*Mercenary den - Afterlife Bar*
Bert: "Here is your stick, good luck"
*An overly young human with a spark of youthful anger and pride in his eyes strolls out just as Blastette and team float in*
EELs (over coms): "Intercepted communications between the gangs suggests this is the place where the mercs after AngelFish are based. This one suggests you join up and use the opportunity to join up with AngelFish."
Blastette: "Are you sure? This one thinks it just means we have a better chance of being shot by him."
EELs: "(quietly) With any luck"
Blastette: "Sorry, say again. This one's comms seem to be playing up."
EELs: "This one simply said with any luck, you will be able to stand out from the regular mercs as someone here to help him and hence avoid being shot."
*Before Blastette can question further, Miranje speaks to Bert*
Miranje: "Hello again"
Bert: "Oh shit!" (he raises his hands alittle) "Look, I was just following orders last time."
Blastette: "So was this one."
SC Williams: "Erm, Captain - You are in charge: You do not have orders to follow"
Blastette: "This one gave itself an order, and it was forced to obey. After all, this one is the captain. That is this one's story, and if it comes to trial, you'd better back this one up."
Miranje: (With a polite cough) "Anyway, we are glad to see you escaped the Vorcha - this one would like to know if this is where we may sign up to try and kill AngelFish?"
Bert: (Lowering his hands slowly) "Yes. You guys want to sign up to take down AngelFish?"
Blastette: "Yes. We are totally here just for the cash, honest. This one is curious, why are all the mercs trying to kill him?"
Bert: "Oh, I don't know. Ask them if they give you the chance. They don't tell me nothing... Anyway, for joining this band to take down AngelFish, you get: 400 credits, respect, honour, and a stick"
*Bert holds out 3 sticks for them to take*
SC Williams: (whilst taking her stick) "This one has to ask, what are the sticks for?"
Bert: "Oh, we can't afford to give everyone who joins up guns - the sticks are to beat AngelFish around the head."
*All 3 Hanar look at Bert disbelievingly*
Miranje: "So... how do you expect us to help in that case?"
Bert: "Oh, the plan is very simple - everyone charges at his base and the survivors can pick up whatever weapons remain from the full time dead mercs."
Blastette: "Right... this one does not like it, but whatever. We'll use our own stuff, thank you."
Bert: (with a shrug) "Sure, sure - don't matter to me."
*20 minutes later, in the hover car to the attack staging post*
SC William: "So... Miranje, why do you work for the Illusive Jelly?"
Miranje: "He seeks to promote the interests of the Hanar people and the truth of the Enkindlers across the universe."
SC Williams: "Right... so, why is he anti-alien to such an extreme?"
Miranje: "Because...just because!" (she seems very defensive over the subject) "Anyway, your record shows alot of anti-alien feelings on your part!"
SC Williams: "Well... ok, this one does not like aliens much! This one means, they act like the Enkindlers were not gods, and that we are foolish for doing so. This one only wants to rub their faces in it when we are shown to be right, not gun them down."
Miranje: "Well, if you shoot them first, this one thinks you don't need to rub their faces in anything."
SC Williams: "That... seems rather psychotic."
Miranje: "THIS ONE HAS IT'S REASONS..." ( a brief pause and then) "Ahem... This one means it has a right to it's opinion"
*SC Williams and Blastette exchange a look*
Blastette: "Miranje, this one thinks you've been overdoing it."
SC Williams: "This one agrees and thinks you need to take a relaxing, calming nap when we get back to the ship. With calming music, and...and... other calming stuff."
Miranje: "This one thinks we should just focus on the mission, as we are here."
*The hover car lands at the staging post and the team float out*
Blue Suns Merc: "Hi there and thank you for selecting this mission for your murdering needs."
Young human punk: "I'm gonna get me some action!"
*Young human punk charges forward and almost immediately gets shot clean through the head*
*The whole team looks at the body*
Blastette: "This one thinks SC Williams should take point. And Miranje secondly."
Miranje: (wearily) "Ma'am, you do realise snipers tend to target the rear of a column to maximize the amount of time until they are detected..."
Blastette: "Change of plan, this one will bravely take the centre spot in the group."
Miranje: "Yes, this one thought you would."
*The team float low, tentacles partially dragging along the ground as they move. As they travel through the staging post, they pass drones, fixed gun positions, and many mercs. Eventually they reach a parked gunship where a mechanic is working on it*
Blastette: "Evening - this one and its comrades have just arrived to join the hunt for AngelFish"
Blue Suns Mechanic: "Ah, more meat shie- I mean, volunteers. The team's prepping now; the plan is simple - you take your sticks and rush AngelFish's hide out. At the end, the survivors will breach the doors and gun him down."
Blastette: "O..k... may this one ask, what did AngelFish do to you that the mercs ended up hunting him down like this?"
*The mechanic looks uncomfortable a moment before answering*
Blue Suns Mechanic: "Well... lets just say, he angered our boss, and the Eclipse boss, and the Blood Pack boss..."
*Miranje whistles*
Miranje: "No mean feat, certainly"
Blue Suns Mechanic: "Indeed - anyway, I've got to get this gunship back in working order, so you guys should report to the team leader over their."
*The mechanic points to a team leader down the corridor and then turns to resume work - Blastette curls a tentacle around a tool*
Blastette: (murmuring to the other two) "This one will join you shortly, it has business it needs to deal with"
*10 minutes later*
Blastette: "This one is afraid the mechanic had a sudden and unfortunate spork accident."
Miranje: "This one see's. This one also thinks the drone operators had unfortunate accidents. With...erm... knives."
SC Williams: "Really? This place does not seem to have a good safety record."
Blastette: "Indeed. Anyway, they are about to advance. SC Williams, you are on shie- front position duty. Lead the way!"
*The team hop over the barrier and follow the human wave group as they are systematically mowed down by AngelFish's fire. They eventually make it to the front door and steal in.*
Blastette: "Mr. AngelFish? We're here to help?"
*3 shots ring out around Blastette*
AngelFish: "Yeah right! That fake Blasto bob won't fool me."
*The Turian sticks his head over the low wall and looks at Blastette*
AngelFish: "Blasto? Is that you?"
Blastette: (With a sigh) "This one's face name is Blastette now."
AngelFish: "I thought Hanar and jellyfish where unisexual?"
Miranje: (Quickly) "Its a matter we do not like to discuss with aliens, no offence."
AngelFish: "Fair enough..." (removes its helmet) "Blastette. Its good to see you."
Blastette: (surprised) "Barrus? Long time, no see! You are AngelFish?"
Barrus Gakarian: "Well, thats what the locals have ended up calling me."
Blastette: "So, how did you end up here, surrounded and hunted?"
Barrus Gakarian: "Borrowed too much cash, slept with a few daughters of gang leaders, and accused the leader of the Blood Pack of being a big softie. I'll tell you what, if we get out of this, I'll give you the whole story."
SC Williams: "This one hates to be a buzz kill, but we are somewhat surrounded and out gunned."
Miranje: "This one suspects that will not be the case for long..."
*Over from the mercenary the sound of gun fire and screams come*
Blastette: "Erm, how many drones where in their base?"
Miranje: (with obvious satisfaction) "Enough. This one suspects EELs has almost done the job for us."
Blastette: "This one thinks we need to have the 'psychotic' conversation again later"
*As their talking, the gunship explodes, and seemingly random exploding rounds manage to pepper Barrus' face with wounds*
SC Williams: (after a moments pause) "Well... that seemed to make our choices seem abit pointless if he was going to be shot regardless."