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*Tackles Leonie to the ground*

*Maria is released by the tackle*

*Punches Leo across the jaw*

NEVER TOUCH HER AGAIN!

*lep finds dozens of camouflaged skitari warrors aiming powerful verdai tech plasma rifles at her *

*Leo ignores skitari and focuses on Boro*

Leo: YOU THINK YOU MAKE THAT CALL!

*Throws Boro off then stands up*

Leo: FACE IT YOU CAN'T STOP ME!

OOC Man is an army really necessary?

*Puts up hand, signalling skitarii to hold fire*

I do not want her to die. Do not shoot.

*Picks up a sharpened lance from the stack and tosses it to Leonie*

*Takes sword off Maria*

Move away Maria.

*dozens of laser sights blink into life as the apha helps Maria up*

*weak from grab*
It was the rules... I just
... Gave it you.....

mK 2 v rifles.
Punch through a tank hull.
They will fire if you hurt me.

*Leo gets loud boo off crowd*

*Leo lets lance land at feet*

*Starts manically laughing*

Leo: What's this a one on one!

*Takes off gloves, replacing them with arua ones and the smell of burning and ash fills the air*

Leo: You really are an idiot!

*Looks at Maria*

Leo: Lucky for them I ain't after you...

*Disregards booing from crowd*

*Plants sword on the ground*

It didn't have to end like this. Maria, call them off.

*Clenches gauntlets*

But you hurt Maria. So it will.

*maria helped by alpha*

*Alpha to Leo*
Bodyguard duty. We will fire. Do not test us. *Lasers varnish but very much aimed*
Sir. We hold. She makes one wrong move we will do our duty.

*Sound of horses as mounted skitari wait on edge of town. *
*Maria*

Be careful boromir..... please.....

Leo: Shut up and hit me!

*Takes a massive swing and Boro's head*

*Gets hit in the cheek and takes a step to the side*

*Grunts and shoulder charges Leonie*

[Sees Amelia's expression] [Holds out hand to her and grips it tightly] Don't worry, they'll get theirs.
[Looks at "safety assured" klaw] You ever seen anything so ridiculously political?

[Finds a local taxi shuttle] [Driver nods at seeing Yarrick and starts off]
..? Guess I'm expected. That's... Less than good.

*Takes a step to the side to avoid shoulder charge and kicks him in the back sending him into the mud*

*Has a feral grin on face*

Leo: Huh that look suits you.*Starts laughing*

*stands up from the crowd and raises plasma gun*
*aims it at Leo*
STAND DOWN!

*before leaving yarrick sees the non oranged high ranking tech magi stroll through without a single stop bearing high fabricator coat of arms*

Ooc because Alright for some

*Stands up and rubs off some mud*

*Tackles Leonie back into the mud and rubs her face in it*

*Amelia still pale*

*Sits next to Yarrick and goes to rest head on his shoulder*

*Remembers she's an aide and goes back to staring out of a viewport*

*Leo stands up with Boro clinging to back*

*Throws him over shoulders into crowd stand next to WK*

Leo: GREAT NOW I HAVE TWO PLAY THINGS!

*Pushes past skitari and runs and WK and Boro*

*Pushes WK out of the way and is left completely open to a charge*

*tries to shoot Z15 in the leg with plasma gun*
STAND DOWN LEONIE!
*begins backing up*

*Rolls over plasma shot and charges into Boro*

Leo: What fun!

*Gets charged through wall*

*Grunts and punches the back of Leonie's head rapidly*

*jumps on top of Z15's back and begins trying to choke her out, but failing because armor*

*Radio flickers on by itself*
-and a return to the news story about Illustria III. The newly-discovered Ghost Ship of the Segmentum Pacificus has been sighted in the area-
*Switches channels*
-Reports of "cities being built overnight" continue to flood in after Illustria III resumed astropathic communications-
*Radio turns off*
*Jumps back in surprise at the chaos*
Is that really necessary? Anti-tank weapons are for tanks. Anti-human weapons are for humans.

*Shakes head because of Boro's punches slightly*

*Punches Boro across the face then starts trying to get WK off back*

*maria standing up shakily *
*Tries to shout but fails and uses a skitari hailer vox*

ERRNOUGH!
LEO. STAND DOWN.

ALL OF YOU. PLEASE. STAND DOWN.
*staggers slightly but supported by alpha who looks at Leo with as much disgust a robot can*

*Reels back and spits blood*

*Slips out a short-sword from leg and jams it into a jink in Leonie's hip armour*

*Grits teeth and shoves the entirety of the blades length into Leonie*

*holds on grimly*
I should have just stayed in bed....

[Keeps hold of Amelia's hand]
[Her dataslate buzzes] ++ It'll be okay. ++ [Stares ahead and barely registers staff]

*Draws pulse pistol and begins shooting Leo repeatedly*

*Amelia nods slightly and smiles*

*Watches the outside environment move past rapidly from viewport*

*Leo takes a few steps back and look at sword crammed in hip*

Leo: Heh heh you got me.

*Gets a hand on WK's arm*

Leo: Got you, hehehehe...

*Crushes WK's forearm and plucks her off back*

Leo: You really should have stayed out of it.

*Pulls sword out of hip and stabs WK in the shoulder with it then drops her*

*Takes a shot in the back and keels over in pain*

*Sees Boro on the ground in front of her and uses him as a shield*

OOC Of all the times to have a blood nose...