[Date: Unknown. Time: Unknown] [You're in a room, with.... actually, that's pretty much it. You're in a room. The walls and ceilings are tiled with alternate shades of light and dark gray. No indication of any exits. Or even a light source, although since you can see, there must be one.] [Possibly more disturbing is the fact that Heinrick's now dressed as Gendo from Eva, Togo's now dressed as Old Snake from MGS4, Luana's now dressed as a Japanese school girl, Jamie's now dressed as a building that turns into a robot, and Keiko's now dressed as usual, except she's a guy.] [Good enough! Start!] (... oh what.) (Except with 2 eyepatches?) (Is she _herself_ as a guy, or a randomly shaped guy?) ( Nope, just the one. It's kinda freaky, what with the missing eyeball. ) d2 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Brett (d2) and gets a natural 2 for a result of 2. (And do I have my coat?) ( She's a guy. :P ) (Real Japanese schoolgirl uniform, or the anime kind with too-short skirt?) (Right, but what does she LOOK like?) ( Nope! But you have optical camo. ) (That's what I'm getting at.) (Is she 'herself as a guy', or is she just a randomly featured male human?) ( She looks like the afro samurai in Keiko's dress, ok? :X ) (... Brett, this is not a silly question.) (I am fine with herself as a guy, I am fine with looking like she's a swedish guy for some reason, I just _need to know_.) ( And Luana's uniform is more the anime kind because why not? ) (Also, I assume Keiko still has her powers yes/no?) * Luana looks around, then looks down at herself, frowns, and tries to smooth the skirt flat in an attempt to make it slightly longer. (and whether she has her coat is also important.) ( Also, all your stuff is gone, except for Keiko's dress. ) (And her collar?) ( She still has that too, but no plushie ) (Nod.) * Togo frowns, and goes to reach into his coat... then frowns more when he realizes his coat ain't there. "Is everyone okay?" (So were you serious about the afro thing, or what? ^^;) ( Keiko looks like Keiko. Only he's a guy now. And since you keep bugging me, he's got an afro, too :X ) * Luana sighs and makes herself slightly shorter so that the skirt is a decent length on her. Sourly, she says, "Except for the fact that I seem to have been moved and redressed, I'm fine." * Jamie lifts one of her costumed hands as her eyes widen firstly in puzzlement and then in slow dawning terror as she places it against the side of her head. "I... I... the counting it's not. Where is it? Where is everything?" ( Oh yeah ) ( Togo has a 'stache now. ) * Keiko comes up from her crouch slightly disoriented, in a male form, and then looks around. It takes her a full two seconds before her eyes widen and she manages to squeak out a deep-voiced, Which causes her eyes to widen further. ("Bugging you" shouldn't be a valid reason for that. :P It's a valid question.) * Togo looks over at Luana, tilts his head, feels for his glasses... and curses as a finger runs across the ouside of his left socket... and a mustache. "Well crap. Last time I got bodyswapped, I at least got eyes to go along with the change in pants parts." ("Because I wanted to" is fine.) * Luana gives Keiko an odd look. "Are you... male? Male with a horrible haircut?" * Keiko 's hands fly to her collar, and then she meets Luana's eyes, clearly horrified. * Heinrick rubs his head slightly and looks around. "Yes, I believe so..." He then looks down at his own clothes. "Well this is peculiar." He then looks at everyone else. "*Very* peculiar." * Keiko shakes her head, continuing in Japanese, * Jamie collapses as far as the costume will let her, and brings both hands up to her head. "Where is it? I can't... It's the ... Where?" * Luana frowns and thinks at Keiko, ~What's wrong?~ * Togo covers up his uncovered eye, and kneels down next to Jamie. "What's wrong?" * Keiko thinks back at Luana immediately some Japanese, before shifting it into understandable, ~Not a boy. I'm a girl. I'm not a boy...~ she looks away from everyone, down at the floor, her fingers picking at her dress. * Keiko steps away from everyone too, putting her back to the wall. * Jamie sniffles and looks up at him with widened and teary eyes, not that he can tell. "The counting's gone. I ... I can't hear them. I can't see them. It's all gone." * Luana thinks soothingly, ~It's okay. Do you want me to be a boy too? Would it make you feel better?~ ... your technopathy isn't functioning. * Heinrick then looks over at Keiko for a moment and then heads over to him steadily. "You're.." He shakes his head. "I'm not entirely sure what just happened...but someone certainly has an interesting sense of humor." * Keiko shakes her head and thinks back, ~No! No.~ ( Wow. I don't even need to do anything else, this session will take care of itself. ) ~Being male's not too terrible. And I'm sure it can be fixed once we get back.