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Thematrian1 (8:38:55 PM): sassafrassin' AIM backend
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Umbrafer (8:39:00 PM): INdeed.
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Thematrian1 (8:39:07 PM): I've got Umbrafer here twice
Umbrafer (8:39:17 PM): I am everywhere!
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Thematrian1 (8:39:28 PM): and would someone please invite...nevermind
Dragcrell (8:39:55 PM): yes I'm here IE whent nuts for a sec
Umbrafer (8:39:57 PM): I'll give Adam a shout if he doesn't show up on his own accord in a few minutes
Umbrafer (8:40:04 PM): It's ever not nuts?
Dragcrell (8:40:26 PM): heehhehehe
Thematrian1 (8:41:22 PM): When we left off, a ten-year-old boy was trying to psychoanalyze the criminal, the amnesiac, and the disguised fox.
Thematrian1 (8:41:28 PM): The time was 8:15, or thereabouts
MilesMk1 (8:42:08 PM): What, I'm the only criminal in the room, now?
Umbrafer (8:42:18 PM): There's a certain irony to the situation.
MilesMk1 (8:42:44 PM): Weren't his last words something like "...especially for people in your line of work?"
Dragcrell (8:42:54 PM): ya technicly I'm a criminal disguised fox ;3
Thematrian1 (8:43:00 PM): Yes, they were
Thematrian1 (8:43:04 PM): (that to Matt)
Umbrafer (8:43:06 PM): Indeed they were.
Thematrian1 (8:43:16 PM): Ok, yeah, Trickster is also a criminal, and Rock might be
Umbrafer (8:43:27 PM): The nature of guilt
Umbrafer (8:43:44 PM): If a potential former criminal's entire memory is wiped, are they still a criminal?
Dragcrell (8:44:14 PM): ya Trickster a natual born crimimal :3
Thematrian1 (8:44:18 PM): In the eyes of 2060 law, absolutely
MilesMk1 (8:45:23 PM): Well, we all commit criminal violations by walking down the street with all our illegal hardware and illegal force spells...
MilesMk1 (8:45:34 PM): I guess technically, though, Trickster is not a criminal.
Umbrafer (8:45:37 PM): I'll point out that Rock doesn't remember those either
MilesMk1 (8:45:39 PM): Since he doesn't have any rights.
Umbrafer (8:45:41 PM): Indeed
Umbrafer (8:45:50 PM): One must be recognized as sentient to be a criminal.
Dragcrell (8:45:54 PM): mmmmm true at that >_>
Dragcrell (8:46:20 PM): so Tricks more of a mmmmm meniceing Animal?
Umbrafer (8:46:27 PM): Pretty much
Thematrian1 (8:46:48 PM): wild, dangerous, to be put down on sight. Good times
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Dragcrell (8:46:59 PM): yep yep
EverGuard4 (8:47:07 PM): (I'll brb, need to shower)
Thematrian1 (8:47:49 PM): (while that's happening: Jon, would you post the log from the last game?)
Umbrafer (8:48:43 PM): (Eep, yeah.)
Umbrafer (8:53:26 PM): (Found it, posting)
Dragcrell (8:58:32 PM): (puts a model car to gether)
Umbrafer (9:02:44 PM): (Posted, by the by)
Thematrian1 (9:02:55 PM): awesome
Thematrian1 (9:04:30 PM): (posted where?)
Dragcrell (9:05:00 PM): (heheheheeh)
Umbrafer (9:05:57 PM): ( http://www.sotsw.net/runs/SotSW%205-26-05.html )
Thematrian1 (9:07:01 PM): (Ah, sorry. I meant last Tuesday's run)
Umbrafer (9:08:07 PM): Wait, isn't that it?
Umbrafer (9:08:18 PM): No
Thematrian1 (9:08:18 PM): No. You're GMing.
Umbrafer (9:08:20 PM): Crud
Umbrafer (9:08:25 PM): Wait
Umbrafer (9:08:34 PM): Oh
Thematrian1 (9:08:34 PM): also, that date isn't a week ago
Umbrafer (9:08:36 PM): I can't count.
Umbrafer (9:08:41 PM): That's the problem. Sorry.
Dragcrell (9:08:41 PM): lol a CRFS monent eh
Thematrian1 (9:08:49 PM): CRFS?
Umbrafer (9:09:01 PM): 26+7=31…
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Dragcrell (9:09:33 PM): Cant Rrember.....I think you can fill in the rest :p
Thematrian1 (9:09:39 PM): ...ah
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EverGuard4 (9:10:15 PM): thankeee
Thematrian1 (9:11:23 PM): last line from last session was something like "I know it's hard to trust, especially in your line of work."
Thematrian1 (9:11:25 PM): And there we broke
Thematrian1 (9:13:23 PM): He tranquilly awaits replies, if any.
MilesMk1 (9:13:26 PM): Wow, you guys stayed up for another hour after I left. How's the "Art of Seduction"?
MilesMk1 (9:13:41 PM): "What line of work would that be?"
MilesMk1 (9:14:11 PM): (Oh. Never mind... The person reading it isn't here...)
MilesMk1 (9:14:21 PM): (I'll ask on Thursday.)
Umbrafer (9:14:30 PM): (Up)
Thematrian1 (9:14:49 PM): (Thanks)
Thematrian1 (9:16:22 PM): Trickster: roll Willpower
Dragcrell (9:16:46 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 5 3 6
Dragcrell (9:16:55 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Dragcrell (9:17:05 PM): ((>_> ewwwww))
MilesMk1 (9:17:10 PM): 4?
