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Thematrian1 (8:40:28 PM): In her words, I am to "rock the fuck out"
Thematrian1 (8:40:33 PM): now, rocking out is not really my style
Thematrian1 (8:40:40 PM): I am a Simon and Garfunkle sort of person
Thematrian1 (8:41:01 PM): so, if you happen to know songs that are both good and rock really hard, I'd appreciate learning of them
MilesMk1 (8:41:10 PM): Mmm....
MilesMk1 (8:41:16 PM): Something by the Doors, maybe?
Thematrian1 (8:41:31 PM): man, abusing my position as GM for personal benefit is great! I don't know why I didn't start this years ago.
Thematrian1 (8:41:32 PM): anyway
Umbrafer (8:41:32 PM): I'm Free by The Who?
Umbrafer (8:41:48 PM): Or Pinball Wizard, that'd be better
Thematrian1 (8:41:51 PM): I'll seek out the band and the song respectively. IM me other thoughts
Thematrian1 (8:42:02 PM): you guys had just returned in triumph
Umbrafer (8:42:36 PM): "We are the bringers of refrigeration. We are Civilization."
MilesMk1 (8:43:07 PM): The Bemused and Jaundiced Bringers of Regrigeration.
MilesMk1 (8:43:17 PM): Refrigeration, even
EverGuard4 (8:43:35 PM): um...
EverGuard4 (8:43:47 PM): I think even the S+G Kodrachrome is kinda rock-ish
Thematrian1 (8:43:49 PM): IM! IM!
EverGuard4 (8:44:03 PM): especially if you go with the Kodachrome/Maybelline combo they did in the Central Park concert
EverGuard4 (8:44:24 PM): oh Maybelline! Why can't you be true? Oh Maybelline! Why can't you be true?
Umbrafer (8:44:27 PM): What is the reaction of the gathered crowd?
Thematrian1 (8:44:45 PM): "Frag it, these are some heavy refrigerators"
MilesMk1 (8:45:11 PM): "That Soy Steak starts to taste funny after three days at room temperature."
Thematrian1 (8:45:18 PM): ::grunt::
MilesMk1 (8:45:40 PM): (Money for Nothing by Dire Straits?)
MilesMk1 (8:46:31 PM): I'll help unload just to speed things up.
Thematrian1 (8:47:09 PM): Ok. There are many tons of stuff, so it takes some time. Probably you're being watched, but no one comes out to talk about it.
MilesMk1 (8:47:10 PM): #Alex - let me know your thoughts on what we do with these trucks once we're done unloading - maybe link up with Sigrun - but once we get that done, we need to go do something about your liver.#
EverGuard4 (8:47:12 PM): *helps unload*
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Thematrian1 (8:48:27 PM): heft heft heft
MilesMk1 (8:48:34 PM): (Did someone else give Dragcrell an invite? He doesn't seem to respond to mine)
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Thematrian1 (8:49:01 PM): when noon arrives, there's still half a truck of stuff left to unload
MilesMk1 (8:49:57 PM): BTW, when you say you're being watched, you mean by the neighbors? Or there's a lot of ungrateful bums inside Sigrun's not helping? ;P
Umbrafer (8:50:13 PM): #The trucks could be handy. We should drain the fuel and keep them on hand.#
Thematrian1 (8:50:28 PM): The neighbors. And you don't know it, you just sorta suspect it
MilesMk1 (8:51:07 PM): #True, but are we just going to park them in the street for now? Well, I guess if anyone comes looking for us, hiding the trucks isn't exactly going to cover the trail of bodies we've left.#
MilesMk1 (8:51:46 PM): #"Just look for the place over by Vine that looks most like a warzone."#
MilesMk1 (8:52:06 PM): (Hey, is Gedeon joining us tonight, BTW?)
Thematrian1 (8:52:26 PM): (He's joining me; I don't know if he'll reach you guys)
MilesMk1 (8:52:51 PM): (Ah. Damn it, and here I was getting some good fightin' words ready. :p)
Thematrian1 (8:53:01 PM): (Definitely not reaching you guys)
Thematrian1 (8:53:44 PM): (:-D)
Thematrian1 (8:54:06 PM): so: you're tired, hungry, there's a truck full of generators and fuel and lumber and stuff out in the street
Umbrafer (8:54:22 PM): #We can always make the trail longer.#
MilesMk1 (8:54:42 PM): I continue with unloading. I want to get this *finished*.
Thematrian1 (8:55:18 PM): Fair enough. You've got far less help than before; most people are inside with their soysteak
MilesMk1 (8:55:31 PM): (Oooh... Almost forgot. The word Karma was mentioned last week. Something along the lines of "Hit me with a spiked club if I don't hand it out before Thursday...")
Thematrian1 (8:55:54 PM): (I doubt very much that I said that, since it'd leave a virtually certain clubbing in my future)
MilesMk1 (8:56:18 PM): (Well, you might have said "remind me", but why quibble...)
Thematrian1 (8:56:30 PM): (Heh. Ok, ok, will do)
Thematrian1 (8:57:39 PM): unload unload unload. It's around three, you're almost finished, when Serlin emerges and makes a beeline for Blake
MilesMk1 (8:58:01 PM): *turns to face him*
Thematrian1 (8:58:24 PM): "I was just inside. Sigrun's moving!"
Umbrafer (8:59:12 PM): (Just as long as I didn't say it)
MilesMk1 (8:59:33 PM): "That's great. Is she talking? I'll let Alex know."
Umbrafer (8:59:35 PM): If I'm within earshot of that, I make a beeline for her.
MilesMk1 (8:59:48 PM): #Serlin said Sigrun's moving.#
Thematrian1 (8:59:49 PM): "It's just twitches, but it's wearing off! You can see it happening."
MilesMk1 (9:00:39 PM): "Great. I guess I'll come in to say hello once I'm done here. By the way, has anyone had luck getting communication of any kind working? Local phones?"
Thematrian1 (9:01:33 PM): He shakes his head. "Not that I've seen."
MilesMk1 (9:02:00 PM): "Damn. Got a doctor friend of mine I'll need to track down... The hard way, I guess."
MilesMk1 (9:03:55 PM): *pauses for a moment* "...by the way, hope we're not wearing out our welcome, busting in here and using half the garage as a lumber yeard."
Umbrafer (9:04:19 PM): *Heads for Sigrun*
Thematrian1 (9:05:29 PM): Alex heads in
Thematrian1 (9:05:40 PM): Blake keeps unloading? Trickster and Rock do what?
Dragcrell (9:06:22 PM): *helps out Blake and keeps a eye out as well*
EverGuard4 (9:06:30 PM): *keeps helping(
EverGuard4 (9:07:03 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 1 4 4 2 1 6 2 2 6
Thematrian1 (9:07:10 PM): Alex: there's a big cloud of people in Sigrun's room already
Thematrian1 (9:07:14 PM): she's making...noises
Thematrian1 (9:07:20 PM): they could be intended as words, maybe
Umbrafer (9:08:07 PM): I'm going to find the transducer+datacable.