~ * Togo shifts from a kneeling position to a sitting position. "Okay, I need you to listen to me, Jamie." * Jamie nods. "It's the only... ROSE!" She suddenly fights to stand up and looks wildly around the room. "Where? Where?" * Keiko glances to Heinrick and then looks away, saying weakly, "S-stay away." She then blurts out, looking to Luana, "I'm not a boy! I don't... want to be a boy." (Do we officially know Rose is immune to magic?) ( I dunno! ) (I'm... pretty sure Keiko knows she's immune to everything she's got.) * Luana jerks her head up at Jamie's cry and looks around quickly before biting her lip and looking back to Keiko. ~You're still my best friend. And it can be fixed. But Keiko, we're in an unknown place with weird things having happened and -Rose is missing-, so please try to calm down.~ * Heinrick gets a stern voice. "Keiko! We cannot find a way out of this situation if you can't calm yourself down." (Which actually should have come first but I'm a slow typer. ^^;) ... Rose is immune to a lot of stuff that affects other people. Maybe whatever that gooey guy did to send us here didn't work on us. * Jamie starts moving erraticaly around the room, taking one step one way, and the dashing in a compleatly different direction as she looks for her guardian. Which means she's probably back at the plant, perfect safe, and looking for us. * Keiko looks back to him, to Luana, and then grabs herself in a self-hug, only to let go of herself a half-second later and mutter, "Not. Not not not." * Heinrick shakes his head and takes a deep breath. "No. You're not. But someone seems to think this is a sick joke. So it'd be in our best interest to find a way out of here..." * Luana closes her eyes and breathes deeply. "Good, good." She starts running her hands along the walls to feel for any kind of hidden door. (Does Keiko feel anyone else within telepathy range?) * Heinrick looks a bit calmer, then turns to Togo. "Do you recall what time it was when we got put here, Togo?" ( Nope ) ( Not even Karin! Nobody ever cares about Karin. ) Nope. * Keiko mutters, "Nobody nearby." * Keiko then exhales slowly and closes her eyes, trying to go astral. If she does, her male body will just fall in an ungainly pile. 2d8 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 11. * Jamie slumps into a wall. "Have to find Rose. Find Rose. Rose isn't here." * Heinrick shakes his head slightly, posing the question allowed. "Anyone. This is very important." * Luana , having failed to find anything, sticks out a finger, lights it with the hottest fire she can manage, and starts trying to burn through the tile. * Togo stays where he is. "Jamie, Rose is fine. She's probably looking for us right now." *pauses* "What would Rose tell you to do in this situation?" [Luana sets the tile on fire!] * Keiko appears in a ghostly form above her body... except that now it's a naked guy instead of a guy in a dress. Such an improvement. He appears to be yelling at Heinrick, but only Luana can hear her go, ~I meant anyone!~ And then the shape disappears just as fast as it existed. (Like, it's burning on its own now?) ( Yep! ) [In fact, it's spreading surprisngly fast. * Luana frowns and waves the fire off. * Jamie turns her head so it's facing Togo. "Stay with her. I can't stay with her. She's not here. I can't hear. This is a nightmare right? Keiko will wake me up, right?" (Is the burnt tile any softer?) ( Now it's uber crispy! ) * Luana shoves at a burnt tile, hoping to crumble it. * Heinrick goes over to Luana carefully and kneels next to her. "Any luck?" He starts inspecting the tiles on his own. Maybe... * Togo moves a bit closer to Jamie. "This is real, Jamie. I need you to concentrate so we can get you back to Rose as soon as possible. Rose would want you to stay safe, right?" [The tile crumbles, revealing a neon-outlined door and, above it, a flashing neon sign that reads "SECRET DOOR!" There's also a neon arrow pointing to the door.] * Jamie backs away from Togo. "Dream. Just a dream." * Luana grins and spins around to face Jamie. "Won't Rose be so proud of you if she hears you managed to hold it together without her? Come on." She turns back around and starts crumbling tile around the door. * Keiko groans as her body picks itself up off the ground, muttering, * Togo holds out his free hand to Jamie. "Rose made me promise once to make sure you were okay if she ever wasn't around. Can you help me do what Rose wanted?" * Jamie stops moving and just stares at Togo for a bit. She closes her eyes, and then nods. * Heinrick starts pulling them away. "Keiko. Come help, please." Good. Rose would be proud of you, Jamie, being strong like this. * Jamie shivers and gulps. * Keiko shudders as she walks across the room, adding to Jamie directly in Japanese, ~~ * Keiko starts trying to rip tiles off the wall with her TK, hands to her sides. * Jamie looks at Keiko unsteadily. ~~ * Togo turns back to Luana. "Luana, I've got no guns, so we're gonna be relying on you if things get get hairy, okay?" * Keiko grits her teeth, shuddering and leaning against the wall. ~~ * Keiko extends her hand to Jamie, visibly shaking. * Luana stops pulling tile off to look back at Togo with wide eyes. "I- yes. Yes, of course. With my life." * Jamie sparks to anger. "HOW DO I BE STRONG?!" She then drops to her knees and rubs her hands over