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Post by Holly Edison on Jan 5, 2016 19:10:55 GMT -6
Holly stretched her arms, cracking her back. She'd been on the move like all the others for too long. I wish there was an abandoned hotel somewhere, a bed would be nice. Her stomach rumbled. "Maybe there's some rations around... I think we all need food pretty desperately." Holly stood and began rummaging for something to eat. "I want to be clear, Wren said I was asking you to do this. That isn't quite accurate. You'd be joining this group, and you would be welcomed and protected. It's all of us asking, at least those of us who have spoken up." Holly moved closer to Sydney while rummaging. "Deo is the target precisely because of what you said, he's aggressive and working against our goals. I understand the sacrifice you'd be making, it's great and I cannot tell you what it means to all of us. Cal has said he will do anything you do, if the both of you attack, and use the baton we do have available if you run out of ammo, it will increase the damage you can deal. As long as he isn't expecting anything, he has no reason to use the morphling and will die regardless. But I'm not against joining in with an attack if I can manage it to be sure he's taken care of but I'm unarmed and need to find some food today. Just communicate and make sure everyone is on the same page and we can do what's necessary. "I have no objections to including Syd now that she's agreed to attack Deo and have included her above."
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Post by Cal Mensen on Jan 5, 2016 19:57:53 GMT -6
Cal smiled, glad that everyone was opening up to Sydney. He also noted the fatigue in the well traveled group. As his own stomach begins to growl, he speaks up quickly to cover it up. "Well... if anyone needs some rest, me and Wren had found a peacekeeper dormitory just behind that door. There's plenty of beds, most of them still made." After dwelling on some memories for a few moments, he refocuses on their tasks at hand.
"Peacebringers should focus their efforts on bringing Deo down in one turn. I'll have my one pistol shot and two melee attempts. True rebels should focus on the greater objective, securing the watchtower's systems. We should get at least three good hacks on the system, and if we spread it across members it spreads possible sentry gun damage. At the same time, we'll need to scavenge what little there is here. Holly, sounds like you're checking for food, we'll want at least one more person on that, and one to two searching for the new baton. Jabberjay... I don't know if its worth it at this point."
He looks to everyone gathered, still a bit disappointed of the absence of potential allies. Cal sticks his head out of one of the windows, pretty sure he has the vocal range to reach everyone in the tower. "Hey Lartius, we've got some ice cream if you're interested! Loads of flavors!"
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Post by Wren Hartwood on Jan 5, 2016 20:28:29 GMT -6
Wren sat up from the relaxed position in his spinny chair, as he was finished writing love letters for the day. He looked around. "Hey, yeah Lartius are you here, man? Where are you?" That kid was always lurking in the shadows... "Lartius, if you're around, passing that baton between a few people and then back to you would be super helpful. Can we count on you to either hack or attack Deo? Maybe one of each?" Wren looked around. "Cal and Holly definitely need food today. Val, are you low? I think Gwen and I are good through today at least. I'd love to look for this other baton as well, considering I'll likely either stay here or hit up market so I'd have either Sharlot or Minerva to deal with , at least... Like I said, I hacked once and got a 10 so if both Deo and Minerva are both hacking we'll need more to guarantee a point and zero damage to ourselves, plus damage for them. Holly, Gwen, Lartius could you all give at least one hack please?
I agree Val, Cal, and Syd would be best to take out Deo since they're armed, I think. Lartius could help if he's listening...or pass me your baton & I'll do it myself." ooc-(I'm copying my whisper to Syd in a separate box cause we don't all fit in one whisper...)
Wren looked around. "Cal and Holly definitely need food today. Val, are you low? I think Gwen and I are good through today at least. I'd love to look for this other baton as well, considering I'll likely either stay here or hit up market so I'd have either Sharlot or Minerva to deal with , at least... I agree Val, Cal, and Syd would be best to take out Deo since they're armed, I think. Lartius could help if he's listening...or pass me your baton & I'll do it myself."
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Post by Holly Edison on Jan 5, 2016 21:40:24 GMT -6
Giving up on finding anything more to eat Holly sat back down. I can live another day like this. "Is Lartius always so quiet? Maybe we should send Gwen in to bring him out of his shell!" "I think we're fine on hacking, while I was looking for food I took a crack at it. Rolled a ten, combined with Wren's ten... I think we're safe enough. I'd rather focus on the other parts of the plan, and maybe spreading the pain." Holly looked to Wren and Cal. "You said Lartius is on our side, but is he a rebel or a Peacebringer? I just want to be sure."
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Post by Deo Prisco on Jan 5, 2016 21:43:08 GMT -6
Deo, walked out of the dormitory Cal had found. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. "When did the party arrive?" he said, looking around at all the new faces. "We watched all the action happening in the Market. Is everyone okay?"