Thematrian1 (9:08:19 PM): The big troll Accident is way ahead of you
Umbrafer (9:08:36 PM): Good times, as long as he isn't backstabbing all of us.
Thematrian1 (9:08:53 PM): he's connected to Sigrun. As to the rest...
Umbrafer (9:10:03 PM): Oh, I'm certainly not expecting to know it now
Umbrafer (9:10:06 PM): But it's on my mind.
Umbrafer (9:11:01 PM): He's got the means, and there's suspicious goings-on aplenty. Motive we haven't seen yet, I'll grant.
Thematrian1 (9:11:03 PM): Well, that is only right
Umbrafer (9:11:08 PM): Though possibilities are close at hand.
Umbrafer (9:11:16 PM): Anyway. Carry on.
Thematrian1 (9:11:18 PM): After a few moments, he hands the cable over to you
Umbrafer (9:11:51 PM): #Hey. How're you feeling?#
Thematrian1 (9:12:06 PM): #I'm feeling. It's an improvement.#
Umbrafer (9:12:48 PM): #Anything you need?#
Umbrafer (9:13:31 PM): On the principle that a Rigger who spends a lot of her time mostly-unconscious would know about bed sores, I'm going to ask someone to shift her around a little if they haven't already.
Thematrian1 (9:14:04 PM): hah. No one has thought to do this; blushing, one of the female orks takes it in charge
Thematrian1 (9:14:17 PM): #Now, I think it's just a matter of time.#
Umbrafer (9:15:25 PM): #I worried it was going to take some serious mojo to get rid of this… hope it passes soon.#
Umbrafer (9:16:12 PM): #Anyway, we got supplies aplenty. Not everything we'll ever need, but we won't be lacking for food for a few days at least.#
Umbrafer (9:16:20 PM): #Do you have a count on the people here?#
Thematrian1 (9:18:09 PM): #Not a clear one.#
Thematrian1 (9:18:24 PM): Blake and Trickster and Rock: you've unloaded the last of it. The garage now looks like a vast warehouse.
Thematrian1 (9:18:36 PM): It's fortunate that Sigrun's was comparatively empty of vehicles
Umbrafer (9:18:52 PM): #Got it.#
MilesMk1 (9:19:08 PM): Well, I'm sure it'll get used up... No one objects to all these supplies, I hope?
Umbrafer (9:19:09 PM): #Last thing, we got some big trucks. Any idea what we should do with them?
MilesMk1 (9:19:49 PM): BTW, I'll check on the cops - and I suppose give them something to drink and/or eat.
Thematrian1 (9:19:53 PM): #Barricade the main doors.#
Thematrian1 (9:19:58 PM): The cops are asleep when you find them
Umbrafer (9:20:41 PM): #Got it. I'm out, want anyone?#
MilesMk1 (9:20:50 PM): I shake them awake, then give them water - one at a time.
Thematrian1 (9:20:51 PM): "Mrph?"
Thematrian1 (9:20:57 PM): One at a time, they drink.
Thematrian1 (9:21:01 PM): They look grateful
MilesMk1 (9:22:13 PM): "So, anything you'd like to say now that you've had some more time to think about our questions?"
Thematrian1 (9:22:45 PM): "Well?"
Thematrian1 (9:22:49 PM): "What were they?"
MilesMk1 (9:23:25 PM): "What outfit are you with, and why did they ship you in here?"
Thematrian1 (9:24:31 PM): One looks surly, one tired. "We're with the UCAS arm-" "Dammit Eric!"
Thematrian1 (9:24:42 PM): "The UCAS army" (overriding his friend)
MilesMk1 (9:25:34 PM): "Which unit?"
Thematrian1 (9:25:54 PM): He names ones. Anyone have army knowledge, anything like that?
MilesMk1 (9:26:39 PM): Not really.
Thematrian1 (9:27:18 PM): ok. He identifies it as an ordinary unit, neither elite nor special in any way.
MilesMk1 (9:27:29 PM): If he just names a division, it'll mean nothing to me - but I wanted to know on the off chance he'd name something like the 82nd airborne, Army Rang... Ah.
MilesMk1 (9:28:23 PM): "The guy in charge at the roadblock... Who was he with, beard and all?"
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Thematrian1 (9:29:04 PM): "I think he was Knight Errant. They told us to obey him."
Thematrian1 (9:29:14 PM): The other guy pipes up: "Whole chain of command was screwy as hell."
MilesMk1 (9:29:22 PM): "Yeah? How so?"
Gedeon Ogoun (9:30:01 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 5 6 6 4 5
Thematrian1 (9:30:08 PM): "We get here, our officers are God-knows-where, we have to take orders from the police..."
Gedeon Ogoun (9:30:12 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 2
Gedeon Ogoun (9:30:21 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Gedeon Ogoun (9:30:26 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Umbrafer (9:30:51 PM): (Now they take their orders from Shadowrunners if they want to live)
Gedeon Ogoun (9:31:05 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 10 6-sided dice: 6 1 4 5 3 6 4 3 6 1
EverGuard4 (9:32:04 PM): (eep)
MilesMk1 (9:32:59 PM): "And they told you this is a viral outbreak? Did they issue you with any hazmat gear?"
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MilesMk1 (9:33:44 PM): (He became frightened and ran away?)
Thematrian1 (9:33:56 PM): "They told us that...they said it wouldn't matter, even if we were exposed."
MilesMk1 (9:34:21 PM): "Did they say why?"
Thematrian1 (9:34:45 PM): "Said we didn't need to know."
MilesMk1 (9:35:26 PM): "But at least the dental's good, right?"
Thematrian1 (9:35:37 PM): He laughs bitterly.
Thematrian1 (9:35:45 PM): His teeth are in pretty good condition
Thematrian1 (9:38:17 PM): "We were KE, though. Sort of. We took their orders."
MilesMk1 (9:38:47 PM): "Mhmm."
MilesMk1 (9:39:36 PM): "Now, I asked this before - what's with the lack of radios?"
Thematrian1 (9:39:52 PM): "They said we'd get some tomorr - today."
MilesMk1 (9:40:37 PM): "My current thoughts on this matter - not that I'm promising anything, there's at least one woman pretty damn pissed at you - is to set you loose somewhere far from here. But if we do end up
MilesMk1 (9:40:54 PM): finding out about implanted trasducers or active tracers...
MilesMk1 (9:40:56 PM): "
MilesMk1 (9:41:20 PM): *pats Predator*
Thematrian1 (9:41:37 PM): They shake their heads in unison. "No way was there time for that."
MilesMk1 (9:43:30 PM): "I hope you're telling the truth." *replaces any restraints I might have removed or relaxed to let them drink, goes to tell the others about what I've learned, and to see what everyone is up to*
Thematrian1 (9:43:38 PM): Alex: Sigrun didn't, as it turns out, want anyone particular.
