Ch 4. Landfall

[Tori]

"Aye aye, sir. We're oscar mike."

Tori took her instructions from Janxi and began the hump. She liked being out front, as she only had herself to blame if something went wrong. A cat, she pretty well only trusted herself to "look out for number one," with Janxi also in the inner circle.

While she didn't move at stalk speed, she did move at a casual walk, to ensure she didn't miss any traps or ambush, or alert the enemy the team was coming. All the while, she made use of cover and her camouflage to blend into her surroundings.

Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]needs 30
Sense supernatural [dice=100]needs 54
Locate sound [dice=100]80 needed
Identify sound [dice=100]72 needed

Skills:
Detect ambush [dice=100]45 needed
Detect concealment [dice=100]35 needed
Detect mines/traps [dice=100]35 needed

Prowl: [dice=100] 60 needed +10 due to 3D Cammo suit
Camouflage: active thanks to Janxi[rand=5277640134621671849052094884497396279065461656858829991973898118]

[Renekin Skywalker]

Socrates stood next to Richardson. "Ready, Sam." He said. He was curious as to Richardson's response. But, he had brought up the possibility before, and it was better safe than sorry, in that funny kind of way.

Socrates then worried he might be becoming more like Shep than was appropriate...

[dakota]

Uncharacteristically, Shep looked at Janxi as they started to move, " You've got the rear until I prove I'm 100%, just to make everyone happy. but don't get used to it, that's my job."


They were moving for close to an hour when somewheres out ahead came a god awful racket. It sounded like a giant fan moving beyond the tree line.

[Janxi]

"Um aye aye, but you gotta know I'm better at T's six, but alright, fallin' in at tail foxin' end charlie..."


Janxi followed at the end of the group, feeling particularly useless at the ass-end of the formation. She worked best with Tori. They had a synergy and a symbiosis.

The fan was the first thing she heard on the hump. Even the deaf could hear the propeller.

"Air-boat... Six, want me to secure the craft?" She said it on softly spoken vocals rather than radio. It was about as casual as asking for an extra-large order of fries with her meal.

Search for Tracks [dice=100] /50
Sense psychic and magic [dice=100] /30
Sense supernatural [dice=100]/ 54
locate sounds [dice=100]/80
identify sounds [dice=100] /72
Prowl [dice=100]/ 50[rand=41181270464130826034815861781612445050604791521818074823719582054512]

[dakota]

"Of course you're better with Tori." Shep replied with a tone that betrayed a smirk beneath his hated helmet. " That's why I want to break you up so you learn to work as well with the rest of us."

Shep merely held position near Doctor Santiago when Janxi identified the sound.

[Tori]

Tori went low and prowled towards the roar of the boat. In a stalk, she looked more feline than ever, leaning forward, lifting her legs higher so as not to drag through the grass, and her eyes looking towards the sound. She looked forward to getting a boat, and knew they could make up time quickly. It remained her hope Six would turn loose the kitties on some slavers in a boat. She'd learn them about feline superiority in a hurry. Once she got a look at the target, she would try to identify their weapons, assess their capabilities and pick out any leaders on the boat.

intel [dice=100], needs 42

Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]needs 30
Sense supernatural [dice=100]needs 54
Locate sound [dice=100]80 needed
Identify sound [dice=100]72 needed

Skills:
Detect ambush [dice=100]45 needed
Detect concealment [dice=100]35 needed
Detect mines/traps [dice=100]35 needed

Prowl: [dice=100] 60 needed +10 due to 3D Cammo suit
Camouflage: active thanks to Janxi
[rand=169107454878063338710588815854146649926832971083606344262236252218]

[Renekin Skywalker]

Socrates, noting a change in Tori's movements, starts taking in more of his environment, as well.

