LNG257
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| 30 Mar 2014 08:30 PM |
You, Sam Blair, are at odds with the universe. Numerous people have put a price on your head over the years, but you've continually beat them back, all while doing the odd job for the troubled man, provided they have a pocketful of money for your efforts. But now, you are looking at the chance to jump on an expedition back to the ancient Sol system, from which humanity fled so long ago.
Other alien species: Eidilst (Hybrid Avian/Insectile), Wa'ch (Humanlike), Hikavay (Reptilian)
Total sector population: 27 Billion
Starting area: Cantina on Diba(Majid system), where a show-down is going on between you and a bounty hunter who claims to recognize you.
Your equipment/ownerships: Two silenced but low-calibur pistols / A custom-edited laser blade, Quicksilver Star: The Lance of Keri has a rectangular hull covered by ablative panels. It has salvaged sublight engines, which generate relatively high amounts of radiation, though with sophisticated automatic navigation systems. The ship is equipped with point-defense lasers and armed with heavy railguns and ion cannons.
Storyline: Ancient threat
Now go out, and reign free! |
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| 31 Mar 2014 01:56 AM |
| Hell yea, this is my kind of thrill! How did this meeting come about, though, and is he pointing a gun to my head, me to his, both, or neither? I mean, I'm pretty sure I'd remember that, but to be fair my memory can be pretty darn crap at times. |
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JoshWesty
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| 31 Mar 2014 04:52 PM |
MY GOD WHEN DID YOU MAKE THIS LNG?
Just give me the link to the signups. |
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| 31 Mar 2014 04:53 PM |
| (Ah, uhm, there's like a 10 man queue for signups and they're only doing 5 active ones at a time~ uhhh...) |
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LNG257
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| 01 Apr 2014 01:46 PM |
| Currently, nobody has their gun out, though you suspect that this bounty hunter looks ready to draw and shoot at any moment. |
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| 01 Apr 2014 02:19 PM |
| "Ah, hey... hey..." I murmur over to the hunter. "As far as I know, I haven't done a single thing below the law. I may be a mercenary, but I don't do those kinds of jobs..." I state. Well, I DO go to the black market, and occasionally dabble in there, but nothing that should have revealed me much, right? |
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LNG257
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| 02 Apr 2014 05:51 PM |
"Fool," the bounty hunter begins. "Anyone who knows what you've done would know that someone would have a price on your head. Flying the Gauntlet untouched doesn't just go unnoticed."
Ah yes, the Gauntlet. An insidious space arena, one which contained a target of yours. And the only way to get to that target was to fly through the Gauntlet.
The Gauntlet is a name taken from some piece of literature or another, but the name does sound appropriate. It is a giant asteroid field surrounding a dying red giant, the asteroids often colliding and smashing anything in between them. It is nearly impossible to survive a single round with an unscathed ship, much less survive a round, but you flew through the Gauntlet and took your target like it was nothing. And you got a heap of cash for it as well.
"That brought the Rangers down on them, and they were forced to close up. The former owner put a big bounty on your head, and now I'm going to collect..." In the blink of an eye, the bounty hunter draws an energy pistol, set to "Stun", but you know that any good hunter won't hesitate to kill anyone they can't bring in alive. |
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| 02 Apr 2014 05:53 PM |
| "Ah, ah, easy now..." I murmur. "This is nothing to get angry about, eh? No need for violence?" I quickly state, putting my hands down by my legs as if in reluctant surrender. However, I'm trying to reach for one, or both, of my silenced guns. No way I'm going to get my sword off my back to fight him, so I'll have to use one of them. |
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LNG257
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| 02 Apr 2014 05:58 PM |
The bounty hunter walks forward, but you can't afford to scramble for your pistols. The pistol is still trained on you, after all.
Smiling, the hunter takes the sword off your back, seemingly assured they they have you cornered. "Hands where I can see them, and come with me quietly. With you alive, I get paid more... and you may just escape so I can catch you again!"
