andres ♔ the terrifying rarity of truth

[bancroft]

♬ Haunt - Bastille

WHO || Thomas, Thoster, Brantley, David L., Andie
WHAT || The Knights intercept a boat shipping something to Andres Isle... with some high seas piracy
WHERE || The Atlantic Ocean
WHEN || December 9th, 2013, 6:00PM
HOW || Actionspam , single thread to start.  

The mission to intercept a shipment heading to Andres - one among many such mysterious deliveries that Wynn suspects have some sinister ties to the movements of Prime Minister Dimitris Sarandis' involvement in a Shadowkind slaver cult - is already off to an interesting start.  No sooner have the crew gotten aboard Thoster's pirate ship and headed out on a course that's meant to intercept the vessel then the winds start kicking up and dark thunderheads roll in on the horizon.  Lightning streaks the horizon as rain starts to fall, and Thomas stands on the deck, looking out with one foot up on the railing, frowning out. 

"Gonna be rough waters.  Not sure yet if that's going to work to our advantage or not."  

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[bancroft]

[ thoster's morningstar strikes the man on the side of the head and he grunts, as his two friends turn their guns towards david and brantley.

the blue coated sailor shoots at brantley, the bullet narrowly whizzing by his ear (atk 11), as the eggplant-wearing sailor gets a crack shot at david (atk 21, 16 dmg) ]

[asap]

[Andie makes a dash for that door (move silently 30, hide 13 if anyone's even making spot checks). Since the door is locked, she grabs her lock picks and starts to work (open lock 16).]

[bancroft]

[ the door opens! unfortunately one of the sailors notices andie and takes a shot at her (atk 17) while another takes another useless crack at the boys on the other ship (atk 9) ]

[fixyourproblem]

Thanks!

[Just after recovering, David is shot by one of the sailor. Seeing his mate gets hurt, he realizes it's not the time to play around. He gathers his strength and leaps with all his might. This time he lands gracefully on the other side without fail(jump nat 20).Then he gives the sailor who shot David a visit and launches a powerful jab (attack total 21, damage 6).]

[bancroft]

[ taser sailor jams his taser into thoster's side (atk 18, 2 electricity dmg) grunting as the rain pours down on the two of them locked in melee, even as brantley lands and his blow strikes the sailor with a gun hard enough to send the weapon skidding across the deck. ]

[generaldavideus]

[Now David's mad. He takes the shot like a guy who's been shot before (he has) and launches himself onto the other boat (jump 15) to jump into the fray. Since Brantley seems to be dealing with the guy who shot him, he decides to turn his attention elsehwere.

He, instead aims for the guy with the taser, drawing his sword and swinging it towards him hard (attack 18, damage 9).]

[bluffcheck]

Thanks, friend. [Thoster says to David as both men join him in the fray. Now there's three left focused on them, but one who shot off in another direction.] Andie. [He mutters her name under his breath while moving for the man who shot that way, bringing a blow down against him (attack 16, dmg 5)]

[bancroft]

[ no sooner is the word out of thoster's mouth then he's shot again by the blue coated sailor, who backs up further on the deck (19 atk, 11 dmg.) eggplant turns his gun around to pistolwhip brantley, teeth gritted (atk 15, 2 dmg). ] Damn you, bloody pirates!

[asap]

[Andie lets out a squeak when she's shot at and ducks inside. She starts looking for the cargo hold (navigate 10), mostly through the method of sticking her head in every door at super speed and seeing what looks promising (spot nat 20).]

[bancroft]

[ the man thoster attacked pistol whips him (atk 17, dmg 4), as sailor a shoots at david (atk 21, 5 dmg).

some of the rooms carry lots of crates, but a few of them are locked tight :x ]

[fixyourproblem]

[A hit like that doesn't hurt much, but Brantley is not the type who can take much damage. His friends have also taken several shots. So, he knows that he needs to finish this fast before he and his fellow Knights start to fall. He angrily stares at eggplant without saying a single word and throws a straight followed by a brutal uppercut (attack 14, damage 4, off-hand 15, damage 10).]

