Conquering the Stars: Remnant
Part 1: Money
[14:03] <Demonic_Gerbil> So... when last we saw our two protagonists, they were sleeping in a hotel in some little city out in the middle of nowhere.
[14:03] * Demonic_Gerbil sets mode: +v mattw
[14:04] <Demonic_Gerbil> And now that we see them again, they're still sleeping, although Mithras has fallen off the bed and has Shara's foot in mouth.
[14:04] * Newbie_X is now known as Mithras
[14:04] * Mithras , for once, is actually still alseep and not training, or something.
[14:04] * Demonic_Gerbil is now known as Gee_Emm
[14:06] * mattw is now known as Shara_Lanator
[14:06] * Shara_Lanator is curled up in a ball, with her foot in Mithras' mouth somehow.
[14:07] * Gee_Emm looks at the clock, almost 8 in the morning.
[14:08] * Mithras seems to be having a little trouble sleeping, amazingly enough. He's mumbling something...
[14:08] * Gee_Emm looks at the calender, Sunday.
[14:08] * Mithras immediately wakes up with a start, taking out his gun and pointing it about a meter to Shara's left.
[14:09] <Mithras> *muffled* "Gah!"
[14:09] <Gee_Emm>* A little ant crawls across the floor, right under Mithras's aim.
[14:09] * Mithras then realizes where he's sleeping, and immediately stands up.
[14:09] <Mithras> "...the hell?"
[14:09] * Shara_Lanator rolls over to her other side.
[14:09] * Mithras is starting to shake off his dream.
[14:10] <Mithras> "How did I end u-"
[14:10] * Mithras realizes he has a rather bad taste in his mouth, and looks down.
[14:10] <Mithras> "..."
[14:10] * Mithras goes into the bathroom without saying another word.
[14:12] <Mithras> * Some very furious gargling can be heard from inside the bathroom.
[14:12] * Shara_Lanator snores.
[14:15] * Mithras finally finishes his gargling, and sits down on the bed to take stock of what he still has from the infirmary and the assault.
[14:16] * Shara_Lanator mumbles incoherently and then snores some more.
[14:18] <Gee_Emm> *Mithras still has the kilo of cocaine, for sure.
[14:19] <Mithras> (( And besides that? My character sheet with that info is still at home, unfortunately. ))
[14:20] <Gee_Emm> ((Oh sure, make me look. :p))
[14:23] <Gee_Emm> ((You used the phoenix down, still have the "couple" ampoules of morphine, the coke, and three potions by my count.))
[14:23] <Mithras> (( Okay. ))
[14:23] <Mithras> (( I wasn't sure if I used all the grenades or not. ))
[14:25] * Mithras puts all his materials in order, including making sure that kilo is well hidden, and takes out the PDA to read.
[14:26] <Gee_Emm>* PDA boots up... "Dross Operating System Loading, please wait..."
[14:27] * Mithras looks at Shara for a moment.
[14:28] <Gee_Emm> The PDA loads up. There are almost no icons on its desktop, not even one for the built in rolodex software. There are only two, "Notes" and "Account."
[14:29] * Mithras checks "Notes", first.
[14:31] <Gee_Emm> "Notes" is written in some kind of shorthand. It's too difficult to figure out, mostly things like dropped vowels. It's simply page after page of clinical notes taken during the 'interrogations' of Shara and Terrorist Girl, whose name turns out to be Neuvella. Neither girl said much, and what they did say was meaningless, but there are full accounts of what went on, down to the last sloppy detail.
[14:31] <Mithras> "..."
[14:31] <Mithras> "Well, then."
[14:32] * Mithras checks "Account".
[14:32] <Gee_Emm> "Credchip currently contains authorization for two thousand credits using the standard Pricerian money transfer protocol."
[14:33] <Mithras> "Hm. This could be useful..."
[14:34] <Mithras> "Shara? Are you awake?"
[14:34] * Shara_Lanator groans and sits up.
[14:35] * Shara_Lanator rubs her eyes and looks up at Mithras. "I am now."
[14:35] <Gee_Emm>* A window pops up on the PDA, "Reminder! You have a meeting with Salvatore at 12:00 PM at the Rio de Grande."
[14:35] <Mithras> "...the hell?"
[14:35] <Mithras> "shara, do you have any idea where a... 'rio de Grande' is?"
