You have just entered room "vesselsofsouls."
PapatymisonN has entered the room.
Arch mage144: I'm starting the room now just to get people organized, but we won't actually start for about 20 minutes or so.
OMG Priam has entered the room.
OMG Priam has left the room.
Arch mage144: OMG Priam's phasing.
OMG Priam has left the room.
OMG Priam has entered the room.
OMG Priam: Fucking shitty-ass aim
Lithaladhwen: Arch mage144: I'm starting the room now just to get people organized, but we won't actually start for about 20 minutes or so.
OMG Priam: Good, because I cook =D
Lithaladhwen: You're pink.
Lithaladhwen: That is a bad omen.
PapatymisonN: ... it is...
PapatymisonN: Anyways, I need food.
PapatymisonN: I shall return!
OMG Priam: Shit, all the other colors are taken
Lithaladhwen: I suppose.
CGNakibe: ... how did I forget about this room like that? o.o;;
Arch mage144: I dunno?
CGNakibe: Also: Pan II is still on there because Doug asked me for its stats and I needed to keep them.
T3chn0Namagomi: <_< Not like anyone else does any of their own inclusions for the Mecha Compendium. I can understand for the NPC mecha, but...is it TOO MUCH TO ASK for players to do their own mecha's writeups?
PapatymisonN: The format is slightly confusing, and I personally need more info on the weapons.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
T3chn0Namagomi: HOW CONFUSING IS A DESCRIPTION FOR THE FUCKING MECHA?!
PapatymisonN: The first being "are we pulling weapon manufacturing names out of our asses, or is there a list?"
T3chn0Namagomi: THERE IS A DESCRIPTION TAB AND A HISTORY TAB.
T3chn0Namagomi: Former on that.
T3chn0Namagomi: But, jeez. Is it that hard to write up a description and a history for the mecha?! Jeez.
Lithaladhwen: Nama?
T3chn0Namagomi: ?
Lithaladhwen: If you make adding things to the wiki this huge event involving lots of pressure and bitching, no one will do it. Just a thought.
Arch mage144: YOUR MOTHER SUCKS COCKS IN HELL GWARARARAGAGHGHGHGH
Lithaladhwen: Gwa'Aag has nothing to do with this.
T3chn0Namagomi: It's just frustrating that it feels like I have to do all the work...
Lithaladhwen: Nama, welcome to having some initiative.
Arch mage144: You have two options:
Lithaladhwen: It means you end up doing the things you want done.
Arch mage144: Do it yourself or wait for other people to do it
Arch mage144: If you can't handle how long the second takes, go with the first. If you are incapable of doing the first, find a way to deal with it.
OMG Priam: The waiting means it may not get done for an unsatisfactorily long time
Lithaladhwen: CASE IN POINT
Lithaladhwen: http://mysidia.org/rpgww/Category:RP_Summaries
Lithaladhwen: How many of these do you think I've written myself?
Lithaladhwen: For RPs that I wasn't even in?
Lithaladhwen: Six of these eight came from me.
Arch mage144: This is partially my fault. >_>;
Lithaladhwen: Yeah, well. Step it up, Skippy. Or the Nikumian artifacts saga is next.
T3chn0Namagomi: I can't quite do the description or history of most of these, for the count.
T3chn0Namagomi: Enemy mecha, yes. My mecha, yes.
Arch mage144: Don't get me wrong, I appreciate it, I just am not diligent about this the way you are because I don't find it engaging enough to do it in my free time; it feels like work.
T3chn0Namagomi: Everyone else's?
Lithaladhwen: Then get as much done as you can. It's much more important to set a good example than to demand people do things your way.
Lithaladhwen: I'm pretty sure the only reason Dark Tidings and Nightfall have wiki summaries is that there was now a reason to do them.
Arch mage144: Especially since it seems to me like if people did it "incorrectly" you'd flip out at them.
Lithaladhwen: You have to start trends if you want them to happen your way.
Arch mage144: Hm. Bes said he could be here, IIRC...
T3chn0Namagomi: T-minus 19 minutes and counting
Arch mage144: *shrug* We'll go on if he doesn't show. His character is not terribly entrenched in what's going on.
PapatymisonN: *returns, set to go*
PapatymisonN: I got chicken nuggets, I got three bottles of 710mL Pepsi, and I got one and one half bags of chips.
PapatymisonN: Let's rock. ^_^
T3chn0Namagomi: (I already ate chili until I was full)
Arch mage144: *kills a bunch of extra windows*
CGNakibe: Caffiene source? Check.
CGNakibe: Empty calories? Check.
CGNakibe: Bad attitude? *thinks*
Arch mage144: Somehow I wound up with a cup of coffee and a glass of wine on my desk.
CGNakibe: Double-check.
Lithaladhwen: (Damn right.)
Arch mage144: Wine because it's good with this fettucini alfredo, coffee because I made something like six cups of it earlier.
Arch mage144: And I wanted to empty the coffeemaker.
Arch mage144: I suppose this just means that my after-dinner coffee is already made.
PapatymisonN: Works for me.
Arch mage144: 710 mL? What the hell is that? It's not a 20-ounce. That'd be closer to 600 mL.
PapatymisonN: Yeah. They only come in a six-pack.
PapatymisonN: It's like having a case in six bottles.
Arch mage144: Oh, it's a 24-oz. OK.
Arch mage144: Or, rather, close enough to a 24-oz.
PapatymisonN: Yeah.
PapatymisonN: It's basically two cans in a bottle.
OMG Priam: Mmm, alfredo with anything.
Arch mage144: I wasn't aware that soda came that way off-hand.
PapatymisonN: Might be a Canada thing. Who knows?
T3chn0Namagomi: T-minus 10 minutes.
Arch mage144: It might come that way here, as well, I just don't know if I've ever bought it that way.
PapatymisonN: Don't be a stranger to it. It's good if you're like me, and can polish off a can of soda in no time.
Arch mage144: Since the typical way to buy soda is either cans or two liters.
Arch mage144: The average human bladder only holds 700 mL of liquid. XD
Arch mage144: Though the urination reflex is often triggered around 200 mL.
PapatymisonN: ... so I'll need a bathroom break in 30 minutes. Sue me.
Arch mage144: Well, you're not going to pee out all the water you take in.
PapatymisonN: And sitting represses my urination reflex.
PapatymisonN: I can sit for HOURS and HOURS sometimes, RPing, really getting into it...
PapatymisonN: And then I'll get up and WHAM.
Arch mage144: Additionally, since that's volume, there aren't even 700 mL of water there.
T3chn0Namagomi: Also, Brian, Kai, note that I'm going to make a writeup and assuming that certain things happened in Doomsday. Just as a FYI
Arch mage144: Things like corn syrup, flavorings, colors, and carbon dioxide gas take up volume, too.
Lithaladhwen: Ookay. As long as Myrnal doesn't sleep with anyone in the party or lose any knives or fingers?
Lithaladhwen: It's all good. All the time.
PapatymisonN: ... can she immaculately conceive?
T3chn0Namagomi: Myrnal is not getting knocked up
Lithaladhwen: Thank you, Nama. e_e
Arch mage144: *puts a bun in Myrnal's oven*
Lithaladhwen: VETO
Arch mage144: *an hour later it pops out, nice and warm and ready to recieve butter*
PapatymisonN: *unfortunately, cutting it causes it to cry uncontrollaby*
Arch mage144: ...that's disturbing.
PapatymisonN: After all, Brian, we all know of your affinity for animated yeast products... :P
Arch mage144: Not so much affinity as willingness to roleplay.
Lithaladhwen: Well, think about it, Charles.
Lithaladhwen: What's olive oil made from?
PapatymisonN: Olives.
Lithaladhwen: And what's garlic powder made from?
PapatymisonN: Garlic.
Lithaladhwen: Okay.
PapatymisonN: Babies.
PapatymisonN: That's what baby powder is made of. *nod*
Lithaladhwen: So if we mix the solid and liquid component of a baby, baby oil and baby powder....
Lithaladhwen: Yes. Baby.
OMG Priam: Talcum is actually mineral deposits from ancient dead youth
T3chn0Namagomi: So...why don't we just start now?
T3chn0Namagomi: Will less than three minutes matter that much?
OMG Priam: Maybe!
OMG Priam: *has no idea what's going on*
Arch mage144: Keep your pants on.
CGNakibe: ... but... but...
Arch mage144: Anyway, yeah, let's get started, if Bes shows up we'll invite him and catch him up if it's possible for him to join late.
PapatymisonN: Indeed.
Arch mage144: <RP>
Lithaladhwen: <Helena "DO NOT WANT" Mazuo>
OMG Priam: <<DAREDEVIL>>
PapatymisonN: <Oxblood "Doesn't Know He's Named For An Elf" Gnashrak>
Arch mage144: *It's been about a week since the beginning of the construction of the seabase, and over the past few days a lot of troops and equipment have been moved to the bottom of the Val'Ri in secret.*
CGNakibe: <Serran "Blue Wizard Needs Food Badly" Dien>
Arch mage144: *MAC Igala is preparing to mount a massive assault on the underground bunker housing SentanCorp's hidden arcane biotechnology laboratory.*
T3chn0Namagomi: <Zeiren "James Reincarnated" Aslan>
Arch mage144: *The assault is intended to commence in less than an hour...*
T3chn0Namagomi: *Heh...any new guys come in?*
PapatymisonN: *Gods, I hope not...*
Arch mage144: *Well, <Priam's new character--HERE COMES DAREDEVIL> is among the units shipped down to the seabase.*
Arch mage144: *In any event, Delta Unit only makes up a small fraction of the assault group; there are maybe a dozen mecha, about as many mages, and several score marines.*
Arch mage144: *Cecil is sitting in the common room for the barracks where Delta Unit has been assigned...and looking incredibly nervous about the whole operation.*
PapatymisonN: *tiptoe, tiptoe.*
PapatymisonN: *and when Oxblood is right behind the medic, he says...*
CGNakibe: *Doesn't look pleased himself*
PapatymisonN: ... BOO!
Arch mage144: *Cecil nearly leaps out of his seat*
T3chn0Namagomi: >_> OI. What's wrong?
PapatymisonN: ^_^ Hey.
T3chn0Namagomi: *sitting down within earshot of Serran, anyway*
Arch mage144: *the medic turns around* Gah. Oxblood, don't do that.
PapatymisonN: Oh, you needed it.
PapatymisonN: ... unless you wet yourself.
PapatymisonN: Then sorry.
Arch mage144: No, I wasn't that startled.
CGNakibe: *sighs* Typical.
OMG Priam: *someone is holding a small mirror just outside the common room. Kind of like one of those makeup-case mirrors.*
Lithaladhwen: *Helena walks in last, because that's what strange and suspicious types do. She sits down near Serran because he isn't insane.*
T3chn0Namagomi: Hm?
PapatymisonN: Uh huh.
PapatymisonN: You nearly touched the roof.
T3chn0Namagomi: What's typical?
Arch mage144: Man, give me a break!
PapatymisonN: OK, OK.
PapatymisonN: But, objectively, admit it.
PapatymisonN: That was pretty funny.
CGNakibe: Oxblood. This is gonna get hot and heavy very, VERY soon.
Arch mage144: *grins a little* I don't know how objectively funny it was, but it was funny enough that I can admit it. Humor's a pretty subjective thing, you know.
PapatymisonN: ... yeah, it is, Serran.
Arch mage144: I'm sure Zeiren thought spraying you with Febreeze was really funny.
PapatymisonN: ... there's a difference. e_e
PapatymisonN: *looks as if he doesn't want that brought up EVER AGAIN*
Arch mage144: I dunno, as a third party and objective observer, I don't see it...
Lithaladhwen: *smirks*
T3chn0Namagomi: Not really much of a difference. *shrugs*
Arch mage144: ...but this isn't the time to be discussing divisive subjects.
PapatymisonN: Agreed.
Arch mage144: *looks over at the new chick* Who's that?
OMG Priam: *whoever she is, she's behind the wall, messing with that makeup mirror which itself is only barely visible through the doorframe!*
PapatymisonN: Beats me.
Lithaladhwen: Some woman.
OMG Priam: *it snaps closed.*
Arch mage144: Yeah, must just be part of the cavalry, so to speak.
PapatymisonN: *human?*
Arch mage144: *Hard to tell, presumably, since Oxblood doesn't have X-ray vision and Cecil just barely caught the edge of her at any rate.*
PapatymisonN: *leeeeeeeeeeeeean...* o.o
OMG Priam: *a door closing sound can be heard.*
PapatymisonN: *|8
Lithaladhwen: We'll see if she's capable of being as strange as the rest of us. Hopefully she'll fit in all right. *smirk*
OMG Priam: *nobody is there by the time Ox gets there!*
T3chn0Namagomi: *shrug* I'll deal with the new people when they come up. No point in worrying about them now
PapatymisonN: ... eh.
PapatymisonN: *sits back up*
Lithaladhwen: IM: Zeiren is acting normally again. I'm glad we resolved that.
Arch mage144: We're going to be dealing with a lot of new people and not getting time to be introduced to any of them.
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: ...
Lithaladhwen: IM: Things can go back to normal now. Well, our normal. But normal is good.
Arch mage144: On the plus side, I think we have enough reinforcements that it'll be hard for SentanCorp security to put up much of a fight.
PapatymisonN: Barring any superweapons.
CGNakibe: I wouldn't be so sure about that.
Arch mage144: I'd hate to lose a bunch of good people on this operation...it's risky, but it's not as bad as a real battlefield. We should have the advantage of surprise.
T3chn0Namagomi: Don't be so sure. They DID attack our base here
Arch mage144: (Did someone tell Serran about the phone call from Makura?)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Zeiren did)
Arch mage144: Good point...maybe they beefed up security in response to the enemy being so close.
T3chn0Namagomi: (Zeiren forgot Mr. Tek-Mage's name. XP)
Lithaladhwen: (Izue, yes?)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Yeah.)
Lithaladhwen: (I was hoping that was it.)
Arch mage144: (Yep. That's what Makura said.)
Arch mage144: ...I'm a little worried about that satellite.
Lithaladhwen: Y'know, guys.
Lithaladhwen: Has anyone heard about how Makura's sister has been faring?
Arch mage144: *headshake*
T3chn0Namagomi: Hm? *avoiding eye contact* No.
PapatymisonN: Does it matter?
Lithaladhwen: We left before anyone really got a chance to press her for info.
T3chn0Namagomi: Haven't contacted base.
Arch mage144: And base hasn't contacted us.
PapatymisonN: They'd PROBABLY let us know if anything pertinent came up.
Arch mage144: But at this point, we have to assume that Elsa wouldn't know anything about this operation because she's been imprisoned the whole time.
T3chn0Namagomi: Unless they're trying to keep us as quiet as possible
Arch mage144: So I don't know what she could tell us we don't already know. We're on offense now.
Lithaladhwen: I was just curious. I didn't get to see what effect I had on her, which is kind of a shame.
Arch mage144: I'm sure the brass will let you visit her after the operation is over.
Arch mage144: *makes quote marks with his fingers as he says "visit"*
PapatymisonN: ... how sweet of them. ^_^
Lithaladhwen: Hn. Probably won't be necessary at that point.
Lithaladhwen: I doubt I'll be concerned.
Arch mage144: She's probably going to be jailed for conspiracy until she starts decaying.
PapatymisonN: Works for me.
PapatymisonN: Can't wait to do the same for her bratty-ass brother too...
Lithaladhwen: Well, maybe I'll see her after that, then. Ask her how she's been. Put in a good word for her if she's been helpful to us.
T3chn0Namagomi: Can't find him. Won't matter anyway.
Arch mage144: I...don't really know if I feel bad for her or not. She might have a chance to turn around, but...well, has she really done anything worse than anyone else in a war?
CGNakibe: *frowns more*
Lithaladhwen: Cecil. Yes. Don't ask.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
Arch mage144: She's been fighting for something she believes in. What are you doing?
T3chn0Namagomi: ...*refuses to answer*
Lithaladhwen: She has been upsetting the balance of life and death, and pissing off people she would do much better to keep on her side right around now.
Lithaladhwen: But, in all fairness, I don't think she realized that before.
Arch mage144: It's possible.
Arch mage144: I'm sorry...I don't mean to excuse her. I'm just saying.
PapatymisonN: ... I think it's probably dangerous...
PapatymisonN: Sympathizing with the enemy.
PapatymisonN: At the very least, it may slow reaction time.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...He's the medic.
PapatymisonN: Uh huh.
Arch mage144: It doesn't mean I never have to shoot anyone, Zeiren...
Lithaladhwen: *facepalm*
CGNakibe: Lets just do what we can to get this over with, alright?
Lithaladhwen: IM: For crying out loud.
Arch mage144: I won't hesitate to do what I have to. I'm a doctor, but I'm also a soldier.
Arch mage144: I know what SentanCorp is doing. It can't be excused.
T3chn0Namagomi: Deal with it when it comes.
CGNakibe: You can all handle all your ethical concerns later.
Arch mage144: Yeah.
PapatymisonN: Exactly.
T3chn0Namagomi: Oi, Ser. How's your Armor coming?
CGNakibe: Got something cooked up. We'll see how well that works out.
T3chn0Namagomi: *nods*
Arch mage144: Loudspeaker: Attention all units. Report to your assigned briefing rooms at this time. The operation will commence shortly.
Lithaladhwen: Whoop. There we go.
