<> <> <> (For right now, we'll eschew initiative rolls, and just work on a you, them, you, them kind of thing.) * Rochelle slowly gets up, removing crumbled debris from her person, and winces. She glances down at her suit to check the damage. <> (Ha ha. Skintight crumple zones.) (Micropockets. It's feasible. Think honeycomb structure - frankly that's more feasible for shock reduction in general.) * Katherine is generally laying it down with the cone and the sword, and intermittent lasers. Like now, for instance, as a red beam strikes out from one hand, and a sword swings with the other. * Rochelle tries to activate her boosts and fly. <> (... height. Gain height.) * Rochelle gains height, not ground! She looks around, then flies back to where everyone else is, taking it easy on the jets. <> * Katherine shakes her head slightly and then speeds forward for a double-handed slash. Zoom she goes! <> <> * Rochelle is unsurprised. Imagine that. * Rochelle arrives, hovering over the fight, and says, ~Flyers gone. Something's coming.~ ~Think it's someone you know.~ * Katherine says a bit darkly, ~ ... doesn't wholly narrow it down, Roch. ~ * Rochelle doesn't answer. * Katherine makes another bloody cut as she continues to lead from the front. Like mother like daughter, on that one. <> * Rochelle watches that. * Rochelle closes her eyes briefly. ~Black exo. Lion's head.~ * Katherine murmurs, ~ That doesn't mean anything to me, Roch. Nobody in TC USED exos... ~ ~Sorry.~ ~But you better let them know an exo's coming.~ * Katherine cuts over quickly and barks, "They're faling away from an exo, people! Get the fuck clear!" <> <> * Katherine eyes the exo. ~Space Jesus...~ she says with an odd tone. <> (Ha. I'd ask for init, but that is so very pointless.) (You'll be busy in a bit. If I ever stop sucking.) d6+11 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (d6+11) and gets a natural 1 for a result of 12. (GOOD START.) <> <> 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-3) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 1. (Do you want to handle your dodges or should I?) * Katherine kicks herself sideways in a roll, landing in a crouch. She open-channels at it, ~Someone thinks I know you, lion.~ She then dashes forward, swinging her sword through where the exo will hopefully still be. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-2) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 2. (... oh baby.) <> 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-3) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 7. (And I take it! Go force field. c.c;) <> 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-1) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 3. (Make by bunches.) (Go for your recovery and move, then) * Katherine quickly spins, actually pushing up off of one of the gangers with her hand to land on her feet. A curse goes over the lines and then a pair of blue and red beams streaks towards the lion. 2 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2 2d6-1) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 5 8. (Two hits.) (Normal and Armor piercing.) <> * Katherine smirks. ~More like it.~ <> (Can I act, or is she standing flat still, ,or?) (She took what we will call a full defense, so it's technically your turn.) * Katherine accepts the request as she says, ~A bit wild there, lion.~ * Rochelle looks around, sees that Kat and the lion stopped fighting, and zips off to the left, searching for her brother. ~Tabby. It IS you.~ <> <> 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rochelle (2d6-2) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 6. (Uh. Fail by one.) * Katherine stares at her visual. ~... Neko?~ A pause, then a more quiet, ~Space Jesus...~ it's a definite shock thing. ~What the fuck are you doing here?~ <> * Rochelle is blind! WOOT. She keeps going. * Katherine says, ~I... I'm leading what's left of the gangs against the aliens.~ A weak chuckle, then, ~You?~ <> * Rochelle doesn't shed any tears for the dead people. She looks for Zak. <> ~I'm here to kill the daughter of the bitch who killed my dad.~ 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rochelle (2d6-2) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 2. (Wow, that's not complicated.) * Katherine stares more, saying, ~... Chako.~ Her voice gets bitter and disparaging, ~Perfect. As if she didn't fuck things up enough...~ * Rochelle 's eyes glaze for a moment, then she blinks and rockets northwest. She switches communications to Zak. ~Don't go too far.~ <> * Katherine shakes her head. ~God, Neko, I--who? Where?~ A dark chuckle. ~She's not...exactly light on the killing, Neko...~ * Rochelle glances back, south. <> ~He fought for the Hippies. He died on some asteroid somewhere - I didn't even know for sure until Dorian told me...~ (Retcon!) <> ~He fought for the Hippies. He died somewhere in Red France - I didn't even know for sure until Dorian told me...~ * Katherine says, ~Fuck, Neko, I'm--god, I--~ she reaches up to her head. ~She killed a lot of people. It's why I came to TC in the first place, to get away...~ ~Shut up! You're right here, killing lots of people!~ (~Neko, you're an idiot.~) * Katherine is quiet a second, then, ~Yeah, but it's the only way--we've got to draw off all their forces!~ Beat. ~Shit, wait, Dorian? Dorian's the world's biggest liar. And a telepath, like Granch! How the hell do you know?~ 2d6-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rochelle (2d6-6) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 1. ~Because I didn't know his other name till then! Your mom killed Black Bean! I looked it up!~ <> * Katherine is taken aback and whispers, ~Oh god. She did.~ She gets a distant look in her eyes, a look of pain and... remembrance. * Rochelle zips right over him, her eyes wide and looking for the purple she knows is coming. * Katherine opens her mouth as if to respond, then says quiety, ~She did. God, I can't justify that to you. Working for the Pyramid or not...~ (s/opens her mouth as if to respond/works her mouth as if trying to respond, fails,) <> ~It doesn't matter. He WILL be avenged! First you, then your mother, even if I die trying!~ * Katherine says lamely, ~ He could have lied, Neko. Did you see a picture? God, we don't have to do this...~ ~Picture? Who needs a picture! It's all over the Net, books... that stupid religion! Gah!~ <> 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rochelle (2d6-4) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 3. * Katherine says to the dead air, "I meant your father..." she brings up her sword in a defensive posture. <> <> (Give me the likelihood of succeeding in getting in the way vs. tackling the purple. Should I roll to know that?) (Yeah, go for a straight roll) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rochelle (2d6-4) and gets a natural 3 for a result of -1. (Made that!) (Er, if you meant straight Mind, I think I made that, too. Didn't consider that as what you meant. ^^;) <> <> (Waiting for my turn. So to speak.) 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-5) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 2. (Successful dodgee. I'm full defending, clearly.) (Desc it) * Katherine boosts up and over the hammer swing in a cartwheel and cuts to speaker. "Don't do this, Neko. God, please don't. You're just helping them destroy the world, dammit!" (You two okay with ending? It's not as nice but...) (It's okay.) (We can pick up next week, yeah.) (Gives me more time to prep my arguments before we get down and dirty.) (As we inevitably will.) <>