>>41227449 >>41227456 >Both Shade and Lei, who was listening in as she was getting close to the tower, said nothing in stunned believe at what Abris said.
>That was it, his cover was blown, they needed to act f--
Fuck, he's right.
>What?
What do you mean he's right!? He's dressed like a guard! He has to be a guard!
Well, we're guards too, but we're not dressed like em are we? ...No, we're not. That means he's dressed like a guard but isn't one because we're guards but not dressed like em.
Exactly.
>After the exchange of... something, the two thugs look back to Abris. Right, shove off then, we have a patrol to return to. Can't waste time on you!
Stay lawful citizen.
>And just like that, the ruse worked, the two guard thugs continue on their patrol none the wiser of Abris' intentions or his trickery.
>Shade was stunned. By the idiocy of the thugs or the fact that Abris actually pulled off the con, she wasn't sure.
>>41227516 >Shade was the one to respond to Abris once again.
Wait for Lei to get into position. She'll get a look at what we're dealing with right outside the gate.
>Just as she says that, Lei makes it to the top of the tower and sets up in her spot. Looking down her scope at the courtyard, she gets a good look at what they're dealing with.
...Got five on other side, one armed with a rifle.
>The gunman will have to be taken out first, can't have him get a shot on Abris... Wait a second.
Wait, two are better equipped then others. One with large sword, other with rifle, both in leather gear. Look more like merc, not thugs...
>The mention of mercs had Shade concerned.
Mercs? That can't be right Bad Style makes a point to not work with local guilds...
>Unless they're from some where else. Regardless, they have to press on.
Exercise cation but keep moving as planed. Lei, take out the mercs first, they'll be the real threat.
Got it.
Abris... make your move and stay in Lei's sight, she's the only back up you have.
>He grips his blade tightly. Knock 'em out, cuff 'em and then back to HQ once they're done. Here goes.
>Abris barrels back around the corner, wooden sword in hand as he points dramatically at the two thugs
FREEZE! You're under arrest by jurisdiction of Officer Abris Phinn on suspicion of association with organised crime. Are you gonna come quietly, or do I have to MAKE you!
>He was clearly the fastest here. At least in reaction time. He was faster than the half-pint, he'd be faster than some thugs.
>It's time to dole out some justice! The wooden sword came careening towards the head of a nearby thug clutching a metal pipe, threatening to at least give him a big ass bruise.
Operation Crimebuster!aLEJudith. 20 Jan 2016 5:08:21 PM No.41227707>>41227729>>41229357
>>41227670 >>41227587 >And chaos erupts as Abris begins the fight. Most were too stunned to actually attempt to fight back right away... well side from the thug he encountered before and tricked along with his friend.
I told you to stay laaaaaawfuuuuuuul!
>It was time for this not-actually-a-guard thug to dish out his own justice! Armed with his studded leather wrapped fist, he throws a punch at Abris' gut!
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>Finally some action, and here he thought he was going to have to sit here all day with nothing fun to do. The Merc lifts his greatsword up onto his shoulder and strides towards the young guard.
Can't wait to see what your guts look like on the ground booooy!
>Taking the weapon into both hands, he brings it down on Abris not really caring about the thug that might have gotten in the way.
>>41227595 >>41227670 >>41227707 >Watching as the officer gets into the thick of the battle, sword swinging like nothing in the world could hurt him, the court yard turns into a dusty landscape with Abris' green hair shifting to blue as her clock tower perch morphs into battlements where cannon fire and magic spells blast all around her. >There was no mansion with a crime lord inside of it, just a giant mass of black with a face of glowing orange. Wanting nothing more to destroy whatever was in it's path.
>Lei takes a deep breath to get the flashing images out of her mind. That was then, this is now, she's not going to fail in protecting her allies this time. This was going to be another step in righting that wrong. >All the same, she couldn't help but whisper under her breath in her native tongue as she loads her weapon with explosive rounds.
[Don't shatter my heart Abris Phinn. I can't handle it twice.]
>She didn't want to do this lethally, but with the numbers he was up against it was them or him. The gods can judge when she passes for picking his life over theirs. >Taking aim at the only Mercenary that had a chance in hell of hitting her, too busy thumbing with loading his weapon, she takes her shoot.
