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[SeriousConcentrate]

Keith just looked down at the arrow in his chest, then looked back up at Guildenstern.

"I'm going to give you the most heinous wedgie for that. I'm talking pulling the waistband so far up that I can hook it on your nose, you vanilla midget."

Serena to L14 and heal Keith. Keith to 13K and purp Guildenstern's nerps.

[Praefectus Screptum]

10, L, shieldbash the archer. Also glare at Rosencrantz while doing so.
"MPMHMH has gone too far."
"I will make MPMMH simple. Drop your weapon and tell your friends to do the same, or MPMMH two over there will stop holding out their punches. And even MPMH holding their punches, I am sure you can see how hard they are hitting."

[IamanElfCollaborator]

"Man, what do you think I've been trying to do for the last ten minutes? If I had my way, I'd have given you the whole damn wagon to compensate, not that there's anything worth jack in there."

[Praefectus Screptum]

"Drop MPMH weapon and stay back then. Try to talk to your brother, if he ignores you then...well, Keith will suplex some sense into his mind."
"MMPMHPM. And here I thought we were reckless."

[kj1225]

Keilee watches Keith tangle with the two opponents with a worried frown. She quickly looks to the other goblin while Jarvis makes his demand.
"W-what!? M-master Keith wouldn't do that! H-he's very nice I'll have you know! ... But..." Keilee turns to Rosencrantz with a slightly panicked expression.
"Y-you should really think of something, m-miss Asuna is, uh, rather erratic _{and very very scary...} O-or at the very least you could not fight yourself... _{Uh... I think my brother gave me advice about something like this...}"
"That's it! You just pretend to join us and make up something so we want you to join, then ask that we let your brother go as a favor! ... Or really join us... and then your brother doesn't need to worry about the money since I'll just split my share with you! I-I think it'll be enough for whatever is so important to him..."

[SeriousConcentrate]

From a few feet away, one could hear Keith mutter.

"_{If he's lucky a suplex is gonna be ALL he gets.}"

[IamanElfCollaborator]

Rosencrantz rubs the back of his head.
"I mean, you guys don't exactly look all that much better off than us, no offense. And he is my brother....but, then again, we've been hard up for ten years.....what, exactly, are you offering? Can't possibly be more than what my brother's willing to go to prison for."

[Powder Miner]

:"Hey, if Keith and I kick the shit out of his brother, then we don't have to offer anything! I'M not giving anything up to make nice with the guy trying to fucking kidnap me! I've had to deal with TOO MUCH of this shit for that!"

[kj1225]

Keilee closes her eyes in thought, sticking her tongue out a little, before finally sighing.
"I-I forgot how much you guys were getting but... Should five hundred thousand rhea be enough?"

[Praefectus Screptum]

"Trust me, I am all too aware MPMPMH are a mess."
All this random "offers" and negotiation attempts while he was still trying to discuss only resulted on another loud MMMMPH.
"MMHPMH-I think our offer is 'stop this nonsense' or MPMH two will beat the MPMHP out of your brother and friends."
  "I may not MPMH thing for shield bashing people, but your brother and MPPMHMP friends still tried to commit a crime. Can't MPMPHM a prize for stopping."

[Powder Miner]

Asuna burst into furious shouting at that offer.
:"WHY WOULD WE GIVE THEM FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND RHEA FOR KIDNAPPING ME?! Do you want to REWARD them for this? If they come out of this with FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND RHEA it will just encourage people to do it AGAIN!! We can just BEAT them, right now!"

[SeriousConcentrate]

"Little miss rage here has a point. If people think they can get a half-mil for making off with her we're going to have to deal with these bozos like every day. And not just in fights either. People are gonna try to be clever and take her in the night while everyone's sleeping and things like that."

Keith shrugged.

"I dunno about you, but I don't want to put up with that kind of annoyance."

