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Thematrian1 (8:37:29 PM): He remains so for the time being
Thematrian1 (8:39:13 PM): his step is even and measured. Actions, Alex?
Umbrafer (8:40:32 PM): Remind me: is he heading towards the van?
Thematrian1 (8:40:39 PM): yep
MilesMk1 (8:40:55 PM): Bearing down on it if you want to be technical.
Umbrafer (8:40:59 PM): I am going to change my held action to an acceleration test. #I've got incoming. Status?#
Umbrafer (8:41:13 PM): Is he heading straight towards the van, or down the road in the direction of the van?
MilesMk1 (8:41:35 PM): #She's still here and acting a little weird, like before.#
MilesMk1 (8:41:53 PM): #Got my wires up and running.#
Thematrian1 (8:41:56 PM): walking toward the van on the sidewalk, looking toward it
Thematrian1 (8:42:25 PM): (Jon: would you be so good as to post last week's log, once you've got some spare moments?)
Umbrafer (8:43:16 PM): (Eep, sure. Forgot I hadn't yet)
Thematrian1 (8:43:29 PM): Anyway: the lady sits gratefully on the cold-drinks chest, leaving you to lean against the PlastiClothes! display
Umbrafer (8:43:48 PM): How close is he?
Umbrafer (8:43:58 PM): Did I do a sensor scan? If not, active and passive sensors.
Thematrian1 (8:44:01 PM): you were, what, 2-3 blocks away from the UB?
Thematrian1 (8:44:06 PM): you have him locked from last time
MilesMk1 (8:44:09 PM): *tries not to look like he'd like to become twins*
Thematrian1 (8:44:13 PM): no weapons that you could detect
Umbrafer (8:44:25 PM): 3-5 blocks, IIRC
Umbrafer (8:44:39 PM): "What's up with him?"
Thematrian1 (8:44:41 PM): Three blocks and closing, then
Thematrian1 (8:45:00 PM): The people in the van who are not paralytic with fear are Rock and Alex
Umbrafer (8:45:24 PM): Where's the closest turn?
MilesMk1 (8:45:28 PM): "Would you like some water? Or whatever they have that passess for Coffee?" #Yell if you really need me to come running.#
Thematrian1 (8:45:58 PM): Alex: behind you, barely a dozen feet
Umbrafer (8:46:38 PM): Onto what sort of street?
Umbrafer (8:47:23 PM): Full-sized street? Tiny alley? Something else?
EverGuard4 (8:47:31 PM): (sorry, I'm still trying to finish work from earlier today, I apologize for tardy responses)
Thematrian1 (8:47:40 PM): full street, all the streetlights work
Umbrafer (8:48:51 PM): #I'm going to move a bit further away, but I'll be back in seconds if you need help.#
Umbrafer (8:49:03 PM): Going to wait a few seconds, then pull out and around to the other street.
MilesMk1 (8:50:03 PM): #Mhh-hmm.#
Umbrafer (8:51:17 PM): What if any reaction is provoked by my departure? Do I seem to be moving unusually slowly?
Thematrian1 (8:51:37 PM): no, your van is beautifully responsive as almost-always
Umbrafer (8:52:05 PM): Trying to drive it like an ordinary slob would drive a normal van, but not quite as poorly.
Thematrian1 (8:52:08 PM): "Water, water..."
Thematrian1 (8:52:20 PM): She makes an abortive attempt to stand.
MilesMk1 (8:52:32 PM): "I'll get it."
Thematrian1 (8:52:33 PM): Heh, ok. Roll Cars
Thematrian1 (8:52:36 PM): "Thank you."
Umbrafer (8:52:42 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 2 1 3 4 1
MilesMk1 (8:53:12 PM): *Gets a couple of bottles of water - decent stuff if there is variation in that in SR, hands her one*
Thematrian1 (8:53:47 PM): time is 10:45 or thereabouts
Thematrian1 (8:54:52 PM): There are a number of brands of bottled water, of varying degrees of mountain-springiness
Thematrian1 (8:55:06 PM): all grossly overpriced, but then this is a nice area
Thematrian1 (8:55:41 PM): Meanwhile, the van turns a corner. The UB guy is out of line of sight
MilesMk1 (8:56:13 PM): I get what I would drink myself - so something that's real water, not recycled sewage, but not something that costs double bcause of a French word on the label.
Thematrian1 (8:57:07 PM): The Aztechnology brand has some words on the label in a language you don't recognize. That's as good as it gets.
Thematrian1 (8:58:05 PM): The guy on the label looks very friendly
Umbrafer (8:58:19 PM): What does the guy do after we leave LOS?
Umbrafer (8:58:24 PM): "What's that wasp doing?"
Thematrian1 (8:58:34 PM): Trickster: ::gibber::
MilesMk1 (8:59:38 PM): *buys the equivalent of Poland Spring* ;)
Thematrian1 (8:59:41 PM): He stops in place.
