<@Brett> [Date: Wed., Feb. 24th.  Time: 10:45 a.m.]
<@Brett> [Location: Natasha, a small Granbian town not far from the Serbian
border.]
<@Brett> [Having escaped Monday's small town fiasco by train, you were able to
cross the border and arrive at another small town within Granbian territory. 
What followed was finding a place to stay while keeping Snitch a secret.  Giant
rats sort of stick out.]
<Sonia> (what a punk.)
<Shiho> (a LESS CREEPY town)
<Montana> (He's a nice punk!)
<@Brett> [In the meantime Alysha contacted HQ and requested they come pick him
up.  To wit: You're now currently on a small private airfield on the outskirts
of town that Alysha rented, waiting for Pavla to arrive.]
<@Brett> [You probably got here by rent a van. Yay.!]
<@Brett> [Start]
<Sonia> (DAMN YOU VANS)
<Sonia> (At least the van can carry the computer.)
<Gordo> ... You know, we never did figure out what sort of genemodded psychic
nonsense they used to shoot us down.
<@Brett> [Alysha's currently sitting on a convenient box, swinging her heels
together and resting her chin on her palm. "Ugh.  I wish I had my computer.
We've lost so much time here. Not good for my reputation."]
<@Brett> [And Snitch is sniffing the air, looking from plane to plane with
wonder.]
* Sonia is not wearing her car, wisely. She looks over at Alysha and says, "Hope
the old computer matters to your boss. You people sure like the past for arms
dealers."
* Shiho is waiting next to Alysha and reading something on her phone. She looks
much better than she did in CreepyTown, which is to say, she looks normal and
not bordering on hysterics. "Just tell them about what happened, I'm sure that
town is worth something to someone."
<@Brett> [Alysha shakes her head. "Not that simple.  Who knows what they'd do
with whatever gentech Asahara left behind? Especially the ones that were
designed to kill me."]
<Nigel> (Hang on. Having a weird eye problem)
<@Brett> ( o.o )
* Montana is there, hands in his pockets and normal clothes on over his stealth
suit. He shakes his head. "Gotta admit, this ain't much been what I signed up
for."
<Gordo> Don't we have an army to send in there?
<Nigel> (Weird bar of colored lights is appearing in front of my eyes. Like when
someone takes your picture with a flash, except it's not going away, and it is
making it impossible for me to read anything.)
<@Brett> ( >.> That sounds, uh... bad )
<Montana> (He's AFK, understandably.)
<@Brett> ( Yeah <.< )
<@Brett> [Alysha says, "We're a corporation, not an army.  Besides, HESO was
supposed to take care of it, and we saw how well that worked."]
* Sonia smiles wryly. "Money always speaks the loudest."
<@Brett> ["Makes the world go 'round."]
<@Brett> ( Gimme sight checks :o )
<Shiho> If we're not telling VA about it, and we're not selling the information,
are we just going to leave it alone?
<Shiho> 2d6+7
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+7 for Shiho and gets a natural 6 for a result of 13.
<Gordo> 2d6+5
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Gordo and gets a natural 11 for a result of 16.
<Montana> (Body or mind?)
<@Brett> ( Mind )
<Montana> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Montana and gets a natural 9 for a result of 15.
<Shiho> (Ah, my result is 11 then)
<Sonia> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Sonia and gets a natural 6 for a result of 12.
<Sonia> (Mine is 11 as well.)
<@Brett> [Alysha shakes her head. "No, we'll tell Pavla about it.  She'll know
what to do."]
* Montana shakes his head ruefully. "You sure they were trying to kill you?
Johnson's a *really* common name."
<Shiho> They were all talking about killing a black girl too.
<Gordo> The hell?
<@Brett> ( I know. If there's one thing I regret about MC4, it's giving Robert a
last name like that >.> )
<@Brett> [Alysha nods to Shiho. "Seems a little too coincidental, don't you
think?"]
* Gordo walks over to near Snitch. "Monty, why the hell is there an arrow with a
note on it?"
<@Brett> [Snitch looks over his shoulder, where an arrow is indeed sticking up
out of the ground near him. He squeaks.]
<Sonia> Don't know the numbers, but there's a few black girls in the world.
* Montana also started walking over, as he noticed it, too. "Hell if I know.
Someone just shot it." He picks it up and pulls the note off, handing the arrow
to Gordo.
<@Brett> ( Gimme sight checks! Again )
<Montana> (Mind again?)
