>>26500723
B

>>26500723
B also i can't remember if we have blades, ready them if we can, get ready to fight hand to hand if we don't

>>26500723
>B. Send a remote drone to crawl through the window.

>>26500723
A.

>>26500888
Yautja never leave home lacking weapons.

We just don't have any ranged weapons.

I'm voting for B.

>>26500770
>>B

You lay prone beneath a patch of shadows and place a drone on the ground. It crawls up the wall and inches its way over the lip of the window. You carefully peek inside.

The room seems to be empty. No one is inside, and there's no sign of tampering. You check under various furnitures and around each crevice, but find nothing.

You withdraw the drone and carefully vault over the window. You double check all your belongings. Everything seems to be in order.

"Do you smell that?" Sharp-Strike asks you.

You sniff the air. He's right - there is a slight hint of a strange smell. You take a few more breaths, and identify the odor.

"Poison. From the sac of a pit viper," you tell him. "Seems like someone tried to kill us with poison gas. Then they found out we weren't here, and so opened the window to let the gas dissipate. It's mostly gone now."

Do you:

A. Report this assassination attempt to the Night-Prowler authorities.
B. Do nothing, secure the window, and get a good night's sleep.
C. Spend half of the night putting trip wires and alarms around the room before sleeping.

>>26501150
>C. Spend half of the night putting trip wires and alarms around the room before sleeping.
Pay attention, Night-Prowlers. THIS is how you use traps

>>26501150

C.

Let's report to the authorities with culprit's head on a stick.

Handsigned confession optional.

>>26501150
C.

>>26501150
Let sharp strike sleep. He needs to be well rested.

>>26501224
>>C. Spend half of the night putting trip wires and alarms around the room before sleeping.

The two of you expertly rifle through your luggage and take out a variety of strings, clips, and gadgets expressly prepared for such purpose.

You spend several hours putting trip wires and improvised noise makers both inside and outside your immediate dormitory.

To your surprise, Sharp-Strike seems to be a natural at stringing together improvised devices. At the end of it all, you run through a check list of approaches, such as the window, main door, and adjacent wall. You even placed a jury-rigged seismic sensor on the roof, just in case someone gets the bright idea of dropping in from above.

At last, satisfied that you've got all approaches covered, the two of you go to sleep.

You wake up the next morning, still feeling somewhat drained. You check the match schedule, and notice Dark-Spike has been disqualified. Sharp-Strike will have two matches today, but with your transmitter spoofed, you may move around freely.

Do you:

A. Head to the arena with Sharp-Strike.
B. Find some place inconspicuous and sift through the transmitter data streams.
C. Go find Ashen-Blade and get the briefing on what happened in the Hall of Ceremonies last night.
D. Scout out the city and scope out the prison where Quick-Shadow is locked up.

>>26501401
>D. Scout out the city and scope out the prison where Quick-Shadow is locked up.
Oh, this. Time to scope out the only bro Night-Prowler.

When overheard those conspirators talking did they say they would deal with us "tomorrow" or "after the tournament"? I forget, it's been a while. Regardless we may need to deal with them soon.

>>26501401
A. We can't split up. Too dangerous.

>>26501401
Hmm.. This is a hard vote. On the one hand, if we don't accompany Sharp-Strike, we may miss out on another attempt to tamper with his shot at success. Even though the tourney is our cover for this, if he loses or gets DQ'd we lose our reason to be here.

On the other hand, we can't put off gathering information too much longer. We haven't even begun to get into the real mission here.

Then again, I don't know much about Quick-Shadow, because I haven't read all of the archive, so I don't know what value talking to him might yield... I'm going to abstain this vote.

We can check the data streams after the tourney today. It is suspicious for a mentor to not be at his student's side while he is fighting.

>>26501586
I'll take that as a vote for A then. Write up incoming.

>>26501401
can we do a mix of a & b or a & c
if not then i vote for b

>>26501556
The whole reason we came here city was to rescue Quick-Shadow. Getting dirt on these guys is just the long way of saving him.

>>26501591
>>A. Head to the arena with Sharp-Strike.

You decide to accompany Sharp-Strike to the arena.

