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Inferi

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Deck 3

The ones descending did indeed not notice Bridgett, their vision ahead rather than around them. At first, it would just be two pairs of feet, closer together than people normally walked. The reason for that would become apparent pretty quickly, when the rest of them came into view: the one on the right side of the staircase had the arm of the other over their shoulder and was helping them walk. Although she couldn’t fully see them at this point, a reasonable assumption given the situation was that the one being carried had been on the receiving end of whatever had happened up above.

However, they hadn’t made it down the stairs before something else happened. The door to the bridge opened...and then close again, nothing coming out but nothing appearing in it either. In addition to that, the third soldier from upstairs came running down the stairs, past the two that were moving slower due to the one being carried, and then down the next stairs and onto the deck below. This happened moments before a gunshot came, very faintly, from below.

By now, the pair of soldiers was at the bottom of the stairs, and rounding the side to head back through the deck. If Bridgett was going to do something before they noticed her, it would have to happen quickly. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

16-Sep-2017 21:32:09

NotFishing

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Gareth Arenar

Gareth's initial attempt at reason had not been met with success. Before he or any of his situational allies could respond, the painted hooligan from the lounge walked on scene and more or less communicated the same message as Gareth but in far less eloquent and descriptive terms. That is to say, he made a vague demand without explaining why or what.

The young nobleman couldn't help but roll his eyes and let out an annoyed sigh, but then a firearm was discharged. His irritated expression to shifted to one of mild surprise and fear, his eyebrows raised and his eyes widened slightly, mouth posed as if to ask a question.

It seemed the decorated degenerate had brought three of the soldiers with him.

Gareth immediately deduced that there was nothing he could do against an armed man with a gun. All he had was a goddamned book. Why was he still carrying that thing, anyways? It wasn't practical, but at the same time it had yet to actually impede his progress, and he did want to finish the chapter, so that was how he had justified keeping it around.

He surveyed his allies in half a second. The guide was doing something with the device on her wrist. The princess had frozen up in fear. The cosmeticized cretin had yet to act. The little girl had done the sort of thing he had told her not to do.

His quick mind also deduced that by running, the little girl was the most likely to get shot. There was nothing he could do to stop her. But, it did give him an opportunity to do something. Unfortunately, as he repeatedly reminded himself, he wasn't a fighter and he wasn't a diplomat, even if he was adept at forming intelligent arguments.

So instead, he gripped the immobile princess by the shoulder and stepped behind Chloe, whilst simultaneously maneuvering Alicia behind him, using Chloe as a human shield for both of them, and himself as a shield for Alicia. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

17-Sep-2017 02:26:53 - Last edited on 17-Sep-2017 02:41:46 by NotFishing

Azi Demonica

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Ben

The guy over yonder got shot.

"Dumbass cracker! See whut happens when you don't listen to me? You should have given me a hand. Well, whatever, my stuff has gotta be around here somewhere..." Ben remarked.

Making no reaction to the danger (as he was not someone easily intimidated by death or danger), and not even to Gareth's movement, Ben started rummaging around the area, frequently putting his bottle down, looking for his stuff. Although he had already finished his liquor, he did not seem to notice, and continued puffing his cigar, occasionally mumbling "Where's mih stuff?".

17-Sep-2017 22:16:43

Westenev

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Bridgett

Bridgett’s hand hovered over the pistol, every muscle in her body tensing as the two men lumbered down the stairs. Their general lack of haste and clumsy steps sounded off for a moment, but it all made sense when she caught view of one of the troopers supporting a casualty.

~So, they bleed too~, Bridgett thought, with a bloodlust that surprised even herself. Turning away, she caught the bridge door open with the corner of her eye. On the verge of clasping her pistol, she glanced upwards. If that trooper came out of the bridge now, she would have been exposed immediately!

Luckily, no soul decided to take a stroll out from the bridge right this moment, with the door swinging shut once more. Bridgett would have breathed a sigh of relief, if not for the injured soldiers still hammering their way down the staircase.

A muffled sound emanated from below, all too familiar to Bridgett’s ears. Someone had started firing. As if on cue, the third and final trooper began their race down the stairs, and disappeared down the next flight almost as quickly as he had arrived. Bridgett blinked. What had that been about? And, more importantly, why did she feel Glenn was right in the thick of it?

Gah! Why did she leave that idiot to his own devices, she’ll never know. Hell, Right this second he was probably planning to shield himself in front of some hot young thing that he’d never have the courage to talk to normally. Gareth was truly was infuriating like that.

