BZPRPG: Ko-Wahi

IC:Tivanu

Tivanu tapped at his large chin as he seemed to debate this

"I would say 300 widgets."

OOC: Really have no idea what the proper price would be

OOC: I have seen about everything ranging from 100 to 10 000 The good thing about that price is that I'm sure Surina can afford it. She was a Matoran of high status in Ga-Koro.

IC Surina

(Ko-Koro, Inn):

"I would say it's a deal", Surina said with a smile. Turning to Celite, she said: "And worry not, Celite. I will pay."

IC: Khervos (Ko-Koro)

"It's called the Lavapool Inn, but I see your point" Khervos agreed, and looked around.

There, right by a fork in the road, was a small, two-story block of ice that seemed rather uninviting.

"Alright, you wait here, I'll go in and check"

I reasoned that, if our suspects were indeed here, they would pay far less attention to a Matoran they'd never seen before, seemingly travelling, than the Matoran they'd drugged earlier.

I walked into the inn, acting as natural as possible. My gaze piercing everyone there as I singled out those who appeared to me as if they had sinister motives.

My trained body taking its predetermined steps toward the counter where I proceeded to ask the innkeeper about the prices.

My sweep had confirmed my suspicions, a Matoran and a Turaga that fit Viima's descriptions were sitting by a table in the corner, along with an especially brutal looking Skakdi.

I finished my conversation with the innkeper by telling him I wasn't going to stay the night after all, and walked out again, where I found Viima standing by the street corner.

"They're in there, sitting with a very nasty looking Skakdi"

IC: Tivanu

Tivanu nodded slowly as he extended his hand

"Here payment first. I always take the money upfront first incase the client can not pay afterward."

IC Surina

(Ko-Koro, Inn):

"Naturally", Surina said and reached into her bag, pulling out the required widgets (she must have a bottomless purse like Hahli). She then put them in Tivanu's grip. "Here you go. I trust you will do your job well."

IC Viima

(Ko-Koro):

"Let's get in there and take them out", Viima said with confidence, apparently ignoring completely the mention of a Skakdi as he began a march into the inn like he owned it.

IC: Tivanu

Tivanu saw the being enter the inn and grinned.

This must be the one who is after them

He waited for them to make the first move but did whisper

"Seems you have company."

OOC: Can i get a confirmation on the characters. I know Celite is a Vo-turaga, Surina is a ga-matoran but the rest i am not sure

OOC: Viima's a Le-Matoran, Khervos is a Ba-Matoran

IC: Khervos (Ko-Koro)

"WAIT" I wheezed, but too late, he had already walked into the inn, in plain sight of our suspects.

They still hadn't seen me, however, so I quickly hid by the door and grabbed my disk launcher, if things got too messy we'd have to get word to the Sanctum Guard

IC Viima & Surina

(Ko-Koro Inn):

Surina turned and saw her ex-boyfriend walk in. She gasped, for she had been sure Viima would be in prison at this moment.

Almost at the same time, Viima spotted Surina. Anger flared in his eyes, though he did not explode into rage. Instead, he said quietly: "So you did come here then. I suppose you would be much happier if you actually hit me with that arrow. There was a time I was sure you loved me... but now I know the truth."

Surina responded by taking out her bow and saying to Tivanu: "He's one person we need protection from. I'm sorry that there's not much of a challenge now to you, but... take care of him."

IC: Tivanu

Tivanu grinned as he rose from his seat and stretched. With the most nonchalant motion he looked at the Viima and with a quick motion a burst of impact vision went flying at the matoran

"Eh i am being paid none the less."

He looked at the matoran and grinned

"Nothing personal, just business."

IC Viima & Surina

(Ko-Koro Inn):

Viima remembered much too late that Skakdi were capable of doing bad stuff to you just with a glance. He knew he had acted rashly when walking inside. He had just waited for revenge so badly... or was it really justice he wanted to be served by catching his ex? He wasn't sure anymore.

Not that it mattered as he found himself flying across the inn, the air beaten out of his lungs. He smashed into a pile of unused chairs, which caused a huge clattering sound when falling. In the midst of the chairs Viima now lay, only semiconscious.

Surina's eyes widened. "Nice job there!" she said. "Now I hope you don't mind if I finish him off? We have some... past crudges."

Surina readied her bow and aimed an arrow at the Le-Matoran, her former lover.