MilesMk1 (8:59:58 PM): He doesn't like Poland Spring, it seems.
Thematrian1 (8:59:59 PM): You have water. It cost 10 whole nuyen
MilesMk1 (9:00:16 PM): *Pays, gives one of the bottles to the girl*
Thematrian1 (9:00:44 PM): ::unscrew, sip:: "Thanks"
MilesMk1 (9:01:45 PM): "Sure."
MilesMk1 (9:02:02 PM): *takes a drink* #Still doing ok?#
Thematrian1 (9:03:15 PM): "I...just wanted to be in tune. One with the universe, right?"
MilesMk1 (9:04:19 PM): "Sure. Lots of people do."
Thematrian1 (9:04:41 PM): "It sounded good. No stress, no worry, no fear, even in a place like this"
MilesMk1 (9:05:26 PM): "Sounds a little too good to be true."
Thematrian1 (9:06:42 PM): Alex: what are you doing now you're out of LOS?
Thematrian1 (9:07:50 PM): "I guess it was."
Umbrafer (9:08:12 PM): I'm going to drive in such a way as to remain within 60 seconds of Blake's position but remain out of LOS of the guy.
Thematrian1 (9:09:02 PM): That's easy to do; he has held still
Thematrian1 (9:09:55 PM): "You know what's funny?"
Thematrian1 (9:11:20 PM): (she ignores Blake's lack of response, and pushes forward) "I'm a contract lawyer. In a world of perfect harmony, I wouldn't have anything to do."
EverGuard4 (9:12:29 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 5 5 1 6 2 6 1 1 2
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MilesMk1 (9:13:56 PM): "Not to mention it'd probably be kind of dull."
Thematrian1 (9:14:18 PM): "They said it wouldn't. I didn't stay long enough to find out why."
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EverGuard4 (9:14:34 PM): thanks
Thematrian1 (9:15:02 PM): "Even if they're right...it was just awful."
Thematrian1 (9:15:06 PM): She shudders again
MilesMk1 (9:16:26 PM): "Well, that sounds like a load of... I mean, I can't see how they can make you oblivious to anything that might be wrong, short of brainwashing, or something."
MilesMk1 (9:16:50 PM): "Almost sounds like a religious cult."
Thematrian1 (9:17:08 PM): "Maybe, but where's the god?"
MilesMk1 (9:17:36 PM): "Fair enough... Charismatic cult?" *grins*
Thematrian1 (9:17:52 PM): She smiles a bit. "Nothing charismatic about what I saw."
MilesMk1 (9:21:00 PM): "Doesn't sound like you plan on giving it another try."
Thematrian1 (9:21:30 PM): "Well, I couldn't go now, could I? It'd be too embarassing..."
MilesMk1 (9:22:40 PM): "Maybe... But even if it wasn't why would you want to? Getting images of bugs flashed into your head doesn't sound like any way to enlightenment I ever heard of."
MilesMk1 (9:23:33 PM): "I'm surprised more people haven't been turned off by it. Are you sure these guys are above board? These sort of hippie types are never above using something non-FDA approved to get to the next level of conciousness..."
Thematrian1 (9:23:58 PM): "You mean like drugs? They didn't give me anything to drink..."
MilesMk1 (9:24:36 PM): "Well, that's one less things to worry about."
MilesMk1 (9:25:11 PM): "How do you think they made you see that, then? Hypnotism? Holos? Magic?"
Thematrian1 (9:27:10 PM): "I guess hypnotism. They were always talking about the mind"
MilesMk1 (9:28:36 PM): "That's sort of a scummy thing to do... I mean, they told you you would meditate, not get hypnotised."
MilesMk1 (9:28:55 PM): "Especially if it can have adverse effects."
Thematrian1 (9:29:41 PM): She shakes her head. "Yeah. They should at least have mentioned it..."
MilesMk1 (9:31:58 PM): "Well, I'm sure there are some above-board places you could find that have meditation classes that are insect-free. You could always try one of those."
Thematrian1 (9:33:38 PM): She smiles again
Thematrian1 (9:33:45 PM): "Maybe you need wasps for salvation"
MilesMk1 (9:34:39 PM): "I'm sure that'd have come up sometime in the last two thousand years if that was the case. Gospel according to Saint Yellowjacket..."
Thematrian1 (9:34:58 PM): She laughs, then puts a hand over her mouth.
MilesMk1 (9:36:34 PM): *smiles a little*
Thematrian1 (9:36:50 PM): Alex: you're rigging the van still?
Thematrian1 (9:37:23 PM): "The revelation to ants..."
MilesMk1 (9:37:29 PM): #She's either a really good actress - but if that's the case, I'll be damned what she wants with me, she's not asking any questions - or just someone who had a bad experience at UB."
MilesMk1 (9:37:32 PM): #
Umbrafer (9:37:34 PM): I am indeed.