MilesMk1 (9:17:11 PM): 4?
Umbrafer (9:17:17 PM): 4!
Umbrafer (9:17:19 PM): 4!
MilesMk1 (9:17:42 PM): (Sorry, I forget not everyone is paranoid like me. :p)
Dragcrell (9:17:48 PM): ((umm ya 4 >_> what hes my first bloody SS))
Umbrafer (9:18:02 PM): (Oh, I thought you were rooting for the TN)
MilesMk1 (9:18:26 PM): (2! 2!)
Thematrian1 (9:18:42 PM): "Living in the shadows."
Umbrafer (9:19:04 PM): *Checks the feed on the MMG*
Thematrian1 (9:19:55 PM): The feed is great. The newsfeed is still boring.
Thematrian1 (9:20:03 PM): Your search (on the building IIRC) isn't done yet.
MilesMk1 (9:20:49 PM): "Well, I suppose it's the polite way to call someone a criminal... I take it you don't care, in your quest to unify everyone?"
Umbrafer (9:21:20 PM): *Keeps on doing it while listening*
Thematrian1 (9:22:04 PM): "You're being sarcastic, but you're right. We don't care. With the world as disunited as it is, we think it's inevitable."
EverGuard4 (9:24:15 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 1 1 5 3 6 3 3 6
MilesMk1 (9:24:32 PM): "So you don't view people living 'in the shadows' as a source of disunity? Just as a symptom of it?"
EverGuard4 (9:24:50 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 4
EverGuard4 (9:24:59 PM): 11, 10, 5, 3 3 3 3
MilesMk1 (9:25:12 PM): BTW, are Trickster and Rock still conscious as far as I can tell? Can't tell if this is natural quiet, or they've been taken over. :)
Thematrian1 (9:25:15 PM): "Exactly. In the pure light of the new world, the shadows will disappear. You won't need them."
MilesMk1 (9:25:59 PM): "Won't need them, will not want to live in them, or simply won't be able to, regardless of want?"
Dragcrell (9:26:21 PM): ((here just eatting >_>))
EverGuard4 (9:27:48 PM): (ooc: I find parts of Nicholas Nickleby, both the novel and the movie adaptation, scarier than "scary" things)
EverGuard4 (9:27:49 PM): sorry
Thematrian1 (9:27:59 PM): "Won't need them. Won't want them. Have you enjoyed your last few jobs?"
Thematrian1 (9:28:04 PM): Blake: roll Willpower
MilesMk1 (9:28:49 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 3 1 3 3 5 3 3
MilesMk1 (9:28:54 PM): What is that?
MilesMk1 (9:29:00 PM): I mean, what the hell is that?
Thematrian1 (9:29:16 PM): TN 3, if you're exceptionally fortunate
MilesMk1 (9:29:21 PM): Let me check how much Karma I have.
EverGuard4 (9:29:45 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 2 6 5 2 2 4 4 1
EverGuard4 (9:29:49 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
EverGuard4 (9:29:54 PM): 11, 5, 4 4 4
MilesMk1 (9:30:13 PM): Hmm...
MilesMk1 (9:30:38 PM): Now, do I feel anything to go with that Willpower test, or would re-rolling it be pure metagaming?
Thematrian1 (9:30:59 PM): you're allowed to reroll it
MilesMk1 (9:31:08 PM): Ok, Karma... How many dice?
Thematrian1 (9:31:26 PM): eight
MilesMk1 (9:31:34 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 2 2 5 3 2 4 4
MilesMk1 (9:31:40 PM): *sigh*
MilesMk1 (9:31:43 PM): Great.
Thematrian1 (9:32:05 PM): (Just remember. You could have had that roll when you were being ordered to kill yourself.)
MilesMk1 (9:32:13 PM): (true)
Umbrafer (9:32:16 PM): (Hah.)
Thematrian1 (9:32:27 PM): "Can you look back on what you've done, just these past few weeks, and say that you enjoyed it?"
Thematrian1 (9:32:33 PM): That's directed at Blake
MilesMk1 (9:32:54 PM): (Chance of no sixes on 16 dice is ~ 5%... Lucky me.)
MilesMk1 (9:33:13 PM): "I could say I enjoyed some of it."
Thematrian1 (9:34:35 PM): He nods. "Think about the rest of it. If you could get that out of your life, wouldn't you?" He spreads his attention back out to all of you.
Dragcrell (9:35:39 PM): *tilts head to the left* "why?"
MilesMk1 (9:35:50 PM): "And replace it with... what? Spreading the faith? No offense, but I'm just not the type."
MilesMk1 (9:36:31 PM): "I don't think anyone would mind feeling happiers, but I don't see how I could just abandon most of my life."
MilesMk1 (9:36:36 PM): (happier)
Umbrafer (9:37:19 PM): (Is this a job, or is it who we are?)
Thematrian1 (9:37:33 PM): He nods again. "It's a disorienting thought."
Thematrian1 (9:38:16 PM): "Ask yourself what you'd replace it with, if you could. But don't answer now; take some time to think."
Thematrian1 (9:39:02 PM): "I know I've thrown a lot at you all."
Umbrafer (9:39:11 PM): (The soothing sound of buzzing wings, the peace of the hive)
Thematrian1 (9:39:38 PM): "I'm asking you to take a lot on faith. But remember that you can come back here, no matter how crazy the rest of the world seems."
Dragcrell (9:40:24 PM): "but what if we are happy just as we are?"
Thematrian1 (9:41:51 PM): "Then you needn't return. But don't forget about us."
