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Thematrian1 (7:36:05 PM): and I've had plenty of sleep lately
Thematrian1 (7:36:36 PM): (last week, I started the chat without even waking up all the way. I still don't remember it)
Dragcrell (7:36:55 PM): thats good
Thematrian1 (7:40:18 PM): ok then
circlmastr (7:40:49 PM): Aside: The movie 300. Don't go see it.
Dragcrell (7:41:00 PM): that bad eh
Thematrian1 (7:41:01 PM): (?)
MilesMk1 (7:41:01 PM): Already did.
circlmastr (7:41:02 PM): At least, not for free. And not if you have better things to do.
Dragcrell (7:41:36 PM): not that I have seen any moves sence I think the fist of the new starwar's came out in theaters
Thematrian1 (7:41:49 PM): when we left the group, they'd the ex-Accident group withdraw to its van. Hawk and her invisible friend had likewise backed off, and were headed for Alex's (appropriated) garage
Umbrafer (7:42:21 PM): And we'd seen a big, hooded head in the van.
Thematrian1 (7:42:33 PM): you sure had
MilesMk1 (7:42:48 PM): (It was everything I expected it to be. Nice visuals, and lots of fun carnage.)
Dragcrell (7:43:14 PM): (carnage is alwas good I supose)
MilesMk1 (7:43:22 PM): Hawk was headed for Alex's apprporiated garage?
Umbrafer (7:43:28 PM): Well
Thematrian1 (7:43:32 PM): same direction, anyhow
Umbrafer (7:43:33 PM): Hawk was headed in that direction.
MilesMk1 (7:43:58 PM): Right, but which garage is that? Sigrun's, in other words, or am I missing something?
Umbrafer (7:44:04 PM): No, no
Umbrafer (7:44:09 PM): The Ares satellite garage
circlmastr (7:44:11 PM): I can't even remember what Todd was doing.
MilesMk1 (7:44:14 PM): Oh.
Umbrafer (7:44:20 PM): I'm camped out in it right now
MilesMk1 (7:44:55 PM): And there were all kinds of weird vibes from everyone involved.
Thematrian1 (7:45:13 PM): eeeyep
MilesMk1 (7:45:18 PM): Except possibly for the guy we couldn't see, but that could be a weird vibe in and of itself.
Dragcrell (7:45:20 PM): (I think Todd was with the moterbike..............I think that or the stairwell......)
Umbrafer (7:45:26 PM): Yeah. We need to figure out who we're killing, when we're killing them, and how we're killing them.
Umbrafer (7:45:34 PM): For bonus points, we can figure out why we're killing them.
circlmastr (7:45:47 PM): Asking why is for the weak.
Umbrafer (7:46:13 PM): Given that this is Chicago, we may also want to sort out /what/ we're killing.
Dragcrell (7:47:12 PM): why be picky we keep one or two alive to give us ancerss the rest we kill the other two well depends on how well they do with the Q&A part :P
MilesMk1 (7:47:30 PM): *Alex, can you get some eyes on the van, maybe see who that large person is?*
MilesMk1 (7:48:39 PM): *People who claim to have broken off contact with Accident while there are troll-sized footprints all over the place make me nervous.*
Umbrafer (7:48:39 PM): #I'm watching it. If the door opens again, I'll see if I can get a glimpse.#
Umbrafer (7:49:24 PM): #I'm more worried about Deadeye.#
MilesMk1 (7:49:47 PM): #Hmm. Fair point.#
Umbrafer (7:51:18 PM): #And if this is Deadeye, we could have an ugly situation waiting back at the garage.#
circlmastr (7:51:33 PM): #I don't like ugly situations.#
Umbrafer (7:54:19 PM): I'm keeping track of Hawk's progress, checking the garage every so often, but most of my attention's on the van.
Thematrian1 (7:54:20 PM): Hawk walks.
Thematrian1 (7:54:36 PM): The van hangs out. A minute passes. Two.
MilesMk1 (7:54:43 PM): I'll keep my position in cover, with a shot at the van.
MilesMk1 (7:54:53 PM): Bah.
MilesMk1 (7:54:56 PM): Screw this.
Umbrafer (7:55:00 PM): #Shit. Anyone have any bright ideas?#
circlmastr (7:55:11 PM): #Use someone as bait?#
Dragcrell (7:55:23 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 6 4 4 6 1
Dragcrell (7:55:29 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 6
Thematrian1 (7:55:32 PM): bah, screw this?
Dragcrell (7:55:35 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
MilesMk1 (7:55:53 PM): I'll walk towards the door, pretending to be casual about it, but ready to dive for cover.
Umbrafer (7:56:11 PM): Aw man. Please don't die.
Thematrian1 (7:56:38 PM): Blake: so far, so good. Roll Perception.
circlmastr (7:56:42 PM): Yeah, I thought I was here to be the redshirt.
MilesMk1 (7:56:43 PM): (Well, in all honesty, while I'd really rather not, the safe boring choices are starting to make this drag...)
MilesMk1 (7:56:47 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 1 3 4 2 4
MilesMk1 (7:56:51 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
circlmastr (7:56:56 PM): I've got the temp character after all.
MilesMk1 (7:57:04 PM): Is that what Todd is?
MilesMk1 (7:57:12 PM): Hey, you should have volunteered. :)
circlmastr (7:57:27 PM): I put out the bait suggestion, heh.
MilesMk1 (7:57:27 PM): The upside of it is, I have a better chance of surviving getting shot at.
