Chapter Nine: Year 300, 6th Day

[ateno]

Pranit knows he has little time.

He hops across the thermite pool, pulling out his shotgun after he passes.

Dexterity roll: [2d6+4]=9+4=13

Steps to the corner and quickly looks around the corner with his shotgun leading, seeing the two standing there, he autofires unconsciously using the corner for as much cover as possible.

Autofire: [1d6]=6 [1d6]=2 [1d6]=5 [1d6]=6

Paring the 6&2 and 5&6 = 8 and 11. +1 for skill, +3 for Dex and +1 for laser sight but -1 for armor = 12 and 15.

Damage, closest first: [4d6]=15 [4d6]=15

[joertexas]

Maggie

She hears the announcement, and grabs onto the hand rails.I assume they exist, for safety.

She readies the boarding dirk, happy that it has the Eversharp blade.

Ach, and now the spin dry cycle.

Do you need to turn the shower on for the pre-spin wash?

Just for consideration, the tangential force will go from a quarter gee at six feet from the rotation axis, to half a gee at twenty-five feet. Then there's the fact that everything is rotating at sixty degrees per second...

[BackworldTraveller]

Maggie

She hears the announcement, and grabs onto the hand rails.I assume they exist, for safety.

She readies the boarding dirk, happy that it has the Eversharp blade.

Ach, and now the spin dry cycle.

Do you need to turn the shower on for the pre-spin wash?

Just for consideration, the tangential force will go from a quarter gee at six feet from the rotation axis, to half a gee at twenty-five feet. Then there's the fact that everything is rotating at sixty degrees per second...

Yep - and some rooms are 45+ feet from the axis

[Monsieur Rose]

Noor

Noor holds her fire as Miya blocks her view and lines up a shot for when it's clear.

When she hears the Captain call for evasive maneuvers, she grabs hold of the nearest handhold and prepares to fire as the intruders get tosses around. She tries some quick calculations, trying to anticipate where people will be.

Agility: [2d6]=7+1=8

[The Bindoner]

Nālani hurries to drag Arnwolf to safety, thinking to herself that this is the kind of Belter s...tuff she became a pilot to get away from.

Athletics/Coord: [_2d6]=(5+2)=7 +1 skill, +2 Dex = 10

[ateno]

Pranit athletics: [2d6+4]=11+4=15

[BackworldTraveller]

Miya, barrels forward from her prone position, performing some form of fancy street-dance move and, batting aside the recently fired shotgun wraps her legs around the border's body - bringing down in an ungainly heap. As he lands, something crunches badly...hopefully not Miya.

This opens the range for Noor - who gets off a shot at the other border...Roll to hit please

Pranit, then hops over the dying flare, rounds the lift and starts firing at the only target left standing in the crew-room (the same one Noor is targeting)...who takes the blows of Pranit's pellets and Noor's gun manfully - floating away from the floor as Reven guts the acceleration and gravity. The recoil from Pranit's last shot, and the bullets fired from the blasted entrance-hole in the lift wall pressing him back into contact with the plate-trolley which is also now floating free. (12 damage to Pranit less armour (AV5)=7)

Noor's shot breaks her hold on the wall and she slides back into the room. Zid, in an oversized shopping bag and armed with her stunner covers Miya and her victim as they squirm about on the floor - the victim appears to be bleeding badly from somewhere under his arm-pit and in the battle of strength Vs agility in what is suddenly zero-G the native belter seems far more at home.

Further aft, Nalani has rushed to Arnwulf's side, and is dragging his inert body across the smooth floor of the hanger by his scruff as Reven starts the rinse cycle.

Indrani can hear the firing of weapons in a frenzy of shots one deck up as the merry-go-round starts.

These borders are as dangerous as you think. We would recommend that you find a safe place to hide and do not try and engage them at this time. Help is on its way. Keep safe. says the calmly irritating voice on the comms link.

[joertexas]

These borders are as dangerous as you think. We would recommend that you find a safe place to hide and do not try and engage them at this time. Help is on its way. Keep safe. says the calmly irritating voice on the comms link.

"We are in close combat with the boarders," Indrani replies. She turns to Tibbs. "See if you can help them via the list shaft, but be careful."

[cybersavant]

Reven Stiilpahth talks into his comm, "Nālani, going for counterclockwise spin, that should move any loose items in the bay away from you and the lifts." Hoping he's correct, Reven starts the spin.

[SpinwardMarch]

Maggie

Do you need to turn the shower on for the pre-spin wash?

No, she hoping to stay dry while things go 'round and 'round.

[BackworldTraveller]

And suddenly, the left hand wall (if you are facing the outside of the ship) or right hand wall (if facing the lift-shaft) looks like "Down". It will not last - Coriolis forces are going to move that feeling quickly to "The outer wall is down"

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p.s. Ignore the bay airlock - you haven't brought that!

[ateno]

Pranit will burst fire at the gentleman aiming out the hole in the elevator wall.

