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Thematrian1 (7:44:44 PM): a generous half, yeah
Thematrian1 (7:44:57 PM): you can kill some time reading through the run logs
umbrafer (7:45:08 PM): My quick study of Elder Futhark is coming in handy at work.
Thematrian1 (7:45:28 PM): ...for real?
Thematrian1 (7:45:33 PM): like, the runic alphabet?
Dragcrell (7:46:14 PM): mmmm what group tho?
umbrafer (7:46:25 PM): Yeah. I've been reading up on it recently, and it provides an excellent thing to coat my cubicle in while trying to figure out how to remove a level of meta or two
umbrafer (7:46:45 PM): Between that and the pentacles, I can only imagine what the janitor will think.
Dragcrell (7:47:18 PM): ^_- ok I'm confused this for a in game deal or out game?
umbrafer (7:47:43 PM): Out-of-game. Real life, or as close to it as you can get in this part of the country.
Thematrian1 (7:47:58 PM): ...where are you again?
umbrafer (7:48:05 PM): Terre Haute, Indiana.
Thematrian1 (7:48:35 PM): ah
Dragcrell (7:48:50 PM): ah well depends on how the pentacles are aranged one way might think your in to the "new age" stuff the other checking out the satanic stuff
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umbrafer (7:49:14 PM): They're all protection-oriented. Most of them have magic method names in them.
MilesMk1 (7:49:22 PM): Hey.
Thematrian1 (7:49:33 PM): good evening
MilesMk1 (7:49:59 PM): Sorry I'm late.
MilesMk1 (7:50:10 PM): Did something horrible happen again?
Dragcrell (7:50:10 PM): *nods* at most he well not think much on it unless he knows any thaing about Wicken or how ever they spell it
umbrafer (7:51:27 PM): Depends on what you mean by "horrible".
umbrafer (7:51:43 PM): I left work early today when I realized I was about to make our code self-modifying.
Dragcrell (7:52:18 PM): lol and thats bad how?
MilesMk1 (7:52:28 PM): ...is that anything like a code that gets progressively more corrupted?
Dragcrell (7:54:00 PM): could yes but I think what he ment is one that can modify its self to become more effective and/or effcient at what it dose tho down that line you run in to a few what if's
umbrafer (7:54:18 PM): When you have to work on some that someone else wrote, or that you wrote more than a month or two ago, you'll know.
MilesMk1 (7:54:45 PM): Did someone try to invite Dave back?
Thematrian1 (7:54:58 PM): he doesn't respond to IMs either
MilesMk1 (7:55:16 PM): Ah.
MilesMk1 (7:55:26 PM): Well, I'm sure eventually he'll re-log.
Thematrian1 (7:55:54 PM): ok. Last session, Todd got assaulted by something that you concluded used to be Aaron, aka Creepy Bald Kid.
Dragcrell (7:56:11 PM): (lol)
umbrafer (7:57:49 PM): *Snrxt* *hugs crowbar*
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Thematrian1 (7:58:44 PM): Now everyone's sleeping the sleep of the just, unless they liked Aaron, in which case they're sleeping the sleep of the pissed off and vaguely suspicious
Dragcrell (7:58:48 PM): (wow that was a hellogoodbye one I would say)
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Dragcrell (7:59:23 PM): (or watching the chopper and walking the roof *cough*)
Thematrian1 (7:59:49 PM): Or not asleep at all, yes.
Thematrian1 (8:00:00 PM): Though Appollonia appears to be asleep. Powered down, at any rate.
Dragcrell (8:01:04 PM): ( ^_^ well only supose to stop ppl from tryign and take her tho added keeping a eye out around the place after the bug showed it ugly head)
Thematrian1 (8:02:08 PM): Oh, and the kids might be awake, and who knows what Mr. S is doing, and that one rigger isn't sleeping so much as coma'd
Thematrian1 (8:02:36 PM): anyway, the somnatalogical confusion sorts itself out the following morning, when Alex, Blake, and Todd wake up
umbrafer (8:05:20 PM): *Yawn*
umbrafer (8:05:31 PM): "Morning, mister crowbar"
circlmastr (8:05:55 PM): Todd's still unhealed, right?
Thematrian1 (8:06:16 PM): the sun is shining, birds would probably be singing if there were any left
Thematrian1 (8:07:04 PM): Blake still feels like hell; security armor isn't made for napping
umbrafer (8:08:04 PM): Did Todd make a healing test?
Thematrian1 (8:08:25 PM): of physical damage...it'd depend what you rolled on...that, yes
MilesMk1 (8:08:34 PM): *chews up some painkillers and washes them down with Aztecola*
Thematrian1 (8:10:04 PM): Blake: the aches in your muscles are fading, and the Aztecola is cutting right through the lethargic fog. Good times. Makes you wonder how much of the stuff is left.
umbrafer (8:10:50 PM): Alex will go foraging for Aztecola.
umbrafer (8:11:15 PM): Within the garage, at the moment. Is there a bottling plant in Chicago? The syrup is probably already stolen or unusuable, but we can hope…
Thematrian1 (8:11:37 PM): you expect so. Roll relevant area knowledge
Thematrian1 (8:11:42 PM): I'd also accept Aztecola knowledge
MilesMk1 (8:11:49 PM): *takes a tour of the place, checking in on various people*
umbrafer (8:12:00 PM): Shockingly enough, I don't have Aztecola Knowledge
umbrafer (8:12:02 PM): umbrafer rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 5 5
umbrafer (8:12:05 PM): 3, 3, 1
Thematrian1 (8:12:18 PM): You do have a whole bunch of karma, or you did. Knowledge skills are cheap ;-)
umbrafer (8:12:26 PM): I did.
umbrafer (8:12:47 PM): I decided Russian was more important than Aztecola. You'll never know what a sacrifice that was.
