<div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/1e/80/f2/1e80f2abe068fbf805c7d440c10c5089.jpg)</div><tt class="bbc_tt"><br/><strong>Name:Lyssiah Stormwhisper</strong>     <br/><strong>SP:</strong> 35/35      <strong>HP:</strong> 34/34      <strong>RP:</strong> 5/5<br/><strong>Weapon IN HAND: Laser pistol, Corona (2d4+2, Burn 1d4, 20 charges)</strong><br/><strong>Equipped Armour:Carbon Skin, Graphite (agility enhancer, mk 1) (with armor bonuses EAC: 16, KAC: 17)</strong><br/><strong>Carried Weapons:Survival knife (1d4+2 , Analog, operative), Semi-auto pistol, tactical (1d6+2)</strong><br/><br/><strong>Consumables:</strong><br/>medkit (basic), antitoxin (tier 1) (1), field ration (1), r2e (2), serum of healing mk  (2)<br/><strong>Additional Equipment:</strong> Backpack, Battery (6) (20 charges each), Computer (tier 3), Comm-unit (personal)<br/><strong>Spells/Abilities:</strong><br/>Trick Attack, Evasion, Holographic Distraction, Debilitating Trick<br/></tt><br/><br/><hr/>Trying to stay close to various boulders and terrain features, Lyssiah slowly advanced towards the spot she chose for the observation point. She stopped from time to time, briefly looking around, trying to see any movement, then continued, until they climbed the steep, but not impossibly so ridge. It wasn't so much as a climb but more walking on a slope filled with boulders and meteorite craters, so they reached the top in no time.<br/>As Valerie settled with her rifle, Lyssiah looked around, thinking where to settle down as well, in the end choosing to crouch with her back to a large boulder on a slightly elevated flat space. From her position, she could see Valerie and observe almost all of the surroundings, including behind and one of the sides of Valerie. She judged that if someone would attack them from behind the boulder she was crouching near, they would go around it, becoming a good targets for her laser pistol, and if someone decides to surprise Val from behind, she would be able to warn her in time.<br/>She sighed, adjusting her position so she'd be able to get up fast if need arises, and prepared to wait, but Valerie, as always, decided that was the perfect time for a small talk. How predictable, thought Lyssiah, smiling despite herself. The wild theories she offered for the reason<em>why</em>their opponents were here sounded too ridiculous, but the last bit, about real secret for<em>quick and easy</em>weight loss, almost made her chuckle. Almost.<br/>Quick<em>and</em>easy?<em>That</em>kind of secret would be worth a small fortune and<em>would</em>indeed bring out opportunists and all kinds of mercs! Lyssiah never had weight problems, she never had time nor the desire to stuff her mouth with cakes and steaks and salads like those fancy rich people in equally fancy restaurants, but even she, with her isolated lifestyle heard about the countless of ways women try to lose weight.<br/><br/>And to Valerie's credit, the question she asked was an interesting one. If they knew what their "scaly pals" were doing here, they'd probably be able to infer how to avoid the better and how many of them were there. Or not.<br/><strong>- "Not sure..."</strong>she said thoughtfully, replaying in her mind conversations she had with her smuggler contacts.<strong>"..before we took off, back at the station, I asked some people who know some people, showed them the photos. They told me they don't know anything, but I got the feeling they were afraid to speak. Whom they are afraid? Perhaps there is a pirate base here, and perhaps some or another crime syndicate set up a station here. The question is, why were they so heavily armed and armored? I mean, this is a remote moon, there is no civilian traffic and government militaries are unlikely to be deployed around here. This means, our pals expect trouble, but from whom?"</strong>