Conquering the Stars: Commander
Part 1: Lieutenant
[15:09] * Newbie_X is now known as Mithras
[15:10] * Demonic_Gerbil is now known as Gee_Emm
[15:10] * mattw is now known as Shara_Lanator
[15:18] <Gee_Emm> Alright, so it's Friday. You two have been very conspiratorial lately, what with the shower thing, the attempted-pants-fixing, etc.
[15:18] <Gee_Emm> What do you two have to say for yourselves?
[15:18] <Mithras> (( Not much: the only thing really left to do ATM is train and stuff. ))
[15:20] <Gee_Emm> * Aru scratches his nuts.
[15:20] <Mithras> "Well, nothing left now but to get ready for the next events."
[15:21] <Shara_Lanator> "Yep...thanks again for those events you signed me up for."
[15:21] <Gee_Emm> ((<Shara> "I am so totally stoked about ballroom dancing." * Shara gags.))
[15:22] <Mithras> "Hey, it was that or nothing. We don't have many options without a technician or a mage."
[15:22] <Mithras> "If you really can't keep from tripping on your own feet by tomorrow, then I'll sign you back out. Alright?
[15:23] <Shara_Lanator> "Ok, I guess."
[15:23] <Gee_Emm> ((* Mithras cringes at the paperwork that'll entail.))
[15:24] <Mithras> "In the meantime, they might have some sort of dancing training... thing. I guess."
[15:25] * Mithras shrugs, then takes out his sword to practice his fighting motions.
[15:25] <Shara_Lanator> "I doubt that any sort of last minute training would help, even if there is such a thing."
[15:26] <Gee_Emm> * Aru wakes up just enough to dig around in various pockets and find a can of motor oil. He quickly downs it.
[15:26] * Mithras doesn't stop his practicing. "You're probably ri- great, he's doing it again."
[15:26] <Gee_Emm> * Aru passes back out, motor oil dribbling down his chin.
[15:27] <Shara_Lanator> "Let him do it, it obviously isn't going to kill him."
[15:28] <Mithras> "At this point, I don't care if he does get himself killed. He's being one hell of a burden on the mission."
[15:30] * Shara_Lanator fidgets.
[15:31] <Shara_Lanator> "I'm going to go for a quick walk."
[15:31] <Mithras> "Sure. Go ahead. Just keep an eye out for anything strange."
[15:31] <Shara_Lanator> "Will do."
[15:31] * Mithras keeps on practicing.
[15:32] * Shara_Lanator heads out the door, making note of exactly where the locker room is, and then starts heading down the hallway.
[15:32] <Gee_Emm> Hm. And where is she going, I wonder?
[15:33] * Shara_Lanator isn't heading anywhere in particular, just making a short loop around to stretch her legs.
[15:35] <Gee_Emm> Things are middling busy. People cutting out of the Skills competition early, or showing up late, pass you in the hallways. Vendors of various foods and drinks pitch their wares at you even down in the bowels of the arena complex.
[15:38] * Shara_Lanator glances an eye on the various competetors, but otherwise ignores the lot of them.
[15:40] * Shara_Lanator walks for 10 minutes or so before heading back towards the locker room, stopping to get a couple of juice beverages on the way back.
[15:40] <Gee_Emm> On the way back, you turn a corner and almost run into a crowd of people. Thankfully a little sidestepping avoids them, although someone still bumped into you. This causes you to drop your beverages.
[15:42] * Shara_Lanator has a cross look go over her face for a moment, but regains her composure. She tries to commit the face of the one who bumped into her to memory.
[15:43] * Shara_Lanator then continues on to the locker room.
[15:43] <Shara_Lanator> .oO (Bastard, I'll keep my eye out for him.)
[15:43] <Gee_Emm> Shara, you open the door, and find Mithras giving a stack of papers a funny look.
[15:44] * Mithras finishes looking at the papers, then puts them back in the envelope.
[15:44] * Mithras then looks around and appears damn surprised to see Shara standing there.
[15:45] <Shara_Lanator> "Finish practicing already?"
[15:45] <Mithras> "Not really. Just needed a little break."
[15:45] <Mithras> "Going over some other stuff I got.
[15:46] <Mithras> "Nothing important. Really."
[15:46] <Shara_Lanator> "Ok. I didn't find anything interesting to get into so I headed back here."
[15:46] <Mithras> "Okay, then."
[15:46] * Mithras puts the envelope away.
[15:48] <Mithras> "You know, I can't get much training out of killing air. You feel like trying some other training?"
[15:48] * GenLeon (genleon@c-24-9-204-160.client.comcast.net) has joined #Aria
[15:49] * Mithras thinks for a moment about something he used to do in his own training...
[15:49] <Shara_Lanator> "Sure, anything beats watching Aru vomit up motor oil."
[15:50] <Mithras> "How about a practice fight? No weapons, we pull punches, first to get five hits wins."
[15:50] * GenLeon is now known as Josiah
[15:50] <Shara_Lanator> "Ok."
[15:50] <Mithras> "Used to do it for deciding who bought the next round once or twice."
[15:51] * Mithras puts down his sword and gun and puts up his fists.
[15:51] <Mithras> "Ready when you are."
[15:51] * Shara_Lanator cracks her knuckles.
[15:51] <Shara_Lanator> "Let's go."
[15:51] * Mithras rushes in to try and get the first tag!
[15:52] * Shara_Lanator does her best to dodge the blow.
[15:52] <Mithras> !roll 1d100
[15:52] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 36 ( Total: 36 )
[15:53] <Mithras> (( Hm. Brawl skill 28... does that hit or not, herr GM? ))
[15:53] <Josiah> ((sorry..i'm distracting him at the moment))
[15:53] <Gee_Emm> We'll call it a hit.
[15:53] * Mithras gets a glancing blow!
[15:53] <Mithras> "That's one!"
[15:54] * Shara_Lanator grunts and returns with her own jab.
[15:54] <Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d100
[15:54] <Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d100: 87 ( Total: 87 )
[15:54] <Gee_Emm> Definite whiff there.
[15:54] * Shara_Lanator misses and punches a locker.
[15:54] * Mithras manages to dodge the jab.
[15:55] <Shara_Lanator> "Ouch."
[15:55] <Mithras> "Not bad... that'll be okay in an hour or two."
[15:55] * Mithras goes for a glancing body blow.
[15:55] <Mithras> !roll 1d100
[15:55] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 47 ( Total: 47 )
[15:56] <Gee_Emm> Hit. Again.
[15:56] * Shara_Lanator is visibly annoyed.
[15:56] <Mithras> (( Okay, I just checked. With the Attack bonuses, et cetera, my Brawl Attack% is 83. ))
[15:56] <Mithras> "Heh. You need to do a little better at this... ma'am."
[15:57] * Shara_Lanator feights with her right hand and goes for the body with her left.
