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terminal handle (8:37:04 PM): Why am I in two chatrooms at once, again?
Umbrafer (8:37:26 PM): I forgot to give the first the proper name. You can close it.
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MilesMk1 (8:37:29 PM): I was going to ask the same thing. Which is the right one?
Umbrafer (8:37:33 PM): This one.
terminal handle (8:37:38 PM): Done.
MilesMk1 (8:37:46 PM): Ok.
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Thematrian1 (8:39:01 PM): nifty
Umbrafer (8:40:23 PM): One moment whilst I gather my notes.
terminal handle (8:42:29 PM): So y'all heard about that thur Interweb?
terminal handle (8:42:42 PM): I hear it lets you put pictures on the tellyfone.
Thematrian1 (8:42:58 PM): no kiddin'?
CirclMastr (8:43:16 PM): I hear they gots those pictures of girls with their ankles showin'
terminal handle (8:43:34 PM): HA! Yer crazy. Ain't nobody wants ta see that sin.
CirclMastr (8:44:25 PM): Ain't it the truth. The Pastor tol' me he only uses it to look at good whole some pictures of little boys.
terminal handle (8:44:56 PM): Ain't nothin' more lovable than a yungster boy learnin' 'is trade.
terminal handle (8:45:18 PM): Put them yungin's ta work, I say. I can't fit inta tha lil' spaces in the fac'try.
Umbrafer (8:46:09 PM): Right. Where was I.
CirclMastr (8:46:14 PM): You work in o' them demon-fill'd, brimstone-blowin' smokestack fac'tries? BURN 'IM!
terminal handle (8:46:27 PM): AH DIDN' MEAN IT! NAWWWWWW!
CirclMastr (8:47:03 PM): ::mob burns him at the stake::
terminal handle (8:47:27 PM): I deserve this!
Umbrafer (8:47:47 PM): When we last left off, there was a car outside the shop.
Umbrafer (8:48:14 PM): Indeed, there was a car outside the shop and people on their way in.
Thematrian1 (8:48:32 PM): yep. Gem had just rich bitch'd some guy, and with luck allayed his suspicions
MilesMk1 (8:48:58 PM): And I was on the roof.
CirclMastr (8:49:01 PM): Gem had just whatnow?
Umbrafer (8:49:08 PM): Yep.
CirclMastr (8:49:14 PM): Since when was this game rated NC-17?
MilesMk1 (8:49:43 PM): IIRC, my last stated action was to try to get through the trapdoor, timing any noise I made against the noises the visitors were making entering the place and/or moving the shelf.
Umbrafer (8:50:18 PM): You've been watching too much late-night Cinemax. Rich bitching someone involves no nudity.
MilesMk1 (8:50:28 PM): Gem did her impression of an airhead sim starlet, here in the Barrens for the local color.
Umbrafer (8:50:31 PM): IIRC you had made it through the trap door.
MilesMk1 (8:51:13 PM): Ah. In that case, I'm observing the proceedings inside from a position that lets me dive back into the storeroom through the hole.
Umbrafer (8:51:19 PM): (Someday I will send a hundred bucks to the author of Tidy. The HTML AIM logs in by default is atrocious.)
Umbrafer (8:52:38 PM): You do so. It's a bit of a long dive, as the opening is towards the rear, but you can make it pretty quickly.
Umbrafer (8:54:41 PM): Back at the van, the car drives away.
Umbrafer (8:55:21 PM): Tracksuit guy, Chuck, and the muscle go into the shop.
Umbrafer (8:55:25 PM): The car is idling in front.
Umbrafer (8:56:44 PM): Glitch hanging tight?
Thematrian1 (8:57:06 PM): I head back to Scavengers, once I'm unobserved
Umbrafer (8:57:35 PM): Perception.
Thematrian1 (8:57:45 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 6 2 2 4 5
Thematrian1 (8:57:49 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Umbrafer (8:58:27 PM): They go around a bend pretty quickly. You head on back.
Umbrafer (8:59:32 PM): *Clunk*
Thematrian1 (9:00:03 PM): clunk?
CirclMastr (9:00:13 PM): (Going to grab dinner, brb)
Umbrafer (9:00:47 PM): The worst door-closing onomotopoea ever.
Thematrian1 (9:01:06 PM): worst ever would be zap
Thematrian1 (9:01:10 PM): or wakka wakka
Umbrafer (9:02:10 PM): I could see those, under certain circumstances.
Umbrafer (9:02:36 PM): Anyway. You're in. Glitch is still on the roof, unless he declares otherwise. The people who went inside are doing undisclosed things.
MilesMk1 (9:02:51 PM): I thought... Wait, wasn't I inside?
MilesMk1 (9:03:39 PM): I meant, trying to get through the trapdoor into the shop, while they were going *clunk*.
Umbrafer (9:03:44 PM): Oh
Umbrafer (9:03:47 PM): Oops.
Umbrafer (9:04:04 PM): Shows what only skimming a log will do.
MilesMk1 (9:04:08 PM): Just lift it enough to slip through, so someone on the street doesn't notice it.
Umbrafer (9:04:23 PM): Since that was your last declared (but not resolved) action, roll Stealth for it.
MilesMk1 (9:04:46 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 2 3 5 3 6
MilesMk1 (9:04:50 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Umbrafer (9:05:41 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 4 6 2 2 1 2 6 5 3 3 2 5 3 1 3
Umbrafer (9:05:45 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 6
MilesMk1 (9:05:46 PM): Then position myself so that I could see what they were doing inside the shop, but - ideally - from somewhere I could just dive for the hole in the storeroom wall, if I needed cover.
Umbrafer (9:05:47 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 3
Umbrafer (9:05:52 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 4 3 1 4 1 5 3 2
Thematrian1 (9:06:01 PM): man, ruthenium is wonderful stuff
MilesMk1 (9:06:21 PM): Well, yes, but they still could have heard something.
Umbrafer (9:06:21 PM): Done.
Umbrafer (9:07:19 PM): Perception from your hiding place.
MilesMk1 (9:07:56 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 1 4 4 1
MilesMk1 (9:07:59 PM): Meh.
Umbrafer (9:08:41 PM): The muscle takes up position towards the center of the room.
Umbrafer (9:09:38 PM): One's facing the rear door, the other checks the hole briefly (duck and look around, nothing extensive) and then takes position to watch the front door, occasionally glancing at the hole.
Umbrafer (9:09:53 PM): Tracksuit guy walks towards the back of the room.
MilesMk1 (9:10:39 PM): Is that towards the shelf with the space behind it?
Umbrafer (9:11:16 PM): Yep
Umbrafer (9:11:28 PM): I suppose I should clarify:
Umbrafer (9:11:56 PM): I'm using "front" and "back" relative to you right now. The "front", the side with the counter and hole on it, is actually to your right coming in the front door.
Umbrafer (9:12:04 PM): The "back", therefore, is to the left.
Umbrafer (9:12:55 PM): He grabs the shelf and wrenches it to the side. It is not a quiet process.
Umbrafer (9:13:46 PM): After he's finished, Chuck vanishes behind.
MilesMk1 (9:13:59 PM): #Two of them are keeping an eye out, and tracksuit guy is opening up the shelf. They're moving something in or out.#
Umbrafer (9:14:06 PM): The angle is bad, so you can't see what if anything is going on beyond. Perception.
MilesMk1 (9:14:14 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 4 1 5 5
Umbrafer (9:14:29 PM): You hear some beeping from behind.
MilesMk1 (9:14:37 PM): #I'm tempted to just try going in after him...#
MilesMk1 (9:14:55 PM): I turn my head, quickly but smoothly.
MilesMk1 (9:15:13 PM): Does it sound like it's inside the store?
Thematrian1 (9:15:17 PM): #Seems unwise. We know something's up, we can get the details when we want them#
MilesMk1 (9:15:25 PM): #True.#
Umbrafer (9:15:55 PM): Sorry, vagueness. I mean "behind the shelf"
Umbrafer (9:16:05 PM): <-- needs more caffeine
MilesMk1 (9:16:26 PM): Ah. Whew.
MilesMk1 (9:16:38 PM): Did it sound perhaps like a keypad combo being entered?
Umbrafer (9:17:44 PM): Possibly. The pattern's about right.
