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thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:04:04 PM): welcome back, everybody
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:04:16 PM): apologies for the delay, but everything's back together now
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:04:41 PM): Hey.
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circlmastr (9/7/04 8:04:49 PM): Of course, I've no idea where we left off
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:05:10 PM): when we left the team, they'd trashed the computer as ordered and extracted Sam's corpse from the basement.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:05:26 PM): Now they've got to call the J and arrange a meet for the other 80k
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:06:25 PM): I really need to shoot something. Are there any good webgames with blowing shit up?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:06:37 PM): There's always HeliAttack 2
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:06:50 PM): Takes too much thought
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:06:59 PM): So we're in the Noose, correct?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:07:06 PM): With a mysterious lack of Lone Star cops swarming all about us?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:07:13 PM): you're wherever you want to be; no one is chasing you
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:07:41 PM): so yes, the Noose
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:08:17 PM): I pardon the hangman.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:08:17 PM): there's a corpse in your car
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:08:33 PM): Someone bought ice to pack him with, IIRC
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:08:57 PM): there's a corpse packed with ice in your car. The clerk doesn't even blink.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:09:09 PM): (at the ice, not the corpse. Presumably she didn't see that)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:09:11 PM): Hehehe
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:09:14 PM): Presumably not.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:10:11 PM): Well...
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:10:23 PM): Time to give ole Johnson a ring and get our money?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:10:29 PM): May I recommend http://n.ethz.ch/student/mkos/pinguin.swf for aggression issues?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:10:39 PM): Meanwhile, I'm saving all our data on that run. I want to know what the bloody hell was up with that place.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:11:09 PM): it is saved
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:11:27 PM): Or: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/pingu2.php
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:12:28 PM): "We need to get rid of Sam soon."
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:12:36 PM): "If we do it fast enough, we might even make some money off of it."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:13:00 PM): "I've got a friend in the Yakuza, maybe they can do something with him"
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:13:13 PM): "How much money?"
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:13:15 PM): (...the hell?)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:13:19 PM): (Hm?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:13:33 PM): (How does...how can...what are you...nevermind)
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:13:38 PM): (What?)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:13:45 PM): "Someone search his body to make sure he's not carrying anything identifiable)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:13:47 PM): *"
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:14:14 PM): *calls up Yak contact*
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:14:17 PM): "I mean, the guy did almost get this whole operation shitcanned, but it seems a bit cold, you know?"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:14:31 PM): "I liked him, but he's evidence now."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:14:49 PM): Yakman: "Yeah?"
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:15:23 PM): (YakWOMAN)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:15:25 PM): "Think of it as his parting gift. We'll toast him later, once we're sure we're not going to follow him."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:15:35 PM): (This is Shojo we're talking about, female contacts, yo)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:15:41 PM): (Yeah, did you really think Shojo'd willingly have a male contact? ;) )
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:15:48 PM): Yakwoman: "What is it?"
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:15:54 PM): (Heh, sorry, sotsw was being slow)
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:15:56 PM): "Hey, it's Shojo"
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:16:11 PM): "Ah, Shojo, how's biz?"
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:16:30 PM): "Uh... Sure. I think I'll be getting my biomonitor and DocWagon tracer implanted. Under armor."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:16:39 PM): "Just in case."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:16:59 PM): "Not bad, got something here that might interest you"
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:17:18 PM): *sigh*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:17:25 PM): "Phone biz, or drinks biz?"
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:17:26 PM): *Searches Sam*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:18:03 PM): Sam wasn't carrying much;
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:18:05 PM): "Up to you. It's some produce that recently expired."
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:18:13 PM): "Hey, if you're still breathing when we find you, or the wagon shows up before five minutes go, we'll turn you right over."
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:18:18 PM): "But if half your head is missing..."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:18:21 PM): *to himself* "...or maybe a self-destruct system..."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:18:41 PM): (Cortex bomb, yo)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:19:43 PM): "Ahhh. Meet me at Vichelli's. I'll bring a friend, we'll go over it."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:19:56 PM): (That a place I know?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:20:16 PM): (Yeah, you've been there once. Yak bar, but not a bad place.)
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:20:43 PM): "Sure thing, I might have a friend or two with me but they're cool"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:21:48 PM): "If you want to put away some money and instructions for how to dispose of your body, I'll do it if I can."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:21:54 PM): Other than his ear cell phone and his armor, he's wearing some nice glasses and carrying a couple of owl figurines in a coat pocket.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:22:43 PM): I'll take it all... No point in having the vultures get it.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:22:49 PM): We're stashing it all in a box or bin.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:22:54 PM): Remember, we need to wash the blood off.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:23:02 PM): Yeah...
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:23:12 PM): "We'll be there in... *gives time estimate* "
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:23:16 PM): Speaking of that...
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:23:22 PM): (Apologies if I seem altogether too prepared for this)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:23:43 PM): "Hey, can we make a quick stop somewhere I can buy a change of clothes?"
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:23:49 PM): "First?"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:24:07 PM): "If we've got time." *Glances back* (how bloody is he?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:24:15 PM): Very
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:24:19 PM): *to the back* "You don't have to come in if you don't have to"
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:24:19 PM): (5 boxes worth)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:24:24 PM): he was clawed and shredded by multiple wild animals
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:24:47 PM): Ok. Going to drive and find a machine selling flats with few to no people around.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:24:48 PM): "I know, but I'd like to be able to get out of the car if I have to."
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:25:06 PM): If there are too many people around, I'm going to go buy them myself. Otherwise, he can do it.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:25:15 PM): (flats?)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:25:23 PM): (Disposeable clothes)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:25:24 PM): (Disposable single-use clothing)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:25:29 PM): (ah, danke)
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:25:30 PM): (What they said)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:25:41 PM): (You can get two wears out of them if you want, three if it's cool and you're sedentary. Any more is just being silly)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:26:04 PM): such things are hard to find in the Noose, but easy on Eastside
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:26:26 PM): I'll come out of the noose if there's no sign of pursuit. Throwing up the newscast on the monitor in the car.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:27:01 PM): There's a bunch of stuff about a daring terrorist raid into a corp facility in Westside.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:27:09 PM): But the address is wrong for it to be your place.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:27:31 PM): Interesting. Well, going to leave it up, turning it off while the vehicle doors are open.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:28:29 PM): "Do we have any bottled water in here?"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:29:12 PM): (Probably a few bottles up by my chair; if so, I hand one back)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:29:29 PM): "Thanks."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:29:51 PM): *Starts to clean off blood using the water and whatever is left of his t-shirt.*
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:30:10 PM): (soaks the rag in water, then rubs the blood off, so as not to soak the van)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:30:47 PM): *Reminds herself to get a disposable mop later*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:30:49 PM): This works pretty well; you certainly don't get the bloodstains out, but the ones that are left are, at least, less obviously bloodstains.
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:31:35 PM): *waits impatiently for the chance to get a drink and talk without having a male chime in*
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:32:16 PM): *Drives around hectically* *Also, pops out the Kimji briefly to survey the outside of the vehicle*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:32:57 PM): Your hectic driving takes you quickly to Vichelli's. Roll Perception for the Kimji
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:33:19 PM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 2 4 6 6 4 2 5
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:33:23 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 6
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:33:26 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:33:46 PM): (That's passive; a single point of active Sensor won't tell me anything meaningful about the condition of the vehicle)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:34:22 PM): The outside of the vehicle is cool, as far as you can tell. Nothing is there that shouldn't be, or missing that should be.
