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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lazlow" data-source="post: 2551973" data-attributes="member: 24242">Confrontation!!!Seeing both the hard-boiled Sheriff with the shiny badge (and the large sword on his hip) and the large warrior behind him in the fearsome wolf-headed helmet (smoke emanating from the nostrils, and a faint red glow deep inside) brings the entire front row of the crowd to an abrupt halt.  The rest of the crowd behind bump and jostle into each other as they stop.  Confused murmurs and frustrated shouts from the back arise but die off quickly as they see what exactly it is that has stopped them."Speak up!  What's all this about?"The people in front wear menacing scowls of confusion and they all begin to speak at once.  Finally one of the larger men further back yells at everyone to shut up - and they do.  Immediately.  He pushes his way through the crowd and stands before the Sheriff, at least a full six inches taller and several more wider (especially 'round the waist).  Sizing up Bill, he scrutinizes the badge with a quizzical look and then peers over his shoulder at the fully-armored warrior behind.  Finally looks the lawman dead in the eyes and speaks."Never 'eard o' no...  Sheriff...  'Round 'ere," he says in a soft, high whisper that completely belies his brutish exterior.  He straightens up to his full height, folds his arms in front of his chest, glares down the entire length of his crooked nose at the Sheriff and grunts.  The crowd behind him erupts in a sneering, derisive cheer.  Snorts, guffaws, and kneeslaps join hoots of "You tell 'im, Squeaky!", "You've got 'im now, Squeaks!", and "Can't argue wi' that, Squeaky!"  After a moment or two of this the large man calmly raises his hand and the crowd quietens immediately.</blockquote>

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