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Darkcomet
2010-12-24, 03:38 PM
Current events:
-The Empire's ban on LANTERN activities within its territory is still in effect.
-The Imperial Army has withdrawn from the Red Zone, leaving patrolling the area to the ISF.

Rules and locations in the spoiler. Please Spoiler any fan service written in this thread. Thank you.
All standard forum rules apply here, as do the godmodding rules generally agreed upon on this sub-forum.

Locations
PM Darkcomet to have a new location placed in this registry.

A note on the 'Zones'.

The Blue Zone is the area of the greatest Imperial presence, housing the Imperial Army and ISF HQs and boasting the greatest concentration of Imperial influence. Physically, it's located in the center of the city.

The Yellow Zone has some Imperial influence, but it's not as significant, so crime rates there are higher than in the Blue Zone. The Yellow Zone is physically located at the outskirts of the city, with the justification of having to keep an eye on what's coming in and out of the city, and thus the main concentrations of Imperial influence in the Yellow Zone are at the docks and city gates.

The Null Zone is around midway between Yellow and Blue, and lacks much Imperial influence, with a similar patrolling situation to the Red Zone below. Despite this, it's largely a quiet environment.

Perhaps it is because the Red Zone, a blemish on the otherwise neatly-organized Zones, is essentially a fancy term for the crime infested slums? Who knows! The Red Zone is essentially just the slums, independent of the neat physical arrangement of the others, though DC imagines it's around Null/Yellow, physically, since it wouldn't make all that much sense for the Red Zone to be right on top of ISF HQ of all things. The Empire's influence here is light, but not completely nonexistent, with occasional speeder patrols.

Imperial Bases

Acro-Imperial Army HQ (Blue Zone)
The Imperial Army HQ itself is a massive dome-like structure in the center of the city. The building itself is fairly standard at ground level, but going up from there is when you reach the dome. The dome is the focus of the visible structure, and is capable of housing one of the Empire's oh-so-loved airships.

The main building itself also has underground portions, as it's not like the rest could contain everything a building of this purpose needs.

This building, however, has concrete walls surrounding it at a sizable distance in a square shape, with gates in the center of each segment. The walls have rapid-fire laser turrets mounted at corners and on each side of each gate. Interlopers beware!

ISF HQ (Blue Zone)
Go here! (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=164358)


Acro-Imperial Civil Government Complex (Blue Zone)
The main center of the Empire's central government is an odd complex composed of five main structures.

The more notable four are a group of futuristic, utopian-looking towers arranged in the shape of a Y, with the tower taking the position of the center joint being significantly taller than the outer three towers, by about 40% of the other towers' height. This is harder to make out than it seems, however, due to the odd nature of the fifth 'structure'.

This one is actually surrounding the lower two-thirds of the outer three towers, with all four appearing to be coming out of it from the outside. It resembles an odd set of walls, following along the Y-arrangement of the towers. These 'walls' are in the shape of a highly irregular hexagon. The top side, with the two points of the top of the Y within, is fairly long, with two shorter segments heading downward at an obtuse angle from them. These are very short, and two more long wall segments soon move downward and inwards, speaking from a bird's-eye view, ending a bit after the edge of the bottom tower in the Y-arrangement. A final long segment links these two ends.

However, the 'walls' are not merely walls, but actually enclose the area around the towers, with their own roof. The four towers seemingly erupt out of the top of this structure, while they do actually have the rest of them beneath it. The wall-like structure is built around the towers, linking to them at certain points. The structure is not merely that shape described previously with a flat roof, however-the walls reach to a certain point, then slant upwards and inwards, again from a bird's-eye view. The upward slant stops at the edges of the outer three towers, and from there now forms a flat area, this flatness marred only by the towers.

There are three main entrances to the odd complex, each at the center and bottom of one of the longer wall segments. These are oversized sliding doors, essentially. Each is a long, dull metal slab in appearance. When the entrance is open, these are drawn upward into the wall-structure, and when closed, they drop back down like blast doors.

The complex is guarded by normal military and ISF elements alike, landspeeders patrolling the ground outside with the silent gunships patrolling the skies above. The main soldiers guarding the area are ISF troopers, as they are more specialized for urban warfare. Several rapid-fire pulse laser turrets (laser chaingun turrets, essentially) are mounted on the slanted portions of the outer structure, with a single heavy turbolaser turret mounted at the upper central area of each slanted area of the longer sides.

There are two enclosed bridge-like structures linking each of the three outer towers to the main building. The lower one is within the wall-esque structure, and the upper one is visible from the outside, linking the upper areas of the outer towers with the main, central one. To avoid confusion, there are two of these per outer tower, putting the total count at six.

Imperial Docks (Yellow Zone)
These rather typical drydocks hold the Imperial naval fleet. Due to its relative lack of size, the Imperial Navy falls under the Imperial Army's authority.


Evolution Industries Headquarters + Factories (Player: Darkcomet, Blue Zone)
The headquarters of the company known as Evolution Electronics and Power is a fairly standard-looking modern-day tower in appearance, not quite reaching the level of skyscraper.

The company owns a large factory nearby, used in production of its MACE units, and potentially other products, should it be desired.

The company also possesses a number of other factories around the city, used for production of weaponry and other military materiel.

Retail outlets for Evolution's products are scattered around the city.

Trader's Trove (Player: EleventhHour, Null Zone)
A large, crashed starship lies in what was once a park, now ruined by its crash.

The ship is very strange to most, resembling Gothic architecture, particularly cathedrals, in appearance, while at the same time being a spacefaring craft. Or, rather, a former spacefaring craft.

The ship remains in use, however. The owner is a Rogue Trader, and is currently using the ship as a shop.

Erin's Emporium (Player: The Bushranger, Yellow Zone)

Construction Gnomes have been hard at work renovating a small store along one of the various merchantile roads. Well, it was small. Now it's bigger on the inside.

And filled with every sort of weaponry imaginable, from across the multiverse. From blaster carbines to P-90s, surface-to-air missiles to ballistas, zats to nunchucks, they're all here.

Is that a siege crossbow sitting in the corner?

The Misspelled Cemetary (Null Zone)
It's the rain that makes for the perfect atmosphere.

Since the party left the well lit cobbles lanes of the Market Streets the sky has opened up upon our intrepid band of adventurers with a vengeance. The wind howls through barren trees as the rain descends in sheets. The heavens are split by a ribbon of lightning and a roar of thunder.

A massive cast iron gate surrounds this place of once hallowed ground. Yes, hallowed once but no longer. The earth appears dead. Rotten. A phosphorescent green fog creeping along the ground. Misshapen fungus and molds clinging to crumbling monuments. Corpses exposed on the surface, half-eaten with decay.

The gate creeks open of its own accord as the party nears.

And above the gate, in rusted iron letters, reads:


The Misspelled Cemetary

The Misspelled Cemetary is largely ruins now, due to the battle against Ebon Mirror, an evil Exalt that used it as his base of operations.

MagMart (Player: Lord Magtok, Blue Zone)
An absurd mash-up of K-Mart, Wall-Mart, Target, and every other vile retail chain, MagMart is staffed by an unswervingly loyal Magbots, lobotomized talking cats that are too brain-dead to know any better, several voodoo spirits, and a pickle jar that everyone insists is a sentient being that only communes with those who truly believe in it.

Here you can find everything from curtains to carpets, macaroni to monkeys on motorcycles, groceries to zombies. The staff is always happy to help (or else), and if you aren't entirely satisfied with your shopping experience, you can pay a small fee to watch the MagMart employee of your choosing get fired out the MagMart complimentary employee morale cannon.

Pontius' Custom Constructs (Player: Earl of Purple, Null Zone)
The caravan of 6 wagons (I never said 3! Well, I did, but still.) arrives at a warehouse, previously for sale. The gnomes lead the golems and other constructs inside, and get to work. The warehouse has an open yard at the main entrance, and several golems, like crude figures of worked stone or wood, stand in the yard. A gnome wearing an apron over smart-yet-practical artesan's clothes and puts a sign up.


Pontius's Custom Constructs
Golems of Any Material* at Unbelievably Low Prices!!!**
You Won't Find a Golem, Gargoyle, Guardian or Homonculus Cheaper!!***
Come Now and Buy 1 Get 1 Full Price!!!****



*Flesh has an additional charge. **Define 'low'. ***Except at our competitors. ****Terms and conditions apply.

Sanctuary Fortress of Zoemaytare (Player: Rebonack, Red Zone)

Like so many other prominent buildings in Town, or not so prominent buildings for that matter, this place seemed to pop up out of nowhere over night.

Buildings are like mushrooms in Town. Probably spread via spores, too.

Regardless, here it is. A rather sizable campus marble hewn from the mountains some distance away. Carved and hauled here near the edge of the slums where they were no doubt assembled. Though... no one can quite place a finger on when this happened.

Though the buildings aren't of only cold hard stone, no. There are timbers as well. Not what one might expect, however. They seem almost organic. As though they had grown into place rather than being hewn.

Oddness aside, the temple is arranged in a rather interesting fashion. Several concentric wall and courtyards ending in a central temple.

The outer wall is lower than the rest, each tier of the temple built onto higher ground like a wedding cake. Each wall is topped with a roof supported on the inside by pillars, creating a sheltered walkway. The exact use of these porches depends on the section of the temple one happens to be in.

Anyone is allowed entry through the first wall and into the first court, the Court of Meeting. Beyond the second wall only worshipers of Zoemaytare are allowed admittance to the second court, the Court of the Blessed. Beyond the third wall only the priests are allowed, where they carry out holy rituals within the temple itself.

The Court of Meeting is dedicated to service of those the worshipers of Zoemaytare dwell among. Food is prepared for the hungry here and given out without expectation of recompense. Those without a place to lay their head are allowed to sleep within the porch. The grounds beyond the porch are devoted to a wondrous garden boasting vibrancy and spectacular color. This are is always comfortably warm and brimming with life. Wounds heal faster as the body is refreshed. Undead creatures will find that remaining here is decidedly uncomfortable.

The sky above the temple seems to be perpetually clear, filled with pleasant sunlight in the day and cloaked with gossamer stars at night. Benches are set up here and there, under trees with hanging branches and above fragrant shrubbery. A lively stream flows endlessly in a circuit about the Court, spilling into several larger pools and meandering up a small outcrop of stone before cascading back down the other side.

This section of the temple is tended by members of the faith. Not priests, though devote. They can be found tending the garden and serving warm food. When in service to the temple these devotees wear a white linen ephod bearing the symbol of a willow tree, ornately rendered in blue thread. They'll be more than happen to answer any questions. Priests tend to have stricter ceremonial garb, including a blue tunic and white robe in addition to the ephod.

Welcome, traveler. May you be more blessed when you leave than when you came.

New information that isn't readily noticeable at first glance at the temple will be added here.

The temple grounds are protected by a dampening field that blocks unauthorized teleporation and dimensional shifting. The place is something of a fortress after all. Being able to pop in and out at will would defeat the purpose.

Zoemaytare isn't a god of (fill in the black) but rather the patron and protector of her people. As such, her domain, if she even has one, is over all that her people do. The people in question are collectively known as the Zoeos, and this particular temple is their first major venture into Town. At present their stated goal is to set up trade relations and aid the city. This is ministered through the temple on account of the Zoeos government being a theocracy.

It just so happens that there's a dungeon under the temple, though the entrance to it is well hidden.

NPCs thus far:

Potentate of the temple: the head priest and administrator. He has yet to be seen 'on screen' though he has been referred to.

Regent Zachius: And elderly human with a coppery complexion and deep-set wrinkles, the sort of face one expects of a person who has spent a great deal of time in the sun smiling. He's a kind old fellow who is in charge of the Court of Meeting.

Regent Stephen: A younger human who smells rather distinctly of wolf. He's in charge of the dungeons of the temple and seems to be a rather caring and compassionate fellow. It's his job to bring the cases of prisoners before the Potentate.

Regent Thadeus: One of the priests who aids in minor upkeep in the temple proper. He usually isn't seen outside the temple and since his position doesn't put him in much contact with the common folk he tends to be somewhat aloof and judgmental. Also happens to be an elf. Those snooty elves!

Bognus Thundershield: a lay dwarf that operates the temple's teleporter, primarily from Trog's. Though people can be 'ported in from elsewhere as well. While it isn't commonly known, this device can send people over rather long distances, though it's somewhat inaccurate when doing so. Bognus is a bit gruff, though generally good natured. He speaks with a thick Scottish Dwarven accent.

Trollfinger, Ironpick & Greencheek, Mining & Engineering (Player: Morty, Blue Zone)
A run-down building near Trog's Tavern was bought by three goblin enterpreneurs with a large crew and now houses their mining and engineering company. Everyone who needs something dug, built, repaired or blown up is welcome.

The Temple of Dalachrech (Player: Earl of Purple, Null Zone)
The first room entered is a foyer. On the walls are red drapes with silver, two-tailed scorpions embroidered on to them, and next to the door is an ornate font. The granite font stands about waist height, and is a plinth with a bowl of unholy water. Winding around the font are carved centipedes. A door away from this chamber leads to the main prayer hall. This room also has drapes with the two-tailed scorpion device on the walls, and a red velvet carpet flanked by wooden pews leads to an altar at the far end. The altar is covered with red velvet, with a gold statue and red candles placed upon it. The statue depicts a demon with a centipede's body, a scorpion's tail with spinnerets next to the sting, a stag beetle's head and the claws of a praying mantis.

This is a hidden location in the Null Zone. Please PM Earl of Purple if you wish to interract there.

Warwick Works (player: happyturtle, Yellow Zone)
In the industrial area, a building is rented and has a new sign put out front.


W
Warwick Works

The building itself consists of a small office area in front and warehouses in back. There is no indication of what sort of business this is, but a certain cyborg with a satellite might recognize the logo and name.

Eternal Library - Across from Trog's (player-Eternal Drifter)
The First floor has bookshelf after bookshelf of various books, and a few tables in three corners, and a checkout counter. There is a fireplace leading upwards at the side opposite the door. All the books are stamped "Property of the Eternal Library," and have security devices on them. There is a security bar at the entrance of the building. In one corner is a stairwell leading upwards.

The Second Floor is a hallway with three rooms. One of them is a bathroom for public use. The other two are rooms with chairs and a large table in each, mainly for meetings. The larger of the two meeting rooms, "Space," has a fireplace.

The Third Floor is Drifter's personal residence, with all the necisities. This floor is private, officially only open to Drifter and those who have recived and invitation from him.

Drifter (played by Eternal Drifter) is the librarian. You are free to check out books as you wish, but be sure to actually have the books checked out before you leave... those who forget quite often find themselves at the receiving end of Drifter's glare and Magic Missile spell.

Emergency Bunkers

Eight bunker-like structures in a ring-like arrangement at about the midpoint between the walls (or the docks) and the center of the city have been completed.

The interior of each is rather dull, rather befitting a bunker, but there are underground areas beneath the visible bunkers. These are similarly dull and military-styled, but they also act as hospitals.

These are mostly designed with emergencies such as shelling in mind, and are usually closed.

Hastings and Sons Mortuary (player: Kid Kris, Yellow Zone)
Near one of the older parts of the city sits a large and somewhat dour building of brick and mortar, built in the traditional sense, with a metal plaque by the door that reads (predictably enough):

Hastings and Sons
MORTUARY
For the preparation of the dearly departed.
And indeed, should one go in one should find all the trappings of a conventional mortuary, including several large visitation rooms, run by this guy:

http://public5.tektek.org/img/av/1008/d05/2213/715a669.png (http://tektek.org/avatar/38746382)
Though of course, usually without the zombie there.
In recent times however, the true business of the resident Mortician has branched into a more heretical bent, offering certain services to the living impaired (more commonly known as the foul Undead). These start at simple healings and flesh grafts (the flesh occasionally obtained 'legitimately', when a body comes in for cremation and the Mortician gives them an urn full of wood-ash, but usually corpses are obtained through donations from customers or good old fashioned grave-robbing). But services can also range into body part replacement and augmentation for the undead who wishes his creator had seen fight to give him a giant lobster claw or retractable venomous spines, or even full body/flesh reconstruction for the self-conscious lich (or lich in disguise, though making your new flesh look like someone else usually costs extra) or the zombie in his golden years. These customers usually come in through the back door, where there is a plaque listing the full list of services. Though of course some are brazen enough to come through the front door anyway.