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:34:51 PM): *gets out of the van and heads into the bar*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:34:59 PM): Vichelli's is dim. One of the men whistles as you enter, but his companions glare at him and he subsides.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:35:11 PM): Is Blake going too, in his disposible clothing?
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:35:23 PM): (He'd better not)
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:35:55 PM): *looks around for her contact*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:36:28 PM): Your contact is at the bar, chatting and drinking with a short lady you don't know
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:36:49 PM): Blake is too tired to beat the crap out of Yakuza for making fun of his clothes tonight.
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:37:05 PM): *has a seat on the other side of her with a smile* "Hey hun, buy me a scotch?"
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:37:17 PM): (As fine and noble a reason to stay in the van as any I've ever heard)
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:37:33 PM): (What metatype was Sam again?)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:37:39 PM): Dwarf.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:37:42 PM): (Dwarf, straight up)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:38:01 PM): She does so, and it arrives with alacrity.
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:38:26 PM): *sips at it* "So, we can talk here?"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:38:34 PM): (Damn, so all his organs count as "small organs" ;) )
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:39:03 PM): (Heh)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:39:04 PM): *Wishes he could get a nap without risking getting sold to organ-leggers by "mistake".*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:39:09 PM): "Yep. Only thing the bartender ever hears is drink orders."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:39:37 PM): "What do you have for me?"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:39:57 PM): "You can sleep if you want. I know it's cramped, but if you can keep away from the body and the ice..."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:40:00 PM): "Dwarf, Awakened. Well, formerly so."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:40:17 PM): "Heh. No cyber?"
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:40:42 PM): (Did he have any obvious cyber?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:40:45 PM): (None that you ever saw)
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:41:18 PM): "None obvious. I know you won't hold out on me though." *grins and lightly pats her thigh*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:41:24 PM): "When did she die?"
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:41:33 PM): That's the other lady, not your contact.
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:42:03 PM): *clears her throat a bit* "He, sadly. Earlier tonight." (About how many hours ago?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:42:23 PM): (One and a half, ish)
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:42:44 PM): "About ninety minutes, he's been on ice."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:42:58 PM): She nods, contented.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:43:12 PM): "Let's see him."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:44:01 PM): #Bringing two girls out to the van to check the body# "Sure, this way." *finishes off the scotch and leads them to the back of the van*
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:44:29 PM): "We've got incoming. Two people to check the merchandise"
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:45:39 PM): (assuming no other actions) The party heads round back, opens up the doors, gets in, and peers down at Sam's dead body.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:45:42 PM): *Pulls on FFBA hood on, settles back clear of the body*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:46:36 PM): "What'd he do, fight a tiger by himself? Don't tell me..."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:47:54 PM): "Typical male bravado, if you ask me. Anyway, what do you think?"
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:48:01 PM): Short lady again: "I'll need to test for toxins before I can name a definite price, but it looks like we're in the 40 grand range."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:49:03 PM): "Three functional limbs, eyes, no major torso damage. I can give you twenty now, and up to another thirty depending on how the tests go."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:49:22 PM): "The fact that he was Awakened count for anything?"
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:50:08 PM): "Pretty much guarantees that the major organs'll work. Other than that, no."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:50:57 PM): "Alright then."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:51:33 PM): "Pass me a stick, I'll key the transfer."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:52:09 PM): *to Alex* "Did he have any family that you know of?"
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:52:09 PM): *pulls out a certified credstick and hands it to her*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:52:14 PM): ::nodding to her associate:: "Get the bag, honey."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:52:19 PM): She gets.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:52:36 PM): Twenty thousand nuyen are added to your stick.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:53:07 PM): "Not that we know of."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:53:15 PM): "Meet again, same place, three days, we'll finish it."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:53:17 PM): *takes it back with a smile* "It's a pleasure as always, hon"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:53:40 PM): "It's... generally a good idea not to mix your aboveground family into this sort of thing."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:53:59 PM): Your contact speaks up, for the first time in a while. "You always bring us the good stuff. Call me anytime."
circlmastr (9/7/04 8:55:25 PM): "Maybe we could go on a double-date sometime" *gives a little grin to the contact's companion, then gets back in the front seat of the van*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 8:55:29 PM): They load Sam into the bag and cart him away.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:56:40 PM): *Inward salute*
Umbrafer (9/7/04 8:58:35 PM): "Let's get the cred from the Johnson and book. I could use a half-dozen stiff drinks about now."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:59:33 PM): "Fine with me."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 8:59:48 PM): Anything new on the new feed?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:00:12 PM): News feed, rather.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:00:26 PM): Not really. Seems some stuffer shack was selling metahuman fingers in with the bite-a-rolls
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:01:11 PM): Yum.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:01:50 PM): Yeah. Some enterprising soul bought the lot and resold them to a ghoul community.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:02:05 PM): Anyway.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:02:09 PM): I think I like this mysterious person.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:02:17 PM): So I'm going to check some sort of public map. Was the area we were in heavily extraterritorial or something?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:02:22 PM): I mean, as far as this "terrorist attack" is concerned.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:02:33 PM): They're not named in the bit you're seeing.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:02:42 PM): Nope, nothing new on the terrorist attack.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:02:52 PM): The area is not heavily extraterritorial, or indeed extraterritorial in any way.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:03:08 PM): Definitely not liking the sound of this.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:03:53 PM): It's privately owned, of course, but there's a publically-registered Lone Star contract and everything.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:04:16 PM): Hm.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:04:25 PM): But...you're not being followed.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:04:42 PM): This is the point at which we pray that the Johnson wasn't really working for them to provide a "live demonstration"
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:05:45 PM): Hm
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:06:19 PM): Demonstration of the security system he sold them?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:06:32 PM): That'd be particularly bad
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:06:44 PM): Though if he were working for them and it was their in-house system, wouldn't be much better
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:06:52 PM): We might get dissected for "analysis"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:06:59 PM): Ah well. That's what happens when you hire the best ;)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:08:00 PM): hehe
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:08:05 PM): calling the J?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:08:38 PM): "Blake? You want to make the call, or should I handle it?"
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:08:58 PM): "I'll do it. He knows me anyway."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:09:06 PM): *Call Johnson.*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:09:52 PM): "Good evening?"
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:10:29 PM): "Blake here."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:10:49 PM): "A pleasure to hear from you. Did you do it?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:10:54 PM): (You fucking bastard, you set us up! You're dead! Your whole family is DEAD!)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:11:17 PM): (See? You're getting the idea :D )
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:12:05 PM): (sorry, got distracted in RL for a second)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:12:10 PM): (no worries)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:12:15 PM): "Yes, it's done."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:12:32 PM): "Very small pieces."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:12:39 PM): "Good. I can complete the deal tonight, if you wish."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:12:55 PM): *hits mute*
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:13:09 PM): "He wants to meet tonight. Are we going for that?"
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:13:22 PM): "Sure"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:13:33 PM): "I'd like to get this over with. We should be ready, though."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:13:50 PM): *unmutes*
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:13:54 PM): "When and where?"
