The Family - Positions Available! - Rated M

[Blackadder51]

It all makes sense now!

[Skunk_Giant]

Well, not all of it. You still need to find out Lombardi's plan...

[Skunk_Giant]

Chapter Four

Christian Bormillio moved on, reaching the interrogation room that held James Alison, one of the guys that had shot Galitsky.
"Mr Alison, I'm Detective Bormillio," he began, as he sat down. "You could be in a lot of trouble. At minimum, you aided one of your partners in shooting my partner, at most, you could be charged for murder."
"But I didn't shoot him!" James cried, "It was the Russian guy!"
"Mr Alison, nobody in court will care what you yell. It's all about evidence. Besides, who's to say you didn't shoot someone else in the chaos?"
"You can't prove I did!"
"Well, we'll see about that. Mr Alison, I have a few questions for you. First of all, how well do you know the men you were working with?"
"I ain't saying anything. All I'll say, is the Russian guy, Sergei or whatever his name is, is the guy that shot the cop."
Bormillio sighed, but persisted. "James, your attitude isn't going to get you out of here. The only way you're not spending the rest of your life here, is if you co-operate. I'm gonna stop with the baby stuff, and go straight to the point. What's Lombardi's plan?"
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
"James, stop playing around! I know that you know what his plan is, and I want answers!" Christian yelled, slamming the table between them.

Eric

Despite this being another character, he's your partner, so you'll need to answer for him. You know Lombardi's plan, as I PM'd it to you and some other players whose characters should know it.
Your job now, is to write up your own version of his plan. You can lie in it, or you can tell the truth. You can change slight things to throw Bormillio off the trail, or you can be more honest. Write it in dialogue, as though James was saying it, and then PM it to me.
I'm hoping this works!

[Skunk_Giant]

"Christian Galitsky... I'm so sorry."
Galitsky lay in his hospital bed. The doctors were surprised at his quick recovery,but Galitsky had lied a bit. He just wanted to get out of here, so he hadn't told them about the pain in his chest, or anything else like that. A nurse came in and handed him a letter. It appeared to be an official letter from the Pandora Police Department.
Christian just briefly looked over it, but it appeared to be offering some good money to keep him on his feet if he'd rather leave the force. It wasn't officially what would happen, but since he wasn't really a cop, he was a special case.
If he stayed, he'd be partnered up with Detective Franks, but they'd work together with Detective Bormillio and Daniels.

Galitsky

a) Leave the force. You can become an unofficial hero or a mastermind criminal.
b) Stay. You can still go corrupt if you'd rather be evil.

Alaitoc knocked on the wooden door, a splinter digging its way into his knuckles. As he fumbled to get it out, the door opened, to reveal a man with short black hair and a small amount of facial hair.

Max Xavier, the new guy in town, who, just like Alaitoc, was ready to grow. Xavier, despite supposedly having a large amount of cash stored, had only brought $800 with him to Pandora. He wanted to make his rise a challenge. He watched as Alaitoc fumbled with his hands.
"Did you do it?"
Alaitoc jumped. He hadn't realised the door had opened. He looked up at Xavier. Alaitoc nodded in response, but then paused. "There were some issues though..."
"Shit. What happened? I thought you were meant to be good at this stuff."
"I... kidn of killed a prostitute too, and... the bodies will probably be found pretty soon."
"Damn it, Alaitoc! His friends, they'll realise that it was me who killed him. I mean, I've been bugging the group of them for ages, waiting for the cash for the drugs, and they wouldn't pay up. So I threatened to kill him. They know I'm involved, and therefore that YOU'RE involved, Alaitoc! When they find out about his death, they'll go to the police..."
"Well, what are we supposed to do? You can't just drag me in!"
"I can, Alaitoc. He was meant to go missing, but not it'll be damn clear it was a murder... I guess... We can try something."
Alaitoc looked up at Max in delight.
"If it fails, we'd be digging ourselves into a deeper grave... But, maybe we take out his friends. Or at least keep them from saying shit. We'd need to hurry, get to their little hideout before they get to the police. They'll be armed too. Ever since the Cheetahs were taken down by some girl of Lombardi's, they've been rebuilding, and the rumour is they're more armed then ever."