Umbrafer (7:57:35 PM): I was about to make a crack about it sounding like him volunteering
Umbrafer (7:57:37 PM): But yeah
Dragcrell (7:57:49 PM): (awwww but I can'gt be the only pchyco with knifes :P that loves to cut ppl up)
Umbrafer (7:57:54 PM): Temp char or no temp char, more people ~= more chance of survival right now.
Thematrian1 (7:58:37 PM): Blake: you're almost at the doors. Above you, you catch a glimpse of SC, heading stealthily for the same target.
Thematrian1 (8:00:00 PM): No one shoots you.
Umbrafer (8:00:20 PM): I'm not sure I can deal with this sudden change from expectations.
Dragcrell (8:00:30 PM): (thats good I'm running out of stuff thas not full of holes)
Thematrian1 (8:02:22 PM): Blake, you're at the door. No response from the van. Now what?
MilesMk1 (8:03:22 PM): Hmm. I'll take up a position with as much cover as possible, and let SC stick her head out. She heals quickly.
Thematrian1 (8:03:43 PM): Ok. Be aware that if they're paying any attention to the doors at all, they've seen you.
MilesMk1 (8:04:21 PM): Right. Ready an action to run for some other piece of cover if people with weapons or turrets pop out.
Dragcrell (8:04:26 PM): (oh thanks ^_- I'll rember that next time I have to carry our Dwarf ass out of a gun fight)
Thematrian1 (8:05:27 PM): All right. The best cover is definitely the doorframe itself; next best is the receptionist's desk, deep inside the building
MilesMk1 (8:05:37 PM): (A. That happened once, when I was wounded from fighting a beetle the size of a car, and B. I didn't see anyone complaining when I was playing tag with a Strato, all by myself.)
MilesMk1 (8:06:02 PM): I'll use the doorframe for now.
Dragcrell (8:06:45 PM): (try being shot at by a idiot with a rocket lancher ;3 )
Thematrian1 (8:07:24 PM): ok. You do so.
Thematrian1 (8:08:33 PM): The van's passenger door opens, Askia leans out. "You need something, Blake?"
MilesMk1 (8:09:05 PM): Can I see who else is inside?
Umbrafer (8:09:25 PM): I'm taking a good look from my vantage point, or as good a one as I can.
Thematrian1 (8:09:49 PM): The passenger door and its opaque window are blocking any view Blake could get
MilesMk1 (8:10:26 PM): "Nah, I'm good. Just keeping an eye out for whatever left those huge footprints while the rest of the guys pack up."
Thematrian1 (8:10:36 PM): from above, Alex can see Axel past Askia. He's jacked in and not aware of his surroundings. You can see a little slice of the back of the van...
Thematrian1 (8:11:13 PM): Her eyes widen fractionally. Amused: "Best of luck, then." She collapses back into the van and shuts the door.
Umbrafer (8:11:58 PM): Nothing interesting in the slice?
Thematrian1 (8:12:15 PM): in the back slice, Alex saw pieces of some large, disassembled bit of machinery. Heavy weapon of some kind, maybe.
circlmastr (8:12:41 PM): #Should I be doing anything?#
Umbrafer (8:13:16 PM): #No big Trolls visible. Maybe a big Troll gun, or a vehicle gun. Some kind of machinery.#
MilesMk1 (8:14:25 PM): #I don't know... Any ideas on how to figure out if they're trying to kill us?#
circlmastr (8:15:32 PM): #Are you in a position to get killed and not getting killed?#
Dragcrell (8:15:45 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 5 2 6 2 3
Dragcrell (8:15:51 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Umbrafer (8:16:02 PM): #Yeah. If they want to kill us, they're clearly being at least slightly circumspect about it.
Dragcrell (8:16:38 PM): #orrr waiting forrr something#
circlmastr (8:16:51 PM): #Well then, let's operate on the assumption that they don't want to kill us at the present moment, and move on.#
MilesMk1 (8:17:42 PM): #Probably. It depends on what they've got in the van, but right now, with no weapons deployed, I could in theory ruin their day. Of course, if Axel's paying attention to me, he could blast off before I got off a shot.#
Thematrian1 (8:18:19 PM): Blake, SC, Alex: roll Hearing. Where's Todd?
Umbrafer (8:18:29 PM): Umbrafer rolled 8 6-sided dice: 4 4 5 2 5 2 3 1
Umbrafer (8:18:33 PM): Aw man.
Dragcrell (8:18:34 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 2 3 3 4 1
Dragcrell (8:18:39 PM): *cough*
MilesMk1 (8:18:43 PM): #It's time to figure out what we want to try to find here.#
Umbrafer (8:18:44 PM): 3, 3, 2, 2
circlmastr (8:18:46 PM): I don't know, either with the motorcycle or in a stairwell.
MilesMk1 (8:18:50 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 4 3 1 2 6
MilesMk1 (8:18:54 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
MilesMk1 (8:18:59 PM): 7,5,4
Thematrian1 (8:19:41 PM): Todd: pick one, you've had time to arrange either
MilesMk1 (8:19:51 PM): #Because I think it's starting to look like we're a lot more likely to get killed than find something that'll help our long-term survival.#
circlmastr (8:19:54 PM): Stairwell I guess.
circlmastr (8:20:05 PM): #I've been ready to leave for hours.#
MilesMk1 (8:20:12 PM): (I think you actually helped the bike up the stairs.)
MilesMk1 (8:20:21 PM): (And were done with it. But I could be wrong.)
circlmastr (8:20:31 PM): (Well, then.. I don't know where I am.)
Thematrian1 (8:20:33 PM): (Ground floor then?)
MilesMk1 (8:20:33 PM): (You certainly had enough time...)