((PM if you wish to interact with the Mortician, as Kid Kris may not always check the thread.))

Emergency Clinic (Null/Yellow Zone border)
Funded by the empire, this clinic provides the care you would get in a modern emergency room. This is the place to come for getting bones set, wounds stitched, normal illnesses treated, etc. They can't handle magical ailments, nor do they provide magical healing, and the further a being is from being human, the less likely they are to have the necessary expertise to help.

This is an NPC facility. Please godmod your own care.

Witch Which's Wish Shop (Yellow Zone, Player: Haruki-kun)

Welcome. If you have stepped into this store, it is because you have a wish.

The store is big, ancient and beautiful. It has a large garden with colorful flowers, a pond with fish and running water, and chirping birds. This is the outside of the store. The inside, however, is, to put it simply, gloomy. There’s burning candles and incense everywhere. From the hall where you enter you are led off into a side room with a low table and cushions around it. A tall, masked and unnamed stranger brings tea and snacks to the guests. The Witch sits opposite and rarely ever moves.

RULES (OOC):
This is a Wish shop. Your character will only enter this shop if he has a wish. Whether the wish is granted or not is a different issue.
Witch Which is in charge of the shop and will grant wishes to everyone who asks, regardless of intent or alignment, as long as the appropriate price is paid. Under certain conditions:

Condition one: Witch Which will not haggle. She couldn’t lower a price or overcharge even if she wanted to. A balance must be kept in order for the wish to be granted.

Condition two: When a Wish directly affects another player’s character in a way that would be considered godmodding, the other player must agree first.

Condition three: The Witch may not reject any wish unless the price is too high to be paid. Wishes to take a life or to destroy the world, for example, carry a price higher than anyone can pay. ANYONE.

Condition Four: The Witch will never engage in battle. Be glad. The Witch is the very definition of True Neutral.

Condition Five: The store is not hard to access; in fact, there’s a big sign outside and everything. However, the store’s grounds exist in a special separate dimension, protecting it from anything that could destroy it, up to and including plot.

Condition Six: Haruki-kun reserves the right to alter the conditions if he feels they’re causing problems such as godmodding or similar issues.

NOIR (Red Zone, Players: Moff Chumley and Project_Mayhem)
In a rather seedy building, off of a rather seedy hall, is a door. It's not a pretty door, but it does its job admirably. It's got an eye painted on it, rather sloppily. Under the eye, is the word "NOIR". Inside, is a small, cramped, rather dusty reception room. Coffee machine, secretary's desk, several chairs, the like. The desk looks like it's never been touched; the coffee machine, like it's survived several wars. Three doors lead off the room: Raz's office, Ilyena's office, and a closet. Word to the wise: don't open that door.

Between the two of them, Ilyena and Raz are capable of everything from fairly standard PI fair to more complicated contracts using Ilyena's ability to write spells.

Needle and Thread (Blue Zone, Player: Artemis97)
On one side of a wide cobblestoned street is a small shop. The sign hanging over the door depicts a simple spool of thread, pierced by a needle. No words were included, as a courtesy to those who could not read, nor were they needed. It was clear from the merchandise displayed in the two large windows on either side of the door that this was a clothing boutique. The right side displayed the latest in women's fashions, dresses and skirts in unique designs, all detailed by hand with beading and emboidery. The left window showed men's clothing, from a beautifully tailored three piece suit, cut from expensive fabrics, to the very best in adventuring style, rugged and sturdy, clearly built to last.

Inside, racks and manequins display more clothing, split down the middle between men's and women's fashions. The back wall held rolls of fabric, some plain, others with obviously magical porperties. A large, three-sided mirror sits in the back corner, next to a small changing stall. On the other side is a small counter holding a cash register, behind that the door that led to a small workroom.

The Needle and Thread is a clothing shop specializing in custom tailoring and specialty designs. It is owned and operated by Lillith Rock, and the kindly fiendish woman can usually be found behind the counter, or working on orders in the back workroom.


On the City's government
As the capital city of the Acronymian Empire, Inside is subject to its laws. They largely resemble modern-day laws*, with the exception of weapons control and small-scale vigilantism, as those would be extremely difficult to enforce. Vigilantism, however, once again becomes problematic when it causes more problems than it fixes.

Slavery is illegal in the Empire. This would be treated as a given (see above), but it has come up many times.

The Empire has also imposed a light tax on arms sales and a light-moderate one on imports. The latter grants much more funding than it normally would, thanks to the Empire's location in a nexus of realities-many goods, mundane and exotic, often pour into Inside and the greater Empire.

*DC may experiment with punishments, though, as he's aware that being unable to play a criminal character because they're stuck in jail for a realistic amount of time is no fun.

On Apocalypses
When determining apocalyptic effects that threaten Inside, please keep the bottom of this (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=9918777&postcount=315) post in mind.

The title is a misnomer, of course. No doubt the moniker of this place was settled on after a brief conversation that started with, 'Wouldn't it be funny if...?'. But now the name has stuck.

But what is this place, you ask?

The city of Inside is the capital city of the nation known as the Acronymian Empire. The city was once the center of the Nexus, the dimensional anomaly that acts as a crossroads between any number of radically different worlds. Now, it is no longer the center, but still shows the influence of the Nexus.

Thanks to the Nexus, the cityscape is high in variety of architectural styles, varying tech levels factoring in to the myriad designs. Though the city is now relatively stable, it's still possible to find buildings of any number of architectural styles within it. Shopping malls lie beside medieval architecture, and futuristic towers rise alongside old cathedrals.

The city is surrounded by defensive walls, with an artificially and accidentally created moat outside the walls. A gap in the walls and a bridge allow for entrance into the city proper, the main gate opening up to welcome newcomers Inside.

Quincunx
2010-12-24, 04:02 PM
[Vacant Lot]

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Minta waves hihihi to Sandy while flippin' through another notebook (this one signed "Cicero" and professionally printed and bound, more of a field guide) an' finally finds a match! "Is a mindspore toadstool!" she announces with pride, then attends to the conversation going on overhead.

"Oo wait, we need a band, I got trumpeter tinytops an' timpani tinytops an' tootaflute tinytops, but I don't got a tiny violin player or any strings really oo oo oo what 'bout the tubatype tinytop!" Seeing no familiarity, she winds up another clockwork dolly an' sets it loose. This one, when it straightens from its stoop, turns out to be a timpani tinytop, tat-a-rat-a-tatting on a teeny tiny drum.

Chas the mage
2010-12-24, 04:13 PM
[Red Zone Streets / Slums]

Aether walks the streets once again, in full power armor. He is sober this time, other than a slight hangover, and has a large assault rifle in hand; and he patrols about the area.

The Bushranger
2010-12-24, 04:37 PM
[Street marketplace]

"Turduckens! Fresh Turduckens! Get 'em here, either standard or Baconated! Two copper a pound!"

The call comes from a market stall that had popped up overnight, but looks rather well built. A pen of some very odd looking avian creaturs, with fan tails, combs, and webbed feet, behind it, and more, post-mortem, in an open cooker, sending up delicious crispy smells.

"Live, frozen or cooked! Also pumpkpples! Fresh or in pies, frozen or baked!"

The person working the stall is a tall, slender, statuesque woman with a dark, almost "mediterranian" complexion and silvery-white hair, ice blue eyes sparkling in a kind face as she works the crowd, doing a brisk business.

http://public5.tektek.org/img/av/1012/d24/1525/6297415.png

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 05:05 PM
[Vacant Lot]

"Uuugh..." corrects one of the fungal zombies. Not a mindspore toadstool at all! The nerve of some people, assuming they know everything that's to be know!

Hhmph!

Or actually more like "Huuurgh..."

But close enough!

The zombies are putting the finishing touches on their float at the moment, hanging a number of rather pretty Thanksmas wreaths on it! The various tendrils of the massive mushroom curl up to form nice little hooks.

Meanwhile, a rather horrible looking fungal beast comes creeping out of a nearby man-hole. It appears roughly humanoid, though its limbs are all wrong, bending in spider-like fashion as it crawls across the ground. It sports a fifth leg where one might expect a tail to be. Each limb ends in a 'hand' with five taloned fingers splayed radially from the center.

It's head, if one can even call it that, looks like an elongated version of the sporocarp sitting on the truck. Several smaller puffballs adorn its back, each flanked by five swaying mycilum tendrils.

As with all of the strange creatures it has black fractal patters spiraling across its fleshy hide. The thing is a mustardy drab green. Like someone ate split pea soup, threw up, and decided to call it a color.

The monster is given a festive Thanksmas hat moments before it climbs up the side of the fungal float and seats itself atop the giant mushroom. No doubt it'll be waving at people.

VampireRot
2010-12-24, 05:16 PM
[Red Zones]

There are houses on fire doted around the slums. Firefighters have shown up to fight them, but Rot was chucking a good deal of Molotov cocktails and the fiery explosion, complete with flaming and falling debris, didn't help either.

Quincunx
2010-12-24, 05:40 PM
[Vacant Lot]

Minta winds up tinytop toys 'til about half a dozen clockwork-dollies are following her, raising a miniaturized clamor (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zelVvrgcK_g).

It should perhaps be noted that her current guild maintains a No Vuvuzelas, Ever, No, Not Even Then list*, and that she is on it. For the safety and sanity of you and those around you, please heed it.

Neato necros don't argue with zombies. Neato necros order zombies around! Neato necros can also think lots better than zombies. . .Minta re-reads Cicero's notebook. . .

". . .Yesterday I saw
this plant launch a seed
right into the forehead of
a shiliskin. The spore
then appeared to transform
the shiliskin into a
zombie! The plant feeds
off the decaying bodies of
its victims while
simultaneously using them
as guards against potential
predators. Brilliant! . . ."

"Is not an exact match," Minta notes, lookin' at the zombies that haven't got shiliskin tentacle heads an' the puffball palanquin which does. "But is worth tryin'!" She fishes through her pockets an' finds a super dooper triple looper crazy straw, wipes some puffball spores off of her cheeks an' wedges them into the straw, spies a likely NPC, an' puffs!

*Yes, that's "list" as in "multiple people". We are professionals**. We see no need to act like professionals.

**The professional horn player is first on the No Vuvuzelas list.

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 05:50 PM
[Vacant Lot]

An NPC gets spores poofed in his face!

He waves his hands around a bit and generally looks irritated. "What the hell's the big idea, blowing dirt in my face!"

What a grumpy guss!

But then someone else speaks up!

"It doesn't work like that," comes a rattling, wheezy voice from behind! Should Minta turn toward the source of the sound she'll find that weird fungal monster thingy peering down at her. Or at least it looks like it's peering at her, what with the lack of eyes and all. "Those spores aren't mature yet and getting them in the lungs won't do anything that pollen or dust wouldn't."

The sound seems to be coming from a number of spiracles in the creature's flank. Weird.

Chas the mage
2010-12-24, 05:56 PM
[Red Zones]

Aether assists in putting out some of the fires.

happyturtle
2010-12-24, 06:12 PM
Vacant Lot

The lead Moff starts directing the band, and 5 dozen vuvuzelas all start playing in Minta's vicinity.

BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTTTTTT!!!!!!

The Bushranger
2010-12-24, 06:53 PM
[A few streets over at the marketplace...]

The turducken rancher winces as the sudden roar of eighty thousand bees sounds from the nearby street...

Well, either that or five dozen vuvuzelas.

Either way, it makes her eye twitch. She is a bard, after all.

And the turduckens are restless. o.o

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 07:04 PM
[Turducken Stand!]

Customers approach!

Kind of...

Strange customers.

Three Fungal Zombies and one Mycoid Legionnaire, the same hideous sort of plant creature that's presently directing actions over at the Fungal Float. The Legionnaire is presently walking upright in a sort of loping gait. Every now and again it pauses to glance over a shoulder whilst waiting for the shambling zombies to catch up.

They don't move very fast.

"Now remember, we're just hear to get food. No spitting spores at people," the Legionnaire hisses.

"Uuuuggh..." a zombie rattles in reply.

"No, we'll have plenty of time for it later. It's Thanksmass eve and implanting people would leave them like you guys for the holiday," glances back at them once more. "No offense."

"Bruuuh..."

The freakish plant monster finally arrives at the turducken booth and places its root-like forelimbs on the counter. "Merry Thanksmass eve!" and tries to smile, realizes that it can't, and stops. "We need two dozen turduckens. We've got quite the Thanksmass feast planned."

The Bushranger
2010-12-24, 07:12 PM
[Turducken's Last Stand]

"Ah...hello there. Sir? Happy Thanksmas!" the stand-tender says, a bit surprised at the scene before her, and the odd customers she has.

But she doesn't discriminate against the differently-formed and the alternatively-living!

"Two dozen? I believe I can handle that. Would you like them fresh or flash-frozen? And how many would you like Baconissed?" the silver-haired bard asks.

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 07:31 PM
[Turducken Stand]

At 'sir' the bizarre plant creature makes a few sharp hissing sounds that may very well be the equivalent of a cough. At the same time it glances down and runs a gnarled hand across its chest.

"I was... eerr... I was a woman, actually..."

It has none of the features one would normally associate with a female mammal.

"Uuuh huhuhu..." chuckles one of the fungal zombies, only to be shot a rather nasty eyeless look from the Legionnaire.

"Right. Anyway. We need them flash frozen. And all baconised! Everything is better with bacon."

The Bushranger
2010-12-24, 07:36 PM
[Turducken Stand]

"Oh, my apologies, ma'am!" the turducken rancher/bard says with an apologeitc smile. "Very sorry. And I'll have them ready for you in a jiffy, then."

Still wincing from the incessant buzzing coming from not too very far away, she hurries back into the turducken pen and starts picking out victims from the flock!

The turduckens, being restless, sense their impending doom.

"SQUAKKLE! SQUAKKLE!" they squawk/quack/gobble as they're rounded up and shoved into the Insta-Bird Mark VII*.

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 07:47 PM
[Turducken Stand]

The fungal zombies just sorta stand around, staring off into space with their mushroom-eaten eyes.

The Legionnaire is looking down at her? chest and wishing that she still appeared at least something like herself. Apparently someone addressing her by the wrong gender really jarred her. Not that she has a gender right now. Unless you count 'sporophite' as a gender along with male and female.

Then she does. It just isn't female. Or male for that matter.

Oh well.

"So... so have you been raising weird hybrid birds for very long?" the Legionnaire inquires, trying to break her own awkward silence with some small talk.

The Bushranger
2010-12-24, 07:54 PM
[Turducken's Last Stand]

Turducken #13 gets its neck wrung and get placed on the conveyer belt into the Insta-Bird Mark VII*!

Even as Turducken #11 emerges flash-frozen, plucked, cleaned, and trussed, with nice packs of giblets and stuffing.

"Not very long, at least not here. I've had a bit of an adventuresome life and picked up an interest in livestock genetics along the way. These were a 'because I could' project, I suppose, but they turned into a tidy profit. Could I interest you in any pumpkapples? They're available both fresh and as ready-to-bake pies!"

The silver-haired woman smiles, and, it should be noted, is rather younger than she 'should be' for having platinum hair.

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 08:00 PM
[Terducken Stand]

Holly, for that is (or was?) the name of the Mycoid monster, really isn't terribly moved by oddly colored hair. She was born here in the Nexus. The family next door to her own had a full spectrum of hair colors. Quite literally.

The one with gamma-ray hair didn't live too long...

"Oh! You must be a Pea Sea then!" she comments, brightening ever so slightly. "My brother had a brief stint as a Pea Sea but... He ended up getting trapped in dead time for months before reverting to an In Pea Sea lifestyle. I guess he just wasn't cut out for it."

The plant creature shrugs.