As you pass through the outer gates into the plaza, you once more notice the decorated shuttle that serves as Death-Gifter's personal ride parked in the corner. The pilot is standing guard outside, but Death-Gifter himself is nowhere to be seen.

As you make your way through the plaza, you can't seem to shake the feeling that someone is watching you. Sharp-Strike, too, seems to share your concern, as you notice him slipping furtive glances behind him.

Do you:

A. Drop back and see if you can flush out the stalker.
B. Continue walking at normal pace, but be observant.
C. Head towards a crowded area and attempt to lose your tail.

>>26501401
D

We won't leave him like Night Star did.

>>26501651
B play it cool they know were on to them, we know their on to us.

>>26501651
A.

>>26501651
>B. Continue walking at normal pace, but be observant.
Act natural. Nothing of note happened last night at all.
They're probably wondering why we aren't dead yet from the poison gas. Let them think all they like.

>>26501651
B. Pretend to be completely unaware.

>>26501651
B

>>26501651
B, keep it simple.

>>26501677
>>B. Continue walking at normal pace, but be observant.

You maintain your pace and continue to act casual. Sharp-Strike, however, seems to be tensing up. You turn to him and begin to chat to him about today's fight, and making small talk about the other contestants. He takes the hint, and falls back into a relaxed stride.

You pass through the security checkpoint and enter the arena. You check the match schedule. Sharp-Strike will be fighting in the first and fifth matches. You look up at the judge's podium, and notice there are only six judges today. Ebon-Hawk, the Night-Prowler, is missing.

As you head to your seat, you suddenly twist your body and launch a right hook with your fist at Sharp-Strike, who blocks it by reflex. You pat him on the shoulder. "Excellent. You are ready."

You watch as he leaves to prepare for his match. You managed to get a glance of your stalker as you turned to execute the surprise punch. He was sitting down in the audience several rows behind you.

Do you:

A. Take a seat and watch the fight.
B. Excuse yourself and calmly walk outside.
C. Turn around and let the stalker know you've seen him. See how he reacts.

>>26501879
>A. Take a seat and watch the fight.
Right beside the stalker. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

>>26501879
A

>>26501879

B. Have him follow you.

>>26501983
Right next to him. Perhaps flirt a bit. Compliment his strong arms.

>>26502018
>>A.

You sit down and proceed to watch the fight. Sharp-Strike's first opponent is a young hunter from clan Blue-Falcon. You watch as the two fighters begin to circle each other.

A figure takes a seat to your left. His face is covered by a black ceremonial mask. At first you think it's your stalker, but a quick glance tells you otherwise.

Sharp-Strike lands the first hit, but his opponent pushes back with a few dazzling strikes of his own.

"I need to speak to you," the figure intones.

You recognize the voice, and turn to him.

He lifts his mask briefly to confirm your suspicion. It's Ebon-Hawk, the judge.

"May we talk outside?" he asks.

Do you:

A. Stand up and walk outside.
B. Ask him what this is about.
C. Motion for him to be quiet, as you're trying to watch the match.
D. Confide in him, and subtly gesture that there's someone tailing you.

>>26502209
>B. Ask him what this is about.
Not trustworthy enough yet to accept right off the bat.

>>26502209
B

>>26502209
D,A

>>26502209
E. ask him if the stalker behind us is his or theirs.

D.

>>26502252
>>B. Ask him what this is about.

You look straight ahead, and nonchalantly mutter, "About what?"

He is silent for a moment, and shifts uncomfortably in his seat. "I think someone's trying to frame me for your murder," he whispers under his mask.

Do you:

A. Walk outside.
B. Point out that you're still alive.
C. Tell him about your tail.
D. Tell him he's lost his mind.

>>26502325
>C. Tell him about your tail.
>A. Walk outside
These.

>>26502325
C

>>26502325
C

>>26502209
B

>>26502353
Yes, both If possible.

I think our taip might be an assassin.

>>26502354
>>C. Tell him about your tail.

You subtly gesture behind you, and pretend to check your wrist-monitor. You type "tail" onto the display and angle it slightly so it's visible to Ebon-Hawk for a split second.

He motions an acknowledgement, stands up and begins to walk away.

Do you:

A. Stay seated and watch for whoever follows him.
B. Stand up and follow him.
C. Furtively glance behind you to gauge the reaction of your tail.