<@Brett> ( Yep )
<Montana> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Montana and gets a natural 8 for a result of 14.
<Shiho> 2d8+5
* Dicesuke rolls 2d8+5 for Shiho and gets a natural 3 for a result of 8.
* Gordo has an arrow. "Technically a flying machine, but well before my time."
<@Brett> ( Well body's fine too )
<Montana> (Oh!)
<Gordo> 2d6+5
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Gordo and gets a natural 4 for a result of 9.
<Montana> (Add two to mine for 16.)
<Sonia> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Sonia and gets a natural 3 for a result of 9.
<Shiho> (Mine's 16 now)
<Sonia> (I don't see nothin'.)
<Shiho> (or 10, because I can't read)
<Gordo> (Hey Shiho, roll d6s XD)
<Shiho> 2d6+7
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+7 for Shiho and gets a natural 5 for a result of 12.
<Shiho> (Argh.)
<Shiho> (You know, you spend years typing 'd8' and...)
<@Brett> ( ._. )
<@Brett> ( Welp, don't matter actually :D )
<@Brett> [So yeah. There's an arrow.  And a note.]
<@Brett> [Alysha looks over that way. "Huh? What's going on?"
<@Brett> ]
* Shiho blinks. "That's archaic. What's it say?"
<@Brett> ( It says HELLO! YOU FOOL! I LOVE YOU! )
* Montana reads the note, as he already pulled it off!
* Gordo looks around for the archer, but sees nothing!
<Nigel> (Okay. It's getting worse, so I'm going to lay down. Sorry. I'll be back
if it gets better)
<@Brett> o.O
<Sonia> (Let's take a joy riiiiiiide.)
<@Brett> ( Uh.... >.> )
<Montana> Looks like Japanese.  Or Chinese.  One of those.
* Montana hands it to Shiho or Alysha, whoever's closer.
<@Brett> d2
* Dicesuke rolls 1d2 for Brett and gets a natural 2 and a modified 2, a CRITICAL
SUCCESS! "Astonishing! May I borrow your pituitary gland for a moment? You'll
get it back good as new, I promise!"
<@Brett> [Alysha is closer, apparently, so she takes it.  She glances at it
briefly, grinning as she reads it.]
<@Brett> [She looks up, still grinning. "We're about to be attacked."]
<Sonia> You're so bleeding useful.
<@Brett> ( sight rolls! Anyone who has some sort of vision enhancement thing. )
<Sonia> (I only have sonics. 10 meters. wub wub wub wub)
<@Brett> ( Not far enough! )
<Nigel> (It seems to have mostly gone away. I can read again.)
<@Brett> ( Yay :D )
* Shiho draws her sword and tells Alysha, "Say close."
<Nigel> (Apparantly the most likely scenario is it was a visual migraine)
<@Brett> [Alysha hops off the crate and calls, "Snitch! Come here!"  The rat
squeaks and hurries over.]
<Sonia> (stay! Stay close.)
<Nigel> (At some point... I hope somebody gets to catch Snitch. Because... it's
so tempting to make a "caught the Snitch" joke.)
* Montana removes his hat and pulls his mask over his face before putting it
back on. Faceless cowboy? Yes.
* Montana looks around.
<Shiho> (Yea, that one!)
<@Brett> [Meanwhile, Alysha says, "Red Ghast. I've heard of them. They're
supposedly a mercenary unit from Africa, mainly the Zakanar region.  But really
they're more like brigands for hire."]
<Montana> (I have infra 100, want me to roll it now?)
<Shiho> (*Yes, I hate my typing, geez)
<@Brett> ( Go for it )
<Montana> (Body or mind?)
<@Brett> ( Whichever's higher )
<Montana> 2d6+8
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+8 for Montana and gets a natural 7 for a result of 15.
<@Brett> [She grins. "Luckily they're not actually ghasts, or we could be in
trouble."]
* Gordo starts to go for his gun. "And what have they ever so kindly decided to
tell us?"
<@Brett> ["They haven't." She grins even wider. "Someone in Sebastian's group
has gone rogue."]
<Sonia> Maybe seeing the ugly betrayal got to 'em.
<@Brett> [Alysha offers the note to Shiho if she wants it, while saying, "Their
leader knows some magic. Small time stuff, but better be ready for it."]
<Gordo> Ah, well good on him. Or her... or it I suppose.
