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Thematrian1: thank you kindly
Thematrian1: c'mon Jon, you were here an hour ago...
CirclMastr: He hated you an hour ago too
CirclMastr: >_>
Vernjonal has entered the room.
Umbrafer has entered the room.
Umbrafer: *Waves* Sorry, all.
CirclMastr: Yes, you are sorry
Umbrafer: 'Swhat I just said.
Umbrafer: Warning: I'm not entirely conscious, so while I'll try to keep all of my ideas in the realm of sanity, keep an eye out for the ones that stray.
Thematrian1: When last we left the team, they were about to break in to UCLA and leave the creepy package behind.
Umbrafer: (Alex says that if necessary, he can take over)
CirclMastr: (Alex... playing Alex... that might get.... overly simple)
Thematrian1: (Way to beat me to the witticism)
CirclMastr: (I do what I can)
Thematrian1: Sam had successfully browbeat Mr. Adamchik into going along.
Umbrafer: *Glomps Adam*
CirclMastr: That was random
Umbrafer: Not really. It followed fairly logically from the previous statement.
EverGuard4: ?
EverGuard4: you missed your chance to do it in person
EverGuard4: was kind of a weak hug, actually o.O
EverGuard4: ^^
EverGuard4: sowwy
Umbrafer: Sowwy. I'll make up for it.
CirclMastr: *gasp* J's a WEAK HUGGER!
EverGuard4: *laughs* I hope you do
EverGuard4: =)
CirclMastr: ...
CirclMastr: That could be taken out of context
Thematrian1: Or in context.
Thematrian1: Anyway
EverGuard4: (you realize that's Alex, right Dave?)
CirclMastr: When did Alex take over?
CirclMastr: I missed that
Umbrafer: Actually, that was me doing the glomping. He'd probably do similar, though.
Thematrian1: Mr. Adamchik just got into your van.
EverGuard4: ... whatever
CirclMastr: See, first person pronouns are meaningless now
Umbrafer: A: No, this is me taking over. *glomps Adam, then glomps Dave*
Umbrafer: (Anyway.)
Umbrafer: Waitwaitwait.
Umbrafer: Into the van?
EverGuard4: *repeats earlier comment, this time to the correct person*
Umbrafer: That seems less than subtle.
Thematrian1: EverGuard4: *beckons V to our vanThematrian1: ::swallow, enter::
Thematrian1: garr
Thematrian1: http://www.sotsw.net/runs/SotSW%206-28-04-02.htm
Umbrafer: Ooh, good idea.
Umbrafer: I should start putting run logs up.
Thematrian1: He has a 2020s Americar
CirclMastr: It's all a trap
Thematrian1: One of the conditions of the job was that it not be connected to Viktor Adamchik. According to him, at least.
Umbrafer: Hehehe
Thematrian1: Ms. J didn't specify.
Thematrian1: Viktor: "I can't...can't use my card to get you in."
Umbrafer: *Glances at Shojo, still not facing towards Adamchik at any point*
CirclMastr: *wonders why we're bringing him along if he can't get us in*
Thematrian1: His theory seems to be that you hate him personally.
CirclMastr: (Well, we do)
CirclMastr: (Gerbil perv)
Thematrian1: "I can guide you, if you can hide me..."
Thematrian1: (dammit guys, I've done all I can, one of you is going to need to do something)
Umbrafer: (*Conferring*)
CirclMastr: (*Bitching and moaning about lack of phone sex*)
Umbrafer: (Anyone have an Electronics toolkit? We're idiots.)
MilesMk1: (Blake does)
Umbrafer: (*Hugs Blake*)
MilesMk1: So what's the plan? Does Alex try to hack our way onto campus, or dow we do B&E, or a bit of both?
MilesMk1: And does sam have any stealth-related magic, BTW?
CirclMastr: (Shojo can give it a try, if we don't get caught)
MilesMk1: *Sam*, I mean.
MilesMk1: And I meant Shojo, not Alex...
CirclMastr: (Suuuuure)
EverGuard4: (yes)
Umbrafer: (Plan?)
CirclMastr: (Shojo can crack open the first lock/panel we find and get to work hacking into the security)
Umbrafer: (Physical intrusion team?)
MilesMk1: (Blake?)
Umbrafer: (Pretty much, come to think of it)
MilesMk1: (Plus...)
MilesMk1: (No one.)
Umbrafer: (Plus the spider!)
MilesMk1: (Does anyone think it'd be possible to try something similar to what we did in the other game? Say, grab a maintenance man who's off-duty, steal his key-cards, take his work clothes...)
