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Post by southpaw on Sept 11, 2015 23:13:53 GMT
My plan was to switch to forum posts once your characters met each other properly, but this seems a decent enough time to do it. Plus it's been a few days and I imagine you guys actually want to play together instead of dragging out this prologue So la scene: You're both in the vicinity of Beedo the Hutt's headquarters. Fish, engaged in conversation with the two guards, was interrupted by someone firing a shot past one of the fine respectable fellows he was talking to. Enter Sloth, being the pesky person who fired said shot. One of the guards is now laying on the floor praying to his respective gods, the other is tucked behind a wall. Fish himself is crouched behind cover at the entrance, and Sloth is behind a nearby building. Of the three in the entrance only Fish is aware of his presence. (Technical explanation: Sloth decided to shoot at the guards to distract them. Being a stealthy bugger that was fine, but Fish has a rather high ability to spot shit. After the guard checks I did an opposing stealth to spotting check for Sloth and Fish respectively and Fish won so he gets to spot you. Since fish's answer was to get ready to shoot you it seemed a good time to let you play together) so back to the plot! What do you do?
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Post by LemonSloth on Sept 11, 2015 23:31:09 GMT
Alaethia swears loudly and tries to duck behind cover in an attempt to avoid being shot. "Who is that?!" she curses under her breath. How did the stranger notice her?
She takes a deep breath. What to do?
"Apologies, my friend, I had no intention of attacking you!" she calls out from behind cover, "...And for this."
Another deep breath.
"HELP!" Alaethia screams at the top of her voice. "HELP! WE'RE BEING ATTACKED! HELP US!".
She blindly fires off a couple of shots round the corner again towards the guards, trying to stay concealed as she does so.
As soon as that's done, she tries to leg it as swiftly and quietly as she can manage.
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Post by thefishofdoom on Sept 12, 2015 1:19:11 GMT
i chase the twi'lek
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Post by southpaw on Sept 12, 2015 13:33:26 GMT
The shots scorch randomly around the entrance and courtyard (I did roll for them for shiggles but no hits sadly) The two guards who were at the gate have recovered their wits and fire back at Alaethia but neither of them manage to hit. The one wit the slug thrower does take a sizeable chunk out of the wall however and a layer of dust covers her as she takes off, weaving between the buildings and the mix of curious civilians and hopeful opportunists heading towards the palace as a result of the shouts.
Tor Kirin, reacts quickly to start chasing her and, although bulkier and more heavily laden than the twi'lek, manages to keep pace enough to maintain an eye on her although it does require bodily shoving the odd person here and there out of his way as he tries to keep on Alaethia's weaving trail.
Which I suppose leaves the question of where are you running to? Trying quite hard to dig a map up of Hutta that isn't just the Old Republic one as its rather small, but your immediate choices off my head would be back to the cantina, the market area, the spaceport, or the swamps. Those are just what I can think of. Since I don't have a map feel free to add your own (I know. I'm the most amazing DM type person not even having a map)
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Post by LemonSloth on Sept 12, 2015 17:59:13 GMT
Not a problem! I'll head for the market place.
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"Who is this creep?!" Alaethia curses under her breath. Whoever he is, he's perceptive.
"Gotta ditch him," she mutters.
She darts into the market place, weaving between people as she goes.
But how to lose him?
An idea occurs to her.
(PM incoming).
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Post by thefishofdoom on Sept 13, 2015 16:01:59 GMT
i keep chasing the twi'lek
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Post by LemonSloth on Sept 13, 2015 18:39:10 GMT
i keep chasing the twi'lek Ooooooh, chase me, chase me!
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Post by southpaw on Sept 13, 2015 22:47:50 GMT
Your merry chase leads you to the busy market square district of the settlement. Located pretty much slap dang next the the Spaceport it serves not only as the local market for the citizens living nearby, but as the major trade hub for multiple settlements on the planet. Traders are everywhere with just about every type of merchandise on display. Hutt enforcers and Spaceport security roam the place in almost equal measure trying to contain the thieves that number almost as high as the traders.
Alaethia attempts to make the most of the crowd and in one swift movement manages to undo her dust-covered cloak with one hand and dexterously snatch another off a nearby cloth merchant. She wraps it around herself and charges towards a nearby throng of people as Kel Dor tries in vain to keep pace with the twi'lek. He loses her in the crowd momentarily and scans the nearby faces before he hears a loud crash followed by cries of surprise and alarm, shortly drowned out by cries of excitement and the sight of a crowd converging around an area. Shouldering his way through the crowd he find the Twi'lek laying next to an upturned stand with a swarm of people scrabbling in the ground around her.
It appears Aleethia had tried to upend a stall to hinder Kel Dor's pursuit but in her rush had instead crashed bodily into it and tripped into the dirt. The credits she had clutched in her hand to distract the people nearby had been jarred loose by the impact of her fall and...well...mobs and money.
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Post by thefishofdoom on Sept 13, 2015 23:21:18 GMT
tor kirin offers a hand to help her up.
"you after the big slug? i want in."
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Post by LemonSloth on Sept 14, 2015 11:12:54 GMT
Alaethia grunts and takes the strangers' hand.
"Well," she grumbled, "That could have gone better."
She dusts herself down, eyeing the stranger suspiciously.
"No, not the slug", she grunts, "I'm after someone else."
She motions for the stranger to follow as she starts to walk back towards the compound.
"But our interests may be aligned. First things first, who are you and how can you help?".
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Post by thefishofdoom on Sept 14, 2015 13:25:14 GMT
"name's tor kirin. i have beef with the hutt and am looking to put a bullet between his eyes. as to how i can help, i have a rifle, good aim, and you couldn't get away from me. do the math. what about yourself?"
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Post by LemonSloth on Sept 14, 2015 15:07:44 GMT
Alaethia does her best to hide the smile on her face, though she's not sure how well did at it.
"Torr Kin, huh?"
She looks him up and down.
"Alright, can't argue with that. Though it's not like you caught me because you were better than me.".
She thinks for a moment.
"There's a Chiss being held hostage there. One of Beedo's goons seemed to think it was valuable in some way. I'm more interested in why a single Chiss would try and break into Beedo's place by itself.".
She shrugs.
"Who knows? Maybe there's some loot worth taking."
She picks up the pace a little.
"The guards will probably be on higher alert than before since you interrupted my last attempt to get in, but I think we can still work round that."
She looks Tor Kirin in the eye.
"How good are you at creating makeshift explosives with a short timer?"
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Post by thefishofdoom on Sept 14, 2015 16:56:12 GMT
"i'm more into shooting people while they're not looking. in any case, talking about this in public doesn't seem particularly wise."
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Post by LemonSloth on Sept 14, 2015 18:55:26 GMT
Alaethia nods curtly.
"Let's go. We can sort out what we're going to do when we've seen how we left things".
Alaethia intends to approach the compound as swiftly and as quietly as she can safely manage, then survey the scene and see what is going on. From there, she'll decide what to do.
She pays special attention to any nearby vehicles.
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Post by thefishofdoom on Sept 14, 2015 19:51:40 GMT
tor kirin follows, watching for signs of ambush ( )
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