Conquering the Stars: Escape
Prelude
[14:23] < Wet_Gerbil> Battle order: Thug_D:15 Aru:14 Serigo:13 Chocolate_Bomb:13 Thug_B:13 Thug_C:11 Mithras:10 NBK:10 Shara:9 Marcus_Sucks:8 Godfather_Dogg:8 Thug_A:6
[14:24] < Wet_Gerbil> Test successful.
[14:26] * Wet_Gerbil is now known as Angry_GM
[14:26] * Newbie_X is now known as Mithras
[14:26] * Angry_GM dons the mask of the Great God Gee_Emm.
[14:26] * Aldante_Fax is now known as Aru`Momo
[14:26] < Aru`Momo> Gonna food first, back in f1v3.
[14:27] * Aru`Momo sets mode: +o Angry_GM
[14:27] < Angry_GM> Fax, since Aru won't be in the opening scene you get to play Marcus. Be a jackass and you lose XP. :p
[14:27] < Mithras> (( BRB. Bathroom break before we start. ))
[14:28] * Angry_GM sets mode: +m
[14:29] < Mithras> (( Back. ))
[14:29] < Aru`Momo> So you'll have to recap me IC, Mith.
[14:29] * Aru`Momo eyes.
[14:29] < Aru`Momo> TJ?
[14:30] * Shara_Lanator (Matt@ip-wv-24-159-121-176.charterwv.net) has joined #aria
[14:30] < Angry_GM> Dude Fax, they'll recap you when they meet up with you, which won't be for a while. :p
[14:30] < Aru`Momo> No, no, that ain't him.
[14:30] < Aru`Momo> Oh.
[14:30] < Aru`Momo> Well shit.
[14:30] * Aru`Momo goes off to masturbate for awhile then. :P
[14:30] < Angry_GM> Dude, you're playing Marcus, ya damn wanker.
[14:30] < Aru`Momo> <--- ?
[14:31] * Angry_GM sets mode: +v Shara_Lanator
[14:31] < Mithras> [14:27] < Angry_GM> Fax, since Aru won't be in the opening scene you get to play Marcus. Be a jackass and you lose XP. :p
[14:31] < Aru`Momo> .
[14:31] < Aru`Momo> Um.
[14:31] < Aru`Momo> How the fuck am I gonna do this?
[14:31] < Angry_GM> By being a robot.
[14:31] < Aru`Momo> Oh, okay.
[14:31] * Aru`Momo is now known as Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot]
[14:31] < Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot]> it_does_not_compute_stabbity.
Part 1: Law
[14:32] < Angry_GM> Okay... so... when last we left our heros, they were camped out in an alley on a pile of cardboard after a hard day of rioting and committing felonies.
[14:33] < Angry_GM> And now we meet up with them again, in the morning, sleeping soundly (except Aru since he's way over --------> there).
[14:33] < Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot]> < Marc> Why does it have to happen to me?
[14:33] < Angry_GM> Serigo and Marcus are in a rather interesting position, but I much prefer to look over at Shara and Mithras.
[14:33] < Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot]> < Marc> Gah.
[14:33] < Angry_GM> And now I hit the unpause button and let the chaos begin.
[14:34] < Angry_GM> So wake up, ya' candy ass punks.
[14:34] * Mithras wakes up rather quickly when he notices some light in the alley.
[14:34] * Mithras then sees Shara in extreme close up.
[14:34] < Mithras> "GAH!"
[14:35] * Mithras immediately jumps up and damn near pulls out his pistol until he realizes who was next to him.
[14:36] * Shara_Lanator yawns and looks over at Mithras. "You seemed to be the least demented of the lot."
[14:36] < Angry_GM> * Serigo gropes Marcus.
[14:36] < Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot]> * Marcus wakes up and looks at Serigo's crotch in his face. "..."
[14:36] * Mithras looks over at Serigo and Marcus. "Yeah, probably."
[14:36] < Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot]> * Marcus goes for the knife...then thinks better of it, and shoves Serigo off of him.
[14:37] < Angry_GM> < Serigo> *snore*
[14:37] * Mithras looks around for a moment, then only puts the pistol away when he thinks the coast is clear.
[14:37] < Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot]> < Marcus> Ow, I ache all over...Food?
[14:38] * Shara_Lanator shakes her head.
[14:38] < Mithras> "It'll probably have to wait until we get back to the stadium."
[14:38] < Angry_GM> You're in an alley, there should be a dumpster with something edible nearby.
[14:38] < Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot]> !roll 1d2
[14:38] < Highwind> Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot] - 1d2: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[14:39] < Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot]> * Marcus looks at Mith. "Food?"
[14:39] * Remora (kanashiiry@AC95474D.ipt.aol.com) has joined #aria
[14:39] < Angry_GM> ((Gasp, there he is.))
[14:39] * Angry_GM sets mode: +v Remora
[14:39] < Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot]> * Marcus gasps.
[14:39] * Aru`Momo|[Marcusbot] is now known as Aru`Momo
[14:40] * Aru`Momo rolls over whever the hell he is and continues being out cold.
[14:40] < Angry_GM> And we'll take this pause in the action to catch up on Aru.
[14:40] < Aru`Momo> < Serigo> Great balls of fire! Yar!
[14:40] < Angry_GM> Hey Aru, you're in the Tourney's Weightlifting competition.
[14:40] < Aru`Momo> Cool.
[14:41] < Aru`Momo> Do I win?
[14:41] < Angry_GM> Gimme a roll against your STRx3.
[14:41] < Aru`Momo> !roll 1d100
[14:41] < Highwind> Aru`Momo - 1d100: 23 ( Total: 23 )
[14:41] < Aru`Momo> Made at x2 + 1%.
[14:41] < Angry_GM> You've just survived the first elimination round.
[14:41] < Aru`Momo> "After this, it's a long day at the bar with what'sherface, ahead of me."
[14:42] < Angry_GM> Great, now let's get back to the rest of the party.
[14:42] < Aru`Momo> < Serigo> Great balls...of fire!
[14:43] < Angry_GM> So, you all just going to camp in the alley all day, or you going to decide what to do?
[14:43] < Mithras> "...what time is it, anyway?"
[14:43] < Aru`Momo> * Serigo wants to go back to the arena, to gather 'data'.
[14:44] * Shara_Lanator doesn't want to go anywhere near the arena.
[14:44] < Aru`Momo> < Serigo> Are we going to do something about this?
[14:44] * Mithras definitely wants to go back. Orders, and all.
[14:44] < Aru`Momo> * Serigo gestures around him at the cardboard tent.
[14:44] < Angry_GM> !roll 1d100
[14:44] < Highwind> Angry_GM - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[14:45] * Shara_Lanator scrambles up the nearest fire escape, to try and get a view of the streets to see if the insanity has subsided.
[14:45] < Angry_GM> A car rolls to a stop at one end of the alley... a very familiar car that you might have been in last night.
[14:45] < Mithras> "...great."
[14:45] < Angry_GM> Yes, it's all business as usual in Arise today.
[14:46] < Mithras> "We'd better get going. We're probably already late."
[14:46] < Angry_GM> !roll 1d100
[14:46] < Highwind> Angry_GM - 1d100: 95 ( Total: 95 )
[14:46] < Angry_GM> The car idles.
[14:46] < Aru`Momo> < Serigo> What're we gonna do? We should get back to the aren- hey, car.
[14:47] < Aru`Momo> < Serigo> Barring anything that I may do that's out of character or endangering, let's check it out!
[14:47] < Aru`Momo> * Serigo cautiously moves over to the car.
[14:47] * Shara_Lanator stays up on the fire escape.
[14:47] < Angry_GM> The car's driver side door opens up and driving it is...
[14:47] < Angry_GM> !roll 1d100
[14:47] < Highwind> Angry_GM - 1d100: 58 ( Total: 58 )
[14:47] < Angry_GM> Why, it's Captain Dervan of all people.
[14:48] < Aru`Momo> < Serigo> Holy crap, am I glad to see you!
[14:48] * CrazyRob (RobCrosby@cs68203146-92.houston.rr.com) has joined #aria
[14:48] < Mithras> "Hello, sir. How did you find us?"
[14:48] < Aru`Momo> < Serigo> The shooting and the mass rioting and the - where's Aru?
[14:48] * CrazyRob (RobCrosby@cs68203146-92.houston.rr.com) has left #aria
[14:48] < Angry_GM> He steps out and points in your general direction. < Dervan> "You know how long I've been driving around looking for you people? Get in the damn car."
[14:48] * Serigo (RobCrosby@cs68203146-92.houston.rr.com) has joined #aria
[14:48] < Mithras> "Yes, sir."
[14:49] * Angry_GM sets mode: +v Serigo
[14:49] * Mithras dusts himself off a bit and gets in the back.
[14:49] * Shara_Lanator drops off the fire escape and climbs in.
[14:50] * Aru`Momo is hopefully no longer getting Serigo killed. *snrk*
[14:50] < Serigo> (My status so far?)
[14:50] < Aru`Momo> [got yer balls burnt, d00d.]
[14:50] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> Pardon the smell.
[14:50] < Aru`Momo> * Marcus gets in the damn car.
[14:50] < Serigo> (How, dare I ask?)
[14:51] < Angry_GM> < Dervan> "First thing, you people need to give a statement down at the police station. Apparently some hotel clerk freaked out and killed himself while you stood and watched."
[14:51] < Aru`Momo> [Shaddap and get IC.]
[14:51] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> ...Wow.
[14:51] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> wait, what?
[14:51] < Mithras> "...shit."
[14:52] < Serigo> "Crapola..."
[14:52] < Angry_GM> < Dervan> "And I don't want to know why you all let some kid take this car for a joyride. Who left the doors unlocked?"
[14:52] < Aru`Momo> * Marc looks at Mithras with the 'wtf' look.
[14:53] * Mithras looks back at Marc with a "Hey, I didn't do anything" look.
[14:53] < Aru`Momo> * Marc looks at Serigo with the 'wtf' look.
[14:53] * Serigo shrugs.
[14:53] * Shara_Lanator looks around. "Not my fault."
[14:54] < Serigo> "Doors? What doors?"
[14:54] < Angry_GM> < Dervan> "Nevermind."
[14:55] < Serigo> "Ok, we need to give a statement at the station.
[14:55] < Angry_GM> * Dervan hops in the driver's seat, waits a second for you to fasten your seatbelts, then careens down the street, somehow getting race car performance out of the old junker.
[14:55] < Serigo> "What then?"
[14:55] * Serigo 's head is pushed back into the seat.
[14:56] * Mithras goes over the hotel events in his head.
[14:57] < Aru`Momo> * Marc prepares an alibi, then shoves it onto Mithras. "I was with you. That's my alibi."
[14:57] < Mithras> "I don't think that's going to help us out."
[14:57] < Serigo> "I was catatonic."
[14:57] < Angry_GM> * Dervan adjusts the rear-view mirror, "So, when did you people ditch Aaron Lanator and pick up his sister? And why is she wearing her brother's gear?"
[14:58] < Serigo> "...uh, long, long story."
[14:58] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> Um. What happened to that big yeti dude? He still alive?
[14:58] < Angry_GM> < Dervan> "He's at the arena competing the weightlifting competition."
[14:58] < Serigo> (Is he with us?)
[14:59] < Serigo> "Oh, neat... waitaminute, THE ARENA?!"
[14:59] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> Ahh. So he's alive. That's good, one less grave to fill...
[14:59] < Serigo> "IS HE INSANE!?"
[15:00] * Mithras shrugs. "We were going to have to go back eventually... besides, he doesn't remember the riot."
[15:00] < Angry_GM> < Dervan> "Hey, he's not the one being blamed for causing the riot. According to post-riot polls, they were happy to see a Yeti-lead team come in first."
[15:00] < Shara_Lanator> "So, who is being blamed?"
[15:00] * Aru`Momo sneezes.
[15:01] < Serigo> "...uh, I think that's me."
[15:01] < Angry_GM> < Dervan> "Serigo, officially. Unofficially, there're rumors that one of the mobs was responsible."