Thematrian1 (8:13:03 PM): Yeah, feel free to translate that Russian document at any point.
umbrafer (8:13:16 PM): Aztecola first.
Thematrian1 (8:13:20 PM): I've only had its contents mapped out for 2 RL years.
umbrafer (8:13:34 PM): :D
Thematrian1 (8:13:50 PM): Alex: you can't remember about the bottling plant, but you're offered Aztecola by a loafing garage rat on the second level.
Thematrian1 (8:14:10 PM): Meanwhile, Blake runs into Mr. S almost immediately.
MilesMk1 (8:15:02 PM): "Ah, you're up."
umbrafer (8:15:07 PM): *Drinks some Aztecola, feels life return*
umbrafer (8:15:30 PM): I'm going to check for the kids.
Thematrian1 (8:15:48 PM): He's having a slow conversation with another of the garage rats, and listening patiently as the guy stutters out sperethiel phrases
Thematrian1 (8:16:17 PM): He smiles at you when he sees you.
Thematrian1 (8:16:57 PM): SC: around dawn, that blond guy who visited Todd earlier comes up to visit you. He's got a big plate of soysteak with him.
Dragcrell (8:17:35 PM): *pokes it* "what is that?"
Thematrian1 (8:17:39 PM): Alex: you find the kids. They're asleep: Alice in the one bed and Duncan next to it. Your drone is resting on Alice's pillow beside her.
Thematrian1 (8:17:54 PM): Blond Guy: "I thought you might be hungry, is all." He's clearly rather nervous.
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MilesMk1 (8:18:28 PM): Ok, him we really do need back.
Dragcrell (8:18:37 PM): sent a invite
umbrafer (8:18:39 PM): It would be sorta useful.
umbrafer (8:18:41 PM): I did.
Dragcrell (8:18:52 PM): same lol
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Dragcrell (8:18:58 PM): :3
umbrafer (8:19:06 PM): Inwardly: "Aww."
Thematrian1 (8:19:15 PM): last message I had was mine, Blond Guy talking to SC
umbrafer (8:19:22 PM): I head for my deck.
Dragcrell (8:19:34 PM): "is it rrreal?" *sniffs it*
Thematrian1 (8:19:45 PM): Blake: the guy chatting with Mr. S finishes up whatever he's trying to say and greets you with a little wave.
MilesMk1 (8:21:14 PM): "Hey. Find out anything interesting?"
Thematrian1 (8:23:17 PM): "You know this guy?" Mr. S interjects something. "Is it true you guys pulled him out of a burning bus?"
circlmastr (8:23:37 PM): (It's true TODD did that...)
circlmastr (8:24:02 PM): (*shakes fist at the NPC doc for not wanting to help Todd*)
MilesMk1 (8:24:25 PM): (Didn't he help you? I thought he did.)
MilesMk1 (8:24:33 PM): "Yeah, inside the core."
Thematrian1 (8:24:41 PM): (There's scarcely been time yet)
circlmastr (8:24:50 PM): (I don't recall it. I recall him preferring to help the bug-infested kid, and now the Valkyrie is dead)
MilesMk1 (8:25:05 PM): (The Valkyrie is dead? Since when?)
MilesMk1 (8:25:12 PM): (That, I missed.)
umbrafer (8:25:23 PM): (Well, it probably needs some fixing)
umbrafer (8:25:31 PM): (I mean, a bug burst out of it, didn't it?)
circlmastr (8:25:50 PM): (I thought there was a whole thing about the breaking it and the bug bursting out of the kid and all...)
umbrafer (8:25:53 PM): (Besides, the Valkyrie is really meant for trauma surgery)
Thematrian1 (8:26:08 PM): The Valkyrie does not look damaged to Todd
circlmastr (8:26:37 PM): Which just intensifies Todd's impatience, really.
Thematrian1 (8:27:16 PM): Indeed. But neither of the doctory types is around. You're alone in the sickbay.
Thematrian1 (8:28:06 PM): Meanwhile: SC, you can tell for sure that this meat is not for real. Good soy, but just soy
Thematrian1 (8:28:28 PM): Meanwhile: Alex, your deck is under the bed. You easily retrieve it without disturbing either of them.
umbrafer (8:28:41 PM): Not the RCD, the deck. The one with the Russian.
Thematrian1 (8:29:05 PM): oh. It's out in the van, unless you moved it. You have it.
umbrafer (8:30:35 PM): I'm going to get comfortable and read some Russian.
umbrafer (8:30:52 PM): umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 5 2 2
umbrafer (8:30:55 PM): Crap.
