Day 18: The Battle of Marron
Re: Day 18: The Battle of Marron
With the surrender of the final standing Blue Hand Seswarrick descends, his aura fading out as he lands near Orrin. "My name is Seswarick and I will continue to help however I can. As I have no medical training that mostly means helping to move the wounded and debris or helping with prisoners. Where do you need me?" Looking around at the aftermath it is far less bad than he expected. The Legionnaires and townsfolk had punch well above their weight class and looking around at their preparations he could see why.
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Seswarick
Re: Day 18: The Battle of Marron
New Mexico/Marron
D-Day
Round 0
Kim shut down her force screen and backpack and sagged against the doorway where she had taken cover. She gingerly pulled off her helmet and felt the warm, stick flow of blood from the headshot that had caught her.
“Ow…” Kim murmured, staring at her fingers. She was alive, at least. More than could be said for most of the Blue Hands.
Blurr shouted out orders on what to do with the Blue Hands. “Make sure you tie your sister up good,” Kim told Blurr as she pushed off the doorframe and staggered toward the medical station. Her vision was still a bit woozy. “Prob’ly concussion,” Kim murmured. “Tired…” She wiped blood from her eyes. “Scalp wounds. Always so much blood…”
Kim sagged into one of the seats in the infirmary, barely acknowledging Jack. It wasn’t like he would care anyway.
D-Day
Round 0
Kim shut down her force screen and backpack and sagged against the doorway where she had taken cover. She gingerly pulled off her helmet and felt the warm, stick flow of blood from the headshot that had caught her.
“Ow…” Kim murmured, staring at her fingers. She was alive, at least. More than could be said for most of the Blue Hands.
Blurr shouted out orders on what to do with the Blue Hands. “Make sure you tie your sister up good,” Kim told Blurr as she pushed off the doorframe and staggered toward the medical station. Her vision was still a bit woozy. “Prob’ly concussion,” Kim murmured. “Tired…” She wiped blood from her eyes. “Scalp wounds. Always so much blood…”
Kim sagged into one of the seats in the infirmary, barely acknowledging Jack. It wasn’t like he would care anyway.
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- Silverclaws
- Silver Patron
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Re: Day 18: The Battle of Marron
Silver hails Toto and Jasco, "Come park your war machines at the front of the gate."
Utilizing the flag beareres, he sends out a signal to return.
Last he heads to the kitchen area and calls for Ulysses to go ahead and relocate to triage the injured and wounded above ground.
After all that is done, Silver dusts himself off and heads down to the bunker triage to look in on Delta.
Utilizing the flag beareres, he sends out a signal to return.
Last he heads to the kitchen area and calls for Ulysses to go ahead and relocate to triage the injured and wounded above ground.
After all that is done, Silver dusts himself off and heads down to the bunker triage to look in on Delta.
Re: Day 18: The Battle of Marron
With a keen interest on the goings-on at Marron, Jasco had a magnified live view of the action on one of the robot's large screens. The sudden shift to gruesome carnage nearly catches him off-guard and he quickly toggles the display to his personal screen to save the Marronites from potentially reliving the gore-soaked moment in their nightmares. "uh, huh. Okay." he mumbles noncommittally as combat comes to a resolution.
"We are in the clear," the information broker finally shares as those on-site begin the clean up process. Though only in the seat for a small amount of time, Jasco's "old bones" are slow to creak out of the pilot's seat. "Pilot's seat is yours again. It was a pleasure fighting with you gentlemen. I hope to see you at the celebratory dinner later."
Jasco exits the War Cat and hops back into the comfort of his roundabout. "Did you miss me?" he absently banters with PRIM, knowing that the AI is not sophisticated enough to parse the content from the statement. "Unknown query, please re-state." his AI faithfully replies. Nodding, the information broker grabs the wheel and drives.
He takes a back-way into Marron, hoping not to burn any bridges with any "allies" he developed during his time with the Hand by obviously driving into a city taken by the 'enemy'. Once within the walls, he will find a place to stow away his roundabout with the long-term intention of removing all the accessories he previously added to blend in. In the meantime, he rejoins the 18th COT.
"Lots of salvage out there," he prompts, ever the opportunist, "do we have plans to get out on the battlefield before the vultures fully pick it over?"
"We are in the clear," the information broker finally shares as those on-site begin the clean up process. Though only in the seat for a small amount of time, Jasco's "old bones" are slow to creak out of the pilot's seat. "Pilot's seat is yours again. It was a pleasure fighting with you gentlemen. I hope to see you at the celebratory dinner later."
Jasco exits the War Cat and hops back into the comfort of his roundabout. "Did you miss me?" he absently banters with PRIM, knowing that the AI is not sophisticated enough to parse the content from the statement. "Unknown query, please re-state." his AI faithfully replies. Nodding, the information broker grabs the wheel and drives.
He takes a back-way into Marron, hoping not to burn any bridges with any "allies" he developed during his time with the Hand by obviously driving into a city taken by the 'enemy'. Once within the walls, he will find a place to stow away his roundabout with the long-term intention of removing all the accessories he previously added to blend in. In the meantime, he rejoins the 18th COT.