[15:57] <Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d100
[15:57] <Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d100: 96 ( Total: 96 )
[15:57] * Shara_Lanator punches another locker, much harder this time.
[15:57] * Mithras sees the feint a mile away and easily dodges.
[15:57] <Mithras> "Well, at least I know you can hit stationary targets."
[15:57] * Mithras is now starting to smirk.
[15:58] <Mithras> "Let's see if you can dodge this one!"
[15:58] * Mithras goes for another jab.
[15:58] <Mithras> !roll 1d100
[15:58] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 33 ( Total: 33 )
[15:58] <Gee_Emm> Thwack!
[15:58] <Mithras> "Guess not."
[15:59] <Mithras> "3-love."
[16:00] * Josiah gives a loud rap on the door, then enters into room.
[16:00] * Shara_Lanator swings for Mithras again.
[16:00] <Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d100
[16:00] <Josiah> "What's going on in here?"
[16:00] <Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d100: 92 ( Total: 92 )
[16:00] * Mithras looks pretty startled, and glances away.
[16:00] * Shara_Lanator nearly takes Mithras' face off, but misses and slams into another locker.
[16:00] <Mithras> "..."
[16:01] <Josiah> "Greetings. I am Lt. Josiah Debray, sent here to rendezvous with the Imperial team. I assume I have come to the right place."
[16:01] <Mithras> "Training. Or at least a pretty bad excuse for it."
[16:01] * Mithras is about to try again, but stops cold.
[16:01] * Mithras immediately snaps to attention.
[16:01] <Mithras> "Understood, sir."
[16:01] * Mithras runs off to get the door for the lieutenant.
[16:01] * Shara_Lanator fumes, then notices the newcomer. .oO (Sir, uh oh.)
[16:02] * Shara_Lanator snaps to attention, or at least what passes for attention for her.
[16:02] <Josiah> "At ease, everyone. I admit the details I have been given are pretty sketchy. What's the situation here?"
[16:03] * Mithras closes the door behind the Lieutenant.
[16:03] <Gee_Emm> ((How about a quick "WTF You look like" for everyone.))
[16:03] <Mithras> (( Right. ))
[16:03] * Shara_Lanator starts making sure she didn't break any bones in her hands.
[16:04] * Mithras is a caucasian Human with brighter-than-anime green hair and a developing stubble. He is currently wearing gray, urban combat camo with a tactical vest. His weapons are on a nearby bench.
[16:06] <Josiah> ((Josiah is a tall, slender elven male, dressed in close fitting blue robes adorned with black cuffs and a black belt around his waist. A rough, gray cloak hangs about his shoulders loosely, and he carries a plain-looking staff.))
[16:06] <Mithras> "As of now, Captain Dervan and Magespec Serigo are dead- the captain murdered, Serigo of a heart attack, or something."
[16:06] * Shara_Lanator is a young, fit, blonde-haired Human women, currently in basic civilian clothes and having two very sore hands. Her spear and armor are piled in a rough pile in front of a locker.
[16:07] <Mithras> "I am Corporal Mithras Venturi, acting team commander. Lance Marcus Sedgwick, the ranking NCO, is in a coma, and Techspec Aru Momo is drunk off his ass."
[16:07] <Mithras> "My companion here is the newest team member, Corporal Lanator."
[16:07] * Mithras gestures to Shara.
[16:08] <Mithras> "We were practicing combat techniques: I signed myself up for the Single Combat competition tomorrow."
[16:08] * Shara_Lanator looks up at Josiah. "Sir. I'm a little new at this military stuff, so forgive me if I do anything out of line in that respect."
[16:09] <Josiah> "Very well. And what of the competition? How has it been affected by the turmoil?"
[16:09] <Mithras> "The competition itself appears to be going on as normal, despite the multiple attacks to the arena."
[16:10] <Mithras> "As for the competitors... I have no idea. There are far too many to keep track of."
[16:10] <Mithras> "My apologies, sir."
[16:10] * Josiah waves off his concern
[16:12] <Josiah> "I have orders to assist the team in anyway I can. What else do I need to know about the situation here?"
[16:14] <Shara_Lanator> "Watch out for apparently random explosions."
[16:14] <Mithras> "Well, sir, the active team members are currently signed up for several upcoming events: myself for Single Combat and Eating, Corporal Lanator for Ballroom Dancing and Sleeding/Skiing. The team is signed up for Team Combat. It's not a good fit by any stretch of the imagination, but it's the best we can do."
[16:14] <Mithras> "We also have reason to believe that one or more people are looking to kill us. We have encountered at least one sniper, possibly more."
[16:15] * Gee_Emm points to the schedule. http://web.utk.edu/~efeger/CtS/schedule1.gif http://web.utk.edu/~efeger/CtS/schedule2.gif
[16:16] <Mithras> "In addition, the Corporal has had some trouble with the local police. While we have been given diplomatic immunity, we do not trust them to hold to that: their attack is one of the reasons that Lance Sedgwick is in a coma."
[16:17] <Mithras> "So, if I may be so bold sir, I would reccomend we use a code-name, or somthing like that, when referring to the Corporal."
[16:17] * Josiah nods.
[16:17] <Josiah> "Very well."
[16:18] <Gee_Emm> (("Vegetable."))
[16:18] <Mithras> "... I also have some data to be given to the CO. Since you are now the ranking officer of the team, I believe this material is yours."
[16:19] * Mithras hands over the envelope and the Entry Card.
[16:19] * Mithras stays close to the Lieutenant for a moment...
[16:19] * Josiah accepts the items and nods approvingly
[16:20] * Shara_Lanator flexes her hands, since it doesn't appear that anything is seriously injured.
[16:20] <Mithras> (( Grr... I'm going to have to leave for a bit. Just got dinner. ))
[16:20] <Mithras> (( Sorry about that. I should be about 20 minutes. ))
[16:21] <Josiah> "So...at the moment you are training for your respective upcoming competitions. Please, continue."
[16:22] * Josiah begins discreetly checking out the contents of the envelope
[16:29] <Mithras> (( Back. Sorry about that. ))
[16:29] <Josiah> ((that was fast))
[16:29] <Mithras> (( Well, I ate quickly. ^_^ ))
[16:31] <Gee_Emm> ((So...))
[16:31] <Mithras> "Well, sir, I didn't feel that I was getting enough practice from practice without an opponent, so I suggested to the Corporal that we try a competition that I've done in a few other locations. Basically, it's a fight with pulled punches. First to five hits wins."
[16:32] <Mithras> "We don't really have any place to go to train for dancing or skiing. Besides, Corporal Lanator has made it clear that she has no training in either. ...By any chance, sir, would you be more familiar with either category?"
[16:34] <Josiah> "My training has not been in either area, no."
[16:34] <Mithras> "Too bad."