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:14:59 PM): "In an hour, at the intersection of Eleventh and Woody."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:15:50 PM): "Please hold for a moment, I need to verify our ETA."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:15:55 PM): *mutes*
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:16:19 PM): "Eleventh and Woody in an hour. How's that sound?"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:16:20 PM): How fast can we get there?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:16:39 PM): you've heard of both streets, neither are major or important. You're not familiar with the intersection, but it's on your map; it shouldn't take more than 15 minutes to get there.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:16:50 PM): *Thumbs-up*.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:17:38 PM): *unmutes*
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:17:46 PM): "We'll be there."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:18:10 PM): "Then I'll see you.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:18:14 PM): ::click::
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:18:36 PM): "You may find yourself living in a shotgun shack..."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:19:03 PM): "Excuse me?"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:19:24 PM): "Ancient music. Think nothing of it."
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:19:30 PM): Driving by an indirect route or three.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:20:03 PM): Ups travel time to 20 minutes (or higher if you'd like to be really indirect), but it works
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:20:05 PM): "And you may ask yourself... How did I get here?"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:20:31 PM): "This is not my beautiful home"
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:20:56 PM): "Another devotee of the classics?"
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:20:57 PM): "Are you two quote done?"
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:21:01 PM): *quite
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:21:10 PM): (I'm so glad that wasn't intentional)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:21:11 PM): "This is not my beautiful wife."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:21:14 PM): (Fine typo you've got there)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:21:25 PM): "Occasionally, yes."
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:22:31 PM): I figure we'll shoot for a time of 35 minutes.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:22:34 PM): (For arrival)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:22:44 PM): Then, going to camp out a few blocks away.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:22:57 PM): ok, 35 minutes before the deadline, you camp out a few blocks away from Woody and Eleventh
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:23:51 PM): Doing anything exciting?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:23:55 PM): "If anything goes wrong, just get to cover. We'll be in like the cavalry."
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:24:05 PM): Going to prep but not launch the armed stratos.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:24:48 PM): Who, me? Who said I was going out there? :p
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:24:55 PM): Hehehe
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:25:23 PM): Declining the mission?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:25:58 PM): Not if I want part of that 80,000, and I have armor to repair...
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:26:17 PM): "Just make sure there's not someone with a sniper rifle on one of these rooftops."
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:26:36 PM): Going to do a scan of the rooftops around with the remaining time.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:27:35 PM): One with the van and one with both prepped Stratos
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:27:40 PM): (They aren't being deployed, though)
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:30:08 PM): (Zzzzzzzzzz)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:30:22 PM): (Shojo doing anything?)
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:30:40 PM): (Not really. Pondering double date with Alex and Yak contact and her companion)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:30:43 PM): (args, one sec)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:30:54 PM): (Come to that, do I still have the pictures of the J I took at the meet? If so, might want to do some research there)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:33:52 PM): (You do)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:34:04 PM): Roll the scan
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:34:10 PM): Van:
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:34:13 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 2 6 2 3
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:34:16 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:34:21 PM): Strato 1:
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:34:24 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 5 1 3 3
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:34:29 PM): Strato 2:
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:34:33 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 3 2 1 4
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:36:01 PM): The rooftops are clear
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:36:20 PM): I'm a dead man.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:36:25 PM): "It's clear. I'll keep my eye out."
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:36:52 PM): Shojo prefers you that way anyway
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:37:20 PM): She seems to prefer most men that way.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:37:28 PM): No, she doesn't. Because once Blake is gone, Shojo is the one who gets to get out of the van first.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:37:36 PM): (He's got a point there)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:39:00 PM): *Cleans his armor jacket as he waits.*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:39:47 PM): 15 minutes pass
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:39:55 PM): (So basically, Blake looks like he's wearing disposable hospital scrubs with combat boots, and a tattered armored jacket over it... Quite the fashion statement.)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:40:10 PM): ( :) )
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:40:15 PM): 10 more minutes pass
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:40:23 PM): Roll passives for the Kimji
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:40:29 PM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 2 2 1 4 5 4 1
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:40:32 PM): Ew.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:40:38 PM): Again at +2 TN?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:40:42 PM): ok
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:40:44 PM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 3 6 4 4 3 4
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:40:48 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:41:00 PM): 9, not bad. Not going to get much detail, though.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:41:41 PM): Something large is in the air, high above the Kimji.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:41:59 PM): Going for sensor lock with the van.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:42:02 PM): It's flying away from the meet site
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:42:03 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 5 6 4 4
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:42:07 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:42:29 PM): You've locked it.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:42:37 PM): It continues to fly away.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:42:50 PM): 9 minutes pass, unless you guys do something.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:42:59 PM): Is it in LOS (and did I get any meaningful information as to what it was?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:43:32 PM): It is not, and no, not really. Smaller and more versatile than a plane, probably big enough to hold more than one person.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:43:58 PM): Approximate altitude, rate of travel? Does it just leave?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:44:19 PM): It left, then descended after ~3 minutes.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:44:19 PM): Otherwise, no actions. Landing the Kimji somewhere out-of-the-way for a few minutes.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:46:07 PM): it's now 1 minute before the assigned meet time
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:46:44 PM): Meet time arrives
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:46:50 PM): "Get this over with as quickly as you can and then we book."
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:47:09 PM): A minute passes
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:47:18 PM): *Loads one Pred with APDS, another with EX*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:47:23 PM): A small, anonymous americar enters the intersection, and idles
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:47:54 PM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 2 5 6 6 3 5
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:47:58 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 4
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:48:10 PM): *Sighs* "Well, God hates a coward."
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:48:26 PM): *Gets out and walks to the meet, staying close to the buildings.*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:49:05 PM): Your contact is sprawled in the front seat, looking disinterested with his silver eyes
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:49:45 PM): "You made it."
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:49:59 PM): (I have this image of the evil guy from Battle Royale)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:50:18 PM): "Yeah. Glad to be here. I believe you have something for me?"
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:50:26 PM): *looking around*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:50:37 PM): "Yep." He reaches into his jacket and digs out a stick.
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:50:49 PM): (of dynamite!)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:51:02 PM): a credstick. He flips it to you
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:51:13 PM): (and then hits the detonator!)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:51:17 PM): *catches it with his non-gun hand*
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:51:39 PM): *Verifies the amount, keeping his right hand free.*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:51:50 PM): Perception, Blake
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:51:54 PM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 2 2 5 5 2 3 2
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:52:04 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 1 1 1 5 1
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:52:13 PM): ..
