Shin sees the Erik and the mountain tumble over out of the corner of his eye and realizes they can't just hold their ground - they need to get out of here. He squares his shoulders and raises his fists defensively, not particularly wanting to hit any of these shoppers but realizing just how dangerous the mob is getting.
"We must go." He yells over the din. "I'll make a path. Tell me if you see a way out."
Then, a growl rumbling through his chest, he wades into the melee...
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Anyone who wishes to help can apply an assist to Shin's roll next round.
Initiative Order:
Shin Wei - Molly Bairre - Erik Lightner - Malcom Green - Mall Riot
Molly Bairre is up next!
Clinging onto the Earthbones' back, Molly's ability to insist is somewhat hampered - and the blows she's picked up make her reluctant to let go and help, despite the need. Instead, she pulls herself up onto Shin's shoulders, shouting at the top of her lungs in an effort to pull the crowd out of the riot - and give her friends some space.
"Don't get y'selves killed over a couple o'dollars, guys!" she insisted, trying to make her words heard. "C'mon! Get outta here!"
The tiny little Irish girl does a surprisingly good job of making her words heard about the crowd, too.
If possible, she's also going to use her speech to pick up some Glamour.
-2 Glamour, -1 WP
Erik found himself and the others assaulted, the larger two were attempting to leave the scene and the smallest of the quartet was pleading with people to turn back. She was having more of an effect than his hastily put together threat.
He was bruised and bewildered, but there was still the fact that a man had mentioned spirits before throwing cash into the air. Anyone with any sort of education would recognize the Dickensian theme of the joyful outburst, there was more to glean from the man, but how to get there. Instead of looking for a way out, Erik attempted to look for a path towards the main antagonist, the bank worker and possible reformed “Scrooge”.
The crowd was to much, Erik could not even see the man now. He had lost his chance for the moment and was still stuck in the mall.
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The mountain laboured to his feet, buffet on at least three sides.
That does it!
"People. We. Are. Leaving." His voice was not a shout, nor was it a threatening growl. It was the rumble of an imminent avalanche and it was a simple statement of fact.
Pity then that Green, still unsteady, was unable to make much of the milling mob that swarmed about them like angry bees.
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Once Green begins moving, it seems the riot has a much harder time inflicting any real harm on him in passing. Shin also manages to avoid the worst of it and the mountain and ancient temple guardian begin to wade their way out of the mess. Unfortunately, delicate little Molly takes another sharp blow to the side of her knee in the process. Her plea for sanity is drowned out in the noise and it quickly becomes clear to her that while one or two people might hear her and listen, she's never going to be able to influence the entire crowd from the back of a giant temple dog and no Wyrd or Contracts to back her up.
Meanwhile Erik Lightner finds himself left behind in the crowd as the other three move away. The bank manager is no where to be seen, and people continue to buffet past the Darkling, trying to pull him with the current. He realizes that he either has to fight his way free of this madness or join it; that or be consumed by it.
Erik and Molly each take another 1 bashing damage each.
Shin receives a +1 bonus to his next roll from Malcolm's help.
Initiative Order:
Shin Wei - Molly Bairre - Erik Lightner - Malcom Green - Mall Riot
Shin Wei is up next!
The foo dog didn't notice that they'd left one member of their group behind until he was already too far into the crowd to turn back. He glanced over his shoulder as the crowd eased for a second and frowned when he saw that Erik was missing. He hesitated, then heard the 'crack' of an elbow on Molly's knee and made up his mind to keep going until they'd gotten the delicate little Lost out of the mob. Erik would have to keep his head above water until the two Earthbones could go back for him.
He squared his shoulders and grimly plowed on through the crowd...
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Shin leads the group through the crowd, he and Green barreling out like two giants through a molasses swamp and Molly clinging to his back. They're almost free of the mob, but it's still an unpleasant situation.
Shin's group has 4 total successes toward escaping the mob
Initiative Order:
Shin Wei - Molly Bairre - Erik Lightner - Malcom Green - Mall Riot
Molly Bairre is up next!
With little else to do, Molly does her best to pick up some of the Glamour inherent in the crowd to pick up what she lost - it's difficult, slipping through her fingers as she's jostled around in . But she manages to pick up a small amount, the fear of a person as they see another about to rampage over them.
It makes her sick. Battered, bruised, and feeling the hurt, now, she tries her best to focus on just holding on and getting through this.
Drowning
Fear grabbed hold, Erik was never part of a mob, he always led at the front. He was being buffeted and bruised, his knees ached from the fall, and he found he had already lost the others as they headed away from the chaos. Like a drowning sailor he again attempted to escape the mass, this time with maddening haste, only to be sucked further in.
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