T3chn0Namagomi: *nods*
OMG Priam: *a figure passes by the doorway on its way to said briefing room.*
PapatymisonN: *gets goin'*
PapatymisonN: IM: And now the real fun begins...
T3chn0Namagomi: *heads down...though notably keeps his distance from Helena*
CGNakibe: *heads that way he does*
PapatymisonN: IM: ... that's a bit weird... *observing Zeiren AVOIDING a chick*
Lithaladhwen: IM: He can be sullen now if he wants. He'll be better off later if he sticks to real mortal girls.
Arch mage144: *The briefing room is smaller and less elaborate than the one Delta Unit is used to; it's basically a bunch of folding chairs and a viewscreen.*
Arch mage144: *Commanding Officer Giles materializes on the screen--he can be seen poking at something.*
Arch mage144: G: Is this thing on?
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Yeah, your image is on alright.
OMG Priam: *Someone else is there! She is short, thin, and has that bad-attitude look.*
T3chn0Namagomi: *sitting down in a chair to the side*
Arch mage144: G: Oh, so it is. And two-way, as well. Very nice.
PapatymisonN: *waves*
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Be glad Tareen isn't here to poke it or ask it questions.
Arch mage144: G: Apparently they decided not to spring for holo. No matter. This is a pre-fab emergency base assembly. Not that important to me.
Lithaladhwen: ....right.
PapatymisonN: *nod*
Arch mage144: G: Alright, Delta Unit. This is your finest hour. Everything we have attempted to do on this operation culminates now with the covert invasion of SentanCorp.
Lithaladhwen: IM: Oh, Lord no. I remember giving these speeches. They're worse on the receiving end....
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Covert?
PapatymisonN: As in, they won't see it coming, right? ^_^
T3chn0Namagomi: Somehow, that doesn't seem to fit with "invasion"
Arch mage144: G: Perhaps not covert at this point. Semi-surprise. *chuckles* I won't go on forever about how you've earned whatever glory may come from the success of this mission because you haven't succeeded yet.
T3chn0Namagomi: Quasi-surprise. *chuckles*
Arch mage144: G: It's going to be messy, but hopefully we can minimize the mess.
Arch mage144: G: In any case, your orders are relatively simple. Work with the marines and the other units down there to neutralize the SentanCorp lab.
PapatymisonN: IM: Neutralize. Nice euphemism for "blow the fuck apart".
Lithaladhwen: Define "neutralize." Am I allowed to destroy it?
Arch mage144: G: Collateral damage is acceptable at this point. Shoot first and ask questions later. And above all else, destroy those symbiote facilities.
Lithaladhwen: *grins*
Lithaladhwen: Yes, sir.
PapatymisonN: Anything else we should know?
Arch mage144: G: It can be assumed that anyone with access to that bunker is aware of what's going on down there. Don't let anything be an obstacle.
PapatymisonN: *grins*
PapatymisonN: Yes, sir.
Arch mage144: G: We have no further information about the enemy because no schematics of the bunker are available.
T3chn0Namagomi: Cause as much hell as possible. Right.
Arch mage144: G: However, do keep in mind that it is a military installation. You will likely encounter resistance.
CGNakibe: They could've at least been kind enough to leave us with a floor plan.
Lithaladhwen: Do we know where Makura is?
Lithaladhwen: IM: Weird thing for me to worry about. Hardly seems normal.
OMG Priam: im: ....more reckless than I like.
T3chn0Namagomi: Not surprised. They do work on Armors down there
T3chn0Namagomi: (AFK)
Arch mage144: G: No, we do not. Do you?
Lithaladhwen: If I knew where he was, it would be because he's dead.
Lithaladhwen: Consider it a good sign that I don't.
Arch mage144: G: I will, thank you.
Arch mage144: G: Also...between you and me...it's not important to preserve any remnants of the technology down there. I don't personally care what it is. Blow it up. I don't want any of SentanCorp's garbage.
PapatymisonN: ... thank you, sir.
PapatymisonN: ^_^ You're truly a saint.
Lithaladhwen: I don't want anyone having it either. Glad I won't be court-martialed for getting rid of it.
PapatymisonN: IM: FINALLY! Time to bust loose!
Arch mage144: G: I figure I don't need to give you any more permission to destroy things, but I would like you to know that that particular carte blanche only applies to the bunker.
CGNakibe: ... Has there been any unusual movement into or out of the building of late?
Lithaladhwen: IM: So it's really more of a carte-gris.
Arch mage144: G: Please don't cause a ruckus on the surface if you can help it. You're going to exit the base the same way you came in. At that point, the field holding out the water will be disabled.
Arch mage144: G: That will hypothetically clean up whatever you leave behind.
PapatymisonN: Question, sir.
Arch mage144: G: To answer your question, Serran, not that we know of.
Arch mage144: G: Nothing unusual.
Arch mage144: G: Oxblood?
CGNakibe: Hm.
PapatymisonN: We'll be fighting them out of water, so our weapons have been fitted for on-land assault?
Arch mage144: G: I can't personally say I was responsible, but my assumption is that the engineering team has taken care of the details.
PapatymisonN: ... there's no chance they could engage us before we enter, right?
Arch mage144: G: It's unlikely. A small detachment is going to serve as the rear guard and prevent anyone from attacking you from behind. You should be able to get out without worrying about the security of your exit.
PapatymisonN: Kay.
PapatymisonN: Just making sure, sir.
Arch mage144: G: A fair question.
Arch mage144: (BRB myself.)
T3chn0Namagomi: Requesting to confirm the refitting with the mechanical crew immediately
T3chn0Namagomi: *those who are particularly observant can see that he is occasionally looking at Helena out of the corner of his eye*
Lithaladhwen: >_>
PapatymisonN: *isn't, but wishes he were*
PapatymisonN: (i like you do you like me too check yes or no)
CGNakibe: *does note it for future reference*
Lithaladhwen: IM: Why is he.... we talked about this. This problem has been resolved.
T3chn0Namagomi: v_v
Lithaladhwen: *smacks herself in the face but doesn't comment*
CGNakibe: (Serran is going to handle this the entire wrong way, I'm sure)
T3chn0Namagomi: (XD)
PapatymisonN: *sees the smack* IM: The hells is going on with them...
Arch mage144: G: You can ask them before you launch, but if they didn't, they're not going to have time to make the adjustments now.
T3chn0Namagomi: Right...
PapatymisonN: When DO we launch, sir?
Arch mage144: G: *appears to be looking at something out of the corner of his eye* Twenty minutes.
Lithaladhwen: (G: *hits someone with the thinker* Twenty two.)
PapatymisonN: *nod*
Arch mage144: G: That it? If so, I suggest you all suit up and get to the launch point.
T3chn0Namagomi: *nods* Right, Commander.
CGNakibe: Yes Sir.
OMG Priam: *stands, walks.*
PapatymisonN: *nods* Wish us luck.
Arch mage144: G: Dismissed. Make MAC proud, Deltas.
Arch mage144: *the image of CO Herzog vanishes from the screen*
T3chn0Namagomi: Hah. Not so big on unit pride...
Arch mage144: Cecil: I hope we can.
Lithaladhwen: (Hel: I'm glad I'm a delta. Alphas have to think things through, betas and gammas have too much to do....)
Arch mage144: (I should have seen that coming.)
Arch mage144: *Cecil gets up and heads out*
CGNakibe: ....
Lithaladhwen: *follows Cecil*
CGNakibe: *walks over to Zeiren*
T3chn0Namagomi: *gets up*
PapatymisonN: *stands, and goes over to the new girl* Hi. Who are you? o.o
CGNakibe: Zeiren?
PapatymisonN: (brb)
T3chn0Namagomi: Hm?
CGNakibe: Whatever is going on with you and Helena? Needs to be cut out.
PapatymisonN: (Back.)
T3chn0Namagomi: What do you mean? There's nothing going on. *heads for the exit*
OMG Priam: >_>
CGNakibe: I'm not that stupid.
CGNakibe: Whatever it is, just stop, okay?
T3chn0Namagomi: *ignoring*
OMG Priam: Since when does it have relevance to you?
Lithaladhwen: *Helena is far enough ahead that she can't hear any of this, thank the Lord.*
PapatymisonN: I have an overwhelming sense of curiousity.
CGNakibe: *shrugs and makes his way to the NEW mecha. NOT the same as the Old Mecha*
PapatymisonN: IM: Rude right off the bat. I no longer miss Makura.
PapatymisonN: (Resh: You're welcome.)
T3chn0Namagomi: *as he suits up, and heads for the mecha**
OMG Priam: How's that working out for you?
OMG Priam: *walking, still*
PapatymisonN: *following* Eh. Not THAT badly.
T3chn0Namagomi: *though he hunts down a techie* Hey. This thing's been reequipped for land combat, right?
T3chn0Namagomi: I don't think that heat lance can work without any water to conduct it, after all.
Arch mage144: Techie: Yeah, sure. We're not going to send you pilots in there with your pants down. Give us some credit, eh?
T3chn0Namagomi: Just being sure, yeesh.
T3chn0Namagomi: Besides, there WAS that discharger incident. *chuckles*
Arch mage144: Tech: Not my fault. Shit malfunctions.
T3chn0Namagomi: Whatever, man.
T3chn0Namagomi: Just as long as it's understood and all. *nods*
PapatymisonN: ... well, it's working out poorly THIS time, apparently....
OMG Priam: *more or less ignores. The path she is taking has become clear: the mech hangar!*\
Arch mage144: Tech: Sure, whatever. Good luck out there.
PapatymisonN: *following, out of necessity*
Lithaladhwen: *Hel really only needs her suit and her staff. All else is for those crazy pilotfolk.*
PapatymisonN: IM: Yeesh. Bitch.
Arch mage144: *the technician walks away from Zeiren*
Arch mage144: *Cecil puts on his armor...*
T3chn0Namagomi: *as the rear entry hatch opens, Zeiren is elevatored up to the entry, where he climbs into the cockpit*
PapatymisonN: *veers off from the ice queen when he heads for his section of the hangar*
T3chn0Namagomi: *hatch closes, thumbprint scan works...*
Arch mage144: (That was a much better description of Zeiren's plainly sexual relationship with his machine)
CGNakibe: (Attack from the rear for MASSIVE DAMAGE)
OMG Priam: (THOUSAND YEARS OF PAIN)
T3chn0Namagomi: Display: Enter password
Arch mage144: *All around Delta Unit's members, other pilots are getting into their armors. It's not really clear where any of them are from; no one is immediately recognizable...*
T3chn0Namagomi: Z: Ye shall be as gods.
PapatymisonN: *starts activating displays, getting systems warmed up...*
Arch mage144: *...except to Serran, who swears he sees somebody he met at Igala A once.*
T3chn0Namagomi: --INITIALIZING: SYSTEM N/74--
Arch mage144: *Serran just gets around like that.*
T3chn0Namagomi: --CYBERPLANE DIVE: Y/N--
CGNakibe: ... IM: Huh? Who's that? >.>
Arch mage144: *A mage off to the side appears to be playing with a small fireball until a technician walks over and scolds him.*
Arch mage144: Tech: Siyun! Damnit, the air down here is highly oxygenated! You want to blow us all to pieces?
T3chn0Namagomi: Initialize. Entering Cyberplane Dive.
CGNakibe: (Its... um... THAT GUY)
T3chn0Namagomi: (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA)
T3chn0Namagomi: (SIYUN~!)
CGNakibe: (Ah, Siyun. ^^)
Lithaladhwen: (Nice!)
PapatymisonN: (... I miss him. ;_: )
T3chn0Namagomi: *insert whatever sequence goes for a pilot going into a Cyberplane Dive/Symbiote Linkup*
OMG Priam: *boards her own mech, a darkly colored thing which stands bow-legged, and has some big guns attached to its shoulders.*
CGNakibe: IM: That looks like a good sign to get up and go....
Arch mage144: *One of the pilots has a mecha that clearly is intended to resemble a panther.*
CGNakibe: *climbs in his NEW Mecha.*
T3chn0Namagomi: (Heh. We're going all-out for oldschool MAC refs, eh?)
CGNakibe: *New mecha looks more like a large tiger-person than normal*
CGNakibe: *Better than that elvish-looking crap he had before, right?*
Lithaladhwen: *Watches the Hot Oedipal Action as her teammates enter their battlemechs.*
Arch mage144: *Entertainingly enough, one of the mechs in the hangar is an apparently a slightly modified Shadowstorm.*
PapatymisonN: IM: OK, you walking high-tech junkpile... let's do this! ^_^
Lithaladhwen: IM: This takes forever. I would really like to go now.
PapatymisonN: ... IM: Shadowstorm... isn't that...
CGNakibe: (Ranma: HEY!. *hugs* MINE. e.e)
CGNakibe: (Ranma: Naah. You can have it. Piece of crud. >:P)
Arch mage144: *The hangar doors open...and there's a large, transparent "tube" leading from the hangar exit...*
T3chn0Namagomi: *And so the Scelestus, which Xaq imagines to look a bit remniscient of Tyrant-Form Fou-Lu, stands and...looks like it's stretching*
PapatymisonN: IM: ... no way... nah. Can't be.
T3chn0Namagomi: N: I hope this isn't another damn fruitless patrol. I've been bored SHITLESS!
Arch mage144: *A crowd of marines starts marching down the tube in formation...*
PapatymisonN: *does a prelim systems check... success!*
T3chn0Namagomi: *Weapons check!*
Lithaladhwen: (If she wanted to be able to shit, she shouldn't have allowed herself to be bound into a mecha.)
T3chn0Namagomi: Z: Naah. This time, you should like it
T3chn0Namagomi: N: So what is it?!
Arch mage144: Voice over comm: All units, get in formation. Mecha, assume a frontal position. Mages, disperse yourselves throughout the marine units.
T3chn0Namagomi: N: Just TELL ME, damnit, and I'll decide whether or not I'll like it!
Lithaladhwen: Ooookay. *goes to mingle*
T3chn0Namagomi: Z: Enter the Sentancorp bunker and raise as much hell as possible.
T3chn0Namagomi: N: Why didn't you tell me SOONER?!
PapatymisonN: *gets into formation!*
PapatymisonN: *... right next to The Bitch*
Arch mage144: VoC: You have your standing orders from your individual commanders. Estimated breach of enemy bunker in less than ten minutes. Prepare for combat, ladies and gentlemen.
T3chn0Namagomi: *gets into formation amongst a bunch of randoms*
OMG Priam: *gets in formation! Right next to The Orc.*
CGNakibe: *forms up as well*
Arch mage144: VoC: Long-range transmission jamming will be in effect, so stick to short-wave encrypted radio communications. Watch out for static security. The mecha in the group may have trouble with sections of the base built for humans.
PapatymisonN: *... hey, if she'd given HER name, he'd have given his!*
Arch mage144: VoC: Remember that you'll be fighting under at least a mile of dirt. Don't do anything stupid and cause a cave-in.
PapatymisonN: IM: Well, we'll just have to blow up shit till there's room!
Arch mage144: VoC: All units...commence assault!
Arch mage144: *The group marches down the force-field tunnel for a few minutes until they come to a dead end.*
Arch mage144: *At the end of the tunnel is an enormous drill-like machine boring furiously at the rock.*
Arch mage144: *Some marines standing near Helena shift around a little, anticipating the breach.*
Lithaladhwen: IM: Well, this is..... symbolic. Standing amongst the mortal masses and all taht.
Lithaladhwen: (*That)
Arch mage144: Marine: So, who brought the beer for this picnic?
Arch mage144: *there is brief laughter from nearby marines*
PapatymisonN: C2TheBitch: Still didn't get your name. If it helps, I'm Oxblood.
PapatymisonN: IM: Doubt it will. BIIIIIIITCH...
T3chn0Namagomi: P-Comm (Nearby units): Right. All of you here?
CGNakibe: C: I'm here for the weenie roast.
OMG Priam: C: Your name doesn't matter to me.
Arch mage144: *The driller seems to have contacted something harder than standard rock...there's evident resistance as the screeching roar of metal on metal fills the chamber.*
OMG Priam: *voont! One of those long arms shifts into active position on her mech's arm.*
T3chn0Namagomi: *gets into prime combat position*
PapatymisonN: C: Kay. Your survival doesn't matter to me.
PapatymisonN: C: Save a seat in hell for me.
Lithaladhwen: (Ouch.)
PapatymisonN: *axe... IGNITE*
Arch mage144: *scrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee*
OMG Priam: C: You can find your own, I'm sure.
PapatymisonN: (C: ... you want to get a drink after this? ^_^)
PapatymisonN: C: I hear they've got a shortage of chairs.
OMG Priam: C: I guess you get to stand.
PapatymisonN: C: Guess so.
CGNakibe: (And you don't seem to understand, Oxblood.)
Arch mage144: Marine near Helena: Man, that wall's putting up more resistance than any of the women I've been spending my time with lately.
PapatymisonN: C: ... oh, and WELCOME to Delta Unit! ^_^
CGNakibe: (A shame; You seemed an honest man)
Arch mage144: Marine 2, also near Helena: That's because you spend all your time in the red light district, Rick.
Arch mage144: *KRREEEEEEEEEWAMPF*
Lithaladhwen: *smirks*
OMG Priam: *point!*
Arch mage144: *the reinforced wall is breached...*
T3chn0Namagomi: P-Comm (Nearby): Oi. If you'll listen, I'll offer some tactical guidance.