Operation Crimebuster!aLEJudith. 21 Jan 2016 10:39:10 AM No.41228646>>41228648>>41229357
>>41227670 >>41227688 >>41228619 >>41228627 >The thug sneers at he beings back his weapon into ready position after counter the Guard's attack.
I knew you were one of those damned guards!
>He goes or another swing at Abris with his makeshift weapon >combat/primitive
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>The second thug also joins in the brawl having been slower to act then the others. What the hell was all this about anyway!? >He too tries to bash Abris with his pipe weapon
>And amid all the chaos, the gun wielding mercenary didn't expect there to be a second opponent around. A shot rings out and he takes a blast right to the chest knocking flat on his ass with a large bleeding gash on this chest. S-sniper! >He did his best to choke out the words so that the others would hear.
>The sounds of a battle reach Shades ears. So far so good, though the addition of mercenary wasn't expected. That was probably too much pressure to put on one officer, meaning she needed to find something to help push the battle in their favour.
>Lucky for her, there was no one guarding the east side, maybe the gunshot scared off who ever was looking after the east entrance so she could just slip in and find...
>>41228650 >What she found, mounted to a push cart, was a Gatling gun with the Powder Keg's emblem etched into the side. They had something like this? They were more well armed then she thought. This could be a big problem. >She needed them both here now. Lei so she can figure out how to work this thing and before Abris was injured too much to do anything.
>Getting on the radio again, Shade talks to Abris.
Abris, fall back to the clock tower and meet up with Lei, we'll have to bring the tower on them while you two make your exit.
Lei, set up your explosives now. You don't have much time to do it now.
>Hopefully this on-the-fly plan B will work better then plan A...
>Abris was very quickly finding out that facing off against about four people on your own is generally regarded as an AWFUL idea.
>The battering from the pipes causing him some serious damage, only barely managing to duck and weave away from the fist fighting and the sword swinging. Way this was going he was going to end up a bloodied hunk of flesh rather than a victorious champion of Justice.
>He heard Shade talking over the radio only barely over the creaking agony in his bones. Fall back to the tower, they'll detonate it then.
>He was only dimly aware of it, but anything that got him out of harms way was definitely something worth making an attempt at.
>Abris eyes the assorted group of wretched scum and villainy...and grins dumbly at them, the bruises still evident on his face as he thinks of his witty one liner.
...Seeya!
>Welp, so much for that.
>Abris bolts towards the tower, hoping that being light on his feet would save him now as they'd done many times before.
Operation Crimebuster!aLEJudith. 23 Jan 2016 1:19:05 PM No.41231801>>41231816>>41233783
>>41229357 >As the officer turns and flees, four of his foes quickly go after him. Confident that they'll corner him eventually... and also to get away from the unknown sniper as that was targeting them. Hopefully.
>While the other four chase after Abris, the mercenary who had taken a shot to the chest tries desperately to take care of the wound in spite of having no medical experience at all.
Damn it! knew we should have taken a medic with us...
>>41231801 >Hearing the change in plan over the radio, Lei calls to Abris.
Use open window on the side, door is rigged to blow if touched.
>Last thing she wanted to happen was the officer get blown to bits by one of her own traps. >Watching him flee and four of the five thugs and mercenary struggle to keep up, she's confident that she can get another shot off on them before they get out of her sight. >Taking aim and loading another explosive, she fires on the thugs who were closer to the officer
>Welp, running away was working MUCH better than fighting them head on was. Hell, he'd already managed to outrun the dude with the sword! He just had to keep going towards the door-
>'Door is rigged to blow'
>OH GOD NO. Abris makes a sharp turn away from the door and makes a beeline towards the window and all the way up the tower. He had to keep running. No matter how battered or bruised he was, if he stopped, he was dead.
Operation Crimebuster!aLEJudith. 26 Jan 2016 12:47:20 PM No.41236387>>41236714>>41236820>>41237578
>>41231816 >>41231822 >>41231828 >The blast certainly caught them all by surprise even causing a fair bit of damage to the initial target. But they pressed on regardless, they needed to get that bastard and he was leading them right to the sniper too. Were they stupid or something??
>The gun wielding merc had managed to patch up the bleeding wound in his chest and joins in the chase, lagging far behind the rest of the group.