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Post by Lartius Selkirk on Jan 5, 2016 21:57:51 GMT -6
Lartius finally woke up and stepped out into the watchtower. And holy shit was it crowded. Plenty of new and old faces. "Boy, this is going to be fun." Ok, so I have the peacekeeper baton still, and I will gladly share if needed. I don't intend on attacking this turn. As for last turn, I hacked, but was overpowered by Minerva and Deo. I know Deo was peackeeper, Minvera must be too. I will gladly hack again this turn, as requested.
Also, who all is in the whisper besides you two?
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Post by Gwendolyn Fisk on Jan 5, 2016 22:01:45 GMT -6
Gwen grinned at Holly. "Depends, is he in the dormitories?" Gwen sat back in her chair with a smug smile, "I got an 11 with my hack. If my luck keeps going I could land a couple punches if need be." Her smile disappeared, "Are we really going after Deo?"
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Post by Gwendolyn Fisk on Jan 5, 2016 22:03:19 GMT -6
"Ah, well look who decided to show up! The mysterious Lartius!"
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Post by Holly Edison on Jan 5, 2016 22:05:28 GMT -6
"Deo!" Holly jumped to her feet and rushed over to greet him, throwing her arms around him in a warm hug. "How are you? I haven't seen you or heard any news since we left the training facility." Holly stopped to process his question and placed her hands in her pockets. "Demetri and Janet... fought each other, he may have given her a less than appealing nickname the first time we met and she was pissed. Dante..." Holly bit her lip and looked away blinking away tears. "Dante was attacked before, he never found any food or weapons out here. He was hurt and ran out of what food he had. But they're all gone." A tear fell from Holly's eyes and she retreated back to her seat. Holly rubbed the spot on her hip she'd been pinching. Fuck, that hurt. Forcing tears at the right time came at a price.
"Hopefully, he buys it. Maybe that will throw him off or at least confuse him a bit."
Holly heard Gwen and looked her in the eye. "Yes."
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Post by Cal Mensen on Jan 5, 2016 22:07:12 GMT -6
Cal paused, not sure how to break the news to him. "Deo... we lost several tributes there yesterday. I don't know the exact details, you'd have to talk to some of the others who were there." He turned back to Holly, shrugging his shoulders. "I'm afraid so, it took two days to meet him the first time around. Spooks easily... but yeah, maybe Gwen could do the trick. Cal turns his face away from Deo, a little horrified with his timing. He makes his whispers quick, matching Holly's questions.
"Rebel. Day 4. Hacked Tower. Stayed Rebel." As Lartius exits the dorm, he looks helplessly to him. "Don't look at me, they invited themselves." Cal adds in a quick whisper between Wren, Holly, Gwen, Lartius and Sydney. Val can be brought in the loop once she's responded.
"We would love it if you'd hack. We have a score of 20 EDIT: 31 with Gwen, so far, and we'd really love to put the baton to good use. As for whispers, we have too many allies here. Pretty much everyone but Deo and Minerva is included. Holly's sorta running the show. Let us know if you have questions, we'll fill in the gaps."
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Post by Holly Edison on Jan 5, 2016 22:12:09 GMT -6
Holly smiled weakly at Cal. It was hard to lose so many. "Lartius, it's nice to meet you. I'm Holly." "No, we have 31. Wren and I hacked ten each, Gwen hacked for 11. We're good."
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Post by Lartius Selkirk on Jan 5, 2016 22:16:44 GMT -6
Lartius sighed. It looks like his days of quiet in this battle are now over. "Oh, well Cal, don't worry about it. I guess it's time to get to work." Sounds good. Let me know who should take the baton. It looks like we have numbers, so winning the hack shouldn't be a probably hopefully.
OOC: I worked until 9 today, and tomorrow will be better, but not much. So the sooner the better to make sure I don't screw up the strategy.
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Post by Cal Mensen on Jan 5, 2016 22:31:28 GMT -6
Cal nods, putting a hand on Lartius's shoulder. "Guess so. But... it's been so long since so many of us have been together. I think I know what we need to do." A small smile spreads on his face, looking around the room to everyone. "Anyone up for a little party before we discuss our next step? I think there's a small mess room outside of this control center, might be able to find some empty bottles, maybe some smokes, even a stray beer to split." He moves toward the door, flipping the light on. He turns around and raises his eyebrows. "Who's up for some fun?" OOC: So... how about everyone looking to land in a blow, arrow or bullet into this guy, let's plan this out over a small party. I'm starting a new thread, this way we can keep the hacking/scavenging efforts here, combat decisions there. Would that work? I'm repeating this whisper to everyone we're allied with. Holy shit guys. OOC: So... how about everyone looking to land in a blow, arrow or bullet into this guy, let's plan this out over a small party. I'm starting a new thread, this way we can keep the hacking/scavenging efforts here, combat decisions there. Would that work? I'm repeating this whisper to everyone we're allied with. Holy shit guys.
