Battletech/Mechwarrior PbP: "Days of the Jackal" [closed]

[Drakknyte32]

Well let's just not shoot him so we don't have to find out what the laws are like .

Mike D F.
Ryan was serious when his hand went to his gun, but only because he thought you might be dangerous and looking for a fight. That's why he relaxed so readily when you didn't start anything. Neither he nor I really mind the threats or insults too much.

 

[Shalimar]

To be clear, it wasn't about being insulted at all, she was scared that he might actually attack her, so she was trying to get him to leave by pointing the gun since he had refused to leave when warned a couple of times when violence was implied. Drawing the gun made it no longer an implied warning, but a direct warning that could not be misinterpretted.

 

[Douane]

No worries, I understand.

The guy, however, not knowing anything about McKenzie's personal history, just wonders how, considering her academy training and subsequent service in the Armed Forces, she could get so easily scared [at least to his standard].

 

[Shalimar]

From the way Ironsides sounds very intimidating even to an Academy vet, he is obviusly a warrior, and all of his prosthesis certainly make him even more intimidating since robot limbs can be more powerful then normal limbs, not to mention the Sam is a pretty big guy from my understanding. With equal training, a guy who is bigger and stronger (not to mention the robotic limbs), will beat the hell out of a girl even a trained one. Thats the way life works, its not fair, but its it is.

 

[Mike D F]

Apologies again. Douane, did you get the E-Mail reply yesterday containing my stats thus far? I believe it had my event rolls.

 

[Radiant]

cry me a river! Will this never end?
Mike is taking his turn in the "I screwed up" corner. So what, we've all been there once or twice.
And if the characters hate each other now that will at least make interesting traveling comapnions.

Now about the whole could she have shot him or not thing. I think the discussion is totally pointless cause the laws in different cantries vary so drastically that we can throw in points all day.
Douane is right, around here you draw a gun your screwed. You actually shoot someone with it you're double screwed. But lets be a honest a women who shoots in self defense would get a trial but she would get a year at probation at most.
Since it is legal to carry a gun in the US I doupt there are much problems with using it in self-defense. My guess is that is why it is legal to carry them at all. Bla bla bla, see I could go on like that for another thousand words and that is without asking one of the law students that run around here all the time...

But I say it is reasonable that a women would feel threatened by a guy like that. Let's face it thugs allways think they can get away with anyhing with women. Even if she is good at self defense the mere chance of the guy getting his sad excuse for courage together is much bigger and once a mellee starts you can be as good as you want , there is allways a good chance of getting hurt.

As a last ad a female friend of mine has recently been attacked with a knife and barely surivived so if anyone here feels like throwing in unqualified comments about stuff like that please do it somethere else or warn me up front so I can leave. I'm a bit picky about the subject right now.

 

[Radiant]

He tips his hat. "Ma'am. Good luck, kid."

well now I allready started to call Ryan a kid too but I just thought that I have no idea how old Yuriko really is. She is fresh out of the academy with a year as a drifer at the most.

 

[Douane]

Radiant,

I would make her around 22 or so. Travel times are rather long in BT.


Folkert

 

[Radiant]

Radiant,

I would make her around 22 or so. Travel times are rather long in BT.


Folkert

allright, 22 it is then.
So, something going on?

 

[Shalimar]

Are you ok Duoane, I know you said you were having some problems, hope you are alright.