her ears. * Togo grins weakly at Luana. "Well, let's make sure it doesn't come to that." ( Jamie got angry. Rose would be proud. ) (That was out loud?) (Yes.) * Keiko flinches visibly, hand tightening on the wall. Her TK work stops. * Luana turns to Jamie, then goes back to the tile, muttering, "We have -got- to get out of here." * Heinrick calms his voice and closes his eyes. "The best way to be strong is to not let them defeat you, Jamie. And that means working our way out of here." (How is the door uncovering coming along?) [It's uncovered!] * Luana brushes the tile dust off of herself and put a hand on the doorknob. "Permission to go through?" * Jamie latches onto the last bit of Heinrick's statement with releaf and pushes herself to her feet. * Togo watches Jamie rise, and gets to his feet, moving next to Luana as he drops his hand from his face. "Let's figure out what the hell's going on." * Heinrick looks through the door to see if he can notice anything. * Luana nods firmly and opens the door! * Keiko lets the tiles she tore away drop to the ground, as others look through the door. [Behind the door is a featureless 20 ft. hallway that leads to ... another door.] * Luana walks down the hallway to the other door and, if nothing happens, opens that one as well. * Heinrick lets out a deep breath. "Well. It's better than staying here." He walks forward. [Behind that door is another featureless 20 ft. hallway that leads to ... another door.] * Jamie moves twords the door and stops when she sees the blinking sign She stares at it in confusion. * Luana sighs and turns back. "Someone's playing with us." * Keiko walks along with them slowly. She asks, "So what's behind the third door?" The mustache didn't give that away? Well, it's always better behind door number 3. * Heinrick goes to open that door, unless there are other doors. * Jamie remembers her order and moves down the hall. Bet you a euro it's another door. [Behind that door is a purple desert.] * Keiko murmurs, "I don't have any euros." * Heinrick looks out the door. "Not quite." ~...Damn. I don't either.~ ... what's out there? * Keiko manages a weak smile, and then smooths her hands over her dress. ~I don't understand.~ * Jamie spins and starts looking around wildly. Then she stops and tries to be a still as possible. * Keiko murmurs, "Purple sand." ( And cacti! ) ... that's new. Little. It's not a door. Although I suspect there will be one somewhere in this desert. * Heinrick sighs and shrugs slightly, faintly amused. "Well, thus far it's the only way out. So our best bet would be to proceed." * Keiko starts to walk out into the desert, then, hands still at her sides. * Jamie moves forward and softly volunteers. "I... think I heard laughter." Not surprising. This much randomness, someone's having a good time. * Luana runs a hand through her hair and starts walking. Oh no, this is all very fascinating. I'm wondering exactly how he does it. [A slinky tumbles by.] Let us know if you hear anything else, Jamie. *to Heinrick* Magic. * Keiko glances to Luana, and then back forward and down slightly. * Jamie follows. * Jamie also looks back to see what we just left. [Nothing back there but sand, yo.] (Is the door gone too?) ( What door? ) (I'll take that as a yes.) * Keiko grimaces as she walks, too. Most likely. It would explain why Miss Tavares wasn't affected. * Jamie huddles in her costume and tries to listen for the laughing voices again. * Heinrick shrugs slightly. "I suppose the best way is forward." He holds his hands behind his back and starts making his way slowly forward. Which ends up looking very Gendo-esque. [Suddenly, you hear a deep male voice shout "A barbarian appears!" And suddenly there's a man in front of you. He's only wearing boots, a loin cloth and a buffalo-skull helmet, but he's got beefy muscles and a heavy bone axe.] (Any rocks around?) * Heinrick ignores the barbarian and keeps walking. "Luana. I'd suggest lighting his loin cloth on fire." ( Nope. Just cacti. ) * Jamie tries to hide behind the nearist person that's bigger than she is. ( That would probably be the barbarian, Jamie. XD ) * Luana does so. (Roll it?) ( Go ahead ) A solid plan, Heinrick. 2d8-4 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Luana (2d8-4) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 11. (Clearly I need to get farther away from him and be more specific about hiding behind PCs!) (Damn) [Luana sets a cactus on fire.] (Is it a nearby cactus?) (TK THAT AT HIM! XD) * Luana frowns deeply. (If so, I'd like to TK push him into the cactus.) [A BARBARIAN ATTACKS!] d5 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Brett (d5) and gets a natural 2 for a result of 2. ( Jamie, gimme a defense roll! ) 2d8-3 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-3) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 1. (She was hiding behind the others. How does that work?) ( It just does! XD ) (Nevermind!) (Mad skills) (She drew agro.) [A BARBARIAN MISSES!] (I can do the TK push, Brett?) ( Go ahead ) * Keiko frowns at the barbarian, glances after Heinrick, and then looks back to the barbarian with a look of discomfort and disgust. 