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Dragcrell (8:23:29 PM): I seen it and read up on it
CirclMastr (8:23:37 PM): Interested in playing?
delioch (8:24:00 PM): ? never heard of it
CirclMastr (8:24:27 PM): http://www.sotsw.net/sotswforums/viewtopic.php?t=386&sid=db72db54e099639172325ba81c5a4ab3
Dragcrell (8:25:22 PM): na I'm not the best at that sort of thaing. Tho I think I'm one of the few ppl that still check the formes every so often I see :D
CirclMastr (8:25:33 PM): Yeah
CirclMastr (8:25:44 PM): And don't worry about being the best, AFAIK we're all new to the game.
Thematrian1 (8:25:51 PM): (Sadly, yes.)
delioch (8:25:53 PM): i do check but have not this week yet.. i'll check it out later
Umbrafer (8:28:53 PM): (I have been in close proximity to several games of it, but never participated.)
Dragcrell (8:29:31 PM): eh I just suck at alot of strat games over all is all hehehehe
Thematrian1 (8:29:36 PM): ok then. It's the next best thing to 8:30, and we're only down one person, so we can begin
Umbrafer (8:29:48 PM): (Fifteen seconds to)
Umbrafer (8:30:01 PM): (Not that I have a problem with starting now :) )
delioch (8:30:10 PM): me either
Umbrafer (8:30:10 PM): (I say at 8:30:01)
Dragcrell (8:30:11 PM): (lol)
Thematrian1 (8:30:11 PM): when we left off, the team had exited Alex's apartment, dispered an attacking gang, and met some guy named Todd
MilesMk1 has entered the chat room.

MilesMk1 (8:30:49 PM): Evening.
delioch (8:31:04 PM): :-)
CirclMastr (8:31:11 PM): Ahoy
Dragcrell (8:31:13 PM): (mmmm well better late then never eh)
Thematrian1 (8:31:20 PM): he's still on time
MilesMk1 (8:31:37 PM): Late?
Thematrian1 (8:31:53 PM): (You're not. I started 15 seconds early)
Dragcrell (8:32:32 PM): ( mmm true keep forgetting my clocks fast by about 5-6 min
Thematrian1 (8:32:44 PM): So yeah, you met Todd,.
delioch (8:33:14 PM): (ya, and we are in the van talking about our next move)
Dragcrell (8:33:51 PM): (well you all are I'm still cleaning up after a mid-day meal)
delioch (8:34:15 PM): :-\
Umbrafer (8:34:17 PM): When we left off, I was setting up for surveillance of the Core.
Umbrafer (8:34:34 PM): Hey, what's a little cannibalism between business associates?
MilesMk1 (8:34:36 PM): The Core being the... central tower?
Umbrafer (8:34:49 PM): Close. The area of town where Ares Tower is located.
Thematrian1 (8:34:50 PM): The area of the city that includes the Tower
MilesMk1 (8:35:38 PM): Ah. Yeah, that sounds like a plan to me.
MilesMk1 (8:35:50 PM): Did we actually tell Todd about our plan, yet? I forgot.
CirclMastr (8:35:57 PM): I don't think so.
Umbrafer (8:36:10 PM): I think so, or at least alluded to it enough to make Alex unhappy.
delioch (8:36:17 PM): not all of it yet
Dragcrell (8:36:30 PM): (atualy I dont think it counts unless the eater and the one being eatten are of the same species ;3 )
delioch (8:36:53 PM): (eat the rich.. their plump)
Umbrafer (8:37:02 PM): (Yeah, but we haven't quite cottoned on to that fact yet, I suspect)
Umbrafer (8:37:26 PM): (Events of the past few weeks have conditioned us to just accept, not question.)
Dragcrell (8:37:35 PM): (hehehehe)
Dragcrell (8:38:44 PM): *moves from her spot and checks over the items she has scrounged up*
Umbrafer (8:39:21 PM): *Drives Coreward*
delioch (8:39:23 PM): "so what are you going to do with all of that"
delioch (8:39:43 PM): points towards the mass of items the cat has
Thematrian1 (8:39:45 PM): Alex: you are faced with a choice
Dragcrell (8:40:08 PM): "Use what I can toss what I can't."
Thematrian1 (8:40:19 PM): there are vehicular accesses to the Core, though they're tightly restricted under normal circumstances
delioch (8:40:32 PM): i just stare at you for a moment
Umbrafer (8:40:38 PM): For right now, I just want to stay outside it but near it.
Umbrafer (8:40:59 PM): Near one of the vehicular accesses, though. One of the easier-to-run ones. Roll knowledge skill?
Thematrian1 (8:41:48 PM): sure. Area Knowledge Chicago
Umbrafer (8:42:09 PM): Area Knowledge Chicago Highways and Road Systems good enough? ;)
Umbrafer (8:42:11 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 2 2 4 5
Umbrafer (8:42:14 PM): Ow.
Umbrafer (8:42:18 PM): 3, adjusted.
delioch (8:42:36 PM): "so you really have no idea what to do with all of that stuff other than the fact that it was free."
Thematrian1 (8:42:37 PM): um. Under other circumstances, perhaps, but not today. You haven't really spent enough time at the Core to know what you need.
delioch (8:44:11 PM): (i have a map)
Umbrafer (8:44:24 PM): Ah well. My forgetful nature gets the better of me.
Thematrian1 (8:44:33 PM): Indeed; you can find them all, you just don't know which one would be best for your purposes.
delioch (8:44:55 PM): (i see)
Umbrafer (8:45:07 PM): Well, I choose one that looks good on the map and find a quiet spot half a kilometer out from it. How far from it to the Tower, and what time of day is it?
Thematrian1 (8:46:01 PM): by the time you arrive, it's a little past eight.
delioch (8:46:17 PM): morning or night?
CirclMastr (8:46:17 PM): "So, what exactly are we doing?"
Thematrian1 (8:46:25 PM): As you approach the core, you start seeing small groups of people, familial-looking, streaming away from the Core
delioch (8:46:26 PM): "waiting"
Thematrian1 (8:46:36 PM): most are on foot, a few have expensive-looking sedans
CirclMastr (8:46:55 PM): "...Looks like we're going in where everyone else is going out."
Thematrian1 (8:47:10 PM): it's not continuous, maybe one group every five minutes
delioch (8:47:20 PM): "don't ask me i'm just the pizza boy"
Umbrafer (8:47:23 PM): Going to try to deploy the Kimji, wonder for a few seconds why it isn't responding to signal
Umbrafer (8:47:49 PM): Launching Schattenauge from some unobserved place.
Thematrian1 (8:48:19 PM): oh, and several of the taller buildings have large shapes flying around their tops
Umbrafer (8:48:44 PM): Zoom in, scan. What do they look like?
delioch (8:48:46 PM): "that does not look good"
Umbrafer (8:48:48 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 4 6 6 1 4 1 6
Umbrafer (8:48:51 PM): Umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 3 5
Umbrafer (8:48:53 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Umbrafer (8:48:56 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 6 5 4 1
Umbrafer (8:48:58 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Thematrian1 (8:49:03 PM): giant wasps, giant mosquitos, and giant mosquitos, respectively
Thematrian1 (8:49:09 PM): they take no notice of you
Thematrian1 (8:49:15 PM): between four and eight feet long, on average
Umbrafer (8:49:21 PM): Well crap. These the taller buildings in our area?
MilesMk1 (8:49:35 PM): *private frequency to Alex* #I think at this point, we might as well tell him what we're doing, no? If he decides to walk, who's he going to tell, really?#
delioch (8:49:35 PM): which biulding are they mostly around
Thematrian1 (8:49:46 PM): not especially near the garage, if that's what you mean
Umbrafer (8:50:06 PM): Near the van, I mean.
Thematrian1 (8:50:17 PM): oh. Yeah
Thematrian1 (8:50:24 PM): about thirty stories high
Dragcrell (8:50:30 PM): *looks over at S. Fire* "I use what I can and dont keep that I can't use to much of a burrrden." *tosses most of the stuff back on the floor then moves back to her spot*
MilesMk1 (8:50:33 PM): #Not that I'd be entirely surprised if the MMG had an accidental discharge if he decided to do that, but I don't think we'd need to.#
Umbrafer (8:50:59 PM): #Yeah… give him a choice. If he learns it now, he doesn't walk until it's too late for him to tell anyone. His call.#
Thematrian1 (8:51:10 PM): the guns and jackets clatter to the van floor
MilesMk1 (8:51:23 PM): BTW, we were in separate cars, no? I was going to steal the best one out of that garage.
delioch (8:51:44 PM): ...yes
delioch (8:51:49 PM): i guess
MilesMk1 (8:51:57 PM): So someone else might actually have to tell him, or we could assume he was in the car with Blake.
Thematrian1 (8:52:09 PM): You've got one. It's a bright green sedan, very nice, with seats that just might be real leather.
Umbrafer (8:52:31 PM): Well, Alex is feeling under the weather at the moment. It's entirely possible that she might forget that you're in a different vehicle :)
delioch (8:53:17 PM): #hey, alex can we get some foot-age back here of what you see?#
Umbrafer (8:54:14 PM): *Tosses it up on the viewscreen*
Thematrian1 (8:54:32 PM): AHHHH! GIANT WASP!
delioch (8:54:43 PM): *links up with the view screen and records it*
Thematrian1 (8:55:09 PM): you get some delightful shots of the immense bugs
CirclMastr (8:55:26 PM): (Are there really immense bugs?)
Thematrian1 (8:55:37 PM): (Sure looks like it)
CirclMastr (8:56:03 PM): "What exactly is that?"
delioch (8:56:05 PM): are they around alot of buildings or a main maining?
delioch (8:56:19 PM): "giant bugs"
CirclMastr (8:56:37 PM): "Please tell me they're normal bugs on the lens or something."
delioch (8:56:47 PM): "afraid not"
CirclMastr (8:57:01 PM): "Then why are we going toward them?
CirclMastr (8:57:03 PM): "
delioch (8:57:04 PM): "oh and their magical"
delioch (8:57:23 PM): "free stuff"
CirclMastr (8:57:37 PM): "...Free stuff guarded by giant magical bugs."
delioch (8:57:40 PM): i smile brightly at todd when i say this
delioch (8:57:48 PM): "yeap'
Umbrafer (8:57:57 PM): (Quite the definition of "free" we have.)
delioch (8:58:03 PM): "are you glade you came"
CirclMastr (8:58:17 PM): (Yeah. I hear there's some free gold at Fort Knox, let's hit there next.)
Dragcrell (8:58:18 PM): "how do you know there not just regaler bugs only much larger then usal?"
delioch (8:58:27 PM): (ok)
CirclMastr (8:58:59 PM): "Well, I guess I know why you brought me along..."
delioch (8:59:12 PM): "because normal bugs don't disapear infront of you and then reappear down the road and try to eat you. car and all"
MilesMk1 (8:59:21 PM): *from the speaker* (sorry, I want to be in on the conversation ;))
delioch (8:59:34 PM): :-P
Dragcrell (8:59:45 PM): *just chucles roughly*
Umbrafer (8:59:53 PM): "You've never seen the mosquitos in Denmark, have you?"