>>26502447
A

>>26502447
A)

If no one within 30 seconds, switch over to B.

>>26502447
C.

This is far more stressful than fighting Xenos.

>>26502447
A I'd say give it a 30 seconds to a minute to see if anybody follows him then we follow him.

>>26502447
>A. Stay seated and watch for whoever follows him.

>>26502469
>>A. Stay seated and watch for whoever follows him.

You lean back in your seat and continue to watch the match. Sharp-Strike currently has the upper hand. His opponent is having considerable trouble deflecting his strikes.

You keep one eye to your left. Ebon-Claw has left the spectator area.

You wait for a few moments, but no one seems to follow him. You bring up a hand to scratch your chin. From the reflection in the tip of your retracted claws, you notice the tail is still sitting behind you.

Do you:

A. Stand up and walk out.
B. Stay seated, and wait it out.

>>26502547
A, but hide behind a corner and wait for your tail to walk up to you

>>26502547
>A. Stand up and walk out.

>>26502547
A
>>26502606
Good idea we need to get rid of our secret admirer before we can talk freely.

>>26502547
A.

>>26502606
if need be, send a hologram next to judge, and then sneak up behind tailer

>>26502632
>>A. Stand up and walk out.

You stand up and casually head for the exit. You deliberately walk past a wall mural of two warriors locked in combat, and look through the reflection of their metallic embossed weapons.

The seat where your tail occupied is empty.

You continue walking casually.

Do you:

A. Head towards one of the changing rooms, round a corner, and launch an ambush. (DC: Medium)
B. Head towards the plaza, and attempt to blend in to the nearest crowd.
C. Find an empty section of the corridor, lean against the wall, and pretend to type out a message on your wrist-computer.

>>26502712
>C.

>>26502712
C

>>26502712
C.

A is a bit too hasty.

>>26502712
A. This guy is a professional. We need to take him out quickly.

>>26502785
>> C. Find an empty section of the corridor, lean against the wall, and pretend to type out a message on your wrist-computer.

You make your way around the ring of the arena turn into one of the many branching corridors, leading to practice areas and equipment rooms.

The corridor is deserted, on account of everyone being inside, watching the match. You lean against the wall and pretend to tap away at your wrist computer.

You see someone approach to your right. It's your tail. He casually strides down the hall towards you, while bowing his head and pretending to read a holo slate.

Do you:

A. Continue tapping away, and just wait. See what his reaction is.
B. Wait until he gets close, and tackle him. (DC: Medium-Easy)
C. Turn and start walking towards him, pretending to return to your seat. (DC: Medium)

>>26502897
C

>>26502897
C No need to cause a ruckus if we can avoid it.

>>26502897
>B. Wait until he gets close, and tackle him. (DC: Medium-Easy)
Empty corridor, perfect interrogation opportunity.

Rolled 1

>>26502897
Damn.

I'm not sure what to choose. I don't think we should attack him outright. He hasn't done anything blatantly wrong, so it could be an attempt to provoke us.

1 - A
2 - C

>>26502958
if he doesnt gank us

>>26502897
Why would we go back to the seats? Ebon-Claw might have information.

>>26502924
Looks like C is ahead, with 2 votes. Going with that. Let's roll.

Rawling

Rolled 7

>>26502992
Rollin'

Rolled 5

>>26502992

Rolled 13

>>26503002

Rolled 4

>>26502992
Rolling

>>26503011
Pass, vs. DC 12.
Write-up inc.

>>26503018
>>C. Turn and start walking towards him, pretending to return to your seat. (Pass, DC 12.)

You stow your wrist-computer and begin to walk towards the spectator area.

Though your stride is slow and casual, your muscles are tense, and your mind is focused. You watch his every move.

As you get closer, your tail puts away his holo-slate, reaches into his belt, and in one smooth motion, pulls out a compact cylindrical baton secreted into a side pouch and points one end towards you.

Prepared for just such a thing, you dart quickly to the left. You hear a muted scratch as several heavy projectiles bounce off the wall to your side.

The assassin, far from giving up, extends a short blade from his baton and throws the whole thing towards your face. Simultaneously, he reaches behind him and pulls out a compact plasma pistol.

