741/No Need For Carrots

No Need For Carrots
Date of Scene:	04 October 2014
Location:	Void - Deep Void (East)
Synopsis:	But we want them anyway! Ryoko and Jinx try to hold up a space freighter transporting space carrots in space. Hi-Jinx ensue. OH THE PUN.
Cast of Characters:	27, 39, 265, 580

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Ryoko (580) has posed:
    In space, it seems, plenty of people can hear you scream - so long as you have decent access to basic communications technology, the whole dang Multiverse can hear you scream, and flee, and desperately try to avoid the insane, spiky-black ship chasing you down through the stars.

    "NYAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
    Oh yeah, that noise is pretty audible in space, too.

    The carrot-bearing space-truck is a large vessel, like a white juggernaut with carrots painted on the side with little jet boosters, and much bigger than Ryo-Ohki. Much slower, too. The panicking pilot continues to broadcast on all frequencies that he can.

    "Aaaah! This is Genki Ninjin Delivery Vehicle Six Seven Nine Eight, we are under attack by, by some sort of SPACE MONSTER, please, somebody help us!"

    Its at this point that Ryoko sends out a transmission of her own. Smiling and pointing cheerfully at the screen. "Space monster?! I'm offended! This is the STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL, galactically-famous Space Pirate Ryoko! Hand over the carrots and nobody gets hurt, Genki Ninja or whatever your name was!"

Jinx (39) has posed:
    CRIME DOESN'T SLEEP! Nor, apparently, does it care about the rigors of Zero Gravity. Thus the wonderful and totally reserved Miss Jinx of Zaun is coming on out to investigate.

    A space pod, clearly stolen and repurposed, bumbles along through space, executing lightspeed hops every so often to catch up to everything else. It's only when the garishly painted neon purple and orange pod can get into range of the pair of craft does the radio crackle open with... grunge rock. And a keening lady voice.

    "AHooooooooooooooy NERDS! I hear there's a THEFT. BURGLARY! SPACE PIRACY!" An eager lilts. "I'm here for the whatevers too, man, stick em up and no one gets hurt! WELL. Hurt-ish."

    A pair of rude looking laser cannons pop out of the front of the pod, glowing dangerously.

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
FIVE MINUTES AGO

    "Oh no. No no no. HELL no. We are NOT getting anywhere near a space pirate attack. I don't care who you are." The pilot of a nearby spaceship looks over folded arms at a strange fellow with his face wrapped up. "That's for the authorities to deal with."

    Dude with wrapped face scowls. "Then gimme some kinda propulsion, an' I'll deal with it meself."

PRESENT TIME

    What the hell? Is that a ship? No, it's a... space... motorcycle... speeder... thing. It's meant for someone in an exosuit or closed power armor. But that's not what's on it. What's on it is a dude in a black coat and pants, with heavy boots. He'd look like a normal brown-haired dude except... he's not wearing a spacesuit. And... he's ON FIRE. Or it looks like he is, anyway...

Rabby (265) has posed:
    The fighter piloted by Rabby is known as a Basalm Fighter. It's a weird name, but it's helped her in many a battle before, and hopefully it will serve her well in this fight as well. That is, if there's any fighting to be done here today. Hopefully, this whole situation can be resolved without any combat, but that might not be possible. Either way, the only thing on Rabby's mind right now is resolving this matter before it gets any worse.

    The craft swoops into the area, with Rabby piloting it, and the transmission is seen and heard rather clearly by the pilot. Unfortunately, Rabby's not going to offer any compliments to Ryoko's self-compliment of her own. Instead, Rabby angrily yells, "Your beauty and fame aren't going to save you! You've got two options here, Space Pirate, and only two: Either surrender peacefully, or you're really gonna regret it in the morning!"

Ryoko (580) has posed:
    The arrival of another space pirate isn't exactly expected, but Ryoko isn't going to complain! She's fairly sure that Ryo-Ohki will wind up taking the cabbit's share of the carrots no matter what happens when it comes time to split up the loot. It is one of her better features.

    Weird guy-on-fire gets an odd look, but... who is she to judge? And of course, then there's the cops. There's always the cops.

    "Ohohoh~, is that right? Well, its nice of you to admit that I'm beautiful, but I'm not going to surrender. A girl's got to eat, right?~"

    The freighter has pretty much stopped dead between the three ships. The delivery guy does not get paid enough for situations like this. It just isn't fair!

