Episode II: The Shadow War

[broose]

Though the insectoid threat was contained for the moment, the colony of Debrecen was lost, and the people of Toliman system lived in fear of the invading aliens, who seemingly had access to technology far more advanced than that of the Alliance. Falgrim and Kornel, though now respected as heroes, had seen the dark side of the Alliance, and went in search of answers.

[6/29/2015 4:12:02 PM] @bruce: Last time on Dungeon Galaxy, you ended the battle for Frontier station decisively, by pursuing a squad of insectoids in the tram tunnels attempting to blow up the station's reactor.
[6/29/2015 4:12:04 PM] @bruce: Many have fallen, but the rest of the insectoid's ships were blown out of orbit and forced to crash land on Debrecen. The planet is likely lost -- they landed a ship full of eggs on Hanton -- but the Alliance is dedicating its fleet to evacuating the other colonies and then keeping their ground forces pinned down on the planet.
[6/29/2015 4:12:45 PM] joo: That's we get for putting...
[6/29/2015 4:12:52 PM] joo: all our eggs....
[6/29/2015 4:12:57 PM] joo: .......in one basket.....!
[6/29/2015 4:14:26 PM] @bruce: For now, it seems, the insectoids are at a disadvantage, but Admiral Jenevius gave you some unsettling information: the insectoids' ships were identified as being a part of the failed Horizon Expedition, an attempt at colonizing the Ikleam system decades ago. And what's more, the Horizon ships couldn't have possibly made it back here by now. What the insectoids are capable of remains a mystery.
[6/29/2015 4:14:33 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Heh.
[6/29/2015 4:15:20 PM] joo: Ah, yes, that was the unsettling information.
[6/29/2015 4:16:57 PM] joo: Does Kornel qualify for Expert Sniper?
[6/29/2015 4:17:26 PM] joo: ...I suppose not, since he was detected when he took out the leader of the rearguard.
[6/29/2015 4:19:23 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Ooh, do we get to level up?
[6/29/2015 4:19:36 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well, did Kalbitan make it?
[6/29/2015 4:19:41 PM] joo: Hopefully the next Alien Attack won't be so soon.
[6/29/2015 4:19:53 PM] @bruce: It's been a few hours since the battle for Frontier station was won. A makeshift infirmary was set up in the atrium to handle the sheer number of wounded, and the doctors there heal you. You can both level up, now. The repair drones continue at their work, and a memorial to the fallen is set up in the center of the atrium. One of the pilots has set down a photo of Captain Garik along with countless others.
[6/29/2015 4:21:58 PM] @bruce: Kalbitan's still up, Falgrim. You hear her occasionally barking orders on the radio: she's leading one of the teams making sure the spires are clear room by room.
[6/29/2015 4:22:05 PM] joo: Ah, I hadn't seen Charming Entertainer before!
[6/29/2015 4:22:20 PM] @bruce: I think I added it yesterday.
[6/29/2015 4:22:43 PM] joo: Here starts Kornel's Twi'lek Dancing Girl career.
[6/29/2015 4:23:26 PM] @bruce: I don't think Kornel's satisfied the requirement for Expert Sniper, yet, unless there was another time we just forgot about.
[6/29/2015 4:23:48 PM] Theo (~[e-mail]) has quit (Leaving)
[6/29/2015 4:23:50 PM] joo: No; I'd have grabbed the class before then, if that were the case.
[6/29/2015 4:24:05 PM] @bruce: It's not just about quickscoping. The stealth thing is important to being a Sniper, I think, even though I haven't yet written a move to reflect that yet...
[6/29/2015 4:25:00 PM] joo: Add “They are completely infatuated with you, and would do anything to please you”
[6/29/2015 4:25:03 PM] joo: Ohhh myyyy.
[6/29/2015 4:25:24 PM] @bruce: *grinning baldric.png*
[6/29/2015 4:25:48 PM] joo: i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/507/667/46d.gif
[6/29/2015 4:27:07 PM] joo: A Mesmerise attempt: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK9QfdUwRQo
[6/29/2015 4:27:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm, are there even any charming people in the party?
[6/29/2015 4:28:50 PM] @bruce: No, you guys are dorks.
[6/29/2015 4:28:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hahaha.
[6/29/2015 4:29:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell:
[6/29/2015 4:29:19 PM] joo: Hahahah.
[6/29/2015 4:29:48 PM] joo: The requirements for the compendium class are technically quite weak.
[6/29/2015 4:30:01 PM] @bruce: I think you can both take an Advanced Advanced Move now. And Kornel can take two of them, because he's good at failing.
[6/29/2015 4:30:12 PM] joo: We could take advantage of this by making the Insectoid Queen fall in love with both of us, then laugh at Broose.
[6/29/2015 4:30:23 PM] @bruce: art is subjective.
[6/29/2015 4:31:38 PM] @bruce: You can't just randomly put on a performance in front of someone who's trying to kill you, you know.
[6/29/2015 4:32:25 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmmm.
[6/29/2015 4:32:26 PM] joo: y ¬
[6/29/2015 4:32:33 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: You could put on a performance of killing.
[6/29/2015 4:32:36 PM] @bruce: What the fuck is that.
[6/29/2015 4:33:01 PM] joo: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negation
[6/29/2015 4:33:19 PM] @bruce: Because that's stupid.
[6/29/2015 4:33:39 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Did he just say "yuh-huh" in propositional logic?
[6/29/2015 4:33:44 PM] joo: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[6/29/2015 4:34:02 PM] joo: That's "iunno" written in propositional logic.
[6/29/2015 4:34:03 PM] @bruce: And I'm not going to clarify that the members of your audience shouldn't be trying to murder you!
[6/29/2015 4:34:28 PM] @bruce: Oh. I thought it was, "why not?"
[6/29/2015 4:34:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, heh.
[6/29/2015 4:35:14 PM] joo: Yes, that was it.
[6/29/2015 4:35:27 PM] @bruce: Ahh.
[6/29/2015 4:35:41 PM] @bruce: Well, enough of that silly bullshit.
[6/29/2015 4:35:49 PM] @bruce: Do you guys want to level up?
[6/29/2015 4:35:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Of cours!
[6/29/2015 4:35:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: *course!
[6/29/2015 4:36:03 PM] joo: Yes, let's get to the serious business of Dungeon Galaxy.
[6/29/2015 4:36:31 PM] @bruce: We have moved up one level of seriousness.
[6/29/2015 4:36:33 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Where are all the Ace Pilot moves?
[6/29/2015 4:36:43 PM] @bruce: It's still not very serious, but it's more serious than it was before.
[6/29/2015 4:37:05 PM] @bruce: I haven't thought of any new ones, yet, unfortunately.
[6/29/2015 4:38:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Ah.
[6/29/2015 4:38:48 PM] @bruce: If you have any ideas, I might be willing to quickly shit a move out onto the document.
[6/29/2015 4:39:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Gross!
[6/29/2015 4:39:06 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: You can do that on your own time. I don't have any ideas.
[6/29/2015 4:39:19 PM] joo: LOL
[6/29/2015 4:39:56 PM] @bruce: Dungeon Galaxy is the metaphorical false sack of fudge, and you are all hungry vagrants.
[6/29/2015 4:40:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: More gross!
[6/29/2015 4:40:50 PM] joo: I'm going to have to go for Root Access, of course... but for my other choice, I'm indecisive.
[6/29/2015 4:41:38 PM] joo: The Takedown-based moves are just sick, but Master Hacker would be undoubtedly useful.
[6/29/2015 4:41:39 PM] @bruce: Don't forget that both of you have Multiclass moves.
[6/29/2015 4:41:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'm going to level up and take +1 Dexterity and No One Left Behind.
[6/29/2015 4:42:15 PM] joo: No Child Left Behind
[6/29/2015 4:43:13 PM] @bruce: I accidentally wrote Falgrim's HP as 131/31 on my notes. I declare this canon, and Falgrim suddenly expands! orig14.deviantart.net/12a4/f/2012/161/5/e/john_cena_big_belly_by_bigbelly58887-d530ovi.jpg
[6/29/2015 4:44:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah!
[6/29/2015 4:44:19 PM] joo: I will take +2 intelligence, Root Access, and Adrenaline.
[6/29/2015 4:44:29 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[6/29/2015 4:44:50 PM] joo: john_cena_big_belly.mpreg
[6/29/2015 4:45:15 PM] @bruce: What does that put your INT at?
[6/29/2015 4:45:21 PM] joo: 18, baby.
[6/29/2015 4:45:29 PM] joo: Er, that is... +3.
[6/29/2015 4:46:12 PM] @bruce: Look at this goofy white dude mixing up INT and Intelligence. Makes me LAUGH.
[6/29/2015 4:48:29 PM] joo: I declare it to be canon that Kornel's INT is +18.
[6/29/2015 4:48:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[6/29/2015 4:49:52 PM] @bruce: Both of you and your companions are healed completely. By now, a few of the survivors are at the lounge, watching the news on the only working video terminal around.
[6/29/2015 4:50:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: How many favor did I earn, and how many do I have now?
[6/29/2015 4:51:05 PM] @bruce: 2 favor, putting you at 4.
[6/29/2015 4:51:27 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Is that before or after I set us up the bomb?
[6/29/2015 4:52:16 PM] @bruce: Ah, yes. We don't need to go into detail with that, really, so you can just spend the favor now and it'll find its way into the Outrunner's cargo hold.
[6/29/2015 4:52:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Heh, heh. All righty.
[6/29/2015 4:52:57 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: So I have 3 favor, actually.
[6/29/2015 4:53:08 PM] @bruce: Yes.
[6/29/2015 4:53:40 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: That's fine. I had 3 favor on my sheet prior to the mission just now, but I think perhaps I spent one during that mission to have them go a certain way and I never got around to marking it off.
[6/29/2015 4:54:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'm almost maxed out on favors!
[6/29/2015 4:55:10 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: joo, if you can think of a way to use favors, that would be sweet.
[6/29/2015 4:55:28 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well -- what do we see on the terminal besides what we've heard?
[6/29/2015 4:55:32 PM] joo: Give them all to Kornel.
[6/29/2015 4:55:33 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I mean, what we've already heard.
[6/29/2015 4:55:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Pfft.
[6/29/2015 4:56:06 PM] joo: Tell me what's on that big data clit, Bruce.
[6/29/2015 4:58:59 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, before you can check it out, you're approached by a well-dressed human holding a microphone, being followed by a tiny camera drone. "Excuse me, sir? I'm from Colonial News. Would you mind giving us a quick interview?" She asks, all before you can get a word out.
[6/29/2015 4:59:38 PM] @bruce: Do you want to bounce on down to the Outrunner to view it with the cockpit's terminal, Kornel?
[6/29/2015 5:00:07 PM] joo: No, Kornel will stand in the background with his arms crossed while this Interview goes on.
[6/29/2015 5:00:18 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[6/29/2015 5:00:57 PM] @bruce: Kornel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN2vMceH_i8
[6/29/2015 5:01:37 PM] joo: Hahahah. Quite the hack, there.
[6/29/2015 5:01:48 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[6/29/2015 5:02:09 PM] @bruce: Later, he puts on his resume for Grelt Intelligence: "hijacked the broadcast of major news network".
[6/29/2015 5:06:17 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
[6/29/2015 5:08:41 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well, I'm pretty sure all this shit is classified.
[6/29/2015 5:09:49 PM] @bruce: Your defense of Frontier station, at least, isn't quite.
[6/29/2015 5:10:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim glances up at the reporter. "I'm not at liberty to discuss that." He waves his hand vaguely. "Besides, I think I've earned a break." After a pause, with a little bit of a smile, he nods to Kornel and says, "But I'm sure he'd be more than happy to talk to you about it."
[6/29/2015 5:12:01 PM] @bruce: With a little shrug, she looks to you, Kornel. "Were you involved in the defense? Would you be willing to answer a few questions?"
[6/29/2015 5:12:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim, meanwhile: i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/507/667/46d.gif
[6/29/2015 5:13:25 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, having successfully dodged that social interaction, you take a look at the video terminal...
[6/29/2015 5:14:23 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: It's the Dexterity.
[6/29/2015 5:14:43 PM] joo: Kornel approaches the journalist, giving the camera an authoritarian gaze. "We're not at liberty to answer specific questions about the recent incident, but I can reassure citizens of the station that the immediate threat has been neutralised." He nods. "Civilians should now focus on bringing the station back into normal operation and repairing the damage."
[6/29/2015 5:16:16 PM] @bruce: She nods, her camera drone shining a light in your face. "What do you have to say to the people of the Alliance in the aftermath of this devastating attack?"
[6/29/2015 5:16:46 PM] @bruce: Kornel is extremely likely to be credited as "an official" when this goes live.
[6/29/2015 5:17:15 PM] joo: "The most important thing is to remain calm, and do not pay any heed to wild rumours."
[6/29/2015 5:17:36 PM] joo: Damn, that's exactly what to say to cause people to panic.
[6/29/2015 5:18:05 PM] joo: That's Kornel's -1 CHA at work.
[6/29/2015 5:18:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hahaha.
[6/29/2015 5:19:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Very British.
[6/29/2015 5:19:43 PM] joo: I briefly considered saying "Keep calm and carry on," but I didn't want to bring the Seriousness back to -5.
[6/29/2015 5:20:19 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Heh.
[6/29/2015 5:20:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Damn, am I watching all this as it happens?
[6/29/2015 5:20:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: On the terminal?
[6/29/2015 5:22:12 PM] joo: "Those in charge of defence will examine the facts and in due course determine what must be done to keep us safe. Until then, it would be inappropriate to make further comment."
[6/29/2015 5:23:30 PM] @bruce: She nods, apparently satisfied with your soundbites... for now. The light on her drone goes off. "Thank you for your time."
[6/29/2015 5:24:07 PM] joo: Kornel's going to later hack into her camera to give himself bulging muscles in the video.
[6/29/2015 5:25:22 PM] joo: I feel like I drained my very soul by giving such empty statements, but that must be the Lawful life.
[6/29/2015 5:25:26 PM] @bruce: They're reporting mostly on the attack on the station and Hanton, Falgrim, but now that things have calmed down a little, you catch some other news. Chancellor Kalris is planning to deliver a speech on the recent developments in the frontier, on Carpathia. On Egrion, a platoon of Alliance soldiers on an expedition into the ruined city of Ondire were pushed out by mutant tribals. And finally...
[6/29/2015 5:26:46 PM] joo: Who is this Chancellor Kalris?
[6/29/2015 5:28:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Is joo admitting that Lawful people are soulless? I agree.
[6/29/2015 5:29:10 PM] joo: Hahahaha.
[6/29/2015 5:29:21 PM] joo: [Racist] Yes. I agree.
[6/29/2015 5:30:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: joo: That sounds like Spout Lore!
[6/29/2015 5:30:50 PM] joo: @_@
[6/29/2015 5:31:13 PM] joo: Kornel fails Spout Lore on who the President of Space is, and everyone laughs at him.
[6/29/2015 5:31:48 PM] @bruce: In less serious news, the system-wide Hyperball finales will go on despite the attacks, but Juum Tna, the owner of the Haven Hitmen, is rumored to be looking for substitutes for a few of his players, who were injured under mysterious circumstances.
[6/29/2015 5:32:30 PM] @bruce: (The "and finally..." wasn't meant to give that piece of news prominence, I'm just scared of messages cutting off.)
[6/29/2015 5:32:54 PM] joo: Is the Hyperball final held in a...
[6/29/2015 5:33:02 PM] joo: Hyperbowl?
[6/29/2015 5:33:30 PM] joo: Wait, that doesn't work unless I spell it "Hyperbole."
[6/29/2015 5:34:10 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you know that Kalris is the current Chancellor of the Council of Planets. The Chancellor is the elected leader of the council, and thus the head of state for the entire Alliance.
[6/29/2015 5:34:48 PM] @bruce: No, it's held in a cube in free-fall.
[6/29/2015 5:34:56 PM] @bruce: The Hypercube.
[6/29/2015 5:35:27 PM] joo: !
[6/29/2015 5:35:42 PM] joo: How many dimensions of space does the Hypercube have?
[6/29/2015 5:35:55 PM] @bruce: Uh... three of them.
[6/29/2015 5:36:08 PM] joo: I am disappoint.
[6/29/2015 5:36:38 PM] joo: [Lawful] Well, I suppose a cube is technically a 3-dimensional hypercube.
[6/29/2015 5:36:50 PM] @bruce: Yes, exactly.
[6/29/2015 5:37:13 PM] @bruce: What does Kornel do while Falgrim is rotting his brain with television?
[6/29/2015 5:37:40 PM] @bruce: The reporter has moved on to Jano, who is all too willing to talk to her.
[6/29/2015 5:37:49 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hahaha.
[6/29/2015 5:38:21 PM] joo: Kornel shakes his head, but has more important things to do than stop this story from inevitably leaking. He goes to give his clit some digital stimulation.
[6/29/2015 5:39:33 PM] @bruce: Very well, Kornel. You head back to Hangar B and climb into the Outrunner. It's empty, it looks like -- Arataar's crew must have gone out for some quick shore leave. Dawn is here, of course.
[6/29/2015 5:39:39 PM] @bruce: "Greetings, Kornel."
[6/29/2015 5:40:47 PM] joo: "Greetings, Dawn," Kornel says. Kornel relates to Dawn what Admiral Jenevius told them, then pauses. "What do you make of this?"
[6/29/2015 5:41:43 PM] @bruce: The people watching with you are only barely paying attention, Falgrim, drowning their troubles with drinks from the lounge. The people of the frontier are used to hardship, but this is rough for anyone.
[6/29/2015 5:45:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
[6/29/2015 5:45:37 PM] @bruce: "I'm not sure what to make of it. There have been several theories for how an object might surpass the speed of light, but they have never been put in to practice. In any case, the ships themselves were not modified. However they sent the ships here, it seems to be a one way trip."
[6/29/2015 5:45:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Is there anyone at the bar that Falgrim knows?
[6/29/2015 5:45:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Er -- lounge?
[6/29/2015 5:50:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: It's funny because hanging out in taverns and inns all day is what I'm used to when playing certain characters! Falgrim might do that, but he won't be as talkative as I normally am.
[6/29/2015 5:50:27 PM] @bruce: Now that you mention it... one of them is a human wearing a red station security uniform, and only now seems to notice you. He stands from his seat and approaches you. "Hey!"
[6/29/2015 5:50:39 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, no. A redshirt! Run!
[6/29/2015 5:50:52 PM] joo: I dress in womens' clothing, and hang around in bars!
[6/29/2015 5:51:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha!
[6/29/2015 5:51:41 PM] joo: Kornel frowns, and nods. "It may become critical to be able to match their speed."
[6/29/2015 5:52:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim is in the process of getting himself a whiskey when he sees the redshirt, and he acknowledges him with a nod.
[6/29/2015 5:52:11 PM] @bruce: "What's going on, man? Oh, you probably don't recognize me. My name's Adrian. I was security on the Herald." He says, clapping you on the shoulder. "I heard you were around here!"
[6/29/2015 5:52:14 PM] joo: "Anyway, on another note, I have data I recovered from the Debrecen facility. I'd like to see what's hidden in it."
[6/29/2015 5:52:19 PM] joo: Kornel inserts the chip.
[6/29/2015 5:53:03 PM] joo: Now pretend that you knew him all along, for extra social points!
[6/29/2015 5:53:18 PM] @bruce: He does look familiar, now that he mentions it... and you recognize the voice, too. You think he might have been that guy freaking the fuck out over the radio, while you were blowing up the cruiser.
[6/29/2015 5:54:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: How long has it been since the Herald?
[6/29/2015 5:54:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Geez, how do they measure time in space?
[6/29/2015 5:56:16 PM] joo: More to the point, how do they measure space in time?
[6/29/2015 5:56:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hahaha. Whoops.
[6/29/2015 5:56:38 PM] @bruce: The data starts to load up... "The chip's contents are heavily corrupted, Kornel, but there's a large video file that should be playable."
[6/29/2015 5:56:59 PM] joo: inb4 Qexen's home-made porn.
[6/29/2015 5:57:04 PM] @bruce: Most use Alliance time, which is based in the capital city of Tabos. It's been about a month.
[6/29/2015 5:57:21 PM] joo: One Tabos is about the time it takes to TABOS.
[6/29/2015 5:57:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I can't read Tabos without thinking of the acronym, sorry.
[6/29/2015 5:58:54 PM] @bruce: I think Vaylon forgot that the name was his idea.
[6/29/2015 5:59:01 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, yes.
[6/29/2015 5:59:43 PM] joo: But it was immediately corrupted, like all good things.
[6/29/2015 6:00:25 PM] @bruce: When I was drawing the diagram of Frontier station, I almost immediately made a giant, blatant dick, and I just held my head in my hands and wondered what was wrong with me.
[6/29/2015 6:00:41 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hahaha.
[6/29/2015 6:01:18 PM] joo: That's the first step on a long journey.
[6/29/2015 6:01:31 PM] joo: A long, hard journey.
[6/29/2015 6:01:50 PM] @bruce: Well, Kornel, with nothing better to do, you sit back and put on this fat video.
[6/29/2015 6:03:07 PM] @bruce: It seems to be a feed from the laboratory's security cameras. It skips around constantly, and huge chunks of the video are distorted, along with the audio.
[6/29/2015 6:04:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim says to the security officer, "It's been a while. Good to see you still in service. We need every man we can find."
[6/29/2015 6:04:52 PM] joo: Sexist.
[6/29/2015 6:05:03 PM] @bruce: Also racist.
[6/29/2015 6:07:36 PM] @bruce: You first notice a man screaming in a sealed room, banging his head against the wall. "Subj----t --owed no imp--... -ental deterioration. --ore power is nee--..." you hear from an adjacent room's camera.
[6/29/2015 6:08:15 PM] joo: Which SCP is this?
[6/29/2015 6:11:08 PM] @bruce: The feed skips ahead. Two armored grelt with assault rifles step into the room with the screaming man. You hear a burst of gunfire, but then the soldiers are thrown against the wall seemingly by nothing. Before it skips ahead again, you hear the same voice from earlier: "Fascinating."
[6/29/2015 6:11:35 PM] joo: Interesting.
[6/29/2015 6:13:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Huh.
[6/29/2015 6:14:10 PM] @bruce: The video is almost completely distorted at this point. That same voice is speaking again, though, and you hear that: "Prolonged exp----...--resulted in ne---...Power source is ------... ---periments can't continue." Then it skips ahead to something completely different...
[6/29/2015 6:16:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: And now for something completely different.
[6/29/2015 6:18:00 PM] @bruce: The file is cleaner, here, but many chunks of the video are still missing. "Project ARPAD has begun. From here on, we are gods." It's a scientist talking to his peers in the lab. The cloning tank is here, now. It wasn't before.
[6/29/2015 6:19:40 PM] @bruce: The video skips ahead. Two grelt soldiers are dragging along a human, who's been restrained. His back is to the camera. They bring him into the lab. "Fantastic. The package is here," the scientist says.
[6/29/2015 6:22:12 PM] @bruce: "Let me get a better look at him," he continues. The grelt throw him to the floor. You can't see what's happening now... it's all distorted. "You should be glad they dragged you out of prison for this. Your legacy will become greater than you ever could have alone."
[6/29/2015 6:25:27 PM] @bruce: They continue talking, Kornel. The audio gets more and more distorted, and you can't make anything out. Suddenly, the picture is clear... and for a split second, Kornel, you see your own face looking back at you.
[6/29/2015 6:25:31 PM] @bruce: The video ends.
[6/29/2015 6:25:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh my goooood!
[6/29/2015 6:25:52 PM] joo: ...!
[6/29/2015 6:27:09 PM] @bruce: Did you really see that? Were your eyes playing tricks on you? Your head hurts.
[6/29/2015 6:27:36 PM] joo: i.imgur.com/EMrknJP.gif
[6/29/2015 6:29:28 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: No wonder he hates me so much.
[6/29/2015 6:29:45 PM] @bruce: What do you do, Kornel?
[6/29/2015 6:30:38 PM] joo: Hang on, I have another reaction video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFvN2y9PI3s
[6/29/2015 6:30:53 PM] joo: (Spoilers: KotOR)
[6/29/2015 6:32:35 PM] joo: Damn, that didn't have the face part after all. Oh well.
[6/29/2015 6:33:01 PM] joo: Kornel will engage his Wisdom to analyse this situation carefully and discern the truth behind it.
[6/29/2015 6:33:13 PM] @bruce: Roll it up.
[6/29/2015 6:33:30 PM] joo: !r 2d6+0 -- Discern Realities
[6/29/2015 6:33:31 PM] @pagebot: joo: 5=4+1 -- Discern Realities
[6/29/2015 6:33:38 PM] joo: Damn it.
[6/29/2015 6:34:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yep, it's going to be one of those games.
[6/29/2015 6:35:38 PM] joo: Kornel's going to end up eating shit even in this mini-session.
[6/29/2015 6:36:51 PM] @bruce: What does it mean? What does any of this mean? You can't process this information right now. You look back up to the terminal to play through it again, but...
[6/29/2015 6:37:47 PM] @bruce: "Mr. Levente." the Director says. The only thing on your terminal is his silhouetted figure.
[6/29/2015 6:38:57 PM] @bruce: "It is... unfortunate, that you have gained access to information... above your level of clearance."
[6/29/2015 6:40:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, no.
[6/29/2015 6:40:20 PM] @bruce: The figure steeples his fingers. "You didn't really think you got here by yourself, did you, Mr. Levente?"
[6/29/2015 6:40:33 PM] @bruce: What do you do?!
[6/29/2015 6:41:25 PM] joo: Kornel's face pales, and he looks at the Director silently.
[6/29/2015 6:44:31 PM] joo: "What do you mean, Sir?" He asks in as conversational a manner as he can manage.
[6/29/2015 6:54:12 PM] @bruce: "Our control reaches further than even you have seen," the Director says. "In a modern society, nothing can be left to chaos." He takes a long pause. "Our... investment in you has been significant, Mr. Levente, and you have exceeded... all of our expectations. For that reason, this... transgression can be forgiven."
[6/29/2015 6:55:10 PM] @bruce: What do you say to this?
[6/29/2015 7:02:59 PM] joo: "I did not suppose that this information was classified, considering how poorly guarded it was," Kornel says. "In any case, it was not my intention to go above my clearance. But now that I know, it would be most efficient for me to know the full purpose of this scheme, so far as it involves me, do you not agree?"
[6/29/2015 7:13:23 PM] @bruce: "The purpose... was to create an instrument of our will." He leans forward. "No more questions, Mr. Levente. You will continue to play the role chosen for you in the coming events. You will speak of this... to nobody. You can be replaced. You are being watched."
[6/29/2015 7:13:29 PM] @bruce: The transmission is cut.
[6/29/2015 7:17:33 PM] @bruce: Adrian nods. "Signed on as soon as we got to the station. Security was expanding then, and my experience made it easy to get the job." He takes a sip from his bottle. "None of the other officers believed my stories about the Herald, though, until today. We sure gave 'em hell, huh?"
[6/29/2015 7:18:44 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Dun-dun-dun!
[6/29/2015 7:19:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Unfortunately, I somehow became extremely exhausted for no real reason.
[6/29/2015 7:19:32 PM] joo: Did you decide whether Kornel can see electromagnetic waves of the frequency used for interplanetary communication?
[6/29/2015 7:19:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Perhaps we can continue this tomorrow.
[6/29/2015 7:20:37 PM] @bruce: joo: You spoke too much Science at me and I didn't understand, at the time. Why, are you suggesting that Kornel can use his eyes to see where the transmission came from?!
[6/29/2015 7:21:07 PM] joo: No. In this space station, there's probably too much ambient radiation for that to work.
[6/29/2015 7:21:33 PM] @bruce: I think he could, but it would require him to Tune his eyes in advance.
[6/29/2015 7:21:35 PM] joo: However, I was thinking he might be able to detect eavesdropping devices implanted into the ship.
[6/29/2015 7:22:01 PM] joo: Ah, yes. He just sticks a straight screwdriver into his eye and rotates it until it reaches the right frequency.

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[6/29/2015 9:25:50 PM] joo: !missed-rolls
[6/29/2015 9:25:51 PM] @pagebot: Missed rolls (estimated): joo: 1 of 1. Full list: <http://pastebin.com/DjCh9iLx>.
[6/29/2015 9:25:56 PM] joo: My mad XP.

[broose]