Thematrian1: (and the Kimchee?)
Umbrafer: (Kimji. No pickled vegetable here)
Thematrian1: (shame. I thought the names were related)
Umbrafer: (Nope. Sometime I need to make you read Battle Angel)
Umbrafer: *Drive drive drive*
Thematrian1: (fair enough)
Thematrian1: Heading straight into UCLA?
Umbrafer: Heading straight to, at least. Into will wait until we've got a clear idea of what's happening.
MilesMk1: BTW, how's Victor reacting to our casual discussion of illegal hacking, breaking an entering, and kidnapping?
Thematrian1: Fair enough. According to Mr. Adamchik, the campus itself is open; it's just the individual buildings that are locked.
Thematrian1: Curiously resigned.
MilesMk1: Adamchik is actually one letter away from the last name of my best friend in grade school.
CirclMastr: (He's probably wishing he could have his student)
Umbrafer: (Or a gerbil)
MilesMk1: *Blake picks his way through his gear - checks the electronics kit and the camo suit*
MilesMk1: *Takes out the well-used med-kit* "This should probably stay in the van. Here, Victor, can you move over for a second so I can put it under the seat...?"
Thematrian1: He scoots over.
Thematrian1: He carefully avoids touching you.
Thematrian1: He scoots back as soon as he can.
Thematrian1: You have arrived at UCLA.
Umbrafer: What time is it?
Thematrian1: ::calculate:: 8:18
CirclMastr: AM or PM?
MilesMk1: "Don't worry, Doc Wagon has statistics on this - you actually have a very good chance of staying alive during one of these things. I guess it depends on how you view advanced resuscitation, but the basic point stands..."
Thematrian1: PM
Umbrafer: *Rolls down window, Kimji flies out*
Thematrian1: It's not possible for him to look any more worried, so he doesn't.
Umbrafer: *Flies around, looking at the general area*
*OnlineHost*: Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 2 5 3 5 3 1
*OnlineHost*: Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
*OnlineHost*: Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Umbrafer: (The second was Active)
CirclMastr: (Just throwing in extra dice now)
EverGuard4: are we at the designated ME building now?
Thematrian1: The paths aren't really wide enough for vans.
Thematrian1: I mean, just barely, so long as there aren't any students.
CirclMastr: (There are too many students anyway)
MilesMk1: (I thought the campus had walls and gates and so on.)
Umbrafer: (It does)
Umbrafer: (They just happen to be open right now, apparently)
Thematrian1: (They were abandonded, since most of the faculty housing lay outside it)
MilesMk1: (So how does the security check everything arriving on campus/)
Umbrafer: *Drive to some nearby spot with a decent view, preferably not too conspicuous*
Umbrafer: (And remember, with Sensors 5, a decent view can be had from many places indeed.
Umbrafer: *)
Thematrian1: Yeah.
Thematrian1: What are you looking for?
Umbrafer: If possible, a view of the target building
Thematrian1: Easily done. Only three floors, which is kinda odd since you were told to deliver for room 441.
CirclMastr: (It's a trap! Run!)
CirclMastr: (Er, float)
Umbrafer: Interesting. Can I see inside any windows?
Thematrian1: Yep. Windows all over the place. They're mostly still light.
*OnlineHost*: Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 4 5 1 6 6 1 1
*OnlineHost*: Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 3
Umbrafer: What does it look like inside them?
Thematrian1: Very labby. Vials, jars, strangely-shaped and unlabeled machinery...
Thematrian1: in one of the chemistry labs, the glassware is moving by itself.
Thematrian1: Second floor
Umbrafer: Interesting.
Umbrafer: "Watch out for the second floor."
MilesMk1: "Why, what's on the second floor?"
Umbrafer: "Floating glass."
MilesMk1: "Fucking college kids."
CirclMastr: "I don't think they fuck in the labs"
Umbrafer: "You didn't know the right college kids, then."
CirclMastr: "Let's ask our friend Viktor. Ever fuck a student in a lab, Viktor?"
Thematrian1: "Eghrk!"
Thematrian1: "No, of course not!"
CirclMastr: "Library then?"
CirclMastr: "I hear the library is big"
Thematrian1: "R-ridiculous."
Umbrafer: #Stop being mean to poor Viktor. At least until we get paid.#
CirclMastr: #Okay okay... taking away all my fun...#
MilesMk1: "Hmm... So, Victor, considering we're supposed to deliver something to the 4th floor, that building looks surprisngly... three-story."
