TQ Voting Thead
- Thread starter Silvertongued
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Dusky
Succubus
I kinda wanna say [2] because Maria is pretty dutiful, in my head, but ARGH I WANNA SEE THE NOTES.
[1]
[1]
Jaye
ミㅇㅅㅇ彡
Quell your impatience, Anomaly!
I'm going for the in-character motivation
Option 2
Though you are itching to read in-depth about Kat's ideas, you better take care of the shop first. Hopefully your duties won't take too long. You're sure, once the basics are done, you will have time between customers to read. Customers are so few and far between.
You set about starting your duties.
Silvertongued
Yes, this is dog
OPTIONS:
Play peaceful, give them what they want.
No, fuck that. Look for an opening, go for it.
Not worth getting shot. Duck and run.
Write in~
Dusky
Succubus
AHHHHHH I CALLED IT
In my head, I mean
BUT I DID
[1] Your power doesn't exactly help you here; you're just a normal teenage girl where guns are concerned, and Mr. Garcia did briefly go over this kind of situation back when you were training. A neighborhood like this, of course you did. "Don't run," he told you. "They shoot you if you run. Show no fear, just do ask they ask."
Show no fear, what bullshit. Must be his military showing.
In my head, I mean
BUT I DID
[1] Your power doesn't exactly help you here; you're just a normal teenage girl where guns are concerned, and Mr. Garcia did briefly go over this kind of situation back when you were training. A neighborhood like this, of course you did. "Don't run," he told you. "They shoot you if you run. Show no fear, just do ask they ask."
Show no fear, what bullshit. Must be his military showing.
Shmuel
Grateful Servant of God
1. Do what he says, but make a mental note to come up with something that will prevent this in the future. Maybe fear-inducing pheremones, who knows?
Jaye
ミㅇㅅㅇ彡
Option 1
Mr. Garcia went over this - nothing in this shop is worth your life, he said, just give them what they want. With luck, insurance will cover it. With luck. You're not bullet-proof and you've no strong desire to be a hero here.
Actually, not being bullet-proof might be a thing you can fix... if not durability, then maybe some kind of deterrent...
((Also as a IRL cashier I can confirm - ever cashier is taught that if they're ever robbed, at gun-point or knife-point, doesn't matter. Just hand over the money and do what the robber wants. To be fair I work for a large chain, though, so they usually end that with the insurance covering the loss and that the police will be just around the corner.))
((Also I did not call this - I thought our loud-mouthed gang friend would be back if anything.))
Mr. Garcia went over this - nothing in this shop is worth your life, he said, just give them what they want. With luck, insurance will cover it. With luck. You're not bullet-proof and you've no strong desire to be a hero here.
Actually, not being bullet-proof might be a thing you can fix... if not durability, then maybe some kind of deterrent...
((Also as a IRL cashier I can confirm - ever cashier is taught that if they're ever robbed, at gun-point or knife-point, doesn't matter. Just hand over the money and do what the robber wants. To be fair I work for a large chain, though, so they usually end that with the insurance covering the loss and that the police will be just around the corner.))
((Also I did not call this - I thought our loud-mouthed gang friend would be back if anything.))
Dusky
Succubus
CASHIER FRANDS FOREVER
Silvertongued
Yes, this is dog
OPTIONS:
"The most expensive things we have in here are... the cigarettes?"
"I don't know what to tell you man. It's a small place, with fuck all business,"
-stay silent-
Write in~
Silvertongued
Yes, this is dog
Hm. Fuck-all must be solely an Irish slang term.
Shmuel
Grateful Servant of God
1. Suggest the cigarettes. Maybe he'll leave satisfied enough to not shoot Maria.
Jaye
ミㅇㅅㅇ彡
Nah, it's very common in Australia - and I was pretty sure I've heard it in England/UK? I dunno - are you American, @Riuma ? Maybe it isn't used in America.
Option 4 (only if our hands are down / out of sight)
It's time for an emergency call - hopefully the police get here soon. You either dial 911 or hit the shop's panic button under the counter. You know they're not heroes but... you shoot a blank txt to Jeweller, too. Maybe she'll get the hint?
Option 1 (if above condition can't be met...)
This is outside of protocol, but the guy looks really erratic and honestly... That gun is making you pretty damn nervous. You offer the cigarettes, figuring that they're the most expensive thing here and that they'd be the kind of thing a guy like this could sell.
Dusky
Succubus
Thirded! And as an American I've seen "fuck-all" used plenty, but I think only ever online. So yeah, probably a Europeanism.
Shmuel
Grateful Servant of God
That's not an expression they use in Narnia, right?
Silvertongued
Yes, this is dog
Weekly break, updates as usual tomorrow.
Silvertongued
Yes, this is dog
OPTIONS:
Lie.
Give him the Toybox phone.
Grab the gun.
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Dusky
Succubus
Huh. On the one hand, trying to talk him down is risky. But then, so is forfeiting your phone to him.
I say [2] (Kinda 1?) Tell him that's everything, turning your pockets inside out demonstratively, then realize you "forgot this old thing." Hopefully he'll see how Nokia it appears and just pass it up.
I say [2] (Kinda 1?) Tell him that's everything, turning your pockets inside out demonstratively, then realize you "forgot this old thing." Hopefully he'll see how Nokia it appears and just pass it up.
Jaye
ミㅇㅅㅇ彡
Additionally:
Babble on about how it's the 'emergency phone' your Mama insists you have on you. Find a moment to work in mentioning the tragedy of your late sister (something like how you have an emergency phone and your mother can't stand to loose yet another child because your sister died so recently...)
Silvertongued
Yes, this is dog
OPTIONS:
Give him the Toybox phone.
Tell him to fuck off.
Grab the gun.
Write in~
Jaye
ミㅇㅅㅇ彡
Option 4
You can barely tear your eyes away from the barrel at the end of your nose. You're breathing way too fast and this guy isn't giving an inch.
If only he didn't have a gun. If he just didn't have a gun...
With your eyes centred on the gun, you tip your head back a fraction and headbutt the gun, hoping to knock it out of his hands. Whether it does or not, you take advantage of the situation to rush him, using the momentum to launch yourself at him. Hopefully you can get the gun away, out the door or something.
You can barely tear your eyes away from the barrel at the end of your nose. You're breathing way too fast and this guy isn't giving an inch.
If only he didn't have a gun. If he just didn't have a gun...
With your eyes centred on the gun, you tip your head back a fraction and headbutt the gun, hoping to knock it out of his hands. Whether it does or not, you take advantage of the situation to rush him, using the momentum to launch yourself at him. Hopefully you can get the gun away, out the door or something.