[Day: Sunday, October 19, 2081. Time: 11:00 a.m.] [Some time ago, varying on an individual basis, you were picked up by Zunkuft Inc., the mega-corporation responsible for introducing genetic modification to the public just a year and a half ago. Their purpose was clear: in exchange for rescuing you from your dismal futures, a covert governmental organization, the newly established Blitzkrieg, was going to use you in its experimental Section 2.] [Use how? As a new breed of assassin against the terrorists that have been infesting the country for some time.] [Whether or not you had any initial resistance to this is a moot point, since they drugged you full of a brainwashing chemical.] [This all brings us to the present day, when you're each herded into a black car with tinted windows and driven across town, to the western half of Berlin, and your new home on the Weiss Estate.] [The estate is a big place, being on the edge of the city and all. A thick wall surrounds it, stretching in both directions as far as the eye can see. The cars drive through the thick iron gate, one by one, exploding in a firey boom! Or rather, they drive through the gate once it's opened by a security guard.] [They drive up a long path, circling around a small fountain and come to park in a curved line. The building itself looks like it could be both a mansion or a governmental instutition. It's big and white, with four romanesque columns around the door, supporting a veranda overhead.] [The cars stop, and the drives exit, each leading you through the big double doors. In fact, there's a double set of double doors, making there be four doors side by side. And beyond those, after a short corridor, is another set of double-double doors. Eight doors total! Wow!] [Ok ok, so that's not so exciting. But anyhow, you're lead through those, as well, into a large foyer, then taken imediately to an elevator on your left. The elevator takes you to the second floor of the building, where you step into another foyer, only this one has comfy couches and a TV.] [Two hallways lead either way from the foyer, and a set of double-double doors leads onto the large veranda you saw below. But you don't get to go in either directions, because the drivers tell you to wait here, and due to the aformentioned drugs, you're compelled to comply.] [They head down one of the hallways and out of sight. You are alone... Alone in the world... ok, maybe not that far. But!] [Session Start!] [The lounge is a nice place: There's three couches around a coffee table, facing a TV at the far wall. And at each corner of the room is a painting.] * Keiko waits indeed, having chosen the farthest position away on one of the couches. Ah, now that's quality waiting. She's a japanese girl in her mid-teens, with black hair, but blue eyes. She's got her arms wrapped around herself, around a blue plush duck, slightly more blue than the simple dress she's wearing. And, oh yeah, silver collar. (Whew! That's done with.) [There's also some chairs there, too. And plants!] [And the carpet is a light blue.] * Luana moves quickly to sit on one of the couches. Her hands are clasped in front of her and she fidgets her thumbs; her head is tilted forward so that her shoulder-length brown hair obscures her face. She's wearing a green shirt and a matching skirt and looks to be in her mid-teens. * Hotaru is a quite shapely young woman with asian facial features, well presumably asian, the pale white skin, bluish hair and sunglasses make it hard to tell for sure. As for her age, with modern gene-tech she could be anwhere from six to sixy, but late teens is a definate possiblity. She wears a simple white dress and sits uprigh with perfect posture and a serving tray on her lap. On that tray, stands a doll. * Ten is a doll on a tray! She's rather obviously a doll and a low quality one at that. What with the visable joints and hard plastic face. (As a note, unless you're Mind Shielded... getting within a half-foot or so of Keiko means 'lemme know some feelings, at least if there's some non-obvious ones.') * Hotaru is out of range for now on the other end of the couch. (I figured, I'm just noting. ^_~) * Keiko 's hands tighten around the plush duck as she looks between the two girls, and then says, in a quiet voice, "All waiting for the same thing?" * Ten turns its head twords Keiko and her duck and demands imperiously. "What do your think?" The voices does seem to be coming from the doll and not the girl, and its German is far from perfect. ( Actually, Luana's just there because she won the lottery. ) * Luana 's gaze darts up for a moment - her eyes are a very light blue. "Yes. I think. Maybe?" (Whoo hoo, I won a free brainwashing! ....No, wait.) [It doesn't take long before you hear footsteps coming down the north hallway (that's the one to your left), and the three drivers reappear. The walk right past the lounge to the elevator, and take it down. Pretty soon, you hear the cars down below pull away.] * Ten turns to face Luana. "I ask you not." * Keiko frowns at the doll, then looks