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[mastahcheese]

Blow his head off

[Parsely]

You flip your rifle to single and spin through the doorway. You pull the trigger twice, blindly, and in the next instant you see the body of the Steiner footman lying atop the Zabi's corpse, both with smoking holes in their heads.

You turn away from the bodies and look around for something you can use. There's not much left after the Zabi swept through. You load up on rifle ammo and grab a Steiner pistol, as well as a few spare cartridges for that as well. There's one locker that hasn't been broken into, though not for lack of trying judging by it's laser scarred surface. It's much larger than the others. You don't know the code, but your royal blood gives you universal access and you palm it open instead. It's the heavy weapons locker, evidenced by the contents. There's a Spool Gun: a ballistic machine gun with high-explosive ammunition that fires over 500 rounds per second. There's a Rad Driver: a tactical nuclear cannon. You look at your rifle. You can only carry one, and even that would slow you down.

Prince Owen Steiner
Health: Bruised
Armor: Hit low and right

Inventory
Steiner Uniform [Royal, torn]
Royal Badge [Prince, a seal made of solid gold]
Communicator [low power]
Green-Type C-Vest [ceramics treated to stop lasers; turns white when burnt out]

Arms
Zabi Combat Knife [6 inches, thin and straight, sharp]
Laser Rifle [6]
- 5x C0^2 cartridges
Gamma Pistol [30]
- 2x radioactive cartridges
Pulse Grenade [3x; sends indiscriminate pulses of radiation in every direction]

[mastahcheese]

As appeasing as a tactical nuke would be, I don't think it's quite that necessary yet.

Grab the Spool gun, then lock it again, to make sure nobody takes the Driver. Remember where this is, in case we need to come back for that.

[3man75]

As appeasing as a tactical nuke would be, I don't think it's quite that necessary yet.

Grab the Spool gun, then lock it again, to make sure nobody takes the Driver. Remember where this is, in case we need to come back for that.

+1

[Parsely]

You sling your rifle across your back and heft the Spool Gun. You close the locker, making sure it's shut tight, then head back into the barracks proper.

You're back in the dorms. You can hear shouting and the sound of vehicles outside in the courtyard. It sounds like the search for survivors is coming back this way. You duck into the connecting corridor before someone decides to stick their head in.

The corridor is empty and the lights are dimmed. The door to the garage is up ahead. There's also a ladder that leads up to the top of the wall. There are piles of crates stacked against one wall. You search them. Most are empty, but one has some AT mines in it. Acquired Scorpion Mines. You note that they have pressure triggers as well as timers and you hang a few from your belt. There are more in the box but they weigh about 8 kilograms so you limit yourself to two.

Prince Owen Steiner
Health: Bruised
Armor: Hit low and right

Inventory
Steiner Uniform [Royal, torn]
Royal Badge [Prince, a seal made of solid gold]
Communicator [low power]
Green-Type C-Vest [ceramics treated to stop lasers; turns white when burnt out]

Arms
Zabi Combat Knife [6 inches, thin and straight, sharp]
Spool Gun [5000]
Laser Rifle [6]
- 5x C0^2 cartridges
Gamma Pistol [30]
- 2x radioactive cartridges
Pulse Grenade [3x; sends indiscriminate pulses of radiation in every direction]
Scorpion Mines [2x; high-explosive AT mine; has a pressure trigger as well as a time trigger]

[mastahcheese]

Head up the ladder, look around, but keep our head down.

[Parsely]

You drop the heavy Spool gun and your bandolier and climb the ladder with just your rifle.

You reach the top of the ladder, pushing open the hatch that caps it and scanning the sky for aircraft before crawling out and atop the surface of the wall. The surface of the rampart is wide, and stretches hundreds of meters in either direction, enveloping the entire compound. On either side of you is a lip about waist height that defenders can use for cover. You can look down into the compound or survey the surrounding desert from here, at the risk of being spotted. There are towers at each corner of the compound. They contain long-range comms as well as various emplaced weaponry. The ducal guard was taken by surprise and had no chance to mount the wall let alone man these, so they're intact.

Prince Owen Steiner
Health: Bruised
Armor: Hit low and right

Inventory
Steiner Uniform [Royal, torn]
Royal Badge [Prince, a seal made of solid gold]
Communicator [low power transmitter]
Green-Type C-Vest [ceramics treated to stop lasers; turns white when burnt out]

Arms
Zabi Combat Knife [6 inches, thin and straight, sharp]
Spool Gun [5000]
Laser Rifle [6]
- 5x C0^2 cartridges
Gamma Pistol [30]
- 2x radioactive cartridges
Pulse Grenade [3x; sends indiscriminate pulses of radiation in every direction]
Scorpion Mines [2x; high-explosive AT mine; has a pressure trigger as well as a time trigger]

[mastahcheese]

Pull up the Spool Gun, see if we can make our way over to one of those towers.

[ShadowHammer]

Pull up the Spool Gun, see if we can make our way over to one of those towers.

+1

[3man75]

Pull up the Spool Gun, see if we can make our way over to one of those towers.

+1

+1

[Parsely]

It takes a couple trips on the ladder to get the rest of your kit, and when it's done you head over to the nearest tower.

After about twenty minutes of encumbered running, the whole time in fear of being spotted, body bent in an awkward half-crouch, you make it to the tower door. Out of breath, you palm the door without thinking. A hand grabs you and yanks you into the room. Someone swats the spool gun out of your hands and you feel a boot connect with your gut, knocking the wind out of you. You double over in pain and a cold blade is pressed against your neck. You look up at your assailant. A Steiner footman. He's wearing a tan-brown ducal uniform ("dukes") and some rather scarred green ceramics. His open-faced polymer helm's chin strap is unfastened, and his clothes and face are grimy. He carries a Steiner gamma rifle loosely in one hand. His smirk instantly turns to an awed expression. Wait! Stop! Don't you recognize him?! No.. Who is he? Is it a general? No you moron, that's Lord Owen! You feel the man behind you freeze. The knife is removed from it's place on your throat as the other guard runs around you to stand near his friend. O-oh my God! P-p-please.. My prince.. FORGIVE MY IMPUDENCE!!! He shouts, letting his knife fall and bowing deeply. You can hear the kneeling guard's voice trembling as he speaks. I.. I can't believe you're alive..!! His shoulders shake as he quietly sobs.

Prince Owen Steiner
Health: Bruised
Armor: Hit low and right

Inventory
Steiner Uniform [Royal, torn]
Royal Badge [Prince, a seal made of solid gold]
Communicator [low power transmitter]
Green-Type C-Vest [ceramics treated to stop lasers; turns white when burnt out]

Arms
Zabi Combat Knife [6 inches, thin and straight, sharp]
Spool Gun [5000]
Laser Rifle [6]
- 5x C0^2 cartridges
Gamma Pistol [30]
- 2x radioactive cartridges
Pulse Grenade [3x; sends indiscriminate pulses of radiation in every direction]
Scorpion Mines [2x; high-explosive AT mine; has a pressure trigger as well as a time trigger]

[mastahcheese]

Tell him it's already, and he's doing his job well by being alert. Ask them about their current take on the situation.

[3man75]

Tell him it's already, and he's doing his job well by being alert. Ask them about their current take on the situation.

Also a "any chance to get out of here alive?"

[ShadowHammer]

Tell him it's already, and he's doing his job well by being alert. Ask them about their current take on the situation.

Also a "any chance to get out of here alive?"

We should probably say that it's alright, rather than already. Otherwise, I agree.

[~Neri]

Tell him it's already, and he's doing his job well by being alert. Ask them about their current take on the situation.

+1

Also ask their names.