Thematrian1 (9:37:37 PM): ok
MilesMk1 (9:37:41 PM): #How about your end?#
Thematrian1 (9:38:39 PM): Alex, your end is fine. Guy is still holding still.
Umbrafer (9:38:50 PM): #All clear, I think. I can snag you in sixty seconds anytime you need out.#
MilesMk1 (9:39:12 PM): "I was going to think of some horrible pun involving a praying mantis, but came up short. Just as well, I think."
Thematrian1 (9:39:37 PM): She chuckles a bit. "That would have been dreadful."
Thematrian1 (9:40:51 PM): "But then, why? It's such a weird thing to do."
MilesMk1 (9:42:06 PM): "I don't know... Maybe their guru just screwed something up?"
Thematrian1 (9:43:30 PM): "What sort of screw up? It's just weird."
Thematrian1 (9:44:57 PM): ::sips her water::
MilesMk1 (9:46:35 PM): "Yeah... But what are you going to do, go back and ask them why? Probably best to let the weirdoes be."
Thematrian1 (9:47:16 PM): "Mmm, maybe. I've never felt so helpless in my life."
EverGuard4 (9:47:35 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 1 3 6 5 1 1 5 3 1
Thematrian1 (9:47:59 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 4
MilesMk1 (9:49:34 PM): "You mean just now, or it's what made you decide to check out UB? Sorry, I guess I've probably done enough prying for one night."
Thematrian1 (9:49:53 PM): "no, no, you came out of nowhere to help me. You deserve to know."
MilesMk1 (9:52:00 PM): Btw, I am trying to read her reactions throughout all this, to see what this is all about.
Thematrian1 (9:52:31 PM): ok. That isn't really your field though. Roll Perception, and go for it
Thematrian1 (9:52:57 PM): Alex: everything is still quiet
Umbrafer (9:53:09 PM): *Paranoia*
MilesMk1 (9:54:20 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 3 5 6 6 6
MilesMk1 (9:54:24 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 5 5
MilesMk1 (9:54:33 PM): Not my field, you say?
Thematrian1 (9:54:46 PM): I did say that, although...
Thematrian1 (9:55:19 PM): "Well, I guess I felt out of control when I visited them, but that wasp...it was scary. It was no help at all."
MilesMk1 (9:57:15 PM): "I'm sure there's some other place you could look for help. Or were you worried about being seen looking for help? I know how some companies can be about that."
Thematrian1 (9:59:07 PM): Alex: all quiet on the van front.
Umbrafer (9:59:36 PM): #There's nothing happening here. It's amazingly alarming.#
Thematrian1 (10:00:29 PM): Blake: her reactions to this whole situation are pretty strange. She seems alternatively too controlled and too vulnerable, and she's definitely focused on you. But then again, what are the right reactions for this situation?
EverGuard4 (10:00:48 PM): (anything but those actions, certainly)
EverGuard4 (10:00:58 PM): (er... anything but those reactions, rather)
EverGuard4 (10:01:00 PM): (;-))
MilesMk1 (10:01:07 PM): #Not even with that damn wasp? Can one of the amazing magical twins tell you what it's doing?#
Umbrafer (10:02:15 PM): "Is that wasp still around?"
Thematrian1 (10:02:20 PM): Alex
Thematrian1 (10:02:24 PM): there's a spirit in the van
Thematrian1 (10:02:34 PM): It's an eyeball a little bigger than your fist, with six long, dangly legs
Thematrian1 (10:02:39 PM): it's pointed into the back of the van
Umbrafer (10:03:24 PM): Is it manifesting/materializing?
EverGuard4 (10:03:27 PM): *Spanish mumbling*
Thematrian1 (10:03:41 PM): You can see it, if that's what you're asking ;-) Reach out to touch it?
EverGuard4 (10:03:50 PM): (English) "A messenger spirit has requested our prescence at the Universal Brotherhood building."
Umbrafer (10:03:58 PM): I will refrain.
Umbrafer (10:04:20 PM): #Woah there. Someone wants to talk to us at the UB building, and sent a spirit to ask.#
Umbrafer (10:04:46 PM): I'm also going to ask Trickster to get out of the van if he feels unable to contain any bodily fluids.
Thematrian1 (10:05:00 PM): He's containing all his fluids pretty well so far.
Umbrafer (10:05:07 PM): Is he gibbering in terror?
MilesMk1 (10:05:16 PM): #I take it we're not going?#
Thematrian1 (10:05:22 PM): He's gone all quiet
Umbrafer (10:06:01 PM): "Did it ask politely?"
EverGuard4 (10:06:30 PM): *pause* "It phrased the request respectfully."
Thematrian1 (10:07:30 PM): Rock speaks to the spirit in Spanish. It floats there
Umbrafer (10:07:42 PM): #I'm considering it. What's your take?#
Thematrian1 (10:08:43 PM): Acacia's response: "Yes, they'd know. The Brotherhood doesn't work that way, they'd never know. They promised me."
