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Post by Linx Exotic on May 8, 2008 13:09:39 GMT -5
Linx had decided to go out and test how the LWU felt when he had a CHAR on his back. It actually was rather comfortable, seeing as the armor plate on his back was just a bit thinner than that on his front and the rifle balanced him out nearly perfectly. He had his rubber earplugs down in his pocket where he couldn't be impeded by them, so when he heard the sound of a distant crash and commotion among the wall guard at the nearest tower, he was the first officer to tell what was going on.
Some vermin band had been stupid enough to attempt to conduct a robbery within plain sight of the fort. They'd perforated a caravan with so many arrows that it looked like anything they had with them would be ruined, but Linx soon realized that it was empty. The caravan had sold its goods and was returning with the money, which was apparently being stolen.
He was one of the first out the gates. The fact that the wall guard was heading off the walls led by a mouse in a uniform from the future should have been enough to scare them off, but it wasn't. There were about twenty of them anyway.
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 8, 2008 13:12:33 GMT -5
Hmmm... Now there's a sight you don't see often...
**Sitting on one of the barrels by the gate, Amathyst held her repeater rifle in one paw before standing up.**
Some trouble outside Linx?
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 8, 2008 13:15:36 GMT -5
"See for yourself," Linx muttered through his mask, only mildly surprised that Amathyst had recognized him with it on. "They're out of firing range, attacked a caravan. Just over two dozen." He didn't actually stop moving, nor did he even turn his head to look at her. He maintained the same quick, mechanical pace the whole time. No need to run... They're dead already.
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 8, 2008 13:23:56 GMT -5
And here's me thinking today was going to be slow...
**Arming her rifle, Amathyst fell into line behind the last member of the group. Never mind the fact she was pregnant, she was there, and she may as well help out while she could.**
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 8, 2008 13:26:54 GMT -5
Fortunately, she had a repeater rifle; she was expected to lag behind. Meanwhile, Linx couldn't enjoy the same benefits, chambering the first round with his CAR as he moved. He actually started firing before he'd truly sighted his first target, to help create a cloud of smoke around him while slowly walking forwards. It did well to shroud the others' numbers.
The mouse held up a paw for the soldiers behind him to halt, moving ahead himself and still firing on semiauto. He eventually stopped and walked out from the cloud of smoke towards the vermin, partially depleted CHAR in paw.
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 8, 2008 13:37:20 GMT -5
**When the other stopped, so did Amathyst, only, she wnet down on one knee and sighted along her weapon... Just waiting for the right time to fire... That was something she was good at, waiting was. Sighting her first target, she waited a little longer before firing. The bolt whizzed forwards and struck her target between the eyes.**
Headshot... Perfect.
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 8, 2008 13:40:00 GMT -5
The wind was blowing strongly to the east that day, and the smoke cover behind the ten or so wall guard that had followed Linx out had been demolished in seconds. It didn't actually matter, since he was killing one every two seconds or so, and most of them were running away by then. What surprised him, though, was when he hit one particularly distant rat in the hip and he went down with a loud crashing sound, that sounded like someone had just dumped a bunch of coins on the ground. It was audible even with his earplugs on. He had the money.
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 8, 2008 13:45:35 GMT -5
**Given the audiable crash and clatter from the rat who was struck in the hip, Amathyst was thinking pretty much the same as Linx... Of cause, she wasn't dwelling on it, but instead fireing off bolts at the rats, each one either a kill-shot, or a fatal wound.**
Well... They're getting beaten easily...
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 8, 2008 13:47:59 GMT -5
It was obvious that the rest of them hadn't expected an attack. Linx ordered the surprisingly sparse accompanying soldiers to pincer around the opposition's flanks and prevent a capture with a gesture of his paw, which he found was obeyed more or less immediately. He took a few more shots to render the nearly helpless vermin completely helpless, then lowered his weapon. "Hold your fire!"
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 8, 2008 13:52:07 GMT -5
**Amathyst heard Linx's order too late to stop from launching another bolt towards the vermin... Out of sheer dumb luck, the shot missed all the beasts and imbedded itself in the floor.**
That... Was close...
**Walking forwards, she slung her weapon back over her shoulder before stopping by the group.**
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 8, 2008 13:54:13 GMT -5
"Nice formation work, Ama, you really stayed in line," Linx sighed sarcastically as he walked up to the vermin who were unhurt but now forced into surrender. "You lot. On your knees, keep your paws where I can see 'em."
He then turned back to the mouse beside him. "Get back to the fort and come back with some manacles for these ones. And send some beasts out here to take the wounded in, I figure the ones that are still alive can't walk."
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 8, 2008 13:58:30 GMT -5
**Amathyst's face darkened in an instant.**
I'm not a soldier Linx. I'm an auxillery. I leave fancy parade-ground things to guys like you.
**At that, she turned and walked off in a huff back towards the fort, while muttering things about "mice on power trips" and "soldiers who should treat females better"...**
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 8, 2008 14:01:17 GMT -5
"Eh, she'll get payback for that in a few months..." Linx smirked under his mask as he headed over to the wounded rat who he had shot earlier, pushing the beast over onto his side with one boot to pick up the bag of gold he'd been trying to run away with. "You'll live. That wound isn't superficial, but you'll live. Make whatever you want of that." He couldn't understand the rat's response and didn't want to either.
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Post by Raiden, Zahi, Lars and Ama on May 12, 2008 14:41:12 GMT -5
**Walking back to the fort, Amathyst kept on grumbleing under her breath. Entering the gates, she grabbed the nearest soldier by the coller.**
Listen closly, because I am not repeating myself...
**Relaying Linx's order, she decided to wait. No sense her going back out in a bad mood was there? In the meantime, she decided to sit on a barrel by the door to wait... But after a few minutes, her mood changed again... This time to really unhappy. So sitting there, she started to cry her eyes out, regretting every word she had said to Linx outside.**
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Post by Linx Exotic on May 12, 2008 14:49:13 GMT -5
Linx found the manacles being taken in by... Someone else. He gave the otter an odd look as he watched her distribute them amongst the soldiers, who promptly began binding the prisoners. "Where are those medics?..."
They did arrive eventually, but by that point, Linx had left the wounded with a token guard that was still sufficient to kill them all if necessary. He led the silent, equally grave group of free warriors and captured warriors in through the gates at a brisk pace and motioned for another soldier to take over when he saw Amathyst just... There. Apparently, her mood swings were enough to render her more or less useless. "Ever think of maternity leave, Ama?"
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