[Day: Monday, May 4th. Time: 7:30 p.m.] (On the chopper!) [You're in a chopper, which Luana has decided is much too important to possibly leave unguarded.[ [Start] (Okay, we left off with Jamie isolating the parts of that music disc of Pavla's for sections of her diary.) (So... she succeed, and we get anything from that? ^^) ( Nothing you didn't get already. ) (Damn.) (Also, erm... the info Rose got isn't on the page... gotta dig through logs.) (... FUCK.) (Okay. I think I played last session on my laptop, which means it's GONE. >_<) (>_>) (Don't look at me like that. It's not MY fault the operating system failed and then the HARD DRIVE FAILED with ALL OF MY THESIS WORK ON IT.) (Well, we know they're in town at least, so if all else fails, we ask around.) (I'm not stressing out at all!) (Logs were not a the top of my list of priorities when it came to Things To Recover.) (*sigh* Brett, you wouldn't happen to have a log, would you?) (...) (*hugs Ard*) (That's...very suck. :/) ( Nope ) (Wonderful. Can you remember what you said? Rose would want to play that section for everyone to hear.) ( Exactly? No. ) ( But I can wing it. ) (Okay, approximately, since it's obvious we don't have the last log. ^^) ( Ok.... ) (Yeah. We could have Rose play it and just relate it in channel.) * Keiko is still in green inside the chopper. It's a fine color to be, although not easy. * Roseli pops the minidisc into the sound system, isolated to the part with the diary - she heard this before, so she'll stop it before the HORRIBLY LOUD ZOMG MUSIC. [On the playback, Pavla sez: "Hey! You're listening to WPAV! Like anyone's gonna head this. I'd probably get in trouble if they found out I was recording this on my music MDs. Good thing I've got these new powers, huh? No bugs out here in the woods, either. I've just got to stay out of the bot's sensor range. No problem for me."] [Luana's asleep. How'd that happen? Too much training, I guess.] * Keiko smiles a little to herself as Luana slips into slumber, before the smile slips away at Pavla's talk and she mutters, "And everyone was so worried about me." ["So, the other day Gabby bought me a train pass. Why? Beats me. It's not like I can go anywhere on my own, and when I go with him we just take a car." She laughs. "Not like I'd have anywhere TO go if I did. It's a strange feeling, not knowing anything about yourself. It's like you're living someone else's life, and you don't even have to care what happens to them. Anyhow, he told me to keep it on me, so I guess I will. No reason * Togo has quit IRC (Ping timeout) (Cut off at No reason_ ) No reason not to"] ["Right, that's enough talking for now. Now back to the music. This is Pavla the Nameless for WPAV! Coming up next, DEATH NAIL!!"] [Then Rose stops the tap. Unless you want to hear Death Nail.] * Heinrick listens silently to the commentary, pondering slightly. * Keiko glances to Heinrick and she adds, still with a thin frown, "I suppose you can be grateful I am not that casual towards you." * Roseli totally stopped the tap, thanks. * Heinrick shrugs slightly. "Well, I suppose it *would* be a little odd if you called me "Heinny"." He looks back at the tape. "But it certainly is an interesting method...I wonder. Are there any train stations around here?" Jamie, do a check. Meantime, let's get moving for the nearest town. * JesseLman has joined #MC4 ( argh. ) ( Last I saw was Luana asleep ) (I thought we *were* in town.) * JesseLman is now known as Togo (No? We were at the base.) * Jamie mulls it over, and then perks as she gets a new order from Rose. She nods and gets to work on the recording, trying to find other possibly relevant info. (We needed to go to the base!) (Right, but I thought it was close to town...ah nevermind.) ( You were at the base ) ( The next major city over is Dresden ) ( After that, Bautzen is the next large town. You're also close to the Austrian Border. ) (And they were going 'towards' town 90 minutes ago.) (Which is a damn long time. Sigh.) * Heinrick nods slightly. "From my understanding, that would be Dresden...Jamie, if you could start us off as well. Unless you've changed your mind on piloting..." * Jamie shakes her head and takes the recorder with her to the pilots seat so she can get the Helecopter on its way post haste. [Wheeeeeeeee. You get to Dresden. Now what?] (The train station is our only clue!) (To the train station zomg!) [You go to the train station] * Roseli gets out of the chopper... er, where are they in relation to the train station? ( On a nearby helipad about a block away ) (They clearly need to combine the two in the future and make a heli-train.) ( wheeeee major nosebleed ) * Togo hops out, waking Luana and telling her to cover the chopper in case they double back and try to steal it. * Heinrick gets out of the chopper as well and puts his hands in his coat, speaking seriously. "I do hope this pans out. If not, this could become a wild goose chase." (Get a wet cloth or tissues or something? Gah.) * Keiko hops out, float-landing it before murmuring, "Of course." ( Pause for severe hemorraging? ) Think people might notice someone with a rail gun. * Jamie launches her helecoptes, while the larger ones probably won't be of much use inside the smaller ones are usefull for searching. (And yes) ( Brett, were you fencing with ebola victims again? ) * Heinrick sighs slightly. "One would hope. Presumably the authorities would try to get involved at that point. That'll end badly." They won't be going