<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>[Well fine, now I'm completely spurned into action. Seeing as Kell can't do anyting for Fremea or Unali, he'll go kick some hiney. :) Sadly I did have the thought of going and knocking on the door, gambling for a bit. that fits Kell too. But I have a new plan; a better plan. ]</DIV>
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<DIV>Watching Unali and Fremea, Ha'Kell feels very helpless. There isn't much he can do as they scout but watch for things to react to, or watch for signs of impending doom. Well thinking to himself, he's seen those trying to fight the Vong. They are nothing but doom.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thinking of the gambling joints, Kell remembers them all too well. That's what you get when you start as a caravan guard. Rough places and long nights with nothing to do but gambling. Cheating is so much easier when you're playing by the campfire, most gambling halls have too much light, too well placed. Sigh.</DIV>
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<DIV>As the man is pushed outside, Kell will very, very quietly whisper to Kiet and Will, telling them all he can hear. </DIV>
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<DIV>As it escalates with Zep, Kell gets that nasty smile as an idea forms and takes shape. "Stay here, don't come out for me unless I'll die" he whispers to Kiet and Will. He leaves his shield and spear with them and dons his hat.</DIV>
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<DIV>While the two men are still talking to the third, Kell starts out. He quietly heads ten feet up the street, then turns back and walks toward the men. He starts to walk quickly and make a some noise on purpose. The half-elf's plan includes those men seeing him, and seeing him a good twenty or thirty feet away, stalking towards the tavern with purpose. A tall, foul looking man on a mission. Whilst he's incredibly good looking, he knows how to use that to his advantage for other purpose as well. Including intimdation and causing fear. That's something he learned early, bluffing his way through. Intimidation and a few subtle hints.</DIV>
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<DIV>Twenty feet away from them, as the beating starts, Kell breaks into faster walk, making noise intentionally. Scowling and settling his thug face he approaches them. Reviewing the plan in his head, knowing it takes the darker side of human nature to make things like this work. Arrive just as the poor guy getting beaten is knocked out, or if necessary knock the poor man out himself whilst making sure to not seriously injure him. Then it's story time. Time to tell these thugs that this man owes him money too, and I've been following him, waiting for the moment to collect. Nothing like mutual scum to become friends.</DIV>
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<DIV>From ten feet away Kell says, "Is that him?" in his bully, street thug voice, and rushes in to land a few blows on the poor fool getting beaten (Zep). "He owes me money too!" Landing a few hits, a few well placed hits to knock the man out.</DIV>
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<DIV>Once Zep is unconscious, Kell turns to the thugs and growls, "How much does he owe you? What sob story did he use? Did he use another fake name? Any excuses or ways to pay? That piece of dung [edited for family friendliness] owes me enough for me to take both his arms. I've been watching him since yesterday." Lashing out with his foot, that looks like one savage kick, yet Kell knows he aimed it well for effect only and made it look worse than it was. If possible paying back this poor fool is on Kell's list to do sometime.</DIV>
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<DIV>[From here. It depends on how the thugs react. This all assumes Ha'Kell can get close enough and speak with them.</DIV>
<DIV>After this, Kell will find out all he can, hoping to be invited into the PB tavern, maybe even get some kind of invite for not so legal activies.</DIV>
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<DIV>He'll play along as long as they let him.</DIV>
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<DIV>If it goes sour, Kell won't go easy. He'll move to a subtle, yet dangerous position, where he hopes to slit the more dangerous one's throat before any fight starts. But Kell doesn't want to fight, he wants to get inside and learn more.</DIV>
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<DIV>Questions? Scott, I'll be on email this weekend if you want/need to email.]</DIV>
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