[IamanElfCollaborator]

"Goddesses above! Five hundred thousand?! Who the hell are you working for?!"
Before Rosencrantz can get an answer to that question, however, Asuna buts in, and Guildenstern turns to his brother.
"See? These guys are just trouble. Bribing you? Who do they think they are?"
"Trouble? You dragged me into you trying to commit a crime! And they're trouble?"
"We're trying to make a living here! Besides, you're my brother, you're supposed to have my back!"

At that point, something snaps in Rosencrantz's head. Something that, as becomes very clear to Asuna and the others, has been stewing for a very, very long time.

"Have your back? HAVE YOUR BACK? You ungrateful runt, I've had your back for ten goddess-damned years! Ever since Mom died, I promised I'd watch you and John's backs, like a GOOD older brother! You know where John is? He's doing a real job! Accounting! Back home! What the hell are you doing with your life, exactly? Running scams, selling people junk and now THIS?!"
"Ross, I-"
"I had your back when I helped invest money in that damn casino. I had your back when you thought you invented that new laundry machine that turned out to be an even more useless water mill. I even had your damn back when you wanted to invest in that bakery business that turned out to be MONEY LAUNDERING! But literally, trying to KIDNAP someone?! I told you, for the last ten minutes, to back out. You don't listen to me. You don't EVER listen to me! I'm just trying to HELP you!"
"But-"
"I'm TRYING to be a good brother, but when you're such a useless runt who keeps trying to take the easy way out instead of WORKING for things, I can't do ANYTHING! You think you've been putting up with this for a long time? Try raising this idiot! I've had it! You chased away three of my girlfriends, you got our house sold for that damn casino and then now you're going to try to kidnap this chick? Screw that! I'm putting an end to this crap, right now! I should've done this a LONG time ago!"

And like that, Rosencrantz suddenly turns towards his brother, fists up. Whatever issues he's had with his brother, it's clear he's had way more than enough.

Rosencrantz has joined your team.

Spoiler: HP (click to show/hide)

Party:
Asuna "Rio" Ito: 17/18 (Slim Sword)
Jarvis "Wigglerman" Samek: 13/20 (Slim Lance)
Keilee: 6/18 (Worm)
Keith Piper: 4/20 (Hatchet)
Vlad: 17/17 (Soldier's Drum)
Serena: 15/15 (Heal)

Allies:
Rosencrantz: 20/20 (Iron Knife)

Enemies:
Novice Duelist A: 0/18 (Wooden Sword) (Race: Goblin)
Novice Fighter A: 0/20 (Iron Axe) (Race: Revivian)
Novice Lancer A: 0/20 (Iron Lance) (Race: Generian)
Novice Sniper A: 0/16 (Iron Bow) (Race: Generian)

Novice Fighter B: 0/20 (Iron Axe) (Race: Revivian)
Novice Wizard B: 0/17 (Fire) (Race: Goblin)
Novice Lancer B: 0/20 (Iron Lance) (Race: Generian)
 
Novice Duelist C: 0/18 (Wooden Sword) (Race: Revivian)
Novice Fighter C: 0/20 (Iron Axe) (Race: Generian)
Novice Sniper C: 0/16 (Iron Bow) (Race: Goblin)
Novice Lancer C: 0/20 (Iron Lance) (Race: Goblin)

Guildenstern: 20/20 (Iron Bow) (Race: Goblin)
Novice Wizard A: 6/17 (Fire) (Race: Generian)
Novice Sniper B: 6/16 (Iron Bow) (Race: Generian)

Spoiler: Map Info (click to show/hide)

Objective: Rout the enemy or defeat Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
Other Info:
- Downs in this fight are non-lethal.
- Novice Duelist B is the one with the Revivian wife.
- Novice Fighter A, Lancer A, and Wizard B are the ringleaders.

XP: 28/100

[Powder Miner]

:"THAT'S more like it. Now, I'm gonna make sure these other fuckers don't get away!"
J14, barely-not-murder the Wizard.

[kj1225]

Keilee, looking fairly mopey and more than a bit scared over being yelled at, decides to not raise anyone's heckles more than needed, and so turns and quickly blasts the archer next to her.