Y2156.11.18 - AUNT ELLIE'S HOUSE

[ateno]

Tut takes his picture and inspects him and empties his pockets.

He does not say a thing.

Tut

[atpollard]

Y2156.11.24 noon at Ellie’s Compound
Tut collects a billfold of ‘official’ looking paperwork from one of his pockets. CHESTER FLINT is employed by a Private Security Contractor out of Ville d’ Esploir and registered with the BEAU Government for “Private Security” and “Dangerous Game” work. He has official permits for all of his Military Grade weapons and body armor as well as Military Grade ammunition. There are also two personal photographs:

• Chester as a young marine posing with a very pregnant woman in a Beau COACC Uniform.
• The same woman in civilian clothing with one-year old twins.

[Eris]

Joe who has been busy comes out of the ship at the sounds of this commotion and does a double take.

"Chester?" he says quizzically, "Is that you Chester? What in the worlds are you doing here?"

Then taking in the gear Joe frowns, "Armed and dressed like that? What the hell Chester?"

Deciding to risk it, Joe opens up his mind and attempts to use his new psionic powers...just a little.

[2d6]=9

He wants to get insight into Chester's thinking: is he telling the truth when he speaks?; is he about to take an action? At this point Joe isn't trying to sow self-doubt in Chester's mind, as he doesn't yet really perceive him as an enemy...that's why he's trying to read him.

[atpollard]

Deciding to risk it, Joe opens up his mind and attempts to use his new psionic powers...just a little.

Joe:

Since Joe's power lies in his ability to "attack a mind", "mend an object" and "detect a combat weakness" ... the most applicable to this situation is:

"Joe becomes aware that Chester is not actually bound. However, if Chester attacks, Joe is in a position to instantly attack Chester either by creating self doubt or locating the perfect point of physical attack (or both). Chester's greatest weakness is the photo of his family."

[Thumper]

Mick finally figures out what’s going on when he sees Julliette bringing in this stranger. He has a moment of disappointment that he wasn’t invited to the manhunt, but it passes quickly.

He strides over to his bike and pulls his Howda short shotgun from its sheath on the bike and loosely holds to support Juliette in controlling the captive.

Remembering Telepathy involves thoughts reading, but never having accomplished it before, he reaches out to read this stranger, Chester’s, mind.

Telepath: [2d6]=6

[gurusql]

Hol

Hol realizes that he is holding his beath most of the time that Juliette is sneaking up on this person, Chester. He remains at the ready waiting for a little something from individual.

[Kenjosephus]

Chester

Chester, being bound and such, replies to Joe as if an old friend.

Takes the word out of my mouth, old Joe. What are you doing here? City's way nicer than this place.

For DJ, he simply replies..

Hunting game. Finding interestin stuff as a hobby. You've seen my papers.

[Eris]

Chester

Chester, being bound and such, replies to Joe as if an old friend.

Takes the word out of my mouth, old Joe. What are you doing here? City's way nicer than this place.

For DJ, he simply replies..

Hunting game. Finding interestin stuff as a hobby. You've seen my papers.

"Oh, just trying to make a profit, like always." says Joe with a smile.

"Met these guys with this old star ship." Joe says gesturing toward Hol and Tut, "Hol inherited it from his Aunt Ellie. Along with the land we're on."

"Turns out there's an old ship boneyard here and we're salvaging parts, using what we can, selling the rest."

"Oh, and congratulations on your family! When we met you were trying really hard to be a loner. Seems like you've changed a bit, huh?"

OOC: At this point, Joe tries sowing a seed of self doubt in Chester's mind over losing his family if he tries to fight...

"We aren't aren't up to anything nefarious, so if you're legally hunting then we aren't your game." says Joe, "So, how about relaxing and tell us what's really going on here so we can work it out like civilized folk?"

"Oh, and Chester, I'd feel more comfortable if you'd stop pretending to be tied up." Joe says with a straight face, "Makes me feel like you want to get a jump on us, you know?"

OOC: Joe tries to hit Chester with self doubt again, trying to make him doubt he can pull off an attack, and making him think about his family...

[atpollard]

Y2156.11.24:1230 at Ellie’s Compound
[Chester is feeling shaken inside. He has had combatants attempt to psych him out before, but he never had anyone get inside his head like this. All he can think of is that if he tries for his gun, then he will die and Joceline and the kids will be all alone.]

Note to Chester: all attempted actions (combat) are at -2 due to your mental state of self-doubt.

[Eris]

"Come on Chester." Joe says soothingly, "We really don't mean you any harm and we aren't up to anything here. Tell us what you're really doing out here. With that equipment and your background it's not just hunting. Well, not hunting for wild animals, anyway. If someone is targeting us we'd like to know who and why so we can assure them we aren't a threat to them or anyone else for that matter."

[Thumper]

Mick-
”Ya mate. Yer not game hunting with that rifle…let alone the rest of your gear. I know hunting. I know hunting guns. Nobody hunts with that thing unless they’re hunting two-legged game.

You have a story to tell kid…”

He smiles friendly like.

He’s keeping his charm ready in case this friendly discussion does not yield good results.

[ateno]

"You were spotted on the hill over there."

Points.

"Watching and listening to to US."

Tut

[Kenjosephus]

Chester

Chester sighs
One at a time fellas.

Remains where he at, he talks first to Joe..
First of all,inherited from his aunt Ellie, as in the benelovent Dr.Ellie herself? The kind old lady who died out of nowhere and was ran off to Ville d'Espoir? That Dr.Ellie?

Chester slumps to his back, if there is any wall or chair that can support his weight, or not..

No wonder, the govs are interested in your ass.