Thematrian1 (9:43:47 PM): Her movements are looking more directed, too
Gedeon Ogoun (9:43:51 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 5 6 2 6 5 1 6
Gedeon Ogoun (9:44:05 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 6 6
Gedeon Ogoun (9:44:11 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 6
Gedeon Ogoun (9:44:16 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (9:44:50 PM): *Nods* Then I head off to be ready to move the empty trucks into the main entrance after everything's done there.
Umbrafer (9:45:23 PM): Once they're in place, we siphon the fuel out and store it. How much is there?
Gedeon Ogoun (9:45:32 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 1 1 2
Gedeon Ogoun (9:45:41 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Gedeon Ogoun (9:45:46 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (9:48:01 PM): they each had full tanks
Thematrian1 (9:48:05 PM): and you didn't travel very far
Umbrafer (9:48:23 PM): Nice. We are fully loaded.
Umbrafer (9:50:49 PM): After that I go have a nap unless Blake gets to me with his news or something else happens.
MilesMk1 (9:53:15 PM): Hey, Trickster - any more communiques from that rat/bat spirit that was following you around?
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Dragcrell (9:54:09 PM): "nope it just kinda vanished tho we better not delay to long"
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MilesMk1 (9:54:53 PM): "Alex is sick - I don't know if she'll be up to it."
EverGuard4 (9:55:10 PM): (sorry group)
Dragcrell (9:55:22 PM): "Mmmmm any ideas?"
MilesMk1 (9:57:08 PM): "I'd start by trying to find my doctor. Failing that, any doctor..."
Dragcrell (9:57:25 PM): *nods*
MilesMk1 (9:57:44 PM): "Swing by the DocWagon headquarters, maybe, see if they at least are in business..."
MilesMk1 (9:58:04 PM): *goes to look for Alex*
Umbrafer (9:58:55 PM): *Is probably not all that hard to find*
Thematrian1 (9:59:08 PM): You find your Alex.
MilesMk1 (10:00:32 PM): *relates what he found out from the cops/soldiers*
Umbrafer (10:00:49 PM): "Well, shit."
Umbrafer (10:01:04 PM): "You done KE before?"
EverGuard4 (10:01:23 PM): "What about Knight Errant?"
MilesMk1 (10:01:55 PM): "Haven't had the need to."
Umbrafer (10:02:26 PM): *Looks around* "Oh, hey, you're awake"
Umbrafer (10:02:53 PM): *Looks back* "They've been going downhill recently, but they're still bad news."
Umbrafer (10:03:13 PM): "Strictly they're just security, same as Eagle and the Star"
MilesMk1 (10:03:29 PM): "But?"
Gedeon Ogoun (10:03:36 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 1 6 6 1 1
Umbrafer (10:03:40 PM): "But they've got more in common with the army most of the time. Not surprised they're working together."
Gedeon Ogoun (10:03:44 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 5
EverGuard4 (10:03:49 PM): *asks for details of where people have been/what they've been doing/etc* (I don't actually need them)
Umbrafer (10:04:04 PM): *Relays the details*
MilesMk1 (10:05:46 PM): "So what do we do with those two? Considering that others have seen us at the roadblock and we've left them alive, do we have reason to kill them? I say set them loose somewhere distant and let them walk."
MilesMk1 (10:06:23 PM): "If the wasps don't eat them..."
Umbrafer (10:06:41 PM): "I'll think about it. Not local, right?"
MilesMk1 (10:06:59 PM): "Those two? Claimed to have flown in from Denver, I think."
EverGuard4 (10:08:38 PM): "I'd prefer to avoid killing them."
Umbrafer (10:08:38 PM): "Denver… good place. Always need people there…"
Umbrafer (10:08:58 PM): *Blinks* "You know them or something?"
Dragcrell (10:09:02 PM): "Thats not good then good thaing there mage didnt get to good of look at me then."
MilesMk1 (10:10:06 PM): "Even if this settles down it'll probably be a good idea to lay low elsewhere for a while..."
Umbrafer (10:11:30 PM): "Another good town shot to hell."
EverGuard4 (10:11:32 PM): "I prefer to avoid killing when unnecessary."
Umbrafer (10:13:53 PM): "I'll think about it."
Dragcrell (10:15:06 PM): "ya but we still face the problem of getting out I dont think it well be as easy this time as last"
Umbrafer (10:15:24 PM): *Sways a little on her feet* "I need to go lie down…"
Umbrafer (10:15:35 PM): *Totters off unless someone interrupts*
MilesMk1 (10:15:37 PM): "Well, what now, then? I have people I need to look in on, you need someone to check out your liver, there's the magician who contacted Trickster that we were..."
MilesMk1 (10:15:48 PM): *trails off and lets Alex totter*
Umbrafer (10:16:03 PM): (I'd call that an interruption enough)
Umbrafer (10:16:06 PM): *Stops*
Umbrafer (10:16:36 PM): *Slowly turns around* "I'd forgotten about him…"
Dragcrell (10:16:53 PM): "mmmm she's getting worse isn't she. Oh and that odd Girl we seen in the warehouse she had some head gear not shour of what it was but she was traquile."
Umbrafer (10:17:17 PM): "We need to take care of that. Soon."
Umbrafer (10:17:23 PM): "And we need to get our people in."
Umbrafer (10:17:53 PM): "Round them up in four hours?"
Umbrafer (10:18:17 PM): Alex's speech is punctuated by the occasional yawn.
MilesMk1 (10:18:24 PM): "You mean, go look for them in four? Sure. We can start with my surgeon..."
Dragcrell (10:18:35 PM): " Me and Blake can see what the one wanted the rat/thaing one?"
Gedeon Ogoun (10:18:44 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 8 6-sided dice: 4 2 4 4 1 5 5 6
Gedeon Ogoun (10:18:50 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
MilesMk1 (10:19:11 PM): "Well, Rock can come too if he wants... How about it - we go check this ratbat guy out while you rest?"
Dragcrell (10:19:14 PM): "as you rest as well the Eyeball one I woudl rather NOT see if we can help it."
EverGuard4 (10:19:53 PM): "Whom shall we investigate?"
Dragcrell (10:20:17 PM): "Ratbat I think he is the closer anyway"
MilesMk1 (10:20:55 PM): "A magician - the one whose rat-faced spirit took a look at us - what, was it only less than two day ago?"
Gedeon Ogoun (10:21:10 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 8 6-sided dice: 3 2 4 3 6 4 4 4
Gedeon Ogoun (10:21:18 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 3 2 5
MilesMk1 (10:21:20 PM): "He says he wants to speak, and in this situation, I'm willing to hear out anyone with some sort of mojo..."
Dragcrell (10:22:43 PM): z
MilesMk1 (10:23:04 PM): "Alex? Rock?"
EverGuard4 (10:23:41 PM): "Sounds fine to me."
Dragcrell (10:23:46 PM): *nods* "ya when we first enqouted it. It was looking at the spirit Rock had *thinks* Highjacked. then agian just befor we got the suplyes
Gedeon Ogoun (10:23:55 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 12 6-sided dice: 4 5 5 3 5 2 5 2 6 1 6 3
Gedeon Ogoun (10:24:04 PM): /roll-dice2
Gedeon Ogoun (10:24:10 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 4
Gedeon Ogoun (10:24:57 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 13 6-sided dice: 1 2 5 3 3 2 6 3 6 3 1 4 6
Umbrafer (10:25:17 PM): "How are you getting there?"