MilesMk1 (9:00:00 PM): "Because a normal bug's exoskeleton would collapse under its own weight at that size."
delioch (9:00:14 PM): "never been to denmark"
Thematrian1 (9:01:13 PM): You're coming up on the closest of the vehicle checkpoints
delioch (9:01:23 PM): ""nice greemn saden by the by, chum"
Dragcrell (9:01:37 PM): *folds ears back* "I would rrratherrr not have to mess with the bugs unless its parrrt of getting out of this stinking city."
Umbrafer (9:01:51 PM): "Mosquitos there can eat men whole." Looking for a side-street or alley to hide in for a little surveillance.
MilesMk1 (9:02:40 PM): "The mosquitoes are push-overs."
MilesMk1 (9:03:11 PM): "The bigger wasps can be tricky."
MilesMk1 (9:03:28 PM): "If you see a beetle longer than two or three feet, run."
delioch (9:03:56 PM): "yeap, thats what was chasing me when i got into town"
CirclMastr (9:04:00 PM): "You guys are serious about this? What could possibly be worth all this?"
delioch (9:04:08 PM): "free stuff"
Umbrafer (9:04:28 PM): "Think of it. Twleve cases of free Aztecola."
delioch (9:04:34 PM): i silently chuckly to myself
Dragcrell (9:04:41 PM): "as can the smaller waspes when you rrraid therrre nests." *snorts* "Morrre teck shit I think."
Thematrian1 (9:04:55 PM): Alex: you have the checkpoint in visual range. It's a pair of plain-white towers bracketing two traffic lanes, guarded by simple retractable metal poles
delioch (9:04:57 PM): "or really beef, just makes the mouth water doesn't it?"
Umbrafer (9:05:06 PM): *Nods* How far away am I?
MilesMk1 (9:05:11 PM): "What would I say if we had reason to believe the security at the Ares tower is now drastically understaffed, and we had the security blueprints?"
MilesMk1 (9:05:15 PM): doh.
Thematrian1 (9:05:16 PM): four streets
MilesMk1 (9:05:22 PM): What would you say.
Umbrafer (9:05:37 PM): Hm, closer than I'd intended. Ah well. I'm going to take a good look, then pull into a quiet side street and camp there.
CirclMastr (9:05:38 PM): "...The Ares Tower? THE Ares Tower?"
MilesMk1 (9:05:40 PM): ...if I told you that we had reason to believe
delioch (9:05:47 PM): "yeap"
CirclMastr (9:05:48 PM): "I don't know what's crazier, the bugs or you guys."
delioch (9:06:01 PM): i bring up the plans on a diffreent screen
Thematrian1 (9:06:15 PM): *wheep!*
delioch (9:06:24 PM): "i know whos crazier but he's in seattle"
Umbrafer (9:06:36 PM): Wheep?
Thematrian1 (9:06:39 PM): Todd: you're looking at an extensively annotated set of plans to the Ares Tower, including some notes on their security procedures
CirclMastr (9:06:46 PM): "...."
MilesMk1 (9:06:54 PM): "Not so crazy if we can find a ride in there that'd let us blow out of this place."
delioch (9:07:08 PM): i look over at todd" you understand any of this"
MilesMk1 (9:07:15 PM): "See that area labeled vehicular R&D?"
CirclMastr (9:07:26 PM): *nods dumbly* "You guys are serious... wow..."
delioch (9:07:35 PM): i hope its a sub... they come at a good price"
Umbrafer (9:07:59 PM): What floor is vehicular R&D on?
Dragcrell (9:08:06 PM): *just closes her eyes and takes a nap* "let me know if you find something trrruly intrrresting"
MilesMk1 (9:08:07 PM): Basment, IRC?
MilesMk1 (9:08:10 PM): IIRC
delioch (9:08:23 PM): "....these are one of the reasons i came into town last night"
Thematrian1 (9:08:24 PM): Yeah, it's on one of the basement levels. Let me know if you need better details.
MilesMk1 (9:08:25 PM): "Look, a herd of gazelle!"
Umbrafer (9:08:32 PM): Ah
Umbrafer (9:08:34 PM): Well
delioch (9:08:38 PM): "hey, cat look lok!"
Umbrafer (9:08:44 PM): Just making sure it wasn't on, say, 44 or something similarly absurd for a sub
Thematrian1 (9:08:51 PM): (Aww. Everyone teases the kitty)
Dragcrell (9:09:17 PM): *opens one eye and gives everyone the finger then closes her eye and trys and get her nap in*
Umbrafer (9:09:34 PM): Once I've found a camping spot, I'm going to take a look around for prying eyes and then deploy the Schattenauge.
delioch (9:09:35 PM): "is that cat for tuna?"
delioch (9:09:38 PM): i chuckle
CirclMastr (9:09:39 PM): "That was rude."
delioch (9:11:11 PM): "no waht is rude is waking a guy up in the middle of the night with him tied up with duct tape over his mouth and hanging upside dow3n over a bowcany"
Thematrian1 (9:11:25 PM): (balcony?)
delioch (9:11:33 PM): (ya thats it)
delioch (9:12:45 PM): "any-who/...... hows the way in look. good or bad?"
Thematrian1 (9:12:56 PM): No people visible.
Thematrian1 (9:13:15 PM): Wait, there're two. Boy and girl, maybe twelve, picking their way around the metal poles guarding the exit.
Umbrafer (9:13:29 PM): Hm. Zoom in, take a good look.
Umbrafer (9:13:37 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 1 3 3 1 2 1 6 2
Umbrafer (9:13:39 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (9:13:41 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 3 4 1 4
delioch (9:13:44 PM): "should i go make nice or knock them out?"
Thematrian1 (9:14:12 PM): They're both pretty dirty, wearing large coats dispite the weather. Both are wearing backpacks
Thematrian1 (9:14:29 PM): It's hard to tell, but the boy might be an elf. Nothing in the ears, but his face is sorta elfy
CirclMastr (9:14:32 PM): "I vote for make nice."
delioch (9:14:49 PM): i make a face" thats no fun"
Umbrafer (9:14:50 PM): "Could be a threat. I don't like the backpacks."
CirclMastr (9:15:10 PM): "Should I handle it, then?"
Umbrafer (9:15:17 PM): "If someone wants to talk to them I won't stop you, but as long as they don't bother the van I'm going to let them go."
delioch (9:15:20 PM): "i'll go check them out"
CirclMastr (9:15:45 PM): "Let's just leave them be, killing kids at random isn't kosher."
delioch (9:15:55 PM): i get out of the van after i stop recoprding and stealthly move in that direction
CirclMastr (9:16:01 PM): *sighs*
Thematrian1 (9:16:06 PM): Ok, roll Stealth
delioch (9:16:18 PM): delioch rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 5 4 5 1 5
Thematrian1 (9:16:20 PM): (See, this is why you guys have so many enemies. You get ambushed by grenades in backpacks just once...)
Thematrian1 (9:16:28 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 1 4 2 3
MilesMk1 (9:16:58 PM): "Don't hurt them..."
Thematrian1 (9:17:00 PM): Shadow Fire: there's lots of cover on the streets: post boxes and alleys and trash cans and the like.
Thematrian1 (9:17:22 PM): The girl looks in your direction briefly, but by the time she's pointed you out to the boy you're well hidden
delioch (9:17:31 PM): i'm going to get a few yards away from them and see if i hear anything interesting with hearing amp and sound filters
Umbrafer (9:17:33 PM): I'm going to try to get a sensor lock on the kids, but otherwise am just going to hope they don't go anywhere near us.
Umbrafer (9:17:38 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 6 5 6 4
Umbrafer (9:17:41 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 2
Umbrafer (9:17:43 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (9:17:44 PM): They're officially out of the Core. Looking nervous, they walk down the street (perpendicular to the van)
Umbrafer (9:17:47 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 6 1 5 2 1
Umbrafer (9:17:50 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
delioch (9:18:19 PM): delioch rolled 5 6-sided dice: 2 1 1 1 3
delioch (9:18:31 PM): :-(
Thematrian1 (9:18:44 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 1 3 3 4
Thematrian1 (9:19:27 PM): You get caught in the open by both of them at once. You're about ten yards away when it happens. The girl puts her hand to her mouth and looks panicked. The boy looks no less panicked, but steps between the two of you
MilesMk1 (9:19:44 PM): *frowns*
MilesMk1 (9:20:00 PM): "Maybe I should go out there, make sure this doesn't end badly."
delioch (9:20:04 PM): i brush myself off and try to look unthreatening
CirclMastr (9:20:14 PM): "Fucking... ugh.."
CirclMastr (9:20:22 PM): *turns away*
delioch (9:20:22 PM): "hi, there. what you two up too?"
delioch (9:20:47 PM): i try to use my natural charm- all smiles
Thematrian1 (9:21:02 PM): roll etiquette or negotiation
delioch (9:21:18 PM): delioch rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 6 3 4 1
delioch (9:21:25 PM): delioch rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Thematrian1 (9:21:41 PM): They stop backing away slowly.
Thematrian1 (9:21:48 PM): The boy: "Out for a walk."
CirclMastr (9:21:54 PM): "Hey, uh, Alex. Any chance I can convince you to drive off now?"
Thematrian1 (9:22:09 PM): "It's...kinda bad in there."
delioch (9:22:20 PM): "oh" i look somewhat surpised" anything interesting in the core?"
Thematrian1 (9:23:34 PM): "Our parents left us behind, so I've got to take care of her."
Umbrafer (9:23:38 PM): "No. We need to be here. With luck they'll just leave quietly…"
Thematrian1 (9:23:41 PM): Behind him, she mouths the word "Monsters"
CirclMastr (9:24:14 PM): "I really don't want to be here when that character flips out and kills them..."
delioch (9:24:20 PM): " i see. well, thats good kid... can you drive by the by?"
Thematrian1 (9:24:37 PM): He looks at your like you're crazy. "I take the shuttle."
Umbrafer (9:24:40 PM): Do I have a picture or short video of a field with flowers anywhere?
Thematrian1 (9:24:49 PM): hm. Roll computers
Umbrafer (9:25:00 PM): Umbrafer rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 2 2 2 5 2
Umbrafer (9:25:04 PM): 3.
Thematrian1 (9:25:18 PM): wound mods don't apply to this one, but I was looking for a six. No dice.
Umbrafer (9:25:36 PM): Ah well.
delioch (9:25:48 PM): "the reason why i ask is that its not really safe to walk around here at all. but i could boost a car for you and give you directions to a friendly place"
Umbrafer (9:26:04 PM): I find a peaceful, soothing image and put it up on the viewscreen instead of the feed from Mr. Good-With-Kids.
Thematrian1 (9:26:04 PM): He looks uncomfortable.
delioch (9:26:09 PM): still trying to seem sinsere
Thematrian1 (9:26:15 PM): "That's...ok."
Thematrian1 (9:26:21 PM): "But I'll tell you something, if you want."
delioch (9:26:36 PM): "wiz... lay it on me"
CirclMastr (9:26:45 PM): "I guess that's an improvement."
delioch (9:26:46 PM): i smile brightly
Thematrian1 (9:27:01 PM): "Inside...there were these...bugs. Like ants and flies and things, but big. And they were fighting this big red cloud. That was outside."
MilesMk1 (9:27:02 PM): *loads the gun with a clip of gel rounds*
Thematrian1 (9:27:09 PM): "Then we ran, so I didn't see who won."