He then continues on to Joe's remark, actually blurfs out laughing when he mentioned to talk it out like a civilized talk and his binding

You know, i would. But so far i haven't been given a civilized treatment. In fact, i think your friend just drew first blood on me.

Looks towards Juliette

And no, old Joe. I wasn't born yesterday. If i do break free, the only thing i got is five holes in my head. Got a sense that your friend are a little bit jumpy.

Chester sits or stands back straight
So.. if we want to have this talk. I would prefer so with a meal, drink and a smoke if you have one. I haven't eaten this morning anyway. And i wouldn't recommend taking me out, unless you're locked in, wanting to be fugitive for murdering a marine.



is this self doubt thing a skill that you actually have, or is it narrative thing?

[Thumper]

Joe actually has telepathic skills with a talent for causing self-doubt in people. You would not know that in character.

Mick-
"Sure, we have plenty of food, thanks to Julliette's and my ACTUAL hunting talents... Go ahead and pull your hands apart. There's plates and forks over there." He'll place a skewered piece of seasoned and tasty meat on his plate along with some rustled then grilled greens, onions, and tubers.

At hearing Chester talk of Dr. Ellie and his following comment, he begins to think that this kid may not be a threat...but that truly remains to be seen. To verify that, he'll let Chester talk a while, then he'll try to remember the unlocked talent for charming people that he experienced so vividly and powerfully under Mother Nikki and Sofia's psi drug effect.

Charm: [2d6]=5

If that fails, he'll discreetly down one of his Patch doses and try again. Getting to the bottom of Chester's motivations and truth is that important to him.
Charm: [2d6+2]=5+2=7

[gurusql]

Hol

"I think that we have told this 'hunter' enough about what is going on here. Chester, I think you have splaining to do why you know my Aunt and why you are here."

[Kenjosephus]

Chester

Chester rips off the binding, looking at everyone, ensuring them that he does not mean harm as of right now. He takes old Joe offers, plate, utensils, meat and grilled veggies, onions and tubers, eat, and finishes it off with a cold one.

Much better. Now where was i? Ah right. Dr. Ellie. I have no relation to her whatsoever, fraid. Think every Trucker in town loves her, at the very least know her, she's a living saint before she died with no clear reason why and how. Also, her body was brought away from Brulantfort to Ville D'espoir for autopsy. Men in Black came to town asking folks there a lot of questions about her, but not of her death.

Chester puff a smoke afterwards, a ritual after a good hearty meal

Why am i here? Well, i'm looking for an organization called the New Dawn Movement. Seems like it's you guys. Just gotta do a quick scope out whether you guys did something fishy or not. But not gonna lie, working here as a hunter seems not so bad at all, for a side gig that is.

Chester savors the calming feeling of nicotine that might be his last. If they're so much so to draw guns after this, he would at least flip the table and go down fighting.

[shaidar]

DJ

As the situation progresses and appears to calm DJ relaxes, and Chester can see that he is not armed.

When Chester mentions 'New Dawn', DJ scoffs "Can't say I've heard of this New Dawn group, but it certainly ain't us. We're just a bunch of guys trying to get an old ship flying to make some money trading. Some of us have only been dirtside for a few days, we don't even have a name for the company yet."

[atpollard]

Y2156.11.24:1300 at Ellie’s Compound
CHESTER: “Why am I here? Well, I'm looking for an organization called the New Dawn Movement. Seems like it's you guys. Just gotta do a quick scope out whether you guys did something fishy or not. But not gonna lie, working here as a hunter seems not so bad at all, for a side gig that is.”

**********

Juliette visibly tensed at the mention of 'New Dawn’. “I guess Ellie was wrong. Looks like you can’t start over.” Juliette pointed her Pneumatic Crossbow at Chester “THEY will never stop hunting you.” In a voice far more menacing than even the first encounter with Hol and Tut, Juliette addressed Chester directly “Tell the Masters that hold your leash … if they choose to send their DOGS to hunt me, they should bring lots of body bags. My parents didn’t lay down and quietly die for you marines and neither will I.”

Juliette kissed Hol on the mouth and smiled “What might have been.” Then spoke to Mick and Tut (whom she knew the best from spending time with them). “I tried to live a new life. I tried to leave the war behind. I tried to make a new start like Ellie said. They won’t let it go. They won’t stop hunting until they murder me like they murdered my parents. Well if they want to ‘Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of war’ then so be it. They pushed us into a corner and WE started it last time … ” Juliette pointed at Chester “... but YOU started it this time. I didn’t attack your convoys, YOU invaded MY HOME to kill ME!”

An OOC observation for Chester (who would remember the 'New Dawn Movement' better than most) ... the events Juliette described were 4 years ago. She is only 20 years old, so she would have been a 16 year old girl at the time of the battle to wipe out the 'New Dawn Movement Militia' by a Marine Raiding Company.

(Barbarian) Juliette Lavoie (Age 20):
Below average (2-5) none; Average (6-8) DEX, END, SOC; Above average (9-C) STR, INT, EDU.
Skills: Blade-3, Bow-2, Streetwise-1, Hunting/Survival-0
Owns a pneumatic, repeating crossbow (2D6; 3 round burst; 30 round magazine)
History: Born into a family of anti-Government survivalists, recruited into a guerilla raiding party. Her family was wiped out by Government forces (4 years ago). Ellie treated her wounds and allowed Juliette to live on the property where she is currently “homesteading”.

[shaidar]

DJ

DJ looks shocked. Open mouthed he looks from Juliette to Chester to Hol and Tut before spluttering "Just what the **** have you gotten us into?"

[Kenjosephus]

Chester
Do Chester know the reason why the war happens in the first place? Is it because of the convoys? Are there any proof of them doing so.Need context here so he can reply properly.