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umbrafer (9:22:39 PM): Welcome, all.
umbrafer (9:22:58 PM): We will be back up to full David supply when Dave gets back from work.
Thematrian1 (9:23:16 PM): We decided last week that it's killin' time
umbrafer (9:23:27 PM): The important things that happened last week:
umbrafer (9:23:36 PM): Gem decrypted those discs you found so long ago
umbrafer (9:23:52 PM): There was some buying
MilesMk1 (9:24:18 PM): We did? Well, I just got back from work and need to grab a quick shower, and then I'll be able to devote my full attention to slaughter.
umbrafer (9:24:21 PM): Of, IIRC, 10,000 kilos of armor
umbrafer (9:24:30 PM): Go for it
MilesMk1 (9:24:54 PM): Is that an exaggeration, or is that how much that mech which apparently requires a nuclear reactor can mount?
umbrafer (9:25:17 PM): That is how much Armor 20 for a Body 10 vehicle weighs.
umbrafer (9:25:24 PM): And it is no exaggeration.
MilesMk1 (9:26:51 PM): Well, ten tons of armor isn't really especially outrageous - it's not even all that much for a tank-sized vehicle, for example... Ok, BRB.
umbrafer (9:27:10 PM): (Which is what this is. Main battle tanks are the canonical Body 10 vehicle)
umbrafer (9:27:38 PM): (It's just that Shadowrunners don't usually have to buy the armor for them, at least not separately)
umbrafer (9:30:26 PM): (Remind me at some point to see if I can find some justification for a Shadowrun-era revival of railway guns.)
Thematrian1 (9:32:53 PM): what's a railway gun?
MilesMk1 (9:33:25 PM): A cannon big enough it could only efficiently be moved on train tracks, IIRC.
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umbrafer (9:33:36 PM): Semi-mobile artillery piece designed to be moved by rail. Typically very, very large.
MilesMk1 (9:33:44 PM): Like the one the Germans used to bombard Paris in WWI.
umbrafer (9:33:49 PM): Yeah.
CirclMastr (9:33:51 PM): (Hey all)
MilesMk1 (9:33:55 PM): (Hey.)
umbrafer (9:33:57 PM): From about 120km away
CirclMastr (9:34:05 PM): I take it this isn't about the game?
MilesMk1 (9:34:22 PM): Think Guns of Navarone on track.
umbrafer (9:34:43 PM): Sorta. I'm trying to see if I can find a justification for 2050s railway guns. There probably isn't one, unfortunately, but we have quorum now so we can start.
umbrafer (9:35:34 PM): When we last left our antiheroes, they had decrypted a disc and purchased a massive quantity of armor.
Thematrian1 (9:35:46 PM): well, arranged to purchase
umbrafer (9:35:52 PM): 'Strue.
MilesMk1 (9:37:01 PM): So, what was on those disks? And, which disks, precisely?
Thematrian1 (9:37:29 PM): we got them during the assault on that power station. They were over by the flesh-eating birds
umbrafer (9:37:30 PM): The ones you picked up in the forest of angry birds
umbrafer (9:37:48 PM): They were near some blood spatters and a discarded pack
MilesMk1 (9:37:55 PM): In the... busted backpa...
MilesMk1 (9:37:57 PM): Ah.
MilesMk1 (9:38:12 PM): Fucking Blood Kites.
umbrafer (9:38:15 PM): :D
MilesMk1 (9:38:24 PM): So, what was on the disks?
CirclMastr (9:38:30 PM): Hound buys armor for his mechamech. Yay!
umbrafer (9:38:41 PM): Mechamech?
umbrafer (9:38:45 PM): Even more mech for your mech?
CirclMastr (9:38:50 PM): The big mech
CirclMastr (9:38:59 PM): As opposed to the mini-mech
MilesMk1 (9:39:11 PM): So, does it still come with a really long power cord, since we haven't been able to hijack a nuclear submarine?
