Aria: Rise, Part 2

Rise, Part 2: Unholy War

[21:01] <Aldante_Fax> We have a green light, confirmed. Session starting now.
[21:01] * Aldante_Fax sets mode: +m
[21:02] <Janna> ((Sorry I'm late))
[21:02] <Nachttier> (Hm, I need something medievil sounding to listen to. My MoO3 selection doesn't cut it.)
[21:02] <Aldante_Fax> I believe last we left off, Tetra was about to tell us the grand story of the rune.
[21:02] <Carson> (*Activating G-Diffusers...)
[21:02] <Tetra> (( Story of the rune? ))
[21:02] <Carson> (?)
[21:02] <Nachttier> (Eh? :p)
[21:02] <Yvalphone> ((story of his wounded arm))
[21:02] <Nachttier> (Oh, yeah.)
[21:02] <Aldante_Fax> [That one.]
[21:02] <Tetra> (( Yeah... that one. ))
[21:02] <Carson> (Ah...)
[21:03] <Nachttier> (Thanks for giving away some kind of wierd character background plot thing we shouldn't know there AF.)
[21:03] * Tetra shuts his eyes, thinking to himself.
[21:03] <Tetra> "It was... six years ago."
[21:03] <Tetra> (( </Auron> ))
[21:04] <Nachttier> ((...))
[21:04] * Janna props her legs up on the table and leans back in her chair, listening intently, not realizing how much leg she's showing off.
[21:04] * Yvalphone wishes she was elsewhere...what happened to the stew?
[21:04] * Carson settles back down into his chair and continues to listen. Not much else to do right now, anyhow.
[21:04] * Mayard is listening intently.
[21:04] * Koreyan wipes his mouth off and leans forward, interested.
[21:05] * Nachttier broods.
[21:05] <Tetra> "I remember... Yval and I had been attacked by a fiend. We'd hoped to get back to town, thinking the militia would be able to fight it off."
[21:06] <Tetra> "... but whatever it was was moving too quickly - .WAY. too quickly - for us to get back to town in one piece."
[21:07] * Tetra laughs to himself a little bit, although there's a bit of cynicism mixed in with it.
[21:07] * Yvalphone squirms in discomfort.
[21:07] <Tetra> "Thinking I could handle it, I tried to hold it off while she kept running back to town."
[21:07] <Janna> "Wow... that's really brave."
[21:07] <Yvalphone> "You shouldn't have..."
[21:08] <Carson> How'd ya do against it?
[21:08] <Tetra> "I remember... getting a few hits in, and getting confident. I guess it was pride kicking in."
[21:09] <Janna> "Then what?"
[21:09] * Janna looks very, very interested.
[21:09] <Koreyan> "Yes, then what happened?"
[21:09] <Tetra> "I went to swing at it, hoping to finish it off... and the damn thing slammed me into the air."
[21:10] <Carson> ...like, "flying" up in the air, or just "ass over teakettle" up in the air?
[21:10] * Nachttier idly adjusts his half-face mask, letting some nasty scarring show around the edges before being reconcealed.
[21:10] * Tetra winces a little bit as he continues talking.
[21:10] <Janna> "So did you come down on it hard and kill it! I bet you did, you look strong!"
[21:11] * Koreyan shoots Carson a slightly irked look, then turns to look again at Tetra.
[21:11] <Mayard> "...I doubt it."
[21:11] * Typhoon (typhoon_dr@cpe-066-057-150-094.nc.rr.com) has left #aria
[21:11] * Mayard looks a bit sad at his own comment.
[21:11] <Tetra> "It jumped after me then... and all I could see as I laid there was this beast coming down to land."
[21:12] <Tetra> "... three guesses what it landed on."
[21:12] <Janna> "Um... the ground?"
[21:12] <Carson> You?
[21:12] * Koreyan tips his head towards the arm, questioningly, knowing the answer
[21:12] <Mayard> "Well, at least you survived that. That has to count for something, right?"
[21:13] <Janna> "Besides... girls like scars."
[21:13] * Janna smiles.
[21:13] * Yvalphone nods in agreement. "It's true."
[21:13] <Tetra> "The worst part of it is... it still works."
[21:14] * Carson looks over, and makes a mental note.
[21:14] <Tetra> "... strange as it sounds."
[21:15] * Tetra winces a little bit, and starts rubbing his left arm.
[21:15] <Yvalphone> "Mama's potions always worked."
[21:15] <Tetra> "Yeah... s'pose it did."
[21:15] <Janna> "So... maybe there's healers somewhere that can help! Yeah! We can go find one!"
[21:16] <Tetra> "... somehow... I doubt that."
[21:16] * Carson blinks, and sits up a little. "Not like it's not worth a shot, though."
[21:16] <Mayard> "Well, it may be worth a look."
[21:16] <Janna> "What can it hurt?"
[21:16] <Mayard> "Exactly."
[21:17] <Nachttier> "I do not think he is finished with his tale."
[21:17] <Mayard> "Oh. Sorry."
[21:17] * Janna looks a little embarrassed.
[21:17] <Tetra> "Let me explain. I can still move my arm around perfectly fine."
[21:18] <Tetra> "It's the way it healed that interferes."
[21:18] * Carson settles back again, checking the room with his eyes just for good measure.
[21:19] <Tetra> "The bone... well... there's shards still in my arm. Tons of them."
[21:19] * Mayard winces in sympathy.
[21:19] * Koreyan winces noticably, understanding.
[21:19] <Janna> "....owwie."
[21:20] <Carson> Yeesh. No way to get 'em out, hunh?
[21:20] <Tetra> "Well... yes... and no."
[21:20] <Janna> "I've heard of surgeons who know how to do things like that. But they're rare."
[21:20] <Koreyan> "Yes and no? Do tell, if you're comfortable?"
[21:20] * Tetra looks at Koreyan.
[21:21] <Tetra> "It's not that I'm uncomfortable."
[21:21] * Yvalphone wishes they cared about her comfort.
[21:21] <Tetra> "It's more that... well... someone else .is.."
[21:21] * Janna looks at Yvalphone. "Oh... I'm sorry..."
[21:21] * Janna offers the mithra a consoling hug.
[21:21] <Tetra> "... but enough about that."
[21:22] * Yvalphone hugs back and forces back a sob. "Thank you. I guess I still feel guilty."
[21:22] * Koreyan looks over as well. "My apologies."
[21:22] * Carson looks around at the teary scene, and sighs. "Oh boy..."
[21:22] <Tetra> "I wonder..."
[21:22] <Janna> "I'm sure he'd have done the same for anyone. He seems like a really good guy, after all..."
[21:23] * Tetra thinks to himself for a little.
[21:23] <Yvalphone> "He is.
[21:23] <Aldante_Fax> From a side room with swinging double doors you begin to see people shuffling to and from said room wearing white armbands with the red cross on it: medics. There are a few men and women dressed in white robes moving about, as well. It appears to be break time, and the tavern is slowly filling up at the opposite end. A few of the robed medics heading to the bar give a nod to Tetra, he being the only actual town resident.
[21:23] <Yvalphone> "
[21:24] <Koreyan> "Looks like this place is about to get a bit more crowded..."
[21:24] * Tetra notes the few nods in his direction, and returns them.
[21:24] <Tetra> "Yeah."
[21:24] * Tetra stands up.
[21:24] <Tetra> "If you don't mind... I'm going to head outside."
[21:24] <Janna> "You want to go somewhere else, Koreyan?"
[21:24] * Carson sits up, watching the room fill to bursting with medics.
[21:24] * Yvalphone looks at Tetra with glossy eyes.
[21:25] * Mayard decides to stand up as well. He's going to go wherever Carson's going.
[21:25] * Tetra looks back at Yval, quizzically.
[21:25] <Janna> "Well, I'm going to step outside too..."
[21:25] <Koreyan> "Anywhere in particular you have in mind?"
[21:25] <Yvalphone> "Would you like any company?"
[21:26] <Janna> ((It's not outside the realm of realism that tobacco is grown around here, right AF? :P))
[21:26] * Tetra nods at Yval. "Company would be wonderful."
[21:26] <Aldante_Fax> [Heh, if you're gonna light up, feel free to. ;) ]
[21:26] <Tetra> "Besides, I need to talk to you."
[21:27] <Janna> "I could use a little fresh air, and..." she pulls a thin cigarra from one of her many pockets. "Some don't like the smell, after all."
[21:27] * Koreyan pushes his empty bowl to the center of the table, then stands.
[21:27] <Tetra> (( If I remember correctly, we paid already, right? ))
[21:27] <Aldante_Fax> As the doors swing open and closed, you can hear the occasional groan and a few people in their last moments: militiamen and women who had perished in the last raid. The waiting staff begins to load carts of food to take into the medical annex, as you begin to head outside. What was a rainy day before is now a dark and foggy quiet afternoon.
[21:27] * Carson stands up, and lets a medic have his chair - not like he needs it, after all.
[21:27] <Aldante_Fax> [Yeah, you paid.]
[21:27] <Janna> ((Yeah))
[21:28] <Koreyan> "Sure. I could use one myself, to be honest..."
[21:28] * Nachttier stands, "I suppose I will be joining you outside as well."
[21:28] * Janna steps out the door and offers Koreyan one of hers, as well as a match. "Be my guest."
[21:28] * Tetra starts heading outside, after waiting for Yval to follow him.
[21:28] * Carson steps around the pained and the healing. Not his style, dealing with the aftermath of a fight.
[21:29] <Koreyan> "Ah, thank you."
[21:29] * Janna looks over the bodies and wounded with a not-so-genuine expression of sadness.
[21:29] * Mayard doesn't have much too do except follow Carson around. He hates tobacco.
[21:29] * Janna then scrapes her match over the wall and lights up.
[21:29] <Aldante_Fax> People outside are hurriedly rushing about to take care of their business - such weather chills the bones and sets the spirit to quavering. You see armed patrols of guards moving through the streets, the only real attraction in this heavy fog. Laterns begin to rise, a little earlier than usual due to the weather.
[21:30] * Koreyan lights the cigarra and looks around the scene
[21:30] <Janna> "Lots of fighting here... same as everywhere I guess.."
[21:30] * Yvalphone heads outside and links arms with Tetra's good one.
[21:30] <Koreyan> "Yeah... Too much for anyone's tastes."
[21:31] <Nachttier> "Nasty weather, this. At least the bodies will not start rotting for a while."
[21:31] <Aldante_Fax> At this point you are free to procure provisions or do whatever you like. The general store is right down the way, and is one of the more prominent stores in the area.