OMG Priam: *scan!*
PapatymisonN: *ready. e_e*
T3chn0Namagomi: *ready*
Arch mage144: Marines near Zeiren, comm: Affirmative.
T3chn0Namagomi: P-Comm: If you guys have fought these, you know they fight like A2s.
T3chn0Namagomi: P-Comm: Treat them as such under any circumstances!
Arch mage144: *The drill barrels through...and sparks shower the area. There are a lot of surprised screams as unsuspecting scientists are mowed down by the machine as it tears into the base.*
Arch mage144: *The lights flicker. Power surge?*
T3chn0Namagomi: *Switches to imaging ladar*
Arch mage144: *Most of Delta Unit has been down here before...the area is familiar. You seem to have punched into the central room of the bunker, the largest area. There are a lot of humanoid figures running around in a panic.*
Arch mage144: *Security is attempting to get their bearings...a number of automated laser gatling turrets mounted on the ceilings open fire on the intruders.*
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: Right...that means the manabiology sector should be over...there...somewhere...
Arch mage144: *Marines charge into the base...*
Arch mage144: (At this point, everything is incredibly chaotic.)
Arch mage144: (You are free to do whatever you want until I say otherwise.)
Lithaladhwen: (....eep.)
OMG Priam: *fires at things using railguns and large amounts of electricity!*
CGNakibe: *looks about for gun emplacements or pockets of resistance, and makes a few shots at each if necessary*
T3chn0Namagomi: P-Comm: Defensive positions, everyone! Scatter and take out those guns! *the Alpha Rifle shoots into the Scelestus' hands, as it crouches, and starts aiming and firing bolts of coherent light at those laser turrets*
Lithaladhwen: *ignites her force-scythe and goes after anyone dressed like a scientist*
Arch mage144: *A lot of electronic equipment takes an equally large amount of punishment as the incoming mecha and marines fire indiscriminately.*
PapatymisonN: *attempts to take out those gatling turrets!*
Lithaladhwen: *bet they wish they'd left the white coats at home NOW, huh*
PapatymisonN: *with that nifty ass machine gun of his...*
Arch mage144: (Helena, make a melee attack roll. Oxblood, make a ranged attack roll with whatever weapon you're using.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 2 5
T3chn0Namagomi: *What about me?*
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 6 2
OMG Priam: *blam! surveillance systems are priority!*
Arch mage144: (Ditto Zeiren.)
Lithaladhwen: (11<15. Success.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Four rolls, or just one?)
CGNakibe: (Me as well, I assume?)
Arch mage144: (Just roll one shot.)
OMG Priam: (Shall we all?)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 4 1
Arch mage144: (Go for it, everyone who's attacking something.)
PapatymisonN: (Rargh. Just a sec.)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 2 1
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 1 3
T3chn0Namagomi: *8 < 20*
Arch mage144: (If your roll succeeds, say so.)
CGNakibe: (5 < 18, yes)
PapatymisonN: (*realizes his damn Word sheet doesn't indicate ballistic or energy*)
OMG Priam: (10 < 18, pass)
T3chn0Namagomi: *Er, wait. 22*
PapatymisonN: (Dang. Fail.)
Arch mage144: *Illya fires a barrage at a group of visible security cameras, causing them to explode from the sudden jolt of electrical energy. All of the lights flicker as the surge briefly overloads the electrical systems.*
Lithaladhwen: (Her name means "There is" in French. o_O )
T3chn0Namagomi: (So, huge pass for Zeiren, yeah)
Arch mage144: *Zeiren blasts one of the automated turrets, and Serran's barrge practically disintegrates a few unlucky personnel.*
Lithaladhwen: (Il y a un geurre.)
Arch mage144: *Helena's plasma scythe slices a fleeing scientist in half, cauterizing the wounds as it cuts.*
T3chn0Namagomi: (Also, tactics or Leadership roll for the generics?)
Arch mage144: (Sure, roll leadership.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 6 5
Arch mage144: *All kinds of alarm klaxons are blaring in the background--it's very distracting.*
T3chn0Namagomi: (Fail)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Bad fail. :-( )
T3chn0Namagomi: (Note to self, Zeiren needs to be bishier.)
Arch mage144: *The marines around Zeiren spread out, taking aim at various targets.*
CGNakibe: (17s are hate, yes.)
PapatymisonN: *takes another shot at those damnable turrets again... stupid machine gun! Work this time!*
Lithaladhwen: (Leonardo DiCaprio is a bishounen. It doesn't make him that much better a leader.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (It works differently in anime)
PapatymisonN: (I wish to kick him in the nuts.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (XP)
Arch mage144: *A small group of enemy security seemingly comes out of nowhere, kneeling to better aim at Zeiren, and opens fire with blaster rifles...*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 1 4
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 1 6
Lithaladhwen: (That's like stopping a train by shooting it with a colt.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 4 1
Arch mage144: (What's your DR, Nama?)
T3chn0Namagomi: (380 solid, 700 shield)
Arch mage144: *It's absolutely hopeless. This is what happens when unprepared people without mecha come up against people with mecha. Laser blasts strike the Scelestus without apparent effect.*
Arch mage144: *It's like watching someone with a 9mm shoot at a freight train.*
T3chn0Namagomi: N: HAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~!!!
Lithaladhwen: (Mulder did that once. It didn't work.)
PapatymisonN: (*rolls again for attack*)
T3chn0Namagomi: *It's a SHIELD~!*
Arch mage144: (Go for it.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 1 4
Lithaladhwen: (More scientists should die now. We'll see what we can do about that.)
PapatymisonN: (That's a success.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 4 6
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 5 4
Lithaladhwen: (Fail. By one. Dang.)
CGNakibe: (Success!)
Arch mage144: *Oh yeah. There's a barrage of bullets sweeping across the ceiling that takes out several gun emplacements.*
PapatymisonN: ^_^
CGNakibe: (Ever heard of "Covering Fire"? Yeah, we got that.)
T3chn0Namagomi: *and the Scelestus just goes back to rapid-fire laser rifle barrages*
Arch mage144: *The enemy is putting up relatively little resistance, it would seem...they're retreating into the side rooms and trying to get out of this open room.*
Arch mage144: *Marines are spreading out to cover more ground.*
OMG Priam: *busts out some more surveillance--or, failing that presence, some important-looking computerworkings*
T3chn0Namagomi: *At the turrets, of course*
Lithaladhwen: (Helena wants to find ghosts now. She casts "detect plot.")
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 4 2
Arch mage144: *Ilya fries a huge panel of sensors, instruments, and monitors.*
PapatymisonN: *hmm! where the hell are those awful little enemy armors they're building? Something around here needs shooting...*
Lithaladhwen: (Success.)
Arch mage144: *Okay, you're in the middle of a four-way junction. Helena notes that there are ghosts to the north and to the east.*
CGNakibe: *speaking of sensors, its time to do a bit of recon himself if he can*
Arch mage144: *If you were part of the infiltration of this base previously, roll IQ to remember the layout.*
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 5 5
T3chn0Namagomi: (Success!)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 1 1
Arch mage144: (Shit, dude)
CGNakibe: (I know. EVERYTHING.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Crap. There goes the supercrit for the day)
T3chn0Namagomi: (On a memory check)
Lithaladhwen: C: There are spirits north and east of here. Someone needs to go east and destroy everything they find. I'll head north and someone in a giant robot could follow me if he wants.
Lithaladhwen: (Serran FEELS the COSMOS.)
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: ...I will.
CGNakibe: C: Me as well.
PapatymisonN: I'll go north.
Lithaladhwen: C: I don't care who does what. Someone do it. I'm going north.
Lithaladhwen: *heads that way*
Arch mage144: *Recollection of base layout...Serran, uh, knows everything.*
CGNakibe: *Follows Helena*
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C (Generics): Alright. Half of you head east.
Lithaladhwen: *any scientists along the way? just for shits?*
Arch mage144: *To the north is a hangar. There are probably enemy armors there, maybe not even being piloted at this point.*
OMG Priam: *Heads East!*
Arch mage144: *To the east is where the "ghost tubes" are at.*
CGNakibe: C: Should be a hangar up ahead.
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: The other half, follow me.
Arch mage144: *To the west is the lounge and break room.*
T3chn0Namagomi: (Leadership check again?)
Arch mage144: *To the south...you're not actually sure. You never went that way.*
Arch mage144: (Sure, roll.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 3 2
PapatymisonN: *gets out that there energy axe...*
Lithaladhwen: C: Which means the others are headed....
T3chn0Namagomi: (11 < 12)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 4 5
Lithaladhwen: *pauses* C: Serran.... can you go ahead, then? I... I want to go check on the ones that aren't in machines.
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: Roger that?
CGNakibe: C: Can do. Pretty well remember the layout anyway.
Lithaladhwen: C: I... would very much like you to blast the hell out of everything in there. I can't do that as well, but I can go see what's up with the subjects the other way.
Arch mage144: *The marines around Zeiren acknowledge his command verbally.*
PapatymisonN: C: I can blast the hell out of everything.
Arch mage144: *One of them fires a blaster rifle bolt at a large red sign with an image of a hand on it that says "STOP: AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY"*
Lithaladhwen: *heads east instead*
T3chn0Namagomi: Priv-comm(Helena): I've got a couple of Armors headed your way.
Lithaladhwen: (Ha.)
Arch mage144: (OK, so Helena and Ilya are headed east.)
Lithaladhwen: P-C: Uh.... 'kay.
Lithaladhwen: (Correct.)
Arch mage144: (Oxblood, Zeiren, and Serran are headed north?)
Lithaladhwen: (She changed her mind because she wants to see the series of tubes.)
PapatymisonN: (Yep.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Yep. With half the grunts)
Arch mage144: (Right.)
PapatymisonN: (And who DOESN'T want to see the internet?)
Lithaladhwen: (She wants to clog the tubes with chaos.)
OMG Priam: (One of these days that joke will die, and it will be glorious)
Arch mage144: *Alright, I'll handle the east party first.*
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: Shoot me a comm if you run into anything
Arch mage144: *Those going east come up against a large blast door. A group of marines motions at it, and one of the armors in the group launches a couple rockets.*
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: Scratch that. If you run into anything the troops can't handle
Lithaladhwen: P-C: Sure, whatever. I'll be sure to let you know if I screw up and we're all about to die.
Arch mage144: *The doors aren't really a problem anymore.*
Arch mage144: *This hallway has a low enough ceiling that if Ilya wants to get her mech through it she's going to have to do something unusual--like crawl.*
Arch mage144: *Either that or find some other way to widen the passage.*
OMG Priam: *she will do something much more mundane--stay outside.*
OMG Priam: *voot veet, the other long arm comes to bear.*
OMG Priam: C: After you.
Arch mage144: *Helena recalls this hallway...she comes to a door with a keypad next to it.*
Lithaladhwen: C: This hallway's a pain in the ass. Last time we were here, we fucked up the security measures and a wall came down behind us, blocking us in.
Lithaladhwen: C: It'll be obvious if that happens, and you should feel free to destroy the shit out of it.
OMG Priam: im: Bah, another door at the end.
OMG Priam: Allow me. Step aside.
Lithaladhwen: ...IM: Giant robots. Right.
OMG Priam: C: I can take down that other door so it's not a problem.
Lithaladhwen: *hangs close to a wall*
Lithaladhwen: C: Gotcha.
OMG Priam: *veeernt, back to the other weapon. SKABLEWM, railgun + electricity, aimed at the opposite door.*
Lithaladhwen: (Priam, you've got the best onomatopoeia of anyone I know.)
Arch mage144: *The door is no longer a problem. The force of the railgun blasts it out of the wall and clear into the next room.*
OMG Priam: (It's entirely Judo's fault)
OMG Priam: C: Need an escort in there?
Arch mage144: *Helena can see that this is a familiar place...there are glass tubes hooked up to all kinds of bizarre electronic devices.*
Lithaladhwen: C: It wouldn't hurt.
Arch mage144: *Contained within the tubes are the tortured figures of spirits bound to astral parasites.*
OMG Priam: *does the crawling thing*
Arch mage144: *Crawling works. It looks like the ceiling in the next area is high enough that Ilya can stand without a problem.*
Arch mage144: *A lot of the marines with Helena look incredibly shocked.*
Arch mage144: Marine, C: What the hell are those things!?
Lithaladhwen: IM: Resh.... Resh, if you can see this.... take care of them for me.
Lithaladhwen: C: Those are soldiers. And they've been bound to armor used by the enemy in place of pilots.
OMG Priam: C: They're mission collateral damage.
OMG Priam: *BEWM*
Lithaladhwen: C: Destroy them all. Destroy anything you find.
PapatymisonN: (...)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Don't worry. We get mechanical stuff to blow up!)
Arch mage144: *BLAM. The fire from Ilya's armor blasts open one of the tubes, and a brownish liquid spills everywhere as glass shards scatter and electrical components pop and fizz.*
OMG Priam: *Every thing in this room that looks vaguely important eats a railgun round*
Lithaladhwen: *Hel tries to stay out of Ilya's way.*
Arch mage144: *A railgun burst goes straight through one of the parasite hybrids--apparently it's solid enough that being blasted makes a difference, because it practically explodes.*
Lithaladhwen: *sigh of relief*
Arch mage144: *Ichor and deformed humanoid organs stain the machinery.*
Lithaladhwen: IM: Good. I was hoping I wouldn't have to force them all to materialize in order to destroy them.
OMG Priam: C: I hate having to clean my equipment after a mission. Too used to these things happening at a conveniently far distance.
Arch mage144: *The marines open fire with laser rifles, generally indiscriminate in their targets. A lot of equipment gets blasted, and dozens of parasites in tubes are blasted into non-existence.*
Lithaladhwen: IM: Can't afford to do that, but if I'd needed to, there wouldn't have been much else I could do.
Arch mage144: *Shifting to the north group...*
CGNakibe: (NORTH SIIIIDE! *shot*)
Arch mage144: *Zeiren, Oxblood, and Serran head to the northern room, leaving a trail of destruction as they go.*
PapatymisonN: IM: ... Dare I say it.... eh. I'll just think it.
PapatymisonN: IM: WHEE!
T3chn0Namagomi: *For now, has relinquished controls to Nanashii*
PapatymisonN: ^_^
T3chn0Namagomi: *Everyone has been warned of this*
Arch mage144: *This room is indeed a hangar. There're maybe ten or twelve mecha sitting around in here. None of them appear manned, oddly enough.*
Lithaladhwen: (Uh oh.)
Arch mage144: *They're also not active, I might note.*
Lithaladhwen: (He's letting Nanashii play. This could end in madness.)
Lithaladhwen: (In Madness, even.)
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: Alright. Fire at will until return fire is seen or nothing is left!
Arch mage144: (Roll hearing, all three of you.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 6 6
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 3 6
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 1 6
T3chn0Namagomi: (Fail. T_T)
Arch mage144: (You're at -4. It's fucking noisy.)
CGNakibe: (IQ, right?)
Arch mage144: (Yes.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Yep)
CGNakibe: (Fail here too)
PapatymisonN: (OOh! Oxblood has Acute Hearing! Hears on 17! SUCCESS!)
Lithaladhwen: (Somehow I knew that would happen.)
Arch mage144: *Oxblood hears...mage suit jets?*
Arch mage144: *Zeiren's in front, playing leader and all...*
CGNakibe: (Oxblood finally wins one)
PapatymisonN: C: ... mage suits! Incoming!
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 1 6
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: Right!
CGNakibe: C: Where?
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 3 6
T3chn0Namagomi: (Scanner check, or no?)
Arch mage144: (Oh no. And you will shortly understand why.)
PapatymisonN: *points in its general direction...* C: That way.
T3chn0Namagomi: Z: Alright, Nanashii. Time for some combat.
Arch mage144: *Suddenly, all kinds of alarms blare in Zeiren's cockpit...*
T3chn0Namagomi: (...Don't I get defense rolls or somesuch?)
Arch mage144: *SYSTEM DAMAGE! SYSTEM DAMAGE! INTEGRITY OF AMMO CACHE CANNOT BE VERIFIED! SYSTEM DAMAGE! EXTENT UNCERTAIN!*
Arch mage144: (You take 1,000 points of damage, and I don't have to explain why yet.)
PapatymisonN: IM: Holy...?
T3chn0Namagomi: N: GAAAAH!!
T3chn0Namagomi: Z: What the?!
Arch mage144: *Deep cracks appear all over the exterior of the Scelestus*
PapatymisonN: C: Zeiren! The hell's happening?
Arch mage144: *Oxblood hears where the engines are coming from...*
CGNakibe: C: Where the FUCK is that mage coming from?
Arch mage144: *There's a mage jetting around just above his mecha's "eye" level*
Arch mage144: *...but he can't see him*
PapatymisonN: C: It's just above us!
Arch mage144: *In fact, no one can*
PapatymisonN: *swings his axe like a flyswatter!*
Arch mage144: (Roll to hit.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 1 3
PapatymisonN: (Success.)
PapatymisonN: (Roll damage, or should I bother?)
Arch mage144: (Do you hit if you're at -10?)
PapatymisonN: (... no.)
Lithaladhwen: (Welcome to real combat mages, I guess. Certainly compared to Helena.)
Arch mage144: *Oxblood swings his axe through the air...it doesn't seem like he's connected*
Arch mage144: (At this point we're in combat time, so everyone tell me your speed.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (6)
PapatymisonN: (Oxblood's? 6 as well.)