CirclMastr (9:18:21 PM): (Back)
Umbrafer (9:18:26 PM): Tracksuit guy walks towards the hole.
Umbrafer (9:19:33 PM): He takes a turn, then hops over the counter.
Umbrafer (9:19:43 PM): You hear a heavy grating sound.
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CirclMastr (9:21:23 PM): So...
Umbrafer (9:21:44 PM): Chuck reemerges, starts picking his way around the rubble towards the counter.
Umbrafer (9:22:07 PM): The two muscle-guys go over and wrench the shelf back into place with visible effort.
MilesMk1 (9:22:13 PM): Wasn't he just behind the counter?
Umbrafer (9:22:59 PM): Tracksuit guy went behind the counter.
Umbrafer (9:23:10 PM): Chuck was still behind the shelf.f
Umbrafer (9:23:13 PM): *-f
MilesMk1 (9:23:30 PM): Oh. I got confused and thought Chuck and Tracksuit were one and the same.
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MilesMk1 (9:23:57 PM): Ok, I keep careful track of what they're doing, and where they go.
MilesMk1 (9:24:27 PM): Then, hopefully, I can do something about these cameras, and take the security on this place apart.
MilesMk1 (9:24:40 PM): And we can get some nice, shiny answers.
Umbrafer (9:25:01 PM): Chuck vanishes behind the counter.
Umbrafer (9:25:14 PM): You hear some more beeping, then another noise.
MilesMk1 (9:25:21 PM): #Hmm... Now they're doing something behind the counter.#
Umbrafer (9:25:36 PM): You'd peg it to be an electrically-powered hatch or safe door opening.
MilesMk1 (9:25:37 PM): #Sounds like there's something there as well with a keypad.#
MilesMk1 (9:26:05 PM): #A powered hatch or safe, it sounds like.#
Umbrafer (9:26:46 PM): About ten seconds later, the sound is heard again.
Thematrian1 (9:26:54 PM): #Good. Scavengers, watch this building like a hawk.#
MilesMk1 (9:27:10 PM): #But get ready to track the cars too, if needed.#
MilesMk1 (9:27:19 PM): #Sounds like they closed it.#
MilesMk1 (9:27:33 PM): So, tracksuit and Chuck both disappeared behind the counter at this point?
Umbrafer (9:27:36 PM): The muscle stands around.
Umbrafer (9:27:37 PM): Yep
terminal handle (9:28:02 PM): #I'll dispatch a second flier. Nothing will escape unnoticed.#
MilesMk1 (9:28:07 PM): #The muscleheads are here, but it looks like there's something below, and the other two went in there.#
MilesMk1 (9:28:41 PM): Any visible cyber on the muscle? Or armor? Are they both human?
Umbrafer (9:29:02 PM): Perception.
MilesMk1 (9:29:06 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 6 6 6 5 6
MilesMk1 (9:29:11 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 6 4 3 5 1
Thematrian1 (9:29:20 PM): sheesh
CirclMastr (9:29:36 PM): (So close to rolling 6 6's)
MilesMk1 (9:29:37 PM): Doh. I meant 5. Do I re-roll the second one, or ignore one of them?
MilesMk1 (9:29:58 PM): I know, I'll roll one d6 to see which one doesn't count. From left to right.
MilesMk1 (9:30:01 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (9:30:04 PM): aw
Umbrafer (9:30:04 PM): Aww…
MilesMk1 (9:30:06 PM): Ok.
Umbrafer (9:30:11 PM): To your rerolls.
CirclMastr (9:30:13 PM): You and your damn ideas
MilesMk1 (9:30:20 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
MilesMk1 (9:30:24 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
MilesMk1 (9:30:36 PM): I'm still pretty satisified.
Umbrafer (9:30:36 PM): Right. Let me see…
Thematrian1 (9:30:45 PM): that's 22 11 10 9 7 5
Thematrian1 (9:30:51 PM): I'd say it went ok
Umbrafer (9:31:20 PM): They both look human, though on closer inspection one of them is actually an Ork. You aren't sure if it's natural appearance or if there's some surgery there.
Umbrafer (9:31:58 PM): They're both very burly. On the Ork the burl looks at least mostly natural, but you're willing to bet that there's some metal under the skin of the human.
Umbrafer (9:32:29 PM): Neither is acting particularly jittery or otherwise indicating reflex augmentations.
MilesMk1 (9:33:11 PM): Ok. Still, definitely seem to be a cut above the usual drooling thug.
Umbrafer (9:33:17 PM): Both are carrying bulges that might be large heavy pistols or small SMGs. Two of them each. They also each have ankle holsters with a small pistol-shaped object, and it looks like the Ork has a knife on the other leg.
MilesMk1 (9:33:28 PM): *relays his observations*
Umbrafer (9:33:57 PM): Though they've got no signs of being involved with the family, they're more along the lines of Mafia enforcer-types than street punks.
MilesMk1 (9:35:35 PM): #This still feels to me like there ought to be a VIP here somewhere. The amount of care and overwatch seems excessive otherwise.#
Thematrian1 (9:35:55 PM): #Agreed#
CirclMastr (9:35:57 PM): (You can only hope they're dropping something off rather than picking something up.)
Thematrian1 (9:36:01 PM): ::gives Pusher a snack::
CirclMastr (9:36:06 PM): (Because... then we can steal it)
CirclMastr (9:36:16 PM): ::takes it:: "Thankyou."
MilesMk1 (9:36:32 PM): (Well, if they're picking up our target, it wouldn't be a bad thing)
CirclMastr (9:36:46 PM): (It would if our target lives in a safe.)
CirclMastr (9:37:07 PM): ::checks PocSec for the time::
terminal handle (9:37:07 PM): #Alright, you have got eyes in the sky covering the front and back of the joint. I will keep you posted on activity outside.#
MilesMk1 (9:37:15 PM): (I thought it sounded like a hatch or safe door, and it's apparently big enough for two people...)
MilesMk1 (9:37:25 PM): #Thanks.#
Umbrafer (9:37:33 PM): The muscle hangs around. They start to chat idly about the latest Urban Brawl game.
CirclMastr (9:37:37 PM): (It's a ghoul meatlocker.)
terminal handle (9:37:43 PM): #How is the big kid handling himself?#
CirclMastr (9:37:48 PM): (And Pusher checked the time. What time is it?)
MilesMk1 (9:37:52 PM): (Well... Given the business the guy's in...)
Umbrafer (9:38:12 PM): (Crud. I don't remember… what time did you come here, again?)
MilesMk1 (9:38:33 PM): (I suppose it could be. Though the way they're handling security still seems wrong for just moving an object - even a valuable one.)
CirclMastr (9:38:34 PM): (I only remember that you picked up Pusher at 9 or 10 AM)
Umbrafer (9:38:35 PM): Scavengers: the other car pulls up next to the first one.
MilesMk1 (9:38:39 PM): (I thought it was morning.)
Umbrafer (9:38:52 PM): (Probably about 11:30ish)
CirclMastr (9:39:11 PM): ::scratches head a bit, then taps Gem on the shoulder carefully::
Umbrafer (9:39:40 PM): Roll something, I'm not sure what.
MilesMk1 (9:39:46 PM): (Which only bruises the soft tissue, without leaving a bump on the bone.)
terminal handle (9:39:47 PM): #The cars have made rendezvous outside. When should I start making swiss cheese of them?#
MilesMk1 (9:40:32 PM): #*luagh* I admire your enthusiasm, but I think we ought to wait until the other two leave the hatch, safe, whatever, and see what they bring in.#
CirclMastr (9:40:42 PM): ::tap tap::
Thematrian1 (9:40:48 PM): Gem attentively looks at Pusher
terminal handle (9:40:51 PM): #*sigh* You take all the fun out of my job.#
CirclMastr (9:41:00 PM): "How long will this take?"
Thematrian1 (9:41:03 PM): And does not rub her aching arm
Thematrian1 (9:41:22 PM): "In five or ten minutes, we're going to either launch an attack or go home."
CirclMastr (9:41:32 PM): "Okay..."