Umbrafer (8:20:40 PM): #Maybe. We've got a few new drones, a few new weapons now.#
MilesMk1 (8:20:44 PM): (Ground floor sounds good to me.)
MilesMk1 (8:21:14 PM): #Right. So let's get all this stuff together while we can, so we don't have to abandon anything in a hurry, and get out.#
Dragcrell (8:21:17 PM): #I dislike the way this place is incrrrecing in the sent of death that neverrr is good#
Thematrian1 (8:21:39 PM): (A bunch of OMCs you didn't read...)
MilesMk1 (8:21:49 PM): #Does that mean more people are dying, or the rotting bodies are starting to smell worse?#
Umbrafer (8:21:58 PM): ! OMCs? Where'd we get those from again?
Thematrian1 (8:22:15 PM): the basement levels where you met the vindicator lady
Umbrafer (8:22:22 PM): Right.
Dragcrell (8:22:31 PM): #could be both#
MilesMk1 (8:22:48 PM): #So that's another vote for leaving, then?#
Dragcrell (8:22:59 PM): #yes#
MilesMk1 (8:23:02 PM): BTW, did those hearing tests actually yield anything...?
Thematrian1 (8:23:25 PM): you didn't hear anything unusual, no
MilesMk1 (8:23:39 PM): (Unfortunately, this is a Spartan sort of democracy, and someone has to be the Helot.;))
MilesMk1 (8:24:04 PM): #Ok, so let's start to consolidate all the drones and loot, then?#
Umbrafer (8:24:22 PM): #Ok. I'm not sure it's time to go, but we should regroup.#
circlmastr (8:24:24 PM): #So where am I taking the motorcycle?#
MilesMk1 (8:24:40 PM): #The lobby is fine, I'd think.#
Umbrafer (8:24:56 PM): #This position is defensiible, but the drones can't get here without going outside.#
Umbrafer (8:25:24 PM): #I could come to you, but the other van's still outside.#
MilesMk1 (8:25:39 PM): (So, let's see... We have the shield drone, the uber-Lynx you have to drive down somehow, and what else - some rotor drones upstairs? Some kind of flying drones, anyway.)
Umbrafer (8:25:54 PM): Vector-thrust drones.
Umbrafer (8:25:56 PM): Two of them.
Umbrafer (8:26:13 PM): The motorcycle.
Thematrian1 (8:26:16 PM): (Test weapons and OMCs from the lab downstairs. The motorcycle. An Ares prisoner)
MilesMk1 (8:26:18 PM): (And the motorcycle. And the behemoth, but that seems like a bit of a lost cause. And a disassembled mini-tank thing.)
MilesMk1 (8:26:40 PM): (A prisoner? You mean the other rigger?)
Umbrafer (8:26:46 PM): And the Behemoth, though… yeah. I'm not sure what if anything we can do with it unless we move in.
Thematrian1 (8:27:00 PM): (Is not a prisoner now?)
MilesMk1 (8:28:07 PM): (The rigger? The guy we saved who then passed out?)
MilesMk1 (8:28:43 PM): (I didn't realize we were treating him as a prisoner.)
Umbrafer (8:28:48 PM): (There was the other guy)
Dragcrell (8:28:49 PM): (I thoute we put most of that stuff in the van all ready......well all but the new stuff we got off the riger? or did we)
Umbrafer (8:29:02 PM): (Who was with the bike and then vanished)
MilesMk1 (8:29:06 PM): (The one who stole the motorcycle? But he ran off...)
Umbrafer (8:29:39 PM): (Yeah, but he's probably going to come out through the tunnel, if anywhere.
Umbrafer (8:29:41 PM): *)
Thematrian1 (8:29:44 PM): The van's passenger door opens again. Askia hops out, and slams it behind her.
MilesMk1 (8:29:51 PM): Hmm.
MilesMk1 (8:30:31 PM): "You need something, Askia?" *with a slightly sarcasting but not unfriendly grin*
Thematrian1 (8:30:33 PM): She's striding over to Blake.
MilesMk1 (8:30:56 PM): *makes a note to self to shoot her this time, if it should come to a fight*
Thematrian1 (8:31:01 PM): When she's close: "Yeah. Axel did it!"
MilesMk1 (8:31:27 PM): "Did what? Got at the helicopter?"
Dragcrell (8:31:42 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 6 2 6 1 3
Dragcrell (8:31:50 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 2
Thematrian1 (8:31:59 PM): "There's a penthouse elevator, along with a small security station, right where the plans say we
Thematrian1 (8:32:05 PM): 're keeping backup defense mainframes."
Thematrian1 (8:32:20 PM): "It's a secret, an emergency escape for the guys at the top! We think."
Umbrafer (8:32:22 PM): "We're", eh?
Thematrian1 (8:32:39 PM): Whoops. That was a slip, but my slip, not hers. Sorry.
Thematrian1 (8:32:48 PM): Substitute "they're"
Umbrafer (8:32:49 PM): I wondered.
Thematrian1 (8:33:09 PM): Yeah, Askia was an Ares double agent the whole time, infiltrating Accident's team from within.
MilesMk1 (8:33:30 PM): "All right... And, you'd like us to help you get up the elevator?"
Thematrian1 (8:33:31 PM): "The point is, Axel scouted it with his climber. It's bug free."
MilesMk1 (8:33:53 PM): #How come you don't have a climber?#
Umbrafer (8:34:07 PM): #Ugh. Those are so last season.#
circlmastr (8:35:03 PM): Todd will figure out where everyone is, and go there.
Thematrian1 (8:35:04 PM): "And yes, we'd like your help, but we can pay." She's clearly very excited, almost bouncing on her toes.
