Marcus covers those in the front dragging the wounded Major back from the entrance.

James moves to the entrance, dropping his medical bag for someone to use "Marcus and Sarah  treat Thomas, everyone else I say we pay those those raptors back"

James will signal them to ideal defense spots he then does a wide burst at one of the raptors that limits the chance of harm to  the bird people

13:08, Today: James Berten rolled 10 using 1d20+1. p-90 wide burst 3+1+1-3-1.
if needed
13:10, Today: James Berten rolled 9 using 1d10+1. p-90 dmg

OK, so attempts at neutrality tended to fly out the window when your teammates were attacked by giant bird people.  Good to know.  Kylie nodded at Lt. Berten and drew her handgun to follow his instructions.  She really didn't feel confident using her P-90, and she really hoped she wouldn't need either weapon.

Sarah will do what she can for Thomas, pulling out her small medical kit from apparently nowhere (she certainly hadn't been carrying it a moment before) and kneeling down next to him.

[18:14, Today: Sarah Morgan rolled 15 using 1d20+7. First Aid.]

Kylie kneels down by Sarah to help stop the bleeding.  She thinks she mostly just gets in the way, though.

22:06, Tue 08 July 2014: Kylie Nova rolled 9 using 1d20+6 ((3)).
Seriously, she just needed a 10 to aid another's roll.  How frustrating.

It's not so much getting in the way but more that with the equipment they have, there is little more than can do for the man given the situation and Sarah gives Kylie an appreciative smile.  "Can you please press and hold that bandage while I check for any other 'hidden' injuries?"  It's not easy and while Sarah has had the 'usual' training, she vouches to take a couple of advanced courses when... if she gets the opportunity.

Marcus coming over to help realized that Sarah was much better at first aid them he and asked how he could help her and Nova. "What can I do to help?"

Del'noc let the others do what they could to help the wounded while he kept watch for any more that might be heading their way. He also watched the battle a bit to see how things were faring for the birds that they had been dealing with.

"Will we be staying for the outcome of the battle?"

Of course it had never occurred to Randall that the raptors were so nimble when they landed, or that the noise on the roof was one of them landing rather than crashing. And then out of the blue, that long nasty-looking beak had reach over the doorway's top edge and chomped down on his arm!

Before he could react any more than try to jerk his arm loose--bad move, as it just dug the teeth in deeper--Cormac had opened up with the P90. At point blank range, he almost couldn't miss... the bullets slammed into the creature's beak, forcing it to let go.

It all happened so quickly that he was in momentary shock, so as the creature tried to drag him out of the next, it pulled him off balance, and after the bullets made it let go, Randall fell to the floor.

Sarah quickly rushed forward, grabbed Randall and dragged him away from the opening, even as James started shooting.

"Thanks," he managed to spit out through gritted teeth.

Fortunately, his jacket's sleeve had managed to keep the razor-sharp teeth from penetrating too deeply. Still, his jacket was shredded and his arm was a bloody mess.

As Sarah applied her first aid training, his concern was that the creature might have been venomous. Also, if it was a carrion-eater, all sorts of nasty bacteria could be in the wounds now.

"Try to figure out if these raptors are intelligent," he directed. "If they are, then that's your cue, Sarah. If they aren't, then we need to help our bird-folk friends. I authorize you to shoot the raptors... try to drive them off, but don't leave any wounded ones."
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Work out whether an animal was intelligent or not... not really her forte now, but she guessed she could just 'speak' to them.  On the other hand, the new addition to the team was far more qualified for that and Sarah looked up at her, expectantly, "Go for it.  I'll finish up here.  I'll join you as soon as I've given him a tetanus and general antibiotic."  Unfortunately, that's about as far as her kit extended (far more than a kit you'd find in a cub-scout leaders boot, but only 'so far')

Del'noc wasn't sure he had a good idea for how to tell if they were intelligent or not. Calling out to animal can draw it's attention just like a person, and if they are belligerent and attack, you still don't know for sure. For the moment, he merely fired near the raptors to try and keep them back....and if possible away from the bird-creatures.

Marcus took a defensive position.  With the only entrance well covered by the experts he would assist when needed.

One of the things that Sarah and Kylie and Marcus have learned is that you can't judge a culture by your own standards. Still, there are signs that indicate certain traits.

As they observe the raptors, they can see that they don't use any weapons. Nor are any of them wearing any kind of clothing or harness or jewelry. They also don't seem to show any kind of teamwork or cooperation. In fact, more than once two of them attack the same birdfolk and then fight over the carcass.

