Nov 30 20:35:42 <gumbal1> Danielle reports to the briefing room.
Nov 30 20:35:55 <Atcero> Zoe walks in putting her hair in a ponytail
Nov 30 20:36:09 <LemurLord> Roy arrives placing his hat atop his head
Nov 30 20:36:27 * Tesla|WarThunder (moc.rr.ser.ynts.42A2DA46-CRInys|tibbiM#moc.rr.ser.ynts.42A2DA46-CRInys|tibbiM) has joined
Nov 30 20:38:07 <ihp> In the briefing room, there stands a tall man in a blue suit. It's agent Dewitt! He sighs as he looks down at himself. "Excuse the attire, agents. Just got back from a mission." He takes off a white wig and looks at the projection screen in the background. "Right. You're going to be heading out to the pacific northwest, to the town of Dual Pines, Washington."
Nov 30 20:38:46 <gumbal1> Danielle nods.
Nov 30 20:38:53 <LemurLord> "Not the perfect vacation spot," Roy jokes, "What'll we find there?"
Nov 30 20:39:03 <Tesla|WarThunder> Kevin waits.
Nov 30 20:39:45 <Sax> Adrian's writing notes and stuff.
Nov 30 20:40:06 * Daedalus|Family has quit (Quit: So much better than a pony show.)
Nov 30 20:40:28 <ihp> "There have been several suspicious deaths in the area as of late. A man drowned while drinking a damn good cup of coffee, a man caught fire while eating bubblegum, and then there's Laura Pal- I mean Packard." He looks at the file. "Ink's been smudged." He passes the file across the table.
Nov 30 20:40:42 <Sax> Adrian takes a look.
Nov 30 20:40:55 <Tesla|WarThunder> "Wonderful." Kevin observes.
Nov 30 20:40:57 <LemurLord> Roy examines and passes it on
Nov 30 20:41:25 <Atcero> Zoe glances through it and hands it over to the next person
Nov 30 20:41:40 <gumbal1> Danielle passes it once she gets it.
Nov 30 20:42:03 <ihp> The picture inside is… graphic. A woman is hanging upside-down from a pine tree, by her ankles. She's got her wrists slit, and it's clear that the blood was drained from her. It's pooled beneath her on the ground, and her face is concealed, wrapped in plastic.
Nov 30 20:42:10 <Tesla|WarThunder> "Typical."
Nov 30 20:42:25 <Atcero> "Looks like a modern vampire…"
Nov 30 20:42:31 <Tesla|WarThunder> 4df+4 (Perception) Kevin observes for signs of occult activity.
Nov 30 20:42:31 <Glacon> Tesla|WarThunder: (Perception) Kevin observes for signs of occult activity.: 7 (4df+4=+, +, +, 0)
Nov 30 20:42:33 <LemurLord> Roy cringes
Nov 30 20:42:41 <Tesla|WarThunder> Add +4 from Mind Palace if applicable.
Nov 30 20:42:59 <ihp> There… actually might be something, Kevin! On the tree behind here, there's a symbol of some kind carved there. It looks like… an alchemical symbol? The one for Bismuth, to be exact.
Nov 30 20:43:01 <gumbal1> "Vampires don't exist. Only tuberculosis."
Nov 30 20:43:14 <Sax> "Nasty disease." Adrian passes along the files.
Nov 30 20:43:24 <Tesla|WarThunder> "Alchemic symbol for bismuth. There." Kevin points.
Nov 30 20:43:40 <Atcero> "I truthfully wouldn't doubt if they existed…"
Nov 30 20:43:45 <gumbal1> "Forgive me for not knowing what bismuth is."
Nov 30 20:43:47 <Sax> Adrian looks.
Nov 30 20:43:53 <Sax> "Quite archaic."
Nov 30 20:44:05 <Tesla|WarThunder> 4df+8 (Academic + MP) Define the importance of Bismuth in alchemy
Nov 30 20:44:06 <Glacon> Tesla|WarThunder: (Academic + MP) Define the importance of Bismuth in alchemy: 11 (4df+8=+, +, +, 0)
Nov 30 20:44:08 <Atcero> Bismuth is an element I believe
Nov 30 20:44:11 <Atcero> " "
Nov 30 20:44:29 <Sax> "It is."
Nov 30 20:44:37 <ihp> "Sharp eye, Winsthrop. Very sharp. We believe that these killings have something to do with Alchemy. You'll be meeting with Sheriff Washington to determine the causes of these deaths."
Nov 30 20:45:03 <Sax> "You usually find bismuth in some common medicines."
Nov 30 20:45:16 <Atcero> "Wait, a sheriff named Washington in Washington?"
Nov 30 20:45:17 <LemurLord> "Alright, meet Washington, in Washington. Anything else we should know?"
Nov 30 20:46:07 <ihp> Bismuth was used in alchemy, but nobody quite knows what it was used for. "Well, the police station is on Washington Street. Just more proof that this organization is a cosmic joke." Dewitt shakes his head. "Packard's body is still in the morgue, awaiting autopsy. You can probably analyze it when you get there."
Nov 30 20:46:32 <Sax> "I will be sure to bring some equipment."
Nov 30 20:46:39 <Atcero> "WWW…" Zoe mutters
Nov 30 20:46:41 <LemurLord> "I can help with that, I've seen a few stiffs in my time"
Nov 30 20:47:19 <Sax> "Awesome. We can tackle the body."
Nov 30 20:47:42 <ihp> "Right. Any further questions can be directed to Sheriff Washington."
Nov 30 20:48:19 <ihp> "Move out!"
Nov 30 20:48:33 <Sax> Adrian picks up his gear, and gets mobile.
Nov 30 20:48:40 <Tesla|WarThunder> "Right, let's go then." Kevin goes back to his room, gathers his weapons - including anti-tank rifle - and goes on his way.
Nov 30 20:48:42 <gumbal1> Danielle nods, heading to the motor pool.
Nov 30 20:49:18 <LemurLord> Roy checks his revolver as he makes his way for the motor pool. It's gonna be a long ride to Washington
Nov 30 20:49:33 <Atcero> Zoe goes and grabs her jar of silver from her shelf in her room then heads to the motor pool.
Nov 30 20:49:46 <Sax> Adrian ensures his pistol and ammo is good to go.
Nov 30 20:49:50 <Sax> He's carrying minimally.
Nov 30 20:50:01 <Sax> He also takes the haversack with a full array of medical gear.
Nov 30 20:50:11 <Atcero> Actually, she grabs her mercury as well. You never know
Nov 30 20:50:32 <ihp> The motor pool awaits.
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Nov 30 20:51:53 <ihp> Kevin's taking his cycle of motors, I'm assuming.
Nov 30 20:52:01 <ihp> While everyone else hops into the van of magic!
Nov 30 20:52:07 <ihp> The magic is that it smells like rotten steak.
Nov 30 20:52:11 <TeslaTornado> He is. Thankfully that never left the site.
Nov 30 20:52:24 <Atcero> Zoe almost pukes.
Nov 30 20:52:41 <gumbal1> Danielle stares out the window. She's been in worse places for lesser reasons.
Nov 30 20:52:55 <Sax> Adrian's also been in worse places.
Nov 30 20:52:58 <Sax> For even lower reasons.
Nov 30 20:53:00 <LemurLord> Roy probably would have puked as well but he's already asleep in the van
Nov 30 20:53:57 <ihp> You drive off to the air strip, as usual, blah blah blah you all know the drill by now.
Nov 30 20:54:17 <Sax> Drill is love.
Nov 30 20:54:19 <Sax> Drill is life.
Nov 30 20:54:20 <TeslaTornado> Kevin rolls his bike onto the airplane if it's big enough.