MilesMk1 (8:35:22 PM): "Hmm."
Thematrian1 (8:35:31 PM): Todd finds a little conclave by one of the reception doors.
Thematrian1 (8:35:56 PM): "There's another helicopter. We can't figure out whose it is, he just got there."
MilesMk1 (8:36:21 PM): "Well, I'm going to ask - pay, how, given that you can't eat or shoot cred - but first... Ah."
circlmastr (8:37:02 PM): "I bet all of us together can take out whoever brought it. And I'm all in favor of getting the hell out of here."
MilesMk1 (8:37:06 PM): #You hearing this? Too good to be true?#
circlmastr (8:37:42 PM): #I don't fucking care at this point, I just want out of this god-forsaken city.#
Umbrafer (8:37:44 PM): #No idea.#
Umbrafer (8:37:54 PM): #Too good to pass up, I think, at least right now.#
Umbrafer (8:37:56 PM): #But…#
circlmastr (8:38:05 PM): #But what?#
MilesMk1 (8:38:09 PM): "That sounds great, but - and please don't take this the wrong way - there are a few things that have been bothering me, about this whole situation."
circlmastr (8:38:33 PM): "You mean aside giant magical bugs trying to kill us all?"
Umbrafer (8:38:39 PM): #Gah. It make me suspicious as hell, yes, but it's a shot at a way out. I say we see about it.#
MilesMk1 (8:39:21 PM): "One, the death of Deadeye seems... a bit convenient. Second, Axel was acting really strange in there. Either like he was the first ever claustrophobic rigger, or something was messing with his head."
Umbrafer (8:39:51 PM): (Honesty, eh? An unusual policy, but it'll do.)
circlmastr (8:40:10 PM): "I consider those secondary concerns to actually surviving."
MilesMk1 (8:40:17 PM): "Third, maybe I'm being paranoid after all that's happened to me during the last few days, but it seemed like you were really ducking my questions about the weird footprints."
MilesMk1 (8:40:47 PM): "Or you just wanted to avoid talking about it because you figured I was acting crazy and paranoid, but there it is."
Thematrian1 (8:41:09 PM): "It is a weird situation. I don't understand everything either. Rock's still missing, and you know what that probably means."
Umbrafer (8:41:38 PM): (He's the insect shaman!)
MilesMk1 (8:42:01 PM): "Yeah. Though between all the other concerns, I have to admit it ended up slipping my mind."
circlmastr (8:42:27 PM): "So can we head up to the roof now?"
Thematrian1 (8:42:29 PM): She nods. "It's best that way, I guess."
Umbrafer (8:42:59 PM): #Hey Todd, you want to see if you can find a way to get the Big Guy up into the stairwell?#
Thematrian1 (8:43:30 PM): "Axel's a little...shy. He doesn't like being out of his van, espcially when - " she breaks off, speaks to the empty air: "Well, it's true!"
circlmastr (8:44:50 PM): #Sure, anything to get out of here.#
MilesMk1 (8:45:34 PM): (the Big Guy is...? The vindicator-armed drone upstairs?)
Umbrafer (8:45:58 PM): (Yeah)
Umbrafer (8:46:05 PM): (It wasn't a Vindicator, IIRC)
Umbrafer (8:46:09 PM): (Just an HVLMG)
circlmastr (8:46:17 PM): *haul haul haul*
MilesMk1 (8:46:23 PM): #So, SC... Any ideas whether she's telling the truth?#
Dragcrell (8:46:54 PM): #as far as I can tell yes#
MilesMk1 (8:47:02 PM): BTW, just let me know when she finishes talking. As long as she does, I just make "hmm, do go on" noises.
Thematrian1 (8:47:14 PM): Sadly, it's not just a matter of hauling. One sec.
Umbrafer (8:47:38 PM): It's still self-propelled, it should be more a matter of clearing a path. Up until the stairway itself, of course.
Thematrian1 (8:47:50 PM): That's the worrisome part. Plans?
circlmastr (8:47:50 PM): *clear clear haul haul haul*
Thematrian1 (8:47:57 PM): "He was afraid; he only came out because I made him." Her face flickers, as if suppressnig an internal debate.
Umbrafer (8:49:17 PM): Well, my plan is to get the Big Guy to the stairwell and then worry about the rest a bit later.
Thematrian1 (8:49:47 PM): "As for Deadeye...it was an assassination. He wasn't guarding himself at all; he wanted to be seen."
MilesMk1 (8:49:49 PM): (I guess the question is whether taking it down the stairs will mean we'll need to do some maintenance on the suspension, or whether it'll actually wreck this thing.)
Thematrian1 (8:52:42 PM): "What're you afraid of, that we've got Deadeye lurking around here someplace? Like I'd work for him!"
circlmastr (8:53:49 PM): *is offscene following vague orders*
MilesMk1 (8:54:43 PM): "...not necessarily Deadeye, just whoever wears size 23 shoes..."
Umbrafer (8:54:47 PM): Hawk's heading away from the garage?
Thematrian1 (8:55:09 PM): Yes.
MilesMk1 (8:55:32 PM): "Though admittedly, as a method of assassination this might be a bit baroque."
Thematrian1 (8:56:29 PM): "Yeah."
MilesMk1 (8:56:59 PM): (Heh... Here's something interesting for you, as far as life's absurdities go, from an internet acquaintance of mine: Guy's in NG, spent time as a tanker in Iraq, right?)
Thematrian1 (8:57:49 PM): (Ok)
MilesMk1 (8:58:13 PM): (He just now got a letter - dated to before his deployment, which ended months ago, now - which had to have been responded to within 90 days, else his commission was to be voided.)
