Ash - Cael

[Andrew]

OOC: Dex X5 85% (1d100=85)

[Mr. Handy]

"I'm sure it was her," says Sarah, working quickly to gag Bree with the strips she tore from the bedsheet and then to tie her arms behind her back. "Her voice is different from Bree's, of course, but it was the same sort of melodic speech. The chopper's no doubt guarded, and we probably shouldn't discuss our plans where little pitchers can hear us. I won't let Blackworth take me without a fight either. If he tries, it'll be his undoing. Hasn't he ever read the Evil Overlord list?"

[Andrew]

"Sarah, she's a slippery thing, I don't know if I can keep a hold of her. If I had a free hand I'd club her and knock her out." Cael said, wishing he could call game over and go home. This wasn't funny anymore.

[Mr. Handy]

"I'll help hold onto her," says Sarah. "I've almost got her arms done, and I'll do her legs next. I'm sorry to do this to you, Bree, but you're acting very nasty and you need a time out. Hey, maybe I've got some sedatives in my medical kit! Have to use the proper dose for a child, though."

[Laraqua]

Bree begins to cry. Her nose runs and tears run down her cheeks. She seems desperate to say something.

[Andrew]

Cael let's go of her mouth by mere millimeters, if she goes to take a big breath to scream again he's knocking her out.

[Laraqua]

"Why?" she asks, whimpering.

[Mr. Handy]

"Bree, sweetie," says Sarah soothingly, "I'm so sorry about all this. Our little girl Dahlia is missing, and we need to find her. Morry was supposed to help us, but he did a very naughty thing to us. We couldn't have you sound the alarm, or he and his chums would have got us and done awful things to us. Please tell us if you have any idea where she might be." I'm certain I've got a handle on this kid, she thinks.

[Laraqua]

"Aksenna kiitan wae," she said desperately. A ring of flame and force erupts from her in an explosion of light and sound.

OOC: Your Strength vs. 18 on the Resistance table or be knocked against the wall. 1d6 damage either way. Luck roll to avoid your clothes igniting.

[Andrew]

Even though the situation was grim, Cael couldn't help but to smile at the way Sarah handed the kid. One day, even if the kid wasn't Dahlia and he was dead and rotting somewhere, Sarah he knew would live on and make a good mother. She wouldn't ignore her kids or yell at them when they became bothersome.

...And then the little bitch tried to blow him up.

OOC: How do I roll that?

[Mr. Handy]

[OOC: Cael has 14 Strength, so he must roll 30 or less to hold onto her. Luck is just POW x 5.]



"Bree, please don't!" cries Sarah. "We're not going to hurt you. I know you're scared of us, but we're the good guys. I was once a little girl like you, and so is Dahlia. We just want to help her. Please don't hurt us. I want to be your friend." It didn't look like the child was buying it, though.

[Andrew]

OOC: He blew it big time!

Cael tried as hard as he could but couldn't hold on.

[Andrew]

OOC: Damage (1d6=2) and he's he's naked. I hate dice programs.



As Cael get's thrown against the wall his clothes ignite as well. If it wasn't for his training he'd panic but he quickly removes his items from his pockets and quickly begins to shed the burning clothes. As they burn he kicks them under a sprinkler head hoping the smoke sets it off.

[Mr. Handy]

"Cael!" cries Sarah, tears in her eyes. Her own clothes are not burned, but she is severely injured. Reacting quickly, she takes the untorn portion of the sheet and attempts to beat out the flames. "Hang in there! I love you! Nurse Sarah will make it all better." She looks at Bree imploringly. "We're not monsters. We're normal people like you. Please don't hurt us. I want to help you." Then she passes out, agony tearing through her charred body.

[Laraqua]

Bree's only clothes are aflame but her chanting seems to keep her from burning. Kicking free of the bindings, she attempts to flee, screaming in panic. "Blackwoooooorth!"

[Andrew]

DAMN! I just had a big post and deleted it by accident!

[Andrew]

"Sarah!" Cael yells out. He then grabs his gun and goes to shoot Bree, she was now a hostile and orders were to terminate with extreme prejudice.

[Andrew]

OOC: Handgun 53% (1d100=32)

Cael fires off his gun and then grabs Sarah and places her on the bed. He wets a scarp of bed sheet and places it on her forehead not knowing what else to do. "I only know how to butcher men, not heal them." Cael says in a pleading voice to Sarah, "Please wake up." He then goes into the closet and grabs his flight suit back out and puts his stuff into his pockets.

Then it occurs to Cael, "Perhaps this is how we get separated. In her phone call from the future Sarah believes I'm dead but what if that's just something she gets told and doesn't know for sure. She might not actually see me die because I leave her here!" Every fiber of his military training told him to shut the door and begin the hunt.

[Andrew]

OOC: Damage from 9mm (1d10=6, 1d10=9, 1d10=8) Handgun 53% (1d100=34, 1d100=8) The other two.

As the feeling of knowing he didn't protect Sarah like he had said he would, a dark feeling comes over him. The thought of seppuku was there but he knew before it came to that, Blackworth was dead.

[Mr. Handy]

[OOC: That third roll is an impale, which happens when you get 1/5 of your effective skill or less. That means that it does an extra 1d10 damage. Not that you need it...]



Sarah lies unconscious on her bed, her chest moving slowly up and down. Thankfully, she feels no pain in her current state.