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umbrafer (7:28:21 PM): I shall take advantage of the delay to harness the awesome power of bacon-cheese.
Dragcrell (7:28:36 PM): lol
Thematrian1 (7:28:41 PM): I give you leave ;-)
Thematrian1 (7:30:12 PM): So, does anyone else have Team Fortress 2?
CirclMastr (7:30:41 PM): I have it, and enjoy it to the extent that I can find servers not full of asshats.
Thematrian1 (7:31:06 PM): what's your Steam ID? We often play here after work, 2-3ish your time
CirclMastr (7:31:19 PM): circlmastr, natch
CirclMastr (7:32:03 PM): I should offer warning that I'm not yet good at TF2, nor have I settled into a class to focus on.
Thematrian1 (7:32:05 PM): It doesn't come up on their list
CirclMastr (7:32:32 PM): http://steamcommunity.com/id/circlmastr
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CirclMastr (7:33:59 PM): Saucetenuto? That sounds like a reference I should get, but I'm not.
Thematrian1 (7:34:21 PM): There's not much to it; it combines my love of music with my love of sauce
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Dragcrell (7:35:00 PM): ping
Dragcrell (7:35:08 PM): oh good still works I hope
CirclMastr (7:35:18 PM): The only sauce I've concocted is pizza sauce. I was lucky enough to find a recipe that used garlic instead of onions successfully.
Thematrian1 (7:35:38 PM): oh, I see, it includes your clan tag in your name when it does friend lookup
Thematrian1 (7:35:42 PM): that sounds tasty
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CirclMastr (7:37:10 PM): 'Tis. The only problem is a batch of the stuff as given by the recipe is enough for at least half a dozen pizzas.
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CirclMastr (7:37:45 PM): Granted, I use only enough to separate and ahdere the cheese layer to the crust without comingling, but even generous allowances have enough for several pizzas.
Thematrian1 (7:37:54 PM): so make half a dozen pizzas
Dragcrell (7:38:03 PM): >_> ok can you all see me now?
CirclMastr (7:38:34 PM): My recipe for pizza dough (which I edit myself, which means when my mom makes it, it turns out wrong) only makes enough dough for 2 pizzas.
umbrafer (7:50:33 PM): I return.
umbrafer (7:51:34 PM): With the power of bacon-cheese slaving away in the other room.
Thematrian1 (7:53:29 PM): excellent
Dragcrell (7:53:37 PM): lol now do we have to set up the sacrafices to summon the missing one?
Thematrian1 (7:53:38 PM): ok, we have a quorum, we may begin
Dragcrell (7:54:05 PM): oh good ^_^b we are low on volenters
umbrafer (7:55:42 PM): Ok. When we last left off, I was about to cause all kinds of disruption.
Thematrian1 (7:56:03 PM): You and Shojo were in communication, yes
Thematrian1 (7:59:46 PM): did you settle on an actual plan?
umbrafer (7:59:53 PM): Well, I guess the first person I'd contact would be Blake. Since he's not here, I'm going to tell him to gather the troops and meet me in the [meeting place]
umbrafer (8:00:41 PM): After that, I'm going to go looking for Sigrun.
Thematrian1 (8:01:19 PM): [meeting place] being in the garage, near it, what? Also, do the troops include the garage rats?
Thematrian1 (8:02:05 PM): Sigrun is easy to find; she's discussing a rationing schedule with Jeremy. "What do you need?"
umbrafer (8:03:20 PM): "Big news. We need to talk fast."
umbrafer (8:04:05 PM): "The troops" with respect to Blake would be our team and close contacts. [meeting place] would be someplace relatively private and roomy, like where we were going to have that strategy session before it became an interrogation party
Thematrian1 (8:04:19 PM): She turns the rest of her attention to you. "Go."
umbrafer (8:04:53 PM): Who's visible?
Thematrian1 (8:05:58 PM): In the room with you? Sigrun, Jeremy, two garage rats by the door.
CirclMastr (8:07:08 PM): Where's Todd?
Thematrian1 (8:07:43 PM): Where he wants to be; you've been at the garage for, oh, 2 or 3 minutes at least
umbrafer (8:08:25 PM): Beautiful!@
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CirclMastr (8:08:35 PM): I'll say he's been following Alex around.
