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[jotun]

WHO || Loki Laufeyson & Natasha Romanoff
WHAT || Kidnapping.
WHERE || Moscow, Russia
WHEN || Night of June 7th onward.
HOW || Actionspam

[ The teleportation spell brings them to a chilly, but recognizable destination. Though it isn't exactly the same as the city that Natasha may recall, the Kremlin is impossible to misidentify, and that's precisely where Loki is headed.

Natasha's free will is returned to her the minute they arrive, leaving her slightly disoriented, and potentially questioning why she had even listened to his demands (pending a reasonable wisdom check). They touch down 500 yards from the front of the Kremlin. ]

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[asap]

Nothing! [Bluff 20.] I just... have a feeling, okay? Don't touch the cup!

[bowtimeandspace]

[ With a sense motive of 11 he believes that well enough, but that isn't going to stop him from going in the room. ]

I won't, okay. But I need to find it. You know that, don't you? We need to find it. Look what's happening here, Andie.

[ So on that, he opens the door and pushes it open to head inside. ]

[generaldavideus]

[Since the Doctor seems to have Andie covered for now, David's going to focus on Guard #2, the one who won't go unconscious. Though he's looking like he's on his last legs, so hopefully one more slash should do it (attack 22, damage 17).]

[krasnayapautina]

[Well, she sure does keep missing. Maybe her problem is distance and she should try getting closer? So she will. Taking a few steps forward, she shoots again at Guard #1 (attack 17; damage 12).]

[jotun]

[ Guard 2 goes down, split open by David's final slash. There's no mistaking it: he's dead. As his body slumps to the ground, Alex's bullet catches in Guard 1's arm, and he dodges out of the way easily of Natasha's. He has to spend a turn clearing his gun. ]

[godoftableflips]

[ thor howls ferociously and swings his hammer attempting to do another blowback attack (atk 33), which will knock him back 100 feet. if he doesn't mirror dodge away from it and if he hits a wall, let me know how far he is from it and i'll roll the bludgeoning damage.

the blow does 27 damage itself. ]

[jotun]

[ Success!

Loki is flung whole bodily into the opposite wall, straight past the Knights and into the wall that sports the entry door. The blow sufficiently takes the wind out of him, and though he begins to pick himself up, he doesn't look like he's particularly enjoying it.

It's unpleasant enough that he doubles back to try and have a conversation. ]

What is it you come here seeking, brother? Do you so dearly desire to punish me for stealing our father's throne?

[ Inside the room, the Doctor spots the decanter! Locked inside a glass case. ]

Were you not pleased to rid yourself and Asgard of the stain I left on our beloved family?

[ With their mother gone, what cause had he to stay? ]

[ambitionist]

[yeah u clear ur gun lil bitch guard 1. alex is gonna take another shot. but it misses, which sux. (atk 18)]

[asap]

No!!

[Andie zips after the doctor and tries to grapple him (touch atk 13, opposed grapple check 16).]

[bowtimeandspace]

[ Well that gets him, and ow seriously this is not teamwork (grapple 14), but he pushes against her, trying to break free once more, and managing it this time?! (grapple 23 total) ]

Andie stop.

[generaldavideus]

[Since Natasha and Alex have Guard #1 covered and I'm pretty sure there are no other guards left and David should stop killing people on this mission anyway, he's going to sheath his sword and take off running for the Doctor and Andie because gdi Andie. He doesn't know why she's doing what she's doing but that's gotta stop.

So he's going to just make a break across the room, probably provoking an attack of opportunity somewhere but this tag is just going to be him running since I think he's too far away to do anything at the moment.]

[krasnayapautina]

[Natasha will absolutely second that 'lil bitch guard 1' sentiment from Alex because she is 500% done with this guard. Have another shot at you, Guard #1 (attack 20; damage 15).]

[jotun]

[ For as terrible as he looks, this guard sure is spry still. Natasha's shot grazes closer to him, but Alex's misses by a fair margin. Meanwhile, the guard makes a shot that couldn't hit the broad side of a barn (atk 9). ]

[godoftableflips]

I came because your actions in Svartalfheim spoke well of the man you could be. I was proud to call you my brother for what you had done, but what did you choose to do instead?

Throw away your better nature, once more to pursue your dream of power! It means more to you than any honor! Than any place you had ever had hope of calling home!

[jotun]

I chose to free myself!

[ He advances, spitting with rage, but makes no move to attack. Mostly because none of his spells would punctuate his point as well as he wants them to right now. #Diva. ]

From your shadow! My actions in Svartalfheim were nothing more than to bathe in your glory, as it has always been.

[ Younger sibling problems, man. He hisses the word glory like it's a poison. ]

And you, content to let me die in it.

[ambitionist]

[just for the fucker who won't die, i'm spending an action point on alex's shot at guard 1 to boost it to an atk 24. for 9 dmg. FUCKIN DIE ALREADY JESUS CHRIST]

[jotun]

[ yeah, he's done. guard 1 is down and bleeding out bc he failed his fort save. ]

[ambitionist]

[oh and he's going to use his move action to start heading towards the door with the rest of the gang I WAS GOING TO EDIT THAT IN BUT U BEAT ME]

[asap]

You stop! I don't wanna fight you!

[Which really... hasn't been stopping her. Still, if he's not moving towards the cup, she won't grab him again.]

[bowtimeandspace]

You're not really doing a very good job of showing it!

[ What with all the fighting him ]. This isn't you, this is him. We have to get that decanter, you know that.

[generaldavideus]

[And David's going probably hurt the "reason" end of things by trying to get a hold of Andie so that the Doctor could just go and grab the decanter, period. He crosses the rest of the way to Andie, doing his best to grab her and keep her still (touch attack 21, opposed grapple 12 if he actually gets a hold of her).

He knows Andie's fast though so this might not go as well he hopes.]

[krasnayapautina]

[And now Natasha is going to also start moving to join the party at the door as well because there's nothing left here. Who knows what she can do just yet that other people aren't already doing now, but it sure beats standing around the guards all over the place ok.]

[jotun]

[ just to be clear, the guards are dead, so thor goes after natasha now. ]

[godoftableflips]

Content? [ thor's eyebrows lift in disbelief, an outrage that goes right to the heart. ] How many tears must I shed for you before you cease to believe that my affection for you was an obligation? Why do you think I have endeavored against even your pigheadedness to bring you home to us, time and time again? When all others had doubted you, I wanted nothing more than to believe that you could change. That there was some shred of affection tying you to Asgard, beyond petty ambition and your own wounded pride.

[ he shakes his head, the anger turned to bitter frustration, to a heavy sense of loss. ] You see only that which you wish to see, Loki. And for your blindness, we have lost so much.

And what have you gained for it? Tell me this. What has your freedom brought you? Are you truly happy now?

[jotun]

Perhaps instead of intervening in my pursuits, brother, you should visit once I've succeeded. [ He starts out light, taunting, making the same sharp jabs that land before he dances away that he does when fighting him in combat. However, the god of mischief sobers up to deliver one sharp, last blow: ] You wish for my happiness no more than father ever did.