[14:36] * Shara_Lanator thinks.
[14:36] <Gee_Emm> ((It's just one of the upper class bar/restaurants in Arise. Your call if she does.))
[14:36] <Shara_Lanator> "I believe it's a big fancy restaurant where all the "legitimate businessmen" like to have their meetings."
[14:37] <Mithras> "Apparently, that woman I killed has a meeting there. Today at noon."
[14:37] <Shara_Lanator> "What time is it now?"
[14:38] * Mithras looks at the nearby clock. "Around 8 AM. No way we could get back to the city in time."
[14:39] * Shara_Lanator nods.
[14:39] <Mithras> "Although there is some good news. This thing has 2000 credits stored on it."
[14:40] <Shara_Lanator> "That is good news...the first in a long time."
[14:40] <Mithras> "Yeah."
[14:40] * Mithras tests out his left arm to see if he can use it a bit more.
[14:42] <Gee_Emm>* Mithras's arm complains, a lot, but it goes through the motions.
[14:42] * Shara_Lanator flexes, trying to work out a kink in her back.
[14:42] * Mithras winces a little. "Well, it can move, but it sure as hell isn't 100%."
[14:43] <Gee_Emm>* Shara's back willingly unkinks. It seems like it doesn't want to be a pest right now.
[14:44] <Shara_Lanator> "Better than yesterday, at least."
[14:44] <Shara_Lanator> "But I think getting hit by a car might have been better than yesterday."
[14:45] <Mithras> "Yeah. At least that wouldn't give sucking chest wounds."
[14:45] <Mithras> "At least I don't think it would."
[14:45] <Gee_Emm>* Shara's naughty bits protest at Mithras's commentary.
[14:47] * Shara_Lanator groans in pain.
[14:47] <Shara_Lanator> "But I got worked over pretty damn well."
[14:48] <Mithras> "Yeah. But at least we're still alive, you know? Now, all we have to do is make sure it stays that way."
[14:49] * Memona (Memona@12-223-38-243.client.insightbb.com) has joined #generica
[14:50] <Mithras> "And that means starting off by getting you some new armor. No way you'd be able to fight in just street clothes."
[14:52] <Shara_Lanator> "Yeah, I'm in bad shape, aren't I?"
[14:53] <Mithras> "So am I. At least we have a chance to get ourselves back into decent shape again."
[14:53] <Shara_Lanator> "Hopefully."
[14:55] <Mithras> "So... I'm guessing we start by taking out these credits, then getting you armor, then we figure out our next moves."
[14:56] * Shara_Lanator looks down.
[14:56] <Shara_Lanator> "I could use some new clothes too.
[14:56] <Mithras> "...point. We'd better do that first, then."
[14:58] * Mithras starts gathering up his materials, making sure that the nastier/illegal items are the best-hidden ones.
[14:59] * Shara_Lanator makes sure she still has her switchblade stashed, and goes to find a mirror to straighten herself up a bit.
[15:02] * Mithras finishes up his packing and does a quick check in the mirror to see if he still has any dried blood or something on him.
[15:05] * Mithras feels satisfied that he's good, and starts heading out to the lobby.
[15:06] * Shara_Lanator follows Mithras down to the lobby.
[15:07] <Gee_Emm> The lobby is mostly empty. Just a few people walking through it, plus the desk clerk.
[15:08] * Mithras goes to the desk clerk. "Excuse me, would you know where I could find a few businesses around here?"
[15:09] <Gee_Emm> <Desk_Clerk> "What are you looking for, sir?"
[15:09] <Mithras> "A few things. A bank to withdraw some money from my PDA, some place for clothes, and an armory."
[15:11] <Gee_Emm> "There are a number of clothiers, as well as a bank on main street - that's the road that the hotel opens to - but weaponry is quite illegal in Palamine, so you will have to wait on your arms purchases."
[15:11] <Mithras> "Armor, too?"
[15:12] <Gee_Emm> "Yes sir. By order of the Marloest family."
[15:13] <Mithras> "I see. Okay, then."
[15:14] * Mithras looks at Shara for a moment to indicate they should return to their room for a moment.
[15:15] * Shara_Lanator nods.
[15:16] * Mithras heads back to the room, Shara presumably behind.
