[19:45] <GM|Gaia> *** LOG START ***
[19:45] <Yuki`> And we were fine with waiting anyhow. :)
[19:46] <ElementalKnight> ((Back!))
[19:46] * ElementalKnight is now known as Raoul
[19:47] * GM|Gaia reaches up above hir, and yanks down a fistful of air! From behind you, a section of the roof detached itself, and reaches to the ground, forming a vaguely humanoid form. Gaia looks slightly confused, saying "Wasn't there more of them?"
[19:47] <GM|Gaia> ((Alright, Pincer attack.  The party is surrounded by Gaia on one side, and the Elemental on the other.  Which one are you facing?))
[19:48] <Yuki`> ((Facing the elemental to start.))
[19:48] <Uileam> (Gaia.)
[19:48] <Raoul> me turns around at the sound of the Elemental forming, and draws his sword. "Hm."
[19:48] * Aislinn spins around to face the elemental.
[19:49] <GM|Gaia> ((Check))
[19:49] <GM|Gaia> ** Round 1 **
[19:49] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:35 Yuki:20 Elemental:18 Raoul:14 Uileam:13 Aislinn:7
[19:50] <GM|Gaia> *Gaia, moving far faster than anything that... bulky has any right to, rushed up to Uileam and...  licks him.
[19:50] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100
[19:50] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 33 ( Total: 33 )
[19:50] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d12+24
[19:50] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d12+24: 1 ( Total: 25 )
[19:50] <GM|Gaia> ((For 25, Armor, Physical Damage.))
[19:51] <GM|Gaia> *Yuki!
[19:51] * Uileam ... "Ew."
[19:51] <Uileam> (We didn't get a full heal any time during this, right?)
[19:51] <GM|Gaia> ((No.))
[19:51] <Raoul> ((Nope. I'm at 178/255 because of that.))
[19:52] <Uileam> (Hm, my sheet is wrong for some reason.  Time to go log-trolling.)
[19:52] * Yuki` looks at Raoul for a moment. "...Raoul." ((Entrust))
[19:53] <GM|Gaia> ((Raoul!))
[19:53] * Raoul brings his blade up high, suddenly charged with adrenaline and the will to act. He charges the Elemental, and attempts to hack away at it!
[19:53] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:53] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 72 ( Total: 72 )
[19:53] <Raoul> ((Acc 158))
[19:53] <GM|Gaia> ((Hit!))
[19:53] <Raoul> !roll 2d10+104
[19:53] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d10+104: 10, 10 ( Total: 124 )
[19:54] <GM|Gaia> ((nice))
[19:54] <Raoul> ((MAXIMUM DAMAGE))
[19:54] <GM|Gaia> *The elemental goes *crunch*
[19:54] * Raoul slices through rock. Crunchy rock. He's a little surprised it didn't just go 'chip', but he will accept it.
[19:55] <GM|Gaia> *The elemental replies to Raoul's strike with one of its own, a sweeping blow that tries to strike everyone!
[19:55] <GM|Gaia> !roll 4d100
[19:55] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 4d100: 41, 48, 96, 48 ( Total: 233 )
[19:55] <Raoul> "Oh dear."
[19:56] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d6+75 1d6+75 1d6+75,200%
[19:56] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d6+75: 1 ( Total: 76 )
[19:56] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d6+75: 2 ( Total: 77 )
[19:56] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d6+75,200%: 2 ( Total: 154.0 )
[19:56] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 307.0
[19:56] <GM|Gaia> *The ninja flips out of the way, but Uileam's back is turned and takes a heavy hit!
[19:56] <Uileam> (243/323 HP, 80/243 MP)
[19:57] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki - again!))
[19:57] <Yuki`> ((Who gets the 76, and who gets the 77?))
[19:57] * Aislinn easily sails over the blow and lands easily, drawing her knives.
[19:57] <GM|Gaia> ((Raoul, Yuki, (not Aislinn), Uileam))
[19:57] <Yuki`> ((HP: 167/206, SoS: 51))
[19:57] <Yuki`> ((Okay.))
[19:58] <Yuki`> "...Aislinn, your turn."  ((Entrust Aislinn))
[19:58] * Raoul is barely hurt by the blow. (160/255)
[19:59] <GM|Gaia> ((Aislinn!))
[19:59] <Uileam> (146/323 HP, 80/243 MP)
[19:59] * Aislinn nods her head. "Just a second." She pauses to concentrate, and her form starts to become distorted. [Image Goes on ...what tick are we at? CT: 8]
[20:00] <GM|Gaia> ((Off on 6 then.))
[20:00] <GM|Gaia> ((Uileam!))
[20:00] * Uileam frowns and turns toward the Elemental.  He nods to Yuki.  "Do keep us alive."  [Cover]
[20:01] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki (again) ))
[20:02] <Yuki`> ((Want healing, Uileam?))
[20:03] <Raoul> ((Uileam?))
[20:04] <Uileam> (Sure.)
[20:04] <Uileam> (Sorry, had to server dinner.  I'm good now.)
[20:04] * Yuki` throws a Hi-Potion to Uileam. "Got it."
[20:04] <Raoul> ((Bah. Food is for the week!))
[20:04] <Yuki`> ((+125 HP))
[20:04] <Uileam> (No, food is for the night. <.<)
[20:05] <GM|Gaia> ((Image goes off now!))
[20:06] * Aislinn opens her eyes and her form stretches wide until, in the blink of an eye, there are now five Aislinn's standing in front of hte Elemental.
[20:06] * Aislinn looks at her 'clones.' "I am one sexy bitch."
[20:07] <Yuki`> "..."
[20:07] <Yuki`> "No comment."
[20:07] <Aislinn> "Oh, come on, it's not every day I get to look at myself from all sides."
[20:07] <GM|Gaia> ** End Round 1 **
[20:07] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d8
[20:07] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d8: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[20:07] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Aislinn: Image(5)
[20:08] <GM|Gaia> ** Round 2! **
[20:08] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:36 Yuki:18 Elemental:16 Raoul:16 Aislinn:10 Uileam:9 Gaia:1(EI)
[20:08] <GM|Gaia> *The Qu seems to stand still, murmuring...
[20:08] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[20:08] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[20:09] <GM|Gaia> *From behind the Qu, a wave of flame appears, and rushes past everyone!
[20:09] <GM|Gaia> !roll 6d100
[20:09] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 6d100: 96, 27, 9, 45, 23, 51 ( Total: 251 )
[20:09] <Uileam> (I can't win.)
[20:09] <Aislinn> (( Damn, I'm facing the elemental. >.O ))
[20:09] <Raoul> ((Aye, same here))
[20:09] <Yuki`> ((So am I. >_<))
[20:10] <GM|Gaia> (( you do have two elixers.  I gave then to you fora  reason.))
[20:10] <Aislinn> (( At least one hit means I lose only one image. ))
[20:10] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d12+154
[20:10] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d12+154: 12 ( Total: 166 )
[20:10] <Aislinn> (( I don't have them. >.> ))
[20:10] <GM|Gaia> *Somehow, the flames part around the Qu, but everyone, including the Elemental, takes 166 Fire, Magical Damage.
[20:11] <Yuki`> ((HP: 55/206, SoS: 51))
[20:11] <Aislinn> ((HP: 174/290, MP: 106/190, SoS: 72))
[20:11] <Aislinn> * One of Aislinn's images disappears.
[20:12] <Aislinn> (( Eva now 30. ))
[20:12] <Uileam> (142/323 HP, 80/243 MP)
[20:12] <Aislinn> (( 3 more left. ))
[20:12] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki!))
[20:12] * Raoul is seriously burned and battered. (028/255)
[20:13] * Yuki` stumbles before throwing a Hyper Potion to Raoul. ((+250 HP))
[20:13] <GM|Gaia> ((What's your M.Arm, Roaul?))
[20:13] * Raoul is instantly and fully healed!
[20:13] <Raoul> ((34.))
[20:13] <GM|Gaia> ((Ah.))
[20:13] <Raoul> ((Yeah. Beatstick + magic = no more beatstick.))
[20:14] <GM|Gaia> *The Elemental sets its appendages into the ground, and starts to breath in, sucking in more than air...  !Runic
[20:14] <GM|Gaia> ((Raoul!))
[20:15] <Raoul> ((Hm. if I do Muttadaffaq (Water Dragon Fang), it only hits the 'side' I'm looking at, correct?))
[20:15] <Aislinn> (( Yeah. ))
[20:15] <Raoul> ((Mm, so noted.))
[20:15] <Aislinn> (( I'd think anyway. ))
[20:16] * Raoul sticks his blade in the ground, cracking open some unknown stream of underground water. it begins to swell around him... (Muttadaffaq against the Elemental, goes off in 8.))
[20:17] <GM|Gaia> ((Off on 8!))
[20:17] <GM|Gaia> ((Aislinn!))
[20:18] * Aislinn shakes her head and coughs hard getting rid of smoke. "I'll come back for you," she says to Gaia before leaping at the Elemental, her knives blurring as she quickly slashes the air.
[20:18] <Aislinn> !roll 2d100
[20:18] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2d100: 72, 82 ( Total: 154 )
[20:18] <GM|Gaia> ((Hit!  Hit!))
[20:18] <Aislinn> !roll 2#2d8+86
[20:18] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2#2d8+86(1): 4, 6 ( Total: 96 )
[20:18] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2#2d8+86(2): 4, 2 ( Total: 92 )
[20:18] <Highwind> Aislinn - Total: 188
[20:19] <GM|Gaia> *The elemental takes both blows hard, and starts to look very fallen apart, but not down yet!
[20:19] <GM|Gaia> ((Uileam!))
[20:19] * Uileam seconds that, with a follow-up blow of his own.  "No more of you!" [Attack]
[20:20] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:20] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 40 ( Total: 40 )
[20:20] <GM|Gaia> ((Hit!))
[20:20] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+117
[20:20] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+117: 10, 12 ( Total: 139 )
[20:20] <GM|Gaia> *The elemental still stands - barely!
[20:21] <GM|Gaia> ((Raoul's CT goes off!))
[20:21] * Raoul is ensconced in water, raising him a little towards the ceiling before crashing down on the Elemental!
[20:21] <Raoul> ((Weak?))
[20:22] <GM|Gaia> *The elemental is crushed!  ((It had 2 HP left))
[20:22] <Raoul> ((Aww. I wanted to do $bignum damage.))
[20:22] <Raoul> ((Anyhow, rolling for curse.))
[20:22] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:22] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 44 ( Total: 44 )
[20:22] <Raoul> ((Needed 40 or lower to be cursed.))
[20:22] <GM|Gaia> *Gaia looks slightly perturbed, and pulls down another Elemental from the roof!
[20:22] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d2
[20:22] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d2: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[20:23] <GM|Gaia> *And it drops down behind you all again.
[20:23] * Raoul returns to the floor, the dust washed away... just in time for another Elemental to stand on the silt left behind. "Oh. Damn."
[20:23] <Yuki`> "..."
[20:23] <Aislinn> "...we need to take her out."
[20:23] <Raoul> "Agreed."
[20:23] <Yuki`> "...agreed."
[20:23] <Uileam> "... oh."
[20:23] <GM|Gaia> ** End Round 2 **
[20:23] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d8
[20:23] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d8: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[20:23] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Aislinn: Image(3)(4)
[20:24] <GM|Gaia> ** Round 3 **
[20:24] <Aislinn> (( 3 is how many I have left, right? ))
[20:24] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:34 Yuki:24 Elemental:21 Aislinn:18 Uileam:17 Raoul:16
[20:24] <GM|Gaia> ((Yes, 3 left, 4 rounds to go))
[20:25] <GM|Gaia> *The First rushes over to Yuki, trying to wrap her in hir tongue...
[20:25] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100
[20:25] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 91 ( Total: 91 )
[20:25] <GM|Gaia> ((Eva?))
[20:25] <Yuki`> ((29.))
[20:26] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d12+24,200%
[20:26] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d12+24,200%: 10 ( Total: 68.0 )
[20:26] <Yuki`> ((HP:7 25/206, SoS: 51))
[20:26] <GM|Gaia> *Yuki gets a rough treatment, and Gaia steps away, slightly confused?
[20:26] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki!))
[20:27] <Yuki`> ((Hey, Uileam, how much can you heal right now?))
[20:27] <GM|Gaia> ((Actually, Cover should have triggered!))
[20:27] <Yuki`> ((Oh, right.))
[20:27] <Uileam> (I can do ~70 healing to party.)
[20:27] <Yuki`> ((HP: 55/206, SoS: 51))
[20:27] * Uileam steps in and uses his sword to deflect the blow to his better-armored self.
[20:27] <GM|Gaia> *Gaia is doubly confused when shir withdraws hir tongue, only to see Uileam facing hir.
[20:28] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki!))
[20:28] <Uileam> (131/323 HP, 80/243 MP)
[20:28] <Yuki`> "...thanks, Uileam."  ((Entrust Uileam - no group potions here, which looks like what we need.))
[20:29] * Uileam keeps everyone a-chuggin'. [Hallowed Bolt]
[20:29] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[20:29] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 1, 2 ( Total: 66 )
[20:29] <Yuki`> ((HP: 104/206, SoS: 51))
[20:29] <Aislinn> ((HP: 240/290, MP: 106/190, SoS: 72))
[20:29] <Uileam> "I've done better," he notes disappointedly.
[20:29] <Uileam> (197/323 HP, 58/243 MP)
[20:30] <Yuki`> "If it works, it works.  I'll take what I can get."
[20:30] <Raoul> ((255/255 here still.))
[20:30] <GM|Gaia> *The fresh elemental sets itself again, sucking in air and energy... Runic!
[20:30] <GM|Gaia> ((Aislinn!))
[20:31] * Aislinn turns and lunges at Gaia this time.
[20:31] <Aislinn> !roll 2d100
[20:31] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2d100: 18, 18 ( Total: 36 )
[20:31] <Aislinn> (( ...I should have taken Sig weapon. ))
[20:31] <GM|Gaia> ((Yep.  That's a hit.))
[20:31] <Aislinn> !roll 2#2d8+86
[20:31] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2#2d8+86(1): 7, 8 ( Total: 101 )
[20:31] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2#2d8+86(2): 3, 8 ( Total: 97 )
[20:31] <Highwind> Aislinn - Total: 198
[20:31] <GM|Gaia> *Aislin's attacks strike true! ... you think.
[20:31] * Aislinn spins her blades and slashes across Gaia's front and then side...
[20:32] <Raoul> ((Sig Wep is preeeety nice. Aype yep.))
[20:32] <GM|Gaia> ((Uileam!))
[20:32] <Uileam> (I was Entrusted.)
[20:33] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki!))
[20:33] <Yuki`> ((Right.  I believe it's my turn now.  Looks like everyone is doing okay, and I think we'll need the boost, so...))
[20:35] * Yuki` looks at the Qu thing, and the elemental, and everything else. "...dammit it to hell, I don't think I have a choice." Yuki puts away her knife, opens her backpack, and starts to quickly assemble an old, rusty, but still working rifle. ((Equipping Ulysses))
[20:35] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki has gone from a Knife to a Rifle!))
[20:35] <GM|Gaia> ((Raoul!))
[20:36] * Raoul brings his blade to bear, and turns around to face Gaia. the blade begins glowing as spirits begin to manifest... (has a CT, but since I'm last in line...)
[20:36] <GM|Gaia> ((go ahead!))
[20:36] <Aislinn> "The old gal is packing some heat?  Color me impressed."
[20:37] <Raoul> * The spirits fly from his blade to attack Gaia, but not physically, oh no. They aim for hir mana reserves.
[20:37] <Yuki`> "My life has been more interesting than I like to lead on."
[20:37] <Yuki`> "I was hoping I wouldn't need to use these again..."
[20:37] <Raoul> !roll 4d6+156
[20:37] <Highwind>  Raoul - 4d6+156: 5, 1, 2, 1 ( Total: 165 )
[20:37] <Aislinn> "Hey, the 60s were a great time to be alive, I hear."
[20:37] <Raoul> 156,MAR MP damage to Gaia...
[20:37] <GM|Gaia> *The spirits dig into Gaia, assaulting her mana...
[20:37] <GM|Gaia> **End Round 3**
[20:37] <Raoul> 26% on Curse...
[20:37] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:37] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[20:38] * Raoul is exhausted, and thus Cursed (4).
[20:38] <Aislinn> (( Wrong time to crit. ))
[20:38] <Raoul> Well, 3 in this new round.
[20:38] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d8
[20:38] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d8: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[20:38] <Raoul> ((Yeah, tell me about it. _-_))
[20:38] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Aislinn: Image-3(3)
[20:38] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Raoul: Curse(3)
[20:38] <GM|Gaia> **Round 4**
[20:38] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:36 Yuki:24 Elemental:16 Raoul:14 Uileam:11 Aislinn:9 Gaia:1(EI)
[20:39] <GM|Gaia> *Gaia starts meditating/murmering again...
[20:39] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[20:39] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[20:39] <GM|Gaia> ((Retgone that.))
[20:39] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[20:39] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[20:39] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100
[20:39] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 46 ( Total: 46 )
[20:40] <GM|Gaia> *From the roof, leaves begin to fall on everyone, but only Raoul seems to feel them..
[20:40] <GM|Gaia> !roll 3d6+70 1d100
[20:40] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 3d6+70: 1, 6, 2 ( Total: 79 )
[20:40] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 23 ( Total: 23 )
[20:40] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 102
[20:41] <GM|Gaia> *Raoul takes 79, M.Arm Damage, and is Sleep (4)!
[20:41] * Raoul is exhausted in more than one way! *slump*
[20:42] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki!))
[20:43] <Yuki`> ((Hey, what's Uileam's damage?))
[20:43] <Uileam> (117 + 2d12)
[20:43] <Uileam> (Up to 125% of that if I use Holy Strike, but I'm not wasting the mana methinks.)
[20:44] <GM|Gaia> ((You do have an elixer, so unless you're conserving for some reason?))
[20:45] * Yuki` tries to gently knock Raoul awake with the butt of her rifle. ((Pulled blow))
[20:45] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:45] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 70 ( Total: 70 )
[20:45] <Yuki`> !roll 2d12+84,50%
[20:45] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d12+84,50%: 8, 5 ( Total: 48.5 )
[20:46] <GM|Gaia> ((Raoul gets a love tap, and wakes up!))
[20:46] <GM|Gaia> *The Elemental takes a swing at Aislinn!
[20:46] <Raoul> "fzz- wha?"
[20:46] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100
[20:46] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 84 ( Total: 84 )
[20:47] * Yuki` gets her rifle back in firing position. "Time to wake up."
[20:47] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d10+108
[20:47] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d10+108: 4 ( Total: 112 )
[20:48] * Aislinn loses another clone and is whalloped hard. (( Eva down to 25. ;-; ))
[20:48] <Aislinn> ((HP: 174/290, MP: 106/190, SoS: 72))
[20:48] <Uileam> (Do tell if you're below 25% HP before a hit.  Sentinel and all.)
[20:48] <Raoul> ((Hm.)
[20:48] <Raoul> *))
[20:49] * Raoul stands up groggily, still out-of-sorts. But he can still take a swing at Gaia!
[20:49] <Raoul> ((Pretty sure it's my turn here.))
[20:49] <Aislinn> ((..wasn't I facing Gaia this time?  ))
[20:49] <Aislinn> (( ...I should shut up. ))
[20:49] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:49] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 99 ( Total: 99 )
[20:49] <Raoul> Or maybe not.
[20:50] <GM|Gaia> *Raoul misses, prolly because he's still groggy
[20:50] * Raoul 's leg is still asleep, and as he charges, he falls over again. "I am okay. Really. Just... one moment please."
[20:50] <GM|Gaia> ((Uileam!))
[20:51] * Uileam turns and swings at Gaia.  No more Elementals needed today, no thank you. [Attack]
[20:51] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:51] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 81 ( Total: 81 )
[20:51] <GM|Gaia> ((hit!))
[20:52] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+117
[20:52] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+117: 12, 10 ( Total: 139 )
[20:52] <GM|Gaia> *Gaia grunts at the blow, but doesn't seem hurt!
[20:52] <GM|Gaia> ((Aislinn!))
[20:52] * Aislinn keeps cutting away at Gaia.
[20:52] <Aislinn> !roll 2d100
[20:52] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2d100: 15, 30 ( Total: 45 )
[20:53] <Aislinn> !roll 2#2d8+86
[20:53] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2#2d8+86(1): 1, 1 ( Total: 88 )
[20:53] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2#2d8+86(2): 1, 4 ( Total: 91 )
[20:53] <Highwind> Aislinn - Total: 179
[20:53] <GM|Gaia> *Aislinn's blows are all equally effective!
[20:54] <GM|Gaia> *Gaia shakes hir head a little, and keeps murmmering...
[20:54] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[20:54] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[20:54] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100 2d8+84 1d100
[20:54] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 81 ( Total: 81 )
[20:54] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 2d8+84: 6, 1 ( Total: 91 )
[20:54] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 18 ( Total: 18 )
[20:54] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 190
[20:55] <GM|Gaia> Yuki takes 91 (M.Arm) Damage, and is confused!
[20:55] <Yuki`> ((HP: 67/206, SoS: 51))
[20:56] * Yuki` is hit, and looks kind of out of it.
[20:56] <GM|Gaia> **End Round 3**
[20:56] <GM|Gaia> ((Err, Round 4))
[20:56] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d8
[20:56] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d8: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[20:57] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Aislinn: Image-2(2)
[20:57] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Raoul: Curse(2)
[20:57] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Yuki: Confuse(3)
[20:57] <GM|Gaia> **Round 5**
[20:57] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:38 Elemental:18 Uileam:17 Aislinn:17 Yuki:17 Raoul:15 Gaia:3(EI)
[20:57] <GM|Gaia> *Gaia tries to lick Raoul!
[20:57] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100 1d12+24
[20:57] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 65 ( Total: 65 )
[20:57] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d12+24: 8 ( Total: 32 )
[20:57] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 97
[20:58] <GM|Gaia> *And does so, for 32 damage.  "You taste like the sea?"
[20:58] * Raoul shakes it off pretty easily. "I... thank you?"
[20:58] <Raoul> ((253/255, Curse (2) ))
[20:59] <GM|Gaia> *The Elemental, on the other hand, takes the opprotunity to try and hiut Raoul in the back!
[20:59] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100 1d10+108
[20:59] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[20:59] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d10+108: 9 ( Total: 117 )
[20:59] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 127
[20:59] <Raoul> ((Does it have critical? Am I now wall-jelly?))
[20:59] <GM|Gaia> *Raoul takes 234 damage!
[21:00] <GM|Gaia> ((No, no crits with the pincer.  I'm not that dedicated to killing you all.  Yet.))
[21:00] * Raoul is still really knocked around. ((077/255))
[21:01] <Raoul> ((Not SOS, but close.))
[21:01] <GM|Gaia> ((Uileam!))
[21:02] * Uileam frowns, but he can't really do much about Yuki without knocking her down and out probably, so he turns back to Gaia.  "Perhaps you'll have a new taste after this!" [Attack]
[21:02] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:02] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 29 ( Total: 29 )
[21:02] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+117
[21:02] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+117: 6, 1 ( Total: 124 )
[21:03] <GM|Gaia> *The First is hit!
[21:03] <GM|Gaia> ((Aislinn))
[21:03] * Aislinn is not going to stop slicing into Gaia until one of them is dead.
[21:03] <Aislinn> !roll 2d100
[21:03] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2d100: 12, 99 ( Total: 111 )
[21:03] <Aislinn> !roll 2d8+86
[21:03] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2d8+86: 6, 1 ( Total: 93 )
[21:04] <GM|Gaia> *She hits once, but the other... bounces off the tongue.
[21:04] <Aislinn> (( Well, there goes a botch, maybe, just maybe I can get a crit. :P ))
[21:04] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki!  Confused!))
[21:04] <Aislinn> "Ew, that's disgusting!"
[21:04] <Yuki`> ((Hrm, no Roboyamo here...))
[21:04] <Yuki`> !roll 1d8
[21:04] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d8: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[21:05] <Yuki`> ((I just realized... did that hit take Yuki's R: Mystify into account?))
[21:06] <GM|Gaia> ((Yep.))
[21:06] <Yuki`> ((Ah, okay.  Just remembered it myself. >_<))
[21:06] * Yuki` swings the rifle wildly, aiming at...
[21:06] <Yuki`> !roll 1d2
[21:06] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d2: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:06] <Yuki`> ((Gaia, I think.))
[21:06] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:06] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 36 ( Total: 36 )
[21:06] <GM|Gaia> ((Yep.  Gaia/Elemental))
[21:07] <Yuki`> !roll 2d12+84
[21:07] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d12+84: 10, 5 ( Total: 99 )
[21:07] <Aislinn> "HEY!  Watch where you...oh, good shot."
[21:07] <GM|Gaia> *The First does seem surprised that the confused woman actually... ouch!
[21:07] <GM|Gaia> ((Raoul))
[21:07] * Raoul gets his feet under him, and tries to attack Gaia.
[21:07] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:07] <Yuki`> "...uh... wha?"
[21:07] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 98 ( Total: 98 )
[21:07] <Raoul> ((Oh COME ON))
[21:07] <Aislinn> (( ... ))
[21:08] * Raoul 's leg must still be asleep. "...oof."
[21:08] <GM|Gaia> *Gaia murmers some more...
[21:08] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[21:08] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:08] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d6
[21:08] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d6: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[21:09] <GM|Gaia> *From the ground, water rises, and converges on Uileam!  He is healed for 25% his max HP!
[21:09] * GM|Gaia mutters something about needing to work on that one...
[21:09] * Uileam raises an eyebrow.  "Randomness has its perks, I guess."
[21:09] <GM|Gaia> *End Round 5!*
[21:09] <Uileam> (277/323 HP, 58/243 MP)
[21:10] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Aislinn: Image-2(1)
[21:10] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Raoul: Curse(1)
[21:10] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Yuki: Confuse(2)
[21:10] <GM|Gaia> *Round 6!*
[21:10] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:35 Elemental:24 Yuki:20 Uileam:14 Raoul:12 Aislinn:11
[21:10] <GM|Gaia> *The Qu acts again, murmering even more...
[21:10] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[21:10] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[21:11] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100 2d8+84 1d100
[21:11] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 53 ( Total: 53 )
[21:11] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 2d8+84: 8, 8 ( Total: 100 )
[21:11] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 33 ( Total: 33 )
[21:11] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 186
[21:12] <GM|Gaia> *Yuki takes 100 points of physical damage, and avoids confusion (if she's not KO'd).
[21:12] <Uileam> (Cover.)
[21:12] <Yuki`> ((HP:4 5/206, SoS: 51))
[21:12] <Yuki`> (...oh, right.)
[21:12] <Uileam> (177/323 HP, 58/243 MP)
[21:12] <Yuki`> ((HP: 67/206, SoS: 51))
[21:12] <Uileam> "The... thing... giveth, and it taketh..."
[21:13] <GM|Gaia> ((Lucky.  But then does Uileam get Confused instead, due to a lack of R:Mystify?))
[21:13] <Uileam> (Is it modified by ARM?)
[21:13] <GM|Gaia> ((yes.))
[21:13] <Uileam> (I'm now Confused.)
[21:13] <Uileam> (234/323 HP, 58/243 MP)
[21:14] <GM|Gaia> *The Elemental whallops the ground again, trying to take advantage of no one facing it!
[21:14] <GM|Gaia> !roll 4d100
[21:14] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 4d100: 21, 12, 36, 17 ( Total: 86 )
[21:15] <GM|Gaia> !roll 4#1d6+75,200%
[21:15] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 4#1d6+75,200%(1): 2 ( Total: 154.0 )
[21:15] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 4#1d6+75,200%(2): 6 ( Total: 162.0 )
[21:15] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 4#1d6+75,200%(3): 3 ( Total: 156.0 )
[21:15] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 4#1d6+75,200%(4): 5 ( Total: 160.0 )
[21:15] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 632.0
[21:15] <GM|Gaia> ((Raoul, uki, Aislinn, Uileam.  All ARM. damage.))
[21:15] <Yuki`> ((HP:4 0/206, SoS: 51))
[21:15] * Yuki` is knocked unconscious by the hit.
[21:15] <Raoul> ((Ah.))
[21:15] <Aislinn> ((HP:7 64/290, MP: 106/190, SoS: 72))
[21:15] <Aislinn> (( Fury ))
[21:15] <Uileam> (... Jeebus.)
[21:16] <Uileam> (131/323 HP, 58/243 MP)
[21:16] * Raoul doesn't fall over; he has that down pat. Now he's just unconscious. (000/255))
[21:16] * Aislinn grips her knives tightly and the muscles in her arms flex and tighten.
[21:16] <GM|Gaia> *With half the party down, Uileam goes next!
[21:16] <Aislinn> (( Oh shit. >.< I totally forgot combat reflexes. lol ))
[21:17] <Uileam> (Do I have to spend my Action to Cover Aislinn or just a Zero Action to switch over?)
[21:17] <GM|Gaia> ((Then you take only 78 damage - zero action.))
[21:17] <Aislinn> (( Um... ))
[21:17] <Aislinn> (( Sentinel doesn't need an action to kick in. ))
[21:17] <Uileam> (Not Sentinel - Cover.)
[21:17] <GM|Gaia> ((But if you're I:Unaware, you don't take the extra damage...))
[21:18] <Uileam> (Although good point, Sentinel kicks in here anyway.)
[21:18] <Aislinn> (( Yes, new action. ))
[21:18] <Aislinn> (( Yeah.  I'm fixing it. ))
[21:18] <Aislinn> ((HP: 142/290, MP: 106/190, SoS: 72))
[21:18] <GM|Gaia> ((Uileam!))
[21:18] <Aislinn> (( But, when you change a target to cover, that's an action. ))
[21:18] <Aislinn> (( Not a free one. ))
[21:18] <Uileam> (Not when you change.  It's a Zero Action.  Unless it's been changed on me...)
[21:19] <Uileam> "Aislinn, can you get one of them back up and going?"
[21:19] <Aislinn> "I've got nothing."
[21:19] <Aislinn> (( *looks that up* ))
[21:19] * Uileam hums.  (Sec)
[21:20] <GM|Gaia> ((Rule 0.  GM says it's a Zero Action for this fight.  Research later.  FIGHT MOAR!))
[21:20] <Aislinn> (( You're choosing a new target. ))
[21:20] <Aislinn> (( Not a zero action. ))
[21:20] <Aislinn> (( But ok. ))
[21:20] <Yuki`> ((Just looked.  You can stop covering as a Zero action, but not change the target.  And it would have been nulled by Yuki going below 25% to 0 HP anyw-okay.  And Yuki has a PD.))
[21:20] * Uileam keeps an eye on Aislinn as he brings himself back to peak condition.  [Cover, Elixir]
[21:21] <Uileam> [Facing the Elemental]
[21:21] <GM|Gaia> ((Check.  Aislinn?))
[21:22] <Aislinn> (( Oh to have sensor... ))
[21:22] * Aislinn rushes over to Yuki and starts going through her bag. "You always seem to have something in here..." [Getting her PD.]
[21:23] <GM|Gaia> *A pheonix down is there, being used as a bookmark it seems.
[21:23] * Aislinn grabs it and will use it on Yuki when she can.
[21:23] <Aislinn> (( Since I assume that's another turn. :P ))
[21:23] <GM|Gaia> ((You're right there, so you can do it now.))
[21:24] * Aislinn drops the PD feather on Yuki.
[21:24] <Aislinn> (( Yay Sentinnel is automatic. ))
[21:24] <Yuki`> ((Sadly, it does take your ac- okay, we'll go with that. :p ))
[21:24] <Yuki`> ((HP:4 1/206, SoS: 51))
[21:24] <Uileam> (PDF and Wiki don't agree.)
[21:24] <Aislinn> "You've got to keep up with the young folks."
[21:24] <Aislinn> (( ON what? ))
[21:24] * Yuki` gets back up, looking like absolute hell. She doesn't seem to recognize that Aislinn said much of anything.
[21:25] <Yuki`> ((Well, /query it to me, and I'll put it on the errata list.))
[21:25] <GM|Gaia> *End Round 6*
[21:25] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d8
[21:25] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d8: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[21:25] <Uileam> (Will do.)
[21:25] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Raoul: KO(U)
[21:25] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Uileam: Confuse(3)
[21:25] <Uileam> (I'm not Confused.)
[21:25] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Raoul: KO(U)
[21:25] <GM|Gaia> ((Much better))
[21:26] <GM|Gaia> *Round 7*!
[21:26] <Uileam> (On whether it's a Zero Action to change Cover targets.)
[21:26] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:38 Yuki:22 Elemental:16 Raoul:14 Uileam:12 Aislinn:10 Gaia:3(EI)
[21:26] <Raoul> ((Should I even get an init?))
[21:26] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:38 Yuki:22 Elemental:16 Raoul:14 Uileam:12 Aislinn:10 Gaia:3(EI)
[21:26] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:38 Yuki:22 Elemental:16 Uileam:12 Aislinn:10 Gaia:3(EI)
[21:26] <Raoul> ((There ya go. I'll be over here bleeding.))
[21:26] <GM|Gaia> *The First tries to lick Aislinn...
[21:27] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100 1d12+24
[21:27] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 23 ( Total: 23 )
[21:27] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d12+24: 1 ( Total: 25 )
[21:27] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 48
[21:27] <GM|Gaia> ((Hit, for min damage.))
[21:27] * Aislinn bats it away. (( *tink* ))
[21:27] <Aislinn> "I don't even kiss on a first date!"
[21:27] <Aislinn> ((HP: 141/290, MP: 106/190, SoS: 72))
[21:28] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki!))
[21:28] * Yuki` stares through Gaia, as her hands and then gun barrel start to glow red... ((Using one of her Red Feasts. Foes off on 16, which is... now. That'll be auto-hit, right?))
[21:29] <GM|Gaia> ((Ah, still roll.  You might Crit out.))
[21:30] <Yuki`> ((Okay.  And that's 50% of damage after armor healed, right?  Can't remember, because the wiki says full value healed for the Blue MAgic version.))
[21:30] * Yuki` fires, a red-tinged bullet tracing through the air at Gaia.
[21:30] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:30] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[21:30] <GM|Gaia> ((Full, after Arm))
[21:31] <GM|Gaia> ((Hit!))
[21:31] <Yuki`> !roll 2d12+84
[21:31] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d12+84: 6, 2 ( Total: 92 )
[21:31] <GM|Gaia> *Yuki gains 92 HP, stolen from her enemy!
[21:32] <GM|Gaia> *The Elemental tries to slam a fist into Uileam!
[21:32] <Yuki`> ((HP: 93/206, SoS: 51))
[21:32] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100 1d10+108
[21:32] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[21:32] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d10+108: 8 ( Total: 116 )
[21:32] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 124
[21:32] <GM|Gaia> ((Be so glad for no crits...))
[21:32] * Yuki` inhales as the energy flows from Gaia and into her. "...that really helped."
[21:32] <Uileam> (Feh, I am like a ROCK. :P)
[21:33] <GM|Gaia> ((Uileam!))
[21:34] * Uileam switches his concern back to the eminently more squishy Yuki and smashes the living hell out of Gaia. [Cleansing Strike]
[21:34] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+117,125%
[21:34] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+117,125%: 8, 6 ( Total: 163.75 )
[21:34] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:34] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[21:34] <Uileam> (Condemned (4) unless Immune.)
[21:34] <GM|Gaia> ((Immune.))
[21:34] <Uileam> (Holy damage, also.)
[21:35] <GM|Gaia> ((Crap.  I forgot to roll that.))
[21:35] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d8
[21:35] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d8: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:35] <GM|Gaia> ((nope, not weak))
[21:35] <GM|Gaia> ((Aislinn!))
[21:36] * Aislinn will just keep stabbing and slashing.
[21:36] <Aislinn> !roll 2d100
[21:36] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2d100: 81, 27 ( Total: 108 )
[21:36] <Aislinn> !roll 2#2d8+86
[21:36] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2#2d8+86(1): 1, 2 ( Total: 89 )
[21:36] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2#2d8+86(2): 2, 8 ( Total: 96 )
[21:36] <Highwind> Aislinn - Total: 185
[21:37] <GM|Gaia> *The First is starting to feel it.
[21:38] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[21:38] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[21:38] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100 3d6+70 1d100
[21:38] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 89 ( Total: 89 )
[21:39] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 3d6+70: 5, 6, 3 ( Total: 84 )
[21:39] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 75 ( Total: 75 )
[21:39] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 248
[21:39] <GM|Gaia> *Uileam takes 84 Magic Damage, and falls asleep (unless your M.Eva is over 30?))
[21:39] <Uileam> (My M.EVA is 0 lol)
[21:40] <GM|Gaia> *End Round 7*!
[21:40] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Raoul: KO(U)
[21:40] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Uileam: Sleep(3)
[21:40] <GM|Gaia> *Round 8*
[21:40] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:36 Elemental:18 Yuki:18 Uileam:17 Aislinn:9 Gaia:1(EI)
[21:40] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[21:40] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:40] * Raoul bleeds a little more. And his legs are still asleep. He'll be fine, really.
[21:40] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d6
[21:40] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d6: 6 ( Total: 6 )
[21:41] <Yuki`> ((He'll have to be, I'm out of PDs.))
[21:41] <GM|Gaia> *This time, the murmers draw up the water around the elemental, healing it of all it's damage - not that it had any.
[21:42] <GM|Gaia> *The Elemental responds with another massive swipe of it's fist, to try and hit you all!
[21:42] <GM|Gaia> !roll 2d100
[21:42] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 2d100: 62, 11 ( Total: 73 )
[21:42] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d6+75,200% 2#1d6+75
[21:42] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d6+75,200%: 5 ( Total: 160.0 )
[21:42] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 2#1d6+75(1): 3 ( Total: 78 )
[21:42] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 2#1d6+75(2): 5 ( Total: 80 )
[21:42] <GM|Gaia> ((Yuki, Aislinn, Uileam))
[21:42] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 318.0
[21:43] <Yuki`> ((HP:4 0/206, SoS: 51))
[21:43] <Uileam> (Of course, the one time I can't Cover...)
[21:43] * Yuki` is out again, this time for good. ((Out of PDs, so it looks like I'm out of the fight.))
[21:43] <GM|Gaia> ((But now, you're awake))
[21:43] <Aislinn> ((HP: 109/290, MP: 106/190, SoS: 72))
[21:44] <Uileam> (323/323 HP, 203/243 MP)
[21:44] <GM|Gaia> ((Uileam!))
[21:44] * Aislinn rolls her eyes at Yuki goes down again.
[21:45] <GM|Gaia> ((You did take damage there, unless it tinked?))
[21:45] * Uileam switches the Cover back to Aislinn and goes to town on Gaia. [Attack]
[21:45] <Uileam> (I did.  Didn't go through for some reason.  At 253 HP)
[21:45] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:45] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 91 ( Total: 91 )
[21:45] <GM|Gaia> ((hit!))
[21:45] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+117
[21:45] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+117: 12, 12 ( Total: 141 )
[21:46] <GM|Gaia> *Hit and hurt!  ((Aislinn!))
[21:46] * Aislinn also takes a stab at Gaia.
[21:46] <Aislinn> !roll 2d100
[21:46] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2d100: 83, 19 ( Total: 102 )
[21:46] <Aislinn> !roll 2#2d8+86
[21:46] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2#2d8+86(1): 6, 4 ( Total: 96 )
[21:46] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 2#2d8+86(2): 1, 2 ( Total: 89 )
[21:46] <Highwind> Aislinn - Total: 185
[21:47] <GM|Gaia> *Gaia seems to stumble back from that...
[21:47] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[21:47] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:47] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[21:47] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:47] <GM|Gaia> ((Ouch))
[21:48] <GM|Gaia> *This time the water surrounds Gaia - and hir is much more healthy for it.
[21:48] <Aislinn> (( >.< ))
[21:48] <GM|Gaia> **End Round 8**
[21:48] <GM|Gaia> ((Hey, totally random target there.))
[21:48] <GM|Gaia> **Round 9**
[21:48] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:39 Elemental:25 Uileam:11 Aislinn:11 Gaia:4(EI)
[21:49] <GM|Gaia> *Gaia continnues to murmmer...
[21:49] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[21:49] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:49] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[21:49] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[21:49] <GM|Gaia> *Aislinn is healed for 25% her max HP!
[21:49] <Aislinn> ((HP: 109/290, MP: 106/190, SoS: 72))
[21:49] <Aislinn> ((HP: 181/290, MP: 106/190, SoS: 72))
[21:50] * Aislinn blinks and looks a little confused. In the end she just shrugs and goes with it.
[21:50] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100 1d10+108,200%
[21:50] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[21:50] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d10+108,200%: 2 ( Total: 220.0 )
[21:50] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 224.0
[21:50] <GM|Gaia> *The elemental slams a fist into the unaware back of Uileam (220 Arm)!
[21:50] <GM|Gaia> ((That's what, the *thrid* critical Unaware strike from that guy?))
[21:50] <Uileam> (90/323 HP, 203/243 MP)
[21:51] <GM|Gaia> ((Uileam!  Aislinn!))
[21:51] * Uileam heals the duo up.
[21:51] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[21:51] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 5, 2 ( Total: 70 )
[21:51] <Uileam> (160/323 HP, 169/243 MP)
[21:51] <Aislinn> ((HP: 251/290, MP: 106/190, SoS: 72))
[21:52] <GM|Gaia> ((Aislinn!))
[21:52] <Aislinn> "In the old days, the military would use napalm, but I haven't got that.  Instead, I'll just light your ass on fire." [Katon]
[21:52] <GM|Gaia> ((Weak.))
[21:53] <Aislinn> !roll 3d6+120,150% 1d100
[21:53] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 3d6+120,150%: 4, 1, 2 ( Total: 190.5 )
[21:53] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 90 ( Total: 90 )
[21:53] <Highwind> Aislinn - Total: 280.5
[21:53] <Aislinn> (( Mnd, Eva CoS Confuse (4), but no luck. :P))
[21:53] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[21:53] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[21:53] * Aislinn spins around, one of her blades catching fire and then exploding into a huge ball that engulphs Gaia.
[21:54] * GM|Gaia coughs
[21:54] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100 3d6+70 1d100
[21:54] <Aislinn> ((HP: 251/290, MP: 78/190, SoS: 72))
[21:54] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 42 ( Total: 42 )
[21:54] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 3d6+70: 1, 4, 3 ( Total: 78 )
[21:54] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 43 ( Total: 43 )
[21:54] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 163
[21:55] <GM|Gaia> *Aislin takes 78, Magic Damage, and falls asleep(4)!
[21:55] <Aislinn> ((HP: 223/290, MP: 78/190, SoS: 72))
[21:55] * Aislinn slumps over.
[21:55] <GM|Gaia> *End Round 9*
[21:55] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Aislinn: Sleep(4)
[21:55] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Raoul: KO(U)
[21:55] <GM|Gaia> Status Phase - Yuki: KO(U)
[21:55] <GM|Gaia> *Round 10*
[21:55] <GM|Gaia> Battle order: Gaia:39 Elemental:22 Uileam:10 Aislinn:9 Gaia:4(EI)
[21:55] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d4
[21:55] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d4: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[21:56] <GM|Gaia> !roll 4d100 1d12+154
[21:56] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 4d100: 87, 5, 78, 11 ( Total: 181 )
[21:56] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d12+154: 6 ( Total: 160 )
[21:56] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 341
[21:56] <GM|Gaia> *This time, another blast of flame engulfs the battlefield, roasting everyone for 160, Fire damge!
[21:57] <GM|Gaia> ((Magic Damage, btw))
[21:57] <Aislinn> ((HP: 113/290, MP: 78/190, SoS: 72))
[21:57] * Aislinn somehow sleeps through it, but let's not question game logic.
[21:57] <Uileam> (37/323 HP, 169/243 MP)
[21:58] <GM|Gaia> *The Elemental, sensing a chance, tries to slam Uileam in the back!
[21:58] <Uileam> (Gee, ya think?)
[21:58] <GM|Gaia> !roll 1d100 1d10+108
[21:58] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d100: 22 ( Total: 22 )
[21:58] <Highwind>  GM|Gaia - 1d10+108: 8 ( Total: 116 )
[21:58] <Aislinn> (( ...well then. ))
[21:58] <Highwind> GM|Gaia - Total: 138
[21:58] <Aislinn> (( So, uh... ))
[21:58] <Uileam> (Yea, Pincer screws us hard.  That's all there was to this fight.)
[21:59] <GM|Gaia> *As the lights go dark, Uileam hears Gaia mutter; "That should do it.  They've earned it."
[21:59] <GM|Gaia> **Log End**