towards Luana, extending the empathy senses to feel out how she's feeling. "I think we are." (Nervous and a bit annoyed.) (I find it better to tell her in /msg) * Luana flinches slightly at Ten's comment, but doesn't say anything. (Kay.) * Keiko sighs and fidgets, much like Luana, before she looks back to Hotaru and gives her the same check. "Your doll doesn't speak very good German." * Hotaru doesn't react. * Ten faces Keiko again. "If had better priest, not have problem." [And shortly, there's more footsteps. This time a woman appears. She looks to be in her late thirties. Roughly average height, she wears a pair of half-moon glasses. Her brown hair is held back by a clip. Speaking of clips, she has a clipboard tucked under one hand. She speaks with authority: "Hotaru, Keiko and Luana, correct?"] * Luana looks up and stands with a relieved expression. "Yes, ma'am." * Ten turns to face the woman. "Was priestess name, yes." * Keiko clams up and just looks at her. She knows already. [She checks her clipboard, speaking without looking up. "My name is Lydia Sohn, but you may refer to me as control. I believe you know the reason you are here, but I'll go over it again with you anyway, just to make certain."] * Keiko 's grip gets tight on her duck and she seems to draw back into the couch slightly, biting her lip and glancing at Hotaru. ["As you know, you are here to be genetic assassins. The first of your kind. Or, technically, the second. There's three others who came here six months ahead of you. They will be Red Team, you will be Blue Team."] Yes. [She looks up, examining you all critically. "Naturally, we won't just send you into the field right away. You need a great deal of training first. For this reason, each of you will be assigned a personal supervisor, or guardian. This is the person who will decide not only how you train, but when as well, along with what you eat, how you dress -- at least as far as combat's concerned -- and, frankly, most anything other than what you do in your free time. Assuming they grant you any, that is."] * Ten tilts her head back and snifs. * Luana nods, although she's looking at the floor and still seems slightly nervous. ["Eventually, your conditioning will shift to your guardians, making them solely responsible for you. But for now, you are to obey the top command here at Blitzkrieg, which includes me."] * Keiko smiles a little, but the smile fades away when control takes command, and she glares at her instead. ["Now, before I take you on a tour of the facility, do you have any questions?"] * Luana says quietly, "No, ma'am." When give new priest? [Lydia tilts her head. "What was that?"] * Ten switches to English. [Lydia frowns, and responds. "" She pulls out a pen and marks her clipboard, switching back to German: "I'll make a note to have your Guardian tutor you in German as quickly as possible."] Good. * Keiko tenses as she looks at Lydia a moment, and then sighs and hugs the duck. "I hope your glasses fall off," she says quietly. [She nods. "Well, then, if you'll all follow me..."] * Ten glanses up at the girl. * Hotaru rises to her feet without tipping the tray. * Luana follows Lydia whenever she starts moving. [She moves backwards, standing near the double doors of the veranda, and gestures northward: "Down this hallway, past the rest rooms and the briefing room, are the offices for myself and all guardians. If you need to speak with them in the future, chances are you'll find them there. And this way..." She heads south, waiting for you to follow.] * Hotaru follows. [The TV turns on, showing some weird Cat and Mouse cartoon, where the cat and the mouse are discussing a duck's political chances.] * Keiko smiles a little and then stands starts walking after control. (stands and starts. Oy.) * Ten looks over at the TV for a moment as she's carried forward. [Lydia stops in her tracks, looking back at the TV. She checks her clipboard, then looks at Keiko. "Cute. I wouldn't advise any more mischief, or else we'll have to up your conditioning."] * Keiko replys, not looking at her, "Didn't feel like picking up the control." [She continues on without acknowledging a response, heading to the corner of the hallway, and gestures. "Here are the dorms, where you'll be living. Your rooms will be assigned later. The far room at the end of the hall is a recreation room where you can spend your free time, if you have any." She glances at Keiko, and adds, "Some of your guardians may need to use your free time to build your discipline."] [She heads back, taking the stairs next to the elevator. "Follow me."] * Hotaru follows. * Luana continues following. * Keiko just replies, quietly, but in a dry and idle manner, "You already said we wouldn't have any free time unless they wanted," before she follows as well. ["Yes, well, as I am the guardians' superior, I am free to make suggestions."] [When you get to the bottom of the stairs, Lydia leads you north, past the double doors you came in through, and then past restrooms. She gestures at a room on her right. "Here, we