Chapter 60: Back in Action
Depends. Have him sit down with me in a private booth. I don't do accidents, and I don't clean up afterward. I hurt people. Find out the details of his task.
Garret explains his terms of business to the man in the bar. He shrugs, "There are a lot of crackheads and psychos out here, so long as the authorities don't trace it back to you or me, it'll just look like a robbery or something." He leans in, "It's my boss. He's an asshole, but that's not why I want you to hit him. At work, he's got this safe, and it has a lot of money in it. I've seen it. I overheard that he keeps the combination in his wallet. I need that combination. I figure, you get me that combination, however you want, then I can get to the safe and we'll split cash 50-50 before the cops even arrive. Sound good?"
Trent rises up from the ground and glares at the man bleeding out on the ground before looking back at the crowd of youths.
"Looks like you people don't belong to anyone anymore. So, do any of you feel like working in a real crew?"
Trent walks back to the pub. If he is successful in getting any of the recruits to join him then he takes them with him to introduce them to the rest of the gang. Either way, he get's something for that Bruise of his from Fyfe.
Trent comes off of his victim and looks to the surrounding crowd. "Looks like you people don't belong to anyone anymore. So, do any of you feel like working in a real crew?" They all leave Trent, intimidated and scared of his power. That is, except for one boy curious to see the gang. He disappears inside his place and comes out, "Hey, had to go stock up on heat. Where are we going?"
Notable Recruits:
Zet: 2 Clubs, 1 Sub-Machine GunsTrent walks with Zet back to the pub, leading him downstairs. As he gets checked out by Fyfe, Zet looks around; "So, what do you guys do exactly?"
"What, you think a few hawksons are going to get the better of me, meet you guys back at the pub"
Send the above text, go back to the pub while whistiling happily.
Mason whistles happily after sending a group text about his success. When he gets to the pub, he sees Trent walk in with someone new.
call out to the dock workers and ready a grenade to throw at them and ready my side arm
why work for this fat fuck ? How much is he paying you ? I bet it's not enough. Join us and become part of something better you have brought a knife to a fun fight and there are more of us on the way there is no sense in good men like you having to die we could use you in our group the pay is much better.
It was time for Ryan to get loud and angry.
"IF ANY OF YOU FUCKERS EVEN SO MUCH AS THINKS ABOUT MAKING A HOSTILE MOVE THIS FAT FUCKS BRAINS WILL COAT THE WALLS... THEN WE START ON YOU - OR AS MY MORE REASONABLE COMRADE STATES YOU COULD WORK FOR US. WE WERE HERE TO DISCUSS A PEACEFUL TAKEOVER, BUT YOUR BOSS WANTED TO ESCALATE THINGS. SO BE IT. WHATS YOUR CHOICE..."
Get ready to unleash the hyperviolence.
Ryan and Blake hold the warehouse owner hostage while negotiating with his workers. Using a lot of yelling. The two footsoldier attempt to look tough in front of the eight dock workers. One of them finally speaks up in the tense moment, "Kill him! If he dies, then we get the warehouse!" The boss, even with a gun to his head, responds with, "Are you fucking mad! Help me!"
The workers appear to ignore him as another one goes, "And we ain't scare of you two either! We outnumber you and one of your lot is already down!" He points to the wounded Syndicate member recently shot by the warehouse owner. They all seem to be grunting and nodding in agreement. Suddenly, one of them goes for the injured member.
(6 vs. 4)
He gets kicked in the face, knocking him out cold. The rest advance on Ryan and Blake.
Syndicate:
Ryan
Blake
3 Footsoldiers (1 Unconscious)
Reinforcements incoming! (2 Turns)
VS.
Dock Workers:
8 Dock Workers
8Aaron bursts into the pub, running downstairs and laying Mal out on a table, before sending an urget text message to Ryan and Fyfe.
Shit, I need Fyfe/you here NOW. Mal's been fuckin' injured bad, and he's only halfway conscious.
Before Fyfe can heal up Trent, Aaron busts into the downstairs room, and tosses Mal onto the table. She rushes over, as Aaron explains that Mal has got injured badly. "Right, give me some space!" (3) She looks him over, but doesn't seem to be making much progress. "It is bad, it would help a lot if I could get some decent medical supplies in here!"
Leave.
William leaves the angry pawn shop owner.
As he looks for around, he spots a police officer walking towards him, "Excuse me sir! I'd like to talk to you."
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Dock Operation: +$50
Name: Thomas Marshall
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Last Occupation: Politician
Appearance: A normal looking man, with a gleam in his eye.
Biography: Born in America, Thomas ran for Congress multiple times using training from his dad, who had been a Senator. He immigrated to Licheville after a scandal that he prefers not to talk about.