Nov 30 20:55:05 <LemurLord> Roy transitions to the plane, getting buckled up and stuff
Nov 30 20:55:08 <gumbal1> "Monsieur Coxwell?"
Nov 30 20:55:41 <Sax> "Yes?"
Nov 30 20:55:50 <ihp> The plane is a crappy military aircraft this time.
Nov 30 20:55:55 <ihp> There are barely any seatbelts.
Nov 30 20:55:59 <Sax> Adrian: ~yey~
Nov 30 20:56:03 <ihp> Roy took the only one, the greedy jerk.
Nov 30 20:56:04 <Sax> ~Good old days~
Nov 30 20:56:16 <gumbal1> "If I'm compromised during the mission, I ask you to let me die on my own terms."
Nov 30 20:56:19 <Atcero> Zoe's fear of moving vehicles is starting to escalate
Nov 30 20:56:23 <Sax> "Duly noted."
Nov 30 20:56:58 <gumbal1> Danielle sits on the most seat-like surface available.
Nov 30 20:57:15 <LemurLord> Roy, not being a greedy jerk, offers his seat to Zoe so she'll feel more comfortable on the flying death machine
Nov 30 20:57:35 <Sax> Adrian finds a way to secure himself. Hooray for comfortable aerial metal tube rides.
Nov 30 20:57:49 <TeslaTornado> Kevin sits on the floor.
Nov 30 20:58:12 <Atcero> "Ohmygodthanks" she says hurriedly, pale as a ghost.
Nov 30 20:58:42 <ihp> The plane takes off, and… OH GOD ITS FALLING APART EVERYONE GIVE ME AGILITY.
Nov 30 20:58:44 <ihp> Just kidding! The plane's intact, but none of you are getting fancy cocktails.
Nov 30 20:58:59 <TeslaTornado> Kevin contents himself with checking over his firearms compulsively.
Nov 30 20:59:14 <LemurLord> Roy feels as if someone needs to be punched right now, but he doesn't know who
Nov 30 20:59:54 <gumbal1> Danielle stares out the window, assuming there is one.
Nov 30 20:59:54 <ihp> *ding* "Folks, we're terribly sorry, but the nearest airport to Dual Pines is over the Canadian Border. Those of you who have passports may ride over the whole way, but those of you who don't… well, there are parachutes in the back."
Nov 30 21:00:02 <Sax> Adrian's sitting on, and thinking.
Nov 30 21:00:12 <gumbal1> "…fuck."
Nov 30 21:00:24 <Atcero> Zoe calms down when she hears she can jump out
Nov 30 21:00:32 <gumbal1> Danielle goes to grab a parachute.
Nov 30 21:00:42 <Sax> Adrian remains comfortably seated.
Nov 30 21:00:57 <TeslaTornado> Kevin watches the other two agents get up to grab parachutes. He has a passport. He has several passports in fact.
Nov 30 21:01:20 <ihp> The parachutes are grabbed!
Nov 30 21:01:35 <Atcero> Zoe unbuckles and sidles along the wall to the parachutes.
Nov 30 21:01:53 <ihp> *ding* «We're approaching Dual Pines. Any individuals who don't have passports, feel free to open the bay doors and bail at any time.»
Nov 30 21:02:09 <gumbal1> Danielle straps herself in. She then proceeds to open the bay doors and jump.
Nov 30 21:02:21 <Atcero> Zoe grabs a parachute and then runs and jumps out of the doors
Nov 30 21:02:30 <gumbal1> Silly Danielle.
Nov 30 21:02:31 <LemurLord> Roy remembered his passport, surprisingly
Nov 30 21:02:36 <ihp> *ding* «…wait did people actually fucking jump just now?»
Nov 30 21:02:40 <ihp> «HOLY SHIT I WAS KIDDING!»
Nov 30 21:02:48 <TeslaTornado> Kevin goes to the intercom and keys it.
Nov 30 21:02:53 <ihp> «FUCK I"M GOING TO LOSE MY JOB!»
Nov 30 21:02:58 <Sax> "Jesus Christ…"
Nov 30 21:03:05 <Sax> Adrian facepalms.
Nov 30 21:03:07 <Atcero> Zoe's having one hell of a time
Nov 30 21:03:20 <TeslaTornado> «Pilot, this is Mobile Task Force Psi-7. Never question the complete and utter mental retardation that our agents suffer from.»
Nov 30 21:03:29 <TeslaTornado> «We have our reputation for a reason.»
Nov 30 21:03:53 <ihp> «…right, shit. Hopefully they can be found… er. You guys… we'll get you into Canada, and… oh Christ…»>
Nov 30 21:04:06 <ihp> Zoe, Danielle, #tooltime
Nov 30 21:04:07 <gumbal1> Danielle screams for a bit, before releasing her chute just at the last second.
Nov 30 21:04:30 <Sax> "And already this mission is a clusterfuck."
Nov 30 21:04:32 <LemurLord> Roy sighs, utterly pissed at this man.
Nov 30 21:04:34 <Sax> Adrian smirks.
Nov 30 21:05:15 <TeslaTornado> Kevin looks to Adrian. "Has there ever been an occasion where one of our operations wasn't?"
Nov 30 21:05:40 <Sax> "This early?"
Nov 30 21:05:49 <TeslaTornado> "Yes."
Nov 30 21:06:10 <Sax> "There is never enough alcohol on this planet."
Nov 30 21:06:25 <ihp> You land at the airport over the Canadian border. The pilot is a sobbing wreeck.
Nov 30 21:06:36 <LemurLord> "They're highly trained, I'm sure we can find them," Roy is always the optimist
Nov 30 21:07:06 <TeslaTornado> Kevin stares at Roy.
Nov 30 21:07:13 <TeslaTornado> "… Have you looked at either of their service records?"
Nov 30 21:07:21 <TeslaTornado> "They're as good as dead. Come on. We continue the mission solo."
Nov 30 21:07:40 <Sax> "Well, she asked to die on her own terms."
Nov 30 21:07:47 <Sax> Adrian unstraps, and gears up.
Nov 30 21:08:13 <LemurLord> Roy frowns, "Alright, we'll search for them after the mission." He exits the plane
Nov 30 21:08:23 <TeslaTornado> "It's the best anyone can ask for, really." Kevin unloads his gear and packs the separate components of his anti-tank rifle into his motorcycle and then wheels all of it off the plane.
Nov 30 21:08:59 <Sax> Is there a vehicle waiting for them?
Nov 30 21:09:16 <LemurLord> Is there a Mr Washington waiting for them/
Nov 30 21:09:43 <ihp> There is! And you drive over the Canadian border. Once in America, you drive past a sign that says "Dual Pines: Population 51,201".
Nov 30 21:11:01 <LemurLord> "Hm, maybe they made into town already," Roy mutters to himself
Nov 30 21:11:21 <TeslaTornado> "Nope."
Nov 30 21:11:26 <Sax> "Probably not."
Nov 30 21:12:07 <LemurLord> "You two must be great at parties," Roy grumbles
Nov 30 21:12:28 <Sax> "Depends on how much alcohol is present."
Nov 30 21:12:51 <ihp> Dual Pines is a quaint town. You drive by a majestic waterfall, a bunch of Douglas firs, a diner or two, and eventually, turn onto Washington Street, where the police station waits.
Nov 30 21:12:52 <TeslaTornado> Kevin casts a baleful eye on his surroundings as they ride into town.
Nov 30 21:14:18 <TeslaTornado> Kevin parks the bike and walks to the police station.
Nov 30 21:15:15 <LemurLord> Roy follows, happy to see a familiar building
Nov 30 21:15:25 <Sax> Adrain follows behind.