CirclMastr (8:08:39 PM): (Ahoy)
MilesMk1 (8:08:53 PM): (Evening. Sorry I'm late.)
Thematrian1 (8:09:02 PM): (No worries. It looks like the party
Thematrian1 (8:09:06 PM): 's getting started)
Thematrian1 (8:09:14 PM): Ok. Todd is also in the room, Alex
umbrafer (8:09:17 PM): I'll glance at the rats quickly, then back. In a low voice: "We've found a hole. We need to figure out who's taking it."
Thematrian1 (8:10:10 PM): Using nothing but her eyes, Sigrun gestures the two rats out the door.
Thematrian1 (8:10:16 PM): They close it as they go.
Thematrian1 (8:10:24 PM): "How many will fit?"
umbrafer (8:11:07 PM): Where are we in the city compared to the supposed location of the hole?
Thematrian1 (8:12:24 PM): south and east, about twelve miles
umbrafer (8:13:46 PM): "I don't know. We can have a go with as many as we can transport. Anyone who needs to go on foot would have to be in good shape."
Thematrian1 (8:14:35 PM): "We've got a plan in place to steal some school busses"
umbrafer (8:14:50 PM): "Blake's getting our crew together for a meeting."
umbrafer (8:15:06 PM): "That would be perfect. What's the timing on it?"
Thematrian1 (8:15:25 PM): "Ready to go. I was going to use them for barricades, but this is better."
Thematrian1 (8:16:29 PM): "If you're sure we've got an opening, I can send a team now."
umbrafer (8:17:28 PM): (One second, I'm trying to find the relevant IM log)
umbrafer (8:20:07 PM): "I am." (Aren't I trusting?)
umbrafer (8:20:59 PM): "It won't stay open long, though. 48 hours tops, and I'd feel betting moving before 24.
umbrafer (8:21:01 PM): *"
Thematrian1 (8:21:11 PM): "Good enough." A momentary pause, then. "They're on their way. If everything goes to plan, we'll have all the transport we could want in three hours."
umbrafer (8:25:00 PM): "Perfect. Grab anyone you want in on the discussion and meet us in [place where people are gathering], we need to figure out how we're doing this."
umbrafer (8:25:39 PM): *Mutters* "I need to talk to Zbyhnev…"
CirclMastr (8:25:57 PM): "Hard and fast, I hope."
Thematrian1 (8:26:31 PM): Moments later, the group is assembled
umbrafer (8:26:42 PM): (Hey, I never got around to asking, but how does Essie feel about taking up archery?)
Dragcrell (8:27:27 PM): (could be fun)
MilesMk1 (8:28:31 PM): (Why archery?)
umbrafer (8:28:35 PM): ('Cause I figure that's a major factor in deciding whether or not we sell that bow)
Thematrian1 (8:28:39 PM): You've got SC, Todd, Alex, Blake, Ed, Jeremy, Jerome, Alice, Duncan, and Jeremy's orkish helper. Sigrun brings along several of hers, people you don't know well.
umbrafer (8:29:08 PM): Heh. Whoops. I guess I didn't mean Alice and Duncan, but it'll be a good learning experience.
umbrafer (8:29:21 PM): ("Hey kids, this is how you plan to kill people on your way out of a city")
Dragcrell (8:29:24 PM): *sits in a spot so she has a good veiw of the ppl in the room*
Thematrian1 (8:29:40 PM): They're looking rather subdued
umbrafer (8:31:01 PM): "We don't have much time, so here's the deal. There's a spot in the barricade, twelve miles southeast, where they haven't brought in the big guns yet."
umbrafer (8:31:19 PM): "It's supposed to arrive in a little less than 48 hours."
CirclMastr (8:31:50 PM): (I think you're 12 miles southeast of the hole, from the way it was described earlier)
umbrafer (8:32:11 PM): Oh, oops
umbrafer (8:32:13 PM): I misread the above
Thematrian1 (8:32:14 PM): (Yeah, sorry. Dave has the right of it. The hole is in the NW)
umbrafer (8:32:33 PM): That's what I thought, but I forgot I'd asked for "us in relation to the hole" rather than "the hole in relation to us"
umbrafer (8:32:46 PM): Swap for northwest, then
umbrafer (8:33:13 PM): "They don't have a real wall up yet, either, so we don't have to blast through it."
umbrafer (8:33:42 PM): "The only part they've got set up solid is magical security. Well, and we think the air cover's light, but it's harder to be sure."
