considering how much they've spent, I don't feel *too* bad about getting something I can bring along.
*That's just the cars, three closets in the house are filled with clothes, and shoes and pocketbooks, and belts, and hats.... :P*
Knowing Cass, one of them is probably just shoes...
*Mostly, she also stashes shoes under the beds, under the stairs, in the basement*
I will continue working until my pieces are all done.
*It is a quiet 6 months ((17 GE roll)), Cass and Darla are getting to be names you hear a lot in class about being the hawt babes that race, they win enough to be considered one of the boys. You are able to get two 1@7's in two other normal earth styles, your choice. At this point you might want to make a list of the skills your looking to improve, so it gives me a better idea where you are focusing training. Your coat is done, and you have armored it up, your armor is in as well, coat is -30CV, Spectre without Helmet is -48CV*
May I see a copy of my bod martial arts skills so I know what my choices are?
Attributes, I will be working primarily on my intuition with sparring contests and my stamina and strength in the other area.
For skills, I am working especially with a martial arts training skill I have hopefully devised in the last year.
Your sheet is on one of the threads here, I need to update it tonight, I have been lax with paperwork as of late.
I will note the stat increases
So you have six months, what will you do other than train?
Kegels. Lots and lots of kegels.
;)
I'm trying to get the students to be accepting of one another as family, at least as long as they're in the dojo; but that really kind of counts as training them in and of itself.
((15 GE roll))
*It takes a few months, but eventually they all seem at ease in the Dojo, perhaps it is the discipline, perhaps it's knowing that a drag out fight will likely cripple them all at this point, who is to say which one is more correct.*
*Cass and Darla do show up for classes, and improve their skills, but you know not being with them racing at night does take a toll on the relationship thing*
*Yanni comes up to you one day*
"We have had word of an illegal underground martial arts event in town."
Your last post is blank.
So you noticed!! =P
"I would personally say that we should encourage students of our school not to attend an underground, illegal event, and that anyone who is found to attend should be suspended from classes. It will probably end up being gang members against gang members; the only thought I can think other than telling them not to go and not going ourselves to set the example is to go with members of our class from as many different gangs as we can; but it would set a better example to ask them to practice temperance and wait for a legal competition to showcase their abilities."
*Yanni nods his head*
"The problem is the easy money, many of our students are poor, they work minimum wage jobs, spend a lot of their money here. These types of events are big money opportunities. It is not gang activity, it's an underground tournament, with cash prizes and betting. We can tell them not to go, and choose not to go ourselves. I do not think that will stop the more desperate members to try their luck at the lottery so to speak."
*He pauses*
"I just wanted to bring it your attention, not to direct your actions."
Ok.
I'll make sure the students in my class know that I will not tolerate participation in this unsanctioned competition and will suspend anyone I find has taken part from classes for two weeks.
In my home life, I will make sure that Cassandra and Darla know my feeling on the subject.
*They nod, but you know that even if caught two weeks of missing class for hundreds of thousands of dollars is not much of an incentive not to do it.*
*Cass Remarks*
"It's better than them robbing or killing each other, so I don't have a problem with it really."
*Darla adds*
"Why is it any of our business really anyway, who are we to tell others how to live their lives?"
*You know the date, going to do anything directly about it*
Directly? No... I did consider entering, wearing a mask, but thought better of the possible consequences. I won't suspend anyone unless they directly convey to me that they went; meaning no one will be suspended for hearsay.
However, anyone who rats out one of their brothers or sisters in the class as having gone will receive a suspension for one class.
*Well the day comes, if you wish to do anything now would be the time, if not time for a dice roll :P*
Dice roll is fine
((GE roll 15))
*You don't hear it directly, but there is murmuring, that several of the students here did well, made some cash, one of the students here won it all. There were no deaths, it might have been underground and illegal, but it was handled a lot like the MMA. No one snitches anyone out, business goes on as usual.*
*Cass and Darla were there as eye candy, they don't talk about it unless you ask. There were no races that night, so they had nothing to do if not go there.*
*Back to business as usual with another GE roll to see how long you have?*
Sounds good.
Looking forward to a sanctioned contest.
((GE roll 26))
*You arrive to work one day, and all you see is fire, smoke, and the fire department.*
*someone in a Fire Department jacket and uniform*
"You don't want to go in there, lots of bodies, we don't know much, but someone likely killed those inside and tried to burn it to cover themselves, we got her fast or they might have done it."
I'm looking around for Yanni and trying to think of what I'm going to do now. What was it, 18 months I spent working here? I should have a pretty good idea of another school in the area somewhere to apply for a teaching position, or, if Yanni is alive, maybe I can open a place with him.
Keeping tabs on the investigation, at any rate, staying here waiting for a update after I explain that I work here and was just coming to start my shift and tell the police my alibi.
((14 GE roll, Yanni survived the attack, but many of the students and instructors didn't, in fact, you two are the only ones left of the instructors))
*He is in a coma for the time being, you know there is no other school in town that's remotely good, so if/when he wakes up you have options, however, he was single and no family, and you being the only staff member to survive, are given steward over his home, possessions and business.*
*You are given his keys to his place, a nice apartment, and in a few days, insurance agents and cops interview you, do you have anything special to say to them?*
*Cass and Darla are supportive, and are looking into it on their end*
I tell them all that it's a terrible thing that's happened and that I am concerned for Yanni and keeping all his affairs in order until the time as he wakes up. In this regard I tell them I will be attempting to find a new location for the Cunning Fox Self-Defense school to continue lessons as explained below.