Thematrian1 (9:27:21 PM): He's doing a good job keeping his voice under control, but it clearly requires effort.
MilesMk1 (9:27:59 PM): *gets ready to plug SF if he looks like he's flipping out and about to kill children*
delioch (9:28:19 PM): i think it through for a moment" wixz kid. thanks for the info. here." i reach into my coat and pull out two power bars and hand them to the kid
Thematrian1 (9:28:26 PM): Blake: so you're driving the Sedan up to where you can see him? Keep in mind, they'll be able to see you.
Umbrafer (9:28:31 PM): (In ancient Greece, SF would be drinking hemlock faster than you could say "Ares Viper Slivergun")
MilesMk1 (9:29:00 PM): Mhmm, fair point... Yeah, I do.
CirclMastr (9:29:14 PM): (Which is even faster than it would take to add "Dikoted" to that)
MilesMk1 (9:29:22 PM): Roll down the window, wave casually.
CirclMastr (9:29:27 PM): (Not to mention "Ally Spirit")
delioch (9:29:28 PM): "i would also like to give you something to help protect the girl"
MilesMk1 (9:29:29 PM): No weapons in view.
Thematrian1 (9:29:30 PM): ok. You roll up. Shadow Fire: the kids' eyes shift to something over your shoulder.
Thematrian1 (9:29:46 PM): The girl smiles uncertainly; the boy stands stone-faced.
Thematrian1 (9:29:52 PM): He smiles at SF when he takes the power bars, though
delioch (9:30:16 PM): "don't worry about that car. its a friend"
MilesMk1 (9:30:16 PM): Can I roll something to appear non-threatening?
delioch (9:30:21 PM): delioch rolled 5 6-sided dice: 6 1 4 6 6
Umbrafer (9:30:28 PM): How does one do that in a car?
Thematrian1 (9:30:29 PM): sure. Etiquette, Negotiation, or failing those Charisma
delioch (9:30:32 PM): delioch rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 6 4
delioch (9:30:41 PM): delioch rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 2
CirclMastr (9:30:43 PM): *sighs* "What I wouldn't give for some clean water and a pair of scissors..."
Umbrafer (9:30:59 PM): *Distractedly* "Hm?"
Thematrian1 (9:31:08 PM): They relaxe. The girl finally speaks: "You're nice. Mom said everyone out here was dangerous, but we met you, and you're all right."
MilesMk1 (9:31:15 PM): Etiquette:
MilesMk1 (9:31:19 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 3 1 2
MilesMk1 (9:31:22 PM): ...
CirclMastr (9:31:23 PM): *scratches at stubble* "I never feel right without a nice shave and haircut."
MilesMk1 (9:31:28 PM): I see my luck continues.
delioch (9:31:41 PM): "well, i'm a kid at heart and kids should help each other"
Thematrian1 (9:31:56 PM): Blake: they actually seem relaxed, though they're focused on SF and not you.
MilesMk1 (9:32:03 PM): Fair enough.
MilesMk1 (9:32:08 PM): I don't mind.
Thematrian1 (9:32:19 PM): The boy again: "Is it true that cars drive themselves most of the time?"
Umbrafer (9:32:47 PM): "Tower should have a cistern."
delioch (9:32:51 PM): "here, i hope you can use this" pulls out a gun holding it by the visibly barrel
delioch (9:33:01 PM): "...no"
Thematrian1 (9:33:11 PM): His eyes go wide.
Thematrian1 (9:33:27 PM): He may never have seen a gun before, let alone handled one.
delioch (9:33:35 PM): " theres monster out here, this can help protect you i don't need it"
CirclMastr (9:33:52 PM): (Great, now the kid is gonna try to shoot a bad guy instead of run and hide from them, and get themselves killed)
MilesMk1 (9:34:08 PM): (Not true? I thought they did, for the most part. Whether that'd work now, is another question.)
Thematrian1 (9:34:16 PM): He takes it, but then clearly has no idea what to do with it.
MilesMk1 (9:34:46 PM): *frowns on seeing the gun*
Umbrafer (9:34:53 PM): (They do—not most, but many. Of course, the ones that can do it without GridGuide are pricey.)
delioch (9:35:04 PM): "i understand you don't know how to use that, if you want we can help you there"
MilesMk1 (9:35:06 PM): Can the one I stole?
Thematrian1 (9:35:48 PM): After a fashion. It uses GridGuide, which isn't as ubitquitous as it was a week ago
delioch (9:35:50 PM): i look around to make sure we're still safe here out in the open
Thematrian1 (9:35:53 PM): he eventually takes his backpack off and sticks it in at the top.
Thematrian1 (9:35:55 PM): roll perception
delioch (9:36:02 PM): delioch rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 6 1 3
delioch (9:36:08 PM): delioch rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Thematrian1 (9:36:13 PM): you're still clear
MilesMk1 (9:36:33 PM): *steps out of the car, raises his voice* "Hey, mind if I come up?"
Thematrian1 (9:36:45 PM): The two flinch away, just a tiny bit.
delioch (9:37:03 PM): "hold your hands up... its ok hes a friend"
delioch (9:37:08 PM): delioch rolled 5 6-sided dice: 1 5 3 5 4
MilesMk1 (9:37:17 PM): *holds his hands up, and walks over slowly*
delioch (9:37:33 PM): #try to smile a bit would ya#
MilesMk1 (9:37:46 PM): *turns on the charisma*
CirclMastr (9:38:08 PM): "This is a fucking joke, right?"
Thematrian1 (9:38:24 PM): roll Charisma, or Etiquette again
MilesMk1 (9:38:32 PM): (was that last bit on the radio?)
CirclMastr (9:38:42 PM): (No)
MilesMk1 (9:38:45 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 3 4 1 3
Umbrafer (9:38:49 PM): *Pretends she's back in a sane world, where things make sense and the only thing to worry about is the prototype blowing up*
MilesMk1 (9:38:53 PM): Gah. That was Etiquette.
delioch (9:38:54 PM): "this is blake"
MilesMk1 (9:39:23 PM): "Hey..." *eyes SF sideways*
MilesMk1 (9:39:33 PM): "I know you're trying to help, but..."
delioch (9:39:38 PM): #what#
MilesMk1 (9:40:00 PM): "Listen, kid, best thing you can do, is don't let anyone know you have that gun, or they might try to hurt you to get it from you."
Thematrian1 (9:40:11 PM): He nods, still wide-eyed.
MilesMk1 (9:40:19 PM): "If someone tries to hurt you, run, unless you really have no choice, ok?"
Thematrian1 (9:40:28 PM): Blake is clearly more what the kids pictured the typical denizen of the Outside World looking like.
delioch (9:40:29 PM): i nod
Thematrian1 (9:40:35 PM): They nod too.
delioch (9:41:08 PM): "i don't like the idea of these two walking around out here though"
delioch (9:41:15 PM): looking at blake
MilesMk1 (9:41:19 PM): "Yeah, well, neither do I, but what can we do about it?"
delioch (9:41:30 PM): "you have a car"
delioch (9:41:37 PM): i smile
MilesMk1 (9:42:39 PM): "No offense, but they don't looke like they'd want to get into a car with me." *crooked grin*
MilesMk1 (9:42:42 PM): look
MilesMk1 (9:42:48 PM): "Or old enough to drive."
delioch (9:43:03 PM): i shrug
Thematrian1 (9:43:08 PM): The boy: "It's ok, really."
MilesMk1 (9:43:18 PM): "Where were you thinking of going?"
delioch (9:43:30 PM): looks at the kids, "by the by. what are your names?"
Thematrian1 (9:44:27 PM): "I'm, uh, Donald, this is Alicia. It's nice to meet you, sir."
MilesMk1 (9:44:42 PM): Do they actually look like they're corp kids, based on their clothes (albeit dirty), their teeth, and so on?
Thematrian1 (9:44:48 PM): definitely
MilesMk1 (9:44:49 PM): Do they have datajacks?
Thematrian1 (9:44:54 PM): the clothes are designer, you can now see
delioch (9:44:57 PM): "hi, shadowfire"i hold out a hand
Thematrian1 (9:44:57 PM): you can't tell
MilesMk1 (9:44:57 PM): Ah.
Umbrafer (9:45:17 PM): (David and Alice, I bet)
MilesMk1 (9:46:14 PM): "I'm Blake."
Thematrian1 (9:46:34 PM): Donald holds out a hand to shake, then uncertainly withdraws it.
MilesMk1 (9:46:47 PM): To SF, or me?
Thematrian1 (9:47:06 PM): you
MilesMk1 (9:47:34 PM): I just nod at him politely.
Thematrian1 (9:47:51 PM): He tries to imitate your nod.
delioch (9:47:54 PM): i look at my hand like its dirty....." ya.... its a bit filthy. "
Thematrian1 (9:48:02 PM): "Is, uh, there anything I can do for you?"
MilesMk1 (9:48:37 PM): "I just wanted to make sure you were careful with that gun." *looks at SF again*
Thematrian1 (9:49:03 PM): He nods. "I will be. We just have to get out of Chicago, then things will be ok."
MilesMk1 (9:49:09 PM): *sighs*
MilesMk1 (9:49:24 PM): "See... How old are you?"
delioch (9:49:31 PM): "ok, donny. have fun... if you need a ride at any time just look me up."
Thematrian1 (9:49:45 PM): "Shadow Fire? I will."
delioch (9:49:48 PM): i turn to stroll off towards the car humming
Thematrian1 (9:49:52 PM): Blake: "Alicia" answers you:
MilesMk1 (9:50:00 PM): *looks exasperated*
Umbrafer (9:50:02 PM): (Did he give his name?)
Thematrian1 (9:50:03 PM): "I'm fifteen, he's fourteen"
Thematrian1 (9:50:06 PM): (Yes)
MilesMk1 (9:50:18 PM): Is she likely inflating their ages?
Thematrian1 (9:50:19 PM): Your casual inspection suggests that she's a filthy liar.
MilesMk1 (9:50:30 PM): "Ah. Ok."
Thematrian1 (9:51:02 PM): She's a pretty convincing liar, but they just look way too young for that.
delioch (9:51:22 PM): (they get that from me)
MilesMk1 (9:51:33 PM): "See, things are like this: the government is saying there's a disease outbreak in Chicago, and they put troops all around the city."
delioch (9:51:57 PM): i poke my head into blakes car... "hey, blake are there any video games in here.. i'm bored"
MilesMk1 (9:52:33 PM): "There is no way out of Chicago... The troops are shooting everyone who tries to leave."
delioch (9:53:04 PM): i turn to look at blaker" wow.. that was tackfull."
Thematrian1 (9:53:17 PM): They shrug, more or less in unison. "We'll find a way. We used to sneak past my dad's security all the time."
delioch (9:54:02 PM): .....i stop what i was doing.. and look over" where did he work?"