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:52:29 PM): Has it been mentioned recently how dead we are?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:52:33 PM): Karma?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:52:37 PM): The contact starts to...sure
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:52:56 PM): look vaguely curious. "What's that?" he says, pointing over your shoulder.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:52:58 PM): How many should I re-roll?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:53:09 PM): 5
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:53:24 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 5 3 6 6
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:53:28 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 4
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:53:33 PM): Better.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:53:42 PM): much better
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:53:44 PM): We're all dead anyway
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:54:03 PM): #Shojo, lock and load#
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:54:07 PM): as he flips you the stick, you hear the faint but unmistakable sound of muffled helicopter rotors, directly above you
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:54:32 PM): *grabs her Alpha and flips off the safety*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:55:00 PM): You don't see anything, but the sky is cloudy
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:55:17 PM): #Blake, get your ass back here! Something locked the Kimji!#
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:55:45 PM): *grabs the stick and runs for the van*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:56:01 PM): (You haven't verified it at this point)
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:56:12 PM): (Verified what?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:56:22 PM): (That the stick contains the right amount)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:56:24 PM): (Verified the bomb/tracker)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:56:26 PM): (Or, you know, any amount)
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:56:49 PM): (Well, we're getting the money from Sam's body, so it's not a total loss)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:56:54 PM): (...)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:56:55 PM): (I know. If the money isn't there, I don't think I'll have a chance to shake Johnson down for it. I'm running.)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:57:06 PM): (Fair)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:57:14 PM): (Or if we do have the chance, it'll be much later and involve the debris from a helicopter)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:57:37 PM): (I did consider shooting his as I ran, but thought that might be over-reacting)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:57:42 PM): (him)
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:57:49 PM): (Shoot him in the leg or something)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:58:24 PM): (I've got a heavy pistol loaded with EX rounds. It doesn't do flesh wounds well.)
circlmastr (9/7/04 9:58:33 PM): (Rip out a handful of hair, yell "Ritual sorcery!" and run)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:59:05 PM): There's a muffled *whump* one street over, Blake
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:59:19 PM): there's a helicopter, and it's now visible by the trail the missile left, streaking toward its target
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:59:25 PM): behind you, the americar is accelerating
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:59:32 PM): Hold on
milesmk1 (9/7/04 9:59:40 PM): How far to the Americar?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 9:59:43 PM): Initiative time, methinks
thematrian1 (9/7/04 9:59:47 PM): yep
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:00:01 PM): Blake's getting run over, that'll probably affect his resale value...
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:00:07 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 1 1 3
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:00:12 PM): ..........................
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:00:13 PM): no, the americar is accelerating *away*
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:00:15 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 6 2
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:00:26 PM): Damn...
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:00:30 PM): ...20.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:00:32 PM): 21
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:00:46 PM): Am I supposed to roll init too?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:00:47 PM): Shojo?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:00:54 PM): yeah, if you want to do things other than sit in the van
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:01:05 PM): CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 1
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:01:08 PM): >_>
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:01:13 PM): 11
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:01:18 PM): Can you karma init rolls?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:01:24 PM): I'd assume so
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:01:27 PM): hm
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:01:35 PM): yeah, sure, why the hell not
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:01:56 PM): But karma has not refreshed from the building, correct?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:02:00 PM): no it hasn't
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:02:02 PM): Why would I want to waste a karma pool on that?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:02:06 PM): heh
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:02:09 PM): Ok, I'll save it.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:02:22 PM): You wouldn't, but I could get a third action out of that.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:02:32 PM): Saving it. What happens?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:02:51 PM): Blake acts first. The helicopter is descending and the doors are opening
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:03:04 PM): the americar is trying to get up to speed, but hasn't done anything resembling succeed yet
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:03:34 PM): How big a helicopter?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:03:37 PM): The car is within your short range, the van is "a couple of blocks away", which I take to mean much further than you can get in one turn
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:04:03 PM): pretty big; do you have Corp Security or any knowledge skills that might help?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:04:05 PM): I
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:04:25 PM): 'd say it's probably a minimum of 30 meters away, which, even for quick'uns like us, is going to be about six seconds
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:04:28 PM): Security and Police procedures
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:04:35 PM): that'll do. Roll it
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:04:41 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 1 5 3 5
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:04:54 PM): it's a standard 5-man assault copter, useful for rapid deployment
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:05:18 PM): How far am I from closest hard cover?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:06:05 PM): You're practically next to an alleyway, which puts you out of the copter's field of fire. Other than that, the closest thing to cover is a battered post box, and it's not.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:07:12 PM): Can I shoot the Johnson as I leap into the alleyway?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:07:29 PM): sure; the TN is +2 to hit, IIRC
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:07:51 PM): Okay... Two shots as I run into cover. And I still have a light wound. So TN 5?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:08:09 PM): ::counts:: yeah, that looks right
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:08:16 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 4 5 1 1 1
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:08:22 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 2 5 3 1 1
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:08:41 PM): No scaling, two straight up 11M hits.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:08:42 PM): he's ducking; using his pool to dodge, in essence
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:09:04 PM): the first one misses, the second one blows right through his seat and hits him
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:09:17 PM): the americar swerves a bit, but he doesn
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:09:20 PM): 't lose control
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:09:48 PM): these were the EX rounds, right?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:09:52 PM): Yeah
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:10:01 PM): Blam
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:10:02 PM): regardless, after you hit him you duck into the alley and out of immediate sight
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:10:48 PM): ok: Alex?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:11:06 PM): Have I located the helo yet?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:11:32 PM): yes
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:12:24 PM): Decision. Manual gunnery or wait for sensor lock?
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:12:37 PM): Both!
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:12:42 PM): On a brief glance, can I tell if the thing looks heavily armored?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:12:52 PM): on a brief glance, not particularly no
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:13:09 PM): What's the lighting like?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:13:26 PM): poor
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:13:38 PM): street lights out, the copter itself is running dark
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:14:32 PM): Firing a six-round burst at the helo, three of which are going to go towards Searching Fire.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:14:45 PM): Umbrafer rolled 13 6-sided dice: 1 1 2 4 6 2 4 5 2 5 4 6 1
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:14:50 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 4
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:15:01 PM): Keep the Smartlink in mind.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:16:59 PM): Ok, power is what?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:18:00 PM): Base is 9; adjusted for vehicle, 4. That's before the burst modification.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:18:19 PM): so 7 after mods?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:18:50 PM): Yep, keeping in mind that if the armor is greater than or equal to the unmodded but vehicle-adjusted Power, the attack doesn't penetrate.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:19:01 PM): (I think. Does the burst-fire mod get halved too?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:19:20 PM): (actually, it probably does, in keeping with the general SR policy of "bone people who attack vehicles")
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:19:38 PM): (Indeed. So if it penetrates, adjusted is probably 6)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:20:01 PM): (With a base DL of D)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:22:30 PM): The vehicle staggers in the air, but you can't tell whether you actually damaged it. It jerked up a bit as you fired, and most of your bullets hit the heavily-armored underside, so you doubt it.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:22:56 PM): The rappellers hit the ground, and are done. Shojo?
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:23:02 PM): Arg, dinner, brb
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:23:19 PM): I probably stay in the van
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:23:49 PM): Shojo remains in the van. Blake gets another action.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:24:00 PM): Woah
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:24:07 PM): Woah?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:24:16 PM): Woah?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:24:23 PM): I missed the rappellers coming out. Note to self: wake up.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:24:45 PM): Ok... I can still move, right?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:24:49 PM): yep
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:25:18 PM): Where does this alley lead, as far as I can see?
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:25:31 PM): That was fast
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:26:06 PM): Into a parkling lot.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:26:37 PM): Is it possible for me to stick my head out, shoot someone, then move back into cover?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:27:26 PM): ::ponder:: one shot, and it'll leave you in the alley mouth, but yes
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:28:02 PM): If I walk back up to the alley mouth, don't I get my two normal shots?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:28:40 PM): I was counting "duck out of cover, shoot, duck back in" as a single Complex action
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:28:56 PM): Ah, so I would be back in cover?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:29:18 PM): Ok, I'm going to duck out and shoot one of the rapelling bastards.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:29:21 PM): yes, just not very far
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:30:04 PM): 4 from combat pool
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:30:06 PM): ok, go for it
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:30:08 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 5 4 3 3 2 2 6 4 4 6
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:30:13 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 6
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:30:18 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:30:29 PM): yikes
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:30:38 PM): 16, 8, 5,4,4,4
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:31:21 PM): 11M base? You hit one guy directly over the heart, blowing out his armor. His half-drawn weapon falls from his fingers, and down he goes.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:32:05 PM): Hah... This is what I was made for, not fighting wildlife...