* Shiho takes the note with her free hand and looks it over.
* Montana stops looking and starts pointing, at the hangar. "There, five people
comin', behind the hangar. Figure... eighty meters?"
<@Brett> [Snitch squeaks and hides behind the crate Alysha had been sitting on,
peeking out over the top. It looks kind of cute.]
* Shiho sighs and pockets the note.
* Montana keeps watching the people behind the building as he says, "Like real
magic? How're you supposed to be ready for that?"
<Gordo> Nigel's department, I'm hoping for not immune to bullets.
<@Brett> [Alysha grins. "If you know something about magic, you can do it by
making a counter spell.  Unless there's something seriously wrong with you and
you can't use any magic for some reason."]
<Sonia> Yeah, well, didn't catch any real magic when I was growin' up.
<@Brett> [And then a pair of mercenaries appears on either side of the small
hanger, firing rifles as they advance.]
<@Brett> ( Gimme init rolls :D )
<Montana> 2d6+5
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Montana and gets a natural 9 for a result of 14.
<Gordo> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Gordo and gets a natural 6 for a result of 12.
<Sonia> 2d6+5
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Sonia and gets a natural 2 and a modified 7, a
CRITICAL FAILURE! "Excellent! We've been looking for a test subject. Hold on to
this horseshoe and penny while I alert the Leprechaun Entrapment Brigade, we'll
have you fixed in no time..."
<Sonia> (CRITICAL SLOW)
* Nigel looks like he's about to say something, and then suddenly bullets.
<Nigel> 2d6+5
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Nigel and gets a natural 10 for a result of 15.
<Shiho> 2d6+11
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+11 for Shiho and gets a natural 9 for a result of 20.
<@Brett> [The mercenaries are all men in green fatigues, wearing black padded
vests and armed with assault rifles. They wear gas masks and high-tech looking
goggles, probably infrared. They've also got visible pistols, knives and
grenades.]
<@Brett> [They're about 80 meters away.
<@Brett> ]
<Gordo> (I'm going to abuse my combat techs and shoot them with a hand gun at no
penalty! When my turn comes up, of course)
<@Brett> [Order is: Shiho, Nigel, Montana, MercenaryLeader, Mercenary1,
Mercenary2, Mercenary3, Gordo, Mercenary4, Sonia]
<@Brett> [Shiho!]
<Montana> (Doesn't hand gun have range 2?)
<Shiho> (Book says yes)
<Gordo> (... Clearly they need to attack from farther away! >_> <_<)
* Shiho switches her sword for her pistol and fires at Merc1.
<Shiho> 2d6+7
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+7 for Shiho and gets a natural 7 for a result of 14.
<@Brett> [Shiho shoots him in the shoulder.  He winces, but it looks like his
armor lessened the impact a bit.]
<@Brett> [Nigel!]
<Gordo> (Nigel is an optical illusion.)
* Nigel raises his crossbow and fires at Merc1
<Nigel> 2d6+7
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+7 for Nigel and gets a natural 8 for a result of 15.
<@Brett> ( Sorry, somehow I completely lost how much damage Shiho's gun does >.>
was recalculating it )
<Montana> (Ping?)
<Sonia> (pang!)
<Gordo> (Pong!)
<@Brett> ( Sorry, some troubles arose from me always relying on quick combat
sheets and forgetting how to calculate this stuff :X )
<Montana> (If you need, I can just tell you how much damage I do when I do it.)
<@Brett> [Nigel sends a bolt into the guy's side. Unfortunately for him, the
armor absorbs much of the impact and the bolt only barely penetrates.]
<@Brett> ( That works. )
<@Brett> [Montana!]
* Montana tells the others, "Someone's still behind," and starts running at
extra-speed towards the hangar, choosing the side with Merc1. As he moves, he
fires at the other merc on that side (Merc2?), aiming for his leg: hopefully to
get him to fall, certainly to bypass armor.
<Montana> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Montana and gets a natural 9 for a result of 15.
<Montana> (22 damage.)
<@Brett> [Montana scores a direct hit, and the man does fall to his knees. It
seems his limbs aren't armored.]
<@Brett> [The mercs fire as they advance, save merc 2, who stays back with his
injury.  They fire indiscriminately, at...
<@Brett> 3 2d7
* Dicesuke rolls 3 2d7 for Brett and gets a natural ( 8 10 7 ) for a result of (
8 10 7 ).
