[Day: Friday, March 1st. Time: 5:30 p.m.] [After doing whatever it was you did for the past couple of hours, you wound up back at the rec room again. Zarina is there, too! Watching, ummm... The New Adventures of Asterix and Obelix? We'll go with that.] [Start] * Keiko is in her black dress, with a towel wrapped around her head. Must have taken a shower. She's sitting next to Zarina with her duck in her lap and commenting about the show with, "But it seems so unoriginal." * Luana is 'net surfing and looking speculatively at a mood ring that shows different emoticons instead of changing colors. Innnnteresting. * Jamie is just sitting in a chair and halfway paying attention to the TV. (Err...do I get anyone in the subchannel or should I just do a little dance? :D) [Zarina shrugs. "Well, it has been around forever."] ( Uh, I think you're in the wrong channel ) ( Supposed to be #MoreMC4, soory ) * Keiko mumbles, "Yeah, I know. I used to watch Asterix and Obelix's Otherworldly Adventures." [Zarina grins. "I don't mind it. The big guy's kinda funny."] * Keiko smiles a little to herself, but it doesn't stick, fading away as she thinks at Jamie, ~Busy head you got there.~ * Jamie looks Keiko. ~I didn't know. How could this have happened? ~ * Keiko is silent a moment, then thinks back, ~Jamie, you cut your mind in half with Ten. At least. Who said that's all your mind ever did?~ ~ I. Nobody. I. Can you see who else is here? ~ * Luana is now looking at florist sites. * Keiko smiles to herself and thinks back, ~Ten used to be pretty loud, so it was easy to pick you two apart.~ The smile fades away again. ~Now... well, maybe at night.~ [Zarina laughs at the TV when something funny happens. Woo.] * Jamie nods and then draws up her legs into the chair so she can hug her knees. * Luana stops clicking for a moment and looks up. "...Zarina?" [Zarina glances over her shoulder. "What's up?"] ...Have you seen Sebastian since this morning? (I ET HIM) (He had a flavor?) [Zarina nods. "Yeah, he was in the gym earlier. Actually, he was there before I got there and stayed after I left."] (Nothing good.) * Luana has a smile twitching on her face. "Thanks." ["Sure." She goes back to watching TV.] * Luana gets up and then gets down on the floor. Push ups time! * Keiko frowns at the Sebastian discussion. She can't help it! She then thinks at Jamie, ~We'll get to the bottom of it, Jamie. One way or another.~ * Jamie nods. * Keiko then thinks at her, idly, as she pets her duck, ~Staying out of Luana's head is gonna be hard until she surprises me.~ * Jamie nods again. ~ I. Okay. ~ ( "I can't stay out of your head, Luana." "I'm thinking of the score to Phantom of the Opera." "... okay, that worked." ) [Just then, Lydia's voice comes over the LOUDspeaker. "Blue and Red personel, report to Briefing Room #2. Blue and Red personel, report to Briefing Room #2."] (Ha ha.) * Jamie lets go of her knees, and then stands up. * Luana gets up and grins at Keiko while tapping her head. "It's been lonely in here. I haven't thought of a present yet, so help entertain me during the meeting, yeah?" [Zarina blinks. "Damn. Just when it was getting good."] [She gets up and bounces down the hallway.] * Jamie walks down the hall much more sedatledly. * Keiko blinks as she looks over at Luana, then smiles at her and says quietly, "I was just thinking about you... er, that..." she trails off and stands, finishing, "I've got to get this towel off my head... I'll be there in a moment." She walks out and disappears into her room. * Luana hurries out and walks by Jamie's side quietly. * Jamie fails to strike up a conversation with her roommate. [As you approach the briefing room, you see Lydia talking to Sebastian. Sebastian looks confused, then upset, and he storms off down the stairs.] (Can I get a hearing check to get the conversation?) ( Sure. +2 ) 2d8-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-6) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 1. ( You lost to a girl, so now you have to go on missions wearing a tutu. ... ) (That's a made by lots) [Lydia then pulls out her cell phone.] (He feels so pretty!) * Luana looks curious about Sebastian's mini-tantrum but doesn't say anything. * Luana nods at Lydia in greeting as they pass by her. * Jamie continues walking in. [Inside are Gabriel, Zarina, Karin and Cyra! Cyra has her head on the desk, like she's trying to sleep.] * Jamie tries to sit as far away from Crya as physicaly possible. * Luana gives a general nod and sits down next to Jamie. [Jamie and Luana sit at the front of the room, away from the windows.] [Lydia remains outside, speaking on the phone.] * Keiko comes in a bit later than the others, here hair down and still a bit damp, walking by Lydia without giving her a look. She sits near Jamie and Luana and thinks at them both, ~So where's the sore loser?