Max and Alaitoc

a) Go to the Cheetah's HQ and capture the friends of Alaitoc's target before they can spill anything to the police.
b) Go to the Cheetah's HQ and kill the friends of Alaitoc's target before they can spill anything to the police.
c) Other -

[Skunk_Giant]

James looked around uneasily...
"Alright I'll start talking..." James began. "It's all about Steve Gaines."
Bormillio thought for a moment... "Steve Gaines? So the mayor of Pandora?"
James continued, "Lombardi wants to capture him and then take over a part of the city. The note... is evidence against Lombardi, and it could destroy the whole plan as that would mean Steve Gaines would get more protection and the plan would probably fail."
"But he already has so much security. Lombardi's not a fool... Besides, the note said he'd only be here for a month, but Gaines is the mayor, he's here all the time... Something doesn't add up."

Bormillio

a) Believe him. James is telling the truth.
b) Don't believe him. He's lying!

[Iron_Fang]

B) but do it somewhere quiet and make it look like suicide

[Blank_Kold]

A

My goal now is, of course, to kill everybody involved with the note. How fun this will be!

[nart_21086]

B) but do it somewhere quiet and make it look like suicide

Agreed, though we may have to make more than a few of them disappear completely, can't have multiple suicides between friends.
Gonna buy a knife and spiked knuckles for this quiet job.

[Blackadder51]

A) Belive him with some doubt.

[Skunk_Giant]

Galitsky handed in his badge and gun, walked home, and grabbed his own, personal, 15 clip pistol. Officially, he was no longer a detective, but he was still looking for clues. Clues that would lead him to the people involved with the note.
Revenge was sweet.

"So Steven Gaines, the mayor of Pandora, Lombardi wants to kidnap him?" Bormillio checked.
"Yes, I don't know when they plan to do it, or who plans to do it, but it's happening," James confirmed desperately.
"OK, James. I'm gonna believe you on this one, but I still think you're hiding something. You're free to go. You'll be called about a trial soon, but we're still gathering evidence, and for some reason, we can't keep you here. Trust me, I'd love to. If you try leaving the city, you'll be stopped and arrested."

And with that, James Alison stepped out onto the streets of Pandora, and was shot dead.

More later, gotta head off now.

[EricSmarties]

D': nooo james!

[Blackadder51]

My next partner better be hot!

[Skunk_Giant]

Uh... Daniels is coming back. XD
Maybe I can get Detective Frank's partner to be hot, you'll be working with them anyway.

[Skunk_Giant]

Lucia reached Ol' Joe's shack, a favorite of anyone in the Lombardi family looking for a weapon, but also used by others who just need a cheap weapon.
"What can I do fer yer, Angel?"
"I'll take a Samurai sword to start, Joe."
Joe left out back and came back a moment later with a long curved piece of wood and leather in his hand. He pulled off the leather case, revealing the wooden shape of a samurai sword. Finally, he reached for the wood and slid it off, resting it on the glass weapons case.
"There she is. Can cut through a man in one hit from head to toe. A beauty, custom made, and she's only $250."
"I'll take it. Also, you got any grappling hooks?"
"Should do, one moment."
Joe left out back again and came back with another leather case. The case was quite small, small enough to hold with one hand. He took it off, and showed Lucia the equipment.
It was wound around a small piece of metal, with the end of it sticking out. He showed her how it was easily to unravel, and quickly wind back around the metal again. "This one's just $50."
"Few more things, Joe. I need another pistol, and two silencer upgrades. Would it be possible for me to trade my spiked knuckles in for something of similar value?"
"I 'spose so. What were you thinking, Angel?"
"You got any butterfly knives?"
"Ooh, yes, got a new shipment a couple of days ago. Wonderful weapons," he said, pushing his large glasses up on his nose. He looked around the room and pushed a large crate into view. He told Lucia to take a look through the box for one she liked, though they were all quite similar. As she looked for one, he put a dart board up. "Take a shot."
Lucia opened the knife with one hand and through it. The knife spun through the air and hit the dart board dead in the middle. "Perfect."
"Anything else, Angel?"
"That'll be it for now."
Joe headed back over to the counter, the glass weaopns case. He reached for a key, opened the case, and pulled out a pistol and two silencers.
"OK, so that comes to a total of $2050," Joe said, punching numbers into a calculator.
Lucia handed in the money (-$2050) and the knuckles, before grabbing her new toys. She packed the large weapons in the back of the car, and drove off.