[16:35] <Shara_Lanator> "Too bad we missed the gymnastics competition. I was looking forward to it."
[16:35] * Mithras points Josiah to the nearby schedule. "Well, then, is there any category that you would feel comfortable participating in? We need all the help we can get."
[16:35] <Josiah> "I would, however, like to assist the team during the Team Combat. I assume the appropriate arrangements will have be made to get into the roster.
[16:36] <Mithras> "Well, sir... only the team leader can make those arrangements, with the card that I gave you. So you would have to complete the arrangements yourself, sir."
[16:37] <Josiah> "Had I been present at the time, I also would have participating in the Magic Competition.
[16:37] <Mithras> "Right now, only the two of us are entered as a team."
[16:37] <Josiah> "Ah, very well. I will make those arrangements then."
[16:37] * Mithras raises an eyebrow. "Interesting."
[16:38] <Mithras> "Just to warn you, sir, the paperwork is some sort of demonic force."
[16:38] <Josiah> "What do you mean?"
[16:39] <Mithras> "You'll see when you get to registration. They tend to move around a lot, too."
[16:39] * Josiah glances back at the schedule
[16:40] <Mithras> "Of course, you can feel free to enter us into or out of any other competitions. We probably won't be that good at them, but we'll accept your judgment."
[16:41] <Josiah> "You've apparently led this team through quite an ordeal already, Mithras. I will review these materials, but for the moment I will trust your judgment."
[16:41] <Mithras> "Very well, sir."
[16:42] <Josiah> "Which skills are covered in the Skills Competition...wait. It would appear these have already started."
[16:43] * Shara_Lanator looks at the patched hole in the ceiling.
[16:44] * Shara_Lanator .oO (Suprised they took the time to fix it.)
[16:44] <Josiah> "What of Techspec Aru Momo? Has he entered any of the competitions?"
[16:46] <Mithras> "No. He's been too drunk on motor oil the past couple days to be of any use."
[16:47] * Josiah wonders if the man is joking, but hears the serious tone in his voice and does not reply
[16:48] * Mithras actually has a hint of derisiveness in his tone, as well.
[16:48] <Gee_Emm> * Aru scratches his nuts.
[16:48] <Shara_Lanator> "We got his stomach pumped, but he just keeps on drinking it."
[16:49] <Josiah> "What in the world brought this on? Surley he wasn't this way prior to the competition?"
[16:49] <Shara_Lanator> "We're not sure exactly. I think he'll drink anything liquid, to be honest."
[16:50] <Mithras> "Damned if I know. He loved to have booze and women. Maybe he caught something from either one."
[16:50] * Shara_Lanator eyes Mithras.
[16:51] <Josiah> "How has the team performed in some of the past events?"
[16:51] <Mithras> "Then again, he was a little off in the first place. Not as bad as Serigo, but..."
[16:52] * Josiah glances through his documents, and his eyes go slightly wider as he reviews the info on Serigo...
[16:52] <Mithras> "So far, we have earned a Gold Medal in the Relay Competition, and I earned distinction in the Marksman competition, but with no medal."
[16:52] * Mithras looks at Josiah. "Like I said, Serigo was a really weird one."
[16:53] <Mithras> "...I'm assuming that is his dossier, right?"
[16:53] <Josiah> "Correct."
[16:54] <Josiah> "Shara, you mentioned the Gymnastics Competition. Why was the team unable to compete?"
[16:54] * Mithras lets Shara answer that.
[16:55] <Shara_Lanator> "We'', I believe that at the time we were taking measures to ensure our continued participation in the competition.
[16:56] <Shara_Lanator> "In other words, we had half of Arise wanting us dead, and we didn't have too much we could do about it."
[16:59] <Josiah> "Very well. I will plan on joining the two of you for the Team Combat, and although I am reluctant, I will attempt to the Single Fighting for tomorrow. What styles of fighting are featured this year for either the Singles or Team Combat?"
[17:01] <Mithras> "...I am unsure, sir. I am also the only one who has signed up for Single Combat. I was informed that it was only one person per team."
[17:01] <Josiah> "Oh, of course. I should have realized..."
[17:03] <Josiah> "I will not interfere with that then, Mithras. I believe you will probably make a better showing than myself."
[17:03] <Mithras> "Very good, sir."
[17:05] <Mithras> "Speaking of which, I should gather a few items to prepare for that. It shouldn't take that long, sir."
[17:05] * Mithras starts to head out.
[17:05] <Josiah> "Allow me to accompany you, Mithras. Perhaps you can direct me to the registration."
[17:05] <Mithras> "...understood. I doubt I could help, but I will try."
[17:06] * Josiah follows Mithras out
[17:06] * Shara_Lanator follows the other two.
[17:07] <Gee_Emm> Oh boy, they're trying to find the registration desk. This won't end well.
[17:07] <Mithras> (( It never does. ))
[17:08] <Gee_Emm> Where to Mithras, since you 'know' where everything is at.
[17:09] <Mithras> Um...
[17:09] <Mithras> Well...
[17:09] * Mithras will go to the last place he remembers Registration to be at.
[17:10] <Gee_Emm> Alright. You wind your way through the halls, dodging drunken people staggering towards or away from the bathrooms along the way.
[17:10] <Gee_Emm> You find absolutely no sign the desk was ever there.
[17:10] <Mithras> "..."
[17:10] <Mithras> "They moved. Again."
[17:11] * Mithras looks for nearby Security to ask.
[17:14] <Gee_Emm> Oh yeah, you hear some muffled screams and dull thwacking from around the corner, that way. --->
[17:14] <Gee_Emm> Almost forgot that.
[17:14] * Mithras immediately takes out his gun and gets in front of the Lieutenant.
[17:15] <Gee_Emm> No one's coming around that corner.
[17:15] * Mithras whispers "Shall we investigate, sir?"
[17:15] * Josiah nods
[17:15] <Gee_Emm> And it's a bit quieter, just the rustling of fabric.
[17:16] * Mithras goes ahead, starting with a peek around the corner.
[17:16] <Gee_Emm> You see no one in the hallway, but there's is a door that's slightly ajar just around the corner. The sign on it says "Broom Closet."
[17:16] * Mithras heads up to the door and again peeks in.
[17:17] <Gee_Emm> You've found security. About five of them.
[17:17] <Gee_Emm> Four of them have their pants down around their ankles while they work on raping some poor woman.
[17:18] * Mithras immediately makes a very loud noise by banging the nearby wall with his gun.
[17:18] <Gee_Emm> The one with his pants still on draws his pistol, kicks the door open, and fires a few shots at random.
[17:18] <Gee_Emm> The other try to get their pants back on, while still holding the woman down.
[17:18] <Mithras> "We're under fire! I need backup!"
[17:19] * Mithras rushes in and draws a bead on one of the security guards.