MilesMk1 (8:58:46 PM): (Which, I suppose, could mean he spent a while in Iraq impersonating an officer. ;))
Umbrafer (8:58:53 PM): (Heh.)
MilesMk1 (8:58:54 PM): (Technically.)
Dragcrell (8:59:00 PM): (lol)
MilesMk1 (8:59:37 PM): (Sorry, back to your scheduled programming, now...)
Umbrafer (9:01:10 PM): #What's the worst that can happen? We end up turning into bugs?#
Dragcrell (9:01:33 PM): #rrratherrr not but I want out of this place#
circlmastr (9:01:41 PM): #I want out more than I am afraid.#
MilesMk1 (9:02:25 PM): "All right... I think we can help you, but we'll need a moment first to regroup."
MilesMk1 (9:02:45 PM): "And perhaps someone unarmed could take a quick look in the van, just to make sure there are no trolls hiding in there..."
Umbrafer (9:03:33 PM): #Careful with the honesty, it might become a habit.#
Thematrian1 (9:03:39 PM): She clearly not happy with that suggestion. "I'll ask Axel. Go regroup."
circlmastr (9:04:00 PM): #So what are we doing?#
Thematrian1 (9:04:25 PM): She ambles back over to the van; it seems she needs to ask him in person.
Umbrafer (9:04:54 PM): I'm going to float the LDSD over towards the tower.
Dragcrell (9:05:05 PM): #what do you mean by unarmed?# *watches her as she gets in the van ears pircked forward*
Thematrian1 (9:05:28 PM): LDSD?
MilesMk1 (9:06:16 PM): #I mean whatever we can get away with. I asked her as much to get her reaction, as anything else.#
Umbrafer (9:06:54 PM): The miniblimp with the rifle and the weaker sensors. It's been floating near the van for the last few sessions.
MilesMk1 (9:07:09 PM): #Ok, let's see about recovering all the drones and loot. Alex, if we're going to work with them, I think we might as well take a leap and bring the van over here. And the car... Shit, who's driving that?#
Umbrafer (9:08:20 PM): #I'm going to wait on their response before I come back over. Car's here, but no driver.#
Umbrafer (9:08:37 PM): #You want I should give the kids driving lessons?#
Thematrian1 (9:09:05 PM): Someone rolls down the window, and Askia leans in.
MilesMk1 (9:09:18 PM): #Uh... Maybe drive one of us over there on the motorcycle, if it comes to that.#
MilesMk1 (9:09:29 PM): #Ok, who can drive a car?#
Dragcrell (9:11:02 PM): #something is makeing herrr nerrrvous she was exsited earrrlyerrr#
MilesMk1 (9:11:19 PM): #Ok...#
circlmastr (9:12:25 PM): Todd gets impatient and goes to look in the van with Askia.
Dragcrell (9:12:49 PM): (mmmmmmm this well be fun ^_^b)
Thematrian1 (9:13:59 PM): Askia turns: "What are you..." She trails off.
MilesMk1 (9:14:06 PM): #Todd, hold on.#
MilesMk1 (9:14:13 PM): "Todd, hold on..."
Umbrafer (9:14:14 PM): I'm going to try to identify the area Askia was talking about on the map
Umbrafer (9:14:22 PM): Provided we're not now all killing each other.
Thematrian1 (9:14:32 PM): Half-snarled: "Fine." She takes a step back, and gestures at the open window.
Thematrian1 (9:14:42 PM): Peer in?
circlmastr (9:14:45 PM): Todd looks in the window.
Dragcrell (9:15:12 PM): #let him go this could be intrrresting# *tail swishes back and forth in amusment*
Thematrian1 (9:15:56 PM): First you see Axel, jacked in and clearly not inside his own body. Off with his climber drone, probably. In the back, we have...roll Intelligence as a default for Heavy Weapons B/R
Umbrafer (9:16:19 PM): Hehehe
circlmastr (9:16:51 PM): (*logs into SotSW to check stats*)
circlmastr (9:17:10 PM): circlmastr rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 3 5
Thematrian1 (9:17:21 PM): well, technically...it's a thingie.
circlmastr (9:17:22 PM): (Modifies to an effective... 1)
Umbrafer (9:17:48 PM): (#Are you sure? When I saw it, I thought it looked more like a thingamajig.#
MilesMk1 (9:17:49 PM): ... 3?
Umbrafer (9:17:53 PM): *)
Thematrian1 (9:17:57 PM): (Default to stat is at +4 TN)
circlmastr (9:18:04 PM): (Right)
Thematrian1 (9:18:14 PM): Scattered in several pieces . There's a barrel that looks big enough to launch a missile, but the missile launchers you've seen are all much smaller than this, without so many extraneous glittery bits.
Thematrian1 (9:18:30 PM): However, there's an open crate of missiles in the back, lending support to the launcher hypothesis.
MilesMk1 (9:18:34 PM): There are people with an Int of 3 out there? That's not a myth? ;)
Thematrian1 (9:18:54 PM): He's an average IQ shadowrunner. And he barbers.
Umbrafer (9:19:05 PM): Deadeye did have a rocket launcher, IIRC.
Umbrafer (9:19:05 PM): He does barber.
circlmastr (9:19:07 PM): #There's no giant troll or anything. Some weapons, a little overkill for use on us, and if they wanted to kill us with them, they could have.#
circlmastr (9:19:35 PM): Todd de-peeks.
Thematrian1 (9:19:57 PM): hang on, I'm not quite done. You're correct about the lack of giant troll, though.
circlmastr (9:20:02 PM): Ah.
circlmastr (9:20:10 PM): Well, scratch the above then, for now.
