The Dragons Reborn I: Burning Streets (Feng Shui)

[tsadkiel]

Downstairs, May shrugs in response to Jack Frost's question. "Nothing, I suppose. I've just been exiled from the men and their important business. The usual, I guess."

May tilts her head to the side and leans forward as if to make sure Jack is still paying attention, "Soooo, I figured I'd come down for a drink, and maybe find somebody interesting to talk to. Well, you seem to be the most interesting one here, ok?"

Jack snorts.

"Appearences can be decieving. For all you know, I could be an insurance salesman on holiday, lurking in bars and plotting to bore hapless young women with elaborate lies about an exciting life as, I don't know, a spy or something."

Jack empties his shot glass and signals the bartender.

"Another."

Turning to May, he asks, "Is buying you a drink likely to end with me being shot in a dark alley?"

 

[John E Smoke]

Western District

Shinji flicks his cigarette and quickly strikes at one of the yakuza thugs, easily driving his fingers deep into his throat. The thug coughs and sputters blood as he collapses to the street.

OOC: Roll +5, -4 + Martial Arts 15 = 16

Current shot is 12.

Kane 12
Eiji 11
Yakuza Mooks (5 of them left) 9
Shinji 9

Kane is up, if he chooses to act.

 

[Paxus Asclepius]

Western District

Shinji flicks his cigarette and quickly strikes at one of the yakuza thugs, easily driving his fingers deep into his throat. The thug coughs and sputters blood as he collapses to the street.

OOC: Roll +5, -4 + Martial Arts 15 = 16

Current shot is 12.

Kane 12
Eiji 11
Yakuza Mooks (5 of them left) 9
Shinji 9

Kane is up, if he chooses to act.

Kane watches from the window, impressed at Shinji's skill. He thinks it'd be best to stay out of this for the moment.

OOC: Actively dodging if anyone attacks me.

 

[John E Smoke]

Western District

Eiji half-smiles, half-snarls as he lunges forward and to Shinji's side, striking at Shinji's midsection with incredible force as he steps past. Shinji manages to respond quickly, however, and sidesteps the punch.

OOC: Claw of the Tiger, roll: +5, -4 + ?? = ??

Shinji spends a shot to actively dodge.

Following their leader's example, the remaining mooks pull out knives and attack. Shinji is able to easily avoid them, though one manages to get in a lucky swipe and slashes his arm.

OOC:
+5, -4 + Martial Arts ?? = ??
+2, -2 + Martial Arts ?? = ??
+5, -1 + Martial Arts ?? = ??
+5, -5 + Martial Arts ?? = ??
+11, -3 + Martial Arts ?? = ?? - HIT!

I'm assuming that Shinji isn't taking pains to actively avoid the mooks; if he did, he'd be down to shot 3. Shinji takes 2 wound points. Kane holds for 3 shots, then holds again.

Current shot is now 8.

Shinji: 8
Eiji: 8
Kane: 6
Mooks: 6

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Golden Flower Bar

May flashes a Mysterious Smile™. "Well, Mr. Frost, I don't think so, but depending what happens after the drink I can't make any promises." Leaning closely she adds "So, are you going to buy me that drink or throw me out into the wilds to fend for myself?"

 

[Corinthi]

Mao smiles and lifts his glass to the new arrival, but doesn't rise, instead waiting for everyone to take a seat again. "A pleasure to meet you, Mr. Long. It's not everyday I find myself in such esteemed company. I can tell your business with Mark is pressing, so I'll not interupt further."

Mao leans back in his seat taking a sip of his liquor and is apparently unaware of the drama unfolding downstairs.

<OOC: Assumption being that the bleeding men have entered the common room and not the uncommon room in which I'm pleasantly residing.>

 

[Velmont]

Spoiler

Not a really interesting language here...

shout Hai Lee Fong at any people who want to hear. He puts his music volume to the max, and makes a turn in the tight roads, through the Western District.

 

[Cepter]

Shinji whirls back to face Eiji as the other man moves past him, blood flecking off the shallow graze on his arm as he once again looks at the leader of this so-called gang.

"Still a little too slow, eh Eiji? Even one of your little toy-boys managed to get a shot in."

As he says this, Shinji slips forward, catching Eiji's still outstretched arm and using it to pull Eiji forward, doubling him over and allowing Shinji to roll over his back, twisting Eiji's arm into a brief hammerlock as he slams upward with his right heel, smashing it into Eiji's face.

Hands Without Shadows on Eiji (in this case Feet Without Shadows, I suppose). Not actively dodging the mooks, not yet at least.

 

[tsadkiel]

May flashes a Mysterious Smile™. "Well, Mr. Frost, I don't think so, but depending what happens after the drink I can't make any promises." Leaning closely she adds "So, are you going to buy me that drink or throw me out into the wilds to fend for myself?"

"I could never refuse a woman in need."

Jack signals the bartender again. "Give the lady one of whatever it is she's having."

"Now, this is the part where I ask what a nice girl like you is doing in a place like this."

 

[rbingham2000]

Jadefinger is dressed in an immaculate white double-breasted ensemble, with a jade ring upon the ring finger of his right hand (which is why he came to be called Jadefinger).

