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| The Lion and the Mouse; Tag Run4 | |
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| Golgotha | Nov 18 2010, 10:09 AM Post #1 |
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I could live in a hole
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Dark had set in and it was cold, Eddy pulled his dungarees tightly across his and clenched his muscular arms together, stuffing his hands into his armpits as he did so. He didn't like to be out after dark but he decided to keep on going away from the petrol station and see if he could find this elusive 'Bucket-Town' that the people in Carbon had spoke of. He wandered over the top of a shallow dune to find a luminous glow being emitted some ways ahead. Eddy hit the deck immediately and locked his gun sight for one hundred yards away. After some careful trepidation he peered over the edge and ran half crouching to a pile of nearby rubble to get a better look at what was causing the glow... |
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Lidie Rider: Level 3 Raider Age: 25-28 SPECIAL: 6.9.7.4.6.6.3 Condition: [x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x] Weapons: Post War Musket (tier 1) Tribal Sword (tier 2) Flash bang x1 snub-nosed revolver x1 Clothing: Basic Raider Armour (tier 2) Equipment: large hide x2 medium hide x1 psycho x3 gnarled root x1 mapulator 300, secret holotape, pre-war photo, hair gel, x1 bobby pin Kills 12 Companion: Ghilian Kheroseen. | |
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| Run4 | Nov 18 2010, 10:24 AM Post #2 |
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Lust fore revenge had not worn off. Adrenaline, on the other hand, was a fickle bitch and had just cut out. Jackal staggered, vision swimming in and out of focus. The blood in his left eye clouded his vision. He couldn't see the world around him. All he could see was Ellis' half-burned body, that Gook and that lanky fuck. He wiped the blood from his eye. Still red-tinged. Like looking at the world through a Hell-coloured monocle. His shoulders cracked as he moved, trying to keep his feet moving by getting his arms moving. All limbs felt like they had barbells attatched to them. Even his head felt heavy. He keeled over, happy at having the good fortune of having his arms on a forward-swing. He caught himself and managed to crawl for a while before lying up against some wreckage of some description. Concussion, blood loss and the buckshot pellets still lodged in his arm had narrowed his senses down to around about a five foot bubble. He assumed it had been a wall at some point, but now dust and ash dunes surrounded it. He leaned back, his eyes drifting closed lazily before snapping open again. Movement on one of the dunes. He drew his pistol inconspicuously and gave a (mostly fake) groan of pain that dared the intruder to come close enough for him to shoot. |
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Caleb Wolff, Level 7 Tribal Ranger. (Inventory) Jackal, Level 5 Glowing Ghoul. (Inventory)[/align] | |
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| Golgotha | Nov 18 2010, 10:35 AM Post #3 |
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Eddy felt nauseas, this was no lamp light or a torch, it was a glowing one, his stomach turned on itself as he realised he had not been as stealthy as he would have liked himself to be. He had seen a glowing one before, they where dangerous and usually feral but this one was holding a pistol and actually, looked in bad form. The midget looked at the irradiated blood slowly emanating from the creature. It dawned on him that the character would die or at least, would never be the same, if he didn't get help fast. Going against every instinct, every nerve in his body, Eddy called out from behind his barricade, "Buddy, are you ok? You look messed up!" |
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Lidie Rider: Level 3 Raider Age: 25-28 SPECIAL: 6.9.7.4.6.6.3 Condition: [x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x] Weapons: Post War Musket (tier 1) Tribal Sword (tier 2) Flash bang x1 snub-nosed revolver x1 Clothing: Basic Raider Armour (tier 2) Equipment: large hide x2 medium hide x1 psycho x3 gnarled root x1 mapulator 300, secret holotape, pre-war photo, hair gel, x1 bobby pin Kills 12 Companion: Ghilian Kheroseen. | |
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| Run4 | Nov 18 2010, 10:49 AM Post #4 |
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"I am pretty fucked up. Now poke yer head into view so I can spread the wealth, motherfucker. If you're waitin' for me to die, you're gonna be waitin' a while for my loot," Jackal rasped, holding his pistol up in a not-so-inconspicuous manner - his left arm still refusing to support the weight of his Kala Rifle for longer than a few seconds. Part of him itched for this whoever-it-was to show his face. Part of him dreaded it. He'd come to the conclusion that near-death experiences were not enjoyable. And he was in the midst of one right now. He didn't need some highwayman trying to rob him and cause an NDE within an NDE. He started dragging himself slowly forwards. "If I'm gonna die, I die with my wounds to the fore," he thought to himself. |