MilesMk1 (10:25:48 PM): "Mhmm..."
MilesMk1 (10:26:28 PM): "Well, I was going to steal a car, if no one around here can lend me one."
Thematrian1 (10:26:44 PM): (Does it feel good to get back to your roots?)
Gedeon Ogoun (10:27:07 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 12 6-sided dice: 2 3 3 5 2 2 2 6 4 1 2 3
MilesMk1 (10:27:11 PM): (...I'm strangely comfortable with it)
Gedeon Ogoun (10:28:52 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 13 6-sided dice: 2 6 2 5 6 3 6 5 6 3 6 5 6
MilesMk1 (10:29:09 PM): "Shall we?"
MilesMk1 (10:29:35 PM): *goes off to inquire about the loan of a vehicle, expecting to be dissappointed*
Thematrian1 (10:29:57 PM): Blake: where are you going exactly?
Dragcrell (10:30:03 PM): *nods* "ya I'm not wishing to piss em off I would rather not see the ratbats older brother
MilesMk1 (10:30:21 PM): I was going to ask Sigrun's people first.
MilesMk1 (10:30:35 PM): Starting with Serlin.
Thematrian1 (10:30:58 PM): You receive several variants of "I don't have one" and "Hell no."
Gedeon Ogoun (10:32:19 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 2 6 4 1 2 1 4
Gedeon Ogoun (10:32:56 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 2 5 2 1 2 2 3
MilesMk1 (10:33:21 PM): All right... I guess we'll need to liberate one. Are there any around that have been obviously abandoned, or some such? I ask the Rock and Trickster to come with me, and I look for a ride.
MilesMk1 (10:33:51 PM): Ideally somewhere at least a couple blocks away, so as not to make trouble with the immediate neighbors.
Thematrian1 (10:34:12 PM): Driving or walking?
MilesMk1 (10:34:42 PM): Well, there's nothing to drive, right? Unless Alex is willing to give us a quick lift before going off to sleep.
Thematrian1 (10:35:06 PM): (Or unless you drive the van. But ok, walking walking)
Umbrafer (10:35:12 PM): I'll do that.
Umbrafer (10:35:40 PM): Unless there's something preventing it, I'll use the loose RCD and do it from the cot.
MilesMk1 (10:35:59 PM): Ideally, I'd like something with the best combination of handling and body, everything else can go to hell.
Umbrafer (10:36:14 PM): (Armor? ;) )
Thematrian1 (10:36:47 PM): Alex: that's do-able
MilesMk1 (10:37:30 PM): (Somehow I don't think the KE HTR team left a MobMaster down here while fleeing the city in a panic. ;))
Gedeon Ogoun (10:37:52 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 1 3 2 6 6
Gedeon Ogoun (10:38:03 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 4 5 1 5 4 5 6
Umbrafer (10:39:16 PM): *Drives them through the neighborhood*
Gedeon Ogoun (10:39:25 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 10 6-sided dice: 5 5 3 5 6 1 6 1 3 2
Gedeon Ogoun (10:40:34 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 4 1 5 2 4 2 2
Thematrian1 (10:41:39 PM): nothing immediately apparent
Umbrafer (10:42:17 PM): There probably aren't any active, but I'm going to do an area scan for vehicle-like signatures.
Umbrafer (10:42:19 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 6 3 2 5 4
Umbrafer (10:42:23 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
EverGuard4 (10:42:25 PM): *follows*
MilesMk1 (10:43:54 PM): Ok, I revise my initial hopeful requirements down to "does it have four wheels and an engine?"
Dragcrell (10:44:05 PM): lol
Gedeon Ogoun (10:44:30 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 3 2 1 3 3 4 4
Gedeon Ogoun (10:44:35 PM): Gedeon Ogoun rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 4 1 1
Thematrian1 (10:46:05 PM): You find such a vehicle, two of them in fact, parked in the middle of the street in front of an office building
Thematrian1 (10:46:19 PM): There's a man leaning on a street light, watching them.
Dragcrell (10:46:49 PM): *looks the guy over*
MilesMk1 (10:46:50 PM): Ah.
MilesMk1 (10:47:00 PM): Visible weapons, cyber?
MilesMk1 (10:47:07 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 4 6 6 3
MilesMk1 (10:47:11 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 5
Dragcrell (10:47:17 PM): Dragcrell rolled 7 6-sided dice: 5 3 2 5 6 6 4
Thematrian1 (10:47:34 PM): Neither
MilesMk1 (10:48:36 PM): Does he look respectable, or otherwise?
Dragcrell (10:48:56 PM): "hes got some cyber not a mage and nothings saying bug to me"
Thematrian1 (10:48:59 PM): He's wearing a nice shirt and slacks. Low-level corp drone, if you had to guess
Umbrafer (10:50:04 PM): Probably more than that if he's still respectable-looking after all this
MilesMk1 (10:50:45 PM): Keep looking? What do you guys think?
Dragcrell (10:51:16 PM): "ya might be a good idea hard to say what form of back up he has"
MilesMk1 (10:51:35 PM): (Or am I just trying to horribly overcomplicate this? Does Alex even object to us using the van to drive there? I didn't want to risk it with me driving, but...)
Umbrafer (10:53:41 PM): It'd be nice to have another transport, but…
Umbrafer (10:54:19 PM): Can I rig something up such that if Blake tries to contact me I can be fairly assured of waking up?
Thematrian1 (10:54:40 PM): Yelling at you in the transducer would probably do it, not?
Umbrafer (10:54:47 PM): I would think so
MilesMk1 (10:55:03 PM): Ok, so I guess I'll drive the van, then. Let's not waste any more time...
Umbrafer (10:55:25 PM): I tell him to shout if he needs me, then go to sleep with the RCD close at hand.
MilesMk1 (10:56:02 PM): *drives to the mage's house, on the lookout for trouble*
Thematrian1 (10:58:02 PM): Your friend the mage?
Thematrian1 (10:58:10 PM): no, no, you want ratbat mage
Thematrian1 (10:58:23 PM): visiting the building that his spirit disappeared into?
MilesMk1 (10:58:37 PM): Yeah.
Thematrian1 (10:59:10 PM): very well. You arrive at that same building.
Dragcrell (10:59:34 PM): *looks about*
Dragcrell (10:59:39 PM): Dragcrell rolled 7 6-sided dice: 3 5 1 2 1 1 1
MilesMk1 (10:59:45 PM): "Well, he sent the spirit after you, Trickster... I guess it means you get to knock." *grins*
Dragcrell (10:59:50 PM): (gags)
MilesMk1 (11:00:05 PM): I also scan the area.
Dragcrell (11:00:08 PM): "eh fun" *goes and knocks on the door*
MilesMk1 (11:00:10 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 6 3 6 4 2
MilesMk1 (11:00:16 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 5
MilesMk1 (11:00:38 PM): Then go with Trickster.