for 'incapacitate'. Nor will Gabriel. [ You head to the trainstation! It's bustling with activity.] * Keiko scans mentally for Gabe or Pavla as they move. She might even find them! * Togo nods. "Pavla is clearly a no-lethal-force case. Is there a point where that doesn't hold true for Gabriel?" * Jamie fans the minichopper squadrion out around ceiling height and hunches her shoulders in a permanant wince against the sound. * Roseli glances at Togo. "He's a traitor," she says calmly. "The point starts at zero." If we can capture him, better for us, but our job is to take him out. If he agrees to be captured, then I see no reason not to. But I would not go under that assumption. * Togo nods. "Gotcha. Just wanted to make sure we're all on the same page." 2d8+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8+2) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 14. * Heinrick nods. "Keiko. I don't believe I need to tell you but use mind control on Pavla as a last resort. We would not want any conflicts with her programming if we can help it..." He pushes his glasses up slightly, "There's no telling what the long-term damage of that could be..." 2d8+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8+1) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 5. * Roseli twists at her bracelet. "Jamie, get a feed from the cameras. Heinrick... who's in charge around here... start asking around. Should get cooperation from security." * Keiko murmurs, "That'd require them being here. I'm not picking them up." For Gabriel, however, you are free to use it as necessary. * Jamie follows orders! Yay orders! (Jamie loves orders!) (Field time is Jamie's favorite time.) (Orders make life simple!) 2d8-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-5) and gets a natural 4 for a result of -1. ( We need a chibi-Rose to sit on Jamie's shoulder and tell her which conditioner to use. ) (*Jamie wibbles. "Yes please?) (... Yes, THAT'S not the new age Ten doll.) * Heinrick mutters under his breath. "If possible." He gives a quick nod to Rose. "Keiko, you're free to stay or come as you wish." * Keiko looks up at Heinrick, blinks, then repeats, "Still not seeing them." * Roseli scans the crowd and stays with Jamie, because sometimes, you just gotta see if you can't spot somebody. * Heinrick nods and heads to find someone in authority. * Jamie looks at Rose. "They... I don't think they're here." (Also Brett, do we have pictures of Pavla and Gabriel?) (Well, from the file probably, but we're not showing the whole confidential file. :P) ( Sure ) (Schway.) (How long did it take us to get to this town?) * Togo stands there being mostly useless. Yay. (At least use your !eyes, man!) ( Oooooh.... 15 minutes. ) ( Actually make it 20 ) * Keiko glances to Jamie and says, "I'm agreeing. Maybe they're moving already. Which puts them in the past." * Roseli looks back to Jamie. "Did they leave? Keep the choppers scanning and check video feed for the past forty-five minutes, quickly." * Jamie nods and looks down. * Roseli continues checking the crowd. Just because they might have left is no reason to be lazy. ( Rose, awareness check, +4 ) 2d8+3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8+3) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 6. (And let me know when I find security, Brett.) [Heinrick finds security in an insurance company he can trust.] 2d8+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8+4) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 12. (Fail by two!) * Jamie looks puzzled and then frouns. "An... about an hour ago... I think she erased everything. I'm sorry." [Rose spots nobody special.] An hour ago? How did they get here an *hour* ago? They have forty-five minutes on us and were dealing with traffic. * Heinrick doesn't talk to the nebulous idea of security. Because that would be silly. But there may be a guard or something. (90 minutes on us. Brett changed it.) (He did? o_o) (Yes) [There is a guard.] (Nix Rose's rant, then.) [He looks pretty bored.] * Roseli frowns at that, then coms to Heinrick, "Video feed was erased one hour ago. Check for departures at around that time." * Keiko frowns too, then, "He bought the ticket early." * Heinrick nods slightly and goes to the security guard. "Excuse me." * Roseli nods to Keiko. [The guard happens to be a 6 ft. body builder and flexes for Heinrick. "Yes?"] * Heinrick takes out his ID and flashes it for the guard. "Heinrick Engels. I'm from Child Welfare. I was wondering if I could ask you if you spotted a certain someone getting on the train. It's very important." [He flexes a different way. "A lot of children get on these trains."] ("And I cozy up to every one of them.) (He also has a crush on Heinrick.) * Heinrick nods and searches through his pockets before taking someone out. "Did anyone look like this individual? It's very important that we have your cooperation with this investigation." He hands a photograph that looks like Pavla. "We believe they may have taken the train around an hour ago." (s/someone/something) [He doubletakes. "You're telling me that's a kid?"] * Heinrick smiles slightly. "Teenager, but yes. Have you seen her?" ["Hell yeah. Who can forget? But serously, with a body like that, she's underage?"] * Heinrick raises an eyebrow. "You're not thinking of anything untowards right now, correct?" ( I'm Heinrick Hansen with Dateline NBC. Please sit down. ) ["Untowards what? Hey, check out these abs, man." He flexes. "They're thick as stainless steel."] (He has a HUGE crush on Heinrick! :D) * Heinrick reaches into his pocket again and pulls out Gabriel's photo. "We believe she may have been travelling with this individual. I was wondering if you were aware of their destination." ["Yeah, figure'd that's her dad, so I didn't show her my magic pecs. OTherwise she would've been all over me. 