Nov 30 21:16:41 <ihp> The inside of the police station is small. Everything is wood paneling, and a woman sits behind a desk, chewing gum and typing on the typewriter. She looks up at you all. "May I help you?"
Nov 30 21:17:03 <TeslaTornado> Kevin steps forward. "We're the team sent to investigate the Parker case."
Nov 30 21:17:59 <ihp> (Packard)
Nov 30 21:18:29 <TeslaTornado> Packard**
Nov 30 21:18:31 <ihp> "Ah, you must be Agent Cooper. One moment." She buzzes an intercom. "Sheriff Truman, the FBI is here."
Nov 30 21:18:50 <LemurLord> "Who?" Roy whispers to his comrades
Nov 30 21:18:58 <Sax> Adrian nods to Roy.
Nov 30 21:19:02 <Sax> Evidently a cover.
Nov 30 21:19:22 <TeslaTornado> Kevin stands by.
Nov 30 21:19:31 <LemurLord> Roy shrugs, he's done undercover work before. But it helps to know about it before hand
Nov 30 21:19:48 <ihp> A man with brown hair and a sheriff's badge comes out, offering his hand to Kevin. "Agent Cooper, I'm George Washington. You and your boys here to…. here to see Laura, then?"
Nov 30 21:20:23 <TeslaTornado> "Yes, sir." Kevin looks at the hand, then looks at Washington, keeping his hands folded behind his back.
Nov 30 21:20:54 <LemurLord> Roy shakes the man's hand instead, "Roy Dobbs, FBI"
Nov 30 21:20:59 <ihp> George looks oddly disappointed, and retracts his hand. "Yes, well. She's downstairs. We may be a small town, but we have good… facilities."
Nov 30 21:21:09 <ihp> George shakes Roy's hand. "Come along, then."
Nov 30 21:21:56 <TeslaTornado> Kevin nods and follows George to the morgue.
Nov 30 21:22:24 <LemurLord> Roy looks around and follows behind
Nov 30 21:24:39 <ihp> Once in the morgue, you find… yeah, that's dead body all right. Teenaged girl, about 17 years old, blonde hair, brown eyes, wrists opened, and ankles purpled from being constricted by ropes. The Sheriff sniffs. "She was a good kid."
Nov 30 21:24:59 <TeslaTornado> "Sure she was."
Nov 30 21:25:11 <TeslaTornado> 4df+8 (Academics + Mind Palace) What do I remember about autopsies
Nov 30 21:25:12 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Academics + Mind Palace) What do I remember about autopsies: 6 (4df+8=0, -, -, 0)
Nov 30 21:25:22 <ihp> A fair bit, but not as much as you'd like.
Nov 30 21:25:23 <Sax> Adrian unzips his kit, and begins the setup.
Nov 30 21:26:02 <LemurLord> 4df+4+5 Detective's badge. Roy examines the corpse
Nov 30 21:26:02 <Glacon> LemurLord: Detective's badge. Roy examines the corpse: 9 (4df+4+5=-, 0, 0, +)
Nov 30 21:27:02 <Sax> 4df+10 DNH, Adrian also examines
Nov 30 21:27:04 <Glacon> Sax: DNH, Adrian also examines: 9 (4df+10=-, 0, +, -)
Nov 30 21:27:37 <TeslaTornado> 4df+4 (Wards) Kevin does his own brand of investigating, feeling the corpse for latent magical energy.
Nov 30 21:27:37 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Wards) Kevin does his own brand of investigating, feeling the corpse for latent magical energy.: 5 (4df+4=-, +, +, 0)
Nov 30 21:29:17 <ihp> Roy and Adrian, looking over the body, you're fairly sure that the cause of death wasn't the wrists slitting. The coloration around the wounds is all wrong. You think she died of lead poisoning. Speaking of lead, Kevin, you see the latent image of this symbol on the body: http://tinyurl.com/kat2uya
Nov 30 21:29:18 <Glacon> ihp: http://www.ancient-symbols.com/images/lead-symbol.gif
Nov 30 21:30:14 <Sax> "Heavy metals."
Nov 30 21:30:14 <TeslaTornado> "Another alchemic symbol. Lead."
Nov 30 21:30:17 <TeslaTornado> 4df+5 (Perception) Kevin searches for more.
Nov 30 21:30:17 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Perception) Kevin searches for more.: 2 (4df+5=0, -, -, -)
Nov 30 21:30:42 <ihp> You got nothing.
Nov 30 21:30:53 <TeslaTornado> "Unfortunate."
Nov 30 21:30:56 <ihp> Do you actually cut into the chest cavity, Roy, Adrian?
Nov 30 21:31:11 <Sax> Adrian is preparing to open up the chest.
Nov 30 21:31:30 <LemurLord> "Too much lead, can't have been bullets." Roy only examines, he isn't trained in actual medical procedures like that
Nov 30 21:32:58 <TeslaTornado> "Alchemical ritual, I'd guess."
Nov 30 21:33:41 <ihp> Adrian, as you make the primary incision… the sternum starts to crack. From the inside.
Nov 30 21:33:43 <Sax> 4df+11 Adrian slices open the chest carefully, wearing a face shield in case
Nov 30 21:33:44 <Glacon> Sax: Adrian slices open the chest carefully, wearing a face shield in case: 11 (4df+11=0, 0, +, -)
Nov 30 21:34:03 <Sax> "Get back." Adrian motions for Kevin and Roy to step back as he continues.
Nov 30 21:34:15 <LemurLord> Roy takes a step back, "What is blue blazes is going on?"
Nov 30 21:34:50 <ihp> Gore bursts out of the chest, along with a small, black humanoid with a square head. It leaps out, and goes onto the floor with a loud /thud/. The SHeriff /screams/ and faints.
Nov 30 21:34:51 <TeslaTornado> Kevin draws his handgun and takes a step back. "The point of whatever these symbols are, I'd assume…"
Nov 30 21:35:16 <TeslaTornado> He steps on it. Firmly but delicately. Enough to pin it down without it moving.
Nov 30 21:35:19 <TeslaTornado> Without crushing it.
Nov 30 21:35:34 <ihp> Roll Melee
Nov 30 21:35:43 <LemurLord> Roy also draws his pistol, he might be freaking out internally
Nov 30 21:36:14 <TeslaTornado> 4df+3 (Melee) Can't really crush the poor fucker
Nov 30 21:36:15 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Melee) Can't really crush the poor fucker: 4 (4df+3=0, +, +, -)
Nov 30 21:36:29 <ihp> 4df+6 You just stepped on something made out of /lead/.
Nov 30 21:36:29 <Glacon> ihp: You just stepped on something made out of /lead/.: 6 (4df+6=+, 0, 0, -)
Nov 30 21:36:34 <ihp> Yeah… ow.
Nov 30 21:36:57 <ihp> 4df+5 this thing is dense. Roll pdef for reverberation through your body.
Nov 30 21:36:58 <Glacon> ihp: this thing is dense. Roll pdef for reverberation through your body.: 8 (4df+5=+, +, 0, +)
Nov 30 21:37:44 <Sax> Adrian's like ~what~
Nov 30 21:38:23 <LemurLord> Roy wants to shoot, but doesn't want to hit Kevin
Nov 30 21:38:30 <ihp> Tesla?
Nov 30 21:39:37 <TesKin> (Tesla's in the bathroom)
Nov 30 21:40:19 <TeslaTornado> 4df+4 (PDEF) W/e
Nov 30 21:40:19 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (PDEF) W/e: 5 (4df+4=+, 0, +, -)
Nov 30 21:40:40 <ihp> You hear a bone in your foot crack. -1 phealth.
