The man catches the bolt across his head. It doesn't kill him, although blood sprays wildly across the trash bin. The man clutches his head and stands up without thinking. He staggers across the alleyway, seemingly disoriented. As he attempts to line up a shot against Jeron, his arm waves wildly. For a split-second, Jeron gets a glance of the man's eyes. His pupils are of different sizes, sure sign of a concussion.

++"Get him - and get him inside if you can.  We'll need to know who is on the other end of the comms."++ And then to Ikki.  "Can we secure this place so only we can open it?"   And then, "We need to sweep the compound to find the goods and to make sure there are no others hiding inside."   But first... she'll rip open one of the bacta patches and place it over the wound she'd received, the cold gel immediately soothing the pain.  She sighs, not realising quite how badly off she'd been.  She'd keep the other patch for Ikki or Jeron once she's worked out who needed it most.

[OOC: Ok.   So the thugs pegged it.

1) Did they drop their weapons as I commanded them to?
2) Also, any chance we could have a description of this building/compound please?  I've lost track of things so I'm not sure if there is still the possibility of people being inside the compound - or indeed, where the goods are so we can start investigating.
3) Is this the end of the conflict so we can try and get some strain back?
4) How wounded are you guys?  I'm back to 10/10 wounds and have a 1 more bacta patch for you guys.]

Ikki's eyes lingered on the Speeder bike. He'd be able to fit that on the ship, right? Ikki quickly scanned the area while answering Caddy's question "I doubt we can do anything that secure. Maybe block it for a bit and some traps..." he answered while looking for parts to make said countermeasures. Ikki refuses the bacta patch and points to Jeron, he'd only suffered minor injuries and the blood make it look worse than it was.

Though he wished he'd brought his rifle down with him....

Looking to set traps or Sabotage the area so Skulduggery check?
I'm on 11/13 so I don't really need it.
Can anyone drive the Speeder bike?

Jeron let out a chuckle as the other man walked around in a bit of a daze. His shot hand rung the bell but good. He aimed and lined up another blast at the man, trying to bring him down without killing him.

OOC: This time I think I'll disarm him. 9 damage presoak (this is all stun btw not physical I'm hitting him with).

14:32, Today: Jeron Rist rolled 3 successes, 3 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1p 2a 1b 1d.  Blasting alley guy again.

The man stumbles and collapses. He falls faint to the ground, unable to move after the repeated stun blasts.

With a moment to breathe now, the Rebels recover their cohesion and reload.


Fight over.

Jeron let out a sigh. "Finally." He moved quickly to gather up both the man and his equipment, dragging them inside. He then closed and locked the gate. He commed his two nearby allies, ++Okay. He's down and pulled inside. Gate is closed and locked.++

++"Excellent.  Make sure he isn't going anywhere.   Then, I've left a bacta patch at the entrance to the garage.   Grab it, then circle the building.  Ikki and I will lock it down and flush the thugs out.   We need to get this done quickly before whoever was contacted brings in reinforcements."++

And with that, she'll leave the bacta patch near the door where Jeron is sure to see it, then picking up a shotgun from one of the dead thugs she'll nod to Ikki, "Let's do this."  She'll follow Ikki into the building, making sure she provides cover for him.

[OOC Actions:
* Overwatch....
* Regain 1 Strain (19:48, Today: Caddanra 'Caddy' Manitu rolled 1 success, 1 advantage using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3a.  Regain Strain.)]

Ikki wondered if he had time to get his rifle from the roof quickly. But decided that he should deal with the thugs first, he'd get his rifle afterwards. Giving his Axe a readjusting swing,  nods to Caddy before pointing his finger at the Shotgun "Careful not to hit me with that or you'll be buying me a round." He warns and also jokes at the same time. After all she didn't look suited to heavy weapons.

With another deep brief, he leads the charge to the next room, axe ready to swing.

OOC:
The Vanguard advances!
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A small pause as he smirked that she put herself in charge, but so far he had been too busy to really contradict her, and...most of her decisions hadn't been terrible. ++Acknowledged.++ Jeron hefted the thug and made his way to towards the garage, looking for any way to tie up the thug and somewhere to leave him for the moment.
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Jeron tied up the thug using wire in the garage. The Rebels gathered at the door, and then charged in.

The next room was a sort of closet, with hooks for cloaks and mats for boots. Some are here now. Towards the other door were some rough benches and lockers. No-one was here.

The Rebels stacked up against the next door, into the following room.

As they did, they could hear speaking on the other side. "They're coming! Get ready."

Speaking loudly enough so those behind the door can hear she calls out 7 names adding, "Any being with weapon of any sort has forfeited all rights to civilised life.  Give them no quarter.  I gave them the option to drop their weapons and leave with their lives - but they chose to regroup.   Anyone with sense would drop their weapons, subdue those who oppose her, and hand themselves over.   Never let it be known that Caddanra Manitu was not beneficent."

[OOC: Sewing confusion, distrust, and possibly even convincing them to rebel against each other.  That's both tactically convincing them that there are more of us, and trying to make them fight each other.