CirclMastr (8:34:50 PM): "Sounds like the sooner we get through it, the better."
umbrafer (8:35:14 PM): "We can cause a splash somewhere along the line, then punch through at about the same time. We'll only have one shot at it, though, and I don't know what the coverage is like from any sensor arrays." What's the terrain like in that
CirclMastr (8:35:14 PM): Todd doesn't point out that he's been advocating rapid escape from minute one.
umbrafer (8:35:16 PM): direction?
umbrafer (8:35:24 PM): Chicago Roadways knowledge skill:
umbrafer (8:35:38 PM): Or Chicago Area, if more appropriate
Thematrian1 (8:35:47 PM): I will accept either
umbrafer (8:35:56 PM): Roadways.
umbrafer (8:35:58 PM): umbrafer rolled 5 6-sided dice: 4 5 4 3 5
umbrafer (8:36:07 PM): Pfaugh. 3, 3, 2, 2, 1
Thematrian1 (8:36:20 PM): Hilly. You guess.
umbrafer (8:36:42 PM): Awesome!
umbrafer (8:37:03 PM): Any woods or similarly convenient terrain features?
MilesMk1 (8:37:11 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 4 3 6 3 5
Thematrian1 (8:37:13 PM): No, it's all city-riffic
MilesMk1 (8:37:15 PM): MilesMk1 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 5 5
Thematrian1 (8:37:20 PM): Matt, what was that?
MilesMk1 (8:37:25 PM): That's two 11s for Blake on Chicago Area knowledge.
Thematrian1 (8:37:38 PM): the TN was 4, so buckle up.
umbrafer (8:39:16 PM): Anyway, not a clean area for sensors. Which normally I wouldn't be so happy about.
umbrafer (8:40:46 PM): "So we'll need to blast our way out. If we can do it without getting out of the vehicles, so much the better. If we can do it without stopping, that'd be best."
MilesMk1 (8:41:02 PM): Ok, here's what Blake knows:
MilesMk1 (8:41:15 PM): Yep, hilly. Bunch of houses, mostly older, ending where the highway loops around the northwest bulge of the city.
MilesMk1 (8:41:36 PM): They've chosen to place their barricade by the highway, of course, but it's no surprise that they've been slow to firm it up; there must be a million little ups and downs in that area, making construction of
MilesMk1 (8:41:46 PM): something stable over a large area nearly impossible
MilesMk1 (8:41:57 PM): Probably they
MilesMk1 (8:42:04 PM): 'll wind up blasting the place flat, but in the meantime, as Alex says, it's very rough territory for sensor vehicles. Even from above it isn't great, thanks to all the houses
MilesMk1 (8:44:54 PM): That's it.
umbrafer (8:45:51 PM): "So we're going to need to be able to clear sandbags, preferably on the move. Depending on whether someone I know is planning to move we might have some extra guns."
umbrafer (8:46:24 PM): "The things we need to know: what vehicles do we have, who's in what vehicle, who's using what drones, and where do we go after the barricade?"
umbrafer (8:46:27 PM): "Anything I missed?"
Dragcrell (8:47:40 PM): "What if its a trrrap?"
umbrafer (8:48:29 PM): "Then we die, probably. Business as usual."
umbrafer (8:49:26 PM): "I don't think it is. I trust the source with my life, and like Blake says, it makes sense for the area."
MilesMk1 (8:50:38 PM): (where did this info come from, anyway?)
CirclMastr (8:50:45 PM): (Shojo)
Thematrian1 (8:50:48 PM): (Funny you should ask)
Thematrian1 (8:50:57 PM): Sigrun: "Alex, what's your source?"
umbrafer (8:51:06 PM): "Shojo."
CirclMastr (8:51:38 PM): (Shojo, if she were watching, would be sad she didn't get the "my girlfriend" descriptor)
Dragcrell (8:51:51 PM): "Frrrom the sound of it would make a good abush point. How everrr this city grrrows with the stench of death."
umbrafer (8:52:05 PM): (I think it'd probably have a little less impact than a possibly-known street name.)