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:32:42 PM): (He even soaked, a little. Just not, you know, enough)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:32:55 PM): (Ain't it always the case?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:33:25 PM): Alex?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:33:58 PM): Acceleration test. Going to get this van driving towards where I last knew Blake to be.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:34:12 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 2 4 5 5 4
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:34:34 PM): That'd be six successes, for a final Speed of 18 meters/turn this turn.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:34:47 PM): zoom. from 30 meters away to 12
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:35:12 PM): (if you make me calculate the real distance, I swear to God I'll reach through the computer and crush your heart)
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:35:24 PM): (I'd like to see that anyway)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:35:39 PM): My turn again?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:35:44 PM): (Offer applies only to Jon, sorry)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:35:48 PM): Shojo, actually, if she wants it
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:36:37 PM): Staying in the van
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:37:11 PM): ok. Blake:
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:37:44 PM): Same thing as last time, except this time (since this is 1) using 6 combat pool dice.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:37:48 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 3 1 4 2 2 2 3 5 4 5
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:37:52 PM): fuck
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:37:56 PM): Ahahah
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:38:09 PM): I derive pleasure form your misfortune!
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:38:12 PM): *from
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:38:18 PM): That was some bitter irony there, eh?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:38:24 PM): This time your target is diving for the ground as you fire. Your bullets fly over his head.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:39:28 PM): new initiatives everybody
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:39:38 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 3 6 5
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:39:47 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 3 3
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:39:52 PM): 20
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:39:56 PM): 31!
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:40:30 PM): CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 5
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:40:33 PM): 18
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:41:15 PM): Shockingly enough, Alex acts first
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:41:29 PM): Are any of the opponents within LOS?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:42:30 PM): yes
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:42:42 PM): How many?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:42:57 PM): four
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:43:59 PM): What about the chopper?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:44:06 PM): it's still up there
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:44:09 PM): it's also within LOS
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:44:45 PM): Mmk. What's the angle like? Can I hit the helo and still nail one or more of the guys on the ground?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:44:51 PM): no
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:45:37 PM): Alea jacta est.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:45:52 PM): Tagging three of the guys on the ground.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:46:21 PM): One with a three-round, one with a second three-round (+2 Second Target), and one with the final four-round (+4 Third Target, +2 Recoil)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:46:36 PM): ok
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:46:41 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 3 5 2 5 4 5 5
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:47:05 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 3 6 1 3 2 1 3 4
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:47:17 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 6 5 5 4 1 2 4
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:47:22 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:47:25 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:47:31 PM): (That was for the second shot)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:47:34 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 4
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:47:36 PM): well, I'd say those rolls came in the right order
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:47:39 PM): That was for the third
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:49:32 PM): The first guy gets hit three times and drops, but may not be out of it. The second guy gets hit once and remains standing. The third guy drops.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:49:47 PM): Tough mother-fraggers.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:51:45 PM): The dudes scatter off of the street, except for the one who was hit and didn't fall.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:52:04 PM): They are all headed for non-Blake-occupied allies.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:52:08 PM): er
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:52:14 PM): alleys
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:52:15 PM): alleys?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:52:19 PM): They all go before me? Shit.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:52:25 PM): yeah
milesmk1 (9/7/04 10:52:30 PM): These guys are better than I thought.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:52:38 PM): We might need your help on this'n
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:52:43 PM): the ones who aren't dead
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:52:45 PM): anyway
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:52:53 PM): He holds his hands spread wide apart, then points at the van. A wave of crackling energy erupts from his fingers.
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:53:39 PM): Damn, we forgot Rule #1
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:53:55 PM): I tried
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:54:05 PM): He's working with wounds already, though
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:54:11 PM): Do elemental manipulations contend with OR?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:54:23 PM): no, they contend with 4
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:54:54 PM): I mean the requirement that a spell's Force be equal to OR to affect something
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:55:05 PM): ah, lemme check
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:55:13 PM): (The vehicle's OR is what?)
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:55:25 PM): It doesn't make sense that they would
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:55:33 PM): But then, the entire magic system doesn't make sense
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:55:44 PM): (It doesn't seem that they do; force 1 Toxic Wave can melt firearms if cast at D, for instance)
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:56:08 PM): Force 6 Turn Runner to Goo
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:56:13 PM): (Fair enough.)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:56:20 PM): (Too bad, as the van's OR is at least 11)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:56:22 PM): (Yeah, I wish)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:56:25 PM): (Heh)
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:56:48 PM): So we all die?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:57:10 PM): the lightning is directed at the van
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:57:21 PM): Well, I do get to dodge. Which is nice.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:57:25 PM): indeed
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:57:36 PM): So the question is, do I feel lucky?
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:57:47 PM): Sure
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:57:52 PM): You've got Control Pool, right?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:57:53 PM): Dodging with six dice.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:57:58 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 1 4 4 3 4
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:58:06 PM): Five successes. *Crosses fingers*
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:58:29 PM): ...does not dodge.
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:58:33 PM): ...
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:58:36 PM): Damn.
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:58:39 PM): Karma!
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:58:44 PM): Wound mods accounted for?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:58:46 PM): all 1 of his failures
thematrian1 (9/7/04 10:58:47 PM): yep
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:58:57 PM): Hm.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:59:21 PM): You know, I'm going to save the karma, because the odds of that one die making the difference just aren't good enough. How bad do I take it?
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:59:22 PM): Technically you can also spend pool just to add a die to the roll
circlmastr (9/7/04 10:59:29 PM): Ah well
Umbrafer (9/7/04 10:59:33 PM): Yes, but that'd have to happen before
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:01:59 PM): lightning rolls over the van
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:02:16 PM): Umbrafer rolled 12 6-sided dice: 2 2 4 2 3 1 5 5 2 3 4 2
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:02:51 PM): ...but other than a pretty light show, there's no effect
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:03:19 PM): Blake's turn
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:03:38 PM): Did I get a glance of what weapons the guys were using when I shot?
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:03:43 PM): 15-
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:03:46 PM): Ack
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:03:50 PM): Dropped remote on keyboard
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:04:19 PM): Something SMG-sized. Impossible to tell beyond that
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:04:47 PM): Running... Wounded... I'm taking a chance. Poking out of cover and executing rule #1 twice.
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:05:10 PM): It's too late to execute Rule #1 now
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:05:13 PM): roll it
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:05:17 PM): Rule #1 is Geek the mage FIRST
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:05:19 PM): I've got him with a ramming test next pass if you miss
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:05:24 PM): Using 2 combat pool dice on each shot.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:05:28 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 1 3 6 4 2 6 1
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:05:32 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 3 3 5 5 1 1 2 4
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:05:41 PM): erk
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:06:01 PM): Erk bad for mage, or erk bad for me?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:07:00 PM): (I know what Rule #1 is... Let
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:07:07 PM): 's call it rectifying the failure, then.)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:07:13 PM): (Amen to that)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:07:20 PM): The first shot knocks him off his feet. He's still in the air when the second one hits him. He strikes the ground with a smack and doesn't rise.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:07:20 PM): ('Sides, I hit him. It
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:07:29 PM): 'was his fault for not falling down)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:09:08 PM): Shojo?
