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Blood +1 | Heart +0 | Mind +2 | Spirit -1 || Lighthouse +2 | Queens Guard +1 | Brighton Cartel -1 | Tribunal +0 Harm: ☐|☐☐|☐☐ || Corruption: ☐☐☐☐☐ || Location: The Soiree Have I worked with non-humans before? Yea, a few times. It's sometimes necessary in my line of work, and it can be... an experience. Have you ever tried tracking down a sewer monster with a hyperactive fairy before? I have, and it's not easy, I can tell you much. Still, the security guy looks really familiar, like I've seen him somewhere before, but before I could take a closer look at him, Alex walks out, and gets my attention, "Yea, you could say that," I rub the back of my neck, "I'm here as someone's bodyguard-slash-pretend-date, and lemme tell you, the guy I'm supposed to be protecting? He's a real piece of work," my eyes go from the bathroom door to her's, "Should I even ask what was going on in there?" I say, pointing a thumb at the bathroom.
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Blood +1 | Heart +0 | Mind +2 | Spirit -1 || Lighthouse +2 | Queens Guard +1 | Brighton Cartel -1 | Tribunal +0 Harm: ☐|☐☐|☐☐ || Corruption: ☐☐☐☐☐ || Location: The Soiree ...When I said things were going to get exciting, I wasn't expecting it to happen that fast. I look back at Alex, and say, "...I should probably do the same. Teaming up doesn't sound like that bad of an idea. Two heads are better than one, after all. Lemme just get rid of these things, first," I begin to take off the (very) expensive heels Alistair got me, and toss them away. Ah, sweet relief, "Alright, let's go." I follow close behind Alex as we skulk down the hallways, and as she's peaking through the doorway, I take out the dagger I have hidden in my dress. I couldn't bring my sword or crossbow in, so this'll have to do for now. I just hope it's enough to deal with whatever's causing all that commotion.
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Blood +1 | Heart +0 | Mind +2 | Spirit -1 || Lighthouse +2 | Queens Guard +1 | Brighton Cartel -1 | Tribunal +0 Harm: ☐|☐☐|☐☐ || Corruption: ☐☐☐☐☐ || Location: The Soiree Oh, hell. This is bad. Turns out Alistair wasn't making any of that stuff up after all, and there really are people who are out to get him. I don't know why anybody would ever go after that idiot, but I'm not going to let him, or his family, die tonight. As soon as Alex open fires on one of the assassins, I take out one of my knives, and swiftly toss it at the other one, aiming it at the arm holding the large knife. quote:@Piper Steele (Hugzilla): 2d6+1 unleashing on the assassin = (3+6)+1 = 10
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Blood +1 | Heart +0 | Mind +2 | Spirit -1 || Lighthouse +2 | Queens Guard +1 | Brighton Cartel -1 | Tribunal +0 Harm: ☐|☐☐|☐☐ || Corruption: ☐☐☐☐☐ || Location: The Soiree Taking advantage of the chaos, I deftly make my way across ballroom, using the fallen over tables as cover, until I manage to make it to Alistair and Leonard's side. Before the frightened Alistair can say anything to me, I speak up first, "Alright, listen up. You," I point to Alistair, "And you," I point to Leonard, "I'm going to get you all out of here, but I need you all to follow everything I say, got it?" Once I got confirmation from them, I begin leading them out of the warzone, stopping every now and then to have them take cover from the incoming bullets. After an incredibly tense few minutes, which felt like eternity, I could see the exit in sight, but the way isn't clear. Not yet. We just need to wait for the right opportunity. As long as nobody does anything rash, we should be able to make it. Still, no matter what happens next, I'll make sure no harm comes to any of them, and if I have to use my own body to do it, then so be it. quote:@Piper Steele (Hugzilla): 2d6+1 leading alistair and leonard out of danger = (4+4)+1 = 9 Tardzilla fucked around with this message at 01:43 on Feb 20, 2018 |
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