"Uuuhh... No pumpkin apples. We have enough fruit for the feast already."

The Bushranger
2010-12-24, 08:05 PM
[Turducken's Last Stand]

"I've heard that term used sometimes to describe me, although I'm not quite sure preciesly what it means," the rancher admits.

Turducken #14 goes into the Insta-Bird Mark VII*, as #12 emerges ready for sale.

"There's nothing wrong with being a normal person, though. Or a normal not-person," she adds with a smile. "Some are meant to be heros and leaders, and it's always good if you can be, but what is a hero is there is nobody to defend, or a leader if there is nobody to follow?

We also have sweet potato cassaroles. They're just normal sweet potatoes, though. I haven't pefected the method of splicing them with peanuts yet."

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 08:21 PM
[Turducken Stand]

"I think it means 'Powered Citizen', though it's something of a misnomer," the Mycoid muses. "Since I've met people with supernatural abilities that weren't PCs and a few PCs that didn't seem to have any unusual abilities at all. So... I guess I'm really not sure either?"

She watches the various birds go trundling off to their demise. Truly a sacrifice for the greater good.

Holly takes another breath to speak again when suddenly-!

*Sploot!*

A spidery looking thing pops out of one of the tumors on a Fungal Zombie!

Faster than you can blink the Legionnaire whirls around and catches the Spore in one of her gnarled claws, scowling at the zombie. "I said no Spores! There's a freeze on infections until after Thanksmass is over!"

"UurUuh..." the zombie moans apologetically.

The Bushranger
2010-12-24, 08:27 PM
[Turducken's Last Stand]

And even as Turducken #18 gets processed, the propitoress whirls around, and...

...is that a gunblade in her hand? :smalleek:

"I serve everyone here, regardless of life status, race, or anything else. However there is a strict 'no violence' policy, which includes zombification, transferrance of lycanthrophy or vampirism, and just about everything else under that policy. However, I'm a reasonable woman, and you seem to have your...minions?...well in hand, ma'am, so, there shouldn't be a problem, I take it?"

Her tone is remarkably soft and reasonable. This might or might not make it more scary.

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 08:37 PM
[Turducken Stand]

Is it a Hextech Gunblade?

*ahem*

Holy suddenly looks... really sheepish. How she manages this without a face isn't exactly clear.

"I-I'm really sorry about that. They aren't my minions they... Well... The early stages of this-" she gestures at herself with the hand that isn't holding a wriggling Spore. "-leaves you with zombie-like intelligence. It... was actually pretty scary when I was going through that phase..."

She sounds honestly rattled by this. Probably hasn't ever fought anyone before and isn't sure what she would do if forced to defend herself.

"I can sort of control them with pheromones but... I'm pretty new to all of this and I'm still getting the hang of it. I... umm... I don't think there'll be any more trouble from them."

The Mycoid then noms the Spore.

Crunchy!

The Bushranger
2010-12-24, 08:41 PM
[Turducken's Last Stand]

Nope. More like this one (http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y311/marredme/ma_ffviii_squalls_gunblade.jpg).

In a flash, the gunblade vanishes - to where, well, that's almost impossible to tell. It looks like it's in a hip holster like a normal gun, but there's no way that blade fits...

Magic!

"It's quite alright," the woman says with a reassuring smile. "And I apologise if I scared you, miss. It's just that I need to ensure my customers are safe, and able to enjoy their holiday meals. But I'm sure you'll be fine."

The Turducken processing resumes! With much sqwackkling.

"My name is Andromeda, by the way," she introduces herself, trying to calm the charmingly uncertain monster-girl.

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 08:56 PM
[Turducken Stand]

If a large object fitting into a small container is the most exotic form of magic one has seen then they haven't been in the Nexus for very long.

"Oh I... uh... I understand," the Mycoid wheezes back. Her breathing is still slightly elevated... "I don't want to see anyone getting hurt. Though..."

He head droops down a bit. "I almost wish that this... plague had broken out before the mess with the vampires. Maybe Loralee would still be alive..."

Another wheezing sigh.

Then a name!

"I'm Holly. Yes, plant name, I know. Ironic that this happened to me, right?"

The Bushranger
2010-12-24, 09:01 PM
[Turducken's Last Stand]

Andromeda would totally give Holly a hug at that, but, y'know. As it is though, she gives her a sympahtetic look and smile as Turducken #24 emerges from the Insta-Bird Mark VII*.

"I'm sorry to hear that, Holly. It's never kind to lose somebody, let alone when...well, something happens afterwards that, had it happened sooner, could have helped. But everything happens for a reason, they say, and regardless of the reason, what has happened has happened. And you can make her proud by...continuing on."
She almost said 'living on', boy would that have been awkward.

She then changes the subject. "Well, that's all the birds, and they're packed and ready for you." Indeed, the Insta-Bird Mark VII* has packed the turduckens into four boxes, six to a box. "Careful, that's dry ice chilling them, so it would be bad if you break the inner liner."

She then quotes a most reasonable price.

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 09:19 PM
[Turducken Stand!]

Hey!

Holly is totally still alive. Not undead in the least!

She just...

Isn't whatever species she was before.

"I heard from one of my neighbors that they found Lor- they found my little sister's corpse attacking someone else. Imperial soldiers destroyed her body and burned it," another wheezing sound. "I never got to say goodbye..."

Holly finds much to her dismay that her lack of eyes makes it rather hard to cry. Right now she really wishes that she could.

A sharp breath in as the Legionnaire tries to compose herself. "I'm really sorry for dumping all of this on you here on Thanksmass Eve. It's just... It just hit me that I won't eat a Thanksmass meal with her again..."

The plant monster shakes her head before plopping down the proper amount of money. The fungal tendrils on her back have already twined themselves into a make-shift net to carry the birds that the three zombies won't be able to handle.

"You... have a wonderful Thanksmass. And keep your loved ones close. You never realize how much you'll miss them until they're gone."

Rae Artemi
2010-12-24, 09:34 PM
[Streets-Yellow Zone]

Crae enters the city, his eyes glowing a deep blue, the rest of his body glowing faintly yellow. He appears to be walking around without a real destination, paying attention to everything. He's not causing trouble, but he looks like he might be about to. His wings are flapping every once in a while, blowing snow around, and his hands are in his pockets.

happyturtle
2010-12-24, 09:36 PM
Sunshine Ave Vacant Lot

Crae might run across the parade forming on the vacant lot on Sunshine Ave.

"I guess this is all the floats we're going to get," Decker says sadly. "We suck." :smallfrown:

Meanwhile, mobs of bystanders have started beating up Moffs and breaking their vuvuzelas.

VampireRot
2010-12-24, 09:46 PM
[Sunshine Ave Vacant Lot]

Zanny the giant green dragon float chuckles.

"Don't say that, child. I shall make up for it, if you wish."

The bard hums to himself and begins weaving magic, though it will not immediately be apparent.

"Now, do you think the fireworks should alternate red and green like Thanksmas lights?" :smallamused:

Rebonack
2010-12-24, 09:57 PM
[Vacant Lot]

Several of the Fungal Zombies moan dejectedly as the swanmay laments their relative lack of floats. She's right to a degree. They only have a few floats. It's pretty sad...

But what's this?

The Mycoid Legionnaire sitting atop the giant mushroom float leaps off, landing in a low crouch before straightening itself up. "Hey, com'on! Don't be like that! Just because we don't have many floats doesn't mean the parade will be bad! This is all about Thanksmass Spirit, right? So we ride our floats and be as spirited as we can manage!"

It sure sounds peppy for being a horrible, possibly aberrant plant monster.

"The best way to spread Thanksmass cheer is singing loud for all to hear!"

Rae Artemi
2010-12-24, 09:59 PM
[Yellow Zone-Streets]

Crae does indeed pass the parade preparations, but he doesn't pay them much mind, he isn't really up for holiday revelry at this time. Unless something happens to stop him, he will proceed to the Null Zone.

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-24, 10:04 PM
[Yellow Zone]
Near a rather shadowy alleyway, a tall, stunning woman made of fire and packed embers drags a shorter but just as beautiful woman made of brilliant gems and twisting lianas out of the shadows, screaming for help. Soon after, a woman made of ice and flowing water is 'thrown' out of the shadows, missing the lower half of her right leg and a good chunk of her left arm. The icy woman and the woman made of gems and vines both have large, crude holes where there hearts should be.

Rae Artemi
2010-12-24, 10:10 PM
[Yellow Zone]

Ember?

Crae says, coming upon the alleyway. He proceeds to enter, slowly, taking his hands out of his pockets.

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-24, 10:13 PM
[Yellow Zone]
"Angel boy? Is that you? Where are you?" Ember looks around desperately, tears running down her face and boiling into steam as she supports Maya, who's green eyes have gone dull.

Rae Artemi
2010-12-24, 10:17 PM
[Yellow Zone- Alley]

Well, he's glowing, shouldn't be that hard to spot. The steam might impair her a bit, but the glowing might just negate that. He laughs a little at the Angel Boy comment.

I'm Right In Front Of You.

And indeed he is, though he's several feet in front of her, not right there. He's still coming closer though.

What Happened And Is There Any Way I Can Help?

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-24, 10:19 PM
[Yellow Zone]
((Crae never told her his name))
"Alex went crazy," Ember sobs and tries to pull Maya and Ariel up, "He attacked Rasslin and killed Maya and Ariel and all these lights were floating around him and-" Ember trips over Ariel and falls down onto the ground, heating the asphalt up.

Rae Artemi
2010-12-24, 10:26 PM
[Yellow Zone]

((Crae did tell Ivaz when Ember was within earshot though. That wasn't the point though, he just thought it was a bit ironic.))

Crae moves quickly, black gloves appearing on his hands to protect him from the heat she's giving off, just in case. He tries to catch her before she hits the ground.

If There's One Thing I Know About Gods, It's That They're Hard To Kill. Calm Down As Much As You Can And Try To Think About This. If I Could Get People To Pray For Them, do You think It Could Help?

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-24, 10:28 PM
[Yellow Zone]
Ember is caught, and slams the ground with her fists in anger and fear, scratching her hands up a bit in the process.
"I don't know! I tried, buy maybe it doesn't count if I'm the one trying! He tore out they're hearts, angel boy, they're hearts! He absorbed they're powers or something, I just don't know!"

Darkcomet
2010-12-24, 10:29 PM
[Vacant Lot]

A nondescript man in an ISF uniform is photographing the bystanders beating up Moffs.

This would be great for anti-AMEN propaganda...

Rae Artemi
2010-12-24, 10:38 PM
[Yellow Zone]

Their Hearts? Absorbed Their Powers? Well Then, Praying Might Not Be The Best Idea. Outright Killing A God Is Hard, But When There Is A Power Transfer Sometimes They Don't Really Count That As Killing.

Crae says, his voice staying calm. He tries to keep her from hurting herself any more with the fist pounding.

There May Not Be Anything I Can Do, But At The Same Time, There Might Be. To Know, Though, I Would Have To See Alex Personally. Do You Know How I Could Do This?

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-24, 10:41 PM
[Yellow Zone]
"There's a secret lab on the edge of one of the cliffs in Outside, but he sealed it off...Please, they're dieing!" Ember looks down helplessly at her sisters.

Rae Artemi
2010-12-24, 10:47 PM
[Yellow Zone]

Crae gets down to look more closely at the sisters, just to make sure. He's examining their auras to check for big irregularities, which will most likely be there, and pouring a little bit of his energies, both Holy and more mundane, into them to see if it makes them improve.

Tell Me As Much As You Can About The Lab As Quickly as You Can. As Precise A Location As You Can Give And What sort Of Defenses He Has, Including What The Doors Sealing It Are Made Of, If You Can.

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-24, 10:56 PM
[Yellow Zone]
That's just it. It seems that Maya and Ariel don't have auras of any sort any more!
"There's a cliff a few miles west of the oak tree, at the bottom, there's a tunnel covered by a bronze disc. The thing is, he's sealed it off by collapsing the entrance! He stole their powers!"

Murkus
2010-12-24, 10:56 PM
Streets/Slums/'Red Zone'

Yannovick is wandering the streets, hands in pockets, good cheer on his face. Some may note that as he passes, Thanksmas decorations (made of temporary ectoplasm, but essentially real) light up the street, splayed over the walls in a series of light-strings and tidbits from several different cultures. Trees sprout from stone, already covered in bulbs and baubles, the whole thing coming out very symmetrical and gaudily pretty.

As he passes each house, Yann stops to greet the inhabitants, creating them a Christmas feast from thin air. Perhaps some gifts, too. He offers pamphlets describing some sort of church and charity organization before politely moving on.

He continues like this for hours, exhausting his abilities, but lighting up a huge section of the slums with holiday cheer.

Rae Artemi
2010-12-24, 11:02 PM
[Yellow Zone]

Well Then, Looks Like I'm Gonna Need A Big Drill. I Think I Can Handle That. You Stay Safe, If You Want You Can Take Your Sisters To [Location of new Lantern Headquarters, in Outside for now]. Tell Them Crae Sent You, They Should Keep You Safe.

Crae says, standing up and walking toward the exit of the alleyway. On The inside though, he's sighing. I Have My Own Problems To Deal With, Why Do I Keep Helping People. Damn Stupid Conscience, he thinks.

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-24, 11:11 PM
[Yellow Zone]
Ember nods and tries to pick Maya and Ariel up.
It's obvious she can't carry both of them that far.

Rae Artemi
2010-12-24, 11:14 PM
[Yellow Zone]

Crae sighs, turning around.

Or I Could Take You There.

He says, waving his arms as a large disc of blue denim appears on the ground. He steps on.

Get On, Please.

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-24, 11:17 PM
[Yellow Zone]
Ember nods and pulls Maya and Ariel up onto the denim, holding them close so they don't fall off.

Rae Artemi
2010-12-24, 11:19 PM
[Yellow Zone]

And the disc rises into the air, flying them out of Inside and to the new LANTERN headquarters. Should only take a couple of minutes, Inside is within sight of the HQ, after all.

((To Outside!))

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-24, 11:24 PM
((To outside!))

blackouttwo
2010-12-24, 11:29 PM
Streets

Arthur leaves Trog's, and starts heading home. He's got a lot on his mind, and it's a long trip on foot. Awkward silence will likely permeate the entire household, and his player is absolutely terrible with wordy descriptions about inner thoughts, so let's just skip ahead.

The Bushranger
2010-12-24, 11:58 PM
[Turducken's Last Stand]


Hey!

Holly is totally still alive. Not undead in the least!

She just...

Isn't whatever species she was before.

"I heard from one of my neighbors that they found Lor- they found my little sister's corpse attacking someone else. Imperial soldiers destroyed her body and burned it," another wheezing sound. "I never got to say goodbye..."

Holly finds much to her dismay that her lack of eyes makes it rather hard to cry. Right now she really wishes that she could.

A sharp breath in as the Legionnaire tries to compose herself. "I'm really sorry for dumping all of this on you here on Thanksmass Eve. It's just... It just hit me that I won't eat a Thanksmass meal with her again..."

The plant monster shakes her head before plopping down the proper amount of money. The fungal tendrils on her back have already twined themselves into a make-shift net to carry the birds that the three zombies won't be able to handle.

"You... have a wonderful Thanksmass. And keep your loved ones close. You never realize how much you'll miss them until they're gone."

"Hey, it's OK," Andromeda says softly. "Being able to listen when somebody needs to talk about what's on their mind, or on their heart, is something I do."
She is a bard, after all.
"And although I know it's difficult, you have a wonderful Thanksmas as well, Holly. Maybe some day, when all is said and done, you'll get to see her again. And until then, know that she's smiling at you from a better place."

The platinum-haired woman leaves out that, as far as she knows, she has no loved ones or family - her memory is a blank before a certain point, and after that, well, the man she loved was killed in battle...

So she just smiles warmly, and offers a hand to shake, and squeeze a...hand? tentacle? polyp?...before turning away to place the money in her bin, before the tears in her own eyes can be seen.

