Aftermath (D4, LE)

[Coryn Kusat]

"Thanks Rose. That was some wicked shooting back there, I meant to ask after we fought those bandits - where did you learn?"

He took the bottle and took a good swig, then stood up and went around the room, offering the bottle to each of his comrades.

[Phoebe Wren]

"And those people could've died still if things had gone completely to shits in the hangar, which it almost did. Didn't you think I would take care of it, or trust me to do it? Shit, I'm not ashamed to say you're a much better fighter than me, and you had your armor and all." She pushed her fingers through her now messy and sweat-soaked bangs, clearly angry, upset, and frustrated.

With the offered bottle, she accepted and took a hearty swig. And fell into sullen silence.

[Axel Ward]

Axel shrugged, although the gesture was noticeably more tense than relaxed. "Whatever. I did what I had to do. You do what you gotta do."

He shook his head, crossing his arms over his chest, but only for a moment; his arms fell back to his side. He waved away the bottle, glancing away.

After a few moments, he glanced back towards Phoebe, frowning, his brow furrowed. His expression was a bit troubled as he looked away again.

[Rose Sorenn]

Rose studied Axel’s sullen expression. Combat had a way of bringing out people’s true colours, and the redhead knew she was seeing an important glimpse into who Phoebe and Axel were under fire.

Shifting, trying to relieve some of the lingering pain from the repeater fire, her emerald gaze shifted back to Coryn. “Here, there, around,” she answered flippantly, “I operated out of Nar Shaddaa, but I travelled to where the work took me.”

[Treya Laerrin]

"It's good to see you're all in good enough spirits to argue," Treya announced. She stepped into the medbay and folded her hands behind her back. "We're back in hyperspace now; managed to make the jump before they decided that blowing us all up was a better idea.

"Mand'alor and the clans know of this assault. We have their support and should be able to proceed on Corellia as planned."

[Riza]

Riza was rising in her seat, about to say something to her comrades, but when Treya entered she fell silent. No need to expend the energy yet, she thought.

[Phoebe Wren]

The matriarch's presence made her tense up slightly. Being around Treya made her just all that more critical of herself and her own shortcomings.

Catching Axel's glance when he looked at her, she just kind of gave him a brief nod. She had said her piece, and having been able to blow off some steam had at least mellowed her mood. A little.

[Coryn Kusat]

Coryn nodded, although his eyes widened slightly at the news that Mand'alor already knew. "That's good to know. How's Kairi doing?" She hadn't looked in good shape when he'd last seen her.

[Rose Sorenn]

Rose raised an eyebrow, hoping Treya could shed some light on what had happened, and who they’d pissed off.

[Riza]

What was apparent, in Riza's condition, was that while she directed Orella to see after her in a way that left the pain heavier on her than the others. Overall the ability for her to have her injuries healed was assisted greatly.

Day 4, LE | Medicine Check to Heal Wounds: 3eP+1eA+1eB+3eD 1 success, 2 advantage, 1 Triumph


(Triumph to Heal Critical?)
1 Wound Healed
2 Strain

[1 Stimpack Used, D4]

Wounds: 25/14
Strain: 7/13

[Treya Laerrin]

"My daughter is recovering in bacta right now," Treya answered, "She will recover. I've seen her take much worse." There wasn't any worry in her voice, nor her posture, but maybe there was a bit of motherly concern in her eyes.

"Preliminary questioning has revealed a bit of an alliance between the criminal syndicates. We've gotten ourselves in trouble, eh?" She shook her head in dismissal. "I'm sure most of you know of your bounties. Doesn't matter if they're well-deserved or not.

"Point is, we're a new power in the galaxy, at least to them. Mandalore has always been around, just now we're spreading out. We're a threat, and a big one too."

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That Triumph is fine, sure.

[Phoebe Wren]

"Well, that feels... strange." She hadn't really had enemies like that before. And now criminal syndicates considered them a real threat.

"Will this be a problem in our continued hunt?"

[Axel Ward]

Axel frowned. "What, just this ship? We just got started, and we got criminal syndicates to team up against us?"

His frown deepened, but his eyebrows went up. It looked like he wasn't entirely unhappy with the idea.

[Riza]

"What did you expect? Your history is hardly glamorous, isn't it Axel Ward, or is it to the Breaker I should best refer whom is being hunted himself?"

Riza shifted in her seat, but it was mostly to mask the pain from speaking, "If the Clan recruited you is it so surprising that it recruited other's with such a history? Meanwhile we all got into a business of murder, quickly. That we have enemies is no surprise, but that we have enemies willing to test the defense's of those supposedly deemed worthy of being called Mandalorian.

"Well, I didn't think we'd run into anyone that stupid."

"Perhaps, they thought we were weak because of our nascent state but they will think twice before pulling that again."

[Phoebe Wren]

"Hey, don't look at me. I ain't got any bounty on my head, mate," Phoebe held up her hands defensively. Which made her flinch uncomfortably.

"Think they might've been working with the Hangman? Trying to throw us off the trail?"

[Rose Sorenn]

Rose eyed Axel suspiciously, a bounty and can’t take orders? I’d better be more careful around that one.

“Maybe someone’s trying to kill two birds with one stone,” the redhead posited. “Collect on a bounty or two, and do the Hangman a favour. Too bad they only succeeded in pissing us off.”

[Axel Ward]

Grimacing, his face growing a little flushed, Axel sat up. "That's not my name, Riza. Don't call me that."

He flopped back down. "I guess we're just bigger than I thought. Didn't quite realize what a big deal all this is."

[Riza]

"It's the name they're looking for you under," she said derisively, "seems you can't escape whatever it is you've been running from. Just gonna keep coming after you, best you come to terms with that," with that she scoffed and then settled back down.

"Don't think any of this has to do with the quarry but then I still don't know much about our quarry, not as much as I'd like," she finished.

[Axel Ward]

Axel's lips peeled back in a snarl. "You see me running, Riza? Did it look like that was what I was doing down there?" He shook his head. "Jesus Toboga." It wasn't clear if that was something he knew to say on his own, or if he picked it up from Coryn.

He let out an exasperated sigh. "If there's a bounty on me, first I heard of it. But I'm not surprised. I pissed off a lot of people, just the sort who think putting a bounty on someone's the way to get what you want." He shook his head. "If I knew who they were, I'd go and kill 'em myself."

[Riza]

"Right, just as you say, killer," she said, and though it pained her to do so she smirked.