Thematrian1 (9:39:23 PM): there's precedent
umbrafer (9:39:33 PM): Nah, Hound's too old to use one with a power cord
umbrafer (9:39:42 PM): And we don't know if there's any weirdness in his relationship with his mother.
umbrafer (9:40:21 PM): As for what was on the discs:
MilesMk1 (9:40:35 PM): ...yeah, that one always bothered me, though. A cord that long but able to stand up to stress so well would have to be made from something so strong, it begs the question why they didn't make the mech out of it.
umbrafer (9:40:58 PM): Well, because they didn't build the mech :)
Thematrian1 (9:41:02 PM): hey, hey, we've got the whole group together
MilesMk1 (9:41:31 PM): Right, right. Mystery discs?
umbrafer (9:42:20 PM): A big video with no audio, a bunch of building plans, at least some with annotations, a giant collaction of apparently-random numbers, some notes that don't have significance at first glance, and a plaintext English translation of
umbrafer (9:42:30 PM): the transcript of On the Personality Cult and its Consequences
umbrafer (9:42:58 PM): That should be collection
umbrafer (9:43:04 PM): I'm not entirely sure what happened there
MilesMk1 (9:43:58 PM): What was the video of?
MilesMk1 (9:44:46 PM): Was it something awful, like that one from The Ring, or a speech by Al Gore?
umbrafer (9:45:08 PM): Gem, I assume you're telling him or letting him watch himself?
CirclMastr (9:45:12 PM): I'd rather watch The Ring than Al Gore
Thematrian1 (9:45:16 PM): heh
Thematrian1 (9:45:22 PM): he can see it for himself, sure
umbrafer (9:46:27 PM): The first few minutes are shot in low-light. It involves motion through a concrete tunnel about two and a half meters in diameter, with water in the bottom. It may be a storm drain, or some kind of flooded utility tunnel.
Thematrian1 (9:46:56 PM): (I've been assuming that it was left by whoever planted those explosives we found)
CirclMastr (9:48:02 PM): (Dinner, brb)
umbrafer (9:48:58 PM): Continuing to watch?
MilesMk1 (9:49:04 PM): (Which we left... intact, didn't we?)
MilesMk1 (9:49:05 PM): Sure.
MilesMk1 (9:49:28 PM): It's not the tunnel we used to get into the power station, is it?
MilesMk1 (9:49:36 PM): I don't recall water there, but it's been a long time.
umbrafer (9:49:47 PM): No, definitely not. This one is wetter and straighter.
umbrafer (9:50:23 PM): It continues with a lot of forward motion, nothing too interesting.
umbrafer (9:51:39 PM): There's a shot where the camera gets directed into a side tunnel
umbrafer (9:52:07 PM): It's hard to tell, but it looks like there's a grate near the ceiling in an area with light coming in. Looks like it's probably a storm drain.
umbrafer (9:53:16 PM): The tunnel takes a downward turn, and the water level stays constant
CirclMastr (9:54:23 PM): (BAck)
umbrafer (9:54:38 PM): After a while more, the tunnel branches. The camera hesitates for a few moments, then takes the right branch.
umbrafer (9:56:19 PM): After a few more minutes, the camera stops and a gloved and heavily-clothed arm extends into view, touching one of the walls.
CirclMastr (9:56:54 PM): ("A portion of the wall slides back to reveal Al Gore's frozen body.")
umbrafer (9:57:36 PM): There's a pause, then the camera dips below the water. There are some bubbles, two hands fumble at a spot in the wall, then a little catch swings out. One of the hands pulls out of view, then comes back with something that looks
umbrafer (9:58:08 PM): vaguely like a stamp
umbrafer (9:59:11 PM): The hand presses it into the space now exposed, and a section of the wall swings out. The camera moves into it and the image starts to get fuzzy. There's a set of stairs and a door above, as well as what looks like the remnants of a
umbrafer (9:59:13 PM): sentry gun
umbrafer (9:59:26 PM): It's pretty clearly wrecked, there are cut or torn wires trailing
umbrafer (10:00:58 PM): The camera moves up to the door, fiddles with the lock for a bit, then places a small shotgun next to the lock and fires. The door opens, he walks in, and you get a shot of a utility corridor before the video is overwhelmed by stati
umbrafer (10:01:00 PM): *static
umbrafer (10:01:19 PM): Perception.
Thematrian1 (10:01:37 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 1 5 1 6 1
Thematrian1 (10:01:40 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 1
Thematrian1 (10:01:43 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
Thematrian1 (10:01:48 PM): "Huh. That's odd..."
umbrafer (10:01:58 PM): You're watching too? Movie night in the Shadowrunner hideout ;)
CirclMastr (10:02:20 PM): I don't know. Hound's not there after all, right?
