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MilesMk1 (8:41:05 PM): So, SotSW seems to be dead...
Thematrian1 (8:41:09 PM): ok, it sounds like maybe IPowerweb is in the process of updating their PHP implementation
MilesMk1 (8:41:13 PM): And hey, how are you?
Thematrian1 (8:41:23 PM): to the non-stupid, comparatively-secure one
Umbrafer (8:41:47 PM): Indeed. If I'm really lucky, they're installing the Zend Optimizer as well. I guess we'll see.
Thematrian1 (8:42:05 PM): wait, we don't have that already?
Umbrafer (8:42:19 PM): Nope
Thematrian1 (8:43:52 PM): So: busted down a locked door, found a bunch of bodies lying there and not moving
Thematrian1 (8:45:39 PM): Down there are Blake, the riot-drone, a strato, and the Kimji
Thematrian1 (8:45:50 PM): the spider is on the floor above, hanging out on the desk
Umbrafer (8:45:55 PM): Riot-drone: *Looks slightly frazzled, sulks*
MilesMk1 (8:46:01 PM): #Hmm. Unconscious, or dead? You getting them on sensors?#
Umbrafer (8:46:17 PM): What do they look like on thermal?
Thematrian1 (8:48:04 PM): They're warm
Thematrian1 (8:48:12 PM): unlike most everything else you've encountered today
Umbrafer (8:48:41 PM): #They're giving off heat. Alive or slow-roasted, your guess is as good as mine.#
MilesMk1 (8:51:25 PM): #Well, I guess we're getting paid for information... Suppose I ought to check them out.#
MilesMk1 (8:51:56 PM): *removes a concussion grenade from his webbing, and holds it ready in his left hand, as he moves in to examine the bodies.*
Thematrian1 (8:53:13 PM): The bodies lie there. They mostly have the pale, flabby, wage-slave look
Thematrian1 (8:53:39 PM): They're almost all human; there's one Ork on the far side of the room
Umbrafer (8:53:45 PM): Metatype/gender/apparent age distribution
Umbrafer (8:53:46 PM): ?
Umbrafer (8:53:52 PM): (Heh, you already got metatype)
Thematrian1 (8:54:46 PM): gender: male exclusively. Age: all fairly young; they've held their jobs for perhaps 3 or 4 years. There are two that might be older, but it's hard to tell when they're just lying around.
MilesMk1 (8:54:59 PM): *checks vital signs, looks for injection marks, life support monitors, magical markings, etc.*
Umbrafer (8:55:07 PM): The zombies: all who have been identifiable have been male?
Thematrian1 (8:55:10 PM): roll perception
Thematrian1 (8:55:48 PM): You haven't been checking, have you? You guess so, but mostly Blake has been looking at them for exactly as long as is necessary to blow them apart.
MilesMk1 (8:57:38 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 6 2 2 5 5
MilesMk1 (8:57:41 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Thematrian1 (8:59:02 PM): Every body you examine has one thing in common: a chipjack at the base of the skull with a chip slotted in.
Thematrian1 (8:59:21 PM): Other than that, they vary; most also have datajacks, one man has cybernetic eyes.
MilesMk1 (9:00:17 PM): #They're all running some sort of chipped program... Should I try unplugging one?#
Umbrafer (9:00:40 PM): #Sure… which one?#
Umbrafer (9:00:51 PM): Scanning the room.
Umbrafer (9:00:53 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 3 3 6 5
Umbrafer (9:00:55 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Umbrafer (9:00:57 PM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 2 6 1 6 1 1 4
Umbrafer (9:01:00 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 2
Thematrian1 (9:02:31 PM): Scanning for what?
Umbrafer (9:02:53 PM): Targets doing things other than just lying there, mostly.
Thematrian1 (9:03:37 PM): You find Blake and yourselves.
Umbrafer (9:04:17 PM): Ok. I move in. Whichever target Blake selects, I get a sensor lock on. How big is the room?
Thematrian1 (9:04:28 PM): Everyone else is hanging out. There's a place where a security camera might go, but no camera.
Thematrian1 (9:04:37 PM): Which you?
Umbrafer (9:05:08 PM): Strato.
Thematrian1 (9:05:12 PM): It was once a hospital room; figure about twice the size of those tiny dorms you encountered earlier.
Umbrafer (9:05:25 PM): Rolling for the lock:
Umbrafer (9:05:27 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 5 6 4 1 2
Umbrafer (9:05:31 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
MilesMk1 (9:05:35 PM): I pick one that looks physically weak, in case I need to restrain him or something.
Thematrian1 (9:05:35 PM): you have it
Thematrian1 (9:05:57 PM): There are plenty that look weak; one blue eyed, brown haired fellow looks especially emaciated
Umbrafer (9:06:05 PM): I move as far as I can away from the target while still having an unobstructed view, take careful aim, and give Blake the go-ahead to unchip him.
MilesMk1 (9:07:44 PM): *unchips*
Thematrian1 (9:08:09 PM): He catches his breath in a gasp, but desn't move. A few seconds pass...
MilesMk1 (9:09:09 PM): Does he resume breathing?
Thematrian1 (9:09:11 PM): He begins to thrash violently.
Thematrian1 (9:09:22 PM): And yes, he starts breathing again around there.
MilesMk1 (9:09:41 PM): *calls on his extensive knowledge of First Aid to try to help him*
Umbrafer (9:10:08 PM): *Continues to keep a careful sight on the guy, moving around as required to maintain a clear shot*
Thematrian1 (9:10:49 PM): Roll Biotech(first aid)
MilesMk1 (9:11:30 PM): (I wish I was sure I remembered it right...)
MilesMk1 (9:11:33 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 6 2
MilesMk1 (9:11:37 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
MilesMk1 (9:11:41 PM): *whew*
MilesMk1 (9:11:51 PM): (It's definitely no worse than 3, though)
Umbrafer (9:12:09 PM): (I thought it was a 1 (3) specialization)
MilesMk1 (9:12:25 PM): (I'm pretty sure it is.)
Thematrian1 (9:12:36 PM): For a moment, you're afraid that he's having a convultion, but a closer examination (which was tricky to get)
MilesMk1 (9:12:49 PM): (Not sure whether I was just thinking of improving it, or did)
Thematrian1 (9:12:57 PM): shows that whatever it is, he's doing it himself.
MilesMk1 (9:13:53 PM): "Hey, calm down. Take it easy, you're going to hurt yourself."
Thematrian1 (9:15:21 PM): He pauses in mid-convultion, staring at you.
Thematrian1 (9:15:34 PM): He's flexing his fingers still, just a little
MilesMk1 (9:17:08 PM): "That's good... Can you talk?"
Thematrian1 (9:17:54 PM): He swallows. It looks painful.
Thematrian1 (9:18:00 PM): "Yes"
MilesMk1 (9:18:39 PM): "Want some water? Why were you banging around like that?"
Umbrafer (9:19:37 PM): Incidentally, taking multiple pictures of him.
Thematrian1 (9:19:45 PM): click click click
Thematrian1 (9:20:02 PM): "I...always tried. But it...never worked...before."
Umbrafer (9:20:55 PM): Going to check Missing Persons lists to see if he shows up anywhere.
MilesMk1 (9:21:08 PM): "You wanted to break free from whatever you were chipped into, you mean?"
Thematrian1 (9:21:13 PM): ok. Roll Computers
Umbrafer (9:21:23 PM): Hacking pool applicable or not?
Thematrian1 (9:21:29 PM): He swallows again. It doesn't look like any fun at all.
Thematrian1 (9:21:30 PM): No
Umbrafer (9:21:33 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 3 6 6 3 1
Umbrafer (9:21:37 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 3
Umbrafer (9:21:40 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
MilesMk1 (9:22:10 PM): *gets his canteen and pours a little water in his mouth*
Thematrian1 (9:22:15 PM): "Whenever they take me out, I try to move. But it never worked before." There are half-second pauses between words.
Thematrian1 (9:22:22 PM): He slurps gratefully at the water
MilesMk1 (9:23:05 PM): #I wish we had a mage... Considering all the hostile magic we ran into, he could be the antichrist and we'd be none the wiser.#
MilesMk1 (9:23:22 PM): "What was it that they had you chipping?"
Umbrafer (9:23:34 PM): #I'm checking the Missing Persons reports. Let me know if anything funny goes down and I'll give him a lead bath.#
Thematrian1 (9:24:17 PM): (The search is going to take a while; visual matching is slow at the best of times. At least you didn't need to break into anything to get the data...)
Thematrian1 (9:24:29 PM): "Hell"
MilesMk1 (9:24:42 PM): #Unless it look like he'se about to take me out, just let me tap him with a shock glove.#
Umbrafer (9:24:55 PM): *Nods* It'll go even slower, but I'll jump into stuff every few seconds or so as a precaution.
MilesMk1 (9:25:40 PM): "Huh. Well, we're not going to send you back, so you can relax... How did you end up here?"
MilesMk1 (9:26:05 PM): (BTW, I have my FFBA hood up to cover my face, as always.)
MilesMk1 (9:26:29 PM): (as always in this kind of situation, anyway)
Thematrian1 (9:26:47 PM): His speech is clearer, now that his throat is wet. "I was walking home. I didn't catch the bus..."
Umbrafer (9:27:00 PM): #Can you get his name?#
MilesMk1 (9:27:23 PM): "Do you know where you are, or how you got here? What's your name?"
Thematrian1 (9:28:53 PM): "I'm A.L. A.L., uh, Stevens"
Umbrafer (9:29:10 PM): Refining search with that.
MilesMk1 (9:30:09 PM): "You said they took you out before... Who took you out, and what did they do to you when they took you out?"
Thematrian1 (9:31:25 PM): "Some big black guy. Said he had..."
Thematrian1 (9:31:27 PM): He pauses.
Thematrian1 (9:31:40 PM): "Said he had my daughter, and I should go with him. In his car."
MilesMk1 (9:32:19 PM): "And then?"
Thematrian1 (9:32:20 PM): Alex: Your search almost instantly converges to a single item. Alfred Lord Stevens, age 26, missing since 3 years ago.
Umbrafer (9:32:51 PM): Iiiiinteresting. Any data on him or a possible daughter?
Thematrian1 (9:33:16 PM): "They hit me with something. At the back of the neck, it hurt. I woke up on a table, they gave me an injection."
Thematrian1 (9:33:27 PM): She's not on the missing list. For more public data, roll again.
Umbrafer (9:34:01 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 4 1 6 4 6
Umbrafer (9:34:06 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 1
Umbrafer (9:34:15 PM): #I need to get me a Frame or something#
Thematrian1 (9:34:35 PM): (Sheer coincidence that there's so much searching just now, I swear)
Thematrian1 (9:34:58 PM): "When I woke up again, I couldn't move."
Thematrian1 (9:35:16 PM): "I mean, I could, my body moved, but it wasn't me"
Thematrian1 (9:35:32 PM): He's starting to look panicked again
Umbrafer (9:35:51 PM): (The searching was my idea this time, after all :) )
MilesMk1 (9:36:51 PM): "You mean, you were still in your own body, but all you could do was watch, and someone else was... using it?"
Thematrian1 (9:38:04 PM): He nods
Thematrian1 (9:39:12 PM): Alex: What's the van doing?
EverGuard4 (9:39:19 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 1 1 6 3 1
EverGuard4 (9:39:23 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 6
EverGuard4 (9:39:26 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 3
Umbrafer (9:40:07 PM): Van is still circling above. Every so often I'm jumping into it to observe.
Thematrian1 (9:42:14 PM): Give me perception while in the van, just for grins
Umbrafer (9:42:27 PM): Perception or active sensors as well?
MilesMk1 (9:42:44 PM): "Are you feeling ok now? Feel free to move, just don't trash around, it's sort of cramped here..."
Umbrafer (9:43:16 PM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 6 3 1 3 5 2
Umbrafer (9:43:20 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 3
Thematrian1 (9:43:46 PM): Alex detects nothing special.
Thematrian1 (9:44:17 PM): He stands, carefully. "What month is it?"
Umbrafer (9:44:42 PM): #Might want to specify the year. This guy's been gone three years.#
MilesMk1 (9:45:05 PM): *Gets ready to catch him if he takes it badly*
MilesMk1 (9:45:36 PM): "It's <whatever month it is>. But it's also <current year>. Sorry."
Thematrian1 (9:45:48 PM): (August, 2055 I think)
Umbrafer (9:46:00 PM): (August 2055.)
Thematrian1 (9:46:01 PM): All the expression just drains off of his face.
MilesMk1 (9:47:43 PM): #I wish we knew for sure these people were not a threat, because I really wish we could get them out of here... I don't get paid enough for this shit...#
Thematrian1 (9:47:56 PM): His lips move, just a little.
Umbrafer (9:48:13 PM): #Want me to try calling the J?#
MilesMk1 (9:48:59 PM): "It's, uh, going to to be ok. Here, have some more water."
MilesMk1 (9:49:12 PM): #To see what he wants done about this?#
Umbrafer (9:49:54 PM): #Yes, and to see if he's willing to pay more for a full-scale rescue#
MilesMk1 (9:50:28 PM): (God, it was forever... Did the Johnson tell us that people were going missing, and he wanted us to find out about that, along with everything else?)
Thematrian1 (9:50:36 PM): he drinks greedily.
MilesMk1 (9:51:06 PM): #Go for it. I guess I'll go about unhooking some of the other ones? If it's as bad as he says, I don't want to leave them in, and I doubt they'll be much trouble.#
MilesMk1 (9:51:24 PM): #Unless this is a trap, in which case I'm pretty much fucked anyway.#
Umbrafer (9:51:43 PM): #Only unhook a few, and keep them together.#
MilesMk1 (9:51:52 PM): *doesn't let him drink too much, to have some left for others.*
Umbrafer (9:52:12 PM): What time is it?
Thematrian1 (9:52:28 PM): A few minutes short of dawn IIRC; I don't have the time figures from last time on me.
Thematrian1 (9:52:42 PM): (GMing from a public computer sucks. It feels like I'm having to type everything in braile)
MilesMk1 (9:53:09 PM): "Take is easy... We'll see about getting your out of here, but in the meantime .I'll go about unhooking some of your bunkmates here."
Thematrian1 (9:53:41 PM): He nods, looking guilty. He clearly hadn't thought of them at all
Umbrafer (9:53:44 PM): No rest for the wicked. I'm going to jump into the van, have a look around, then give the J a call.
