[He is injured and still quite feverish, so he is not zipping down the path at full throttle, though the pace is decent in consideration of Aikawa's stride. Also, the child can always sit and keep Aikawa company, but it's not Sieghart's priority with whom he actually takes a seat.
Sieghart assesses the fork. Did the path marked by the map determine a direction here? In any case, he looks over his shoulder to his left at Aikawa's confrontation.]
[Soujirou probably does indeed move to sit at the back of the cart so he can pester Aikawa, asking him annoying questions in that pesky kid way like "why are you so tall" and "why do you smell funny". Thanks, child.
As Sieghart assesses the fork, he'll find that both paths look equally worn! Neither seems particularly distinct, unfortunately for his choice-making. As he reaches into his mind palace to consult his memory of the map, he'll recall that the left path was marked as a faster route, but that there was a little question mark symbol beside it, off in the forested area.
As for sweet Aikawa, a cannibal immediately leaps out of the bush to tackle him. That would be so tragic after he escaped the cannibal in the graveyard...
But no, tragically he gets no response! Wrow. He'll hear more branches snapping, though, heading steadily in their direction, though whatever it is is moving at a fairly unrushed pace. And eventually... a rather large bear sticks its noggin out of the foliage! It appears to be sniffing around for something. Hm, funky.]
[ He'll give Soujirou very insane answers like 'I ate a cow when I was twelve' and 'It's a special odour meant to ward off poisonous snakes because I'm not stupid'.
Anyway, yeah, that sure is a bear. I'd ask if it's supposed to be a Japanese grizzly but Aikawa wouldn't know bear types and behaviours. So he's just going to be warily watching, quietly muttering to the cabin crew: ]
We've got a bear with us... not aggressive yet.
[ That being said, he does have his knife out just in case but what happens if he throws a sausage link into the foliage? The ridiculous costume with surprisingly practical applications . . . ]
[Not stupid, says Vaux Sucksman. All right. Sieghart ignores the jab, partly because he's too tired and wired to do otherwise.
The bear is both a welcome and unwelcome sight. Sieghart is more than happy to repay some of the damage from earlier, but they're on a deadline. They can't waste too much time or passing through Itabashi will be that much harder. He cranes his neck farther toward the carriage in anticipation of its occupants' response.
And then Aikawa throws a sausage link near it. Lovely.]
[Soujirou is absolutely delighted by these insane answers and is thoroughly entertained up until they're all rudely interrupted by the BEAR.
Nikaido also pokes her head out once she hears about their new terrible arrival.]
Not aggressive yet is pretty good... Must mean it can't pick up the trail perfectly, but it's definitely following something.
[Lucretia, in the meantime, moves to the front of the cart and over toward some of the barrels there, warily staring out toward the bear and waiting tensely.
As Aikawa throws the sausage, the bear seems to start a little IT CAN'T SEE AND SOMETHING WAS JUST THROWN NEARBY. That said, it does lumber off to go check to see what the mystery UFO was. This buys them a precious few seconds, considering that after it sniffs around in the foliage, it lifts its head toward the cart and starts sniffing in that direction instead of chowing down on tasty snacc.]
[He's inclined to drive the bear straight to the stronghold. Unfortunately, he doesn't know the lay of that checkpoint well enough to make that decision on his own. He maintains his grip on the reins, but his muscles are tense in his readiness to jump in if necessary.
Sooner or later, that's going to be the case.
Now that they're here, he finds himself struck by doubt. Are the dead bodies all that the bear's after? He chews on that thought as he watches the scene unfold.]
[Sieghart should absolutely just make the decision on his own honestly.
In any case, the cart isn't moving but the bear sure is! It sniffs at the air a few more times before standing up on its back legs and letting out a loud growl. In the next moment, it slams back down onto all fours and starts running toward the cart from behind. HEWWO.
Soujirou yelps and leaps in, already in the middle of diving back into the cart. From inside, there's the muffled sounds of cursing and a few banging noises. From where he's situated closer to Sieghart, he'll hear Lucretia's voice, sharp with focus and likely addressing Nikaido considering Sieghart's driving and the only other person in here is a child:]
Well that's great. Aikawa is gonna throw a knife first? He's very good at that but let me know if I should roll it anyway, I guess ideally it would be into wherever this bear's eyes... I ASSUME IT'S JUST ART STYLE AND IT DOES HAVE EYES... presumably a knife into an eye hole would still hurt though (he can recently attest due to his murder................).