2d8-4 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-4) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 10. (Nope.) [Why? The barbarian is such a studly beefcake of a man. ; ;] [Keiko fails to shove the barbarian.] [A BARBARIAN ATTACKS!] d5 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Brett (d5) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 3. ( Keiko! Gimme a def roll! XD ) 2d8+2 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Keiko (2d8+2) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 13. (Hits the shield.) [A BARBARIAN HITS! Keiko RECIEVES 29 points of damage.] ( That last part should prolly be capitalized. Oh well. ) * Jamie is lacking in weapons and hurries away from the barbarian. ... wait. Everyone back off for a second. * Keiko gets hit hard, being knocked backward and beginning to float off the ground, bleeding from the axe cut in her shoulder. That's familar. She shudders and puts her hand to the wound, eyes tightly shut. [Despite getting hit by the axe, Keiko doesn't feel cut at all. Rather, she feels more like someone just punched her in the face.] (... undo!) Nobody attack him. * Keiko gets hit hard, being knocked backward and beginning to float off the ground. She puts her hand to her face, peering through fingertips at him. [It's odd how he's been able to hit you with a melee weapon despite not once moving from his spot.] * Luana steps back and looks to Togo. * Togo waits. * Togo looks up to the sky. "It doesn't attack if we don't, right?" [The sky responds, "I dunno."] So it would appear. * Luana nearly falls over, startled. Looking up, she calls out, "Who are you?" ... well, that only seems fair, right? Wouldn't be nice to attack someone who isn't fighting back. [No response that time.] So what do you want us to do? [No response that time either!] * Keiko mutters, rubbing her face, "Sounds like we should just leave." Can... * Jamie nods at Keiko. Just what I was thinking. * Keiko then pulls her hand away from her face and lets it drop to her side like a dead weight. That would be the best option. * Togo starts walking away, keeping a wary !eye on the barbarian. [The barbarian stands there menacingly.] * Jamie follows Togo. * Heinrick keeps walking as well, looking for any likely places worth going. * Luana follows! [You leave the barbarian standing there menacingly and continue to walk through the desert. After what feels like forever, you reach a Moai Head. You guys can puzzle that out while I afk.] * Keiko walks as well. Well, floats, now. She thinks at Luana, ~I'm really sorry I've been weird. More weird.~ ~It's okay. I just... I don't get why being a boy is so horrible. It's not who you really are. It's a costume, like when I change my face.~ * Jamie looks at the statue and then around at the purple sand clearly unsure what to do. * Heinrick starts inspecting the Moai Head for a moment. "Well, at least someone is fairly creative." * Keiko shudders and thinks back, ~I--I... it's...~ she looks at the statue. After a moment, she thinks quietly, ~I... I can't think it. I can't. I just... you'll hate me. I hate me. I can't--there's so many things you'll hate me for...~ * Luana smiles at Keiko, totally ignoring the Moai Head. It's not like it's -doing- anything. ~Don't be silly, I could never hate you. Remember when you thought I would laugh at you for wanting to be a mother? And I think it's wonderful.~ ... is that a giant stone head? Yes. ... okay, I'll admit it. I'm officially confused. Or a regular sized stone head and we have all been shrunken. (Togo's pretty good at figuring this stuff out while compleatly blind) (He really is!) (He can actually see like with his glasses out of his eyepatch) (Ah) (So half-glasses vision) (... It must be magic, or Jamie would be able to see/hear/feel it and the previous outburst wouldn't have happened half as violently.) * Keiko isn't looking at Luana. She thinks back, ~I--you don't...~ she closes her eyes and quietly thinks again, ~You can't understand. You can't... you don't think being a boy or a girl matters.~ * Luana thinks back promptly, ~It does, but you're not a boy. I don't think the -outside- matters.~ * Keiko shudders visibly and thinks back, ~I--really? You think I'm a girl?~ * Jamie looks at whatever the statue is looking at, but it's probably more sand. ~What, you don't think you're a girl? When I make myself look like a boy, aren't I still a girl? Inside?~ * Keiko still doesn't meet Luana's eyes. Her arms are wrapped around herself anyway. ~You're... that's different. You weren't... b-born that way.~ ( Back ) * Luana lets out a soft gasp and walks forward, taking Keiko into her arms. "I still love you," she murmurs. "I could never hate you. You're my very best friend." * Keiko 's shield drops before Luana gets to her and she starts crying too as she slumps against Luana. Well, as a guy, but she's still crying. [You hear the sound of an egg timer, and the moai head's expression changes to :o and it takes off like a rocket ship.] * Luana rubs her back soothingly, ignoring the Moai. * Jamie covers her ears against the roar. * Heinrick watches it go. "Well that's new." ... maybe we didn't go anywhere, and we're all on a really fantastic trip. ~If you think you're a girl, that's good enough for me. If you would rather be a boy, that's fine too.