MilesMk1 (9:54:10 PM): *as non-threateningly as possible reloads his Predator with a clip of gel rounds*
Thematrian1 (9:54:37 PM): roll perception again, then
Umbrafer (9:54:50 PM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 2 4 1 5 6 1 5
Umbrafer (9:54:55 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Umbrafer (9:55:05 PM): Active sensors as well; just looking for nearby signatures.
Umbrafer (9:55:07 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 6 5 3 4 2
Umbrafer (9:55:11 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (9:55:36 PM): You reload. He doesn't look threatened.
MilesMk1 (9:56:41 PM): *Asks him to stand somewhere away from the door under the pretense of making some room, and unplugs three more people - the ones looking like they'll be the worst off if they stay chipped in.*
MilesMk1 (9:56:55 PM): (sequentially, not all at once)
Thematrian1 (9:57:47 PM): (The ork stays chipped, then?)
MilesMk1 (9:58:48 PM): (I go by how unhealthy they look, if that means the ork gets unplugged, he does, if not...)
Thematrian1 (9:58:52 PM): Alex detects nothing exciting.
Thematrian1 (9:59:20 PM): Ah. The Ork looks better than most. You unchip another wage-slave. He immediately lunges for your throat.
Thematrian1 (9:59:22 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
MilesMk1 (9:59:30 PM): Hmm.
Umbrafer (9:59:35 PM): *Ring ring*
Thematrian1 (9:59:40 PM): You were prepared; this is not a surprise situation
Thematrian1 (9:59:52 PM): (and you have about four times his Reaction anyway ;-))
MilesMk1 (10:00:00 PM): I try to hold him down and talk some sense into him?
Thematrian1 (10:00:03 PM): ring ring, ring ring, ring ring, ring ring
Thematrian1 (10:00:08 PM): Ok; roll Unarmed
MilesMk1 (10:00:09 PM): (Without hurting him)
MilesMk1 (10:00:13 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 5 4 5 6 2
MilesMk1 (10:00:33 PM): (Now that I'm fighting an invlaid, I get 5 out of 6... Bah. :))
Thematrian1 (10:00:40 PM): He lunges, you grab, twist, and lower him gently. He tries to twist in your grib, but you've got him.
MilesMk1 (10:00:44 PM): (invalid, even)
Thematrian1 (10:00:46 PM): s/grib/grip
MilesMk1 (10:01:00 PM): "Take it easy. No one is going to hurt you anymore."
MilesMk1 (10:01:11 PM): "Calm down. Deep breaths."
Thematrian1 (10:01:55 PM): He tries to take your advice.
Thematrian1 (10:02:07 PM): Again, the fact that he was able to move seemed to surprise him.
Thematrian1 (10:02:13 PM): "What is this?"
Thematrian1 (10:02:19 PM): (This one sounds better hydrated, at least)
Umbrafer (10:02:22 PM): #When you can, get names.# *Listens to ringing*
MilesMk1 (10:02:40 PM): "You were abducted, I think, but you're going to be ok. Just stay calm."
Thematrian1 (10:02:55 PM): The ringing stops, and somebody picks up. "Yes?" There's a bizarre humming sound in the background.
MilesMk1 (10:03:35 PM): "I don't want to have to restrain you, so please, no more grabbing for the throat, ok?"
Thematrian1 (10:03:50 PM): He goes limp. You think he might be crying.
Thematrian1 (10:04:03 PM): A.L. steps forward. "He's telling the truth, it's ok..."
MilesMk1 (10:04:48 PM): "You're not going back to that place."
MilesMk1 (10:05:04 PM): "You're fine now. Do you remember your name?"
Thematrian1 (10:05:27 PM): "George Meadows"
Thematrian1 (10:05:39 PM): (Alex: responding to the fellow who picked up the phone?)
Umbrafer (10:05:48 PM): (Yep; sorry, was putting some rice on)
Thematrian1 (10:05:56 PM): (ah, no worries)
Umbrafer (10:06:19 PM): (What was the name of the J again?)
MilesMk1 (10:06:22 PM): "Ok, George, why don't we try to get you up, and you can go over there with Al while I take a look at some of the other people here."
Thematrian1 (10:07:09 PM): (I don't know the name of the J. If I had any of my notes, or SotSW was up, I would)
Thematrian1 (10:07:18 PM): (But I'm not, and it's not, so...yeah)
MilesMk1 (10:07:33 PM): (We did have his first name.)
Umbrafer (10:07:43 PM): (*Nods*) "Mister [real first name] Johnson?"
Thematrian1 (10:08:03 PM): "What is it?"
Umbrafer (10:08:34 PM): "We're those contractors you hired. We seem to have run into a little dilemma. You remember our mutual friend?"
Thematrian1 (10:09:22 PM): The humming gets louder. There's a gunshot, though not especially close by. "Yes?"
Umbrafer (10:09:55 PM): (Is the voice identifiably the J?)
Umbrafer (10:10:01 PM): (Or can I tell?)
Thematrian1 (10:10:11 PM): Do you have his voice recorded to compare?
Thematrian1 (10:10:28 PM): George stands; A.L. helps him to a place on the far wall.
Umbrafer (10:10:36 PM): Hm. I believe I had recorded some of the proceedings with Blake; I'm not certain of that, though.
MilesMk1 (10:10:55 PM): (I'm pretty sure you did.)
Thematrian1 (10:11:22 PM): Anyhow, you can't tell from just this same.
Umbrafer (10:11:41 PM): But it's not noticably different at this point?
MilesMk1 (10:11:52 PM): (We did have an ID code agreed upon.)
Thematrian1 (10:11:58 PM): No. It's not female, or anything like that.
MilesMk1 (10:12:07 PM): (I set it up with him. Alex would have it.)
Thematrian1 (10:12:10 PM): (That sounds like the sort of thing he'd do, yes)
Umbrafer (10:12:35 PM): (Ah; can I insert that back into the beginning of the conversation, right after "[realname] Johnson"?)
Thematrian1 (10:13:02 PM): ::waves wand:: (Yes)
Thematrian1 (10:13:14 PM): He responds correctly.
Umbrafer (10:13:15 PM): "Well, he's no longer in the picture. However, he seems to have been keeping a bit of a farm."
Umbrafer (10:13:31 PM): What's a rough estimate of the number of people in that room?
Thematrian1 (10:14:00 PM): You can count them. 14
Umbrafer (10:14:58 PM): "There are some 14 heads in his herd, all chipped. Some of them have been here for about three years."
Umbrafer (10:15:32 PM): "Do you want anything in particular done with them?"
Thematrian1 (10:15:53 PM): "Only 14?"
Umbrafer (10:17:05 PM): "Fourteen in one room. A fifteenth that vanished. Others that appear to have been serving other purposes after death. Also, another individual with similar properties to our dear departed friend. Do you have a rough estimate as to "
Umbrafer (10:17:11 PM): "how many we should expect?"
MilesMk1 (10:17:29 PM): (well, I guess there were some rooms we haven't checked yet0
MilesMk1 (10:17:32 PM): )
Thematrian1 (10:17:55 PM): "More. Twice as many." There's another gunshot.
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Umbrafer (10:19:15 PM): "We'll keep looking, then. How do you want them handled? An evacuation may take more resources than we have at this instant."
Thematrian1 (10:19:59 PM): "I want to talk to one. Bring as many as you think is safe."
Umbrafer (10:20:15 PM): "Certainly. And the others?"
Thematrian1 (10:20:57 PM): More gunshots. "I don't care."
Umbrafer (10:21:17 PM): "Very well. Have a nice day."
Thematrian1 (10:21:33 PM): ::click::
Umbrafer (10:21:55 PM): #He wants to talk to one, says bring as many as we think is safe. He doesn't care what happens to the rest.#
MilesMk1 (10:22:11 PM): #All heart.#
MilesMk1 (10:22:23 PM): #So, what do we do with them?#
Umbrafer (10:22:31 PM): #If we're going to transport a lot of people, we might want to leave them chipped until we get somewhere safer.#
Umbrafer (10:22:56 PM): #I don't know. It seems like bad karma to sell them or leave them here.#
Umbrafer (10:23:21 PM): #Oh, and he says there should be about twice as many. I'm not sure if that includes possible zombifications.#
MilesMk1 (10:23:54 PM): #I don't like leaving them chipped in, if it's as bad as they say it is, but we might have no choice.#
Umbrafer (10:24:14 PM): #Better leave them chipped in for another day or so than leave them here.#
MilesMk1 (10:24:27 PM): #Well, yeah. I think we should at least get them to where they can get back to civilization on their own.#
MilesMk1 (10:25:02 PM): #They're not all going to fit into the van anyway, are they? We might have to, uh, recquisition some wheels at that shithole town, or something.#
Thematrian1 (10:25:17 PM): A.L. and George are speaking in low tones; George is having a very quiet freak-out over the date
Umbrafer (10:25:23 PM): #They aren't. I'm trying to figure out how to handle that.#
Umbrafer (10:25:32 PM): How long did it take to get here again?
MilesMk1 (10:25:43 PM): #You know, there are some more doors down here. Let me check them to make sure there aren't more people down here.#
Umbrafer (10:26:40 PM): #Go for it.#
MilesMk1 (10:26:42 PM): "Gentlemen? I'm, uh, going to step out into the hall for second to check to see if there aren't more people in your condition nearby. Be right back, don't go anywhere."
Thematrian1 (10:26:52 PM): They nod.
Umbrafer (10:27:10 PM): The Strato continues hovering in the corner.
MilesMk1 (10:27:18 PM): *does some quick door kicking to check the remaining rooms in the area*
Thematrian1 (10:28:24 PM): There's one other room full of still bodies. One locked room is full of a bunch of miscellaneous bits of cybernetic stuff. Roll Biotech(cybernetics) or Electronics(same) to know more
MilesMk1 (10:28:56 PM): Does plain old Electronics work, or do I need the specialization?
Thematrian1 (10:29:04 PM): Electronics is good enough
Umbrafer (10:29:12 PM): By strict canon, base skills always work.
Thematrian1 (10:29:14 PM): You basically never need the specialization, in Shadowrun
MilesMk1 (10:29:18 PM): #Another room full of bodies. Damn. We need a fucking bus.#
Umbrafer (10:29:26 PM): #How many?#
MilesMk1 (10:29:36 PM): How many?
MilesMk1 (10:29:42 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 3 6 1
MilesMk1 (10:29:46 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
MilesMk1 (10:29:50 PM): 8
Thematrian1 (10:30:37 PM): Another 14-15
Thematrian1 (10:30:56 PM): They're uninstalled chipjack components. A whole bunch. Enough for another 20 or 30 sets.
MilesMk1 (10:31:14 PM): #Same as in the first room, about.#
Umbrafer (10:31:42 PM): #Right. I'll see if I can arrange something. What's our humanitarian budget?#
MilesMk1 (10:31:48 PM): #Some chipjack components, enough for 20 or 30 sets, too. Worth something, maybe?#$
Umbrafer (10:32:17 PM): #Definitely grab those. We're taking the chips they've got in them, too.#
Umbrafer (10:32:36 PM): #Give one or two sets of each to the J, analyze and, if we can, sell the rest#
MilesMk1 (10:32:49 PM): #Ah, hell... I'll chip in a few thousand at least, but really, whatever it takes, this is the worst fucking thing I ever saw. Killing people is one thing, this...#
Umbrafer (10:32:57 PM): #Maybe not the chips. Depends what's on 'em.#
Umbrafer (10:33:04 PM): #Heh. You got it.#
MilesMk1 (10:33:46 PM): *bags the chipjack components, goes back to the room*
Umbrafer (10:33:49 PM): I'm going to give Sigrun's shop a call.
MilesMk1 (10:34:02 PM): "Back."
Thematrian1 (10:34:21 PM): A lackey picks up the phone at Sigrun's. "Mrmph?"
Thematrian1 (10:34:27 PM): They nod greetings t oyou.
MilesMk1 (10:35:01 PM): "There seem to be about 30 of you guys in here, and we're working on a way of getting you out of here, so try to be patient... Do you feel remotely up to carrying anyone, if necessary?"
Thematrian1 (10:35:47 PM): They exchange a look. "We'll try."
MilesMk1 (10:36:05 PM): (BTW, did Adam leave, or did he get disconnected and we didn't re-invite him?)
Thematrian1 (10:36:10 PM): They're on the verge of saying something else, both of them, but they keep silence.
MilesMk1 (10:36:24 PM): "Is there something else you want to ask?"
Umbrafer (10:36:34 PM): #If they can talk about it, ask them what happened.#
MilesMk1 (10:37:00 PM): (he says that in as non-threatening a way as possible)
MilesMk1 (10:37:07 PM): (Not pointedly)
Thematrian1 (10:37:32 PM): George points to one of the sleepers. He looks fitter than the other humans. "That guy. We want to leave him behind."
Thematrian1 (10:38:22 PM): (if Blake does not immediately interrupt) A.L. adds, "He did the implant on George. Probably the others too."
MilesMk1 (10:38:29 PM): "Can you tell me why?"
MilesMk1 (10:38:36 PM): (is what I was going to say)
Thematrian1 (10:38:45 PM): (ok, rearrange time so that that flows correctly)
Umbrafer (10:38:59 PM): (A Capo, eh?)
Umbrafer (10:39:20 PM): !
Thematrian1 (10:40:28 PM): (?)
MilesMk1 (10:40:30 PM): #I think we have our volunteer to talk to J#
Umbrafer (10:40:39 PM): (Exactly what I was thinking)
Umbrafer (10:40:55 PM): (I was also going to check to see if anyone was the guy we rescued, but we didn't take any pictures.)
Umbrafer (10:41:07 PM): (Well, "rescued")
Thematrian1 (10:41:30 PM): (I was gonna say...)
MilesMk1 (10:42:22 PM): "Hmm... We might have to take him along - part of the job - but if we do, we'll take him to someone eager to, uh... talk to him. If he did what you say he did, he'll get his."
MilesMk1 (10:43:04 PM): "Regardless, he stays chipped in."
Thematrian1 (10:43:09 PM): They look unhappy, but it's not that huge a change.
Thematrian1 (10:43:20 PM): George: "That's something. Wake up the others, they'll tell you."
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EverGuard4 (10:43:29 PM): blah...
Umbrafer (10:43:31 PM): (Woo!)