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:09:29 PM): Anyone still on their feet in the lot?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:09:35 PM): (It's what happens when you use up all your combat pool surviving MMG fire)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:09:56 PM): There's one guy in an alley that the van will pass momentarily
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:10:07 PM): (A 'nade to the helo might be in order, if you can spare it. Or just nail that guy)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:10:38 PM): Can I pop off a nade to the helo?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:10:50 PM): yes
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:11:05 PM): Spend an action taking aim if possible, then doing so
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:11:32 PM): it's possible
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:11:47 PM): Ka-pop
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:12:17 PM): ok, roll it
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:12:28 PM): Using 2 CP
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:12:43 PM): And defaulting to Ares Alpha, +1 TN thanks to Smartlink-2
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:13:15 PM): And I think -1 for having the SL-2, but don't quote me on that, my copy of Man & Machine is buried
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:13:21 PM): (negated thanks to aiming. Cool)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:13:31 PM): (ISTR that's how it works last time you 'nade'd something, so yeah)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:13:53 PM): Anyway
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:13:54 PM): CirclMastr rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 6 2 1 3 3 5 6 4
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:13:56 PM): CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 3
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:14:06 PM): heavens
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:14:09 PM): Woo!
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:14:36 PM): the pilot sees you aiming, and attempts to dodge. It doesn't really work.
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:14:37 PM): I can roll scatter, but I'm guessing that that's enough successes to negate it
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:14:42 PM): Scatter?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:14:50 PM): (Still need to see how many it negated, right?)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:14:57 PM): Sure
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:14:58 PM): CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:15:05 PM): One success used to prevent scatter
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:15:18 PM): (leaving...many. What's the base code again?)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:15:35 PM): 15S, -1/meter but I doubt there's any chunky salsa effect in midair
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:15:38 PM): (15S or somesuch? What kind is it?)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:16:03 PM): Just imagine how many kinds of paste the guy in the alley would have been
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:16:07 PM): Indeed.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:16:09 PM): ::snicker::
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:16:22 PM): Either that or the walls, but either way.
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:16:32 PM): I think the guy still would have been paste
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:16:58 PM): If the walls fall on him, does that count?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:17:10 PM): the helicopter begins a somewhat controlled descent, toward the van
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:18:02 PM): smoke is billowing, the undercarriage is wrecked. This helicopter is in bad shape
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:18:23 PM): "Serves the bastard right..."
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:18:34 PM): Whose action?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:19:04 PM): The dude in the alley. He takes aim at the van, then lets fly...a grenade.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:19:11 PM): @#$%
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:19:20 PM): $@#%!@#@$!%#$@#$%!@#$@#
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:19:29 PM): How dare he use our tactics against us!
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:19:46 PM): More to the point, how dare he do it while I'm out of Control Pool
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:19:47 PM): Well, he's operating with wound mods, so maybe it won't be too bad
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:19:49 PM): +2 TN for running, plus any wound mods
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:19:59 PM): Also, moving target mod
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:20:03 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 3 4 1 6 2 6 6 3
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:20:07 PM): ...
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:20:10 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 4 4
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:20:12 PM): That's quite a few 6's
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:20:19 PM): (Or was the running on his last pass, so it doesn't apply?)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:20:21 PM): Shit.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:20:28 PM): (Running applies throughout an entire turn)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:20:33 PM): ( *bumps the table, turning the 6's to 1's* )
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:20:42 PM): Still...
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:20:57 PM): (I don't think running applies anymore. The way that roll worked...oh, ok. But that roll is crapcrapcrapawesomeawesome, so it turns out to not matter much)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:21:00 PM): And he was defaulting... to...... Etiquette! Yeah!
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:21:14 PM): He's still hooked on that skill web
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:21:20 PM): Time to pray. Were those successes?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:21:29 PM): (Please let him have unaugmented vision for some bizarre reason)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:21:42 PM): Indeed they were.
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:21:49 PM): Damn
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:21:51 PM): All three, or just the two?
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:21:55 PM): Uh, scatter! The scatter is terrible!
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:22:01 PM): (The 10's, I mean. The 7 wasn't)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:22:05 PM): (Good)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:22:06 PM): heheh
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:22:08 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:22:12 PM): ...
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:22:17 PM): Damn, he's got it too.
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:22:22 PM): Unless he Grenade-Linked his arm, he rolls 3D6 for scatter
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:22:24 PM): I hope everyone was buckled in.
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:22:54 PM): Er, never mind
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:23:18 PM): Alex is dodging against 2's. Quityerbitchin' ;-)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:23:26 PM): (er, nm)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:23:30 PM): At least he didn't stage damage
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:23:32 PM): But with no combat pool left....
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:23:44 PM): Er
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:23:46 PM): Control Pool
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:23:54 PM): indeed
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:23:57 PM): well, let's see it
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:23:58 PM): I've got Combat Pool, but it's only useful for attacking. C'est la vie.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:24:13 PM): Five dice, what'm I looking for?
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:24:27 PM): He's using... a Stun Grenade! Filled with beanbags!
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:25:33 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 6 4 2 2 2
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:25:38 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:27:13 PM): The van takes a light; the passengers are rattled, but the damage is superficial
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:27:47 PM): Thanks to CMCs, manouvering is unaffected.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:27:59 PM): What's the helo in the sky doing?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:28:08 PM): plunging toward you
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:28:21 PM): Hm. Actively trying to land on me?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:28:31 PM): How long 'till it hits?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:29:15 PM): end of the turn; it's in a controlled fall
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:29:40 PM): Ok. And I've got... two actions left.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:30:15 PM): So. Whose action?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:30:34 PM): Blake's
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:30:52 PM): How many enemies do I see?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:31:44 PM): the guy in the alley has partial cover relative to you, one of the guys on the ground is still twitching
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:31:58 PM): Didn't three guys run into alleys?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:32:09 PM): (Would it take any effort to run the mage over during my next pass?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:32:13 PM): (No)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:32:16 PM): (Heh)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:32:47 PM): No. There were five, then you dropped one, then Alex dropped two more, then the mage left himself exposed. There were going to be 3, but two of them picked up a bad case of MMG.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:32:59 PM): Ah...
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:33:05 PM): Ok, partial cover boy it is.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:33:22 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 5 5 6 1 3
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:33:25 PM): MMG tends to be infections. Spreads damn quickly.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:33:27 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 5 2 3 5 4
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:33:37 PM): *infectious
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:33:48 PM): So that's 3 and 2 sucesses, I think?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:34:21 PM): Damn. You hit him twice, he dodges neither time, he spectacularly fails to soak. It is indeed, and the second explosive round takes him in his exposed face.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:34:30 PM): (Most dangerous game my butt)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:34:53 PM): (Well, there goes the MMG burst that was going to be going at him)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:35:38 PM): (Shoot the Americar if it's still in sight. It's been less than 6 seconds since it took off.)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:35:53 PM): It's still in sight.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:36:03 PM): (Heh)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:36:08 PM): (Assuming we want to shoot the prick and I haven't overreacted, but I don't see how this could have been anything but a setup...)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:36:32 PM): (We certainly want to know at this point. He was acting suspiciously enough)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:36:50 PM): (I could see the plane having spotted us and called it in, but still)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:38:30 PM): (Imagine the view in this guy's rear view mirror, if these were his boys...)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:38:49 PM): (I'm still deciding betwixt it and nailing the helo again, though. No chance of hitting them both?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:38:51 PM): *)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:38:53 PM): (Yeah, if so, his life has sucked)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:38:56 PM): (None)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:39:29 PM): (Ok. Going to try to nail three of his tires.)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:39:34 PM): (I'm guessing Alex can manage to catch a wounded Johnson in an Americar...)
