[Day: Tuesday, Dec. 8th, 2081. Time: 9:20 p.m.] [You're still in the fight. But not for long if things keep up as they are. The enemy group seems to be pulling back in order to escape the monsters that suddenly appeared.] [Two of them are fighting some Zukunft guards that rounded the corner seconds ago. Roseli defeated one, but there's still another near her and Ten. Three of the monsters are fighting Keiko, the ninja and the guy with Durandal. Oh, and Heinrick, I s'pose. Luana's body is nearby. And the girl with the gauntlet is about halfway between Keiko and the enemies, and Roseli and Ten.] [Init wuz: Ninja, Roseli, Mr. Durandal, Brute (gone for some time), Man (same), Woman (ditto), Ten, Teen, Heinrick, Monsters, and guards.] [Session Start!] (Just in time for the Monsters! (Also, where is Keiko?)) [And the ninja, who has an arm around Mr. Durandal, leaps into the air, taking the latter with him. He can apparently jump pretty high, even with the extra burden.] ( She's at the entrence, away from every friendly. ) (No, no, I mean in the init.) ( 'Cept the K.O.'d/soon to be K.O.d ) ( Oh, after the woman, before Ten. ) [Roseli!] (Ahkay.) ( I really wanted to get this over during the week D: ) (Had other games ;_;) * Roseli shoots that other demon whatsit thing attacking her and Ten and DIE DAMMIT. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-3) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 10. (Miss by one. :() [The bullet ricochets off a piece of sheet metal far away from the monster.] [Meanwhile, the ninja and the guy-with-the-sword (he needs a shorter name) seems to switch positions. i.e., instead of dragging Mr. Durandal with him, the ninja is now hanging off of him. And the two continue to rise.] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. [Keiko.] 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-2) and gets 0, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I hate these guys. Give 'em one for me." (Go Ten!) * Ten radios. "They have a sniper in the woods." * Ten continues after a moment. "And a bear." (... Bear artillary > bear cavilry?) (Are we even in the woods? I must have missed this bit of descrip when I came in, though I did pick up that there's a fence. ;P) ( Still waiting on Keiko. Who has 3 monsters nearby her and a downed Luana ) * Keiko replies, sounding frustrated, "A sniper too? How outnumbered are we?" Her caltrops begin to swirl around her, before she throws a few of them at a monster. Wheehee! ( No, you're not. The woods are some distance away, and you'd only be able to be there if you'd been running for them since the start of this fight. ) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 3. * Roseli radios: "Keiko, can you control this sniper?" (Woohoo! A successful caltropping!) I do not know, I am begining to doubt our ability to complete this mission. [Keiko pelts it with caltrops. It doesn't look particularly injured.] * Keiko replies, annoyed as she crouches a bit near Luana, "Not unless they're standing a lot closer than I think. Or you can throw me at them." [Ten!] * Keiko has caltrops spinning around her. It's sorta pretty. Maybe. * Ten has Hotaru go on full def and splits one of the helecopters off the floating pair to get a better angle on the sniper! [The teenager sinks into the ground, and her tiny shadow darts off into the darkness.] [Heinrick looks like he comes up with a plan, and is about to put it into action when one of the monsters clonks him on the head, knocking him out.] (This is the kind of time I really wish I could push.) (But I don't have the CP!) ( Or just make people be here. How much CP does that power cost? D: ) ( A billion CP.) (He's the GM! He could make it happen!) (ONE MILLION DOLLARS!) (And a hat.) (There's our WD!) *** Wingdance (user@24.152.198.242.res-cmts.eph.ptd.net) has joined channel #MC4 (HELP US WE NEED OUR FAVORITE COMBAT MONKEY) (YAY WE NEED YOU.) *** Wingdance is now known as Luana (Woot!) (I'm not their favorite combat monkey. :() (The beatdown has arrive!) (I AM SO SORRY I AM LATE. ;_; INTERNET WOES.) [The farther monsters tear into the guards. It's hard to see what's going on over there, but it doesn't sound pretty. Roseli nees a defense roll. Keiko needs 2.] (Do you know where Shar is, out of curiosity?) (Luana got KOed last week. So now she's down, with Keiko protecting her, badly, with an array of caltrops.) (Rose: You're a junky, but we love you anyway. And not just because I have to!) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-2) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 7. (Make.) (I'm badass. Oh yeah.) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-2) and gets 0, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "That was close. One cycle later and you'd have fit nicely into a sandwich." (Dude!) (... Critical Success. Can I get two dodges for that?) (Also, christ, why so wasted on defense. Weep.) [Roseli dodges. Keiko also dodges. Both!] (Ten: You only love me because I have chocolate.) (Not a clue about Shar, sorry.) [At least one of the guards must still be alive, because he's opening fire.] * Keiko actually hops over Luana's unconscious form, and her caltrops follow her, as the beasts miss. She says quietly, "I can't... quite feel you, but I can avoid you..." [Roseli!] * Roseli dodges and fires at the stupid monster. "Still tied up here. What's the situation?" she asks over the radio. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-3) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 9. (Make!) ( Asking who? >.