have another briefing room. And around the corner..."] ( Erm, left. ) [She turns the corner and motions at the first room, "A shared office for personelle." She stops at a T-intersection, where you can see a door that leads outside down a short hall to your left. There's also another room further down the corridor your in, and the corridor ends at a large door as well.] * Hotaru also comes to a stop. [Lydia points at the far door first. "The entrance to the garage," and then the closer door, the last room in the hall, "And the laboratory, which you are not to enter without guardian supervision."] Yes yes. ["Now, come this way," she heads south, to the door that leads outside and opens it. Behind the door is a small garden, with a cobblestone path leading to another door on the wing at the opposite end of the building. Looking to your right, you can see a running track behind the building. Beyond that, across a field, woods spread as far as the eye can see. Lydia gestures at the track. "A place to run, in case your guardians need to train your legs."] [She heads across the cobblestone path, adding, "Beyond that, in the woods, is a shooting range."] * Ten looks up at her girl and then at Lydia. [Lydia continues on her tour, following the path to the door and opening it, stepping back into the building.] * Keiko continues following, but eventually decides to speak in Luana's mind, in German, ~And here's the bathroom, in case your guardians need to train you on the toilet.~, and then the same to Hotaru in English. * Hotaru stiffens for a moment and then keeps waking. * Luana restrains a giggle, but there's a definite, if slight, smile on her face. * Ten faces Keiko. "You stay out! Mine." That last word is practicaly growled. [At that T intersection, she gestures to her right (westish). "The far room there is the library, and the closer one is the records room." She heads left, motioning at the only door she passes. "This is the communications room, although..." She stops and turns back. "Is there a problem?"] * Ten looks at Lydia. "No." [Lydia nods. "Good." She turns the corner, not pointing out the Security room as she goes, and heads down the stairs again, to the basement level.] * Keiko doesn't look at Ten or respond to Lydia. She has a small smile on her face as they start moving again. ~Laughter. That'll be nice,~ she comments to Luana. * Luana smiles towards Keiko briefly before returning her gaze to the floor. [Lydia heads north once more, passing a set of stairs down. She gestures. "Down there are our holding cells and interrogation rooms, places you shouldn't have to visit." She glances over her shoulder and adds, "If you're lucky."] * Keiko idly pets her plush duck and continues following, not responding to the nth threat to her life and liberty. [She stops at a T-intersection, with a path leading west. Inside, you can see a number of people sitting at tables and eating. If it wasn't already obvious, Lydia points it out: "The cafeteria. Keep in mind, your guardians will determine your diet."] ( What liberty? ) * Ten sniffs again. (Hence the sarcasm. She continues to threaten us with removal of our nonexistant privileges. ^_~) (It's very funny.) [Something smells good! But Lydia just continues on, stopping at the next door. "And here we have-" the door bursts open and a tall man nearly dances out. He's lean and a little handsome, looking to be in his mid thirties. He wears sharp glasses, and his blond hair is parted down the middle. He's wearing black slacks under a white coat. But more importantly... ] (Not cut off at all) [He's wearing a purple-and-green conic party hat, and pulls a party popper, then blows a whistle. "Hey hey! Welcome to Blitzkreig, new guys! Er... girls."] * Hotaru takes a step back. [Lydia stares at him blankly. "Doctor... what are you doing?"] * Ten looks up up at her girl. "Stay." * Luana backs away slightly and looks at the man with wide, nervous eyes. [He grins and rubs behind his head. "What? I'm just giving the newbies a warm welcome." Her turns to face you all, grinning. "I'm Hans Pasch. If any of you girls get sick or have a tummy ache, you come see me here at the medical bay, okay?"] * Keiko frowns at him, picking a piece of the flying paper out of the sky and trying to land it squarely on Lydia's head. If she can. If she have problem. [There's a grumbling from inside, and a burly hand grabs Dr. Pasch by his shoulder, dragging him back inside. A burly man with close cropped hair steps out. Like Dr. Pasch, he's wearing a white coat. He's also got a weird set of red goggles. "Bah, the idiot. I apologies, Ms. Sohn. I'll see that he doesn't trouble you again." He pulls his head back inside and slams the door shut.] I expect more... more... . [Lydia sighs, taking off her glasses and rubbing her eyes and brushing the paper out of her hair. "Doctors Hans Pasch and Albrand Siebert. They're both highly gifted medical doctors and genetic modification specialists." She puts her glasses back on and adds, "though Dr. Pasch is a little eccentric. Anyhow, this is