Thematrian1 (10:02:24 PM): sure, why not? Maya's in bed, we're not killing anyone yet ;-)
umbrafer (10:02:45 PM): Hound is, right now, pretty much wherever you say he is.
umbrafer (10:03:05 PM): You can catch little glimpses of things that look like objects—there may still be usable footage in the remaining time.
umbrafer (10:03:17 PM): However, it's pretty clear that either shielding or jamming is at play from this point on.
umbrafer (10:03:36 PM): Going to keep watching, skim the remainder, or move on? Or something else?
Thematrian1 (10:03:55 PM): I'm for keeping watching, but Glitch gets a vote
MilesMk1 (10:04:13 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 2 5 6 3 4 6
MilesMk1 (10:04:17 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 4
CirclMastr (10:04:33 PM): Was that a Willpower roll to resist the urge to skip ahead?
MilesMk1 (10:04:35 PM): That was perception - sorry, missed you calling for it.
MilesMk1 (10:04:58 PM): I'll probably skim the rest, stop if anyting catches my eye.
umbrafer (10:05:16 PM): You see pretty much the same thing—there's some information in all the noise, though for at least the few minutes of post-fuzzout footage you've watched you're not sure there's any amount of processing that could make it useful.
CirclMastr (10:05:20 PM): I'll say that Hound is at the warehouse, giddy with some delight at progressing in a real way, working on the mech.
umbrafer (10:05:25 PM): *Skim skim skim*
umbrafer (10:05:28 PM): *Work work work*
umbrafer (10:05:39 PM): Hound may or may not sing a song.
umbrafer (10:05:48 PM): Perception from the skimmers.
CirclMastr (10:05:50 PM): Hound, not being one of the seven dwarves, does not sing a song.
Thematrian1 (10:05:56 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 6 2 6 5 4
Thematrian1 (10:06:00 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 4
umbrafer (10:06:18 PM): (If Hound becomes one of the seven dwarves, does he get a Willpower bonus?)
umbrafer (10:07:08 PM): Hey
umbrafer (10:07:10 PM): You got the same roll Matt did
umbrafer (10:07:24 PM): Ordered differently, at least
umbrafer (10:08:03 PM): Ah well.
umbrafer (10:08:20 PM): Well, what you catch:
MilesMk1 (10:08:31 PM): Any bonuses for decoding weird static thanks to the encephalon and all the math hardware in my brain? ;)
umbrafer (10:08:49 PM): Hah. No, this is just for seeing stuff that's actually not static while watching in fast-forward :)
CirclMastr (10:09:42 PM): (I just discovered it will take 20 full days of work to install the armor on the mech, barring extra successes.)
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umbrafer (10:12:29 PM): (We are experiencing technical difficulties, please hang on)
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MilesMk1 (10:12:57 PM): Ping?
CirclMastr (10:13:01 PM): Pong
umbrafer (10:13:03 PM): Pong
CirclMastr (10:13:07 PM): Jinx
MilesMk1 (10:13:14 PM): Ah, good.
umbrafer (10:15:09 PM): Gem notices that in a less-fuzzy area the hands are quite clearly holding what looks to be a shotgun with a bayonet.
Thematrian1 (10:15:38 PM): ...huh. I stop it and take a closer look at that bit.
umbrafer (10:16:13 PM): Looking for anything in particular?
Thematrian1 (10:16:42 PM): They're still in a tunnel, right? Mostly I want a look at the weapon
umbrafer (10:17:47 PM): Actually, not in a tunnel right now. The camera appears to be in some kind of industrial area, with a bunch of old-looking machines surrounded by wire fences. All inside, no windows or anything.
umbrafer (10:19:02 PM): Anything in particular you're looking at the weapon for? You may as well roll a relevant knowledge skill
Thematrian1 (10:19:51 PM): Ok, here's Smuggling Routes:
Thematrian1 (10:19:53 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 5 3 5 1 2 2
Thematrian1 (10:20:01 PM): (I think that really is the best I can do)
umbrafer (10:20:23 PM): Heh
umbrafer (10:21:07 PM): Well, fortunately the weapon is pretty identifiable. It's a SPAS-22.
umbrafer (10:22:19 PM): Looks like it also has a top-mounted camera on it.
Thematrian1 (10:22:30 PM): cute
umbrafer (10:22:31 PM): Pretty fancy one, by the looks of it, though you don't have a great view.
umbrafer (10:24:52 PM): Looking for anything else?