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:39:41 PM): (But why not.)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:39:48 PM): Umbrafer rolled 10 6-sided dice: 3 3 6 5 4 4 4 3 6 5
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:39:53 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 3
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:39:56 PM): Hah-hah.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:39:58 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:40:02 PM): Sucks to be him.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:40:04 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 2 4 4 5 1
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:40:08 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 4 5 6 5 2
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:40:12 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 3
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:40:20 PM): That's at least one tire, most likely.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:40:52 PM): That's two tires, unless I've miscalculated. He bombs his second Crash test and slams into a street light.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:41:17 PM): Any indication as to whether he's alive?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:41:52 PM): he's still moving
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:41:56 PM): trying to get out of the car
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:42:04 PM): (Good...)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:42:20 PM): Anyone else taking an action before I have to make a driving test to get the @#$% out from under this helo?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:42:28 PM): I'm done.
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:42:44 PM): As am I
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:42:51 PM): What's the test? Acceleration or something else?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:42:57 PM): Acceleration works
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:43:01 PM): Perhaps more appropriately, is the TN anything other than 2? ;)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:43:10 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 6 1 1 2 3
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:43:15 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:43:15 PM): I strongly doubt it. It's probably -3 or something
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:43:35 PM): Probably. That was sub-par; any indication of if it'll do?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:45:06 PM): (For reference, that'll increase my speed by 12 meters/turn)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:45:18 PM): (Which gets me up to quite a good clip)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:45:19 PM): you're contesting with the helicopter driver for successes, but he's hurt and you aren't. There's a monstrous crash behind you, but the van is still ok.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:45:29 PM): *Satisfied smirk*
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:45:56 PM): And come to think of it, unless anyone else had four actions I didn't need to ask if anyone had anything to do.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:46:01 PM): (*Player gives a satisfied smirk as control pool refreshes*)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:46:11 PM): (*Smacks for great justice*)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:46:42 PM): Anyone emerging from the helo?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:46:47 PM): Nope
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:46:56 PM): Somebody's climbing out of the americar, though
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:47:04 PM): Run him down! it might be Blake!
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:47:10 PM): I mean
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:47:13 PM): The Johnson
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:47:45 PM): Are we still in initiative?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:48:06 PM): Yes
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:48:15 PM): Damn.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:49:18 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 2 3 1
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:49:26 PM): CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 2
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:49:29 PM): 23. Eh.
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:49:30 PM): 16
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:49:35 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 3 1
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:49:37 PM): Poor Shojo always goes last
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:49:39 PM): 17
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:49:44 PM): Shit.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:50:00 PM): Ok, Alex, what have you got for us?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:50:42 PM): Well.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:50:45 PM): Hm.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:50:52 PM): He's still climbing out, right?
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:50:57 PM): (And I did run over the mage, right?)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:51:09 PM): (Yep)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:51:16 PM): (He's dead. er)
circlmastr (9/7/04 11:51:31 PM): ("Dead Tom's dead!")
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:51:32 PM): (Dust off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:52:59 PM): Ok, I'm going to get a sensor lock on the emergent person while driving up to them.
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:53:05 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 5 3 1 3 6
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:53:09 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:53:10 PM): (Hey! Wait for me!)
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:53:21 PM): Assuming normal human and LOS, that's four successes.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:53:30 PM): Yep, you've got him
Umbrafer (9/7/04 11:54:02 PM): The gun is pointed squarely at him, but not firing (among other things, because that'd be another Complex Action I don't have)
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:55:49 PM): He's still getting out and running. Blake?
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:58:24 PM): Can I jump on board the van as it goes by? If not, full run towards Johnson, but as close to a wall of a building as possible.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:58:44 PM): No, the van is booking and there's helicopter debis scattered about.
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:58:48 PM): Full run to Mr. J it is
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:58:51 PM): Wait
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:58:51 PM): Shojo, anything?
thematrian1 (9/7/04 11:58:58 PM): ::waits::
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:59:03 PM): As I run - for the hell of it...
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:59:31 PM): Eject mag as a free action, insert beanbag mag as another action, shoot Johson once in the nuts.
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:59:50 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 4 2 5 3 1 1 6 3 1 4
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:59:54 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
milesmk1 (9/7/04 11:59:59 PM): That ought to do it.
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:00:13 AM): ::full-body cringe::
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:00:18 AM): he wasn't watching you, and yes it does
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:00:30 AM): Staying in the van, as always
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:00:47 AM): After all, there's a psycho on the loose with a beanbag gun
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:00:48 AM): whatever he was planning to do, his plans change to "roll around on the ground clutching his balls"
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:01:42 AM): That sounds like a good plan.
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:01:50 AM): Now we pray he was actually involved.
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:03:12 AM): Well, my next action was originally going to involve driving around to cut him off, but instead it'll involve looking around for other targets.
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:03:32 AM): the helicopter is crashed, the guys in the street aren't movin
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:03:34 AM): g
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:03:46 AM): Roll Perception with the van
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:03:53 AM): Active or Passive?
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:04:12 AM): (Hey, if he wasn't involved, all he took is some damage he was walking away from and then one of his testicles spontaneously ruptured.)
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:04:33 AM): (If we still had Sam and Alter Memory, that'd be true)
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:04:44 AM): Active:
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:04:46 AM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 1 1 2 5
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:04:50 AM): Passive:
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:04:52 AM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 3 1 2 3 1 2 6
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:04:56 AM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:05:50 AM): nothing else scary is in the vicinity
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:06:26 AM): #Grab him and let's get the hell out of here!#
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:07:17 AM): #Ok, let's grab him...#
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:07:22 AM): He gets grabbed, he barely reacts
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:07:35 AM): I pull over to where Blake can get in easily.
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:08:36 AM): *Gets in.*
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:08:47 AM): *Does any grabbing in necessary.*
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:08:53 AM): (if)
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:09:05 AM): *Checks the credstick he got from Johnson*
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:09:11 AM): Let me see. We haven't raped anyone, and for once we haven't stolen a car. Also, no treason. Is there any other crime we haven't committed today?
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:09:23 AM): Arson!
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:09:46 AM): ...Copyright infringement?
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:10:20 AM): Other than that, booking the @##$Q%@#%*@$#*$(! away.
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:10:26 AM): Retracting the MMG.
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:10:54 AM): No public urination.
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:10:56 AM): the J moans quietly on the floor. It's hard to keep up a tough-guy pose in situations like these.
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:11:04 AM): We did do cruelty to animals...
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:11:18 AM): "Bind his eyes!"
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:11:38 AM): *Binds his eyes*
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:11:53 AM): Did he check the credstick yet?