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Thematrian1: "It's in the basement."
Thematrian1: "The ground floor is the fifth floor"
MilesMk1: "Ah."
Thematrian1: "So, maybe we should come back tomorrow..."
CirclMastr: "..."
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 3 4 4 2 3
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
MilesMk1: "Is the 4th floor going to be above ground then?"
Umbrafer: The Kimji is going to fly over towards the building.
Thematrian1: "No, it's one level below."
MilesMk1: "Well, then we might as well see what we can do today. Patience is the key. Teriyaki-flavored Jerky?"
Thematrian1: Ok, what's it looking for.
Thematrian1: "Yes please."
MilesMk1: *holds out the bag*
Thematrian1: ::takes some, eats it with apparent pleasure::
Thematrian1: "Well, could you hurry up then?" He flinches as he says this. "I have an appointment..."
Umbrafer: It's looking for an open window with nobody near it or a door like that or something.
Thematrian1: No open windows; it doesn't look as though these windows even can be opened.
MilesMk1: "We're investigating the best approach as we speak."
Umbrafer: No doors either?
Thematrian1: One set of double doors, closed and carded.
Umbrafer: *Fly fly fly*
Thematrian1: "So...what's it going to be?"
Umbrafer: #Any ideas?#
MilesMk1: (Shojo needs a jack-point on the inside to do anything?)
CirclMastr: (If I can crack open the lock on the door I can use it as a jackpoint)
Umbrafer: (The door is a bad place to camp out)
CirclMastr: (Well if there's an external panel I'd love to hear about it)
MilesMk1: (Did we see anyone leave the building during this surveillance?)
Thematrian1: No
MilesMk1: (Doh. How are the cameras position in respect to the building? Any directly by the door?)
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 2 6 5 3 6 5 3 6 5 3 1 5 5 5
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 2 6 1 2 3 5 6 4 2 6
Thematrian1: Yes, there's a (poorly) concealed camera in a tree opposite the doors.
MilesMk1: (Hmm... OK - any manholes visible in the immediate area? And what is the ground clearance of the van?)
CirclMastr: (Shojo can hack through a camera if she can crack the case)
Thematrian1: (Ground clearance? No manholes nearby)
MilesMk1: (Ground clearance matters if you don't want people to see you crawl into a hole in the ground.)
Thematrian1: (No, I'm asking what ground clearance is)
MilesMk1: (How much rooom between road and bottom of the van)
Thematrian1: Ah. Jon'd know better than I; perhaps six inches?
EverGuard4: *hoisting box and addressing Victor, watching his reaction (hoping for some indication of uniform accuracy)*
Umbrafer: Not sure. Anyone got Rigger 3 Revised? It's got a picture...
CirclMastr: (I do but I'm lazy and can't describe things well)
Thematrian1: Sam's appearance has shifted; he now looks like a UCLA rentacop.
Umbrafer: Just look at it and see if it looks like someone could crawl under.
EverGuard4: "Please come with me."
MilesMk1: (What's the van's name?)
Thematrian1: "All right..."
CirclMastr: (Bob)
Umbrafer: (It's a Roadmaster)
EverGuard4: *casually saunters towards building*
Umbrafer: (Very very very modified)
Thematrian1: He follows Sam. He's trying for casual; it's not going well.
MilesMk1: (Oh god, yeah... The think looks like it's got a foot and a half of room under it.)
EverGuard4: *whispers for him to relax*
Thematrian1: (Well ok then)
MilesMk1: (Not that it matters... :-))
Thematrian1: (Hissing) "Relax? Relax!?"
CirclMastr: *takes the time to jack in*
EverGuard4: *looks nonplussed* "You
EverGuard4: 'll arrive for your appointment."
EverGuard4: *upon reaching building makes a gesture for V to to let us in with card*
Thematrian1: "They'll know I was here!"
Umbrafer: (Package still in van?)
EverGuard4: *ignoring him, making it appear as though the characters' arrivals were coincidental*
EverGuard4: "Excuse me professor, would you mind opening the door? My hands are full."
MilesMk1: (Sam has it...)
MilesMk1: (BTW, does Sam still look like a UCLA cop on the van's monitors?)
Umbrafer: (*Nods*)
EverGuard4: (unless the van is rolling 10+ successes, yes)
Thematrian1: He wrings his hands, and doesn't open the door.