Thematrian1 (10:25:49 PM): I've got nothing. Let's get assassinatin'
MilesMk1 (10:27:51 PM): Ok... So, what's the plan? Who are we hitting, where, and when?
CirclMastr (10:29:04 PM): We had a plan last week, but I don't remember it.
Thematrian1 (10:29:14 PM): It runs on a few parallel tracks. Fierelli we nail inside her lair, where we found her. Meanwhile, I draw off one of the guys and nail him. In the killing sense.
Thematrian1 (10:30:46 PM): F dies by lethal injection, for choice, we might be able to pass it off as natural. If not, fine, but she's the most dangerous.
umbrafer (10:31:10 PM): (Lethal lead injection? ;) )
CirclMastr (10:31:39 PM): (Lethal "nailing her" injection? ;) Though I think an STD mightbe too slow for our purpose.)
Thematrian1 (10:31:55 PM): (Hey, I deliberately clarified that)
MilesMk1 (10:31:58 PM): ...did I get nominated to sneak in there and kill her, by any chance?
CirclMastr (10:32:17 PM): I think you are, by default, running unopposed.
MilesMk1 (10:32:19 PM): Not that I think that's a bad choice, but I just want to make sure. :)
Thematrian1 (10:32:46 PM): Yeah. Hound scouts for you with his drones, you killinate her.
MilesMk1 (10:32:53 PM): Do we have lethal drugs to inject her with?
CirclMastr (10:33:04 PM): Air works.
Thematrian1 (10:33:10 PM): For some reason I thought we did. If not, I'll go buy some real quick.
Thematrian1 (10:33:12 PM): Oh, good call.
Thematrian1 (10:33:17 PM): Simulate a heart attack.
CirclMastr (10:35:24 PM): So, we do it?
Thematrian1 (10:35:29 PM): I figure I can probably catch two, and that's half the set. After that...I dunno, we might want to forego the rest of the ears.
MilesMk1 (10:36:12 PM): I assume I'm not supossed to take Firelle's ears, then? Seeing how we're trying to make it look natural?
umbrafer (10:36:36 PM): Maybe the heart attack cut her ear off? ;)
Thematrian1 (10:36:38 PM): I was thinking we could come back for them after the funeral
Thematrian1 (10:36:53 PM): If they practice cremation, we're out some cash. Annoying, but oh well.
MilesMk1 (10:36:53 PM): And IIRC air only works if you inject it directly into a blood vessel, and a lot of it.
CirclMastr (10:36:59 PM): ("Well chief, it looks like she had a heart attack, and given the missing ears..." "Sudden Elf Death Syndrome?" "Yep." "Gotta love being racist and human, eh?" "You know it.")
MilesMk1 (10:37:28 PM): I'm actually not sure how well it works outside of movies.
Thematrian1 (10:37:33 PM): (hehehehehe)
Thematrian1 (10:37:47 PM): (The air thing? I'
Thematrian1 (10:38:13 PM): ve heard it said, is all. I guess we could acquire something quicker)
umbrafer (10:38:37 PM): Quick research indicates that it's highly variable, being based on a number of unpredictable factors
CirclMastr (10:38:48 PM): (We could look through old episodes of House to see what kills people and only Hugh Laurie can trace.)
MilesMk1 (10:40:38 PM): Yeah, it looks like it'd have to go into an artery and even then it's far from being a sure thing.
Thematrian1 (10:40:56 PM): And we need something faster. Injected sleeping dealie?
CirclMastr (10:41:11 PM): Sleeping dealie?
MilesMk1 (10:41:26 PM): Injected sleeping, contact patch...
MilesMk1 (10:41:51 PM): I mean, injection, contact patch, whatever.
MilesMk1 (10:41:58 PM): I think injection would be simplest.
Thematrian1 (10:42:09 PM): Simplest to apply an overdose, for sure.
CirclMastr (10:43:37 PM): How about bleach?
umbrafer (10:43:57 PM): Which reminds me, I don't think you were there for the announcement: I'm realigning my vision of Shadowrun's governmental and law enforcement power with earlier works
CirclMastr (10:44:08 PM): Meaning... what?
umbrafer (10:45:13 PM): So, for example, Lone Star lacks the resources to thoroughly investigate most crimes that aren't sensitive with regard to politics or PR, and major highways become go-gang turf late at night
umbrafer (10:45:17 PM): So on and soforth
Thematrian1 (10:45:36 PM): Yeah, that's an important fact, and key to my plan above.