> ) (ASKING YES.) * Keiko then sees Heinrick down and says, "... Heinrick's down now too... I'm still fine, but there's three of 'em on me, and they ain't dyin' on their own!" She sounds a bit panicked. [Roseli shoots it! Something comes out! Not blood, but more of that white powder stuff.] [Oh, I forgot the ninja. Um, well, he and Mr. Durandal continue to rise annnnnnd.... Ten! Gimme a chopper defense roll!] * Keiko adds, more quietly, "He's not dead, though..." ( Actually, make it two, one for the other guy, also. ) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-4) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 1. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-2) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 10. (Made one, not the other) (Which chopper goes down?) [One of Ten's choppers dodges a well-thrown kunai that would have broken the camera lens, had it hit. The other one isn't so lucky, and the sniper shoots it from the sky.] [Keiko!] I see. Hotaru, cover us as we get to Keiko. With what? Her bare hands? The tank I was foolish enough not to bring because of the mobility issues? * Keiko looks in the air and then narrows her eyes, breaking off a few caltrops to jab themselves at the Ninja and Durandal. Well, if you can't kill 'em, make 'em look silly? 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 5. (Woot. Made the TK throw by 2.) (Get pokeded!) [Keiko pokes 'em with caltrops. They're too far away to see if they grimaced or anything.] [Ten!] * Keiko smirks a bit to herself. "Well, at least they'll remember it..." she then glances around at the stupid monsters. 2d8+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+4) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 16. Saying you don't have the resources would have sufficed. Don't mouth at me on the field, doll. (How many turns would it take me to get to Keiko?) Yes ma'am. ( Mmm... What was max running speed again? ) (6 meters a round per body stat.) (She's got a seven body.) * Ten has Hotaru pull back, the chopper following the floaters try to get them between it and the sniper, and the one following the shadow to try and find her again. (So that's 42 m/round. Fast.) (She's booky!) ( You'd arrive on the 2nd round. ) 2d8+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 17. 2d8+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+6) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 16. (Caught up with last session. May I wake up sometime soon? ^^) [Suurrrrree... Luana wakes up in time to see a big awful monster raise both its fists over its head. Gimme a defense roll, Luana! And Keiko, one of the dang things missed, but the other may not. And Roseli needs a defense roll, also.] 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 5. (Make!) [Keiko NOT does get crushed.] 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. (Made, woot!) *** Rowyn (rowyn2001@71-215-187-119.eugn.qwest.net) has joined channel #mc4 (!_!) [Luana rolls out of the way as the creature brings two massive fists down, crushing the ground where she was an instant before.] ( WTF >.> ) (Okay, no promises that I'll be able to *do* anything, but just wanted to let you know I was here.) (I am in the midst of packing. :P) (This is almost as bizarre as Shar showing up. ;P) ( Aight. I got it. From now on I'll start every session by knocking all of you out, because that seems to ensure that you'll be here. ) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-2) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 7. (Make, btw.) (/me cracks up and dies) * Keiko drifts out of the way of her own smash, and then sees/feels Luana awake. "Luana! You're--Luana is awake again!" She seems pleased! [And Roseli doesn't die either.] (Haw. But technically, I'm not here. :P) ( Aight, then. You're not here. ) [The ninja tosses another Kunai at Ten's chopper.] 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 3. (Made) * Luana says weakly as she scrambles to stand up, "Hello. What is that thing?" [Ten's chopper dodges! And Roseli, it's your turn!] [And while Roseli is going, we may as well have Ten make another defense roll for that chopper.] 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-2) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 8. * Roseli radios back: "Luana. Good. A zombie-like demon, of sorts. Susceptible to normal attacks." * Keiko drifts near Luana, making sure that the caltrops don't touch her. "They're... not animals, but they're too stupid to..." * Keiko trails off when Roseli deals with the answer, and glances to Heinrick. Kill them. * Roseli puts advice to action and fires at her own demon thing. [Some unseen force crushes the camera on that chopper.] 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 5. (Gotten!) [And Roseli shoots the monster. It gives up and falls over, turning into a white powder. Just like the last one! ... Don't try to snort it. It won't make you feel high.] (That didn't miss. Also, gwesus are you remembering the +6 to hit them ranged?) ( Uh...... Whooops. ) ( Well, the kunai would have missed, but the TK attack still would have hit. ) Acknowledged. (Down it goes then.) ( It's still flying. It just can't see anything. ) * Roseli grabs Hotaru by the hand, says, "Come," and starts running for the girls. [Luana! You're fighting 3 big monsters! There's two more fighting a bunch of guards at the corner of the complex, and you have no idea where any of the other hostiles from before are.] * Hotaru gets jerked around as she can't run anywhere near as fast as Rose can. * Luana pulls out her gun and shoots the closest monster. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 5. (Made) [It takes a bullet, spewing white powder rather than blood.] [Keiko!] * Keiko sends caltrops at the one that Luana just shot, as she thinks at her, ~You okay now...?~ 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-2) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 11. (Missing!) [Zee caltrops, zey miss!] ~I can fight; that's good enough for now.