OBVIOUSLY HE WOULD LIKE TO NOT BE WITHIN CLAW DISTANCE, BUT. Beggars can't be choosers. So if this bear is not stopped or deterred by a thrown bayonet-knife, he will attempt to sidestep and stab it... in the side. ]
[Listen, he wasn't about to leave Aikawa behind or risk losing the barrels. However, now that Lucretia and company are working on shuffling things around, they're probably secure enough. The instant he hears the roar, Sieghart works the reins and shouts:]
Get in! I'm taking it to the stronghold!
[This time, they're going full throttle onto the left path on the fork. Hopefully, Aikawa will be able to do as Sieghart demands or hitch a ride on the bear.]
For Aikawa's bear attack... Well. As close as he is, he'll see that the bear's eyes are entirely scarred over! That's a blind as hell bear, there are no eyes to stab and maybe not even and eye sockets to stab considering that entire area is one mass of scar tissue. It is not, in fact, art style. That's just an eyeless bear.
He'll also find that this bear is apparently the terminator. The knife thrown toward its eye area makes its mark! A perfect hit! It sinks in a fair amount, and the bear throws its head back and shakes it to and fro, making horrible sounds. ...Except this bear can takemultipleheadshots, so. That barely slows it down, and it starts rampaging again. Aikawa can get within range to side stab it, but this bear has also survived being shot in the heart in addition to the head, so that sure ain't gonna kill it. The bear also takes a burly bearly swipe at him while he's within range, and then lunges forward like it might try to take a bite, too.
(sieghart voice) These animals are wrong.
While this happens, Sieghart tears off down the road, and he can probably hear several sounds from inside of the cart. The sounds of barrels jostling around, Lucretia delivering a very creative curse, Soujirou going "WAGH" and probably falling over something like Vladimir in that one train scene... The horses seem a little spooked to be suddenly zoomin', but they're not out of Sieghart's control.]
[ I was mostly joking but this really is a GNG bear, wow. Incredible.
Fortunately I rolled a fifteen... will his luck hold after rolling two ones... anyway he manages to avoid getting swiped by huge-ass bear claws, making a spinny spin around the bear's back. Hopefully the sound will confuse it some along with the attempted stabbing??? He's glad he stocked up on those bayonets earlier so he won't be missing that one that he threw into the bear's head. ]
Fucking shit, we just can't catch a break!
[ He'll like. Grab onto the back of the cart, hop on it like those people do with train cars in them movies, catching it as the cart starts rattling forward. Let's get outta here dudes!! ]
Sieghart is aware of the undue burden he's placing on the horses and occupants both by doing this; however, bears are remarkably quick. He barrels down the path, adjusting the horses based on the terrain and the shifting weight behind him. It's not an easy ride, and his body protests being jostled so roughly, but needs must.]
[I DONT EVEN KNOW GNG BUT BASED ON THIS ALONE IM AFRAID OF THEIR BEARS
Can't believe he escaped this bear-swipe though, tch. It does seem to throw the bear off a little, to hear the sound darting behind it - but the most noise is coming from the cart that's nyooming up ahead. It's not long before it sets off after the cart again, snarling and growling.
On the plus side... it's a blind bear! Which means that while a normal bear might well be able to overtake a horse, this one's not quite so fast. It has to follow its nose and the sounds around it, after all.
Some of the cloth separating the cart from the horses rustles, and Lucretia leans out.]
Something like this?
[She's holding a bundle of matchsticks! Yeehaw.
Inside the cart, Soujirou pokes his little head out first.]
Are you okay?! That's the bear that almost got us! [Mostly sweet Sieg, Soujirou continues to remain unharmed somehow. Meanwhile, Nikaido is in the middle of moving one of the barrels toward the back.]
You think we should use this to try slowing it down?
[With his good hand, he fishes out a bomb and holds it over his shoulder for Lucretia—or anyone, really.]
Light this and throw it!
[Whether it's an explosive or not doesn't matter. Smoke is thick and irritating, with a lingering small besides. Whatever it does, any delay is better than no delay.]
[Nikaido throws her hands up at the response, a sort of "woah there lad" gesture.]
Relax, it's just one of the decoy barrels! I wouldn't do that to your friend.
[Aikawa's free to take and hurl the barrel if he wants since there are no rocks back here, only some spare weapons, flag poles and barrels. As Nikaido's looking around to find something else to throw, Lucretia snatches the bomb and moves toward the back.]
Stand back, everyone!