[17:19] <Josiah> ((hold on just sec...))
[17:19] <Gee_Emm> <Guard_with_Pants> "Alright you little shit--"
[17:19] * Mithras starts shooting at the guards.
[17:20] <Gee_Emm> Let's see an init roll there Mithras.
[17:20] <Mithras> !roll 1d10
[17:20] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d10: 7 ( Total: 7 )
[17:20] <Gee_Emm> Yeah, you're faster than the guards.
[17:20] <Gee_Emm> How about a to-hit?
[17:20] <Mithras> !roll 1d100
[17:20] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 85 ( Total: 85 )
[17:21] <Gee_Emm> Your shots miss the guards.
[17:21] <Gee_Emm> * Guard_with_Pants returns fire.
[17:21] <Gee_Emm> !roll 1d100
[17:21] <Mithras> . o O ( SHIT. )
[17:21] <Highwind> Gee_Emm - 1d100: 32 ( Total: 32 )
[17:21] <Gee_Emm> Hitting you square in the chest.
[17:21] <Mithras> "Agh!"
[17:21] <Gee_Emm> !roll 1d10+30
[17:21] <Highwind> Gee_Emm - 1d10+30: 10 ( Total: 40 )
[17:22] <Gee_Emm> 25 damage to you. He missed all your wonderful vitals.
[17:22] <Mithras> "Corporal Lanator! I need backup NOW!"
[17:22] <Gee_Emm> The others are all fumbling with pants.
[17:22] * Josiah gets ready to join in the battle
[17:22] <Gee_Emm> * Woman flails.
[17:23] * Mithras clutches at the wound for a moment. (88/113 HP)
[17:23] * Shara_Lanator readies herself as well.
[17:23] <Josiah> ((can I act this round, or was that basically a surprise round?))
[17:23] <Gee_Emm> So, wanna try that shootin' thing again this next round?
[17:23] <Gee_Emm> Round 2.
[17:24] <Mithras> !roll 1d10
[17:24] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d10: 6 ( Total: 6 )
[17:24] <Gee_Emm> Roll your inits yourself, yah lazy bums.
[17:24] <Josiah> !roll 1d10
[17:24] <Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d10
[17:24] <Highwind> Josiah - 1d10: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[17:24] <Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d10: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[17:24] <Gee_Emm> You all get to go before the guards.
[17:24] <Mithras> (( Who first? ))
[17:24] <Gee_Emm> Doesn't matter to me. :p
[17:25] <Gee_Emm> I'd guess Mithras since he's in everyone face.
[17:25] * Mithras decides to Mighty Strike the guard, this time.
[17:25] <Mithras> !roll 1d100
[17:25] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 4 ( Total: 4 )
[17:25] <Gee_Emm> BLAM.
[17:25] <Gee_Emm> Guard_with_Pants goes down like a cheap whore (no offense Shara).
[17:26] <Mithras> !roll 1d8+20, 200%
[17:26] <Highwind> Error: Use a spellchecker and try again. - '1d8+20,'
[17:26] <Mithras> (( ...never mind. ))
[17:26] <Josiah> ((no space, but apparently not necessary))
[17:26] * Mithras gets a clean headshot.
[17:27] <Gee_Emm> Uh, Josiah, go I guess.
[17:27] * Josiah decides to knock one of the other guards senseless (Staff attack)
[17:27] <Josiah> !roll 1d100
[17:27] <Highwind> Josiah - 1d100: 61 ( Total: 61 )
[17:28] <Gee_Emm> Thwack. The pantsless guard goes down too.
[17:28] <Gee_Emm> Three of those hombres left.
[17:28] * Shara_Lanator swings at one of the bastards.
[17:29] <Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d100
[17:29] <Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d100: 31 ( Total: 31 )
[17:29] <Gee_Emm> WHAP! He's down too.
[17:29] <Gee_Emm> Guards try to flee.
[17:29] <Gee_Emm> !roll 2d100
[17:29] <Highwind> Gee_Emm - 2d100: 78, 26 ( Total: 104 )
[17:29] * Sephorus (SkyeGainsb@204.186.150.169.res-wpt.ptd.net) has joined #aria
[17:29] * ChanServ sets mode: +v Sephorus
[17:30] <Gee_Emm> One of them shoves his way past you and into the hallway, quickly vanishing. The other is still entangled with the woman.
[17:30] <Gee_Emm> Speaking of her.
[17:30] <Gee_Emm> * Woman flails.
[17:30] <Gee_Emm> Alright, 'Round 3' then.
[17:30] <Josiah> !roll 1d10
[17:30] <Highwind> Josiah - 1d10: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[17:30] <Mithras> !roll 1d10
[17:30] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d10: 8 ( Total: 8 )
[17:31] <Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d100
[17:31] <Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[17:31] <Gee_Emm> Wow. You two totally blew the guard's init away. And Shara went to lala land. :p
[17:31] <Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d10
[17:31] <Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d10: 10 ( Total: 10 )
[17:31] * Josiah chuckels at share
[17:31] <Shara_Lanator> (( >_> ))
[17:32] <Josiah> ((at Shara's EI))
[17:32] <Shara_Lanator> (( two 10s in a row, silly Highwind ))
[17:32] * Josiah attempts to knock the last guard out as well
[17:32] <Josiah> !roll 1d100
[17:32] <Highwind> Josiah - 1d100: 93 ( Total: 93 )
[17:33] <Josiah> But is apparently distracted by the flailing woman
[17:33] * Shara_Lanator swings at another guard.
[17:33] <Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d100
[17:33] <Gee_Emm> Josiah whacks Mithras in the face.
[17:33] <Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d100: 55 ( Total: 55 )
[17:33] <Gee_Emm> But Shara gets the last guard.
[17:33] <Mithras> "Ow!"
[17:34] * Shara_Lanator cracks her knuckles.
[17:34] <Shara_Lanator> "Thanks for the practice, Mithras."
Part 2: Liberate
[17:34] <Gee_Emm> The woman's clothing is quite torn, but to Mithras and Shara is quite recognizeable as those bodysuits the terrorists wore back on the first day of this madness.
[17:34] * Mithras puts the pistol away after checking to see if it's the last guard.
[17:34] <Mithras> "...the hell happened?"
[17:34] <Josiah> "Sorry."
[17:35] <Gee_Emm> The Great God Gee-Emm also likes the word quite, he finds it quite useful in descriptions.
[17:35] * Mithras whispers to Josiah "Be on your guard. That's a TLF bodysuit, sir."
[17:36] * Mithras keeps the pistol in its holster, but has it ready to go.
[17:36] <Gee_Emm> * The woman staggers to her feet and leans against the nearest wall unsteadily. She's holding her head with one hand, underneath it blood slowly trickles down.
[17:37] <Gee_Emm> She hasn't even noticed you all are there yet. Must have been a big hit they laid on her.