<@Brett> ( Oops )
<@Brett> 3 1d7
* Dicesuke rolls 3 1d7 for Brett and gets a natural ( 1 6 2 ) for a result of (
1 6 2 ).
<@Brett> ( Gordo, Montana and Alysah )
<Gordo> 2d6+5
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Gordo and gets a natural 5 for a result of 10.
<@Brett> ( Or rather Alysha )
<Montana> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Montana and gets a natural 10 for a result of 16.
<Shiho> (I'll defend Alysha, like I do)
<Shiho> 2d6+7
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+7 for Shiho and gets a natural 11 for a result of 18.
<@Brett> ( Kay )
<Gordo> (Hey Brett, how's my wound from the night before doing?)
<@Brett> ( It was 2 nights ago, so you (were) fully healed. )
<Gordo> (Yay)
<@Brett> [Montana's quick to take cover behind a plane's giant tire, but Gordo
takes a bullet to the arm. Alysha's nearly shot too, but Shiho pulls her out of
the way just before bullet holes appear on the side of the plane she was
standing in front of.]
<@Brett> [Gordo!]
<@Brett> [Alysha glances at the bullet holes, then grins at Shiho.  Then her
expression changes to one of concern. "Be careful! The air's changed."]
<Gordo> (Lacking AP rounds, I'm going to try for partial armor spots like Monty
did.)
<Gordo> 2 2d6+3
* Dicesuke rolls 2 2d6+3 for Gordo and gets a natural ( 10 6 ) for a result of (
13 9 ).
<Montana> (-3 penalty on those, yeah.)
<@Brett> ( Yah, if you aim for a non-armored spot it's a -3 penalty without
precise shot. )
<Gordo> (Which I just did!)
<@Brett> ( Which one's he aiming for? )
* Montana yells in the coms, "Merc behind the building's casting something!"
<Gordo> (Closest, trying to keep them out of grenade range)
<@Brett> ( Aight. )
<@Brett> ( #1 then :D )
<@Brett> [Gordo blasts the merg in the arm, a direct hit that nearly takes the
arm right off. He screams and clutches at it before falling.]
<@Brett> [Merc #4 advances, firing at a random target.]
<@Brett> 1d7
* Dicesuke rolls 1d7 for Brett and gets a natural 4 for a result of 4.
<@Brett> ( Shiho! )
<Shiho> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Shiho and gets a natural 9 for a result of 15.
<@Brett> ( Someone remind me of how far you can move in a round? ._. )
<@Brett> [Shiho easily avoids the barrage of bullets.]
<@Brett> [Sonia!]
<Montana> (I'm moving 36 meters/round.)
<Montana> (In meters, it's 2xbody at jog, 3xbody at sprint.)
<Montana> (Double it if you have fast, quadruple if fastx2.)
<Sonia> (Um... I'll take a second shot at the guy Shiho hit in the armor.)
<@Brett> ( Aight. )
<Sonia> (As I move for cover.)
<Sonia> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Sonia and gets a natural 4 for a result of 10.
<Sonia> (boo)
<@Brett> ( Actually that guy's down though :P )
<@Brett> ( Gordo got him )
<Sonia> (Well, I miss someone else, then.)
<@Brett> ( Maybe not! )
<@Brett> ( ... Yeah, you did. :D )
<Sonia> (Yeah.)
<@Brett> [Sonia misses someone else!]
<@Brett> [Snitch stays behind his box!]
<@Brett> [Shiho!]
* Shiho turns towards Merc2 and fires, this time trying to hit a non-armored
spot.
<Shiho> 2d6+4
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+4 for Shiho and gets a natural 7 for a result of 11.
<@Brett> [Shiho succeeds as the merc totally bungles his defense roll >.>  She
hits him in the arm, and even from back here you can see him grimace.]
<@Brett> [He doesn't look like he can take much more.
<@Brett> [Nigel!]
<Shiho> (Success from someone else's failure, the best kind!)
<Nigel> 2d6+11
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+11 for Nigel and gets a natural 7 for a result of 18.
<Nigel> 2d6+12
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+12 for Nigel and gets a natural 5 for a result of 17.
* Nigel looks up and nods then quickly takes out some chalk and begins to draw
an elaborate, mystical-looking circle. "Everyone! Get over here. Get within the
circle. He's casting a summoning spell. Hopefully... it takes a bit longer to
cast than it takes me to finish this..."
<@Brett> [Montana!]