[21:31] <Janna> ((Even if I had money, I don't need anything. :P))
[21:31] * Mayard is still out of money. No shopping for him.
[21:32] * Tetra smiles a bit as Yval walks with him.
[21:32] <Nachttier> ((Yes, I have *so* much cashx0r to spend.))
[21:32] * Carson shivers, holds his vest tight, and wanders down a back alley, in search of something to do or fight.
[21:32] <Koreyan> ((BBQ?))
[21:32] <Yvalphone> "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"
[21:32] <Carson> (When you don't have money... Why not go huntin' for it?)
[21:32] <Janna> "These aren't even good battles. No glory or anything in them..."
[21:32] * Mayard stops when Carson goes wandering.
[21:32] * Tetra looks at Yval for a moment. "What are you doing with your life, if I might ask?"
[21:32] * Mayard goes back to just outside the tavern with the others.
[21:33] * Koreyan slides away from the entry to the tavern and leans against a lamppost, watching the people outside... the dead, the dying.
[21:33] * Tetra looks around at everyone else's comings and goings.
[21:33] * Janna takes a long drag off her smoke, blowing out a ring that quickly loses visibility in the fog.
[21:33] * Yvalphone shrugs a bit. "My sisters and I are trying to find a way to end my family'scurse once and for all."
[21:33] * Mayard looks around for anybody suffering from poisoning.
[21:34] <Tetra> "Ahhh... you had mentioned that before, when you first came here."
[21:34] * Tetra gets a serious expression on his face. "Care for some help?"
[21:34] <Aldante_Fax> Carson heads off into a back alley - there isn't much to see, the town is very quiet this afternoon. Not a thug in sight. Eventually, you come to the town square to take a break, which is deserted.
[21:34] <Janna> "...It
[21:34] <Janna> +'s quiet."
[21:34] <Carson> (BRB - damn sibs...)
[21:35] * Yvalphone matches Tetra's expression. "Of course. How else are you going to get vengeance for your arm?"
[21:35] <Aldante_Fax> The little one finds nobody suffering from poisoning - they're either dead, or as healthy as they can get.
[21:35] * Koreyan nods slowly, taking a slow drag from the cigarra.
[21:35] <Janna> "Too quiet."
[21:35] <Koreyan> "Everyone's uneasy. No one knows if they'll be the next to die. It's horrid living like this."
[21:35] <Janna> ((Yes, it had to be said.))
[21:35] <Mayard> "...nothing I can do..."
[21:35] <Tetra> "Vengeance?" He smirks a little bit. "If I recall, the one that gave this to me is already dead."
[21:35] <Nachttier> "The quiet will end soon enough."
[21:36] <Janna> "You ever wonder if there's someplace out there that's better?"
[21:36] <Mayard> "There is."
[21:36] <Nachttier> "There are places that are worse."
[21:36] <Koreyan> "Sometimes. Even my days back with the guild were better than this..."
[21:36] <Mayard> "There always is."
[21:36] <Aldante_Fax> Town square, perhaps. There's people in Town Square, or so one would be lead to believe.
[21:36] * Yvalphone looks at Tetra. "There's more to the story than just demons attacking my family."
[21:36] <Carson> (Back.)
[21:36] <Mayard> "It's just hard to find at times."
[21:37] * Tetra looks at Yval and grins a little.
[21:37] <Janna> "No, I mean... better than this world. All there is to do here is wait to die...." Janna straightens herself and smiles slightly. "The weather is getting to me."
[21:37] <Tetra> "Yes... I suppose there is."
[21:37] <Tetra> "There's always something surprising with you, isn't there?"
[21:38] * Yvalphone grins. "Well, yeah. Why else would you talk to me?"
[21:38] <Koreyan> "I've never had time to think about what's next. I've always been more concerned with getting through what's here, now, today."
[21:38] <Janna> "How to kill the next criminal?"
[21:38] <Mayard> "The future is all I think about, really."
[21:38] * Carson walks out of another back alley - convient, they are - and walks smack-dab into the same people as before. "...Hunh. Sunuvabitch..."
[21:39] * Koreyan shrugs slightly. "Bring him in if possible... kill if necessary."
[21:39] <Aldante_Fax> A large, ragtag group of kids and a woman in her late thirties with premature greying hair and a weatherbeaten face wanders past, heading for the Town Square. Some food stalls are there, and also an orphanage, which the mismatched group of children seem to belong, based on what the woman mutters to them in a brusque fashion.
[21:39] <Yvalphone> Her smile fades however. "Mahbdara. Her name is Mahbdara and she's a demon queen. She's determined to slaughter my family due to an ancestor's trespass against her."
[21:40] * Tetra looks at her, then shuts his eyes in thought.
[21:40] <Tetra> "... is that so?"
[21:40] * Koreyan watches what he assumes to be the headmistress of the orphanage with her train of followers.
[21:40] <Nachttier> "Koreyan, why did you become a bounty hunter?"
[21:41] <Tetra> "... no wonder you're upset about what happened."
[21:41] * Tetra looks at her. "I didn't know."
[21:41] * Nachttier looks at Koreyan intently with his one exposed eye.
[21:41] * Carson heads to the food stall and tries to find some good non-perishable food - for, well, whenever he leaves, - trying to keep an ear to the conversation behind him as well.
[21:41] * Yvalphone looks away. "Well now you do. Still eager to join me?"
[21:41] <Aldante_Fax> Soon, whatever was left of the sun begins to draw into the west, the sky above turning from grey to black. The silence grows oppressive, save for guards still on patrol. As far as the lot of you are concerned, you're the only ones out on the streets.
[21:42] * Tetra thinks some more, then looks back at Yval, a smirk on his face and his eyes full of eagerness.
[21:42] <Koreyan> "I'm not entirely sure... I've never been attached to any one place... these damn creatures have seen to that well enough. Wandering became second nature... and I figured I'd might as well try to survive off of life."
[21:43] * Yvalphone grins. "Good. Now I can stop the sulking."
[21:43] <Mayard> "Well, we probably ought to get to someplace safe to rest."
[21:43] <Nachttier> "I see."
[21:43] * Tetra nods at her.
[21:43] * Koreyan stares off into the lengthening shadows and finishes his cigarra, crushing the butt under his shoe.
[21:43] <Aldante_Fax> A loud gong from the islandside rings out, filling the silence.
[21:44] <Mayard> "This dar-...is that the alarm?"
[21:44] * Yvalphone jumps at the gong
[21:44] <Aldante_Fax> There is a pause, and it sounds once, twice more.
[21:44] <Yvalphone> +.
[21:44] * Tetra blinks at the noise.
[21:44] <Koreyan> "That's... not good, is it?"
[21:44] <Nachttier> "... I don't like the sound of that."
[21:44] <Tetra> "What in the world...?"
[21:44] * ZeroNumber (ZeroNumber@sdn-ap-029txhousP0355.dialsprint.net) has joined #aria
[21:44] <Yvalphone> "Trouble?"
[21:44] * Tetra places his hand on the handle of his rapier.
[21:44] * Carson turns around, stuffing whatever he got into a pocket, stretching the leather on his hands tightly.
[21:44] * Mayard decides that now is a good time to pull out his rifle.
[21:44] <Aldante_Fax> In moments, guards begin to yell out cries, and you all begin to feel it, and hear it.
[21:44] <Nachttier> ((I don't like it so much I used a contraction! BBQ!))
[21:45] <Janna> "Oh... dear."
[21:45] <Tetra> "... shit."
[21:45] <Yvalphone> "Oh my..."
[21:45] <Carson> Ah, hell. Here we go!
[21:45] <Aldante_Fax> Wood begins to splinter, the sound of establishments being destroyed. Screams begin to fill the new night air.
[21:45] <Mayard> "Oh, hell. Not this again."
[21:45] <Janna> "What are you doing? RUN AWAY!"
[21:45] <Tetra> (( Are we all together at this point? ))
[21:45] * Janna begins trying to do just that.
[21:45] <Mayard> "Where!?"
[21:45] * Carson 's rune begins to glow softly, and he looks at his arm. "Heh. You ready too?"
[21:45] * Yvalphone readies her staff.
[21:46] <Janna> "Oh, you people are so stupid. Or suicidal."
[21:46] <Aldante_Fax> There's a small tingling sensation in Carson's arm.
[21:46] <Koreyan> "It's a fight... c'mon."
[21:46] * Koreyan looks at Janna, an odd twinkle in his eye
[21:46] <Mayard> "If you know a good place to run to, please feel free to tell us!"
[21:46] <Janna> "Fine, fine. Just because I don't want to see you die!"
[21:46] * Tetra draws his rapier and starts running to where the guards were at.
[21:46] <Nachttier> "May as well."
[21:47] * Nachttier waits to follow Koreyan.
[21:47] * Koreyan reaches into his pocket and wraps a strip of cloth around his head, then snaps his katanas into his hands, following Tetra to the guards.
[21:47] <Aldante_Fax> From town square, you begin to hear the panicked cries of children, and the unbridled scream of defiance from a lone woman turned into a scream of unbridled terror...
[21:47] * Janna pulls hard on both sides of her dress, and slits come open at the sides, revealing leg-sheathes filled with *lots* of simple knives.
[21:47] <Yvalphone> "The children!"
[21:47] * Tetra looks in the direction of the second scream.
[21:47] * Carson 's ears perk up, and he tries to tell if the screams are somewhere near. "Hope I can pull this 'hero' thing one more time..."
[21:47] * Yvalphone begins rushing towards the scream. "Come on!"
[21:47] <Tetra> "... no way we're gonna help them all."
[21:48] <Mayard> "Then we help all we can."
[21:48] * Tetra follows Yval.
[21:48] <Janna> "Heroes. Sigh."
[21:48] * Mayard runs toward the screams.
[21:48] <Aldante_Fax> Guards begin to rush towards the town square, towards the orphanage. The ground reverberates from heavy impacts in the distance.
[21:48] * Koreyan breaks into a dead run towards the orphanage, determined to get there as quickly as possible
[21:48] * Janna heads forward, well behind the others, figuring the ones in front will get killed first.
[21:49] * Nachttier runs after Koreyan, drawing his sword from beneath his cloak.
[21:49] * Mayard ends up in the back as well, mainly because his legs aren't long enough to keep up with the others yet.
[21:49] * Carson looks around. "Shit. They're coming from more than one side!" Wit hthat, he turns his back towards the group, keeping stride through the akwardness of his stance.
[21:50] <Koreyan> ((Fax - what's the scene at the orphanage?))
