Three Pillars: Second Chance
Session 13
The Enemy Within
Justin Robinson-Prickett
George sits there and bleeds.
Penny Gronbeck
Demeter drives.
The Flaming One
Its a slow trickle by now, but its not pretty.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Ow.
The Flaming One
You soon reach the turn-off to the country road that is the closest access to the caern. Driving gets much worse here, so Demeter starts taking it a bit slower.
The Flaming One
The motion of the car isn't making the lacerations covering George feel any better.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Man... this is messed up.
The Flaming One
Runs-o-rama?
Jamey Minnis
I'm waiting for us to reach the caern, unless I think that we can't make it up this way.
The Flaming One
The jeep won't make it all the way; there is no roads that far and it would be a desecration. You'll have to walk/lope/crawl painfully the mile or so after the road ends.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Ugh. Limpin' time.
Jamey Minnis
Ah. Are there any nice caves around that we could camp for the night in, clean people up, etc.?\
The Flaming One
It be wooded, not mountainous. Nothing the size you all would need.
The Flaming One
However, these woods are pretty devoid of non-natural life, so you should be safe.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
We've turned into cavemen...
Jamey Minnis
Any good clearings out in the middle of nowhere? Where we would have water, could make a fire, ...
The Flaming One
Plenty of those, Mr. Doggie.
Jamey Minnis
Great. I direct Demeter to a nice one that I happen to like.
Jamey Minnis
'You have any lights in here, George?'
The Flaming One
The clearing is nice and clear. The sky overhead is overcast, so the lighting is not what is could be for those without the keen eyes of the wolf.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"I got a flashlight in the glove box."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
George trips over something.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Sonofabitch!"
Jamey Minnis
'Just sit over there George - you're hurt.'
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"No shit, Chief! You go to med school or something?"
Jamey Minnis
Runs will make a fire to warm water for cleaning George's wounds and to make some light and warmth.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
George blindly gropes for someplace to sit.
Penny Gronbeck
Demeter will find him somewhere to sit and direct him to it.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Thanks... man, my bruises have bruises."
The Flaming One
Soon the clearly is light by the firelight. The shadows seem to grow larger and more distinct as the fire comes to life.
Jamey Minnis
When he is done with making the fire, Runs will find something to heat up water in. When he has the water on the fire, he pulls the bodies out of the back of the jeep and puts them on the ground in front of the Jeep. He'll turn on the headlights if the fire isn't making enough light for him to search the bodies by.
Jamey Minnis
Runs will then search the bodies. (I'm going to run to the restroom real quick - BRB)
The Flaming One
The water is boiling nicely. You unwrap the corpses from your makeshift body-bags. One, the gunman with the twisted left arm. The other, the friend of the Clerk from Blockbuster.
The Flaming One
Demeter knows some first aid, which is probably more than can be said for the rest of the group.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
George knows the sales tax!
Penny Gronbeck
okay, she'll work on George.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
George winces more than he has to.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Like the action heroes do.
Jamey Minnis
I'm back
Penny Gronbeck
"This will go faster if you hold still."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Yeah, I know. Never done something like that before."
The Flaming One
Two bodies. WHat you looking for?
Jamey Minnis
Anything interesting? IDs, money, match books, ...
The Flaming One
Roll three dice for me, difficulty 7
Jamey Minnis
270 - 2 successes
Jamey Minnis
I'd also like to sniff for magic and wyrm.
The Flaming One
You start rifling through the bodies. The man is dressed in a cusual suit attire George called "the undercover cop" look. His wallet lacks any identification; but you find several receipts for gas---the first being from Porltand in the south and the rest on the trail up to Eagle Lake.
The Flaming One
His only armament seemed to be the gun you left at the scene; he is not carrying anything else. There are no strange artifacts such as the one used by his assumed partner.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Smiles at Hounds is creepy...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]I always picture him, completely quiet, grinning and staring.
The Flaming One
The other is a girl, according to her Maine DL, named Xanadu Macname. Her address is local; some apartment. There is some change, some photos worth examining further, and a few cigarrete looking things.
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] :)
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Xanadu... that
Justin Robinson-Prickett
's a stupid name."
Jamey Minnis
let me guess - the smokes are wyrmy? home rolled and all that...?
Penny Gronbeck
"Her parents were probably hippies."
The Flaming One
She seemed to have been killed by acid.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Pot is not of the Wyrm!
The Flaming One
Justin's right.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Like yours?"
Jamey Minnis
oh. true. pot, would in fact be something runs is familiar with...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Not as familiar as peyote.
Penny Gronbeck
"Mine's actually a family name."
Jamey Minnis
Runs will put the pot in with his ritual things, if he recognizes it.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Mine too."
Jamey Minnis
I'd like to look at the pictures.
The Flaming One
There is no sense of magic on either body. There is a faint smell of taint, but it cannot be placed on either body. Death makes things difficult.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Death makes things easier!
The Flaming One
For some of us.
Penny Gronbeck
I don't think it makes things easier...
The Flaming One
And I'm sure George would agree right now....
Penny Gronbeck
would? is that in the subjunctive?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
George tries to be a stoic Indian...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
And fails.
Penny Gronbeck
"I have a cousin named Aphrodite. She had it much worse than my sister and me."
Jamey Minnis
Anything interesting in the pictures, TJ?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"What's your other sister's name?"
The Flaming One
There are several of them. Two look like what George would call a "prom date" photos: one is the girl in some horrid dress with some guy in a bad suit, and the same two with several more. You think recognize some of them: the "date" looks sort of like the dead blob, one of the men in the other pictures as the man with the head problem, and the clerk from blockbuster.
Penny Gronbeck
"Euridyce."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Heh... that's nothing. I got a cousin - stupid fucker who lives in the woods - named Rotting Bear."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"That's what he smells like, see."
Penny Gronbeck
"Did he grow up with that?"
Jamey Minnis
the dead blob was who? the guy with tentacles?
The Flaming One
Yup.
Jamey Minnis
and the 'head problem' would be the guy we killed at the warehouse?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Nah, his Christian name is Charles, but everybody calls him Rotting Bear. We Riels don't name our kids like they do in Louis L'Amour books."
The Flaming One
Yup. Gary Todds.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Tonight on Hard Copy! HELL PROM!!!
The Flaming One
I can see the story now....
Penny Gronbeck
Demeter shrugs.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"I mean, it's hard enough to be an Indian, but to go through life with a name like Wipes-With-Leaves? No way, man."
Jamey Minnis
Runs heads over to George and Demeter and crouches down beside them.
Penny Gronbeck
"Yeah, that'd be worse. Although being called Aphrodite in school is pretty bad, too."
Jamey Minnis
'How are you, George?'
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"What's shaking, Chief?"
