Nashie

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

Johnny Conagher

As the cistern crumbled behind them. Johnny faced the spot where he'd last seen Master Ku, still stanced for a fight. Once he was sure that the creepy fuck wasn't coming after them, he sheathed his weapons, leaned himself against the wall of the pipe and let out a loud "Whew!"

"How're you two holdin' up?"

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

Johnny Conagher

@Ember Storm
@Patches

"Astrid an' I can get back up th' cliff the same way we came down, but...."

And there was that horrid abomination again. Johnny had no patience for this Blattodeic bullshit, so he was just gonna run right through Master Ku if he could.

He drew his wakazashi and went into a full tilt run, making little platforms of ice under his feet so that he could effectively leap at Master Ku and deal one hell of a savage blow with his blade.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

Johnny Conagher

Excellent! It seemed like they were really starting to come to a head with all of this nonsense. Now they just needed t-

...

Johnny took one look at the abomination that had just rode in on his trusty bug steed and said one word.

"...Nope"

Johnny seemed to fade into dust before the arthopodal cavalier's eyes, vape-a-porting to Yoshimi's position.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

Johnny Conagher

"So they were a red herring this whole time..."

Johnny said, smirking to himself as Galette gave them information even after saying she wouldn't.

"But why would they agree t'do that to begin with? Juss' what is it that they stand to gain outta all this nonsense?"

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

Johnny Conagher

@Patches
@Ember Storm
At Yoshimi's instruction, Johnny backed away from their wounded foe, keeping his six shooter trained in case Galette tried anything funny. Just what in sam hell was she talking about, anyway? Was she one of these artificial amalgams?

"Ah've got some of th' papers, Yosh. Astrid might too."

With that, he searched around for where he'd stashed them away. As he searched around, it occurred to him to ask a question.

"What d'you even mean by 'progress'? Progress towards what?"

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

Johnny Conagher

@Patches
@Ember Storm

"Roger that" was all Johnny managed as he kept his eyes peeled for a gap in the mist. Once he spotted it, he nearly raised his six shooter at it before realizing how likely it was that he could hit Yoshimi.

Instead, Johnny just closed the gap with a quick combat roll and stabbed at the gap in the mist.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

Johnny Conagher

@Patches
@Ember Storm
@Blizzardofoz123

The icy barriers that Kordan had made gave Johnny a much needed opportunity to reload, as well as highlighting which sandbitch was the real sandbitch. It seemed Johnny owed their cacophonous ally a drink.

Watching Yoshimi land one of her world ending punches on Galette, Johnny was about to join in with a shot off of his revolver, but she went out of sight again. Rrrrrgh...

"Kordan! Keep lightin' em' up!" Johnny shouted, eyes peeled for any other sand clones that wanted to claw him.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

Johnny Conagher

@Patches
@Ember Storm
@Blizzardofoz123
With a grunt of surprise and pain, Johnny took a clawing to his upper right arm. Johnny had a feeling that that would have more consequences than it seemed initially, but he'd have to worry about that later. For now, Johnny fanned the remaining five shots into sandbitch's face.

If that was sufficient to drop her, Johnny would quickly scan his surroundings to see who might need his help. In this case, he'd try and respond to Yoshimi.

"Which one? Rrgh. Don't tell me this broad went invisible on us."

If not, he'd get his wakazashi involved a little more, using it to put enough space between him and sandbitch that he could reload.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

Johnny Conagher

@Patches
@Ember Storm
@Blizzardofoz123
Yup, Johnny had seen enough. It was mighty kind of this woman to rearrange the environment to make him feel at home, but a Child of Kodo'Yim was a child of Kodo'Yim.

So, Johnny just made good on that threat concerning a bullet to the head.

Kokotha: Old Magic, New World

Johnny Conagher

@Patches
@Ember Storm
@Blizzardofoz123
Things that they don't understand...
The sheer nerve of this cloaky cowardly bitch! Like Johnny couldn't understand forcibly turning people into horrid abominations against their will. What did she think he was? Some kind of braindead idiot?
Oh no. Johnny didn't want to listen to another word of this bullshit. Johnny drew his six shooter and...

No, wait. That was acting a little too quickly. Johnny kept his six shooter trained on her head, but didn't fire right away.

"You'd better chose yer next words damn well. Cuz ah only just stopped myself from puttin' a bullet through your brain where you stand."