Jinx (39) has posed:
    The Bumblepod floats over to one of the heavy cargo containers and latches on with mag-clamps to the side...
    And from the hatch emerges a skinny lady, carrying copious amounts of guns wearing a bubblehelmet space suit. JINX OF ZAUN hops out of the pod, puffs of EVA jets pushing her back to the surface of the ship before she hops on the radio. "REACH FOR THE STARS!"

    And then she drags a heavy ass glowing neon blue laser rifle from... whever her guns come from, and trots along the survace of the frigther.

Rabby (265) has posed:
    Meanwhile, Rabby impatiently yells over the radio, "You can eat all you want while you're in custody. I just don't expect you to like the food. Now I suggest that you surrender peacefully, or we will be forced to use force!" At the same time, Rabby is slipping on her protective suit in the event she needs to exit the craft and engage Ryoko on foot. "Besides, you have no chance of escaping now!"

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
Jono has to do some quick tuning in to the frequency. Since there's no radio on this thing, he has to use his own. Besides that, his is the only radio around here tuned to telepathic frequencies. He's heading for between the ships as well, having seen someone head for the freighter. That's the last thing they need! He doesn't have the supplies to rescue anybody that might get sucked out into space because somebody punctured the ship!

Ryoko (580) has posed:
    Ryoko seems genuinely startled at the assumption, "Oh, it isn't for ME." She says, "Its for my ship! Ryo-Ohki gets hungry, don't you?"

    "NYAAAAAAAA!"

    Ryoko claps both her hands together, then, "But! If its a fight you want, we're happy to provide!"

    Ryo-Ohki twirls against the inky blackness, and when she moves, the ship moves fast! Bursting in to close the distance between herself and the police vessel, she aims to come in from above, and clip the back of the ship to send it spinning.

    "Really, no chance of escape? You OBVIOUSLY don't know who you're dealing with!"

Jinx (39) has posed:
    The PINK SPACE PIRATE JINX seems to not care for that non-response, and turns the heavy laser rifle on the cargo itself. Or rather, on the container her pod is latched on to. "FINE THEN! I'll just have to take your shit and then BLOW YOU UP!" AAHAHAHAH
    She waddlewalks around to look down at a coupler, thorws a set of switches on the rifle, and starts burning at the locks on the coupler.

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
    With the space pirate ship engaged with the police ship, Jono's left to deal with the lady who's pointing a gun at the driver of the freighter. And then she's trying to burn off the locks! Jono gets to where he can aim, and fires a blast of biokinetic fire at Jinx. It isn't really fire, and doesn't burn. Instead it rather feels like a solid punch. It sends him back too, but he's quickly making up the distance on the craft.

Rabby (265) has posed:
    Meanwhile, Rabby's gotten out of her craft and is using her protective suit to protect herself against the atmosphere (or lack thereof possibly) as she attempts to get closer to the freighter. In her hand is her rifle. "I warned you to stop!" She yells angrily. "Now you're gonna pay!" Rabby attempts to fire a single shot at Ryoko, not so much as to kill, but possibly to stun her long enough for her to get closer.

Jinx (39) has posed:
    The lady on the ship itself ROCKS rom the hit, her magboots managing to hold on alright though as she flails a second, that laser rifle tethered to her body. Another moment to plant her feet and she turns around to look at Jon. "OY! You're not a cop, I can smell those! Just another dude playin' hero! Let's dance!"

    There's a gleam in the woman's eyes, as she pulls out... Pow Pow, the massive pink minigun whirring to life and spitting lead across the void.

Ryoko (580) has posed:
    Ryo-Ohki leaves the enemy ship spinning, and really, Ryoko is not observant enough to notice that the actual pilot has fled it. Until, that is, the rifle shot pings off of one of Ryo-Ohki's spikes. "NYA!" The ship exclaims, and Ryoko turns around, surprised, and not a little annoyed at this tactic.

    "Oh, trying to get away, are we? Well, we'll just see about that! Charge, Ryo-Ohki!"

    "NYAAAAAH!"

    With an audible (yes in space, don't ask how) whoosh, the vessel twirls around and jets right towards Rabby, moving at a fair fraction of the speed of light. Ryoko doesn't actually want to /kill/ the police woman either, and now she's out of the ship, that task has become more difficult. But going bug-on-windshield should work nicely.

    Meanwhile, the poor delivery driver is freaking out a fair amount. "H-HEY!" He shouts at Jinx, through open comms, "Come on! These things aren't cheap you know, you don't have to trash the whole ship!!" The poor guy looks utterly horrified. Even moreso since she's threatened to blow him up!

