Uncle Marco<br/>"Well", the man moves a hand to his ching, scratching it lightly. "I'll keep in mind your advice about the left hand. Guess we do it slightly differently..."<br/>He points to Ammanuel.<br/>"If what he says is true, this machine is... really fucking expensive. But to me, it's a big, armoured truck. Still, I value Ammanuel's advice... and I can see the point in good armour. So I'm going to offer you more than four times what you got for the other ones! Should be enough to get you sorted for a while? And you know, if you need something later, you can always turn to me. As a friend, I'd do my best to give it to you-the only thing you know I won't do is break the laws of my Hold!"<br/>He grins.<br/>"Bending them a little, now, might be doable... for a friend."<br/>And then Warner bust in. Marco sighed.<br/>"That's what I meant about rights", he mentions. He's ready to dive out of the way of bullets if Rez decides to finish what she had started -though the man looks in a better shape than he has any right to be. Meanwhile, he keeps talking.<br/>"As it is, my friend, if Rez had accepted my offer, I would be the one you'd have to deal with. As it is, it seems you have a dispute regarding property rights. Neither of you is in my jurisdiction, but since I'm unwilling to get caught in the line of fire, tell me: what do you offer her? Maybe I can help you make your offer sound more reasonable than it does now!"<br/>More importantly, while he's talking - slower than usual - he's also looking around, trying to read the hints about who is going to try and kill the other...first.<br/>"For now, though, I'd suggest you drop that gun, young man! Coming to make an offer with weapons is bad trade practice, and nobody threatens me with a gun in my hold, and lives. I can be forgiving - guess you wanted to make us listen - but don't push your luck beyond this point. If you start being just a tad more menacing, I'd have to give a bonus to Stephan or Top Dog... I guess. Or to whoever puts the bullet in your brain. Because beleive me, someone will!"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">GM:https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=57989<br/>Trying to read the situation, I'd like to know who's going to start shooting when... since this is OOC, I'd expect it from Rez.<br/><br/>Ammanuel:<br/>You know the answer to that - if it could be restored to a full-fledged armoured machine, weapons and all, Marco would keep it near his Hold. The primary priority in a Hardholder's mind is to defend its hold.<br/></div></div>