"Lots of salvage out there," he prompts, ever the opportunist, "do we have plans to get out on the battlefield before the vultures fully pick it over?"
- Silverclaws
- Silver Patron
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Re: Day 18: The Battle of Marron
Silver recognizes Jasco's "position" and decides that Delta in her comatose state can wait. He finds his way out of med-bay and heads back out to the killing fields. Upon finding Jasco, he tells him straight, "Bigger carnivores than vultures around Marron."
Pointing out about 200 yards or so, Silver points to the fins surfacing and diving, "Landsharks. They will take care of any non-salveagable organic materials."
"We have mechanical parts. Electrical parts. Cybernetics. Juicer rigs. There were even some arcane items out there."
When Jasco looks at him questioningly, Silver turns and eyes Jasco with the Flaming Eye. "I sensed many arcane items along my path of destruction."
While Silver and Jasco are conversing, Toto joins them with a blow torch and a saw. When Silver and Jasco eyes his tools, "Some disassembly required."
Pointing out about 200 yards or so, Silver points to the fins surfacing and diving, "Landsharks. They will take care of any non-salveagable organic materials."
"We have mechanical parts. Electrical parts. Cybernetics. Juicer rigs. There were even some arcane items out there."
When Jasco looks at him questioningly, Silver turns and eyes Jasco with the Flaming Eye. "I sensed many arcane items along my path of destruction."
While Silver and Jasco are conversing, Toto joins them with a blow torch and a saw. When Silver and Jasco eyes his tools, "Some disassembly required."
- Orrin Truthseeker
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Re: Day 18: The Battle of Marron
When White hair and the remaining hand members inside of Marron surrender, Orrin sinks to the ground in exhausted relief. That relief quickly subsides as the moans of the wounded and dying penetrates the now otherwise quite town.
Orrin slowly picks himself off the floor and sets about organizing efforts to provide what aide they can to the wounded.
Even the preacher won't be able to heal all of these
Always looking for a profit that one...
He holds his tongue though, as Jasco did ultimately show up to help save the town, at great personal risk.
"You" Orrin says, pointing to a relatively healthy looking male Maronite standing in shock at both the fact the they were victorious and the price of the victory. "Organize a team to quickly search the city for the heavily wounded. Mark the location of anyone who looks like they might not last the evening."
Orrin then sets about trying to find any skilled healers the town may have to help tend the wounded.
Orrin slowly picks himself off the floor and sets about organizing efforts to provide what aide they can to the wounded.
Even the preacher won't be able to heal all of these
Orrin gives a sideways glance at the information broker
Always looking for a profit that one...
He holds his tongue though, as Jasco did ultimately show up to help save the town, at great personal risk.
"You" Orrin says, pointing to a relatively healthy looking male Maronite standing in shock at both the fact the they were victorious and the price of the victory. "Organize a team to quickly search the city for the heavily wounded. Mark the location of anyone who looks like they might not last the evening."
Orrin then sets about trying to find any skilled healers the town may have to help tend the wounded.
Orrin Truthseeker
Re: Day 18: The Battle of Marron
"I'm Tito, man. Im a total badass, ya know? But you're pretty good too. Maybe you can show me how you shoot three guns at once later because..." Tito begins to ask Jack when Silverclaws walks off without response, and Tito rushes to follow him.Jack 'Bullet' Jones wrote: ↑Sat Oct 20, 2018 11:52 pm Bullet Jones is spent. That was one of the toughest fights of his life. He's got the damage to prove it. But before he lets his guard down, he turns towards the new arrival. "Ah'll be...dogged. Heh."
The nearly empty auto-rifle clatters to the ground at his feet. Telekinetically, he tips his hat to the dog boy. "Howdy, fella. Jack Jones. Yer a scrappy little cuss, ain't ya? Hell of an entrance. Much obliged fer cleanin' up that bit of a mess."
Tito looks at Silverclaws and says, "Hey man, you don't talk much do you? That's ok. The strong silent type is cool too. Are we going to get the food now? I can't wait, man!"
Tito follows Silverclaws until they find Jasco, although he seemed nervous about being in the infirmary for some reason. When they meet up with Jasco and Tito looks him over, the dog boy doesn't seem very impressed.
Tito simply tells Jasco, "Hi man, I'm Tito."
Jasco and Silverclaws start talking about salvage, and Tito's eyes glaze over somewhat until Silverclaws mentions something interesting.
When Silverclaws mentions sandsharks Tito snaps back to reality and gets really excited then says "Hey, man! You think Fishbrain is out there, too? I want to find Fishbrain. He's my new ground fish. He needs another good shaking for what he did to me during my awesome entrance, but I like him. Help me catch him!"Silverclaws wrote: ↑Mon Oct 22, 2018 7:17 pm Upon finding Jasco, he tells him straight, "Bigger carnivores than vultures around Marron."