Umbrafer (10:43:34 PM): (Hm?)
Thematrian1 (10:44:27 PM): (Wa hoo!)
Thematrian1 (10:44:37 PM): "May we free the others?"
MilesMk1 (10:44:57 PM): "If he did what you say he did, I wouldn't be leaving him here anyway... All that'll change is when he gets one to the head."
MilesMk1 (10:45:26 PM): "I'd prefer to do it myself, one at a time. Professional paranoia which I'll have to ask you to excuse."
Thematrian1 (10:45:40 PM): They do not argue.
MilesMk1 (10:46:25 PM): Do they seem to be acting normal, all things considered? They're not... abnormally eager to unchip the others, are they?
Thematrian1 (10:47:07 PM): It's hard to say. This situation is pretty far outside your experience.
MilesMk1 (10:47:14 PM): True.
Thematrian1 (10:47:25 PM): They seemed eager, but abnormally you can't judge.
MilesMk1 (10:47:34 PM): *unchips another one, still going in the same order as before*
Thematrian1 (10:48:08 PM): This one just lies there. He drools a little; his eyes open but they don't focus at first.
MilesMk1 (10:48:19 PM): (BTW, my AK is hanging from a rig in front of my chest, should I need it.)
Thematrian1 (10:48:25 PM): After a few moments he starts moving, slowly and carefully.
Thematrian1 (10:48:28 PM): (Understood)
Thematrian1 (10:48:55 PM): A.L. steps up beside you. "It's real. We're getting out."
Umbrafer (10:49:37 PM): (Oh gods, we're releasing the Good Merges, aren't we)
MilesMk1 (10:50:17 PM): *does all the standard supportive stuff*
Thematrian1 (10:50:25 PM): Mr. Dude looks blank. He comes around in a bit.
Thematrian1 (10:50:30 PM): How many are you freeing in all?
MilesMk1 (10:50:48 PM): Good question.
MilesMk1 (10:51:03 PM): #How's the transport coming, and how many should I let loose?#
Umbrafer (10:51:11 PM): (Any response at the shop?)
Thematrian1 (10:51:42 PM): (A lackey said "Mrmph" see above)
Umbrafer (10:52:04 PM): (Ah, sorry) "Is Sigrun in?"
MilesMk1 (10:52:23 PM): (I'll really hate it if we end up unleashing Bug City as a result of trying to be decent human beings...)
Thematrian1 (10:52:32 PM): "No. What do you need?"
MilesMk1 (10:52:57 PM): (I need to feel like I'm doing something else besides just horribly killing people with EX bullets.)
Umbrafer (10:53:02 PM): "I need to talk with her. When will she get in?"
Thematrian1 (10:54:07 PM): "Dunno. I'll give her a message when I see her."
Thematrian1 (10:54:18 PM): (How many are you freeing in all?)
Umbrafer (10:54:40 PM): "Thanks." I get off the phone. What time is it?
Umbrafer (10:54:44 PM): Just after dawn?
Umbrafer (10:54:51 PM): ~6-something?
MilesMk1 (10:54:53 PM): (depends on what Alex thinks)
Thematrian1 (10:54:53 PM): Yep
Thematrian1 (10:54:57 PM): more like 4-something
Umbrafer (10:55:04 PM): Er? Dawn's that early?
MilesMk1 (10:55:11 PM): #How many do you think I should set free?#
Umbrafer (10:55:15 PM): Fair enough, I guess.
Thematrian1 (10:55:28 PM): (Yeah. It might have been as late as five, I forget. I got it out of a Naval Observatory site)
Thematrian1 (10:55:35 PM): (If you have the log saved you can go look)
Umbrafer (10:55:58 PM): #I'm arranging transport; no more than four total right now. We can always let people out, but we can't exactly put them back in.#
MilesMk1 (10:56:00 PM): #I'm worried about losing control of them, but it'll be almost impossible to carry 20-something limp bodies out of here.#
Umbrafer (10:56:14 PM): (I'm an idiot, I've got the table right here)
MilesMk1 (10:56:27 PM): (Ok, one more it is, then.)
Umbrafer (10:56:29 PM): August 21, you say?
Thematrian1 (10:56:40 PM): (Morning of 21, yeah)
Umbrafer (10:57:34 PM): If I'm reading http://aa.usno.navy.mil/cgi-bin/aa_rstablew.pl correctly, 5:49.
Thematrian1 (10:57:47 PM): ::nod:: Then it's about 6, as you said
Umbrafer (10:58:16 PM): *Resolving to take her out to a really nice dinner later* *Calls Sigrun*
Thematrian1 (10:59:12 PM): ring, ring, ring. "This it not the time!"
Umbrafer (10:59:49 PM): "I'm really sorry, it's an emergency."
Umbrafer (11:00:07 PM): "Do you have a minute?"
Thematrian1 (11:00:08 PM): "Yes it fragging well...Alex?"
Umbrafer (11:00:14 PM): "Yep"
Thematrian1 (11:00:34 PM): ::deep breath:: "Sorry about that. What do you need?"
Umbrafer (11:02:10 PM): "I need some vehicles. Cheap ones, with drone capabilities. Enough to carry about thirty people. I can rent, buy, pay whatever's necessary, but I need them sent by drone to a location as soon as possible."
Thematrian1 (11:02:15 PM): Meanwhile, A.L. and George are talking soothingly to this new guy, convincing him to not release the others.
Thematrian1 (11:02:55 PM): "Just once, I want it to be something simple. Just once, Alex, that's all I ask."
MilesMk1 (11:03:02 PM): He's really eager to do it?
Thematrian1 (11:03:09 PM): Yep
Thematrian1 (11:03:34 PM): He's persuading the other two, too: the "you know what it was like" argument is getting lots of traction.
MilesMk1 (11:03:57 PM): (Ooh, I need to get some drone vehicles... So complicated. I wish I was killing regenerating magicians and setting them on fire with thermite instead...) :p
Umbrafer (11:04:04 PM): "Heh. Next time I ask a favor, I'll try to make sure it's that my lawnmower broke down. And I'll make it at a decent hour."
Umbrafer (11:04:35 PM): "It doesn't have to be comfortable, we can cram them into a box truck or something."
Thematrian1 (11:05:00 PM): "Wait, wait, I've got it. The people are going to hate it, but it's all I have.
Thematrian1 (11:05:23 PM): "I don't have a box truck. I have a tanker truck, already rigger-capable. Anything else, I'd have to find the parts and install them."
Thematrian1 (11:05:48 PM): "Cut it open, we can patch it later; it wasn't rated for extravolatiles anyway."
MilesMk1 (11:06:04 PM): "You'll need to take it easy and tough it out, gentlemen. I'm sorry if it hurts your feelings, but there's 30 of you, one of me, and what I went through to get here didn't put me in a trusting mood."
MilesMk1 (11:06:19 PM): "It won't be much longer."
MilesMk1 (11:06:31 PM): "Not compared to what you've gone through already."
Thematrian1 (11:06:41 PM): New guy: "It's not our feelings. But you don't know what it was like. We can't leave them there."
Umbrafer (11:06:59 PM): "As long as they won't die of anything, we can make do. I owe you about half a dozen, plus dinner. Last thing: can it make it [estimate of how far it is to get out here and then back to the nearest gas station plus a few kilometers"
MilesMk1 (11:07:08 PM): #Hey, maybe you should use one of the small drones to carry out one of the chips to Shojo, so she can try to figure out what it is?#
Umbrafer (11:07:20 PM): "on a single tank?"
Thematrian1 (11:07:33 PM): She's silent for a few moments. "Yes"
Umbrafer (11:08:40 PM): "Thank you so much." (Can I wire funds from where I am?)
Thematrian1 (11:08:43 PM): Another pause. "I've got one of the shop-boys on the programming. Where exactly do you want this?"
Thematrian1 (11:08:49 PM): (Yes, that's matrix-enabled)
Umbrafer (11:09:46 PM): "It needs to go to *gives location*."
MilesMk1 (11:10:27 PM): "I probably don't, but this is the best I can do right now. I want to let you people free, but as long as I have no guarantee you won't try to swarm me and beat me to death... Soryy."
Thematrian1 (11:10:30 PM): Another pause. Then, in a dead-level tone. "There's an old air force base there."
Umbrafer (11:10:49 PM): "Yes, there is."
MilesMk1 (11:10:50 PM): (sorry, even)
Thematrian1 (11:11:47 PM): One more pause. "Data entered. Programming will be done shortly, ETA eight hours."
Thematrian1 (11:12:48 PM): New guy looks next to freaking out. The other two seem to accept your reasoning. Again.
Umbrafer (11:12:59 PM): "Thank you. I can wire you any funds you need."
Thematrian1 (11:14:42 PM): "Funds. Yes. We'll charge for a rental, and for the labor, and for fixing it afterward." She quotes a figure. It's high.
MilesMk1 (11:14:49 PM): *keeps close eye on the "new guy"*
Umbrafer (11:15:01 PM): For my own records, what is it? I wire it over without question.
Thematrian1 (11:15:31 PM): I don't know. I lack the ability to find out. I hate this so much.
Umbrafer (11:15:47 PM): Well, unless it exceeds my total cash at this point, at which I ask for a minute and get Blake to open up the wallet. Is there anything I can look up?
Thematrian1 (11:15:52 PM): So, the wheels are in motion. So to speak. What now?
Thematrian1 (11:16:35 PM): Holding pattern for 8 hours?
MilesMk1 (11:16:39 PM): (uh... are we talking in excess of 10k? 100K? ballpark?)
Thematrian1 (11:16:51 PM): (Over 10, under 100)
MilesMk1 (11:17:08 PM): (Hmm. Well, I can afford that, if we split it three ways...)
Umbrafer (11:17:31 PM): (In excess of 30k?)
Thematrian1 (11:17:43 PM): (I doubt it)
Umbrafer (11:17:48 PM): (Phew.)
MilesMk1 (11:18:03 PM): I think we should spend the time getting the bodies up to the hangar - tire out the new guy till he shuts up. :)
Umbrafer (11:18:08 PM): Ok. #We should start getting everyone up here if possible#
MilesMk1 (11:18:17 PM): #I was thinking the same thing.#
MilesMk1 (11:18:33 PM): (BTW, did we leave a whole floor basically unsearched, still?)
Thematrian1 (11:18:41 PM): (Yes)
Umbrafer (11:19:08 PM): (Heh. We may want to clear that, when possible.)
MilesMk1 (11:19:09 PM): (But we were getting paid to kill Teeth and get info on what was going on here, so we have fulfilled our contract, right?)
Umbrafer (11:19:25 PM): (We can make a strong argument that we have, at least)
Thematrian1 (11:19:28 PM): (That was, indeed, your contract)
Thematrian1 (11:20:42 PM): So: carting chipped people up the elevator, or what?
Umbrafer (11:22:15 PM): I vote yea on that. #I wish I knew where that other guy went.#
MilesMk1 (11:23:27 PM): #Yeah... Makes me uneasy to have a mage running loose around here.#
MilesMk1 (11:23:46 PM): Actually, first carting the three out to where they can be watched by the Strato, I think.
Thematrian1 (11:24:01 PM): They consent to be led.
MilesMk1 (11:24:21 PM): *Then* carting the bodies out, using Mr. Hyperactive for help to keep him busy.
Umbrafer (11:24:24 PM): Have we gotten all three names?
Thematrian1 (11:24:35 PM): No. First two yes, third not so much.
MilesMk1 (11:24:38 PM): *asks the last guy for his name*
Umbrafer (11:24:53 PM): Looking them up. Also grabbing a picture of each person.
Thematrian1 (11:25:00 PM): "Eric"
Umbrafer (11:25:42 PM): (In that case, "each person" applied to literally every person there)
Thematrian1 (11:26:17 PM): You have pictures; it's not hard.
Thematrian1 (11:26:31 PM): Carting the bodies out to where?
MilesMk1 (11:27:10 PM): "Eric what?"
Umbrafer (11:27:43 PM): The shielddrone will transform and help carry.
Thematrian1 (11:27:49 PM): "Rasid"
MilesMk1 (11:27:59 PM): I think we can put the conscious ones in the office (after getting rid of or covering any blasted zombies) and the rest of them laid out in the hangar.
Umbrafer (11:28:04 PM): My take on the carrying thing is to leave them in the hangar for now.
Umbrafer (11:28:06 PM): Yep
Thematrian1 (11:30:15 PM): You lead a procession. It occurs to you that now would be a superb time for a counterattack, but it doesn't materialize
Thematrian1 (11:31:59 PM): Lugging everyone takes almost half an hour. At last they're laid out. If Eric has a comment about it being faster to lead wakeful people, he keeps it to himself.
Umbrafer (11:32:55 PM): Any info on the other two?
EverGuard4 (11:33:23 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 3 3 2 4 5 3 2 6
EverGuard4 (11:33:27 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
EverGuard4 (11:33:31 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Thematrian1 (11:34:57 PM): A.L. Stevens has a daughter. She'd be 12 now. She transferred to a facility in Seattle after her father disappeared. There was a bunch of "we take care of our own" publicity about it
MilesMk1 (11:35:21 PM): (Uh... Didn't you say he was 26?)
Thematrian1 (11:35:34 PM): (sure did)
Umbrafer (11:35:52 PM): Who did he work for?
MilesMk1 (11:36:08 PM): (When he was kidnapped, or now?)
MilesMk1 (11:36:29 PM): (Either way, how did he mamage a 12-year old kid, and a corp job?)
Thematrian1 (11:36:32 PM): Chicago Central Securities. Tracing their ownership would take much longer.
Umbrafer (11:36:44 PM): Nah. I make a note of it and move on.
MilesMk1 (11:36:52 PM): (manage)
Thematrian1 (11:36:54 PM): (Excellent questions all)
Thematrian1 (11:37:49 PM): George is simpler. No child, stuffer shack job. He's been missing for a year and a half.
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Thematrian1 (11:39:43 PM): The bodies are laid out. Actions?
Thematrian1 (11:40:15 PM): (We're about done here, truth be told)
MilesMk1 (11:40:17 PM): (So his records say he's 26, and has a 12 year-old daughter?)
Thematrian1 (11:40:27 PM): (That's what they say, yes.)
Umbrafer (11:40:34 PM): Keeping an eye out from the van, keeping an eye on the people with the Strato. Any action from the village? Also, any information on Mr. Recalcitrant?
