Duncan settled himself down on the the borrowed motorcycle while John, Iona, and Diego group around the dead woman. Sorting out what to do with the body and assessing the polycarbonate case that was attached to the dead woman's wrist by way of handcuffs.
Diego, having spent some time reflecting on his knowledge of the city inside the SUV and determining the group's best options were the ones they had already discussed while planning the mission, soon exited the vehicle. Circling around the front of the SUV he joined Iona and John, and proceeded to promptly sever the corpse's hand with a blade he had fashioned from himself while inside the SUV. Still red dead blood oozes from the wrist and severed hand both.
Given her scrutiny of the case, Iona can't help but get some of the woman's blood on her while she inspects the case. It has a lock. There is a biometric scanner on the lip of the case. She also notices elements of a complicated mechanical lock.
Before John can act on Iona's directions to put the woman's corpse in the SUV, there is gunfire.
ROunding the far corner, and rapidly spreading out to take cover, is a squad of Stronghold mercenaries. Their assault rifles up and belching bullets at the wouldbe liberators of the VIridi Mater. Their shots are coordinated. One pair using suppressing fire to pin Diego and Iona down, leaving them more susceptible to the assault of their companions. John and Duncan aren't ignored either, as individual shooters unload a burst of bullets at each of them.
OOC wrote:A pair of Soldiers attack Iona, one Aiding the other. The Attack hits. Iona make a DC 20 Toughness check.
A pair of Soldiers attack Diego, one Aiding the other. This Attack also hits. Diego make a DC 20 Toughness check.
One Soldier shoots at John. He misses.
The last Soldier shoots at Duncan. They hit. Duncan needs to make a DC 25 Toughness check. Note, he has +4 Toughness versus the ballistic Descriptor due to the armor he picked up from the Stronghold Soldier earlier.
As a reminder for Supernaturalist and MrDent, Duncan getting hurt will have negative consequences because of Dr. Applegate's relationship to him. The one thing she asked was that you not let him get hurt. With that in mind, I'll treat it as a mission specific Complication. One of you may voluntarily take the hit for him and gain 1 HP in the process. Diego, John, and Iona may each benefit from this once as long as you are relatively close to him.
As your Initiatives are all clustered together, you may post in any order.
Initiative wrote:
6x Soldiers
John
Diego
Iona
Duncan
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