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
Jono can't really move thanks to being strapped onto the craft. Not being able to maneuver fast enough means the minigun shots rip into him. "Augh!" Oddly, it's not over the radio. It's as though he can speak normally in space! He can't, it's telepathic. But his telepathy mimics human speech, so it might as well be speech.

    Anyway, he slumps over the handlebars of the craft, and it turns strangely, veering off to one side. But he isn't dead. Just stunned. Notable when he speaks again, despite being disoriented. "There's nothin' in there but carrots, yer daft git!" Jono replies. "All the transactions're done elsewhere, an' they don't carry cash! There's nothin' on it but carrots! What're yer gonna do with that many carrots?!"

Rabby (265) has posed:
    Rabby is not a police woman. She's just with the Union and is attempting to act like one since she believes that words should come before actions. Unfortunately, Rabby seems to have shown a bit of lapse in judgement here, as well as carelessness and recklessness. She finds herself getting caught on the ship (who cares if it's a windshield or not) and finds herself struggling to use her thrusters to get away from it. After a moment of fumbling around, Rabby gets free. "What the hell was I thinking?!" Rabby asks to herself, realizing she nearly died out there as a result of her carelessness. She flies back to her fighter and initiates the flight mode again.

    "All right, now I'm peeved!" Rabby exclaims, both at her stupidity and the fact Ryoko's getting away. She considers going after Ryoko but then realizes there's a transport driver in danger. She moves her craft a little closer and says, "Get away from him now!" Over her radio.

Jinx (39) has posed:
    "SHUT UP AND TURN OVER THE GOODS!" Jinx cackles happily still firing Pow Pow of at Jon, before his words reach her. CARROTS! A blink, and she looks down at the cargo truck and then up at the other ship and the man on the bike. "So? Carrots are nature's candy! That's veggies, that's healthy!" A little stamp of her foot, and she lashes out, throwing a handfull of grenades at both Rabby and Jon.

Ryoko (580) has posed:
    Escape? Why would Ryoko be trying to escape? As Rabby is pinned to the bright red orb in the middle of her ship, she can clearly see the Space Pirate in there, waving at her with a bright smile. And when she escapes, Ryoh-Ohki doesn't keep flying off and into the Void. She wheels about to settle just above the transport - and the two people fighting atop it.

    "Wow, you're still talking? I'm impressed. You're stronger than you look, you know that? Lets see if your ship can hold up as well."

    "Nya!" Ryo-Ohki adds, not to any comment related to this discussion at all, but in general support of Jinx's appreciation for carrots.

    Brilliant, dazzling white lasers streak across the void, dozens upon dozens.... of course, most of them aren't actually aimed anywhere close to Rabby, or intended to hit at all. But the lightshow is very impressive, and those that do scatter close enough to ping off the ship pack a moderate punch. Combined with the grenades, it'll only make for a more impressive fireworks display.

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
    Jono has no choice but to fire at the grenades, attempting to shoot them off in a random direction far enough that they won't explode in his face. "An' they're not worth a murder rap over. Yer want carrots? There are other ways ter get 'em. Yer want me ter buy yer some?"

    There is a distinct possibility that Ryo-Ohki can hear this offer as well. Because he's just broadcasting in his general area, rather than aiming in a specific direction.

Rabby (265) has posed:
    When the grenades come at Rabby's craft, the shields activate, meaning that the grenades don't damage her craft. But they do lower the shield integrity, meaning that she can't take more grenades. She turns her craft to face Jinx and realizes who she is. "I didn't think you Confederate goons would have the guts to come out here for something like this. And you're doing this for carrots? You make me wonder sometimes." She presses a button and the gatling guns on her craft appears. "And throwing a grenade at my craft? I just got a new paint job, you're lucky the shields were active!" Rabby pulls the trigger quickly, attempting to fire off a short burst of gunfire at Jinx. "This oughta teach you!" She says, attempting to aim carefully to avoid damaging the freighter.

Jinx (39) has posed:
    Jinx seems more than content to be shot at, really, running alongside the frighter and letting the shots from the HEROES go splattering into the sides of the cargo container, carrots starting spill out and go tumbling off into the void of space.
    There's a crackle over coms though. "Buying them isnt' the point! TAKING THEM is. Maybe blowing them up if you keep being butts about it!"