where the medical bay and genetic lab are located."] * Keiko 's entire posture tightens up immediately. She'd be throttling that duck if it weren't plush. [Lydia heads northwards, speaking as she turns the corner, "If your guardians decide your genetic enhancements need strengthening, or if they want you to develop new abilities, they'll take you here. Both doctors are former Zunkuft specialists specifically assigned to Blitzkrieg."] [She stops outside the only door on the side of the hall, and gestures. "Here's the armory. And over there," she points at the large door at the far end of the hall, "Is simply the lower level entrance to the garage."] [She turns around and heads back the way she came. "We're almost done."] * Ten looks at the armory door and nods. [Lydia heads all the way down the north-south corridor and turns the corner. "This is where the gym is," she says as she passes a door. And the door's got a window in it, so you can see it is, indeed, a door. "There's also a sparring room inside."] ["That's for your guardian to decide."] * Ten shrugs, or tries too, her shoulders don't move far enough for it to be very convincing. [Lydia continues down the hall, to where a set of two nearly featureless doors are. "And here we come to the conclusion of our tour. Red Team should just about be finished..."] [Even as she says it, the door furthest down the hallway opens, and out walks a pretty woman in a black leotard, with matching knee-high boots. Her hair's dark and shoulder-length, held in place by a pony tail. She stretches. "Man, I'm beat. Time to relax and..." She blinks at you lot then grins. "Yo!"] * Keiko blinks back and extends her senses to her immediately. * Ten faces her. "Red team?" * Luana looks at her and nods timidly. [She's followed out by a boy of maybe fifteen, with kind of unkempt white hair. He's kinda short and lean, though. He's wearing grey slacks, a white shirt and a red jacket. He looks a little surprised when he spots you, then quite possibly glares.] * Keiko just looks at them all as they come out. [And he's followed out by a girl of maybe eighteen: Blond, and passive looking. She's wearing a black body suit and a leather jacket. She looks at you with what's best described as vague acknowledgement.] [The boy speaks, "Who are these jokers?"] * Keiko frowns at the boy. Oh, he's off to a good start. [The older woman smacks him on the back of the head. "Ow! Hey!"] * Ten faces him, and then turns her nose up and looks away. [Lydia introduces you! "Zarina, Sebastian, Cyra, meet Hotaru, Keiko, and Luana. The second team."] [The boy goes wide-eyed. "Second! We're supposed to be the only-"] [Lydia cuts him off. "You were. From now on, you are Red Team and they are Blue Team. I expect you to cooperate."] [The older woman (who looks in her early twenties, by the way. Older than any of the rest of the wards, by far) shrugs. "Okay." The boy glares, and the younger girl... Barely glances at you.] I must. Nice to, um, meet you. * Keiko stretches slightly and smiles at him. So sincere, yep. [Zarina (the older one, as Lydia designated) grins. "Yeah, same here. It'll be nice to have someone to talk to, finally."] [Sebastian glares. "Hey! I talk."] [Zarina frowns. "Cursing doesn't count."] [Zarina turns back to you. "Hey, nice to meet you and all, but we've got to run. Our guardians are waiting." She looks back at the rest of her team, murmers, "Come on," and starts off past you.] * Hotaru steps out of their way, even if she wasn't in it to start with. * Keiko replies, in her mind, ~We aren't very chatty either. But at least you aren't dead.~ [Cyra, the other girl, follows her wordlessly, without looking at you. Sebastian hesitates. "Ok, fine, nice to meet you. Hey, this project is new and all, so don't do anything to make the rest of us look bad, got it?"] [Zarina calls from down the hall, "Sebastian!"] [He grumbles and runs after. "I'm coming! #@$@"] Who you do think talking to? ( And yes, that's a censored curse word. ) (Sweet! We're in censor land!) ( Eh, I don't feel like typing fuck every time he says something. ) (Clearly you'd have a hard time playing Ana.) [Lydia walks over to the door the three stepped out of, and gestures inside.] ["Go on in."] * Luana hesitantly goes in. * Hotaru walks in as ordered. * Keiko sighs slightly and goes on in. "I hope you like black," she comments to both the others. Functional. [Inside is a very large domed (but not doomed) room. It looks like a giant Hollywood blue-screen. Like maybe they project things on it. The floor's the same way. On the right side, you can see a long window a story up. From there, one could probably view the entirety of the room.] * Ten glances around. "What this?" [Lydia smiles. The first time ever! Take a picture or you may never see it again! "This is the Holoroom. The first ever of its kind."] * Luana asks, as if it popped out without her even thinking about it, "As in -holograms-? A full room of them, really?" Hmm. ["Developed by Zunkuft, specifically for Blitzkrieg. And no, it's more advanced than