Arch mage144: (If you're all tied, I need you to roll off, one die.)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 2 6-sided dice: 6 3
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 1 6-sided die: 6
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 1 6-sided die: 2
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 2 6-sided dice: 2 6
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 1 6-sided die: 4
Arch mage144: *Okay, none of you are stupid.*
Arch mage144: *It's clear at this point that you're dealing with some unknown number of invisible mages that are flying around.*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 3 5
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 5 5
Arch mage144: *Oxblood feels a sudden shock as his mecha's components inexplicably take damage, bits of the armor cracking spontaneously and a starred pattern appearing in the transparisteel cockpit viewport*
Arch mage144: (1,500 damage.)
Arch mage144: (Zeiren, your turn.)
PapatymisonN: >.o
PapatymisonN: C: Motherfucking COWARDS! e_e
Arch mage144: (If you want to use your senses to find the target, roll hearing. If you have another idea, tell me.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Sensor rolls on thermal?)
Arch mage144: (You're welcome to give it a shot.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 2 5
T3chn0Namagomi: (Even. Fucking dice HATE ME)
Arch mage144: *The sensors don't bring anything up*
Arch mage144: *Oxblood*
T3chn0Namagomi: (Can I try hearing?)
Arch mage144: (Sure.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (...wait, THAT WAS ONE ROUND?!)_
T3chn0Namagomi: (Can I at least try boosted movement?)
PapatymisonN: *listens again... then, if he hears them, will ATTACK!*
Arch mage144: (Sure, for some reason it didn't occur to me you might want to do something else.)
Lithaladhwen: (You can always go ahead and destroy the sleeping mecha if you can't get the mages.)
Arch mage144: (Roll hearing, Nama.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 5 6
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 4 4
PapatymisonN: (Uh... who?)
T3chn0Namagomi: (10<12)
Arch mage144: *You hear a mage below your "eye" level, off to the left--you can take a blind shot at the location if you want, but you can't aim since you can't see the target.*
PapatymisonN: (And 15<17. ... unless I'm not going this time...)
Arch mage144: (You are, I just aborted Nama's turn a little early)
Arch mage144: (Which I did not intend to do)
PapatymisonN: (Oh, OK.)
PapatymisonN: *makes another flyswatter swing with his axe*
T3chn0Namagomi: *and the Alpha Rifle fires its full burst at the invisimage*
T3chn0Namagomi: (22 base, so...)
Arch mage144: (Roll, you're at -10.)
Arch mage144: (And snap shotting.)
Arch mage144: (So total penalty is -14.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 1 5
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 5 5
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 4 6
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 1 4
T3chn0Namagomi: (Fourth hits)
Arch mage144: (Roll damage.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 6 6-sided dice: 3 3 2 1 6 2
T3chn0Namagomi: (Wait, one missed by one)
T3chn0Namagomi: (So...one 1/4 and one 1/2?)
Arch mage144: (If part of the burst would hit, then roll damage for the partial.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 6 6-sided dice: 4 5 4 2 4 4
Arch mage144: (Your target is invisible, but you're shooting an automatic weapon with a good spray into the general vicinity. It's unlikely every single blast will miss.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (255, 690)
Arch mage144: *Zeiren's blast clearly hit something, because there's an explosion.*
T3chn0Namagomi: *Boosting WELL to the side, too, afterwards*
Arch mage144: *A mage armor becomes visible, the pilot no longer able to maintain a spell.*
Arch mage144: *It veers off course and crashes into a wall.*
Arch mage144: *NOW it's Oxblood's turn.*
PapatymisonN: (OK. Can that previous Hearing roll stand?)
Arch mage144: (Yes.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Boosted movement is 1.5x normal, right?)
Arch mage144: (You can hear the target. You're attacking at -10.)
Arch mage144: (Correct.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 2 1
Arch mage144: *Whiff! The plasma axe cuts only air...*
Arch mage144: *Serran.*
CGNakibe: (Sensors roll?)
T3chn0Namagomi: *So, yeah. Normal move: 360 yards*
Arch mage144: (Sure, sensors roll)
Arch mage144: (This room is nowhere near that large.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Damnit)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 3 3
Arch mage144: (You're at the left wall, which is maybe 150 feet away.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Gotcha)
CGNakibe: (Success)
Arch mage144: *Sensors seem to be working just fine...but there's nothing on them. Could the mages be invisible to radar, too?*
CGNakibe: IM: Just fucking WONDERFUL>
Arch mage144: *You can still try to hear them, if you want.*
CGNakibe: (Why not?)
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 2 3
CGNakibe: (.... fail by 1....)
PapatymisonN: (Ow.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (...6 fails?)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Wow, you've got shit IQ)
Arch mage144: (It does when you're at -4 because the room is full of battle noises.)
Arch mage144: *Zeiren's turn*
CGNakibe: (Can't do anything else this turn?)
Arch mage144: (You can, if you want.)
Arch mage144: (You can't attack an enemy mage because you have no idea where they are, but you can do something else.)
CGNakibe: (Wait a sec. What was the hearing penalty again? o.o)
Arch mage144: (-4.)
CGNakibe: (... Shit. That WAS a success.)
Arch mage144: (Well then.)
CGNakibe: (*Blames Doug. Or thanks him. Whichever*)
Arch mage144: *Serran hears a mage buzzing around in front of Oxblood*
T3chn0Namagomi: (I made the judgment call. XP)
PapatymisonN: IM: o.o Uh oh.
T3chn0Namagomi: ("How does he have an IQ of 9?")
CGNakibe: (It was either that or Crazy Plan # 45)
Arch mage144: (Serran did indeed seem smarter than that.)
CGNakibe: *finds shooting at Oxblood stupid.*
PapatymisonN: *thanks Indari for that.*
Arch mage144: *'kay. If you're not going to risk shooting your comrade, it's Zeiren's turn.*
CGNakibe: IM: This isn't gonna work.*Shortens spear grip and slices across!*
OnlineHost: CGNakibe rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 6 1
Arch mage144: *Or you can use a melee weapon!*
CGNakibe: (Yeah, that's pretty fail.)
PapatymisonN: (I'll say.)
Arch mage144: *But it's no good. Serran whizzes past Oxblood...and doesn't hit anything interesting, as far as he can tell.*
Arch mage144: *NOW it's Zeiren's turn.*
T3chn0Namagomi: *Switching to imaging LADAR this time to see if it helps!*
T3chn0Namagomi: (Sensor roll, I take it?)
Arch mage144: (Sure.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 2 3
T3chn0Namagomi: (Fail)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Hearing roll!)
Arch mage144: *BWAONG. The shit? Nothing on instruments!*
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 1 6
PapatymisonN: C: Yeesh! The sensors fail enough times for you to figure out they won't work?
T3chn0Namagomi: (He's not announcing it. Duh)
PapatymisonN: (... ah, fine. Scratch.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (roll of 12 vs. IQ 12)
Arch mage144: (Uh, you're at -4, so you fail.)
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: If I can't see them normally...
Arch mage144: *You don't hear shit, either, over the sounds of marines trashing stuff.*
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: Time to put something else to use!
T3chn0Namagomi: *and smashes down on the discharger button!*
Lithaladhwen: (Nanashii: *casts glitterdust*)
T3chn0Namagomi: *prism dust yay*
Lithaladhwen: (AAAHH)
Lithaladhwen: (That was a joke!)
Arch mage144: *The discharger releases a small canister, which flies up into the air and explodes in a shower of sparkling dust*
Arch mage144: *The outline of the invisible mage is visible--you can attack at -6.*
T3chn0Namagomi: *YES!*
T3chn0Namagomi: *And we go for a punch with the fire of PASSION!*
CGNakibe: (NOT KAZUMA)
Lithaladhwen: (*laugh* Save it for HOLY Eye, Nanashii.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 5 3
T3chn0Namagomi: (STUPID DICE)
T3chn0Namagomi: (THEY SHOULD LISTEN TO ME)
Arch mage144: *Yeah, you miss. The glitter-covered mage is now perched on Nanashii's shoulder.*
Arch mage144: *Oxblood, your turn!*
Arch mage144: *Or the Scelestus, I should say.*
PapatymisonN: *... shooting your ally is stupid. ... DAMMIT.*
T3chn0Namagomi: *So that was the mage's action?*
PapatymisonN: *listens for his own dance partner...*
Arch mage144: *Sure, you could think of it that way.*
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 6 4
PapatymisonN: (Hearing, of course. PASS!)
Arch mage144: *Oxblood doesn't hear anything, but he can "see" the outline of the mage on the Scelestus.*
Arch mage144: *Maybe there aren't any more, aside from him.*
PapatymisonN: *... there's no way to attack him without damaging the Scelestus, is there?*
Arch mage144: (You can try, but if you miss you're hitting your ally's armor.)
PapatymisonN: *carefully aims with his twin particle cannons...* (Aiming...)
PapatymisonN: (Cuz killing Zeiren is... no LONGER cool.)
Arch mage144: *Okay, you can see the target well enough to aim.*
Arch mage144: *The outline of the mage leaps off the Scelestus...and it's out of Oxblood's field of vision.*
PapatymisonN: IM: Motherf-!
Arch mage144: *The other two pilots can see that this is because it's now perched atop Oxblood's head.*
Arch mage144: *Serran's up.*
CGNakibe: C: Funny funny.
PapatymisonN: C: ... oh, fuck it. ATTACK IT!
CGNakibe: C: You sure?
Arch mage144: Comm voice: Man, you pilots are stupid. I'm going to turn your mecha into spare parts!
PapatymisonN: C: Yeah, I don't give a shit anymore! ATTACK IT!
T3chn0Namagomi: P-Comm: ...you guys aren't talking on open comm, aren't you?
T3chn0Namagomi: *are
Arch mage144: (They aren't. I wouldn't assume it. Your GM is not a dick.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Oh. Gotcha)
CGNakibe: *raises blasters*
PapatymisonN: ... *symbolically puts his fingers in his ears*
CGNakibe: (Snap shot time!)
CGNakibe: (Wait, no. Aim)
CGNakibe: (And there goes a perfectly good turn.)
Arch mage144: *Serran takes aim.*
Arch mage144: *Zeiren?*
CGNakibe: IM: Lets see how William Tell did it....
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: Sorry, man...be prepared to eject!
PapatymisonN: (Gaera has William Tell?)
Arch mage144: (Why not.)
CGNakibe: (Probably more likely to than anywhere else)
PapatymisonN: IM: ... there's an ejection seat on this, right? ... yeah. Yeah there is. Button's right there.
T3chn0Namagomi: *And the Scelestus takes aim with the Alpha rifle, and fires its trademark volley of four blasts!*
T3chn0Namagomi: *Well, not before moving out of the prism cloud*
T3chn0Namagomi: *Firing from IN there would be STUPID*
T3chn0Namagomi: (So, four attack rolls at -6, right?)
Arch mage144: (You're shooting at -6, -10 if you're SSing with the penalty.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 3 5 6
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 1 2
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 2 6
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 2 5
Arch mage144: (What's your effective skill?)
T3chn0Namagomi: (12 after all penalties)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 2 5
T3chn0Namagomi: (...T_T I need a crit so bad...)
Arch mage144: *The mage leaps into the air in a spectacular dodge...*
Arch mage144: *...1/4 of the first burst hits Oxblood. Roll damage.*
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 6 6-sided dice: 6 2 4 2 5 3
T3chn0Namagomi: (330, thankfully)
Arch mage144: (I think Oxblood's DR is better than that.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (No, it's not.)
Arch mage144: (Okay, I could be wrong. What IS your DR versus a laser attack? 'cause you're taking damage.)
T3chn0Namagomi: *Also, Zeiren will be keeping an eye on that mage if possible*
Arch mage144: *He's still just barely visible thanks to the glittering dust trail he leaves behind*
PapatymisonN: (Uh... *scan scan* I've got 250 standard. ... I think that's it. This suit's designed to absorb damage, not block it.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (80 damage, then)
Arch mage144: (OK, then you take 80.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Barely grazed)
PapatymisonN: (Oxblood: Ah, I can buff that out.)
Arch mage144: *And it's Oxblood's turn. He's lost his aiming because the mage moved out of his sight, and the targeting computer isn't able to establish a lock.*
PapatymisonN: *listens one last damn time...*
Arch mage144: *The target is somewhere above him; he can twist his chassis to aim straight up if he wants. He doesn't have to listen if he doesn't want to because the mage is covered in glitter.*
PapatymisonN: *ah, good. swing, axeman, SWING!*
PapatymisonN: (Axe attack! Ho!)
Arch mage144: (Roll at -6.)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 1 1
Lithaladhwen: (..........)
Arch mage144: *CRITICAL HIT*
PapatymisonN: (KICKASS!)
Arch mage144: (Roll damage.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (No roll for damage)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Supercrit = max damage, remember?)
Lithaladhwen: (...gracious.)
Arch mage144: (Depends what rules I'm using. It's an auto-hit for double damage.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Ah)
OnlineHost: PapatymisonN rolled 8 6-sided dice: 4 5 4 3 5 6 3 4
Arch mage144: (There're like five different ways to do crits in GURPS.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (...this is why I hate not having all the sourcebooks)
Lithaladhwen: (On average, just as good. Potentially much better.)
CGNakibe: (Including the Random Roll table for crits)
PapatymisonN: (My math may be off... but I think that's 1530 damage.)
Arch mage144: *Oxblood serves up a tasty plasma-fried filet o' mage.*
T3chn0Namagomi: (8d*45, so...doesn't really matter.)
Arch mage144: *The axe swipe cuts the invisible mage cleanly in half, resulting in the now-visible pieces of his armor dropping on either side of his mecha and clattering to the floor.*
PapatymisonN: C: ... stupid little... let's GO...
T3chn0Namagomi: *and for good measure...*
PapatymisonN: IM: Invisibility... height of cowardice. e_e
T3chn0Namagomi: *if Nanashii can, she's going to splatter the wall-crashed mage. WITH HER FIST!*
Arch mage144: *SPLATTERCORE*
T3chn0Namagomi: N: The only way...to make SURE these fucks are dead!
Arch mage144: *The rest of the north unit continues to tear apart the mecha in the hangar...*
Arch mage144: *...and now, the eastern party...*
Lithaladhwen: (Hey! That's us!)
PapatymisonN: IM: Time to get back to the fun... ... WHEEEEEEE! WOOHOOHOOHOO! ^_________^
Arch mage144: *The marines, Ilya, and Helena have made an unholy mess out of the symbiote storage system...*
Lithaladhwen: (It was an unholy mess before.)
Arch mage144: (It is now more of a mess.)
Lithaladhwen: (Now it's a RIGHTEOUS FUCKING ANGER mess.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Now it's a SPLATTERCORE mess.)
CGNakibe: C: Is that all of em?
T3chn0Namagomi: P-Comm: As far as I know
T3chn0Namagomi: P-Comm: Oi, Ser, you take point.
CGNakibe: (Nanashii: THIS HAND OF MINE IS GLOWING RED!)
Arch mage144: *Helena spots something moving out of the corner of her eye--an armored figure is hauling ass down a back passageway.*
Lithaladhwen: C: We're losing one!
Lithaladhwen: *follows!*
CGNakibe: C: On it.
Arch mage144: *The rest of the marines take no notice of the other figure--it's just one guy.*
Arch mage144: *Helena pursues the figure...*
OMG Priam: *Does there happen to be room for a mech here?*
Arch mage144: *Sure.*
OMG Priam: *follows, then!*
OMG Priam: *After all, Helena is a squadmate.*
Arch mage144: *Ilya pursues as well--and within moments, the two have the armored figure backed up against a wall, standing on some kind of glowing square platform outlined with black and yellow caution lines.*
OMG Priam: *voont! Arms change.*
Arch mage144: *There is a sign that says MAX CAPACITY 8,000 POUNDS on the wall*
Lithaladhwen: *Helena weighs less than that.*
Arch mage144: *a three-dimensional figure pops up on the comm*
OMG Priam: C: Say the word, and he gets an amateur eye correction.*
Lithaladhwen: *Just so you know.*
OMG Priam: (-*)
Lithaladhwen: C: So far I think you sh---the hell?
Arch mage144: *Helena and Ilya can see a man with wild blue hair and violet eyes projected inside their respective metal armor.*
T3chn0Namagomi: (Valthi!)
Arch mage144: Man: You bastards! What are you doing? You're ruining everything!
OMG Priam: Well, yes. Isn't it fun?
Lithaladhwen: P-C: Please, do it. *moves aside*
OMG Priam: *KER-LASERINGTON!*
Arch mage144: (Roll to hit.)
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 5 5
Lithaladhwen: IM: I know just what I'm doing. And I would like her to keep being helpful.
T3chn0Namagomi: (RoF 8)
OMG Priam: (14 < 17)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Two bursts)
T3chn0Namagomi: (IE: Roll again)
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 5 3
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 5 4
OMG Priam: (14 is still < 17)
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 2 1
Arch mage144: *the armored figure engages boot jets and zips out of the way, racing straight toward Ilya's mech*
Arch mage144: *Helena observes the figure place gauntleted hands on the machine's leg*
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 3 6
Arch mage144: Man, comm: Hah! I don't think so.
OMG Priam: Blast! Damned confined spaces...
Arch mage144: *A sudden blue light washes over Ilya's mecha*
Arch mage144: *It's Helena's turn. You're on combat time until I say otherwise.*
OMG Priam: (Speed 6.5, for the record, then.)
Arch mage144: (Noted.)