Umbrafer: (Van doesn't get a test)
Umbrafer: (But the radar/ultrasound shadow looks wrong)
EverGuard4: *whispers "Go in and do something menial, we'll get it in."*
Thematrian1: "But...! Very well."
EverGuard4: *walks off and doesn't look back*
Thematrian1: He swipes his card, the door opens, he steps through quickly.
Umbrafer: The Kimji is not going to follow.
Thematrian1: The door slides closed, he hurries away.
MilesMk1: "I guess we need a plan B."
CirclMastr: *has no idea what that was supposed to accomplish*
Umbrafer: *Looks for Sam's signature*
*OnlineHost*: Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 5 2 2 1 2
Thematrian1: He's easy to find; he only walked a little way away.
Umbrafer: *Nods*
EverGuard4: um...
Umbrafer: (Um
Umbrafer: ?)
CirclMastr: (I'm so confused)
Thematrian1: (So am I, if it helps)
CirclMastr: (Not so much)
MilesMk1: (Yeah.)
MilesMk1: (Ok, so walking in with Victor didn't work because he's too afraid.)
MilesMk1: (We need to find a place where we can discreetly break into their security system.)
Umbrafer: Where's that camera again?
MilesMk1: (How does that tree look, in particular around that camera? Lots of branches? Leafy?)
Thematrian1: Yes and yes.
MilesMk1: (So someone up in the tree next to it wouldn't be especially visible?)
Umbrafer: *Kimji inspects the camera from a non-covered angle*
Thematrian1: (Not easily, no, but with all the assorted search power the two of you can bring to bear...)
Thematrian1: If something's hiding up there, it's doing a damned good job.
Umbrafer: (*Retrieving apple crisp*)
Thematrian1: ...?
MilesMk1: (I was thinking more along the lines of us climbing there and cracking the camera open to create a jackpoint.)
Thematrian1: aah. No, it wouldn't be obvious to anyone. It'd be a pretty good hiding place, against a mundane.
MilesMk1: "So, do we want to try having a go at that camera, then?"
Umbrafer: "Go for it."
MilesMk1: "Shojo, if I crack the case open, can you jack into it?"
CirclMastr: "You bet"
MilesMk1: (Am I better at Electronics B/R than Shojo at this point?)
CirclMastr: (I've got 4)
MilesMk1: (So do I... I don't mind clambering up there, it's just a question of what's more practical...)
CirclMastr: (One person is less noticable than 2)
MilesMk1: (So, would Shojo rather go on her own, then?)
CirclMastr: (Sure)
MilesMk1: (Ok.)
Umbrafer: *Watches the proceedings*
Thematrian1: Shojo heads for the tree?
CirclMastr: "I need the toolkit"
MilesMk1: *Hands over the toolkit.*
Umbrafer: Can I see a good way up the tree without coming into the FOV of it
Umbrafer: *?
Thematrian1: Of the camera, I assume you mean? It points only toward the doors, so getting behind it is a snap.
Umbrafer: *Nods*
Umbrafer: Just in case, I'm ready to fly Kimji inches in front of it if necessary.
Umbrafer: (Hopefully too close to get a good shot)
CirclMastr: *gets out of the van and heads up the tree*
Thematrian1: It's not a hard climb; with a little care, you're easily up.
Thematrian1: And behind the camera.
CirclMastr: *sets to work opening the case*
Thematrian1: ok, go for it
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 6 1 6
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 5 2
CirclMastr: (I think I cracked it)
Thematrian1: all too easy
CirclMastr: *splices a jackpoint and plugs in*
Thematrian1: It's open, you can make your jackpoint.
CirclMastr: *jacks in*
CirclMastr: #Got the case open, working on an account#
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 10 6-sided dice: 2 3 3 2 3 5 3 4 6 2
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer: #Let me know when you get in.#
Umbrafer: "Blake, how fast can you get over there?"
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 10 6-sided dice: 6 4 3 5 5 1 2 2 4 2
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
CirclMastr: #This thing is a bitch#
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 10 6-sided dice: 5 1 2 5 1 2 3 6 3 4
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
CirclMastr: #This thing isn't letting me in, it's going to be a while before the host cools down#
Umbrafer: #Damn. Any idea how long?#
CirclMastr: #I'll give it ten minutes#
CirclMastr: *settles in*
Thematrian1: It's a pleasant night.
Thematrian1: Gentle breeze.
Thematrian1: The time is 8:45. 10 minutes have passed.