Nov 30 21:41:18 <ihp> 4df+5 the lead thing attempts to kick Kevin in the other shin after he stomps on him.
Nov 30 21:41:19 <Glacon> ihp: the lead thing attempts to kick Kevin in the other shin after he stomps on him.: 6 (4df+5=+, -, 0, +)
Nov 30 21:42:55 <TeslaTornado> 4df+4 (PDEF) AGAIN
Nov 30 21:42:55 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (PDEF) AGAIN: 1 (4df+4=-, -, 0, -)
Nov 30 21:43:47 <LemurLord> Roy throws caution to the wind and tries pushing Kevin out of the little bastards range
Nov 30 21:43:52 <ihp> You're fairly sure your leg's broken. -2 health.
Nov 30 21:44:31 <TeslaTornado> Kevin goes to the floor, as his leg is fucking broken.
Nov 30 21:44:32 <ihp> Roy, agility.
Nov 30 21:44:58 <LemurLord> 4df+2 feck you ihp, feck you
Nov 30 21:44:59 <Glacon> LemurLord: feck you ihp, feck you: 2 (4df+2=-, 0, 0, +)
Nov 30 21:45:21 <ihp> You manage to get Kevin out of the way enough for him to avoid 1 point of damage.
Nov 30 21:45:32 <ihp> The lead thing starts lumbering out again.
Nov 30 21:45:49 <LemurLord> Hell no, Roy fires on the damn thing
Nov 30 21:46:06 <LemurLord> 4df+4+2 Police Training
Nov 30 21:46:06 <Glacon> LemurLord: Police Training: 4 (4df+4+2=-, 0, -, 0)
Nov 30 21:46:11 <ihp> 4df+6 pdef
Nov 30 21:46:12 <Glacon> ihp: pdef: 5 (4df+6=0, 0, -, 0)
Nov 30 21:46:19 <ihp> The bullets plink off of it.
Nov 30 21:46:37 <TeslaTornado> Kevin stares at the thing that just broke his leg with a look of nearly ridiculous calm.
Nov 30 21:46:51 <TeslaTornado> "Please refrain from shooting the construct."
Nov 30 21:47:03 <Sax> "IT's too dense for anything we got to hurt it."
Nov 30 21:47:24 <ihp> It's dense, yes, but the bullet at least dented it, so did Kevin's stomp.
Nov 30 21:47:40 <TeslaTornado> "Hit it with something, then. Lead is malleable."
Nov 30 21:48:05 <LemurLord> Roy swears under his breath. He calmly lowers his gun looks around for anything heavy
Nov 30 21:48:10 <Sax> Adrian looks around for anything, like a sledge or a wrecking bar.
Nov 30 21:48:30 <TeslaTornado> Kevin scoots back away from the operating table.
Nov 30 21:49:22 <ihp> The operating table might work… just smoosh it flat.
Nov 30 21:49:37 <Sax> "Roy, can you lift?" Adrian the table.
Nov 30 21:49:44 <Sax> eyes the*
Nov 30 21:50:27 <LemurLord> At +2 Str? "Maybe in my younger days, but I'll try it," Roy grabs one side of the table
Nov 30 21:51:04 <ihp> Strength! Anyone who wants to help can, it's a low DC!
Nov 30 21:51:09 <Sax> Adrian's got this.
Nov 30 21:51:24 <TeslaTornado> Kevin can't stand on an unset leg.
Nov 30 21:51:30 <Sax> 4df+6 Straight lifting of heavy object! (Str + Farmboy)
Nov 30 21:51:31 <Glacon> Sax: Straight lifting of heavy object! (Str + Farmboy): 7 (4df+6=0, -, +, +)
Nov 30 21:51:38 <LemurLord> 4df+2 Roy lifts!!!
Nov 30 21:51:38 <Glacon> LemurLord: Roy lifts!!!: 4 (4df+2=+, +, 0, 0)
Nov 30 21:52:04 <TeslaTornado> Kevin refrains from commenting that Packard's body is still on the table and observes the process unfolding before him.
Nov 30 21:52:15 <ihp> Yup, you manage to lift the table up… and smoosh the lead thing.
Nov 30 21:52:21 <ihp> As well as the sheriff's legs.
Nov 30 21:52:22 <ihp> He wakes up screaming.
Nov 30 21:52:24 <ihp> Whoops.
Nov 30 21:53:16 <Sax> Her body's kind of useless at this point, so Adrian moves her body off.
Nov 30 21:53:29 <TeslaTornado> Kevin looks at Adrian and Roy. He points to Sheriff Washington. "You could have thought to wake him first."
Nov 30 21:53:42 <LemurLord> "Dammit, sorry mate," Roy tries to move the table from atop the man
Nov 30 21:55:09 <ihp> His legs aren't broken, thank god.
Nov 30 21:55:12 <ihp> He's just startled.
Nov 30 21:55:52 <LemurLord> "Well at least we got the bastard," Roy looks for the lead creature he had just smooshed
Nov 30 21:56:11 <TeslaTornado> Kevin lays on the floor, staring at the ceiling. "Doctor Coxwell, my leg and foot are currently broken. Can you set both in this location?"
Nov 30 21:56:21 <Sax> "Yes, I can."
Nov 30 21:56:27 <Sax> Adrian unpacks the care supplies.
Nov 30 21:56:35 <Sax> 4df+12 SEtting leg!
Nov 30 21:56:36 <Glacon> Sax: SEtting leg!: 11 (4df+12=-, -, 0, +)
Nov 30 21:56:50 <TeslaTornado> Kevin adjusts himself to make it easier for Adrian to see to his leg.
Nov 30 21:57:15 <ihp> They are set.
Nov 30 21:57:42 <LemurLord> Roy, not particularly helpful in most medical situations, continues looking for the lead creature
Nov 30 21:57:48 <Sax> "This should be alright for now."
Nov 30 21:59:14 <ihp> It's smooshed, under the operating table, and the sheriff has fainted again.
Nov 30 21:59:40 <Sax> Once Kevin has been attended to, Adrian heads over to what remains of the lead child.
Nov 30 21:59:52 <TeslaTornado> Kevin nods, and lifts himself to his feet. He then examines the remains of the lead child as well.
Nov 30 21:59:59 <LemurLord> Roy grabs a piece of cloth and tries to move it out from underneath the table for a closer look
Nov 30 22:00:06 <TeslaTornado> 4df+4 (Perception) I might be able to see the remainder of any distinctive markings
Nov 30 22:00:06 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Perception) I might be able to see the remainder of any distinctive markings: 5 (4df+4=+, 0, 0, 0)
Nov 30 22:00:09 <LemurLord> *it being the lead thing
Nov 30 22:00:18 <TeslaTornado> 4df+4 (Wards) Or feel any traces of specific kinds of magic
Nov 30 22:00:18 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Wards) Or feel any traces of specific kinds of magic: 7 (4df+4=+, +, +, 0)
Nov 30 22:01:07 <ihp> Alchemy is definitely present, specifically of a Germanic branch that was supposed to have died out in WWI. It involves sacrifices being used to make elemental homunculus, which would then be used in the Magnum Opus, or the creation of the Philosopher's Stone.
Nov 30 22:02:25 <TeslaTornado> "Oh, that's… Interesting." Kevin grunts as he examines the lead construct. "It's a homunculus. Lead. Conjured, presumably, in the ritual that miss Packard was murdered for."
Nov 30 22:02:56 <TeslaTornado> "Sect of alchemists that practiced this particular school believed doing so would create the philosopher's stone."
Nov 30 22:03:06 <TeslaTornado> "Thought that one died out in the early nineteen hundreds."
