[Day: Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2081 again. Time: Possibly 10:30ish] [You're outside building #2. It's a smallish building with the number "2" painted on the side. Up on the second floor, you can see a light in a window. Oh, and it's raining, remember? Don't forget that.] [Togo and Heinrick come around the corner at some point.] [Session Start] * Roseli turns to see the pair. It's raining, and she is wet. "You made it." * Ten is feeling benevolent and orders the bot not to shoot them. [Luana is there, too!] What's the situation? * Heinrick nods slightly and flicks his hair out of his face. "A little unfortunate detour, yes. I believe Togo asked my question as well though." * Keiko is so totally wet! Because it was so raining. She suddenly becomes weak on her feet and grabs the wall a moment, then straightens. "We have to get to Helena fast," she says in a quiet voice. She then glances to Heinrick and helpfully adds, "She knows things. Defecting bodyguard." ( Wait. Do I still have the woman we chloraformed? ) (I hope so!) (I like her.) (I hope so too. It'd be a shame for me to have gone through all that work for nothing.) * Hotaru is less sogging wet than the other wards, due to having been out in the rain less and also because her guardian gave her a coat. She's only got one arm in the coat's sleave though. * Togo has a woman slung over his shoulder! Yay extra body armor. * Heinrick looks at Keiko slightly and breathes out slightly. "If we can. Safety at this time is first priority. And that includes being identified if we have to." * Keiko 's face tenses and she adds, "Tortured defecting bodyguard. Please can we move?" * Roseli nods and looks at the other guardians. * Heinrick looks at Keiko and rubs his nose. "Well, I do not care to rush in blind. That will not help anyone. Fill us in on what you know as we go." * Togo pulls out his SMG with his free hand. "I'm ready." ( He should look at Keiko and rub her nose. See what happens. ) (Beep beep.) * Roseli steps forward and tries to open the door. She is so for getting out of the rain. ( That's her self-destruct button. A poorly thought-out aspect of her genetic engineering ) [It's locked!] * Keiko sighs slightly and points at the unconscious body. "Claudia. Doesn't like Cayil. Helena was a HESO spy. Captured. Being tortured." She pulls her duck in tighter to herself. "All filled in now." * Roseli rolls her eyes. "Anyone pick locks?" I do. Hold her? If it's mechanical, no. * Heinrick squints his eyes slightly and continues to rub the bridge of his nose. "Apparently you miss the important information of "filling in." I would rather know who is around Helena at the moment." * Roseli takes the lady from Togo and gets out of the way. [Roseli recieves +1 Mexican.] * Togo pulls a set of lock picks out of his coat, puts away his SMG, and starts poking around the lock. * Keiko murmurs, as she leans against the wall with her shoulder, "Ellen. Girlfriend... sadist. Don't like her." ( Roseli loses 10 faction points with Lou Dobbs ) * Heinrick nods slightly. "Is she a threat?" ( May I roll? And is it mind or body? ) (Heinrick should know that, technically. She's one of Cayil's bodyguards.) (Except for the session delay. ^^;) ( It's body. ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. ( Made by 5 ) [The door clicks open!] (Togo's fifty-something and has a higher body than me! I'm so out of shape. ;_;) (Was Ellen the one we faced down below?) (I'm soo bad at names.) ( Nah, that was... Uh... Damn, which one was that? ) (We haven't fought her yet, no.) ( Fast one. Punched a lot ) (Ellen's been here the whole time, I believe. She's dead loyal.) ( Odette. ) (She and Cayil are a 'couple.') ( No, that was... ) (Okay.) ( Damn, I can't keep their names straight either. ) (The point is, Ellen is here!) ( But Ellen Schmidt is Eileen Rhodes. ) * Togo nods, steps back, and holds out his arms to take the woman back from Roseli. ( Danielle is the Hector-lover. ) (Really? Huh.) * Roseli hands her over, thus completing the game of not potato. She heads in and waves for the others to follow her. "Know where in the building, Keiko?" (I'm perfectly fine with Keiko getting that one wrong.) [Roseli loses -1 Mexican.] (And can she pinpoint?) (Or at least... say what floor for now?) (If I lose -1 Mexican, then I've gained 1 Mexican!) ( It's in the floor above you. ) (Yay for math!) ( Yah, Roseli has 2 now. ) * Keiko nods upwards. So a reverse nod. "Up." Second floor? * Togo secures the woman over his shoulder and pulls out his SMG again as he follows Roseli in. * Ten orders the bot to guard the door. * Keiko nods a little. "Second floor." She drifts in after people. * Ten also goes. * Heinrick also also goes. [You enter into a big factory. With machines and conveyer belts and stuff. And you spot the stairs! Alllllll the way on the other side of the room.] * Hotaru goes with the gaggle of other wards. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-4) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 3. * Roseli looks around. "Hotaru? Defenses?" There was a camera at the top of the stairs. Take it out when we get close enough to be seen. I already have. * Keiko murmurs, "Getting worse," and squeezes her duck against her chest harder. * Roseli gives Hotaru/Ten a small smile, then has another glance around. "Best move." She starts weaving her way through the machinery, taking what she feels is the safest path and trying not to make more noise than necessary. * Togo follows along amidst the group, scanning left and right as they walk. [You go up the stairs. The floor has a kind of strange setup: a long corridor with six fairly-evenly spaced rooms along the sides. The door is open to one, and you can see it's another machine room. With smaller machines.] * Roseli whispers, "Keiko, which one?" ( And inside those machines are even smaller machines! And inside those are cookies. ) * Keiko licks her lips and looks nervous as she goes with the group. When she gets asked that question she sucks in a quick breath and thinks around. Which one? ( Far left! ) (Sorry, that was phone.) * Keiko reaches a hand out just enough to point, say, 'That one,' and then pull it back in. * Roseli nods and moves, being quiet this time. Stealthy like, um, someone who's stealthy. She draws her handgun while she's at it. ( Gimme hearing rolls! ) 2d8-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-6) and gets a natural 3 for a result of -3. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 11. (Fail by one.) ( Made by 10 ) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-2) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 10. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8-4) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 10. (I hearin' good.) 2d8-8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 1. (made by 4) (Heardeded.) [Those of you who made it can hear screams coming from that room.] (This place has great sound insultation.) * Togo whispers. "Screaming. Someone's getting worked over. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. * Hotaru surpresses a shudder. ( Can we have Luana stay in the hall with the unconcious woman? =P ) * Roseli is now by the door, ready to open it with her free hand. She doesn't acknowledge Togo's comment, but she does give him a "get over here" jerk of the head. ( Sure! ) (A brilliant plan.) * Togo puts the woman down, signals Luana to guard her and their back, and moves up behind Roseli at the door. * Keiko takes a shaky breath and moves aside so Rose and Togo can breach. [Luana does it. Woot.] ( yay for not jobbing out the PC to inanimate objects! ) ( I forgot about her, honestly. ) * Heinrick glances at Roseli and digs in his coat for some chemicals, mouthing. "Shoot or smoke?" * Togo nods at the latter, then taps his glasses and grins. He moves back to make room for Heinrick. * Ten waits for people to make tactical decisions she will play no part in. * Heinrick gets over there and takes out the vial with the smoke bomb mixture, nodding to open the door. * Roseli tests the knob to see if they can just barge in. [It's locked!] (Ready Action > Throw bomb > Contingency: Open Door. ) * Roseli points at the knob and waves for Togo to open it. (Hahahaha.) * Togo winces and pulls out his lock picks. (Sounds like a sound plan!) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 5. ( Mde by 4 ) [It unlocks!.... audibly.] (She's too busy torturing to notice!) (She's screaming!) * Togo frowns at the sound and motions for Heinrick to throw the smoke as he opens the door. * Hotaru presses her back against the wall. * Heinrick is ready! Didn't you see his ready action? ( I opened the door. =P ) * Heinrick throws the smokebomb in the room then. (No, you said as you open the door! You never said you DID open the door!) ( Sorry if that was unclear. ) (It wasn't. Now it is. :P) (Also, we don't know what the room looks like.) (That's not stopping Heinrick from acting.) [Heinrick tosses the smoke into the room. Now you can't see in there. But gimme init rolls anyhow ] 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8+7) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 14. * Roseli reaches down and presses a series of buttons on her bracelet. (Sorry, was meant to happen when Heinrick threw the bomb / door was opened.) ( I can! ) 2d8+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8+14) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 21. 2d8+18 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8+18) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 28. 2d8+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8+8) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 13. 