Chas the mage
2010-12-25, 01:06 AM
[Slums/Red Zone]

Aether continues to patrol the streets, dishing out candy canes to any children who aren't scared off because of his power armor.

Reinholdt
2010-12-25, 01:13 AM
When people wake from their slumber for Thanksmas, several will find something new under the tree. A bag, filled with an average year's salary. Sometimes in gold, sometimes in diamonds, sometimes in silver, or in any number of other precious gems. But always the same. For many of these people it was a blessing in hard times. A way to survive the crushing debt from hospital bills and doctor bills and therapy bills and medicine. In some cases, a way to survive longer considering the loss of the primary wage earner. To pay off the re-education bills or the mortgage or the costs of the funeral, long gone, long done.

These people are all Apoca-Con victims.

It took a long time to visit all those homes in an instant. To drop of his ridiculous amounts of money. It took longer, looking in, seeing how these people had been affected. A few weren't as obvious in their struggles. Others were quite plain. Tales of lost family, of mental breakdowns of varying intensities and types, of significant others leaving from the pressure all painted a very clear picture.

It was hard. Reinholdt had to stop more than once in his endeavors to recover himself so he could keep going.

He was tempted of course. With a key to get in anywhere and a watch that stops time entirely? He could do so many things! Pull off the greatest heist the universe had ever seen! Root out all the crime and scum and killers and world-destroyers and end it all in one fell swoop. Oh how he wanted to. Even if just to stop what he was currently doing. Even if it meant risking the wrath of higher powers. But he didn't. For whatever reason or reasons he had, he didn't.

In the end, it was done, just as planned. Outside the city, Reinholdt presses the button on the stopwatch again, putting time back into motion and looking down at his now tear-stained list of NPC people.
"It wasn't enough..."

Rebonack
2010-12-25, 01:26 AM
[Turducken Booth]

The hideous plant monster gives a bit of a sniff. It's the closest thing she can do to crying so that'll have to be enough. "T-thanks... And it would be nice to see her again... I just..."

Holly honestly isn't sure what, if any, afterlife awaits for something like her.

And what about undead?

Don't they get sent to the hells by default? She knew she should have payed more attention to that priest of Palor at the temple services she attended when she was a girl.

She starts to head off with the fungal zombies, only to pause and turn back toward the bard/bird seller. "We... we're going to start implantation again after Thanksmass is over. The zombie phase is really creepy, but once it's done you're you again. Just... different. I'm finally not afraid to go out in the streets now," an uncertain silence. Awkward. It seems almost as if it takes great effort to say what comes next. "But... i-if you don't want to end up like I am then please, be careful. F-f-fiiiind a w-way to wwwward yourself a-a-aaagainst magical d-d-disease."

And with that she drops to all fours and bounds off down the streets. The fungal zombies slowly shamble after her.

Darkcomet
2010-12-25, 01:28 AM
[Abducted/Skies]


[Abducted!]

The alien held at blaster-point did his best and was able to garble out a translation. It was a very simple one, however, and he didn't look quite right in the eyes... Apparently force-writing information into the brain was not the best course of action to take.. Seems as if the thing was having trouble breathing.

The statement of fusion cannons hidden as farms was apparently a good motivator to the captain. "Right... If you would let us back to our stations then..." he said warily.

If everything was to go as planned, then perhaps a bit of a fast-forward would be dandy. Assuming the party didn't want to smash something on their way out, they would be escorted to a 'beaming' station and placed into the Null Zone of the Empire. After that, the group of alien ships would soon depart to the skies once more... Probably never to return.... Probably.

As DC receives his translation, he is most certainly not pleased, whirling on Rebonack with his beam rifle pointed at the Cobalt Knight's helm. Which may be inconvenient, given that the psychic was behind him.

"We're not leaving yet. Not before I take control of this thing. Besides...you don't have a choice in the matter."

Meanwhile, in the skies near the alien craft, a new threat is emerging. The massive Imperial Aerial Weapons Platform/Battlecruiser Supremacy (described in my Imperial sig link) has arrived, as it already was coming during the alien battle, but time works oddly here and all that. The Supremacy's massive twin beam cannons are trained on the UFO the party is on, ready to fire and annihilate the vessel.

Back on board, DC...smirks. "I send the order, and I can have the Empire obliterate this ship. I will be glad to drop you all off as soon as I have control of the vessel, which we already agreed to take from these guys." How he can send the order he doesn't say, but Rebonack already knows he's a psychic, so it shouldn't be hard to figure out.

The Bushranger
2010-12-25, 01:29 AM
[Turducken Booth]

Rommie smiles reasuringly, not able to really come up with any words. But when Holly turns back with her statement, she listens, with a neutral look, then a grateful one.

"Thank you, Holly. I'll be careful. And...may the Lady of the Dance protect you and reuinte you with your sister in time."

Taking a deep breath, she returns to her sales after spending a few minutes composing herself. And once the day's sales are over, closes up and heads to Trog's.

Rebonack
2010-12-25, 01:42 AM
[Abducted!]

Looks like they aren't teleported back post haste!

Good to know what's going on. Or rather what's not going on. In this case a time-skip.

"Heh. Cute," comes Rebonack's reply in a rather nasty tone. "Remember what happened last time you pissed me off, little Fleshing? This time your girlfriend with the portals isn't here to save your ass. So kindly lower your weapon before your frail organs are spread all over the floor."

He doesn't seem very nice...

"'sides, you aren't sending any fire orders while you're on this ship. You might be stupid, but you aren't that stupid."

happyturtle
2010-12-25, 01:53 AM
[Vacant Lot]

Several of the Fungal Zombies moan dejectedly as the swanmay laments their relative lack of floats. She's right to a degree. They only have a few floats. It's pretty sad...

But what's this?

The Mycoid Legionnaire sitting atop the giant mushroom float leaps off, landing in a low crouch before straightening itself up. "Hey, com'on! Don't be like that! Just because we don't have many floats doesn't mean the parade will be bad! This is all about Thanksmass Spirit, right? So we ride our floats and be as spirited as we can manage!"

It sure sounds peppy for being a horrible, possibly aberrant plant monster.

"The best way to spread Thanksmass cheer is singing loud for all to hear!"

Decker suddenly cheers up. "That's right! Butler, let's start the parade!" :smallbiggrin:

Reinholdt
2010-12-25, 01:54 AM
[Vacant Lot]

"Sure ma'am!"
...
"How do we do that ma'am?" :smallconfused:

happyturtle
2010-12-25, 01:55 AM
Vacant Lot

"Wave the baton and march down the street. When you get to the building with the green roof, turn left and keep going. And the rest of the parade will follow you!" :smallsmile:

Reinholdt
2010-12-25, 01:58 AM
Vacant Lot

"Oh, ok ma'am." :smallsmile:
... What the heck is a baton?

Oh well.
Butler starts walking with a smile! Waving with one hand! Kinda moving the stick around as he tries to wave with the other hand.
Wait... who thought giving Butler a metal stick and telling him to wave it around was a good idea? :smallconfused:

Down the street he goes! Following Decker's instructions!

Darkcomet
2010-12-25, 02:03 AM
[Abducted]

DC seems rather unphased by Rebonack's counter-threat. "I have a teleporter. I could have left by now if I'd wanted to. If not for the fact that it can't do group teleports, I'd offer to let you all off and handle this myself now."

Gullara
2010-12-25, 02:06 AM
[Abducted]

Kirk pipes up, "Well I'm all for not getting blown up. How about we settle this peacefully?" He chuckles nervously.

He readies a contract behind his back in case he has to make a quick exit.

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-25, 03:04 AM
[Abducted]
"Hy am oll vor de killink, oh great knight," Keith growsl sarcastically and moves to join whichever side DC and Talia are on in the whole ordeal.

Quincunx
2010-12-25, 05:24 AM
[Vacant Lot, and the Street where the Parade is Going]

To conduct in four, you wave your arm down-right-left-up.
To conduct in three, you go down-right-up.
To conduct in two, you go down-and-right, then left-and-up, inna sort of candy cane motion.
But if you're conductin' a vuvuzela mob, like Minta's pretendin' to, all you gotta do is stick your hands up an' wave them around!

After awhile, though, she gets bored an' leaps for a blue vuvuzela, but the Moff-clone tips the end upwards and out of her reach with a condescending "Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt!". The gnomie scowls. "ZOMBIE!" she shouts, stamping her foot, "get me that!"

Full human zombie shuffles into the lot at haste. The spore-zombies turn and stare at the disobedient one. There is a No New Infections order in place, so they can't just re-infect it. . . .Instead they cordon off the parade setup and crowd it back to the controlling fungoids so one of them can deal with it.

Minta is livid. She casts two little spells on the spot, and her pet zombie swivels its head to look around the circle of spore-zombies, then from out of its unhinged jaw her voice issues--"Whatcha doing' to MY zombie!!! Give it back, is no fair, you didn't have dibs on its corpsie! I'm--" The voice stops.

She blinkblinkblinks as her sight returns to her gnomie eyes--the first float is GONE an' so's her tinytop band! Minta scrambles outta the vacant lot, following the guy with the baton an' the first float an' the tinytops as they march behind it in teeny weeny steps.

Zombie is gonna be in LOTS of trouble later, though.

Earl of Purple
2010-12-25, 07:12 AM
[Pontius's Custom Constructs]

They arrive at the store. "It was rather expensive," Nite says scowling.

He floats to Pontius. "I think you know why I'm here." He says, his voice cold. His legs are shattered just below the knee.

He's also wearing a black cloak now.

[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha doesn't stop her from taking her hand, but there is a problem. When Madame de la Moy tries to take Samantha's hand her hand will pass right through. All she will feel is a faint coldness. Samantha pulls her hand away and clutches it to her chest. She looks at the ground, ashamed.

If this doesn't change anything she will gladly follow.

Pontius's Custom Constructs

"Oh. You found out. I was sure the other vampire would find those thoughts, but he didn't. I am willing to replace the plywood and repair the ebony for free, this once. No refunds." Nobody's tried to haggle yet. It's probably a good thing for them.

Temple of Dalachrech

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realise you were incorporeal. Well, there's nothing to be ashamed off you know. Please, follow me." Madame de la Moy will then lead Samantha to the office in the attic, and wait outside for Terrowin to let them in. Which will take some time because he's still finishing the surmon downstairs.

Gullara
2010-12-25, 11:18 AM
[Pontius's Custom Constructs]

Nite glowers at Pontius and says, "Pontius, If you cheat me again..." He leaves the rest to the imagination.

He nods at Kojare and says to Pontius, "Well, let's get this over with."

[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha nods and gives Madame de la Moy a small smile.

Outside the office Samantha glances around nervously. She isn't sure what to expect from Terrowin.

Rebonack
2010-12-25, 11:39 AM
[Vacant Lot]

Thanksmas parade!

Yay!

The Mycoid Legionnaire scrambles back atop the float as one of the fungal zombies begins fiddling with the truck's controls. Hmmm... Manual transmission. Hopefully it still retains enough of its brain to figure this out.

After a few false starts the float finally lurches forward in a distinctively zombie-like fashion! The various fungus infected beings wave at those gathered for the festivities!

...it's kind of weird.

But that's the Nexus for you!

[Abducted!]

The Cobalt Knight just shakes his head. "Heh, you're a right bastard aren't you little Fleshling? Willing to kill all of us if you don't get your trophy, and here I didn't think you had it in you! I would totally cry tears of joy if I had any eyes. Fine, do whatever you like with the ship."

One hand is waved in a rather dismissive fashion toward the aliens. "Though I guess they're all going to have to die or something if you want to keep this flying sauce-pan. Doubt they would be very keen on just giving it to you."

Earl of Purple
2010-12-25, 11:57 AM
Pontius's Custom Constructs

"If I cheat you again, my magic won't help. It's too focussed and there's nothing I can do to avoid vegetable-hood." Obviously Ghar frightened him a little, because whilst Pontius is a powerful magician, all of his power is focussed on crafting, repairing and developing constructs, instead of mind-shields. "Follow me down to the workshop." Pontius is riding his wooden throne-like chair with four articulated legs and eight arms towards the ramp down.

Temple of Dalachrech

After a short period, the man giving the surmon comes up the stairs. The plate mail armour he's wearing is made of chitin from a large insect, and he'll smile at the two people waiting outside his office before he enters it. "Please, follow me." He has brown hair and eyes, and is also rather attractive. Inside the office, he'll sit in a chair to one side of a desk and motion for Samantha to sit opposite him. Behind the chair in which he sits is a mural of the plains of Dalachrech's realm with the gigantic termite mound where Dalachrech dwells in the distance; behind where Samantha sits is another mural, this one depicting the sea of beetles where Dalachrech punishes those who displease him. There is a lot of symbolism, but Samantha is probably unaware of it.

Gullara
2010-12-25, 12:26 PM
[Pontius's Custom Constructs]

Nite follows him down to the workshop. He seems satisfied with Pontius' response, if still angry.

[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha enters the office and sits down. She looks around at the murals before settling her gaze on the surface of the desk. She looks very nervous.

Haruki-kun
2010-12-25, 01:25 PM
[THE PARADE!]

Haruki's float follows along down the street! "Merry Thanksmas, Inside! Merry Thanksmas!"

Then he starts throwing Haruki Calendars at everyone. Ilphy may have gotten rid of hers, but he still wants to give his away. "MERRY THANKSMAS!"

Darkcomet
2010-12-25, 01:58 PM
[Abducted]

"Right, then. Issue a new order-they will turn control of the ship over to me, and I will drop them off somewhere safe from Imperial retribution. If they refuse, then..." DC points his beam rifle back towards the aliens. "Then we kill them."

He gives the one he selected as a translator a look. "And if he doesn't cooperate, you tell them. Seems like a simple choice to me..."

Rebonack
2010-12-25, 03:15 PM
[Abducted!]

"Hope you can rip the knowledge of how to operate this thing out of their heads, 'cuz I would imagine it isn't built for just one person to control it," Rebonack comments rather nonchalantly.

Then attention goes back to the captain.

(alien)"Oh, and by the way? We're going to be taking your ship, too. If you guys can teleport from one ship to another I would suggest you hop to it now because life won't be terribly pleasant for you otherwise."(/alien)

He doesn't sound particularly concerned, considering he has an ion cannon pointed at his head.

Must be some odd quirk of Nexus culture, right?

Earl of Purple
2010-12-25, 05:39 PM
Pontius's Custom Constructs

The workshop is exactly the same as the last time Nite was down here, and Pontius again motions for one of the tables to tilt the golem it was working on onto the floor. It's a stone golem having the facial features carved onto it. Well, the room isn't exactly the same; there's three cauldrons in one corner each with an automated arm stirring it that weren't there last time. "Please, lie down." If the order is obeyed, Pontius will repair Nite's legs and replace the plywood with more ebony and keep his word.

Temple of Dalachrech

Samantha and Terrowin aren't sitting at the desk; they're next to it. But regardless, there are several stacks of paper on the desk, and it is ornately carved with centipedes and snails, as are the chairs at which the two are sitting. "Hello, miss. My name is Most Reverend Terrowin of Xela's Howe, what's your name?" Incidently, Madame de la Moy is sitting in the corner of the room and the catgirl has dissappeared somewhere.

Chas the mage
2010-12-25, 05:57 PM
[Red zone]

Aether continues to walk around in his power armour.

Gullara
2010-12-25, 05:59 PM
[Pontius's Custom Constructs]

Nite lies down on the table. He nods to Pontius, "Get it over with."

It was quite painful.

[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha looks slowly up at Terrowin. "My name is Samantha. I don't remember my last name." she says in a quite voice. She fiddles with the front of her dress. She wasn't nervous with coming to the temple, but having a meeting specifically about her makes her uncomfortable.

Earl of Purple
2010-12-25, 06:28 PM
Pontius's Custom Constructs

Yes, I'd forgotten that. Pontius will direct the repairs, which the automated arms will actually carry out. Should be pointed out that the cauldrons are on fires, and are filled with a silvery liquid which bubbles. Pontius occasionally glances over.