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Post by Deo Prisco on Jan 5, 2016 22:48:09 GMT -6
Deo was surprised by the hug, back home he never received this kind of affection. Blushing he finally realized that he should hug her back. "Good to see you too... uh... sorry about Dante." He saw that Holly was teary eyed, but his lack of experience with women especially crying women left him baffled. "I was at the hospital for a few days. Not much happened honestly. Looks like the alliance is holding strong though."
Deo looked over to Cal's remark about having a party. He felt a little unsure about some of the unfamiliar faces. "Aw fuck it," he thought. "I'm down Cal... errr or up?" he laughed at himself.
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Post by Valeria DeMasque on Jan 5, 2016 22:58:55 GMT -6
It was good to see Cal again... For all she knew he was the only other confirmed peacebringer here. More than that though it was heartwarming to watch Cal's reunion with Gwen and Wren. It was the first time she'd seen the pair smile in about a day. "A party?" Val inquired, "sounds good but where are we getting the drinks and smokes?" She laughed, "Its not like we can just send-" she paused suddenly but then regained her composure, "...someone...to go steal them from Vester again." "Honestly at this point I think I've mastered everything but combat," she said taking the paper from Gwen, "and even that I have skill in."
Val looked down at the paper, "This is for the best..." she thought as she signed it herself.
- Valeria "Blue" DeMasque Peacebringer and Member of the Phoenix Accord
She looked up at Cal, "You know that the path we've chosen doesn't end with a party as well as I do right?"
"I mean as much as I love a good party," she grinned, "once these defenses come down no piece of paper is going to keep us off the gallows."
"BUT," she added emphatically, "This is path I've chosen and I'm not gonna stray from it no matter how history remembers us."
"I have a gun with a single bullet and I also have enough food to get me through tomorrow. My plan, if we choose to attack," she frowned slightly, "is to put a bullet into Deo if it's necessary."
"I don't want any more of my friends to get hurt," Val added her eyes trying to avoid Gwen's.
"That said since I can't hack and I don't need food I'm going to spend my next two actions trying to steal from Deo and any other target you recommend," she stated with a sudden burst of conviction, "We could really use their excess food, weapons, and supplies."
"So," she said at last, "Just tell me if I have to pull the trigger and who I have to pickpocket and I'll get the ball rolling."
"Now lets get working on this party of yours," she grinned and ventured a quick glance at Gwen to see if she was looking.
((OOC: I'm currently whispering Gwen, Cal, Holly, and Wren. Let me know if I should add more people. PLUS I just realized by accident that its possible to do more than one whisper a post so if we run out of people slots on a whisper copy and paste the whisper to a second whisper on the same post with the excess people tagged.))
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Post by Cal Mensen on Jan 5, 2016 23:10:01 GMT -6
Cal can overhear her speaking through the door, grinning at her risky idea. "You'd have to have some high stakes to attempt that, at this point. Get your ass in here, lets go." Cal listens to Val's words, understanding the weight behind them. After a few moments of contemplation, he looks back to her.
"I know the path we've chosen. I don't expect a pardon or an escape, or to return home. But..."
His gaze moves from Val to Gwen, finally resting on Wren.
"If we were to have stuck to our original purpose, we could have escaped alive. But then... everyone I care for would be dead. That's not a life worth living. As far as I'm concerned, I'm dead either way. At least this way, they'll live on."
His eyes begin to well as he looks to Sydney and back to Val again.
"I'm glad I wasn't the only one to make this choice. I'm grateful you are all here, and I'm comforted I won't die alone. Thank you, for everything you've done."
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Post by Sydney Gardiner on Jan 5, 2016 23:11:58 GMT -6
Sydney nodded and slumped down against the wall, rummaging through her sack because she really swore there was some kind of food in there. She hadn't really realized how exhausted she was until this moment. She waved a hello to Deo as he walked in, she remembered him from the day before in the tower before the party showed up. With a sly smile on her face, Sydney looked up at the others. "I forgot I had this...and I feel like we'll be able to use this later on."
In her hand was an energy pill.
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Post by Valeria DeMasque on Jan 5, 2016 23:19:13 GMT -6
Val laughed at his blunt attitude, "Very well then. I will bring my ass over to you." Val listened to Cal's words and then walked over to playfully slap her fellow peacebringer on the back, "Well it sounds like we're on the same page then Cal. We're dead either way so we might as well go down fighting for the people that will carry us on in some small way."
She smiled at him, "I don't think history will remember the peacebringers with statues or parades but at the very least we'll live on in the lives of those we've helped see another day...in the lives of those we love."
"Although," she said making her way towards the growing party, "We'd make for some bad ass statues."
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