[17:38] <Mithras> "Okay, miss, how badly are you hurt?"
[17:39] <Gee_Emm> She mutters in some language none of you know, although it's recognizeable as some slurred dialect of Trintonian.
[17:39] <Mithras> "...great."
[17:40] <Mithras> "Would you happen to know... whatever that language was, sir?"
[17:40] <Josiah> "Unfortunately, no."
[17:40] <Mithras> "..."
[17:41] <Mithras> "Then we need a translator. She could be helpful."
[17:41] <Gee_Emm> * She slumps to the floor, unconscious.
[17:41] <Mithras> "The TLF are the people who bombed the opening ceremonies."
[17:41] <Josiah> "Agreed."
[17:42] * Shara_Lanator watches the hallway.
[17:42] * Mithras looks about for something to cover her up with.
[17:42] <Josiah> "We should definitely take her along with us, then. See if there's anything to cover her with..."
[17:42] <Gee_Emm> There's some canvas sheeting piled up on a shelf in there.
[17:43] <Gee_Emm> Of course, you could just steal one of those guard's pants...
[17:43] * Mithras grabs the sheeting, then notices the pants and gets a bit of a smile.
[17:43] <Mithras> "They wanted their pants off, they got it."
[17:44] <Sephorus> (( Pants o'clock. ))
[17:44] * Mithras takes off the pants from one of the guards to put on the girl, then grabs the canvas sheet for the upper body.
[17:45] <Gee_Emm> Shara, you're on look out, non?
[17:45] <Gee_Emm> Gimme a perception roll, sweet thing.
[17:46] <Gee_Emm> (("Let me tell you about the one that got away..."))
[17:46] <Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d100
[17:46] <Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d100: 69 ( Total: 69 )
[17:46] <Gee_Emm> Shara completely doesn't here the echoing of jackboots until it's too late and there's a team of security guards in riot gear coming around the corner.
[17:47] <Gee_Emm> And by "the corner" I mean "both ends of the hallway."
[17:47] <Josiah> "Damn."
[17:47] * Shara_Lanator ducks back into the closet, slamming the door behind her.
[17:47] <Mithras> "Well, this is getting better."
[17:48] <Gee_Emm> * Woman continues bleeding from the head.
[17:49] * Mithras sees if he can stop the bleeding at all.
[17:49] * Shara_Lanator locks the door.
[17:49] <Gee_Emm> It's not a fast bleed, just persistent.
[17:50] <Mithras> "Well, now what?"
[17:51] <Shara_Lanator> "We hope that they go right on by?"
[17:51] * Josiah nods silently.
[17:51] * Mithras looks grim.
[17:52] <Gee_Emm> Over a bullhorn, "Come out with your hands up. Further resistence will result in violent force being used to subdue you."
[17:52] <Mithras> "Sir, do you have any expertise in medicine?"
[17:52] <Mithras> "...never mind."
[17:52] <Josiah> "So much for that idea..."
[17:53] <Shara_Lanator> "They don't say how they're going to use violent force to subdue us no matter what we do."
[17:53] <Gee_Emm> ((Hm. That standoff music from the Good, The Bad, and The Ugly started playing.))
[17:53] <Mithras> "We can't fight the entire arena security system, no matter how good we are."
[17:54] * Mithras takes a moment to look at his own wound.
[17:54] <Gee_Emm> Outside you hear something squeeking, like machinery being rolled down the hall on poorly greased wheels.
[17:54] <Josiah> "But we dare not surrender to them...what was that?"
[17:54] * Shara_Lanator points at the ceiling. "Try that method again?"
[17:55] <Gee_Emm> If Aru were here, he'd tell you that sounded a lot like a half-ton battering ram apparatus being moved and primed.
[17:55] <Mithras> "Why not?"
[17:55] <Josiah> "Wait. Allow me just one moment."
[17:55] * Josiah begins chanting, then whispers, "Phase Shift"
[17:55] * Mithras nods.
[17:56] * Josiah fades, becoming nearly translucent, and immediately checks out both the floor and ceiling for an escape
[17:56] <Gee_Emm> Well, Josiah is 'phased.' Too bad that's a T:Self spell.
[17:56] <Gee_Emm> The ceiling is... the registration offices. The floor leads to... security offices.
[17:56] * Josiah slides back down into view
[17:57] <Josiah> "Try to escape through the ceiling!"
[17:57] <Josiah> "And I believe I may have found the registration offices..."
[17:58] <Gee_Emm> Sadly, Josiah must have tripped some kind of alarm, because klaxons are now going off.
[17:58] <Shara_Lanator> "Oh crap."
[17:58] <Mithras> "..."
[17:58] <Mithras> "Okay, time to go."
[17:58] <Josiah> "Quickly!"
[17:58] <Gee_Emm> You can't tell where they're coming from, feels like "from everywhere."
[17:58] <Gee_Emm> !roll 1d100
[17:58] <Highwind> Gee_Emm - 1d100: 44 ( Total: 44 )
[17:58] <Gee_Emm> And that's when the first explosion hits.
[17:59] <Gee_Emm> It's not close, but you hear it and feel the stadium shudder under the blast.
[17:59] * Mithras grabs his gun at the sound of the first explosion.
[17:59] * Shara_Lanator looks up at the ceiling. "If someone can blow a hole in it, I can get us up there.
[18:00] <Gee_Emm> You hear one of the guards outside shouting into a radio, "We've got a bunch of terrorists here in the east quad, the closet above Brig Seventeen."
[18:00] <Mithras> "I can shoot or slice it, but nothing that big. Sir?"
[18:00] <Josiah> ((can I set off a Bomb spell on the ceiling without damaging us?))
[18:00] <Gee_Emm> Sure you can.
[18:00] <Josiah> "Very well."
[18:00] * Josiah chants, and suddenly the ceiling explodes!
[18:00] * Sephorus (SkyeGainsb@204.186.150.169.res-wpt.ptd.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[18:00] <Josiah> "Bomb!"
[18:01] <Gee_Emm> And a ton of rubble, desks, and paperwork that needs to be filled out falls on the party.
[18:01] * Sephorus (SkyeGainsb@204.186.150.169.res-wpt.ptd.net) has joined #aria
[18:01] * ChanServ sets mode: +v Sephorus
[18:01] <Gee_Emm> The woman gets particuliarly covered with debris.
[18:01] * Mithras grabs the woman and starts carrying her.
[18:01] <Gee_Emm> You'll have to dig her out.
[18:01] * Josiah floats up through the hole, and motions the others to hurry
[18:01] <Gee_Emm> Which takes time...
[18:01] * Mithras starts digging, then.
[18:02] <Gee_Emm> !roll 1d100
[18:02] <Highwind> Gee_Emm - 1d100: 96 ( Total: 96 )
[18:02] <Gee_Emm> Fortunately they haven't gotten the ram working yet.