CirclMastr: *switches comm to Alex only* #Mmm, this would be a nice place for a picnic, love#
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 10 6-sided dice: 2 6 3 4 2 1 5 4 5 6
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 6
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 6
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Umbrafer: #In the tree?#
CirclMastr: *switches back to all* #I'm in#
EverGuard4: #can you open this damn door?#
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 10 6-sided dice: 3 2 4 6 3 6 2 2 3 5
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 3
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 10 6-sided dice: 3 6 2 2 5 4 2 5 3 2
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Umbrafer: (Taking a really quick shower, I'll be back in a minute or so)
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 10 6-sided dice: 5 3 2 1 4 6 5 6 3 6
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 2 2
CirclMastr: (Goddamnit!0
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 10 6-sided dice: 3 3 3 6 2 6 2 5 6 3
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 4 1
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
EverGuard4: #can you get me the name of any sec personnel on duty?#
EverGuard4: (Sam has no idea how matrixy stuff works ^^)
CirclMastr: #There, got an account#
EverGuard4: ...
CirclMastr: (Doing stuff)
CirclMastr: #Guards on the first four floors#
Umbrafer: (Back)
EverGuard4: #can you feed the camera an empty image? or an image of me leaving?#
CirclMastr: #Two guards inside the lab#
CirclMastr: (Scratch)
CirclMastr: #Two on the fourth floor#
EverGuard4: #can you open the door, Shojo?#
CirclMastr: #Yeah, can you handle the guards?#
EverGuard4: #just open the door please#
EverGuard4: #and feed the cameras repeat images or whatever#
Thematrian1: The door swings open.
CirclMastr: #I'll keep you out of them#
EverGuard4: #can you open the bottom floor?#
EverGuard4: er... fourth floow?
CirclMastr: #I can open all the doors#
EverGuard4: #Open Sesame?# (please?)
EverGuard4: *stands before door marked '4'*
Thematrian1: This door too swings open.
EverGuard4: see guards?
Thematrian1: no
EverGuard4: what do I see? just a corridor?
CirclMastr: #Fourth floor's clear for now, go#
Thematrian1: Just a corridor, yes, as Viktor described.
CirclMastr: #One's on his way up the stairs#
EverGuard4: *goes for room 441*
Thematrian1: The layout is very regular; gridlike, even.
EverGuard4: any place I could duck out of sight?
Thematrian1: 441 is tightly warded. And there are lots of corners, thanks to the grid arrangement.
EverGuard4: *ducks around a corner*
EverGuard4: #just direct me, please#
CirclMastr: #He's walking the perimeter#
Thematrian1: Knowing that, he's very easy to avoid.
Thematrian1: What is Sam going to do?
EverGuard4: *avoids*
EverGuard4: #tell me when it's clear#
CirclMastr: #He's going back down#
EverGuard4: #and the other?#
CirclMastr: #On the second floor, go#
EverGuard4: *goes*
EverGuard4: *waits for 441 door to open*
Thematrian1: You stand before room 441. The warding is downright paranoid.
EverGuard4: when it does, I drop spells
Thematrian1: The door opens.
EverGuard4: *drop drop*
EverGuard4: *enter*
Thematrian1: ::crash, tinkle, tinkle::
EverGuard4: ?
Umbrafer: *Cringes despite not being able to hear this*
Thematrian1: (That was the noise your dropped spells made as they hit the floor)
EverGuard4: alright
Umbrafer: (...)
Umbrafer: (*Poke*)
Thematrian1: (heh, sorry)
Thematrian1: The room is bitch black.
Thematrian1: s/bitch/pitch
CirclMastr: (One could argue bitches are particularly dark)
EverGuard4: #can I get lights?#
EverGuard4: (and did the door close behind me?)
EverGuard4: (and are we horribly boring J and Miles?)
CirclMastr: #Lights aren't on the host, look for a switch#
CirclMastr: (Yes we are)
CirclMastr: (I feel like an Operator in a Matrix movie)
Thematrian1: The time is now 8:58
EverGuard4: thanks
Thematrian1: The lights are soft. A large gray machine takes up most of the left side of the room; it's about shoulder height and so boxes and papers are piled on it.
EverGuard4: where are the closets V spoke of?
Thematrian1: Cabinets lean against the walls. Some desk+chair combinations are scattered at random through the open space in the center.
EverGuard4: cabinets locked?
Thematrian1: You rattle one a little. Yep, it's locked. A simple electronic lock.
Umbrafer: (I so wish a Strato-9 was in scanning range of that machine)
EverGuard4: #I suppose this is too minor for you to control?#
Thematrian1: It's not connected to the building security.
