[Day: Saturday, February 22nd. Time: 12:00 p.m.] (Such confidence-inspiring words!) (I can't pray because I can't belive in my deity. o_o) (Next day, Noon.) ( This week on MC4... our mission depends on Togo's skills at diplomacy! ) (XD) (Only if it's 5th Element Diplomacy.) (Where did Togo learn to negotiate like that?) ( Clauswitz says that war is just politics by other means. And heh for the reference. ) [Yesterday, you stopped an auction for stolen military equipment, getting yourselves hurt pretty bad in the process. Roseli and Togo are still recovering from it today. You also captured the ringleader of the auction group, a Latino woman named Sofia, who's apparently a werewolf. And Tony the vampire died. Also, Cyra was injured, Karin was crucified and Gertrude went crazy.] ( That get through? ) (Yep.) (Yup.) ( Hokay. ) [Obviously, Karin's out of commission for the time being, and Gertrude is under suspension except in dire circumstances, leaving Gabriel and Zarina as the only active Red team members. But possibly, the worst news is Sofia sold a virus to someone before the auction even began. That's what you're gathered in the briefing room to discuss with Lydia!] [Session Start] [If it wasn't obvious, Gabriel and Zarina are both in the briefing room, and Zarina's wearing the same outfit (or lack thereof) she did last night.] * JesseLman looks like shit. He's looking a little better thanks to his medpak, but he's got bandages on his neck and right hand, cuts all over his face, and he ain't moving too well as he sits down. ( whoops ) *** JesseLman is now known as Togo (Ha ha ha. ( Togo did that! ) ( That's interesting, but what's Togo doing? ) * Keiko is wearing blue, and has her arms around her duck, pressing it tightly against herself. She didn't even bother putting ribbons in her hair today. If it weren't for her hands and her face, you really wouldn't see any skin on her today. She doesn't look any worse for wear physically, but that flat, stare, that doesn't seem to be at anything... well, draw your own conclusions. * Jamie looks like she didn't get much sleep last night, and Luana and possibly Keiko know that for a fact. She's wearing a different white dress and won't meet anybodies gazes. * Luana has been following Togo around and making sure he doesn't suddenly die or anything. Once the mission ended, she suddenly spazzed out and has been incredibly worried about his injuries. She sits down next to him. "Can I get you anything before the briefing starts, sir?" [Lydia begins while you guys are still posing. "First, let me start by saying good work last night. You achieved both primary objectives and captured several secondary targets. Although, I'm sorry to hear some managed to escape." She glances at Gabriel, who nods curtly.] * Roseli is already there, looking much more tired than usual (which is tired at all). She's not wearing a jacket this time, making the rose tattoo around her upper left arm easily visible... as well as the numerous bandages. She's drinking coffee. Carefully. * Togo shakes his head and waves Luana off. *quiet-like* "Nah. Despite the fact that I ate a goddamn grenade, I've actually had worse. Hurts like hell, but I can't be drugged up right now." * Luana beams when Lydia tells them that she did well, but she's back to watching her guardian fairly quickly. (s/she/they) * Roseli glances at Togo, then has another drink of coffee. * Jamie doesn't look up at anything. * Keiko responds to the praise with a thin smile, then says flatly, "It's easier when they help." * Togo grins weakly at Luana. "This is a good lesson for you: when someone throws a grenade at you, don't stand there like a moron and think 'Uh oh, a grenade' while in blows up in your face like I did." ( . o O (I wonder if we'll be friends!)) You never act like a moron, sir! And you're still alive, which is what counts most, right? [She speaks more! "That said, the threat is far from over. Currently, eight cannisters containing strains Vacanna-3 are unaccounted for."] ( Actually, Luana didn't do that at all last session. ) (She learns quickly.) (Grenades = bad. Badass bar = good. Yum.) * Togo tilts his head. "Second lesson: everyone acts like a moron sometimes. It's being smart and tough enough to survive it that makes the difference." *turns back to what Lydia's saying* * Roseli nods. "Keiko see her yet?" [She hits a few buttons, and some sort of biology-like chart appears on the screen, along with smaller screens of an ugly microscopic object with lots of tentacles. "Doctor Siebert had this to say about the virus: It's highly contagious, and can be acquired by breathing it or absorbing it through the skin. Furthermore, there is no conventional cure, although there is a 10% chance of immunity."] Fun. * Keiko barely glances to Rose, then to the ugly on the screen. How's it kill, and how fast? * Jamie concentrates on her FEET, mostly. She's glanced up at the screen