Thematrian1 (11:41:22 PM): Eric Rasid is older than the others: 31, and was perhaps a bit important in his corp job before he vanished. Again, no family.
MilesMk1 (11:41:41 PM): "A.L, how old are you? That you remember?"
Thematrian1 (11:42:52 PM): His lips move; he's counting it out. "Thirty-one."
Umbrafer (11:43:34 PM): #Curiouser and curiouser.#
MilesMk1 (11:43:36 PM): #A discrepancy in the records?#
MilesMk1 (11:43:48 PM): "And you have a daughter that's 12 now?"
Thematrian1 (11:44:05 PM): "She'd...be 12 now. Yes."
Thematrian1 (11:46:05 PM): Alex, roll Perception and Passive Sensors from your van.
MilesMk1 (11:46:10 PM): #Should I tell him about what the records said about him, see how he reacts?#
Umbrafer (11:46:19 PM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 3 1 5 4 3 3
Umbrafer (11:46:25 PM): (Perception and active, you mean?)
Umbrafer (11:46:31 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (11:46:35 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (11:46:40 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (11:46:42 PM): (er, yes. Active)
Umbrafer (11:46:46 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 1 6 5 1
Umbrafer (11:46:50 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Thematrian1 (11:47:08 PM): There's something in the sky, big and fairly slow, approaching the base.
Umbrafer (11:47:24 PM): #Something in the skies.#
Umbrafer (11:47:32 PM): Jumping into the Schattenauge and taking a look.
Umbrafer (11:47:49 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 3 3 5 5 5
Umbrafer (11:47:54 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (11:47:56 PM): Approaching it?
Umbrafer (11:48:15 PM): No, just an active sensor scan (and passive if I can do it again, what with the new angle); distance?
Thematrian1 (11:48:27 PM): It's bigger and faster than the Schattenauge. Probably a helicopter, from the way it disturbs the air. Distance ~2km.
Umbrafer (11:49:22 PM): And I'm not getting a clear read on it, even with the Schattenauge?
Thematrian1 (11:49:31 PM): Even with
MilesMk1 (11:49:38 PM): #Oh, goody. And I left my Great Dragon ATGM in the van.#
Umbrafer (11:49:57 PM): #We've got company.#
Umbrafer (11:50:12 PM): Can I take a look at it? Is it in LOS?
MilesMk1 (11:50:26 PM): #Sigh.#
Thematrian1 (11:50:28 PM): No; too many clouds, too much rain
Umbrafer (11:50:37 PM): *Nods*
Umbrafer (11:50:40 PM): How high?
Thematrian1 (11:50:55 PM): Cruising altitude for a helicopter
MilesMk1 (11:51:06 PM): *slaps a clip of AV rounds into the AK*
Thematrian1 (11:51:15 PM): ker-click
Umbrafer (11:51:21 PM): *Has no idea what that is* #Can we spare the Strato?#
MilesMk1 (11:51:51 PM): #Sure. At this point, taking care of this thing matters more than watching those guys.#
Umbrafer (11:52:42 PM): Pulling the Schattenauge down to lurk amongst the buildings, bringing the Strato out and up and heading towards the helo. Staying solidly jumped into it, watching for any hostile action.
Umbrafer (11:52:55 PM): Heading at a slight angle, not directly at it.
Thematrian1 (11:53:37 PM): All right. If it spots you it gives no sign. It passes over the van, then starts to turn gently
MilesMk1 (11:53:45 PM): #Which direction is it heading in?#
Umbrafer (11:54:04 PM): Woah. It's that close?
Thematrian1 (11:54:24 PM): It closes quickly; it covers the 2km in maybe 2 minutes.
Umbrafer (11:54:36 PM): Did I get a good look at it with the Strato during that time?
Thematrian1 (11:54:42 PM): try it
Umbrafer (11:54:53 PM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 3 1 6 1 5 2 1
Umbrafer (11:54:56 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 5 2 1 2
Umbrafer (11:54:58 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
MilesMk1 (11:55:00 PM): *moves the guy we decided we were going to give to Johnson away from the others, so he can be grabbed and moved quickly*
Thematrian1 (11:55:56 PM): ::drag drag drag::
Thematrian1 (11:56:41 PM): It's a helicopter all right, and it's got undermounted weapons
MilesMk1 (11:56:48 PM): #Let me know if it starts to act hostile and it's time to move#
Umbrafer (11:57:45 PM): What sort of undermounted weapons? Railguns? Bombs? Naval missiles? Moreover, do I have a general Body (size) estimate?
Thematrian1 (11:58:34 PM): 4-range. You're not sure what kind of weapons; machine guns or launchers are your best guess.
Thematrian1 (11:58:58 PM): It swings around, and pauses over the roof of the hangar.
Umbrafer (11:59:01 PM): After the Strato passes it, it's going to go somewhat lower; as it gets to the immediate vicinity of the airstrip, I jump back into the van and order the Strato to make a wide loop.
Thematrian1 (11:59:05 PM): (that 4 is for Body)
Umbrafer (11:59:12 PM): (I figured)
Thematrian1 (11:59:18 PM): Very good.
Umbrafer (11:59:32 PM): #It's pausing over the hangar. Watch out.#
Umbrafer (12:00:06 AM): Does it look armored?
Thematrian1 (12:00:12 AM): You can't tell
MilesMk1 (12:00:31 AM): #Got AV rounds loaded... Yell if little man in black come a-rappeling...#
MilesMk1 (12:00:45 AM): (men)
MilesMk1 (12:01:04 AM): #Are you reminded of the last time we met a chopper?#
Umbrafer (12:01:35 AM): #Yep. Makes me wish I had a little foam earth right about now…#
Thematrian1 (12:02:16 AM): The helicopter swings slightly away from the hangar
Thematrian1 (12:02:23 AM): Then launches a missile into the roof.
Thematrian1 (12:02:29 AM): And, I have to sleep.
Thematrian1 (12:02:34 AM): Or more precisely, walk home through the rain and then sleep.
Umbrafer (12:02:41 AM): Heh. Sorry.
MilesMk1 (12:02:50 AM): Sorry...
MilesMk1 (12:02:56 AM): Damn, we're fucked.
Umbrafer (12:03:11 AM): Probably. Depends on a few factors:
Umbrafer (12:03:25 AM): 1) If we can get a decent survival rate on the missile.
MilesMk1 (12:03:39 AM): Well, maybe not... The roof is high up, so hopefully the first missile doesn't catch me in the blast radius.
Umbrafer (12:03:54 AM): 2) If it's not armored so heavily that I can't damage it (though if you survive undamaged, you could take it down through the new hole)
Umbrafer (12:04:12 AM): 3) If it doesn't have low Handling and a drek-hot Rigger (IE, if we can hit it).
MilesMk1 (12:05:15 AM): Whether it hurts me or not basically depends on whether the power will be higher than 8 where I am....
Umbrafer (12:06:02 AM): If it is 8, keep in mind that damage will likely be between D and D+2.
MilesMk1 (12:06:05 AM): I have enough body, combat pool and impact armor to soak a shitload at that point. After that, the TN's get above 4 and I'm in trouble.
Thematrian1 (12:06:18 AM): It was on the other side of the hangar, near the main doors, and the roof is high. Blake doesn't even have to touch the dice.
Umbrafer (12:06:33 AM): Anywhere near where the bodies were stacked?
Thematrian1 (12:06:35 AM): Jon, please save the log.
Umbrafer (12:06:41 AM): Certainly.
Thematrian1 (12:06:48 AM): ok. Bye al.
Umbrafer (12:06:55 AM): It will be posted upon SotSW's resurrection. Sleep well.
MilesMk1 (12:07:17 AM): Goodnight.
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MilesMk1 (12:07:41 AM): I really hope the bodies don't get blasted.
Umbrafer (12:08:03 AM): Indeed. Any thoughts as to how to best play this for zero-casualty?
Umbrafer (12:08:15 AM): I'm going to have to go manual gunnery, as that thing's sig is insane.
Umbrafer (12:08:21 AM): Probably ECM.
Umbrafer (12:08:33 AM): I need to get some ECM, ECCM, and ED
MilesMk1 (12:09:06 AM): Of course, it is entirely possible we're causing Bug City here, but still...
MilesMk1 (12:09:27 AM): He wouldn't do that to us, would he?
Umbrafer (12:09:30 AM): Hey, that's got to be worth something.
MilesMk1 (12:09:36 AM): He's not shown sadistic tendencies so far...
Umbrafer (12:09:44 AM): And just think, we'd have a perfect excuse never to help anyone again.
Umbrafer (12:10:06 AM): I don't consider it entirely likely, but not outside of the realm of possibility either.
MilesMk1 (12:11:18 AM): We'll find out next week... Heh, some "Cleanup" this was. Cleanups don't end in cliffhangers. ;)
Umbrafer (12:11:35 AM): Well, we cleaned up the thermite dentistry, at least :)
Umbrafer (12:11:56 AM): We need to get ourselves a couple more kilos of that stuff. 'Minds me, you bought that chemical weapon, right?
MilesMk1 (12:12:25 AM): Yeah. Sitting in my apartment. Gods, just think of all that could have gone wrong with that...
Umbrafer (12:13:01 AM): At least anyone who searches the place too roughly won't live to tell the tale.
Umbrafer (12:13:13 AM): (Nor will several surrounding blocks, but it happens)
Umbrafer (12:13:31 AM): I need to think of a really nice thing to do for Sigrun now.
MilesMk1 (12:14:18 AM): Even though we might never get to use that tanker truck now...
Umbrafer (12:14:36 AM): Heh. At worst, we cart back pieces.
MilesMk1 (12:14:56 AM): BTW, any idea on how Adam plans to join the team? So far, it seems like we'll just be leaving him out here. :P
Umbrafer (12:15:27 AM): I have absolutely no idea. It seems to be going even less well than the Houngan's introduction to the Thursday team.
MilesMk1 (12:17:34 AM): Houngan?
MilesMk1 (12:17:47 AM): That;s the other player, besides the Scavengers?
Umbrafer (12:18:23 AM): Yep
Umbrafer (12:18:42 AM): At one point he got possessed by a spirit, after which he claimed to be called Ghede Nibo.
MilesMk1 (12:19:06 AM): Oh.
MilesMk1 (12:19:13 AM): So, this is a shaman of some sort?
Umbrafer (12:19:31 AM): Essentially. Vodoun shaman.
MilesMk1 (12:20:14 AM): So... We have a ghoul, a psychotic twelve year old, and someone who gets ridden by loa? Great.
Umbrafer (12:20:39 AM): It's sad when we're the normal team.
MilesMk1 (12:22:11 AM): I thought Glitch and Gem were pretty a pretty good start, and Macleod was behaving... I had hopes for a sane team... Oh well. :p
Umbrafer (12:22:47 AM): Benton loves his character concepts.
Umbrafer (12:23:21 AM): Amusing factoid: his first character concept was named Mark Two, and was constructed while Mark One was still on the team.
MilesMk1 (12:23:38 AM): Benton? Is he playing the ghoul, or the houngan?
Umbrafer (12:23:45 AM): Ghoul.
MilesMk1 (12:23:47 AM): Heh... My Mk1? :p
Umbrafer (12:23:52 AM): Yep
MilesMk1 (12:23:58 AM): What was Mk2 going to be?
Umbrafer (12:24:01 AM): There haven't been any others that I'm aware of :)
Umbrafer (12:24:09 AM): Street doc with a twist.
MilesMk1 (12:24:25 AM): Hmm. Well, I don;t think I would have minded...
MilesMk1 (12:24:41 AM): God, how are we going to take out this chopper?
MilesMk1 (12:24:52 AM): I mean, if it has a hot rigger, we're screwed...
Umbrafer (12:25:18 AM): Maybe.
MilesMk1 (12:25:29 AM): If not, it just stupidly put itself in range of an assault rifle loaded with AV and 6 points of recoil comp, but if it does...
Umbrafer (12:25:31 AM): I think we can take it down if we can fulfill one of the following conditions:
Umbrafer (12:25:40 AM): 1) No hot rigger.
Umbrafer (12:25:47 AM): 2) We can both damage it.
Umbrafer (12:26:16 AM): If we fulfill two, we can wear down a lot of control pool.
Umbrafer (12:26:32 AM): Ironically enough, I'm better off if it tries to launch missiles at me than if it has bullet-based weapons.
MilesMk1 (12:27:06 AM): I'm in trouble either way, I can't really dodge long bursts or missiles...
MilesMk1 (12:27:26 AM): I just need to get some really good cover or nail it first.
Umbrafer (12:27:34 AM): Missiles you'd be in trouble for, but your Signature is 6, at least.
Umbrafer (12:27:49 AM): I'm a sitting duck for sensor-enhanced gunnery.
MilesMk1 (12:27:55 AM): Ah.
MilesMk1 (12:28:18 AM): I guess if I have LOS, it *should* be TN 2 for me to hit, right?
Umbrafer (12:28:44 AM): Depends on range. I should have asked.
MilesMk1 (12:29:06 AM): Of course, it can try to dodge, but I can conceivably get 9-10 successes on that if I use a lof of combat pool.
MilesMk1 (12:29:23 AM): I guess it's probably farther away than 50 meters, now that I think of it.
MilesMk1 (12:29:31 AM): Or maybe not, he made it sound like it was really close.
MilesMk1 (12:30:15 AM): Anyway.... I should really be getting to sleep, I think. Goodnight.
Umbrafer (12:30:22 AM): Optimally it'll be within 250 meters.
Umbrafer (12:30:25 AM): *Nods8 Sleep well
MilesMk1 (12:30:50 AM): You too.
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Thematrian1 (8:52:37 PM): Greetings everyone. We'll have Adam when we have him
Umbrafer (8:52:48 PM): *Nods*
Thematrian1 (8:53:23 PM): before we begin: Jon, what's the status with ipowerweb?
Thematrian1 (8:53:37 PM): Is it time to burn their fields and sell their children into slavery, or what?
Umbrafer (8:54:41 PM): Status is unresolved. I'm looking into the question of whether I can threaten to cancel without just forfeiting what I paid for the next two years.
Thematrian1 (8:55:17 PM): Yes, you can. They're already in breach of contract unless they have a specific violation on our part.
Umbrafer (8:55:17 PM): If we do get this resolved, their service will have to be damn spotless for me to stay with them next time.