Bridgett mentally shook her head. No. That didn’t help her now. What she needed now was a plan. Did her plan involve the two men limping their way down the staircase? That was a solid maybe. She didn’t want to shoot the men in cold blood if she didn’t have to, especially if they were simply making a beeline off the ship. The men rounded their last steps. She had to make a decision, and quickly!
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19-Sep-2017 14:20:20

Westenev

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“By Code E-201 of the international treaty, any unauthorised boarding’s by persons unwilling to state their intentions could only be defined as “pirates”, punishable by death.” She recited under her breath. There was nothing for it. Whatever the intent of the troopers, she didn’t want them sniffing around the lower levels any longer than they already had.

Bridgett fastened her fingers around the gun, flicking off the safety. Turning the corner, she immediately assessed the supporter from the supported – the former garnering a bullet clean to the cranium, while the later needed only to wait for the cock to be pulled to follow the same fate.
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19-Sep-2017 14:20:28

Inferi

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Cargo Hold

Annie didn’t actually find her weapons, and for several reasons. For one, she didn’t have any. Add to that the fact that she had no idea where anything was down here and the lack of ability to open whatever the weaponry might be inside down here, and it was a nice big recipie for her being able to accomplish nothing useful by running out.

However, as Gareth had surmised, she did get something, and that something was a nice fat bullet fired in her direction. It looked like it was not aimed to hit, however, but rather to strike the deck in front of her and hopefully stop her from continuing her mad dash to nowhere. If she ignored it and continued...well, that was something that would remain to be seen.

If Chloe was aware of what Gareth was doing, she didn’t make any comment on it. Her hand was shaking as she gripped the matrix, and with no visible progress of any kind it most likely looked like she was attempting something in vain. However, the barest hint of a shimmer around the device was beginning to show, and if anyone seeing it was familiar with combat matrices they’d know that this meant the matrix was active. What it was doing, though...that was something else entirely.

Alicia didn’t resist Gareth’s movement of her at all, looking almost like she was relieved someone wasn’t giving her an option about what she had to do. Although it didn’t quite look as though she was terrified, it was clear that she had absolutely no idea what she should be doing right now.

Meanwhile, up above, the single soldier’s mask prevented anyone from seeing what they might be thinking should it show on their face. Despite what they might be thinking, though, what they did was raise the weapon and another shot, this one in front of the strange, painted individual that seemed to not care about the situation he was in. Like with Annie, it depended on what he did as to what happened next. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

19-Sep-2017 16:52:00

Inferi

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Deck 3

For the briefest moment, as Bridgett recited the code of laws that permitted her to do what she was about to do, she might swear she could hear someone laughing derisively. Yet since there was nobody around that might be doing that, it wasn’t anything that could be focused on with everything else happening.

Although both soldiers had their weapons still in hand, they never had time to use them. Perhaps they had not been expecting such a thing to happen, or perhaps they had not expected it to happen as it did. The one supporting even had their weapon raised, and when Bridgett rounded the corner looked as though they were trying to point it in her direction, but through some incredible stroke of luck never got the aim that they wanted and never pulled the trigger.

Two shots later there were two dead soldiers, and Bridgett was on a deck that was suddenly devoid of hostile targets. Whatever their armor was, it seemed that it didn’t block shots to the head. They fell awkwardly onto the deck, the one that had been injured landing on top of the one that had been supporting them.

There was no immediate response to the gunshots, and it left Bridgett with a moment to do whatever she wished. However, given the way sound transferred on this ship, the gunshots would almost certainly be heard by anyone down below, so she wouldn’t have long if someone decided to respond. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

19-Sep-2017 16:52:15

Westenev

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Bridgett

It had all happened so fast, almost in the blink of an eye…

Bridgett lowered her pistol, numbed to what had just transpired. No, what ailed her wasn’t mental so much as physical - she could hear the briefest laughter, a mocking laugh that was not her own. Bridgett glanced about the room, yet couldn’t pinpoint where it might have come from. The room was devoid of life.

Bridgett shook her head. A figment of her own imagination, for sure. She pushed the thought aside.

For now, Bridgett would focus on taking the Bridge. The issue was that the troopers were bound to investigate. To this end, Bridgett tossed her pistol up the stairs. A childish plan perhaps, but the cons of keeping it outweighed the possible benefits of extended use. At least this way, if she were lucky, the Troopers might be drawn up the stairs rather than around toward the bridge.

As for how she planned to rush the bridge, Bridgett would have to take a cue from the on goings of upstairs. Anyone would be panicked in such a situation, right? It was a downright dastardly idea, but it seemed marginally better than charging the door, gun in hand.

After inhaling a few deep breaths, Bridgett ran towards the door screaming bloody murder. The sense of panic was so easy to fake, it was almost real.

“MURDER! HELP ME!” Bridgett screamed, running towards the Bridge door. If she should get the chance, she might even pound on it.
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22-Sep-2017 02:59:44

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