[19:02] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:02] <Raoul> ((brb, nature calls.))
[19:03] <GM|> *The party is on the second 'floor' of the dungeon, such as it is, and have just passed through their first room, one with spikes on the floor, and updrafts if multiple people enter the room.
[19:03] <GM|> *Now they are in a long corridor with open Iron Maidens set into the alcoves.
[19:03] * Yuki` keeps frowning at the things.
[19:04] <GM|> *Yuki sees some sharp points gleam in the light from the party.
[19:04] <Raoul> ((back))
[19:04] <Aislinn> (( ...we're in The Cube? ))
[19:04] <Aislinn> (( ;-; I suck at math. ))
[19:04] <Raoul> "Whoever built this place enjoys spikes far too much. But I suppose I should not complain..."
[19:05] <GM|> *There are only two obvious exits from here, one behind, and one ahead.
[19:05] * Yuki` keeps an eye out for any more traps.
[19:05] * Aislinn figures heading in the opposite direction they came from works.
[19:06] <GM|> ((Roll awareness then))
[19:06] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:06] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[19:07] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 5.))
[19:07] * Aislinn is a little twitchy and on edge, half expecting a poison dart. "I feel like Indiana Jones."
[19:07] <Yuki`> "...the, uh... torture things have scratch marks on them."
[19:07] <Aislinn> "...I sincerely hope there are no huge boulders."
[19:08] <Yuki`> "Leading up to the corridor."
[19:08] <Aislinn> "On the other hand, huge boulders might be better than iron maidens."
[19:08] <Yuki`> "We'd better be really careful where we step."
[19:09] <GM|> ((So, what are you guys going to do, aside from oggle the scenery?))
[19:09] <Aislinn> "Yes."  She looks at the floor as she continues on.  Anything out of place?
[19:09] <GM|> ((Awareness from all who are looking for bad things.))
[19:09] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[19:10] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 39 ( Total: 39 )
[19:10] * Raoul can't think of anything better to do, so he'll take a close look at things too.
[19:10] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:10] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[19:10] <Raoul> ((Awareness 66.))
[19:10] <Yuki`> ((That include me, again?))
[19:10] <GM|> ((No))
[19:10] <Yuki`> ((Ah, okay.))
[19:11] <GM|> *The corridor does seem to be shorter the farther along you go.  Like every step takes you ten closer to the other end.
[19:11] * Clotho has joined #i-demon
[19:12] * Aislinn has quit IRC (Killed (NickServ (GHOST command used by Clotho)))
[19:12] * Clotho is now known as Aislinn
[19:12] * Raoul sighs. "I am truly out of my element here. No water, and things that try to kill you but cannot be killed themselves..."
[19:13] <Aislinn> (( I passed by 17 on Awareness. >.< ))
[19:13] * Raoul watches Aislinn as she advances down the corridor... too quickly? "Anything yet?"
[19:13] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:13] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 9 ( Total: 9 )
[19:14] <Uileam> (Late crit ftw?)
[19:14] <Aislinn> "Nothing out of the ordinary...well, by this place's definition of 'ordinary.'"
[19:14] <Yuki`> "That definition doesn't seem to leave much out."
[19:15] <Aislinn> "Yes, well, that's our bad luck."
[19:15] * Aislinn continues on ahead, relaxing only a little.
[19:15] <Uileam> "Some of the points seem a bit dull... whether by age or prior use, I don't know, but I suspect the latter."
[19:15] <Aislinn> "Not comforting..."
[19:16] <Yuki`> "Not at all."
[19:16] <GM|> ((You guys rady to advance?))
[19:16] <Raoul> ((As soon as she's all the way at the other end, sure. >.>))
[19:17] <Yuki`> ((I can't think of anything else, so yeah.))
[19:17] <Aislinn> (( X ))
[19:18] <Raoul> ((X indeed. >.>))
[19:18] <GM|> *The party far-to-quickly reaches the end of the corridor, where they are met by a simple wooden door.  It is slightly ajar.
[19:19] <GM|> *You can't really see through the crack, save that the other side does appear lighted.
[19:19] * Aislinn looks the door over for traps.
[19:20] <GM|> ((Awareness/Traps))
[19:20] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[19:20] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 7 ( Total: 7 )
[19:20] <Aislinn> (( Traps at 60 ))
[19:21] <Yuki`> ((Did you critle- aww, but still.))
[19:21] <Raoul> ((Still handy!))
[19:22] * Aislinn puts her hand on the door and jerks it hard to open it.
[19:22] <GM|> ((It pushes))
[19:22] <Aislinn> (( There's no hand push/pull sign. >.> ))
[19:22] * Aislinn pushes it hard then, putting her shoulder in it.
[19:23] <GM|> ((It was ajar away from you, into the other room))
[19:23] <Aislinn> (( *handy))
[19:23] <GM|> *SPLASH!  Aislinn is dumped on by a wooden bucket that falls from above.  She is wet, but no worse for the wear.
[19:23] * Yuki` blinks.
[19:23] <GM|> *A very familair voice can be heard giggling from somewhere ahead and behind.
[19:23] * Aislinn stiffens and looks shocked...then really annoyed.
[19:23] <Aislinn> "...what are you, twelve?"
[19:24] <Yuki`> "...that's probably Aede.  Least, I hope."
[19:24] <Raoul> "...I, for one, like this new kind of trap."
[19:25] * Aislinn takes the opportunity to wring out her shirt while grumbling. "So glad that she's kept her sense of humor in all this." That last sentence was dripping with sarcasm.
[19:25] <Uileam> "Better than a gun."
[19:26] <GM|> *Now that the door is open, you can see that the center of the room is dominated by an ornate fountain, with clear water running through it.  Far above you, in the vaulted ceiling, a single window casts light on the fountain.  All in all, the effect is very pretty.  You can also guess where the water came from.
[19:27] <Aislinn> "Ok, so Aede?  You here?"
[19:27] * Aislinn steps toward the fountain, looking for anyone hiding in the shadows.
[19:27] <GM|> *Silence, save for the sounds of water.  There are no real shadows as the light is reflected in all directions.  You can see another exit a bit to your left.
[19:28] <Yuki`> "I guess we go left?"
[19:28] * Raoul goes to the fountain, smells it, tastes a hint of it.
[19:29] * Aislinn runs a hand through her short hair and nods. "Yes."
[19:29] <GM|> *The water is fresh and cool, reflecting the sunlight from above.
[19:29] <GM|> *You'd almost say it was pure.
[19:29] <Raoul> "Hm. Filtered through the earth... I suppose whatever moves the rooms moves the pipes too."
[19:31] <GM|> *Now that you're closer, you see the fountain appears to be well moulded plastic, not stone or another natural material.
[19:31] <Yuki`> "I hope so..."  Yuki looks at the fountain.  "...that's wierd."
[19:31] * Raoul happens to tap the fountain after tasting the water. "Is this... Earth material?"
[19:31] * Aislinn approaches. "...plastic?"
[19:32] <GM|> *It's plastic alright, but world of origin?  No sign.
[19:32] <Aislinn> "Why make a fountain out of plastic?"
[19:32] <Raoul> "Curious. I doubt Azrag Biet or Refulgo could build this today, let alone an ancient civilization... But obviously, someone did."
[19:34] <Yuki`> "Wouldn't be the first time ancient people made some amazing stuff."
[19:34] <GM|> *A cloud passes over the distant window, casting a temporary shadow over the room.
[19:35] <Aislinn> "Huh, I thought we were underground."
[19:35] <Raoul> "We should be under a mountain. Unless we have gone up by descending stairs."
[19:36] <Raoul> "How many laws of the universe can one underground complex break?"
[19:36] * Aislinn looks to see if she can look out the window.
[19:36] <Aislinn> "I'm not sure I want to find out."
[19:36] * Yuki` shrugs. "We've probably gotten rid of logic a long time ago."
[19:36] <GM|> *It's over 50 feet above the ground, yet big enough to allow plenty of light in.
[19:37] <Aislinn> "Well, should we head on to the next part?  Plastic fountain is exciting and all but it's not telling us much."
[19:38] * Yuki` nods. "Yeah."
[19:38] * Aislinn heads to the door on the left then.
[19:38] <GM|> !roll 5d100
[19:38] <Highwind>  GM| - 5d100: 14, 25, 59, 58, 10 ( Total: 166 )
[19:38] <GM|> ((notenotenote))
[19:38] <Aislinn> (( I don't like those rolls. ;-; ))
[19:39] <Raoul> ((I see a critical in there. Hoo boy.))
[19:40] * Raoul leaves last, sorry to leave the clean-flowing water behind.
[19:40] <GM|> *You enter the next corridor, a twisty-curvy one, that goes up and down at random points as well.  You get the general feeling that you're not going anywhere in particular.
[19:40] <Yuki`> "...ugh."
[19:40] * Uileam hms and makes a note to get some of the plastic next time through.
[19:40] <GM|> *You keep going.
[19:41] <GM|> !roll 3d100
[19:41] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d100: 3, 2, 83 ( Total: 88 )
[19:41] <Aislinn> "Well at least we're not in a vehicle.
[19:41] <GM|> ((Eek))
[19:41] <Yuki`> "Small favors, really."
[19:41] <GM|> *Part of the corridors become very thin, requireing you to advance, squeezing through, one at a time.
[19:41] <GM|> ((Awareness, from all))
[19:41] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 54 ( Total: 54 )
[19:42] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 39 ( Total: 39 )
[19:42] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 63 ( Total: 63 )
[19:42] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 13.))
[19:42] <Aislinn> (( Under by 17. ))
[19:42] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 11 ( Total: 11 )
[19:42] <Uileam> (Pass by bunches.  87, I do believe.)
[19:43] * Uileam points to the wall.  "We're not welcome."
[19:43] <Uileam> (There's an arrow pointing the way we came.)
[19:43] * Aislinn stops and points to an arrow etched into the wall. "This says we go back the other way."
[19:43] <GM|> *Odd, because there was no other way to go except forward, and back to the fountain room.
[19:44] * Yuki` looks at both. "...I didn't see either of those."
[19:44] * Raoul didn't either, but he won't doubt it. "Do we want to listen to the walls?"
[19:44] <Aislinn> "Well, there was only one way to go, but...this place changes, maybe we'll find something other than a plastic fountain."
[19:44] <Raoul> "...And we are liable to be squished if this corridor continues to shrink."
[19:45] <GM|> ((It's not squishing, just some points were thinner than others.))
[19:45] <Yuki`> "It's worth a try, at least."
[19:46] <Raoul> ((Oh. Well, still.))
[19:46] <GM|> ((Well?  Forward or backward?))
[19:47] <Aislinn> "Let's go back to the fountain and see if there's something we missed."
[19:47] * Yuki` nods and follows Aislinn/Uileam.
[19:47] <Raoul> "Agreed." *scoot scoot*
[19:47] * Uileam heads back and slices off a piece of that plastic now that he has the chance.
[19:47] <GM|> *As you retreat, the first turn (a right for those trying to keep track) opens onto a small greco-roman style room.
[19:48] <GM|> *It's about 30 feet square, with pillairs 10 feet high every 5 feet, for a 5 by 5 internal grid.
[19:48] <Raoul> "This is new."
[19:48] <GM|> *You can hear a sound coming from inside the room
[19:48] <Uileam> (Just kidding.)
[19:49] <Yuki`> "Yeah, it is.  I really don't like this place."
[19:50] <Aislinn> "...but at least it directed us here?"
[19:50] <Raoul> "It did. So perhaps we are supposed to get somewhere? Whether that somewhere is where we want to be is another matter."
[19:50] <Yuki`> "Well, then I guess we keep following its directions for now."
[19:51] <Aislinn> "What if Aede is leading us? ...nah, silly thought."
[19:51] <GM|> *From the shadows, the sound keeps up.  It almost sounds like someone sobbing...
[19:51] * Yuki` shrugs. "Not that sill..."
[19:51] * Yuki` tries to find the source of the sound.
[19:52] * Aislinn starts walking toward the sound, slowly and quietly, her hands on the hilt of her knives.
[19:52] <GM|> *Yuki steps in a little bit, and the source comes clear.  A older male soldier, in the Jord uniform, is curled up on the floor, crying, face covered.
[19:52] * Raoul sees others go to investigate the sobbing; he watches their backs. He'd be more surprised if what or whoever is sobbing *didn't* try to kill them.
[19:53] * Yuki` stops when he sees the guy. "...hello?"
[19:53] <GM|> *The soldier keeps sobbing...
[19:53] * Yuki` steps a little closer. "What's your name?"
[19:54] <GM|> *The soldier looks up at Yuki, fear in his eyes..!
[19:55] * Yuki` holds her hands up. "I'm not here to hurt you, sir."
[19:55] <Yuki`> "We're trying to find a way through this place, too."
[19:55] <GM|> "AIEEE!" The soldier starts to scrable away.  "[KEEP AWAY!]"
[19:55] <Aislinn> (( What language is that? ))
[19:56] <GM|> ((Jord/Russian))
[19:56] * Raoul looks back, behind the group. Anything big and nasty suddenly pop up?
[19:57] <GM|> *Raoul looks for something mean and nasty to pop out, but he doesn't see anything...
[19:58] <Yuki`> "Can anyone speak his language?"
[19:59] <GM|> *The soldier is still backing up, now he has a sword in his hand...
[19:59] * Yuki` stops moving forward, her hands still up.
[20:00] <GM|> ((Doesn't Nikolai speak Russian?  Lemme check...))
[20:01] <GM|> ((Hrm.  Nope.))
[20:01] <Aislinn> "He sounds like a Ruskie...nope, Dad had this whole anti-commie thing so he wouldn't let me learn..."
[20:01] <GM|> "[I DON'T WANT TO DIE!]"
[20:02] <Aislinn> "Hey, take it easy, pal."  She raises her hands from her weapons to try to look non-threatening.
[20:02] <Yuki`> "At the least, everyone keep your hands away from your weapons."
[20:02] * Yuki` will try to say "We do not mean to harm you" again, this time in Hino. Then in Etoile.
[20:03] <GM|> *He responds in Etoile.  "Demons!  Tricksters!  You won't get me again!"
[20:03] <GM|> !roll 1d5 1d100
[20:03] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d5: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[20:03] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[20:03] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 24
[20:03] <GM|> !roll 2d8+90
[20:03] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d8+90: 3, 8 ( Total: 101 )
[20:04] * Yuki` responds in Etoile. "I am not a trickster! We got sent in to find your team, and someone else at the bottom of this place."
[20:04] * Raoul has turned to watch the lunatic now, unarmed but considering a Naom Dao.
[20:04] <GM|> *He throws his sword at Ulieam, where it strikes for (101, Arm) damage, before he rushes away, back the way you came
[20:04] <Raoul> ((Ouch.))
[20:04] * Yuki` is going to try to tackle the guy.
[20:04] <Aislinn> "What was that about not reaching for *our* weapons?"
[20:05] * Aislinn will take off after the guy...unless Yuki gets there first.
[20:06] <GM|> *He drops a smoke Bomb as he runs, and you all miss where he goes.  Although it seems that he did drop an extra Smoke Bomb in his rush.
[20:06] <Uileam> "Some people..." he mutters.
[20:07] <Yuki`> "..." Yuki says a little profanity in Hino, then gives a Potion to Uileam for his wound.
[20:07] * Aislinn coughs and groans. "Damnit!"
[20:07] <Raoul> "What was his problem? What was he afraid of?"
[20:07] <Uileam> (Is the log up from last week?  Apparently my edits didn't take last week.)
[20:08] <Aislinn> "I'd say this place wasn't kind to his mind."
[20:08] <Yuki`> "He thought we were some sort of demons... he was ranting about hoe we wouldn't get him again."
[20:08] <GM|> ((Ah, I don't think I sent the log out...))
[20:08] <Aislinn> "So this place made him crazy?"
[20:09] <Aislinn> "Or there really are demons here."
[20:09] <Yuki`> "I'm not sure which one is worse."
[20:09] <Raoul> "Oh, good. As long as we are clear on the possibilities."
[20:09] <Aislinn> "Neither option is good for us."
[20:09] <GM|> ((I'm sending out the log now))
[20:11] <GM|> ((Sent))
[20:11] <Yuki`> "We try to chase after him... or keep going?  I'm not sure we'll be able to find him after covering his tracks like that."
[20:11] <Yuki`> "Least he left behind an extra bomb."
[20:12] * Raoul shakes his head. "Even if we could, there is no guarantee that we would walk the same passage he did."
[20:12] <Raoul> "If we was what this place wanted us to see, then we have seen it - and I think we should continue."
[20:12] <Aislinn> "Not much choice otherwise."
[20:12] <GM|> *On cue, the familiar gut wrenching of an active shift takes place.
[20:13] * Aislinn finds a wall to brace against and waits for her stomach to cease churning.
[20:14] * Yuki` , also on cue, has to kneel down and keep from barfing.
[20:14] * Aislinn grumbles. "Great."
[20:15] <Raoul> *wretch*
[20:15] <Yuki`> "Ugh... answers... for us."
[20:15] <Yuki`> ((So, anybody want to grab the Smoke bomb, or did I miss someone else getting it?))
[20:16] <GM|> *Once people have settled down, there is a new exit, that was 90' right from the way you came in.  The passage is unfamiliar.
[20:16] <Aislinn> "I guess we go this way then."
[20:16] <Raoul> "...And our choices are given us."
[20:18] * Yuki` slowly gets up, and grabs the Smoke Bomb. "Might as well keep going... ugh." Yuki starts to head to that new passage.
[20:18] <Raoul> ((brb))
[20:18] * Aislinn follows behind Yuki.
[20:18] <GM|> *The new passage appears short, there's a door to the left, but it also continnues onward to a right-leg.
[20:19] * Yuki` will look at the left door, then if nothing seems wrong, open it.
[20:19] <Raoul> ((back))
[20:19] <GM|> ((Awareness for those by the door))
[20:20] <Raoul> "Do not separate. If we lose line of sight, we may be forced into separate groups."
[20:20] * Raoul is at the corner for just that reason.
[20:20] * Aislinn stays close to Yuki. Gotta watch out for the old folks.
[20:20] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[20:20] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 89 ( Total: 89 )
[20:20] <Aislinn> (( Fail by forty. ))
[20:20] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:20] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 21 ( Total: 21 )
[20:20] <Yuki`> ((Succeed by 39.))
[20:20] <Aislinn> "Looks like a door to me."
[20:21] <Yuki`> ((29, sorry.))
[20:21] <Yuki`> "thick door, wooden handle.  Don't see much else."  Wuki grabs the handle and slowly opens the door.
[20:22] <GM|> ((-Wuki +Yuki))
[20:22] <Aislinn> (( Yuki is from Endor? ))
[20:22] <Yuki`> ((...yes, right, Yuki. >_< ))
[20:23] <GM|> *Yuki gets a blast of dry heat to the face.  The other side of the door is an inferno!
[20:23] <Yuki`> "Gah!"  Yuki immediately starts to close the door.
[20:23] <Aislinn> "...lose your eyebrows?"
[20:23] <GM|> !roll 1d10+40
[20:23] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d10+40: 7 ( Total: 47 )
[20:23] <GM|> *Yuki takes 47, Fire damage before the door closes properly.
[20:24] <Yuki`> ((No MARM?))
[20:24] <GM|> ((Nope))
[20:24] <Uileam> "At least they share the love."
[20:24] <Raoul> ((Ouch.))
[20:24] <Yuki`> ((HP: 157/206, SoS: 51))
[20:25] <Aislinn> "Well then, I guess we're heading this way," she points the other way.
[20:25] * Yuki` does look a bit injured by the heat. "No, but that really hurt." *cough* "And I guess we are."
[20:26] <Aislinn> "Sorry, left my aloe vera back in my tent."
[20:26] * Yuki` starts heading the other way.
[20:26] <Raoul> "Maybe it is a mis-placed room?"
[20:26] <GM|> Around the right-corner is a quick left, and hard sounds, like a steam engine going off...
[20:26] <Yuki`> "Or exactly placed."
[20:27] <Aislinn> "...could it be whatever's controlling the shifts?"
[20:27] <Raoul> "A steam-powered mountain? I could believe it."
[20:27] <Yuki`> "If it is, I hope we can smash it without any problems."
[20:28] <GM|> *As you turn the corner there appears before you, a 40-50 foot corridor, with irregular, but constant heads of steam billowing out of various orificies.
[20:28] <GM|> ((HP checks from all of you?))
[20:28] <Yuki`> ((HP: 157/206, SoS: 51))
[20:28] <Aislinn> (( full 290/290 ))
[20:28] <Raoul> ((IIRC I'm at full.))
[20:29] <Raoul> ((((255/255))
[20:29] <GM|> ((You healed up since combat?  As I know HP/MP wasn't restored at the end of the last session.))
[20:29] <Raoul> ((Ah. Then I must've not written it down. You said last night's log is up?))
[20:30] <GM|> ((Yes.))
[20:30] <Uileam> (192 HP)
[20:30] <Raoul> ((178/255 then.))
[20:30] <Uileam> (192/323 HP, 148/243 MP)
[20:32] <GM|> *The steam gives no indication that it's letting up anytime soon, although you think there might be a vague pattern.
[20:32] * Yuki` tries to concentrate on the pattern, or look for something that seems like it controls the steam.
[20:32] <Aislinn> "I don't expect we can get through without some steam burns."
[20:33] <GM|> ((Traps or Awareness with a +20 penalty))
[20:33] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:33] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 24 ( Total: 24 )
[20:33] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:33] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 99 ( Total: 99 )
[20:33] <Yuki`> ((Botch. >_< ))
[20:34] <Uileam> (Pass Awareness by 48 with mod.)
[20:34] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:34] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 79 ( Total: 79 )
[20:34] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[20:34] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 36 ( Total: 36 )
[20:34] <Aislinn> (( ..wait, penalty? ))
[20:34] <Raoul> ((Awareness 66))
[20:34] <Aislinn> (( Then you mean -20, i think. ))
[20:34] <Aislinn> (( Either way, I've got 60 in Traps, so without any mod, I'm under by 24. ))
[20:34] <Yuki`> "...I don't have a clue."
[20:34] <GM|> *Those who pass the roll, think they see some sort of pattern.  There are two problem spots though...
[20:36] <Raoul> ((brb))
[20:36] <GM|> *Both of these spots seems to have near constant streams of steam flowing through them...
[20:36] <Aislinn> "I think I see...well, I can avoid all but a couple of places, I think."
[20:37] <GM|> *You suppose it all comes down to luck to make it through totally safely.
[20:38] <Aislinn> "Luck.  Great."
[20:38] <Uileam> "P'raps the more agile should go first?" he says, nodding to Aislinn.
[20:38] <Aislinn> (( lol at Aislinn being the most agile. >.> ))
[20:39] <GM|> ((She in NINJA.))
[20:39] * Yuki` is going to drink one of her two remaining potions first. ((Did Uileam get the one I gave him?))
[20:39] * Aislinn shrugs. "Oh why not?"
[20:39] <Uileam> (I did.)
[20:39] <Yuki`> ((HP: 194/206, SoS: 51))
[20:39] <Raoul> ((back))
[20:39] * Aislinn steps forward, hesitating to take a breath and see if she can't find a rhythm.
[20:39] <GM|> ((YOu gonna try to get through in one pass then?))
[20:39] <Aislinn> (( Need to roll anything, oh GMy one? ))
[20:39] <Aislinn> (( Yes, Aislinn is daring. :P ))
[20:40] <Aislinn> (( Or stupid...a bit of both. ))
[20:40] <GM|> ((I roll, bwuhahahahaha))
[20:40] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:40] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 70, 92 ( Total: 162 )
[20:40] <Aislinn> (( >.O ))
[20:40] <GM|> Aislinn manages to make it through totally safe and unharmed!
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[20:40] * Django is now known as Nikolai
[20:40] <GM|> ((Hey.))
[20:41] * Uileam tries his luck.  Maybe it'll hold for a change.
[20:41] <Uileam> (Oh hey.  Can I use Divination? >.>)
[20:41] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:41] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 4, 91 ( Total: 95 )
[20:41] <GM|> ((Too late.  :( ))
[20:41] <Nikolai> ((Hey folks, sorry))
[20:41] <Uileam> ( * Uileam go SPLAT.)
[20:41] <Nikolai> ((Had to reset the rotor))
[20:42] <GM|> *Uileam makes a mistake, and dashes headfirst into the first steamhead, but misses the second.
[20:42] <GM|> !roll 3d6+150
[20:42] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+150: 4, 2, 1 ( Total: 157 )
[20:42] * Raoul has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[20:42] <GM|> ((He takes 157, M.Arm*2 Fire and Water damage.  Yes, that's double the Magic Arm))
[20:43] <Uileam> (104/323 HP, 148/243 MP)
[20:43] * Uileam curses quietly.  "Guess he doesn't always have my back.  Should've guessed as much, really."
[20:44] * Yuki` will try next.
[20:44] <Yuki`> "I really hope this works..."
[20:44] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:44] * Aislinn looks at Uileam's wounds. "...you should get those looked at."
[20:44] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 48, 42 ( Total: 90 )
[20:44] <GM|> (( O_O ))
[20:45] <Uileam> "Soon as we get to a doctor, missy."
[20:45] <GM|> *Yuki screws up, and manages to trip into both steamheads.
[20:45] <GM|> !roll 2#3d6+150
[20:45] <Highwind>  GM| - 2#3d6+150(1): 6, 5, 4 ( Total: 165 )
[20:45] <Highwind>  GM| - 2#3d6+150(2): 1, 2, 4 ( Total: 157 )
[20:45] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 322
[20:45] <GM|> ((That may be enough for a KO, but you do make it to Aislinn and Uileam.
[20:45] <GM|> ))
[20:45] <Nikolai> "... I was studying for a doctorate, but it wasn't medical..."
[20:45] <Aislinn> "Yuki!" She tries to grab for the older woman.
[20:46] <Yuki`> ((HP: 84/206, SoS: 51))
[20:46] * Yuki` is able to make it, although bretty badly burnt.
[20:46] <GM|> ((Nice))
[20:46] <Uileam> (That is some ridiculously high M.ARM.)
[20:46] <Yuki`> ((Yuki has an MARM of 54, thankfully.  So 2x means she resists it well.))
[20:47] <GM|> *This only leaves Nikolai and Raoul behind.
[20:47] * Yuki` winces a lot, and drinks down a Hyper Potion for her many burn wounds. "...not dead yet... too stubborn."
[20:47] <Yuki`> ((HP: 206/206, SoS: 51))
[20:48] <Aislinn> "Right."
[20:48] <Uileam> (You could let me heal you, since I was gonna do a group heal once we all got through.)
[20:49] <Yuki`> ((...whoops.  >_<  Probably too late now, unless I can reverse that.))
[20:49] <GM|> ((Sure.))
[20:49] <GM|> ((So, who's next?))
[20:49] * Nikolai blinks, and Escapes to the other side of the steamvents.
[20:50] <GM|> ((Escape, or teleport?))
[20:50] <Yuki`> ((HP: 84/206, SoS: 51))
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[20:51] * ChanServ sets mode: +o ElementalKnight
[20:51] <GM|> *This leaves Raoul to make the crossing.
[20:52] * ElementalKnight is now known as Raoul
[20:52] <Raoul> ((Did I ping?))
[20:52] <Nikolai> ((Escape is single, and only MAG meters))
[20:52] <GM|> (It would take two castings then to bypass both vents.))
[20:52] <Raoul> ((Do I roll anything?))
[20:52] <GM|> ((I roll))
[20:52] <Aislinn> (( No, your turn to run across. ))
[20:53] * Raoul will cross, then. Here we go.
[20:53] <Aislinn> (( And yes, you did ping. ))
[20:53] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:53] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 47, 49 ( Total: 96 )
[20:53] <Raoul> ((Man, I didn't even see myself ping. And it didn't auto-connect. Dangit.))
[20:53] <GM|> * Raoul screws up like Yuki, and manages to faceplant into both steam vents
[20:53] <GM|> !roll 2#3d6+150
[20:53] <Highwind>  GM| - 2#3d6+150(1): 6, 5, 4 ( Total: 165 )
[20:54] <Highwind>  GM| - 2#3d6+150(2): 2, 3, 4 ( Total: 159 )
[20:54] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 324
[20:54] <GM|> *Raoul takes (324 - 4xMagic Arm, Fire and Water Damage)
[20:55] * Raoul is knocked unconscious from the heat and steam.
[20:55] * Uileam waits for Raoul to stumble through before unsheathing his sword, blowing down the length of his blade before thrusting it into the steam and then swinging it over the party, the water now cool and refreshing instead of scalding. [Healing Wind]
[20:55] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[20:55] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 5, 1 ( Total: 69 )
[20:55] <Raoul> ((188 damage, I had 178 HP.))
[20:55] <Raoul> ((Uh... does that work?))
[20:55] <Uileam> (eff.  get Raoul up first.)
[20:56] <GM|> ((Raoul reaches the far side, only to collapse at the end!
[20:56] <GM|> ))
[20:56] <GM|> *Raoul reaches the far side, only to collapse at the end!
[20:56] <Raoul> ((I have a PD on me if you wanna use that.))
[20:56] <Yuki`> "Damn!"  Yuki uses a Phoenix down on Raoul.
[20:56] <GM|> *Raoul recovers conciousness(sp)!
[20:57] * Raoul coughs. "Ow. So hot."
[20:57] <Uileam> (Now Healing Wind.  I didn't think he'd die from that.)
[20:57] <Yuki`> ((Consciousness))
[20:57] <Raoul> ((I didn't either! Hilarity ensued.))
[20:57] * Uileam does it again, for good measure.  "Stop falling down on me."
[20:57] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[20:57] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 6, 2 ( Total: 71 )
[20:57] <Yuki`> ((HP: 137/206, SoS: 51))
[20:57] <Nikolai> "...I promise to Teleport next time something like that pops up."
[20:57] <Uileam> (140 total healing.)
[20:57] <Yuki`> ((HP: 188/206, SoS: 51))
[20:57] <GM|> ((Everyone recovers 140 HP then, Uileam don't forget to deduct your MP))
[20:58] <Uileam> (244/323 HP, 80/243 MP)
[20:58] <Uileam> (Way ahead of you, unfortunately.)
[20:58] * Raoul will suppliment that with a Hi-Potion.
[20:58] <Raoul> ((and back to full, sans a potion))
[21:00] <GM|> ((Oh, who has those Elixers given to you by Rostov at the beginning of the dungeon?))
[21:00] <Aislinn> (( NOt I. )0
[21:00] <Yuki`> ((I can't remember.))
[21:00] <Raoul> ((Nor I.))
[21:00] <Uileam> (I'll snag one, being the closest thing we have to a healer.)
[21:01] <GM|> ((I know you decided on that back at the time.  Didn't you guys note that on your sheets?))
[21:01] <Yuki`> ((I think I might have grabbed one?  How many were there?))
[21:01] <GM|> ((He gave you two.))
[21:01] <Raoul> ((IIRC there were two. You'd think we'd know who had the ULTIMATE HEALING ITEMS.))
[21:02] <GM|> ((Pen-ultimate.  They weren't Megalixers.))
[21:02] <Uileam> (They're not Megalixirs.)
[21:02] <Uileam> (Out of my head.)
[21:02] <Yuki`> ((Raoul had one.))
[21:02] <Raoul> ((I did?))
[21:02] <Raoul> ((And where's my pedant-off when I need it?))
[21:03] <Yuki`> ((* Raoul will take the last one, then.))
[21:03] <Raoul> ((I guess I will.))
[21:03] <Yuki`> ((I think Yuki has the other one, although it doesn't look like anyone officially claimed it.))
[21:03] <GM|> ((Well, set in stone who has them, people.))
[21:04] <Yuki`> ((So I'm fine with Uileam having it.))
[21:04] <Raoul> ((Just put one down on my sheet on my wiki))
[21:05] <GM|> ((Cool.  Can we advance now?))
[21:05] <Uileam> (Your show, cap'n.)
[21:06] <Raoul> ((Aye aye.))
[21:06] <Yuki`> ((Yeah.  Uileam and Raoul.  Sounds okay with me.))
[21:06] <GM|> *Now that everyone is up and about, you can advance down the rest of the corridor into the next room.
[21:07] <Nikolai> "This place is a pain in the ass, kind of."
[21:07] <Yuki`> "Pain in everything."
[21:07] <Raoul> "*cough* No, it is fully so."
[21:07] <Aislinn> "Like life."
[21:08] <GM|> *This room is *huge*, almost a half kilometer across.  It is a ring, (with a rope fence around) a vast abyssal pit, similar in darkness to the one you passed through to reach this level.  The pathway around the edge, on which you stand, is a good 10 meters across, so no chance of accidentally falling in.
[21:08] <GM|> *There is the sound of rushing wind from the pit
[21:09] <Yuki`> "..."
[21:09] <GM|> *The fence really does look like a safety fence to stop people from accidentally falling in.
[21:10] <Raoul> "Curious that, between the deadly steam vents and spikes, they would have a fence around this particular pit."
[21:10] <Yuki`> "I'll take it."
[21:10] <GM|> *Well, it *is* a big pit.
[21:11] <Yuki`> ((Can we see any other exits?))
[21:11] <GM|> ((Awareness))
[21:11] * Uileam checks the fence.  "Anyone want to jump?"
[21:11] <Nikolai> .roll 1d100
[21:11] <Chessa> Nikolai: 1d100: 71 (71)
[21:11] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:11] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[21:11] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:11] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 30 ( Total: 30 )
[21:11] <Uileam> (Pass by 62.)
[21:12] <Nikolai> ((basspy 1))
[21:12] <Raoul> "I imagine not."
[21:12] <GM|> *Uileam can spot an exit in the distance - almost on the opposite side of the pit.
[21:12] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[21:12] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 36 ( Total: 36 )
[21:12] <Aislinn> (( Under by 20. ))
[21:13] <Uileam> "We gotta get over there somehow."
[21:13] * Uileam points.
[21:13] <Yuki`> "Well, we can see if we can go around the whole way."
[21:14] <GM|> *There appears to be no obstruction to simply walking around the edge of the pit, save time and distance.
[21:15] * Yuki` sighs to herself and starts walking. "This is going to take a while..."
[21:15] <Aislinn> "I've got time so long as we don't die."
[21:15] <Aislinn> (( Sorry, got distracted. >.< ))
[21:16] <GM|> *It takes about an hour, but you can all safely get to the other side.  It's very boring.
[21:16] <Nikolai> "Good god."
[21:16] * Yuki` yawns. "Better than the steam, at least."
[21:17] <GM|> *You see the other exit in the distance, wel before you get there.  It is an ornate stone semi-circle, set flush into the wall.
[21:18] <GM|> *The party gets there, and you can see through into a hall, lined with statues.  They look like Galka, from what you've heard of what they all looked like.
[21:19] <Aislinn> "So I guess this is, like, ancient history stuff?"
[21:19] <Raoul> "Or a signature on the place?"
[21:19] <Yuki`> "I guess it is."
[21:20] <GM|> *You all are standing still in the pit 'room', not yet crossed the threshold into the hall with the statues
[21:20] <Nikolai> "It's all very interesting."
[21:21] <Yuki`> "Might as well keep going."
[21:22] <GM|> *You enter the room, and hidden lights around the statues light up, casting each in a well defined glow.  There appears to be writing on the bases of each statue.
[21:23] * Yuki` will try to look at some of the writing.
[21:23] * Nikolai checks to see if he can read it.
[21:23] <Raoul> "I wish I had brought some paper and coal... We could preserve some of this for later study."
[21:23] <GM|> *None of you can.  Infact, trying to read it results in a headache and the words stating to blurr.
[21:24] * Yuki` grumbles and rubs her head.
[21:24] <GM|> ((You did pick up 'general supplies' before you began, I can suppose you can include those in there.  But enough for one or two statues, not all twenty.))
[21:24] <Nikolai> "Guh."
[21:25] * Aislinn isn't trying to read it. She's busy looking for something to jump from the ceiling or some other strange thing to happen.
[21:26] <Raoul> ((Fair enough!))
[21:26] <GM|> *Aislinn is pleasently surprised when nothing does.
[21:26] <Raoul> ((And more than I espected. But I guess, walking into an archeological death trap, those'd be standard-ish, at least, so yay.))
[21:26] * Raoul then remembers he *has* some of those, so he tries to get a rubbing or two. Unfortunately, there's only so much coal can record...
[21:27] <GM|> *As you approach the middle, a door opens at the far end, and you can see stairs leading down.
[21:27] <GM|> ((THere are 20.  Pick 2.))
[21:29] <Raoul> ((Hm. Do any look like architects, or otherwise are distinct from the others?))
[21:29] <GM|> *The statues appear to be relatively uniform in style, but the dress changes from one to another.
[21:30] <GM|> *They are in various 'heroic' poses, if your cultures are any indication.
[21:30] * Raoul will choose those that looks to be the most 'in command', then.
[21:33] * Yuki` keeps rubbing her forehead and waiting for Raoul to finish.
[21:34] * Raoul finishes, and wipes the dust off his hands. "Apologies. For all the trouble we have gone through, a souviner seemed appropriate."
[21:35] <GM|> *Raoul is ready, does anyone else have anything they want to do?
[21:35] <Raoul> ((indeed. Also BRB))
[21:36] <Yuki`> ((Not really here, no.))
[21:36] <Uileam> (I'm good.)
[21:37] <Aislinn> (( Don't ahve anything for Aislinn, no. ))
[21:37] * Nikolai is good
[21:38] <GM|> *Before you lays the door at the end of the hall of statues.  You see stairs leading straight down, a moist wind drafts upwards.
[21:39] <Raoul> ((back. Sorry for all the BRBs; been gaming in the living room and it's distracting.))
[21:39] * Yuki` puts her hand in front of the air for a moment. "That's strange..."
[21:39] <GM|> *The wind feels almost... alive?
[21:39] <Raoul> "?"
[21:40] <Yuki`> "...really strange."
[21:40] <Aislinn> "Is it any stranger than anything else here?"
[21:40] <Aislinn> "At least I don't think this will burn the flesh from our bones."
[21:40] <Nikolai> "Not really."
[21:40] <GM|> *From the distant bottom, you think you hear a voice call out - an unknown one - "come"
[21:40] <Nikolai> "In a sense, this place IS alive..."
[21:40] <Aislinn> "..."
[21:40] <Aislinn> "You were saying?"
[21:40] <Nikolai> "Hmm. Proves it."
[21:41] <Yuki`> "...you're right, it isn't."  Yuki pauses.  "Yeah, pretty much."
[21:41] <Raoul> "And now the complex itself speaks to us. Maybe it can tell us where Ms. Kierly is."
[21:42] * Aislinn starts walking down toward the voice.
[21:42] * Raoul starts down the steps. He's a little fed up with all the craziness, and is ready to insert a sword into whatever causes it.
[21:42] * Yuki` follows Aislinn closely.
[21:42] <GM|> *You find the stairs quite easy to descend.  No tricks, traps or unpleasentness meet you as you keep going down.  "come" repeats a couple times as you descend even further.
[21:43] <Nikolai> "Demanding, isn't it."
[21:44] <Raoul> "I think it would be more worrisome if it said 'please'."
[21:45] <Aislinn> "At least it isn't shouting profanities."
[21:45] <Raoul> ((Is that an Exorcism reference?))
[21:45] <GM|> *You get to a huge landing, leading into a vaulting stone, mud and clay chamber.  At the other side is a pool of water, with a figure covered in mud curled up on their side in the middle.  At the edge of the water is bulky figure, back to you.  "Come" it says.
[21:46] <Nikolai> "..."
[21:46] <Yuki`> "..."
[21:47] * Yuki` looks at the others.
[21:47] <Uileam> (I gotta bounce shortly.  Got to be on campus in a little over six hours.)
[21:47] * Cala has joined #i-demon
[21:47] <Aislinn> "Hi...don't suppose you'll give us a name?"
[21:47] * Uileam has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving)
[21:47] * Cala is now known as Uileam
[21:48] <Raoul> ((DRAMATIC PAUSE))
[21:48] <GM|> *The figure turns, a slow wobble.  The Qu looks at you, tounge touching the mud beneath it.  "I am Gaia."
[21:48] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:05] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:07] <GM|> *The party emerges into an antechamber, where a pair of skeletons that flank the door opposite shake themselves into motion.  They are humanoid, but the hands are replaced with sharp bone spikes that run with a reddish substance.
[19:07] <GM|> ((Wait for a certain nick change - then COMBAT!))
[19:08] * Yuki` is already reaching for her new knife.
[19:08] * Django is now known as Nikolai
[19:09] <GM|> Round One!
[19:09] <GM|> Battle order: Raoul:19 Nikola:19 Yuki:18 SkeletalWarriorA:18 SkeletalWarriorB:17 Aislinn:13
[19:09] * Raoul 's sword is drawn. "Foul magic... I would think ancients better than this."
[19:10] * Yuki` shakes her head. "Older people aren't better than anyone else."
[19:10] * Raoul will simply strike at the first skeleton to approach - A - to see if it is as fragile as it looks.
[19:10] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:10] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 54 ( Total: 54 )
[19:10] <GM|> ((hit!))
[19:10] <Raoul> !roll 2d10+104
[19:10] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d10+104: 8, 2 ( Total: 114 )
[19:10] <GM|> *The blade hits the skeleton on the shoulder, but it shows no immediate signs of damage!
[19:11] <GM|> ((Nikolai!))
[19:12] * Nikolai gathers causality in his hands, and puts a small pocket of extra space-time by Yuki's head, ready to give her a split-second chance at correcting a mistake! "RESET!"
[19:12] <GM|> ((Yuki!))
[19:12] <Yuki`> ((What does that do, for the record?))
[19:13] <Raoul> ((IIRC it lets you mulligan. It's like Good Fortune.))
[19:13] <Yuki`> ((Okay.))
[19:13] <Raoul> ((But also IIRC it's only for your next action. Don't quote me on that part though.))
[19:13] * Yuki` will attack A with her new holy knife.
[19:13] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:13] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[19:13] <GM|> (Crit!)
[19:13] <GM|> (Weakness)
[19:13] <Raoul> ((Looks like you don't need it though. <.<))
[19:14] <Nikolai> ((I thought it stuck around until used))
[19:14] <Yuki`> !roll 2d6+84,250%
[19:14] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d6+84,250%: 6, 3 ( Total: 232.5 )
[19:14] <GM|> *The blunt knife shears through the ribcage of the advancing skeletons, causing a couble bones to fall of, still smouldering from the holy energies.
[19:15] <GM|> *But Yuki's strike takes her in range of the same skeleton, who tries to stab her at the same time!
[19:15] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[19:15] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 83 ( Total: 83 )
[19:15] <Raoul> ((Ah. I'd believe the time mage in this case. I couldn't remember.))
[19:15] <GM|> !roll 2d10+84
[19:15] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d10+84: 4, 5 ( Total: 93 )
[19:15] * Raoul whistles. "Remind me to never give you reason to stick a knife in my ribs."
[19:16] <GM|> ((Yuki takes 93-Arm Damage))
[19:16] * Yuki` tries to dodge back from the hit, but gets caught by the skeleton.
[19:16] <Yuki`> ((HP: 151/206, SoS: 51))
[19:16] <GM|> *Most worriedly though - it seems that hit caused some of the bone to re-grow...
[19:17] <GM|> The second skeleton makes a stab at Raoul!
[19:17] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[19:17] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 66 ( Total: 66 )
[19:17] <Yuki`> "That's... UGH!  We need to stop that."
[19:17] <GM|> !roll 2d10+84
[19:17] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d10+84: 2, 4 ( Total: 90 )
[19:17] <GM|> ((Raoul takes Arm damage as well!))
[19:17] <Raoul> ((brb))'
[19:18] <GM|> ((Aislinn's turn))
[19:18] <Yuki`> * Aislinn will launch a Katon on A!
[19:18] <Yuki`> !roll 3d6+120 1d100
[19:18] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 3d6+120: 4, 5, 3 ( Total: 132 )
[19:18] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 45 ( Total: 45 )
[19:18] <Highwind> Yuki` - Total: 177
[19:19] <GM|> ((Katon?  Agi-Down?))
[19:19] <Yuki`> ((Fire damage, and 92, EVA chance of berserk.))
[19:19] <Yuki`> ((Confuse))
[19:19] <Yuki`> ((Sorry, it's Confuse.))
[19:20] <GM|> *The mindless creature has it's bones start to splinter under the heat, but no mind == no cnfusion.
[19:20] <GM|> (W:Fire, BTW)
[19:20] <GM|> END ROUND 1!
[19:20] <GM|> No Statuses!
[19:20] <GM|> Round 2!
[19:20] <GM|> Battle order: SkeletalWarriorA:19 Nikola:18 SkeletalWarriorB:17 Yuki:16 Aislinn:15 Raoul:14
[19:21] <GM|> *A traces the source of the fire, and strikes at Aislinn!
[19:21] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[19:21] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 25 ( Total: 25 )
[19:21] <GM|> !roll 2d10+84
[19:21] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d10+84: 8, 6 ( Total: 98 )
[19:21] <GM|> *The Terran Ninja takes almost 100 points of damage!
[19:22] <GM|> ((Nikolai!))
[19:23] * Django_Work has joined #i-demon
[19:23] * Django_Work is now known as Django
[19:23] <GM|> ((Your action))
[19:24] * Nikolai has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[19:24] * Django is now known as Nikolai
[19:24] <Yuki`> ((Aislinn:  238/290 HP 162/190 MP))
[19:24] <Nikolai> * Nikolai  stares down Skeleton B, and starts charging the air between him and it, firing a beam of white-hot energy at it's skull!
[19:25] <Nikolai> .roll 1d100
[19:25] <Chessa> Nikolai: 1d100: 31 (31)
[19:25] <GM|> ((hit))
[19:25] <Nikolai> .roll 3d8+216
[19:25] <Chessa> Nikolai: 3d8+216: 225 (225)
[19:26] <GM|> ((M.Arm or no?))
[19:26] <Nikolai> ((With M.Arm))
[19:26] <GM|> *The energy scours off old layers of bone!
[19:26] <Nikolai> ((Burn Ray has M.Arm, Meteorite and the like don't))
[19:26] * Nikolai smiles. "Ahh, that new spell DOES work."
[19:27] <GM|> *The other Skeleton moves to Nikolai - what with the beam spam and all - and stabs him!
[19:27] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[19:27] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 73 ( Total: 73 )
[19:27] <GM|> !roll 2d10+84
[19:27] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d10+84: 2, 2 ( Total: 88 )
[19:27] <Raoul> ((back))
[19:28] <Nikolai> "Ow!"
[19:29] <GM|> ((Yuki!))
[19:30] * Cala_ is now known as Uileam
[19:30] <Uileam> (Sorry, got stuck in traffic after work.)
[19:30] <GM|> ((You'll be in next round - Speed?))
[19:31] * Yuki` will try to grab... something from the Skeleton. ((Capture))
[19:31] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:31] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 15 ( Total: 15 )
[19:31] <Uileam> (8.)
[19:32] <GM|> *Yuki may have some of that reddish stuff on her hands now - you're not sure.
[19:32] <GM|> ((Aislinn))
[19:32] * Yuki` comes back, focuses on her hands for a moment, and smiles. "Ah, that's interesting..."
[19:32] <Yuki`> * Aislinn just shakes her head and uses another Katon.
[19:32] <Yuki`> !roll 3d6+120,150%
[19:32] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 3d6+120,150%: 1, 6, 5 ( Total: 198.0 )
[19:32] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:32] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 58 ( Total: 58 )
[19:33] <GM|> *More fire, more cracking - but no confusion
[19:33] <GM|> ((Raoul!))
[19:33] <Raoul> ((Hm.))
[19:34] * Raoul plants his sword in the ground, and a puddle forms where it pierces the dirt. The puddle grows slowly, steadily, for 8 CT ticks ((Muttadafaq))
[19:34] <GM|> ((Goes off now!))
[19:35] * Raoul rises with the water as it forms a great tidal wave, crashing into the necromantic warriors!
[19:35] <Raoul> !roll 5d6+182
[19:35] <Highwind>  Raoul - 5d6+182: 3, 5, 3, 5, 6 ( Total: 204 )
[19:35] <Nikolai> "...Impressive!"
[19:35] <Raoul> !roll 2d100
[19:35] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d100: 77, 35 ( Total: 112 )
[19:35] * Yuki` blinks. "Wow."
[19:35] <Raoul> ((and curse...))
[19:35] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:35] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 93 ( Total: 93 )
[19:35] <GM|> ((Statuses are?))
[19:36] <Raoul> ((No curse! Damage is water-elem, modified by ARM. Statuses are init-reduction by 50%, so it's moot here.))
[19:36] <Raoul> ((for the record, curse chance was 40%.))
[19:36] * Raoul comes down with the tide, and exhales heavily. He's grinning like a madman. "That was *fun*!"
[19:37] <GM|> *Skeleton A's eye sockes start to glow red, and it seems to gain more velocity and ferocity due to the blow.
[19:37] <Raoul> "...Though maybe I just angered these unsent spirits."
[19:37] <GM|> *End Round 2
[19:37] <GM|> Status Phase - Skeletal WarriorA: Haste(S),Beserk(S)
[19:37] <Yuki`> "It does seem desperate."
[19:38] <GM|> Round 3!
[19:38] <GM|> Battle order: SkeletalWarriorA:36 Yuki:25 Aislinn:17 SkeletalWarriorB:14 Nikola:13 Raoul:12 Ulieam:12 SkeletalWarriorA:1(EI)
[19:38] <Raoul> ((ohshi-))
[19:38] <GM|> *The first warrior moves *much* faster, attempting to impale Raoul!
[19:38] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[19:38] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 52 ( Total: 52 )
[19:38] <GM|> !roll 2d10+84,150%
[19:38] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d10+84,150%: 4, 7 ( Total: 142.5 )
[19:38] <Yuki`> ((So yeah, Raoul, I'm thinking you reuse that init -50% thing this round.))
[19:38] <Nikolai> "Hmm. I think I can bring it's speed down, if you don't kill it first..."
[19:39] <Nikolai> ((I have that too, or Slow))
[19:39] <Raoul> ((Might have to, yeah. Meanwhile OW))
[19:39] <GM|> ((Your ARM?))
[19:40] <Raoul> ((58))
[19:40] <GM|> ((Yuki!))
[19:40] * Raoul catches the blow hard, but doesn't have a serious wound. ((169/255))
[19:40] * Yuki` frowns, and focuses inward for a moment as her stands start to glow... ((Using Flash, CT 6. Goes off... now.))
[19:41] <GM|> ((-stands +hands?))
[19:41] <Yuki`> ((...yeah. >_< ))
[19:41] * Yuki` looks at the enemies and snaps her fingers, causing a brilliant flash of light.
[19:41] <GM|> ((This isn't JoJo's Bizarre Adventures - you guys don't have Stands))
[19:42] <Yuki`> !roll 1d8+24 2d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d8+24: 4 ( Total: 28 )
[19:42] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d100: 62, 82 ( Total: 144 )
[19:42] <Highwind> Yuki` - Total: 172
[19:42] <Yuki`> Hey, can I use that Reset now?
[19:42] <GM|> ((Sure))
[19:42] <Yuki`> ((Okay, using reset on the 82 roll.))
[19:42] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 72 ( Total: 72 )
[19:43] <Yuki`> ((80, MEVA chance of Blind I believe.))
[19:43] <GM|> *The skeltons appear unaffected by Yuki's flash of light!
[19:43] <GM|> ((Aislinn!))
[19:43] <Yuki`> ((And that was group damage.  I'm not sure if Flash damage is against MARM or not.  >_< ))
[19:43] <GM|> ((Either way - tink))
[19:44] <Yuki`> *  Aislinn uses Katon yet again on A.
[19:44] <Yuki`> !roll 3d6+120,150%
[19:44] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 3d6+120,150%: 6, 2, 4 ( Total: 198.0 )
[19:44] <Yuki`> ((Well, that was somewhat less than helpful from Yuki. :/))
[19:45] <GM|> *The Skeleton looks like it's almost ready to fall over - but the other one figures Uileam would be a good stabby-target!
[19:45] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[19:45] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 74 ( Total: 74 )
[19:46] <GM|> !roll 2d10+84
[19:46] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d10+84: 5, 5 ( Total: 94 )
[19:46] * Uileam grunts as the blade slips past his armor. [286/323]
[19:47] <GM|> ((Nikolai!))
[19:48] * Nikolai tries his best to halt the Hasted Skeleton's speedy march through time! "HOLD!"
[19:49] <Nikolai> .roll 1d100
[19:49] <Chessa> Nikolai: 1d100: 24 (24)
[19:49] <GM|> ((Hold?))
[19:49] <Nikolai> ((cut initiative by 50%))
[19:49] <Nikolai> ((No EI for you))
[19:49] <Nikolai> ((108, Meva))
[19:50] <GM|> *The rapid skeleton seems to pause in it's advance
[19:50] <GM|> ((Raoul))
[19:51] * Raoul reverts to form, and follows stab for stab, attacking the weakened, frenzied skeleton!
[19:51] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:51] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 23 ( Total: 23 )
[19:51] <Raoul> !roll 2d10+104
[19:51] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d10+104: 7, 8 ( Total: 119 )
[19:51] <Raoul> ((Close to a crit, too. Dang.))
[19:51] <GM|> *It looks almost down!
[19:52] <GM|> ((Uileam!))
[19:52] * Raoul pulls his sword out from the skeleton's maze of ribs, and steps out of the way - hopefully Uileam can finish it off?
[19:53] <Uileam> (Are both looking almost down, or just the one?  I've lost track. x.x)
[19:53] <Yuki`> ((Just A I think.))
[19:53] <GM|> ((Just A.  B is pretty much unhurt))
[19:54] * Uileam swings his sword back and then forward in a giant pendulum-like arc before bringing it down on the first Skeleton's frame, a white blaze of energy trailing his massive blade.  [Cleansing Strike]
[19:54] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+117,125%
[19:54] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+117,125%: 3, 10 ( Total: 162.5 )
[19:54] <Uileam> (Holy damage.)
[19:54] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:54] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 62 ( Total: 62 )
[19:54] <Uileam> (No Condemn if it survives.)
[19:55] <GM|> *The skeleton looks for a moment like it will fall over - but it just *barely* holds together
[19:55] <GM|> End Round 3!
[19:55] <GM|> Status Phase - Skeletal WarriorA: Haste(S),Beserk(S)
[19:55] <GM|> Battle order: SkeletalWarriorA:28 Yuki:21 SkeletalWarriorB:20 Aislinn:18 Nikola:16 Raoul:13 Ulieam:9
[19:55] <GM|> Round 4!
[19:55] <Uileam> (No W: Holy?  Feh. :( )
[19:56] <GM|> ((It is W:Holy))
[19:56] <GM|> ((I thought you accounted for that.))
[19:56] <Uileam> (Nope.  I didn't know if it was W.  The base is 125%, ARM Holy.)
[19:56] <Uileam> !roll 1d1+129,175%
[19:56] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d1+129,175%: 1 ( Total: 227.5 )
[19:56] <GM|> *A moment into it's action - the Skeleton explodes!
[19:56] <Uileam> (227 damage, then.)
[19:56] <GM|> !roll 5d100
[19:57] <Highwind>  GM| - 5d100: 20, 69, 76, 75, 50 ( Total: 290 )
[19:57] <GM|> !roll 2d12+112
[19:57] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d12+112: 5, 3 ( Total: 120 )
[19:57] <GM|> *Raoul and Uileam take 120 Physical damage from the exploding bone shards!
[19:58] * Uileam turns to the remaining Skeleton, uttering a short laugh.  "That can't be all they got."
[19:58] * Nikolai blinks, but dodges the bonesplosion.
[19:58] <Yuki`> ((...oi.  Parley actually seems like a viable action here.))
[19:58] <GM|> ((I live to serve))
[19:59] <GM|> ((NOW It's Round 4))
[19:59] <GM|> Battle order: SkeletalWarriorA:28 Yuki:21 SkeletalWarriorB:20 Aislinn:18 Nikola:16 Raoul:13 Ulieam:9
[19:59] <GM|> Battle order: Yuki:21 SkeletalWarriorB:20 Aislinn:18 Nikola:16 Raoul:13 Ulieam:9
[19:59] * Raoul coughs up a pinky bone.
[19:59] <GM|> ((Yuki!))
[19:59] <Raoul> ((107/255))
[19:59] * Yuki` Entrusts Ulieam.
[20:02] * Uileam makes sure the party doesn't bite it before the Skeleton does again. [Healing Wind]
[20:02] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[20:02] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 2, 6 ( Total: 71 )
[20:03] <Yuki`> ((HP: 204/206, SoS: 51))
[20:03] <Yuki`> ((Aislinn: 290/290 HP 106/190 MP))
[20:03] <GM|> *The other Skeleton stabs at Uileam - he seems to be a threat...
[20:03] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[20:03] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 46 ( Total: 46 )
[20:03] <GM|> !roll 2d10+84
[20:03] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d10+84: 10, 4 ( Total: 98 )
[20:05] <Yuki`> * Aislinn will try to stab SkeletonWarrior B.
[20:05] <GM|> ((Uileam takes the hit, then it's Aislinn's turn!))
[20:06] <Yuki`> !roll 2d100
[20:06] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d100: 92, 31 ( Total: 123 )
[20:07] <GM|> ((Hit, hit!))
[20:07] <Yuki`> !roll 2#2d8+86
[20:07] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2#2d8+86(1): 6, 3 ( Total: 95 )
[20:07] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2#2d8+86(2): 5, 8 ( Total: 99 )
[20:07] <Highwind> Yuki` - Total: 194
[20:07] <GM|> *The Skeleton warrior takes the hits!
[20:07] <GM|> ((Nikolai!))
[20:09] * Nikolai throws another halo of extra causality around Raoul's head! "RESET!"
[20:10] <GM|> ((Raoul!))
[20:10] * Raoul grins, picks up his sword, and slams it against the skeleton's skull - flat-side first. ((Naom Dao))
[20:10] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:10] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[20:11] <Raoul> ((and curse))
[20:11] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:11] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 18 ( Total: 18 )
[20:11] <Raoul> ((Curse requires 10 or lower, so no curse there. And BEST NAOM DAO EVER))
[20:11] * Raoul rings that sucker's head like a BELL.
[20:11] <Nikolai> ((So basically when I cast Reset, nobody needs it '__'))
[20:11] <GM|> ((True.  Too bad it wasn't an attack action.  What does it do again?))
[20:12] <Raoul> ((You're accidentially condensing various quantum waveforms of AWESOME.))
[20:12] <Raoul> ((Naom Dao = lose your next action.))
[20:12] <GM|> ((Even next turn?))
[20:12] <Raoul> ((Yep!))
[20:12] <GM|> ((Crap.  Uileam?))
[20:12] <Uileam> (Yuki.  I was Entrusted.)
[20:13] <GM|> ((Yuki!))
[20:13] * Raoul is still grinning. Despite the few wounds he has, he feels pretty on top of it today.
[20:13] * N_X[Zzzzz] has quit IRC (Quit: What could be more important than your family, Richard!?" "S....cience?" Mrs. and Professor Impossible, "The Venture Brothers)
[20:13] <Yuki`> ((...my computer involuntarily reset on me.  anyway.))
[20:14] * Yuki` tries to stab Skeleton B.
[20:14] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:14] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[20:14] <Yuki`> !roll 2d6+84,150%
[20:14] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d6+84,150%: 2, 3 ( Total: 133.5 )
[20:14] <GM|> *End Round 4!
[20:14] <GM|> Round 5!
[20:14] <GM|> Battle order: Yuki:25 Nikolai:21 Raoul:17 SkeletalWarriorB:15 Aislinn:12 Ulieam:9
[20:14] <GM|> ((Yuki again!))
[20:15] * Yuki` will Entrust Ulieam again.
[20:15] <GM|> ((Uileam!))
[20:15] <Yuki`> ((BRB.))
[20:15] * Uileam nods to Yuki and swings his sword wide again before bringing it crashing down on the remaining Skeleton.  [Cleansing Strike]
[20:15] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+117,175%
[20:16] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+117,175%: 2, 11 ( Total: 227.5 )
[20:16] <GM|> ((Nikolai!))
[20:17] * Nikolai points his finger in a gun shape, and fires a Ray Gun at Skelly B!
[20:17] <Nikolai> .roll 1d100
[20:17] <Chessa> Nikolai: 1d100: 3 (3)
[20:17] <Nikolai> .roll 3d8+216
[20:17] <Chessa> Nikolai: 3d8+216: 235 (235)
[20:18] <GM|> *Another powerful blow, but it's still going!
[20:18] <GM|> ((Raoul!))
[20:18] * N_X[Zzzzz] has joined #i-demon
[20:18] * ChanServ sets mode: +o N_X[Zzzzz]
[20:19] * Raoul would plant his sword in the ground, but this last skeleton is too close. Instead, he once again aims for its head. This time, though, the blade leads the iron.
[20:19] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:19] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 95 ( Total: 95 )
[20:19] <Raoul> ((Fscking karma!))
[20:19] <Raoul> RESET
[20:19] <Nikolai> ((use the RESET))
[20:19] * Raoul shifts backwards in time just a femtosecond, and re-aims for something that isn't hit foot.
[20:19] <Yuki`> ((And back.))
[20:19] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:19] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 15 ( Total: 15 )
[20:19] <Raoul> CRITICAL
[20:19] * Nikolai grins. "You can thank me later."
[20:19] <Raoul> !roll 2d10+104,200%
[20:19] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d10+104,200%: 10, 10 ( Total: 248.0 )
[20:20] <GM|> ((Yowza))
[20:20] <Raoul> ((WHOOOOO))
[20:20] <GM|> *It's eys start glowing and moving faster - but it can't act yet.  ((Aislinn!))
[20:21] <Yuki`> * Aislinn tries stabbing it twice.
[20:21] <Yuki`> !roll 2d100
[20:21] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d100: 4, 25 ( Total: 29 )
[20:21] * Raoul is surprised that didn't take its skullcap off. It certainly felt thorough.
[20:21] <GM|> ((Crit, and hit))
[20:21] <Yuki`> !roll 2d8+86 2d8+86,200%
[20:21] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d8+86: 3, 3 ( Total: 92 )
[20:21] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d8+86,200%: 3, 7 ( Total: 192.0 )
[20:21] <Highwind> Yuki` - Total: 376.0
[20:22] <GM|> *Those were powerful blows!  It certainly looks like it can't move properly...  ((Yuki!))
[20:22] * Yuki` will follow up with her own attack.
[20:22] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:22] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 48 ( Total: 48 )
[20:22] <Yuki`> !roll 2d6+84
[20:22] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d6+84: 4, 4 ( Total: 92 )
[20:23] <Yuki`> ((Er, 150%.))
[20:23] <GM|> *Yuki's new knife cleaves the skull in two, and most of the spine - causing the fell creature to fall into pieces!
[20:23] <GM|> END COMBAT!  VICTORY!
[20:23] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:24] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 46, 31 ( Total: 77 )
[20:24] * Yuki` breathes a sigh of relief.
[20:24] <GM|> *The party finds that three of the spikes still useful - perhaps (3x Vampire Fang)
[20:24] * Nikolai wipes his brow, having expended the most magical energy he had in a while.
[20:24] <Nikolai> "Good job, gang!"
[20:25] <GM|> ((Bah.  I never got the chance for one to Cannibalize the other...))
[20:25] * Raoul is laughing, actually. "I hope that the rest of this place will be so populated."
[20:25] <Raoul> ((I don't suppose it's possible to Crit-Learn Favored Prey: Skeletons? Because I totally did.))
[20:26] <GM|> ((No.))
[20:26] <GM|> *As the party takes stock of their situation - theay realize the way back has vanished.  Only one way to go now is forward.
[20:26] <Nikolai> "That was a bit fun, actually."
[20:26] <GM|> ((Also, HP/MP are persistant, so keep track.))
[20:26] <Nikolai> "My first chance to use my new offensive technique."
[20:26] <Uileam> "And I'm sure it's only going to get better," he mutters, motioning behind them.
[20:27] <Yuki`> "Yes.  Better."  Yuki grabs one of the Fangs.
[20:27] <Raoul> ((We're getting brownouts here, so if I go poof, that's why.))
[20:27] <Yuki`> ((HP: 204/206, SoS: 51))
[20:28] <Yuki`> ((Aislinn: 290/290 HP 106/190 MP))
[20:28] <Yuki`> ((For my own records.))
[20:28] <GM|> ((check))
[20:28] * Nikolai takes the other Vampire Fangs.
[20:29] <GM|> *The only way out does seem to be the stairs down...
[20:29] <Uileam> (196/323 HP, 148/243 MP)
[20:29] <Raoul> ((178/255 right here.))
[20:30] <Nikolai> ((HP: 168/168, MP: 117/221, SoS: 42))
[20:30] <Raoul> ((I'm just glad we don't have to identify the items we get here on an altar, or see if our pets will step over them.))
[20:31] <GM|> ((This isn't a rougelike.  Although that would be awesome))
[20:31] * Raoul sheathes his sword, almost disappointedly. "Well. I see little reason to dawdle here. I suggest we continue onward, and downward."
[20:32] <Raoul> ((Wouldn't it? Except for the part where we die fifty times before we understand why we suck.))
[20:32] <Yuki`> ((/me flashbacks to Stone Soup Dungeon Crawl. >_<! ))
[20:32] <Nikolai> "Yes, let's move on."
[20:32] <Yuki`> "Yeah... good idea."
[20:34] * Nikolai heads downstairs
[20:34] <GM|> *You go down the stairs - and the stairs themselves light up under you revealing what soon appears to be an endless abyss surrounding you... the stairs themselves seem to descend into a stone hole in the nothingness about 100 feet down.
[20:34] <Nikolai> "..."
[20:34] * Yuki` looks down. "..."
[20:35] <Nikolai> "This isn't terrifying at all."
[20:35] <Yuki`> "I don't think I should have looked down."
[20:35] <Uileam> "They always tell you not to."
[20:36] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:36] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[20:36] * Yuki` has to sit down before she barfs. x_x
[20:36] <GM|> (( :) ))
[20:36] <GM|> ((BRB))
[20:37] <Nikolai> "Ms. Yuki, are you alright?"
[20:37] <Yuki`> "ugh... vertigo.  Lots and lots of vertigo."
[20:37] * Raoul stares down into the deeps. "I doubt this is the end. It would be too easy."
[20:37] * Yuki` closes her eyes for a bit to keep her stomach from spinning.
[20:39] * Yuki` will eventually, slowly, stand back up.
[20:40] <GM|> ((Back))
[20:41] <GM|> *Yuki is finally able to recover - but there are still only two ways to go unless you can fly, Down or Up.
[20:41] * Raoul will glance up, first, to make sure this isn't simply a well of some kind. If there's nothing directly above the pit, he'll toss a rock down and listen.
[20:42] <Nikolai> "Well, I think down is they way to go."
[20:42] <GM|> *There is no rock available - unless you want to throw an inventory item?
[20:42] <Nikolai> ((Can I IM a small rock?))
[20:42] * Raoul is surprised by the lack of pebbles.
[20:43] <Nikolai> ((I can make meteorites I mean))
[20:43] <GM|> ((Meteor?  Sure.  4MP))
[20:43] * Nikolai conjures a small rock and drops it into the pit.
[20:44] <GM|> *It vanishes below what you think is the distance to the stone ring that the stairs are leading too.
[20:44] <Nikolai> "Hmm."
[20:45] <Yuki`> "...I guess we walk, then?"
[20:46] <Nikolai> "Guess so."
[20:46] <Raoul> "Not much choice in the matter..."
[20:47] <GM|> *You descend down the stairs, and eventually pass the unmarked stone ring back into the solid gutrock from before..
[20:48] <GM|> *The stairs are more conventional here, and you quickly emerge into a large vaulted room, with wicked jagged spikes on the roof, some 30 feet ahead of you.  There is dust on the floor, save patches where there is none.
[20:48] <GM|> !roll 5d100
[20:48] <Highwind>  GM| - 5d100: 10, 99, 10, 79, 10 ( Total: 208 )
[20:48] <Uileam> (... boo.)
[20:49] <GM|> ((scribble, scribble, scribble))
[20:49] <Yuki`> "Spikes.  Great."
[20:49] <Raoul> ((*shoots out the red control nodes on the ceiling*))
[20:50] <Nikolai> "Hmm."
[20:50] <GM|> ((There are none - What do you guys do?))
[20:51] <Raoul> "I fear that those spikes are not mere decoration. But I do not think we can remove all of them before proceeding."
[20:52] * Yuki` looks carefully around.
[20:52] <GM|> ((Hrm.  Awareness from all of you then.))
[20:52] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:52] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 39 ( Total: 39 )
[20:52] <Nikolai> .roll 1d100
[20:52] <Chessa> Nikolai: 1d100: 7 (7)
[20:52] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:52] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 41 ( Total: 41 )
[20:52] <Raoul> ((skill 66))
[20:53] <GM|> *Raoul and Yuki both note that there is no way for the ceiling to come down on you, and the spikes are too far up to harm anyone not a true giant.
[20:53] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:53] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 93 ( Total: 93 )
[20:53] <Uileam> (Ahahah fail by 1.)
[20:54] <GM|> *Nikolai sees lots of small holes in the floor, some of them match up with the spikes above...
[20:54] <Raoul> "...Though perhaps my paranoia is ill-founded."
[20:54] <Yuki`> "At least it isn't a falling spike trap."
[20:54] <GM|> ((You all get the feeling this is a trap))
[20:54] <Yuki`> "Still a trap, though."
[20:54] <Nikolai> "Yeah, this is definitely a trap. See the holes in the floor?"
[20:54] * Yuki` looks down. "I do now."
[20:55] <GM|> !roll 1d3
[20:55] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d3: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[20:56] <Raoul> ((*do not stick face directly over holes))
[20:56] <Yuki`> "I really don't want to step on the thing and get skewered."
[20:56] <GM|> *Bad news is, the holes appear to be *everywhere*.
[20:57] <Raoul> "...I could flood them. I do not know if that would help, or merely obscure them - because I do not know what these holes *do*."
[20:58] <Nikolai> "Hmm. If we can trigger it before we cross..."
[20:58] <Uileam> "Got another pebble?"
[20:59] * Nikolai conjures another pebble, and sends it onto one of the holes.
[20:59] <Nikolai> ((4 mp?))
[20:59] <GM|> ((The holes are actually pretty small, less than an inch across each (2 MP) ))
[21:00] <GM|> *Nothing happens
[21:01] <Uileam> "Any other ideas?"
[21:01] * Raoul looks around. Is there some kind of control mechanism, or other workings?
[21:01] <GM|> *Not that you can see
[21:02] <GM|> *Just a room, holes and spikes
[21:03] <Yuki`> "Maybe if we step on the areas where they're aren't holes? ...or where there are holes?"
[21:04] <Nikolai> "Ok, get a potion ready or something."
[21:04] * Nikolai steps on a hole, ready to Escape back to safe zone if something starts to fall on him.
[21:05] <Raoul> ((Wouldn't that be a good thing for Reset?))
[21:05] <GM|> *Nope.  Nothing happens.  In fact, Nikolai steps on three or four holes, they're that numerous.
[21:05] <Raoul> ((Though that doesn't let you choose a new action, does it.))
[21:05] <Nikolai> ((nope.))
[21:08] <GM|> *Well, Nikolai is in the room proper, and nothing is happening.
[21:09] <Nikolai> "... Let's just cross, if we stay close I can Teleport us away."
[21:09] <Yuki`> "Okay, then."  Yuki takes a tentative step on the floor, right where Nikolai went.
[21:10] * Raoul tries his best to follow, too.
[21:10] <GM|> *click*
[21:10] * Uileam tip-aw hell.
[21:10] <GM|> (3)
[21:10] * Nikolai Teleports back to the entrance without even thinking about, bringing the party with.
[21:11] <GM|> *A couple moments later, a draft roars through the room...  Upwards.
[21:11] <GM|> *And then stops.
[21:12] * Yuki` blinks as she gets teleported back. "Wh- ...wind. I guess we step where they're aren't holes. Or one at a time."
[21:12] <Nikolai> ((Can I see the opposite end of the room?))
[21:13] <GM|> ((Yes))
[21:13] <GM|> ((It looks to be about 35m away))
[21:13] <Nikolai> ((How far is it? And what's the exit like?))
[21:13] <Nikolai> ((Ahh))
[21:14] <GM|> ((The exit looks normal))
[21:14] * Nikolai blinks, and Teleports the entire party over into the exit, well past spike holes.
[21:14] <Nikolai> "Dunno why I didn't do this right away."
[21:14] <GM|> *Nikolai's teleport lands short, exactly in the middle.
[21:14] <GM|> *click*
[21:15] <Raoul> ((...))
[21:15] <Nikolai> ((...what))
[21:15] * Raoul cracks a Warp Stone, and takes the party back!
[21:15] <Uileam> (Isn't Teleport MAG meters?)
[21:15] <Nikolai> ((Mag x5))
[21:15] <Raoul> ((Yeah. Heck, I could do that with the stone.))
[21:15] <Nikolai> ((it's 90 meters))
[21:16] <GM|> *Nikolai's teleport seems to have hit a wall, as odd as that sounds.  At least Raoul is fast enough to get them all back before another torrent of wind arrives.
[21:16] <Nikolai> "Damn."
[21:16] <Uileam> "This is going smoothly."
[21:17] <Raoul> "I knew I had these stones for a reason."
[21:17] * Yuki` sighs to herself. "Okay, I have a warp stone, too. How about I try going alone, see what happens. If I hear a click, I warp back."
[21:18] <Yuki`> "And nobody follows until I make it across or I have to warp back."
[21:19] <GM|> ((When you're ready))
[21:19] * Yuki` takes out a warp stone, and tries going across, avoiding the holes if she can.
[21:19] <GM|> *Yuki carefully walks across the room - and nothing happens to her.
[21:19] <GM|> *Yuki is now at one end, with the party at the other.
[21:20] <Nikolai> "..."
[21:20] <Yuki`> "Maybe with too many on at once, it goes off.  Like a weight thing."
[21:20] <Raoul> "Insidious."
[21:20] * Nikolai walks across similarily, stepping on empty spaces.
[21:21] <GM|> *Nikolai can find no real empty spaces, but makes it across in one piece.
[21:22] <Nikolai> "... So I feel ridiculous."
[21:23] * Raoul walks across now.
[21:23] <GM|> *Raoul crosses!
[21:23] <GM|> *Aislinn crosses as well, once Raoul is done.
[21:24] <Uileam> "This can't end well," he mutters, taking a tentative step.
[21:24] <GM|> *Nothing happens to Uileam
[21:26] <GM|> *Once everyone is safely across, they can see that the new corridor is straight and very long, with deep alcoves starting about 3 meters in.
[21:26] <Uileam> "The fates do have a sense of humor, it would seem..."
[21:26] <Nikolai> "...Keep on the lookout, then..."
[21:27] <Uileam> (I gotta peace out at midnight, by the by._
[21:27] <Uileam> )
[21:27] <Yuki`> "...I really hate this place."
[21:27] <GM|> *As you proceed, you see in the alcoves Iron Maidens, all open and with very sharp and shiney spikes.  They are all set back from the main corridor.
[21:27] <Raoul> ((Same here, as always. Blargh.))
[21:28] <GM|> ((I can call it here for now, and pick up next week.))
[21:28] <Nikolai> "... Oh god."
[21:28] <Uileam> (I think we've enough unease for one week. <.<)
[21:29] <Yuki`> ((I'm okay with a calling around here.))
[21:29] <GM|> ((Any one else want to call it an evening to steady their hearts?))
[21:29] <Nikolai> ((yeah))
[21:30] <Raoul> ((I can dig that.))
[21:30] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:01] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:02] <GM|> *The night passes quietly and calmly.  If you interact with anyone upon leaving your 'room', the Jordians are cordial, polite, but very hard to get more than simple information out of.
[19:02] <GM|> *In the morning, there is a cough outside your door, and Rostov waits there, in a fresh uniform.
[19:03] * GM| is now known as GM|Rostov
[19:03] <GM|Rostov> "Good morning."
[19:04] * Yuki` is awake, prepared, and looking a touch grumpy.
[19:04] * Raoul yawns and stretches.
[19:04] * GM|Rostov awaits for all of you to get awake and ready for the day ahead.
[19:05] <Raoul> "I am awake... Really.K
[19:05] <GM|Rostov> "Very well then, I will escort you to the entrance of the facility, and there we must part ways."
[19:05] * Nikolai pulls himself up.
[19:06] * Aislinn was already awake and ready.
[19:06] * GM|Rostov makes ready to leave, making sure the rest of you are following.
[19:07] * Yuki` follows pretty closely behind.
[19:07] * Nikolai is cognizant pretty quickly, following that prick, Rostov.
[19:07] * Raoul follows, adjusting his sheathed sword on his back. He feels like he should say something - but has nothing to say.
[19:08] * Aislinn follows closely and silently.
[19:08] * GM|Rostov walks through the morning mists, that are quickly clearing up under the sunlight towards another large tent. The smells of breakfast are quite obvious, and he leads you to what would be the officer's mess, where there is no lineup. "Help yourselves, and I will give you your final briefing."
[19:09] <Yuki`> "...right."  Yuki gets a little something now, and looks for a little something more that she can bring with her in case they get stuck for a while.
[19:10] <GM|Rostov> "As said before, the facilty has a ... variable goemetry.  However, we have discovered that while under observation, the organizational setup does not alter."
[19:11] <GM|Rostov> "To that end, we have enough volunteers secured in the first level to stabilize it.  However, we lack the numbers to do the same for the rest."
[19:11] <Raoul> ((shroedinger's dungeon!))
[19:11] <GM|Rostov> ((Saves me on making a firm map))
[19:12] <Raoul> ((hah.))
[19:12] <GM|Rostov> "Our volunteers are double secured by lines, and are within sight of eachother at all times.  They are rotated every few hours for good measure."
[19:12] * Nikolai is definitely interested in this phenomenon.
[19:12] <GM|Rostov> "Below the first level, things are still variable."
[19:13] <GM|Rostov> "And before you ask, no, we can't simply run a line with you as you descend."
[19:13] <Raoul> "Of course. What kinds of 'variables' hsve you observed so far?"
[19:13] <GM|Rostov> "If sight is broken, and the facility shifts, then the ropes are cut quite perfectly."
[19:14] <GM|Rostov> "Mostly is geometry.  Rooms that overlap but don't, stairs up that arrive at the same 'level'.  And the usual detrius of a magical dungeon."
[19:15] <GM|Rostov> "It is strongly advised that you not spend more time in there than neccessary."
[19:16] * Aislinn has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
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[19:16] <Raoul> "Hm..."
[19:16] <GM|Rostov> "I presume you have sufficient light sources?"
[19:16] * Clotho is now known as Aislinn
[19:18] * Raoul doesn't...
[19:18] * Aislinn might have a flashlight or two.
[19:18] * Yuki` looks in her stuff... nope.
[19:18] <GM|Rostov> "Very well, we can provide some sources of illumination."
[19:18] <GM|Rostov> ((Didn't I hand you guys some chemical light-sticks at some point?))
[19:19] <Yuki`> ((I... don't think so?))
[19:19] <GM|Rostov> ((Ah well.))
[19:19] <Raoul> ((I don't have anything like that on my sheet.))
[19:20] <GM|Rostov> *With breakfast finished, Rostov leads you all to a small supply shack, where you can pick up miscellaneous dungeon delving equipment as you see fit.  Rope, lights, poles, etc...
[19:20] * Aislinn picks up some rope and a light stick.
[19:21] * Nikolai has no idea what is needed for this stuff, and looks expectantly towards the others.
[19:21] * Raoul takes some rope and a lantern.
[19:21] * Yuki` will take a pole or two.
[19:22] <GM|Rostov> *Once you're stocked to your satisfaction, Rostov leads you towards the base of the mountain.  You can see that he is angling for a fairly greco-roman facade, although he makes no comment about the architecture.
[19:23] <GM|Rostov> *As you get closer, the mountain seems to loom more ominously over you.
[19:23] <Nikolai> "..."
[19:24] * Aislinn looks up, and appears rather unimpressed.
[19:24] <Aislinn> "So, how likely are we to be eaten by a grue?"
[19:24] * Raoul looks up. "Wonder which way we're going - up or down?"
[19:24] <GM|Rostov> *At the entrance, Rostov nods to some guards, and rattles off some very fast Jord to them.  "I do not know what this 'grew' is."
[19:24] <Yuki`> "A what now?"
[19:25] * Aislinn sighs. "Nevermind."
[19:25] * Aislinn . o O (Uneducated newbs.)
[19:26] * Nikolai sighs.
[19:26] * GM|Rostov stops at the very threshold. "This is where we part ways, until you return. If you do." He reaches into his jacket, and produces two small bottles. "These are from me - I belive you will need them. These Elixer's will restore your body as well as can be expected, but there is only one dose in each. Please be frugal."
[19:27] <Aislinn> (( Elixirs?  Oh boy.  BIG BAD BOSS nearby.))
[19:27] <Raoul> "Generous. I hear that these are rarest among medicines..."
[19:28] <GM|Rostov> "They are.  Quite so.  And I would feel remiss if I kept them in my possesion while you went in."
[19:29] <Aislinn> "Man, you really don't have confidence in us, do you?"
[19:29] * GM|Rostov waits for you to sort out who gets them, before turning to leave. "Would you? Best they be used and you succeed, than not - and fail."
[19:30] <Raoul> "...I suppose we should enter before our confidence is further shaken."
[19:30] * Aislinn smirks. "I've got confidence I'll come out alive."
[19:30] * Yuki` shrugs. "If it means getting Elixirs, I can live with some lack of confidence. Speaking of which, who is taking the Elixirs? I don't think any one of us should have both."
[19:31] <Raoul> ((brb))
[19:32] <Yuki`> "I could always take one of them, if needed."
[19:33] <Nikolai> "I'm probably going to end up in need of healing... so I shouldn't have one."
[19:33] * Aislinn has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[19:34] * GM|Rostov is now known as GM|
[19:34] <Raoul> ((back))
[19:35] <GM|> *The guards look on in some bemusement as you sort out who gets the gifts.
[19:35] * Raoul will take the last one, then.
[19:36] * Aislinn has joined #i-demon
[19:36] <Aislinn> (( >:E ))
[19:36] <Raoul> "I'm hoping I survive to use this, and provide recome
[19:36] <Raoul> *recompense."
[19:38] <GM|> *Once you enter, you see that the entranceway is a large pillared hallway - marble everywhere. A line ofJord soliders every 30-40 feet watches you with mixed concern, approval and acceptance.  They have ropes loosely around their waists, and lanterns.  They all appear casual.  SOme sitting, other leaning, while one is reading a book and ignores you as you pass by.
[19:39] <Aislinn> "Tight security," she says quietly.
[19:39] * Nikolai looks around cautiously.
[19:39] <GM|> *You follow the line through the first hall, and into a corridor.  You see one person standing on some planks over a pit.  He smiles as you approach.  "You must be the lucky ones?  I heard you were from the south."  He gestures at his feet.  "Traps."
[19:40] <Nikolai> ((Ok, I'll brb in 10-15))
[19:40] * Yuki` looks down. "I see."
[19:41] * Aislinn is now known as Jade|Grrr|Away
[19:41] <GM|> As he waves you past, he speaks some more.  "Keep a look out.  I don't want to have to pull you out if things to wrong for you.  But if you make it back to the head of the line, we'll protect you.  Good luck."
[19:43] <Yuki`> "Hopefully, we won't need it."
[19:43] <GM|> *You follow the line of lights, rope and men to it's head, where a trio of heavilly armed soldiers stand at the top of a staircase descending into the rock.
[19:43] <GM|> *They all salute you.
[19:44] * Raoul nods to them curtly.
[19:44] <GM|> *One of them takes a moment to stand in front of the way down.  "A moment, please."
[19:44] * Yuki` raises an eyebrow at the salute, but acts politely and returns it so they don't have to keep standing there doing it.
[19:45] <GM|> "We have friends still below.  They all have identification."  He reaches into a pouch at his side, and pulls out a scroll.  "Here are their names.  If you find them, this is how you will know they are ours.  We will trust you to help them if you can, or if they are beyond help...." his voice trails off.
[19:45] <Yuki`> "..."
[19:46] <Yuki`> "There's something you aren't saying, that you need to say if you want this to work."
[19:47] <Yuki`> ((Unless I forgot something. >_> ))
[19:47] <GM|> "If they are beyond help, would you please retrieve their identification," he pulls out some dogtags, "and bring them back, so we can be certain?"
[19:48] <Yuki`> ((Oh, shit, misunderstood.  Thought something else entirely. >_< ))
[19:48] * Yuki` nods. "Okay."
[19:48] * Raoul looks at Yuki. "I think we can do that."
[19:49] <GM|> *At this, the guard steps out of your way, revealing the dark stairs that lead down.  "Whenever you are ready."
[19:49] * Yuki` nods, but lets someone with better armor take point. >_>
[19:51] * Raoul will. He doesn't mind at the moment... But he has to get his head back in the game.
[19:53] <GM|> *As you descend, lights in hand, the stairs seem to last forever, while air circulates around you.  No immediate danger of stale or dangerous air.  About 50 feet down vertically, you feel a lurch in your stomach, like you were all shifted about, but nothing seems to have changed.
[19:54] * Yuki` needs to put her hand on the wall for a moment as her somach keeps lurching even after the stuff probably moved. "Ugh... starting already."
[19:55] <Raoul> "Urk! ...So that is what a shifting temple feels like?"
[19:56] <GM|> *The others in the party also indicate that they too felt that.
[19:57] <Yuki`> "Guess we just keep moving now..."  Yuki takes a few more deep breaths to get her stomach back under control.
[19:58] <GM|> *You descend some more - you guess about 100 feet, and emerge into a large circular chamber.  Your lights are sufficient to reveal that it is almost a perfect hemisphere, black obsidian, with no dust anywhere.
[19:58] <Yuki`> "...now this is creepy."
[19:59] <GM|> *You see a pair of tunnels leading out of the 'room'.
[19:59] <GM|> ((Awareness, -20))
[19:59] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:59] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 58 ( Total: 58 )
[19:59] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:59] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 29 ( Total: 29 )
[19:59] <Yuki`> ((Failed.))
[20:00] <Raoul> ((pass by bunches.))
[20:01] <GM|> *Raoul sees it first, perfectly in the middle is a diagram inlaid into the floor, small chips under a laquer that form a vaugely nautical symbol, except the cardinal directions are replaced by the universal symbols for the elements, sans Bio.
[20:02] <GM|> *It is arranged in the standard order of opposition.  Light - Fire - Electricity - Wind - Shadow - Ice - Water - Air
[20:02] * Raoul points this out to the others. "Directions?"
[20:03] <GM|> ((The tunnels don't line up with any of the symbols.))
[20:04] <Yuki`> "Not sure.  Could someone try using some elemental magic to find out?"
[20:05] <Raoul> "I might be able to work something for Water - but I have not tested thoroughly."
[20:06] <GM|> ((*sigh*  Wish there was more people here.  *cough*))
[20:06] <Yuki`> "Good time to test, then."
[20:07] * Raoul nods, breathes deeply. The air begins to smell of the salty sea air...
[20:08] * Raoul yells, "Muttadafaq!K, and a wave of water crashes onto the sigil in the ground.
[20:09] <GM|> *A moment where the symbol is drenched in water - and nothing.
[20:09] <Raoul> ((rolling for curse; 40 hits.))
[20:09] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:09] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 41 ( Total: 41 )
[20:09] <GM|> ((lucky))
[20:10] <Yuki`> "...okay, then."
[20:10] <Yuki`> "Any other ideas, or do we just pick at random right now?
[20:10] * Raoul shakes the qwater off. He's exhilerated.
[20:12] * Yuki` tries looking into the other passage.
[20:12] <GM|> *But yes, nothing happens.  Except there are some stray drops of water that remain.
[20:12] <Raoul> "I... do not know."
[20:12] <GM|> *You can see as far as your light carries, and nothing seems out of theordinary with either.
[20:13] <GM|> ((They are, arbitarilly, Left and Right from where you came in))
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[20:14] <Yuki`> "Um... I guess we should just pick a direction for now?"
[20:14] <GM|> ((Hello Bassun))
[20:15] <Bassun> IO!!
[20:15] <GM|> ((shush.  Game in progress))
[20:15] * Bassun has left #i-demon
[20:15] <GM|> ((Not what I meant.  A plan from you guys?))
[20:16] <Yuki`> "I don't think all of us together could use all of the elements."
[20:16] <Raoul> ((I guess I'd choose left. for no reason.))
[20:16] <Yuki`> "So if it means activating all of them, we're stuck.  Assuming they can even be activated."
[20:17] <Raoul> "Maybe it is a more symbolic mark?"
[20:17] <Yuki`> "Wait... they said that things only change when nobody is watching, right?  Maybe we could all look away from that water thing for a short time ans see what happens."
[20:19] * Raoul shrugs. "As good an idea as any."
[20:19] * Yuki` does exactly that, looking away from the water symbol for a good 15 seconds.
[20:20] <GM|> *When you look back, nothings seems to have changed, except that some more of the water has evaporated.
[20:20] <Yuki`> "...crap.  I guess left then."
[20:21] <Nikolai> "Hmm."
[20:21] <Yuki`> "Unless someone else has an idea?"
[20:22] <Nikolai> "Well, the fact that Bio isn't on the symbol may be some kind of hint..."
[20:23] <Nikolai> "Of course I haven't a clue as to what."
[20:23] <Yuki`> "Maybe this is the Bio room?  ...in some strange way?"
[20:24] <Raoul> "I see no life and no poisons."
[20:24] <Yuki`> "Yeah, that's the big flaw of the theory."
[20:25] <Nikolai> ((Can I Lore: Magic to try and glean some hint?))
[20:26] <GM|> ((Sure))
[20:26] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[20:26] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 30 ( Total: 30 )
[20:26] <Nikolai> ((pass by 48))
[20:28] <Nikolai> "Actually, the Bio thing may be a red herring. In a lot of magical arrangements, Bio is discounted or outright ignored."
[20:29] <Yuki`> "...oh."
[20:30] <Yuki`> "So back to square one, I guess."
[20:30] <Nikolai> "I think we should move on. If this has any signifigance beyond aesthetics, it'll probably come up later."
[20:31] <Yuki`> "That works.  So let's try going left."
[20:31] <Raoul> "And we might be able to return later, if it is significant. I doubt the temple would hide necessary rooms."
[20:31] <Yuki`> "After you, Raoul."
[20:32] <Nikolai> "Indeed."
[20:32] * Raoul leads the way, then.
[20:32] * Nikolai does prefer being behind the sword guy.
[20:32] <GM|> *You take the left passage, which is quite straight.  You continnue until you reach a right angle to the left, you turn, and keep going...  Until you arrive in the same room you just left, via the same entrance.  There are still traces of water on the symbol.
[20:33] * Yuki` quietly lets loose with a bit of profanity in Hino.
[20:33] <Nikolai> "Hmm."
[20:33] <Nikolai> "For science's sake, shall we try the right?"
[20:33] <Yuki`> "Why not?"
[20:34] <Raoul> "Though I suspect it might pull the same trick on us."
[20:34] <Nikolai> "Scientific method is all we can stick to when confronted with magical impossibilites."
[20:34] * Raoul leads thr way that way anyhow!
[20:35] <GM|> *The right path gently curves upwards in a right-hand spiral.  It emerges in what you figure to be over the previous room.  This one is quite empty, and perfectly rectangular.  This one has another two exits, one straight across, and other to your right.
[20:36] <Yuki`> "So much for Scientific method."
[20:36] <Yuki`> "Straight I guess?"
[20:36] <Yuki`> "I don't see anything here."
[20:36] <Nikolai> "Sure."
[20:36] * Yuki` goes straight.
[20:37] <GM|> *You pass through the room, and a shiver runs up your spine, but nothing else as you near the exit.
[20:38] <Yuki`> "That... was strange."
[20:38] <Nikolai> "..."
[20:39] <Raoul> "This place seems to lack any kind of distinguishing features... Why is that?"
[20:39] <GM|> *You enter the stone corridor, where planks of wood start to cover sections of the wall.  You emerge into another chamber, this one full of dust, and of more immediate importance, a body laying at the far end, a metal spike through its skeleton.
[20:40] <Raoul> "Nevermind."
[20:40] <GM|> *While the body is reduced to bone, the clothes are not.  They are quite faded.  And something glints.
[20:40] * Yuki` uses some of her clothes to cover her nose and mouth.
[20:41] * Nikolai investigates the glint, oddly unperturbed.
[20:41] <GM|> *There is no smell.  Whoever this soul was, he's been dead for a very long time.
[20:41] <Raoul> ((any idea what species?))
[20:43] <GM|> *The glint in inside the coat of the skeleton - and you can't really tell, save it appears to be vaugely humanoid and human sized.  ((You get closer?))
[20:43] * Nikolai gets closer.
[20:43] <GM|> *You can see that his uniform is that of Jord, and that glint...
[20:43] <GM|> ((Awareness))
[20:43] <GM|> ((From all))
[20:43] <Raoul> "Well, it's not Galka sized..."
[20:44] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[20:44] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 90 ( Total: 90 )
[20:44] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:44] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 43 ( Total: 43 )
[20:44] <Nikolai> ((LOSE))
[20:44] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:44] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 96 ( Total: 96 )
[20:44] <GM|> ((Aislinn's roll))
[20:44] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[20:44] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 65 ( Total: 65 )
[20:45] <GM|> *Aislinn sees that the glint is a pair of dog-tags similar to the ones displayed by the guard earlier.  Raoul notices something in the bony hand.
[20:46] * Raoul kneels down to look at it more closely.
[20:46] * Yuki` stays back a little.
[20:46] <GM|> *It appears to be a knife sheath in the hand, and the tags appear untarnished by whatever happened.
[20:47] <GM|> *And there is a knife in the sheath (obviously, as the hand is holding the handle)
[20:48] * Raoul takes it gently. examines it.
[20:49] <Raoul> *pulls it from its sheath to examine it. Military issue?
[20:49] <GM|> *As you touch it, the skeleton collapses into a pile of faint dust, clothes, tags and knife intact.
[20:50] <Nikolai> "... Unsettling."
[20:50] <GM|> *The knife appears to be a kris knife with a very dull edge and black teak handle.  It glows with a faint inner light.  The symbol for 'light' is inlaid in ivory on the handle.
[20:51] * Raoul holds it up to everyone. "Look at this."
[20:52] <Nikolai> "Hmm!"
[20:52] * Yuki` looks. "Well, maybe that could be used for the light symbol?"
[20:53] <Yuki`> "...or the darkness one?"
[20:53] <Nikolai> "Well, it's definitely a lead."
[20:53] <Yuki`> "Maybe it's an opposites thing."
[20:54] <Nikolai> "Either way, it's a safe bet that it's connected to the array."
[20:55] <Raoul> "Agreed. Now, can we make it back to the sigil?"
[20:55] <Nikolai> "I think we can."
[20:55] <GM|> ((Lemme check something on Aislinn's sheet))
[20:57] * Jade|Grrr|Away is now known as Aislinn
[21:00] <GM|> ((Hey Jade.  w/b.))
[21:01] <Aislinn> (( Yo. ))
[21:02] <Raoul> ((...))
[21:03] <Raoul> ((oh, was scrolled.))
[21:03] <GM|> ((Sorry, just some background/GM stuff.  Aislinn has a skill/background I needed to invoke.))
[21:04] * Aislinn looks at Raoul's knife. "Athame." She points to Yuki. "She might get better use out of it than you could."
[21:05] <Yuki`> "Hm?  ...yeah, that's true, I do have some knife training."
[21:06] * Nikolai does too, but he'll allow it.
[21:07] * Aislinn does as well, but she's content with her blades for now.
[21:07] <Raoul> ((...am I still scrolled?"
[21:07] <Raoul> *))
[21:08] <Nikolai> ((No, nothing is happening))
[21:08] <Raoul> ((apparently...))
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[21:08] * Yuki` takes the knife then and puts it in a holster. "So, might as well keep going."
[21:08] <GM|> ((Just getting stuff sorted out.  What are you guys doing next?))
[21:08] * Aislinn looks around the room.
[21:08] <Nikolai> "Back to the sigil room?"
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[21:09] <GM|> *There is still be body, with the clothes, and tags.
[21:09] <Aislinn> "Seems reasonable."
[21:09] <Yuki`> "Worth a shot.  If this knife doesn't do anything, then we keep looking."
[21:09] <ElementalKnight> ((grr))
[21:09] * ElementalKnight is now known as Raoul
[21:09] * Yuki` grabs the dog tags, too.
[21:10] <GM|> *Yuki grabs them, and if she compares it to the list you were given - finds a match. Iossef Tsarovich.
[21:10] * Yuki` sighs to herself. "That's one from the list."
[21:10] <Aislinn> "Oh, well, we're on the right path then."
[21:11] * Aislinn looks at the sigils, though she doubts she'll make any sense out of them.
[21:11] <GM|> *You return to the sigil room, with no shifts along the way.
[21:12] * Aislinn ponders something and goes up to the sigil for fire.
[21:12] <Aislinn> (( Looking something up right quick...))
[21:13] <GM|> ((Prolly Intuitive Magic.))
[21:15] <GM|> ((So, what do you want to do while Aislinn is pondering?))
[21:15] * Aislinn holds up her hand, closes her eyes and concentrates. A small flame appears in the palm of her hand. "Oh good, last time I nearly blew off my eyebrows..."
[21:15] <Nikolai> "So Yuki, lets see if that knife has any effect on relevant symbols."
[21:16] * Raoul grins. "I almost drowned from testing mine."
[21:16] <Yuki`> "...actually, I'll wait for Aislinn to do her thing first."
[21:16] * Aislinn holds the flame to the symbol, just on a theory.
[21:16] * Yuki` smirks a bit. "I'm nothing if not a coward, and this way I can still run."
[21:17] <Aislinn> "If your old bones will take you."
[21:17] <GM|> *The flame touches the symbol, and dances across it gently.  Nothing happens that you notice.
[21:17] * Yuki` shrugs. "I got old by staying fast."
[21:18] <Nikolai> "..."
[21:18] * Aislinn shrugs and closes her hand, snuffing out the flame. "Well, either it's an all at once deal, or it ain't anything at all."
[21:18] * Yuki` will now try dragging the new knife across the holy symbol.
[21:19] <GM|> *A slight scratch on the laquer, but nothing else.
[21:20] <Yuki`> "...well, there goes that idea."
[21:21] * Yuki` puts the knife away.
[21:21] <Aislinn> "And there's no switches...or an old man behind the curtain?"
[21:22] <GM|> *Nothing but the ordinary black obsidian.
[21:22] <GM|> *A lurch in your stomachs - another shift.
[21:22] <Nikolai> "... What was in those rations..."
[21:22] * Yuki` needs to sit for a moment after that. "Ugh... great."
[21:23] * Aislinn steadies herself. "Damn, should have been timing them..."
[21:24] * Yuki` stands up,, walks a few steps, then has to bend over for a little while as she loses some of her lunch. "...damn it. Ugh."
[21:24] <Raoul> "we weren't moving. Are these shiftas timed?"
[21:25] <GM|> *YOu recall no one telling you about a pattern in time to the shifts.
[21:25] * Yuki` slowly stands back up. "I hope these aren't... ugh... regular."
[21:25] <Aislinn> "I don't know, s'why I was thinking timing couldn't hurt."  She gets up to see what may be different.
[21:25] <GM|> *Nothing has changed in this room
[21:27] <Aislinn> (( BRB. >.< Kiddo figured out I bought chocolate milk. ))
[21:27] <GM|> ((heh.))
[21:27] * Nikolai has no idea, and is thus annoyed.
[21:27] * Yuki` slowly goes to look into the right pathway.
[21:27] <GM|> ((Awareness, please))
[21:27] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:27] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 73 ( Total: 73 )
[21:27] <Yuki`> ((Failed yet again. >_<))
[21:28] <Nikolai> ((It's too late for me cast Reset on you >.>))
[21:29] <GM|> ((From all of you as well, and no, it's not too late.))
[21:29] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[21:29] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 94 ( Total: 94 )
[21:29] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:29] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 75 ( Total: 75 )
[21:29] * Aislinn is once again preoccupied with her own awesomeness.
[21:30] * Yuki` is more preoccupied with her own stomach. >_<
[21:30] <GM|> ((Oh, that Intuitive magic stunt cost you 2 MP, Aislinn.))
[21:30] <Aislinn> (( Ok.
[21:30] * Raoul is preoccupied with being puzzled by this sigil.
[21:30] <GM|> ((And Nikolai?  Roll and/or Reset?))
[21:31] <Aislinn> ((HP: 290/290, MP: 188/190, SoS: 72))
[21:31] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[21:31] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 18 ( Total: 18 )
[21:31] <Nikolai> ((I thought it was just Yuki))
[21:32] <GM|> Nikolai notices that the entrance they came in just ends about a dozen feet in.  The other corridors appear unaltered.
[21:32] <Nikolai> "...Hmm."
[21:33] <Nikolai> "Well, solving this puzzle just became more urgent."
[21:34] <Yuki`> "...it has?"
[21:35] <Nikolai> ((Is that the entrance they JUST got back here from?))
[21:35] <Aislinn> "...why do you say that?"
[21:35] <Aislinn> (( * Aislinn loads up gamefaqs. ))
[21:36] <GM|> ((No, the entrance that you guys first entered the room from is gone.))
[21:36] <Raoul> ((this is one of those randomized dungeons.))
[21:36] <Nikolai> "Our way back out has just closed off."
[21:37] <Aislinn> "..."  She sighs.  "Well, shit."
[21:37] <GM|> ((There is a method to my madness.  Or was it a madness to my method?))
[21:37] * Yuki` says some more choice words in Hino.
[21:38] * Aislinn chuckles at Yuki.
[21:38] <Raoul> "I agree with the sentiment."
[21:38] <Aislinn> (( I don't suppose a traps roll would help at all. :P ))
[21:39] <Aislinn> (( Because I feel like we're in a trap. :P ))
[21:39] <GM|> ((No))
[21:40] <GM|> ((Actions?))
[21:41] <Aislinn> (( >.< I hate missing stuff. ))
[21:41] <Nikolai> "So... did you try applying the knife to the Dark sign?"
[21:41] <GM|> ((You missed nothing of importance, and it's all in the backscroll))
[21:41] <Yuki`> "No.  Worth a try though."  Yuki goes and does just that.
[21:43] <GM|> *Another scratch on the laquer, a feeling that someone doesn't like what you're doing, and nothing else happens.
[21:43] <Nikolai> "Hmm."
[21:43] * Yuki` shudders a bit. "I... think I should stop doing that."
[21:43] <Nikolai> "So much for that."
[21:44] <Aislinn> "Maybe we gotta piss whatever it is off to get its attention?"
[21:44] <Nikolai> "I somehow doubt it."
[21:45] * Aislinn shrugs. "Just a thought." She puts her hands on the hilts of her knives. "Hmmm..."
[21:45] <Nikolai> "Come on, let's go try the other passageways, see if we can find some more aligned items like the knife."
[21:46] <Aislinn> "Worth a shot."
[21:46] <Aislinn> "So, what will it be?  Door number one, two, or three?  Let's make a deal!"
[21:46] <GM|> ((Which one do you go into?))
[21:47] <Yuki`> ((Right door, I guess.))
[21:47] <Nikolai> "Let's head right?"
[21:47] * Aislinn nods and goes in first.
[21:48] <Raoul> "No reason not to, yet."
[21:49] <GM|> *The entrance, instead fo going up and to the right, descends at a sharp angle, almost steep enough to slide down.  You quickly emerge into a self-lit room, were you can see a doorway at the opposite side.  Two skeletons with glowing red eyes look at you all before raising their arms - ending in sharpened stakes of bone at you.
[21:50] <GM|> *** LOG END **

[19:03] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG START ***
[19:03] <Yuki`> ((She might be momentarily indisposed, too.))
[19:04] <JadeNSC> (( Sorry. You should have tripped my highlight sooner. :P ))
[19:04] * JadeNSC is now known as Aislinn
[19:04] <Raoul> ((It's more fun to trip the cord!))
[19:04] <Raoul> ((Or to trip the light fantastic.))
[19:04] <GM|Rostov> Rostov and his armed troop don't say anything as you are -escorted- into the small town that is the new center for diplomacy with the outside world.
[19:05] <GM|Rostov> ((Awareness, please. Or Lore; Military if you have it))
[19:05] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:05] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 7 ( Total: 7 )
[19:05] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:05] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 60 ( Total: 60 )
[19:05] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:05] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 97 ( Total: 97 )
[19:05] <Raoul> ((Awareness of 66, or just barely-maybe passing.))
[19:05] <Aislinn> !sugar
[19:06] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[19:06] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 95 ( Total: 95 )
[19:06] <Aislinn> (( Habit and...I love you too, Highwind. ))
[19:06] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:06] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 15 ( Total: 15 )
[19:06] <Raoul> ((Two Botches and a Crit. Yeah, that's Highwind.))
[19:06] <Uileam> (Pass by 85.)
[19:07] <GM|Rostov> ((PM'd awareness info))
[19:07] * Yuki` looks over at the buildings, then back at the party. She whispers to them "Good thing the diplomatic route was used."
[19:07] * Aislinn is distracted by her obvious awesomeness. "...what?"
[19:08] <Nikolai> "That's usually a good thing."
[19:08] * Raoul looks over, but says nothing.
[19:08] <Yuki`> "Very well defended.  Very."
[19:08] * Uileam hmms to himself.
[19:08] * Nikolai looks calm, but tense.
[19:09] * GM|Rostov glares at you, but nothing more.
[19:09] * Yuki` shuts up then.
[19:10] <GM|Rostov> *You are taken to what appears to be a train station out of sight of the harbour, to find there are actual civilians here.  Some look at you strangely, other simply ignore you.  "We shall be boarding that train." Rostov points to one seperate from the others.
[19:10] * Nikolai is keeping his personal chatter on the curt side, more than wary of Rostov's presence
[19:11] * Nikolai is suddenly sure that someone will try and rip his head off while on the train.
[19:11] * Raoul just isn't saying anything. But he still has his sword, his eyes, and an awareness of the fact that trains quickly go to places far away. This is either very good or very bad.
[19:11] <GM|Rostov> *The train is build large, with a huge engine.  On the front is an iron angel, like a figurehead on a boat.  Those who read Russian/Jord can see that the train bears the same name as they are shown into a passengar car near the back.
[19:12] * Yuki` follows quietly.
[19:12] * Aislinn is keeping her mouth shut as ordered and follows along.
[19:12] <Nikolai> ((The same name as what))
[19:12] <GM|Rostov> ((Iron Angel))
[19:13] <Raoul> ((Doesn't disprove my very good/very bad theory yet.))
[19:14] <Nikolai> ((It IS quite badass.))
[19:14] * Nikolai clears his throat. "So where are we headed?"
[19:14] <GM|Rostov> On the train, your escorts professionaly vanish, leaving you and Rostov in an empty car full of chairs.  "Have a seat, and I will explain."
[19:15] * Yuki` will sit then.
[19:16] * Uileam remains standing.  It's hard to sit in full plat.
[19:16] <Uileam> (+e)
[19:16] * Nikolai sits down and steeples his fingers.
[19:17] <GM|Rostov> As Rostov sits, a young man in uniform enters the car, and pulls out a note pad.  In slightly broken Reufelgan, he asks if any of you would like something to eat once the train is in motion.  Rostov immeidately asks for Borscht.
[19:17] * Raoul sits, wedging his sword between two seats. Sitting in full plate is kinda hard, but you get used to it.
[19:17] <Yuki`> "Just water, please."
[19:17] * Aislinn takes a seat wherever is available and leans back in the chair. "Water."
[19:18] * Uileam figures if he got Borscht... "Irish coffee."
[19:18] <GM|Rostov> "I do not understand that."
[19:18] <GM|Rostov> ((Err, the waiter says that))
[19:19] * Uileam grumbles a little.  "Do you understand cofee?"
[19:19] <Raoul> "Water for me, as well. Chilled if you can."
[19:19] <GM|Rostov> *The waiter nods
[19:19] <Nikolai> "Rum and coke."
[19:20] <Raoul> ((...Rum and coke will be far different here than it is on Earth.))
[19:20] <Raoul> ((I think it might involve actual coke. >.>))
[19:20] <GM|Rostov> *The waiter draws a complete blank on Nikolai's request.
[19:20] <Uileam> "Bring me a cup of that, whiskey and sugar."
[19:20] <GM|Rostov> *The waiter nods at Uileam, jotting notes on his paper.
[19:20] <Uileam> "And cream, if you know what that is.  Thick."
[19:22] * Aislinn raises an eyebrow at Uileam, but says nothing and turns her attention back to Rostov.
[19:22] * Uileam raises an eyebrow back but holds the question for later.
[19:22] <GM|Rostov> *The waiter finally gets everyones orders sorted out, and leaves.  Soon the train starts moving with a very quiet jolt.
[19:22] <GM|Rostov> "Now, before you begin to ask, I will explain the basics."
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[19:24] <GM|Rostov> "There is a certain location inside our country, one that is quite ancient.  We belive it may have been one of the last places the Galka were seen in the world, to give those of you with a good knowledge of history an understanding."
[19:25] <Nikolai> "...?"
[19:25] <GM|Rostov> "After you had been taken into custody, a breakthrough had been made in archeological studies there."
[19:26] <GM|Rostov> "As part of that breakthrough, we, *ahem* invited your Ms Keirly to go there, and investigate some of it for herself.  Upon learning the nature of what was found, she readilly agreed.""
[19:26] <Yuki`> "I... see."
[19:26] * Aislinn . o O (Was there a gun to her head when she 'readily' agreed?)
[19:26] * Aislinn will bite her tongue, though.
[19:26] <Nikolai> ((brb))
[19:27] <Yuki`> ((BRB here, too.))
[19:27] <Raoul> ((I'm assuming I'd have to/ought to roll Lore: Thera to know more about Galka besides having heard the word before?))
[19:28] <GM|Rostov> ((Yes))
[19:28] <Raoul> ((Mind if I do so?))
[19:28] * Uileam manages to keep a straight face, mainly because he doesn't know what's going on.
[19:28] <GM|Rostov> ((Ga))
[19:28] <Yuki`> ((Back.))
[19:28] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:28] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 51 ( Total: 51 )
[19:29] <Raoul> ((Lore of 50. So no dice, I presume.))
[19:29] * GM|Rostov watches while the party digests this information. "There are certain areas that were recently opened up by excavation, and she and her escorts went in."
[19:29] <GM|Rostov> ((YOu know of the Galka, but were nodding off in that class.))
[19:31] <GM|Rostov> "That's where you come in."
[19:31] <Yuki`> "...so none came out?  No signs?"
[19:31] <GM|Rostov> "We know she is still alive, and probably in possestion of what is down there, but only one of our escorts made it out alive."
[19:31] <GM|Rostov> "We belive that she may trust you more than us."
[19:31] <Aislinn> "...and what did he have to say?"
[19:33] <GM|Rostov> "About what, in particular?"
[19:33] <Aislinn> "You said he was the only one to make it out alive, well, what did he see?  What happened to the others?"
[19:34] * Raoul is thinking. . o O (If she's still down there, it may not be because she's trapped or harmed. Perhaps she found useful leverage against her captors? Worth checking for that alone, and Ms. Kierly's safety.... But then why ask us? Gr...)
[19:35] <GM|Rostov> "He reported quite ingenious traps, although it seems that they reset or re-order themselves as another attempt to enter was quickly repulsed by a different set of obstacles than reported."
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[19:36] <GM|Rostov> "He was actually one of the rear guards, and was ordered to withdraw to make his report, so he did not see what was below a certain point.  If that point even exists anymore."
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[19:37] <Aislinn> "Great, so we get to go into this blind."
[19:38] <GM|Rostov> "Not completely."
[19:38] <Aislinn> "Oh?"
[19:38] <Yuki`> "Then what will we have?"
[19:38] <GM|Rostov> "It doesn't change in the presence of people, so we have persons in place, all in sight of one another, to stabilize the structure.
[19:39] <GM|Rostov> "This method is quite inefficient, and hazardous to the front peoples."
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[19:41] <GM|Rostov> "And we belive that there is some intelligence controlling all this, and so sending you, whom Ms. Keirly trusts, is an option for us."
[19:41] <Yuki`> "You're presuming Ms. Kierley is that intelligence?"
[19:41] <Aislinn> "Or that she's being controlled?"
[19:42] * GM|Rostov shrugs. "Either one is a possibility at this point."
[19:43] <Raoul> "And regardless, you cannot extricate her. She is of no use to anyone at the bottom of a trapped hole."
[19:44] <GM|Rostov> "Not without unacceptble casualties, or yourselves."
[19:45] * Aislinn snickers at the 'or' but keeps quiet otherwise.
[19:46] * GM|Rostov ignores Aislinn's response, instead closing his eyes and leaning back in the chair. "This is not a situation I would like to be in, but my superiors have left me with little choice."
[19:47] * Nikolai is smirking a little bit.
[19:48] <Aislinn> "Do you have any maps that were made?  Even crudely drawn by your survivor?"
[19:48] <GM|Rostov> "We do, but they are at the site."
[19:48] <Nikolai> "So, when Ms. Kierley is located, can we take her back out of Jord?"
[19:50] <GM|Rostov> "That may depend on circumstance.  And the actions of your own superiors."
[19:50] * Nikolai smiles politely. "But you would be open to such an arrangement?"
[19:51] * GM|Rostov shakes his head. "Not my decision."
[19:52] <Yuki`> "Then whose decision?"
[19:52] <Raoul> "Then, if I might ask for something that is? Push for diplomatic relations with out nations - if only to fully study these ruins. We risk our lives in doing this; I hope asking you to risk something is a fair price."
[19:52] <GM|Rostov> "My own superiors, who are quite interested in what may or may not lay below."
[19:54] <Nikolai> "I concur with Mr. Raoul. We're not Unicef."
[19:55] <GM|Rostov> "You have the option of helping, or leaving.  Your choice.  There are quite a few switchbacks before we reach our destination."
[19:56] <Yuki`> "..."
[19:56] <Uileam> "Some options."
[19:57] <GM|Rostov> "From my studies, i believe you may see this as a 'Hobson's Choice'.  But you have time.  THink it over and discus amngst yourselves.  I have paperwork to do."
[19:57] * GM|Rostov gets up, and quietly leaves, headed towards the back of the train.
[19:58] <Nikolai> "...Prick."
[19:58] <Raoul> "Indeed."
[19:59] <Yuki`> "Unfortunately, I think he's right.  We have to do it."
[20:00] * Aislinn sighs. "He knows we won't say no and leave an officer behind."
[20:00] <Raoul> "..Either Ms. Kierly is trapped in a maze of traps, unable to escape, or she has found a reason to not escape. Either for humanity or curiosity... I agree."
[20:00] <Raoul> "Morals are a difficult thing to have, sometimes."
[20:01] <Yuki`> "We could hope that there is something to use as a bargaining chip, but other than that..."
[20:02] <Nikolai> "Well, that being the case, I don't plan on letting those thugs lock her up again."
[20:02] <Yuki`> "Neither do I."
[20:03] <Raoul> "How much of a position to resist will we be in, after going to hell and back?"
[20:03] <Raoul> "If we survive."
[20:03] <Yuki`> "If it comes to that... they don't necessarily have to know we survived at all."
[20:04] <Raoul> "At the least, should we survive and escape unscathed and empowered by some ancient Galka thing, we will surely be outnumbered. The only thing to rely on then is diplomatic - Aaah."
[20:05] <Nikolai> "Perhaps with Ms. Keirley, and that kind of resource the Galka provided, we can negotiate a more favorable arrangement."
[20:07] <Yuki`> "She can be a powerful force.  I don't know that powerful, but we can take whatever we can get."
[20:08] <Raoul> "Then I am out of positions for my devil's advocacy."
[20:08] <Nikolai> "I think faking our death should be a last-ditch plan... it could create numerous difficulties for our allies."
[20:08] <Yuki`> "Yes... it can."
[20:11] <Yuki`> "If we can, we play it peacefully, make a good arrangement for everyone.  I can at least hope that's still possible anymore."
[20:11] * Yuki` sighs to herself.
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[20:13] <Raoul> ((*sigh*))
[20:13] <GM|Rostov> ((Uh-Oh.  The bouncing begins))
[20:14] <Aislinn> (( Sorry, distracted by kiddo and also Tofu came over to visit...and I'm having a coughing fit. >.< ))
[20:15] <GM|Rostov> n/p
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[20:17] <GM|Rostov> ((When you're done, I can ff))
[20:17] <Raoul> ((I'm ready to do the Stupid Hero Thing (tm) ))
[20:17] <Nikolai> ((dun))
[20:19] <Uileam> (Ready.)
[20:19] <GM|Rostov> It takes a couple days, and a couple stop overs, but the Iron Angel slowly makes her way north-east into what you think would be the heart of Jord.  Ahead of you, you can see a solitary mountain rise from the endless plains.
[20:20] * Aislinn takes it all in and spends her time checking all her gear.
[20:21] * Uileam at some point inquires into the Irish coffee business with Aislinn.  At least, he assumes it was the coffee.
[20:21] * Yuki` frowns, and looks in her belongings.
[20:21] * Nikolai reads a book.
[20:21] <GM|Rostov> *The train pulls into a railhead near the base of this monolithic feature, and you can see a small tent city around you.  ((Seen Raiders of the Lost Ark?  Like that.  Only bigger.))
[20:21] <Aislinn> (( Wait...Uileam is the yeti right?  *cold-hazed brain* ))
[20:21] <Uileam> (That was Kuleno.)
[20:22] <Aislinn> (( >.< ))
[20:22] * Raoul wishes he'd brought a book. He needs to start doing that.
[20:22] <Aislinn> (( Then forget she said that. ))
[20:23] <Uileam> (k)
[20:23] * Nikolai is ready to depart.
[20:23] * GM|Rostov meets you at the exit to your coach, sans any sort fo escort. "Welcome to the last city of the Galka."
[20:24] <Yuki`> "..."
[20:25] <Nikolai> "Picturesque."
[20:25] <Aislinn> "I guess it used to be spiffier."
[20:25] <GM|Rostov> "It has a beauty all it's own, considering it is said that the Galkan people, in time before memory, tore this mountain down from the sky to be their final redoubt.  True or not, it is quite... impressive."
[20:26] * Raoul takes a look around, past the tents... Is there anything to see? Or is it all underground?
[20:26] <Yuki`> "Also dangerous.  Even without knowing what was inside.:
[20:27] * Aislinn nods and looks things over as they walk.
[20:28] <GM|Rostov> "If you'll follow me, I'll show you to where we shall begin."
[20:28] * Uileam looks non-plussed as he follows along.
[20:28] <Yuki`> "...we?  So we have to excort you down, too?"
[20:28] * Aislinn has little choice but to follow.
[20:28] * Yuki` also follows.
[20:29] <GM|Rostov> "I am not going, as much as would enjoy the opprotunity.  Men of my rank are not expected to enter the field as often as we would like."
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[20:30] <Yuki`> "I see."  She does not add the 'good' to the end of that.
[20:30] <Nikolai> "Ah yes, couldn't have you endanger yourself."
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[20:31] * GM|Rostov gets the subtext, but brushes it off. "I may not be going my self, does not mean that I haven't done this sort of thing before."
[20:32] <Nikolai> "Of course, of course, wouldn't dream of casting such aspersions."
[20:35] * GM|Rostov leads you closer to the base of the mountain, past guards and fences, eventually to arrive at a large tent at the actual base of the mountain, where the rock meets the plains.
[20:35] <GM|Rostov> *Looking up, you can see the mountain is tall.  Cloudscraping tall.
[20:36] <Nikolai> "...My."
[20:37] <GM|Rostov> "As near as we can tell, it goes down the same distance."
[20:37] * Raoul whistles low.
[20:37] * Aislinn also whistles.
[20:38] <Yuki`> "That's... I have no words."
[20:39] <GM|Rostov> "You can understand why we would be interested in examining this edifice.
[20:40] <Aislinn> "Is it natural or carved?"
[20:41] <GM|Rostov> "Both.  A natural thing, as far as we can tell, but there are definite artifical structures within."
[20:45] <Yuki`> "And because of the changing stuff, you don't know how high, or how deep, it goes."
[20:46] <GM|Rostov> "There are certain physical limits, the total volume is the same, but the order and orientation are being changed."
[20:46] * Aislinn claps her hands together. "Great! So when do we start our adventure?"
[20:47] <Nikolai> "Indeed."
[20:48] <GM|Rostov> "Not today.  There are preperations to be made.  I know that you wanted information and the like."
[20:48] <GM|Rostov> *He leads you into the large tent, and down a long corridor, before entering a well lit 'room'.
[20:49] <GM|Rostov> *There is a round table here, as well as cots and miscellanious chests and desks laying around, all open and empty.  "This will be your room for the duration of your stay here."
[20:50] <Nikolai> "Wonderful."
[20:51] <Yuki`> "I see."
[20:51] <Raoul> "Accomidations are accomidations." *shrug*
[20:51] <Aislinn> "Great."
[20:52] <GM|Rostov> "In that case, I shall see you in the morning."  With this, Rostov leaves, and you can hear him walk away.
[20:52] * Nikolai reiterates. "Prick."
[20:52] <Raoul> "Still, yes."
[20:52] <Aislinn> "eh, yes."
[20:53] <Raoul> "I doubt any Galka artefact could effect such magic as to change that."
[20:54] * Yuki` is thinking to herself. "...how much trouble do you think we'll really face down there?"
[20:54] <Uileam> "I'm going to have to go with... a lot."
[20:55] <GM|Rostov> ((When you guys are done here, I'll wrap the session.))
[20:56] <Yuki`> "Yeah, I thought so too.  Damn it."
[20:56] <Yuki`> "So many false choices, yet again... we can't keep doing this forever."
[20:57] <Aislinn> "No, we can't, and I don't think they expect us to."
[20:57] <Aislinn> "Rostov, for being a huge prick, is smart."
[20:57] <Uileam> (I'm gonna bump out early.  Have to wake up early tomorrow.  See you guys in the big scary pit.)
[20:58] <Yuki`> "Yeah.  I don't think any of us have a scrap of leverage on him right now."
[20:59] <Raoul> "'Any' including Earth. And that is truly frightening."
[20:59] <Yuki`> "Even with any aces in the hole we might have."
[20:59] <Aislinn> "Well maybe Kierly will have learned something."
[21:00] <GM|Rostov> ((That it??))
[21:00] <Yuki`> "We can hope."
[21:00] <Aislinn> (( For me, yeah. ))
[21:01] <Yuki`> ((Can't think of anything else either.))
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[21:01] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG END ***