[7/25/2015 4:09:07 PM] @bruce: Last time on Dungeon Galaxy, Kornel and Falgrim, you discussed the unsettling footage you recovered from the cloning lab on Debrecen. With no better lead for answers, you resolved to go to Haven, an old station orbitting Egrion, and currently run by the yoz crime lord Juum Tna. Rask, who told you Juum might have information about the Director, won't be joining you. He was called by some Alliance higher ups to help with a diplomatic situation on Kuros.
[7/25/2015 4:09:21 PM] @bruce: Did that message go through Intact?
[7/25/2015 4:09:41 PM] joo: "to help with a diplomatic situa"
[7/25/2015 4:09:55 PM] @bruce: "diplomatic situation on Kuros."
[7/25/2015 4:10:23 PM] joo: Damn, Rask.
[7/25/2015 4:10:40 PM] joo: You can go, but there won't be place for you in this Home when you come back.
[7/25/2015 4:12:41 PM] joo: What's the diplom@ic situ8ion?
[7/25/2015 4:12:54 PM] @bruce: Dawn brings you in towards Haven. It's an old, beat-up station. The main structure is a large, flat disk, and in its center it connects to a small spire.
[7/25/2015 4:13:26 PM] @bruce: The Alliance is pushing to bring Kuros into the fold as a full member planet. Rask is going to help with some Diplomacy.
[7/25/2015 4:14:38 PM] joo: Where's that 3D Galaxy Map?
[7/25/2015 4:14:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'm already lost.
[7/25/2015 4:15:23 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm. Well, bye, Rask.
[7/25/2015 4:15:27 PM] @bruce: i.imgur.com/jEyu9AA.png
[7/25/2015 4:15:40 PM] joo: Ah.
[7/25/2015 4:15:55 PM] joo: So they called on Rask to talk to the Natives in their own language. Quite racist.
[7/25/2015 4:16:16 PM] @bruce: You land in one of the hangars built into the edge of the disk, and step out of the Outrunner. There's not much activity here, strangely enough, and you soon find out why...
[7/25/2015 4:20:37 PM] @bruce: A couple ovrak wearing surgical breathing masks and ballistic vests approach you as you leave the ship. They carry holstered stun pistols. "Hold up. What's your business on Haven? The quarantine's in effect, so we can't let you into the station." One of them says.
[7/25/2015 4:20:43 PM] @bruce: What do you say?
[7/25/2015 4:25:20 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Huh...
[7/25/2015 4:25:32 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What are ovrak, again?
[7/25/2015 4:25:42 PM] @bruce: They're the tusked humanoids.
[7/25/2015 4:26:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, yes.
[7/25/2015 4:27:18 PM] @bruce: Further ahead, on the other side of the hangar room, it looks like there's a small guarded security checkpoint in front of a wide steel door. Probably leads into the station. Besides that, there isn't much around here -- just some pilots performing maintenance on their ships before they get on out of this place.
[7/25/2015 4:29:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim takes a quick glance at the ovrak and their weapons, and he takes a step forward and says, "I'm Chief Master Sergeant Falgrim Rakshahar of the GA. In light of the recent attacks, we're here to inspect security at the station. We weren't informed of any quarantine. What's the situation?"
[7/25/2015 4:32:21 PM] joo: I wonder if we should take Jano or even Arataar with us.
[7/25/2015 4:32:33 PM] joo: If KotOR 1 taught me anything, we'll need them.
[7/25/2015 4:35:03 PM] @bruce: The two guards share a look. "You're a GA? I didn't hear about any Alliance inspections." He scratches his head, and points towards a tall krim standing by the security checkpoint. "You should talk to my boss."
[7/25/2015 4:35:58 PM] @bruce: You get the feeling the Alliance isn't so respected around here, Falgrim. Throwing your rank around might not get you anywhere good. What do you do?
[7/25/2015 4:39:10 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim gives Kornel a glance. "Why don't you field this one?"
[7/25/2015 4:41:20 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim's Charisma is a dismal 9. I doubt he can smooth-talk anyone into anything, but maybe Kornel has some kind of clever plan.
[7/25/2015 4:41:38 PM] * joo looks at Kornel's Charisma. "Ohh, for sure, bro."
[7/25/2015 4:41:46 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 4:42:16 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: At least Kornel's clever!
[7/25/2015 4:42:21 PM] @bruce: There's no shame in getting Dirty, if you must.
[7/25/2015 4:42:26 PM] @bruce: These people are all criminals anyway.
[7/25/2015 4:42:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Damn it, let's not fight our way in here.
[7/25/2015 4:42:31 PM] joo: Hahah.
[7/25/2015 4:42:57 PM] joo: What government or organisation do these guards belong to, if not the GA?
[7/25/2015 4:43:01 PM] @bruce: (Juum Tna: "You killed all of my guards? I actually respect you.")
[7/25/2015 4:43:44 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 4:44:25 PM] @bruce: This is a private station run by Juum Tna and his organization.
[7/25/2015 4:44:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: That explains why it's so run-down.
[7/25/2015 4:44:48 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Nationalize it!
[7/25/2015 4:44:54 PM] joo: Hahahah.
[7/25/2015 4:45:44 PM] @bruce: He runs a series of businesses of questionable legality. And some other businesses that are just straight up illegal. But the Alliance tolerates him, for now.
[7/25/2015 4:46:02 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[7/25/2015 4:47:44 PM] joo: Kornel nods slowly. "Let me see what I can do."
[7/25/2015 4:48:43 PM] joo: I need a fake name.
[7/25/2015 4:48:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim has a huge trollface grin on that says, "This should be good, and I'm glad I brought all of my weapons with me."
[7/25/2015 4:49:17 PM] @bruce: Falgrim should have just said, "excuse me, I'll be right back" and then come back out of the Outrunner in the Valkyrie.
[7/25/2015 4:49:32 PM] joo: Hahah.
[7/25/2015 4:49:40 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yeah, and then he was all like, "Now do I have permission?"
[7/25/2015 4:50:21 PM] joo: Can Kornel Hack the captain's radio so he can hear his communications?
[7/25/2015 4:50:46 PM] @bruce: You can hack the security communications, yes.
[7/25/2015 4:50:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Just explain in broad terms what the plan is.
[7/25/2015 4:50:57 PM] @bruce: Yes, do that.
[7/25/2015 4:51:09 PM] joo: Win the game.
[7/25/2015 4:51:23 PM] * Vaylon Kenadell starts rolling up a newspaper.
[7/25/2015 4:51:32 PM] @bruce: Less broad. What do you plan on accomplishing by hacking his communications?
[7/25/2015 4:51:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: No, we need more broads. Also, chicks don't like it when you call them broads.
[7/25/2015 4:52:52 PM] joo: I was going to claim to have an invitation from Juum Tna, and act like I was expecting a welcoming committee; then if the captain inquires about this on his radio, I can get a signature of his superior's voice, then synthesise a message saying to let us in.
[7/25/2015 4:53:39 PM] joo: I think some dames don't like it when you call them chicks either, boss.
[7/25/2015 4:54:13 PM] @bruce: Yes, you can try that.
[7/25/2015 4:54:48 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Hacker
[7/25/2015 4:54:49 PM] @pagebot: joo: 11=6+2(+3) -- Hacker
[7/25/2015 4:55:04 PM] joo: Oh yes. Root access!
[7/25/2015 4:55:36 PM] joo: [root@egrion]#
[7/25/2015 4:55:50 PM] joo: [root@egrion]# load malicious virus
[7/25/2015 4:57:38 PM] joo: Kornel introduces himself as "Mando Solo," and Falgrim as his bodyguard..
[7/25/2015 4:57:53 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you gain Full Control over the security communications on this level of the station. With this power, you manage to convince the krim security captain that you have, in fact, been invited to enter the station! "I can't spare any muscle to escort you," he says. "But you look like you can handle yourselves. Just don't touch anyone in there."
[7/25/2015 4:58:21 PM] joo: Kornel gives a concerned look. "What's the matter, anyway?"
[7/25/2015 4:58:27 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim is okay with this.
[7/25/2015 4:58:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: He's the heavy, after all.
[7/25/2015 4:58:48 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim is the muscle.
[7/25/2015 4:58:58 PM] joo: Kornel is the Cornea.
[7/25/2015 4:59:05 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: The love muscle.
[7/25/2015 4:59:12 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 5:01:52 PM] @bruce: "Breakout of some virus in the central levels. Don't know much about it, but it's killing people off by the dozen." He punches a password into a security keypad by the door. "And when we quarantined 'em, they started rioting. Watch your back in there. It's not far to get to the spire, but trouble is guaranteed."
[7/25/2015 5:02:07 PM] @bruce: The door slides open. Who are you taking with you into the station?
[7/25/2015 5:02:19 PM] joo: A Party Select screen opens.
[7/25/2015 5:03:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: We're taking Jano, definitely.
[7/25/2015 5:03:10 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Who else could we take?
[7/25/2015 5:03:15 PM] @bruce: Arataar.
[7/25/2015 5:03:20 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Did we pick up any NPCs besides them?
[7/25/2015 5:03:28 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What happened with that one weird guy who kept trying to talk to me?
[7/25/2015 5:03:40 PM] joo: Admiral Jenevius joined our party.
[7/25/2015 5:03:42 PM] @bruce: There's Arataar's Crew, but they don't go Hard.
[7/25/2015 5:03:45 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 5:03:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: (Click here to add the one weird guy that they don't want me to know.)
[7/25/2015 5:04:08 PM] @bruce: It was just one awkward conversation at the bar. He didn't jump on your ship.
[7/25/2015 5:04:13 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, okay.
[7/25/2015 5:04:15 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Weird.
[7/25/2015 5:04:20 PM] joo: One weird old conversation.
[7/25/2015 5:04:35 PM] @bruce: Damn, dude, he just wanted to talk to his homie.
[7/25/2015 5:04:43 PM] @bruce: Well, do you bring Arataar?
[7/25/2015 5:05:06 PM] joo: The machine gun will probably discourage some of the Natives on this station from assaulting us.
[7/25/2015 5:05:15 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 5:05:19 PM] @bruce: Okay, he'll come along.
[7/25/2015 5:05:52 PM] joo: We have fat bux, anyway.
[7/25/2015 5:05:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I just hope they don't steal it.
[7/25/2015 5:05:58 PM] joo: Hahah.
[7/25/2015 5:06:20 PM] joo: Roll WIS to avoid having your machine gun pickpocketed.
[7/25/2015 5:08:21 PM] joo: ...now that I think about it, it might be a bit difficult to carry it into the station.
[7/25/2015 5:08:39 PM] @bruce: You step into the station proper. The disk structure is tall, and the streets and buildings ahead of you give you the feeling of being in an especially cramped city. The lights flicker constantly, and you hear the occasional gunshot off in the distance. This is where people live, apparently. In fact, a lot of people live their whole lives on these big stations.
[7/25/2015 5:08:48 PM] @bruce: No, you don't get any trouble from the guards, at least.
[7/25/2015 5:08:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: We can just wheel it in.
[7/25/2015 5:08:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Or hover, it's the future.
[7/25/2015 5:09:06 PM] @bruce: Man, it's not a damn turret he carries around.
[7/25/2015 5:09:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh.
[7/25/2015 5:09:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: It's just a minigun, then.
[7/25/2015 5:09:29 PM] @bruce: No! It's a light machine gun.
[7/25/2015 5:09:39 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh!
[7/25/2015 5:10:49 PM] @bruce: Marishka, somehow you have found yourself on Haven station too, in this crowded quarantine zone.
[7/25/2015 5:10:54 PM] @bruce: What brought you to this place?
[7/25/2015 5:11:57 PM] Theo: Marishka arrived to assist with the control and study of the virus.
[7/25/2015 5:12:28 PM] joo: Oh my.
[7/25/2015 5:12:56 PM] Theo: She's an accomplished surgeon and has been supporting the medical staff there.
[7/25/2015 5:15:56 PM] @bruce: Yes, Marishka, you came to this station soon after you heard the rumors. You joined the other doctors at the medical center, but not long ago that place was taken over by thugs -- now you and the others are operating a makeshift infirmary outside, using whatever medicine you could escape with.
[7/25/2015 5:17:20 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: How I picture Marishka: media.oglaf.com/comic/practice.jpg (NSFW)
[7/25/2015 5:17:47 PM] @bruce: It's not enough to control the spread, though, and Juum Tna, the crime lord who controls the station, hasn't offered much aid. It's a shitty situation all around.
[7/25/2015 5:22:09 PM] joo: Is she painting a little hat for that spider?
[7/25/2015 5:22:30 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, Kornel -- you're walking through the streets of Haven when you come across this. A lot of people are being treated here, and a lot more are waiting to be treated. As you approach, some shady looking figures step out of a dark alley towards the infirmary...
[7/25/2015 5:23:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yes, she is.
[7/25/2015 5:23:39 PM] @bruce: Marishka, you see them coming. They're dressed in makeshift armor and carry submachine guns. They're a part of the same crew of thugs who took over the med center.
[7/25/2015 5:23:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
[7/25/2015 5:24:58 PM] @bruce: You have a feeling they aren't here to get treatment. They probably want the last of the drugs and medicine you gathered. What do you do?
[7/25/2015 5:25:52 PM] Theo: Marishka, spying the thugs, mutters a curse in her native tongue, gathers as many of her things together and tries to back away without appearing too suspicious, keeping her face mask on.
[7/25/2015 5:27:15 PM] @bruce: You start grabbing all your shit. This situation is about to get Heated.
[7/25/2015 5:29:37 PM] joo: Kornel tries to walk past this group of Criminals blocking his way, glancing at them with distaste.
[7/25/2015 5:30:04 PM] @bruce: The four thugs wear surgical masks too. The leader raises his gun and shoots an ugly scowl at one of the other doctors. "Degnar knows you made off with some of his meds. Hand it over before we light this place up."
[7/25/2015 5:30:24 PM] joo: The leader raises his gun and shoots an ugly scowl.
[7/25/2015 5:30:40 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 5:30:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Talk about shooting your mouth off.
[7/25/2015 5:33:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim turns to the lead thug. "Why don't you let them do their jobs?"
[7/25/2015 5:34:28 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you try to walk past this situation, but it looks like your homie has other plans.
[7/25/2015 5:34:58 PM] joo: Yes. Kornel stops and crosses his arms, resigning himself to a probable Hoedown.
[7/25/2015 5:35:25 PM] @bruce: The leader turns to you, Falgrim, and spits. "These people are dead anyway. And who the fuck are you supposed to be?"
[7/25/2015 5:35:39 PM] @bruce: The patients and doctors of the infirmary all watch in silence.
[7/25/2015 5:37:08 PM] Theo: Whilst the thugs are distracted, Marishka ducks into a quiet corner, watching the two strangers curiously before seeing if she can find two chemicals she needs to create a bigger diversion.
[7/25/2015 5:38:24 PM] Theo: (WTB HCl and NH3)
[7/25/2015 5:38:24 PM] joo: Don't forget Jano and Arataar (and his crew?).
[7/25/2015 5:38:36 PM] @bruce: There sure are a lot of Chemicals lying around here, Marishka. What did you have in mind, exactly?
[7/25/2015 5:38:39 PM] Theo: -two
[7/25/2015 5:38:42 PM] @bruce: No, his Crew is chilling on the ship.
[7/25/2015 5:39:17 PM] Theo: Hydrochloric acid and ammonia. Should have both in a medical facility
[7/25/2015 5:39:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim looks the lead thug over slowly. "I'm just a veteran. And you? Who the fuck are *you* supposed to be?"
[7/25/2015 5:39:35 PM] @bruce: Heh, yes, but what's she planning on doing?
[7/25/2015 5:41:21 PM] Theo: Make smoke/fog by combining them and throwing a phial toward the thugs. Field experiment!
[7/25/2015 5:41:56 PM] joo: Heh.
[7/25/2015 5:42:08 PM] @bruce: He glances back at his companions. "GA, shoulda figured. All your kind are Alliance bootlickers." He stares at you with a cold look. "I'm one of Degnar's lieutenants. We run the place around here, nowadays."
[7/25/2015 5:42:12 PM] @bruce: Go for it, Marishka.
[7/25/2015 5:42:39 PM] Theo: !r 2d6+2 (Field Experiment)
[7/25/2015 5:42:40 PM] @pagebot: Theo: 10=6+2(+2) (Field Experiment)
[7/25/2015 5:42:45 PM] Theo: \o/
[7/25/2015 5:42:48 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Nice roll.
[7/25/2015 5:42:50 PM] joo: She then goes on to demonstrate the "squeaky pop" heard when you put a lighted flint into a tube of hydrogen.
[7/25/2015 5:42:58 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[7/25/2015 5:43:14 PM] Theo: LOL!
[7/25/2015 5:43:30 PM] Theo: "Look what I can do!" *squeaky pop*
[7/25/2015 5:44:26 PM] @bruce: Suddenly, you hear the sound of glass breaking, and smoke surrounds the thugs! "What the hell?!" The leader says.
[7/25/2015 5:45:01 PM] @bruce: It seems a Hoedown is on whether you like it or not! What do you all do?
[7/25/2015 5:45:34 PM] joo: Kornel uses his Radio Vision to start knocking the fuck out of guards.
[7/25/2015 5:45:41 PM] joo: Or thugs, I mean.
[7/25/2015 5:45:50 PM] joo: Blackguards.
[7/25/2015 5:45:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim draws his stun baton and goes for the lead thug.
[7/25/2015 5:46:15 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you can perform the unheard of Double Takedown technique.
[7/25/2015 5:46:50 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Double Hoedown
[7/25/2015 5:46:51 PM] @pagebot: joo: 6=1+2(+3) -- Double Hoedown
[7/25/2015 5:46:58 PM] joo: Oh noo.
[7/25/2015 5:47:21 PM] Theo: Marishka runs to various doctors, telling them to grab what they can and the most able injured and high tail it out of there, stopping before Kornel, "Not mess with. Run. Now. Help injured." she pleads, her arms full of medications and bandages and her voice muffled by her mask.
[7/25/2015 5:47:50 PM] @bruce: Is she speaking in a thick russian accent?
[7/25/2015 5:48:21 PM] joo: Speaking in a thick Russian accent, through a thick Russian fabric.
[7/25/2015 5:48:25 PM] Theo: Some sort of accent. Not decided what yet, but we can stereotype and go Russian.
[7/25/2015 5:48:44 PM] @bruce: Unfortunately, Marishka, you can't tell this dirty human to step off in time.
[7/25/2015 5:48:45 PM] joo: Where's her character sheet?
[7/25/2015 5:48:51 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, roll stun damage.
[7/25/2015 5:48:57 PM] Theo: pastebin.com/c5PYU1pW
[7/25/2015 5:49:59 PM] joo: "She dresses smart, a suit beneath her white lab coat and silver glasses simply for aesthetic reasons rather than any need for them." Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 5:50:05 PM] Theo:
[7/25/2015 5:50:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: !r 1d10 Stun Damage
[7/25/2015 5:50:12 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 10 Stun Damage
[7/25/2015 5:50:13 PM] joo: Are they just frames without any lenses?
[7/25/2015 5:50:43 PM] Theo: Glass lenses to protect her eyes from splashing nastiness.
[7/25/2015 5:50:46 PM] @bruce: You bring your baton down hard on the leader, and he falls over with a thud.
[7/25/2015 5:51:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Who's the bitch now, bitch?
[7/25/2015 5:51:33 PM] joo: Ah.
[7/25/2015 5:52:02 PM] joo: But when she gets serious, perhaps she puts on goggles over the glasses, for Double Glasses.
[7/25/2015 5:52:30 PM] joo: i.imgur.com/vsc0z0Q.gif
[7/25/2015 5:53:04 PM] Theo: Yes!
[7/25/2015 5:53:06 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you rush towards two of the thugs, but one manages to slip away, out of the smoke, gritting his teeth. "I'm going to grab some more muscle," He says, running back towards the alley.
[7/25/2015 5:53:11 PM] @bruce: Roll damage to the other thug.
[7/25/2015 5:53:55 PM] @bruce: Two pairs of glasses, a lab coat -and- a suit? This is too much for me.
[7/25/2015 5:54:03 PM] joo: !r d8 -- damage (stun, if possible).
[7/25/2015 5:54:04 PM] @pagebot: joo: 8 -- damage (stun, if possible).
[7/25/2015 5:55:42 PM] @bruce: You knock him out cold, Kornel, while the other thug sprints towards the alley. The smoke starts to fade, and the last one here begins to back away, aiming his submachine gun at you, Falgrim!
[7/25/2015 5:57:10 PM] @bruce: Meanwhile, Marishka, you and the other doctors quickly get ready to bounce, but the patients will slow you down, of course.
[7/25/2015 5:57:14 PM] @bruce: What do you all do?
[7/25/2015 5:58:10 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmmm.
[7/25/2015 5:58:36 PM] Theo: Marishka sighs and stores what she can in her lab coat, removing her glasses and storing them in her top pocket, quickly ushering doctors out, stopping to aid patients out of the door, drawing her stun gun for if she needs it.
[7/25/2015 5:58:56 PM] Theo: *door = area
[7/25/2015 5:59:06 PM] * @bruce nods.
[7/25/2015 5:59:13 PM] @bruce: Can't even afford a damn door for this place.
[7/25/2015 6:00:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim glances at the SMG and says to the remaining standing thug, "You're going to wish you hadn't done that."
[7/25/2015 6:01:05 PM] joo: Kornel whips out his silenced laser pistol, and trains it on the thug's Head.
[7/25/2015 6:01:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim will provide a distraction in order to aid Kornel's shot.
[7/25/2015 6:02:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: He'll do that by trying to spring forward and try to knock the SMG aside.
[7/25/2015 6:02:10 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 6:02:20 PM] joo: Good plan. Enter a melee with the SMG.
[7/25/2015 6:02:36 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: The thug's SMG, to be clear.
[7/25/2015 6:02:40 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: !r 2d6+2 Aid Kornel
[7/25/2015 6:02:41 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 14=6+6(+2) Aid Kornel
[7/25/2015 6:02:59 PM] joo: Where the fuck are Jano and Arataar at, anyway?
[7/25/2015 6:03:15 PM] joo: Ooo, fat roll there m8.
[7/25/2015 6:03:44 PM] @bruce: You've just been punching and Bashing dudes in the smoke. They aren't yet sure if bringing out the Big Guns is appropriate.
[7/25/2015 6:03:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: We're not killing people just yet.
[7/25/2015 6:04:10 PM] @bruce: I have bad news for you.
[7/25/2015 6:04:11 PM] joo: Not _just_ yet.
[7/25/2015 6:04:31 PM] joo: What must I roll to execute this vermin?
[7/25/2015 6:04:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Wow.
[7/25/2015 6:04:50 PM] @bruce: I don't think Kornel needs to roll for that shot, but you do successfully knock the SMG aside without getting shot up.
[7/25/2015 6:05:05 PM] @bruce: Roll damage, Kornel.
[7/25/2015 6:05:31 PM] joo: !r d8 -- Damage (silent).
[7/25/2015 6:05:32 PM] @pagebot: joo: 7 -- Damage (silent).
[7/25/2015 6:06:05 PM] @bruce: You burn a hole through that guy's brain. He's gone.
[7/25/2015 6:06:17 PM] joo: Au revoir.
[7/25/2015 6:08:05 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim looks at the dead thug and grunts something indecipherable. He searches the dead one as well as unconscious ones.
[7/25/2015 6:08:54 PM] joo: Kornel frowns. "One of them got away to get backup. Perhaps we'd better escort our new friend to safety."
[7/25/2015 6:09:07 PM] joo: *friends
[7/25/2015 6:09:32 PM] @bruce: Kornel almost revealed that he knows only one of them is a Player Character.
[7/25/2015 6:09:45 PM] joo: Hahahah. Yes, I was just typing that.
[7/25/2015 6:09:55 PM] @bruce: You don't find much of interest on these fools, Falgrim, unless you're looking to shake them down for their credit chits.
[7/25/2015 6:10:32 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: No. I want information.
[7/25/2015 6:10:49 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Or weapons.
[7/25/2015 6:10:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: We're definitely disarming them.
[7/25/2015 6:11:08 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim growls to Kornel, "Get their weapons."
[7/25/2015 6:11:17 PM] @bruce: You can just snap all their guns in half with your pure Grelt strength, if you want.
[7/25/2015 6:11:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I have a better idea.
[7/25/2015 6:11:49 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim looks up at the doctors. "Any of you know how to do harm?"
[7/25/2015 6:11:58 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 6:12:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: He holds out the SMG.
[7/25/2015 6:12:10 PM] @bruce: That includes Marishka as well, presumably.
[7/25/2015 6:12:17 PM] Theo: Marishka glares at the group, stowing her gun and picking up a few more bandages, "Well done." she says, her tone laced with sarcasm, "You kill one, now they kill us no question if find again. Have enough sick and dead without more."
[7/25/2015 6:12:19 PM] joo: Kornel nods, and gathers the Murder Devices of these fallen thugs.
[7/25/2015 6:14:03 PM] Theo: *Watches Marishka take her time harvesting a kidney of one of the stunned.* Harm enough?
[7/25/2015 6:14:30 PM] joo: Heh.
[7/25/2015 6:14:49 PM] @bruce: One of the doctors steps away from the others and nods at you, Falgrim, reaching out for the offered SMG. "I served as a combat medic a few years back."
[7/25/2015 6:14:58 PM] @bruce: The rest are still focused on packing up and getting the fuck out of here.
[7/25/2015 6:16:02 PM] @bruce: But you don't have any time left to prepare, it sounds like... you hear shouting from further down the street, and Jano mutters a curse. "Uh, we got company. What's the plan?"
[7/25/2015 6:16:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods to the doctor and hands off the SMG. "Fine. We'll escort you to a shady spot." He glances at Marishka. "Looks to me like they meant business anyway. Now they'll think twice. You got a place you can take them?"
[7/25/2015 6:19:42 PM] Theo: Marishka shakes her head, waving her hand toward the other doctors, "I not know this station well. Is not Home. I just come help. Ask other. Know more than you about them." she replies, her eyes drifting to the stunned thugs. A glazed look comes over them briefly before she snaps back, turning to one of the other doctors, "Where go now?"
[7/25/2015 6:20:26 PM] joo: Go on, Marishka, have a little sip.
[7/25/2015 6:20:55 PM] Theo: XD
[7/25/2015 6:21:34 PM] Theo: *Marishka pulls out a wine glass*
[7/25/2015 6:23:46 PM] @bruce: The doctor who took the SMG, Wigam, pipes up, Marishka: "I've got friends at some of the tenements down near the security station. We can lay low and try to set up there." But you all see, now, a line of armed thugs marching towards the infirmary from down the street. "I can lead everyone there, but you'll have to cover us." He says to you, Falgrim.
[7/25/2015 6:24:36 PM] @bruce: A tall krim in a gas mask, holding a shotgun, leads the group. "GAs! Come out and play!" He shouts.
[7/25/2015 6:24:57 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[7/25/2015 6:25:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods to (Surgical) Chief Wigam. "We'll cover you."
[7/25/2015 6:26:17 PM] joo: Heh.
[7/25/2015 6:26:37 PM] Theo: Marishka turns to Falgrim, "'Think twice' hmm?" she says simply, turning to Wigam, "I stay at back. Idiots might need doctor."
[7/25/2015 6:27:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim points at the dead thug. "Well, that guy won't be thinking twice, anyway."
[7/25/2015 6:27:45 PM] @bruce: The doctors, now packed up and ready to go, start to usher the patients down the street, away from the thugs, lead by Wigam. The krim roars, and the gang advances towards them!
[7/25/2015 6:28:00 PM] @bruce: The Hoedown has begun.
[7/25/2015 6:28:06 PM] @bruce: (Again.)
[7/25/2015 6:28:39 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim pulls out Razor and roars, "You want to play? Let me show you *my* toy."
[7/25/2015 6:28:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: !r 2d6+3 Suppressive Fire
[7/25/2015 6:28:46 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 15=6+6(+3) Suppressive Fire
[7/25/2015 6:28:50 PM] @bruce: Eww, bro.
[7/25/2015 6:29:08 PM] Theo: Nice roll
[7/25/2015 6:29:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What?
[7/25/2015 6:30:29 PM] @bruce: You spray bullets down the street like a madman, Falgrim! The thugs weren't ready for that kind of heat, and they stop their advance, jumping toward the alley to use a building as cover or just going prone.
[7/25/2015 6:30:43 PM] @bruce: You've got a moment before they start shootin'. What do you do, Kornel?
[7/25/2015 6:31:25 PM] @bruce: Vaylon: I had a brief vision where Falgrim used This is My Weapon to attach a futuristic vibrator to Razor.
[7/25/2015 6:31:34 PM] Theo: Marishka waits before pulling her mask off, falling to her knees before one of the stunned thugs and sinking her teeth into his neck whilst the advancement is occupied, drinking greedily.
[7/25/2015 6:32:00 PM] Theo: "This is my rifle this is my gun."
[7/25/2015 6:32:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Bruce: That may come in handy for Marishka.
[7/25/2015 6:32:29 PM] @bruce: You suck that dude dry, Marishka. Take +1 forward.
[7/25/2015 6:32:32 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Kill him, Marishka!
[7/25/2015 6:32:45 PM] @bruce: (You can't stack +1 forwards from this, by the way. That would be a bit Demented.)
[7/25/2015 6:32:59 PM] Theo: I figured
[7/25/2015 6:33:14 PM] @bruce: You are invigorated by the fresh blood, though.
[7/25/2015 6:33:30 PM] * Theo sucks everything dry to gain +26 forward
[7/25/2015 6:33:37 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 6:34:00 PM] joo: XD
[7/25/2015 6:34:31 PM] joo: Can Kornel do some Parkour and land on the roof of the building they're taking cover in?
[7/25/2015 6:34:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, sure, just wall jump back and forth until he gets up there.
[7/25/2015 6:35:04 PM] joo: XD
[7/25/2015 6:35:11 PM] @bruce: They aren't taking cover in the building, they slipped into an alley to use the building itself as cover.
[7/25/2015 6:35:19 PM] joo: Oh.
[7/25/2015 6:36:00 PM] joo: In which case, can Kornel climb up somewhere to conceal himself while he rains Silent Death on them?
[7/25/2015 6:36:06 PM] Theo: Marishka stands, her skin flushed from fresh blood and her eyes bright. She wipes a small dribble from the corner of her mouth and draws her stun pistol, keeping behind the others.
[7/25/2015 6:37:41 PM] @bruce: Yes. He can try to just do some sick Parkour up a building like you mentioned to get up there quickly but face danger, or he can move back and find a safer spot to climb up, it'll just take longer.
[7/25/2015 6:38:32 PM] joo: Kornel will embrace the gambler's fallacy and face Danger.
[7/25/2015 6:39:28 PM] @bruce: Okay, Kornel -- you start quickly climbing up the building, but halfway up, the thugs start shooting, and some of them aim for you. What will you do about that?
[7/25/2015 6:39:49 PM] joo: Damn, that's not very good Cover if they can see me going up there.
[7/25/2015 6:39:50 PM] @bruce: Meanwhile, Falgrim, some of them pop just out of cover and aim towards you, Arataar, and Jano. What do you do?
[7/25/2015 6:39:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim tries to shoot their bullets down in mid-air.
[7/25/2015 6:40:07 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: (joke)
[7/25/2015 6:40:07 PM] @bruce: What.
[7/25/2015 6:40:10 PM] @bruce: Oh.
[7/25/2015 6:40:38 PM] @bruce: It will be difficult for them to keep track of your movements once you're up there, Kornel.
[7/25/2015 6:40:41 PM] joo: Can Kornel get behind something while climbing to hide himself from their view?
[7/25/2015 6:41:41 PM] @bruce: I'm not sure what he'd hide behind.
[7/25/2015 6:42:23 PM] @bruce: They don't have any visual on the roof, so as long as you didn't stay in the same place, they'd have trouble retaliating.
[7/25/2015 6:42:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim growls to Arataar to get to cover, set up, and hit them if they come in this direction. He tells Jano to watch for any sneak attacks. Falgrim sprints to the side of the building and trades gunfire with the thugs, aiming for the one with the shotgun.
[7/25/2015 6:43:25 PM] joo: An Outcropping.
[7/25/2015 6:43:38 PM] joo: If there is no such feature, he'll just Dodge the bullets.
[7/25/2015 6:43:46 PM] Theo: Back in a bit. Mr. Theo needs me.
[7/25/2015 6:44:24 PM] * @bruce nods.
[7/25/2015 6:46:11 PM] @bruce: Do you mean like an exterior window sill that he can curl up into a ball on top of?
[7/25/2015 6:46:27 PM] joo: No, a Vertical one.
[7/25/2015 6:46:40 PM] joo: Like a big-arsed drain pipe.
[7/25/2015 6:47:30 PM] @bruce: Hahaha. I'm imagining you meant like a drain pipe for gutters, and LAUGHING at you right now.
[7/25/2015 6:48:01 PM] @bruce: No, there's nothing that will work that well as cover on this building -- you'll have to do some Sick Dodging.
[7/25/2015 6:48:03 PM] @bruce: Roll+DEX.
[7/25/2015 6:48:20 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Dodge Bullet
[7/25/2015 6:48:21 PM] @pagebot: joo: 9=5+1(+3) -- Dodge Bullet
[7/25/2015 6:50:10 PM] @bruce: You scramble up to the relative safety of the roof just in time, but you hear one of the thugs in the alley shouting above the chaos: "Get up there, quick!" You attracted some extra attention, it sounds like.
[7/25/2015 6:50:15 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, roll Shootout.
[7/25/2015 6:50:47 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: !r 2d6+1 Shootout
[7/25/2015 6:50:48 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 3=1+1(+1) Shootout
[7/25/2015 6:50:54 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: @_@
[7/25/2015 6:50:56 PM] @bruce: Damm.
[7/25/2015 6:51:08 PM] @bruce: You guys are embarrassing yourselves in front of the new girl.
[7/25/2015 6:51:48 PM] joo: Kornel will kill the thug who shouted that first.
[7/25/2015 6:54:00 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, you rush towards the building, opening fire. Jano and Arataar begin exchanging bullets with the thugs as well. As you aim a burst of shots towards the krim with the shotgun, however, he rushes forward, your bullets missing their mark, and charges right into you!
[7/25/2015 6:54:05 PM] @bruce: !r d8+1 Damage to Falgrim
[7/25/2015 6:54:06 PM] @pagebot: Bruce: 3=2(+1) Damage to Falgrim
[7/25/2015 6:54:40 PM] @bruce: You get knocked through a window in the building behind you, and you both tumble into the floor, covered in broken glass.
[7/25/2015 6:55:07 PM] joo: And he says, "My name is Sue! How do you do?"
[7/25/2015 6:55:19 PM] @bruce: You're not too badly hurt, but this crazy guy's got you alone, now, and he's scrambling to get up, aiming his shotgun towards you. What do you do?
[7/25/2015 6:55:44 PM] Theo: Back
[7/25/2015 6:55:48 PM] @bruce: Wb.
[7/25/2015 6:55:48 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim springs at him to tackle him before he can get up, and then he beats him with his assault rifle.
[7/25/2015 6:55:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Welcome back, Theo.
[7/25/2015 6:56:17 PM] joo: Wistful breadcrumbs, Theo.
[7/25/2015 6:56:39 PM] Theo: Thank you thank you
[7/25/2015 6:56:48 PM] * Theo eats the breadcrumbs
[7/25/2015 6:57:07 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you peer over the edge of the roof. There are two thugs firing shots from the alley, and one is heading quickly up a ladder at the back of the building, up to the roof!
[7/25/2015 6:57:34 PM] joo: As I said, Kornel Executes the thug who shouted that order.
[7/25/2015 6:58:50 PM] joo: There's lots of gun melee going on in this session.
[7/25/2015 6:58:50 PM] @bruce: Meanwhile, Arataar and Jano are blasting the thugs prone on the street, but Arataar takes a bad shot in the shoulder and can't keep shooting for long, and Jano's going to get lit up without his help. You're right by here, Marishka, staying low. What do you do?
[7/25/2015 6:58:58 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[7/25/2015 6:59:15 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: My gun also shoots scowls.
[7/25/2015 6:59:17 PM] joo: "blasting someone prone on the street" sounds a bit dirty.
[7/25/2015 6:59:22 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 6:59:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: You might even say that it sounds ghetto.
[7/25/2015 6:59:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Considering that we are in a literal ghetto, I think it sounds appropriate.
[7/25/2015 7:00:03 PM] @bruce: (Jano is an old human soldier who is inexplicably dressed like a cowboy, Theo, and Arataar is a big alien called a krim with green skin and big ass beards.)
[7/25/2015 7:01:06 PM] joo: Kornel is an bipedal alien called a human with pale, hairless skin except for the top of his head.
[7/25/2015 7:01:17 PM] Theo: Marishka looks around the area for a compound of chemicals, namely two to make a bright flash to hopefully cause a distraction and disorientate the oncoming thugs
[7/25/2015 7:01:21 PM] @bruce: that dude cant grow shit
[7/25/2015 7:01:38 PM] Theo: !r 2d6+2 (Field Experiment)
[7/25/2015 7:01:39 PM] @pagebot: Theo: 6=1+3(+2) (Field Experiment)
[7/25/2015 7:01:45 PM] Theo: Boo you!
[7/25/2015 7:02:20 PM] joo: I imagine Marishka trying to burn some magnesium, but accidentally dropping it in water.
[7/25/2015 7:02:27 PM] @bruce: Kornel, roll your damage against the Straight Beasting Thug Warrior.
[7/25/2015 7:02:47 PM] joo: !r d8 -- Damage (silent)
[7/25/2015 7:02:48 PM] @pagebot: joo: 6 -- Damage (silent)
[7/25/2015 7:03:25 PM] Theo: I exploded one of those huge glass bowls in chemistry playing with water and potassium that happened to be oxidised.
[7/25/2015 7:03:51 PM] joo: Hahah.
[7/25/2015 7:04:41 PM] @bruce: Oh, wait.
[7/25/2015 7:04:46 PM] Theo: I didn't know yellow potassium was KO2
[7/25/2015 7:04:47 PM] @bruce: Marishka, that was actually a success.
[7/25/2015 7:04:59 PM] @bruce: Being a vampire pays off.
[7/25/2015 7:05:09 PM] Theo: Oh... yes!
[7/25/2015 7:05:23 PM] @bruce: joo, delete that roll for me, bro.
[7/25/2015 7:05:29 PM] joo: !delete-missed-roll
[7/25/2015 7:05:30 PM] @pagebot: Deleted 1 missed roll by Theo: "6=1+3(+2) (Field Experiment)".
[7/25/2015 7:05:33 PM] @bruce: thx
[7/25/2015 7:05:53 PM] Theo: It takes a while to finish pls
[7/25/2015 7:07:34 PM] @bruce: You take a little time making sure the mixture of chemicals is just right, Marishka, before you throw it into the group of gangsters. Jano, meanwhile, takes some enemy fire.
[7/25/2015 7:07:43 PM] @bruce: !r d6+1 Damage to Jano
[7/25/2015 7:07:44 PM] @pagebot: Bruce: 5=4(+1) Damage to Jano
[7/25/2015 7:08:19 PM] @bruce: He's hurt, but not too badly. There's a bright flash, and the thugs are stunned! What do you do? Jano and Arataar are both hurt.
[7/25/2015 7:08:26 PM] @bruce: Meanwhile, Falgrim, roll Hack and Slash.
[7/25/2015 7:08:44 PM] joo: The thug is just standing on the ladder, now, waiting for Kornel's AI to make him start climbing down it.
[7/25/2015 7:08:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: !r 2d6+2 Hack and Slash
[7/25/2015 7:08:59 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 12=4+6(+2) Hack and Slash
[7/25/2015 7:09:41 PM] @bruce: Make your choice, Falgrim.
[7/25/2015 7:11:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
[7/25/2015 7:12:06 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'll choose to avoid retaliation.
[7/25/2015 7:12:15 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: !r 1d10 Damage
[7/25/2015 7:12:15 PM] @bruce: Roll damage.
[7/25/2015 7:12:16 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 5 Damage
[7/25/2015 7:13:00 PM] @bruce: You do 1 piercing damage, thanks to your gun's demented arc lightning attachment.
[7/25/2015 7:13:01 PM] Theo: Marishka moves to Arataar, looking over his wounds to see if she can stitch any
[7/25/2015 7:13:53 PM] Theo: !r 2d6+2 (Field Experiment)
[7/25/2015 7:13:54 PM] @pagebot: Theo: 10=5+3(+2) (Field Experiment)
[7/25/2015 7:14:05 PM] @bruce: Kornel, your shot takes the thug down, and his buddy curses and decides it's time to bounce. He runs off down the alley.
[7/25/2015 7:14:15 PM] @bruce: The one climbing up the ladder, meanwhile, is about to reach the top.
[7/25/2015 7:14:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Huh, really?
[7/25/2015 7:14:31 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I have trouble picturing it, but all right.
[7/25/2015 7:17:29 PM] joo: Kornel gets ready to just kick the thug off the top of the ladder as they're climbing onto the roof.
[7/25/2015 7:17:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Did I kill him, or is he still alive?
[7/25/2015 7:17:53 PM] @bruce: You crouch down by Arataar, Marishka, quickly stopping the bleeding and then applying just enough stitches to keep his shoulder from falling apart. Roll 1d6 for how much you heal him by.
[7/25/2015 7:18:20 PM] @bruce: He's still fighting, Falgrim, trying to back away so he can get enough room to blast you with that shotgun.
[7/25/2015 7:22:48 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: After beating the shit out of the shotgun-wielding thug, Falgrim backs up and shoots him!
[7/25/2015 7:23:03 PM] Theo: !r d6
[7/25/2015 7:23:04 PM] @pagebot: Theo: 5
[7/25/2015 7:23:14 PM] @bruce: It's to be a Shootout, then! A very close range shootout.
[7/25/2015 7:23:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Right.
[7/25/2015 7:23:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: !r 2d6+1 Shootout
[7/25/2015 7:23:59 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 10=3+6(+1) Shootout
[7/25/2015 7:24:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim shot first, apparently.
[7/25/2015 7:24:28 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: !r 1d10 Damage (1 piercing)
[7/25/2015 7:24:28 PM] joo: That won't be the company line.
[7/25/2015 7:24:29 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 8 Damage (1 piercing)
[7/25/2015 7:25:21 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you try to kick the shit out of this fool as he's about to finish his ascent, but he's prepared to retaliate against your foot. Roll Hack and Slash.
[7/25/2015 7:26:18 PM] joo: !r 2d6+1 -- Foot Assault
[7/25/2015 7:26:19 PM] @pagebot: joo: 7=1+5(+1) -- Foot Assault
[7/25/2015 7:27:17 PM] @bruce: Marishka, Arataar mumbles a thanks and immediately starts blasting towards the gangsters again. They start to withdraw under his suppressive fire, crouching down and retreating down the street! Jano's still pretty hurt, though.
[7/25/2015 7:27:31 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, you unleash a burst of fire from Razor and take the leader down.
[7/25/2015 7:27:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim grabs his shotgun.
[7/25/2015 7:28:07 PM] Theo: Marishka nods at Arataar and stands, dashing over to Jano to do the same
[7/25/2015 7:28:12 PM] Theo: !r 2d6+2 (Field Experiment)
[7/25/2015 7:28:13 PM] @pagebot: Theo: 7=3+2(+2) (Field Experiment)
[7/25/2015 7:28:35 PM] joo: Some experimental medicine going on here, I see.
[7/25/2015 7:28:40 PM] joo: Maybe Vaylon was right.
[7/25/2015 7:28:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Of course I was.
[7/25/2015 7:28:54 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What was I right about, again?
[7/25/2015 7:29:05 PM] Theo: Takes time to thread the needle whilst the smell of blood distracts her
[7/25/2015 7:29:41 PM] joo: About her being like that Oglaf character.
[7/25/2015 7:29:45 PM] Theo: She's not a field medic, of course it's experimental
[7/25/2015 7:30:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, yes.
[7/25/2015 7:30:10 PM] @bruce: Kornel, your kick is successful, and the thug loses his balance and starts to fall -- but he grabs on to your leg and threatens to pull you with him! What do you do?
[7/25/2015 7:30:48 PM] Theo: !r d6
[7/25/2015 7:30:49 PM] @pagebot: Theo: 6
[7/25/2015 7:31:21 PM] @bruce: You patch him up, Marishka, healing the fuck out of him.
[7/25/2015 7:31:56 PM] Theo: Because I'm L337
[7/25/2015 7:32:21 PM] joo: Kornel throws his weight backwards while letting off a shot at the thug to hopefully cause him to release his grip on Kornel's foot.
[7/25/2015 7:32:54 PM] @bruce: Hmm. What do you think that is?
[7/25/2015 7:33:14 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim trudges out of the building, and he walks out in time to see Marishka patching Jano up. "You!" he shout over the sound of gunfire. "What's your name? You got anything stronger than that pea shooter?"
[7/25/2015 7:33:44 PM] joo: Defy danger with CON, perhaps.
[7/25/2015 7:34:09 PM] @bruce: Hmm.
[7/25/2015 7:34:14 PM] @bruce: Yes, roll that up.
[7/25/2015 7:34:22 PM] joo: !r 2d6+0 -- Failure
[7/25/2015 7:34:23 PM] @pagebot: joo: 4=1+3 -- Failure
[7/25/2015 7:35:05 PM] joo: Looks like some Tumbling Down is going to happen.
[7/25/2015 7:35:34 PM] @bruce: You both tumble over the side of the building and fall!
[7/25/2015 7:35:41 PM] @bruce: !r d10 Damage to Kornel
[7/25/2015 7:35:42 PM] @pagebot: Bruce: 8 Damage to Kornel
[7/25/2015 7:35:47 PM] joo: Did I manage to shoot him, though?
[7/25/2015 7:36:18 PM] @bruce: No, you were too unbalanced to aim a shot at him.
[7/25/2015 7:36:56 PM] @bruce: You land hard on in the middle of the alleyway. You probably broke a few things.
[7/25/2015 7:37:04 PM] joo: Kornel: z0r.de/2032
[7/25/2015 7:37:26 PM] Theo: Marishka turns her head to Falgrim once she's finished with Jano, taking a deep breath and closing her eyes briefly, "Doctor Marishka Laenaskov. Not fighter. Scientist." she responds curtly, standing and running toward Kornel as he falls.
[7/25/2015 7:37:26 PM] @bruce: Fortunately, you took it better than the other guy.
[7/25/2015 7:38:05 PM] @bruce: You watch the last of the thugs on the street retreating around the corner, chased off by Arataar's machine gun.
[7/25/2015 7:38:41 PM] joo: Then Arataar whistles and the machine gun runs back to him.
[7/25/2015 7:38:48 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[7/25/2015 7:39:00 PM] Theo: joo, I'm dying. I also can't stop watching XD
[7/25/2015 7:40:21 PM] joo: Not literally, I hope.
[7/25/2015 7:41:11 PM] joo: Does that damage respect armour?
[7/25/2015 7:41:24 PM] @bruce: No, it has No Respect.
[7/25/2015 7:41:28 PM] Theo: No but I have got a stomach ache from laughing now
[7/25/2015 7:41:38 PM] joo: Hahah.
[7/25/2015 7:42:23 PM] joo: Oh well, I've had worse falls as a Dungeon {World,Galaxy} player.
[7/25/2015 7:42:39 PM] joo: I like to imagine Kornel's fall was cushioned by the thug.
[7/25/2015 7:43:00 PM] joo: Kornel curses to himself in the native language of Soprol.
[7/25/2015 7:43:15 PM] @bruce: (English)
[7/25/2015 7:43:20 PM] joo: Hahahah.
[7/25/2015 7:44:17 PM] @bruce: Kornel looks like he's got a broken bone or two, Marishka. What do you do?
[7/25/2015 7:45:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim, seeing who it is lying on the ground in a crumpled, pathetic heap, rushes over as well, putting the shotgun away for now, covering Marishka.
[7/25/2015 7:46:02 PM] Theo: Marishka used one of her healing injections before starting to set Kornel's ribs, "This hurt... maybe."
[7/25/2015 7:48:43 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[7/25/2015 7:49:25 PM] @bruce: Well, presumably now that it's clear, you continue escorting the group to the tenements...
[7/25/2015 7:49:58 PM] joo: Kornel thanks Mariska for her Treatment, wincing.
[7/25/2015 7:51:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim gives Marishka the shotgun.
[7/25/2015 7:51:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "You're going to need it, trust me."
[7/25/2015 7:54:10 PM] @bruce: You bring the doctors and the infirm into the tenements, where they start to set up. It should be safe enough here, for now, but it's still a pretty dangerous place, and you won't make any real progress in treating people without the resources of the med center, Marishka. Dengar's gang has been weakened, at least -- you doubt he has many men left.
[7/25/2015 7:54:25 PM] @bruce: Perhaps now's a good time for you guys to do some Roleplaying.
[7/25/2015 7:54:32 PM] @bruce: And discuss What Happens Now.
[7/25/2015 7:55:13 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim looks Kornel over slowly. "How are you holding up?"
[7/25/2015 7:55:21 PM] Theo: Marishka looks at the shotgun with a small frown, "No idea how use." she mutters, swinging it onto her back.
[7/25/2015 7:56:28 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I don't know how to use this, but I'm taking it anyway.
[7/25/2015 7:56:32 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 7:56:41 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Like a true scientist.
[7/25/2015 7:57:01 PM] Theo: She'll figure it out! Maybe modify it a bit
[7/25/2015 7:57:18 PM] joo: Ah, good, we have permission from the GM to Roleplay.
[7/25/2015 7:58:06 PM] joo: Kornel says to Falgrim, "I'll live."
[7/25/2015 8:01:52 PM] joo: "We still have business with Juum Tna. Do you suppose these people will be able to handle their own affairs now?"
[7/25/2015 8:02:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim strokes his mane thoughtfully. "I think so. And they'll have to."
[7/25/2015 8:03:47 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "I was thinking we might see if one of them would be willing to come with us. I've been thinking it's about time we had a permanent doctor on the ship."
[7/25/2015 8:04:28 PM] @bruce: Falgrim thinks Wigam is pretty cool, and asks him to join the party.
[7/25/2015 8:04:36 PM] joo: Hahahaha
[7/25/2015 8:04:37 PM] Theo: XD
[7/25/2015 8:05:48 PM] joo: "Considering the nature of our occupation, that would certainly be useful." Kornel looks over the doctors in the building. "I think I follow your idea. The chatty one seems competent enough. It should be hard to persuade her to leave /this/ place."
[7/25/2015 8:05:59 PM] joo: *shouldn't
[7/25/2015 8:07:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "Which one is the chatty one, again?"
[7/25/2015 8:07:51 PM] @bruce: Damn. These dudes are straight up Disrespectful.
[7/25/2015 8:08:45 PM] joo: Kornel gestures to Mariskha. "The one who admonished me for killing the thug pointing a gun at you, earlier."
[7/25/2015 8:09:03 PM] @bruce: I hope they're at least keeping their voices down.
[7/25/2015 8:09:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Sure, we are.
[7/25/2015 8:09:31 PM] joo: Kornel suddenly realises he was still hooked into the security network, and was broadcasting their conversation from loudspeakers outside.
[7/25/2015 8:09:41 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[7/25/2015 8:10:01 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[7/25/2015 8:10:14 PM] Theo: XD
[7/25/2015 8:13:20 PM] Theo: Marishka is meanwhile pottering about, emptying her pockets of supplies and putting her glasses back on.
[7/25/2015 8:13:33 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim says to Kornel, "Ah, yes. That's exactly who we need on our team."
[7/25/2015 8:13:41 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "The woman who chided us for killing."
[7/25/2015 8:14:30 PM] joo: Kornel says. "That is a temporary condition. I can see that she has Skill, and a cool head, which is more important."
[7/25/2015 8:14:42 PM] @bruce: but what if deep down inside. falgrim really means it. because kornel is fucking Losing It.
[7/25/2015 8:15:37 PM] joo: "She was more concerned for the safety of these patients than for the deaths, anyway." Kornel pauses in thought. "Maybe if we arranged for these doctors to be returned to the Medical Centre, that would sweeten the deal."
[7/25/2015 8:16:06 PM] joo: ...wait, Kornel doesn't know that yet.
[7/25/2015 8:16:28 PM] joo: Kornel asks the doctors, "How did you end up in a place like that? Doesn't this place have proper hospitals?"
[7/25/2015 8:16:44 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim strokes his mane while he thinks on all of this.
[7/25/2015 8:17:26 PM] @bruce: One of them frowns, and nods at you. "There's a large medical center not far from here... Degnar's gang kicked us out of that place and took it over."
[7/25/2015 8:17:45 PM] joo: "Degnar? Is he affiliated with Juum Tna?"
[7/25/2015 8:19:37 PM] @bruce: She shakes her head. "Just a common gangster. Normally even Juum Tna has security take care of guys like him, but since the quarantine, they just let it happen."
[7/25/2015 8:21:59 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "What's the cause of the quarantine?"
[7/25/2015 8:26:41 PM] @bruce: Sorry, I had to brb.
[7/25/2015 8:27:07 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Welcome back.
[7/25/2015 8:29:36 PM] @bruce: Marishka, why don't you step in and tell us about the virus? You've been studying it for a little while, after all.
[7/25/2015 8:32:30 PM] Theo: Marishka turns to Falgrim, her face grim, "Is bad virus. Transmited through blood and cause soft vein inside. After 14 day, heart cannot beat. To soft. Is painful death." she explains, her tone sad and full of compassion.
[7/25/2015 8:36:21 PM] @bruce: It's a good thing nobody's going around drinking strangers' blood around here.
[7/25/2015 8:37:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim winces a little. "Well, that sounds awful. And maybe you feel like you'd be better off here," he says to Marishka, "but if you come with my crew, we'll pay you, and I can pull some strings to get something for these folks."
[7/25/2015 8:38:26 PM] @bruce: Marishka's alignment is, of course, Money.
[7/25/2015 8:38:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[7/25/2015 8:39:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim doesn't know she's not an NPC.
[7/25/2015 8:39:15 PM] joo: Heh.
[7/25/2015 8:39:34 PM] joo: In the extended alignment system, she is placed at Blood Money.
[7/25/2015 8:39:39 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah!
[7/25/2015 8:39:40 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 8:40:32 PM] Theo: Marishka raises a brow at Falgrim, folding her arms, "Get centre back, I join." she states simply.
[7/25/2015 8:45:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods slowly. "We can do that."
[7/25/2015 8:45:04 PM] joo: "It sounds like it would be difficult to secure the place without Juum Tna's security on your side. Has there been any progress on a vaccine or a cure for this virus? And where did the virus originate from?"
[7/25/2015 8:46:08 PM] @bruce: Some of you -were- working on a vaccine, Marishka, before Degnar's gang rudely kicked you out.
[7/25/2015 8:48:28 PM] Theo: Marishka growls lightly, "Vaccine research is in centre. No centre, no vaccine." she tells Kornel. "I come see Juum Tna. Maybe you talk better than doctors."
[7/25/2015 8:52:03 PM] joo: "Have you spoken to Juum Tna about this before? What did he have to say?"
[7/25/2015 8:55:50 PM] Theo: Waving her hand at the other doctors, Marishka shrugs, "Other go, not me." she replies, "I only come help. Not from this station."
[7/25/2015 8:57:48 PM] @bruce: "We requested aid of him, yes," one of the doctors says. "He wasn't willing to send his security forces that deep into the quarantine zone." She sighs. "I believe he just intended to wait the epidemic out."
[7/25/2015 8:59:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "We can convince Juum Tna to secure the medical center for you," says Falgrim.
[7/25/2015 8:59:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: He gives a glance to Kornel that says, "I have no idea what we're doing, but let's do it anyway."
[7/25/2015 9:00:24 PM] @bruce: Perhaps this is a good place to stop.
[7/25/2015 9:01:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: All right.
[7/25/2015 9:01:24 PM] joo: Heh.
[7/25/2015 9:02:25 PM] joo: Good session. I enjoyed being able to say "vaccine" in an RPG without getting beaten up by everyone.