EverGuard4 (10:09:46 PM): (I may be suffering chat lag... did anyone post a response/comment between "#I'm considering it..." and "Acacia's response..."?
EverGuard4 (10:09:49 PM): )
MilesMk1 (10:09:55 PM): "Hmm... Well, looks like a hard choice, then."
Thematrian1 (10:09:57 PM): (If so, I didn't see it either)
MilesMk1 (10:10:11 PM): No, sorry... Real life interefering.
MilesMk1 (10:11:26 PM): #I don't know. I mean, there's multiple spirits in the vicnity, and if this thing could scream "trap!" any louder.#
MilesMk1 (10:11:58 PM): #On the other hand, we might learn more, if we make it out.#
MilesMk1 (10:12:29 PM): #But leaving you behind in the van with all these spirits floating around is almost as bad as if we all walked in...#
MilesMk1 (10:12:39 PM): #Fucked either way.#
Umbrafer (10:12:59 PM): #If what I've heard about spirits is true, we might not be any better off trying to run.#
MilesMk1 (10:13:06 PM): #Of course, they do know entirely too much about us... Yeah.#
EverGuard4 (10:13:11 PM): "Lady?"
Thematrian1 (10:13:13 PM): "I don't want to go back, but at the same time..."
Umbrafer (10:13:21 PM): "Yes?"
Umbrafer (10:13:34 PM): *Starting to head in the general direction of the UB building*
Thematrian1 (10:13:59 PM): drive drive. The fellow you locked is still where you left him
MilesMk1 (10:14:08 PM): #I'd say yes, let's meet them - outside the building, or in the lobby at the very worst.#
Umbrafer (10:14:32 PM): "Tell it we'll meet them at the entrance."
EverGuard4 (10:15:29 PM): "I have relayed your response."
MilesMk1 (10:16:16 PM): #Guess I'd better say goodbye. Ring my cell, would you?#
Umbrafer (10:16:31 PM): *Phones home*
Thematrian1 (10:16:36 PM): ring ring ring
Umbrafer (10:16:47 PM): (Where by "home" I mean "not home at all, but Blake")
Thematrian1 (10:16:53 PM): (Yeah, I know)
Umbrafer (10:17:00 PM): (I figured, but I thought I'd specify)
MilesMk1 (10:17:35 PM): *answers his phone* "Yeah?" (...) "Can't you find someone else to go?" (...) "Ok, tell them to meet me out front..."
MilesMk1 (10:17:45 PM): *turns off phone*
Thematrian1 (10:17:50 PM): She acquires a downcast look
Umbrafer (10:17:56 PM): I play along, just in case she can hear.
Thematrian1 (10:17:57 PM): once she figures out where the conversation is going
MilesMk1 (10:18:49 PM): "Getting called in to work, going to have to run..."
Thematrian1 (10:19:04 PM): "I understand. Well...I've enjoyed talking..."
MilesMk1 (10:19:47 PM): "Yeah... Can I leave you my number in case you needed to talk to someone again? Sorry to run out, but..."
Thematrian1 (10:19:51 PM): The van turns the corner onto UB street. The fellow you left behind begins walking slowly toward the building.
Thematrian1 (10:19:59 PM): "Oh, thank would be great.
Thematrian1 (10:20:09 PM): "Here's mine..."
MilesMk1 (10:20:32 PM): "Thanks. Hey, hope you feel better - and stay away from those hippies, ok?" *smiles*
Thematrian1 (10:20:35 PM): she fumbles out a pen and a business card
Thematrian1 (10:21:34 PM): "Heh, if you say so. They seem like my only choice sometimes..."
Thematrian1 (10:21:51 PM): She stands, and walks you to the stuffer shack door
Thematrian1 (10:22:10 PM): Alex: driving all the way up to the UB building? If not, stopping where?
Umbrafer (10:22:41 PM): Driving to about ten meters away from building along the street, but parking on the opposite side.
Umbrafer (10:22:57 PM): Unless that requires turning around
MilesMk1 (10:23:05 PM): "There has to be some other possibility not involving insects - I'm sure of it." *grins* "Well, goodnight."
Thematrian1 (10:23:07 PM): it does
Umbrafer (10:23:08 PM): In which case extend to fifteen meters and park same-side.
Thematrian1 (10:23:12 PM): "Goodnight"
MilesMk1 (10:23:24 PM): *waves and heads out, listening for sounds of guns being drawn or cocked and so on*
MilesMk1 (10:23:48 PM): *takes an indirect path to the UB building, so that she doesn't see me*
MilesMk1 (10:23:54 PM): Does she stay behind, BTW?
Thematrian1 (10:24:01 PM): yes
Thematrian1 (10:25:31 PM): All right, the van is in place. Blake: heading for it?