Penny Gronbeck
"Hey, Runs."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"It's a dog eat dog world, Chief, and I'm wearing milk bone underpants."
Jamey Minnis
Runs smiles.
Penny Gronbeck
"Better than meat underpants."
The Flaming One
The bleeding has stopped, but George is going to be a lot worse for wear for the foreseable future. His nose is smashed in, he has lacerations from the fall all over his body, and he is favoring his left arm.
Jamey Minnis
'You did well, grabbing the woman. I wish we knew where to find that man.'
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Tracking the car, maybe? I dunno."
Jamey Minnis
'I can't think of a way to do that. Do you know where her appartment is?' (runs shows him her ID)
The Flaming One
Its near the junior college.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Yeah. It's near the college."
Jamey Minnis
Did she have keys in her pocket?
The Flaming One
Yup. And a lighter, 34 cents in change, and a half used pack of gum.
Jamey Minnis
'Can you give Demeter directions?'
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Sure thing. You guys are gonna leave me in the woods?"
Jamey Minnis
'I was going to go quickly with Demeter and then come back, letting the rest of you have a chance to rest and heal.'
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Oh. Okay."
Jamey Minnis
(runs, BTW, has some nasty looking acid burns, most likely, as he took 3 levels of Ag damage)
The Flaming One
Logan and Demeter also look burned by the acid, don't forget (and Demeter was shot).
Penny Gronbeck
so we're all ugly, is what you're saying.
Jamey Minnis
Yeah, but the gunshot should have healed already...
The Flaming One
Well, Smiles is fine (not in homid [unless its not her breed form]).
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Her? I thought Smiles was a he.
Matthew Hammer
Two comments
Jamey Minnis
Runs will go to the stream or lake and wash his face. He'll then strip and change into clean clothes w/o acid damage.
Matthew Hammer
Smiles he, Demeter her
The Flaming One
Yes, two separate comments (like "I like pain... I need to call Monika")
Matthew Hammer
chuckle
The Flaming One
Not that I ever said that, you see.
Matthew Hammer
Suuure TJ
Penny Gronbeck
of course not.
The Flaming One
So, Demeter and Runs go, everyone else stays?
Penny Gronbeck
Demeter will follow Runs' example.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damn... no kiss.
Penny Gronbeck
maybe if she survives this one.
Jamey Minnis
That sounds like a good plan to me.
The Flaming One
K.
The Flaming One
One moment, must change CDs...
Jamey Minnis
'Logan - you need to watch the campsite and keep everyone safe. You are on guard.'
The Flaming One
And Smiles?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
George would like to pass out now.
The Flaming One
Logan nods with and "aye." (Teddy's on an extended brb).
Matthew Hammer
Smiles sits back against a tree, watching the camp with lidded eyes and a slight smile.
Jamey Minnis
and smiles...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Fuckin' creepy, man.
Jamey Minnis
Runs makes sure that George has his 40 near at hand...
The Flaming One
Runs and Demeter jump into the jeep. Soon, they are back driving down the road.
The Flaming One
The JC is in a part of town you have not visisted. It is better maintained, looks a bit more affluent, but not rich: the factory and bar was run down, this is just struggling to get by.
The Flaming One
The apartment is in a complex called "Eagle's Nest." Its a large, three story, unattractive building that looks similar to a motel.
Jamey Minnis
Runs is wearing something less conspicuous...
The Flaming One
Xanadu'
The Flaming One
s aparement is on the second floor.
Jamey Minnis
Are there any cop cars around or anything like that?
Penny Gronbeck
do we know what her phone number is, or if she had roommates?
The Flaming One
You know the former, not the latter.
Penny Gronbeck
is there a pay phone around here?
The Flaming One
There is a light on.
The Flaming One
Yes, there is one near the main office.
Penny Gronbeck
"We could call to see if there's anyone there..."
Jamey Minnis
'An excellent idea.'
Penny Gronbeck
Demeter will call.
The Flaming One
The phone rings. After the third ring, the answering machine picks up. Its a female voice. "Hey. Cindy and Julie ain't home, so live a message, okay?" Then there is a tone.
Penny Gronbeck
Hang up.
Penny Gronbeck
"No one answered."
Jamey Minnis
'Maybe we should watch to see if anyone is actually there.'
Penny Gronbeck
how late is it?
The Flaming One
The one window you can see is at height where you would be pretty conspicious looking in (think East Dorm old slates). The apartment is on the second story.
The Flaming One
It is now around 9 (about 1-2 hrs since the bar).
Penny Gronbeck
"What if they're not home and come back while we're watching?"
Jamey Minnis
'Or we could just barge in and hope that no one is there.'
Penny Gronbeck
Demeter shrugs.
Penny Gronbeck
"It could have been the wrong number, unless people call her Cindy."
Jamey Minnis
'Let's just head in.'
Penny Gronbeck
"Okay."
The Flaming One
(or Julie?)
Penny Gronbeck
(Cindy seemed more likely...)
The Flaming One
So, smash the door in? Pick the lock w/ your teeth?
Penny Gronbeck
I thought we had keys...
The Flaming One
Well, you *could* do it that way. ;p
Jamey Minnis
That was why I asked about a Key, TJ.
Jamey Minnis
I'm planning on walking up to the door, fumbling for the key while sniffing for wyrm and magic, then walking right in like we own the place.
The Flaming One
You open up the door. The living room is decorated like some college student owned the place: mismatched, cheap furniture. There is no smell of magic, and the sense of taint is faint, but present. A weaker form of what was felt in Gary's room.
The Flaming One
There is a kitchen area and a hallway leading off to other rooms (which you cannot see). You think you hear something coming from the back rooms.
Jamey Minnis
OK.
The Flaming One
And...?
The Flaming One
Xanadu's apartment is cursed, I tell you!
Jamey Minnis
apparently...
Matthew Hammer
Hello?
Jamey Minnis
so, as I was saying, I want to cautiously head toward where the noises are coming from.
The Flaming One
Hellow.
The Flaming One
'K. Want to wait for Pennlicious?
Matthew Hammer
I gots two TJs
Jamey Minnis
checking the other rooms between me and there.
Jamey Minnis
yeah, let's wait.
The Flaming One
I only got me once. That's odd...
Jamey Minnis
I think you are being sacriligious, Matt... ; >
Matthew Hammer
one for you, one for me, two for you, one two for me, ...
The Flaming One
Something is wrong w/ your counting stragegy...
The Flaming One
brb...
The Flaming One
Back (phone call)
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Weee!
The Flaming One
Okay, going to let Dina in... cross your fingers...
Matthew Hammer
Good Luck all
The Flaming One
Are you all here?
Penny Gronbeck
but only on the right hand.
The Flaming One
Is this the afterlife?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Here.
Dina O'Shire
i'm here
The Flaming One
We're both here.