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[7/25/2015 9:03:39 PM] @pagebot: Missed rolls (estimated): Theo: 0 of 3, Vaylon: 1 of 5, joo: 2 of 5. Full list: <http://pastebin.com/k1vn9EvN>.
[7/25/2015 9:03:46 PM] joo: I win the session!
[7/25/2015 9:03:53 PM] @bruce: Congratulations.
[7/25/2015 9:04:04 PM] @bruce: Did you learn something new and important about the galaxy?
[7/25/2015 9:04:16 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: We learned there's a quarantine on Haven.
[7/25/2015 9:04:20 PM] joo: If this virus is important, yes.
[7/25/2015 9:04:22 PM] @bruce: Yes, you learned about the virus plaguing Haven, and the quarantine.
[7/25/2015 9:04:27 PM] joo: Wait...
[7/25/2015 9:04:33 PM] joo: 00:55:48 <joo> [root@egrion]# load malicious virus
[7/25/2015 9:04:37 PM] @bruce: Oh my god.
[7/25/2015 9:04:54 PM] @bruce: I knew it. I knew you were goin full Evil.
[7/25/2015 9:05:03 PM] @bruce: Did you defeat a notable enemy?
[7/25/2015 9:05:07 PM] Theo: XD
[7/25/2015 9:05:09 PM] @bruce: No, not yet, I'm afraid.
[7/25/2015 9:05:12 PM] joo: No.
[7/25/2015 9:05:27 PM] @bruce: Did you loot a memorable treasure?
[7/25/2015 9:05:36 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Nope.
[7/25/2015 9:05:36 PM] joo: We looted a Party Member.
[7/25/2015 9:05:42 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[7/25/2015 9:06:09 PM] Theo: LOL!
[7/25/2015 9:06:22 PM] @bruce: Did anyone fulfill their alignment move?
[7/25/2015 9:06:52 PM] Theo: I think I did
[7/25/2015 9:07:15 PM] joo: Kornel didn't.
[7/25/2015 9:07:27 PM] @bruce: Yes, Marishka did.
[7/25/2015 9:07:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim did.
[7/25/2015 9:08:10 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Kornel was going to walk by the doctors, but Falgrim didn't.
[7/25/2015 9:08:42 PM] joo: You should have made Falgrim continue walking, too, just to Troll Broose and Theo.
[7/25/2015 9:09:02 PM] Theo: Haha!
[7/25/2015 9:09:07 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[7/25/2015 9:09:32 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: It would have been a not-so-subtle way of telling her we didn't like her character.
[7/25/2015 9:10:15 PM] joo: The subtle way is to keep "accidentally" calling the character by someone else's name.
[7/25/2015 9:10:32 PM] @bruce: It's subtle because you were going to do that anyway.
[7/25/2015 9:10:50 PM] @bruce: Does anyone have bonds to write or resolve?
[7/25/2015 9:11:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Nope.
[7/25/2015 9:13:19 PM] joo: Hmm...
[7/25/2015 9:14:31 PM] joo: Not quite yet.
[7/25/2015 9:14:39 PM] joo: Oh, wait... yes.
[7/25/2015 9:15:10 PM] Theo: I don't yet
[7/25/2015 9:16:22 PM] joo: I think Marishka's skills will be useful for our work. I'll cultivate her trust.
[7/25/2015 9:17:50 PM] @bruce: Okay.

[broose]