Umbrafer (8:56:25 PM): Ah, good. Tomorrow it's back to the phones, and if they haven't either produced a specific violation or resolved the issue, Thursday is ultimatum day.
MilesMk1 (8:56:32 PM): Just threaten to kill the custome service rep
MilesMk1 (8:56:35 PM): 's cat.
MilesMk1 (8:56:43 PM): That always gets attention.
Thematrian1 (8:56:48 PM): yeah, from the FBI
Umbrafer (8:56:48 PM): And if it's not resolved by game time Thursday, I'll want recommendations for a webhost.
Thematrian1 (8:56:59 PM): fair enough; I'll look around
Thematrian1 (8:58:59 PM): so when we left off, something that I emphasize might not be a military attack helicopter had blown open a piece of the hangar roof.
Umbrafer (8:59:52 PM): Hm. Ok, to confirm, what do I know about this?
Thematrian1 (9:00:31 PM): Well, it's hovering and it perturbs the air like a helicopter, so you're pretty sure that's what it is. You hadn't detected armaments but again, they're certainly present.
Thematrian1 (9:01:04 PM): It's about 15 away from the hangar roof
MilesMk1 (9:01:30 PM): And I just loaded my AK with AV ammo.
Thematrian1 (9:01:40 PM): yup
Umbrafer (9:02:27 PM): *Nods* The explosion looked pretty normal?
Umbrafer (9:02:38 PM): And either the sig is ungodly or there's some serious ECM there.
MilesMk1 (9:02:51 PM): Any good candiates for hard cover from where I'm standing?
Umbrafer (9:02:54 PM): Possibly ED, but IIRC the dierolls contraindicated. Not that my character would know that.
MilesMk1 (9:02:58 PM): candidates, even
Thematrian1 (9:03:02 PM): Nothing weird about the explosion, no
Umbrafer (9:03:14 PM): Where are the pre-zombies in relation to the new hole?
Thematrian1 (9:03:26 PM): Back inside the office is the closest thing to real cover
MilesMk1 (9:03:27 PM): Ah, yeah. That's another good question.
MilesMk1 (9:04:00 PM): #Do I shoot the fucking thing?#
Thematrian1 (9:04:04 PM): ok, imagine the hangar as a fairly long rectangle, with the office taking up one short wall. They're clustered by the door to the office. The hole is blown out of the ceiling by the other short side of the rectangle
Thematrian1 (9:04:31 PM): (brb, I have to finish cleaning out a drain)
Umbrafer (9:04:40 PM): *Nods* So far away. How much distance and does the maybe-helo have LOS to the bodies?
Umbrafer (9:04:49 PM): #Up to you; it doesn't look friendly.#
Thematrian1 (9:08:56 PM): (how is it that I'm the only person in a house of 12 that knows how to unclog a friggin' drain)
Thematrian1 (9:08:58 PM): (?)
Thematrian1 (9:09:15 PM): The maybe-helo does not have LOS as far as you can tell
MilesMk1 (9:09:33 PM): That means I don't have LOS to it either, right?
MilesMk1 (9:09:46 PM): Since I was pretty close to the office.
Thematrian1 (9:09:48 PM): yep
MilesMk1 (9:09:52 PM): Well, that simplifies things.
MilesMk1 (9:10:02 PM): *gets behind the shielddrone*
MilesMk1 (9:11:19 PM): #It's left you and the strato alone?#
Umbrafer (9:11:50 PM): (The perils of competency)
MilesMk1 (9:12:26 PM): (The perils of competency?)
MilesMk1 (9:12:39 PM): (You mean, the fact I didn't charge ahead to shoot it?)
MilesMk1 (9:12:58 PM): (Oh, you meant the drain.)
Umbrafer (9:13:08 PM): (Yep)
Umbrafer (9:13:20 PM): #So far, yes. Any idea what it's looking for?#
MilesMk1 (9:13:23 PM): (I'm running on about a 15-second delay tonight.)
Thematrian1 (9:13:33 PM): So, you guys are letting it hover?
MilesMk1 (9:13:38 PM): #Uh... About 30 bodies?#
MilesMk1 (9:13:48 PM): #Yell if it moves.#
Umbrafer (9:14:05 PM): Did I have a sensor lock from last time? I can't remember.
Thematrian1 (9:14:19 PM): no. You can go for it now, though
MilesMk1 (9:14:26 PM): Well... Call me crazy, but I don't really want to move out into the open and engage an attack chopper in a gunfight if I can help it...
Umbrafer (9:14:29 PM): Going for it.
Umbrafer (9:14:33 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 2 1 6 3
Umbrafer (9:14:36 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (9:14:49 PM): locked
Umbrafer (9:15:39 PM): (I may still end up using manual gunnery, as the sig is my base TN, but we'll see. Other than that, staying put and ready to call a warning should it do anything)
MilesMk1 (9:17:32 PM): #BTW... Can Shojo use an ATGM? Because I packed one...#
Umbrafer (9:18:00 PM): (GM, time for the hard questions as to what exactly is happening with Shoj)
Thematrian1 (9:18:25 PM): (Bloody hell. I can't disappear her, so I guess I'll run her for now)
Umbrafer (9:19:01 PM): "Man the guns!"
Umbrafer (9:19:24 PM): "Target above, starboard!"
Thematrian1 (9:19:42 PM): She startles at your sudden return to your body. "What guns, dammit?"
Thematrian1 (9:19:57 PM): (There should be a joke there about how Shojo never mans anything, but I couldn't get it to work)
Umbrafer (9:20:42 PM): "Woman the guns, then. There's a Great Dragon back there."
Thematrian1 (9:20:54 PM): (Shojo does not, as far as I'm aware, have any skill with Launch Weapons)
Thematrian1 (9:21:09 PM): (She was defaulting when she used her grenade launcher, way back in the day)
Thematrian1 (9:21:12 PM): "If you insist..."
Thematrian1 (9:21:17 PM): ::she grabs it::
Umbrafer (9:21:20 PM): (I know)
Umbrafer (9:21:35 PM): Question: can a deployed ATGM be moved from the back of a van down to pavement, or would it have to be set up on the ground?)
Umbrafer (9:21:42 PM): *-)
Umbrafer (9:21:45 PM): Accursed backblast.
Thematrian1 (9:22:14 PM): The helicopter skips forward a bit, until it's directly over the hole. There's an instant where you have a shot at it, Blake
MilesMk1 (9:22:41 PM): Not a good one, though, I assume?
Thematrian1 (9:22:58 PM): No, it's quite terrible.
MilesMk1 (9:23:04 PM): I don't tip my hand, then.
Thematrian1 (9:23:39 PM): Fair enough. Alex?
Umbrafer (9:24:19 PM): Any answer on the question?
Thematrian1 (9:24:31 PM): It has to be set up on the ground.
Umbrafer (9:25:19 PM): "Belay that. Backblast'd fry us. You could get out and set it up if you wanted, but you might be of more use manning that grenade launcher of yours."
Umbrafer (9:25:50 PM): A pity this isn't a ground target, we could point the rocket out one window and the rear out another open window.
Umbrafer (9:26:05 PM): Angle's too steep for that here, though.
Thematrian1 (9:26:36 PM): Shojo gets out of the van. That's her action
Umbrafer (9:27:25 PM): (Why am I suddenly realizing that this would be the perfect time to off Shojo?)
MilesMk1 (9:27:53 PM): (Would we want to?)
Thematrian1 (9:28:01 PM): The helicopter wobbles a bit. Blake, you see two human-sized bodies fall through the new hole. They land with a crunch of bones
Thematrian1 (9:28:10 PM): (Well, she's threatened Blake's testicles a few times)
Umbrafer (9:28:33 PM): #Incoming!#
Thematrian1 (9:28:53 PM): Ok, it's initiative time
MilesMk1 (9:28:57 PM): #Bodies. Dropped none too gently.#
MilesMk1 (9:29:02 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 2 3
MilesMk1 (9:29:05 PM): 20
Umbrafer (9:29:21 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 6 2 5
Thematrian1 (9:29:25 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 2 1 5 2 3 4 4
MilesMk1 (9:29:33 PM): Why do I so rarely break 20? I should do it, statisticaly speaking, exactly 1/2 of the time...
Umbrafer (9:30:13 PM): 27.
Umbrafer (9:30:34 PM): You just missed out on an average roll there.
Thematrian1 (9:31:26 PM): (and yours was dead average)
Thematrian1 (9:31:42 PM): So: Alex acts first, astonishing as that may seem. Actions?
Umbrafer (9:32:07 PM): A few questions:
Umbrafer (9:32:26 PM): First, I didn't get a chance to see what the bodies looked like they were carrying, did I?
Thematrian1 (9:32:32 PM): nope
Umbrafer (9:32:51 PM): Second: what's the visibility to the maybe-helo like?
Thematrian1 (9:33:45 PM): rotten. It has no lights of its own
Umbrafer (9:34:33 PM): Minimal light? Any fog betwixt?
Thematrian1 (9:34:54 PM): minimal light, and some scattered rain. Fog-like enough, so yeah: minimal light and fog, but that's all
Umbrafer (9:36:15 PM): Going to take the Free Action to say #Open fire?# and Hold Action until I receive an affirmative response or see an aggressive action.
Umbrafer (9:36:36 PM): If I can't hold the action after using the free, I use it on the next person's turn.
Thematrian1 (9:37:19 PM): You can use your free and then hold. Blake?
MilesMk1 (9:37:57 PM): What do I see of the bodies?
MilesMk1 (9:38:10 PM): Perception?
Umbrafer (9:38:21 PM): (Consider an Observe in Detail)
Thematrian1 (9:38:35 PM): roll perception, yes
MilesMk1 (9:38:42 PM): Sure... It's not like I'm going to shoot anything. Probably.
Thematrian1 (9:38:43 PM): lighting mods are +8...um, +0 for you
MilesMk1 (9:38:49 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 3 4 2 5 6
Umbrafer (9:38:50 PM): :)
MilesMk1 (9:38:54 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
MilesMk1 (9:38:57 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
MilesMk1 (9:39:00 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (9:39:02 PM): (hey, cool. According to my laptop, I have no signal at all)
MilesMk1 (9:39:05 PM): 21
Umbrafer (9:39:25 PM): (Consider us suitably impressed at your magical ability to nonetheless exchange packets with us)
MilesMk1 (9:40:00 PM): (What he said.)
Thematrian1 (9:40:52 PM): They landed sort of on top of each other. No injuries that you can see. One of them is starting to get up, holding something SMG-sized in his(?) left hand.
MilesMk1 (9:41:51 PM): Let me see... Bodies dropped out, bones crunching, now they're getting up?
MilesMk1 (9:41:56 PM): #FIRE!#
Thematrian1 (9:42:34 PM): Ok, both of you, what else are you doing?
Umbrafer (9:42:38 PM): Firing. Six-round burst, sensor-enhanced gunnery.
MilesMk1 (9:42:41 PM): Shooting.
MilesMk1 (9:43:04 PM): Launching a grenade, to be specific.
Umbrafer (9:43:32 PM): Target is in usable LOS, correct?
Thematrian1 (9:43:38 PM): Yes indeed
Thematrian1 (9:43:43 PM): go for it, both of you
MilesMk1 (9:43:52 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 6 1 4 6 1 5 1 6 5 1
MilesMk1 (9:44:02 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 1 1
MilesMk1 (9:44:07 PM): Bah. Curses.
MilesMk1 (9:44:26 PM): Oh well, still short range with a grenade link.
Umbrafer (9:44:26 PM): Umbrafer rolled 14 6-sided dice: 2 3 1 3 5 3 1 1 3 6 2 6 3 6
Umbrafer (9:44:32 PM): Umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 2 5
Thematrian1 (9:44:45 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 1 5 3 1 4 4 4 5 1 2 1 2 2 4
Umbrafer (9:44:46 PM): Well, that was ugly.
Umbrafer (9:44:52 PM): Well, not that bad, I suppose
Thematrian1 (9:45:09 PM): (How many sixes did I just roll in 15 dice? No complaints ;-))
Umbrafer (9:45:17 PM): (Hehehe)
Umbrafer (9:45:56 PM): Now I find out if I can scratch him. Or burn off some of his Control Pool, potentially. Or Combat Pool, if this is a giant living monstrosity.
Thematrian1 (9:46:44 PM): The helicopter must have spotted your turret tracking them, Alex; it abrupting jigs upward the moment before you fire. It entirely escapes harm.
Thematrian1 (9:47:01 PM): (abrupting? whatever)
Umbrafer (9:47:07 PM): #Nimble one here.#
Thematrian1 (9:47:23 PM): Blake's grenade meets with better luck.
Thematrian1 (9:47:25 PM): Scatter:
Thematrian1 (9:47:27 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Umbrafer (9:47:32 PM): *Glee*
Thematrian1 (9:48:18 PM): yeah, that was dead on target. There's a *whump*, and the two surprised attackers fall over sideways.
Umbrafer (9:50:05 PM): Is there either a further action from one of them or an action from the maybe-helo?
MilesMk1 (9:50:07 PM): 15S
Umbrafer (9:50:11 PM): Ah
Umbrafer (9:50:12 PM): Yes
Umbrafer (9:50:17 PM): Damage resolution would be nice, sorry
MilesMk1 (9:50:41 PM): (Well, there might be actions from them. We ran across plenty of people who keep getting up after being shot.)
Thematrian1 (9:51:10 PM): They're lying still. Damage hard to judge from this distance.
Umbrafer (9:51:16 PM): (It's true, but damage resolution is nonetheless an important part of the healing process. Or something.)
Thematrian1 (9:52:20 PM): The helicopter turns in place and launches a burst of machinegun fire at the van
Thematrian1 (9:52:44 PM): (the clog in the drain fought off a bottle of Draino without apparent effort, so I may be a bit distracted, sorry)
MilesMk1 (9:52:52 PM): (By the way, after we get back to civilization, I'm getting a custom weapon made. It'll consist of a thermite-cored spike with walls of relatively thin steel, and an ergonomic handle with a grenade-like
MilesMk1 (9:53:00 PM): spoon and pin mechanism)
Thematrian1 (9:53:04 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 5 4 4
Umbrafer (9:53:19 PM): (No worries.)
MilesMk1 (9:53:36 PM): (Pull the pin, and as long as you hold it, there's no ignition. Stick it in someone and let it go - whoosh.)
Thematrian1 (9:53:52 PM): (That'd be handy in all kinds of situations)
Umbrafer (9:53:57 PM): (Indeed.)