[19:11] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:12] <Aislinn> (( No combat tonight, right? ))
[19:12] <Uileam> (kk sorry, I'm here.)
[19:12] <GM|> *The trip northwards is quite calm, for those used to deep water boats.  For those unused to it however, it can be quite...  disturbing.
[19:13] * Yuki` is just fine with a calm boat.
[19:13] <GM|> Everyone does their own thing for the most part, and there is a sense of expectation in the air about the fleet.  They are on their way to open up another county to the vaster world beyond their borders, and look forward to the goal.
[19:14] * Aislinn has been quiet and has kept to herself, surprisingly enough. She seems more...subdued and a little less cocky. Possibly her superiors got on to her about some things...
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[19:15] * Raoul has been training below-decks quite often, getting in touch with the spirits of his swords... and of the sea.
[19:15] <GM|> *It is on the 13th day when the scout craft ahead of the fleet reports that the port city that was on their charts from before the closing of Jord is still there, although not as active.
[19:16] <GM|> *That evening, the Admiral calls a meeting on the deck of the flagship of all major parties, to discuss their plans for the morrow.
[19:16] <GM|> ((-Admiral + Prince))
[19:16] * Aislinn leaves her training early to make the meeting.
[19:17] * GM| is now known as GM|Prince
[19:17] * Yuki` finishes her latest discussion with the diplomats to meet with the Prince, as well.
[19:17] * Uileam is now known as Cala_
[19:17] * Cala is now known as Uileam
[19:18] * Raoul comes up, all swords except his Kagemitsu stored away.
[19:18] * Uileam manages to fight off the hordes of new friends he's likely to have made.
[19:18] <GM|Prince> "I thank you all for coming.  As you are aware, our scout vessel has located the port that we used to hold major trade with."
[19:19] <GM|Prince> "We cannot assume that we have escaped detection ourselves, and so I am here to discuss with you our plans for opening relations."
[19:20] <GM|Prince> "I must admit, this is not something often mentioned in our history.  Most of the time, this is between an advanced people and a less advanced one, but to us, Jord is a great unknown."
[19:20] <GM|Prince> "Some of our more... foreign dignitaries thought to compare this to someone named 'Perry', but I have heard their tales, and noted many differences."
[19:21] <GM|Prince> "As it stands, we have a couple options, and I invite any and all to speak as an equal, your thoughts and opinions."
[19:21] * Yuki` nods.
[19:22] <GM|Prince> "First, we can wait for them to come to us.  Let them see us, and deliberate their response.  Second, simply act as though this were quite a normal thing, and sail into their harbour in proper fashion, based on our records."
[19:22] <GM|Prince> "Third, we can perform less open introductions."
[19:22] * GM|Prince gestures for others to speak.
[19:23] <Yuki`> "Less open... as in, real covert acts, or just secret diplomatic meetings?"
[19:23] <Aislinn> "Well, I think we should act natural for starters.  I mean, have they been actin' weird?"
[19:24] <GM|Prince> "Covert.  Not my initial choice, I must admit, but options must be kept open."
[19:24] <GM|Prince> "Please define weird."
[19:24] * Raoul ponders. "...I would imagine that we want to appear as open and reasonable as possible. We can slide into shadows later, if we must... Right?"
[19:25] <GM|Prince> *Another person from Etoile speaks up.  "I cannot agree with any plan that puts us at a disadvantage.  We should not wait for them to come to us, for isthat not the whole purpose of our presense here?"
[19:25] <Aislinn> "Well, they aren't doin' anything they wouldn't normally do, right?"
[19:26] <Aislinn> "That's what I meant.  They haven't opened fire on us, sent us weird messages, or anything like that?"
[19:26] <GM|Prince> "We are quite beyond range of normal communications and weapons, I dare say."
[19:26] <Uileam> "I think it best they come to us, let them set the tone and then react accordingly from there."
[19:28] <Aislinn> "I say we reserve judgement until we're closer and they have an opportunity to, uh, feel us out...but I'm no expert on this place.  My usual strategy would be to bomb the heck out of 'em, drop in and retrieve our man, and get the heck back out, but I get the feelin' y'all want somethin' a bit more civil."
[19:28] <Aislinn> "Or not bomb them and just sneak in secretly to break Aede out."
[19:28] <GM|Prince> *There are murmmers of discussion, some of which wonder who this 'Aede' is.
[19:29] <Aislinn> (( >.< *sighs*  Stupid break. ))
[19:29] <Aislinn> (( I forgot. ))
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[19:29] <Aislinn> "...er, I mean..."
[19:29] * Aislinn facepalms.
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[19:29] * Yuki` nods. "Unfortunately, like was said, we know nothing about what sort of ability they have. If we go in with something that might be considered hostile, we could find ourselves in a quagmire, or worse, an ocean bottom. At the least, whatever is done, we should be confident enough to not be caught doing something... untoward."
[19:30] <Yuki`> "I am personally not that confident in sneaking or fighting past a giant unknown."
[19:30] <GM|Prince> *the general concensuss is that this 'Aede' was a spy who was captured, and therefore one of the causes of this whole endeavour
[19:31] <GM|Prince> "Please, talk amongst yourselves."
[19:32] * Aislinn mumbles. "Think I've done enough talkin'."
[19:33] <GM|Prince> ((This is where you guys decide how to go forward.  I'll let the other NPCs to fall into line.))
[19:34] * Raoul is not sure what to add. "I agree that we should be confident. But no matter what path we choose, we are walking into a country darkened to all outside."
[19:34] <Yuki`> "Yes... we should be prepared for the worst case, no matter what we do.  So, what's the worst case we have here?"
[19:34] <Uileam> "I think whatever the plan is, if we're seen in its undertaking, then Jord will take none too kindly towards all of us."
[19:35] <Aislinn> "If we go in as has been done in the past, like he said," she gestures at the prince, "we should be ok.  They'll open up negotiations and not think we've got ulterior motives.  Maybe."
[19:35] <Aislinn> "At least we can get a gander at what they have."
[19:35] <Yuki`> "Yeah, anything that gets us information is good."
[19:36] <Yuki`> "...the being seen part is a good point though too, Uileam."
[19:36] <Aislinn> "We just don't want any hostile responses until we know what the heck it is we're doing."
[19:37] <Uileam> "I just know not being seen.  About the only way I know to go about that is to not be there, so unless you have another way to hide in plain sight, I suggest we let the others take point."
[19:37] * Raoul can't actually think of any good ideas here. He is, as it were, in over his head.
[19:37] * Aislinn grins. "I'm a fair hand at not bein' seen...though better to let them take point as you said."
[19:38] <Yuki`> "I know some stealth, as well.  But looking at this, I guess we're a worst case team.  If things go wrong enough, it won't matter if we're seen or not.  So I'd be fine with staying out of the spotlight."
[19:39] * Raoul nods. "Diplomacy is not my forte - and if the past predicts, then if we are involved, the worst case is either already arisen, or soon to arise."
[19:40] <Aislinn> "Well, I'm better with a knife than my mouth, sooo..."
[19:41] <Yuki`> "I would say that I am good with diplomacy, but considering my recent record, either I'm not as good as I thought, or there are a lot of hard-headed people.  Either way, I can fall back on other skills."
[19:44] <GM|Prince> *You can hear, all around, people discussing all the options, with no real overall concensus.
[19:45] <Uileam> "So then, what do we do?"
[19:45] * Aislinn keeps quiet, listening to the others. She's already gotten herself in trouble again. >.<
[19:46] <Raoul> "Allow the official diplomats to perform official diplomacy. Keep ears to the ground. Spring on trouble before it arrives, but only when it has begun its charge. Does that sound about right?"
[19:46] * Yuki` nods.
[19:46] <Aislinn> "Sounds find to me."
[19:46] <Aislinn> (( *fine ))
[19:47] * GM|Prince calls for attention. "Well, now that you've had a chance, I would like to hear various opinions."
[19:48] <GM|Prince> *Various nobles and the like begin to speak their pieces.  Some eloquent and well though out, others simple summations of oponions and facts.
[19:48] <Yuki`> ((...heh. Who wants to stand up and make the proposal?))
[19:48] * Uileam is no public speaker.  He'll let one of the others do that.
[19:48] * Raoul doesn't hear anyone else speaking up, so: "I say we go in-harbor in an official capacity, arms and ears open. If and when events take a worsening turn, then we employ what other methods we deem appropriate."
[19:48] <Aislinn> (( aislinn isn't... ))
[19:49] <GM|Prince> *The Prince nods at the words spoken, keeping his face unchanged with the various opinions.
[19:51] <GM|Prince> "Does anyone else wish to speak?"
[19:51] * Yuki` rises. "I agree with Raoul's opinion. What we all must remember is that we must not only hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. By taking an aggressive stance, we risk spreading any troubles far beyond these waters."
[19:52] * GM|Prince passively nods
[19:53] * Aislinn adjusts her knives silently and let's the smarter people do the talking.
[19:54] <Yuki`> "We all have family... friends... comrades... if we do something too aggressive, and start a war, those we know will be in the line of fire.  We must start peacefully, and only go farther if pushed by others.  Even if it means we must be put in danger, is is better us to be in that danger than those far away from here, still safe from the dangers of the wider diplomatic world."
[19:55] <GM|Prince> "Very well.  My decision is made.  In the morning, we sail into the harbour with open arms.  Not all ships, mind you.  Some will maintain station outside the breakwater they have in case of certain issues.  We may have to wait for a proper reception, so for now, all crew will remain on their ships."
[19:56] <GM|Prince> "When the situation changes, then we shall respond as appropriate."
[19:57] <GM|Prince> "Until then, return to your ships and quarters.  We shall all rest for the morning."
[19:57] <GM|Prince> *There are some grumbles of opposition to this plan, but the Prince has spoken.
[19:57] * Raoul exhales.
[20:00] * Uileam nods in silent agreement.
[20:00] <GM|Prince> ((BRB))
[20:00] <Uileam> (Whoo, I had some visible change on the game! <.<)
[20:00] * Yuki` will head back to the quarters with the others, then. She'll be frowning a bit. "I hope this works better than I fear it will."
[20:00] * Aislinn quietly goes back to training.
[20:01] * Yuki` will ask to join Aislinn's training in a bit, to remove some lingering nerves.
[20:02] * Aislinn promises to go easy on Yuki's old bones.
[20:02] * Raoul goes to the side of the ship, and stares out into the blue. Is this all a good idea? He wants to save Aede, and Jord is currently an unknown threat, but... How far can they push without creating a war?
[20:03] <Yuki`> "Old can still be tough.  You ever eat some old cured meat?"
[20:03] <Aislinn> "...not sure how you want me to take that."
[20:04] * Yuki` thinks for a moment, then facepalms at herself. "...right. This is what I mean about my talking record."
[20:04] * Uileam relieves any lingering worries with a good helping of food in the common mess.
[20:05] * Aislinn smirks. "I give you a hard time, but old soldiers are usually the toughest."
[20:05] <Yuki`> "Heh.  If only I were an actual soldier when I was young and more reckless."
[20:06] <GM|Prince> *THe word goes out the the Admiral is looking for volunteers to be in the first ships.
[20:08] <Aislinn> "And yet I get the impression you're still a little reckless."
[20:08] * Uileam doesn't heed it.  His plan involves not being there.
[20:08] * Yuki` will politely decline the invitation, as well.
[20:09] <GM|Prince> ((Next morning then?))
[20:09] * Aislinn knows better. They can't blow it on their first shot.
[20:09] <Aislinn> (( Yeah. ))
[20:09] * Raoul will decline. He need not be on the front line today.
[20:09] <Yuki`> "Well, age can put what needs to be done in too sharp a focus, too."  Yuki gets back to the training.  ((Sure.))
[20:11] <Raoul> ((<.< Yeah, >> it here.))
[20:11] <Aislinn> "Hopefully I'll live long enough to find out."
[20:11] <GM|Prince> *The next morning, a trio of ships pull ahead af the flotilla, the rest sailing a kilometer or so back.  The ones in the lead are a cargo barge, loaded with trade goods of all descriptions, a smaller military outrider, and the diplomats ship.
[20:11] <GM|Prince> *The flagship is in the center of the remaining ships, all on guard for bad things to happen.
[20:13] <Aislinn> "Does this look back to anyone else?"
[20:13] <GM|Prince> *On the horizon, the lighthouse that guides the way into the harbor appears to those who are watching from the deck, and the ships all slow.  The lead element rounds the artificial cape, slowing to a speed more suitable to a harbor.  Oddly, there are no other ships, yet the lighthouse is active, and there are signs of life from the city beyond...
[20:14] <Yuki`> "So far, so... something."
[20:15] <Raoul> "They know we are here. At least, they must suspect. And yet, no ships come out to keep watch on our rearguard."
[20:15] <GM|Prince> *From where you stand, you can see the sails of the boats ahead of you, but nothing else.  You were all made aware, by legitimate means or not of the signals to be used in case of certain events.
[20:15] <Aislinn> "They want to give us the opportunity to retreat?"
[20:15] <Aislinn> "Or to show us they are willing to let us go..."
[20:16] <Yuki`> "Or give a false sense of both."
[20:17] <GM|Prince> It takes an hour, but a series of flags are raised, which indicate that peacful contact has been made, and further diplomacy - and trade - is occuring.
[20:18] <GM|Prince> *There is a palpable sense of relief, and also a slight tensing as this is when things could go horribly wrong.
[20:18] <Yuki`> "Okay... one part down.  I hope."
[20:19] <Aislinn> "Seems good so far..."
[20:19] <GM|Prince> Another bit of an hour later, small ships are seen to be emerging from the harbor.
[20:20] <GM|Prince> Weapons are readied, but ths ships seem to be steering clear of yours.  They look like fishing trawlers and the like.
[20:22] <Raoul> "That is what was missing... fishing-boats. The harbor was closed before we ever arrived."
[20:22] <GM|Prince> *An Ensign appraoches the party.  "The Prince graciously invites you to have lunch with him."
[20:23] <Aislinn> "Yay, more free food."
[20:23] <GM|Prince> ((All the food is free.))
[20:23] * Yuki` nods and goes to the lunch.
[20:23] <Aislinn> (( Yes, but that doesn't mean she's no less excited. :P ))
[20:23] <Yuki`> ((Irrelevant. Free food is still good, even if all the other food is also free. :p))
[20:23] <Raoul> ((It's hard to shut down that 'free food' instinct.))
[20:24] <GM|Prince> ((True enough.))
[20:24] <Aislinn> (( BRB...I'm craving a sandwich. ))
[20:24] * GM|Prince welcomes you all to his private dining hall. "Come! Sit! Partake of the midday meal!"
[20:26] * Yuki` bows to the prince slightly and sits. "I see you have been watching the flags, too."
[20:26] <GM|Prince> "I have things to discuss with you, and it is best not done on an empty stomach."
[20:26] * Raoul bows, but is glad to get his mind off of heavy matters.
[20:26] * Uileam feels a little out of place with the sense of nobility here, given the past two weeks.
[20:29] * Aislinn is happy to fill her plate.
[20:29] * Yuki` will eat a little to start.
[20:29] <GM|Prince> "I have seen the flags, indeed, I helped devise the code.  But that is not all of which I wish to speak of."
[20:31] <GM|Prince> "There are other means of communication available to us."
[20:31] * Raoul eats lightly; this promises to draw out, and he saves room for continuing conversation.
[20:32] <Raoul> "What sort of communication, if I may inquire?"
[20:32] <Aislinn> "Like what?"
[20:32] <GM|Prince> "To whit, I have been informed that certain peoples have been requested.  Namely yourselves.  By name."
[20:33] <Raoul> "..."
[20:33] <Yuki`> "...all of us?"
[20:33] <Uileam> "Weren't we supposed to official not be here?"
[20:33] <Aislinn> "...great."
[20:33] <Uileam> (officially*)
[20:33] <GM|Prince> "And one Anika, but she is not here."
[20:34] <GM|Prince> "Now, would you care to hazard a guess as to why you would be asked for?"
[20:34] <Aislinn> "We made an impression?"
[20:35] <Yuki`> "Probably not because of anything good."
[20:35] <Raoul> "...I fear it may be Aede asking for us."
[20:36] <GM|Prince> "Would you care to elaborate?"
[20:37] <Raoul> "She is Jord's 'guest', currently. If she is under duress, she may have let slip names. I fear to think so, but it is within the realm of possibility."
[20:37] <GM|Prince> "Yet you all were also 'guests', as you say, and were interviewed."
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[20:38] <Aislinn> "They want to catch up with us."
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[20:39] <GM|Prince> "I was made aware of the nature of the exchange, that does not seem likely."
[20:39] <GM|Prince> "Now, I can reply that you are not here, or send you ashore, or even say that you are here, and deny Jord access to you."
[20:40] <Aislinn> "They know we're here, no use lyin'."
[20:41] <Uileam> "They could just be fishin' blind."
[20:42] <Yuki`> "Maybe... but I'm not seeing any good options here."
[20:43] <Raoul> "If we want diplomacy to have any chance of success, our arrival might be a good open-hand gesture."
[20:43] <Uileam> "And they'll take us right back into their welcoming arms.  Right, I'm not going back into that."
[20:44] <Raoul> "True. And I cannot see an easy way around the chance of being surrounded..."
[20:45] <Yuki`> "The big question is, are we important enough that not appearing would be a deal-breaker?"
[20:46] <GM|Prince> "I was under the impression that this request was pertinant and immediate."
[20:46] * Aislinn chews thoughtfully on a mouthful of food.
[20:47] <Aislinn> "Why don't we just ask why they're askin' for us?"
[20:47] <Raoul> "...Or can we perhaps agree, and then choose a meeting place? Some advantage, however slight."
[20:48] <Aislinn> "Can't you just use those flags to ask?"
[20:49] <GM|Prince> "I can communicate that question.  I can expect a response very quickly, given the situation."
[20:49] * GM|Prince gets up, and leaves the room, indicating you should stay. A few minutes later, he returns, and retakes his seat. "The message is sent."
[20:50] * Aislinn goes back to eating while they wait for a response.
[20:51] <GM|Prince> "So, if you do go ashore, what supplies would you think you might need?"
[20:52] <Yuki`> "...very good question."
[20:53] <Aislinn> "Weapons might be a good idea..."
[20:53] <GM|Prince> "I assume you all have your own?"
[20:53] <Uileam> "If the sea hasn't rusted mine, yes."
[20:53] * Aislinn pats the hilt of her well concealed knives.
[20:53] <Raoul> "Indeed. And obviously, we cannot arrive with a contingent at our backs, comforting to us though it would be."
[20:54] <Yuki`> "Maybe some storable food."
[20:54] * GM|Prince nods, and makes mental notes.
[20:55] <Aislinn> "Yeah, old cured meat will be good."
[20:55] <Yuki`> "..."
[20:55] * Aislinn winks at Yuki.
[20:55] * Yuki` facepalms. "No, the regular kind."
[20:56] <GM|Prince> "There are plenty of such stores available."
[20:57] <GM|Prince> *An enlisted woman enters after knocking on the door, and quickly delivers a quiet message to the Prince.
[20:57] <Raoul> "Perhaps this is becoming too paranoid, but if you have anyone available who might keep watch on us from out of sight? In case the worst happens, someone to inform y-" *falls quiet when the new woman enters*
[20:58] <GM|Prince> *She leaves, and the Prince speaks.  "It seems that, yes, your Aede Keirley is involved.  And a certain Rostov is asking for your assistance in rescuing her."
[20:59] * Aislinn raises an eyebrow. "Wasn't he supposed to be holding her?"
[20:59] <Yuki`> "Rescue?  From who?"
[21:00] <Uileam> "The plot thickens."
[21:00] * GM|Prince makes a gesture of ignorance. "I do not know, only that they are unwilling to speak more to those who are not you."
[21:00] * Raoul 's eyebrow also goes up.
[21:00] <Aislinn> "Could be a trap, but we don't have much choice."
[21:00] <Yuki`> "I'm more worried if it isn't a trap."
[21:01] <Yuki`> "At least traps are easy to try to fight out of."
[21:01] <Aislinn> "Trap, no trap.  Either way, there'll be blood."
[21:01] <Raoul> "And the situation will grow more complex for it."
[21:02] <Yuki`> ((BRB. Thickening plot calls for popcorn. >_>))
[21:03] <GM|Prince> "Indeed.  But what worries me more is that they feel they have to call in outside assistance for a rescue."
[21:03] <Raoul> ((also brb))
[21:03] <GM|Prince> ((I'll wait for you two to get back then.))
[21:03] <Yuki`> ((Back.))
[21:03] <Uileam> (Damn, that was fast.  Well, Uileam doesn't say much, so brb for a drink >.>)
[21:04] <Yuki`> "It may be because we know her.  I didn't think we were that impressive from being captured.  I sure as hell wasn't, at least."
[21:05] <GM|Prince> "That would be my thought as well.  Perhaps she has done something that would necessitate someone she knows to approach her?  Taken her own hostages, perhaps?"  *A slight smile crosses the Princes' lips.
[21:05] <Uileam> (Back.)
[21:05] * Yuki` mutters under her breath "I could see that..."
[21:06] * Aislinn sighs. "Either way, it's not looking good."
[21:07] <Raoul> ((back))
[21:08] <GM|Prince> "So, given this, are you willing to answer their response?
[21:08] <GM|Prince> "
[21:08] <Aislinn> "Don't see how we have a choice."
[21:08] <Raoul> "Agreed."
[21:08] * Yuki` nods.
[21:09] <GM|Prince> "Very well then.  I can send you in with the replacement marine vessel.  The one currently there will be rotated out, giving us an excuse to send you in relatively unnoticed."
[21:10] <GM|Prince> "Unless you prefer something different?"
[21:10] <Aislinn> "The less fanfare the better."
[21:10] <Yuki`> "Definitely."
[21:12] <GM|Prince> "Very well then.  I can arrange for you to go ashore tomorrow.  I suggest you spend the rest of the day and night making your preperations."
[21:12] * Aislinn finishes off her food and stands up. "Good idea."
[21:13] <GM|Prince> "But of course, feel free to finish your meals first."
[21:13] <Yuki`> "Right.  So, more training then.  Maybe see whether age and treachery are all they're cracked up to be."
[21:14] <GM|Prince> *Once you're all finished eating, you are given leave to mke your preperations as you see fit.
[21:15] <Raoul> "Indeed. Making sure we ourselves are combat-ready would not be unwise... I have an idea or two I might like to try, though perhaps not while still at sea..." *thinking*
[21:16] * Aislinn spends her time oiling her blades and checking her meager supplies.
[21:16] * Uileam likewise makes sure his gear's ready in case of emergen- aw who's he kiddin', it's gonna be coming out.
[21:17] <GM|Prince> *Some of the ship's marines offer use of their resources to make sure you are adequately prepared.
[21:17] * Yuki` will make sure her own stuff is in order, and ready to be used if needed.
[21:18] * Raoul spends his time in the training room, his weapons already ready to move. He wants to explore that idea he muttered about - that the sea, like his swords, has an innate spirit...
[21:18] * Yuki` is willing to take some semi-concealing clothing from the marines, if they have any extra.
[21:18] <GM|Prince> *Oddly enough, they do.  It's heavy weather gear though...
[21:20] * Yuki` won't take it then. Heavy weather stuff won't be a good idea for going fast.
[21:21] <GM|Prince> *Night falls, and the crews relax a little bit.  Fishermen come and go, keeping clear of the fleet, while there are no signs of trouble from the harbour.
[21:22] * Aislinn does a little exercise in the training room.
[21:22] <GM|Prince> *The next morning, you are all boated over to the ship that will take you into Jord proper.  Not in the Zodiac, but a more traditional rowboat.
[21:22] * Yuki` closes her eyes, and takes deep breaths while on the rowboat.
[21:23] * Raoul leaves Aislinn to the room, leaving... while surprisingly wet. He just laughs nervously as he returns to his quarters.
[21:23] <Raoul> ((*late, sry))
[21:23] * Aislinn is comfortable on the boat.
[21:24] <GM|Prince> *You are greeted by a Captain Emmanuel on the other ship.  "Welcome.  You must be the 'special delegates'."  His Etoilian accent is actually pretty light.
[21:25] <Yuki`> "Pretty much."
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[21:26] <GM|> *He grins broadly.  "Ah, good!  Good!  Things will be interesting."
[21:26] * Aislinn opens her mouth to say something (probably something smart), but she closes it and thinks better of it.
[21:26] <Aislinn> "Interesting may be bad.."
[21:26] <Yuki`> "Interesting is always bad, really."
[21:27] <GM|> "But that's when there is fun to be had!  Come, we will be weighing anchor shortly, and releiving the 'Bright Dawn' before noon."
[21:28] * Raoul smiles. "I like this fellow."
[21:30] <Aislinn> "...great.  Let's hope you live to share a beer with him."
[21:30] <GM|> "Well, place your gear off to one side.  We have some last minute preperations."
[21:31] * Yuki` raises an eyebrow, but does so.
[21:31] <GM|> *You can see the crew making preperations to depart...
[21:31] * Raoul puts his gear off, and gets ready for a nice little boat-ride straight into insanity.
[21:32] * Aislinn sets what little gear off to the side.
[21:33] * Uileam tries to keep near his gear, at least.
[21:33] <GM|> *Soon, the ship's anchor is pulled out of the water, and some sails are set to tack against the wind into the harbor.
[21:36] <GM|> *You enter the harbor, where a small harbor boat has a line attached, and sends aboard a navigator to show your ship into its berth.  As you pull into the designated dock, you see a few things.
[21:36] <GM|> *First, there are no Jord ships near yours, they've been bunched up farther away from you, and that in order to get out past the cape, you would have to traverse the entire length of the harbor.
[21:38] <GM|> *The 'Bright Dawn' pulls out, and slowly makes her way out of the harbor.  There are friendly waves from the other ships from the flotilla that are currently moored.
[21:39] * Yuki` tries to focus on where they're landing.
[21:39] * Aislinn just watches everyone go by.
[21:40] <GM|> *You can see an obviously Jord platoon come up the dock to where the boarding plank had been set.
[21:40] <GM|> ((Awareness))
[21:40] <Aislinn> !roll 1d100
[21:40] <Highwind>  Aislinn - 1d100: 53 ( Total: 53 )
[21:41] <Aislinn> (( Under by 3. >.> ))
[21:41] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:41] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 93 ( Total: 93 )
[21:41] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:41] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 14 ( Total: 14 )
[21:41] <Uileam> (Fail by 1.)
[21:41] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:41] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 28 ( Total: 28 )
[21:41] <Yuki`> ((Pass by 36.))
[21:42] <Raoul> ((Not bad. Pass by 38.))
[21:42] <GM|> *The one officer who walks up the plank is obvious to you all.  It's Kommandant Rostov himself.
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[21:44] * Aislinn gives a little nod.
[21:44] * Raoul notices, stands, and nods - but says nothing.
[21:45] <GM|> *He stops at the top of the plank, just before the edge of the ship, and awaits to be greeted by the officer of the deck.  He has seen you, but gives no signal of recognition.
[21:47] <GM|> *He is quickly met by an Ensign, and quiet words are exchanged.  The Ensign looks at the party, and nods curtly.  He comes over.  "Sirs, the Jord Kommandant requests that you come with him.  He assures you that you are not in troubel for your presense here, as that has already been dealt with."
[21:47] <Raoul> "Very good."
[21:48] * Raoul steps off the boat, turning back for the others.
[21:48] * Yuki` nods and follows behind Raoul.
[21:49] * Uileam follows along.
[21:49] * Aislinn follows behind the old woman.
[21:51] <GM|> *Rostov waits for you to all come before him.  "Where is the woman Anika?"
[21:51] <Yuki`> ((...you know, that's a good question. What is the IC reason?))
[21:52] <GM|> ((She's been assigned to 'help' Reufelgo with their Airship))
[21:52] <Uileam> (I vaguely recall something or other.  She stayed behind to work on something I believe.)
[21:53] <GM|> ((EK is almost done for the evening, so I'll wrap this up quickly.))
[21:53] <Yuki`> ((Okay.))
[21:54] <GM|> *Rostov nods when told that she was reassigned.  "Very well, come with me.  I will explain on the way."
[21:54] <GM|> *The platoon of soldiers falls in around you, and you are lead away from the boat, and into Jord.
[21:55] * Aislinn follows quietly, not saying a single word.
[21:55] * Yuki` follows. Better than trying to go against the soldiers.
[21:55] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:07] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:08] <GM|> *The flotilla is busy being loaded with supplies.  You are each given free reign of the flagship, provided you stay out of the way of the people who are working, and are also given shore leave permission should you so desire.
[19:09] <GM|> *Late in that evening, a pair of sloops enter the harbour, flying the colours of the Paladin's order.  You overhear one young officer note that is probably their entire fleet being added to this quest.
[19:10] * Yuki` plans to stay on the boat, to get used to its movement.
[19:10] * Nikolai is relaxing.
[19:10] * Uileam does as well.  Also, to simply get the layout.
[19:11] * Raoul has much the same idea. This is, after all, the flagship - more ornate and more powerful than anything he's sailed himself, and most things he's set foot on. And since the last time they were on the water they had to fight a summoned demon... Yeah, he's getting the lay of the ship.
[19:11] <GM|> *The flagship is, for all its displacement, very standard in it's layout.  The guestquarters are in the forecastle, the officers and crew in the aft, with cargo and common spaces in the hull between.
[19:12] <GM|> *In your wanderings, you do notice the cannon.  A quick count reveals over a hundred gunports on each side, and spare cannon secured in safe places.
[19:13] * Raoul cannot help but whistle low at this display. He won't poke at them too much, of course, but his fingers trail over one on his stroll...
[19:13] * Uileam is rather taken aback at the sheer number.
[19:14] <GM|> *The diplomats from Earth tend to stay in or near their quarters.  Apparently, they are waiting for some of their own supplies, but they seem to be... delayed.
[19:14] * Yuki` frowns a bit at the sheer number of cannons, but does not mention anything about them.
[19:15] * Nikolai takes note at the voluminous firepower.
[19:16] * Raoul has to turn to those who decided to take in the ship with him. "Impressive, but also terrifying. This is what Azrag Biet can bring to bear when angered."
[19:16] * Uileam makes a mental note not to anger Azrag Biet.  Ever.
[19:17] <Yuki`> "That explains a lot."
[19:18] * Raoul has to ask. "What does it explain?"
[19:19] <Yuki`> "How the old war went once Azrag Biet was involved, and why it went so quickly."
[19:21] * Nikolai pays good attention to any Theran history lessons.
[19:21] <GM|> ((For comparison, the most guns on a wooden ship-of-the-line at the height of the British Empire had ~120 cannon a side.))
[19:22] * Raoul nods, not entirely sure how to take that. "Even such might cannot solve every problem... Some require foresight, which we did not have then. I hope these cannons will gather dust on this voyage, and that our foresight will not."
[19:22] * Yuki` nods. "Agreed."
[19:22] <Raoul> ((So pretty well armed, but not absolutely bristling. I feel like I haven't done my homework.))
[19:23] <GM|> ((It could take on a British Empire Ship of the line in equal combat.))
[19:25] <GM|> *On your tour, you overhear a quiet argument between a Biet officer and a U.S. Marine, over which is better - quality or quantity of guns.
[19:25] <GM|> *Their argument is low, but amicable.
[19:26] * Uileam isn't getting involved.  He doesn't like navies too much, and his stint was on land, anyway.
[19:27] * Uileam continues his quiet, self-given tour.
[19:27] <GM|> *Up on the deck, people are still loading foodstuffs, as well as transferring crewmen back and forth to the boats.
[19:27] <GM|> ((Awareness))
[19:28] * Raoul will leave the argument be, since he would rather believe this ship can handle whatever fight it gets into. Comparing it against Earth technology might be depressing.
[19:28] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:28] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:28] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[19:28] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:28] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 47 ( Total: 47 )
[19:28] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 69 ( Total: 69 )
[19:28] <Yuki`> ((Pass by 31.))
[19:28] <Raoul> ((Awareness of 62.))
[19:29] <GM|> *You hear a very un-Theran sound.  Like a gas motor...
[19:29] * Uileam perks and subtly heads that-a-way.
[19:30] * Yuki` frowns a bit to herself and wanders in the same direction.
[19:31] <GM|> *Up on the deck, at the railing, you can see a Zodiac pulling away from the ship, headed towards another ship in a straight line, ignoring such trifling things as wind and water current.
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[19:32] <GM|> ((Zodiac's are those rubber boats with the outboard motor.))
[19:33] * Uileam frowns.  "Fits right in with the scenery."
[19:33] <Nikolai> "A bit showy."
[19:34] * Raoul goes to the rail, not noticing the sound until they start to look for it. "...Was it delivering something, or retrieving it?"
[19:34] <GM|> *One of the Ensigns looks at you for your comments.  "Very much.  It smells and is very noisy, but we've been using it for priority runs.  I'd like to meet the shipwright who created that wonderous craft."
[19:35] <GM|> "Some foreigners, and some important supplies, Lord."
[19:36] <Raoul> "Mm. I will not ask for specifics. But it is good that we are... sharing like this. It heartens me."
[19:37] <GM|> "Indeed.  Such a useful craft, if a bit light.  Barely any drat at all.  I rode on it, and I felt like a stiff wind would capsize her."
[19:38] <Nikolai> "Hmmph."
[19:39] <GM|> *As evening comes, light become more and more common, both in the city and on the boat.  Supper is served in the common galleys as well as in the Officers and Guest's mess.
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[19:39] * ElementalKnight makes a mental note to attempt to find a way to obtain a few of those craft. They would be useful scouts for Azrag Biet's lesser waterways and bays.
[19:39] <ElementalKnight> ((er, *Raoul))
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[19:40] <GM|> ((No one mention hovercraft to Raoul))
[19:40] * Yuki` is going to eat at the guest area, but she's going to try to stay away from the people she doesn't know.
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[19:41] <ElementalKnight> ((Hey, small stuff like that, we might be able to *buy* some. If we can just figure out how to hit Earth's market without their governments getting wind of it.))
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[19:41] <GM|> ((BRB, talk amongst yourselves))
[19:43] * Yuki` is eating silently, still looking a bit ill-at-ease.
[19:43] <GM|> *The ship is pretty still, all things considered.
[19:46] * Raoul decides to have a quick meal in the common galley. There will be plenty of time for finer foods on the trip; for now, seeing the other sailors, and having tack and beer, and enjoying that feeling of the moment before the first step... For a moment, he forgets that this isn't a pleasure jaunt, in a little ship with some friends, destination women and adventure.
[19:46] * Nikolai is calmly eating, relaxing before things inevitably turn for the worse.
[19:49] * Uileam isn't that hungry right now.  Still getting his sea legs.  Damned water is a lot harder when it's not solid.
[19:49] <GM|> *In both places, rumors are rampant about the Earth peoples, even if they don't know to call them that.  In the guest's mess, there is a definate seperation between those from Thera and the Earth contingent.
[19:50] <GM|> *Between the way they dress, their equipment and small contributions to the fleet, people are trying to figure out just who they are, and what they represent.
[19:51] * Raoul keeps the secret, but listens carefully. Rumors have foundations, however shaky.
[19:53] <GM|> *In the guest mess, one of the Refelgan contingent finally gets up the courage to appraoch the Earth group, finding a seat to sit down.
[19:53] <GM|> !roll 1d3
[19:53] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d3: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[19:53] <GM|> *And he sits down beside Yuki.
[19:55] * Yuki` gives a quick acknowledgement to the guy, and goes back to eating.
[19:56] * Nikolai observes.
[19:56] <GM|> "So, where are you all from?" he opens up hesitantly.
[19:58] <GM|> *There is a bit of attention on this man as he looks at you all.
[19:58] * Yuki` waits a little bit for someone else to respond, then finally stops eating when nobody else does. "...Hinodeumei."
[20:00] <GM|> "Ah, and what intrest does that nation have in all this?  And I must add that it doesn't look like you all are from there."
[20:01] <Yuki`> "...no, I am from Hinodeumei.  I do not represent them.  Only myself."
[20:01] <GM|> "... ah.  And the rest of you?"
[20:04] <Nikolai> "Nevada."
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[20:05] <GM|> "Ne-vah-dah?  I've never heard of that place...  Are you all else from there?"
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[20:07] <GM|> ((...))
[20:07] <GM|> *The Reufelgan collects his meal, and returns to his own group, where a hushed discussion quickly forms.
[20:08] <Uileam> (Missing the true Irish charm.  Sad but true!)
[20:08] <GM|> ((Awareness from Yuki and Uileam))
[20:08] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:08] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:08] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 64 ( Total: 64 )
[20:08] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 62 ( Total: 62 )
[20:09] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 14.))
[20:09] <GM|> *Down in the common mess, Raoul's noble status is causing him to be slightly ostracized by the common sailors.  Some are brave enough to sit at his table, but little conversation is directed at it.
[20:09] <Uileam> (Pass by some amount.  Strangely enough, I can't get into the fils.)
[20:09] <Raoul> ((I had that problem too.))
[20:10] <Uileam> (Is my Awareness something different, or is this for me?)
[20:10] * Raoul doesn't mind. He tries to strike up conversation, mostly about the ship itself, with those sailors who would sit with him. ((I myself don't know much about ships, so I can't *actually* throw out an icebreaker. <.<))
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[20:11] <GM|> *Uileam hears snippets of conversation about people trying to find out just who or what this 'Ne Vah Dah' is.
[20:11] <Nikolai> ((guh))
[20:12] * Uileam makes his way into the dining area... fashionably late, let's call it.  He looks a little worse for the wear, but who isn't?  He pulls up a chair next to Raoul and begins to regale those sitting with him about grand (and fake!, but they don't know that) stories about how Raoul has saved his skin.
[20:12] <GM|> *Raoul gets some perfunctionalry responses, but no one is willing to be really friendly with him at this point.
[20:13] * Uileam doesn't immediately make the connection with the Earth and Ne Vah Dah deal.  European, after all.  Stupid colonists. <.<
[20:13] * Nikolai smiles disarmingly at the soldier willing to sit by them
[20:13] <Yuki`> ((Uh, I think we might need to take a moment to figure out where everyone is or was.))
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[20:14] <Yuki`> ((Are Raoul, Yuki, Nikolai, and Uileam all in the same messhall?))
[20:14] <Uileam> (I was out of the dining room until this point.  I just made my way to Raoul to make everyone happy.)
[20:15] <GM|> ((Raoul and Uileam seem to be in the common mess, with Yuki and Nikolai in the guest mess.))
[20:15] <Raoul> ((Yeah, that's what I have.))
[20:15] <Yuki`> ((Oh, okay. Got a bit confused there.))
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[20:19] * Uileam lets his disarmingly amazing stories sink in?
[20:19] <GM|> ((You wanna roll a skill for it?))
[20:19] * Raoul isn't sure the stories are going to be what gets the sailors to respect him, but if talk of the ship doesn't do it, and he's not got anything to save them from in mortal combat...
[20:20] <GM|> ((Fastforwarding))
[20:20] * JadeNSC is now known as Aislinn
[20:21] <GM|> *In the morning, you all come out for breakfast, only to find a familiar marine sitting down for breakfast herself!
[20:22] * Aislinn has already eaten half of what's there, and is shoving it in her mouth. Bootcamp habits are hard to break.
[20:22] <GM|> ((Jade is back from her leave.  Give her a warm welcome all!))
[20:22] <Aislinn> (( *what's there on her plate. ))
[20:22] * Yuki` comes into the mess halls, stops, blinks a couple times. She's staring a bit.
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[20:23] <Raoul> ((Yay! The more the merrier. Except if it's Pippin.))
[20:24] * Yuki` keeps staring for a bit, then skaes herself out of it and slowly goes over to sit, like she fears that Aislinn is actually a mirage.
[20:24] <Nikolai> ((What))
[20:25] * Uileam doesn't have that much of a reaction, having barely met Aislinn before she disappeared.  He bows his head and gives her a quick "g'mornin'" before finding grub of his own.
[20:25] <Nikolai> "..."
[20:26] * Aislinn takes a gulp of OJ and waves. "there's plenty more."
[20:26] <Nikolai> "Hi."
[20:26] <GM|> ((Aislinn is back.  Rejoyce!))
[20:26] <Yuki`> "Uh... you... got reassigned again, I see."
[20:26] <Nikolai> ((Rejoice))
[20:27] <Aislinn> "Somethin' like that, yeah."
[20:28] <Nikolai> "Hmm. Nice to have you back."
[20:28] * Yuki` nods. "Definitely."
[20:28] * Raoul goes to get food before the crew consumes it all, but he nods to Aislinn on the way, a bit of a spring in his step. New day, bigger group, life ain't bad.
[20:28] <Aislinn> "Thank you.  Good to be back."
[20:30] <Yuki`> "They give an actual reason this time, or mysterious as ever?"
[20:32] <Aislinn> "I'm here for 'protection.'  Guess they figure I stand half a chance of keeping people from getting killed."
[20:33] <Yuki`> "I hope you don't need to protect that many."
[20:33] <Aislinn> "Maybe just your old bones.  The others seem healthy and virile enough."
[20:33] * Aislinn takes a mouthful of food after that. It's hard to tell if she's smirking or not as she chews.
[20:34] * Uileam is apparently a very young-looking old man. <.<
[20:34] <Yuki`> "Not really.  I have a couple more tricks now, and age or not, I'm still fast enough to run."
[20:34] <Aislinn> (( She has to make jabs at Yuki. <.< ))
[20:35] <Aislinn> "Well hopefully this assignment will be boring and no one gets killed."
[20:35] * Yuki` takes a bite. "We'll find out soon enough."
[20:35] <GM|> *Walter comes out from his cabin, and sees the new arrival.  "Hello!  I'm Walter, head of this contingent.  You must be our late arrival.  Eyeslinn?"
[20:35] * Nikolai blinks.
[20:36] * Uileam wonders why people over here seem to have trouble with names.
[20:36] <Aislinn> "Aislinn," she corrects.  "Though if you're military, Sergeant Kelly will do."
[20:36] <GM|> *Walter waves off his mistake.  "Sorry.  Not a morning person.  Didn't sleep well either, all things concerned."
[20:37] * Aislinn polishes off her plate and takes a moment to lean back in her seat and enjoy her OJ. "I suppose not. Where're we headed?"
[20:38] <Raoul> ((brb))
[20:38] <GM|> *Walter steps up.  "Jord."
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[20:39] <Aislinn> "Oh, fun."  She looks over at Yuki.  "What's on the agenda?"
[20:40] <Yuki`> "Negotiations.  At least, I hope it stays at only negotiations."
[20:40] <Yuki`> "My 'old bones' aren't big at being stabbed yet again."
[20:40] <Aislinn> "Ah, diplomacy.  I'll check my weapons."
[20:41] * Aislinn chuckles. "I'm sure it'll go 'smoothly,' if the rumors about special ops I heard were true."
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[20:41] <Yuki`> "Now those rumors I hadn't heard much about."
[20:42] * Aislinn shrugs. "S'why it's special ops."
[20:43] * Yuki` nods. "Good point."
[20:43] <Aislinn> "Kinda odd timing though.  Sending us in and then..." she trails off.
[20:43] * Yuki` let's the silence hang.
[20:44] <GM|> "I heard there was another op that went bad, and this is the official follow up, and apology, or something like that" Walter adds.
[20:45] <Yuki`> "...that would make some sense."
[20:46] <GM|> "Not that I was told anything about that sort of thing.  We're just here to 'observe', really."
[20:46] * Aislinn snorts. "Now I *know* I need to sharpen my knives."
[20:46] <Raoul> ((back))
[20:49] <Yuki`> "Heh.  Well, then, you might as well sharpen mine too, while you're at it."
[20:50] <GM|> "Please don't atagonize people.  It just makes my job harder."
[20:50] <Aislinn> (( "this is my rifle, this is my gun..."  ...sorry. ))
[20:50] <Raoul> ((Ahahaha.))
[20:51] <Aislinn> "I'm not trained for diplomacy.  I'll stay in the background and keep my trap shut.  When the bullets start flying, then you'll hear from me."
[20:53] <GM|> "Ah, perhaps you need some tutoring then.  Our trip will take a couple weeks.  I may be able to give some of you a crash course in diplomacy."
[20:53] * Raoul nods. "As much as it is a joke, it may be a wise idea. Sharpen swords, and minds, and prepare to use both."
[20:54] * Yuki` shrugs. "I'd be willing to listen in, to see the methods from a different angle."
[20:55] <GM|> Walter claps his hands.  "Excellent!  I hear we will be underway tomorrow, so if you have any last minute things to do on land before we go, I'd suggest you do so right away."
[20:56] * Aislinn sighs. "Fun."
[20:57] <Uileam> "I believe I'm all set for now, dinner aside."
[20:57] <Nikolai> "Indeed, that was tasty."
[20:58] * Yuki` nods.
[20:59] <Aislinn> "Full belly, sharp mind."
[20:59] <GM|> *A random steward overhears your appreciation of the food, and offers to tell the galley staff.
[20:59] * Yuki` waits until Walter leaves, then says in a low voice to the others "I'm guessing when we're done with that diplomatic training, we'll all need to review with each other a bit to remind ourselves how things really go."
[21:01] <Aislinn> And how is that?"
[21:02] <Yuki`> "Knowing our collective luck?  As badly as they can go."
[21:02] <Aislinn> "So, nothing's changed."
[21:02] <Yuki`> "Not that much.  Like I said, I learned a few more tricks... and I think everyone else did, too."
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[21:03] * Raoul nods. "I meant it when I said both minds and swords."
[21:03] <Aislinn> "Then I suppose I'm behind."
[21:04] <Yuki`> "I imagine a little training in Thera will help with that."
[21:06] <Yuki`> "It's not like we won't have the time here, and we could use the time to learn how to work together again."
[21:07] * Aislinn nods and looks at the others. "Sounds fair, I guess."
[21:08] <GM|> *From outside the sounds of work never really stopped.  In fact, it seems like the ship is riding lower in the water now than it was yesterday.
[21:08] <Yuki`> "Besides, after being in a few battles like we were, I'd sure as hell trust all of you more than I trust anyone else on this boat."
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[21:09] <Yuki`> ((BRB.))
[21:10] <Aislinn> "Smart move.  Experience often beats training."
[21:12] <GM|> *There isn't a real parctice area on the ship, although the ship's own military compliment does have part of the deck staked out for their own drills.
[21:13] <Yuki`> ((Back.))
[21:14] * Yuki` finishes up her breakfast.
[21:14] <Raoul> ((Well, it's either that or the deck, and even the deck would be a bit busy.
[21:14] <Raoul> *))
[21:15] <Aislinn> "Well, there ought to be some place where we won't cause much damage."
[21:15] <Yuki`> "Well, I'll leave that to the people with the pull to ask the important people."  Yuki smiles a bit and looks at Raoul.
[21:16] <GM|> *You can hear that Zodiac outside again.
[21:16] * Raoul laughs. "I do not think I have as much pull as you might think here, but I will ask, certainly."
[21:17] * Yuki` shrugs. "More than I have. I don't even speak Azragi."
[21:17] <Yuki`> ((Probably horribly mispelled.))
[21:19] <Raoul> ((nope, s correct.))
[21:19] * Raoul heads off to find the head of said military contingent, to ask permission for use of their training facilities.
[21:20] <GM|> *It's not hard to find.  The ships compliment is practicing anti-boarding techniques with pikes and axes off to one side.  The Captain of the group has a thin white sash.
[21:21] * Raoul lightly coughs, off to the captain's side. "Captain, if I may?"
[21:21] <GM|> "Yes?"
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[21:23] <Raoul> "If I may, I would ask permission for myself and my companions to use your training facilities while onboard. Respecting your own schedules, of course."
[21:23] <GM|> "We can't do that Lord, not while in harbour.  Hard enough to get this space for ourselves, as there is no place set aside for us.  Once we're at sea though, different matter."
[21:25] <GM|> "Come talk to me again once we're underway.
[21:25] <GM|> "
[21:26] * Raoul nods. "Usage at sea was my primary concern. Thank you for your time."
[21:26] <GM|> *The captain nods and goes back to his drills.
[21:27] * Raoul nods, leaves him be, but turns back before leaving the deck, to watch the soldiers at practice for a moment. But only a moment; then he returns to the party.
[21:29] <GM|> ((Anything else before I set this flotilla out of harbor?))
[21:29] <Yuki`> ((Not from me, personally.))
[21:29] <Raoul> ((I'm good.))
[21:29] <Uileam> (Nope.)
[21:31] <GM|> *The next morning, with much triumph, and fanfare - music and all that jazz, the ships begin to file out of the harbour, making their way around the breakwater and the lighthouse on it.  The flagship you're on is lead by a harbour boat about halfway into the coloumn, while ships with shallower drafts make their own paths.
[21:31] <GM|> *It takes about an hour, but the entire fleet of some fifteen ships is in formation, and slowly moving north with the wind.
[21:32] <GM|> *It's actually a pretty neat sight.
[21:33] <GM|> ((And that's where my notes end for the year.))
[21:33] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:36] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:36] <Raoul> ((uh. Y'okay?))
[19:37] <GM|> *When last we left our party, they had finished fighting off some birds, and were told to head down to the flotilla while the Paladin's handled the questions from the authorities.
[19:38] <Uileam> (Gave double red cells earlier today.  It's catching up to me.)
[19:38] <GM|> *The city of Aquamarine, farther from the scene of the conflict, quickly regians a sense of normalicy seen in any port city.
[19:38] <GM|> ((Fun.))
[19:39] <GM|> ((Awareness from all?))
[19:39] * Nikolai is looking at the sights, confident that nothing bad or disastrous will happen.
[19:39] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:39] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:39] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 84 ( Total: 84 )
[19:39] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 30 ( Total: 30 )
[19:39] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:39] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 42 ( Total: 42 )
[19:40] <Nikolai> ((pass yeah))
[19:42] * Raoul squints. "...Hunh. Well, it is good to know Aquamarine has not lost its diversity..."
[19:42] <Nikolai> "..."
[19:42] <Yuki`> "Hm?"
[19:42] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:42] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 48 ( Total: 48 )
[19:42] <Nikolai> "... The hell?"
[19:42] <Uileam> (Pass by some amount.)
[19:43] * Nikolai leans in to speak with the team. "I could have sworn I just saw a Marine from Earth. American, to be exact."
[19:44] <Yuki`> "..."
[19:44] * Yuki` lowers her voice. "Where, and how could you tell?"
[19:45] <Nikolai> "In that crowd of people. He was in full uniform... at least, that's what it looked like."
[19:45] <Yuki`> "That's... not good."
[19:45] * Uileam missed it, but is nonetheless disturbed by Nikolai's report.
[19:45] * Raoul blinks. "More diverse than I remember, then. But why would he be in full uniform, instead of blending in?"
[19:46] <Nikolai> "I'm clueless."
[19:46] <Nikolai> "We're already firmly in the territory of things not making sense."
[19:47] <GM|> (( :) ))
[19:47] <Yuki`> "Unless they want to be seen, that is."
[19:47] <Uileam> "To call out attention to other people?"
[19:47] <Nikolai> "Could be."
[19:48] <GM|> *If you care to look, you can see that there is a lot of small craft moving between the diplomatic flotilla and the shore.
[19:48] <Nikolai> "But nobody seemed too perturbed by this person."
[19:49] * Nikolai catches sight of the craft.
[19:51] * Uileam is still trying to work his head around the Marine.  One problem at a time, damned whippersnappers!
[19:51] <GM|> *The party soon passes a wall, where the city has expanded past its former limits.
[19:51] * Raoul looks up from his pondering the significance of an Earth military uniform on full display. "Nikolai - more marines?"
[19:52] * Nikolai is from modern America, and is more than capable of worrying about multiple problems.
[19:52] <Nikolai> "Not that I can see."
[19:53] <Yuki`> "Then our best option would probably be to keep an eye out, but keep going instead of searching for more of them."
[19:53] <Nikolai> "Right."
[19:54] <GM|> ((Go for the Flotilla, or something else?))
[19:54] <Nikolai> ((Flotilla))
[19:55] <Yuki`> ((Agreed.))
[19:55] <Raoul> ((Sounds good to me.))
[19:56] <GM|> *There is a cordon around the warehouses being used to store supplies for the ships, and while it is quite busy on both sides, the guards are quite vigilant.
[19:57] <Nikolai> "Hmm."
[19:59] <GM|> *People are still passing by the guards.  Some unhindered, other stopped, and quitely talked too.  SOme of them are turned away.
[20:00] <Yuki`> "So... now how do we do this?  Can we just pass by?"
[20:01] <Nikolai> "I think so. We just act like we belong?"
[20:02] <Yuki`> ((Are we even supposed to go here, actually?))
[20:02] <Yuki`> ((I honestly can't remember.))
[20:03] * Raoul blinks. "Well, sometimes directness is a virtue." He walks up, nodding. "May we pass?"
[20:03] <GM|> *The guard looks at Raoul, and the party.  "Who are you?"
[20:03] <Raoul> "My apologies. I am Raoul al-Zeid, with my companions."
[20:04] <GM|> *The guard looks at the other.  "Our apologies.  We were expecting you to be with part of the Order's delegation, not by yourselves."
[20:04] <GM|> "Where are they?"
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[20:05] <GM|> ((Did you see those two lines?))
[20:05] <ElementalKnight_> ((No.))
[20:05] <Uileam> (I was gonna respond, but I forgot where we were last. <.<)
[20:06] <GM|> ((You guys were told to leave the Pallys behind to deal with the fallout from the animal attack.))
[20:06] <GM|> *The guard looks at the other.  "Our apologies.  We were expecting you to be with part of the Order's delegation, not by yourselves."
[20:06] <GM|> "Where are they?"
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[20:06] <Uileam> (Oh, I know what happened, I just forgot the town name.)
[20:07] <Raoul> "That... is a good question."
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[20:08] <GM|> ((Dang it EK.  Why must you ping so much?))
[20:08] <ElementalKnight_> ((Ping loves me, but our relationship has a disconnect.))
[20:09] <Yuki`> "They might be still cleaning up where those monsters got loose in the city."
[20:09] <GM|> (( *sigh* ))
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[20:10] <Yuki`> "...my apologies for speaking out of turn."
[20:10] <GM|> *The guards shuffle.  "We had heard about that.  It was you who had to deal with them?" They take a closer look at you.  "Allright.  Go ahead.  The Kutik-Inshushinnak is the Flag, and the Admiral left orders for you to go there when you arrived."
[20:11] * ElementalKnight_ is now known as Raoul
[20:11] <Nikolai> "..."
[20:11] <GM|> *The guards let you pass, and go back to their duties.
[20:11] * Uileam hms.  "Sounds ominous," he thinks to himself.
[20:11] <Raoul> ((Yeah, I shoulda reviewed last session before this one too...))
[20:11] <GM|> ((Last session was combat.))
[20:12] <GM|> ((There was none last week.))
[20:13] * Yuki` will let Raoul take the lead in going to the ship.
[20:13] <Raoul> ((Well, just to remember what we were doing.))
[20:13] * Raoul nods to the guards, and heads for the Kutik, assuming it's easily identifiable. Otherwise he might ask which ship it is.
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[20:14] <GM|> *The Kutik-Inshushinnak is the largest ship in the bay, by far.  Named for one of the early Kings of the Azure Isles, this ship is known to Raoul as one of the Kings personal ships.
[20:15] <GM|> *She is so large, she isn't docked to a port, but anchored out in the bay, with a constant stream of smaller vessels coming to and fro with supplies and personell.
[20:15] <GM|> *It isn't hard at all to find where those ships are being loaded.
[20:15] * Raoul can't help but whistle low and soft as he approaches the ferriers. He might be more experienced with smaller, faster ships, but the Kutik-Inshushinnak... There is a reason it's in the King's personal flottila.
[20:15] <Raoul> ((*can't spell.))
[20:16] <Yuki`> "...impressive ship."
[20:16] <GM|> ((I'm c/p the name whereve it's needed.  You can call it the Kutik with no slight.))
[20:17] <Uileam> "To say the least."
[20:17] <Raoul> ((I was actually thinking of the word 'flotilla'. But yeah, that too. <.<))
[20:19] <GM|> *There is a dock master who sees the party standing, looking or gawking at the ship.  "You need somthing?" she asks in an Azure accent, a white headband.
[20:19] <Raoul> "Passage, if we might trouble you."
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[20:20] <GM|> *She looks at Raoul, and notes the composition of the party.  "Lord Raoul, right?  I was told the Paladins were delayed in the city, and to give you passage to the Kutik-Inshushinnak as soon as possible.  It will be a few minutes, as we are currently loading stores."
[20:21] <Raoul> "Very well. How does the ship fare? It has been... Quite some time since I last had a chance to stand on her deck." *looking at the Kutik*
[20:22] * Uileam hms again.  "Good to have royal blood, I guess.  Still doesn't make him better."
[20:22] <Nikolai> "It makes him convenient, at least."
[20:22] <GM|> "She fares well.  Her refit was delayed by the Invasion, and this is her first voyage away from home in many years.  She is stil worthy of her name."  THe dockmaster sounds quite proud.
[20:24] * Raoul smiles. "A fitting first jaunt, then - sailing for peace, having survived a war."
[20:24] <GM|> *It takes another twenty minutes or so for the current skiff to get loaded and sent away, making room for another skiff.  "This one you can board as well, we have crew waiting, and will travel with you m'Lord."
[20:24] <Uileam> (Oof, was supposed to be a thought again.  D'oh.)
[20:25] <GM|> *Indeed, even before the ship is properly moored, some men and women are already boarding, and quickly, a plank is extended.
[20:25] <Raoul> ((*pretends not to hear what wasn't said?))
[20:27] * Raoul waits for the plank to extend, and then hops aboard gently.
[20:27] <GM|> "Please board at your leasure sir, as Prince Safavid is awaiting your arrival."
[20:28] * Yuki` follows closely.
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[20:29] * Uileam follows behind Yuki.
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[20:30] <GM|> *The boat is quikly filled with some 30 people bound for the Kutik-Inshushinnak, and is soon underway.
[20:30] * Seleucos` is now known as Nikolai
[20:30] * Nikolai hangs around, not feeling totally useful at the moment.
[20:31] <Uileam> (I have to go.  I'm about ready to keel over here.  Sorry guys.)
[20:31] <GM|> ((n/p))
[20:31] <Yuki`> ((S'alright.  you have to go, you have to go.))
[20:31] * Yuki` remains silent, staring very very hard at the bottom of the boat.
[20:32] <Raoul> ((No dying.))
[20:33] * Raoul closes his eyes a moment, and listens to the ship move, the people bustle. He always likes that sound - preparing to set sail.
[20:34] <GM|> *The boat rocks heavilly when a barge bound for one of the other ships passes close by about halfway through your trip (about 10 minutes).
[20:34] * Yuki` keeps focusing on the bottom of the boat, and staying away from the others. She's looking a bit green.
[20:34] <GM|> *A sailor looks over at Yuki, asking her something in Azure.
[20:36] * Yuki` looks up a bit, and shakes her head. "Urk... know common... or hino or etoile." She frowns and looks back down at the boat.
[20:36] * Raoul opens his eyes, and nudges Yuki gently. "He just wanted to know if you were going to be all right."
[20:36] <Raoul> "Are you?"
[20:37] <Yuki`> "Choppy boat on my stomach.  I'll be okay.  *urk*"
[20:37] * Nikolai seems to be healthy.
[20:38] * Raoul relays as much. "<She will survive. I will keep a hand near to lean her overboard, though.>"
[20:38] <GM|> *You soon arrive at the Kutik-Inshushinnak, and some begin to climb netting over the side, while others tie the small skiff to the larger ship while waiting for a ladder to be dropped.
[20:39] <GM|> *It drops, and the crew begin to file aboard in an orderly fashion, apparently met by someone at the top.
[20:40] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:40] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[20:40] * Raoul waits a turn or two before climbing up. No sense rushing to get onto one of the most magnificent boats in all the kingdom's arma- screw that, up he goes.
[20:40] * Yuki` leans over for a moment... but after the boat stops, she's looking a bit better. "Okay... feeling a little better." She slowly and carefully follows.
[20:41] <GM|> *A random sailor helps Yuki up if she has difficulty.
[20:42] * Nikolai follows along, resisting the urge to teleport needlessly.
[20:42] * Yuki` won't accept it, this time.
[20:42] <GM|> *At the top, Raoul is met by an officer of the ship - an Ensign by his colours.  He appears taken back by the presence of Raoul and the others, but regains his compsure.  "Ah, and you would be?"
[20:43] <Raoul> "Raoul al-Zeid. My company should be up shortly, and we have some paladins en route as well."
[20:43] * Nikolai is up.
[20:45] <GM|> *The Ensign looks at a list in his hands, now unfazed by the presence of someone who far outranks him.  "Ah, yes.  You are expected.  I will get a crewman to alert the Prince of your arrival.  If you require refreshment before you present yourselves to him, I can arrange it."
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[20:46] * Yuki` looks to Raoul. "...maybe some water?"
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[20:46] <Yuki`> ((Yuki` looks to Raoul. "...maybe some water?"))
[20:46] * Raoul has quit IRC (Killed (NickServ (GHOST command used by ElementalKnight)))
[20:46] <GM|> ((You guys keep pinging.))
[20:46] * ElementalKnight is now known as Raoul
[20:46] * ChanServ sets mode: -o Raoul
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[20:47] * Seleucos` is now known as Nikolai
[20:47] * Raoul nods, then. "Some water would be appreciated for Yuki here, but beyond that we are fine."
[20:49] <GM|> *The ensign nods, and motions Yuki to an open barrel of fresh water nearby.  "The Prince has asked to see you presently, and your guests were to be shown appropriate quarters on the ship."
[20:49] <GM|> *He summons a couple of crewmen, and gives them instructions.  One is to escort Raoul, the other is to take care of the rest of the party.
[20:50] * Yuki` will take a small amount of water from the barrel to drink.
[20:50] * Raoul follows his escort, nodding to his companions in short farewell.
[20:51] <GM|> *The crewman looks to the three of you, and speaks in broken Reufelgan.  "Please follow me."
[20:51] * Nikolai shrugs.
[20:52] * Yuki` nods and follows.
[20:53] <GM|> *You three are led to the fore of the ship, away from the busy areas.  "This place - mediators and others.  Your rooms within."
[20:53] <Nikolai> "Hmm."
[20:54] * Yuki` nods and goes in, looking back to Nikolai. "Guess that leaves us time to...talk or something, I guess."
[20:54] <GM|> *He opens a door, and are shown into a common area.
[20:54] <GM|> *Here, you find a small contingent of robed figures, and even some people obviously from Earth by the fact of the business suits they wear.
[20:55] <Nikolai> "..."
[20:55] <Nikolai> "Hmm."
[20:55] <GM|> *One of the Earthers approaches.  "Hello!  You must be Yuki, and Nikolai and Uileam!  I'm Walter, the head representative of the US in this."
[20:55] * Nikolai resets his glasses.
[20:57] * Yuki` nods and holds out her hand. "Pleasure to meet you Walter."
[20:59] <GM|> *Walter shakes Yuki's hand quite vigerously.  "Come, come!  You must have had a long trip!  We have quarters to ourselves, thankfully!  Have you ever seen such a magnificent ship before?"
[20:59] <GM|> *Walter appears quite enthusiatic about everything.
[21:00] * Nikolai shakes Walter's hand, one eyebrow cocked.
[21:00] * Yuki` shakes her head. "No, I haven't. You said... to ourselves? You mean as a group, or the two of us assigned to one room?"
[21:01] <GM|> "Oh, no.  There's like, a dozen of us.  A couple other diplomats to observe, and our security."
[21:01] <Yuki`> "...oh, good."
[21:02] <Yuki`> "No offense meant, but I do not trust sleeping in a room with people I don't know."
[21:02] * Nikolai shrugs.
[21:02] <GM|> "Well, this ship is quite large!  Amazing it floats!  There's enough room for privacy."
[21:03] <Nikolai> "It's fairly impressive."
[21:06] <GM|> "I suppose you'll want to meet the others then?"
[21:07] <Yuki`> "Probably a good idea, yes."
[21:08] <GM|> *Walter leads you to one side of the common room, where a group of Earthers sit around a set of open windows - the salty air quite powerful.
[21:08] * Nikolai holds back a sneeze.
[21:12] <GM|> "We were all chosen by Pearson himself.  This is Rachel, the other diplomat attache. And Mark, Bill, and Graham.  We also have a marine squad with us, should they be needed."
[21:12] <Yuki`> "Hopefully they won't be."
[21:13] <GM|> "True enough.  They're being quartered with the marine compliment of this ship.  Apparently, quite a rivalry has broken out."
[21:13] * Yuki` raises an eyebrow. "Oh?"
[21:13] * Nikolai waves to the assembled diplomats.
[21:15] <GM|> "Apparently, it's a military thing.  Wagging of dicks, and all that."
[21:15] <Yuki`> "Figures."
[21:17] * Nikolai smirks.
[21:17] <GM|> "Now, tell us about yourselves.  Good to know the people we'll be working with."
[21:19] <GM|> "I'm Walter.  I'm from NYC, and joined the foreign service in '89."
[21:19] * Nikolai resets his glasses. "Nikolai Cadmus, former college student, now Time Mage and diplomat to other worlds."
[21:19] <Yuki`> "Well, I'm Yuki Matsumoto.  I'm a freelance negotiator from Hinodeumei.  ...not much to say beyond that."
[21:19] <Yuki`> "Got involved in this whole thing by sheer bad luck."
[21:20] <GM|> *The other diplomats introduce themselves.  Rachel catches Nikolai's comment about Time Magic, and exclaims "You too?"
[21:21] <GM|> *Graham makes room for Yuki to sit down.
[21:21] * Yuki` will be glad for the seat.
[21:22] * Nikolai blinks, and nods. "Yeah, I discovered a talent for it back in High School, and it's really blossomed since I came to Thera..."
[21:22] <GM|> *Rachel holds her hands together, and focuses, causing a small magical distortion to form between them.
[21:23] * Nikolai nods, and teleports to the opposite side of the room and back.
[21:23] <Nikolai> "I believe this is my favorite so far."
[21:23] <GM|> *Rachel gapes.  "Wha?  HOW?  Why can't I do that?!?!"
[21:24] <Nikolai> "... I don't know?"
[21:24] <GM|> *Graham lokks over Yuki.  "Hinodeumei?  That's across the ocean, right?"
[21:24] <Nikolai> "I just learned how to bring other people with as well."
[21:25] * Yuki` nods. "Yes, it is rather far. It's not like a trip from here to Refulgo."
[21:25] <Yuki`> "...not as far as the trip you took, though."
[21:26] <GM|> *Rachel *humphs*, and sits back down.  "I'm just good at altering the flow of time.  Being a Chronomancer seems cool at first glance, but it lacks the flair of Walter.  Dude makes things burn!"
[21:26] <Nikolai> "Well it's hard to match that... unless you can do this."
[21:26] <GM|> *Graham nods.  "Although some would say that our travel distance was nothing at all."
[21:26] * Nikolai points to a window, and sends a chunk of astral rock to crash into the ocean.
[21:27] <Yuki`> "I'll take your word for it.  I do not know such matters.  ...I assume all of you can do some sort of magic?"
[21:28] <GM|> *There are yells of surprise out the window, very angry sounding.
[21:28] <Nikolai> "By the way, I like that word, Chronomancer..."
[21:28] * Nikolai gulps.
[21:28] <Nikolai> "... I may have gotten carried away..."
[21:28] <Yuki`> "..."
[21:29] <Yuki`> "I think our services may be needed earlier than I thought."
[21:30] <GM|> *Grahm nods.  "Walter's a pyro, locals call them "Black Mages", Rachel a Chronomancer, I got trained by some guy named Ferrum in Runic Arts, Bill's damned good with his sword, and Mark's sneaky."
[21:30] <Nikolai> "Sounds very multifaceted."
[21:30] <GM|> *An officer walks into the room, banging open the door in the process.  "Who did that?" He demands.
[21:30] * Yuki` blinks. "Ferrum? That name sounds disturbingly familiar..."
[21:31] <GM|> *Graham shrugs.  "He's an exile, from what I learned."
[21:31] * Nikolai coughs. "I did, sir. I apologize, it was only intended as a demonstration."
[21:32] * Nikolai bows.
[21:32] <GM|> The officer walks up to Nikolau and stares him down.  "Do that again, and I will personally toss you off the ship."
[21:32] <Yuki`> "Ah... I might need to look into some historical records later."
[21:33] <Nikolai> "Duly noted."
[21:33] <Nikolai> "Just the once, right?"
[21:34] * Yuki` looks at the officer. "I will also keep an eye on him, sir, to ensure that this doesn't happen again. ...outside of a battle situation of course, Gods forbid."
[21:34] <GM|> *The officer glares at Nikolai.  Really angry-annoyed like.  "Make sure of it."  He stomps away.
[21:34] * Nikolai rolls his eyes.
[21:35] * Nikolai turns back to Rachel, and talks shop about TIme Magic for a while. He seems to enjoy the chance to discuss his abilities with someone who understands them.
[21:36] <GM|> *Rachel is also keen to compare notes
[21:36] * Yuki` looks back to Graham. "...anyway, it sounds like your group has a wide range of abilities."
[21:37] <GM|> "We do, Miss Yuki.  Although given the few numbers of us able to make the trip, it was a case of 'take what you can'.  I know that Bill was an accountant before being transferred to this job."
[21:37] <Yuki`> "I see."
[21:38] <Yuki`> "...I imagine, knowing what can be done here, it's harder to hide such abilities on your own world."
[21:39] <GM|> "Some are easier to hide than others.  Bill's sword skills were hidden for the most part with his fancing club, before he did some weird thing at a tournament.  That brought him to our attention."
[21:41] <Nikolai> ((brb))
[21:42] <Yuki`> "Our being that same group that I met before?  That controls those, uh, portals?  You'll have to excuse me, This is still unusual for me."
[21:43] <GM|> *Graham shakes his head.  "We don't 'control' them.  We have them.  Simple as that, and we're looking to make more friends because of it."
[21:44] <Yuki`> "Fair enough.  It does sound like a large group, in any case."
[21:44] <GM|> "I wouldn't say that.  We're no army."
[21:45] * Yuki` smiles a bit. "I would hope not. Armies tend to worry me when they move."
[21:46] <GM|> "Besides, we are guests here.  On our best behavior and all that."
[21:47] <GM|> "And how long have you been working on all this madness?"
[21:48] <Yuki`> "I first got involed in south Refulgo... I believe that was a few months ago."
[21:48] <GM|> "Then you've been at this longer than I have, I confess."
[21:50] <Yuki`> "Then my advice is, this world can get a little mad at times.  Just try to accept it as you can, and take it slow.  It will come with practice."
[21:52] <GM|> "I've enough madness for Eldrich Horrors to flee from.  I can handle it."
[21:53] * Yuki` shrugs.
[21:54] * Nikolai relates a funny anecdote about unannounced teleporting.
[21:54] <GM|> *Rachel laughs
[21:55] <GM|> ((It's getting on in hours.  And I would like to end this sooner, rather than later.  Pick up next week.))
[21:55] <Yuki`> ((Okay.  I'm fine with getting to a conclusion soon.))
[21:56] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:11] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:11] <GM|> *The next morning finds various groups getting ready to leave the fort.  The night was spend unaccosted, and actually restful, once you got to your rooms.
[19:12] * Nikolai is so ready to leave.
[19:12] <GM|> *Shayne and his group are seen readying a small train of covered carts, dressed quite 'normal' and their weapons hidden.
[19:12] * Yuki` still didn't get much sleep, unfortunately.
[19:13] * Uileam caught sight of Shayne and crew before coming out, so his armor is packed up instead of on him.  Apparently subtlety is the word of the day.
[19:13] <GM|> *Mair, Marcus and Rhaiva got up early, and are almost finished getting your carriage ready.
[19:14] * Nikolai is always wearing the same clothes.
[19:14] * Yuki` gets the last of her stuff together and meets the others by the carriage.
[19:15] <GM|> *Shayne sees the party, and walks over.  "Mornin' maytes. Which way are ye head'n?"
[19:15] * Nikolai thinks to himself. 'So we're mates, now?'
[19:15] <GM|> *Shayne grins a little at that.  "You ain't trying ta kill me and mine, so why not?"
[19:16] <Nikolai> ((that was internal))
[19:16] <GM|> ((RETGONE))
[19:16] <GM|> *Shayne grins a little.  "Me and mine, we're headed Eastwards.  Make a dropoff somewhere private."
[19:17] * Raoul stretches, sword on his back and blue and not-quite-so-white-anymore white clothes on, both beneath and atop his armor. "North, I believe the plan was. Unless the plan has changed and I am unaware?"
[19:17] * Uileam is old and senile.  He doesn't remember the plan.
[19:17] <Yuki`> "No... plan should still be the same.  I hope."
[19:17] <Nikolai> "Then we part ways."
[19:17] <GM|> *Rhaiva nods at this.  "North and West.  For the port."
[19:18] * Nikolai waves to that guy he was talking to last night. "Give my regards to Australia."
[19:18] <GM|> *Shayne offers his hand to each of you in turn, the Paladins shaking when offered.  "Well, no harm, no fowl.  In that case, we might be seeing you again.  Or not."
[19:19] * Nikolai shakes the hand and smiles. "No worries, eh?"
[19:19] <GM|> "Nope!"
[19:19] * Yuki` will shake hands. "Knowing our luck, I'd say almost definitely."
[19:20] <GM|> *Shayne takes a moment to lean in and whisper something in Yuki's ear.
[19:20] * Uileam shakes the whatever-he-is's hand with a smile.  "Until we meet again and our positions reversed, old friend."
[19:20] <GM|> *Thomas calls out from the mini-caravan.  "Come on!  Time's a wasting!"
[19:21] * Uileam wastes no time.
[19:21] * Yuki` gives a look to Shayne and smirks. "You know, you probably shouldn't say that. You might make your girlfriend jealous."
[19:22] <GM|> *Mair comes up to the party with the carriage and a couple new chocobos - spares, she explains.  "All aboard?"
[19:22] * Yuki` then goes on board the carriage.
[19:22] * Nikolai blinks at Yuki.
[19:22] <GM|> *Shyane looks back at Yuki, giving her a wolf whistle.  "I'd think she'd want to be you, don'tcha know!"
[19:23] * Raoul is on, and ready to go. Being on the road is better than having a rifle pointed at you.
[19:23] <Nikolai> "... What did you guys talk about?"
[19:23] * Yuki` shrugs at Nikolai. "What, I'm not allowed to joke around?"
[19:23] <GM|> *Shayne hops onto the first vehichle in his caravan, and motions to move out.
[19:23] <Nikolai> "Never said that."
[19:24] <GM|> *The Paladins mount their own rides, waiting for the rest.
[19:24] <Nikolai> "Just curious, is all. You're still something of a mystery, even now."
[19:25] * Nikolai is on the carriage.
[19:25] * Yuki` leans back in her seat. "Well, all I'll say on my past is I've lead an interesting life, and leave it at that. I'd rather not dwell on a lot of that stuff."
[19:26] <Yuki`> "Too much I'm not so proud of."
[19:26] * Nikolai just resets his glasses.
[19:26] <GM|> *Shayne's party has left the fort, and can be seen headed in an easterly direction.
[19:26] * Nikolai sighs. "... Still feel like such a kid."
[19:28] <Uileam> "As you should."
[19:28] <GM|> Mair leans over the front seat.  "Everyone have everything?  Gone to the privvy?  I don't want to have to stop because you forgot!"  She manages to keep a straight face.
[19:28] <Yuki`> "Well, you'll probably only get used to it when people stop treating you like one.  The main thing to do is keep your eyes open, ears tuned, and weapon nearby."
[19:28] <Yuki`> "The rest is just time following its course."
[19:28] <GM|> ((Press X to advance))
[19:29] * Nikolai smirks. "The last I won't have to worry about. It's, for the most part, internal."
[19:30] <Uileam> "Nothing can ever replace readiness."
[19:30] <Uileam> (X)
[19:31] <Raoul> "As it ought to be, by this time. I found I was not taken seriously by my peers until I proved myself to them, in a variety of forums - and I have many more proofs to provide, still."
[19:31] <Raoul> ((/_\. Rerranging all the ability points, key items, and config options. <.<))
[19:32] <Nikolai> "I think that, so far, I've only proven myself a bother to a certain Mr. Black."
[19:32] <Nikolai> ((X))
[19:32] <GM|> *The carriage and outriders leave the fort, and quickly turn for the north-westerly.  Marcus at some point wonders when the Rail system will come this far north.
[19:33] <GM|> *That day, and the next, are quite calm, and soon you can see your destination city before you!
[19:34] <GM|> *As you get closer to the city, you see adds written in a variety of langauges, advertising the presence of a new zoo nearby, one that features 'foreign creatures most exotic'.
[19:34] <Nikolai> "Oh, a zoo!"
[19:34] * Yuki` will spend most of the time quasi-meditating until they get close.
[19:35] * Yuki` opens an eye. "Oh?"
[19:35] <GM|> *Aquamarine itself is a city in on the coast, and from your vantage point, you can see hundreds of ships in the harbour.
[19:35] <GM|> ((Awareness))
[19:35] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:35] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 72 ( Total: 72 )
[19:35] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:35] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 7 ( Total: 7 )
[19:36] <Nikolai> ((FAIL))
[19:36] <Nikolai> ((by 10))
[19:36] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:36] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 82 ( Total: 82 )
[19:36] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:36] <Raoul> ((fael.))
[19:36] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 29 ( Total: 29 )
[19:36] <Yuki`> ((Crit: succeed by 43.))
[19:36] <GM|> *Yuki easilly spots the diplomatic flotilla in the harbor, there is a definate cordon around the dozen or so ships.
[19:37] <Uileam> (Pass by some amount.  59)
[19:37] <GM|> *As does Uileam
[19:37] * Yuki` looks over at the docks. "...looks like the diplomats are over there, around the cordoned-off area." Yuki points in the general direction.
[19:38] * Uileam nods and motions to the signs.  "No doubt brought in by the spectacles."
[19:38] <GM|> *The wind carries the sounds of loud people.  Except the wind isn't blowing in from the city, but from the side.
[19:39] <Nikolai> "?"
[19:40] <Yuki`> "...I don't think that's a good sign."
[19:40] <GM|> ((Another awareness))
[19:40] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:40] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[19:40] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:40] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 77 ( Total: 77 )
[19:40] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:40] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 100 ( Total: 100 )
[19:40] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:40] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 36 ( Total: 36 )
[19:40] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 27.))
[19:40] <GM|> !roll 3d100
[19:40] <Nikolai> ((LAME))
[19:40] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d100: 77, 34, 76 ( Total: 187 )
[19:40] <Raoul> ((unfael! By a critically large number.))
[19:40] <Uileam> (Pass by 52.)
[19:41] <GM|> *Well, the sounds seem to be coming from the direction of the new zoo, if arrows and signs are to be believed, off to your right.
[19:41] <Nikolai> "..."
[19:41] * Uileam tries to make out the loud noises.  Yelling, screaming, what?
[19:41] * Raoul glances at the signs, but quickly looks up, squinting. "Did anyone else see that?"
[19:42] <Nikolai> "Can we go to the zoo?"
[19:42] <Nikolai> "I mean, if we don't have any more pressing business."
[19:43] <Uileam> "I don't think our companions would like that."
[19:44] <Yuki`> "Well, we can always ask them."
[19:44] * Nikolai looks downcast.
[19:45] * Uileam shrugs.  "I am but one voice."
[19:45] <GM|> *Marcus shakes his head.  "Sorry.  Reporting in first, then going to the zoo later."
[19:46] * Raoul stops looking up. "Hm..."
[19:47] <GM|> *A few minutes later, the crowds on the road are starting to get thicker, and progress is slower.
[19:47] <Uileam> "Doesn't hurt that I know what they'll say ahead of time."
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[19:48] <GM|> (( -Django +Nikolai ))
[19:48] * Nikolai has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[19:48] * Django is now known as Nikolai
[19:48] <GM|> ((Awareness again))
[19:48] <Nikolai> ((did my question post?))
[19:48] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:48] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 42 ( Total: 42 )
[19:48] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:48] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 9 ( Total: 9 )
[19:48] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:48] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 95 ( Total: 95 )
[19:48] <Uileam> (rofl)
[19:48] <Nikolai> ((passby 20))
[19:49] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:49] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 88 ( Total: 88 )
[19:49] <Raoul> ((Aww.))
[19:49] <GM|> ((What's with the Crits?))
[19:49] <GM|> *Uileam leans back, and sees three shadows in the air.  Then they dive.
[19:49] <Uileam> (Because I have Combat Reflexes and it matters, duh. :P)
[19:50] <Nikolai> ((I got Combat Reflexes))
[19:50] <GM|> ((True))
[19:50] <GM|> ((But this gives him warning.))
[19:51] <GM|> ((What he does with it...))
[19:51] * Uileam stands up suddenly, unsheathing his sword as he moves in front of Yuki and quickly downs a drink from a small mug.  [Pre-combat drinking of Whiskey for Armor Up (3) at start of combat]
[19:51] * Uileam coughs and hoarsely yells a warning to the others as he finishes the drink.
[19:52] <Nikolai> "Hmm?"
[19:52] * Raoul looks up, having dismissed the passing shadow, but may we ll be too late to intercept it.
[19:52] <GM|> *From above a large screetch, and the chocobo's panic, as well as the crowd in return.  Three drakes slam out of the sky, one clipping Mair off her perch and onto the hard ground, the others land on the bo's attached to tha carriage...
[19:52] <GM|> *** COMBAT ***
[19:53] <GM|> Battle order: Ulieam:17 Raging Drake:17 Toxic Drake:15 Brilliant Drake:14 Raoul:12
[19:53] <GM|> *Premptive round*
[19:53] <Nikolai> ((Hi))
[19:53] <Nikolai> ((I have Combat Reflexes))
[19:53] <GM|> Battle order: Ulieam:17 Raging Drake:17 Toxic Drake:15 Brilliant Drake:14 Nikolai:13
[19:54] <GM|> ((Right, clicked wrong.  Hit Raoul, not not Nikolai.))
[19:54] <Raoul> ((Heh.))
[19:54] * Uileam raises his sword high in challenge.  "Come and get it, ye foul beasts!" [Cover Yuki]
[19:55] <GM|> *The first drake, reddish in colour, covers itself and prey with it's wing. (Defend)
[19:55] <GM|> *The greenish one instead moves to devour the halpless bird under it's talons.
[19:56] <GM|> *The last one looks between Mair on the ground, and Ulieam, and whips its tail at Ulieam!
[19:56] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[19:56] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 40 ( Total: 40 )
[19:57] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[19:57] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[19:57] <GM|> !roll 3d6+70
[19:57] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+70: 2, 5, 1 ( Total: 78 )
[19:58] <GM|> *The tail catches Ulieam in the chest, dealing 78 damage, and stunnig him slightly (Agi-Down 4)
[19:58] <Uileam> (78, ARM damage or 78?)
[19:58] <GM|> ((Arm))
[19:58] <GM|> *Nikolai!
[19:59] * Nikolai concentrates, creating a slight time ripple around Raoul- just enough to give him a chance to correct some small mistake. "RESET!"
[19:59] <Nikolai> ((Basically a GF))
[19:59] <Uileam> (288/295 HP, 217/217 MP)
[20:00] <GM|> Status Phase - Raoul:
[20:00] <GM|> Status Phase - Nikolai:
[20:00] <GM|> Status Phase - Ulieam: ArmUp(2),AgiDown(3)
[20:00] <GM|> Status Phase - Yuki:
[20:00] <Raoul> ((Yeah, I know it. ^_^))
[20:00] <GM|> * Round 1 *
[20:00] <GM|> Battle order: Yuki:22 Raging Drake:19 Toxic Drake:17 Nikolai:16 Raoul:15 Brilliant Drake:13 Ulieam:9
[20:01] <GM|> *Yuki!
[20:01] * Yuki` will start off by stabbing the Brilliant Drake. ((Normal attack, plus Sensor.))
[20:01] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:01] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 72 ( Total: 72 )
[20:02] <Yuki`> !roll 2d6+84
[20:02] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d6+84: 3, 6 ( Total: 93 )
[20:02] <GM|> ((Tapping out Sensor))
[20:03] <Yuki`> (('k.))
[20:04] <Yuki`> "...that thing is not weak to a lot.  Don't try lightning, or earth, but it hates Wind."
[20:04] * Clotho is now known as Jade|BRB
[20:05] <Yuki`> (( Immune Death, Condemn, Stop, Transform, Disable, Confuse, Blind, Sleep, Stone, Toxin;  340/400 HP, 300/300 MP))
[20:05] <Nikolai> ((Gah, passed on buying the Wind knife -__-))
[20:05] <Raoul> ((Hm.))
[20:06] <GM|> *The Raging Drake hears the cry of pain, and screams at the party in return.
[20:06] <GM|> !roll 4d100
[20:07] <Highwind>  GM| - 4d100: 77, 46, 64, 54 ( Total: 241 )
[20:07] <GM|> ((M.Evas?))
[20:07] <Raoul> ((0))
[20:08] <Nikolai> ((31))
[20:09] <Yuki`> ((27))
[20:09] <Uileam> (0)
[20:09] <GM|> !roll 2d8+96
[20:09] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d8+96: 5, 2 ( Total: 103 )
[20:10] <Raoul> ((brb))
[20:10] <GM|> *Everyone takes (103, M.Arm) damage, and the resulting screetch sends Nikolai and Uleam into bloodlust! (Beserk 4)
[20:10] <Nikolai> ((Oh you dick))
[20:11] <Yuki`> ((HP: 137/188, SoS: 47))
[20:11] <GM|> ((Monsters designed by Mischa, not me.  Blame him!))
[20:11] <Nikolai> ((/me blames the shit outta him))
[20:11] <Uileam> (... ow.)
[20:11] <Raoul> ((back))
[20:12] <Uileam> (221/295 HP, 217/217 MP)
[20:12] <GM|> *The green drake continnues to feast on the poor bird. (Defend)
[20:12] <GM|> *Nikolai!
[20:12] <Raoul> ((150/234))
[20:12] <Nikolai> !roll 1d3
[20:12] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d3: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[20:13] * Nikolai growls, and attacks the Brilliant Drake
[20:13] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[20:13] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 61 ( Total: 61 )
[20:13] <GM|> ((Hit!))
[20:13] <Nikolai> !roll 2d6+60
[20:13] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 2d6+60: 3, 5 ( Total: 68 )
[20:14] <Nikolai> !roll 68*1.5
[20:14] <Highwind> Error: Use a spellchecker and try again. -  '68*1.5'
[20:14] <Uileam> (102)
[20:14] <Nikolai> !roll 1d1+67*1.5
[20:14] <GM|> ((!roll 2d6+60,150% ))
[20:14] <Highwind> Error: Use a spellchecker and try again. -  '1d1+67*1.5'
[20:14] <Nikolai> ((gah))
[20:14] <Nikolai> !roll 2d6+50,150%
[20:14] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 2d6+50,150%: 1, 6 ( Total: 85.5 )
[20:14] <Nikolai> ((-__-))
[20:15] <Nikolai> ((nobody has a tranq or a remedy do they))
[20:15] <GM|> *The shimmering drake screams at the wound!
[20:15] <GM|> *Raoul!
[20:16] * Raoul finally draws his blade, and with a leap, beans the Brilliant Drake... with the flat of his blade.
[20:16] <Raoul> ((first the stun, then the curse.))
[20:16] <Raoul> !roll 2d100
[20:16] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d100: 79, 91 ( Total: 170 )
[20:16] <Raoul> ((DEX of 110, and no curse.))
[20:17] <Raoul> ((...wait, darn. It's got Slow 4, so it won't actually tag until after he goes.))
[20:17] <Raoul> ((-_-))
[20:17] <GM|> *The drake sees Raoul come closer, and snaps out with it's teeth!
[20:18] <GM|> !roll 1d100 2d10+98
[20:18] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 30 ( Total: 30 )
[20:18] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d10+98: 3, 1 ( Total: 102 )
[20:18] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 132
[20:18] <GM|> *Raoul takes (102,Arm) damage, and when his blwo lands, it's not enough to stun the avian.
[20:19] * Raoul lands, much more wounded than when he went up. ((83/234))
[20:19] <GM|> *Uileam!
[20:19] * Uileam rawr smash face!
[20:19] <Uileam> !roll 1d3
[20:19] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d3: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[20:19] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:19] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 32 ( Total: 32 )
[20:20] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+99,150%
[20:20] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+99,150%: 6, 5 ( Total: 165.0 )
[20:20] <GM|> ((Which one was that?))
[20:22] <GM|> (Raging, brilliant or Toxic?))
[20:22] <Nikolai> ((if by init, like me, toxic))
[20:23] <Uileam> (I dunno.  I leave that to the GM.)
[20:23] <GM|> ((I'll go by init.))
[20:23] <GM|> *The green creature reels from the blow!
[20:24] <GM|> Status Phase - Nikolai: Beserk(3)
[20:24] <GM|> Status Phase - Ulieam: ArmUp(1),AgiDown(2),Beserk(3)
[20:24] <GM|> * End Round 1 *
[20:24] <GM|> * Round 2 *
[20:24] <GM|> Battle order: Raoul:19 Brilliant Drake:18 Yuki:17 Raging Drake:14 Toxic Drake:13 Nikolai:11 Ulieam:10
[20:24] * Nikolai looks dizzy with anger.
[20:25] <GM|> *Raoul!
[20:25] * Raoul pulls out a Hi Potion, and drinks it quickly.
[20:25] <Raoul> ((208/234))
[20:25] * Raoul is suddenly un-clawed, and most of his hearing is back! Still a little dizzy, though.
[20:26] <GM|> *The brilliant Drake leaps off the ground, and quickly is lost to the sky!  (Jump)
[20:26] <GM|> *Yuki!
[20:26] <Uileam> (Please to be letting me know of SoS.)
[20:27] <GM|> ((Yours?))
[20:27] * Yuki` looks at Uileam. "Uileam, if you can hear me, MOVE." ((Entrust.))
[20:27] <Uileam> (Others.  Sentinel.)
[20:28] <GM|> ((Ah.))
[20:28] * Uileam rawr smash face get fast!
[20:28] <Uileam> !roll 1d3
[20:28] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d3: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[20:28] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:28] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 56 ( Total: 56 )
[20:28] <Uileam> (Hit?)
[20:29] <GM|> ((yep))
[20:29] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+99,150%
[20:29] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+99,150%: 8, 11 ( Total: 177.0 )
[20:30] <GM|> *The raging drake snarls back at Uliaeam and hops into the sky! (Lancer, off on 6)
[20:31] <Yuki`> "...this is not going to end well."
[20:31] <GM|> The toxic drake, also wounded, breaths a thick miasma over the party. (Poison Breath)
[20:31] <GM|> !roll 4d100
[20:31] <Highwind>  GM| - 4d100: 80, 50, 46, 2 ( Total: 178 )
[20:32] <Uileam> (plz2beunBerserkingsoIcanhealplz)
[20:32] <Nikolai> ((CAN we be unzerked?))
[20:32] <Yuki`> ((I don't have anything for that.))
[20:33] <GM|> *Everyone is poisoned!
[20:33] * Yuki` coughs, and coughs again.
[20:33] <GM|> ((Yuki would have avoided it, but she's W:Toxin))
[20:33] <GM|> *Nikolai!
[20:34] * Nikolai rarrrr
[20:34] <Nikolai> !roll 1d3
[20:34] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d3: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[20:34] * Nikolai stabs Toxic Drake!
[20:34] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[20:34] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[20:35] <Nikolai> !roll 2d6+60,250%
[20:35] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 2d6+60,250%: 5, 2 ( Total: 167.5 )
[20:35] <GM|> *Yuki!
[20:35] <Yuki`> ((HP check from everyone?))
[20:36] <Nikolai> ((HP: 99/153, MP: 162/192, SoS: 38))
[20:38] <GM|> ((Raoul?  Uileam?))
[20:38] <Raoul> ((Ack! Had it scrolled up.))
[20:39] <Uileam> (221/295 HP, 217/217 MP)
[20:39] * Raoul is going to swing his blade for real now, aiming for the Brilliant Drake. Take 'em down one at a time...
[20:39] <Raoul> ((should be at 208/234))
[20:39] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:39] <Uileam> (Nothing had changed since my last update, sorry.)
[20:39] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 25 ( Total: 25 )
[20:39] <Raoul> !roll 2d10+104
[20:39] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d10+104: 8, 1 ( Total: 113 )
[20:39] <GM|> ((Umm, it's yuki's action.))
[20:39] <Yuki`> ((Okay. Then I'm going to try something to cancel that Lancer attack. >_>))
[20:39] * Raoul imagines that it's a rather solid blow.
[20:40] <GM|> ((Then the Lancer goes off, then the end of the round.))
[20:40] <Raoul> ((...dammit. I got confused by having been upscrolled. I thought a new round had started while I wasn't looking.))
[20:40] <Raoul> ((*zoned*))
[20:41] * Yuki` will wait until 6, just before lancer. Then she will look directly at the Raging drake and say, simply, "Wait." ((Entrust: 82%-meva. If it works, Raging Drake gets an action, and Lancer is canceled.))
[20:41] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:41] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[20:41] <GM|> ((...  Roll it))
[20:41] <Yuki`> ((And Lancer is canceled.))
[20:42] <Yuki`> ((First time I've ever used that part of Entrust.))
[20:42] <GM|> *The Raging Drake crashes to a halt before Yuki, seemingly confused.  But Yuki is right before her.  Attack!
[20:43] <GM|> !Roll 1d100
[20:43] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 95 ( Total: 95 )
[20:43] <Uileam> (Co- aw)
[20:43] <GM|> ...  And misses.  Yuki is just staring the damn thing down.
[20:43] * Yuki` simply smirks at the drake and takes a small step back to make it miss, mever letting her gaze stop.
[20:44] <GM|> Status Phase - Raoul: Poison(U)
[20:44] <GM|> Status Phase - Nikolai: Beserk(2),Poison(U)
[20:44] <GM|> Status Phase - Ulieam: Poison(U),AgiDown(1),Beserk(2)
[20:44] <GM|> Status Phase - Yuki: Poison(U)
[20:44] <GM|> * End Round 2 *
[20:44] <Yuki`> ((HP: 124/188, SoS: 47))
[20:44] <GM|> ((Poison everyone))
[20:44] * Yuki` has to break it long enough to cough, though. There goes that badass moment. ;_;
[20:45] <Uileam> (199/295 HP, 217/217 MP)
[20:45] <Nikolai> ((HP: 90/153, MP: 162/192, SoS: 38))
[20:45] <Raoul> ((188/234))
[20:46] <GM|> * Round 3 *
[20:46] <GM|> Status Phase - Raoul: Poison(U)
[20:46] <GM|> Status Phase - Nikolai: Beserk(2),Poison(U)
[20:46] <GM|> Status Phase - Ulieam: Poison(U),AgiDown(1),Beserk(2)
[20:46] <GM|> Status Phase - Yuki: Poison(U)
[20:46] <GM|> Battle order: Yuki:22 Toxic Drake:17 Raoul:16 Raging Drake:13 Nikolai:12 Brilliant Drake:12 Ulieam:10
[20:46] * Yuki` looks at Uileam again. "Okay. Uileam?" ((Entrust))
[20:47] * Uileam needs less smash things, but he doesn't know that yet!
[20:47] <Uileam> !roll 1d3
[20:47] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d3: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[20:47] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:47] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 37 ( Total: 37 )
[20:47] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+99,150%
[20:47] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+99,150%: 3, 11 ( Total: 169.5 )
[20:47] <GM|> *The raging drake roars!
[20:48] <Uileam> (I think with Yuki giving me heals as needed, I could single-handedly kill these mofos with Cover up.  They do like 20 a pop lol)
[20:48] * Jade|BRB is now known as Clotho
[20:48] <GM|> *The Toxic Drake snaps another time at Yuki, but this time, there is something sickly about that venom...
[20:48] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[20:48] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 41 ( Total: 41 )
[20:49] <GM|> !roll 3d6+70 1d100
[20:49] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+70: 1, 4, 2 ( Total: 77 )
[20:49] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 83 ( Total: 83 )
[20:49] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 160
[20:50] <GM|> ((Does cover work under beserk?))
[20:51] <Uileam> (Yup.)
[20:51] <Uileam> (It sets up a Reaction Ability.  Berserk doesn't say it nulls those.)
[20:51] <Uileam> (* Jon changes the attack to be Magical. <.<)
[20:51] <Yuki`> ((Checking now...))
[20:53] <Uileam> (I don't see any stated interaction between Berserk and Reactions, period.)
[20:53] <Yuki`> ((Just wanted to double-check.  And right now, it looks like it does.))
[20:54] <GM|> *The drake snaps down at Yuki, but Uileam leaps in the way, and doing so prevents the foul fluid from breaching his armor. (77 Arm)
[20:54] <Uileam> (I can't switch my Cover target, though.)
[20:54] <Uileam> (179/295 HP, 217/217 MP)
[20:55] <GM|> *Raoul!
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[20:56] <GM|> *Raoul!
[20:57] <GM|> ((pokjepoke))
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[20:57] * ElementalKnight_ attacks the poisonous drake, since the brilliant one is far too high to reach.
[20:57] <ElementalKnight_> !roll 1d100
[20:57] <Highwind>  ElementalKnight_ - 1d100: 64 ( Total: 64 )
[20:57] <ElementalKnight_> !roll 2d10+104
[20:57] <Highwind>  ElementalKnight_ - 2d10+104: 10, 1 ( Total: 115 )
[20:57] <GM|> ((Hit!))
[20:58] * Raoul has quit IRC (Killed (NickServ (GHOST command used by ElementalKnight_)))
[20:58] * ElementalKnight_ is now known as Raoul
[20:58] <GM|> *The Raging Drake swipes its tail at Raoul, thinking him a target for getting too close!
[20:58] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[20:58] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 43 ( Total: 43 )
[20:58] <GM|> !roll 3d6+70 1d100
[20:59] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+70: 6, 2, 6 ( Total: 84 )
[20:59] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 2 ( Total: 2 )
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[20:59] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 86
[20:59] <GM|> *Raoul takes (84, Arm) damage, and feels himself stunned into slowness (Agi-Down (4) )
[20:59] * Raoul stumbles back, coughing and unbalanced from the attack.
[21:00] <GM|> *Nikolai!
[21:00] * Nikolai stabbity
[21:00] <Nikolai> !roll 1d3
[21:00] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d3: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:01] * Nikolai stabs Draco Toxico!
[21:01] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[21:01] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 9 ( Total: 9 )
[21:01] <Nikolai> !roll 2d6+60,250%
[21:01] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 2d6+60,250%: 4, 4 ( Total: 170.0 )
[21:02] <GM|> The drake is caught by surprise, and Nikolai's weapon peirces its heart, striking it dead!
[21:02] <Nikolai> ((CoM))
[21:02] <Nikolai> ((Unless berserk overrides this?))
[21:02] <Yuki`> ((It does.))
[21:03] <GM|> ((Ouch.  HBSoD coming?))
[21:03] <Nikolai> ((?))
[21:03] <Yuki`> ((Heroic Blue Screen of Doom, I think. ))
[21:03] <Uileam> (Nuuuuuuuuu, I killed something.  </emo>)
[21:03] <GM|> *A shining meteor slams down, crushing Nikolai against the ground, seeking vengeance for it's fallen clutchmate!
[21:04] <GM|> !roll 2d10+96,200%
[21:04] <Uileam> (... That too.)
[21:04] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d10+96,200%: 9, 7 ( Total: 224.0 )
[21:04] <Nikolai> ((KO'd either way))
[21:05] <GM|> *Yuki!
[21:05] <Uileam> (Yea, but suicide gives zero durability loss. <.<)
[21:06] <Nikolai> ((suicide is painless))
[21:06] <Nikolai> ((It brings on many changes~))
[21:06] * Yuki` uses a Phoenix Down on Nikolai. He isn't getting out that easily!
[21:06] <Nikolai> "...Urk."
[21:06] <Nikolai> "Ow."
[21:07] <Nikolai> ((1 HP, amirite?))
[21:07] <Yuki`> ((Yep.))
[21:07] <Raoul> ((brb))
[21:07] <GM|> ((Exactly, after the jump?  whoa))
[21:07] <GM|> ((Err, n/m))
[21:07] <GM|> (Clears off Beserk and poison though.))
[21:08] <Yuki`> ((That it does.))
[21:08] <GM|> Status Phase - Raoul: Poison(U)
[21:08] <GM|> Status Phase - Ulieam: Poison(U),Beserk(1)
[21:08] <GM|> Status Phase - Yuki: Poison(U)
[21:08] <Yuki`> ((HP: 112/188, SoS: 47))
[21:08] * Yuki` coughs some more.
[21:09] <GM|> * End Round 3 *
[21:09] <GM|> * Round 4 *
[21:09] <Uileam> (162/295 HP, 217/217 MP)
[21:09] <GM|> Battle order: Yuki:24 Nikolai:18 Brilliant Drake:17 Raging Drake:16 Ulieam:13 Raoul:8
[21:10] <GM|> *Yuki!
[21:10] * Yuki` throws a Hi-Potion to Nikolai.
[21:10] <Uileam> (Sentinel would save him, y'know. <.<)
[21:10] <GM|> *Nikolai!
[21:11] <Yuki`> ((Only against non-magical stuff.  They do have MP, or at least one does.))
[21:11] * Nikolai breathes deeply, and tries to thicken the flow of time around the Brilliant Drake! SLOW!
[21:11] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[21:11] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 95 ( Total: 95 )
[21:12] <GM|> (MACC?))
[21:12] <Nikolai> ((...))
[21:12] <Nikolai> ((Macc is 156))
[21:12] <GM|> ((It's enough!))  The drake is slowed!
[21:12] <GM|> ((Does that affect this turn as well?))
[21:12] <Nikolai> ((Unsure))
[21:12] <Raoul> ((back))
[21:13] <Uileam> (Inits are already rolled.)
[21:13] <Uileam> (Haste doesn't work retroactively (as awesome as that would be).)
[21:13] <Yuki`> ((That is correct.  It doesn't affect current init.))
[21:13] <GM|> *The Brilliant Drake sees Nikolai get back up, and attempts to flick him with its tail!
[21:13] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[21:13] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 72 ( Total: 72 )
[21:14] <Nikolai> ((eva 20))
[21:14] <GM|> !roll 3d6+70 1d100
[21:14] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+70: 2, 6, 1 ( Total: 79 )
[21:14] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 23 ( Total: 23 )
[21:14] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 102
[21:14] <GM|> *Nikolai takes some damage (79, Arm), and is cursed!
[21:15] <GM|> ((Curse 4, BTW))
[21:16] <GM|> *The Raging drake thrahes back and forth, then tries to strike Raoul!
[21:16] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[21:16] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 67 ( Total: 67 )
[21:16] <GM|> !roll 2d10+98
[21:16] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d10+98: 6, 4 ( Total: 108 )
[21:16] <GM|> *Raoul gets thwacked!
[21:17] * Raoul is knocked to his knees ((51/234))
[21:17] <GM|> *Uileam!
[21:18] * Uileam outrages the Raging Drake.  Yea wut.
[21:18] <Uileam> !roll 1d2
[21:18] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d2: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[21:18] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:18] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[21:18] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+99,150%
[21:18] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+99,150%: 7, 8 ( Total: 171.0 )
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[21:18] <GM|> *The raging Uileam smashes the head of the reddish drake, killing it instantly!
[21:19] <Yuki`> ((So which Drake does that leave?))
[21:19] <Uileam> (Brilliant.)
[21:19] <GM|> *Raoul!
[21:20] * Raoul will handle that last one, through the superb power of also stabbing it repeatedly!
[21:20] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:20] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 59 ( Total: 59 )
[21:20] <Raoul> !roll 2d10+104
[21:20] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d10+104: 6, 1 ( Total: 111 )
[21:21] <GM|> *It takes the hit!
[21:21] <GM|> Status Phase - Raoul: Poison(U)
[21:21] <GM|> Status Phase - Nikolai: Curse(3)
[21:21] <GM|> Status Phase - Ulieam: Poison(U)
[21:21] <GM|> Status Phase - Yuki: Poison(U)
[21:21] <Yuki`> ((HP: 101/188, SoS: 47))
[21:21] <Uileam> (Hm, I've been doing the wrong damage this entire time lol)
[21:21] <GM|> * End Round 4 *
[21:21] <Raoul> ((46/234, SOS))
[21:21] <GM|> ((High or low?))
[21:22] <Uileam> (Low.  Forgot I had 12 STR and not 11 when factoring in equips.)
[21:22] <Uileam> (s'not a big deal.)
[21:22] <GM|> Battle order: Yuki:20 Ulieam:18 Raoul:15 Nikolai:12 Brilliant Drake:10
[21:22] <GM|> * Round 5 *
[21:22] <Uileam> (146/295 HP, 217/217 MP)
[21:22] <Nikolai> ((Entrust plz))
[21:23] <Nikolai> ((Throw a Meteorite, which can't kill, give someone a chance to finish))
[21:23] <Uileam> (Entrust -> Berserk -> give me a free Goddess' Mark so I can crit for sheer awesome)
[21:23] <Yuki`> ((Actually, you mind if I try Capture, since you will all have the chance to attack before the Drake anyway? >_> ))
[21:23] <Uileam> (I got no problem with Capture.)
[21:24] <Nikolai> ((Sure))
[21:24] <GM|> ((ga))
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[21:24] * Yuki` runs at the Brilliant Drake, and... well, seems to grab at something right by the monster. ((Capture))
[21:24] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:24] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 22 ( Total: 22 )
[21:24] <ElementalKnight> ((Heh. that was a pretty good run there.))
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[21:24] <Yuki`> ((Talk% 82, -M.Eva))
[21:25] <GM|> *The Drake's shimmer seems to have darked momentarally!
[21:25] * ElementalKnight is now known as Raoul
[21:25] * ChanServ sets mode: -o Raoul
[21:26] <GM|> *Uileam!
[21:26] <Uileam> (Wait a sec, Tame is worded strangely.  Is it like a weird Reaction or what?)
[21:26] * Yuki` jumps back, absentmindly putting her hand in a pocket for a moment.
[21:26] * Uileam obliges with the stabbing.
[21:26] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:26] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 31 ( Total: 31 )
[21:26] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+108
[21:26] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+108: 4, 1 ( Total: 113 )
[21:27] <GM|> *The drake kneels down, still alive, but barely hanging on...
[21:27] <GM|> *Raoul!
[21:28] <Nikolai> ((KILL IT))
[21:28] <Yuki`> (In the standard Tame, the Mediator has to act after an enemy is reduced to 0 HP, in that same round.  It costs a fast action, and automatically succeeds.  Yuki's version is different because we have battles much less often this campaign.))
[21:28] * Raoul hefts his sword, slowly walks up to the drake, coughing up green sputum. Unlike with people, he has little mercy for this animal.
[21:28] <Raoul> ((normal attack, of course))
[21:28] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:28] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 96 ( Total: 96 )
[21:28] <Raoul> ((Hahah. Guess what?))
[21:29] <Raoul> ((RESET))
[21:29] <Nikolai> ((YEAAAHH))
[21:29] <Raoul> ((*fistbumps the time mage*))
[21:29] <Nikolai> ((Holla atcha boy))
[21:29] * Raoul shifts back in time two seconds, and tries that again.
[21:29] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:29] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 68 ( Total: 68 )
[21:29] <Raoul> !roll 2d10+104
[21:29] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d10+104: 5, 10 ( Total: 119 )
[21:29] <GM|> *Raoul also delivers a telling blow, severing the neck in a single swing!
[21:30] <GM|>  *** VICTORY! ***
[21:30] * Yuki` coughs some more, and drinks down an Antidote.
[21:30] * Nikolai blinks. "Hey, that worked!"
[21:30] <Yuki`> "Yeah.  That was... strange."
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[21:31] * Raoul will rest a moment, drink an antidote, and then nod. "It was... disorienting. but useful. I missed the first time."
[21:31] <GM|> *In the short, but intense battle, all the civilians have fled the scene.
[21:31] * Uileam one and twice makes sure people don't bloody die on him.  Again.
[21:31] <Uileam> !roll 2#2d6+63
[21:31] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2#2d6+63(1): 6, 1 ( Total: 70 )
[21:31] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2#2d6+63(2): 3, 1 ( Total: 67 )
[21:31] <GM|> *Mair is still on the ground though, she appears to be breathing.
[21:31] <Highwind> Uileam - Total: 137
[21:32] <Uileam> (283/295 HP, 149/217 MP)
[21:32] <Yuki`> ((HP: 188/188, SoS: 47))
[21:33] * Uileam includes Mair in the circle.
[21:33] * Raoul sheathes his sword. "Everyone still standing?"
[21:33] <GM|> *A minute later, Marcus and Rhaiva return, having regained control of their mounts.  Mair also regains consciousness.
[21:33] <Nikolai> ((Izzat sum Healing?))
[21:33] <GM|> ((Apparently))
[21:34] * Yuki` nods. "Yeah."
[21:34] <Uileam> (Healing Wind twice.  I think I'm the only one who benefited from the second go-around lol)
[21:34] <Nikolai> ((Yup))
[21:34] <GM|> *The Paladins check on their own, and survey the damage.  "Where did they come from?"
[21:34] * Uileam looks around. [Scavenge?]
[21:35] <Yuki`> "...no clue."
[21:35] <Nikolai> "Maybe that zoo."
[21:35] <Raoul> ((Nah, I needed a hooge dose. I was down about 200 HP. So danke.))
[21:36] <GM|> ((Roll for scavange))
[21:36] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:36] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 80 ( Total: 80 )
[21:36] <Uileam> (Pass by 8.)
[21:36] <GM|> ((checks))
[21:39] <GM|> *Rhaiva looks at the damages, and scowls.  "Marcus, stay here with I, and deal with the authorities; Lord Raoul, please take Mair and your party down to the docks and present yourselves, explaining what happened."
[21:40] * Raoul nods. "A fair idea. We do not want to seem like we slaughtered their animals for sport..."
[21:40] * Nikolai nods.
[21:40] * Uileam digs through the gristle and holds up a Gold Choker, tossing it to the ground in front of the party.  "Guess this is why it shone so bright."
[21:41] <Nikolai> "... Gruesome."
[21:41] <GM|> *Rhaiva nods.  "This was no sport."
[21:41] * Raoul shakes his head. "Though digging through their bodies for trinkets will not strengthen this particular case. Please clean that off so we might go explain ourselves presentably."
[21:42] <GM|> *Mair is standing, although shaking her head, still dazed.
[21:42] * Uileam shrugs and goes about cleaning it off.  "Always something of use to be found."
[21:44] * Raoul will take his group and try to find some official to explain the situation to. Is anyone responding to this little crisis, or have other animals gotten free as well?
[21:44] <GM|> *Some citizens can be seen returning to the scene, now that it has quieted down.  Rhaiva looks at the party.  "Best be off."
[21:45] <Nikolai> "Let's move."
[21:45] <Nikolai> "We have business to attend to."
[21:45] * Yuki` nods and starts following Raoul.
[21:45] * Uileam never left the cart.  He'll clean his sword on the way.
[21:46] <GM|> *The party abandons the carriage, and walks down, deeper into the city...
[21:46] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:21] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:22] <GM|> *The party, Nikolai in the back of the stables, and the
rest just outside, suddently find themselves with their stealth
turned around, and facing down gun toting persons!
[19:22] * Yuki` decides now is a good time to have her hands raised.
[19:22] <GM|> *The man on the outside looks at the people beyond his
gun.  "Who are you mates?"
[19:22] * Nikolai raises his hands slowly at the sight of guns.
[19:23] <GM|> *The two facing Nikolai indicate the door behind them
with their guns.  "Outside" one of them says.
[19:23] <Uileam> "I'll take it you wouldn't believe we were lost
then, would you?"
[19:23] * Nikolai nods and exits slowly.
[19:24] <GM|> *Now the party is reunited, albeit slightly surrounded
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[19:24] <GM|> ((grr, EK!))
[19:25] * ElementalKnight also puts his hands up, moving slowly.
((Pinging sucks for me too, man.))
[19:25] * Nikolai looks to see if the rest of the group is present,
and unharmed.
[19:25] <ElementalKnight> ((damnit, nick'd.))
[19:25] <GM|> ((-ElementalKnight +Raoul))
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[19:27] <Yuki`> "We thought we were about to stop a robbery in
progress.  Apparently not."
[19:27] <GM|> *The one who snuck up behind you looks at Yuki.  "That
doesn't answer me question, lady."
[19:28] * Uileam hms to himself.  "No sense of humor, big guns and
less humor.  I'm going to guess you're police of some kind."
[19:28] <Nikolai> "We're travellers.
[19:29] <GM|> "I don't buy that, Shayne."  One of the two behind
Niklolai speaks up.  "We do know they were going to try something."
[19:30] <Nikolai> "To be fair, I thought you folks were thieves."
[19:30] <GM|> "Says the folks sneaking around."
[19:31] <Nikolai> "In my defense, there were multiple points at which
I could have attacked you, but I didn't."
[19:31] <Nikolai> "I wanted to determine whether my suspicions were
correct or not."
[19:31] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:31] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 20 ( Total: 20 )
[19:32] <Nikolai> ((smooth talk?))
[19:32] <GM|> ((Sure.))
[19:32] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:32] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[19:32] <Nikolai> ((hyooo))
[19:33] * Yuki` blinks a couple times, but lets Nikolai handle things.
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[19:33] <Nikolai> "You can understand that if I was a thief, I
wouldn't let you get the jump on me."
[19:33] <GM|> *The others relax.  Just a little.  "Well, it's not
like personal vigilatism is unheard of around here."  Shayne takes
his finger off the triger just a little."
[19:33] <GM|> "Unless you're just bad at it.  Or the distraction."
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[19:35] * Nikolai smiles disarmingly. "We do tend towards the
altruistic, perhaps not always when we should."
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[19:36] <GM|> Shayne nods.  "I know the type."  He steps to the side,
leaving a path out to the front.  "Angela, make sure our boids are
allright.  Thomas, you help me with our 'helpers' outside."
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[19:36] <GM|> ((ping much?))
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ElementalKnight__)))
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[19:36] * Nikolai nods appreciatively, though he keeps his hands
raised. "Thank you for the understanding, sir."
[19:37] <Raoul> ((Yeah. I just moved downstairs. We'll see if that
helps.))
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[19:37] <GM|> *Shayne gestures with his gun at the entrance to the
stables.  "Well, get going."
[19:37] * Yuki` will follow the directions.
[19:37] * Nikolai walks out cautiously.
[19:38] <Nikolai> "If I may, sir, could I lower my hands?"
[19:38] * Uileam looks less than pleased by being caught by thieves
but won't make waves over not being shot.
[19:38] <GM|> *Shayne looks at Yuki suspiciously before returning his
attention to Nikolia.  "Not yet."
[19:38] * Raoul follows, quietly. When in doubt, say nothing.
[19:39] <Nikolai> "Fair enough."
[19:39] <GM|> *Shayne and Thomas follow the party out into the
courtyard, where they stay between the party and the stables.  "Now,
ye still haven't answered me question, and I'm getting a mite
annoyed.  WHo are you?"
[19:40] <Nikolai> "My name is Nikolai."
[19:40] * Yuki` bows. "Yuki Matsumoto."
[19:41] * Raoul nods. "I am Raoul."
[19:41] <GM|> "And what would you be doing with me boids?"
[19:42] <Nikolai> "Endeavoring to protect them from thieves."
[19:42] <Yuki`> "And only that, sir.  We have our own travel methods."
[19:42] <GM|> "Right.  I don't suppose ye can prove that?"
[19:43] <Nikolai> "May I ask, sir, would thieves be travelling with
Paladins?"
[19:44] <GM|> "Like I said, proof."
[19:45] <Nikolai> "We are travelling with three Paladins."
[19:45] <Yuki`> "We could try to find them again, but I doubt they'd
like seeing us at weapon-point."
[19:46] <GM|> "And what are thier names, these Paladins of yours?"
[19:47] * Nikolai sighs. "Mair, Marcus, and Rhaiva."
[19:47] <Uileam> "Larry, Curly and Moe."
[19:47] <Nikolai> "..."
[19:47] <Yuki`> "..."
[19:47] * Raoul casts a sidelong glance. Please do not piss off the
fellows with guns. Even though we can probably survive a bullet or
two.
[19:48] <Nikolai> "They have some nicknames."
[19:48] <GM|> *Shayne looks at Uileam askance.  "Right.  The
Stooges.  Thomas, go find these Paladins.  Get them to vouch."
[19:48] * Uileam is a walking tank.  Let them have a few potshots.
He's not afraid of some petty thieves.
[19:49] <Nikolai> "Sir, may I ask your name, for the purpose of civil
discourse?"
[19:50] <GM|> *Thomas hosters his pistol, and goes towards the
tavern, where these three are most likely are.
[19:50] <GM|> "Are ye deaf too?"
[19:50] <Uileam> "As deaf as I am young, I'd wager."
[19:51] <Nikolai> "I may have missed it earlier. I was under duress
when I found myself introduced to two guns."
[19:51] * Nikolai keeps his voice as even and unsarcastic as he can.
[19:52] * Uileam has no such concerns.
[19:52] <GM|> *Shyane sighs, shaking his head.  "Well, *Nikolai*, my
name is Shayne."
[19:52] * Nikolai nods. "Pleased to meet you, considering."
[19:53] <GM|> *From the tavern, a few figures arrive, each bearing a
torch.
[19:53] <Uileam> "And I'm John McCain."
[19:53] <Uileam> (<.< >.>)
[19:54] <Raoul> ((Hah. Would that make me Barack Obama?))
[19:54] <GM|> *They surround the party, bathing them in light, and
you see the three Paladins, as well as Thomas.
[19:54] * Nikolai waves. "Hi there."
[19:54] <Uileam> (The timing actually makes sense, if you look at
it.  He'd be in his 40s or so by the time I peaced out from Earth,
though I dunno how well-known he was at the time.)
[19:55] <Nikolai> ((Not very?))
[19:55] <GM|> *Shayne glares at Uileam before lowering his
gun.  "Stupid Yanks.  You ain't no Bruce Willis."
[19:55] <Nikolai> ((Unless he's up on who's marrying beer heiresses))
[19:55] * GM| is now known as GM|Shayne
[19:55] * Yuki` has the decency to look confused.
[19:55] * Nikolai grins. "Who is?"
[19:56] * GM|Shayne looks at Thomas, and the Paladins. "Sorry for the
confusion. I know who these idjitis work fer. You must be the
Paladins they spoke of."
[19:56] * Uileam shrugs.
[19:56] <GM|Shayne> "Thomas, go tell Angela that our guests work for
Black."
[19:56] <GM|Shayne> *Thomas salutes, and leaves, back into the
stables.
[19:57] <GM|Shayne> "Well, stand up you all.  I'm Shayne, ASIS."
[19:57] <Nikolai> "ASIS? I'm afraid I'm not familiar."
[19:58] <GM|Shayne> *Rhaiva looks at you all.  "What did you do?"
[19:58] * Raoul raises an eyebrow at that. "Nothing. Technically."
[19:59] <GM|Shayne> "I'm an Auzzie, mate.  Black must be hard up to
hire blokes like you, that's for certain."
[19:59] <Nikolai> "We followed a group of what I assume to be
government operatives."
[20:00] <GM|Shayne> "Brilliant deduction, Holmes.  Now, let's go
inside before we freeze."
[20:01] <Nikolai> "Very well."
[20:01] <Raoul> "Agreed. We seem to have more topics for discussion
than degrees of body heat..."
[20:01] <Nikolai> "For the record? I advised against this."
[20:01] <GM|Shayne> "Right, right."
[20:02] <Uileam> "For the record, I don't think it will matter much."
[20:02] <GM|Shayne> *Shayne holsters his rifle, then leads the way
towards the tavern.
[20:02] * Nikolai gives Uileam a look of withering disdain.
[20:03] * Yuki` will follow, still staying silent.
[20:03] <Raoul> "If we are keeping track, no one's record will be
spotless. I suggest we burn the record and continue from there."
[20:03] <Nikolai> "Seconded."
[20:04] <GM|Shayne> *Thomas soon returns to the group, as Shayne
leads everyone into a side room on the tavern, one with it's own
fireplace.
[20:04] * Raoul is a little glad to get inside, but he's more
curious. Shayne keeps mentioning 'Black'... He can't just up and ask,
though.
[20:05] <GM|Shayne> "Alright, please explain why you blokes are
snooping around, and why you're here."
[20:05] <Nikolai> "We ehard murmuring that someone was planning to
steal some green chocobos."
[20:06] * Uileam recounts the evening's earlier events in quick
fashion.
[20:06] * Nikolai defers to Uileam's recap.
[20:06] <Uileam> (Yay for being lazy.  Also, I was the one who
brought this upon us.)
[20:06] <GM|Shayne> "Alright, that sorta explains what you're doing
now, but why are you here?"
[20:07] * Uileam lets someone else take over for that part.
[20:07] <Raoul> "We... have errands to run to the north."
[20:08] * GM|Shayne sighs. "Right. And I'm a little teacup, short and
stout. Try again."
[20:09] <Uileam> "Why say that if we can't pour you out?  Or is that
because there's nothing there?"
[20:09] * Uileam has given the required info.  Back to snarky.
[20:09] <Nikolai> "To be frank, I'm not sure why we should tell you
that."
[20:10] <GM|Shayne> *Rhaiva looks at Marcus and Mair at all of this,
before excusing themselves from this predicament.  Shayne lets them
go.
[20:10] <Nikolai> "We've explained our presence in the stables."
[20:10] <GM|Shayne> "Because, if you don't, I call Captain Black, and
ask him."
[20:10] * GM|Shayne produces a small I-Demon from a jacket pocket,
and flips it open.
[20:11] <Nikolai> "Call him, if you think it'll do any good."
[20:11] * Raoul blinks. Ante, upped.
[20:11] * Uileam is plenty content to let the Aussie do as he pleases.
[20:11] * Nikolai owes Black no favors.
[20:11] * GM|Shayne presses a few buttons, and holds the I-D to the
side of his head, cell-phone like.
[20:12] <GM|Shayne> "Right, it's me.  See if Black, over in Eagleland
is up.  A quartet of his agents are poking their noses into places
they shouldn't be."
[20:12] * Nikolai looks to Thomas, smiling in a friendly
fashion. "So. When were you gentlemen last earthside?"
[20:12] <Raoul> ((NGage!))
[20:12] <GM|Shayne> *Thomas glowers
[20:13] <GM|Shayne> "Nikolai, Raoul, Yuki, and what was your name,
you never really told me."
[20:13] <Nikolai> "I am not an expert on armaments, but I believe
what you have is fairly high-tech, so recently?"
[20:14] <Uileam> "A bitter old Irishman should suffice."
[20:15] <GM|Shayne> "And another who refuses to answer proper
questions."
[20:15] * GM|Shayne listens for a few minutes, scowls, and hangs
up. "Well, looks like I'm not to send you blokes home, but am to tell
you that you are all in deep trouble with White Sands."
[20:16] * Nikolai breathes a sigh of relief. "Ah, good to hear."
[20:16] <Nikolai> "I was worried we'd lost our step."
[20:16] <Yuki`> "That's... not new news I'm afraid."
[20:16] <GM|Shayne> "You are free to go.  Don't go snooping around
our boids again."
[20:16] <Nikolai> "Agreeable."
[20:17] * Nikolai stands up, and bows. "Thank you for your
understanding, Mr. Shayne."
[20:17] <GM|Shayne> *Thomas steps out, leaving the door open.
[20:17] <Nikolai> "I hope we can meet again on a basis other than
mutual suspicion."
[20:17] * Nikolai leaves.
[20:17] <GM|Shayne> "Also, Miss Yuki, can I speak with you?"
[20:18] <Yuki`> "...I can't really say no with the gun, but I don't
know why I'm important to anything."
[20:18] <Uileam> One last parting shot.  "She's not your type."
[20:18] * Uileam takes his leave.
[20:18] * Nikolai breathes a deep sigh when he's out of doors.
[20:18] * Raoul leaves last, nodding on the way out to Yuki. More of
a "you can handle them fine" than Uileam's little dig.
[20:18] <Nikolai> "Well. That could have gone a lot worse."
[20:18] * GM|Shayne glares at Uileam. "Just a friendly request,
nothing more."
[20:19] * GM|Shayne is now known as GM|
[20:19] * Nikolai looks to Uileam with exaggerated patience. "Uileam."
[20:19] <Uileam> (Man, Yuki's line just made me think of horrible,
horrible things. <.<)
[20:19] <GM|> *Thomas and the Paladins are chatting up by the bar.
[20:19] <Uileam> "He shows us no respect, I show him none.  'tis only
fair."
[20:19] <Nikolai> "Yes, but he also showed us loaded firearms."
[20:20] <Uileam> "Thieves will shoot you, respect or no."
[20:20] <Nikolai> "Diplomacy is hard enough without some petulant man-
child displaying open antagonism."
[20:20] <Nikolai> "Present company excluded."
[20:20] <Uileam> "Have you no respect for your elders?  I did nothing
to harm your precious diplomacy."
[20:20] <Raoul> "His openness about Earth and the like says
something, too. I cannot yet decide what, though..."
[20:22] <Raoul> "Either he considers it a weapon to be wielded, or no
secret at all. Both are worrisome, though not necessarily bad for our
current mission."
[20:22] <Uileam> "It might have something to do with the fact I made
the first reference, albeit not an open one."
[20:22] <Nikolai> "It says he's wise to us, and we should cut our
losses when he has us on the ropes."
[20:23] <Nikolai> "And as far as respecting your elders, I'm afraid I
have to turn your point on yourself."
[20:23] <Uileam> (I coulda sworn I was the oldest person we've yet to
encounter here.)
[20:23] <Nikolai> "As far as respect given being equal to respect
received."
[20:23] <Nikolai> ((ta-da))
[20:24] <Yuki`> ((Yuki is in her 40s, although she looks like she's
in here 50s.  ...how old is Uileam, actually?))
[20:24] <Uileam> "We'll see when that's earned, amadán."
[20:25] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[20:25] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 67 ( Total: 67 )
[20:25] <Uileam> (Approaching his sixties.)
[20:25] <Yuki`> ((Ah.))
[20:25] <Uileam> (IRA/Earth for the first half of his life or so,
Thera for the last thirty-odd.)
[20:28] <Uileam> (*whistles to himself*)
[20:28] * Nikolai prefers not to talk to the Paladins just yet.
[20:28] <Raoul> ((brb))
[20:32] <Raoul> ((backish))
[20:33] * Uileam has made his smart comments for now.  He'll take
another drink though, since they're at the tavern.
[20:33] * Raoul will sit at the bar, since nothing else is happening.
[20:33] * Raoul wonders what Shayne and Yuki are talking about...
[20:33] <GM|> *Thomas works his way back to the party, with a round
of drinks in hand.  "Hey, sorry about all that.  No hard feelings,
you know?  Shayne's a bit on edge and all."
[20:35] * Uileam shrugs.  "I think he'll like me a lot less than I'll
ever tolerate him."
[20:35] <Raoul> "He is a soldier, I presume?"
[20:36] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:36] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 32 ( Total: 32 )
[20:36] <GM|> "Well, we did know that transporting those birds would
attract some attention."
[20:36] * Nikolai blinks at the drink.
[20:36] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[20:36] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 57 ( Total: 57 )
[20:37] <GM|> "Well, I know I can tell you, if you work for the
Yanks.  They already know, and whatnot."
[20:38] <GM|> "You see, you know how only some people can go back and
forth?"
[20:38] <Nikolai> "Oh?"
[20:38] <Nikolai> "You mean, there's a qualifier besides resources?"
[20:39] <GM|> *Thomas looks at Nikolai like he's just proclaimed
himself the King of France.  "What do they teach you people anyways?"
[20:40] <Nikolai> "Well, they're Americans. Only as much as they
think we need to know."
[20:40] <GM|> *He sighs.  "Look, only people with 'abilities' can
pass through safely.  Those without...  Well, bad things happen."
[20:41] * Nikolai nods, listening eagerly.
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[20:42] <GM|> "And we found out that certain breeds of chocobo have
that witch will allow them to survive the trip, while others don't."
[20:42] <Nikolai> ((which))
[20:42] <Raoul> "The green ones, specifically."
[20:42] * Nikolai nodnod.
[20:43] <Nikolai> "Ah. Hence their value."
[20:43] <GM|> "Apparently also the balck ones, but we couldn't find a
breeding pair of them."
[20:43] <Nikolai> "... You've transported Chocobos Earthside?"
[20:43] * Melo has joined #i-demon
[20:44] <GM|> "Some, yes.  Australia is well aware of how these
things can go wrong, so we volounteered."
[20:45] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:45] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 79 ( Total: 79 )
[20:45] * Nikolai nods. "Wouldn't have to tell you about the risks
involved, I'm sure."
[20:46] <GM|> *Thomas nods.  "We learned those lessons the hard way.
There's a ranch outback with a dozen or so of the birds.  We've even
been testing animals on our side to see if they can cross."
[20:47] <Raoul> "Any luck on those? Fair is fair, dangerous as it may
be."
[20:47] <Nikolai> "Such as what?"
[20:48] <GM|> "Cows, dogs, cats.  Bees apparently are all capable.
Somthing with how they fly."
[20:48] <Raoul> ((!))
[20:48] <Raoul> ((Explains where they're all going.))
[20:49] * Uileam zones out as the technical stuff gets going.
[20:50] <Nikolai> "Interesting stuff."
[20:50] <GM|> "Boring really.  But I was a ranchhand before getting
tapped into the project."
[20:51] <GM|> "The Roos and the Bo's get along nice."
[20:51] <Nikolai> "Heh."
[20:51] <Nikolai> "I can only imagine life on Earth with Chocobos."
[20:52] <GM|> "Well, we can't just introduce them to the public you
know?  Have to explain where they came from and all that."
[20:53] <Nikolai> "I suppose so."
[20:53] <GM|> "Unless you have some bright ideas?"
[20:54] <Nikolai> "Still, you fellows are heavily-armed for
agriculture work."
[20:54] <GM|> "Standard issue, friend."
[20:55] <Raoul> "Swords attract less attention. I presume, then, you
are better with a rifle than a blade?"
[20:56] <Nikolai> "What does ASIS stand for, if you mind?"
[20:57] <GM|> "Austrailia Secret Intelligence Service.  Like your FBI
and CIA, and all those other acronyms."
[20:57] <Nikolai> "Ah so."
[20:58] <GM|> "And I tried with the blades, but it just didn't suit
me."
[20:58] * Raoul nods. "Fair enough. Not everyone here is adept with
them."
[20:58] * Nikolai produces a knife. "They aren't for everyone.
Especially not me."
[21:00] <GM|> "And yet you have one."
[21:00] <GM|> "And what about the rest of you?  Weapons of choice?"
[21:00] * Uileam produces his knife.  "Blades are infinitely useful."
[21:00] * Nikolai teleports to the seat opposite his. "Time Magic."
[21:01] <Raoul> "It is an ancestral type of weapon. I know it well,
as it knows me. Though it is... not quite so flashy as that."
[21:01] * Nikolai smiles at Raoul. "Not always."
[21:01] * Uileam sneakily puts the knife onto the seat Nikolai just
vacated.  "Bet you can't do it again."
[21:01] <Uileam> (<.<)
[21:02] <Raoul> "Heh. I have modesty, when it suits me."
[21:02] * Nikolai teleports to by the doorway.
[21:02] <Nikolai> "I can do it quite a lot."
[21:04] * Uileam is a patient man.
[21:06] <Uileam> (His player, however, is not. <.<;)
[21:07] * Nikolai takes a seat at the bar.
[21:08] * Clotho is now known as JadeNSc
[21:08] * JadeNSc is now known as JadeNSC
[21:09] <GM|> *The Paladins, sans Mair, are at the bar as well.
[21:11] * Nikolai is prepared to relax for the rest of the evening.
[21:14] * Uileam is likewise content to drink for the remainder of
the night.  He's caused enough grief for one evening.
[21:14] <GM|> ((Well, I can end the session here, and pick up with
you guys headed out in the morning next time, if you so choose.))
[21:14] <Nikolai> ((Sounds good.))
[21:14] <Raoul> ((That'd be cool by me. I gotta scoot now anyhow.))
[21:15] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