Thematrian1 (9:42:53 PM): Time is 8:30
Umbrafer (9:43:50 PM): Anything happening outside the van?
Thematrian1 (9:44:06 PM): All is calm, all is bright.
Dragcrell (9:44:45 PM): *lookst to Blake* "So what do you think?"
Umbrafer (9:45:26 PM): Bright? Isn't it about sundown?
Thematrian1 (9:45:38 PM): He stretches his shoulders. "I'd like to talk with you some more, but I can't; I have other duties. It was good to meet you all."
Thematrian1 (9:45:45 PM): (Poetic liberties)
Dragcrell (9:45:57 PM): (hehehehehe)
MilesMk1 (9:46:07 PM): "I don't know... We haven't had a chance to see any of the meditation sessions, after all."
Umbrafer (9:46:16 PM): (I think I'm very relieved to hear that)
MilesMk1 (9:46:26 PM): "Well, thank you for your time. What would be a good time to come back, since we seemed to be late this time around?"
Thematrian1 (9:46:31 PM): (Official continuity puts Cermak in November)
Umbrafer (9:47:21 PM): (There are plenty of other unpleasant things that could cause that effect, though)
Thematrian1 (9:47:28 PM): "We start our meditations at 4 each morning, with sessions running all day. Come by at any time."
MilesMk1 (9:49:13 PM): "Do you think the last mediatation session will be wrapping up anytime soon? Perhaps we could speak to some of the participants as they leave, get an idea if it'd be our cup of tea?"
Thematrian1 (9:49:56 PM): "They've already finished." He looks regretful.
MilesMk1 (9:50:26 PM): "Ah. Well, thank you for your time." *gets up*
Dragcrell (9:51:00 PM): *gets up as well* "yes thanks for takeing the time to talk with us."
Thematrian1 (9:51:13 PM): He steps to the door, opens in, and gestures you all through. "My pleasure, really."
Dragcrell (9:52:09 PM): *slowly walks out the door looking about*
Thematrian1 (9:52:11 PM): Rock and Trickster, Perception as you walk through the door
Dragcrell (9:52:29 PM): Dragcrell rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 6 3 3 6 2 4
Dragcrell (9:52:42 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 5
MilesMk1 (9:52:54 PM): *walks after*
Dragcrell (9:53:01 PM): (*cough*)
EverGuard4 (9:53:07 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 1 6 4 1 2 5 2 6 1
EverGuard4 (9:53:10 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 4
EverGuard4 (9:53:14 PM): 10, 10, 5, crap
Thematrian1 (9:53:54 PM): Both of you spot a big astral cloud of eyes drifting through a wall.
Dragcrell (9:53:57 PM): (zhe dice hatez us this night)
Dragcrell (9:54:34 PM): they acting hostal or just passing by?
Thematrian1 (9:55:21 PM): just drifting along. Don't seem to even notice you.
MilesMk1 (9:56:39 PM): Is the little weirdo escorting us out, or do we have to find our own way?
Thematrian1 (9:56:48 PM): He escorts you.
Dragcrell (9:56:59 PM): (ROFL little weirdo lol)
MilesMk1 (9:58:23 PM): *looks around for any signs of other humans on the way out*
Thematrian1 (9:58:44 PM): Nothing. The next living soul you see is the receptionist. Not the same lady as last time.
Dragcrell (9:58:55 PM): *walks along keeping a eye out for "other" stuff*
Thematrian1 (9:59:50 PM): The receptionist has tusks now, and a blissful expression.
EverGuard4 (10:01:11 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 6 2 1 4 4 6 5 1 4
MilesMk1 (10:01:26 PM): "Well, thanks again." *heads out*
Dragcrell (10:02:10 PM): Dragcrell rolled 7 6-sided dice: 4 2 3 4 1 2 5
Umbrafer (10:02:34 PM): They exit without incident?
Dragcrell (10:02:35 PM): (dame I realy hope I dont have to roll for something life or death to night >_>)
Thematrian1 (10:03:22 PM): The team leaves the Universal Brotherhood
Thematrian1 (10:03:48 PM): everyone's alive and has their souls.
Thematrian1 (10:03:52 PM): the time is 8:45
Dragcrell (10:04:02 PM): (snickers)
Umbrafer (10:04:15 PM): Can we confirm that?
Thematrian1 (10:04:20 PM): Well, no
Thematrian1 (10:04:23 PM): only the alive part
Thematrian1 (10:04:25 PM): and the time part
EverGuard4 (10:05:05 PM): (after last run, can we even confirm the "alive" part?)
Thematrian1 (10:05:33 PM): all's quiet on the astral front
Umbrafer (10:05:53 PM): #Have one of the others make sure you're not being followed.#
MilesMk1 (10:06:27 PM): *whispers* "Please make sure no spirits or other things are following us, the both of you."
Dragcrell (10:06:49 PM): *nods then takes a closer look around*
MilesMk1 (10:07:55 PM): *asks Rock to activate translation and repeats the request if necessary*
EverGuard4 (10:08:14 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 2 3 3 2 1 5 5 4
EverGuard4 (10:08:18 PM): ouch
Dragcrell (10:08:45 PM): (dame the dice are evil tonight)
Dragcrell (10:08:56 PM): Dragcrell rolled 7 6-sided dice: 3 6 4 6 1 3 5
Dragcrell (10:09:06 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 3
Thematrian1 (10:10:40 PM): You detect no astral pursuit. In fact, the astral in general is dead quiet
Dragcrell (10:11:23 PM): *wispers to Blake* "all clear but lest move befor they get ideas."
