[Taocow PBEM] Chapter IX - In The Ruins Of Old Chicago

[Aaron Clausen]

> > [GM]
> > Back in the hover craft, everyone not braced or buckled
> > in suddenly finds themselves falling towards the front of
> > the vehicle.  The horse is neighing insanely with fright.
> > [/GM]

> [Bongo]
> "What the -- ?!  HEY!!!  I'm the only one who gets to drive
> this thing!!!"  Bongo yelps in surprise as Arden wrests
> control of the truck away from him.  "Frost!  Ted!  Osiris!
> Get this  pointy-eared nutcase off me before he gets us all
> fragged!"
>
> He attempts to land a furry punch on Arden's jaw, hoping
> to knock the elf out -- or at the least, dislodge him from
> the controls long enough for the others to drag him back
> into the back.
> [Bongo]

[GM]
Bongo's shot isn't the best, but it manages to clip Arden on
the side of the head, whipping it back and drawing blood.  The elf,
however, does not remove its grip.
[/GM]

> [Lady Frost]
> Frost uses the sudden forward motion to propel herself
> towards Arden.  Once there, she hesitates a moment
> before grabbing him and speaking as calmly as she could
> in  the chaos of the hovercraft.  "Arden, if there's a plan
> here..  say something fast or I'm gonna have to take that
> toy from you."
>
> She was starting to think someone or thing had
> possessed Arden, and didn't intend to kill them.  He had
> told them to go to McGuane.  He was also the one that
> hinted at them approaching themselves in the tunnel.
> So she waited a moment, trying to see if he had an actual
> plan, or if he was just losing it.
> [/Lady Frost]

[GM]
A bloodied grin spreads across Arden's face.  "A plan...  Yes a plan..."

The ground is approaching at a dizzying pace.  Bongo has, at best,
seconds before the craft strikes the ground...

In the distance, Kyle can still see the hovercraft in its dizzying spiral.
[/GM]

-- 
Aaron Clausen   mightymartianca at gmail.com

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