PapatymisonN: (... hewwo? o.o)
Lithaladhwen: *Helena approaches the mage and reaches out with her staff, figuring she should at least attempt to assist her ally against the mad, apparently Valthi, annoying mage. Once she gets a little closer, she casts a spell, oh my!*
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 4 3
T3chn0Namagomi: (XD)
Arch mage144: (Spell is a success. Roll vs. DX to touch the subject.)
Lithaladhwen: (12<16, yeah.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 5 4
Lithaladhwen: (13>12. Failure.)
Arch mage144: *Helena tries to touch the enemy to channel a spell into him, but it's no good.*
Arch mage144: *It's Ilya's turn. Something weird is going on...the controls in her mech seem to be moving by themselves!*
Arch mage144: (Roll Piloting.)
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 3 6-sided dice: 4 3 5
OnlineHost: Arch mage144 rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 4 3
OMG Priam: (12 < 16, pass)
Arch mage144: *Ilya's got a good grip on the controls...but she's losing the fight, apparently, because no matter what, she can't get them to do what she wants. They're physically resisting her.*
OMG Priam: Bastard!
OMG Priam: (Did this guy have a powersuit on?)
Arch mage144: (Yeah, mage suit.)
OMG Priam: (I guess Ilya does not get an action =D)
Arch mage144: *Ilya's mecha lurches forward, despite her attempts to convince it to do otherwise.*
Arch mage144: *voont!*
Arch mage144: *Helena had better roll to dodge the railgun salvo...*
OMG Priam: (The laser cannon was the one active, unless it switched.)
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 3 6-sided dice: 2 4 5
Arch mage144: (It did.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (You don't have to ready weapons)
T3chn0Namagomi: (All are effectively ready at any time)
Arch mage144: (Mecha design, dude.)
Lithaladhwen: (11=11. Success.)
Arch mage144: *Helena successfully dives out of the way of the railgun blast, and the mage's boot jets carry him back to the lift he was previously standing on, which suddenly shudders*
Arch mage144: Man, over comm: Hah! You really thought you could outwit me, the greatest scientific mind of this millenium, Izue Mazuo?
Lithaladhwen: .......
T3chn0Namagomi: (...)
PapatymisonN: (... )
CGNakibe: (KNEW IT)
Lithaladhwen: *shakes her head violently and decides not to think about it*
T3chn0Namagomi: (Damn. Which cousin made THAT kid?!)
Arch mage144: Man: See you in hell, MAC tools!
T3chn0Namagomi: (The instability would suggest Kamos)
PapatymisonN: (It would.)
Arch mage144: *the lift lurches upward quickly, and a shutter in the ceiling opens wide, carrying the mage up and out to...somewhere*
Lithaladhwen: (The Science would suggest Zeke's line.)
Arch mage144: *Ilya feels her mecha's controls become responsive again*
OMG Priam: Damn...
PapatymisonN: (There's enough time for the two lines to drift so far apart that some far-flung ancestor from each line to fall in love and not know they're related...)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Let's not get into that)
Arch mage144: *A few marines come running down the hallway*
Lithaladhwen: C: He said he... fuck. And I can't.... *drifts off*
Arch mage144: Marine: Special Agent Mazuo, Private Duvall, what's going on back here?
Lithaladhwen: C: Izue was here. He split. That way. *points*
Arch mage144: *the marines look up at the shutter*
Arch mage144: Marine: Must be some kind of emergency lift or cargo transport.
Lithaladhwen: C: Can someone blow it up? Following him would be really great.
Arch mage144: Marine: Yes, ma'am.
Lithaladhwen: C: I don't even care. I just want to get through.
OMG Priam: C: We need more backup before we should pursue.
Lithaladhwen: C: Then call them while we blow it up. They're in the same damn building as we are.
Arch mage144: *the marines open fire at the shutter, and it doesn't take long for it to be reduced to slag*
OMG Priam: (Cancel that statement if "Marines" involves a large number of mechs)
Arch mage144: (It does not.)
Lithaladhwen: P-C: Zeiren! Izue is here. You said you could offer some backup?
Lithaladhwen: IM: I wonder how long it takes them to make the connection.
Arch mage144: *The shutter out of the way, Helena and Ilya are now looking up a very long elevator shaft of sorts. The lift itself isn't even visible at this point--that's rapid acceleration.*
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: Shit! Here?! I can, if you're somewhere where my Armor can go.
Lithaladhwen: *looks up* I hate gravity sometimes.
Lithaladhwen: P-C2Z: An armor is here. We're following Izue. And he's good. Backup will make us all feel better.
OMG Priam: *punches one of the shaft walls, to test its hardness.*
Arch mage144: *It's solid enough that punching it just leaves scratches.*
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: Scelestus took some HARD damage from some invisible magefucks
OMG Priam: Bah. Would be hard to climb...
Lithaladhwen: P-C: Just fucking call someone. I don't care if it's you or anyone else.
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: Right.
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: I thought I sent some Armors her way...
Arch mage144: *Y'did, but they're busy smashing up tubes.*
Arch mage144: *What's left of them.*
T3chn0Namagomi: (XD)
CGNakibe: (Izue: MY INTERNETS. ;_; )
Lithaladhwen: C: Hey, you guys. Someone go call the people bashing the lab to get in here so we can track down the scientist, please.
CGNakibe: (Zeiren: HAR HAR. I'M IN UR COMP, STEALING UR BANDWITDH)
Lithaladhwen: *to the marines and suchforth*
Lithaladhwen: (*laugh*)
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: Hey, one of you, head down to the eastern section and rendezvous with one Helena.
T3chn0Namagomi: *to generics, of course*
Arch mage144: *One of the armors in the hangar heads in that direction*
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: I'll be over there as soon as I can, Helena. I've sent someone, though.
Arch mage144: *Presumably, Zeiren and the others on the north side have reduced everything in the hangar to scrap; the marines haven't been slacking off on their demolition duties, either.*
Lithaladhwen: P-C: Whatever.
Lithaladhwen: *chews her bottom lip as she waits for reinforcements to get to her so she can go chase Izue*
PapatymisonN: C: ... I feel cleansed.
Lithaladhwen: IM: Too long. This is taking waaaay too long.
OMG Priam: *tries to put a hand into the wall anyway for climbing potential*
CGNakibe: (BRB Dinner.)
Arch mage144: *In a couple minutes, Helena has the backup she requested; maybe a dozen marines and another armor have joined her and Ilya in the lift room*
Arch mage144: *It's no good. It's too hard to climb. It's difficult to judge how far up the shaft goes.*
Arch mage144: *Incidentally, Ilya thinks she sees something coming down the shaft at a fairly high speed...*
Arch mage144: *...it's the lift platform.*
OMG Priam: *out of the way GET!*
Lithaladhwen: *Running is nice. Squashing is bad.*
Arch mage144: *It's not coming fast enough to be a problem dodging it. You have no trouble moving aside.*
CGNakibe: (Ah, there. Now I can eat)
Arch mage144: *The lift catches on the remnants of the shutter, which can no longer open properly, and drags them to the ground with it, tearing up the drivechain.*
Arch mage144: *There is the terrible screeching of metal scraping against metal that was never meant to experience such friction.*
T3chn0Namagomi: (Oops. XP)
Arch mage144: *The lift's motor burns out quickly; there is a foul odor in the room.*
PapatymisonN: (So much for that grand, Vader-esque entrance, huh?)
Lithaladhwen: *Hel's mind is racing. There's got to be another way up. That other elevator maybe. Stairs. Something. But she's already pretty sure that it's too late.*
Lithaladhwen: (I know!)
Arch mage144: Voice over comm: All units, report your status to seabase.
PapatymisonN: C2Sea: A bit banged up, but I'm fine, seabase.
T3chn0Namagomi: C-Base: Took some damage. Invisimagefucks did a number on Scelestus
Lithaladhwen: *curses bitterly in a couple of languages*
T3chn0Namagomi: N: Nnnnnnnnhhhhhh...oV-
T3chn0Namagomi: Z: Damnit...
CGNakibe: C to Seabase: Serran Dien reporting. We have neutralized several enemy mecha. And a couple of mages. Possible repairs needed.
Arch mage144: VoC: Marine units Alpha and Bravo have reported capture of enemy scientists who managed to announce their surrender before being vaporized. *there is an ironic tone to this announcement*
Arch mage144: VoC: If the lab has been destroyed, base is requesting all units bug out so we can flood the remnants.
Lithaladhwen: C: Helena Mazuo. In the course of destroying what looks to be the main lab, their pet mad scientist escaped. Definitely a mage. His name's Izue Mazuo and he went up through a lift back here.
OMG Priam: C: Understood, command.
CGNakibe: C: Understood. Serran Dien out.
T3chn0Namagomi: C: Roger. Out.
PapatymisonN: C: Yes, sir! Oxblood Gnashrak out!
CGNakibe: C: You heard the base. Lets get moving.
Arch mage144: VoC: Affirmative, one member of key personnel has escaped, potentially to the surface.
PapatymisonN: *gets moving!*
T3chn0Namagomi: P-C: You heard him, guys! Let's move out.
T3chn0Namagomi: *does not take point or vanguard when moving out, for one does not desire to be ambushed by invisible fucks*
Lithaladhwen: C: Blue hair. Violet eyes. 'bout my height. Keep an eye out if you can.
OMG Priam: *on the way out!*
Arch mage144: VoC: If the mission's primary objectives have been achieved, evacuate the base. Worry about escaping mad scientists later.
PapatymisonN: (Hel:Basically, me, if I were a dude.)
Lithaladhwen: *growls under her breath and follows the others out*
Lithaladhwen: (Shup.)
CGNakibe: *Moving in a direction suitable for exiting the premises.*
Arch mage144: *The group makes their way out of the base, navigating the bodies of the fallen, more mechanical wreckage than can feasibly be described, and other bits of assorted debris.*
Arch mage144: *There are a lot of cheers from the marines, none of which are on the comm, of course, but they're clearly audible if you're anywhere near any of the excited soldiers.*
Lithaladhwen: *Is totally preoccupied by exactly what you'd expect her to be, and doesn't pay much attention to her allies.*
Arch mage144: Cecil, comm: Did I hear you correctly, Helena? You found Izue?
Lithaladhwen: C: Yes. Can we talk later?
Arch mage144: C, C: Er...sure.
PapatymisonN: (Oxblood: *hears one of them say the scientists died like orcs, and squishes him* e_e)
Arch mage144: *MAC forces file out of the base...*
Arch mage144: *And when everything is clear, and all friendly units are back in the hangar, the doors shut and the forcefield keeping the water out of the "tunnel" to the bunker dissipates.*
Arch mage144: *There's an entire ocean outside the bunker, and nothing's keeping out anymore. Water pours into the bunker, filling every available space and washing away the blood of the fallen.*
Arch mage144: *Computer parts, those that still work after the raid, spark and cease functioning as they are bathed in salty brine. Bits of glass and bioengineered organs are swept by the current into corners, presumably to be eaten by fish.*
CGNakibe: (*NES Batman Theme, for Great Justice*)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Fish: Mmmm...bioengineer-tastic!)
Arch mage144: *The lab that created the astral parasites is now a sunken, flooded wreck.*
Arch mage144: *As is customary, all units are ordered to return to their ready rooms for debriefing...*
T3chn0Namagomi has left the room.
Arch mage144: (o_o Lost Nama, apparently)
T3chn0Namagomi has entered the room.
Lithaladhwen: (Got him.)
PapatymisonN: *does so, sending a victory email to his girlfriend on the way...*
T3chn0Namagomi: *no e-mail sending. Instead, just heads to the Ready Room*
Lithaladhwen: *Hangs out in the ready room, sitting in her usual spot with her helmet resting on her knees. She's generally kind of quiet and broody, but this is unusual even for her.*
OMG Priam: *is there.*
OMG Priam: *To Hel!* Hey. You all right?
T3chn0Namagomi: <_<...
Lithaladhwen: *tosses her a thumbs up*
Arch mage144: *CO Herzog flickers into existence on the viewscreen*
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: ...oh HELL NO that isn't...
PapatymisonN: *waves*
Arch mage144: Giles: A job well done, Delta Unit.
Lithaladhwen: IM: Bullshit a job well done.
T3chn0Namagomi: *marks a sixth black mark on his shoulder! With a Pointy*
PapatymisonN: Thank you, sir.
PapatymisonN: Any chance to smash things. ^_^
Arch mage144: G: At this rate, the collapse of SentanCorp's schemes are assured. We have more than enough evidence to try the involved parties for war crimes...and the lab producing those things is rubble.
T3chn0Namagomi: *simply nods, keeping his eyes on Helena*
Arch mage144: *is
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: Something is wrong...I can tell. Does it have to do with that Izue fuck she said she ran into earlier?
Lithaladhwen: Izue Mazuo took credit for it. How much info do you need on him after that?
Arch mage144: G: Izue Mazuo?
Arch mage144: G: Who?
T3chn0Namagomi: Mage behind the symbiote program
T3chn0Namagomi: According to Makura, he was the one who discovered the method or whatever
Arch mage144: G: I've never heard of him. But it would seem we need to do a background and hunt him down, at this rate.
Arch mage144: G: ...Mazuo? A relative of yours, Helena?
OMG Priam: You DID look at our HUD videos, right?
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: MAZUO?!
Lithaladhwen: I wouldn't know. I promise.
Arch mage144: G: I haven't had time, Private Duvall.
Arch mage144: G: But I will.
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: ...he's...related?! But...how? I mean, she's...
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: There's NO FUCKING WAY! ANOTHER ONE?!
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: ...
Lithaladhwen: *holds up her helmet* He transmitted a thing of himself to us so he could brag and be a dick. If you can get it out of whatever electronic crap is in here, you could at least get an image of him.
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: I can't believe this. I mean...if he's related...this means that...
Arch mage144: G: Should be simple enough. If we have an image and a name we can locate him...or, more precisely, whatever official records have on him.
Arch mage144: G: However, that's a good place to start.
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: Bloodlines die out over such a long range of time!
T3chn0Namagomi: *obviously seems to be in a mindfuck of his own*
PapatymisonN: (Alex: Tell me about it.)
Arch mage144: G: Now that the facility itself is slag, finding the person responsible is clearly a good idea.
Lithaladhwen: (Cecil: Not really.)
OnlineHost: OMG Priam rolled 3 6-sided dice: 1 6 6
PapatymisonN: ... does that mean it's time to "talk" to Elsa again, sir?
OMG Priam: Hey, elfy. (to Zeiren)
Arch mage144: (It is worth noting that not all people with the same last name are necessarily related--or aware of any relatioship.)
OMG Priam: Look alive. We're in a debriefing.
Lithaladhwen: (I know. But Helena is a fatalist.)
T3chn0Namagomi: Huh? Not an elf, by the way.
Lithaladhwen: How is Elsa?
T3chn0Namagomi: And...I've got things to think about...
OMG Priam: Whatever you are, I don't care.
Arch mage144: G: Elsa? Presumably quite uncomfortable.
Arch mage144: G: I haven't personally spoken with her.
CGNakibe: Has anyone recovered any pieces of technology that came from our other base?
T3chn0Namagomi: My business is my business, you know? And it overrides protocol.
Lithaladhwen: Well, I was hoping she might be more forthcoming after my last meeting with her. I was just curious how she's been.
Arch mage144: G: ...no.
OMG Priam: Nothing. Overrides. Protocol. Your life belongs to MAC.
CGNakibe: Because we're missing something pretty big, I noticed.
Arch mage144: G: *eyebrow* What?
T3chn0Namagomi: You're talking like one of those marine fucks. You know that, right?
Lithaladhwen: *glances at the new girl* IM: Excellent. Finally.
CGNakibe: That's rather unsettling. Because apparently I got another call from Makura.
Arch mage144: G: *frowns*
OMG Priam: You know, I'd thought we were in the military. Did I sign up for junior high again by mistake?
CGNakibe: A certain item from the base we were in was lost apparently during the raid.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Satellite weapon, Commander.
CGNakibe: A large, CLASSIFIED package.
CGNakibe: Yes, Zeiren.
Arch mage144: G: Mother of...
CGNakibe: >.>;; IM: Damn. DAMN.
OMG Priam: >_>
Arch mage144: G: ...you're joking.
OMG Priam: im: A what.
T3chn0Namagomi: Not at all.
CGNakibe: I'm not the joker here, sir.
Lithaladhwen: It's true. He's not.
Arch mage144: G: ...fantastic.
CGNakibe: I think we need to find this guy, sir. And we need to do it now.
Arch mage144: G: This situation is far from resolved, men...and lady.
OMG Priam: .....
PapatymisonN: No shit, sir.
Arch mage144: G: Ladies. Excuse me.
Lithaladhwen: *snorts*
OMG Priam: (What race is this dude?)
Arch mage144: (Human.)
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Can you check for any launches made within a recent amount of time?
T3chn0Namagomi: (Zeiren? Halfdemon)
OMG Priam: Thanks.
Arch mage144: G: I'm going to get on that immediately.
Lithaladhwen: IM: See, if they had gone with my plan and made a crater of that building, we wouldn't have this problem.
Arch mage144: G: I need to contact the brass about this...because I don't think they realize it's missing.
Lithaladhwen: IM: There would have been no "outside" to escape to. Just more exploding space.
Arch mage144: G: More importantly, I don't think they know I know about it, but that's not important now.
PapatymisonN: ... we're gettin to go back to dry land regardless, right?
Arch mage144: G: Immediately.