that. Here, we can program an almost infinite number of scenarios."] Usefull. ["In other words, this room is a virtual training simulator."] Can... will we be learning how to program scenarios? ["No. Well, possibly. That's up to your guardians. But you will deffinately be training here often."] * Keiko frowns and says, "This... isn't real." She looks at the command. ["Furthermore, you won't be able to harm each other here."] Ooh? * Luana asks eagerly, "How does -that- work?" ["Well, not in the physical sense. You'll certainly know you're taking damage, but you won't be able to cause any permanent harm."] * Hotaru shivers. ["It's very complicated and I don't fully understand it myself, so you'll just ahve to take my word for it."] Stay. * Luana looks chastised and goes back to looking at the floor. "Yes, ma'am." ["Nevertheless, it's been well tested by Red Team. I can safely say it works. And very well, too."] * Keiko sighs and shakes her head. ["Any more questions?"] No, ma'am. No. * Ten sounds impatient. ["Good. Then the tour is over, and we can begin your first training mission."] I need follower. [Lydia nods. "Yes, I'd nearly forgotten. Wait here."] [The door shuts behind her.] * Luana murmurs," I wonder how it works," as she looks around. * Keiko replies, ~Badly. I forbid finding out. Ruin training. * Luana steadfastedly does not look at Ten. "Are you sure?" she asks Keiko. [Shortly, the door opens, and a security guard enters, carrying a briefcase. "Hotaro?" he asks, looking at each of you in turn.] She forbid talking. Give me. * Keiko puts a finger to her forehead, and then points at Luana's. ~Do holograms have brains?~ [Lydia appears in the window above the room. "Do you have everything you need?"] [The guard gives Ten the briefcase.] * Luana moves closer to Keiko and answers quietly, "No, not strictly. But artificial intelligence can simulate thought processes very similar to that of a human, if programmed well." * Ten stares at him. * Hotaru frees an arm to take the briefcase and then opens it. Open fool. [In in is Hotaru's stuffs.] * Keiko frowns a little and replies, ~Just think back.~ * Keiko looks around a bit more than she was, before. * Luana asks while backing away slightly, ~Can you, um, hear me?~ * Keiko hugs the duck to her as she turns around. ~Yes.~ ~...I like your duck.~ [The guard hands Hotaru a dufflebag. "And this too, right?"] Better. * Hotaru puts it next to the brieface and kneals down to unzip it. [He nods and steps back, and the door shuts again.] * Keiko seems surprised a moment, then looks down, an actual blush coming over her features. Good thing she's not looking at her. ~... thank you.~ She is silent a moment, then says, ~She's Kiyoshi.~ * Hotaru uncovers a model tank that quite obviously has a riffle sticking out of its turret. [Lydia speaks, "I ask again, are you prepared?"] Yes. * Keiko rubs her arms and then frowns at Hotaru, trying again. ~~ she looks around and licks her lips. * Ten looks at Keiko. * Keiko sighs and replies, almost-but-not-quite-calmly, ~~ ( Luana? ) * Luana says hesitantly, in English, Then, to Lydia, "I'm ready, ma'am." * Keiko exhales slowly and shakes her head. ~~ (Uh, WD? I think you misssed.) (Underline! Hiss!) (Sorry!) [Lydia nods. "Very well. What I want is an assesment of your combat abilities."] [The room grows dark for a minute, and then you're standing in a large grassey meadow, with a few trees scattered around. You can actually feel the wind and the sun overhead.] * Luana grins as she looks around. * Ten points at the briefcase and three minature helecopters fly out, circle like a swarm of angry hornets and then fly off in different directions. * Keiko looks around a moment and then murmurs, "Fake. All fake." [Although the window is gone, you can still hear Lydia's voice. "The objective is simple: Defeat each other using whatever means necessary and be the last one standing."] [She pauses a second, then says, "You may begin."] ( Gimme init rolls! ) 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8+7) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 16. 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+7) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 13. 2d8+12 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8+12) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 18. [Order: Luana, Keiko, Ten] [Luana, go!] * Luana lashes out at Hotaru without hesitating, aiming a snapkick at her. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-3) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 3. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 11. (Totaly and utterly failed.) [Hotaru's head snaps back as she takes the hit on her chin.] [Keiko!] * Hotaru stumbles back and barely manages to keep ahold of Ten's tray. * Keiko takes a step back from the starting Hotaru/Keiko fracas and takes a deep breath... (Er, Hotaru/Luana, even.) [Hotaru!] * Ten orders the tank to fire at Luana. 