Penny Gronbeck
we?
The Flaming One
Okay, lets try this again. Aparement. Check.
Penny Gronbeck
is that the royal we?
The Flaming One
No, the agnostic we. Me and maybe somebody else.
Jamey Minnis
aha.
Jamey Minnis
we have a penny. : )
The Flaming One
Okay, so plan: go to sound, searching rooms as go along?
Jamey Minnis
yep.
The Flaming One
There are three rooms off the hallway: one if open as you enter it--the bathroom. There is light under the farthest door, none from the middle. Both doors are closed. The far one has the sound. It sounds like it may be ... crying?
Jamey Minnis
sneaking on over. you want me to roll stealth+dex?
The Flaming One
Roll (diff 6)
Jamey Minnis
1789 - 2 successes
The Flaming One
You are in front of the door, Demeter behind you. Someone is crying, a female someone, and crying very hard.
The Flaming One
[Someone explain to Teddy here logan is, so he knows]
Jamey Minnis
I plan on listening at the door to see if there is more than one person in the room. I want to be near the other door so I can duck into the other bedroom.
The Flaming One
You listen for a while. You do not hear anything other than the crying.
Penny Gronbeck
I'm going to start checking out the other bedroom.
Jamey Minnis
I'm going to go in with Demeter.
The Flaming One
Demeter: Its a smallish affair, cramped with an old bed, rattry dressers, and very messy. There are a few marijuanna cigs over the place. From the clothes, you believe this was Xanadu's room.
Penny Gronbeck
I'm looking for a diary.
Jamey Minnis
I want to scan the room looking for anything interesting.
The Flaming One
You try carefully to open the drawers and desk in the room. There is nary a writing tablet or utensil in the room. YOu think Xanadu wasn't much for the written word.
Penny Gronbeck
I'll close the door, also.
Penny Gronbeck
Check between the mattresses?
The Flaming One
Interesting? There is a photo of the girl and tentical boy, though he looks normal here (as normal as a bulky, football type would look). There are a few Blockbuster movie reciepts.
The Flaming One
There is an old copy of the August 1995 Playgirl magazine.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I thought only gay dudes bought that :)
The Flaming One
(Could belong to the previous owner?)
The Flaming One
(err, renter...)
Jamey Minnis
Runs will flip (quietly) through the play girl magazine, with an expression of confusion on his face...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Like I said ;)
Penny Gronbeck
check under the bed.
Dina O'Shire
[private]alright... sorry about the long away time... i'm back...
Jamey Minnis
Runs will shake his head and acknowledge that he just doesn't understand white people, then continue looking through the room. Any school stuff? was she a student?
The Flaming One
Some old shoes. Something else... reaching under, you pull out an old yearbook. ELHS 1994-5.
The Flaming One
Runs: There does not seem to be any books of any kind about, except for the one Demeter just found.
Jamey Minnis
any calendar on the wall?
Penny Gronbeck
I'll start flipping through it.
The Flaming One
Runs: Not here. There was one in the kitchen.
Jamey Minnis
I'll check it on the way out.
Jamey Minnis
OK - Julie was the clerk at blockbuster?
The Flaming One
Demeter: The notes are all made out to "Cindy." Xanadu is there, as a senior. With a little luck, you note the blob man was a sophomore at the time---Tom Akland was his name.
The Flaming One
Runs: Yes.
Penny Gronbeck
well, that means the crying girl is Julie.
Penny Gronbeck
Or someone else entirely....
The Flaming One
Silence from the peanut gallery...
Jamey Minnis
Does she have an address book?
Penny Gronbeck
is there anything else in here? cds? videos? bills?
The Flaming One
Runs: Maybe in the kitchen. You get the feeling that Xanadu/Cindy was not a very organized person.
Jamey Minnis
I'm going to go look around the kitchen.
The Flaming One
Demeter: Yes. There is some music. Lots of 80's retro stuff. Depeche Mode, Flock of Segulls, etc. The were the few Blockbuster reciepts in the trash, and a few grocery reciepts (ate like a pig).
The Flaming One
Runs: Kitchen. There is an address book thing by the phone. Many numbers, in two different sets of handwritting. More in one than the other.
The Flaming One
The calendar is also there.
Penny Gronbeck
as in bulimic or as in nasty?
Jamey Minnis
I want to look for Tom Akland's info and I want to look for anything that might stick out on the calendar (like meeting people we know about, ...)
The Flaming One
Demeter: you can tell that she ate a lot from the reciepts. Just some junk food wrappers here.
Jamey Minnis
I also want to generally look around - any business cards or anything like that here? Is the address book open to a particular page?
The Flaming One
Runs: You find his address. The book was closed at the time. Nothing on the calendar.
Jamey Minnis
I'm looking for something that might have contact info for the guy who took Julie if he left her here (hence a business card type thing)
Penny Gronbeck
is she still crying?
The Flaming One
No business card of that kind as far as you can tell.
The Flaming One
Demeter: Actually, no. Her door just opened and she is looking right at the both of you.
The Flaming One
"Oh, God."
The Flaming One
seque...
Jamey Minnis
heh.
Jamey Minnis
I'm gonna go grab some dinner - I'll be back in a few.
Jamey Minnis
I was just getting ready to knock on her door, too... Sigh.
Darkness and Light
The Flaming One
Okay, the other place in the sun, Portland.
The Flaming One
(Well, things happen when they happen, Jamey...)
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Score!
The Flaming One
Damon: Coleman drops you back off at the condiminium. Its late afternoon by now.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I go in, and get the phone book.
Dina O'Shire
and there you are, young master...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Thank you, Coleman."
The Flaming One
Coleman: Master Damon how you drive around for a while in the countryside. You slept while he looked around in the woods. He came back, you went back. End of story.
The Flaming One
Phone book ho!
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon looked mildly irritated. Of course, he always looks that way.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
When he's not with Ivy, that is.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I look up Frances Routterage.
Penny Gronbeck
have I missed a full day here?
The Flaming One
Ivy: Getting to that...
Penny Gronbeck
k.
Penny Gronbeck
just confused.
Dina O'Shire
<coleman parks the car and goes back to his room, humming some 'frankie goes to hollywood' tune...>
The Flaming One
Ivy: You went to a dojo when Damon said he was "looking for help." It was that kind you can't really help in. It was a Tae Kwan Do dojo. You practiced. They practiced. There was no one what seemed especially different, but you got some strange feeling while around the older students. He noticed you too, but didn't seem to want to talk. Perhaps you can convince him later. After that, you can home and tried cheering yourself up by reading comics. Preacher is getting soo good.... (remember, game time not real time)
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"He", huh?
Penny Gronbeck
yes.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Older students, huh?
Penny Gronbeck
is that going to be a problem?