[21:51] <Aldante_Fax> The gong begins sounding louder in the background, and whistles pierce the night air. As you approach the town square, you see a gruesome site - guards are fighting in pockets from all the thoroughfares, trying to tear the way into what has now turned into a scene of carnage.
[21:52] <Tetra> "... good God."
[21:52] * Tetra grips his rapier tighter.
[21:52] <Aldante_Fax> In the clearing you see a large group of humans with rotting flesh, skeletons that have been yellowed with time and reddened with blood. The closest of them turn to the group and they begin to shamble towards you as one...
[21:52] * Mayard gets to the scene ready to fight anything that comes close.
[21:52] <Carson> hell... we're there, all right.
[21:52] <Janna> "Looks like they're trying to take the town once and for all."
[21:52] * Koreyan slides to a stop as the square comes into full view
[21:52] * Yvalphone only sees blurrs, but she can tell it's not good. "What's wrong?"
[21:52] * Janna reaches into her sheathes and pulls out a knife in each hand.
[21:52] * Nachttier slams into Koreyan from behind, nearly knocking the young man over.
[21:53] <Mayard> "Undead."
[21:53] <Carson> Oh, just a bunch of skeletons wanting our heads.
[21:53] <Aldante_Fax> [Now then, a moment to get the initiative tracker set and loaded.]
[21:53] <Janna> [Roger that]
[21:53] <Carson> (Right. I'l ltake this opportunity to roll for Trauma, thank you.)
[21:53] <Carson> !roll 1d100
[21:53] * Tetra looks at the undead shambling towards the group... and growls.
[21:53] <Highwind> Carson - 1d100: 38 ( Total: 38 )
[21:53] * Koreyan regains his balance and looks at Nachttier, tipping his head. "Are you sure you still want to be with us here?"
[21:54] <Carson> (w00t.)
[21:54] <Koreyan> (( I'll do that as well))
[21:54] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[21:54] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 96 ( Total: 96 )
[21:54] <Koreyan> ...
[21:54] <Janna> ((Poop))
[21:54] <Yvalphone> ((lol, let's get this done in 4 rounds or less :P))
[21:54] <Carson> (Ayep.)
[21:54] <Nachttier> "Yes... You do not look so well, Koreyan."
[21:55] <Mayard> ((Question: Would Treatment help with Trauma?))
[21:55] * Tetra brings his rapier in front of him, the tip of the blade hovering just above the ground.
[21:56] * Carson blinks, keeping his mind under controll for now. "Skeletons. Not shadows... not shadows..."
[21:56] <Tetra> "... you should have only died once."
[21:56] * Yvalphone raises her own staff. "Undead. I hate Undead."
[21:56] * Koreyan gets a faraway look in his eye, his blades hanging limp at his sides. "... Mom?"
[21:57] <Janna> "Don't get sentimental on me now..."
[21:57] * Janna mutters darkly.
[21:57] * Mayard . o O ( Oh, great, he's cracking up. )
[21:57] * Carson blinks again, and looks over. "Don't start that shit now! I know where you are, man, and it ain't where ya need to be!"
[21:58] <Nachttier> ((So, is he randomly stopped or randomly confused? :p))
[21:58] <Tetra> (( Fax...? ))
[21:58] <Aldante_Fax> [Alright, let's check this out.]
[21:58] <Carson> (So, was the Init Tracker built by Babbage when he was drunk, or what?)
[21:58] <Koreyan> (( I was curious about that myself ^_^ ))
[21:58] <Tetra> (( Ok, good. ))
[21:58] <Aldante_Fax> Battle order: Koreyan:17 Janna:17 Carson:16 Mayard:14 Yvalphone:12 Tetra:12 Skeleton_A:11 Skeleton_B:10 Zombie_B:9 Zombie_C:9 Nachttier:8 Zombie_A:6
[21:58] <Carson> (They're either slow or unlucky. Shit.)
[21:59] <Aldante_Fax> Victory Conditions: Party must survive (6) combat rounds!
[21:59] <Carson> (Also shit.)
[21:59] <Janna> ((This I don't like the sound of.))
[21:59] <Mayard> (( *whimper* ))
[21:59] <Aldante_Fax> Battle Action Limit: 30 seconds per action.
[22:00] <Aldante_Fax> Let's roll. Koreyan, you're up.
[22:00] <Koreyan> ((Evens stop, odds confused))
[22:00] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[22:00] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 45 ( Total: 45 )
[22:00] <Nachttier> "Concentrate your attacks on one of them at a time, otherwise we'll never make any headway."
[22:00] <Carson> (...And things go downhill.)
[22:00] <Aldante_Fax> .5---Next Action---
[22:00] <Koreyan> ((Yay for me being confused))
[22:00] <Nachttier> ((Duckbutter.))
[22:01] <Aldante_Fax> .5---Next Action---
[22:01] * Janna leaps forward, looking ready to stab a knife into Zombie A's neck, but instead reaches into its ragged pocket and tries to get something cool.
[22:01] <Janna> !roll 1d100
[22:01] <Highwind> Janna - 1d100: 15 ( Total: 15 )
[22:01] <Janna> ((Stole something, woo))
[22:01] <Janna> !roll 1d100
[22:01] <Highwind> Janna - 1d100: 100 ( Total: 100 )
[22:01] <Janna> ((Common item))
[22:01] <Aldante_Fax> Nothing to steal!
[22:01] <Aldante_Fax> .5---Next Action---
[22:01] <Mayard> (( Heh. ))
[22:01] * Carson dashes at Skeleton A , skids to a halt, and kicks Skeleton A straight in the jaw. "Boot to the head!" (Pummel!)
[22:01] <Janna> ((God damn it!))
[22:01] <Carson> (Rune Activation:)
[22:01] <Carson> !roll 1d100
[22:01] <Highwind> Carson - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[22:01] <Carson> (Hot damn!)
[22:02] <Aldante_Fax> .5---Next Action---
[22:02] <Carson> !roll 1d6+16,150%
[22:02] <Highwind> Carson - 1d6+16,150%: 5 ( Total: 31.5 )
[22:02] <Aldante_Fax> Hmm...
[22:02] <Carson> !roll 1d6+8
[22:02] <Highwind> Carson - 1d6+8: 4 ( Total: 12 )
[22:02] <Aldante_Fax> For better interests, I'll increase the time limit to 90 seconds.
[22:02] <Tetra> (( Gotcha ))
[22:02] <Janna> ((Yay))
[22:02] <Carson> (Huzzah!)
[22:02] <Mayard> (( Shall I go? ))
[22:03] * Mayard attacks Skeleton A.
[22:03] <Aldante_Fax> Indeed, get going.
[22:03] <Mayard> !roll 1d100
[22:03] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d100: 57 ( Total: 57 )
[22:03] <Mayard> (( Hit? ))
[22:03] <Aldante_Fax> Indeed. Roll 'em.
[22:03] <Mayard> !roll 1d12+18
[22:03] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d12+18: 5 ( Total: 23 )
[22:04] <Aldante_Fax> Skeleton A explodes under the force of Mayard and Carson.
[22:04] <Mayard> "One down..."
[22:04] <Aldante_Fax> Yvalphone is up.
[22:04] <Aldante_Fax> .5---Next Action---
[22:04] * Yvalphone Summons Valefore. ((Roll for Companion?))
[22:05] * Carson looks at the kid as he shakes off a jawbone from his boot. "Nice aim."
[22:05] * Koreyan turns in a slow circle, eyes out of focus. "Mom... why did you leave?"
[22:06] <Yvalphone> ((Roll for Companion?))
[22:06] <Mayard> "Thanks. Nice kick."
[22:06] <Aldante_Fax> [Erk.]
[22:06] <Aldante_Fax> [Yeah, go ahead.]
[22:06] <Yvalphone> !roll d100
[22:06] <Highwind> Yvalphone - d100: 87 ( Total: 87 )
[22:07] <Nachttier> ((You know, I'm glad I'm out of the party members that despite a disturbing past doesn't flashback at the drop of a hat.))
[22:07] <Yvalphone> ((pooh))
[22:07] <Yvalphone> ((hehe, ditto))
[22:07] <Aldante_Fax> [Summon goes off on 6.]
[22:07] <Janna> ((Indeed))
[22:07] <Aldante_Fax> [Tetra, you're up.]
[22:07] * Tetra goes to impale Zombie A's unbeating heart with his rapier.
[22:07] <Tetra> !roll 1d100
[22:07] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d100: 57 ( Total: 57 )
[22:07] <Tetra> (( Hit? ))
[22:07] <Yvalphone> ((I didn't Call. So she should be Valefore now))
[22:07] <Aldante_Fax> [Hit, roll damage]
[22:07] <Tetra> !roll 1d8+20
[22:07] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d8+20: 4 ( Total: 24 )
[22:07] * Yvalphone is now known as Valefore
[22:08] <Aldante_Fax> [Oh, whoops, my bad.]
[22:08] <Janna> ((There's no e on the end of Valefor.))
[22:08] * Valefore is now known as Valefor
[22:08] <Carson> (But Valefor is probably taken by Nickserv.)
[22:08] <Janna> ((Anal-retentive ++))
[22:08] <Valefor> ((:P))
[22:08] <Janna> ((Point))
[22:08] <Mayard> (( Eh, everyone gets the Summon and Call mized up at least once. ))
[22:08] <Nachttier> ((Maybe it's like Akihito when he would turn into Akifor. :p))
[22:08] <Mayard> (( *mixed ))
[22:08] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie A crumbles to dirt.
[22:08] <Carson> (Aye.)
[22:09] * Tetra swings his sword to throw any rotting flesh off of it.
[22:09] <Tetra> "... foul creatures."
[22:09] <Aldante_Fax> Skeleton B charges Tetra!
[22:09] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d100
[22:09] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d100: 6 ( Total: 6 )
[22:09] <Aldante_Fax> Hot damn!
[22:09] <Koreyan> (( Ow. ))
[22:09] <Tetra> (( Shit ))
[22:10] <Mayard> (( Oboy. ))
[22:10] <Nachttier> "I think they can still hear you."
[22:10] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d6+12,200%
[22:10] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d6+12,200%: 4 ( Total: 32.0 )
[22:10] <Janna> ((Owwie.))
[22:11] * Tetra gets knocked off his feet by the force of the blow, and slowly gets a solid footing. .4
[27/46 HP]
[22:11] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 2d100
[22:11] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 2d100: 25, 22 ( Total: 47 )
[22:12] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie B charges towards Nachttier and swings his upper torso into him!