MilesMk1 (9:54:13 PM): "What kind of setup did he have?" *throws out a few likely sounding suggestions, based on his knowledge of the field*
Thematrian1 (9:55:17 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (9:55:20 PM): "At the Tower, of course. Biggest employer in the Core!" He sounds proud.
delioch (9:55:56 PM): i smile.... and walk over" i have decide" patting blake on the back" that we can not leave these childern behind"
MilesMk1 (9:56:01 PM): (Why does Blake even try to get involved in these things? It's hopeless. At least unless we retire him from the game, and have him start a new life protecting the downtrodden)
delioch (9:56:05 PM): "its just not safe"
Thematrian1 (9:56:18 PM): (hehehehe)
delioch (9:56:27 PM): i sound like a tv activist
MilesMk1 (9:56:56 PM): #So now they're saying they used to llive in the Tower, and bypassed their dad's security to sneak out of there.#
delioch (9:57:04 PM): "donald, alice, you have to come with us and i promise i will get you out of this hell hole"
MilesMk1 (9:57:12 PM): #God, this is so wrong.#
delioch (9:57:26 PM): #i know. isn't it great#
Thematrian1 (9:57:31 PM): Shadow Fire: They look dubious.
MilesMk1 (9:57:40 PM): #I'm going to shoot you in the knee.#
Thematrian1 (9:57:44 PM): They're trying to look friendly, but the prospect scares them.
Umbrafer (9:57:56 PM): #We're horrible, awful people. Now get their trust and pump them for information.#
MilesMk1 (9:58:33 PM): #You know what I'm going to do if we do promise them we'll get them out of here, don't you?#
MilesMk1 (9:58:57 PM): #Sorry to spring my existential crisis on you, but there it is.#
Thematrian1 (9:59:08 PM): Finally, the boy finds his voice:
MilesMk1 (9:59:11 PM): #Giant bugs, who'd have thought.#
Thematrian1 (9:59:15 PM): "How? You said they weren't letting anyone out?"
Umbrafer (9:59:22 PM): #Get them out of here? Or shoot Essef in the leg?#
Umbrafer (9:59:40 PM): #Just make sure they aren't Neils.#
delioch (9:59:46 PM): "look. yes i'm a nice guy but your folks were right. there are very few of those out here. in fact we have been running into them all day. seeing that you know nothing about using a gun and we do.. i figure we could protect you. may
MilesMk1 (9:59:49 PM): #Maybe both.#
delioch (10:00:05 PM): even get you back to your parents"
MilesMk1 (10:00:22 PM): #What kind of fucking people leave their kids?#
delioch (10:00:28 PM): " maybe a sub. well see"
delioch (10:00:46 PM): i try to seem reasoring
delioch (10:00:54 PM): delioch rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 1 6 3 6
delioch (10:01:05 PM): delioch rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 6
delioch (10:01:12 PM): delioch rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (10:01:23 PM): #People who are dying, among others.#
MilesMk1 (10:01:42 PM): #Well, yeah, I suppose there's that.#
Thematrian1 (10:01:44 PM): They relax again. This tense-relax regimen must be getting tiring, if nothing else.
delioch (10:02:07 PM): # well, if the parents are bad. they can stay with me or something#
Umbrafer (10:02:15 PM): #Hell no.#
delioch (10:02:24 PM): "besides we have food"
Thematrian1 (10:02:38 PM): "So do we." But he sounds tempted.
delioch (10:02:40 PM): #hey... i'm not that bad#
Thematrian1 (10:02:51 PM): "We didn't just run away. We had a plan."
Umbrafer (10:02:57 PM): #If they're clean, I'm all for giving them a ride. Even with what we're doing, they're probably safer with us than on our own, and we can bring them out with us.#
Umbrafer (10:03:01 PM): #But if they aren't clean…#
MilesMk1 (10:03:25 PM): "Well, you certainly did well to get out of the tower."
delioch (10:03:52 PM): "hey, i think we even have some video games somewhere in there"
Thematrian1 (10:03:57 PM): "We were in the employee apartments, next door. We always used to sneak in and out"
Thematrian1 (10:04:04 PM): "It was fun"
delioch (10:04:21 PM): "ya, i love that kind of attitude"
MilesMk1 (10:04:57 PM): "I bet. I used to do that kind of thing, too, when I was younger. See?"
Thematrian1 (10:04:57 PM): alex: roll passive sensors
Thematrian1 (10:05:01 PM): you're still in the van, right?
Thematrian1 (10:05:07 PM): mentally, I mean?
MilesMk1 (10:05:17 PM): *takes his electronic burglar's kit out of a jacket pocket*
Umbrafer (10:05:20 PM): Yep
Umbrafer (10:05:22 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 3 1 5 6 3 1 1 5
Umbrafer (10:05:25 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
Umbrafer (10:05:32 PM): 7, 3, 3, crap
delioch (10:05:37 PM): "can i take a look"
MilesMk1 (10:06:04 PM): "Sure."
delioch (10:06:18 PM): (whats the rating?)
Thematrian1 (10:06:46 PM): (It's not a rated item, it's just what lets him use Electronics to crack open maglock readers and the like)
MilesMk1 (10:06:48 PM): (It's not a sequencer, it's just a toolkit for actually defeating and bypassing electronics security)
Thematrian1 (10:07:04 PM): Alex: There's a crackling, scraping sound trasmitting through the pavement. Given that you can't hear it with any normal sensors, it must be from pretty far away.
delioch (10:07:15 PM): "not bad not bad" hands back
delioch (10:07:43 PM): "i have this pulls out his sequancer
delioch (10:07:51 PM): (")
MilesMk1 (10:07:56 PM): *takes it back, holds it out in the boy's direction* "Anything like what you used?" *smiles*
Thematrian1 (10:08:01 PM): Blake: you're not too up on this sort of thing, but it looks like an awfully nice sequencer.
Thematrian1 (10:08:25 PM): He shrugs. "Mostly we messed with the computers, or copied code keys."
delioch (10:08:42 PM): "this is the novatech 5,000. top of the line best of the best"
MilesMk1 (10:08:49 PM): *puts it away*
Thematrian1 (10:08:50 PM): Alicia speaks up: "I stole one of the masters off of old Goats once. He never even knew!"
Umbrafer (10:08:52 PM): #I'm hearing bad sounds. Either get the kids in a vehicle with us or get them on their way, but do it soon.# No way I can directionalize it?
Thematrian1 (10:09:07 PM): hm. actives
delioch (10:09:08 PM): #ok#
Umbrafer (10:09:11 PM): Oh, by the by:
Umbrafer (10:09:17 PM): That was a private line to Blake, if possible.
Umbrafer (10:09:24 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 6 1 2 5
delioch (10:09:25 PM): (sorry)
Umbrafer (10:09:27 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (10:09:30 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Umbrafer (10:09:33 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Thematrian1 (10:09:36 PM): it's sort of coming from everwhere.
Thematrian1 (10:09:43 PM): you guess
Umbrafer (10:09:48 PM): That's… aw, fuck.
delioch (10:10:01 PM): "what what do you kids say?" i put my sequancer back
MilesMk1 (10:10:43 PM): *tosses SF his car keys* "Well, I'm going to quit scaring the children, and let you guys talk it over... If you decide to come, take my car, I'll hitch a ride in the van."
delioch (10:11:09 PM): "kool... i can't drive though. not safely"
MilesMk1 (10:12:14 PM): *makes a "what can I say" shrug at the kids*
Thematrian1 (10:12:53 PM): They sorta smile.
Thematrian1 (10:13:01 PM): "What...what do you want from us?"
delioch (10:13:09 PM): "well, kids let get going"
delioch (10:13:19 PM): points at the car
delioch (10:13:42 PM): delioch rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 3 2 2 1
MilesMk1 (10:14:13 PM): "Nothing, really. Not all the people out here are as bad as you've heard, you know... I look a lot more presentable when there's running water." *grins*
delioch (10:14:36 PM): i chuckle
Thematrian1 (10:14:53 PM): Donald: "Dad says you're all cannibals. I don't think he means it literally, though." He clearly isn't trying to imply that he agrees.
Umbrafer (10:15:11 PM): ("Only one of us.")
delioch (10:15:35 PM): i make a face" your dads pretty fun guy there.. so you guys coming along ?"
CirclMastr (10:15:47 PM): (brb guys)
CirclMastr has left the chat room.

delioch (10:15:56 PM): #hey, can someone tell cat not to eat infornt of the kids#
MilesMk1 (10:16:00 PM): "I'm sure he just didn't want you mixed up with the wrong sort of people."
delioch (10:16:10 PM): nods
MilesMk1 (10:16:49 PM): "Some of the parts of the city are pretty bad, but most of us don't live all that differently from the people in the core."
Thematrian1 (10:17:20 PM): He nods, slowly. "I was never sure...I never knew what to think."
CirclMastr has entered the chat room.

delioch (10:17:32 PM): "true. i grew up in the corps and i find everything pretty wiz on the streets"
CirclMastr (10:17:35 PM): (Back)
MilesMk1 (10:18:22 PM): "And a lot of people work for places like Ares, you know, without living in the enclaves."
MilesMk1 (10:18:50 PM): "My dad used to work for Lone Star, for example. He was a drone mechanic, actually. Did a lot of work with Ares hardware."
delioch (10:19:11 PM): #that explans a lot#
delioch (10:19:47 PM): i look around to make sure we are still ok.. even check for any strange sounds
delioch (10:19:52 PM): delioch rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 2 3 1
Thematrian1 (10:19:53 PM): The boy smiles politely. The girl grows animated, for the first time in this conversation: "Did he ever do anything with the strato-7b? Everyone thinks it looks funny, but I've heard that the rotor thrust was the be
Thematrian1 (10:19:57 PM): st they ever did!"
MilesMk1 (10:20:10 PM): (Did he?)
Umbrafer (10:20:17 PM): #We're taking them with us.#
Thematrian1 (10:20:20 PM): "They expanded the sensor suite for the eight, so they couldn't be quite as clean in the internals."
Thematrian1 (10:20:25 PM): (Yep)
MilesMk1 (10:20:32 PM): (I wasn't lying, BTW, he was really...)
delioch (10:20:37 PM): #yes#
Thematrian1 (10:20:39 PM): (She picked one in exactly the right time period. Hard to say whether it was accident or design)
MilesMk1 (10:20:43 PM): "Yes, he did, actually."
MilesMk1 (10:20:59 PM): *thinks of an appropriate anecdote*
Umbrafer (10:21:02 PM): (Even if they are going to eat our brains.#
delioch (10:21:14 PM): #what...#
MilesMk1 (10:21:15 PM): #Hey, what model of Stratos do you have, Alex?#
CirclMastr (10:21:18 PM): #This is insane...#
delioch (10:21:56 PM): #hey, todd. i could of shot them.. but thats only if they were zombies or something stranger#
MilesMk1 (10:21:57 PM): #Hey, we gave you a ride because you asked politely...#
Umbrafer (10:22:08 PM): #9s. I remember the 7bs, though—sensor suite blew juggernauts, but they handled cleaner than anything since#
CirclMastr (10:22:46 PM): #Little did I know you wanted me along to kill giant magical bugs. I don't think the kids will have the same task.#
delioch (10:22:59 PM): "hey, alice. i think you would like our one friend. she has all sorts of tech toys and drones"
MilesMk1 (10:23:07 PM): "A good friend of mine actually owns a Strato 9s, too. Better sensors, but I remember her saying nothing handled as well as a 7b."
delioch (10:23:13 PM): #they wont#
delioch (10:23:46 PM): #they don't even know how to use a gun#
Umbrafer (10:23:49 PM): (She's not actually Alice, that's just my guess on what her name is based on the assumption that they gave us fake names)
MilesMk1 (10:24:09 PM): #We need all the good Karma we can get.# (pun unintended)
Thematrian1 (10:24:17 PM): The girl responds: "She does? They never let us see anything good in the center."