~ [Ten!] * Hotaru gets pullled along with Rose! ( Anything else? :P ) * Ten pulls the last helecopter off the search and sends it up where the others all died! (full deff x2) ( Towards the fliers? ) (Yep) ( K. ) * Keiko frowns as her caltrops miss. Sigh. ~You're so devoted...~ and then another glance to Heinrick, to make sure he's not gonna get coup-de-graced. [The monsters attack! And... Uh, Luana needs a defense roll. The others all miss. That's not very exciting.] They are headed for the city. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-4) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 5. (Made) [Luana dodges easily.] [The guard remaining fires. And misses.] [And then the monsters suddenly vanish. Just like that!] ( Because this fight's gone on long enough. >.< ) * Roseli keeps running, because she doesn't know that! [The guard still standing looks around, still point his gun every which way.] * Hotaru 's just along for the ride at this point. * Keiko blinks at the monsters disappearing, and then looks back up in the sky. "What the..." then radioed, "They're gone! Are they gone?" (Ninja and Durandal gone?) ( Yep ) * Luana rubs at her head with her free hand and sighs. [The guard calls over to you. "H-Hey! We need medical attention!"] * Roseli arrives and looks around. She spots the guard. "I see." * Roseli lets go of Hotaru's hand and walks around, checking out Heinrick and the guards, etc. "They took the hostages?" [He's doing what he can for his buddies. Which is, not much.] They're headed for a building. I doubt I'll be able to follow them in or cover all exits. Do what you can to identify the building, Hotaru. * Keiko lets the caltrops stop spinning, and they just hover instead. She glances towards the guard, and then to Heinrick before padding over to him and crouching. (Condition of various peeps, Brett?) * Luana follows Keiko while holstering her weapon. "Where did those... -things- come from?" [He's not dead! But he's got a big lump on his forhead. And he doesn't look like he'll be waking up any time soon unless Rowyn feels like playing.] (And the guards?) [One of the guards is missing a leg. The other has a nasty gash in his shoulder.] * Keiko replies quietly, "The _ground_. Roseli said they were like zombies." They were human. Once. [The guard looks at Roseli. "More injured on the inside. Call an ambulance."] On it. * Roseli presses a few buttons on her bracelet and then dials control. * Luana looks as if she's about to ask Roseli a question, but turns back to Keiko when Roseli starts talking on her bracelet-phone. "Genetic manipulation?" she asks quietly. "It's a bit far to go with it." They took the targets, though we have some idea as to where they went. We need medical attention here, now. * Keiko smiles faintly at Heinrick, and then kicks him in an incredibly undamaging manner in the side. "That wasn't a very good plan." She then exhales noisily and thinks at Luana, ~I really don't know... they didn't even have real brains...~ ~That's terrible..." (~) * Hotaru stands quitly behind Rose. * Luana starts rubbing her temple again. ( Annnnd... At some point, when you're all ready, we can do some major FFing. ) I'll do my best, though we may want to wait until Heinrick is conscious. Also. A number of flesh-eating demons appeared and attacked, not affiliated with the initial group. 2d8-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-5) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 0. * Keiko doesn't kick Heinrick more than the once, and she stays crouching. ~At least we didn't get torn up like when I was kidnapped.~ ~True. Falling out of cars isn't my strong point.~ I may have delayed them. Are we to continue pursuit, or give up? Yes. The Accursed. If I'm correct, they were once human and changed so because of artifacts they touched. There's a maximum of seven at any given time. (... is she comming that to all o f us?) (Me? Yes.) (No, Rose.) Will do. * Roseli hangs up. (?) (I'm on the phone, or the equivalent. You can totally hear her say that. :P) (Just checking if she had the radio up!) (And we're where YOU guys are.) (So Rose is literally just a few feet from you.) (Oh. I thought the guards and Heinrick were something like apart.) (And Ten's a bit farther back.) (*moves her statement from before to after Rose hangs up.) * Keiko looks at Roseli with surprise, and once shes hung up, she says, "Artifacts? Cursed?" Beat. "That was... magic?" Yes. * Luana covers her mouth with one hand. "My goodness...." * Roseli looks to Hotaru. "Good. Can you tell where they're going?" * Keiko squeezes her duck tighter and murmurs something in Russian. [The duck doesn't speak Russian.] * Ten snarks over the radio at Keiko. "You have witnessed a goddess and question magic? She continues in a more normal tone for her. "I have yet to see them leave the factory, and have asked the machines trapped within to rage against them." * Keiko glances at Ten, seeming annoyed, but doesn't respond. Make sure the hostages won't be hurt. We need to be able to recover our losses. * Roseli walks over to a nice, sturdy wall and leans against it. ... I have no eyes within the factory. * Roseli thinks about that for a brief moment, then says, "Then trap them, but don't..." She yawns. "Rage. Until further notice." * Ten souds rather embaresed. "As you will it." * Roseli holsters her gun and rubs at her eyes. "Don't want to drive them where we can't find them." *** Signoff: Keiko (Quit: Dash! BRB.) * Luana asks Roseli hesitantly, "Ma'am, I don't mean to be a bother, but do you have some aspirin?" ( Can do some FFing when ready. ) (Ready) ( Essentially start the session, since this fight was more or less ending the last one. XD ) (ehehe, whups.) ( We've been in this fight about 6 hours real time, y'know >.