[8/8/2015 4:58:16 PM] @bruce: Last time on Dungeon Galaxy, you met up on the station of Haven, owned by the yoz crime lord Juum Tna, in the middle of a virus outbreak. In the quarantine zone, you teamed up and fought off some common thugs harrassing the doctors.
[8/8/2015 4:58:17 PM] * Theo peers.
[8/8/2015 4:58:41 PM] * joo 's balls sway impassively.
[8/8/2015 4:59:10 PM] @bruce: Afterwards, the three of you decided to go and have a chat with the big boss, both to get his help in liberating the infirmary, and to get information on your quest to learn about your past, Kornel.
[8/8/2015 4:59:41 PM] @bruce: (Falgrim is presumably just happy to be here.)
[8/8/2015 4:59:55 PM] joo: I don't know if that's quite what we decided to do.
[8/8/2015 5:00:02 PM] @bruce: Isn't it?
[8/8/2015 5:00:20 PM] joo: But since the GM's opinion of that doesn't matter, let's just ignore him.
[8/8/2015 5:00:31 PM] Theo: XD
[8/8/2015 5:01:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yes! Ignore the GM. What could possibly go wrong?
[8/8/2015 5:01:04 PM] * @bruce pats joo on the head after yet another meaningless gesture of his free will in this game.
[8/8/2015 5:02:14 PM] joo: Oh, apparently it is what Falgrim decided, at least:
[8/8/2015 5:02:17 PM] joo: 04:59 <Vaylon Kenadell> "We can convince Juum Tna to secure the medical center for you," says Falgrim.
[8/8/2015 5:02:21 PM] joo: 04:59 <Vaylon Kenadell> He gives a glance to Kornel that says, "I have no idea what we're doing, but let's do it anyway."
[8/8/2015 5:02:31 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yes, that sums it up.
[8/8/2015 5:02:32 PM] joo: That makes two of us, little buddy.
[8/8/2015 5:02:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim is a tiny bit out of his element, so he's going to continue going along with the idea of being Kornel's muscle, making sure to hide signs that he is with the Alliance.
[8/8/2015 5:04:16 PM] Theo: Marishka is just being a Doctor and wants the infirmary back.
[8/8/2015 5:04:30 PM] joo: There seems to be a dependency conflict here, however, since Juum Tna is uncooperative because of the virus, and we need the medical centre to develop a vaccine.
[8/8/2015 5:04:43 PM] Aumpa (~[e-mail]) has quit (Ping timeout: 182 seconds)
[8/8/2015 5:05:03 PM] joo: It seems easier to wave a magic wand with Guns than with Tongues, to resolve it; however, I'm willing to Go With the Flow.
[8/8/2015 5:05:27 PM] Theo: That was beautiful, joo.
[8/8/2015 5:05:35 PM] joo: Hahah.
[8/8/2015 5:05:40 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I have a cunning, plan, joo: we'll lie to him.
[8/8/2015 5:05:49 PM] joo: Oh my god.
[8/8/2015 5:06:00 PM] * @bruce starts making notes for his next campaign.
[8/8/2015 5:06:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Implying that there's going to be a party wipe? Tsk.
[8/8/2015 5:07:05 PM] @bruce: Okay, unless you have any more business here in the quarantine zone, you can use your Access to this area's security communications to get yourself a tram ride to the central spire of this station.
[8/8/2015 5:07:05 PM] * joo . o O (panty wipe)
[8/8/2015 5:07:28 PM] @bruce: Which is where Juum Tna, and everybody else who isn't dying horribly of a virus in this station, is.
[8/8/2015 5:07:34 PM] joo: What do the trams here look like?
[8/8/2015 5:07:44 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, god.
[8/8/2015 5:07:56 PM] Theo: Like white vibrators.
[8/8/2015 5:08:00 PM] @bruce: They're pretty fucking disgusting. Nobody picks up their damn trash.
[8/8/2015 5:08:06 PM] joo: Come on. I can't get an erection without at least a passing description of the trains.
[8/8/2015 5:08:23 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: More like used white vibrators, then.
[8/8/2015 5:08:26 PM] Theo: I gave you a description!
[8/8/2015 5:08:28 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: And not cleaned.
[8/8/2015 5:08:31 PM] joo: That's good, Theo. *nods head rhymically* Im liking it,m m8
[8/8/2015 5:08:37 PM] Theo: <3
[8/8/2015 5:08:47 PM] joo: Like Shinkansen?
[8/8/2015 5:09:14 PM] @bruce: We are definitely not on the same page.
[8/8/2015 5:09:15 PM] Theo: Yes.
[8/8/2015 5:09:39 PM] @bruce: Well, what do you do?
[8/8/2015 5:09:45 PM] joo: Dirty white vibr8ors is my Offical Headcannon.
[8/8/2015 5:10:41 PM] joo: Kornel says to Falgrim, "Do you have some kind of plan?"
[8/8/2015 5:14:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim says, "We can tell him that they already have a cure; they just need the hospital to manufacture it. They can stall him long enough to really develop it, and I have some contacts who could help them out with that."
[8/8/2015 5:15:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: He glances at Marishka. "Would that work?"
[8/8/2015 5:17:13 PM] Theo: Marishka raises a brow at Falgrim, folding her arms, "Let us just hope your tongue is silver enough to convince him it's true or you'll be leaving without it." she says after a moment.
[8/8/2015 5:18:23 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrin winces, stroking his mane a moment. "Sure wish Rask was here," he mumbles.
[8/8/2015 5:18:39 PM] @bruce: Kryt refreshes his PayPal account.
[8/8/2015 5:19:33 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Does Kornel have any input -- or, more to the point, any objections?
[8/8/2015 5:20:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'll BRB. Pouring some water for Kiki.
[8/8/2015 5:20:06 PM] joo: "I'm amazed that I'm even setting foot here," Kornel says, "so this seems as good a plan as any."
[8/8/2015 5:20:25 PM] @bruce: Man, everyone thinks you're a fucking racist now.
[8/8/2015 5:21:11 PM] @bruce: (Canon: humanoids who were born on space stations are called....... spacers, and you can be racist against them.)
[8/8/2015 5:23:15 PM] joo: "However... what if Juum Tna asks for a demonstration of this vaccine? Could we fake something?" He looks at Marishka.
[8/8/2015 5:26:19 PM] Theo: "He is easily confused. I suppose I could start reeling off some medical nonsense and he would tell me silence." Marishka replies with a wave of her hand, "He must be convinced everything is in the Medical Centre."
[8/8/2015 5:26:41 PM] @bruce: Racist.
[8/8/2015 5:27:40 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrin strokes his mane.
[8/8/2015 5:27:57 PM] @bruce: Are Falgrim and Falgrin his dual personalities?
[8/8/2015 5:28:05 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Whoops.
[8/8/2015 5:28:10 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: *Falgrim
[8/8/2015 5:28:21 PM] joo: Falgrin is his trolling personality.
[8/8/2015 5:28:26 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 5:28:57 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "Worst comes to worst," he says slowly, looking Marishka over, "you could give him the virus."
[8/8/2015 5:29:06 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 5:29:08 PM] joo: Also racist.
[8/8/2015 5:29:14 PM] joo: And sexist.
[8/8/2015 5:30:01 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "It's not pretty, but it'll make him change his mind pretty quickly about that hospital."
[8/8/2015 5:30:28 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: +Dark Side
[8/8/2015 5:30:33 PM] @bruce: Damn, this party became Evil fast.
[8/8/2015 5:30:54 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: War is hell.
[8/8/2015 5:31:22 PM] Theo: Marishka grits her teeth, "I'd rather not. Arse that he is, he helps at times."
[8/8/2015 5:33:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods. "If you say so."
[8/8/2015 5:33:55 PM] joo: Kornel just says, "hmm."
[8/8/2015 5:34:04 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[8/8/2015 5:34:06 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[8/8/2015 5:34:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Let's go see the man, then.
[8/8/2015 5:34:24 PM] joo: Where is Juum Tna's Throne Room?
[8/8/2015 5:35:19 PM] @bruce: Juum Tna lives at the top of the spire, like a fucking pimp.
[8/8/2015 5:35:55 PM] @bruce: But he doesn't Hold Court in his suite like a fucking king. You'll surely be able to find him somewhere around there, though.
[8/8/2015 5:37:06 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Turning to Marishka, Falgrim quietly says, "Our primary objective is to get some knowledge from this guy for Kornel. As much as I hate to admit it, I don't want to push our luck too far. If we can't get the medical center back, I'll think of something."
[8/8/2015 5:41:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Very well. We'll take the tram from this place to the spire.
[8/8/2015 5:41:53 PM] @bruce: Here is some Station Crawling music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=845qEAGrJcY
[8/8/2015 5:44:02 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you use your Mind Tricks to get yourself on board a tram to the spire. The stations are all on lockdown and guarded, but som
[8/8/2015 5:44:02 PM] @bruce: e VIPs (such as yourself, apparently) are being let through.
[8/8/2015 5:45:06 PM] joo: Techno!
[8/8/2015 5:45:07 PM] @pagebot: Aw, now that is good! Put a donk on it!
[8/8/2015 5:45:25 PM] @bruce: You have an excellent view of Egrion during your journey, thanks to the large glass windows in the crossing over to the spire.
[8/8/2015 5:46:20 PM] joo: I see that Juum hired some thoughtful architects.
[8/8/2015 5:46:34 PM] @bruce: He probably stole this station, really.
[8/8/2015 5:46:35 PM] Theo: Marishka stands looking out of the window, obviously bored.
[8/8/2015 5:46:56 PM] joo: My laptop's HD light is blinking in time with the music.
[8/8/2015 5:47:28 PM] @bruce: Eventually, you step out to the spire's tram station. It looks like life is going on normally around here, despite the quarantine in the rest of the station.
[8/8/2015 5:48:02 PM] joo: Time to start theatrically coughing.
[8/8/2015 5:48:25 PM] @bruce: There are several classy looking shops around here, in the entrance area, and a big public lift leading up to the higher levels. There's also a smaller lift on the other side of this area, apparently leading down to an executive ship hangar. It's guarded, though.
[8/8/2015 5:49:00 PM] @bruce: The shops, despite their appearance, seem to sell everything from illicit drugs to experimental weaponry.
[8/8/2015 5:49:45 PM] @bruce: Juum Tna's security forces pass by on patrol often. It looks like he keeps this place under control, at least.
[8/8/2015 5:49:47 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[8/8/2015 5:51:03 PM] joo: Kornel will quickly pop off 3 healing jectos, 2 stun grenades, and a frag grenade.
[8/8/2015 5:51:14 PM] Theo: "We should take the lift up."
[8/8/2015 5:51:15 PM] joo: By which I mean he will buy them.
[8/8/2015 5:52:36 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Everything from illicit drugs to experimental weaponry, eh?
[8/8/2015 5:53:07 PM] @bruce: Kornel: That'll be 185 credits, I believe.
[8/8/2015 5:54:04 PM] joo: (A quick 'jesto: add a table of contents with section links to the main DG document.)
[8/8/2015 5:54:37 PM] @bruce: I wonder if Google Docs even supports that.
[8/8/2015 5:55:50 PM] joo: Kornel forks that out, then gives 1 healing injection to Mariskha. "Thank you again for earlier."
[8/8/2015 5:56:19 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Damn, now Falgrim is going to have to buy her something, too.
[8/8/2015 5:56:46 PM] @bruce: I don't think Falgrim owes her!
[8/8/2015 5:56:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, yes.
[8/8/2015 5:57:20 PM] @bruce: Kornel was just ready to let those straight beasting thugs go to town on the infirmary.
[8/8/2015 5:57:27 PM] Theo: Marishka grins at Kornel, "It is just what I do."
[8/8/2015 5:58:21 PM] joo: Falgrim should give her a dead bird as a gift.
[8/8/2015 5:58:48 PM] @bruce: Now that's racist.
[8/8/2015 5:59:02 PM] Theo: Haha!
[8/8/2015 5:59:05 PM] joo: Imagine how the owl-people feel.
[8/8/2015 5:59:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "Kornel, maybe we should hire one of the locals to arrange a meeting for us. I'm no silver-tongued devil, but we've got credits. A few of them in the right hands might do us better."
[8/8/2015 5:59:38 PM] @bruce: It's a good thing Marishka didn't choose the "Dentistry" field.
[8/8/2015 5:59:55 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 5:59:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[8/8/2015 6:00:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Silver palms, then, instead of tongues.
[8/8/2015 6:00:29 PM] joo: Kornel nods. "Now you're thinking like a criminal."
[8/8/2015 6:00:56 PM] joo: A silver hand-job instead of a silver blowjob.
[8/8/2015 6:01:00 PM] @bruce: Two small teenagers approach Falgrim asking him to buy them some cocaine from the shop.
[8/8/2015 6:01:06 PM] joo: LOL
[8/8/2015 6:01:10 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: wat
[8/8/2015 6:01:16 PM] @bruce: (joke)
[8/8/2015 6:01:25 PM] joo: [Racist] can u buy us some meow meow?
[8/8/2015 6:01:39 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: In this crazy place, they probably do have some kind of drug-laced candy for rich kids.
[8/8/2015 6:01:39 PM] Theo: XD
[8/8/2015 6:02:24 PM] joo: Broose is just recalling when that happened to him in London.
[8/8/2015 6:02:28 PM] joo: Except it was fags.
[8/8/2015 6:02:32 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: LOL
[8/8/2015 6:03:22 PM] joo: It's happened to me a number of times, and once, when I was in a particularly good mood, I actually did it.
[8/8/2015 6:03:55 PM] @bruce: No, I think they wanted some Drank.
[8/8/2015 6:04:04 PM] joo: I don't think that was for a child, though. The person already looked fucked up beyond help.
[8/8/2015 6:04:11 PM] joo: Oh.
[8/8/2015 6:04:33 PM] joo: He might even have been older than me, but my Beard made it seem not so.
[8/8/2015 6:05:05 PM] @bruce: Also, if Falgrim wants to Recruit someone, I wrote 24 hirelings to pull out randomly earlier today, so come at me.
[8/8/2015 6:05:53 PM] @bruce: (Falgrim rolls Recruit 24 times.)
[8/8/2015 6:05:54 PM] joo: A few days, eh?
[8/8/2015 6:05:58 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 6:06:37 PM] @bruce: You could also just ask around and see where the big man's hanging, but a diplomat's help would make it more Official, and make you look more important.
[8/8/2015 6:07:04 PM] joo: It seems like we'll need all the Help we can get.
[8/8/2015 6:07:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I suggest we Recruit. Time is not of the essence for our main purpose (though people may die in the meantime).
[8/8/2015 6:08:11 PM] joo: *Cough cough* Naaahh, take your time m8
[8/8/2015 6:09:32 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Our pay is generous, but they won't be getting a share of whatever we find. I bet our reputation is crap around here. I'm not sure we should let on about our purpose.
[8/8/2015 6:09:49 PM] joo: Heh. Yes, I think Fat Bux is all we can offer, of those things.
[8/8/2015 6:10:04 PM] @bruce: Roll it up.
[8/8/2015 6:10:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: !r 2d6+1 Recruit
[8/8/2015 6:10:10 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 8=1+6(+1) Recruit
[8/8/2015 6:10:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Though I didn't explicitly state it, we are recruiting a Diplomat, by the way.
[8/8/2015 6:11:01 PM] joo: You get a Medic.
[8/8/2015 6:11:04 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 6:11:36 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: On a 6-, we get the Adoring Fan.
[8/8/2015 6:14:07 PM] @bruce: You wander around the lower levels of the spire, Falgrim, asking around for someone who knows their way around the criminal underworld.
[8/8/2015 6:14:28 PM] @bruce: "around" showed up way too many times in that sentence.
[8/8/2015 6:15:18 PM] joo: It's going to be that Burrowing Criminal that Broose rolled earlier.
[8/8/2015 6:15:43 PM] @bruce: You meet a human spacer who insists you call him "Roach" in one of the dirty local cantinas. He says that he and Juum go waaay back, man, and he can easily get you a private meeting.
[8/8/2015 6:16:00 PM] joo: 144
[8/8/2015 6:16:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, god.
[8/8/2015 6:16:53 PM] @bruce: He mostly just wants cold, hard credits, but if you can pay him in drugs, he jokes that it'll save him some time.
[8/8/2015 6:16:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Anything but Roach.
[8/8/2015 6:17:10 PM] @bruce: He has 3 Diplomat and 1 Hacker.
[8/8/2015 6:17:13 PM] joo: Didn't we find some Space Cocaine before?
[8/8/2015 6:17:16 PM] @bruce: You're stuck with him, m8.
[8/8/2015 6:17:25 PM] joo: I suppose that got left with our superiors.
[8/8/2015 6:17:37 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I thought we kept it.
[8/8/2015 6:17:39 PM] @bruce: Yes, you turned it in to be enjoyed by command.
[8/8/2015 6:17:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Pffft.
[8/8/2015 6:17:46 PM] joo: Hahahaha..
[8/8/2015 6:17:46 PM] @bruce: Did you?
[8/8/2015 6:18:05 PM] joo: Well, it's not in the inventory, and I do seem to recall Kornel doing The Right Thing.
[8/8/2015 6:18:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: This campaign's mood has gone from Halo to Deus Ex!
[8/8/2015 6:18:36 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 6:18:52 PM] @bruce: I think that's actually quite beautiful.
[8/8/2015 6:18:57 PM] joo: That's good, because at this rate we're going to need Deus Ex something.
[8/8/2015 6:19:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[8/8/2015 6:19:49 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Kind of the opposite of your fantasy campaign, where we all turned good-ish.
[8/8/2015 6:20:11 PM] @bruce: Well, what do you say to your new friend Roach, Falgrim?
[8/8/2015 6:20:13 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well, anyway -- how much does he want?
[8/8/2015 6:20:17 PM] @bruce: Hmm...
[8/8/2015 6:21:10 PM] @bruce: Since you promised some mad cash, he asks for 180 credits.
[8/8/2015 6:21:25 PM] joo: Kornel looks at him skeptically, probably with the contempt that a Real Hacker feels for "script kiddies."
[8/8/2015 6:21:59 PM] @bruce: At least one of those hirelings I wrote today goes by his screen name.
[8/8/2015 6:22:05 PM] joo: Kornel says, "I can cover this."
[8/8/2015 6:22:36 PM] joo: Damn, I'm going to have to go into the Qexen Fgo credits.
[8/8/2015 6:23:03 PM] @bruce: By my count, you've got 200 credits in your Personal Account.
[8/8/2015 6:23:06 PM] @bruce: But I probably did miss something.
[8/8/2015 6:23:11 PM] joo: I had 150.
[8/8/2015 6:23:13 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Did we split those up?
[8/8/2015 6:23:23 PM] joo: Not yet. We were waiting for Rask to die, first.
[8/8/2015 6:23:25 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I have 568 by my count. I'll pay for it.
[8/8/2015 6:23:45 PM] joo: Damn, Kornel is going to look pathetic, now.
[8/8/2015 6:24:01 PM] @bruce: It's an all too familiar situation for you, joo.
[8/8/2015 6:24:11 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/8/2015 6:24:40 PM] @bruce: Although I only -looked- cool when I covered things, because in reality I was madly indebted to you.
[8/8/2015 6:24:48 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim gives Roach the credits and says, "Here. You can get trashed all you like -- *after* you get us in to see Juum Tna."
[8/8/2015 6:25:24 PM] @bruce: Roach nods eagerly. "You got it, boss. You'll hear from me in a couple days or so, promise!"
[8/8/2015 6:25:28 PM] @bruce: He scrams out of there.
[8/8/2015 6:26:27 PM] @bruce: Well, it looks like you guys have some free time up here.
[8/8/2015 6:26:40 PM] @bruce: They've probably got mad strip clubs and casinos around, fortunately.
[8/8/2015 6:27:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim grumbles and rubs the back of his head, looking from Kornel to Marishka. "Probably we'll never see him again," and he gives a little shrug. "
[8/8/2015 6:27:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: -"
[8/8/2015 6:28:05 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
[8/8/2015 6:28:14 PM] joo: Too bad we don't have Rask's tracking devices.
[8/8/2015 6:28:47 PM] @bruce: Yo, what.
[8/8/2015 6:29:01 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "We should find a place to stay, I guess."
[8/8/2015 6:29:37 PM] joo: Oh, wait. I keep confusing the Bounty Hunter with the Scoundrel.
[8/8/2015 6:29:54 PM] @bruce: Yeah, I think you mentioned him having Track Down or something once.
[8/8/2015 6:30:21 PM] joo: I did, but I could have passed that as just capitalising the phrase for no reason, as usual.
[8/8/2015 6:30:38 PM] @bruce: Falgrim spends the next few days bench pressing at Galaxy Fitness.
[8/8/2015 6:30:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim looks Marishka over. "You going to be able to take care of yourself while we wait for that guy?"
[8/8/2015 6:31:11 PM] joo: Kornel will get that sick implant installed during the wait.
[8/8/2015 6:31:13 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: replace "take care of yourself" with "stay out of trouble."
[8/8/2015 6:31:30 PM] joo: I wonder if Mariskha has the Skills to do that.
[8/8/2015 6:31:47 PM] joo: Maybe it would be better to wait until the Medical Centre is liberated, if so.
[8/8/2015 6:31:54 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: While Kornel goes to get his body modifications, Falgrim decides to see what weapons are available in this place.
[8/8/2015 6:32:45 PM] @bruce: Marishka can install bionics, yeah.
[8/8/2015 6:33:17 PM] Theo: Oh yeah o/
[8/8/2015 6:33:25 PM] Theo: Install all the parts!
[8/8/2015 6:33:59 PM] joo: I'll wait, then. Instead, Kornel will Closely Study the operations for Juum Tna, using his access to the computer networks here.
[8/8/2015 6:34:07 PM] joo: *operations of
[8/8/2015 6:34:47 PM] Theo: Marishka nods at Falgrim, "I'll probably get a... bite to eat then go to a club." she replies with a wicked grin, sauntering into the nearby gigalo bar.
[8/8/2015 6:35:07 PM] @bruce: Ohhhh my.
[8/8/2015 6:35:10 PM] joo: Hahahaah.
[8/8/2015 6:35:28 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, mark off 50 credits for getting everyone a place to crash here for the next few days.
[8/8/2015 6:35:33 PM] joo: Or Closely Study the networks themselves, if you prefer.
[8/8/2015 6:35:48 PM] joo: Do some statistical packet analysis.
[8/8/2015 6:35:58 PM] joo: A bit like what Mariskha is doing.
[8/8/2015 6:36:17 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 6:36:54 PM] @bruce: Okay, you want to see what you can figure out about Juum Tna's operations without actually going in and Hacking everything yet?
[8/8/2015 6:37:37 PM] joo: Well, it might involve some Hacking, but of a more passive sort.
[8/8/2015 6:37:45 PM] @bruce: Right.
[8/8/2015 6:37:51 PM] @bruce: Just watching.
[8/8/2015 6:38:02 PM] @bruce: Okay, roll Discern Realities.
[8/8/2015 6:38:03 PM] joo: Yes. As Kornel prefers it.
[8/8/2015 6:38:14 PM] joo: !r 2d6+0 -- Mad XP
[8/8/2015 6:38:16 PM] @pagebot: joo: 6=2+4 -- Mad XP
[8/8/2015 6:38:22 PM] joo: Damn.
[8/8/2015 6:38:38 PM] @bruce: Ask one question.
[8/8/2015 6:38:39 PM] joo: My second successfully predicted failure.
[8/8/2015 6:39:05 PM] joo: What here is useful or valuable to me?
[8/8/2015 6:40:25 PM] joo: Theo, I notice your characters all share a certain... predilection.
[8/8/2015 6:41:07 PM] joo: Well, your last two, at least.
[8/8/2015 6:41:21 PM] joo: I suppose your Paladin wasn't proven to be into hoes.
[8/8/2015 6:41:39 PM] Theo: Well, Sparrow is a thief/rogue/whatever so it fits. Mari is a vampire, so also fits!
[8/8/2015 6:41:52 PM] joo: Fair enough.
[8/8/2015 6:43:04 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, you check out a vendor selling some rare weaponry. Most of it looks like experimental Alliance tech that made its way into the black market.
[8/8/2015 6:43:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim is especially impressed when he sees a replica of his own insane rifle in the vendor's stock.
[8/8/2015 6:44:03 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 6:44:06 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/8/2015 6:44:14 PM] joo: Just a miniature one, though.
[8/8/2015 6:44:24 PM] joo: He actually wandered into a tabletop gaming shop.
[8/8/2015 6:44:38 PM] @bruce: What did you end up doing with that giant plasma cannon, again?
[8/8/2015 6:44:45 PM] @bruce: Did you take that one apart?
[8/8/2015 6:44:57 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: It's still intact. I didn't get the chance to take it apart, yet.
[8/8/2015 6:45:03 PM] @bruce: Oh, okay.
[8/8/2015 6:46:49 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well, uh ... I didn't really have anything particular in mind.
[8/8/2015 6:47:00 PM] @bruce: Hold on a sec, I'm typing.
[8/8/2015 6:47:01 PM] joo: Just browsing.
[8/8/2015 6:49:59 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, a few items in particular catch your eye immediately... there's a flamethrower, a traditional ovrak shock-spear, a single-use missile launcher...
[8/8/2015 6:50:40 PM] @bruce: A few incendiary rockets. A plasma sniper rifle.
[8/8/2015 6:50:48 PM] joo: Ooohf.
[8/8/2015 6:51:01 PM] joo: By the way, it's Kornel's birthday today.
[8/8/2015 6:51:32 PM] @bruce: Oh, there's also some weird flyer drone on the counter.
[8/8/2015 6:51:47 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: The future really is here.
[8/8/2015 6:52:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim inquires with the no-doubt reputable gentleman behind the counter about the drone.
[8/8/2015 6:52:43 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: joo: Great, now it's going to look like you suggested the idea to me.
[8/8/2015 6:53:27 PM] joo: A good idea is a good idea.
[8/8/2015 6:54:34 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you observe the Data Flow for some time, watching mad packets swim along to their destinations.
[8/8/2015 6:55:00 PM] @bruce: You notice that a lot of the traffic is headed towards one terminal... which you discern is located at the top of the spire. You suspect Juum Tna must have a terminal with access to most of the station's systems, along with who knows what else.
[8/8/2015 6:55:29 PM] @bruce: And, of course, it would be located somewhere within his suite.
[8/8/2015 6:57:08 PM] joo: But on closer analysis of the packets, you discern that he's downloading mad porn torrents.
[8/8/2015 6:57:35 PM] @bruce: However, your Passive Hacking is soon observed by the network's security system... your connection is suddenly cut off, and probably IP Banned from access.
[8/8/2015 6:57:49 PM] @bruce: Take -1 to hacking here forward.
[8/8/2015 6:58:27 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: u dun goofed
[8/8/2015 7:00:09 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, the big ovrak behind the counter, named Krazz, says that it's some kind of prototype remote controlled drone that you load with tools and use for sensitive repairs and operations.
[8/8/2015 7:00:40 PM] @bruce: Skilled technicians can use it to do work from afar.
[8/8/2015 7:02:17 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Is it only an atmospheric craft, or can it also operate in the vacuum of space?
[8/8/2015 7:02:31 PM] @bruce: Bolth.
[8/8/2015 7:02:32 PM] joo: Damn.
[8/8/2015 7:02:45 PM] joo: What is the IP address of Kornel's Hacking Implant?
[8/8/2015 7:02:59 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: 127.0.0.1, of course.
[8/8/2015 7:03:01 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 7:03:03 PM] joo: Hahahah.
[8/8/2015 7:03:22 PM] @bruce: Resetting it requires surgery.
[8/8/2015 7:03:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Ouch.
[8/8/2015 7:03:40 PM] joo: We're still using IPv4 even in the Future. Pathetic.
[8/8/2015 7:03:42 PM] joo: And typical.
[8/8/2015 7:03:45 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[8/8/2015 7:04:27 PM] @bruce: Well, Falgrim, going to buy anything?
[8/8/2015 7:04:44 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim considers this for a while and then asks about the prices of the flamethrower, the shock-spear, the sniper rifle, and the drone.
[8/8/2015 7:05:07 PM] @bruce: This dude going hard.
[8/8/2015 7:07:46 PM] @bruce: The flamethrower is 350 credits, the shock-spear is 250, and the drone and plasma sniper are both 500 each.
[8/8/2015 7:08:08 PM] joo: Dammn.
[8/8/2015 7:08:24 PM] joo: He didn't even ask the price beforehand.
[8/8/2015 7:08:37 PM] @bruce: I think you misread.
[8/8/2015 7:08:51 PM] @bruce: Falgrim isn't that much of a Player.
[8/8/2015 7:09:01 PM] joo: ...oh, I see.
[8/8/2015 7:13:48 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Ow.
[8/8/2015 7:15:08 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What happened to Qexen Fgo's credit chit?
[8/8/2015 7:15:16 PM] @bruce: You still got it.
[8/8/2015 7:15:44 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: How much did you say was on it?
[8/8/2015 7:16:44 PM] joo: 5000 creddies.
[8/8/2015 7:16:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell:
[8/8/2015 7:16:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Damn!
[8/8/2015 7:16:57 PM] joo: It's on Kornel's character sheet, in the Outrunner section.
[8/8/2015 7:17:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim buys the plasma rifle, the drone, and the shock-spear.
[8/8/2015 7:17:55 PM] @bruce: Ohhhh my.
[8/8/2015 7:18:19 PM] joo: tinyurl.com/kornel-levente
[8/8/2015 7:18:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Actually, how much is the single-use missile launcher?
[8/8/2015 7:19:08 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 7:19:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'm going to need a space buggy to wheel all this stuff out.
[8/8/2015 7:19:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Weapon store owner: movie-sounds.org/sci-fi-movie-samples/the-terminator-1984/all-i-may-close-early-today
[8/8/2015 7:21:58 PM] joo: I do appreciate a descriptive URL.
[8/8/2015 7:22:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I guess I just like shopping, especially when it's shopping for weapons.
[8/8/2015 7:22:17 PM] @bruce: The plasma rifle is (3 weight, 3 piercing, +2 damage, reload, two-handed, far, long range, dangerous)
[8/8/2015 7:22:59 PM] joo: Ohhh my.
[8/8/2015 7:23:00 PM] @bruce: The drone is 2 weight, and comes with a weightless control interface.
[8/8/2015 7:23:01 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Dangerous, aw, yeah.
[8/8/2015 7:24:08 PM] joo: I like to imagine that the weapons have all their tags printed along the barrel, and that's how people show off how sick they are.
[8/8/2015 7:24:08 PM] @bruce: The shock spear is (2 weight, 3 piercing, reach, two-handed, messy)
[8/8/2015 7:24:27 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: ... I do believe this is the first time any PC's ever had a "messy" weapon.
[8/8/2015 7:24:43 PM] joo: In this campaign, you mean?
[8/8/2015 7:24:48 PM] @bruce: That plasma sword would have counted.
[8/8/2015 7:24:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: In any of our Dungeon World stuff.
[8/8/2015 7:25:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yeah, but I didn't pick that one.
[8/8/2015 7:25:06 PM] joo: Big Bruce had one, I believe.
[8/8/2015 7:25:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah!
[8/8/2015 7:25:22 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, yes. How could I have forgotten?
[8/8/2015 7:25:24 PM] @bruce: The missile launcher is 300 credits.
[8/8/2015 7:26:00 PM] joo: This may be a good time to ask: what are the missile's Capabilities?
[8/8/2015 7:26:09 PM] @bruce: Its tags are (3 weight, far, long range, 3 piercing, +2 damage, explosive, area)
[8/8/2015 7:26:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'll buy that, then, and the flamethrower, too.
[8/8/2015 7:26:16 PM] @bruce: God damn.
[8/8/2015 7:26:17 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: >_>
[8/8/2015 7:26:20 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: LOL
[8/8/2015 7:26:23 PM] joo: LOL
[8/8/2015 7:26:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Wh -- you gave us money! I'm using it!
[8/8/2015 7:26:35 PM] joo: n1m7
[8/8/2015 7:27:01 PM] joo: I'm sure Rask won't mind his share of the money being used for this sick arsenal.
[8/8/2015 7:27:14 PM] @bruce: Okay, just do me a favor and add up the cost while I write the flamethrower tags.
[8/8/2015 7:27:22 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Okay.
[8/8/2015 7:27:29 PM] joo: Ohh, it comes to about -100 credits. Strange.
[8/8/2015 7:27:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: joo: Actually, I'm just under my share of the budget.
[8/8/2015 7:27:39 PM] joo: Oh.
[8/8/2015 7:27:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Er, chit.
[8/8/2015 7:28:17 PM] joo: In Communist Dungeon Galaxy, you get money in "budgets."
[8/8/2015 7:28:25 PM] @bruce: The flamethrower is: (3 weight, near, area, 3 piercing, +2 damage, two-handed, dangerous)
[8/8/2015 7:29:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Drone: 500; Plasma sniper rifle: 500; Flamethrower: 350; Shock-spear: 250; Missile launcher: 300. Total: 1900 credits.
[8/8/2015 7:29:05 PM] joo: All these Big Weapons are so exciting that I've got to go and take a shit.
[8/8/2015 7:30:08 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim pays 1600 from Qexen Fgo's credit chit and 300 from his own account, leaving 3400 on the alien's chit, and leaving Falgrim 38.
[8/8/2015 7:31:04 PM] @bruce: Okay.
[8/8/2015 7:31:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: If the ovrak wonders why the hell this big-ass grelt needs all these weapons, Falgrim just tells him that he's doing his part to stimulate the local economy.
[8/8/2015 7:31:39 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 7:31:47 PM] @bruce: How are you going to carry all this shit?
[8/8/2015 7:32:08 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Good thing Jano and whoever came with us.
[8/8/2015 7:32:14 PM] @bruce: Arataar!
[8/8/2015 7:32:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Arataar! I've always liked him.
[8/8/2015 7:33:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: They can be my helpers.
[8/8/2015 7:34:02 PM] @bruce: Well, they probably won't be as Useful while carrying huge Loads, but they can help you with that, yes.
[8/8/2015 7:35:02 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hopefully they don't think I'm crazy.
[8/8/2015 7:35:15 PM] @bruce: They probably Respect you.
[8/8/2015 7:35:17 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: ... Probably too late for that.
[8/8/2015 7:35:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well, better to be in my hands those of the people in this place.
[8/8/2015 7:36:08 PM] @bruce: Man, Falgrim needs to learn how to party. Take some pointers from Marishka.
[8/8/2015 7:36:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: The weapons, I mean.
[8/8/2015 7:36:19 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Have you seen Falgrim's charisma?
[8/8/2015 7:36:36 PM] @bruce: You don't need high Charisma to pop off.
[8/8/2015 7:38:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I sort of miss playing my Gallant.
[8/8/2015 7:40:33 PM] joo: Kornel spends the rest of the wait pacing in his hotel room, in thought.
[8/8/2015 7:41:21 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[8/8/2015 7:41:28 PM] @bruce: Well, Falgrim, what do you do with all this shit for now?
[8/8/2015 7:41:42 PM] @bruce: What do you keep on you, what do you pass on to your underlings/friends?
[8/8/2015 7:42:12 PM] joo: Yes. What do you write in your will, regarding these items?
[8/8/2015 7:42:51 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 7:42:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Presumably we all go back to the hotel room with these weapons, and Falgrim explains what he's been doing. Kornel probably is not surprised.
[8/8/2015 7:43:17 PM] @bruce: He's going to be buried with this shit, and a grave robber is going to start a nuclear explosion on accident.
[8/8/2015 7:43:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim gives the plasma sniper rifle to Kornel. "Here. Your name was written all over this when I saw it."
[8/8/2015 7:43:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/8/2015 7:43:38 PM] joo: Kornel looks over the massive pile of weapons, and gives a Sensible Chuckle.
[8/8/2015 7:43:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/8/2015 7:43:55 PM] joo: "Is this what happens when you're at a loose end for a few days?"
[8/8/2015 7:44:24 PM] @bruce: Kornel is frozen in place from being over-encumbered.
[8/8/2015 7:44:36 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "What can I say? I do like my toys."
[8/8/2015 7:44:47 PM] @bruce: Did he throw all his toys on the bed?
[8/8/2015 7:45:22 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Sure.
[8/8/2015 7:47:02 PM] joo: Kornel looks at this Dangerous sniper rifle, giving an appreciative nod. "This is quite a piece of equipment. Thank you."
[8/8/2015 7:47:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "That thing is dangerous. Moreso than the equipment we normally use. Handle with care."
[8/8/2015 7:48:54 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim, who spoke with Arataar and Jano on the way back to the hotel about the weapons, explains to Kornel (and, later, presumably, Marishka) about the drone. For now it will be in Jano's hands, but anyone who can make use of the drone with the appropriate tools is welcome to do so.
[8/8/2015 7:48:55 PM] @bruce: It's fitting, now that Kornel is a more Dangerous person.
[8/8/2015 7:49:29 PM] @bruce: Jano gives the drone a test flight around the hotel room, and nods in approval.
[8/8/2015 7:49:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Presumably we could use it for something chemical or medical as well as Jano's repairs. Or maybe Kornel could use it for something.
[8/8/2015 7:50:20 PM] @bruce: Quite Possibly.
[8/8/2015 7:50:33 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Did you write down the plasma sniper rifle, joo, for Kornel?
[8/8/2015 7:50:43 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: And also subtract 1600 credits from Qexen Fgo's chit
[8/8/2015 7:50:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: *chit.
[8/8/2015 7:51:10 PM] joo: I plan to, and yes.
[8/8/2015 7:51:13 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Okay.
[8/8/2015 7:51:20 PM] joo: I just have to work out how he's going to carry it.
[8/8/2015 7:52:18 PM] @bruce: He might have to do something drastic, like drop a couple of his other weapons that are also sniper rifles.
[8/8/2015 7:52:19 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Obviously we aren't going to take these things up to Juum Tna, so over the next couple of days, while we wait for Roach, Falgrim will load the stuff into the Outrunner.
[8/8/2015 7:52:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: And Falgrim will also dismantle the plasma cannon.
[8/8/2015 7:53:15 PM] @bruce: He'll put the missile launcher, flamethrower, and shock-spear in there? Okay.
[8/8/2015 7:53:27 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yeah.
[8/8/2015 7:53:32 PM] joo: I feel like I should keep the other sniper rifle, because it has Silent.
[8/8/2015 7:53:43 PM] @bruce: Ah, true enough.
[8/8/2015 7:53:50 PM] joo: Maybe the Dangerous one will be kept in the ship, to be used only at the utmost end of need.
[8/8/2015 7:54:02 PM] @bruce: If u desire.
[8/8/2015 7:54:26 PM] joo: (Translation for people who haven't read LoTR: to be used at the next opportunity.)
[8/8/2015 7:54:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/8/2015 7:56:15 PM] @bruce: Okay, Falgrim, you can use the plasma cannon to upgrade Razor... it will charge the bullets with plasma, giving you an extra piercing and also giving them a sick green glow.
[8/8/2015 7:56:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm... all right.
[8/8/2015 7:57:19 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I am Heavy Weapons Guy. And This... Is My Weapon.
[8/8/2015 7:57:25 PM] @bruce: I imagine you just duct taping part of the cannon's internal parts to the side of Razor.
[8/8/2015 7:57:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yeah, probably.
[8/8/2015 7:58:02 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim finishes duct taping, then steps back and admires his handiwork. "Mmmyeah, that should do it."
[8/8/2015 7:58:17 PM] @bruce: Fire a few practice rounds into the wall.
[8/8/2015 7:58:17 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: (Not cannon.)
[8/8/2015 7:58:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'm afraid of my rifle now. It shoots through schools.
[8/8/2015 7:59:04 PM] @bruce: Does it talk to you sometimes?
[8/8/2015 7:59:34 PM] @bruce: Okay, now that that's all taken care of...
[8/8/2015 7:59:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'm not at liberty to discuss that.
[8/8/2015 7:59:46 PM] * joo 's hand twitches.
[8/8/2015 8:00:20 PM] @bruce: Roach approaches you outside the hotel, Falgrim. "Hey, there you are, boss! I got you a meeting with the big guy later today, up in his suite."
[8/8/2015 8:00:31 PM] joo: Kornel says, "handle with care, indeed."
[8/8/2015 8:04:54 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "I'll inform the others," says Falgrim. "Anything else I should know about the meeting?"
[8/8/2015 8:07:29 PM] @bruce: "Just don't try anything funny with the guy, he's sharper than he looks, yeah? I'm sure it'll go fine, though." Roach says. "Pleasure doing business with you."
[8/8/2015 8:08:15 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: joo, I'm thinking maybe we could hang on to the guy.
[8/8/2015 8:08:31 PM] * Vaylon Kenadell pokes Theo. "Any thoughts?"
[8/8/2015 8:08:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I suppose we could always just hire another Diplomat later...
[8/8/2015 8:09:19 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I tend toward Conservation of Characters, but then again, maybe that's a habit of mine I need to break.
[8/8/2015 8:09:23 PM] joo: I'm not sure if he'd be a good fit in the Culture of our workplace.
[8/8/2015 8:09:27 PM] @bruce: Well, you could always go and talk with him again later.
[8/8/2015 8:09:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: joo: Haha.
[8/8/2015 8:10:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods to Roach. "Thanks." He goes off to find Kornel and Marishka and tell them that the meeting has been set up.
[8/8/2015 8:10:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim will... not be taking his weapons, I suppose.
[8/8/2015 8:10:53 PM] joo: Kornel will leave all of his weapons behind, of course. Also, he conceals his laser pistol on his person.
[8/8/2015 8:11:37 PM] Theo: Sorry. Was making tea.
[8/8/2015 8:11:49 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Welcome back!
[8/8/2015 8:12:27 PM] joo: The good thing about being British is that "making tea" is always a valid excuse.
[8/8/2015 8:12:27 PM] @bruce: Welcome back.
[8/8/2015 8:13:14 PM] joo: I'll make some tea too, but I'm taking you all with me.
[8/8/2015 8:13:25 PM] @bruce: ooof.
[8/8/2015 8:14:39 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hooray! We're going on a trip!
[8/8/2015 8:16:36 PM] @bruce: I have a desktop dedicated completely to campaign notes. This is the most efficient GMing possible.
[8/8/2015 8:17:27 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/8/2015 8:19:09 PM] joo: ...fucking hell. I left my teabags upstairs.
[8/8/2015 8:21:58 PM] joo: Then I went up, and somehow came down again without them.
[8/8/2015 8:22:10 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 8:22:16 PM] @bruce: We must have distracted you pretty Hard.
[8/8/2015 8:22:40 PM] Theo: Dafuq joo??
[8/8/2015 8:23:01 PM] @bruce: Marishka, are you going to try and Sneak anything in to this meeting?
[8/8/2015 8:23:01 PM] joo:
[8/8/2015 8:25:52 PM] Theo: Just my medical supplies.
[8/8/2015 8:26:20 PM] @bruce: Very well.
[8/8/2015 8:26:40 PM] @bruce: The three of you, along with Arataar and Jano, take the lift up to the top floor of the spire.
[8/8/2015 8:29:10 PM] @bruce: This top floor is significantly smaller than the others -- all that's around here are the entrances to a few high-class suites, including Juum's, of course. Some of Juum's thugs -- a human, krim, and ovrak, stand outside the entrance to his suite.
[8/8/2015 8:29:18 PM] joo: If Juum Tna turns out to be Undead, you can use the healing injections to damage him.
[8/8/2015 8:29:23 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[8/8/2015 8:29:43 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yes, inject him with the force of life.
[8/8/2015 8:29:54 PM] * Theo grumbles as she remembers the first boss of FFVIII.
[8/8/2015 8:30:01 PM] joo: I injaculated with the force of 1000 suns.
[8/8/2015 8:31:22 PM] joo: (Tangentially relevant quote: <http://joo.uk.to/fto/qdb/?123>.)
[8/8/2015 8:31:52 PM] @bruce: You approach the entrance to the suite, and the krim nods towards all of you. "No weapons." He says, gruffly, and the ovrak and human step forward to give you a quicky searchy.
[8/8/2015 8:32:15 PM] @bruce: Will you try to keep your laser pistol hidden, Kornel? If so, how?
[8/8/2015 8:32:52 PM] Theo: Marishka opens her arms to be searched, sighing softly.
[8/8/2015 8:33:06 PM] joo: all im gonna say is... i.imgur.com/JtWg98v.jpg
[8/8/2015 8:33:21 PM] Theo: LOL!
[8/8/2015 8:33:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Wow.
[8/8/2015 8:33:50 PM] Theo: Marishka didn't help.
[8/8/2015 8:33:54 PM] @bruce: (Defy Danger with CON.)
[8/8/2015 8:33:59 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 8:34:10 PM] joo: Hmm...
[8/8/2015 8:35:10 PM] joo: He straps it to the bottom of his leg, I suppose.
[8/8/2015 8:35:27 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: No, come on, man!
[8/8/2015 8:35:36 PM] joo: Do you have a better idea?
[8/8/2015 8:36:03 PM] Theo: Be a Man!
[8/8/2015 8:36:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Kornel's limber and dextrous. By subtly flexing his muscles, he shifts it around on his person as he's searched for weapons!
[8/8/2015 8:36:53 PM] joo: Ah, yes. He passes it from side to side by flexing his pectoral muscles.
[8/8/2015 8:36:59 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: XD
[8/8/2015 8:37:50 PM] joo: I don't know how realistic that is. I was going to have him just move his legs so that it feels like <s>he's wearing nothing at all, nothing at all</s> it's not there.
[8/8/2015 8:38:20 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Ah, that works, too. Maybe in the future he can install a bionic that gives him extra storage space.
[8/8/2015 8:38:21 PM] @bruce: Hmm... well, what do you think that is?
[8/8/2015 8:38:39 PM] @bruce: Heh. I was just thinking of an Abdomen hatch or something.
[8/8/2015 8:38:46 PM] joo: It seems like a combination of Charisma and Dexterity.
[8/8/2015 8:38:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Bruce: Yeah! There's one in C:DDA.
[8/8/2015 8:39:21 PM] @bruce: Let's go with DEX. The Charisma wouldn't come into play just yet.
[8/8/2015 8:39:24 PM] joo: Maybe he wraps some fabric around it, too, to make the surface smooth.
[8/8/2015 8:39:37 PM] @bruce: Ooof.
[8/8/2015 8:39:52 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Defy Danger with DEX
[8/8/2015 8:39:53 PM] @pagebot: joo: 14=6+5(+3) -- Defy Danger with DEX
[8/8/2015 8:39:56 PM] joo: Bam.
[8/8/2015 8:40:35 PM] @bruce: The two thugs search you all without any incident. They are a little careful with the grelt and the vampire lady.
[8/8/2015 8:40:48 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: That's racist?
[8/8/2015 8:40:58 PM] @bruce: The krim nods again. "Okay, let 'em through."
[8/8/2015 8:41:00 PM] joo: Is it common knowledge that Mariskha's race is vampiric?
[8/8/2015 8:41:17 PM] @bruce: I would think so, but I suppose that is up to Theo!
[8/8/2015 8:42:00 PM] joo: However, I suppose her description means that most people would assume she's Human.
[8/8/2015 8:42:22 PM] Theo: It could have been guessed if they paid attention when she fed, but for here, no.
[8/8/2015 8:42:49 PM] @bruce: Very well.
[8/8/2015 8:42:59 PM] @bruce: They probably just think you got some sick contacts and hair dye, then.
[8/8/2015 8:43:01 PM] joo: Kornel saw her doing that, but just assumed that that's how the savages living here acted.
[8/8/2015 8:43:13 PM] @bruce: Damm.
[8/8/2015 8:44:38 PM] Theo: Bruce was so hoping the guards could gag her so she couldn't bite.
[8/8/2015 8:45:35 PM] @bruce: The door slides up, and they urge you along inside. You step into Juum Tna's fancy apartment. You see the big old yoz himself sat down at a table with some drinks, right next to a massive window with an amazing view of Egrion.
[8/8/2015 8:46:33 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Don't think that we don't notice that "Egrion" is just an anagram of "region."
[8/8/2015 8:46:42 PM] @bruce: There's a moyen, Qexn's race, wearing black armor and with four holstered pistols leaning back against the wall, looking you guys over.
[8/8/2015 8:47:04 PM] @bruce: The moyen are a slender race with many eyes and four arms.
[8/8/2015 8:47:17 PM] @bruce: Damn, it is?
[8/8/2015 8:47:17 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Grrr!
[8/8/2015 8:47:30 PM] @bruce: Calm your racism, dude.
[8/8/2015 8:47:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: They're disgusting, too. Makes me feel gross to think about them.
[8/8/2015 8:47:42 PM] @bruce: Oh my god.
[8/8/2015 8:48:51 PM] Theo: Marishka walks inside and, without awaiting an invitation, sits at the table with a short nod at Juum Tna.
[8/8/2015 8:49:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods in greeting and takes a seat at the table.
[8/8/2015 8:49:08 PM] joo: Don't think we don't notice that "Moyen" is just an anagram of "Money."
[8/8/2015 8:49:27 PM] * joo starts nodding his head to an inaudible beat.
[8/8/2015 8:49:47 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: No... NO.
[8/8/2015 8:49:51 PM] * joo starts nodding his head to an inaudible beat.
[8/8/2015 8:49:54 PM] joo: Fuck.
[8/8/2015 8:49:57 PM] joo: I got large amounts.
[8/8/2015 8:50:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: FUCK.
[8/8/2015 8:50:25 PM] joo: In Swiss bank accounts.
[8/8/2015 8:51:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I picture Bruce holding his head in his hands right now.
[8/8/2015 8:52:00 PM] @bruce: Juum Tna nods at you all in greeting. He's smoking a cigar. "I like your style. Don't know who the hell you are, but I like your style. Too many people these days just come by and start begging at my feet at the cantina." He takes a long drag. "What's your business on my station?"
[8/8/2015 8:52:06 PM] Theo: Weeping softly.
[8/8/2015 8:52:07 PM] @bruce: I'm Numb to the pain.
[8/8/2015 8:52:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Comfortably Numb?
[8/8/2015 8:52:56 PM] @bruce: No, the kind of numbness you feel when you ride on a boat with a tentacle up your arse for several hours.
[8/8/2015 8:53:06 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: LOL
[8/8/2015 8:53:49 PM] joo: Hahahahaha.
[8/8/2015 8:54:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Kornel should say something. He's the reason we came here!
[8/8/2015 8:54:46 PM] joo: Kornel also takes a seat, and steeples his fingers, and ever-so-slightly pained frown upon his face. "Greetings, Juum Tna. We have at least two things to talk with you about. Let us begin with the most pressing matter." Kornel pauses to glance around the room, including at Marishka. "You are aware, I presume, that your citizens are dying of a deadly virus?"
[8/8/2015 8:57:01 PM] @bruce: (Kornel should say something! *camera slowly zooms in on Kornel's Charisma stat*)
[8/8/2015 8:57:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: That's all right. Kornel will use Pure Reason.
[8/8/2015 8:57:41 PM] joo: Yes. He'll use a Logic Bomb on this obvious robot.
[8/8/2015 8:58:46 PM] @bruce: Juum Tna nods slowly. "Yeah, yeah. Though it's hard to say whether more of them died from the virus or the riots." He scratches one of his pale-green scales. "Go on."
[8/8/2015 9:00:15 PM] Theo: Marishka clenches her hands into fists under the table, her expression one of forced calm.
[8/8/2015 9:03:16 PM] joo: Kornel nods. "Nonetheless, the virus is obviously not good for business. My colleague here has been working on a vaccine that can solve this problem for all of us; the only problem is that a local thug took over the medical centre where it was being kept. We ask for your cooperation in returning control of this facility to its rightful owners, so we can end this problem. Everybody will win, except for th
[8/8/2015 9:03:22 PM] joo: e upstart thug who bit off more than he could chew."
[8/8/2015 9:03:51 PM] @bruce: Kornel... roll Parley!
[8/8/2015 9:04:39 PM] joo: Oh god.
[8/8/2015 9:04:50 PM] joo: Does anyone want to... lend any support to this Argument?
[8/8/2015 9:05:21 PM] Theo: I have 12 charisma?
[8/8/2015 9:05:52 PM] joo: It's probably too late for Marishka to be the one making the roll, but you could Aid the move with, maybe, medical evidence.
[8/8/2015 9:06:15 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I can't think of anything.
[8/8/2015 9:06:27 PM] Theo: I'll go for Aid then.
[8/8/2015 9:06:37 PM] joo: Or maybe Falgrim could demonstrate that he can lead an assualt on the facility, or something.
[8/8/2015 9:06:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, right... Hmm.
[8/8/2015 9:07:17 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well, I'll like Marishka go ahead.
[8/8/2015 9:07:18 PM] @pagebot: Well, I'll like Marishka bum ahead.
[8/8/2015 9:07:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: *let
[8/8/2015 9:07:24 PM] joo: if we can make this at least a positive roll, that would just make my day guys.
[8/8/2015 9:07:27 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 9:07:31 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[8/8/2015 9:07:39 PM] @bruce: Well, you can only have one Aid.
[8/8/2015 9:07:42 PM] joo: Oh.
[8/8/2015 9:07:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Full bum ahead!
[8/8/2015 9:07:50 PM] @bruce: At least I think that's the rule.
[8/8/2015 9:07:52 PM] joo: Bum ahead then!
[8/8/2015 9:07:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: It is.
[8/8/2015 9:08:07 PM] Theo: !r 2d6 (Aid Kornel)
[8/8/2015 9:08:09 PM] @pagebot: Theo: 8=4+4 (Aid Kornel)
[8/8/2015 9:08:33 PM] @bruce: Roll +1, Kornel.
[8/8/2015 9:08:42 PM] @bruce: Err, well, roll 0.
[8/8/2015 9:08:47 PM] @bruce: u know.
[8/8/2015 9:09:01 PM] joo: "No matter how many people aid or interfere with a given roll, the target only gets the +1 or -2 once. Even if a whole party of adventurers aid in attacking an ogre, the one who makes the final attack only gets +1."
[8/8/2015 9:09:19 PM] @bruce: Take -1 for comparing Juum to an ogre.
[8/8/2015 9:09:23 PM] joo: Kornel somehow rolls a 0 for his result.
[8/8/2015 9:09:29 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/8/2015 9:09:42 PM] joo: !r 2d6+0 -- Parlez
[8/8/2015 9:09:43 PM] @pagebot: joo: 7=1+6 -- Parlez
[8/8/2015 9:09:49 PM] joo: Oh my.
[8/8/2015 9:10:01 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Whew.
[8/8/2015 9:10:02 PM] Theo: Just you lucky swine!
[8/8/2015 9:10:07 PM] joo: If I wasn't in character, I'd kiss Marishka.
[8/8/2015 9:10:34 PM] Theo: You can kiss the player instead~
[8/8/2015 9:10:42 PM] joo:
[8/8/2015 9:10:52 PM] * joo gives Theo a massive wet kiss.
[8/8/2015 9:11:10 PM] * Vaylon Kenadell videotapes.
[8/8/2015 9:12:01 PM] Theo: Marishka nods at Kornel, turning back to Juum, "We were close to a breakthrough on a vaccine and a cure for those infected. We cannot continue without the machines in the centre."
[8/8/2015 9:12:07 PM] Theo: <3
[8/8/2015 9:13:34 PM] @bruce: Juum takes another long drag of his cigar. "Yeah, I'll send my boys to take back the medical center." He looks you over, Marishka. "And keep it secured, on one condition."
[8/8/2015 9:14:21 PM] Theo: Marishka tenses slightly, "Name it."
[8/8/2015 9:15:37 PM] @bruce: "You look like you've got a good head on your shoulders. I need a new product. Something Toliman's going to go crazy for. You make the formula, I take care of production, your medical center stays nice and safe." He smiles. "Sound good?"
[8/8/2015 9:16:22 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA
[8/8/2015 9:18:41 PM] Theo: Marishka shrugs, nodding, "Sounds easy enough. Give me the details and access to a lab and I'm sure I can whip it up."
[8/8/2015 9:18:43 PM] joo: Damn, I just realised he wasn't talking about the vaccine.
[8/8/2015 9:20:19 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: All things considered, that's fairly reasonable.
[8/8/2015 9:20:35 PM] @bruce: He's pretty Chill.
[8/8/2015 9:21:21 PM] joo: You can always count on Bruce to make self-insert crime bosses.
[8/8/2015 9:21:29 PM] @bruce: Juum taps his cigar against the ashtray, and nods. "We'll go over the details later." He looks back to Kornel. "I seem to recall you mentioned something else."
[8/8/2015 9:21:33 PM] @bruce: Haha, what?
[8/8/2015 9:21:41 PM] @bruce: Is..... is that some kind of pattern you've noticed?
[8/8/2015 9:21:54 PM] @bruce: Qexn doesn't count just because he Never Dies.
[8/8/2015 9:22:22 PM] joo: I don't know how Chill Qexen is, but we never had much of a conversation.
[8/8/2015 9:22:32 PM] joo: Anyway, the one from the Skinny Fuck campaign was also like that.
[8/8/2015 9:25:14 PM] joo: Kornel nods. "Indeed." He seems to hesitate, glancing at the others in the room, but then continues. "There is an organisation known as the Shadow Council that has found itself in conflict with my interests. I have a feeling you might also have similar feelings about this Council. If so, we have a common enemy, and I may be able to Take Care of some inconveniences for you, in exchange for Information abo
[8/8/2015 9:25:20 PM] joo: ut their whereabouts."
[8/8/2015 9:26:32 PM] @bruce: Who was the crime boss from the skinny fuck campaign?
[8/8/2015 9:26:42 PM] joo: The one with the demon minstrels.
[8/8/2015 9:26:58 PM] @bruce: Dude, that guy was insane.
[8/8/2015 9:27:01 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: The Laughing One was not particularly chill.
[8/8/2015 9:27:08 PM] joo: Wasn't he?
[8/8/2015 9:27:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Especially after Kestrel stole that wand of magic missile from him.
[8/8/2015 9:27:21 PM] @bruce: he was like jared leto as the joker, but he looked more like joseph gordon levittt.
[8/8/2015 9:27:32 PM] joo: Well, that was after he got attacked.
[8/8/2015 9:27:41 PM] joo: Before that happened, we was just willing to have a chat.
[8/8/2015 9:27:46 PM] joo: *he
[8/8/2015 9:27:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Everyone was a little crazy in that campaign.
[8/8/2015 9:27:56 PM] joo: Especially the PCs.
[8/8/2015 9:28:10 PM] @bruce: Well, yes, I wouldn't expect him to attack on sight!
[8/8/2015 9:28:19 PM] joo: You wouldn't?
[8/8/2015 9:28:25 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: That doesn't mean he's chill, though.
[8/8/2015 9:28:32 PM] @bruce: Yeah. x2
[8/8/2015 9:28:54 PM] joo: If some strangers just walked into my secret crime base, I'd probably kill them.
[8/8/2015 9:29:11 PM] @bruce: I mean, you may as well hear them out first.
[8/8/2015 9:29:22 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: He tried to recruit Cor Cy Ael, remember?
[8/8/2015 9:29:36 PM] @bruce: No, I think Cor Cy Ael tried to Recruit him.
[8/8/2015 9:29:41 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: @_@
[8/8/2015 9:29:57 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Anyway... let's get Back to the Future.
[8/8/2015 9:31:23 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 9:33:23 PM] @bruce: Juum scratches his scaled chin. "The Shado
[8/8/2015 9:33:23 PM] @bruce: w Council. Not the kind of people I like to get in the habit of pissing off. They leave me to my business, I leave them to theirs. Whatever the hell that is." He looks you over. "Can't say I'm too hopeful about your chances, but if you can make me a better offer, I'll tell you what I know."
[8/8/2015 9:36:02 PM] joo: Hmm...
[8/8/2015 9:37:19 PM] joo: I suppose it isn't a good idea to try to bribe a Crime Lord.
[8/8/2015 9:37:27 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I think it would be a bad idea to give up the cloning facility. Anyway, the Shadow Council knows we know about it.
[8/8/2015 9:37:37 PM] joo: At least, not with the money we have.
[8/8/2015 9:37:56 PM] joo: The only other thing I can think of is to offer my services as an assassin.
[8/8/2015 9:38:08 PM] joo: For general use, I mean.
[8/8/2015 9:38:24 PM] joo: But that would probably be going too far.
[8/8/2015 9:38:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: There's one other thing... Falgrim has quite a bit of pull with the Alliance, still.
[8/8/2015 9:38:36 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I.e., he has 3 favor. >_>
[8/8/2015 9:39:02 PM] joo: Kornel frowns. "Hmm... well, I have various other resources at my disposal. Would a few thousand credits whet your appetite?"
[8/8/2015 9:42:05 PM] @bruce: The yoz ponders this for a few moments. "Credits ain't gonna cut it, kid. I'm sticking my neck out already just having this conversation." He leans in a little. "The Shadow Council doesn't play around. I'm gonna need more convincing than that."
[8/8/2015 9:44:57 PM] joo: Kornel nods. "I understand. I'm not playing around here, either; but I do mean to get what I need. Perhaps you have a problem you need taken care of. Myself and my colleagues are quite skilled at solving problems of various types. I can get information for you, or goods, or... make people disappear."
[8/8/2015 9:44:57 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim leans forward on the table. "I bet the Alliance's a real thorn in your side with getting things from one place to another. What if I told you I could have them look the other way?"
[8/8/2015 9:46:34 PM] @bruce: Hmm...
[8/8/2015 9:47:42 PM] @bruce: I think both of these could count as leverage. I would say to roll Parley now, and you will have a Choice of how to hold up your end of the deal.
[8/8/2015 9:48:03 PM] joo: How so?!
[8/8/2015 9:48:23 PM] joo: Isn't it Juum Tna's choice, rather?
[8/8/2015 9:48:27 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Who's rolling?
[8/8/2015 9:49:01 PM] @bruce: I'm saying that Juum Tna will give you a choice.
[8/8/2015 9:49:22 PM] @bruce: Hmm... it seems like Kornel is still doing the main Negotiation, and that Falgrim is Aiding him.
[8/8/2015 9:49:44 PM] joo: Kornel Levente, Spokesman
[8/8/2015 9:49:57 PM] joo: Kornel Levente, Advocate
[8/8/2015 9:50:15 PM] joo: (That's the job title on James' business card. I still have no idea what it means.)
[8/8/2015 9:51:03 PM] @bruce: Isn't "advocate" sometimes used to mean "lawyer"?
[8/8/2015 9:51:23 PM] @bruce: James seems too innocent for something like that, though.
[8/8/2015 9:51:24 PM] joo: Is it? In that case, he might be a lawyer, because he does work at a Law firm.
[8/8/2015 9:51:42 PM] @bruce: I don't know 4 sure.
[8/8/2015 9:51:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: !r 2d6+2 Aid Kornel
[8/8/2015 9:51:51 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 10=4+4(+2) Aid Kornel
[8/8/2015 9:51:57 PM] joo: Oooh.
[8/8/2015 9:52:06 PM] @bruce: Take +1 to Parley, Kornel.
[8/8/2015 9:52:10 PM] joo: No barbed devil this time, even.
[8/8/2015 9:52:33 PM] joo: !r 2d6+0 -- Parley
[8/8/2015 9:52:34 PM] @pagebot: joo: 8=6+2 -- Parley
[8/8/2015 9:52:39 PM] joo: Ahhhh.
[8/8/2015 9:52:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: The only barbs are the ones on the end of Falgrim's penis.
[8/8/2015 9:52:49 PM] joo: LOL
[8/8/2015 9:55:48 PM] Theo: Advocate is used to mean mediator in care terms. An impartial person who speaks on behalf of someone lacking capacity if they have no LPoA.
[8/8/2015 9:56:22 PM] joo: Hmm.
[8/8/2015 9:56:59 PM] joo: I didn't want to ask him because I thought he was something like a door-to-door salesman, and his answer would embarrass us both; but perhaps I will.
[8/8/2015 9:57:08 PM] joo: I just wonder why he's living in such a shitty place.
[8/8/2015 9:58:38 PM] @bruce: I think that's just London Life, mate.
[8/8/2015 9:59:16 PM] joo: Not for the 1%.
[8/8/2015 9:59:35 PM] joo: But maybe he's one of the lawyers at the Bottom of the pile.
[8/8/2015 10:03:44 PM] @bruce: He takes another drag of his cigar, looking you over, Falgrim. "Shoulda guessed you were GA. Well, I still like your style." He looks between the two of you.
[8/8/2015 10:03:49 PM] @bruce: "I need someone dead, and someone alive. Ashea Nins, president of the Colonial Coalition..." he says, looking at you, Kornel. "And Pal Darvas, bionic research scientist, currently imprisoned by the Alliance." He continues, looking at you, Falgrim.
[8/8/2015 10:04:05 PM] joo: Oh my.
[8/8/2015 10:04:17 PM] @bruce: "One or the other, and I'll give you the info."
[8/8/2015 10:04:26 PM] joo: As a player, I always wanted my old Pal to go free.
[8/8/2015 10:04:58 PM] joo: Time to break in the new Spout Lore move. What does Kornel know about Ashea Nins?
[8/8/2015 10:05:17 PM] @bruce: You'll have to poke her with a stick.
[8/8/2015 10:06:28 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Is the new Spout Lore documented?
[8/8/2015 10:06:32 PM] @bruce: Ashea Nins is the latest president of the Colonial Coalition, an organization consisting of several different colonial companies. They own Frontier station, and almost all of the colonies on Carpathia.
[8/8/2015 10:06:38 PM] @bruce: It's in the rules.
[8/8/2015 10:08:21 PM] joo: Kornel narrows his eyes. "I think the latter could certainly be arranged. Right?"
[8/8/2015 10:09:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods. "Sure."
[8/8/2015 10:09:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Bruce: I'm not seeing it. Is it listed under "Spout Lore"?
[8/8/2015 10:09:57 PM] @bruce: No, it's listed under "Analyze."
[8/8/2015 10:10:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh!
[8/8/2015 10:10:35 PM] @bruce: I don't think stuff like what Kornel just asked is necessary to have a move for, at least, because this is the future, and we have the internet.
[8/8/2015 10:11:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Right. But he could be rudely typing away on his phone while Juum Tna is talking to him.
[8/8/2015 10:11:26 PM] * joo rests a hand across his face.
[8/8/2015 10:12:19 PM] @bruce: Juum Tna looks Kornel in the eyes, and notices a faint Reddit logo.
[8/8/2015 10:12:30 PM] @bruce: joo, what's wrong, buddy?
[8/8/2015 10:13:42 PM] joo: Your Disrespect for Knowledge oppresses me.
[8/8/2015 10:14:47 PM] @bruce: I honestly don't think I would have even had you roll for that when we still had Spout Lore.
[8/8/2015 10:15:15 PM] joo: Probably not, but that isn't the issue.
[8/8/2015 10:15:21 PM] @bruce: What is the issue?
[8/8/2015 10:16:11 PM] @bruce: I'm not disrespecting Knowledge. I'm just saying that this is common knowledge.
[8/8/2015 10:17:46 PM] joo: Fair enough, but the idea that "we have the internet" means people are freed from having to cultivate personal knowledge is somehow odious.
[8/8/2015 10:18:30 PM] joo: "Where is the continent of South America located relative to North America?" "Oh, hang on, let me look that one up."
[8/8/2015 10:18:34 PM] @bruce: Well, that was mostly just a joke. I'm not trying to get Political.
[8/8/2015 10:19:14 PM] joo: Yes, I wasn't being Serious either.
[8/8/2015 10:19:16 PM] @bruce: Also, you could make the argument for that a lot more easily when there are several more planets full of Knowledge.
[8/8/2015 10:19:26 PM] @bruce: i know. i was being ironic.
[8/8/2015 10:19:47 PM] joo: actually, I was too. try to keep up.
[8/8/2015 10:19:50 PM] @bruce: Anyway, continue your Conversation.
[8/8/2015 10:22:03 PM] joo: Kornel nods. "Very well. You will see that the medical centre is secured, we will bring Pal Darvas to you, and you will tell me all you know of the Shadow Council. Do we have an agreement?"
[8/8/2015 10:22:42 PM] joo: Er... well, I suppose he doesn't say the first thing, as that was already agreed to.
[8/8/2015 10:22:56 PM] joo: (And with other conditions.)
[8/8/2015 10:23:11 PM] @bruce: The yoz smiles. "One last thing." He looks to you and Falgrim in turn. "Names and ranks. I gotta know who I'm doing business with."
[8/8/2015 10:23:29 PM] joo: Kornel says this like the Bureau de Change clerk that Broose dealt with.
[8/8/2015 10:23:41 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 10:26:25 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm?
[8/8/2015 10:26:25 PM] joo: Kornel says, "Warrant Officer class 1, Mando Solo." He'll make sure to Hack into the alliance networks and insert a false record of such a name.
[8/8/2015 10:26:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[8/8/2015 10:27:25 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I wonder if it would occur to Falgrim to lie -- it might put him on the spot if he had to think about it.
[8/8/2015 10:27:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: That is, he wasn't expecting such a question.
[8/8/2015 10:27:40 PM] @bruce: Oh my god, Mando Solo.
[8/8/2015 10:28:01 PM] joo: The first rule of Lying: always stay consistent.
[8/8/2015 10:28:02 PM] @bruce: Falgrim looks over at Kornel, confused. "u said ur name was kornel"
[8/8/2015 10:28:05 PM] joo: LOL
[8/8/2015 10:28:08 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/8/2015 10:29:07 PM] @bruce: Falgrim: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqwh6bxJPe0
[8/8/2015 10:29:20 PM] joo: Kornel also has to be more careful, as the Director is already on his arse.
[8/8/2015 10:30:00 PM] @bruce: He's got a lot of dudes on his ass.
[8/8/2015 10:30:16 PM] joo: Who else apart from the Director?
[8/8/2015 10:30:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim says, "Chief Master Sergeant Falgrim Rakshahar."
[8/8/2015 10:30:48 PM] joo: *Wrong answer music* The correct answer was: Lee Lemon.
[8/8/2015 10:30:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/8/2015 10:30:55 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 10:31:14 PM] @bruce: joo: Any Polani loyalists out there, probably.
[8/8/2015 10:31:15 PM] joo: Mando Solo and Lee Lemon, the superhero duo.
[8/8/2015 10:31:20 PM] joo: Oh, I suppose so.
[8/8/2015 10:31:27 PM] @bruce: Also, Qexn Fgo.
[8/8/2015 10:31:37 PM] joo: Ah, yes. The superhero trio.
[8/8/2015 10:31:45 PM] @bruce: Yeah, that's what I meant.
[8/8/2015 10:31:52 PM] * Vaylon Kenadell facepalms.
[8/8/2015 10:32:19 PM] @bruce: Juum Tna shakes both your hands, completely oblivious to Kornel's lie, because unfortunately, this is the future, and that's not the stupidest name he's ever heard.
[8/8/2015 10:32:27 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 10:32:39 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/8/2015 10:32:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: mylolface.com/assets/faces/happy-everything-went-better-than-expected.jpg
[8/8/2015 10:33:20 PM] @bruce: Now, does everyone want to stop here, or quickly wrap up the Med Center Arc?
[8/8/2015 10:33:55 PM] joo: It doesn't seem like that should take particularly long, since it sounds like Juum is willing to Secure it with his own forces.
[8/8/2015 10:34:11 PM] joo: Perhaps we will even end this without further bloodshed.
[8/8/2015 10:34:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'm all right with wrapping up the Med center Arc and more fully integrating Marishka as a PC.
[8/8/2015 10:35:14 PM] @bruce: Theo, you up for it?
[8/8/2015 10:36:32 PM] Theo: So long as it's quick. I'm falling asleep here.
[8/8/2015 10:36:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yeah, same, actually. I didn't sleep much last night.
[8/8/2015 10:36:56 PM] * @bruce nods.
[8/8/2015 10:36:58 PM] @bruce: It won't be long.
[8/8/2015 10:37:12 PM] joo: This is the worst orgy I've ever had.
[8/8/2015 10:37:33 PM] Theo: Easiest for me~
[8/8/2015 10:39:04 PM] joo: Are you not at work, Theo?
[8/8/2015 10:39:25 PM] Theo: I don't work Saturdays anymore.
[8/8/2015 10:39:28 PM] @bruce: You guys join up with Juum's thugs at one of the tram stations in the quarantine zone. With your show of force, it doesn't take much to convince Degnar to surrender, and some of Juum's boys hit him over the head with a stun baton and carry him away, letting his underlings go free.
[8/8/2015 10:39:38 PM] joo: I see.
[8/8/2015 10:39:40 PM] Theo: But I have been drinking.
[8/8/2015 10:40:14 PM] @bruce: You bring the doctors into the medical center and start cleaning up the mess Degnar's gang left. Things start to get back to normal, and the other doctors are very grateful, Marishka. But you still owe Juum Tna.
[8/8/2015 10:40:38 PM] @bruce: Here in the med center, you have all the lab equipment you need. Will you develop the new formula as he asked?
[8/8/2015 10:41:07 PM] Theo: Yes.
[8/8/2015 10:41:12 PM] joo: You're making the invention of a new drug sound quite straightforward.
[8/8/2015 10:41:25 PM] @bruce: What do you mean?
[8/8/2015 10:41:26 PM] Theo: This is The Future.
[8/8/2015 10:41:59 PM] @bruce: It will take several days, and she'll need to describe the drug's specific effects, of course, but she has what she needs to do it.
[8/8/2015 10:42:13 PM] * joo shrugs.
[8/8/2015 10:42:31 PM] Theo: The new drug shall be called "Bounce."
[8/8/2015 10:42:35 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 10:42:36 PM] @bruce: Hell yes.
[8/8/2015 10:42:42 PM] Theo:
[8/8/2015 10:42:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[8/8/2015 10:43:12 PM] joo: Juum Tna never made us become Hypercube champions, after all.
[8/8/2015 10:43:31 PM] @bruce: That was always an option for you.
[8/8/2015 10:44:05 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Now when people say, "Let's bounce," to each other, there's no more ambiguity in the statement. They know it means they want to get high as hell and fuck like minks at the same time, because that's a side effect of the drug.
[8/8/2015 10:44:06 PM] joo: It always is. And that's beautiful.
[8/8/2015 10:44:17 PM] joo: Hahahaha;
[8/8/2015 10:44:17 PM] @bruce: truly.
[8/8/2015 10:44:58 PM] joo: I'm seconding this is as Canon. Does Marishska need any unwitting test subjects?
[8/8/2015 10:45:06 PM] @bruce: Hey, it's up to Theo.
[8/8/2015 10:45:15 PM] Theo: Oh yes please!
[8/8/2015 10:45:29 PM] @bruce: Yes to which statement?
[8/8/2015 10:45:43 PM] Theo: I want test subjects
[8/8/2015 10:45:53 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 10:46:05 PM] joo: Are Falgrim and Kornel going to fuck like minks? And how do minks fuck, exactly?
[8/8/2015 10:46:15 PM] joo: I'm slightly worried about Falgrim's barbed penis.
[8/8/2015 10:46:21 PM] @bruce: Tell us Bounce's effects, so these Chumps stop madly speculating.
[8/8/2015 10:46:50 PM] joo: Kornel offers himself as a test subject, on the condition that Marishka installs the rebreather implant.
[8/8/2015 10:47:04 PM] joo: Kornel is going to have to change his alignment.
[8/8/2015 10:47:08 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 10:48:04 PM] Theo: Bounce. Effects: Increased agility, blood flow rate and energy. Downer: Heightened feeling of lethargy, inability to focus on a set task. Highly addictive so obvious withdrawal.
[8/8/2015 10:48:37 PM] @bruce: Very good.
[8/8/2015 10:49:06 PM] @bruce: You can also install that rebreather inside Kornel without a roll, thanks to Controlled Environment.
[8/8/2015 10:50:25 PM] Theo: Marishka tinkers about with Kornel to install his new implant.
[8/8/2015 10:50:42 PM] @bruce: ooof.
[8/8/2015 10:50:49 PM] @bruce: Okay...
[8/8/2015 10:51:12 PM] Theo: Kornel now sports a pair of DDs, thanks to Marishka messing up her patients.
[8/8/2015 10:51:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/8/2015 10:52:35 PM] @bruce: You spend about a week and a half working tirelessly in the lab, occasionally Shooting Up Kornel with some experimental formula. You also find the time somewhere in there to open up your Agent friend's guts and stick a bionic in there. He can now breathe for some time underwat
[8/8/2015 10:52:35 PM] @bruce: er, in a vacuum, or with toxic substances in the air.
[8/8/2015 10:53:00 PM] @bruce: But, by the end, you have Juum Tna's prototype batch, and a formula written down.
[8/8/2015 10:53:45 PM] Theo:
[8/8/2015 10:56:01 PM] Theo: Marishka may need a chat with Kornel at some point. I'm sure his blood smelt divine.
[8/8/2015 10:56:08 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/8/2015 10:57:05 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[8/8/2015 10:57:46 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, didn't you want to Formally invite Marishka into the crew or something?
[8/8/2015 10:59:17 PM] joo: Hahah.
[8/8/2015 11:00:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: After the week or so of everyone tirelessly working, Falgrim comes to visit Kornel and Marishka in the laboratory. "The Alliance is probably going to call us back sooner or later. And ... I've been thinking we could use a doctor on the Outrunner." Falgrim strokes his mane thoughtfully, looking her over.
[8/8/2015 11:00:43 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "If there's nothing keeping you on Haven, I'd like to have you along. But I understand if you want to stay."
[8/8/2015 11:01:24 PM] @bruce: Since Falgrim wasn't involved in any Development, he could hold himself a Preppie.
[8/8/2015 11:01:32 PM] @bruce: Or maybe he just sat in the ship and watched Space TV.
[8/8/2015 11:01:39 PM] joo: I added a section on Kornel's character sheet for Bod Mods.
[8/8/2015 11:02:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha. Space TV. I wonder if that's what he does to unwind... I'll have to think about it.
[8/8/2015 11:02:28 PM] joo: He just spends hours watching nature documentaries about birds.
[8/8/2015 11:04:25 PM] Theo: Marishka is checking Kornel's implant has not been rejected as Falgrim speaks to her, waiting until she is satisfied before looking at him, "It would be a relief to get off this place. I have done what I can here. If you have a lab on board, I could maybe work on some more medicines or.. other chemical reactions and make sure Kornel's modifications are kept in full working order." she responds, flashing a grin and Kornel before turning and licking some
[8/8/2015 11:04:25 PM] Theo: of the blood from her finger, washing her hands quickly after.
[8/8/2015 11:05:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: joo: Hah!
[8/8/2015 11:06:16 PM] @bruce: Heh. Trying to squeeze a lab on board in addition to all the bullshit they're already carrying would be interesting.
[8/8/2015 11:06:26 PM] @bruce: I think it's time to face facts: you've outgrown that piece of shit.
[8/8/2015 11:06:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
[8/8/2015 11:06:42 PM] joo: I'm sure we can get a nice Battlecruiser one of these days.
[8/8/2015 11:06:47 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods slowly. "We don't have a lab on board, but we could set aside some space for one, maybe. Are there any other requirements you have?"
[8/8/2015 11:06:57 PM] joo: Marishka might be interested in those "experimental chemicals" we found.
[8/8/2015 11:09:27 PM] joo: Does Kornel get addicted to Bounce? If so, he's going to test his strength of will by going Cold Turkey.
[8/8/2015 11:09:43 PM] @bruce: Ah, good question.
[8/8/2015 11:09:50 PM] @bruce: I think I was planning on writing a move for this.
[8/8/2015 11:10:01 PM] @bruce: ill get back to u on that 1, m8.
[8/8/2015 11:10:15 PM] joo: righto
[8/8/2015 11:12:40 PM] Theo: Marishka ponders a moment, "All I need is somewhere quiet to work. Blast proof might be wise. Oh. And an ample feeding supply." she says, flicking a quick glance at Kornel again before putting a copy of the Bounce formula in her lab coat.
[8/8/2015 11:12:56 PM] joo: Oh god.
[8/8/2015 11:13:11 PM] joo: Is Kornel conscious during this conversation?
[8/8/2015 11:13:27 PM] Theo: Dazed I'd say ^_^
[8/8/2015 11:13:36 PM] Theo: Sedated, but awake.
[8/8/2015 11:13:40 PM] joo: I see.
[8/8/2015 11:13:51 PM] joo: A good state to get him to agree to something he doesn't understand.
[8/8/2015 11:13:55 PM] joo: +in which
[8/8/2015 11:14:13 PM] * Theo rubs her hands together and cackles.
[8/8/2015 11:15:06 PM] Theo: It's a beautiful exchange of services~
[8/8/2015 11:15:15 PM] joo: "Feeding supply?" he asks, dopily. "We usually eat plain rations, but I'm sure we can arrange for whatever you need."
[8/8/2015 11:16:33 PM] Theo: Marishka grins at Kornel, "I'm sure you'll have plenty of what I need on board. My feeding habits are a little different to the likes of others."