Temple of Dalachrech

"Don't worry, Samantha, I won't hurt you. I heard you had a vision, and I was wondering if you would mind telling me what happened, please?" Terrowin is smiling kindly. He is trying really hard to not be intimidating, but the paranoid wearing of platemail probably isn't helping that.

Gullara
2010-12-25, 06:42 PM
[Pontius's Custom Constructs]

Nite grits his teeth through the repairs. He doesn't make the connection between the cauldrons and Ghar's payment. Maybe because of the situation.

[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha stops her fiddling. "Oh no. I didn't think you'd hurt me." she says, still quietly.

She nods when he asks about the vision. "Well, I saw all this," she gestures at the murals, "and you." She goes on to describe in greater detail. "It was all so amazing."

Earl of Purple
2010-12-25, 06:54 PM
Pontius's Custom Constructs

It's only tangentially related; after Pontius was paid, I remembered some constructs I'd previously invented: Automatons, essentially mercury bound into a human shape through alchemy. They aren't just mercury, but the rest of the ingredients are secret and hard to find. Nite's nearly done.

Temple of Dalachrech

"Do you have anywhere to stay, Samantha? There are free rooms at the Temple if you want one." Terrowin suspects that Samantha has been chosen to become a Cleric of Dalachrech. Although there's a ritual to determine whether Samantha is honest in her desire to join the cult and I think it's going to be difficult in this case.

Murkus
2010-12-25, 07:01 PM
[Red zone]

Aether continues to walk around in his power armour.

Red Zone

He might run into Yannovick, who is drawing quite a bit of attention in the slums at the moment. A huge swathe of the homes there are already lit up and stocked with Thanksmas feasts.

The middle-aged fellow is wandering from street to street, huge patterns of lights and decorations materializing wall-to-wall everywhere he goes. They just appear out of thin air, temporary ectoplasmic constructs.

He visits many houses, offering food and gifts for nothing at all. Well, he does talk with them a little about the 'Church of the Blind Lord', but quickly departs. Lots of houses to hit.

Gullara
2010-12-25, 07:03 PM
[Pontius's Custom Constructs]

Nite won't do anything of note until the repairs are done.

[Temple of Dalachrech]

"No I don't think so," Samantha says, "A room would be nice." She looks up at the mural behind Terrowin again, thinking of her vision. She's felt lost for the last couple days, and she feels that this could be the place for her.

Chas the mage
2010-12-25, 07:04 PM
[Red Zone]

He does indeed run into him, as he walks down the street smoking a cigarette. He doesn't have very much holiday cheer

Earl of Purple
2010-12-25, 07:17 PM
Pontius's Custom Constructs

And Nite is finished. "You can get up now. Unless you like lying down like that." Nite's had a slight aesthetic upgrade; basically, he now has individual toes and his legs look like legs as opposed to pillars. No such changes to his torso, though.

Temple of Dalachrech

"Oh, before you go, can you speak Abyssal? I am willing to assign a teacher for you. A lot of the daily business of the temple is in that language, so it would be a good idea if you learnt it." Terrowin's being honest. Also, some knowledge of Abyssal is required of clerics, and that's what Terrowin will begin teaching her to become.

Murkus
2010-12-25, 07:17 PM
Red Zone

Yann stops in front of the power-armored fellow, and offers a short, polite bow. His brow is slick with sweat despite the cold, and the man looks a little worn out. "Merry Thanksmas, sir. I'd expected most non-slum residents to be out at the parade tonight."

Gullara
2010-12-25, 07:28 PM
[Pontius's Custom Constructs]

Nite grunts and stands. He retrieves his cloak and heads for the door. It seems he still isn't happy with Pontius.

Unless stopped he heads for the new LANTERN base in Outside. '

[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha pauses a moment before responding. "I don't, but I'd be more than happy to learn." She stands up to leave. "Thank you for the room."

Chas the mage
2010-12-25, 07:31 PM
[Red Zone]

"I'm out patrolling," He replies, with his Imperial accent. He seems rather quiet.

Earl of Purple
2010-12-25, 07:35 PM
Pontius's Custom Constructs

Pontius will not stop Nite.

Temple of Dalachrech

"Excellent." Terrowin smiles, and reaches over to his desk and rings a bell. Shortly after, the catgirl enters Terrowin's office. "Would you please show Samantha to one of the guest rooms, please?" The catgirl nods, and motions for Samantha to follow her down to the third floor.

Darkcomet
2010-12-25, 07:47 PM
[Red Zone]

"I'm out patrolling," He replies, with his Imperial accent. He seems rather quiet.

Not that kind of Imperial, of course. Pretty sure it's one of the many accents commonly described as 'British', right?

Gullara
2010-12-25, 07:50 PM
[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha smiles at Terrowin before leaving with the catgirl. She shyly looks down if they pass anyone.

Earl of Purple
2010-12-25, 07:54 PM
Temple of Dalachrech

The catgirl, who is about seventeen, will lead Samantha to a door which the catgirl will open. In the room is a bed, a wardrobe, a bedside cabinet and a desklamp. The lamp is on the cabinet, and is shaped like a scorpion, with the light coming from the telson on the tail. The wardrobe and cabinet are empty, with the exception of a copy of Dalachrech's holy book, which is bound with leather and stamped with a two-tailed scorpion. Also written in Abyssal.

Gullara
2010-12-25, 08:01 PM
[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha steps in the room, "This is nice. Thank you for leading me." She says to the catgirl. "What is your name by the way?"

Earl of Purple
2010-12-25, 08:08 PM
Temple of Dalachrech

The catgirl just smiles, and shakes her head. If Samantha thinks back, the catgirl hasn't spoken at all. Perhaps she's mute?

TruorTupnm
2010-12-25, 08:13 PM
[Pontius's Custom Constructs]

Kojare, who was with Nite the whole time, was probably too concerned about possibly having to talk some sense into someone to do much besides watch. As he left with the newly-refurbished Nite, he advised, "And no more cheating people. Now, I have to look for another mechanic." He glances at Nite and, pretty sure that he doesn't give off a particularly cool-headed vibe, adds, "Especially don't cheat them if you know they have a temper!"

He then follows Nite, concerned about how the other Lanterns are doing.

Murkus
2010-12-25, 08:16 PM
[Red Zone]

"I'm out patrolling," He replies, with his Imperial accent. He seems rather quiet.

"You weren't given leave for the day?" Yann asks, obviously sympathetic of this strange law-enforcer he's never met before. Yann himself doesn't have much of an accent at all. Probably a traveller.

Deadtime, unfortunately. I'll be on later tonight, however.

Gullara
2010-12-25, 08:18 PM
[Temple of Dalachrech]

"Oh, I'm sorry." Samantha is too embarrassed to say more.

"Well thanks again."

[Pontius's Custom Constructs]

Instead they are going to the new Lantern thread. I'll post there in a few minutes.

Earl of Purple
2010-12-25, 08:21 PM
Temple of Dalachrech

The catgirl shrugs and smiles, before leaving. She can be stopped if Samantha needs anything else, and is unlikely to go too far if Samantha wants to shout after her.

Gullara
2010-12-25, 08:36 PM
[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha sits on the bed after the catgirl goes. Or should I say floats just above the bed. She reaches for the holy book. She frowns when her hand passes right though it.

She places her hand so that it hovers within the book and closes her eyes. She sits there like that for a while like that.

((Deadtime for a while))

McBish
2010-12-25, 10:48 PM
[Yellow Zone]

Jack Dodge the young Tiefling watches a house of a prosperous trader with a careful eye. The high walls, the thick doors, the occasional servant walking the grounds. All reasons he should have turned down this job. But he needs the money and he could pull this off, at least he was fairly certain he could.

So as the sun goes down and it gets darker he goes to make his move. First off he goes into a nearby alley and slips off his shoes and cloak hiding them. Then he goes to the wall and is up and over the wall in just a few seconds dropping down behind some larger bushes watching the yard and the windows he can see. After waiting a bit longer and watching some movement downstairs and soon the lights turn off. He dashes towards the wall and climbs up a pipe to the 3rd story window where he swings over sitting on the ledge. He pulls out a small piece of wire and his dagger and picks the lock slowly, making sure not to make a sound and then climbs inside.

He slowly lets his feet touch down testing the floor to see how and if it squeaks. He slowly makes his way down the dark hallway into the house looking for the goods he was hired to steal.

TechnoScrabble
2010-12-26, 04:37 AM
[Abducted]
Keith growls impatiently, shoves his way past the two, and stands between them and the aliens.
"No. They are prisoners uf var, dey vill be treated honorably. No experiments, und no keelink."
He keeps an eye on the aliens, but doesn't expect them to do much.
Back where he's from, when the elves took over, the hobgoblins stopped fighting when taken prisoner unless certain things happened that, in their rules, allowed them to.
Of course, the elves learned said rules and used them to keep thousands of docile hobs to experiment on and use as slave labor in death camps.

Quincunx
2010-12-26, 05:52 AM
[The Parade!]

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u231/Quincunx_GitP/tzimcrawl.gif
Tzimfemme catches a calendar and thumbs through it on the spot. Male, posing? Check. Beefcake? Check-ish, too innocent for her taste. Angel? Unanticipated check! She unties the pen from her headband, scribbles a few lines on the back cover, swoops both hands up and out to create this portal, and pushes the calendar through to the HQ of the Ångels of Åpocalypse. They have a thing for angels' wings.

http://s169.photobucket.com/albums/u231/Quincunx_GitP/steampunkgnomie.png
Minta stretches up as tall as a gnomie can go, sticks out her chest, throws her shoulders back, an' stamps proudly in the parade! She lookits way down one alleyway to the fading glow of Yannovick's display, an' wonders aloud, "Dark elves?", but that's not where the parade is goin' so she faces forward again. The throwin' candy ran out a long time ago without zombie to carry the sack.

Darkcomet
2010-12-26, 11:08 AM
[Abducted]

DC raises an eyebrow at Keith. "As I said, they have the choice to be dropped off somewhere instead. If they refuse...well, there's not much else I can do besides shoot them, unless you expect me to keep them locked up for the rest of their lives."

The psychic obviously doesn't see many options here.

Reinholdt
2010-12-26, 11:53 AM
[The Parade!]

You'd think Butler's arms would get tired from all that waving. But I suppose all the rag wiping he did over the years really helped.

Anyways, he should probably be coming up to the end now.
...
Oh wait. Decker never mentioned an end. Just to keep going! Which is what Butler will do. Keep going and going and going. Like an energizer bunny, only cuter.

Haruki-kun
2010-12-26, 12:01 PM
[The Parade]

"Hey! Cat Angel dude? Which way are we going?" yells Haruki. Not that he minds, he still has lots of calendars.

Reinholdt
2010-12-26, 12:04 PM
[The Parade]

"Straight sir." :smallsmile:
They've already turned at the house with the green roof.

happyturtle
2010-12-26, 04:03 PM
The Parade

Oh noes! The road comes to an end, at a T junction!

WHAT WILL BUTLER DO?!!!!

Rebonack
2010-12-26, 04:05 PM
[Near some Empire Compound]

A manhole cover wiggles a bit.

Clatters.

Then scraaaaaapes across the wet pavement as it's slide aside. Out of the sewers climbs a gaunt, Festering Ghoul. Festering Ghouls are really gross. Not only do they have rotting flesh sloughing off their bones they're also covered in boils and pus that's just livid with Ghoul Fever.

Horrible, evil creatures.

This particular Ghoul is missing an arm. In fact, the better part of its body is pock-marked with what appear to be acid burns.

It limps toward the Imperial compound with the intent of banging on the door with its remaining fist.

Reinholdt
2010-12-26, 04:09 PM
The Parade

Oh noes! The road comes to an end, at a T junction!

WHAT WILL BUTLER DO?!!!!

PANIC!!!

Or... if there's a straight that goes off the road, that'd be nice.
Otherwise, he'll just go left again.

Darkcomet
2010-12-26, 04:18 PM
[Imperial Army HQ]

The two IA Lights on guard at the gate here raise their blasters at the ghoul. One speaks. "...what do you think you're doing?"

Rebonack
2010-12-26, 04:28 PM
[Imperial Army HQ]

"Well I was planning on knocking on yer door with the only arm I got left," the ghoul yells back. "We've got one hell ofva problem down in the Under-city. See, we Ghouls have been fightin' with the Were-Rats fer a long time now, but now these new mushroom people callin' themselves 'Mycoids' have come on the scene. We're all gettin' our asses kicked down there and I willin' ta bet that it's just a matter ah time 'for the Mycoids start causin' trouble up here on the surface too!"

He sounds serious.

...and kind of embarrassed.

"Look... I don't like askin' you Breathers fer help. Just doesn't seem right, y'know? But if you don't help us wiff our problem it'll be yer problem next, ya get what I'm sayin'?"

Chas the mage
2010-12-27, 01:12 AM
Not that kind of Imperial, of course. Pretty sure it's one of the many accents commonly described as 'British', right?

aye.


"You weren't given leave for the day?" Yann asks, obviously sympathetic of this strange law-enforcer he's never met before. Yann himself doesn't have much of an accent at all. Probably a traveller.

"I'm my own employer, to some extent, I'm self managed as long as my goal is maintained. I haven't got much better to do around here, don't have any friends nor family." he says, as he smokes.

Gullara
2010-12-27, 01:13 PM
[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha peeks her head out of the door of her room. She steps fully out. In her hands she holds the holy book of Dalachrech. It looks odd though, like any colour it had is faded.

She looks around for someone.

Earl of Purple
2010-12-27, 01:22 PM
Temple of Dalachrech

If she shouts, Samantha will be attended to by one of the temple slaves servents; the catgirl, human woman, or elf male. If not, then there's one in the entrance hall on door duty. The human woman, actually. If Samantha tries the doors, some are locked with sleeping people in, and others are open and empty. Upstairs, Terrowin's office is locked, and there's runes of non-entry on it which should prevent her entering.

Gullara
2010-12-27, 01:25 PM
[Temple of Dalachrech]

Samantha decides to explore a little. She hopes she isn't doing anything that isn't allowed. She clutches the holy book to her chest and starts walking.

She'll nod to the human woman as she goes by and will continue on unless stopped.

Earl of Purple
2010-12-27, 01:41 PM
Temple of Dalachrech

The entrance hall has one visible door: The front one. The nineteen-year-old human girl is currently standing in front of it. There's red drapes with black two-tailed scorpions on them, behind at least two there are doors: one to the altar, the other to the stairs. The human will look at Samantha enquiringly.

((Deadtime))

Gullara
2010-12-27, 01:49 PM
[Temple of Dalachrech]

"I'm just looking." Samantha says to the woman. She then walks over to the curtains and looks at them. She'll look behind them and discover one leads to the altar room. Unless stopped or if there is anything in there that would cause her to stop she'll go into the altar room and sit down. She opens the holy book and appears to be reading it.

((Gotcha))

Rebonack
2010-12-27, 05:08 PM
It's time for trouble!

Now make it double!

*ahem*

Opinions had been divided thus far. It had become common knowledge that the Mycoids were about. Their float in the Thanksmas parade was kind of hard to miss. And what's more it is also common knowledge that some people have been infected. Not... many. At least not yet. And true to their word no one else was implanted over Thanksmas.

Which is always nice.

However...

Thanksmas is over. And implantation is to begin once more.

A few more vanished the previous day. People who were out wandering on their own. But there has yet to be a major offensive by the Mycoids. At least... not until now.

[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

[Security Room]

George the Security Guy has an interesting job. Interesting in the sense that there isn't that much of an analog in the real world. He's supposed to watch the security cameras for the Complex, ready to seal off sections of the building in case of horrible monster attack.

Always important to have some security on hand. Especially since events like that ghoul attack and other similar happenings.

Sadly George doesn't find his job very interesting. Just sitting for hours on end watching black and white images. Sometimes listening to the radio. Sometimes readings. And sometimes nodding off.

Like now.

Probably explains why he doesn't notice the Spore climb into the security room through an air vent until it has already pumped his spinal cord full of paralytic toxins.

Now he's quite awake.