EverGuard4: figures...
EverGuard4: *tries other cabinets*
Thematrian1: One is unlocked. It's mostly empty; a couple of data-gathering devices on the bottom shelf.
EverGuard4: *inserts box*
Thematrian1: You insert box.
EverGuard4: *closes cabinet*
EverGuard4: *notes cabinet position*
Umbrafer: *BOOM!*
EverGuard4: thanks J
Thematrian1: You close cabinet. You note cabinet position.
CirclMastr: #V's coming out of the building, someone get him back in the van please#
EverGuard4: #get me out of here, please#
EverGuard4: #coming out of which building?#
MilesMk1: *Jumps out of the van to discreetly collect Victor.*
EverGuard4: nvm last remark...
EverGuard4: #please let him be, we can collect later#
Umbrafer: Sensor lock on Viktor when I get the chance.
*OnlineHost*: Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 2 2 3 2 4
CirclMastr: #There's a guard on 4, stay put#
EverGuard4: *follows Shojo's orders exactly*
Thematrian1: The guard leaves. All is safe. To leave is very easy.
EverGuard4: *leaves*
EverGuard4: *hopes for the best*
Thematrian1: You emerge from the building entirely unmolested.
EverGuard4: *thinks the GM has some forthcoming evil... scoffs @ self and chastises paranoia*
CirclMastr: (What of Viktor?)
Thematrian1: He's headed Martha's, at a guess.
CirclMastr: (I thought someone tackled him and brought him back to the van)
EverGuard4: *returns to van and apologizes to crew for being himself*
CirclMastr: *jacks out and climbs down from the tree, heading back to the van*
Thematrian1: A UCLA rentacop is walking towards you.
Umbrafer: Sensor lock!
EverGuard4: (Sam or Shojo?)
Thematrian1: Shojo.
*OnlineHost*: Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 2 6 4 1
*OnlineHost*: Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1: He's Locked
CirclMastr: #Now what??# *big oblivious grin*
Thematrian1: Blake set off to intercept Viktor. With Alex's help you have no trouble finding him.
EverGuard4: (am I back in van?)
Thematrian1: You arrive ahead of Alex.
MilesMk1: "Hey, Victor. Let us give you a ride out of here."
Thematrian1: The rentacop smiles and nods to Shojo. Meanwhile...
Thematrian1: "Er...no! I have to....I have to be somewhere.
Thematrian1: "Very important professessorial business." (Yes, he really did pronounce it that way)
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 6 5 1 3 3 3 5
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 4 6 5 3 6 5 1 2 3 6 2 4 1 4
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 3 4 4 1
MilesMk1: "I can move fast enough to rip off one of your limbs before you see me move, Victor. Don't worry, this won't take long."
EverGuard4: #We can afford to be kind.#
MilesMk1: (That didn't come out quite right...)
Thematrian1: "But she...er, I need to do this..." He's not insisting anymore, though.
Umbrafer: (Lecherous professors)
EverGuard4: *leaves van and heads towards Martha's dorm*
CirclMastr: Umbrafer: Sensor lock on Viktor when I get the chance.10
CirclMastr: (Ack)
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 10 6-sided dice: 4 3 2 1 5 4 6 6 2 5
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 4
Thematrian1: Viktor goes with Blake.
CirclMastr: #Sam, I'm taking care of it#
EverGuard4: #What are you taking care of?#
CirclMastr: #Er, yeah. never mind#
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 10 6-sided dice: 4 4 4 5 6 4 1 4 4 4
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
*OnlineHost*: CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
MilesMk1: *Heads back to the van with Victor.*
Umbrafer: *Waits for people to return to van and soforth*
Umbrafer: *Also, reels Kimji back in*
Thematrian1: Mr. Adamchik and Blake return to the van (assuming that's where they were headed).
MilesMk1: (Yep.)
Thematrian1: "What is it? I'm late!"
CirclMastr: #I'm taking care of it Alex#
Umbrafer: #What're you planning?#
CirclMastr: #I'm talking to Martha right now#
CirclMastr: (And this is why I have tons of comm gear, and this is why I don't have an RAS Override)
Umbrafer: #What does she have to say?#
MilesMk1: (Who is this Martha that everyone but me seems to know about, and why are we talking to her?)