* Montana glances back. "Seriously?!" But he edges out from behind the wheel and
fires at Merc3's arm before sprinting back for the circle.
<Montana> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Montana and gets a natural 7 for a result of 13.
<@Brett> [And believe it or not, the merc is actually quick enough to flatten
himself next to the corner of the building, Montana's shot pinging off the
side.]
<@Brett> ( These guys are actually slightly better than the usual
dude-with-assault-rifle template I normally use O: )
<@Brett> [Merc2 and 3 fire, halting their advance for the moment. Seems they
know something's coming and don't want to get caught in it.]
<@Brett> 2d7
* Dicesuke rolls 2d7 for Brett and gets a natural 10 for a result of 10.
<@Brett> ( Mrr )
<@Brett> 1d7
* Dicesuke rolls 1d7 for Brett and gets a natural 5 for a result of 5.
<@Brett> 1d7
* Dicesuke rolls 1d7 for Brett and gets a natural 1 and a modified 1, a CRITICAL
FAILURE! "Excellent! We've been looking for a test subject. Hold on to this
horseshoe and penny while I alert the Leprechaun Entrapment Brigade, we'll have
you fixed in no time..."
<@Brett> ( Gordo and Sonia! Def rolls )
<Gordo> 2d6+5
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Gordo and gets a natural 8 for a result of 13.
<Sonia> 2d6+7
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+7 for Sonia and gets a natural 11 for a result of 18.
<@Brett> [Sonia easily avoids the fire.  Gordo... um... less... easily?...
avoids as well, also, and in addition to.]
<@Brett> [It's hard to make bullet dodging exciting in text.]
<@Brett> [Gordo's turn!]
* Gordo doesn't get shot again! Horray! He celebrates by attempting to dearm the
dude what shot at him and then scurrying into Nigel's circle of not getting
eaten by what ever's getting summoned.
<Gordo> 2 2d6+3
* Dicesuke rolls 2 2d6+3 for Gordo and gets a natural ( 6 3 ) for a result of (
9 6 ).
<Gordo> (And I probably wiff!)
<@Brett> [Yes.  In Gordo's hasty attempt to move to the circle and fire, he does
indeed wiff.]
<@Brett> [Merc4 opens fire!]
<@Brett> 1d7
* Dicesuke rolls 1d7 for Brett and gets a natural 3 for a result of 3.
<@Brett> [At Nigel!]
<@Brett> ( Which could be bad if he hits :o )
<Nigel> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Nigel and gets a natural 9 for a result of 15.
<@Brett> [Alysha, meanwhile, runs for the circle, calling, "Snitch, come on!" 
The rat obeidently emerges from his hiding spot, shakily waddling towards the
circle.]
<@Brett> [And Nigel's fortunate that he isn't shot up while drawing this thing.]
<@Brett> ( Incidentally I finally found a use for the writing skill )
<Montana> (?)
<@Brett> [Sonia!]
<Nigel> (Yes. I was impressed by that.)
<Montana> (Wait, drawing mystic circles?)
<Montana> (I'd think that's occult.)
<@Brett> ( Yep :D )
<@Brett> ( I used both. )
<Nigel> (It is. The writing adds a bonus.)
<@Brett> ( Occult's for the know-how, writing's for the do-it-quickly )
<Montana> (Well, improvising a protection circle on the fly can be pretty
quick!)
<Montana> (Never got to do that sort of thing with Herman, but he had a really
solid basic spell list so I guess I didn't need to ask.)
<@Brett> ( Sorry, I didn't think of it back then :P )
<@Brett> ( Plus I don't know if he was ever in a situation like this. )
* Sonia shoots at the Merc that dodged Montana's shot. She says, lowly, at
Nigel, "Never heard of cover?" as she works her way to the circle.
<Sonia> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Sonia and gets a natural 11 for a result of 17.
<Montana> (Not really.  He fought plenty of other mages, but they either cast
quickly or had elaborate rituals that could be disrupted.)
<@Brett> ( That wasn't a called shot, was it? )
<Sonia> (No, it was not.)
<@Brett> ( Well you could disrupt this guy's too, if he wasn't 80 m away hiding
behind a building :P )
<@Brett> ( K )
<Montana> (Yeah!  That's why Montana was running, but then Nigel made him run
back!)
<@Brett> [Sonia blasts the guy, her sonic boom gun causing him to reel. He
shakes his head after the impact, but stays up.]