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[8/8/2015 11:17:04 PM] @pagebot: Missed rolls (estimated): Theo: 0 of 1, Vaylon: 0 of 2, joo: 2 of 6. Full list: <http://pastebin.com/QXxuV30p>.
[8/8/2015 11:17:21 PM] @bruce: joo is, as usual, the best at failure.
[8/8/2015 11:17:28 PM] joo: Ha ha. Are you even trying??
[8/8/2015 11:18:23 PM] @bruce: When did you defy danger with CON?
[8/8/2015 11:19:03 PM] joo: Oh... that was Charhamo.
[8/8/2015 11:19:13 PM] @bruce: No, that was fucking Ilongo.
[8/8/2015 11:19:19 PM] @bruce: Get that shit out of here.
[8/8/2015 11:19:34 PM] @bruce: Oh, maybe it was Charhamo.
[8/8/2015 11:19:45 PM] joo: Yes. Ilongo just Dided.
[8/8/2015 11:19:47 PM] joo: *Died
[8/8/2015 11:19:54 PM] joo: Diced
[8/8/2015 11:19:57 PM] @bruce: it was pretty funny.
[8/8/2015 11:20:07 PM] @bruce: Did we learn something new and important about the galaxy?
[8/8/2015 11:20:24 PM] joo: We learned about the Colonial Coalition.
[8/8/2015 11:20:35 PM] joo: (And that Juum Tna wants its president dead.)
[8/8/2015 11:20:42 PM] @bruce: Yes, that's true.
[8/8/2015 11:20:48 PM] @bruce: Did you defeat a notable enemy?
[8/8/2015 11:20:59 PM] @bruce: No, but you Joined with one.
[8/8/2015 11:21:36 PM] joo: We're just Playing him.
[8/8/2015 11:21:46 PM] joo: As proven by the fact that he ate up "Mando Solo."
[8/8/2015 11:22:41 PM] joo: I don't think we looted anything, per sel
[8/8/2015 11:22:43 PM] joo: *se.
[8/8/2015 11:22:56 PM] @bruce: Kornel's Wisdom is too low for him to realize that his Charisma is too low for Playing fools to be a better idea than just hacking that asshole's computer.
[8/8/2015 11:22:57 PM] joo: But we do now have two new formulae, and some fat weapons we bought.,
[8/8/2015 11:23:08 PM] joo: Damn, I forgot about that.
[8/8/2015 11:23:14 PM] @bruce: Yes, I wouldn't say it's Loot, though.
[8/8/2015 11:23:20 PM] joo: The meeting had to happen, anyway.
[8/8/2015 11:23:20 PM] @bruce: Did anyone fulfill their alignment move?
[8/8/2015 11:23:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I wouldn't say Falgrim did.
[8/8/2015 11:23:44 PM] Theo: Not me.
[8/8/2015 11:23:53 PM] @bruce: And who knows how horribly it would have gone if you failed the roll to Heck it.
[8/8/2015 11:23:56 PM] joo: Kornel didn't feel In Control of anything, this session.
[8/8/2015 11:24:04 PM] joo: Not even his own life.
[8/8/2015 11:24:15 PM] @bruce: If you failed one of the Parley rolls, he probably ouldn't have killed you.
[8/8/2015 11:24:18 PM] @bruce: +w
[8/8/2015 11:24:26 PM] joo: As such, he's going to change his alignment to Neutral, with the alignment move...
[8/8/2015 11:25:05 PM] joo: ...well, I'll need to think about that. I welcome any suggestions in the meantime, though.
[8/8/2015 11:25:25 PM] @bruce: (If you failed the last Parley roll, he just would have been an arsehole and made you do both missions.)
[8/8/2015 11:25:32 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/8/2015 11:25:44 PM] @bruce: Does anyone have bonds to write or resolve?
[8/8/2015 11:25:52 PM] joo: I actually would have enjoyed that, but Kornel wouldn't have.
[8/8/2015 11:25:56 PM] Theo: I want to write one
[8/8/2015 11:25:57 PM] joo: Yes...
[8/8/2015 11:26:10 PM] Theo: Kornel would be an interesting test subject.
[8/8/2015 11:26:14 PM] @bruce: Also, joo: which Event specifically do you think had the biggest part in triggering his alignment change?
[8/8/2015 11:27:27 PM] joo: Bruce: offering to murder people for a crime lord was probably the tipping point, but it was a landslide started by his Revelation of earlier.
[8/8/2015 11:27:40 PM] @bruce: Right.
[8/8/2015 11:27:58 PM] joo: I'll resolve this: I think Marishka's skills will be useful for our work. I'll cultivate her trust.
[8/8/2015 11:28:22 PM] joo: Since she's been up in dem guts, there's at least a small amount of trust between them.
[8/8/2015 11:28:34 PM] joo: And I'll form a new one...
[8/8/2015 11:28:42 PM] Theo: Neutral: que sera sera
[8/8/2015 11:28:44 PM] @bruce: (Marishka keeps sucking on me when she thinks I'm unconscious. I'll let her continue.)
[8/8/2015 11:28:53 PM] Theo: Haha!
[8/8/2015 11:28:56 PM] joo: LOL
[8/8/2015 11:28:59 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[8/8/2015 11:29:40 PM] Theo: Bruce, you're not the one I thought would come out with that one. I am pleasantly surprised~
[8/8/2015 11:29:48 PM] joo: "Marishka shows promise as a biologist. I'll do what I can to facilite her research."
[8/8/2015 11:29:56 PM] @bruce: Hey, what's that supposed to mean.
[8/8/2015 11:30:09 PM] joo: I agree with that bond.
[8/8/2015 11:30:19 PM] Theo: I agree with joo's
[8/8/2015 11:30:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "I don't fully trust Marishka, but there's no one else crazy enough to join us; if she needs something, I will procure it."
[8/8/2015 11:30:36 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'd like to form that bond.
[8/8/2015 11:31:09 PM] Theo: I can agree to that one as well.

[broose]

[8/29/2015 5:51:27 PM] @bruce: Last time on Dungeon Galaxy, you negotiated with the crime lord Juum Tna, and had the med center secured. And you made another deal with him, too: bring him the prisoner Pal Darvas, and he'll tell you everything he knows about the Shadow Council.
[8/29/2015 5:53:20 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'm not your Pal, buddy.
[8/29/2015 5:53:34 PM] joo: Kornel's alignment is now: Neutral -- Learn a secret about an enemy. Is that alright?
[8/29/2015 5:53:38 PM] @bruce: Yes.
[8/29/2015 5:53:46 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, you have enough XP to level up, and can do so now.
[8/29/2015 5:54:03 PM] joo: Chaotic -- Free a former enemy from prison.
[8/29/2015 5:54:13 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[8/29/2015 5:55:06 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What do you have my XP listed as?
[8/29/2015 5:55:16 PM] @bruce: 13/13.
[8/29/2015 5:55:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: All righty.
[8/29/2015 5:59:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I don't like the lines that have been inserted after every advanced move in the Commando document.
[8/29/2015 5:59:31 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: It's very confusing to read to me.
[8/29/2015 5:59:54 PM] @bruce: I will resolve to consider changing this.
[8/29/2015 6:00:28 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim will take +1 to Dexterity and Last Stand.
[8/29/2015 6:00:42 PM] @bruce: Okay.
[8/29/2015 6:03:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What do we know about the prisoner, Pal Darvas?
[8/29/2015 6:06:02 PM] @bruce: You all enter the docks, ready to finally depart from Haven. It's still pretty quiet around here, but there's a dark grey scout ship parked next to yours. As you approach your ship, a few grelt soldiers and a technician, all wearing black armor and jumpsuits, file into the ship and start to take off.
[8/29/2015 6:07:05 PM] @bruce: He was a prominent bionic researcher from Soprol who went missing during the Polani coup. He went on to lead the terrorist cell known at the Brotherhood, which you and Kornel took down on Carpathia.
[8/29/2015 6:07:21 PM] joo: Kornel instructs Dawn to scan the ship for any identifying markings or signatures.
[8/29/2015 6:07:49 PM] @bruce: Since then, he's been imprisoned by the Alliance.
[8/29/2015 6:08:20 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Did Falgrim recognize the peple heading into the scout ship?
[8/29/2015 6:09:42 PM] @bruce: You wouldn't know who they were, Falgrim, but they looked pretty shady. Like everyone around here.
[8/29/2015 6:10:13 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I see.
[8/29/2015 6:10:21 PM] @bruce: Markings and signatures, huh?
[8/29/2015 6:10:38 PM] joo: Yes, for example a GA license plate.
[8/29/2015 6:10:55 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[8/29/2015 6:11:22 PM] Theo: Marishka is following Kornel closely, looking impassively at the ship.
[8/29/2015 6:11:45 PM] joo: Kornel has a Marishka!
[8/29/2015 6:12:04 PM] Theo: XD
[8/29/2015 6:13:48 PM] @bruce: You all climb into the Outrunner, and Dawn pipes up after a few moments. "I can't identify this vessel, Kornel. Perhaps they are associates of one of the local criminal organizations."
[8/29/2015 6:15:01 PM] joo: Kornel nods. "I see."
[8/29/2015 6:16:17 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[8/29/2015 6:17:06 PM] joo: Do we know where Pal Darvas is located?
[8/29/2015 6:17:14 PM] joo: (Or was last known to be located.)
[8/29/2015 6:18:58 PM] joo: I'll assume that Marishka was already filled in on the basics of Pal Darvas, or already knew them.
[8/29/2015 6:19:13 PM] joo: And, as I recall, she was also DTF (Down To Free).
[8/29/2015 6:20:15 PM] Theo: That's not the meaning of DTF I know.
[8/29/2015 6:21:11 PM] joo: Yes, that's why I disambiguated it in case we had an awful misunderstanding.
[8/29/2015 6:23:15 PM] @bruce: Hmm... no, you haven't been briefed on where Pal Darvas is being held, Kornel. You might try one of the Grelt Intelligence archives, perhaps, or maybe Falgrim could call on some of his Alliance contacts for some inf
[8/29/2015 6:23:15 PM] @bruce: o with no questions asked.
[8/29/2015 6:24:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
[8/29/2015 6:24:47 PM] @bruce: One of the archives would certainly have the information, but you would of course risk having your access logged and discovered, unless you did some sick Hacking.
[8/29/2015 6:25:14 PM] joo: Kornel needs to do some Hacking, anyway, to insert the false record of Mando Solo.
[8/29/2015 6:26:43 PM] @bruce: And print out a birth certificate, of course.
[8/29/2015 6:27:02 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/29/2015 6:27:34 PM] joo: Kornel accidentally sends it to every printer in Frontier Station.
[8/29/2015 6:27:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I think it might put too much suspicion on Falgrim to ask for information about the prisoner.
[8/29/2015 6:27:55 PM] joo: Yes, let Kornel, who is already fucked, do it.
[8/29/2015 6:28:30 PM] joo: "I think there's only one place we can go to find Pal Darvas," Kornel says, "and that is back to Frontier Station, to... consult the archives."
[8/29/2015 6:28:53 PM] @bruce: There's probably a closer archive.
[8/29/2015 6:29:23 PM] joo: Did they install Firefox Sync?
[8/29/2015 6:29:45 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/29/2015 6:29:53 PM] joo: (Headcannon: most computer systems in frontier space run Firefox OS.)
[8/29/2015 6:30:18 PM] @bruce: (Canon: It's actually Microsoft Edge.)
[8/29/2015 6:30:39 PM] joo: Kornel says, "Or, in fact, perhaps there is another archive closer to here. Dawn, do you know?"
[8/29/2015 6:31:13 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Who's Kornel asking?
[8/29/2015 6:31:19 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, whoops.
[8/29/2015 6:31:19 PM] joo: Dawn.
[8/29/2015 6:31:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I misread that.
[8/29/2015 6:31:41 PM] joo: Falgrim got confused, because Kornel sometimes calls Falgrim "Dawn" when they're fucking.
[8/29/2015 6:32:41 PM] joo: In case you don't know, Theo, Dawn is the name of the Outrunner's onboard AI.
[8/29/2015 6:32:53 PM] joo: And the Outrunner is an old scout ship that Kornel and Falgrim use.
[8/29/2015 6:33:05 PM] joo: The Outrunner IV.
[8/29/2015 6:33:57 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: We're going to upgrade our ship soon, probably.
[8/29/2015 6:34:37 PM] @bruce: Take out a loan, bro. The Colonial Coalition's interest rates are nearly CRIMINAL.
[8/29/2015 6:34:44 PM] joo: Yes. We may as well steal a Battlecruiser while we're hacking into the alliance DB.
[8/29/2015 6:34:49 PM] joo: Hahahah.
[8/29/2015 6:36:14 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/29/2015 6:36:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Jesus. I forgot about all those insane weapons I bought last time we played.
[8/29/2015 6:36:52 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/29/2015 6:37:07 PM] joo: Falgrim frequently wakes up with a hangover, in a pile of demented weapons.
[8/29/2015 6:37:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Maybe after he retires from adventuring, he'll become an arms dealer.
[8/29/2015 6:38:06 PM] @bruce: "The nearest Intelligence archive is on Egrion, Kornel, in the city of Caradin. There is an Intelligence headquarters and academy near the capital building."
[8/29/2015 6:38:07 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: If he lives that long.
[8/29/2015 6:38:17 PM] joo: I hear there's an opening on Carpathia.
[8/29/2015 6:40:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Is this a place that Kornel can just walk into?
[8/29/2015 6:40:54 PM] @bruce: Sure, he's got clearance.
[8/29/2015 6:41:15 PM] @bruce: But he'll probably be Watched.
[8/29/2015 6:41:58 PM] Theo: I am an arms dealer~
[8/29/2015 6:42:13 PM] joo: Marishkha is a literal arms dealer.
[8/29/2015 6:42:48 PM] Theo: Yup!
[8/29/2015 6:43:37 PM] * Theo rips open her lab coat, revealing a collection of various organic and bionic arms, "See anything you like?"
[8/29/2015 6:43:54 PM] joo: LOL
[8/29/2015 6:44:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I see one thing, anyway.
[8/29/2015 6:44:50 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/29/2015 6:44:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Too bad Falgrim's not a smooth talker!
[8/29/2015 6:45:15 PM] joo: Kornel asks Dawn to take them down to the city of Caradin.
[8/29/2015 6:45:58 PM] Theo: During the travel, Marishka familiarises herself with the ship, taking note of the delicacies on board.
[8/29/2015 6:47:25 PM] @bruce: There's human, grelt, krim, yoz... you should definitely have some variety in your quicky sippies on this vessel.
[8/29/2015 6:48:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Marishka doesn't have to drink blood to live, correct? Her racial move only specifies that she can do it to get HP back.
[8/29/2015 6:48:28 PM] @bruce: Yeah.
[8/29/2015 6:49:05 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Although there's nothing stopping her from casually imbibing.
[8/29/2015 6:49:12 PM] joo: [Racist] www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndrRcw8W12k
[8/29/2015 6:50:45 PM] @bruce: You ain't out in the frontier anymore.
[8/29/2015 6:51:09 PM] joo: We aren't?!
[8/29/2015 6:51:15 PM] joo: I thought this was a Frontier solar system.
[8/29/2015 6:52:29 PM] @bruce: You're thinking too Big, m8. The planets at the edge of it are the current frontier.
[8/29/2015 6:52:39 PM] @bruce: The central planets are well-established, especially Tabos.
[8/29/2015 6:53:21 PM] joo: I see.
[8/29/2015 6:53:29 PM] joo: It does take a while to Tabos, after all.
[8/29/2015 6:53:37 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/29/2015 6:58:57 PM] @bruce: Dawn flies you in to Egrion's atmosphere, and you touch down in the middle of a cramped shuttle port. Caradin is a metropolis. The many buildings here reach up high, housing the offices of the many mega-corporations headquartered here, and tiny apartments for the common residents. A massive chasm runs through the middle of the city, a common geographic feature of this planet.
[8/29/2015 6:59:06 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Marishka will never know the sweet taste of AI blood.
[8/29/2015 6:59:14 PM] @bruce: ...geological*
[8/29/2015 7:01:06 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well, perhaps Falgrim will stay behind while Kornel does his job. Falgrim can work on giving Marishka some combat training, perhaps.
[8/29/2015 7:01:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: -perhaps
[8/29/2015 7:01:22 PM] @bruce: oof,
[8/29/2015 7:01:44 PM] @bruce: It's the middle of the night right now, but the city is still wide awake. Surveillance drones hover above the streets, silently watching. What do you do?
[8/29/2015 7:05:14 PM] joo: Kornel will go to the Intelligence Headquarters, then, if possible, apprehend a guard as they're making their way in to start their shift, by dragging them into an alleyway, knocking them out, and stealing their uniform; then he'll enter the HQ and look for a machine to Hack.
[8/29/2015 7:06:26 PM] @bruce: This dude go hard.
[8/29/2015 7:08:27 PM] @bruce: Kornel is going to do this mission (Mando) Solo, then?
[8/29/2015 7:09:11 PM] joo: Hmm... yes, I don't think much will be gained by taking anyone else.
[8/29/2015 7:09:43 PM] @bruce: Well, hopefully they won't be too busy with "combat training" to come help you when you get fucked up.
[8/29/2015 7:09:50 PM] joo: Hahah.
[8/29/2015 7:10:47 PM] Theo: XD
[8/29/2015 7:10:52 PM] @bruce: You stalk through the streets toward the Intelligence HQ, Kornel. In contrast to the rest of the city, it's pretty quiet here. A few surveillance drones are patrolling around the building, and, indeed, a few human guards as well. Roll Takedown.
[8/29/2015 7:11:10 PM] @bruce: (Or deal damage.)
[8/29/2015 7:11:19 PM] Theo: Marishka reluctantly agrees to the combat training after a short protest.
[8/29/2015 7:12:34 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Mandown Solo
[8/29/2015 7:12:35 PM] @pagebot: joo: 13=6+4(+3) -- Mandown Solo
[8/29/2015 7:12:38 PM] joo: Bam.
[8/29/2015 7:13:35 PM] joo: Kornel doesn't draw attention to himself, and deals his damage +d6 (in stun form).
[8/29/2015 7:13:48 PM] joo: !r d8 + d6 -- Stun damage
[8/29/2015 7:13:49 PM] @pagebot: joo: 6 + 2 -- Stun damage
[8/29/2015 7:14:08 PM] @bruce: www.joystickdivision.com/rsz_1dxhr1.jpg
[8/29/2015 7:14:41 PM] joo: Quite.
[8/29/2015 7:15:23 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you knock out one of the guards at the edge of the building's perimeter before he even notices you. You pull him out of sight, and in a few moments, you're wearing his uniform.
[8/29/2015 7:15:32 PM] @bruce: (And he is on the ground like this: i.imgur.com/UdqaTYS.png )
[8/29/2015 7:15:40 PM] joo: XD
[8/29/2015 7:16:14 PM] @bruce: What do you do? Nobody's noticed your stunt.
[8/29/2015 7:16:26 PM] joo: Kornel makes his way into the building to execute the next phase of his plan!
[8/29/2015 7:16:59 PM] joo: He waits for someone else who's also Clocking In so he can watch the protocol behind them.
[8/29/2015 7:17:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What kind of combat training does Marishka already know? She starts with a pistol, IIRC, and claimed to know how to use it.
[8/29/2015 7:17:48 PM] @bruce: Clocking in? It would seem the guard you're impersonating is already fully Clocked.
[8/29/2015 7:17:57 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/29/2015 7:18:28 PM] joo: I'd hope not, because otherwise Kornel just walked through the security.
[8/29/2015 7:18:35 PM] Theo: Just to use a stun gun where necessary. Marishka much prefers making and throwing things.
[8/29/2015 7:19:31 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm. Well, they certainly have something in common, given that Falgrim is an explosives expert. In fact, there's this box of experimental chemicals that they found that might interest Marishka..
[8/29/2015 7:19:44 PM] joo: Presumably there's a checkpoint where guards register themselves as being on duty, and enter the building.
[8/29/2015 7:19:57 PM] @bruce: Right.
[8/29/2015 7:20:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What can these experimental chemicals do?
[8/29/2015 7:21:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: joo: I think you can mark off Rask's equipment from the Outrunner. He presumably took it with him when he left.
[8/29/2015 7:21:45 PM] joo: That stands to reason.
[8/29/2015 7:22:02 PM] joo: But... we don't know for sure he isn't coming back.
[8/29/2015 7:22:27 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Whether he's coming back or not is irrelevant; he probably took the equipment with him when he left on his mission.
[8/29/2015 7:22:29 PM] @bruce: God damn data hoarders.
[8/29/2015 7:22:49 PM] joo: Yes, but the information is still useful to keep.
[8/29/2015 7:23:20 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Good thing all or almost all of us are logging this channel.
[8/29/2015 7:23:45 PM] joo: I don't want to have to search through the logs to reconstruct what the ship's inventory is!
[8/29/2015 7:23:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Fine, fine.
[8/29/2015 7:23:59 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: But Kryt is in #fto; I suppose you could just ask him.
[8/29/2015 7:24:11 PM] joo: Ask him what?
[8/29/2015 7:24:27 PM] * Vaylon Kenadell facepalms.
[8/29/2015 7:25:28 PM] @bruce: You step into the building, Kornel, and behind another guard checking in at the security checkpoint. A higher ranking security officer is on duty here. The guard simply presses his ID against a scanning device and looks to the officer. "Reassigned to the top level," the guard says, and the officer nods him along.
[8/29/2015 7:25:37 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[8/29/2015 7:25:44 PM] joo: Kornel does the same.
[8/29/2015 7:26:09 PM] Theo: Why not just bracket the information and label it as Rask's?
[8/29/2015 7:26:36 PM] joo: It currently is marked as belonging to Rask, which seems good enough.
[8/29/2015 7:27:52 PM] @bruce: Hmm... the experimental chemicals could be used for making explosives or toxins. In Marishka's hands, specifically, she could eliminate the money cost of one Development move related to either of those.
[8/29/2015 7:29:43 PM] @bruce: You scan your stolen ID, Kornel, and the machine beeps in approval. As you step forward, the officer looks you over. "You new around here? Where's your patrol assignment?"
[8/29/2015 7:32:27 PM] joo: Kornel nods. "I was transferred in this week. I was told that my patrol assignment would be given to me today."
[8/29/2015 7:33:02 PM] joo: Roll +BULLSHIT.
[8/29/2015 7:33:57 PM] @bruce: Ah, yes, the hidden seventh stat.
[8/29/2015 7:34:05 PM] @bruce: Kornel...... roll+CHA.
[8/29/2015 7:34:09 PM] joo: o hog
[8/29/2015 7:34:13 PM] joo: ...o god
[8/29/2015 7:34:46 PM] joo: !r 2d6-1 -- Defy Danger with CHA
[8/29/2015 7:34:47 PM] @pagebot: joo: 2=1+2(-1) -- Defy Danger with CHA
[8/29/2015 7:34:54 PM] * joo whimpers.
[8/29/2015 7:35:16 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Damn.
[8/29/2015 7:38:22 PM] @bruce: The officer eyes you suspiciously. "This week, huh? Well, let me take a look..." He steps towards the terminal built into the scanning machine and starts to type.
[8/29/2015 7:38:25 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[8/29/2015 7:38:32 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: After showing the experimental chemicals to Marishka and talking with her a while about them, hesuggests that they use them to develop some kind of bomb or grenades or something together.
[8/29/2015 7:38:45 PM] @bruce: That's beautiful.
[8/29/2015 7:39:37 PM] @bruce: You'll need a lab to take advantage of the move, of course.
[8/29/2015 7:39:44 PM] joo: Can Kornel quickly Hack into the terminal and just shut it down?
[8/29/2015 7:40:18 PM] @bruce: Hahaha. It sounds like he just wants to pull the power cord.
[8/29/2015 7:40:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Might be better to disappear while his back is turned.
[8/29/2015 7:40:33 PM] joo: If only his back were currently turned!
[8/29/2015 7:41:09 PM] @bruce: Yes, he can perform that Hack, but you don't much time, here. You'll have to defy danger with DEX in addition to the Hacker move.
[8/29/2015 7:41:30 PM] joo: Mental Dexterity, eh?
[8/29/2015 7:41:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I think it's more like sleight of hand.
[8/29/2015 7:42:00 PM] @bruce: Hmm...
[8/29/2015 7:42:08 PM] joo: Kornel doesn't need to use his Hands to hack.
[8/29/2015 7:42:14 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh!
[8/29/2015 7:42:20 PM] @bruce: Oh, yeah... I don't know what I was thinking, there.
[8/29/2015 7:42:22 PM] @bruce: INT.
[8/29/2015 7:42:27 PM] joo: Same roll, anyway.
[8/29/2015 7:42:32 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Defy Danger with INT
[8/29/2015 7:42:33 PM] @pagebot: joo: 8=1+4(+3) -- Defy Danger with INT
[8/29/2015 7:42:59 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Hacker
[8/29/2015 7:43:00 PM] @pagebot: joo: 14=5+6(+3) -- Hacker
[8/29/2015 7:43:04 PM] joo: Oof.
[8/29/2015 7:43:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Nice.
[8/29/2015 7:43:56 PM] joo: Then Root Access applies, but we'll have to see how Kornel fares against this Barbed Devil.
[8/29/2015 7:45:33 PM] Theo: Marishka nods at Falgrim, looking through the chemicals and seeing which ones might make the biggest boom.
[8/29/2015 7:46:18 PM] joo: You got up quark, down quarks, charm quarks, strange quarks, top quarks and bottom quarks, all your basic ingredients.
[8/29/2015 7:46:25 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Bigga boom!
[8/29/2015 7:47:56 PM] @bruce: Hmm... Kornel, describe what you intend to do with your Hacking, given your full control over the system, now. Then I'll describe what happens.
[8/29/2015 7:50:20 PM] joo: Kornel will attempt to firstly turn off the security monitor and its input devices, and secondly unlock the security gate here, if there is one.
[8/29/2015 7:50:42 PM] joo: I mean the terminal.
[8/29/2015 7:50:52 PM] @bruce: Okay.
[8/29/2015 7:54:47 PM] @bruce: The officer blinks as the monitor shuts off, sighing and rubbing his forehead. "Damn it." He looks back to you. "You'll have to get your assignment from Officer Karzen, on the fourth level." You hear a few footsteps behind you, and the officer calls out. "Wade! Show the transfer up to Karzen's office."
[8/29/2015 7:56:13 PM] @bruce: Your fellow security guard is ready to lead you up there. What do you do?
[8/29/2015 7:56:54 PM] joo: Kornel will follow, but disappear along the way before they reach the fourth level.
[8/29/2015 7:57:00 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/29/2015 7:57:14 PM] joo: He'll also keep a lookout for the place where the archives are kept, if he can see that.
[8/29/2015 7:57:26 PM] @bruce: How does he intend to make his Disappearance?
[8/29/2015 7:58:07 PM] joo: While the person leading him is distracted by opening or a door, or such, he'll fall back and slip down an empty corridor.
[8/29/2015 7:58:57 PM] @bruce: Hmm... very well!
[8/29/2015 7:59:14 PM] joo: This is how I roll.
[8/29/2015 7:59:48 PM] joo: (Was it successful?)
[8/29/2015 7:59:49 PM] @bruce: Marishka, Falgrim: You can attempt a Field Experiment to make some kind of Dirty Bomb, if you'd like. Falgrim can certainly aid in this.
[8/29/2015 8:00:21 PM] joo: Falgrim will provide the Dirty part of it.
[8/29/2015 8:00:37 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/29/2015 8:04:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What do you mean by "Dirty Bomb"? Does it have nuclear materials in it?
[8/29/2015 8:04:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Er -- radioactive?
[8/29/2015 8:04:53 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you slip down a corridor while Wade is busy scanning his ID at one of the doors. You pass a few Intelligence personnel as you skulk around, but they don't pay much attention to you. Eventually, you come to a hallway with the entrance to the archives. A couple guards are standing by it, having a casual conversation, and there's a security terminal by the door. The archives have a very high clearance level, and guards aren't allowed inside.
[8/29/2015 8:04:59 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[8/29/2015 8:05:07 PM] @bruce: Oh, I didn't realize that's what that meant.
[8/29/2015 8:05:26 PM] @bruce: No, it's just Dirty since you don't have a lab.
[8/29/2015 8:05:29 PM] joo: You were cut off at "and guards aren't allowe."
[8/29/2015 8:05:42 PM] @bruce: d inside.
[8/29/2015 8:06:11 PM] joo: Hmm... maybe it's time to Change Uniforms.
[8/29/2015 8:06:21 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/29/2015 8:06:25 PM] @bruce: Just keep putting on more of them.
[8/29/2015 8:06:29 PM] joo: LOL
[8/29/2015 8:06:51 PM] joo: Finally, Kornel fails a roll and starts vomiting everywhere from heat exhaustion.
[8/29/2015 8:06:58 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: D:
[8/29/2015 8:07:33 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I think we should save the chemicals until Marishka has a proper workspace, perhaps.
[8/29/2015 8:08:20 PM] @bruce: Sounds like you guys need a wacky get rich quick scheme to provide some comedic relief while Kornel is inevitable tortured.
[8/29/2015 8:08:24 PM] @bruce: inevitably*
[8/29/2015 8:10:35 PM] joo: You said that Kornel himself does have security clearance to access the archives; if the guards had an accident, could he, knowing his credentials, log in via the security terminal, then later remove the record of his access?
[8/29/2015 8:10:42 PM] Theo: Marishka organises the chemicals, making sure none that will react violently with each other are together, whilst explaining it to Falgrim.
[8/29/2015 8:12:54 PM] @bruce: Hmm... he wouldn't be able to remove the record without doing some Hacking, but otherwise, yes.
[8/29/2015 8:14:54 PM] joo: Then Kornel drops a stun grenade surreptitiously on the ground as he passes by the group of guards, then, after it goes off, he takes his silenced laser pistol and shoots out all the lights in the corridor; then he goes to log in to the terminal, enters the archives, and closes the door behind him.
[8/29/2015 8:15:04 PM] joo: *surreptitiously
[8/29/2015 8:15:18 PM] joo: Oh, wait, that's what I said.
[8/29/2015 8:16:26 PM] @bruce: Kornel is truly becoming The Professional.
[8/29/2015 8:16:37 PM] @bruce: Roll stun damage.
[8/29/2015 8:17:24 PM] joo: !r d8 -- Stun Damage
[8/29/2015 8:17:25 PM] @pagebot: joo: 8 -- Stun Damage
[8/29/2015 8:17:27 PM] joo: Bam!
[8/29/2015 8:17:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods, but he probably understands maybe half of what Marishka is saying. She seems like the type of person who would use big words unnecessarily.
[8/29/2015 8:17:49 PM] @bruce: I thought she didn't know Space English very well.
[8/29/2015 8:18:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yes, and probably speaks in Space Russian.
[8/29/2015 8:18:16 PM] @bruce: With a sharp bang, the guards go down. You shoot out the lights and step into the archive.
[8/29/2015 8:18:28 PM] joo: [Loading Screen]
[8/29/2015 8:20:07 PM] @bruce: There are several rows of large storage devices, shaped like monoliths, and the occasional terminal to access their contents. The room is seemingly empty, but after your stunt, you can't imagine you have a lot of time before you're caught here. What do you do?
[8/29/2015 8:22:34 PM] joo: Kornel will first log in as himself and retrieve the Big Data on Pal Darvas' whereabouts, then he'll Hack into the system to remove the record of his previous two logins.
[8/29/2015 8:27:53 PM] @bruce: Kornel, you quickly search through the data on Pal Darvas, and it looks like he is, in fact, imprisoned here on Egrion, on the maximum security prison island of Iostov.
[8/29/2015 8:27:59 PM] @bruce: Roll Hacker!
[8/29/2015 8:28:11 PM] joo: Oh my!
[8/29/2015 8:28:16 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Hacker
[8/29/2015 8:28:17 PM] @pagebot: joo: 10=4+3(+3) -- Hacker
[8/29/2015 8:29:11 PM] @bruce: Not bad. You delete the record, Kornel, but as you do, you hear an alarm sound!
[8/29/2015 8:29:19 PM] joo: Kornel deletes the entries, as planned, and - I forgot to mention - inserts a record of Mando Solo.
[8/29/2015 8:29:24 PM] @bruce: Oh, yes.
[8/29/2015 8:29:42 PM] @bruce: Entry on Mando Solo: Mando Solo exists and is a real person.
[8/29/2015 8:29:52 PM] joo: Hahah.
[8/29/2015 8:30:12 PM] @bruce: (This is what's on almost every Alliance citizen's record.)
[8/29/2015 8:30:33 PM] @bruce: What do you do? Security is probably heading for your location now.
[8/29/2015 8:30:36 PM] joo: What exits are there from this room?
[8/29/2015 8:34:05 PM] @bruce: Only the one you came through, in here. In the hallway you came from, there's an air vent you might jump up into, and there's also a nearby lift.
[8/29/2015 8:35:00 PM] joo: Imagine if he got into the lift with the security officer he first spoke to at the door.
[8/29/2015 8:35:12 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[8/29/2015 8:35:30 PM] joo: Kornel will go for the ventilation system; the natural retreat of the Introvert.
[8/29/2015 8:36:12 PM] joo: He'll shoot it open with his silenced laser pistol, then do a sick vault up and wriggle into the duct.
[8/29/2015 8:39:11 PM] @bruce: You hear guards converging on the hallway as you step out of the archive. Roll+DEX to do this before they get to you!
[8/29/2015 8:39:41 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Don't fail me now, dice.
[8/29/2015 8:39:41 PM] @pagebot: joo: 13=4+6(+3) -- Don't fail me now, dice.
[8/29/2015 8:39:48 PM] * joo sighs.
[8/29/2015 8:40:16 PM] joo: That was looking bad at the beginning, but it seems this episode may pass without major Embarrassment.
[8/29/2015 8:40:37 PM] @bruce: You slip into the shaft unseen, and it seems the danger has passed for now. How will you make your escape?
[8/29/2015 8:41:43 PM] joo: Which floor were the archives on?
[8/29/2015 8:42:04 PM] @bruce: You're on the third floor.
[8/29/2015 8:45:44 PM] joo: Kornel will drop down from the ventilation system in a corridor or room he verifies as being empty (using his Special Eyes), then takes the stairs down to the ground floor, enters another empty room, and escapes from its window.
[8/29/2015 8:46:52 PM] joo: I switched tense in that sentence, but this is a tense situation, after all.
[8/29/2015 8:46:58 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[8/29/2015 8:47:19 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/29/2015 8:47:47 PM] @bruce: Finding an empty room isn't difficult, fortunately, since most of the guards are searching for you.
[8/29/2015 8:47:56 PM] @bruce: You make a daring jump from the ground floor window and escape!
[8/29/2015 8:48:31 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/29/2015 8:49:27 PM] joo: i.ytimg.com/vi/8iZU9eJrJ2o/hqdefault.jpg
[8/29/2015 8:49:30 PM] joo: ^ Kornel
[8/29/2015 8:51:07 PM] @bruce: Well... that took longer than I expected! I apologize for Falgrim and Marishka not getting much focus there.
[8/29/2015 8:51:16 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: It's all right.
[8/29/2015 8:51:20 PM] @bruce: You regroup with the others at the ship, Kornel, with your valuable new info. What do you do?
[8/29/2015 8:51:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I was entertained by Kornel's surprising success!
[8/29/2015 8:51:58 PM] joo: Kornel tells them that Pal Darvas is being held on this very planet, on the prison island of Iostov, as he learned from the archives.
[8/29/2015 8:52:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: And we know the coordinates for this place?
[8/29/2015 8:52:56 PM] joo: It would be impressive if they managed to keep the coordinates secret.
[8/29/2015 8:52:57 PM] @bruce: Yes, though it's a little blurry on Google Egrion.
[8/29/2015 8:53:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/29/2015 8:53:53 PM] joo: What body of water is Iostov located in?
[8/29/2015 8:54:17 PM] joo: (A lake up in the mountains.)
[8/29/2015 8:54:23 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim congratulates Kornel on a mission well-done. Presumably Kornel tells him all about the crazy shit he had to do, so Falgrim breaks out the cigars.
[8/29/2015 8:54:29 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/29/2015 8:54:58 PM] joo: Kornel finds himself willing to accept a cigar, after his mad escapade.
[8/29/2015 8:55:40 PM] Theo: Marishka pouts a little to see Kornel is not the slightest bit injured.
[8/29/2015 8:55:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[8/29/2015 8:55:54 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/29/2015 8:57:00 PM] joo: Kornel says, "But breaking into Iostov will make that seem trivial, I suspect."
[8/29/2015 9:00:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods. "We'll need some damn good camoflauge, too."
[8/29/2015 9:00:31 PM] joo: I hope the Outrunner is ready to become a submarine.
[8/29/2015 9:04:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: @_@
[8/29/2015 9:04:32 PM] @bruce: Iostov is located in the middle of Egrion's admittedly pathetic lone ocean, and is often hit by the planet's rather chaotic weather. It's a rocky wasteland, and the prison complex, the largest on the planet, was built around a dormant volcano.
[8/29/2015 9:08:41 PM] joo: Well, it's probably relatively easy to get into the prison.
[8/29/2015 9:09:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim explains to Kornel and Marishka that he has three main concerns for this mission: (1) he doesn't want anyone to recognize them; (2) he doesn't want any of the other prisoners to have a chance to escape; (3) and he doesn't want to kill any of the guards.
[8/29/2015 9:10:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Which gives me an idea.
[8/29/2015 9:11:22 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Marishka can make a poison to cause death-like symptoms in Pal Darvas. We can intercept him from there.
[8/29/2015 9:11:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What do you guys think?
[8/29/2015 9:12:08 PM] joo: How will the poison be delivered?
[8/29/2015 9:12:29 PM] @bruce: Send him an anonymous cake.
[8/29/2015 9:12:30 PM] joo: Once one of us gets into the prison, it might be a bit difficult to get out again.
[8/29/2015 9:12:35 PM] joo: Heh.
[8/29/2015 9:13:04 PM] joo: ("a poison to cause death-like symptoms", for example, cyanide.)
[8/29/2015 9:13:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Death isn't just death-like.
[8/29/2015 9:13:55 PM] joo: But it is death-like.
[8/29/2015 9:14:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Sure, but it isn't *just* death-like.
[8/29/2015 9:14:28 PM] joo: Yes, you're right there.
[8/29/2015 9:15:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I don't know how we'll administer the poison. Anyone else have any ideas?
[8/29/2015 9:16:01 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: If we had some kind of robotics expert, we could fill a syringe on an insect drone and just "sting" him with it.
[8/29/2015 9:16:14 PM] joo: Good idea.
[8/29/2015 9:16:40 PM] @bruce: Or you could just get actual insects and infect them, and unleash them on the prison with the Bee Gun.
[8/29/2015 9:16:45 PM] joo: XD
[8/29/2015 9:16:48 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah!
[8/29/2015 9:16:59 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Beeeeeees! <_>
[8/29/2015 9:18:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Theo?
[8/29/2015 9:18:52 PM] Theo: Shoot him with it.
[8/29/2015 9:19:08 PM] joo: Good thing we have this intercontinental sniper rifle.
[8/29/2015 9:19:18 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[8/29/2015 9:19:21 PM] Theo:
[8/29/2015 9:19:22 PM] @bruce: That might exist somewhere.
[8/29/2015 9:20:19 PM] joo: If the prisoners are taken outside for exercise (which is perhaps dubious, given the extreme weather), that might just be feasible.
[8/29/2015 9:20:28 PM] joo: But I'd imagine they're actually kept indoors, I suppose.
[8/29/2015 9:20:45 PM] @bruce: Intercontinental Ghost Sniper Rifle.
[8/29/2015 9:22:15 PM] joo: Perhaps Mariskha knows a roboticist who could help... or we could go Dirty and find some Dark Brotherhood members in hiding willing to help us.
[8/29/2015 9:22:15 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Does the prison occupy the entire island?
[8/29/2015 9:25:36 PM] @bruce: No, it's set in the middle of the island. From any given point on the coast, it's about a few days' journey across rocky wasteland to reach the prison. Wasteland that is, nonetheless, probably patrolled and scanned for aircraft.
[8/29/2015 9:26:39 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
[8/29/2015 9:29:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Could Falgrim simply have Pal Darvas released to him as a major favor?
[8/29/2015 9:29:31 PM] joo: Well, I suppose the person delivering the poison could take it themselves, after disguising themselves as an inm8.
[8/29/2015 9:30:18 PM] joo: Kornel would Volunteer to do this, as his implants can send out a tracking signal, and this is all for his benefit, anyway.
[8/29/2015 9:31:04 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim has been wrestling with what it all means to him. After being a loyal soldier for so long, just what does it mean to be loyal to an organization that's run by a shadow government?
[8/29/2015 9:31:32 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What is his reputation in the Alliance worth, really? What is the point of being a model soldier?
[8/29/2015 9:31:40 PM] joo: If Falgrim was willing to do that, a more subtle approach could involve ordering him to be transported to a different prison, then attacking the transport.
[8/29/2015 9:31:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
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[8/29/2015 9:32:17 PM] joo: (But that would still likely put Falgrim in obvious blame.)
[8/29/2015 9:32:37 PM] joo: Maybe even moreso than having him released legally.
[8/29/2015 9:33:03 PM] @bruce: Falgrim: Hmm... he can use his favor to some extent to help with this, yes. I would say that he probably can't have Pal Darvas delivered to him, but he could use his favor to convince some of the guards to look the other way, perhaps, or indeed what joo suggested, for more favor.
[8/29/2015 9:33:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I wouldn't describe using favors to get him released as "legal."
[8/29/2015 9:35:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Okay...
[8/29/2015 9:37:34 PM] joo: But if he was released, his status would be legal, on paper.
[8/29/2015 9:38:08 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well, it looks like favor can't do that anyway.
[8/29/2015 9:38:22 PM] @bruce: For something like this, the favors aren't going to be very legal.
[8/29/2015 9:38:29 PM] @bruce: But they're still possible.
[8/29/2015 9:39:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Okay, I have an idea.
[8/29/2015 9:44:23 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim can use a favor to get he, Kornel, and Marishka to arrange a meet-and-greet with whoever is in charge. The ostensible purpose of this meeting will be to see if the prison would be willing to hold someone in protective custody as a favor to Falgrim -- but actually, Kornel and Marishka can do whatever they need to once they're inside.
[8/29/2015 9:44:54 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I don't really like that, though.
[8/29/2015 9:45:29 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Any other suggestions?
[8/29/2015 9:47:13 PM] joo: Use a favour to get someone held in the prison in protective custody (in the same unit as Pal Darvas, if possible), who will give him the poison, and take the poison themselves, so that both the infiltrator and Darvas are removed from the prison.
[8/29/2015 9:47:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I'm actually leaning toward the prison transfer idea. What if someone posing a guard were waiting on the transfer ship to inject Pal Darvas, and he simply died en route?
[8/29/2015 9:47:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmmm...
[8/29/2015 9:48:11 PM] Theo: Is there a way we could get Marishka in as a doctor to examine Pal?
[8/29/2015 9:48:40 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I thought maybe Falgrim could make up something about some top-secret psychological program that Pal Darvas was selected for.
[8/29/2015 9:49:02 PM] joo: That might also work; if we can somehow implant a Rumour that Pal Darvas may have a latent but contagious disease that only a few doctors are skilled in treating.
[8/29/2015 9:49:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: That's a really good idea.
[8/29/2015 9:49:51 PM] Theo: So far, she's not associated with either of you. She could administer the Sleeping Death draught or demand a transfer to a secure hospital, which means you can then attack said transportation.
[8/29/2015 9:50:04 PM] @bruce: This is turning into quite the Heist.
[8/29/2015 9:50:23 PM] joo: It will spawn a Kingdom Hospital-style spinoff TV series chronicling Darvas's hallucinations while in the coma.
[8/29/2015 9:50:31 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: @_@
[8/29/2015 9:50:44 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: That was a weird show.
[8/29/2015 9:55:07 PM] joo: That seems a fine plan to me. Why don't we Make It Happen?
[8/29/2015 9:55:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: All right.
[8/29/2015 9:56:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What will we need to do to enact this plan?
[8/29/2015 9:56:28 PM] joo: I'd find it hard to believe that Darvas doesn't have some bionic devices of his own, so perhaps he can activate a tracking beacon so we can find his corpse.
[8/29/2015 9:56:43 PM] joo: Otherwise, maybe we can just procure a small tracking device for him to swallow.
[8/29/2015 9:59:58 PM] @bruce: Hmm... you'll need to find a way to convince the prison authorities that Pal Darvas has a rare disease, first of all. Then you'll need to make sure they go to Marishka. You'll also, presumably, need some way of extracting the doctor without destroying the entire transport.
[8/29/2015 10:02:07 PM] @bruce: You can probably find a way to do the first with some Favor, at least, but for the second, you'd probably risk associating yourself with Marishka
[8/29/2015 10:02:07 PM] @bruce: . So you'd want to find another way of doing that.
[8/29/2015 10:02:23 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What do they do with the prisoner's bodies? Do they use them in experiments or something?
[8/29/2015 10:03:10 PM] @bruce: Damm. No, I'd say most of them are probably just Disposed of normally.
[8/29/2015 10:03:28 PM] joo: But ejecting them into the star.
[8/29/2015 10:04:01 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm...
[8/29/2015 10:04:08 PM] joo: Or into a black hole; and Falgrim has to be told about the event horizon.
[8/29/2015 10:04:18 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: No, thank you.
[8/29/2015 10:04:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Breaking someone out of prison is harder than it looks, apparently.
[8/29/2015 10:04:51 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[8/29/2015 10:05:26 PM] @bruce: It's more secure than a city, certainly.
[8/29/2015 10:09:33 PM] joo: After the rumour, Marishka can contact the prison authorities, saying she represents an organisation that has been researching this made-up disease, and offering to treat the patient in exchange for the opportunity to collect data. We can forge a letter of recommendation from the public health authority in Egrion, perhaps.
[8/29/2015 10:10:19 PM] joo: (Email subject: "Made-up disease")
[8/29/2015 10:10:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[8/29/2015 10:10:44 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: More realistically: "Re: Re: FWD: Made-up disease"
[8/29/2015 10:11:59 PM] @bruce: Hmm... that may work, but implanting a rumor into a prison sounds difficult.
[8/29/2015 10:13:09 PM] joo: The part about it being a rumour was mostly a joke.
[8/29/2015 10:13:37 PM] joo: The would be to have someone with authority back up a report that Pal Darvas is likely to have this disease.
[8/29/2015 10:14:25 PM] @bruce: Right.
[8/29/2015 10:15:25 PM] @bruce: Well, maybe we should stop here, and you guys can finalize your Heist Plans in the next seshy. And then execute them, of course.

