"Play defense for this whole thing, act like we're the victims so that other people want to help out. I understand." he snarled. It was a coward's way of winning a war, he wasn't surprised.

Drag nods, and in a calm, humble voice replied.
"Yes, sir. I understand."

"So we just wait for them to attack us? Should be easy enough." How much would they be up against anyway? It was only one mining facility. Surely the Axon wouldn't push too badly to get it...

"Acknowledged." James had a nagging feeling about it. One mine? Thats ok. And against Axon? With their expertise in vehicle production? Just got worse.

OOC: Yes, Axon is, as far as I know, the leading producer of everything from the Scorpion to the Goliath.

OOC: That is correct.

The figure continued down the snowy road.
"Good. Then you'll understand why you will be taking measures to ensure there are no casualties, on either side."

Drag again nodded and replied in a dry monotone.
"Yes, sir."

"One question," James asked in a slightly nervous tone. "What would happen if they sent in Scorpions and such?"

Shoimi stood there quitely listening to Everyone else listenly closely but stay silent.

The pale figure turns to James at his question.
"Well, you'd have a few glorified all terrain vehicles on your position, now wouldn't you?
Luckily even though the Axon manufacture their own parts, powerful snow tires are expensive. And when the Axon can see the chance to cut a corner, they will. Our intelligence says their winter wheels are not plated. I'm sure you can handle it from there."

"Y-Yes, sir." James had still not been calmed by the man's answer.

She nods. Perhaps it won't be as easy as I first thought... "How do you expect us to take down Scorpions without killing the person inside?"

The figure stopped in his tracks and turned to the girl.
"Are you a moron?"

Shoimi looks at the Man in charge

"Maybe she doesnt like to kill that much besides wouldn't it be better if we had a prisoner."

"All I care about is the AVRiL. If we got one of those, we shouldn't care about the vehicular advantage they have."

Not very good to call someone who might be willing to help you a moron. "I'm only asking because you told us we needed no casualties on either side."

"And I told you; A Scorpion's snow tires have no plating. As such a bullet will easily remove such a tire. Repeat this process and the vehicle finds it rather difficult to move.
Do you also need instructions on how to fire a gun as well as a detailed chart of what a wheel is?"

She'd have gone if she hadn't hated the Axon so much. "I know full well how to shoot thank you!"

"Splenderous. So then I will hear no more ignorant questions from you then?"

Shoimi pulls out his gun and points it at the pale man.

"I don't know how you shoot. don't you just pull the trigger."

them the gun goes off missing the pale man by inches but he can still feel the heat from the bullet

"My bad i thought the safety was on."

Shoimi stated laughing.

As soon as Shoimi fires twelve men leap from the tops of the smaller structures and surround him, with all manner of riffles and automatics pointed at him. They're covered from head to toe in camoflauged armor, and one shouts,
"ON YOUR KNEES!"
as another slams the butt of it's riffle into Shoimi's back.
The man turns.
"Now what have we here? A meverick, or an idiot. It would do you well to learn from this. First lesson: Don't pull a gun on someone you cannot identify. The second: If you're going to shoot at the Arch Deacon of Omecron, you'd better shoot to kill."

And they thought I was a moron? She'd have laughed, but she wasn't wanting to go through what Shiomi just had.

Shoimi laughed falling to his knees.

"So you are the proper Type of person for me to work for and thanks for the info. I am glad that you are who you say you are because if not i would have to leave i was told that the person in charge of this operation was really important but we couldn't figure out who it was."

Shoimi put his gun away

"Now that we got that taken care of want to let me up so we can get going."

Drag shook his head,
"Sir, I recommend you test our gracious hosts patience."

"And i recommend you stay out of this unless you want dragged into it."

Drag looks at the floor.
"I am sorry sir. I was only looking out for your best interests."

OOC: Shoimi, this is me publicly giving you a chance to change that last post as I have no problems killing my players due to blatantly ignorant actions. And yes, you are asking for a sniper shell in the brain stem.

"Now why don't we all save our ammunition until the fight that is ahead of us?" James asked.

EDITED look up.

The arch deacon smiles.
"Glad to see you've come to your senses.
Well, to help you all work as a group and keep idiots at bay, your pay for this job will be based off of his actions. And so far, he's cost you two zeros on your paycheck."
The arch deacon continues walking.

"How much further is there, anyway?" James said between the grumbling and mumbling of the loss of money.

OOC: It's alive! And sorry for this unconventional bump and double.

"Yes... how much further must I walk. I have no problem with the payment but I do not enjoy being told there will be a fight when there is none. Unless you want me to remove any hassles" Karl asked looking in Shoimi's direction.

Shoimi smiled at him

"Anytime my friend anytime."

"We have more important things to waste our ammo on than eachother." James said to the pair.

The arch deacon smiled to himself.
"Three more miles this way. Then 80 by train, then twenty by wheel. But it's through a dense population of buildings so we couldn't drop you there for fear of an attack.
You'll have plenty of time to get aquainted."
As you walked the guards stayed in a surrounding position of your group.