<@Brett> [Shiho!]
* Nigel shrugs at Sonia. "Well I didn't have time to pick a cozy spot to draw
it, did I?"
* Shiho fires at the guy Sonia was shooting at before darting for the circle.
<Shiho> 2d6+7
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+7 for Shiho and gets a natural 3 for a result of 10.
<@Brett> [And she hits!  But thanks to his armor, he's still up.]
<@Brett> [Meanwhile Nigel continues scribing his circle.]
<@Brett> [Montana!]
<Sonia> (He took two hits and is still up?)
<Sonia> (Weak.)
<Montana> (Who's still up?)
<Gordo> (This why we're going for the armor penn shots)
<@Brett> ( 3 are up. #2 and #3 are barely on their feet, #4 is at full )
<@Brett> ( And of course the leader is behind the building )
* Montana fires at Merc2's leg, hoping to put him down.
<Montana> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Montana and gets a natural 5 for a result of 11.
<Montana> (Let me know if that misses.)
<@Brett> ( Nope. He fail )
<Montana> (Who failed?)
<@Brett> [Montana shoots his other leg! He drops to the ground, clutching at it
before going limp.
<Montana> (Yay!)
<@Brett> ( That guy )
<@Brett> ( Lost my place )
<Gordo> (Two dudes shoot at us, Gordo shoots back.)
<@Brett> [The mercs maintain their distance, looking like they're waiting for
something. They fire again.]
<@Brett> 2 d7
* Dicesuke rolls 2 1d7 for Brett and gets a natural ( 3 4 ) for a result of ( 3
4 ).
<@Brett> ( Nigel and Shiho! )
<Shiho> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Shiho and gets a natural 7 for a result of 13.
<@Brett> [Shiho drops, taking her out of the line of fire.]
<Nigel> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Nigel and gets a natural 5 for a result of 11.
<Nigel> (Eep. I think I need to DR?)
<Nigel> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Nigel and gets a natural 11 for a result of 17.
<Nigel> (Better)
<@Brett> [And Nigel avoids as well!]
<@Brett> [Gordo!]
* Gordo puts a normal shot into the hurt guy, and tries to wing the healthy one.
<Gordo> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Gordo and gets a natural 4 for a result of 10.
<Gordo> 2d6+3
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+3 for Gordo and gets a natural 11 for a result of 14.
<Gordo> (... Dicy's in an interesting mood.)
<@Brett> ( I think I messed up. M2 was supposed to be down. :X So we'll say that
was M4's turn instead. )
<@Brett> [Gordo fails to finish off Merc3.  He does hit Merc4, though, putting a
bullet in his shoulder.]
<@Brett> [Sonia!]
* Sonia tries to finish off Merc 3.
<Sonia> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Sonia and gets a natural 7 for a result of 13.
<@Brett> [And she does, her sonic boom knocking him off his feet. He doesn't get
back up.]
<@Brett> [Shiho!]
* Shiho aims for a non-armored part of Merc4 and fires. "How's it coming,
Nigel?"
<Shiho> 2d6+4
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+4 for Shiho and gets a natural 9 for a result of 13.
<@Brett> [Shiho hits him! He looks like he's barely still conscious. One of his
arms goes limp and he drops his rifle.
<@Brett> [And Nigel finishes his circle!]
<@Brett> ( It's his turn :P )
* Nigel makes the last mark. "Done!"
* Nigel looks up at the sky. "Now... let's hope I'm right, shall we?"
<@Brett> [The circle actually resembles a circle within a triangle within
another circle within a slightly larger circle, with marking inbetween the outer
circles that are indecipherable to the rest of you.]
<@Brett> [Alysha says. "It looks okay to me."]
<Montana> Y'know magic, ma'am?
<@Brett> ( You going to take a shot at that guy? )
<Nigel> (Sure!)
<@Brett> [Alysha grins bitterly. "I wish I did.  I wish I did."]
<Nigel> (Which guy is left?)
<@Brett> ( Merc 4 )
<@Brett> ( He's barely up. )
* Nigel raises his crossbow, with the chalk in his other hand and fires at Merc
4.
<Nigel> 2d6+7
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+7 for Nigel and gets a natural 8 for a result of 15.
<@Brett> [Merc uses his one good hand to grab a grenade, pulling the pin out
with his teeth.  Before he can throw it, though, Nigel sends a bolt into him,
and he falls.  Seconds later, the grenade blows him to smithereens.]