once or twice. ["Slowly and painfully. Early symptoms are bleeding from the nose and fits of coughing. Later, the subject developes bulbous green spots all over their skin. Eventually, it becomes difficult to breath. In the final stages, the victims' bodies are wracked with immense pain."] ["They die within 24 hours."] * Luana winces. * Jamie hugs herself. [She hits a button, and the screen turns off. "Obviously, it would be a catastrophy if the virus were released into the general public. But our troubles don't end there."] [She looks at Roseli. "To answer your question, Ms. Tavares, Dr. Pasche has reported that the subject has been heavily modified from a standard werewolf, and her regenerative rate is much slower than normal."] ... that's a pretty crappy modification. ["Tt likely wasn't the intended result. Unfortunately, she's our only lead to the source of the virus. The doctors are currently trying to revive her, but for the time being, she's comatose."] ( And it'll probably last until Heinrick gets back! ) (... but comatose is a lot like asleep.) ( She was shot in the head. Let's say the brane damage interferes with telepathy and not question the plot device. =P ) [She looks over at Gabriel. "Mr. Winterbaur, I'd like you and Ms. Nahr to remain on standby, in case she wakes up."] (Fooey.) * Roseli shrugs. "What I get for shooting her in the head. Sorry." ( Blame Heinrick. It's his fault. ) * Jamie looks at Rose in surprise. ~Keiko, do you know... actually, um, you've been really quiet. Are you alright?~ [Gabriel nods, and Lydia nods back. "You're dismissed for now." He and Zarina get up and leave. Lydia waits until they're gone, then speaks again. "You, however, have another assignment. One which, while not an immediate crisis, constitutes an emergency as well."] * Jamie returns to looking down. Is it too much to hope that our mission is to rest, take a long hot bath, and get a good night's sleep? ["Yes."] Figured. ["Although it's coming from an... unusual source, we have reason to believe that the security of Blitzkrieg has been compromised. "] * Roseli raises an eyebrow. ( Again, blame Heinrick. ) * Luana sits up straight and becomes -really- attentive. * Keiko thinks back at Luana, ~Been worse. Focusing.~ ( If he was here I wouldn't have to do all this crazy stuff D: ) * Luana gives Keiko a quick nod before giving her attention back to Lydia. Physical infiltration or virtual? ( orz ) ["See for yourself." Control hits a few keys, and a screen pops up. It's a website. A banner proudly proclaims "Welcome to Fanfiction Zone!"] * Togo pulls out one of his braille scanners and plugs it into the dataport we'll assume is there, allowing him to kind of read along. * Luana looks confused. (I have an idea of where this is going and I have no words.) [There's several links related to different genres on the front page. Lydia clicks on one marked "Misc.", and then another maked "Blitzkrieg."] ( o/~ ) (Hotaru/Ten OTP?) * Keiko still looks at the screen in an unemotional fashion. [Instantly, you're hit with dozens of titles relating to... you!] What... what is this? * Roseli looks at the site blankly. Fanfiction? ["Apparently."] * Jamie doesn't look up, and even if she did, she wouldn't know what fanfiction was. ... what the hell is fanfiction? Fiction... by fans? We have fans? * Keiko says flatly, "Stories by fans about a movie, or book, or..." she trails off. * Keiko scans over the titles. [Togo spots a title: "Step into my Office..." And the Summary: "Togo visits Heinrick in his office where they begin to realize their feelings for each other..."] (Oh god.) (*Cracks up) (Brett, did you go to ff.net and borrow summaries? XD) ( When you're a GM you can do this sort of thing! ) (I'm seeing Keiko/Luana slash in our future. Or Keiko/Zarina. Or Keiko... anybody, really. Freaking empaths.) * Roseli blinks one more time. "We can stop it, but I want to read that one." It's hard to tell if she's joking. ( Plenty more where that came from! ) * Luana covers her mouth and blushes and giggles at the same time. * Togo pauses for a moment. "... I haven't seen my girl in a while, but he's not really my type." You'd be cute. (More summaries!) * Togo scrolls over the summary. "... well, at least I'm top." ( Hookay. ) ( Hey, you opened the door to the closet. =P ) ["Hotaru asks Zarina for help in learning the art of seduction, but finds herself being seduced instead."] * Roseli gets back to business, turning to Lydia: "Any idea where they got this information?" ["Luana and Sebastian share their feelings for each other!"] Ah! Miss Sohn, how up-to-date is this infor... [Lydia shakes her head. "No. That's what you're going to find out."] * Luana sees the Luana/Sebastian one and trails off, then continues while blushing fiercely, "How up-to-date is the information leak?" ["Keiko discovers that Gertrude is actually her long lost mother!"] ( ... and so they have sex? ) * Keiko says