[22:12] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d100
[22:12] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d100: 73 ( Total: 73 )
[22:12] <Aldante_Fax> And swings short.
[22:12] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie C follows suit!
[22:13] * Nachttier sways backwards a little to avoid the first blow.
[22:13] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 2d100
[22:13] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 2d100: 93, 43 ( Total: 136 )
[22:13] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie C leaps onto Nachttier!
[22:13] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d100
[22:13] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d100: 53 ( Total: 53 )
[22:13] <Aldante_Fax> And what do you know, he hits.
[22:14] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d6+20
[22:14] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d6+20: 1 ( Total: 21 )
[22:14] <Aldante_Fax> Nattchier takes 13 points of damage.
[22:15] <Aldante_Fax> Nattchier gets to roll.
[22:15] <Nachttier> "Quit biting my arm and return to your grave."
[22:15] <Aldante_Fax> Er, attack.
[22:15] <Nachttier> Dispatch, the one that's eating me.
[22:15] <Nachttier> (Goes off... now?)
[22:15] <Aldante_Fax> Sounds good.
[22:15] <Aldante_Fax> It does indeed go off now. Roll 'em.
[22:16] * Nachttier shifts the grip on his sword and swings it underhanded through the fiend latched onto him.
[22:16] <Nachttier> !roll 1d12+20,125%
[22:16] <Highwind> Nachttier - 1d12+20,125%: 5 ( Total: 31.25 )
[22:16] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie C cleaves in half violently.
[22:17] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie A flings himself at Carson!
[22:17] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 2d100
[22:17] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 2d100: 88, 43 ( Total: 131 )
[22:17] <Tetra> (( Zombie A, ahhh... died. ))
[22:17] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d100
[22:17] <Carson> Well, these guys aren't so ba-Gyah!
[22:17] <Nachttier> ((Wasn't Zombie A dead?))
[22:17] <Janna> ((I thought A was dead>))
[22:17] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d100: 45 ( Total: 45 )
[22:17] <Aldante_Fax> [Did he die?]
[22:17] <Carson> (...)
[22:17] <Tetra> (( <Aldante_Fax> Zombie A crumbles to dirt. ))
[22:17] <Janna> ((<Aldante_Fax> Zombie A crumbles to dirt.))
[22:17] <Aldante_Fax> [Oh, right, Tetra stabbed him. Whoops.]
[22:17] * Carson blinks. "I'm seein' things..."
[22:17] <Aldante_Fax> [Sorry about that, little scatterbrained right now.]
[22:17] <Janna> ((No worries))
[22:18] <Tetra> (( Heh. S'ok, Fax. ))
[22:18] <Mayard> (( S'alright. ))
[22:18] <Carson> (Aye. No biggie.)
[22:18] <Valefor> ((yep))
[22:18] <Aldante_Fax> End of the round. A new wave of undead surges from the town square, and a fresh batch surges from the alleyways behind you and closes off any escape.
[22:18] <Janna> "These guys aren't so... DAMN IT!"
[22:18] <Mayard> "Well, this is looking a lot worse now."
[22:18] <Koreyan> (( Same number of guys? ))
[22:19] * Tetra looks around at the new undead.
[22:19] * Janna wheels around at the new ones, knives ready to fly.
[22:19] <Aldante_Fax> Battle order: Janna:20 Mayard:17 Tetra:16 Skeleton_B:16 Nachttier:15 Koreyan:12 Skeleton_A:10 Carson:9 Zombie_A:9 Zombie_B:7 Zombie_C:7 Valefor:7
[22:19] * Carson turns around. "Just come and try somethin'!"
[22:20] * Janna jumps back and with a flick of both wrists, a pair of knives are sent spinning in Skeleton B's direction. (Normal attack)
[22:20] <Janna> !roll 1d100
[22:20] <Highwind> Janna - 1d100: 11 ( Total: 11 )
[22:20] <Janna> ((WOO WOO!))
[22:20] * Mayard looks around for the closest dead thing to kill.
[22:20] <Janna> !rol 1d6+20,200%
[22:20] <Mayard> (( Um... *re-kill. ))
[22:20] <Janna> !roll 1d6+20,200%
[22:20] <Highwind> Janna - 1d6+20,200%: 1 ( Total: 42.0 )
[22:21] <Aldante_Fax> Skeleton B's skull splits neatly in half.
[22:21] <Aldante_Fax> Mayard's up.
[22:21] * Mayard was going to go for Skeleton B, but with it gone, he goes after A instead.
[22:21] <Mayard> !roll 1d100
[22:21] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d100: 30 ( Total: 30 )
[22:21] <Mayard> !roll 1d12+18
[22:21] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d12+18: 8 ( Total: 26 )
[22:21] * Koreyan continues turning in place, tears beginning to roll down his face... "Why does everyone leave me!!"
[22:22] * Mayard . o O ( Maybe if I shoot him, he'll snap out of it... )
[22:22] <Aldante_Fax> Skeleton A's head just turns into little fragments, instead.
[22:22] <Valefor> ((just smack him))
[22:22] <Aldante_Fax> Tetra gets to go.
[22:23] * Tetra takes a swipe at Zombie A.
[22:23] <Carson> (He's Stopped, not Confused. If he was Confused, the nhitting him would work.)
[22:23] <Mayard> (( I know. That was an IC thought. :) ))
[22:23] <Tetra> !roll 1d100
[22:23] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d100: 38 ( Total: 38 )
[22:23] <Aldante_Fax> Hit, roll damage.
[22:23] <Valefor> ((:P my bad))
[22:23] <Tetra> !roll 1d8+20
[22:23] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d8+20: 6 ( Total: 26 )
[22:23] <Carson> (Ah...)
[22:23] <Koreyan> (( Actually, I -am- confused ^_^ ))
[22:24] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie A staggers, whirls his head towards Tetra, and raises to strike a blow before crumbling apart.
[22:24] <Carson> (Ah. My bad, then!)
[22:24] <Aldante_Fax> Nattchier's up.
[22:24] <Nachttier> ((Which undead are left standing? Zombies B and C?))
[22:25] <Tetra> (( Yup ))
[22:25] <Aldante_Fax> [You know it.]
[22:25] * Nachttier shifts the grip on his sword to a normal dual-overhand style.
[22:25] <Nachttier> Dispatch on Zombie B.
[22:25] <Nachttier> (Which goes off now?)
[22:25] <Aldante_Fax> Goes off now.
[22:25] <Nachttier> Hey... 20,125% isn't a number at all! Damn.
[22:26] <Nachttier> !roll 1d12+20,125%
[22:26] <Highwind> Nachttier - 1d12+20,125%: 8 ( Total: 35.0 )
[22:26] <Nachttier> ((Ignore that. :p))
[22:26] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie B is cleaved neatly in half.
[22:26] <Koreyan> (( Rolling for target ))
[22:26] * Nachttier slides past Zombie B, undead goop flying through the air.
[22:26] <Koreyan> !roll 1d8
[22:26] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d8: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[22:26] <Aldante_Fax> Koreyan would act, but he's living hell at the moment. So, in lieu of this, Carson is up.
[22:27] * Carson hits Zombie C with the basic, classic, and never stale left-jab / right-palm-strike. The rune on his arm shines softly.
[22:27] <Carson> !roll 2d100
[22:27] <Highwind> Carson - 2d100: 34, 69 ( Total: 103 )
[22:27] <Carson> (Rune rolls:)
[22:27] <Carson> !roll 2d100
[22:27] <Highwind> Carson - 2d100: 25, 30 ( Total: 55 )
[22:27] <Carson> (Hot damn again!)
[22:27] * Mayard is looking a little annoyed at Koreyan.
[22:27] <Carson> !roll 1d6+16
[22:27] <Carson> !roll 1d6+16
[22:27] <Highwind> Carson - 1d6+16: 5 ( Total: 21 )
[22:27] <Highwind> Carson - 1d6+16: 1 ( Total: 17 )
[22:27] <Koreyan> (( That works as well - I thought I got the round of flashback/confuse. Saved me from jacking myself though. ))
[22:27] <Carson> !roll 1d6+8
[22:27] <Carson> !roll 1d6+8
[22:27] <Highwind> Carson - 1d6+8: 3 ( Total: 11 )
[22:27] <Highwind> Carson - 1d6+8: 2 ( Total: 10 )
[22:28] <Aldante_Fax> The last zombie bites the dirt.
[22:28] <Aldante_Fax> Having no oppnents left this round, Valefor feels a little useless.
[22:28] * Valefor just wants to fly.
[22:29] <Aldante_Fax> Top of the round.
[22:29] * Koreyan half-heartedly slashes the air in front of him, like a sleeping person trying to push the blankets off.
[22:29] <Aldante_Fax> Battle order: Carson:18 Koreyan:17 Nachttier:16 Janna:16 Skeleton_A:16 Zombie_C:12 Skeleton_B:12 Valefor:12 Mayard:9 Tetra:8 Zombie_A:7 Zombie_B:7
[22:29] * Carson turns, and looks at Skeleton A. "Howdy."
[22:29] <Aldante_Fax> New undead stomp forward waiting to be slaughtered.
[22:29] <Janna> "More, eh?"
[22:29] <Koreyan> ((Rolls for Trauma Break ))
[22:30] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[22:30] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 50 ( Total: 50 )
[22:30] <Koreyan> (( Woo-hoo! ))
[22:30] * Carson dashes at Skeleton A , skids to a halt, and kicks Skeleton A straight in the jaw. "Boot to the head!" (Pummel!)
[22:30] <Tetra> "Hmph. You should have stayed dead."
[22:30] <Carson> !roll 1d6+16,150%
[22:30] <Highwind> Carson - 1d6+16,150%: 5 ( Total: 31.5 )
[22:30] <Carson> !roll 1d100
[22:30] <Highwind> Carson - 1d100: 52 ( Total: 52 )
[22:31] * Koreyan snaps out of his daze and looks around at the undead swarms
[22:31] <Aldante_Fax> Koreyan rejoins the fray as the series of blows smites the Skeleton into smaller pieces.
[22:31] <Nachttier> "Welcome back to the living, Koreyan. Say hello to the dead."
[22:31] * Mayard looks at Koreyan. "Took you long enough."
[22:31] <Koreyan> "Thanks. We'll talk later."
[22:31] <Carson> Good timing, though.
[22:32] <Janna> "About time, you useless bounty unter."
[22:32] <Carson> (BRB)
[22:32] <Janna> ((+h))
[22:32] <Koreyan> (( Fax: Multi-targetting with 2 weapons? ))
[22:32] <Aldante_Fax> [Hmm...]