[15:01] < Serigo> "Yep."
[15:01] < Shara_Lanator> "And what about my brother?"
[15:02] * Serigo jots down another thing in his notebook.
[15:02] < Serigo> "all I fuckin' did was wave and blow kisses."
[15:03] < Mithras> "Well, then, don't do that next time, so you won't give someone an excuse to arrange a riot."
[15:03] < Serigo> "Fine. Mooning it is."
[15:03] < Serigo> "...just kidding."
[15:03] < Mithras> "..."
[15:03] < Aru`Momo> [< Marcus> I wonder where my actual player is. I'd sure have to hate to drop trou all of a sudden and cluck like a chicken.]
[15:03] < Angry_GM> < Dervan> "Your brother is wanted for the mass murder of his team, I heard the cops talking about a shoot-on-sight order when I was called to pick up this car from the impound lot. You are wanted for questioning, but not for the little hotel job, so you don't have to go into the PD if you don't want."
[15:04] < Shara_Lanator> "It might be best if I didn't."
[15:04] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> ...
[15:04] < Aru`Momo> * Marcus ruminates.
[15:04] < Mithras> "That's probably a good idea."
[15:05] < Angry_GM> < Dervan> "Oh hey, we're here." The car skids to a stop in front of a police station. Don't mind the gothic architecture, the gargoyles won't come to life and eat you if you lie.
[15:05] < Mithras> "Well, let's get this over with."
[15:05] * Mithras gets out of the car.
[15:05] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> You do the talking, Mith.
[15:06] < Angry_GM> One of the cops waves to Dervan, and he waves back.
[15:06] < Aru`Momo> * Marc gets out of the car and shadows Mith.
[15:06] < Mithras> "...okay."
[15:06] < Mithras> "Sir."
[15:06] < Angry_GM> ((< Marcus> "Don't call me sir, I work for a living."))
[15:06] < Mithras> (( Heh. ))
[15:07] * Serigo gets out.
[15:07] < Angry_GM> So, the terrible trio goes into the station, I'm guessing. And they talk to the officer at the desk, I'm guessing.
[15:08] * Mithras walks up to the police officers. "I heard that we were to be questioned?"
[15:08] < Mithras> (( Yep. ))
[15:08] * Serigo looks around for any signs of trouble.
[15:09] < Angry_GM> < Cop_1827> "Oh, yes, you're the three from that hotel film. Go back to room 18-A, it's down that hallway to the left. There should be a Detective Mahoney on duty to take your statement."
[15:09] * Mithras nods and follows the directions.
[15:09] < Angry_GM> < Cop_1827> "Do check your weapons at the weapons check though, can't have armed foreigners in the station, you know."
[15:10] < Serigo> "No rods, as well?"
[15:10] < Angry_GM> < Cop_1827> "Correct."
[15:10] < Aru`Momo> * Marcus facepalms.
[15:10] < Serigo> "Aw, well."
[15:10] < Serigo> "Let's get this over with."
[15:10] * Remora (kanashiiry@AC95474D.ipt.aol.com) Quit (Quit: Ohh, I get it, it's a triathlon! Motorcycle race, chain fight, then beer guzzling!)
[15:11] * Mithras puts the safety on his pistol, then places it and his sword for safekeeping by the police.
[15:11] * Serigo hands over his rod. "Don't poke yourself in the eye with it, or use it as a sex toy. TRUST ME."
[15:11] * Mithras glares at Serigo.
[15:12] < Serigo> "...what? Just friendly advice."
[15:12] < Aru`Momo> * Marcus facepalms.
[15:13] * Angry_GM coughs.
[15:13] < Aru`Momo> * Marcus then proceeds to put his weapons away.
[15:13] < Serigo> "Hey, a female attendent once went into my hotel room while I was out, saw my weapon, and got a little... tense. Things happened. When I came back, she was screaming that she couldn't see. I give the same advice to everyone."
[15:13] < Mithras> (( Oh, right. ))
[15:14] < Serigo> "Took forever to get the smell out, too."
[15:14] * Mithras heads to the interrogation room, wilfully ignoring Serigo.
[15:14] * Angry_GM shuffles the party along to room 18-A.
[15:14] * Serigo trods along.
[15:14] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> Just...don't talk, Serigo.
[15:14] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> Ever.
[15:14] < Angry_GM> Lo and behold, there is indeed a Detective Mahoney in there, along with a stenographer and keypad.
[15:15] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "Ah, I've been expecting you three."
[15:15] < Mithras> "Yes. I heard." Mithras sits down.
[15:16] * Serigo leans against a corner.
[15:16] < Angry_GM> *The stenographer takes it all down, including where you're standing or sitting.
[15:17] * Serigo wonders about running around the room screaming just to fuck with the stenographer.
[15:17] * Mithras coughs.
[15:17] < Angry_GM> * Mahoney pulls out a datapad and starts a film clip running. He hands it to Mithras. It's the footage from the hotel last night, from when you all showed up to when you fled the scene. Fortunately for you all Mithras going for his gone was off-screen.
[15:18] * Serigo whips out a bag of popcorn.
[15:18] * Mithras looks at the datapad, and makes sure everyone else in the group can see it.
[15:19] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "It's not clear from the security camera footage why he spazzed out like that. So tell me in your words what happened to make him freak like that."
[15:19] * Serigo shrugs.
[15:19] < Mithras> "...probably the same reason as everyone else. We don't seem to be liked around here that much."
[15:20] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> We were just trying to find somewhere to let the heat die down.
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[15:20] * Shara_Lanator (Matt@ip-wv-24-159-121-176.charterwv.net) Quit (Quit: Shara_Lanator)
[15:20] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "Heat? From what? Been committing more crimes after starting that little riot?"
[15:20] * Aru`Momo sets mode: +v mattw
[15:20] * mattw is now known as Shara_Lanator
[15:21] < Serigo> "He meant the heat from the rioters."
[15:21] < Serigo> "As he said, we're not exactly popular."
[15:21] < Shara_Lanator> ((switch computers for a second))
[15:21] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "Sure he did. And put that popcorn away, this isn't a theatre."
[15:21] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> Well. I wouldn't call that riot little. We had enough problems just getting to an alley to sleep in for the night.
[15:21] * Serigo looks at his bag, and tosses it away.
[15:21] < Aru`Momo> * Marcus sniffs his clothing. "You have anything to eat? I'm hungry."
[15:22] < Mithras> "Our car ended up getting stolen before the marksman competition, too, so I think we had some pretty good reasoning for just wanting a place to keep away from people wanting to kill us."
[15:22] < Mithras> "Or at the least wound us."
[15:24] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> None of us like being wounded or killed, just to keep the frame centered, here.
[15:24] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "Oh, I'm sure. That's perfectly reasonable. Except the first person you run into mysteriously kills himself. Normally that'd be not be too interesting, except that two of you are mages. Not just any mages, but the ones that the Empire decided to send to represent them, meaning you're better than the average mage."
[15:24] < Aru`Momo> [Where the fuck did Remora go?]
[15:24] < Aru`Momo> [Soap on a roap time or something?]
[15:24] * Mithras looks at Mahoney. "Trust me- they aren't that good."
[15:24] < Serigo> "Unfortunately, yes. He's right."
[15:25] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "Sure they aren't. And you're not a dead shot with that gun of yours. I saw you throw the marksman competition last night."
[15:25] < Mithras> "...I don't throw competitions. My gun has been off-target for a few days, now."
[15:26] < Mithras> "A little better weapon, and I would have won that thing."
[15:26] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> Uh, even though we may be mages sent from the Empire, what motive could we possibly have for killing someone unless it was self-defense?
[15:27] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "Perhaps you wanted a free room at the hotel. We did see that little stolen hotel key thing happen."
[15:27] < Angry_GM> ((Oh the joys of having someone who wasn't there run a character who was. :D))
[15:27] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> Wait, what?
[15:27] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> I must've hit my head or something. What's he talking about, Mith?
[15:28] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "You heard me. So far we've got you on breaking the Good Citizen Act, petty larceny, and fleeing the pursuit of peace officers."
[15:29] * Mithras shows Marcus the scene on the datapad where Marcus grabbed a room key on the way out of the hotel.
[15:29] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> oh. I did that?
[15:29] * Serigo facepalms.
[15:29] < Mithras> "...what act was that, again?"
[15:30] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "Yes, and your fingerprints are all over the hotel lobby, elevator, and the windows broken open to escape. I suppose I can add destruction of private property to the list."
[15:31] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "You've also been seen consorting with Aaron Lanator, wanted for several capital crimes. I may be able to nail you for aiding and abetting a felon, and accomplice after the fact in several murders."
[15:32] < Serigo> "We only knew Aaron because he knocked out our Yeti teammate by landing on his head."
[15:33] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "Footage from the police van you stole during the riot shows him escaping with your party, fleeing the scene of his crime where he murdered dozens of his own teammates."
[15:33] < Mithras> "And the person we were associating with wasn't Aaron in the first place. That was his sister. Why she was wearing his armor, I have no idea."
[15:33] < Angry_GM> Said footage loads up on the datapad, showing Serigo's crazy driving.
[15:34] * Serigo facepalms.
[15:34] < Mithras> "As for Aaron, I don't know where he was."
[15:34] < Mithras> "I don't even know if I ever met the guy."
[15:35] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "I see, so we should be looking for the sister instead. Thank you, you've been a great help."
[15:35] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "You can pay your fine for breaking the Good Citizen Act at the front desk."
[15:35] < Mithras> "Assuming she did anything, that is. I've been with her for a while- she is definitely not the killing type."
[15:36] < Serigo> "For future reference, what is the "Good Citizen Act", anyway?"
[15:36] < Mithras> "Understood."
[15:36] < Serigo> "It's been crazy ever since I got here... haven;t had time to view the laws."
[15:36] * Mithras gets up to leave, then decides to wait for Serigo.
[15:36] < Angry_GM> < Mahoney> "Common courtesy. If someone's having a heart attack, call 911. If someone's choking, Heimlich them."
[15:37] < Serigo> "Simple enough. Thank you."
[15:37] * Serigo leaves.
[15:37] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> "What if somebody beats you to the heimlich though, if it's in a publi- ah, whatever."
[15:37] * Mithras follows Serigo out.
[15:37] < Aru`Momo> * Marcus leaves, takes up bag of popcorn.
[15:38] < Angry_GM> And while the party pays their fines, we'll cut back to the Arena where Aru is in the second round of the weightlifting competition.
[15:38] * Aru`Momo pushes X to advance the story!
[15:39] < Angry_GM> He rocked up the first round, but can he do it again?
[15:39] < Aru`Momo> !roll 1d100
[15:39] < Highwind> Aru`Momo - 1d100: 43 ( Total: 43 )
[15:39] < Aru`Momo> STR x4 - 1.
[15:39] < Mithras> (( BRB. ))
[15:39] < Serigo> (brb)
[15:39] < Angry_GM> Why, he barely keeps from getting eliminated, but he's struggling compared to the rest of the field.
[15:40] < Angry_GM> And now back to the rest of the party.
[15:40] * Aru`Momo wonders why he's doing so crappy, then wonders what the hell happened yesterday...
[15:40] < Angry_GM> It's 11 AM now, you all are outside of the police station.
[15:41] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> Shouldn't we go back to the arena and check up on Aru?
[15:41] < Mithras> (( Back. ))
[15:41] < Mithras> "Yeah, we should. We're probably signed up for some more events, too."
[15:42] < Angry_GM> * Dervan waits for you all to pile in the car.
[15:42] * Mithras gets in the car.
[15:42] < Aru`Momo> * Marc does the same.
[15:43] < Angry_GM> < Dervan> "I've got to run, and you all should get to the Arena to cheer Aru on. Mithras, here's the keys, be sure to lock it this time."
[15:43] < Mithras> "Right."
[15:43] < Angry_GM> * Dervan gets out of the car and hails a taxi.
[15:44] * Mithras makes sure he can drive this kind of car first, then takes the wheel.