Thematrian1 (9:21:20 PM): On a ceiling rack, there's a damaged look drone mounted. You're not sure of the type, but it bears a Renraku logo.
Thematrian1 (9:21:24 PM): some kind of rotor drone
circlmastr (9:22:11 PM): Anything else?
Thematrian1 (9:22:40 PM): A chessboard, its pieces scattered in disarray around the back fo the van. A few smaller weapons, pistols.
Thematrian1 (9:22:55 PM): That's it, though.
circlmastr (9:23:12 PM): Reinstate the above then, changing "weapons" to "weapons and toys"
Umbrafer (9:23:20 PM): No active game?
Thematrian1 (9:23:26 PM): Definitely not
Umbrafer (9:23:32 PM): Ah well.
Umbrafer (9:24:39 PM): ETA on the LDSD?
circlmastr (9:25:04 PM): Todd de-peeks.
Thematrian1 (9:25:26 PM): LDSD: ETA = NOW
Umbrafer (9:26:23 PM): Mmk. What's the status of bugs around the upper floors?
Thematrian1 (9:27:08 PM): Quiet. There are some fireflies clinging to the outside of the building, but they're just crawling around.
Thematrian1 (9:27:23 PM): this is high up, 5ish levels below the pinnacle
Dragcrell (9:27:43 PM): #so thats it then so think we can trrrust them?#
Umbrafer (9:28:37 PM): #No, but I think we can work with them.#
MilesMk1 (9:28:37 PM): "Sorry about that, Aksia... I honestly didn't intend to push it like this." *frowns at Todd* "Though I'd be lying if I said I'm sorry he did..."
MilesMk1 (9:29:23 PM): #Well, Alex? We do need to regroup, badly, and it looks like you should be able to bring the van over.#
Thematrian1 (9:29:25 PM): "Axel isn't happy, but nobody died. I'm content."
MilesMk1 (9:29:38 PM): #And the car. So, can anyone beside me drive?#
Umbrafer (9:29:56 PM): #Let's gather the rest of the stuff. I'll be over after.#
MilesMk1 (9:30:09 PM): #All right. Just let us know what you need.#
Umbrafer (9:30:22 PM): Have the kids died of boredom yet?
MilesMk1 (9:30:37 PM): (IIRC the shield drone we did manhandle to the lobby. The only real problem is the Big Guy.)
Umbrafer (9:30:38 PM): I guess they've been watching stuff on the viewscreens.
Thematrian1 (9:30:58 PM): No, the kids are rapt.
circlmastr (9:32:10 PM): "Hey, I looked, we all lived, and now we can get out of here. Sometimes ya just gotta do something to move things along."
circlmastr (9:32:34 PM): (Says Todd and his player, who is bored and wants to do things.)
Dragcrell (9:33:16 PM): (nothing wrong with that :P should do it more often ^_^ )
Umbrafer (9:33:29 PM): Let's go get ourselves killed on live TV in front of millions of children. Or just two.
circlmastr (9:33:51 PM): Or, we can go to the roof and fly away. Hmmm....
Umbrafer (9:33:55 PM): (I might have wished for someone with a higher INT score, but what happens happens)
circlmastr (9:33:57 PM): I vote roof and flying away.
MilesMk1 (9:34:47 PM): I vote roof, stop to pick up people at the garage, then fly away.
Dragcrell (9:35:05 PM): sounds like a plan
MilesMk1 (9:35:08 PM): Not necessarily land at the garage, mind you, or we'd be reenacting the evacuation of Hanoi.
MilesMk1 (9:35:30 PM): Only with more shooting.
Umbrafer (9:35:44 PM): Sounds like a plan to me
MilesMk1 (9:35:46 PM): Ok, so... Do we have all the drones back? :)
Umbrafer (9:35:50 PM): We'd just need to get some footage
Dragcrell (9:35:52 PM): with bigger guns
Umbrafer (9:36:01 PM): Well, the Big Guy is still at the staircase.
Umbrafer (9:36:09 PM): We need to decide if we're getting him down, and if so how.
Thematrian1 (9:36:10 PM): The vector thrust drones haven't been moved yet either, I dont' think.
MilesMk1 (9:36:14 PM): If not, let's make it happen, we've been talking about getting that damn drone down for months RT now.
Umbrafer (9:36:19 PM): Yeah, they're still sitting where they are.
Thematrian1 (9:37:10 PM): Also, were you abandoning the Behemoth, or what?
MilesMk1 (9:37:25 PM): Well...
Umbrafer (9:37:35 PM): Hmgnfgah.
MilesMk1 (9:37:46 PM): We don't want to, but you keep trying to kill us when we attempt to do anything... ;)
Umbrafer (9:37:58 PM): #Let's secure the helos first.#
Thematrian1 (9:37:59 PM): oh, so it's my fault now ;-)
Dragcrell (9:38:19 PM): lol
MilesMk1 (9:38:20 PM): #Ok. I suppose you're right, who knows how much space there'll be inside.#
Umbrafer (9:38:25 PM): #At the least, I want to yank some parts. We can come back for the Behemoth unless we do something really horrible.#
Dragcrell (9:38:53 PM): #ok so wherrre is this elvatorrr that we need to take?#
MilesMk1 (9:38:55 PM): #Man... How can we leave the van behind, after all this time?#
Umbrafer (9:39:14 PM): #Not thinking about it now. Later.#
MilesMk1 (9:39:15 PM): *to Aksia* "All right, ;let's go."
circlmastr (9:39:33 PM): "Thank god, let's go."
Thematrian1 (9:39:48 PM): She nods. "Up the stairs, then. Follow me."