I will need to continue the Cunning Fox Self-Defense instruction classes. I will go to local gyms, recreation centers, and YMCAs and see if they'll allow us to use their facilities for the time being, if I can pay them some kind of rent. Once the school starts making a bit more money I will start looking into renting a new place.
You said I could learn two Earth normal styles in that time And I don't think I addressed the statement. Hapkido and eskrima would be at the top of my list.
((I did say you could, you detail them, I will say yes or no, look at the styles in real life, and make adjustments and changes necessary))
*They seem to take your statements in a matter of fact way, having to do what they can. They do not think you are involved, and the arson was trying to cover a murder. 4 weeks later you have a check from the insurance company, 1 million dollars*
*The police have not found the perps*
*Cass and Darla say it's the Columbians, the same ones who are getting into racing, their hand at organized crime, and who arranged the tournament. They were pissed so many of the high placing fighters were from the school.*
((22 GE roll, 4 weeks, Yanni still in a coma))
I would say, Hapkido is weapon-utilizing, slow defensive, rf1, grapple based, -20 defensive sm, +10 offensive sm. A lot of its maneuvers involve large joint manipulation, small joint manipulation and disarming; I once heard a master of Taekwondo and student of Hapkido say that Hapkido is the style that shows why you should never touch a black belt without their consent.
Eskrima is aka Kali. I would say, weapon... utilizing, or dependent. Fast aggressive, rf 2, uses hands primarily, legs for footwork but not so much for kicking, mmm, +20 offensive sm, +5 defensive sitmod (yes as in makes it easier to be hit) and +10 damage mod.
With the million I will definitely put it towards the repair of our school.
((I will look into those styles and get back to you))
*The school site, well it needs to be bulldozed and raised. It took out three businesses next to it in a small mall type deal. You have the money, just need where you want to go with this. This is Miami in a depressed housing market, you could buy land, and build, you could rent, or you could do any number of things, I would need your best hopes, and worst fears, GE roll it and see what options there are at that point.*
Best hopes would be to build a new place at least twice the size of the old on a main drag somewhere, and being able to stock it with the best state of the art equipment, and having very qualified people apply as trainers.
Worst fears would be the insurance company finding something wrong with the payment and coming back to sue in the middle of building after the money is basically spent. It would also be very bad if Yanni were to pass away; as confident as I am in my abilities, I can't run all the aspects of the school on my own, and in spite of my skill level, I don't really have credentials to present like he does.
((GE Roll 27))
*About a week later, the police come back to you*
"Please come down to the stationhouse, we'd like to ask you some questions."
I'm concerned, and it instantly flashes into my mind that they looked into who I am and have determined that I'm some kind of illegal alien.
"Yes, of course. Anything I can do to help with the investigation. Is this about the fire at the Cunning Fox Self Defense school?" I will go with them willingly.
It may be worthy of note that I have escaped from handcuffs on a few occasions in the past, if you want to mark an amateur skill level at that. I doubt they'll be handcuffing me, though, since they haven't arrested me.
*They are not handcuffing you, but since you do not have a car, you are shown the back of a squad car*
"We will have our conversation at the station and we thank you for cooperating with the investigation."
*Cass and Darla are looking at you concerned like if you want them to do something.*
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*You get walked into an interrogation room, your left to sit there for two hours before two officers walk in with a file*
"Where were you on the night of the fire, and can anyone account for your whereabouts?"
I shrug to them in response. I'm less concerned the more I think about it.
§
"Again, I spent that night with my two gorgeous roommates, who I believe you gentlemen may have met, Cassandra and Darla. They are often in late, but they can vouch for my presence at two in the morning or so when they arrived home. Beyond that, they were sleeping when I awoke, and I have perfected the art of extricating myself without waking them. I made breakfast for the three of us, as is my custom, and left for work. I arrived to find the place burning.
"There's a group of Colombianos who have recently been plaguing the area with gang activity; it has since been brought to my attention that several students of the Cunning Fox Self Defense school placed highly in an unsanctioned martial arts competition they were running, which upset them, so it may be wise to look into their gang for the answer."
*They nod*
"All that may well be, but Yanni died from his injuries, and that makes you the sole beneficiary for the insurance policy, business and residence. More than enough motive to warrant murder. So you cannot be accounted for, between breakfast and when you went to work. Do you own any weapons?"
"I'm sorry, guys, but I'm going to have to ask for a lawyer now. I'm in over my head."
*They hand you a phone*
"Go ahead and make your phone call, we have all the time in the world."
*Who will you be calling?*
I'll call Cass/Darla and tell her that I need an attorney because the police are considering me a suspect in the burning of the school and the murder of Yanni.
*Cass answers the phone*
"Right away hun, we'll get the best lawyer money can buy."
*An hour later, you see a man in a three piece suit, walk into the interrogation room*
"Greetings gentleman, I am Irwin R Sheister, Attouney at law, and unless you are charging my client, he is walking out of here."
*They nod to each other*
"Then he is being charged with 24 counts of first degree murder, arson and other charges, as we have more evidence and witness testimony."
*Irwin says to you*
"We will make bail."
*You ((assuming you let them)), get escorted to a holding sell, bail hearing is first thing Monday morning, it is Friday night.*
((GE roll 20))
That's fine by me. I'm not concerned, though I really want to try to avoid getting the death penalty; beyond that I'm pretty unconcerned stilll though I am kind of upset they think I killed Yanni.
*To the holding sell you go, there are several transsexual hookers sharing the cell with you, they are trying to strike up conversations.*
*They are willing to play cards or do more at your discretion*
*Monday morning comes, you see the judge bright and early*
*Judge hears the case*
"1 Million dollars bail"
((GE roll 18))