[As she lights and throws the bomb! It is, tragically, just a simple smoke bomb - but it's a pretty potent one. The smoke that billows from it is thick and smells strongly, and the bear is caught up in the brunt of the initial blast, growling and roaring in CONFUSED BEAR FURY. It looks like they've bought themselves some more time.
However, because life simply cannot be easy for them, the wind shifts directions and blows a lot of the smoke right back at them. The horses are now struggling to see and also quite spooked, while means Sieghart will struggle to keep them under control and the cart is jostling pretty badly. Animals betray him yet again...
On top of that, there's also a crack! sound from the cart itself as they go over a particularly gnarly bump. One of the barrels has toppled over and breaks open, its contents - an intensely kerosene-smelling liquid - spilling across the cart's floor. These binches gonna fumigate themselves.]
Hm! Well, I guess I would arguably call kerosene a somewhat industrial liquid so he might be familiar that that is NO GOOD.
Can he at least reach in from here with his good arm and yank the rest of the barrel out? Just let it topple out of the cart and let it hit the bear or something, or let the bear get distracted with the rest of the kerosene. Man, that is nasty. ]
No more match lighting! [ Coughing. Ew, the smoke and the kerosene is such a bad mix of smells. ] And everyone get ready to bail off the cart ASAP if we manage to set it on fire!
[Sieghart coughs. Damned wind. He can't blame the horses for this one as he tries to calm their nerves by relaying simple commands, including slowing down a tad, when they ride over the aforementioned bump. His back burns and his broken ribs steal the air from his lungs, but he soldiers through the pain.
While he hears Aikawa, Sieghart focuses on controlling the horses to the best of his abilities with a splinted arm and a mangled hand. After riding into war so many times, his mind reminds him that this is nothing. He hunkers down to prevent himself from sliding off. If he's able to wrangle the horses through the smoke, he'll speed up; otherwise, it's an ongoing struggle to reclaim control by soothing them in his currently limited capacity.]
[Sieghart is really just trudging through a special kind of hell, huh... sweet, suffering Sieghart. He'll be able to get the horses somewhat under control, but it seems they'll have to maintain this pace for a while since the horses seem too spooked to go at a fully controlled dash just yet.
Back in the cart, Soujirou's immediately coughing up a storm about ALL OF THIS. Lucretia just nods and puts the matches away, glancing around at the liquid that's splashed across the floor, already soaking into the wood. GOD. She waves over toward Nikaido.]
Move the barrels to the side! [And then, to Aikawa:] Get ready to grab one of these and go, if we need to.
[Like. On the plus side, the bear's still a good distance away! The horses are still going over some bumps haphazardly, but Sieghart's managed to get them back under control partway, so no more barrels go flying. But if they stay in this covered area with the kerosene, they're going to start feeling dizzy and nauseous.
Also, remember that little question mark that was written off to the side of the left path? It would really be a shame if that indicated some potential but not fully known danger that they happened to run into right now in their time of need, huh...
A gunshot rings out from somewhere to their side, the bullet ripping through the side of the cart. Pew pew.]
[ ME LIKE HOW BIG ARE THESE BARRELS IF RISU CAN FIT IN ONE OF THEM? Help me. I don't know what kind of cart this is but Aikawa's gonna reach over and try to get this place as aerated as they possibly can... whether that's due to having some kind of window or cloth curtain or whatever, it's being smacked or yanked open to get the smell and smoke out as the cart keeps dashing away from the smoke bomb at least.
Ducking as the bullet whizzes past though. ]
Is anyone here good with guns?!
[ Please, our guns. Either Aikawa, Nikaido, or Lucretia can try, or our little war criminal can try firing a rifle if he so desires. THEY JUST CAN'T GET A BREAK... ]
[Even if he were good with guns, which he is not, Sieghart is busy driving. He stiffens at the deafening sound of the gunshot, but there's little he can do about the attack when he's got his hands literally full with their steeds. He continues to drive at a pace the horses will tolerate, leaving the response to those in the cart.]
[It's like this, with cloth at the front and back and wood for the rest! But like, less for noblemen and more for Transporting Items. Most of the barrels are also normal sized except for Risu's, his is just Risu-sized and no one seems to comment on the fact that this is weird.