~ ~Lydia said something to him and he ran off.~ ~He's not needed.~ (Did that get resent to Lu?) (Yes.) * Luana looks at Jamie in surprise. ~Really? He's really strong.~ [Suddenly, the hologram in the front of the room springs to life. It's Heinrick!] * Luana jumps slightly and instinctively reaches for her gun before relaxing. ( "It's Heinrick! SHOOT IT!" ) * Jamie 's head snaps up and then she responds. ~Gurtrude is on probation. ~ * Keiko thinks back, ~No argument from me about not being needed.~ She then blinks at Heinrick and manages the ghost of a smile. "This is new." [And Lydia comes into the room, heading for the desk up front.] * Heinrick turns towards Luana slightly and smiles. "Ah, Miss Hall. At least you are well prepared." He then nods to the rest of them. "I regret I cannot be there in person. We are still a bit detained over here." ~Geez. Did she say why?~ * Jamie watches him. Thank you, sir. ~ I don't know. ~ [Lydia types a few things into the computer, and a display comes up. Somekinda military base, it looks like. Because it is! Which is shortly explained thus: "Approximately thirty minutes ago, the military base at Chemnitz was attacked by a terrorist group."] ( "We believe it was either the People's Front of Judea or the Judean People's Front." ) ["We were unable to identify the group itself, but judging from descriptions given by survivors, we have been able to identify two potential members.] " * Heinrick listens to the information tentatively. He seems to be scouring looking at the instillation and only half listening though. [She hits a button, and the display changes to an older man with a receeding hairline and a pinstriped suit. "The first, Blue team should be familliar with. We believe it's Maximillion, whom you fought last week."] ["We aren't aware of his full capabilities, but we suspect he's not human. He has access to a weapon of unknown origin and power, with the initial appearance of a cube."] ["The second appears to be someone who looks a lot like Hotaru. We presume she has similar capabilities."] (Hotaru as in Jamie?) (No, as in Hotaru.) (Hotaru with the blue hair and the boobs) ["There were also several other attackers, armed with semi-automatics and wearing belaclavas."] (Aha.) ( Wait, I thought it was the Jaime Hotaru too. Which Hotaru is this we're talking about? ) (Jamie does not look like Hotaru did anymore.) (They mean the Jamie Hotaru, but when she lookd like Hotaru.) (Jamie-Jamie looks different than Jamie-Hotaru did.) ( Ah, gotcha ) * Heinrick speaks. The Hotaru thing doesn't seem to phase him. "I also heard there may have been some robots compromised. What are the capabilities of those and how extensive is it?" * Jamie blinks at herself on the projector. [Lydia sighs. "Four RAXs and two Marquas were compromised during the attack, but were left at the base afterwards. The real problem is Goliath."] Goliath? * Luana has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer) * Luana has joined #MC4 (Anything happen?) (No) [She hits another button, and an enormous bot appears on the screen. Two stories high, it looks like a giant metal turtle, with guns sticking out at most angles. "Goliath, an experimental bot being developed at Chemnitz in collaboration with Zukunft. It's designed to be able to battle entire tank battalions by itself."] * Keiko thinks at Luana with a lazy smile, ~So, are you up to being an entire tank batallion today?~ * Jamie blinks at the giant robo-turtle. ["Calling a bot is a bit off the mark. It can be controlled manually or automatically."] ( If we're gonna fight Gamera, we so need mecha-Rodan. ) * Luana tilts her head while looking at the screen. ~Maybe if I'm allowed to take the entire armory with me.