Not sparing even a moment to lose, ziizo madly bikes for Elliot Bay! [Biking: 1] As he pedals with all the force he can muster, his attention is unfortunately diverted from the city around him. In particular, his attention is especially diverted from the car that smashes into him as he runs through a red light! His body is sent flying through the air, flopping like a fish out of water when he hits the ground as his bones break with a sickening crunch, smashed against the asphalt as the bike skitters across the street! The passers-by scream, and out of the corner of his eye ziizo can see the driver of the car panickedly get out of his car and run towards him, with a cellphone in hand.
Back inside the Triple Door, the action takes a much less visceral turn, yet no less of a violent one. After receiving a brutal tongue-lashing from his boss, Puppyguard's mafioso takes aim at ziizo once more [6 v 1-2], this time hitting his mark spot-on! Bullets tear into Yottawhat's flesh, only barely slowed down from the cement covering his body. As this goes on, Puppyguard attempts to throw a blown-off chunk of the asteroid at Failbird, but cannot as she has already vacated the premises.
As Secheral's brand new human shield sputters and curses confusedly, the two make their way over to the discarded German BDSM Dictionary as Secheral rummages through his associate's pockets for a phone. [Thievery: 3] Unfortunately, the gentleman doesn't appear to have a phone in his pockets, or anything at all for that matter. Secheral does, however, manage to scuttle over to the BDSM book and take possession of it.
Seeing Yottawhat's compromised position, King Zultan moves in for the kill! [10 v 6 - 2 (Concrete) - 2 (Pain)] Pressing his pistol up to Yottawhat's head, Zultan pulls the trigger, causing blood and brains to erupt from Yottawhat's head, splattering all over the place!
King Zultan executed Yottawhat! +Article: Wolmaransstad CommandoAs the audience recoils back, a fairly modern-looking set of army fatigues shimmer over Zultan's body, replacing his modern clothes as a dangerous-looking assault rifle appears on his back!
Hearing the gunshots back in the Triple Door, Failbird breaks into a mad dash for Elliot Bay! [Running: 1] In a matter eerily similar to what befell ziizo but a few moments ago, she tries to dash through a red light but fails to notice the speeding station wagon careening straight for her! She goes careening through the air, sent flying into the side of a building, where her bones shatter immediately upon impact! She slides down the brick wall, leaving a slick trail of blood behind her as horrified bystanders pull out their phones and start calling 911!
Pushing the various cats out of the way, NAV too starts to run for Elliot Bay! [Running: 5] Unlike the more impatient wiki-warriors, she stops at every red light and waits for the walk signals to indicate that it is safe to cross. While this is much slower than it could have been, it does prevent her from getting smashed into by a wayward car. As she comes into visual range of her Biplane, NAV also tries to appraise it, thinking how much it might cost to a serious collector. [Appraisal: 4]. Though not a professional accountant, NAV does know that to a collector or a museum, it would probably be worth a whole damn lot if it was kept in mint condition.
Even though his target just got their brains blown out by King Zultan, OceanSoul decides that it is still the time to sing more "Ballroom Blitz"! [Singing: 5+2+2+1] Though not as exceptional as the first verse, it is still staggeringly good, and elicits a few more claps from the audience.
[Audience Reaction: 6 - 4 (Brutal Murder) +3 (Singing)]
The audience is uneasy. It is only a matter of time before that they figure out that this isn't some strange modern art piece and that someone actually just got murdered in front of them.
Just a few blocks away in Seattle's own
Pike Place Market, another exceptionally strange individual pops into existence. Skilled in the fields of theology, music, and construction, this religiously-clad individual is far more than what meets the eye. As he surveys the commerce going on around him, the very fabric of reality seems to distort around his body.
At the same time, a gigantic Greek frigate pops into existence a few feet above the water in Elliot bay, scaring the absolute shit out of a lone couple making out on the docks.
Name: NAV
Gender: Female
Nationality: Dutch/Irish
Short S.36: +Asset: Short S.36 Biplane
Cement and Its Applications: +Ability: Cement Production
Neko Atsume: +Ability: Cat Attraction
Cornelia Van Gelder: +2 Swimming
Gabriel Fallon: +2 Acting, +2 Directing
Status: Fine
Points: 0
Assets: Modern Clothes, 50 USD, Short S.36 Biplane
Abilities:
Cement Production: You can conjure liquid cement out of thin air. 6 turn cooldown. (5)
Cat Attraction: Your very presence will attract every cat within a 500 foot radius. Attracted cats may or may not follow instructions given to them.