dryly, "Their information is fairly..." she trails off, then shakes her head. "Off." (Yes) ( Ah, makes sense. ) * Roseli nods. "Jamie, check where these are being posted from and who's doing it, as well as where it's housed." ( "Mom! ) ( "Mom!" "Daughter!" *SEX* ) Okay. ["Haruko begins to worry when she finds herself falling for another girl. But Keiko may not be as much of a girl as Haruko thinks..."] Ten bucks says this is a bored, computer tech. ( er, remove that comma. ) (Haruko! That's totally a fan insert.) [Lydia speaks! "Are there any questions?"] Yes. Is lethal force authorized? * Togo smirks slightly. ["Luana and Haruko are roommates, but they become something more when Luana utilizes her shape changing powers in new ways..."] * Keiko scoots her chair back quickly and grips her thighs tightly, her duck falling to the table, as she reads over the list. (You mean Hotaru, Brett?) ( Er... yeah. ) (Awww.) (I was hoping for a SI.) (There HAS to be SIs.) ["Being the only Americans on base, Togo and Robert find comfort in each others arms."] [Lydia shakes her head. "Not until we know more. Who's getting the information, and how?"] ["Hotaru teams up with Kirby to save Dreamland!"] ( ... and has sex? ) (That's totally unfair!) (I'm the dream person!) Jamie's on it. Have you checked these fictions for whether or not they portray us accurately at all beyond our names? ( Hiiiiiiii! *SEX* ) ["Keiko teams up with Neil Gaiman's Sandman. Later, they have a baby."] ( Happy? :P ) (Snicker. I was joking, brett.) ... why does every story with me involve me having hot mansex? ["Quite the opposite, actually. Nonetheless, there's sensitive information there."] Like? Powers. Shapeshifting, telepathy. Names. ["Togo visits Hector Cayil in prison, and they discover a deep and lasting bond..."] * Roseli nods. * Keiko grits her teeth a moment and grabs her duck back. ~Hope you find them before I do, Luana. There won't be much left,~ she thinks at her. ["Karin's backfired spell leaves Hotaru with two very big problems. But can she defeat Handforanaxe Man when she can't even move without a wheelbarrow?"] (I blame Ashley.) * Luana thinks, ~These people... these are totally random groupings, correct? Nobody actually knows that I.. I think Sebastian...~ Luana blushes some more. (He totally would, wouldn't he?) [Keiko becomes editor of the local newspaper! But she soon gets into trouble when she discovers newspapers taste good, and eats all of tomorrow's issues."] * Keiko looks over at Luana, her mask of passiveness breaking, ~"You what?"~ she says and thinks at the same time. So we're looking for a bored, completely insane computer tech. And I'd wager on a woman. * Luana 's eyes widen and she says, "Sssh!" to Keiko while thinking, ~You know! That I'm think he's attractive!~ [Lydia also speaks. "If there are no further questions, I'll leave you to this. Bear in mind, the virus takes priority. If Sofia awakens, you'll be pulled off of this case."] * Togo nods "Right." * Keiko looks back to the screen a moment and then thinks back, ~Lucky guess, of course.~ Her hands squeeze around the duck. ~Who else would know?~ * Luana covers her face with her hands and walks over to Keiko, waiting for her to stand. She seems to have forgotten all about worrying over Togo. * Roseli glances at Keiko and Luana, but thankfully doesn't ask them to share with the rest of the class. ["Maverick, Gertrude and Heinrick's son, battles against the demonic forces of Darkchaos with Hotaru."] ( I could probably make stuff up all night. ) (That you could.) (Haha, I could TOTALLY SEE that one.) (Snicker.) * Togo stands up gingerly, and pulls a rake out of his coat. "This situation calls for subtlety and a delicate touch. Unfortunately, I suck at both, so I propose that we have Jaime try to track the postings, and I beat a confession out of whoever it is with this rake." (Handforanaxe Man is my current favorite.) ( Guess what his ability is! ) * Keiko looks up at Luana a moment, then stands. ~I take it you wanna be elsewhere?~ ( The inability to pee standing up? ) (Actually, hand for an axe is all wrong.) (That means he's got an axe with a hand on the end.) ( Oh, good point. ) (No no! He could slice people up with a severed hand!) (That's not right at all.) * Roseli looks at Togo. "Need info before getting permission for that." (That's AWESOME.) ( No it isn't. He uses a hand-axe. Literally. ) (WEIRDOS ALL.) ( *high-fives Luana* I'm so proud! ) (You act like this is some sort of relevation.) ~We could... go looking around and... find someone who thinks about writing when they see us? Or ask questions, or be anywhere but here?~ ["Windriser rescued Hotaru, defeating Handforanaxe Man. But Hotaru's still very big problems remain, and now Axeforahand Man seeks to avenge his brother..."] [Lydia leaves you to your work.] * Keiko mms, then thinks back, ~Random telepathic scan. I can do that.