IC: Tivanu

Tivanu shook his head

"Well you have about 2 minutes."

With that he pointed his staff at the matoran who lay unconscious and with a flick his gravity increased significantly and he now lay on the ground unable to move, For only two minutes

"Now he won't cause problems."

OOC: And yes tivanu's weapon can do that. But the effects only last 2 minutes at most.

IC: Khervos (Ko-Koro Inn)

Now was as good a time as ever to get involved. I quickly darted around the corner, and aimed a shot right at Surina.

The bamboo disk flew straight at her, sizzling through the air with force far greater than what anyone could achieve by manually throwing them.

IC: Tivanu

Tivanu grinned softly as he heard the whizzing of the disk and with a quick flick of his head his gaze found it as it flew. A quick impact blast later as he followed it with his eyes and the disk was heading towards the wall.

"Nice try."

IC: Khervos (Ko-Koro Inn)

"Son of a Tarakava"

Like a Kavinika, I darted behind a toppled table.

"I knew this was a bad idea"

They had to get out, and seek help from the Sanctum Guard, but that wasn't going to be easy

IC: Triglax

The Vortixx went to the Koro, searching for something interesting to happen. He bumped into a few Rakshi on the way and cursed them. He then decided to go to the inn.

OOC: Triglax is open for interaction.

IC Viima & Surina

(Ko-Koro Inn):

Although a miss, Khervos's attempts were not in vain. For the moment before Tivanu knocked the disk out of its course, Surina was distracted by someone she didn't know try and attack her.

Viima used that moment to regain his senses and hurl his razor-disk. While Tivanu was concentrating on Khervos's disk, Viima's flew straight and true and hit Surina's bow, turning it into broken pieces of wood and sending Surina reeling with a scream. Even with this success though, Viima knew he had made a mistake barging in so overconfident and regretted wasting the element of surprise. The gravity power still held him in place and there was no way to stop Tivanu attack him.

IC: Tivanu

Tivanu was not to worried about the matoran who sent bamboo disks but more worried about the other one. He walked over to the viima and with quick movements he brought his foot to rest on the matoran's mask. His gaze focused on the other matoran

"Vix xulc nubinic!" He shouted to Kive-phu who had found a home on the rafters of the inn

With a flurry of metallic wings Kive-phu swooped from her location and grasped the shoulders of Khervos and lifted the matoran a foot off the ground while her talons dug into his shoulder armor. She was able to keep him that high off the ground easily.

Tivanu looked at the two matoran simultaneously and smiled

"So little matoran who is under my foot. I can either kill you now or break your mask. If i break you mask you may have a chance of living but if i kill you well you won't. Now i can kill you both here and now or i can offer you both the chance at life if you agree to leave my two clients here alone. Your choice."

And now he waited for their choices

OOC: Ok logically this is within Tivanu's limits. Tivanu could have moved to stand on Viima's mask since Viima was still under the effect of the gravity blast but by the time Tivanu ended his statement the effect would have worn off. And for Khervos Kive-phu is logically able to lift khervos off the ground but not much. Since she is large than the average lava hawk. So yeah there is logic behind the attacks.

IC: Kiron and SulkuaSulkua walked back home. As he unlocked his door, a dark form suddenly rushed outwards from inside the house.Sulkua automatically retaliated. He grabbed the form and flipped it over his back, slammed it down then drew his longsword."Hey, hey it's me!" Protested Kiron on the ground.Sulkua frowned."Where did you get my. Key?""You always keep a spare copy under- ouch- there-ouch-that boulder there,"Kiron. Said."Why did you visit?""Oh, yes, I. Caught wind of an LF meeting in Pala-Koro, and was wondering if we should join them," Kiron explained.A few minutes later, the two Toa headed to the chute station leading to Lake Pala.OOC: To Pala-Koro.

OOC: Yes, but automatically having the hawk lift Khervos was kind of auto-hitting, cause he was 1. under a table 2. able to get out of the way or think up a solution. As for Viima, Tivanu could definately stand on his mask

IC Surina & Viima

(Ko-Koro Inn):

"Umph!" Viima exclaimed, trying to speak with the foot on his face.

At the end of the inn, Surina was recovering. The spikes had done some serious damage to her body as well as the bow.

OOC: Technically behind a table that had been toppled, but I'll allow it, see how this goes.