Nov 30 22:03:36 <Sax> Adrian heads over to Laura's body.
Nov 30 22:03:43 <LemurLord> "Great. But for what reason? I want to take a look at the scene of the crime"
Nov 30 22:03:55 <Sax> Anything significant about whatever's left of the body?
Nov 30 22:03:59 <ihp> It fell off the operating table before it got smooshed. It's kind of in a pile, now.
Nov 30 22:04:30 <ihp> And there's nothing in the body, but maybe on her personal effects…
Nov 30 22:04:47 <Sax> Provided they are nearby, Adrian begins to go through those.
Nov 30 22:05:06 <TeslaTornado> Kevin stares blankly at Roy.
Nov 30 22:05:16 <TeslaTornado> "I just said."
Nov 30 22:06:24 <LemurLord> "Sorcerer's stone, yeah. But why here? Why now?" Roy ponders to himself.
Nov 30 22:06:48 <ihp> You find a reciept in her personal effects, for a diner you're fairly sure you passed on the way here. There's also a picture of another teenager, presumably her boyfriend, on a motorcycle.
Nov 30 22:07:37 <Sax> "Dobbs, Winsthrop." Adrian holds up the picture and receipt.
Nov 30 22:08:14 <TeslaTornado> "Who?" Kevin looks at Adrian.
Nov 30 22:08:15 <LemurLord> Roy looks over, interested, "As good a place to start asking around as any"
Nov 30 22:08:34 <Sax> "Probably boyfriend or so."
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Nov 30 22:11:34 <ihp> What do you do from here?
Nov 30 22:11:53 <TeslaTornado> Kevin gathers up the remains of the lead homunculus to be deposited somwehere.
Nov 30 22:11:56 <LemurLord> Roy decides to start asking around at the diner. Time to start gathering intel
Nov 30 22:11:59 <TeslaTornado> In his bike, rather.
Nov 30 22:13:50 <Sax> Adrian's going to remain at the station, to ask his own questions.
Nov 30 22:14:10 <LemurLord> Time to split up then
Nov 30 22:14:13 <TeslaTornado> Actually, Kevin will attempt to find the town library.
Nov 30 22:14:21 <ihp> Okay, here's how it's gonna work!
Nov 30 22:14:48 <ihp> 1d2
Nov 30 22:14:48 <Glacon> ihp: 1 (1d2=1)
Nov 30 22:15:00 <ihp> Kevin will do his thing first, followed by Roy.
Nov 30 22:15:17 <LemurLord> (cool beans)
Nov 30 22:15:42 <TeslaTornado> Kevin goes to the library after depositing the crushed homunculus in his bike's saddle bag.
Nov 30 22:15:55 <ihp> It weighs the bike down a fair bit. Because, y'know. Lead.
Nov 30 22:16:09 <ihp> The library is tiny. Really tiny. You know Saltville's library? This makes that look big.
Nov 30 22:16:39 <LemurLord> (my turn?)
Nov 30 22:17:07 <ihp> Not yet.
Nov 30 22:17:24 <TeslaTornado> Kevin gets there and sits down to research any other similar events in the town's history; bizarre murders, gatherings in secret, anything that would indicate cult activity.
Nov 30 22:17:37 <TeslaTornado> 4df+8 (Academics + WTOW) Let's see what we can fiiiiiind
Nov 30 22:17:38 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Academics + WTOW) Let's see what we can fiiiiiind: 5 (4df+8=0, -, -, -)
Nov 30 22:17:53 <ihp> No murders, no. But… there is an anomaly.
Nov 30 22:18:03 <ihp> 1918. The Spanish flu outbreak. 0 recorded cases of death due to the flu.
Nov 30 22:18:17 <ihp> This thing decimated the country, if not the world. And nobody died of it in this town.
Nov 30 22:18:36 <TeslaTornado> Kevin goes to check the census report for Dual Pines in 1918.
Nov 30 22:20:02 <ihp> Census is taken every 10 years, sadly. But there isn't much change in population between 1910 and 1920. Only two new families moved in, during that time: The Riches and the Moores. "Rich" definitely sounds German.
Nov 30 22:20:43 <TeslaTornado> 4df+8 (ACAD + WTOW) Kevin researches the Riches.
Nov 30 22:20:43 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (ACAD + WTOW) Kevin researches the Riches.: 8 (4df+8=-, 0, +, 0)
Nov 30 22:22:08 <ihp> German immigrant family, one male, Alphonse L. Rich, Wife Wendy Bertram-Rich, and son Edward L. Rich. The son and the wife don't show up in future censuses, though.
Nov 30 22:22:21 <TeslaTornado> "Hm."
Nov 30 22:22:26 <TeslaTornado> Address on their residence?
Nov 30 22:22:32 <ihp> There is one!
Nov 30 22:22:37 <TeslaTornado> Kevin copies it down.
Nov 30 22:22:57 <ihp> While you head out, we'll go over to Roy for the news at the diner. Roy?
Nov 30 22:23:55 <LemurLord> Roy takes a seat at the bar of the diner and orders coffee. He's just trying to act casual so as to not draw suspicion
Nov 30 22:25:36 <ihp> It's a damn good cup of coffee. The waitress looks at you. "You're either out of town or very brave to be drinking that."
Nov 30 22:27:24 <LemurLord> "You have no idea, ma'am. I was wondering if I could ask you about the girl who had passed recently," Roy takes the coffee, but doesn't drink it
Nov 30 22:28:27 <ihp> "You mean Laura? Terrible thing. Terrible, terrible thing. She came in here the day she died, you know."
Nov 30 22:28:51 <LemurLord> "Really, was she with anyone?"
Nov 30 22:28:53 <ihp> "Ordered a steak and cheese omelet and some pancakes, and a bit of orange juice."
Nov 30 22:29:25 <LemurLord> Roy notes this woman's remarkable memory with a touch of envy
Nov 30 22:29:28 <ihp> "She was alone, but I talked to her a bit. She said she was going to meet someone who was rich. Or maybe someone named Rich? And that she was going to help him with some work around his house."
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Nov 30 22:30:42 <LemurLord> "Oh? Did you notice anything off about that day? Did she seem like she was under distress?"
Nov 30 22:31:07 <ihp> "She seemed perfectly normal. Poor girl… poor, poor Laura…"
Nov 30 22:32:09 <LemurLord> "I see… What can you tell me about the town? Anything interesting or unusual?"
Nov 30 22:32:12 <ihp> The waitress sniffs, and… starts crying. Sobbing, actually. The rest of the diner stares at the scene she's making.
Nov 30 22:32:19 <ihp> "Laaaauraaaaaa! Laaaauraaaa!"
Nov 30 22:32:40 <LemurLord> "Ma'am?" Roy stands up, "are you alright?"
Nov 30 22:32:58 <ihp> "Laaaaauraaaaa! LAAAAAUUUURAAAAA!!!!"
Nov 30 22:33:06 <ihp> She sobs, and curls up into a ball.
Nov 30 22:33:11 <ihp> Under the counter.
Nov 30 22:33:12 <ihp> While still holding a pot of coffee.
Nov 30 22:33:19 <ihp> Which spills onto the floor beside her.
Nov 30 22:33:58 <LemurLord> Roy hops the counter, "Ma'am?! It's gonna be alright, please calm down!"
Nov 30 22:34:45 <ihp> The waitress just keeps crying, and then… she faints. She cried herself to fainting.
Nov 30 22:35:23 <LemurLord> Roy tries to heft her up, "Can anybody lend me a hand?" he shouts to the other patrons
Nov 30 22:35:54 <ihp> The patrons don't really do anything. This appears to be a regular occurrence. Her manager comes up behind you. "She gets very emotional. I suggest that you… leave her be, for now."