'Cause I'm the MAN, baby." *flex*] (He's like our very own Mr. Moti. Except with pecs.) ...you are aware of the child predator laws around Germany, correct? (actually, am *I* aware of the child predator laws around Germany? XD) ["Hey, I didn't do nothin'."] (They were probably drilled into you, or Child Welfare would be the shittiest cover ever.) * Heinrick nods slightly. "Do you know if the train has arrived yet?" (It would be. Plus Heinrick would get a -2 for Law and Mind: Yes) ["Seriously, man, here." He holds out a card. "Here's the gym I go to. They're awesome. They can even help you. They'll buff you right up and you'll have four or five chicks on you by tomorrow morning."] ...that's not what I asked for. But I suppose if you can't help me, I'll have to speak with your supervisor. * Heinrick takes the card anyway. It'd be rude not to. [The card has a gym listed on it: "Branzwitz's Bodacious Body-Buildiers Gym: We'll buff you up and spit you out."] ( Are the head trainers named Hans and Franz? ) ["Duuuuuuuude. Chillax. Yah, the chick and her dad left like an hour ago. Going to Poland or something."] * Heinrick nods slightly. "Where do you think that train is right now then if it left an hour ago?" "I dunno. I like totally flunked math, bro."] ( "So they're planning to hop over the border?" "Yeah, they're gonna pole vault." ) (But he's got A+ pecs!) Alright. Which train did they take? And do you have a train schedule? ( He don't need brains. ) (Gym was his best subject!) (* Heinrick asks a question. Oh, man. Word problems.) ["Yah, man. Right there." He points at a train schedule two feet away. "They were on the 6:05. It's a steamer, bro. Some people like 'em that way."] ( Well, suppose that the train's heading east at 72 miles per hour...) ( PECS PECS PECS!) * Heinrick nods slightly. "Thank you. You've been very helpful. I may need to ask your help again for a moment." He walks to get the others first before going to the schedule. ["Catch ya later, dood."] [He flexes at Heinrick's back.] * Heinrick takes a deep breath and shakes his head. "They may not be much help...we'll have to see...but they took the 6:05 Steamer towards Poland. The train schedule is this way.." He pauses for a moment and adds, "If we can determine where they are, we may be able to alert the authorities there, but there's no guarentee we can stop it from reaching its destination..." (Uh...to the group. ^^;) (Didn't make that clear, sorry!) ( Gnarly bro ) ( Get a Stud card before you leave. ) * Keiko is petting her duck and looks annoyed. As Heinrick comes back, she looks up to him with a flat expression, then loooks over at the schedule! * Roseli goes to a schedule and looks for Gabriel and Pavla's destination. * Heinrick does as well, walking behind everybody. No rush. Really! [Rose finds it! The 6:05 to.... um.... somewhere, Poland.] * Jamie follows Rose and asks quietly. "How... how fast does a seamer move?" * Roseli coms back, "May want to alert the authorities. Trying to stop the rail does no good unless we're close by, and only lets Gabriel know what's going on." ( Fuck, I'm not looking up another city. You're lucky you got Chemnitz. ) (Haw.) (What time is it now exactly and where's the closest destination?) (Haha. Fine, but we do need a good approximation as to how fast steamers go, since there's an arrival time, no doubt.) (And for that last part you can say "X minutes to Poland" or "In Poland." ;P) ( It's later than it should be because I messed up times. ) ( They're an hour ahead of you, but the steam engine's not that fast and there's a stop in Bautzen.] ) * Heinrick nods and goes back to the guard to ask if there's anyone that runs the train service down the line and if he has a number. ( Make that train the 6:35. ) (So they haven't gotten to Bautzen yet or they're leaving Bautzen?) ["Yeah, sure dude. But I don't know it. You'll have to ask my superviser."] ( Who can tell! ) (We want to know their next likely stop.) ( After Bautzen? Somewhere in Poland. ) (People who know math can tell from a schedule which stops are an hour after the 6:35 ;P) (Why stops?) (stops would make sense if it's a particularly long trip...) (Get in front of it. It'll stop.) ( We'll say Bautzen is 45 minutes away. ) (Good idea! *chucks Keiko in front of the train*) (We need to have a city as a reference point, Mecha. ;P) (Otherwise it's just "Somewhere along the track.) (Right, so on to Bautzen to see if they got off or not!) (Off we go!) * Heinrick goes to talk to the supervisor to get the numbers and also ask if there's a fax to send the photo ahead of time to Bautzen. So they can keep a look-out. Natch. * Roseli gets a-movin' to the chopper and sends Lydia a call, letting her know the current situation. (Both stops down the line actually. Or if there's any more.) * Jamie follows Rose and recalls her fleet. [Heinrick succeeds! In the process learning that the 6:35 is no longer in Bautzen.] (And contacting authorities and doing official business stuff, yada yada. I don't wanna RP it all. :P) * Togo heads back to the choppah (But the orders are not to engage them, but he gave a contact number so they