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:12:48 AM): The J's eyes are bound
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:13:01 AM): I mean Blake
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:14:52 AM): Someone check the stick please. And since Blake has it, I suggest him.
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:15:31 AM): *Checks credstick*
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:16:05 AM): *BZZT. BALANCE ZERO*
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:16:10 AM): First the cash amount, then a scan with microscopic vision, than an electronics check)
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:16:32 AM): Never mind. *Tosses the stick out the window.*
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:16:36 AM): Scan with microscopic vision reveals...hm. Roll Perception, then Electronics...or not
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:16:46 AM): Actually...
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:16:53 AM): Why not.
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:16:59 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 2 5 2 3
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:17:05 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 1 6
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:17:09 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 5
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:17:10 AM): "Start by ripping his toes off."
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:17:33 AM): Perception 5,5,4,3,2,2
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:17:38 AM): the micro-scan reveals nothing useful, the electronics check reveals a hastily-added tracking device
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:17:59 AM): He is so going down for this. To the Noose.
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:18:11 AM): What condition do his organs seem to be, other than the bruised ones?
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:18:12 AM): "We got a tracker. On the credstick."
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:18:30 AM): "Take it out pronto, then search him."
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:18:32 AM): #So throw it out the window#
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:18:35 AM): *Fries the tracker, throws it out.*
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:18:50 AM): *Searches the Johnson, none too gently.*
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:18:56 AM): Let me see. How difficult would it be to blowtorch through someone's neck without damaging most of the vital organs?
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:19:01 AM): Valuable, I should say?
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:19:05 AM): he's carrying a holdout pistol in his coat
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:19:08 AM): very
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:19:16 AM): C'est la vie.
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:19:22 AM): his clothes are pretty nice
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:19:33 AM): no identification or credsticks though
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:19:39 AM): he's bleeding a bit on the van floor
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:20:42 AM): *Takes the pistol*
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:20:57 AM): *Puts a tarp under the Johnson*
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:22:32 AM): Scanning him with both stratos.
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:22:37 AM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 4 6 6 3
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:22:40 AM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 5
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:22:44 AM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 3 4 6 5
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:22:48 AM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:23:00 AM): Should Shojo be calling up her contact again?
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:23:02 AM): he's got an implanted something that's screaming for help on a bunch of different frequencies
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:23:07 AM): Anything odd on either of the scans? (should be 5 and 4 successes)
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:23:10 AM): Soon.
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:23:18 AM): Where is it?
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:23:30 AM): right thigh
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:23:34 AM): Please jam the freqs]
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:23:55 AM): Ok, going to try barrage jamming right now (let me find the page)
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:24:19 AM): Do you tell us about it?
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:24:24 AM): Heading towards the Noose, but making some turns to obfuscate direction. And yes, I do.
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:24:35 AM): Here at SotSW, we give new meaning to the term "Taking the money out of his hide"
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:24:38 AM): *feels around for the device*
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:24:41 AM): "He's got a squealer. Prep the blowtorch."
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:25:02 AM): #Oooh, should I call my contact back up?#
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:25:16 AM): it's too small for you to feel
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:25:20 AM): presumably
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:25:37 AM): his thigh muscles are tense, but there are many reasons for that
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:25:47 AM): He proabably won't survive getting a leg take off...
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:26:06 AM): Better to just jam it and add the implant to his resale price!
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:26:12 AM): Even if it cauterizes immediately?
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:26:16 AM): Can I try shocking the area using tools from my electronics kit? Maybe fry it?
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:27:02 AM): It could work
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:27:07 AM): roll Electronics to try it
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:27:22 AM): Try not to give him too many electrical burns
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:28:41 AM): Note to self: get ECM. Meanwhile, I'm hot-mike jamming three of his channels using my two remote-control decks and the radio.
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:28:47 AM): /roll-dice 3
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:28:52 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 6 6
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:28:56 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 5 1
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:28:58 AM): I like that number.
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:28:59 AM): dude
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:29:16 AM): the screamer shuts up
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:29:24 AM): Good.
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:29:29 AM): Or was that supposed to be Electronics B/R?
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:29:42 AM): I stop the hot-mike jamming.
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:30:04 AM): Electronics, I figured.
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:30:09 AM): Either way.
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:30:30 AM): *calls up Yak girl again*
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:30:40 AM): (using subvocal mic this time though)
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:30:59 AM): "Yarlo?"
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:31:03 AM): #Not yet! We still want info out of him.#
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:31:06 AM): (she sounds sleepy)
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:31:30 AM): *switches to Alex* #We can just arrange the meet for after we get info out of him#
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:31:52 AM): #But we can't guarantee the quality of the goods.#
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:32:06 AM): *switches back* #Hey hun, it's Shojo again. Sorry to call so late, but I've got some more produce here, and it hasn't even expired yet. Thought I'd give you first crack again.#
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:32:32 AM): "Busy night? Can you keep it in a freezer 'till tomorrow?"
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:32:36 AM): (I did not expect to be going organlegging twice in one night)
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:32:37 AM): *switch* #If his organs are no good, they could always make him up and stick him in a bunraku parlor. It'd serve him right#
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:33:25 AM): *switch back* #I'll keep it on the vine as long as I can, but I can't guarantee freshness on this one#
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:34:38 AM): "Freshness sealed?"
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:34:54 AM): (Read: "I can't say what condition his organs are in")
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:35:23 AM): "Tomorrow night. If it's any good, I'll call M again."
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:35:51 AM): #Thanks dear, you're a real doll#
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:36:05 AM): "I know. Good-bye."
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:36:06 AM): *hangs up*
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:36:57 AM): Ok, let's do the interrogation next week
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:37:03 AM): Awwwww
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:37:05 AM): Agreed.
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:37:05 AM): because I'm tired
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:37:16 AM): next week, you can do all the blowtorching you want
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:37:31 AM): Actually, if we pull it off right, we'll just need to threaten it
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:37:41 AM): Indeed
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:37:54 AM): Hopefully there will be no further damage to our payday
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:37:57 AM): Though this guy had better have an amazingly good story if he's going to make it out of this in anything but little pieces
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:38:17 AM): I bet those eyes of his are worth some good money if nothing else.
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:38:34 AM): "I thought a half-million dollar strike team would be cheaper than paying you the eighty grand?"
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:38:49 AM): Basically, yeah
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:39:15 AM): Hopefully we'll find out what the deal with the mission was... And how badly we're screwed vis a vis some corportation...
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:39:35 AM): Hey, Sam's the one that's screwed, and he's already dead, so we're in the clear!
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:39:43 AM): And I want to know if Natasha who put us in touch with this guy is in on it...
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:39:50 AM): Indeed.
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:39:58 AM): We need to find how deep the rabbit-hole goes.
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:39:58 AM): Natasha's a whore
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:40:08 AM): She set us up for two shitty jobs now
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:40:12 AM): All right... See you guys Thursday, most likely.
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:40:17 AM): Hopefully
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:40:21 AM): *Waves* I look forward to it
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:40:22 AM): MacLeod needs to do something!
thematrian1 (9/8/04 12:40:25 AM): ok, sleep well everyone
Umbrafer (9/8/04 12:40:27 AM): Hehehe
circlmastr (9/8/04 12:40:28 AM): G'night
milesmk1 (9/8/04 12:40:32 AM): 'Night.
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