MilesMk1 (9:41:46 PM): #Though that brings up a good point. If things look inconclusive, do we try to take this bunch out of commission, and grab someone for interrogation, or tail them?#
Thematrian1 (9:42:20 PM): #Tailing is more my style. Can we take them?#
terminal handle (9:42:40 PM): #We will tail anyone who is not actively trying to kill you lot.#
Umbrafer (9:42:50 PM): Time continues, obstinately, to pass.
MilesMk1 (9:42:54 PM): #Or have the drones tail them, while I see about taking whatever security they have here apart, and check the place out?#
CirclMastr (9:43:03 PM): (Time could at least turn it's blinker on before passing.)
MilesMk1 (9:43:11 PM): #Depends on what Scavs is packing.#
terminal handle (9:43:42 PM): #The drones have a rifle and SMG. My hive has enough firepower to level a small building.#
Thematrian1 (9:43:49 PM): #I hate to split our forces...but yes, if we can draw them away...#
MilesMk1 (9:44:35 PM): #So, you feel confident of taking out those cars, even if they're lightly armored? In that case, with you able to that, and me hidden to pick off survivors, we probably could take this bunch out, if we wanted to.#
terminal handle (9:45:35 PM): (Wait...where is our target here?)
MilesMk1 (9:45:39 PM): #Of course, that might not help us get the job done, if we don't happen to get useful information out of whoever we scrape off the sidewalk, and our target hears about this quickly and bolts.#
Thematrian1 (9:45:47 PM): (He may not be)
MilesMk1 (9:45:56 PM): (Well, that's the 64,000 nuyen question.)
terminal handle (9:46:02 PM): #I will leave it to your discretion until I see them carrying RPGs#
MilesMk1 (9:46:19 PM): (The hatch could lead to a hideout - or they could be here doing his business, and he's elsewhere.)
terminal handle (9:46:41 PM): (Ah yes. It's all coming back to me now.)
MilesMk1 (9:46:44 PM): #Very well.#
Umbrafer (9:48:03 PM): Several minutes pass.
Umbrafer (9:48:11 PM): The muscle wanders around the inside of the store.
MilesMk1 (9:48:30 PM): I make sure they don't wander into me.
Umbrafer (9:48:31 PM): You hear the sound again. Voices suddenly become audible.
CirclMastr (9:48:38 PM): (Our target is meeting with the head of the Illuminati and J.C. Denton.)
MilesMk1 (9:48:40 PM): I strain to hear.
terminal handle (9:48:45 PM): I begin targetting the cars with the hive's front grenade launcher. Just to be safe.
MilesMk1 (9:48:53 PM): #It's opening again.#
Umbrafer (9:49:12 PM): "—Not a good idea! Let's cut our losses and pull out."
MilesMk1 (9:49:17 PM): (Front grenade launcher. I like that.)
terminal handle (9:49:25 PM): (I thought you might. :D)
MilesMk1 (9:49:42 PM): I specifically try to hear if there are two or three voices.
MilesMk1 (9:50:00 PM): And I start relaying what I hear to the others.
Umbrafer (9:50:12 PM): "It looks clean enough, and he needs to move soon. I think this is the best place. What says no? Some simqueen in the wrong part of town?"
Umbrafer (9:50:24 PM): "That was NOT a simstar's van!"
Umbrafer (9:50:44 PM): "Says you. Even if it wasn't, that was blocks away."
MilesMk1 (9:50:49 PM): Oh, I definitely relay that.
Umbrafer (9:50:51 PM): *Sound again*
Thematrian1 (9:51:10 PM): ::giddy::
CirclMastr (9:51:14 PM): ::taps Gem again::
Thematrian1 (9:51:27 PM): #Scavengers, let's back off. No need to make them nervous.#
Thematrian1 (9:51:31 PM): "Yes, Pusher?"
Umbrafer (9:51:31 PM): "We don't need to dismantle the place yet. Maybe we can use it later. All I'm saying is I do NOT want him here now."
CirclMastr (9:51:37 PM): "Is this good or bad?"
MilesMk1 (9:51:37 PM): ("Do you have any juice boxes?")
CirclMastr (9:51:46 PM): ("I have to potty.")
terminal handle (9:52:02 PM): #Done. I'll leave my bees on overwatch, if you don't mind.#
Thematrian1 (9:52:04 PM): "Well, it means that the man we want to kill isn't here."
MilesMk1 (9:52:07 PM): #Hmm... I'm really curious to see what they'll decide on.#
Thematrian1 (9:52:14 PM): #Of course#
Thematrian1 (9:52:19 PM): #Yeah, I don't think you should pull out#
CirclMastr (9:52:22 PM): "So... we're going home?"
Thematrian1 (9:52:29 PM): "So on the one hand, there isn't going to be a fight."
Thematrian1 (9:52:33 PM): "Yes, we're going home."
CirclMastr (9:52:37 PM): "Okay..."
Umbrafer (9:52:50 PM): The grinding noise is heard again.
Umbrafer (9:53:20 PM): Tracksuit vaults back into view, an annoyed expression on his face. Chuck comes back around the counter, looking significantly more annoyed.
MilesMk1 (9:53:57 PM): #Shit. I wish they'd get this argument over with where I can hear them.#
terminal handle (9:54:14 PM): I pull away another block and turn down the next dark alley,.
terminal handle (9:54:28 PM): (Trying to hide this behemoth. Ha!)
Umbrafer (9:54:32 PM): They go over and open the door. Chuck leaves first.
Umbrafer (9:54:34 PM): Perception.
MilesMk1 (9:54:42 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 3 6 6 2 1
Thematrian1 (9:54:42 PM): (A problem riggers have faced from time immemorial)
MilesMk1 (9:54:47 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 6
MilesMk1 (9:54:50 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
MilesMk1 (9:54:58 PM): 16, 7
Umbrafer (9:55:48 PM): "Should have brought him… astral sweep would've settled this fast."
terminal handle (9:56:14 PM): #You know, I can still make it so that their cars cannot leave without destroying them, if you would like.#
MilesMk1 (9:56:40 PM): #Aw, bugger. They have a mage, but they forgot to bring him. Bet they will the next time, if they decide on using this place.#
terminal handle (9:56:46 PM): (Errr....can't leave but don't have to destroy them...whatever...)
Thematrian1 (9:56:53 PM): #No. Then they'd know they're being followed by something hostile#
MilesMk1 (9:57:41 PM): #Yeah. It's starting to sound like our best bet will be to stake out this place, tail the cars, and then pick a good spot to hit them when they decide to move the guy.#
Thematrian1 (9:57:45 PM): #That could be a problem. I can probably neutralize him, but they'd know something's up.#
MilesMk1 (9:58:29 PM): #Yeah. I definitely won't be able to just sit there, waiting for them to bring our guy in. Unless your spirits could hide me from an astral search...?#
Thematrian1 (9:58:59 PM): #No guarantees#
Umbrafer (9:59:06 PM): They get into the car. The cars start to drive away.
terminal handle (9:59:35 PM): I have the HK bee begin to tail them from far above.
terminal handle (10:00:12 PM): #I am following the movers from on high. Detection is unlikely at best.#
MilesMk1 (10:00:32 PM): #All right.#
CirclMastr (10:00:33 PM): ::shifts around a bit in the van::
Umbrafer (10:00:40 PM): Umbrafer rolled 15 6-sided dice: 6 1 6 5 6 6 3 1 6 1 5 2 1 3 5
Umbrafer (10:00:46 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 2 1 2 3 4
MilesMk1 (10:01:00 PM): #Well, if we know the guy isn't here, there's no point in messing with the security just yet - right?#
terminal handle (10:01:02 PM): Sig on that drone is 7, Jon.
Umbrafer (10:01:05 PM): (Do you have the Signature on those drones handy?)
Thematrian1 (10:01:08 PM): "Yeah, it looks like we're just going home. Sorry it's such a bust"
Umbrafer (10:01:09 PM): Thanks
terminal handle (10:01:15 PM): Both are 7, actually.
CirclMastr (10:01:26 PM): "I'm starting to feel stiff..."
Umbrafer (10:02:07 PM): They're driving away peacefully
terminal handle (10:02:28 PM): (rents on phone, gimme a sec)
Umbrafer (10:02:38 PM): (Got it) Actions by others?