Dragcrell (8:30:57 PM): *pulls back* "I'm fine found something to eat in the towerrr." *just eyes the kid untill he leaves*
umbrafer (8:30:59 PM): 3, 3, 0, 0.
Thematrian1 (8:31:52 PM): Ugh. This is nothing like the audio tapes said it would be.
umbrafer (8:32:28 PM): "My head…"
umbrafer (8:32:30 PM): Hm.
Thematrian1 (8:32:41 PM): The first file you open seems to be a collection of entries, like a journal, but you can't make head or tail of the actual contents.
umbrafer (8:32:58 PM): You know what, the hell with it. Karma.
umbrafer (8:33:01 PM): umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
umbrafer (8:33:04 PM): umbrafer rolled 4 6-sided dice: 5 2 4 3
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umbrafer (8:33:08 PM): Waste of karma.
Thematrian1 (8:33:32 PM): eeyep
Thematrian1 (8:33:49 PM): Hm...there was a marriage in the plan? That's the first sentence. You think.
umbrafer (8:34:31 PM): "I miss my liver."
umbrafer (8:35:43 PM): I'm going to put some more hours in on Spider.
Thematrian1 (8:36:43 PM): Blake: he looks impressed and a bit disturbed. After a minute he comes up with, "Why?"
Thematrian1 (8:37:05 PM): SC: The blond guy lays the plate down a few feet away, backs up, and heads down into the garage again.
Thematrian1 (8:37:21 PM): Todd: were you going anywhere in particular? I missed it
MilesMk1 (8:37:39 PM): Is to Todd in the room?
MilesMk1 (8:38:01 PM): My AIM indicates him dropping out and not coming back yet.
Dragcrell (8:38:10 PM): (Todd has left the room >_> sorry thout someone seen it)
Thematrian1 (8:38:25 PM): ah, that'd be why
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MilesMk1 (8:39:25 PM): "Why let someone burn to death if you can stop it?"
Thematrian1 (8:39:42 PM): He looks down. "Sure."
umbrafer (8:40:06 PM): The Spider has 60 Alex-hours left until its repaired.
umbrafer (8:40:10 PM): it's
MilesMk1 (8:40:21 PM): "Hey, just because I'm a runner, it doesn't mean I'm a psychotic."
umbrafer (8:40:24 PM): My brain has forty man-hours until it is repaired.
umbrafer (8:40:38 PM): (Tsk, tsk.)
MilesMk1 (8:40:46 PM): "Can't believe everything you see on the trid."
Thematrian1 (8:41:35 PM): "Yeah, sure, I didn't - I guess it wasn't burning that much?"
MilesMk1 (8:42:32 PM): "It was actually Todd who pulled him out, and it was pretty bad."
MilesMk1 (8:42:48 PM): (I don't remember what I was doing at the time... anyone?)
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umbrafer (8:46:07 PM): Sorry about that, the router thought it would be really funny to give someone else my IP address.
Thematrian1 (8:46:09 PM): Blake: after a beat, Mr. S's interpreter says, "He says to say thank you, whoever did you."
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MilesMk1 (8:47:14 PM): #Hey, Todd, the Sperethiel guy says thanks for pulling him out of the bus.#
MilesMk1 (8:47:26 PM): "Sure. I'll pass it on."
MilesMk1 (8:47:38 PM): "Could you ask him who he is and what he was doing there?"
Thematrian1 (8:49:45 PM): After about a minute of back-and-forth between Mr. S and your interpreter, he comes up with: "He says he's a messenger who was attacked. By some kind of magical thing."
MilesMk1 (8:51:54 PM): "Was it an insect spirit? What is he planning to do now?"
umbrafer (8:52:47 PM): (We need to entice him to join our team. You know we totally need another magical person who doesn't speak any language we do, at least at times)
Thematrian1 (8:54:49 PM): A little more back and forth. "Not a bug, something else. 'A body without a body'." He shrugs.
Thematrian1 (8:54:57 PM): More back and forth.
Thematrian1 (8:57:21 PM): "Urgh. I don't know. There's no message without the one who receives it. I guess."
MilesMk1 (8:58:13 PM): "Well, tell him to let me know if I can help him in any way. And thanks for translating."
Thematrian1 (8:59:09 PM): "Okay." He adds a few more halting phrases.
Thematrian1 (8:59:41 PM): "He says thank you and he hopes, uh, it's a formal phrase, means he wishes you good luck, basically."
MilesMk1 (9:01:37 PM): "Thank you." *nods to Mr. S and resumes his tour*
Dragcrell (9:01:56 PM): #so any new prrroblems pop up orrr we still waiting to see?#
Thematrian1 (9:03:29 PM): Blake: you don't find anything else new or exciting. Jeremy and Smetani are asleep, and no one's beating up anybody else. You interrupt a few fierce debates, though, on things Aaron said or did.
MilesMk1 (9:04:00 PM): #Everything looks ok at the moment.#
MilesMk1 (9:04:51 PM): Ok, so I'll clean up, change into less bulky armor, and see what Alex and the others are up to so we can try to figure out what to do next.
umbrafer (9:04:54 PM): #Great. The Russian made my head hurt, so I'm working on the Spider again.#
MilesMk1 (9:05:11 PM): Oh... One thing, I guess - how's Jerome doing?