Sense Psyhic and Magic Energy: 98% [dice=100]
Recognize Psychic Scent: 74% [dice=100]
Sense Supernatural beings: 98% [dice=100]
Tracking Supernatural beings by psychic scent: 98% [dice=100]
Superior Sense of Smell: 98% [dice=100]
Identify common/strong scents: 98% [dice=100]
Identify specific odours: 61% [dice=100]
Track by smell alone!: 49% [dice=100]
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[Mierin]

Sam replies to Janx, "If it is safe to do so, secure the boat." Sam then holds her position, looking for signs of trouble.

detect ambush [dice=100]
detect concealment [dice=100]
prowl [dice=100]
perception [dice=20][rand=466556380467894272250118979966439301716723368084479994765623011903]

[Janxi]

"Aye aye sir. Assessing and securing," Janxi muttered loudly enough to be heard. Her tail gave a couple of gleeful swishes and she cradled her rifle for a quick lift to her shoulder, if needed.

"I think my spotter's gonna need her shooter," she mumbled to Shep.

Rather than moving directly to Tori's side, she moved toward a position a good 20 yards from her partner's. She could cover the little cat, but the boaters would need to divide their fire on two positions. A grenade couldn't take them both out. She moved like Tori, moving low, slow, with long, high strides. She balanced forward as if ready to pounce. Once in position, she would study the boat through her sniper scope.

Search for Tracks [dice=100] /50
Sense psychic and magic [dice=100] /30
Sense supernatural [dice=100]/ 54
locate sounds [dice=100]/80
identify sounds [dice=100] /72
Prowl [dice=100]/ 50 +10 (3d cammo suit)
Camouflaged from hike in[rand=47686332499945430822051973324632343457231467806394084725703720553]

[sasqaricious]

The Doctor too can't help but smirk under her helmet at the sound of what Shep just said.

[Dome]

Richardson, simply fell in line and followed along following along, stopping when the others stopped, and continuing when they continued. Since they were supposed to remain silent anyway this work out well for the mood he was in. He had no desire to speak to anyone at that moment. He just kept his eyes and ears open to the area around him and the others.

[dice=20]perc[rand=6186427259873679539952470211843427282915119508844046737098286238066]

[dakota]

The riders turned out to be just a bunch of kids joyriding in a pair of air boats. They were currently chasing a good size boaracrossed the open marshy grasslands not far from Abe's cabin.

"Captain, I'm not too keen on greasing some kids to steal their boats." Shep said lowly to Sam

[Tori]

Tori watched the kids racing back and forth. She was a little jealous of their freedom. Nobody understood the seriousness of play like a cat.

She lowered her rifle from her shoulder and watched the man-kittens in their race. If their families knew of their irresponsible racing at the tail-end of a hurricane, they would probably give the cubs a beating.

Tori wouldn't rat them out any more than she would kill them. SEALs killed the enemy, and the enemy was never a gang of joyriding kids.

"Yeah, I'm with Shep on this. On the other hand, if we follow them, we could maybe relieve them of their boats when they stop for their daily PB&J. Their parents would ground 'em for life, but with the way they are driving them boats, that ain't a bad idea."

Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]needs 30
Sense supernatural [dice=100]needs 54
Locate sound [dice=100]80 needed
Identify sound [dice=100]72 needed

Skills:
Detect ambush [dice=100]45 needed
Detect concealment [dice=100]35 needed
Detect mines/traps [dice=100]35 needed
[rand=2228055775182401531325186566186387049423715032842034571165200896]

[Mierin]

Sam nods both at Shep's words and then Tori's. "Agreed." she says quietly. "We're not going to be doing that. If we can .. borrow the boat when they're not looking, let's try to do that"

[Janxi]

Janxi continued to observe the man-cubs through her rifle's scope. She would love to run out and play with them, but somehow, something didn't seem quite right. Parents would never permit their kids to play in a dangerous place like the Dinosaur Swamp, or go boating as a hurricane passed over.

Either the kids sneaked out, ran away and possible stole the boats themselves, or everything was not what it seemed. She looked to see if the kids were armed and armored and what species they were. Maybe they were at play, or maybe they were children of slavers and only smaller versions of their cruel parents. She searched the boat for the tools of the trade, shackles, whips and cattle prods.

She remained hidden, watching and thinking.

"Easy... just don't lead 'em as much," she mumbled, recalling an old Marine Corps philosophy on indiscriminate slaughter of women and children.

Sense psychic and magic [dice=100] /30
Sense supernatural [dice=100]/ 54
locate sounds [dice=100]/80
identify sounds [dice=100] /72 [rand=3847136181407169906332799504019455583621022245325624814130085]