Arch mage144: G: Because we have to track down that satellite.
T3chn0Namagomi: Sounds like the best option available. I'm not comfortable with the thought of something that can fry us without being seen like that.
T3chn0Namagomi: Also. Did you get any notification from Makura?
Arch mage144: G: Those idiots at R&D...
T3chn0Namagomi: That is to say, did he show up at all recently?
Arch mage144: G: Private Kuragari has not contacted base.
CGNakibe: .... *frowns*
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
CGNakibe: Shit.
T3chn0Namagomi: Fuck.
Lithaladhwen: We don't need to panic yet.
Lithaladhwen: We're the ones he's been contacting, not base.
Arch mage144: *Serran's cell phone begins ringing*
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
CGNakibe: ... If you'll pardon me, sir.
Arch mage144: G: Should you have that on during a debriefing, Private?
T3chn0Namagomi: Could be Makura, Commander.
Arch mage144: *ring...ring...ring...*
CGNakibe: *flips open* Talk to me.
OMG Priam: (Colors =D)
Arch mage144: Voice: Hello.
CGNakibe: (Already on it.)
Arch mage144: *It's not Makura.*
Lithaladhwen: (It's Kyoji Mujo.)
CGNakibe: Well hello there.
CGNakibe: I assume you're one mister Mazuo, correct?
T3chn0Namagomi: (But...Mujo commnicates by missile!)
Lithaladhwen: *hisses through her teeth* What?
Arch mage144: V: Interesting assumption. Why would you think that?
OMG Priam: (It's EL NIÑO)
Lithaladhwen: (Inustani for...The Nino.)
CGNakibe: Its just a hunch. One of two.
CGNakibe: To what do I owe the honor of this call?
Arch mage144: V: I have a better question. Who am I speaking to?
Lithaladhwen: (Your mother.)
PapatymisonN: (No no. Yo' mama. Subtle syntax difference.s)
CGNakibe: A friend of mister Kuragari's, thanks.
CGNakibe: I recall getting him the no-shared time plan, so I guess he had to improvise.
Arch mage144: V: Hmm.
Arch mage144: *sounds of screaming from the cellphone speaker*
Arch mage144: V: Friend? How close?
CGNakibe: Close enough to not like that sound in the background, why?
Arch mage144: V: Because if you don't give me your name, he'll never be able to say it again.
CGNakibe: *hand over the speaker* Zeiren, know anyone that could trace this call real quick?
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Sorry, no.
CGNakibe: *sighs* Serran. And what do you want?
Arch mage144: V: To talk, obviously. That's why I thought I would call you.
Arch mage144: V: Isn't that the typical reason for using the phone?
CGNakibe: You have my attention, good sir.
Arch mage144: V: You have more than my attention.
CGNakibe: Ah.
CGNakibe: I think I see.
Arch mage144: V: For a few more minutes, anyway.
Arch mage144: V: I don't like having my experiments interrupted. It's very rude.
Arch mage144: V: Oh, well. I hope you can swim.
Arch mage144: *click*
CGNakibe: .... Shit.
Lithaladhwen: .....Serran?
T3chn0Namagomi: What'd he say?
CGNakibe: ... We need to LEAVE.
CGNakibe: NOW.
CGNakibe: YESTERDAY.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Shit.
Arch mage144: Giles: What the hell is going on?
PapatymisonN: o.o O...K...
CGNakibe: You are about to lose one base, sir.
T3chn0Namagomi: The base is targeted. Let's put it that way.
PapatymisonN: ... SHIT.
T3chn0Namagomi: By what, I don't know.
CGNakibe: By what, you know EXACTLY.
PapatymisonN: ... how about A SATTELITE?
Arch mage144: *SKREEEET! SKREEEEET! SKREEEEEEET!*
T3chn0Namagomi: Any emergency transports?!
CGNakibe: LETS GO.
Arch mage144: *There's a very loud alarm...*
PapatymisonN: *heads for... well... WHEREVER THE HELL YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO!*
Lithaladhwen: *goes!*
CGNakibe: *RUNS*
T3chn0Namagomi: *RUNS for it!*
Arch mage144: *It's a good thing that Delta Unit has practiced their emergency exit technique. The group hauls ass down the hallway...*
Arch mage144: *There is an incredibly loud explosion in the distance.*
T3chn0Namagomi: *...And Zeiren is showing that his mother might be partially Gingerbread Demon!*
Arch mage144: *Cecil pauses momentarily to look up through the transparent glass ceiling and covers his eyes...an incredibly bright light is shining*
CGNakibe: GO GO GO.
Lithaladhwen: *shoves Cecil* Just GO!
Arch mage144: *the medic shakes it off and runs*
OMG Priam: *runnt!*
Arch mage144: *The group reaches the escape transport room, Cecil last. The automatic doors slam shut behind him.*
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Serran. Get a new phone.
Arch mage144: *There are several submarine-looking pods here, all clearly intended to be used to escape in the event of some kind of emergency.*
Lithaladhwen: *Into the pod! Reapers take the hindmost.*
CGNakibe: *This DEFINITELY counts as Some Kinda Emergency*
CGNakibe: What? You think he didn't know where we were BEFORE?
T3chn0Namagomi: *gets into the nearest one!*
Arch mage144: *Suddenly, a wash of light floods through the transparisteel window of the automated doors...and the group, should they look back, can observe the action of a ridiculous cutting beam slicing the base apart.*
CGNakibe: Or maybe the giant fucking squid things didn't make that clear?
Arch mage144: *Water pressure causes the automatic doors to begin buckling...*
T3chn0Namagomi: He pinpointed it.
Arch mage144: Cecil: Holy shit!
Lithaladhwen: (How many people can each pod fit?)
Arch mage144: (Six. You're cool.)
Lithaladhwen: *yanks Cecil in*
T3chn0Namagomi: *runs into Helena's, then, I guess*
CGNakibe: Your goddamn point?
T3chn0Namagomi: (I thought it was 1:1)
Arch mage144: *Delta Unit, having its hands and arms inside the vehicle, is now completely within an emergency escape pod*
OMG Priam: *goes wherever!*
Arch mage144: (They're bigger than that.)
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Thankfully, they included escape measures
Arch mage144: *Cecil slams on a release lever, and the pod ejects from its holding compartment, rushing out into the ocean at high speed*
CGNakibe: Okay.
UltimateKoD has entered the room.
UltimateKoD: (Sonova... e_e)
Arch mage144: *The sudden shock of movement throws the MAC units back against the pod's wall*
CGNakibe: OOF. >.o;;
CGNakibe: Okay. NOW we can discuss my horrible calling plan.
Lithaladhwen: (Pause.)
T3chn0Namagomi: GAH! >.-
Arch mage144: (Paused.)
Lithaladhwen: ('kay.)
Lithaladhwen: (I wanted to make sure I updated Charles.)
Lithaladhwen: *Whoops. She slammed into Zeiren.*
Lithaladhwen: >_o
T3chn0Namagomi: o_<
Lithaladhwen: *shoves herself away from him*
CGNakibe: ....
Arch mage144: *The pod, on autopilot, continues motoring away from the scene of disaster*
CGNakibe: What the hell is up with you two?
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
Arch mage144: Forget them, that's the satellite weapon!?
UltimateKoD: .... our mechs... o.o
T3chn0Namagomi: ...shit...
CGNakibe: ....
Arch mage144: *The huge beam of focused energy finally ceases...having cut the seabase to shreds.*
CGNakibe: .... Better them than us. *doesn't look too convinced*
Lithaladhwen: I.... don't know whether I hope it is or not.
T3chn0Namagomi: Whatever that is...it's not good.
UltimateKoD: Agreed.
Arch mage144: Goddamnit, what now? What's to stop SentanCorp from firing on our real base? Or targeting government buildings? Or just carving their corporate logo in the Shuman?
UltimateKoD: o.o
UltimateKoD: ...
UltimateKoD: Us, Cecil.
UltimateKoD: Us. e-e
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Without Armors?
UltimateKoD: We can get new rides.
UltimateKoD: Or salvage the ones down there...
UltimateKoD: Like they keep saying.
CGNakibe: .... Even so.
UltimateKoD: We're Delta Unit. What the hell CAN'T we do?
T3chn0Namagomi: We need a way into SPACE.
CGNakibe: What's to stop them from firing on something else right now?
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Recharge time?
UltimateKoD: What he said.
Arch mage144: Maybe. I really, really hope so.
CGNakibe: We don't even have THAT information.
Arch mage144: We're going to need technical specs on that satellite...
Arch mage144: ...a way to shoot down something in orbit...
T3chn0Namagomi: A way to shoot down something in orbit...or a way to get in orbit
Lithaladhwen: ........no one here knows how those work. Do they?
Arch mage144: ...and...hell. I thought destroying that lab was the end of our problems...
CGNakibe: And a hell of a lot of luck to get all that together before we get nuked.
Lithaladhwen: I mean, it's not just me/
Lithaladhwen: *?
T3chn0Namagomi: Satellites?
Arch mage144: Maybe it recharges in an hour. Maybe it takes a week. Who knows?
CGNakibe: We know a little about them.
T3chn0Namagomi: They sit HIGH up. In space.
Lithaladhwen: Giant space-shooting satellites, specifically.
CGNakibe: But this was from the fucking R&D labs.
T3chn0Namagomi: Too high for ground-based stuff.
CGNakibe: Who knows what the hell they put together? >.<
OMG Priam has left the room.
T3chn0Namagomi: It takes a LOT to get into space.
T3chn0Namagomi: A HELL of a lot.
UltimateKoD: (Pause!)
Arch mage144: (Lost Priam.)
CGNakibe: (Humans must be pushed. Pushing is the answer)
CGNakibe: (*listens to that song now*)
Arch mage144: (He's restarting AIM.)
PapatymisonN has left the room.
UltimateKoD: (That took long enough...)
Arch mage144: (OK, he can't get back in, so at his request)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Ah. One of THOSE situations.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Tell him to switch to an alt)
Arch mage144: (Did. He may do so.)
Arch mage144: (He either AFK'd or is ignoring my suggestion.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Right)
Arch mage144: (So, in any case.)
Lithaladhwen: Well, I don't know how this shit works! I need to ask these things, to at least try. I didn't even know your armors had intelligent symbiotes in them until someone told me. For all I know the satellite runs on the souls of raccoons.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
Arch mage144: *Ilya seems to be unconscious from the force of being slammed against the pod.*
T3chn0Namagomi: It could be one of two things
T3chn0Namagomi: ...wait.
Arch mage144: The souls...of...rac...no.
Arch mage144: I don't think so.
T3chn0Namagomi: There's a control station!
UltimateKoD: Yeah, even I know that's not... no.
T3chn0Namagomi: There has to be somewhere.
T3chn0Namagomi: They're either manned, or they're controlled from somewhere down here.
Optimus Priam has entered the room.
Lithaladhwen: (Priam, need an update?)
UltimateKoD: (... you're joking.)
Arch mage144: Hey, that's a good point.
Arch mage144: If we can find the control station, we don't have to destroy the satellite.
T3chn0Namagomi: Not immediately, anyway.
Arch mage144: *nods*
Optimus Priam: (Update is good!)
Arch mage144: *prods Ilya* I think the impact stunned her. *reaches into his medkit and pulls out a vial, snaps it in half, and holds it under the girl's nose*
UltimateKoD: Eh.
Optimus Priam: Ngh!
Lithaladhwen: (Just sent Priam a big block of text.)
UltimateKoD: IM: She's a bitch anyways...
T3chn0Namagomi: If we can either take over or destroy the control source, then we can deal with it.
Arch mage144: *tosses the vial* You okay?
Arch mage144: Yeah...let's stay optimistic.
Arch mage144: *notes the presence of other escape pods out the viewport* We're not the only ones who got out.
CGNakibe: ....
Optimus Priam: *kaff kaff* Ah, fine, fine.
T3chn0Namagomi: Good thing I took a tour of that base some time before now..
Lithaladhwen: IM: Yeah, sure. They'll probably put Makura in a ghost armor, which is hardly a worst-case scenario compared to the giant space laser.
Optimus Priam: Why do we need to destroy the satellite? We just need to take out its control system on the ground, right?
Lithaladhwen: IM: I mean, no more a worst-case scenario than having it happen to all those other spirits we eliminated.
Arch mage144: Yeah, that's right.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...That's what I've been saying.
Arch mage144: She was unconscious!
Arch mage144: >_>
UltimateKoD: Hehe...
T3chn0Namagomi: *shrug*
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: She REALLY belongs in the damn Marines.
Arch mage144: Anyway, we have to get back to base...
Arch mage144: Maybe we can find a way to get to MAC Igala A in Doma. It's a hell of a lot closer.
Lithaladhwen: IM: So we should probably write him off, barring some kind of bizarre hostage situation. That would be stupid, though. Mazuo would realize we wouldn't fall for that. I... I hope we wouldn't. I am working with a bunch of mortals.
Optimus Priam: What are you looking at, elfy?
CGNakibe: ....
Optimus Priam: *to Zeiren*
T3chn0Namagomi: Get it right at least, you Marine psycho-bitch.
Lithaladhwen: This is enough. Shut up. Both of you.
Lithaladhwen: We don't need to bicker and yell at each other over stupid meaningless crap.
Arch mage144: *The escape sub reaches the surface and bobs there. It's unclear how far you are from shore, but presumably you can take manual control and drive it back to the beach.*
Lithaladhwen: Please.
T3chn0Namagomi: Right.
Arch mage144: ......
Lithaladhwen: *sighs*
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: EVERYTHING I hate about the Marines.
UltimateKoD: Cecil?
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: All wrapped up in one person
Arch mage144: We do not need to have an argument in an escape pod.
UltimateKoD: You know how to to drive one of these things?
Arch mage144: I can try. *pokes at the controls*
UltimateKoD: ... reassurin.
Lithaladhwen: Don't look at me. Make one of you pilots do it.
Lithaladhwen: S'what you're for.
UltimateKoD: *reassuring
CGNakibe: Better than nothing.
Arch mage144: *A civilian radio broadcast starts crackling out of the speaker*
UltimateKoD: ... there's a slight difference between a boat a-
T3chn0Namagomi: *looks at the controls--
UltimateKoD: *shuts up for the voice*
Arch mage144: Radio: This just in...breaking news! Rogue terrorists have stolen a high-powered orbital superweapon and are indiscriminately aiming it at ground targets!
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
Optimus Priam: ....great.
Lithaladhwen: IM: Oh, that's very interesting.
UltimateKoD: IM: Oh shit.
T3chn0Namagomi: So much for recharge time.
CGNakibe: Company logo sounds about right.
Lithaladhwen: IM: And wonderful.
UltimateKoD: IM: ... what the hell's a ROGUE terrorist?
Lithaladhwen: (One that other terrorists don't even like.)
Lithaladhwen: (Maybe.)
UltimateKoD: IM: Are they terrorists who ran away from all the other terrorists, or something?
Arch mage144: R: News channel 7 caught rare and exclusive footage of the following test fire! Tune in to tonight's holocast for this exclusive footage!
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
Optimus Priam: (Is the MAC base aboveground?)
Lithaladhwen: So no demands or anything? I'd be interested to see what they even want.
Arch mage144: (Yep.)
T3chn0Namagomi: To wipe out the CFIN.
UltimateKoD: ... maybe they just want us dead?
T3chn0Namagomi: MAC's one of the main branches
Arch mage144: R: And now, a word from our sponsors.
CGNakibe: ...
UltimateKoD: ... turn it off.
Arch mage144: R: *salesman voice* Are you concerned that you or your loved ones may be incinerated by a stray laser blast?
CGNakibe: DAMMIT.
T3chn0Namagomi: *screws with it to try and get to a military broadcast*
Lithaladhwen: .....*snort*
Arch mage144: *Zeiren adjusts the transmission channel*
Lithaladhwen: Oh, wow. Tenacious little bastards, the lot of you.
Lithaladhwen: IM: I'd forgotten the mortal need to make money before everyone eventually dies.
UltimateKoD: ... orbital laser insurance.
Arch mage144: R: Come in, all units. Report. Come in. This is MAC Igala A. Please report.
UltimateKoD: NOW I've heard everything.
T3chn0Namagomi: A2 pilot Aslan responding
Lithaladhwen: Zeiren, talk to the radio.
Optimus Priam: ...Does this have a transmitter?
UltimateKoD: *to the radio* MAC Igala A! This is Delta Unit, do you read!
UltimateKoD: ... o.o I don't know...
Arch mage144: Cecil: Not sure. *pokes a button*
Arch mage144: *the lights go out*
UltimateKoD: ...
UltimateKoD: SHIT!
Lithaladhwen: Why wouldn't it? I'd put one in if I were making escape pods. To call for help an----
T3chn0Namagomi: We've just come up on the surface in an escape pod fro--
Arch mage144: C: Wrong button. *pokes a different button*
CGNakibe: ....
T3chn0Namagomi: *Comm operation check?*
Arch mage144: C: Zeiren, we're not transmitting, I haven't found the SEND button...
Arch mage144: (Roll.)
OnlineHost: T3chn0Namagomi rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 6 3
T3chn0Namagomi: (STUPID DICE)
Optimus Priam: Here, let me check. Cripes.