Penny Gronbeck
that you're not the only male in the world?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
That was ooc, sorry :)
The Flaming One
Damon: Got the phone number.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Excellent, I call.
The Flaming One
1 ringy-dingy. 2 ringy-dingy....
The Flaming One
3 ringy... "Hello?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Speaking of, what's the deal with my new computer?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Hello, may I speak with Mrs. Routterage, please?"
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] Ahah, that's the strange part. The machine is no longer in the coffehouse. Its a separate spirit now. Ms. Queeny did something to your little creation before it got back to you.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Huh? A pattern spider, then?
The Flaming One
"Dis be she. You be that Rotchild child?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Yes, it is, ma'am."
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] She separated the awakened spirit from its original form, making it to a separate spirit from its old physical body (the real computer died after that). So its not a pattern spider, exactly. Its... different.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Is it with me?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]And what does it look like?
The Flaming One
"Well, its good that we remember are manners. What can I do for ye, child?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Well, ma'am, it seems that contact with... well... your pet has created a form of sickness in Ivy."
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] Its not with you now, but you know you can summon it easily. It looks like a stream of flashing lights... like the 1's and 0's streaming by in those fancy high tech commercials.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Does it have a name?
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] You do not recall giving it a name, but it is your creation. when you think about it, you get the feeling of "Precario 1150" or somesuch.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Percario 1150? Does that mean something?
The Flaming One
There is a pause. "Did she now. Dat not good news."
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] ooc: Its a laptop model number (in fact, of the one I have). Made by Compaq. All unknown to Damon, of course.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"No, no it isn't ma'am... It is a spiritual tumor of sorts."
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] ooc: Actually, its "Presario" in RL, but we'll keep it Precario...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Fair enough...
The Flaming One
"I assume since you be call'n me dat you cannot take care of it?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon pauses. And finally continues in a strangled voice, "I sought help elsewhere, but the spirits told me to go to you. I... lack the skill. As of this point."
The Flaming One
Ivy: Sam is trying to enterain you by playing the "shell game" with some paper cups....
Matthew Hammer
[private]I'll brb. Gotta go move my car.
Penny Gronbeck
She'll play with him.
The Flaming One
"Well, child. Did I not tell you that what you touch touches back? Do you wish to bring her here? I canna take a look, but I be no spirit healer."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Yes... any help you can render. I would be very grateful."
The Flaming One
Ivy: You don't konw how he does that, but he keeps on moving that damn pea. That's one talented bird.
Penny Gronbeck
can I create peas?
The Flaming One
"You be here by 7. I can see you den."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"I will. Thank you."
The Flaming One
Ivy: You can create pea plants.... there is that grey area of food, but I think a dead pea is matter...
The Flaming One
Damon: She hangs up.
Penny Gronbeck
ah well. I keep playing with him, trying to figure out how he does it.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon hangs up and looks for Ivy.
The Flaming One
As you enter, you see Sebastian doing something with the bird and Ivy. You can't tell exactly wait.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon frowns for a second... then gets it.
Penny Gronbeck
dammit!
Justin Robinson-Prickett
He walks to Ivy and kisses her forehead.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Hi."
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy looks up and smiles at him. "Hi,"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"The spirits told me to take you to Mrs. Routterage. We have an appointment at 7."
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy turns slightly pale, then nods.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Don't worry. They also said salvation lies to the north, but I'm a little fuzzy on that."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon looks at Sam and Sebastian. "Gentlemen."
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy reaches an arm out to hug him. "Okay. I trust you."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
He hugs back.
The Flaming One
Sebastian nods. The bird looks up at you and squaks.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"One strange thing did happen. I encountered some... rednecks? Yes, rednecks in the woods."
Penny Gronbeck
"Gentlemen? Is that how you're doing it?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"They had a strange spiritual profile... doing what?"
Penny Gronbeck
"Rednecks?"
Jamey Minnis
I guess I should mention that I'm back...
Penny Gronbeck
"Moving the pea."
The Flaming One
"Squalk.Sam is supicously silent.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon pauses... "Huh? Oh, yeah. Hmm. Rednecks. Yes. Several of them."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"And they had souls the likes of which I've seen only once."
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy sticks her tongue out at Sam.
Penny Gronbeck
"What were they like?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon looses his train of thought.
The Flaming One
Sam clucks and rpeens himself.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Who?"
Penny Gronbeck
"The rednecks with the weird souls?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Oh! Yes. They were like Keegan's dog."
Penny Gronbeck
"Oh, really?" Ivy looks interested.
The Flaming One
ooc: Dont' forget everybody, I put of the extras that happen outside of game (e-mail message, private sub-conversations). You can find them at the web site with the summaries.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"They seemed to want to hurt me, but something called a stormcrow stayed their hands."
Penny Gronbeck
"Stormcrow? Sam, do you know what that is?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon smiles a bit, thinking that it looked like Sam might look, if only he were impressive.
The Flaming One
Sam nods in his bird-like way. "Squak. Grandfather's lackeys. I'd stay away from them. Nothing but trouble! Squak!"
Penny Gronbeck
Sam is impressive!
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"I have to disagree, Sam. This one was most helpful."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"And who is this Grandfather? The rednecks talked about him, too."
The Flaming One
"Trouble! Squak! Manipulative bastards! Squak!"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon looks at Sam for a moment. "Isn't that what you say about mw?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
er... me.
The Flaming One
The bird shakes out his feathers. "Big boy know it all, doesn't he! Squak!"
Penny Gronbeck
"Sam, can you make sense please?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Not if he tried," Damon mutters.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy nudges Damon. "Be nice."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"For a kiss."
The Flaming One
Sam gives Damon a bird look. "Squak. Grandfather Thunder. The big shaker. Squak!" That seems to be a bird joke.
Penny Gronbeck
"If you're not nice, I won't kiss you." She sticks her tongue out again.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"The big shaker..."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
And Damon derails.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
And Penny crashes!
Justin Robinson-Prickett
She'll be back, folks.
The Flaming One
So this is when Sam plucks her eyes out and you sacrifice the bird for greater power and glory?
Jamey Minnis
I saw they were up 5-4 in the bottom of the ninth - that puts them at a split, right?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Yes! And I serve Grandfather Thunder!!!!
Jamey Minnis
good - they need to wear the Giants out...
The Flaming One
;)
Jamey Minnis
It sounds like the braves are gonna start maddux on sat w/ 3 days rest. Mmmm... More batting practice.
Dina O'Shire
it's obviously a last-ditch effort... the braves lost steam even before the d-backs did...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
She's booting up...
The Flaming One
Seems we all are having booting fun today...
Dina O'Shire
i think we're gonna see the cards and whitesox in the world series as my best guess...
The Flaming One
No, it'll be the Myconids vs. The Colour from Outer Space... err, wrong series....