MilesMk1 (11:00:42 PM): "Coming, Rock?"
Umbrafer (11:02:34 PM): (If you want an Active scan at any point, it's five dice)
MilesMk1 (11:02:59 PM): (Might as well, before we go in...)
MilesMk1 (11:03:03 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 5 6-sided dice: 2 5 4 6 6
MilesMk1 (11:03:08 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 6
MilesMk1 (11:03:12 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (11:04:40 PM): There are three moving, heat-producing things of roughly human size in there
MilesMk1 (11:05:08 PM): I tell the other two that before we clamber out of the car.
EverGuard4 (11:05:29 PM): *cmoes*
Thematrian1 (11:05:46 PM): (can we have a translation on that?)
Dragcrell (11:05:48 PM): *knocks again*
Thematrian1 (11:05:55 PM): still no answer
MilesMk1 (11:06:12 PM): BTW, I'm in my normal getup now - no helmets or ARs, just a heavy pistol under my jacket.
Dragcrell (11:06:17 PM): "hello!"
Thematrian1 (11:06:35 PM): so noted
MilesMk1 (11:06:47 PM): *leans in over his shoulder* "I believe you sent a messenger not long about asking to speak to us?"
MilesMk1 (11:07:03 PM): (not long ago)
Thematrian1 (11:08:23 PM): The door remains closed
MilesMk1 (11:08:28 PM): (and it just occurred to me Blake is not going to be leaning over anyone's shoulder... looks around him, then)
Thematrian1 (11:08:44 PM): (You look under Trickster's armpit)
MilesMk1 (11:09:43 PM): *steps back to Rock, asks quietly* "How about it - see anything to indicate that this is the right place? Any signs of magical activity?"
EverGuard4 (11:12:22 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 2 5 4 2 2 5 4 5 2
Dragcrell (11:12:25 PM): *looks down at Blake* "well this isn't working" *knocks harder*
Umbrafer (11:13:20 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 4 2 5 6 5
Umbrafer (11:13:24 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 2
Thematrian1 (11:14:08 PM): still nothing
MilesMk1 (11:14:36 PM): "It's either the wrong place or they're not interested after all... No point in forcing our way in... I'll try hanging back by the car, see if they feel less threatened." *goes over to lean against the van, arms crossed*
Umbrafer (11:15:17 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 1 6 3 1 2
Dragcrell (11:15:20 PM): *knocks again*
Umbrafer (11:15:43 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 5 3 4 4 6
Umbrafer (11:15:56 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 5 5 6 4 4
Thematrian1 (11:18:07 PM): no answer
Dragcrell (11:18:49 PM): "hello?"
Thematrian1 (11:19:17 PM): nothing
Dragcrell (11:20:08 PM): any window near by?
Thematrian1 (11:20:39 PM): Yep. Made of plastic, and totally tinted from your perspective
Dragcrell (11:21:08 PM): *lighly knocks on it* "hello you wanted to chat"
Thematrian1 (11:21:48 PM): no chat emerges
MilesMk1 (11:21:56 PM): "Could it have been another building instead? Perhaps it was just passing through on its way?"
Dragcrell (11:22:36 PM): "could have been" *looks around to see what other buildings are about and if they show any sings of being the right one*
Dragcrell (11:22:42 PM): Dragcrell rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 4 1 2 5 2 6
Dragcrell (11:22:49 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (11:24:00 PM): No, this is definitely the building that the spirit disappeared into, so long ago
EverGuard4 (11:24:23 PM): "Um... I detect no auras nearby."
Dragcrell (11:24:40 PM): "nope this is the one. no one home then?"
MilesMk1 (11:25:23 PM): "The sensors showed three people inside, but if they don't want to talk... Maybe whoever was here than is no longer here now."
MilesMk1 (11:25:50 PM): "Nothing for it but go back, unless you have another idea."
Dragcrell (11:26:24 PM): "you shour they was ppl tho?'
MilesMk1 (11:27:29 PM): "The van sensors showed three man-sized signatures."
MilesMk1 (11:28:02 PM): *checks the sensors again* Are they still there?
Thematrian1 (11:28:16 PM): yep
Thematrian1 (11:28:28 PM): they're all quite close together now
Thematrian1 (11:28:31 PM): which wasn't true before
MilesMk1 (11:28:43 PM): What part of the house are they in?
Thematrian1 (11:30:04 PM): About as far away from the door as they can be and still be on the same floor.
MilesMk1 (11:30:31 PM): "They're still there, and now kind of look like they're cowering away from the door."
Dragcrell (11:30:57 PM): "think it could be they was only expecting one to show up?"
MilesMk1 (11:32:06 PM): "I doubt it. That spirit must have seen more of us - and I think that they'd have at least have said something if this was the right place."
MilesMk1 (11:32:25 PM): "I'll be in the van if you need me."
EverGuard4 (11:32:45 PM): *returns to van*
Dragcrell (11:33:09 PM): *sighs* "ok but I dont think they would have sent a spirte out if they planded to go far or for long."
Dragcrell (11:34:42 PM): *knocks on the door* "We'er not here to hurt you just responding to a summons by a spiret that looked like a rat mated with a bat if there gone can you tell us where they whent?"
Thematrian1 (11:35:29 PM): no answer
Dragcrell (11:36:16 PM): *shruges* "hell if I know now."
MilesMk1 (11:39:11 PM): *sticks his head out of the van* "Wanna head back?"
Dragcrell (11:39:51 PM): "sorry to have bothered you if the one that sent for us comes back please let him know we stoped by." *heads back to the van* "might as well."
MilesMk1 (11:40:07 PM): *drives back*
MilesMk1 (11:40:46 PM): Worrying somewhat about this being a setup of some kind for someone to get a good look at us...
Dragcrell (11:41:47 PM): Dragcrell rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 4 4
Thematrian1 (11:43:27 PM): You're back
Thematrian1 (11:43:32 PM): nothing untoward has happened
Thematrian1 (11:45:26 PM): It's about six.
Umbrafer (11:45:50 PM): *Wanters the halls, pacing restlessly*
MilesMk1 (11:45:52 PM): Mhmm...
MilesMk1 (11:46:16 PM): *goes looking for Alex, to let her know about our wild goose chase*
Umbrafer (11:46:29 PM): "Find any wizards?"
Dragcrell (11:46:49 PM): *sits in a out of the way cornor and calmly waits*
Umbrafer (11:46:53 PM): Alex looks much improved. Not by any means good, and still very yellow, but much improved.
MilesMk1 (11:47:17 PM): "Nope. Sensors showed three people in the house, but all they were interested in was staying as far from the door as possible once we knocked."
MilesMk1 (11:47:40 PM): "You look much better... Did they get a doctor in here while we were out?"
Umbrafer (11:48:01 PM): "No such luck. I just needed a long nap…"
Umbrafer (11:48:22 PM): "Sleeping off the last of that stuff."
