WHIRLING F1 MERC TRIBUNAL WARNING - 1219

G 0 START 1 input 0->1 12 You: "I talked to Joyce. The merc you hanged -- his friends are coming for you." 1->12 2 You: "I mean, 'Okay, you got one more gun on your side.' Once I find mine. I lost it." 46 Titus Hardie: "We don't need you or your lost gun. We all *have* our guns." He almost splashes his beer at you. "We'll just use those if it's okay with you." 2->46 3 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 4 IsKimHere() 3->4 5 !(IsKimHere()) 3->5 67 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_the_boys_know_merc_was_oranjese_special_forces"] == true 4->67 20 Jump to: [TRIBUNAL] 5->20 6 Kim Kitsuragi: "These people are trained military professionals. With decades of combat experience. They're not a gang, or a *Barmy Army*." 30 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["whirling.hardies_learned_they_listened_to_mercs_radio_comm"] 6->30 7 You: "Yes, they are forming some kind of  *tribunal* -- and they're coming for you." 25 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 7->25 8 You: "You're the bees; they're the hornet." 64 Eugene: "We're not bees, we're men. We're socialists!" 8->64 9 Jump to: [TRIBUNAL] 90 TRIBUNAL 9->90 10 Conceptualization: Terrarium? He's really trying to salvage something out of it. 10->9 11 Empathy: Beneath the *whoop-assery* it's clear that he appreciates all the help he can get. 85 Jump to: [Hardiehub1] 11->85 89 Titus Hardie: "Yeah?" He doesn't seem worried. "By friends you mean his squadmates from Krenel?" 12->89 13 You: "Okay." (Conclude with a shrug.) 45 Titus Hardie: "What do you mean *okay*?" He jerks forward a bit. 13->45 14 You: "Will they pierce ceramic armour?" 65 Titus Hardie: "I guess we're gonna see, aren't we?" 14->65 15 You: "Joyce said they've gone rogue. Nobody is controlling them." 101 Titus Hardie: "Big fucking surprise..." He mutters. "They hire psycho scum, arm them to the teeth and let them loose in the city. What do you think is gonna happen?" 15->101 16 You: "Well, if Glen has a *nock-cannon* at home I guess you'll be alright." 29 Glen: "That thing has seven barrels. One trigger. You do the math." 16->29 17 Half Light: *Nervous* snickering. There's a rush of adrenaline present. 95 Empathy: Titus did his best, but his men are a bit unsettled. 17->95 18 Titus Hardie: "Goddamn right it's nothing. The fuck are they gonna do? We got ten thousand men in the Union." 49 Kim Kitsuragi: Variable["cargo.evrart_2372_union_members"] 18->49 19 Titus Hardie: "No wonder you cops get shot to shit every day -- can't go to war with an attitude like *that*." 19->85 20->90 21 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 22 IsKimHere() 21->22 23 !(IsKimHere()) 21->23 98 Kim Kitsuragi: "No he won't." The lieutenant adjusts his glasses. "This is probably some kind of a joke." 22->98 47 Titus Hardie: "Funny. Don't get hit by a stray bullet." 23->47 24 Kim Kitsuragi: "All he means is that the situation is serious." 24->19 26 IsKimHere() 25->26 27 !(IsKimHere()) 25->27 94 Kim Kitsuragi: "This is what happens if you take the law into your own hands. Other people start doing it too." 26->94 71 Glen: "Let them come!" Blondie yells across the cafeteria. "The Hardie boys are right fucking here!" 27->71 28 Encyclopedia: Evrart said there were two thousand three hundred and seventy two Union members. But whatever keeps their spirits up. 38 Jump to: [Hardiehub1] 28->38 60 Hand/Eye Coordination: So that's *one* dead and a looooong reload. But whatever. 29->60 31 Variable["whirling.hardies_learned_they_listened_to_mercs_radio_comm"] 30->31 32 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_learned_they_listened_to_mercs_radio_comm"]) 30->32 77 Titus Hardie: "No, they're not. They're un-coordinated and drunk. Don't forget: we're listening in on their communications. Their shit is *way* apart." 31->77 84 Titus Hardie: "No, they're not. They're un-coordinated and drunk. We know more about them than you think." 32->84 33 Alain: "Yeah, a well oiled murder-machine!" He punches blondie on the shoulder. 34 Physical Instrument: The mood is on the rise. They're feeling confident -- ready to punch out the whole merc platoon. 33->34 34->90 35 You: "I mean 'Okay, you got this' -- you got the numbers." 72 Titus Hardie: "Goddamn right we do." He nods. "We've done it before. Ain't that right, fellas?!" 