Just... unable to move. While alien fungus begins to devour his nervous system.

[Basement]

There's been a bubbling, hissing sound coming from that metal grate in the floor for a few minutes now. Along with a rather acrid smell. Probably not too much of a surprise when it drops off into the sewers below.

iElf
2010-12-27, 09:39 PM
Red zone

Din , having left the black dragons Den, is wandering by herself

she wanders into a back ally...and doesn't come out the other side again. instead, two thugs can be seen making away with all her personal belongings, and some of her clothes...

Haruki-kun
2010-12-27, 09:46 PM
[Apartment Complex - Outside]

Plum is standing outside, dressed in her usual meido outfit and looking at the appartment complex.

It happens from time to time. Witch Which has a lot of customers and sometimes their wishes require a home visit. Or a delivery. Or sometimes Which herself wants something done. Being Which's assistant, Plum has no choice but to obey.

Not that she likes it.

Plum likes the shop. It's safe. Nothing bad ever happens in there. Outhere? Things get weird. And Plum's only a magician't apprentice, theoretically. Defending herself is a bit hard.

She sighs and approaches the appartment complex's main entrance. "Hello? May I come in?"

happyturtle
2010-12-27, 09:52 PM
Red Zone

With invertebrate spies everywhere, it doesn't take long for Lauretta, a few streets over healing a frostbitten child, to learn that Din had gotten into trouble. As she finishes her work and hands the healed child back to its mother, she has the centipedes and scorpions crawling out of the crevices in the alley and checking to see if Din is still alive.

iElf
2010-12-27, 09:57 PM
Red Zone

With invertebrate spies everywhere, it doesn't take long for Lauretta, a few streets over healing a frostbitten child, to learn that Din had gotten into trouble. As she finishes her work and hands the healed child back to its mother, she has the centipedes and scorpions crawling out of the crevices in the alley and checking to see if Din is still alive.

Din is still alive....but beaten up, and stripped to her underware, still out cold

Rebonack
2010-12-27, 10:02 PM
[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

Normally this would be the part where the Apartment's ever-faithful security guard would unlock the door for someone who doesn't have a key with which to get in. Sadly said guard is somewhat...

Indisposed at the moment.

So it's a good thing that Jerry happens by! Jerry is your bog-standard human. No amazing super powers, though he's a decent cook! He also stopped by the wish shop once, though the price proved to be a bit too steep for him.

"Oh! Hey, I know you right?" the young man comments. "Some kind of fruit... Peach? Your name is Peach, right?"

No, sorry Jerry.

[Basement]

A single gnarled claw reaches up through the melted-off grate, soon to be followed by the wretched form of a Mycoid Legionnaire. It crawls several paces away from the breach, glancing this way and that to make sure the coast is clear.

happyturtle
2010-12-27, 10:13 PM
Red Zone Alley

The critters make a protective circle around her, while Lauretta hurries to the scene, using her Orb of Brotherhood to call for help.

She quickly removes her outer robe to wrap it around Din, just as a pair of strong men arrive from the temple. "Please, carry her carefully to the temple, Brothers."

Lauretta follows them, her mind casting out through the minds of invertebrates to find the thugs, but she isn't able to pierce their little minds that well. Din's scent had been known to them, and she was easy to follow. They aren't able to understand humanoid activity well enough to know what the thugs were doing. They had merely reported that the one the Priestess wanted watched had started leaking circulatory fluid and was unmoving.

Lauretta gets Din carried into her own room, and starts to treat her, but ((deadtime again)).

Haruki-kun
2010-12-27, 10:17 PM
[Appartments Complex - Right outside!]

"Uhm... no, I'm Plum. And my name is actually based off my speech color, not a fruit," she says as-a-matter-of-factly.

"Yeah, I think I know you. Are you that guy who....wanted to fix that... you know.... 'problem'?" She sounds a bit shy. They've had their fair share of customers with "problems". Male customers.

McBish
2010-12-27, 10:52 PM
[Yellow Zone]

Jack Dodge the young Tiefling watches a house of a prosperous trader with a careful eye. The high walls, the thick doors, the occasional servant walking the grounds. All reasons he should have turned down this job. But he needs the money and he could pull this off, at least he was fairly certain he could.

So as the sun goes down and it gets darker he goes to make his move. First off he goes into a nearby alley and slips off his shoes and cloak hiding them. Then he goes to the wall and is up and over the wall in just a few seconds dropping down behind some larger bushes watching the yard and the windows he can see. After waiting a bit longer and watching some movement downstairs and soon the lights turn off. He dashes towards the wall and climbs up a pipe to the 3rd story window where he swings over sitting on the ledge. He pulls out a small piece of wire and his dagger and picks the lock slowly, making sure not to make a sound and then climbs inside.

He slowly lets his feet touch down testing the floor to see how and if it squeaks. He slowly makes his way down the dark hallway into the house looking for the goods he was hired to steal.

[Yellow Zone- Heist Continued]

Jack Dodge silently moves down the hallway ducking into an office. He smiles and quickly starts to look through the main desk looking through the papers and books. Going through the drawers he smiles as he finds a hidden compartment and pulls out some papers and takes them in a folder and tucks them in his belt.

He goes starting to head back the way he came from, but he hears someone down the hall stirring and quickly turns back and heads down the stairs before they come out into the hallway.

As he takes the last step off the stairs he stands quietly listening for any noise. Which he hears off to his right so he quickly goes left hoping to exit out the kitchen. But unfortunately when he goes into the kitchen he runs into someone grabbing a late night snack.

For a few seconds they just stare at each other surprised to find someone else in front of them right now. Then they both react, Jack reaches for the first thing he can find a silver tray with some glasses on it. The other man grabs a knife and rushes at Jack, who swings the tray at his face. This causes a pretty large crash as the glasses go flying.

The man jumps back only receiving a glancing blow from the tray and then lunges forward with the knife. Jack blocks the first blow away with the tray shoving the man into some counter, now not evening worrying about the noise. He manages to elbow the other man in he face and with a twist of his wrists takes the knife away.

Jack decides that now is the time to make his escape as he hears the sound of the house coming alive. He shoves the other man away from him and runs for the nearest window diving out the window raising his arms to protect his face as he smashes through.

Once in the yard he rolls to his feet and runs for wall quickly climbing up and going over the wall. He runs to the dark alleys of the street, away from the now bustling house he just robbed.

Rebonack
2010-12-27, 11:14 PM
[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

"Speech... color?" he sounds a bit befuddled by that. Jerry isn't the sort of person that regularly breaks the fourth wall. Too bad for him. Then at the mention of a 'problem' he blushes rather brilliantly!

"Yeah... uhh... You need to get in? Normally they just unlock the door but... Here, I'll get it!" and with that he pulls out his key and opens the way for Plum! "Are you here on... like... a job for the Witch? Or just visiting someone?" the young man inquires as he heads inside with a bag of produce in one arm.

Meanwhile...

[Basement]

Another Mycoid slinks through the dark portal into the stinking sewers. Though for whatever reason nasty smells aren't coming up through the hole. Magic maybe? The one of the fungal beings heads for a ventilation duct while the other rips away a second of the wall, revealing an old dumb-waiter shaft.

Both go clambering off into the darkness.

Haruki-kun
2010-12-27, 11:18 PM
[Appartment Complex]

"I'm working, actually. Which sent me to...well, I have to meet a customer, obviously I can't tell you what for, confidentiality and all." She enters the building. "I say... it's rather dark in here, isn't it?"

Darkcomet
2010-12-27, 11:27 PM
[Imperial Army HQ]

"Well I was planning on knocking on yer door with the only arm I got left," the ghoul yells back. "We've got one hell ofva problem down in the Under-city. See, we Ghouls have been fightin' with the Were-Rats fer a long time now, but now these new mushroom people callin' themselves 'Mycoids' have come on the scene. We're all gettin' our asses kicked down there and I willin' ta bet that it's just a matter ah time 'for the Mycoids start causin' trouble up here on the surface too!"

He sounds serious.

...and kind of embarrassed.

"Look... I don't like askin' you Breathers fer help. Just doesn't seem right, y'know? But if you don't help us wiff our problem it'll be yer problem next, ya get what I'm sayin'?"

The guard is rather surprised. Unpleasantly surprised. "...ugh...I'll relay it to the higher-ups, but first I want you to tell me everything you know about those things. Could help out with extermination."

Rebonack
2010-12-27, 11:39 PM
[Imperial Army HQ]

"They're like... mushroom things? Y'know?" the ghoul replies, a bit uncertain describing them. "They can infect Breathers 'n turn 'em into mushroom zombies. And there'r these big ones too. Real strong 'n stuff. Hard to kill."

He clearly doesn't have much in the way of details to share.

[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

[Ground Floor]

"Yeah, well... We've been having a bit of trouble with the wiring down here. There are these half-blue dragon rats that have somehow gotten into the building and they keep chewing the wires."

Only in the Nexus, right?

He then heads over to the little office where George hangs out and pounds the window. "Hey George! Wake up in there! We had a visitor and you didn't let her in!" the young man then glances over to Plum. "He falls asleep all the time. Boring job."

Haruki-kun
2010-12-27, 11:43 PM
[Appartment Complex]

"Sounds like it. At least at my job we get to meet interesting people. Excuse me, sir!" She taps the window. "I'd just like help locating someone? I work for the Witch! Witch Which's Wish Shop Home Delivery Service!"

Chas the mage
2010-12-27, 11:43 PM
[Red Zone / Slums]

Aether walks the streets, with his assault rifle in hand, wearing his power armor.

Darkcomet
2010-12-27, 11:50 PM
[Imperial Army HQ]

"They're like... mushroom things? Y'know?" the ghoul replies, a bit uncertain describing them. "They can infect Breathers 'n turn 'em into mushroom zombies. And there'r these big ones too. Real strong 'n stuff. Hard to kill."

He clearly doesn't have much in the way of details to share.

"...hrm. I'll report it. What're you going to do now?" The guard somehow doubts the ghoul is very fond of the idea of going back to the sewers right now.

Rebonack
2010-12-27, 11:52 PM
[Imperial Army HQ]

"I think I'ma just stand here indignantly for now," the undead huffs. He sure as hell isn't going back down there alone. That would be suicide.

[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

[Ground Floor]

George's window is tapped on!

...

There's no reply from within.

Jerry seems a bit puzzled by that. "Huh... that's kind of strange..." then pounds on it himself once more. "C'mon George! Rise and shine! The nice lady here needs some help!"

...

Silence.

At this point Jerry fiddles with the door, only to find that it's locked. Usual for the security room.

Haruki-kun
2010-12-27, 11:56 PM
[Appartment complex]

"Well, this could be a problem," says Plum. "What do we do now?"

:smalleek:

"Do you think he's OK in there? Maybe he hurt himself! Should we break it down or something?"

Darkcomet
2010-12-27, 11:59 PM
[IA HQ]

The guard's helmet obscures his expression, but somehow he gives off a sense of distrust. "Until you get hungry and decide to try to eat someone. Remember the last time you guys came up?"

Murkus
2010-12-28, 12:00 AM
[Red Zone / Slums]

Aether walks the streets, with his assault rifle in hand, wearing his power armor.

((Ah, pardon me. Forgot about this.))

Yannovick, surrounded by ectoplasmic decorations of his own making that lace the buildings and walls of the Red Zone, nods. "Well, even so, I think there are few folk who should have to work on a holiday." He pauses. "Did you get any gifts, at least?"

Rebonack
2010-12-28, 12:14 AM
[Imperial Military HQ]

"Last time I was up here I took a walk in the park and didn't bother a soul," the ghoul retorts. "Just 'cuz some of us eat orphans doesn't mean we all do!"

He decides that he isn't going to stand for this kind of treatment and begins storming off!

-only to get grabbed by a huge fungal tendril that suddenly explodes from the sewer access he had climbed through. It flails him around in the air a bit, bashing him into the pavement, before yanking him into the darkness!

[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

[Ground Floor]

"Eh," Jerry just shrugs. "Old codger is probably out like a light. He's fine. I might know who you're looking for though. If you can tell me his or her name there's a good chance I can take you to their apartment."

He wants to be helpful!

Isn't that sweet?

At about this time a softball-sized... thing... starts skittering across the ceiling.

Given the flickering florescent lamps and lack of windows it might be difficult to make it out. Might just mistake it for a passing shadow. Or maybe a disturbingly large spider.

Chas the mage
2010-12-28, 12:22 AM
((Ah, pardon me. Forgot about this.))

Yannovick, surrounded by ectoplasmic decorations of his own making that lace the buildings and walls of the Red Zone, nods. "Well, even so, I think there are few folk who should have to work on a holiday." He pauses. "Did you get any gifts, at least?"

[Red Zone]

"Nope, not a one," He says, continuing to smoke.

Haruki-kun
2010-12-28, 12:24 AM
[Appartment Complex]

"Uhm... Well, his name is Anon E. Moose. Do you know where he lives?" She starts flipping the light switch on the wall on and off. "So it really doesn't work.... I don't like the darkness..."

Darkcomet
2010-12-28, 12:24 AM
[IA HQ]

The guard is, needless to say, quite surprised at that. He looks at his fellow guard. "...you wouldn't happen to have an incendiary grenade, would ya?"

"Yep."

"That manhole. Now."

"Sure." The rather oddly calm guard chucks an incendiary grenade into the sewers.

Fwoosh.

One will replace the manhole cover after that, then head off to report this.

Terumitsu
2010-12-28, 12:30 AM
[Abducted!]

Having different facial expressions than humans, it could only be guessed at what the current one could indicate. Probably some mix of horror and confusion.

In any case, with a long story short, The aliens would be put down someplace safe... Whereupon they would be beamed up by one of the other ships as the retreated away into the sky, possibly to never be seen again.

With all that said and done, DC would now be in possession of a slightly used and rather large space ship. The others would likely be dropped back outside. Safely that is. Being dropped from a few hundred feet would not be so much fun if it wasn't due to those tractor beam thingies... As for operating the thing? Well... Aside from basic functions that were haltingly communicated with DC's English-injected friend, all the more complex stuff would have to be found out... Jolly that.

At least it could be parked somewhere now. Probably a good idea to move it somewhere before more people start complaining about how it's blocking their light.

Murkus
2010-12-28, 12:36 AM
[Red Zone]

"Nope, not a one," He says, continuing to smoke.

Yann smiles charitably. "Would you like one? I can whip up practically anything." Even though the Imperial is clearly quite content.

Gullara
2010-12-28, 12:38 AM
[Abducted!]

And Kirk finds himself on the ground I suppose. Well that was fun, and he got a sweet rifle and something to extract some thoughts from. Good times.

He signs himself up a portal and returns to AMEN.

Chas the mage
2010-12-28, 12:38 AM
Yann smiles charitably. "Would you like one? I can whip up practically anything." Even though the Imperial is clearly quite content.

"I have no idea..." he says, eyeing him.

Rebonack
2010-12-28, 12:43 AM
[Abducted!]

Rebonack is ostensibly put somewhere! He looks up at the disk in the sky and shows his disdain for the whole situation! "Feh. What a waste of time."

He then clomps off, disappointed that he only got two vampire heads for his anonymous benefactor.

[Imperial Military HQ]

An incendiary grenade is tossed down the manhole! It goes fwoosh! Things get burned! Cooked mushrooms might actually smell decent if not for the disgusting smell of burning fecal matter.

As the manhole is replaced a voice sounds from below, "Jerks! We're just trying to get rid of the damn undead!"

[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

"Once we're up on the second floor we should be able to see just fine," Jerry announces as he heads for the stairs. "Mister Moose is up on the fifth floor. He's... kind of strange. But he's a nice enough guy. C'mon, I can take you there."

The strange scuttling thing will follow them until reaching a well lit area. It'll be hesitant to continue further.

Haruki-kun
2010-12-28, 12:45 AM
[Appartment Complex]

"Alright, thank you." She follows him. Luckily, she hasn't seen the thing.

((Deadtime.))

Murkus
2010-12-28, 12:59 AM
"I have no idea..." he says, eyeing him.