Thematrian1 (9:05:12 PM): Check. What's "less bulky armor"?
MilesMk1 (9:05:27 PM): Armored jacket over FFBA.
Dragcrell (9:06:09 PM): #nothing up out herrre tho if any of you want this soy stuff some one thout I would like how can you eat it dont even smell all that appetizing#
Thematrian1 (9:06:37 PM): Well, as far as you can tell. He's sitting down, of course, trading lies with a circle of fellow street toughs. When he sees you, he waves you over and offers you a drink from an anonymous brown bottle.
Thematrian1 (9:06:50 PM): Still wearing a bunch of medical tape.
umbrafer (9:07:58 PM): #If you don't want it, I'll eat it. I'm famished.#
Dragcrell (9:08:56 PM): #its ourrrs tho unless you think the chopperrr well be ok with out any one watching it well need to have some one get it#
umbrafer (9:09:24 PM): #I'll be there in a minute.#
umbrafer (9:09:47 PM): *Fiddle fiddle fiddle* I wrap up my current microtronics work, then head up to the roof for a meal.
MilesMk1 (9:10:07 PM): #You know, it is protein. I'm pretty sure you could eat it if you weren't so damn picky.#
MilesMk1 (9:10:24 PM): *takes a couple of swigs from the bottle, the gives it back with a nod*
Dragcrell (9:11:11 PM): #I'm not hunngrrrry anyway had a few bites in the towerrr and it dont smell like meat#
Thematrian1 (9:11:51 PM): "Blake! I heard you were back, but I was " - here he coughs a bit - "asleep. You get anything good?"
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Thematrian1 (9:12:18 PM): Alex: on the roof, you find a big plate of soysteak. You could almost build a copy of yourself, let alone feed yourself.
umbrafer (9:13:28 PM): Awesome. I separate out some portions, then chow down on one of them while watching the city. What time is it?
Thematrian1 (9:14:00 PM): 9:58, so sayeth your deck.
umbrafer (9:14:34 PM): I enjoy the view.
MilesMk1 (9:14:41 PM): "Well, we stopped by the Ares tower for a look, and liberated a few things..."
Dragcrell (9:16:17 PM): *settles down back to the chopper and thinks over and makes a mentle list of what well be need to be said to her boss*
umbrafer (9:18:26 PM): I drop the other portions of the soysteak off with the kids, then head back down to keep up the repairs on the Spider.
Thematrian1 (9:18:53 PM): Blake: You have the attention of the circle of toughs.
MilesMk1 (9:20:09 PM): "Weapons, mostly. Remind me to show you sometime." *clearly directed at Jerome*
Thematrian1 (9:20:55 PM): "Oh yeah? Makes sense."
MilesMk1 (9:21:11 PM): "Will need to think about the next step now... Oh well."
MilesMk1 (9:21:51 PM): "Need to run, this place is still a mess after last night. Thanks for the drink."
umbrafer (9:22:21 PM): #I need to head over to Zbyhnev's this afternoon. Anyone coming along?#
MilesMk1 (9:22:34 PM): *if Jerome looks like he could walk* "Come find me, later, we'll take a look at the new stuff."
Thematrian1 (9:22:52 PM): There's a crutch by his chair, so he can probably get around a bit. "Will do."
MilesMk1 (9:23:06 PM): #I suppose I might, just for security. But who gets to watch the chopper?#
MilesMk1 (9:24:02 PM): #Damn it, that's what I hate most about this place, every single bit you claw away from the city and the bugs is just one more reason to look over your shoulder all the time.#
umbrafer (9:24:15 PM): #Essie's got it covered, it looks like, though we'd probably give her some relief sometime.#
Dragcrell (9:26:05 PM): #I well be fine forrr now and ratherrr getting to be like my old home on the rrresions to be on guarrrd tho wolfs arrre easyerrr to not take what you have afterrr you mamed a few of therrre pack#
MilesMk1 (9:26:24 PM): #All right, then. Todd, you're going to hang around and heal up?#
umbrafer (9:26:53 PM): #I wish I had that kind of time…#
circlmastr (9:26:58 PM): #Assuming your damn doc friend ever actually helps me. At this point I'd rather take the helo out of the city and see DocWagon.#
MilesMk1 (9:27:30 PM): #It's been a long night... I'm sure he'll get to it first thing after he wakes up.#
umbrafer (9:27:31 PM): #I'm sure the UCAS military would give you a nice autopsy.#
circlmastr (9:28:34 PM): #Har har.#
circlmastr (9:29:33 PM): (brb, dinner)
MilesMk1 (9:30:03 PM): #All right, let me know when you want to leave.#
Thematrian1 (9:31:07 PM): So that's that. Breakfast is easy to find; the garage is still well-stocked with food (and refridgerators!)
MilesMk1 (9:34:40 PM): I suppose I'll put the security armor back on for the ride.