Do you:

A. Attempt to catch the baton and throw it back in the same motion. (DC: Hard)
B. Duck under his throw and attempt to close in with your assailant (DC: Medium)
C. Bring up your claws to shield your face and charge forward. (DC: Medium)

>>26503106
>B. Duck under his throw and attempt to close in with your assailant (DC: Medium)

Adrenaline rush. Pred-Quest is the leading cause of heart attacks in the civilized world.

>>26503106
>B. Duck under his throw and attempt to close in with your assailant (DC: Medium)
No touching the weapon. We may need some evidence that wasn't tampered with.

>>26503106
Nobody else wants to do A?

Oh well, still voting A, that's awesome.

>>26503147
Good point.

Hopefully someone needs to use the bathroom. I hear Wind-Falcon has a bad prostate. It might be our salvation.

>>26503127
B wins.
Roll it!

Rolled 14

>>26503178
Rolling

Rolled 3

>>26503178
Yautja combat time!

Rolled 16

>>26503178

>>26503189
Pass, vs. DC 11.
Write up inc.

>>26503106

B: Advance evasively

>>26503200
>>B. Duck under his throw and attempt to close in with your assailant (Pass, DC 11)

You reflexively duck your head and feel a stinging breeze as the baton sails over your head. You dart forward and slam a fist into the assassin's gun hand. The impact knocks the plasma pistol out of his grip. He grunts, deflects your follow-up blow, and leaps into the air. He kicks your chest with both his legs, and uses the momentum to somersault backwards into the air.

He turns and begins to run.

Do you:

A. Dash forward and attempt to grapple before he gets away.
B. Pick up the pistol and shoot him in the back.
C. Stay where you are and let him go.

>>26503280
>A. Dash forward and attempt to grapple before he gets away.

Although, if we have the net launcher for the combi-stick, that works well too.

>>26503299
parroting this line of logic. Do we have the net launcher?

>>26503280
A.

>>26503299
Unfortunately not.

We had a choice of concealable plasma pistol, net gun, and drone mine. We chose the drone.

>>26503305
Nope. Maybe next time.

>>26503280
C.

>>26503280
A we need him alive for questions.

>>26503312
Alright, thanks for refreshing memories here.
Point still stands that we need to interrogate this guy, and the pistol will likely kill him.

>>26503280
a

>>26503335
Not if we aimed for the legs...

>>26503357
He'll probably scream like a little bitch if we shoot him and attract other people.

>>26503280

>A. Don't let him get away!

>>26503312
>>26503312
>>A. Dash forward and attempt to grapple before he gets away.

Realizing you have but one chance, you dash forward with a sudden surge of strength. You pounce forward and reach out with your arm extended. You manage to sweep his ankle, tripping him, and forcing him to dive towards the floor.

Reacting fast, and with amazing agility. the assassin twists his torso in mid air and hits the ground sliding on his back. As the gap between you two widens, he reaches into his belt with two hands and throws a fistful of knives at you with one hand, a magnetic bola with the other hand, and two heavy darts launched from both his wrists. Fortunately, none of these throws are aimed; his intention is only to slow you down.

Do you:

A. Stay defensive and attempt to dodge and deflect the projectiles. (DC: Medium-Easy)
B. Duck your head and storm through them, to close quickly with the assassin. (DC: Hard)

>>26503391
B.

Even if we take the hits, we can then at the very least have some proof that we were attacked, and nothing this guy says in his own defense will matter.

>>26503391
>B. Duck your head and storm through them, to close quickly with the assassin. (DC: Hard)
We need to end it right here. Now or never.

>>26503391
B. We have a helmet, right?

>>26503391
B He isn't getting away that easy.

>>26503419
>>B. Duck your head and storm through them, to close quickly with the assassin. (DC: Hard)

B it is. Roll!

>>26503391
B

Rolled 2

>>26503441

Rolled 15

>>26503441
Halt, criminal scum!

Rolled 13

>>26503441

Rolled 3

>>26503441

Rolled 3

>>26503441
Sweet roll anon.>>26503451

>>26503451
Unfortunately, we fail (barely), vs. DC of 16

>>26503472
About time we earned some scars.

>>26503472
... I had a feeling it would be something like that.
Oh well. He left some nifty gadgets as evidence, so not all is lost.