> ) ( Anywho... All set to FF? ) (Sure.) (Ready.) [Zoom! You later headed to the factory, only to find that grate that led to the sewers had been pulled up. Sherman's crew are long gone. With no other leads, you returned to base.] [And lived happily ever after.] [For the next few weeks, anyhow.] (*writes on the chalkboard 1000 times "I will not leave a potentialy useful weapon at home.") [Day: Monday, December 21. Time: 1:00 p.m.] ( Oh snap. Keiko's not here. I need Mecha to log >.< ) (Log bot's still here) ( Ok ) [It's weeks after that last fiasco, and you've just finished lunch. It's something of an off day, too, and since you have nothing better to do, you all head to the Rec. Room.] [The TV's already on. Someone must have left it on. Woot.] [Go ahead and do stuff.] * Hotaru sits in one of the comfy chairs with Ten's tray on her lap. The doll is watching TV while the human just stares straight ahead. [The TV program is SO bad, Ten explodes.] * Luana is wearing a brown T-shirt and long blue skirt while she practices parts of tai chi forms into an empty area of the room. She's also about five inches shorter than normal. (!) [Ok, not really, but... Mrgrahagh, I should've told Mecha to wait D: (*panicks and flees the room.) (That's some bad stuff.) [We'll just say Keiko isn't here yet.] [So, what's on TV? How about the news? A TV reporter with an unmemorable name is on right now.] ["Our top story tonight: Crisis in the European Union. Reporter Bachmann comes to us live from the Union's headquarters in Paris, France."] Humans, always coming up with new troubles. [The screen shows a very large room with a whole lot of chairs. An unremarkable man says into the mike: "Thank you, (ummm) Adelina. This is reporter Bachmann, here at the European Union headquarters, where French President Francois Montreaux has just made a startling announcement."] [The screen switches to an old guy in a nice suit. He's got a big nose, thick white hair, and speaks in French. But his words are muted so that someone can translate into German for you.] *** Keiko (Mechalink@ip68-13-21-94.om.om.cox.net) has joined channel #mc4 ["We at the EU have argued the subject of genetic modification time and again. The Church condemns the process as immoral. Furthermore, we have no evidence that the process is safe. Time and again, we have pleaded with Germany to cease this practice, and time and again, the German government has refused to listen."] * Luana rolls her eyes as she slowly repositions herself. (Without genemod there would be no Hotaru, with no Hotaru I would not have been called into existance, therefor they are clearly wrong.) * Keiko walks into the room, wearing purple today. With her duck. Although the caltrops are gone. I wonder if she got to keep them. Anyway. She glances to Luana... and does a double take at her height change, very obviously. Maybe Luana sees it! [The President glances down at his podium for a moment, then back up at the cameras. "Gentlemen, ladies... I'm afraid we can plead no longer. If Germany will not listen to reason, we have no choice but to impose economic sanctions. I would like to give my good friend, Chancellor Wolfgang Bauer, one last chance to change his administration's minds before his country suffers for their mistakes. Therefore, sanctions will not begin until ( That get through? ) (begin until) (until) until January 16th."] * Luana smiles at Keiko before returning her attention to her movements and the tv. * Keiko thinks at Luana after a moment of staring, ~... the changing thing?~ [The President looks pointedly at the cameras, and says, in his most pleading voice, "Chancellor... please. Don't force us to do this. For the sake of your people."] * Luana nods. ~I need to be able to move properly no matter what my height is.~ [The screen switches back to reporter Bachmann. "As you can imagine, things are pretty tense here, right now. Chancellor Bauer has offered no initial response, and has retired from the meeting. Rest assured, the minute he does respond, we'll be reporting. Live from Paris, I'm Bachmann."] * Keiko nods slowly, finally actually looking to the TV she can hear. ~Makes... sense.~ She then speaks up with, "What is Germany not listening to reason on?" * Ten turns to Keiko. "They wish to abolish genemodding." * Keiko pulls her arms tighter around her and her duck. "Oh." [The screen goes back to the first reporter. "Thank you, Bachmann. Coming up next: Dog in a tree. More on this after our commercial break."] If Germany hasn't listened to the demands of the ignorant before now, I don't think this will do much to change their mind. * Keiko glances at Luana with a note of surprise, then says, "Wow... vehement." (Vehement is like banana. Not quite sure where it ends!) Quite. [Commercial: a Chinese man stands aboard a flaming ship. Another one runs up to him and yells, "My lord, you must flee!" The Chinese man glares at him. "I would rather betray the world, than let the world betray me."] Genetic modification has only done good things for me. Also, religion has no place in the government. [Macho voiceover: "Coming soon, for the most anticipated gaming console of our generation..."] * Ten snorts. "Religion has every place in government." * Keiko lets go of her duck a little, so she can scratch a finger along her cheek, but stays silent. Well, it shouldn't. ( I don't belive in God. But I belive in you.) [The screen shows two large armies charging at each other. The second they clash, flaming words appear on the screen: "Ring of Fire. The most advanced war simulation, ever. Only on Emperor."] And why not? SImply