[18:02] * Shara_Lanator starts digging too.
[18:02] <Gee_Emm> !roll 1d100
[18:02] <Highwind> Gee_Emm - 1d100: 2 ( Total: 2 )
[18:02] <Gee_Emm> You get her out, turned out it was mostly just one desk on top of her, and she was in the chairwell.
[18:03] <Josiah> ((great Highwind. A botch...followed by a crit))
[18:03] * Mithras motiongs for Shara to take the girl first.
[18:03] <Gee_Emm> !roll 1d100
[18:03] <Highwind> Gee_Emm - 1d100: 29 ( Total: 29 )
[18:03] * Mithras looks for a quick way to climb up on his own.
[18:03] <Josiah> While they are escaping, I'll check out the surroundings in the Registration Office
[18:04] <Gee_Emm> The Registration Office is a wreck, papers and desk chunks lie everywhere.
[18:04] <Josiah> ((any security?))
[18:04] <Gee_Emm> There's also a dead body, a single Matango.
[18:04] <Gee_Emm> Everyone else fled after the blast went off.
[18:04] * Shara_Lanator lifts the girl as gently as she can, and Jumps up into the office above.
[18:04] <Gee_Emm> That klaxon is still blaring, but it's empty.
[18:04] <Josiah> "Damn..."
[18:05] <Gee_Emm> And then the door explodes into a shower of woodchips, the ram is moved out of the way, and guards start shooting teargas and rubber bullets into the closet.
[18:05] * Mithras tries to use the desk to climb up.
[18:05] <Gee_Emm> Mithras, beat a 50 to not get nailed like a bitch in prison.
[18:06] <Mithras> !roll 1d100
[18:06] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 33 ( Total: 33 )
[18:06] <Gee_Emm> Mithras doesn't get it from the bullets...
[18:06] <Gee_Emm> !roll 1d100
[18:06] <Highwind> Gee_Emm - 1d100: 44 ( Total: 44 )
[18:06] <Gee_Emm> But there's no way he's getting up on his own.
[18:06] <Mithras> "I can't get up by myself. I'm going to need some help."
[18:06] <Josiah> ((I assume I can't do much to help while I'm phase shifted))
[18:07] <Gee_Emm> Nope, you can't. Otherwise you wouldn't be walking through walls.
[18:07] <Josiah> ((doesn't that technically mean that bullets and other physical damage wouldn't hurt me?))
[18:07] <Gee_Emm> For the moment.
[18:08] <Gee_Emm> If you want to get technical, it wore off as soon as you peeked into the ceiling or floor.
[18:08] <Gee_Emm> But we're not being technical, I hope. Because that means a lot more dice...
[18:08] <Josiah> ((if you say so))
[18:09] <Josiah> Can someone from the upper floor reach back down and help him climb up?
[18:09] <Mithras> "...a little help, Corporal?"
[18:09] <Gee_Emm> Probably, someone could.
[18:09] <Josiah> I'll phase back in then and assist Shara in doing just that
[18:09] <Gee_Emm> !roll 1d100
[18:09] <Highwind> Gee_Emm - 1d100: 49 ( Total: 49 )
[18:10] <Gee_Emm> The first guard, armed with a billy club, just came through the doorway and is going to clobber Mithras in a second...
[18:10] <Gee_Emm> <Guard> "I've got one in the room, and... at least another in the registration offices!"
[18:10] * Mithras is ready to pistol-whip the guard if necessary.
[18:11] <Gee_Emm> <Hallway> "Roger that, send all availible units in this sector to the registration offices."
[18:11] * Sephorus (SkyeGainsb@204.186.150.169.res-wpt.ptd.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[18:11] * Mithras decides that now is probably a good time.
[18:11] <Shara_Lanator> (( sorry, food, back ))
[18:11] <Mithras> !roll 1d100
[18:11] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 64 ( Total: 64 )
[18:11] <Gee_Emm> The guard is pistol whipped.
[18:11] <Josiah> Alright. *Now* can we help Mithras climb up?
[18:11] * Shara_Lanator drops down and grabs Mithras, and then jumps back up.
[18:12] * Sephorus (SkyeGainsb@204.186.150.169.res-wpt.ptd.net) has joined #aria
[18:12] * ChanServ sets mode: +v Sephorus
[18:12] <Gee_Emm> A second guard bursts onto the scene just as Shara returns to the offices.
[18:12] <Gee_Emm> I recommend running.
[18:12] * Mithras runs!
[18:12] <Josiah> "I believe the time has come to run away!"
[18:12] * Josiah runs
[18:12] * Mithras makes sure someone has the girl first, though.
[18:12] * Shara_Lanator runs as well, carrying the girl.
[18:14] <Gee_Emm> One of you, roll against your SPDx4.
[18:14] <Josiah> "So much for registration..."
[18:14] <Gee_Emm> I'll take the first die roll, so choose wisely.
[18:14] <Josiah> ((i only have a spd of 6))
[18:14] <Mithras> (( SPD 5. I probably shouldn't. ))
[18:14] <Shara_Lanator> (( 7, guess it's me then, *glares at Highwind* ))
[18:15] <Shara_Lanator> !roll 1d100
[18:15] <Highwind> Shara_Lanator - 1d100: 7 ( Total: 7 )
[18:15] <Mithras> (( YAY! ))
[18:15] * Josiah pets Highwind affectionately
[18:15] <Gee_Emm> Following Shara's lead, you all duck out of the offices, down the hall, and into a women's restroom before the first security units make it to the registration offices.
[18:16] <Gee_Emm> It's a very nice restroom, I might add. Very clean and spacious.
[18:16] <Josiah> "Perhaps exploding the floor was not the best tactical choice..."
[18:16] <Josiah> ((er...ceiling))
[18:16] <Shara_Lanator> "It keeps working."
[18:17] * Shara_Lanator checks to see if the room is empty.
[18:17] <Mithras> "The trick is to get somewhere that we won't be suspected."
[18:17] <Gee_Emm> Except for a little girl going potty, it is. (Wonder where the mom is at...)
[18:18] <Shara_Lanator> (( any windows or other exits? ))
[18:18] <Gee_Emm> No windows, fire exits, or the like. Some ventilation ducts if you're desperate.
[18:19] <Gee_Emm> It must be soundproofed because you can't here the klaxon anymore.
[18:19] <Gee_Emm> hear even
[18:19] <Gee_Emm> The little girl was quite surprised when you peeked in on her.
[18:20] <Shara_Lanator> "We've got vents, and no other way out of here."
[18:21] <Mithras> "Will they hold?"
[18:21] * Mithras finally puts away the gun.
[18:22] <Shara_Lanator> "Don't know, I'm not an expert on such things."
[18:22] <Mithras> "...better than nothing."