2 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2 2d8-1) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 9 11. * Ten missis both shots by a mile. [Luana!] * Luana swings a punch at Hotaru next, hoping to knock the passive girl down. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-3) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 8. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 4. * Luana 's punch misses. ( Luana's punch went wild, actually. ) [Keiko!] (Such a waste of a defense success!) (;_;) * Keiko just hangs back a little. [Ten!] * Ten shouts. * Hotaru flinches and the tank takes two more shots. 2 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2 2d8-1) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 8 9. (And comes closer!) [Oy, this is gonna be a long fight.] [Luana!] (It's going to last untill Keiko just mentaly bitchslaps us.) (SSH.) * Luana moves so that she has a better view of Keiko while she kicks upward at Hotaru. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-3) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 8. (Miss) [Keiko!] (Sadly, the attribute I would usually use here? Won't work in holodeck.) * Ten is glad her tank is belt fed as she orders it to shoot again and again. 2 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2 2d8-1) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 13 8. (C'mon dicy, just three slightly below average rolls is all I ask.) [Ten has accuracy problem.] [Luana!] * Luana tries a snapkick again. Because that was the only one that's worked so far, dammit. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-3) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 1. (Waha!) (Made! Yay!) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. (Flailed) [Luana kicks Hotaru under the chin again. Ow.] * Hotaru does fall over on this one and drops Ten. [Hotaru's actually still in pretty good shape.] [Keiko!] ( Like I said, this is going to take a while >.> ) [Lydia calls, "No. You will not be able to forfeit out on the field. You will not forfeit here."] * Hotaru climbs back to her feet and readjusts her sunglasses. [Meanwhile, a bunch of squirrels rush out of the distance, darting towards Luana. They'll be a bit, though.] [Hotaru!] 2 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2 2d8-1) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 8 8. (Now he's just taunting me.) [Ten is taunted.] (88!) [Luana!] (Geez, what'd you do to make him hate you?) (Pissed off ND?) * Luana attempts to grab Hotaru. (Grapple) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-3) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 2. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. * Hotaru is hardly able to resist. [Hotaru is grappled! Meanwhile, Keiko and her angry squirrels!] * Keiko has angry squirrels! And while she hangs back, they jump all over the two girls! Well, it's not like she has fine control over them. 5 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (5 2d8) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 9 10 5 7 6. (A hit!) (Just skipped right over 8 for you, didn't it?) (I'd like an 8 ;_;) * Keiko ... uh, had angry squirrels! And they jumped all over the girls! But only one of them comes close to getting in a good bite. On Luana, no less. If she can't dodge somehow? (I don't quite know why I had to describe it _twice_.) (...What kind of a penalty do I roll with since I'm sort of occupied with holding Hotaru?) ( Umm... ) ( I'll say +2 ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 11. (Noooo) (SQUIRREL BITE.) [Luana is bit by a squirrel! Ow!] [Hotaru!] (;_; At least it wasn't a rabid holographic squirrel...) * Ten dusts off her dress and orders the tank to fire both rounds at Luana again. 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-1) and gets 1, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I hate these guys. Give 'em one for me." 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-1) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 8. (Well, that's one hit) ( Ouch. ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 12. (x_x) (You don't get to doge crits) (Agh.) * Ten finaly gets a hang of this point blank aiming thing and lets Luana have it. Well maybe not, that second shot was still off. [Ouch! The rifle shoots a bullet that manages to hit Luana right in the gut, just below the ribs, with enough penetration to come out the other side.] [Luana's still up, but... ouch.] [Luana's turn!] ( She still has Ten grappled. ) ( Or Hotaru. Whatev' ) (*pokes Luana) * Luana screams, but manages to cut herself off and concentrate. * Luana 's right hand, which is holding onto Hotaru's arm, becomes covered in fire. [Hotaru's arm ignites! And hurts something fierce.] [Keiko!] * Hotaru bites her lip to keep from screaming and starts trying to escape. * Retrieving #mc4 modes... 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hotaru (2d8) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 3. 