Ryoko (580) has posed:
    "NYAAAAH!" Ryo-Ohki panics as carrots are sent flying out. Unfortunately, this distracts from the offer to just buy carrots, as the ship frantically begins dodging around to pick the precious vegetables up before they can be lost for good. Ryoko hovers in the middle of the ship as she goes nuts, and tries to reason with her at first. "Ryo-Ohki, calm down, calm- will you- come on, Ryo-Ohki! RYO-OHKI!"

    That last shout finally manages to make the ship stop dodging about, and she gives a reproachful, "Mwaaah?" To which Ryoko sighs. "Fine, fine."

    Fading out of existence, Ryoko reappears standing behind both Rabby and Jinx. Ryo-Ohki likewise looms large... and then begins to shrink! The massive spiked ship is soon an adorable little cabbit creature, and Ryoko just crosses her arms over her chest as Ryo-Ohki dives for one of the holes, to start wiggling down into the carrot stash within.

    "First up." She declares, somehow still entirely audible because /duh/. "I'm NOT with the Confederacy. Second of all, if you keep this up, someone IS going to get hurt, and its NOT going to be me! And thirdly..."

    Its at this point she actually manages to get a good look at Jonothon, up close and personal. "Are you alright? That really doesn't look very comfortable, is it some sort of medical condition? Should we find you a doctor?"

Ryoko (580) has posed:
    Several carrots float in front of the cab for the freighter, and the poor man bursts into tears, grasping his hat in sheer frustration.

    "Not my CARROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTS!!!"

Jinx (39) has posed:
    Jinx's eyes go... very wide as the massive ship decides to get VERY CUTE and.. and that is a very girly squeal. "Eeeee! I need one!" But, uh, first, she hoists Pow Pow over her head and cackles. "Yeah! Guns and bullets, blood and shit! And seriously though, HEY MISTER YOU SHOULDN'T BE OUT HERE LIKE THAT!" This yelled at Jonathon.

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
    "'Bein' butts'? OK Pot, name's Kettle," Jono growls. He doesn't bother trying to reason further. Instead he aims his craft at Jinx... and he's about to floor it. It's probably good Ryoko shows up when she does, and the ship turns into... what the hell is that? Jono just... blinks.

    Suddenly things get weird. To Ryoko's question, he nods. "Y-yeah. I'm always like that." Jinx starts yelling, and he narrows his eyes. "You're bein' a thief, just for the purpose of bein' a thief, an' you're tellin' me /I/ don't need ter be here?"

Rabby (265) has posed:
    "I was NOT talking to YOU!" Rabby screams. "I was talking to the braided-haired witch!" Then Rabby watches as the carrots go flying, and she bangs her hands on the console furiously. "DAMMIT! NO!" She feels like she was the butt of a bad practical joke, watching those carrots go flying into space. "You little monster! I oughta burn you alive for that!" She would fire again, but doesn't want to risk any more collateral damage.

Ryoko (580) has posed:
    "Ryo-Ohki is one of a kind, I'm afraid." Ryoko says to Jinx, flashing an even wider grin, "But tell you what, I'll take you out for a spin in her some time. How's that?" As consolation prizes go, it isn't a cabbit of your very own, but it isn't bad either!

    Jonothon gets a relaxed nod, "Oh, well, that's okay then." Ryoko says, cheerfully, "But I don't think you understand. See, its important we space pirates are out here as part of the ecosystem. Like wolves, or sharks."

    The sheer delight she takes in Rabby's hissy fit is difficult to overestimate, as she casually hooks her foot into one of the holes in the hull, and WRENCHES it upwards with a sound like a tin can being torn apart. She then giggles, pulls down her eyelid at Rabby, and sticks out her tongue. "Nyaaaaah."

Jinx (39) has posed:
    Jinx likewise smiles at Rabby and Jon, and pulls out a giant burlap sack. She tromps her way to the hole, steps around ot the inside of the cargo box, and can be 'heard' filling the bag.

Jonothon Starsmore (27) has posed:
    Welp. This is a wash. He pilots his craft over to Rabby's, since Ryoko has doubtless made it unpilotable thanks to having turned it into a tin can with a pop-top lid, and offers Rabby, "'Ey. Yer need a ride out?"

Rabby (265) has posed:
    Rabby is merely cursing loud enough to wake the dead, before she realizes it's useless. Her mission was a failure. She makes a mental note of Jinx and what she looks like, adding it to the list of enemies she's going to personally hurt badly the next time they're encountered. After that, she turns her craft and prepares to warp back to the Union Headquarters. "This is going to be fun!" Her voice is dripping with sarcasm.