>>26503485
I wouldn't mind taking that magnetic bala.

>>26503472
>B. Duck your head and storm through them, to close quickly with the assassin. (Fail, DC.16)

You grunt and charge forward through the rain of metal. You swipe the air and deflect the knives. You twist your head and avoid one of the darts. The second dart thumps into your forearm, but you ignore the pain.

Just as you close the distance, however, you feel a sudden tug at your leg, as the bola bites into your ankle. You trip, and are thrown against the ground.

The assassin leaps to his feet, gives you one last look, and runs off.

Just as he got to the end of the corridor, however, a figure dashes to block his path and slams a fist into his face. It's Ebon-Claw.

You watch as the Night-Prowler elder and judge grab the assassin by his neck, and slams his head against the wall. His skull thumps wetly against the hard surface. Once. Twice.

The assassin slides down the wall, slumped.

You quickly untie the bola from your ankles and rush over. The assassin seems lifeless.

You look at Ebon-Claw. "I didn't hit him that hard," he tells you.

Do you:

A. Move close and check to see if the assassin's still alive.
B. Stay at a distance, just in case it's a trick.

>He kicks your chest with both his legs, and uses the momentum to somersault backwards into the air.

>Reacting fast, and with amazing agility. the assassin twists his torso in mid air and hits the ground sliding on his back

We need to do some stretching.

>>26503538
move closer, keep ready to dodge

>>26503538
>B. Stay at a distance, just in case it's a trick.

Paranoid Predator

>>26503538
>A. Move close and check to see if the assassin's still alive.

But be cautious.

>>26503542
Well, we aren't an agility type Predator in the first place. But yeah, we need to do some of that.

>>26503538
A but very cautiously

>>26503538
>You look at Ebon-Claw. "I didn't hit him that hard," he tells you.

Heh.

>>26503573
>>26503551
>>A. Move close and check to see if the assassin's still alive.

You signal Ebon-Claw to keep alert, as you carefully approach the assassin's slumped figure.

There seems to be no movement. You point the tips of your claws against his heart with one hand while you slide a finger behind his neck with the other.

Suddenly, his eyes pop open and the body begins to spasm. You dash backwards by reflex. A few seconds later, the twitching stops, and you notice a stream of fluorescent blood mixed with dark green bile dribbling out of the assassin's mouth.

You also notice fizzing smoke emitting from the corpse's wrist computer. "Damn!" You hear Ebon-Claw curse, as he reaches down and yanks open the assassin's wrist computer. He probes carefully underneath the straps and extracts a small sphere. He raises it into the air.

"Poison capsule. Looks like the kind that's remotely activated."

He quickly glances around. "Would have to be close to activate it..."

He looks at you. "Well, you seem to be alive. Good. Come on, help me dispose of the body."

Do you:

A. Tell him you should be preserving the body as evidence.
B. Do as he says.
C. Point out that you're the only two witnesses of the fight, and you're certain you didn't trigger the capsule.

>>26503706
look around, quickly

>>26503706
>C. Point out that you're the only two witnesses of the fight, and you're certain you didn't trigger the capsule.

I still don't trust him.

>>26503722
You quickly take a look around you, going as far as looking down several corridors nearby. You see no one.

>>26503706
B. ask him if he recognises him

>>26503745
Good idea I'll second that.

>>26503706
C.

>>26503706
>A. Tell him you should be preserving the body as evidence.

Keep "Option C" floating on the back of your mind though. He seems too enthused with disposing the body.

>>26503745
You point to the corpse. "Recognize him?"

Ebon-Claw takes a moment to examine the body.

"No. Never seen him before."

>>26503770
Hmph. Like we can trust anything he says.

Rolled 1

Seems like we need a tiebreaker between B and C.

I've already voted, but we can flip a coin.

1 - B
2 - C

>>26503756
>>C.

You turn to Ebon-Claw and point out that you're the only two witnesses of the fight, and you're certain you didn't trigger the capsule.

He grunts. "Don't be stupid. If I wanted him dead, I could have just put a claw through his skull. Or better, put a claw through you while you were on the ground earlier."