Thematrian1 (10:02:45 PM): #I guess. On the other hand, it'd be nice to know what's down there, if it would be easy for you#
MilesMk1 (10:02:48 PM): But I will take a good look at the cameras, to figure out where their output feeds to, and whether they are (or even are capable of) transmitting the images somewhere.
MilesMk1 (10:03:19 PM): #I'm looking at the cameras, so I'll know how feasible it'll be for me to mess around here.#
Umbrafer (10:03:59 PM): Roll it.
MilesMk1 (10:04:08 PM): Basically, I want to figure out whether I could locate the camera feeds, splice in, record some footage of an empty room, and run that while I worked on the shelf and/or hatch.
MilesMk1 (10:04:13 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 2 5 5 4 6 6 6
MilesMk1 (10:04:17 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 5 1
MilesMk1 (10:04:22 PM): 11,9,7
terminal handle (10:04:48 PM): (Back.)
Umbrafer (10:05:11 PM): Hard to tell. They're either transmitting, or the wires run straight into the wall behind the mountings.
Umbrafer (10:05:37 PM): You could access the actual camera internals with some work and probably do things there
Umbrafer (10:05:51 PM): Though it'd be more tamper-evident if and when someone got a look at the cameras themselves
CirclMastr (10:06:30 PM): (I should have made a demolitions guy. We could just plant explosives at all the potential hideouts and blow them up all at once.)
MilesMk1 (10:06:43 PM): (I have an 8 in demolitions.)
terminal handle (10:06:49 PM): (Coulda shoulda woulda)
terminal handle (10:06:53 PM): (Oh....we still can!)
CirclMastr (10:06:53 PM): (Then why aren't we doing that?)
Umbrafer (10:06:55 PM): (You'd have to travel, but you can punch the hideouts one by one)
MilesMk1 (10:07:21 PM): (Because it's not my normal mode of operation, so Glitch didn't think of it.)
MilesMk1 (10:07:36 PM): (That, and we're required to bring back a piece of the guy's CNS with us.)
CirclMastr (10:07:49 PM): (CNS?)
Thematrian1 (10:08:00 PM): (Central Nervous System)
MilesMk1 (10:08:03 PM): (So just loading up a place with explosives might not do it. Or get him, but destroy the evidence.)
Thematrian1 (10:08:05 PM): (Proof that we done kilt 'im)
terminal handle (10:08:07 PM): (Could we slap a ritual Hella-Shield on him right before we set'em off?)
Thematrian1 (10:08:15 PM): (No)
Umbrafer (10:08:42 PM): (If you had a ritual sample, the run would be over.)
terminal handle (10:08:52 PM): (...riiiiiiight....)
Umbrafer (10:09:01 PM): (Or at least just a matter of convincing the mages to work cheaply enough)
MilesMk1 (10:09:17 PM): (And also, we were told to do this without attracting the attention of someone outside the Barrens.)
terminal handle (10:09:43 PM): (I guess the military special forces probably count for that.)
CirclMastr (10:10:05 PM): (Things blow up in the Barrens all the time.)
Umbrafer (10:10:32 PM): (This is outside the Nukes territory. Things blow up very seldom here, and usually when the Nukes have something go wrong.)
Umbrafer (10:11:20 PM): They're driving away through the barrens.
terminal handle (10:11:36 PM): #<Relay current location and heading>#
MilesMk1 (10:11:40 PM): #Fiddling with the cameras might be doable, but tricky.#
MilesMk1 (10:12:17 PM): Just to clarify - do I think I could do it cleanly, in theory? With the understanding that something might always go wrong.
MilesMk1 (10:12:48 PM): (Though perhaps I should just leave things be, before Pusher/Dave explodes. ;))
Umbrafer (10:13:15 PM): You might be able to. Your chances are better if you lower your standards to "stands up to anyone not specifically inspecting it".
MilesMk1 (10:13:24 PM): Mhmm.
MilesMk1 (10:14:00 PM): #I'd rather not do it just for the sake of curiosity, though. Cameras are always a bitch to handle through hardware means.#
Thematrian1 (10:14:47 PM): #Fair enough. Let's get out, and just follow these guys home#
Thematrian1 (10:15:11 PM): Afterall that excitement, I check my drone's memory. Did anything exciting happen at the apartment in the last few minutes?
MilesMk1 (10:15:15 PM): #All right. Let me know where to meet you.#
terminal handle (10:15:22 PM): #Agreed. Recalling the overwatch drone.#
MilesMk1 (10:15:43 PM): I head out, locking the hatch back up, and cleaning up the signs of entry.
terminal handle (10:16:30 PM): #I've moved down the street into alley X. Follow the bouncing bee-drone.#
MilesMk1 (10:16:53 PM): I return to the van.
terminal handle (10:17:28 PM): I unlock the rear hatch....this time.
MilesMk1 (10:17:54 PM): *Climbs in, decloaks.*
MilesMk1 (10:18:09 PM): "Well, that was informative."
terminal handle (10:18:49 PM): "I'm glad you thought so. I counted only one dog walked past the store."
CirclMastr (10:18:52 PM): "We're going home now?"
MilesMk1 (10:19:12 PM): "Do you need to get home for something, Pusher?"
MilesMk1 (10:19:27 PM): "That... Neena-Ninja thing isn't on, is it?"
CirclMastr (10:19:32 PM): "Not until later... I need to be home before three."
CirclMastr (10:19:41 PM): "Neko Nanny Nina is on at three."
Thematrian1 (10:19:56 PM): #Got some interesting happenings at the apartment hideout, folks#
MilesMk1 (10:20:10 PM): (Heh. That wasn't my attempt at scrambling the title of the show, but my actual try at recollection.)
Thematrian1 (10:20:38 PM): #There was a shootout between two groups, and now some third group is loading up the bodies#
CirclMastr (10:20:42 PM): "You should watch it. It is the best show EVER."
MilesMk1 (10:20:48 PM): "Well, we got a good look at some of his people, we're tracking them, we know they have a mage, we've clearly identified one hideout..."
MilesMk1 (10:21:06 PM): "What?"
MilesMk1 (10:21:14 PM): #I mean, what?#
terminal handle (10:21:18 PM): #When did this happen?#
Thematrian1 (10:21:33 PM): #In the last few minutes#
MilesMk1 (10:21:41 PM): "I mean, thanks, Pusher, I just might. You could record it, you know, so you'll never miss it..."
Thematrian1 (10:21:51 PM): #As far as I can tell, nobody interesting was involved#
CirclMastr (10:21:52 PM): "It's not the same..."
terminal handle (10:22:28 PM): #Did you manage to pick up where they are headed from there?#
MilesMk1 (10:22:41 PM): "Mhmm... I could probably make you something that's let you watch it anywhere."
MilesMk1 (10:23:29 PM): #No, all they said is that he needs to move soon. No reference to where he is.#
CirclMastr (10:23:40 PM): "I got.. .discs, of the show, but it's not the same as watching it.. when it's on..."
MilesMk1 (10:24:30 PM): "I know. I mean, like a portable trid set that'd... Discs?"
MilesMk1 (10:24:48 PM): (Just to clarifly, is that a seriously outmoded means of storage?)
CirclMastr (10:25:26 PM): (I thought optical discs were still current.)
MilesMk1 (10:25:34 PM): (Ah, never mind, then.)
terminal handle (10:25:40 PM): (Not outmoded, but not up to chip quality. It's like middle of the road between VHS and DVD by today's standards, IIRC.)
MilesMk1 (10:25:56 PM): Scratch my "Discs?" comment, then.
MilesMk1 (10:26:06 PM): "So it's on trid every day? What channel?"
MilesMk1 (10:26:18 PM): "Or is it a simsense show?"
Thematrian1 (10:26:31 PM): #One group got destroyed, the other group just plain left. Organleggers scavenging, I guess; I've got a fair description of their car, and recordings from every which way#
CirclMastr (10:26:43 PM): "It's on... weekdays at 3... weekends at 9 in the morning..."
Thematrian1 (10:27:03 PM): #Aw, dammit#
Umbrafer (10:27:03 PM): (Optical discs are indeed still current. Vastly different optical discs from the ones today, but optical and discs nonetheless.)
terminal handle (10:27:04 PM): "Would you want to simsense a cartoon feline caretaker?"
