[TS] Slicing the pie, a question?

[Ultraviolet]

Originally Posted by Celti

Martial Arts has rules for cascading Waits, p.108.


Both have a ready weapon is the 'combat is already in progress' case, and is resolved using the standard turn sequence.

That may not work:

A is the SWAT guy slicing the pie of a hallway corner
B is the foul terrorist crouching behidn a desk with a Wait aimed at he corner.

Sequence:
B: Wait, opportunity fire at the corner
A: Step-and-Wait, no target presents itself, nothing happens
B: Still Waits
A: Step-and-Wait, no target presents itself, nothing happens
...[this may go on for several seconds, until:]...
A: Step-and-Wait, suddenly there is a target. BANG!
B: Was actually waiting for this so: BANG!


Now, since A was the one moving into LOS, is he the active party and shoots first? That sounds silly since B was Waiting for this very thing.

Do you only now look at Basic Speeds to see who goes first? Odds are that the SWAT guy is highly trained and faster so he always shoots first. So what is the effect of B's Wait?

TS p24 says you roll a quick contest *if neither chose a Wait manoeuvre*. But what if *both* did as in the example above?
Would that be the same? Make a roll for speed? That seems fair.
Sure, if only one guy was Waiting he shoots first.