In-Character Thread - Chapter 1, Vur Tepe

The Je'daii looks back to Tov, brow knitted in a mirrored look of confusion, "Of course! We also allow our citizenry to speak out against wrongs! ...

RYO, you are but pirates!!", the Je'daii hollers as they turn back to face the scene.

The throng is pressed tight around the opening to the shop, and Tov sees no obvious path out. He gets jostled some as a portion of the crowd recoils from the menacing barrel of the Ryo bodyguards blaster rifle.

Several people fall and dive away from the guttural, beastial wail, whether caught in the blast or not - and some remain down. The ithorian that is its point of origin now has a clear view and entry point into the shop, and several of the recoiling people around him now stare down at him in shock and anger.

Simultaneously, the push of the crowd away from Missotrav causes a couple protesters to involuntarily lunge at the shop opening lest they go down under surging bodies. And in response, a Ryo bodyguard - already on edge - fires on one of those protestors, dropping them under the humming, concentric grey rings that are the signature of a blaster stun round. There is a moment of shocked silence all around, as Missotrav begins his speech, but he is quickly drowned out as the chaos renews with a heightened fervor. People in the throng begin throwing things, some in the outer ring of protesters begin to disperse as the scene escalates, and a couple protesters begin yelling at Missotrav, and looking upon him like they might mean violence...

The Je'daii shouts after Tov, "I am the revealing fire of light!", but otherwise pays her no mind. She recognizes the line from the Je'daii Code, like all of the litanies it has any number of meanings... But it also reminds her of her Padawan training, that while a Je'daii is to strive for balance, it does not mean one must be in balance at all times. Sometimes you are the fire, sometimes you are it's light. Sometimes you are the chaos, sometimes the harmony... She arrives next to Missotrav and, for the moment at least, the crowd pauses an advance on the ithorian.......

Allahn looks to Depra a little helplessly, "We tried, this thing started on the other side of the Commons, but the crowd cut us off! Any ideas?"

Strain 4/17 | Wound 0/11 |
Def(M) 1 | Def(R) 0 | Soak 3

Most of the crowd seems appeased by Missotrav's departure from the immediate area, a couple of the angrier members follow Tov and the ithorian to the edge of the gathering, shouting and gesturing for him to "Get out of here!".

The gathering of diplomats and guardians inside the shop shrinks back within it's confines further, as after the stunning of the mob member, anger and voices have risen. People are throwing shrink-wrapped packets of food, some are swinging bottles or kicking into the air, creating a more volatile boundary between the two sides. A few members of the mob are now brandishing non-lethal weaponry... stun-batons, ion stunners, etc....

Allahn looks to Rossa, wild eyed, raising her voice to be heard above the crowd, "Tried? We've been occupied by trying to avoid this mob, and keep people from bodily accosting our charges!", she glances over her shoulder, "The clerk is over there...", she jerks her head to the northeast corner of the room, where there is a kiosk for transactions, but Rossa doesn't immediately seen anyone.