Tori
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Post by Tori on Apr 19, 2011 10:16:10 GMT -5
"Socrates, we weren't soundin' off like we was at a muster, just gettin' som moto." It was true, they merely ended their sentences with their services' warcries at a conversational tone. "Anytime you wanna try to force us to shut up, yer welcome to try, but..." Her tail swished with mischief, and her eye sparkled.
"But you'd be payin' for it."
She looked over to Six. "The rats seem to dominate the area, and the dominant force would be the most likely to have your brother's team as their prisoners. It's right prudent to at least recon their hamlet to confirm or reject that hypothesis. They're also on foot, meanin' they'll Eve comin'. We could catch up on foot, and maybe learn some intel we'd miss speedin' by on tha boat."
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Post by Renekin Skywalker on Apr 19, 2011 11:08:59 GMT -5
Socrates looked over at the cats. "Force? And here I thought you had the sense to know a hunt from a muster. Silly me." With the shrug, he hefted his pack and waited near Jin, watching where the young man was watching.
Sense Psyhic and Magic Energy: 98% [dice=100]; range: 450 (+50/level) Recognize Psychic Scent: 74% [dice=100]; range: 55 (+5/level) Sense Supernatural beings62+2: 98% [dice=100]; range: 200 (1100 when powers in use) (+100/level) Tracking Supernatural beings by psychic scent: 98% [dice=100]; range: 200 (1100 when powers in use) (+100/level) Superior Sense of Smell: 98% [dice=100]; range: 200 (+100/level) Identify common/strong scents: 98% [dice=100]; range: 50 (+25/level) Identify specific odours: 61% [dice=100] Track by smell alone!: 49% [dice=100]
Intelligence: 47% [dice=100] Land Navigation: 55% [dice=100] Interrogation: 45% [dice=100] Tracking (humanoids): 40% [dice=100]
Annd... Perception! [dice=20][rand=7537510379174868464028966434238237480526690091433010815829086195]
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Post by Mierin on Apr 19, 2011 12:27:14 GMT -5
Sam looks steadily at Tori, "You heard my orders. We're to locate Tim's crew. If it turns out you are correct and the rats are holding them hostage then we will move in to take them out." Turning to the others, Sam says, "Now let's move out! We're wasting daylight." Sam will take Jin's advice concerning whether it would be better to go by foot or by boat.
perception [dice=20] detect ambush [dice=100], pass detect concealment [dice=100], pass[rand=61311276176792047162368940330599984185293679788910886039952891668]
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Post by Janxi on Apr 19, 2011 12:29:39 GMT -5
"Leave 'em alone, T. He's just baitin' ya to get a rise, and the little snagglepuss'll hide behind Shep like always. He can't and won't do a thing to back it up." Janxi's tale made an annoyed swish. "Stop informing us Socrates. It IS about right or wrong, because you're always foxin' wrong, you stupid roobarb."
Janxi tuned Socrates out and looked over at Six, awaiting some kind of decision about what to do. Getting out with the objective was all that ever mattered, and it was time to get it done and go home. "Your orders, sir?"
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Post by Janxi on Apr 19, 2011 12:30:44 GMT -5
"We're on it, Six. Just need to know where to go and how to get there."
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Post by dakota on Apr 19, 2011 21:06:51 GMT -5
Jin pointed at the boat as he lowered his bow.
"Soc can't force you to shut up Tori, but I can." Shep said," and so can the Captain. Now get that boat fired up like the man says. Besides, from what I saw on the map, we've got a ways to go yet."
He sputtered as he headed for the boat," Mebbe I should let another frog try to eat me so you idiots get along."
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It was nearly midday when Jin started motioning towards something ahead. There was a fork in the river, and something was hanging from a mangrove. As they got close enough to tell, it looked like a rotted corpse of a mutant rat and it had been hung.
From the smell in the air, the animals could tell they were getting close to the ocean again
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Tori
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Post by Tori on Apr 19, 2011 21:57:36 GMT -5
"Shit, XO, all you had to do was ask. Aye aye, sir."
Tori pulled off the netting on the boat and stashed it under her seat. "Hellz Bellz, that weren't no frog. That was an al-gator. Jus' ask Snaggle-tease." She had a massive laugh. "And Janx is a gravedigga! And swimmin' after an ate-en XO is a great idea! An you kin blow up guns with a han-grenade. Do ya want me to go on?" Her tone was mirthful, only because if she didn't laugh, she would cry.
The boat made its way at a very conservative speed. Tori did what she could to keep fan noise down. She looked up at the body, then at Jin, "Y'all's handiwork?"
She throttled down a bit more, to allow close inspection of the body. "If it weren't Jin's people, it was the rats themselves, killing a snitch." She passed the body to starboard, running at idle speed. "Idle speed, XO... We're slower than walkin' and I'm still headin' generically souf, with no destination... Y'all know where we're goin? Feel free to share."