Thematrian1 (10:27:18 PM): #One group was not quite destroyed. Then the organleggers started shooting the wounded#
CirclMastr (10:27:22 PM): "...Would I... what?"
MilesMk1 (10:28:10 PM): "Well... I dunno. A cat-girl in a nurse outfit? Doesn't sound that bad. Like something the Japanese would make."
MilesMk1 (10:28:21 PM): "Of course, there'd be tentacles involved."
terminal handle (10:28:24 PM): #Forward me their information. I'll ask my connections.#
CirclMastr (10:28:34 PM): "...Tentacles?"
Thematrian1 (10:28:35 PM): "All that stuff is CFS these days."
MilesMk1 (10:28:57 PM): "Never mind, Pusher, Scavs was making fun of me because I don't know what your show was about."
CirclMastr (10:29:11 PM): "....Oh.... okay...."
terminal handle (10:29:14 PM): "That was what they call sarcasm..."
terminal handle (10:29:23 PM): "You've heard of that, haven't you, Pusher?"
CirclMastr (10:29:52 PM): ::scratches head:: "I know what sarcasm means... but I can't tell.. when someone is being sarcastic... or not..."
Thematrian1 (10:29:56 PM): "The whole cat-girl thing took a turn for the creepy after goblinization"
Thematrian1 (10:29:56 PM): "Or so I've heard"
MilesMk1 (10:30:07 PM): "Anyway, I could probably put something together that'd let you watch it on the move. That way, you could see it anywhere, even if you weren't home. Or is it only the same if you watch it when it's on, at home?"
CirclMastr (10:30:48 PM): "I could watch it somewhere else... but I'd have to be comfortable... not like now..."
MilesMk1 (10:30:56 PM): 'Don't worry about it, lots of people can't tell when Scavs is being sarcastic." *small smile to take the edge off that*
MilesMk1 (10:31:35 PM): "Mhhm. Well, it's something to think about."
terminal handle (10:32:29 PM): Where're the drone and car now?
CirclMastr (10:32:39 PM): ::doesn't know what's going on with Scavs and Glitch, scoots closer to Gem::
MilesMk1 (10:32:54 PM): (Heh... Isn't Gem lucky. :))
Thematrian1 (10:33:15 PM): ::breathes as easily as is possible under the circumstances::
CirclMastr (10:33:26 PM): (It's the price she pays for being the only nice one, heh)
Umbrafer (10:33:30 PM): The drone and car are continuing on their way into the Barrens. No particular change, the car turns every so often but hasn't slowed down.
MilesMk1 (10:33:33 PM): (What, I'm not nice?)
MilesMk1 (10:34:09 PM): (I was trying to be nice, in Glitch's usual overly-technical way. :P)
MilesMk1 (10:34:18 PM): Car, or cars?
CirclMastr (10:34:23 PM): (I don't recall any really nice moments toward Pusher. If you got him a satisfactory portable trid, I'm sure he'd warm up to you.)
terminal handle (10:34:29 PM): Cars. Sorry.
Umbrafer (10:34:40 PM): Cars.
MilesMk1 (10:36:15 PM): "Well, since I just work here, and you guys get the big bucks for making the big calls, what next?" *grins, slouches in a chair, trying to relax after spending time prowling in cramp-inducing positions*
Umbrafer (10:36:35 PM): The drone is getting relatively near the edge of its range. You're going to have to start following in the van or break off soon.
terminal handle (10:37:13 PM): "Alright, you slackers. We can't sit here much longer if we want to keep track of the van. Is everyone buckled in?"
terminal handle (10:37:21 PM): *cars
Thematrian1 (10:37:22 PM): ::buckles in::
MilesMk1 (10:37:24 PM): *looks over to see if he can adjust the seats in a way that'd make it more comfortable for the troll - and Gem*
terminal handle (10:37:47 PM): "I hope that's a yes." *peel out*
Umbrafer (10:38:05 PM): (Probably not—Scavs' vehicle doesn't strike me as being high on creature comforts)
CirclMastr (10:38:06 PM): (Unless you have troll-modded seats, Pusher can't buckle in)
CirclMastr (10:38:17 PM): (Or sit up straight)
terminal handle (10:38:39 PM): (Hey, it is full of creature comforts. Just not for anybody else.)
MilesMk1 (10:38:58 PM): ("Ok, Pusher... Just hold still, while I wrap this duct tape around...")
Umbrafer (10:39:05 PM): (Good point.)
terminal handle (10:39:30 PM): I take a parallel path and turn where and when I can to remain within my range.
MilesMk1 (10:39:34 PM): (Poor Pusher. Poor us. :P)
terminal handle (10:39:46 PM): (You're not dead yet. :D)
Umbrafer (10:40:14 PM): *Vroom*
Umbrafer (10:40:27 PM): Anyone not buckled in tries to avoid impaling themselves on a loose scalpel.
Umbrafer (10:40:36 PM): Except Pusher, who just crushes the seat some more.
CirclMastr (10:40:52 PM): ::crush::
terminal handle (10:40:52 PM): (Scalpel? I'm no barbarian. That's what the surgeon ants are for, silly bear.)
MilesMk1 (10:41:33 PM): I refrain from sinking my claws into the upholstery.
terminal handle (10:41:51 PM): ("Punch it Chewie!") *VROOM!*
Umbrafer (10:41:53 PM): The cars continue at their pace.
MilesMk1 (10:42:18 PM): "So, what else do you do, besides watching that show, Pusher?"
MilesMk1 (10:42:33 PM): "I mean, what else do you do for fun?"
Umbrafer (10:43:34 PM): Coming to a five way intersecton, one of them turns sharply and starts heading off at right-angles to the other. Actions?
CirclMastr (10:43:48 PM): "I watch other shows... umm.. Sometimes I go to a bar in... uh... the place not quite Barrens. Umm.... meet other shadow-friends..."
terminal handle (10:44:51 PM): I suppose I should take the turn which leads closer to where the cars are.
MilesMk1 (10:45:14 PM): "Bar, eh? You'd probably be pretty good at darts."
Umbrafer (10:45:32 PM): Oh man.
CirclMastr (10:45:34 PM): "Darts?"
Umbrafer (10:45:41 PM): I don't care how much you bet, you won't be able to pay for the wall.
Umbrafer (10:46:07 PM): Perception from Pusher.
CirclMastr (10:46:16 PM): (That's a joke, right?)
CirclMastr (10:46:22 PM): CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
CirclMastr (10:46:31 PM): (A success at default TN, heh)
Umbrafer (10:46:47 PM): Something small has crawled onto your leg. It makes chittering sounds.
CirclMastr (10:46:56 PM): ::swats it::
Thematrian1 (10:47:15 PM): wuh oh
CirclMastr (10:47:38 PM): (It's not my fault Scavs didn't warn him.)
MilesMk1 (10:47:43 PM): "It's this game, where you throw these small... well, they're like small arrows, at a round target. Lots of bars have it. But you're not suppose to throw hard, just hit the bullseye."
terminal handle (10:48:05 PM): *sighs* "One joke in a blue moon, and I pay for it with an ant..."
MilesMk1 (10:48:06 PM): If I see this, can I attempt to snatch the drone away, to avoid interparty strife?
Umbrafer (10:48:08 PM): I guess you roll Unarmed and don't botch.
CirclMastr (10:48:24 PM): Want me to roll it?
Thematrian1 (10:48:30 PM): mm
Thematrian1 (10:48:39 PM): if he botches, Gem is sitting next to him
CirclMastr (10:48:43 PM): CirclMastr rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 4 4 3 6 5
terminal handle (10:48:44 PM): Errr...reneg that comment based upon further developments.
Umbrafer (10:48:57 PM): Go ahead. Perception and then, if successful, contest of Reaction to stop him.
MilesMk1 (10:49:04 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 6 3 1 3 5
MilesMk1 (10:49:07 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Umbrafer (10:49:45 PM): Yeah, you notice the glint of metal.
MilesMk1 (10:49:56 PM): Reaction.
MilesMk1 (10:50:01 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 3 1 1 2 2
CirclMastr (10:50:04 PM): (Prepare to beat Pusher's mighty Reaction of 3)
MilesMk1 (10:50:06 PM): Mhhm.
Umbrafer (10:50:07 PM): Are you trying to physically stop him, or just telling him to stop?