5 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (5 2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 3 15 15 6 8. (... One hit again.) (Gah, I'm too used to being the one with that name, can I keep the roll?) ( What do you expect from squirrels? ) (Ha.) ( Actually it's a lock attack. There's no attack or defense roll ) (That was body roll to try and get out.) ( On your turn. :P And it's body - unarmed attack ) * Keiko just holds the squirrels active to keep biting at them both, still hanging back from the swiftly bad getting fight. *flips a coin* Luana AGAIN. Coins just don't like her. ( You both roll body - unarmed attack, that is ) (Ahh) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 13. (Pitty I'll never roll that low again.) (Squirrels continue to bite!) (The squirrels! The agony!) [Luana is bitten! Ow!] [Hotaru!] * Hotaru bites her lip to keep from screaming and starts trying to escape. 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hotaru (2d8-1) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 12. ( Well, if you escape the grab successfully, you don't lose an attack ) (Weap) ( You can try again with your other attack ) * Ten fires off one shot from the tank. (She has to counter-roll.) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 14. (It's not a hit, it's a 'least margin of failure.) (For the escape.) (Unarmed counts there.) (Yep.) ( Oh... ) ( Yeah, you're right. ) (And I missed by 8) (Missed by 7) ( Luana gets unarmed attack (grabs) though ) (Oh, so close!) (Wait, sevn) (I has a 5!) (Tie means escape but loses action.) (One attack and one defense lost.) * Hotaru wriggles out of the fire. ( It's not a tie though. Luana lost by two. ) ( She forgot to add Unarmed Attack ) (No, she means 5 body.) (But I'm grappling, so there's the penalty, right?) (Yeah, so we both missed by seven.) ( No, the penalty's only if someone attacks you while you're grabbing ) (Oh. Then yeah, minus two.) ( If the person you're grabbing attacks you, there's no penalty. ) (So _Luana_ only missed by 5, then? @_@) ( There's also no penalty if you voluntarily release your grip when you're attacked ) (Sorry, I've never tried grappling before. ^^;) ( Not many people do. ) (It's good to read the grapple rules. They're involved.) ( But with 3 unarmed attack skill and 8 body, she missed by 3 ) (Really involved. Anyway. So the hold holds. Blah.) * Hotaru doesn't escape after all! * Ten on the other hand tries to shoot her priestess free. (Fuck, lack of sleep does horrors to my math and concentration. Sorry.) 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-1) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 2. (Made by 5) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 10. (...minus two, but still missed.) [Luana is shot again. Annnnd....] ( I didn't notice before, but it says if the grabbed character inflicts damage equal to or greater than his or her foe's Body Stat, he or she escapes the grab. ) ( But on the other hand, Hotaru's not inflicting the damage herself, so... Hm. ) ( I'll say Luana has to make a body roll to retain hold of Hotaru. ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. (Nope. Bye, girl on fire!) [Which she does not, so Hotaru escapes! But is still on fire.] [Luana's kinda shot up though. She's not looking (or feeling) too good.] [But it's her turn!] * Hotaru does escape and is on FIRE! * Luana is breathing heavily and mostly ignoring the creepy squirrels in favor of moving the fire to Hotaru's chest. (TK) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. (No. ;_;) [The fire twitches, but doesn't move!] [Keiko!] 5 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (5 2d8) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 6 9 8 7 12. (Squirrels whiff!) [Whiffing squirrels. Hotaru!] * Keiko 's squirrels run around crazily, not doing a good job of biting anyone. Fire doesn't make for happy squirrels! * Hotaru listens to the voice of god in her head and stops, drops, and rolls! [Haruko puts the fire out! And still has one more action] 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-1) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 8. (And wiffs!) [Luana!] (But only if the dice don't blow!) * Luana attempts to move the stupid fire again. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 11. [It doesn't :(] [Keiko!] 5 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (5 2d8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 2 6 4 9 13. Oh, for the love of... (CRITICAL SQUIRREL.) (NOES!) ( >.> ) (Hotaru is tasty! Go that way!) (Keiko is squirrel girl.) (Hotaru is baked, and wid animals prefer raw meat.) (Taaaasty.) * Keiko 's squirrels don't like fire! And the coins decide they like Hotaru a little less than Luana, this time around. [The squirl bites a major artery in Hotaru's wrist. She can /emo now.] (Luana should still try to dodge, though. ^^;) ( Yeah ) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-2) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 6. * Hotaru whimpers and bleeds! (Made!) (Damn!) (Take -that-, squirrel!) [Luana squirrel dodges!] [Hotaru!] * Ten takes shots at both them >.