Chapter 42: Gearing Up & Hiatus
Put down package, knock, leave. Try and stealth back to base.
William finally decides to just do the old "knock n' run" strategy. He sprints to the door, where he can hear pounding electronic music from the interior. He places the package down at the doorstep, and sprints away. He regroups with the footsoldiers and makes a hasty retreat away.
The three of them make it back to base smoothly. As they walk up the steps to the pub, there a loud boom goes off in the distance towards the direction he had come from. Huh. Inside, everyone is in a bustle, and there's some bikers talking with the other bosses.
Hear the motorbikes pull up, and head back to the pub to investigate.
Aaron hears the motorbikes and heads back to the pub. As he enters, he sees bikers talking with some Syndicate guys and decides to listen in.
Look up how much buying combat/hunting knives for the footsoldiers would be, sending a footsoldier to look through knife shops. After using a spare stick to get the wooden knife out from under the vending machine talk to the bikers while leaving the footsoldiers to spar.
"So, nice to meet you two. Name's Dave."
Do they know anything else about the group that's still hiding out? Also, try to get their measure, whether they're lying or not, etc. by observing them while we talk.
Dave checks the Internet for the price of combat knives. It looks like a good one would cost him $18 a knife. He then uses a spare stick lying around to reclaim the wooden knife under the vending machine.
(+Wooden Knife) And hey, he doesn't hurt anymore!
(Injuries have subsided)Dave walks up to the Biker's and introduces himself. "So, nice to meet you two. Name's Dave. So, do you know anything else about the remaining Hellriders?"
Blade nods. "Let's see, there's Moshpit, Nightowl, Jewels, Side O', Demo, B.B. and Grey Skull. That's the seven of them. They're all big names and have been in the gang for a while. All probably packing heat and some other fighting stuff. All definitely have great bikes. They're probably packing up stuff at the Lagoon Tavern on the edge of town, that was their place while the rest of us had to stay in the church. On days like this I know the bar is closed for normal customers, which is why they meet there with no one around. And it'd make a good time to hit em', cuz' we don't got much time!"
Well, they don't seem to be lying. They seem to be in a really big rush to get these guys ASAP.
"Right, I call dibs on the uzi and one of the shotguns. Let's get this stuff back to the pub before everyone thing we've run off."
BACK TO THE PUB!
Alex claims the Shotgun and Uzi before driving back to the pub.
(+Shotgun, Uzi) (+Pickup Truck to Garage)When they get there, Alex jumps in the place dual-wielding a Shotgun and Uzi like some 80's action hero, with the footsoldier carrying a large sack behind him. "HEY GUYS, I GOT SOME GUNS." The footsoldier unloads the remaining 3 Pistols and 2 Shotguns onto the table.
"Everything's going to be all right guys, we're gonna make it."
Enter hospital, Free health care! because N.H.S.! or just pay for whatever level healthcare i can get.
Mason goes in and gets out free because WOO FREE HEALTHCARE. (And his injuries were not that bad honestly.)
(Injuries have subsided) He gets back to the Pub and parks the truck in the garage in time to find out that there might be a raid on the Hellriders, and the gang got a bunch of guns.
Man, isn't this a good day?
(+Truck to Garage)"Thanks for yer help Ryan, I almost thought no one was gonna fucking show up."
Shove the Cobari prisoners into a back room or closet and ask a footsoldier to keep an eye on them while I go talk with Blade and Big Dog.
"Well if your story's true, then I think we can work something out. My name's Trent, so Where can we find this Grey Skull of yours..."
In between talking with the ex-hellriders, take a tally of how many available footsoliders and weapons we got on hand at the moment and tell them they should get ready cause we might move out real soon.
Trent shoves the Cobardi in the back and leaves a footsoldier to take watch. He then goes to talk with the bikers.
"Well if your story's true, then I think we can work something out. My name's Trent, so Where can we find this Grey Skull of yours..." He listens to them repeat about the tavern they can find the rest of the Hellriders on the edge of town. This time with Big Dog noting the fact that Grey Skull happens to be not very nice and in possession of a small penis, using colorful biker language.
Trent takes into account the numbers and weapons available to the group. With 6 footsoldiers at the mattress shop, one in the hospital and one taking guard of prisoners, that leaves them with 13 available footsoldiers. As for the weapons, most footsoldiers seem to be able to get some improvised weaponry or so, and Dave is inquiring purchasing a bunch of knives. Mal has a pistol, and Berk has a Katana. Plus, Alex just brought in a bunch of firepower.
Amidst all the chaos, Jason is answering a phone call. After it ends, he leaves a note on the table saying he needs to take care of some personal matters in London, but he'll be back as soon as he can.
He takes a taxi outside and is gone.
Territory:
Sleepmaster Mattress Shop - Extortion: 125$, 5 Turns (Turn 3) (6 Footsoldier Protection)
Base: The Pub
Base Assets: Broken Wine Racks, Tables, Old Ceiling Fans, Secret Underground Cavern System, Plastic Chairs, 8 Cellphones, 3 Laptops, 3 Pistols, 2 Shotguns
Vehicles: 1 Van, 1 Moving Truck, 1 Pickup Truck (Nearby garage)
Prisoners: 3 Cobardi (1 Guard)
Total Funds: 437$
Bosses: 7
Dragons: 0
Knights: 1
Notable Knights; Berk (4 Melee)
Footsoldiers: 21 (15 at Level One Melee, 8 at Level One Knife, 3 at Level One Melee & Knife)
Notable Footsoldiers; Doug (3 Driving) Paul & Sean (3 Mugging, 1 Brawling) Mal (3 Firearms) Fyfe (3 Medic) Jonah (3 Melee)
Peasants: 1
William Gerais (Spinal_Taper)
Inventory: Lighter, Butterfly Knife, Cell Phone, 250$
Skills: 4 Charm, 1 Agility, 1 Stealth
Health: Fine
Alex Sterling (Taricus)
Inventory: 70$, Mobile Phone, Watch, Sunglasses, Wallet, Pistol, Shotgun, Uzi
Skills: 4 Brawling, 1 Computers, 1 Driving, 1 Scouting, 1 Stealth, 1 Pistol
Health: Fine
Dave Green (Doomblade187)
Inventory: Combat Knife, Toolbox, Old Cellphone, 2 Wooden Knives
Skills: 4 Vehicle Mechanic, 1 First Aid, 1 Knives
Health: Fine
Aaron Bradley (Greenstarfanatic)
Inventory: $520, Boxing Gloves, Deck of Cards, 6 Lockpicks, PSP, 4 PSP Games, 4 Jewelry Pieces, Laptop, Switchblade, Lighter, Unopened Bag of Cheetos
Skills: 5 Melee, 1 Persuasion, 1 Lockpicking
Health: Fine
Mason Johnstone (anailater)
Inventory: Suit
Skills: 4 Lockpicking, 1 Charisma, 1 Science, 3 Brawling
Health: Fine
Trent McGrath (Gravehaunter92)
Inventory: 2 Switchblades, Spray Paint Can, 5 Lockpicks, Trash Bag, Bandanna
Skills: 4 Blades, 1 Stealth, 1 Graffiti
Health: Fine
Ryan Jones (MonkeyHead)
Inventory: Clothes, $30, Backpack with Lab Safety Gear
Skills: 4 Applied Science, 1 Brawling, 1 Medic
I'm putting Wsoxfan on hiatus for now, but he can come back. :3
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