[22:32] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d2
[22:32] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d2: 1 ( Total: 1 )
[22:32] <Janna> ((I don't think it can be done according to the rules))
[22:32] <Janna> ((But I could be wrong))
[22:33] <Aldante_Fax> [I'll disallow it for the time being.]
[22:33] <Koreyan> (( K, just thought I'd ask. ))
[22:33] <Janna> ((According to canon you can't :P))
[22:33] <Tetra> (( This is getting logged... right? ))
[22:33] * Koreyan spins around and charges at Zombie A
[22:33] <Mayard> (( Yeah. ))
[22:33] <Koreyan> Right: Ashura
[22:33] <Koreyan> !roll 1d10+18
[22:33] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d10+18: 8 ( Total: 26 )
[22:33] <Koreyan> ...
[22:33] <Koreyan> Dammit
[22:33] <Aldante_Fax> ...
[22:33] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[22:33] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 69 ( Total: 69 )
[22:33] <Tetra> (( Good. ))
[22:34] <Janna> ((WOO HOO 69 YEAH))
[22:34] <Aldante_Fax> That'll hit.
[22:34] <Carson> (Back.)
[22:34] <Koreyan> Right: Ashura
[22:34] <Koreyan> !roll 1d10+18
[22:34] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d10+18: 7 ( Total: 25 )
[22:34] <Koreyan> Left: Ashura
[22:34] <Koreyan> !roll 1d10+18
[22:34] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d10+18: 3 ( Total: 21 )
[22:35] <Koreyan> (( ... Dammit. It did it again! ))
[22:35] <Koreyan> (( /kicks his script ))
[22:35] <Tetra> (( ...? ))
[22:35] <Aldante_Fax> -_-
[22:35] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[22:35] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 27 ( Total: 27 )
[22:35] <Aldante_Fax> That'll also hit.
[22:35] <Koreyan> Left: Ashura
[22:35] <Koreyan> !roll 1d10+18
[22:35] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d10+18: 2 ( Total: 20 )
[22:35] <Aldante_Fax> A neat cross slash seperates the zombie into four equal meaty pieces.
[22:36] <Koreyan> "... Serves you right. NEXT!"
[22:36] <Aldante_Fax> Nattchier once again has the initiative.
[22:37] * Nachttier leaps towards Zombie_C, changing grips to wield his sword like a massive dagger as he plunges towards the fiend.
[22:37] <Nachttier> Dispatch, ZombieC.
[22:37] <Nachttier> (Goes off now?)
[22:37] <Aldante_Fax> Goes off after Janna.
[22:37] <Janna> ((Which ones are still up?))
[22:37] <Koreyan> (( Zombie C and B ))
[22:38] <Koreyan> ( And skeleton B ))
[22:38] <Mayard> (( And skel- yeah. ))
[22:38] <Janna> With a flash of steel in the dim light, two more knives fly our of Janna's hands and at Zombie B.
[22:38] <Janna> !roll 1d100
[22:38] <Highwind> Janna - 1d100: 84 ( Total: 84 )
[22:38] <Janna> ((Hit?))
[22:38] <Aldante_Fax> [Moment, checking]
[22:38] <Janna> ((I doubt it if they have decent def at all.))
[22:38] <Aldante_Fax> [Barely miss.]
[22:39] <Carson> (Aye. They're slow, shambling Zombies. How fast can they be?)
[22:40] <Aldante_Fax> Apparently fast enough to shamble out of the way of the knives.
[22:40] <Aldante_Fax> Dispatch goes off now.
[22:40] <Nachttier> !roll 1d12+20,125%
[22:40] <Highwind> Nachttier - 1d12+20,125%: 10 ( Total: 37.5 )
[22:40] <Nachttier> "You... die."
[22:40] <Aldante_Fax> On cue, it dies.
[22:40] <Janna> "Dammit, I'm not supposed to miss!"
[22:40] <Aldante_Fax> Skeleton B is up!
[22:41] <Aldante_Fax> On a rare occasion as this, Skeleton B swings a rusty scimitar at Janna.
[22:41] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d100
[22:41] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d100: 96 ( Total: 96 )
[22:41] <Tetra> (( *laughs* ))
[22:41] <Janna> "Hey! Eeek!"
[22:41] <Koreyan> (( And he explodes, just out of spite. ))
[22:41] * Janna rolls aside of the blow nimbly.
[22:42] <Aldante_Fax> It swings wide and twists a full revolution from it's torso.
[22:42] <Aldante_Fax> Valefor is up.
[22:42] <Carson> They spin? Whoa...
[22:42] * Valefor casts Fire on Skeleton B!
[22:42] <Valefor> !roll d100
[22:42] <Highwind> Valefor - d100: 16 ( Total: 16 )
[22:42] * Koreyan flashes a thumbs up to Janna. "Nicely done."
[22:42] <Janna> "Of course!"
[22:43] * Janna winks ay Koreyan
[22:43] <Valefor> !roll d8+21
[22:43] <Highwind> Valefor - d8+21: 2 ( Total: 23 )
[22:43] <Aldante_Fax> Skeleton B burns in righteous flame, it's grave marked by said fumbled scimitar.
[22:44] <Aldante_Fax> Mayard gets to head up to the plate.
[22:44] * Koreyan (animehelpb@199.8.171.60) Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer.)
[22:44] <Carson> (Winking kills, kids.)
[22:44] <Tetra> (( Shall we wait?))
[22:44] * Mayard takes a shot at Zombie B. ((It's still alive, right?))
[22:44] <Nachttier> ((He's back, give him a sec. :p))
[22:44] <Janna> ((How many rounds do we have left to survive?))
[22:44] <Aldante_Fax> [Yea.]
[22:44] <Tetra> (( Four, counting this one ))
[22:45] <Nachttier> ((I'd also hate to thing of what winking *at* Koreyan would have accomplished.))
[22:45] <Aldante_Fax> [Three, actually.]
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[22:45] <Nachttier> ((*think -- WTF Am I Amine now?))
[22:45] <Tetra> (( Oh, cool. ))
[22:45] <Mayard> (( I'll hold off until DT gets back. ))
[22:45] <Carson> (Three plus whatever's left of this one.)
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[22:45] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie B is still alive and has a bullet racing at it's...something.
[22:45] <Janna> ((WTF?))
[22:45] <Mayard> !roll 1d100
[22:45] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[22:46] <Aldante_Fax> Ah. It's head.
[22:46] <Aldante_Fax> Roll damage.
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[22:46] <Carson> (DT's like a cat. Comes inside, goes back out.)
[22:46] <Mayard> !roll 1d12+18
[22:46] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d12+18: 4 ( Total: 22 )
[22:46] <Janna> ((And he can be called a pussy safely. *rimshot*)
[22:46] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie B is remarkably still up.
[22:46] <Aldante_Fax> Tetra acts now.
[22:46] <Mayard> (( I think DT needs his voice back. ))
[22:47] * Aldante_Fax sets mode: +v DarkTreader
[22:47] <Aldante_Fax> [That he does.]
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[22:47] <Mayard> "Dammit!"
[22:47] * Tetra attempts to impale Zombie B as a follow-up to the shot.
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[22:47] <Tetra> !roll 1d100
[22:47] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d100: 31 ( Total: 31 )
[22:47] <Tetra> !roll 1d8+20
[22:47] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d8+20: 8 ( Total: 28 )
[22:47] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie B bites the dust.
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[22:48] <Aldante_Fax> From where you came you see six of the Paladins you had traveled with collide into the mass of undead behind you with holy wrath. They'll save your hides in (2) rounds.
[22:48] * Aldante_Fax sets mode: +v DarkTreader
[22:49] <Mayard> "Ah. Reinforcements."
[22:49] <Nachttier> ((But I'm not sure our hides *need* saving. I mean, we're cleaning up pretty well out here.))
[22:49] <Aldante_Fax> Battle order: Carson:18 Tetra:17 Nachttier:16 Koreyan:16 Janna:15 Skeleton_A:13 Skeleton_B:13 Zombie_C:12 Valefor:12 Mayard:9 Zombie_A:6 Zombie_B:5
[22:49] <Tetra> (( Exactly. :P ))
[22:49] * Carson looks up, still dashing around the battlefield and busting heads. "Maybe they should help someone who needs it..."
[22:49] <Nachttier> ((Maybe we can save *them*.))
[22:50] * Carson dashes at Skeleton A , skids to a halt, and kicks Skeleton A straight in the jaw. "Boot to the head!" (Pummel!)
[22:50] <Tetra> (( Yeah, because all they're gonna do is Cover each other. :D ))
[22:50] * DarkTreader (animehelpb@199.8.171.60) Quit (Ping timeout.)
[22:50] <Janna> "I don't know, there's more coming....!"
[22:50] <Valefor> ((final round, there's a big, ugly zombie who only takes 1 damage from all of our attacks))
[22:50] <Aldante_Fax> These monsters seem like a walk in the park, but the sheer numbers makes you think twice before saying they're simply cake.
[22:51] <Aldante_Fax> Acts on 16, before Nachttier. Tetra is up.
[22:51] <Tetra> (( Uhhh... did Carson roll damage? ))
[22:51] <Tetra> (( Wait, nevermind. Duh ))
[22:51] * Tetra swipes Skeleton B with his rapier.
[22:51] <Tetra> !roll 1d100
[22:51] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d100: 48 ( Total: 48 )
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[22:51] <Tetra> !roll 1d8+20
[22:51] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d8+20: 4 ( Total: 24 )
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[22:52] <Aldante_Fax> Skelton B's spinal column explodes to one side, showering a destroyed wall with bone fragments.
[22:52] <Tetra> (( Wtf... he needs to STAY. ))
[22:52] <Aldante_Fax> Pummel goes now.
[22:52] <Tetra> (( Be right back... food. ))
[22:52] <Carson> !roll 1d6+16,150%
[22:52] <Highwind> Carson - 1d6+16,150%: 1 ( Total: 25.5 )
[22:52] <Carson> !roll 1d100
[22:52] <Highwind> Carson - 1d100: 75 ( Total: 75 )
[22:53] <Mayard> (( Methinks DT's computer went bye-bye. ))
[22:53] <Aldante_Fax> Skeleton A rockets upwards into the fog and doesn't come back.
[22:54] * Carson slowly brings his boot back down. "Hmph. I win."
[22:54] <Aldante_Fax> Koreyan, for no good reason, falls unconscious.
[22:54] <Janna> ((I got his number, just a sec.))