Thematrian1 (10:45:43 PM): (wuh oh, one sec)
umbrafer (10:45:48 PM): (Hm?)
Thematrian1 (10:46:21 PM): (It's ok)
CirclMastr (10:46:22 PM): We have a plan?
Thematrian1 (10:46:45 PM): (I hear *clatter crash clatter clatter mrrrow?*, and figured I'd better investigate)
umbrafer (10:46:56 PM): (Aww. What did it turn out to be?)
Thematrian1 (10:47:44 PM): (The cats knocking stuff over, but no one was hurt and nothing's broken)
umbrafer (10:47:55 PM): (Fair enow.)
Thematrian1 (10:48:28 PM): Yes, we have a plan. For 50% fatality, at any rate.
CirclMastr (10:49:00 PM): So does bleach work for injecting to kill?
Thematrian1 (10:50:00 PM): Eh, forget it. What's the avail on injected sleeping solution?
umbrafer (10:51:04 PM): Um. I don't believe it's explicitly statted in canon, maybe comparable to a tranq patch?
umbrafer (10:51:15 PM): I mean, assuming you aren't going for neuro-stun.
Thematrian1 (10:51:27 PM): woo. I want some of that. And no, that seems like overkill.
MilesMk1 (10:51:32 PM): Meanwhile, I'll use my Biotech to try to figure out the best spots to inject someone without waking them. (essentially, areas which are least painful?)
Thematrian1 (10:51:39 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 3 3 6 3 4
MilesMk1 (10:51:41 PM): I still have Neurostun grenades, IIRC.
Thematrian1 (10:51:41 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 3
umbrafer (10:52:19 PM): Both IC and OOC, you probably have a better idea than I.
CirclMastr (10:53:16 PM): I would guess stomach, if it doesn't have to be directly into a blood vessal.
umbrafer (10:53:43 PM): Oh, oops
umbrafer (10:53:45 PM): Hah
CirclMastr (10:54:00 PM): ?
umbrafer (10:54:03 PM): I interpreted Gem's Etiquette roll as your Biotech roll
umbrafer (10:54:19 PM): I suspect Gem has six successes, one second
Thematrian1 (10:54:27 PM): I hit avail 13, I think
MilesMk1 (10:54:29 PM): Oh, let me roll, then. ;)
Thematrian1 (10:54:33 PM): no, only 12
MilesMk1 (10:54:33 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 8 6-sided dice: 4 1 4 5 1 5 3 2
MilesMk1 (10:54:36 PM): Shit.
Thematrian1 (10:54:45 PM): since the TN is probably 4, I wouldn't complain ;-)
umbrafer (10:54:46 PM): You probably still know better than I do, but by less of a margin.
umbrafer (10:55:24 PM): (I pegged it at 5, I figure it's not the most common thing to need to kno)
umbrafer (10:55:26 PM): *know
umbrafer (10:56:29 PM): You can get some fluid in 48/6 hours for about rating*35¥/dose.
CirclMastr (10:56:39 PM): I suspect we're not going to enact our plan tonight.
MilesMk1 (10:57:27 PM): Well, whatever it is, I guess Glitch has it reasonably well figured out.
Thematrian1 (10:57:36 PM): rats. Oh well. What's the highest rating I can buy?
umbrafer (10:57:41 PM): 10
Thematrian1 (10:58:15 PM): good enough. 2 doses at rating 10
MilesMk1 (10:58:44 PM): Don't forget those disinfecting alcohol swabs.
umbrafer (10:58:49 PM): ¥700.
umbrafer (10:58:56 PM): Yeah, she might catch something.
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umbrafer (11:02:02 PM): There we go
Thematrian1 (11:02:04 PM): Good point; I've been tacitly assuming they'd hole up
umbrafer (11:02:17 PM): Hm?
Thematrian1 (11:03:22 PM): ok. What has my tracking blimp picked up? Question 1 is, where is everybody?
CirclMastr (11:03:34 PM): Your blimp?
umbrafer (11:03:37 PM): Recent comings and goings:
Thematrian1 (11:03:47 PM): Yeah, I have a blimp
CirclMastr (11:04:25 PM): Does it have a retrans unit?
