It all happened practically simultaneously. If someone could see it all at once they'd know the big picture, but anyone else would be forgiven for thinking that a good chunk of the Canyon had suddenly exploded in unrelated incidents of crazy.
@Tada Taro,
@munchkinomatic
(Vanessa gets +1 Armor for the rest of the fight.
Ayame takes 2 damage.)
The smugglers instantly saw the two girls crashing their party spring to life. First, it got unseasonably cold as the wind howled and the Silence of the Frost was covered in ice, coldly threatening them about what would happen if they didn't give up. They weren't in a giving-up mood, though, and got into fighting stances as they pulled out a variety of dubious-looking casting implements and magic energy flared as a fight was about to kick off...
...and kick off it did, when Yato no Hime struck first with a burst of light, except she didn't quite strike first, the blast going over more like a warning shot going right into the ground in front of them. One of them fired back with a shot from a casting device that looked like the result of a one-night stand between a candelabra and a pepperbox revolver, all tarnished brass and old wood. There was a burst of brassy sparks as light was answered with light and the Princess of the Night Blade was inelegantly konked in the face, and the fight was on in earnest.
One or two of the other smugglers weren't convinced. They tried to bolt.
@Kensai,
@Dex
Ellie stopped hearing things from the angry cellphone guy, and then suddenly, he was yelling again. The urgency was impossible to hide; he practically crashed out of the dressing room and down the store in a hurry like his life depended on it. Past Ellie, past Rico, making a big damn spectacle of himself. Both of them could get the feeling that they had to RUN.
@Simpli,
@Vagabond422,
@SplicedHunter
At that point, the cops were arriving, and on the way there they could see sparks of magic energy flying from a nearby side street, so they poured it on. They were impossible to ignore, really, and it was definitely time for Joan and Auriane to motor, especially as another guy bolted out of the store like a man possessed. They all had somewhere else to be right now.
Their path meant they roared past Callisto,too, sirens wailing. Something was going way wrong - for Callisto it was a sign to either get in the fight or look for some kind of advantage.
(Okay, it's fight time! For now, as you can see via the narrative, all of you guys can show up to the fight when you want, 'cept for Vanessa and Ayame who are already stuck in, with individual players taking turns trading blows with the bad guys. I'm gonna say there's...let's make it four dudes, these street toughs with magic weapons, and that's all you can tell by looking at them. Three are there, one's on the way.
Now then,
@SplicedHunter, I will make you a deal. I don't want the magic items thing to go nowhere, so I'll give you a choice: join the fight right now, or take a moment or two to find a magic item; we'll do a little thing with the management deciding to offer the Luminary in their shop some help. Up to you what to do.
@munchkinomatic,
@Kensai,
@Dex, I want Grace Under Fire rolls, pick a stat and justify its use in-character. This will be to get after the runners and make sure you keep the fight contained.)