He turns to the corpse. "No. Not me. Maybe he detonated it himself. Whoever hired him could have trusted him enough to give him the remote. Now come on, let's get rid of him." He takes out a vial from his belt. "Some acid to get rid of his fangs and we'll burn the rest in the reactor exhaust vents."

A. Tell him you should be preserving the body as evidence.
B. Help him move the body for disposal.

>>26503829
He seems oddly prepared for this. Unless he keeps acid in his belt on the regular anyway.

Rolled 2

>>26503829
B.

>>26503829
B

>>26503829
>B. Help him move the body for disposal.

After scooping up the assassin's gadgets.
We can ask around the market area with Ashen-Blade for identification of said weapons.

>>26503829
B

>>26503863
>>26503889
>>26503890

If we kill the body, how are we going to figure out who this guy is, and through figuring that out, find out who he was working for.

>>26503850
Well he is a Night-Prowler and he thinks people are trying to frame him for murder.

>>26503910
we search it first, we just dont want to leave it lying around

Rolled 2

>>26503829
A.

>>26503863
>>B. Help him move the body for disposal.
You do as he says and help hold the corpse steady as Ebon-Claw gets to work with surgical precision. First, he dribbles just the right amount of acid on each of the dead assailant's fangs, and then expertly snaps the two chin bows in half. "So they can't identify him from the ashes," he tells you.

He then takes a rag and a second vial filled with a cloudy liquid from his belt. He dips the rag in the liquid and begins to wipe away the blood stains. The fluorescent blood evaporates with a hiss upon contact with the solution.

You realize Ebon-Claw has clearly done this many, many times before.

He glances to the assassin's weapons littered all over the floor.

He walks over and picks up the knives and the plasma pistol. "Need to get rid of these as well," he tells you.

Do you:

A. Allow him to dispose of the weapons.
B. Stop him, and point out that these are important pieces of evidence.

>>26503976
Can we ask him why he's covering all of this up at least? I wanna know his reasoning right now.

>>26503993
this

>>26503993
Supporting this.

>>26503993
Seconding this.

>>26503993
You pick up the baton and examine it. "Why are you getting rid of this evidence? How are we going to find out who's behind this if you keep burning our clues?"

He turns to you. "Because every piece of evidence points to me," he tells you. "See that baton? That's from my armory. This pistol? Stolen a few days ago. Go check his wrist computer. I bet there's a bunch of falsified records with my name on them. Someone's trying to frame me, and if we don't get rid of this evidence, they're going to succeed."

Rolled 1

>>26504043
Alright. That is satisfactory.

>>26503976
A.

>>26503976
Changing vote to A.

Old post was >>26504020, should be deleted in a few moments.

>>26504043
Well that's a pretty damn good reason. I'll go with A.

>>26504067
>>A. Allow him to dispose of the weapons.

You toss him the baton. "So who's trying to frame you?"

"I have a few suspects," he tells you, as he picks up the litter of knives. "I've made a few... enemies in high places." He motions you towards the body. The two of you lift him up.

"Come. Let's burn this thing first. I'll explain what I can."

You do as he says.

___________________________________

END Episode 40

Thanks for playing everyone!

Session planned for tomorrow.

>>26504124
I like this guy, but I'm also very suspicious of him. Does that make me tribist?

>>26504124
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/26500723/

>>26504151
Archived here.
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/26500723/

Rolled 1

>>26504140
I think the same.

>>26504124
Good. See you then.

>>26504140
Summed up my feelings about him exactly. Hopefully he turns out to be a cool guy.

>>26504140
I'm getting the same vibe, but I don't want to make a straight-up, baseless accusation to a Night-Prowler judge in their home turf.

We just play along for now, or until we can confirm his trustworthiness.

We just need to keep in mind he is only helping us because it is to his benefit. He'd betray us without blinking an eye if he'd profit from it somehow.

>>26504272
Still, he could prove useful. In fact, he could prove invaluable for our mission here.

>>26504140
>>26504198
>>26504198
>>26504272
>>26504280

We might need a second opinion regarding him. Quick-Shadow may have some thoughts about Ebon-Claw, but he's in prison.
I doubt Three-Claw can establish direct comms with him without alerting the entire Night-Prowler clan.
I dunno if Ashen-Blade or Burning-Scythe are incognito enough to arrange a visit themselves though.