Thematrian1 (10:24:21 PM): er
Thematrian1 (10:24:40 PM): In other news, Jon needs to stay the hell out of my head.
Umbrafer (10:24:48 PM): (Hehehe)
Umbrafer (10:24:53 PM): (Well, maybe she is :) )
MilesMk1 (10:25:22 PM): "Yeah... And a couple of other ones - blimp drones... And this one neat spider remote, that she'd sometimes have ride around on my shoulder, but that one's in the shop."
delioch (10:25:37 PM): (did i see any sign or sound of trouble
MilesMk1 (10:25:44 PM): "She's really good with drones, she could make it dance around." *smiles*
Thematrian1 (10:25:48 PM): "The Tarantula?"
Thematrian1 (10:25:50 PM): (None)
MilesMk1 (10:26:01 PM): #What make was the spider?#
Thematrian1 (10:26:26 PM): "It's got these long legs, and a drug injector, and a grenade built into the body. If things get too bad, you can just detonate it."
Umbrafer (10:26:30 PM): #Arachnoid. Renraku model.#
MilesMk1 (10:26:50 PM): "Nah, she had a Renraku Arachnoid."
Thematrian1 (10:26:59 PM): (Alex: The Tarantula is the Ares model, originally made for micro-drone based assassination. It didn't work all that well; too fragile)
delioch (10:26:59 PM): " so donald.. was anyone still at the tower when you left?"
MilesMk1 (10:27:20 PM): "But I'm sure she'd know more about the Tarantula than I do."
Thematrian1 (10:27:30 PM): Donald: "A few people. They were fighting about whether to set up the automatics."
CirclMastr (10:27:43 PM): (Clearly they just used it wrong. It needed to be stuffed with explosives!)
delioch (10:27:45 PM): " the automatics?"
Thematrian1 (10:27:46 PM): The two have paired up: Alice is chatting with Blake, Donald is with Shadow Fire
Thematrian1 (10:27:58 PM): (They did. Scroll up)
CirclMastr (10:28:05 PM): (aww, Blake has a new girlfriend, how cute)
Thematrian1 (10:28:24 PM): (I steal an idea from a guy, and he doesn't even read it ::sniffle:: )
CirclMastr (10:28:25 PM): (How could they be too fragile if they were stuffed with explosives?)
MilesMk1 (10:28:25 PM): #How are those danger signs, Alex? I think they're warming up to us, but this might take a while yet.#
Thematrian1 (10:28:36 PM): Alex: they're louder
delioch (10:28:41 PM): #hey we should go soon. we can't go unnoted for to long#
CirclMastr (10:28:45 PM): (Chat window is smaller on this client. I saw the assassination part at least)
Umbrafer (10:28:56 PM): #Louder. Anytime now.#
Thematrian1 (10:29:09 PM): Donald: "Yeah, you know. The mine field, the remote guns. The locks on the elevators."
Umbrafer (10:29:11 PM): Do I have any vague guess on distance?
MilesMk1 (10:29:12 PM): #Any chance you could have one of the drones do a fly-by? We'd have the girl hooked for sure.#
Thematrian1 (10:29:17 PM): He's remarkable blase
delioch (10:29:33 PM): "oh the mechanic defiences"
MilesMk1 (10:29:36 PM): #Let me know, so we can time this right.#
Umbrafer (10:29:51 PM): #Sure. About time I got some surveillance data. Deploying now, let me know when.#
delioch (10:29:56 PM): "smart remote or all standard dumbies"
MilesMk1 (10:30:14 PM): #Which one are you sending, the Strato?#
Umbrafer (10:30:27 PM): #Schattenauge. Let's see if they know this one.#
Umbrafer (10:30:40 PM): I deploy and proceed to do my usual turn-in-van/jump/turn-in-Schattenauge/jump thing.
Thematrian1 (10:30:56 PM): eh?
CirclMastr (10:31:20 PM): (Your "usual" makes no sense.)
MilesMk1 (10:31:32 PM): *smiles at Alice* (timing it so that Alex can make an interesting entrance) "Want to see something fun? Look up."
CirclMastr (10:31:35 PM): (brb)
MilesMk1 (10:32:04 PM): #After she sees it, bring it in to hover close by, so she can gawk.#
delioch (10:32:19 PM): "is the security system a smart system for the most part or dumb"
Umbrafer (10:32:31 PM): That is to say, I'm rapidly cycling between the van and the deployed Schattenauge, spending just long enough in each to get a good look around before switching again.
Thematrian1 (10:32:35 PM): Ah.
Thematrian1 (10:32:56 PM): She lights up. "It's a..." She hesitates, but can't come up with the name.
MilesMk1 (10:33:09 PM): "Shattenauge."
Thematrian1 (10:33:34 PM): She nods eagerly. "It's your friend's?"
MilesMk1 (10:34:13 PM): "Yeah. *to the drone* Hey, say hello." #Do something neat.#
Umbrafer (10:34:51 PM): *Blinks the spotlight and IR spotlight on and off a few times in a friendlyish pattern, if possible*
Thematrian1 (10:35:04 PM): Donald: "They have a bunch of guards. The guy in charge hates tightly wired systems; he doesn't trust them."
Umbrafer (10:35:16 PM): *Descends to hover silently a few meters off the ground*
Thematrian1 (10:35:18 PM): Alice shyly waves back.
Dragcrell (10:35:19 PM): *Flicks ears and yawns* "mmmm so any thaing of much intrrrest happen?"
delioch (10:35:28 PM): "what thats crazy."
delioch (10:35:43 PM): "is he still there?"
MilesMk1 (10:36:10 PM): "She's a girl, too, her name's Alex."
Thematrian1 (10:36:16 PM): "Goats? No, he flew out a week ago on business."
Thematrian1 (10:36:26 PM): Alice looks utterly charmed by that idea.
MilesMk1 (10:36:41 PM): I feel dirty.
delioch (10:36:50 PM): nods " any vibration detectors in the ventalation system?"
MilesMk1 (10:36:53 PM): Well, a little, anyway. I actually do want to help these kids.
Thematrian1 (10:37:15 PM): Donald smiles: "Nope."
Umbrafer (10:37:21 PM): Alex is dangerously close to adopting Alice.
Thematrian1 (10:37:25 PM): "The shafts themselves are way too small."
Thematrian1 (10:37:33 PM): "You'd never fit in. Even I can't."
delioch (10:37:42 PM): i shake my head" thats horrible.. very diapointing"
Thematrian1 (10:37:45 PM): "But there's another shaft, where the workers go to fix things."
Thematrian1 (10:37:52 PM): "Maintenance."
MilesMk1 (10:37:56 PM): *turns his head as if listening to something* "She says she'd love to show you the other drones, too."
delioch (10:38:02 PM): (is any of whjat he is telling me lining up with what i aready have?)
Dragcrell (10:38:18 PM): *moves along the roof of the van and takes a look at the monitors then looks down at Tom* "so whats going on? and wherrres the pup?"
Thematrian1 (10:38:25 PM): (Mostly. Donald paints a rosier picture of the maintainence shaft situation than your plans do.)
MilesMk1 (10:38:51 PM): (It's Todd, not Tom, IIRC.)
delioch (10:38:57 PM): "what about there. whats in there?"
Thematrian1 (10:39:01 PM): (It is indeed Todd)
CirclMastr has left the chat room.

MilesMk1 (10:39:34 PM): Did he leave in a huff, or did he get disconnected?
delioch (10:39:50 PM): (i think disconnected)
Thematrian1 (10:39:51 PM): (disconnected)
Thematrian1 (10:39:58 PM): (He'd have said something if it was a huff)
Thematrian1 (10:40:41 PM): Donald shrugs. "Secret projects. Weapons. Things we're not supposed to see."
delioch (10:41:11 PM): "oh.."
Thematrian1 (10:41:38 PM): "Stuff we don't understand, mostly. It's more interesting to watch the people."
delioch (10:41:55 PM): "so "i start to record" donald, why did your father and mother leave you behind?"
MilesMk1 (10:42:19 PM): #I'm assuming that now that she's turning to be Alex Jr. in the making, you'll actually not just pump these kids for info, then ditch them? Say yes, so I can alleviate my conscience.*grins*#
CirclMastr has entered the chat room.

Thematrian1 (10:42:39 PM): He flinches, and shuts down a bit. "I dunno. They just said they had to leave."
delioch (10:42:45 PM): #no would never do that#
Umbrafer (10:43:01 PM): #Yes. Hell, you know me—as long as they're clean, if we say we'll get them out I'll do whatever I can to help them get out.#
Umbrafer (10:43:04 PM): #Just pray they're clean.#
Dragcrell (10:43:24 PM): *moves along the roof of the van and takes a look at the monitors then looks down at Todd* "so whats going on? and wherrres the pup?"
delioch (10:43:32 PM): i try to be understanding
Thematrian1 (10:43:40 PM): "That was...I guess...five days ago?"
MilesMk1 (10:43:42 PM): #Hehe... I meant Alex, but it's nice to know you'll be there to give them guns, drugs and cigarettes, too.#
delioch (10:43:44 PM): delioch rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 6 5 3 1
delioch (10:43:56 PM): delioch rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
CirclMastr (10:44:01 PM): "Recruiting children."
Thematrian1 (10:44:07 PM): "Some of the other kids left. Mom said not to worry, we could stay behind."
delioch (10:44:14 PM): " what would you say to them now?"
Dragcrell (10:45:01 PM): *flicks ears* "Gggrrreat more pup's underrr foot"
Thematrian1 (10:45:08 PM): He looks hurt. "I just...I just want them to see...we're getting out. Me and Alice. We're gonna make it."
Thematrian1 (10:45:21 PM): "I hope they're ok."
delioch (10:45:55 PM): .i stop recording "thats right and we are going to help you.. "i try to fill him with encuragement
delioch (10:46:12 PM): "i'm sure they are"
delioch (10:46:18 PM): i smile
Thematrian1 (10:47:05 PM): Alex: choose odds or evens.
Dragcrell (10:47:37 PM): "and why arrre they rrrecrrruiting the young pup's forrr?"
Umbrafer (10:47:49 PM): Hm. Odds.
Thematrian1 (10:47:53 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Umbrafer (10:48:02 PM): Hopefully good…
delioch (10:48:08 PM): "well" i look up" i think we should all get going. the faster we get done the quicker we could leave"
CirclMastr (10:48:16 PM): "Pity."
Thematrian1 (10:48:17 PM): You're in the van, when sudden eight tremendous ants burst up all around you.
delioch (10:48:31 PM): do we see this?
CirclMastr (10:48:38 PM): (I'd hate to see if he picked even...)
Thematrian1 (10:48:39 PM): feelers waving, they rush toward the van. Roll Reaction
Umbrafer (10:48:46 PM): Aw fuck.
Umbrafer (10:49:02 PM): Umbrafer rolled 13 6-sided dice: 3 6 2 5 2 5 3 6 2 4 1 3 2
delioch (10:49:06 PM): i''m not sure far we are
Umbrafer (10:49:08 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 4
Umbrafer (10:49:10 PM): Surprise test?