Umbrafer (9:40:22 PM): #What floor's this access on?#
MilesMk1 (9:40:33 PM): *to Alex only* #By the way, just in case I'm not there to see to it... I'm not taking the damn nerve gas with me on a chopper that might not have enough room for all the people.#
Umbrafer (9:41:26 PM): #Don't worry. I've got a plan for it.#
Thematrian1 (9:41:32 PM): (!)
Dragcrell (9:41:43 PM): *waits for the floor below to clear out then drops to the floor and looks back at the van befor following the others*
Thematrian1 (9:41:48 PM): And she walks back into the Tower, heading for a stairwell toward the back.
MilesMk1 (9:41:49 PM): #But I'll be damned if I just leave it here after all this time. I say we mine the canister with any leftover explosives we've got, and dump it down the elevator shaft as we lift off.#
MilesMk1 (9:42:16 PM): *follows*
Umbrafer (9:42:26 PM): #Not the best use, I think. We'll talk about it later. I don't think we'll be flying out of the city from here, any way this goes down.#
MilesMk1 (9:42:41 PM): #Hmm. Good point.#
Thematrian1 (9:43:43 PM): She reaches the stairwell and starts to climb.
Umbrafer (9:44:35 PM): Just a point of order: did we ever get confirmation: what floor we were going to, what the current status of the Big Guy was?
Thematrian1 (9:45:12 PM): no, and he's still at the top of the stairs unless you did something. If you did, I'd like to know what
Umbrafer (9:45:57 PM): Ok. Well, Askia's already on her way, so I guess… what do I figure my odds are of getting it down the stairs untoppled by myself are?
circlmastr (9:46:03 PM): Todd opts to follow Askia, who is actually doing something.
MilesMk1 (9:46:19 PM): "By the way, which floor is the entrance to this elevator on?"
MilesMk1 (9:46:27 PM): *follows*
Dragcrell (9:46:28 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 3 2 6 5 2
Dragcrell (9:46:34 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 4 5
Thematrian1 (9:46:46 PM): Alex: probably poor. With someone to balance it you could do a lot better
Umbrafer (9:47:21 PM): #Were we going to get Big Guy down to the ground now or later?#
MilesMk1 (9:48:24 PM): #I thought you wanted to do it after we got at the helicopters?#
circlmastr (9:48:40 PM): (brb, dinner)
Thematrian1 (9:48:43 PM): Askia, to Blake: "26. But don't worry, it's clear.
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Umbrafer (9:49:06 PM): #No big difference to me, all depends on what we want our ground-floor armament status to be.#
MilesMk1 (9:51:24 PM): #Right...#
MilesMk1 (9:51:34 PM): #Well, not time now, unfortunately.#
Umbrafer (9:51:45 PM): #No problem. Let's do this.#
MilesMk1 (9:53:26 PM): *climbs stairs*
Dragcrell (9:53:58 PM): *follows ever one else*
Thematrian1 (9:54:10 PM): Climb climb climb. This run is a good source of aerobic exercise, you have to give it that.
Thematrian1 (9:54:51 PM): At 21, you come to a security door that's unlocked instead of blasted open.
Thematrian1 (9:55:07 PM): She opens it, and smilingly bows you through.
Thematrian1 (9:55:14 PM): Deep breath: "Almost there..."
MilesMk1 (9:56:15 PM): Oh, man...
MilesMk1 (9:56:27 PM): "Ladies first." *grins*
Thematrian1 (9:56:48 PM): She freezes a moment, then shrugs and heads up ahead of you.
MilesMk1 (9:57:03 PM): Hold on.
MilesMk1 (9:57:17 PM): I just wanted to see how she'd react, I'll go when she freezes.
Dragcrell (9:57:49 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 5 6 3 3 1
Thematrian1 (9:57:54 PM): ah. She starts to go ahead, but you're short and can shift her.
Dragcrell (9:57:55 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
Dragcrell (9:58:04 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (9:59:45 PM): climb climb climb.
Thematrian1 (10:00:04 PM): on level 23, you see a splash of blood along one stairwell walll
Thematrian1 (10:00:20 PM): not a lot of it, but this passage has been unusually clean so far
MilesMk1 (10:00:24 PM): Fresh?
MilesMk1 (10:00:33 PM): (BTW, I need to go real soon.)
Thematrian1 (10:00:35 PM): hours old, but probably not very many hours
MilesMk1 (10:00:44 PM): *climb*
Dragcrell (10:00:51 PM): #I smell the pup herrre its with the blood I don't like this#
Thematrian1 (10:01:00 PM): (Soon, we'll wrap up)
MilesMk1 (10:01:33 PM): #Huh. We'll see. Watch my back, in case anyone tries something.#
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Dragcrell (10:01:47 PM): #well do#
circlmastr (10:02:07 PM): (It's hard to prompt action when you haven't followed what's going on.)
Thematrian1 (10:03:33 PM): 26! This stairwell's door is ajar; the window reveals a flat expanse, empty of blood, bodies, desks, chairs, and most anything else
Dragcrell (10:03:37 PM): (we be climbing stairs and on 23 hit a blood spot )
MilesMk1 (10:05:51 PM): *stops, looks around*
Thematrian1 (10:06:28 PM): Askia steps in first, then turns in the doorway: "We think some Ares employees made a fortress here, but got carried away."
Thematrian1 (10:06:37 PM): "Two or three days ago, Axel thinks."
Thematrian1 (10:07:01 PM): She opens the door and heads in.