(NOTE:  A previous message, listed as 'Session 20', is actually
Session 22 in the ID3 campaign.  Enclosed here is the actual session
20 and session 21:  because of this, the most recent log should be
session 24.

Session 20:
[21:00] <GM|> *** LOG ON ***
[21:00] <GM|> *When last we left our heroes, they were plotting on
negotiating with some mobsters trying to muscle in on one of Yuki's
Contacts.
[21:00] <Yuki`> ((Might be slow to respond for a bit, as my computer
is struggling at the moment.))
[21:01] <Uileam> (We were?  I thought we were just gonna beat some
face in. :P)
[21:01] <GM|> *Isamu noted that the meeting would be this evening, and
it was currently in teh mid-afternoon.
[21:01] * Raoul has been polishing his armor up. It needed it anyhow,
but this shine is a little more than he'd usually do, even for formal
occasions...
[21:03] * Nikolai is relaxed, his mindset optimized for channeling
Time Magic
[21:03] <Uileam> (Oh, like I mentioned after the last session when no
one was here.  Nobody remembers I wear full plate? :P)
[21:04] <GM|> ((If you want, I can FF you to the meeting.  You'll just
need to tell me your setup.
[21:04] <GM|> ))
[21:05] <Raoul> ((I admit I'm not terribly sure of the details, beyond
me being shiny and off-camera until I hear trouble going down.))
[21:05] <Uileam> (Well, I'm sorta outta the loop, or my memory sucks,
so I'll let the others dictate that. :P)
[21:06] <Yuki`> ((IIRC, it's starting with negotiation, with all the
others close by. If they start to go south, which they probably will,
then we mention the whole paladin thing and how much control they have
with the area. Then worst case, defend ourselves , with paladin
helping in defense to make it look like they attacked a paladin.))
[21:08] <Uileam> (I guess being a not-Paladin hurts me here, heh.
Well, that's cool with me.)
[21:08] <Nikolai> (well you're a Paladin)
[21:08] <Nikolai> ((Just not a PALADIN~))
[21:09] <GM|> ((FF to meeting?  Press 'X'))
[21:09] <Yuki`> ((X))
[21:09] <Raoul> ((Triangle? Nah, X.))
[21:10] <Nikolai> ((X))
[21:10] <Uileam> (X, but I might have to step out for a minute or two
to have a quick meeting with my apartment-mates.)
[21:10] <GM|> *That evening, the store doesn't really close, but it
does limit its business.  Isamu invites Yuki to sit at the counter, to
await the arrival of the Etoleian(?) mobsters.
[21:10] <GM|> ((So, who's inside, who's outside, and who's in the back?))
[21:11] * Yuki` will do just that, knife hidden in her robes.
[21:11] <GM|> *Isamu sits beside Yuki.
[21:12] * Nikolai is inside.
[21:12] * Raoul is outside, slowly wandering the streets, trying to be
aloof and watching. He doesn't wander far, though.
[21:14] <GM|> *Raoul is the first to note the three strangers arrival.
  Once wears a hooded cloak, and is shorter, the other is a blonde
Hume, and the third is doing a very good job of hiding their identity.
[21:14] <GM|> *They barely give Raoul a glance as they pass him by,
and enter the shop.
[21:15] * Raoul doesn't give them a glance, either. Just his full
audio attention.
[21:15] <Raoul> ((Er, as in perking one's ears. You know. _-_))
[21:15] * Yuki` nods to the people as they enter. "Can we help you?"
[21:16] <GM|> Isamu looks up when the three enter.  He stands and
bows.  "Thank you for coming." he says "May I introduce Yuki-sama, who
shall negotiate on our behalf."
[21:16] <Yuki`> ((Er, retcon what Yuki said.))
[21:17] * Yuki` bows to the men when her name is spoken.
[21:17] <GM|> ((Done.))
[21:18] <GM|> *The blonde Hume nods in Yuki's direction, noting
Nikolai in the store.  She moves up to the counter, and takes a seat.
  "You may call me Danielle."
[21:18] * GM| is now known as GM|Danielle
[21:18] <GM|Danielle> !roll 1d100
[21:18] <Highwind>  GM|Danielle - 1d100: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[21:18] * Yuki` also sits. "Will you be the only negotiator, or will
the others join in now and then?"
[21:19] <GM|Danielle> "I am... sufficient.  The others are in case
of... unpleasentness."
[21:20] <GM|Danielle> ((Everyone inside, awareness))
[21:20] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:20] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 12 ( Total: 12 )
[21:20] <Yuki`> ((Pass by 38.))
[21:20] <GM|Danielle> ((Nikolai?  Uileam?))
[21:22] <GM|Danielle> (( *pokepoke* ))
[21:22] <Nikolai> !roll 21d100
[21:22] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 21d100: 42, 87, 51, 11, 92, 32, 66, 73,
80, 63, 91, 69, 17, 59, 41, 92, 31, 98, 10, 91, 5 ( Total: 1201 )
[21:22] <Uileam> (Sorry, back.  Meeting had a few prickly points.)
[21:22] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:22] <Nikolai> ((what))
[21:22] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 63 ( Total: 63 )
[21:22] <Raoul> ((That's a lot of dice.))
[21:22] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[21:22] <Uileam> (Pass by some amount.)
[21:22] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 26 ( Total: 26 )
[21:22] <Nikolai> ((pass by bunches))
[21:23] <GM|Danielle> *Each of you notice the slightly larger figure
step towards the other hooded person, and make a head-jerking motion
at Yuki.
[21:24] <GM|Danielle> "Now, our requests are quite simple really.  You
see, we are looking for a benificial business arrangement."
[21:24] * Nikolai moves to an angle he enjoys for the purposes of
throwing spells.
[21:25] * Yuki` keeps a hand under the table, where her knife is, but
otherwise does not react. "Of course. Everyone wants a benefit. But
the devil is in the details, and in how much benefit each side gets."
[21:26] <GM|Danielle> "True enough.  We are interested in, what is the
word?  Priority? In obtaining certain materials, as well as access to
other... resources."
[21:27] * Uileam lacks the tact he thought he had, so he keeps quiet.
[Oops, don't have Negotiation or Etiquette, never mind me.]
[21:27] <Yuki`> "That explains your benefits.  But it does not explain
what our benefits would be from the arrangement.  I think it might be
one of a few things, but with negotiations like this, it's best keep
it in the open to avoid misunderstandings."
[21:28] <Yuki`> ((Good think Yuki has Negotiation 84. :p))
[21:28] <Yuki`> ((*thing))
[21:28] <GM|Danielle> ((Roll it.))
[21:28] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:28] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[21:29] * GM|Danielle smiles genlty. "We would not want any sort of
misunderstanding. We can bring wealth to your people. Not just the
ones in this city."
[21:29] <GM|Danielle> !roll 1d100
[21:29] <Highwind>  GM|Danielle - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[21:29] <GM|Danielle> ((Oh dear lord, Nikolai took all the high rolls
out of Highwind with his 21d100))
[21:30] <Uileam> (rofl, go go Yuki)
[21:31] * Yuki` nods. "Wealth is important, yes. But even with the
state of our people elsewhere, wealth is not the only thing. We've
learned a hard lesson of that from not having wealth for so long. So
there are other factors we need to discuss, as well."
[21:33] <GM|Danielle> "I agree.  Not all weath is to be had in gold
and stones."
[21:34] <GM|Danielle> "What would you ask in return?"
[21:34] <GM|Danielle> !roll 1d100
[21:34] <Highwind>  GM|Danielle - 1d100: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[21:34] <GM|Danielle> ((...))
[21:34] <Uileam> (Man, the NPC is getting a ton of rolls.)
[21:35] <GM|Danielle> ((It's not what you think.  bwahahahahahha))
[21:36] <Yuki`> "Our people are proud.  More proud than many think,
especially those who made the treacherous journey here.  One thing
that we would not be willing to surrender is... self-determination,
for lack of a better word.  I'm sure that you feel the same way about
your homelands, ancestral or adopted.
[21:36] <Yuki`> "If we were to create this mutually beneficial plan,
we ask that we have the chance to live our new lives here in peace.
There are many untapped lands in Thera, and combined power can do more
than separate power."
[21:37] <GM|Danielle> "That may be true, but what is this joint power
you seek?"
[21:40] <Yuki`> "A partnership, or if you prefer a joint... operation,
especially in lands where we may both stand to grow and benefit.
Priorities are of some benefit, but conflict only helps those who plot
against both of us.  And friction, expecially in a place such as this,
would only bring conflict."
[21:41] <GM|Danielle> *The larger hooded person speaks up.  "And where
would this place be, you, who has no place here?"
[21:42] * Nikolai stiffens slightly.
[21:44] <Yuki`> "My place is where I make it, sir.  And as for where
this place would be?  Any place where conflict has boiled over and
scorched the land.  There are still other areas of Refulgo recovering
from the civil war, and places to the south where the wounds are
fresh.  Where there is that conflict, or needs unfilfilled, there is
business opportunity."
[21:44] <Yuki`> "And we both have advantages that can be brought
together to fulfill them."
[21:44] * GM|Danielle snaps, then speaks in Etoile at the one who
spoke. "Soyez silencieux! C'est pourquoi je suis ici."
[21:45] <Nikolai> ((Roll to understand?))
[21:45] <GM|Danielle> ((Sure.))
[21:45] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:45] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[21:45] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:45] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 74 ( Total: 74 )
[21:45] <Uileam> (Huzzah.)
[21:45] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[21:45] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[21:45] <Yuki`> ((Failed by 24.))
[21:45] <Nikolai> ((Critlearn~)
[21:46] <GM|Danielle> *"Be quiet!  This is why I am here."
[21:46] <Nikolai> ((What do I learn at?))
[21:46] <Yuki`> ((At 20.))
[21:46] <GM|Danielle> ((Can you crit-learn a language from one
sentence?!?!))
[21:47] <Nikolai> ((from a roll, yes))
[21:47] <GM|Danielle> ((Alright.  Now, on with the show!))
[21:48] <GM|Danielle> "That is true.  But what have you to exploit
those things?  Can you afford to stretch yourself, even under us?  It
would be better for you to stay here, I would think."
[21:49] <Uileam> (So, uh... what did he say?)
[21:49] <GM|Danielle> *"Be quiet!  This is why I am here."
[21:51] * Uileam smirks.
[21:51] <Yuki`> "What we have, for one thing, is knowledge and
experience of the area.  Such as knowledge of those pesky paladins.
They can be much more dangerous that you think, especially if their
leader gets a whiff of something happening.  And yet we have been able
to continue our business here with the temple so close by."
[21:51] <GM|Danielle> *The hooded man, by his voice, appears very
impatient.
[21:52] <GM|Danielle> "We do not concern ourselves with the gods.
Neither should you."
[21:53] <Yuki`> "I do not concern myself with the gods, only their
supposed servants.  And their servants can be something to fear if
crossed."
[21:54] <GM|Danielle> "What makes you think that they care for
foreigners like yourself?"
[21:55] <Yuki`> "They care for what they call the light.  If they
believe we follow the light, that's all they need."
[21:55] <GM|Danielle> "Ah, you are from an island in more ways that one."
[21:55] <GM|Danielle> ((Awareness from all inside!))
[21:55] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:55] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 30 ( Total: 30 )
[21:55] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:55] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 29 ( Total: 29 )
[21:55] <Yuki`> ((Pass by 20.))
[21:56] <Uileam> (Pass by 55.)
[21:56] <GM|Danielle> ((Nikolai?))
[21:56] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[21:56] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 27 ( Total: 27 )
[21:57] <Nikolai> ((pass~))
[21:57] <GM|Danielle> ((by?))
[21:57] <Nikolai> ((35))
[21:58] <GM|Danielle> *Yuki doesn't notice it, but the male hooded
figure has started chanting...
[21:59] * GM|Danielle stands up, as if to strech her legs a bit. "The
world is a very big place, and you are very small."
[21:59] * Nikolai Escapes directly next to the hooded figure, knife to
neck.
[21:59] <Nikolai> "Please stop that."
[22:00] <GM|Danielle> "TITAN!"
[22:00] <GM|Danielle> *** COMBAT SWIRL! ***
[22:00] * Uileam knocks his helmet down over his head, his face
disappearing into its inky darkness.
[22:00] * Yuki` and draws her knife. "...hm. Why do they never bargain
in good faith?"
[22:01] <Raoul> ((Oh boy. Am I gonna be able to hear this ruckus and
come a chargin' in?))
[22:01] <Yuki`> ((*stands and draws))
[22:01] <GM|Danielle> ((Hell yes.  But first, surprise round!))
[22:01] <GM|Danielle> ((Speeds from all!))
[22:02] <Nikolai> ((9))
[22:02] <Yuki`> ((SPD 15.))
[22:03] <Uileam> (08.)
[22:03] <GM|Danielle> ((Raoul?))
[22:03] <Raoul> ((Ah, s'ry.SPD 8.))
[22:03] <Raoul> ((Didn't think you needed mine yet. <.<))
[22:03] <GM|Danielle> ((No, just noting.))
[22:04] <GM|Danielle> Battle order: Black Caller:19 Nikolai:17
[22:04] <GM|Danielle> *Surprise Round*
[22:04] * GM|Danielle is now known as GM|
[22:04] <GM|> *As the person roars out, his hood falls back.  It's the
Caller that attacked the Airship Hanger!
[22:04] <GM|> !roll 3d100
[22:04] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d100: 17, 53, 79 ( Total: 149 )
[22:05] <GM|> !roll 1d12+105
[22:05] <Yuki`> "...oh, hell, you again."
[22:05] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d12+105: 8 ( Total: 113 )
[22:05] * Nikolai blinks.
[22:05] <Uileam> (I don't get to act?  Frown.)
[22:05] <GM|> *Everyone except Raoul takes 113, MArm, Earth/Groud
Damage as a huge giant appears and punches the ground!
[22:06] <Uileam> (Also, I need anyone to tell me if they drop to SoS.
  Sentinel and all.)
[22:06] <GM|> *Nikolai!
[22:06] <Yuki`> ((HP: 95/170, SoS: 42))
[22:06] <Uileam> (187/269 HP)
[22:07] <Uileam> (... I have Combat Reflexes.  I get to act anyway. <.<)
[22:07] <GM|> Battle order: Black Caller:19 Nikolai:17
[22:07] <GM|> Battle order: Black Caller:19 Nikolai:17 Ulieam:13
[22:08] * Nikolai drops a column of slowed down spacetime on the Caller.
[22:08] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[22:08] <GM|> ((Roll it.))
[22:08] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 30 ( Total: 30 )
[22:08] <GM|> ((Slow?))
[22:08] <Nikolai> ((yeah))
[22:09] <GM|> *The Caller looks very sluggish.  Uileam!
[22:10] * Uileam slams his greatsword into the ground, sending out
lines of light into the ground, restoring his allies' health. [Healing
Wind]
[22:10] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[22:10] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 3, 4 ( Total: 70 )
[22:11] <GM|> *The healing flows through the room!
[22:11] <Yuki`> ((HP: 165/170, SoS: 42))
[22:11] <GM|> End Round!
[22:11] <GM|> Status Phase - Caller: Slow(5)
[22:11] <Yuki`> ((Er, wait, I got the healing wrong there.))
[22:12] <Yuki`> ((HP: 147/170, SoS: 42))
[22:12] <Yuki`> ((Devils Brand.))
[22:12] <Uileam> (You have Devil's... I hate you. :P)
[22:12] <GM|> *Round 1*
[22:12] <GM|> Battle order: Hood Sword:34 Danielle:23 Yuki:22
Ulieam:13 Nikolai:10 Raoul:10 Black Caller:5
[22:13] <GM|> *The Hooded figure pulls out a longsword of some sort,
and starts to chant, fingers against the blade.
[22:13] * Raoul , having heard the commotion of Titan shaking the
ground, pushes through the door, and tries to put on his best Paladin
voice. "What is all this, then? Is everything - oh dear."
[22:13] <Yuki`> "Negotiations went badly."
[22:14] <GM|> *Danielle moves to make some room between her and the
enemy combatants.  "You can say that again.  PROTEGA!"
[22:15] <GM|> *A mystic defense forms around the enemy trio.
[22:15] <GM|> *Yuki!
[22:16] <Uileam> (...kfjigufhfnrkj)
[22:16] * Yuki` looks at the others. "Damn it." Then, all of a sudden,
space seems to warp a bit around her as she grimaces and looks
confused. ((Using Warp Bear ability: Gets Power Up, AGI Up, and Sap
(2). ))
[22:17] <Raoul> ((Whoa.))
[22:17] <Uileam> (... uh, yea.  wtf mate)
[22:17] <Yuki`> ((I'm going to need to get healed, due to the Sap.))
[22:18] <GM|> ((Yuki is a varient Mediator that steal abilities, not
monsters))
[22:18] <Yuki`> ((Well, enough to survive that and the attack.))
[22:18] <Uileam> (I'm going from dealing with a Physical damage dealer
on crack, a healer with hax - you stfu, you did this to yourself with
Devil's Brand - spells like two tiers above us, and a Caller that's at
least Slow.)
[22:18] <Raoul> ((I'll handle the Caller.))
[22:19] <GM|> *After Yuki's move, the hooded Swordsman's blade glows
hard, and he slams it into the ground.  "Spread!"
[22:19] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:19] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 42 ( Total: 42 )
[22:19] <GM|> !roll d10+60,150%
[22:19] <Highwind>  GM| - d10+60,150%: 4 ( Total: 96.0 )
[22:20] <GM|> *Ulieam takes 96 damage!  What's your ARM?
[22:20] <Uileam> (A lot less since remembering I have Combat Reflexes
means I didn't drink my Whiskey.)
[22:20] <Uileam> (48.)
[22:20] <GM|> ((neat.  Half.))
[22:21] <GM|> *After Uileam takes the hit, the enrgy seems to spread
out, and hit the others for 24 damage, melting!
[22:21] <Yuki`> ((HP: 123/170, SoS: 42))
[22:21] <Raoul> ((Melting being, ignores ARM? Or ignores half of ARM?))
[22:21] <Uileam> (Ignores ARM.)
[22:21] <GM|> ((metling ignores.  Peircing is half))
[22:21] <Yuki`> ((Ign- yeah, that.))
[22:22] <Raoul> ((210/234 HP.))
[22:22] <Uileam> (Man, Cover is being so nerfed this fight lol)
[22:22] * Raoul takes the shockwave a little more poorly than he'd
have liked. But he's still fine, and a little angry at that Caller. He
almost sunk an Azragi vessel, dammit!
[22:22] <GM|> ((WRONG CALLER!))
[22:23] <Raoul> ((Oh. Then strike that, my bad. _-_))
[22:23] <GM|> ((This is the one that attacked the Airship facility,
not the boat.))
[22:23] <Raoul> ((...I totally didn't realize. We've got a Caller
conspiracy?))
[22:24] <GM|> *Uileam!
[22:24] * Uileam makes a largely ineffectual action that might keep
everyone alive. [Hallowed Bolt]
[22:24] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+66,75%
[22:24] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+66,75%: 1, 5 ( Total: 54.0 )
[22:24] <Uileam> !roll 31d100
[22:24] <Highwind>  Uileam - 31d100: 22, 43, 64, 82, 31, 81, 65, 18,
4, 67, 74, 63, 26, 17, 86, 2, 37, 88, 22, 21, 79, 66, 17, 95, 82, 24,
30, 83, 59, 2, 97 ( Total: 1547 )
[22:24] <Uileam> (... Er.)
[22:24] <Uileam> !roll 3d100
[22:24] <Highwind>  Uileam - 3d100: 82, 93, 20 ( Total: 195 )
[22:24] <Uileam> (Well, one Silence sticks, I guess.)
[22:24] <GM|> ((I'm assuming those are initiative Order?))
[22:25] <Uileam> (I roll 3d100.  The GM always assigned order. :P  But
if I get to choose, Danielle is Silenced. <.<)
[22:25] <Uileam> (F'in Protectga being like level++ above us.)
[22:25] <GM|> *The strike is true, but no more!
[22:25] <Nikolai> ((That's true))
[22:26] <GM|> ((Would you prefer Wall?))
[22:26] <Nikolai> ((No))
[22:26] <Nikolai> ((That's just silly))
[22:26] <Uileam> (I'm just gonna stick to being an ineffectual heal
bot. :P)
[22:26] <GM|> *Nikolai!  Raoul!
[22:26] <Uileam> (Since Immunities, Protect and T: Group/Magical
abilities completely nullify my other actions.)
[22:27] * Nikolai slows Danielle.
[22:27] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[22:27] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 94 ( Total: 94 )
[22:27] <Nikolai> ((109 CoS -_-))
[22:27] <GM|> ((M.ACC?))
[22:28] <GM|> *Danielle seems to side-step the spell.  "Hey!"
[22:28] <GM|> *Raoul!
[22:28] * Raoul gathers the spirits of his blade as he draws it,
though they'll take a while to rouse. He also wills them to be very
bright, shiny, and light...y, as he aims at the Caller. Won't go off
until after he gets a shot in, though.
[22:29] <Raoul> ((This is Iaido, BTW. Slow -8. Should I also make that
roll, and if so, for which skill?))
[22:29] <GM|> ((Roll when it goes off.))
[22:29] <Raoul> ((okay.))
[22:29] <GM|> *The Caller is very annoyed, and heavy out of breath.
He tries to hit Nikolai over the head with a staff that appears from
nowhere!
[22:29] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:29] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 11 ( Total: 11 )
[22:29] <GM|> !roll 2d6+25
[22:29] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d6+25: 2, 5 ( Total: 32 )
[22:30] <GM|> *Nikolai gets hit in the arm for 32 damage!
[22:30] * Nikolai grrs. "Brute."
[22:30] <GM|> *Raoul!
[22:30] * Raoul opens his eyes, spirits fully awakened, and shouts -
hoping this looks like he wants it to: "Spirits of the Word, empty
minds of heathen power! Forceed Meditation!"
[22:31] <Raoul> ((*forced))
[22:31] <Raoul> ((Okay, MP damage first...))
[22:31] <GM|> ((Group?))
[22:31] <Raoul> ((Yep!))
[22:31] <GM|> ((Cool.))
[22:31] <Raoul> ((Totally didn't realize that until you reminded me.))
[22:31] <Raoul> !roll 4d6+132
[22:31] <Highwind>  Raoul - 4d6+132: 2, 4, 2, 1 ( Total: 141 )
[22:32] <Raoul> ((that, MARM MP Damage. Now for Curse, 30% CoS.))
[22:32] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[22:32] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 40 ( Total: 40 )
[22:32] <Raoul> ((yay, no curse. And now... Would this be Acting,
which I don't have, or Disguise, which I do?))
[22:32] <GM|> ((Acting))
[22:32] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[22:32] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 33 ( Total: 33 )
[22:32] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:32] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 71 ( Total: 71 )
[22:32] <Raoul> ((not bad. Whew.))
[22:33] * Raoul has slammed the sword into the ground, and the spirits
destroy magical energy as they speed through the enemy forces.
[22:33] <GM|> *Danielle seems taken aback by Raouls presence.  "I
didn't sign up for this!"
[22:33] <GM|> *The Caller snarls.  "Fake!"
[22:33] <GM|> End Round!
[22:33] <GM|> Status Phase - Caller: Slow(4),Protect(3)
[22:33] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Protect(3)
[22:33] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Protect(3)
[22:33] <Raoul> ((Aww. Well, got one. Plus I'm pleased with MP damage.
^_^))
[22:34] <Uileam> (Protectga is (6).)
[22:34] <GM|> Status Phase - Caller: Slow(4),Protect(3)
[22:34] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Protect(3)
[22:34] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Protect(3)
[22:34] <GM|> Status Phase - Yuki: Sap(1)
[22:34] <GM|> ((This one is (4) ))
[22:34] <Uileam> (And wtf is Sap)
[22:34] <Yuki`> ((Time Slip.))
[22:35] * Yuki` convulses from the Sap damage, bleedng as her eyes
roll back in her head. And kind of stay there, actually.
[22:35] <Uileam> (Ah.  I just saw it was still named Time Slip and
left it at that.)
[22:35] <Yuki`> ((HP:4 13/170, SoS: 42))
[22:35] <GM|> *Round 2*
[22:35] <GM|> Battle order: Yuki:26 Hood Sword:24 Ulieam:17
Danielle:14 Raoul:13 Nikolai:12 Black Caller:5
[22:36] <Yuki`> ((So. Who wants the Entrust? >_>))
[22:36] <Nikolai> ((I'll take it))
[22:37] <Raoul> ((Yeah, I'm okay down here.))
[22:37] * Yuki` looks in the general direction of Nikolai, sort of,
and makes a slight gesture. "Nikolai... move." And all of the sudden,
he's ready to move right now. ((Entrust. Yuki now moves at 12.))
[22:37] * Nikolai feels... ready, all of a sudden.
[22:38] * Nikolai throws a Meteorite at Danielle!
[22:38] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[22:38] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[22:38] <GM|> ((twitch))
[22:38] <Raoul> ...
[22:38] <Raoul> ((Can you headshot with a meteor? Because you just did.))
[22:39] <GM|> ((The Headshot Asteroid appears in Homeworld))
[22:39] <GM|> ((Damage?))
[22:39] <Nikolai> !roll 2d8+128
[22:39] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 2d8+128: 3, 8 ( Total: 139 )
[22:39] <Nikolai> ((No M.Arm, but you know that))
[22:40] <GM|> *Danille reels under the blow, koncked down!
[22:40] <Nikolai> ((I do have CoH, also))
[22:40] <Nikolai> ((Err, CoM))
[22:40] <GM|> ((Not enough damage for that to kick in.))
[22:41] <GM|> *The Hooded swordsperson growls a Nikolai.  "That is
unfair, all things considered.  Attack those who attack."  His sword
glows blue, and he strikes out at Nikolai!
[22:41] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:41] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 72 ( Total: 72 )
[22:41] <GM|> !roll 1d12+72
[22:41] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d12+72: 12 ( Total: 84 )
[22:41] <GM|> *Nikolai takes 84, M.Arm MP damage as the blue wave
pierces him!
[22:42] <Nikolai> ((HP: 22/132, MP: 121/163, SoS: 33))
[22:42] <GM|> ((MP damage?))
[22:42] <Nikolai> ((Oh wait))
[22:42] <Nikolai> ((HP: 79/132, MP: 77/163, SoS: 33))
[22:43] <GM|> *Uileam!
[22:43] <Uileam> (If I could get the second Entrust, setting up a
Cover could be useful.)
[22:44] <Yuki`> ((Right.))
[22:44] * Uileam swings his greatsword in a great circle, turning it
at the last second to score his own armor, the sparks settling over
him and his allies. [Healing Wind]
[22:44] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[22:44] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 3, 3 ( Total: 69 )
[22:45] <Raoul> ((back to full for me, yay.))
[22:45] <Yuki`> ((HP: 64/170, SoS: 42))
[22:47] * Yuki` shudders some more, and she's back to some shape
again. "...the hell?"
[22:48] <GM|> *Danielle gets back up, and glares at Nikolai.  "You're
very annoying, you know that?"  She draws a pair of Tonfu sticks from
under her robes, and smacks around Nikolai!
[22:48] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[22:48] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 100, 25 ( Total: 125 )
[22:48] * Nikolai grits. "COME ON!"
[22:48] <GM|> *The headstrike misses, the other connects!
[22:48] <GM|> !roll 3d6+45
[22:48] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+45: 4, 5, 6 ( Total: 60 )
[22:48] <GM|> *Nikolai takes 60 damage!
[22:49] <GM|> *Raoul, then Yuki!
[22:50] * Raoul quickly calls on his blade's spirits, but he has to
think up another Paladin-type phrase to go with it. ((naom Dao, aka
Mineuchi, goes off in -4, so after Yuki))
[22:51] <GM|> *Yuki!
[22:52] <Uileam> (Is anyone in dire straits here?)
[22:52] * Yuki` shakes her head a little more. "Ulieam, what...?" She
trails off as Uileam feels like he can move again, now. ((Ah, finally
able to use Entrust a bit. ^_^ ))
[22:52] * Uileam reacts just a tad too slow, but it'll be there next
time. [Don't I know it.  Cover Nikolai]
[22:53] * Nikolai blinks. "Thank you, Uileam."
[22:53] <Uileam> (You wouldn't thank me until next time you got
smacked. :P)
[22:53] <GM|> *Raoul!
[22:53] <Uileam> ('tis a reaction, after all.)
[22:54] <Raoul> "Uh, Power of the Word, strike awe into the heart of
my foe! Behold the Glory!"
[22:54] * Raoul swings at the Caller's head. First roll for the actual
stun, second for Curse, CoS of 10.
[22:54] <Raoul> !roll 2d100
[22:54] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d100: 29, 84 ( Total: 113 )
[22:54] <Raoul> ((dex of 88. So, awesome! Need I roll again for Acting?))
[22:54] <GM|> ((If you want.  And Stun?))
[22:55] <Raoul> ((Stun was the 29.))
[22:56] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[22:56] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 17 ( Total: 17 )
[22:56] <Raoul> ((and that's Acting. Win!))
[22:57] <GM|> "You said there would be no Paladins!"
[22:57] <GM|> *The Caller reels, but cannot seem to get his act together!
[22:57] <GM|> Status Phase - Caller: Slow(3),Protect(2)
[22:57] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Protect(2)
[22:57] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Protect(2)
[22:58] <GM|> *End Round*
[22:58] <GM|> *Round 2*
[22:58] <GM|> Battle order: Hood Sword:30 Danielle:23 Yuki:19 Raoul:17
Nikolai:15 Uileam:10 Black Caller:7
[22:58] * Raoul is quite pleased. This sword is working well, and
apparently he makes a good Paladin. All around, he's in a ^_^ mood.
[22:59] <GM|> *Hoody looks at Raoul.  "You, however, are a worthy
foe."  He readies his sword, but does not act...  yet.
[23:01] <GM|> *Danielle, on the other hand, is still angry.  "Just...
  Just... Argh!"  She makes strikes on Raoul, more out of frustration
than anything else.
[23:01] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[23:01] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 76, 73 ( Total: 149 )
[23:01] <GM|> ((Eva?))
[23:01] <Raoul> ((18. Not the best.))
[23:01] <GM|> *She hits twice!
[23:01] <GM|> !roll 3d6+45 3d6+45
[23:01] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+45: 5, 3, 2 ( Total: 55 )
[23:02] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+45: 3, 6, 1 ( Total: 55 )
[23:02] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 110
[23:02] <GM|> ((...))
[23:02] <Uileam> (... well, that's a complete shift from Nikolai
getting beat up.  Crap.)
[23:02] <GM|> *Raoul takes both hits, of equal power!
[23:02] <Raoul> ((Ow. And they ignore ARM?))
[23:02] <GM|> ((no.))
[23:02] <Raoul> ((Oh, okay. My mistake.))
[23:02] <GM|> ((Just the rolls came out to the same total))
[23:03] * Raoul gets clocked upside the head, and it makes his ears ring.
[23:03] <GM|> *Then everyone else!  Yuki, Raoul, Nikolai, Uileam in
that order!
[23:04] <Yuki`> "Raoul!  You oka- that fiels wierd..."  she shakes her
head a bit.  ((Entrust))
[23:04] * Raoul gets an eye and a half on Hoody, and a grin touches
the side of his mouth. "Your skills are not unimpressive, also. Are
you asking for an honorable duel, in the midst of this chaos?" His
smile, of course, is saying that he hopes for 'yes'.
[23:05] <GM|> "Now would not be the time for it.  Perhaps sometime
else, with less distractions?"
[23:06] <Raoul> "Mm. Agreed." ((now what else would I want to do with
my action?))
[23:06] * Raoul prepares another bout of his mana-destroying spirits,
then. CT -8.
[23:06] <Raoul> ((so it should go off immeidately before the caller))
[23:06] <GM|> *Yuki!
[23:07] * Yuki` takes a breath, and Waits until 9 while she tries to
figure out what that strange feeling in her lungs is.
[23:07] <GM|> ((My stomach is killing me.  If it's still hurting at
the end of the round, I'll pause combat and resume next week.  >_<))
[23:08] <GM|> *The hooded swordsman eye's Raouls, actions.  "Not this
time.  My employer is quite distracted as is."
[23:08] <GM|> *His sword glows blue, and strikes out at Raoul!
[23:08] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[23:08] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 50 ( Total: 50 )
[23:09] <GM|> !roll d12+72
[23:09] <Highwind>  GM| - d12+72: 4 ( Total: 76 )
[23:09] <Raoul> ((Crap, Delay Attack. Shoulda seen it coming, from a
metagame perspective... But this is probably IC for Raoul, to get
cocky enough to get his butt handed to him.))
[23:09] <GM|> *Raoul takes the blue strike at his manna, but his
attempt to gather the spirits is crushed!  (Charge Breaker!)
[23:10] <Uileam> (Man, saying we all get to go and then putting the
enemy in there is mean.  Especially when I was going to switch my
Cover lol)
[23:10] <GM|> ((I forgot about the wait))
[23:10] * Raoul stumbles, shaking his head. The spirits dissipate.
[23:10] <Raoul> ((So that damage, is it MP or HP?))
[23:10] <Raoul> ((Sounded like MP, of which I have none.))
[23:10] <GM|> ((MP.  Badguys now know!))
[23:11] <GM|> Nikolai!
[23:12] * Nikolai throws another Metorite at Danielle!
[23:12] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[23:12] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 69 ( Total: 69 )
[23:13] <Nikolai> !roll 2d8+128
[23:13] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 2d8+128: 8, 3 ( Total: 139 )
[23:14] <GM|> *The woman takes another floor, but oddly enough, she
seems to be recovering quite quickly...
[23:14] <GM|> *Uileam!
[23:17] * Uileam sighs and shifts his attention to Raoul, hoping the
boy is smart enough to keep his comments to himself in the future.  He
then scores the ground in succession four times, each one sending up
white sparks to heal the party. [Cover to Raoul, Healing Wind]
[23:17] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[23:17] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 5, 6 ( Total: 74 )
[23:17] <Yuki`> ((HP: 119/170, SoS: 42))
[23:17] <Raoul> ((back to full on my end.))
[23:17] <Uileam> (I'm fast running out of MP.)
[23:19] <GM|> *The Black Caller is huffing heavilly as he begins to
chant some more.  "You keep interfering!  IFRIT!"  (On Uileam)
[23:19] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[23:19] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 37 ( Total: 37 )
[23:19] <GM|> !roll 2d8+75
[23:19] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d8+75: 8, 2 ( Total: 85 )
[23:19] <Yuki`> ((I think Yuki also goes again on 9, thanks to the Wait.))
[23:20] <GM|> ((YUKI first then.  Sorry.))
[23:20] * Yuki` takes a breath, and gestures to Raoul while she says
"...Raoul." ((Entrust)) "...hey, I think that actually worked."
[23:21] <Uileam> (215/269 HP (after Ifrit), 73/197 MP)
[23:23] * Raoul blinks. "Yes."
[23:23] * Raoul clears his throat, speaks to the caller . "Then since
your companion has decided that I'm not allowed to use the Power of
the Holy Word, steel will suffice for you now."
[23:23] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[23:23] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 11 ( Total: 11 )
[23:24] <Raoul> !roll 2d10+104,200%
[23:24] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d10+104,200%: 7, 2 ( Total: 226.0 )
[23:24] <GM|> ((Then the Ifrit goes off, Uileam has already accounted
for that))
[23:24] <GM|> *End Round*
[23:24] <GM|> Status Phase - Caller: Slow(2),Protect(1)
[23:24] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Protect(1)
[23:24] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Protect(1)
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[23:25] <GM|> *** LOG BREAK***