Yann shrugs, clearly some sort of crazy good samaritan. "Well, if you get an idea, I'll be at a tavern. Perhaps Trogs. Merry Thanksmas, sir, and know the Blind Lord sees you favorably."

Chas the mage
2010-12-28, 01:03 AM
[Red Zone]

"Blind lord, eh?" he asks.

Murkus
2010-12-28, 01:07 AM
[Red Zone]

"Yes. You probably haven't heard of him. It is a fairly small church, as of now." He sniffs distastefully as he continues, "Smaller even than the demon-cults around here. Disappointing, to say the least."

Chas the mage
2010-12-28, 01:09 AM
"I'm not much for religion, anymore," he says, remembering.

Murkus
2010-12-28, 01:18 AM
"Oh, I can understand that." Yann says, frowning a bit for the first time. "And I know how hokey it might sound, but the Blind Lord gets a lot of people like that. What got you off that good old way we call religion, my friend?"

Chas the mage
2010-12-28, 01:21 AM
"'Tis a a long story. I could summarize it but that would downplay the whole thing," he replies after several seconds of pause.

Murkus
2010-12-28, 01:47 AM
"Well, if you feel like telling it, I feel we should get to a tavern. The hour's late, and I've been doing all this..." He gestures around at the decorations and happy slum families. "All night. But don't feel inclined, if you must return to your work."

The Bushranger
2010-12-28, 01:55 AM
[Streets, near a shopping area]

And it just so happens that Dani is out shopping, getting this and that, mostly food, and a few gifts for Sam as well. Awww.

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-28, 02:00 AM
[Streets]

Dani may see an older man come running into the area like he just saw a ghost.

A mean one.

One that probably took a few swings, from the looks of it. His face has a nice, shiny bruise, and his arm is bleeding.

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 02:03 AM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Magnio the Mighty, Master Magician, is wandering the streets, certain he isn't going to run into any vampires. Hmmph, just ignorant, superstitious claptraperry! Everyone knows there's no such thing as a vampire!

The Bushranger
2010-12-28, 02:04 AM
[Streets]

Dani does, and hurries over torwards the injured man, pullin a healing potion out of her bag.
"Sir! You're hurt! Are you OK? What happened?" she asks, holding out the healing potion in offering and looking worried.

Gullara
2010-12-28, 02:05 AM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Conveniently enough Ghar happens to be walking down the street as well. He is holding out a clear orb in front of him. Whenever he passes some one the orb fills a little more with a very blood-like liquid.

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-28, 02:06 AM
[Streets]

Dani does, and hurries over torwards the injured man, pullin a healing potion out of her bag.
"Sir! You're hurt! Are you OK? What happened?" she asks, holding out the healing potion in offering and looking worried.

[Streets]

He quickly takes the potion before answering.

"A little ways back there...some kinda, I don't know, monster! A demon, or something. Just jumped right out and attacked me! It was all I could do to get outta there!"

The Bushranger
2010-12-28, 02:10 AM
[Streets]

"Oh, no. Well, you go home and I'll take care of it. It's what HALO does!" Dani declares - before running off in the direction the man indicated!

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 02:12 AM
[Streets-Red Zone]

As the orb sucks blood from Magnio, he stumbles, tripping on his cape. He promptly attempts to recover from this humiliation the only way he can, blue smoke swirling up from the canisters in his shoes, and a thunderap sound effect emanating outwards from a small recorder in his pocket. I am Magnio, the Magnificent, the Mighty, the Majestic and Marvelous, the Master Magician! Prepare yourself for Awe and Amazement, for I will conjure magic unimaginable, and perforim feats unspeakable! He says, pulling three torches from his hat, igniting them with a snap of his fingers, and tossing them into the air.

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-28, 02:14 AM
[Streets]

"Oh, no. Well, you go home and I'll take care of it. It's what HALO does!" Dani declares - before running off in the direction the man indicated!

The man nods and takes off, probably thinking something along the lines of "better her than me".

Dani won't get too far before she starts to see signs of...well, something. Some of the walls have claw marks in them. Occasional dried blood splatter. What looks like a throwing knife stuck in a wall.

Gullara
2010-12-28, 02:17 AM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Ghar stops as Magnio speaks and the orb vanishes. When Magnio throws the torches in then air Ghar waves his hand. When the torches come down the magician might find that they are a lot more deadly, poisonous snake-like then they were before.

The Bushranger
2010-12-28, 02:18 AM
[Streets]

Dani's eyes widen as she takes in the signs of her quarry, but swallows hard, takes out her plasma pistol in her hand, and continues onwards...

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-28, 02:20 AM
[Streets]

Dani's eyes widen as she takes in the signs of her quarry, but swallows hard, takes out her plasma pistol in her hand, and continues onwards...

[Streets]

A little distance later, when there are many more claws marks and bloodstains, Dani should hear a low growling noise.

Something's spotted her.

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 02:20 AM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Aaah! Magnio screams as the snales land on him, managing to throw them off, but stumbling and tripping on his own cape, causin him to fall.... Right on top of one of the snakes, which sinks it's into his side! Aargh! Ow! Getitoffgetitoffofme!!!

The Bushranger
2010-12-28, 02:22 AM
[Streets]

Dani freezes as she hears the growl. Taking her weapon in a two handed grip, pointed to the sky, and slowly turning, looking for the source of the growl...

Gullara
2010-12-28, 02:23 AM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Ghar waves his hand once more and attempts to levitates Magnio into the air, as if he's being held by the neck. Well actually he is being held by the neck.

"Is that what you call magic?" Ghar says, contempt obvious in his voice.

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-28, 02:26 AM
[Streets]

Dani freezes as she hears the growl. Taking her weapon in a two handed grip, pointed to the sky, and slowly turning, looking for the source of the growl...

There doesn't seem to be anything...

Wait, what was that on the roof?

No...just a few pigeons...stupid rats with wings...

The growling continues. Slowly getting louder.

And then Dani may hear some soft, quick footsteps, as something runs up from behind and tries to pounce her.

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 02:26 AM
Ye- I'gg Magnnn thhuu Mugnifu****. Masssstor Magikkk-ian. Magnio spits out, choking and waving desperately at the snake hanging from his side.

Gullara
2010-12-28, 02:31 AM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Ghar snaps his fingers and the snakes disappear. Luckily for Magnio they were just illusions. Illusions that tricked the mind into causing real pain.

Magnio will also be dropped to the ground. Ghar looms over him ominously.

The Bushranger
2010-12-28, 02:34 AM
[Streets]

Pounced!

Dani whirls at the last second though, shrieking and diving to the side, and firing wildly.

BLAM!
BLAM!

...probably fortunatly, her wild dive means she's shooting in the opposite direction, blasting some nice chunks of masonry off a building before she recovers and whirls back around!

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-28, 02:39 AM
[Streets]

When she whirls back around, she'll see...something...

It's body is shaped like that of a tiger, though at least two feet longer than any actual tiger. Instead of fur, it's covered in black, leathery scales. It's feet are shaped more like dragons feet than tigers.

But the strangest part is its head. The head is that of a womans. A woman with short, white hair. Her mouth is filled with sharp fangs, her eyes look like those of a cat, and the skin on her face is just like the rest of her body.

She starts pacing around Dani, growling.

The Bushranger
2010-12-28, 02:44 AM
[Streets]

Dani gasps, stepping back in wide-eyed surprise!

And raises her hands in the classic 'don't hurt me/I won't hurt you' gesture, as she slowly turns to remain facing torwards the...creature.
Not that she expects it to work, of course.

"Nice kitty? Good kitty? I..."

Wait - short white hair? Oh no!

"...Zel?!"

((dun Dun DUN!

And with this, I deadtime for the night. Cliffhangerung! :smalltongue: And g'nite.))

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-28, 02:50 AM
[Streets]

Dani gasps, stepping back in wide-eyed surprise!

And raises her hands in the classic 'don't hurt me/I won't hurt you' gesture, as she slowly turns to remain facing torwards the...creature.
Not that she expects it to work, of course.

"Nice kitty? Good kitty? I..."

Wait - short white hair? Oh no!

"...Zel?!"

((dun Dun DUN!

And with this, I deadtime for the night. Cliffhangerung! :smalltongue: And g'nite.))

The creatures head moves slightly. Maybe it recognized the name. Maybe nod. Hard to tell.

Not much time to think about it, though, as the creature suddenly pounces at Dani!

((Night!))

Chas the mage
2010-12-28, 03:38 AM
"Well, if you feel like telling it, I feel we should get to a tavern. The hour's late, and I've been doing all this..." He gestures around at the decorations and happy slum families. "All night. But don't feel inclined, if you must return to your work."

"sure, I'll join you in the tavern. It beats being drunk in the street," he says.

Quincunx
2010-12-28, 08:35 AM
[The End of the Parade]

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Minta touches the sight graft on her pet again. Zombie's head swivels, takin' in the curving concrete walls, the darkness outlined with phosphorescent goop, the white fungal patch furring over what remains of its pectoral muscles, an' the slop of viscid, polluted water--

The sight and the voice graft, short-duration spells, terminate. Minta's vision snaps back to her body. "Horrible meanie funguses!!!" she pouts, an' flips open her notebook again!

Spore Zombies

THEY STOLE MY ZOMBIE!!!!!!! They dragged it away someplace underground an' stuck a spore on it an' I think it grew an' zombie's not followin' my commands any more! But it's still my pet so I can't raise a new one yet. Is like it's charmed! An' is it only zombies that get charmed? There was spores puffed on my nose an' I'm not charmed.

Field Analysis of Spore Zombies:

Appearance: Zombie with moldy growths
Texture: Fuzzy
Taste: Dunno yet
Effects of Poking with a Stick: Dunno yet but I'm gonna find out

--Minta Rose, neato necro gnomie girl, on behalf of Expedition 328
(I bet Cicero never had HIS pet stolen. Wait, isn't he a melee gnomie?)

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 12:32 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Ghar snaps his fingers and the snakes disappear. Luckily for Magnio they were just illusions. Illusions that tricked the mind into causing real pain.

Magnio will also be dropped to the ground. Ghar looms over him ominously.

Magnio hits the ground and scrambles away, a burst of blue smoke obscuring him as he runs for his life.

Gullara
2010-12-28, 12:44 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Tele-

-port. Ghar appears right in front of him. He send a wall of force to shove Magnio to the ground.

"And you call yourself a magician?" He spits the word magician.

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 12:52 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

You- You DARE question the Mystic Might of Magnio!? Czar of Conjuration, Titan among Tricksters, Master of Misdirection and Illustrious Illusionist!? Magnio roars indignantly, rising to his feet. I'll show you, you'll regret ever disrespecting your betters, you, you street rabble! He continues, whipping out a deck of cards, shuffling and cutting them with lightning speed before shoving them in Ghar's face. Pick a card, ANY card!

Gullara
2010-12-28, 01:00 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Ghar smirks and takes a card. He looks at it and returns it to the deck.

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 01:06 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

With a flourish, Magnio cuts the deck, shuffles, cuts and hurls the cards into the air spinning around, drwing his showy gold revolver and firing into the air behind him. Should Ghar not interfere, the bullet should strike not only the card he chose, but the three others with the same number as well, shooting them all down in a perfect line between the center of each card.

Gullara
2010-12-28, 01:10 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Ghar stoops over and picks up the cards he immediately hands them to Magnio. "None of these is my card. I had the 10 of hearts. Look at them."

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 01:11 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

(So, Ghar did interfere somehow?)

Magnio looks, confused.

Gullara
2010-12-28, 01:19 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

In a way. But Magnio did select the right card. It's just been altered.

One of the cards doesn't seem to be a playing card at all. In fact it appears to be a 1 of some strange symbol.

An exploding rune. ((The number indicates its strength.))

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 01:22 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

What? That's not even in my deck, you cheater! Magnio says, and stomps on the card.

Earl of Purple
2010-12-28, 01:29 PM
Temple of Dalachrech- Altar Room

The black-haired, human temple-slave will rap on the wall next to another drape before quickly following Samantha. Whilst Samantha reads, the temple-slave will wait just behind her, in case Samantha needs something. Also, because Samantha isn't a cleric, she isn't allowed everywhere in the temple. The basement, for example. Incidently, there's a large trapdoor under the pews to the basement.

Elp Meton Row, Null Zone

It's a row of three-storey terraced houses, identical to the roads in several directions. The group of clerics leaving the Nexus Battle Royale split in two here; the robed ones go down an alleyway, whilst the ones which did the fighting walk along the actual road. What will Kal and/or Decker do?

Gullara
2010-12-28, 01:46 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

When Magnio throws the card to the ground, BOOM. It eplodes with just enough force to scorch him and knock him to the ground.

Ghar is unaffected.

[Temple of Dalchrech- Altar Room]

Serena reads for a little while longer, and she does appear to be reading despite the holy book being in Abyssal, she stands and turns around. Upon seeing the slave she starts in surprise. "Oh, I didn't see you there. Um, do you know if there's something I should be doing."

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 01:50 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Magnio is blasted to the ground, now staring at Ghar with complete and utter terror. What in hell- How did-

Earl of Purple
2010-12-28, 01:51 PM
Temple of Dalachrech- Altar Room

The human girl shakes her head at the question, but she smiles genuinely. The girl also makes motions to try and imply that she is supposed to be an escort for Samantha, but the crude sign language she is using is hard to decifer without practice. Technically, it's not even sign language; merely points and hand motions. Probably two hand-figures walking side by side before pointing at first Samantha, then herself.

Gullara
2010-12-28, 02:06 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

"That is true magic. Not your parlor tricks." Ghar says.

[Temple of Dalachrech- Altar Room]

"Oh, ok." Samantha says. She pretty much understands.

"Well, I'm not sure what to do now. Is there anything I can look at or someone I could talk to?" she asks.

Samantha seems a lot more at ease with the girl than the otherssome other people in the temple.

((Deadtime for a bit, sorry.))

Quincunx
2010-12-28, 02:48 PM
[Streets, near a Manhole]

Minta grabs onto the lifting ring with both hands an' backpedals desperately. The manhole cover doesn't even shift enough to make a sound. She lets go all at once an' tumbles end over end, her hands all red from friction. "Ow!" Minta squeals, "Zombie go remove this instead--ooo I haven't got a zombie nownow. Stupid funguses!!!" She gobs sickly yellow mana around her hand an' hurls it at the manhole cover, but nothing happens.

Did the poison spell fizzle out? Did it fail to eat through a sufficient thickness of manhole depth? Did the poison get neutralized by anti-corrosion enchantments? Did the stylistic conventions of a sci-fi metropolis override those of Minta's fantasy worlds? Who knows? Minta wouldn't. Instead she stamps her foot and uses some more language which shouldn't be heard outside of the necromancers' private chats, then squats on top of the manhole an' holds a gear flat against it while twistin' the gear. It's a dual gear with a ring of ball bearings inside, so it pivots freely--

--and the gnomie-shaped clockwork it produces pops out on the opposite side of the manhole, where it falls with eye-lamps lighting the fetor, and leaps up again from the springy power of rubber boingy hopper bumpers (say that three times fast). "Gnomiework!" Minta calls through the edge of the manhole, "Go explore!" Gnomiework hop-trots through the sludge for only a minute or so before the stresses of its resistance tear the clockwork into its component parts. Minta sends down another inna different direction, with similar results, then another, an' another. Slowly she builds up a picture of everything visible a one-minute's walk away from that particular manhole.

McBish
2010-12-28, 03:11 PM
[Streets]

Jack Dodge the young Tiefling steps out of the building that he meet with his employers in. And despite the fact that he got his money and things seem to be going good he has a worry in the back of his head. Like something is wrong, he looks around as he starts to walk away through the streets.

He looks around getting the feeling that he is being followed, and sure enough he spots a few shadowy figures that seem to be tailing him. He sets about trying to loose them, ducking through alleyways, dashing across streets. But all that does is seems to alert them to the fact that he is onto them.