After the talk with Luigi, Leaf had made the smart decision to spend some cash and be ready. He walked into Ol' Joe's and looked around for a tommy gun. Upon realising there wasn't one, he eyed a standard machine gun, but the price tag was $3000, far beyond what he could spend...

Leaf

a) Leave - Do something else (state what to do)
b) Try and attack Ol' Joe, then rob him
c) Buy another weapon (state which one), then rob Ol' Joe at gunpoint
d) Buy another weapon (state which) and leave

Bormillio rushed out of the department when he heard the gunshot, finding two cops, fifteen witnesses, and James Alison. He soon realised what had happened, and watched as someone ran away about 200 metres away.
He turned to the cops, "What the hell are you doing? The guy's getting away!"
One of the cops leaped up and rushed, but Bormillio knew he'd need to help. He took the alleys, finding himself on a long straight road a few minutes later. The cop ran by, and Christian spotted the killer far up on the road. He took chase, but after a few minutes, lost the killer. He was just slightly faster than him.
"Shit!"

Galitsky hadn't meant to kill James Alison in plain sight. He'd planned on doing it quietly, but after running into him in the street, things turned ugly. His instinct was to pull the gun out, and by the time Galitsky realised what he was doing, Alison looked ready to scream, and Galitsky knew he had no other choice. After the shot, he ran, and soon found himself being chased by a cop and... Detective Bormillio.
When he finally arrived home, he decided to check if Bormillio knew it was him. He reached for his phone and called his ex-partner.
"Hello?"
"Bormillio, just calling to say bye."
"Ah, yeah, I heard you were leaving. Shame. We did well together," Bormillio responded.
"I heard you finished the investigation," Galitsky continued, "with Kindig and Talbeno?"
"Not just yet. I think I've worked it out, but I handed it over to some other cops, new guys, and I have a feeling they'll mess it up."
Galitsky pushed on, trying to get onto the topic of James's death. "Why'd you hand the case over?"
"Things are getting out of hand. I need time. That whole shootout has opened a few new cases, not to mention, the guy that revealed it all was just shot dead outside our building."
"Shot? How? Didn't anyone see anything?"
"I... I don't know. We're gonna talk to some witnesses, but so far they don't know much. I tried to chase the guy down, but he was too fast. Anyway, I don't wanna bore you with that stuff. You wanna grab a drink tonight?"

Galitsky

a) Sure, why not?
b) Er, I'm busy.

"Angel!" Sergei yelled, knocking on Lucia's door as she headed off.
Lucia turned to find the Russian man staring through her window with a grin. She smiled and opened the door. "Good to see you, Sergei. What are you doing here?"
"Just grabbing a grappling hook," Sergei responded, holding up his new equipment (-$50).
Lucia looked around and lowered her voice. "Look, I had an idea, I was gonna talk to you about it."
"Oh?"
"Why don't we take some of that cash that the asshole Eric got? We did the hard work, and now he's getting the credit. We could split the cash, and anything extra, fifty-fifty, and we'll only hurt him if we absolutely have to. What do you say?"

Sergei

a) Help Lucia take down Eric
b) Politely Refuse

A group suicide, probably some cult.
That's what Alaitoc and Xavier decided the police would think of the friends who'd overdosed on pills. Having covered all their bases, the two believed they were safe.
Alaitoc was pleased, with the job, but Xavier was still missing that perfect job. He'd arrived in Pandora with the dream of becoming well known, feared. Killing idiots who couldn't pay their bills didn't give him that status.
It was then, that he received the phone call.
"Max Xavier?"
"Could be, who's asking?"
"I'm calling on behalf of Mr Lombardi. We have a job we'd like your help with, we've heard you're good with this stuff. You may or may not be working alone, depending on circumstances. It's a high risk job, but also high paying."
"High paying? So, three zeroes?"
"More like four."
Xavier smiled to himself and turned to Alaitoc, quickly explaining the situation.
"What do you say, Mr Xavier?"

Alaitoc and Max

a) Accept the job
b) Deny the job

After hearing of the death of his best friend, Eric knew he had to do something. He decided it was likely a message from the Angel and Sergei, since he'd betrayed them, and the cop wouldn't kill anyone when he could arrest them. He was a cop, after all.
And cops didn't shoot people randomly on the streets.