MilesMk1 (10:26:53 PM): Yeah, although like I said, trying to make sure she won't see me.
Thematrian1 (10:27:11 PM): she turns away, back into the Shack as soon as you leave
MilesMk1 (10:28:29 PM): *Heads for the van* I'm assuming it's at least a couple of blocks, so she won't be able to see me at night anyway if she stays at the Shack, even if she had a theoretical LOS?
Thematrian1 (10:28:31 PM): So evading her is easy. You can be in the van, beside the van, whatever
Thematrian1 (10:28:40 PM): well, keep in mind that all the streetlights work
Umbrafer (10:28:50 PM): (Such a weird experience…)
MilesMk1 (10:29:21 PM): True, but even so... Cars an mailboxes get in the way, etc.
MilesMk1 (10:29:58 PM): Anyway, I'll get in the van if Alex lets me in, for now, and wait to see what develops - crack the door as little as possible getting in, on the side away from the Stuffer Shack.
Umbrafer (10:30:13 PM): I'll let him in, yes.
MilesMk1 (10:30:50 PM): "I still have no idea what that was about."
Umbrafer (10:31:07 PM): "Seems to be the fashion these days.
Thematrian1 (10:31:10 PM): The van is as you left it, though Trickster is more of a puddle of terror than last time
MilesMk1 (10:31:19 PM): "Did they agree to meet us out front?"
Umbrafer (10:31:39 PM): "That's what I said would happen. No word back."
Umbrafer (10:31:42 PM): Where's the guy?
MilesMk1 (10:31:46 PM): "Trickster, if something happens, please make sure you accidentally don't shoot me in the back of the head, ok?"
Thematrian1 (10:31:54 PM): The guy is in front o fthe bulding
Umbrafer (10:32:53 PM): "Looks like he
Umbrafer (10:32:59 PM): 's waiting for us. Who goes?"
Thematrian1 (10:34:11 PM): heh
MilesMk1 (10:34:23 PM): "Well, it's best tactically if you don't, so I guess it's the usual deal. Me and whoever decides to come with. I really need to arrange a way for someone to notify my father in case of..."
Umbrafer (10:34:53 PM): "Got it."
MilesMk1 (10:35:18 PM): "So anyone who's coming, now's the time." *gets out and walks up to the guy*
Thematrian1 (10:35:26 PM): Rock: you going with?
EverGuard4 (10:35:40 PM): (*ponder*)
EverGuard4 (10:35:59 PM): (outside: force evil Wasp spirit... inside... mage of unknown capabilities...)
EverGuard4 (10:36:07 PM): (I'll hitchhike home.)
EverGuard4 (10:37:40 PM): (to Alex) "Do you wish me to accompany him?"
Umbrafer (10:38:18 PM): "It's your call. You'd be useful out there, but I've got no idea what you're going into."
MilesMk1 (10:40:20 PM): (Welcome to Blake's life.)
Umbrafer (10:41:40 PM): "My gut says go with him."
EverGuard4 (10:42:28 PM): *follows*
Thematrian1 (10:43:06 PM): Ok, we have Blake and Rock approaching the guy
Thematrian1 (10:43:14 PM): he toasts you with an imaginary class as you approach
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Umbrafer (10:43:47 PM): I tell Trickster to keep an eye out to whatever degree he can if he isn't beyond comprehension.
Thematrian1 (10:43:57 PM): He nods
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EverGuard4 (10:44:32 PM): thanks
MilesMk1 (10:45:01 PM): *crosses arms and looks at the man*
MilesMk1 (10:45:35 PM): "Cheers. What can we help you with?"
Thematrian1 (10:46:16 PM): "Well, are you interested in perfect harmony?" He smiles as if he has said something funny.
MilesMk1 (10:47:01 PM): "I have no professional interest in that."
MilesMk1 (10:47:28 PM): "But I'll listen to what you have to say."
Thematrian1 (10:47:30 PM): "No one ever does. How about a job?"
MilesMk1 (10:48:53 PM): "That'd depend on what kind of job it was, as well as other factors."
MilesMk1 (10:49:57 PM): *Has no actual intention of working for this bunch of freaks, but tries not to show it or think about it. Concentrates on thinking about daytime soaps.*
MilesMk1 (10:50:11 PM): #Feel free to chime in...#
Thematrian1 (10:50:24 PM): "Well, being people of peace and harmony, we usually don't need to hire outside experts."
Umbrafer (10:51:38 PM): #You know, I'm really expecting to wake up right about now. It would be really nice.#
Thematrian1 (10:51:51 PM): "Sometimes we are made the victims. I'm sure you understand."
Thematrian1 (10:52:03 PM): He feels around in his jacket, and withdraws a credstick
MilesMk1 (10:52:28 PM): *doesn't reach for it* "Yes?"
Thematrian1 (10:53:24 PM): "Right now, we don't need anything. But these are painful and dangerous times, so someday we will."