can report.) [You get to the choppa] * Jamie makes with the moving and the going straight to the next town liek whut. (After Bautzen. Bautzen's already passed.) ( There's nothing after Bautzen til Poland. ) * Roseli is even in the choppa! Awesome! (So we follow the track from Bautzen. That's about all we can do. Or land in Poland stop.) * Jamie turns to follow the tracks then, hopefully she'll manage to catch up with the train! (Oh, and they didn't notice the two in the photo getting off the train at Bautzen, right? Just to check all bases.) ( Right ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Brett (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. [Eventually, you do catch up with the train. When it's only 8 minutes from Poland. There's grassey plains to the south and a forest to the north. The train is heading for the bridge across the Oder river, which serves as the border between the two countries.] (Togo. Law at the bridge. There we go. Problem solved.) ( Aside from all the civies on the train, yes ) * Jamie twists around to look at Rose. "What...What do you want me to do?" ( And suddenly you're all kidnapped and forced to be in an Uwe Boll movie. ) (... I FLY THE HELECOPTER INTO THE TRAIN! THERE'S A MASSIVE EXPLOSION AND THEN WE'RE ALL STANDING ON TOP OF IT!) * Roseli looks to Jamie. "Can you patch into security without Pavla noticing?" [The train makes a sound. "Chooo Choooooooooo!"] * Jamie looks at the steam engine. "I don't know." You could try to trip the emergency brakes built into the track signaling system. ["Chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff Chooo Choooooooooooo!] (To refresh, how are Germany/Poland relations?) * Heinrick hmms. "Possible. There may be some delay in how she reacts to it depending on how closely she's watching the system." ( Bad. Poland is basically the biggest country besides France, Italy and the Vatican to be against Germany. ) ["Chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff Chooo Choooooooooooo!"] [Because even in 2082, steam engines are cool.] ["Chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff Chooo Choooooooooooo!"] * Keiko frowns and says, as she looks, "You need to stop the train. Now." * Roseli nods. "Don't want this hitting Poland. Stop the train and patch into the system." * Heinrick nods. "Agreed. And we need to be ready to react instantly." * Jamie reaches out menatally for the trains emergancy brakes... ["Chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff Chooo Choooooooooooo!"] * Jamie finds nothing and her eyes widen. "It.. I... I I can't find them. I'm sorry." Keep trying. Dropping into a moving vehicle isn't feasible. Heinrick, can you contact the authorities in the train - can they stop it manually? * Heinrick frowns. "I can attempt to contact them. But Pavla may have already disabled the breaks somehow." * Heinrick makes the phone call. (s/breaks/brakes) (*brakes) (Yes) I can probably convince the engineer to stop if you can get me close enough. (Liek my brain brakes.) (Even I got that one right!) It's not a matter of convincing if the brakes are inoperable, Togo. ["Chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff Chooo Choooooooooooo!"] ( I just like that. ) * Jamie looks at Rose. "Do... uhm... Do you want me to land on the trian?" Are they inoperable, or is Pavla just somehow blocking Jamie from accessing them? s'worth a shot, because I'd really rather not blow up the engine. * Keiko grits her teeth as she looks out at the train, one hand grabbing a handle. She looks at Heinrick and rubs two fingers up the bridge of her nose in frustration. [You'd better decide quick! The bridge is in sight.] * Heinrick glances to Keiko and opens his mind up, immediately thinking. ~You're thinking of flying ahead to it, aren't you?~ (We *have* decided. The phone apparently isn't reaching the GM. ;P) (I mean train. What'd I say?) * Roseli nods at Jamie when she sees that things aren't moving fast enough. "Do it." And hopefully Heinrick's call might actually go through in between now and then. ["Chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff Chooo Choooooooooooo!"] * Keiko replies, mentally, ~Ahead of it. If it has to be stopped, the helicopter will do it.~ (Did you catch what Heinrick's trying to do, Brett?) ( Ayup. ) * Heinrick replies on the phone. "This is Heinrick Engels. We spoke on the phone earlier. I'm afraid we need to have that train stopped before you reach Poland. Can you manage it?" ( Sooooo... What are you guys doing? ) * Jamie flies down and attempts to match speed with the train. (I'm following orders to land it on train!) (The train stops and we land on it.) * Heinrick raises an eyebrow. "Indisposed? In what way?" (Or the train doesn't and we still land on it, because we really need to get in there.) (This may happen in the other order!) * Heinrick frowns slightly. "Hello, Gabriel." ( You're going to land on it? :O ) (It's that or blow up the bridge! Hey, we should blow up the bridge.) (Or get in front of it with the helicopter!) (And get run over.) (And get out.) (Play chicken with a train? I don't know who wins in that case.) (Train + Derail = Stopped.) ( Or use the helicopter to jam the tail flap like in Die Hard 2... wait, that was a plane. Nevermind ) * Heinrick gestures to Keiko for a moment. ~If you believe you can stay safe...manage it.