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The team drive to the Downtown area in order to set up surveillance on Del Kim, another of the people on the list. Del Kim turns out to be the livein owner/manager of the Last Grenadier, a bar situated on ShibaWeis Road. After some preliminary outside surveillance and research, which reveals the fact that weapons are prohibited and that the bar closes from 9am to 2pm, Katherine, Lars, and Allen, prepare to go inside to do some further reconnaisance and, hopefully, work out where exactly Kim's residence is, whilst Jacob and Anvil remain in the street outside, in Katherine's car. The entire team remain in contact via radio links. Allen enters the building, leaving his gun with the bouncer, followed a minute or so later by Lars, who leaves behind his knife. Katherine is the last to enter the bar; she doesn't leave her gun or knife at the front, due to the fact that she left all her weapons back at her car. Having entered separately, to minimise the chance that people would realise they were a group, the three team members reunite at the bar itself. The team members soon spot Del Kim himself, sitting at the far end of the bar, on the service side, chatting with friends. They also see a doorway behind the bar. Whilst Allen engages the bartender in conversation, Katherine goes to the ladies' restroom, to investigate the possibility that the psycho might be able to see it as a method of entering the bar. She discovers that the place is very clean and hygienic and that she, at least, being nimble, could get into the restroom via one of the windows, though it would probably not be able to be opened from the outside without destroying it. She returns to the bar. | The team drive to the Downtown area in order to set up surveillance on Del Kim, another of the people on the list. Del Kim turns out to be the livein owner/manager of the Last Grenadier, a bar situated on ShibaWeis Road. After some preliminary outside surveillance and research, which reveals the fact that weapons are prohibited and that the bar closes from 9am to 2pm, Katherine, Lars, and Allen, prepare to go inside to do some further reconnaisance and, hopefully, work out where exactly Kim's residence is, whilst Jacob and Anvil remain in the street outside, in Katherine's car. The entire team remain in contact via radio links. Allen enters the building, leaving his gun with the bouncer, followed a minute or so later by Lars, who leaves behind his knife. Katherine is the last to enter the bar; she doesn't leave her gun or knife at the front, due to the fact that she left all her weapons back at her car. Having entered separately, to minimise the chance that people would realise they were a group, the three team members reunite at the bar itself. The team members soon spot Del Kim himself, sitting at the far end of the bar, on the service side, chatting with friends. They also see a doorway behind the bar. Whilst Allen engages the bartender in conversation, Katherine goes to the ladies' restroom, to investigate the possibility that the psycho might be able to see it as a method of entering the bar. She discovers that the place is very clean and hygienic and that she, at least, being nimble, could get into the restroom via one of the windows, though it would probably not be able to be opened from the outside without destroying it. She returns to the bar. | ||
| − | Meanwhile, Jacob and Anvil see a pair of battered red sedans pull up to the front of the Last Grenadier. Inside are a group of about eight young adults who look very familiar to the team: buzzcut haircuts, trenchcoats, and mirrorshades. The Hudson Kings, presumably. Anvil alerts the team members side the building, whilst Jacob prepares to distract them with his assault weapon. Allen then saunters towards the front door, keeping tables as cover between him and the exit. Allen is followed by Lars who gets his knife back from security, before moving to the exit. Katherine remains seated at the bar, in case the attack is a diversion for an actual attack on Del Kim, armed only with a heavy duty glass and a full bottle of beer. The eight gangers exit the sedans and start heading towards the Last Grenadier and the apprehensive bouncer. Jacob sprays one sedan with bullets, taking them completely by surprise. Three of the gangers react by standing around like idiots, two start to go for weapons, two dive for cover, whilst the last grapples the bouncer who is trying to make a break for the bar. Jacob drives away from the scene as quickly as possible. Luckily, the panicking people in the street keep the gangers from getting a clear shot at the car. At is at this point that, Arnold Perkins, the newest member of the team, shows up. In the ensuing gun battle, he kills three of the gangers, whilst Lars and Allen take another one prisoner, but not | + | Meanwhile, Jacob