[15:44] < Mithras> (( Assuming he knows how, Mithras will then drive to the arena. ))
[15:45] < Angry_GM> It's easy enough to drive. :p
[15:46] * Mithras drives everyone to the arena.
[15:46] < Angry_GM> Although you don't get anything close to the performance that Dervan managed to get. You're lucky to get it clunking along steadily.
[15:46] < Angry_GM> ((No one's going to fill Shara in? :p))
[15:47] < Mithras> (( Mithras sure as hell isn't going to do it. >_> ))
[15:47] < Serigo> "Good news and Bad News time, Shara... which one do you want first?"
[15:48] * Serigo smiles innocently.
[15:49] < Angry_GM> roll Awareness Mithras.
[15:49] < Mithras> !roll 1d100
[15:49] < Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 71 ( Total: 71 )
[15:49] < Serigo> (That's not good, is it?)
[15:49] < Angry_GM> You just ran over a pedestrian, he's currently clinging to the hood of the car.
[15:49] < Mithras> (( Off by... 43. And no, that isn't good. ))
[15:50] < Mithras> "Shit!"
[15:50] < Shara_Lanator> Um...bad news I guess.
[15:50] * Mithras stops the car.
[15:50] * Mithras stops it slowly, so as to not throw him off.
[15:50] < Angry_GM> Roll against AGI x2 Mithras.
[15:50] < Mithras> !roll 1d100
[15:50] < Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 71 ( Total: 71 )
[15:50] < Mithras> (( ... ))
[15:50] < Serigo> "We told the cops that you Aaron's sister and now they're after you."
[15:51] < Angry_GM> Your definition of "slowly" isn't all that slow, and he rolls off the hood into the street.
[15:51] < Shara_Lanator> "DAMMIT!"
[15:51] < Serigo> "I'll cure him."
[15:51] * Aru`Momo feels a disturbance in the force.
[15:51] * Serigo gets out quickly.
[15:51] < Mithras> "Dammit... Good Samaritan Law."
[15:51] * Serigo checks the whacked person.
[15:51] < Serigo> (Is he still alive?)
[15:52] < Angry_GM> He's got broken bones all over and is bleeding profusely from a set of what look like gunshot wounds. But he's still breathing, poor little Dwarf that he is.
[15:52] < Serigo> (I cast cure twice on him.)
[15:53] < Serigo> "Hang in there..."
[15:53] < Angry_GM> He's not bleeding so badly now.
[15:53] < Serigo> !roll 1d8+48
[15:53] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d8+48: 4 ( Total: 52 )
[15:53] < Serigo> !roll 1d8+48
[15:53] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d8+48: 8 ( Total: 56 )
[15:54] < Serigo> (+108 HP? Not bleeding so badly? He should be fully healed... right?)
[15:54] < Mithras> "Serigo... we need to keep going. If he can move, we should go."
[15:54] < Serigo> "Who shot you?"
[15:54] < Angry_GM> ((In a world where he actually possessed HP, maybe.))
[15:55] < Angry_GM> * The guy grabs Serigo's shirt, "Help me..."
[15:55] < Serigo> "Hang on... what happened to you?!"
[15:55] < Aru`Momo> * Marcus leans out the window. "Wuh oh."
[15:56] < Angry_GM> * He gets blood all over Serigo.
[15:56] < Serigo> "Shit... we need to get him to a doctor... fast."
[15:56] < Angry_GM> ((I hate to suggest it, but you do have that little Healing skill to bandage him up with. Magic only goes so far. :p))
[15:57] < Mithras> "Serigo, we need to hurry up."
[15:57] < Serigo> (I use another Cure and my healing skill.)
[15:57] < Serigo> "Shut up and help me with this guy!"
[15:57] < Serigo> (Roll 1d100?)
[15:57] < Angry_GM> Ja.
[15:57] < Mithras> "..."
[15:57] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[15:57] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 48 ( Total: 48 )
[15:58] < Mithras> "...dammit."
[15:58] * Mithras motions for Marcus to take the driver's seat.
[15:58] < Angry_GM> Between your spells and your bandaging, you stop the bleeding and splint up the worst couple breaks.
[15:58] < Angry_GM> Still, he's lost a lot of blood and is barely staying conscious.
[15:59] < Serigo> "Let's get him in the car."
[15:59] * Serigo hauls his arse over.
[15:59] < Mithras> "...this has better be worth it."
[15:59] * Mithras waits for Marcus to take the wheel, then goes to help Serigo.
[15:59] < Serigo> "The police probably not chasing us down for murder? Yeah, worth it."
[16:00] < Serigo> ...
[16:00] < Angry_GM> The guy mumbles something about having to tell the police who did 'it.'
[16:00] < Aru`Momo> * Marcus comes to and takes the wheel.
[16:01] < Shara_Lanator> "Who did 'it" you say?"
[16:01] < Serigo> "Who did what?"
[16:01] < Mithras> "Mister, you can talk more about that when we get into the car."
[16:02] < Aru`Momo> < Marcus> We should take him back to the police station. Aru can wait.
[16:02] < Serigo> "Good idea."
[16:02] < Angry_GM> He goes all limp.
[16:02] < Aru`Momo> * Marcus kicks it into drive...
[16:02] < Mithras> "...shit."
[16:02] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> He just died, didn't he?
[16:02] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> Don't tell me he just died.
[16:03] < Angry_GM> He's not completely dead, yet.
[16:03] < Mithras> "We'll find out soon enough."
[16:03] * Serigo casts cure again.
[16:03] < Aru`Momo> * Marc drives like a madman to the police station, honking the horn wildly to get other civilians the hell out of the way.
[16:03] < Serigo> "Anyone of you schmucks got a phoenix down?"
[16:03] * Mithras shakes his head.
[16:03] < Serigo> "SHIT."
[16:03] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> That only works for people who aren't dying, you know. And no.
[16:04] < Serigo> "I meant for IF he croaks."
[16:04] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> Doubt it'd work. PDs only work on wounded people.
[16:05] < Angry_GM> The guy comes to and looks around with glassy eyes. He sees Shara over there, "Sha... your brother... the chocolate... bom-- GAK!" Blood starts foaming out of his mouth.
[16:05] < Serigo> (FUCK)
[16:05] < Mithras> "And unconscio- dammit! Serigo, can't you stabilize him?"
[16:05] < Serigo> (I use healing skill. roll 1d100?)
[16:06] < Angry_GM> Sure.
[16:06] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[16:06] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 65 ( Total: 65 )
[16:06] < Shara_Lanator> "My brother...chocolate?"
[16:06] < Shara_Lanator> "Dammit man, save him!"
[16:06] < Serigo> (I use healing skill again)
[16:06] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[16:06] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 50 ( Total: 50 )
[16:07] < Angry_GM> It's not so good. The blood's still foaming out his mouth.
[16:07] < Angry_GM> One last chance to save him on a healing roll, holmes.
[16:07] * Serigo casts Cure and uses Healing skill one last time.
[16:07] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[16:07] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 11 ( Total: 11 )
[16:07] < Aru`Momo> We at the station yet?
[16:07] < Aru`Momo> ooh. not bad.
[16:08] < Angry_GM> The combo manages to clear the guy's airway out so he can at least breath a little, but he's slipped into unconsciousness.
[16:08] * Serigo checks for a pulse.
[16:08] < Mithras> "He make it?"
[16:08] < Serigo> "hang on..."
[16:09] < Angry_GM> He's still there, a little. And now you're at the police station, with a mostly dead guy and blood on the hood of your car.
[16:09] * Aru`Momo honks loudly.
[16:09] < Aru`Momo> * Marc honks loudly.
[16:09] < Serigo> (Can I make another healing roll?)
[16:09] < Mithras> "Can we at least move him?"
[16:09] < Angry_GM> Cops swarm around the car, with weapons drawn. "Come out, with your hands up."
[16:09] < Angry_GM> ((You'll need to make one to move him.))
[16:10] < Serigo> "We got an injured man!"
[16:10] < Serigo> "A witness!"
[16:10] < Aru`Momo> "Hey!"
[16:10] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> "Hey! We have a near-dying guy in our car! Can you get a medic?"
[16:10] < Angry_GM> ((And Shara's there with you all, in the middle of this mess.))
[16:10] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> He's about to die!
[16:10] < Mithras> (( ...crap. ))
[16:11] < Shara_Lanator> (( You all suck. ))
[16:11] * Mithras puts his hands in the air. Slowly.
[16:11] < Angry_GM> Officers gank open the car doors and start pulling everyone out.
[16:11] < Serigo> "OYHAVEN!"
[16:11] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> Hey! Ow!
[16:11] * Shara_Lanator looks for the nearest balcony/overhang/anything.
[16:11] < Angry_GM> There're plenty of those around.
[16:12] < Angry_GM> The injured dude gets wisked off to somewhere and you all are lined up and stripped of your weapons by one of the dozens of cops.
[16:13] * Mithras is reacting passively to the whole thing.
[16:14] < Angry_GM> < Cop_916> "So what do we have here? Buncha Imperials running down the locals like they're nothing but slaves."
[16:14] < Serigo> brb
[16:14] * Mithras , for once, has the sense to stay quiet.
[16:15] < Angry_GM> He points at Shara, not recognizing her, "You there, what happened."
[16:17] < Angry_GM> < Cop_916> "Not talking, huh. You, what happened?" He jabs a finger into Marcus's chest.
[16:18] * mattw (Matt@ip-wv-24-159-121-176.charterwv.net) has joined #aria
[16:18] * Shara_Lanator (mattw@ip-wv-24-159-121-176.charterwv.net) Quit (Quit: Oh, I'm not done. I'm serious. These brains, they're out there. They're shining. With eyes of hard plastic. And blue hair. Blue as the night!)
[16:18] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> "We were driving to the arena and *wham*, guy comes out of nowhere. We stop and check him out and he's got bullet wounds and all sorts of crazy stuff on him."
[16:19] * Angry_GM sets mode: +v mattw
[16:19] * mattw is now known as Shara_Lanator
[16:19] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> "He was talking about having to get to the police station.
[16:19] < Shara_Lanator> (( sorry, stupid computers ))
[16:19] < Angry_GM> < Cop_916> "How fortunate for him that he ran into you."
[16:19] < Serigo> (Back)
[16:20] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> I know you're not going to look it over in light of the fact that we were just here earlier, but we were following what he asked us to do, and that guy over there with the rod prevented him from dying on the spot.
[16:20] < Angry_GM> Another cop taps Cop_916 on the shoulder and the two go have a conference. The other officers keep their weapons trained on you.
[16:20] * Serigo raises his hand.
[16:21] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> And holy crap, will you get those weapons away from us?
[16:21] < Angry_GM> A few of the cops cock the hammers on their pistols back.
[16:21] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> Not only are we unarmed and at gunpoint after saving a man's life, we're also about to probably be incarcarated.
[16:22] < Aru`Momo> < Marc> And I hardly doubt that's how you treat the locals were something like this to happen.
[16:22] * Mithras is not moving a damned muscle.
[16:22] * Serigo keeps still.
[16:22] < Angry_GM> * Cop_916 returns from his conference frowning.
[16:23] * Shara_Lanator is still eyeing a way out of this mess.
[16:23] < Aru`Momo> * Marc eyes the other three.
[16:23] < Angry_GM> < Cop_916> "Give the mouthy one a workover, then let them all go. Seems that they just got diplomatic immunity approved."
[16:24] < Angry_GM> !roll 1d100
[16:24] * Mithras is going over the basics of barehand fighting techniques in his head.
[16:24] < Highwind> Angry_GM - 1d100: 36 ( Total: 36 )
[16:24] < Aru`Momo> [< Marc> My lot in life is to get beaten!]
[16:24] < Angry_GM> Marcus is cold cocked before Cop_916 finishes his statement.
[16:24] * Mithras blinks.
[16:24] < Angry_GM> The rest of you are shoved out of the way as the Cops descend on him in a frightening orgy of death.
[16:25] * Mithras then shrugs.