~ Probably yes. *pauses* It's times like these, when I need permission to beat someone with a rake, that I kinda miss freelance work. Keiko and I are, are going to go look around. And perhaps hurt someone, I'm not sure yet. * Keiko puts a hand to Luana's shoulder and pushes. ~Go already.~ 2 2d8-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2 2d8-5) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 4 7. * Luana heads out, finally dropping her hands from her face, which is still flushed pink. You did freelance? ( Uhh... Where you going? ) * Roseli glances at the girls. "I'm sorry? Just around the facility?" (We're going on a pervert hunt.) Yes, ma'am. (Keiko scans people, Luana beats them up if they're perverts.) (It's a great plan.) ... You think someone in the facility is the leak? I've done a lotta things. Worked on-and-off for an alphabet soup of agencies, did freelance in between trying to keep England from burning to the ground. (Hey! How come you get to beat people up for thinking like perverts and I get my mind exploded for shooting the guy that pushed me down?) (Bad luck.) That'd be my first guess. * Roseli hms. * Keiko replies, "Start from the center, work your way out." She pushes Luana again. It can't hurt to, to look. ( Hooookay.. Luana and Keiko, into... #Facility ) * Luana heads out! For real this time! Togo, want to go with? Guardian presence will get them in less trouble. * Roseli smiles slightly. "You can take the blame." (Aw, I was hoping for something like #thegreatperverthunt) ( I'm done with the summaries, unless you reaaaaly want more. :P ) (I think we've got the point.) (Although nothing's stopping you!) (The sad part is that I've read fanfics like this, where the characters find fanfiction about themselves. It's a vicious circle!) (Those are silly fanfictions.) ["Being the oldest men in the guardians, Togo and Gabriel discover a growing bond..."] (It's time for some revenge ficcing!) Sure. A little stroll always helped me get over shrapnal wounds. *grins, heads out after the girls* ( Whatcha doing? ) * Roseli raises a hand as they go out, then starts clicking through the fics, skimming to see just how much correct information they've gathered on the Blitzkrieg crew. (Jamie's doing what I asked her to; Rose is doing this; Togo's out with the girls.) * Jamie sits in the room and talks to computers in other countries. Oh. Jamie. * Jamie lifts her head and looks at Rose. *** Rose (ardweden@12-207-214-234.client.mchsi.com) has joined channel #mc4 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rose (2d8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 13. *** WeightofTaki (RanDoMs@12-207-214-234.client.mchsi.com) has joined channel #mc4 *** WeightofTaki is now known as JamieP *** Signoff: Roseli (Ping timeout) *** Signoff: Jamie (Ping timeout) * Rose doesn't take her eyes of the screen. "Good work yesterday. I hadn't had a chance to tell you before, but you did a very good job." *** JamieP is now known as Jamie *** Rose is now known as Roseli ( Except when you dislocated Luana's shoulder. ) * Roseli pauses for a moment, then returns to the beginning of the fic she's been looking through, examining it more carefully. * Jamie blinks in surprise and disbelief tints her voice.. "But, but I hit everybody with the roof." Can't be helped sometimes. Things happen; your judgement call wasn't a bad one. It's not like you shot at us. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. 2 2d8-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2 2d8-5) and gets a natural 16 for a result of 6 11. * Jamie looks at Rose. "I've, uhm, found some things out." What are they? * Roseli turns her attention from the screen and to Jamie. This is being hosted in America, but they're being uploaded from here. And, uhm, only in the early morning. I can't tell which computers are being used. * Jamie looks down. "Sorry." It's all right. Would direct access to the mainframe help? * Jamie nods. "I think, I think our logs might tell me more." (Wait, no not "our" "the logs" instead.) And you need access to the mainframe for that, right? (Haha, silly me having Jamie use a possive.) ( Quick! Go to besm.sandwich.net/MC4! ) (Holy shit, ACCURATE FANFICTION. Shut it down!) * Jamie nods again. "It, I think, that is, maybe?" We'll see. * Roseli reaches over and presses the button to contact Control. ( Control, get me Maxwell Smart! ) ( And will someone fix the goddamn Cone of Silence?! ) (Unfortunatly, I can't ask my guardian why she's talking to her shoe.) [Lydia's voice appears! Er... is heard! "Control."] *** Signoff: Jamie (Ping timeout) ( Hmm...... ) ( They gone. :( ) *** Signoff: Roseli (Ping timeout) (Stupid connection! Makes you look bad!) ( They called me. They're having trouble getting on ) *on comm* Find out anything? ( ... whoops. ) ( Nevermind! ) ( They can't come to the phone right now! I can tell you what they found, though. ) ( Sure! ) ( Or better yet... ) [End in here, too!]