[15:17] <Shara_Lanator> (( of course ))
[15:17] * Mithras waits until they are back at the room to speak. "Well, there goes the armor plan."
[15:18] <Shara_Lanator> "Yeah, I still need some clothes though."
[15:18] <Mithras> "I probably wouldn't be able to enter the bank with my equipment, anyway: I had a problem with that at the arena, too."
[15:19] <Mithras> "Do you have any idea if this thing can be used to make purchases directly?"
[15:19] * Mithras takes out the PDA.
[15:20] * Shara_Lanator looks at the PDA. "I honestly have no idea."
[15:21] <Mithras> "Damn. I guess I'll have to try the bank, then. Which means we'll have to hide our weaponry somewhere."
[15:22] <Gee_Emm> ((If either of you should know, it would be Mithras. It uses the "standard Pricerian money transfer protocol." :p))
[15:26] <Mithras> "Any ideas?"
[15:26] <Shara_Lanator> "Suppose I could go into a bank and try, though it might not be the best plan"
[15:27] <Mithras> "Yeah. I don't feel safe with us splitting up right now."
[15:28] * Shara_Lanator nods.
[15:30] * Gee_Emm nods.
[15:30] <Mithras> "So... do you think they'd be safe enough in here?"
[15:33] <Shara_Lanator> "Should be, no reason why people would be doing more than the ordinary in here with us gone. Housekeeping or whatever.
[15:34] <Mithras> "Right. We'd probably better be extra-careful in hiding it, though, just in case."
[15:34] <Shara_Lanator> "yeah, no doubt."
[15:35] * Mithras starts looking for a really good place to hide his weapons.
[15:37] <Mithras> (( Roll for it, or just RP it out? ))
[15:37] <Gee_Emm> Roll for it. :p
[15:37] <Mithras> !roll 1d100
[15:37] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 80 ( Total: 80 )
[15:38] <Mithras> (( Highwind still hates me. ;_; ))
[15:38] <Gee_Emm> You hide them to your satisfaction.
[15:38] * Shara_Lanator looks at the switchblade. "Think this'll be ok to keep with me?"
[15:38] <Mithras> "...probably not."
[15:38] <Shara_Lanator> "Ok."
[15:39] * Shara_Lanator ponders where to stash it, and decides to just stick it under the mattress.
[15:39] <Mithras> "Hey, if we do get in trouble, I do have some training in hand-to-hand fighting techniques."
[15:40] <Shara_Lanator> "That's good, cause I just kinda make it up as I go along."
[15:43] <Gee_Emm>* Cricket chirps.
[15:44] <Mithras> "Well, we'd better get going, I guess."
[15:44] * Mithras looks for a "Do Not Disturb" sign to hang on the door.
[15:45] <Gee_Emm> Mithras finds several to choose from, "Do Not Disturb, Honeymooning" "Do Not Disturb, Freebasing" "Do Not Disturb, Contraband."
[15:45] * Mithras chooses the "Honeymooning" one.
[15:46] <Gee_Emm> ((Woo-woo!))
[15:46] * Mithras starts heading off to the bank after closing the door behind him.
[15:47] * Shara_Lanator gives Mithras an evil glare, and then follows
[15:47] * Mithras doesn't notice the glare.
[15:49] <Gee_Emm> The bank is a moderate affair. Room for about ten tellers, although it's a slow morning and only one window is open.
[15:49] * Mithras goes to wait in line for the open teller.
[15:50] <Gee_Emm> You're second in line, the person in front of you is out of there pretty quickly.
[15:50] <Gee_Emm> <Clerk> "Hello, what business do you need to conduct?"
[15:51] <Mithras> "Well, a friend of mine sent me a PDA with some money, and I'm not sure how to withdraw it."
[15:51] <Mithras> "It mentioned something about a Standard Pricerian system."
[15:53] <Gee_Emm> <Clerk> "Of course sir, how much would you like to withdraw from it?" The clerk takes the pda and connects it to a terminal at his station. "And what is your name, sir?"
[15:54] <Mithras> "My name? Salvatore."
[15:54] <Mithras> . o O ( Please work please work please work... )
[15:55] <Gee_Emm> <Clerk> "I'm sorry sir, only Feona Arilia has authorization to receive the funds authorized in this PDA."
[15:56] <Mithras> "...Oh. Okay, then. My mistake."