Matthew Hammer
Now that would be a match to see . . . and then go loudly insane at the sight of.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
She's coming back. Just got the IP
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Actually, I recently named my Tyranid Hive Fleet Cthulhu... kind of on topic.
The Flaming One
Soon. soon we'll all be here... yes... soon... yes Master... I hear... err, ignore that.
Penny Gronbeck
sorry... computer crashed.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Thank you, Xander...
The Flaming One
Poor buttmonkey...
Matthew Hammer
If I were a Tyranid Hive Fleet, what would I be?
Dina O'Shire
the dark prince.... bator...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Hive Fleet Smoking Man
The Flaming One
Warhammer nK, right?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
uh huh.
Dina O'Shire
heh! ;)
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Meanwhile, back at the Chinese laundromat...
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy kisses Damon.
The Flaming One
Matt: Table-top wargame. Tryanids are your "Alien" aliens sort of things (they had a PC game w/ them a while back.. anywho...)
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Yes! Ivy kissage!
The Flaming One
Okay, I'll end the world there.... ;)
Jamey Minnis
you know, I was looking at the gamecast on espn for the hockey game... almost all of the blues shots are in the circles or closer to the net. It's just a matter of time, big guy...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Ah... yes... anyway..."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Can I get WP for the acquisition of Precario?
Jamey Minnis
is the game on national, or is it a local feed?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Jamey... please whisper...
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] WP for everyone! Sure.
Jamey Minnis
sorry, I was tlaking with teddy, dunno what happenned...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
It's okay. Happens to me all the time :)
The Flaming One
I hate tlaking w/ teddy...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
But back at the ranch...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon and Ivy were making out.
Penny Gronbeck
everyone hates tlaking with Teddy, he's such a freak about it.
Jamey Minnis
it even said I was in private mode... my bad, I guess somehow... ; >
Penny Gronbeck
yes, yes they were. with an audience, even.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
And Damon has no plans to stop, until it's time to go.
Penny Gronbeck
that's fine with Ivy.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Who cares? We're teenagers.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy doesn't care.
Penny Gronbeck
Damon's the self-conscious one.
The Flaming One
Time passes. The time to go comes.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
We go!
Dina O'Shire
[private]and hey! don't think i didn't catch that!!! ummm, dark master and all... ;)
Penny Gronbeck
"Sam, come with?"
The Flaming One
Sam hops up to his usual place.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon just assumes his consor will accompany him.
The Flaming One
Taking the bus, as normal?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Sure! Don't wanna scare poor Coleman.
The Flaming One
You board the bus back to the projects.
Penny Gronbeck
bus + bird?
The Flaming One
Arcane, anyone?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Arcane? One dot.
Penny Gronbeck
none here.
The Flaming One
Yes, but the bird has a bit of its own, you see....
Penny Gronbeck
okay.
The Flaming One
Else you'd get a lot more stranger looks...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Well, it's good for peasants to see their betters.
Penny Gronbeck
I always figured it was good to act normal....
The Flaming One
You get off at the projects stop. A few people board as you dismount. One accidently jostles Ivy as you pass. His skin is cold... clamy. Then the door closes and the bus drives off. The man continues to stare at you as the bus drives away.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Spirit scan!!!
Penny Gronbeck
life scan.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
2 successes
Penny Gronbeck
none.
The Flaming One
Ivy: The mans crazy look startles your concentration. You are unable to anything but stare.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy thinks, oh, clammy guy. probably has a fever.
The Flaming One
Damon: You notice the ugly bum that Ivy is looking at as the bus drives off. The box runs cold in your hands as it passes---that man is dead.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"That man is dead."
Penny Gronbeck
"He's not just feverish?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"I'm tired of such lively corpses."
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy nods. "Sam? You notice anything?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon begins walking to Mrs. Routterage's building.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy goes with him.
The Flaming One
Sam is jostled out of his sleep. "Squak?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"You should really teach him to say 'nevermore.'"
Penny Gronbeck
"Oh, sorry, didn't mean to wake you." She'll scratch his head.
The Flaming One
"Ellenore!"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Close enough."
Penny Gronbeck
"I think he knows that one."
The Flaming One
The building is as it was: broken down, thugs in front. Same thugs, different day.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Walk past them to Mrs. Routterage.
The Flaming One
Miss.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Miss. Right.
The Flaming One
You arrive on Routterage's floor. There is still the scaring from the previous visit.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I knock.
The Flaming One
There is a moment, then a sound from behind the door. After another, the door opens. "Oh, it be you two. Well then, be getting yourselves in here then."
The Flaming One
She starts bustling down the hall.
Penny Gronbeck
I'll enter.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I go in, looking about.
The Flaming One
Sam starts a little on passing the boundary.
Penny Gronbeck
"You okay?"
The Flaming One
Sebastian begins to enter, but then again is blocked.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Sebastian, guard the door, if you would."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damn! Tried to save his dignity!
The Flaming One
Sebastian nods, only slightly molified.
The Flaming One
Sam is looking around, trying to be inconspicous. "Squak. Power. She be a powerful one."
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy shrugs. "She's not a mutant, though."
The Flaming One
Routterage leads you to a room just off her kitchen. There are more of the tribalesque decoration in about. There is also a covered, flat box on top of it.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon would like to look at whatever sorts of bric-a-brac she's got lying about.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Spirit and Prime scans?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
4 successes on Prime , 4 on Spirit too.
The Flaming One
As you wish... again, you feel the aura of power about this place. Your power is alive, but somewhat blocked here---she may allow you in, but her power is still this places.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
In a childish flash, Damon considers breaking through, but dismisses the thought. He looks at her decorations instead.
The Flaming One
Damon: You are able to get a feeling for the place, though. Most of the items you see carry a strong spiritual resonance. You can feel them call out to different types---protection, assitance, medicinal, etc. Almost everything is touched by spirit somehow. The items in the area you are being lead to especially: they carry the feeling of her very strongly.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon looks. Does not touch.
The Flaming One
brb.
The Flaming One
k. Wife kissed.
The Flaming One
Routterage sits herself at the table and motions for you to sit. From a smaller table beside her, she picks up a few things: a bone, some sort of stone, and a knife of sorts. She places these to the side of the box.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy sits.
The Flaming One
She then opens the box. "Anyone hungry?" There is some pizza inside.
Penny Gronbeck
what kind is it?
The Flaming One
cheese a pepperioni.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"No thank you."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon sits.
Penny Gronbeck
"Sure." Ivy will take a slice.
The Flaming One
After a quick snack, she clears the table of the food and begins placing her things. She gets up and grabs a tiki-ish looking like mask from the wall. She stands over Ivy.
The Flaming One
"This I need to be placing on your head."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"What is that?"