-1 for armor and -1 for dodge: [2d6+3]=8+3=11 Should be 12, no dodge

Damage: [4d6+4]=13+4=17

Then move and dodge towards the corner on the other side of the wall from Maggie, hoping the table don't crush him, using the obstruction as much as possible for cover.
I just realized shooting and dodging, 2 significant actions

Pranit will move at all available speed to the corner on the other side of the wall from Maggie, Looking at the map, the gravity will take the table about in the center of the wall, so it won't don't crush him, using the obstruction as much as possible for cover when he arrives.

[Monsieur Rose]

Noor

Laser: [2d6]=7

Noor fires and then climbs onto the dresser, hoping that she can prevent herself from falling through the hallway for now. She realizes that she'll soon be pulled down towards the bed, and tries to wrap her arm around the door opening, to be able to climb out into the hall in a few moments.

If any targets present themselves, she'll try to laser them. Avoiding Miya.
Laser, if needed: [2d6]=8

[The Bindoner]

Reven Stiilpahth talks into his comm, "Nālani, going for counterclockwise spin, that should move any loose items in the bay away from you and the lifts." Hoping he's correct, Reven starts the spin.

Thank you Reven, knowing helps.

Nālani uses her forewarning of the direction of spin to assist her on the way to the relative security of the pod-bay.

[BackworldTraveller]

The Laser from Noor combined with the shotgun fusillade from Pranit had a bad effect on the border trying to shoot Noor - He's definitely down and has major holes in his armour where the shotgun slugs hit it. Scratch one flattop!

From his position near the hull-plate trolley, Pranit only gets one partial shot at the guy in the lift-shaft - sadly blocked by the wall of the shaft (it might have hit him on the other side) - but he does manage to scramble back to the corner on the other side o fthe wall to Maggie as the trolley (mag-clamped to the floor) remains in place and the plates slide towards the airlock door with a crash.

Miya is struggling on the floor - the border's strength sees her pushed in one direction; her dexterity allows that to be diverted to another - He's not used to Zero-G or variable-G while Miya appears to be quite familiar with the concept. The pair slide along the ceiling until they come to a halt as they hit the cupboards over the coffee-pot.

Zid has scrambled for the Fresher and climbed in. Noor is still by the doorway, almost prone on the wall

Nalani has managed to get Arnwulf into the port (right) pod-bay without additional injury (she thinks)

Indrani is still in conversation with the Emergency Operator (Can you confirm if you have lost anyone off the hull of your vessel? We are seeing several bodies falling away from your ship) and Reven is spinning the ship up as fast as those auxiliary thrusters will go!

[BackworldTraveller]

p.s. Tiberius is taking shelter - the chairs forming a barrier by the lift doors are falling towards him! The girls are in the stateroom opposite the hole in the lift-wall and should be safe in the bunks. The Drivers are shouting (or something). Various loose items are shifting position - including Pranit's grav raft and (presumably) all the cargo (inc Cat) and neatly sorted weapons parts in the hold.

[joertexas]

Indrani is still in conversation with the Emergency Operator (Can you confirm if you have lost anyone off the hull of your vessel? We are seeing several bodies falling away from your ship) and Reven is spinning the ship up as fast as those auxiliary thrusters will go!

"All of my people are still aboard, although some are wounded. Do you have an ETA for the rescue team?" She hangs on to the table as the rotational forces increase.

[The Bindoner]

Relieved at reaching the comparative security of the bay Nālani closes the hatch and concentrates on keeping Arnwolf and herself as safe as possible while the Queen pirouettes.

[BackworldTraveller]

As the ship starts to spin up, there is a general slide towards the edges of the ship.

Zid is in the fresher - looking out with her stunner at the ready. Nothing to see.

Noor manages to get onto the wall and covers the ongoing fight between Miya and the Intruder on the wall opposite. That fight is being thrown slowly across the crew snack area (the coffee-pot's gone for a burton) and end up by the table at the far end. Miya has got thrown to the end-wall - and the antagonist is about to lay in with a 30cm knife that he's managed to draw Noor does finally have a clean shot!

Pranit is amongst the tumbled hull-plates. An auto-rifle has been fired wildly (un-sighted) round the corner of the hole in the lift-shaft (No hits) but the hole in the back of the lift now appears to be being prepared as a firing slit Pranit has two quite difficult options for shooting. There don't seem to be any more grenades.

Maggie can hear shooting, but can see little.

n.b. There is a boarding shotgun lying in the crook between the coffee-pot and the door to Assana/Ulrika's cabin and a nasty looking snub-pistol with the dead body that has slid under the table.

In the pod-bay, Nalani can hear Arnwulf's comms pinging.

Indrani's table seems well fixed, but the chair has started to slide away - the others around the table are still gripping the floor.

Tiberius has slid into the cabin followed by part of the barricade.

Reven is spinning the ship up from the comfort of a crash-couch!

[The Bindoner]

by BackworldTraveller » Mon Aug 02, 2021 9:42 am

In the pod-bay, Nalani can hear Arnwulf's comms pinging.

Nālani tries to reach Arnwolf's comm without compromising her efforts to offset the effects of the spin.