OUR GUNS THOUGH. As Aikawa is airing the cart out and making sure people don't start keeling over from the fumes, Nikaido is the one to first pick up a gun. She aims out toward the forest, keen eye watching the foliage for any tell-tale signs of glinting metal. Unfortunately, this is a high task considering the sun hasn't fully risen yet. Another couple of bullets go whizzing through the cart area, at different enough angles and a close enough time apart that they seem to come from different sources. One hits grazes Lucretia's arm. Nikaido fires a round off, but Chassepot guns are notorious for one thing! If you guessed "backfiring" that's super correct. The rifle backfires, which has them down one shooter for Shoulder Reasons (owie) but fortunately doesn't result in sparks falling on the floor (yet).
Sieghart is spared for now, but up ahead he'll be able to spot a distant, shimmering light...]
[ I believe in Nikaido's ability to be good with guns tbh, she's very multi-talented. Somewhere in his heart he is proud of her even though he isn't going to say shit out loud atm. Well, granted, that's ignoring the fact that she got hit by knockback but given that neither of them have ever used a gun, that's fair. But also this reminds him how guns actually maybe work and the fact that a certain collaboration of some irresponsible soldier and the rogue Vaux Sucksman accidentally almost committed ecoterrorism due to an unattended gun, he realises that's actually a bad idea. ]
Okay, scrap the 'fire back' plan -- we just need to get out of here as fast as possible. God, he wishes he had something else better. ]
Hand me one of those smoke bombs, I'm outside so it might be safer to light a match --
[ As he says so, he's just gonna... yank one of the kerosene barrels overboard, let's hope they hit that and commit ecoterrorism...2! ]
[The benefit of traveling in safer conditions outweighs the risk of lighting themselves on fire right now. Without taking his eyes off the road, Sieghart fishes out another smoke bomb and holds it up for Aikawa.]
This is the second-to-last one!
[Something shimmers in the distance. Sieghart's eyes widen to get a better look while his senses go on high alert.]
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Sieghart assesses the fork. Did the path marked by the map determine a direction here? In any case, he looks over his shoulder to his left at Aikawa's confrontation.]
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As Sieghart assesses the fork, he'll find that both paths look equally worn! Neither seems particularly distinct, unfortunately for his choice-making. As he reaches into his mind palace to consult his memory of the map, he'll recall that the left path was marked as a faster route, but that there was a little question mark symbol beside it, off in the forested area.
As for sweet Aikawa, a cannibal immediately leaps out of the bush to tackle him. That would be so tragic after he escaped the cannibal in the graveyard...
But no, tragically he gets no response! Wrow. He'll hear more branches snapping, though, heading steadily in their direction, though whatever it is is moving at a fairly unrushed pace. And eventually... a rather large bear sticks its noggin out of the foliage! It appears to be sniffing around for something. Hm, funky.]
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Anyway, yeah, that sure is a bear. I'd ask if it's supposed to be a Japanese grizzly but Aikawa wouldn't know bear types and behaviours. So he's just going to be warily watching, quietly muttering to the cabin crew: ]
We've got a bear with us... not aggressive yet.
[ That being said, he does have his knife out just in case but what happens if he throws a sausage link into the foliage? The ridiculous costume with surprisingly practical applications . . . ]
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The bear is both a welcome and unwelcome sight. Sieghart is more than happy to repay some of the damage from earlier, but they're on a deadline. They can't waste too much time or passing through Itabashi will be that much harder. He cranes his neck farther toward the carriage in anticipation of its occupants' response.
And then Aikawa throws a sausage link near it. Lovely.]
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Nikaido also pokes her head out once she hears about their new terrible arrival.]
Not aggressive yet is pretty good... Must mean it can't pick up the trail perfectly, but it's definitely following something.
[Lucretia, in the meantime, moves to the front of the cart and over toward some of the barrels there, warily staring out toward the bear and waiting tensely.
As Aikawa throws the sausage, the bear seems to start a little IT CAN'T SEE AND SOMETHING WAS JUST THROWN NEARBY. That said, it does lumber off to go check to see what the mystery UFO was. This buys them a precious few seconds, considering that after it sniffs around in the foliage, it lifts its head toward the cart and starts sniffing in that direction instead of chowing down on tasty snacc.]
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The only thing we've got that other people tend to not have are dead bodies in a barrel.
[ Backing up with the cart, knife out in case. ]
Stay inside.
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Sooner or later, that's going to be the case.
Now that they're here, he finds himself struck by doubt. Are the dead bodies all that the bear's after? He chews on that thought as he watches the scene unfold.]
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In any case, the cart isn't moving but the bear sure is! It sniffs at the air a few more times before standing up on its back legs and letting out a loud growl. In the next moment, it slams back down onto all fours and starts running toward the cart from behind. HEWWO.