Session 21:
[21:13] <GM|> *** LOG DE-BREAK ***
[21:13] <GM|> ((Your speed?))
[21:13] <Anika> (( Oh, btw, Cala will be about 15 mins late. >.> ))
[21:14] <Uileam> 8.
[21:14] <GM|> Battle order: Anika:22 Yuki:21 Danielle:19 Hoodie:18
Raoul:10 BlackCaller:10 Uileam:9 Nikolai:8
[21:14] <GM|> *Round 4*
[21:14] <GM|> Anika!
[21:16] * Anika holds her newest invention in the air victoriously.
"Finally - it's ready." Suddenly, there is a loud BANG and a flash and
lots of smoke surrounding the enemy party.
[21:16] <Anika> !roll 3d100
[21:16] <Highwind>  Anika - 3d100: 54, 40, 51 ( Total: 145 )
[21:16] <GM|> <Danielle> "Where did she come from?"
[21:16] <Anika> (( 91, EVA CoS of Confuse (4). ))
[21:16] <Raoul> ((Oh my.))
[21:17] * Anika scrutinizes them. "Did it work?"
[21:17] <GM|> ((Barely.  Yes!))
[21:17] <GM|> *The enemies appear to be quite dazed, unsure of their
actions!
[21:18] <GM|> *Yuki!
[21:18] * Yuki` takes out a Bestiary. "I...can try to check, too." She
uses it on the Black Caller.
[21:20] <GM|> ((Info sent to Yuki.))
[21:20] <GM|> !roll 1d8
[21:20] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d8: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[21:20] * Yuki` shakes her head. "That caller is... tough. Wow. Don't
try to seal attacks or kill with one stroke." ((3600/3840 HP,
538/800MP, I:Seal, I:Fatal))
[21:21] <GM|> !roll 1d4
[21:21] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d4: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:21] <Raoul> ((Jeebus.))
[21:21] <GM|> *Danielle steps closer to Raoul, and tries to beat him
over the head with her sticks!
[21:21] <GM|> !roll 1d100 1d100
[21:21] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 30 ( Total: 30 )
[21:21] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 88 ( Total: 88 )
[21:21] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 118
[21:21] <Raoul> ((EVA 18))
[21:22] <GM|> *The first is a solid, hit, but the second just *barely*
connects with Raoul's arm.
[21:22] <Uileam> (Who am I covering?)
[21:22] <Anika> (( Just to warn you, I will have to leave for a few
minutes shortly to have birthday cake for dad's birthday. Someone can
dopple me while I'm gone. ))
[21:22] <Raoul> "Ow. Ow."
[21:22] <GM|> !roll 3d6+45 3d6+45
[21:22] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+45: 3, 4, 1 ( Total: 53 )
[21:22] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+45: 6, 2, 3 ( Total: 56 )
[21:22] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 109
[21:23] <Uileam> (I don't see a log for last week.)
[21:23] <GM|> ((I don't recall.))
[21:23] <Raoul> ((Mm, yeah. Didn't you decide to cover me shortly
before session end?))
[21:23] <Raoul> ((I vaguely recall that.))
[21:23] <Uileam> (It's kinda important.)
[21:24] <Yuki`> ((I'll check my logs.))
[21:24] <GM|> !roll 1d8
[21:24] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d8: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:25] <Yuki`> ((Last I see is to Raoul.))
[21:25] <GM|> !roll 1d3
[21:25] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d3: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[21:25] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[21:25] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[21:25] * Uileam darts in front of Raoul, deftly knocking aside the
blows with his own sword. [Cover, huzzah]
[21:25] <GM|> ((What happens when ACC-roll=Eva.  Hit or miss?))
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[21:26] <Uileam> (Hit.)
[21:26] <Uileam> (202/269 HP)
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[21:26] <GM|> *The Hooded figure takes a swing at the caller, but
barely connects!
[21:26] <Raoul> ((Grr. I moved; should have better reception here.
We'll see.))
[21:26] <GM|> !roll 1d10+60
[21:26] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d10+60: 2 ( Total: 62 )
[21:26] <GM|> *The enemy caller is shocked out of his confusion!
[21:27] <GM|> *Raoul!
[21:27] <Raoul> ((Hm.))
[21:28] * Raoul begins to call on the spirits, to drain the Caller's
MP further.
[21:28] <Raoul> ((Slow -8. Good thing Mr. Hoodie already went, hehe.))
[21:28] <GM|> *Seeing this, the Caller reaches for the sky before
slammin ghis hand into the ground.  "TITAN!"
[21:28] <GM|> !roll 5d100
[21:28] <Highwind>  GM| - 5d100: 59, 6, 70, 27, 21 ( Total: 183 )
[21:29] <Uileam> (Uberhax Calls.)
[21:29] <GM|> !roll 1d12+105
[21:29] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d12+105: 8 ( Total: 113 )
[21:29] <GM|> *The PC's take heavy earth damage!
[21:29] <Raoul> ((113,MAR?))
[21:30] <GM|> *The Caller grasps his chest, heaving breath as the dust
settles.
[21:30] <GM|> ((Yep))
[21:30] <Yuki`> ((HP:7 34/170, SoS: 42))
[21:30] * Yuki` damn near collapses, and looks a bit out of it again.
[21:30] <GM|> *Uileam!
[21:30] <Raoul> ((140/234 HP.))
[21:31] <Anika> (( 131/212 HP. ))
[21:31] * Raoul is shaken hard, but his concentration holds - barely.
The spirits continue to waken within his blade...
[21:32] * Uileam swings his sword above his head and drives it into
the ground. [Healing Wind]
[21:32] <Uileam> !roll 2d6+63
[21:32] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d6+63: 2, 3 ( Total: 68 )
[21:32] <GM|> *The Party gets healed!
[21:32] <Anika> (( 199/212 HP. ))
[21:32] <Yuki`> ((HP: 85/170, SoS: 42))
[21:32] <Raoul> ((208/234))
[21:33] <GM|> *Nikolai seems to be stunned still, and doesn't act.
Raoul's technique goes off!
[21:33] <Uileam> (Also switch to Yuki for Cover.)
[21:33] <Raoul> !roll 4d6+132
[21:33] <Highwind>  Raoul - 4d6+132: 6, 4, 5, 1 ( Total: 148 )
[21:33] <Raoul> ((148,MAR MP damage to the Caller. Now, rolling for
Curse, CoS 30))
[21:33] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:33] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 64 ( Total: 64 )
[21:34] <Raoul> ((whoohoo!))
[21:34] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Confuse(3)
[21:34] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Confuse(3)
[21:34] <GM|> *Danielle's protection seems to fade away!
[21:35] <GM|> *Round 5!*
[21:35] <GM|> Battle order: Yuki:24 Anika:21 Hoodie:20 Danielle:15
Raoul:12 BlackCaller:10 Uileam:9 Nikolai:4
[21:35] <GM|> *Yuki!*
[21:35] <Anika> (( Brb, cake. Just have Anika roll for T: Group
Poison. 91, Eva. ))
[21:36] * Yuki` uses her other Bestiary on Danielle.
[21:37] <GM|> *Anika ducks down behind the counter, then coming up
with a different invention.  "Let's try this one!"
[21:38] <GM|> !roll 5d100
[21:38] <Highwind>  GM| - 5d100: 92, 25, 57, 45, 28 ( Total: 247 )
[21:38] <Yuki`> "You... need to focus your attacks on Danielle.
She'll just keep coming otherwise."  ((920/1216 HP, 500/684MP,
I:Fatal, I:Silence.  Auto-Regen))
[21:38] <GM|> ((Err.  Wrong number.))
[21:38] <GM|> !roll 3d100
[21:38] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d100: 11, 8, 46 ( Total: 65 )
[21:39] <GM|> *And all the enemies seem to get sick.  (Isn't poison
damage physical?)
[21:39] <GM|> !roll 1d8
[21:39] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d8: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[21:39] <GM|> !roll 1d100 1d10+60
[21:39] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 37 ( Total: 37 )
[21:39] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d10+60: 6 ( Total: 66 )
[21:39] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 103
[21:40] <GM|> The Hooded figure then hits himself in the stomach, for
a distinctive 'tink' sound, and is no longer confused!
[21:40] <GM|> <Hoodie>  "Quite annoying, that."
[21:40] <GM|> !roll 1d8
[21:40] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d8: 7 ( Total: 7 )
[21:41] <Uileam> (Poison damage isn't any kind of damage.)
[21:41] <GM|> *Danielle begins to chant, but seems to be confused
about what's she's doing, and who she's targetting!
[21:41] <GM|> !roll 1d3
[21:41] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d3: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:41] <GM|> !roll 1d5
[21:41] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d5: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:41] <Yuki`> ((I checked, and I don't believe it counts as Physical
damage. The status just says the PC loses X points, not that the PC is
damaged. So I don't think it would cancel confuse.))
[21:42] <GM|> *Raoul is healed for 25% his max HP!
[21:42] * Raoul feels to be brimming with health! "Um... Thank you?"
[21:42] <GM|> *Raoul!
[21:43] <Raoul> ((one sec))
[21:43] <Uileam> (ps. I got one more Healing Wind in me, then we're
screwed.)
[21:43] <GM|> ((No more protect!))
[21:44] <GM|> ((And doesn't the party have items?))
[21:44] <Yuki`> ((I have a few potions, but nothing that recovers MP.))
[21:44] * Raoul almost brings his blade's spirits to bear again, but
stops. "...Hm. I think a change of strategy is required..." He
switches his Kagemitsu out for his namakura (assuming that's okay for
one action))
[21:45] <GM|> ((Item action to changed equiped Weapon/Shield is quite
legal.))
[21:45] <Raoul> ((Just makin' sure.))
[21:46] <GM|> *The Caller seems quiet out of breath.  "Snap out of
it!"  He moves to strike Danielle with his staff.  Not hard though.
[21:46] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[21:46] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 60 ( Total: 60 )
[21:46] <GM|> !roll 3d6+25,50%
[21:46] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+25,50%: 6, 2, 2 ( Total: 17.5 )
[21:46] <GM|> *He hits the white mage in the shoulder, and she snaps
out of the daze.  She looks at Raoul.  "Oops."
[21:47] <GM|> *Uileam!
[21:47] <Raoul> "I assure you, you did nothing uncouth. Unorthodox,
perhaps."
[21:47] * Uileam does something uncouth, like smack Danielle upside
the head with his sword.
[21:47] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:47] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 88 ( Total: 88 )
[21:47] <GM|> ((Acc is over 124?))
[21:48] <Uileam> (115.)
[21:48] <Uileam> (What the hell are these enemies made out of?  Jesus.
-.-)
[21:48] <Raoul> ((Yes. Solid-alloy Jesus.))
[21:49] <GM|> ((...  How is it that low?  You're a Pally! ))
[21:49] <GM|> *Uileam misses!
[21:49] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Poison(U)
[21:49] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Poison(U)
[21:49] <GM|> Status Phase - Black Caller: Poison(U)
[21:50] <GM|> *The enemy party feels the poison.
[21:50] <Uileam> (... my ACC is wrong.)
[21:50] <GM|> *End Round 5*
[21:50] <GM|> ((What is the correct ACC?))
[21:50] <Uileam> (84 + 30 + 18 + 12)
[21:50] <Anika> (( That would explain it. ))
[21:50] <Uileam> (144)
[21:50] <GM|> ((Then it's a hit.  Make the roll!))
[21:50] <Uileam> !roll 2d12+66
[21:50] <Highwind>  Uileam - 2d12+66: 8, 9 ( Total: 83 )
[21:51] <Anika> (( Anika won't even try, then. She has mad low ACC.
>.> I'll just keep Confusing them. ))
[21:51] <GM|> Battle order: Hoodie:32 Danielle:19 Raoul:18 Yuki:17
Anika:15 Uileam:11 BlackCaller:10
[21:51] <Raoul> ((Holy crap, did Hoodie get Haste or something?))
[21:51] <GM|> *The Hooded figure waits until 17, before Yuki, and
after Raoul.
[21:52] <GM|> *Danielle decides that the girl with the gas needs to
get beaten down a bit.
[21:52] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[21:52] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 72, 21 ( Total: 93 )
[21:52] <Uileam> (No, they just have insanely high SPDs.)
[21:52] <GM|> *She hits with both strikes!
[21:52] <GM|> !roll 3d6+45 3d6+45
[21:52] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+45: 5, 4, 2 ( Total: 56 )
[21:52] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+45: 3, 6, 1 ( Total: 55 )
[21:52] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 111
[21:53] <Anika> (( 170/212 HP. ))
[21:54] <GM|> *Raoul!
[21:54] * Raoul sees Cap'n Hood waiting, and decides to hold a moment
himself. (Wait until 16.))
[21:55] <GM|> *The Hooded figure maintains his stance.  (Wait until
15, before Anika)
[21:55] <Raoul> ((mmhm. Thought so.))
[21:55] <GM|> ((It's like two Samurai doing a duel.))
[21:55] <GM|> *Yuki!
[21:55] <Raoul> ((Tumbleweed passes by...))
[21:56] <GM|> ((Wrong genre))
[21:56] <Uileam> (... man, I can do without vomit on the kitchen floor.)
[21:56] <GM|> ((You want to go zombie/puppet of someone here?))
[21:56] <Yuki`> ((Okay, does anybody need healing badly?))
[21:56] <Raoul> ((I'm fine.))
[21:56] <Uileam> (It beats the hell out of smelling day-old college
food. -.-)
[21:57] <Uileam> (Sheet's fully updated on the wiki.  Don't forget
that switching Cover targets is a Zero Action. <.<)
[21:57] <Yuki`> ((Hm. Well, if nobody else needs it, I'll heal myself
back up to full, just in case.))
[21:58] <Anika> (( I'm fine. ))
[21:58] * Yuki` drinks down a Hi-Potion.
[21:58] <Yuki`> ((HP: 170/170, SoS: 42))
[21:58] <GM|> *The hooded figure looks at Raoul.  "Is that a different
Sword?  I was distracted for a moment."
[21:58] <GM|> *Raoul!
[21:58] <Raoul> "It is. An old favorite, that has served me well.
Would you like to see what it does?"
[21:59] <GM|> "I feel like I'll get a demonstration at some point."
[21:59] * Raoul grins. "Yes. Feature one - it is still quite sharp."
[21:59] * Raoul attacks Danielle to demonstrate!
[21:59] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:59] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 14 ( Total: 14 )
[21:59] <Raoul> !roll 2d10+78,200%
[21:59] <GM|> (( O_O ))
[21:59] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d10+78,200%: 7, 4 ( Total: 178.0 )
[22:00] <GM|> *Danielle takes the hit, hard!
[22:00] <GM|> "Very well."  *He begins to charge the power in his
blade again.
[22:00] <GM|> ((Goes off on 1))
[22:00] <Raoul> ((Expediency. While Raoul would prefer to put everyone
to Sleep with the Namakura, Hoodie won't let him. He also expects
Hoodie to take the hits. But Danielle...))
[22:00] <Raoul> ((Also, darn. If I had waited one or two more, he
wouldn't be able to do... whatever this is.))
[22:01] <GM|> *Anika!
[22:01] <GM|> ((And what's the Drawback on your group-poison?))
[22:02] <Anika> (( If I had remembered to switch weapons before
battle, I could try Sleep Bolts...darn it. ))
[22:02] * Anika pulls out her newer weapon, deciding to give it
another go.
[22:02] <Anika> !roll 3d100
[22:02] <GM|> ((You can switch weapons as an action))
[22:02] <Highwind>  Anika - 3d100: 95, 71, 26 ( Total: 192 )
[22:02] <Anika> (( Yeah, don't wanna though. And...dammit. ))
[22:02] <GM|> *The Hooded figure and Danielle shake off the gas.  The
Caller... not so lucky.
[22:03] <Anika> (( GF that first one. ))
[22:03] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[22:03] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 20 ( Total: 20 )
[22:03] <GM|> *But a cough takes care of that!
[22:03] <Anika> (( That's the Confuse one, btw. ))
[22:03] <GM|> ((How does Confuse affect a Charge action?  Abort?))
[22:04] <Yuki`> ((Yeah, it should abort it, like Berserk does.))
[22:04] <GM|> ((Nod))
[22:04] <GM|> *Uileam!
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[22:06] <Anika> (( Drawback on both of them is Upkeep, btw. ))
[22:07] <Raoul> ((Humdedum.))
[22:07] <GM|> ((Nod  Uileam???))
[22:07] <GM|> ((Did he, or did he not ask one of you to puppet him for
a while?
[22:07] <GM|> ))
[22:07] <GM|> ((If not, I'll have him make a random attack action.))
[22:08] <GM|> ((Or not so random.))
[22:08] <Anika> (( I think he did. ))
[22:09] <GM|> ((But he didn't say who.))
[22:09] <Anika> (( Which one's not Confuse? Danielle? ))
[22:09] <GM|> ((Yes.))
[22:09] <Anika> (( Have him attack her, I guess. ))
[22:09] <Raoul> ((Yeah. I don't have his sheet, but that's what I'd say.))
[22:09] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:09] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 39 ( Total: 39 )
[22:09] <GM|> !roll 2d12+66
[22:09] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d12+66: 3, 4 ( Total: 73 )
[22:10] <GM|> *Uileam attacks Danielle.  The hit isn't as hard as
Raoul's though.
[22:10] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Poison(U)
[22:10] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Poison(U),Confuse(3)
[22:10] <GM|> Status Phase - Black Caller: Poison(U),Confuse(3)
[22:10] <GM|> *End Round 5!*
[22:10] <GM|> *Round 6!*
[22:10] <GM|> Battle order: Hoodie:28 Anika:21 Danielle:20
BlackCaller:18 Yuki:17 Raoul:13 Uileam:9
[22:11] <GM|> !roll 1d8
[22:11] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d8: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[22:11] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:11] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 69 ( Total: 69 )
[22:11] <GM|> !roll 1d10+60
[22:11] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d10+60: 2 ( Total: 62 )
[22:11] <GM|> *Once again, the Hooded figure *tinks* himself!
[22:11] <Raoul> ((oh dangit.))
[22:11] <GM|> "You have to stop doing that, woman!"
[22:11] <Anika> (( Wtf, Highwind. ))
[22:11] <Raoul> ((*dislikes hoodie's choice of action))
[22:12] <GM|> *Anika!
[22:12] * Anika thinks for a moment, before reaching into her bag and
pulling out her crossbow. "This might help."
[22:12] <Anika> (( Switching to Hunting Bow. ))
[22:13] <Anika> (( As a note, I lose 1 SPD. ))
[22:14] <GM|> Danielle twirls the tonfu sticks in her hands.  "Hate to
do this, but..."  She manages to attack both the Caller and Anika in
the same moment!
[22:14] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[22:14] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 72, 95 ( Total: 167 )
[22:14] <GM|> ((Hit, and botch!))
[22:14] <GM|> !roll 3d6+45
[22:14] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+45: 6, 4, 2 ( Total: 57 )
[22:15] <GM|> *She hits the Caller, but somehow misses Anika!
[22:15] * Anika easily sidesteps the attack, sticking her tongue out.
[22:15] <GM|> "Hey, this is my first time you know!"
[22:16] <GM|> The Caller makes magical gestures, and a green haze
settles over Raoul!  (Poison)
[22:17] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:17] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 90 ( Total: 90 )
[22:17] <Raoul> ((MEV 0.))
[22:17] <GM|> !roll 1d8+60 1d100
[22:17] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d8+60: 2 ( Total: 62 )
[22:17] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 42 ( Total: 42 )
[22:17] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 104
[22:17] <GM|> *Raoul takes a coughing fit, and is poisoned!
[22:18] * Raoul coughs up.. something green. Ick.
[22:18] <Raoul> ((165/234, Poison U.))
[22:18] <GM|> Yuki!
[22:19] * Yuki` is going to take out her knife and try stabbing
Danielle this time. Entrust isn't much help here.
[22:19] <Yuki`> !sugar
[22:19] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[22:19] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 65 ( Total: 65 )
[22:19] <GM|> ((No Sugar))
[22:19] <GM|> ((Hit!))
[22:20] <Yuki`> !roll 2d6+84
[22:20] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d6+84: 6, 4 ( Total: 94 )
[22:20] <Yuki`> ((And Sensor.))
[22:20] <GM|> *Raoul!
[22:20] <Yuki`> "We're half way there."  (( 600/1216HP, 500/684MP))
[22:21] * Raoul calls on the spirits of his ol' Namakura, and watches
Hoodie carefully. ((Slow -5))
[22:21] <Anika> (( ...*now has livin' on a prayer stuck in her head* ))
[22:21] <GM|> *Uileam!
[22:21] <GM|> ((Still out?))
[22:21] <GM|> ((Party call on his action.))
[22:21] <Raoul> ((Take my hand, and we'll make it (I swear)...))
[22:22] <GM|> ((whoa-whoa!  Livi'n on a prayer!))
[22:22] <Anika> (( Woah-oh, livin' on a pra-a-ayer... ))
[22:22] <GM|> ((Uileam's action?))
[22:23] <Raoul> ((Keep him stabbin' Danielle, I say.))
[22:23] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:23] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 57 ( Total: 57 )
[22:23] <GM|> !rool 1d12+66
[22:23] <GM|> !roll 2d12+66
[22:23] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d12+66: 12, 1 ( Total: 79 )
[22:24] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Poison(U)
[22:24] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Poison(U)
[22:24] <GM|> Status Phase - Black Caller: Poison(U)
[22:24] <GM|> Status Phase - Raoul: Poison(U)
[22:24] <GM|> *End Round 6*
[22:24] <GM|> *Round 7!*
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[22:24] <GM|> Battle order: Hoodie:28 Yuki:25 Anika:20 Danielle:17
Raoul:11 BlackCaller:10 Uileam:9
[22:24] <Raoul> ((149/234))
[22:24] <Raoul> ((Wait wait.))
[22:24] <Raoul> ((I had an action charging.))
[22:24] <Raoul> ((Mind if I finish that up?))
[22:24] <GM|> ((Oh right.  Do that.))
[22:25] <GM|> *thwap*
[22:25] <Raoul> ((90,MEva CoS of Sleep on Hoodie.))
[22:25] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[22:25] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 56 ( Total: 56 )
[22:25] <Raoul> ((and 12% on Curse.))
[22:25] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[22:25] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 88 ( Total: 88 )
[22:25] <GM|> *The Sleep doesn't hold!
[22:25] <Raoul> ((Dang.))
[22:26] <GM|> *Hoodie responds by Beginning to charge his sword again.
  (Off on 14)
[22:26] <GM|> *Yuki!
[22:27] * Yuki` looks around. "...raoul!" All of a sudden, Raoul is
ready to attack again. ((Entrust on Raoul))
[22:28] * Raoul blinks. "...That is quite a rush." Even so, he calls
up the Namakura's spirits again... ANd hopefully, their sleepiness
will stick this time. (Slow -5)
[22:28] <Raoul> ((So, goes off on 20.))
[22:28] <GM|> *Anika!
[22:29] * Anika loads a Sleep Bolt into her crossbow, and fires it at
Hoodie.
[22:29] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[22:29] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 20 ( Total: 20 )
[22:29] <GM|> ((Hit!))
[22:29] <Anika> !roll 2d8+102 1d100
[22:29] <Highwind>  Anika - 2d8+102: 4, 7 ( Total: 113 )
[22:29] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 36 ( Total: 36 )
[22:30] <Highwind> Anika - Total: 149
[22:30] <Anika> (( ...Dammit. ))
[22:30] <GM|> *The Hooded figure grunts under the strike.  "This is
starting to get annoying."
[22:30] <GM|> *Raoul!
[22:30] <Raoul> "Then we shall try harder."
[22:30] <Raoul> ((90,MEV Sleep))
[22:30] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[22:30] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[22:31] <Raoul> ((Curse, 12%))
[22:31] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[22:31] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 32 ( Total: 32 )
[22:31] <Raoul> ((Whew. And a little bit better...))
[22:31] <GM|> ((The Sleep barely takes hold, and the Hooded figure
slumps down))
[22:31] <GM|> ((6?))
[22:31] <Raoul> ((yes.))
[22:32] * Raoul coughs up a little more green. "...Whew. About time."
[22:32] <GM|> *Daniel takes the moment to focus on herself, healing
some of her wounds!
[22:32] <GM|> *Yuki!
[22:33] <Yuki`> ((HP check.))
[22:33] <Raoul> ((149/234, poisoned.))
[22:33] <Anika> (( 170/212. ))
[22:34] <Yuki`> ((Cala?))
[22:34] <GM|> ((Uileam is... 269/269))
[22:35] * Yuki` will try stabbing Danielle again, then.
[22:35] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[22:35] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 99 ( Total: 99 )
[22:35] <Yuki`> ((Or not. >_<))
[22:36] <Raoul> ((*Yuki accidentially stabs herself?))
[22:36] <GM|> The Caller focuses again, but this time, he calls out
not to the Titan, but to the Ifrit!  He points at Anika!
[22:36] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:36] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 79 ( Total: 79 )
[22:36] <GM|> !roll 2d8+75
[22:36] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d8+75: 6, 6 ( Total: 87 )
[22:37] <GM|> ((Anika takes a good flaming hit!))
[22:37] <Anika> (( 115/212 HP. ))
[22:37] <Anika> "Owww! Jerk!"
[22:38] <GM|> ((Uileam's action!))
[22:38] <Raoul> ((Keep stabbing?))
[22:38] <Raoul> ((Because violence solves everything.))
[22:38] <GM|> ((Who?))
[22:39] <Anika> (( Danielle. ))
[22:39] <GM|> ((Auto-Pilot: Attack Danielle?))
[22:39] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:39] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 67 ( Total: 67 )
[22:39] <Anika> (( Keep covering Raoul? ))
[22:39] <GM|> !roll 2d12+66
[22:39] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d12+66: 2, 10 ( Total: 78 )
[22:39] <Anika> (( Or Anika? ))
[22:40] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Poison(U)
[22:40] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Poison(U),Sleep(5)
[22:40] <GM|> Status Phase - Black Caller: Poison(U)
[22:40] <GM|> Status Phase - Raoul: Poison(U)
[22:40] <Raoul> ((135/234. Cough-hack.))
[22:41] <GM|> *End Round 7*
[22:41] <GM|> *Round 8*
[22:41] <GM|> Battle order: Hoodie:32 Yuki:24 Anika:18 BlackCaller:18
Danielle:17 Uileam:13 Raoul:10
[22:41] <GM|> !roll 1d8
[22:41] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d8: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[22:42] <GM|> *He begins to charge his balde again!  (Goes off on 18,
before Anika)
[22:42] <Anika> (( He's asleep. ))
[22:42] <GM|> ((I thought confuse.  Sorry.))
[22:42] <Anika> (( He will do no such thing. ))
[22:42] <GM|> <Hoodie> "ZZzzz"
[22:42] <GM|> *Yuki!
[22:43] * Yuki` tries stabbing Danielle again.
[22:43] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[22:43] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 39 ( Total: 39 )
[22:43] <Raoul> ((*Hoodie has confusing dreams?))
[22:43] <Yuki`> !roll 2d6+84
[22:43] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d6+84: 4, 5 ( Total: 93 )
[22:43] <Yuki`> ((And Sensor.))
[22:44] <GM|> *Anika!
[22:44] <Yuki`> "Damn, she's more healed up than she was before!"  ((
738/1216 HP, 475/684 MP))
[22:44] * Anika loads another Sleep Bolt, this time aiming for the Caller.
[22:44] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[22:44] <Raoul> ((brb))
[22:44] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 38 ( Total: 38 )
[22:44] <GM|> ((hit!))
[22:45] <Anika> !roll 2d8+102 1d100
[22:45] <Highwind>  Anika - 2d8+102: 1, 6 ( Total: 109 )
[22:45] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 85 ( Total: 85 )
[22:45] <Highwind> Anika - Total: 194
[22:45] <Anika> (( Grr. Too bad I already used GF. ))
[22:45] <GM|> ((He's I:Seal anyways.))
[22:45] <Anika> (( ...Oh. ))
[22:45] <Anika> (( Oops. <.< ))
[22:46] <GM|> *The Caller is starting to get annoyed with Anika's antics.
[22:46] <GM|> "Blind!
[22:46] <Raoul> ((back))
[22:46] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:46] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 34 ( Total: 34 )
[22:46] <Anika> (( Anika has a short attention span, she wouldn't
remember that either. :p ))
[22:46] <GM|> ((Anika in Blind (6) ))
[22:47] <Anika> (( Anika is R: Seal. ))
[22:47] <Anika> (( If that makes a difference. ))
[22:47] <GM|> *He winces after casting the spell.
[22:47] <GM|> ((M Eva?))
[22:47] <Anika> (( ...17. ))
[22:48] <GM|> ((...))
[22:48] <GM|> ((Does math))
[22:48] <GM|> ((It misses!))
[22:48] <GM|> *The Caller is quite proud, until the blackness falls
away from her eyes!
[22:48] <Anika> "Ha."
[22:49] <GM|> *Danielle tries to come between both Raoul and Hoodie,
striking them both!
[22:49] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[22:49] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 54, 80 ( Total: 134 )
[22:49] <GM|> !roll 3d6+45 3d6+45
[22:49] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+45: 4, 3, 3 ( Total: 55 )
[22:49] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+45: 6, 5, 3 ( Total: 59 )
[22:49] <Highwind> GM| - Total: 114
[22:50] <GM|> *Raoul takes some small damage, taken by Uileam, while
Hoodie wakes up!
[22:50] <Raoul> ((Damnit.))
[22:51] <GM|> *Uileam attacks Danielle!
[22:51] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:51] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 86 ( Total: 86 )
[22:51] <GM|> !roll 2d12+66
[22:51] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d12+66: 1, 3 ( Total: 70 )
[22:52] <GM|> *Raoul!
[22:52] * Raoul calls up the sleepy Namakura spirits to knock out
Danielle... Goes off now.
[22:52] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[22:52] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 6 ( Total: 6 )
[22:52] <Raoul> ((and now curse...))
[22:52] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[22:52] <GM|> ((...))
[22:52] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 79 ( Total: 79 )
[22:53] <GM|> ((GET CURSED, DANG YOU!))
[22:53] * Raoul completely owns that Soul Blade.
[22:53] <GM|> *Danielle takes a nap!
[22:53] * Raoul coughs. "It looks like the spirits are with me in all
this... I hope that their favor continues, if only until we finish this."
[22:54] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Poison(U),Sleep(5)
[22:54] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Poison(U)
[22:54] <GM|> Status Phase - Black Caller: Poison(U)
[22:54] <GM|> Status Phase - Raoul: Poison(U)
[22:54] <Raoul> ((122/234))
[22:54] <GM|> *End Round 8*
[22:54] <GM|> *Round 9*
[22:55] <GM|> Battle order: Hoodie:32 Anika:23 Danielle:19 Yuki:16
Uileam:14 BlackCaller:12 Raoul:10
[22:55] <GM|> *Hoodie decides Anika is a threat now, and strikes her!
[22:55] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:55] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 9 ( Total: 9 )
[22:55] <Anika> (( ...Owww. ))
[22:55] <GM|> !roll 1d10+60,200%
[22:55] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d10+60,200%: 1 ( Total: 122.0 )
[22:56] <Anika> (( 115-122+41 ))
[22:56] <Anika> (( Oops, wrong command. ))
[22:56] <GM|> (( = 34 ))
[22:56] <Anika> (( 34/212 HP, SoS Protect & Shell. ))
[22:57] <GM|> *Anika!
[22:57] <Anika> "I think you need to go back to sleep."
[22:57] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[22:57] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 53 ( Total: 53 )
[22:57] <GM|> ((Hit!))
[22:57] <Anika> !roll 2d8+102 1d100
[22:57] <Highwind>  Anika - 2d8+102: 4, 1 ( Total: 107 )
[22:57] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 20 ( Total: 20 )
[22:57] <Highwind> Anika - Total: 127
[22:57] <Anika> (( Mwahaha. ))
[22:58] <Raoul> ((^5))
[22:58] <GM|> <Hoodie> "Zzzzz"
[22:59] <GM|> *Danielle is asleep.
[22:59] <GM|> *Yuki!
[22:59] * Yuki` gives Anika a hi-potion. ((down to 1.))
[23:00] <Anika> "Thanks."
[23:00] <Anika> (( How much HP again? ))
[23:00] <Yuki`> ((125 HP))
[23:00] <GM|> ((+125))
[23:00] <Anika> (( 159/212 HP. ))
[23:00] * Yuki` just nods to Anika as acknowledgement. She's still
trying to figure out how to take any of these things down.
[23:01] <GM|> ((Uileam doesn't attack sleeping beauty.  He attacks the
Caller instead!))
[23:01] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[23:01] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 48 ( Total: 48 )
[23:01] <GM|> !roll 2d12+66
[23:01] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d12+66: 1, 1 ( Total: 68 )
[23:02] <GM|> *The Caller looks around, in near panic.((Wait until 9))
[23:02] <GM|> *Raoul!
[23:03] <Raoul> ((Looking into a relevant rules issue at the moment.
Sorry, just a sec.))
[23:03] <GM|> ((Uh oh.  Anything I should be aware of?))
[23:04] <Raoul> ((For the record, both the PDF and the Wiki say
Mineuchi are NOT stopped by I: Seal. This smells broken, but unless
the GM says Mineuchi *is* stopped, I'm gonna do it to the Caller.))
[23:05] <Raoul> ((Any objection, JB?))
[23:05] <GM|> ((Lemme read))
[23:06] <Raoul> ((NinjaWeazel thinks I: Time would stop it as a
'delay' kind of effect.))
[23:06] <GM|> ((But that sort of thing comes under I:Seal.))
[23:07] <GM|> ((As the other such effects are blocked by I:Seal.  This
needs an official ruling.))
[23:07] <Raoul> ((You see the confusion. For the moment, should I hold
off on doing Mineuchi on the Caller, and just go on with the fight?))
[23:08] <GM|> ((Until then, I:Seal blocks it.))
[23:08] <Raoul> ((Okay.))
[23:08] * Raoul plain-up stabs the Caller then.
[23:08] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[23:08] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 24 ( Total: 24 )
[23:08] <Raoul> !roll 72+2d10
[23:08] <Highwind> Error: Use a spellchecker and try again. -  '72+2d10'
[23:08] <GM|> ((And I'm tasking you with bringing that up on the BBS))
[23:08] <Raoul> !roll 2d10+72
[23:08] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d10+72: 8, 8 ( Total: 88 )
[23:09] <GM|> *The caller kicks the Hooded figure.  "WAKE UP!"
[23:09] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[23:09] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 15 ( Total: 15 )
[23:09] <GM|> !roll 3d6+25
[23:09] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+25: 2, 5, 4 ( Total: 36 )
[23:09] <GM|> *tink* And Hoodie wakes
[23:10] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Poison(U),Sleep(4)
[23:10] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Poison(U)
[23:10] <GM|> Status Phase - Black Caller: Poison(U)
[23:10] <GM|> Status Phase - Raoul: Poison(U)
[23:10] <GM|> *End Round 9*
[23:10] <Raoul> ((110/234))
[23:10] <GM|> *Round 10*
[23:10] <GM|> Battle order: Yuki:24 Hoodie:20 Danielle:19 Raoul:17
Anika:15 BlackCaller:14 Uileam:13
[23:11] * Yuki` stabs the Caller.
[23:11] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[23:11] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 80 ( Total: 80 )
[23:11] <GM|> ((Acc?))
[23:11] <Yuki`> ((165.))
[23:11] <GM|> ((Hit!))
[23:11] <Yuki`> !roll 2d6+84
[23:11] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d6+84: 2, 5 ( Total: 91 )
[23:11] <Yuki`> ((And Sensor.))
[23:13] <Yuki`> "He's... getting worn down."  (( 1351/3840HP, 267/800MP))
[23:13] <GM|> Hoodie knows that striking at Raoul will only be stoped
by Uileam, and goes for Yuki instead!  (Attack!)
[23:13] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[23:13] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 7 ( Total: 7 )
[23:13] <GM|> (...)
[23:13] <GM|> !roll 1d10+60,200%
[23:13] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d10+60,200%: 9 ( Total: 138.0 )
[23:13] <Yuki`> ((HP: 59/170, SoS: 42))
[23:14] <GM|> <Danielle> "Zzzz"
[23:14] * Yuki` gets slashed and/or stabbed pretty badly.
[23:14] <GM|> (Raoul!)
[23:14] * Raoul tries to Sleep Hoodie again. Slow -5.
[23:15] <Raoul> ((So, after Uileam))
[23:15] <GM|> (Anika!)
[23:16] * Anika shoots a regular bolt at the Caller.
[23:16] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[23:16] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 32 ( Total: 32 )
[23:16] <GM|> ((Hit!))
[23:16] <Anika> !roll 2d8+102
[23:16] <Highwind>  Anika - 2d8+102: 5, 6 ( Total: 113 )
[23:17] <GM|> *The Caller is angered, and kicks at Danielle now!
[23:17] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[23:17] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 57 ( Total: 57 )
[23:17] <GM|> !roll 3d6+25
[23:17] <Highwind>  GM| - 3d6+25: 6, 4, 3 ( Total: 38 )
[23:17] <GM|> *Danielle wakes up!
[23:18] <GM|> *Uileam attacks Danielle!
[23:18] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[23:18] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 85 ( Total: 85 )
[23:18] <GM|> !roll 2d12+66
[23:18] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d12+66: 8, 3 ( Total: 77 )
[23:18] <GM|> *Raoul!
[23:18] <Raoul> ((Dammit. Sleep isn't working...))
[23:19] <Anika> (( We need Nikolai... ))
[23:19] <Raoul> ((I can switch further down to the Kotetsu, and bust
out Confuse.))
[23:19] <Anika> (( I can Confuse as well, if you want. The Confuse
rolls don't seem to be working in our favor though, lol. ))
[23:20] <Raoul> ((Hm. Idea. Lemme talk to JB a moment.))
[23:21] <GM|> !roll 1d2
[23:21] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d2: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[23:22] <Raoul> ((Okay. Sleep, then Curse.))
[23:22] <Raoul> !roll 2d100
[23:22] <Highwind>  Raoul - 2d100: 91, 32 ( Total: 123 )
[23:22] <Raoul> ((Ack. No sleep, but no curse either.))
[23:22] <Raoul> ((Take it away, maestro.))
[23:22] <GM|> *End Round 10*
[23:22] <GM|> Status Phase - Danielle: Poison(U)
[23:22] <GM|> Status Phase - Hoodie: Poison(U)
[23:22] <GM|> Status Phase - Black Caller: Poison(U)
[23:22] <GM|> Status Phase - Raoul: Poison(U)
[23:23] <GM|> *Round 11*
[23:23] <Raoul> ((99/234, for the record. Poison sucks.))
[23:23] <GM|> Battle order: Hoodie:28 Yuki:24 Anika:23 Raoul:17
Uileam:16 BlackCaller:14 Danielle:14
[23:24] <GM|> *The Hooded figure looks at the party, and at the
Caller.  "You brought this on yourself.  I'll report your death."  He
throws down a Smoke Bomb!
[23:24] <GM|> *When the smoke clears, Danielle and the Hoodie are
gone, leaving the Caller standing alone!
[23:24] <GM|> Battle order: Hoodie:28 Yuki:24 Anika:23 Raoul:17
Uileam:16 BlackCaller:14 Danielle:14
[23:25] <Anika> "..."
[23:25] <Raoul> "..."
[23:25] <GM|> Battle order: Yuki:24 Anika:23 Raoul:17 Uileam:16
BlackCaller:14
[23:25] <Raoul> "I'll have to have that duel later, it seems. Not that
I complain."
[23:25] * GM| is now known as GM|Caller
[23:25] <Yuki`> "...so.  Two choices:  surrender, or die."
[23:26] * GM|Caller rages, his face turning red. "No choice at all."
[23:26] <GM|Caller> ((Yuki!))
[23:27] <Yuki`> "Well, then... I was going to say that you could get
safety for information.  But if you're not willing to give
information..."  Yuki runs in and stabs.
[23:27] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[23:27] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 40 ( Total: 40 )
[23:27] <Yuki`> !roll 2d6+84
[23:27] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d6+84: 2, 6 ( Total: 92 )
[23:27] <Yuki`> ((And Sensor.))
[23:28] <GM|Caller> *Anika!
[23:28] <Yuki`> "You know that you won't last long.  And I'm still a
believer in living to do things another day."  ((1216 HP, 267 MP))
[23:28] <Raoul> ((I'm paying attention, but also getting a snack.))
[23:29] * Anika whips out the Gehirnerschütterung, and there is
another bright flash accompanied by a loud bang!
[23:29] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[23:29] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[23:29] <GM|Caller> ((The which-a-which?))
[23:30] <GM|Caller> ((What does it do?))
[23:30] <Anika> (( 91, EVA CoS of Confuse. :p ))
[23:30] <Anika> (( See, the name alone is confusing! ))
[23:30] <Anika> (( *has succesfully Confused the GM* ))
[23:31] <GM|Caller> *He is confused!
[23:31] <GM|Caller> *Raoul!
[23:31] <Raoul> me changes back to his Kagemitsu.
[23:31] <GM|Caller> ((Uileam can't attack without breaking confuse.
Action?))
[23:32] <Anika> (( ...I suppose I hadn't thought of that. ))
[23:32] <Anika> (( Healing Wind? ))
[23:32] <GM|Caller> ((He only had one of those left.  Use it now?))
[23:32] <Anika> (( I think Yuki and Raoul need it, yes. ))
[23:33] <Raoul> ((Little bit.))
[23:33] <GM|Caller> *Healing wind!
[23:33] <Anika> (( That atleast keeps him from attacking this turn. ))
[23:33] <GM|Caller> !roll 2d6+63
[23:33] <Highwind>  GM|Caller - 2d6+63: 6, 5 ( Total: 74 )
[23:33] <Anika> (( Possibly. ))
[23:33] <GM|Caller> Everyone gets healed for 74!
[23:34] <GM|Caller> !roll 1d8
[23:34] <Highwind>  GM|Caller - 1d8: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[23:34] <GM|Caller> (...)
[23:34] <GM|Caller> "TITAN!"
[23:34] <GM|Caller> !roll 4d100
[23:34] <Highwind>  GM|Caller - 4d100: 33, 63, 10, 42 ( Total: 148 )
[23:34] <Anika> (( ... ))
[23:34] <GM|Caller> !roll 1d12+105
[23:34] <Highwind>  GM|Caller - 1d12+105: 3 ( Total: 108 )
[23:35] <Yuki`> ((HP: 44/170, SoS: 42))
[23:35] <GM|Caller> *The Healing comes just in time, as the Summoner,
in an act of confusion, summons forth his most powerful ability!
[23:35] <Raoul> ((84/234))
[23:35] <GM|Caller> Status Phase - Black Caller: Poison(U),Confuse(3)
[23:35] <GM|Caller> Status Phase - Raoul: Poison(U)
[23:35] <GM|Caller> *End Round 11*
[23:36] <Raoul> ((And now, 76/234))
[23:36] <GM|Caller> *Round 12*
[23:36] <GM|Caller> Battle order: Yuki:19 Anika:16 Uileam:16 Raoul:15
BlackCaller:13
[23:36] <GM|Caller> *Yuki!
[23:36] <Yuki`> "...Raoul."  ((Entrust ahoy!))
[23:37] * Raoul calls upon his sword's spirits to drain further MP
from the caller.
[23:37] <Raoul> ((slow -8))
[23:37] <GM|Caller> *Anika!
[23:37] <Anika> (( 136/212 HP. ))
[23:38] <Anika> (( I suppose I might as well hit him with Physical
damage, as that's all I can do. ))
[23:38] * Anika fires her crossbow, aiming carefully for the Caller's
head.
[23:38] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[23:38] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 87 ( Total: 87 )
[23:38] <GM|Caller> ((Hit!))
[23:39] <Anika> !roll 2d8+102
[23:39] <Highwind>  Anika - 2d8+102: 3, 4 ( Total: 109 )
[23:39] <GM|Caller> *Uileam gets in the hitting as well!
[23:39] <GM|Caller> !roll 1d100
[23:39] <Highwind>  GM|Caller - 1d100: 75 ( Total: 75 )
[23:39] <GM|Caller> !roll 2d12+66
[23:39] <Highwind>  GM|Caller - 2d12+66: 8, 1 ( Total: 75 )
[23:39] <GM|Caller> (heh))
[23:39] <GM|Caller> *Yuki!
[23:39] * Yuki` might as well attack too, then.
[23:39] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[23:39] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 67 ( Total: 67 )
[23:39] <Yuki`> !roll 2d6+84
[23:39] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d6+84: 1, 6 ( Total: 91 )
[23:39] <GM|Caller> (Hit!)
[23:41] <GM|Caller> *The Caller staggers to his knees, and looks at
Yuki.  "We know who you are.  IFRIT!"
[23:41] <GM|Caller> !roll 1d100
[23:41] <Highwind>  GM|Caller - 1d100: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[23:41] <GM|Caller> !roll 2d8+75
[23:41] <Highwind>  GM|Caller - 2d8+75: 2, 3 ( Total: 80 )
[23:41] <Yuki`> ((HP:4 2/170, SoS: 42))
[23:42] <GM|Caller> *The caller grips his chest tightly, and is having
trouble breathing!
[23:42] <GM|Caller> *Raoul!
[23:42] * Raoul 's spirits come forth, dragging more mana from the
Caller's body.
[23:42] <Raoul> !roll 4d6+132
[23:42] <Highwind>  Raoul - 4d6+132: 5, 6, 1, 1 ( Total: 145 )
[23:42] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[23:42] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[23:42] <Raoul> (curse)
[23:42] * Yuki` is just barely standing after that, and spitting
blood. "You'll... have to be more specific. I've done a lot of things
under a lot of names."
[23:42] * Raoul is finally, finally cursed.
[23:43] * GM|Caller looks at Yuki. "You..r.... Rea...l ...Na..."
[23:43] * GM|Caller falls over dead
[23:43] * GM|Caller is now known as GM|
[23:43] <GM|> ((Manabound. 800 MP))
[23:43] <GM|> ((Raoul bloew the last of it off.))
[23:43] * Raoul blinks, his hands darkly cloudy from the spiritual
backlash of his prolonged onslaught. "That... Was not supposed to happen."
[23:44] * Yuki` collapses for a moment too, and has just enough energy
to drink a Potion.
[23:44] <Yuki`> ((HP:7 39/170, SoS: 42))
[23:44] <Anika> (( lol I just texted Cala to tell him we're getting
owned. ))
[23:44] <Anika> (( Guess noot. ))
[23:44] <Anika> "I don't know what you did, but it was cool."
[23:45] <Raoul> "That should only have drained his mana, his magical
power. Not his life-force."
[23:45] <GM|> ((Alright then.  In order to equalize XP for all,
everyone is now at Level 20, +1XP.  Gill in a moment.))
[23:46] * Yuki` coughs, and drinks a second potion so she can stand.
"Unless they were one and the same, somehow..."
[23:46] <Yuki`> ((HP: 76/170, SoS: 42))
[23:47] <GM|> ((And everyone gets 2500 Gil, including Nicolai.))
[23:47] <Anika> (( Did we level last session? ))
[23:47] <Anika> (( Or is that all from today? ))
[23:47] <Yuki`> "...still wish I knew what the hell I was doing back
there...."
[23:47] <GM|> ((All from the last couple sessions.  Should be a
double-level.))
[23:47] <Anika> (( Did we get gil last session? ))
[23:47] <Raoul> ((You mean +1 KP, or 1 more EXP than needed for Lv 20?))
[23:48] * GM| is now known as GM|Isamu
[23:48] <GM|Isamu> ((Level 20, plus 1 extra XP.  Not KP.))
[23:48] * GM|Isamu peeks out from the backroom. "Is it over?"
[23:48] <GM|Isamu> ((No gil last week.  It all got rolled into this
session, as a single battle))
[23:49] * Raoul coughs up more green stuff, and quickly says "Yes"
before chugging an Antidote.
[23:49] * GM|Isamu goes out cautiously. "Where are the other two?"
[23:49] <Yuki`> "They managed to run off."
[23:50] <GM|Isamu> "Ah..  Yes.  I suppose this means that they won't
be coming back?"
[23:50] <Yuki`> "That... I can't guarantee, Isamu."
[23:51] * GM|Isamu frows, then sees the damage done to his shop...
It's total."
[23:52] <GM|Isamu> "My shop!"
[23:53] * Yuki` bows, albeit wobbly. "My apologies, Isamu."
[23:54] <GM|Isamu> "I need to tell people about this!"
[23:54] * GM|Isamu rushes out of the store, leaving you all in there.
[23:54] <Raoul> "...Your friend is excitable."
[23:55] <Yuki`> "Yes... but I'd say with good reason in this case.
Any way we can clean up in here a little?"
[23:55] * Anika looks around, frowning. "I can try to do some repairs..."
[23:56] * Raoul glances around. "I might be able to assist in that. I
did some reading while we were waylaid on Earth..."
[23:56] <GM|Isamu> ((There's not a lot left to be repaired.  The
damage from the fight was quite extensive))
[23:56] <Raoul> ((Oh.))
[23:56] <GM|Isamu> ((Multiple Titans, plus a Blade Beam == TRASHED))
[23:56] * Anika shrugs. "We're only two people, though."
[23:57] <Yuki`> "If not, then at least we should wait for him to get
back."
[23:58] * Yuki` thinks. "I have to ask something, though. when I
did... whatever the hell I did in the fight, did the rest of you feel
anything strange?"
[23:58] * JadeNSC is now known as Clotho
[23:58] <Raoul> "When you spoke our names? A rush, and sudden
awareness, on my part at the least."
[00:01] <Yuki`> "IT's strange... it was almost like I felt I could
touch something when I said your name a certain way. When I did,
something happened.  I can't really explain it."
[00:02] <Yuki`> "I guess I'll have to figure it out later."
[00:03] * Raoul sheathes his sword, his other blades, uh, in inventory
somewhere. "I have heard of power coming on a person so, but I never
learned the specifics of it."
[00:04] <Raoul> ((whew. Are we gonna wait for Isamu to return tonight?))
[00:04] <Yuki`> ((Unless someone suggests something different.))
[00:05] <GM|Isamu> ((Tell me when you're all ready for the end of the
session.  My notes end here.))
[00:06] <Raoul> ((I know I am. Lots of leveling up and my battery is
at 30%.))
[00:07] * GM|Isamu is now known as GM|
[00:07] <GM|> SESSION REWARDS:  XP to get you to Level 20+1XP, 2500Gil
[00:07] <GM|> ***LOG END***

[19:02] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:02] <GM|> *Fort Crow is a border fort, with a large armed
contingent due to the historic unpleasentness across the border.
[19:03] <GM|> *The public Inn is actually quite large, with signs in
both Etoile and Reufelgan advertising their wares.
[19:03] <GM|> *The Paladins have taken the chocobos to the stables,
and to register the party as crossing the border.
[19:04] <GM|> *In the meantime, your time is your own, as the sun
continnues to set.
[19:05] * Yuki` is going to relax at the tavern area with a light
drink, thinking about... something.
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[19:06] <ElementalKnight> ((Man oh man, that was a long ping.))
[19:06] <GM|> *The inn has an open veranda for those who don't want
to breath in the atmosphere inside.
[19:06] * Yuki` will take the Veranda then. >_>
[19:06] * Nikolai is out there, hanging out with Yuki.
[19:06] * Raoul has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[19:07] * Uileam is at the bar, nursing a beer as he listens to the
various conversations.  He looks almost nostalgic.
[19:07] * ElementalKnight is now known as Raoul
[19:07] * Yuki` takes a drink, then sighs. "...you know, I'm debating
whether I should use another alias around here or not."
[19:08] * Raoul is enjoying the atmosphere of the bar. It's been a
while since he was in Etoile, and it feels nice to be back.
[19:08] <GM|> *There's a lot of conversation inside.  ((Awareness
from all))
[19:08] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:08] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[19:08] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:08] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:08] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 62 ( Total: 62 )
[19:08] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 14 ( Total: 14 )
[19:08] <Uileam> (I smell a pass.)
[19:08] <Raoul> ((Awareness of 62 exactly.))
[19:08] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:08] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 62 ( Total: 62 )
[19:09] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 12.))
[19:09] <Nikolai> ((Same!))
[19:09] <Nikolai> ((With the exact pass))
[19:11] * Nikolai cocks an eyebrow
[19:11] <Nikolai> "Hey, Yuki."
[19:11] * Yuki` doesn't move much, but looks at Nikolai so he
continues.
[19:11] <Nikolai> "Have you been in the Etoile area before?"
[19:12] * Uileam concentrates over that-a-way, taking a swig of his
drink.
[19:12] * Yuki` nods very slightly.
[19:12] <Yuki`> "Short time.  Why?"
[19:12] <Nikolai> "If so... does anything spring to mind when I
say, 'Green Thing?""
[19:13] <Nikolai> "Especially something valuable, that some may look
to steal."
[19:13] * Yuki` thinks... "...not off the top of my head."
[19:13] <GM|> *Mair and Marcus return from the Stables, and note that
the party has split.  Mair goes out to the Veranda, while Marcus
pulls up a seat beside Uileam.
[19:13] * Nikolai tries to divine the source of the previous comment.
[19:15] <Uileam> "A drink for my new friend."
[19:15] <GM|> *Marcus nods, and takes the drink.  "Thank you.  How
are you faring?"
[19:16] <GM|> *Mair leans back in her chair, and soon begins to snore
lightly
[19:17] <Yuki`> "...snoring hurting your listening, Nikolai?"
[19:17] <Uileam> "Well enough, though a little on the poor side.
Nights like these don't help, but on some nights, I find an odd job
or two to keep me around."
[19:17] <GM|> *Marcus takes a swig of his drink.  "Is that what this
is?  An odd job?"
[19:17] <Nikolai> "It... doesn't help."
[19:17] <GM|> ((Another awareness from Nikolai))
[19:17] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:17] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 98 ( Total: 98 )
[19:18] <Raoul> ((...))
[19:18] <Nikolai> ((weeeeak))
[19:18] <Nikolai> ((man I have Combat Reflexes))
[19:18] <GM|> *Mair's snores disrupt Nikolai's attempts to listen in.
[19:18] <Nikolai> ((THis shouldn't happeeeen))
[19:19] <GM|> ((Them's the breaks.))
[19:20] <Yuki`> "Right."  Yuki will try to nudge Mair under the table.
[19:20] <Nikolai> "Well. Someone seems to be planning on it."
[19:20] <GM|> *Mair snorts, then rolls over in her chair, curling up
and becoming quieter.
[19:20] <Nikolai> "I think. My French is rusty."
[19:21] <Uileam> "This is a night being spent well on.  I've heard a
few possible jobs, but nothing certain yet."
[19:22] <Yuki`> "Hm.  This could be a problem.  We'll need to keep an
ear out for anything more."
[19:22] <GM|> *Marcus thinks this over.  "So, your companions..?" he
tries to lead an answer, poorly.
[19:22] * Nikolai resets his glasses, and takes a deep breath.
[19:22] * Nikolai stands up, and heads into the main inn area.
[19:23] * Nikolai walks stiffly up to the bar, taking a seat next to
Uileam.
[19:24] * Yuki` will stay where she is, listening in for anything
else.
[19:24] * Nikolai smiles nervously. "Uileam! How are you doing this
evening."
[19:24] * Uileam orders another round, including a third for his
other newfound friend.  "I couldn't tell you."
[19:24] * Uileam has his ruse ruined.  Ah well.  "Doing not so well,
apparently."
[19:25] * Nikolai is taking this opportunity to listen in once more
for any sign of the would-be thieves.
[19:25] <Nikolai> "Oh? Why's that?"
[19:25] * Nikolai looks hesitantly at the drink before him.
[19:26] <GM|> ((Yuki awareness.))
[19:27] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:27] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 67 ( Total: 67 )
[19:27] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 17.))
[19:28] <GM|> ((Yuki hears nothing out of the ordinary))
[19:29] * Yuki` sighs to herself, looks at Mair for a moment, then
out to the streets while she drinks some more of her drink.
[19:29] <Uileam> "Because you're here."  He turns back to his
right.  "We've heard something about Chocobos, if that's of any
interest to you."
[19:29] <GM|> *Marcus perks up.  "Oh?"
[19:30] <GM|> *Yuki sees Rhaiva approach the inn, having finished his
business apparently.
[19:30] <Uileam> "Ah, so it is.  Perhaps we can do business tonight."
[19:30] * Yuki` will watch where Rhaive goes in the bar area before
following to join him.
[19:31] * Nikolai blinks.
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[19:32] <GM|> *Eveyone, save Mair - still asleep - congregates about
the inside.
[19:32] * Nikolai wasn't aware Uileam held him in such disdain.
[19:32] * Raoul is watching this activity from his end of the bar,
and he's getting tired of remembering port-towns further north.
Either something is up, or everyone else is getting bored...
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[19:32] <GM|> *Rhaiva nods at Marcus.  "I have secured quarters for
the night."
[19:33] * Uileam doesn't correct any misconceptions at this time.
He's heard more important things.
[19:34] <GM|> "Although the Commander of this fortress has stressed
that we secure our valubles, as there has been a rash of petty thefts
as of late."
[19:34] <Nikolai> "Oh?"
[19:34] <GM|> *Rhaiva looks to everyone.  "There is a safe available
for overnight usage, if any of you do not wish to keep your things
with you this night."
[19:35] <Nikolai> "Where is this Commander?"
[19:35] <GM|> "He is in his offices, near the barracks.  I can escort
you, if you wish."
[19:36] <Nikolai> "Please do."
[19:36] <GM|> *Rhaiva nods, and steps back, making to lead Nikolai
[19:38] <GM|> *Marcus finishes his drink.  "So, anyone up for a
friendly game of cards or dice?"
[19:39] * Raoul looks up. "I might be up for a game. It has been a
while since I last played cards, however."
[19:39] <GM|> "Excellent!  Anyone else wishes to join us?  I promise
to take things easy on you!"
[19:40] <Yuki`> "I'd be willing to try.  Although I might not know
the rules well."
[19:40] <GM|> *Marcus grins.  "I can teach you, no concern."
[19:41] <Uileam> "Dice favored me more than cards ever did."
[19:43] <GM|> "Ah, so just Raoul and Yuki then?  Perhaps I can round
up some others from the crowd.  Starting the game seems like a good
idea." Marcus produces a deck of cards from somewhere on his person.
[19:43] <GM|> "Let us find a table then, and see what crowd we can
draw."
[19:44] <GM|> ((Raoul and Yuki can make awareness))
[19:44] <Raoul> ((Introduce the card-game mini-sidequest here! Now we
have to play against everyone in the world, and then we get the
Ultima Weapon. Or something.))
[19:44] * Yuki` raises an eyebrow, but remains silent. She decides to
keep her items very, very close to her person.
[19:44] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:44] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 12 ( Total: 12 )
[19:44] <GM|> *Yuki spots an actual honest cardtable over by a wall,
currently empty for lack of a game
[19:45] * Yuki` looks over to that table. "There's an open one."
[19:47] * Raoul will head over and claim a spot at it.
[19:47] * Yuki` will take a seat there too, next to the wall.
[19:47] <GM|> *Marcus takes the lead, and sits with his back to the
wall.  "I learned this game from some travellers with a funny
accent.  Called it 'pokhar' or the like.  Have either of you heard of
it?"
[19:48] <Raoul> ((Hmm. Mind if I default on a roll to see if I've
heard it/done it before?))
[19:49] <GM|> ((Gambling.  Both of you, with a 20 bonus.))
[19:49] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:49] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[19:49] * Raoul sits up. "I have indeed, good sir."
[19:49] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:49] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[19:49] <Raoul> ((If only-))
[19:49] <Raoul> ((...))
[19:49] <Uileam> (The irony is delicious.)
[19:50] <Yuki`> ((Well. I believe that's a success.))
[19:50] <Raoul> ((I was gonna say, if only I had critical'd. But
still. Whoa.))
[19:50] <GM|> *Raoul learned this game from some American Marines,
and Yuki just knows it as well.
[19:50] <Yuki`> "I... think I have heard of it, yes."
[19:51] <GM|> *Marcus nods.  "Good, good." He deals out some cards to
each of you, then a couple face-up in the middle of the table.  Looks
like a version of texas-hold'em.
[19:53] <GM|> *Gambling from the both of you
[19:53] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[19:53] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[19:53] <Raoul> ((I was about to ask how to do this. <.<))
[19:53] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:53] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 17 ( Total: 17 )
[19:53] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:53] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 90 ( Total: 90 )
[19:53] <Raoul> ((I think my default MAG rating is incorrect on my
sheet... 3xstat + 10 should be 46, not 34.))
[19:54] <Raoul> ((Though Gambling is learned, so... I'm working with,
what, 17?))
[19:54] <GM|> *Raoul handilly wins the first round with 3 kings, and
Yuki winds up with nothing.
[19:54] <Yuki`> ((My default for Gambling is 14, with my MAG. And if
it's learned, you can only default if you have a Thievery aptitude.))
[19:54] <Uileam> (If Gambling is Learned and you don't have a
Thievery aptitude, you can't default on it.)
[19:54] * Raoul grins. "I may remember more of this game than I
thought..."
[19:55] <Raoul> ((Ah. I can never remember how the defaulting rules
go.))
[19:55] <Uileam> (ie. I think you just lost the hand. :P)
[19:55] <GM|> *There are a couple new faces looking on as Marcus
passes the deck to Yuki.  "Perhaps dealing will do you better?"
[19:55] * Yuki` shrugs and deals. "Worth a try."
[19:55] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[19:55] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 65 ( Total: 65 )
[19:56] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:56] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 41 ( Total: 41 )
[19:56] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 27.))
[19:57] <GM|> ((Raoul?))
[19:57] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:57] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 59 ( Total: 59 )
[19:57] <Raoul> ((Sorry. And also, dang.))
[19:57] <GM|> *Marcus wins this hand.  A large human pulls up a
chair.  "Interesting game.  May I join?"
[19:58] * Raoul has no objections. He has cash to spare, and this is
fun...
[19:58] * Yuki` nods and passes the cards over to Raoul.
[19:58] * Raoul shuffles, passes, starts to flip...
[19:58] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:58] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 96 ( Total: 96 )
[19:59] <Raoul> ((*cards everywhere*))
[19:59] <GM|> *The new man introduces himself as Luc, and laughs at
Raouls fumble.  "Now, now, no need to be nervous."
[20:00] <Raoul> "Ahaha. I assure you, my skills at the game are
better than my skills with the cards themselves..."((if only because
they have to be))
[20:00] <GM|> ((Uileam, awarenss))
[20:00] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:00] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 26 ( Total: 26 )
[20:00] <Uileam> (Passes.)
[20:01] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:01] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 36, 4 ( Total: 40 )
[20:03] * Uileam makes his way over as the deck's being passed to be
shuffled [lose faster guys] and pulls up an empty seat. "Well, if the
game's going this poorly, p'raps I'll have some luck yet."
[20:03] <GM|> ((Does anyone here actually have Gambling?))
[20:03] * JadeNSC is now known as Jade|BRB
[20:03] <Yuki`> ((Only the default.))
[20:03] <Raoul> ((Not I.))
[20:03] <GM|> ((/me ponders a house rule))
[20:04] <GM|> ((I'll introduce it after the session.))
[20:04] <Uileam> (What about my PM?)
[20:05] <Uileam> (wewt)
[20:05] <Uileam> (We on a new hand, then?_
[20:05] <Uileam> )
[20:05] <GM|> ((Intimidation/Negotiation can be used for bluffing if
you flunk your Gambling))
[20:06] <Yuki`> ((Nice.))
[20:06] <Raoul> ((coo.))
[20:07] <Yuki`> ((So. Should we roll for the next hand, or still more
stuff coming?))
[20:07] * Nikolai re-enters the inn where everyone else is playing
cards.
[20:08] <GM|> *Luc takes the deck from Raoul.  "So, three cards to
each person, with a pair of cards face up in the middle for everyone
to use" he sums.  "Round of betting, then two more face up cards."
[20:08] * Nikolai looks melacnholy.
[20:08] <GM|> *Marcus nods
[20:08] <GM|> *Luc deals out the cards
[20:08] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:08] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 47, 17 ( Total: 64 )
[20:08] <Yuki`> "Alright."
[20:10] <Raoul> ((Should we also roll again?))
[20:10] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:10] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 31 ( Total: 31 )
[20:10] <GM|> ((Of course, if you want to try and win))
[20:10] <Uileam> (Pass by 35.)
[20:10] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:10] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 42 ( Total: 42 )
[20:10] <Yuki`> ((Okay, gambling failed. Trying to bluff with
NEgotiation.))
[20:10] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:10] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 42 ( Total: 42 )
[20:11] <Yuki`> ((Succeeds by 46. >_>))
[20:11] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:11] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 17 ( Total: 17 )
[20:11] <Uileam> (Pass by 35 on Intimidation, to be specific.  And
dammit, I'll never beat a Mediator in this game. ;_;)
[20:11] * Nikolai takes a stool, watching the game with fingers
steepled.
[20:11] <GM|> *Raoul plays a good hand, but folds to Yuki's bluff of
a full house.
[20:12] <GM|> ((Nikolai rolls awareness))
[20:12] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:12] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 70, 34 ( Total: 104 )
[20:12] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[20:12] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[20:12] <Nikolai> ((ppassby 7))
[20:12] <Raoul> ((Hmm. I have neither Gambling, Intimidate, or
Negotiate. I may have to switch to defaulting to Intimidate or
something, since you can't default on learned Gambling...))
[20:12] * Nikolai blinks.
[20:13] <GM|> *Marcus looks at Luc.  "So, you seem quite capable at
this game, considering not many people I know play it."
[20:14] <GM|> *Marcus coughs.  "I'm a quick learner.  And you three.
Seem to know it well."
[20:14] <Nikolai> "...Indeed."
[20:14] <GM|> ((-Marcus +Luc))
[20:14] <GM|> *Luc continnues.  "Where did you learn of it?"
[20:14] * Yuki` shakes her head. "Only enough to get by. I can play
it because I know people better than I know cards."
[20:15] <GM|> *Luc grunts, passing the cards to Marcus, who shuffles
lightly
[20:16] <GM|> ((Awareness please))
[20:16] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[20:16] * Raoul shrugs. "Our luck had to pile up somewhere. Here is
as good a place as any."
[20:16] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 67 ( Total: 67 )
[20:16] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:16] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[20:16] <Raoul> ((That'd pass. ^_^))
[20:16] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:16] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[20:18] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:18] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 93 ( Total: 93 )
[20:18] <Uileam> (Fail by 5.)
[20:18] <GM|> *Marcus finishes shuffling, and deals out the
cards.  "So, where are you from then, friend Luc?"
[20:18] <GM|> ((Gambling and what-not))
[20:18] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[20:18] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 99, 76 ( Total: 175 )
[20:19] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:19] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 72 ( Total: 72 )
[20:19] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:19] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 58 ( Total: 58 )
[20:19] <Uileam> (Fail by 6.)
[20:19] <GM|> *Luc looks at the opening hand, and prompty folds
[20:19] <Raoul> ((rar fail))
[20:19] * Raoul might try to play it through the first round, but he
can't follow through with a hand like this.
[20:20] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:20] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 29 ( Total: 29 )
[20:20] <GM|> *Yuki on the other hand, wins again
[20:21] <GM|> *The game continues on for a couple hours with players
cycling in and out before Luc stands up.  "If you'll excuse me, I
should be going.  It was interesting playing with you all.  Perhaps
we shall meet again."
[20:21] * Yuki` nods to herself slightly when she wins.
[20:21] <Nikolai> "Where to, Luc?"
[20:21] <GM|> ((BRB))
[20:22] <GM|> ((Back))
[20:23] <GM|> *Luc grunts.  "My room.  Have things to do."
[20:23] * Nikolai nods. "Before you go, can I ask you something?"
[20:23] <GM|> "Make it quick."
[20:23] <Nikolai> "Do you know of any breeders who raise Green
Chocobos?"
[20:24] <GM|> *Luc is very silent for a moment.  "No.  Why do you
ask?"
[20:24] <Nikolai> "I've been looking to buy for a while now..."
[20:25] * Nikolai smiles. "I'm beginning to consider looking in the
Black Market, they're so rare."
[20:25] * Nikolai plays it off as though he could be joking... or not.
[20:25] <GM|> *He looks at you, like you're crazy, before bursting
into laughter.  "Ha!  You're not rish enough for one of them, boy.
And there are those who'd take offense to what you're saying."
[20:26] <Nikolai> "Ah. Well then, sorry to bother you."
[20:26] * Raoul raises an eyebrow. He's not totally sure what
Nikolai's game is here...
[20:26] * Nikolai looks contemplative.
[20:26] <GM|> *Luc turns, and leaves, quickly being lost in the crowd
[20:27] * Yuki` looks at Nikolai for a moment.
[20:27] <Uileam> "Aye, just tell him what we're going to do next
time, amadán.  You don't give the man a note before putting a bomb
on his front steps."
[20:27] <Yuki`> "Oh.  Well, that explains things a bit."
[20:27] <GM|> ((Ah, amadán ?  I think a couple symbols got mixed up
there.))
[20:28] <Uileam> (Gaelic for idiot man.)
[20:28] <GM|> ((So noted.))
[20:28] * Nikolai looks nonplussed. "I don't plan on doing anything."
[20:28] <GM|> *Marcus leans in.  "What in the Abyss was that all
about?"
[20:29] <Uileam> "I overheard Luc talking about Green Chocobos,
probably planning on stealing some.  He didn't look to be the most
reputable of folk."
[20:29] <Nikolai> "Oh. Well, I have a crazy, unfounded suspicion that
your friend there plans on stealing one or more rare Green Chocobos."
[20:29] <Nikolai> "...Well, less than unfounded."
[20:29] <Uileam> "And there are still [insert party size-1] more of
us.  Clue us in before doing something rash."
[20:29] <Nikolai> "But I've given up on the idea of vigilante
justice."
[20:29] <GM|> *Marcus and Rhaiva look at the two of you.  "And you
were planning on...?
[20:30] <Nikolai> "There doesn't seem to be anything to gain from it."
[20:30] <Yuki`> "He's at least connected."  Yuki lowers her
voice.  "He has this raven tatoo on his arm.  It's probably there for
a reason."
[20:30] <Uileam> "Providence is providence.  You don't question these
things."
[20:30] <Nikolai> "Unless you want to try and get one, Uileam. That
lovely emerald color'll surely remind you of home."
[20:31] <Raoul> "I saw the tattoo as well. And he knew the game well
enough to keep up..."
[20:32] * Nikolai sighs. "Well in any case, the breeders have refused
a fort guard, and they weren't around for me to talk to."
[20:32] <Nikolai> "They don't want help, so I don't feel obliged to
give it."
[20:33] <GM|> Rhaiva looks at Yuki and Raoul.  "You mentioned a crow
tatoo?"
[20:33] <Raoul> "Yes. On the inside of his arm."
[20:33] * Yuki` nods very slightly.
[20:34] <GM|> *The Paladins share a meaningful glance.  "There is a
criminal syndicate based in Etoile that uses the Raven as an emblem
of choice."
[20:35] * Yuki` sighs. "Great."
[20:36] <Raoul> "What would such criminals want with green chocobos?
Why not just use normal, yellow ones?"
[20:36] <GM|> *Marcus nods.  "One of our jobs at the Monastary is to
keep an eye out for them.  Troublesome bunch, they are.  Disgusted I
know a game that one of them does."
[20:37] <Yuki`> "At the least, it's a good way to get close enough to
know who they are."
[20:37] <GM|> *Rhaiva speaks answers Raoul.  "Different colours of
feathers and fur, different breeds.  I would think that the isles
would know of the Blue breed?"
[20:38] <Nikolai> "So, our guests have a vested interest in
apprehending the 'bo thief?"
[20:38] * Raoul thinks... "I know they are popular in smaller
islands. They handle shallow water well..."
[20:39] * Jade|BRB is now known as JadeNSC
[20:39] <GM|> "The verderant variety are valued for their agility,
and seen as a status symbol in Etoile."
[20:41] <Raoul> ((brb))
[20:42] <Uileam> "I say we aim to stop them and move to do so
quickly.  Time isn't on our side if they decide to move tonight."
[20:43] <Yuki`> "If we have the time ourselves, of course."
[20:44] <Nikolai> "Like I said, I don't see why we care."
[20:44] <Uileam> "I think we could take the time to be tired while
traveling through the countryside to endear ourselves to our hosts."
[20:44] * Uileam turns to Nikolai.  "If you wish to ignore
providence, I advise you do it at your own peril."
[20:45] <Nikolai> "... Providence?"
[20:45] <Nikolai> "Really?"
[20:45] <GM|> Rhaiva looks at the party.  "Whatever you plan, count
not on us."
[20:45] <Uileam> "How else would you explain that we were in this bar
and just happened to hear their plans?"
[20:45] <Raoul> ((back))
[20:46] <Nikolai> "Coincidence."
[20:46] <Nikolai> "We have been it's victim multiple times since my
service here began."
[20:46] <Raoul> "Indeed. That said, I have no qualms ith harming a
criminal organization while moving through Etoile - as long as our
priorities remain as they are."
[20:47] <Nikolai> "Well, if you all wish to do something about it, I
won't stand in your way. Quite the opposite, in fact."
[20:47] <Yuki`> "Or maybe something more malign, too.  Like a
potential trap."  Yuki pauses.  "...right, that sort of conspiracy
against us sounds a bit silly even to me."
[20:48] <Uileam> (Time passed between Luc leaving and now?)
[20:48] <GM|> ((10 ish minutes))
[20:48] <Raoul> "And how many conspiracies can be laid against us,
after all?"
[20:48] <Nikolai> "A lot."
[20:48] <Uileam> "It would behoove us to make our way to the Chocobos
sooner rather than later," he says gently.
[20:48] <Yuki`> "You'd be surprised."  Yuki helps Marcus clean up
some of the cards.
[20:49] <Nikolai> "Well, in that case..."
[20:50] * Nikolai holds up a hand, gathering Cosmic energies.
[20:50] <Nikolai> "TELEPORT."
[20:50] * Nikolai whisks the party to the interior of the carriage
they rode in on, adjacent to the stables.
[20:51] <Uileam> "That's mildly useful.  And unsettling."
[20:51] * Nikolai resets his glasses, and deadpans. "Tada."
[20:51] <GM|> *It's very crowded inside the carriage.
[20:51] * Yuki` blinks a couple times as she gets whisked away. "..."
[20:52] <Nikolai> "Instant travel, and at no charge. To you."
[20:52] * Raoul coughs. "...Yes, my lungs are still where they should
be. Good to know."
[20:53] * Uileam opens the door and steps out as quietly as he
can.  "So much for my armor, but we'll do with what we have for now."
[20:53] * Yuki` immediately opens the carriage door and leans over,
trying not to barf.
[20:54] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:54] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 77 ( Total: 77 )
[20:54] * Uileam keeps his new knife close at hand and starts moving
that-a-way.
[20:54] * Yuki` fails to keep her recent beer down. x_x
[20:55] <Uileam> (That-a-way being defined as the opposite direction
of Yuki vomiting. <.<)
[20:55] <Nikolai> "Hmm. Never had that outcome, but then, I don't
drink."
[20:56] <GM|> *It's quiet outside, most of the noise coming from the
inn, where your vanishing act didn't go unnoticed.
[20:56] * Uileam looks nonplussed and looks for deeper shadows.
[20:57] <Yuki`> "...not the drink.  Warn me next time.  And maybe not
do it in crow- urk"  Yuki is still ill.
[20:57] <GM|> ((Uileam, stealth))
[20:57] <Nikolai> "... Will do."
[20:57] <Uileam> (What, you mean that skill I don't have?  Check!)
[20:57] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:57] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 85 ( Total: 85 )
[20:57] <Uileam> (Who's got a spotlight handy?)
[20:58] <GM|> *Uileam steps on a stick!
[20:58] * Yuki` is going to try to get her stomach back under
control, then avoid the crowd.
[20:58] <Uileam> (Could I try Escape to gtfo from the others? <.<)
[20:59] <Nikolai> ((I could just Teleport us again...))
[20:59] <Uileam> (I'm not a fan of Teleport.  Look where it got us
this time.)
[20:59] <Uileam> (Speaking IC.  OOC, I don't really care what we do.)
[21:00] * Raoul takes a look around. Anyone reacting negatively to
their quick exit? Or looking for Uileam specifically?
[21:01] <GM|> ((You can try.  Make your roll))
[21:01] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:01] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 64 ( Total: 64 )
[21:01] <Raoul> ((two over.))
[21:01] <GM|> *Raoul doesn't see anyone in the immediate vicinity
[21:01] <GM|> ((Uileam, your escape roll?))
[21:01] <Raoul> ((Heh. Just trying to keep stuff moving. Didn't have
any other bright ideas.))
[21:01] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:01] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[21:01] <Uileam> (Pass by 26.)
[21:02] <GM|> *Uileam Ninja-Vanish!
[21:02] * Uileam thanks the blessing of not wearing full plate at the
moment.
[21:02] <Yuki`> ((So, is the crowd heading out? And what are we doing
otherwise?))
[21:02] * Nikolai exits to the general stable area.
[21:03] <GM|> *More like people compaining about people being rude in
using magic, but no search parties.
[21:03] * Nikolai laughs nervously. "Yeah, where the hell do they get
off, using magic..."
[21:06] * Nikolai looks around for Luc
[21:06] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:06] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 80 ( Total: 80 )
[21:06] <GM|> ((Awareness then))
[21:06] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[21:06] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 37 ( Total: 37 )
[21:06] <Nikolai> ((25))
[21:06] <GM|> *You think you see some movement over by the fence
there...
[21:06] <Nikolai> ((passby))
[21:07] <GM|> *It's headed in your direction
[21:07] * Nikolai blends into the crowd, trying to track the movement
while remaining unseen.
[21:08] <GM|> ((There is no 'crowd', just the party by the carriage
by the stables))
[21:08] <Nikolai> ((Oh? I thought you were saying...))
[21:08] <Nikolai> ((NEVER MIND))
[21:09] <Raoul> ((Heh.))
[21:09] * Nikolai stands there, then.
[21:10] * Uileam taps Nikolai on the shoulder.  "Good look-out there."
[21:10] <Nikolai> "Thanks. See that?"
[21:11] <Uileam> "I saw my feet moving towards you, yes."
[21:12] <GM|> ((Awareness from everyone please))
[21:12] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:12] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 52 ( Total: 52 )
[21:12] * Nikolai subtly indicates the movement.
[21:12] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[21:12] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 66 ( Total: 66 )
[21:12] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 2.))
[21:12] <Nikolai> ((fail by 4))
[21:12] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:12] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[21:13] <Uileam> "... you saw me coming back here."
[21:13] <Uileam> (Also: lulz)
[21:13] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:13] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 69 ( Total: 69 )
[21:13] <Raoul> ((ack, but no matter.))
[21:13] <Nikolai> ((I am confused))
[21:13] <GM|> *Uileam spots a couple figures moving towards the
stables from the common yard, but they don't have any lights in the
growing twilight
[21:14] * Uileam shakes his head, puts a finger to his mouth and
motions that-a-way.
[21:14] <GM|> ((The figure you spotted sneaking towards the party was
Uileam coming back from his little patrol))
[21:14] <Nikolai> ((You're killing me.))
[21:14] * Yuki` nods and tries to hide in the shadows.
[21:14] <Yuki`> ((Making a Stealth check.))
[21:14] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:14] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 56 ( Total: 56 )
[21:15] <Yuki`> ((...fail by 6. >_<))
[21:15] <GM|> *Yuki coughs as she hides behind a barrel.
[21:15] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[21:15] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 31 ( Total: 31 )
[21:16] * Nikolai Escapes into the shadows. (As in the spell.)
[21:16] <GM|> *The two figures stop, and look around carefully
[21:16] * Uileam rolls with his crit-happy Escape check to keep
Ninja'ing around?
[21:17] <GM|> ((Make another one, or Stealth, for anyone who wants to
hide))
[21:17] <GM|> ((But escape will take you away from the two figures,
rather than simply finding a hidey-hole))
[21:17] <Nikolai> ((Including me? I've got spells that act as Escape
actions))
[21:18] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:18] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 28 ( Total: 28 )
[21:18] <Uileam> (Fail on default.)
[21:18] <Yuki`> ((I guess I can't re-roll Stealth, huh? >_>))
[21:18] <Uileam> (Oh wait, I pass by 2 on Escape.)
[21:18] <GM|> ((No, you have your spells, don't forget to spend the
MP on them.))
[21:18] <Nikolai> ((Can I cast Sprint before anyone's escape
actions?))
[21:19] <GM|> ((No))
[21:19] <GM|> ((If you fail your escape, you can try stealth.  Raoul,
your rolls, if any?))
[21:20] * Raoul will also try to hide, though he's not terribly great
at it.
[21:20] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:20] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[21:20] * Raoul seems to have gotten the ninja mojo somehow
tranferred into himself. HUnh.
[21:20] * Nikolai blinks. Hmm. No need for temporal manipulation!
[21:21] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[21:21] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 58, 95 ( Total: 153 )
[21:21] * JadeNSC has quit IRC (Quit: Headache. Guess I'm going for
the night.)
[21:22] <GM|> *The figures look around, and eventually seem to reach
a concensus.  They keep approaching the carriage storage and stables
quite quietly.
[21:23] <GM|> *After a minute, they reach the entrance to the
stables, and shine a light in, the hooded lantern casting light onto
the birds.
[21:24] * Nikolai looks around to his fellows. Are they making a move?
[21:24] * Yuki` is not yet.
[21:25] <GM|> *One of them opens the gate to the stables, and steps
inside, the other - with the lantern - follows suit, closing the door
behind them.
[21:25] * Nikolai waits.
[21:25] * Yuki` looks over to the others.
[21:26] <GM|> *They go deeper into the stables, apparently oblivious
to your presence.
[21:26] * Nikolai motions to follow.
[21:26] * Yuki` will follow, a bit away.
[21:26] <GM|> ((Stealth then, +20 bonus, even if no skill))
[21:27] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:27] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 11 ( Total: 11 )
[21:27] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:27] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 57 ( Total: 57 )
[21:27] <Uileam> (Pass by some amount.)
[21:27] <Yuki`> ((With the bonus, pass by 13.))
[21:27] * Raoul follows up the rear, trying to keep his sword from
janging against his armor.
[21:27] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:27] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[21:27] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[21:27] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 14 ( Total: 14 )
[21:27] <Nikolai> ((Boooya))
[21:28] <Raoul> ((With +20 bonus, pass by 5. Whoo.))
[21:28] * Nikolai creeps along.
[21:28] <Yuki`> ((BRB.))
[21:28] <GM|> ((Lots of creeping, vewy, vewy quiet))
[21:28] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[21:28] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 45, 55 ( Total: 100 )
[21:29] <GM|> *The two go to the back, and reach a padlocked door.
One of them pulls out a key, and fits it into the lock, giving it a
quick snap turn.
[21:30] <GM|> *The lock falls open.
[21:30] <GM|> ((Awareness))
[21:31] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:31] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 51 ( Total: 51 )
[21:31] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[21:31] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 61 ( Total: 61 )
[21:31] <Yuki`> ((Fail by 1.))
[21:31] <Nikolai> ((pass by 1))
[21:31] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[21:31] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 66 ( Total: 66 )
[21:31] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[21:31] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 85 ( Total: 85 )
[21:31] <Raoul> ((fail by 4.))
[21:31] <Uileam> (Pass by 3.)
[21:33] <GM|> *Luc doesn't appear to be either of the pair.
[21:33] * Uileam is becoming slightly suspicious of this pair.
[21:33] <GM|> *The two of them slip into the back room, closing the
door behind them.
[21:34] * Nikolai whispers to the others. "When do we make a move?"
[21:35] <Uileam> "I'm beginning to doubt that they might be the
thieves."
[21:35] <Uileam> "Unless they're connected inside, I don't think
they'd have keys to the stables."
[21:36] <Nikolai> "So do we keep moving?"
[21:37] * Raoul nods. "We are committed to see this through...
whatever it is."
[21:38] <GM|> *There are sounds coming from behind the door.  Perhaps
an argument?
[21:38] <Uileam> "I'll wait outside in case more come along.  If you
catch them inside, teleport something out and I'll be there as soon
as I can."
[21:40] <Nikolai> "Alright."
[21:40] * Nikolai takes a deep breath, and Escapes to the other side
of the door.
[21:40] <GM|> ((You take the party -Uileam?))
[21:40] <Nikolai> ((Like, JUST on the other side of the door. And no,
just me.))
[21:41] <GM|> *You see a couple people near the back, arguing
quietly.  There are a pair of green chocobos in off to one side,
sleeping
[21:42] * Nikolai moves in closer, trying to get a listen.
[21:42] <Nikolai> * Quietly, of course.
[21:43] <GM|> ((The rest of you?))
[21:43] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[21:43] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 48, 25 ( Total: 73 )
[21:43] * Raoul holds back a bit. He's good at being the second line
of defense.
[21:43] * Yuki` is going to wait a bit to the side in case someone
decides to run out. Preferably some place shadowy.
[21:44] <GM|> ((So, only Nikolai is on that side of the door?))
[21:44] <Nikolai> ((yeah))
[21:44] <GM|> ((Cool))
[21:44] <GM|> *The two inside stop arguing, putting fingers to their
ears for a moment.
[21:45] <GM|> *Outside, a bright light shines down on the party, and
a voice speaks up in a *very* thick Australian accent speaks
up.  "Allright mates.  You best be putt'n your heands on your heads
now."
[21:46] <Uileam> (... so much for being stealthy.)
[21:46] * Raoul ...is quite surprised.
[21:46] <GM|> *You turn around to see one of these guys holding a
very dangerous weapon in his hands.  ((
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Austeyr_F88_M203.JPEG ))
[21:46] * Melo has joined #i-demon
[21:47] <GM|> *And Nikoali finds a pair of pistols now drawn and
facing him!
[21:47] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[21:53] * JonB changes topic to 'FFRPG I-DEMON Campaign
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[19:03] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:04] <GM|> *When last we left our heroes, they were given supper at the monastary near the Reufelgo / Etoile border to collect a trio of Paladins who were to accompany them to Aquamarine, where they will meet up with the rest of the flotilla.
[19:04] * GM| is now known as GM|Cadfael
[19:05] <GM|Cadfael> *They were promised that they would be ready in the morning.
[19:05] <GM|Cadfael> *Come the morning, dawn devotionals are called.  This wakes up everyone who isn't already awake.
[19:06] * Yuki` wakes up slowly, making sure that everything she has is still in order before meeting with the others.
[19:06] <Yuki`> ((Also: BRB. >_<))
[19:06] <GM|Cadfael> ((grr))
[19:07] * GM|Cadfael leads the quick prayer service before giving leave to take thier breakfasts.
[19:07] * Raoul listens to the devotionals as he gets his de-shined armor on. It's not music, but it's enchanting nonetheless. He wonders how much in bad taste it would be to ask if they had a phonograph recording of them...
[19:07] * Nikolai pulls himself from sleep, mentally recounting what he's doing here.
[19:09] <GM|Cadfael> "Ah, Lord Raoul.  Those who will accompay you will be available once they too are refreshed.  We do not have any of your cuisine here, so I am afeared that fresh fruits and bread will have to suffice.
[19:10] <Raoul> "Not to worry. Simple food before travel is better, anyhow, in my opinion."
[19:10] <Nikolai> "Practical."
[19:11] * Anika is used to a more simple fare, and doesn't complain.
[19:11] <GM|Cadfael> ((Also, Session #20 posted now.))
[19:12] <GM|Cadfael> *After breakfast, Cadfael asks you to meet your companions by the front gate.  Your carriage has been prepared and stocked up.
[19:13] * Nikolai waits there
[19:13] <Yuki`> ((Right, back. Sorry.))
[19:14] * Yuki` doesn't eat much, then heads right for the front gate.
[19:16] * Raoul neither dawdles nor rushes. He takes an apple to go.
[19:17] <GM|Cadfael> *At the front gate, three people wait with Cadfael.  One Elvann and a pair of Humes.  They each have thier own chocobos, and gear undergoing last minute packing.
[19:17] * Nikolai ?
[19:17] <GM|Cadfael> ((phone))
[19:18] * Clotho has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[19:18] * JadeNSC has joined #I-DEMON
[19:18] <GM|Cadfael> ((Sorry, parents calling re; the weekend))
[19:18] * JadeNSC is now known as Clotho
[19:19] <GM|Cadfael> "Ah, there you all are.  Please, allow me to introduce Rhaiva," he gestures to the Elvann, who bows politely, "Mair and Marcus, sister and brother."
[19:19] <GM|Cadfael> *The three greet the party.
[19:19] * GM|Cadfael is now known as GM|
[19:20] * Yuki` curtsies slightly in return.
[19:20] * Nikolai bows.
[19:20] * Raoul nods, taking them in. "We are most glad to have your assistance."
[19:21] <GM|> *Rhaiva steps forward.  "We are pleased to accompany you.  This is a good chance to stretch our legs."
[19:22] <Nikolai> "That's one way to look at it."
[19:22] * Nikolai smiles warmly.
[19:22] <GM|> *He continues, "I will be in charge of the Order's contingent, so I look forward to learning more from you about this assignment."
[19:23] <GM|> *Cadfael steps aside as the carriage arrives.  "I trust your journey will be safe."
[19:24] <Yuki`> "Hopefully, your trust will be verified during our trip."
[19:25] <GM|> "Indeed.  May the Grace of Light go with you on your travels."
[19:26] * Yuki` looks into the carriage, then steps inside.
[19:27] <GM|> *Cadfael helps Yuki into the carriage.
[19:27] * Raoul hopes the Paladins are better at handling carriages than he is. He'll drive if no one else is able, but y'know.
[19:27] * Yuki` allows the help. Slightly. >_>
[19:29] * Anika hoists herself into the carriage after Yuki.
[19:29] <GM|> Once the party is ready, the three Paladins lead the carriage out of the monastary, and out onto the road, quickly taking up positions around the vehicle.
[19:31] <GM|> *After about an hour, Mair notices that Raoul isn't exactly the best person with the reigns.  She moves closer.  "Should I take over for you?"
[19:31] * Yuki` closes her eyes during the ride, focusing on... something. The others around may or may not feel the occasional slight twinge. >_>
[19:32] <Raoul> "I would appreciate it. I will get my practice in when time nor safety are of the essence."
[19:33] * Raoul hands them off, with just a hint of sheepishness.
[19:33] <GM|> *Mair quickly calls a halt, dismounts, and ties her chocobo to the carriage with a long rope, then takes over the driving.
[19:34] <GM|> "So, where are all you from, anyways?" Mair comments as the road twists around a large hill.
[19:35] * Anika gestures to herself and Yuki. "Hinodeumei."
[19:35] * GM| looks surprised at that. "Far from home."
[19:35] <GM|> *Mair looks surprised...
[19:35] * Yuki` opens her eyes in surprise, then nods. "Yes... it is. But we are getting used to it."
[19:36] <GM|> "Truth be told, this would be the first time I've gone so far."
[19:37] * Raoul looks up from the road ahead. "From the monastery, you mean?"
[19:37] <GM|> "Yes.  From home as well.  I was born around here."
[19:39] <GM|> *She adds after a few moments; "Does leaving get any easier?"
[19:39] * Raoul nods. "Yes. But it depends more on your intentions, your travels. When I leave with my friends to sail, it is easy, and so is coming home. When I leave for an important purpose, leaving is difficult..."
[19:40] <GM|> "What about the rest of you?  What do you think?"
[19:41] <Yuki`> "...it does get easier, in time.  But it's harder when you have an actual home to return to."
[19:43] <GM|> *Macus rides a bit closer.  "Forgive my sister, please.  She has always been of the 'home and hearth' type of person.  No sense of adventure."
Session Close: Wed Oct 08 19:43:42 2008