And so, deducing this, Eric decided that he was probably next on their list. Hiding in his basement, he decided to look at his options.

Eric

a) Hire an assasain (choose one) to kill, or at least harm, Angel or Sergei (choose)
b) Get some hired guns to help you kill them yourself.
c) Get some hired guns to protect you.
d) Get on with your life (choose what to do next)

With the arrest of Alfred Turner, Joe Barmaine, and the deaths of many others during the shootout, the Turner family was in pieces.
The family, in its weak state, had begun becoming the main target of thge Cheetah's gang, with their main building being the first attack.
Now, with nowhere to meet, and everyone in confusion, Elias and Luis, were just as vulnerable. But they were going to change that.

In an attempt to reach power and bring the family back, Elias and Luis had created a new family, the first joint family.
Unfortunately, due to the racist nature of many of the men, they needed to keep it simply as the Kindig family, but Elias made sure that everyone would know Luis had just as much power.
Of course, this was all just a fantasy in their heads.
First, the duo needed to work to get their family together, starting with finding their first men.
The question was, who would they ask first to join?

Elias and Luis

a) Ask one of the players (choose - Must have a Wanted Rating of or higher)
b) Ask a random criminal

[Iron_Fang]

I say accept

[nart_21086]

I say accept

I gots a feelin ima be quoting you alot Iron

[Iron_Fang]

lol do you want to decide next one?

[Blank_Kold]

Sure, why not.

[nart_21086]

lol do you want to decide next one?

haha i was just noting how we agree

[Iron_Fang]

^^ because i am smart but you should pick it next

[arogon343]

I shall go with C BUT i shall promise to repay him as soon as i can >;)

[Skunk_Giant]

Forgot 697 was away, so I just got Aro to choose for him.

"Angel, I couldn't think of a better idea."
Sergei shook Lucia's hand, signalling their new alliance.
Then the gunshots...

Leaf was browsing the store when he noticed a standard pistol, $750. "Yeah, I'll take this thanks."
Ol' Joe handed him the pistol and took the money.
Leaf began heading out the store, but before he left, he slowly spun. He shot Joe carefully, hitting him in the shoulder. Enough to send the old man to the floor, but nowhere near fatal. He reached for the machine gun and stepped over Joe to the cash register. "Don't worry, I promise I'll pay you back next time," he said with a chuckle. As he was going through (+2400), he asked, 'Damn Joe, you got a lot here, don't you have any other safety precautions?"
"Yes, he does."
Lucia kicked the door in and fired her shotgun at the thief, just missing.
Leaf threw himself behind the glass counter, and realised his foolish move. Quickly, he rolled into the room behind the shop, finding a stash of weapons. He reached for a grenade and chucked it over the counter, leaping and covering his ears. After the boom, Leaf jumped back up and madly fired his machine gun through the smoke and destruction.
He felt himself thrown forward suddenly, and found a Russian man on top of him, raising his fists, which held one knife each.
"SHIT!" Leaf screamed, rolling out of the way and hitting the man with his gun.
Sergei fell forward from the knock, but quickly lifted himself up, rushing after Leaf again, who was now running and firing to get out of the shop.
Lucia, hearing the gunshots, but not seeing anything from her blurred vision, threw herself out of the way of Leaf. When her vision came back, she peered out of the shop as police cars came veering around corners to see what the fuss was. About a hundred metres away, Leaf was running. She reached for her gun, but found they had all been scattered around the shop.

Lucia

a) Chase after Leaf with nothing but your Samurai sword (you may lose some/all other weapons)
b) Grab all your weapons and chase after Leaf
c) Rush to Joe, he needs medical attention

[EricSmarties]

butbutbubtubtubtubtubtu Q_Q 697 said that he would do something that benefits me if i dont attack him...
i choose d) I'll make him an offer he can't refuse. just seek them out and give them james half of the money and ask if i could join the alliance.

[KaosuHamoni]

c)

Collect my weaponry, bandage Joe up, and get the fuck outta there...

If those police see me, my arse is grass. =/

[aflycon]

I'll go with whatever Kindy chooses - Elias is more experienced and should know what to do from here, at least better than Luis would.

[arogon343]

So im now evil? Good. now i have an excs to post this.