CirclMastr: #I think I'm winning her over#
CirclMastr: (A student that dear Viktor is trying to sleep with)
CirclMastr: (That's what he's late for)
Thematrian1: (The PCs are meddling ;-))
CirclMastr: (Yes)
MilesMk1: (And considering what we do for a living, we have such a big problem with this because... :P)
CirclMastr: (And I'm not even trying to get moral karma, I'm just acting in character)
Umbrafer: (Because Shojo hates men.)
CirclMastr: (Because Shojo has her beliefs)
Umbrafer: (In this case, same thing.)
CirclMastr: (Viktor is a gerbil porn freak and Shojo doesn't want a girl to get hurt by him)
EverGuard4: #*sighs*#
Umbrafer: (Maybe if he got laid he wouldn't be a gerbil porn freak ;-) )
Umbrafer: (Anyway. Moving on.)(
CirclMastr: (Maybe he should just keep it in his pants)
Thematrian1: "What are we all standing around for?"
Umbrafer: (Says the guy hankering for phone sex :P ;-) )
CirclMastr: (And I'm keeping it in my pants, thank you very much :P )
Umbrafer: (No no no, thank you)
Umbrafer: *Awaits word from Shojo*
CirclMastr: #I'm trying, I'm trying#
Umbrafer: #What's the holdup?#
CirclMastr: #She's unsure, he's been promising her a big break#
EverGuard4: #Goddamnit, what the hell are you doing?!#
CirclMastr: #Trying to save a young girl the pain of a lifetime, IF you don't mind!#
Thematrian1: Viktor gets up and tries to leave the van.
CirclMastr: #Let him go#
CirclMastr: #Let him go#
MilesMk1: "Thank you for your cooperation."
MilesMk1: (This guy either hadn't run into a street sam before, or he's really crazy about this girl...)
Thematrian1: (given his lifestyle...)
Umbrafer: *Maintains sensor lock until he leaves range*
Umbrafer: Woahwoahwoahwoahwoah.
Thematrian1: He's heading for Martha's flat.
Thematrian1: ...?
Umbrafer: Did we get paid?
Thematrian1: no
Umbrafer: Wasn't he supposed to pay us?
CirclMastr: (getting paid would be nice)
CirclMastr: #Sam, what the fuck are you doing!#
EverGuard4: #Ironically, I had the same question for you#
CirclMastr: #I told you what I was doing#
Umbrafer: Can anyone confirm or deny that Viktor was supposed to pay us?
Thematrian1: (Everyone remembers it; Viktor was supposed to give you the rest of your fee.)
CirclMastr: #After I fucking saved your life three times over in the lab, you go behind my back?#
CirclMastr: #You fucking men are all the same#
Umbrafer: #What are you two blabbering about, and why is Viktor getting away without paying?#
Umbrafer: Can the van follow him?
Umbrafer: (Without going onto suspicious places, like quads and soforth)
EverGuard4: #It's fine. We can always collect. We know history.#
Thematrian1: Not easily; paths are narrow, students would have to scramble for their lives, &c.
MilesMk1: (Aw, hell... It's been so long I forgot about this. Never would have let him go if I knew.)
EverGuard4: #and Shojo, I don't question your purpose, merely your execution#
Thematrian1: (You can still easily go get him; he's not fast)
MilesMk1: (Yeah, but we look like retards. :P)
Umbrafer: #Shut the fuck up and grab that man!#
MilesMk1: *Goes after Victor.*
Umbrafer: #Thanks. You may return to your regularly scheduled argument.#
Thematrian1: He turns as he hears you approach (assuming you let him).
Thematrian1: "What?"
MilesMk1: "It just occurred to me there's a matter of payment."
MilesMk1: (God, my brain is not working at normal speed tonight.)
Thematrian1: "Oh, yes. Of course. I don't have it with me; it's at my house."
MilesMk1: "Hmm... I guess I lost the bet, then. You really do seem to think we were going to let you run off to violate university ethical standards without paying us."
MilesMk1: "She's not a minor, is she?"
CirclMastr: ( -_- )
CirclMastr: (I was handling it)
Umbrafer: (Consider our hand tipped. x.x)
Umbrafer: (There goes our rep down the toilet)
Thematrian1: "She's 22."
CirclMastr: (I say we kick him out and make him make a new character)
Thematrian1: Belatedly. "I think."
Umbrafer: (Eh? Viktor?)
Thematrian1: Yes, that was Viktor, to Miles.
MilesMk1: "So you are chasing after a girl? At this hour? At your age?"
Thematrian1: "Er...no. She's a student. My student. My grad student. We're doing a paper, I'm helping her with a paper, that's all.
