Shadowrun Legends: A Fistful of Data by Stephen Dedman

Author:Stephen Dedman
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs
Published: 2017-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

It was a solemn group that gathered in Boanerges’ medicine lodge ten minutes later. Magnusson looked unutterably weary from the drain of spellcasting, and Ratatosk was bleary-eyed from multiple dump shocks. Lankin, Crane, Zurich and Sumatra leaned up against the walls and listened uneasily as 8-Ball reported on his communications with Wallace.

“Wait a second,” said Lankin, interrupting. “You called a DocWagon for Boanerges, and Patty and left Yoko here!”

“Yes,” said Magnusson. “She was stable—thanks to Boanerges—and already beginning to heal.”

“What makes it your decision? You’re not her next of kin, either of you, and who put you in charge anyway?”

“It was a medical decision,” the mage replied. “And the coven of the Crypt has a hierarchy—a chain of command, if you prefer. Of the members who are here and conscious, I was next in line. I don’t want the job, and I’ve put 8-Ball in charge of all nonmagical and nonmedical matters. And I don’t think Yoko has any next of kin.”

“Only Boanerges,” said Ratatosk. “At least, that’s what she told me last time we went on a run together.”

“No family?”

“None that she’d talk to. Her family sold her. I don’t know whether any of them are still alive—I’m not sure she knew—but it seems unlikely. The yaks don’t usually forgive people who they see as reneging on a deal.”

Lankin’s mouth hung open for a moment before he recovered his composure. He looked at 8-Ball, who nodded. “Wallace said he’d let the DocWagon make the pickup as long as there was no media coverage, so we passed that along to DocWagon. The cease-fire’s on again, and the sidewalk is neutral ground. We managed to get Boanerges into the ambulance without stepping onto the street; Wallace said if he catches us doing that, we’re not to return. They’re entitled to shoot us if we try, and call it self-defense. He’s promised to use stun guns and gel rounds as much as possible,” he finished dryly.

“Wallace caught two of the kids and is holding them in one of the vans, but we can pick up the people who’re lying upstairs inside the perimeter—which includes Mute. He says their mage has assensed that they’re still okay, just stunned.” He smiled crookedly. “I’ve sent Pierce outside to pick them up, and asked Wallace what they wanted us to do with the troll. He said he wasn’t part of his team and we could stick a pole up his butt and use him as a scarecrow on the farm for all he cared.”

“Do you believe him?” asked Zurich.

“I think so. If the troll was one of the squad, Wallace wouldn’t have let him come in alone like that. And if he’d known what the troll was doing, he would’ve taken advantage of the chaos immediately, not given us time to recover and regroup like this.”

“And poisoner shamans aren’t team players,” Magnusson agreed. “I’m surprised anyone managed to recruit one—or even that they tried. Giving one free rein would pretty much preclude anyone using this land for anything cleaner than a waste dump.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.