MilesMk1 (10:11:57 PM): #They're saying we're clear astrally. Where do you want to pick us up?#
MilesMk1 (10:12:13 PM): *heads to designated location unless Alex decides to cut and run ;)*
Umbrafer (10:12:30 PM): #Two blocks west of the bus stop where whitehair got on the bus#
EverGuard4 (10:12:36 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 3 1 6 1 5 2 3 2 3
EverGuard4 (10:12:41 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
EverGuard4 (10:12:45 PM): 11, 5, crap
Dragcrell (10:14:12 PM): *follow blake scaning the area every so offten for odditys*
MilesMk1 (10:15:11 PM): Well, I guess we're not switching to In Nomine tonight. Yet.
Thematrian1 (10:15:31 PM): heh, there's at least an hour of game yet
Umbrafer (10:15:40 PM): If nothing happens, I pick them up.
Thematrian1 (10:15:59 PM): Nothing whatsoever happens
Umbrafer (10:16:01 PM): (And then fire all the ATGMs inside the van! Er, or not.)
MilesMk1 (10:16:42 PM): *gets in*
Dragcrell (10:16:54 PM): ((stupid question for just that woudl I hav to roll once or for each ATGM? for the regen roll lol))
Thematrian1 (10:17:24 PM): (Hehehe, yeah)
MilesMk1 (10:17:26 PM): "So, what did you magically acitve folks find out inside there? Because to me, this was just a slightly creepy kid."
Thematrian1 (10:17:30 PM): Ok, the team is in the van. Actions?
MilesMk1 (10:17:50 PM): *takes the kimjee out and gives it back to Alex*
Dragcrell (10:19:00 PM): *finds a comftable place to sit* "Well for one the oily feel to the place got worse as we was there and two the feeling was comeing from the room the creepy kid as you called him exited from."
Umbrafer (10:19:15 PM): "And how the hell did he know what we do? What else does he know?"
Dragcrell (10:20:02 PM): *sruges* "Unless rock got a better read then I did hes aura looked just like everyone elses that works there."
EverGuard4 (10:20:20 PM): *pauses*
MilesMk1 (10:20:39 PM): "No idea. I didn't feel anything like when the last bunch of magicians we dealt with tried to mess with my mind."
Dragcrell (10:22:01 PM): "other then that the only thaing I seen was a." *pauses for a moment* "cloude of eyes a watcher spirt diffret then the one that was following earlyer tho
MilesMk1 (10:22:37 PM): "Rock?"
Umbrafer (10:23:34 PM): *Glances back at Rock*
EverGuard4 (10:24:28 PM): "A spirit resided within the child."
Umbrafer (10:25:01 PM): "…What kind of spirit?"
EverGuard4 (10:25:06 PM): "I do not know if the spirit controlled him or interacted with him, but it exists."
Dragcrell (10:25:07 PM): *tilts head to the left* "Huh!?"
EverGuard4 (10:25:10 PM): "I know not."
Dragcrell (10:25:33 PM): "what did it look like?"
EverGuard4 (10:25:47 PM): "The woman sitting in the foyer as we exited -- I cannot describe my feelings, perhaps 'unease'?"
EverGuard4 (10:26:07 PM): (to Trix) "A single, multifaceted eye."
Dragcrell (10:27:16 PM): *rubs left ear in thout* "mmmmm insect like maby?"
Umbrafer (10:28:27 PM): Quick check on anything that has multifaceted eyes, though it probably isn't relevant.
Thematrian1 (10:28:43 PM): Nothing exciting comes up on a quick pass, and your real search is still going
Umbrafer (10:29:10 PM): *Churn churn churn*
EverGuard4 (10:29:17 PM): *shrug*
MilesMk1 (10:29:42 PM): "Well, I'm out of my element here..."
Dragcrell (10:29:45 PM): *looks at Rock* "Rock if you seen a picture of it could you try and tell if it was like the spirt you seen?"
MilesMk1 (10:30:16 PM): "It's not like we could take out a whole building filled with the magically active and spirits in the middle of the city even if we wanted to."
Umbrafer (10:31:23 PM): "Yeah. We don't have the freedom to… be loud."
Dragcrell (10:31:38 PM): *looks at Blake* " I woudld wish to try but I know theres something not right in there.......and conidering what I have seen earlyer and now Rocks own instednt...
Umbrafer (10:31:41 PM): "Not that that stopped us with the dogs, mind you…"
Dragcrell (10:32:09 PM): "I think they might be where the other problems may have come from"
MilesMk1 (10:32:25 PM): "That was an office building after hours... This place is filled with hippies 24/7."
Dragcrell (10:32:34 PM): gah wouldn't not would >_<
Umbrafer (10:32:37 PM): "What other problems?"
MilesMk1 (10:33:34 PM): "It's one thing to hit a small corp, another to slaughter dozens of civilians. Instant public enemy number one, unless this insect thing has more legs than I think it does..."
Dragcrell (10:33:36 PM): *rubs left ear* "can you put a picture of a wasps head on the tv's in here by chance?"
Umbrafer (10:34:39 PM): "Huh? Sure, I guess…" *Goes to images.saeder-kroogle.com and snags a frontal picture of a wasp*
Dragcrell (10:35:46 PM): *Turns back to Rock* "Rock is the eyes on that simaler to the eye you seen?"
EverGuard4 (10:37:23 PM): "Rather similar."
Dragcrell (10:37:58 PM): *turns to Blake and Alex* "well what you guys think?"