35->72 36 Jump to: [TRIBUNAL] 36->90 37 Titus Hardie: "You heard the man -- right here." He points to the ground. "We're armed, we got the whole district behind us and Glen... Glen is fucking *crazy*." 37->33 6400161 JUMP OUT to WHIRLING F1 / HARDIE 38->6400161 39 You: "I mean, 'Okay, they're going to wipe you the fuck out, Titus.'" 75 Titus Hardie: "No, they won't." He shakes his beer at you. "Get out of here with your negative energy." 39->75 40 You: "I mean, 'Okay, I'll be on your side when they come.'" 79 Titus Hardie: "Yeah..." he snorts. "Just try not to get in the way -- when the whoop-ass flies open!" 40->79 41 Titus Hardie: "Yeah, like you've been up against ceramic armour..." He takes a sip of beer to bide his time, then tries to get the last word in. 61 Titus Hardie: "You haven't even seen the whole suit, right? I've seen the whole fucking thing and it didn't make him immortal." 41->61 42 You: "The mercenaries are armed with automatic weapons." 86 Titus Hardie: "We got weapons of our own." He cracks open his vest to give you a glimpse of his holster. "We got Ister 50s, Zielegers, Glen's got a nock-cannon at home..." 42->86 43 Eugene: "Wouldn't wanna beat up his grandma." There's snickering in the room. Some of the men put their beers down. 43->17 44 Titus Hardie: "Goddamn right it's nothing. This isn't a fucking terrarium. This is Martinaise." 44->10 45->2 45->35 45->39 45->40 96 You: "I mean, 'Okay, I guess I'll be gunning you down right alongside them.'" 45->96 53 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 46->53 47->85 48 You: "See what? That they don't?" 48->41 50 Variable["cargo.evrart_2372_union_members"] 49->50 51 !(Variable["cargo.evrart_2372_union_members"]) 49->51 50->28 92 Encyclopedia: It's probably more like two or three thousand. But whatever keeps their spirits up. 51->92 52 Titus Hardie: "Easy, E, he's tryna' faze you." He turns to you. "What are you trying to do? Scare my men?" 52->9 54 IsKimHere() 53->54 55 !(IsKimHere()) 53->55 82 Kim Kitsuragi: "Lost gun or not, you're going to need help." The lieutenant looks Titus in the eye. "We're offering it." 54->82 55->85 56 Authority: He really doesn't like you ruffling their feathers like that -- on what might be the eve of battle. 57 Kim Kitsuragi: IsKimHere() 56->57 58 IsKimHere() 57->58 59 !(IsKimHere()) 57->59 58->24 59->19 60->36 61->36 62 Half Light: He's really prepped himself up for this. He has to. To keep the fear in check. 100 Jump to: [TRIBUNAL] 62->100 63 You: "Forget I mentioned it, it was probably nothing." 63->18 64->52 93 Rhetoric: That was an unsure phrasing. 65->93 66 You: "Nothing." 66->44 68 Variable["whirling.hardies_the_boys_know_merc_was_oranjese_special_forces"] == true 67->68 69 !(Variable["whirling.hardies_the_boys_know_merc_was_oranjese_special_forces"] == true) 67->69 76 Kim Kitsuragi: "These people are trained military professionals. Special forces, as you said. They're not a gang, or a *Barmy Army*." 68->76 69->6 71->37 81 Glen: "Fuck yeah we have! Battle-hardened urban soldiers, man. We got the guns *and* the reserves." 72->81 73 Jump to: [Hardiehub1] 73->6400161 74 Rhetoric: I think he meant a *can* of whoop-ass? 74->11 75->56 76->30 77->20 78 You: "Do you know that a single Seraise Giant Hornet can kill forty bees a *minute*?" 102 Titus Hardie: "... the fuck is that supposed to mean?" 78->102 79->74 80 Titus Hardie: "Right about what?" He looks at you defiantly. "That a 50 calibre bullet goes through shit? Yeah. I am." 80->36 88 Shanky: "Yeah... we got reserves." He nods nervously. "We can call in reinforcements." 81->88 83 Titus Hardie: "Okay, I accept the offer." The man cracks his shoulder. "But I'll believe it when I see it." 82->83 97 Empathy: He appreciates it, but can only accept it *conditionally*. 83->97 84->20 85->6400161 86->14 86->16 87 Titus Hardie: "Pft!" A spray of beer. "So were the local gangs. The fuckin' *Barmy Army* and the Madre scum. You've been out there. Seen any around?" 103 Alain: "Yeah? Where are they now, huh?" He points South. "Sent back to Madre in an airtight cargo crate." 87->103 99 Authority: This guy will be the first one to bail. 88->99 89->43 90->13 90->15 90->42 90->78 91 You: "This Krenel is bad news. You know that, right?" 90->91 91->87 92->38 93->48 104 You: "For your sake I hope you're right." 93->104 94->71 95->7 95->63 96->21 97->85 98->47 99->73 100->90 101->62 102->8 102->66 103->3 104->80