Soujirou yelps and leaps in, already in the middle of diving back into the cart. From inside, there's the muffled sounds of cursing and a few banging noises. From where he's situated closer to Sieghart, he'll hear Lucretia's voice, sharp with focus and likely addressing Nikaido considering Sieghart's driving and the only other person in here is a child:]
Help me get this barrel to the front!
[Followed by some scuffling noises.]
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Well that's great. Aikawa is gonna throw a knife first? He's very good at that but let me know if I should roll it anyway, I guess ideally it would be into wherever this bear's eyes... I ASSUME IT'S JUST ART STYLE AND IT DOES HAVE EYES... presumably a knife into an eye hole would still hurt though (he can recently attest due to his murder................).
OBVIOUSLY HE WOULD LIKE TO NOT BE WITHIN CLAW DISTANCE, BUT. Beggars can't be choosers. So if this bear is not stopped or deterred by a thrown bayonet-knife, he will attempt to sidestep and stab it... in the side. ]
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Get in! I'm taking it to the stronghold!
[This time, they're going full throttle onto the left path on the fork. Hopefully, Aikawa will be able to do as Sieghart demands or hitch a ride on the bear.]
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For Aikawa's bear attack... Well. As close as he is, he'll see that the bear's eyes are entirely scarred over! That's a blind as hell bear, there are no eyes to stab and maybe not even and eye sockets to stab considering that entire area is one mass of scar tissue. It is not, in fact, art style. That's just an eyeless bear.
He'll also find that this bear is apparently the terminator. The knife thrown toward its eye area makes its mark! A perfect hit! It sinks in a fair amount, and the bear throws its head back and shakes it to and fro, making horrible sounds. ...Except this bear can take multiple headshots, so. That barely slows it down, and it starts rampaging again. Aikawa can get within range to side stab it, but this bear has also survived being shot in the heart in addition to the head, so that sure ain't gonna kill it. The bear also takes a burly bearly swipe at him while he's within range, and then lunges forward like it might try to take a bite, too.
(sieghart voice) These animals are wrong.
While this happens, Sieghart tears off down the road, and he can probably hear several sounds from inside of the cart. The sounds of barrels jostling around, Lucretia delivering a very creative curse, Soujirou going "WAGH" and probably falling over something like Vladimir in that one train scene... The horses seem a little spooked to be suddenly zoomin', but they're not out of Sieghart's control.]
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Fortunately I rolled a fifteen... will his luck hold after rolling two ones... anyway he manages to avoid getting swiped by huge-ass bear claws, making a spinny spin around the bear's back. Hopefully the sound will confuse it some along with the attempted stabbing??? He's glad he stocked up on those bayonets earlier so he won't be missing that one that he threw into the bear's head. ]
Fucking shit, we just can't catch a break!
[ He'll like. Grab onto the back of the cart, hop on it like those people do with train cars in them movies, catching it as the cart starts rattling forward. Let's get outta here dudes!! ]
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Sieghart is aware of the undue burden he's placing on the horses and occupants both by doing this; however, bears are remarkably quick. He barrels down the path, adjusting the horses based on the terrain and the shifting weight behind him. It's not an easy ride, and his body protests being jostled so roughly, but needs must.]
Lucretia! Do you have an ignition source?
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Can't believe he escaped this bear-swipe though, tch. It does seem to throw the bear off a little, to hear the sound darting behind it - but the most noise is coming from the cart that's nyooming up ahead. It's not long before it sets off after the cart again, snarling and growling.
On the plus side... it's a blind bear! Which means that while a normal bear might well be able to overtake a horse, this one's not quite so fast. It has to follow its nose and the sounds around it, after all.
Some of the cloth separating the cart from the horses rustles, and Lucretia leans out.]
Something like this?
[She's holding a bundle of matchsticks! Yeehaw.
Inside the cart, Soujirou pokes his little head out first.]
Are you okay?! That's the bear that almost got us! [Mostly sweet Sieg, Soujirou continues to remain unharmed somehow. Meanwhile, Nikaido is in the middle of moving one of the barrels toward the back.]
You think we should use this to try slowing it down?
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[ DON'T YOU DARE. ]
Just give me a rock or something, it clearly can't see! Something to confuse it with, I don't know!
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Light this and throw it!
[Whether it's an explosive or not doesn't matter. Smoke is thick and irritating, with a lingering small besides. Whatever it does, any delay is better than no delay.]
