[Taocow PBEM] Book 3 - Chapter XI - All Together Again!

[Aaron Clausen]

>> [GM]
>> Jacek looks over to his men and nods.
>>
>> The three men, dressed in mismatched armor, leap out of their ATV
>> and begin walking towards the ATV that the little girl is in. They do
>> not have their weapons drawn, but they look to have pretty twitchy
>> trigger fingers.
>> [/GM]

>> [Jacek]
>> "With your permission..." Jacek says to Oz. He seems to be outright
>> ignoring anybody else as he reaches to open the door of the ATV...
>> [/Jacek]

>> [Louissa]
>> Louissa looks up to Ted, and then to Vesper and Alex, with an
>> expression of fear and concern.
>> [/Louissa]

> [Ted]
> Ted remained silent, but hopped off the vehicle onto the ground.
> [/Ted]

> [Oz]
> Oz nods. "Of course." The German gestures to his three adjutants to
> hang back while he approaches Jacek and his three men. "I would like
> to see this creature as well."
> [/Oz]

> [Alex]
> Telepathically, Alex sends, /You have about thirty seconds to tell me
> exactly what is going on. You are not my commanding officer so I don't
> have to follow your orders./
> [/Alex]

OOC: I'm assuming this is directed at Oz.

> [Vesper]
> Walked over and kept the iron ready just in case.
> [/Vesper]

[Jacek]
Jacek opens the rear driver door of the ATV.
[/Jacek]

[GM]
Inside is what appears to be a child, drying blood and scars all over
her body. A pool of blood lies beneath her on the seat. She is as pale
as death, her eyelids are lifted, revealing the eyes underneath. The
pupils are completed dilated.
[/GM]

[Jacek]
Jacek leans in very closely, but does not touch her. After a moment he
says "This body appears dead. But what does that mean, for
supernatural creatures?"

Jacek turns to his men. "Edvard, fetch the can of diesel from the ATV.
Blackear and Stevens, take a lantern and fetch some wood. Be quick
about it. I'm sure our new friends have no desire to stay here any
longer than they have to."
[/Jacek]

[GM]
The three men quickly set about their assigned tasks. Louissa looks on
hopelessly to Ted and Alex, but both seem heavy in thought.

A few minutes later, a fairly good pile of dead dry wood has been
gathered, and the pile has been soaked with diesel.
[/GM]

[Thodin the Dwarf]
Thodin looks on in horror. "Friend Miles," he says to his companion,
"they are going to burn that child!" The Dwarf's hand reaches almost
instinctively for his energy pistol.
[/Thodin the Dwarf]

[GM]
One of the Borg's men is faster to the draw, and his energy pistol is
out and pointed straight at the Dwarf. "No no no." the man says.
"Jacek 'ere's gonna burn a devil, just like the Knight Commander
promised."
[/GM]

[Jacek]
"If there are no further objections," Jacek says, "let us get this
deed done." He leans in to lift the girl...
[/Jacek]

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Aaron Clausen
mightymartianca at gmail.com