<Gordo> Good shot!
* Nigel nods. "Thanks."
<@Brett> [And suddenly the sky grows cloudy and windy, a sudden thunderstorm
brought on very quick.]
<@Brett> [Lightning flashes all around you.  And you can actually see bolts
hitting the ground.  A few go through nearby airplanes, bits of metal flying off
them as they explode.]
* Gordo ducks. "Pavla's going to try and land in this?"
* Montana 's eyes widen behind his mask. "A *little* bit of magic?" he says
incredulously.
<@Brett> ["Well, yeah. A lightning storm isn't that hard to conjure for someone
who knows a bit of magic, and has the talent," Alysha says as lightning rains
down around you.  "Be glad it's not meteors."
<@Brett> ]
<@Brett> [The storm lasts only a few seconds, gone as quickly as it came.]
<@Brett> [None of the bolts hit you. Yay :D
* Gordo stares at the sky.
<@Brett> [It's partially cloudy today!]
* Montana asks Nigel, "Safe to move?"
<@Brett> [Alysha says quickly. "Yes! Go get him!"]
* Nigel nods. "Yes."
* Montana bolts out of the circle at top speed, running straight for the left
side of the hangar.
* Gordo doesn't match Monty's speed as he's not built for traveling at speed
outside of vehicles.
<@Brett> [Montana reaches it just as a man emerges around the corner, a
20-something black guy in green camo fatigues.  But instead of body armor, a gas
mask and weapons, all he's carrying is a staff made of two branches twisted
together.  He looks wide-eyed at Montana. "How...?"]
* Montana snaps his whip at the staff, trying to yank it out of the mage's
hands.
<Montana> 2d6+6
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+6 for Montana and gets a natural 9 for a result of 15.
* Shiho stays with Alysha, just in case.
<@Brett> [Montana does it easily.  The staff clatters to the ground, and he
holds up his hands in surrender.]
<@Brett> [Gordo gets there too.]
<@Brett> [Alysha is grinning.]
Time: Sat Mar 10 00:00:00 2012
* Montana aims the gun in his other hand at the man's head. "Make a wrong move
and I kill you," he tells him, his voice even and face (or lack thereof)
completely blank. "Pick up that staff, Gordo."
<Gordo> My arm falls of, you owe me a new one Monty.
* Gordo tries to pick up the twisted staff.
<Montana> Yeeeah, I'll buy you new one.
<@Brett> ["I surrender," He says. In English, though his accent is thick West
African. "This is not worth the money anyway."]
<@Brett> [Gordo picks it up.  It feels oddly like a wooden staff made from two
branches twisted together.]
<Montana> Fuckin' believe it.
<@Brett> [Alysha starts making her way over, evidently convinced the guy won't
be a problem anymore.]
* Shiho follows Alysha, smiling reluctantly.
<@Brett> ["How did you know?" the man asks. "How did you know what I was doing?"
* Nigel walks over to examine the staff.
* Montana deadpans, "I got superpowers."
* Gordo holds it out for inspection.
* Nigel looks up. "Hm? Oh... I'm Nigel Winthrop. Perhaps you know my work? I've
been doing extensive occult research for the past few years. Your summoning
spell was honestly pretty basic, but I am jealous of your talent. It's beyond my
own abilities for sure."
* Nigel nods to Gordo. "It's a basic foci staff. Nothing special... well beyond
being magic."
<@Brett> [He nods. "We have no fancy schools of magic in Africa.  My talent may
seem simple to you, but I've learned to use it well."]
* Nigel nods. "No doubt about that. Untrained, even a simple summoning spell is
impressive."
<@Brett> [Alysha grins when she gets there. "'Use it well'? Is that what you
call working for Nyssa Nkhan?"]
* Nigel shrugs to Alysha. "There's no magic spell to make you a good judge of
character. At least none that I am aware of."
<Montana> (Herman knows a few.)
<Gordo> (There were a lot of people we were fighting who could have used it cast
on them!)
<@Brett> [The man frowns. "I do not expect you to understand. Life in Zakanar is
hell.  Learning to fight is the only way to keep your family safe.  But when
someone offers you that much money, even if it's Nyssa Nhkan... if it means you
don't have to resort to banditry or killing your countrymen, if it means you
never have to kill again once you kill some white girl, you take it."]
<Montana> (Well, he knows now!  He didn't then.)