[15:56] * Mithras looks to Shara. "Fiona? she says it's in your name."
[15:57] * Shara_Lanator nods.
[15:57] <Shara_Lanator> "Of course."
[15:57] <Mithras> "Oh, sorry. You prefer Ms. Arillia. Keep forgetting that."
[15:58] * Mithras smiles a bit.
[15:58] * Shara_Lanator shoots another glare at Mithras.
[15:59] * Mithras would shrug if it didn't cause him a good deal of pain.
[15:59] <Gee_Emm>* Clerk looks dubious, at best.
[16:01] <Shara_Lanator> "Is there a problem?"
[16:01] <Gee_Emm> <Clerk> "You wouldn't happen to have your ID, would you?"
[16:02] * Shara_Lanator digs around in her pockets.
[16:02] * Mithras tries to look a little impatient.
[16:03] <Shara_Lanator> "I seem to have lost it in our, well, you know."
[16:03] * Shara_Lanator giggles and looks at Mithras.
[16:03] * Mithras blushes a bit.
[16:03] <Mithras> "Right, right. Sorry about that. We'll just have to come back later, then."
[16:04] <Shara_Lanator> "But you promised to take me out to see the sights today!"
[16:04] <Gee_Emm>* Clerk looks at Shara, then at Mithras, then back at Shara. "No, that's all right. Here's your money." The clerk deposits a stack of paperbills on the counter.
[16:05] <Mithras> "Well, I- oh, thank you very much, ma'am. This will really help us out."
[16:05] <Gee_Emm>* Clerk decouples the PDA from the terminal and also returns it.
[16:05] * Mithras grabs the money and the PDA.
[16:05] * Shara_Lanator nods to the clerk. "Thank you oh so very much!"
[16:05] <Mithras> "So, where would you like to go first, sweetie? get food, or see the sights?"
[16:05] <Gee_Emm> <Clerk> "You two have a good time."
[16:06] * Mithras smiles at the clerk, grabs Shara's hand, and starts walking out with her.
[16:06] * Shara_Lanator grabs her hand from Mithras' as soon as they are out the door.
[16:07] * Mithras continues the act until they get out of the ban and out of the teller's vision.
[16:07] <Mithras> "...that went pretty well. Good job."
[16:07] <Shara_Lanator> "You'd be suprised how often that works."
[16:08] <Gee_Emm>* Clerk is feeling very pleased right now, helping a couple of young lovers out like that.
Part 2: Transmit
[16:08] <Mithras> "Yeah. So, how about we get you something besides what you have now?"
[16:09] * Shara_Lanator nods.
[16:09] <Shara_Lanator> "Something a bit less henchmen-esque"
[16:09] * Mithras goes in the general direction of where he was told the clothing stores are.
[16:10] <Gee_Emm> There are clothing stores all up and down this street, along with eateries, hardware stores, electronics shops, a barber and several hair salons...
[16:10] <Mithras> "I could probably use a little something, too: my camo has seen better days."
[16:11] * Mithras looks for one of the more inexpensive stores.
[16:12] <Gee_Emm> "Inexpensive" rules out the boutiques, but there are a number of more down-to-earth stores availible, so I'm using my GM might to shove you into one that sells both mens and womens clothing.
[16:12] <Mithras> (( Cool. ))
[16:13] <Gee_Emm> It's a small shop, with a lone clerk that greets you on your entrance.
[16:13] * Mithras waves hello, then immediately begins looking for some civvie clothes that wouldn't really stand out.
[16:14] * Mithras would also prefer clothes with a lot of pockets.
[16:15] * Shara_Lanator looks for something with pockets as well, decent looking but functional.
[16:15] <Gee_Emm> Go pick something out, holmes, I'll be over here.
[16:17] * Mithras picks out a brown, drab pair of cargo pants (with lots of pockets) and a grey t-shirt to go with his black Reavers jacket.
[16:18] * Shara_Lanator grabs a pair of slacks and a nice button-up shirt, and a decently presentable dress.
[16:18] * Shara_Lanator also picks out some undergarmets.
[16:20] * Mithras brings his stuff up to the counter and waits for Shara.
[16:21] * Shara_Lanator takes hers to the counter as well.
[16:21] <Gee_Emm> <Sales_Clerk> "Will this be everything for you?"