because you humans can't agree on which deity to follow? (Wee. Packing done.) ( You wanna be in the session, Ro? :P ) Exactly. It only causes discord among the population to turn religious edicts into true law. (If you can write Heinrick in, that's fine. But if not, I won't worry about it. I've missed most of it anyhow.) (I'll definitely be here next week though irregardless.) (It's easy to write him in! It's two weeks later.) (Well, one and a half.) [The commercial continues: "Utalizing the Emperor's revolutionary software, Ring of Fire allows you to play as the most powerful general in history: Yourself." A kid in Chinese armor appears on screen. He hoists a sword into the air, shouting, "YEAH!!!"] ( It's no problem. #MC4Heinrick ) So pick one. Other than myself, I have no wish to rule over humanity. ( Logger, too. ) * Keiko looks more to the TV and ignores the religiontalk, smiling a bit to herself. "Maybe Zarina'll get that one." [More commercial: "Control your unit and plan tactically even as you take on opponents personally. Level up and equip new weapons and armor, along with two lieutenants directly under your command. Drill your soldiers - every one of them unique in appearance." ] There are too many cultures and varying belief systems for everyone to just agree on a deity, or lack of one. In the meantime, there's no point in including it in laws when no one can agree. (Testimonial: I like the yummy stat boosting items!) * Keiko runs a finger along her collar and a frown starts to creep onto her face. Her body seems to tense. Oddly. * Ten thinks about this for a moment. "Then you must convince one of your gods to return and unify the peoples." *** Rowyn is now known as Heinrick ["Intense battles with over five-hundred-THOUSAND troops on screen at once. Play though the epic single player story. And then, on December 25th, join thousands of others online. Be an officer in a player controlled kingdom, or make your own."] I'd rather everyone just left religion out of government instead. * Luana 's movements gradually start to speed up. It is the natural order of things for a deity to rule. That is why we exist. [Again, flaming words appear on the screen: "Wall of Fire. Available tomorrow with the Emperor." By it.] ( Whooo... @_@ ) (What a commercial!) * Keiko says at the two, a little sharply, with that annoyance, "But they're not ruling. If they were... well, then it'd be different, wouldn't it?" (You can bet Khalil'd get a copy) Then they should rule as they like without my convincing. Do you think they'll have that on the PC as well? So quiet the arguing already... * Ten crosses her arms and turns up her nose at Keiko and Luana. "Hmph!" Oh! Sorry, Keiko. * Keiko exhales slightly with relief, then says, "Ten, if gods came down and ruled, your argument'd be something else, okay? But... you're the only one I've seen, so..." she trails off, then, "I dunno if it'll be on computers. Maybe eventually." [The news talks about a dog in a tree. Woo.] * Luana says, a bit wistfully, "It looks like fun." She trips over her skirt and lands on the ground with an 'oomph!', her height returning to normal. * Ten uncrosses her arms. "Perhaps after I have some power I will go find out what happened to them." * Keiko glances back from the TV to Luana and smiles weakly, then looks to Ten, with less of a smile. "Yeah, if they ever let you out." * Ten sounds wistful for a very very brief moment. "What could contain the allmighty?" * Keiko frowns, and there's a knocking noise on the walls. * Keiko then says, "That." * Luana climbs back to her feet and sits down on one of the couches near the tv. "That's not normal..." she says slowly when she hears the knocking. * Ten reaches for the security systems, and as usual gets nothing. "What, exactly, is that." * Keiko does it again, but this time it's on Ten and Luana's foreheads. She manages a faint smile. "I was knocking on the walls." * Luana makes a startled noise, then giggles. "Ah." * Ten sways. "I ... see." * Keiko walks over nearer to Luana, leaning on the couch. Her duck rests on the couch now, too. After a moment she says quietly, "I wonder if we will be sent against other countries." Unless they are complete hippocrits, you would only need fear their assasins. And anyway, our mission is to fight terrorists in the country, isn't it? * Keiko shakes her head and says, uncertainly, "For now." Beat. "And the terrorists can't all live here. We'll have to leave sooner or later." The mission is to do as our guardians bid. True. ( "Enter a hotdog eating contest!" ) * Keiko looks a bit frustrated for a moment, then she says haltingly, "I don't... want just missions." She exhales noisily, running a hand over her duck, then she mouths something to herself. Then what do you want Keiko? (Actualy, scratch that and just /msg me what you said. I just remembered I have HS:hearing) (Keiko needs sum Cyndi Lauper.) Well, okay, what -do- you want? (I don't!) * Keiko looks between the two of them, then half-smiles a moment. Then the smile fades, and she says quietly as she turns away, "I think... peace. That's a nice word." 