Allies: None
Name: Puppyguard
Gender: Male
Nationality: Italian-American
Luigi Manocchio: +Asset: Italian Suit, +Ally: Mafioso, +2 Organized Crime
Black Snake: +Asset: 5 Black Snake Fireworks
SS Sarah J. Hale: +Asset: SS Sarah J. Hale
Donald Winkler: +2 Filmmaking, +2 Translating
Koffiefontein: +Asset: Bag of Coffee, +2 Prospecting
Status: Fine
Points: 0
Assets: Italian Suit, 50 USD, 4 Black Snake Fireworks, SS Sarah J. Hale, Bag of Coffee
Abilities: None
Allies:
Mafioso [Italian Suit, Tommygun [MR] (36/50); Status: Fine]
Name: OceanSoul
Gender: Male
Nationality: Australian
Burnt Project 1: +2 Music, +1 Performance
Estadio Muncipal de Braga: +2 Soccer, +Asset: Soccer Ball
Brad Guan: +2 Tennis, +Asset: Tennis Racquet, +Asset: 3 Tennis Balls
27 Euterpe: +Asset: Large Chunk of 27 Euterpe
Bob Gentry: +2 Singing, +2 Songwriting
Status: Fine
Points: 0
Assets: Modern Clothing, 50 USD, Soccer Ball, Tennis Racquet, 2 Tennis Balls, Large Chunk of 27 Euterpe (Approx. 27 tons)
Abilities: None
Allies: None
Name: ziizo
Gender: Male
Nationality: South African
Beyers Naude: +2 Theology
List of Aviators Who Became Ace in a Day: +3 Dogfighting, +Asset: Gloster Gauntlet Biplane
Datenschlag: +Asset: Gimp Suit, +Asset: Dictionary of German BDSM Terms
Safari Zoo Camp: +2 Animal Handling, +Asset: Admission Ticket to Jungle Cat World
Gary Rizzo: +2 Music, +2 Audio Mixing
Status:
Extreme Pain (General -3 to all rolls)
Bleed-Out (5)
Smashed Bones (-2 to movement)
Points: 0
Assets: Gimp Suit, 50 USD, Gloster Gauntlet Biplane, Admission Ticket to Jungle Cat World, Racing Bicycle
Abilities: None
Allies: None
Name: Failbird
Gender: Female
Nationality: French
Anatole Loquin: +2 Writing, +2 Musicology
Mathematical Exposure Modeling: +Ability: Mathematical Exposure Modeling
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever: +2 Acting, +Asset: Jug of Jug Wine,
Li Yan: +2 Oil Painting
HMS Lancaster: +Asset: HMS Lancaster
Status:
Extreme Pain (General -3 to all rolls)
Bleed-Out (6)
Smashed Bones (-2 to movement)
Points: 0
Assets: Modern Clothes, 50 USD, Jug of Jug Wine, HMS Lancaster
Abilities:
Mathematical Exposure Modeling: You instinctively know the concentration of environmental pollutants in the air around you.
Allies: None
Name: Secheral
Gender: Male
Nationality: Belgian
Swedish Solar Telescope: +2 Astronomy
Florent Bessemans: +2 Fencing, +Asset: Fencing Foil
Grand Prix Story: +2 Management, +Ally: Racecar Driver
Arturo Jimenez Borja: +2 Ethnology, +1 Painting, +1 Writing
Traffic Calming: +Ability: Calm Traffic
Status: Fine
Points: 0
Assets: Modern Clothes, 50 USD, Fencing Foil, Dictionary of German BDSM Terms
Abilities:
Calm Traffic: You can force all motor vehicles within a 200 foot radius to come to a halt for 1 turn. 4 turn cooldown.
Allies:
Racecar Driver [Racecar Driver’s Clothing, Formula One Racecar; Status: Fine]
Name: King Zultan
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Nick Mowrer: +2 Shooting, +Asset: S&W Model 500 Handgun
Greg Jennings: +2 Football, +Asset: Football
James Caan: +2 Entrepreneurship
Stephen J Hunt: +2 Sociology, +1 Reading, +1 Religious Studies
Olivewood Cemetery: +2 Gravedigging, +2 Funeral Directing
Wolmaransstad Commando: +Asset: Vektor R4 Assault Rifle, +Asset: South African Army Fatigues
Status: Fine
Points: 1
Assets: South African Army Fatigues, 50 USD, S&W Model 500 Handgun [QR] (3/5), Football, Vektor R4 Assault Rifle [MR] (35/35)
Abilities: None
Allies: None
Name: NRDL
Gender: Male
Nationality: Italian
Greek Frigate Salamis: +Asset: Salamis
Dimension: +Ability: Portal to Nth Dimensional Space, +Ability: Dimensional Traveler
Bill Wray: +2 Music, +2 Composing
Roman Catholic Diocese of Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro: +Asset: Bishop's Robes, +2 Roman Catholicism, +1 Religion
National Association of Home Builders: +2 Building, +2 Remodeling, +Asset: NAHB Membership
Status: Fine
Points: 0
Assets: Bishop's Robes, 50 USD, Salamis, NAHB Membership
Abilities:
Portal to Nth Dimensional Space: You can open a portal to Nth Dimensional Space. The portal cannot be closed once opened. Only God knows what will happen when the portal is opened. Usable once per game.
Dimensional Traveler: You can phase into the other spacial dimensions for short periods of time, effectively allowing you to pass through solid matter. 5 Turn Cooldown.