Thematrian1 (11:04:46 PM): no
CirclMastr (11:04:54 PM): Boo
umbrafer (11:04:58 PM): There was the large individual with hooded raincoat and very large bag
umbrafer (11:05:11 PM): And… perception.
Thematrian1 (11:05:17 PM): was he entering or leaving? Also, how long ago?
Thematrian1 (11:05:17 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 4 6 3 5 5
Thematrian1 (11:05:19 PM): Thematrian1 rolled 1 6-sided die: 5
umbrafer (11:06:38 PM): Entering, about forty minutes ago.
umbrafer (11:07:05 PM): And about five minutes ago, three individuals went out into the roof.
Thematrian1 (11:07:37 PM): they still there?
CirclMastr (11:07:57 PM): Went out... onto the roof, you mean?
umbrafer (11:08:08 PM): No, into. They're about halfway in.
umbrafer (11:08:14 PM): Yes, I meant onto
CirclMastr (11:08:30 PM): *shakes fist*
CirclMastr (11:08:49 PM): Hound votes to nuke them from orbit, as it's the only way to be sure.
Thematrian1 (11:09:07 PM): very true, very true
umbrafer (11:09:18 PM): They're out there now, apparently talking. One of them is identifiably Xeric, one is the large individual (though without the bag now), and the other looks like one of your other targets, name of… Thiran, if the scars are any indica
Thematrian1 (11:09:19 PM): one of Gem's long-term goals is to acquire a tactical nuclear weapon
umbrafer (11:09:20 PM): Indication
umbrafer (11:09:29 PM): I remember that
umbrafer (11:09:36 PM): Still curious as to why, but I guess I'll find out
Thematrian1 (11:09:39 PM): Oh, hey. How do you feel about attacking instantly?
MilesMk1 (11:10:38 PM): ...I don't mind, but do we have a way of taking them all out?
CirclMastr (11:10:44 PM): Hound wouldn't mind using his minimech to do so.
Thematrian1 (11:11:02 PM): ...huh. If you can evade pursuit, that might actually work.
CirclMastr (11:11:14 PM): Well, what time of say is it?
CirclMastr (11:11:16 PM): *day
MilesMk1 (11:11:25 PM): I mean, if I can get on the roof unseen, it probably means one of them dead before they know I'm there, but...
umbrafer (11:11:30 PM): Early evening, by now
MilesMk1 (11:11:31 PM): ...then, it gets iffy.
CirclMastr (11:11:54 PM): I doubt it's evening enough for the Star to have stopped patrolling.
Thematrian1 (11:12:10 PM): Indeed it does. Indeed it does. Hm. I forgot to outfit this blimp with a laser mic or anything
CirclMastr (11:14:17 PM): Do we dare try the mech?
MilesMk1 (11:14:26 PM): This is the power-armor one?
CirclMastr (11:14:30 PM): Yes
Thematrian1 (11:14:34 PM): (I have to sleep now, apparently. But if Hound thinks he can escape retribution, I'm willing to see it tried)
umbrafer (11:14:53 PM): (Nodding off?)
Thematrian1 (11:15:00 PM): (Yeah)
CirclMastr (11:15:19 PM): (Well, I was right.)
MilesMk1 (11:15:24 PM): Mhmm. I mean, if we're going to be that unsubtle, I could just climb a nearby rooftop with a Great Dragon launcher and my MGL, and go to town...
umbrafer (11:15:28 PM): (Sleep well, and see you Monday.)
MilesMk1 (11:15:34 PM): (The curse of living in the wrong time zone.)
Thematrian1 (11:15:37 PM): A fair point. Please resolve this in my absence.
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CirclMastr (11:15:58 PM): Glitch on an opposite roof is a lot less unsubtle than Hound's mini-mech.
CirclMastr (11:16:24 PM): Even better, Hound has a Strato which would fly away after shooting.
MilesMk1 (11:17:09 PM): For that matter, Glitch also has a sniper rifle.
CirclMastr (11:17:34 PM): We've just got a plethora of options.
MilesMk1 (11:17:34 PM): Well, a starting-level sniper rifle, so it's only almost-cerain-death instead of certain death, but still.
CirclMastr (11:18:15 PM): 9S?
