Yuri peeks his head out the office door to see what kind of chaos is ensuing outside.

One of the Belter crewman from the Sailsbury answers Kala's question. “He say no shoot, and get shot. Who es doin’ da shootin’?”

Looking outside the door Yuri can hear more shooting occurring coming from his left, but can’t see anybody getting shot at or the shooters. Then he sees a woman coming from the direction of the gunfire heading towards him.

[Private to Alis Syn: Your the woman, there are four CPM Corp thugs chasing you. They’ve shot at you but haven’t hit you yet. They did kill a friend of yours tho.]

The woman rounds the bend at a full run, caroming off an abandoned street kiosk with a grunt, using the more massive object to push of off to change direction without losing speed.

She tosses a very fast glance behind her as she runs, then looks ahead scanning the area in front of her with wild, desperate eyes.

The light from a just opened door catches her notice and she edges slightly towards it because 'inside' equals cover...and if she can get inside and close that door behind her before her pursuers round that bend...she might just lose them.

---

Major Action: RUN
- Move: 24 Meters

"Here!" calls Sui as the woman barrels towards them, clearly fleeing pursuers.

As soon as the newcomer dashes inside the open door, Sui pushes it shut and looks around for furniture they can move in front of it. The lock is broken from having forced their way in, but a good heavy desk might do the trick.

Gauging the arrival's concern about pursuit, Sui hisses at the others in the office.

"Stay quiet! If we can block the door so it seems locked, they may pass by.

"Yuri, help me move this desk."

Alis picks up the pace upon hearing the beckoning and welcoming word 'Here!'

Slipping in at full tilt she skids to a halt without to much fuss and does a quick look around to make sure she didn't just jump out of the frying pan and into the fire.

She pauses for a slight second, realizing that at least the lady at the door is willing to help and lends her own efforts to moving the desk.

She mouths 'thank you' to Sui and Yuri. She holds up four fingers and points out from whence she came.

Once the desk is moved she moves back and finds some cover.

Yuri steps aside so the scared running woman can get past him.

Then he helps push the heavy office desk in front of the door.

"Maybe we should turn off the lights too?"

OOC: Kala, since this is your character’s office can you get up an unit roll too see how fast you get the lights off? Gonna make an init roll for the CPM Thugs and see if they see the lights go off.

Yeah I’m gonna spice things up, but instead of just saying “Sorry assholes saw the lights go off” I want to allow the players a chance influence events.

As the big man takes over the task of moving the furniture, Kala slaps the light switch, dousing the glow inside the office.

Hopefully, I got it right. Her DEX is 4:

12:19, Today: Kala Sui rolled 14 using 3d6+4 (6 stunt points) with the AGE System with rolls of {6}, 2, 2.  Initiative to turn lights out.

From her place from behind cover, Alis see's the dark haired woman slap the lights out faster then she could think to vocalize an opinion one way or another.

'Please don't notice please don't notice' she mouths to herself as she makes herself smaller into her hide.

[Private to GM: She slowly and carefully readies her side arm, still behind cover but ready to fire if it looks like they will make it inside.]

Yuri and two of the larger Belter crewmen of the Salisbury easily move one of the large desks to block the door into the office, which luckily opens inward.

Just outside the office some voices can be heard.

[Language unknown: "Te elnc onle ereandhou les ai ughck, essearion ereardare she no il."]

Someone then tries to open the door, which opens maybe a whole centimeter. The door is then pushed on real hard, and this is followed by a loud bang of someone trying to kick the door in. A second voice exclaims from the other side.

[Language unknown: "Acpre be ica!"]

A third voice then make a proclamation, this time in broken English. "Hay, tu en 'ter! Abrir up! We es CPM Corporation and es follow'in a fugitivo."

[Private to group Belter Creole: Translation in English of the broken Belter speak:
"Hey you in there. Open up! We are CPM Corporation and are following a fugitive."]

Kala remains silent, scanning what she can see or remember of the office for anything to use as a weapon or shield.

Yuri squats down on the floor behind the desk .. putting has back against it, to add his weight as extra resistance against the door opening.

He also pulls his gun from his shoulder holster, in case they get through.

Alis, still using the cubicle partitions as concealment, scoots off to the side a bit so her shots if, when, fired will hit the CPM goons from the flank, which she hopes will give her a second or two of respite before any return fire shifts in her direction...

She notes Yuri's location, and the fact he is armed. She makes eye contact, nods at him, and holds her weapon up to let him know that she's armed as well before sighting at the door (AIM).

She's glad now that she is off to the side...it would be have been a copper plated bitch to have had to fire at an enemy while sending those rounds directly over or past the head of a potential ally.

---

OOC @ GM: Since the inside is lights out, and outside is lit, can she see the silhouettes of the CPM goons thru the windows? If so, can she determine which of them is carrying something really devastating like an auto-shotgun, or an assault rifle?

Also, what is the Cover Rating of the cubicle's and desk etc.?
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The silhouettes of four persons can be seen on the other side of the metal shuttered windows to the Eros Station Pur’n Kleen Water Company office. They can be heard whispering to themselves or maybe talking on a radio.