MilesMk1 (10:40:13 PM): "I think we don't have the resources to deal with that. They had a herd of spirits in there, which means a lot of awakened, and hardly any of them seem to ever leave... Aside from that old guy we lost."
MilesMk1 (10:40:47 PM): "Unless we want to try to track him down right now, I think we should look into ways of protecting ourselves from these people, and lay low for a while."
Umbrafer (10:41:18 PM): "Wasp spirits? There's all kinds of spirits I'd never believe created by weird cultural beliefs, but I've never heard of bugs having enough mindshare to get their own spirits."
Umbrafer (10:41:44 PM): "Maybe locusts."
MilesMk1 (10:41:51 PM): "Hah."
Dragcrell (10:41:59 PM): *looks at Alex* "oh and when was the last time you met a fox?"
Umbrafer (10:42:19 PM): "Your point is ruining my good mood."
Dragcrell (10:42:56 PM): "I'm not happy about the idea ether tho this is the first time I have seen something like this."
MilesMk1 (10:43:00 PM): "Maybe they were bees. People used to raise bees, right? Friendlier than wasps..."
Dragcrell (10:44:05 PM): "one of the "teachers" that was leading the metations I was had a wasp attacthed to him that one I seen clearly as it was staring at me the whole time."
MilesMk1 (10:44:20 PM): "Ok, fine. Wasps."
Umbrafer (10:44:27 PM): "Yeah, I think you said something about that."
Umbrafer (10:44:59 PM): "I think it may be time to call in the cops."
Umbrafer (10:45:14 PM): "What do you think?"
Dragcrell (10:45:24 PM): "You don't think........................you know I hope its just this one building thats like this if the others are simaler or even the same............."
MilesMk1 (10:45:55 PM): "I'm not saying I *like* the idea of getting them involved, but there's a shitload of illegal magic in that place and we can't do anything about it without calling down all sorts of heat down on ourselves."
MilesMk1 (10:46:24 PM): "It ought to be interesting just to see what sort of reaction it stirs up..."
Umbrafer (10:46:29 PM): I'm going to head to a payphone near the UB building we were at. Between ten and fifteen blocks away.
Thematrian1 (10:46:50 PM): All right. You arrive at 8:54
MilesMk1 (10:46:57 PM): "I guess the real question is, if we decide to get the involved, is whether we *ask* them to take a look, or *make them* take a look."
Thematrian1 (10:46:59 PM): Streets are quiet
MilesMk1 (10:47:13 PM): *looks at the payphone* "I guess that's a vote for 'ask'."
Dragcrell (10:47:20 PM): *nods* "yes I would rather not be aroudn the cops my self but you guys are right this is byond the norme."
Umbrafer (10:47:29 PM): "Not quite so much."
Umbrafer (10:47:38 PM): There any cameras around?
MilesMk1 (10:47:47 PM): "Not quite so much?"
Umbrafer (10:47:51 PM): Going to look very carefully.
MilesMk1 (10:48:15 PM): "You know, we could stop by a stuffer shack and I could buy a disposeable cell phone, call while we're on the move, then dump it."
Thematrian1 (10:48:47 PM): Roll your Looking Very Carefully
Umbrafer (10:48:54 PM): "That's not a bad idea."
Umbrafer (10:48:57 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 3 4 6 2 1 3 1
Umbrafer (10:49:01 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (10:49:07 PM): And again with Active Sensors
Umbrafer (10:49:10 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 2 2 2 6 4
Umbrafer (10:49:15 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Thematrian1 (10:49:29 PM): There are indeed cameras. Two of them, attached to buildings on opposite sides of the street.
Umbrafer (10:49:43 PM): Looking at the phone?
Dragcrell (10:49:45 PM): "mmmmm you know I wounder just how meny buildings that are ran under the same set up as that one are in this city?"
MilesMk1 (10:50:10 PM): "I don't know, but if there are more, that's one more reason why we can't handle this ourselves."
Thematrian1 (10:50:16 PM): The phone is in their field
Umbrafer (10:50:58 PM): Where's the closest Stuffer Shack?
Dragcrell (10:51:28 PM): "I'm not saign they are but how meny centers dose the UB have if its just the one thats." *sivers* " like that it coudl be just a roge bunch but if not........."
Thematrian1 (10:51:31 PM): About three minutes down the street
Umbrafer (10:51:57 PM): Going for it.
Umbrafer (10:52:12 PM): "Mind grabbing the phone for me? I'll make the call, then we'll dump it near the UB.
MilesMk1 (10:52:30 PM): "No problem."
Umbrafer (10:52:57 PM): Drive to it.
Dragcrell (10:53:27 PM): "what you think Alex think we coudl make a few quick passes of other centers befor we call?"
MilesMk1 (10:53:59 PM): *goes in, buys some bottled water, snacks and a cell phone, pretending to take a couple of minutes to look at the selection*
Umbrafer (10:54:10 PM): "What would we do there?"
Dragcrell (10:55:27 PM): "well think about it there it was Wasps early there was reports of bettels and other large bugs right? I just need to pass by to see if they have the same feeling as that one just to be shoure there the only ones."
Thematrian1 (10:55:52 PM): Blake: You buy the stuff. The clerk looks bored, and barely glances at you.
MilesMk1 (10:56:20 PM): *comes back to the van* "Would anyone like a chocolate-covered pretzel?"
EverGuard4 (10:56:33 PM): "A what?"