Thematrian1 (10:49:13 PM): yep
Thematrian1 (10:49:27 PM): they don't get prepared ambush, since they had to dig to get to you
Thematrian1 (10:49:54 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 3 5 2 3 4 4 4 3 1 3 4 5 5 3 1
CirclMastr (10:49:57 PM): (Do those in the van know of the eruption of ants?)
Thematrian1 (10:50:00 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 4 1 5 2 6 2 2 4 5 6 3 5 5 6 3
Thematrian1 (10:50:06 PM): (Only if Alex mentions it)
Umbrafer (10:50:18 PM): Karmaing my result, if possible. I'd intended to declare it before they rolled.
Thematrian1 (10:50:23 PM): oh
Thematrian1 (10:50:29 PM): yeah, I'll accept that
Thematrian1 (10:50:31 PM): Cursed Karma?
Umbrafer (10:50:36 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Thematrian1 (10:50:43 PM): good times
Umbrafer (10:50:45 PM): (Blessed karma!)
Umbrafer (10:50:50 PM): Umbrafer rolled 9 6-sided dice: 6 2 2 5 3 4 3 2 4
Dragcrell (10:51:04 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 1 6 1
Umbrafer (10:51:06 PM): Well, that's up to three… I'll hold there.
Thematrian1 (10:52:11 PM): ok. Four of the ants swarm up onto the van. One in particular is on the windshield; you guys in the van all see it.
Thematrian1 (10:52:25 PM): Blake can see this.
CirclMastr (10:52:29 PM): "HOLY FUCK!"
Thematrian1 (10:52:30 PM): Shadow Fire and the kids can't.
delioch (10:52:37 PM): (glad i'm not there)
CirclMastr (10:52:56 PM): *whips out straight-edge and flicks it open*
Umbrafer (10:53:11 PM): Init, I assume? Or do they chew on the armor first?
Thematrian1 (10:53:16 PM): they chew on the armor
MilesMk1 (10:53:33 PM): *staying calm* "Ah, damn... We've got ants crawling around the place. Come on, guys, time to go."
delioch (10:53:52 PM): we're not there
delioch (10:53:59 PM): we can see them
MilesMk1 (10:54:01 PM): What?
Thematrian1 (10:54:14 PM): at first, things seem fine. Then your armor starts smoking...these ants have acid on their mandibles, or something
MilesMk1 (10:54:27 PM): Wait, SF and the kids made it back to the van?
Thematrian1 (10:54:32 PM): did they? When?
MilesMk1 (10:54:47 PM): I dunno, delioch said they weren't there.
Dragcrell (10:54:54 PM): *Growls then readys for a fight* "Well this has been a rrratherrr shity day."
delioch (10:54:56 PM): no we didn't we're still by the car.. we were going to take the car
MilesMk1 (10:55:17 PM): Ok, so I say just what I said I did.
Umbrafer (10:55:29 PM): #GET THE KIDS IN THE CAR NOW!#
MilesMk1 (10:55:37 PM): "We can't leave you out here now, they might chase after you. Come on!"
delioch (10:55:41 PM): #umm. ok#
Thematrian1 (10:55:52 PM): Alice: "Is everything ok?"
Thematrian1 (10:56:00 PM): to Shadow Fire?
delioch (10:56:01 PM): #whats up alex?#
Thematrian1 (10:56:19 PM): Donald gets it first. He hesitates...then makes his choice, and sprints toward the car instead of away from it.
Thematrian1 (10:56:33 PM): Alex, you're faster than 4 ants. Take your turn
delioch (10:56:37 PM): "well, i think there maybe trouble coming if we don't move dear"
Umbrafer (10:56:44 PM): Acceleration test.
Umbrafer (10:56:52 PM): Umbrafer rolled 12 6-sided dice: 4 5 5 5 1 1 3 4 4 1 6 3
Thematrian1 (10:56:58 PM): Alice follows Donald for the sedan. Where exactly did Blake wind up?
Umbrafer (10:57:08 PM): 18 mpt.
delioch (10:57:12 PM): i think he still here
MilesMk1 (10:57:18 PM): I was there with them... So I'm back at the sedan.
Thematrian1 (10:57:19 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 14 6-sided dice: 4 4 4 4 4 3 5 4 1 6 2 6 2 5
Thematrian1 (10:57:22 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 14 6-sided dice: 5 1 4 5 1 6 3 5 1 2 1 4 6 5
delioch (10:57:23 PM): i get in the sedan
Thematrian1 (10:57:24 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 14 6-sided dice: 1 3 1 5 6 4 3 4 1 1 1 2 1 2
Thematrian1 (10:57:26 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 14 6-sided dice: 2 2 1 6 2 4 4 3 4 1 1 5 2 2
MilesMk1 (10:57:30 PM): Good thing too, since I'me the only one that can drive...
Thematrian1 (10:57:32 PM): all four ants cling tenaciously to your car
Thematrian1 (10:57:34 PM): van
Thematrian1 (10:57:35 PM): whatever
Umbrafer (10:57:46 PM): Well, by vehicle skill class it is a car
delioch (10:57:49 PM): :-Dya i could crash
Umbrafer (10:57:53 PM): So is an 18-wheeler
Thematrian1 (10:57:59 PM): the other four are being left behind
MilesMk1 (10:58:02 PM): #We got them in the car. You need any help?#
Thematrian1 (10:58:20 PM): Shadow Fire: you hit the sedan first. The kids are piling in as the van accelerates. You guys can all see the van and its new passengers now.
CirclMastr (10:58:21 PM): Any chance I could open a window and get at one?
delioch (10:58:29 PM): #what could we do? we have kids#
Umbrafer (10:58:40 PM): #Don't know. Ants eating through armor, left some behind.#
MilesMk1 (10:58:42 PM): #If you could drive...#
Thematrian1 (10:58:43 PM): The passenger's side window opens. You could get in there, lean in, and mess with them.
CirclMastr (10:58:56 PM): *climbs into the front seat*
Thematrian1 (10:59:09 PM): well, wait
Thematrian1 (10:59:15 PM): initiative
CirclMastr (10:59:16 PM): (I hate wait!)
MilesMk1 (10:59:18 PM): *makes sure everyone is in the car, gets in the driver's seat, and sets off after the van, trying not to get close to the ants that were left behind*
Thematrian1 (10:59:19 PM): then actions
Thematrian1 (10:59:24 PM): Shadow Cat has a 10
MilesMk1 (10:59:25 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 2 4
MilesMk1 (10:59:28 PM): 21
Thematrian1 (10:59:29 PM): what about everyone else?
CirclMastr (10:59:37 PM): CirclMastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 2 5
CirclMastr (10:59:42 PM): (18)
Umbrafer (10:59:45 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 3 4 6 3
Umbrafer (10:59:53 PM): 27
Dragcrell (11:00:00 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 6 6 6
Dragcrell (11:00:10 PM): (O_O holy shit)
Thematrian1 (11:00:22 PM): well, that was ok
Dragcrell (11:00:26 PM): 28
delioch (11:00:40 PM): " this is bad..ok, kids lets see whats in the cars sound system.." i check if the stero has any programed music in it
Umbrafer (11:00:42 PM): Wow.
Umbrafer (11:00:49 PM): Wait
Thematrian1 (11:00:53 PM): and I was wrong about SC; that other thing was a Reaction roll.
Umbrafer (11:01:00 PM): How in hell did you… 4+4d6 init?
Umbrafer (11:01:03 PM): My brain…
Thematrian1 (11:01:15 PM): (There is one way. It'll come to you)
CirclMastr (11:01:30 PM): (Cheating?)
delioch (11:01:33 PM): ?
Thematrian1 (11:01:35 PM): well, this is weird. Shadow Cat, you have the honor of starting us off.
Umbrafer (11:01:38 PM): (I can think of several ways, but they all involve 'ware or combat drugs.)
Umbrafer (11:01:46 PM): (FYI, I had a 29 before wound mods :P )
Dragcrell (11:02:05 PM): (tisk tisk need to think out side the box of that sort of stuff)
Thematrian1 (11:02:17 PM): You're inside the van, you've had a full, delicious meal of people, and now you're being attacked by giant ants
Umbrafer (11:02:59 PM): #Do we have a Leiningen on board?#
delioch (11:03:01 PM): (they heard that diner was on you, or just you)
Thematrian1 (11:03:17 PM): (That's Lennington ;-))
Umbrafer (11:03:24 PM): (Hm?)
delioch (11:03:30 PM): \(whats a lenningtomn?)
Thematrian1 (11:03:50 PM): (There's a famous short story, "Lennington versus the Ants". I thought Alex was making a reference to it, but I guess not)
Umbrafer (11:04:01 PM): (I was, but it is actually Leiningen versus the Ants)
Thematrian1 (11:04:06 PM): (You sure?)
delioch (11:04:13 PM): (oh)
Umbrafer (11:04:19 PM): (Google and Wikipedia both agree with me)
Thematrian1 (11:04:24 PM): (I sit corrected.)
Thematrian1 (11:04:55 PM): SC, action
Thematrian1 (11:05:07 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 6 4 3 4 2 6 1 4
Dragcrell (11:05:22 PM): I head out side the van veia the back door and on to the roof
delioch (11:05:54 PM): isn't the van moving now...
Umbrafer (11:05:57 PM): x.x please close the door behind you…
Thematrian1 (11:05:58 PM): You're up and on. There's only one ant on the roof itself, but that ant is long enough to easily dominate the space.
Thematrian1 (11:06:01 PM): Yes, yes it is.
Thematrian1 (11:06:16 PM): Right now, its back is to you. You're nose-to-stinger with it.
Thematrian1 (11:06:23 PM): Alex, go
Dragcrell (11:06:26 PM): oh fun
delioch (11:06:41 PM): haha- enjoy my hell
Thematrian1 (11:06:57 PM): Man, is climbing on Alex's van while it's in motion you guys' new hobby, or what?
MilesMk1 (11:07:13 PM): She can stick to things, IIRC. She used to walk on ceilings, before.
delioch (11:07:16 PM): ...........no... maybe...
Dragcrell (11:07:29 PM): (ya but I have more ticks up my sleaves then you do)
delioch (11:07:35 PM): thats not far.. she getts everything
Thematrian1 (11:07:37 PM): (Different ones, at any rate)
Umbrafer (11:07:47 PM): Well, first off I'm going to close the door if it's still open.
Thematrian1 (11:07:59 PM): Heh. Watch her crack a maglock sometime. She doesn't get the metaphor there ;-)
Thematrian1 (11:08:17 PM): It's open. Oops, now it's shut.
delioch (11:08:20 PM): :'(
Thematrian1 (11:09:05 PM): and then?
Umbrafer (11:09:09 PM): If that takes up a Simple, I… if I think it'll dislodge the van on the roof, deploy the MMG. If not, Observe in Detail and take my free acceleration (well, that either way)
Umbrafer (11:09:16 PM): And if it didn't take a Simple, I accelerate.
Thematrian1 (11:09:22 PM): it doesn't. Accelerate freely.
Thematrian1 (11:09:31 PM): Shadow Cat, roll Reaction to stay on.