[16:21] * Shara_Lanator nods. "Yes, he's paying."
[16:21] <Mithras> "I think so."
[16:22] <Mithras> "How much will that be?"
[16:23] <Gee_Emm>* Sales_Clerk rings it up, "We're having a sale on dresses today as well as pants, 20% off, so this comes to 87 credits or gil."
[16:23] <Mithras> "Okay."
[16:23] * Mithras hands over 87 Credits.
[16:24] <Gee_Emm>* Sales_Clerk hands back the receipt. "Thank you and have a nice day."
[16:24] * Mithras gives a little smile. "Sure."
[16:25] * Mithras grabs the bag of clothes and begins walking off.
[16:25] <Gee_Emm>* Sales_Clerk also bagged the clothing up for you, but I forgot to mention that. :p
[16:26] <Shara_Lanator> "Back to the hotel?"
[16:26] <Mithras> "I guess. Not much for us to do in this city."
[16:27] * Shara_Lanator nods and heads that way.
[16:27] * Mithras follows, this time.
[16:28] * Shara_Lanator goes up to their room's door and waits for Mithras to open it.
[16:29] * Mithras opens the door. Slowly.
[16:30] <Gee_Emm> Your door is like you left it, except for a note from the maid on the dresser telling you to hide your contraband better.
[16:30] <Mithras> "..."
[16:30] <Mithras> "Well, that was nice. I guess."
[16:31] * Mithras closes the door behind them.
[16:31] * Shara_Lanator nods.
[16:31] * Mithras also leaves the clothes right outside the bathroom as he checks on his equipment.
[16:32] <Mithras> "I'll just do a check on this- you go ahead and change."
[16:32] * Shara_Lanator grabs her stuff and goes into the bathroom, and puts on the shirt and slacks.
[16:32] <Gee_Emm> Your equipment is just where you left it, with another note from the maid. "I won't tell anyone." The note also has the imprint of lipstick from where she kissed the note.
[16:33] <Mithras> "..."
[16:33] <Mithras> . o O ( Is there a reason why people keep hitting on me? )
[16:33] <Gee_Emm> ((It's the jacket.))
[16:34] * Mithras checks the mirror. Looks like he's developing a nice 5:00 shadow.
[16:35] * Shara_Lanator comes out and presents herself to Mithras.
[16:35] <Shara_Lanator> "much better."
[16:35] <Gee_Emm> ((She wearing the dress, or the shirt and slacks? ;-) ))
[16:35] <Gee_Emm> ((NM >.>))
[16:35] <Gee_Emm> ((<--- can't read))
[16:36] * Mithras looks at Shara. "Yeah. That definitely works better than the uniform."
[16:36] * Shara_Lanator digs out the switchblade and sticks it in a pocket.
[16:36] <Mithras> "I'd probably better go change, too."
[16:36] * Shara_Lanator nods.
[16:37] * Mithras grabs his own set of clothes and checks out how his chest and leg wounds are doing before he switches to the t-shirt and pants.
[16:39] <Mithras> "I really hope these wounds heal up soon. They could be one hell of a liability."
[16:39] <Shara_Lanator> "They should. That nurse sure put some effort into healing you up."
[16:41] * Mithras thinks wistfully about that nurse for a moment. "Yeah, she did. I'm glad she made it through that attack okay."
[16:45] <Shara_Lanator> "Now what?"
[16:45] <Mithras> (( Brb. ))
[16:50] <Mithras> (( Back. Parents called. ))
[16:51] <Mithras> "Well, we need to figure out what we can do to complete our mission. Like it or not, we're still in the employ of Kolp."
[16:51] <Shara_Lanator> "Do you know how much of the competition is left?"
[16:51] <Mithras> "About a week, I think. Mainly the team combat stuff."
[16:52] <Mithras> "...which we can't do right now."
[16:53] <Shara_Lanator> "Well crap."
[16:53] <Mithras> "So, I guess our first goal is to contact HQ and see if they can send any other soldiers to round out the team. After that, we can go back to Arise and finish the competition. And, if we need to, take out the people that keep getting in our way."
[16:53] <Shara_Lanator> "Know of any way to get ahold of a radio?"
[16:54] <Mithras> "Well, without A... without someone to make one, we'd probably have to buy a set at some electronics place."