MilesMk1 (9:34:46 PM): (man, I'll be doing a lot of this.)
umbrafer (9:35:45 PM): *Drive drive drive*
Thematrian1 (9:36:06 PM): So: Blake and Alex driving, SC and Todd remaining behind.
Thematrian1 (9:36:20 PM): The kids, the rigger, Ed, etc., all behind
umbrafer (9:36:50 PM): We're taking the interesting weapons for him to see, not that any of them left the van.
Thematrian1 (9:37:30 PM): which weapons do you consider interesting? All things considered, I don't wish to make assumptions.
umbrafer (9:38:05 PM): The ones we pulled from the Tower. I don't remember the list.
umbrafer (9:39:24 PM): The speargun's high on the list. Does someone have a list, or do I dig through logs?
Thematrian1 (9:39:55 PM): I...see you guys weren't writing it down?
umbrafer (9:40:36 PM): Apparently not. One moment…
umbrafer (9:40:45 PM): Fortunately only three logs have "speargun" in them.
MilesMk1 (9:41:19 PM): Guided speargun, laser, laser axe, torch-on-a-stick...
MilesMk1 (9:41:34 PM): Shit, we will need to go over the logs, there was definitely more.
Thematrian1 (9:42:40 PM): sss. I don't know why, but I assumed you were keeping track of your spoils.
umbrafer (9:42:59 PM): Laser axe model 6
umbrafer (9:43:11 PM): Big bow with lots of fancy gadgetry
umbrafer (9:43:18 PM): Wide collection of large pistols
umbrafer (9:43:22 PM): Short, stubby flamethrower
umbrafer (9:43:29 PM): Miscellaneous grenades
umbrafer (9:43:31 PM): And a few larger mines
MilesMk1 (9:43:47 PM): Ah, yes, and those.
umbrafer (9:44:23 PM): That's the stuff we got from the Security Rigger. The stuff we pulled off of the bugs I don't remember (and that stuff won't be neatly in one log, or have the terms I was using to search by)
MilesMk1 (9:44:26 PM): Also, a barrel and 14 rounds from one of those spider drones.
umbrafer (9:44:32 PM): Right
MilesMk1 (9:44:53 PM): And chips labeled: "Specs", "H08", "H66", and "KCM All"
umbrafer (9:45:06 PM): Ooh. Yes, those too.
umbrafer (9:45:31 PM): Check them for some kind of funky self-destruct mechanism, just in case.
MilesMk1 (9:45:33 PM): We did find an experimental laser rifle downstairs in the area the woman with the Vindicator was.
MilesMk1 (9:45:41 PM): was in.
umbrafer (9:45:47 PM): Right.
MilesMk1 (9:46:04 PM): The spearguns were already mentiones... The flametrhowers were destroyed, aside from that one.
MilesMk1 (9:46:07 PM): mentioned
MilesMk1 (9:46:40 PM): There might be something else, but I think that covers the big-ticket items pretty well. See? We're not completely useless. ;)
Thematrian1 (9:47:20 PM): Wow. Impressively recovered. You bring those items to Z's.
umbrafer (9:47:38 PM): Convenient abbreviation :)
umbrafer (9:47:58 PM): I hail the channel we'd arranged. #Come in?#
MilesMk1 (9:48:34 PM): (Looking at all the logs reminded me - what did the person who wanted a look at them think? If anything?)
umbrafer (9:48:49 PM): (?)
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umbrafer (9:55:13 PM): (What'd I miss?)
umbrafer (9:55:24 PM): (I /thought/ everyone was being quiet…)
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Thematrian1 (9:55:40 PM): (Nothing. We're waiting on your reply to Z's hail)
umbrafer (9:55:53 PM): (That's part of what I missed, apparently)
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umbrafer (9:56:27 PM): (What did he say, in particular?)
Thematrian1 (9:56:56 PM): #We read you, Alex. Mission accomplished?#
umbrafer (9:57:17 PM): #Accomplished-ish. Some interesting specimens.#
umbrafer (9:58:18 PM): #We're swinging by so you can take a look at them.#
Thematrian1 (9:59:31 PM): #We're holding fast here. Bring 'em in.#
umbrafer (10:00:28 PM): *Rolls on up to Zbyhnev's place*
umbrafer (10:01:10 PM): Taking a good look around. Anyone in evidence?
umbrafer (10:01:11 PM): umbrafer rolled 9 6-sided dice: 1 2 3 3 4 1 2 4 6
umbrafer (10:01:14 PM): umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
umbrafer (10:01:17 PM): umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 5 6 3 5 3
umbrafer (10:01:19 PM): umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
umbrafer (10:01:36 PM): (7, 2, 2, crap and 11, 5, 5, 3, 3)
Thematrian1 (10:01:46 PM): From the outside, it looks like yet another boarded-up storefront. Closer inspection reveals that some of the bloodstains on the sidewalk are less than a day old.
umbrafer (10:03:37 PM): *Grabs some stuff and her RCD, heads on in*
Thematrian1 (10:03:40 PM): but no, no one's in evidence
MilesMk1 (10:05:04 PM): *follows, keeping watch*
Thematrian1 (10:06:12 PM): The interior is much as you remember, but dirtier; some chips of plastic from the ceiling have made their way onto the floor somehow. The malevolent eye of the gun turrent follows you closely, but Zbyhnev himself waves at you
Thematrian1 (10:06:15 PM): from behind the glass
Thematrian1 (10:06:27 PM): (argh, brb)
MilesMk1 (10:06:29 PM): Also carries "stuff" as needed.