Thematrian1 (8:52:46 PM): Sigrun nods. Her friends mostly don't, but they're going by her reaction.
Thematrian1 (8:54:03 PM): "So you have contact with the outside? What had she heard?"
MilesMk1 (8:54:50 PM): "Well, then there's an easy way to find out if it's good info. If we meet and she threatens to kill me, and objects to me coming along, we're golden. If not, it's a trap."
CirclMastr (8:55:40 PM): (Hmm... I don't recall Shojo hating on Blake... wasn't it another character who died she hated on?)
MilesMk1 (8:55:54 PM): (No, it was Blake.)
MilesMk1 (8:56:18 PM): (Death threats, castration threats, objecting to him sitting too close to Alex, God knows what else.:))
umbrafer (8:56:20 PM): (They may have interpreted the seriousness of the "hating on" differently)
CirclMastr (8:56:21 PM): (Needless to say, it's been too many years between then and now for me to remember what happened.)
Thematrian1 (8:56:55 PM): (Maybe she's grown as a person between then and now. Anyway)
umbrafer (8:57:09 PM): (In the meantime, I'm digging through gigantic stacks of logs, but if anyone else remembers some of the things she'd heard and relayed to me I would not object to a reminder)
MilesMk1 (8:57:14 PM): (Oh, Blake was never too worried / didn't take it too seriously.)
MilesMk1 (8:57:38 PM): (That was intended as a joke, if it wasn't clear.)
CirclMastr (8:58:29 PM): (She heard the official line and various rumors, and got Alex's side from inside)
CirclMastr (8:58:39 PM): (Official line being, IIRC, VITAS outbreak)
umbrafer (8:59:11 PM): "Word on the outside is that this is all a VITAS outbreak. That's the biggest thing."
Thematrian1 (8:59:37 PM): (brb, plot amongst yourselves, etc)
Thematrian1 (9:02:54 PM): (or don't. That's good too)
Thematrian1 (9:04:42 PM): Sigrun: "So we have a target. We need a plan. What do we have that will blast through the sandbags?"
CirclMastr (9:04:57 PM): "A fast truck?"
Thematrian1 (9:05:33 PM): "Depends on how thick the barricades are. Alex, can you check?"
MilesMk1 (9:09:10 PM): "Snowplow? Like you said, it depends on how thick they are."
umbrafer (9:09:42 PM): "I can try. Communication is spotty—we can surveil the area if we're willing to take the risk."
Thematrian1 (9:11:06 PM): Querrelously: "I'd rather have a bomb, if we could find one..."
umbrafer (9:11:15 PM): "We might."
umbrafer (9:11:34 PM): "I know someone who might be getting out with us. Even if he isn't, we've got stuff we can trade him."
umbrafer (9:11:38 PM): "He's an arms dealer."
umbrafer (9:11:47 PM): "Wait…"
CirclMastr (9:11:47 PM): (brb, dinner)
umbrafer (9:11:50 PM): "Bomb…"
umbrafer (9:11:56 PM): *Looks at Blake*
MilesMk1 (9:11:56 PM): "That reminds me... Ed, do you figure that Russian toy will actually work? It's not much good against a barricade, but for clearing an area or a diversion..."
umbrafer (9:12:07 PM): "That's what I'm thinking we find out."
umbrafer (9:12:27 PM): "We take a drone we can sac, and put it somewhere."
Thematrian1 (9:12:34 PM): Ed: "Yes, it will work."
MilesMk1 (9:13:37 PM): *looks uneasily at the kids, hoping they don't know exactly what he's talking about*
MilesMk1 (9:14:04 PM): (That'd be an amusing PSA. "Say no to Surplus Russian Nerve Gas!")
umbrafer (9:14:27 PM): ("Surplus Russian Nerve Gas saved our lives, and it can save yours too! Never leave home without it, kids!)
umbrafer (9:14:48 PM): (Ask your parents to buy you Acme brand premium Surplus Russian Nerve Gas!)