Dragcrell (10:56:48 PM): *gets a discusted look on his face* "errr no thanks"
Umbrafer (10:57:01 PM): "We can hit others, but I want the pigs moving on these guys as soon as possible. Oh, thanks, sure"
MilesMk1 (10:58:01 PM): *shows the snacks to Rock, passes some to Alex*
Dragcrell (10:58:15 PM): *nods* "We dont have to go in just close to the building well do I think."
EverGuard4 (10:58:30 PM): *munches*
Umbrafer (10:58:35 PM): *Munch munch* *Drives back towards the UB chapterhouse* How close is the next nearest place?
MilesMk1 (10:59:23 PM): *to Trickster, with a bad poker face* "Bah. Don't like my snacks? Fine, I'm not even going to ask you about the beef jerky, then..."
Thematrian1 (10:59:32 PM): ::ponder:: About half an hour. This one is in a much more upscale area.
Umbrafer (10:59:58 PM): "Unless there's a threat to us from not doing it, I'd like to get this call in."
Umbrafer (11:00:02 PM): *first
Dragcrell (11:01:08 PM): *eyes pirk up a the sound of the jerky* "I'll have some of the Jerky just mmmmmmm the chocolat stuff dont aggre with me."
MilesMk1 (11:01:23 PM): BTW, can I roll my Police Procedures skill to provide any useful suggestions to Alex?
Umbrafer (11:01:29 PM): "Probably bad for foxes…"
MilesMk1 (11:01:40 PM): *passes back the bag*
Thematrian1 (11:01:43 PM): Blake: suggestions on what exactly?
Dragcrell (11:01:53 PM): ((poison as there a canine acutly))
MilesMk1 (11:02:01 PM): "It's supposed to be bad for dogs. Don't know about foxes. Not that he's one, just now."
MilesMk1 (11:02:27 PM): Response time, what to say to get them to scramble a significant response, etc.
Thematrian1 (11:02:45 PM): Ah. By all means, go for it
MilesMk1 (11:02:50 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 3 3 1 1
MilesMk1 (11:02:55 PM): I guess not.
Umbrafer (11:02:58 PM): I've already got an idea, but feel free to chime in :)
MilesMk1 (11:03:01 PM): Fucking dice tonight...
MilesMk1 (11:03:24 PM): Nah, just hoping I'd know something nice and specific... It's all yours.
Dragcrell (11:03:29 PM): ((ohhh ya the dice are evil tonight any one have holy water and a exesite?))
MilesMk1 (11:04:14 PM): ((Exorcism? Exorcist? Excise tax stamps? ;)))
Dragcrell (11:04:34 PM): ((Exorcist >_<))
Umbrafer (11:05:17 PM): Unless anyone else pipes up, I'm going to drive to very near the UB place, then start driving away while calling Eagle Security's emergency number.
Umbrafer (11:05:34 PM): Before that: "Everyone stay quiet."
MilesMk1 (11:05:52 PM): ((Sorry, I tend to be a PITA about Enlglish in a way only someone who learned it as a second language and went to a lot of trouble to get it right can be. :p))
MilesMk1 (11:06:00 PM): (About English, too.))
MilesMk1 (11:06:27 PM): *stills any crackling of snack bags*
Thematrian1 (11:06:47 PM): "Eagle Security. What is your emergency?"
Umbrafer (11:07:25 PM): Best panicked voice: "Help me oh my god they're after me"
Umbrafer (11:07:43 PM): "Magic-users! Fragging magics! And giant insects!"
Thematrian1 (11:08:07 PM): "Yes ma'am, those are just wiz gangs out for a thrill. Hang on, we'll trace the number and have a squad dispatched."
Umbrafer (11:08:54 PM): "They're right behind me now, I was at the Universal Brotherh—" Open the door, scream, throw the phone out the window.
Umbrafer (11:08:58 PM): Er, not window
Umbrafer (11:09:01 PM): Out the open door.
Thematrian1 (11:09:30 PM): just for grins, roll Charisma
Umbrafer (11:09:46 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 2 5 3 4 6
Umbrafer (11:09:52 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (11:09:57 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Umbrafer (11:10:05 PM): Karmaing failures if it'll help.
Thematrian1 (11:10:07 PM): Alex screams very convincingly.
Umbrafer (11:11:23 PM): Closing the door, continuing along, driving towards the Noose.
Umbrafer (11:11:41 PM): "How'd I do?"
MilesMk1 (11:12:04 PM): "Very convincing."
Umbrafer (11:13:06 PM): "That ought to get some interest from someone. Hopefully it won't be in us."
EverGuard4 (11:13:49 PM): *waves* Night all
EverGuard4 has left the chat room.

Dragcrell (11:14:21 PM): Dragcrell rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 2 6 6 3 4 4
Dragcrell (11:14:33 PM): Dragcrell rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 5 6
Dragcrell (11:14:42 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Dragcrell (11:14:49 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
MilesMk1 (11:15:01 PM): "Let's hope. If they don't get the hint, I could always fire a grenade at their building from a couple of blocks away, but let's not get ahead of ourselves..."
Dragcrell (11:15:10 PM): (Oh shour NOW it give me a good roll >_>))
Umbrafer (11:15:36 PM): "We should get a mortar."
MilesMk1 (11:17:09 PM): "And a retractable panel in the roof?"
Umbrafer (11:17:33 PM): "Sure. Or better yet a completely different van for them."
MilesMk1 (11:17:34 PM): "I think the military have automatic ones. Wouldn't that be fun."
Dragcrell (11:18:01 PM): *just shackes head* "So......"
Umbrafer (11:19:14 PM): "I think now we hide in the Noose until the story breaks on the news. Any other opinions?"
