Seeing that Kiri seems to be effectively contained, Isokratos will fellow Helio Horus and the professor, feeling totally confused and just knowing that he didn't want the professor alone with anyone in this bar, not even the security chief. He will hold a laser sword attack in case Helio Horus threatens the professor or Kiri approaches.

Kenny's unconscious body floats into the air, I guess.

Meanwhile, Horus-Lux smacks the immobile Kiri in the face with a laser and she falls unconscious.

Isokratos follows Helio-Horus.

Dwarf Save: 3

The Elf frowns, looking at the chaos. She turns to Mr. Killagob and speaks.

"I suggest that you stop the fighting."

 The halfling pauses, and gestures at Tiberius.

"Stand down, Vinter."

The half-orc looks suspiciously at the elf, then shrugs.

Maker and Jimmy are up.

Maker sees that the antagonists appear to be standing down. Still wary, the magician grabs a piece of frayed wire from amongst the destruction and prepares a spell to use in case hostilities resume.

Jimmy sprints after Gogglefogger.

(Out of combat for now, nobody's shooting anymore.)

Lysandra appears furious when the shooting stops, and continues brandishing her ion cannon.

"Why the hell did you stop? That bastard contractor halfling just tried to kill us!"

Mr. Killagob responds from behind some new cover he's assembled.

"You just shot at us, you daft fu-"

He's interrupted by the door opening, and the woman in the red dress(who, it seems, did not have the time to change out of her stained dress) enters, accompanied by six port nomad security officers, as well as a medic, who immediately heads to the dwarf and pulls out a medkit.

"I heard an explosion, I thought I'd get security. I- what the Hells just happened?"

Tiberius Vinter steps forward.

"There was an explosion, and immediately this nautilid and these mercenaries began attacking my clients, as well as myself. We returned fire."

Meanwhile, with Helio-Horus, Gogglefogger, Fezzik, Isokratos, and Jimmy, a cop hovercar shows up and a few human security officers step out, saluting Helio-Horus. Helio-Horus turns to you all.

"For the Professor's protection, we'll be taking him to a secure location. A few more cars will be showing up soon to take you and the others to my office, I'd like to interview everyone present at the bar at the time of the explosion."

Sure enough, as he finishes speaking several more hovercars appear.

Isokratos sighs. He knows what's coming. Locked up at the station for hours upon hours of questioning and security officers trying to trip them up. The big Nautilid puts away his laser sword and turns to Jimmy and Fezzik.

"Sure hope you boys don't have too many skeletons in your closets. We're gonna spend the next few days getting tumbled by swell fellas like Helio-Horus and his buddies here."

Isokratos looks to the Professor. "You okay, doc? You moved pretty quick there for a gnome."

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"Sure hope you boys don't have too many skeletons in your closets.

 "What? No, I don't waste food like that." Fezzik pushes the floating Kenny towards the nearest cop and says, "This is the one with the magic explosion box! You should give him a stout spanking!"

“No offense, chief, but I ain’t leaving that gnome alone with god knows who. He hired me and the others to protect him, and I ain’t about to flub it up more by letting’ the man serving dirty drinks to me take him away.” 

Jimmy moves up close to the Professor, ready to keep scrambling.

The professor nods weakly when asked about his condition.

Horus-Lux frowns.

"What do you mean by a 'magic explosion box'?" He then turns to Jimmy. "I'm afraid you don't have a choice in the matter. You're all technically suspects in this case, and you've already proven yourselves incapable of protecting anyone. Do not resist."

A nearby cop grins and jingles a pair of handcuffs, making it very apparent that he'd just love it if Jimmy resisted.

"The explosion was caused by this child here. He used a box to make the boom. Do you NOT see all the damage here? This boy did it!"

Maker has heard most of the conversation and walks nearer to the group, nearer to the police chief in particular and begins speaking. "Chief I feel that there might be a reasonable compromise here. Would you please, in acknowledgement of the fact that we individuals are still in the Professor's employ for the evening as personal protection, allow us all to be taken in together? That way we remain with the Professor and may continue to fulfill our professional duties, he will also be under your protection and we will be easily available to provide you with any information such as we might possess?"

Helio-Horus appears concerned when Fezzik speaks.

"I... see. We'll take him to the clinic and keep him under guard. We'll question him once he wakes up."

Helio-Horus shakes his head at Maker.

"As I said earlier, everyone is a suspect, and it'd be best to keep the professor separate from anyone present at the bar today. Now please, there's a car waiting for you."

Fezzik doesn't cause a ruckus and follows the orders of the authorities. They are clearly out-numbered.

Given that an appeal to compromise appears to have had no effect, Maker will also submit to the authorities.

Seeing his allies sway with the security chief’s argument, Jimmy backs down. 

“Better watch yourself, chief. You get him hurt, and I’ll know who to blame.”

Isokratos knows when he's licked so he nods and follows the others, studying the security chief's body language to see if he can tell if the Avia-Ra is on the level.

Insight: 20

They pack you all into a few police cars, and you head off to Helio-Horus' office, near the security station. You're seated in a dark room, and a few minutes later Helio-Horus enters and sits behind his desk.

"Hello. I'm just going to ask you a few questions. So, I've received reports that shortly after the explosion, you began to attack the Galactic Bank's representatives, seemingly without provocation if they're to be trusted. Is this true?"

Fezzik crosses his arm claws, tilts his head ans says with exasperation, "That's ridiculous, f course it's not true! Kenny blew himself up with his own explosion magic!"