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy looks up at it nervously. "Okay,"
The Flaming One
The old lady puts the mask over Ivy. It feels a bit confining and strangely cool. She then take the bone and puts it to her mouth. YOu then notice it is a pipe.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon is going to switch his sight to the spiritual side of things.
The Flaming One
Once to her mouth, the aparatus ignites itself. A purplish haze escapes as she inhales and mutters underneath her breath. It is in a language neither of you are familiar with.
The Flaming One
Damon: The smoke exists in both places, curling around Routterage as she chants. As it moves, it starts coallesing into a form, a spirit. As the chant is raising to a cressendo, the smoke twists and pours into the old lady, disappearing within. She is being ridden by a spirit.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon would like to watch CLOSELY.
The Flaming One
Ivy: The spoke spins around her as you watch. The mask vibrates some as she mutters. Suddendly, the smoke disappates. All the hairs on the back of your neck begin to raise.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy is paying attention.
The Flaming One
Routterage stands, and grasps the stone in her hand. She pushes it against the space around Ivy. Slowly. Methodically. Here and there it pauses, speeds or slows.
The Flaming One
Damon: As you watch, you can see that glowing nimbus inside Routterage is probing Ivy. The filaments of her soul glow wherever the rock touches.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Fascinating.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon would like to try to work out the pattern of this procedure into his box.
The Flaming One
After doing this for some time, Routterage sightlessly puts the rock down and picks up the knife. It to repeats the pattern, slow here, quick there.
The Flaming One
Damon: The knife has dull, red glow about it, as if it was heated in a stove.
The Flaming One
Ivy: As the knife moves, you mask makes you shiver some. You feel a bit disconnected, as if in a fog.
Penny Gronbeck
interesting.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy tries to hold still.
The Flaming One
The knife seems to concentrate is one area: just above the temples. Damon, you can see that a large strand of the taint is focuses here, pulsing and taunting you.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon looks at it... wanting to hurt it, but knowing he can't.
The Flaming One
brb
The Flaming One
Sorry, made a mess.
The Flaming One
The knife begins to move, controlled by the hand inside Routterage. It lances the spot. To Damon, you can see the wound begin to excrete its black foulness into the air. To Ivy, there is a hot sensation all over her body, crawling and tingling.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
working the box, thank you.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy is concentrating on holding still and staying calm.
The Flaming One
The darkness bleeds out, forming an inky darkness even visible to Ivy. As it separates from her, it begins to fade into oblivous.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy's eyes widen.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon smiles, and he sinks into his chair with relief.
The Flaming One
But then the unexpected happens.
The Flaming One
As the darkness disappates, a strand of it touches Routterage's hand. At the point of contact, a black marks forms. Her hands flinches, and the knife drops. Inside, the spirit spasms and contorts.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon watches, unsure of what to do.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy stares.
The Flaming One
The spirit, as if glass, shatters. Dark veins sirate the woman's skin.With an agonized moan, she collapses to her knees. As she does so, the mask jumps off of Ivy's head, and smashes into the table, cracking in twain.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon gets to his feet. He wants to attack the taint with the box.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
He will not touch.
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy jumps backwards.
The Flaming One
The taint in the room has faded. It has done its work.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Miss Routterage?"
The Flaming One
The old lady is breathing heavily. She puts an arm to the wall to support herself. The veins are gone, nothing to be seen.
Matthew Hammer
[private]You know, I have this picture of you saying "cracking in twain" with a drop of spit flying in an arc. I guess Montey Python really isn't appropriate though . . .
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy moves towards her, cautiously. "Are you - are you okay?"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Ma'am?"
The Flaming One
Routterage stands. "I be alive."
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Damon would like to help her to a chair.
The Flaming One
As she catches her breath, and settles in the chair, she turns to Ivy. Her breatch catches as she does so. "Oh, spirits, no!"
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I turn to Ivy as well...
Penny Gronbeck
"What? What?"
Penny Gronbeck
Ivy looks around, not sure if she's expecting to see anything.
The Flaming One
There, on her forehead, is a black mark. A single circle of oblivion for all to see.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
"Oh, no..."
Penny Gronbeck
"What?"
The Flaming One
France, anyone?
The Tainted Past
Penny Gronbeck
nooooo!
Matthew Hammer
Me me me me me.
Dina O'Shire
who wants france?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
You do you do
Dina O'Shire
that place sucks... let's blow it up...
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]So the mark was physical?
Penny Gronbeck
it's full of French people. Speaking French!
Matthew Hammer
Too lat,
Matthew Hammer
late that is. Already happened.
Dina O'Shire
oh yeah, disarmed all her c4, didn't i?
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] Now, yes. Its not large, about the size of a small lance wound. But its (as you can tell) a mark of the spiritual marking underneath. The taint is still there. Weaker you think. But even deeper.
Matthew Hammer
hmmmm
The Flaming One
Boom!
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Looks like I need ever MORE spirit... crap!!! Can I spend?
Dina O'Shire
uh oh, did dina's rifle misfire?
Matthew Hammer
Oh well, what's one more explosion?
Matthew Hammer
WAIT! That rifle was pointing at me!
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] Soon, little chickadee. You are on the path to learning.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]dammit!
Dina O'Shire
depends where that explosion happens... it'd be a shame to live through all this and get killed by a stone stuck in someone's back-firing tailpipe...
The Flaming One
So, when last we left the girls: crypt. One-armed dead guy. Chick w/ book.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]But I have a new friend...
Dina O'Shire
shall we begin?
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] Yup, and a powerful aquaintance.
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] if tainted.
Matthew Hammer
Sara starts at the woman's sudden appearance. Then again as Dina turns her rifle on Sara.
The Flaming One
Okay, action!
Dina O'Shire
<ooc: i was joking, dina didn't actually turn the rifle at sara, she was actually placing the flashlight on it... ;) >
Matthew Hammer
:^)
Dina O'Shire
<dina turns with an incredulous look on her face at the woman> aye! an'na wha' do we 'ave 'ere, now?
The Flaming One
The woman clutches the book to her tightly. "A woman and a book, or has your mind been adled by the storm?"
Dina O'Shire
<dina smirks> oh, aye... a woman an'na book, an' 'ere i were thinkin' i'twere jus' tha' easy lassy tha were a-'orin' about wit' me good mate william...
Dina O'Shire
<dina levels her rifle at the woman>
The Flaming One
The woman smiles daggers. "Good William. How is he now? He spoke so highly of you, Dina dear. In fact, he just loved they way you looked that robe...but where are my manners."
Dina O'Shire
<prepared to fire if she makes ANY quick movements>
The Flaming One
As you level the rifle, she raises the book. "I don't believe you want to destroy us both, do you Dina dear?"
Dina O'Shire
yer manners? i be a-thinkin' they be at tha end o' me rifle, dearie...