Dragcrell (10:07:01 PM): #he might have hit 23 or 24 I lost his sent alittle after 24@
MilesMk1 (10:07:34 PM): *follows cautiously*
Umbrafer (10:07:58 PM): #Do we tell Askia?#
Thematrian1 (10:08:29 PM): Sure enough, it's empty. The far offices might have stuff in them, though; it's hard to tell at this range.
MilesMk1 (10:09:06 PM): #Are we going to go looking for him?#
Dragcrell (10:09:26 PM): #I didnt get Rrrock's sent and I dont think she would carrre if we found the pup orrr not.......#
MilesMk1 (10:09:50 PM): #I think it'd be no use, now.#
MilesMk1 (10:10:00 PM): *takes his cues from Aksia*
Thematrian1 (10:10:13 PM): Askia steps out briskly along the giant square center of the floor, then angles for one of the far offices.
Umbrafer (10:10:34 PM): #You don't, eh? Hm…#
MilesMk1 (10:10:35 PM): *follows*
Thematrian1 (10:10:44 PM): "This used to be a server room. Good cover."
MilesMk1 (10:10:48 PM): #What?#
Dragcrell (10:10:55 PM): *looks around sniffing the air ear's twiching around* #something is going on and I think it has to do with the bugs....#
MilesMk1 (10:11:40 PM): #You can't save them all. At least, I can't, I'm feeling more tired than I ever have in my life.#
MilesMk1 (10:12:14 PM): #Are you sure it's not just random bugs you're smelling? There's a bunch of them, here.#
Thematrian1 (10:12:20 PM): She reaches the office, opens the door. Inside you see a collection of metal racks, clearly meant to hold a mass of networked computers. The machines themselves are not in eviednce."
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Dragcrell (10:14:52 PM): #yes I do smell bugs but.....its just the way some carrry off people as if they needed them forrr something...#
Thematrian1 (10:14:55 PM): She steps to the back of the room, where a door designed to blend in with the wall is hanging ajar.
circlmastr (10:15:12 PM): Todd is, I hope, still following.
MilesMk1 (10:15:14 PM): Following unless I see danger...
Thematrian1 (10:16:26 PM): Inside is a small room, opening on an elevator. The doors are open.
Thematrian1 (10:16:44 PM): "Here it is. Still trust me?"
circlmastr (10:16:57 PM): Tood peeks in
circlmastr (10:17:00 PM): *Todd
Dragcrell (10:17:07 PM): *stops just out side the doors and sniffs the air ear's layed back*
circlmastr (10:17:09 PM): If Tood were here, he'd peek in instead.
Thematrian1 (10:17:10 PM): Todd sees an elevator.
MilesMk1 (10:18:39 PM): *smiles* "I still think this is worth the risk."
Thematrian1 (10:19:10 PM): She smiles. "Good. We're really gonna make it." She steps into the elevator, and beckons for you to follow.
MilesMk1 (10:19:23 PM): (Oh, we are all so fucked.)
MilesMk1 (10:19:30 PM): *follows*
Thematrian1 (10:19:47 PM): There are only two buttons: 26 and P. "You want to do the honors, or shall I?"
circlmastr (10:19:58 PM): Todd does the honors.
MilesMk1 (10:20:09 PM): "...never mind."
Dragcrell (10:20:10 PM): "its a long way to rrrun dwarrrf to the grrround" *moves in so as to have as much room to manover in caset theres a fight*
Thematrian1 (10:20:15 PM): The doors slide shut, and the elevator whisks you all upward.
Thematrian1 (10:20:23 PM): That seems like a good place to stop.
MilesMk1 (10:20:27 PM): Bah...
MilesMk1 (10:20:33 PM): Well, I gotta run.
Thematrian1 (10:20:34 PM): Hey, you're the one who has to leave.
MilesMk1 (10:20:41 PM): Yeah, I know.
Thematrian1 (10:20:44 PM): ok, have fun with your dealie
Dragcrell (10:20:46 PM): ok have fun guys :P
circlmastr (10:20:48 PM): The advantage of having a temp: if the GM kills you off for plot action, you get to keep playing.
MilesMk1 (10:20:56 PM): I'm fine with you revealing what's up to everyone else.
circlmastr (10:21:05 PM): Blake and SC< meanwhile, are fucked
circlmastr (10:21:06 PM): *,
MilesMk1 (10:21:17 PM): See you guys Thursday.
Thematrian1 (10:21:20 PM): Nah, I prefer to reveal these things all at once. Plus, I'm tired.
circlmastr (10:21:21 PM): (And NPCs don't have feelings, of course)
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circlmastr (10:21:41 PM): http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/buddhist_monks__ant_dilemma;_ylt=AsN4GHXg0cdABO2krCSvFyftiBIF
Dragcrell (10:21:44 PM): lol if you only knew what S.C.'s all ready been threw fefor all this
Thematrian1 (10:21:47 PM): and who says there's going to even be a sinister revelation?
Umbrafer (10:21:55 PM): Who indeed?
Thematrian1 (10:21:57 PM): you guys think too little of me
circlmastr (10:22:00 PM): The cliffhanger ending is a clue
circlmastr (10:22:23 PM): *hides my copy of the Slayer's Guide to Gamemasters*
Dragcrell (10:22:23 PM): lol lest hope this one dont last a few weeks
Thematrian1 (10:23:03 PM): Hey, maybe I'm going meta on you. The secret is that there is no secret.
circlmastr (10:23:18 PM): News headline: "Native American trackers hired to find Osama bin Laden"
Dragcrell (10:23:52 PM): *chucles* well should be fun on top of the high rise I'm shoure
Dragcrell (10:24:02 PM): *vanishes in to the shadows*
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circlmastr (10:25:16 PM): :(
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