Dragcrell (11:19:36 PM): "and of the UB's centers on the way?"
Umbrafer (11:19:55 PM): "Yes."
MilesMk1 (11:20:05 PM): "Sounds good to me. We can swing by the other UB places after, if it's still possible... Or now. Up to you..."
Umbrafer (11:20:21 PM): Driving past any targets of opportunity, minimum one.
Thematrian1 (11:20:52 PM): er?
Dragcrell (11:21:23 PM): "I'm just a tad worry is all to much shit going down invalving huge bugs."
Umbrafer (11:22:17 PM): I'm driving past any UB chapterhouses I can without going too far out of my way, but a minimum of one even if it does mean going out of my way.
Thematrian1 (11:24:25 PM): Ah, I see. Ok. You drive. Streets are quiet. This area is upscale. Roll Sensors.
Thematrian1 (11:24:28 PM): Passives
Umbrafer (11:24:48 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 1 4 3 1 1 1 3
Umbrafer (11:24:52 PM): Ow.
Umbrafer (11:24:56 PM): Ow ow ow ow ow.
MilesMk1 (11:25:06 PM): We need a new die roller.
Dragcrell (11:25:51 PM): ((I'll secont that one))
Thematrian1 (11:25:56 PM): You cruise through the upscale area. It's mixed shops and housing, but all _Very_ nice
Thematrian1 (11:28:14 PM): You turn a corner
Thematrian1 (11:28:30 PM): That one building is more of a smoldering ruin.
Umbrafer (11:28:42 PM): Define "smoldering ruin"?
Umbrafer (11:29:06 PM): Also, can I identify A) the building's prior function or B) the source of the smoulderingly ruinous nature?
Thematrian1 (11:29:31 PM): Two hundred meters down the street, there's a house. It looks like somebody took out two of the walls, causing the roof to cave in
Umbrafer (11:29:51 PM): How recent?
Thematrian1 (11:30:18 PM): Maybe 5 minutes.
Thematrian1 (11:30:24 PM): There's what looks like a family out in front
Thematrian1 (11:30:29 PM): and two other guys standing to the side
Umbrafer (11:30:52 PM): "What the fuck happened there?"
Umbrafer (11:30:57 PM): Zoom in. What do they look like?
Thematrian1 (11:31:17 PM): Family: mom, dad, son of maybe 12, daughter of maybe 8
Thematrian1 (11:31:22 PM): All human
Thematrian1 (11:31:38 PM): They look...really happy.
Umbrafer (11:31:39 PM): How are they reacting to all this?
Dragcrell (11:31:41 PM): "ALEX I have some reather intrsting info for you theres two Enormous beetels in that places ruins."
Umbrafer (11:31:48 PM): Hm.
Thematrian1 (11:31:54 PM): They're staring at each other with big goofy grins on their faces
Thematrian1 (11:32:10 PM): Two guys off to the side: one an Ork, one a human. Both are grimy.
Umbrafer (11:32:25 PM): Their reactions?
Dragcrell (11:32:27 PM): Dragcrell rolled 7 6-sided dice: 5 6 1 3 1 5 6
Dragcrell (11:32:33 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Thematrian1 (11:32:46 PM): They're facing away from you, you can't tell
Dragcrell (11:32:52 PM): "and by Enormous I man VAN SIZED."
Umbrafer (11:33:10 PM): "Where?"
Umbrafer (11:33:17 PM): Sensors to try to find van-sized beetles.
MilesMk1 (11:33:23 PM): "You know, normally seeing too many suspicious patterns means you're starting to lose it, but all this weird shit is really starting to add up..."
Thematrian1 (11:33:25 PM): go for it
Umbrafer (11:33:27 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 3 6 4 5 3 1 3
Umbrafer (11:33:32 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 5 3 3 1
Umbrafer (11:33:34 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 6
Dragcrell (11:33:36 PM): " under the ruins."
Umbrafer (11:33:41 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 2
Umbrafer (11:33:46 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (11:33:51 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Thematrian1 (11:33:56 PM): Yeah, there are two alive van-sized things in there.
Umbrafer (11:34:00 PM): Remember those sixes we were missing?
Umbrafer (11:34:02 PM): I found them.
MilesMk1 (11:34:05 PM): *checks out the news*
Thematrian1 (11:34:08 PM): I should add, the house is _big_
MilesMk1 (11:34:14 PM): Apparently so.
Dragcrell (11:34:17 PM): I seen that ehheheeh
Thematrian1 (11:34:25 PM): "Human blood in Aztecola? Could it happen to _you_?"
MilesMk1 (11:34:45 PM): *rubs his temples*
Umbrafer (11:34:48 PM): "Hey, I remember that promotion…"
Dragcrell (11:35:11 PM): ((and my roll sucked))
Umbrafer (11:35:26 PM): Going to continue on down the street, slowing slightly like any good rubbernecker would but otherwise going about my business.
Umbrafer (11:35:44 PM): "So what is it adding up to?"
Thematrian1 (11:35:46 PM): All right. You're the only care in the street.
Thematrian1 (11:36:28 PM): The Ork faces you and makes waving-you-down gestures as you approach
Umbrafer (11:36:45 PM): "Aw fuck. Do we stop?"
MilesMk1 (11:37:08 PM): "With van sized beetles meters away? Hell no."
Thematrian1 (11:37:44 PM): Alex?
Dragcrell (11:38:26 PM): "well the ppl look mormal no mages among them. but I'm with Blake."