And soon he turns a wrong corner and sees two thugs waiting for him at the end of the alley. He turns around and two more guys are coming up behind him. Looks like he is in for a fight.

Rebonack
2010-12-28, 03:33 PM
Time for things!

[Sewers]

This particular section of the sewers doesn't appear to be over-run with any Mycoids. Instead it just seems to be really stinky. A passage stretches off in either direction. Pretty standard tunnel. Aside from a large rat there doesn't seem to be anything terribly interesting down there...

Unless you really like filthy water. 'cuz if so then, hey! Score!

[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

[Second Floor]

It takes only a few moments to climb the stairs and find the glorious light of the second floor! Or... well... More ugly florescent lights, actually. Though at least they aren't all burnt out like the ones on the first floor. As our pair of intrepid heroes pass room 206 they may overhear some commotion inside!

Will they pause to investigate?

Haruki-kun
2010-12-28, 03:42 PM
[Appartment Complex]

"There... uhm... sounds like there's trouble in there? Does this happen all the time?" She stops. "Should we check?"

iElf
2010-12-28, 04:01 PM
Red Zone Alley

The critters make a protective circle around her, while Lauretta hurries to the scene, using her Orb of Brotherhood to call for help.

She quickly removes her outer robe to wrap it around Din, just as a pair of strong men arrive from the temple. "Please, carry her carefully to the temple, Brothers."

Lauretta follows them, her mind casting out through the minds of invertebrates to find the thugs, but she isn't able to pierce their little minds that well. Din's scent had been known to them, and she was easy to follow. They aren't able to understand humanoid activity well enough to know what the thugs were doing. They had merely reported that the one the Priestess wanted watched had started leaking circulatory fluid and was unmoving.

Lauretta gets Din carried into her own room, and starts to treat her, but ((deadtime again)).

Din has a large cut on her back as well...I'm not sure how good she is, but she may not be able to heal it in one go

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 04:09 PM
Temple

Lauretta's only a novitiate, and she's already used up most of her healing for the day. She starts with simple first aid, cleaning and bandaging the wounds first, before praying for a healing spell to help the wound to close. She could call for more help, but then she doesn't want Din fully healed, at least not yet. :smallamused:

While she waits for her to wake, she makes up a special mulled wine, with herbs in it that should keep Din from thinking clearly and make her vulnerable to suggestons.

iElf
2010-12-28, 04:13 PM
Temple

Lauretta's only a novitiate, and she's already used up most of her healing for the day. She starts with simple first aid, cleaning and bandaging the wounds first, before praying for a healing spell to help the wound to close. She could call for more help, but then she doesn't want Din fully healed, at least not yet. :smallamused:

While she waits for her to wake, she makes up a special mulled wine, with herbs in it that should keep Din from thinking clearly and make her vulnerable to suggestons.

Din slowly wakes up "...wha?...where?"

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 04:15 PM
Temple

Lauretta brings her the mulled wine. "Shhhh... you were hurt, so I brought you here. Don't worry, you're safe now."

Rebonack
2010-12-28, 04:18 PM
[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

[Second Floor]

Jerry nods in agreement.

"Yeah, this isn't normal at all. I'm getting the sneaking suspicion that something really weird is going on."

Weird things are rarely good things. Especially around the Nexus.

It actually isn't too long before the thrashing stops. Right about the time that Jerry reaches out and turns the door handle and peeks in. Should Plum likewise take a gander she'll find a disturbing scene.

The room is... not ransacked per se. But it looks like there was quite the struggle. A chunk of the wall appears to have been ripped off. And... four people are laying on the floor.

None of them are moving...

Though they don't appear to be injured.

Haruki-kun
2010-12-28, 04:27 PM
[Appartment Complex]

"Goodness!" :smalleek: says Plum. "What are we going to do? Are they alright?"

iElf
2010-12-28, 04:28 PM
Temple

Lauretta brings her the mulled wine. "Shhhh... you were hurt, so I brought you here. Don't worry, you're safe now."

Temple

Din sighs, and nods "...thanks. I didn't see them coming..."

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 04:32 PM
Temple

"Here, drink this," Lauretta says. "So you don't know who it was?"

iElf
2010-12-28, 04:35 PM
Temple

"Here, drink this," Lauretta says. "So you don't know who it was?"

she drinks the wine, and shakes her head "no...I think I was lucky though. they only took my things..."

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 04:40 PM
Temple

"It's going to take a few days for you to heal enough to leave, but we'll make sure you're safe and cared for until then," Lauretta says.

iElf
2010-12-28, 04:41 PM
Temple

Din tries to get up "I...it's not a problem...I can teleport back to HALO"

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 04:44 PM
Temple

Lauretta tries to keep her from rising. "No, not until you've rested. You could end up teleporting to the wrong place. I think you took a blow to the head. Don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt you while you're here."

((deadtime. can't stay awake longer than an hour at a time, it seems.))

Darkcomet
2010-12-28, 04:47 PM
[Inside-General]

Fliers similar to this one (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10050617&postcount=915) are being put up all over the city, though mainly in the Blue and Yellow Zones.

iElf
2010-12-28, 04:53 PM
Temple

Lauretta tries to keep her from rising. "No, not until you've rested. You could end up teleporting to the wrong place. I think you took a blow to the head. Don't worry, I won't let anyone hurt you while you're here."

((deadtime. can't stay awake longer than an hour at a time, it seems.))

((I'll be here all evening, don't worry about it))

Din nods "...I'm just glad I left my locket at home for once...1

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 05:23 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

PARLOR TRICKS!? I'll show you parlor tricks, you superstitious rabble, hah! Magnio shouts, rising to his feet. Observe, a perfectly normal steel box, within which, a perfectly normal rose! Now, I will close the box, and remove the rose without opening it again! He shouts, pulling a steel box with a rose in it out of his pocket, showing it to Ghar and snapping it shut.

Rebonack
2010-12-28, 05:34 PM
[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

[A Room on the Second Floor]

Jerry eases the door open before stepping into the room. He has no idea what's going on here but... It doesn't look particularly good. The young man kneels down next to one of the apparent victims and...

"I think they're alive. I mean... They're breathing and stuff still..."

He glances about the room now.

...nothing appears to be stolen.

At least nothing obvious.

This is all very strange...

Gullara
2010-12-28, 05:41 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Ghar crosses his arms and waits. He couldn't have anything nefarious planned could he?

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 05:47 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Magnio spins the box on a finger, then hurls it in the air, spinning round once the catching it in one hand and holding out to Ghar. Go ahead. Look inside. He says, grinning. This fool was outmatched, and now he would see it!

Gullara
2010-12-28, 05:54 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

When Ghar opens the box roses poor out of it. "I don't believe that had the desired effect." Ghar says.

Ghar mutters something and the roses merge together to form an elemental of sorts. On its hands are large thorns. It takes a menacing step towards Magnio.

ThirdEmperor
2010-12-28, 05:58 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Now this, this is too obvious, too showy, for Magnio to deny. This is real magic, and the poor sap has only just realized it. He runs, desperate to escape.

Gullara
2010-12-28, 06:04 PM
[Streets-Red Zone]

Ghar laughs an evil laugh that you can tell has many, many years of practice behind it. He lets Magnio go, but not before sending a few flitting shadows after him to harass him for a while.

The vampire continues to walk down the street, toward the city gates. The rose elemental follows after him.

((Perfect timing for a Deadtime))

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 08:35 PM
Temple


((I'll be here all evening, don't worry about it))

Din nods "...I'm just glad I left my locket at home for once...1

"Did you lose anything of value?" Lauretta asks.

iElf
2010-12-28, 08:41 PM
Temple



"Did you lose anything of value?" Lauretta asks.
Temple


Din shakes her head "just some gold, and healing charm. and my symbol of Angela...but I can get a new one"

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 08:46 PM
Temple

"You're very lucky nothing worse happened," Lauretta says, holding the wine to her lips to encourage her to drink more. "You're lucky Dalachrech's servants told me you were there."

iElf
2010-12-28, 08:48 PM
Temple

"You're very lucky nothing worse happened," Lauretta says, holding the wine to her lips to encourage her to drink more. "You're lucky Dalachrech's servants told me you were there."

Din will drink some more "I guess...I'm just glad they didn't rape me..."

Gullara
2010-12-28, 08:53 PM
[Yellow Zone - Streets]

What's that? A cherry blossom tree is walking down the street. It has long, gnarled limbs and is in full bloom.

It takes slow, lumbering steps down the street. Seeming to have a destination in mind.

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 08:56 PM
Temple

"Or killed you. Life means little to those people," Lauretta says. She decides to test how well the potion is working, by seeing if Din will agree with her next statement. "Angela should have protected you."

iElf
2010-12-28, 09:04 PM
Temple

"Or killed you. Life means little to those people," Lauretta says. She decides to test how well the potion is working, by seeing if Din will agree with her next statement. "Angela should have protected you."

Din nods "...you're probably right...but she may not have know..."

Gullara
2010-12-28, 09:05 PM
[Yellow Zone - Streets]

What's that? A cherry blossom tree is walking down the street. It has long, gnarled limbs and is in full bloom.

It takes slow, lumbering steps down the street. Seeming to have a destination in mind.

Because it's player is impatient, the tree moves on to Trog's.

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 09:10 PM
Temple


Din nods "...you're probably right...but she may not have know..."

"No, perhaps not. At least Dalachrech did," Lauretta says.

iElf
2010-12-28, 09:14 PM
Temple






"No, perhaps not. At least Dalachrech did," Lauretta says.

Din looks down "...maybe you're right..."

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 09:16 PM
Temple

Lauretta gives Din a hug and a kiss on the forehead. "Lay back down and rest. You're safe here."

iElf
2010-12-28, 09:22 PM
Temple

Din feels kind of uncomfortable about the kiss, but lays down "when can I go home?"

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 09:22 PM
Temple

"As soon as it's safe. A few days at most, I should think," Lauretta says.

iElf
2010-12-28, 09:26 PM
Temple

Din looks kind of nervous "...I see...why can I try healing myself?"

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 09:33 PM
Temple

Lauretta looks pained. "Din, please don't. It would be... disrespectful to Dalachrech, to supplicate another god while you were in his temple. Especially after he saved you."

iElf
2010-12-28, 09:40 PM
Temple

Din looks down "...I'm sorry...i should have known...but I don't get all my powers from Angela"

Haruki-kun
2010-12-28, 09:40 PM
[Appartment Complex - Room]

"Well... I suppose we should call for help? Is there a phone in this appartment?" She starts looking around for one. If there is one, she'll be using it to call for help.

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 09:44 PM
Temple

Din looks down "...I'm sorry...i should have known...but I don't get all my powers from Angela"

"You need to rest," Lauretta says. "I don't think you should do anything until you've rested."

iElf
2010-12-28, 09:51 PM
Din nods "ok Lauretta...sorry..."

Rebonack
2010-12-28, 09:58 PM
[Apartment Complex-PLAWT!]

[Room on the Second Floor]

"There should be one right over there," Jerry comments as he moves to inspect the next victim. Sure enough, there is indeed a phone right over there.

Though as you might expect there's no dial tone when it's picked up.

Someone must have cut the phone lines!

Oh noes!

"It looks like there's something on-OH GODS!" the young man exclaims suddenly as he leaps away from one of the victims. A softball sized spidery fungal thing is currently clinging to the back of her neck.

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 10:27 PM
Temple


Din nods "ok Lauretta...sorry..."

"There's no need to apologize. Just get some sleep." Lauretta says. "If you need anything, just ring the bell."

Ashen Lilies
2010-12-28, 11:10 PM
Elp Meton Row, Null Zone

It's a row of three-storey terraced houses, identical to the roads in several directions. The group of clerics leaving the Nexus Battle Royale split in two here; the robed ones go down an alleyway, whilst the ones which did the fighting walk along the actual road. What will Kal and/or Decker do?

Obviously this means they need to split up! The heavily-armed assassin will continue down the main road, while the defenseless little girl will track them down a darkened alleyway! http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q106/Beans-tastic/Emoticons/g4294.png

...
"Decker, you follow these guys down the main road, and see which building they enter. I'll follow those ones down the alleyway and do the same. Once we know where they're going, I'll come and get you and we can decide what to do next. If anything happens, just find some PCs and act all innocent. Just please don't try and attack them without me."
Pfft. Like she's going to listen to you.

happyturtle
2010-12-28, 11:13 PM
Elp Meton Row, Null Zone

"Sure thing, Kal!" http://i636.photobucket.com/albums/uu90/NamonakiRei/Smallhappymurderous.png Decker heads off down the main road.

I hope she remembers to swap smileys if she tries the 'look innocent' plan.

Chas the mage
2010-12-28, 11:19 PM
[Red Zone Streets]

Aether continues to roam the streets, until he gets a response from Murkus.

The Bushranger
2010-12-28, 11:47 PM
[Streets somewhere, probably Slums]


The creatures head moves slightly. Maybe it recognized the name. Maybe nod. Hard to tell.

Not much time to think about it, though, as the creature suddenly pounces at Dani!

And Dani takes the only option she can -

Which is to counter charge, and drop flat on the ground too, aiming to have the creature pass over her in its own pounce!

Might do a number on the back of her dress, though.

As she frantically resets her energy gun from 'kill' to 'stun'. Heavy stun, mind, but still stun.

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-29, 12:05 AM
[Streets somewhere, probably Slums]
And Dani takes the only option she can -

Which is to counter charge, and drop flat on the ground too, aiming to have the creature pass over her in its own pounce!

Might do a number on the back of her dress, though.

As she frantically resets her energy gun from 'kill' to 'stun'. Heavy stun, mind, but still stun.

As the creature flies over her, it seems to slow down a little, and swipe at her.

Whether it hits or not, it lands opposite of her and quickly turns to face her again.

The Bushranger
2010-12-29, 12:09 AM
Dani cries out as her back gets sliced! :smalleek:

But scrambles to her feet, spinning around, and leveling the gun in a two-handed grip at the demon-creature she thinks might be her friend.

"Don't make me do this! Please! Listen to me, if you're Zel, we're friends!" she pleads.

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-29, 12:12 AM
[Streets]

The creature stares at Dani intently for a moment. Then it lets out a low growl and bares its teeth.

Which, honestly, is kinda funky looking.

It crouches, and pounces again.

Murkus
2010-12-29, 12:15 AM
"sure, I'll join you in the tavern. It beats being drunk in the street," he says.

Yann utters a short laugh, and probably walks off towards Trogs. "That it does, sir."

I've got to post there anyway.

The Bushranger
2010-12-29, 12:21 AM
[Streets]

This time, Dani was more ready for it, and dives to the side, even as she squeezes the trigger on the plasma gun. Which is almost as big as her forearm, sending a stun-bolt at her assiliant!

BLAM!

...as an aside, if anybody has a better sound effect than 'BLAM' for Ronon's Gun, her player is open to suggestions. :smalltongue:

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-29, 12:24 AM
[Streets]

...kaplowawow?

In mid-air, the creature quickly moves to dodge. Which, really, isn't physically poss-

Oh...wait, that's right...Zel has telekinetic powers...

The creature lands, growling at Dani.

The Bushranger
2010-12-29, 12:33 AM
[Streets]

Hmm. 'plaw' does seem to be more accurate. Thanks. :smallbiggrin:

Anyway, Dani rolls to her feet, and decides to shoot first and ask questions later.
Stun is good for doing things like that.

PLAW! PLAW PLAW!

...it's not exactly 'maximum yield, full spread', but she tries to make it so dodging one will make another hit, although she's doubtful one will be enough...

KerfuffleMach2
2010-12-29, 12:38 AM
[Streets]

The creature leaps into the air, then its body suddenly jerks to one side. One of the shots almost got it.

It growls and crouches, and several small spikes appear from its shoulders. Kinda like they melted out.

It aims them at Dani, and the spikes fly out at her.

The Bushranger
2010-12-29, 12:42 AM
[Streets]

Dani screams!

*pop!*

And vanishes!

*pop!*

Reappearing on a nearby rooftop.

"Try harder!" she shouts, seeking to wear the creature out, perhaps?