[16:25] * Shara_Lanator gasps.
[16:25] < Angry_GM> !roll 20d100
[16:25] < Highwind> Angry_GM - 20d100: 65, 90, 40, 10, 39, 53, 99, 76, 87, 36, 93, 22, 84, 46, 24, 63, 82, 70, 44, 28 ( Total: 1151 )
[16:25] < Aru`Momo> [ *points at Remora not being here.* THAT'S WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU'RE NOT HERE, BITCH.]
[16:25] < Mithras> (( Heh. ))
[16:25] < Angry_GM> After a few minutes the cops return to their business, leaving a bloodied and bruised Marcus on the pavement.
[16:25] < Angry_GM> He's missing his pants and bleeding from his ass, interestingly enough.
[16:25] < Mithras> "..."
[16:26] < Aru`Momo> [See above statement.]
[16:26] * Serigo makes a mental note to ask the empire to firebomb this place.
[16:26] < Serigo> (How tough are these cops?)
[16:26] < Mithras> "Serigo, you'd better heal him up. We should leave. Now."
[16:26] * Serigo casts cure.
[16:27] < Angry_GM> ((20 level 3 cops lead by a trio of level 5 miniboss cops, each of whom does ~40-50 damage per attack. You wouldn't survive the first round. :p))
[16:27] < Serigo> (Brb)
[16:27] < Angry_GM> ((Unless you just really want to get schooled.))
[16:27] * Mithras waits to see that Marcus can move, then grabs him and brings him back to the car.
[16:27] * Mithras also makes sure that he has the keys.
[16:28] < Angry_GM> * Marcus's pants flutter down from a lamp post onto the hood of the car.
[16:28] * Shara_Lanator sits down in the front passenger's seat.
[16:28] < Angry_GM> ((I said he'd get cornholed, didn't I? :p))
[16:29] < Angry_GM> Okay, everyone's piled into the car with Remora and Marcus in the back, getting blood everywhere.
[16:29] * Mithras gets back into the drivers seat.
[16:29] < Angry_GM> Where to, driver?
Part 2: Regroup
[16:30] * Mithras heads back to the arena. AGAIN. Making damn sure the time that nobody else decides to jump into the car's path.
[16:31] < Angry_GM> Roll Awareness. :p
[16:32] < Mithras> !roll 1d100
[16:32] < Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 87 ( Total: 87 )
[16:32] < Mithras> (( DAMMIT, HIGHWIND!! ))
[16:32] < Shara_Lanator> (( I swear, you're going to end up running over more people than I did, and I was trying to. ))
[16:33] < Angry_GM> You take out a fire hydrant after swerving to avoid a grannie that pulled out in front of you and slowed way down.
[16:33] < Aru`Momo> [I'm laughing hard right now.]
[16:33] < Mithras> "..."
[16:33] < Mithras> "..."
[16:33] < Angry_GM> At least the blood's washed off the hood.
[16:33] < Mithras> "..."
[16:34] * Mithras keeps driving. Somehow, he manages to avoid cussing out the old lady.
[16:34] < Angry_GM> Unless you all want to talk, you arrive at the Arena.
[16:34] < Aru`Momo> [hoo.]
[16:35] * Aru`Momo pushes X!
[16:35] * Mithras isn't talking until he gets to the arena.
[16:35] < Shara_Lanator> (( Do I have diplomatic immunity as well? ))
[16:35] < Angry_GM> ((No, you don't. But no one seems to recognize you too often.))
[16:36] < Angry_GM> Hey, you're at the Arena!
[16:37] < Angry_GM> Well, the parking garage anyways.
[16:37] * Mithras puts the car into a nice, somewhat hidden spot.
[16:37] < Angry_GM> It's like a ghost town, I guess everyone's in the stadium.
[16:38] < Mithras> "...okay, before we do this, we're going to need some new ground rules. We avoid police whenever we can. We don't go out of our way to help anyone else, either. If we run someone else over, we make sure they aren't dying, and then we keep going. Okay?"
[16:39] < Mithras> "We're being watched too much as-is: we don't need to attract more bad attention."
[16:39] < Shara_Lanator> "No shit."
[16:39] * Shara_Lanator eyes Marcus and Serigo.
[16:39] * Mithras then waits for everyone to get out of the car, himself included, and makes sure the damn thing is locked this time.
[16:40] < Angry_GM> Great, car's locked now.
[16:40] < Angry_GM> Somewhere along the way, Serigo got Marcus's pants back on so he's no long flapping in the wind.
[16:41] * Mithras heads off to the team's locker room to get ready.
[16:42] < Angry_GM> You all encounter nothing unexpected on the way to locker room. Just a few security checkpoints that you're waved through.
[16:43] < Angry_GM> Although, when you do get to the locker room, there's a little boy out there with a pad of paper and a pen.
[16:44] < Mithras> "...?"
[16:44] < Mithras> "You need help finding something, kid?"
[16:44] < Aru`Momo> [He wants Aru's John Hancock, obviously.]
[16:45] < Angry_GM> < Kid> "'ey ey! Kin I get yer artogreph Mithris, yer awesomist! 'en dat Yetee too, 'e rockses!"
[16:45] * Mithras is genuinely surprised by this.
[16:45] < Angry_GM> ((And being between rounds in the competition, Aru is waiting in the locker room, should anyone care. :p))
[16:46] < Mithras> "Okay, sure. I'll go ahead and sign, then go get Aru."
[16:46] < Angry_GM> < Kid> "Yay!"
[16:46] < Angry_GM> He jumps up and down a lot.
[16:46] * Mithras takes the pen and signs "Cpl. M. Venturi"
[16:47] * Mithras then adds to the top "Good luck,"
[16:47] * Mithras opens the door to the locker room and looks for Aru inside.
[16:48] * Aru`Momo is, or isn't.
[16:49] < Mithras> "Hey, Aru? You have a fan out here who wants to meet you."
[16:49] * Aru`Momo gets up and scratches himself. "Oh, yeah? Bring 'em in here."
[16:49] < Aru`Momo> "He bring any hot women with him?"
[16:50] < Angry_GM> The kid is still jumping up and down.
[16:50] < Aru`Momo> [er.]
[16:50] < Aru`Momo> [rephrase.]
[16:50] < Shara_Lanator> "Depends on who you consider hot."
[16:50] < Aru`Momo> "Is it a hot woman?"
[16:50] < Mithras> "Go ahead kid."
[16:50] * Aru`Momo peers.
[16:50] < Aru`Momo> "I know you..."
[16:50] * Aru`Momo looks at Shara.
[16:50] < Aru`Momo> "...I think."
[16:51] < Angry_GM> < Kid> "Ohmegordit'sderyeti pleasesignmeartographbook"
[16:51] < Aru`Momo> "Slow down there, kid. Hand over that book and I'll see what I can do."
[16:52] < Angry_GM> The kid hands the book over and resumes jumping up and down.
[16:52] < Aru`Momo> "Right. Who do I make this out to?"
[16:53] < Angry_GM> < Kid> "Alexmartinezramirezbertrandconetti"
[16:53] < Shara_Lanator> "Shit!"
[16:54] < Aru`Momo> "Alex Martinez Ramirez Bertrand Conneti."
[16:54] < Aru`Momo> "I'll call you Allie."
[16:54] < Aru`Momo> "What d'you want to be when you grow up, Allie?"
[16:54] < Shara_Lanator> "Something's going down. Watch yourselves."
[16:55] * Mithras nods and starts looking around.
[16:55] < Aru`Momo> "Eh? Goin' down?"
[16:55] < Angry_GM> < Kid> "I'll be takern over my daddy's buserness."
[16:55] < Aru`Momo> "What's your dad do?"
[16:55] < Shara_Lanator> "Conneti usually means bad news."
[16:56] < Angry_GM> < Kid> "He runses der whole planet."
[16:56] < Aru`Momo> "Really!"
[16:57] * Aru`Momo looks at Shara and Mith.
[16:57] < Aru`Momo> "Kid, you come here alone?"
[16:57] < Angry_GM> < Kids> "I snuckses away."
[16:57] < Aru`Momo> "That's no good. You should worry your folks like that."
[16:57] < Aru`Momo> "Well, what've you always wanted to do in life?"
[16:58] < Angry_GM> < Kids> "But I wanterd yer artographs!"
[16:59] < Shara_Lanator> "Kid, you best get back to your parents."
[17:00] < Aru`Momo> "Aw, it'll be alright. He'll get back in due course. There's always someone lookin' out for a kid like this."
[17:00] < Aru`Momo> "But she's right. You should get back. Lemme sign this for you."
[17:00] < Angry_GM> He's still jumping around.
[17:01] * Aru`Momo signs, while saying out loud. "To...Allie. Be sure to follow your dreams, Aru."
[17:01] * Aru`Momo hands the book back over.
[17:01] < Angry_GM> < Kid> "Yay! kay kay Thankee!"
[17:02] < Aru`Momo> "Off with ya, now. We have a tournament to win."
[17:02] < Angry_GM> * He jumps his way out of the locker room.
[17:03] < Shara_Lanator> "I hope that kid didn't know who I was."
[17:03] * Mithras waits to talk until the kid is out of earshot.
[17:03] < Shara_Lanator> "If he did, we're screwed."
[17:03] * Aru`Momo tries to remember who she is.
[17:03] < Aru`Momo> !roll 1d100
[17:03] < Highwind> Aru`Momo - 1d100: 71 ( Total: 71 )
[17:03] < Mithras> "...you want to check the locker room for some traps, then?"
[17:03] < Aru`Momo> "Who the hell are you?"
[17:03] < Angry_GM> He's out now. Door's closed, Marcus is blooding on the bench.
[17:04] < Angry_GM> bleeding even
[17:04] < Shara_Lanator> "Yes, check the room."
[17:04] * Aru`Momo looks at Marcus, shakes his head. Whatever it was, he got what was comin' to him real good.
[17:04] < Shara_Lanator> "And I was your company two nights ago."
[17:04] < Aru`Momo> "Two nights..."
[17:04] * Mithras starts a check of the room.
[17:04] * Aru`Momo thinks back.
[17:04] < Mithras> !roll 1d100
[17:04] < Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 82 ( Total: 82 )
[17:04] < Aru`Momo> "That was the night I was drinkin'...Oh, that was you?"
[17:04] < Mithras> (( ... ))
[17:05] * Aru`Momo walks up to her and takes a closer look.
[17:05] < Angry_GM> Mithras finds a wasp nest, and disturbs it.
[17:05] < Mithras> "Damn!"
[17:05] < Aru`Momo> "Hey, even when sober you're not half bad. Want to go out for some drinks later tonight?"
[17:05] * Mithras gets away from the nest very quickly.
[17:06] < Shara_Lanator> "Now is not the time."
[17:06] < Mithras> "Well, I found a wasp's nest..."
[17:06] * Aru`Momo scratches behind one ear. "I guess so. What the hell happened yesterday?"
[17:07] < Aru`Momo> "All I remember is I think I won the race, and then somethin' the fuck hit me and I was out."
[17:07] < Aru`Momo> "I get this feeling I missed something really important, what with Marcus bleeding twenty different ways over there.
[17:07] * Mithras is still looking at the nest very carefully.
[17:08] < Angry_GM> * An angry wasp looks back.
[17:08] < Shara_Lanator> "Someone torch that nest."
[17:08] < Mithras> "Well, for starters, she was the one who knocked you out. Jumped on your head after you crossed the finish line."
[17:08] * Aru`Momo busts out his welding torch.
[17:08] < Mithras> "We won the gold, though."
[17:08] < Aru`Momo> "Damn, that's good, I guess."
[17:08] * Aru`Momo pulls out a lighter and gets the flame going.
[17:09] < Mithras> "...sort of. Someone used that as an excuse to stir up a riot."
[17:09] < Aru`Momo> "Alright, everybody out of the room. It's going to get a little ugl- what the hell?"
[17:09] < Aru`Momo> "Riot?"
[17:09] * Aru`Momo looks immediately at Serigo.