[random980]

I am back from Malaysia
Turns out Luigi's 'autopilot' has kept him safe.
Leaf, youre ass is about to be karma'd big time, your going to have sergei, lucia AND nicolani all after you

When can i expect to see my segway?
And ill do another body-guard job.

[Skunk_Giant]

Yay! Glad you're back, Random. Have fun?
Aro, I wouldn't say you're bad, well, you are, but everyone is. This game's not about good and bad. But yeah, you are kind of in trouble if Nicolani, Lucia (and therefore, Lombardi), Luigi and Sergei are after you.

But hey, you got a gun and a couple of thousand dollars out of it!

[MKindy]

Elias and Luis

a) Ask one of the players (choose - Must have a Wanted Rating of or higher)
b) Ask a random criminal

Luis is neutral according to his character sheet; no one else has scored points with the Turners; and we need to move quickly before the power vacuum is sealed by another family.

B.5) Ask MANY random criminals. Deal with the failures... harshly.

[Skunk_Giant]

With no vehicle, Leaf had no choice but to run, the gun slowing him down partly. Leaf was never the greatest runner, so this gun just made things worse. As the sirens began, he knew he was in trouble. Before they could get a glimpse of his face, Leaf climbed over a small fence in an alley and ran behind a corner. He could hear police footsteps coming through the alley. They were catching up to him.
Leaf put his gun around the corner and fired for a few seconds. He didn't look around the corner, but he could hear one man fall back, and the others take cover. That bought him a few seconds.
And with that, Leaf continued to run.

"Sergei!"
Sergei came rushing to Lucia and helped her up. He then rushed to the back of the store and searched frantically for a weapon to hunt down the thief with. From outside, he heard Lucia yelling something about cops.

Lucia grabbed her weapons and piled them up, before rushing to Joe's aid. His shoulder was gushing with blood, and he looked hurt from the grenade too.
"Joe, you just stay still, we'll get you to a medic."
Lucia turned and peered through the open doorway before locking it. There were cops everywhere, ready to burst in. There was no way they'd be able to get out, and no way they'd be able to get Joe to a safe place.
"Sergei, cops, everywhere!"

With that, Sergei came rushing out of the back and kicked the shop door open, firing his new found gun. Specifically, his mini gun.
Vehicles burts into flames, cops flew back against the buildings across the street, and within seconds, Sergei had cleared a path for Lucia and Joe. In most cases, Sergei would have loved to keep the gun, but they needed to be quick, so he dropped the gun, and pulled his backup gun out. The grenade launcher.
If they ran into any more police vehicles, which he was sure they would, they'd be able to stay safe. He escorted Lucia and Joe to her car, and made sure they were safe, helping Lucia put Joe in the back.
"I'm hunting down that asshole, I'll call you when I've got him," Sergei stated, rushing off with the grenade launcher.

Lucia pushed the pedal down, speeding out of the carnage, but she had already been spotted. Three police cars were behind her, a man with a megaphone in one.
"Pull over immediately, or we will use lethal force!"
You already tried that, Lucia thought. She kept driving, one police chopper, and one chopper for a new network shining their spotlights on her car.
And with that, the police chopper opened fire.

Sergei leaped the fence and ran, his good speed helping him catch up to the thief. He used the dead bodies of police as a path.
He came onto another road where three police cars pulled up. Without thinking, Sergei pulled the trigger three times, removing the cars from existance, replacing them with a wreck.
He ran across the road, and noticed the thief about three buildings up. The alleys were filled with fences and other obstacles, and Sergei was growing tired. He had no other choice.
Rather than do what the thief had done, climb the fences and obstacles, Sergei blasted through the buildings with the launcher.
He ran through the wrecked bank, firing as he did, opening a hole into the wall of a fast food restaraunt. He leaped over the counter and fired again, making an entrance intoa hotel lobby. As he dodged the falling chandelier, he fired one last shot, creating an exit. In front of him, the thief was aiming with the machine gun through the exit.

Leaf fired as the man threw himself to the side. He was ready to turn the corner and kill the man, but at that moment, two police choppers appeared nearby, accompanying three cars.
Knowing he couldn't stay, Leaf ran for safety.

Sergei lay on the floor, silent, as police broke into the hotel, searching. When the moment was right, he jumped up, firing five or six times, destroying the lobby and everyone else in it.
Because of the recoil, Sergei dropped the gun on the last shot, and with no time to pick it up, he ran.

More on the way!