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[8/29/2015 10:18:00 PM] @pagebot: Missed rolls (estimated): joo: 1 of 6. Full list: <http://pastebin.com/aWKjJApi>.
[8/29/2015 10:18:16 PM] @bruce: Did we learn something new and important about the galaxy?
[8/29/2015 10:18:20 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: She'll need a laboratory, after all, to create the serum.
[8/29/2015 10:18:33 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: We learned about the planet of Egrion.
[8/29/2015 10:18:43 PM] @bruce: You learned Pal Darvas' location, and some other stuff about Egrion, yes.
[8/29/2015 10:18:55 PM] @bruce: I don't think you defeated a notable enemy or got any fat loot, however.
[8/29/2015 10:19:02 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Nope.
[8/29/2015 10:19:04 PM] @bruce: Yes, she will.
[8/29/2015 10:19:11 PM] @bruce: Perhaps you should focus on expanding your Resources.
[8/29/2015 10:19:38 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Plus, that will put time between Falgrim's order to have Pal Darvas transferred and his mysterious death, which will make it less suspicious.
[8/29/2015 10:20:18 PM] @bruce: I don't think anyone fulfilled their alignment move, but does anyone have bonds to write or resolve?
[8/29/2015 10:20:32 PM] @bruce: Right.
[8/29/2015 10:20:40 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I would like to form a bond with Marishka.
[8/29/2015 10:20:51 PM] @bruce: I'm sure you guys can find a way to make some money on the side. Or just steal a laboratory or something.
[8/29/2015 10:22:06 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Marishka is knowledgeable about chemicals, and I would like her to help me improve my expertise with explosives.
[8/29/2015 10:22:36 PM] joo: You can be Explosion Friends.
[8/29/2015 10:22:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell:
[8/29/2015 10:22:57 PM] Theo: I was going to suggest this one with Falgrim:
[8/29/2015 10:23:02 PM] Theo: Falgrim is eager to learn from me, I will teach them what I can.
[8/29/2015 10:23:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Ohhh my.
[8/29/2015 10:23:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I approve of your bond.
[8/29/2015 10:23:52 PM] joo: I have no bonds to change, I believe.
[8/29/2015 10:23:58 PM] Theo: Very good. I approve yours

[broose]

[9/19/2015 4:55:06 PM] @bruce: Last time on Dungeon Galaxy, you came to the city of Caradin, on Egrion. Kornel, you infiltrated the local Intelligence data archives while Falgrim and Marishka discussed the art of making dirty explosives. You all regrouped on the Outrunner and discussed your plan for freeing the bionic scientist, Pal Darvas, from the prison island of Iostov.
[9/19/2015 4:55:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What was the plan that we agreed was most likely to succeed?
[9/19/2015 4:57:21 PM] @bruce: Your plan involved convincing the prison authorities that Pal Darvas needed medical attention, with a drug that Marishka would develop, and then capturing him as he was transported.
[9/19/2015 4:57:29 PM] @bruce: (IIRC.)
[9/19/2015 4:58:36 PM] @bruce: To pull that off, of course, Marishka would need access to a well-equipped laboratory, a costly investment.
[9/19/2015 4:59:22 PM] joo: <Theo> So far, she's not associated with either of you. She could administer the Sleeping Death draught or demand a transfer to a secure hospital, which means you can then attack said transportation.
[9/19/2015 4:59:27 PM] joo: <joo> After the rumour, Marishka can contact the prison authorities, saying she represents an organisation that has been researching this made-up disease, and offering to treat the patient in exchange for the opportunity to collect data. We can forge a letter of recommendation from the public health authority in Egrion, perhaps.
[9/19/2015 5:01:10 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: All right.
[9/19/2015 5:01:20 PM] joo: Yes. What about the medical centre on Haveb?
[9/19/2015 5:01:21 PM] joo: *Haven
[9/19/2015 5:02:04 PM] joo: Mariskha runs back in, saying, "The drug I developed is actually poisonous! I need to change one thing."
[9/19/2015 5:02:12 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[9/19/2015 5:02:36 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[9/19/2015 5:03:09 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Okay, how can we get Marishka access to a well-equipped laboratory?
[9/19/2015 5:03:13 PM] @bruce: I suppose Juum would probably allow you to make use of it, since it's in his Interest for you to succeed.
[9/19/2015 5:05:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: All right.
[9/19/2015 5:05:22 PM] @bruce: The equipment necessary for a laboratory could probably also be purchased for a few thousand or so credits, but you don't currently have a place to set up such a lab, it seems.
[9/19/2015 5:05:40 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: How many total credits do we have right now?
[9/19/2015 5:06:02 PM] joo: We have at least 3400 credits.
[9/19/2015 5:06:09 PM] joo: Kornel has 150.
[9/19/2015 5:06:38 PM] @bruce: And Falgrim has 38, I think, and Marishka is Broke.
[9/19/2015 5:06:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
[9/19/2015 5:07:35 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I suppose we'll go back to Haven, then, so Marishka can produce the drug we need for this.
[9/19/2015 5:09:04 PM] joo: Who do we need to bribe to get this notice about the disease sent off?
[9/19/2015 5:09:29 PM] @bruce: What kind of notice did you have in mind, exactly?
[9/19/2015 5:10:32 PM] joo: A notice that misplaced records have been found indicating that Pal Darvas has a rare but deadly contagious disease, and advising that he is put in quarantine.
[9/19/2015 5:10:50 PM] joo: Then, a bit later, Mariskha contacts the prison with a letter of recommendation from the same person.
[9/19/2015 5:12:54 PM] @bruce: Hmm... you could probably find someone with the clout to have this done around here, Kornel, but while you're entertaining this idea...
[9/19/2015 5:16:46 PM] @bruce: You hear Dawn's voice from the bridge computer: "I've been monitoring Caradin's news feeds. You should see this." She shows a broadcast reporting on a breach in the local Intelligence base. There hasn't been much official word, but there's been speculation that the perpetrator was a rogue agent of Soprol, or perhaps someone formerly associated with Grelt Intelligence.
[9/19/2015 5:17:36 PM] @bruce: It seems that the Intelligence agents are working with local police forces to find whoever did it. You might want to be careful out here for awhile.
[9/19/2015 5:18:46 PM] joo: Kornel steeples his fingers together. "Unfortunate, but it can be managed."
[9/19/2015 5:19:54 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim watches the screen for a while, then glances sidelong at Kornel. "You might not like where this goes."
[9/19/2015 5:20:17 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "We're in too deep now to pull out."
[9/19/2015 5:20:42 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[9/19/2015 5:21:11 PM] @bruce: Falgrim has a lot of kids he doesn't know about.
[9/19/2015 5:21:20 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[9/19/2015 5:21:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Heh.
[9/19/2015 5:23:06 PM] joo: Is Mariskha going to use the laboratory on Haven to produce this poison, then? If so, Kornel will just lie low in the ship.
[9/19/2015 5:24:14 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim will accompany Marishka as her security detail.
[9/19/2015 5:32:47 PM] Theo: Marishka will work in the lab to create a draught of sleeping death. It slows the heart rate so it's undetectable when checking a pulse, drops body temperature and lowers the breathing rate, giving the impression the taker is dead.
[9/19/2015 5:34:45 PM] Theo: It's effect lasts 4 hours.
[9/19/2015 5:37:20 PM] @bruce: Hmm, yes, you can do this, but first you'll have to get back to Haven. All around the shuttleport, the vessels leaving are being scanned and searched by security officials, with agents in black suits standing by to question the passengers.
[9/19/2015 5:38:14 PM] @bruce: How will you all attempt to get out of Caradin without getting yourselves into trouble?
[9/19/2015 5:39:58 PM] joo: Can Kornel improvise a Faraday Cage to hide himself inside?
[9/19/2015 5:40:15 PM] joo: Perhaps with Mariskha's help.
[9/19/2015 5:42:46 PM] @bruce: Circumventing modern scanning technology probably won't be so simple as that, unfortunately.
[9/19/2015 5:43:48 PM] * Theo dresses Kornel as a woman
[9/19/2015 5:43:55 PM] joo: Hahahah.
[9/19/2015 5:44:19 PM] joo: Perhaps it would be better for Kornel to stay on Carpatha, then, so the ship isn't associated with him.
[9/19/2015 5:44:45 PM] joo: Then, once all is done on Carpathia, we can just make an Illegal getaway.
[9/19/2015 5:45:25 PM] @bruce: Caradin, you mean.
[9/19/2015 5:45:32 PM] @bruce: On the planet of Egrion.
[9/19/2015 5:46:07 PM] joo: Er... yes, I mean Egrion.
[9/19/2015 5:46:34 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm. Good luck, Kornel. >_>
[9/19/2015 5:46:41 PM] @bruce: Yes, you can do that. Where will you stay?
[9/19/2015 5:46:41 PM] joo: While he's there, he'll sniff around for some corrupt official that can be turned to their needs.
[9/19/2015 5:46:49 PM] @bruce: A fine Plan.
[9/19/2015 5:46:53 PM] joo: Kornel will rent a room in a Love Hotel.
[9/19/2015 5:47:00 PM] Theo: XD
[9/19/2015 5:47:02 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[9/19/2015 5:47:20 PM] joo: People are less likely to go snooping there, at least.
[9/19/2015 5:48:31 PM] joo: And if they do: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y20OQJ8rOHs
[9/19/2015 5:51:25 PM] joo: I can't believe Kornel is going to do something CHA-related again. He'd better just find someone he can pay to do it for him.
[9/19/2015 5:52:45 PM] @bruce: Alright. You decide to hang back here, Kornel, and Falgrim, Marishka, and the others prepare to leave for the station of Haven. Dawn sends a takeoff request, and some security officials come by for inspection. There's an agent with a bionic eye that she appears to be using to look into some databases, and she waves the inspectors away before they can raise a fuss over all your highly illegal weaponry.
[9/19/2015 5:53:03 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hooray!
[9/19/2015 5:53:18 PM] joo: Did we see some SQL commands scrolling up in her eye?
[9/19/2015 5:53:37 PM] joo: Or rather, did they see that?
[9/19/2015 5:54:04 PM] @bruce: She steps over to you, Falgrim. "Rakshahar, is it? You are free to take off, but I'd like to ask you about your associate, Mr. Levente."
[9/19/2015 5:54:10 PM] @bruce: "Do you know his current whereabouts?"
[9/19/2015 5:55:24 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim looks the agent over. "I don't know where he is," he says simply.
[9/19/2015 5:57:11 PM] @bruce: You see some more walls of text and images scroll down her eye. "You don't? He is registered as part of this vessel's crew. When did you last see him?"
[9/19/2015 6:00:16 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.
[9/19/2015 6:01:14 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "He disappeared shortly after we arrived here. You'd better hope you find him before I do."
[9/19/2015 6:02:03 PM] joo: "For his sake..."
[9/19/2015 6:02:55 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim could probably take him, assuming Kornel didn't get the drop on him.
[9/19/2015 6:04:07 PM] joo: Let's PvP later, m8.
[9/19/2015 6:04:12 PM] @bruce: The agent looks you over for a few silent moments with a cold stare. "You are dismissed. Farewell, Rakshahar."
[9/19/2015 6:06:46 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim salutes and turns away. After the agent has left, he gives the order: "Dawn, take us up. Keep an eye on transmissions from Caradin."
[9/19/2015 6:07:43 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: He looks over at Marishka. "You really think you can make this happen?"
[9/19/2015 6:15:48 PM] @bruce: Kornel, while they're taking off, you make your way to a dirty part of town and pay for a week's stay in a seedy hotel. Mark off 20 credits. As the long night drags on, you consider your next move. What do you do?
[9/19/2015 6:15:48 PM] Theo: Marishka glances at Falgrim and gives a short nod, "The draught should be simple enough. Giving it to him.. I will probably do it intravenous to make it quicker."
[9/19/2015 6:16:21 PM] @bruce: Apply the poison to your lips and give him a quicky kissy for style points.
[9/19/2015 6:16:47 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim nods slowly. "All right."
[9/19/2015 6:17:03 PM] joo: Kornel will look for a Diplomat to assist him with finding a suitable official to bribe for this purpose.
[9/19/2015 6:17:09 PM] joo: Discreetly.
[9/19/2015 6:17:56 PM] @bruce: The Outrunner takes off unchallenged, and in a few hours, you're back on Haven. That was fast, everyone must be thinking.
[9/19/2015 6:18:17 PM] joo: All Kornel can say is that his pay is generous.
[9/19/2015 6:18:32 PM] @bruce: But you get in touch with Juum and tell him a little about your plan, and he agrees to let you use the med center for this.
[9/19/2015 6:19:21 PM] joo: (Is 100 credits a generous fee for this?)
[9/19/2015 6:20:00 PM] @bruce: The draught will take a couple weeks to develop, but if you're willing to, you can drop a few hundred credits to hire some willing test subjects and finish the drug in a week.
[9/19/2015 6:20:33 PM] joo: Oh... I suppose Kornel had to take some Bux for the bribery, too.
[9/19/2015 6:21:16 PM] joo: Let's say he Downloaded 1500 credits from the chit on the ship.
[9/19/2015 6:21:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Wait, what? A few hours?
[9/19/2015 6:22:16 PM] @bruce: Haven orbits Egrion.
[9/19/2015 6:22:21 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Ahhh.
[9/19/2015 6:22:53 PM] @bruce: 150 credits is More Like It, Kornel.
[9/19/2015 6:23:02 PM] joo: Okay, he offers that.
[9/19/2015 6:23:07 PM] joo: !r 2d6+1 -- Make Hireling
[9/19/2015 6:23:08 PM] @pagebot: joo: 4=2+1(+1) -- Make Hireling
[9/19/2015 6:23:10 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Okay. Falgrim arms himself, just in case, in order to escort Marisha to the med center.
[9/19/2015 6:23:21 PM] * joo holds his head in his hands.
[9/19/2015 6:23:23 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: >_<
[9/19/2015 6:23:56 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: A couple weeks to develop? Damn.
[9/19/2015 6:24:14 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: What does Marishka want to do?
[9/19/2015 6:24:23 PM] @bruce: And Kornel didn't even last a day before fucking something up!
[9/19/2015 6:27:08 PM] Theo: What's the cost of hiring subjects?
[9/19/2015 6:27:16 PM] joo: Kornel wishes that dealing with people was black and white, like chess.
[9/19/2015 6:28:06 PM] @bruce: And that wasn't even a Charisma roll, it was a Money roll.
[9/19/2015 6:28:47 PM] @bruce: It will cost you 300 credits, Marishka, to convince enough people to shoot up with an experimental Death drug.
[9/19/2015 6:28:59 PM] @bruce: Fortunately, they're pretty desperate out here.
[9/19/2015 6:29:21 PM] joo: Subjects willing to die: 300 credits.
[9/19/2015 6:29:29 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[9/19/2015 6:30:37 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Heh.
[9/19/2015 6:33:01 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: OK, I'd say let's go ahead and hire some.
[9/19/2015 6:33:43 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: That will knock 300 off that chit we got.
[9/19/2015 6:34:36 PM] joo: Committed.
[9/19/2015 6:34:57 PM] Theo: Okay.
[9/19/2015 6:35:25 PM] Theo: Marishka works away, seemingly in her element as she develops the drug.
[9/19/2015 6:35:34 PM] joo: Her element: Arsenic.
[9/19/2015 6:36:10 PM] Theo:
[9/19/2015 6:37:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[9/19/2015 6:38:40 PM] @bruce: Kornel, the only person you manage willing to do the job is a four-armed moyen you met in a cantina. He says he used to have a nice government job out here, but he fell upon hard times. He'll do it for the 180 credits.
[9/19/2015 6:39:02 PM] joo: [Racist] Oh god.
[9/19/2015 6:39:43 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Obligatory: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWO5Ai_a80M
[9/19/2015 6:39:43 PM] joo: Let me reiterate: Moyen <=ANAGRAM=> Money. You're just confirming the stereotypes.
[9/19/2015 6:39:49 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[9/19/2015 6:40:36 PM] @bruce: Oh god. Why do people make these videos?
[9/19/2015 6:41:00 PM] @bruce: I always forget to stop them, and then the song is ruined for me Forever.
[9/19/2015 6:41:43 PM] joo: It's the ultimate form extravagence for me to listen to one of those videos on a data-limited internet connection.
[9/19/2015 6:41:50 PM] joo: *of extravagence
[9/19/2015 6:42:25 PM] joo: Kornel is honestly just glad that the hireling didn't turn out to be a barbed devil, so he agrees to pay this Moyen.
[9/19/2015 6:42:59 PM] @bruce: Wow, he has a name.
[9/19/2015 6:43:08 PM] @bruce: It's... Trysk.
[9/19/2015 6:43:47 PM] joo: Sorry, that was as typo. He agrees to pay this money.
[9/19/2015 6:44:01 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[9/19/2015 6:44:06 PM] @bruce: He is quite "money" as they say.
[9/19/2015 6:44:12 PM] joo: Trysk Ulgar, I'll guess.
[9/19/2015 6:44:30 PM] @bruce: Damn it.
[9/19/2015 6:44:35 PM] @bruce: I realized after I sent it.
[9/19/2015 6:44:41 PM] joo: ;-D
[9/19/2015 6:44:48 PM] @bruce: get away from me.
[9/19/2015 6:45:57 PM] @bruce: Well, Kornel, you set Trysk to work on finding yourself a corrupt government official, and you return to your hotel room. As you pass through the lobby, the owner gives you a strange look, but then quickly lowers his head.
[9/19/2015 6:46:12 PM] joo: Damn right.
[9/19/2015 6:49:29 PM] @bruce: You stare out the window in contemplation as you wait for the job to get done. Suddenly, you see something strange.
[9/19/2015 6:50:26 PM] @bruce: A speede
[9/19/2015 6:50:26 PM] @bruce: r stops in front of the hotel, and several grelt in black armor, along with an agent in a black suit, step outside and towards the entrance of the building.
[9/19/2015 6:50:49 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[9/19/2015 6:51:04 PM] joo: Interesting.
[9/19/2015 6:56:56 PM] joo: Excuse me, I've just had a minor mirth-related tea/keyboard accident.
[9/19/2015 6:57:12 PM] @bruce: What were you laughing about, kid?
[9/19/2015 6:57:27 PM] joo: Perhaps you will see.
[9/19/2015 6:57:29 PM] @bruce: This is Serious Business.
[9/19/2015 6:58:05 PM] joo: Kornel slips out of his room into the corridor, and listens, out of sight, to what these people say when they enter reception.
[9/19/2015 6:58:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Wow, hilarious.
[9/19/2015 6:59:15 PM] Theo: Did you spit out your tea, joo?
[9/19/2015 6:59:19 PM] @bruce: This guy is crazy when he's drunk. Look at this shit he's doing!!
[9/19/2015 7:00:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I hope he's OK.
[9/19/2015 7:00:46 PM] joo: I sprayed a mist.
[9/19/2015 7:03:19 PM] @bruce: After they step inside, you hear the owner speaking in a low voice: "He's in room 11. Uh... no explosions, ple-" you hear a woman's voice interrupt sharply. "Someone in the hallway. Clear it."
[9/19/2015 7:03:45 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: They're coming for you, Barbara!
[9/19/2015 7:04:05 PM] @bruce: You hear loud footsteps as the four grelt soldiers come your way, Kornel.
[9/19/2015 7:04:07 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[9/19/2015 7:05:28 PM] joo: Kornel drops a stun grenade, then runs of the stairs.
[9/19/2015 7:05:34 PM] joo: *for
[9/19/2015 7:05:59 PM] joo: Is there a way onto the roof of this building?
[9/19/2015 7:09:41 PM] @bruce: Hmm... there's an emergency exit on the side of the building, where it faces towards an alley. You can reach it from one of the windows.
[9/19/2015 7:09:43 PM] @bruce: Roll stun damage.
[9/19/2015 7:10:03 PM] @bruce: Here is the music that starts playing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAfW1FTc6n0
[9/19/2015 7:10:09 PM] @bruce: Also, that's Kornel's face, currently.
[9/19/2015 7:10:25 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[9/19/2015 7:10:50 PM] joo: That's good because this is an Emergency.
[9/19/2015 7:10:54 PM] joo: *good, because
[9/19/2015 7:11:40 PM] joo: Kornel will take this emergency exit out into the alley; but he'd also like to do some Parkour to climb up onto a neighbouring building (perhaps)... then get out his sniper rifle.
[9/19/2015 7:12:06 PM] @bruce: Roll stun damage!
[9/19/2015 7:12:38 PM] joo: Oh, yes.
[9/19/2015 7:12:45 PM] joo: !r d8 -- Stun Damage
[9/19/2015 7:12:46 PM] @pagebot: joo: 7 -- Stun Damage
[9/19/2015 7:12:50 PM] joo: Bam.
[9/19/2015 7:13:22 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, god! He's going to start killing them?!
[9/19/2015 7:13:36 PM] joo: He's Neutral now. Deal w/ it.
[9/19/2015 7:15:48 PM] @bruce: Bang! You hear a thud behind you as the soldiers hit the floor. As you run for the exit, you hear the agent's voice behind you: "Possible suspect is on the move! Keep this building locked down, do you read me?"
[9/19/2015 7:16:47 PM] @bruce: You jump from the emergency exit, Kornel, and climb on to the top of the next building over. Just as you've reached the roof, however, you hear a loud shot ring out, and a bullet whizzes past you!
[9/19/2015 7:17:24 PM] joo: Where did the shot come from?
[9/19/2015 7:18:25 PM] @bruce: It sounded like it came from another building, across the street.
[9/19/2015 7:18:38 PM] joo: Looks like it's going to be a Sniper Duel.
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[9/19/2015 7:20:50 PM] @bruce: Well, what do you do?
[9/19/2015 7:21:40 PM] joo: If Kornel can find some cover on this roof, he'll duck behind it, and prepare his sniper rifle. He'll try to quickly emerge from the side and take a shot at his attacker.
[9/19/2015 7:22:02 PM] joo: He'll also watch for the heat signature of anyone pursuing him up the building, of course.
[9/19/2015 7:22:23 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: This looks bad. I think Kornel should run.
[9/19/2015 7:22:26 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: :<
[9/19/2015 7:22:41 PM] @bruce: If he's going out, he's going out Blazing.
[9/19/2015 7:22:45 PM] joo: Running might be a bit hazardous in the presence of snipers.
[9/19/2015 7:22:57 PM] @bruce: Roll Shootout, Kornel.
[9/19/2015 7:23:15 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Shootout
[9/19/2015 7:23:15 PM] @pagebot: joo: 8=1+4(+3) -- Shootout
[9/19/2015 7:23:38 PM] joo: !r d8+1 -- Damage (1 piercing, silent).
[9/19/2015 7:23:39 PM] @pagebot: joo: 4=3(+1) -- Damage (1 piercing, silent).
[9/19/2015 7:25:52 PM] @bruce: You pop out and take a quick shot, Kornel, but your enemy already had their sights on you, and he gets one off as well.
[9/19/2015 7:25:59 PM] @bruce: !r best of d10 d10 Damage
[9/19/2015 7:26:00 PM] @pagebot: Bruce: best of 6 10 Damage
[9/19/2015 7:26:05 PM] @bruce: Oh, and 2 piercing.
[9/19/2015 7:26:22 PM] joo: Interesting.
[9/19/2015 7:26:41 PM] @bruce: What is interesting about this?
[9/19/2015 7:26:43 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Ouch.
[9/19/2015 7:27:18 PM] joo: This ocurrence is certainly something for Kornel to be interested in.
[9/19/2015 7:27:22 PM] joo: *occurrence
[9/19/2015 7:28:17 PM] @bruce: You take a bad hit to your shoulder, Kornel, but you deliver a similar shot to the other sniper. While this is happening, you see the heat signature of the agent from earlier, following your path through the hotel and making an attempt at getting on to that roof.
[9/19/2015 7:28:28 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[9/19/2015 7:28:46 PM] joo: Kornel stifles a grunt of pain, and gets back behind cover, fumbling for a healing injection, which he administers to himself.
[9/19/2015 7:30:07 PM] joo: He then turns back to take a second shot at the sniper.
[9/19/2015 7:30:16 PM] @bruce: Hold on.
[9/19/2015 7:31:41 PM] @bruce: You give yourself a quick injection, Kornel, before you bleed out all over this roof. You hear the agent's voice from the side of the building. "Approaching the roof. Watch your fire." She springs up on to the top, wielding a stun gun.
[9/19/2015 7:31:46 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[9/19/2015 7:34:25 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: :<
[9/19/2015 7:34:32 PM] joo: Hmm...
[9/19/2015 7:35:42 PM] joo: Kornel will attempt to evade her fire, while tossing a frag grenade towards her position, and climbing down the other side of the building, hoping that the sniper will be confused enough to not shoot him.
[9/19/2015 7:36:14 PM] joo: Doing four things at once. A double defy-danger with DEX. (DDDD).
[9/19/2015 7:36:57 PM] @bruce: No, that first thing at least is just Shootout.
[9/19/2015 7:37:22 PM] joo: If you like.
[9/19/2015 7:37:40 PM] @bruce: Roll it up.
[9/19/2015 7:37:42 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Shootout.
[9/19/2015 7:37:43 PM] @pagebot: joo: 7=3+1(+3) -- Shootout.
[9/19/2015 7:38:00 PM] joo: !r d8 -- Damage
[9/19/2015 7:38:01 PM] @pagebot: joo: 8 -- Damage
[9/19/2015 7:38:05 PM] joo: Oof.
[9/19/2015 7:39:22 PM] @bruce: As you throw the grenade, she jumps to the side and fires off a shot from her stun gun at the same time...
[9/19/2015 7:39:28 PM] @bruce: !r best of d10 d10 stun damage
[9/19/2015 7:39:30 PM] @pagebot: Bruce: best of 4 4 stun damage
[9/19/2015 7:39:50 PM] @bruce: But she doesn't get away from the blast in time. With a boom, the grenade goes off, and she flies backwards off the building.
[9/19/2015 7:40:40 PM] joo: Rest in peace.
[9/19/2015 7:40:56 PM] @bruce: And you are hit by her shot. You fall forward, convulsing for several moments.
[9/19/2015 7:40:56 PM] joo: What are the rules for the effect of stun damage on PCs?
[9/19/2015 7:41:29 PM] joo: Oh, yes, the grenade was 1 piercing.
[9/19/2015 7:41:37 PM] @bruce: It's kind of Loose. If it's a lot of damage, you are probably KO'd, but otherwise, you're just Stunned normally.
[9/19/2015 7:41:51 PM] @bruce: You can act after being stunned, but it's defy danger to do anything.
[9/19/2015 7:42:39 PM] @bruce: You're not exposed to the sniper once you've fallen over, fortunately, but you hear soldiers on the move in the street below.
[9/19/2015 7:42:41 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[9/19/2015 7:43:23 PM] joo: Can Kornel leap onto a neibouring building such that's still covered from the sniper?
[9/19/2015 7:43:28 PM] joo: +gh
[9/19/2015 7:44:48 PM] @bruce: Yes, he can attempt that.
[9/19/2015 7:45:02 PM] @bruce: Oh, wait.
[9/19/2015 7:45:14 PM] joo: After the stunning wears off.
[9/19/2015 7:45:41 PM] @bruce: Are you asking if he can do that while remaining under cover, or are you asking if the building will have cover as well?
[9/19/2015 7:46:14 PM] joo: I mean if he will be covered while jumping. The building doesn't necessarily have to have cover, but it would be nice if it did.
[9/19/2015 7:46:45 PM] @bruce: No, he will be Exposed while doing his stuntjump.
[9/19/2015 7:47:01 PM] joo: Hmm... then he'll take another shot at his sniper.
[9/19/2015 7:47:09 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Shootout.
[9/19/2015 7:47:10 PM] @pagebot: joo: 10=5+2(+3) -- Shootout.
[9/19/2015 7:47:29 PM] joo: !r d8+1 -- Damage (1 piercing)
[9/19/2015 7:47:30 PM] @pagebot: joo: 8=7(+1) -- Damage (1 piercing)
[9/19/2015 7:48:41 PM] @bruce: You blow the sniper away, Kornel. After you've taken that last shot, you hear movement: it's coming from the other side of a roof exit up here.
[9/19/2015 7:48:43 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[9/19/2015 7:49:14 PM] joo: Kornel will quickly jump onto another building, and start his getaway into this Concrete Jungle.
[9/19/2015 7:50:00 PM] joo: If that's successful, he'll find some abandoned building to squat in while he waits for news from his hireling.
[9/19/2015 7:50:14 PM] joo: Hopefully that damn Moyen wasn't the one who betrayed him.
[9/19/2015 7:50:28 PM] @bruce: You dash towards the edge of the roof, but as you near it, you hear them kicking open the exit. Bullets start to fly past you! You'll have to Defy Danger to get to the other building safely.
[9/19/2015 7:50:47 PM] joo: Kornel can see the code.
[9/19/2015 7:50:52 PM] joo: !r 2d6+3 -- Defy Danger with DEX
[9/19/2015 7:50:52 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[9/19/2015 7:50:53 PM] @pagebot: joo: 10=6+1(+3) -- Defy Danger with DEX
[9/19/2015 7:52:31 PM] @bruce: You jump out into the night, Kornel, dodging every bullet that comes your way, and make your escape.
[9/19/2015 7:53:03 PM] @bruce: You dash away from the scene of the ambush and find a place to lie low.
[9/19/2015 7:53:17 PM] @bruce: Meanwhile...
[9/19/2015 7:54:37 PM] @bruce: Over on Haven, work on the draught is going well. It's been a few days. Falgrim, you hear Dawn from your communicator: "Falgrim, the Outrunner is receiving a transmission from Frontier Station. It's Admiral Jenevius."
[9/19/2015 7:57:10 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "Put him on."
[9/19/2015 7:58:12 PM] @bruce: (Falgrim accidentally enables video chat, and his boss sees that he's in an illegal drug lab.)
[9/19/2015 7:59:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[9/19/2015 7:59:27 PM] @bruce: "Rakshahar." Jenevius begins. "Give me a sitrep on Levente. What the hell happened to him?"
[9/19/2015 8:00:55 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[9/19/2015 8:01:10 PM] joo: Levente can do about 60 sit-reps.
[9/19/2015 8:01:19 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[9/19/2015 8:03:17 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[9/19/2015 8:04:30 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim says, "I don't know. He disappeared during a simple recon. Can't track him down."
[9/19/2015 8:04:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: "Something seemed wrong with him, mentally. He seemed agitated."
[9/19/2015 8:05:01 PM] joo: But we have this new recruit called Mando Solo.
[9/19/2015 8:05:10 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[9/19/2015 8:09:27 PM] @bruce: You hear Jenevius let out a heavy sigh. "Hell. I don't know what to make of all this. Something bad happened down on Caradin, and Intelligence has put him down as a suspect. Now they're on me about it." There's a brief pause. "Look, you're a damned hero as far as I'm concerned, but you're going to have to come back to Frontier. They want a full investigation."
[9/19/2015 8:11:39 PM] @bruce: Marishka, how is the draught intended to be administered?
[9/19/2015 8:11:53 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, no.
[9/19/2015 8:12:51 PM] joo: This is how it all starts tumbling down into beautiful Chaos.
[9/19/2015 8:13:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Marishka, you might be doing this one on your own.
[9/19/2015 8:14:24 PM] @bruce: Heh. Damn, it's going to be hard for her to develop this drug without Falgrim's help.
[9/19/2015 8:14:58 PM] Theo: Injection
[9/19/2015 8:15:39 PM] Theo: Though I guess it could be swallowed, just slower acting that way
[9/19/2015 8:16:41 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I mean, how are we going to do the prison break if I'm being investigated?
[9/19/2015 8:16:52 PM] @bruce: Or the third option: taking it Anally.
[9/19/2015 8:17:33 PM] @bruce: You'll have to wear a sick mask.
[9/19/2015 8:17:48 PM] joo: Put on a wolf suit.
[9/19/2015 8:17:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[9/19/2015 8:19:08 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Is that a valid concern, Broose? How long will the investigation take?
[9/19/2015 8:21:31 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well... not how long will it take, but will it disrupt our plans? I mean, at this point, Marishka and Kornel might have to do it on their own.
[9/19/2015 8:24:00 PM] @bruce: It will probably disrupt your current plans. The investigation might last several days at the very least, but depending on how it goes, you might be reassigned or thrown in prison or something.
[9/19/2015 8:24:17 PM] @bruce: But it might be worth it to try and clear your name.
[9/19/2015 8:25:25 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, no.
[9/19/2015 8:25:32 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: This is a decision I don't want to make.
[9/19/2015 8:25:58 PM] @bruce: This is the point of No Return, m8.
[9/19/2015 8:28:42 PM] joo: The music playing in Falgrim's mind: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExhKqGIaAyI
[9/19/2015 8:31:08 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: >_<
[9/19/2015 8:31:54 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: If I give up on going back to the investigation, won't I basically be a criminal, and also lose all of the moves I started with? The send in the cavalry thing?
[9/19/2015 8:32:51 PM] @bruce: You will be a criminal, but you won't lose your moves.
[9/19/2015 8:33:31 PM] @bruce: Many members of the Alliance will still Respect you enough to do favors for you, even if it's illegal, because you are a War Hero.
[9/19/2015 8:34:11 PM] @bruce: The ones high up in command will probably be less willing, but you can call in smaller-scale favors.
[9/19/2015 8:34:17 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I see...
[9/19/2015 8:34:20 PM] @bruce: Does that make sense to you?
[9/19/2015 8:34:32 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Yeah.
[9/19/2015 8:35:38 PM] @bruce: The party: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVonyVSQoM
[9/19/2015 8:36:25 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hah.
[9/19/2015 8:36:31 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I didn't even think abou that.
[9/19/2015 8:37:43 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: *about
[9/19/2015 8:37:51 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: OK.
[9/19/2015 8:37:55 PM] joo: Heh.
[9/19/2015 8:38:43 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim says, "Understood, sir."
[9/19/2015 8:39:52 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Once communications with Jenevius have ended, Falgrim instructs Dawn to go radio silent.
[9/19/2015 8:40:07 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Falgrim's not going back.
[9/19/2015 8:41:29 PM] @bruce: It's all happening, now.
[9/19/2015 8:42:40 PM] @bruce: Several more days pass in the med center, Marishka, and finally you have your finished product. You have three uses of the experimental drug, and you have the formula perfected and written down.
[9/19/2015 8:43:19 PM] @bruce: Juum stops by one day, grinning, and says that Bounce is selling great. Once this whole business with Pal Darvas is over with, he says, he might have more work for someone like you.
[9/19/2015 8:45:03 PM] joo: Juum Tna's gimmick is naming his drugs after genres of music.
[9/19/2015 8:46:00 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Reasonable.
[9/19/2015 8:46:22 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: How does Marishka feel about developing a designer drug like that?
[9/19/2015 8:47:05 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Maybe Marishka can help Falgrim learn some more about explosives or something during this time, too.
[9/19/2015 8:48:38 PM] @bruce: Kornel, after a few days, you hear back from Trysk. He got you a meeting with a local public health official named Marelus Gaest.
[9/19/2015 8:49:26 PM] joo: Kornel gets up from the rusty spring bed he was lying on, and rubs his back.
[9/19/2015 8:49:58 PM] joo: And this Marelus Gaest, he is suitably Pliable, I hope.
[9/19/2015 8:50:12 PM] @bruce: There's only one way to find out.
[9/19/2015 8:51:44 PM] joo: Kornel makes himself as presentable as he cares to, then Turns Up to this meeting. He introduces himself as Mando Solo (which is the name he gave to Trysk, too), and suggests to Gaest that they could each do a favour for one another.
[9/19/2015 8:52:44 PM] @bruce: Gaest is an old grelt. Sat in his desk, he runs a hand through his chin-fur. "Go on."
[9/19/2015 8:54:11 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I keep reading it as "tryst."
[9/19/2015 8:54:19 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[9/19/2015 8:56:00 PM] joo: "A man I know is being held on Iostov. One Pal Darvas - you may have heard of him. But he is carrying a contagious disease that will require specialised medical intervention. A dangerous situation, I'm sure you'd agree."
[9/19/2015 8:57:01 PM] joo: Without waiting for a response, he goes, on, "You can convince the authorities of Iostov to allow a doctor I know to see him. The health of Mr. Darvas and his inmates is very important to me and my associates, as important as 1000 credits."
[9/19/2015 8:57:21 PM] @bruce: Roll up Parley, Kornel.
[9/19/2015 8:57:59 PM] joo: How did it come to this again?
[9/19/2015 8:58:04 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[9/19/2015 8:58:31 PM] joo: !r 2d6-1 -- Parley
[9/19/2015 8:58:32 PM] @pagebot: joo: 3=1+3(-1) -- Parley
[9/19/2015 8:58:46 PM] joo: Ooooeeughghg
[9/19/2015 8:59:08 PM] joo: I couldn't even have succeeded with +3!
[9/19/2015 8:59:30 PM] joo: Er... +2.
[9/19/2015 8:59:35 PM] @bruce: You can take comfort in that, at least.
[9/19/2015 9:07:39 PM] @bruce: He looks over you with a "hmmph". "Is that all it's worth? If you don't have any more mo
[9/19/2015 9:07:39 PM] @bruce: ney, I know some people who I could sell that fancy eye of yours." He says, with a malicious smile.
[9/19/2015 9:10:38 PM] joo: How much would a bionic eye such as Kornel's sell for?
[9/19/2015 9:12:40 PM] @bruce: It's probably secret military technology, so it's Priceless.
[9/19/2015 9:12:46 PM] @bruce: (so like 400 credits maybe.)
[9/19/2015 9:13:42 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Oh, god.
[9/19/2015 9:13:43 PM] joo: Hahah.
[9/19/2015 9:15:45 PM] joo: I wonder how much money we could raise by selling equipment from that disused alliance laboratory.
[9/19/2015 9:16:49 PM] @bruce: It would be a bit of an ordeal getting to it, these days.
[9/19/2015 9:16:59 PM] joo: Hahahaha.
[9/19/2015 9:17:07 PM] joo: Yes, that's true.
[9/19/2015 9:17:21 PM] joo: How much would Raka'hi's armour sell for?
[9/19/2015 9:19:47 PM] @bruce: Probably like 280 credits, since it was made for Short People.
[9/19/2015 9:20:01 PM] joo: Despite the Plant Magic it contains?
[9/19/2015 9:20:41 PM] @bruce: I don't think it contained any magic. He just bought that shit at the store after you got to Frontier Station.
[9/19/2015 9:22:31 PM] joo: I thought it was the Bounty Hunter's special armour with all of its facilities.
[9/19/2015 9:22:47 PM] joo: He could make seed grenades with it, or something.
[9/19/2015 9:24:28 PM] joo: 00:44 <Squelch> Of particular note is that they make things out of a particular type of wood, which can only be harvested from trees on their home world. Said wood is nearly metallic in it's make, and Raka's armour is partly made of it
[9/19/2015 9:24:50 PM] @bruce: Yes, but he sold his armor like a scumbag and bought that other set.
[9/19/2015 9:25:06 PM] joo: Oh.
[9/19/2015 9:25:55 PM] @bruce: He does have his Seed Gadgets in that armor, still, but you have to be one of those demented aliens to understand what that's all about, probably.
[9/19/2015 9:26:28 PM] joo: Kornel nods, and says, "I'm glad you didn't give in so easily. I like to deal with a man with some spine. How would 3000 credits sound, instead?"
[9/19/2015 9:26:55 PM] @bruce: This guy is going Hard.
[9/19/2015 9:27:24 PM] @bruce: His smile widens. "If you've got the credits -- it's a deal."
[9/19/2015 9:28:28 PM] joo: Kornel says, "I can pay you 1000 now, and we'll have the rest shortly."
[9/19/2015 9:30:55 PM] @bruce: "Very well. I'll make sure your doctor makes it inside Iostov."
[9/19/2015 9:31:35 PM] joo: Kornel attempts to smile, and hands over a credit chit be prepared with 1000 credits on it. "Thank you for your understanding."
[9/19/2015 9:31:49 PM] joo: This is how Kornel feels about his life right now: flygirlgamers.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/deus-ex-adam-jensen-fast-food.jpg
[9/19/2015 9:32:13 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[9/19/2015 9:32:40 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Haha.
[9/19/2015 9:33:23 PM] @bruce: Well, I think we'll stop here. The next session will probably be full of Tactical Espionage Action for the whole family.