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| Golgotha | Nov 18 2010, 10:54 AM Post #5 |
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Eddy didn't understand immediately and nearly obliged but quickly realised what 'spreading the wealth' meant and halted. "I have no intention of stealing from you glowing one, but if your in need of help I might be able to, now listen, i'm gonna stand with my gun pointing straight down, i'll then walk out and stand out, if you're gonna pop me, that would be your best chance." He had a hunch the creature wouldn't kill him but something digged at him to be careful. "Ok, I'm coming out now!" He stood and a chill ran down his spine before he even looked at the ghoul, it was getting cold, fast. |
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Lidie Rider: Level 3 Raider Age: 25-28 SPECIAL: 6.9.7.4.6.6.3 Condition: [x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x] Weapons: Post War Musket (tier 1) Tribal Sword (tier 2) Flash bang x1 snub-nosed revolver x1 Clothing: Basic Raider Armour (tier 2) Equipment: large hide x2 medium hide x1 psycho x3 gnarled root x1 mapulator 300, secret holotape, pre-war photo, hair gel, x1 bobby pin Kills 12 Companion: Ghilian Kheroseen. | |
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| Run4 | Nov 18 2010, 11:01 AM Post #6 |
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Jackal forced himself to his feet. Either this guy was cocky or stupid. Stepping out of cover with someone who was armed and actively making death threats staggering towards his position. Jackal forced his screeching left arm to rise and support his left, keeping both hands close to his body in a Central Axis Retention stance - or whatever it was called. ((OOC: Center Axis Relock Stance - the one on the right (clicky).)) "Either you're dumb or one cocky fuck, but lemme be honest, you're draw ain't gonna be as fast as my finger. If you're gonna try making a move, you're gonna want that gun raised so you might be able to take me with ya," Jackal rasped as he inched closer to the emerging intruder. "Yeah. Intruder. Someone intruding on the great-fucking-outdoors. How does that work?" Jackal thought to himself. |
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| Golgotha | Nov 18 2010, 11:07 AM Post #7 |
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Eddy dropped the gun without a word and nudged it to his left with his foot, it was out of his reach, he also took his spanner, showed it to the ghoul and chucked that too aside. He didn't quite understand how he came off as some douchebag raider but it was nice to still be alive. He had never successfully navigated through a conversation with a ghoul, not even the non-feral ghouls, to be fair though, he didn't talk to anyone that often. "I don't get it guy, I'm trying to help you," Gauss inadvertently thanked himself he hadn't removed his flash bang, "Your in trouble stranger, trust me you want my help before some scum bag thief tries to get at you, how are you gonna make it to civilisation alone?" He took a step back from the ghoul and looked at him deep into his sockets, searching for some sign or emotion that wasn't burning hatred. |
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Lidie Rider: Level 3 Raider Age: 25-28 SPECIAL: 6.9.7.4.6.6.3 Condition: [x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x] Weapons: Post War Musket (tier 1) Tribal Sword (tier 2) Flash bang x1 snub-nosed revolver x1 Clothing: Basic Raider Armour (tier 2) Equipment: large hide x2 medium hide x1 psycho x3 gnarled root x1 mapulator 300, secret holotape, pre-war photo, hair gel, x1 bobby pin Kills 12 Companion: Ghilian Kheroseen. | |
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| Run4 | Nov 18 2010, 11:12 AM Post #8 |
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Jackal deflated and holstered his pistol, flexing his hands in his knuckle gloves. This guy was a kid. No. Not a kid. He was a Dwarf. A little person. A midget. Jackal tried not to laugh. Instead he grinned his skull grin and nodded to the diminutive Wastelander. This was gonna get awkward very fast if he didn't keep his tongue in check. "No jokes about the circus," Liam insisted in his head. "How about offering to get things off higher shelves for him whenever we see any?" Jackal asked. "No. Just ... just no," Liam responded. "Which way are you headed? I'll trade you your life and limbs for a little medical treatment if we're going the same way. Otherwise, I'm sorry, but I've gotta kill ya and take whatever you have on ya to patch myself up," Jackal announced, "Nothin' personal, I just need to survive because of a whole revenge thing. I'd be genuinely apologetic, too." |
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| Golgotha | Nov 18 2010, 11:20 AM Post #9 |