[18:23] <Gee_Emm> * Little_Girl hums softly while she does her business.
[18:24] <Josiah> ((sorry...RL distractions...just keep going))
[18:24] <Shara_Lanator> "Suppose we'll have to try it."
[18:25] <Gee_Emm> * Little_Girl flushes and skips her way merrily to the door. Surely you're not going to try to hold her hostage or something.
[18:25] <Mithras> (( ...why? ))
[18:26] <Gee_Emm> * She opens the door and skips right out into the hallway. The Klaxon isn't blaring anymore.
[18:26] * Mithras waits for the girl to leave, then starts opening th-
[18:26] <Mithras> "...strange."
[18:26] * Sephorus (SkyeGainsb@204.186.150.169.res-wpt.ptd.net) Quit (Ping timeout)
[18:27] <Josiah> "Hmm...what are the chances they'll search in here, do you think?"
[18:27] <Mithras> "Someone want to check out the door?"
[18:28] * Josiah walks over the door and discreetly peeks outside...
[18:29] <Gee_Emm> Hallway is empty, but you hear some muffled voices from back around the corner where the wrecked offices are/were.
[18:29] * Josiah lets the door shut quietly
[18:30] <Josiah> "There are a few voices from the offices. Otherwise, things look clear."
[18:30] * Shara_Lanator nods. "Shall we make a break for it, then?"
[18:30] <Mithras> "If we can do it quietly."
[18:31] <Josiah> "Seems a good as time as any, before they have time for a more thorough search..."
[18:31] <Mithras> "Understood."
[18:32] <Josiah> ((are we near a stopping point? i may have to go somewhat soonish))
[18:32] * Shara_Lanator hefts the wounded girl.
[18:33] * Mithras does a check outside before they all leave.
[18:33] <Gee_Emm> ((We can be.))
[18:33] <Gee_Emm> The check is promising.
[18:34] * Josiah prepares a spell, just in case it's needed
[18:34] * Mithras makes the 'clear' sign. He still goes out first, though.
[18:35] * Shara_Lanator follows, carrying the girl.
[18:35] * Josiah comes last, keeping a wary eye out for trouble
[18:35] * Mithras keeps watch behind them as they leave.
[18:35] <Gee_Emm> It's clear.
[18:36] * Mithras whispers to the others "Okay, we need to get to the Medical center."
[18:36] * Mithras starts leading the way.
[18:37] * Shara_Lanator follows.
[18:37] <Gee_Emm> Mithras leads you down to the same medical center he's quite familiar with.
[18:37] <Gee_Emm> And... there are wounded people laid out in the hallways before you even get in sight of it.
[18:38] * Josiah lets out a low whistle
[18:38] <Gee_Emm> There are also a few security grunts standing around.
[18:38] <Mithras> "..."
[18:39] <Mithras> "Or not. How about the locker room until the crowd goes off?"
[18:39] * Shara_Lanator whispers to Mithras, "Should we leave her here with the other injured?"
[18:40] * Mithras whispers back to the others "...sure. We won't be able to get anything from her, and this looks too public for anything to happen. Your decision, sir?"
[18:41] <Josiah> "Doubtful we could get an interpreter in the midst of all this. Let's just leave her here for treatment. Shame to loose the info, but it's not worth the risks otherwise..."
[18:41] <Gee_Emm> That nurse that Mithras's leg wound was treated by pops around the corner. She's checking on the people out there, but she sees you all waves.
[18:42] <Josiah> "Friend of yours, Mithras?"
[18:42] * Mithras waves back.
[18:42] <Mithras> "You could say that."
[18:43] <Josiah> "Any chance she might help us out here?"
[18:43] <Mithras> "Maybe. You should probably use your medical card, though."
[18:43] <Gee_Emm> * Nurse goes from patient to patient.
[18:44] * Mithras gestures to the girl's wounds and his own. Mainly her wounds.
[18:44] <Josiah> "Very well."
[18:45] <Gee_Emm> * Nurse finishes checking on a patient who's covered head-to-toe in bandages and then comes over. She smiles at Mithras, and then frowns at his wounds.
[18:45] * Josiah retrieves said card and awaits the attention of the nurse
[18:47] <Mithras> "Thanks for coming over- no, I wasn't hit in anything vital. You don't need to worry about me, I can wait for the others. This girl we found on the way here is in much worse shape."
[18:47] <Mithras> "My commander has his medical card for treatment."
[18:47] * Josiah hands the nurse the card
[18:47] <Josiah> "Thank you."
[18:47] <Gee_Emm> <Nurse> "You just can't stay out of trouble, can you?"
[18:47] * Mithras smiles a bit.
[18:48] <Mithras> "Nope. Not for lack of trying, though."
[18:48] <Mithras> "Maybe I'll get the hang of it some day."
[18:48] <Gee_Emm> * She looks at the card, hands it back and takes control of Woman, setting her down in the hallway and checking her over.
[18:49] * Mithras grimaces a bit from pain, but hides it quickly.
[18:50] <Gee_Emm> <Nurse> "She's not so bad compared to some of the others--" She pulled the canvas sheet off and frowns at the terrorist outfit underneath, "-- Where'd you find her anyways?"
[18:51] <Mithras> "In one of the hallways. We were going to get registered, and the damn place blew up again. I figured that it would be a good idea if you found her alive."
[18:51] * Mithras gives a meaningful look.
[18:52] * Shara_Lanator is keeping a lookout for any sort of malicious-type guard.
[18:52] <Gee_Emm> * Nurse pulls off Woman's pants, and uses the canvas sheet to keep Woman decent.
[18:52] <Mithras> "Considering all the stuff that's been happening lately."
[18:52] <Gee_Emm> <Nurse> "This doesn't exactly look like something caused by an explosion..."
[18:53] <Gee_Emm> * Nurse eyes Josiah up and down for the first time, suspiciously.
[18:53] * Mithras looks confused.
[18:54] <Mithras> "Well, we did find those pants nearby, too, so maybe it had something do do with the guy that owned them."
[18:54] <Josiah> "Excuse me, ma'm. I don't believe we have been introduced. I'm Lt. Josiah Debray. I have been sent to assist Mithras and his team in light of...recent events."
[18:54] * Mithras shrugs. "I have no idea. I'm not a doctor, after all."
[18:54] <Josiah> "I assure you we had nothing to do with the condition of this poor woman."
[18:54] * Mithras shuts up while his superior speaks.
[18:55] <Gee_Emm> < <Nurse> "I don't like him. He one of your Imperial nobles?" font color=#99CCFF> Nurse wraps a few bandages here and there on Woman, but especially around the head trauma.
[18:56] * Mithras nods subtly, but stays at some sort of attention and doesn't speak.
[18:57] <Gee_Emm> <Nurse> "She'll be fine, I think. I can't do anything else for her without diagnostic equipment, and that's being used to check on patients that are much worse."