Thematrian1 (9:15:22 PM): The kids are drinking it all in, but no one's actually said the words 'nerve gas' yet, so you're probably in the clear
Dragcrell (9:18:21 PM): Dragcrell rolled 4 6-sided dice: 4 5 6 4
Dragcrell (9:18:27 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
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umbrafer (9:18:50 PM): "Appolonia's payload is intact, right?"
MilesMk1 (9:20:40 PM): "I think she might have fired a few shots, but largely intact."
MilesMk1 (9:20:45 PM): *checks with Appolonia over the radio*
Thematrian1 (9:21:13 PM): #My ammunition supply stands at three quarters of full, Mr. Ventures
umbrafer (9:21:25 PM): (I should start calling Blake that.)
MilesMk1 (9:21:31 PM): *relays that info*
umbrafer (9:21:42 PM): "And the bomb?"
Thematrian1 (9:22:18 PM): she has it
umbrafer (9:22:45 PM): "How big a crater will it make? We can use that to clear if we need it, but it's no good if it takes the road with it…"
umbrafer (9:25:26 PM): "So what do we have for armed and armored vehicles, not counting shooting out of windows?"
MilesMk1 (9:25:29 PM): *gets the coordinates from Alex, relays them to Appolonia. "How much damage will The Bomb cause to the road surface there, and would it be sufficient to remove an average-sized sandbag roadblock?"*
MilesMk1 (9:25:56 PM): *"What are the specs on the bomb?"*
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CirclMastr (9:27:35 PM): (Back. Apparently I was disconnected while away?)
Thematrian1 (9:27:41 PM): #My tail bomb is a class three guided warhead, suitable for the destruction of surface structures up to four stories. It will likely render any road surface it detonates over impassable.#
umbrafer (9:27:48 PM): (Apparently, or something)
MilesMk1 (9:28:37 PM): *relays that info as well*
umbrafer (9:28:50 PM): "…Oh."
umbrafer (9:29:02 PM): "I guess we're not clearing sandbags with that."
MilesMk1 (9:29:03 PM): *asks Appolonia* "Is it possible to air-burst it in order to minimize surafce damage?"
MilesMk1 (9:29:11 PM): surface
Thematrian1 (9:29:26 PM): #Certainly#
CirclMastr (9:31:05 PM): "Um, question."
CirclMastr (9:31:19 PM): "If we use that bomb thing to clear our path, won't that draw a LOT of attention?"
CirclMastr (9:31:27 PM): "I mean, it's a fucking warhead thing."
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umbrafer (9:36:36 PM): Jawexome.
umbrafer (9:36:49 PM): So where were we, other than drawing a lot of attention?
MilesMk1 (9:37:49 PM): That was pretty much it.
MilesMk1 (9:38:43 PM): "We could set it off higher up, so it wouldn't destroy the road - but that won't clear the sandbags... I think we should keep it for an emergency. If there are any big guns there that we missed, or any arrive, then we use it if
Thematrian1 (9:38:46 PM): Your tools include, but are not limited to, Appollonia's bomb and some nerve gas
MilesMk1 (9:38:50 PM): we have to."
umbrafer (9:39:24 PM): If a problem can't be solved with a bomb and some nerve gas, I'm not sure it needs to be solved.
MilesMk1 (9:39:31 PM): "Using it as a diversion means writing off Appolonia, and I'd rather keep her. It."
CirclMastr (9:40:09 PM): "Where would you keep it?"
MilesMk1 (9:40:38 PM): (says the guy whose other character is building a mecha...:))
MilesMk1 (9:40:50 PM): "I'll think of something."
CirclMastr (9:41:49 PM): (He has a warehouse to keep it)
umbrafer (9:42:22 PM): (We'll figure something out. For a helo that nice, we /will/ figure something out.)
CirclMastr (9:43:48 PM): (Hell, I know a rigger in Seattle with a warehouse. ;) )
umbrafer (9:44:10 PM): (Besides, we need something to use while I save up for a T-bird)
CirclMastr (9:46:43 PM): (Okay, now I've seen it all.)
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CirclMastr (9:50:47 PM): (Not only have I seen that, but in the same breath saw Tesco porn, for those across the pond)
MilesMk1 (9:51:38 PM): "I think we're good. Let's get going as soon as we can, before some other bunch of assholes decides to attack us."