Thematrian1 (10:54:04 PM): "This is a ten thousand nuyen certified credstick. I'll trade it for the right to contact your group again."
MilesMk1 (10:54:14 PM): #Aw, how nice... Free money. Why do I feel like the smart thing would be to nuke this block from orbit?#
Umbrafer (10:54:43 PM): #It's the only way to be sure.#
Umbrafer (10:54:54 PM): #I guess taking it gives the least chance of us being dead right about now.#
MilesMk1 (10:55:23 PM): #I know... If we don't take the money, how do we keep them from "contacting" us again if they feel like it without trying to exterminate the lot of them?#
MilesMk1 (10:55:51 PM): #Still, first order of business will be to launder that cash.#
Umbrafer (10:56:00 PM): #Isn't it always?#
MilesMk1 (10:56:07 PM): "And what method of contacting us did you have in mind?"
MilesMk1 (10:56:27 PM): #Then autoclave it.#
Thematrian1 (10:56:55 PM): "Phones, or we could send a spirit. It's your choice really."
MilesMk1 (10:57:37 PM): #You know, I'd *like* to think this is their way of paying us off to keep us from sniffing around, I really would. But I doubt that's the case.#
Umbrafer (10:57:45 PM): #Well golly gee, I do so love phones.#
MilesMk1 (10:57:52 PM): "Phones will be fine."
MilesMk1 (10:57:59 PM): #Wards. We need wards.#
MilesMk1 (10:58:18 PM): #Got a disposeable number we can give him?#
Umbrafer (10:58:54 PM): Do we have a disposable cellphone on-hand? I can't remember if we picked up extras when we got the one to call the cops on the other UB site.
Thematrian1 (10:59:06 PM): You did not
Umbrafer (11:00:20 PM): #No… it sounds like he already knows the biz, so we might be able to pick one up at the Stuffer Shack down the road.#
MilesMk1 (11:00:51 PM): #Someone else will have to go in, I don't want that woman to see me if she's still in there.#
Thematrian1 (11:01:10 PM): "Well?"
MilesMk1 (11:01:20 PM): "Why don't you leave me yours, and I'll reach you within the hour with a number."
Umbrafer (11:01:43 PM): #Yeah.# "Hey Trickster, feel up to picking up a phone? We might need one."
Thematrian1 (11:01:45 PM): He nods. "We believe very strongly in trust, Mr...?"
Thematrian1 (11:02:14 PM): He is not. The wasp outside intimidates him
MilesMk1 (11:02:30 PM): "Johnson."
Thematrian1 (11:02:40 PM): He snickers
Thematrian1 (11:02:46 PM): "All right, Mister Johnson"
MilesMk1 (11:03:01 PM): #I can pick one up myself, just at a different Stuffer Shack.#
Umbrafer (11:03:44 PM): #Switching up the roles on him?#
MilesMk1 (11:04:00 PM): "Now, can I assume that you will feel no need to have your little friends follow us around, then? It can be compromising, in our line of work."
MilesMk1 (11:04:20 PM): #First thing that came to mind.#
MilesMk1 (11:04:30 PM): #First name, I mean.#
Thematrian1 (11:04:30 PM): "As you like."
MilesMk1 (11:04:49 PM): "Thank you."
MilesMk1 (11:04:57 PM): "Will there be anything else?"
Thematrian1 (11:05:41 PM): He extends the credstick. "No"
MilesMk1 (11:05:41 PM): (or will Alex be parking a rented van in front of your building with a certain crate in the back as I aim an ATGM from a couple blocks away?)
MilesMk1 (11:06:45 PM): "Very well." *takes credstick, gets back in the van* (holding the credstick in such a way that it doesn't make contact with my clothes or the van)
Thematrian1 (11:07:00 PM): (All right)
Umbrafer (11:08:08 PM): What actions if any does he take?
Thematrian1 (11:08:46 PM): He goes back to leaning against the doors of the building, looking at the sky
EverGuard4 (11:08:50 PM): *bows and follows Blake(*
Umbrafer (11:09:35 PM): "Where to?"
MilesMk1 (11:10:04 PM): "Someone who can set us with a discrete warded apartment?"
Umbrafer (11:10:28 PM): "I wonder if that bank is still selling…"
MilesMk1 (11:10:36 PM): "Seattle?"
MilesMk1 (11:10:45 PM): "Leaving town never looked so good..."
Umbrafer (11:10:59 PM): "I hear the Zurich-Orbital Geimenschaft is nice this time of year."
MilesMk1 (11:11:20 PM): "Is that outside the biosphere? No magic at all, right?"
EverGuard4 (11:11:37 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 6 1 1 3 3 6 4 4 3
MilesMk1 (11:11:40 PM): "Gaiaspehere? Whatever..."
EverGuard4 (11:11:40 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 6
Umbrafer (11:11:43 PM): "Word has it those who try go die or go insane."