[22:54] <Janna> ((He's on AIM actually.))
[22:54] <Aldante_Fax> [He's having IRC troubles it seems.]
[22:55] * Nachttier shifts his grip to a more standard stance and prepares to charge through the newly arrived Zombie_C.
[22:55] <Nachttier> Dispatch, Zombie_C whenever my number comes up.
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[22:56] <Janna> "First he gets sentimental now this..." Janna mutters as she tries to drag Koreyan's unconscious body away from the fighting, offhendedly tossing a knife at Zombie A.
[22:56] <Janna> !roll 1d100
[22:56] <Aldante_Fax> Roll 'em.
[22:56] <Highwind> Janna - 1d100: 60 ( Total: 60 )
[22:56] <Janna> !roll 1d6+20
[22:56] <Highwind> Janna - 1d6+20: 6 ( Total: 26 )
[22:57] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie A looks at the knife hit his chest and shambles forward.
[22:57] <Aldante_Fax> Dispatch goes now.
[22:57] <Nachttier> !roll 1d12+20,125%
[22:57] <Highwind> Nachttier - 1d12+20,125%: 11 ( Total: 38.75 )
[22:57] <Carson> Trust me, I know what it's like. Those thoughts don't go away easy.
[22:57] <Janna> ((DT is back for real, and he needs +v))
[22:57] * Aldante_Fax sets mode: +v Koreyan
[22:58] <Koreyan> (( Grazie. Sorry about that. ))
[22:58] * Mayard sneaks a quick glance at Carson before getting his attention back to the battle.
[22:58] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie C's lower torso collapses hardcore.
[22:58] <Aldante_Fax> Koreyan leaps back up and acts at the end of the round.
[22:58] * Nachttier charges through the zombie.
[22:58] <Aldante_Fax> Valefor goes now.
[22:59] * Valefor takes Flight.
[22:59] <Janna> "Now you wake up, you are useless!"
[22:59] <Aldante_Fax> Valefor's up, up, and away. Mayard goes.
[22:59] * Koreyan shakes his head and looks around, slightly disoriented.
[23:00] <Koreyan> (( Anything left? ))
[23:00] * Mayard takes a shot at whatever zombie is left standing.
[23:00] <Aldante_Fax> [Zombies A and B]
[23:00] <Janna> (A is wounded)
[23:00] <Aldante_Fax> [Janna failed to kill Zombie A]
[23:00] <Mayard> (( Zombie a, then. ))
[23:00] <Mayard> !roll 1d100
[23:00] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[23:00] <Aldante_Fax> Let's see those dice fly.
[23:00] <Mayard> !roll 1d12+18
[23:00] <Highwind> Mayard - 1d12+18: 6 ( Total: 24 )
[23:00] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[23:00] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 97 ( Total: 97 )
[23:01] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie A, preoccupied with - the hell?
[23:01] <Aldante_Fax> What's Koreyan rolling for?
[23:01] <Nachttier> ((BBQ?))
[23:01] <Koreyan> (( That's... odd. I'm turning off all of my scripts. They're going off at odd times now. ))
[23:01] <Carson> (Puppies.)
[23:01] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie A, preoccupied with shambling, fails to notice that he no longer exists.
[23:01] <Janna> (No, pudding.)
[23:02] <Valefor> ((I like pudding))
[23:02] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie B takes advantage of this and rushes Mayard.
[23:02] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 2d100
[23:02] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 2d100: 70, 44 ( Total: 114 )
[23:02] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d100
[23:02] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d100: 52 ( Total: 52 )
[23:02] <Aldante_Fax> That'll hit.
[23:02] * Mayard winces in pain from the attack. "Shit!"
[23:02] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d6+20
[23:02] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d6+20: 4 ( Total: 24 )
[23:03] * Mayard gets a nice solid bite to the arm. [26/40 HP]
[23:04] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie B is still alive! What do you know!
[23:04] <Aldante_Fax> And Koreyan gets to do something.
[23:04] <Carson> Y'okay kid?
[23:04] <Aldante_Fax> Other than drool.
[23:04] <Koreyan> (( I s'pose I'll stab it. ^_^ ))
[23:04] <Mayard> "I'll be fine. I can fix it up later."
[23:04] * Koreyan wipes the drool from his mouth and double-thrusts at Zombie B's head
[23:04] <Mayard> "It's his buddies that have me worried."
[23:04] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[23:04] <Janna> "Good, we're short on combat medics."
[23:04] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 53 ( Total: 53 )
[23:04] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[23:04] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 62 ( Total: 62 )
[23:04] <Nachttier> ((Yes, assuming this isn't Dawn of the Dead here...))
[23:05] <Mayard> (( OMG LOP IT OFF NOW!!!1 ))
[23:05] <Nachttier> ((OMGWTFZOMBIEKIDBBQ))
[23:05] <Aldante_Fax> Hit and hit. Roll damage.
[23:05] <Carson> (I'd be more worried if this was 28 Days Later.)
[23:05] <Koreyan> Right: Ashura
[23:05] <Koreyan> !roll 1d10+18
[23:05] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d10+18: 6 ( Total: 24 )
[23:05] <Koreyan> Left: Ashura
[23:05] <Koreyan> !roll 1d10+18
[23:05] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d10+18: 1 ( Total: 19 )
[23:05] <Mayard> (( ...point well taken. ))
[23:05] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie B's head is cleaved off, then in half.
[23:06] <Mayard> "Thanks."
[23:06] * Koreyan shakes the remnants of bone and hair from his blades. "Next!"
[23:07] <Aldante_Fax> The Paladins seem to have a much easier time than they anticipated and cleave through the rest of the crowd of undead. They'll be there in (1) round.
[23:07] <Nachttier> ((AND NOW KING ZOMBIE RISES FROM THE GRAVE))
[23:07] * Janna twirls out another pair of knives. "You're one of those manly men who love punishment, aren't you?"
[23:07] <Aldante_Fax> Battle order: Carson:18 Tetra:16 Skeleton_B:16 Koreyan:15 Janna:14 Mayard:14 Valefor:13 Zombie_A:12 Nachttier:10 Skeleton_A:9 Zombie_B:8 Zombie_C:6
[23:07] <Aldante_Fax> Carson gets to have at it.
[23:08] * Carson turns, sees the Paladins comin' round, and turns again to see another skeleton behind him.
[23:08] * Carson hits Skeleton B with the basic, classic, and never stale left-jab / right-palm-strike. The rune on his arm shines softly.
[23:08] <Carson> !roll 2d100
[23:08] <Highwind> Carson - 2d100: 75, 87 ( Total: 162 )
[23:08] <Carson> (hits?)
[23:09] <Aldante_Fax> One hits.
[23:09] <Carson> !roll 1d100
[23:09] <Highwind> Carson - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[23:09] <Carson> !roll 1d6+16
[23:09] <Highwind> Carson - 1d6+16: 1 ( Total: 17 )
[23:09] <Carson> !roll 1d6+8
[23:09] <Highwind> Carson - 1d6+8: 3 ( Total: 11 )
[23:09] <Janna> ((Wow, I need food... All I've had today is two chocolate bars and one beer... which it hitting way harder than it should. :P))
[23:10] <Aldante_Fax> The rune shines brightly and you feel powerful as the Skeleton disappears under the force of your blow.
[23:10] <Aldante_Fax> Tetra acts now.
[23:10] <Nachttier> ((Go on AFK. Janna won't end up in an ass orgy while you're gone. Really.))
[23:10] * Tetra tries to make shish-kabob with Zombie A's head.
[23:10] <Tetra> !roll 1d100
[23:10] <Highwind> Tetra - 1d100: 98 ( Total: 98 )
[23:10] <Aldante_Fax> [At least not by old scary half-masked men.]
[23:10] <Aldante_Fax> [C'mon, this isn't a stag film.]
[23:10] <Tetra> (( That's what I get for trying to make food in a fight. ))
[23:10] <Carson> (Ayep.)
[23:11] <Carson> (Eat like the wind!)
[23:11] <Aldante_Fax> Tetra's bad arm is seized by some serious pain, causing his concentration to falter. He stumbles and falls.
[23:11] <Aldante_Fax> Koreyan acts now.
[23:11] <Mayard> (( Quick and noisily! ))
[23:11] <Aldante_Fax> [I tend to just inhale my food.]
[23:11] * Tetra hoists himself back up, using his sword to brace himself, and winces a bit as the pain still courses through him.
[23:12] * Koreyan side-steps and pivots, whipping his blades into the chest of Skeleton A
[23:12] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[23:12] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 66 ( Total: 66 )
[23:12] <Koreyan> !roll 1d100
[23:12] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d100: 61 ( Total: 61 )
[23:12] <Janna> ((I'm back just in time for my turn :P))
[23:12] <Nachttier> ((Wait, wait, this *isn't* a stag film? The hell kind of RPG did I sign up for?))
[23:12] <Aldante_Fax> Both will hit, roll damage.
[23:12] <Koreyan> Right: Ashura
[23:12] <Koreyan> !roll 1d10+18
[23:12] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d10+18: 5 ( Total: 23 )
[23:12] <Koreyan> Left: Ashura
[23:12] <Koreyan> !roll 1d10+18
[23:12] <Janna> ((* Janna starts stripping))
[23:12] <Highwind> Koreyan - 1d10+18: 3 ( Total: 21 )
[23:12] <Carson> (huzzah!)
[23:12] <Aldante_Fax> [Only male turkeys gobble.]
[23:12] <Mayard> (( HEY! There are kids around, y'know. ))
[23:13] <Carson> (insert joke concerning taking step into manhood here)
[23:13] <Aldante_Fax> Skeleton A is cleaved into three parts, all of which disappear noisily into a heap.
[23:13] <Mayard> (( No sex, just wholesome violence! :) ))
[23:13] <Janna> ((What's still standing?))
[23:13] <Aldante_Fax> Janna acts now, then Valefor gets to fly again.
[23:13] <Koreyan> "And STAY dead."
[23:14] <Aldante_Fax> [All zombies are standing.]
[23:14] <Janna> "Where do these damn things even keep *coming* from!?" Janna shouts, a pair of knives humming through the air at Zombie A.
[23:14] <Janna> !roll 1d100
[23:14] <Highwind> Janna - 1d100: 51 ( Total: 51 )
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[23:14] <Janna> !roll 1d6+20
[23:14] <Highwind> Janna - 1d6+20: 3 ( Total: 23 )
[23:14] <Nachttier> "The pile of dead that they were getting ready to bury, I would imagine."
[23:15] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie A catches the knife with it's head en route to strike. Valefor is up.