You have a hold on one of your pistols, and the bounty hunter has their back turned to you, but inevitably the hunter will come behind you and prod you forward. |
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| 02 Apr 2014 06:02 PM |
Well, I only loaded my diffraction rounds thismorning. Custom, blunt but powerful rounds, louder than usual but manage to knock someone out quite well... But suck at piercing armour.
Hopefully this guy isn't armoured, and has a spare silencer on him, 'cause these rounds explode silencers like no tomorrow.
I take out the pistol of the leather holster, and as quickly as I can aim for his back and pull the trigger. |
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LNG257
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| 02 Apr 2014 06:09 PM |
You shoot the hunter. While the bounty hunter looked like they were wearing a cloth vest of some kind, apparently there is some kind of body armor beneath it, because the round only makes the bounty hunter stumble forward a bit.
But, they do drop your sword. It may be the only thing available, because the armor has to be pretty thin not to show up when wearing regular clothing. |
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| 02 Apr 2014 06:11 PM |
| I roll forwards, and attempt to grab the handle of the ornate, red blade. I've never quite figured out how it works, due to the weird mix of ancient and high-tech ... well, technology, but all I know is that flicking /this/ switch should make the laser blade come out of the center. Try to hit him briefly in the back with said blade as I pass, if I can - the shock might be enough to knock him out! |
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LNG257
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| 02 Apr 2014 06:17 PM |
You retrieve and activate the blade, but fail in whacking the bounty hunter with it. You own opportunity turned out to be the reason for the miss, as the bounty hunter wasn't where you thought they would be.
But the hunter has realized what happened, turned around, and shot at you, missing once, then hitting your blade, and finally, the hunter realized that this would have to be a duel to the death, and flicked the pistol over to "Kill". The next shot knocked your pistol out of your hands, and possibly destroyed it, but you don't have time to check. |
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| 02 Apr 2014 06:20 PM |
| Try to duck under a nearby... anything! I just need to get out of the way of the gunslinger! If I can, then point the blade at him, and firstly see if I can just make it do something by pressing various buttons, and if not do the risky thing of manually removing the limiter to fire the beam towards him. Hopefully I don't get fried either way... |
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LNG257
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| 02 Apr 2014 06:24 PM |
You roll under a nearby table, but get your leg scorched in the process. Another burn to heal, another burned out patch in your pants to sew...
Pressing various buttons, you find out that *this* red/blue button here electrifies the blade, causing you to accidentally numb your arm. Well, at least you discovered another button you should absolutely not press unless in an emergency.
The bounty hunter is ducked under another table, and fires a few shots into yours. One burns through and grazes the same leg that got injured before, causing more tendrils of pain to wisp through you. |
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| 02 Apr 2014 06:34 PM |
| (Super, knock over the table and use it as a shield. It could help.) |
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| 03 Apr 2014 01:48 AM |
(True dat).
Push over the table, quickly! Now, perhaps stop hitting the random buttons. Remove the limiter for a short time to make the laser shoot outwards uncontrollably for a short while to hit him then reapply it. |
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LNG257
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| 04 Apr 2014 02:08 PM |
You push over the table, but it's too late. The bounty hunter has seen that you are wounded and unable to do much quickly. The hunter walks up to the table, points the gun at you, and shoots.
Your last thought before the world fades is that you got shot with a stun beam. |
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| 04 Apr 2014 02:11 PM |
Hmm. Well, this isn't good. Damn, I'm not at top form... I must have had something to drink last night.
I try to bring my mind back to some of my previous adventures... |
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LNG257
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| 04 Apr 2014 03:30 PM |
Unlike sleep, you can't remember or dream through unconciousness.
You wake up. |
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| 04 Apr 2014 03:34 PM |
| Don't open my eyes. See if I can hear any noises around me, and what I can smell. Perhaps what I can feel directly around me, if it's anything special. |
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LNG257
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| 05 Apr 2014 11:30 AM |
It's almost completely silent, save for a constant clicking noise and one other sound you can't place.
You smell the faintest wisp of smoke, but that's it.
As far as you can tell, you appear to be lying face up on a metal floor or deck of some kind. |
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| 05 Apr 2014 01:15 PM |
| Open one of my eyes by a small amount, and take a tentative look around the area. |
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