[17:09] < Angry_GM> * The wasps go up in flame. They don't last long enough to get all rabid.
[17:09] < Aru`Momo> "What did you DO."
[17:09] < Angry_GM> !roll 1d100
[17:09] < Highwind> Angry_GM - 1d100: 3 ( Total: 3 )
[17:10] < Angry_GM> The fire alarm goes off and the sprinkler system kicks in.
[17:10] < Mithras> "We had to drag you through the crowds of people, and the explosions, and more crowd- ..."
[17:11] < Shara_Lanator> "Thanks, I needed a shower."
[17:11] < Aru`Momo> "Yeah, you all smelled kinda ripe."
[17:11] < Shara_Lanator> "You're not too pleasant yourself.
[17:12] * Aru`Momo turns the blowtorch on Serigo.
[17:12] < Aru`Momo> "Now, what's this about a riot, little man?"
[17:12] < Angry_GM> * Serigo runs for it.
[17:12] < Aru`Momo> "Proves he did it. I'll kick his ass while he's sleeping."
[17:12] < Mithras> "...anyway, to get into a police van and get out of the city. From there, we dropped you off at a safe location, went to the marksman competition, lost, found out who she was, scaring a hotel guy into accidentally killing himself, sleeping in an alley, getting grilled by the police... and so on and so forth."
[17:12] * Aru`Momo shuts off the torch and works on getting the system off.
[17:13] < Aru`Momo> "How the hell do you scare a guy into killing himself?"
[17:13] < Mithras> "We also just found out we have diplomatic... you know, that thing where cops can't arrest you.
[17:13] < Aru`Momo> "What, you scared all the shit out of him and he died from dehydration?"
[17:13] < Mithras> "No, he ran and broke his neck from hitting something."
[17:13] < Aru`Momo> "Musta been running at mach 3 to do that. Either that or he needed some more milk."
[17:14] * Aru`Momo points at Marcus nbehind him. "So this is part of the grilling?"
[17:14] < Mithras> "anyway, the cops were pissed about that and Marcus mouthing off. That's why he's a mess."
[17:14] < Mithras> "That was afterwards."
[17:14] < Aru`Momo> "Oh."
[17:14] < Aru`Momo> "He got what was comin' to him, I guess."
[17:15] < Aru`Momo> "So, what's this about Allie and his dad? Runs the world?"
[17:15] < Mithras> "We ended up running into this dying guy who needed to see the cops. We brought him back to the station and almost got arrested ourselves. That when the beating happened."
[17:15] < Mithras> *that's
[17:15] * Mithras shrugs. "Dunno about that bit."
[17:15] < Aru`Momo> "Dying guy back to the cops, eh. Good semaritans you are."
[17:15] < Mithras> "It's the law, apparently."
[17:15] < Aru`Momo> "Like a regular boy scout troop, you guys are."
[17:16] * Shara_Lanator looks around nervously.
[17:16] < Mithras> "You don't do it, you get fined or arrested."
[17:16] < Aru`Momo> "What the hell kinda logic is that?"
[17:16] < Shara_Lanator> "No Connetis yet. Not sure if that's a good sign or not."
[17:16] < Mithras> "Hell if I know."
[17:16] < Aru`Momo> "What's a Connetis?"
[17:17] * Sephorus (SkyeGainsb@204.186.150.233.res-wpt.ptd.net) has joined #aria
[17:17] * ChanServ sets mode: +v Sephorus
[17:18] < Shara_Lanator> "The Conneti family runs this place. You know, that kid's parents."
[17:18] < Aru`Momo> "This place being the town?"
[17:19] < Shara_Lanator> "If it weren't equally as suspicious he would have been a grease splotch on the wall."
[17:19] < Angry_GM> ((He who controls the Arise Casinos controls the world.))
[17:21] < Shara_Lanator> "Doesn't someone have a competition to attend to?"
[17:21] < Aru`Momo> "Who?"
[17:21] * Aru`Momo looks at the schedule.
[17:21] < Angry_GM> http://web.utk.edu/~efeger/CtS/schedule1.gif
[17:21] < Angry_GM> Yes you do, one last round of weightlifting.
[17:22] < Aru`Momo> "Alright."
[17:22] < Aru`Momo> "Well."
[17:22] < Aru`Momo> "Anybody got a fixer-upper? I'm feeling a little tired from having an armored women jump onto me."
[17:22] < Aru`Momo> "Plus two rounds of weightlifting."
[17:23] < Mithras> "I have a Tonic."
[17:24] < Aru`Momo> "I want you guys to go and take Marcus over there to a medical bay and get him checked out, and to check the overall tourney rankings. I want to know how badly we're winning."
[17:24] < Angry_GM> ((I think he meant a blow job and some PCP.))
[17:24] < Mithras> (( Well, I'm only giving him a bloody Tonic. :p ))
[17:25] < Mithras> "Yeah. Good point."
[17:25] < Aru`Momo> "I have to get to the last round."
[17:25] < Mithras> "Shara, you'd better just stay out of sight around here for now."
[17:25] < Aru`Momo> "So, wish me luck. You guys do your thing."
[17:25] < Mithras> "No problem. Kick some ass, Aru."
[17:25] < Shara_Lanator> "I'm not heading anywhere near the field."
[17:26] * Aru`Momo gets some powder for his hands and a towel, and heads out to the arena wearing weightlifting gloves and spandex.
[17:26] < Angry_GM> Avert your eyes from the Yeti Spandex Crotch Bulge.
[17:26] * Mithras grabs Marcus and goes to take him to a medical room.
[17:26] < Angry_GM> !roll 1d100
[17:26] < Highwind> Angry_GM - 1d100: 13 ( Total: 13 )
[17:26] < Angry_GM> It's quite a large bulge.
[17:27] * Aru`Momo packs a mean sex pistol, after all.
[17:28] * Mithras focuses on getting their wounded CO someplace for medical help.
[17:28] * Shara_Lanator has seen it, wasn't impressed.
[17:28] < Shara_Lanator> (( cough cough *padding* ))
[17:28] < Angry_GM> So, Aru's back on the field for the last round. And Mithras has found the infirmary, staffed by a pair of Dragnolian-make robots.
[17:29] * Aru`Momo flexes.
[17:30] * Mithras checks to see if he needs to do anything else.
[17:30] * Aru`Momo does some poses.
[17:30] * Aru`Momo takes some deep breaths.
[17:31] < Angry_GM> Yeah Mithras, you need to find Marcus's insurance card. Which is missing.
[17:31] < Aru`Momo> Ouch.
[17:31] < Angry_GM> So, Aru, roll vs. STRx2 again.
[17:31] < Aru`Momo> !roll 1d100
[17:31] < Highwind> Aru`Momo - 1d100: 57 ( Total: 57 )
[17:31] < Mithras> "...I hate this. I really do."
[17:31] < Aru`Momo> Looks like I lose.
[17:32] * Mithras does a check of Marcus' clothing, first, just to make sure.
[17:32] < Angry_GM> And Aru spends the next hour coming in dead last in the final round (which is still above sixty other competitors that were eliminated in earlier rounds). Kupo Team's representative, Urgh Khan, took the title.
[17:32] < Angry_GM> Nope, card's not there.
[17:32] < Aru`Momo> Damn.
[17:32] < Aru`Momo> I blame it on the events of yesterday.
[17:33] < Aru`Momo> And lack of sex.
[17:33] < Mithras> "Well, not much I can do with him here."
[17:33] < Angry_GM> * Serigo makes a pithy comment.
[17:33] * Mithras takes Marcus back to the locker room.
[17:33] * Mithras also tries to check overall standings on his way back.
[17:34] * Shara_Lanator sits in the locker room.
[17:35] < Angry_GM> Sadly, in overall standings, you all aren't doing so good. But that's only because of the 27 different gold medals that get awarded in the swim meet.
[17:35] < Aru`Momo> We didn't participate in that?
[17:35] < Angry_GM> No.
[17:35] < Aru`Momo> Why not?
[17:35] < Angry_GM> Because you were running from a riot.
[17:35] < Aru`Momo> I was?
[17:36] * Aru`Momo looks at Serigo.
[17:36] * Aru`Momo ponders commencing the liberal and unnessecary use of force immediately.
[17:36] < Angry_GM> Besides, you weren't entered in any of those events anyways. :p
[17:36] * Shara_Lanator ponders a mercy killing.
[17:37] * Mithras finally gets back to the locker room and puts Marcus in a somewhat comfortable spot.
[17:37] < Angry_GM> * Serigo makes an off-color comment about his rod.
[17:37] < Mithras> "Well, bad news and bad news. Marcus needs a medical card for treatment, and we're pretty low in the standings."
[17:37] < Aru`Momo> "No luck, huh."
[17:37] < Aru`Momo> "And shit."
[17:37] * Mithras shaps Serigo upside the head.
[17:37] < Aru`Momo> "There'll be hell to pay back home about this."
[17:38] < Mithras> "They awarded an assload of medals for swimming stuff.
[17:38] < Aru`Momo> "I was writing back to the folks tellin' them how good we were doing."
[17:38] < Aru`Momo> "And here we're -not-!"
[17:38] < Aru`Momo> "Makes me want to beat the crap out of Serigo."
[17:38] < Aru`Momo> "Which is working it's way up the priority list.
[17:39] < Aru`Momo> What's our next event?
[17:39] < Angry_GM> Dervan never told anyone what your next event was.
[17:39] < Aru`Momo> ...
[17:39] < Aru`Momo> "Where the hell is that captain of ours?"
[17:39] * Sephorus (SkyeGainsb@204.186.150.233.res-wpt.ptd.net) Quit (Quit: )
[17:39] * Aru`Momo digs around in Dervan's desk to look for 'em.
[17:40] < Mithras> "Maybe we could check with the organizers."
[17:40] < Angry_GM> Dervan has no desk in the locker room. Nor has he ever kept any organized notes about his person, except on that datapad of his.
[17:40] < Aru`Momo> Is that here?
[17:41] < Angry_GM> No, it's on his person.
[17:41] < Angry_GM> :p
[17:41] < Aru`Momo> well fuck.
[17:42] < Aru`Momo> "Alright, well, I'm going to take five. See what our next event is, and get a solid schedule, willya?"
[17:42] < Mithras> "...sure. why not?"
[17:43] * Mithras goes to look for someone to tell them what events they're entered into.
[17:43] < Angry_GM> Serigo tags along, leaving Aru and the chick basically alone (not counting Marcus in the shower bleeding).
[17:44] < Mithras> "Serigo, just make sure to keep quiet, okay?"
[17:44] < Angry_GM> It doesn't take Mithras too long to find someone who *should* know... Say hello to a Matango volunteer worker named "Kan."
[17:45] < Mithras> (( Shit: what were standing orders with Matango? ))
[17:45] < Angry_GM> ((Kill on sight, of course.))
[17:45] < Mithras> (( Shit. ))
[17:45] * Mithras makes sure nobody else is around before he talks.
[17:46] < Mithras> (( Is anybody else around to see? ))
[17:46] < Angry_GM> It's just you, Serigo, and the pigeons, and Serigo is chasing the pigeons right now.
[17:48] * Mithras quickly goes up and whispers for the Matango to get in a more seculded spot so they won't be seen. "I need some help finding out the events my team is entered in. In exchange, I'll say I never even saw you. Okay?"
[17:48] < Angry_GM> The Matango squeels in terror at your implied threat.
[17:49] < Aru`Momo> Something a Matango would do, I guess.
[17:49] * Aru`Momo looks at Shara.
[17:49] < Aru`Momo> "So. Spill it. What's your story?"
[17:49] * Mithras shushes the Matango. "Don't! If someone else hears you, I'll have to follow standing orders. I just need some help with that, and I'll be gone."
[17:50] < Angry_GM> "Don't hurt Kan! Kan just work here!"
[17:50] < Mithras> "...I'm not planning on it."
[17:50] * Mithras hands Kan an extra couple gil to shut up.
[17:50] < Angry_GM> * Kan gets all shifty-eyed.