CirclMastr: #What's taking so long?#
MilesMk1: "Right... Well, you'll have to let her know you'll be a bit late, then, because we'd like to be on our way out of LA as soon as possible."
CirclMastr: #Sam, get the fuck back in your body#
Umbrafer: (No, I was asking what Dave was talking about)
Umbrafer: *Sits, observes the sensor lock, and prays*
Thematrian1: He sighs. "Mercenaries will have their pay. Give me a phone, and I'll call her."
MilesMk1: *hands him a cell phone*
Thematrian1: He dials her number expertly.
Thematrian1: "Her phone is busy."
MilesMk1: *shrugs* "You can try again as we drive."
Thematrian1: ::wince:: He follows you.
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 2 1 3 6 4 5 4 3 3 5 3 5 2 2
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 5 5
MilesMk1: *goes back to the van*
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 4 2 5 3 3 1 6 3 5 4
Thematrian1: So Viktor, Blake, Alex, and Shojo are in the van. Sam is still at large.
Thematrian1: What now?
EverGuard4: *drivedrive?*
Umbrafer: *Vroom*
Umbrafer: (Gomen, sudden chaos)
Thematrian1: Back to Vicky's house?
Thematrian1: (Assuming so) He dashes into his home, and emerges with a stick.
Thematrian1: "Here's your pay, now take me back."
Umbrafer: *Check the stick*
CirclMastr: #I'm going to hang up soon, when I do have him try calling her again#
EverGuard4: #have you been speaking with her all this time?#
CirclMastr: #Yes. Have him call now#
MilesMk1: "I'm going to need my phone back, so if you'd like to try calling again..."
Thematrian1: "All right."
Thematrian1: ::dial dial, ring ring::
CirclMastr: ("So I called up the Injury Hotline and told them I was hurting for cash.")
Thematrian1: "Hi Martha, it's me, I'm so sorry, I...oh. Oh dear. Well, you should just get some rest then. I'll see you in class tomorrow, right? Good, good. Sleep well."
Thematrian1: He dials off, starts to throw the phone against the wall, and thinks better of it.
Thematrian1: He gently hands it to Blake.
MilesMk1: Actually, *The phone gets plucked out of his hand as it starts to move towards the wall by an irriated Blake*
MilesMk1: :p
Thematrian1: Ahh.
MilesMk1: (irritated)
MilesMk1: (but not very)
Thematrian1: (an irradiated Blake? ;-))
EverGuard4: (so... anything happening?)
Thematrian1: You take Viktor back home, he goes there.
CirclMastr: (I think he wanted to go back to campus)
Thematrian1: Not after he heard from Martha, he didn't.
CirclMastr: (Okay)
Umbrafer: #What did you tell her, anyway?#
CirclMastr: #I told her the truth, that he's going to fail her if she doesn't sleep with him#
Umbrafer: #If she's that desperate, why'd that make her turn him down?#
CirclMastr: #What do you mean desperate?#
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 3 2 3 3 6 5 4 1 4 4 4 4 5 5
Umbrafer: #Ooh, so she didn't know he was trying to get her into the sack yet?#
*OnlineHost*: EverGuard4 rolled 12 6-sided dice: 2 5 5 3 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 5
CirclMastr: #She thought it was an innocent meeting#
Umbrafer: (I hope those rolls weren't important)
Umbrafer: #Never mind, then.#
CirclMastr: #We got the pay, right?#
CirclMastr: (*cricketchirp*)
Thematrian1: Yes, you got the pay,
EverGuard4: #when are we heading out?#
EverGuard4: (and what was the pay?)
Thematrian1: Ok, I have to sleep now. If you're threatening V with death or something, now's the time to tell me.
Umbrafer: Castration?
Umbrafer: ;-)
Umbrafer: No, he's suffered enough. Just let him know not to cross us.
CirclMastr: My torture plans are on hold for now
EverGuard4: anyone up for Myth?
Thematrian1: God in Heaven.
CirclMastr: My body is getting increasingly sore
CirclMastr: Started with my right arm, now the left side of my neck too
MilesMk1: I have to get up in 6.5 hours.
EverGuard4: *waves* night to you that are crashing
Umbrafer: *Waves*
Thematrian1: I'm one of them. Sorry folks, I can't go on this way.
MilesMk1: Goodnight.
Umbrafer: Not up for Myth, sorry; I think Austin is.
EverGuard4: weakling
EverGuard4: =)
MilesMk1 has left the room.
Thematrian1: Good night everybody.
EverGuard4 has left the room.