~ ~All that matters is the inside.~ ( Man, how does Luana manage to ignore that? D: ) Like when I fought those mushroom people in Glouchestershire. (Very firmly.) [Anywho, under where the moai was is a stair case.] * Keiko replies quietly, "I love you too," through sobs, thinking back, ~I'm a girl. I'm Keiko. Keiko.~ 2d8-10 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-10) and gets a natural 6 for a result of -4. * Luana thinks gently, ~Although I might have to insist on you getting a new haircut, regardless.~ * Keiko lets out a choked laugh and thinks back, ~Su-sure...~ * Heinrick turns around and glances at Luana for a moment, then to Togo. "I'll go scout down there for a second. If I'm not back within 5 minutes, come after." Why not recon in force? I uhm... they said the stairs are out, and we should hurry. * Heinrick shrugs slightly. "If you would really wish to. But I believe the others would need a break now and again." He turns to Jamie. "Although in that sense, it might be in our best interest to go together." * Luana pulls back, although she keeps an arm around Keiko. "We're fine. I'll stay in front of Keiko." * Jamie walks to the stairs and starts down. * Keiko nods a little, glancing to Heinrick before looking back down. She's still crying, but it's more silent now. * Luana steps in front of Keiko and starts down the stairway. * Togo goes with the group. [You head down the stairs. They lead into a stone hallway. There's torches and arched windows periodically down the corridor, and the whole thing resembles a castle. Other than it being tinted a deep green color, I mean.] * Keiko walks after her, staying very close. She puts her left hand on Luana's shoulder to be guided. [The hallway continues for some distance before ending at a double wooden door.] * Jamie walks down the hall, and if she makes it to the end tries to push the left door. (brb five) [Behind the door is... a bunch of teenagers in gray robes. One's a boy with short, bushy red hair, one's a girl with long, bushy brown hair, and the third wears glasses.] (... Does the boy with glasses have a scar?) [He does! He has a lightbulb shaped scar on his upper left forehead.] (back) * Heinrick heads in the door and glances around. If they're not attacking he speaks. "Pardon me, but we seem to be a bit lost. Could you tell us where we are?" * Jamie steps aside and lets Heinrick in. [They huddle together and talk to each other in English. They've got British accents. "" "" ""] * Luana repeats what Heinrick said, but in English. *in English* * Heinrick replies in English. <"Not quite. But regardless, we're still lost."> ["" "" ""] [They look back at you, and the kid with the light-bulb shaped scar clears his throat. ""] <...We can understand you, you know.> > * Keiko rubs her face, blinking a few times, and then swallows as she looks up to the people. [The redhead gestures frantically with his hands ""] * Luana 's hands twitch. <"And probably haven't put a curse on you yet. Though cooperating would help."> [The girl speaks up, ""] * Togo clears his throat. [The redhead blinks. He looks at the girl. ""] [She peers back at him. ""] [The guy with the lightbulb scar repeats, "" He turns to his buddies. ""] (Switching comps. BRB) [The girl frowns. ""] * Togo has quit IRC (Quit: Switching comps) * Heinrick shrugs slightly. <"I'm not sure we'd have anything to gain. After all, we haven't asked for anything of you other than a way out."> * JesseLman has joined #MC4 * JesseLman is now known as Togo ( re ) ( Last I saw was the 'if we can believe them' line ) * Keiko manages to watch the conversation, getting more and more visibly tense. [She responds. ""] (Only a little!) * Heinrick glances at the girl a bit. " * Jamie looks at the room, trying to find the way out. [The guy with the lightbulb scar speaks. "" ] * Ardweden has joined #mc4 (Hey, at the hotel; figured I'd watch for as long as I'm up. ^^) (Sweet. Hey Ard!) (Heya Ard! We're chatting with the MC universe Harry Potter and friends.) ["" Shouts a voice from behind y'all.>" Behind you are two... almost people. A man and a woman, both with remarkable phisiques, both naked... Of course, they both have golden skin and spinning featureless cubes instead of heads, but thems the breaks.] ( Wheeeeeee roll init :X ) 2d8+8 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8+8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 16. 2d8+12 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Luana (2d8+12) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 23. 2d8+7 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Keiko (2d8+7) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 12. 2d8+14 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Togo (2d8+14) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 23. 