MilesMk1 (11:50:00 PM): "Ah. Well, ready to head out?"
MilesMk1 (11:50:15 PM): "I think we have people to collect."
MilesMk1 (11:51:09 PM): (But I need to collapse and sleep, so...)
Umbrafer (11:51:48 PM): (Next week we rescue the Doc and other prime suspects?)
Thematrian1 (11:51:58 PM): Wait!
Umbrafer (11:52:06 PM): *Waits*
Umbrafer (11:52:19 PM): (*Waits*, rather)
MilesMk1 (11:52:22 PM): Yup?
Dragcrell (11:52:38 PM): :3
Dragcrell (11:52:48 PM): *looks up* Yes?
Thematrian1 (11:53:05 PM): Suddenly, an electric blue snake is visible in midair
Thematrian1 (11:53:09 PM): it peers at Trickster
Thematrian1 (11:53:13 PM): then slithers over to Blake
Dragcrell (11:53:25 PM): "hummm"
Umbrafer (11:53:31 PM): "I take it back, I need to go sleep some more of this stuff off."
Dragcrell (11:53:59 PM): "no its there not shoure what it wants tho."
Thematrian1 (11:54:06 PM): "Samantha wonders if you'd be willing to help a man she's met escape the city. He's a mage of some ability, and an old friend vouches for him."
Thematrian1 (11:54:24 PM): "I can take a message back, if you like."
Dragcrell (11:54:41 PM): "Someone you two know?"
MilesMk1 (11:54:55 PM): "Did she say if it was an old friend of mine, or of hers?"
Thematrian1 (11:55:18 PM): It thinks. "Old friend of hers."
MilesMk1 (11:55:51 PM): "Samantha's a friend of mine. A shaman. One of the people I was going to look for, actually."
Thematrian1 (11:57:00 PM): It slithes idly around Blake's head, waiting for a reply
Dragcrell (11:57:13 PM): *nods* "ah ok well looks as if she wants you to pick up anthere as well I would say"
EverGuard4 (11:57:20 PM): EverGuard4 rolled 9 6-sided dice: 4 3 5 5 2 6 2 6 4
MilesMk1 (11:58:35 PM): *looks at the other three* "I'll need to go to speak with her anyway - what about you guys? I think we all want to look for a way out of this place, and this is as good a place ot start as any..."
MilesMk1 (11:58:51 PM): (out of this city, rather)
Dragcrell (11:58:52 PM): "I'm for it.'
Thematrian1 (11:59:44 PM): "Reply?"
MilesMk1 (12:00:15 AM): "I'll have it in a moment, I need to speak to my other friends first."
EverGuard4 (12:00:48 AM): "I will go."
MilesMk1 (12:00:54 AM): "Alex?"
Umbrafer (12:01:01 AM): "Worth a shot."
Umbrafer (12:01:54 AM): "Mage-muscle is always good. What do we have to lose that isn't already in great danger?"
MilesMk1 (12:02:21 AM): *to the snake* "Tell her I'd like to help if I can, and that I and my friends want to meet with her."
Thematrian1 (12:02:42 AM): It shivers in midair, then slithers away.
Thematrian1 (12:04:15 AM): and that's that
Thematrian1 (12:04:15 AM): good night all
MilesMk1 (12:04:22 AM): Good night.
Thematrian1 (12:04:24 AM): next week, you get to meet the mystery man
MilesMk1 (12:04:35 AM): See you Thursday. (well, some of you)
Umbrafer (12:04:35 AM): *Mystery!*
Gedeon Ogoun (12:04:36 AM): mwahahahah!
MilesMk1 (12:04:45 AM): I'll bring my katana. :p
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Umbrafer (12:04:59 AM): He can regale us of tales of when he left Seattle ;)
Umbrafer (12:05:34 AM): Incidentally, one more suggestion to add to the "rock the fuck out" pile:
Thematrian1 (12:05:44 AM): ah?
Umbrafer (12:05:51 AM): Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner by Warren Zevon.
MilesMk1 (12:06:15 AM): Am I was going to guess "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC... :)
MilesMk1 (12:06:27 AM): Am - ah
MilesMk1 (12:06:36 AM): Am = Ah
Umbrafer (12:06:57 AM): (Little tired there? ;) )
MilesMk1 (12:07:12 AM): (A bit.)
MilesMk1 (12:07:27 AM): (That and allergy meds.)
Thematrian1 (12:07:28 AM): (I'm gonna try and wrap things up by 11:30 each week from now on, for my own sanity as much as for you guys)
MilesMk1 (12:08:16 AM): (Works for me - though I don't really mind playing till 12:00 if things are going...)
Umbrafer (12:08:17 AM): (Eek. That doesn't seem like much time…)
Umbrafer (12:08:32 AM): (Not that I don't like the idea of getting to bed earlier…)
MilesMk1 (12:08:44 AM): (It's only 40 minutes earlier than now...)
Umbrafer (12:08:52 AM): (True.)
Thematrian1 (12:08:56 AM): (I know. We could start at slightly-past-8 instead of 8:30, I guess)
Thematrian1 (12:09:09 AM): (We'd technically be starting at whenever-Wing-Chun-finishes)
Umbrafer (12:09:10 AM): (But 11:30 sneaks up on you that much faster than 12:10)
Thematrian1 (12:09:15 AM): (40 minutes faster)
EverGuard4 (12:09:18 AM): yikes
MilesMk1 (12:09:18 AM): (We usually don't play much past midnight anyway. Aside from the odd game that lasts till 1:30)
Dragcrell (12:09:21 AM): hehehehe
EverGuard4 (12:09:25 AM): Im sorry for being so unproductive, ppl
Umbrafer (12:09:51 AM): No problem, just as long as you're there to kill things with something with eight toes tries to crawl up the side of the ship ;)
MilesMk1 (12:10:07 AM): Ship?
MilesMk1 (12:10:15 AM): *I* am tired? :P
Thematrian1 (12:10:19 AM): Oh my God, you remembered that?
Thematrian1 (12:10:22 AM): It's an old, old story
Thematrian1 (12:10:24 AM): one of mine
Thematrian1 (12:10:31 AM): how Jon even knows it is a mystery to me
Umbrafer (12:10:40 AM): Be careful with the little details. I never forget them.
Thematrian1 (12:10:44 AM): When I was five, I was in my parents' GURPS game.
Umbrafer (12:10:49 AM): You told me that once, in passing, somewhere in Ireland.
Thematrian1 (12:10:51 AM): sort of
Thematrian1 (12:11:05 AM): Normally I'd be downstairs playing with the other children
Thematrian1 (12:11:40 AM): but, occasionally, they'd come down to me and say, "David, there's something with eight toes crawling up the side of the boat, and we need you to help kill it."
Thematrian1 (12:11:44 AM): Or words to that effect
Thematrian1 (12:12:16 AM): And the air would sing with carnage, and when the something, or the giant spiders, or the whatever, was dispatched, I'd go back downstairs.
MilesMk1 (12:12:45 AM): Mhmm.