MilesMk1 (11:19:26 PM): Something like that.
umbrafer (11:19:38 PM): Sporting rifle, then
MilesMk1 (11:19:39 PM): Loaded with Ex-Ex, of course, so 11S.
umbrafer (11:19:47 PM): (Big differences being damage code and range)
CirclMastr (11:20:04 PM): It raises the question of how we deal with Fierelle.
MilesMk1 (11:20:27 PM): Well, yes. It's the sniper rifle you're allowed to buy at chargen. And yet another stupid thing about the SR firearm rules. ;)
umbrafer (11:21:06 PM): Hm?

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umbrafer (11:24:33 PM): There we go
CirclMastr (11:24:33 PM): wb
umbrafer (11:24:38 PM): What'd I miss?
MilesMk1 (11:24:43 PM): Nothing.
MilesMk1 (11:24:45 PM): ...
CirclMastr (11:24:52 PM): So, here's my thought
CirclMastr (11:24:59 PM): Strato takes out the three on the roof.
CirclMastr (11:25:10 PM): Glitch covers the door with a rifle/missile launcher/whatever
MilesMk1 (11:25:16 PM): I know this will disappoint Dave, but I should go too. But not this second, I mean, let's finish this line of thought.
CirclMastr (11:25:23 PM): Gem provides astral watch and spell defense if Fierelle comes a-callin'
MilesMk1 (11:25:34 PM): Covers the roof door?
MilesMk1 (11:25:38 PM): Or the front door?
CirclMastr (11:25:48 PM): Front door. Strato can cover the roof door.
MilesMk1 (11:25:52 PM): Right.
MilesMk1 (11:26:00 PM): Sure, we can do that.
CirclMastr (11:26:27 PM): But yeah, I confirm that I was right
MilesMk1 (11:26:28 PM): Maybe I can even move in close enough, thanks to the ruthenium, that I'd be able to get in on the action if necessary.
MilesMk1 (11:26:53 PM): I mean, there's little reason why I can't be on an adjacent building, really.
MilesMk1 (11:27:48 PM): If they lose three people to a strato attack, their first thought probably won't be "hey, let's make sure there isn't an invisible killer walking among us!"
CirclMastr (11:28:00 PM): Hey, you never know
MilesMk1 (11:28:09 PM): In case rather than running they decide to turtle up, I mean.
MilesMk1 (11:28:51 PM): ...though this plan assumes I'll be able to get in position quickly enough for the three to still be on the roof, and if that's the case, I might as well try eavesdropping before we shoot them.
CirclMastr (11:29:10 PM): Which assumes they're still on the roof when we get there.
MilesMk1 (11:29:49 PM): Well, that's sort of the central assumption to all we've been talking about, no?
CirclMastr (11:30:01 PM): Hell, if I was the GM, I'd have ruled that we spent so much time talking about it, they finished before we even decided to leave.
MilesMk1 (11:30:15 PM): Heh.
CirclMastr (11:30:22 PM): But then, nobody's been interested in enforcing any sort of real-time limits on planning and discussion except me.
MilesMk1 (11:30:28 PM): Hehe.
MilesMk1 (11:30:45 PM): I think we should probably assume we're headed that way, and hashing things over in the car, then.
MilesMk1 (11:30:50 PM): How's that?
CirclMastr (11:30:57 PM): Which is how we leave off a session about to commit murder, and then never do the murdering in the next session. :P
MilesMk1 (11:31:26 PM): It happens...
MilesMk1 (11:31:50 PM): Sorry, but I'm just too damn tired, I spent 11 hours at work today, and I need to crash.
CirclMastr (11:32:22 PM): Nothing personal, heh
umbrafer (11:32:33 PM): I should probably go, too, what with the whole probably-not-sleeping-tonight thing
MilesMk1 (11:32:36 PM): Ok, see you guys Monday.
umbrafer (11:32:40 PM): Take care
MilesMk1 (11:32:47 PM): ...why are you not sleeping tonight?
umbrafer (11:33:11 PM): Research paper, take-home test, and some regular homework all due at once
CirclMastr (11:33:31 PM): It's only 8:30, for me.
umbrafer (11:33:36 PM): And my time management is nonexistent :)
MilesMk1 (11:33:38 PM): Ah. Well, good luck, then.
umbrafer (11:33:47 PM): Maybe I can convince Indiana to change to Pacific Time
CirclMastr (11:33:56 PM): I'd support it.
MilesMk1 (11:34:07 PM): Later!
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