[23:15] <Carson> Yeah, that makes sense.
[23:15] * Valefor casts Fire on Zombie B!
[23:15] <Valefor> !roll d100
[23:15] <Mayard> "Then they had better burn the corpses next time."
[23:15] <Highwind> Valefor - d100: 24 ( Total: 24 )
[23:15] <Valefor> !roll d8+21
[23:15] <Highwind> Valefor - d8+21: 7 ( Total: 28 )
[23:15] <Koreyan> "... Exactly. I'd rather not have to face this again."
[23:16] <Tetra> "At least you don't know some of them."
[23:16] <Mayard> "..."
[23:16] <Koreyan> "Very true. You do?"
[23:16] <Nachttier> "A lot of cities pile the bodies up ouside the walls. Provides a meal to distract most monsters, and keeps this from happening..."
[23:16] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie B is purged from the world. Zombie A is actually still standing, so it takes a swipe at Janna.
[23:16] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 2d100
[23:16] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 2d100: 59, 33 ( Total: 92 )
[23:16] * Tetra keeps silent for now.
[23:16] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d100
[23:16] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d100: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[23:16] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d6+20,200%
[23:16] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d6+20,200%: 1 ( Total: 42.0 )
[23:17] * Mayard looks... not at all ill at that remark, actually.
[23:17] <Nachttier> "My apologies Tetra, I had forgotten."
[23:17] <Aldante_Fax> The swipe turns into a full-blown tackle, slamming into Janna and knocking her prone.
[23:17] <Nachttier> "!"
[23:17] <Aldante_Fax> Nachttier acts.
[23:17] <Koreyan> "Janna!"
[23:18] <Mayard> "Janna! You need a tonic?"
[23:18] * Nachttier charges the zombie on Janna, leading sword-point first.
[23:18] <Nachttier> Dispatch on that bad boy.
[23:18] <Janna> ((Actually I believe that was a kill))
[23:18] <Mayard> (( Oh. ))
[23:18] <Aldante_Fax> [I checked the damage, and it in fact wasn't.]
[23:18] <Tetra> (( Full life to dead in one hit? o_O ))
[23:19] <Janna> ((Yeah, I have like 2 HP left))
[23:19] * Carson curses, fumbling with his left hand as he searches for a vial of good-ol'-fashioned Tonic.
[23:19] <Aldante_Fax> Dispatch goes off on 8 before the last Zombie.
[23:19] <Nachttier> !roll 1d12+20,125%
[23:20] <Highwind> Nachttier - 1d12+20,125%: 3 ( Total: 28.75 )
[23:20] <Aldante_Fax> Which is now.
[23:20] <Nachttier> ((Can I uh, 'fall' on top of Janna after I whack the zombie? >.>))
[23:20] <Aldante_Fax> The zombie leers at Janna in a horrid knowing fashion before being sliced to bits.
[23:21] <Aldante_Fax> [...If you want to cut her, I guess.]
[23:21] <Koreyan> (( ... Bad images, Nachttier... ))
[23:21] <Nachttier> ((Ooops, darn my sword.))
[23:21] <Nachttier> ((It's too big I guess.))
[23:21] <Aldante_Fax> Zombie C leaps into the air and barrels headlong into Mayard.
[23:21] <Mayard> (( ... ))
[23:21] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 2d100
[23:21] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 2d100: 85, 64 ( Total: 149 )
[23:21] <Carson> (...Dude.)
[23:21] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d100
[23:21] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[23:21] <Nachttier> ((And Mayard dies.))
[23:21] <Aldante_Fax> !roll 1d6+20
[23:21] <Highwind> Aldante_Fax - 1d6+20: 6 ( Total: 26 )
[23:21] <Mayard> "Dammit!"
[23:22] * Mayard gets hurt even worse this time, and is brought to his knees. [10/40 HP]
[23:22] <Mayard> "...I can handle this wound! Take care of the other zombies!"
[23:23] <Aldante_Fax> The zombie rises up and prepares to go for the kill, but is stopped by a crossbow bolt that knocks it into the undead before you.
[23:24] * Janna mumbles something, but is too out of it to really say or do much, as the player is making dinner.
[23:24] <Aldante_Fax> The Paladins rush past you as before your very eyes you see a massive mound of undead soar from the sky and land in a large pile of bodies, where they begin to rise and advance towards you.
[23:24] <Nachttier> ((OMG THERE WENT THE 4TH WALL))
[23:24] * Koreyan spins around, looking for another target...
[23:24] * Mayard goes fumbling for one of his tonics.
[23:24] <Nachttier> "That is not right."
[23:24] * Tetra keeps a tight grip on his rapier.
[23:25] <Nachttier> ((afk for a couple))
[23:25] <Tetra> "... brace yourself."
[23:25] * Carson looks up at the pile of bodies. "Aw, come on!"
[23:25] <Mayard> "...they're being launched into the city?"
[23:25] <Tetra> "Yeah. Been like this for a while."
[23:26] <Mayard> "...dammit."
[23:26] <Aldante_Fax> One of the Paladins shouts something. They begin to chant as they advance with their swords, performing a ritual. Their blades begin to glow a certain white, that makes the characters shy away. Either that or blindness, your pick.
[23:26] * Koreyan stands over Janna's prone body with his blades out, waiting for the next wave.
[23:26] * Tetra covers his eyes with his one good arm.
[23:26] * Valefor glides away.
[23:26] * Mayard decides to take the plunge and drink up a tonic while he can. ((Unless this is just a plot thing with rest afterwards... :p ))
[23:27] * Carson steps back, Rune glowign in time with the chants, eyes blasted by the light.
[23:27] <Nachttier> ((back))
[23:27] <Aldante_Fax> Someone smacks Koreyan in the back. "Don't just stand there, get the hell out of here!" A firey female voice shouts.
[23:27] <Aldante_Fax> The world turns white...
[23:27] <Aldante_Fax> ...And then black.
[23:27] * Koreyan ducks his head and avoids the light... "What is this??"
[23:27] * Nachttier collapses to one knee.
[23:27] <Nachttier> "Urgh..."
[23:28] * Mayard runs as fast as he can, considering his situation.
[23:28] <Carson> No, no, no, no, not now!
[23:28] <Aldante_Fax> Everybody falls unconscious rather quickly.
[23:28] * Mayard passes out silently.
[23:28] * Tetra does what any normal unconsious person would do - he falls to the ground.
[23:28] * Valefor screeches then fades...
[23:28] <Tetra> (( Spelling? ))
[23:29] * Carson falls with a soft 'gyah' and a louder 'thump'.
[23:29] * Koreyan slumps to the ground, blades making a loud ring as they strike next to him
[23:29] * Valefor is now known as Yvalphone
[23:29] <Aldante_Fax> The last thing that could be heard is a deafening roar, the silent rush of air at high velocity.
[23:30] <Aldante_Fax> You all wake up to a warm bed, and the groans of unfamiliar voices, and the death throes of militamen and women. The faint sound of someone shouting in an unintelligible language, pointing and waving, and you are engulfed in another stream of white.
[23:31] <Mayard> "...t- the hell...?"
[23:31] <Aldante_Fax> The darkness follows shortly afterwards.
[23:31] <Carson> grrrh...
[23:31] * Tetra wakes up slowly, and looks around.
[23:32] * Yvalphone snores softly.
[23:32] <Aldante_Fax> You all finally regain consciousness and bearings as a man wearing gore-stained battle armor stands before you. Each of you seems to be in perfect working condition, your wounds treated to satisfactory condition. The man is none other than the mayor himself.
[23:33] * Koreyan sits straight up in the bed, looking around rather startled. "...H.. How did we get here?
[23:33] <Mayard> "Augh... so, I'm not d- hello, sir."
[23:33] * Yvalphone sits up, yawns and stretches. "Good morning."
[23:34] * Tetra blinks, and looks at the mayor.
[23:34] * Carson sits up, expecting to wince at the pain but finding nothing to wince at. "Uh, hi..."
[23:34] <Tetra> (( I wouldn't happen to know his name, would I? :P ))
[23:34] <Mayard> "...what happened out there?"
[23:34] <Aldante_Fax> He looks each of you over silently, his face creased in lines of concentration, then nods. "Good, you're all alive. I was afraid that explosion might have killed you.'
[23:34] * Janna shifts in her sleep, not waking up.
[23:35] * Nachttier doesn't pay heed to the mayor, instead he checks to make sure his mask is in place.
[23:35] <Mayard> "What happened to the other kids?"
[23:36] <Mayard> "Did we get to them in time?"
[23:36] <Aldante_Fax> The mayor watches Nachttier. "The kids? If they got away, then may the Fates let them be unharmed. The orphanage is destroyed - one of their volleys hit it," the mayor says, frowning.
[23:36] <Aldante_Fax> "The matron of the place died fighting. A brave woman, but we hadn't a corpse to burn by the time we got to her..."
[23:36] <Mayard> "...oh. That's terrible..."
[23:37] <Carson> Aw, geeze...
[23:37] * Koreyan sighs... yet more killing in the world.
[23:37] <Koreyan> "How bad are things now?"
[23:37] * Tetra just lays his head down and shuts his eyes.
[23:37] <Yvalphone> "At least she went out honorably."
[23:38] <Aldante_Fax> "We've held up. All the abominations have been destroyed, but I think the price was too high...You saw them, didn't you?"
[23:38] <Aldante_Fax> "The Paladins."
[23:38] <Mayard> "...they weren't with you?"
[23:39] <Carson> ...
[23:39] <Yvalphone> "Paladins? So that's what happened!"
[23:39] <Aldante_Fax> "I came from another side of the town square, I was at the wall when the attack started."
[23:39] <Koreyan> "Yes... we saw. What did they do? The last thing I remember was them chanting, and then... white."
[23:40] <Aldante_Fax> "I don't know, either, but whatever it was took out scores of the undead. I'll show you when you're all well again."
[23:41] <Yvalphone> "Wow."
[23:41] <Carson> Yeah.
[23:42] * Mayard . o O ( That must have been some power. How could they get it, though? )
[23:43] <Aldante_Fax> "You're all travelers, except for you, Tetra. I apologize as the mayor of Cocoon that you had to partake in such a...Horrible thing." He lowers his head. The man seems he hadn't slept in days, and his shoulders slumped with the weight of the dead men and women that fought for him.
[23:44] * Janna 's eyes suddenly snap open and she jumps to her feet. "Zombies everywhere! Wait... where am i..?" she stumbles and goes to her knees.
[23:44] * Yvalphone fills her in.