MilesMk1 (12:13:07 AM): So they really got you hooked on this stuff early.
Umbrafer (12:13:19 AM): (Much as I love my parents, I must confess to some envy at your supply of gamer-parents)
Umbrafer (12:13:27 AM): (I had a gamer-uncle, but it's not the same)
Thematrian1 (12:13:35 AM): I played in my first game at the age of four. No lie. First edition D&D, a first level fighter with about twenty million candles.
MilesMk1 (12:13:46 AM): (There were no RPGs where I grew up...)
Thematrian1 (12:13:54 AM): Insofar as it can be said about a hobby this new, RPGs are in my blood.
Thematrian1 (12:14:03 AM): (The hell. You're not 40. Are you?)
Umbrafer (12:14:14 AM): (He said "where", not "when")
Thematrian1 (12:14:19 AM): (Doh, never mind)
Umbrafer (12:14:21 AM): (26, I believe?)
MilesMk1 (12:14:31 AM): (...)
Thematrian1 (12:14:45 AM): (This guy...)
MilesMk1 (12:14:48 AM): (Almost 28, actually.)
Umbrafer (12:14:53 AM): (Oh)
Umbrafer (12:15:25 AM): (Ah yes, because time does actually pass)
Thematrian1 (12:16:22 AM): (And always on the right, the jackass)
MilesMk1 (12:16:25 AM): (And actually, my birthday is exactly three sessions from now.)
Thematrian1 (12:16:34 AM): (Ooh. I'll have to come up with something appropriate)
Umbrafer (12:16:40 AM): (Hehehe)
MilesMk1 (12:16:47 AM): (Hah.)
Umbrafer (12:16:55 AM): (Planning on doing something, or are you spending it with us?)
Thematrian1 (12:17:55 AM): (Hm. Come to think of it, my comments above are pretty friggin' presumptious)
MilesMk1 (12:18:19 AM): (I'll probably do something either the weekend before or after, Tuesday is not much of a party day.)
Umbrafer (12:18:58 AM): (Tuesday is a team day, not a party day. Friday was the party's day, may it rest in peace.)
MilesMk1 (12:19:09 AM): (So yeah, I should be there.)
Thematrian1 (12:19:13 AM): (Nifty)
Thematrian1 (12:19:36 AM): (By the way, I've acquired all your recommendations, around with approximately infinity other songs, so this might work after all)
MilesMk1 (12:19:57 AM): (If you go with Doors, I'd suggest "Break on Through")
Umbrafer (12:20:03 AM): (Hehehe)
Umbrafer (12:20:09 AM): (Listened to any of them yet?)
Thematrian1 (12:20:21 AM): (well, 'Pinball Wizard' I already know about)
Thematrian1 (12:20:30 AM): (Right now I'm working my way through the Bruce Springsteen)
Thematrian1 (12:20:36 AM): (Is it just me, or can that man not sing at all?)
EverGuard4 (12:20:47 AM): actually
EverGuard4 (12:20:54 AM): People Are Strange might work
EverGuard4 (12:21:03 AM): though it's not terribly high-energy
Umbrafer (12:21:23 AM): (I may need to hire someone to smuggle a video camera in)
Thematrian1 (12:21:24 AM): it'll have to be high-energy, I think. If it's low-energy anything, I can play off my natural reserve
Thematrian1 (12:21:43 AM): (If you do, my vengeance against you will be dwarfed only by my vengeance on the acting teacher)
Umbrafer (12:22:16 AM): (Considering that you're apparently planning to go through with it before said vengeance, it may be worth it.)
Thematrian1 (12:22:38 AM): (I told her about my vengeance, and all she did was laugh)
MilesMk1 (12:22:51 AM): (What was the vengeance?)
Thematrian1 (12:23:04 AM): (All I said was that it would be prolonged and terrible)
MilesMk1 (12:23:32 AM): (Probably for the best. People tend to look at you funny when you get all technical...)
Thematrian1 (12:23:50 AM): (It's true.)
Umbrafer (12:24:08 AM): (They always give me weird looks when I tell them about the goats.)
Thematrian1 (12:24:22 AM): (That's cause the goats are friggin weird)
Umbrafer (12:25:01 AM): (Granted.)
Thematrian1 (12:25:13 AM): so is Tool
Thematrian1 (12:25:18 AM): you have to understand
Umbrafer (12:25:22 AM): ?
EverGuard4 (12:25:27 AM): hm...
Thematrian1 (12:25:30 AM): I've never heard anything from any o fthese bands
MilesMk1 (12:25:48 AM): Tool? Heh...
MilesMk1 (12:25:54 AM): Who reccommended Tool?
Thematrian1 (12:26:00 AM): A girl in my acting class.
Thematrian1 (12:26:16 AM): Does she have terrible taste or something?
Umbrafer (12:26:27 AM): Apparently.
Thematrian1 (12:26:46 AM): All I know about them is that ever since I downloaded it, my upload bandwidth has been nothing but people getting their 'Demon Cleaner' from me
MilesMk1 (12:26:48 AM): No, I actually like Tool fine, when I'm in the right mood, but they're just crazy/angry.
Thematrian1 (12:26:53 AM): er
Thematrian1 (12:26:59 AM): legitimately purchased, etc
Thematrian1 (12:27:13 AM): ah
Umbrafer (12:27:23 AM): I can't claim to be an authority, but the little I heard didn't impress
MilesMk1 (12:28:39 AM): Their lead singer is a complete nutjob.
MilesMk1 (12:29:04 AM): And they have a thing for music videos that look like something Marylin Manson might go for when he grows up.
MilesMk1 (12:29:23 AM): But I have a fond spot for them from my... youth.
Dragcrell (12:29:30 AM): right like that well ever happne
Thematrian1 (12:29:31 AM): fair enough
Umbrafer (12:30:13 AM): You could also try to record something off of late-night college radio
Umbrafer (12:30:18 AM): Go the ultra-indie route
MilesMk1 (12:30:22 AM): And the lyrics to Aenema are pretty damn funny. It's a song about LA with "Learn to swim!" for a refrain...
MilesMk1 (12:30:35 AM): Gah. Chorus.
MilesMk1 (12:30:42 AM): Man, I am tired.
Thematrian1 (12:30:50 AM): what's the difference?
EverGuard4 (12:31:00 AM): hm...
MilesMk1 (12:31:04 AM): You
MilesMk1 (12:31:06 AM): '
MilesMk1 (12:31:08 AM): re
Thematrian1 (12:31:10 AM): and is that what it's about?
Thematrian1 (12:31:24 AM): "learn to swim"? Couldn't make it out
MilesMk1 (12:31:44 AM): right there isn't one, I just thought I used a wrong word...
MilesMk1 (12:32:04 AM): "Learn to swim I'll see you down in Arizona Bay."