I would normally have used a lightside point for this, but we never seem to have any! :(


So please roll: 1A 2P 1B - Basic.  + Any boosts for already having them on the run and having killed several of their members without taking casualties.]

Jeron grinned wolfishly and backed Caddy up, the grin so the enemies could hear it in his voice. "With PLEASURE, boss! I HOPE they resist!" He let out a menacing laugh.

OOC: I would like to aid Caddy if possible, not sure if she's using Coercion but it seemed like it. So a boost die to her roll.

The Force, on behalf of Caddanra 'Caddy' Manitu, rolled 5 successes, 1 threat using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1A 2P 1B 3D.  Coercion, 1 darkside spent!

In the next room, Caddy hears feet beating the faux-wood flooring. Someone with a nasal voice shouts, "No! Come back!"

And with a grin that may seem far too feral, she'll usher Jeron and Ikki forward.  If they rush, she'll do her best to cover them and now's about the best time to make it stick - while there's still confusion in their ranks.

Ikki's grin matches Caddy's but look like it suited him more than the lady, as he's ushered in, he makes a point of showing them who's in charge here by kicking the door open and moving quickly with his axe.

If someone even pointed a weapon in their general directed, he'd make his move towards them "Last chance to drop your weapons, or lose them, limb and all...." He doesn't feel the need to put more effort in just state the fact.

This room is the foyer. There are some fake potted plants and cheap pictures on the walls. The paint is chipping. There are some couches and a desk.

Two doors are hanging open. One leads outside. From here, you can see a small group of thugs leaving as fast as they can.

The other set of doors is also slightly open. This one goes farther into the building.

Following Ikki in, Caddy will smile at the departing thugs, "Let's push through and secure the place - and let's do this quickly as I suspect we'll need to defend this place soon enough."   She'll do just that, quickly scanning the foyer for anything of importance.

Jeron's head swung after the the fleeing thugs for a moment, but then dismissed them. He turned his attention around the foyer for a moment. But not seeing anything out of the ordinary, he headed for the door leading further in to the building. He peeked through quickly in case anyone was waiting before actually then striding through.

Jeron peeks into the next room. It is a reception room with a desk and more cheap art. Behind the table are more thugs.

The thugs aim and open fire as he quickly withdraws. Bullets clang into the walls and door.

Roll Cool or Vigilance
Flipping another Dark Side point for secret reasons

Caddy remains behind the pair of me, keeping an eye out both forward and to their rear.

20:03, Today: Caddanra 'Caddy' Manitu rolled 1 success, 1 advantage using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3a.

Jeron pulled back quickly and let out a small laugh as he heard the shots pinging where his head had been or maybe elsewhere. "Why, I do believe that there are more baddies in there that intend us harm, Caddy and Ikki."

13:12, Today: Jeron Rist rolled 4 successes, 1 advantage using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1p 2a.  Vigilance.

Ikki pulls back with Jeron as the bullets ping around them "Well, good luck to them. Let's show them what happens." he replies as he twirls his axe in his hands. Poking his head around the corner, he glares at them. Steeling himself before he'd charge the thugs.

Looking at his comrades "Gimme some cover." he asks them as he takes some deep breaths to prepare.

21:26, Today: Ikki Sorlock rolled 2 successes, 2 advantages using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1p 1a with rolls of 4(P), 8(A).  Cool.

Initiative:
Jeron Rist
Ikki Sorlock
Caddanra Manitu
Jabba's Thugs

From inside the office, they hear a nasal voice that is beginning to sound familiar.

"Who are you people? Are you Xizor's men? You're making a bad mistake! I have more soldiers coming right now. You'll be boxed in! Leave or you'll be sorry!"

It's hard to say whether the Boss is being truthful or not. He has a commlink and there may be more of Jabba's minions in the village.

Make a Discipline roll 1D 1C 1B. Flipping a Dark Side point

Jeron let out a loud growl through the door, intimidating the thugs as they attempted to intimidate him. He felt emboldened but looked at his teammates.

OOC: Holy. Crap.
19:01, Today: Jeron Rist rolled 5 successes using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 3a 2d 1b.  Discipline, 1 strain for Intimidating.

Caddy appears to be taking this all in her stride as she listens to the thugs reply 'softly' enough that they will have to 'lean forward and listen carefully' (hopefully drawing them out so her compatriots can shoot them) "They may arrive - I have no doubt there are others in the village, but not before we deal with you... and this time we won't be so lenient."

OOC:
08:21, Today: Caddanra 'Caddy' Manitu rolled 6 successes, 1 advantage using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1d 1c 1b 3a.  Discipline.
* Regain 1 Strain


08:27, Today: Caddanra 'Caddy' Manitu rolled 6 successes, 1 threat using the Star Wars Edge of the Empire with a dice pool of 1a 2p 1b 2d.  Deception - to make them listen and 'come out' a little from their hiding spots.
* Please add any further 'negative' dice to the mix.   But with 6 successes, it's pretty much guaranteed to pull them out of their hiding spots :-).
* Lose 1 Strain
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