CirclMastr (10:50:07 PM): CirclMastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 4 5
Umbrafer (10:50:11 PM): Wow.
MilesMk1 (10:50:14 PM): Hehe.
MilesMk1 (10:50:25 PM): I suppose it doesn't matter. :)
Umbrafer (10:50:29 PM): Too late, the mighty paw descends.
MilesMk1 (10:50:30 PM): "Pusher, that's a ..."
Umbrafer (10:50:36 PM): *WHUMP*
Umbrafer (10:50:46 PM): Gem feels the shockwave.
Thematrian1 (10:50:54 PM): ::wince::
CirclMastr (10:50:57 PM): "I never saw darts game..."
terminal handle (10:51:02 PM): "YOU DAMN TREE TRUNK OF A MAN."
Umbrafer (10:51:08 PM): Pusher feels a slight prickle, like numbness, and a small sharp pain in his palm.
CirclMastr (10:51:18 PM): ::looks at palm::
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Umbrafer (10:51:54 PM): You have little pieces of metal on it, one of which has gotten itself stuck into you slightly.
MilesMk1 (10:52:07 PM): "Let me see that."
terminal handle (10:52:14 PM): *sigh and drive...*
MilesMk1 (10:52:19 PM): #Sorry, tried to stop him.#
CirclMastr (10:52:24 PM): ::holds palm out to Glitch:: "Metal bug?"
MilesMk1 (10:52:37 PM): "Scavs, there's no need to yell at the traffic."
MilesMk1 (10:52:48 PM): *extracts the bits of metal*
terminal handle (10:53:00 PM): "Right...traffic..." #I'm taking that ant out of his pay.#
CirclMastr (10:53:20 PM): "...Did I do something wrong?"
Umbrafer (10:53:24 PM): (Give him some NNN episodes in return, he'll probably feel he got the better of the deal.)
CirclMastr (10:53:40 PM): (Except the J already gave him a set.)
MilesMk1 (10:53:56 PM): "Yeah, it's actually one of Scavs' drones. Well, what's left of it. We should have let you know. Just don't smack any others, ok?"
Umbrafer (10:54:15 PM): (There are more)
terminal handle (10:54:17 PM): I'd respond, but I'm too busy muttering and cursing under my breath. Again.
MilesMk1 (10:54:22 PM): "Or tell me if you
CirclMastr (10:54:27 PM): "Nobody told me..... sorry..." ::would look down if he wasn't already crouched down::
MilesMk1 (10:54:35 PM): 're not sure, and I'll take care of it."
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Umbrafer (10:55:41 PM): But yeah, the cars are going in different directions now. Which one is the drone following?
MilesMk1 (10:55:43 PM): "We all make mistakes sometimes."
CirclMastr (10:55:58 PM): ::feels bad anyway::
MilesMk1 (10:56:13 PM): "Does Nanny Nina say anything about what to do when you make a mistake?"
CirclMastr (10:56:38 PM): "You say sorry.... Sorry...."
terminal handle (10:56:57 PM): I make the nearest turn and accelerate to try and catch up. The drone follows whichever is moving further away, faster, and I also dispatch the other flier to race ahead and try to tail the other one before it's completely lost.
Umbrafer (10:57:02 PM): (You transform into a magical girl in a suspiciously obscured-nudity-filled scene and throw hearts from your wand?)
Umbrafer (10:57:21 PM): Done. Driving test.
MilesMk1 (10:57:38 PM): "And you did, so it's ok."
terminal handle (10:57:49 PM): "That is....okay, Pusher. Watch some 3 Stooges and learn about physical humor."
terminal handle (10:58:09 PM): terminal handle rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 5 6 3 6
terminal handle (10:58:11 PM): terminal handle rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 2
terminal handle (10:58:14 PM): terminal handle rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
terminal handle (10:58:24 PM): 17,8,5
CirclMastr (10:58:26 PM): "Watch... what?"
terminal handle (10:58:50 PM): *sigh* "Just watch your damn cat nurse and learn your ABCs..."
MilesMk1 (10:59:02 PM): "I think it's an old show, supposed to be funny."
CirclMastr (10:59:23 PM): "I know my ABCs, I studied hard on those..."
Umbrafer (10:59:28 PM): Yeah, you get into sensor range of the other car in good time.
Umbrafer (11:00:08 PM): The car the drone is following eventually pulls into a large parking garage.
MilesMk1 (11:00:24 PM): "Anyway, darts..." *goes back to explaining the general idea to Pusher*
terminal handle (11:01:05 PM): Is it an open parking garage? I don't know how to explain. With those long-side running openings to the outside world?
CirclMastr (11:01:08 PM): "I would probably break something..."
Umbrafer (11:01:35 PM): It is. Large chunks of the upper levels have fallen in, though.
terminal handle (11:01:59 PM): I sweep it around the outside briskly, trying to see where the car is inside.
MilesMk1 (11:02:03 PM): "Well, the darts probably aren't heavy enough for you to break the board. You seem to troll pretty well. I'm sure you could throw lightly if you wanted to."
MilesMk1 (11:02:33 PM): Uh... Seem to *throw* pretty well.
terminal handle (11:02:53 PM): "Decision time. One car has parked in a garage, the other has kept moving. My range isn't unlimited, so what do we tail, and how far?"
MilesMk1 (11:03:25 PM): "Where is the garage in relation to the known hideouts? Same goes for the second car?"
terminal handle (11:03:56 PM): Jon?
Umbrafer (11:04:19 PM): Nowhere near and could be headed for the apartment complex if they take a turn in a few miles but taking a long-ass way if so, respectively.
terminal handle (11:04:58 PM): "If they're headed to the sites, they got lost on the way."
MilesMk1 (11:05:21 PM): "Mhmm. Do we know which one had Tracksuit in it, and which Chuck?"
Umbrafer (11:05:40 PM): INT test to recall.
MilesMk1 (11:05:46 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 2 4 6 2 1 5 1 2
MilesMk1 (11:05:50 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
terminal handle (11:05:57 PM): terminal handle rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 3
terminal handle (11:06:03 PM): What the crap.
terminal handle (11:06:09 PM): terminal handle rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 2
Thematrian1 (11:06:10 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 3 4 3 6 3
Thematrian1 (11:06:13 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
terminal handle (11:06:20 PM): terminal handle rolled 5 6-sided dice: 5 3 5 6 2
terminal handle (11:06:23 PM): terminal handle rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
terminal handle (11:06:26 PM): terminal handle rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Umbrafer (11:06:42 PM): You're pretty sure it was the one that went to the garage.
terminal handle (11:06:52 PM): Which one?
MilesMk1 (11:06:55 PM): It had both of them?
Umbrafer (11:07:29 PM): The one with Tracksuit and Chuck, they were in the same car.
MilesMk1 (11:08:09 PM): "Well, Chuck and Tracksuit seemed to do the more important stuff, while the other car pulled overwatch, right? So if I had to make a call, I'd say stick to them."
MilesMk1 (11:08:49 PM): "To Chuck and Tracksuit, I mean."
terminal handle (11:08:51 PM): "Done. The second drone will tail the other car as far as it can."
MilesMk1 (11:08:58 PM): "What do you guys think?"
Thematrian1 (11:09:13 PM): "Let me know if it's getting into the apartment area. My blimp can tail him basically forever."
terminal handle (11:09:49 PM): "Alright.." I turn accordingly.
Umbrafer (11:11:08 PM): Done.
Umbrafer (11:11:41 PM): The other car drives quite some distance, passing the turn for the apartment complex right by, and ends up driving into a submerged garage under the ruins of a mall.
terminal handle (11:12:40 PM): "If you can, redirect the blimp to the ruins of the Awesometime Mall. The car seems to have parked there."
CirclMastr (11:13:18 PM): ::taps Gem::
Thematrian1 (11:13:25 PM): "Yes, Pusher?"
CirclMastr (11:13:31 PM): "Where are we going?"
Umbrafer (11:15:20 PM): You're getting near the garage. The blimp is at its new destination.
Thematrian1 (11:16:00 PM): "I can only really tell if people enter or leave, of course..."
Thematrian1 (11:16:06 PM): "We're following some men."
Thematrian1 (11:16:20 PM): "We think they'll lead us to the man we want to kill"
terminal handle (11:16:47 PM): "That's as much as I could do at the moment, so no worries."