Thematrian1 (12:32:07 AM): Aenima actually has the right kind of energy, it's just six minutes long
MilesMk1 (12:33:13 AM): Ooh... Energy... Guilt pleasures from my past... Ever hear of a band called "Rancid"? :)
Thematrian1 (12:33:19 AM): never
Thematrian1 (12:33:22 AM): but your smile worries me
Thematrian1 (12:33:52 AM): sadly, they're underrepresented on the Gnutella network, so I'm rancidless
MilesMk1 (12:34:06 AM): Just a punk-rock band.
MilesMk1 (12:34:18 AM): Most of their songs are fast and under three minutes.
MilesMk1 (12:34:32 AM): They're also pretty incoherent...
Thematrian1 (12:34:33 AM): hm
Thematrian1 (12:34:49 AM): mmph. Stupid gnutella
Umbrafer (12:34:51 AM): Death metal!
Umbrafer (12:34:58 AM): Three minutes of grunting
Thematrian1 (12:34:59 AM): it occurs to me
Thematrian1 (12:35:02 AM): there's one other way
Umbrafer (12:35:05 AM): ?
Thematrian1 (12:35:21 AM): 'something gutsy'. She wants me to rock out, as I've described.
Thematrian1 (12:35:23 AM): But
Thematrian1 (12:35:41 AM): if I were to dress in drag and do a lounge song, maybe flirt with the guys in the audience, I bet that would do it
MilesMk1 (12:35:56 AM): ... this is better?
Thematrian1 (12:35:59 AM): well
Thematrian1 (12:36:01 AM): honestly
Thematrian1 (12:36:25 AM): I haven't heard anything that I liked but wasn't the sort of thing I'd normally sing
Umbrafer (12:36:28 AM): Now I'm going to have to decide if gutsy and edgy are interchangable.
Thematrian1 (12:36:34 AM): and that wasn't really long
EverGuard4 (12:36:38 AM): you could sing There's Nothing Like a Dame in drag
Thematrian1 (12:36:41 AM): that's where Break on Through fails, for example
EverGuard4 (12:36:42 AM): =)
Thematrian1 (12:36:50 AM): no, she knows about my fondness for that genre
MilesMk1 (12:36:52 AM): Length?
Thematrian1 (12:37:09 AM): She asked for three, after seeing what's available I bet I could get her to compromise on 4-5
Umbrafer (12:37:18 AM): Or you could try You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
MilesMk1 (12:37:22 AM): There's Nothing Like a Damn? What is that?
MilesMk1 (12:37:27 AM): Dame.
Thematrian1 (12:37:31 AM): that's a whole different song there
EverGuard4 (12:37:49 AM): o...
EverGuard4 (12:38:04 AM): sing Man, I Feel Like a Woman
MilesMk1 (12:38:12 AM): I suppose going with Pink Floyd "The Wall" would be getting just a little too cute given the situation.
EverGuard4 (12:38:13 AM): you won't even need the drag
Thematrian1 (12:38:22 AM): ah?
Thematrian1 (12:38:24 AM): how so?
Thematrian1 (12:38:29 AM): (To both of you, come to think of it)
MilesMk1 (12:38:48 AM): "Teacher, leave them kids alone!"
Thematrian1 (12:38:53 AM): oh
Thematrian1 (12:39:06 AM): there's a parody of that about the Lisp programming language
Thematrian1 (12:39:23 AM): ("We don't need no data typing/we don't need no flow control...")
MilesMk1 (12:39:28 AM): ... it's frightening that you know that. :)
Thematrian1 (12:39:43 AM): Well, I didn't until you gave me the line about the kids
MilesMk1 (12:40:09 AM): Oh well... Sorry I couldn't be more help...
Thematrian1 (12:40:16 AM): Not at all, you guys ahve been great
MilesMk1 (12:40:22 AM): And I'll see you guys on Thursday.
Umbrafer (12:40:25 AM): (*Giggles*)
Thematrian1 (12:40:26 AM): yes, indeed
Umbrafer (12:40:32 AM): Another suggestion:
Umbrafer (12:40:39 AM): Possibly
MilesMk1 (12:40:51 AM): (Is it one that made you giggle? That's automatically not allowed.)
Umbrafer (12:40:58 AM): (No)
Umbrafer (12:41:03 AM): Queensr che- Resistance?
Thematrian1 (12:41:22 AM): er?
MilesMk1 (12:41:24 AM): *waves, falls over*
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EverGuard4 (12:41:46 AM): night everyone?
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Thematrian1 (12:41:51 AM): yeah, I'd say so
Umbrafer (12:42:07 AM): Er
Thematrian1 (12:42:08 AM): you know, there's been a lot of music made in the last 30 years
Umbrafer (12:42:17 AM): It ate the y, didn't it.
Thematrian1 (12:42:23 AM): yeah, probably
Umbrafer (12:42:40 AM): That should be "Queensryche" but with a random umlaut over the y.
Thematrian1 (12:42:54 AM): aha
Thematrian1 (12:43:10 AM): yep, it ate the y-with-umlaut
Umbrafer (12:43:27 AM): And one last suggestion
Thematrian1 (12:43:32 AM): ?
Umbrafer (12:43:39 AM): To hit "gutsy" and "edgy" and go right on past:
Thematrian1 (12:43:43 AM): ah?
Umbrafer (12:43:51 AM): You and Your Friend by Snake River Conspiracy
Thematrian1 (12:43:56 AM): if it's by Frank Zappa, no wa...ah
Thematrian1 (12:44:02 AM): nver heard of it. Thank you
Umbrafer (12:44:12 AM): Hah.
Thematrian1 (12:44:19 AM): um
Umbrafer (12:44:22 AM): I've got a dozen suggestions from Zappa
Thematrian1 (12:44:25 AM): can you send me an mp3?
Thematrian1 (12:44:30 AM): I'm guessing I'm not going to find it by the usual means
Umbrafer (12:44:36 AM): But I figured you'd skip them. Sure.
Thematrian1 (12:44:39 AM): well
Thematrian1 (12:44:43 AM): Zappa's singing
Umbrafer (12:44:48 AM): What do you use for audio?
Thematrian1 (12:44:51 AM): his mode of performance
Thematrian1 (12:44:53 AM): is very much in my style
Thematrian1 (12:44:59 AM): I've got Winamp, BSPlayer, VLC, some others
Umbrafer (12:45:21 AM): Ah
Thematrian1 (12:45:41 AM): I lack Quicktime, and RealPlayer
Umbrafer (12:45:52 AM): Any of those play AAC?
Umbrafer (12:45:55 AM): Man
Thematrian1 (12:45:58 AM): Yeah, probably
Thematrian1 (12:45:59 AM): yeah
Thematrian1 (12:46:02 AM): BSP does
Thematrian1 (12:46:05 AM): so does VLC I think
Thematrian1 (12:46:08 AM): Winamp, who knows
Umbrafer (12:46:11 AM): I don't know why they cranked up the suck on Quicktime for Windows
Umbrafer (12:46:21 AM): It annoys me
Thematrian1 (12:46:39 AM): they definitely did, though
Thematrian1 (12:46:47 AM): so no quicktime for me
Thematrian1 (12:47:31 AM): ok, I still have to walk home so I'm going to get off now. Thanks for all the help
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