[T20] High Law and low justice

[doghead]

Saanath stops where he is standing after the Officers request, but doesn't return to his seat. Like the rest of them, he watches the three of them leave the bar.

Hergvaer watches the three leave the bar, the door shutting behind them. He then says quietly to the two people next to him, "I don't know what's going on, but that fish stinks. Now I'm not charging out there, but I think those Aslan - him mostly - are in trouble. Just a feeling. Don't know what to do about it - there's four or five more out there, plus Menuri and our stinky fish. What do you guys think?"

Shes a prat alright. Or does he mean something more? The thought puts a cold hand around his guts. He moves towards the door.

Just then, you all hear a distinctly Aslan roar coming from beyond the door.

Saanath steps forward to the door and pushes it open enough to out. Christ! How did he lose the cuffs?

He sees the stunrod and gun, Ktarlewaweikye yell and break for cover.

... Fishy ... Assasination?

Get down Treth. Move you idiot ... Oh God, she's going to shoot him.

 

[Maerdwyn]

OOC: Initiative rolls, all around.

 

[Seonaid]

Ktarlewaweikye initiative check 3

 

[Watus]

Saints preserve us.

OCC: Initiative 22. Woohoo!

Puffing out his chest and summoning up his best command demeanor, Quinn steps out the door (assuming I'm ahead of Saanath), and begins to holler, beet-faced and spraying spit, ala Sgt. Hartman from Full Metal Jacket.

"WHO IN THE SAM HELL IS IN CHARGE OF THIS C*CK-UP!?!"

He jabs a stubby finger in the direction of the rookie: "YOU! HOLSTER YOUR WEAPON! NOW!!!" [Intimidate 25]

Assuming she doesn't shoot him, he turns to the Aslan: "AND YOU! SIT DOWN AND SHUT THE HELL UP!!!" [Intimidate 22]

Assuming no one's shot and/or otherwise violated his person by this point, and assuming he can fit all this into one round, he then turns to the assembled police and shouts: "SOMEONE BETTER START GIVING ME SOME G**D**N ANSWERS, AND I MEAN NOW, OR THERE WILL BE HELL TO PAY!!! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?!?! HELL. TO. PAY!!! [Intimidate 21]

OOC: Oh Lordy, please don't let them shoot me! If I don't act before Sanaath, I don't do any of this, but wait to see how things pan out...

 

[Tonguez]

"Oh :crap!" Tomas looks up at McAllister as all hell breaks out and the loose canons rush out the door and start spouting off

"so much for just wanting a drink huh" he shrugs as he turns from the bar to look out the door at whatever might be happening there

(Init 8!! (rolled a 6!))

 

[Maerdwyn]

OCC: Initiative 22. Woohoo!

OOC: Oh Lordy, please don't let them shoot me! If I don't act before Sanaath, I don't do any of this, but wait to see how things pan out...

OOC: While waiting on the other intiatives, thought I'd clarify the timeline

Round -1: (Finished) Treth is decuffed, Irikanu draws. Saanath opens the door.
Round 0: (Not yet finished - Surprise Round - one standard action and one free action for each person outside and at the doorway of the bar.
Round 1: Normal round

Quinn can make one of those Intimidate checks this round (Round 0)(assuming he goes before Saanath), and Saanath can attempt his attack, subject to initiative.

Doghead, what you described is actually a Bull Rush, which unfortunately would provoke an AOO, unless you also have Improved Bull Rush. You may modify to a different action if you want.

 

[doghead]

OOC: After logging off, I suddenly started thinking of a whole lot of sensible things Saanath could have done. I'd be quite happy to let Quinn take the lead. OK. Lets see - Initiative 12.

I'll edit the earlier post to account for the initiative sequence.

IC: Visions of doing something stupid are dispelled as burly sargent major type begins to take charge of the situation. Saanath is momentarily dumbstruck.

God I hope that they don't just shoot him.

 

[Seonaid]

Thanks for the time clarifications, but how much of this do I get off?

Ktarlewaweikye wastes a crucial moment gaping at the scene before her. Then she bellows in Trokh, "Run!" and goes herself, in the direction of the least resistance (and preferably toward a large crowd with Aslan in it; if no Aslan, any large crowd will do). She turns to glance at the scene behind her and adds, again in Trokh, "Starport!" If anyone gets in her way, she will attempt to push him/her down and/or away. If it's an officer, she will use more force than if it's just a random person. (If/when that happens, I'll give you combat mods.)

Edit: If Treth doesn't move, she will run back and stand by him. Her specific actions will depends on the others' actions, though.

My subsequent actions will depend on what happened the whole time.

 

[Watus]

Quinn can make one of those Intimidate checks this round (Round 0)(assuming he goes before Saanath), and Saanath can attempt his attack, subject to initiative.

OOC: That's reasonable. He'll point his finger at Irikanu, then, and order her to holster her weapon. Hopefully, she'll at least hesitate for a second.

 

[Maerdwyn]

OOC: That's reasonable. He'll point his finger at Irikanu, then, and order her to holster her weapon. Hopefully, she'll at least hesitate for a second.

OOC: Cool - now we have the round sequence. I 've been trying to post since five minutes after my last post in the wee hours last night, but couldn't get in for some reason - sorry for any confusion. In the future, without objection, I think I'll roll all the intiatives and post the order at the start of combat (comment in the OOC thread, if desired )

Quinn barks his order at Irikanu, whose face flickers in a smile before she shrieks in a convincingly panicked voice: "Help! Civilians interfering in subdual of suspect!" All the while she keeps her gun trained on trained on Treth, who is still looking from place to place, flailing his arms about, swatting at things that aren't there. Finally, his gaze comes to rest upon Menuri, and with another roar, he launches himself. Curses from officers and cries of panic from bystanders erupt into the air, accompanied by the soft sound of safeties being released. Menuri swings his stunrod, in response to the attack, but fails to connect. Treth's dewclaw catches Menuri across the cheek, drawing blood. But even before he strikes the officer, Irikanu has squeezed off three shots of her laser pistol at Treth. This first strikes him squarely in the back, while the second gets him in the shoulder. The third harmlessly burns hole through the windshield of a nearby gravcar.

Treth looks bad, but he's still standing, and the crazed look in his eyes is still there as he turns around to see who it is that's decided to die at his claws today.

Another officer fires a single shot at the Aslan, striking him in the side, at the same time a third officer drags menuri (who is shouting "I'm okay, dammit!) back away from the fray.

Anyone up until Initiative 6 may post their actions, which may be changed from any previously posted above, when you didn't know the exact order of the round yet.