[18:58] * Josiah frowns slightly but does not respond to the nurse
[18:58] <Mithras> "Okay. What are your orders, sir?"
[18:59] <Gee_Emm> <Nurse> "If you want to leave her here, I'll make sure the guards don't see anything..." She stands up and moves close to Mithras... then she walks her fingers up his chest, "On the condition that you pay me a little visit tonight..."
[18:59] <Josiah> "Further attempts at registration are probably fruitless at this point. Didn't you need to retrieve something to get ready for your event tomorrow?"
[18:59] * Mithras smiles.
[18:59] <Gee_Emm> * Nurse ignored Josiah.
[18:59] * Mithras also nods.
[19:00] <Mithras> "I do need to see this wound treated, after all..."
[19:00] * Mithras still smiles.
[19:00] * Shara_Lanator nods knowingly. .oO(So that's how he got treated.)
[19:01] * Josiah keeps silent, hoping not to further offend the nurse
[19:01] <Gee_Emm> <Nurse> "Well, I've got to get back to work. I'll be finished around ten tonight when the relief shift comes in."
[19:01] <Mithras> "I understand. Thanks for your help."
[19:02] <Gee_Emm> * Nurse doesn't wait for a response, glares at Josiah again, and then goes to check on a patient that started spewing blood from his eye socket.
[19:02] * Mithras walks back to the lockers, still smiling.
[19:02] <Josiah> "Sheesh. What's her problem..." Josiah whispers as they walk
[19:02] * Mithras whispers back "I didn't see any problem."
[19:03] <Shara_Lanator> (( brb ))
[19:03] <Josiah> "No, I suppose you didn't."
[19:04] <Mithras> "Well, in any case, it'd be too much of a bother to get anything tomorrow. I'll look tonight or tomorrow morning."
[19:04] <Gee_Emm> Your walk back to the locker room is surprisingly uneventful.
[19:04] <Josiah> "Do you suppose those riot police got a close look at us? If so, won't they circulate our description? Won't that make competing difficult?"
[19:05] <Mithras> "We have diplomatic immunity, sir. They're not allowed to arrest us. And if one attacks me, then I have the right to fight back."
[19:05] * Sephorus (SkyeGainsb@204.186.150.177.res-wpt.ptd.net) has joined #aria
[19:05] * ChanServ sets mode: +v Sephorus
[19:05] <Josiah> "Hmm...yet, that doesn't seem to have stopped them thus far."
[19:06] <Mithras> "Tn any case, I knocked out that one guard pretty quickly. And besides, if they threaten us, we know what some of them were doing in that closet, and they wouldn't want that leaked out."
[19:07] <Josiah> "True. I suppose that does give us some leverage."
[19:07] <Josiah> "In any case, what should our next move be?"
[19:09] <Mithras> "We should recover and stay low until the next event. Or at least you should, sir. I still have to see the nurse tonight to get patched up."
[19:09] <Josiah> ((i've only got about another 15 minutes or so...is this a good place to stop?))
[19:09] <Gee_Emm> ((I hope it is, because I didn't have much else planned for today. :p))
[19:09] * Josiah smiles at Mithras.
[19:10] <Josiah> "I think that's sound advice, Mithras. You be careful tonight, though. No telling what may happen next..."
[19:10] <Mithras> "Hey, keeping in good working order is a big part of my mission. I should take advantage of every chance I have."
[19:10] <Mithras> "I understand, sir. I'll keep a lookout."
[19:10] <Shara_Lanator> (( back ))
[19:12] <Gee_Emm> When you all get back to the locker room, leaning on the wall right outside the door is a man in a trenchcoat. He looks just like something out of a bad spy movie.
[19:12] <Mithras> (( Same man from before? ))
[19:12] <Gee_Emm> ((Who can tell under those glasses, the hat, fake nose, and trenchcoat. He's certainly dressed the same.))
[19:13] * Mithras goes back to attention immediately.
[19:13] * Josiah whispers "Who is that?"
[19:14] <Gee_Emm> He sees you all coming and stands up and straightens his clothes instead of leaning.
[19:14] * Mithras whispers back "No idea, sir. But someone dressed like that gave me the envelope you now have."
[19:14] <Gee_Emm> <Trechcoat> "You are Debray," he says, approaching the party.
[19:14] * Mithras blinks.
[19:15] * Josiah nods, eyeing the figure carefully
[19:15] * Shara_Lanator watches intently.
[19:15] <Gee_Emm> * He removes an envelope from under his coat, and hands it over.
[19:15] <Josiah> "And just who might you be?"
[19:16] <Gee_Emm> <Trenchcoat> "They forgot to give you these before you left the Empire. I am someone who was never here."
[19:16] * Josiah accepts the envelope and discreetly glances inside
[19:17] <Josiah> "Very well. Thank you."
[19:17] <Gee_Emm> * The man seems to nod, and then quickly exits the scene.
[19:18] * Mithras waits until the man leaves to talk to Josiah again.
[19:18] <Gee_Emm> Along the way to exitting the scene, he manages to grope Shara, despite not being less than than two meters away from her.
[19:19] <Gee_Emm> ((Err. That came out awkwardly. He was always at least two meters away. There we go.))
[19:20] * Mithras leads the other two into the locker room.
[19:21] <Mithras> "...new orders, sir?"
[19:22] <Josiah> "Negative, Mithras. Merely some misplaced paperwork, I'm afraid."
[19:22] <Mithras> "Okay."
[19:22] <Josiah> "Somehow I arrived without any of my pertinent paperwork. Whoever that guy was, he must have good connections..."
[19:23] <Mithras> "We've been meeting all sorts of strange people on this planet, sir."
[19:24] <Shara_Lanator> "Well, when the mob runs the place, that sort of thing happens."
[19:24] <Josiah> "Indeed."
[19:25] <Gee_Emm> ((Well, this looks like a good place to end.))
[19:25] <Josiah> ((fine by me...i have to go very soon anyway))
[19:25] <Mithras> (( Sounds Good here, too. ))
[19:27] * Shara_Lanator nods
[19:27] <Mithras> (( Well, I'm going to have to disconnect pretty soon-parents are expecting a call. Any rewards or the like? ))
[19:28] <Gee_Emm> 500 XP all around.
[19:28] <Josiah> yea!
[19:28] <Gee_Emm> No, wait, make that 499.
[19:29] <Gee_Emm> Kidding, 500. :p
[19:29] <Mithras> (( Hm. Gained a level, here. ))
[19:29] <Josiah> still about 2000 short
[19:29] <Shara_Lanator> (( not me, so close too ))
[19:29] <Mithras> (( I'll do the HP roll later. ))
[19:30] <Mithras> (( In the meantime, need to disconnect. BBL. ))