MilesMk1 (10:06:44 PM): Actually, I need to go very soon.
MilesMk1 (10:06:58 PM): (but I assume I won't be neeed for this bit, probably?)
Thematrian1 (10:11:04 PM): (time for mad haggling, I'd guess)
Thematrian1 (10:11:39 PM): (So, yeah. Feel free to sleep. Good to have you)
umbrafer (10:11:49 PM): Wait a second.
umbrafer (10:12:04 PM): Quickly: you're not here Thursday, Seiler, right?
Thematrian1 (10:12:12 PM): correct
umbrafer (10:12:30 PM): So we need a decision as to whether we want to meet anyway, or just do legwork via the board.
umbrafer (10:12:46 PM): You can give me an answer now, or on the board, or via email. Just be aware of it.
MilesMk1 (10:12:54 PM): (No worries, I'm not going to log off without warning.)
Dragcrell (10:13:18 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 1 1 5 1 4 6
Dragcrell (10:13:24 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
umbrafer (10:13:27 PM): So yeah, keep that in mind. Back to Zbyhnev's.
MilesMk1 (10:13:49 PM): (I'd be inclined to do legwork on the board, but if Dave wants to, I can log on. Mainly, because I don't know what I can actually do with Maya, since Glitch knows nothing about magic.)
MilesMk1 (10:14:27 PM): (See you guys later, and I'll check the board to see what the decision was?)
Thematrian1 (10:14:33 PM): (Good enough)
MilesMk1 (10:14:35 PM): (Good night.)
umbrafer (10:14:38 PM): *Carries the pile o' weapons in*
umbrafer (10:14:44 PM): (Sleep well)
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umbrafer (10:15:21 PM): "This is what we found."
Thematrian1 (10:16:10 PM): The laser rifle arrests his attention. "Did you take this from an enemy, or was it from a laboratory perhaps?"
umbrafer (10:16:16 PM): "We didn't have time to do a lot of looking around. The place is infested with bugs."
umbrafer (10:16:36 PM): "The rifle? Lab, I think… no one was using it, at least."
Thematrian1 (10:16:57 PM): "How very odd. The Tower should have been able to defend itself better than most."
Dragcrell (10:17:27 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 1 4 2 2 3
Dragcrell (10:17:34 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
umbrafer (10:17:40 PM): "One of the elevator shafts… egg sacs, as far as the eye could see."
umbrafer (10:18:19 PM): "We might go back, but one guy with us already just vanished into thin air there."
Thematrian1 (10:19:02 PM): He sucks in his breath. "You were there. From what you saw, could the bugs have been created in the Tower?"
umbrafer (10:20:21 PM): "Maybe. They're magical drek, so I don't have a clue what facilities you'd use to create them."
umbrafer (10:20:57 PM): "There were more of them there than we'd seen anywhere else, and more types. Even the big mass we put our foot into before was all just beetles."
Thematrian1 (10:21:10 PM): "Working together?"
umbrafer (10:21:31 PM): "It's hard to say. We didn't see them fighting, but I don't think they ever appeared together, either… oh!"
umbrafer (10:21:36 PM): "There was… two things."
umbrafer (10:22:10 PM): "There was this really big one. /Really/ big. We killed it."
umbrafer (10:22:16 PM): "But it had someone with it. A person."
Thematrian1 (10:22:41 PM): "A slave?"
umbrafer (10:22:45 PM): "We killed her, too, I think. Or maybe it did. Either way, she died, but she was helping them before that."
umbrafer (10:23:03 PM): "I don't know. We… met someone, who sounded like he knew something about the whole thing.
umbrafer (10:23:08 PM): "
Thematrian1 (10:24:17 PM): In a very neutral tone "Oh?"
umbrafer (10:27:01 PM): "He said… let me remember…"
circlmastr (10:27:23 PM): circlmastr rolled 5 6-sided dice: 3 2 6 6 2
circlmastr (10:27:25 PM): circlmastr rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 4
circlmastr (10:27:26 PM): circlmastr rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
umbrafer (10:29:41 PM): Hm. Accident mentioned a name when he was talking about this, but I can't find it in the logs. INT?
Thematrian1 (10:30:52 PM): I'm not sure what you're referring to, so no.
umbrafer (10:31:18 PM): He said something about "someone someone is dead", where someone someone was the (not that we know it) insect shamaness, presumably.
Thematrian1 (10:32:20 PM): Oh, that's right, you never - roll Int.
umbrafer (10:33:35 PM): umbrafer rolled 9 6-sided dice: 5 3 5 6 5 2 6 1 1
umbrafer (10:33:38 PM): umbrafer rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 6
umbrafer (10:33:40 PM): umbrafer rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
umbrafer (10:33:49 PM): 13, 6, 3, 3, 3, crap
Thematrian1 (10:33:55 PM): Simone Malacha
umbrafer (10:36:04 PM): "He called her Simone Malacha, and implied that her death was some kind of victory."
umbrafer (10:36:14 PM): "There were still bugs after that, but they backed off for a while."