Dina O'Shire
<dina smirks again, and lies bravely through her teeth> me soul's ready, 'ow 'bout yers?
The Flaming One
She laughs a very French laugh. "Ah, yes, your esteemed protection. I would not put such trust in such things."
Dina O'Shire
<ooc: had to put an indy line in there!>
Matthew Hammer
Um, Dina, let's try not to destory the historical artifact just yet.
The Flaming One
"Yes, Dina dear. Dr. Brin would hate to lose her precious text."
Dina O'Shire
an' yet ye put 'em in tha 'earts o' wee twisted deaders an' moldy ol' books? so start yer talkin' an'na keep it slow...
Matthew Hammer
<thinking she's deciphered Dina's 'speech'> Yes, what are you doing here?
The Flaming One
She raises a well trimmed eyebrow. "Trying to get out. Just like the two of you should be doing." She looks at the hole in the ceiling, distant above your head. "Perhaps we can get out now."
Dina O'Shire
<looking grim and keeping the rifle steadily pointed at the strange woman>
Matthew Hammer
"I was looking for a little deeper answer."
Dina O'Shire
an' may'ap we shouldn't... let's just be takin' this one step at a time... wha's yer bloody name, lass?
The Flaming One
She looks at Sara again. "Dr. Brin. I believe it is obvious why I am here. I am retrieving something that belong to me. You all have been so helpful in retreiving it." She ignores Dina.
Matthew Hammer
"I find that hard to believe, considering that book is likely to be some five-hundred years old."
Dina O'Shire
<right hand holding the rifle, dina begins fishing in her pocket with her left hand for her rosary>
The Flaming One
"It belongs to me, as I have been looking for it for so long. Unlike you both, I have an inkling of what is in here. And I plan on using it."
Matthew Hammer
"Just how are you planning to do that?"
Dina O'Shire
<finding the rosary, dina clasps it in her left hand and wraps it around the clip of her rifle, just in case she's needs to give the ammo a quick prime boost>
The Flaming One
She looks again to the hole in the ceiling. "I'll peruse it at my leasure. The key to greatness is in here. Something I excpect neither of you of understanding. But, you can kill me and be trapped down here, or we can assist each other and escape."
Matthew Hammer
"Considering what just happened up above, I'm not sure that using that book sounds like such a good idea."
Dina O'Shire
<whispers out of the side of her mouth at sara> donnae trust this'un brin... she done killed poor william and she'll gut us as soon as she can, mark me word on it...
Dina O'Shire
<btw, tj how far down in this 'hole' are we, roughly i mean...>
The Flaming One
"Damnable monk. He's the one that caused all the death. All in the name of 'protecting people.' That idea has created more than one despot in history, has it not, Dr. Brin?"
The Flaming One
Dina: The ceiling is pretty high: 20ish feet?
Dina O'Shire
<still whispering to sara> aye yes, 'E killed all them people up there... ol' bonesy o'er there's got quite a mean streak fer bein' a deader so long <she *harumphs*>
Matthew Hammer
"Yes. On the other hand occasionally it's been well concieved and well executed. And the monk doesn't seem the power-hungry dictator type."
Dina O'Shire
<dina, keeping one eye on the girl, looks slowly about the room for any sign of the skeleton's missing arm>
Dina O'Shire
<and the heart of the deader, any suspicious bulges on this girl?>
The Flaming One
Her face darkens at the mention of that corpse. "Don't speak of that bastard. Him and his kind have killed more of my people than anyone."
Dina O'Shire
'is kind? an'na wha kind were tha?
Matthew Hammer
"And what are your people?"
The Flaming One
Dina: None that you can tell. She just has bulges in all that right places (I know it, Dina's jealous, that's why you want her dead).
Matthew Hammer
<ooc: chuckle>
Dina O'Shire
<oh my, is she PRETTIER than dina? this girl may not be dead at the end of this, but a disfiguring punch to the nose would increase dina's spirits immensely>
The Flaming One
The woman regains her composure. "No name that history remembers. It is unimportant anyway." She motions as if getting ready to sit. "Of course, we could wait until the police show up and fish us out of hear. I'm sure *that* would be an interesting scene."
Dina O'Shire
<p.s. which arm is missing off the corpse again?>
The Flaming One
Which one, Matt?
Matthew Hammer
Right
The Flaming One
I thought it was left.
Matthew Hammer
I thought he had lost his good arm . . .
Dina O'Shire
i thought it was left too, but i didn't clearly recall
Matthew Hammer
maybe I'm wrong.
Dina O'Shire
left arm being the sinister one, afterall
Matthew Hammer
probably even
The Flaming One
One arms. Details to remembered later.
Dina O'Shire
<dina raises her eyebrows at police> aye, we would ALL 'ave a mite bit o' explaining ta do, now wouldn't we?
Matthew Hammer
Nary you mind. you said left arm.
The Flaming One
The woman smiles her smiles of daggers again. "Yes, a known terrorist at the sight of a what appears to be a massive explosion? Who do you think they would question?"
Dina O'Shire
<and when she *motions* to sit, dina watches her carefully, for any somatic element of rote> an'na donnae be a movin' so fast!
The Flaming One
(site. I will learn this spelling thing).
Matthew Hammer
<Sara gets a 'Huh?' look on her face>
Dina O'Shire
<smiles wickedly> well, i'm a-guessin' ye needn't worry, ye'd be joining yer deader friend there, along wit' all them damn froggy cops...
Dina O'Shire
ye know me, good fer ye... so ye know wha i ken do... donnae test me, i've dealt wit' tha coppers afore an'na will again...
Matthew Hammer
<Sara looks from one woman to the other and asks Dina in a flat voice> "What is she talking about?"
The Flaming One
The smile is just as wide.
Dina O'Shire
<dina's turn to ignore somebody! looking straight at the woman> i'll be sayin' it ONCE more... yer gonna fill me in on tha quick chant about all this or yer gonna share a grave wit' tha skeleton...
Dina O'Shire
<if the woman moves at all, dina will fire her rifle>
The Flaming One
"But Dina dear, your friend asked you a question."
Dina O'Shire
<continues to glare at the woman and begins counting> 10...
Matthew Hammer
Sara takes a step away from Dina, making a triangle rather than two vs one.
The Flaming One
The woman just looks a Dina directly, almost as a dare.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]We lost Jamey and he can't get back.
The Flaming One
(ooc: It was his left official).
Matthew Hammer
(ooc: yeah, that's what I said).
Dina O'Shire
<dina fires one shot past the woman, missing her on purpose and will then slam the butt of her rifle into the side of her head... yes, this is a split die pool>
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] oops. he may have tried while I was helping Monika w/ something. If he can't do it again, say i'll post the transcript and I'm sorry!)
