure he saw something, but he didn't want to interrupt the negotiation, so instead he continues his way around the room looking at the screens, this time paying attention to what they hold until he reaches back to the group from the other side. Once there he keeps his eyes on the backwall, expecting an ambush.

 

[Shayuri]

Ashley, for her part, is completely floored by the demand. The abject amorality of it. Not only that, but the unexpectedness of it. Why was everyone so obsessed over Alexis?

She finally looks up and meets Tryce's eyes.

"It's Raive, isn't it? You want her to trade with Raive. Or...to try to lure him to stay? He was planning to leave, wasn't he?"

 

[Dr Simon]

Tryce laughs, shaking his cables and his jowls. This is not the deep rolling laugh one might expect from an obese crime lord, but a disturbingly girlish giggle.

"Not quite, Ms. Logan," he says at last. "I'm not worried about losing Raive as an employee."

Behind him, a door opens up in the far wall revealing a small cubicle lit only by display lights of a complex computer system. A figure steps forwards, coming out of the shadows into the flickering light of the viewscreens. You recognise him from Alexis' recordings - Raive Timogen. Little of the man remains, his humanity replaced or covered by machinery. His left arm ends in a savage looking metallic claw, and his eyes stare dead ahead, empty and soul-less.

Sethyk, who up until now has been engrossed in his wrist computer and chirping to himself, looks up expectantly, and lets out a hiss of what could be shock or anger.

"As you can see, Raive is every inch the loyal servant now," says Tryce with an evil smile. "He'd throw Alexis into the Q40 furnaces if I ordered him to. But I can assure you, I don't wish to harm the girl."

Kevin mutters something in Dark Minbari.

[SBLOCK=Vurk and Ashley]
Both of you spot another figure by the door to Raive's cubicle, suddenly highlighted by the lights from inside the cublicle, but still little more than a silhouette. A female humanoid of some sort. Raive and Tryce don't seem to be aware of her.
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[sblock=Sarhat]
Sarhat takes in some news stories about the trial of a Q-40 smuggler in Tribon, and a Drazi general downplaying the presence of a drazi fleet near to their borders with Lison space. Then Kevin says in stage whisper "Look to the right of the door." There, Sarhat can just make out a figure, a humanoid female, stood beside the cyborg Raive.
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[sblock=Lauren]
The Minbari move on, looking at the vidscreens. Lauren is able to complete her move to the back of the room whilst Tryce is making his pitch to the teep woman. She reaches the ground, still well hidden in the shadows. Just then, a door opens to her right, and a heavily cyber-teched man steps out. He is stood almost right next to her, but his eyes stare blankly ahead. Just behind him is a cublicle behind the door through which he came, and inside is a bank of computer terminals. There's a crystal port in there, but at the moment the cyborg is blocking the door.
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[Angel Tarragon]

[sblock=Lauren]
The Minbari move on, looking at the vidscreens. Lauren is able to complete her move to the back of the room whilst Tryce is making his pitch to the teep woman. She reaches the ground, still well hidden in the shadows. Just then, a door opens to her right, and a heavily cyber-teched man steps out. He is stood almost right next to her, but his eyes stare blankly ahead. Just behind him is a cublicle behind the door through which he came, and inside is a bank of computer terminals. There's a crystal port in there, but at the moment the cyborg is blocking the door.
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Lauren waits six seconds and keeps perfectly still. If the cybord hasn't moved by then she shoves it out of the way and wastes no time plugging in the crystal to the port.

OOC: Please make any die rolls she may need to make for me.

 

[Dr Simon]

[SBLOCK=Lauren]
There is no movement from the cyborg. So Lauren rushes at him to push him out of the way. His head whips around and his blank eyes size her up in a microsecond. As she closes on him his left arm, ending in a savage looking metal claw, whips up and he stabs the claw into her shoulder. Her momentum carries her forwards and she shoulders him aside and darts into his cubicle. Her numbing fingers fumble with the data crystal.
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Suddenly the figure moves, darting towards Raive, who flicks his head around to look at her and stabs her with his clawed hand. Despite a deep-looking wound, the woman (human, it would seem), shoves Raive aside and nips into his cubicle. She is fumbling with something in a belt pouch.

"What's this?" roars Tryce. "So, you lot are just a distraction, are you? Raive, kill all of them except the telepath."

[SBLOCK=OOC]
Nicely stirred by Reveille there!

So, Lauren and Raive have just acted in a surprise round for the rest of you. Now we are into combat rounds proper. All but Lauren and Raive are flat-footed until your initiative count.

Initiative order
Raive
Sarhat (denn'bok to hand)
Lauren
Sethyk
Tryce
Ashley
Kevin (denn'bok to hand)
Vurk

Surprise round actions
Raive AoO on Lauren, attack =14, hit. Damage = 4 (6, -2 DR)
Lauren Strength check 14+0 =14
Raive Dex check = 5.
Lauren wins Overrun attempt.

[sblock=Ashley]
Some teep abilities that may be of use in combat are daze, nerve stimulation and pain. Also of use might be message and warning to communicate with friends. Ashley is able to use all but nerve stimulation without pushing herself unduly.
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[Angel Tarragon]

Lauren's action is to complete connecting the crystal to the datalink.

OOC: I hope its okay to post actions out of order.

 

[Blackrat]

[sblock=In minbari]An ambush? Kevin, take Tryce, I'll get Raive.[/sblock]With that there is a quiet "shlick" sound as the Denn'bok extends to its weapon form and Sarhat charges at the cyborg.

[sblock=OOC]Charge at Raive.[/sblock]