Initial Major Skill: Persuasion
Initial Minor Skills: Bluff, Bribe
Inventory: Swiss Army Knife, Cellphone
A rather dashing and important looking young-fellow enters the underground section of the pub. Everyone always notices when a new boss comes, but this time it's different; no one whose joined has come from such a high-class background before. One of the footsoldiers mutters, "Holy shit, isn't that..."
Thomas Marshall has joined the Syndicate!
Gang Skills:
Firefighting: 1
Territory:
Strip Mall - Extortion: 500$, 5 Turns (Turn 3) (6 Footsoldier Protection)
Docks Operation - Drug Smuggling: $50, 2 Turns (Turn 2) (3 Footsoldier Protection)
Base: The Pub
Damage: Fire in the Basement!
Base Assets: Broken Wine Racks, Tables, Old Ceiling Fans, Secret Underground Cavern System, Plastic Chairs, 8 Cellphones, 3 Laptops, 2 Pistols, 2 Shotguns, Uzi
Vehicles: 1 Van, 1 Moving Truck, 1 Pickup Truck (Nearby garage)
Prisoners: 3 Cobardi (1 Guard)
Total Funds: $906
Bosses: 7
Dragons: 0
Knights: 7
Notable Knights;
Berk (4 Melee, 1 Blades) [Apprentice - Trent]
Doug (3 Driving) [Apprentice - Dave]
Mal (3 Firearms) [Apprentice - Aaron] (Incapacitated)
Paul & Sean (3 Mugging, 1 Brawling) [Apprentice - Mason]
Jonah (3 Melee) [Apprentice - Mason]
Fyfe (3 Medic, 1 Meth Cooking) [Apprentice - Ryan]
Footsoldiers: 15 (15 at Level 1 Melee, 8 at Level 1 Knife, 3 at Level 2 Melee & 1 Knife, 2 at Level 2 Knife)
Notable Footsoldiers;
Zet (2 Club, 1 Sub-Machine Guns)
Peasants: 1
William Gerais (Spinal_Taper)
Inventory: $220, Lighter, Butterfly Knife, Cell Phone, HK416 Assault Rifle (In Reserve)
Skills: 4 Charm, 1 Agility, 1 Stealth, 1 Brawling, 2 Knives
Side Occupation: Part Time Computer Tech Support - 3 Days a week, 4 Hours - $100 (Day 1 Completed)
Health: Fine
Dave Green (Doomblade187)
Inventory: Combat Knife, Toolbox, Old Cellphone, 2 Wooden Knives, 3 Flip Knives
Skills: 4 Vehicle Mechanic, 1 First Aid, 3 Knives, 1 Brawling
Health: Fine
Aaron Bradley (Greenstarfanatic)
Inventory: $870, Boxing Gloves, Deck of Cards, 6 Lockpicks, PSP, 4 PSP Games, 4 Jewelry Pieces, Laptop, Switchblade, Lighter, Unopened Bag of Cheetos, Credit Card, Silver Watch, 3 Rings, Cell Phone
Skills: 5 Melee, 1 Persuasion, 1 Lockpicking, 2 Shotgun
Health: Back: Heavily Bruised; Left Wrist Sprained: -1 to all two-handed rolls; Pain: 66% Chance of -1 to all rolls; Left Ankle: Bruised; Mid-Left Leg: Bruised; Stomach: Bruised.
Mason Johnstone (anailater)
Inventory: Suit, Pistol, 1 Box of Matches
Skills: 4 Lockpicking, 1 Charisma, 1 Science, 3 Brawling, 1 Pistol, 1 Running
Health: Fine
Trent McGrath (Gravehaunter92)
Inventory: 2 Switchblades, Spray Paint Can, 5 Lockpicks, Trash Bag, Bandanna
Skills: 4 Blades, 1 Stealth, 2 Graffiti
Health: Jaw: Bruised
Ryan Jones (MonkeyHead)
Inventory: Clothes, Backpack with Lab Safety Gear, Pistol
Skills: 4 Applied Science, 1 Brawling, 1 Medic, 1 Pistol
Health: Fine
Blake Jessop (ScriptWolf)
Inventory: First Aid Kit, 3 Painkillers, 1 Breaching Explosive, 5 Fragmentation Grenades, Snub-Nose Revolver
Skills: 4 Explosives, 1 Electronics, 1 Combat Medic
Health: Fine
Garret Kamesh (GUNINANRUNIN)
Inventory: Black Briefcase (2 Black Suits, 2 White Dress Shirts, 4 Briefs, 6 Black Knee-high Socks, 2 Blue Ties) (2 Silencers, Garrote, Black Leather Gloves, Small Arms Retooling Kit), Pistol <Silenced>, Cellphone, $50
Skills: 4 Handguns, 1 Stealth, 1 Weapon Maintenance
Health: Fine
Thomas Marshall (Playergamer)
Inventory: Swiss Army Knife, Cellphone
Skills: 4 Persuasion, 1 Bluff, 1 Bribe
Health: Fine