Umbrafer (11:09:40 PM): Umbrafer rolled 12 6-sided dice: 5 5 1 2 3 6 2 1 5 2 2 6
Thematrian1 (11:09:55 PM): vrroom
Umbrafer (11:09:57 PM): Wait
Umbrafer (11:10:02 PM): How did I get to 18 mpt last time?>
Umbrafer (11:10:10 PM): By using the wrong multiplier, of course.
Dragcrell (11:10:11 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 4 5 5
Thematrian1 (11:10:18 PM): SC stays on with ease
Umbrafer (11:10:41 PM): The previous one should have been 27 mpt, feel free to declare that for some reason I'm only at 18 as previously thought. Either way, I accelerate by 30 mpt.
Dragcrell (11:10:41 PM): (you know I'm getting rather worryed here >_> and the others should know why)
delioch (11:11:01 PM): ?
Thematrian1 (11:11:06 PM): vroooom
Thematrian1 (11:11:18 PM): you're arrowing straight for the checkpoint into the core
Thematrian1 (11:11:27 PM): next Turn you're going to have to make a decision about that
Umbrafer (11:11:30 PM): Which speed am I travelling at?
Thematrian1 (11:11:36 PM): 57 MPT
Umbrafer (11:11:43 PM): Good times. Poor Essie.
CirclMastr (11:11:54 PM): Essie?
Thematrian1 (11:11:59 PM): The ants act. They chew on the armor. The other four suddenly turn ghostly, and follow you at astonishing speed.
delioch (11:12:00 PM): (hehe)
delioch (11:12:11 PM): (sc)
Dragcrell (11:12:17 PM): eh dont worry ;3 the kitty has a few ways to stay safe
Thematrian1 (11:12:18 PM): One of them flows right through the closed van doors, stopping inside the van over Todd's head.
Umbrafer (11:12:25 PM): Crap.
delioch (11:12:42 PM): " hey, blake...."
Thematrian1 (11:12:47 PM): Todd, there's a giant fucking ant with its mandibles on either side of your face. It's purely astral, for the moment.
Thematrian1 (11:12:51 PM): Blake, your action.
Umbrafer (11:12:57 PM): I hate it when astral things remember they're astral.
CirclMastr (11:12:58 PM): If it's astral, I can't see it.
Thematrian1 (11:13:04 PM): (well, I say stopping, what I mean is velocity matching)
Thematrian1 (11:13:21 PM): No, it's doing the other thing. Still visible, but insubstantial.
CirclMastr (11:13:25 PM): Ah
CirclMastr (11:13:36 PM): I didn't think things could do that while crossing through physical objects.
Umbrafer (11:13:49 PM): Manifesting.
delioch (11:13:50 PM): me either
Umbrafer (11:14:10 PM): To my knowledge there's nothing suggesting they can't—it's totally nonphysical.
Thematrian1 (11:14:21 PM): well, that's the entire point of being insubstantial, you go through stuff, like a projecting mage
CirclMastr (11:14:38 PM): Ah well. It doesn't try to bite me?
CirclMastr (11:14:41 PM): (Yet)
Thematrian1 (11:14:42 PM): Nope.
MilesMk1 (11:14:45 PM): "Yeah?"
Thematrian1 (11:14:55 PM): ("You have an action, please take it.")
delioch (11:15:01 PM): "what do you plan to do to help them?"
MilesMk1 (11:15:45 PM): "Not sure, unless you suddenly learned how to drive."
Thematrian1 (11:16:02 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 6 6 4 5 4 2 5 4 5 2 2 3 3 5
Thematrian1 (11:16:04 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 5 1 1 1 2 6 6 5 6 2 3 5 4 5 1
delioch (11:16:05 PM): "ahhhh, no"
MilesMk1 (11:16:21 PM): I take off, for the moment trying to go for a course that'll put me parallel to the way the van went, but not behind them, on the same road.
MilesMk1 (11:16:30 PM): I want to avoid the ants, given the situation here.
Thematrian1 (11:16:41 PM): amazingly, one of the ants actually fell off in the latest burst of acceleration. It lies on its back and waves its legs in the air
MilesMk1 (11:17:23 PM): I don't even want to think about the mods for driving via a datajack, while shooting an AR out the window.
Thematrian1 (11:17:26 PM): check. Um...Shadow Fire and Todd, what were your initiative scores?
Thematrian1 (11:17:37 PM): They're pretty fierce. Not trying it?
CirclMastr (11:17:42 PM): 18
delioch (11:17:44 PM): i didn't roll
delioch (11:17:51 PM): delioch rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 2
MilesMk1 (11:17:55 PM): I won't unless Alex calls for help.
delioch (11:18:03 PM): 13
Thematrian1 (11:18:12 PM): ok. Todd, what're you up to?
Umbrafer (11:18:16 PM): (#Help me!# ;) )
Thematrian1 (11:18:21 PM): There's a giant astral ant over one shoulder.
MilesMk1 (11:18:23 PM): I will get the AR lying across my knees, ready to use it.
CirclMastr (11:18:26 PM): *slashes at the giant fucking mandibles, perhaps?*
Dragcrell (11:18:30 PM): 28
Thematrian1 (11:18:52 PM): Well, if so, roll it.
MilesMk1 (11:18:58 PM): "How're you with an assault rifle?"
CirclMastr (11:19:20 PM): CirclMastr rolled 12 6-sided dice: 2 4 6 4 2 2 1 4 3 4 4 1
delioch (11:19:22 PM): "never used one, why"
CirclMastr (11:19:23 PM): CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
CirclMastr (11:19:25 PM): CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
CirclMastr (11:19:36 PM): (Assuming TN 4, that's... 6 successes)
MilesMk1 (11:19:37 PM): "Oh, no reason."
Thematrian1 (11:19:49 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 2 4 6 2 4 4 3 5 5 1 1 1 3 2
delioch (11:20:12 PM): "i'll just shot at them with my pistol...and aim for a atena"
Thematrian1 (11:20:28 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 2 4 3 4 2 6 6 6 4 1 6 5 3 2 6
MilesMk1 (11:20:39 PM): "Don't. You wont hurt them, and you'll just attract their attention."
Thematrian1 (11:20:51 PM): you slash through one mandible; it vanishes as it falls. The creature beats its insubstantial wings and keens in pain.
delioch (11:21:19 PM): "true.. i hate magic"
Thematrian1 (11:21:20 PM): Shadow Fire, your action.
CirclMastr (11:21:23 PM): "Fucking ant..."
delioch (11:21:44 PM): i pull out a pistol and roll down the widow
Thematrian1 (11:22:28 PM): check. You may take one shot this action, if you wish.
MilesMk1 (11:22:29 PM): (Jon: Defaulting to a reaction of 10, with a -1TN for a datajack, does it even make sense for me to try running one of those ants over, or would that probably be courting death?)
delioch (11:22:47 PM): i'll spend my action aiming
CirclMastr (11:22:49 PM): (Courting death, is my guess)
Thematrian1 (11:23:14 PM): Understood. We're back at the top of the order with Shadowcat.
Umbrafer (11:23:27 PM): (Hm. Depends entirely on the Handling of the vehicle you're driving.)
MilesMk1 (11:23:29 PM): "Don't shoot them. Unless you have a way of keeping the kids safe if one of them materializes in here while I'm busy driving."
delioch (11:23:35 PM): its nice that we begin and end with shadows
Umbrafer (11:23:39 PM): (That said, the defaulting penalty is pretty steep)
MilesMk1 (11:23:48 PM): (Which, out of curiosity, is what, in this case?)
Thematrian1 (11:23:51 PM): (That is nice)
Thematrian1 (11:24:03 PM): (Handling 3. It handles beautifully)
MilesMk1 (11:24:15 PM): (Yeah, the -4 is a bitch... So, a modified TN of 6.)
Umbrafer (11:24:19 PM): (So you'd be looking for 6s.)
MilesMk1 (11:24:24 PM): (Yeah, no good.)
delioch (11:24:30 PM): "fine fine"
Umbrafer (11:24:37 PM): (You'd expect one, but then be looking at the whole damage for the car to soak unaided.)
MilesMk1 (11:24:43 PM): (I might be ok in an emergency, but I'd best leave things alone.)
MilesMk1 (11:25:20 PM): #Alex, you're sort of on your own. I have the kids here, and SF can't drive. Staying parallel with you.#
delioch (11:25:49 PM): #i can drive.. but badly#
delioch (11:26:08 PM): (no skill all reaction)
Umbrafer (11:27:12 PM): #Got it. Stay safe, don't attract their attention unless you can deal with it.#
Dragcrell (11:27:52 PM): *Sluges the ant thats infront of her*
Thematrian1 (11:28:12 PM): roll it
Dragcrell (11:28:22 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 5 2 2 4 5
Thematrian1 (11:28:41 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 3 4 3 4 2
Thematrian1 (11:29:27 PM): You hit it squarely, and maybe hurt it a little, but the exoskeleton is too tough for you. On the plus side, now the ant knows you're there.
Thematrian1 (11:29:37 PM): Alex
Umbrafer (11:30:04 PM): Interesting definition of plus. OID to observe the barrier and surroundings.
Thematrian1 (11:30:23 PM): roll actives
Umbrafer (11:30:53 PM): Umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 6 4 6 2 5
Umbrafer (11:30:56 PM): Umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 3
Umbrafer (11:31:01 PM): Umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (11:31:02 PM): The barrier is a thick metal pole, but at your current speed you'll barely notice it. There are tire damage tracks, but they're not deployed at present. If there are any automatic weapons or similar aids, they're well-hidden
Umbrafer (11:31:17 PM): Is the pole at about the height of any of the ants?
Thematrian1 (11:31:30 PM): no, it's too low
Umbrafer (11:31:35 PM): Ah well.
Thematrian1 (11:32:14 PM): and for your other simple?
Umbrafer (11:32:47 PM): Other Simple… do I think deploying the MMG would dislodge the ant on the roof?
Thematrian1 (11:32:58 PM): it might. Depends how agile it is.
Thematrian1 (11:33:06 PM): At the very least, the poor thing would be inconvenienced.
Umbrafer (11:33:13 PM): Deploying.
Thematrian1 (11:33:25 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 6 5 3 2 3 6 6 2 4 5 2 2 4 6 6
Umbrafer (11:33:27 PM): Also taking my free acceleration.
Umbrafer (11:33:34 PM): Unfortunately, it seems nimble.
Thematrian1 (11:33:56 PM): Shadow Cat: the ant spins in place, neatly avoiding the turret that suddenly popped up on the van roof.
delioch (11:33:59 PM): "i'm glad i'm not up there... again"
Dragcrell (11:34:07 PM): (hehehehe well this should look rather intresting going in I'm shoure)
Dragcrell (11:34:22 PM): "crrrap"
Thematrian1 (11:34:31 PM): That's it for him. Now that it's facing you, the ant makes a spirited attempted to bite your face.
Thematrian1 (11:34:34 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 2 2 5 3 2 1 1 1 5 5 5 3 4 3 5
Umbrafer (11:34:41 PM): How are the kids reacting to the show?
Umbrafer (11:34:54 PM): (And what are their init scores? ;) )
delioch (11:35:02 PM): i'll check in a moment
Thematrian1 (11:35:08 PM): Not that Alex can see, but the guy is whimpering, while the girl is just watching, looking terrified.