2d8+7 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Jamie (2d8+7) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 13. [Luana, Togo, Heinrick, golden twins, Hermione clone, Harry clone, Jamie, Keiko, Ron clone] ( Woot. ) [Luana!] (Remember, Heinrick can actually do damage. Unless they replaced his mechanical arm in addition to his stuff. Which would be wacky and a half.) ( He's also nearly unconscious, though ) (This is true.) * Luana steps in front and slides a burning foot out into a kick at the woman. 2d8-4 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Luana (2d8-4) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 1. (Sweet) [Luana kicks the woman... if you can really even call her that... with a burning, um... kick. She's set on fire, but she doesn't seem to mind too much.] (A schoolgirl high kick? Really?) (She kicks high!) (Shinpuu Kyaku!) (If only I could fake a convincing magical girl transformation. T_T) [Togo!] (Togo can help with that! I'll beat him until he does.) * Togo hesitates for a moment, unsure of what to do with no guns... then just goes with what feels right at the moment. He steps forward and tries to grab the guy... 2d8 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. ( made ) [He actually manages to do it, too!] [Heinrick!] * Heinrick notices that Togo made a grab for the guy so he does the same for the girl. And is probably much better at holding people immobile. 2d8-2 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 5. ( Given Heinrick's condition from the prior session and the fact that the girl is on fire, does he really want to do that? ) (His arm is FUCKING METAL!) (Really. Plus that fire spreads awfully fast.) ( Yeah, and the rest of him isn't. ) (Fine. Forget it then. Hold action. Whatever.) [The twins, then.] [They attack by.... removing their heads and rolling them on the floor.] 2 d6 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Brett (2 d6) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 4 6. (Even the one who's grabbed?) ( Yep! ) (Obviously he needs to be pinned.) (...Did you mix and match enemies from Persona games?) ( Lesse... Luana, gimme a soul roll. ) (And then shot in the head.) 2d8 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Luana (2d8) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 7. (And can I take my held action after this, Brett?) (I HATE SOUL ROLLS) ( Nah, I'm just making this up as I go. Although the setting is kinda 1 part Harry Potter, 1 part Persona from that one MC game I never got to run. ) ( You can! ) 2 d50 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Brett (2 d50) and gets a natural 25 for a result of 13 25. (It reminds me of the gigas, the dancers, and the dice mixed together. ...I've been playing a lot of MegaTen lately.) (... We've started a sandwich guild on the Megaten MMO...) (Yes. Yes we have.) (I need to join that thing.) (You do!) (How is it? Good?) [Luana feels like she got punched in the gut. It hurts! But probably not so much as it sounds like the redheaded boy got hit with. "Ow!"] (Terrible XD) ( I heard it was pretty bad ) (It's... an Eastern MMO.) (Grinding? Check. No jump? Check.) (Slightly inaccurate translations? Check.) * Luana hisses and grabs her stomach. (Maple Story's an Eastern MMO and has Jump!) ( SMT is really known for 2 things. A great story and grinding. You can't really have the first in an MMO, so that leaves.... ) (The story's not bad so far, actually.) (...uh...) (Actually yeah, the story's pretty solid) (Strangely enough.) (There's just a lot of grinding and walking in between!) (So much walking x_x) (And befriending demons.) (Run-walking.) (Nanoha style.) (ANYWAY. Someone's up on init!) (Me. Held action.) ( Or, right ) * Heinrick goes to pick up one of the heads that isn't on fire, inspecting it meanwhile to make sure it won't explode or anything. [Heinrick recieves a head... cube..... thing...] [The bushy-haired girl points a wand at the woman and shouts, "Explodiarmus!" A miniature explosion occurs directly in front of her, ripping away a good chunk of flesh, behind which is... more flesh. Apparently it's entirely flesh all the way through.] [The lightbulb-scarred boy follows through with "Expecto Somethingum!" And a washbasin falls on the woman.] [Jamie!] (WASHBASINS) ( Togo's coat approves. ) * Jamie looks to the girl and boys. "How. How do we get out?" (What. If it's Explodiaramus, would it explode and heal you at the same time?) (And full deff for the end) ( No :P ) ( You mean like Marakundiaramagidyne? No. ) [The girl responds to Jamie, "A bit busy, here!"] [Keiko!] (AFK for a bit) ( Maybe when I get my new computer I'll actually be able to run Megaten so I can see for myself :P ) * Keiko manages to focus enough to get her shield up, grab the washbasin with TK, and then whack it into the male one. She looks... tired, really. (Well, if she can!) 2d8-5 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-5) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 5. (Make by 2.) [She does!] [And the Ron clone just whines. "That really hurt!"] [Luana!] (It's like he's really Ron!) (Is the fire doing any visible damage to the body or 'head'?) (Back) ( It's