<JamJamAFK>: George walks into the cafeteria and gets himself a bowl of soup.
<JamJamAFK>: d10
<Glacon>: JamJamAFK: 2 (d10=2)
<JamJamAFK>: More like water. From a sewer.
<JamJamAFK>: ~How do you even make food this bad?~
<Hankolijo>: George, you hear a loud, metallic thud coming from the hall, along with a very quiet hissing noise.
<JamJamAFK>: "What was that?"
<JamJamAFK>: He gets up and heads to investigate.
<Hankolijo>: A metal sphere is located in the middle of the hall, about half a meter in diameter, surrounded by thin smoke reaching as far as two or three meters away from the object,filling up the hall from floor to ceiling. The object is making a faint hissing sound, more smoke escaping from it, although it lacks a visible opening.
*** JamJamAFK is now known as JamJam66
<JamJam66>: "What the hell is that?"
<JamJam66>: "Another crazy sphere?"
<Hankolijo>: It starts rolling ever so slowly towards you, seemingly propelled by the smoke. The smoke slowly spreads further.
<JamJam66>: George backs away from the sphere into the cafeteria. "Great. Just great. Another sphere attack."
<Hankolijo>: You can hear the hissing stop.
<JamJam66>: ~Uh oh~
<JamJam66>: George stares at the sphere.
<Hankolijo>: It stops rolling just in front of the cafeteria. There is no more smoke coming out of it, but the hall is full of it.
<JamJam66>: George waves the smoke out of his face, coughing. He looks down at the sphere.
<Hankolijo>: Roll Mdef.
<JamJam66>: 4df+8
<Glacon>: JamJam66: 8 (4df+8=-, +, -, +)
<Hankolijo>: Nothing happens. You hear faint clanking from the sphere.
<JamJam66>: ~Is this some kind of machine? What's that noise?~
<Hankolijo>: Roll perception.
<JamJam66>: 4df+8
<Glacon>: JamJam66: 9 (4df+8=-, 0, +, +)
<Hankolijo>: A barely noticeable hole appears in the sphere, facing you. The hissing quietly resumes.
<JamJam66>: George is on his guard now, peering at the hole.
<JamJam66>: "What on Earth…"
<Hankolijo>: Smoke starts spurting out, directly at you! Roll agility to avoid or Mdef if you decide to remain still.
<JamJam66>: 4df+3 George tries to leap out of the way.
<Glacon>: JamJam66: George tries to leap out of the way.: 2 (4df+3=-, +, -, 0)
<Hankolijo>: 4df+6 smoking is bad for your health.
<Glacon>: Hankolijo: smoking is bad for your health.: 4 (4df+6=-, -, +, -)
<Hankolijo>: The smoke hits you, and you inhale a small amount. Roll MDef.
<JamJam66>: 4df+8
<Glacon>: JamJam66: 7 (4df+8=+, -, 0, -)
<Hankolijo>: 4df+6 Will Glacon be on your side?
<Glacon>: Hankolijo: Will Glacon be on your side?: 9 (4df+6=+, 0, +, +)
<Hankolijo>: Almost immediately upon inhaling the smoke, the sphere stops hissing, no more smoke coming out from it. The clanging gets noticeably louder. The sphere appears to begin rolling from left to right slightly.
<JamJam66>: George coughs. "What was that?"
<JamJam66>: ~That noise is louder…~
<Hankolijo>: You see a sharp metal cone extend from the right side of the sphere. It rolls to the right slightly, balancing on it, another cone extending on the left. It stands on the two extensions for a moment, completely still.
<JamJam66>: "Are those… legs? What is this?"
<Hankolijo>: A blade suddenly sticks out from the top of the object. It points it towards you.
<JamJam66>: "Fuck"
<JamJam66>: George begins to back away from the sphere, quite quickly, but not wanting to take his eyes off of it
<Hankolijo>: Thew right leg swings forward, followed by the left one, the object taking confident steps towards you. The movements become faster. The cafeteria staff look at you, confused.
<JamJam66>: George doesn't notice. He's too busy running in the opposite direction.
<Hankolijo>: The sphere begins moving faster, running, even. The legs stretch out longer with each step, the blade grows sharper, even the sphere itself appears to radiate some sort of threatening feeling.
<Hankolijo>: Roll agility.
<JamJam66>: 4df+3
<Glacon>: JamJam66: 0 (4df+3=-, 0, -, -)
<Hankolijo>: 4df+6
<Glacon>: Hankolijo: 6 (4df+6=-, +, -, +)
<Hankolijo>: The sphere catches up with ease, swinging its blade your way. Roll… MDef.
