[[moosics]]
More cows pour into the house, jostling each other. Another one charges into the kitchen, ploughing across the still-floury floor to collide with the first. Both mill in confusion a moment, snorting and tossing their heads.
Seeing mortals in danger, Alouette hastens to put itself between parties that might injure each other and tries to dissuade the cattle from their careless approach by...barking at them.
"WOOF WAF WOUF WOUF WOOF WAF WOOF WAF WOOF!!!" The nearest animals shy a little and turn, but they don't really have anywhere to go.
The stamping and lowing of cattle is swiftly becoming the loudest thing anyone can hear; the cowboys down by the side of the stairs have to yell to make themselves heard.
"On three, we git Missus Bradshaw up over the stairs! One! Two! Three!"
"Oop!"
Dave and Percy boost the widow over the bannister midway up. Al stands by to steady or catch her if necessary, casting nervous glances to the nearby cows and clank.
"Now you!" Dave yells to the kid. Percy looks stricken.
"Me? But Dave-"
"I'm gonna go git the pups and be right back, then we'll think about...them." Dave jerks his head at the cold, windy, haily night.
"Do it at th' hurry-up, Dave..." Al warns. Percy reluctantly slings his rifle to his back and raises a toe to Dave's stirruped hands, though as he steadies himself against Dave's shoulder, feeling the dampness there, he looks the other Dust Adder in the eye as best he can in the gloom.
"I'm really sorry!"
"Ain't nothin'!" Dave replies, boosting him up. Al scrambles over as best he can as Dave starts trying to judge how best to move across to the living room.
[[Alouette rolled 1,4 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 1,4. Intimidate.
Bane Cows rolled 3,3 using d6,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 3,3. nearest coos. Alouette wins! Not by much, but it gets +2 vs. coos next turn.
The Dust Adders concentrate on saving what is dear to them.
Percy Bradshaw rolled 4,0 using d8-1,d6-1, rerolling max with rolls of 5,1. heft mum.
Mighty Dave rolled 7,3 using d8,d6, rerolling max with rolls of 7,3. heft Percy.
Al the Dust Adder rolled 7 using 1d8, rerolling max with rolls of 7. heft self.
They succeed, putting Al, Widow Bradshaw and Percy on the stairs with Abbie, heading up to regroup. Dave is about at the bottom of the stairs, trying to work out how best to cross the foyer without being flattened.
Initiative!
Alouette AH
Dust Adders QS
Adrian Vega JH
William Pierce JS
Abbie Bruebaker JD
Hank Miller 9H
Sister Sarah 7S
John Wesley Hardin 6S
Ambrosius Botticelli Evans 5S
O'Rourke 4C
Liz Bradshaw 4D
Cows Cows Cows 3H
Jake Lawrence On Hold ]]
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