The Sacrifice Camp (RP)

"You want a distraction?" Limpy says. "I can be distracting!"

With that he circles round to the far side, and then... just strides out into the clearing, declaring himself to the women in greeting and starting to remove his shirt as if he plans to join them in their nakedness.

There are squeals of shock as women everywhere turn to look in his direction in surprise, trying to cover themselves with the hands, and with carried drums for those who have them.

You don't know how long this distraction will last, but it looks like you have a moment to make your move.

What do you do?

- Albert -

"They are just women from the farms and the village." Lady answers, sounding a lot more erudite now in her confidence, but also sounding a fair bit more scathing about her fellows of a moment ago. It almost sounds like she had to restrain herself from putting the word 'silly' in front of 'women'.

"I think this is all 'Aunty Nicki's' doing? Though she isn't my Aunty, and even my mum calls her that?" Lady sounds a little confused at this part, but she shrugs it off --doing interesting things with the only half-concealing toga. "Aunty Nicki has been going around convincing all the women that 'men are bad' and that we have been mistreated... I have not been 'treated' at all, I will have you know, the men mostly ignored me... and that we... I can't remember exactly what we were doing, or why." She sound more indignant about this than confused.

"It got more and more... er... 'more', y'know? Started with some 'help each other' and now it is 'sacrificing', and I don even know what for. What good does a sacrifice do us? I think there was talk of it bringing us... something... posteriors? No that was not it..."

She thinks for a moment before bursting out: "Hey! Why are we sacrificing a girl!?" She demands. "I though it was suppose to be about helping women!" With that she strides off in the direction of the camp, her indignation showing (along with a lot of other parts of her also showing).

What do you do?

- Albert -

Theo raises a weak thumb in answer to your question, and takes another careful sip of water.

Norbert was staring at the women for a while and seemed to be waken up by the Lympy moving away. To his surprise he finds his sling arleady in his hand a grabs for a sturdy pebble.

As soon as Limpy enters the clearing Norbert hurls his rock, drops the sling and pull his axe, rushing to the middle of the circle.

The women are all shouting at Limpy, many seem to know him --which adds to their outrage and embarrassment but those don't seem to take him all that seriously. Most are trying to cover themselves, but some have resorted to throwing things --mainly clods of dirt, but also drums and tambourines-- at him.

Everyone is completely distracted by this, though the woman holding the sacrifice starts to turn her head when she is hit by the flung stone. She looks surprised and does not have time to react before there are blades at her throat.

The girl can not see what is happening behind her, but lets out a cry of fear as she is jerked around.

What do you do?

Edit: not restraining but threatening

- Roald -

The woman quickly lets go of the captive girl, who falls to the ground at the unexpected release. You can't tell if she meant to let go to comply with your orders, or if she just reacted to the blow to the head and then the pain in the neck. Her hands move to her injuries --also both very near your blade-hand and face-- and she spots you out of the corner of her eye.

"Typical men." She hisses, possibly trying to sound confident. "Always rushing in and messing things up with your threats of violence."

The other women have not heard your hissed conversation and are still distracted by Limpy.

What do you do?

- Norbert -

"Norbert? You came for me! I knew you would!" The girl exclaims, clinging to you in a way that makes it very hard to 'focus' on anything else.

With your support she is able to stand, though she seems weak and a bit confused... or maybe drunk?

What do you do?

'' IF ANYONE TRIES TO STOP MY FRIEND, THIS ONE HERE WILL BECOME HER OWN SACRIFICE!''
Roald looks as many women as possible in the eye while he shouts his commands.

'' NOW EVERYBODY ON THE GROUND, QUICKLY!''

To the leader he says in a normal voice.
'' I'm still missing one of my friends, are you going to tell me where he is, or do I need to ... Extract ... the truth?''

- Roald -

Most of the women turn to look in your direction when you shout --though a few continue to pummel Limpy. They have definitely seen Norbert with the girl now, and there are a lot of them, and if you don't convince them that you mean business there is no telling what the angry mob might do.

The woman you are holding looks panicked and scared --there is a blade to her throat and blood trickling down her breast. "He got away!" She wails in answer to your question. "Ran off. A long time ago."

What do you do?

The women look shocked to find there are more men here, and when they see the throat-knife and the little trickle of blood they look even more shocked and angry. No one actually sits down, and though they all start shouting back about the "rudeness of interrupting their 'sacred women's rites' and threatening people with knives", they don't approach or take any overt action.

Some on the periphery have spread out a bit and Norbert will have to pass through, or close to, the throng to get to Albert.

It is unclear if they have seen Albert behind them. No one has acknowledged him yet.

What do you do?