The primitive weapons and teamwork of the birdfolk are the only thing that gives them an edge against the raptors, as the raptors are larger and more vicious.

There is no indication that the raptors are intelligent, though they may still be somewhat smart.

Sarah finishes patching her 'patient' up as best she can before moving closer to the doorway.  "It's doesn't look good."  She shakes her head, "I think we need to help them out."  She needs someone to argue against her decision to bring out the best of the arguments but at the same time with Thorne wounded, it falls to her to make the decision.  "Randall, Del'noc, James.  We can't afford to wait any longer.  S'far as I can tell, these creatures are simply that - creatures - and they are attacking our hosts.  It's time to make your stand.  Let's get this done."  She waits for one of the three, hopefully the most tactically minded, to (having been given the go-ahead) tell them what to do!
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It was only his arm that had taken damage, and not his gun hand at that, but his legs were still intact. He stood up and move to the door, more cautiously this time.

"We need to get out of this nest," he begins. "The battle's up there in the sky! We need to use the buddy system... cover each other's backs. James, take the left flank. Move out onto the hill against the next nest. Sarah, can you cover is back?"

Randall wasn't too sure about Sarah in a battle situation, but they needed to split up a bit to be the most effective.

"Del'noc, take the right flank. Marcus, cover his back."


"I'm not going to be able to climb, so I'll have to take the winch back up. We need to work our way back up to the top so we have a better field of fire."

"Kylie... can you ride up with me and cover my back?"

"Cormac... until we are secure up top, you'll need to stay here, keep out of sight but snipe at the raptors. Switch to single shot. You'll need to be more precise with your shots so that you don't hit our allies."

"Any questions? Then move out. Left flank goes first."

Sarah nods.  She had been trained, of course, but for the most part she avoided using guns.  This wasn't an opportunity to avoid them though and she unslung the P90 so she could be ready to use it in the defence of her team-mate.

James replies to Throne's orders by taking the left flank and heading to hill against the next nest

Del'noc listened to the orders put out there by Thorne. He gave a silent nod in acceptance of the orders before turning and moving to indeed take the right flank, but only once the left flank had moved.

Cormac gives Thorne a quick nod and proceeded to get set to provide cover fire for James and Del'noc. Keeping just inside the main entrance while keeping a considerable field of fire.

OOC

At work will edit when I get home. Won't be untill later.

Marcus stepped lightly after the Jaffa paying attention to his surroundings.

Kylie ties off the bandage and nods.  She might be out of her depth, but she could keep an eye out and shoot a gun in a straight line well enough.  "Let's go."

Once everyone was in place, Randall steps out and steps into the winch hook. Once Kylie is in place, he uses the remote to activate the winch.

Clearly as the winch cable hauls them up to the top again, they are quite vulnerable to attack from the raptors. That was why he positioned James and Del'noc the way he did--they were there to cover his ass, while their back-ups were cover theirs.

There was a lot of activity in the air still, but looking out on it now, it could be seen that it wasn't quite as bad as it had looked. The raptors were outnumbered, maybe two-to-one, but they more than compensated by their size and teeth.

The activity was in 360-degrees around the mountain, too. However, the slowness of the ride to the top made it almost inevitable that one of the raptors would spot Randall and Kylie and mistake them for an easy target.

As he swoops in, though, he gets caught in a crossfire from Kylie, Del'noc and James. It's hard to tell who exactly hit him, assuming they all didn't, but the creature never even gets close as he tumbles out of the sky. He crashes into the side of the mountain, just missing any nests, then slides down until he gets wedged between two nests. He doesn't move after that.

About the same time, a raptor lands on the nest above James. As its beak snaps down to bite James, Sarah has to shoot it.


While Del'noc shoots at the raptors, Marcus finds Vektar taking over to shoot.

~I hope you don't mind. I'm not yet totally familiar with your Tau'ri weapons, but I am a warrior.~


Cormac does his best to keep his eyes on four different areas... left, right, upward and straight ahead. He's able to hit a few raptors, but probably misses more than he hits.

Sarah has to shoot... but despite her careful aim and the need of the situation, the creature's movement foils her!

[I rolled a 6.]
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Cormac continues to try and take pot shots at the raptors but between his lack of sniper training and the creatures movements he seems to be a half step behind them with a few of his shots.

James switches to single shot and keeps firing at the raptors, trying to cover Randall and Kylie if he notices the one attackign him he will fire on it

08:08, Today: James Berten rolled 22 using 1d20+3. p-90 single shot 4-1.
08:09, Today: James Berten rolled 10 using 1d10+1.
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