[16:54] <Shara_Lanator> "Shall that be our next stop then?"
[16:54] * Gee_Emm points at the description of main street up there.
[16:54] <Mithras> "Assuming we can get it bounced off to a sattelite."
[16:55] * Memona is now known as Memona{Afk}
[16:55] <Mithras> "I did see an electronics place near the clothing stores- that's as good a place as any to look."
[16:56] <Shara_Lanator> "That's the problem, I haven't a clue how to work those things. Hopefully the people at the store can help."
[16:56] <Mithras> "Worth a try."
[16:57] <Shara_Lanator> "I suppose it is."
[16:57] * Mithras puts his jacket back on and tries to hide his contraband better, this time.
[16:57] <Mithras> !roll 1d100
[16:57] <Highwind> Mithras - 1d100: 79 ( Total: 79 )
[16:57] <Mithras> (( ... ))
[16:57] <Mithras> (( ... ))
[16:57] <Mithras> (( WTF!? ))
[16:57] <Gee_Emm> You hide the contraband in a new location, entirely to your satisfaction.
[16:59] <Mithras> "Well, that looks like an okay spot."
[17:00] <Mithras> "You ready?"
[17:01] <Shara_Lanator> "Yeah, I suppose so."
[17:01] * Mithras hands the three "do not disturb" signs for Shara to decide.
[17:02] <Mithras> "Your choice this time."
[17:03] <Shara_Lanator> "Might as well pick the contraband one."
[17:03] <Mithras> "Sure."
[17:04] * Mithras waits for Shara to finish, then goes to that electronics store he saw.
[17:06] * Shara_Lanator follows.
[17:07] <Gee_Emm> The Electronics shop isn't one of those fancy kind. It's dark, smells of ozone and machine oil, and has shelves and tables covered in obscure equipment. The proprieter sits behind a table in the back, from which he can probably see everything in the store.
[17:08] <Gee_Emm> When you walk in, there's a little door chime and the proprieter looks up from the newspaper he's reading, "Oh, good morning. Just holler if you need anything."
[17:08] <Mithras> "Okay. I'm going to need some help finding a radio. A really powerful one."
[17:10] <Gee_Emm>* Propieter puts the paper down, "Just how powerful? I've got a couple old rigs the Plutronians left behind from the last Space War out back."
[17:10] <Mithras> "Something powerful enough to reach space, if you have it."
[17:11] <Gee_Emm>* Proprieter rubs his chin thinking, "I might just have something with that kind of range, why don't you two come on out back and take a look."
[17:12] <Mithras> "Okay."
[17:12] * Mithras makes a subtle motion for Shara to be careful, jsut in case.
[17:13] * Shara_Lanator nods.
[17:13] <Gee_Emm>* He stands up and motions for you to go through the back door, which he's opened.
[17:14] * Mithras goes first, looking a little tense.
[17:14] * Shara_Lanator follows behind, keeping aware.
[17:15] <Gee_Emm> Outside is a scrap heap, surrounded by a pretty tall fence. There's all kinds of junk there, including a few car bodies. The proprieter leads you over to underneath a tarp where there are a bunch of antannae and mysterious boxes with knobs stacked up.
[17:18] <Mithras> "...and how much would we be talking about for this?"
[17:21] <Gee_Emm> "Well, these kinds of transmitters aren't in high demand. Even the families don't bother to buy them too often. I'd be glad just to get it off my hands, say a hundred talents. I don't know if the broadcasting functions work, but you can still pick up radio from other planets."
[17:22] <Gee_Emm> He demonstrates this by plugging a pair of speakers in and turning it on. KOLP FM, the Empire's official governmental station comes on.
[17:22] * Mithras raises an eyebrow. "Talents?"
[17:22] <Gee_Emm> "I do know who you are. I watch the TV."
[17:22] <Mithras> "...right. I keep forgetting that I was on TV."
[17:23] * Mithras listens in to the government station for a moment.
[17:23] <Gee_Emm> "Figured you wouldn't have any real money, just that Kolp play money. I also saw you roll into town last night when I was out for a walk."
[17:23] <Gee_Emm> The station is talking about the games and how it's believed that the Trintonian Liberation Front has killed the Empire's delegation to the games, along with thousands of civilians.
[17:24] <Mithras> "..."