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[9/19/2015 9:36:00 PM] @pagebot: Missed rolls (estimated): joo: 2 of 6. Full list: <http://pastebin.com/Z7bYBBAt>.
[9/19/2015 9:36:31 PM] @bruce: After all, Falgrim is now on the "lam".
[9/19/2015 9:37:27 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Why the quotes?
[9/19/2015 9:38:09 PM] @bruce: I don't know.
[9/19/2015 9:38:22 PM] @bruce: Did we learn something new and important about the galaxy?
[9/19/2015 9:38:56 PM] joo: We learned that the GA is now openly investigating Kornel.
[9/19/2015 9:39:00 PM] joo: If that's important enough.
[9/19/2015 9:39:28 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: We learned that Bounce is selling well.
[9/19/2015 9:39:30 PM] @bruce: It's pretty important to you.
[9/19/2015 9:39:59 PM] @bruce: I'll say you mark XP for it. Did you defeat a notable enemy?
[9/19/2015 9:40:30 PM] joo: Probably not. If that agent was defeated by a single grenade, she probably isn't notable enough.
[9/19/2015 9:41:04 PM] @bruce: No, I'd say she was notable enough. She was a fellow high-ranking Intelligence Agent. You guys are pretty rare.
[9/19/2015 9:41:19 PM] @bruce: Did you loot a memorable treasure?
[9/19/2015 9:41:40 PM] joo: I unlooted a memorable treasure.
[9/19/2015 9:42:04 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[9/19/2015 9:42:29 PM] @bruce: I don't believe anybody fulfilled their alignment move, but do you have bonds to resolve or write?
[9/19/2015 9:42:50 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Hmm.\
[9/19/2015 9:43:12 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I will resolve this bond: "There's more going on in the solar system than I can figure out; Kornel will have to help me make sense of it."
[9/19/2015 9:43:50 PM] joo: Falgrim has lost his innocence.
[9/19/2015 9:44:17 PM] joo: I suppose that makes sense; but what is your reasoning?
[9/19/2015 9:44:41 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: Well, let me show you what I'm replacing it with.
[9/19/2015 9:45:41 PM] Vaylon Kenadell: I will replace it with this bond: "I chose to evade an investigation into Kornel's actions. For better or for worse, I must help him uncover the secret behind our discoveries."

[broose]

[9/27/2015 4:26:15 PM] @bruce: Last time on Dungeon Galaxy, you prepared for your mission: to break Pal Darvas out of the prison of Iostov. Kornel, while evading the authorities, bribed the grelt official Marelus Gaest, while Marishka prepared the draught to fake the scientist's death.
[9/27/2015 4:26:16 PM] joo: I can feel this is going to be a Hardcore session.
[9/27/2015 4:26:54 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, meanwhile, was ordered to bring the Outrunner back to Frontier for an investigation into Kornel's possible crimes... but he refused.
[9/27/2015 4:27:33 PM] Vaylon: Don't remind me.
[9/27/2015 4:28:25 PM] joo: Falgrim forgets about it, then, later, spotting Admiral Jenevius on the street, comes up to say hello to him.
[9/27/2015 4:28:37 PM] Vaylon: Hah.
[9/27/2015 4:29:46 PM] joo: Jenevius: www.morethings.com/fan/quentin_tarantino/pulp_fiction/pulp_fiction3030.jpg
[9/27/2015 4:31:00 PM] @bruce: With the formula perfected, Falgrim and Marishka head back to the hangar to get on the Outrunner and return to Egrion. But Falgrim, Jano approaches you outside the ship, with a concerned frown. "Hell, this is the point of no return, ain't it, boss?"
[9/27/2015 4:35:52 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim sighs, staring at the Outrunner. "Yeah. Yeah, it is. Kornel's like a brother to me, though. I've been with him through hell, and I'm not going to let him down, now. Anyway, seems like the whole damn thing is rotten from top to bottom, anyway." He turns toward Jano and gives a grin. "I'd rather do good on my own terms than live with the idea that I'm just a puppet."
[9/27/2015 4:37:53 PM] @bruce: Jano nods. "Sounds right to me, boss. I dunno if I'm willing to get as deep into this for him as you are, but I'll see this through."
[9/27/2015 4:39:16 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim strokes his mane thoughtfully. "I don't want anyone in my crew who doesn't want to be here. If it's too much for you, you can just cash out. I won't hold it against you."
[9/27/2015 4:41:10 PM] @bruce: Jano shrugs as he climbs into the ship. "We'll see, boss. I still got some of this left in me."
[9/27/2015 4:41:40 PM] @bruce: Alright...
[9/27/2015 4:41:43 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim sighs, looking off into the sky. "Hope you're okay, little buddy."
[9/27/2015 4:41:52 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[9/27/2015 4:41:53 PM] joo: Hahah.
[9/27/2015 4:42:01 PM] @bruce: For a second, I thought he was still talking to Jano.
[9/27/2015 4:42:15 PM] Vaylon: Heh.
[9/27/2015 4:42:16 PM] joo: Me too.
[9/27/2015 4:45:49 PM] @bruce: You all climb into the Outrunner and take off for Egrion. You catch up on a little news during the short journey: after a long, tense negotiation, a grelt general has been installed as the provisional viceroy of Soprol.
[9/27/2015 4:46:42 PM] @bruce: You also hear about what's going on in Caradin: a fugitive, seemingly with special forces and espionage training, has been wreaking havoc throughout the city. The authorities are on high alert, and the city is on lockdown.
[9/27/2015 4:47:24 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim facepalms.
[9/27/2015 4:47:49 PM] Vaylon: The prison isn't in the city. Do we have a rendezvous point?
[9/27/2015 4:47:53 PM] @bruce: Dawn speaks up: "It won't be easy for us to make a landing on Egrion in these conditions. All vessels are likely being put under close scrutiny."
[9/27/2015 4:48:07 PM] @bruce: Not as far as I know.
[9/27/2015 4:48:24 PM] Vaylon: Ah.
[9/27/2015 4:48:44 PM] @bruce: How will you make an approach on Egrion?
[9/27/2015 4:49:01 PM] joo: How would the scrutiny make it difficult to make a landing on Egrion?
[9/27/2015 4:49:12 PM] Vaylon: Is there some other port we can land at?
[9/27/2015 4:49:36 PM] Vaylon: We can land at some other port and get a message out to Kornel, maybe, to rendezvous with us there.
[9/27/2015 4:51:25 PM] @bruce: Yes, there are other ports, but it's likely that the Space Traffic is being closely monitored for the entire planet.
[9/27/2015 4:52:21 PM] Vaylon: That seems unlikely considering how big a planet is and that Kornel is just one fugitive.
[9/27/2015 4:52:35 PM] Vaylon: Nevertheless, there have to be some places less watched than others.
[9/27/2015 4:54:37 PM] @bruce: With ships that go "hella" fast, it's not that demented of a precaution as it sounds like.
[9/27/2015 4:54:46 PM] @bruce: There's also the fact that the Outrunner may be on some lists, now.
[9/27/2015 4:54:51 PM] Vaylon: I see.
[9/27/2015 4:55:15 PM] Vaylon: We may have to land in an uninhabited zone.
[9/27/2015 4:55:16 PM] @bruce: However, yes, you can attempt a stealth landing outside of a port, if you want.
[9/27/2015 4:55:33 PM] Vaylon: That's what we'll do, then.
[9/27/2015 4:55:43 PM] joo: How? By a message sent from Frontier Station?
[9/27/2015 4:55:58 PM] @bruce: How what?
[9/27/2015 4:56:08 PM] joo: How would the Outrunner have been put on lists?
[9/27/2015 4:56:46 PM] joo: (And what do the ship's current occupants have to fear from the authorities on Egrion?)
[9/27/2015 4:57:14 PM] @bruce: Falgrim was ordered to report to the station a few days ago.
[9/27/2015 4:57:39 PM] @bruce: Them showing up and trying to land on Egrion would be quite Suspicious.
[9/27/2015 4:58:12 PM] Vaylon: Hmm.
[9/27/2015 4:58:15 PM] Vaylon: Oh!
[9/27/2015 4:58:59 PM] Vaylon: I have an idea.
[9/27/2015 4:59:07 PM] @bruce: Go on.
[9/27/2015 5:00:43 PM] Vaylon: Instead of going directly to Egrion, we can go back to Haven instead and pay someone to smuggle Falgrim and Marishka into Egrion. Meanwhile, the crew can wait in a distant orbit around Haven for further orders.
[9/27/2015 5:00:50 PM] joo: It would be suspicious, but what hard would come of it?
[9/27/2015 5:00:57 PM] joo: ...harm
[9/27/2015 5:01:36 PM] Vaylon: Er -- a distant orbit around Egrion.
[9/27/2015 5:05:45 PM] @bruce: Kornel: Egrion is a grelt planet, and pretty firmly controlled by the Alliance. It won't just be Egrion's local authorities handling this.
[9/27/2015 5:05:58 PM] @bruce: So their Insubordination would not be taken Lightly.
[9/27/2015 5:07:01 PM] joo: Hmm... perhaps it would be Unwise to make land on the planet openly.
[9/27/2015 5:07:05 PM] joo: -make
[9/27/2015 5:08:41 PM] @bruce: You can try and have yourselves smuggled onto Egrion, yeah. That would possibly carry its own risks, but it won't be as bad as using the Outrunner to approach.
[9/27/2015 5:08:55 PM] Theo: Is there a way to get Marishka in? She has the forged letter and could probably administer the dose alone.
[9/27/2015 5:09:14 PM] @bruce: Marishka could probably just enter Egrion legally.
[9/27/2015 5:10:09 PM] @bruce: Since her name isn't tied to any of this yet. Getting Falgrim or the Outrunner past security is the bigger problem.
[9/27/2015 5:10:15 PM] Theo: That's what I mean. Her meal could maybe get onto the corpse wagon when that is all done and get back to the Outrunner somehow.
[9/27/2015 5:10:20 PM] joo: So we have to just dress up Falgrim as a wookiee, then, Marishka can pretend to be a bounty hunter bringing him in as a prisoner.
[9/27/2015 5:10:26 PM] Vaylon: Haha.
[9/27/2015 5:10:36 PM] @bruce: Maybe Falgrim can just jump off the station and survive atmospheric entry because he's such a fucking beast.
[9/27/2015 5:10:44 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[9/27/2015 5:10:49 PM] Vaylon: Wait a minute.
[9/27/2015 5:10:53 PM] Vaylon: Couldn't he do that in the Valkyrie?
[9/27/2015 5:11:01 PM] @bruce: Oh my god.
[9/27/2015 5:11:13 PM] Vaylon: A la Master Chief?
[9/27/2015 5:11:34 PM] * @bruce pops a small Boner.
[9/27/2015 5:11:56 PM] Vaylon: Could he?
[9/27/2015 5:12:00 PM] @bruce: Yes, Falgrim could be launched out of the cargo bay in the Outrunner in such a way that he'll land on Egrion in the Valkyrie.
[9/27/2015 5:13:41 PM] Vaylon: Okay, that's what I'll do. Marishka can enter legally on a transport ship, perhaps.
[9/27/2015 5:14:08 PM] @bruce: I honestly never envisioned that feature actually being used.
[9/27/2015 5:14:58 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim asks Marishka to help him load the Valkyrie with medicine.
[9/27/2015 5:15:26 PM] Vaylon: I don't think I actually have any healing injections, so can Marishka just make a quick dose of something?
[9/27/2015 5:15:36 PM] Vaylon: Some kind of stimulant or something?
[9/27/2015 5:15:46 PM] joo: Sick.
[9/27/2015 5:16:18 PM] @bruce: I think she has a prototype unit of Bounce, which is certainly a stimulant.
[9/27/2015 5:16:33 PM] Vaylon: All right, that's fine.
[9/27/2015 5:16:44 PM] @bruce: But she can also perform a quick experiment to make some dirty medicine, yes.
[9/27/2015 5:17:12 PM] Vaylon: It's up to her.
[9/27/2015 5:18:02 PM] Vaylon: The battle-suit weighs 5, so let me figure out what I'm taking.
[9/27/2015 5:19:21 PM] Theo: I give it a go of making something.
[9/27/2015 5:19:22 PM] Vaylon: joo, how much does Kornel's plasma sniper rifle weigh?
[9/27/2015 5:19:40 PM] Vaylon: Is he carrying that?
[9/27/2015 5:20:29 PM] joo: tinyurl.com/kornellevente
[9/27/2015 5:20:39 PM] @bruce: Marishka, describe what you'll try and concoct and roll+INT for Field Experiment.
[9/27/2015 5:20:52 PM] joo: It weighs 3, and and, no, he left it on the ship.
[9/27/2015 5:21:02 PM] joo: -and
[9/27/2015 5:21:03 PM] Vaylon: It's in your hands, Marishka!
[9/27/2015 5:21:11 PM] Vaylon: Very well. Falgrim will bring it for Kornel, along with his other equipment.
[9/27/2015 5:23:40 PM] Theo: Marishka tries to conjure up some Dirty Medicine for Falgrim to use via injection, adding a mild stimulant to it.
[9/27/2015 5:23:59 PM] Theo: !r 2d6+2 (Field Experiment)
[9/27/2015 5:24:00 PM] Vaylon: Updated my character sheet: pastebin.com/Ds0Vv862
[9/27/2015 5:24:00 PM] @pagebot: Theo: 8=2+4(+2) (Field Experiment)
[9/27/2015 5:24:02 PM] @bruce: oof
[9/27/2015 5:27:21 PM] joo: I hope you're taking that Wonga, too.
[9/27/2015 5:27:30 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, you gain two uses of Dirty Medicine: 0 weight, +1 forward, and heals 10 HP.
[9/27/2015 5:27:42 PM] @bruce: You can load them into the Valkyrie for Instant Use, of course.
[9/27/2015 5:28:00 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim, with Marishka's help, loads the Valkyrie with two injections of this medicine.
[9/27/2015 5:28:07 PM] Vaylon: joo: Wonga?
[9/27/2015 5:28:19 PM] Theo: joo: Haha!
[9/27/2015 5:28:32 PM] joo: Vaylon: Cheddar. Green. Moolah.
[9/27/2015 5:28:36 PM] Vaylon: Oh!
[9/27/2015 5:29:08 PM] Theo: Marishka points a finger at Falgrim, a stern look on her face, "Don't break the syringes. That's all I could manage."
[9/27/2015 5:29:28 PM] joo: Is she going to re-use the syringes?
[9/27/2015 5:29:43 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim runs a hand through the fur on the top of his head, looking at Marishka. He gives a meek nod. "Thanks."
[9/27/2015 5:29:46 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim will split the remaining credits with Marishka, just in case.
[9/27/2015 5:30:07 PM] Vaylon: He'll take half and Marishka will take half, just in case they get separated.
[9/27/2015 5:30:42 PM] joo: That should be 800 credits each.
[9/27/2015 5:31:14 PM] @bruce: Dosh!
[9/27/2015 5:31:53 PM] joo: (Is that right? I seem to remember it was more.)
[9/27/2015 5:32:47 PM] Vaylon: "Marishka, we'll stay in contact. Use this signal." He points to the communicator on the Valkyrie. "I want you to rendezvous with Kornel as soon as you can. I'll prepare for the ambush outside of the prison."
[9/27/2015 5:32:54 PM] Vaylon: I think that's right.
[9/27/2015 5:33:23 PM] @bruce: Did Falgrim drop his 200 credits on the test subject Expenditure? If so, that's right.
[9/27/2015 5:33:34 PM] Vaylon: I think so.
[9/27/2015 5:33:38 PM] @bruce: Okay.
[9/27/2015 5:34:03 PM] Theo: Marishka nods at DFalgrim, getting ready to depart.
[9/27/2015 5:34:06 PM] Theo: -D
[9/27/2015 5:35:25 PM] Vaylon: OK, time to do something crazy.
[9/27/2015 5:35:30 PM] joo: We started with 5000 credits, then Falgrim took 1600, then Kornel took 1500, so we should have 1900 credits left, unless I missed something. Perhaps I accidentally wrote the 9 upside-down.
[9/27/2015 5:36:06 PM] joo: Oh, wait, there was another 300. Never mind.
[9/27/2015 5:37:47 PM] @bruce: As you're preparing, Marishka, Jano approaches you with the drone Falgrim gave him in its compact carrying case. "Say, you might find a use for this thing down there. Good for precision work from a distance. You could probably load it up with some of your tools for the prison job."
[9/27/2015 5:38:47 PM] @bruce: It's a small flying drone that can be modified with different tools for remote precision work. Pretty handy for any Professional.
[9/27/2015 5:40:15 PM] Theo: Nodding at Jano, Marishka takes the drone, running a finger over her lip, "I think I know just what to do with it." she says with a wide grin.
[9/27/2015 5:40:55 PM] @bruce: Jano nods, unsure of whether he should be Frightened or Aroused.
[9/27/2015 5:41:02 PM] joo: Hahah. Both.
[9/27/2015 5:41:09 PM] Theo: Haha!
[9/27/2015 5:41:37 PM] Theo: I just hope her next field experiment is successful
[9/27/2015 5:41:50 PM] @bruce: You'll have to mark off 50 credits for the shuttle down to Egrion, but besides that you're good to go.
[9/27/2015 5:41:53 PM] @bruce: As for Falgrim...
[9/27/2015 5:42:32 PM] @bruce: Well, where are you planning to land, Falgrim?
[9/27/2015 5:42:44 PM] Vaylon: I plan to land some distance outside the prison.
[9/27/2015 5:43:06 PM] Vaylon: There's some uninhabited wilderness, right?
[9/27/2015 5:43:24 PM] Vaylon: Refresh our memory of the geographic layout.
[9/27/2015 5:44:38 PM] @bruce: It's a large, rocky island. The prison was built on a dormant volcano in the middle of it.
[9/27/2015 5:45:03 PM] @bruce: The wasteland is still occasionally patrolled by soldiers from the prison, except for at the coast.
[9/27/2015 5:45:23 PM] Vaylon: Why is the coast not patrolled?
[9/27/2015 5:45:56 PM] @bruce: There are constant storms in the area, making it Hazardous.
[9/27/2015 5:46:35 PM] @bruce: Will Falgrim blast off now, or is he going to wait for a Signal?
[9/27/2015 5:46:39 PM] Vaylon: OK, then: Falgrim will try to land in the ocean. The suit allows him to breath underwater, anyway. Falgrim's goal is to land somewhere isolated enough for him to set up the ambush that will allow them to capture Pal Darvas.
[9/27/2015 5:46:47 PM] @bruce: Oh, I see.
[9/27/2015 5:46:54 PM] Vaylon: *breathe
[9/27/2015 5:52:24 PM] joo: Do you plan to ambush them within the planet of Egrion? Bold.
[9/27/2015 5:53:25 PM] Vaylon: I thought we were going to ambush them right after they left the prison.
[9/27/2015 5:54:04 PM] joo: What I had in mind was the ambush them in space after they left the planet, so nobody could easily come to their assistance or observe the attack.
[9/27/2015 5:54:22 PM] joo: However, perhaps this might work, if it's done stealthily enough.
[9/27/2015 5:54:38 PM] @bruce: I didn't imagine the Transfer would be Interplanetary.
[9/27/2015 5:54:49 PM] @bruce: After Marishka's departed on the transport shuttle, Dawn takes the ship in a little closer to Egrion and begins to accelerate. "Target velocity in ten seconds, Falgrim." The cargo bay opens, and the ramp slides out. All you can hear is your own breathing and Dawn's voice. "Are you sure about this?"
[9/27/2015 5:54:49 PM] Theo: And Marishka was just going to go full on Chaos Queen.
[9/27/2015 5:59:04 PM] Vaylon: "Yeah," says Falgrim. "I am. I'll contact you after splashdown."
[9/27/2015 6:00:18 PM] @bruce: The grey expanse of Egrion is below you. "Now or never, Falgrim. Good luck."
[9/27/2015 6:00:35 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim descends!
[9/27/2015 6:00:49 PM] @bruce: (This is how Marishka fights: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQwYX5YiPqY )
[9/27/2015 6:02:14 PM] Vaylon: Hmm. I wonder if it says something about me that I tend to play adrenaline junkies.
[9/27/2015 6:02:32 PM] joo: You must be an adrenaline junkie yourself.
[9/27/2015 6:02:51 PM] Vaylon: No, definitely not.
[9/27/2015 6:02:52 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, you shoot out of the cargo bay in your tin can, descending rapidly towards Egrion's atmosphere.
[9/27/2015 6:03:31 PM] Vaylon: "I hope this'll be enough data for you, Doc," mutters Falgrim into the suit's recording device.
[9/27/2015 6:04:43 PM] @bruce: As you enter, you hear the Valkyrie cutting through the air, which burns around you. You curve over the rocky planet until the island of Iostov is finally in view.
[9/27/2015 6:05:23 PM] Theo: Distracted a moment. I will return when I can
[9/27/2015 6:07:08 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim drinks it all in, keeping his eyes open. Maybe he screams when the air screams. He doesn't know.
[9/27/2015 6:07:33 PM] @bruce: As you begin to make your approach, your suits stabilizing thrusters are enabled. You have a little bit of control over your course, now, and as you descend further, you see you'll have to if you want to land in the right place.
[9/27/2015 6:07:55 PM] @bruce: The pressure on you is immense, however, and you find it difficult to move at all. What do you do?
[9/27/2015 6:09:11 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim digs deep and powers through the g-forces to control the Valkyrie to his intended destination!
[9/27/2015 6:09:41 PM] @bruce: Roll+STR, Falgrim.
[9/27/2015 6:09:44 PM] Vaylon: !r 2d6+2 Defy Danger (STR)
[9/27/2015 6:09:46 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 12=4+6(+2) Defy Danger (STR)
[9/27/2015 6:09:50 PM] Vaylon: YEAH!
[9/27/2015 6:09:52 PM] joo: n1
[9/27/2015 6:12:23 PM] @bruce: The g-force is no match for your Muscles, Falgrim. You keep the Valkyrie on course, and plop right into the ocean, after passing through some storm clouds.
[9/27/2015 6:12:50 PM] @bruce: The waves crash hard against the rocky coast here, but you are safe deep underwater.
[9/27/2015 6:13:12 PM] Vaylon: Note: Bruce Campaigns, Inc., in no way endorses unprotected free-falling descent from outer space. Always use protection responsibly when in free-fall.
[9/27/2015 6:13:37 PM] @bruce: The Valkyrie is actually just a huge condom.
[9/27/2015 6:14:00 PM] Vaylon: That's good, because I'm going to need it after this.
[9/27/2015 6:15:15 PM] Vaylon: "Come in, Dawn."
[9/27/2015 6:16:03 PM] @bruce: "I read you, Falgrim. How was your descent?"
[9/27/2015 6:16:35 PM] joo: That's quite the sick force of ~1g.
[9/27/2015 6:17:35 PM] Vaylon: "They should sell tickets. I fucking did it, baby! I'm in deep! I'm all good, now; you just keep an ear out for Marishka and Kornel."
[9/27/2015 6:19:05 PM] @bruce: "It is quite an exhilarating experience the first few times." Dawn replies. "Understood. Outrunner is standing by."
[9/27/2015 6:19:35 PM] Vaylon: Hah.
[9/27/2015 6:19:45 PM] joo: Heh.
[9/27/2015 6:22:05 PM] @bruce: If Theo's still AFK, perhaps you should go over your Heist Plan.
[9/27/2015 6:22:34 PM] Vaylon: OK.
[9/27/2015 6:23:51 PM] joo: Yes, apparently it would be a good idea to settle on some particulars.
[9/27/2015 6:24:29 PM] Vaylon: I'm guessing it will take some time for Kornel to rendezvous with Marishka, so in this time, Falgrim will do a little recon and find out which routes they take from the prison when prisoners die. If they don't vary their patterns, so much the better! Falgrim's plan will be to set up an IED using his plastic explosives. The IED will be designed to immobilize a passing vehicle.
[9/27/2015 6:26:22 PM] joo: If the prisoners are instead transported directly by air from the prison, perhaps Kornel can cause it make a crash-landing by shooting its engines with the plasma sniper rifle.
[9/27/2015 6:27:01 PM] joo: But once we have Dr. Darvas, where will we take him? What is our means of escape?
[9/27/2015 6:27:21 PM] Vaylon: We can call down Dawn from orbit, can't we?
[9/27/2015 6:27:40 PM] @bruce: Just hide him in the Valkyrie at the bottom of the ocean for awhile.
[9/27/2015 6:27:53 PM] joo: Won't Dawn get stopped by the authorities?
[9/27/2015 6:28:57 PM] @bruce: No, the Outrunner can attempt a Stealth landing in the wilderness, like I mentioned before.
[9/27/2015 6:29:21 PM] @bruce: There's likely to be some Heat by the time you're doing your prison heist, of course.
[9/27/2015 6:29:49 PM] joo: I see.
[9/27/2015 6:30:22 PM] Vaylon: Maybe we could hijack the air vehicle and Dawn could perform a mid-air extraction.
[9/27/2015 6:30:52 PM] joo: Some upper-atmosphere docking.
[9/27/2015 6:31:15 PM] joo: If the vehicle has been forced to land by shooting its engines, that might be a small problem.
[9/27/2015 6:32:31 PM] Vaylon: Aren't Kornel and Marishka going to be accompanying the body?
[9/27/2015 6:32:41 PM] Vaylon: Marishka's the Plague Doctor, after all.
[9/27/2015 6:32:54 PM] joo: Oh, perhaps.
[9/27/2015 6:33:05 PM] Vaylon: Kornel is her security detail. Simple.
[9/27/2015 6:33:26 PM] joo: Kornel is going to have to come up with a sick disguise, though.
[9/27/2015 6:34:24 PM] joo: (Which he doesn't have the skill for.)
[9/27/2015 6:34:26 PM] Vaylon: ... Damn, the Agent move "Adrenaline" is pretty fucking cool.
[9/27/2015 6:34:28 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, you spend a day or so scouting along the coast. After awhile, you see a fairly large hover barge, flanked by armed speeder escorts, traveling across the wasteland, and finally over the ocean.
[9/27/2015 6:35:17 PM] Vaylon: They bother to travel over the water? That's promising.
[9/27/2015 6:35:30 PM] joo: Bruce took the average of our two hypotheses.
[9/27/2015 6:35:34 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[9/27/2015 6:35:38 PM] Vaylon: Haha.
[9/27/2015 6:35:50 PM] Theo: Sorry! I hope to be back soon!
[9/27/2015 6:36:26 PM] @bruce: That's the route they use to transport supplies and prisoners, it seems. It's a big transport, but enough explosives might cripple it.
[9/27/2015 6:38:55 PM] joo: Kornel and Mariskha can probably take control of the transport from within, if they're allowed to accompany it; then it will be up to Falgrim to support their escape from without.
[9/27/2015 6:40:23 PM] Vaylon: Hmm.
[9/27/2015 6:40:35 PM] joo: Is there any security agency Kornel knows about with a uniform that completely conceals the face?
[9/27/2015 6:45:38 PM] joo: What about the uniform of the archive guards? What did that look like?
[9/27/2015 6:46:37 PM] @bruce: Hmm... no, I don't imagine there is. You'll probably look too shady in anything that conceals your face entirely. You'll have to find some way of getting the Heat off you, though: with drones patrolling the city constantly, it's a risk to even leave the abandoned house you've been squatting in.
[9/27/2015 6:46:42 PM] @bruce: They looked like this: vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/half-life/images/a/a2/Barneymodel.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/150?cb=20090429125817&path-prefix=en
[9/27/2015 6:50:15 PM] joo: Safe beneath the watchful eyes.
[9/27/2015 6:57:00 PM] joo: I believe that Mariskha will be able to help Kornel with his predicament. We'll see, when they make contact.
[9/27/2015 6:58:10 PM] @bruce: Marishka injects Kornel with the drug, and then pretends that bringing a dead body with her everywhere is just her quirk.
[9/27/2015 6:58:22 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[9/27/2015 6:59:06 PM] Vaylon: Haha.
[9/27/2015 7:01:20 PM] joo: The fact that Falgrim has half of the money needed to pay of the rest of Marelus Gaest's bribe is a bit of a problem, I have realised.
[9/27/2015 7:01:25 PM] joo: Perhaps some Deals will have to be Altered.
[9/27/2015 7:02:45 PM] @bruce: I don't think he necessarily wanted the second half upfront.
[9/27/2015 7:03:09 PM] @bruce: I thought he'd give you the Documents, and you'd finish paying him after completing the job.
[9/27/2015 7:08:54 PM] joo: That would be rather trusting of him; but if that's so, maybe it will work.
[9/27/2015 7:09:34 PM] joo: In any case, we'll need a way to wire it to him discreetly, or something, after we bugger off.
[9/27/2015 7:10:11 PM] @bruce: That's just Basic Business, my friend.
[9/27/2015 7:10:22 PM] @bruce: Yes, you can convert it to bitcoin.
[9/27/2015 7:11:03 PM] Theo: Bah. Shit job. Need a new one. I'll try get Marishka's part done.
[9/27/2015 7:11:30 PM] @bruce: What's going on over there, Theo?
[9/27/2015 7:13:11 PM] Theo: We've had to call the doctor out to either give a stronger sedative or admit this woman. She's in full blown psychosis tonight and, though she's calmer than earlier, what we've given her is wearing off too quick. We're rotating who's with her so we can have a break.
[9/27/2015 7:13:52 PM] joo: Oh dear.
[9/27/2015 7:13:58 PM] Vaylon:
[9/27/2015 7:16:04 PM] Theo: She's not being violent now, but manic.
[9/27/2015 7:16:38 PM] * Theo has never actually seen a full blown psychosis, only studied them.
[9/27/2015 7:19:46 PM] @bruce: Well, anyway: you land safely in the cramped city of Caradin, Marishka, making it past the many security checks. The city is still on high alert, searching for Kornel.
[9/27/2015 7:19:59 PM] @bruce: How will you both Rendezvous?
[9/27/2015 7:20:02 PM] joo: If Marishka contacts Kornel, he gives her the locations of the place he's staying, and asks her to come. He tells her that he can't move from here for now because of some scrutiny from the authorities, and that there's a favour he needs to ask of her.
[9/27/2015 7:20:13 PM] joo: Kornel still has his communication device.
[9/27/2015 7:20:19 PM] @bruce: Okay.
[9/27/2015 7:21:26 PM] Theo: Is it safe to say Marishka is left alone with Pal?
[9/27/2015 7:22:11 PM] Vaylon: Bruce, why don't you invite Squelch to watch Dungeon Galaxy? I'm sure he would be interested.
[9/27/2015 7:22:45 PM] @bruce: Oh, no, you aren't at the prison yet. The prison is on an island some ways away from the city.
[9/27/2015 7:23:06 PM] Theo: Oooh!
[9/27/2015 7:23:11 PM] Theo: Misread!
[9/27/2015 7:23:17 PM] @bruce: Kornel will have to figure out how he'll join you, first, since he's all kinds of Wanted.
[9/27/2015 7:23:40 PM] Vaylon: Wanted, dead or alive~
[9/27/2015 7:24:09 PM] joo: Kornel can feel the hard Bulge of police activity that lets him know the city wants him.
[9/27/2015 7:24:23 PM] Vaylon: Always making this weirder than it has to be.
[9/27/2015 7:24:27 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[9/27/2015 7:25:01 PM] Theo: Once past all the security and safely in, Marishka finds a quiet place and taps her communication device, "Kornel? I presume you made a bit of a mess, yes?"
[9/27/2015 7:25:57 PM] joo: Kornel replies, "Kornel left a while ago. This is Mando. But, yes, he left things in a bit of a mess. Can I ask you to come to my location?"
[9/27/2015 7:26:32 PM] @bruce: Kornel's the weirdo always asking people to call him by his roleplay name.
[9/27/2015 7:26:38 PM] joo: Hahah.
[9/27/2015 7:27:18 PM] joo: And Kornel tells Marishka where he's staying.
[9/27/2015 7:28:23 PM] Theo: Haha!
[9/27/2015 7:28:50 PM] @bruce: Marishka is disgusted by Kornel's teabagging habits, and decides to go solo.
[9/27/2015 7:29:53 PM] Theo: With a soft sigh, Marishka makes her way to le epic hideout, searching for this 'Mando'.
[9/27/2015 7:29:59 PM] joo: Heh.
[9/27/2015 7:30:26 PM] joo: Le chateau d'espionage.
[9/27/2015 7:30:50 PM] @bruce: Kornel got too into it all and bought himself a katana and some sunglasses.
[9/27/2015 7:30:55 PM] joo: Hahahaha.
[9/27/2015 7:31:50 PM] Vaylon: Hah.
[9/27/2015 7:33:03 PM] joo: Kornel is looking through the blinds of the window of his room when Mariskha comes in. He turns and nods to her. "Are the other preparations in place?"
[9/27/2015 7:34:24 PM] Vaylon: Reunited and it feels so good!
[9/27/2015 7:34:27 PM] Vaylon: They're even in the right setting.
[9/27/2015 7:34:56 PM] Vaylon: A cheap, dirty hotel. The perfect place for a tawdry, animalstic affair.
[9/27/2015 7:35:03 PM] joo: Heh.
[9/27/2015 7:35:27 PM] joo: I don't know if Kornel is in a hotel. He just found an unoccupied building to squat in.
[9/27/2015 7:36:29 PM] Vaylon: Gross.
[9/27/2015 7:36:31 PM] Theo: Marishka nods, patting her bag, "Everything's in order. Aside the extra security that has mysteriously been but in place, making it impossible for Falgrim to join me." she says, arching a brow at Kornel.
[9/27/2015 7:37:32 PM] @bruce: Yeah, he didn't have much luck with the hotel.
[9/27/2015 7:39:16 PM] joo: Kornel says. "A regrettable affair, but things had to be done to move forward. I'd like to accompany you to aid in breaking out the Doctor when the time comes, but this security will also cause a problem for me. Therefore, I'd like to ask if you can do some surgery on my face to change its appearance."
[9/27/2015 7:39:19 PM] Vaylon: Oh, yeah.
[9/27/2015 7:39:25 PM] Vaylon: Oh, god!
[9/27/2015 7:39:38 PM] Vaylon: Looks like we're going to be doing a little bit of impromptu surgery!
[9/27/2015 7:39:47 PM] Vaylon: (Surgery!)
[9/27/2015 7:41:21 PM] joo: Kornel brushes a hand across his face. "I have no attachment to it now, for reasons I may be able to tell you later. For this service, I cannot immediately repay you, but I will be in your debt. I do not mind taking part in further experiments, for example."
[9/27/2015 7:41:35 PM] @bruce: Ahh, this takes me back.
[9/27/2015 7:41:41 PM] Vaylon: What is it with people in our campaigns permanently altering their appearances?
[9/27/2015 7:41:44 PM] @bruce: Soon Kornel will be stabbing himself in the fucking eye.
[9/27/2015 7:41:57 PM] joo: Hahah.
[9/27/2015 7:42:19 PM] @bruce: That was probably the most demented part of my DW campaign.
[9/27/2015 7:42:38 PM] Vaylon: The worst thing is that I was really going to do it for him, and he did himself anyway.
[9/27/2015 7:42:49 PM] @bruce: How am I going to get this eye out? Let's just stab it and see what happens.
[9/27/2015 7:43:07 PM] Theo: Marishka sighs as she looks around the room and nods, "Very well. I should have what I need, but I don't have enough anaesthetic to completely numb you so it's going to hurt." she warns, clearing off a large table and setting her bag on it, "I'm sure we can find *some* arrangement of repayment.." she adds with a grin.
[9/27/2015 7:43:42 PM] joo: Kornel says. "No matter. I have been trained to withstand pain."
[9/27/2015 7:43:51 PM] @bruce: Wow, you're cool.
[9/27/2015 7:43:57 PM] Vaylon: Yeah, they had to train Kornel.
[9/27/2015 7:44:01 PM] Vaylon: It just comes naturally to Falgrim.
[9/27/2015 7:44:06 PM] joo: Hahah.
[9/27/2015 7:44:40 PM] @bruce: Kornel, after a week in Caradin: www.cringechannel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1390074499160.png
[9/27/2015 7:50:27 PM] Theo: Dragging Kornel to the table, seeing as he's too lazy to move, Marishka gets to work, altering his lip, eye and nose areas.
[9/27/2015 7:50:51 PM] joo: Heh. Whoops.
[9/27/2015 7:51:25 PM] Theo:
[9/27/2015 7:51:38 PM] @bruce: Okay. Since you're using just what you have on hand, that'll be a Field Experiment.
[9/27/2015 7:51:40 PM] joo: What is Kornel's new appearance going to be?
[9/27/2015 7:51:43 PM] @bruce: Roll+INT.
[9/27/2015 7:52:00 PM] Theo: !r 2d6+2 (Face Off)
[9/27/2015 7:52:01 PM] @pagebot: Theo: 9=4+3(+2) (Face Off)
[9/27/2015 7:52:24 PM] joo: Heh.
[9/27/2015 7:52:28 PM] Vaylon: So close!
[9/27/2015 7:52:30 PM] Vaylon: Kornel, later: "I never asked for this."
[9/27/2015 7:52:34 PM] joo: XD
[9/27/2015 7:52:41 PM] joo: But he did!
[9/27/2015 7:52:53 PM] Vaylon: Did you ask for the third nostril?
[9/27/2015 7:52:54 PM] Theo: Marishka adds boobs as well.
[9/27/2015 7:52:58 PM] Vaylon: LOL
[9/27/2015 7:52:59 PM] joo: Hahahaha.
[9/27/2015 7:53:12 PM] joo: To his face?
[9/27/2015 7:53:33 PM] Theo: Nah. She got distracted.
[9/27/2015 7:54:20 PM] @bruce: On a 7-9, the choices are for the experiment to take more time, or for a lesser effect.
[9/27/2015 7:54:23 PM] joo: I see. Perhaps he can get implants that let him use them as guns, then.
[9/27/2015 7:54:34 PM] Vaylon: Guns for his guns.
[9/27/2015 7:54:40 PM] @bruce: Since time isn't really a critical factor in some cases, perhaps I should Modify that someday.
[9/27/2015 7:55:00 PM] Vaylon: A dangerous tag or a lesser effect.
[9/27/2015 7:55:12 PM] joo: Kornel's face [dangerous].
[9/27/2015 7:55:16 PM] @bruce: Kornel's face is Dangerous, which means he's fucking ugly.
[9/27/2015 7:55:17 PM] Vaylon: Hah.
[9/27/2015 7:55:23 PM] Theo: I knew I should have drunk his blood first for the forward.
[9/27/2015 7:55:35 PM] joo: Yes, you should have.
[9/27/2015 7:55:47 PM] Vaylon: No, he needs that blood. Have you seen him? He ain't got much.
[9/27/2015 7:56:12 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim, though, he's got a lot of blood. You can suck on him all night long.
[9/27/2015 7:56:21 PM] joo: His blood pressure just decreased a bit when Marishka laid him on that table.
[9/27/2015 7:56:29 PM] Vaylon: Hah.
[9/27/2015 7:56:33 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[9/27/2015 7:57:38 PM] Theo: XD
[9/27/2015 7:57:41 PM] @bruce: I wonder what you would make a new nose out of, if you didn't have any materials.
[9/27/2015 7:57:59 PM] joo: You'd make it out of the old nose.
[9/27/2015 7:58:12 PM] Theo: Just cut bits off it.
[9/27/2015 7:58:45 PM] @bruce: Kornel's new nose is a dirty condom Marishka found on the floor that she filled with rocks for stability, and then stapled on.
[9/27/2015 7:59:17 PM] joo: Kornel's new face: s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/small%20face%20conan-o-brien.jpg
[9/27/2015 7:59:25 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[9/27/2015 7:59:58 PM] Vaylon: joo: Do you know where that meme originated?
[9/27/2015 8:00:20 PM] joo: No.
[9/27/2015 8:00:22 PM] Vaylon: Well, it started with your hero, Mitt Romney.
[9/27/2015 8:00:31 PM] Vaylon: littlefacemitt.com/
[9/27/2015 8:01:11 PM] joo: Heh.
[9/27/2015 8:01:36 PM] joo: Making your face small just gives you even more Distinguished Hair.
[9/27/2015 8:02:20 PM] @bruce: Kornel, after a whole lot of pain, you have a new face. It's an unfamiliar one, but you are now a New man, living a life that is truly your own. And that's beautiful.
[9/27/2015 8:03:22 PM] joo: What was the choice for Field Experiment?
[9/27/2015 8:03:58 PM] @bruce: They didn't apply very well to this particular Experiment, as I pointed out.
[9/27/2015 8:04:16 PM] joo: I didn't realise you were just giving a free Success.
[9/27/2015 8:04:57 PM] @bruce: It's a Beta, bro.
[9/27/2015 8:05:05 PM] joo: Very well.
[9/27/2015 8:05:34 PM] @bruce: I'll probably make some changes to the Field Experiment stuff sometime, now that we've had some Real experiences with it.
[9/27/2015 8:06:02 PM] joo: Yes, after some Experimental usage of it, you might say.
[9/27/2015 8:06:04 PM] Vaylon: Yes, the field experiment was a --
[9/27/2015 8:06:21 PM] @bruce: hue
[9/27/2015 8:06:44 PM] joo: If Kornel has a chance to look at his face in a mirror, he says to Mariskha, "Good work. Thank you."
[9/27/2015 8:08:44 PM] @bruce: Yes, there is a dirty, cracked mirror in the grotty, piss-stained bathroom.
[9/27/2015 8:11:38 PM] @bruce: Uh... I have to step out for a moment.
[9/27/2015 8:11:40 PM] @bruce: Brb.
[9/27/2015 8:11:59 PM] Vaylon: ô_o
[9/27/2015 8:17:28 PM] joo: If Mariskha has no more Business with Kornel, he takes his laser rifle, crossbow and sniper rifle out from under the bare mattress in the room, and steps out of the window.