~ ( Or at least Lobstergellion. ) * Keiko replies, at all of them, ~Well, that's okay. Robots are Jamie's thing.~ (Jamie could hear that last one too. Stupid imprecise words1) ["But there's another problem. Ms. Oswald, if you would...?"] * Jamie nods. (Heinrick obviously couldn't. Even if he had his mind shield turned off. Considering he's not there.) [Karin gets up and walks to the front of the room. "Apparently, Chemnitz was holding another powerful weapon. One that's a lot older than Goliath."] (Please tell me it's not that damn sword again.) [She doesn't have any slides, so she just fidgets. "It's... It's another magic sword."] (It is!) * Heinrick sounds vaguely amused. "Well...naturally swords would be older than giant robots. But what is the significance of this sword?" [Karin glances at Lydia, then says, "It's Tyrfing."] * Luana blinks. ~I should have gone with swords instead of guns. They don't need ammunition.~ (Unless they're gunblades.) (What about a gun that shoots swords?) (That needs ammunition obviously. More swords.) * Keiko thinks back, ~Never too late to change.~ ~Don't be silly, I think Togo's going to start training me with grenades soon.~ (Grenades that explode and release sword shrapnel!) (It's brilliant!) (Those would be expensive.) (And *awesome*) (At that point you should just go with ball bearing bombs.) [Lydia provides background! "1940 saw the launch of Operation Weserubung, the invasion of Norway. During the operation, we captured the sword. It was later claimed as lost after the end of the war. In reality, we've kept it in storage, moving it around the country from time to time. Keeping it safe from Communists during the occupation, and such."] [Karin nods. "Er, right. Well, the important thing is that Tyrfing is a dangerous sword. Maybe THE most dangerous sword."] * Heinrick sighs and shakes his head, tipping his head down and his glasses forward. "So you're saying we have not just one, but two superweapons on the loose. I suppose it can't be helped." ["It's not the most powerful by any means. Not Excalibur, or even Durandal in its sealed form. It was forged by dwarves for Odin's grandson. It never misses a stroke, it doesn't break, and it can cut through stone as easily as clothes."] (That sounds like part of a really strange porn film.) ["But the real problem is the curse. Every time it's drawn, it kills someone."] [Lydia adds, "It's why we've never attempted to use it. It's far too dangerous."] (No, the porn film is it cutting clothes but not stone.) (Or, more importantly, flesh?) [Suddenly, Roseli and Togo are there! In holographic form.] * Heinrick turns aside and quietly gives them a brief update on the briefing so far. * Jamie looks at Rose. (Least the information you don't already know.) * Roseli nods. "Talked to Schumacher. Twice." [Karin continues! "Sometimes they call it the Demon Sword. And before you ask, the curse has been tested in the past. If the sword isn't resheathed, it kills someone every hour."] Can one of those killed be the one that unsheathed it then? [Karin shakes her head. "Not to my knowledge."] Oh god, not a cursed sword. I hate cursed swords. * Heinrick doesn't react much to that, but waits for any other information. [Lydia nods. "Which brings us to our dilemma."] ( You is not just whistling were-Dixie. ) [Lydia turns to Roseli. "What did you discover?"] He made another version of Hotaru. Basically the same with larger breasts and better powers. Sold her. He couldn't say to who, but it looks like we found her. * Keiko crosses her arms over her chest and thinks, annoyed, ~Larger breasts? What is wrong with--~ she cuts herself off, then thinks, even more annoyed, ~Right. Men. Forgot.~ * Jamie blinks in confusion. * Luana smiles wickedly. ~That just makes it harder for her to run.