[17:50] * Mithras than gives a couple more to get the info ASAP.
[17:51] < Angry_GM> * Kan whips out a huge binder is starts flipping through it at lightning speed.
[17:52] < Angry_GM> "Imperials not entered in other events, team leader make arrangements at last minute each time."
[17:52] < Mithras> "Got it. Where do I go for that?"
[17:52] * Shara_Lanator looks at Aru.
[17:52] < Angry_GM> "Imperial not team leader."
[17:52] < Serigo> (Back)
[17:53] < Mithras> "...right. Okay. We never met, this conversation never happened, and I never saw you. Understand?"
[17:53] < Shara_Lanator> "Short version: Conneti mob killed family, used dead brother's identity to spy on family, worked in place of ill respute to gather information. Got sucked up into you guys when someone killed rest of my team."
[17:53] * Aru`Momo pulls out a cigar and lights it up with the blowtorch, sitting down with a damp towel, which he uses to wipe the sweaty parts off of.
[17:53] < Angry_GM> "Kan understand."
[17:53] < Serigo> (What happened?)
[17:53] < Aru`Momo> "So you're on a vendetta, eh."
[17:53] * Mithras walks away, making sure nobody else gets a glimpse of the two together.
[17:54] < Aru`Momo> "Guess that means there's no love between us. Cigar?"
[17:54] < Angry_GM> ((Go skim the backscroll Serigo.))
[17:55] * Aru`Momo pulls a polished case out of one of his bigger pockets and taps it open.
[17:55] < Shara_Lanator> "No thanks, don't smoke."
[17:55] * Aru`Momo shuts the case with his hand and puts it away. "I don't that often either. I typically drink more than smoke."
[17:55] < Aru`Momo> "Speaking o' which, I'm probably going to do that tonight."
[17:56] * Mithras grabs Serigo and goes back to the locker room.
[17:56] < Aru`Momo> "Doubt you want to come because of your situation and all that, but the invitation stands."
[17:56] < Shara_Lanator> "Thanks, but I'd better keep a low profile, don't have the same diplomatic whatever you all have."
[17:57] < Aru`Momo> "Didn't seem to do much for Marcus."
[17:57] * Serigo keeps swinging at the pigeons with his rod.
Part 3: Command
[17:57] < Angry_GM> * Dervan is leaning against the wall outside of the locker room when Mithras and Serigo arrive.
[17:57] < Serigo> "Well, things are going from bad to worse, Dervan."
[17:57] < Mithras> "Well. Welcome back, sir. What else did we get entered into today?"
[17:58] < Angry_GM> * Dervan stands there, unmoving.
[17:58] < Shara_Lanator> "Dumbass deserved it."
[17:58] < Aru`Momo> "How's that armor you were wearing? I'll probably be able to fix it up to better condition."
[17:58] < Mithras> "..."
[17:58] * Aru`Momo takes a puff.
[17:58] < Mithras> "...sir? Are you awake?"
[17:58] < Angry_GM> No response.
[17:58] * Serigo pushes him slightly.
[17:59] < Aru`Momo> [He's dead, jim.]
[17:59] < Serigo> "Hello?"
[17:59] * Mithras is about go check closer when Serigo starts poking.
[17:59] < Shara_Lanator> "Tis ok."
[17:59] < Aru`Momo> "Good, then. Less work on my part."
[17:59] < Angry_GM> * Dervan slumps to the ground. It's at this point you notice that his throat has been cut from ear to ear. Laying next to him on the ground is a spearhead of the same type as is on Shara's spear.
[17:59] < Serigo> "SHIT."
[17:59] < Mithras> "...shit!"
[18:00] * Serigo turns to Shara.
[18:00] * Mithras immediately runs into the locker room.
[18:00] < Aru`Momo> "?"
[18:00] < Mithras> "The captain's been murdered."
[18:00] < Aru`Momo> "Oh, no, this can't be good."
[18:00] * Serigo picks up the spearhead.
[18:00] < Mithras> "Same way as Shara's team."
[18:00] < Serigo> "Recognize this?"
[18:00] * Aru`Momo walks outside and drags the body in.
[18:01] < Mithras> . o O ( ...Serigo, you idiot, you just got your prints over it! )
[18:01] < Mithras> (( For future note, that was an internal thought of Mithras'. ))
[18:01] * Aru`Momo tosses him onto a bench and starts stripping him of anything, most notably the datapad.
[18:01] < Serigo> (I have gloves.)
[18:02] < Shara_Lanator> "Not again."
[18:02] < Aru`Momo> "We need to find somewhere to get rid of the body, or else there's going to be a lot of questions."
[18:02] < Angry_GM> Most notably, Aru finds the datapad is quite missing.
[18:02] < Serigo> "We need fuel and a fire source, and a flush toilet.
[18:02] < Aru`Momo> "Need to come up with a story as to why our captain left, too, and we need to get another captain."
[18:02] < Shara_Lanator> "Torch it. We haven't got the time to deal with anything more complicated."
[18:02] < Aru`Momo> "Shit."
[18:02] < Aru`Momo> "It's gone."
[18:02] < Serigo> "What's gone?"
[18:03] * Aru`Momo checks the rest of his clothing for anything of use.
[18:03] < Aru`Momo> "His datapad."
[18:03] < Serigo> "Damn..."
[18:03] < Aru`Momo> "Whatever he had on it warranted him getting killed."
[18:03] < Serigo> "WHAT THE FUCK ELSE CAN GO WRONG?!"
[18:03] < Mithras> "We're the only Imperials on planet. In abssence of anything else, I think that the team leadership position would go to the highest-ranked officer."
[18:04] * Aru`Momo looks at Mith. "You're a contract mercenary. I'm a combat engineer. The other two...Who the hell cares."
[18:04] < Serigo> "I'll take leadership, then."
[18:04] * Aru`Momo looks at Serigo.
[18:04] < Serigo> "What?"
[18:04] < Mithras> "And if we can't torch him, maybe we could hide him in the ducts, or another locker room, or... Marcus is Lance, and thus team leader."
[18:04] < Mithras> "He is highest rank, with me at second-highest."
[18:05] < Aru`Momo> Marcus, eh.
[18:05] < Angry_GM> Among the things that Aru does find on Dervan's body are a pair of Phoenix Downs and a Duration (2) part.
[18:05] < Aru`Momo> Good.
[18:05] < Aru`Momo> I'm keeping those.
[18:05] < Serigo> "Phoenix Downs... something tells me we'll need those..."
[18:05] < Mithras> "Fair enough. Now, what about disposal?"
[18:05] < Serigo> (Have we done any actual combat yet?)
[18:06] < Aru`Momo> "I don't think Marcus is in any shape to take command right now."
[18:06] < Angry_GM> Not today you haven't.
[18:06] < Serigo> "I can burn the corpse."
[18:07] < Aru`Momo> "These places always have somewhere to burn stuff, since it's usually cheaper than paying for garbage hauling.
[18:07] < Mithras> "Good. Get started."
[18:07] < Aru`Momo> "Considering the size of the place, anyway.
[18:07] < Mithras> "...I guess that leaves me in charge, then."
[18:07] < Serigo> "So shall I burn, or shall we look for a place to dispose?"
[18:08] < Aru`Momo> "Where are you going to burn him? If you do it here they'll find charred remains all over the place. Do it outside and people will see the smoke."
[18:08] < Mithras> "We should hide him, then look for a good disposal spot."
[18:08] < Serigo> "..."
[18:08] < Mithras> "So burning is out, then."
[18:08] * Serigo visits the healing showers to recover MP.
[18:08] < Mithras> "what other options do we have?"
[18:09] < Aru`Momo> "Disposal by more sensible means."
[18:09] < Mithras> "...which are what, exactly?"
[18:09] < Aru`Momo> "Not sure, that's what we should find out."
[18:10] * Serigo reclothes and reequips his gear.
[18:10] < Mithras> "Okay. It doesn't look like we'll be in cycling, so we'll have some time to look around. We'd better get started now."
[18:11] < Aru`Momo> "Someone's gotta stick around with the body. Stick it in the shower and keep it cold."
[18:11] < Mithras> "And we should make it close: we don't need to be caught dragging the thing."
[18:11] < Aru`Momo> "So we have a search area. Look around the complex."
[18:11] < Mithras> "I'll stay with Shara for that, then."
[18:12] < Aru`Momo> "I'll be out and about, then."
[18:12] < Serigo> "I 'll go with Momo, then.:
[18:12] < Mithras> "Okay. Good luck."
[18:12] < Aru`Momo> "Best to split up, cover more ground. We'll meet back in a few hours and see what we can do."
[18:12] < Aru`Momo> Let's say two hours from now. That should be enough time.
[18:12] < Serigo> "Ok."
[18:12] * Aru`Momo heads out with his wrench.
[18:13] * Serigo goes to look around. Perception roll?
[18:13] < Angry_GM> Yeah, make some rolls, everyone that's looking.
[18:13] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:13] < Aru`Momo> I'll look for a computer terminal that can give me schematics.
[18:13] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 48 ( Total: 48 )
[18:13] < Mithras> (( BRB. ))
[18:13] < Aru`Momo> !roll 1d100
[18:13] < Highwind> Aru`Momo - 1d100: 56 ( Total: 56 )
[18:13] < Serigo> "I'll look for any evidence."
[18:13] < Angry_GM> And Shara, I guess you're just milling around.
[18:14] < Aru`Momo> Perception or Awareness x2 + 6.
[18:14] * Shara_Lanator is sticking with Mithras, watching his back.
[18:14] < Serigo> (BRB)
[18:15] < Angry_GM> Serigo has discovered the dumpsters out back!
[18:15] < Serigo> (Back.)
[18:15] * Serigo frowns, and keeps looking.
[18:15] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:15] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 47 ( Total: 47 )
[18:15] < Aru`Momo> !roll 1d100
[18:15] < Highwind> Aru`Momo - 1d100: 52 ( Total: 52 )
[18:15] < Angry_GM> Aru, using your systems skill since you're messing with a computer, you discover... nothing because it's password protected.
[18:15] < Aru`Momo> Hmm.
[18:16] < Aru`Momo> Can I try and crack it?
[18:16] < Angry_GM> Serigo finds... a garbage truck.
[18:16] < Angry_GM> Ja.
[18:16] < Aru`Momo> Or hardwire it to bypass?
[18:16] < Aru`Momo> What skill?
[18:16] * Serigo is getting frustrated. There's gotta be something around here.
[18:16] < Angry_GM> Systems.
[18:16] < Aru`Momo> !roll 1d100
[18:16] < Highwind> Aru`Momo - 1d100: 31 ( Total: 31 )
[18:16] < Shara_Lanator> (( Dump his body in the garbage truck. ))
[18:16] < Aru`Momo> That'll do it, made by 19.
[18:17] * Serigo gets an idea, and runs back to the locker room.
[18:17] * Mithras makes sure the shower is going really cold.
[18:17] < Angry_GM> Aru breaks in and discovers the garbage incinerator/power planet located about a kilometer from the Stadium proper.
[18:18] < Serigo> (Am I at the locker room?)
[18:18] * Aru`Momo heads out, and grabs a couple of garbage bags from some garbage cans.
[18:18] < Angry_GM> No Serigo, you're wandering around the dumpsters. :p
[18:18] * Serigo gets an idea, and runs back to the locker room.
[18:19] < Serigo> (Now am I at the locker room?)
[18:19] < Angry_GM> I guess.
[18:20] < Aru`Momo> I'll take my time in getting to the locker.
[18:20] < Serigo> "Guys, I found a dump truck we can get rid of the body with."
[18:20] * Serigo pokes Mithras.
[18:21] < Serigo> "hello?"
[18:21] < Mithras> "How far away? And You probably shouldn't mention body. We don't know who's listening."
[18:21] < Angry_GM> * Marcus bleeds some more.
[18:21] < Angry_GM> ((brb))
[18:21] * Aru`Momo opens the door.
[18:21] < Serigo> "Out by the dumpsters."