burning away the flesh, which is pretty visible. Though whether that can be called damage or not is anyone's guess. ) * Luana punches the woman, not bothering to wrap her fist in fire. 2d8-4 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Luana (2d8-4) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 1. [Luana punches her. Her flesh ripples on impact. But at least she's not made of goo.] [Togo!] 2d8 * Diceroshi throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. [Togo snaps the guy's neck. For something without any insides, it's a surprisingly effective maneuver, as both he and the female instantly turn into syrup. The down side is Togo and Heinrick both get extremely sticky.] * Luana blinks at the stickiness. "Are you okay, sir?" * Togo wipes goo from his mustache. "... for some reason, that felt right." Well it worked at least. * Jamie turns to the !wizards. "Out. Where is it? How do we get out?" * Keiko glances to Jamie, and then half-smiles for a second before it slips away and she adds, (Oh, Say that in english!) [They huddle again, "" "" "" "" "" ""] [Then they break, and lightbulb-head says, "" They start heading down a path.] * Jamie follows them down the path! * Luana sighs and follows. * Keiko says to herself, quietly, in Japanese, as she heads that way. * Togo continues wiping goop from himself. He reaches into his pocket to see if he has a handkerchief or anything, but finds only a large cardboard box. Shrugging, he stuffs the box back into his pocket and keeps walking. * Heinrick follows, ignoring the goop. At least it's progress. [You follow them through a lot of corridors and around a lot of bends and so on and so forth until finally you get to a wide open area, in which stands a very tall, very slender, very handsome man. He's wearing tight black pants, a white silk shirt with ruffles, and white gloves. Hit hair is silver and waistlength, and his eyes are sparkly blue. And he's got pointy ears.] [The first thing he does is sigh and shake his head. ""] ( Long haired prettyboy alert! Kill it quick! ) ( Before it winds up in a doujin with Togo? ) (... Solid Snake/Elf doujin?) ( You don't think there's been one by now? ) * Luana doesn't seem terribly impressed. Apparently, you have to beat her up before she'll give you the time of day. (We've thought of it, therefore porn of it exists. Welcome to the internet.) ["They followed us home," says the redhead.] <"If you ask, "Can we keep them?" I believe we would just have to stop right there."> [The tall guy sighs. ""] * Keiko steps over nearer to Luana and puts her hand on Luana's shoulder. She thinks at her, ~I'm... really tired, Lu. I was so ready for Eileen to show up and it was making me crazy and... tired.~ [The girl explains it quite quickly and thoroughly.] [The guy listens to her and nods. ""] * Luana puts an arm around Keiko's waist. ~Rest your head on my shoulder and rest your eyes.~ * Luana glares at the man. "<" * Jamie looks at him. [He claps his hands together. ""] * Luana balls up a fist and her irises start to darken. Luana, stand down. * Luana relaxes her hand and her eye color instantly goes back to normal. "Yes, sir." * Heinrick waves his hand at Luana and steps forward. " * Keiko starts to do that... and then the guy is a jerk, and she stands upright, floating off the ground, shield up, glaring at the guy. [""] ( ... huh? ) * Heinrick waves at Keiko as well. "You too. A commotion will get us nowhere right now. As satisfying as it might be." [The teens glance back and forth among each other. The redhead holds up his arms. ""] * Jamie blinks in confusion. * Luana taps Keiko's shield. "Come on, relax before you hurt yourself." [He frames Heinrick with his fingers. ""] * Heinrick turns back to the man. "" [He nods. ""] <"Well, get us out of this mess at least I believe were your words."> * Heinrick smiles slightly. <"Then this is where you ask for compensation, correct?"> * Keiko drops her shield, still glaring at the guy. ~How dare he,~ she thinks at Luana. [He folds his arms. ""] ~Togo said to stand down. Come on.~ * Heinrick waves his hand. <"Then we should probably come to that. You *did* say to make it snappy."> ( If he demands a shrubbery, I quit. ) * Keiko thinks back, ~I am standing down. I'm not trying to crush his head.~ She exhales noisily and then adds, ~Just thinking it very loudly.~ (You have to go back and defeat that barbarian you left standing in the desert. Do you realize how lonely he is?) [He nods. "" He smiles. ""] ( I don't fucking kill you.) * Jamie freezes. " ( And me without a coat. CURSES! ) [He sighs and gestures uselessly. ""] * Jamie nods. [He points at Jamie with both index fingers. ""] * Heinrick shakes his head slightly. <"I personally don't care for a nebulous debt. I would like to at least know some of the terms of this debt first."> * Keiko raises her hand to Luana's shoulder and closes her eyes. [He folds his arms. ""] * Heinrick smirks slightly. <"And would you care to give us an idea of the types of things you might want?"> [Lightbulb-head speaks up. ""] [He grins. ""] * Heinrick shrugs slightly. <"I suppose you often use coersion to get what you wish. I suppose it can't be helped."