<@Brett> [Alysha grins wider. "I'm half black."]
* Sonia tilts her head slightly at the name.
<@Brett> ( Anyone who has some sort of cultural or military arts related to
Africa can roll for it :P )
<Montana> (Heh, not unless we're talking about artifacts or anything rare or
valuable.)
<Gordo> (If the Brits have been peacekeeping there Gordo's probably had to fly
there.)
<@Brett> ( Nope. Just foreign affairs in a country most of your characters
likely haven't thought much about :D )
<@Brett> ( Good enough for me, roll it :P )
<Sonia> (I have 'lived in africa'.)
<Gordo> 2d6+5
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Gordo and gets a natural 8 for a result of 13.
<Sonia> (Although not west/east africa.)
* Montana looks the man over, then switches to Creole French, "<How do you feel
about this guy?>"
<@Brett> [The man shrugs. "You are white to me.  You would be white to any
N'mba."]
<Montana> (Mmm yeah, so Sonia's probably up on affairs just from proximity.)
<Sonia> 2d6+5
* Dicesuke rolls 2d6+5 for Sonia and gets a natural 6 for a result of 11.
<Sonia> (Who knows!)
<Sonia> (That's a roll.)
<@Brett> ( If you can come up with reasonable justification, I'll let you roll
:P )
* Nigel shrugs and responds in french. "<I find him sort of fascinating. Maybe
we should recruit him.>"
<@Brett> [Alysha grins. "<That's what I was thinking. We can probably buy him
off.>"]
* Shiho listens to people speak in a language she doesn't know and keeps an eye
on the man.
* Montana nods slightly. "<He's loyal only to the dollar. I know the type.>"
* Sonia doesn't speak your romance languages, but she does speak 'continue to
look for Pavla's landing' while she idly toys with her gun.
* Gordo blinks. "Wasn't she torn to pieces?"
<@Brett> ["She was supposed to be," says Alysha. "I had a theory before, but I
wasn't sure until just now: Remember the black woman in Sebastian's group? The
one with extensive cybernetics?"]
<@Brett> [The man nods. "She's very much alive and wants you dead."]
<Montana> Aw, she remembers us.  What a sweetheart.
<@Brett> [Alysha grins. "And if I ask why she wants me dead or how she knew to
find me here...?"]
<@Brett> ["I don't know."]
<@Brett> [Alysha nods. "Thought so."]
* Sonia grimaces. "It's people like her that give us a bad name. Synthetic skin
ain't new."
* Gordo shivers. "If she shows up in person, we're making sure she's not getting
put together again, I'm not having with genocides."
<@Brett> ["She doesn't even have that.  Her cybernetics are designed for
military, too bulky for synthetic skin." She starts pacing. "Well, Mr... What's
you name?"]
<@Brett> ["Ambal T'chara."]
<@Brett> ( And yes I know nothing about African names. :X )
<Sonia> ( :| )
<@Brett> ["Mr. T'chara.  The way I've seen it, you've got three choices. #1, I
can kill you.  #2, I can let you go, and let Nyssa deal with you.  Or #3, you
can work for me."]
<@Brett> ( I can get away with it because he's from a fictional country :D )
<@Brett> ( And it's not racist because I plan to do the same with Granbia :D :D
)
<Sonia> ( >______________________> )
<Sonia> ( baby whale )
<@Brett> ( Anyhow. )
<@Brett> [Ambal says simply, "That's not much of a choice at all, is it?"]
<Montana> (Can't stop laughing.  BABY WHALE)
<@Brett> [Alysha grins. "Nope! It's not. I'll even make arrangements for the
transport of your family to the USA."]
<@Brett> [He frowns. "So you'll make them hostages."]
<@Brett> [She grins wider. "Either I do, or Nyssa does.  Take your pick."]
<@Brett> [He doesn't consider for long. "I'm honored to work for you, Ms.
Johnson."]
* Montana shrugs slightly. "Got a pretty nice benefits package, at least."
* Nigel shrugs. "If you come with us I can at least train you in what I know.
Obviously, you are more gifted than I am, but I have extensive knowledge of
magic, even if I can't use it."
<@Brett> ( Can end whenever. It's late >.> )
<Nigel> (Yes and I have migraine)
<Sonia> (I agrees with done.)
<Gordo> (Done is good)
<@Brett> ( Alright. )
<@Brett> [Alysha grins widely at him. "I knew you would be."]
<@Brett> [End]