T3chn0Namagomi: (We need to get back to IRC. Their dice like me more)
OnlineHost: Optimus Priam rolled 3 6-sided dice: 5 1 6
Optimus Priam: (12 = 12)
Arch mage144: *Zeiren notes that it is considerably warmer in the pod*
Arch mage144: *Ilya finds the transmit button*
Optimus Priam: *click* MAC Igala, this is Mech Private Duvall. Please acknowledge.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
T3chn0Namagomi: e.e
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: You and your fucking Marine protocol
Optimus Priam: im: Never let a halfbreed do a human's job.
CGNakibe: (Racial Tension, yay!)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Oh hell.)
UltimateKoD: (... AND I JUST GOT RID OF ALL MINE! >.&lt;-)
Optimus Priam: (Which made me SO happy while I was making the CS for Ilya)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Did you design her to piss everyone off ICly, perchance? XP)
Lithaladhwen: (Helena actually likes her a lot. So there.)
Arch mage144: Radio: Acknowledged, Private Duvall.
Arch mage144: Radio: What's your position?
Optimus Priam: (No, actually that was just coincidence)
Optimus Priam: We've just surfaced. It looks like *blah blah description of visual area cues*
Arch mage144: Radio: Understood. We'll be sending a rescue team.
Lithaladhwen: (I thought that said a retcon team.)
Arch mage144: Radio: You'll have to hang on until then.
Optimus Priam: Understood.
Arch mage144: .......man.
UltimateKoD: *sighs, blowing out sad air.*
UltimateKoD: Oh brother.
Arch mage144: At least we don't have to swim to shore or anything.
Lithaladhwen: So, uh. May I ask a confidential question of the group?
Arch mage144: Huh?
T3chn0Namagomi: Hm?
T3chn0Namagomi: Sure.
Optimus Priam: >_>
Lithaladhwen: How common a name is "Mazuo" for Valthi people? I mean, just how weird is this?
UltimateKoD: Sure.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...I have no idea.
UltimateKoD: Uh... *looks around...*
T3chn0Namagomi: I don't know many Valthi.
Arch mage144: Uh, I'd never heard it before.
UltimateKoD: Me neither.
T3chn0Namagomi: Never heard of it until I met you...
Arch mage144: But I've never been to MAC Igala C in Valth, either.
UltimateKoD: But I don't hear many Valthi names anyway.
CGNakibe: Hm.
Arch mage144: I didn't even realize you were Valthi, to be honest. I hadn't put much thought into it.
Lithaladhwen: The hell did you think I am? Look at me.
Optimus Priam: *shrug*
Arch mage144: A mage. *blinks*
Lithaladhwen: *points at her face, with purple eyes framed with blue hair*
Arch mage144: They do strange things with their hair color, after all.
Lithaladhwen: No, come on.
T3chn0Namagomi: *refuses to answer*
Arch mage144: ...I just didn't think it was important.
UltimateKoD: Cuz it's not.
Lithaladhwen: *shrug* Okay. Well.... I guess if we can accept that Makura was related to the enemy, we can accept that I may be as well.
CGNakibe: (So the hair is a Valthi "racial" trait? That's an interesting thought.)
T3chn0Namagomi: (Yep!)
Lithaladhwen: (Having blue hair and purple eyes is like Irish people and their red hair/green eyes thing, I bet.)
UltimateKoD: Except most of us LIKE you.
Lithaladhwen: (Not the only way to look, but common enough to be recognizable.)
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: Yeah, I have to talk to you later on that, again.
Arch mage144: Even if you are related to the enemy, it doesn't change which side you're on.
CGNakibe: Still. Crazy odds.
Arch mage144: You've been the most vehement of any of us about destroying those parasites.
Arch mage144: Has your mind been changed because the person who created them was related to you?
CGNakibe: *doesn't sound very accusing, by the by*
CGNakibe: Either way, this discussion is not important.
Lithaladhwen: I don't really care. I just think it's weird, but it doesn't change anything because they're a fucking abomination on the face of creation. So is Izue.
UltimateKoD: So we'll kill 'em all.
UltimateKoD: *shrug*
Arch mage144: Base will get us more information on him, for sure.
Lithaladhwen: I don't care if he's.... my cousin or nephew or whatever a million times removed.
Arch mage144: And we can hunt him down, kill him, capture him and try him for war crimes, whatever.
Lithaladhwen: I want to kill him and destroy his soul. But that's me.
Lithaladhwen: You don't have to watch that.
T3chn0Namagomi: First thing's first. The satellite seems like the more immediate threat.
Arch mage144: Um...yeah...okay.
Arch mage144: Zeiren's right. He's just one guy. Right now he's presumably powerless to do anything.
UltimateKoD: Except blow select buildings off the map.
Arch mage144: We need to get that satellite neutralized or we could get incinerated at any time.
Arch mage144: *the pod rocks a bit*
Arch mage144: *something is disturbing the water*
UltimateKoD: o.o Uh oh...
T3chn0Namagomi: ...*looks out, if possible*
Arch mage144: *suddenly, a large, metallic object bursts out of the ocean...*
Arch mage144: *it's...immediately recognizable.*
Arch mage144: *It's...the Scelestus!?*
T3chn0Namagomi: ...holy CRAP.
Lithaladhwen: o_o
Lithaladhwen: *laughs* What the fuck?
Optimus Priam: ........
T3chn0Namagomi: ...My Armor.
T3chn0Namagomi: *does it look waterlogged as fuck?*
UltimateKoD: ... lucky bastard. *slightly glares at Zeiren*
Arch mage144: *It's covered in seaweed.*
CGNakibe: ... what the....
Lithaladhwen: Wow.
T3chn0Namagomi: What're the odds?
CGNakibe: Looks like the Devil of the Briny Deep wishes to talk to you, Zeiren.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...heh.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Nanashii is NOT going to be happy...
Arch mage144: *Obviously, it's too heavy to float...*
Lithaladhwen: Can you transmit to her or something with the com?
T3chn0Namagomi: Not that I know of...
Arch mage144: *...but its jets seem to be working, somehow, and it's propelling itself toward land*
T3chn0Namagomi: ...who the hell got it?
UltimateKoD: ... heh. Advantages to being a Tek, I guess...
T3chn0Namagomi: I wonder if it got out on its own...
Arch mage144: Is it piloting itself?
Lithaladhwen: I thought it had a sentient creature in it? I mean...
Lithaladhwen: Isn't that what it's for?
T3chn0Namagomi: ...No idea...
CGNakibe: If it is, it can't be too happy.
T3chn0Namagomi: Typically, it's "sleeping" when it's off. At least to my knowledge...
T3chn0Namagomi: One way to find out...
Arch mage144: Helena, that's the whole point of why these "ghost armors" are so fucked up. A symbiote isn't supposed to be sentient enough to pilot the armor on its own...
CGNakibe: Would YOU be happy if you were left to rot at the bottom of the ocean?
T3chn0Namagomi: *Any top hatches?*
Lithaladhwen: I have differing opinions about the ghost armors being fucked up and we don't need to go into it again. But I get your point.
T3chn0Namagomi: Well, that's normally...
T3chn0Namagomi: But Nanashii is...REALLY forceful.
Arch mage144: *To the sub? Sure, but Scelestus is on its way toward shore at top booster speed*
T3chn0Namagomi: *opens it anyway*
Arch mage144: *Open!*
CGNakibe: (*poke*)
Arch mage144: *You hear the sounds of (and can see) hovercopters headed toward the floating pod*
Lithaladhwen: (The party washes up on a desert island and Helena begins to wear short shorts and little bellyshirts. Cecil builds a coconut radio and Zeiren finds a little white hat.)
T3chn0Namagomi: ...holy crap. We've got the backup
Lithaladhwen: (Serran and Ilya pick up an accent.)
UltimateKoD: (And Oxblood hits Serran over the head with his hat all the time!)
T3chn0Namagomi: ...and my Armor somehow got out.
Lithaladhwen: Tell your symbiote that I'm impressed.
Arch mage144: *some dude leans out the side of a hovercopter and waves*
Lithaladhwen: She's very interesting to watch.
CGNakibe: (Serran != Gilligan)
Arch mage144: *a ladder is dropped*
T3chn0Namagomi: Yeah...I don't think anyone thought to take any of the Armors...
Arch mage144: I vote we get out of here.
CGNakibe: They're big, heavy, metal, and not all waterproof.
CGNakibe: Lets.
T3chn0Namagomi: *waves* Would it be possible to pick up my Armor or get me to it somehow?!
T3chn0Namagomi: *to the guy in the chopper, of course*
Arch mage144: Pilot: What? Was that thing blazing across the water surface your armor?
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Yeah!
Arch mage144: Pilot: Er, I don't see why not.
Lithaladhwen: *shouts up* The rest of us want to ride with you, thanks.
Lithaladhwen: *ladder grab*
Arch mage144: Pilot: Whatever, just climb up!
T3chn0Namagomi: Right! The rest of you go ahead! *waits until he's the last*
Lithaladhwen: *climbs*
Lithaladhwen: (Helena: Climb up this ladder as I do!)
Lithaladhwen: (Oh, Lost Skeleton. Never will stop being funny.)
UltimateKoD: *eh. goes after helena. May as well see what all the fuss is about*
CGNakibe: *Climb climb*
Arch mage144: *The hovercopter is spacious enough that everybody can climb up at their leisure and find a space on the floor to sit down.*
Arch mage144: *The now-loaded copter heads back toward the mainland, slowing down over a nearby beach...*
Arch mage144: *...a large group of swimmers have gathered to ogle the mecha that has washed up on shore*
Arch mage144: *It's like a crowd checking out a beached whale*
Arch mage144: *Scelestus does not appear to be moving at this point*
T3chn0Namagomi: *is the helicopter lowering a ladder or towcable?*
UltimateKoD: *Oxblood rates Helena's ass as "Not Bad For a Valthi"*
Lithaladhwen: (That's very nice.)
UltimateKoD: (No sweat.)
Arch mage144: *Another copter flies over and picks up the mech with an anti-gravity field of some sort*
T3chn0Namagomi: *That answers it*
T3chn0Namagomi: <_<
Arch mage144: Pilot: We'll bring it in for you. How'd it get onto the beach like that?
Arch mage144: *Children point and stare*
T3chn0Namagomi: I have no idea, really. My guess is that the symbiote's that strong-willed.
T3chn0Namagomi: Nanashii...REALLY forceful.
Arch mage144: Pilot: Huh. Well, anyway. Base is close by, we'll be there in minutes.
Arch mage144: *Timelapse?*
Lithaladhwen: (Please.)
T3chn0Namagomi: *Hai. With Zeiren still doing more corner-looking from time to time*
Arch mage144: *In about twenty minutes, the group is at MAC Igala A*
Optimus Priam: (=O)
Arch mage144: *Igala A is less war-riddled than Igala D, not having dealt with numerous attacks from ghost armors over the past several weeks*
Arch mage144: *It's more like being on a college campus than being on a military base, given the general levity of its inhabitants*
Arch mage144: *Delta Unit has been dropped off and assigned temporary quarters...*
Lithaladhwen: Where are we? Where is this?
T3chn0Namagomi: MAC Igala A.
Lithaladhwen: I know that, Zeiren.
Arch mage144: It's MAC Igala A, Hel. We're in Doma.
Lithaladhwen: Doma? Doma. Weird. I... huh. I've been here.
T3chn0Namagomi: This is where I immediately went after getting shunted from the Marines.
UltimateKoD: Been a while.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Huh?
UltimateKoD: Nice to be in Weird Central again...
Lithaladhwen: *to Oxblood* Still weird, then?
T3chn0Namagomi: Yeah. You could say that. <_<
Arch mage144: Serran, I hope you threw your cellphone into the ocean or something.
Arch mage144: >_>
Lithaladhwen: I don't remember my time here. But I think I liked it because I never went back.
Lithaladhwen: Would have been too... something. Don't know.
CGNakibe: .... you know.
Lithaladhwen: IM: Too difficult. It's easier now that I've forgotten everything and it looks ...it must be different.
Lithaladhwen: IM: It couldn't have been like this.
CGNakibe: I think I may have dropped it on the way out.
Arch mage144: ...*breathes a sigh of relief*
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: So she's from here as well...
UltimateKoD: *stretches out*
Arch mage144: They must've triangulated your location from the phone satellites.
T3chn0Namagomi: That was my guess.
UltimateKoD: So the base was just ... collateral damage?
Arch mage144: I hope we can get a trace on where that call came from...
Arch mage144: ...it's possible, Oxblood...
T3chn0Namagomi: Yeah.
Arch mage144: ...that this has become personal.
UltimateKoD: ... fun.
Lithaladhwen: *frowns*
CGNakibe: I can do personal, then.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Interesting. We ruin his experiments, so he tries to get back on us...cute.
Arch mage144: *sighs* I hope there's time for us to rest for a little bit before we have to go satellite hunting...
Lithaladhwen: His experiments are his creation, his energy and his goals. His chance at success and immortality. Of course he'd hate us.
Lithaladhwen: I'm still looking forward to dissolving his life essence.
UltimateKoD: Nice to have an arch-enemy...
UltimateKoD: Never had one before. This should prove...
UltimateKoD: Distracting, for a while, at least.
Arch mage144: *a uniformed figure approaches the wandering Delta Unit members*
T3chn0Namagomi: First thing's the satellite, you know.
Arch mage144: Man: Excuse me. Are you Delta Unit?
Lithaladhwen: Yeah.
T3chn0Namagomi: *nods* A2 pilot Zeiren Aslan.
Optimus Priam: >_>
Arch mage144: Man: Pardon me. *salutes* Commanding Officer Heinreich.
Lithaladhwen: Huh? Oh, right. *salutes* Hi.
UltimateKoD: Hey... uh, greetings, sir. o.o
Lithaladhwen: Can we help you?
CGNakibe: *salutes*
T3chn0Namagomi: *salutes* Right, Commander.
Arch mage144: Man: You're being transferred here temporarily. I spoke with CO Herzog at Igala D, and you'll be under my command until further notice.
CGNakibe: (*Idly thinks about Helena singing "Virtual Insanity"*)
Arch mage144: Man: We have arranged quarters for you. Engineering is working on replacements for your mecha and tuning up the Scelestus.
Lithaladhwen: (Oooh, nice.)
UltimateKoD: ... thanks.
T3chn0Namagomi: *nods* I'm surprised it got there. Was it empty when you opened it?
Arch mage144: Heinreich: Yes. *blinks*
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
T3chn0Namagomi: Hah. Nanashii's smart as hell, I see...
Arch mage144: H: Apparently, your mecha had no intention to become a coral reef.
T3chn0Namagomi: That's Nanashii for you.
UltimateKoD: Anyways, sir, are we getting debriefed anytime soon?
CGNakibe: But fish need homes too.
CGNakibe: *sighs*
Arch mage144: H: Not now, Private. Please, I insist that you get some rest. Tomorrow I will give you all the information I can. I am awaiting full technical specifications on that satellite system.
Arch mage144: H: And the results of a background check on Izue Mazuo.
Lithaladhwen: Yeah. I'm kind of interested in all that good stuff. That would be great, sir.
UltimateKoD: Eh. Could use a shower anywys...
T3chn0Namagomi: *nods* That would be appreciated.
UltimateKoD: *anyways
Arch mage144: H: SentanCorp, or at the very least, a small portion of it, has functionally declared war on MAC Igala.
Arch mage144: H: The shit, as they say, has hit the fan.
UltimateKoD: Took long enough. <.<
Arch mage144: H: The local media is having a field day.
T3chn0Namagomi: I bet.
Arch mage144: H: Fortunately, the satellite has not been fired since the destruction of the seabase.
T3chn0Namagomi: Not that Izue tried to cover it up at all
CGNakibe: Good to know.
T3chn0Namagomi: Very good.
Arch mage144: H: Izue Mazuo...may be something of a loose cannon, as I understand.
Lithaladhwen: Yeah, I got that.
UltimateKoD: Fucking psychopath is more like it.
T3chn0Namagomi: Understandable. We blew up his toys.
UltimateKoD: ... sir.
CGNakibe: I don't think he likes US much, either.
Arch mage144: H: I heard a rumor that he used to be a brilliant and respected genetic engineer.
T3chn0Namagomi: Used to.
UltimateKoD: And now he's a laser-shooting douche.
Arch mage144: H: Yes, it would seem the past tense is appropriate.
UltimateKoD: Don't worry, sir. Get us the orders and we'll handle it.
Lithaladhwen: I'd be interested to know when he became a crazed world-conquering necromancer.
Arch mage144: H: We intend to find out.
Arch mage144: H: I promise I will give you all the information I can get tomorrow morning.
Arch mage144: H: By the way, I made contact with Investigational Engineer Tareen Nueva. I took the liberty of arranging her transport here.
Optimus Priam: *nods*
Lithaladhwen: Good deal.
T3chn0Namagomi: Heh. Wouldn't be the same without her crazy ass.
Lithaladhwen: I promised her I'd get her job back. She was convinced she'd been fired for failing to confiscate Redford's bucket.
Lithaladhwen: So she said.
UltimateKoD: ... kinda missed the whackjob...
Arch mage144: H: Yes, well...
T3chn0Namagomi: Might need her help to get those tiny bits of seaweed out of Scelestus anyway.
Arch mage144: H: ...*headshake* In any case, enjoy the opportunity to relax.
T3chn0Namagomi: Thanks, Commander.
Lithaladhwen: Wait. This is Doma. Is there a library?
Arch mage144: H: *salute* No, thank you.
Arch mage144: H: Of course.
UltimateKoD: Won't be goin' there. See you, guys.