Umbrafer (9:54:16 PM): (Though with thermite, the "relatively thin steel" part is optional.)
MilesMk1 (9:54:46 PM): (True.)
Thematrian1 (9:55:18 PM): Is Alex trying to dodge?
Umbrafer (9:55:24 PM): Quite.
Umbrafer (9:55:34 PM): Do I have any idea as to the number of successes incoming?
Thematrian1 (9:56:23 PM): You guess about four
Umbrafer (9:56:42 PM): Ah. Just confirming that that was indeed the roll up there.
Umbrafer (9:56:53 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 6 4 4 4 5
Umbrafer (9:57:07 PM): How long was the burst?
Thematrian1 (9:57:33 PM): the full 10
Umbrafer (9:57:43 PM): Ah, heh.
Umbrafer (9:58:07 PM): I think that's still five dodge successes, though. *Hugs VCR-3*
Thematrian1 (9:58:59 PM): You splash some mud on to Shojo as you suddenly accelerate. By the time the helicopter gets around to shooting you, you're already long gone.
Thematrian1 (9:59:29 PM): Speaking of Shojo, she races for the comparative safety of the hangar
Umbrafer (9:59:33 PM): #Gozen.#
Umbrafer (9:59:38 PM): (No, Alex doesn't know Japanese)
Thematrian1 (9:59:53 PM): (Clearly not)
Thematrian1 (10:00:31 PM): Alex?
Umbrafer (10:00:47 PM): (Praise be! Someone actually got back to me from iPowerWeb!)
Umbrafer (10:01:04 PM): (Just a message that they're looking into it, but better than nothing.) Man the guns! Return fire!
Thematrian1 (10:01:08 PM): (and they're offering fat stacks of compensatory cash, right? Dammit)
Umbrafer (10:01:11 PM): Another six-round burst.
Umbrafer (10:02:02 PM): (SEG again)
Umbrafer (10:02:03 PM): Umbrafer rolled 12 6-sided dice: 6 3 1 3 5 3 5 3 6 5 3 6
Umbrafer (10:02:09 PM): Umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 4 3
Umbrafer (10:02:24 PM): (Better on the fives this time, hopefully they count for something)
Thematrian1 (10:02:29 PM): (how much control pool in that one?)
Umbrafer (10:03:01 PM): (None. Four dice from Combat Pool, two from SEG, and six from skill)
Umbrafer (10:03:10 PM): (That's why it dropped to twelve from fourteen)
Thematrian1 (10:03:12 PM): (Ah)
Thematrian1 (10:03:56 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 1 3 2
MilesMk1 (10:03:59 PM): BTW, where is the hole I made in the hangar to blast Mr. Teeth in relation to me right now?
Thematrian1 (10:04:17 PM): oh dearie me. This time, the heli does not dodge in time.
Thematrian1 (10:04:27 PM): About 20m forward and to your right.
Umbrafer (10:04:42 PM): The tracers mean that it only stages damage level once.
Umbrafer (10:04:50 PM): Fortunately for me, that's still base D.
MilesMk1 (10:05:01 PM): But non-AV... Right?
Umbrafer (10:05:04 PM): Correct.
Thematrian1 (10:05:14 PM): power?
Umbrafer (10:06:02 PM): Base damage code is 9S. Adjusted for burst, 15D (before vehicle adjustment)
Thematrian1 (10:06:19 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 3 4 2
Thematrian1 (10:06:56 PM): Most of your bullets hit empty air, but one of them cracked a windshield and you think another penetrated the body, though it's hard to be sure
Thematrian1 (10:07:00 PM): Blake?
MilesMk1 (10:07:15 PM): What are the bodies doing?
Thematrian1 (10:07:22 PM): Holding still
MilesMk1 (10:07:52 PM): I dash for the hole (or any other opening, if there's one closer).
MilesMk1 (10:08:18 PM): #Moving in for a shot at the chopper#
Umbrafer (10:08:53 PM): #Got it. I winged it, but it's still active; watch out.#
Thematrian1 (10:09:15 PM): The people-door is closer. You dash. It's not all that quick a dash, but it's fast enough. As you fling open the door, Shojo stares at you in surprise.
MilesMk1 (10:10:52 PM): "No, no, no, you flip that sight up first." *looks for any sign of the chopper*
Thematrian1 (10:11:27 PM): Shojo snarles at you, but points at the heli; it's approaching the van
Thematrian1 (10:11:40 PM): Alex, you have one more action coming
Umbrafer (10:12:32 PM): Mmk. *Weighs options*
Umbrafer (10:12:44 PM): SEG again.
Umbrafer (10:12:53 PM): One point of Control Pool.
Umbrafer (10:13:04 PM): Umbrafer rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 5 3 6 4 5 6 6 3
Umbrafer (10:13:08 PM): Umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 2 5
Umbrafer (10:13:26 PM): #Graaaaaagh!#
Thematrian1 (10:14:00 PM): Shojo: #You okay?#
Umbrafer (10:14:55 PM): #Die, you sonofabitch!#
Thematrian1 (10:15:01 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 4
Thematrian1 (10:15:04 PM): ...yeah
Thematrian1 (10:15:13 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 3 1 4 2
Thematrian1 (10:15:51 PM): You clip the windshield again, and you think you dealt some internal damage. Its flight is still dead level, though, and it's still approaching you.
MilesMk1 (10:16:02 PM): Ah...
Thematrian1 (10:16:20 PM): (Ah?)
Thematrian1 (10:16:29 PM): new initiatives everyone
MilesMk1 (10:16:44 PM): (Just thinking of how much armor that thing probably has.)
MilesMk1 (10:16:48 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 2 6
MilesMk1 (10:16:58 PM): Yay! 21
Umbrafer (10:17:03 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 5 1 4
Thematrian1 (10:17:05 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 5 2 2 5 4 6 6 4 5 3
Umbrafer (10:17:17 PM): Two below average, ah well.
Umbrafer (10:17:26 PM): 25.
MilesMk1 (10:17:46 PM): If you weren't on our side, I'd hate you. ;p
Thematrian1 (10:18:24 PM): (Someday, I'm just going to steal Alex's stats for an enemy rigger)
Thematrian1 (10:18:44 PM): Alex again acts first
Umbrafer (10:19:37 PM): #<begins muttering in Navajo>#
MilesMk1 (10:19:39 PM): (You know... I've always thought of Blake as someone made to combat other people with guns, but what he's probably best at, actually, is killing unpleasantly surprised mages)
Umbrafer (10:19:50 PM): SEG.
Umbrafer (10:19:54 PM): Umbrafer rolled 14 6-sided dice: 3 6 6 6 1 3 1 5 6 1 3 4 4 5
Umbrafer (10:19:58 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 2 2 1
Umbrafer (10:20:02 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (10:20:18 PM): (Well, probably he'd do well against guys with guns too, it just hasn't come up all that much)
Umbrafer (10:20:39 PM): (He did pretty well against the pooches)
MilesMk1 (10:21:15 PM): (True. Hated those things. Note to self, keep learning polearms. Collapsible staff=good.)
Umbrafer (10:21:27 PM): (Suppressive fire also=good)
Thematrian1 (10:22:29 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 4 3 5 3 4
Thematrian1 (10:23:49 PM): ...it dodges. It just skips like a stone, flicking over your bullets like they were scarcely there.
MilesMk1 (10:24:04 PM): Bad rigger.
MilesMk1 (10:24:13 PM): (I mean the one in the helo.)
MilesMk1 (10:24:20 PM): My turn, or his?
Thematrian1 (10:24:30 PM): Yours
MilesMk1 (10:24:49 PM): Two 3-round burts. AV rounds.
MilesMk1 (10:24:53 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 5 1 2 2 6 2 5 6 5
MilesMk1 (10:24:58 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 1 5 1 5 6 1 6 6 6
MilesMk1 (10:25:03 PM): BWAHAHAHAHA!
Thematrian1 (10:25:09 PM): ...ow
Umbrafer (10:25:27 PM): (Blake gets a big hug when this is over)
Thematrian1 (10:25:40 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 1
MilesMk1 (10:25:42 PM): That's 11S adjusted, 8M base.
Thematrian1 (10:25:43 PM): ...ow
Thematrian1 (10:26:08 PM): And it's AV? Oh boy.
Thematrian1 (10:26:11 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 6 1 5
Thematrian1 (10:26:14 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 6 5 1
Thematrian1 (10:27:49 PM): You know that thing that never, ever happens in reality, where a vehicle explodes when fired upon a few times?
MilesMk1 (10:27:56 PM): Yes?
Umbrafer (10:27:59 PM): Yep?
Thematrian1 (10:28:31 PM): Well, it just happened. It's a tough machine, so the explosion doesn't destroy it outright; there's enough metal left to make an enormous clatter when it falls to earth.
Umbrafer (10:29:13 PM): Where does it fall? Does anyone have to make a scrambling-out-of-the-way test?
Thematrian1 (10:29:30 PM): hey, good point. Alex, make a scrambling test, please
Umbrafer (10:29:49 PM): Umbrafer rolled 12 6-sided dice: 1 4 3 2 5 2 5 6 4 2 6 4
Umbrafer (10:29:53 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 2
Umbrafer (10:30:08 PM): Did I scramble or am I scrambled?
Thematrian1 (10:30:28 PM): Alex scrambles magnificently.
Umbrafer (10:30:53 PM): #One of these days we'll blow something up that doesn't try to fall on me.#
Umbrafer (10:31:11 PM): Keeping the wreckage covered. #Any survivors?
Umbrafer (10:31:13 PM): #
Thematrian1 (10:31:20 PM): (Every single one of your enemies has assumed that it could avoid your turret by being overhead. Whoops)
Thematrian1 (10:31:39 PM): (Not that it helped this poor guy)
MilesMk1 (10:31:44 PM): I dunno... Did either of the two bodies start moving?
Umbrafer (10:31:49 PM): (Well, they're all correct. They just underestimated how overhead they had to be.)
Thematrian1 (10:32:04 PM): You're not sure, you're outside
MilesMk1 (10:32:16 PM): True. *quick look inside*
MilesMk1 (10:32:44 PM): (using the doorway for cover)
Thematrian1 (10:33:06 PM): The two bodies are standing.
Thematrian1 (10:33:09 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 12 6-sided dice: 4 3 2 2 2 6 4 2 3 5 3 4
Thematrian1 (10:33:11 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 12 6-sided dice: 4 6 1 5 4 1 6 5 2 2 6 2
MilesMk1 (10:33:13 PM): Aw, fuck.
Thematrian1 (10:33:14 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 2 3 4
Thematrian1 (10:33:31 PM): Roll Willpower twice, please, TN 6
MilesMk1 (10:33:37 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 4 1 4 1 3 6 3 5
MilesMk1 (10:33:43 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 1 6 2 5 2 5 2
MilesMk1 (10:33:46 PM): Whew.
MilesMk1 (10:34:19 PM): #Yeah, there are survivors. Inside. Fucking zombies.#
Thematrian1 (10:34:33 PM): At that moment, you feel an odd sensation.
Thematrian1 (10:34:40 PM): You just want to sleep, just for a minute.
Thematrian1 (10:34:54 PM): That last communication goes "fucking zom..."
MilesMk1 (10:35:08 PM): Do I actually pass out?
Umbrafer (10:35:14 PM): Hard about face, heading back towards Blake's last confirmed location.
Thematrian1 (10:35:15 PM): Blake takes deadly stun fro the second Stunball.
Umbrafer (10:35:22 PM): Scanning for targets
Thematrian1 (10:35:23 PM): (Yeah, you needed 3 successes on the second test)
Thematrian1 (10:35:27 PM): go for it
Thematrian1 (10:35:31 PM): Shojo takes a turn...
Umbrafer (10:35:34 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 2 2 1 5
Thematrian1 (10:35:36 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 12 6-sided dice: 4 6 6 5 5 4 1 1 1 4 4 6
Umbrafer (10:35:38 PM): Ew.
Thematrian1 (10:35:44 PM): You got nothin'
Thematrian1 (10:36:38 PM): There's an explosion from inside
Thematrian1 (10:37:01 PM): Some shouting, and...
Umbrafer (10:37:25 PM): (We need BattleTac gear)
Thematrian1 (10:37:33 PM): Shojo, incredulous: #They're offering to give up, so long as we leave the helicopter wreckage alone.#
Umbrafer (10:37:48 PM): #Who?#
Thematrian1 (10:37:57 PM): #The things inside#
Umbrafer (10:38:13 PM): (And no, I haven't forgotten that I declared BattleTac to be milspec only at current date)
Umbrafer (10:38:27 PM): #Where's Blake?#
Thematrian1 (10:38:49 PM): Shojo prods Blake with one foot. #Unconscious#
MilesMk1 (10:39:10 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 1 6 4 3 1 5 5
MilesMk1 (10:39:30 PM): (I'll be conscious in 10 minutes.)
Thematrian1 (10:39:43 PM): (Bless you, I'd just started to look up the relevant mods)
Umbrafer (10:39:47 PM): #Alive?#
MilesMk1 (10:39:52 PM): Wait...
Thematrian1 (10:39:55 PM): A pause. #Breathing#
MilesMk1 (10:40:08 PM): (Sorry, 20 minutes.)
Umbrafer (10:40:49 PM): Mmk. At this point, I would in-game ask Shojo for her take on this situation; as she's now being played by the GM, I will substitute by asking Matt for his take OOC.
Thematrian1 (10:41:25 PM): That's fine.
MilesMk1 (10:41:59 PM): They wouldn't be asking for a truce if they weren't a)Outmatched or b)Planning to doublecross us and buying time. That, and it sounds like there's something fun in the chopper. Waste the fuckers. I think.
MilesMk1 (10:42:44 PM): weren't either a) or b), I mean.
MilesMk1 (10:43:46 PM): What do you think?
Umbrafer (10:43:51 PM): Well, there's also C) whatever's in that helo is absolutely vital to them. Problem is, right now they're hard for me to get at; it'd be up to Shoj to deal with them.
Umbrafer (10:44:08 PM): Or I could ram into the building or something…
MilesMk1 (10:44:17 PM): I made one very large hole in the side.
Umbrafer (10:44:23 PM): True.
MilesMk1 (10:44:38 PM): And there's always the strato, and the shield drone is in there too.
MilesMk1 (10:44:52 PM): Besides, how do two undead magicians surrender?