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+7) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 15. (We're letting the blind shooters handle this one.) (Yeah, about that... Rose probably can't see too well. :D) (Let's hope she shoots the right target then! ) (We'd better!) [Order: Roseli, Togo, Eileen, Ten, Keiko, Heinrick.] [Rose!] * Roseli steps in and to one side, trying to see but not shooting just yet. (Hold my action, because I have no idea what the place looks like.) (It looks smokey!) ( It's hard to tell since it's smokey! ) (Hold your action until Togo fires.) (That was the plan, thanks. ;P) ( Getting room descrip from Brett. Hold a moment. =P ) (We've got awesome guardian telepathy!) * Togo tries to think his view of the room 'loudly' enough for Keiko to pick up on and he pulls out a shovel, creeps in, and tries to hit Eileen two-handed with it. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-2) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 11. (Togo's been reading too much Girl Genius.) ( Nope! ) ( You'll see why in a moment. ) [Togo does not hit Eileen with the shovel.] ( Is Rose going to act now, or not now? ) (How exactly is she going to get an image? :P) ( She won't til it's Keiko's turn, at the very least. ) (Can I hear her at all?) (...if Keiko actually says it out loud, yes.) (By which I mean, Eileen.) ( Hearing roll! ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 3. (By seven.) (Keiko... can't really reasonably point her out for you, I don't think.) (However, the thing she's holding...) ( Keiko can relay Togo's description, at the very least. ) (Not to Rose.) [Roseli does hear approximately where Togo swung the shovel, and some heavy breathing from that area as well. And whimpering.] (Nor Heinrick unless she signals him.) * Roseli frowns slightly and keeps holding her fire. With Togo right there, it's probably not the best idea to shoot. (And Ten's a fucking pain in the ass.) (So she cannot actually relay it to anyone.) ( Ah, well Togo didn't know that. So much for that plan. =P ) (It's okay. It was a good idea.) (Everyone just hates Keiko. ;_;) ( It's not instantaneous, anyhow. It'd be like trying to translate what a German guy was saying to a guy who only speaks English. ) (Rose may have held her fire anyway. She's not up for accidentally shooting Togo because he's in melee range of the target and she can't see.) (It was actually amusing. If we were a normal group, it probably would have been a good plan. But lack of research and coordination makes for a poor setup.) [From in the room comes a voice. "You shouldn't have done that." And that's followed by a loud scream. And that's maybe followed by something else!] (He doesn't realize that 33% of the world is telepathy immune and the rest are bitter annoying crazy girls.) (It would have really helped Luana!) (She'd be all over it.) ( Yah, Luana would have been good for this fight. But she's not here. D'oh. ) (Yep.) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 11. ( nope ) (Right, can I place the screaming?) [There's a bright flash, and then something's burning. And yes, it's coming from the direction of the bright flash.] [Ten!] Hotaru, shut that down. * Ten hopes that's something electronic in there she can use! (Computer scanning on that room) (I'ma take my held action after Hotaru/Ten.) That is not something that will listen to me. * Roseli nods. "I'm going to find her." At that, she heads into the room, moving quickly but not full speed through the smoke to where the flash and scream came from. ( Ten going to do anything? ) * Ten will check on the guards outside and that's it. [Keiko!] (1) Is Ellen mind-shielded? 2) Is Helena not dead?) ( Yes, and not yet. ) (Well, hell.) ( Ping? ) ( Any day now ) * Keiko puts up her shield as she steps into the smokey room. "Hey... over here. Hit me," she says, at Ellen, in a soft voice, trying to crack her mind shield anyway! (Sorry. Remembered at the end of my pose I could try to break mind shield anyway.) (Chan.) ( Roll for it! ) (So I had to do a quick redo.) *** Signoff: Heinrick (Read error: Connection reset by peer) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-4) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 4. (Make by 6... but we'll see how well she resists.) ( Dice fell behind computer. ) [It may or may not have worked!] [Heinrick!] *** Heinrick (rowyn2001@71-221-78-217.eugn.qwest.net) has joined channel #mc4 ( Uhh... Right. ) [Heinrick!] * Heinrick figures since both are headed towards the targets, a third, especially one who can't aim in smoke, would just be getting in the way. Instead, he readies some of his chemicals and guards the exit to the room in case someone tries to charge out. (Hold.) [Rose!] (Did I reach her?) ( Sure! ) (Great. Can I see her at *all*, since she's right in front of me?) ( Ping? ) (Here, just working out what I can see.) ( Okie. ) * Roseli keeps moving quickly, to Eileen. She reaches around the woman and tries to grab her in a hold. 