Nov 30 22:36:35 <LemurLord> "I can't leave her on the floor," Roy states, "Is there somewhere I can take her?"
Nov 30 22:37:07 <ihp> "Just… put her in a booth, if you must." The manager shrugs.
Nov 30 22:37:49 <LemurLord> Roy does so and turns to the manager, "Have you heard of anyone around here with the surname Rich?"
Nov 30 22:38:33 <ihp> "Yeah… old coot who lives near Cooper's diner."
Nov 30 22:39:18 <LemurLord> "Can you give me directions?"
Nov 30 22:39:52 <ihp> She does so!
Nov 30 22:40:34 <LemurLord> Roy writes them down and thanks the woman for the info. He exits the diner and goes to hunt down Kevin
Nov 30 22:40:48 <ihp> Now then! Kevin, Roy, you're both up!
Nov 30 22:41:58 <TeslaTornado> Kevin goes to the Rich homestead.
Nov 30 22:42:40 <LemurLord> Roy arrives there as well
Nov 30 22:43:31 <ihp> You drive past a police car on your way out of town, containing a pair of women holding their heads.
Nov 30 22:44:52 <TeslaTornado> Kevin does not stop. No time now.
Nov 30 22:44:55 <ihp> You both arrive at a small farmhouse, with peeling paint, that the truck was parked in front of. The shutters swing ominously in the wind, and there are several stacks of newspaper and an over stuff mailbox out front. The Mailbox has the name "Rich" on it, and there's a small cardboard box on the porch.
Nov 30 22:45:08 <ihp> [Redact the part about the truck]
Nov 30 22:45:40 <LemurLord> "What'd you find?" Roy asks Kevin once he pulls up on his bike
Nov 30 22:46:20 <TeslaTornado> "Germanic family. Wife and child dead, male the sole survivor, at this address."
Nov 30 22:46:39 <TeslaTornado> "Moved here in 1918 during the Spanish flu. Nobody in this town ever died of the flu, which is remarkable."
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Nov 30 22:47:05 <ihp> The door to the house is hanging open, and papers are blowing out of it.
Nov 30 22:47:19 <ihp> One of them blows right into Kevin's face.
Nov 30 22:47:32 <TeslaTornado> Kevin blinks when the paper slaps him in the face.
Nov 30 22:48:00 <LemurLord> Roy nods, "We'll definitely find some answers here. Laura willingly sought out this 'Rich' fellow," he tries to stifle a chuckle at Kevin's expense
Nov 30 22:48:20 <LemurLord> "She wanted to help him with… something,"
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Nov 30 22:50:11 <TeslaTornado> "Only one way to find out." Kevin draws one of his handguns and limps toward the house, pocketing the paper that slapped him in the face.
Nov 30 22:51:02 <LemurLord> Roy follows keeping his gun at the ready, "Maybe I oughta lead, with your leg messed up"
Nov 30 22:51:08 <ihp> You enter the house. It's almost completely dark, except for a flashlight on the floor, aimed at a diagram on the wall.
Nov 30 22:51:16 <ihp> The flashlight's light flickers ominously.
Nov 30 22:51:21 <TeslaTornado> 4df+4 (Perception) Eyes peeled
Nov 30 22:51:22 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Perception) Eyes peeled: 2 (4df+4=+, -, -, -)
Nov 30 22:51:36 <TeslaTornado> 4df+4 (Wards) And other senses alert
Nov 30 22:51:36 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Wards) And other senses alert: 2 (4df+4=-, -, 0, 0)
Nov 30 22:51:48 <LemurLord> 4df+4+5 Detective training
Nov 30 22:51:49 <Glacon> LemurLord: Detective training: 8 (4df+4+5=-, 0, -, +)
Nov 30 22:52:35 <ihp> Kevin sees Jack. However, he feels a small throb coming from the stairway that's near the door, leading upstairs.
Nov 30 22:53:20 <ihp> Roy manages to spot something, however: a manilla folder on the ground, oddly organized, out of place in the clutter.
Nov 30 22:54:02 <LemurLord> Roy takes a few cautious steps towards it, "What are you doin all by yerself?"
Nov 30 22:54:10 <TeslaTornado> Kevin limps over to the diagram the flashlight is highlighting. "Careful, Roy."
Nov 30 22:55:03 <ihp> The diagram is a large, four-colored chart. It resembles a periodic table, but none of the elements are in the right place; Helium is above Lead, Nitrogen is next to Sodium, and there are at least two Sulfurs. There are four colors, from left to right: Black, White, Yellow and Red. Above this chart are the words “MAGNUM OPUS”.
Nov 30 22:55:29 <LemurLord> "It's my middle name," Roy picks up the folder, "Hey, toss me that light, I need to check this"
Nov 30 22:56:09 <TeslaTornado> Kevin copies the diagram into his journal and then kicks the light over to Roy.
Nov 30 22:56:50 <LemurLord> Roy examines the folder's contents with the light
Nov 30 22:57:04 <ihp> It's at this point that Kevin notices the bloodstains on the floor when the light illuminates them. They look fresh.
Nov 30 22:57:31 <TeslaTornado> Kevin raises his gun again. "Dobbs. Blood."
Nov 30 22:58:24 <ihp> Roy, the folder's contents reference something called Project "Often" a lot. It's something about creating a thing called the Philosopher's Stone and it's apparently… defunct. The project stopped a few years back, and the end of the file says "This Project Has been merged with Project S——DON". An ink stain covers half of the word.
Nov 30 22:59:06 <LemurLord> Roy keeps peering into the folder but offers a slight glance to the blood, "Ain't mine,"
Nov 30 22:59:16 <TeslaTornado> "No, but it's fresh."
Nov 30 22:59:29 <ihp> "Who are you? What are you doing in my house?!"
Nov 30 22:59:29 <LemurLord> He closes the folder and shines the light around the room
Nov 30 22:59:46 <TeslaTornado> 4df+12 (Intim + Terrorize + Ice King) "Housekeeping."
Nov 30 22:59:46 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Intim + Terrorize + Ice King) "Housekeeping.": 10 (4df+12=-, +, -, -)
Nov 30 23:00:26 <ihp> 4df+5 "Bull schiesse."
Nov 30 23:00:27 <Glacon> ihp: "Bull schiesse.": 4 (4df+5=-, 0, 0, 0)
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Nov 30 23:00:49 <ihp> The voice quivers a bit. An old, frail-looking man shields his eyes as the light is shone on him. "Ach!"
Nov 30 23:01:21 <LemurLord> "Sorry, sir," Roy lowers the light, "Are you Mr Rich?"
Nov 30 23:01:46 <TeslaTornado> "Alphonse L. Rich."
Nov 30 23:01:51 <TeslaTornado> "Presumably."
Nov 30 23:01:52 <ihp> "Y-yes…"
Nov 30 23:02:10 <TeslaTornado> "Tell me, how was the Spanish flu?"
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Nov 30 23:02:27 <LemurLord> "Are you acquainted with Laura Packard?"
Nov 30 23:03:21 <ihp> "I-I didn't do it! It was mein Periodischemänner!"
Nov 30 23:03:49 <TeslaTornado> 4df+8 (ACAD + WTOW) Periodischemanner?
Nov 30 23:03:50 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (ACAD + WTOW) Periodischemanner?: 8 (4df+8=+, 0, -, 0)
Nov 30 23:03:55 <LemurLord> "Right," Roy takes out his handcuffs
Nov 30 23:04:02 <ihp> Periodic men, literally.
Nov 30 23:04:06 <TeslaTornado> "Stand down, Dobbs."