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. Not something I can grant unless you want to replace her. * Ten gestures up at Hotaru. * Keiko shakes her head, continuing quietly, "She... needs you a lot more than I ever will." ( Ouch. ) * Ten nods. "I would not give her up in any case." (Man, too antisocial to know she got burned.) * Keiko says, less amused, "I know." * Keiko looks back to her and displays even less of that amusement with, "You won't even let me talk to you. Let's hope that we never have to talk without being heard." (s/you/her) If you could find some way to talk to me without involving my link to Hotaru, it wouldn't be a problem. * Keiko rolls her eyes and reaches out to telepathically try to talk to Ten and Hotaru at the same time. ~ Yeah? ~ She can still hear you. * Keiko rolls her eyes. "I could have told you that. You're not that seperate, Ten. Sorry." Hmph, I exist beyond your understanding. * Luana smiles and closes her eyes. * Keiko lets out a quiet laugh to herself, then, "Ten... you and Hotaru are bound together tighter than you want to admit. That's not my fault." * Heinrick enters into the room, putting his cell away as he goes. He looks serious. "We have a situation." * Ten starts to reply but gets cut off. Oooh if she could glare at Heinrick. (Get a more expressive body!) * Luana 's eyes open immediately and she sits up straight. * Ten gives him an emotionless stare instead. "What?" * Keiko turns to face Heinrick, with a half-smile still on her face. Ms. Tavares are currently in pursuit of a vehicle. Those currently occupying the vehicle are responsible for some explosions in (We really need to find out where that location IS, don't we?)" (Takes too much time!) (And that should be "Ms. Tavares and Karin are...") ( Not Ms. Oswald? ) (Sure! That works. I couldn't remember her last name either. XD) * Hotaru stands up. And we are waiting for what exactly? * Heinrick smirks slightly. "For you to come, obviously." * Hotaru starts walking to the garage. * Heinrick turns around and walks towards the garage, slowing for a moment. "Ah, yes. Ms. Hall. After this is over, I need to speak with you about something." * Luana stands. "Yes, sir. I need to change clothes and then I'll meet up with you in the garage, sir." She hurries off. * Keiko grips the couch a second, glances to Luana, then follows after Heinrick, towards the garage! Hooray garage. * Ten remembers to pack the tank this time, and the big choppers. * Keiko says to Heinrick, for the half second they're alone, "So what are we _doing_ with all that panic?" Do you mean cover or do you mean pursuit? [You get to the garage, where there's a black car already waiting for you. Robert approaches you. "Gabriel and Gertrude already left. They're going to try to cut them off."] [There's also a short girl with braided-blond hair and thick glasses. You probably know her as Heidi Weber, a technical expert. "I've programmed the GPS to track Karin and Roseli's vehicle." No last names here.] * Luana arrives in the garage jogging, with her skirt switched out for black slacks. * Keiko murmurs, "Anything. You didn't really say much. It's... just arson." * Ten nods. "Get me within a kilometer of them." * Heinrick nods. "Sensible. I had planned that myself." He nods to Ten. "We will come from the other direction if we can. If we cannot stop them, we can at least block them off or lead them towards a dead end." * Heinrick then looks at Keiko. "There wasn't time to say much. There also was not much to go on." He then nods to everyone else. "Gather inside the vehicle." * Luana does so. * Hotaru gets in the car. * Heinrick gets in the car too and starts it up. [It's already started! Lucky you!] * Keiko gets in the car last! Does she get shotgun? Huh huh huh? (She didn't call it!) (But that doesn't mean that she didn't get it!) (I wouldn't go for it, Lu?) (True dat.) (Keiko can have it.) (Sweet.) [The GPS shows Karin's and Roseli's vehicles, as well as Gertrude and Gabriel. Karin and Roseli are off the autobahn and heading north, through Chinatown. Gabriel and Gertrude are heading southeast, coming from the direction of the autobahn. That means the target is roughly south of you.] (So they're heading towards us?) ( Yeah, but they're also some distance away. ) Do we have a description of the target vehicle? [Now they're heading north-east.] * Heinrick drives towards their direction, paralleling where they are. As soon as he gets a distance away he starts dialing Roseli's number. Meanwhile saying to Ten. "White vehicle. 4-door." ( Karin and Rose, that is. ) * Heinrick turns east towards a possible cross street. * Roseli is on the other end! "What?" She doesn't sound pleased. [You begin to close the distance with them.] It's Heinrick. Can you brief us any more on the situation? Driver can cause dizziness and disorientation on a massive scale. Supernatural in origin. Be careful. * Heinrick frowns. "Understood. Physical description?" * Ten reaches for the traffic cameras ahead of them, not that she expects to be in rage of the target car, but to practice aquiring them and searching for the proper vehicle tpe. The car is a Honda Persephone. I don't know about the driver; passenger is male. * Heinrick relays that to Ten. "Plate number?" 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 15. [There's the screech of tires in the background.] * Heinrick checks the rearview mirror quickly. [Nobody is following you!] * Roseli 's phone makes a clattery sound. (Oh. On the phone. :P) [Sorry, I meant in the phone background :P] I have not found it ye... What has happened? [You're deffinately within a km, now, but without knowing what car you're looking for, Ten can't shut it down.] * Heinrick gets stern voice talking into the phone. "Roseli? Tavares, come in!" * Keiko squeezes the duck and says, idly, "Sounds like they're having a rough time of it. A bit." She chews her lip, then whispers quietly, * Ten looks at the GPS and concentrates in the area around Rose's dot. [You'll be on them in a few more psuedo-rounds.] (That doesn't stop me from searching now!) * Heinrick waits for an answer for a bit then tosses the phone off to the side. "Ten! Get a lead as soon as you can." He steps on the gas. * Roseli can be heard over the phone again, so probably not dead! "Here." (Belay that!) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 13. * Heinrick picks up the phone. "Good. Do you have the plate number so Ten can track it?" I cannot find a white Persephone, let alone one with the proper registration. * Heinrick cups the receiver. "Odds are that terrorists do not have "proper registration." * Keiko thinks at Luana, ~I feel useful. You?~ No chance to. * Luana covers a smile. ~Terribly so.~ Where did it go from your location? I'm sorry? (I'm assuming the dot representing Roseli/Karin's car stopped? (Nope. We're still going, baby.) (Because for all that we almost crash every time, we don't actually do it!) [Gabriel and Gertrude are still persuing, but they're a distance behind you. You're rapidly catching up to Roseli and Karin.] ( I'm keeping track of damage to the car :P ) Nevermind. We'll be meeting up with you shortly. Call if you have any more information. ( Robert's gonna be soooooooooo pissed that you ruined his favorite D: ) * Roseli hangs up. * Heinrick turns off the phone and heads in hot pursuit. (Well, hot cut off. Unless I can't cut them off anymore. Whatever.) [If Karin and Roseli continue on their course, you'll meet up with them at the next intersection. You're heading... eh, eastish now, and they're heading north, so the car is somewhere in between.] * Keiko shakes her head and thinks, ~Well... at least it's not TV?~ Ten. Scan ahead of their location. See if you can spot them. * Heinrick turns to the other two. "The driver is apparently a supernatural who can cause disorientation and dizziness. Take caution when we approach." ~I'd rather be on my motorbike, I think. Riding fast is so much nicer when you can really feel it.~ Yes, sir. [Up ahead, the car in front of you is nearly hit as a white car dodges it, turning right. That means it's now heading away from you.] (Is the light green?) [Shortly after, another white car, this one pretty banged up, cuts the corner and follows.] ( For you, but there's a car in front of you. ) * Keiko manages a faint grin. ~Feels cheer--whoa!~ "Hey, that's one of ours!" [It is, in fact. It says so on the GPS.] * Keiko points at the second one. ( And I'm now coordinating two channels, so bear with me.] ) 2d8-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-5) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 6. * Heinrick nods. "That must be them. Ten, can you get a read on the car in front? Stopping it now. Good work. [The frontal white car suddenly comes to a halt.] [The driver hits the accelerater a few times, then he and the passenger leap out and start running. The driver runs down the street, while the passenger dodges into an alleyway.] I must remember to lock the doors. * Heinrick goes around the car in front if it's clear so he can make it through the light. He moves the car to block the alleyway if the other car isn't blocking it first. I suppose even goddesses aren't always omniscient. [Heinrick can get around the car in front easily, but the passenger is already in the alleyway by the time he could get there. Plus, Karin and Roseli are in front of him, and they have yet to go :P ] * Keiko quirks a smile to herself. * Ten nods and waits for Heinrick to stop the car so she can get he helicopters out of the trunk. [As you approach, the Mazda stops. Roseli gets out and chases after the driver, and Karin gets out and runs down the alleyway.] * Heinrick pulls up to the alleyway and stops the car, getting out quickly. * Hotaru gets out and moves to the trunk and starts to unpack. * Luana gets out as well and follows Heinrick. [The driver runs down the street, turning the corner and knocking over a woman and her baby carriage as he goes. Roseli is in hot persuit. Down the alley, you see Karin chasing the other man. She shouts. "Government agent! Freeze!" But of course that doesn't work.] Ten, you'd best aid your ward. The rest of us will help Ms. Oswald. (s/ward/guardian) (Why does everybody want the poor girl with the 4 body stat to run?) (Same!) (Who said anything about running? :P) * Keiko opens the door right after Heinrick too, slipping out as quickly as she can. "Can't we cut 'em off?" * Ten sends one large helecopter after each of the targets! Not both of them at once. * Heinrick does check the GPS though to make sure the alleyway doesn't have an exit. * Ten keeps the swarm of little ones nearby. [It does have an exit, around the corner of the next block. ] * Heinrick nods then. "If Ten can control them as we drive. I doubt the helicopters can block off the alley entirely." They would be swatted away like insects. [Karin and the man get further down the alleyway.] Can you find a nearby vehicle to block the other end of the alley? * Ten sets the bitty helis into a holding pattern and searches. (Did Heinrick take the keys out of the car?) [There are several parked cars all along the roads here. Finding another vehicle is easy for Ten.] (He would. Because he's trying to block off this side as well.) * Ten picks the one that feels closest to the end of the ally and tries to start it. ( roll it ) * Luana 's hand twitches by her gun, but she doesn't take it out of its holster. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-4) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 7. (Made) [A car starts up around the corner.] * Keiko looks frustrated as the guy runs down the alley, and then she goes around the outside path, while thinking at Luana, ~Go in, already, I'll go around just in case.