<JamJam66>: 4df+8
<Glacon>: JamJam66: 7 (4df+8=0, -, +, -)
<Hankolijo>: 4df+6
<Glacon>: Hankolijo: 4 (4df+6=-, -, +, -)
<Hankolijo>: The blade sinks into your leg, yet you don't feel a thing. Matter of fact, you see no blood. The sphere remains still, the weapon firmly stuck.
<JamJam66>: "Wha…what?"
<JamJam66>: George reaches down and tries to touch the blade.
<Hankolijo>: Roll either Perception or MDef.
<JamJam66>: 4df+8 Same total
<Glacon>: JamJam66: Same total: 6 (4df+8=+, -, -, -)
<Hankolijo>: Perc or MDef, tho?
<JamJam66>: Uh
<JamJam66>: Perc
<Hankolijo>: 4df+5 Keeping it real, Sphere homie
<Glacon>: Hankolijo: Keeping it real, Sphere homie: 5 (4df+5=+, 0, -, 0)
<Hankolijo>: You can feel the blade, but something feels very, /very/ off.
<Hankolijo>: The sphere pulls the blade out and takes a step back.
<JamJam66>: "That's not right…"
<JamJam66>: George cautiously gets up
<JamJam66>: He tries to touch the sphere
<Hankolijo>: It tries to back up, but actually falls backwards. All of the additional appendages retract.
<Hankolijo>: Roll MDef one last time.
<JamJam66>: 4df+8
<Glacon>: JamJam66: 7 (4df+8=0, -, -, +)
<Hankolijo>: 4df+5 The sphere's final attempts of holding it together.
<Glacon>: Hankolijo: The sphere's final attempts of holding it together.: 6 (4df+5=0, 0, +, 0)
<Hankolijo>: The sphere's image quivers, and, for just a second, it appears to be back at the entrance where it popped legs.
<JamJam66>: "Huh?"
<JamJam66>: George aims a kick at the sphere.
<Hankolijo>: The image of the sphere sort of just fades. It is back at the entrance, releasing an agitated hiss.
<JamJam66>: "Oh, wow. An illusion."
<JamJam66>: George marches over to the sphere.
<Hankolijo>: The sphere tries to roll back, puffing smoke your way. It doesn't seem to have any visible effect anymore.
<JamJam66>: George walks forwards and picks it up.
<JamJam66>: "What are you trying to do, eh?"
<Hankolijo>: It is much lighter than one could imagine- it appears to be made of some light alloy. It puffs smoke directly in your face, but it doesn't appear to do much more than cause a light cough.
<JamJam66>: George walks back into the cafeteria and places the sphere on a table. "Not so tough now?"
<Hankolijo>: The cafeteria workers are really confused now, but consider the sphere to not be dangerous if someone can just straight up pick it up and carry it around.
<Hankolijo>: The ball proceeds to full-blast in your direction, rolling off of the table and hiding under the next one over.
<JamJam66>: George coughs, and gets up.
<JamJam66>: He walks over to the sphere and attempts to grab it again.
<Hankolijo>: Roll agility.
<JamJam66>: 4df+3
<Glacon>: JamJam66: 4 (4df+3=-, 0, +, +)
<Hankolijo>: 4df+5
<Glacon>: Hankolijo: 4 (4df+5=-, 0, -, +)
<Hankolijo>: You just barely manage to catch it.
<JamJam66>: "Gotcha!"
<JamJam66>: He tries to hold it down.
<JamJam66>: ~Now what do I do with it?~
<Hankolijo>: It doesn't resist.
<JamJam66>: George looks at the sphere. Can he open it or something similar?
<Hankolijo>: It doesn't appear so.
<JamJam66>: "What is this?" He gets up and stares at it.
<Hankolijo>: The sphere has stopped moving. If it had a face, it would not be pleased.
<JamJam66>: George takes the sphere to containment.
<JamJam66>: George enters continment wih the sphere.
*** SleepingPotato is now known as DiePotato
<Hankolijo>: An unnamed containment specialist sees you walk in and approaches. "What's that?" They ask.
<JamJam66>: "An anomaly. I found it outside of the cafeteria and it blew some sort of smoke at me. Caused minor hallucinations. Thought I should bring it here."
<JamJam66>: "It doesn't seem too dangerous."
<Hankolijo>: The containment specialist nods, takes the sphere and heads over to the containment cells. He is met by several other containment specialists, one in a gas mask. The sphere proceeds to blow smoke, making the carrier drop it. They start freaking out, while the one in the gas mask simply contains it, making those affected cease hallucinating.
<JamJam66>: George leaves for commons.