Umbrafer (11:39:21 PM): Alea jacta est. We keep going.
Thematrian1 (11:39:42 PM): He waves more frantically, and watches you go by
Umbrafer (11:40:20 PM): Kimji out the window.
Umbrafer (11:40:46 PM): Up thirty meters.
Umbrafer (11:40:57 PM): First corner I can go around, I do and stop.
Thematrian1 (11:41:00 PM): *whiiirrrr*
Umbrafer (11:41:30 PM): Kimji stays close to houses, works its way back towards the area.
Thematrian1 (11:41:42 PM): You round a corner. You stop. The Kimji works its way back.
Umbrafer (11:41:47 PM): What seems to be going on?
Thematrian1 (11:41:59 PM): The family is talking something over with the two guys. They keep gesturing toward the house.
Umbrafer (11:42:27 PM): Can I hear anything of what's happening?
Thematrian1 (11:42:29 PM): well, ex-house
Thematrian1 (11:42:35 PM): How far away are you?
Umbrafer (11:42:56 PM): As close as I can get while maintaining a reasonable expectation that they won't be able to see me.
Thematrian1 (11:43:18 PM): You can't get anywhere near close enough to hear them.
Thematrian1 (11:43:30 PM): Time is 9:25
Umbrafer (11:43:40 PM): It's dark out, right? What if any light sources are there?
Thematrian1 (11:44:00 PM): The house is sort of on fire, and all the streetlights work.
Umbrafer (11:44:09 PM): Hm.
Dragcrell (11:44:23 PM): ((brb getting the dog in))
Umbrafer (11:44:30 PM): Going above their heads, trying to get closer. Staying behind the Ork as much as possible.
Umbrafer (11:44:52 PM): Also moving somewhat erratically so that I might potentially be mistaken for a bat.
Thematrian1 (11:45:23 PM): heh, ok
Thematrian1 (11:45:37 PM): Between that and your search, you won't really have time for the van
Umbrafer (11:46:03 PM): Will the search wait if I suspend it for now?
Thematrian1 (11:46:53 PM): ...yeah, ok
Umbrafer (11:47:11 PM): It seems lower priority, what with us already having called the fuzz on them.
Umbrafer (11:47:27 PM): Keeping Kimji and van as top priorities.
Umbrafer (11:47:57 PM): Also with an outside view on one of the monitors so that the others can keep an eye for themselves.
Thematrian1 (11:48:47 PM): Ok, roll passives and Stealth for the Kimji
Umbrafer (11:48:56 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 3 5 2 6 6 2 3
Umbrafer (11:48:59 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 5 2 2
Umbrafer (11:49:04 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 4
Umbrafer (11:49:08 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Umbrafer (11:49:12 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (11:49:19 PM): (Sorry for the odd orderings)
Dragcrell (11:50:11 PM): Dragcrell rolled 7 6-sided dice: 6 5 5 6 4 5 1
Dragcrell (11:50:22 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 2
Thematrian1 (11:51:13 PM): You can't hear it all, but: "...be happy to let you crash, but it's not really your kind of place." "I'm sure someone else will be along." Daunted silence.
Umbrafer (11:51:54 PM): "I guess it's a good thing we didn't stop, it sounds like they're looking for a ride…
Umbrafer (11:51:56 PM): "
Umbrafer (11:52:08 PM): The family still grinning their heads off?
Thematrian1 (11:52:10 PM): "Well, at least it's over." That was the mom.
Thematrian1 (11:52:12 PM): Yeah
Thematrian1 (11:52:15 PM): relieved, happy
Thematrian1 (11:52:22 PM): the edge is starting to come off, though
MilesMk1 (11:52:38 PM): "Bizzare... Why aren't they calling 911?"
MilesMk1 (11:53:05 PM): "Do they know about the bugs in the ruins? My head is starting to hurt..."
Umbrafer (11:53:20 PM): "Maybe they already did? I don't know"
Dragcrell (11:54:01 PM): "if they did odd reation to them isn't ?'
Umbrafer (11:54:17 PM): "Fuck yes."
Umbrafer (11:54:24 PM): "Pretty odd reaction to their house burning down."
Thematrian1 (11:55:31 PM): Another silence.
Umbrafer (11:56:06 PM): What are the beetles doing, if anything? Also, how close does the house look to structural collapse?
Thematrian1 (11:56:10 PM): Dad: "Want to walk down Craig and get some food? I bet you guys are hungry."
Thematrian1 (11:56:33 PM): IT's hard to say. The house still has two walls.
MilesMk1 (11:56:52 PM): "I think we're not going to learn much listening to them, and someone has to call the cops eventually... Maybe we should move along?"
Umbrafer (11:57:14 PM): "If we're not going to talk to them, and I'm not sure I want to take that risk, that sounds reasonable."
Umbrafer (11:57:58 PM): Kimji starting to fly across buildings to some third point where the van will pick it up. Van proceeds to that point, then I return to my previously-scheduled route, along with my previous search.
Thematrian1 (11:58:06 PM): So noted.
Dragcrell (11:58:50 PM): "What is going on in this city anyway?"
Thematrian1 (11:58:58 PM): The van drives away from the mystery scene, and approaches another UB building. The time is 9:36
Thematrian1 (11:59:09 PM): (I'm tired, and I have to sleep now, sorry guys)
Umbrafer (11:59:20 PM): (Aww… ok)
Dragcrell (11:59:23 PM): awwww ok ^_^
Umbrafer (11:59:28 PM): (Sleep well. Thursday?)
Thematrian1 (11:59:33 PM): Thursday
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