Thematrian1 (10:37:09 PM): "It is growing more and more important, I think, to know where these insects came from. I would very much like to meet this knowledgable person."
umbrafer (10:37:46 PM): "I'll put you in touch with him, if he's still alive. He… wanted to clear out the Tower."
Thematrian1 (10:38:35 PM): A sigh. "Then I'd best contact him quickly."
umbrafer (10:38:51 PM): "We had wounded, so we needed to bail, but I'm debating going back to help."
umbrafer (10:39:04 PM): "Sure. What's the range on your transmitter again?"
Thematrian1 (10:41:59 PM): "We've received out to eight kilometers."
umbrafer (10:42:13 PM): How does that compare to the distance to the Tower?
Thematrian1 (10:42:31 PM): Out of range
umbrafer (10:43:36 PM): "No good. Let's check these out, and then you can use the transmitter in my van to talk to him."
Thematrian1 (10:44:34 PM): He nods, and taps the laser rifle thoughtfully. "This...is very interesting. Very embarassing for Ares, to lose so valuable a research piece.
Thematrian1 (10:45:59 PM): He moves on, inspecting each item carefully, inquiring in each case as to whether you found it in a lab or in the field.
umbrafer (10:46:08 PM): "The one we saw in action was that speargun over there. No propulsion on the spears, I don't think, but Blake here swears it tracked him in mid-flight."
umbrafer (10:46:26 PM): "Most of these were given to us by an employee we saved. He'd been hoarding them in case the bugs came after him."
Thematrian1 (10:48:29 PM): "Many of this pistols are conventional. Powerful, clearly top of the line, but we've seen them before."
Thematrian1 (10:48:40 PM): He says this as he examines a spear from the speargun.
Thematrian1 (10:50:09 PM): "This device...very unusual. Not very practical, perhaps."
Thematrian1 (10:50:26 PM): He's scanning it with a tool from his belt as he speaks, keeping one eye on it and one eye on you.
umbrafer (10:51:25 PM): "How does it work? Some crazy application of smart materials, or…?"
Thematrian1 (10:53:26 PM): "Some of that, yes, and in the fins. The spearhead can adjust its aerodynamic properties in mid-flight, and the fins can be controlled, here, see? A heat-seeker tied to a chip in the spearhead does the real work of...
Thematrian1 (10:53:31 PM): ...finding the target."
umbrafer (10:54:16 PM): "Interesting. Any use underwater, or is it just something the materials team did to show off?"
Thematrian1 (10:54:41 PM): "Perhaps. I would have to deconstruct the chip to be sure."
Thematrian1 (10:54:50 PM): "Very expensive per shot, in any case."
umbrafer (10:56:15 PM): "You see that in research. Back in the old days we'd see man-pack missiles with full drone brains just because the brainboys were working on better target-acquisition that month."
Dragcrell (10:59:46 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 1 4 3 6 2
Dragcrell (10:59:52 PM): Dragcrell rolled 2 6-sided dice: 1 3
Thematrian1 (11:01:27 PM): He's finished, he turns to you: "Some of this items I can sell as personal protection, here in the city. Such things will rise in value in the days to come."
Dragcrell (11:01:42 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 2 3 1 3
Dragcrell (11:03:08 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 1 4 5 4
Thematrian1 (11:03:15 PM): "The spear gun and laser rifle are of another caliber. I can give you a very good price for both, but only if I can make contact with certain friends of mine outside the city."
Thematrian1 (11:03:26 PM): "People with an interest in Ares research."
Thematrian1 (11:03:34 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 14 6-sided dice: 5 1 5 3 5 1 4 5 4 4 5 5 5 3
Dragcrell (11:05:08 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 4 3 5 6 3
Thematrian1 (11:05:14 PM): "Under the circumstances, I believe I can promise three hundred thousand nuyen, should you wish to sell. Perhaps more." He smiles a little.
Thematrian1 (11:05:17 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 15 6-sided dice: 6 6 5 2 3 5 4 4 2 3 1 1 4 6 3
Dragcrell (11:05:18 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
umbrafer (11:07:29 PM): "Pretty attractive. We need some time to think about what of this we can use, but most of it's probably going to go. Any idea what the draw weight on that bow is?"
Thematrian1 (11:08:31 PM): "Variable. That's what this device" - he taps one of its many odd protrusions - "is for. Not available to the mass market, but I've heard of them before."
umbrafer (11:09:46 PM): Did it have any arrows with it?
Thematrian1 (11:09:57 PM): No.
Dragcrell (11:10:20 PM): Dragcrell rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 1 2 5 1 2
umbrafer (11:10:40 PM): "I'll think it over. In the meantime, let's go talk to Accident."
Dragcrell (11:12:09 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Thematrian1 (11:12:12 PM): He nods, and follows you out
umbrafer (11:13:31 PM): @A: #Come in?#
Thematrian1 (11:17:01 PM): Silence, then: #We're rather busy. Is it important?#
Thematrian1 (11:17:05 PM): The Hand of God descends.
umbrafer (11:19:59 PM): Oh dear.
