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[Beat Bandit]

I guess for a more legitimate response:

Keeping talking to him, ask "do you just want the car, can we keep the supplies?" etc, taking this time to accelerate slightly, but most importantly wait until he lowers his weapon slightly, then Quick's plan.

Ducking or not, we're not dodging a point-blank shot from a shaking finger squeezed on a trigger.

If he is knocked forward and his weapon is in his hand, grab for it.

If he drops the weapon, pull the knife and keep him pinned, instructing Nicole to find something to restrain him with in either case.

[Detonator]

I guess for a more legitimate response:

Keeping talking to him, ask "do you just want the car, can we keep the supplies?" etc, taking this time to accelerate slightly, but most importantly wait until he lowers his weapon slightly, then Quick's plan.

Ducking or not, we're not dodging a point-blank shot from a shaking finger squeezed on a trigger.

If he is knocked forward and his weapon is in his hand, grab for it.

If he drops the weapon, pull the knife and keep him pinned, instructing Nicole to find something to restrain him with in either case.

I figure these kinds of details will either be worked into Romo's response, or be decided upon after we slam on the brakes.

[Beat Bandit]

I guess that's up to Friday, but if I go for a plan that isn't mine, I want it to be a well defined one, with a reaction developed enough to lead into the next choice.

[Norondor]

i don't know if i am allowed to post or not but

Talk Benny down without any insane heroics. He's rough, not stupid. God only knows how many of those faceless freaks there are around. We're both fucking adults here, we're both armed, and if we're gonna have a chance of survival we have to watch each other's backs.

He can fucking drive if he wants but for fuck's sake, does he really think he'll be better off with a car, but on his own? How secure IS a rolled-up car window, anyway?

(if all else fails, extreme heroics. if it works, then i can deal with him later, should the time come to cross that bridge)

[Friday]

i don't know if i am allowed to post or not but

Anyone can post. There are no restrictions. You can be a regular, or only post once. It doesn't matter.

[Detonator]

Benny might be smarter than we think, he knew to lie about his gun after all.  If he thinks we're stalling or planning something, he might get restless and cap us right there.  Hell, if we had told him he couldn't come with us, he probably would have capped us as soon as we turned our back.

Hitting the brakes now is something he's not expecting, he'll probably fly up to the front of the car with the law of inertia and such, then we can do what we want with him.

[Friday]

Please make it clear what plan you are voting for by putting any new plan in bold, and endorsing said plans also in bold. Sorry, should have said that in the first place.

[Detonator]

Okay, I'm not officially endorsing anyone yet.  I'd like to hear more ideas before jumping on the first one that sounds good.

[Classic]

Perhaps this is too detailed? Or too insane?
Tactics up for revision. I'm pretty sure if he's not willing to chat with us, we have even odds of being shot.
Classic 1:

In the coolest voice we can manage, "I can give you the car if you really want Ben, it's just a setback in my master plan." Pause as though to think for a moment, and then continue trying to talk Benny down by piquing his curiosity. "You're more than big enough to take care of yourself, even with the THEY running around just outside in the dark. I probably don't have to tell you their one, fatal weak point. But you know what I don't know, Ben? I don't know why you want this car so badly that you're willing to threaten me for it when I know we can help each other out."

If Benny's insistent on not hearing us out, we'll cut to the chase, and if he's incredulous (as he likely will be), we'll play along, "Alright. I can't help you if you don't want it. I'm gonna stop now."
We'll come to a slow, steady stop, "You're in charge, whatever you want is fine."

If he insists on us turning off the car during the switch, we're going to palm the knife, take out the keys, and use handing them to him as a reason to get close enough to disarm and threaten him, or if that seems unlikely stab him fatally.
If he neglects this and lets us leave the car on, but insists we exit the car first, we will give Nicole a hug during which, we'll apply the parking brake instead of actually putting the car in park and explain that we won't leave her. Then exit the car, leaving the car open until he gets out. When his door opens, whisper, "Ben... did you see that?" in an urgent voice. No matter what, when he closes his door, we hop back in, duck down with Nicole and mash the gas down.
The obvious simpler variants on this plan if Benny decides to exit essentially simultaneously to us, or laughably, before us should also be run.
If Benny insists on all sorts of precautions like having us get on the ground, back away slowly from the car before he gets in, or starts giving professional-like instructions, we're going to do the most reckless thing I can think of, and lean the chair back after removing our seatbelt to try and control his firearm, and turn to wrestle him. Hopefully the stress won't awaken the Parasyte.

Of course, this operates under the working assumption that he's not just going to kill us when we come to a full and complete stop... so...
 

[Arc]

Duck head to the side and slam the brakes on as hard as possible.

Seconded.

Gut'em with the knife as he leans over if his ass doesn't go flying through the windshield.

Fucker killed Tom and stuffed the body in that truck.

[Detonator]

shit

Unless our skillset suddenly includes acting and sleight of hand, I think a more direct approach should be considered.

Seconds matter here.  I don't want to play guessing games on how badly Benny wants to shoot us.  Maybe he's never fired a gun and hates killing (like us) or maybe he's a murderous psychopath.  I don't want to gamble by playing psych games that may or may not work and rely on us bluffing or palming stuff while sitting in a car with a gun to our head.  At that point we might as well just give up the car and walk to the vet in the dark.

I will third Romo's choice, which I believe passes it through.

[Classic]

  I guess that was too ambitious, but now we're assuming we can out wrestle Benny, and I really would have preferred him alive. Though Arc's guess is probably about right.

[Friday]

Duck head to the side and slam the brakes on as hard as possible.

"Alright, relax," you say. "I'm pulling over."

No time to waste. You slam the brakes and duck to the side at the same time.

Benny doesn't even get a shot off. You feel him hit the back of your seat with a grunt, and then bounce off.

There's a clattering at your feet. His gun has fallen to the floor up front.

You reach down, grab it, and twist around, pointing his pistol (it's an automatic) at him. Benny is still picking himself up. The seat belt cuts into your upper body at this unusual angle, but you've got him covered.

Benny puts up his hands, and smiles, a bit sheepishly.

"I had to try it," he says, through yellow teeth.

**********************************

1. Boom. Headshot.

2. "What the fuck were you trying to accomplish! Get the fuck out of the car, now. You're on your own, Benny-boy."

3. "Can you give me a reason why I shouldn't kill you right now?"

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[Romosome]

2.

[Norondor]

3, and i fucking mean it.

[Arc]

3.

Headshots don't do jack to these vine beasties, if that's his case.

[Detonator]

2, I want to know where he was planning on going, and why it couldn't include us.

[Arc]

3 is the line of questioning, 2 is ordering him to get out.

[Detonator]

Okay, I'll switch to 3.  Time to go Jack Bauer on his ass.

[Romosome]

Sticking to 2.  I can ask him shit once he's out of my car.