OOC: In terms of cover, everyone behind something has at a cover rating of 2 (1 for the windows/doors and 1 for the desks and stuff) if part of you is un-exposed (i.e. shooting back if a gunfight occurs).

Depending one what they may try to shoot at you with, the cover rating is a 3 if you do not expose any part of yourself.

[Private to Kala Sui: 15:46, Today: Darkside Trooper, on behalf of Kala Sui, rolled 10 using 3d6+1 with the AGE System with rolls of {1}, 6, 2.  hearing.
FAIL you can't really tell what the CPM guys are talking about.]

[Private to Yuri Ivanovich: 15:45, Today: Darkside Trooper, on behalf of Yuri Ivanovich, rolled 12 using 3d6+3 with the AGE System with rolls of {1}, 6, 2.  rifles/pistols.
PASS
The shutters to the office windows and the door should be sufficient to deflect any pistol/SMG rounds or buckshot. Rifle rounds or PDW rounds will probably get through.

Your pretty safe from most gunfire behind the desk unless somebody has a railgun or a high caliber (12.7mm or 14.5mm gun) anti-material rifle.]

[Private to Alis Syn: 15:44, Today: Darkside Trooper, on behalf of Alis Syn, rolled 15 using 3d6+2 with the AGE System with rolls of {6}, 5, 2.  Intelligence - Evaluation (Weapons).
PASS
The four men are carrying longarms (SMG, Rifles, PDWs or Shotguns) hard to tell exactly what tho.

15:40, Today: Darkside Trooper, on behalf of Alis Syn, rolled 17 using 3d6+2 with the AGE System with rolls of {4}, 5, 6.  perception roll.
PASS
The shutters to the office windows and the door should be sufficient to deflect any pistol/SMG rounds or buckshot. Rifle rounds or PDW rounds will probably get through.

Yuri seems like he's pretty safe from most gunfire behind the charge desk in front of the door desk unless somebody has a railgun or a high caliber (12.7mm or 14.5mm gun) anti-material rifle, which it appears that the CPM guys don't have.

Most of the desks and will protect from pistol/SMG rounds or buckshot.

Oh and Yuri is carrying a pistol often used by UNN Tac Teams for concealed carry work.

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Alis looks over at Kala. And in the lowest whisper possible... "Is there a back way out?"

PM

[Private to Kala Sui:

No there is not a back way out

19:51, Today: Secret Roll: Darkside Trooper, on behalf of Kala Sui, rolled 66 using 1d100 with rolls of 66.  back way out of office? 35% or lower = yes.]

Kala shakes her head. There's just rock at the back. No handy delivery door.

Also nods at Kala making a 'well shit' expression; then goes back to covering the door.

She tries to listen into what is being said out there, but, since most of the gibber jabber out of them was in a language she wasn't conversant in, she didn't expect much.

[Private to GM: She also keeps an eye out on the others in with her, just in case any of them might make a move to give her up, ready to shift her aim in order to keep them honest.]
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A fourth voice, this one with a less thicker Belter accent delivers an ultimatum. "Open the door up now or we will use deadly force." This is accompanied by a loud banging on the door.

What follows is is more Lang Belter, and sounds like orders being delivered. [Language unknown: "Mo ck esshi a ntloei icaiadni oun elugh heratinti ngwipl."]

"Anyone besides me armed?"

"They are calling for backup with heavy weapon support."

"Maybe we should take them out now, and move on towards the ship docks?"

PM

[Private to Yuri Ivanovich:

Alis Syn:

She notes Yuri's location, and the fact he is armed. She makes eye contact, nods at him, and holds her weapon up to let him know that she's armed as well before sighting at the door (AIM).

Alis is.]

Alis nods at the suggestion then glances over at Kala to clock her reaction.
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Kala is terrified by what is going on. She has only pepper spray and an extensible baton as weapons, but these guys -- marauders? seem intent on wrinkling them out and if they wait until there are more of them . . . ?

She nods in agreement, steeling herself for the encounter.

"Snatch open the doors and rush out?" she whispers.

Alis looks at the articles that Kala is armed with.

"Spray thru the door, then we open fire thru the slats, then rush them?" She whispers with a shrug, pantomiming the whole thing.

OOC: I'm thinking, maybe use the pepper spray to back them off and maybe catch a few with it, then open the shutters, Yuri and Alis shoot out thru those at them while someone else moves the desk so we can open the door. Then follow thru shooting, and folks with no gunz can go for a low body tackle?

Kala shrugs and nods, gearing herself up for a fight. Nothing too unusual in that. Bar fights and brawls are part of life on station, and her Earther muscles have always given her a bit of an advantage. Though not over big hunks who work out for fun, no matter where they grew up.

She readies her pepper spray and extends her baton.

08:06, Today: Kala Sui rolled 15 using 3d6+4 (5 stunt points) with the AGE System with rolls of {5}, 1, 5.  Initiative
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"Good plan .. get ready .."

Yuri slides the desk back, so the door can be opened enough to pepper spray, shoot and charge

[14:06, Today: Yuri Ivanovich rolled 16 using 3d6+4 (6 stunt points) with the AGE System with rolls of {6}, 3, 3.  initiative.]
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