Thematrian1 (11:20:03 PM): (That HoG didn't apply to you. Please continue)
umbrafer (11:20:18 PM): (Yeah, but the fact that there's HoGing is bad news)
umbrafer (11:20:47 PM): #Yes, but not urgent. Hail me when you're free.#
Thematrian1 (11:20:59 PM): #We will#
Dragcrell (11:21:12 PM): (better then hopeing to be found bleeding)
umbrafer (11:22:26 PM): (Well, the fact that it's necessary at all is bad. I don't think it would magically be better if you hadn't done it.)
Dragcrell (11:23:43 PM): (ya I know ;3 lets just say it appers my cher's have two facters that are not frendly to em it appers)
umbrafer (11:24:15 PM): "He's busy, wouldn't you know it. He'll call me back, as it were."
umbrafer (11:25:56 PM): And with that, I've hit my limit. Deciding what stuff to sell and what to keep is something I want Blake's advice on, and deciding whether to try to rig the van to relay signals to Zbyhnev's radio isn't something I want to do now.
umbrafer (11:26:01 PM): Too many issues of Runner etiquette.
Thematrian1 (11:26:07 PM): Oh no you haven't.
Thematrian1 (11:26:15 PM): Your comm channel to the garage crackles to life:
umbrafer (11:26:38 PM): Ok, then. #Receiving. What's up?#
Thematrian1 (11:27:05 PM): "Blake? Alex? It's Jeremy. Something just shot that tiger lady. They think she's dead.#
Thematrian1 (11:27:52 PM): #Somebody's sniping the rooftops, we can't see for sure, but they've gotta be after your chopper, right?#
umbrafer (11:28:19 PM): #Yeah. Shit, we'll be right there.#
Thematrian1 (11:28:21 PM): #Sigrun's getting the drones up, but we need your ass back here.#
Thematrian1 (11:28:52 PM): There's a whump from outside. #Explosives, too. Must've spent all night setting up. Fragging...#
umbrafer (11:29:13 PM): "Something just came up. We'll leave the goods with you, but we need to haul ass back to base."
Thematrian1 (11:29:28 PM): He nods, and decamps with alacrity. "Good hunting."
umbrafer (11:29:33 PM): "I'll relay Q&A with Accident later, sorry."
Thematrian1 (11:29:41 PM): He nods, already jogging back inside.
umbrafer (11:29:54 PM): *Breaks physics heading back to the Garage*
Thematrian1 (11:32:16 PM): Ok. Next week: dealing with more rapacious city dwellers!
umbrafer (11:32:28 PM): So what we need to do is level the buildings in a 1.1-kilometer radius around the Garage.
Thematrian1 (11:32:37 PM): 1.1?
umbrafer (11:32:43 PM): Extended Barrel.
umbrafer (11:33:04 PM): Actually, we could go out to 2.64
umbrafer (11:33:14 PM): Just to make sure Assault Cannons are out, as well.
umbrafer (11:33:29 PM): Or was it 2.75. I forget.
Dragcrell (11:34:05 PM): well I need to get you guys have fun ;3
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umbrafer (11:34:47 PM): Oh, right, we need to figure out what we want to do with ECU.
Thematrian1 (11:35:05 PM): ?
umbrafer (11:35:07 PM): As the Third Big Balancer for cyberlimbs, and the second hard cap.
Thematrian1 (11:35:11 PM): ah
umbrafer (11:35:18 PM): I'm trying to hash out strength and quickness enhancements.
umbrafer (11:35:28 PM): We've got, IIRC, Essence and nuyen costs
umbrafer (11:36:26 PM): By canon, an Obvious Full Arm has 10 ECU, Full Leg has 20. Synthetics have 5 and 10.
umbrafer (11:37:01 PM): Strength enhancement past 3 points costs 1 ECU each.
umbrafer (11:37:26 PM): That's probably ok, actually. We'll have to see how much other ECU-stuff is needed.
umbrafer (11:38:03 PM): The other question is whether to change the price stepping
umbrafer (11:38:50 PM): Right now it's just 1-3 points, and 4+ points. It seems to me like it might make more sense to go with different prices between Natural Attribute and RML, between RML and Racial Max, and beyond Racial Max
umbrafer (11:39:33 PM): Also, if you wouldn't mind, I'd like you to consider what we want to happen to things like karma costs and pools for someone whose body is mostly chrome (it works for any amount of chrome, but the problem is more obvious with a full
umbrafer (11:39:35 PM): (full borg)
umbrafer (11:39:55 PM): Not necessarily tonight, but I'd like your opinion on the proper way to handle that.
Thematrian1 (11:40:38 PM): Mmph. Thursday night; I'll do the math on the plane.
circlmastr (11:40:39 PM): We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Your technological and genetic uniqueness will be added to our own. Resistance is futile
umbrafer (11:41:46 PM): Sounds good.
umbrafer (11:42:11 PM): Dave, any opinion on the meet-Thursday/no-meet-Thursday decision?
circlmastr (11:42:39 PM): Well, I'll be here after work either way.
umbrafer (11:43:36 PM): Fair enough then. Sleep well, all.
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