knightsoflegend | london ♔ and sometimes I think that I'm not any good at all

Alternatively. [It's like she's on the set of Lethal Weapon 5.] We could consider an option that wouldn't see a member of this team act as a living shield and revisit that one as a last resort?

Was the Troll at all aware of what he was dealing with?

That it's a flerken? Probably not.

I'd like to at least try and negotiate this peacefully... All the same... [What she'd like and what it will be isn't necessarily the same, okay.]

Rocket, if you can go back and monitor things. Everyone else be on standby should things start to go south. We may have to resort to plan B and fast. [Turning her attention back to Jared.] Barring any other method of communication, I don't suppose you happen to have a megaphone handy?

[ ew a practical plan. sigh fine.

jared, however, leans into a nearby car and pulls one out, still attached by a curly cord to the inside of the vehicle.

"Have at." ]

[Rocket winces like he doesn't wanna get too close to the flerken, but he scampers back towards the bus and takes up his position on the tire again (spot 30)]

[What a great plan! Too bad no one filled in the flerken.

Chewie has been having a pretty bad day. Really, she's been having a bad time ever since she showed up on this version of Earth, alone without her human or her children or anyone familiar. And on top of all that she had to deal with a troll.

But! FINALLY! She sees a familiar face (spot 19)! She meows loudly and changes direction, dodging under the trolls arm to go up to the window and bump her head against it.]

[ bored, kali sidles over to edain. ] Sooooo have you ever disemboweled a troll before, because that looks like your kind of thing.

[When a orange cat comes flying at your face, you either duck and cover or deal with the consequences. Thankfully for Rory, his ability to duck and cover was heightened on the Roman battlefield and before he even really knows what's happening he's already ducking to cover the injured man in front of him (reflex save nat 20, 23 total).

He then tries to glance to see what got the cat so excited and spots the raccoon in a jumpsuit peering at them through the window (spot ... nat 20, 33 total), and jerks up to try and cover him, keeping his eyes on the troll to make sure he doesn't pick up on that as well, because that ... could just make things worse.

Where is wife to see him being fantastic? She's never around when he needs her.]

[Groot looks between the conversation happening near him and the bus before he moves over to Kali and Edain as well, head tilted in interest at the coming answer with a somewhat...disturbing half smile on his face.

He's so cute until you remember he's probably murdered a whole lot of people oops.]

[Accepting the megaphone from Jared, Gwen steps away from the group so that the Troll with have a clear line of sight from the bus to her, her voice booming, loud though tinny as she presses the button to speak.]

My name is Gwen Cooper and I'd like to speak with the individual who is in charge on the bus. First of all, I'm not with the police but I do have authority to negotiate with you. I see no need for things to escalate from here. If you'd be willing to communicate with me then I'm sure we'll be able to come to an understanding that we can all be happy with.

[Bless her. She's given it her best shot, okay. Diplomacy: 34.]

[ edain cuts kali a grin ] Been awhile.

[ with no less than... no shit... a nat 20 will save, this troll is way too distracted by the nonsense happening on this bus right now to give a single shit, gwen, sorry.

instead, he comes stomping down the aisle towards rory, gesturing at the cat.

"GIVE ME THAT. I'LL CRUNCH ITS BONES. NEED A SNACK." ]

[Rocket would be sweating if he had sweat glands. BECAUSE FLERKEN IN HIS FACE. GIVING AWAY HIS COVER. he at least jumps down quickly once the commotion gets particularly fucked up, running back to the others.]

It ain't workin', but good news, he might eat the flerken, so... dunno how well that's gonna go for his digestion, but hey! Two birds, one stone, right?

[Rocket no.]

Look, at least he ain't eatin' the passengers, man.

[Rory shoots up when the troll starts coming for him, not because he particularly cares for the cat, but he's more concerned about the raccoon on the other side. He deftly tries to wave one hand so that the raccoon will escape the troll's notice (sleight of hand 17) just because he doesn't know the raccoon has bailed yet, as he tries to talk the troll down, and probably will fail (diplomacy 14):]

Why don't you talk to the nice woman outside the bus instead? Have you ever tried eating cat? I'm sure they're quite mangy.

Can't we just go to the door and offer him a whole pig from the butcher shop and then maybe when he isn't hungry enough to eat an alien tentacle cat he will talk to us or we can disable him. Or offer him a whole pig from the butcher shop and then punch him in the face? Or a trade, me for one of the wounded passengers. Me and a whole pig. Rocket is too bite size and I doubt Groot seems appetizing at all and I'm stronger than Edain and you're human. [ so therefore fragile sry2say. ] I only look small and breakable.

[Chewie yowls loudly as Rocket leaves because DAMMIT ROCKET YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HELP HER. STOP IGNORING HER.]

[Groot punches one of his fists into an open palm.]

I am Groot.

[Surely he's confident he can at least last while they evacuate the bus.

What he said. [ kali still has no idea what groot is saying, but she's choosing to believe that he's agreeing with her because he and rocket love her like drax's long lost daughter. ]

[Rocket looks up at Groot and shrugs.] I mean... he's real good at hittin' things. It's kinda why I keep him around.

[he loves you, bro]

[ in the meantime, the troll scowls at rory on the bus.

"Fine. No good mangy snack. Crush it!" that seems to be... an order. crush the cat, rory. it's fine. ]

I'd say we've got our distraction with that thing in there. Let's use it, one way or another.

Alright then. [Nodding.] We also need to secure this alien, the last thing we need is it escaping and laying eggs all over London. Groot, you focus on the troll. Everyone else, passengers, the Flurken and backing him (Groot) up.

[And IDK how many entries/exits there are to the bus? Spot 31.]

[It takes him a second to realize that the troll is referring to him crushing the cat (wisdom ... 6), and it mostly happens a little like this:]

Crush ... crush the cat?

[a beat.]

Wait, you want me to do it? Is that really necessary? I mean, why don't we just let it off the bus? That makes sense, yeah?

[He's gonna try. He's gonna try so hard but the dice are determined to roll for shit today (diplomacy 14).]

[Chewie yowls at the window again, then turns towards Rory and the troll, hair on the back of her neck rising as she lets out a low growl like JUST TRY IT MOTHERFUCKER.]

[Rocket looks at Kali with pleading raccoon eyes.] Get the flerken.

As in murder? Okay. [ hopefully someone wants to correct her before she murders carol's pet and no one is the wiser because she's loping forward toward the bus like THAT MEANS LET'S GO, I GUESS! ]

[ the bus has a front door, emergency back door, and emergency side door halfway through on rory's side.

the troll leans over rory menacingly, gritting his teeth together (intimidate 16). "I SAID. CRUSH."

a couple seats over, a little girl starts crying. "Mommy, he's not gonna hurt the kitty is he?" ]

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