Nov 30 23:04:35 <TeslaTornado> 4df+12 (Int + Terr + IK) "He's not going anywhere. Are you, mister Rich?"
Nov 30 23:04:36 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Int + Terr + IK) "He's not going anywhere. Are you, mister Rich?": 14 (4df+12=+, +, +, -)
Nov 30 23:04:45 <ihp> "Nein! Do not come closer! Mercurius will-" As if on cue, a small, red humanoid with a block-shaped head and the letters "Hg" carved into it appears. "Oh nein…"
Nov 30 23:05:16 <TeslaTornado> "Dobbs drop the cuffs. Drop them right now." Kevin backs away from the homunculus.
Nov 30 23:05:32 <ihp> Kevin… academics + WOTW.
Nov 30 23:05:42 <TeslaTornado> 4df+8 As you like it
Nov 30 23:05:43 <LemurLord> Roy does so in order to properly draw his gun
Nov 30 23:05:43 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: As you like it: 6 (4df+8=-, -, 0, 0)
Nov 30 23:06:32 <ihp> You heard a rumor, once. About a soviet project to create a nuclear bomb more powerful than anything the US cooked up. Using Red Mercury. That's just a myth, of course. Red Mercury isn't real. ANd yet, here's a red thing, with the letters "Hg" on it.
Nov 30 23:06:43 <ihp> "Mercurius… bitte… don't hurt them…" Dr. Rich swallows.
Nov 30 23:07:56 <TeslaTornado> "Red mercury. Bomb." Kevin looks to Roy. "Drop your weapon."
Nov 30 23:08:07 <ihp> Mercury starts walking up to Roy and Kevin.
Nov 30 23:08:20 <TeslaTornado> Kevin continues pacing away from Mercury.
Nov 30 23:08:55 <ihp> "Bitte, just… leave me in peace… I'll take care of my children… I'll stop them from hurting anyone else… they think the work is still going on… it's finished! It was finished back in 1951!"
Nov 30 23:09:05 <LemurLord> Roy shouts "The hell is going on?" he tosses the gun aside and backs up, keeping the light trained on the thing
Nov 30 23:09:23 <ihp> The Mercury thing changes its course, heading for the gun.
Nov 30 23:09:33 <TeslaTornado> Kevin continues pacing in slow circles, maintaining his distance from Mercury. "Afraid not, Rich." Kevin attempts to kick his gun away from mercury.
Nov 30 23:09:40 <ihp> Agility.
Nov 30 23:09:52 <TeslaTornado> 4df+5-2 (AGI) I'm handicapped
Nov 30 23:09:52 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (AGI) I'm handicapped: 4 (4df+5-2=+, 0, -, +)
Nov 30 23:10:01 <LemurLord> 4df+2 Roy is old!
Nov 30 23:10:01 <Glacon> LemurLord: Roy is old!: 2 (4df+2=+, 0, -, 0)
Nov 30 23:10:18 <ihp> The gun is kicked away, somehow.
Nov 30 23:10:21 <ihp> Towards Rich.
Nov 30 23:10:33 <ihp> He picks it up and waves it shakily. "Leave! Bitte! Leave!"
Nov 30 23:10:47 <TeslaTornado> 4df+12 (Intim + Terr + IK) "Don't you dare point that gun at me, Rich, or I swear with God as my witness I will touch this thing off."
Nov 30 23:10:48 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (Intim + Terr + IK) "Don't you dare point that gun at me, Rich, or I swear with God as my witness I will touch this thing off.": 10 (4df+12=-, 0, 0, -)
Nov 30 23:11:12 <ihp> 4df+5 mdef
Nov 30 23:11:12 <Glacon> ihp: mdef: 2 (4df+5=-, -, -, 0)
Nov 30 23:11:26 <ihp> Dr. Rich just starts sobbing uncontrollably, dropping the gun. Mercury head sfor it.
Nov 30 23:11:36 <LemurLord> Roy is just kinda there
Nov 30 23:11:40 <TeslaTornado> 4df+5-2 (AGI) Kevin lunges for the gun before Mercury can get to it
Nov 30 23:11:40 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (AGI) Kevin lunges for the gun before Mercury can get to it: 2 (4df+5-2=-, -, +, 0)
Nov 30 23:12:00 <LemurLord> "What are you doing?!"
Nov 30 23:12:01 <ihp> 4df+5 Ohey Mercury has an agility score too!
Nov 30 23:12:01 <Glacon> ihp: Ohey Mercury has an agility score too!: 4 (4df+5=0, -, +, -)
Nov 30 23:12:06 <ihp> Mercury gets to it.
Nov 30 23:12:11 <ihp> It puts teh gun to its head.
Nov 30 23:12:12 <ihp> *click*
Nov 30 23:12:14 <ihp> *BANG*
Nov 30 23:12:24 <TeslaTornado> Kevin flops to the ground.
Nov 30 23:12:24 <ihp> Bits of red liquid splatter all over. Its body starts vibrating.
Nov 30 23:12:41 <ihp> Dr. Rich just screams "NEIN! NEIN! RUN! RAUSS! RAUSS!@"
Nov 30 23:12:56 <TeslaTornado> "Roy! Secure Rich and get him out of the house!"
Nov 30 23:13:00 <TeslaTornado> Kevin snags his gun.
Nov 30 23:13:20 <LemurLord> Roy runs to Rich after retrieving his own firearm
Nov 30 23:13:31 <ihp> Strength to pull the old bastard out!
Nov 30 23:13:41 <ihp> And Kevin, agility to get the fuck up and get the fuck out.
Nov 30 23:13:49 <TeslaTornado> 4df+5-2 (AGI) I am broken.
Nov 30 23:13:49 <LemurLord> "C'mon you psycho," Roy drags him out
Nov 30 23:13:49 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (AGI) I am broken.: 2 (4df+5-2=-, 0, -, +)
Nov 30 23:14:07 <LemurLord> 4df+2 and there were no survivors
Nov 30 23:14:08 <Glacon> LemurLord: and there were no survivors: 4 (4df+2=+, +, -, +)
Nov 30 23:14:30 <ihp> You manage to crawl to the door, but not out of it. The body starts vibrating faster. Roy manage to drag Rich out.
Nov 30 23:15:20 <ihp> Kevin, though…
Nov 30 23:15:22 <LemurLord> "Did *huff* a diet never occur to you *huff*"
Nov 30 23:15:23 <ihp> Agility again.
Nov 30 23:15:32 <TeslaTornado> 4df+5-2 (AGI) "KEEP GOING."
Nov 30 23:15:33 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (AGI) "KEEP GOING.": 3 (4df+5-2=0, -, 0, +)
Nov 30 23:15:53 <ihp> Boom.
Nov 30 23:15:59 <ihp> 4df+8
Nov 30 23:16:07 <ihp> 4df+8
Nov 30 23:16:07 <Glacon> ihp: 7 (4df+8=-, -, +, 0)
Nov 30 23:16:19 <LemurLord> "Kevin!" Roy shouts and tries to run after him before boom time
Nov 30 23:16:20 <ihp> Kevin, you're thrown from the house by a shockwave. Pdef.
Nov 30 23:16:27 <TeslaTornado> 4df+4 (PDEF)
Nov 30 23:16:27 <Glacon> TeslaTornado: (PDEF): 2 (4df+4=-, 0, 0, -)
Nov 30 23:16:37 <ihp> Yikes. 3 points of damage.
Nov 30 23:16:55 <ihp> No, wait. 2
Nov 30 23:16:56 <TeslaTornado> Kevin is down to 2 HP.
Nov 30 23:16:57 <ihp> 2 points.