UltimateKoD: *heads for his quarters*
Arch mage144: H: You should be able to find it in the directory, or perhaps a cadet can show you the way.
UltimateKoD: *skrrch*
UltimateKoD: Oh, and Zeiren?
UltimateKoD: Don't leave that door locked. ^_^
Arch mage144: H: *turns about and marches away*
UltimateKoD: *heads off...*
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
Lithaladhwen: ...
UltimateKoD: ^_^ IM: That should fuck with his head for a bit.
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: ... I don't do that, though.
CGNakibe: ....
Lithaladhwen: I.... that was weird.
T3chn0Namagomi: I'll escort her to the library. I went here first, so...
Arch mage144: Cecil: Er, anyway, I'm going to go find the cafeteria and eat.
Arch mage144: C: Real food, not that seabase porta-ration dispenser garbage.
Lithaladhwen: I...uh...sure. Library, then cafeteria, maybe. Food is important.
T3chn0Namagomi: *w* We need to talk anyway, Helena...
Lithaladhwen: ......e_e
Arch mage144: C: *waves and walks off*
T3chn0Namagomi: *w* It's about stuff you don't want ANYONE else knowing.
Lithaladhwen: *heads off toward library things, following Zeiren* No we don't. We have had the "appropriate professional boundaries" discussion. There's nothing else to talk about.
T3chn0Namagomi: Wrong subject.
T3chn0Namagomi: *w* It's about Izue. I need to know a couple of things
Lithaladhwen: *waves him off* Whatever they are, I don't know them either.
CGNakibe: *Where has that Serran gone? Who knows. Probably to get food*
T3chn0Namagomi: *w* ...Did you have any relatives before you went under Reshtaha's service?
Lithaladhwen: I. Don't. Know. Zeiren.
Lithaladhwen: Okay?
Optimus Priam: *Ilya is also nonpresent!*
T3chn0Namagomi: ...v_v Sorry...
Lithaladhwen: I told you I don't remember that. I mean, think of it this way.
Lithaladhwen: Was it raining the day you were born? Or just overcast?
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
Lithaladhwen: Don't remember?
Lithaladhwen: Why the hell not? Couldn't have been more than twenty years ago.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...
Lithaladhwen: Don't ask me about the thirteen hundreds like I know.
CGNakibe: (Ouch, burny)
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Sorry...
Lithaladhwen: e_e
T3chn0Namagomi: *and, they get there, or something*
Arch mage144: (RP's over whenever the players are finished.)
T3chn0Namagomi: ...do you dislike me?
Arch mage144: (If you have more stuff you want to do, do it.)
UltimateKoD: *showers his giant, green body*
Lithaladhwen: I'm actually here because I want to find a mage. One who doesn't know me, instead of some random Igala D person.
Optimus Priam: (*logs back on to his regular account!*)
Optimus Priam has left the room.
Lithaladhwen: I need help with a ritual.
T3chn0Namagomi: *is the library one of those ones with books? Or is it more of a hologram/computer database thing?*
Arch mage144: *The latter.*
T3chn0Namagomi: ...well, here we are.
Arch mage144: *Imagine wikipedia meets the holodeck.*
Lithaladhwen: (I think I just got a little turned on by that.)
Lithaladhwen: (Researchgasm.)
Arch mage144: *You want to look something up? You get voice, text, three-dimensional images, the works.*
Lithaladhwen: So, here's the question. What do we want to know?
T3chn0Namagomi: You said you needed help with a ritual...
Lithaladhwen: Do we want to know what's up with Makura, whether I'm related to Izue Mazuo, or what? I'm...
Lithaladhwen: I'm... going to try and ask a friend if he's seen anything interesting come through.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...Okay...
CGNakibe has left the room.
Lithaladhwen: So? Uh... we need to find a mage. Preferably a summoner. How do I find that?
T3chn0Namagomi: You need my help here?
Lithaladhwen: Uh, maybe.
Arch mage144: *some chick sitting in the corner*
Lithaladhwen: Do summoners have some badge or something? Some way to designate them?
Arch mage144: I'm sorry...I couldn't help overhearing. You need a summoner? *she blinks*
Lithaladhwen: .....whoa. Yeah.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...I guess she's one.
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: ....hm...
T3chn0Namagomi: *goes in, and types up "Mazuo" in Wikilibraria or whatnot*
Arch mage144: I am, yeah. *she gives Hel a quizzical look* What's going on?
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: She said she was from the 1300s...
Arch mage144: *"Mazuo" brings up nothing noteworthy--you get about as much info as you would get if you typed your own last name into Wikipedia*
Lithaladhwen: Great. Uhm. I need to page a coworker of mine, but he's native to another plane at this point. So, uh... I need help with the ritual. It would take me way too long by myself. Gimme a hand?
T3chn0Namagomi: *"Helena Mazuo*
Arch mage144: ...*quirks an eyebrow* Er...sure. I guess I'm...not doing anything else.
Lithaladhwen: ( Holmes )
T3chn0Namagomi: *failing that, "Necromancers in Doma, 1300s"*
Lithaladhwen: Great. And uh.... incidentally... this is actually of the super-secret-military-business order. So... keep it under your hat, all right?
Arch mage144: *Zeiren retrieves Helena's profile. However, because she hasn't added anything specific to her profile, you only get her picture and a bunch of blank fields.*
T3chn0Namagomi: *so he tries the third one...*
Arch mage144: *Necromancers in Doma in the 1300s brings up several articles, including one on Elaith Thenswick, but nothing about a Helena Mazuo, or any other necromancer Mazuos*
T3chn0Namagomi: *types in "Reshtaha, servants"*
Lithaladhwen: Where should we go?
Lithaladhwen: (Stop googling my character!)
T3chn0Namagomi: XD)
Arch mage144: I don't see why not. It'll be good practice, whatever we're doing.
Arch mage144: *Zeiren gets a lot of interesting mythology*
Lithaladhwen: It shouldn't be too hard. I mean, I know the guy.
UltimateKoD: *including stuff about... skateboards?*
UltimateKoD: *and pinball machines?*
Arch mage144: *the summoner follows Helena*
Arch mage144: *er, wait a sec*
Arch mage144: *the summoner leads Helena to her quarters*
UltimateKoD: (*wink wink nudge nudge*)
UltimateKoD: (Let's go back to my place and do some... "magic". ^_^ )
T3chn0Namagomi: *logs out, leaves*
T3chn0Namagomi: IM: It's not only the dead that suffer, you know...
Lithaladhwen: Okay... uh... this is your territory. I just need to drag Kevin here.
T3chn0Namagomi: *heads for his room to go to sleep*
Lithaladhwen: (The living aren't in her jurisdiction, sorry. She's not an Ashuran celestial.)
UltimateKoD: (Resh: yeah, they're pricks.)
Lithaladhwen: (Looking down on the Reshtahans for having black wings and whatnot. Uppity bitches.)
Lithaladhwen: The guy we're contacting is named Kevin. He works for Reshtaha in Processing. He's a nice guy. Hopefully we can get him to come by.
UltimateKoD: (They don't even come to the cross-promotional Ashtaha company picnic! e_e )
Arch mage144: Alright. I guess I can just follow your lead.
Arch mage144: *The summoner does whatever the hell she needs to do to participate in this ritual. It's your ritual, you tell me.*
Lithaladhwen: *Helena sits down on the floor and gets comfortable as this will take a few minutes and she doesn't want her ass to fall asleep*
Lithaladhwen: *She's going to attempt to summon someone she knows, which will hopefully prevent any need to bend the summoned creature to her will. Hopefully. If Kevin gets stubborn, she gets a +4 to control him because she knows his name.*
OnlineHost: Lithaladhwen rolled 3 6-sided dice: 6 5 5
Lithaladhwen: (16=16. Success.)
Arch mage144: *Helena summons death's secretary.*
Arch mage144: *Your character, Charles.*
UltimateKoD: *a not so unhandsome young fellow appears. Short brown hair, nice smile, shortsleeved button up shirt... clean cut all the way...*
UltimateKoD: *especially at his waist, cuz there's nothing past it but air*
UltimateKoD: ... o.o Zea? ^_^ o.o WA-! *falls onto his back*
UltimateKoD: Ah, sheesh...
Lithaladhwen: Kevin, I see you haven't reconsidered the leg thing. I really wish you'd put those back.
UltimateKoD: ... just a second. Um... how'd this go again... oh yeah.
Lithaladhwen: You look like a Nekonian ghost.
UltimateKoD: >.< *LEGS*
UltimateKoD: *stands up, a touch wobbly*
Arch mage144: *Summoner girl sits on the floor, looking fucking confused as to what she has helped summon and why*
Lithaladhwen: *stands as well and offers Kevin a hand* Y'okay?
UltimateKoD: ... Hi. *waves to her* ^_^
Arch mage144: Girl: Uh...hi.
Arch mage144: Girl: Just...er...helping her out and practicing my ritual magic.
UltimateKoD: Oh, OK. *nod*
Lithaladhwen: *to Kevin* She's damn good. Without her help I think I'd have probably hurt myself trying to get you here.
UltimateKoD: I can tell! ^_^
UltimateKoD: So what did you need? o.o
Lithaladhwen: I've got some questions. The first one is just for shits, since I don't think I have access to my record.
UltimateKoD: OK...
Lithaladhwen: Do I have surviving relatives? I know you get a lot more of the paperwork coming through, and I haven't been keeping track. You're in a better position to know than I am.
Lithaladhwen: I'm wondering about an Izue Mazuo. Grandson? Nephew? Random unrelated man?
UltimateKoD: Oh. Izue... uh... Right.
UltimateKoD: He's the great great great great great great... a few more greats... great grandson of your halfbrother.
UltimateKoD: >.o That's right, right? ... yeah.
Lithaladhwen: Half- I..... oh. Well. So that makes him a nephew, right? Nephew a million times removed?
UltimateKoD: Yeah, something like that.
Lithaladhwen: Okay. I'm okay with that.
Lithaladhwen: Another question.
UltimateKoD: *attentive!*
Lithaladhwen: You get a guy named Makura Kuragari through Processing in the last day or so?
UltimateKoD: No.
Lithaladhwen: No. *frowns* I'd almost rather you had said yes.
Lithaladhwen: Why? Is he alive, or did they stuff him in a ghost armor?
UltimateKoD: Oh, he's alive. Not due for some time, if memory serves.
Lithaladhwen: *grins* That's good to hear. I assume you're aware of what's going on. I worry about my team
Lithaladhwen: They wouldn't do well fighting him in one of those.
Lithaladhwen: He's bad enough already. *chuckles*
UltimateKoD: ^_^ I guess so.
UltimateKoD: Anything else you needed?
Lithaladhwen: One more.
UltimateKoD: Kay.
Lithaladhwen: I know that Resh was aware of what the ghost armors were when he sent me. I know that's why he shoved me down into the military.
Lithaladhwen: Any rumors of any other technology being run the same way?
UltimateKoD: o.o ... I don't know.
Lithaladhwen: You sure?
UltimateKoD: Yeah... wish I did, though. Sorry.
Lithaladhwen: You're not lying to me because Reshtaha doesn't want me to know?
UltimateKoD: If I did know, I'd tell you, you know that.
Lithaladhwen: *shrug* I get used to the feeling I'm working uphill. Sorry to doubt you.
UltimateKoD: It's OK.
UltimateKoD: ... I hope you come back soon, Zea. Things around the office aren't the same without you.
Arch mage144: Summoner, IM: Where does she work?
Lithaladhwen: ......Uh...
Lithaladhwen: I don't know. I don't even know if that's my decision.
UltimateKoD: I know. v_v
UltimateKoD: Ooh! But when you DO get back, we are SO playing that Soul Calibur game the boss brought back!
UltimateKoD: I've been practicing! I'll WIN this time!
Lithaladhwen: I.... *smiles* ...If I can, I will. You know I can't say. There's only one person who really knows, and he's not telling me anything because apparently he wants me to think this is my decision.
Lithaladhwen: So.
Lithaladhwen: Tell everyone I said hi, and that they should quit watching me over my shoulder. I'm a big girl.
UltimateKoD: ... kay.
Lithaladhwen: Take care of yourself, and uh...keep the legs. Bipedalism suits you.
UltimateKoD: *goes and gives her a big hug* ^_^ See ya soon.
UltimateKoD: ... and I will.
UltimateKoD: ... and y'know what? I think I'm gonna have a nap too.
Lithaladhwen: *hug back* I hereby formally release you from my crazy summoning circle.
Lithaladhwen: Sleeping is also good.
UltimateKoD: Haven't had one since... well, since before you joined up!
Lithaladhwen: I'm rediscovering it.
UltimateKoD: ^_^ See ya!
Arch mage144: Summoner: *breathes a sigh of relief* Whew. Er, glad to help. If you're done, I'm going to go get something to eat or whatever.
Lithaladhwen: Definitely.
UltimateKoD: ... ... uh, so... how do I... get back? o.o
Lithaladhwen: Just go ahead and want to be there. We're not holding you.
Lithaladhwen: It's your native plane. You're dismissed.
UltimateKoD: Oh. OK. ... by-*POIT*
Lithaladhwen: *to her assistant* Thank you. You've done me an incredible favor.
Arch mage144: S: No problem. Like I said, it was good practice.
Arch mage144: S: I'm not sure exactly what the deal was, there, but it's probably important that I understand, is it?
Arch mage144: S: *shrugs and heads out*
UltimateKoD: (Kevin: And ANOTHER thing, "BOSS"! We should have ice cream sundaes... uh... EVERY DAY! YEAH! And LIMOS to take us WHEREVER we want! And... a harem. o.o)
Lithaladhwen: *follows her out because this isn't Hel's room*
Arch mage144: </RP?>
UltimateKoD: (K: AND ALL THE STUFF WE WANT CUZ WE'RE COOL.)
Lithaladhwen: </RP>
T3chn0Namagomi: </RP>
UltimateKoD: </rp>
Lithaladhwen: That was all I needed.
T3chn0Namagomi: *eats colors*
Lithaladhwen: She needed to page Kevin.
Arch mage144: 'kay. Everybody gets 3 XP, Charles and Ashley get an extra one for that RP bit at the end.
UltimateKoD: ^_^ Whee.
Lithaladhwen: So why does Zeke's seed produce mad scientists?
Lithaladhwen: Imagine what would happen if Kamos had kids.
UltimateKoD: ... we all pray against that day.
Lithaladhwen: It's bad enough that Zeke sets up franchises all over Igala.
Lithaladhwen: But there's a definite mad scientist strain.
UltimateKoD: A valthi/chimera/dragon hybrid with his DAD'S sense of crazy.
UltimateKoD: No.
T3chn0Namagomi: Right. Yay RFX boosts
UltimateKoD: ... well, that was fun.
Lithaladhwen: This Nigerian scam email included the guy's phone number.
Lithaladhwen: I should call with my calling card tomorrow.
Arch mage144: In case it weren't clear, Helena's unknown enemy is SentanCorp. But the disad includes some formidable individuals.
Arch mage144: And one of them is Izue--kind of a twisted version of what Zea herself could've been, complete with mad scientist quirks.
T3chn0Namagomi: Right...Zeiren has uberdodge in mecha against things that, well, allow it, anyway.
Arch mage144: Yeah. Unfortunately, you can't dodge non-missile spells.
T3chn0Namagomi: Bah.
Lithaladhwen: Yeah. She totally knows now. In fact, she considered that the case pretty early on.
Lithaladhwen: Just took a while for her to realize they didn't like her either.
T3chn0Namagomi: Makes me wish for enough CP to upgrade Scelestus as well
T3chn0Namagomi: Flight-capable version would've been nice
T3chn0Namagomi: Ah well.
Lithaladhwen: Charles, thanks for letting me summon Kevin.
UltimateKoD: No sweat.
Lithaladhwen: Brian, thanks for scaring the shit out of us all.
Arch mage144: I told you that I had some crazy shit on the docket for tonight.
Lithaladhwen: I am thoroughly overjoyed by this session.
Arch mage144: I think there will probably be two more to tie up all the loose ends.
Arch mage144: At most.
T3chn0Namagomi: Given, I know that this may sound a bit...assholish...
Arch mage144: ?
T3chn0Namagomi: ...but when do we fight normal piloted mecha again? o.o
Arch mage144: Soon, I assure you.
Arch mage144: You may recall Makura mentioning that Izue is both a tek and a mage...
T3chn0Namagomi: Yeah.
Arch mage144: ...and you haven't seen his armor yet.
T3chn0Namagomi: ...oh great. I get to be Ignore-Evasioned by a mecha. X_x
UltimateKoD: ... hoo boy. o.o
Arch mage144: What fun would that be, eh?
Arch mage144: Not seeing his mech, that is.
Arch mage144: Anyway. You get a log yet?
Lithaladhwen: Me? God yes.
Lithaladhwen: I keep logs like a mofo.
Arch mage144: OK. I'm honestly kind of tired.
Lithaladhwen: You know that.
Lithaladhwen: Okay.
Lithaladhwen: WE SLEEP NOW
Arch mage144: So we do!
T3chn0Namagomi: Right. Hope the evasion and parrying boosts can come to use...
Arch mage144 has left the room.
UltimateKoD: *will finish downloading this last Bleach manga, and go himself.*
UltimateKoD: Night, guys.
Lithaladhwen: NIght!
Lithaladhwen: *Night
Lithaladhwen: *hygiene and sleep*
T3chn0Namagomi has left the room.
UltimateKoD has left the room.