and Anvil see a pair of battered red sedans pull up to the front of the Last Grenadier. Inside are a group of about eight young adults who look very familiar to the team: buzzcut haircuts, trenchcoats, and mirrorshades. The Hudson Kings, presumably. Anvil alerts the team members side the building, whilst Jacob prepares to distract them with his assault weapon. Allen then saunters towards the front door, keeping tables as cover between him and the exit. Allen is followed by Lars who gets his knife back from security, before moving to the exit. Katherine remains seated at the bar, in case the attack is a diversion for an actual attack on Del Kim, armed only with a heavy duty glass and a full bottle of beer. The eight gangers exit the sedans and start heading towards the Last Grenadier and the apprehensive bouncer. Jacob sprays one sedan with bullets, taking them completely by surprise. Three of the gangers react by standing around like idiots, two start to go for weapons, two dive for cover, whilst the last grapples the bouncer who is trying to make a break for the bar. Jacob drives away from the scene as quickly as possible. Luckily, the panicking people in the street keep the gangers from getting a clear shot at the car. At is at this point that, Arnold Perkins, the newest member of the team, shows up. In the ensuing gun battle, he kills three of the gangers, whilst Lars and Allen take another one prisoner, but not one of the gangers fires a gas round into the bar. Finally, Allen bluffs, making the gangers believe that they are a police SWAT team. The bluff works and the remaining three gangers run for it. Allen takes his "prisoner" to the car to question him. During the following conversation, the ganger confirms that they are the Hudson Kings and reveals that they were hired by the "metalman" who told the Kings that the team were bounty hunters after him, mercenary street ops working for the corpse. |
| − | Inside the bar the customers, panicked by the gas round, are trying to make a break for it, panicking even more when they realise that the back door is locked. Something starts battering that back door down. Katherine jumps over the bar to use it for cover, taking her metal bar stool with her, and fills a mug with hot water to use as a weapon when the | + | Inside the bar the customers, panicked by the gas round, are trying to make a break for it, panicking even more when they realise that the back door is locked. Something starts battering that back door down. Katherine jumps over the bar to use it for cover, taking her metal bar stool with her, and fills a mug with hot water to use as a weapon when the pyscho (for the team is sure it is he) finally breaks down the doro. When Arnold comes into the bar, trying to help, Kim mistakes him for an enemy and starts talking shots at him with his shotgun. Fortunately, Arnold dodges each time. Unfortunately, that means the shotgun is empty by the time the door is broken in.... The backdoor smashes in, revealing the 'thing'. It wears a battered brown trenchcoat and a wide-brimmed hat and is more or less in the shape of a human being, but the proportions and angles are wrong. The 'thing' is likely 99% machinery, with the chest being too cylindrical and the limbs too thick, like telephone poles. The "hands" are metallic, slablike, and fingerless, covered with thin stick-like silver manipulators. The "head" is hidden by the hat, but is too small for a human head, barely big enough for a face, and certainly too small for a human brain. The 'things' voice is obviously artificial, sounding like a "cross between an electric organ, a razor and an old combustion engine", and accompanied by static. Turning towards Del Kim it says "How can he live without his kidney". Seeing this 'thing' the team realises they are out of their league. Even Arnold, the most cybered individual in the team, isn't a match for it, and Arnold is badly hurt trying to hold it up. The team in the bar, along with Del Kim, flee for Allen's car, Katherine using her mug of hot water and beer bottle to good effect, distracting two gangers who suddenly show up, so that they she and Kim can get past them, whilst Jacob uses Katherine's car to run them over. The two cars speed safely off, Jacob's distraction being enough to have stopped any pursuit. The team decides to lie low and start heading for the Salariman Easy, a fly-by-night hotel, with Del Kim and the ganger along for the ride as well. |
''Question the ganger about the "metalman". What did he mean by "working for the corpse": the corpse that the parts came from? | ''Question the ganger about the "metalman". What did he mean by "working for the corpse": the corpse that the parts came from? | ||
| − | + | Should we call the cops?'' | |
'''Day Two/Scene Eight (The Salariman Easy) ''' | '''Day Two/Scene Eight (The Salariman Easy) ''' | ||