< (Lu first) 2 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2 2d8-1) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 8 13. (RAGE) (Wow.) (Ten isn't female enough. Hotaru should be rolling.) [The tank misses. Luana!] (CURSE MY INSUFICCIENT PLASTIC BOOBIES) * Luana decides Hotaru has enough problems and decides to try and send the fire flying at Keiko instead. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. (Made exactly!) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. (Bah.) [The fire splashes around an invisible field.] [Keiko!] 5 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (5 2d8) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 10 6 9 8 10. * Keiko 's squirrels do NOTHING. Just like goggles. She frowns a little, though, as the fire washes over her without touching her. [Hotaru!] * Hotaru moves away from the fighting. * Ten orders the tank to do somthing about Lu. 2 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2 2d8-1) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 3 11. ( a hit!) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-2) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 9. (Miss) [Luana is shot again, and goes down. A big red X appears over her, and she finds that she can't move.] [Keiko!] (First one out, lame.) ( They teamed up against you. ) (I didn't team up on anyone. :) (Squirrels suck.) * Keiko and the Squirrels run after Hotaru. But the squirrels are better at it. 5 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (5 2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 7 3 6 8 9. (One hit.) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hotaru (2d8) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 14. (Totaly bitten) [Hotaru is bitten! It's her turn!] * Hotaru keeps moving. * Ten tries a shot at a random squirrel and at Keiko. 2d8+3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+3) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 12. 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-1) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 8. (Both missed) [Ten misses!!] [Keiko!] * Keiko doesn't even pay mind to it all! But the squirrels keep coming! SQUIRRELS. She says, with a faint smile, "Are we gonna stop this soon?" 5 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (5 2d8) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 8 13 3 11 5. (2 hits!) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hotaru (2d8) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 12. 2d8+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hotaru (2d8+4) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 15. (Both compleatly missed) [Hotaru takes some bitings. She's starting to feel a bit weak now. It's her turn!] * Keiko replies, "That's because she's a bitch." ["I can hear you."] * Keiko manages a small smile. "I know." Step on the vermin. * Hotaru does her best to comply! 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hotaru (2d8-1) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 5. (And hits!) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. ( The squirrel or Keiko? ) (Squirrel.) (Yeah) (Something about a forcefield and my not having my wards on me.) [Okaaaay... The squirrel is obliterated.] [Keiko!] (I've got another shot!) 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-1) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 12. ( Oh ) ( Right. ) (Not that it matters) [Keiko!] * Keiko flinches slightly, but now that Hotaru's slowed she at least gets to close range. She lets the squirrels keep trying, though. 4 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (4 2d8) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 13 4 10 12. (1 hit.) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Hotaru (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. (Still hit) [Hotaru is bitten! Poor girl's covered in bite marks.] [Her turn] * Ten points at the sky and chants something quitly. 2d8+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+6) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 16. [Nothing comes of it though.] * Ten scouls and points at Keiko. "Finish her then." 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-1) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 10. (SUCK!) [Ten misses. Keiko!] * Keiko sighs and just lets the squirrels run at Keiko. (Er, at Hotaru.) (Dammit, _YOU_ have me confused on your name.) 4 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (4 2d8) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 6 13 10 15. (Blah. Nothin'.) (Although it'd be nice if I got my 5th back, since it's been a round.) [The squirrels fail. Hotaru!] * Ten chants. 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+7) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 15. * Ten locks up, her tank ceases to move and her priestess... * Hotaru screams and drops into a ball. (Ouch. Unreliable much?) [The simulation ends. Luana can move again!] [Lydia says through the speaker: "... I see. That is, I see there's a lot of work to be done.] (Nasty backlash) * Luana sits up and shakes her head. "Ow." [Oh God Session End]