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-1) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 10. (Miss by one. :() [Roseli phails. Togo!] * Togo ignores his on-fire condition, moves over to Eileen's knife-hand side and swings again. "Eileen's got a knife to the woman's throat and a blowtorch in her other hand!" 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-2) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 9. ( Made ) (Is she a flail phail though?) [Togo clonks her with a shovel. "Ow!"] ( I'm getting better at RPing. ) (Wewt!) ( Thus the non-shooty on my part. Don't wanna do a Keanu in Speed and shoot the hostage ) (Shooting the hostage is a perfectly viable solution!) (Not... in this case.) (This is why we can't give you nice things, Ten.) (;_;) [And suddenly Eileen's not there. She's next to Keiko. "You called?" She swings the fire axe! Meep!] 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-1) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 7. (I take the hit!) (Woulda made if it she didn't have mind shield.) (Can I do the "defend others" thing?) (Since I'm holding action.) (I have a force field up!) ( I suppose. ) (You don't!) (I doubt it'll help from a fireaxe much.) ( Plus, Keiko's still injured from the missile explosion ) ( Just sayin' ) * Roseli frowns when Eileen is No Longer There. "Teleporters." 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8-2) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 12. (Damned dicey) ( Was eileen the fey? ) ( Nope. That was Helena. ) ( Okie ) [Heinrick attempts to push Keiko out of the way, but fails. D'oh. And he's right. The force field doesn't quite stop the axe, although it absorbs the brunt of the attack. Unfortunately for Keiko, Eileen swings again. But this time she misses, so all's well that ends.] [Ten!] * Ten , lacking anything better to do at this juncture, orders Hotaru to punch the crazier lady with the axe and the toarch. 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-1) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 3. ( Nice ) (I'm so PROUD!) (!) (Double dose of hot chocolate for you, darling.) * Keiko takes another hit, letting out a clipped scream as the axe bites into her flesh. She then looks the woman in the face, teeth gritted, saying nothing else. [Now that Eileen's out in the open, you get a good look at her finally. She's tall, about 6'2", but awfully skinny. She has a narrow face and a smiling mouth that looks just a bit too wide. She's wearing some kind of full body suit.] [And Hotaru Punches Eileen! Who only barely grunts an acknowledgement.] ( Keiko, she missed the 2nd hit :P ) (Oh, I thought the force field 'didn't quite stop the axe', so I took damage.) ( Yeah, for the first hit. ) (Right.) [Anyhow, Keiko's turn] * Keiko spends her turn trying to establish a telepathic connection with the woman, too. She says, through her gritted teeth, "Wasn't that more fun?" 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-3) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 6. (Make by 4.) [Keiko gets one! Plus the woman licks the blood off the edge of the axe. "Yessss. The little ones always bleed the best."] [Heinrick!] * Heinrick makes a grab for the ax, keeping one eye on Keiko. "Much as I appreciate the sadistic sentiment, I am afraid I just cannot oblige." 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 15. (The dice sure think you can.) (So it's either fail or uberfail day.) [But he COULD oblige!] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 4. [Roseli.] (Technically, I should have interrupted with the held action but meh.) (Since he was "guarding the doorway.) * Roseli charges back out of the smoke, firing at the woman. She does not look pleased. Maybe she has something against teleporters? 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-3) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 3. [Roseli grazes her arm! Eileen grimaces at first, but then starts chuckling.] [Togo!] * Togo charges out of the room as well, stowing his shovel, pulling out his SMG, and firing at Eileen. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. ( Made ) Togo shoots her a couple of times, too. She's bleeding a lot more now, and looks less happy. [] * Keiko clutches her plush tighter and whispers up to her, in a voice she can't quite keep from trembling, "What message?" ( Laugh off armor-piercing? I THINK NOT ) [Eileen looks down at her wounds, then back at Keiko, and smiles. "You can ask Ms. Bernelli yourself. If she lives." And then she's gone. Poof!] ( srsly, she gone. ) * Roseli frowns at her being gone, then lowers her gun and goes back into the fog. "Can anyone take care of chains?" * Heinrick brushes off his duster. He...doesn't look much of anything, expression-wise. "I believe that's my department. Give me a few moments." He walks into the room, sifting for his acid. ( Anyone who wants to can gimme a medical arts (Diagnosis) roll. +4 if you can't see! ) * Keiko , once she's gone, shudders violently and puts a hand to her mouth, as if to stop herself from sicking up. (If I get close enough, can I lower that penalty?) I'll try to stabilize her as best I can in the meantime. *pulls out a squareish object from his coat as he walks back into the room* ( Not really. You can't see a thing in there. ) (Damn, I make a good smoke screen.) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. ( Ok, gimme a sight roll first then :P ) * Togo places the object against the woman's arm, presses a button, and holds it there as he pulls out a canteen of water with his other arm and puts himself out. (Make if mind, unless that's the sight roll.) ( Almost forgot I was on fire. =P ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 6. (Made the sight roll.) ( Then you can do the med roll at +2! ) 2d8+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8+1) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 9. (Made it.) She's missing an arm and she's got a knife stuck in her near her collarbone. I'm using a nanite medpak on her, but she's in bad shape. [Heinrick melts the chains. And Roseli can see that the woman isn't in great shape. She's unconscious from shock. Thanks to whatever Togo did, she's faring somewhat better than she was an instant ago, but she's not going to survive without medical attention.] * Keiko shakes her head and rubs her fingers against her hip, before taking a few steps away and murmuring, "We need to save her. She has a message." I believe you are telling us nothing we do not already know. Then by all means availible to you, save her. [Her missing arm's been cauterized where it was severed.] * Roseli catches the woman as she falls and carries her out carefully, though blood does get everywhere. Once in the hall, where she can see, she lays the woman down and lets out a breath. "Anyone have a medical kit?" she asks as she presses the button combination on her bracelet again. [She's naked, too!] The medpak'll keep her alive for a bit, but she needs more than that. And I've got bandages. *holds them out* * Keiko doesn't get aaaanywhere near her. "I'm... not a doctor. I know some things, though." * Keiko turns to look at her. "I-if nobody else does." * Roseli takes the bandages from Togo. "Then help." * Heinrick shakes his head and speaks steadily, looking straight at her. "I'm afraid I don't. I do have some vaccines but I don't believe she's infected and that won't do much." This is not my forte. ( Gotta end soon ) Hold this here while I remove the knife. (Do I get a bonus if Keiko helps out?) * Keiko takes a deep breath steadying breath, then nods slightly and moves over near the woman. She puts down the plush somewhere not bloody so she can grab the bandages with both hands. (My emergency care target is 12!) Once we get down the stairs, I've got a cart we can put her and the other woman on as we get the hell outta here. * Roseli gets to work, doing her best to handle the bleeding. "A cart?" she asks, though her attention is clearly elsewhere. (Just a sec, Rose.) (Gonna have to take that one back.) (Sure.) * Keiko , however, as she reaches across to Roseli, suddenly seizes up, screams, and falls backward, holding her arm (the same one that the woman has cut off.) (Freakin' empaths.) Cart. Won't bounce around as much, and means only one of us will have their hands full. * Roseli glances at Keiko, then works on bandaging up Helena by herself. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 15. How? (... that ain't gonna do it.) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-2) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 2. ( Was that to me? ) (Yeah, I made this so nicely. She's okay!) * Ten looks around for something to carry wounded out with. (Yes.) ( This'd be medical (first aid) ) [Rose gets her stablized for now.] (Not emergency response? Still made, anyway.) ( I guess it could be either or. ) ... It's a big cart. With wheels. We put them on the cart once we get downstairs and roll them outta here. *pauses* Maybe put Keiko on it too. * Keiko hisses through gritted teeth, in Japanese, and tears leak from her eyes. She tries to wriggle back away from the body. * Ten order Hotaru to drag Keiko back. * Roseli just gives Togo a look, then picks up Helena, careful not to jostle her or the bandages. "Might have to." She heads out. * Heinrick looks over at Keiko. "I'll carry her if need be." * Hotaru hooks an arm around Keikos and moves her away from Helena. * Keiko gets dragged away and gets less with the screaming. She stands up slowly, though, still clutching her arm. she trails off and looks over to Hotaru. A weak smile crosses her tear-streaked face and she whispers, "I'll... I'll be fine..." ... right. I've got our first unconcious woman. *picks up the mexican woman* [Luana is there, too!] *follows Roseli towards the stairs* (But, is Luana a zombie?) ( yes, but she can walk! =P ) (There, we can endish if you like. ;P) [End!]