The Flaming One
Too far for the later, unless you run a bit.
Dina O'Shire
<the shot is to catch her offguard and hopefully fake her into moving away from the shot and into the rifle butt>
Dina O'Shire
<oh, never mind then>
Dina O'Shire
<dina will begin to walk slowly towards the woman, counting along the way> 9...
The Flaming One
Your not at point blank. She's a good distance away (you are near the alove, she's near another wall)
Dina O'Shire
<dina will close to point blank slowly but determinedly>
Dina O'Shire
<and remember, the flashlight is on the end of her rifle, pointing directly at the woman>
The Flaming One
As you approach, the womand smiles a bit more, the book still between you and her. She does not even flinch with the gun pointed towards her.
The Flaming One
Still moving Dina? Sara, any thoughts?
Matthew Hammer
<I think, I like, vanilla.>
Dina O'Shire
ye know tha book donnae mean a thing ta me, aye? 8...
The Flaming One
She says nothing.
Dina O'Shire
ye know this 'ole mess is jus' a great excuse ta pretend i'm a deader... 7...
The Flaming One
She smiles. "Yes, I thought your heritage would cloud your mind. Our 'froggy' police are not quite as incompotent as those British dogs you have to deal with, Dina dear."
Dina O'Shire
get tha creepies off me back, ye know? yer nah gettin' out o' 'ere alive iff'n yer jus gonna be another 'un
The Flaming One
"Oh, how little you know, Dina."
Dina O'Shire
ye know wha?
The Flaming One
"Everything I need to."
The Flaming One
(Dina: Where are you? now [you haven't been counting])
Dina O'Shire
<prolly covered almost half the original distance between them, i assume>
Dina O'Shire
too much <dina fires directly at the woman>
The Flaming One
No fake this time?
Dina O'Shire
no fake- shooting for the woman...
The Flaming One
Got it. Dex+Firearms, diff 6.
Dina O'Shire
<ummmm... 5 successes... dina's good when she's mad...>
The Flaming One
The GM smiles. Very good. You gun bolts up and locks, jamming and sputtering in your hand. You barely manage to fold on to it without hurting yourself.
Dina O'Shire
<can she spend a point of willpower and be unfazed, going to quickdraw her colt?>
The Flaming One
You can try (Dex+Firearms, diff 8)
Dina O'Shire
<i was figuring SOMETHING was gonna go wrong with that...>
Dina O'Shire
dex or wits?
Dina O'Shire
oh, nevermind, they're the same...
The Flaming One
Roll it.
Dina O'Shire
<4 successes this time- woulda been eight if the diff had been six, damn it!>
Dina O'Shire
<oh, and she wasn't firing, just drawing and aiming>
The Flaming One
You reach quickly for the colt at your feet, but the grab is a bit awkward uncharicteristically. However, you manage to pull it out.
The Flaming One
Sara: Per+Awareness diff 7 roll, please?
Matthew Hammer
7899 - that'd be 4.
The Flaming One
Something is affecting the pull of probability around Dina. Its faint, but very precise. You have an idea who it might be.
The Flaming One
Dina?
Matthew Hammer
Can I attempt to break/unweave it?
Dina O'Shire
<wiping a lock of sweat-drenched red hair from her eyes and glaring at the woman> i KNEW ye were workin' some routine on me! betcha didn't know i 'ad another gun, did ye!?!
The Flaming One
The flow is not being cast; its already affecting her. You can, but it would be difficult. Diff 8.
The Flaming One
The woman smiles again. There may be a slight bit of hesitation, but she is not flinching.
Matthew Hammer
Sara starts whispering a Gaelic charm against curses.
Dina O'Shire
keep smilin' lassy, 'twill make it easier ta put ta few coppers in yer mouth fer yer journey down the styx <dina fires her colt>
The Flaming One
First things first: Matt, your roll?
Matthew Hammer
0,0,7,4,3 = two.
The Flaming One
Okay. Dina, your roll.
Dina O'Shire
<3, 6, 7, 9, 4, 7, 0, 2>
The Flaming One
You pull the trigger. You feel your finger start to slip for just a moment... and then it rights itself again. The chamber unloads and you know it will strike true (roll damage+5)
Dina O'Shire
<diff 6?>
The Flaming One
yup
Dina O'Shire
<and do 1's cancel out on damage?>
The Flaming One
no
Dina O'Shire
<six successes then>
The Flaming One
K.. The bullet pierces her forehead. Blood spurts out, covering her still beautiful head. There is a look of surprise and extreme hatred has her body begins to fall. "BITCH!" Thud. Silence.
The Flaming One
CUT!
Matthew Hammer
I s that a wrap?
The Flaming One
Yup.
Dina O'Shire
<dina walks up to her and fires some more, 'til her head ISN'T still beautiful>
Matthew Hammer
Bad Dina, no biscuit.
Dina O'Shire
awwwww, come on...
Dina O'Shire
i'm on fire tonight!
Matthew Hammer
Icky, messy, Probably unsanitary
The Flaming One
Yes, just keep telling yourself that.
Matthew Hammer
Are you in Orange robes?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]Man... it's scary that the kids are more level headed than Dina.
The Flaming One
Me, no.
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] :)
Dina O'Shire
orange robes? is that a gandhi reference?
Matthew Hammer
No, Miss on fire.
Dina O'Shire
oh, i was thinking 'cos you know, he was really pissed off...
The Flaming One
So, that's a wrap!
Matthew Hammer
No, monastic order in Vietnam, protesting the war or Americans or something.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
Werd... no XP?
The Flaming One
Questions, comments, etc? Member, no game next week.
Dina O'Shire
no game next week?
Matthew Hammer
Whatcha talking about Justin? We never get XP
The Flaming One
I'm at a conference.
Matthew Hammer
TJ in land o mormons
Justin Robinson-Prickett
I got stuff I wanna do via email!!!
The Flaming One
K, Justin.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
That stormcrow and me gots bizness
The Flaming One
XP: I'm going to do this: everyone but matt gets 12. Matt gets 15 (he didn't get some one session where everyone else did). So, we cut even and move on w/ our lives.
Matthew Hammer
Does TJ participate in email sessions?
The Flaming One
No, Damon has actually taken ove rthe world twice in his sessions.
Dina O'Shire
werks fer me
Matthew Hammer
Cool
The Flaming One
Anything else?
Justin Robinson-Prickett
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
Dina O'Shire
can i take over the world? please?
The Flaming One
Later.
Justin Robinson-Prickett
[private]I might want to raise my intelligence...
The Flaming One
Okay, I gott a go...
Dina O'Shire
right on!
The Flaming One
[private to Justin Robinson-Prickett] I'll think about it.
Dina O'Shire
bye tj! bye all!
The Flaming One
Ta.
Even Death must die.