MilesMk1 (9:51:45 PM): Lets
umbrafer (9:52:31 PM): "That's the other risk. If Cicada's crew is watching us, they may make a move."
CirclMastr (9:53:08 PM): "All the more reason to go fast and hard. Let Cicada try to follow us and get fucked by the Ares response unit."
umbrafer (9:53:28 PM): "Yeah, yeah, yeah. The problem's if he doesn't follow but tries to hit."
Dragcrell (9:54:10 PM): "I don't think this Cicada would follow us but trrry to kill us as we moved and on unfamilerrr grrround"
Thematrian1 (9:56:44 PM): "His last attack was hours ago; I doubt very much that he can pull a new strike force together so quickly."
umbrafer (9:57:40 PM): "Probably not, but it never hurts to be careful. Even just him, or that sniper if it wasn't him, sitting somewhere could cause us a lot of pain we can't afford."
MilesMk1 (9:58:09 PM): "If that sniper starts shooting at us again, I say we have Appolonia bomb the whole building."
MilesMk1 (9:58:28 PM): "But I actually agree with Todd, let's go as soon as we can."
MilesMk1 (9:58:46 PM): (And, I probably should go.)
Thematrian1 (9:59:05 PM): (Sleep well. I've got another 15 in me, give or take)
Dragcrell (9:59:08 PM): "If you was in this Cicada's possion and you wanted to kill a grrroup like this and the firrrst attemt failed on therrre home ground and learrrned they was moveing out in mass how would you strrrike at them?"
MilesMk1 (9:59:12 PM): (Play The Witcher, it's made out of awesome. Now that I had a chance to really play it, since my exam is done with.)
MilesMk1 (9:59:38 PM): "Depends. We don't know how he's fixed for vehicles."
Thematrian1 (9:59:43 PM): (Still gotta finish like 10 other games)
umbrafer (9:59:44 PM): (How did that go, by the way?)
umbrafer (10:00:05 PM): "Me, I'd have a drone start shelling the convoy with grenades."
CirclMastr (10:00:09 PM): (All of you who haven't played Final Fantasy Tactics, do so now. And not the mediocre PSP remake)
MilesMk1 (10:00:16 PM): "Though I suspect that not very well - if he had a rigger, he ought to have hit Alex and I while we were alone and his primary attack was happening. Instead, they let us come back.)
MilesMk1 (10:00:26 PM): "
MilesMk1 (10:01:01 PM): (I think I did fairly well, but it's hard to say. Imagine an exam on which they can ask you anything you learned about a subject in 4 years of college and some things you didn't.)
MilesMk1 (10:01:29 PM): (Also, imagine being several years out of college at that point.)
MilesMk1 (10:01:59 PM): (I console myself with the fact I got a 1570 on the general GRE, and this is a lot less important.)
Dragcrell (10:02:03 PM): "Don't like the idea of the buildings they make forrr easy placement of a few people to do alot of damage"
MilesMk1 (10:03:06 PM): (Anyway... I'll see you guys Thursday.)
MilesMk1 (10:03:22 PM): (Have a good night. Blake goes along with any reasonable plans.)
Thematrian1 (10:03:28 PM): (Good times)
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umbrafer (10:04:18 PM): Well, in the time we have remaining my priority is to head to Zbyhnev's.
Thematrian1 (10:05:10 PM): Ok, nifty. You're off to Z's. That general increase in activity that you noticed earlier is still going on.
Dragcrell (10:05:42 PM): I watch the goings on from my usal spot in the van
Thematrian1 (10:06:06 PM): the ceiling?
Dragcrell (10:06:25 PM): well side but farly close to the ceiling ya in the back left
umbrafer (10:07:04 PM): Hehehe
Thematrian1 (10:08:50 PM): Ok. You drive, you drive, you drive, no one tries to kill you, several groups hide as you approach
umbrafer (10:09:13 PM): Not having people try to kill me is an intriguing but not disappointing development.
umbrafer (10:09:16 PM): Any new bodies out front?
Thematrian1 (10:11:18 PM): None. Also, someone cleaned up the blood on the sidewalk
Thematrian1 (10:11:24 PM): It's visible only as a faint dark stain
umbrafer (10:12:58 PM): I'm going to call in and let him know we're coming.