~ ["Chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff-chuff Chooo Choooooooooooo!"] * Heinrick turns back to the phone. "I'm afraid you realize that we really can't do that. What exactly are you trying to prove with this?" (Are we above it yet?) (I'd hope so?) ( Yep ) (How far?) (Brett, how's my flying?) (And actually that thought was badly worded, but I'm tired.) ( Are you attempting to land on it? ) (Them was orders) * Heinrick chuckles slightly. "Perhaps. But at least I'm not attempting to get innocents involved in my own ambitions." ( Hokay, make a.... hang on a sec. ) * Keiko grits her teeth. ~Getting in front's faster. Trains need tracks.~ She then moves over to the exit to the helicopter, waiting for them to get close enough. (We're lined up with the train, so I bet we're as close as we're going to get.) ( Piloting roll at.... ... +2. And don't fail. ) (Also yes, Rowyn, I'm really out of it too, so today's probably full of bad ideas. XD) (Train is constant speed, so long as there isn't any wind problems, this shouldn't be too much harder than acarrier landing) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-2) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 1. * Heinrick responds on the phone. "So what should I call you instead? It feels a bit of a disadvantage here, if you really know so much..." (Awesome roll.) (Fortunatly I am made of win) ( Have you ever tried to land on a moving object? ) (Other than my brother? No.) [You land!] (Think of it this way, Jamie.) (You're playing Top Gun for the NES) [You're now on the roof of a box car.] * Jamie touches down gently on the roof of the last car, trying not to make too much of an inpact and letting Pavla know what they're up to. That would end badly. Then what does matter exactly? Revenge? Proving you're right? * Keiko crouches down and then murmurs and thinks, ~"First time for everything,"~ before she looks for a way down into the train proper and aims for it. (I can't possibly succesfully roofwalk.) ( How proper are you aiming for? ) (Can you successfully moonwalk though?) (So I want a way in. A window, door between cars, whatever.) (Door, probably.) ( And my Keiko sheet seems outdated. ) * Heinrick 's lip thins a little. "It seems you've been planning this for a long time then." ( What's her flight level? ) (She doesn't _have_ one. Telekinesis comes with slow flight.) ( Can Togo climb down from the end of the box car to the door? ) (Now that she can lift herself.) * Heinrick steps out of the chopper and asks curtly. "And what do you plan on doing with your ward?" ( It's an acrobatics (balance) check. +2 if you're actually walking and not crawling. ) (No, crawling. :P) ( Oh. Well, then. She'll probably need a roll to avoid going splat. >.> ) (Uh...) * Roseli glances at Heinrick, then says to Jamie, "Good work." She goes about getting out of the chopper and making her way carefully to the door on the back car. (...she's never had to before.) ( Hokay! All of you, gimme acro (balance) +4 rolls, except Keiko. ) (...wait.) (... where'd the extra +2 come from?) (wait...) ( Something else entirely :P ) (It's *more* penalty to crawl?) (...crap.) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 15. (Ah.) (Actually that's a 19. :P) (I'm going to stay in here, there's nothing I can do to Pavla that I can't do better up here) ( People still in the chopped might need a different roll. ) ( But... I'm not sure what exactly. ) ( Maybe same roll, tumbling spec. ) 2d8+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8+4) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 13. ( yeah, no ) (Clearly seatbelts are underrated) (Well, it was nice knowing you.) 2d8+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8+4) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 17. 2d8+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8+2) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 11. (We die, the end!) (YAY) (Nope, I think we're all gonna die) (Except Keiko.) [All of a sudden, the train screeches to a halt, flinging you all foward, along with the chopper. Jamie, gimme a body - piloting] (Who rides to freedom. The end) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-4) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 7. (Whoa, whoa, whoa...) (Miss by 2, which is too bad because I mostly fly with my mind) (That is pretty bad.) (The good news is that they stopped x_x) (Can I get a midair action?) (I still don't know where I'm going.) ( Was Togo inside or outside the train? ) (I mean, I'm not in the chopper, thank god, but.) ( You mean the copter? ) (Oh and Brett...) ( Er, right ) Outside ( K..... ) (Might want to have Heinrick make a roll to hang on to the cell phone too.) ( Go for it ) ( Straight body, no mods ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. ( Hokaaaaay... ) ( Now, how to calculate this.... ) (I know that my stomach feels hit-by-trainlike. >_<) (As does my head. Slightly.) [What happens next is quite the mess, as Rose, Heinrick and Togo are flung forward. They fall off the train, crashing into the ground below. But it's worse for Ten, who's caught inside the chopper. She's unable to pull it away as the momentum carries it off the train, too. It crashes into the ground, thankfully not on top of the rest of you. Or on fire! Though it won't be flying again any time soon.] (Poor Ten) (Actually, I was going to do a midair action. :P) (s/Ten/Jamie. And we've got a Luana around as well.) (I'll /msg you.) [Luana's totally knocked out!] (How are we doing otherwise - anything broken, and so on.) ( Hmmm.... That's a good question. ) (And, uh, I still need a read on where I'm getting to go.) (Between cars to a door, window, whatever.) ( Well, now you can take your pick :P ) 2d8+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8+4) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 8. (Holy shit, that worked.) [Heinrick manages to plunk a knife in the top of the boxcar as he goes flying throug hthe air, and consequently only bangs up his legs something fierce. ] ( Togo, Rose and Jamie, gimme body rolls at -2 ) (Badass dude.) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-2) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 2. (Acro Tumbling count?) (*Totally* badass.) (Uh... Why couldn't my piloting go like that?) ( Nope, straight body for this. ) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 5. (Made by one.) * Keiko 's eyes widen as the train stops and she hovers up in the air, ending up floating over the quick-stopped train as she eyes the wreckage with a bit of horror. She comms immediately, "God, people? Jamie! Luana!" ( Heinrick does still take damage. :P ) (Sorry, Heinrick, you're not in the wreckage, you'll never know if Keiko cares about you!) (Well yeah. :P) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 3. ( made by 6 ) [The rest of you get pretty bloody, too! But at least nothing is broken.] ( Actually the rest of you probably get concussions and internal bleeding. ) (Does Heinrick actually get thrown off the train though or is he still on it?) ( Jamie especially, 'cause helicopter. ) ( Heinrick is still on the train! ) * Roseli goes flying through the air, lands none too prettily, but manages to roll to her feet and tries to check herself over as she coms, "Everyone, status." [Which is good, because it already begins to start again.] [Chuff...... chuff....... chuff........ chuff........ chuff.......] (How close am I? Can I get on?) [Also, Heinrick lost his cell phone. (I really have no idea how close everyone is to the train, so...) * Togo groans from his injuries, but practicly bolts up when he sees the chopper. He starts to run over, then hears the train start up. Cursing, he pulls out his LAW and tries to blow up the track in front of the train. ( And yes. It's moving at a walking pace right now. ) ( May I, Brett? ) ( You can! ) * Heinrick catches his breath and drops inbetween the cars before it starts, comming back. "Damn. I lost contact with Gabriel. But I'm still on the train. I doubt Jamie can stop it from here." 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets -1, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I love the smell of a crit in the morning." (Also, does tumbling active DA or is it all one big source of damage?) ( ... wow ) ( >.> ) (A WINNER IS YOU!) (...nice, Togo.) * Keiko starts to fly off towards the helicopter, but then the train starts moving and her head turns back and she says, in loud annoyance, "Damn." She doesn't catch Togo's movement, so instead flies for a train door between segments. ( It's just one big hit Jamie. ) [Togo blows up the tracks with his LAW. The train comes to a halt again.] ( Take that, inanimate object! ) (Train entering is me!) * Jamie is not at all alright, no and is also probably highly distracted by the OW from answering the coms unit. [Chuff....... Chuff......... Chuff........ :(] * Heinrick heads on ahead, towards the engine. A pursuer is he. * Roseli coms as she limps towards the wreckage of the chopper, "Those who can, get in. Jamie, Luana - status?" * Togo pulls out his pistol and limps up towards the engine. "Give it up, Gabriel!" ( Through the cars or around the side? ) ( I'm going around the side. ) (Through the cars for me.) (And me.) ( Hokay.... ) [Keiko enters the box car, in which there's boxes!] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 13. [Heinrick enters a dinner car, in which there's people who are wearing their dinner rather than eating it.] (Keiko is not Ten, thus does not need a soul roll to check boxen.) * Heinrick rushes through the dining care, ignoring stares and reaching into his coat for readiness. ( There was that unfortunate translation mishap where Ten opened up a half-dozen boxers. Poor guys. ) (Let me know when I reach the chopper.) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 10. * Keiko , unless one of the boxes is thinking, sets her feet down and starts moving through towards the front as well, her free hand going inside her jacket as well. * Heinrick comms to Rose. "I could try seperating the second car. It would protect us in case Gabriel decides to become suicidal and take the civilians with him." * Roseli coms, "Do it." * Roseli peers. "Hold that." She starts running. "Out of the train and run for the bridge. MOVE. I have visual." [Rose reaches the chopper. She finds Jamie and Luana chillin' ] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 13. (MAIN SCREEN, TURN ON.) (Yeah, did they look dead to me? :P) * Keiko groans and comms back, "Both of them?" (Because I am so running now.) * Roseli coms, "BOTH OF THEM. NOW GO." * Togo nods and starts running as fast as he can while injured and possibly concussed, trying to get a bead on them. ( They might be! ) * Jamie is on the floor, er wall of the chopper and full of the bruised and lascrations, and holding her head. * Heinrick hops off the train at the next seperation and looks for the errant duo. ( Blah, nobody's looking at you anymore Jamie. ) * Keiko exhales noisily and takes the next exit off the train. She keeps running, comming, "Heard you." [Eventually you all spot them. About 120 ft. away, and making for the bridge. Looks like neither one was hurt when the train stopped.] (Hey! That's within 50 meters! :D) [Also, Gabriel's hair is short and black now.] ( Did I say feet? :O ) ( I meant meters. ) (;_;) (So they're a football field away?) (+more) (That's one long-ass train.) (That's one speedy-ass pair of people.) (That too.) ( They're faster than you guys. They're not hurt :P ) (Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Keiko can't move that fast.) * Togo swaps out his pistol for his assault rifle, which conveniently does not have the Short Range defect, and fires a burst at the fleeing Gabriel. (Of course she can. ( May I? ) (Have Heinrick pick her up and throw her.) (Hey, if he wants.) ( Ok, we'll say 80 meters. And go ahead. ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 10. ( Argh ) [Togo misses!] * Roseli just runs; there's little else she can do right now. [They run too!] * Togo fires again as he continues to chase. "Dammit, old man, hold it steady..." 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 9. ( Made that one. Geez ) ( Which was he aiming at? ) ( Gabriel ) [Togo fires! And although it's some distance away, Gabriel does seem to stumble a bit, but he quickly recovers and keeps running. He shouts something to Pavla. In response, Pavla tosses him one of her guns, then she comes to a halt.] ( May I fire again? ) ( Let's have init rolls right about now. ) ( Nevermind! ) 2d8+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8+14) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 23. * Heinrick chases from the other direction of the train. Maybe they can corner them. But since he probably can't hear him. 2d8+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8+8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 21. (I think that's the actual fist decent init roll Heinrick's gotten in a while.) 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8+7) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 20. (Right behind ya.) 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8+7) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 16. 2d8+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8+8) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 18. (May be a bit late to start combat though. x.x) [Togo, Gabriel, Heinrick, Keiko, Roseli, Pavla, Jamie] [Togo!] * Togo fires another burst at Gabriel as he runs. "You're not gonna get away, dammit!" 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. ( Made by 5 ) [Togo doesn't have so much luck this time, as Gabriel sidesteps while running, barely avoiding the attack.] [And he totally keeps going. Heinrick! Who, as he rounds the engine, can see Gabriel fleeing up ahead.] (How close is Heinrick? Throwing distance yet?) ( Nope. Gabe's keeping the distance. ) [Meanwhile, the engine doesn't Choo choooooooo :(] * Heinrick keeps up pursuit, calling out. "You're making a mistake, Gabriel." He readies a couple chemicals for when he gets within range but right now can't do too much. [Keiko!] (I'm going to need to go soonish. Stomach very angry grr.) (It's sad. If it were alive anime face so sad.) ( Well, it's only stopped because of a busted track. It's still pretty happy 'cause it's 2082 and it hasn't been replaced. ) * Keiko also moves along the ground, running with her coat trailing behind her. She looks like she's gonna throttle someone, but she has no speed or range. (It's all I can do.) [Rose!] (Can Togo reach into his coat and pull out Keiko's coat and her along with it?) (Snerk.) ( No ) * Roseli punches a rapid code into her bracelet, giving her +10 init and other fun bonuses as she does her best impression of closing in. (No, what he should do is reach through coat space and pull out Keiko, leaving th coat behind!) ("Clinically insane" is not a bonus!) ( Germany actually does still use steam engines, by the way. So does the U.S. and Canada. ) (Well, yes.) (I don't need drugs to be THAT.) (But it helps!) (Truth.) [Pavla actually counter closes, moving into short range and firing. "Uh uh. This is as far as you go."] ( Firing with a shotgun, that is. At Togo ) ( And maybe hitting ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 6. ( made ) ( That with the +1? ) ( With the +1, I make exactly ) [Woo! Togo avoids buckshot!] [Then Pavla fires again.] ( And maybe hits! ) * Heinrick has left #mc4 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 10. ( Yeah, no ) (Remind me, does Pavla's file list her as having SS?) [Oof. Togo is grazed by the buckshot. He's still up, but... he prolly doesn't wanna get hit by that again.] ( Yep ) [Jamie!] (Faaaantastic.) * Heinrick has joined #mc4 * Jamie gets herself together enough to crawl out of the burning helecopter and start to take stock. (Did any of her gadgets survive?) ( Hmmmmm.... ) ( The tank did. Looks like that's it. ) * Jamie orders it out and onto the ground. (And that's two actions!) [It's pretty banged up, but it complies!] ( I think Rose is next? ) [We'll say she is] (Er.) (Oh, right, her +10.) * Roseli charges Pavla and gives her a good old-fashioned fist to the face. Hey, they can make her a new one later. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 5. (28 is higher than Togo's, yes.) (And yeah, I made that.) ( Son of a bitch. Why does firefox always ask if you want to quit EXCEPT when you click the box by accident? ) (The guardian's are full of badass this session. Between Heinrick's dagger save, Togo's bridge explosion, and Rose's face punch.) [Rose punches Pavla in the face! And her fist rebounds off a green light without doing any noticable damage.] [Togo!] (Uh...) (This is Rose.) (Yeah. ^^; Force fields, don't care.) ( Oh, that's true. ) * Togo keeps running, and fires another burst at the fleeing Gabriel. "Keep her off my ass!" [In that case, Rose just punches Pavla in the jaw.] (Right on!) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 10. ( Dammit again. ) [Togo misses! And Gabriel sprints for the bridge! He's getting pretty dang close to it, too.] [Heinrick!] (You mean the bridge that's blown up?) ( I blew up the tracks, not the bridge ) ( It's not blown up. Togo hit the tracks ) (Damn you Togo. Doing things half-assed.) (Sokay, he has to make it halfway across the bridge to be in the other country's territory! Go go go!) (Half-assed, but full monetary conservation!) * Heinrick 's still going after Gabriel. Is he in throwing range yet? ( The point was to stop the train before it got up to speed so as not to kill everyone on board. =P ) ( He's not. Gabriel's been running the whole time, and he's got a higher body than Heinrick. ) (...so you're pretty much saying it's pointless. Wonderful.) (Welcome to running, I'll be your host, running.) (Can he power throw then? :P Or range still just as limited?) (You mean like with the SS arm?) (Yeah.) ( He can. He gets a... +2 penalty? Or... hm. ) (Otherwise it's just going to be flat out run.) ( +4 according to the book ) (But anyhow, tear gas.) (That with or without SS, Brett?) ( Without. But I'm not sure SS has a modifier. I'm looking ) (Conceptually, it'd seem it should, but mechanically, I don't know if it allows it.) (SS would more modify because it makes it 'easier' to throw longer range.) (As would, in theory, body, with respect to thrown weaponry.) (But it's pretty much guaranteed not to be written down.) (Anyhow, I'll roll with the +4, and we can adjust as needed.) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. ( Sure isn't. ) (And it's miss by 1 with a straight roll, so SS would be the tie-breaker.) (Throws, nowhere, have any mods or distances written down.) (If I were doing the GMing, I'd probably give a -2 bonus for distance given every level of SS. Which accounts for power and not accuracy, so much.) ( I'll say the attack is allowed at +4, which I think it ok since you probably couldn't throw that far without SS in the first place.] ) (Throwing heavy objects, throwing people, etc. No guidance.) ( This hurts my head. ) (Well yes, many of us are tired, sick, and stressed, and it's one in the morning. ^^) ( You want to stop? ) (I was about to do something dramatic. It is sad.) (I have mentioned that my stomach wants me to die. Any time that's good is fine with me, but I can keep going if you need.) (May as well let Keiko do the dramatic thing. ;P) [Keiko] (Anyhow, I rolled. You can do results!) (I think it's time to stop) [Heinrick's throw flies over Gabriel's head and burns a tree.] (Wow, that's powerful tear gas. :D) ( Well, remember no session next week ) [The tree cries. In sap.] (That doesn't stop people from feeling dead now) ( Fine by me. ) ( Let's stop before people start keeling over. ) (Yeah, no session sucks, but I'm pretty much on a liquid diet these days. x.x) ( Alright, finish out the round. ) * Keiko glances to Pavla as she keeps running for Gabriel, and then looks back to Gabriel as her face curls into an angry sneer. Then she screams towards him, "Making another ward... another woman... sacrifice herself for... your own good! You worthless coward! You bastard!" Another big breath, then she finishes, "You were never... worth Zarina's love!" [He totally doesn't stop.] (He deserves it anyway.) [Pavla, on the other hand, shrugs. "Whatever." Then she fires at Togo!] ( Keiko needs a long-range mental bitchslap ) (Well he wouldn't be the worthless coward, bastard who isn't worth Zarina's love that we know and loathe.) (Once you finally get to him, we'll give his brains to you and you can have some fun. :P) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 3. ( made, ) [Togo avoids getting shot! But can he do it twice? Pavla fires again!] (Yes, it would be fantastic if Keiko could do things at range mentally. It'd also be nice if large actions designed to cause mental responses could be rolled against Psychology or Intimidation.) (Too bad I'm not distracting enough. Sorry, Togo.) ( Do you really want that? ) (Rose: Probably orders.) ( If you don't mind forcing your character to come up with a mental response when the enemies do it to you, hey, I'll add it. ) (Oh, absolutely orders.) (If you're going to nosell dramatic actions on your whim, then you could just as well force them upon us. Don't put it on me. c.c;) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 6. ( made again ) (This is a problem that can be solved with sufficient lead) (Togo's in the freaking Matrix!) [Togo avoids getting shot! More.] (He's a dodge monkey today.) [Jamie!] ( Hey, he got hit once. =P ) * Jamie 's orders were fairly clear, try not to kill Gabriel, but keep him from escaping. So she shoots him at him. Twice. 2 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2 2d8-3) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 8 7. (And maybe hits once!) (Er, no, there was nothing about not killing Gabriel. ;P) (Other people suggested it!) [Jamie fires! But she doesn't hit. Gabriel is able to avoid.] [Annnnnnd I'm callin' it here]