[17:24] <Mithras> "So, how would I be able to test the broadcasting functions?"
[17:25] <Gee_Emm> "By radioing for someone I'd imagine. But I don't have a broadcasting license, which you need for something this powerful. I'd rather you did the testing off my premises."
[17:26] <Mithras> "Right. I understand."
[17:26] <Mithras> (( Would that thing be small enough to fit into the van I got last session? ))
[17:27] <Gee_Emm> ((Yes the gear would, but you'd have to set the antannae array up external to it. It's really honkin' big.))
[17:28] <Mithras> "Would you be able to help me set up the antenna array on a vehicle I have?"
[17:30] <Gee_Emm> "Me? No, but HL will." He looks around the scrap heap, "There you are, HL, get up and help these people." From off in a corner, a pile of junk moves slowly, eventually it stands up into a short and stocky robot, Dwarf-sized. It rasps, "YES" over old voice synthesizers.
[17:31] <Mithras> "...wow. I'll go ahead and get the van, then."
[17:31] * Mithras hands over 50 talents.
[17:31] <Mithras> "Here's the down payment for that. I'll be back soon."
[17:32] <Gee_Emm> "I'll be waiting."
[17:32] <Gee_Emm>* HL lumbers over to Mithras.
[17:33] <Mithras> "Um... hi, HL. I'll be back in a little bit."
[17:33] <Gee_Emm> "YES"
[17:33] * Mithras heads back off to the hotel with Shara.
[17:33] <Mithras> "I'll get the stuff from the hotel, and you can get the van. Okay?"
[17:33] * Shara_Lanator follows, astounded at the robot.
[17:34] <Shara_Lanator> "OK"
[17:35] * Mithras heads off to get everything, contraband included, from the hotel room.
[17:35] * Shara_Lanator heads towards the van.
[17:37] * Gee_Emm waits. :p
[17:37] * Shara_Lanator starts up the van and pulls it to the front of the hotel.
[17:38] * Mithras brings all of the materials into the van and lets her bring it to the electronics store.
[17:39] * Shara_Lanator drives it to the back of the store.
[17:40] * Mithras heads back to the electronics guy and hands over the other 50 Talents he owes the man.
[17:40] <Gee_Emm> The fence gate's already open, so you can load up after p-- Okay then. :p
[17:40] <Gee_Emm> "Alright, the radio is all yours."
[17:41] <Mithras> "Okay. HL, would you be able to help install the antenna onto the van?"
[17:42] <Gee_Emm> "YES"
[17:43] * Mithras has no idea on how that would work, so he generally lets HL do the installing.
[17:45] <Gee_Emm>* HL has to punch a few holes in the van's roof the mount them. He decided to lay them out in a flat array instead of a vertical one, having considered troubles with bridge overpasses and tunnels. He runs the cabling, bolts the parts into place with a drill he extruded from his hand. In about twenty minutes the van is turned into a radio tower.
[17:45] <Gee_Emm> "FINISHED"
[17:46] <Shara_Lanator> "Wow, quite an amazing robot."
[17:47] <Mithras> "Yeah. Where did you find him?"
[17:48] <Gee_Emm> "He was left behind with all this other old Plutronian scrap. Yes sir, he's vintage."
[17:48] <Mithras> "Interesting. Well, it was good doing business with you."
[17:49] <Gee_Emm> "Have a good one."
[17:49] * Mithras gets into the van.
[17:50] <Mithras> "So, I'm thinking we drive just outside of the city, then we try to fire this thing up."
[17:50] <Shara_Lanator> "Sounds like a plan to me."
[17:51] * Mithras braces all the stuff that needs braced and waits for Shara to drive off.
[17:53] <Gee_Emm> Fortunately not much needed bracing. HL bolted it all down.
[17:55] <Shara_Lanator> "Sure you want me to drive this thing?"
[17:57] <Mithras> "Well, if you want, I'll go ahead and drive. I don't think either of us will do much differently."
[17:58] * Mithras goes to switch with Shara.
[17:59] * Shara_Lanator switches out to the passenger seat.
[17:59] * Mithras drives the van, carefully and slowly, outside of town.