IC: Khervos (Ko-Koro Inn)

I glared back at the smug Skakdi where I hang in thin air from the Lava Hawk's talons. This was exactly the kind of situation I was trying to avoid.

I sighed in defeat and nodded.

"Alright, you've got my word we will leave you alone"

"As if, there's no way I'll keep promises to criminals"

IC Viima & Surina

(Ko-Koro Inn):

Surina laughed, although there was pain in the sound. "You fit... fit well under the feet of... Tivanu", she said. "After all, that's... how you always... were... back in the day, remember? Always... under the heel of anyone who disagreed with you."

Viima felt powerless under Tivanu's foot, although he could feel the power of gravity finally releasing its hold on to him. If he could just get this overgrown Rahkshi-head out of himself, he would be able to move again.

Surina turned to look at Khervos. "As for you... I don't think... we've been introduced. Name's Surina. Might've been nice to meet you... on a different occation."

IC: Khervos (Ko-Koro Inn)

"I've met your kind before" I said, and looked at Surina.

"You're a no-good manipulative, egoistic witch who doesn't care whoever gets stepped on or hurt because of you. You're scum, and I don't want to spend another second in your presence. Put me down"

The last remark was directed at the overgrown bird that was holding me.

OOC: It's funny how we need to wait for a post from Vox before Tivanu can take his foot off Viima. While all this dialogue is happening, Viima is being smothered by a Skakdi foot... XD

IC Viima & Surina

"You've got the nerve?" Surina retorted. "You are just me and I'm just like you. All that... ouch... separates us are different shapes of ambition. You chase greatness by playing a hero, I do the same by stepping over... those who are keeping me away from it."

"MPHGMHMH!" Viima said.

IC: Khervos (Ko-Koro Inn)

"What separates us is strength. You choose to give in to your darkest desires, and do what you want whenever you want it. You're weak becuase you let your concern for you and you alone blind you to the well-being of others."

I had just about had it with this spawn of the underground, this... this stain upon the surface of Mata Nui

IC Viima & Surina

"Here you are talking about strength, but look who's being held in the air by a bird... and another one who is being held under a foot, utterly defeated. Don't you think this contradicts your oh-so-solemn speech about having strength?"

OOC: ok because i have to get to sleep for work i am going to summarize for nowTivanu moves foot off mouth for viima to speak asking him if he will leave peacefully. Kive-phu drops Khervos and watches him from rafter above. Sorry for the not ver good post but i need to get to sleep. be back in like 5 hours. have fun

IC: Drakner

"I can't believe that I thought that Six-Hand were the bad guys. Whoever did this to me will pay."

I think I'll start looking in Ga-Wahi.

IC: Zieta

Zieta sighed deeply and buried her head in her hands. Her team were gone... he friends. And she couldnt even find Sixhand for them. She hit the ground hard with her fist. What was she doing? The world though she was dead along with the rest of the team, just so she could shove a hatchet into Vex's neck.

IC Sernon:

Sernon bowed his head.

"Akiri Matoro. I was sent by Akiri Hewkii; he has charged me with handling diplomatic relations between our two Koros." He straightened, and looked the Ko-Matoran in the eye.

"I am also sent with a business proposition for you. Hewkii offers the services of Po-Matoran to install and run a radio station here in Ko-Koro. Prices would be one widget per ten characters, or equivalent in barter, although of course there would be no charge for your use or for diplomatic purposes."

He handed over the note from Hewkii.

"Would you be amenable to this proposition? The traders I travelled with have the requisite equipment in their caravan; it should be a relatively speedy process to set this up."

IC: Tayis

His thought process confused even him at times. All those bio below ground, he'd been convincing himself not to go to Ta-koro because he was happy in Onu-koro. The not at all obvious solution to this dilemma had of course lead him to travel straight upwards, and end up knee deep in snow, somewhere on Mount Ihu. The rate of snowfall was relatively thin at the moment, he could see quite a long way. He headed to where the white disappeared over a crest, and beyond he could only see blue sky.

Snow crunching under foot he headed up the slope, which was a gradual uphill walk for maybe a kio. Where the snow had the met sky, he now found himself standing at the top of a ridge, looking out over an estuary, and beyond that Jungle. To the south east he could just make out the tips of the pillars of Kini-Nui, where the jungle became thin, and eventually gave way to the dark slopes of Mangai, the crater of which opened onto the sky like a giant mouth, shouting at the world.

