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Save your drinks, Nyebif... we've got more important things to discuss.
<realizes he's still holding half a martini, Ex quickly downs it and sets the glass down. awkward.>
Ahem... well... anyway...
Don't try to look at me for the source of trouble! I thought everything had been cleared with the Security Office... but the next thing I know I've got the Chief himself coming down on me looking for additional "contributions"!
If that's your idea of greased skids, I don't know what kind of business you think you're running. About which...
<nods at Cobie>
From what this guy's been telling me... exactly what type of business are you running? Tobacco's one thing... but I'm hearing that this thing goes a lot deeper. Don't try to play me for a fool... what exactly are you getting me into here?
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<before Nyebif prepares to start yelling again, Cobalt puts a hand up to stop him>
--you can stop right there, Nyebif. I know all about your little smuggling operation. I've suspected for years, but never knew just how deep. This casino is a front for the smuggling of illegal products into Legion World. Specifically, illegal forms of tobacco and other products. And business has been good for some time, right under all our noses.
<a look of pure disgust appears on Cobalt's face>
You walk around like you're an elite man of refined tastes but deep down you're just a common pusher.
But it's worse. My good friend in the Bureau of External Affairs confirmed for me my biggest fear: that beyond these common narcotics, you're importing something else to Legion World--something far more sinister.
So I'm asking right now. What the hell is it?
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<in a flash so quick it almost could be missed, Cobalt is out of his seat and kicks Biceps right across the knee, breaking it instantly; he magnetically pulls a painting frame off the wall and it smashes into the back of Shoulders, who is about to hit Cobalt>
Just so you know, for this I’m sleeping with that dancer outside.
<Cobalt then punches Shoulders square in the jaw, catching him off guard and knocking him out instantly>
There…that should move things along.
<brushes him off and sits down>
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He’ll kill you? I knew from Faraway Lad you were dealing with the Dark Oval and the Khanate of Sol Invictus, but I thought that was enough. You’re saying one particular person is responsible? Who is it? Who is helping you import terror to Legion World!!
TELL ME!!!
<Cobalt grabs Nyebif but suddenly, much like earlier in Exnihil’s tobacco shop, he begins feeling numerous small bites all across his body and an immediate pain hits him all over>
Agh! We’re getting attacked again…look out…
<Cobalt suddenly uses his magnetism to send out a pulse in all directions, ripping apart Nyebif’s office and causing all kinds of property damage, as debris rains down on the casino-goers below>
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<Ex is seized by invisible bites as well and tears off his jacket, scrambling to fight out an attack from seemingly nothing>
What are these things???
<his shouts fall on deaf ears as Cobalt, Nyebif and the guard Biceps are all dealing with the same invisible attack>
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<Space Ranger sat quietly at his slot machine and watched Cobalt Kid and Exnihil's performance not paying much attention until Gruetis Nyebif and his bouncers appeared on the floor, at which point he released several mechanical 'bugs'>
You getting all this MY? Three Bouncers came out of the back but only two followed the Governor to Cobalt's little scene. The third headed out the back...
<The Casino office explodes and suddenly the Ranger is very buzy ensuring that none of the casino patrons are injured by the flying debris.>
My I lost the third clown, and right now...
Cobie! Ehnihil! Grab some floor!
<Ranger spins in mid air and points his posterior at the ruins of Gruetis Nyebif's office. The sound of sackcloth tearing rips thru the casino!>
Hold your breath and crawl out of there! Those invisible whatever-they-are's wont try to fly thru that!
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While these two were busy, Question Kid took the opportunity to acquire the memories of a young security officer (of course he disabled store surveillence). She apparently was in the know in this city. The memories of security information flowed into his brain, as he gently laid the officer onto the giftshop flow. The staff were too busy taking inventory to even notice he entered. He bought some candy, the cashier barely looking up at him. Question Kid then exited the casino and walked toward the tobacco shop.
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<notices Space Ranger is about to let lose>
Exnihil! Whatever you do, plug your nose! This is going to get pretty intense pretty fast!
<Cobalt tries to roll through the debris out of harm's way, plugging his nose and magnetically shielding Ex & himself from falling debris>
This unseen attacker...something about the pain feels familiar...?
<below he notices there is panic everywhere--at least one patron of the casino is lying in a pool of blood and Cobie instantly knows that sentient is dead; there is no helping that one>
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<Ex, still swatting at his invisible assailants, hears Cobie's shout and follows suit, plugging his nose. Across the mayhem, however, he spies one individual who - not having a nose - is taking advantage of the chaos to make a quick exit: Gruertis Nyebif>
<Nyebif is seen grabbing stacks of papers from his now shattered desk and shoving them into a bag. He then scurries toward a back door, pausing only to grab a wad of cash that had fallen from Ex's jacket when he had thrown it off. This sends Ex into action>
Hey! Where do you think you're going?!?
<Ex leaps to his feet, and races across the floor to the back door that Nyebif is scrambling for.>
<In a very awkward scuffle between two people clearly not skilled in hand-to-hand combat, Ex throws his jacket over Nyebif's eyestalk, effectively hooding him. This causes Nyebif to jerk back and blindly swing his bag around to try to smack Ex in the head. He, of course, misses, but the inertia of the motion throws him off balance and he falls on Ex.>
<Throwing the jacket off of his eyestalk, Nyebif stands up and goes to kick Ex. In an instant, Ex leaps up, grabs his still burning tri-gar from the ashtray - remarkably still standing - and, in a forward thrush more resembling a fall, crushes it into Nyebif's hand that is holding the bag. Nyebif screams, and with absolute abandon, hurls the bag at Ex's head, finally making contact>
<As Ex falls over, Nyebif - hands empty - scrambles out the door. Ex groans as he recovers, but then grins at his phyrric victory: There on the floor, he sees Nyebif's bag.>
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<The broken and bloodied corpse shambles to its feet and begins walking toward the door>
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<Cobalt runs over Ex, noticing the chaos down below; the assault continues on both of them>
Lardy! Stand Bac--
<Cobie is cut off as he realizes Space Ranger is about to unleash one of his greatest weapons, and Cobalt tackles Ex to the floor to get out of harm's way>
Thinking to himself (Hm, Lardy & Dev are definitely going to want to question Ex and if what he told me is true about them shaking him down, I might not end up seeing him again. I'd rather not believe it, but I can't trust the Security Office right now with Ex; I'm going to have to take him with me...)
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