Thematrian1 (10:14:27 PM): "I hear you, Alex. We promsie not to shoot."
umbrafer (10:14:41 PM): *Comes on in*
Dragcrell (10:15:02 PM): *follows*
Thematrian1 (10:15:05 PM): You're not shot by anything.
Thematrian1 (10:15:23 PM): Once you've made it to Z's hideout, he's smiling at you: "What can I do for you, Alex?"
umbrafer (10:17:23 PM): "We've found a way out. Want to know if you're coming with us."
Thematrian1 (10:17:47 PM): He gathers his little group in by eye. "How many seats are you offering?"
CirclMastr (10:18:42 PM): ("Two. I'd love to watch your underlings fight each other to the death for the second seat.")
umbrafer (10:18:42 PM): "We've got a fair bit of room, though most of it's not armored. Hoping we won't need it, but just so you know." How big's the group he's got on hand?
Thematrian1 (10:19:10 PM): 4. Him, and 3 you don't really know (you've met once or twice. One of them predicted a "second sunrise" via Tarot)
Dragcrell (10:19:57 PM): *slowly looks the gathering over*
Dragcrell (10:22:18 PM): Dragcrell rolled 7 6-sided dice: 1 4 6 3 4 5 1
umbrafer (10:22:22 PM): "Easily enough for the people here."
Dragcrell (10:22:25 PM): Dragcrell rolled 1 6-sided die: 1
Thematrian1 (10:22:46 PM): He nods. "We accept." No dissent is heard.
umbrafer (10:24:04 PM): "Wonderful. We'll be leaving very soon, probably not more than five hours. Know a good way to clear sandbags?"
Thematrian1 (10:24:16 PM): "Explosives."
umbrafer (10:27:30 PM): "Pretty much what we were thinking."
Thematrian1 (10:28:02 PM): "Unfortunately, I'm about out. I thought the barrier was mostly plascrete now, anyway?"
umbrafer (10:28:40 PM): "It is, I think. That's why we need to move quickly--no barrier yet."
Thematrian1 (10:29:36 PM): He nods. "How high?"
umbrafer (10:31:50 PM): "We're not sure. Haven't had a chance to surveil in detail yet."
Thematrian1 (10:33:14 PM): "Hm. I can supply a few Great Dragons. If it's a short barricade, just meant to stop vehicles, they might be enough."
umbrafer (10:34:00 PM): "Hell, I've still got ten. It's worth a shot--we've got some explosives, but they're a little overkill for this. You'll see what I mean."
Thematrian1 (10:34:31 PM): "Oh really?"
Thematrian1 (10:34:50 PM): He shakes himself. "If we're moving, we'd better start packing now. Shall I assume that all our hardware is welcome?"
umbrafer (10:36:22 PM): "Absolutely."

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umbrafer (10:43:33 PM): Where was I.
Thematrian1 (10:44:29 PM): We were wrapping up, I'm afraid. Any last actions before Z and friends repair to the garage?
umbrafer (10:45:50 PM): Figure out what sort of logistics will be necessary to transport Z and friends and hardware to the Garage, that's pretty much it.
Thematrian1 (10:48:00 PM): Two trips, plus one for the emplaced machine gun if you want it, as it turns out.
umbrafer (10:48:21 PM): Emplaced machine guns are good
umbrafer (10:49:59 PM): We're definitely going to have to take stock of our vehicles and figure out who's going to go where.
umbrafer (10:50:16 PM): I'm surprised Essie's going along with this plan, though I'm certainly not complaining
Thematrian1 (10:50:20 PM): Yes. But not tonight.
Thematrian1 (10:50:25 PM): Why are you surprised?
umbrafer (10:50:41 PM): She still doesn't have her knives back, unless she did some very sneaky things
Dragcrell (10:50:48 PM): She has some quarks to her that if known would exsplane it
umbrafer (10:51:02 PM): Strange indeed.
umbrafer (10:51:45 PM): (Tough crowd.)
Dragcrell (10:52:16 PM): (half tiered getting close to bed time and body knows it)
Thematrian1 (10:52:36 PM): sleep well, guys. Except you, Dave, you're awake for another N hours
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Dragcrell (10:52:57 PM): wel have fun
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umbrafer (10:54:05 PM): *Waves*
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