[Taocow PBEM] Book 3 - Chapter III

[Koba Rowers]

[Koba]

"We need to get out of here. I am not dealing with slavers today."  
With that, Koba will make a move towards the boat in an attempt to  
take control of the boat.
[/Koba]

On Jun 25, 2010, at 2:29 PM, Aaron Clausen <mightymartianca at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> OOC: Missed a little bit.
>
>> [GM]
>> As the grenade flies into the air, Alex is able to get a reasonable
>> picture of their surroundings.  She can see, with IR, the squad that
>> just fired at Koba moving quickly down the road towards the beach.
>> She can see the narrow rocky margin that sits between the bottom
>> of the cliffs and the water, and can see that it will offer no safe
>> escape either, there is another squad moving down it towards the
>> company, as well as some sort of small gun boat moving parallel
>> to the beach.
>>
>> The whole scene seems dismal until she catches a glimpse through
>> the mists of an escape route, one only visible because of a slight
>> shift in the wind.  A very narrow (no wider than a couple of feet)  
>> path
>> that leads up the cliffs directly north of them.  There's no sign  
>> of the
>> enemy, but the path is clearly damp from sea spray and fog.  The
>> entire path is not visible, but perhaps about 2,000 feet away she
>> can again see what must be the path, now some six hundred feet
>> above the crashing waves, no wider than it was before, but leading
>> down into what looks like a small protected cove, where what look
>> like a couple of fishing boats are moored.
>> [/GM]
>>
>> OOC: I'm assuming Alex communicates this to her companions.
>>
>> [Louissa]
>> "We've got to go that way!" she says.  "It's are only chance.   
>> Where's
>> Koba?"
>> [/Louissa]
>
> [GM]
> One of the landing craft has now touched bottom and several ape
> creatures leap out.  Suddenly, out of nowhere, a friendly aircraft  
> strafes
> the boat and several of the ape-men fall.  The boat itself is  
> damaged, but
> still appears to be seaworthy, with only a couple of defenders left on
> board.
> [/GM]
>
> OOC: I'll give everyone until next Tuesday to decide whether they want
> to take Alex's path or try for the landing craft.
>
> -- 
> Aaron Clausen
> mightymartianca at gmail.com
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