MilesMk1 (10:45:12 PM): And what do we do with them for the eight hours it'll take the truck to get here?
Umbrafer (10:45:30 PM): Play Pinochle?
Umbrafer (10:45:35 PM): Hm.
MilesMk1 (10:45:40 PM): Well, in the end, it's your call.
MilesMk1 (10:45:50 PM): Damn. Second time Blake got hurt. ;)
Umbrafer (10:46:00 PM): Yeah, I'm game for the wasting-them plan, I'm just trying to figure out how best to do it.
MilesMk1 (10:46:07 PM): I'm boosting my Willpower.
Umbrafer (10:46:13 PM): :)
MilesMk1 (10:46:19 PM): It's clearly not enough. I need at least a 10 to be safe.
Thematrian1 (10:46:26 PM): (and it took two undead magicians throwing all their spell pool into a single alpha strike)
Umbrafer (10:46:50 PM): Bah. Everyone knows those are on every corner nowadays ;)
Umbrafer (10:47:41 PM): I was impressed that they managed it. *Ponder ponder ponder* How long would it take me to get to and through the hole in the wall?
Thematrian1 (10:48:25 PM): Um. Two Combat Turns, plus a ramming test to get through safely
Umbrafer (10:48:48 PM): And how alarmingly obvious would the engine noises be?
Thematrian1 (10:49:00 PM): entirely
Umbrafer (10:50:00 PM): #I say we frag 'em. Speak now if you're against that.#
Thematrian1 (10:50:11 PM): Shojo doesn't speak
Thematrian1 (10:50:33 PM): (I've conducted this conversation entirely without wireless access, by the way. 0 packets transmitted in the last hour and a half)
Umbrafer (10:50:42 PM): #I've got a bad feeling about this…# *Vroom*
Umbrafer (10:50:50 PM): (Heh)
Thematrian1 (10:52:09 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 3 3 3 5 3
Thematrian1 (10:52:24 PM): #I told them you're coming to get the dwarf's body.#
Thematrian1 (10:52:26 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
MilesMk1 (10:54:15 PM): (Hey... The dwarf, not the dwarf's body... Damn Shojo. ;))
Thematrian1 (10:54:28 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 12 6-sided dice: 4 2 1 2 1 4 4 4 4 4 6 6
Thematrian1 (10:54:30 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 12 6-sided dice: 1 6 5 2 3 1 6 6 1 4 5 5
Thematrian1 (10:54:46 PM): #I think they bought...#
Thematrian1 (10:54:55 PM): Shojo's voice over the link goes dead
Thematrian1 (10:55:01 PM): well, silent
Umbrafer (10:55:09 PM): #I guess they didn't.#
Umbrafer (10:55:27 PM): #<Chanting in Navajo>#
Umbrafer (10:55:57 PM): *Vroom vroom*
Thematrian1 (10:56:20 PM): A few seconds pass inside the hangar. You don't know what happens.
Thematrian1 (10:56:21 PM): Ramming test?
Umbrafer (10:57:02 PM): Mmk. What does the collision look like?
MilesMk1 (10:57:12 PM): (BTW, since I was just looking in from the outside when I got blasted, I am laid out outside the hangar, right?)
Thematrian1 (10:57:19 PM): You colliding with the edges of the wall with the hole in it.
Thematrian1 (10:57:23 PM): (Yes)
Umbrafer (10:57:49 PM): So nothing terribly difficult or involved?
Umbrafer (10:58:01 PM): (As far as I can tell)
Thematrian1 (10:58:08 PM): No
Umbrafer (10:58:18 PM): Mmk. Straight-up skill on this one, then.
Umbrafer (10:58:21 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 4 2 2 6 1
Umbrafer (10:58:25 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (10:59:07 PM): ::crash::
Umbrafer (10:59:55 PM): Damage report?
Thematrian1 (11:00:28 PM): base L, code = your max speed over 10
Umbrafer (11:00:59 PM): Reduced by 5x Body as per usual?
Thematrian1 (11:01:10 PM): yep ::weep::
Umbrafer (11:01:17 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 6 1 4 6 3
Umbrafer (11:01:23 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 3
Thematrian1 (11:03:34 PM): Ok, you're through
MilesMk1 (11:03:43 PM): Kill! Kill!
Umbrafer (11:03:52 PM): Woo. Can I see the targets?
Thematrian1 (11:04:10 PM): the magicians are at 9 o'clock to you, standing over the bodies you retrieved from the basement
Umbrafer (11:04:48 PM): Two questions:
Umbrafer (11:04:54 PM): 1) are they doing anything in particular to them?
Umbrafer (11:05:06 PM): 2) Can I open up with a low chance of hitting siad bodies?
Umbrafer (11:05:09 PM): *said
Umbrafer (11:05:28 PM): (This probably means just running them over is out of the question)
Thematrian1 (11:05:32 PM): 1) Just looking for now
Thematrian1 (11:05:33 PM): 2) No
Thematrian1 (11:06:46 PM): One of them crouches beside a body, the other turns to face the van
Umbrafer (11:07:01 PM): Hm. How far away from the bodies are they?
Thematrian1 (11:07:20 PM): About a foot
Umbrafer (11:07:50 PM): Hm.
Umbrafer (11:08:28 PM): Considering the VCR-3 and all, ramming is probably going to have a lower chance of bystanders injured x.x
Umbrafer (11:09:43 PM): Is there any way I can spot whereby I can gain the ability to attack them without significant risk of injuring the bodies?
Thematrian1 (11:11:51 PM): Ram them, then decelerate to zero immediately thereafter?
Umbrafer (11:12:55 PM): Hm.
Umbrafer (11:13:11 PM): (Brb; terribly sorry, this is somewhat urgent)
Umbrafer (11:17:38 PM): (Back, sorry about that)
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Umbrafer (11:18:12 PM): How big is the risk of hitting bodies on a three-round burst?
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Thematrian1 (11:18:47 PM): You're not sure
MilesMk1 (11:19:22 PM): Hey! Mystery mage saves the day. Right? ;)
Umbrafer (11:19:30 PM): What's my general take on it? A little? A lot? A medium amount? Or genuinely no idea?>
EverGuard4 (11:19:35 PM): *laughs*
EverGuard4 (11:19:38 PM): (@ two things)
Thematrian1 (11:19:51 PM): Lowish, under 50%
EverGuard4 (11:20:01 PM): *pokes J*
Thematrian1 (11:20:58 PM): So: actions from any conscious people?
Umbrafer (11:21:16 PM): Ok. Three-round burst on the guy facing me.
Thematrian1 (11:21:46 PM): go for it
Umbrafer (11:22:03 PM): Umbrafer rolled 12 6-sided dice: 6 4 5 3 3 5 1 3 2 2 6 4
Umbrafer (11:22:08 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 5
Umbrafer (11:23:36 PM): That'll be with the Smartlink and my sundry vision mods.
Thematrian1 (11:24:20 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (11:24:41 PM): All three bullets hit. He makes no effort to dodge, and topples gently backwards
Umbrafer (11:26:24 PM): #<Continues chanting>#
Thematrian1 (11:26:47 PM): A few seconds later, he gets to his knees and looks over the same body that the other one is observing
Umbrafer (11:27:22 PM): Which body are they observing, out of interest?
Umbrafer (11:28:13 PM): (If it's immediately obvious)
Thematrian1 (11:28:14 PM): It's not one you've looked over much before. One of the flabby wage slaves, with light blond hair
Umbrafer (11:28:20 PM): Hm.
Umbrafer (11:28:43 PM): Now would probably not be the time to offer them a cup of tea.
Umbrafer (11:30:39 PM): Do I see any reasonable plan of attack? #<Mutters in Navajo about Blake taking her blowtorch>#
Thematrian1 (11:30:50 PM): Nothing obvious comes to mind.
Umbrafer (11:31:05 PM): How close are they to each other?
Umbrafer (11:31:40 PM): Could I conceivably hit them both in the same ramming action? How ungodly high would my TN be to try to do so without injuring any of the bodies?
Thematrian1 (11:31:56 PM): Uh. What's the TN to stop on a dime?
Umbrafer (11:32:20 PM): No idea. It probably exceeds my safe acceleration rating, though.
Umbrafer (11:32:28 PM): Deceleration, rather.
Umbrafer (11:33:28 PM): Ok, I guess I try for another sensor lock and circle warily.
Umbrafer (11:33:33 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 4 2 1 5
Thematrian1 (11:33:37 PM): You circle in the hangar. It's cramped in there
Umbrafer (11:34:03 PM): What do they seem to be doing to the body?
Thematrian1 (11:34:45 PM): One of them examines the back of its head
Umbrafer (11:37:16 PM): Continue trying to lock and circle until something chhanges.
Umbrafer (11:37:19 PM): *changes
Thematrian1 (11:37:42 PM): They speak, "Again, we tell you. Leave now, and we'll not try to stop you."
Umbrafer (11:40:06 PM): Hm. I'm going to continue watching them, but use this opportunity to pick up Blake and Shojo, if possible. Keeping the van between me and them whenever I have to drag them in.
Thematrian1 (11:40:30 PM): hm
Thematrian1 (11:40:32 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 4
Thematrian1 (11:40:44 PM): How are you picking them up?
Umbrafer (11:41:54 PM): Driving so that the van is between me and them, and then (without disconnecting the datacord) opening the door and hauling them in however possible.
Thematrian1 (11:42:33 PM): ...exiting the van and hauling them in by hand
Umbrafer (11:43:10 PM): I see no other available course of action.
MilesMk1 (11:43:28 PM): (Don't forget my gun. The clip has about 2000 nuyen in it. :))
Thematrian1 (11:44:57 PM): Alex exits the van. As she does, one of the mages speaks. "Well? Accept or refuse?"
EverGuard4 (11:45:24 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 6 2 4 1 4 1 5 4
EverGuard4 (11:45:27 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
EverGuard4 (11:45:35 PM): 8, 5, Crud and Crap
EverGuard4 (11:45:42 PM): (aka 4444)
Umbrafer (11:46:41 PM): "What are you doing with those people?"
EverGuard4 (11:48:19 PM): Jon
EverGuard4 (11:48:23 PM): 's a Twinky hater.
Thematrian1 (11:48:56 PM): "They're infected with a deadly disease. Our master is curing it, one victim at a time."
EverGuard4 (11:49:15 PM): Umbrafer (11:49:00 PM): Hate 50% less twinky, 50% more… what?
EverGuard4 (11:49:07 PM): cream filling?
EverGuard4 (11:49:21 PM): (last ooc from me, sorry)
Umbrafer (11:49:36 PM): "What disease?"
Thematrian1 (11:49:56 PM): "They're being eaten away by vile spirits. Our master cleanses them, as he can."
Umbrafer (11:50:25 PM): Or, more accurately: "What" *Gasp, puff, wheeze* *Hauls Blake another few inches into the vehicle* "disease?"
Umbrafer (11:51:00 PM): "Vile… spirits? Possession, is that what you're talking about?" (Defense of character knowledge: it came up in the first run)
Thematrian1 (11:52:11 PM): "Like that, but more serious."
Umbrafer (11:53:05 PM): (What do you know, if they're being at all truthful I was right)
EverGuard4 (11:54:14 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 4 2
Umbrafer (11:54:51 PM): I'm going to briefly jump back into the van (if Blake isn't about to slide back out) and scan inside the office for the people we left there.
Thematrian1 (11:55:54 PM): Roll it
Umbrafer (11:56:04 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 2 2 5 3 2
Umbrafer (11:56:14 PM): Ew.
Thematrian1 (11:56:33 PM): They might be there; you find no evidence to the contrary. But the evidence in favor is pretty weak
Umbrafer (11:57:04 PM): Where did we leave the shielddrone?
MilesMk1 (11:57:19 PM): Pretty close to there.
MilesMk1 (11:57:35 PM): It was close to the people on the floor.
Umbrafer (11:58:36 PM): It's going to drive over to the office and peer in, unless halted.
Thematrian1 (11:58:59 PM): you peer. The bodies are as Blake left them
Umbrafer (11:59:20 PM): Er? Weren't they conscious and mobile?
Thematrian1 (11:59:47 PM): oh, them. Yeah, those three are there. Specifically, they're crouched under/around the desk, not visible to the mages
Umbrafer (12:00:51 AM): What do they look like? Any particular expression, etc.?
Thematrian1 (12:01:10 AM): They're deeply, deeply afraid.
Umbrafer (12:01:51 AM): Unfortunately, that's the proper reaction regardless of whether the guys outside are telling the truth.
Thematrian1 (12:02:11 AM): ::shrug::
Umbrafer (12:03:01 AM): What progress have I made getting my errant teammates and their gear back into the van?
Thematrian1 (12:03:31 AM): You drag for a few minutes. Blake makes it in.
Thematrian1 (12:03:38 AM): "Now drive away."
Umbrafer (12:03:41 AM): Also, did we load the Capo-guy into the van or no?
Thematrian1 (12:03:48 AM): capo-guy?
Umbrafer (12:04:02 AM): The guy we were going to take to the J.
Thematrian1 (12:04:28 AM): You didn't. He's in the sea of bodies; you'd have to go get him
MilesMk1 (12:04:41 AM): Last thing I said about him, was that I was keeping him handy for transport. (so presumably away from the others, but where exactly is GM discretion)
Thematrian1 (12:05:08 AM): ::nod:: Either "in the office" or "close to the people door", on evens and odds
Thematrian1 (12:05:11 AM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (12:05:20 AM): so, he's right near Blake. That's lucky.
Umbrafer (12:05:59 AM): Unless they react, I load him in as well, and Shojo.
Thematrian1 (12:06:34 AM): They react the moment you touch him. "Don't. Leave them here."
Thematrian1 (12:06:49 AM): "They're none of your business, and you can't help them anyway."
MilesMk1 (12:07:21 AM): (How long till I come around, BTW?)
Thematrian1 (12:07:51 AM): another 15 or so
Umbrafer (12:08:12 AM): "Unless you can tell us what this is all about, our contract requires that we take him."
Thematrian1 (12:08:35 AM): "Your contact? Who?"
Thematrian1 (12:13:18 AM): Now what?
Umbrafer (12:13:30 AM): "Wouldn't be very professional to just tell you, would it? Your walking around after a grenade and three high-caliber bullets isn't exactly conducive to trust either, if you'll pardon my saying."