[23:44] <Mayard> "If only none of us had to be part of that... disaster."
[23:44] * Koreyan puts a hand on Janna's shoulder. "You're ok... there aren't any zombies here..."
[23:44] * Tetra just lays there, taking some deep breaths and trying to not let his emotions show through.
[23:44] <Carson> *shrug* Hey, no problem. It's, uh, what I do, I guess...
[23:45] <Aldante_Fax> "What they did in Town Square...The Paladins saved everyone that they could, but many of those became injured in the process. Town square is nothing more than a bleached crater, now..."
[23:45] * Mayard feels his heart just about skip a beat.
[23:45] <Mayard> "What happened to them? Are the pladins still here?"
[23:45] <Mayard> (( *paladins ))
[23:46] <Yvalphone> "Oh...they..."
[23:46] <Carson> ...The paladins... can do... *blinkblink* holy shit.
[23:46] * Nachttier mumbles to himself... "Holy Explosion, no wonder..."
[23:46] * Janna gathers what she can from everything going on. "So... what happens now?"
[23:47] <Aldante_Fax> "They've gone to pray. Whatever they did took more out of them than it seemed. They're badly injured: they're young, but they can't do something like that again. It'll kill them."
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[23:49] <Janna> "That's.... a shame."
[23:49] * Yvalphone sratches her head. "That was some spell."
[23:49] <Carson> ...that's... geeze.
[23:50] <Janna> "So anyhow. we helped defend your town and nearly got killed, so, umm...." she glances idly at whatever nearby container looks like it has money in it.
[23:50] <Koreyan> "Do you know when they'll be done? I'd like to thank them."
[23:50] * Yvalphone shakes her head at Janna.
[23:50] * Koreyan slowly puts a hand over Janna's mouth.
[23:51] <Aldante_Fax> "I don't know. It's been at least a day and a night since they went into their tents in the Second Wall, and they've set up a picket."
[23:51] <Janna> "After all, w-- MMPPHH!!"
[23:51] * Carson looks over at the gal, raises an eyebrow, and thinks, 'I'd like to be paid, too, but at least I feel a little sorry for 'em.'
[23:51] <Koreyan> "... a day and a night? ... How long have -we- been here?"
[23:51] <Aldante_Fax> "Up until about twenty minutes ago, three days."
[23:52] <Koreyan> ...
[23:52] <Mayard> "..."
[23:52] <Yvalphone> "Three days!?"
[23:52] <Janna> "THREE DAYS!?"
[23:52] <Yvalphone> "THREE DAYS!?!"
[23:53] * Carson blinks. "Three days. That's a record."
[23:53] <Aldante_Fax> He nods. "It's good you woke up when you did - we were about to euthanize you and burn your corpses."
[23:53] <Nachttier> "..."
[23:53] <Janna> "WHAT!?"
[23:53] * Mayard gives a look at the Mayor, but manages to hold off from saying anything.
[23:53] * Yvalphone gulps. "That...wouldn't have been pleasant."
[23:53] <Koreyan> "... Oh. Well, I'm most certainly glad we woke up when we did then. I'd rather not be like those poor creatures out there..."
[23:53] <Carson> Well, thanks for holdin' off a little, then...
[23:53] <Aldante_Fax> "We can't spare beds for those who can't fight. We don't have any room left - that explosion took out over half of our standing militia. If they attack any time soon, we're doomed."
[23:54] <Aldante_Fax> The statement lingers in the air.
[23:54] <Koreyan> "Well..."
[23:54] <Mayard> "...I understand. I hate to say it, but I understand."
[23:54] * Koreyan looks around at the rest of the group for a moment...
[23:54] <Carson> Aye...
[23:54] * Tetra lays there for a moment, then tries to lift himself out of his bed.
[23:55] <Tetra> (( Assuming he can move... don't know how badly we were messed up ))
[23:55] * Yvalphone looks over at Tetra, unsure of what he's about to do.
[23:55] <Aldante_Fax> "It's going to get worse, too. The least I can do is spare you some room and board in the Town Hall as compensation, as well as a small set of provisions.
[23:55] <Koreyan> "I can't say anything for anyone else, but... I can put off my assignment for a short while and join you here..."
[23:55] * Janna lights a cigarra. "This situation is just getting worse and worse.
[23:56] <Aldante_Fax> He shakes his head. "I won't ask you to help us. It would be too much to ask strangers from another island, another life, to support us."
[23:56] <Yvalphone> "You don't have to ask. I'll volunteer my services."
[23:56] <Koreyan> "You're not asking. I'm offering."
[23:57] <Carson> *shrug* Hell. I got nothin' better to do. And like I said, fighting's my job.
[23:57] <Mayard> "...if we just worry about ourselves, then everyone's doomed. I'm staying."
[23:57] <Janna> "I'm surrounded by damn heroes.:
[23:57] * Tetra gets to his feet and looks around.
[23:57] <Nachttier> "We are stuck here anyways, Janna."
[23:57] <Tetra> "... how many people are left?"
[23:57] <Janna> "But, is there any way off this island without fighting?"
[23:57] <Koreyan> "Nachttier has a point."
[23:58] <Janna> I'll fight, but nobody think I'm doing it for anyone but me."
[23:59] <Janna> "I just want to get out of here."
[23:59] * Koreyan looks at Janna and smirks, ruffling her hair, then looks back at the mayor.
[23:59] <Aldante_Fax> His shoulders visibly sag more.
[23:59] <Janna> "I mean... tee hee!"
[23:59] * Janna looks shifty.
[23:59] <Carson> ..?
[23:59] <Aldante_Fax> "If you want to end your lives so, I have a duty for such a group of such as yourself..."
[23:59] * Yvalphone blinks. Session Time: Sun Mar 28 00:00:00 2004
[00:00] <Carson> Hit me. Or, uh, "us", I guess.
[00:00] <Mayard> "Who said anything about our lives ending?"
[00:00] <Aldante_Fax> He looks at Mayard and smiles sadly.
[00:00] <Janna> "Yeah! We're good!"
[00:01] <Mayard> "We'll make it through this."
[00:01] * Janna seems to have suddenly gotten back her bubbly happy side.
[00:02] <Aldante_Fax> "We want someone to escort the paladins to the only city on this island, the clock city of Quartz."
[00:02] * Koreyan nods
[00:02] <Koreyan> "When?
[00:02] <Tetra> "... shouldn't they stay here?"
[00:02] * Yvalphone stands up. "That doesn't sound too bad."
[00:02] <Janna> "Why should they go there?"
[00:02] <Tetra> "I thought you needed .more. troops, not less."
[00:03] <Aldante_Fax> "We believe that it is there where these undead are being created and sent from. Whoever is controlling them has to be from there."
[00:03] <Janna> "What?"
[00:03] * Tetra thinks for a moment.
[00:03] <Janna> "Someone from the island is creating them?"
[00:03] <Mayard> "...cut the assault off at the source."
[00:03] <Carson> Hunh. Makes sense.
[00:03] <Tetra> "Interesting."
[00:03] <Koreyan> "This isn't exactly going to be easy..."
[00:03] <Mayard> "Someone is launching them. Something is controlling them. So something must be making them."
[00:04] <Janna> "Oh, come on. We're just escorts, after all."
[00:04] <Aldante_Fax> "These undead do not rise naturally. There is someone making them from bodies found across the island, from monsters, whatever they can get their hands on."
[00:04] * Koreyan looks at Janna
[00:04] <Aldante_Fax> "We think whoever it is must be trying to take control of the Land Bridge."
[00:04] <Janna> "Don't you *dare* say what I know you're thinking."
[00:04] <Carson> So we get the Paladins to Quartz, and they kick the ass of whoever's making those things shamble around?
[00:04] * Janna sticks her tongue out at Koreyan.
[00:05] <Aldante_Fax> "The plan is that if we strike at the command center, we'll end this threat to Cocoon. That is why the Paladins have come."
[00:06] * Tetra thinks for a little more.
[00:06] <Koreyan> "... Interesting idea. I like it. When do we leave?"
[00:06] <Tetra> "So we're to strike them at the source... but what if they attack while we're gone?"
[00:06] <Aldante_Fax> "...You're serious, aren't you?"
[00:06] <Yvalphone> "Very."
[00:07] * Mayard nods.
[00:07] <Carson> I'm up to it. We can pull this off.
[00:07] * Tetra smirks to himself.
[00:07] <Tetra> . o O (Must have thought the town's done for, anyways.)
[00:07] <Koreyan> "If I wasn't, I would make jokes about how very ironic it is that we've just narrowly escaped death, and now we're facing it again. But I'm not. So I must be serious."
[00:07] <Janna> "I better go along to make sure you don't kill yourself..."
[00:08] * Janna says to Koreyan
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[00:08] * Tetra looks at the mayor. "So when do we leave?"
[00:08] <Aldante_Fax> The man almost seems poleaxed, in a bad way. "We have the plans on the third level of this building. The commander of the Island Wall will go and run over the plans in detail - what routes to take, precautions, give you maps, what have you."
[00:09] <Janna> ((GAKJHDLJKLKJHSKLJFKLJFS!!! FUCKING GOD DAMN ROOMMATES NEVER COME IN HERE WHEN I'M BORED AND WON'T LEAVE ME ALONE WHEN A GAME IS GOING ON))
[00:09] <Janna> ((BRB))
[00:09] <Carson> (...*Janna goes batshit crazy)
[00:10] * Koreyan stands up slowly, feeling his body creaking from the stiffness of three days of sleep. "Great. The sooner we get started, the sooner this is all over."
[00:10] <Koreyan> (( /me molests Janna whilst she's AFK ))
[00:10] <Janna> ((/me enjoys it))
[00:10] <Aldante_Fax> [Oh dear.]
[00:10] <Carson> (...)
[00:10] <Koreyan> (( Score ^_^ ))
[00:11] * Carson rolls out of bed, lands facefirst, and quickly pops up. "I'm fine!"
[00:12] * Mayard chacks to see if he still has his equipment handy, then gets out of the bed.
[00:12] * Janna makes sure no one has undressed her before rolling completely out of bed.,
[00:12] <Mayard> (( *checks ))
[00:12] <Nachttier> ((/me idly wonders if people were originally supposed to have been stripped and bandaged under the sheets. If they were going to burn us...))
[00:12] <Aldante_Fax> "You'll have to take it up with the Paladins. Whenever they're ready. In any case, I must attend to other matters, so may the Fates guide you and bring you success."
[00:13] <Nachttier> ((Heh, Teucer had the same thought.))