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Eddy smiled, Well I suppose that's nice to know he thought to himself. "You know, I've never met an apologetic ghoul but there's a first for everything right, I mean, I bet you've never seen a midget outside the circus," He could tell what the ghoul was thinking about him but to be fair, the man was rotting away and glowing so he couldn't really joke. "Ok stranger, I'll help you, but I think it's cute that you could kill me..." At this he laughed and walked forward, "Names Eddy Gauss, I'm up from Illinois, got chased away and now I'm here, lucky for you I suppose?" He checked the ghoul over and then lugged his gun over his shoulder before reaching for his spanner. "I can check your scratches, stop your blood from spilling and remove some of them pellets, I can also help you back into town but you'll have to direct us because for the life of me I can't find this Bucket-Town place." |
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Lidie Rider: Level 3 Raider Age: 25-28 SPECIAL: 6.9.7.4.6.6.3 Condition: [x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x] Weapons: Post War Musket (tier 1) Tribal Sword (tier 2) Flash bang x1 snub-nosed revolver x1 Clothing: Basic Raider Armour (tier 2) Equipment: large hide x2 medium hide x1 psycho x3 gnarled root x1 mapulator 300, secret holotape, pre-war photo, hair gel, x1 bobby pin Kills 12 Companion: Ghilian Kheroseen. | |
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| Run4 | Nov 18 2010, 11:37 AM Post #10 |
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"Just gimme an aerosol can I can gas myself with to get high and stay standing. And if you don't have one, just do your best to make sure I don't collapse and die. I'm beyond amateur help, no offence to yourself. Diggin' around in me for the pellets'll just do more damage - I'd know, I nearly cost a good buddy his arm pulling a stray Chinese slug from it," Jackal answered, "I'm a Pre-War. From over in Ireland. Got a long, brightly-coloured history with good old America, though. You can call me Jackal." Jackal limped around in a circle to face the direction he thought Copperton was in, wincing at his leg as it began to spasm and shiver again. "Actually, if you've got somethin' I could use as a bandage to put some pressure on this leg wound, I'd really appreciate it," Jackal rasped - though to him that meant he was just less likely to kill Eddy here, "Copperton - Bucket Town's ... South by Southwest from here, I think. I can get my bearings in the morning." |
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| Golgotha | Nov 18 2010, 11:48 AM Post #11 |
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Gauss looked on calmly, temporarily ignoring the creatures introduction although a barely noticeable mmm to meet you he thought he heard something but maybe it was just his ears. He followed Jackal's pointing finger to the horizon, Bucket-Town, Copperton, whatever, it was all good. He snapped his attention back to Jackal soon enough, "Well I don't have nothing to get you high mate, sorry about that but I can do a bandage well enough," he looked at the ghoul, up and down, and then sighed. "Fuck sake, it probably would have been worth my while to just leave you..." He ripped some of the cleaner fabric from the arm of his t-shirt and then tore it width ways to make one long bandage, he looked for the worst wound and saw the pellets digging into his body, ok let's try a different wound, If I hit a nerve, he'd knock my head off. There was a wide gash in his arm and Ed nodded to himself. He took the fabric and wrapped it around the creatures flesh before tying a knot in it, he jumped back quickly lest he try to throw a punch from the sudden jab of pain the knot would add. He searched himself and looked for the nuka cola bottle he had found in the old gas station, he had found it warm and half empty but it likely didn't matter to the ghoul so he handed the drink over. "You know, if someone comes along here, we gotta mug 'em for their clothes to get you better bandage material, I'm not ripping mine apart." He turned away from the glowing Jackal and clenched his teeth, "Do we stay then or make a move?" |
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Lidie Rider: Level 3 Raider Age: 25-28 SPECIAL: 6.9.7.4.6.6.3 Condition: [x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x] Weapons: Post War Musket (tier 1) Tribal Sword (tier 2) Flash bang x1 snub-nosed revolver x1 Clothing: Basic Raider Armour (tier 2) Equipment: large hide x2 medium hide x1 psycho x3 gnarled root x1 mapulator 300, secret holotape, pre-war photo, hair gel, x1 bobby pin Kills 12 Companion: Ghilian Kheroseen. | |
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| Run4 | Nov 18 2010, 12:10 PM Post #12 |