[18:21] < Serigo> (BRB
[18:21] < Aru`Momo> "Incinerator 1km away."
[18:22] * Aru`Momo tosses the garbage bags into the room, being recently emptied.
[18:22] < Mithras> "Well, that's a decent final locale. You think we can use a truck or a dumpster to carry the stuff there?"
[18:23] < Angry_GM> ((back))
[18:23] < Aru`Momo> "I can do it. Question is if anybody can just walk in to a place like that."
[18:23] < Mithras> "Hm. Point. So what's your suggestion, then?"
[18:23] < Angry_GM> * Marcus mutters in his delerium, "Duck cocks... orange..."
[18:24] < Mithras> "..."
[18:24] < Aru`Momo> "And that guy made it to Lance?"
[18:24] < Aru`Momo> "What a joke."
[18:24] < Mithras> "Not much we can do about that, unfortunately."
[18:24] < Aru`Momo> "Anyway."
[18:25] < Aru`Momo> "We can probably take the dump truck there, but I don't know how hairy it's going to get."
[18:25] < Aru`Momo> "We might encounter some resistance, could pay 'em off, or we might not."
[18:25] < Angry_GM> ((can't get as hairy as you are))
[18:25] < Aru`Momo> [heh heh, my entire body is pubic hair]
[18:25] < Mithras> "Yeah. You think we can just stash it in a truck and let them do the rest?"
[18:26] < Aru`Momo> "No guarantees about that, but it's worth a shot."
[18:27] < Mithras> "Yeah. As long as we can get it to a spot where we can't be blamed, we'll be good."
[18:27] * Aru`Momo looks at Serigo.
[18:27] < Aru`Momo> "I'd say for him to do it since it's his idea, but."
[18:27] < Aru`Momo> "I don't know."
[18:27] < Aru`Momo> "You and me, Mith. Serigo stays here to tend to Marcus. We get it done quick."
[18:28] < Angry_GM> * Marcus sits up, shouts something about bloody fingerprints, then passes out again.
[18:28] < Mithras> "Got it- wait, that may not be such a great idea. I stick out like a sore thumb. If someone is watching, they'll probably spot me."
[18:29] * Aru`Momo looks at him with the 'and you're talking to -who-?' look.
[18:29] < Angry_GM> ((And Aru *also* has Distinctive Features.))
[18:29] < Mithras> "then again..."
[18:29] < Mithras> The two of us are probably the only ones strong enough to do this. We probably don't have a choice."
[18:30] < Serigo> (Back)
[18:30] < Aru`Momo> "Let's do this, then."
[18:30] < Shara_Lanator> "Don't think that any of us would be able to get by anyone who knew enough about us to be concerned."
[18:30] < Aru`Momo> "Put 'im in the bags and we'll haul him with some other bags like we're taking trash out."
[18:30] < Mithras> "...point. Let's get everything ready then, Aru."
[18:30] < Mithras> "Got it."
[18:30] * Serigo chills the body with blizzard.
[18:31] < Angry_GM> ((Mmmm. Magical residue makes for great evidence in a court of law.))
[18:31] * Aru`Momo pushes X.
[18:31] * Mithras does exactly that, trying to find a bit more garbage to stuff in the bag with the body.
[18:31] < Serigo> (Can I make a healing roll on Marcus?)
[18:31] < Angry_GM> Go ahead if you like.
[18:31] < Serigo> !roll
[18:31] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:31] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 66 ( Total: 66 )
[18:31] < Angry_GM> Yeah, so you all are hauling the dead man out with the trash.
[18:31] < Aru`Momo> !roll 1d6
[18:31] < Highwind> Aru`Momo - 1d6: 5 ( Total: 5 )
[18:31] < Angry_GM> Marcus starts choking on his tongue.
[18:32] < Aru`Momo> Only Mith and I.
[18:32] < Serigo> (SHIT.)
[18:32] * Serigo makes another attempt.
[18:32] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:32] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 91 ( Total: 91 )
[18:32] < Aru`Momo> [How do you DO that?]
[18:32] < Serigo> (O.O)
[18:32] < Angry_GM> Marcus stops breathing.
[18:32] * Serigo begins CPR.
[18:32] < Mithras> (( Well, it looks like I'm the new team leader in a minute. ))
[18:32] < Angry_GM> Oh, Aru and Mithras, you're at the first security checkpoint.
[18:32] < Serigo> (healing check?)
[18:33] < Angry_GM> And the guards--yes-- want to know why you two of all people are chucking the trash out.
[18:33] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:33] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 82 ( Total: 82 )
[18:33] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:33] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 51 ( Total: 51 )
[18:33] < Aru`Momo> "Captain's orders. We generate a lot of crap when we're partying after our victories."
[18:33] < Angry_GM> You break a couple of his ribs.
[18:33] < Aru`Momo> "Or drinking heavily after our losses."
[18:33] < Aru`Momo> "That and it's punishment.
[18:33] < Mithras> "We're the strongest, and nobody else wants to go near our locker room."
[18:33] * Serigo drags him under the healing showers.
[18:34] * Serigo rebegins cpr.
[18:34] < Angry_GM> They buy Mithras's argument.
[18:34] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:34] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 19 ( Total: 19 )
[18:34] < Serigo> "Breath, dammit..."
[18:34] < Angry_GM> Serigo manages to stave off Marcus's impending death. But the poor guy still has some broken ribs.
[18:35] < Angry_GM> Aru and Mithras come to the second checkpoint, they too want to know WTF is up with this garbage business.
[18:35] < Aru`Momo> Same story.
[18:35] * Serigo now attempts to use his Cure, fulled by the healing showers, and his healing skill to mend the ribs.
[18:35] * Shara_Lanator looks at Serigo, and not understanding what's going on, wonders why he feels the need to make out with a guy who's knocked out.
[18:35] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:35] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[18:35] < Serigo> (Uht oh.)
[18:36] < Angry_GM> Serigo burns his MP and permanently deforms the broken ribs.
[18:36] < Serigo> ....
[18:36] < Serigo> ....
[18:36] < Serigo> "hmmm."
[18:36] < Mithras> "Our locker area was getting pretty bad-smelling, and the other team members made us do the grunt work. Nobody else wants to get close to our lockers."
[18:36] * Serigo makes one last healing check with Cure and his healing skill.
[18:36] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:36] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 78 ( Total: 78 )
[18:37] < Angry_GM> "Then why's that one bag look about the right size for a dead body?"
[18:37] * Aru`Momo looks at the bag."
[18:37] < Aru`Momo> "It's a regular trash bag."
[18:37] < Angry_GM> Marcus, fortunately, does not get worse from the treatment.
[18:37] * Serigo keeps going.
[18:37] * Serigo is going to heal marcus if i kills him. (marcus.)
[18:38] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:38] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 87 ( Total: 87 )
[18:38] < Mithras> "Getting it all out at once."
[18:38] < Angry_GM> "Alright, go on through."
[18:38] * Serigo attempts to realign Marcus' ribs with his rod.
[18:38] < Angry_GM> Serigo has managed to puncture one of Marcus's lungs with a broken rib.
[18:38] < Serigo> (He's under the healing showers, right?"
[18:38] * Shara_Lanator wonders what the hell is going on.
[18:39] < Serigo> "Uh, Shara... do you know first aid?"
[18:39] < Angry_GM> Yeah, but you keep flubbing the rolls. They can only do so much.
[18:39] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:39] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[18:39] < Serigo> ...
[18:39] < Serigo> (Tell me that did something.)
[18:39] * Shara_Lanator shakes her head. "Nope."
[18:39] < Serigo> (Along with my constant curing.)
[18:40] < Angry_GM> At this point Marcus has somewhat mended ribs, a formerly perforated rib, water in his lungs from all the showering, a hell of a lot of bruising, and no amount of magic HP regen showers is going to help.
[18:41] < Angry_GM> Okay, Aru and Mithras, you're at the final security checkpoint before getting to the garbage truck.
[18:41] * Serigo drags him out from under the showers, burns his MP stack to cure him up, and then uses the showers to heal MP. He leaves him the hell alone after that.
[18:42] < Mithras> "Right. We're just taking out some trash from our locker area."
[18:42] < Angry_GM> "You're not with the garbage union, we can't let you take it beyond this point."
[18:42] < Aru`Momo> "Can you do it for us?"
[18:43] < Serigo> (THE FUG...?)
[18:43] < Angry_GM> "We're not in the union either. You'll have to wait for a union member to come by and inspect your garbage before it can be disposed of."
[18:43] < Serigo> (...FUCK.)
[18:43] < Aru`Momo> "How about we never came here?"
[18:44] < Mithras> "...nobody was cleaning up our trash before. We need to get back to competition. Isn't there something we can do?"
[18:44] < Angry_GM> "Doesn't work that way, Imperial."
[18:44] < Aru`Momo> "No compromise, eh."
[18:44] < Angry_GM> "You can wait for someone from the garbage union to come by an inspect it."
[18:44] * Aru`Momo looks at Mith.
[18:44] < Aru`Momo> "How long is that gonna take?"
[18:45] * Mithras notices the look.
[18:45] < Angry_GM> "He should be by here in a few hours."
[18:45] * Aru`Momo considers.
[18:45] < Aru`Momo> "Well."
[18:45] < Aru`Momo> "We don't want any trouble."
[18:45] < Aru`Momo> "There's been enough of that already."
[18:46] < Aru`Momo> "To my understanding anyway."
[18:46] < Angry_GM> "Glad you're being sensible."
[18:47] < Aru`Momo> "Do I look like the kind of guy would beat you up and do as I please? Come on."
[18:47] * Aru`Momo looks at Mith again, and lifts up the bags.
[18:48] < Angry_GM> "Actually, you do, which is why there's an extra security team on its way."
[18:48] * Mithras picks up his end of the bags, as well.
[18:48] * Serigo goes to check on the two. He mentions to Shara to watch over things.
[18:49] * Aru`Momo sighs.
[18:49] < Mithras> "...geez, if it's that much of a problem, maybe we'd be better off just bringing it back to the lockers and just keep it out of the way."
[18:49] * Shara_Lanator sits in the locker room, watching Marcus.
[18:50] * Aru`Momo slings it over his shoudler and starts to head back.
[18:50] < Angry_GM> * Marcus wakes up, and apparently in shock he doesn't notice his injuries as he works on macking Shara up.
[18:50] < Serigo> (Macking?)
[18:51] < Mithras> "We might as well go. I'm sure we can live with stink for a while."
[18:51] < Angry_GM> Yes, macking. As in, the act performed by a mack daddy upon a lady of his desire.
[18:51] * Shara_Lanator glares at Marcus.
[18:51] * Mithras helps Aru with the trash on the way back.
[18:52] * Serigo catches up to Aru and Mithra, and heads along, helping with the trash.
[18:52] < Serigo> (I wanna fight something, eventually... where's a good miniboss when you want one.)
[18:53] < Angry_GM> Well, you're back at the locker room. And security knows you're up to something.
[18:53] < Aru`Momo> "Hmm."
[18:54] < Mithras> "Well, what now? The direct route is out, so..."
[18:54] < Shara_Lanator> "I see we've still got our problem."
[18:54] < Mithras> "Maybe we can get to that equipment storage room through the vent area?"
[18:54] < Aru`Momo> "How's what's his face?"
[18:55] < Angry_GM> I should have pointed out that the ceiling is not completely patched up yet. There's still a hole you could use if you needed to.
[18:55] < Mithras> "It's where we tried to keep you hidden during the riot. At least, until the explosions started."
[18:55] < Shara_Lanator> "It worked once."
[18:56] * Serigo (RobCrosby@cs68203146-92.houston.rr.com) Quit (Ping timeout)
[18:56] * Serigo (RobCrosby@cs68203146-92.houston.rr.com) has joined #aria
[18:57] * Angry_GM sets mode: +v Serigo
[18:57] < Serigo> (I wanna fight something, eventually... where's a good miniboss when you want one.)
[18:57] < Angry_GM> Marcus continues macking on Shara, despite everyone being there now.