~ She starts to head around the corner too! But on foot. Grr. * Ten prays for an automatic and orders it to shift into drive! [The car around the corner has shifted into drive. Whether Ten can blindly park it in front of an alley, though, that's anyone's guess.] * Ten sends the big heli on ahead to help with that one. * Luana runs to find and help Karin. [Ten gets a view of the car! And a view of the man. He's almost out of the alley, with Karin in hot persuit.] * Heinrick heads off down the alleyway, pulling out his throwing knives quickly, calling to Luana. "If we seem to have it handled, aid Ms. Tavares. Ten should be able to assist with her helicopters as well." He then glances at Keiko. "Keiko! This way." * Ten tries to close off the alley! Or hit the guy if that's not going to be possible. (Driving roll?) (Improvised melee?) * Keiko twitches, almost stumbling. She yells back, "Going around the other side!" ( Driving ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. (I win!) * Heinrick rubs his head slightly. "If it's blocked off--well, at least she can attempt to gain control from a safe position." [Ten blocks off the alleyway just as the man reaches it. Karin levels her gun at him.] (Look Keiko! Another car I didn't break!) (Amazing!) [And Luana rounds the corner just as the man lunges at Karin, wrestling with her and forcing her arms -- and her gun -- into the air.] [The rest of you can hear a burst of rapid fire from the gun.] * Ten starts to line up a shot from the helicopter. * Heinrick says softly to Luana. "See if you can catch his shoes on fire to distract him." * Keiko manages to continue running! Whether she can get anywhere in time, entirely different question. ( Luana may have fallen asleep ._. ) [Also, two cars screech to a halt next to you. Gabriel and Zarina emerge from one, Gertrude and Sebastian from another. Gertrude approaches Heinrick. "What's the situation?"] (<.< >.>) * Luana creates a bit of fire in her hand and sends it at the man's feet. (Next to us in the alley?) (That's fine driving!) (I'm halfway there. >.>) ( We're almost done ) (Kay. ^^) ( Roll for it, Lu ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. (Sadly, no.) [No good! The fire burns nothing!] [Heinrick's phone rings!] * Heinrick answers his phone, as he runs forward. [The man shoves Karin down and starts to leap over the car blocking him.] * Ten attempts to shoot the guy with a ward! (for no effect, the bastard) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. * Roseli is on the other end: "Your man is Otis Kappel. My source said he has no powers. Take him alive." [Nice shot! The man now has a piece of paper stuck to his back.] (Sweet! XD) * Luana pulls out her gun and fires at the guy, hopefully not killing him. (The paper says, "Kick me.") 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-3) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 0. That was the plan. But thank you. [Red team (sans Karin) head around the main street to try to cut him off there.] * Roseli hangs up. He's escaping into the street. (I already started down that path!) [Luana shoots the guy in the shoulder. He screams but keeps running, despite his injury.] (Does he come into my view?) * Heinrick hangs up as well, making a grab for the guy when he can. Or his running didn't matter. ( It's a +4 for a called shot to his limbs, by the way. ) ( And yeah, he would now. ) (Within 10 meters in my view?) * Luana starts running after the guy. ( Heinrick's still too far to grapple. And he's a bit more than 10 meters from Keiko ) [He clears the vehicle and starts fleeing. Actions? ] [Karin spends hers getting up.] * Luana shoots again, aiming for limbs. 2d8+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8+1) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 11. (Hah, no.) * Keiko is running after him, but she's thinking very angry thoughts, because she's running. She squeezes her duck tightly as she sends those angry thoughts at nearby animals. Pack of somethings, take him down! [Luana shoots out a window in the car.] (Given that I can't realy steer a car, I'll just follow.) (100 meter range on that one! GIVE ME ANIMALS!) (Aha ha ha ha. Ahem.) (Suddenly, stray cats and dogs EVERYWHERE.) [A flock of pidgeons descend towards the guy.] (I need to sleep. :() (Okay, that's terrifying.) (The housecat revolu... THE BIRDS!) (Get birded!) ( It'll be over as soon as you catch him >.> ) (Can I throw past him?) ( Sure ) * Heinrick takes out some of the tear gas and throws it past him on the opposite side away from Keiko, after making sure no one's in the way. If he can't catch him, at least he can steer him in her direction. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 5. (Just in case I needed it) [Heinrick hits the target area head on, and the man shifts direction. He runs towards Keiko, possibly with the intent to bullrush her.] * Keiko sees him coming and her field shimmers into play as she reaches out to his mind, "That shoulder's gotta hurt," she murmurs/thinks quietly, "You better stop and take care of it..." ( Roll 'ums ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-3) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 9. (Make.) (Now stay made!) [He seems to think that's a good idea, and comes to a halt, leaning against a wall, and starts tearing at his sleeve for a bandage.] * Heinrick takes out the chloroform as he approaches the guy and grapples him to knock him out. [Heinrick does that easily because the guy's not paying attention and the GM is tired.] (Yays!) [Karin makes her way over the vehicle as the rest of her team come around the corner.] * Heinrick lets out a breath and nods to Keiko. "Excellent work." He then turns to Luana. "You too, Ms. Hall." * Ten calls back the choppers and sets Hotaru packing them away. [Karin nods. "Thanks."] * Roseli is at the vehicles, as it happens, opening the back door to one and setting a decidedly unconscious guy in. * Luana comes to a halt. "Thank you, sir." * Keiko holds his mind as she pants, before leaning against a wall. "Damn... running..." [Session End]