[generaldavideus]

[Thoster is not looking so good, and David knows he needs to step up his A-game. He turns and swings hard in the direction of the man Thoster is engaging, slashing him across the back (attack nat 20, damage 12).]

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster staggers and leans against the nearest sturdy surface, wincing at the multiple gunshot wounds.]

Afraid I might have underestimated them. [He does not....look so good.]

[bancroft]

[ brantley and david both manage to knock out their respective sailors, and cerulean blue takes a shot at david (atk 16, 9 dmg), backing up even further until he has himself cornered at the front of the ship. ]

[asap]

[Locked tight seems promising! Gonna try to open that shit... (open lock 27).]

[bancroft]

[ sailor a backs up the same way as cerulean - the only two left. he levels his gun at brantley this time (atk 16, dmg 9) looking increasingly desperate. ]

[fixyourproblem]

[Brantley groans as the bullet hit him. That shot almost knocks him out, but luckily, he still has some energy left to keep standing. Normally, at time like this, he would run away to safety, but he can't left his friends, so he decides to try something he has never done before.

He steadies his position and stands tall like a stone statue. He sharply glares at the sailors and angrily shouts. (intimidate 13)]

Try that again and I'll make sure both of you have a slow and painful death!

[generaldavideus]

[Which David will only further emphasize as he comes at the one who shot him - cerulean. He could probably just intimidate them by his meer presence, but instead decides to go the much more direct route.

While he is (mostly) okay, he doesn't think Thoster (or Brantley for that matter) can take another hit.

There's another hard slash (attack nat 20, damage 14). He's not exactly the slow torture type, but he is definitely mad.]

[bluffcheck]

Y'might want to listen to the lad. This crew of mine is the finest I've seen in ages. [No fucking bluff check required. You guys kick ass.] And that one- [He points to David] -will tear you in two without batting an eye. Surrender. [intimidate 16]

[bancroft]

[ the guy looks scared even before david mercilessly cuts down his co-worker. his eyes go wide and his hands come up, gun dropping to the deck. ]

Ok, ok, whoa whoa! Look, you've got the wrong ship. We're not transporting anything you'd be interested in...

[ below, the door creaks open as andie picks the lock, and she gets a good look at exactly what's being 'transported'.

several heads lift up from where about fourteen people are chained to benches that line the walls. their eyes are dull or frightened, confused or defiant, and one of them crosses herself, pulling a child close to her - both of them sporting manacles on their legs. they're all dressed very poorly and packed in pretty tight. ]

[asap]

[Andie's jaw drops. She looks around, then holds up a hand.]

Stay right there. I'll be right back to free you guys.

[She rushes off, realizing a second or so too late that this is a really stupid thing to say to people who are chained up.

She comes up on deck and comes to a stop, glaring death at the one remaining sailor.]

Wow, you could not be more scummy if you tried. Where are the keys to the manacles?

[fixyourproblem]

Manacles? [Are they really transporting human? He hates when he is right at times like this. He just hopes the use of them is not as sacrifices. That doesn't mean he prefers if they are slaves, but at least most of them are still alive if they are put into work. Or if they are really scapegoats, he hopes whatever the wicked ritual Sarandis is runinng, it hasn't started yet. He is a bit sensitive about this stuff, so you can see that he is pissed.] Listen, you're going to show us all of your cargo and help us unpack them, and when I say all, I really mean all, and don't try to be a hero, those kind of things only work in movies.[He shoots out a death glare at the sailor. (intimidate 21)] You really don't want to mess with us.

[generaldavideus]

[David is just going to stand there. Staring. And looming. Don't fuck with him (intimidate 22).]

[bancroft]

[ the guy is obviously terrified, and motions towards one of the less than alive sailors ] He has the key. But I don't get it - what are you all gonna get out of that kind of cargo? Don't tell me pirates are lecturing me on morality.

[bluffcheck]

[Since the boys are doing a fine job of keeping the last sailor in his place, Thoster moves towards the direction of the keys. But he's pretty badly injured- what with the multiple gunshot wounds and all, so it may take him a second to get over there.]

What we'll do with the cargo- [He grunts in pain.] -is none of your concern.