EverGuard4 (11:11:45 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (11:12:26 PM): "And if not they'd have it warded so tight I can't even think of an analogy."
Thematrian1 (11:13:32 PM): Actions?
MilesMk1 (11:13:53 PM): "What do you think, Rock?"
EverGuard4 (11:14:02 PM): "A moment, please."
Umbrafer (11:14:30 PM): I'm going to wait for Rock, then start driving in the general direction of the Noose.
Thematrian1 (11:14:52 PM): check
Thematrian1 (11:16:12 PM): cell phone obtained how?
MilesMk1 (11:16:33 PM): Different Stuffer Shack.
MilesMk1 (11:16:45 PM): I'll call him from it and give him the number.
Thematrian1 (11:16:49 PM): check. That part is easy
Thematrian1 (11:16:58 PM): "I have it, then. Thank you for calling."
Umbrafer (11:17:00 PM): "Mind grabbing a two-litre of Aztecola while you're in there?"
MilesMk1 (11:17:19 PM): Then wrap it in tinfoil, put it in a lead-lined box, and bury it in a foundation somewhere.
MilesMk1 (11:17:25 PM): "Sure."
Umbrafer (11:17:31 PM): "Thanks."
MilesMk1 (11:17:42 PM): (That works for both conversations, I guess.)
Thematrian1 (11:18:08 PM): Heh. Serious as to the treatment of the cell phone?
EverGuard4 (11:19:19 PM): "I suspect the man interacted with both spirits."
Umbrafer (11:19:46 PM): "Interacted?"
Umbrafer (11:20:10 PM): *Offers Aztecola around, then proceeds to drink the rest straight from the bottle as usual*
MilesMk1 (11:20:43 PM): No, going to keep it until we can talk about what to do with it.
MilesMk1 (11:20:44 PM): :)
Thematrian1 (11:21:07 PM): All right. The time is 11:10, the aztecola is half gone, and the van has reached the noose
Umbrafer (11:21:20 PM): "First order of business, let's each individually have a very long, very hard look at that credstick."
Umbrafer (11:23:03 PM): Electronics or Electronics B/R? Looking for riders, squealers, bombs, or a galaxy of uppers, downers, laughers, and screamers.
Thematrian1 (11:23:29 PM): hm. Give me one of each
Umbrafer (11:23:35 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 2 3 2 1 3
Umbrafer (11:23:38 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 3 2 1 2 6
Umbrafer (11:23:44 PM): (Electronics first, B/R second)
Umbrafer (11:23:47 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (11:23:52 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
MilesMk1 (11:26:02 PM): OK, I'll do mine in the same order.
Thematrian1 (11:26:16 PM): All right. You carefully analyze the credstick for 20 minutes. Everything seems to be in order and not evil to you.
Thematrian1 (11:26:33 PM): Without a verifier, you can't check the sum, but there's a distinct lack of evil as far as you can tell
Thematrian1 (11:26:36 PM): Blake?
MilesMk1 (11:26:52 PM): Yep. Checking my character sheet.
MilesMk1 (11:26:55 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 5 6-sided dice: 5 6 6 3 3
MilesMk1 (11:27:00 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 1
MilesMk1 (11:27:05 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 5 6-sided dice: 6 1 1 6 4
MilesMk1 (11:27:09 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 3
MilesMk1 (11:27:38 PM): (Hah. Don't you feel silly spending points on those 6s? :p)
Umbrafer (11:28:17 PM): *Twitch*
Umbrafer (11:29:26 PM): "Evil bit looks unset. Finding anything?"
Thematrian1 (11:29:46 PM): Blake carefully examines it for another 10. It seems to be exactly what it appears to be
MilesMk1 (11:30:30 PM): "Don't see anything. It's either a very good tracker, or it's clean."
Umbrafer (11:31:22 PM): "So it's safe to hold onto long enough to launder. Got it."
Thematrian1 (11:31:32 PM): meanwhile
Thematrian1 (11:31:39 PM): Alex, your searches are still running
Thematrian1 (11:32:43 PM): actions?
Umbrafer (11:32:53 PM): *Keeps on truckin' with them while draining the Aztecola comparatively rapidly* #So where do we leave the credstick for now? I'd rather not put it anywhere that's tied to us.#
MilesMk1 (11:35:33 PM): #I've got a rented coffin I haven't used for anything, good for a couple more weeks...#
MilesMk1 (11:35:51 PM): #Other than that... Locker at the airport? Dunno.#
Thematrian1 (11:37:05 PM): A few minutes pass
Thematrian1 (11:38:29 PM): anything?
MilesMk1 (11:39:38 PM): *checks the news again*
Umbrafer (11:39:43 PM): #Locker, I guess. I'd love to get the cash passed on to someone else as soon as possible and the physical stick tossed in a lake.#
Umbrafer (11:39:55 PM): Is there a train station nearby?