He'd truly found a beauty spot here, a place where his thoughts could become clear. He sat down, his legs hanging over the steep drop. Toa of gravity were not prone to vertigo, and the idea of the ground being so far below him didn't bother him in the slightest. He took out his gold coin again, turning it over between his fingers absent mindedly, now that he had not a care in the world. Even the cold wasn't bothering him, and in an uncharacteristic move, he lowered his hood to breath in the open air.

OOC: Open for interaction.

Ic: "And what, praytell," Matoro asked as he held the paper and pawned it off to Jaa, "is a 'radio?'"

OOC: ok because i have to get to sleep for work i am going to summarize for now Tivanu moves foot off mouth for viima to speak asking him if he will leave peacefully. Kive-phu drops Khervos and watches him from rafter above. Sorry for the not ver good post but i need to get to sleep. be back in like 5 hours. have fun

IC: Khervos (Ko-Koro Inn)

"We're done, as far as I'm concerned." I said, and gave the Ga-Matoran one last rude gesture.

"Come on, Viima, we're leaving"

IC Viima & Surina

(Ko-Koro Inn):

Viima got to his feet, wiping his face off the footsweat of a Skakdi. She looked at Surina with undisguised contempt, but had learned not to rush into action without thinking. They barely survived the first time.

Viima followed Khervos outside, but could hear Surina shouting after him: "Goodbye, 'love'!"

Once fully outside, Viima slammed his fist against the wall of the inn. "That evil, backstabbing, demented woman!"

*

Inside, Surina cradled her wounds.

"Thanks for your help", she said to Tivanu. Then she turned to Celite. "Are you ok, Celite?"

OOC: Why did all the fun happen while I was away!IC: Celite

The Vo-Turaga just stood there, utterly stunned at all that had just happened before her. it took a moment, but she came back to her senses with the shake of a head, but was still amazed that such a fight was able to occur between matoran and Skakdi. When she spoke, her voice trembled slightly."Y-Yes, I'm f-fine." She took several breaths before taking glimpses around the bar, at the trouble that had been caused. Combined with the fact that they'd been found by Viima, it seemed only likely that the Sanctum would soon be on their way."We should leave now. If we stick around here they'll just capture us. What's our best route of escape? Force our way through the entrance guards, or shall we take refuge somewhere local?!"

OOC: Sorry.

IC Surina

(Ko-Koro Inn):

With horror Surina realized that Celite was right. She had felt like a winner when Viima and Khervos departed, beaten, but the truth was different. Their cover was blown.

"I'm not willing to bet we can make it past the guards", Surina said. "But where would we hide here? They don't even have a sewer or pipe system."

IC: Khervos (Ko-Koro)

"They won't be staying in there for long" I said.

The two of us had hidden by the corner of the road, waiting for the perpetrators to come running out.

"Alright, Viima, here's how we will play it. You get in contact with the Sanctum Guard and tell them that we'we found a pair of wanted criminals. I'll keep an eye on them and find out where they're hiding"

IC Viima

(Ko-Koro):

"On it", Viima said and started to run to the guards at the gate. Over his shoulder he said: "And... I'm sorry for blowing it the first time."

Viima reached the gate soon enough. "There is a pair of criminals at the inn", he said, immediately catching the attention of the guards. "Wanted all the way from Ga-Koro."

IC: Celite"If we don't have a tunnel of any kind to navigate, then we'll have to use back alleys and somehow sneak out. There must be some other way to leave this place..."Curse it all. Celite screamed in her mind, I knew if caught this place could easily become a trap but I never anticipated being found so soon...This doesn't look good...The Vo-Turaga made no hesitation to begin walking towards the exit of the bar, and then gestured her aged hand to Surina. "I'm slower than Matoran, so we should make haste now! Tivanu, we need you as well!"

IC Surina

(Ko-Koro Inn):

"Yes, let's go", Surina said and hurried out of the inn with Celite and Tivanu, looking for back alleys or anything that could provide an escape route.

Inside the inn, the bartender sighed as he looked at the mess left behind.

"Pfft, tourists..."

IC: Keldor

Keldor had been sitting at a table in the bar, watching the entire fight. He considered joining, but instead decided to finish his meal first. By the time he had finished, the fight was over. He ate rather slowly. He got up from his table and walked up to the trio. "Might I ask you what exactly you're wanted for?"