Bravery - d6 - I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.
Leader - d6 - I'm actually leading people into battle! Well, hopefully not an actual battle.
Plucky - d8 - Barefoot and outnumbered, I'm still in it to win it.
Snake without a Head - d6 - With…
Standing down?! I keep the confusion off my face. Stay in charge, Mei!
I bark, "Hands in the air, now!" If Ksenia could hear me deliver that line... it's from one of her movies.
Her pain eats at me. But it's a fire that drives. I know those four are going for my friends and the other guests.
Ksenia's feelings spark an idea that I don't want to rely on. I've already wielded pleasure against this snake's head... it might be …
"Sinnott, Jason, I'm going to see to the others. You lot stay here, keep an ear on the radio. An all-clear from me is haricot vert. Anything else from me means something's not right, exercise caution.." Really, Mei? That doesn't conform to the Space…
"Hands behind your head. Now turn around, slowly! I'll cut the binders on the nearest staff member and hand him the tool. Nod for him to free the others.
Then I'll approach the merc. "Don't try anything funny. Is the paycheck worth it?" I'm going t…
I don't want to do this.
I look at the sidearm, ugly thing that it is. But it's a tool, Mei. They should hesitate. Hostages are their angle, their leverage on the Polity board and the Agira council. But one or two less... troublesome loose ends mig…
The joy of the water is fantastic but short-lived. I take a careful few minutes to wring as much of the water out of my clothes and hair before I advance. My ankle will remind me of this tomorrow, I can tell. I might need two massages.
Inside, I cr…
Duty - d10 - They think taking hostages is the Space Corps way? I'll show them what a person of character does.
Security - d8 - I'm stealthy and clever.
Natural Athlete - d8 - I'm also quick and graceful.
Zoo - d8 - Woman down. She needs help.
Snak…
Relief!
I psi-send waves of love to Ksenia. I'm having a hard time tracking her, though. I rub my ankle, rolling the ball and flexing. Twinges of pain when I move just so. The injury reminds me of my shoulder one ages ago on the Jane. Ksenia will o…
Oh, thank goodness.
I'll slip into the pants and use a small bungee as a belt. The shirt smells of grass and alien mud, the earthy smells bringing me into the here and now. I slump on the bench, bare feet wide, head hung, rubbing the texture of the…
In eleven seconds, they have passed me.
In eleven and a half seconds, I have sprung from my crouch, driving my entire mass through both fists into the second one's right kidney, where the armor must bend for flexibility.
In eleven and three-quarte…
Bravery - d6 - One Mei against twelve guards? Sure.
Security - d8 - This isn't a clean white dojo. But the techniques remain.
Natural Athlete - d8 - I'm au naturale. Almost totally unencumbered. Pure form.
Lithe and fast - d8 - [OOC: spending 1 PP] …
I don't need to draw attention of all dozen just yet. I holster my sidearm and get cover. When they pass, I will look for an opportunity to take both out quietly. If that means knocking their skulls together followed several palm strikes, so be it.
…
A quick back-and-forth on the horizon to check the path. I need to get to the house. I'm looking for motion and listening for sound. My mouth is slightly parted so I can breathe quieter. When the time is right and the way is clear, I check and drop …
I keep one ear on the radio. I'll cautiously open a psi-link to Pierre. // this is mei / onesie out of the picture right now / four more guards down / ksenia mia / how is zoo / sitrep please //
If I had some decent tools, these radios could be trac…
I grab a radio, not looking too closely. Shit.
Don't think about it now, Mei. They chose this, not you. I close my eyes, lean briefly against a coconut tree. Ksenia, Mei. She needs you. My eyes snap open, searching.
I fix a radio in my ear, listen…
Bravery - d6 - Needs must. You've got it, Mei.
Security - d8 - Line up your shot and take it.
The Right Stuff - d8 - Just like on the firing range. Exhale and squeeze.
Zoo - d8 - Guys like these hurt Zoo.
I swallow, blink, and focus. I must keep my psi shunted down, but I'm still thinking of Gaumata. I'll lay down a little suppressive fire — maybe i'll get lucky — and run to cover, making the last few steps with a roll. Where's Ksenia's shots? I thro…
Sacrifice - d8 - This is for the millions of people on Agira and the billions in the Polity... and for my friends, and for my love, and for Zoo.
Security - d8 - Two parts stealth, one part confusion, six parts badass, and one part wit.
Plucky - d8 …
She always knows just what to say to make me feel better. I smirk a little too readily. "Thank you." I do not feel anything like modest right now, but I shake it off.
She's amazing with a sniper rifle, and I lovingly tousle her hair as I walk by. "…
"Hi." I'm not at my best. My feet are dirty, I've got some scratches on my bare thighs from the run, I'm wearing cute dark blue panties, a too-large and nearly revealing flak vest, I'm toting a sidearm and I can't imagine how I smell.
I blink rapid…
They clocked Zoo? A twinge of worry runs across my shoulders. I feel less bad about what I did with Brownlee.
I psi-send, // ha ha ha / i left her tied up if you want a turn / and somewhat decent / me not so much / dont laugh when you see me//
I k…