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Relax, it's just one of the decoy barrels! I wouldn't do that to your friend.
[Aikawa's free to take and hurl the barrel if he wants since there are no rocks back here, only some spare weapons, flag poles and barrels. As Nikaido's looking around to find something else to throw, Lucretia snatches the bomb and moves toward the back.]
Stand back, everyone!
[As she lights and throws the bomb! It is, tragically, just a simple smoke bomb - but it's a pretty potent one. The smoke that billows from it is thick and smells strongly, and the bear is caught up in the brunt of the initial blast, growling and roaring in CONFUSED BEAR FURY. It looks like they've bought themselves some more time.
However, because life simply cannot be easy for them, the wind shifts directions and blows a lot of the smoke right back at them. The horses are now struggling to see and also quite spooked, while means Sieghart will struggle to keep them under control and the cart is jostling pretty badly. Animals betray him yet again...
On top of that, there's also a crack! sound from the cart itself as they go over a particularly gnarly bump. One of the barrels has toppled over and breaks open, its contents - an intensely kerosene-smelling liquid - spilling across the cart's floor. These binches gonna fumigate themselves.]
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Hm! Well, I guess I would arguably call kerosene a somewhat industrial liquid so he might be familiar that that is NO GOOD.
Can he at least reach in from here with his good arm and yank the rest of the barrel out? Just let it topple out of the cart and let it hit the bear or something, or let the bear get distracted with the rest of the kerosene. Man, that is nasty. ]
No more match lighting! [ Coughing. Ew, the smoke and the kerosene is such a bad mix of smells. ] And everyone get ready to bail off the cart ASAP if we manage to set it on fire!
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While he hears Aikawa, Sieghart focuses on controlling the horses to the best of his abilities with a splinted arm and a mangled hand. After riding into war so many times, his mind reminds him that this is nothing. He hunkers down to prevent himself from sliding off. If he's able to wrangle the horses through the smoke, he'll speed up; otherwise, it's an ongoing struggle to reclaim control by soothing them in his currently limited capacity.]
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Back in the cart, Soujirou's immediately coughing up a storm about ALL OF THIS. Lucretia just nods and puts the matches away, glancing around at the liquid that's splashed across the floor, already soaking into the wood. GOD. She waves over toward Nikaido.]
Move the barrels to the side! [And then, to Aikawa:] Get ready to grab one of these and go, if we need to.
[Like. On the plus side, the bear's still a good distance away! The horses are still going over some bumps haphazardly, but Sieghart's managed to get them back under control partway, so no more barrels go flying. But if they stay in this covered area with the kerosene, they're going to start feeling dizzy and nauseous.
Also, remember that little question mark that was written off to the side of the left path? It would really be a shame if that indicated some potential but not fully known danger that they happened to run into right now in their time of need, huh...
A gunshot rings out from somewhere to their side, the bullet ripping through the side of the cart. Pew pew.]
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Ducking as the bullet whizzes past though. ]
Is anyone here good with guns?!
[ Please, our guns. Either Aikawa, Nikaido, or Lucretia can try, or our little war criminal can try firing a rifle if he so desires. THEY JUST CAN'T GET A BREAK... ]
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OUR GUNS THOUGH. As Aikawa is airing the cart out and making sure people don't start keeling over from the fumes, Nikaido is the one to first pick up a gun. She aims out toward the forest, keen eye watching the foliage for any tell-tale signs of glinting metal. Unfortunately, this is a high task considering the sun hasn't fully risen yet. Another couple of bullets go whizzing through the cart area, at different enough angles and a close enough time apart that they seem to come from different sources. One hits grazes Lucretia's arm. Nikaido fires a round off, but Chassepot guns are notorious for one thing! If you guessed "backfiring" that's super correct. The rifle backfires, which has them down one shooter for Shoulder Reasons (owie) but fortunately doesn't result in sparks falling on the floor (yet).
Sieghart is spared for now, but up ahead he'll be able to spot a distant, shimmering light...]
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Okay, scrap the 'fire back' plan -- we just need to get out of here as fast as possible. God, he wishes he had something else better. ]
Hand me one of those smoke bombs, I'm outside so it might be safer to light a match --
[ As he says so, he's just gonna... yank one of the kerosene barrels overboard, let's hope they hit that and commit ecoterrorism...2! ]
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This is the second-to-last one!
[Something shimmers in the distance. Sieghart's eyes widen to get a better look while his senses go on high alert.]
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