Detect Ambush [dice=100]needs 55 Detect Concealment [dice=100]needs 45 Trap and mine detection [dice=100]needs 45 Pilot motor boat (if needed) [dice=100] needs 80 Navigation [dice=100] needs 50 (for no direction given, vaguely south)
Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]needs 40 Sense supernatural beings [dice=100]needs 58 Locate sound [dice=100] needs 84 Recognize sound [dice=100] needs 76 Perception: [dice=20][rand=35489746173304073557791122231711600619828746272843638505085601617417]
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Tori
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Post by Tori on Apr 19, 2011 22:40:50 GMT -5
Extra rolls: Prowl [dice=100] needs 75 [rand=73377822658905298803945718426321837890321910901519601393997592442]
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Post by Janxi on Apr 20, 2011 9:37:14 GMT -5
"Sir no sir. This marine respectfully disagrees. That weren't no frog. It was an alligator." She begins to mimic Socrates clipped manner of speech. "We Naval cats really need to know our aquatic predators better. Hand grenades are safe to use around a boat and we should stand by to repel boarders on a submarine... Are ya seein' a pattern here? Emperor Snaggletease knows EVERYTHING!" She joined Tori's mocking of the dog, if only because mocking was better than the alternative. He wouldn't always have Shep to hide behind.
As they approached the body, she grew serious. "Permission to recover the carcass?" To her, it was a carcass, same as an animal, not a body or even a corpse. The carcass could yield information about their enemy.
Tracking (for other targets) [dice=100]/60 Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]/ 40 Sense supernatural beings [dice=100]/58 Locate sound [dice=100] / 84 Recognize sound [dice=100] / 76 Land navigation: [dice=100]/60 Perception [dice=20] [rand=17421496368832412005247073762994603706323927845161541161365576346387]
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Post by Mierin on Apr 20, 2011 10:32:38 GMT -5
Sam gets impatient and snaps at both of the cats, "You heard your XO. Zip it! NOW!" Sam nods briskly at Janxi's request to recover the carcass and says "Go ahead."
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Post by Janxi on Apr 20, 2011 10:51:00 GMT -5
"Aye aye, Six..." Janxi spread a poncho on the bow then grabbed the rope before extending a claw, slicing the rope and helped the body down on the poncho. She began to search the body for any weapons, booby traps or signs of trauma other than either a snapped neck or crushed windpipe. If with pockets, she'd search each for maps or any other usable intel.
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Post by dakota on Apr 26, 2011 0:49:39 GMT -5
Janxi knew it was a booby trap as soon as she cut the rat's corpse's rope. She heard the rope snap and the net suddenly springing up from beneath her to suspend her ten feet in the air in the net trap with the dead rat.
The others could only watch as Janxi was snagged, spurring Shep to say, " That's one of the oldest trilcks in the book you just fell for. Soc, better take a perimeter position. Janxi you need help getting out?"
Socrates was off the boat and moved towards a mangrove clump that would give him a good vantage point and just out of sight when Tori heard something from the other direction. Several humans appeared, weapons at the ready and armor a mishmash . coalition weapons to be exact. Sam recognized the voice that spoke, one she'd known since childhood. " Now you folks just relax and lower your weapons and no one gets hurt."
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Post by Tori on Apr 26, 2011 5:06:47 GMT -5
"Ahhh shit shagcat! Loot at the mess ya got yerself in." Tori had a snicker at her partner's expense. "Rowowowowow!
"Jin, would ya take the helm? And Six? permission to recover tha big shagcat?"
Tori reversed the engine slowly, and backed under Janx. Then, when Jin took the wheel, she leaped into the tree holding the big cat. "Shep, Sam, y'all get ready to give us some cover."
At that, her "Wolverine" claws extended from her gauntlets, and she hacked the rope free, grabbing the loose end with her left hand. Carefully, she lowered Janxi to the boat, as she listened for signs of trouble. Though Janxi outweighed her, and was nearly two feet taller, Tori was deceptively strong, and used the tree to leverage herself as she lowered her friend to safety.
Actions: Leap into tree and cut Janxi free, before lowering her to the boat Detect Ambush [dice=100]needs 55 Detect Concealment [dice=100]needs 45 Trap and mine detection [dice=100]needs 45
Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]needs 40 Sense supernatural beings [dice=100]needs 58 Locate sound [dice=100] needs 84 Recognize sound [dice=100] needs 76 Perception: [dice=20][rand=325090390064242917604033727281632680536743099694101976348056797561]
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Post by Janxi on Apr 26, 2011 11:09:14 GMT -5
The trapped jaglion's green eyes locked on Socrates. "Not a foxin' word outta you."
She then glanced at the corpse she was trapped with, then at Tori leaping into the tree. She thought of cutting herself out, but dropping over 400 pounds of cat on the deck of a boat might be unwise.
"Haha, laugh it up fuzzball. And while we're at it, cut me down gentle-like. Don't you go droppin' me now, y'hear?"
She hoped nobody was closely monitoring the trap. She suspected the rat was bait for a scavenging dinosaur, and cursed herself for baiting Socrates when she should have paid closer attention to the corpse. Still, from her bird's eye view, she looked around for any approaching dangers, and listened intently to the sound of the swamp. She looked around the trap for any sign of who set it, and what direction they left in.
Tracking [dice=100]/60 Sense psychic and magic energy [dice=100]/ 40 Sense supernatural beings [dice=100]/58 Locate sound [dice=100] / 84 Recognize sound [dice=100] / 76 Perception [dice=20][rand=44828562588340526506907745532316750666043970717237712116863804994]
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Post by Mierin on Apr 27, 2011 19:54:47 GMT -5
Sam grins at the sound of the voice and calls back loudly, knowing her brother would recognize her voice and her trademark stubbornness, "You lower your weapons and no one will get hurt."
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