Dragcrell (11:35:42 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 1 1 5 3 3
Thematrian1 (11:36:56 PM): SC, your position is terrible. You can barely dodge and still stay on the moving van. As a result, you get mandibled. Resist 8M, and roll Body
Dragcrell (11:37:37 PM): (well lest I get a small break there)
Thematrian1 (11:38:01 PM): meanwhile: the ant on the windshield is trying to sting its way through it, without success. The one inside the van abruptly becomes physical. Todd, you can suddenly smell it, and smell the blood
Thematrian1 (11:38:06 PM): leaking from where you injured its astral form
Thematrian1 (11:38:29 PM): the other three ghostlies are merely keeping pace with the van
CirclMastr (11:38:31 PM): *gags a bit*
Thematrian1 (11:38:42 PM): Blake?
Dragcrell (11:38:44 PM): Dragcrell rolled 8 6-sided dice: 5 6 3 3 1 4 1 4
Dragcrell (11:38:52 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (11:39:18 PM): luckily for you, you're unharmed; your mystic armor manages to ward off the attack. But still roll Body.
MilesMk1 (11:39:32 PM): I continue to do what I've been doing, but ready to try evasive action if one of the ghostly ants head our way.
Dragcrell (11:39:36 PM): ugh
Dragcrell (11:39:43 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 5 5 6 4 4
Dragcrell (11:39:51 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Dragcrell (11:40:07 PM): (now you see why I was worryed *sigh*)
Thematrian1 (11:40:15 PM): nothing happens
Thematrian1 (11:40:22 PM): Blake: check. Todd, you're up.
CirclMastr (11:40:41 PM): *takes another swipe*
CirclMastr (11:40:44 PM): CirclMastr rolled 12 6-sided dice: 2 2 1 1 4 1 4 2 5 6 1 6
CirclMastr (11:40:46 PM): CirclMastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 3
CirclMastr (11:40:48 PM): CirclMastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Thematrian1 (11:41:13 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 1 4 6 3 6 5 5 1 1 5 6 2 6 6
Thematrian1 (11:41:22 PM): 5 successes again?
CirclMastr (11:42:04 PM): Assuming TN 4, yeah
Thematrian1 (11:43:04 PM): ok. As you move in to slash, the ant reacts. Astonishingly quickly for a creature its size, it pivots its head and stabs you in the arm with its remaining mandible. Resist 9M
CirclMastr (11:43:36 PM): CirclMastr rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 3 1 6
CirclMastr (11:43:42 PM): Well fuck, there's M
CirclMastr (11:43:56 PM): (But thanks to High Pain Tolerance, it's an L!)
Umbrafer (11:44:05 PM): (You've got a point of karma, don't you?)
CirclMastr (11:44:16 PM): (I'm rolling for 6's anyway)
CirclMastr (11:44:24 PM): (Not worth trying to stage it down)
Umbrafer (11:44:42 PM): (Fair enow.)
Thematrian1 (11:44:58 PM): ouch. Blood runs down your arm, staining your jacket. Meanwhile, Shadow Fire gets to act.
delioch (11:45:05 PM): i turn around towards the kids"kids, look here. look straght in my eyes ok. theres nothing important out the windows, ok.."
delioch (11:45:26 PM): i try to keep them calm
Umbrafer (11:45:28 PM): (My god, what the hell are you trying to do to the kids?)
CirclMastr (11:45:51 PM): (Ugh, I've gotta take off. If combat persists, I just keep trying to kill)
Dragcrell (11:45:52 PM): (well coudl use em for bait)
delioch (11:45:54 PM): there going to freak out if i don't do something
Thematrian1 (11:46:02 PM): The boy looks at you, the girl seems glued to the windows.
Thematrian1 (11:46:07 PM): (Sorry to hear it. Have fun)
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delioch (11:46:33 PM): i snap a figure at her if i have too to get her attantion
Thematrian1 (11:46:40 PM): a figure?
Thematrian1 (11:46:46 PM): third actions. Shadowcat?
MilesMk1 (11:46:48 PM): (Finger, is my guess.)
Thematrian1 (11:46:52 PM): (Ah, good call)
Thematrian1 (11:46:55 PM): She ignores you.
delioch (11:46:57 PM): finger-sorry
Umbrafer (11:47:15 PM): (You are totally paying for their psychotherapy when they crack from the strain of having their fears denied by authority figures.)
MilesMk1 (11:47:31 PM): (I actually have to run too - I'm sort of starting to fall asleep at the keyboard. From exhaustion, not any lack of interest, I mean.)
delioch (11:47:39 PM): (i have the cash)
delioch (11:47:49 PM): we might as well call it
Thematrian1 (11:48:07 PM): Yeah, thi slooks like the end. I wanted to finish the Turn, but exhaustion waits for no man.
delioch (11:48:11 PM): since its a new round
Thematrian1 (11:48:25 PM): Not quite; Alex, Blake, SC, and the ants all get actions
delioch (11:48:27 PM): yeap
MilesMk1 (11:48:29 PM): (Well, you can definitely finish - Blake just keeps on driving, unless something terrible happens.)
Umbrafer (11:48:34 PM): Yeah
Thematrian1 (11:48:45 PM): True; Todd doesn't get another turn
Thematrian1 (11:48:53 PM): ok, we'll finish this out. Sleep well, Matt
Thematrian1 (11:49:02 PM): meanwhile: Shadow Cat? Last action of the night for you
MilesMk1 (11:49:04 PM): See you... Well, see some of you Thursday.
delioch (11:49:12 PM): later
MilesMk1 (11:49:14 PM): Try not to die, the rest of you.
MilesMk1 (11:49:25 PM): Till next Tuesday.
Umbrafer (11:49:29 PM): We'll do what we can.
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Dragcrell (11:50:12 PM): *Growls then punches the bloody dame ant*
Dragcrell (11:50:32 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 2 1 5 2 5
Thematrian1 (11:50:49 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 4 4 1 2 5 1 3 5 5 6 5 6 3 3 2
Thematrian1 (11:51:10 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
Thematrian1 (11:51:14 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 1 1 1 6 6 3 3 3 1 6 5 1 5 6 6
Thematrian1 (11:51:47 PM): you hit it right in one huge eye, but it doesn't seem to care. It tries to close its mandibles on your neck:
Thematrian1 (11:51:49 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 2 6 1 1 5 6 6 5 2 2 1 1 2 1 1
Dragcrell (11:52:01 PM): (well this could be a LONG ASS fight)
Dragcrell (11:52:25 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 6 4 2 1
Dragcrell (11:52:32 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (11:52:50 PM): and does it well, too. Resist 9S
Thematrian1 (11:52:55 PM): err
Thematrian1 (11:52:57 PM): 8S
Dragcrell (11:53:02 PM): (weee)
Thematrian1 (11:53:04 PM): Alex?
Dragcrell (11:53:09 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 1 1 1 3
Umbrafer (11:53:50 PM): Hm. How long 'til I crash into the barricade, and can I get an angle on the ant fighting SC?
Thematrian1 (11:53:54 PM): You jerk your head away, so you're bleeding from the shoulder instead of the neck. Give me a body roll, too
Thematrian1 (11:54:01 PM): It'll happen at the top of the next Turn, and yes
Thematrian1 (11:54:08 PM): you can't Suppress without hitting her, though
Dragcrell (11:54:14 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 4 2 6 2 3
Dragcrell (11:54:20 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Dragcrell (11:54:35 PM): (is it me or I'm I getting shitter and shitter rolls?)
Thematrian1 (11:55:01 PM): you're fine. Alex?
Umbrafer (11:55:05 PM): Well, Suppressing doesn't seem like the best of options here.
Thematrian1 (11:55:20 PM): I know, I was just trying to give you an idea of how everyone's arranged.
delioch (11:55:25 PM): (that would be kool if she jumped over the barricade on her next turn)
Umbrafer (11:55:32 PM): *Nods*
Umbrafer (11:55:48 PM): (It would mostly be silly, what with the barricade being so low and all)
Dragcrell (11:56:02 PM): (well she still has the radio unless that got knocked off at some point)
delioch (11:56:08 PM): (oh. i was thinking she would be hit.. sorry
Umbrafer (11:56:19 PM): Six-round burst at the ant she's fighting.
Thematrian1 (11:56:25 PM): ok
Umbrafer (11:56:28 PM): Umbrafer rolled 12 6-sided dice: 6 1 5 6 3 2 4 6 1 5 6 4
Umbrafer (11:56:33 PM): Umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 2 2 5
delioch (11:56:38 PM): (nice)
Thematrian1 (11:56:46 PM): whoof
Thematrian1 (11:56:50 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 6 3 2 1 3 4 5 2 4 4 2 6 5 6 5
Umbrafer (11:56:53 PM): Base TN 4, -2 Smartlink, +2 one melee opponent, +2 wound mods, anything else?
Thematrian1 (11:57:16 PM): Nope. Four successes are it.
Thematrian1 (11:57:19 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 5 4 3
Umbrafer (11:58:06 PM): Base damage code 9S, adjusted for burst 15D.
Thematrian1 (11:58:34 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 3 2
Dragcrell (11:58:37 PM): ( *eyes twich* ooooo this is going to hurt ALOT!)
Thematrian1 (11:58:39 PM): no matter, though. Shadowcat, Alex's machine gun tears the ant apart before your eyes. The pieces fade away as they separate.
Thematrian1 (11:59:10 PM): Blake drives, the remaining ants chew your armor, and that's the end of that. New Turn, which we will play next week
delioch (11:59:13 PM): (no mess no fuss. thats one dead ant)
delioch (11:59:39 PM): well, good night all. enjoy your week
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Dragcrell (12:00:36 AM): oi -_- I realy need to get to up a few stats soon
Thematrian1 (12:00:40 AM): this is an interesting situation. Good night everybody, I'll see you all later.
Thematrian1 (12:00:42 AM): Alex:
Thematrian1 (12:00:48 AM): how much ammo do you have left in that MMG?
Umbrafer (12:01:11 AM): Currently loaded, or in stock?
Dragcrell (12:01:40 AM): hehehehe and who did he mean to jump the barrior? alex or S.C.?
Thematrian1 (12:01:58 AM): in stock
Umbrafer (12:03:11 AM): WIth that last burst, 1,700 rounds even.
Thematrian1 (12:03:17 AM): nifty. Thanks
Umbrafer (12:03:20 AM): 406 tracer rounds, but I haven't been using them.
Umbrafer (12:03:33 AM): Wait
Umbrafer (12:03:55 AM): I don't think that's taking into account the boxes I got from Zbyhnev
Umbrafer (12:04:04 AM): I'll have to check the logs.
Dragcrell (12:04:31 AM): lol well I'm out ether way for now SC is liveing getting anoid but alive ^_^ have fun you two
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Thematrian1 (12:06:02 AM): so yeah, buy up your Russian already
Umbrafer (12:06:19 AM): Hehehe
Umbrafer (12:06:32 AM): It'll happen soon :)
Umbrafer (12:06:49 AM): Though I'm thinking it's almost time to hit 7 in Car, Rotorcraft, and Gunnery.
Umbrafer (12:06:53 AM): Not necessarily in that order.
Thematrian1 (12:08:03 AM): right
Thematrian1 (12:09:58 AM): anyway, I need to sleep. See you later
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