[Taocow PBEM] Chapter XVI - Into The Southlands

[Aaron Deskins]

[Carlos] Now wanting to harm Ted, Carlos eases forward with his rifle in hand. He watches the periphery to make sure no one else joins the fight. [/Carlos]

--- On Tue, 6/17/08, Aaron Clausen <mightymartianca at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Aaron Clausen <mightymartianca at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Taocow PBEM] Chapter XVI - Into The Southlands
> To: "The Tao of Cow Rifts PBEM" <taocowpbem at zork.net>
> Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 10:46 AM
> OOC: Still waiting for everyone down the tunnel to send in
> their
> combat moves, so we'll deal with the boat.
> 
> > > > [Alex]
> > > > Alex fires a laser shot at the captain's
> attacker [Strike: 21].  It hits
> > > > the attacker [Damage: 16MD], but not before
> he's struck the captain.  A
> > > > vibro blade is glimpsed, skillfully plunging
> into the captain's chin and
> > > > through his brain.
> > > > [/Alex]
> 
> > > [Alister]
> > > Alister fires his ion pulse rifle at the
> captain's killer's head [Strike:1], missing
> > >  the captain's killer by a wide margin.
> > > [/Alister]
> 
> > > [GM]
> > > Wallace, yanking the vibroknife out of the
> captain's head, shouts "Alright,
> > > after them, you bloody cowards!"
> > > [/GM]
> 
> > [Alex]
> > Flicking her rifle to three blast burst because a
> single shot did not
> > blow a huge hole in the body, she opens fire on
> Wallace [Strike: 17, Damage:
> > 60MD].
> >
> > On her radio, she calls, "We have some problems
> here as well."
> > [/Alex]
> 
> [GM]
> Alex's three round burst has a good deal more effect,
> blowing a reasonably
> large hole in Wallace's chest.  He looks a little
> surprised, seems ready to say
> something and then simply falls over.
> 
> For the briefest moment, the rest of the crew just stands
> there, frightened
> and confused.
> [/GM]
> 
> [Alister]
> Alister falls in beside Alex, his rifle at the ready.
> [/Alister]
> 
> [GM]
> Suddenly one of the crew shouts "You shot
> Wallace!"  He makes no move forward,
> but he and the rest of the crew are reaching for their
> weapons.
> 
> Louissa backs up and stands beside Alex and Alister.. 
> While trying to
> look stern,
> she whispers to Alex, "What do we do?"
> [/GM]
> 
> -- 
> Aaron Clausen
> mightymartianca at gmail.com
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