MilesMk1 (12:13:40 AM): ("Here, let me write down his name for you. Oops, out of paper. I'll just scribble it on this block of thermite.")
Umbrafer (12:13:50 AM): (Hehehe)
Umbrafer (12:14:00 AM): ("Here, come put it on your head.")
MilesMk1 (12:14:18 AM): ("Did I say thermite? I meant a special kind of powerbar.")
Thematrian1 (12:14:47 AM): "Our master gives us strength to treat these people."
Umbrafer (12:15:51 AM): "I'm guessing your master probably also would prefer to remain secret."
Thematrian1 (12:16:47 AM): "Leave all of them untouched."
Umbrafer (12:18:26 AM): "It's been a long night and I'm sick of shooting you, but I'm going to need more to go on."
Umbrafer (12:19:23 AM): *Mental note: never take a job from anyone with less than perfect teeth ever again*
Thematrian1 (12:19:35 AM): "Too bad. My master has many servants, and they are coming even now."
Umbrafer (12:21:56 AM): Blake has the stuff he took, correct?
Umbrafer (12:22:14 AM): The chips, etc.?
Thematrian1 (12:22:22 AM): yes
MilesMk1 (12:22:24 AM): (Yeah, I was putting all that stuff - keys, chips, etc. - away.)
Umbrafer (12:22:38 AM): And I have both Blake and Shojo in the van?
Thematrian1 (12:23:24 AM): yes
EverGuard4 (12:23:41 AM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 2 1 1 2 1 6 4 5
EverGuard4 (12:23:47 AM): EverGuard4 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (12:24:11 AM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 5 3 4 2 6 6 2
Thematrian1 (12:24:21 AM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (12:24:27 AM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (12:24:43 AM): One of the mages suddenly straightens. "WHAT WAS THAT?"
Umbrafer (12:25:45 AM): Closing the door, observing from the safety of the van's interior. What's happening out there?
Thematrian1 (12:26:11 AM): One of the mages is looking around frantically, apparently not finding what he's looking for.
Umbrafer (12:26:39 AM): Going to call the shielddrone back to the van. Spider looks around his desk curiously.
Thematrian1 (12:26:45 AM): bwahahaha
Umbrafer (12:27:03 AM): Shielddrone moves fairly slowly, not giving an indication of its top speed. It provides an excuse for the van to remain where it is, hopefully.
Thematrian1 (12:27:08 AM): Actually jumping into it, or just giving it a command?
Umbrafer (12:27:24 AM): Just giving it a command.
Thematrian1 (12:27:39 AM): roll passive sensors for the van then
Umbrafer (12:28:38 AM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 2 5 4 5 4 3
Umbrafer (12:28:47 AM): Ew.
Thematrian1 (12:29:08 AM): Ok, you notice nothing unusual.
Thematrian1 (12:29:12 AM): Thematrian1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 4 6 5 1 2 5 2 3 5 2
Thematrian1 (12:29:25 AM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Thematrian1 (12:29:29 AM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
EverGuard4 (12:31:00 AM): EverGuard4 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 1 2 6 4 4
EverGuard4 (12:31:04 AM): EverGuard4 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (12:32:47 AM): Ok, the shield drone coasts into the van.
Umbrafer (12:33:37 AM): Taking another look at the assembled.
Thematrian1 (12:33:49 AM): There's the strato, still
Umbrafer (12:34:56 AM): Pulling the Strato back as well. Are they just standing there?
Umbrafer (12:35:02 AM): And is there any sign of life from Blake yet?
Thematrian1 (12:35:35 AM): nope
MilesMk1 (12:35:43 AM): Well...
Thematrian1 (12:35:49 AM): heh
Thematrian1 (12:35:52 AM): ok, sign of life
Thematrian1 (12:35:57 AM): just not consciousness
Umbrafer (12:36:49 AM): C'est la vie. Watching them while the Strato approaches.
Thematrian1 (12:37:02 AM): The one that shouted earlier has relaxed a bit.
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Thematrian1 (12:38:39 AM): Your strato reaches the back of the van. Again, you only commanded it, and didn't jump in?
Umbrafer (12:39:13 AM): Indeed.
Thematrian1 (12:39:32 AM): All right, you have collected a strato
Umbrafer (12:40:06 AM): Gotta catch 'em all.
Umbrafer (12:40:21 AM): Schattenauge is still unaccounted for, correct? I pull it down.
Thematrian1 (12:40:36 AM): same policy? You gather it up. The mages watch impassively.
Umbrafer (12:41:24 AM): Finally I pull out of the hole in the wall.
Thematrian1 (12:41:45 AM): drive drive drive. Dawn has broken, though it's hard to tell what with all the clouds and rain
Umbrafer (12:42:11 AM): I'm not driving particularly far away; perhaps a kilometer.
Thematrian1 (12:42:19 AM): drive drive drive
Thematrian1 (12:42:46 AM): you're a kilometer away
Umbrafer (12:43:13 AM): What do I see, what does the spider see?
Thematrian1 (12:43:23 AM): the spider is where?
Thematrian1 (12:43:26 AM): You jump in to it?
Umbrafer (12:43:45 AM): Yep
Umbrafer (12:43:53 AM): It's on its desk
Thematrian1 (12:44:04 AM): ...in the hangar. I see
Thematrian1 (12:44:43 AM): uh, it sees darkness. It's inside something.
Thematrian1 (12:44:50 AM): Something giving, like canvas.
Umbrafer (12:45:00 AM): Hm. Scanning outside.
Umbrafer (12:45:07 AM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (12:45:14 AM): there's an outside
Thematrian1 (12:45:22 AM): There's something close to you moving
Thematrian1 (12:45:28 AM): not giving off heat though
Umbrafer (12:45:51 AM): Hm. Spider got pocketed.
MilesMk1 (12:46:10 AM): Hey... Only I get to do that!
Umbrafer (12:46:30 AM): Going to wait, and jump between Spider and the van looking for anything.
Thematrian1 (12:47:21 AM): you find anything. No roll required. A little specificity, please?
Umbrafer (12:48:14 AM): Hm. In the van, anything approaching. Especially vehicles. In the spider, any change from just canvas.
Thematrian1 (12:48:40 AM): ::nod:: Ten minutes pass. Blake awakens.
Thematrian1 (12:48:50 AM): Blake, roll perception
MilesMk1 (12:48:56 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 6 6 4 6 2
MilesMk1 (12:49:01 AM): Hah.
MilesMk1 (12:49:08 AM): I... Just, hah.
MilesMk1 (12:49:13 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 3 6
MilesMk1 (12:49:19 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
MilesMk1 (12:49:22 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
MilesMk1 (12:49:26 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (12:49:31 AM): Oh well
Thematrian1 (12:49:38 AM): that spanish-and-then-english-speaking-guy is in the van, sitting on the riot drone.
Umbrafer (12:49:56 AM): "Hey. How are you feeling?"
MilesMk1 (12:50:08 AM): I am the most aware I ever was. And my head is killing me. And #WHAT IS THE FUCKING MAGE GUY DOING HERE!?#
Umbrafer (12:50:23 AM): #What?!?#
Umbrafer (12:50:41 AM): Checking to see if this is indeed correct.
MilesMk1 (12:50:43 AM): *pretends to blink groggily* (doesn't have to pretend very hard)
Thematrian1 (12:50:51 AM): checking how?
MilesMk1 (12:51:04 AM): #He's sitting on the riot drone.#
Thematrian1 (12:51:48 AM): Which parts of your early conversation were out loud?
MilesMk1 (12:52:01 AM): None on my end.
EverGuard4 (12:52:05 AM): wasn't everything outside ##?
Umbrafer (12:52:22 AM): Any available drone. If none is appropriately positioned, I may take the drastic step of turning around to look.
MilesMk1 (12:52:25 AM): Wait... What early conversation?
Thematrian1 (12:52:41 AM): Alex: "Hey. How are you feeling?"
Umbrafer (12:53:00 AM): That part was out loud.
MilesMk1 (12:53:03 AM): Oh. Yeah, I replied to that via transceiver.
MilesMk1 (12:53:12 AM): Transducer, I mean.
Thematrian1 (12:53:42 AM): It looks like you're going to have to unplug and look for yourself.
EverGuard4 (12:53:56 AM): *listens to foreign language speaking peoples*
Umbrafer (12:54:08 AM): I do so, trying to make it under the pretext of checking on Blake.
MilesMk1 (12:54:41 AM): #Am I bleeding? My hair hurts. I think I can still shoot him if I have to...#
Thematrian1 (12:54:44 AM): Roll Perception, don't screw it up completely
Umbrafer (12:55:19 AM): Umbrafer rolled 7 6-sided dice: 4 1 3 6 4 1 1
Umbrafer (12:55:25 AM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (12:55:31 AM): Mmm, disproportionate 1s.
Thematrian1 (12:55:42 AM): but yeah, the guy is sitting on your riot drone
Umbrafer (12:56:21 AM): #What do we do about him?#
MilesMk1 (12:57:27 AM): #Ask him what the hell he's about, if he says the wrong thing, I shoot him?# *tries to figure out if his AK is still clipped to the harness*
Thematrian1 (12:57:52 AM): You fumble for the AK. Your vision blurs for a moment, but it's right where you left it.
MilesMk1 (12:58:11 AM): #Although that might be bad. It still has the AV ammo in it...#
MilesMk1 (12:58:30 AM): #That'll go through him, the drone, the roof...#
Umbrafer (12:58:49 AM): #Yeah, let me know if you need to shoot him so I can pop the rear door.#
MilesMk1 (12:59:05 AM): #What happened back there? Did you take down the walking corpses?#
Umbrafer (12:59:43 AM): #Negative. I had no way of getting at them without injuring the people, so I pulled back. We're a kilometer away from the place right now and holding position.#
Umbrafer (1:00:02 AM): #They've got Spider, so this isn't over yet.#
MilesMk1 (1:00:45 AM): That reminds me...
MilesMk1 (1:00:49 AM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 4 4 4 4 1 6 1
MilesMk1 (1:00:53 AM): Bah.
MilesMk1 (1:01:04 AM): Takes me 30 minutes to get back another box of stun.
Thematrian1 (1:01:35 AM): Shojo is still unconscious, if that wasn't clear
Umbrafer (1:01:45 AM): It was.
EverGuard4 (1:02:09 AM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 2 3 2 3 2 4 5 4
Thematrian1 (1:03:36 AM): There's a tense silence
MilesMk1 (1:04:46 AM): #So, wanna ask the mage, or should I? I think you should, I don't... Ugh, my head...#
Umbrafer (1:04:54 AM): #Sure.#
Umbrafer (1:05:03 AM): "Comfortable enough back there?#
Umbrafer (1:05:05 AM): *"
Thematrian1 (1:07:12 AM): There's another pause. If he understands, he gives no sign.
EverGuard4 (1:07:15 AM): "Yo no hablo (insert Spanish for "whatever language you speak)"
Thematrian1 (1:07:20 AM): (or that)
Umbrafer (1:07:39 AM): #Great. He's back to Spanish.#
Umbrafer (1:08:00 AM): (Assuming I can recognize it)
Thematrian1 (1:08:13 AM): Yeah, I'll assume that you can
Umbrafer (1:08:26 AM): (Not that there's a bad chance; probably every Shadowrunner has picked up how to recognize Spanish to keep away from Azzie Johnsons)
Thematrian1 (1:08:43 AM): (But they give such good wages...)
Umbrafer (1:09:32 AM): (I hear if you take the Blood Spirit Retirement Program you get full medical coverage for the rest of your life)
Thematrian1 (1:09:44 AM): (Tempting)
Thematrian1 (1:09:47 AM): more silence
Thematrian1 (1:10:38 AM): Ok, is it time to go to bed and pick this up in seven days?
Umbrafer (1:10:56 AM): Very possibly. My brain is dead.
EverGuard4 (1:10:58 AM): (six ;-))
Umbrafer (1:11:06 AM): Six days, th— yeah.
EverGuard4 (1:11:09 AM): *begins muttering in Spanish*
Thematrian1 (1:11:20 AM): Yeah, it is kinda...holy God
MilesMk1 (1:11:23 AM): While this lets me role-play my character convincingly... Yeah, definitely a good idea.
EverGuard4 (1:11:27 AM): EverGuard4 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 4 1 1 5 1 6 4
EverGuard4 (1:11:31 AM): EverGuard4 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Thematrian1 (1:11:38 AM): (wow, does it get later faster than it used to?)
EverGuard4 (1:11:43 AM): "Do you understand?"
Thematrian1 (1:12:18 AM): You do.
Thematrian1 (1:12:20 AM): and that is a fine place to end the session. I'll see you all at one time or another.
Umbrafer (1:12:27 AM): (Probably)
MilesMk1 (1:12:36 AM): Ok... Goodnight, guys. God, it's late... Gotta crash.
Umbrafer (1:12:37 AM): Thursday for many of ye'?
Thematrian1 (1:12:39 AM): if only through the cold window of the internet
EverGuard4 (1:12:45 AM): *waves* night all
MilesMk1 (1:12:47 AM): Gah... Six hours of sleep...
MilesMk1 (1:12:50 AM): Later.
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Umbrafer (1:13:02 AM): Next week: Spider Rescue!
Thematrian1 (1:13:09 AM): Best Run Title Ever
Thematrian1 (1:13:20 AM): oh, and karma refreshes
EverGuard4 (1:13:26 AM): w007
Umbrafer (1:13:28 AM): Ooh, very shiny.
Umbrafer (1:13:38 AM): I think Thermite Dentistry is right up there, though.
Thematrian1 (1:13:49 AM): Yeah, I shouldn't really try to choose
Thematrian1 (1:14:07 AM): ok, I have to go take out the garbage. It's only 3 hours until the garbage men show up :-\
Umbrafer (1:14:19 AM): Heh
Umbrafer (1:14:29 AM): *Waves* Sleep well. Good luck with the drain.
Thematrian1 (1:14:38 AM): yeah, I don't know what I'm go to do about that yet
Umbrafer (1:14:41 AM): Here's to hoping by this time tomorrow we'll have a web site again.
Thematrian1 (1:15:04 AM): aye
Thematrian1 (1:15:08 AM): then I can post the real Gem
Thematrian1 (1:15:12 AM): and all will be right with the world
Umbrafer (1:16:00 AM): Indeed.
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Umbrafer (1:16:20 AM): See you later today, hopefully. *Waves*
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