Session Start: Wed Oct 08 19:43:48 2008
Session Ident: #I-DEMON
[19:43] * Now talking in #I-DEMON
[19:43] * Topic is 'FFRPG I-DEMON Campaign http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/demoncampaign/ | Current Status: Session 22: October 8th, 9PM Eastern | Session #21 Rewards: 1000 XP, 1000GV.  Healing Items available for shopping. | Hot Single Moms are welcome! | Free Glomping Zone | No Sugar'
[19:43] * Set by JonB!berryjon@... on Mon Oct 06 22:14:59
[19:44] <GM|> ((How the heck did that happen?  Did I miss something?))
[19:44] <Yuki`> ((Nope.))
[19:44] <GM|> ((Cool.  So no one replied to Marcus then.))
[19:44] <Yuki`> "Not an issue.  Adventure can be overrated."
[19:45] <GM|> *Marcus barks some laughter.  "It can be, to those who do not enjoy it."
[19:47] <GM|> *Rhaiva glares back at his two juniors.  "Stay alert.  They haven't been dealt with yet, and we do look tempting."
[19:48] * Raoul is totally goign to ask about just what adventures Marcus has been on, but Rhaiva's warning reins him in.
[19:48] <GM|> *Marcus returns the glare with a smile of his own.  "Let them!  I'm ready!"
[19:52] <GM|> *Rhaiva snorts.  "Then be so."
[19:52] * Yuki` sighs a bit to herself and gets back to those... exercises or whatever she's doing.
[19:52] <Raoul> "...Curiosity requires me to ask, Marcus - what has prepared you so?"
[19:53] <GM|> "Oh, this and that.  Sometimes a belligerent monster will roam the country side, and we get to go deal with it.  I like to volunteer."
[19:55] <GM|> "What have you done?"
[19:56] <Raoul> "Many things I cannot talk of, for modesty or decency's sake. But I have traveled, by bird and sail, and met many interesting people and seen a few interesting things. Fortunately, only a small few of them have had to be introduced to my sword."
[19:56] * Nikolai smiles.
[19:57] <GM|> "Heh.  And the rest of you?"
[19:58] * Nikolai raises one hand. "This is my first real adventure, I suppose."
[19:58] * Yuki` keeps her eyes closed, focusing on something else. "...too much, I fear. I'd rather not say more."
[19:59] <GM|> Marcus looks at Yuki.  "I was told by a mentor that those who are aged deserve our respect, for they have survived."
[20:00] <Yuki`> "That much, I have done."
[20:00] <GM|> He nods.
[20:00] <GM|> ((brb))
[20:01] <Anika> "This is my first big adventure as well."
[20:04] <GM|> "Ah!  Then I shall take care you then!"  At this, Mair's fist lashes out, hitting her brother square in the upper arm.  "Don't."
[20:06] <GM|> *There is a stop for lunch at a walled inn, where the bo's are watered, and everyone can stretch.
[20:07] * Yuki` is definitely going to take the chance for some extra food.
[20:08] <GM|> *During this stop, Rhaiva talks to the innkeep to pay for the food.  And Mair takes Anika aside.
[20:08] * Nikolai heads in to the inn, looking for a sandwhich to-go.
[20:08] <GM|> "Sorry about my brother.  He gets ahead of himself, and if he tries anything on you, just hit him."
[20:12] <GM|> *The chocobo's are switched about, and loads distributed.  Rhaiva comes back.  "They haven't been seen in the area lately, although rumors of them on the other side of the border are not scarce. We should check at the border post, Marcus."
[20:15] <GM|> *When everyone is ready, the Paladins are ready to keep going.
[20:15] * Raoul is good to go, having stretched and walked a bit.
[20:16] <Raoul> ((speaking of which, brb))
[20:16] * Nikolai has a sandwhich, containing something like barbecued beef.
[20:16] * Yuki` gets back on the carriage, and starts those exercises a bit more. Eventually, she'll stop and finally relax.
[20:17] <Yuki`> "...I think I'm getting a little more used to that, now."
[20:19] <GM|> *The party sets off into the afternoon, heading north-westerly towards the border with Etoile.
[20:21] <GM|> *Rhaiva falls back to the coach, while Marcus acts as an outrider.  "We shouldn't have any problems with the border guards.  I was given papers by Brother Cadfael.  Have any of you been there before?"
[20:22] <Raoul> ((back))
[20:22] <Yuki`> "Etoile?"  Yuki thinks for a moment...
[20:22] * Anika looks confused. "Tries anything?"
[20:22] <Anika> (( Sorry. Was getting food. >.> ))
[20:22] <Raoul> "Yes, but it has been a while. And I never arrived by land."
[20:23] <Yuki`> "Oh, yes.  Anika and I were there for a short time on our trip from Hinodeumei."
[20:23] * Anika nods.
[20:24] * Nikolai keeps silent, as he usually does on Theran matters.
[20:24] <GM|> "Ah, then this should not be a concern then."
[20:25] * Nikolai prefers not to display his ignorance.
[20:26] <GM|> ((You could tell the truth.  That you haven't been there before.))
[20:26] <GM|> *The group pases into a cool forest, where the road has been cut fairly wide, but underbrush encroaches on the curbs.
[20:28] <GM|> Mair turns to look back at those in the coach.  "If you see anything out of the ordinary, shout out, will you?"
[20:28] * Raoul keeps an eye out.
[20:29] * Yuki` nods and keeps a lookout.
[20:29] <GM|> ((Then awareness checks from everyone.  :) ))
[20:29] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[20:29] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 37 ( Total: 37 )
[20:30] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[20:30] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 69 ( Total: 69 )
[20:30] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[20:30] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 59 ( Total: 59 )
[20:30] <GM|> You all see...  a whole lotta forest.  Oh, and some trees.
[20:30] * Yuki` kind of likes the trees.
[20:31] <Yuki`> ((And BRB again. >_< Dammit, sorry about that.))
[20:31] <Cala> (I live.)
[20:31] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[20:31] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 33 ( Total: 33 )
[20:31] <Anika> (( Pass by 31. ))
[20:32] * Nikolai sighs. "Nice scenery..."
[20:32] * Cala is now known as Uileam
[20:32] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:32] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 40 ( Total: 40 )
[20:32] <GM|> *Uileam is also seeing forest and trees.
[20:33] <Uileam> (But I pass by like 40. o.o)
[20:33] <GM|> ((And rocks and trees, and trees and rocks, and rocks and trees, and trees and rocks, and WATER~~))
[20:33] <Uileam> (48, to be exact.  Those must be some sexy trees.)
[20:34] <Raoul> ((It's like the Iowa song!))
[20:34] <GM|> ((It's the Canada song!))
[20:34] <Yuki`> ((Ugh. Back again.))
[20:35] <GM|> *Later in the afternoon, they come out of the forest, and ahead of them, across the road, is a small fort.  The flag of Etoile flies over it.
[20:35] * Yuki` breathes a sigh of relief to herself.
[20:36] * Anika has become restless, and fidgets boredly.
[20:36] <GM|> "Ah, Fort Crow.  We shall spend the evening there, and sally forth in the morning."
[20:36] <GM|> *Marcus looks dissapointed.
[20:38] * Yuki` looks at MArcus. "I'm sure you'll have all the time you need to battle later, when we aren't on potentially time-sensitive matters."
[20:39] <GM|> *The gates to the fort are open, and as you appraoch, you can see guards partolling the walls, as well as cannon ports.
[20:42] * Raoul looks at the cannons some, but that was never his forte. But he is glad to have arrived in Etoile, and to (hopefully) be done with the wagon for a while.
[20:42] <GM|> *As you enter, Rhaiva nodds at the guards at the gate, who let you pass without trouble.  "Bonjour." they say to you as you pass.
[20:42] * Yuki` returns the "Bonjour".
[20:43] * Nikolai offers a "Lovely afternoon, gentlemen." in fluent French.
[20:44] <GM|> *The guards accept your greetings, and return to their duties.
[20:46] * Yuki` gives a quick look and slight smirk to Nikolai.
[20:46] * Nikolai looks unassuming.
[20:46] <GM|> *Rhaiva turns his 'bo around inside the common area of the fort.  "There is an inn and tavern over there," he gestures to the left, "and I shall deal with the fees and such with the fort Capitan."
[20:48] <GM|> He adds; "Please rest yourselves, we have a long days travel tomorrow."
[20:48] <Nikolai> "Yes, sir."
[20:49] <Yuki`> "Right."
[20:51] * Raoul hasn't much to say, but he's definately ready to rest. Sitting in a carriage all day is surprisingly hard.
[20:52] * Yuki` will go ahead and head to the inn, thn.
[20:52] * Nikolai departs from the cart.
[20:53] * Uileam heads to the inn first to deposit his armor, then aims to find a small arms store to find a personal dagger to carry on his person while unarmored.
[20:55] <GM|> *Mair and Marcus take the bo's to the side to deal with them.
[20:56] <GM|> *Uileam can find a blacksmith who sells such things.
[20:56] * Uileam then heads to the tavern for a drink or two, a new dagger secured. [Any gil cost?]
[20:58] <GM|> ((Dirk in the equip chapter))
[20:58] <GM|> ((EK is crashing now, and you guys skipped most of my notes for this session.  I'm calling it early.))
[20:58] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:03] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:03] <GM|> *Isamu had left the devestated store, leaving the
party, along with the body of the Caller behind.
[19:03] <GM|> *He did not say when he would be back.
[19:04] * Yuki` is still trying to recover a bit, and thinking of
what to do.
[19:04] <GM|> (Action)
[19:06] * Raoul breathes, looking at the Caller. He is beginning to
dislike callers... But that they've come up so often for them can't
be a coincidence. Mind if he checks the caller's pockets and the like
for anything identifying?
[19:06] <GM|> ((Awareness))
[19:07] * JadeNSC has quit IRC (Quit: Heading to the other house.)
[19:07] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:07] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 63 ( Total: 63 )
[19:07] <GM|> ((For Raoul, who's doing the searching))
[19:07] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:07] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 44 ( Total: 44 )
[19:07] <Raoul> ((Awareness 62.))
[19:08] <GM|> *Raoul looks through the robes, and finds a small
medalion.
[19:08] * Nikolai breathes a sigh of releif.
[19:08] <GM|> ((*Medallion))
[19:08] <GM|> *It has a crow motif on it.
[19:09] * Raoul looks it over. Assuming it's not made of wood here...
Any writing on it? Or just the crow?
[19:09] <Raoul> ((if it is wood, then Crafting Carpentry to learn
more. But really, I doubt it's naything but a metal medal.
[19:09] <Raoul> *))
[19:09] <GM|> ((Metal.  Just the crow.))
[19:10] * Raoul holds it up for everyone else to see. "Does anyone
recognize this motif? it is unfamiliar to me, but appeared to be dear
to our foe - and, I theorize, his intentions."
[19:10] * Yuki` looks at the medallion.
[19:12] * Nikolai searches his memory for anything... (Specific Lore,
or default?)
[19:12] * Yuki` frowns at it. "It reminds me of a few nasty things,
but... no, I don't know what this specific symbol is for."
[19:12] <Uileam> "Nazi symbol.  Group of supremacists who wanted to
kill off most of the world."
[19:12] <GM|> ((Nope.  I had already decided who knew what.))
[19:13] * Nikolai recognizes it, and his eyes go wide.
[19:13] <Yuki`> "...sounds like they're a nasty bunch."
[19:14] <Nikolai> "To say the least."
[19:15] <GM|> *You hear the sounds of many people approaching
[19:16] * Raoul blinks. "Good to know, though now I am more curious
as to tactics - and what such a group would have to do with... Mm,
hold."
[19:16] <Uileam> "Put that away," he snaps.
[19:17] * GM| is now known as GM|Isamu
[19:17] * Yuki` makes sure her weapons are put away, too.
[19:17] * GM|Isamu comes in, followed by a couple others. "You see?
They have been driven off!"
[19:17] * Nikolai makes a note to talk about this with Uileam later.
[19:18] * Raoul looks at these others. Associates of Isamu? Local
guards? Hopefully not Paladins... he doubts he can fake them out.
[19:18] * Yuki` nods at Isamu. "It was admittedly difficult, but it
can be done."
[19:18] <GM|Isamu> ((They're other Hino's.))
[19:19] * GM|Isamu bows. "My shop... I am glad I put the valuable
things away before this all started. Are any of you injured?
[19:19] <GM|Isamu> "
[19:19] <GM|Isamu> *The others come in, and stand over the body. "We
will take this away."
[19:20] * Yuki` bows in return. "I think the best salve for my wounds
would be minor aid, and mostly time to rest. I'm not as young as I
used to be."
[19:20] * Uileam returns to the background.
[19:21] <GM|Isamu> *The two who came in with Isamu carefully pick up
the body, and take it away.
[19:21] <Yuki`> "Of course, I can't speak for the others wounds."
[19:22] <GM|Isamu> "Any of you?"
[19:23] * Raoul shakes his head. "I am relatively unscathed, but
thank you for your concern."
[19:24] <GM|Isamu> "That is good, for the healing items left with
those two.  Now, ah, please tell me why things went so wrong?"
[19:25] <Yuki`> "I doubt they ever wanted to talk in good faith.
They believe they are in a position of enough strength to dictate
terms."
[19:26] <Yuki`> "Basically, they didn't want to get to 'yes'.  They
wanted to get to 'yes, my lord'.  Whether that is still true, I don't
know."
[19:27] <GM|Isamu> "Ah.  So, it was good fortune that brought you and
your companions to us in this hour of need."
[19:29] <Uileam> "Not to burst the good feelings, but I doubt that's
the last of them.  I also think there will be more next time."
[19:29] <Yuki`> "He's right.  And we'll have to be wary that they
come after us specifically next time."
[19:29] <GM|Isamu> "Is there anything else I should know?  Given this
business, I would like to clean up a bit.  Perhaps I can convince
people that nothing happened here tonight."
[19:30] <Yuki`> "If you need help convincing others, I can give some
assistance."
[19:31] <Yuki`> "To compensate for the damage to your shop, Isamu."
[19:31] * GM|Isamu shakes his head. "The cost of doing business, and
I have others willing to help cover my expenses."
[19:32] <Yuki`> "Very well, then.  Hopefully, this whole thing will
keep trouble away from you for a while."
[19:33] <GM|Isamu> "That would be useful.  You will find your rooms
are well and prepared, privacy guarenteed.  If you'll excuse me, I
must work."
[19:33] * Nikolai feels tired
[19:35] * GM|Isamu gets to work cleaning up.
[19:35] * Yuki` lets Isamu get back to his work, then. She steps out
of the store and starts heading off to those rooms.
[19:35] <GM|Isamu> nick GM|
[19:35] * GM|Isamu is now known as GM|
[19:36] * Raoul is happy to go to his room, clean his blade, and
shake off that faux-Paladin sense.
[19:36] * Nikolai retreats
[19:37] <GM|> ((I know Nikolai wants to talk to Uileam.  If you want
to do that now, or later?))
[19:37] <Yuki`> ((I'm just fine with taking a back seat for a long
while. :p))
[19:39] <GM|> ((Advancing Plot:  Press X))
[19:39] <Nikolai> ((X))
[19:39] <Raoul> ((/_\))
[19:39] <Raoul> ((I mean, X.))
[19:39] <Uileam> (X it is.)
[19:39] <Yuki`> ((X))
[19:40] <GM|> *In the morning, you do have an appointment at the
Paladin's Temple.
[19:41] <GM|> *Breakfast is provided for, free!
[19:42] * Nikolai digs in!
[19:42] * Raoul om nom noms. Killin' fools leaves a guy hungry, and
he didn't eat last night. Then he gets his princely demeanor back,
scuffs his armor up a little - back to normal levels - and it ready
to go.
[19:42] * Yuki` is just fine with some breakfast.
[19:43] * Yuki` is also fine with getting some new robes and the like
to replace the old ones when she gets the chance. ((Basically to take
care of the new equipment thing.))
[19:43] <GM|> *When you're ready to leave, your path will take you
past Isamu's place...  Which appears completly unscathed.  And people
invite you in for shopping.
[19:44] * Yuki` will politely decline, but give Isamu a bit of a
smile if she sees him.
[19:45] * Uileam has promptly bankrupted himself.  No more shopping.
[19:45] * Nikolai waves it off graciously
[19:45] * Raoul is happy with his current Protect Ring, but politely
notes that he'll direct other Azragi to shop here when he sees them
next.
[19:47] <GM|> *Getting to the Temple, you are quickly shown into the
back office.
[19:47] * GM| is now known as GM|Justainius
[19:47] <GM|Justainius> "Please, have a seat."
[19:48] * Yuki` will do so.
[19:48] * Uileam stands.  Far more comfortable.
[19:49] <GM|Justainius> "I have reviewed the requests sent to us, as
well as those made by certain Earth governments."
[19:50] * Raoul is sitting, straightbacked and attentive.
[19:50] <GM|Justainius> "We can provide a half-dozen of the Order to
aid in this attempt at Embassy.
[19:50] <GM|Justainius> "Three of them are here in the temple, and
will head for a port to be picked up by one of our ships, to meet
with the Azrag fleet."
[19:51] <GM|Justainius> "The others are currently on assignment, and
I would therefore like to make an obvious request of you all."
[19:52] * Nikolai cocks an eyebrow.
[19:52] <Raoul> "In exchange for assistance, we are happy to return
the favor - within reason, of course."
[19:54] <GM|Justainius> "Well, we would like you to deliver the new
orders to these members of the Order that will be joining you.  You
would then all head to meet up with the fleet in ...  Aquamarine?
The Etolian port.  I'm not good with foreign languages, so forgive
the lapse."
[19:55] <GM|Justainius> "Does that sound acceptable?"
[19:55] * Nikolai looks to his contemporaries.
[19:56] * Yuki` will defer to Raoul on this one.
[19:57] * Raoul smiles. "It has been some time since I last visited
there - and my last visit was certainly memorable. I see no reason
not to acquiesce to this."
[19:57] * Uileam isn't quite sure if he knows anything about this
port.
[19:57] <Uileam> (You know Jon's gonna try and kill us while we're
there.)
[19:57] <Raoul> ((I am aware.))
[19:57] <GM|Justainius> (( >_> ))
[19:57] <GM|Justainius> (( <_< ))
[19:57] <Raoul> ((i'm also pretty sure Raoul gained a pre-level-10
level there, on his princely adventures.))
[19:58] <Raoul> ((if not more than one. Port town for a worldly
sailing prince? This is a home-away-from-home homecoming for him.))
[19:58] <Raoul> ((Anyhow. Raoul is totally cool with this on a number
of levels.))
[19:59] <Nikolai> ((Raoul: Hell Telemacchus style?))
[19:59] <Nikolai> ((Or however Odysseus's son's name is spelled))
[19:59] <GM|Justainius> "Excellent!  You will be heading for a
monsatary just inside the border, and deliver these," he produces a
scroll, sealed in several ways," to the head of the Order there, and
he will finish the details."
[20:01] * Raoul tkes the scrolls, and stores them as he did the
sealed scroll from earlier.
[20:01] <Raoul> "I will do my best to see these delivered safely."
[20:01] <GM|Justainius> "Is there anything else you would like,
before I arrange for transport?"
[20:03] * Raoul looks at his fellows. Beyond transportation, he's
ready and waiting to get back on the seas.
[20:03] * Yuki` shakes her head. "I don't personally need anything
that could be provided, no."
[20:04] * Uileam has gotten a sharper pointy stick.  He's all set.
[20:05] <GM|Justainius> "Excellent.  If you would head out to the
front doors, you will be met by an acolyte who will show you to the
stables."
[20:07] * GM|Justainius is now known as GM|
[20:08] <Raoul> ((brb))
[20:08] <Uileam> (I need to AFK for five minutes.  Contact has fallen
out.)
[20:08] <GM|> ((5 minute break people!))
[20:11] <Raoul> ((back))
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[20:13] <GM|> ((IceCream!))
[20:14] <Uileam> (Back yo, with sight a go.)
[20:14] <GM|> *At the doors to the temple, you are met by the
promised Acolyte.  He guides you to the stables, where he shows you
the available Chocobos.
[20:15] * Yuki` looks at the birds and frowns a bit. "Been a while
since I've rode one. Hope I still know how."
[20:16] <GM|> "If you want, ma'am, we do have carts that can be
hitched to a Chocobo, so you can ride behind one, rather than atop.
It is a version of oses used to transport cargo."
[20:16] * Uileam also doubts one could hold his full weight.  "If
there are carts, I think it better if I rode in one as well."
[20:17] * GM| looks over Uileam. "Perhaps I should just arrange for a
carriage then?"
[20:17] <Yuki`> "It might be a good idea to get a cart, then.  Which
of us know how to ride?"
[20:17] * Raoul pets a bird. "I am a little rusty, but that rust will
shake off with the wind."
[20:18] <Nikolai> "I am.. unfamiliar."
[20:18] <Uileam> "That sounds like it'd be for the best."
[20:18] <GM|> *The acolyte sighs.  "A carriage then."
[20:19] * Uileam immediately thinks the man is a whiny half-man.
[20:19] * GM| goes off to busy himself. "This will be a few minutes."
[20:19] <Raoul> ((So I'm the only one with Riding? Oh man.))
[20:19] <Yuki`> ((Yuki has Riding at 20. >_>))
[20:20] <Yuki`> ((So she could assist, theoretically.))
[20:20] <Raoul> ((Oookay then. Looking like you and me up front on
the stagecoach and then everyone in the trunk. Now we just need a
train to run down and some six-shooters.))
[20:20] <GM|> ((I can provide a train.))
[20:22] <GM|> *About half an hour later, a coach with a quartet of
Bo's approach.  "Did you also require a driver?  I was informed to
offer you all hospitality."
[20:23] <Raoul> ((Hm. Would we still be using Riding, or is this
something more like Vehicles: carraige/stagecoach?))
[20:23] <Raoul> ((I ask because I personallyh ave no idea how
different it is from one to the other.))
[20:24] <GM|> (( Could go either way.))
[20:24] <GM|> ((I'll allow for a certain synergy bonus.  What's your
skill?))
[20:25] <Raoul> ((Mine is 35 in Riding.))
[20:25] * Raoul looks at Yuki. "I think we may be able to manage on
our own, unless one of my companions proves me wrong. Besides, we
have imposed on your noble order enough for one day."
[20:25] <GM|> ((You can try...  :D ))
[20:26] <Uileam> (I can Scavenge if they refuse to co-operate. <.<)
[20:26] <Yuki`> "Yeah.  I can manage a little chocobo riding, at
least."
[20:27] <GM|> *The Chocobo's appear to be very docile.
[20:29] <GM|> ((So, you all pile in and take your chances?))
[20:29] * Raoul gets up on the coach's driver's seat, grabs the
reins. "Well. it is no sailing ship, but it will do. Shall we go?"
[20:30] * Nikolai hops onto the coach. "Lets."
[20:30] * Yuki` goes up to sit by Raoul. "Yeah."
[20:30] <Yuki`> ((...is there room for two up front like that?))
[20:30] <GM|> ((Two up front, 4 inside.))
[20:30] * Uileam makes his way inside.
[20:32] <GM|> *At Raoul's urging, the Chocobo's make headway into the
city, with people getting out the way.
[20:32] * Raoul keeps the birds on course and out of any wayward
fruit-carts.
[20:32] <Yuki`> ((BRB.))
[20:33] <GM|> ((Make a riding roll, Yuki assiting for a bonus of 10,
and an additional bonus on +20))
[20:34] <Yuki`> ((Back. Sorry.))
[20:35] <GM|> ((Raoul?))
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[20:36] <ElementalKnight> !roll 1d100
[20:36] <Highwind>  ElementalKnight - 1d100: 44 ( Total: 44 )
[20:36] <ElementalKnight> ((Sorry. Anyhow, that'll make it by 1.))
[20:36] <GM|> *You avoid the pothole!
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[20:37] * Raoul wipes the sweat off of his brow. "Well... I was
worried for but a moment. Ahahaha."
[20:38] <GM|> *You have clear stearing out of the city, and set
course at a leisurely pace norhtwards towards where this monastary
is.  You notice that someone gave you a map and directions at some
point.
[20:40] * Yuki` relaxes for a moment. "I hope the leader at this
monastary is better than Luthien."
[20:40] <GM|> ((I know Nikolai had some questions for Uileam.  I'm
interested in that as well!))
[20:41] * Raoul raises an eyebrow. "I suggest you clarify that. I
doubt we will find paladins more fervent, or, to be fair, more
skilled in battle." ((Heh. Fine by me.))
[20:41] <Nikolai> ((Ehh))
[20:42] <Nikolai> ((Just speculating about Nazi paraphrenalia found
on some Caller))
[20:42] <Nikolai> ((not worldbreakin' stuff))
[20:42] <GM|> ((Then speculate!))
[20:43] * Yuki` shrugs. "I just really distrust ideologues like him.
They never seem to realize that shades of grey exist, or that people
can do something as radical as reasonably disagree."
[20:44] <Nikolai> "For better or worse, men like Luthien are the ones
that move the world."
[20:44] <Yuki`> "Visibly, yes."
[20:47] <GM|> *The scenery passes.
[20:49] <GM|> ((Press X?))
[20:49] <Yuki`> ((Looks like it, yeah.))
[20:50] <Uileam> (Since Nikolai don't wanna talk to me. :P)
[20:50] <Nikolai> ((eggh))
[20:50] <Nikolai> ((who has the medallion))
[20:51] <GM|> ((Raoul, unless he handed it off.))
[20:51] <Raoul> ((I thought I passed it off, but I can be the Key
Item Monkey even further if you like.))
[20:51] <Nikolai> "Raoul, can I see that medallion?"
[20:52] * Raoul leans down and back, pulling it out of his pack. it's
a bit of a reach, from up top on the stagecoach. "Yes. Do you have it
grasped?"
[20:52] * Nikolai takes it. "Thanks."
[20:53] * Nikolai looks it over, trying to ascertain its age.
[20:54] <GM|> ((Awareness))
[20:54] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[20:54] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 96 ( Total: 96 )
[20:54] <Nikolai> ((-_-))
[20:55] <Raoul> ((Don't ascertain it out the window!))
[20:55] * Nikolai tosses it in his hand. "I think it's an original."
[20:56] <Nikolai> "Which does eliminate a few wild speculations."
[20:57] <Uileam> "I don't think it's an original anything.  Certainly
not original Nazi."
[20:57] <Nikolai> "Oh?"
[20:58] <Nikolai> "What makes you say that, Uileam?"
[20:58] <Uileam> (Because the GM told me so. >.>)
[20:58] <Uileam> "The piece doesn't have the same quality as the
Nazis would have made."
[20:59] <GM|> (( I did not! ))
[20:59] <Nikolai> "Hmm... But it still LOOKS old... intended as a
counterfeit, you think?"
[20:59] <Ablogqwer> (("Actually, it's just a swastika, several
hundred years old, not Nazi at all."))
[21:00] <GM|> ((No, it's a medallion with a stylized crow on it.))
[21:00] <Uileam> (Should I copy-pasta your line? :P)
[21:00] <GM|> ((No.  That would be cheating.))
[21:01] <GM|> ((I was commenting on the style))
[21:01] <GM|> ((ON with the PLOT!))
[21:01] <Uileam> "Perhaps someone trying to emulate them over here.
Of course, the more disturbing option is that somehow an authentic
Nazi - or Nazi wanna-be - made it over here and is going to stir
things up."
[21:03] <Nikolai> "Ah. I had hoped those were NOT feasible."
[21:04] <Uileam> "Hope for the best, expect the worst."
[21:05] <Nikolai> "Yes, but the worst happens to be magically-fueled
neo-nazis."
[21:05] * Nikolai sighs.
[21:07] <GM|> ((Press X when plot))
[21:07] <Nikolai> ((X))
[21:07] <Yuki`> "...I have the feeling you'll need to tell me and
Raoul more about these... Nazis later."
[21:08] <Yuki`> ((But yeah, otherwise, X.))
[21:08] <Raoul> "Mm. They sound troublesome, but nowadays few groups
do not."
[21:08] <GM|> *A couple days pass in quiet and you approach the place
marked on your map as the monastary.  That there are signposts help.
[21:08] * Nikolai launches into an overview of the Nazi party.
[21:10] <GM|> *As the party gets closer, Nikolai fills in the party
on some of the darker days of Earth civilization.  And they aproach
to monastary walls, on a hill on the plains.  You can easilyy see it
as a defensive hardpoint.
[21:12] <GM|> *As you get closer, you are hailed by the watchman.
[21:12] * GM| is now known as GM|Paladin
[21:12] <GM|Paladin> "Hail and well met!"
[21:14] * Raoul raises his hand. "And the same to you, good sir! We
come bearing messages from further south."
[21:14] * Raoul isn't gonna forget what he was comign here for *this*
time. <.<
[21:14] <GM|Paladin> "Ah!  An odd company to do so.  And who might
you be?"
[21:15] <Raoul> "I am Raoul al-Zeid. This is Yuki. We have others -
Nikolai, Uileam, (any others I forget because I suck at names), in
this carriage."
[21:16] <GM|Paladin> "And you said you bear a message?  From whom?"
[21:18] <Raoul> "The Temple, and specifically Justinianus. Might we
enter, to deliver it?"
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[21:18] * GM|Paladin comes down from the door to the carriage. "May I
see it?"
[21:19] <Yuki`> ((BRB again.))
[21:20] * Raoul hops off, pulls the scroll out, and hands it over.
[21:21] <Yuki`> ((Okay, back.))
[21:22] * Melo is now known as Anika
[21:22] * GM|Paladin looks at the seal, and hands it back. "Welcome,
sir." He waves his hand in a circle, and the door to the monastary
opens.
[21:23] * GM|Paladin is now known as GM|Cadfael
[21:24] * GM|Cadfael comes out to greet you.
[21:25] <GM|Cadfael> "Hello."
[21:26] * Uileam sticks his head out and sees no immediate threat.
Time to remove himself from the carriage.
[21:26] * Yuki` bows for Cadfael.
[21:26] * GM|Cadfael speaks with an unusual accent. "I see you have a
message for us. It must be important for ones such as yourself to
deliver it to me."
[21:27] * Raoul also nods politely. "indirectly, at the least, yes."
[21:28] <GM|Cadfael> "May I see it?"
[21:29] * Raoul hands the scroll over again.
[21:29] * Raoul is interested in finding out what it says, at the
least. But secrets can be kept if need be.
[21:30] * GM|Cadfael takes the scroll, and with a single smooth
motion, removes the seals, then reads. "Hrm. Yes, this is something
deserving my attention. Please, come in, rest yourselves. I must
review this request."
[21:30] * GM|Cadfael keeps the scroll, and walks back into the
monastary. He stops at the archway. "And do not enter the gardens
without permission. Some of our acolytes are quiote protective."
[21:31] * Nikolai gently shakes Anika awake.
[21:31] * Anika groans. "Five more minutes."
[21:32] * Raoul comes inside, examining the fort as he walks in. What
do Paladins look like when they're all business, no PR?
[21:32] * Nikolai sighs. Hopefully they won't have any questions for
the resident techy.
[21:32] * Yuki` will follow the others.
[21:33] * Anika eventually wakes up and follows everyone else.
[21:33] <GM|Cadfael> *The monastary appears to be a large botanical
garden on the inside, almost every surface has plants growing out of
them.  Cadfael gestures at some of them.  "Here, we perform botanical
research for the Order, seeking new salves and medicines."
[21:35] * GM|Cadfael leads you to the stables, where your Chocobos
and coach are attended too.
[21:35] <Nikolai> "Wow..."
[21:36] * Raoul is also impressed. Similar to the royal gardens...
[21:36] <GM|Cadfael> "It will be this evening before I can gather
those requested.  Until then, please make yourselves comfortable.
The central building has our dorms, kitchens, and library."
[21:37] <Raoul> ((brb))
[21:38] <Yuki`> "A chance to rest would be nice."
[21:39] * GM|Cadfael nods, and gestures for one of the other Paladins
to come, and escort you.
[21:39] * Nikolai stretches.
[21:40] <GM|Cadfael> "If you will excuse me, I will need to do some
paperwork, transfer orders and the such."
[21:41] * GM|Cadfael bows, and steps out.
[21:41] * GM|Cadfael is now known as GM|
[21:41] * Uileam has rested plenty on the way here.  He didn't need
to hear about the Nazis all over again.
[21:42] <GM|> *The middle-aged woman who comes up to you nods her
head.  "I am Hil.  If you have any questions, please feel free to
ask."
[21:44] <Raoul> ((backish))
[21:45] <GM|> ((If you guys have any questions of Hil, ask away,
otherwise, my notes end around here.))
[21:45] * Raoul is okay with resting, stretching his legs, and
otherwise staying out of the gardens.
[21:48] <GM|> ((Call it then?))
[21:48] <Raoul> ((I'd be okay with that. A nice scene-setting session
to counter a monster combat.))
[21:49] <Yuki`> ((Yeah, looks like a good end point for me, too.))
[21:49] <GM|> *** Log End ***

[19:18] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:18] <Raoul> ((Sorry. Was reading!))
[19:18] <GM|> ((Dude, it's FFX-2.  What's there to read?))
[19:18] <GM|> *The party has found an inn, tahnks to a contact of Yuki's.  It's in the Hino style, but still comfortable.
[19:19] <GM|> *The inkeep takes your money with only one second glance at the composition of the group, but hides his confusion well.  Money is money.
[19:19] <GM|> ((I'll assume you guys get the rooms you want.))
[19:20] * Yuki` hands over the money relatively fast, so others don't take many second glances either.
[19:21] * Uileam has little qualms over where he sleeps.
[19:21] <GM|> ((So you guys can decompress/reflect/get more paranoid before I advance the plot.  Unless you want plot now.))
[19:22] * Raoul doesn't have much to do at the moment, besides mull over the current situation. World politics - let alone inter-world politics - are difficult, multi-headed beasts to pin down in one's mind.
[19:23] * Yuki` is going to relax a bit, after checking her room that is. "At least we'll have a moment of calm before the storm."
[19:24] <GM|> ((That sounds like plot to me!))
[19:25] <GM|> *An hour or so later, as the party relaxes in their own ways, a small man come in, and looks around hesitantly before seeing Yuki.  He approaches her, and begins to speak in Hino.
[19:25] * Yuki` stands and listens to the man.
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[19:26] <Uileam> (Are we present?)
[19:26] <GM|> <"Excuse me, Yuki-sama.  Isamu would like to speak with you and your companions soonest, on a matter of some urgency.">
[19:26] <GM|> ((Yes.))
[19:26] * Uileam understands.  Go go Hino Language.
[19:27] * Yuki` nods, and translates for Raoul. "It seems that Isamu needs our help. I say we should do that, after he helped us out with this."
[19:27] <Raoul> "Agreed; fair is fair. And an arangement so simple will be refreshing."
[19:28] <Uileam> "In my experience, urgency translates to some dire dangers.  One moment while I prepare myself."
[19:28] <GM|> <"Then, if you would kindly return to his humble store, he would explain the situation to you to your satisfaction.">
[19:28] * Uileam heads back to his room to get his sword and armor, quickly puts it on and re-emerges a scant few minutes later.
[19:29] <Uileam> "Death will not find me unprepared."
[19:29] * Yuki` nods. <"I shall do so shortly. Thank you for the message.">
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[19:30] * Django is now known as Nikolai
[19:30] <GM|> *The messanger bows, and quickly leaves.
[19:30] <Uileam> (tl;dr: the innkeeper is calling on us to help in an emergency.  We're preparing for imminent doom.)
[19:31] * Yuki` grabs her equipment, and makes sure her knife is close by. "Hopefully it's only negotiation. But I don't think my luck is that good."
[19:31] <GM|> ((Not the innkeeper.  The guy at the accessory shop.))
[19:31] * Nikolai is expecting the worst from all this, due to a well-developed sense of pattern recognition.
[19:32] <GM|> ((I'm not that bad of a GM!  Am I?))
[19:32] * Raoul expects the worst for similar reasons, though on a more gut level. >.>
[19:32] <Uileam> (Oh, I thought the innkeeper was the accessory shop guy.  My b.)
[19:33] <GM|> ((So, yo all head down to the shop?))
[19:33] <Raoul> ((I'm in, yeah.))
[19:33] <Yuki`> ((Yep.))
[19:34] * GM| is now known as GM|Isamu
[19:34] * GM|Isamu greets you as you all enter his store. There are no customers at the moment, and the sounds from outside are muted. He speaks in Reufelgan/English. "Thank you for coming."
[19:35] <Yuki`> "Of course.  What do you need?"
[19:36] <GM|Isamu> "Please.  Have a seat. I shall bring out some refreshments."  *His hands are shaking slightly.
[19:37] * GM|Isamu returns a few moments later with a half-dozen ceramic cups, and a large pot of steaming tea.
[19:37] <GM|Isamu> ((Awareness check, penalty of 30 please.))
[19:37] <Raoul> !roll 1d100
[19:37] <Highwind>  Raoul - 1d100: 69 ( Total: 69 )
[19:37] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:37] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[19:38] <Uileam> (I believe that's called 'gimme yo infoz'
[19:38] <Uileam> )
[19:38] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:38] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 75 ( Total: 75 )
[19:38] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:38] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 73 ( Total: 73 )
[19:38] <Nikolai> ((FAIL))
[19:40] <GM|Isamu> "Thank you for coming.  Although I wish I did not have to have reason for summoning you."
[19:40] * GM|Isamu pours out the cups of tea, and offers them to each of you.
[19:40] <Uileam> "No tea for me, thank you."
[19:40] * Yuki` will take a cup and listen to Isamu. "What is the reason?"
[19:41] <GM|Isamu> "You must understand, I had hoped to deal with this problem myself, or rather, amongst ourselves, but circumstance has conspired to force me to beseech your help in this."
[19:41] <Uileam> "Ourselves?" he prompts.
[19:42] <GM|Isamu> "Since we have fled the trepedations of our homeland, some of us have settled in this place.  We have broght with us our way of life, our customs, and, shall we say, in public comapny, some families not related by blood."
[19:42] * Yuki` puts her palm on her forehead. "Oh. Them."
[19:43] * Raoul accepts the tea, and sips lightly as he listens.
[19:43] <GM|Isamu> "While we have all worked hard to re-establish oursleves, there have been certain outsiders who wish to intrude upon our personal endeavours."
[19:44] <Yuki`> "Intrude... how much?"  Yuki blows on her tea a bit to cool it down.
[19:44] <GM|Isamu> "They seek to take the place of certain families, those we have brought with us.
[19:45] <GM|Isamu> "And our families have not the strength to deal with them in an approporiate manner."
[19:45] * Yuki` sighs. "And it's getting dangerously close to spilling on the streets too, I guess."
[19:45] <GM|Isamu> "It is not as bad as you think it."
[19:46] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[19:46] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 24 ( Total: 24 )
[19:47] <GM|Isamu> "Although after you left, It was my turn to be approached by these outsiders, and it was my turn to be... informed of thier opinions."
[19:48] <Uileam> "If I may intrude for one moment upon a bit of a lighter topic."
[19:48] * Nikolai mentally summarizes. Rival criminal factions.
[19:48] <GM|Isamu> "Yes?"
[19:48] <Uileam> "Good Isamu.  I was wondering, where did you get that tray?  Its craftsmanship is like none I have seen, and I would like to know where I could find apprenticeship under such a man capable of this beauty."
[19:50] * GM|Isamu beams. "Well, that is something I cannot say. I purchased it off a merchant from the nation of Jord a couple years back. Would you care to examine it, for it is quite durable."
[19:51] <GM|Isamu> *Back to Yuki.  "These people, three of them today, did ask in the same style of speech as your cultured friend there, that of Etoile."
[19:51] * GM|Isamu passes the tray to Uileam.
[19:51] * Uileam picks up the empty tray - he'll empty it if necessary - or that too.
[19:51] <Yuki`> "That's... unusual.  Especially in the heart of Refulgo."
[19:52] <GM|Isamu> "That is what concerns us as well.  We have amicable relations with the natives of this land, but it is the foreigners who seek us ill."
[19:52] * Uileam examines the tray, but holds his peace (and the tray) for the moment.
[19:53] <GM|Isamu> "It would be an honour to have you speak for us, Yuki-sama, to deter these peoples from encroaching on our place, and our homes."
[19:54] * Yuki` blows on the tea for a moment more. She's going to save the drinking until business is concluded. "This is the first that you have seen them personally? And based on rumors, how... forceful have they been so far?"
[19:54] <Uileam> "My good Isamu, if I could interrupt once again?"
[19:55] <Uileam> "Sorry to keep diverging off from the topic at hand, but this is rather intriguing."
[19:55] <GM|Isamu> "Ah, yes?"
[19:55] <GM|Isamu> "A moment, please, good sir."
[19:55] <Uileam> "Who is this Mr. 'Hong Kong' that made this tray?  You said it came from Jord, but that sounds like one of your people's names."
[19:56] <GM|Isamu> "They are forceful in their words to me, but others have not been so fortunate."
[19:56] <GM|Isamu> "As I said, I do not know.  I purchased it from a Jordian merchant some time ago.  My own searches have been fruitless."
[19:56] * Yuki` puts down her tea and thinks.
[19:57] * Uileam passes the tray over to... Raoul is the Earth one here, yes?
[19:57] <Yuki`> ((No, Nikolai.))
[19:57] <Raoul> ((No, though I stayed there a little while.))
[19:57] * Uileam passes it over to Nikolai!
[19:57] * Nikolai takes a look.
[19:59] * Nikolai blinks. "This... is from Earth. Definitely."
[19:59] <GM|Isamu> "Ah?  You know where this craftsman, Hong, lives?"
[20:00] <Nikolai> "It's not so much a single craftsman, as a... province."
[20:00] * Yuki` raises an eyebrow.
[20:01] * Raoul also takes notice of this development. He's not familiar with the name, but if it's from Earth, then things are interesting and complex once again.
[20:01] <GM|Isamu> "So, what say you to this request, Lady Yuki?"
[20:03] * Yuki` thinks some more. "I do not like going on so little information, including how to find these people, but... you have helped me before, and I should return the favor. I accept, but I cannot guarantee the result."
[20:03] * Nikolai talks aside to Raoul. "See this glaze? It's plastic. It's an artificial material developed relatively recent. It's cheap, and easy to craft, but it's quality is, at times, far inferior to more traditional materials."
[20:03] <GM|Isamu> "As for finding them, that is not a concern.  They promised to return early this evening."
[20:04] <GM|Isamu> "If you require more information, ask freely of the merchants here, and they will speak true."
[20:04] * Raoul looks at it for a moment, and also speaking aside: "Cheap and easily made, you say? An intriguing thread, for further Azragi investigation..."
[20:04] <Yuki`> "I see.  And before I try negotiations, I must ask one thing:  what are you willing to compromise on to settle negotiations, and what do you want beyond these three leaving you alone?"
[20:06] <GM|Isamu> "It is not just those three, but rather, those they represent.  As for conditions, we are not adverse to certain economic agreements, nor to materials purchases."
[20:07] * Yuki` nods. "I see. That will be helpful."
[20:07] * GM|Isamu bows his head. "Your assistance is grateful."
[20:09] * Yuki` stands and bows in return. "I, and the others, will work to the best of our ability Isamu."
[20:09] <GM|Isamu> "Ah, may I please have my tray back?  I would like to return these dishes to the kitchen."
[20:10] * Raoul is finished looking at it, if Nikolai wants to return it; this particular tray interests him less than its method of crafting.
[20:11] * Nikolai hands back the tray.
[20:12] * GM|Isamu takes the tray back, and returns the dirty cups and stuff to the back of his store before momentarilly returning.
[20:12] * Uileam takes the momentary absence.
[20:12] <GM|Isamu> "If you have any more questions, please don't hesitate to ask any of us."
[20:12] <Uileam> "I thought that sounded familiar.  What do we... -" (stop going so fast lol)
[20:12] <Uileam> (And disregard that line.)
[20:13] * Yuki` nods. "I will have questions for the others, just not right now."
[20:14] * GM|Isamu nods
[20:15] * Yuki` looks to the others. "We should plan in private for a bit, first."
[20:15] <Nikolai> "Agreed."
[20:16] <Nikolai> ((brb))
[20:16] <GM|Isamu> "You can use my store room.  It is quite private."
[20:16] * Yuki` bows. "Thank you."
[20:18] * Yuki` will head over there then, so they can all talk to each other.
[20:19] * Raoul follows, taking care to not touch anything in the storeroom. Merchants get angry when you do that.
[20:20] * Uileam returns to his earlier line of thought.  "So what do we make of Hong Kong products in Mr. Isamu's hands?"
[20:20] <Nikolai> "Somehow or another, Earthside products have made it over here."
[20:21] <Nikolai> "If this is a vibrant commercial environment, we have no way of knowing who in Thera first obtained it."
[20:21] <Yuki`> "From what I remember of him, he isn't that high up to be lying about not knowing.  But getting it from Jord two years ago... if that's true, then that is disturbing."
[20:21] <Nikolai> "Rather, in this community."
[20:22] <Uileam> "That would make us not the only ones with one of your fangled machines."
[20:23] <Yuki`> "In any case, with that, I think we should assume the worst, and that it means Jord has actually had the tech for years.  Which is a very bad sign for any swordpoint diplomacy."
[20:23] <Raoul> "But that something so minor would slip through? Weapons or technology is understandable, but this is a plate."
[20:23] <Nikolai> "A cheap plate, even."
[20:23] <Uileam> "Might I make the suggestion Mr. Isamu is lying to us?"
[20:24] <Yuki`> "What would he get from it?"
[20:24] * Raoul shakes his head. "That is not the worrisome part - Jord or not, someone has the means and lacks the urgency to go to Earth, obtain a cheap plate, return, and sell it as if it were nothing."
[20:25] <Raoul> "Or move it through other means, if not commerce."
[20:25] <Nikolai> "This implies that the original distributor of the plate was someone of a merchantly bent."
[20:26] <Yuki`> "Well, Uileam, we should probably think about that.  If Isamu is actually lying to us, how will we have to change the negotiations to fit?"
[20:27] <Yuki`> ((er, *think about Isamu lying))
[20:28] <Uileam> "I was just putting it out there.  I myself don't put much stock in it.  After all, we all have a fair amount of experience with how Jord acts, and I wouldn't put it past them to use Earth technology to get an edge over everyone else."
[20:29] * Yuki` nods. "In that case, we should play it straight, but keep our knives handy. Whether the attack comes from in front or from behind."
[20:31] <Uileam> "These are the times when an eye in the back of one's head would be useful."
[20:32] <Yuki`> "...yeah.  For now, we'll have to settle for getting as much info as we can on the Etoile guys.  What they look like, how they act, how forceful they are, what they seem to want... whatever we can find."
[20:32] <Nikolai> "Indeed. I could tell you stories, Uileam... well, really just the one."
[20:33] <Uileam> "Speaking of stories, I should do a little remembering myself."
[20:33] <Uileam> (I'd like to learn Explosives, ps.)
[20:33] <GM|Isamu> ((Next opprotunity.))
[20:34] * Uileam goes a little sentimental.
[20:34] * Nikolai blinks.
[20:35] <Raoul> "...So, shall we go learn how this situation will become more complex and dangerous for us all? Because I doubt it will do otherwise."
[20:35] <Nikolai> "Not with our track record."
[20:36] * Yuki` nods. "At least this time, we might be ready for it."
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[20:38] * Yuki` heads out of the storage room to start that canvassing of the area.
[20:38] <GM|Isamu> ((Ack!  EK!))
[20:39] * GM|Isamu is now known as GM|
[20:39] <GM|> *There are stores that specialize in Weapons, Armor, items, and other supplies.
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[20:39] * Nikolai follows along, feeling a bit like a stranger in these parts.
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[20:40] <Yuki`> "Unfortunately, I'll probably have to do a lot of the talking, but feel free to ask questions through me."
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[20:41] * Uileam needs one more level to buy new shineys.  Grr.
[20:41] <Nikolai> ((level???))
[20:42] <GM|> ((He's talking about availability.))
[20:42] <Nikolai> ((yeah, IC))
[20:42] <Uileam> (Oh pfft, my actions always involve OOC. :P)
[20:42] * Yuki` is going to ask around about the stuff she mentioned before: what the three look like, what they want, how forceful they are, etc.
[20:43] * Uileam forgot his coinpurse at the inn.  (That better? :P)
[20:43] <GM|> *The merchants give a poor description of the three.  One was a swordsman, who looked bored under his hood.  Another stood in the back, and watched, while the third did most of the talking.  All spoke in Etoile accents.
[20:44] <GM|> ((Unless you wanna RP the info dump?))
[20:44] <Yuki`> ((Nah, I'm fine with some fast-forwarding.))
[20:45] <GM|> *They wanted what any criminal organization wanted.  Protection money.  Favoured status.  Cutting off ties with other criminals.
[20:46] <GM|> *They were playing nice to start with, but are willing to defend themselves if attacked.  They were professional at that.
[20:47] <GM|> ((Any other questions?))
[20:49] <Uileam> (Did the other two have visible weapons?  Were they mage-like?)
[20:49] <Yuki`> ((Hm... how much protection did they want?))
[20:49] * Raoul wonders what species they were. Human? They must have some kind of idea.
[20:50] <GM|> *One held a pair of tonfu sticks at his side, the third, in the back had a staff.  Impossible to tell their Jobs, given all they did was talk, and do attack actions.
[20:51] <GM|> *They wanted a deal that was worse for the merchants than their current setup.
[20:51] <GM|> *They were all human, they think.  The hooded swordsman, they couldn't tell.  Maybe Crimere.
[20:53] <GM|> *It is now late afternoon.
[20:53] <Yuki`> "We need to get back soon, and come up with a quick plan."
[20:53] <Uileam> (I'm good.)
[20:54] <Raoul> ((indeed.))
[20:56] <GM|> ((FF to the meeting then, or you guys wanna plan some more?))
[20:56] <Nikolai> ((Take it as it comes, ya know))
[20:56] <Yuki`> ((I'd like to plan a bit, because I don't know what could be given to stop an all-out war.))
[20:57] <Uileam> (tbh, I'm very tired and probably not much use for planning.  That said, I got no problem if y'all want to set up something.)
[20:57] <GM|> ((Sure.))
[20:57] <Raoul> ((I suggest something that ticks.))
[20:58] <GM|> ((It's a little late for me to start combat this session.  The talky-parts went long.))
[20:58] <Yuki`> ((Crap. Sorry. >_<))
[20:58] <GM|> ((So, plot, plan, and if you need some NPC input, tell me.))
[20:58] <GM|> ((Hey, it's what Yuki does.  I wasn't about to rain on that.))
[21:00] * Yuki` gets back to the storage room. "Right... so, they basically want to take it all over. That's to be expected. The trick is to either give them more power without giving up much here, or make them fear losing power instead."
[21:00] <GM|> *Isamu tells you that the meeting will take place after the store closes, inside the front room of his place.
[21:01] <Yuki`> "The big question is how.  And that, I'm not so sure about."
[21:02] <Nikolai> "I'm open to suggestions."
[21:02] <Uileam> "I know there is a lot of diplomacy flying around here, but it's not always peaceful.  We outnumber them, and I think those numbers would be put to good use."
[21:02] <Uileam> (I'm also rooting for a pincer attack. <.<)
[21:03] <Yuki`> "We do outnumber them here.  But that doesn't mean we outnumber them full stop."
[21:03] <Uileam> "Tell Luthien they're from Jord.  We'll see who outnumbers whom."
[21:04] <GM|> ((. . .))
[21:04] <Raoul> "We should not wear out our welcome with the Paladins too quickly. Also, Luthien... Is much like the legends say he is. It only turns out that that is a little frightening."
[21:04] <Yuki`> "That's... probably a bad idea, especially if he learned who the other side is."
[21:04] <Uileam> (Yea, I went there. :P)
[21:05] <Nikolai> "I'd consider that a last resort at best."
[21:05] * Uileam shrugs.  "All I'm saying is that, from all accounts, these men are accustomed to violence.  I expect no less in a few hours."
[21:06] <Yuki`> "Probably.  But if we can show they'd profit more without, or lose less without, then we can actually get somewhere."
[21:07] * Yuki` smiles a bit. "In that way, Luthien might be useful. Just not in carrying anything out."
[21:07] <Nikolai> "Indeed. Violence alone will only spark retaliation."
[21:08] <Nikolai> "... Idea."
[21:09] <Raoul> "?"
[21:09] <Uileam> "It's been a long time since I've been involved in politics or violence.  I suppose I'll leave it to those more versed in the subjects, then."
[21:09] <Nikolai> "Sir Luthien... He is an easily recognizable figure, correct?"
[21:09] <Yuki`> "Very."
[21:09] <Yuki`> "And hard to mimic, I guess."
[21:10] <Raoul> ((brb))
[21:11] <Nikolai> "... Ah, but that won't work."
[21:11] <Nikolai> "He couldn't get here that quickly."
[21:13] <Yuki`> "No, but the threat is useful.  The temple is still in this city.  Attracting too much attention would mean attracting their attention, so open war is not in their interest.  Especially because they're the outside invaders.
[21:13] <GM|> *Isamu offers you guys some refreshments while you talk.
[21:13] <Nikolai> "Do we have any Paladin insignia with us?"
[21:13] <Raoul> ((back))
[21:14] <Yuki`> "I don't, at least."
[21:16] <Nikolai> "Do you think we could just... SAY we're Paladins?"
[21:16] <Yuki`> "It's a good ace in the hole, at least, but we should save that until a fight looks inevitable."
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[21:16] <GM|> ((Hey.))
[21:17] <GM|> ((No combat.  Too much talking.))
[21:17] * Yuki` shakes her head. "No. At the very least, there is absolutely no way I could ever pass for paladin."
[21:17] <Melo> (( Still going? ))
[21:17] <Raoul> "...I doubt we are shiny enough to truly pass muster as Paladins. Perhaps with enough plate armor and oil."
[21:18] <Nikolai> "...Do you think you could, Raoul?"
[21:18] <GM|> ((Yes.))
[21:18] * Raoul blinks. "I... Of us? Perhaps. It has been too long since I tended my armor well; it could certainly use the shine."
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[21:19] <Nikolai> "I think it's worth a try. If I were a street thug, I would definitely steer clear of the POSSIBILITY of Paladins."
[21:20] <Yuki`> "If we do this, it cannot get back to Luthien.  Under any circumstances."
[21:21] <Nikolai> "Of course."
[21:21] <Nikolai> "We were never aware of any vigilantes pretending to be Paladins."
[21:23] <Raoul> ((Man, and I actually have the disguise skill. Don't think I've used it yet!))
[21:23] <Yuki`> "Well, if you can... then maybe Raoul should play dumb to start, like he was just walking about and isn't aware of who we or they actually represent."
[21:24] * Raoul nods. "Plausible deniability."
[21:25] <Yuki`> "Also... do you speak Etoile?  You should probably act like you don't."
[21:26] <Raoul> "Some. But I believe I can manage ignorance."
[21:28] <Yuki`> "Then I think we might have something.  Try the easy negotiation first, then try the paladin angle if it's about to go bad.  Worst case, ask our side to lay low for a bit while they come to investigate, and actually get the authorities working for them."
[21:29] <Nikolai> "Sounds like a plan."
[21:30] * Anika pushes the door open and pokes her head in.
[21:30] <GM|> ((So, apparently, Anika was in her room, doing Mad Scientist stuff until now.))
[21:31] <Yuki`> "And, uh... everyone make sure you have a weapon ready to go.  This will probably get ugly."
[21:31] * Nikolai looks.
[21:31] <Nikolai> "Oh, hello Anika."
[21:31] <Anika> "Hey guys."
[21:33] <Yuki`> "Hi, Anika.  Just to warn you... we'll be doing some negotiations for one bit or organized crime against another.  And it, uh, could well get nasty quick.  So you should check your inventions."
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[21:34] <Anika> "I'll make sure everything's in proper working order."
[21:34] <Nikolai> "Indeed. Bring an array of your more lethal devices."
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[21:35] * Anika grins.
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[21:36] <ElementalKnight> ((grr))
[21:37] <GM|> ((Any other planning to go on, or shall I call this a session, and get ready for asskicking next week?))
[21:37] <Yuki`> ((I can't think of anything else, personally.))
[21:37] <Anika> (( Anika is all updated, lol. ))
[21:38] <Nikolai> ((Call it yo))
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[21:38] <GM|> *** XP and GV Rewards rolled into Session #19 ***
[21:38] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:02] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:03] <GM|> *The train ride is long and very un-eventful, in the "We're all gonna die!" sense.  That doesn't stop rampant mithran children and the usual array of loud people from making their own versions of a rukus.
[19:04] <GM|> *You arrive in the Capital of Reufelgo, the mountain city that stands in the north-west corner of the country.
[19:04] <GM|> *The Train station is quite busy, being *the* major hub of the entire rail network.
[19:05] * Uileam has never ventured outside of his Etoilean city.  He'll let someone else lead.
[19:05] <GM|> *The party gets off the train, and into the crowd.
[19:05] <GM|> (( Mike!  EK!  Raoul! ))
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[19:05] * Django_work is now known as Nikolai
[19:06] <Raoul> ((Hey.))
[19:06] <GM|> ((Welcome to the capital of Reufelgo.  You just got off the train, no problems.))
[19:06] * Yuki` gets off the train and looks around a bit, mainly focusing on security and the like.
[19:06] * Raoul tries to get his head above the crowd, but he may not quite be tall enough. This place is much busier than Azrag Biet usually is...
[19:07] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[19:07] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 54 ( Total: 54 )
[19:07] * Nikolai is feeling oddly paranoid- the lack of suspicious occurences is itself suspicious.
[19:07] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:07] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[19:08] <GM|> *Leona spots a trio of Paladins off to one side, doing what Paladins are supposed to do. Help people and look good while doing it.
[19:09] <Nikolai> ((Leona?))
[19:09] <GM|> Sorry.
[19:09] <GM|> ((Another PC of Justin's.  I meant to say Yuki.))
[19:09] <Raoul> ((>.>))
[19:09] <Uileam> (rofl)
[19:10] <GM|> ((So, it's Yuki who spots the Pallys, not Leona, who isn't here.))
[19:10] * Yuki` notices them, and softly sighs to herself before slightly nudging the others. "Paladins, to out right."
[19:10] <Yuki`> ((*our right))
[19:10] * Nikolai nods, and keeps an eye on them.
[19:11] * Raoul looks over, smiling when he sees their shining armor. "They look much as I remember them... Though I admit, I was much younger then."
[19:12] <GM|> *The Paladins seem to be very polite to people, doing their best to be shining examples of good PR.
[19:12] <Nikolai> "So should we let them know we're looking for Luthien?"
[19:12] * Yuki` nods. "Yeah, and get this over with."
[19:13] <Yuki`> "Or at the least, just ask for directions."
[19:14] * Nikolai approaches the squad of Paladins.
[19:14] * GM| is now known as GM|Paladin
[19:15] <Nikolai> "Pardon, sirs, but we have an appointment with Luthien."
[19:15] <GM|Paladin> *The leader of the group finishes shaking hands with a little old lady, and looks around some more, a smile on his face.
[19:16] <GM|Paladin> "Eh?  You do?  Then why are you here?"
[19:16] * Yuki` looks down a bit. "We, uh, need directions to get to the temple."
[19:17] * Nikolai smiles nervously. "Indeed. We are, for the most part, new to this place."
[19:17] * GM|Paladin sees Leona. "Ah, forgive me, mamme. I can give you directions, certainly." He then gives simple directions to the Paladin's Temple. "I hope you find what you are looking for."
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[19:18] * Melo is now known as Anika
[19:18] <GM|Paladin> "I assume then, yong man, that you are with the lady?"
[19:19] <GM|Paladin> ((/me beats the fact that Justin is playing Yuki, not Leona out of his head.))
[19:19] <Nikolai> "I am, among others."
[19:19] <Anika> (( What's going on? ))
[19:19] <GM|Paladin> ((yukiyukiyukiyukiyukiyuki))
[19:20] <Raoul> ((That's not a name you should repeat quickly. Sounds... weird.))
[19:20] <GM|Paladin> ((You're at the Reufelgan capital, and have gotten directions to the Paladin's temple.  ANd I keep forgetting the name of Justin's PC.))
[19:20] <GM|Paladin> "Then, you should escort her safely there.  If you require guidance or assistance there, feel free to ask."
[19:22] * Yuki` nods. "Thank you, sirs."
[19:22] * GM|Paladin bows slightly in response. "Our pleasure and duty."
[19:22] * Nikolai nods, and heads off in the directions.
[19:23] * Yuki` will follow.
[19:23] * Raoul has watched from a bit of a distance, but once the group gets moving, he follows.
[19:24] * GM|Paladin is now known as GM|
[19:25] <GM|> *The party follows the directions given, and the pennents of the Paladin's Temple are quite visible.
[19:26] <Yuki`> "That must be the temple."
[19:26] <GM|> *They pass through a market, where they are given the usual accostments of the merchants, before arriving at the steps to the Paladin's Temple.
[19:27] <GM|> *There are a pair of guards with greatswords flanking the huge doors, which are wide open, and have a stream of people filing in and out.
[19:28] * Raoul takes a quick glance at one of the greatswords as he passes. Likely shiny and sharp.
[19:28] <GM|> ((Very.))
[19:28] * Uileam keeps his own greatsword sheathed.
[19:29] * Yuki` heads up to the guards, stops, and curtsies a bit. "Excuse me, sirs, would Sir Luthien be at the temple right now? We wished an audience with him, if such is possible."
[19:30] <GM|> *The guard looks down at Yuki.  "Sir Luthien is enscorsled in the temple, mamme.  If you would seek audience with him, you would have to speak with Sir Justainius."
[19:30] * Yuki` nods. "And where would we go to meet him, sir?"
[19:31] * Nikolai blinks. He isn't super-pleased with being channeled through middlemen.
[19:31] <GM|> "Enter, and proceed to the back, and seek ye the rooms where the business of the Temple are located."
[19:32] * Yuki` nods. "Thank you, sirs." She manages to resist eyerolling at her own talk as she follows those directions.
[19:33] <GM|> *The inside of the temple is well-lit.  There is a small choir at one end, singing hymns, while a small line is forming to be blessed by some priests at the back, under a stained glass painting of what is labled as 'The First Paladin'.  It's very shiny.
[19:33] * Nikolai follows, allowing Yuki to take the lead.
[19:34] * Raoul is just looking around the temple, taking in the sights. He makes a note to check out what's at the end of that line later.
[19:34] * Nikolai takes in the view. "Far cry from the churches back home..."
[19:34] <GM|> ((Think Notre Dame++))
[19:35] <GM|> *Off to one side, near the back, is a small, non descript door, attended by a young woman in a white robe.
[19:36] <GM|> *You figure this is where the directions led you, given the way other churches and the like are set up.
[19:37] <Yuki`> "I... think we want to go to the small door.  Seems out of the way enough."
[19:38] <Raoul> "A back office?"
[19:39] <Nikolai> "Hmm. I like the idea. Honest, in a way."
[19:39] <GM|> *Yuki leads to the others to the door in question, where the woman raises your hand.  "What is your business here?"
[19:39] <Raoul> "I agree that this grandeur is... suffocating? Like drowning in gold and light."
[19:40] <Yuki`> "We wish to speak with Sir Justainius, madam.  We were told that if we wished to see Sir Luthien, we must meet with him first."
[19:41] <GM|> "Very well, but what is your business?  While we welcome all, the time of our leader and his second are quite valuble."
[19:41] <Raoul> "There are things more valuable than time; lives come to mind."
[19:42] * Nikolai gives Raoul a "be nice" look.
[19:42] <GM|> *The woman stiffens slightly.  "And what do you mean by that?"
[19:43] <Raoul> "Our reason for visiting your temple is one of international security - and a plea for aid."
[19:43] <GM|> "And who are you, to make such talk?"
[19:43] * Raoul pulls the scroll out of his backpack, shows the seal. "A lowly prince of a grand island."
[19:44] * GM| looks at the seal more closely, and blanches. "Forgive me. I shall summon Justainius."
[19:44] * Raoul nods curtly, and once she's left, breathes a quick sigh of relief. "That... Hm."
[19:45] <GM|> *The woman turns through the door, and you can hear her quick footsteps fade away.
[19:45] <GM|> *A couple minutes later, she returns.  "Sir Justainius will see you now, Lord Raoul.  You were expected."
[19:45] <GM|> "And your compainions as well."
[19:45] * Yuki` gets out of the way so Raoul can go first.
[19:46] <Raoul> "Very good. Would you be kind enough to direct us to him? Your temple is amazing, but befuddles my earthly senses."
[19:46] <GM|> "Of course, follow me."
[19:46] * Raoul does, and nods at his fellows to follow in turn.
[19:47] <GM|> *The party is lead deeper into the temple, and down a flight of stairs, to other offices, coming to a stop before a non-descript door, with the name 'Justainius' written in flowing, glowing script on it. "Please enter, and be welcome."
[19:48] * GM| is now known as GM|Justainius
[19:49] <Nikolai> ((brb))
[19:49] * Raoul opens the door, strides inside.
[19:49] * Yuki` whispers to Raoul. "You speak first, then introduce us. You have the first authority."
[19:50] * GM|Justainius is a middle-aged man, with brown hair and same eyes. He is dressed in a decorated robe, and stands up to greet Raoul and the others. "Please! Come in! We were told to expect you, Lord Raoul."
[19:51] * Raoul almost flinches back to note that whisper, but catches himself. Instead: "Sir Justainius, for that I am glad. It is... refreshing to be both expected and warmly greeted."
[19:51] <GM|Justainius> "We aim to serve the people, even if it simply a warm welcome.
[19:52] <GM|Justainius> "
[19:52] * Raoul steps in further, enough for the others to move in if they like - and if the room is large enough. ((brb, dang))
[19:53] <GM|Justainius> "Please, enter.  I have seats enogh for all, although some of you will have to share the couch.  I was told you were coming, but I was not informed of whom would be accompanying you.  I am Justainius, second in leadership of the Paladin's Order.  And you would be?"
[19:54] * Yuki` curtsies a bit, then sits. "Yuki Matsumoto, sir."
[19:55] * Nikolai bows. "Nikolai Cadmus, sir."
[19:55] * GM|Justainius bows to each of you as you introduce yourself.
[19:56] <Uileam> "Uileam," he says simply.
[19:57] <GM|Justainius> "You have a message for the Order, Lord Raoul?  I would like to see it, if it would please you."
[19:58] * Raoul lets everyone introduce themselves in turn, and then sits. "Indeed. Here it is, in full," he says, handing over the scroll.
[19:58] <Raoul> ((sorry about that.))
[19:59] * GM|Justainius takes the scroll, breaking the seal, and reading it in silence for almost ten minutes.
[19:59] <GM|Justainius> "This is...  Quite the undertaking."
[20:00] <GM|Justainius> "You see, we too have attempted to enter Jord, to spread the Light, but have been gently rebuked at the border many times.
[20:01] <GM|Justainius> "This is a serious endeavour that requires our support."
[20:01] <Uileam> "Gently would be an understatement, I take it."
[20:01] <Raoul> "We would not ask if it did not."
[20:01] <Raoul> "That said, we hope it will serve your interests as well as ours."
[20:02] <GM|Justainius> *From the door of the room, a voice adds to the conversation.  "The Light guides us all, my friend Justainius, and this is but another way for us to spread the good."
[20:02] * GM|Justainius stands at attention. "Sir Luthien!"
[20:03] * Raoul looks up, stands a little more slowly than the second-in-command paladin.
[20:03] * Yuki` stands and curtsies for Luthien.
[20:04] * Uileam never sat down.
[20:04] <GM|Justainius> *Luthien stands in the door, but closes it behind him.  Yuki's description of 'Goldeneye' is quite accurate, as the man seems to glow with an inner light.  "Please, be seated, my brothers and sisters.  I have come to grace you with my presence and to impart my decisions here."
[20:05] * Uileam inwardly snorts.
[20:06] * Nikolai forcibly keeps his eyes from rolling.
[20:06] * Raoul nods, and sits. He's heard of Luthien's fight in the little war, years ago, and how he brought the other Paladins to Azrag Biet's aid. For him, at least, this is a presence one can be graced by.
[20:06] * Yuki` is going to sit back down then, and wait for Luthien to read the scroll.
[20:06] <GM|Justainius> Luthien speaks some more.  "I approve of your decision to leave the nations of Earth out of this, as this should be a discussion between neighbour and brothers, not strangers and foreigners, with apologies to Anika and Nikolai, of course."
[20:07] * GM|Justainius is now known as GM|
[20:07] <GM|> *Luthien picks up the scroll, and looks it over.  "And you ask for our aid?"
[20:07] * Uileam smiles to himself.
[20:08] <Uileam> (-smile +smirk)
[20:08] <GM|> "How many would you like?  A hundred?  A thousand of my finest?"
[20:08] <Nikolai> "..."
[20:08] <GM|> *Justainius barely hides his shock at that offer.  "Perhaps a mere dozen would suffice?"
[20:09] * Raoul blinks. "I, uh, I admit that I do not have the logistical details at-hand. From the sound of the situation, though, the latter is likely more appropriate than the former."
[20:09] * Yuki` nods to what Raoul says.
[20:09] <GM|> *Luthien nods, smiling.  "A thousand is a good number.  You would have no fear with a legion of light at your side."
[20:10] <GM|> *Behind Luthien, Justainius twitches.
[20:10] <Raoul> "...That said, we do not want to spark war. Though paladins are politically neutral, I doubt Jord would be of open ears with, um, all of those Paladins at hand. Are there Paladins who are less of the sword, more of the healing word?"
[20:11] <Nikolai> "I agree. Some may have fear struck into their hearts at the sight of the might of the Paladins at full force."
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[20:11] <GM|> Luthien keeps that smile on his face.  "All are graced with healing powers, as well as fighting prowess.  We must lead by example in aiding the weak, and exterminating the evil."
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[20:12] <ElementalKnight_> ((grah, it begins.))
[20:12] <ElementalKnight_> ((did I get that last one off?))
[20:12] * Yuki` nods at Nikolai. "In this case, a gentle guiding light would be more useful than a blinding one."
[20:13] <Yuki`> ((Last I saw from you was not wanting to spark war.))
[20:13] <ElementalKnight_> ((yeah.))
[20:13] <GM|> "But, dearest Nikolai of Earth, your world has long been abscent from the light, and our might we chose to be welcoming with."
[20:13] * Nikolai thinks to himself, understanding why speaking with Justainus alone may have been easier...
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[20:14] <ElementalKnight_> ((Is luthien trying to convince us to take paladins back to earth? Oh boy.))
[20:14] * Nikolai smiles beatifically. "I thank you for you graciousness, sir, but my people are notoriously stubborn, and require a slow and steady hand."
[20:15] <GM|> "I shall leave the details of such things to Justainius, for my attention is diverted elsewhere.  Perhaps the light has brought you here for another reason.  Would you mind if I shared a philosophical connundrum with you all?"
[20:15] <Nikolai> "Please, indulge us."
[20:16] <ElementalKnight_> "Indeed. Such puzzles would be a welcome respite from the puzzles of these political endevours."
[20:16] <GM|> "Tell me, is the world bettered in the Light by personal choice or by grand design?"
[20:17] <GM|> *Justainius starts scribbling some notes on a fresh sheet of paper while Luthien talks.
[20:18] * Nikolai raises his hands.
[20:18] <Nikolai> *hand
[20:18] <ElementalKnight_> * Raoul thinks a long moment. "Is a ship guided by the waves and wind, or its sailors? The wind permits the sailors a method to choose. The wave forces movement in one direction..."
[20:19] * ElementalKnight_ is now known as Raoul
[20:19] <Raoul> "But the sailors all move towards land, or drown trying."
[20:19] <Nikolai> "In matters of such great motions as those of the Light, Sir, the ebbs and flows move out of the control of we small men."
[20:20] <Nikolai> "However, we men are given a choice as to what role we should play in these great motions of history."
[20:21] <GM|> "Any other voices to add to this, or would you all agree to this?"
[20:21] * Yuki` thinks... "By choice. Even the grandest design can be felled by the smallest sabotage. Without the choice to proceed, fate can always be thwarted or reduced."
[20:21] <Nikolai> "And while these Grand Designs move about us, we may rise up and claim a role therein, and in doing so, expand it's scope so that all people are bettered with the Light's rising."
[20:25] <GM|> "All valid points, I have thought of them.  But what concerns me is practicality.  You see, the peoples of Fangaar have beseeched the Order for aid and petition for their freedom.  Yet the presence of Reufelgo in their nation only serves to hasten their development and bringing them to a better age.  I approve of this.  But the people of Fangaar were far from the Light before the annexation.  I empathize with the individual for the...
[20:25] <GM|> "...desire to seek their own path.  But the path is already provided.  I am at a loss."
[20:26] <Anika> "If it is provided to them, how is it their own?"
[20:28] <Nikolai> "If I may relate a colloquialism from my home, "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.""
[20:28] * GM| nods at this adivce.
[20:28] <Uileam> "You can make it drown."
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[20:30] * Anika cocks her head to the side. "What purpose would that serve?"
[20:30] <GM|> "I shall take your words to heart, to seek the Light.  Now, on a more lighter note, tell me news of my associates from years past, Dias Black and Aede Keirley.  Surely you have met with them recently, having been visting Earth recently?"
[20:30] <Uileam> "Then you have water and food, of course."
[20:31] <Raoul> "Indeed. Sir Black is well and in command of I-DEMON on Earth."
[20:32] * Nikolai smiles blithely, wondering what to say regarding the latter.
[20:32] <Yuki`> "We're not entirely sure about where Ms. Aede Kierley is.  You would have to ask Mr. Black for more information."
[20:32] <Yuki`> "But we have seen her before, yes."
[20:33] <Nikolai> "She has been a great help to us in past endeavors."
[20:33] <GM|> "I had heard of his ascendency in the ranks of his world.  And as for Miss Keirley, when you next see her, give her my regards.  That she aids you only speaks well of your tasks."
[20:35] <GM|> "But, I but leave you without my further presense.  I return to the sanctum to pray and reflect upon my burdens.  Justainius will see to your needs."
[20:35] <GM|> *With this, Luthien leaves just as quietly as he came.
[20:35] * GM| is now known as GM|Justainius
[20:36] * GM|Justainius waits to the count of 5, then sighs. "I don't know how he found out about this meeting."
[20:36] <Uileam> "I would personally blame your god."
[20:37] * Raoul >->s this time.
[20:37] <Raoul> * >_>
[20:37] * Uileam is nothing if not subtle!
[20:37] <GM|Justainius> "His heart and soul are in the right place, but in matters of mortal efficiency and tact, he lacks a certain... understanding of the details."
[20:38] <Yuki`> "As we have just seen, unfortunately."
[20:38] <GM|Justainius> "He has that effect on people."
[20:39] <GM|Justainius> "But back to the business at hand.  A small contingent of Paladins to show a measure of solidarity in this effort."
[20:40] <Raoul> "I should stress that Jord has not been the kindest of hosts to us in the past. Violence is a serious possibility."
[20:40] <Raoul> "Though, hopefully, not the ultimate outcome..."
[20:41] <GM|Justainius> "Our people would not be unprepared for such an outcome."
[20:43] <Raoul> "Good. Then we accept what assistance you can render to our cause, knowing it aids not only Azrag Biet, and not only your own Order, but ultimately, all of Thera."
[20:44] <GM|Justainius> "We can have, say, a dozen of our people, a good sampling of those skilled in the arts of Diplomacy and healing, meet your fleet in Etoile.  We can have them escort you as well, if such fits your plans and schedules?"
[20:44] * Uileam perks a little at the mention of Etoile.
[20:45] <Yuki`> "How good are these paladins at being seen?  Or more appropriately, not being seen?  Too large a group at once could attract attention before we want it."
[20:46] <GM|Justainius> "Unlike some of our brothers, I can send those who are versed in discretion."
[20:47] <Raoul> "Such flexibility is to be prized."
[20:48] <GM|Justainius> "Indeed."
[20:48] <GM|Justainius> "Now, this will take some time to prepare.  Have you accomodations in the city?"
[20:49] <Yuki`> "It shouldn't be that difficult to find some."
[20:49] <Yuki`> ((And if it is, I can spend a KP on Contacts. >_>))
[20:49] <Uileam> (I can spend KP on "find a cardboard box". <.<)
[20:50] <GM|Justainius> ((Yuki can, but Uileam, this is not the time to go Solid Snake.))
[20:50] <Uileam> (Hey, being a bum is toly discreet. :P)
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[20:52] <Yuki`> "...in fact, I think I know of someone who could help us to find a good location."
[20:52] * GM|Justainius nods. "Excellent. I was going to offer you all accomodations, but ifyou have some secured, I see no reason.
[20:52] <GM|Justainius> "
[20:53] * Uileam thinks to himself, "less room for some religious nut to kill us in our sleep too."
[20:54] * Yuki` stands and looks to the others. "Mr. Isamu should be in the area. Knowing him, he should be somewhat easy to find." She curtsies to the Paladin. "Thank you again for your help, sir paladin."
[20:55] * GM|Justainius stands and bows. "Please, return in the morning, and we can finalize the details. I shall leave word to expect you."
[20:57] * Yuki` will wait for Raoul to leave, then start leading them out of the temple.
[20:57] * Raoul bows. "It was good to see that your Order lives up to the fond legends hey have in Azrag Biet."
[20:57] <GM|Justainius> "It is good to be understood."
[20:59] * GM|Justainius is now known as GM|
[20:59] * Raoul then makes his exit, graceful as he can manage.
[21:00] * Yuki` will wait until they're out of the temple and paladin earshot before talking again. "...so, yeah. From what I heard, Luthien is like that all the time."
[21:01] <Raoul> "He is... Something."
[21:01] <GM|> ((brb))
[21:04] * Yuki` starts walking to the hino district of the city. "Anyway, I know Mr. Isamu in the Hinodeumei section of the city. Hino refugee and merchant. He oews me one after a nasty incident at a tavern, so I know he'll help us out. My guess is right, we'll see him behind an accessory store counter or in front of a barstool."
[21:05] <Nikolai> "That sounds... relaxing."
[21:06] * Yuki` shrugs. "He is a happy drinker. Just don't try to challenge him to a contest involving those drinks. First, you'll probably lose, and second, we need him to be coherent."
[21:07] <Anika> "He's never been in a drinking contest with a German, I'll bet..."
[21:08] <Yuki`> "...well, since neither of knows what a German is, probably not."
[21:08] * Yuki` smiles a bit. "We're probably the poorer for that."
[21:08] <GM|> ((Back))
[21:09] <Anika> "You're looking at one."
[21:09] * Anika quickly adds, "Not that I plan to challenge him."
[21:10] <Raoul> ((brb))
[21:10] <Yuki`> "Oh.  My mistake.  Sorry."
[21:10] <Uileam> "Hah, I would... if I had touched alcohol in the past thirty years. at any rate."
[21:11] <Anika> "I haven't had much. They didn't really serve it where I grew up."
[21:12] * Nikolai resets his glasses, saying nothing let he reveal himself as a nerd.
[21:12] <Nikolai> ((*lest))
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[21:13] <ElementalKnight> ((back))
[21:14] <GM|> ((You left?))
[21:15] <ElementalKnight> ((I pinged.))
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[21:16] <GM|> *The party rapidly approaches a small quarter of the city, where refugees and expatriates from Hinoumi reside.
[21:18] <GM|> *In fact, it seems quite lively.
[21:18] <Yuki`> "Okay, at this time of day, we should probably check the accessory shops.  Just follow my lead and keep an eye out.  And, uh, don't buy the hanging meats unless I give the go-ahead.  Trust me on that."  Yuki starts looking for the telltale signs of an accessory merchant.
[21:19] * Raoul looks at said meats if given the chance, but does not touch. Maybe sniff a little.
[21:19] <GM|> *There is a dedicated Merchant's Street just past the market.
[21:20] <GM|> *Some of the meat smells... interesting.
[21:21] <GM|> *Turning on to the street, you are faced with signs all written in Hino.
[21:21] <GM|> *Yuki can read them, no problem.
[21:21] * Yuki` will quickly head down the merchant's street, reading the various signs and symbols. "Okay... defensives, fabrics, travel goods... ah, here we are, accessories." Yuki stops in front of a simple and inconsipcuous store, pretty different from some of the flashier areas in town. "Right, definitely Isamu, there."
[21:22] <Yuki`> "He never was one for flashiness.  Means he mainly sells to locals, but it also means he won't try to gouge the outsiders."
[21:22] * GM| is now known as GM|Isamu
[21:23] * Yuki` gently knocks on the door before entering and says in hino "Excuse me, Mister Isamu? Are you here, and hopefully sober?" Yuki smiles playfully.
[21:24] * GM|Isamu pokes his head out from behind a curtain. "Please, enter! We have many good from far away lannnnddd...sss.... Yuki-sama...!"
[21:25] * GM|Isamu tries to hide behind the curtains, "What brings you here? Certainly not business.. We are done with those deals..."
[21:26] <Yuki`> "Please Isamu, the honorary is not needed.  I still like to think I'm not that elderly yet.  And not business, although I might need some goods later.  I need help for myself and my companions."
[21:26] * Nikolai looks a little confused.
[21:26] <Yuki`> "Specifically, we need to know a good and safe place to stay in the region.  And I would much rather trust your advice than randomly search in a city such as this."
[21:26] <GM|Isamu> "Ah...  Ah..!  Assistance.  That I can provide."
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[21:27] <GM|Isamu> "Well, I can reccomend a certain inn.  Run by a cousin of mine, a good man.  Other than that, your companions?"
[21:27] <GM|Isamu> "Unless you mean for them as well?"
[21:28] * Yuki` nods. "Yes, I am working with them. Different job, different scenery, same headaches."
[21:28] * Yuki` is still talking in Hino, as a note. >_>
[21:28] * Nikolai is firmly lost.
[21:28] <Raoul> me figured, and understands none of it.
[21:29] <Anika> (( ...I probably should have given Anika that Lang, since she did live with Yuki there. ))
[21:29] <GM|Isamu> "I..  I think I can arrange for something.  But what brings you here?"
[21:29] <GM|Isamu> ((I thought you already did?!?))
[21:29] <Anika> (( She has the Lore. Not the Lang. <.< ))
[21:30] <GM|Isamu> ((huh.))
[21:31] <Yuki`> "It's a diplomatic mission to the north.  Unfortunately, I doubt that my boss,"  she looks to Raoul "would be willing to explain more, so I should hold my tongue, as well.  My apologies."
[21:31] <Yuki`> "I do have to say though, this part of the city agrees with you, Isamu."
[21:31] <GM|Isamu> "To Etolie?"
[21:31] <GM|Isamu> "And she does, much better than our homeland, that is for certain."
[21:32] * Yuki` nods slightly. "I will be heading there, yes. If I take after your example, it will do me wonders."
[21:33] <GM|Isamu> "Ah.  Well, would you like directions?"
[21:34] * Yuki` bows. "That would be excellent, Isamu. I will have to remember to gather new equipment at your store after we are able to settle in."
[21:35] * GM|Isamu nods, and grabs a quill and some paper, and jots some directions.
[21:36] <Raoul> ((GF calls; later all and good stuff. ^_^))
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[21:36] * GM|Isamu hands the paper to Yuki before speaking in common english. "Please browse our wares again!"
[21:37] * Yuki` will take the directions, and bow again before responding in common. "I shall, sir." She leaves, following the directions to the inn.
[21:37] <Yuki`> ((Whew. Okay, hopefully I won't end up taking much more spotlight there. Sorry about that.))
[21:38] <GM|Isamu> ((Well, actually, I'm out of notes for this session.  I would like to call it here, and pick up next week.))
[21:38] <Yuki`> ((...oh. Okay, then.))
[21:38] <Anika> (( Yuki needs some spotlight. She hasn't had much. ))
[21:38] <Nikolai> ((She coughs))
[21:39] <GM|Isamu> *** LOG END ***