[17:59] <Gee_Emm> !roll 1d100
[17:59] <Gee_Emm> >.>
[17:59] <Highwind> Gee_Emm - 1d100: 66 ( Total: 66 )
[17:59] <Gee_Emm> You make it outside of town. :p
[18:01] * Mithras stops at a good area with nobody really around, off the road.
[18:02] <Gee_Emm> (and?)
[18:02] * Mithras then turns on the radio and listens to a quick report before trying to broadcast.
[18:05] <Gee_Emm> "The police in the city of Arise managed to finally corner a rogue terrorist that had fought her way across the city of Arise. She is personally responsible for the deaths of over a hundred city employees, and is believed to have killed Corporal Venturi of the Imperial team. We hope he is not dead - no body has been found - but signs are not good. The Emperor earlier spoke out against alleged funding links between the Pricerian Union and the Trintonian Liberation Front."
[18:06] <Mithras> "..."
[18:06] <Shara_Lanator> "Interesting."
[18:07] <Mithras> "Well, we'd better go see if we can tell them that I'm not quite dead yet."
[18:07] * Mithras tries to begin broadcasting.
[18:07] <Mithras> (( Also: BRB. ))
[18:07] <Gee_Emm> "From the city of Eden we have news of a terrible disaster thought to be the work o--" The broadcast is cut off when Mithras tries to transmit.
[18:09] <Shara_Lanator> "Turn it back on for a moment!"
[18:10] * Mithras immediately turns it back on at Shara's request.
[18:10] <Mithras> (( Back. ))
[18:12] <Gee_Emm> "-ral Erder was on the scene and described the several block radius of destruction as "Completely leveled. There's little chance we'll find any survivors in the wreck. I am just saddened that the military could not respond quickly enough to this threat to neutralize it before it was too late." We turn to more cheerful news now, the Viel Manaball slave-league season will be starting up tommorow, and it promises to be exciting."
[18:13] <Mithras> "...holy..."
[18:13] <Mithras> "What the hell did the TLF do?"
[18:13] <Shara_Lanator> "Crazy crazy crazy."
[18:14] <Gee_Emm> "Ertrand Sacklus, owner of the Sacklus Riders, is here to talk about his team..."
[18:15] <Mithras> "In any case, we need to contact HQ. Unless you want to listen to this a little more."
[18:16] * Mithras gets ready to try and broadcast again.
[18:18] <Gee_Emm> ((And? :p))
[18:19] * Mithras begins broadcasting. "Attention any Soldaten Imperial forces. This is Corporal Mithras Venturi, of the Imperial team. Any Imperials who can hear this, please respond."
[18:19] <Gee_Emm> Silence...
[18:19] <Gee_Emm> For several minutes...
[18:20] <Gee_Emm> "Attention, unauthorized transmission on Imperial Band Seven, why are you using an old Plutronian encryption scheme?"
[18:20] <Mithras> "We had to buy an old transmitter from some scrap heap to transmit."
[18:21] <Gee_Emm> "We did not decrypt your broadcast in time to catch any of it, please retransmit."
[18:21] <Mithras> "Understood. This is Corporal Mithras Venturi, Imperial team, reporting in."
[18:21] <Gee_Emm> Silence...
[18:21] <Gee_Emm> For several minutes...
[18:22] <Gee_Emm> "Praise Wren. The Arise officials said you were a dead man. Killed by some damn Trintonian bitch."
[18:22] <Mithras> "Yeah. I had to lie low for a while to heal up and find a transmitter."
[18:23] <Mithras> "I have some bad news: myself and Corporal Lanator are the only team members still alive."
[18:23] <Gee_Emm> ((Are you two going to do anything after this transmission? Because if not I need to go afk for a bit, so we can finish this later on.))
[18:23] <Mithras> (( I'm not. ))
[18:23] <Shara_Lanator> (( I'm not either. ))
[18:24] <Mithras> (( Typing in some more stuff... ))
[18:24] <Gee_Emm> ((Okay, so we break here, and Mithras can finish his conversation later on tonight, or sometime during the week. Sorry. :p I'll be back in like ~20 I just need to go take care of something.))
[18:24] <Gee_Emm> ((I hate it when things come up. -_-))
[18:24] <Mithras> (( Okay. ))
[18:25] <Mithras> (( We can do it later in the week. This makes for a nice cliffhanger. ))
[18:27] <Shara_Lanator> (( yeah I need to eat anyway, good place to stop ))