[18:57] < Serigo> "Shara, shall I make him unconscious again?"
[18:58] < Angry_GM> < Marcus> "Baby, you so fly that Pricerio's navy wants to commission you."
[18:58] < Shara_Lanator> "Yes, continue your 'healing'."
[18:58] * Serigo whacks Marcus over the head as hard as he can.
[18:58] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:58] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 87 ( Total: 87 )
[18:58] < Serigo> (...or tries to)
[18:58] < Angry_GM> Marcus adeptly dodges the attack.
[18:58] < Mithras> "Okay, how about this time I'll stay with Serigo and you other two get the stuff to the storage area?"
[18:59] * Serigo recommences the whackage. (Fall... down... dammit...!)
[18:59] < Angry_GM> < Marcus> "What a klutz!"
[18:59] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:59] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[18:59] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[18:59] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 21 ( Total: 21 )
[18:59] < Mithras> "Serigo, ENOUGH. Leave the CO alone."
[19:00] * Aru`Momo looks at Marcus.
[19:00] < Serigo> "But I need the patient anethized!"
[19:00] < Angry_GM> Marcus dodges again, and then gets it in the knee. The knee immediately bends in an altogether wrong direction, sending Marcus crumpling to the floor in something approximating the fetal position.
[19:00] < Aru`Momo> "He looks worse than before."
[19:00] * Mithras facepalms.
[19:00] < Mithras> "...you guys should get going ASAP."
[19:00] * Serigo casts cure on the knee, then aims for marcus' head.
[19:00] < Serigo> !roll 1d100
[19:00] < Highwind> Serigo - 1d100: 20 ( Total: 20 )
[19:01] * Mithras backhands Serigo.
[19:01] * Shara_Lanator grabs some trash bags and jumps up through the hole in the ceiling.
[19:01] < Angry_GM> Serigo bashes Marcus's head into the ground, doing who knows what kind of concussive damage, and causing a nose bleed.
[19:01] < Mithras> "That was an ORDER, magespec!"
[19:01] * Serigo snaps to attention.
[19:02] * Serigo casts cure again on his head.
[19:02] < Shara_Lanator> "You coming Aru?"
[19:02] < Serigo> "He needs to be asleep so his injuries don't get aggrivated."
[19:02] < Angry_GM> The equipment storage section of the Arena is much as you left it, rubble strewn. Of course there're no holes in the stands that you can see.
[19:02] < Aru`Momo> "Might as well."
[19:02] < Mithras> "The best thing to do is just leave him alone for now."
[19:03] < Serigo> "Ok."
[19:03] < Aru`Momo> "We can clear some rubble and hide him under it."
[19:03] * Serigo takes a shower.
[19:03] < Aru`Momo> "Then char the rubble."
[19:03] < Serigo> (Mainly to clean the blood off.
[19:03] < Serigo> "I can take care of charring!"
[19:03] < Shara_Lanator> "Sounds good to me."
[19:04] < Mithras> "Okay, go ahead then. I'll keep watch here."
[19:05] * Serigo heads out with Aru, taking Marcus' body along.
[19:05] < Angry_GM> ...
[19:05] * SirWilliam (swb502@roc-69-202-135-47.rochester.rr.com) has left #aria
[19:05] < Angry_GM> He's going to burn Marcus too?
[19:05] < Aru`Momo> ...
[19:05] * Aru`Momo looks at Serigo.
[19:05] < Mithras> "...Serigo, what are you doing with Marcus?"
[19:06] < Serigo> "Oh. Nevermind."
[19:06] < Serigo> "I thought we were going to hide his body."
[19:07] * Serigo lets Marcus down onto a bench.
[19:07] < Mithras> "...Marcus isn't dead. Your efforts aside."
[19:08] < Serigo> "I was anethising him!"
[19:08] < Aru`Momo> "You broke a knee."
[19:08] * Mithras sighs. "...just go ahead with the others, Serigo."
[19:08] < Serigo> "If he's conscious his injuries could get worse!"
[19:09] * Serigo shrugs and heads out.
[19:11] * Shara_Lanator starts looking for an appropriate rubble pile.
[19:11] * Aru`Momo takes the pile he was in by sheer chance.
[19:11] < Aru`Momo> "This looks like a big enough pile."
[19:11] < Shara_Lanator> "Yep."
[19:11] < Angry_GM> Alright then.
[19:11] < Angry_GM> Get to it.
[19:12] * Shara_Lanator starts forming a hole, and once it's big enough, puts her bags in.
[19:12] < Serigo> "Tell me when you're ready."
[19:12] * Shara_Lanator motions to Aru.
[19:14] < Serigo> ...
[19:14] < Serigo> (Aru?)
[19:14] * Aru`Momo coughs.
[19:14] * Aru`Momo tosses his bags in, then starts burying him.
[19:14] * Shara_Lanator starts piling junk on top as well.
[19:15] < Serigo> "Shall I light the pyre?"
[19:15] < Shara_Lanator> "Yes, and be quick about it.
[19:16] * Teucer[AFK] (doommarine@c-67-182-135-210.client.comcast.net) has left #aria
[19:16] * Serigo casts Fire on the rubble.
[19:16] < Angry_GM> FLAME
[19:16] * Shara_Lanator heads back towards the locker room, not caring if the whole damn place goes up.
[19:17] * Serigo runs away.
[19:18] * Aru`Momo salutes Dervan's burning rubble pyre, then heads back down.
[19:18] < Aru`Momo> "We need to stay out of the arena unless we have an event."
[19:18] < Aru`Momo> "So let's get out of here for now. Take all the stuff here and I'll get us a cab."
[19:18] < Serigo> "Agreed. Let's look for trouble out of the stadium."
[19:18] * Shara_Lanator nods.
[19:19] * Serigo picks up Marcus.
[19:19] < Aru`Momo> "Strap this place bare. Anything and everything you can take."
[19:20] < Mithras> "Right."
[19:20] * Shara_Lanator tries to rip a locker door off.
[19:20] < Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d100
[19:20] < Angry_GM> There's not too much in there that you didn't bring... Oh my.
[19:20] < Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d100: 39 ( Total: 39 )
[19:21] < Angry_GM> And she rips the door off.
[19:21] * Shara_Lanator tosses the door to Aru.
[19:21] * Aru`Momo looks at Shara.
[19:21] < Aru`Momo> "Nice touch, but is that necessary?"
[19:21] < Shara_Lanator> "You said anything."
[19:21] < Aru`Momo> "Ha, ha. Think sensibly."
[19:21] < Mithras> "I'm not sure if we're going to be able to participate in any events. The team leader is the one who enters us into them.
[19:22] < Mithras> "And as of now, we're not entered into any more."
[19:22] < Shara_Lanator> "You know, entering events might be a good way to get you all killed."
[19:23] < Aru`Momo> "Doing anything at this point will get us killed."
[19:24] < Mithras> "the big thing we need to do is contact the top brass with the details. In the meantime, it may be a good idea to stay underground."
[19:24] < Aru`Momo> "Personally the events are just another step and I want to fufill my duty."
[19:24] < Aru`Momo> "Don't want to let the fans down and all that."
[19:24] < Shara_Lanator> "Your call."
[19:24] < Mithras> "Okay. How do we do that, then?"
[19:25] < Aru`Momo> "I dunno. There's going going to be a lot of heat we're going to take.
[19:26] < Aru`Momo> "There's not going to be a way around run-ins."
[19:26] < Mithras> "Yeah. And if any of us tries to step up as the new team leader, they're going to ask what happened to the old one."
[19:27] < Serigo> (BRB)
[19:28] < Mithras> "I still think our only option at the moment is to try and get into contact with Kolp."
[19:28] < Mithras> "At least then, we can get new orders and a new team leader."
[19:28] < Aru`Momo> "Yeah."
[19:28] < Aru`Momo> "That should be our first priority."
[19:28] < Aru`Momo> "So we need to get somewhere rural and lay low."
[19:29] < Shara_Lanator> "Back to the car?"
[19:29] < Serigo> (Back.)
[19:29] < Mithras> "And in the meantime, find a communicator powerful enough to get contact."
[19:29] < Mithras> "Looks like it."
[19:30] * Mithras hands the keys to Shara. "You know this planet better than any of us."
[19:31] * Shara_Lanator nods. "I guess I do. Let's get going then."
[19:32] * Shara_Lanator turns to head towards the door.
[19:32] * Mithras also does so, trying to gently bring Marcus along with the others.
[19:32] < Angry_GM> * Delusional_Marcus rubs Mithras's ass.
[19:32] < Angry_GM> < Delusional_Marcus> "So supple..."
[19:33] * Mithras would punch Marcus, but the punch would probably kill him at this point.
[19:33] * Shara_Lanator snorts.
[19:33] * Aru`Momo looks at Shara.
[19:33] < Aru`Momo> "You know. You can give directions. I'll drive."
[19:33] < Mithras> "Marcus, don't make me hit you."
[19:33] < Serigo> "Shall I medicate him?"
[19:33] < Mithras> "NO!"
[19:33] < Shara_Lanator> "Yes, I can't drive for crap."
[19:33] < Serigo> "I'll drive!"
[19:33] * Aru`Momo takes the keys.
[19:33] < Serigo> "I promise not to rupture any gas mains!"
[19:33] < Shara_Lanator> "Serigo, you will never drive with me in the car again."
[19:34] < Shara_Lanator> "I'd let Marcus over there drive before you."
[19:34] < Serigo> "Hey, you gotta admit it was invigorating."
[19:35] < Serigo> "Shall we sing a car song?"
[19:35] < Aru`Momo> "I'll drive."
[19:35] * Aru`Momo heads to the car to get it started.
[19:35] < Mithras> "Serigo. Shut up."
[19:35] * Shara_Lanator follows, leaving Serigo and Mithras to deal with Marcus.
[19:35] * Serigo hauls Marcus over to the car.
[19:36] * Mithras also helps with the hauling.
[19:36] < Angry_GM> * Delusional_Marcus rubs Serigo's thigh.
[19:37] * Serigo ponders lighting Marcus' balls on fire.
[19:37] * Shara_Lanator waits for Aru to unlock the car, and then gets in the shotgun seat.
[19:37] < Serigo> "Oh, shut it.
[19:37] < Angry_GM> ((I'm gonna need a 10 minute break here to freshen up, hit the restroom, etc. If y'all want to continue we can, or we can stop with you all speeding out of town.))
[19:37] < Serigo> (Continue or no, folks?)
[19:38] < Aru`Momo> [Uh.]
[19:38] < Mithras> (( I'm not sure what else we could do tonight. ))
[19:38] < Aru`Momo> [Depends on how long the cock will conctinue for.]
[19:38] < Mithras> (( ... ))
[19:38] < Serigo> (How about a random encounter!?)
[19:38] < Serigo> (Just one battle?)
[19:38] < Angry_GM> ((We'll, I'll be back in a couple minutes. Nature calls. :p))
[19:38] * Serigo flings Marcus into the trunk.
[19:39] < Aru`Momo> ...
[19:39] < Aru`Momo> "Don't do that."
[19:39] < Aru`Momo> "He's not dead."
[19:39] < Serigo> "What?... Oh, yeah."
[19:40] < Serigo> "Well, he shook me up earlier... something crazy about me starting the riot."
[19:41] < Shara_Lanator> "That's because you did, you idiot."
[19:41] * Aru`Momo shakes his head and starts the car.
[19:41] < Aru`Momo> "Where to, woman?"
[19:42] * Shara_Lanator points to the closest edge of town.
[19:42] < Shara_Lanator> "That-a-way."
[19:42] < Serigo> (g2g, peeps. Cya.)
[19:43] * Serigo (RobCrosby@cs68203146-92.houston.rr.com) Quit (Quit: )
[19:43] < Shara_Lanator> (( finally ;P ))
Final note:
[19:52] < Angry_GM> You three, for being on time get 200 XP. All four of you get 500 more XP. Shara gets 50 XP more for putting up with you loons, while Mithras and Aru get 50 XP for signing the kid's autograph.