Umbrafer (11:17:13 PM): How close are you getting to the garage?
terminal handle (11:17:49 PM): Not near enough that they'd ever even accidentally see the van. Any other parking garages in the area?
Thematrian1 (11:17:49 PM): Directly above, though as far up as I can manage
Thematrian1 (11:17:50 PM): wait, never mind
Umbrafer (11:18:18 PM): Not really, none clearly identifiable as such.
Umbrafer (11:18:35 PM): There probably are some somewhere, it's that kind of area (or was), but they aren't obvious/above-ground if so.
CirclMastr (11:18:36 PM): :;shifts around a bit more::
terminal handle (11:19:31 PM): How about just a really crowded parking lot?
terminal handle (11:19:40 PM): A truck stop would be perfect.
Umbrafer (11:20:22 PM): Ain't nothing crowded around here. Some burnt-out vehicles, some areas with makeshift barricades that look like gang turf, but no other active vehicles
Umbrafer (11:20:29 PM): Or dense concentrations of even wrecked ones.
Umbrafer (11:20:36 PM): Prime scavenging, they.
terminal handle (11:20:48 PM): I make a note of it for that very use in the future.
terminal handle (11:21:35 PM): In the meantime, though, I park it about a half-mile away on the seeminly least-trafficked street I can find.
terminal handle (11:21:40 PM): Such a damn coverblower, this van.
Umbrafer (11:21:42 PM): Well, I mean to say that they were, once upon a time, before it actually happened.
Umbrafer (11:21:45 PM): Done.
CirclMastr (11:22:08 PM): "When can we get out?"
Thematrian1 (11:22:53 PM): #Guys, Pusher's getting restless#
CirclMastr (11:23:19 PM): (He's cramped as hell)
MilesMk1 (11:23:20 PM): #Does this mean we need a rest stop?#
Thematrian1 (11:23:43 PM): #If we can swing it, yeah#
MilesMk1 (11:23:44 PM): #Gem, can you have a spirit do something about the van so it doesn't stand out so much?#
MilesMk1 (11:23:58 PM): #Or is it too big?#
Thematrian1 (11:24:19 PM): #Size isn't the issue. I'll whip something up#
terminal handle (11:24:43 PM): #Please do. I'm not going to be the one that ruins this job.#
Thematrian1 (11:25:09 PM): Hm. I'll stick with a F4 City Spirit:
Thematrian1 (11:25:12 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 2 1 5 4 5
Thematrian1 (11:25:15 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 3 4 4 4 6 5 4 3 5 3
Umbrafer (11:25:34 PM): *Vmp*
Thematrian1 (11:25:35 PM): no worries. I get out and whisper to a nearby trash can
Umbrafer (11:25:55 PM): Despite the minor astral corruption (one point), the trash can starts whispering back.
CirclMastr (11:26:05 PM): ::gets out and stretches::
Thematrian1 (11:26:36 PM): yuck
Thematrian1 (11:26:47 PM): I give the astral here a once-over, while I'm about it
Thematrian1 (11:27:01 PM): "Hide this van, from everyone but me."
Umbrafer (11:27:09 PM): A few bedraggled astral denizens, but all standard fauna.
Umbrafer (11:27:39 PM): The trash can considers, then extends a tendril composed of things you don't want to think about.
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Umbrafer (11:28:32 PM): Anyone outside the van: there's a large, vaguely van-shaped trash heap. Anyone inside the van; you're now inside a cave o garbage.
CirclMastr (11:29:01 PM): ::blinks and stares:: "What happened to the van?"
MilesMk1 (11:29:39 PM): "Gem used magic to make it blend in. Don't worry, it's not real garbage."
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CirclMastr (11:30:21 PM): (Pusher went outside, so it was mostly directed at Gem)
Thematrian1 (11:30:24 PM): #Sorry Scavengers. Next time I'll call out to a lamppost or something#
terminal handle (11:30:46 PM): #This is disgusting. Revolting.#
terminal handle (11:31:16 PM): #My rigging hookup is a pile of dirty diapers. You owe me one.#
Thematrian1 (11:31:30 PM): #I can take if off if you'd prefer#
Thematrian1 (11:31:34 PM): (coldly)
terminal handle (11:31:37 PM): #Lord no.#
Thematrian1 (11:31:54 PM): #Didn't think so#
Umbrafer (11:33:37 PM): Actions?
CirclMastr (11:34:17 PM): ::taps Gem::
Thematrian1 (11:34:18 PM): I check in with my drone.
Thematrian1 (11:34:20 PM): ::sways on her feet::
terminal handle (11:34:21 PM): #What is your plan of approach? Shall I provide overwatch from here, or come along for field support?#
MilesMk1 (11:34:41 PM): I guess this is my cue...
CirclMastr (11:34:43 PM): "...Gem?"
Thematrian1 (11:34:46 PM): #Overwatch, for choice. We're pretty noticable as it is...#
Thematrian1 (11:34:51 PM): "Yes Pusher?"
CirclMastr (11:35:02 PM): "The van turned into garbage..."
Thematrian1 (11:35:25 PM): "Only for a little while. I used some magic."
CirclMastr (11:35:32 PM): "Oh..."
MilesMk1 (11:35:59 PM): #I suppose I ought to take point.#
Thematrian1 (11:36:05 PM): I check my drone some more
Thematrian1 (11:36:10 PM): #Always.#
Thematrian1 (11:36:21 PM): I try for a Great Form City spirit, force 3:
Thematrian1 (11:36:24 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 6 3 4 5 3
Thematrian1 (11:36:27 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 10 6-sided dice: 6 2 5 6 5 1 3 1 6 4
Thematrian1 (11:36:31 PM): no problems, and the promotion:
Thematrian1 (11:36:33 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 5 1 1 6 1
MilesMk1 (11:36:35 PM): *grabs his concealable-as-heavy-pistol MGL-6*
Thematrian1 (11:36:41 PM): got 'im
Thematrian1 (11:36:49 PM): 5 services
Thematrian1 (11:36:52 PM): lamp post this time
MilesMk1 (11:36:58 PM): *and a couple regular grenades*
Thematrian1 (11:37:00 PM): I've learned my lesson
MilesMk1 (11:37:05 PM): I think I'm still camoed.
Umbrafer (11:37:23 PM): You call.
Thematrian1 (11:37:32 PM): no, you went inside and the last one went Remote. And if it didn't, I'd've had to banish it to hide Scavengers' van anyway
Umbrafer (11:37:37 PM): Seconds pass. For a second you think it didn't work.
Umbrafer (11:37:57 PM): Suddenly, the rubble rises, rusted metal and torn concrete.
Thematrian1 (11:38:21 PM): "Hide this man. And stay out of sight."
Umbrafer (11:38:56 PM): It sinks back to where it was. Glitch gets a nasty metallic taste in the back of his throat.
MilesMk1 (11:39:41 PM): #I'm afraid to ask. What do I look like?#
CirclMastr (11:39:42 PM): "..."
MilesMk1 (11:40:33 PM): *Once the preparations are complete, sets off for the garage*
Umbrafer (11:41:02 PM): No one can quite tell you. The only indication of looking at you is a distinct sense of hopelessness.
CirclMastr (11:42:00 PM): ::taps Gem:: "What should I do?"
MilesMk1 (11:42:08 PM): (Do we want to call it a night, here? It's almost midnight.)
Thematrian1 (11:42:09 PM): "How good are you at hiding?"
Umbrafer (11:42:25 PM): You arrive at the garage a short time later. (We're going to break momentarily)
CirclMastr (11:42:33 PM): "Good."
Thematrian1 (11:43:56 PM): "We're going to follow, then, but not right away."
Thematrian1 (11:44:00 PM): ::slots Stealth::
CirclMastr (11:44:33 PM): "Should I get something to throw?"
Thematrian1 (11:44:43 PM): "Yes, please"
Umbrafer (11:45:02 PM): Actions from Glitch?
CirclMastr (11:45:18 PM): ::looks for something to throw::
MilesMk1 (11:45:50 PM): I'll be going ahead, looking for the best path to keep us all hidden. Then, once at the garage, first listen, then try to move (vertically first, ideally, if I can keep it quiet) to get a LOS on the car, based on where Scavs told
MilesMk1 (11:45:54 PM): us it was.