[19:02] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:04] <GM|> *Anika, with her technical information in hand, as well as her battery, has cloistered herself away in her room.  People who pass by claim to hear maniacal giggling between the sounds of electronics engineering.
[19:04] <GM|> *Aislinn drops by to tell you that she has been reassigned from you to a special training regimine for an inderminate length of time.
[19:05] * Nikolai bids her farewell. "Thank you for your work."
[19:05] * Yuki` nods, then whispers conspiratorially "Keep an eye out. This may not be a conincidence."
[19:06] * Nikolai trys not to imagine what will happen if Aislinn decides it would benefit her to rat out their... extracurricular activities.
[19:06] <GM|> *And now you have all been called to one of the breifing rooms that dot one of the I-Demon Administration buildings.
[19:06] * Uileam can claim ignorance! He has absolutely no idea what everyone's trying to do. Not like the military thinks he's a threat anyway. <.<
[19:06] * GM| is now known as GM|DiasBlack
[19:07] * GM|DiasBlack is waiting at the head of the table, with the official ambassador from the Azure Islands beside him. "Please come in and have a seat.
[19:07] <GM|DiasBlack> "
[19:07] * Raoul is wondering how the diplomatic mission will be received by the Earthers. He doubts they will be pleased.
[19:07] * Nikolai takes a seat.
[19:07] <Nikolai> ((we talked about this. Nikolai was pleased."
[19:08] <GM|DiasBlack> ((Officially, on the government level.))
[19:08] <Raoul> ((He means Dias and up.))
[19:08] * Yuki` sits down at the far end of the table.
[19:08] * Raoul sits, a little distracted. But he wakes up and sits up straight.
[19:09] * Uileam sits down somewhere in the middle.
[19:09] <GM|DiasBlack> "Thank you all for coming.  I have some news for you, that you may already have heard."
[19:09] * GM|DiasBlack glares at Raoul
[19:09] * Nikolai is smiling earnestly.
[19:10] <GM|DiasBlack> "The nations of Thera, that being Reufelgo, Azure Islands and Etoile, have all decided to try and open Jord's borders diplomatically."
[19:10] * Raoul nods quietly.
[19:10] <GM|DiasBlack> "They have declined offers of help from Earth governements, but have requested you all specifically to come with them."
[19:11] <GM|DiasBlack> "As none of you are technically official representatives of the United States government, we can't really object."
[19:11] <Yuki`> "..."
[19:11] <GM|DiasBlack> *The Ambassador stands.  "Thank you, Captain Black."
[19:12] <GM|DiasBlack> <Ambassador> "We have asked you all to come, as you have already been to Jord, and we hope that by showing your faces in a positive light, we can overcome the initial distrust that has accrued."
[19:12] * Uileam looks a bit surprised at the news, but manages to keep quiet.
[19:13] <GM|DiasBlack> <Ambassador> "Madame Yuki, we would graciously invite you along on this journey.  As you have aided our Lord Raoul in some small degree, we hope you would accepta our hospitality in this regard."
[19:13] * Yuki` nods silently.
[19:14] <GM|DiasBlack> <Ambassador> "And as for you, Master Uileam, we do regret the necessity of your forced removal from your quest, and wish to aid you in returning to your chosen path.  If you choose to come with us, that is."
[19:14] <Nikolai> "Capital idea. I, for one, would be happy to participate."
[19:14] <GM|DiasBlack> "And I'll asume that Anikia will go as well.  Lovely."
[19:15] <Uileam> "Well, I don't think I'd be far off in calling this whole escapade a kidnapping, but if you're willing to leave me where I left off, I guess all can be forgiven."
[19:16] <GM|DiasBlack> *The Ambassador bows in way of apology.  "We do hope that can be the case.  We do regret our actions, or inactions as the case may be."
[19:17] <Uileam> "Can't do much but agree to go along, otherwise I'd just be lost over here and unable to do anything for my old friends on Thera."
[19:17] <Uileam> "So what an old man is saying is yes, he'll go along."
[19:17] * GM|DiasBlack accepts all this. "Now, the presensce of the Earth contigent is... limited. We can send observers, but no official representatives. That's where you come in."
[19:18] <GM|DiasBlack> "Officialy, you are to provide a pubic face of apology for our actions.  Unofficially, you are there to apologize."
[19:19] * Raoul raises an eyebrow. No second unofficial mission?
[19:19] <Yuki`> "...apologize how?  I think they might not just take words."
[19:19] <GM|DiasBlack> "If this goes well, the United States would like to establish Embassy with Jord, as we have done with the other nations.  We are hoping you can pave the ground for that."
[19:20] <GM|DiasBlack> *The Ambassador steps up again.  "Well, that is in the future, Captain."
[19:20] * Nikolai nods. "I think we can do this. Though, if I may, one question?"
[19:21] <GM|DiasBlack> "Yes?"
[19:21] <Nikolai> "The matter of Ms. Aide Keirley?"
[19:21] * GM|DiasBlack breathes deeply.
[19:22] <GM|DiasBlack> "Aede Keirley can take care of herself.  Officially, she is a Prisoner of a foreign nation.  You won't be told anything more than that."
[19:23] <GM|DiasBlack> <Ambassador> "Putting that aside, there is part of this mission that we would like to task you all with."
[19:23] * Nikolai saves further discussion for later.
[19:25] <GM|DiasBlack> <Ambassador> "When we return to Thera, I would like you to take this message to the leader of the Paladin's Order; one Luthien, Son of Angels."
[19:25] <GM|DiasBlack> *The Ambassador produces a sealed scroll case, and puts it down on the table.
[19:26] * Yuki` tries to remain extremely still at the mention of that name.
[19:26] <GM|DiasBlack> "It is a request for a small contingent of Paladins suitable to the task to meet with the diplomatic fleet in a certain harbour, to represent a non-government power seeking peaceful relations.
[19:26] * Uileam la la remains completely unaware of anything he doesn't know what Paladins are.
[19:26] <GM|DiasBlack> "You can see why this would be important to us."
[19:26] <Nikolai> "Not a problem."
[19:26] <Raoul> "Intriguing. The Paladins were certainly helpful in Azure's little war with Refulgo..."
[19:26] <GM|DiasBlack> ((YOu know what Paladins are.  Your nation is home to Dark Knights.))
[19:27] <Nikolai> "Where are these Paladins located?"
[19:27] <Yuki`> "So I heard.  Although I've also heard some... less charitable descriptions of a few."
[19:27] * GM|DiasBlack pipes up. "The Paladins are headquartered in the Paladin's Temple in the capital of Reufelgo."
[19:28] <Uileam> (( I was more making a play on how I'm a not-really-a-Paladin. <.< ))
[19:28] <GM|DiasBlack> (( >P ))
[19:28] <Nikolai> "Refulgo, Paladin's Temple. Luthien, Son of Angels."
[19:28] <GM|DiasBlack> "And yes, Miss Yuki, I've dealt with Luthien personally before.  He's quite... dedicated."
[19:29] * Nikolai holds out his hand for the scroll case.
[19:29] <Uileam> (( I'm still also largely ignorant of... everything. Hermit, don't forget! (I do love the hermit card.) ))
[19:29] <Raoul> ((Ain't it grand? I use it in 4th Age.))
[19:30] <GM|DiasBlack> *The Ambassador passes the scroll case to Raoul, who can pass it to whoevert.
[19:31] * Nikolai shrugs. His coat is nice for storage space, but very well.
[19:31] * Raoul looks it over. Is it already opened, or is it a sealed scroll and suchlike? If the latter, he'll store it on his person. He's used to carrying sensitive documents by now.
[19:31] <GM|DiasBlack> ((Well, this is Official Business you know.))
[19:31] <Raoul> ((if the latter, he doesn't open it, I mean.))
[19:32] <GM|DiasBlack> *It is sealed with the official seal of the ruling body of the Auzure Islands.
[19:32] * Raoul nods at seeing the seal, and lets it keep its sanctity and integrity. "It will be good to see Paladins again. They were good to have at one's back."
[19:33] <GM|DiasBlack> "Is there anything else, Mr. Ambassador?"
[19:34] <Raoul> ((brb))
[19:34] <GM|DiasBlack> <Ambassador>  "Not from I at this time.  Captain Black?"
[19:35] <GM|DiasBlack> "Very well then.  You are officially released into the service of the Azure Islands for the duration of this Diplomatic endeavour."
[19:35] * Nikolai salutes. "Thank you sir."
[19:35] <Uileam> (( Jon's ability to talk to himself astound me. <.< ))
[19:35] <Uileam> (( :P ))
[19:36] <GM|DiasBlack> (( It's a skill. ))
[19:36] <Uileam> (( Is it a Lore or Language? ))
[19:36] <GM|DiasBlack> <Ambassador> "Thank you.  As for you all, you are free to relax until the morrow, when we depart for Leaftown."
[19:37] <GM|DiasBlack> *At this point, the two men leave the room, leaving you all still seated.
[19:37] * GM|DiasBlack is now known as GM|
[19:37] * Nikolai frowns.
[19:37] <Nikolai> "Let's go."
[19:37] * Yuki` takes a quick look around. "Yes. We'll need to talk a bit some place more private."
[19:38] <Uileam> "All this skullduggery has an old man tiring himself out.  I do hope it's worth it."
[19:39] * Nikolai walks out, unconsciously Accelerating his steps to hasten the process.
[19:41] <Raoul> ((back))
[19:41] * Yuki` is going to wait until they all get back to their rooms before talking again. "So... it seems that we have two missions, and maybe more that we don't know about."
[19:42] <Nikolai> "That bastard... to abandon her like that..."
[19:42] <Raoul> "I doubt he is."
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[19:43] <Yuki`> "I don't like it either, but he may be playing the long game to get her out."
[19:43] <Raoul> "Exactly."
[19:43] <Raoul> "We may only be distractions. If so, we must distract admirably."
[19:43] <Yuki`> "As for our own short game... I should make very clear, we shouldn't try to get Luthien involved with our trying to get Aede out."
[19:44] <Nikolai> "I think Black fully intends to use Aide as a sacrifice for the sake of peace with Jord."
[19:44] <Nikolai> "I hadn't considered it, Yuki. I've heard of Paladins, at least in fiction, in this world."
[19:44] <Raoul> "That is not entirely in step with his legend from the little war with Refulgo..."
[19:45] <Yuki`> "I've heard more about Luthien than I let on before.  You give Mr. Goldeneye a chance,"  She does say Mr. Goldeneye sarcastically, in case you were wondering, "and he will start a worldwide war in the process of going to Aede.  And may not even succeed at that."
[19:45] <Nikolai> "And what we intend is certainly not lawful."
[19:45] <Uileam> "Is someone going to fill those not in the know in?"
[19:45] <Nikolai> "..."
[19:45] <Nikolai> "Not the idea I had predicted."
[19:45] <Nikolai> "Is this Luthien a reckless idealist?"
[19:45] <Yuki`> "To the extreme."
[19:46] <Yuki`> "He has good public stories, but the private stories paint a much more dangerous picture."
[19:46] <Nikolai> "Hmm. If we wish to keep our actions a secret, it wouldn't be wise to involve a public figure such as him, regardless of his own personality..."
[19:47] <Uileam> "The smaller the group, the better."
[19:47] * Yuki` nods. "We should just involve him as little as we can. Which means mostly giving him that scroll and leaving."
[19:48] <Nikolai> "I agree."
[19:51] <Nikolai> "As for any rescue attempts... we should wait until we arrive to make any plans
[19:51] <Raoul> "At the least, and if then."
[19:51] <GM|> *A functionary dressed with a small white sash from the Auzure Islands approaches.  "His Lordship, the Ambassador, offers you all his regards, and invites you to sup with him tonite."  He then leaves.
[19:51] <Nikolai> "...Hmm."
[19:52] <Nikolai> "Well. We're stepping into a very complicated situation, so let's act with deliberation."
[19:52] <GM|> *It's still morning, so plenty of time before supper.
[19:53] <GM|> ((Just tell me when you want to fast-forward.
[19:53] <GM|> ))
[19:53] <Uileam> (( I'm good. ))
[19:54] <Raoul> ((agreed. I'll spend the day with my electronics for dummies book. <.<))
[19:54] <Nikolai> "I'm going to check in with Anika, see if she needs any help. Meet you all back here for dinner?"
[19:55] <GM|> ((Anyone else have anything before I press the big Fast Forward Button in the sky?))
[19:56] <Raoul> ((not I))
[19:57] * GM| is now known as GM|Ghaznavids
[19:57] <GM|Ghaznavids> *At supper, you are all escorted to the Auzure Islands Embassy, where you are shown into an ornate dining hall.
[19:58] * GM|Ghaznavids enters. "Welcome, welcome! I do apologize for my briskness at our meeting earlier, but the necessities of launching this embassy to Jord are time consuming."
[19:58] * Uileam is in his finest, or would be, if he had any fine clothing. As it is, asking around managed to get him some pretty well-fit clothing for the evening.
[19:59] * Yuki` is going to try to be somewhat cleaned up, at least.
[19:59] <GM|Ghaznavids> *Fine clothes are available for those who ask, in various fashions.
[20:00] * Raoul nods, his blue and white ensemble pressed and fresh. He doesn't have any 'real' finery around...  "No apologies are necessary, ambassador; times are difficult and the situation complex, we all understand."
[20:00] * Nikolai is dressed in some nicer clothes.
[20:00] <GM|Ghaznavids> "Come!  Sit, my brother and friends.  Food shall be served shortly."
[20:00] * GM|Ghaznavids takes a seat at the head of the table.
[20:01] <Nikolai> "We are honored by such an invitation regardless, your grace."
[20:01] * Uileam takes one of the proferred seats.
[20:01] <GM|Ghaznavids> ((Anika is still performing her mad-scientist gig.))
[20:02] * Raoul sits last, and the smells of his homeland's food lightens his mood considerably.
[20:03] <GM|Ghaznavids> *Food is brought out, from various nations.  There is Japanese/Hino style food, Indian/Azure, American, and Etolie/French.
[20:03] <GM|Ghaznavids> "I do hope our chefs are up to your standard, Madame Yuki, and Master Uileam."
[20:03] <Yuki`> "I'm sure they are."
[20:05] <Uileam> "As I'm sure you couldn't fathom, you become less choosy about your foods when living in the mountains.  I trust your food here is leagues above what I normally eat, and so it is always welcome."
[20:05] <GM|Ghaznavids> *Supper proceedes, with various small talks.  About an hour in, the Ambassador puts down his plate.  "I am sure you have some concerns over this embassy.  I would like to assuage your fears and answer your questions if I am capable.  I would like there to be trust between us, that we may better represent ourselves to the peoples of Jord."
[20:06] <GM|Ghaznavids> "So please, air your concerns here, that they may be dispatched."
[20:07] <GM|Ghaznavids> ((Wow, the offer of free answers stuns the party...))
[20:08] <Uileam> (( I'm just along for the ride. :P ))
[20:08] <Nikolai> "Sir, I have no issues with our treatment by yourself or your own government."
[20:08] <Uileam> (( I'm more amused that the backhanded comment went unmarked. :P ))
[20:08] <GM|Ghaznavids> ((He's a diplomat.  He noticed.))
[20:08] <Nikolai> "I am quite grateful for all of your generosity thus far."
[20:08] <GM|Ghaznavids> "That is good to hear.  But now is the time for business, not pleasure."
[20:09] <Raoul> ((I figure I better let him answer questions, plus I can't think of any. <.<'))
[20:10] <Yuki`> ((Can't think of many questions either, except maybe one.))
[20:10] <GM|Ghaznavids> ((Then ask!))
[20:11] <Yuki`> ((Trying to think of how to phrase it. >_>))
[20:11] <Raoul> "Hm. Perhaps the most pressing question is... How do we get Jord to pay attention to our requests? They have plenty already from this whole.. affair."
[20:11] * Nikolai steeples his fingers and looks around.
[20:12] <GM|Ghaznavids> "We intend to sail into one of their major harbors, one we know from when they were still an open country, with many ships, and make ourselves something to be dealt with properly, not ignored."
[20:12] <Yuki`> "That seems... dangerous, if they respond in a bad way."
[20:13] <Raoul> "Ah. Knock politely with a sword on our back?"
[20:13] <GM|Ghaznavids> "We have confirmed a dozen vessels.  The Flagship, 6 cargo ships, 3 ships for the various personages we bring with us, and a couple ships in case of an impolite response."
[20:14] <GM|Ghaznavids> "And yes, Madame, we have considered that they may attempt to rebuff us, but this is not a case where we can leave empty handed."
[20:14] <Yuki`> "And how would our apology fit into this plan?  As a way to soothe matters after the first contact?"
[20:15] <GM|Ghaznavids> "That is part of the plan."
[20:15] <GM|Ghaznavids> "Have any of you experience with major diplomacy?"
[20:15] <Yuki`> "I've been a freelance negotiator, so I'm familiar with it."
[20:16] <Nikolai> "I have served as a delivery boy on several errands, but this would be my greatest undertaking thus far."
[20:16] <GM|Ghaznavids> "Then you can understand that some people are not willing to listen to what is good for them, unless you force them.  We are afeared that this may be the case with our sister-nation."
[20:18] <GM|Ghaznavids> "I also understand that you are concerned for the wellbeing of your associate, Miss Aede Keirly."
[20:19] <Nikolai> "That is true."
[20:19] <Raoul> "It is something of a sticking point, yes."
[20:19] <GM|Ghaznavids> "One of our goals is to discern her location and condition.  That information, as well as what it takes to get it, is a point we wish to explore."
[20:19] <GM|Ghaznavids> "I assume you want some part of this?"
[20:19] * Yuki` nods.
[20:19] <Nikolai> "If possible, I would like to negotiate terms for her release among other concessions from Jord."
[20:21] <GM|Ghaznavids> "That may be possible, if it comes to that."
[20:21] <GM|Ghaznavids> "I am certain that you would like to take as direct an action as possible in that regard."
[20:22] <GM|Ghaznavids> "But tell me, how do you intend to start?"
[20:22] <Yuki`> "The obvious start would be having them acknowledge her status as a prisoner of their nation.  But even that may be tough, depending."
[20:22] * Uileam mutters to himself, "'we' don't."
[20:22] <Uileam> (( <.< ))
[20:23] * Nikolai resets his glasses. Uileam was beginning to irritate him.
[20:23] <GM|Ghaznavids> ((Don't worry.  I have a very good reason to get you to charge in first.))
[20:24] <Uileam> (( Am I upsetting your delicate diplomacy? :P ))
[20:24] <GM|Ghaznavids> ((Nah.  I'm planning for that.))
[20:25] <GM|Ghaznavids> "That also does not cover her current condition."
[20:25] <Uileam> (( I was talking to Nikolai. :P ))
[20:26] <GM|Ghaznavids> "She could he prisoner, or hostage, or perhaps she may have made her own escape already.  We do not know."
[20:26] <GM|Ghaznavids> "And what if we give our sister-nation something for someone they don't have?"
[20:28] * Uileam smiles to himself. "This diplomacy business is far too indirect."
[20:28] <Yuki`> "...so the best thing would probably be to find out where and how she is now before getting to the table.  Basically, not asking a question we don't know the answer to."
[20:28] <Nikolai> "Makes sense."
[20:28] <Raoul> "Mmhm..."
[20:29] <Uileam> "In my day, things were far simpler.  In, boom, out."
[20:29] <Uileam> (( "And we walked uphill both ways in the snow to do it!" ))
[20:29] <GM|Ghaznavids> "Simple answers for simple problems.  COmplex answers for complex problems."
[20:30] <Uileam> "Feh, this isn't complex, you just make it look that way."
[20:30] <GM|Ghaznavids> "We would ask that you entrust the divining of Miss Aede Keirley's location to our own people.  Once we have that information, we will give it to you to act upon as you see fit."
[20:31] <Nikolai> "Ah! That would be a great help, your grace."
[20:32] <GM|Ghaznavids> "We hope to help eachother, that is for certain."
[20:33] <GM|Ghaznavids> "Athough we are concerned that the United States, with apologies to yourself, Master Nikolai, will feel deliberately snubbed by our peaceful gesture."
[20:35] * Nikolai waves it off. "No apologies necessary, your grace. I am aware of the temperament of my constituents."
[20:35] * Raoul is a little upset with the United States, though not for any particular reason... Things are just beginning to add up.
[20:36] <GM|Ghaznavids> "We would ask that you act to contain the impulses of your brothers who grace us with thier presence in this mission, that we may reach an amicable conclusion to this affair."
[20:36] <Yuki`> "That... could be more difficult, unfortunately."
[20:36] <Nikolai> "I assure you, I will do all in my power."
[20:37] <GM|Ghaznavids> "Their numbers, we can assure you, will number no more than a half-dozen."
[20:37] <Nikolai> "Ah. Then I can promise you success in this endeavor."
[20:37] <GM|Ghaznavids> "That is a good thing you hear, my friend."
[20:39] <GM|Ghaznavids> "Have you any other concerns, or suggestions mayhap?"
[20:40] <Yuki`> "If things start to go sour, what are we supposed to do?  I don't want to end up as a bargaining chip, or worse."
[20:40] <GM|Ghaznavids> "We will protect our own, I can assure you of that."
[20:40] * GM|Ghaznavids 's voice goes sour at that. "But I hope it does not come to it."
[20:41] <Nikolai> "No one does in matters of diplomacy."
[20:42] <GM|Ghaznavids> "If that is all, then perhaps dessert will be in order?"
[20:43] <Nikolai> "That does sound agreeable, sir."
[20:44] <GM|Ghaznavids> *Dessert is Served!
[20:44] * GM|Ghaznavids is now known as GM|
[20:45] <GM|> ((Unless you have anything else, I'll FF to the next morning.))
[20:45] <Nikolai> ((Goforit))
[20:45] * Uileam is thoroughly displeased by all this but knows better than to continue to speak his mind.
[20:46] <GM|> *The next morning, there is a large party of people assembled at the Portal location, ready to go to Leaftown.
[20:47] * Yuki` frowns to herself a bit, but otherwise remains silent.
[20:48] * Nikolai has his effects all packed, ready to move out.
[20:48] <GM|> *The portal opens, and through the other side, Leaftown can be seen.  People begin to file through.
[20:49] * Nikolai joins in.
[20:49] * Yuki` might as well go through, as well.
[20:49] * Uileam follows. How else is he going to accomplish anything?
[20:50] <GM|> *Soon it is the turn of the party, and they go through.  On the other side, they are hailed by a woman in heavy armor and a halbred.
[20:50] * Raoul goes through, his thoughts still meandering through a number of gates... But it's good to be going home.
[20:50] <GM|> "Hey!  I'm Sarah.  You guys are heading to see the Paladins, right?"
[20:50] * GM| is now known as GM|Sarah
[20:51] * Nikolai smiles. "That is the case, Sarah."
[20:51] * Nikolai holds out his hand. "I'm Nikolai, by the way."
[20:51] * Uileam thinks to himself, "hah, knew I wasn't the only one who dressed up like this."
[20:51] * Yuki` bows slightly. "Yuki Matsumoto."
[20:52] <GM|Sarah> "Ah, yes, yes.  I'm here with your train tickets."
[20:53] * GM|Sarah reaches into one of her pockets, and pulls out a set of tickests, handing them to each of you. "Train leaves in about 20 minutes."
[20:54] <GM|Sarah> "You guys gonna see Luthien, right?"
[20:54] * Yuki` nods.
[20:54] <Nikolai> "Thank you!"
[20:54] * Raoul nods. "I hope this train ride will be a peaceful one." <.<
[20:56] <GM|Sarah> "Well, when you do, tell him that Mirelle is very annoyed that he didn't send her a birthday present.  She's very bitchy at the moment over it, but can't get to him directly.  I hear he's cloistered himself in at the bottom of the place, probably to try and get away from her."
[20:56] * GM|Sarah shakes her head. "Ah, love."
[20:56] * Nikolai is still ready to Escape any sudden assassination attempts.
[20:56] <Raoul> ((brb))
[20:56] <Uileam> "Sounds like a smart bloke."
[20:56] <Nikolai> "... Mirelle wants a present, is bitchy. Got it."
[20:56] <GM|Sarah> "Now, you guys better get going.  Don't want to be late for the train."
[20:58] * GM|Sarah dashes through the portal once people have filed through from Earth. A few others join her, then the portal closes.
[20:58] * GM|Sarah is now known as GM|
[20:59] <GM|> *The train leaves in about 15 minutes.
[21:01] * Yuki` gets on the train then.
[21:01] * Nikolai waits around, looking for the squad of U.S. troops.
[21:01] <GM|> *There are no obvious troops.
[21:03] * Cala has joined #I-DEMON
[21:03] <GM|> *And there are a lot of people around, and many dispersing for their various purposes.
[21:03] <Raoul> ((back))
[21:03] * Cala_ has joined #I-DEMON
[21:04] * Cala has quit IRC (Quit: Client Exited)
[21:04] * Cala_ has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
[21:05] <GM|> ((I assume everyone gets on the train?))
[21:05] <Uileam> (( Yessir. ))
[21:05] * Cala has joined #I-DEMON
[21:06] <GM|> *The train is spacious, and quite comfortable.  You guys have a private room to yourselves, and it doesn't look like there are any attackers this time.
[21:06] * Raoul remembers that it didn't, last time, either - at first.
[21:06] <Raoul> ((There's also no yeti to get separated from this time either. A plus!))
[21:07] * Yuki` keeps frowning. "I don't think this is going to go well. We all need to be prepared for the worst."
[21:07] <Raoul> "Agreed."
[21:08] <GM|> *The train pulls out, and the conductor marks your tickets soon after the train leaves town.  It will be about three days before the train reaches the capital, with many stops along the way.
[21:08] <Uileam> "Sleeping in plate mail isn't exactly comfortable."
[21:09] <Raoul> "True. It makes for a slightly better pillow, though."
[21:10] <Uileam> "If you truly think so, you can sleep on it the first night."
[21:10] <GM|> *A few hours later, the train pulls into Anshan.
[21:10] <GM|> *There is quite a bustle as people get on and off.
[21:11] * Nikolai is calm, but alert, aware of his surroundings.
[21:12] <Uileam> "Hopefully it's calmer at night."
[21:13] <GM|> *After about an hour as the train switches cars, it pulls out again.  It is now dusk.
[21:14] <Yuki`> "...right.  I guess we should think about what to do in the worst case while we wait."
[21:14] <GM|> *And the next cubicle over is quite noisy.  Sounds noisy, like someone is moving around a lot.
[21:15] <Uileam> "Yes, well, I'll think about that in my dreams.  If you'll excuse me, I at least need a nap.  It's been a long, long time since I've had a good rest."
[21:15] * Uileam tries to find a comfortable sitting position in his plate to appease the others, though that's rather difficult, to say the least.
[21:15] <Yuki`> "...right."  She looks in the direction of the other cubicle.  "We'll save it for another time, then."
[21:16] <Nikolai> "Indeed."
[21:17] <Uileam> (( Only a madman would attack at night! ))
[21:17] <Uileam> (( Or a vampire. I'll brb, drink ))
[21:17] * Raoul decides to take a stretch outside, in the hall. Just to move some.
[21:17] <GM|> *A crash comes from next door, and very quickly, the door to the next cubicle is thrown open, and you hear the sounds of someone running out into the corridor.  A moment later, you can hear a woman's voice call out.  "Get back here!"
[21:17] <Nikolai> "Taking a walk, Raoul? I'll join you... Hmm?"
[21:18] * Nikolai steps out into the hall.
[21:18] <GM|> *A small mithra runs headlong into Raoul, narrowly missing Nikolai in the process.
[21:18] <GM|> <Young Mithra> "I wanna see it again!"
[21:18] * Yuki` stands up and makes sure her knife is close by before leaving to see what's going on.
[21:18] * Raoul would be watching, but he's just been plowed into by a Mithra. "...Buh?"
[21:19] <Nikolai> "What?"
[21:19] <GM|> *From the door, an older mithran woman, still in her prime, crawls out, trailing an open suitcase.  "ILA!  GET BACK HERE THIS INSTANT!"
[21:19] * Uileam wakes with a start and grumbles to himself, standing up as fast as he can. "Stupid kids and their antics..."
[21:19] <GM|> <Ila> "But I saw it, and I wanna see it again, Kade!"
[21:20] <Raoul> ((o.o))
[21:20] <GM|> <Kade> "Ack!  Ila!  Apologize to that man at once!"
[21:20] * Yuki` raises an eyebrow.
[21:20] <GM|> *Ila looks up at Raoul, noticing him for the first time.  "Sorry mister, but I saw a flying boat, and I want to see it again!"
[21:21] <Raoul> "A... flying boat?"
[21:21] * Nikolai looks to Kade. "Ah. An airship? Where?"
[21:21] <GM|> *Kade sighs, and manages to disentangle herself from the clothes and comes for Ila.  She bops the younger girl on the head.  "There are no flying boats here.  You should know that."
[21:22] <GM|> *Ila looks at Nikolai, "Back in the city!  It was small, and OW, Kade!  I want to see it again!"
[21:23] <Nikolai> "Ah. How interesting..."
[21:24] <GM|> *Kade reaches, and grabs Ila firmly.  "I do apologize.  She has an overactive imagination."  She whispers something into the girls ear.
[21:24] <GM|> <Ila> "Awww, Kade..  But I don't wanna go to sleep!"
[21:24] * Raoul is pretty mystified. He expected another crack-assault team, not, uh... this.
[21:25] <GM|> <Kade> "No choice, Ila.  We have a long trip ahead of us."  She looks to Raoul.  "Sorry about this, sir.  Really.  ILA!  BED!  Now!"
[21:25] * Nikolai heads back to his cabin.
[21:25] <GM|> *With this, the mithra enter their room again, and more sounds emerge, like that of any young child fighting going to bed.
[21:26] * Yuki` sighs as she sits down in their cabin again. "I'm glad it was just that, although we might need to look into that mini-airship thing."
[21:27] <Uileam> "well, that certainly was the worst that could happen.  Good thing we planned for it."
[21:27] <Raoul>  "Um. Yes. Yes, investigating that small airship would be a good idea..."
[21:27] * Raoul shakes it off.
[21:31] <GM|> ((Did I just stun you all into silence again?))
[21:32] <Uileam> (( I'm just making sarcastic remarks and waiting for us to all get shanked for it. <.< ))
[21:32] <GM|> ((Nah.  I've done enough ambushes-on trains for now.))
[21:32] <Raoul> ((My nose is exploding ,sorry. Allergy attack.))
[21:32] <GM|> ((Unless you count little chidren as an attack?))
[21:33] <Uileam> (( Of the worst kind. ))
[21:33] <Raoul> ((Do we get EXP if we kill 'em?))
[21:33] <Raoul> ((/FallOut))
[21:33] <GM|> ((/me debates restatting Ila and Kade, just to PWN you all.))
[21:34] <GM|> ((But unless you guys have anything else to add?))
[21:34] * Uileam goes back to trying to nap.
[21:34] <Yuki`> ((Not here, no.))
[21:34] <GM|> ((I can always call it here, and pick up next week with your arrival in th capital.  This session went faster than I expected.))
[21:34] <Raoul> ((not here, sorry.))
[21:36] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:01] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:02] <GM|> *When we last left the party, they had acquired a powerful battery to use with the I-D device Anika is building.
[19:03] <GM|> *All that is left is the blueprints for a modern I-D, else Anika would have to spend a month building it.
[19:03] * Nikolai has been working in his Time Magic, and happened upon something interesting. He wonders if he'll get the chance to display it...
[19:04] <GM|> *It is night, and the Raoul has come back from his time talking to his government.
[19:04] * Newbie_X is now known as Yuki`
[19:06] * Anika fiddles with said battery.
[19:06] * Raoul is a little nervous, actually. But he'll ask anyhow: "How have affairs proceeded in my absence? I trust no one was ambushed by demons or terrorists."
[19:07] * Nikolai nods at Raoul. "Not yet, but fingers crossed."
[19:07] * JadeNSC is now known as Aislinn`
[19:07] * Yuki` takes a slight step back. >_>
[19:08] <Raoul> "Ah, good. I, uh, have been asked to assist on a diplomatic measure that has a small likelihood of similar events. The Azure Islands, Refulgo, and Etoile are going to talk to our old host... And they have asked that I ask you all if you would like to observe, on behalf of your own nations."
[19:09] <GM|> *Contrary to the laws of narrative causality, no demons or terrorists appear.
[19:10] * Yuki` blinks, and looks a bit confused.
[19:11] <Nikolai> "I think this could actually be worthwhile."
[19:11] <Raoul> "...I admit, I did not expect everyone to jump at the opport- oh?"
[19:11] <Nikolai> "We could stand to learn as much as we can about them if we hope to rescue Ms. Keirley from them."
[19:12] * Anika nods, tweaking something.
[19:13] * Uileam shrugs. "Doesn't make much difference to me. I'm not one for this subterfuge and sneaking nonsense, so I'll go wherever I'm told I would be most useful."
[19:15] <Nikolai> "Hmm. Raoul, when is this diplomatic venture?"
[19:15] <Yuki`> ((BRB.))
[19:16] <Raoul> "Soon, though some preparation work is required first."
[19:16] <Yuki`> ((And back again.))
[19:16] <Yuki`> "How do you need to prep for that, anyway?"
[19:18] * Raoul shrugs. "I always left such details to those more capable with them. I imagine some correspondence to set up the meeting, though in this case that will likely be rushed."
[19:19] <Nikolai> "So... I think we should have some time to retreive something while we're here?"
[19:20] <Raoul> "As far as I am aware. Does this mean you are going to come?"
[19:21] <Anika> "Maybe we should try to have the device ready before then, in case the government doesn't want to let us go back."
[19:21] <Nikolai> "I think so."
[19:21] <Nikolai> "My thoughts exactly, Anika. It may behoove us to leave quickly after acquiring those blueprints."
[19:22] * Raoul blinks. "Blueprints? It appears I *did* miss something."
[19:22] <Anika> "Oh, yeah. By the way, we're building our own I-DEMON device."
[19:23] <Raoul> o_o
[19:23] <Nikolai> "We are!"
[19:24] <Raoul> "That... How... How did you get the blueprints?"
[19:24] <Nikolai> "Will we. We don't have'em yet, but we're working on it."
[19:25] * Aislinn` sits off in a corner, part of her wishing she'd gotten a sample of the illegal booze before snagging the copper tubing.
[19:26] <Anika> "We should probably come up with a plan."
[19:26] <Nikolai> "Well, first off we need to find where they are."
[19:27] <Anika> "Oh right. Wasn't Aislinn going to take care of that?"
[19:27] * Raoul is intrigued. I-D plans would be an asset for his country, though he doubts the argument of "Jord has it and we don't, that's not fair" won't fly very far...
[19:27] <Aislinn`> "With some help from Yuki as I recall."
[19:28] <Yuki`> "Yes, I can help with that."
[19:29] <Anika> "I can scrounge around for some materials while you guys do that."
[19:29] <Nikolai> "I'd like to come with you two to get the blueprints, if you don't mind."
[19:30] <Raoul> "Is there anything I can do to assist, as well?"
[19:30] * Uileam whistles "With a Little Help From my Friends" quietly.
[19:30] <Raoul> ((* Raoul makes a note to smuggle back some Beatles LPs next time he goes back to Thera...))
[19:31] * Anika shrugs. "You two could help me gather scrap metal."
[19:32] <GM|> ((So, how will you guys go about trying to find the blueprints?))
[19:33] <Aislinn`> (( Thought we were sneaking in to a computer lab or something? ))
[19:34] <Nikolai> "Well, we can't just ask somebody..."
[19:34] * Nikolai tries to recall any mention or reference to them during his time in training.
[19:34] <GM|> ((Awareness +20))
[19:35] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:35] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 38 ( Total: 38 )
[19:35] <Anika> (( Thought you were getting people drunk and asking them? ))
[19:35] <Aislinn`> (( ...it's been three weeks. ))
[19:35] <GM|> ((It may come to that.))
[19:35] <Nikolai> ((pass by 4 with mod))
[19:35] <Anika> (( 'Cause none of us knows anything about computers. *has a good memory* ))
[19:36] <Aislinn`> (( Yeah, getting 'em drunk. ))
[19:36] <GM|> *Nikolai recalls something about an isolated computer system, that some guy named Johann has access to.
[19:37] * Nikolai relates this.
[19:37] <Anika> "Johann?"
[19:38] <Aislinn`> "Still doesn't mean we can get into that system."
[19:38] <Nikolai> "So we have two possible leads here- find a Johann, or the system."
[19:39] <Nikolai> "I think it would be best to find Johann and see if he can access the files for us."
[19:39] <Anika> "Maybe Johann can be persuaded to get into the system for- yeah."
[19:39] <Aislinn`> "wonder how we'll entice him?"
[19:39] <Yuki`> "Maybe, but that could be risky, so we'd have to be careful."
[19:40] <Nikolai> "I don't know about you, but I am LOUSY with computers."
[19:40] <Uileam> "Alcohol?"
[19:41] <Nikolai> "I think the best way to go about this is to meet him, and play it by ear."
[19:41] <Nikolai> "But yes, bring alcohol."
[19:42] * Anika wrinkles her nose.
[19:42] <Aislinn`> "Alochol's a good lubricant for getting him to do something, yeah, but if it'll be enough on its own to get him to compromise security and risk his job?  We'll see."
[19:42] <Nikolai> "Like I said, play it by ear."
[19:42] <Uileam> (( Did I go on the mission to bust up the alcohol thing? I forget. ))
[19:43] <GM|> ((No.  That was Yuki/Aislinn/Anika.  You went looking for Yeti on base.))
[19:43] <Uileam> (( K. Would I know of the mission, then? ))
[19:43] <Anika> (( I think you knew the plan, yeah. ))
[19:43] <Anika> (( Not positive though. ))
[19:44] <GM|> ((You can always bring his up to speed.))
[19:44] <Uileam> "It seems to be enough to risk their post here, judging by the job you just broke up.  Certainly the more tasteful of the two easy options."
[19:45] <Nikolai> "Alright team, let's move out."
[19:45] * Nikolai heads to someone with knowledge of the Personnel and a directory?
[19:47] <GM|> ((You could bring your handy-dandy Ninja-Marine for that.))
[19:47] <Nikolai> ((I'd have thought she was in "team"))
[19:48] * Anika decides, in the meantime, to wander off in search of discarded scrap metal.
[19:49] * Raoul is likely going to do that too, as it is innocuous and something he can help with. Especially if they find a lot of it.
[19:50] * Aislinn` wanders off with Nikolai to help find this Johann.
[19:50] * Uileam is a scrap metal finder. [Hey, I think I have the highest STR here, gotta use it. <.<]
[19:51] <Raoul> ((possible. I'm rockin' a 13, but Samurai gotta juggle MAG a little sometimes too.))
[19:52] <GM|> *It isn't hard to find the Personal Directory.  It's a small room in the Administration building.  There's no one here at the moment, but there is a bell on the counter...
[19:52] <Uileam> (( Ah, only 11 here. ))
[19:52] <Aislinn`> (( Yeah, I only have an 11. ))
[19:52] <Raoul> ((RAR I smoosh you all.))
[19:52] <Uileam> (( I protect the fragile. Gotta keep mah VIT buff. ))
[19:52] * Nikolai rings the bell, combing his hair with his fingers. Gotta look presentable.
[19:53] <Anika> (( Anika has 5. ))
[19:54] <GM|> *From behind a pile of papers, a female voice calls out, "One moment please!"
[19:54] * GM| is now known as GM|SgtThompson
[19:54] <GM|SgtThompson> "Yes?  Can I help you...?"  Her voice trails off as she sees who's at the counter.
[19:55] * Aislinn` lets Nikolai do the talking at first. She's got the name.
[19:57] <Nikolai> "Hello there, I'm Nikolai Cadmus, and I'm looking for a Mr. Johann? He's involved with the computer systems, I believe."
[19:58] <GM|SgtThompson> "Ah, yes.  And you are?"
[19:58] * GM|SgtThompson makes no move to divulge any information to people out of uniform, and total strangers to boot.
[19:58] <Aislinn`> "Sargeant Logan."
[19:59] * Nikolai flashes his identification.
[19:59] <GM|SgtThompson> "And what business do you have with this Mr. Johann?"
[19:59] <Aislinn`> "Marines Corps."  She also pulls out appropriate identification.  (( I imagine we were given id badges or something? ))
[20:00] <Aislinn`> (( If not, she's got her dog tags. :P ))
[20:00] <GM|SgtThompson> ((Or something...))
[20:01] <Nikolai> ((brb, must wolf some dinner))
[20:01] * GM|SgtThompson moves to a small computer terminal, and begins typing. "There is no man with a last name of Johann in the IT department."
[20:02] * Aislinn` would elbow Nikolai, but figures that'd look suspicious. "Nothing terribly important. We just had some questions about computers."
[20:02] <Aislinn`> (( >.< ))
[20:03] <GM|SgtThompson> "Still, the person you're looking for isn't in that department."
[20:03] <Aislinn`> "Are you sure?  May not be the IT department, but another area related to some computer work around here."
[20:03] * ElementalKnight has joined #I-DEMON
[20:04] * ChanServ sets mode: +o ElementalKnight
[20:05] * GM|SgtThompson types some more.
[20:06] * Raoul has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[20:07] <GM|SgtThompson> "Well, we do have a Johann Strauss as a civilian contractor."
[20:07] <GM|SgtThompson> "I can give you his contact information, will that do?"
[20:08] <Nikolai> "Yes please!"
[20:09] * GM|SgtThompson types a bit more, then waits a couple moments as a printer comes to life, which then spits out a sheet of paper.
[20:09] <Aislinn`> "Civilian?  Huh, I guess I assumed he was military being on the base and all."
[20:10] * GM|SgtThompson hands you the paper, with Johann Strauss' name and his office number on it. "Anything else?"
[20:11] * Aislinn` looks to Nikolai.
[20:11] <Nikolai> "No, that will be all for now. Thank you very much for your help."
[20:11] * Nikolai flashes a pleasant smile.
[20:11] <GM|SgtThompson> "Have a good day!"
[20:12] * Aislinn` gives a curt nod and turns to leave.
[20:13] * GM|SgtThompson goes back to her work.
[20:13] * GM|SgtThompson is now known as GM|
[20:14] * Aislinn` looks at the information to figure out where this Johann strauss is on base.
[20:14] <GM|> ((As you all leave, make an Awareness check at +60))
[20:14] <Aislinn`> (( /me ought to ask him about music. ))
[20:14] <Aislinn`> !roll 1d100
[20:14] <Highwind>  Aislinn` - 1d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[20:14] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[20:14] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 53 ( Total: 53 )
[20:14] <Aislinn`> (( hahaha Still pass. ))
[20:15] <GM|> ((Ah, you have an awareness of 152?))
[20:16] <Aislinn`> (( You said +60, which would put me at 104. ))
[20:16] <GM|> ((Or was I supposed to say -60 to make it harder?  I keep forgetting.  *facedesk*))
[20:16] <Aislinn`> (( -60, which means I'd have to crit. ))
[20:16] <Uileam> (( Negative modifiers make a check harder. ))
[20:16] <Aislinn`> (( And so I didn't make it. ))
[20:16] <Uileam> (( Modifiers add to or subtract from the player's relevant skill. ))
[20:17] <Nikolai> ((So yeah, fail))
[20:18] <GM|> *The party notices nothing unusual as Aislinn discovers that Johann's office is in the building adjacent to the barracks where everyone is staying...
[20:18] <Aislinn`> "...that's convenient."
[20:19] * Nikolai can only feel vaguely annoyed that he's forgetting something.
[20:20] * Aislinn` shrugs and thinks it's only a coincidence! There are no conspiracies.
[20:20] * ElementalKnight is now known as Johann
[20:21] <Uileam> (( ... buh? ))
[20:21] <GM|> *The three of them quickly make their way back to the right building.  And what do you know, Johann is listed on the building directory, third floor.
[20:21] * Nikolai heads on up.
[20:21] <Johann> ((Once upon a time Johann was my deus ex machina in NPC form.))
[20:21] <GM|> ((Johann was EK's 'GM-NPC', like Aede is for me, for ID-2))
[20:21] <Uileam> (( Ah. Silly ID trickses. ))
[20:21] <Johann> ((Though he wasn't my only one, nor was he the most annoying. <.<))
[20:22] <GM|> ((Cough*milesferrum*cough*))
[20:22] <Johann> ((Oh, we'll cough later. For now, I wanna see how this goes.))
[20:23] <GM|> *On the third floor, the group follows the directions to Johann's office.  You know it is the right one because his name in on the door.  "Johann Strauss; Director of Technology"
[20:23] <Nikolai> "Hmm. Sounds prestigious."
[20:25] <Aislinn`> "Then he would certainly know how to get to some blue prints."
[20:25] <GM|> *There are sounds of acitivuty from the other side of the door.
[20:25] * Aislinn` knocks on the door.
[20:25] * Johann speaks loudly, so that they can hear through the door. "It's, uh, it's open."
[20:26] * Nikolai opens it slowly.
[20:26] * Aislinn` steps inside. "Mr. Strauss?"
[20:28] * Johann is sitting at the desk, a man just out of young age, maybe German heritage but no matching accent. "Yep. Come in, sit down. I've already heard of you, everyone on base has."
[20:28] <Nikolai> "Oh! How flattering."
[20:30] <Johann> "Hah. You'd think, right? What brings you to me?"
[20:31] <Nikolai> "We're wondering if you can tell us about the computer systems here on base."
[20:31] * Aislinn` takes a seat wherever.
[20:32] <Johann> "Uh, yeah. The latest mainframes and a lot of bandwidth, direct to a bunch of labs around the world. CERN and Fermilab, to start. You need specs?"
[20:33] <Nikolai> "Yes, please. Any sort of printed specs, that we could bring to our teammates?"
[20:33] <Aislinn`> "Which systems would contain information on the portals?"
[20:33] <Nikolai> "I'd rather not run the risk of relying on my imperfect memory."
[20:34] <Johann> "I can get you the general stuff. I actually have it on-hand; there's this growing push to migrate to Vista, and... Well, if you know Vista, you know why it's an issue."
[20:35] * Johann clicks, prints. It's a fairly long document, it'll be a few minutes.
[20:35] <Uileam> (( Vista hater. ))
[20:35] <Johann> "As for portal stuff... That's, uh, classified."
[20:35] <Johann> ((Hey, XP and OS X and Ubuntu are all I need.))
[20:35] <Aislinn`> (( Hey, I do ok on Vista. ))
[20:35] <GM|> ((Win 3.1 FTW ))
[20:35] <Johann> ((...I doubt you're on 3.1 right now.))
[20:36] <Johann> "Why do you need it? Something go wrong? I know no one ended up in rock, but... I still worry sometimes."
[20:36] <Aislinn`> "Naturally, but you know who we are and we use the portals..."
[20:36] <Nikolai> "So can we access any system from anywhere, or are there any isolated networks?"
[20:37] <Johann> "Um, stuff tied into the DoD has security on it outside of my control. But if you have the clearance, one computer is supposed to be as good as any other."
[20:37] <Nikolai> "DoD?"
[20:38] <Johann> "Department of Defense. Because we've got a hodgepodge of armed forces and open scientific inquiry merging on the I-DEMON project, they're a little paranoid about anything of their slipping through the cracks."
[20:39] * Nikolai nods and smiles. "Understandable."
[20:39] <Uileam> (( brb ))
[20:40] <Nikolai> "Hmm... does that include the blueprints for the I-DEMON device?"
[20:40] <Johann> "Uh... It should. The initial work was done by Fermilab, but a lot of the stuff that lets the I-DEMON work as well as it does is DoD territory."
[20:43] <Nikolai> "I see."
[20:44] * Anika has quit IRC (Quit: Client Exited)
[20:44] <Aislinn`> "So Fermilab's would be much more crude?"
[20:44] <Johann> "Yeah. That's where you have to worry about becoming one with the earth, in a very bad way. The private sector's going to catch up fast, though... And I'm kinda looking forward to it."
[20:45] * Aislinn` nods her head. . o O (Well, our set up is kinda crude anyway...)
[20:45] <Aislinn`> "Careful what you wish for."
[20:45] <Nikolai> "That may be more useful for our purposes..."
[20:46] <Nikolai> "Mr. Johann, where could we find more information on Fermilab's initial efforts?"
[20:47] <Johann> "Most of that should be on our network, but they're always pushing forward, too - and it doesn't always propagate quickly. The absolute latest work, you ca only get at the, um, source."
[20:48] <Nikolai> "Well, we're actually investigating a more unrefined approach."
[20:48] <Johann> "But the original work is totally open. Fermi didn't know what they had. The first article is actually in Scientific American."
[20:48] <Aislinn`> "Oh a quick Google search out to find that."
[20:49] <Johann> "Mmhm. A little bit after that, but then the lid went on."
[20:49] * Nikolai nods.
[20:51] <Aislinn`> "Well, thank you."
[20:51] <Johann> "Mind if I ask you a question in return, before you go?"
[20:51] <Nikolai> "Of course, sir."
[20:51] <Aislinn`> "Only fair."
[20:51] <Johann> "It sounds like you're planning on building your own I-D device. That's seriously dangerous work. I read the reports of that lab you all found, and that's not the worst that could happen. Though it's probably pretty close."
[20:52] <Johann> "Just... Whatever you do, don't do anything stupid. Whatever your plans are, they aren't worth a crater or ending up ten miles off-target in the up direction."
[20:52] <Johann> "...I, uh, I guess that wasn't a question. Heh."
[20:52] * Nikolai resets his glasses, and smiles.
[20:53] <Nikolai> "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Strauss, but we aren't planning anything so dangerous."
[20:54] <Johann> "Sure. It'll just come to you, a bolt from the blue."
[20:54] <Aislinn`> "We're honestly just curious about the history.  History is important to know."
[20:55] <Uileam> (( *makes a note to not be present when the group sets the I-DEMON up* ))
[20:55] <Nikolai> "And for recognizing independent parties who may be investigating such risky avenues for more... unscrupulous puproses."
[20:55] * Nikolai rises to leave. "Thank you for your time, Mr. Strauss. You've been a great help."
[20:56] * Johann stands up as well, stretching. "Absolutely. Come back if you have more questions."
[20:56] * Nikolai takes the printout.
[20:57] * Aislinn` stands up and offers her hand to shake. "Yes, thank you very much."
[20:58] * Nikolai departs.
[20:58] * Johann takes it, gives it an almost-distracted shake. "Yeah. Not a problem, like I said."
[20:59] * Aislinn` heads out the door. She can at least google the article in question.
[21:00] <Johann> ((Whew!))
[21:01] * Nikolai is now known as Django
[21:01] * Johann is now known as ElementalKnight
[21:02] <Aislinn`> (( Guess we're done? ))
[21:02] <GM|> ((Back to the barracks, and the ADSL internet connection?))
[21:02] <ElementalKnight> Cool. I'm gonna scoot now, because my laptop is almost out of power. But I'll check in tomorrow for the aftershock, eh?
[21:02] * ElementalKnight has quit IRC (Quit: And so, his quest completed, our hero walks off into the sunset, which is unfortunate because it's too bright to see that way.)
[21:02] <Yuki`> ((We- uh, I guess we are?))
[21:02] <GM|> ((No, those two have to go somewhere, and we can continnue.))
[21:02] <Yuki`> ((Oh, okay.))
[21:02] * Aislinn` will hit up the computer there, sure. Maybe catch up on some YouTube clips too.
[21:03] <Aislinn`> "POWERTHIRST!"
[21:03] * Uileam continues looking for scrap metal.
[21:03] <Uileam> (( ... you're a bad person, Jade. >.> ))
[21:03] <Aislinn`> (( I know. ))
[21:04] * Aislinn` googles for the Scientific American article Johann mentioned.
[21:04] <Yuki`> ((Hm... Yuki remained in the room where the people were before. Where is she in relation to these computers?))
[21:04] <GM|> *A Google search reveals some technical journals, stuff that is *way* beyond your ability to comprehend.  The math is that bad.
[21:04] <GM|> ((Could you be more specific?))
[21:04] * Aislinn` , uh, probably wouldn't understand the maths anyway. She'll print it up for Anika.
[21:06] <Yuki`> ((Basically, she's still in the same room where the device is being built, and I'm not entirely sure how close everyone else is. ^_^;))
[21:06] <GM|> ((It's not being built yet, unless Anika is getting a head start.))
[21:06] <Yuki`> ((...oh, wow, I seriously misread things then. Never mind. >_<))
[21:08] <GM|> ((Anika, choose a skill to go over the highly technical documents.))
[21:08] <Uileam> (( ... she left a while, dude. ))
[21:08] <Uileam> (( +ago ))
[21:08] * Aislinn` takes the documents to Anika once she's exhausted her google searches.
[21:09] <Uileam> (( Almost half an hour ago, now. ))
[21:09] <GM|> ((I missed that.))
[21:09] <GM|> ((Well, frak.  Without Melo, we can't continnue.))
[21:09] <Uileam> (( Only one 'n', ps. <.< ))
[21:10] <Aislinn`> (( ...yeah, I think she's upset tonight?  Or just tired? ))
[21:10] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:16] <GM|> ***LOG ON***
[19:17] <GM|> *You are at White Sands.
[19:17] <GM|> *Raoul is currently talking with his embassy, learning more about Jord, and at Uileam's request, more about the Yeti.  He has also forsworn himself from the hijinks about to happen.
[19:17] <GM|> *In a secure place, Anika begins to tell the party what she needs to build an I-Demon device.
[19:18] * Anika holds up her notebook (in which she has scrawled a list), and addresses the party, pencil tucked behind her ear.
[19:19] * Nikolai stands at attention.
[19:19] * Aislinn` is just hanging along for the lulz. She listens to Anika give her spiel, though she may not be paying complete attention.
[19:19] <Anika> "First, we need a power source. Preferrably a more efficient one than I used last time."
[19:20] <Anika> "A battery, perhaps."
[19:21] <Aislinn`> "How big of a battery?"
[19:21] <Yuki`> ((And back.))
[19:22] * Yuki` is going to be looking occasionally at the work, but mainly focusing on looking for people that shouldn't be around.
[19:22] * Anika holds up a hand, a good distance above her head. "About this tall, maybe. Should do it. Twice that wide."
[19:23] <Anika> (( Nevermind that. Jon doesn't know his inches symbol from his feet symbol. :p ))
[19:23] * Nikolai searches his mind for battery locations.
[19:23] <Aislinn`> "Sooo, a couple o' car batteries."
[19:24] <Aislinn`> "It's a military base.  Should be no problem to snag one and convert it."
[19:26] <GM|> ((Nikolai and Aislinn can make awareness checks, +10 and +30 respectively.))
[19:26] <Anika> "A solar power cell might be more suited to our needs. Should be easy enough to get one, though."
[19:26] <Aislinn`> !sugar
[19:26] <GM|> ((No sugar.  !roll 1d100 ))
[19:26] <Aislinn`> !roll 1d100
[19:26] <Highwind>  Aislinn` - 1d100: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[19:26] <Nikolai> !sugar
[19:26] * Aislinn` finds it. >.>
[19:26] <Nikolai> ((I am dumb))
[19:26] <Nikolai> !roll 1d100
[19:26] <Highwind>  Nikolai - 1d100: 83 ( Total: 83 )
[19:27] <Anika> (( Highwind agrees. ))
[19:27] <GM|> Aislinn remembers that she has access to the motor pool, and some of the batteries therein.  Whether they're right for the job or not...?
[19:28] * Nikolai stands there.
[19:28] * Aislinn` will grab a couple of different ones to see what Anika would prefer. >.> She's sure it's relatively easy to convert the power sources. "Just be careful if you use jumper cables."
[19:28] <GM|> *Nikolai has no clue where to find batteries.
[19:28] * Anika nods, and scribbles down a few notes.
[19:30] <Anika> "Also, I'll need a means of calibrating the device, so we can control where we end up. Nikolai, do you think you can help with that?"
[19:30] <Nikolai> "I do."
[19:31] * Nikolai resets his glasses confidently.
[19:31] <Nikolai> "I'll need the complete device, though, before I can correctly do so."
[19:33] <Anika> "Right. Anyway, the basic building materials should be simple enough to obtain. The last thing we'll need, then, is a set of blueprints."
[19:33] * Anika tries to say this with a casual air, as though this were a simple matter.
[19:34] <Nikolai> "..."
[19:34] <Aislinn`> "Uh, isn't that something you'd make up?"
[19:35] <Nikolai> "I would have thought so too."
[19:35] <Yuki`> "With Anika?  You'd be surprised."
[19:36] <Anika> "I could, but to make a device that would be both portable and reusable might prove too difficult for even my skill level."
[19:37] <Nikolai> "Hmm..."
[19:38] <Anika> "It would take time to develop, as well. So, it would be much easier if I had a set of blueprints to follow."
[19:39] <Yuki`> "That sounds like it can be a pretty tough job..."
[19:40] <Nikolai> "Hmm. So what we need to do is basically... steal the I-DEMON blueprints."
[19:40] <Aislinn`> "Where are we going to find blueprints that are easy to get ahold of?"
[19:40] <Anika> "We wouldn't necessarily have to steal them. If we can just locate them, I could copy down the specifics and return them without anyone being the wiser."
[19:41] <Nikolai> "But we either need to bring them to you, or bring you to them, without being seen."
[19:42] <Nikolai> "No small task."
[19:42] <Aislinn`> "Around here it's probably on a computer.  Copy it to a disc, cover up our tracks..."
[19:42] * Aislinn` looks around at the motley crew. "Though we'd need someone trained with computers."
[19:42] * Anika shrugs. "Don't look at me."
[19:43] * Nikolai holds his hands up defensively.
[19:43] * Yuki` looks kind of confused with the very concept of a computer. "I can sneak around a bit, but not do any of that stuff with the thing."
[19:43] <Uileam> "... computers?"
[19:43] * Aislinn` facepalms.
[19:44] <Uileam> (( I don't recall computers being all that accessible in the 70s. <.< ))
[19:44] <Aislinn`> (( I thought it was modern day? :P ))
[19:45] <Uileam> (( ... I give up. I'm never writing another bloody character. ))
[19:45] <Aislinn`> (( I asked about that and Jon told me modern day. O.o ))
[19:45] <Anika> (( It is. ))
[19:45] <GM|> ((Uileam left Earth in the 70's.))
[19:46] <Aislinn`> (( Ah. ))
[19:46] <GM|> ((To him, computers are the size of rooms and the domain of univeristys and governments.))
[19:46] <Uileam> (( Am I the only person who reads sheets? ))
[19:46] <Anika> (( You don't recall the 70s period, Cala. :p ))
[19:46] <GM|> ((I do! ))
[19:46] <Aislinn`> (( Dude, I'm a wee bit out of it. ))
[19:46] <Aislinn`> (( Forgive me. ))
[19:46] <GM|> (( n/p __
[19:46] <GM|> ))
[19:46] <Aislinn`> (( I can't halfway keep track of mine. >.< ))
[19:46] <Anika> (( I generally don't read sheets too much so as not to confuse OoC knowledge with IC knowledge. <.< ))
[19:47] <GM|> ((Now, on with the plot!))
[19:47] <Nikolai> (( i don't have systems or nuffin))
[19:47] <Anika> (( ...I do. ))
[19:47] <Aislinn`> "Soooo, since I haven't received all my super cool Tom Cruise Mission Impossible-hanging-from-a-ceiling spy training yet, I can't do more than use a computer to play Unreal Tournament."
[19:48] <Yuki`> "...Un... you know, I should probably stop asking about Earth things for a while."
[19:49] <Anika> "Their computers might be equipped with a lot of security. I'm no hacker."
[19:49] <Aislinn`> "It's ok, all you need to know about Tom Cruise is that he's crazy now.  He believes we come from aliens...though after what I've seen now and learnin' about this other dimension and stuff, Battlefield Earth might actually make sense."
[19:50] <Aislinn`> "Yeah, after 9/11 people got kinda antsy about computer security."
[19:50] * Anika nods. "This will take some investigative work, then."
[19:50] * Nikolai resets his glasses.
[19:50] <Aislinn`> "Even before then there was the whole Los Alamos deal."
[19:50] * Yuki` blinks a couple times. "Erm, that doesn't really help much, but okay." Yuki shrugs. "Different windows, or something."
[19:51] <Uileam> "Bribe somebody?"
[19:51] <Anika> "What do we have to bribe with?"
[19:51] <Aislinn`> "That could work.  Offer a soldier some booze for a favor."
[19:52] * Anika nods. "He couldn't give us up without getting himself in trouble, right?"
[19:52] * Aislinn` nods, "Right. Lots of trouble."
[19:53] * Uileam nods to himself. "Good to see some things don't change."
[19:53] <Aislinn`> "Granted less trouble than we would get in to.  Gitmo ain't so fun I hear."
[19:54] <Aislinn`> "But still, he or she would be up a creek without any paddles."
[19:55] <Anika> "So, you two will see what you can find out?"
[19:55] <Aislinn`> "I'll go down to the PX if there is one near here, grab a case of Miller Lite, and see what I can't learn from some of the guards."
[19:56] <Uileam> "I'm a lot less persuasive than that, so unless it's though I'm necessary, I'll find something else to do."
[19:56] <Yuki`> "And if you need help with some sneaking, I can try.  I just can't guarantee anything."
[19:56] * Anika shakes her head. "American beer..."
[19:57] <Anika> "Anyways. Perhaps we should save the most difficult part for last."
[19:58] <Aislinn`> "I presume you mean actually buildin' the dang thing."
[19:59] <Anika> "Well, I meant the blueprints, but that too."
[20:01] <Anika> "It might be best to obtain the battery first, so we can ensure that it's fully charged by the time we need it."
[20:02] * Aislinn` nods. "Right, I'll get on that first."
[20:03] <Anika> "How should we go about it?"
[20:04] <Aislinn`> "Just tag along with me so you can check them out.  No one is gonna complain about a battery or two missin'."
[20:04] * Anika nods. "Right."
[20:04] <GM|> ((Anyone else wanna go with Anika/Aislinn?))
[20:04] <Nikolai> "I'm afraid I can't help much until we get the finalized product..."
[20:04] <Uileam> (( I'd like to check in on the Yeti situation. ))
[20:05] <Yuki`> ((I think I might end up working a bit better with the blueprint stuff. Well, unless someone else has Stealth as well.))
[20:05] <GM|> ((Alright, I'll do Uileam first, then the Battery, then see how timing is working out.))
[20:05] <Aislinn`> (( I have stealth. ))
[20:05] <Aislinn`> (( ~Ninja~ ))
[20:06] <Yuki`> ((Ah, okay then. And with the military expertise, it'll be better to go with Aislinn then.))
[20:07] <GM|> ((So, I'll start with Uileam first.  If Nikolai want's to go with him?))
[20:08] <GM|> *Uileam needs to find more information about the Yeti.  Good thing there's a liason officer whose job it is to help out Theran Natives while on Earth.
[20:09] * Uileam coughs. Theran native, that's him. He'll keep his mouth shut. <.<
[20:09] <Anika> (( Anika has Stealth, but she's doing enough already. ))
[20:09] * GM| is now known as GM|LtSampson
[20:10] <GM|LtSampson> ((There's an office, you gonna go there?))
[20:11] * Uileam goes there!
[20:11] <Yuki`> ((Hm, Yuki could tag along for something to do/catch up on stuff Thera-side.))
[20:11] <Uileam> (( Sorry, I thought you'd initiate. ))
[20:11] * Uileam knocks on the door.
[20:11] * GM|LtSampson looks up. "Come in!"
[20:12] <GM|LtSampson> "Ah, Mister..  Uleam, was it?"
[20:12] <Yuki`> ((...erm... would that be okay with Uileam? Assuming it isn't too late already?))
[20:13] <Uileam> (( s'fine with me. I'm just info-hunting. ))
[20:13] <Uileam> "Hermit, sir, crazy person, it's all the same really."
[20:13] <Uileam> "I was wondering how our friend was doing over on Thera.  Raoul, his name was."
[20:13] * Yuki` slips in behind Uileam, not saying much unless spoken to.
[20:14] <GM|LtSampson> "Ah, yes.  Sorry.  Just I get a lot of people coming in and out of here with wierd requests.  What's a 'Gryshal Green'?
[20:14] <Yuki`> ((Dammit, BRB. >_<))
[20:14] <GM|LtSampson> "Raoul?  He's in the comm center, I would think.  Diplomacy and all.  Have to ask them."
[20:14] <Uileam> "Oh, I thought he was over on Thera."
[20:15] <GM|LtSampson> "No, there's a limit on portals lately, after that group came back through.  Technical stuff I have no idea about."
[20:15] <Uileam> "Well, never hurts to ask.  You see, I was originally caught in all this mess looking for friends of mine, and my latest lead went cold since I was... imprisoned.  I was wondering if you could perhaps help me?"
[20:16] <GM|LtSampson> "You think that they may have come Earthside, Mr. Uleam?"
[20:16] <GM|LtSampson> "Who are you looking for?"
[20:17] * GM|LtSampson pulls out a keyboard and gets ready to type a search.
[20:17] <Uileam> "I think you would have known if they came over here.  Although that would probably be the easiest way to find them and all."
[20:17] <Uileam> "Well, they're called Yetis."
[20:18] * GM|LtSampson blinks. "Could you run that by me again?"
[20:18] <Uileam> "Yetis, my good sir."
[20:19] <Uileam> "Rather large, covered in white fur for the most part, look particularly vicious, excellent hunters."
[20:19] <GM|LtSampson> "As in the Sasquatch?  The Bigfoot?"
[20:20] <GM|LtSampson> "Oh man, ever since we found out about them, the crypto-zoologists have been in high gear looking for them.  The Pacific Northwest and the Himalayas..."
[20:20] <Uileam> "I've only heard of them called Yetis, but I would suppose their description would match those given for a Sasquatch, yes."
[20:20] <Yuki`> ((Okay, back. Sorry.))
[20:20] <Uileam> "Well, the ones I'm looking for are Therans.  As this is the Theran liason office, I thought you might be able to inquire about them for me."
[20:21] <GM|LtSampson> "We've been looking for something like those guys for years before we learned about Thera, Mr. Uleam.  Nothing but lots of nothing.  Some may have thought that they were using Magic to hide themselves, but some people think they're not real on this world."
[20:21] <GM|LtSampson> "And we don't have any individual Yeti on base at the moment."
[20:22] * Uileam shakes his head. "I lived with them for close to thirty years. On Thera. I would like to talk to somebody who might know something about them. On Thera."
[20:23] <Uileam> (( ps. there's an 'i' in my name <.< ))
[20:23] <GM|LtSampson> ((I know.  But you never corrected his pronounciation.  :)  ))
[20:24] <Uileam> (( As far as I know, the pronounciation is the same. ))
[20:24] <GM|LtSampson> "Look, Mr. Uleam, I don't have authority to open a gate to Next Door.  Best I can do is put a search out, and see if anyone's seen them.  Will that do?"
[20:25] <GM|LtSampson> ((He's not pronouncing the 'i'.))
[20:25] <Uileam> (( I've been saying Yoo-lee-emm the entire time to myself. I'm checking on pronounciation now lol ))
[20:26] <Uileam> (( If it does turn out to be different and the time is past, consider me retconning in a correction. >.> ))
[20:26] <GM|LtSampson> ((Done.))
[20:26] <Uileam> "That would be amazing.  I must ask if you could do it rather quickly, as time is of the essence and all that.  You see, they're quite vital to me living."
[20:27] <Uileam> "Thank you, sir."  He bows and takes his leave.
[20:27] <Uileam> (( Hah, take that! ))
[20:27] * GM|LtSampson blinks at the suddent exit, and sees Yuki. "Anything I can do for you, ma'am?"
[20:27] * GM|LtSampson does this while typing into the computer.
[20:29] * Yuki` is going to stay back for a moment after Uileam leaves. "A couple small things, yes. I like to keep up with what's going on in Thera, and I was wondering if you knew about anything major that happened lately. Especially strange stuff, involving powerful people."
[20:30] <GM|LtSampson> "Oh, I don't get that information, ma'am.  You'd have to talk to the Diplomatic corps.  I just deal with personal issues as best I can."
[20:30] <Yuki`> "Ah, okay."  Yuki thinks for a moment...
[20:31] <Uileam> (( According to my resident Gaelic speaker, it's IL-am. ))
[20:31] <GM|LtSampson> ((He was saying you-LEAM))
[20:32] <Uileam> (( Consider his ass corrected in-between the lines. <.< ))
[20:32] <GM|LtSampson> ((Done.))
[20:32] <Anika> (( I've been pronouncing it you-leam, too, lol. ))
[20:32] <Uileam> (( Gaelic is awesome like that. ))
[20:32] <Anika> (( One I realized that was in fact a U, not a V. >.> ))
[20:33] <GM|LtSampson> ((THe Party gains Language:Gaelic +1  Not for real.))
[20:34] <Yuki`> "Can you tell me anything about a specific person on Thera that I've been looking for?  A Mr... Warrick?  Rich man, around the Refulgo region?"
[20:34] * Uileam will behind-the-scenes check on Raoul's progress if at all possible.
[20:36] * GM|LtSampson does some more rapid-fure typing. "Mr. Warrick? Nothing specific. What does he do on Thera?"
[20:36] <GM|LtSampson> "And a first name?  Or would it be his family name?"
[20:37] <Yuki`> "I'm... not really sure.  That's all of the name I heard, and I think he's a noble of some kind."
[20:38] * GM|LtSampson spends a few more minutes typing, and checking his computer. "Best I can give you ma'am is a 'Lord Warrick', a minor govenor in Refulgo. No address though. It's just 'common kowledge' on this man here."
[20:39] * Yuki` frowns a bit, but nods. "I see. Thank you, then." She bows and heads out.
[20:39] <GM|LtSampson> ((Alright, that's for that plot, now on to the Battery Quest!))
[20:39] * GM|LtSampson is now known as GM|
[20:40] * Aislinn` totally get Anika into the motor pool. She's just that cool...or has the security clearance.
[20:40] <Aislinn`> (( *gets ))
[20:40] <GM|> *Aislinn and Anika walk into the motor pool.  Getting in isn't hard.  Getting out...  Well, depends on what you're trying to get out.
[20:41] <GM|> *Aislinn remembers that batteries would be in the maitnence area.
[20:41] * Aislinn` heads over to the shop, where the mechanics would keep the spare batteries. "This way."
[20:41] <Aislinn`> (( >.> Yeah, I read your mind. ))
[20:41] * Anika nods and follows, looking around curiously.
[20:42] <Aislinn`> "Might want to steal a charger while we're here too.  We can just sign it out or something and bring it back when we're done."
[20:42] * GM| is now known as GM|SrgHowsen
[20:42] * GM|SrgHowsen is doing some paperwork when he sees the two of you enter the office. "What can I get for you?"
[20:43] <Aislinn`> "We need a battery and a charger," she says honestly.
[20:43] <Uileam> (( ps. I think it's Sgt <.< ))
[20:43] * GM|SrgHowsen is now known as GM|SgtHowsen
[20:43] <GM|SgtHowsen> "Ya, ya.  Got a requisition form?"
[20:43] <Aislinn`> (( She's a Sgt too. ))
[20:44] <Aislinn`> "Ah, yeah, what passes for a requisition form around here?" >.>
[20:44] <Aislinn`> "We really just need to borrow it for the juice.  We can bring it back."
[20:44] * GM|SgtHowsen glares at the marine. "Ah. This is one of those 'special projects, ain't it?"
[20:45] <Aislinn`> (( I know, she'd still say 'sir' or whatever, it was an rp slip. ))
[20:45] <GM|SgtHowsen> "What kind do you need?"
[20:45] * Aislinn` smirks, "Hey, don't ever say we Marines don't know how to have a good time." She sniffs and looks at Anika, recalling the size. "Got any spare truck batteries?"
[20:46] <GM|SgtHowsen> "I got dozens.  But no form, no battery."
[20:46] <GM|SgtHowsen> "Unless..."
[20:46] <Aislinn`> "What you need?"
[20:46] * GM|SgtHowsen looks at Anika. "Not with the civvie."
[20:47] * Anika crosses her arms and scowls.
[20:47] <GM|SgtHowsen> "Just step out, miss.  Won't take a moment."
[20:47] * Anika eyerolls. "Fine."
[20:48] * Anika steps outside and closes the door behind her.
[20:48] * Aislinn` raises an eyebrow. "Sargeant, I think ya' might be gettin' the wrong idea here."
[20:48] * GM|SgtHowsen looks at Aislinn. "Don't you be getting the wrong idea either."
[20:49] <GM|SgtHowsen> "You see, Gunny Hauser, works near the helipad.  Well, he's got a sill running.  He's been poking around with grains we've been bringing in from Next Door.  Err, Thera, you know."
[20:49] <Aislinn`> "...right, what is it?"
[20:49] <GM|SgtHowsen> "Some of his hooch is getting out of hand."
[20:49] <GM|SgtHowsen> "Can you see where I'm going with this?"
[20:50] <Aislinn`> "...kinda.  You either want it gone or want him to share."
[20:51] <GM|SgtHowsen> "I don't mind a little moonshine on the side, but this is over and above.  You get me?  Do this, and you get your battery."
[20:52] <Aislinn`> "Got it.  Of course, I can't promise he just won't build another one."
[20:52] <Aislinn`> "But I can handle taking that one down."
[20:53] <Uileam> (( Mission Impossible training get! ))
[20:53] <Aislinn`> (( lol ))
[20:54] <GM|SgtHowsen> "Now, go collect your friend there, and anyone else you might need.  Come back when you can prove it's done."
[20:56] <Aislinn`> "Not a problem."  She heads out to collect Anika.  "You any good at sneakin' around?  We'll get Yuki too and anyone else in the mood for a little disassembly."
[20:58] * GM|SgtHowsen is now known as GM|
[20:58] <Uileam> (( I have no concept of Stealth. <.< ))
[21:00] <Anika> "Sure."
[21:02] <GM|> ((So, anyone gonna join them for a little vandalism for profit?))
[21:02] <Yuki`> ((I can go for that.))
[21:03] * Aislinn` will go back and make the offer for people to tag along.
[21:03] <Uileam> (( As I said, Uileam is not exactly a stealthy man. ))
[21:03] <Nikolai> ((people may recognize Nikolai))
[21:04] <GM|> ((So, the three of you then?))
[21:04] <Anika> (( I'm in. ))
[21:05] <Yuki`> ((Also in.))
[21:05] <GM|> ((Alright!))
[21:06] * Uileam has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[21:06] <GM|> *The three women head to the heliport, in search of Gunny Hauser.
[21:06] <GM|> ((First mention of Charlies Angels gets de-leveled!))
[21:06] <Anika> (( ...Damn. ))
[21:07] * Aislinn` just looks for the people who might appear drunk. <.<
[21:07] <GM|> *There is no one drunk here.  That would be bad.
[21:07] <GM|> ((Awareness please?))
[21:07] * Yuki` looks to Aislinn. "Too bad I don't have any dark clothing with me. Then again, who knows how shadowy the place will be?"
[21:08] <Aislinn`> !sugar
[21:08] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:08] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 46 ( Total: 46 )
[21:08] <Aislinn`> !roll 1d100
[21:08] <Highwind>  Aislinn` - 1d100: 56 ( Total: 56 )
[21:08] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[21:08] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 74 ( Total: 74 )
[21:08] <Aislinn`> (( Bad habit. >.< ))
[21:08] <Yuki`> ((Under by 4.))
[21:08] <Anika> (( Fail by 14. ))
[21:08] <Aislinn`> (( Fail by 12. ))
[21:08] <Anika> "How hard can it be to sneak around a bunch of drunk guys?"
[21:09] <Aislinn`> "Drunk guys with access to heavy artillery."
[21:09] <GM|> ((Yuki sees a building with a causal guard outfront.  It's off to the side.))
[21:09] * Uileam has joined #I-DEMON
[21:09] <Anika> "...That's not a good combination."
[21:09] * Yuki` nudges the other two and looks toward the casual guard.
[21:09] <Aislinn`> "Some of them I wouldn't trust with guns sober."
[21:10] * Aislinn` stops talking and looks where Yuki indicates. "Hmmm."
[21:10] <GM|> *The 'guard' so to speak looks around, while trying not to seem suspicious.  He's failing miserably.
[21:11] * Aislinn` snickers. "Think we can distract him and get inside? Or see another way in?"
[21:12] * Anika looks around.
[21:12] <Yuki`> "I don't, but I think Anika or I could be distracting."
[21:12] * Aislinn` looks to see if there's a window or other door that isn't guarded first.
[21:13] <GM|> *There are a couple windows.  Standard issue.
[21:13] <GM|> ((How close are you getting?))
[21:15] <GM|> ((To the building?))
[21:16] * Aislinn` is just getting close enough to know there are windows. Appearing like she's just walking by for now. How easy does it seem those windows might be to break into?
[21:16] <Yuki`> ((Probably not getting too close right now.))
[21:17] <GM|> *They are standard windows.  Easy to break if you hit it hard.
[21:17] <GM|> *But you can't see what's on the otherside from your distance.
[21:17] <GM|> ((And make a Stealth roll.))
[21:17] <Aislinn`> !sugar ; 48%
[21:17] <Aislinn`> !roll 1d100
[21:18] <Highwind>  Aislinn` - 1d100: 27 ( Total: 27 )
[21:18] <Aislinn`> (( >.< I'll learn tonight, I swear. ))
[21:18] <Aislinn`> (( Under by 21. ))
[21:18] * Aislinn` drops low and manages to somehow hide amongst the passers-by.
[21:19] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[21:19] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 23 ( Total: 23 )
[21:19] <GM|> *Aislinn isn't noticed by the 'guard', nor is Anika.
[21:19] <Anika> (( ...Fail by 1. ))
[21:19] <Anika> (( >.> ))
[21:19] <Yuki`> !roll 1d100
[21:19] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 1d100: 24 ( Total: 24 )
[21:19] <Yuki`> ((Pass by 6.))
[21:20] <GM|> *And Yuki looks casual too.
[21:20] <GM|> ((Don't worry, your failure wasn't enough to flunk the stealth.
[21:20] <Anika> (( I didn't realize my Stealth was so low. ))
[21:21] <GM|> *Anika thinks she may have been spotted, but the 'guard' just yawns.
[21:21] <Anika> "Phew."
[21:23] <GM|> ((So, the windows look breakable, and the 'guard' isn't all that good.  You ladies have a plan?))
[21:23] * Aislinn` gets near the window, then.
[21:24] <Anika> "Are you strong enough to break this?"
[21:24] <Aislinn`> (( Lockpicking applicable here? ))
[21:24] <GM|> *Aislinn smells alchohol.  Pretty strong stuff.  The window is open a crack to let some air flow in and out.
[21:24] <Aislinn`> "I think we can get in through the windows," she whispers.
[21:25] * Yuki` nods.
[21:25] <Aislinn`> "It's cracked open, I ought to be able to just push it up.  And yeah, I'm strong."
[21:25] <Aislinn`> (( lol though not as strong as the other character I must be thinking of. ))
[21:26] <Uileam> (( <.< ))
[21:27] <GM|> *The window opens outwards.
[21:28] <GM|> ((So, sneaking in?))
[21:28] <Anika> "Go for it."
[21:29] * Aislinn` will climb up or whatever she needs to do, slipping her hand under and carefully and quietly pulling the window outward.
[21:30] <GM|> *The window is well oiled, and opens with no sound.
[21:31] * Aislinn` will slip inside first, after checking to see if the coast is clear.
[21:31] <GM|> *There is no one in the other room, which appears to be an empty office.
[21:32] * Anika climbs through the window next, before offering Yuki a hand.
[21:32] * Yuki` will be very glad for the help.
[21:33] <GM|> *The three of you are in.  There are no lights on, but plenty of normal light.  Two doors.  One towards the front of the building, and one that you know leads outside to the back.
[21:33] * Aislinn` sniffs the air, still smell the alcohol?
[21:33] <Aislinn`> "There's a sill around here somewhere."
[21:34] <GM|> *The alcohol smell seems stronger from the front.
[21:35] * Aislinn` points, "That way." She moves as quietly as possible to the front, listening out for any movement/talking.
[21:35] * Anika tiptoes after her.
[21:35] <GM|> ((Stealth and Awareness please!))
[21:35] * Yuki` follows a bit behind, making sure to check their collective six for anything bad.
[21:36] <Yuki`> ((Stealth, then Awareness for me.))
[21:36] <Yuki`> !roll 2d100
[21:36] <Highwind>  Yuki` - 2d100: 86, 83 ( Total: 169 )
[21:36] <Aislinn`> !roll 2d100
[21:36] <Highwind>  Aislinn` - 2d100: 41, 15 ( Total: 56 )
[21:36] <Aislinn`> (( Awareness, Stealth ))
[21:36] <Anika> !roll 2d100
[21:36] <Highwind>  Anika - 2d100: 33, 3 ( Total: 36 )
[21:36] <Yuki`> ((...well. Fail both badly.))
[21:36] <GM|> !roll 2d100
[21:36] <Anika> (( Lulz. ))
[21:36] <Highwind>  GM| - 2d100: 66, 3 ( Total: 69 )
[21:36] <Aislinn`> (( hahah under by 3 on Awareness. ))
[21:37] <Aislinn`> (( Shit. ))
[21:37] <Anika> (( Pass Awareness by 27 and crit on Stealth. ))
[21:37] <Yuki`> ((My stealth was failed by 56, Awareness by 33.))
[21:37] <GM|> *Yuki trips, and falls down, banging her knee!
[21:38] * Yuki` tries very hard to not yell out, covering her mouth.
[21:38] * Aislinn` glances back at Yuki and quickly moves to help her up. . o O (Shoulda left the old woman behind. She's gonna break a hip.)
[21:38] <GM|> *You hear the front door open.  Seems like this is one of those three-room buildings.  Front, middle and back.
[21:38] * Yuki` gets up and looks aroun- crap.
[21:39] <GM|> *You're still in the back
[21:39] * Anika looks for a place to hide.
[21:39] * Yuki` is going to look as well, near the back door.
[21:40] <Yuki`> ((Look to hide that is.))
[21:40] * Aislinn` looks for a place to hide, too.
[21:41] <GM|> *There are empty desks allaround.  You coupld probably hide under them.
[21:41] <GM|> ((You know the old style ones with the solid front?
[21:41] <GM|> ))
[21:41] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[21:41] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[21:41] * Anika hastily ducks under a desk. Good thing she's small.
[21:41] <GM|> *The door to the back room opens, and you can hear the sounds of footsteps.
[21:41] * Aislinn` figures it's cheap, but she isn't sure about scaling the walls and hanging out on the ceiling. ...yet.
[21:42] * GM| is now known as GM|Hauser
[21:42] <GM|Hauser> "Alright.  Show yourselves!"
[21:42] * Aislinn` will go under a desk in other words.
[21:42] <Aislinn`> (( Need rolls? ))
[21:42] <GM|Hauser> ((Not yet.))
[21:42] <Aislinn`> (( How far away in the front room?  Wait, shit, we're still in the back.  There goes that plan. ))
[21:43] <GM|Hauser> "I know you're in here!"
[21:43] * Aislinn` keeps motionless, maybe holding her breath, too.
[21:43] <GM|Hauser> !roll 1d100
[21:43] <Highwind>  GM|Hauser - 1d100: 21 ( Total: 21 )
[21:43] <GM|Hauser> !roll 1d3
[21:43] * Yuki` quietly places her lucky tile on the floor where she's kneeling.
[21:43] <Highwind>  GM|Hauser - 1d3: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[21:43] * Yuki` then stands up, speaking rapid-fire Japanese.
[21:44] * GM|Hauser walks over to the desk at Aislinn...
[21:44] <GM|Hauser> "What the hell!"
[21:44] * GM|Hauser looks shocked at the sudden appearence of Yuki.
[21:44] <Yuki`> "Damn it, where did I drop that tile?  It's my lucky tile."
[21:44] <GM|Hauser> "Who the hell are you?"
[21:44] * Yuki` is saying all that in Japanese, naturally. She bends back down to keep looking.
[21:45] * Aislinn` O.o
[21:45] * GM|Hauser stalks over to Yuki.
[21:45] <GM|Hauser> "Hey!  You!"
[21:45] * Yuki` gets back up when she sees the man, and keeps speaking. "I am sorry, but I am having trouble understanding you. Do you speak Hino?"
[21:45] <Yuki`> "I was looking for a... restroom, you call it, and I had gotten lost.  And now I have lost my lucky tile."
[21:45] <Anika> (( "Me love you long time." ))
[21:46] * GM|Hauser is confused. "You're one of those Theran's ain't you? Stupid Next Door. GET OUT!"
[21:46] <Aislinn`> (( >.< /me thinks of that scene in Full Metal Jacket. ))
[21:46] <Uileam> (( I'm thinking of Bubble Boy. <.< ))
[21:46] * GM|Hauser points at the back door, an angry look on his face.
[21:46] * Yuki` jumps in surprise. "Why are you so angry, sir?" She then spots the tile and grabs it. "Hey, I found it!"
[21:47] <Yuki`> "Oh, I am sorry, did I do something wrong?"  She bows apologetically.
[21:47] * GM|Hauser reachs out and grabs Yuki's collar, dragging her to the door. "And stay out!"
[21:47] * Yuki` is dragged out. "Hey, hey, that is very not nice of you, mister Earther!"
[21:48] <GM|Hauser> *The door slams shut behind Yuki, and Hauser walks back through to the middle room, and perhaps beyond.
[21:48] * Aislinn` waits until he's out of the room before coming out of hiding to start making her way to the front room. She's so setting that bitch on fire.
[21:48] <Aislinn`> (( Er, the sill, not Yuki. ))
[21:48] <Aislinn`> (( >.>;; Also, go go Katon ))
[21:48] <Yuki`> ((Okay, good. ^_^;))
[21:48] * Anika exhales, and comes out of hiding.
[21:49] <GM|Hauser> ((Awareness?))
[21:49] <Anika> "I wonder if I could rig it to explode next time they use it..."
[21:49] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[21:49] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 62 ( Total: 62 )
[21:49] <Anika> (( Fail by 2. ))
[21:49] <Aislinn`> !roll 1d100
[21:49] <Highwind>  Aislinn` - 1d100: 61 ( Total: 61 )
[21:49] <Aislinn`> "No need. ))
[21:49] <Aislinn`> (( Fail and *" ))
[21:50] <Aislinn`> "I can just burn it down."
[21:50] <Aislinn`> "A controlled fire."
[21:50] <Anika> "They would know it was someone else that way..."
[21:50] <GM|Hauser> *YOu don't hear Hauser from the middle room
[21:51] <Aislinn`> "Eh, but they wouldn't suspect Howsen."
[21:51] * Anika shrugs. "True."
[21:53] <Anika> "Hm. I wonder if I could dismantle it and use it for parts..."
[21:54] <Aislinn`> "We do need to save a couple of pieces to show Howsen, but we need to be sure he just can't put it back together easily, too."
[21:54] * Aislinn` is still heading for the middle room, unaware of Hauser.
[21:54] <Anika> "I'll see if there's anything usable before you set fire to it."
[21:54] <GM|Hauser> *The door to the middle room is closed
[21:55] * Anika puts an ear to the door and listens.
[21:55] <GM|Hauser> ((Awareness?))
[21:55] <GM|Hauser> !roll 1d100
[21:55] * Aislinn` puts a hand on the knob to check if it's unlocked.
[21:55] <Highwind>  GM|Hauser - 1d100: 81 ( Total: 81 )
[21:55] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[21:55] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 87 ( Total: 87 )
[21:55] <Anika> (( ...Fail. ))
[21:55] <GM|Hauser> *You hear nothing.
[21:55] <Aislinn`> !roll 1d100
[21:55] <Highwind>  Aislinn` - 1d100: 72 ( Total: 72 )
[21:55] <Aislinn`> (( 44% ))
[21:55] <Aislinn`> (( ..yeah, fail. ))
[21:56] * Aislinn` presumably opens the door as it must not be locked.
[21:56] <GM|Hauser> *The door has no lock
[21:56] * Anika lets Aislinn go in first.
[21:56] * Aislinn` opens the door, slowly.
[21:57] * Aislinn` slips inside, looking around.
[21:57] <Aislinn`> (( >.> I have a plan! ))
[21:57] <Aislinn`> (( If we're caught, that is. ))
[21:57] <Anika> (( It's looking that way. :p ))
[21:57] * Anika peeks around the door cautiously.
[21:57] <GM|Hauser> *You guys see the mechanical contraption of the sill.  There is no one in the room, but the smell of alcohol is thick.
[21:58] <Anika> (( Some kind of check to see if there's any useful parts? ))
[21:58] * GM|Hauser is now known as GM|
[21:58] <GM|> ((Sure. -40))
[21:58] * Aislinn` walks over there, looking at how it's all hooked up.
[21:58] <Anika> (( What am I rolling for? ))
[21:59] <Anika> (( ...-40? That means I'd have to crit. >.< ))
[21:59] * Anika examines the machine closely.
[21:59] <GM|> ((Yep!))
[21:59] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[21:59] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 14 ( Total: 14 )
[21:59] <Uileam> (( lulz ))
[21:59] <Anika> (( Oh, close enough. >.> ))
[21:59] <Aislinn`> (( lol so close ))
[22:00] * Aislinn` figures out which parts would be safe to set fire too and cause sufficient damage to prevent the sill from being easily rebuilt.
[22:00] * Aislinn` also wonders what would be a good part to serve as proof for Howsen.
[22:00] <GM|> *There is nothing of use on the machine, it's practically scrap itself.  Obviously a poor job.
[22:00] * Anika hmms. "This is a piece of junk."
[22:01] <GM|> *There is a large copper tube that the moonshine is condensing in.  It looks pretty vital.
[22:02] * Aislinn` will tightens all the appropriate knobs and looks to take off that copper tube.
[22:03] <GM|> ((-tighten +loosen ? ))
[22:03] <Aislinn`> (( Yeah, but tighten the ones that would lead to flammable stuff leaking all over. >.> ))
[22:03] <Aislinn`> (( Sorry, brain dead.
[22:04] * Anika reaches in her pack and pulls out a wrench. "Will this help?"
[22:05] <GM|> ((yes.))
[22:06] <Aislinn`> "...yes.  This tube will be what we need as proof to Howsen.  The rest we can break."
[22:06] * Anika proffers the tool.
[22:08] <GM|> *Aislinn gets the copper tubing, and the machine starts pouring out vapour alcohol...
[22:08] * Aislinn` accepts the wrench and will disconnect the copper tube. She tries to crimp off the parts leaking alcohol. >.<
[22:08] <Aislinn`> "Got any pliers?"
[22:09] * Melo has joined #I-DEMON
[22:09] <Melo> (( You were supposed to block the alcohol leak, not my net connection. ))
[22:09] <GM|> ((Uh oh.))
[22:10] * Melo is now known as Anika`
[22:10] <Aislinn`> (( Hey, I asked for pliers! >.> ))
[22:10] <GM|> ((You are supposed to break the machine you know...))
[22:10] * Aislinn` just punches the damned thing. >:E
[22:10] * Anika has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[22:10] * Anika` is now known as Anika
[22:10] <GM|> ((Attack roll!))
[22:11] <Aislinn`> !roll 1d100
[22:11] <Highwind>  Aislinn` - 1d100: 68 ( Total: 68 )
[22:11] <Aislinn`> (( Man, I'm lagged.>.< ))
[22:11] <GM|> *Aislinn's attack causes the sill to rock back and forth!
[22:11] <Aislinn`> (( ...reall lagged. ))
[22:12] * Aislinn` punches it again.
[22:12] <Aislinn`> !roll 1d100
[22:12] <Aislinn`> "Hope you can run out of here fast. >.>"
[22:12] <Highwind>  Aislinn` - 1d100: 22 ( Total: 22 )
[22:12] <GM|> ((roll!))
[22:12] <Anika> "Can do."
[22:12] * Anika packs up her tools.
[22:12] <GM|> *The sill falls over with a crash!  You can hear Hauser rushing in from the front door!
[22:12] <Aislinn`> (( I did roll. <.< ))
[22:13] * Aislinn` runs back to the back, grabbing Anika's arm. "Let's go."
[22:13] * Aislinn` makes sure to take that copper tube!
[22:13] <GM|> *You run away very fast!
[22:13] * Anika runs!
[22:13] <GM|> Roll 1d100, please.
[22:13] <GM|> !roll 1d100
[22:13] <Highwind>  GM| - 1d100: 58 ( Total: 58 )
[22:13] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[22:13] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[22:14] <GM|> ((And you, Aislinn.))
[22:14] * Anika` has joined #I-DEMON
[22:15] <GM|> ((If Anika is pinging, and Aislinn is lagging, I'll wrap this up quick.))
[22:15] <Aislinn`> !roll 1d100
[22:15] <Highwind>  Aislinn` - 1d100: 93 ( Total: 93 )
[22:15] <Anika`> (( Dammit. ))
[22:15] <Aislinn`> (( Shit. ))
[22:15] * Aislinn` almost trips. >.<
[22:16] <GM|> *You guys make it back to Howsen.
[22:16] <GM|> ((No, that was for something else.))
[22:16] <Anika`> (( I assume we grabbed Yuki on the way? ))
[22:16] * Anika has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[22:16] <Aislinn`> (( Yuki was gone, remember? ))
[22:16] * Anika` is now known as Anika
[22:17] <Anika> (( Oh. I figured she waited outside or something. ))
[22:17] * Yuki` is in the general area, still, but she'll know enough to get out when she hears the crash.
[22:17] <GM|> *Yuki encounters you two, and you all get to Howsen.
[22:18] * GM| is now known as GM|Howsen
[22:18] <GM|Howsen> "You get it done?"
[22:18] * Aislinn` hands over the copper tube. "I shoulda lit it on fire."
[22:19] * GM|Howsen wrinkes his nose. "Do that, you'd be smokin' too."
[22:19] <Aislinn`> "I know.  But I coulda fired from afar."
[22:20] <GM|Howsen> "Well, this'll do for proof.  And get a shower.  You smell."
[22:20] <GM|Howsen> "As for your battery.  Come with me."
[22:20] * Aislinn` snickers, "Yeah, yeah."
[22:20] * GM|Howsen gets up, and leads the three of you into the back, to a small room filled with batteries.
[22:20] * Aislinn` gestures for Anika to follow Howsen. "You'll know better what you need."
[22:20] * Yuki` shrugs and follows as well.
[22:20] * Anika looks around for something suitable.
[22:20] <GM|Howsen> ((Anika?  Awareness or whatever skill you think will work.))
[22:21] <Anika> (( I have multiple Lores that are possibly relevant, or Systems or whatever. ))
[22:21] * Uileam has quit IRC (Ping timeout: 180 seconds)
[22:21] <GM|Howsen> ((Systems/Invent.  Whichever is highest))
[22:23] <Anika> !roll 1d100
[22:23] <Highwind>  Anika - 1d100: 44 ( Total: 44 )
[22:23] <Anika> (( Pass by 10. ))
[22:23] <GM|Howsen> *Anika finds a battery used in tanks.  It will hold enough of a charge, based on the label, to power a single portal before needing to be recharged.  And it's not too heavy!
[22:24] * Anika turns it over, examining it from all sides. "This one looks good."
[22:25] <GM|Howsen> *Party Gains Key-Item:  Battery!
[22:25] <GM|Howsen> ***LOG END***