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"We move. I don't know this particular part of the region very well, but in the past, I've come across ruins on three sides of the area that are loaded at various times by bandits, a Raider Clan and at one point, a tribe of cannibal motherfuckers. If anything along those lines is in those ruins, we wanna move in case they want to scout their turf," Jackal grumbled, stretching his fingers to ensure the bandage wasn't cutting off circulation. He nodded and started trying to walk again. He took short, shuffling steps, his desire not to collapse in front of a stranger keeping him on his feet when his knees were reluctant to keep him standing up straight. He couldn't feel his right foot, and learning to move once his knee locked was taking some getting used to. He was staggering a lot, even with his feet barely leaving the ground. Just hobbling was exhausting. |
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| Golgotha | Nov 18 2010, 12:42 PM Post #13 |
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Eddy simply nodded and followed the man, (and he was a man, as much as a man as he was, for who was he to be prejudiced about looks) but after a minute he realised the problems walking was causing Jackal. He sidled up and pulled his arm up to rest against Ed's shoulder for it was the perfect height. "Rest against me while we walk and we'll make it to the town quicker, if pride's your problem then don't worry, just think like this, if we don't move quickly, we might wind up dead anyway." He propped the ghoul up and began walking, hoping he wouldn't be too stubborn to agree and hobble along, at least it would ease the pain, even if he hated every second of it. "So Jackal, do you wanna tell me what got you into this predicament? You said something about vengeance, trust me when I say I know the feeling too well!" |
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| Run4 | Nov 18 2010, 12:58 PM Post #14 |
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"No thanks. I lost enough dignity already this week," Jackal growled, retrieving his arm from the dwarf and returning to his hobbling, painful gait, "I'll walk on my own two feet." Jackal continued a few steps as he considered how to answer the next series of questions. He scratched his peeling chin and ran his fingers through his hair, dimming his glow to avoid drawing unwanted attention as he walked. He heaved a sigh and began speaking again. "Well, what got me injured was a bit of a battle. Fighting some lanky-ass fucker. Nearly had him when this Gook shows up and sides with him. So that's revenge number one. Find 'em when they're not around to jerk each other off, cut out the lanky one's throat and cut out the Chinaman's heart," Jackal rasped, grimacing before continuing, "And the second was, I had to bury a man I could've called "son". So if I find whoever killed him - no, when I find whoever killed him - I'll cut all his tendons and ligaments, then bury the fucker alive to let him think about what he's done." Jackal drew his knife for emphasis, turning the bright, razor-sharp blade over in his hands before returning it to its sheathe. "The tallboy, the gook and whatever fucker killed Ellis are all gonna find out the hard way that you should never give an Irishman good cause for revenge," Jackal stated gruffly. |
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| Golgotha | Nov 18 2010, 01:32 PM Post #15 |
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"Sounds like a plan, I can see why you'd wanna fuck 'em up, I wish you luck too, if a person looses their dignity, they change, same thing happened to me, I was chased from my home town, my parent where lynched, my mentor was shot afore me before I left, why? Because some bastard fuckers thought a guy don't deserve the amount of cash I made, especially not someone...like me..." He turned away and looked into the moon, not because it was some deep moment but because he was trying to make out something, he let his eyes adjust to the light and quickly sweeped them across the landscape, checking to make sure they weren't being followed, though Jackal didn't seem to mind. He walked on in silence, at a level pace with the ghoul but always looking ahead or around to make sure nothing was going on. "Moon's high up in the sky, must be middle night now...I think we'll make it only I get a feeling we ain't alone...are you getting the same thing or am I just paranoid...Jeez I haven't had a drip of fucking booze for an age." The tone on his face darkened as he realised his need for beer was growing again. "If we do find someone, I gotta get some alcohol in me!" |
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Lidie Rider: Level 3 Raider Age: 25-28 SPECIAL: 6.9.7.4.6.6.3 Condition: [x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x][x] Weapons: Post War Musket (tier 1) Tribal Sword (tier 2) Flash bang x1 snub-nosed revolver x1 Clothing: Basic Raider Armour (tier 2) Equipment: large hide x2 medium hide x1 psycho x3 gnarled root x1 mapulator 300, secret holotape, pre-war photo, hair gel, x1 bobby pin Kills 12 Companion: Ghilian Kheroseen. | |
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