> [<"Humans call it capitalism.>"] <"Not quite the same concept."> (I should know. I have level 3 in Manegement/Administration) [He waves his hand at the wrist at Heinrick. ""] * Heinrick unfolds his arms. <"As I said. I suppose we have no choice."> (You could just send Jamie home.) ["] * Jamie looks at him. [He nods to Jamie. ""] [Redhair points at the guy. "Hey! He tricked them like the time he tricked me!>"] (That's it. We kill him and research magic.) * Heinrick turns around and walks away. [He widens his arms. ""] [He shrugs. ""] <"Yes. So what you're saying is your power is useless." * Luana looks to Redhair. < * Jamie watches this conversation mutely. ["" He laughs, ""] * Keiko balls her fists up. [Redhair looks down. ""] "" * Luana smiles gently. "<" * Jamie says simply. * Keiko thinks back to Luana, ~He doesn't care.~ [Redhair holds a finger up. <"Actually, he gets us in and out all the time.>"] ~Do you know how he was tricked?~ * Heinrick looks at the Redhair. <"Oh? And where do you go then?"> ["" The girl slaps her hand over his mouth. ""] * Heinrick nods. <"As I thought. You'd most likely just be minions of his anyway."> (Isn't that where Sarah went to school originally?) (Suddenly copyright lawyers, thousands up them decened upon the scene and devoured it like locusts.) (Sweet! We can sue our way out of this world.) (It's also where Karin went to school.) (Wait. Except me and Togo are gone for impersonating Gendo and Snake. :/) * Keiko thinks back, ~Not really.~ (Er, yes, WD, you're right. :)) (Do any of us know that it's where Karin went to school? I can't remember if it was brought up around the wards.) ( Rose does. I'm not sure anyone else does though. Maybe Jamie. ) (Rose knows... yes, Jamie does. Karin mentioned it when Jamie was there.) (Gryph had forgotten!) (And Togo MIGHT know that's where Sarah went.) (Since he was around for the MC3s.) * Jamie blinks and tilts her head. [Anyhow, Lightbulb head says, ""] * Heinrick looks at Lightbulb head. <"Why is that?"> ["I can't tell you. You'd have to be a wizard to understand.>"] Woul... is it Warthog's School of Magic? * Heinrick nods. <"Ah. Like Karin Oswald."> [The elf waves his arms, ""] [The girl blinks. ""] * Luana blinks. ~It never occured to me that Karin went to an actual school to learn magic.~ * Jamie nods slightly. * Keiko nods a little and thinks back, ~Gotta... learn it from someone.~ [They glance at each other. "" "" "" "" ""] ( Actually you don't really, in this game. XD ) [The elf folds his arms and leans against the wall. ""] * Togo hrms. "Sarah Fallsworth went there as well. Good lady." ( That was in English! ) * Keiko leans her head back on Luana's shoulder again. Well, her afro. It's bushy. she murmurs. * Heinrick shrugs slightly. <"Well, potentially. I have to admit I'm probably not going to be as easy to talk to if you leave us staying here either. So the choice is yours."> [They glance at each other again. "" "" "" "" ""] [The elf rolls his eyes towards the ceiling. "" He taps his chin. <"Gee, let me think REAL HARD about that.>"] (They got married!? I never heard about that!) (Herman promised.) (Was part of our bodyswap deal.) ["" "" "" ""] (Herman agreed to the engagement in order to get the soul swap in order, and he would have followed through because he's not an asshole. Also because part of the deal was a very open marriage for both of them. ;P) (Riiiight, I'd forgotten! Poor guy.) * Heinrick shakes his head. <"Actually, I was rather meaning that if I don't get back to my medication rather soon, I...well, it most likely won't be pleasant for you. And at that time, reasoning won't work."> * Heinrick shrugs slightly. <"Please don't take that as a threat. Rather, fact."> (Yeah, Herman did a lot for that. But at least he got to marry his best friend in the end.) ( Ooh, do Heinrick's pants turn purple? ) [He shrugs at Heinrick. "" And then he turns to Togo. "" And looks at the rest of you, gesturing at Togo. ""] * Heinrick nods. <"That at least is an agreement we can arrange."> [He nods " [He nods and looks expectantly at the rest of you.] * Jamie nods again. Togo's acceptance is on my behalf as well. * Heinrick shrugs vaguely. <"Well, I suppose it *would* be better than spending an eternity in this wasteland..."> * Keiko raiess her head slowly from Luana's shoulder and glances to Heinrick. * Heinrick glances back at her, expectantly. [He looks towards Keiko. ""] * Keiko clenches her teeth together, closing her eyes. It still takes her a bit more before she bites off, "Fine. Just do it." [He snaps his fingers and a glowing portal opens up. "Abracadabra."] * Jamie tries to walk through it. [Jamie succeeds.] * Togo steps through. * Heinrick nods slightly. <"What should we call you next time we see you?"> [""] Very well, Felias. * Luana follows after Togo. * Heinrick gestures his hand at him and walks through. * Keiko looks after Luana, gives one last glare to the guy, and then walks through. [You find yourselves in a nuclear facility, where Karin and Rose are totally snogging.] [end]