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[9/27/2015 10:58:59 PM] @pagebot: Missed rolls (estimated): Theo: 0 of 2, Vaylon: 0 of 1.
[9/27/2015 10:59:08 PM] @bruce: A Perfect game.
[9/27/2015 10:59:43 PM] Vaylon: Haha.
[9/27/2015 11:00:37 PM] Vaylon: I'm so glad I didn't miss that roll.
[9/27/2015 11:00:46 PM] @bruce: I'm not sure you guys fufilled any of the questions, or your Alignments. We may have to discuss bonds later, because it seems joo has passed the Fuck out.
[9/27/2015 11:01:02 PM] Vaylon: The excitement of the blood moon was too much.

[broose]

[10/10/2015 5:12:02 PM] @bruce: Last time on Dungeon Galaxy, you made your final preparations to free Pal Darvas from the prison fortress of Iostov. With the city of Caradin on high alert looking for you, Kornel, you had Marishka surgically alter your appearance. Falgrim, meanwhile, is lying in wait at the edge of the prison island, preparing an ambush.
[10/10/2015 5:13:06 PM] @bruce: Kornel, Marishka, if you have no more business in Caradin, you may board the next hover barge out to Iostov, thanks to Marelus Gaest's recommendation that you be sent there immediately.
[10/10/2015 5:13:42 PM] joo: Kornel is locked and loaded.
[10/10/2015 5:15:38 PM] Theo: Marishka is ready to go.
[10/10/2015 5:17:38 PM] @bruce: You both board an old hover barge with a dented hull of black metal. The vessel is filled with armed guards, with incoming prisoners stored in the deck below. Nobody gives either of you any trouble. You're posing as Marishka's bodyguard, right, Kornel?
[10/10/2015 5:18:27 PM] joo: Yes. Kornel attends Marishka silently.
[10/10/2015 5:20:50 PM] @bruce: Very well. You stay in the interior of the barge as it glides over the ocean. Eventually, you hear claps of thunder and rain pelting the hull of the barge. Fierce storms are common in many parts of Egrion, you've heard.
[10/10/2015 5:21:57 PM] Theo: Marishka closes her eyes as the storm arrives, leaning back in her seat.
[10/10/2015 5:24:28 PM] @bruce: The barge continues over the rocky wasteland of Iostov, and comes to a stop at the base of the mountain. A ramp leads into a wide cargo depot built into the rock. There are armed guards posted up everywhere, wearing red uniforms and black bulletproof vests.
[10/10/2015 5:25:31 PM] joo: Among their other weaponry.
[10/10/2015 5:27:04 PM] @bruce: As you step out, a grelt in an officer's attire greets you, flanked by two guards. There's a patch on her face where the fur has been replaced with metal plating. One of her eyes on the same side, you see, is also artificial.
[10/10/2015 5:27:27 PM] joo: Sick.
[10/10/2015 5:27:35 PM] @bruce: She looks you over and introduces herself as Warden Harela Grum. "You're here for Darvas?" She asks.
[10/10/2015 5:35:52 PM] Theo: Marishka nods politely at the woman, "I am Doctor Marishka Laenaskov. The patient is in place for me, yes?"
[10/10/2015 5:38:28 PM] @bruce: "He is ready to be brought to the medical center at any time," she says, and then adds: "
[10/10/2015 5:40:49 PM] @bruce: "Try to ignore his ramblings. He might seem clever at first, but he is anything but sane."
[10/10/2015 5:42:30 PM] Theo: Marishka nods, swapping her bag from one hand to the other, "If you could lead us to the centre, I'd like to begin."
[10/10/2015 5:45:07 PM] @bruce: She waves a hand towards a wide exit on the left side of this wide room. "Simply take the staff tram to the upper levels. One of the guards will escort you to the medical center from there." She says. "I will make sure the human is ready for you."
[10/10/2015 5:46:18 PM] @bruce: Vaylon, are you there?
[10/10/2015 5:46:22 PM] Vaylon: Yes.
[10/10/2015 5:47:23 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, you know the route the hover barges take in and out of Iostov, from the scouting you've done along the coast.
[10/10/2015 5:47:46 PM] @bruce: You have some time to prepare while Kornel and Marishka put their plan into effect. What do you do?
[10/10/2015 5:49:00 PM] Vaylon: Hmm.
[10/10/2015 5:49:24 PM] Vaylon: What do they do once they reach the coast?
[10/10/2015 5:49:51 PM] @bruce: They continue Hovering across the ocean.
[10/10/2015 5:50:08 PM] Vaylon: Wait, what?
[10/10/2015 5:50:28 PM] joo: What did you expect?
[10/10/2015 5:50:28 PM] @bruce: What's the problem?
[10/10/2015 5:50:48 PM] Vaylon: Okay, in what manner do they release the prisoners once they reach the coast?
[10/10/2015 5:51:44 PM] @bruce: I'm not sure what you're asking, exactly. Do you mean when they reach the prison?
[10/10/2015 5:52:00 PM] joo: Perhaps Vaylon means when they reach the other coast.
[10/10/2015 5:52:18 PM] Vaylon: I thought Falgrim was on the far coast, after all.
[10/10/2015 5:52:25 PM] Vaylon: Is he on the prison island's coast?
[10/10/2015 5:52:49 PM] joo: Falgrim has some serious direction problems.
[10/10/2015 5:52:55 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[10/10/2015 5:53:00 PM] Vaylon: Yes, I am directionally-challenged.
[10/10/2015 5:53:04 PM] @bruce: Yes, it was my understanding that he was on the coast of Iostov.
[10/10/2015 5:53:21 PM] Vaylon: Oh, I see.
[10/10/2015 5:53:26 PM] joo: That's why I thought it was a bit demented to set up the trap there.
[10/10/2015 5:54:01 PM] Vaylon: Yes, well, I am an idiot.
[10/10/2015 5:54:17 PM] joo: It would probably be a demented hoedown either way.
[10/10/2015 5:54:23 PM] Vaylon: Probably.
[10/10/2015 5:54:36 PM] @bruce: The other Coast would probably be Densely Inhabitated, and you probably would have been seen during your demented jump.
[10/10/2015 5:54:53 PM] Vaylon: I suppose we'll have to intercept the package before it's loaded into the ship.
[10/10/2015 5:55:04 PM] Vaylon: Oh, I see.
[10/10/2015 5:55:44 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim will find the dock for these hover barges, radio the coordinates to Dawn, and lie in wait.
[10/10/2015 5:56:00 PM] Vaylon: Unless joo and Theo think differently, my plan is to ambush them before they load him into the barge.
[10/10/2015 5:56:44 PM] joo: I don't know if that will work, since the barge apparently goes right into the prison compound.
[10/10/2015 5:57:03 PM] joo: I doubt they would march the prisoners over any unprotected length of land before loading them.
[10/10/2015 5:57:24 PM] joo: (In case you didn't notice, it's a barge that also floats over land.)
[10/10/2015 5:57:28 PM] Vaylon: Oh.
[10/10/2015 5:57:34 PM] Vaylon: Right, I forgot. This is the Future.
[10/10/2015 5:57:39 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[10/10/2015 5:57:50 PM] Wren is now known as Wrenmovies
[10/10/2015 5:57:55 PM] Vaylon: Is there an ideal point from which Falgrim can jump onto the barge?
[10/10/2015 5:58:16 PM] joo: This is going to be like that He-Man video.
[10/10/2015 5:59:35 PM] @bruce: Hmm... yes, the terrain gets more Rough as you approach the mountain. You could probably reach a tall hill to pull off that maneuver from, but you'd have to dodge patrols to get that close to the prison.
[10/10/2015 6:01:00 PM] Vaylon: Hmm. Okay, then, that's what I'll do once they signal he's on the barge.
[10/10/2015 6:02:42 PM] @bruce: Okay.
[10/10/2015 6:02:42 PM] joo: The code-phrase for that is: "The red wombat is going for a walk."
[10/10/2015 6:02:55 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[10/10/2015 6:05:51 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim, still in his suit, clambers across the wasteland and up the mountain, trying to be as stealthy as possible in this suit.
[10/10/2015 6:07:53 PM] @bruce: Marishka, Kornel, you take the tram high up through the underground facility, towards the top of the mountain. As you leave the station, you step through a scanner operated by one of the guards, an older, hard-faced man. He waves you through, despite Kornel's weapon collection.
[10/10/2015 6:08:30 PM] @bruce: As you pass by, Kornel, the guard looks at you. "You're her bodyguard, huh? Lucky you!" He says, with a smirk, and claps you on the back.
[10/10/2015 6:09:01 PM] Vaylon: Wow.
[10/10/2015 6:09:06 PM] Theo: XD
[10/10/2015 6:09:35 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[10/10/2015 6:11:10 PM] joo: Kornel just says, "Yes, sir."
[10/10/2015 6:11:53 PM] Theo: Marishka raises a brow at the guard, "Please do not distract him." she says shortly, stepping in.
[10/10/2015 6:13:06 PM] @bruce: You're in a small lobby area outside the tram station. There are a few bored looking guards here, keeping the entrance into the prison secure. It seems you have free rein to move throughout the prison, for now. Or one of these guards would be willing to show you to the medical center, surely.
[10/10/2015 6:13:14 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[10/10/2015 6:15:39 PM] Theo: Shall we go for a leisurely stroll, joo?
[10/10/2015 6:16:17 PM] joo: Why not?
[10/10/2015 6:16:32 PM] joo: Perhaps there is something useful to Discern about this place.
[10/10/2015 6:18:39 PM] joo: (Which will be useful when we're eventually captured and imprisoned here ourselves.)
[10/10/2015 6:18:44 PM] Theo: Marishka nods to the guards as she walks past them, looking around with curiosity.
[10/10/2015 6:18:56 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[10/10/2015 6:19:03 PM] Theo: (That was actually my suspicion as well)
[10/10/2015 6:26:03 PM] @bruce: You wander your way down a few corridors until you reach a sector of holding cells. The cells are cramped and stacked up towards the ceiling, where many of them are only accessible by a metal catwalk. The walls facing into the room are transparent, and each has a small device built into it that, when activated, allows you to speak with the prisoners inside. The cells are, otherwise, completely soundproofe
[10/10/2015 6:26:03 PM] @bruce: d.
[10/10/2015 6:27:21 PM] @bruce: The prisoners show little interest in you as you pass by. A guard watching over this area looks to you both, "They're acting strange lately. Planning something, I tell you. We'll have trouble soon, I'd wager."
[10/10/2015 6:28:36 PM] joo: Later, when we're walking back past, he says the same thing.
[10/10/2015 6:28:44 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[10/10/2015 6:29:04 PM] @bruce: Hey, it's a boring job. They'll strike up a conversation with any weirdo who walks by.
[10/10/2015 6:29:29 PM] joo: Well, they certainly will have trouble soon, that is true.
[10/10/2015 6:35:49 PM] Vaylon: Hmm.
[10/10/2015 6:37:53 PM] joo: Kornel looks about carefully, consulting his training in security to try to identify any weaknesses or other interesting features of how the prison works.
[10/10/2015 6:38:35 PM] @bruce: Hmm... if you want to Discern Realities, you'll have to do more than look.
[10/10/2015 6:39:37 PM] joo: That would be most unprofessional. Kornel just looks.
[10/10/2015 6:39:50 PM] @bruce: Heh.
[10/10/2015 6:40:06 PM] joo: (Kornel goes around tapping on the walls, looking for secret passages.)
[10/10/2015 6:40:19 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[10/10/2015 6:41:47 PM] Vaylon: Hah!
[10/10/2015 6:43:15 PM] Theo: Marishka remains silent, simply nodding to the guard as she takes everything in.
[10/10/2015 6:44:18 PM] @bruce: It seems pretty solid just from looking at it, Kornel. The prisoners are kept in their cells at all hours and constantly monitored, it seems. The only time they're let out is for medical emergencies or transfers.
[10/10/2015 6:45:03 PM] @bruce: You might be able to identify more weaknesses if you got a look at one of the security control rooms scattered around the prison. Maybe there are some vulnerabilities in their networks.
[10/10/2015 6:45:06 PM] joo: Damn. Do they have access to exercise equipment in the cells?
[10/10/2015 6:46:18 PM] @bruce: No, just a few Personal Belongings. They have stripped away the best part of going to prison, which is the opportunity to become a fucking beast.
[10/10/2015 6:46:54 PM] @bruce: Most cells hold multiple prisoners, though, so maybe they take turns bench pressing each other.
[10/10/2015 6:46:59 PM] joo: Hahah.
[10/10/2015 6:47:26 PM] joo: BRB.
[10/10/2015 6:47:40 PM] joo: Kornel will just follow Marishka unless something notable happens.
[10/10/2015 6:47:51 PM] @bruce: Wow. What a Follower.
[10/10/2015 6:49:29 PM] @bruce: Falgrim, you make your way across the wasteland in the Valkyrie. Stealth isn't going to be very easy in this thing, but you give it your best shot.
[10/10/2015 6:52:41 PM] Vaylon: Oh, dear.
[10/10/2015 6:53:28 PM] @bruce: Unfortunately, as you near the mountain, you see several figures on patrol on the horizon. You'll have to roll Take Point to outmaneuver this group.
[10/10/2015 6:53:49 PM] @bruce: (A first, I believe.)
[10/10/2015 6:54:10 PM] * Vaylon grumbles about Bruce making him look up the rulebook.
[10/10/2015 6:54:19 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[10/10/2015 6:54:52 PM] * @bruce has taken down the Docs version and published a new version that costs $50, which you'll have to pay to proceed.
[10/10/2015 6:55:29 PM] Vaylon: ಠ_ಠ
[10/10/2015 6:55:45 PM] Vaylon: Wisdom? Ffffffff
[10/10/2015 6:56:24 PM] @bruce: Yes. Take Point is my version of how Perilous Journeys work in DG.
[10/10/2015 6:56:28 PM] Vaylon: !r 2d6-1 Take Point
[10/10/2015 6:56:29 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 1=1+1(-1) Take Point
[10/10/2015 6:56:36 PM] * Vaylon looks at PageBot and sighs.
[10/10/2015 6:56:38 PM] joo: Ooohohohoho.
[10/10/2015 6:56:53 PM] joo: www.myinstants.com/instant/joseph-joestar-son-of-a-bitch/
[10/10/2015 7:00:24 PM] @bruce: You try to stay out of sight, Falgrim, and maneuver around them, but they know this land better than you, and the Valkyrie slows you down quite a bit.
[10/10/2015 7:02:29 PM] @bruce: Before you can get yourself out of this, you see five patrol officers wearing red combat suits covered in pouches carrying ammunition and supplies. They stand above you on a hill, and look very surprised to see you.
[10/10/2015 7:02:41 PM] @bruce: "Halt! Who the hell are you?"
[10/10/2015 7:03:22 PM] Vaylon: Shit. Falgrim's not very good at this part.
[10/10/2015 7:03:41 PM] joo: He always forgets their names a few seconds after they introduce themselves.
[10/10/2015 7:07:02 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim explains to the officers that he's a soldier who was part of an experimental invasion force to deal with the bug menace, but something went wrong, and he ended up on this planet somehow.
[10/10/2015 7:07:12 PM] Vaylon: I got nothing, man.
[10/10/2015 7:07:23 PM] @bruce: He certainly looks the part.
[10/10/2015 7:07:58 PM] @bruce: That sounds like Defy Danger with CHA to me.
[10/10/2015 7:08:04 PM] joo: Heh.
[10/10/2015 7:08:41 PM] Vaylon: !r 2d6+0 Defy Danger (CHA)
[10/10/2015 7:08:42 PM] @pagebot: Vaylon: 8=6+2 Defy Danger (CHA)
[10/10/2015 7:14:01 PM] Vaylon: I'm going to pop some popcorn.
[10/10/2015 7:14:16 PM] Vaylon: That should help soften the blow of my inevitable failure.
[10/10/2015 7:14:33 PM] @bruce: The guards speak lowly amongst themselves. The captain scratches his head. "Uh... well, we'll have to bring you to see the warden." He nods his head towards you, and the guards keep their weapons trained on you. "We'll lead you there, but we can't take any chances. Will you comply?"
[10/10/2015 7:14:58 PM] @bruce: Your inevitable Partial Success.
[10/10/2015 7:19:55 PM] Vaylon: Oh, dear.
[10/10/2015 7:21:31 PM] Vaylon: Is the captain young enough for me to call him son?
[10/10/2015 7:21:50 PM] Vaylon: Never mind.
[10/10/2015 7:21:54 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim looks at the captain. "You serve with the alliance, son?"
[10/10/2015 7:21:56 PM] joo: Heh.
[10/10/2015 7:24:03 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim is going to try to use his War Hero status to get these guys to forget they saw him.
[10/10/2015 7:25:56 PM] @bruce: The guards look you over. The captain furrows his brow. "Iostov is an Alliance installation. All of us are active duty. But I'll have to ask you to come with us, now."
[10/10/2015 7:26:00 PM] @bruce: Reveal yourself, then, Falgrim.
[10/10/2015 7:28:25 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim says, "I'm Chief Master Sergeant Falgrim Rakshahar. I'm here on a mission of the utmost importance, and I need to know if you are going to support me or not. If you give away my location and presence, it could jeopardize the whole thing."
[10/10/2015 7:31:51 PM] @bruce: The guards slowly lower their weapons. The captain looks on in awe. "Rakshahar? We've all heard stories about what happened on Frontier." He pauses, remaining silent for some time, before nodding. "I can't stand in your way. If you need to reach the prison, go quickly and you won't run into any more patrols."
[10/10/2015 7:32:03 PM] @bruce: Mark off 1 favor, Falgrim.
[10/10/2015 7:32:15 PM] Vaylon: Praise the space gods.
[10/10/2015 7:33:10 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim salutes the captain. Can he continue on his intended way from here, getting as close to the prison as possible without being seen?
[10/10/2015 7:33:11 PM] @bruce: (Falgrim pushes his luck and asks them if they have any cigarrettes.)
[10/10/2015 7:33:22 PM] @bruce: Yes.
[10/10/2015 7:33:54 PM] Vaylon: Excellent. He does this.
[10/10/2015 7:35:07 PM] joo: n1m8
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[10/10/2015 7:36:29 PM] @bruce: Let us return to Marishka and Kornel... you've both seen a bit of the prison by now. Pal Darvas is probably ready for you in the medical center by now, but nothing's stopping you from doing something else, it seems.
[10/10/2015 7:36:35 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[10/10/2015 7:41:14 PM] Vaylon: This seems all backwards.
[10/10/2015 7:41:27 PM] Vaylon: I should be the one who's a bodyguard, and Kornel should be the one skulking around.
[10/10/2015 7:41:41 PM] joo: Yes. Too bad about that earlier Hoedown.
[10/10/2015 7:55:34 PM] Theo: "I think it's time to proceed before we start looking suspicious." Marishka whispers to Kornel.
[10/10/2015 7:57:08 PM] joo: Kornel nods. "Yes, good idea. After you."
[10/10/2015 7:57:09 PM] @pagebot: Kornel bum. "Yes, good idea. After you."
[10/10/2015 7:57:13 PM] joo: Heh.
[10/10/2015 7:58:02 PM] @bruce: Kornel reached level 11 and took his Bum as a separate apprentice character.
[10/10/2015 7:58:11 PM] Vaylon: Haha.
[10/10/2015 7:58:12 PM] Theo: Marishka approaches a bored guard, "Excuse me. I seem to have gotten a little lost. Could you direct me to the medical centre please?" she asks politely.
[10/10/2015 8:03:24 PM] @bruce: The guard looks you both over and nods. "You're that doctor, huh? Right this way."
[10/10/2015 8:04:20 PM] Theo: "I am." Marishka replies with a smile, following after the guard.
[10/10/2015 8:11:34 PM] @bruce: The guard leads you into a large open clinic that branches off into several smaller operating rooms. Prisoners are being lead in and out, restrained and escorted by armed guards. A human woman in a white coat approaches you, Marishka. "Doctor Laenaskov? We have the patient ready for you," She says, with a faint smile. As she leads you across the room, she says, "I haven't heard much about this disease you're planning on examining him for, would you mind telling me about it?"
[10/10/2015 8:11:42 PM] @bruce: Tell me if that cut off.
[10/10/2015 8:11:50 PM] Vaylon: It did.
[10/10/2015 8:11:56 PM] Vaylon: At "examining him fo"
[10/10/2015 8:12:13 PM] @bruce: "examining him for, would you mind telling me about it?"
[10/10/2015 8:19:58 PM] Theo: "It is a rare disease, one that affects the nerves. He is only the fourth case I have come across outside of it's planet of origin, no doubt a result of extensive travel." Marishka explains smoothly as she walks, "It can sit dormant for many years before materialising. Tell me, have other inmates been in direct contact with my patient? They should go into quarantine for at least six weeks, with blood samples taken and sent to me every 4 days."
[10/10/2015 8:20:29 PM] joo: LOL
[10/10/2015 8:20:59 PM] joo: n1m8
[10/10/2015 8:21:28 PM] Theo: XD
[10/10/2015 8:29:02 PM] @bruce: She nods slowly. "I see. He has been kept in a cell alone, so the chances of another inmate being infected is low. Still, we'll make sure it's been properly eradicated... once I've seen some of your test results." The door into the operating room slides open. Pal Darvas, an old, wrinkled human, is lying motionless on the operating table. A guard is on duty by the door. "He has been sedated for now. I hope you don't mind if I examine you at work. I am quite interested in your handling of this disease."
[10/10/2015 8:29:42 PM] @bruce: Argh. That probably cut off too.
[10/10/2015 8:30:15 PM] Theo: Yup
[10/10/2015 8:30:17 PM] joo: It cut off after "I hope you don't mind if I examine you"
[10/10/2015 8:30:26 PM] @bruce: ooof,
[10/10/2015 8:30:31 PM] joo: Hahahaha.
[10/10/2015 8:30:37 PM] @bruce: "examine you at work. I am quite interested in your handling of this disease."
[10/10/2015 8:31:47 PM] joo: Kornel stands by the door they came in by, appearing uninterested, but watching and listening.
[10/10/2015 8:37:14 PM] Theo: "He's already sedated? Excellent. That will save me some time." Marishka replies with a smile, walking into the room and setting her bag on a small table close by, opening it, "First thing I must do is guarantee it is this strain for certain, which requires a more physical touch than merely reading test results from afar." she continues, laying out some of her personal medical instruments, "The cure is quite painful and, criminal or not, I would rather
[10/10/2015 8:37:14 PM] Theo: not put a man through so much discomfort."
[10/10/2015 8:38:36 PM] joo: Marishka: suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/24690729/images/1367988608996.jpg
[10/10/2015 8:39:30 PM] Theo: Marishka makes a show of rummaging through her bag, a small frown on her face, "Oh where is it..?" she mutters, before sighing and looking up at the woman, "Do you have the standard equipment for performing a lumbar puncture? I seem to have left my syringe behind." she asks apologetically.
[10/10/2015 8:40:17 PM] Theo: Plan here, Bruce, in case I have to roll, is Marishka with administer the sleeping death when her back is turned.
[10/10/2015 8:42:08 PM] @bruce: Hmm... yes, I think you'll have to Defy Danger with CHA to pull that off without arousing any suspicion.
[10/10/2015 8:42:30 PM] joo: That cut off after "to pull that off without arousing".
[10/10/2015 8:42:45 PM] @bruce: feck off
[10/10/2015 8:42:48 PM] Theo: !r 2d6 (DD+CHA)
[10/10/2015 8:42:50 PM] @pagebot: Theo: 7=4+3 (DD+CHA)
[10/10/2015 8:43:08 PM] @bruce: Damm. That was a close one.
[10/10/2015 8:43:16 PM] Theo: Very!
[10/10/2015 8:50:07 PM] @bruce: "Oh, ah... of course. One moment." The doctor turns away to look through the room's stock of equipment. You quickly manage to inject Darvas with a full dose of your formula, Marishka, but the doctor glances behind in suspicion as you pull away from him, and she has a small frown on her face as she brings you the syringe. She doesn't say anything, but take -1 forward against the doctor.
[10/10/2015 8:51:48 PM] joo: Kornel is about to put his gun down, but he notices that her face still has a frown.
[10/10/2015 8:51:54 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[10/10/2015 8:52:59 PM] @bruce: Kornel and the guard are just pointing their guns at eachother next to the door, participating in an ancient guard tradition.
[10/10/2015 8:54:58 PM] @bruce: What are the immediate effects on Pal Darvas, now that you've injected him, Marishka?
[10/10/2015 8:55:41 PM] Theo: Marishka smiles before pulling a surgical mask over her face and washing her hands before snapping on a pair of gloves, "Let's begin, shall we?" she says and proceeds to make a show of performing various tests on Darvas. "We need to wake him up now." she says after several minutes have past, giving her serum chance to work.
[10/10/2015 8:57:02 PM] Theo: A slow decrease in heart rate, eventually leading to a pulse not being found and no apparent signs of breathing. The anti-sedative won't work either.
[10/10/2015 9:00:49 PM] @bruce: She nods, stepping over to give him another injection. Several moments pass, and he remains still. Worry crosses her face. "He should have woken up by now."
[10/10/2015 9:03:55 PM] joo: You all saw that: she gave him the wrong injection by accident and killed him.
[10/10/2015 9:04:44 PM] Theo: Marishka frowns, leaning over Darvas and slapping his face lightly, "How much of what sedative did you give him? Was he weighed before? Height taken into account?"
[10/10/2015 9:05:00 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[10/10/2015 9:06:54 PM] @bruce: "I, ah, gave him his usual dose, I think..." She quickly leans forward and checks his vitals. "Oh... oh god!"
[10/10/2015 9:07:15 PM] @bruce: Marishka is pulling quite the Troll.
[10/10/2015 9:11:39 PM] Theo: "His usual dose?" Marishka repeats, her voice incredulous, "He should be weighed before each. Surely you know even the slightest miscalculation can be fatal?" She takes his wrist and feels for a pulse, before leaning to feel for any breath, "I have been working on a dead man. I *knew* I should have pushed for his transfer to my facility." she scoffs, frowning as she packs her things up, taking the samples she's collected, "I only hope I have enough with
[10/10/2015 9:11:39 PM] Theo: these samples to continue developing the cure to have less side effects."
[10/10/2015 9:12:53 PM] * Theo picture Kornel just stood there smirking.
[10/10/2015 9:13:02 PM] joo: Hahaha.
[10/10/2015 9:13:23 PM] joo: Something like that.
[10/10/2015 9:15:36 PM] @bruce: The doctor curses under her breath. "Damn it..." You pack your things up as she reluctantly brings out her communicator and reports on this. Everything is going according to plan.
[10/10/2015 9:18:58 PM] @bruce: The body is thoroughly inspected by several of the prison's doctors, and he is declared dead. His remains will be transferred off-site back to Caradin, on the next hover barge out, you learn.
[10/10/2015 9:19:46 PM] @bruce: All that's left is to wait for that barge's departure, it seems. What do you do?
[10/10/2015 9:21:18 PM] @bruce: You haven't checked in with Falgrim in awhile, I think. Who knows what wacky adventures he's been up to during all this.
[10/10/2015 9:21:40 PM] joo: Is there a place we can go to to talk with him reasonable privacy?
[10/10/2015 9:21:49 PM] joo: *in reasonable
[10/10/2015 9:21:56 PM] Theo: Marishka has the drone.
[10/10/2015 9:23:00 PM] @bruce: I'm sure you can find a private Toilet, Kornel.
[10/10/2015 9:24:38 PM] joo: Hmm.
[10/10/2015 9:24:54 PM] joo: Kornel invites Marishka into the toilet with him to have a chat.
[10/10/2015 9:25:03 PM] @bruce: Hahahaha.
[10/10/2015 9:25:14 PM] Vaylon: Heh.
[10/10/2015 9:25:15 PM] joo: I'm sure that the momement to get rid of gendered toilets has been successful by now.
[10/10/2015 9:25:19 PM] joo: *movement
[10/10/2015 9:25:57 PM] Theo: Marishka obliges.
[10/10/2015 9:26:22 PM] joo: Kornel says, "Falgrim, this is Kornel and Marishka. The Package has been prepared. We are waiting for its outward delivery. What is your status?"
[10/10/2015 9:27:18 PM] Vaylon: Falgrim says, "I am in position and ready to jump aboard. Can we do this with minimum casualties?"
[10/10/2015 9:33:09 PM] joo: Kornel says, "I'll do my best. We'll let you know once we're heading out."
[10/10/2015 9:33:35 PM] joo: What was the consignment of guards in the barge we came in on?
[10/10/2015 9:33:56 PM] @bruce: Consignment?
[10/10/2015 9:36:18 PM] joo: Er... I mean the assignment of guards.
[10/10/2015 9:36:29 PM] joo: i.e. how many guards are there?
[10/10/2015 9:36:51 PM] @bruce: You have issues.
[10/10/2015 9:37:16 PM] joo: I think there was a more appropriate word, but I can't think of it right now.
[10/10/2015 9:37:28 PM] @bruce: The word is "number".
[10/10/2015 9:39:23 PM] Vaylon: What is the diameter of the guard?
[10/10/2015 9:39:31 PM] @bruce: Hahaha.
[10/10/2015 9:40:43 PM] joo: Well?
[10/10/2015 9:41:00 PM] @bruce: There were around two dozen guards on duty in the barge. It's a fairly sizeable vessel.
[10/10/2015 9:41:21 PM] joo: I'll take them all out in one Roll.
[10/10/2015 9:41:22 PM] @bruce: The barge is also escorted by speeders on the way from the prison to the coast.
[10/10/2015 9:41:52 PM] @bruce: (Kornel drops a porn magazine on the floor, and every single guard stops to look at once.)
[10/10/2015 9:41:58 PM] joo: Hahahah.
[10/10/2015 9:43:21 PM] Vaylon: Haha.
[10/10/2015 9:43:24 PM] @bruce: What do you do?
[10/10/2015 9:43:25 PM] joo: Kornel doesn't have anything more to say here, nor anything in particular to do until the barge leaves, unless Mariskha has some idea.
[10/10/2015 9:50:41 PM] @bruce: Okay... if that's all, then some time later, after dark, you both board the barge once again. As you get settled inside, you watch as Darvas' "remains" are brought into a small storage area at the end of the barge's interior. The guards and other personnel get ready for what seems to be a routine trip back to Caradin.
[10/10/2015 9:52:28 PM] joo: Are Kornel and Marishka confined to any particular part the barge as passengers? If so, where is it in relation to the storage compartment?
[10/10/2015 9:55:44 PM] @bruce: There are two decks within the barge -- the one you're waiting in, and the prisoner deck below. The storage compartment is at the fore of the deck you're in. You're free to go that way, but the door leading inside is secured, it seems.
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[10/10/2015 9:58:49 PM] joo: Is the Cockpit directly accessible from this level?
[10/10/2015 10:01:10 PM] @bruce: No, the access to the cockpit is up on the top deck, outside.
[10/10/2015 10:01:41 PM] @bruce: There is a small, raised Command Room in the middle of the top deck, which is otherwise Flat.
[10/10/2015 10:01:50 PM] joo: Heh. Is it an open-air cockpit?
[10/10/2015 10:02:09 PM] joo: I see.
[10/10/2015 10:02:26 PM] joo: The bridge, as it were.
[10/10/2015 10:05:46 PM] joo: Would it be possible to use the drone to fly into the engine room, or equivalent, while the guards are distracted, and use the drone to cut off the barge's engines or even all of its power?
[10/10/2015 10:07:34 PM] @bruce: Hmm... yes, that sounds like it could work.
[10/10/2015 10:09:15 PM] joo: I suppose the distraction could come from Falgrim landing on top of it.
[10/10/2015 10:09:31 PM] Vaylon: Hmm.
[10/10/2015 10:09:33 PM] @bruce: That would be pretty Distracting, yes.
[10/10/2015 10:11:07 PM] joo: How well-lit would this floor of the barge be if its lost all of its power?
[10/10/2015 10:11:27 PM] @bruce: It would be quite Dark.
[10/10/2015 10:11:32 PM] joo: Oh, yes, I forgot that it's night; I suppose so.
[10/10/2015 10:13:32 PM] joo: Kornel has a private word with Marishka to suggest this scheme. He says, "I'm afraid it will involve you being in the dark for a while, but I'll be able to knock out enough guards in that time that we can get our friend and break out."
[10/10/2015 10:13:37 PM] Vaylon: Assuming that they communicate the plan to Falgrim...
[10/10/2015 10:14:02 PM] joo: I though that Falgrim jumping on the barge was part of the plan already.
[10/10/2015 10:15:03 PM] Vaylon: Oh. Yes.
[10/10/2015 10:16:08 PM] joo: Marishka can probably just go into Beast Mode anyway and suck some blood.
[10/10/2015 10:19:34 PM] Vaylon: Are you done planning?
[10/10/2015 10:20:00 PM] joo: I'm waiting to hear Marishka's response.
[10/10/2015 10:26:14 PM] joo: Oh, yes... Kornel also contacts Dawn and asks her to be here... soon.

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[10/10/2015 10:59:49 PM] @pagebot: Missed rolls (estimated): Theo: 0 of 1, Vaylon: 1 of 2. Full list: <http://pastebin.com/pSiEs1GB>.
[10/10/2015 11:00:10 PM] Vaylon: Hooray, failure!
[10/10/2015 11:00:36 PM] @bruce: Yes, congratulations.
[10/10/2015 11:01:04 PM] @bruce: I think we'll hold off on the Questions until we do aforementioned Mini Seshy.
[10/10/2015 11:01:10 PM] Vaylon: I agree.