Pointing out about 200 yards or so, Silver points to the fins surfacing and diving, "Landsharks. They will take care of any non-salveagable organic materials."
Without waiting to see if anyone is going to help him, Tito heads off towards the sandsharks.
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Tito, Chihuagoyle Dog boy
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Re: Day 18: The Battle of Marron
The joyous mood continues even as the Marronites set to the dreadful work of clearing the dead and wounded from the battlefield.
There are only a few dozen Blue Hand survivors, all with severe wounds that prevented them from fleeing with their fellows. With Ulysses focused on treating as many Marronites as he can in the triage center, Rill accompanies the Marronites that take the prisoners into the irradiated facilities below, unable to allow even the lowest of the low to go without treatment.
As the bodies of the dead are stripped and piled out of the way for burial, there's a cry from the center of the killing field, where a couple of Marronite youth had started to drag away Cassius's dismembered corpse. The warlord's legs and severed arms lay as still as would be expected, but his torso begins to glow, eldritch light leaking out from the seals of his armor.
Thinking of the cranial bomb that went off outside Black Mesa, members of the COT duck for cover ... then there's a flash, and Cassius's body disappears.
At the same time, the Marronites carrying Ronin's shackled body drop her and back away, as she, too, begins to glow, the blurred outline of her bones and an amulet on a chain shining through her armor like an x-ray.
Blurre is there in an instant, still too late to do anything but hear his sister's departing words, whispered in the staccato jabber they used as children:
"Don'tfollowTurtleyoucan'tsavemefromthisone.Hehasmenow...andhedoesn'tletgo..."
What was that?! A simple Knowledge: Arcana success will tell you it's some sort of teleporation/summoning spell, anchored by the enchanted amulets Ronin and Cassius('s corpse) were wearing. Wanna try to dispel it? You can act in time with an Agility check at -4 (penalty reduced by 2 for every Initiative-related Edge you have). For the opposed roll, you'll need to beat the Shibboleth (an arcane caster) and his roll of 23.
There are only a few dozen Blue Hand survivors, all with severe wounds that prevented them from fleeing with their fellows. With Ulysses focused on treating as many Marronites as he can in the triage center, Rill accompanies the Marronites that take the prisoners into the irradiated facilities below, unable to allow even the lowest of the low to go without treatment.
As the bodies of the dead are stripped and piled out of the way for burial, there's a cry from the center of the killing field, where a couple of Marronite youth had started to drag away Cassius's dismembered corpse. The warlord's legs and severed arms lay as still as would be expected, but his torso begins to glow, eldritch light leaking out from the seals of his armor.
Thinking of the cranial bomb that went off outside Black Mesa, members of the COT duck for cover ... then there's a flash, and Cassius's body disappears.
At the same time, the Marronites carrying Ronin's shackled body drop her and back away, as she, too, begins to glow, the blurred outline of her bones and an amulet on a chain shining through her armor like an x-ray.
Blurre is there in an instant, still too late to do anything but hear his sister's departing words, whispered in the staccato jabber they used as children:
"Don'tfollowTurtleyoucan'tsavemefromthisone.Hehasmenow...andhedoesn'tletgo..."
What was that?! A simple Knowledge: Arcana success will tell you it's some sort of teleporation/summoning spell, anchored by the enchanted amulets Ronin and Cassius('s corpse) were wearing. Wanna try to dispel it? You can act in time with an Agility check at -4 (penalty reduced by 2 for every Initiative-related Edge you have). For the opposed roll, you'll need to beat the Shibboleth (an arcane caster) and his roll of 23.
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Go ahead and post immediate reactions to the disappearance here. I'll be posting a new thread shortly for other post-battle action.GM Bennies: 7/7
- Orrin Truthseeker
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Re: Day 18: The Battle of Marron
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After a moment, Orrin recognizes the signs of a summoning spell and jumps forward to dispel the effect. Before he can even gather the power necessary for the spell, Blurr's sister is gone. Orrin turns immediately to the cyberknight, compassion on his face.
"I'm Sorry Blurr... but dont worry. We will find her"
Orrin Truthseeker
- Sir Blurre
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Re: Day 18: The Battle of Marron
Blurre is obviously frustrated by the sudden, magical abduction of his sister, but when Orrin speaks, he takes a deep breath, and then nods, even as he steps up to the spot where she had been, and picks up a silver chain with a crucifix, staring at it for a moment and then putting it over his own neck.
"Yes. Yes, we will, and thank you, my friend. And in the meantime, I can take solace in a simple fact--her captor can make mistakes. In this case, had he left her here, I would have needed to stay with her, to work on her rehabilitation. But now... Well, he's practically inviting me to hunt him down. That definitely seems like a tactical mistake on his part, don't you agree?"
"Yes. Yes, we will, and thank you, my friend. And in the meantime, I can take solace in a simple fact--her captor can make mistakes. In this case, had he left her here, I would have needed to stay with her, to work on her rehabilitation. But now... Well, he's practically inviting me to hunt him down. That definitely seems like a tactical mistake on his part, don't you agree?"
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