[19:02] <GM|> *** LOG ON ***
[19:03] <GM|> * The party is checked over medically for thier stay in Jord.  Afterwards, the official members of the team are debreifed on the botched mission.  The newcomer is also breifed about the I-D project, and extended works.
[19:03] * Django is now known as Nikolai
[19:03] <GM|> *It is only after all this is done is the party allowed to talk to eachother.
[19:04] * Nikolai looks thoroughly disgruntled
[19:04] <GM|> ((Wait.  I already did this, didn't I?))
[19:04] <Yuki`> ((Last I saw, the party was on its way to the hospital for the checking.))
[19:04] <GM|> ((Alright, this is after.))
[19:05] * Aislinn` is probably doing laps or something. >.>
[19:05] * Yuki` is a bit annoyed at the medical people finding nothing, but she kind of expected that by now.
[19:06] * Raoul is exhausted, from a harsh debriefing and a little bit of worry about his home country, and to a lesser extent, his home world.
[19:06] * Uileam is thoroughly intrigued in the whole I-DEMON project, but he's not saying much on the whole thing.
[19:08] * Uileam is probably resting somewhere. He's not an old, crochety man yet, but he does enjoy his peace and quiet when he gets the time.
[19:08] <GM|> ((Here's hoping you guys can logic yourselves into one of the plot paths.  I'd hate to give you an itemized list.))
[19:09] * Anika is siting cross-legged, fiddling with an odd-looking contraption.
[19:09] <Anika> (( +t ))
[19:09] * Nikolai is walking around the grounds. He's pretty familiar with the place.
[19:09] <Raoul> ((Hmm.))
[19:09] * Ablogqwer is now known as Gervaise
[19:10] * Aislinn` will eventually head back to where everyone is sitting.
[19:11] * Uileam eventually finds everyone. He has a drink of some kind or other in his hand, which he drinks from every now and then.
[19:11] * Anika mutters to herself, tweaking something on the machine. "Just a little...there."
[19:12] * Yuki` finally speaks up. "..we're going to have to find a way to get Aede out, or have Mr. Black get her out."
[19:12] <GM|> ((Any explosions will be noted and if it's under a 4.0 on the richter scale, you get off with a warning.  :) ))
[19:12] * Raoul will wander back in from the sandy air outside, sweating and a little drained from practicing in the similar-to-home atmosphere.
[19:12] * Aislinn` finds a vending machine, and is munching on some chips.
[19:13] <Aislinn`> "I'm sure he's workin' on that already."
[19:13] * Nikolai sighs. "I wonder just how much leverage we're going to get from Black from now on."
[19:13] * Anika holds up her newest invention, proudly examining the finished product.
[19:13] <Yuki`> "Not much, I think.  We're obviously not cut out for spying."
[19:14] <Uileam> "It helps if you're literate."
[19:15] * Aislinn` sighs. "Well, we can't spy, what can we do?"
[19:15] <Raoul> "Hm. We performed much better under more violent - and less polite - situations."
[19:15] <Nikolai> "True. Maybe we can stick to being attack dogs."
[19:16] * Yuki` frowns to herself.
[19:16] <Aislinn`> "Hey, now you're talkin'."
[19:16] * Aislinn` fistpumps.
[19:16] <Anika> (( Can I use it on the party? ^-^ ))
[19:17] * Nikolai looks very sarcastic.
[19:17] <Raoul> "That was not... entirely what I intended."
[19:17] * Uileam shakes his head. "So what, assault the prison? Yes, I'm sure that'd end well."
[19:17] <Raoul> "Not the prison. Perhaps a warden?"
[19:18] <Raoul> "I admit what I suggest is simple thuggery, but it is, at least, a plan to build from. I do hope it is not the only one, though."
[19:18] * Nikolai scratches his head, looking unmotivated.
[19:18] <Anika> "What about what I suggested last time?"
[19:19] <Raoul> ((Er, I don't recall it off the top of my head. S'ry. >.>))
[19:20] * Anika frowns. "It does involve a bit of spy work, though."
[19:20] <Aislinn`> "Well so long as it's not only spying...."
[19:20] <Nikolai> "..."
[19:20] <Yuki`> "As long as it's doing something to help out, I'm for it."
[19:21] <Anika> "I'm interested to find out more about that facility in Jord, and where they were getting their information from."
[19:21] <Nikolai> "That's true..."
[19:22] <Nikolai> "They knew way too much."
[19:23] <Raoul> "They also seemed eager to show off that fact."
[19:23] * Anika nods. "That kind of knowledge could be dangerous, in the wrong hands. As they proved."
[19:23] <Raoul> "Perhaps that is why they released us. To relay the message."
[19:24] * Nikolai hunches over and steeples his fingers.
[19:24] <Nikolai> "... Do you think we could find our way back to that prison?"
[19:24] <GM|> ((Did you just do a Gendo Ikari?))
[19:24] <Nikolai> ((You know I did))
[19:25] <GM|> ((I am not giving you any giant robots.))
[19:25] * Anika shrugs. "Maybe."
[19:25] * Aislinn` rubs the back of her neck. "They may not be so happy to see us again."
[19:26] <Yuki`> "Mr. Black might not be happy to see us again there, either.  Whatever we do will probably have to go through him."
[19:26] <Nikolai> "We may not need to be seen."
[19:26] * Anika nods.
[19:26] <Aislinn`> "Like we weren't supposed to be seen before?"
[19:26] <Nikolai> "Think about it. Most secret ops are performed under the assumption that if caught, the existance of the secret ops team will be denied."
[19:27] <Nikolai> "If we were to undergo such ops without telling Black, we're really just skipping the middleman."
[19:27] <Anika> "What he doesn't know, won't hurt him?"
[19:27] * Nikolai nods and smiles. "Precisely."
[19:28] * Yuki` raises an eyebrow. "You act like we'll be able to keep him in the dark. If we do, we'll have to be very careful about using what leeway we do get."
[19:28] * Uileam frowns.
[19:29] <Aislinn`> "Um, guys, this ain't exactly his first rodeo.  I think someone with his rank would already be suspectin' us plannin' something dumb."
[19:29] <Nikolai> "So we just need to plan something smart."
[19:29] <Uileam> "Not to mention you'd be two down this time around."
[19:30] <Raoul> "...Or - and excuse me if this sounds naive - simply ask him to join us. To get to a high rank, one must do some stupid things and survive, correct?"
[19:30] <Aislinn`> "Yes, and not get caught."
[19:30] <Nikolai> "Perhaps."
[19:31] <Yuki`> "He would definitely be a huge help if we can get something planned."
[19:31] <Aislinn`> "We have to knock his socks off and impress the hell out of him, though."
[19:31] * Raoul nods. "Then many more angles have to be considered. For one, we must be sure he wears socks."
[19:31] * Nikolai nods.
[19:31] * Raoul grins. >.>
[19:32] <Anika> "I can show him this!"
[19:33] * Anika holds up her strange-looking mechanical creation.
[19:33] <Nikolai> "..."
[19:33] <Aislinn`> "He's in uniform.  He wears socks."
[19:33] <Uileam> "And he doesn't exactly seem all that inclined to like us."
[19:34] * Aislinn` snorts, "You've never met brass before?"
[19:34] * Yuki` thinks... "Well, then if he doesn't trust us to do it, then he can always get his own hand-picked team to do the job."
[19:34] <Aislinn`> "Officers never like anybody.  Now, if he's were a Marine, you'd think he'd want you dead."
[19:34] * Uileam apparently is completely forgettable. He'll just stop talking.
[19:35] <Raoul> "If no one has any further angles to throw in, allow me to: Thera's balance of power."
[19:36] * Yuki` frowns. "As it is, it may be the best thing to do anyway. They know us, and if we aren't perfect and one of us is even barely seen, the whole thing is screwed."
[19:37] <Raoul> "Yes. If we decide on this course of action... it may be best if I not accompany you."
[19:37] <GM|> ((Ack!  Split party!))
[19:37] <Nikolai> "Very well."
[19:37] * Anika pouts, as the group appears to be slightly less than awestruck.
[19:37] <Raoul> "Jord now has some device capable of amazing destruction. I imagine they itch to test it further. If a prince of the Azure Isles is the unlucky one spotted - on a second occasion - well, that is less than desirable."
[19:37] <Aislinn`> "So, how will we even teleport back there?  You gotta figure that gate is guarded."
[19:38] <Raoul> ((Sorry. but it's been on Raoul's mind for a while here now. <.<))
[19:38] <Anika> "They did ask for the technology in return for our release, didn't they?"
[19:38] <Nikolai> "All I know is that Ms. Keirley is being held captive, and I would be remiss not to help her as she helped us."
[19:38] <Yuki`> "Well, we can only do what we can.  But right now, I don't think that's very much.  Much as I hate to admit it."
[19:40] <Yuki`> "But at the least, we can try to get Mr. Black to do something instead."
[19:40] <Uileam> (( Jon, you're looking at a split party even if they decide to go back to Jord, no matter the course of action. <.< ))
[19:40] * Anika nods. "I think our first priority is to rescue miss Kierley. Secondly, investigate Jord's doings."
[19:40] <GM|> ((Well, there is one more plot path I left dangling.  It's a little Meta, but it could keep the party together.))
[19:41] <Anika> (( Railroad moar, then. :p ))
[19:41] <Nikolai> ((really))
[19:41] <Raoul> ((I try very hard not to think meta here.))
[19:41] <Uileam> (( I have absolutely no reason to return to that area, meta or no. ))
[19:41] <Nikolai> ((We have no idea what we're doing))
[19:42] <Raoul> ((That's different from every other day how? Just right now we're not about to die because of it.))
[19:43] <GM|> *As you guys are talking, you hear a couple scientists complain about how those Japanese aren't letting them look at that crystal of theirs.
[19:43] <Yuki`> "...Crystal?"
[19:44] * Anika perks up, looking interested.
[19:44] <Uileam> (( ... that is completely random. ))
[19:44] <GM|> ((But it makes sense in the larger plot.))
[19:44] <Aislinn`> "Japanese?"
[19:44] <Raoul> ((Hunh. There's a six-pack of worms.))
[19:44] <Aislinn`> (( Hehe >.> ))
[19:45] * Nikolai isn't really listening, appearing deep in thought.
[19:46] * Yuki` tries listening in to those scientists more.
[19:46] * GM| is now known as GM|Scientist
[19:47] * GM|Scientist gets a seat and looks at his clipboard. "If only we could figure out how they interact with the portals, but those damned Japanese are keeping a tight grip on their crystal. I mean, what could they want with something that makes Air?"
[19:48] * Aislinn` looks at the others and raises her eyebrows.
[19:48] * Yuki` sighs to herslef and looks at the others.
[19:48] * Anika stands up, creeping closer to the Scientists and attempting to eavesdrop without being noticed.
[19:49] * GM|Scientist notices the attention. "Is there something I can help you with?"
[19:49] <Anika> (( Aw, no Stealth check? >.> ))
[19:49] <Raoul> ((Way to spy.))
[19:50] <GM|Scientist> ((We've proven that you aren't the most sneaky of groups.))
[19:50] <Anika> (( Anika is an individual! With Stealth. ))
[19:50] <GM|Scientist> ((The Scientist has awareness, and GM fiat.))
[19:50] * Uileam takes a seat where everyone just vacated.
[19:51] <Anika> "Pardon me. I couldn't help but overhear your conversation, and, as a Scientist myself, couldn't contain my curiousity."
[19:52] * GM|Scientist looks Anika up and down. "You look more like a field agent, than a scientist."
[19:52] * Aislinn` facepalms.
[19:53] * Anika holds out her hand. "Anika Roeschen, Inventer Extraordinaire." She holds up the creation she's been working on, as if to offer proof of her claim. "Allow me to present you with my latest work."
[19:53] <GM|Scientist> "Oh?  And what does it do?"
[19:54] * GM|Scientist doesn't touch it though.
[19:55] <Anika> "This is the Gehirnerschütterung. It's meant to be used in battle, to throw the enemies into a state of confusion, making it difficult for them to attack."
[19:55] * GM|Scientist really doesn't touch it now.
[19:56] <Anika> "So, what can you tell me about this crystal?"
[19:57] <GM|Scientist> "Ah.  yes.  The crystal.  Well, the Japanese scientists have been, well," *a nervous glance at Anika and her 'device'. "Well, they have this supposed Elemental Crystal of Wind, but they won't let anyone else have a look at it.  And there is only so much we could do with Life..."
[19:58] * Anika furrows her brow. "Life?"
[19:59] <GM|Scientist> "Well, yes, Life.  Didn't you read the breifing documents on the Elemental crystals?  Material foci for the primal elemental forces of Thera?  That we have a couple of them here on Earth since about a few years back?"
[20:00] <Anika> "Sorry, I've just returned from doing some...field work. I must have missed those."
[20:02] * GM|Scientist snorts. "And what intrest do you have in the Wind?"
[20:02] <Anika> "Purely scientific."
[20:03] <GM|Scientist> "They still defy analysis."
[20:04] <Anika> "What effects do they have on the portals?"
[20:04] <GM|Scientist> "They simply do what they do, with no input, and no obvious energy source.  They violate at least two of the Laws of Thermodynamics!"
[20:04] <Anika> "What do they do, exactly?"
[20:05] * Anika ponders. "Wait, are those the things they're using to keep airships afloat?"
[20:06] <Raoul> ((BRB))
[20:06] <GM|Scientist> "What don't they do?  Life is a crytalise genetics factory, Lightning apparently can produce enough power on an off day to power North America, but those religious fanatics have it, and Air?  Well, what would you expect?"
[20:07] * Anika nods. "Where did they originate?"
[20:07] <Raoul> ((back))
[20:08] * GM|Scientist looks at you like you're crazy. "Where do you think?"
[20:11] <Raoul> ((Any native Therans want to get in on the explanation? I would, but Raoul isn't gonna know much beyond "they're old and powerful and mysterious."))
[20:11] <Anika> "Ah, of course. Well, thank you very much for your time."
[20:12] * Anika bites her lip, hoping the rest of the party can make something of the information she's gained.
[20:13] <Uileam> (( I am a) not present and b) toly not a Theran. ))
[20:14] * Yuki` waits until Anika gets back to talk a bit. "So, they really are some of The Crsytals on Earth."
[20:14] * GM|Scientist decides he's had enough to talking to this woman for now, and goes away.
[20:14] <Yuki`> ((*Crystals))
[20:14] * GM|Scientist is now known as GM|
[20:14] <Anika> "I guess so. In Japan, apparently."
[20:14] <Aislinn`> "...what's so special about these crystals?"
[20:15] <Aislinn`> "I mean, other than what you were just told?  What do they do on Thera?"
[20:15] <Yuki`> "Basically, they are the most powerful objects in Thera."
[20:15] <Anika> "Uhhh..."
[20:15] <Yuki`> "Easily."
[20:15] * Anika lets Yuki explain, as she's not a native Theran herself.
[20:15] * Raoul listens. Storytime!
[20:15] <Aislinn`> "Great, and now that we know about them on Earth..."
[20:16] <Aislinn`> "If Jord learned of it and had a gate..."
[20:17] <Anika> "...Do you think it's possible to get them from the Japanese?"
[20:17] <Yuki`> "I've heard about them now and again.  Some are held by this order of paladins,"  Yuki rolls her eyes at that, "but most were supposed to be placed way way beyond where anyone can find them.  I guess the Earth nations found some of them."
[20:17] <Aislinn`> "It might be, if we learned of where they are in Japan."
[20:18] <Anika> "Perhaps we can enlist Mr. Black's help with that."
[20:19] <Uileam> (( It's a good thing I'm not a real Paladin. <.< ))
[20:19] <Yuki`> "Maybe... I guess we'd just send it to those scientists if we can get that?"
[20:20] <Aislinn`> "If you told him about the crystals and the possibilities for bad things to happen, he'd be eager to get them from the Japs.  Looks good to the higher ups."
[20:20] <Uileam> "Or use it for himself."
[20:20] <Aislinn`> "Which is why we take it for ourselves."
[20:20] <Aislinn`> "And never give it to him."
[20:21] <Uileam> "Yes, because he'll never be able to hunt us down.  He's proven himself to be totally inept."
[20:21] <Uileam> "Excuse me while I remove myself from your plans."
[20:21] <Anika> "I wonder if it could distract him sufficiently for us to rescue Ms. Kierley..."
[20:22] <Yuki`> "I, uh, think that could put a huge target on our heads."
[20:22] <Yuki`> "From both sides."
[20:22] <Yuki`> "...or all sides.  Who knows how many groups are involved in this."
[20:23] <Raoul> "Hm. Jord, Azure, Refulgo - or what's left - and at least two Earth nations. So, at least five."
[20:26] <Raoul> "I will admit an interest in the possibility of obtaining such a Crystal in the name of the Azure Islands, or at least to borrow it for a time. That would trump Refulgo's stockpile by quite a bit, you understand."
[20:28] * Aislinn` sighs and goes back to her chips. She has no idea how to help.
[20:28] * Uileam has no interest in helping. It seems everyone else has a handle on how to get themselves killed.
[20:28] <Uileam> (( <.< ))
[20:29] <Anika> (( Well, contribute if you have an idea. ))
[20:29] <GM|> ((Yes.  Getting the party killed would be a bad idea.))
[20:30] <Uileam> (( ... No, I'm not contributing. It would not be IC. I have absolutely zero interest in what the party is doing. ))
[20:30] <Uileam> (( I know I apparently suck at making impressions, but I'm here to look for Yetis. Last I checked, Yetis aren't in a Jord prison or in Japan. ))
[20:30] <Yuki`> "It think it all comes down to us still being here, under Mr. Black's watch.  As long as that's the case, and he has that whole portal thing, we're a bit stuck as to what we can do."
[20:31] <Anika> (( ...Just saying. o.O ))
[20:31] * Yuki` sighs. "Damn it."
[20:31] <Uileam> "... sounds like you could use a distraction."
[20:32] <Anika> "...I have an idea."
[20:32] * Anika sighs, looking as though she didn't want it to come to this.
[20:32] <Yuki`> "I could use a lot of things.  Including a chance to get back to Th-"  Yuki shuts up and listens to Anika.
[20:33] <Anika> "We need to travel without Mr. Black finding out, correct?"
[20:33] * Uileam is trumped. Apparently.
[20:35] * Anika looks at Uileam. "You could help, if you're interestd in creating a distraction."
[20:35] <Uileam> '
[20:36] <Uileam> "Oh, *I* can't do anything myself.  I need others for that."
[20:36] * Nikolai spontaneously notices that the others are speaking nearby him.
[20:36] <Anika> "Well, it could come in in handy, if you want to try what I'm thinking."
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[20:37] <ElementalKnight> ((man, I'm pinging way later than I expected. Yay!))
[20:38] <GM|> ((You miss anything?))
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[20:39] <Uileam> "I heard that large, crazed and rather ferocious Yetis made for a nice distraction."
[20:40] * Anika nods. "I would think so."
[20:40] <Uileam> "Problem is, they just have to be found first."
[20:40] <ElementalKnight> ((Doesn't seem like I did.))
[20:40] * ElementalKnight is now known as Raoul
[20:43] <Anika> "Well, you're the expert on that. I know nothing about Yetis. However, I do know a thing or two about portals."
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[20:43] <GM|> ((EK!))
[20:44] <ElementalKnight> ((Yeah, looks like it's starting.))
[20:44] <Anika> (( Stop that. ))
[20:45] <Uileam> "I'm no expert on them.  My last lead was rudely interrupted in Jord.  Perhaps someone with connections," he looks at Aislinn and Raoul, "might be able to lend a hand."
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[20:46] <ElementalKnight> <Raoul> "Not many Yeti in Azrag Biet. But I might ask about who to ask."
[20:49] <Uileam> (( *whistles while he waits* ))
[20:50] <ElementalKnight> ((>.> I can't ask anyone now. Kinda on the wrong planet.))
[20:51] <Aislinn`> (( I'm seriously not sure what to say. ))
[20:52] <Uileam> (( You're Marines. Ask your superiors. Never hurts. ))
[20:52] <Aislinn`> (( we're also hard-headed. >.> ))
[20:52] <Aislinn`> "My old man knows a few people in Okinawa - that's in Japan."
[20:55] <Anika> "Why don't we build our own portal?"
[20:56] * ElementalKnight blinks. "...That would solve many, many issues at this point."
[20:56] <Nikolai> "..."
[20:56] <Nikolai> "Not a bad idea."
[20:56] <Anika> "I'm sure there's enough spare parts lying around here."
[20:56] * Yuki` raises an eyebrow, but remains silent.
[20:57] * Nikolai stands up suddenly."
[20:57] <Nikolai> "..."
[20:58] <Nikolai> "Anika. Do you think you can build a fully functioning portal?"
[20:58] <Anika> "I don't think. I know."
[21:00] <ElementalKnight> ((*badass Time To Invent music plays; alternatively, You Gotta Have A Montage.))
[21:00] <Nikolai> "Do you need any of our help? I mean, I could help a little. Time Magic and all."
[21:01] * Anika nods. "Last time, it proved to be very unstable. You could help me fix that, I think."
[21:01] * Nikolai nods, already thinking of theory and such.
[21:02] <Anika> "It did WORK, though, and I'm confident I could do it again."
[21:03] <Nikolai> "Alright. Lets do it, Anika!"
[21:04] * Anika holds up her hand for a high-five. XD
[21:05] * Nikolai accepts.
[21:06] <Anika> "Of course, it will take some time to gather the materials and actually build. So, in the meantime, Uileam can track down the Yetis..."
[21:10] <Anika> (( Sooo... ))
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[21:11] <Nikolai> ((Log end, I think))
[21:11] <Uileam> (( OHNOEZ SPLIT PARTY ))
[21:11] <Uileam> (( <.< ))
[21:11] <Anika> (( Does everyone agree? >.< ))
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[21:12] <Uileam> (( I can't exactly hunt down the Yetis by myself. <.< ))
[21:12] <Yuki`> ((Honestly, I can't think of anything for Yuki to really do at the moment, so yeah, I could go for that.))
[21:13] <GM|> ((If no one else has anything left to say here, I think I need to plot out White Sands and the next chapter:  Anika's Six!))
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[21:13] <ElementalKnight__> ((Sounds fair.))
[21:13] <GM|> *** LOG END ***

[19:29] <GM|JonB> *** LOG START ***
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[19:30] <GM|JonB> *You are all taken from your cells and escorted out into an open courtyard.  It's clear you are in a dedicated prison, the walls, heavilly guarded, are meant to keep people both in and out.
[19:31] <GM|JonB> *Rostov waits in the middle of the nearly empty court-yard, with his assistant beside him, and another person, a Moogle, who is working on something.
[19:31] <Yuki`> ((This include Yuki?))
[19:31] <GM|JonB> *Yuki is in a wheelchair, being pushed by a middle-aged woman from the infirmary, where she had been staying.
[19:31] <GM|JonB> ((Yes it does.))
[19:31] <Yuki`> ((Ah.))
[19:31] * Aislinn` looks around for any possible means of escape.
[19:31] * Yuki` is at least breathing somewhat more easily now.
[19:32] <GM|JonB> ((If you can fly, and avoid 50 or so guards...  maybe.))
[19:32] * GM|JonB is now known as GM|Rostov
[19:32] <Uileam> (( Clearly you don't know what Paladins can do. <.< ))
[19:32] * Raoul is watching Rostov. If he wants to be his center of attention, very well.
[19:32] <Raoul> ((Paladins are Superman?))
[19:32] * Aislinn` can, alas, only conjure fire. No flying. :(
[19:32] <GM|Rostov> ((OOC chatting))
[19:33] * Uileam walks along. Not like he's going to do much of anything.
[19:33] <GM|Rostov> "I would say thank you for staying in our facility here, but I don't think that would be well received."
[19:33] * Anika hmphs.
[19:33] * Aislinn` goes without resistance. She examines Rostov thoughtfully, but keeps a blank expression on her face.
[19:34] <GM|Rostov> "Instead, we have made alternate arrangements.  Tsavarch?"
[19:34] <GM|Rostov> *The moogle finishes fiddling with the device, and behind him, an I-D portal opens.  On the other side is White Sands.
[19:35] * Yuki` blinks and immediately tries to stand up.
[19:35] * Aislinn` cocks her head. "Interesting."
[19:35] * Uileam raises an eyebrow. "And this is... ?"
[19:35] * Anika suddenly goes white.
[19:35] <GM|Rostov> *Through this new portal steps Dias Black, in full dress uniform.  With him is a half-dozen marines, armed to the hilt, and then some.  The guards along the walls come to attention.
[19:36] <GM|Rostov> "Welcome to Jord, Captain Black."
[19:36] * Aislinn` immediately snaps to attention.
[19:36] <Yuki`> "...oh, boy..."
[19:36] * Raoul blinks. In a moment, he nods curtly. This is more embarassing than welcome, though not by much.
[19:37] <GM|Rostov> <DiasBlack> "Thank you, Colnel Rostov."  He looks at you, no hint on what he must be thinking on his face.
[19:37] <Aislinn`> (( Yes, I realize his Army, but he's still a superior technically. ))
[19:37] <GM|Rostov> ((Dias reports directly to the POTUS.  Hell yes.))
[19:37] <GM|Rostov> "Your end of the bargin?"
[19:37] * Uileam continues to be blissfully unaware of... everything!
[19:38] * Aislinn` is the very model of a well-trained soldier. She stares straight ahead, keeping her chin up and back straight.
[19:38] <GM|Rostov> *Dias beckons, and another person comes through the portal, this one with a briefcase.  It is handed to Rostov's assistant, who opens it carefully and confirms the contents.  She nods, and Rostov looks at the party.
[19:39] <GM|Rostov> "You are free to leave.  Your warrant has been paid."
[19:39] <Uileam> "... sir?"
[19:39] <GM|Rostov> *Dias looks over the party.  "And where's Aede Keirly?"
[19:39] * Yuki` also looks about for Aede.
[19:40] * Aislinn` . o O (Why do I have the feeling I am going to be doing a lot of running and push-ups in the coming days?)
[19:40] * Uileam looks for his effects. He doesn't feel like owing the city twice the amount he already does.
[19:40] * GM|Rostov looks at Captain Black. "She is an honoured guest of our government, a hostage to your good will, to put it bluntly. You are not getting her back, or her unique talents so easy."
[19:40] * Raoul 's eyebrow goes up a notch.
[19:41] * GM|Rostov nods, and the guards behind you start moving you towards the waiting portal. Looks like there is only one way out for you, and that's through the I-DEMON portal.
[19:41] * Yuki` mutters under her breath "Oh, hell..." as she gets moved.
[19:41] <Uileam> "... our effects, SIR."
[19:42] * Aislinn` ain't moving until she's ordered to. By Dias.
[19:42] * Anika trembles visibly.
[19:42] * Uileam is a stubborn old man, dammit!
[19:42] <GM|Rostov> "Have already been delivered.  Proof of our capacity.  You can retreive them at the leisure of Captain Black.
[19:42] <GM|Rostov> "
[19:42] <GM|Rostov> *Dias sees Aislinn staying put, and roars out "MOVE IT!"
[19:42] <Uileam> "Nice of you to tell us that before hand," he says.  Not sarcastically at all.
[19:42] * Raoul moves along.
[19:43] * Aislinn` is through the portal two seconds after he speaks. . o O (Fuck. I am so screwed.)
[19:43] * Uileam acquiesces to that whole moving thing now.
[19:43] * Anika takes a deep breath, and reluctantly follows everyone else.
[19:44] <GM|Rostov> *As Yuki's escort reaches the person who delivered the briefcase, she hands over the wheelchair, as well as some documentation.  "Medical files for her stay here." she says by way of explanation.
[19:44] * Yuki` raises an eyebrow.
[19:45] <GM|Rostov> *Dias waits for the party to be trundled through before saluting Colnel Rostov.  Rostov returns his own salute.  "You had best be leaving, Captain.  We don't like unwelcome guests."
[19:46] * Aislinn` snaps back to attention once she's on the other side. She simply wills her stomach to remain in place.
[19:46] <GM|Rostov> ((These people aren't evil, and treated Yuki well, for she was obviously sick.  And gave copies of the medical files to the people they were passing her off too.))
[19:46] * Uileam looks around at the unfamiliar surroundings.
[19:47] <Yuki`> ((Oh, okay. Misunderstood that a bit.))
[19:47] <GM|Rostov> *Dias steps through the portal, and is followed by the marines.  The I-D closes behind him, leaving only White Sands AFB, Nevada, Earth.
[19:47] * GM|Rostov is now known as GM|DiasBlack
[19:47] * Raoul breathes a quick puff of relief. That could have gone much, much worse.
[19:47] * Aislinn` is trying to hide a smile. She knows she's likely in deep shit, but it's good to be back on American soil.
[19:48] * Yuki` keeps a good deal away from the wheelchair on the other side. She is not getting in that thing again if she can help it.
[19:48] * GM|DiasBlack looks at the party. "Does anyone need medical attention before I start?"
[19:49] * Yuki` shakes her head. "No, I'm feeling better now."
[19:49] * Anika looks at Yuki, now that she is safely on the other side, clearly concerned. "Are you alright?"
[19:50] <GM|DiasBlack> *Seeing a lot of negatives, Dias looks at all of you.  He points at Uileam.  "You.  What's your name?"
[19:50] * Yuki` looks at Anika. "It was frightening, but I can breathe okay now, at least."
[19:51] <Uileam> "Everyone seems so friendly around here.  I swear, it would have been much more pleasant to live the rest of my life a hermit."
[19:51] * Anika nods, not looking entirely satisfied with that answer.
[19:51] <Uileam> "Uileam, sir."
[19:52] <GM|DiasBlack> "Well, Uileam, you just found out something that's very secret.  The bad news is, you're in it now.  The good news is, you get to stand somewhere else."
[19:53] * GM|DiasBlack looks at the rest of you. His voice take that tone that indicates that he's *very* angry with the lot of you. "Congraduations. You got caught as spies. We are down one UAV, one portable I-D generator, and one of our most experienced field agents. I hope you have a *very* good explanation."
[19:53] * Aislinn` . o O (Maybe they'll keep me stateside this time. <.<)
[19:54] * Aislinn` , in a rare moment of self-control, stops herself from making a smart remark.
[19:55] <Raoul> "There may be worse news than even our failure."
[19:55] <GM|DiasBlack> "Go on."
[19:56] <Raoul> "The area we were sent to investigate was, in many ways, less than normal. Especially the one 'living' creature we encountered inside the facility there."
[19:56] * GM|DiasBlack waits for you to continue
[19:57] <Yuki`> "It was a teleporting bear... sort of thing.  We ended up having to kill it before it killed us."
[19:57] <Raoul> "Forgive my lack of technical expertise on this subject, but it looked to have appeared through a portal that none of us initiated."
[19:57] * Raoul nods.
[19:57] * Aislinn` did not witness any of this, and thus keeps her trap shut.
[19:58] * GM|DiasBlack looks at Yuki, a slightly confused expression crossing his face, before returning to the subject at hand. "What else did you find?"
[19:58] * Uileam has no idea what he's in the middle of. He lets the other people blather on.
[19:59] * Anika remains quiet, and lets the adults do the talking. They don't tell her nothin'.
[20:00] <Yuki`> "Some of the stuff in there was in some language I hadn't seen before."  Yuki looks to the others.  "What did you call it, again?"
[20:00] <GM|DiasBlack> <Nikolai> "It was written in Russian."
[20:01] * Aislinn` . o O (Commies. There goes my Taliban theory.)
[20:02] * GM|DiasBlack nods. "English, Fench, Russian. Languages keep matching up."
[20:03] <GM|DiasBlack> "What else did you find there?"
[20:03] * Yuki` thinks...
[20:03] <Raoul> ((*thinks* IIRC lots of devestation around the site, but that might not be new news.))
[20:04] <GM|DiasBlack> ((you can say something if you like))
[20:04] <Yuki`> ((The modern-ish lab equipment. I think it was kind of modern.))
[20:06] <Raoul> ((Nah, not on my end.))
[20:06] * GM|DiasBlack looks at the party as they stay silent...
[20:07] <Yuki`> "The stuff inside seemed kind of wierd.  I'd never seen it before."
[20:07] * Yuki` looks down. "But then again, I'd never seen much of that kind of thing."
[20:08] <GM|DiasBlack> "And why is it I'm getting most of my information, such as it is, from the woman who was in the hospital, and technically doesn't work for me?"
[20:09] * Uileam mentally smirks.
[20:10] <Aislinn`> "Sir, I had only made contact with the party when we were detained by Rostov, sir."
[20:10] * Raoul could come up with excuses. He won't. "If you would like some opinion - which is now all I can offer - I give this: the devestation around the facility is what worries me the most, not the bear and its transportation. But I do not know how it compares to Earth's ability to destroy, so I did not bring it up immediately."
[20:10] <Uileam> (( Did not address an officer by the proper rank! Twenty push-ups! ))
[20:11] <GM|DiasBlack> "What do you mean?"
[20:11] * GM|DiasBlack ignores the marine.
[20:12] <Raoul> "Partially, I do not know which possibility worries me more: that it is greater than what you can produce, or lesser."
[20:12] <Raoul> "But to truly answer your question? Trees flattened, life eliminated. The earth was scrubbed clean."
[20:13] <Raoul> ((the above, IIRC. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm not gonna go log-diving right now.))
[20:13] * GM|DiasBlack rolls his hands. "I was looking for an answer more on how big."
[20:13] <GM|DiasBlack> ((Think Tunguska, only smaller.))
[20:13] <Raoul> ((Okay, so I'm not too off.))
[20:13] * Raoul almost raises an eyebrow, but stops himself even of that. That... says a lot of how Earth looks upon destructive technology.
[20:14] <Raoul> "I did not measure it. But enough to end a village, at the least."
[20:15] <Raoul> ((Raoul is used to explosive destruction, cannons or magic. Tunguska would be more impressive than that in its effectiveness, scale be damned.))
[20:15] * GM|DiasBlack nods. "From what he have been able to tell, and with Mr. Brown's help, we figure they were trying to build an I-D portal of somesort, and it exploded. Not pleasent."
[20:16] <GM|DiasBlack> "Now, before I dismiss you, I'm gonna tell you something."
[20:16] * Anika shakes her head. She knows from personal experience.
[20:17] <GM|DiasBlack> "Colnel Rostov contacted us, and told us of your capture.  Your ransom was I-D specifications so an accident like the one that drew our attention didn't happen again, as well as other... promises.  And it seems Ms. Keirly as well."
[20:18] * Yuki` especially frowns at the last part.
[20:19] <GM|DiasBlack> "And now, I'm going to give you a job while we take you to the hospital for checkups.  You all get to introduce Uileam here to the I-DEMON project."
[20:20] * Yuki` looks a bit confused, but nods slightly. It's not like she'll be able to do much of anything with that.
[20:20] * Uileam returns his attention to the matters at hand at the mention of his name.
[20:21] * Aislinn` . o O (Great, maybe someone will explain a bit to me instead of just pushing me off some place...)
[20:21] <GM|DiasBlack> *Several ambluances appear, and you are loaded in.  Time for tests, to make sure nothing untoward happened to you during your last mission!
[20:21] <GM|DiasBlack> ((And Uleam and Aislinn get to play 20 questions!))
[20:22] <Raoul> ((Man, and our main tech people are out of commission. Lovely.))
[20:22] <Uileam> (( Bwahahahahahaha. ))
[20:22] <Anika> (( Hm? ))
[20:22] <Raoul> ((Er, most. Nikola and Aede.))
[20:22] <Uileam> "So what's this all about, then?"
[20:23] <GM|DiasBlack> ((Nikolai is in zombie mode, and Aede is out of the picture.))
[20:23] <Raoul> ('s what I said. Anywho.))
[20:24] <Raoul> "That question would take all of our time to answer fully, if we could. In short, there is more than one world, and people can now travel between them"
[20:25] <Aislinn`> "Kinda like Sliders?"
[20:25] <Yuki`> "Like what?"
[20:25] <Aislinn`> "Television show.  Didn't last long, but it was good science-fiction."
[20:26] <Yuki`> "...still lost me, there."
[20:26] <Uileam> "And how do they travel between worlds?  I assume that little device back in the prison had something to do with it."
[20:26] * Aislinn` sighs and shakes her head. "I should educate you people. Give you some culture."
[20:27] <Raoul> "Yes. That opens the... door?"
[20:27] * Raoul shrugs the detail off. "In any case, it is the key."
[20:27] <Uileam> "And those machines are the only way to go between the two worlds?"
[20:28] <Uileam> (( -two ))
[20:28] <Raoul> "I think so. It is the only one I have yet seen."
[20:28] <Raoul> ((Well, y'never know.))
[20:28] * Uileam nods to himself and retreats into his own thoughts.
[20:28] <Uileam> (( Got all the info I need. ))
[20:29] <GM|DiasBlack> ((And you know, Anika is an Engineer.  She's pretty technical))
[20:29] <Anika> (( Yeah. She only built her own portal. >.> ))
[20:29] <Raoul> ((Man, they shoulda kept you. <.<))
[20:30] <Yuki`> "Just to check, those things normally work okay, right?  They don't explode, or do what happened back at that hole in the ground?"
[20:30] <Anika> (( It's not widely known. In fact, I'm not even sure Yuki knows, although she probably suspects. ))
[20:30] <Anika> "It depends."
[20:30] <Aislinn`> "Well, looks like nothin's blown up around here..."
[20:31] <Anika> "They can be highly dangerous, if not stable enough."
[20:32] <Yuki`> "That really doesn't sound good."
[20:34] <Anika> "I would assume the more widely-used ones are safe."
[20:34] <GM|DiasBlack> ((Or aren't prototypes))
[20:35] * Yuki` shrugs. "Not like I could tell either way until I'm blasted against a wall."
[20:36] * Aislinn` just listens to them speak for now. She's a bit too frazzled to ask questions.
[20:39] <Anika> "My guess would be that the one we came across was experimental. Where they got the idea for it, though..."
[20:39] * Anika frowns.
[20:39] <Aislinn`> "Perhaps they encountered visitors?"
[20:40] <Anika> "It seems to me that the governments of Earth are in possession of most of the tech. If people are experimenting with it here, well, that could be messy."
[20:42] <Anika> "At least Jord knows how, now. But where they got the idea in the first place still interests me."
[20:42] <Aislinn`> "...wouldn't be the first time, but I'd like to think we'd learned from our mistakes.  At least, in America.  Other places, like North Korea or China?  Not so sure."
[20:43] <Raoul> "There are no perfectly wise nations. Only those who have made more mistakes, and lived."
[20:43] <Anika> "I don't think the project is widely known about on Thera, is it?"
[20:43] <Aislinn`> "Why do we assume there's only two worlds?  What if there's a third place that started it all?  Some advanced place, like that species that spread its DNA everywhere in Star Trek and started most of the races...nevermind."
[20:44] <Aislinn`> "Anyway, say there's a third place and they visited each of our worlds?  Or maybe someone just stumbled onto it by accident and got teleported to the other place.  There are plenty of myths of strange creatures appearing from nowhere."
[20:44] <Uileam> (( Thus my retraction of "two" earlier. <.< ))
[20:45] * Yuki` just stares at Aislinn for a while, then turns to Anika. "I heard vague rumors of something like that, but nothing concrete. So I'd say not a lot of people knew about it on Thera."
[20:45] <Aislinn`> (( I am tired. >.< Sorry if I missed it. ))
[20:45] * Aislinn` sighs and shuts up now.
[20:46] <Uileam> (( No no, I made the usual assumption of "there's Earth and Thera and the connection between them". You didn't do or say anything wrong - just though outside the box, like I did immediately after saying what I did. :P ))
[20:46] * Yuki` looks back at Aislinn. "Sorry, but you have to remember, I'm from Thera. Basically every single thing I've ever seen here is brand new to me."
[20:47] <Yuki`> "Trying to think about a... third? just makes my head hurt."
[20:47] <Anika> "What if someone from Earth gave them the technology?"
[20:47] <Aislinn`> "But maybe we shouldn't rule it out.  Hey...how come there are humans on earth and on Thera, but the other races only exist on Thera?  Seems kinda odd for humans to be on both."
[20:48] <Aislinn`> "At least, on the surface we seem to be much alke."
[20:49] <Yuki`> "Not a clue, here.  Although... didn't Mr. Black say something about language stuff, too?"
[20:49] * Anika thinks. "...Oh yeah. The languages were all Earth languages."
[20:49] <Aislinn`> "English, French, and Russian, those are languages on our world that apparently match languages on yours."
[20:50] <Yuki`> "What's, uh, 'French' sound like?"
[20:50] <Anika> "Who from Earth knows about the project aside from the government?"
[20:50] <Aislinn`> "Sorry, I took Japanese in high school as my old man was stationed in Okinawa."
[20:51] * Aislinn` looks to Anika, "No one as far as I know. It's not standard knowledge and I only know about it because I'm a freak."
[20:51] <Yuki`> "Oh.  Okay.  I... guess our common is your English.  I know Etoile and Hino too, and I wasn't sure if those languages lines up with any of your stuff."
[20:52] <Aislinn`> "What's Hino?"
[20:52] * Anika nods. "I mean, I didn't know about it, until..."
[20:52] <Anika> "Anyways. That could mean the government has a traitor amongst them."
[20:53] * Uileam tries to remember if he recalls any French from way back when. [Check?]
[20:53] <Yuki`> "Well, I can speak it a little for you."  Yuki clears her throat and starts speaking in Hino, like a native of course. >_>  "Hino sounds like this.  It's complex at times, but it's easy to use."
[20:53] <GM|DiasBlack> ((Sure.  What skill do you want to use?))
[20:53] * Aislinn` replies to Yuki in Hino, "You're speaking Japanese."
[20:54] <Uileam> (( Well, I do have Etoile for a Language. <.< ))
[20:54] * Yuki` keeps replaying in Hino. "That's... Japanese? Wow, that's really surprising. I guess Mr. Black didn't know about that either."
[20:54] * Anika frowns. "I'm not sure if my language is similar to any on Thera."
[20:54] <Uileam> !roll 1d100
[20:54] <Highwind>  Uileam - 1d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[20:54] <GM|DiasBlack> ((If someone speaks French, you'll know it.))
[20:55] <Uileam> (( Awesome. I swear, Highwind knows my IP and just kicks me in the balls. ))
[20:55] <Aislinn`> "We should probably tell him just in case.  Not a good idea to keep your superiors in the dark."
[20:55] * Uileam apparently has a brain fart. Good thing he hasn't been speaking for a while.
[20:55] <Yuki`> "Oh, so he's your direct boss in this whole thing, Aislinn?"
[20:56] <Aislinn`> "Captain Black, I suppose.  Well, while I'm here."
[20:57] <Yuki`> "Oh, okay.  I just got roped in when Aede found me and Anika."  Yuki pauses.  "It's a long story."
[20:57] * Uileam perks up. "And who is this Aede person?"
[20:57] <Aislinn`> "I'm sure."
[20:58] <Aislinn`> "My story is that I showed off a little too much in boot camp."
[20:58] <Yuki`> "Aede Kierly, the person who was watching over us, and who's still on Thera."
[20:59] <Yuki`> "...boot... camp?"
[20:59] <Uileam> "And why is she still there when we're over here?"
[21:00] <Yuki`> "She's there to keep Mr. Black and the others from trying something.  At least, According to Mr. Black."
[21:00] * Raoul is considering implications, along lines he hasn't thought heavily on in weeks. He looks up now, though. "Ms. Kierly is more than she seems, and more than I can guess at. But I can say that about many of the people I've met in the past month."
[21:01] * Yuki` nods at Raoul. "Yeah, I thought so, too."
[21:01] <Raoul> ((heh, simultalk.))
[21:01] <Aislinn`> "Boot camp is training for newly recruited soldiers in the American military."
[21:03] * Yuki` nods to Aislinn, then gets silent for a moment. Too many conversations for her to keep track of right now. >_>
[21:03] <Aislinn`> "I think we're all more than we seem."
[21:04] <Yuki`> "Well, almost all."
[21:04] * Uileam keeps to himself. They know who he is, not that it means all that much, apparently. >.>
[21:05] <GM|DiasBlack> ((I'll have to cut it short here.  Work is frying my brain, and the 30'C tempuratures aren't helping any. Level+3500 for everyone for putting up with my shenaniganns))
[21:05] <GM|DiasBlack> *** LOG END ***

YUKI:

[21:01] <GM|> ***LOG START***
[21:02] <GM|> *You don't know where you are, or when for that matter.  Your cell

is clean and dry, and food comes at regular intervals.  It isn't a dank prison,

but it's prision none the less.
[21:03] * Yuki` is fine with the food, but while isolated, she's still doing that

bad cough. >_<
[21:06] <GM|> *The door to your cell is opened, and a pair of guards step in.  A

smartly dressed military woman steps in bhind them, and looks at you.  She speaks

in a slight accent.  "Follow me."
[21:06] * Yuki` coughs a little more, then nods and follows. She keeps a close

eye on the guards.
[21:07] <GM|> *The guards step in behind you.  They don't look like they are

ready to do something nasty, but with guards you can never be too certain.
[21:09] <GM|> *You are lead through identical stone corridors, and are escorted

into a small room.  It is well lit, and sitting at a desk there is the man who

arrested you.
[21:10] <GM|Rostov> "Have a seat."
[21:10] * Yuki` sits down, and has to clear her throat. "So... an interrogation,

then?"
[21:11] <GM|Rostov> "I would like to think of it more as an interview.  I find

the idea of a more ... aggressive approach on a woman in your condition to be

unreasonable."
[21:12] <Yuki`> "*cough* noted.  So, we had better start then."
[21:12] <GM|Rostov> "I am Rostov.  For the record, would you please state your

name?
[21:13] * Yuki` sighs. "...Jennifer Winters, if you have to know. No point in

hiding that now."
[21:14] <GM|Rostov> "Thank you, Madame Winters.  Now, would you please tell me,

in your own words, what you were doing there when I and my men detained you?"
[21:14] <Yuki`> "Exploring, mostly.  Not that I have much clue about the stuff

that was in the area."
[21:15] <Yuki`> "Before you ask, no, I can't read that language."
[21:16] <GM|Rostov> "Interesting.  So, why did you cross the fences?"
[21:16] * Yuki` looks a bit confused. "The fences?"
[21:16] <GM|Rostov> "Yes.  The fences."
[21:17] <Yuki`> "I'm not sure what you mean.  I don't remember any fences."
[21:17] <Yuki`> ((IC or OOC, actually.))
[21:18] <GM|Rostov> (( I know.  :) ))
[21:19] <GM|Rostov> "That would be quite a feat, considering we checked the

entire perimiter, and there were no gaps in the fence."
[21:19] <GM|Rostov> "Indeed, no sign of your arrival at all."
[21:19] * Yuki` blinks. "I, uh... that is strange."
[21:20] <GM|Rostov> "Indeed."
[21:20] <Yuki`> "I honestly don't have a clue about what you're talking about

with this fence."
[21:22] <GM|Rostov> "Well, Madame Winters, it would appear to me that you are

lying."
[21:22] <GM|Rostov> "Either you are lying about the fence, or you are lying about

your presence.  Either way does not do you any good."
[21:23] <Yuki`> "...or I honestly don't remember, which probably doesn't do me

much good either."
[21:24] <GM|Rostov> "So, what brough you to that place?"
[21:24] * Yuki` thinks...
[21:25] * GM|Rostov waits, tapping a pencil on his notepad.
[21:26] <Yuki`> "I... thought we walked there, but if that fence thing is

right... I guess I couldn't have."  Yuki looks a bit concerned.  "That... that

really doesn't make any sense."
[21:26] <GM|Rostov> "No, it doesn't."
[21:26] <Yuki`> ((...I think she just botched her VIT check.))
[21:26] <GM|Rostov> (( Go with it.))
[21:28] <Yuki`> "But if that's the case..."  'Jennifer' coughs.  Then coughs

again.  And within moments, she is coughing uncontrollably.  About 10 seconds

later, she collapses out of her chair, on her hands and knees, coughing horribly

and wetly.  ...is that a bit of blood on her fingers?
[21:28] <GM|Rostov> "MEDIC!"
[21:28] <Yuki`> *COUGH COUGH COUGH* "get... worse..." *COUGH COUGH*
[21:28] * GM|Rostov gets up, and rushes around the table as a pair of guards rush

it, followed by another.
[21:29] * Yuki` tries to control the coughing somewhat, so she can gain some of

her breath back. And yeah, she is definitely coughing up some blood now.
[21:30] <Yuki`> ((Maybe another VIT check to see if she can regain some control,

or go a bit longer with this?))
[21:30] <GM|Rostov> ((Vit check))
[21:31] <Yuki`> ((Failed by 11, without modifiers.))
[21:31] <GM|Rostov> *The medic checks over Yuki, and places a hand over her

chest.  The white magic tries to limit her coughs, but it doesn't seem to be

working.
[21:32] * GM|Rostov fires off a rapid question to the medic, who replies in kind.
[21:32] * Yuki` keeps coughing, and tries to lay prone to reduce the pressure on

her chest.
[21:32] <GM|Rostov> "The healer wants to know what your condition is, to better

treat it."
[21:33] <Yuki`> *COUGH COUGH* "Don't... know... *COUGH* only... know... lungs..."
[21:34] * GM|Rostov speaks again to the medic who tries a different spell.

Another quick exchange, then Rostov shakes his head. "Very well, Winters. We will

speak again later. You are being taken to the infirmary for treatment."
[21:35] * Yuki` nods, and tries to get back to controlling her cough. Maybe

futilely right now. She doesn't resist being taken anyplace.
[21:35] <GM|Rostov> *Another guard comes in with a bodyboard, and Yuki is gently

maneuvered and secured onto it.  She is escorted out gently, and can hear Rostov

mutter in annoyance, before asking "Who's next?"
[21:35] <GM|Rostov> ***LOG END**

AISLINN:

[22:02] <GM|> ***LOG START***
[22:02] <GM|> *Your cell is clean and warm, but not big.  You don't know when it

is, but food is brought to you at regualr intervals.
[22:03] * Aislinn` passes time by doing sit-ups and push-ups between eating and

sleeping when she feels like it. She tries to hear any guards talking or listens

for other prisoners, possibly the people she was with beforehand.
[22:05] <GM|> * The door to your cell is opened, and in walk a pair of heavily

armed guards.  They don't look all that nice, nor do they say anything.  Behind

them is woman, who speaks in a slight accident.  "Follow."
[22:05] <Aislinn`> (( accident, huh? >.> Do I hear screeches and horns honking

when she talks. :P ))
[22:06] <GM|> ((Accent.))
[22:06] * Aislinn` sizes the guards up, and looks at the woman with a blank face.

She figures it's not worth it to protest and just walks up to the guards, waiting

for them to follow.
[22:07] <Aislinn`> (( er, waiting to follow them. ))
[22:07] <GM|> *The woman leads the way through similar stone corridors before she

stops infront of a door.  She opens it up and gestures inside.
[22:08] * Aislinn` walks inside without a word, wondering if she's going to find

a firing squad or another overgrown cat.
[22:09] * GM|Rostov is sitting behind a simple wooden desk. A quick glance about

the room shows that there is relativly fresh blood on the floor.
[22:09] <GM|Rostov> "Have a seat."
[22:10] * Aislinn` is standing at ease, hands folded behind her back. She nods to

Rostov, pulls out a chair and takes a seat, keeping her back straight and putting

her hands in her lap.
[22:11] <GM|Rostov> "My name is Rostov.  For the record, what is yours?"
[22:12] <Aislinn`> "Logan, Aislinn Kelly."
[22:12] * GM|Rostov makes a note of that. "Please Madame Kelly, describe to me

what you were doing in that place when my men and I detained you."
[22:14] <Aislinn`> "Sergeant Logan, if you please.  And as for what I was doing,

I was meeting the people I was sent to help.  I have no clue what they were doing

there because you and your men rudely interrupted our conversation."
[22:16] <GM|Rostov> "Sergeant?  I am Polkovnik Rostov.  As for our politeness, I

would have to consider your presence there to be rude as well."
[22:16] <Aislinn`> "Well, sir, we were leaving the premises if it makes you feel

any better."
[22:16] <GM|Rostov> "It does not."
[22:17] <GM|Rostov> "So, you where there.  Why did you go past the fence?"
[22:17] <Aislinn`> "Because I was after the people you found me with."
[22:17] <GM|Rostov> "For what purpose?"
[22:17] <Aislinn`> "My orders were to find them and assist them in any way that

they needed, sir."
[22:18] <Aislinn`> "Seems their superiors were gettin' a little antsy, sir."
[22:18] <GM|Rostov> "Quite.  The name of your superior officer?"
[22:18] <Aislinn`> (( ...would it be Aede now?  Or someone else back at wherever

headquarters are? ))
[22:19] <Aislinn`> (( >.< God I'm bad with names. ))
[22:19] <GM|Rostov> ((Capt. Dias Black, US Army))
[22:19] <GM|Rostov> ((Aede is a civilian contractor and specialist.))
[22:19] <Aislinn`> "Captain Dias Black, US Army.  They always send us Marines in

first."
[22:19] <Aislinn`> (( ah. ))
[22:20] * GM|Rostov blinks. "Ah. Quite. You-Ess? Interesting. I will have to

compose a strong letter to your Kaptain criticizing his performance."
[22:21] <Aislinn`> "United States of America...and you've probably never heard of

it."
[22:21] <Aislinn`> "Suffice to say, some place very far from here, sir."
[22:22] <GM|Rostov> "I can neither confirm nor deny any response to that comment.

 Who were you to report to upon your arrival?"
[22:23] <Aislinn`> "Aede, you've probably talked to her already."
[22:24] <GM|Rostov> "I can neither confirm nor deny."
[22:24] * GM|Rostov makes another note.
[22:24] <GM|Rostov> "So, simply put, your orders were to reinforce this group,

and provide support?"
[22:24] <Aislinn`> "Of course not.  Well, that is all I know, sir."
[22:25] <Aislinn`> "Yes, sir."
[22:25] <GM|Rostov> "Very well.  One final question, Madame Winters has a lung

condition that concerns our medical staff.  Would you happen to know about it?"
[22:26] * Aislinn` does her best to keep her expression blank. "As I said, sir, I

was only told who to meet and where. I am not a medical officer so it was not my

business to know of anyone's medical conditions."
[22:27] <GM|Rostov> "Very well.  My aide shall escort you back to your cell.  I

would appreciate the courtesy of you not attempting an escape."
[22:28] <Aislinn`> "Don't suppose you can confirm or deny when we'll be free to

go, can you?"
[22:29] <GM|Rostov> "I cannot.  Dismissed."
[22:29] * Aislinn` sighs and stands up, waiting to be led back to her

confinement.
[22:30] <GM|Rostov> *The aide returns, still flanked by the two guards.  They

look *slightly* more relaxed, and they escort you back to your cell.
[22:30] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG END ***

RAOUL:

[10:21] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[10:21] <Raoul> ((Missed a little of your nick there?))
[10:21] <GM|> ((Not yet.))
[10:22] <GM|> *Your cell is small, with no natural light.  It is dry and warm

though, so you're not uncomfortable.  You have no idea how long you've been here,

or where here is.  And your food is brought to you at regular intervals.
[10:23] * Raoul rests against one wall, cross-legged. He imagines a calm sea, and

the gentle cackle of the gulls.
[10:24] <GM|> *The door opens, and in steps two heavy set guards.  One of them a

Ronso, the other a Hume.  Between them is a smaller woman who looks at you and

speaks in accented common, "Follow."
[10:25] * Raoul opens his eyes. After a moment, he stands and does just that.
[10:25] <GM|> *You are led through identical stone halls, no sign of the other

members of your party.  Eventually, you come to a stop in front of wooden door,

which is opened.
[10:26] * GM|Rostov sits behind the desk in the room, a pen in hand and paper on

the desk. "Come in and have a seat."
[10:27] <GM|Rostov> *You notice there is drying blood off to one side.
[10:28] * Raoul sits, neither leaning back nor forward. "Mm. How kind of you."
[10:28] <GM|Rostov> "My name is Rostov.  For the record, what is your name?"
[10:30] <Raoul> "Raoul al-Zeid."
[10:31] <GM|Rostov> "Tell me, Raoul Al-Cid, in your own words, what you were

doing there when my men and I detained you."
[10:32] <Raoul> "We had heard of an explosion in the area, and traveled to

investigate it. Your men found us upon the completion of that little adventure."
[10:33] <GM|Rostov> "And you still passed the fence?|
[10:34] <Raoul> "The fence?"
[10:34] <GM|Rostov> "Yes.  The fence.  In order to get to that facility, you had

to have crossed the fence."
[10:36] <Raoul> "Mm. I may simply have not noticed. Fences are not my

profession."
[10:36] <GM|Rostov> "And what is your profession?"
[10:36] <Raoul> "Sailing and swordsmanship, in that order."
[10:37] <GM|Rostov> "You are from from the ocean, my friend."
[10:37] <Raoul> "Yes, and that saddens me."
[10:39] * GM|Rostov makes some notes, and taps his pen. "Who was in charge of

your little group?"
[10:40] <Raoul> "We do not have a leader, strictly speaking. We have ended up

more democratic than that, and so far we are still alive, so I have no

complaints."
[10:41] <GM|Rostov> "Fair enough."
[10:41] <GM|Rostov> "Your Citizen Winters has a medical condition that our

healers are unfamiliar with.  Can you provide more information on her state of

wellbeing?"
[10:46] <Raoul> ((Or that. Thanks anywho.))
[10:46] <Raoul> "I'm afraid I cannot. Again, healing is not my profession, though

when such conditions worsen I do carry those afflicted."
[10:46] <Raoul> ((brb though, gf just arrived))
[10:46] <GM|Rostov> ((ga))
[10:47] <Raoul> ((back.))
[10:49] <Raoul> ((...))
[10:49] <GM|Rostov> ((typing/thinking))
[10:50] <GM|Rostov> "So, whay are you so far from home, Raoul Al-Cid?  This isn't

exactly the Auzure isles."
[10:51] <Raoul> "Not that there is anything wrong with that. I am here out of

loyalty for this group - we have helped each other much over the past few weeks."
[10:51] <GM|Rostov> "A commendable thought.  But still doesn't tell me why."
[10:52] <Raoul> "Ah. You are asking why the group in total was here. Again,

curiosity. An event of the apparent magnitude of... whatever happened, is

difficult to ignore."
[10:53] * GM|Rostov looks at you, not buying it.
[10:53] * Raoul looks back. This is the truth, though not without its usual

frills.
[10:54] <GM|Rostov> "Very well.  We shall have another discussion later.  My aide

will escort you back to your cell."
[10:54] <GM|Rostov> *The door opens and the same guards walk in as well as the

woman.
[10:55] * Raoul nods and stands. "A pleasant meeting - I look forward to our next

one."
[10:56] <GM|Rostov> *As you leave the room, Rostov speaks up.  "I do so as well. 

And I will be appraising Captain Black of your failures.  Good day." Then the

door closes.
[10:56] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG END ***

UILEAM:

[19:04] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:05] <GM|> *Your cell is not all that big, but it is warm, and artificially

lit, due to no windows.  Your food is brought at regular intervals.
[19:06] <GM|> *At one point, the door to your cell is opened, and in walka pair

of heavyset guards.  Between them is a human woman who looks at you.  "Follow

me."
[19:07] <Uileam> (( Am I to assume I've been relieved of my plate armor or no? ))
[19:07] <GM|> ((You're in a prison.  Of course.))
[19:08] * Uileam shrugs, stands and bows his head slightly. "As you wish."
[19:09] <GM|> *You are escorted through identical stone corridors, no glimpses

outside.  Nor any sign of the others who were with you when you were captured. 

You are eventually brought to a halt before a think wooden door, which opens.
[19:10] * GM|Rostov looks up from a pad of paper. "Please, have a seat", and

indicates the other chair in the room.
[19:11] * Uileam shrugs again and takes the proffered seat. "Good day. Or night,

or morn, whichever it may be."
[19:11] <GM|Rostov> "I am Rostov.  for the record, please tell me your name."
[19:12] <Uileam> "Uileam, sir."
[19:12] <GM|Rostov> "Just Uileam?"
[19:12] <Uileam> "I have yet to find a hermit with the need for a second or third

name."
[19:13] <GM|Rostov> "Very well. Would you please describe for me, in your own

words, what you were doing there when you were detained by my men and myself?"
[19:14] <Uileam> "I was looking for a... well, if I may, sir, could I ask a

question of you?"
[19:15] * GM|Rostov nods
[19:15] <Uileam> "Do you know what a Yeti is?"
[19:16] <GM|Rostov> "Yes."
[19:16] <Uileam> "I was looking for a Yeti.  The last I had heard, he was seen in

that area."
[19:17] <GM|Rostov> "Do go on."
[19:17] <Uileam> "It seemed credible, given the evironment and what a Yeti is. 

So there I was, looking for the Yeti.  I met the other folk, then you and your

men dropped in on us."
[19:18] <GM|Rostov> "You did not question the flattened forest?"
[19:19] <Uileam> "I didn't have much time to question much of anything.  I wasn't

there all that long."
[19:19] <GM|Rostov> "And the fence you passed to get there?"
[19:20] <Uileam> (( Damn the details I never knew. ))
[19:20] <GM|Rostov> ((There was a fence you had to pass, I've been giving this

question to everyone.))
[19:20] * Uileam shrugs. "No one there to enforce it, then there's no use to it.

Fences aren't terribly good at keeping anything more than small animals out."
[19:21] <GM|Rostov> ((It wasn't much more than a simple wooden affair with 'Keep

Out' written every so-often.))
[19:21] <GM|Rostov> "Tresspass it would seem."
[19:22] <Uileam> "And had anyone been there to enforce it, I would have made a

quick inquiry and been my way.  As it was, I didn't see anyone, and as I said

before, without anyone to enforce it..."
[19:22] <GM|Rostov> "So this was the first time you had seen any of the others

there?"
[19:23] <Uileam> "I was... traveling, as it were, with the Etoilean."
[19:23] <Uileam> "The others, I had never seen before in my life."
[19:23] <GM|Rostov> "Why was the Etilean with you?"
[19:24] <Uileam> "To make sure my debt to the city is paid.  They outfitted me

with the equipment you have stripped me of."
[19:25] <GM|Rostov> "Was this Yeti important to the city?"
[19:26] <Uileam> "Only to myself, sir.  I'm not sure the city even knew they

existed."
[19:26] <GM|Rostov> ((BRB))
[19:28] <GM|Rostov> ((Back))
[19:28] <GM|Rostov> "Then you followed this Yeti for personal reasons?"
[19:29] <Uileam> "I owed a debt to his kind."
[19:29] <GM|Rostov> "Personal reasons then."
[19:30] <GM|Rostov> "Did you happen to observe what the other party was doing?"
[19:31] <Uileam> "They were coming out of the building when I first laid eyes on

them.  I don't even know what's in there, nor do I think I ever will."
[19:32] * GM|Rostov thinks, tapping the paper with his pen.
[19:33] <GM|Rostov> "Interesting.  Where are you from, by the way?"
[19:35] <Uileam> "It's been a long time since I've been from anywhere but the

mountains.  The only place I remember living in is the mountainside."
[19:36] <GM|Rostov> "huh.  The name of the city?"
[19:37] * Uileam quirks an eyebrow. "The mountains have cities?"
[19:38] <GM|Rostov> "From which you obtained your resources."
[19:42] <Uileam> "Constariline."
[19:42] * GM|Rostov makes a note. "Very well. Anything else you'd like to add?"
[19:44] <Uileam> "A hot drink from time to time would be mighty appreciated. 

Forgive me for sounding impetuous, but after living in the cold for so long, I've

come to find that I rely on them."
[19:45] * GM|Rostov nods. "We will see."
[19:45] * Uileam nods. "Thank you, sir."
[19:45] <GM|Rostov> "In the meantime, you will be returned to your cell, pending

the results of our investigation."
[19:46] <GM|Rostov> *The doors opens, and the same two guard walk in.  "They will

escort you."
[19:46] * Uileam nods again. "Understood."
[19:46] * Uileam stands and gives a half bow before being escorted out.
[19:46] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG END ***

NIKOLAI:

[19:03] <GM|> *** LOG START ***
[19:05] <GM|> *Your cell is warm and relatively comfortable.  You have no idea

where you are or when.  The I-DEMON has been taken from you along with everything

else, and you have just a prison uniform.  Food comes at regualr intervals.
[19:07] * Nikolai groans.
[19:08] <GM|> *At one point, the door is opened.  A pair of guards come in,

flanking a hume woman.  She speaks in a slightly russian accent.  "Follow me."
[19:09] <Nikolai> "Why not? My schedule is open."
[19:10] * Nikolai gets up, keeping his hands raised and in sight.
[19:10] <GM|> *You are led through identical stone corridors, no sign of any

other members of the party.  Eventually, you come to a stop in front of a simple

wooden door.  It opens.
[19:11] * Nikolai enters, giving a nod and smile to the guards.
[19:12] * GM|Rostov looks up at you. His hand taps a pen on a large pad of paper.

"I am Rostov. Sit."
[19:13] <Nikolai> "Hello, Rostov."
[19:13] * Nikolai sits.
[19:13] <GM|Rostov> "For the record, what is your name.
[19:13] <GM|Rostov> ?"
[19:13] <Nikolai> "Nikolai Cadmus."
[19:14] * GM|Rostov me makes a note on his paper. "Now, please tell me in your

own words, what you and your party were doing in that location?"
[19:16] <Nikolai> "Investigating that cataclysm."
[19:17] <GM|Rostov> "Oh?  And what did you find?"
[19:17] <Nikolai> "An emtpy facility. An angry bear."
[19:17] <GM|Rostov> "Could you elaborate?"
[19:19] <Nikolai> "The facility was totally devoid of any and all personnel. In a

large room, there was a bear who was rather upset to see us."
[19:20] * Nikolai maintains a look of open sincerity.
[19:20] <GM|Rostov> "I would too, if you barged into my home."
[19:20] <Nikolai> "Indeed. Unfortunately, we were forced to kill it in self-

defense."
[19:21] * GM|Rostov makes another note. "So, why did you pass the fence?"
[19:22] <Nikolai> "Which fence is this, Mr. Rostov?"
[19:23] <GM|Rostov> "The one you had to go past to get to the site."
[19:25] <Nikolai> "I was concerned about the nature of that explosion."
[19:27] <GM|Rostov> "Despite the signs to "Keep Out?"
[19:27] <Nikolai> "I considered it my civic duty, Mr. Rostov."
[19:28] * GM|Rostov looks at you, not buying it.
[19:28] * Nikolai blinks.
[19:28] <GM|Rostov> "And what where you doing there, to 'do your civic duty'?"
[19:30] <Nikolai> "Well if there were any survivors, I'd have liked to help them

out. At the time, I wasn't aware of the nature of the disaster."
[19:31] <GM|Rostov> "hrmph"
[19:31] <GM|Rostov> "I would like to draw your attention to what is under your

chair."
[19:32] * Nikolai looks.
[19:32] <GM|Rostov> *There is blood there.  relatively fresh.  Maybe a couple

hours old at most.
[19:32] <GM|Rostov> "Please do not lie to me."
[19:33] <GM|Rostov> "Now, would you like to ammend your statements?"
[19:33] <Nikolai> "... Yes. I would."
[19:34] * GM|Rostov puns pen to paper. "And?"
[19:35] <Nikolai> "... I was rather more interested in seeing whether there was

anything I could salvage from the facility..."
[19:35] <Nikolai> "... or the dead."
[19:36] * GM|Rostov reaches into a drawer and pulls out the I-DEMON. It's been

partly dissasembled. "You mean for this?"
[19:38] <GM|Rostov> "Well?"
[19:38] <Nikolai> "Oh!"
[19:39] <Nikolai> "I found that inside the facility, but couldn't figure it out.

What is it?
[19:39] <GM|Rostov> "As you had it on you, I would presume you would know what it

is for."
[19:39] * GM|Rostov glares at you. It's not a happy glare. Infact, it's quite

annoyed."
[19:40] <GM|Rostov> "Nikolai Cadmus.  You've been lying to me.  Everyword out of

your mouth has been a lie.  I know this.  You know this.  How long will you

persist is trying to get executed for spying and espoinage?"
[19:41] <Nikolai> "Sir. I would appreciate it if you would explain the charges

leveraged against me."
[19:42] <GM|Rostov> "Spying.  Espionage.  I presume you know what those words

mean."
[19:43] <Nikolai> "I do. I do not understand in what way I have committed these

acts."
[19:46] <GM|Rostov> "All the evidence we have, clinical, scientific, accurate and

beyond reproach, would indicate that you are spies for a foreign power.  The

United States.  We do not have firm proof of your participation in the

destruction of the facility, but that can be forthcoming, considering what you

have," he indicates the I-DEMON, "and what was going on there."
[19:47] <GM|Rostov> "You have confessed to trying to steal from what remains,

that that would qualify for espionage."
[19:48] <Nikolai> "I see."
[19:48] <Nikolai> "Well, I do come from the United States sir."
[19:49] <GM|Rostov> "That much I know already.  Tell me something I don't.  Like

just how long you've been working for Dias Black."
[19:49] <Nikolai> "I would have told you, but you never asked."
[19:52] <GM|Rostov> "Well, I'm asking now."
[19:54] <Nikolai> "Just inside two weeks."
[19:55] <GM|Rostov> "Seems like you are quite disposable then."
[19:55] * GM|Rostov puts the I-DEMON back in the drawer.
[19:55] * Nikolai shrugs.
[19:56] <GM|Rostov> "Do you have anything to say in your defense before I send

you back to your cell?"
[19:59] <Nikolai> "I do. I was not aware that that facility was your property,

and apologize for trespassing. I meant no disrespect to you or the sovereignty of

Jord."
[20:00] <Nikolai> "Also, thank you for not hitting me."
[20:00] <GM|Rostov> "I'm still tempted."
[20:01] <GM|Rostov> *Behind you the door opens and in walks the same guards as

before.  They escort you back to your cell.
[20:01] <GM|Rostov> *** LOG END ***

SERRESE:

[19:31] <GM|> *** LOG ON ***
[19:32] <GM|> *Your cell is warm, and well lit, although not naturally.  Meals

come at regular times, but the guards don't seem to want to talk.
[19:33] * Serrese does focus exercises, to keep her body moving and her mind

still so it doesn't wander into frustrating thoughts.
[19:33] <GM|> *At one point, your cell door is opened, and in walk a pair of

large guards.  Between them is a woman who looks at you.  "Follow me."
[19:34] * Serrese nods. These people may be using an illegitimate source of power

over her, but sometimes you can't fight. She follows.
[19:35] * Serrese also ducks her head under the human-sized doorway.
[19:35] <GM|> *They lead you through identical stone corridors, you see nor hear

anything of those who were taken captive with you.  Eventually, you come to a

stop at a simple wooden door which is opened.
[19:35] * Serrese enters.
[19:35] * GM|Rostov sits at a table inside the room. "Come in and have a seat."
[19:36] * Serrese narrows her eyes at Rostov, but does so.
[19:36] <GM|Rostov> "I am Rostov.  For the record, please tell me your name."
[19:38] * Serrese says something under her breath in Etoile. "Serrese La'Fonte