~ * Heinrick glances at Roseli for a moment and then turns to Lydia. "Also I think we both agreed that an increase in surveillance is in order. The man is more dangerous than he is pretending to be." We also discovered that someone should really just put a clip or two into that guy for the sake of humanity, but that's neither here nor there. * Roseli nods to Heinrick. * Heinrick smiles at Togo and glances down, pushing his glasses up. "Well...I *did* donate a fist to the cause." (Right on, Heinrick!) (Did you hit him with the robo-fist? Please?) * Keiko looks at Heinrick a moment, then smiles slightly and says out loud, "Then my estimation of you has gone up." (Sadly no. That'd look bad.) (Aww.) ( HEINRICK PUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNCH! ) * Heinrick looks amused in Keiko's direction. "Why Keiko. I never knew..." * Luana looks disappointed. "Are you not carrying any guns, Togo? I still have your Desert Eagle." I'm carrying... seven at the moment. Eight if you count the LAW as a gun. [Lydia nods. "I agree. Meanwhile, Heidi Weber has found a potential location of this terrorist cell. We believe they're headed toward Poland by train.] * Keiko 's smile goes into a bit of a smirk, and then fades away, leaving it at that for Heinrick. We're cutting them off? (NO! I'LL NEVER GET A CHANCE TO USE POLISH AGAIN!) (;_;) ( My shoes are scuffed. Polish them. ) [Lydia nods. "At the border. We're sending you on ahead to intercept. A chopper is already on its way."] (One of the question asking people needs to ask if Mecha-Gamera fits on the train.) ["We're unable to send air support due to electronic interference, so you'll have to deal with them alone. I want both teams on this."] * Togo pulls out a cowboy hat, puts it on, and grins. "Always wanted to chase down a train." Why aren't Sebastian and his guardian here, ma'am? ~Can't hurt to ask and hope for more details, right?~ * Keiko frowns a little and thinks back, ~Maybe she'll lie. That'd be a detail.~ ["As you know, Gertrude was put on probation after she disobeyed a direct order last week."] * Luana blinks. ~I'd forgotten about that.~ (Are we actually going to try to do the cutting offing thing, or are we going to stop before then?) [Lydia adds, "Ms. Oswald, you are forbidden to engage the enemy directly. You will be there in an advisory capacity to your ward only."] [Karin blinks. "Because of my hands? They're a lot better now. I can-"] [Lydia: "That's an order, Ms. Oswald."] ( Not tonight. ) ( We're just about done, I think. ) * Heinrick looks at Karin slightly. If people didn't know better, they might almost think it was sympathetically. [But they do, so he's probably just mocking her.] (It's the Heinrick way!) * Togo pulls out his revolver and twirls it around a bit, still grinning. [Lydia asks, "Any questions?"] (Lu is still having trouble getting over the fact that Heinrick was the cooler dad.) * Roseli shakes her head. "People can tell me on the way." (TOGO IS OLD.) (And he hasn't even made an old man wisecrack yet!) ( Togo is old enough to be Karin's father. o: ) Are there any tactical weaknesses of the Goliath that we should know about? Goliath? What's this now? (TOGO IS FIRED.) ( ._. ) (I *DID* say Heinrick caught you guys up. :P) * Roseli blinks and looks to Lydia. ( Sorry, nevermind ) (Did you? I must have missed the memo.) ( Missed that. ) (Goliath is a GIANT TURTLE WHICH WILL EAT YOU) (Yes, I just didn't want to have to retype everything.) (Full of delicious turtle meat.) * Togo stops twirling his revolver. "... right, the giant turtle robot of death. That sounds significantly less enjoyable." [Lydia nods. "There is a weak panel on the back of its head. By weak, I mean an explosive might be able to damage it. Unfortunately, to hit that part of it, you'd have the be either on or above the 'shell'.] * Heinrick smiles. "Wonderful. Would anyone wish to make me or Togo fly?" * Togo nods. "Which means I shouldn't use my LAW to stop the train. There goes one childhood dream." (Keiko! Looks like you're pushing again!) (Dammit! How much do you weigh?) (180) (Then yeah, one more CP of push would do it.) (Which technically he shouldn't, but I didn't think "Hey, mechanical arm weight" When I figured him out.) [Lydia shakes her head. "Actually, they'd like Goliath back if possible. But at this point that seems highly unlikely. Better it be destroyed than used against us."] * Keiko frowns a bit at Heinrick. (Lu has guns and fireballs and weighs forty pounds less?) (TK jump isn't that subtle.) (It's either pansy bowling ball weight or human weight.) (Ah well) ( Fireballs don't penetrate armor, alas. ) Well, hopefully we won't give them the chance to use it. [Lydia nods. "And more importantly, to draw Tyrfing."] ( And I think we can cut here? ) ( Aight ) [End!]