Umbrafer (11:40:04 PM): Not in the Noose, of course
Umbrafer (11:40:09 PM): But nearby outside?
Thematrian1 (11:40:22 PM): Nearby ish, another five minutes or so
MilesMk1 (11:40:24 PM): #We'll just need to spend it, I guess.#
Thematrian1 (11:41:39 PM): You have reached the train station
Thematrian1 (11:41:45 PM): Your searches...hm
Umbrafer (11:42:02 PM): Before that, I'm going to stop at a Stuffer Shack and pick up a duffel bag and a few pairs of flats.
Thematrian1 (11:42:09 PM): easily done
Thematrian1 (11:43:01 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 5 3 5 5 5 3 6 1 1 5 6 6 1 3 3
Umbrafer (11:43:05 PM): Stuffing the flats and the credstick inside the duffel bag, going to the train station and tossing it all in a long-term locker.
Umbrafer (11:45:21 PM): Anything on the news about the Compensation Army or the move for North Virginia to secede?
Umbrafer (11:46:07 PM): "That's strange…"
Umbrafer (11:46:14 PM): *Looks for public dataterminal*
Thematrian1 (11:46:43 PM): Alex, your phone is ringing
Thematrian1 (11:46:49 PM): Blake, so is yours
Umbrafer (11:47:12 PM): *Click* "What's up?"
MilesMk1 (11:47:23 PM): "Hello?"
MilesMk1 (11:50:06 PM): #Alex, are you still able to access the Matrix?#
Umbrafer (11:50:31 PM): #Negative. Shojo's access is down too. I'm trying another RTG.#
EverGuard4 (11:51:02 PM): *waves* nighty all
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Umbrafer (11:53:53 PM): #I've got access through the Denver RTG…#
Umbrafer (11:54:05 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 5 2 5 5 1
Umbrafer (11:54:27 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
MilesMk1 (11:54:31 PM): #A friend just called me saying hers is down, and someone is talking virus.#
Umbrafer (11:54:31 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
MilesMk1 (11:54:45 PM): #Rather, the error message mentioned one.#
Umbrafer (11:55:04 PM): #Yeah, said something like that and to delete all files from the last 24 hours or something.#
Umbrafer (11:55:29 PM): #Word on the Denver net is mostly confused. One guy claims the lines have been cut.#
Umbrafer (11:56:58 PM): #Just lost my connection…#
Umbrafer (11:58:24 PM): #Cluster dropped access. What the fuck is going on here?#
Thematrian1 (12:01:45 AM): I think that's a good note on which to end the session
MilesMk1 (12:02:25 AM): #What, no outside access now? Lovely. I wonder how long the phone lines are going to stay up.#
Thematrian1 (12:02:37 AM): another good note
MilesMk1 (12:03:08 AM): Sounds good to me.
Umbrafer (12:03:19 AM): Man.
Umbrafer (12:03:24 AM): We == so eaten.
Thematrian1 (12:04:06 AM): Heh. No one has even tried to kill you since you got back.
MilesMk1 (12:04:49 AM): I'm clinging to the idea that they're paying us off because they've seen what we can do and decided we'd be too much trouble to go after. :)
Umbrafer (12:05:11 AM): When you've just dealt with zombies, the tendency towards paranoia is both strong and healthy.
MilesMk1 (12:11:56 AM): Well, the good news is, I might have just made arrangements to get us in touch with someone who can put up wards.
Umbrafer (12:12:28 AM): That's good. Rock ought to be able to as well, but that'd require him to remember how.
MilesMk1 (12:12:34 AM): I know...
MilesMk1 (12:12:57 AM): I figure that's as good a use for all or some of that 10K we got as we're likely to find. :P
Umbrafer (12:13:21 AM): I'm very tempted to see about stealing the keys to that abandoned bank.
MilesMk1 (12:13:28 AM): Yeah...
MilesMk1 (12:14:10 AM): Well, that's something to think about... But I'm going to turn in. Goodnight.
Umbrafer (12:14:18 AM): Sleep well.
MilesMk1 (12:14:30 AM): *waves*
Thematrian1 (12:14:41 AM): sleep soundly
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Umbrafer (12:18:50 AM): I'm going to jump on that whole "sleep" bandwagon myself, I think.
Thematrian1 (12:18:59 AM): that's fair
Thematrian1 (12:19:00 AM): logged?
Umbrafer (12:19:04 AM): I'll post the logs for this week and last week tonight or tomorrow morning.
Umbrafer (12:19:06 AM): Yes.
Thematrian1 (12:19:09 AM): awesome, thank you
Umbrafer (12:19:45 AM): Sleep well when you do, and dream of pleasant things. Like gently pulping certain bones of your former project partner.
Thematrian1 (12:19:55 AM): heh
Umbrafer (12:20:24 AM): Anyway. *Waves*
Chat room exited at 6/15/2005 12:20:28 AM.