The Triad assassin is in no mood for pleasantries, so he cuts straight to the point:

"My son has taken it upon himself to follow in my footsteps. This is something that I've tried to steer him away from ever since I brought him into this world. I wanted him to grow up to be a good man and live a life without the guns and the killing and the death that I've had to deal with all my life. Someone has gotten to my son and taught him the things that I had sworn never to teach him. And I want to know who."

OOC: Though I'd love to continue the drama, it looks like Jadefinger, Bi Jiao Mao and Mark Huan are about to have visitors of a decidedly unfriendly kind. With his Perception of 6 and his Hair Trigger Neck Hairs, does Jadefinger hear the screech of the car in front of the bar, or the footsteps of the bleeding guys coming up the stairs?

Perception check: 6 + 3 (blue) - 3 (orange) + 2 (Hair Trigger Neck Hairs) = 8

 

[John E Smoke]

OOC: I apologise for the delay folks, but after a good week and a half of getting far less sleep than is healthy, I've been kinda getting far more sleep than is healthy. rbhingham, between the music and conversations downstairs, it's doubtful you'd notice anything short of gunfire outside. Trust me, you'll be the first one to notice when the guy come in. Don't worry about rolls, by the way, I'm taking care of those. I don't mean to seem like I'm forcing you into the upcoming situation, but this is the easiest (and probably best) way to get you guys on the same team for now. Of course, what team that ends up being does depend on you guys.

Golden Flower Bar

Mark Huan listens intently to Jadefinger and sits back in his chair with an expression of grave concern. "Mr. Long, we've worked together for many years now. So long, in fact, that I'd rather consider you a friend than simply an associate. I want you to know that I would never interfere with your private life, or the life of your son. I have no idea who would have done this, but my resources are at your disposal to find out."

The door to the room flies open, and the young man with red hair staggers in towards Mark Huan, who immediately rises and rushes over to his side. Both Jadefinger and Mao (having met him and by reputation, respectively) recognise the young man as Tony Shen, Mark's right-hand man.

"It was the Black Dragons, wasn't it?" Mark shouts, followed by a "You! Get a doctor here now!" directed at one of his bodyguards. "Jadefinger, Mr. Mao, I'll help both of you, just help me strike back at the Black Dragons! This boy is like a son to me, and I won't let the-"

Tony interrupts with a quick coughing fit, then quietly mutters "I'm sorry, 'Dad', but..."

With a loud crack, a red burst erupts from Mark Huan's chest, or more precisely from his heart. Huan slumps to the ground with an expression of shock, leaving Tony Shen standing over him with a slight smile. "I quit."

May smiles and thanks Jack Frost for the drink, and after a sip says "Well to be honest, I-"

A gunshot upstairs interrupts her, however, and she immediately gets on her feet. "Oh no, something's wrong!"

The formerly peaceful atmosphere of the Golden Flower Bar quickly changes into a roaring battle as patrons begin screaming and running for the door as Tony Shen's men, the bouncers, and the bodyguards all reach for their weapons at once.

OOC: You guys finally get some action! Initiative!

Bi Jiao Mao: roll 5 + 8 = 13
Jadefinger Long: roll 4 + 8 = 12
Jack Frost: roll 2 + 8 = 10
Tony Shen: 13
Tony's Men: 10
Mark's Men: 6

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Western District

Shinji's lightning fast maneuver succeeds in catching Eiji off-guard, though he does miss his mark, catching Eiji in the shoulder instead. Eiji spins with the impact, aiming a backhanded punch a Shinji's face. Shinji ducks back in time to feel a breeze across his face, only to have the wind knocked out of him as Eiji lands a powerful blow directly into his midsection.

OOC:
Shinji: Hands Without Shadow, roll +5, -5 + Martial Arts 15 = 15, HIT! Damage Str + 2, -Eiji's Toughness of ?? (You did a bit of damage)
Eiji: Tiger Stance, roll +2, -3 = ?? Miss
Eiji: Claw of the Tiger, roll +11, -3 = ?? HIT!

Shinji takes 9 wound points, 7 if you want to spend two shots to actively dodge Eiji's attacks.

The yakuza gang, heartened by their leader's exemplary technique, press their attacks. Lacking the training of their boss, they are less than successful, however.

OOC:
+5, -4 = ??
+2, -2 = ??
+5, -1 = ??
+5, -5 = ??
+1, -3 = ??

Current shot is 6, moving on to 5 if Kane still observes.
Shinji: 5
Eiji: 5
Mooks: 3
Kane:6

Now speeding through the tight streets of the Western District, Hai Lee Fong finds himself hard-pressed to maintain speed as he swerves and weaves his way towards Wanchai. As he fights his way along, a white van suddenly hurtles off of a side street, forcing Fong to desperately swerve to avoid a crash.

Roll: +11, -13 + Drive 15 +2 Signature Vehicle = 14 - Boxcars! If it weren't for that +2 from the schtick, things would have been ugly...

Only an intimate knowledge of his car's handling saves him from a catastrophic accident, but after a quick swerve and a 360° spin leaves him at a dead stop and cursing the driver of the van, which continues speeding down the road.