Umbrafer (11:46:03 PM): What size something?
MilesMk1 (11:46:11 PM): Well, listen and watch, but that goes without saying.
Umbrafer (11:46:26 PM): According to Scavs' sensor information, the car descended into the depths of the garage before sensor contact was lost.
CirclMastr (11:46:29 PM): About bowling-ball sized
Umbrafer (11:46:52 PM): Nothing quite that size in the area, but you find a few slightly smaller chunks of rubble.
CirclMastr (11:47:00 PM): ::grabs some::
Umbrafer (11:47:26 PM): (Incidentally, by "descended into the depths" I do mean moved below ground level)
MilesMk1 (11:48:42 PM): Ah, ok.
Thematrian1 (11:48:51 PM): I move out, maybe 50 meters behind Glitch, astral sight on
CirclMastr (11:48:59 PM): ::follows Gem::
Umbrafer (11:49:03 PM): Done.
MilesMk1 (11:49:25 PM): Well (this is the car with Chuck, yes?) I'll simply follow a path I think will be best for the other two, looking for security measures, and the car.
Thematrian1 (11:49:26 PM): staying inconspicuous as best as possible:
Umbrafer (11:49:34 PM): The between-area goes mostly uneventfully; Scavs left a good margin for safety.
Thematrian1 (11:49:43 PM): In fact, I ask Glitch's city spirit to cover us, too. It can hit 3 people at once, no trouble.
Thematrian1 (11:49:46 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 4 5 2 6 2
Thematrian1 (11:49:50 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 2
Thematrian1 (11:49:54 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
MilesMk1 (11:49:55 PM): And I'm staying in constant transceiver contact.
Thematrian1 (11:50:04 PM): That's a total of 20
Umbrafer (11:50:29 PM): To be clear, that was Stealth?
Thematrian1 (11:50:34 PM): yep
CirclMastr (11:50:44 PM): Should I be rolling Stealth?
terminal handle (11:50:50 PM): I keep the rifle bee on overwatch, and dispatch a slivergun ant to catch up with them.
Umbrafer (11:50:56 PM): Ok. Others roll your Stealth as well, and we'll pick up next week with the garage just ahead.
CirclMastr (11:51:00 PM): CirclMastr rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 6 3 6 4
CirclMastr (11:51:02 PM): CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 6
Thematrian1 (11:51:04 PM): Asking the great form to cover us requires no roll. I burned an extra service to no good purpose, but I've got 3 left
CirclMastr (11:51:05 PM): CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 2
Thematrian1 (11:51:07 PM): so no worries
CirclMastr (11:51:08 PM): CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
CirclMastr (11:51:14 PM): Roll of 19 for Pusher
Thematrian1 (11:51:17 PM): hah. We are just the stealthiest socialite and giant troll ever
Umbrafer (11:52:57 PM): Did Glitch give a Stealth roll I missed above?
Thematrian1 (11:53:00 PM): so
Umbrafer (11:53:18 PM): So?
MilesMk1 (11:53:55 PM): Sorry.
MilesMk1 (11:53:58 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 1 6 6 4 5
MilesMk1 (11:54:02 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 3 3
MilesMk1 (11:54:16 PM): That's 21, plus the spirit.
Thematrian1 (11:54:27 PM): thank God for ruthenium. Otherwise, the giant troll would have out-done you
Umbrafer (11:54:38 PM): So 19, 20, 25. Quite the lineup.
Umbrafer (11:54:49 PM): And the giant Troll is the least stealthy member of the group ;)
CirclMastr (11:54:50 PM): What does the spirit add?
Thematrian1 (11:54:52 PM): but yeah, stealth rolls of 24, 22, 20
Thematrian1 (11:54:57 PM): spirit is worth +2
Thematrian1 (11:55:02 PM): er
Thematrian1 (11:55:03 PM): +3
CirclMastr (11:55:06 PM): So I got 22 total
Umbrafer (11:55:15 PM): Oh
Umbrafer (11:55:18 PM): Wow, missed that
CirclMastr (11:55:22 PM): I rolled a 19
Thematrian1 (11:55:41 PM): he gets it, I just wasn't clear about the concealing 3 at once thing
Umbrafer (11:55:44 PM): Yeah. I hadn't paid attention to your actual roll and assumed you meant roll+bonus
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MilesMk1 (11:55:56 PM): So I'm at 24.
Umbrafer (11:56:04 PM): Yep
MilesMk1 (11:56:15 PM): Ok. Well, see you guys next week, then.
MilesMk1 (11:56:23 PM): Damn, this is so absurd.
Umbrafer (11:56:28 PM): ?
terminal handle (11:56:37 PM): Next week, sir!
MilesMk1 (11:56:49 PM): We have a tiny almost invisible guy, a beautiful woman, and a 10' troll, sneaking in on a mission.
Umbrafer (11:56:53 PM): :)
terminal handle (11:56:59 PM): And an ant!
terminal handle (11:57:02 PM): A big ant!
terminal handle (11:57:07 PM): With a slivergun!
MilesMk1 (11:57:24 PM): Actually, I think is this is the closest any team of ours has come to matching some of the stereotypes present in SR art.
Umbrafer (11:57:37 PM): So very true.
Umbrafer (11:57:56 PM): If we shaved Gem's head and made Glitch a shaman, we could make a decent approximation of the cover.
terminal handle (11:57:58 PM): Wow...minus the ant it's totally the cover of SR3.
MilesMk1 (11:57:59 PM): We just need to get Gem a small gauge to stick over one of her boobs, and maybe get a mohawk, and we're all set. :)
MilesMk1 (11:58:23 PM): Not for the cover, I mean, just most SR3 art.
Umbrafer (11:58:30 PM): Indeed.
CirclMastr (11:58:37 PM): Pusher doesn't have an SMG though.
Umbrafer (11:58:39 PM): Anyone who doesn't have a mohawk needs a mullet.
CirclMastr (11:58:41 PM): He has rubble
MilesMk1 (11:58:51 PM): And a better fashion style.
MilesMk1 (11:58:55 PM): But that's details.
Umbrafer (11:59:12 PM): That's a queston.
Umbrafer (11:59:17 PM): Does Pusher wear zebra pants?
terminal handle (11:59:34 PM): It'd scold you, and demand battle mullets instead, but only Solid Snake and MacGuyver get those.
MilesMk1 (11:59:36 PM): I thought those were just bad urban camo.
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terminal handle (12:02:42 AM): Okay, kiddos. My eyes are closing when I tell them not to.
terminal handle (12:03:25 AM): Bamph!
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CirclMastr (12:04:21 AM): Everyone is leaving.
Thematrian1 (12:04:41 AM): some of then intentionally, even
CirclMastr (12:04:47 AM): It makes me sad.
MilesMk1 (12:05:05 AM): Serves you right for being in the wrong timezone. :)
CirclMastr (12:06:27 AM): I say YOU are in the wrong time zone!
MilesMk1 (12:06:44 AM): I think we EST people have you outnumbered.
CirclMastr (12:06:56 AM): Being popular doesn't make it right.
MilesMk1 (12:08:02 AM): Mhmm... I thought for a moment I could see you point, but no.
MilesMk1 (12:08:12 AM): Freak!
Umbrafer (12:08:39 AM): Actually, we are in the wrong time zone.
CirclMastr (12:08:44 AM): I so called it.
Umbrafer (12:08:48 AM): We are not in GMT. It's unnatural.
Umbrafer (12:08:51 AM): You're even worse.
CirclMastr (12:09:14 AM): If everyone were in GMT, it'd be "whack"
MilesMk1 (12:12:35 AM): Bah. Since being in the right time zone means it's getting damn late here, and they're making me work tomorrow (so annoyed - our lab is in a VA hospital, but since we're NYU employees, we don't get the day off), I must run.
CirclMastr (12:12:51 AM): Have fun.
MilesMk1 (12:12:52 AM): See you guys this weekend/Tuesday/next week, as appropriate.
MilesMk1 (12:13:19 AM): Have a good one.
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CirclMastr (12:13:50 AM): Fear Pusher and his something or other.
Umbrafer (12:14:36 AM): We do.
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