Nov 30 23:17:09 <LemurLord> Roy quickly changes course to Kevin's aid
Nov 30 23:17:36 <ihp> The house then goes up in a ball of nuclear flame.
Nov 30 23:17:52 <ihp> I'll spare you from getting hit by debris and stuff.
Nov 30 23:18:03 <LemurLord> Roy would be thankful
Nov 30 23:18:32 <TeslaTornado> Kevin is sure to open his mouth and brace himself before being hurled through the air.
Nov 30 23:19:46 <ihp> Containment vans come whizzing up to the place, staying far away from you as they can.
Nov 30 23:19:59 <ihp> You're loaded up into lead-lined cars, all of you.
Nov 30 23:20:17 <Atcero> Including us?
Nov 30 23:20:39 <TeslaTornado> Kevin coughs. Being irradiated isn't fun.
Nov 30 23:20:58 <TeslaTornado> He is sure to point out the lead disc-homunculus in his motorcycle's saddle bags.
Nov 30 23:21:12 <LemurLord> Roy pockets the flashlight and tries to stay focused as he makes his way onto the truck
Nov 30 23:21:36 <ihp> It's noted, and soon enough… you're flown back to Site 19, where people will forever marvel at how Kevin wasn't turned into a Hiroshima Shadow.
Nov 30 21:04:56 <gumbal1> Danielle unzips her chite at the last possible second.
Nov 30 21:05:08 <Atcero> Zoe releases the chute a couple seconds after jumping
Nov 30 21:05:31 <ihp> You both land in the same stretch of forest… and then realize you have no idea where the hell you are. It's nice and sunny out, thankfully.
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Nov 30 21:05:46 <gumbal1> "…well."
Nov 30 21:06:06 <Atcero> "Well by the relation of the moon and stars, I have no idea…"
Nov 30 21:06:34 <Atcero> "Rise in the east, sets in the west"
Nov 30 21:07:05 <gumbal1> Danielle looks at the sun's position.
Nov 30 21:07:08 <ihp> Either of you guys have survival?
Nov 30 21:08:02 <Atcero> I dont
Nov 30 21:08:31 <ihp> Academics?
Nov 30 21:08:34 <ihp> Science?
Nov 30 21:08:35 <ihp> Perception?
Nov 30 21:08:37 <ihp> The will to live?
Nov 30 21:08:52 <Atcero> Perception 5 +3 if hearing
Nov 30 21:09:00 <gumbal1> 4df+4 (PERC) Fucking A…
Nov 30 21:09:00 <Glacon> gumbal1: (PERC) Fucking A…: 5 (4df+4=+, 0, 0, 0)
Nov 30 21:09:15 <Atcero> 4df+5 I spy…
Nov 30 21:09:15 <Glacon> Atcero: I spy…: 4 (4df+5=-, +, -, 0)
Nov 30 21:10:49 <ihp> Zoe, you hear a brook babbling off to the east. Turning your head in that direction, you can see a truck parked near a stream, with a man just getting back into it.
Nov 30 21:11:19 <Atcero> "Danielle, should I run and catch him?"
Nov 30 21:11:43 <gumbal1> "Catch who?"
Nov 30 21:12:07 <Atcero> "Him!" Zoe grabs her arm and yanks her in the direction. She lets go and bolts for the truck
Nov 30 21:12:56 <gumbal1> Danielle shrugs and follows.
Nov 30 21:12:58 <ihp> Agility!
Nov 30 21:13:13 <gumbal1> 4df+4 Rolling aorund at the speed of fast…
Nov 30 21:13:13 <Glacon> gumbal1: Rolling aorund at the speed of fast…: 2 (4df+4=-, -, 0, 0)
Nov 30 21:13:20 <Atcero> 4df+4 I've got a long way to go
Nov 30 21:13:20 <Glacon> Atcero: I've got a long way to go: 5 (4df+4=+, +, -, 0)
Nov 30 21:13:37 <ihp> 4df+6 Truck go fast.
Nov 30 21:13:38 <Glacon> ihp: Truck go fast.: 7 (4df+6=0, 0, 0, +)
Nov 30 21:14:53 <ihp> Yeah, you don't catch the truck. It goes off down a leaf-covered road before you can get to it. But what you do find is far more interesting: a small farmhouse, with peeling paint, that the truck was parked in front of. The shutters swing ominously in the wind, and there are several stacks of newspaper and an over stuff mailbox out front. The Mailbox has the name "Rich" on it, and there's a…
Nov 30 21:14:54 <ihp> …small cardboard box on the porch.
Nov 30 21:15:24 <Atcero> "go into the house or follow the road?" Zoe asks
Nov 30 21:15:36 <gumbal1> "The house. They could perhaps drive us."
Nov 30 21:16:03 <gumbal1> Danielle heads over to the house.
Nov 30 21:16:08 <Atcero> "You trust a creepy ass looking house such as that?!"
Nov 30 21:17:02 <gumbal1> "I've been in worse places."
Nov 30 21:17:11 <gumbal1> "Much worse places."
Nov 30 21:17:48 <ihp> Danielle, as you get onto the porch, the cardboard box catches your eye. It's postmarked to Washington, DC, specifically some kind of pharmaceutical company.
Nov 30 21:17:57 <Atcero> Zoe sighs "But we have a mission. We probably didn't jump too far from the town…"
Nov 30 21:18:56 <gumbal1> Danielle eyes the box. "Remind me. Washington DC is different from Washington State, correct?"
Nov 30 21:19:24 <Atcero> "Yes. DC is by Maryland and Virginia and stands for District of Columbia
Nov 30 21:19:25 <Atcero> "
Nov 30 21:19:42 <gumbal1> Danielle nods, and knocks on the door of the house.
Nov 30 21:20:08 <ihp> The door swings inwards. It's unlocked.
Nov 30 21:20:27 <Atcero> Zoe quickly grabs a knife. "Know how to hotwire a truck?"
Nov 30 21:20:41 <gumbal1> Danielle blinks, and heads in. "No idea."
Nov 30 21:21:05 <Atcero> "Then we are dead…" she replies, following her
Nov 30 21:22:07 <ihp> Danielle, as you enter, your foot brushes a large stack of paper. Looking in further, the light from outside barely visible, you can see that the entire house appears to be littered with paper. Covered in it, even. There's even some on the ceiling, inexplicably enough.
Nov 30 21:22:36 <Atcero> Zoe pulls out her flashlight and clicks it on.
Nov 30 21:22:48 <gumbal1> Danielle blinks. She crouches to examine on of the papers on the floor.
Nov 30 21:23:19 <ihp> Something bright yellow, about knee-height, dashes past the beam of light as Zoe flashes it on. And Danielle… the paper has this text on it:
Nov 30 21:23:22 <ihp> "They come in the night, Often. They often, always come in the night, asking for me to help in their work. They offer help for my research, for finding the Magnum Opus. They offer to cure me of my madness. I am not mad. It is they who are mad. My Periodischemänner drive them off; Mercurius especially scares them. Something about bombs. "
Nov 30 21:24:08 <gumbal1> Danielle stands up. "Let's move on. The person living here can't help us."
Nov 30 21:24:13 <Atcero> "Merciurs…" Zoe says, feeling a little relieved.
Nov 30 21:24:20 <Atcero> Mercurius*
Nov 30 21:24:39 <Atcero> Zoe shines the light around one last time. Perc Roll?
Nov 30 21:25:00 <ihp> Yes please.
Nov 30 21:25:22 <Atcero> 4df+5 looky looky with a torchy
Nov 30 21:25:22 <Glacon> Atcero: looky looky with a torchy: 4 (4df+5=-, -, 0, +)
Nov 30 21:26:05 <ihp> 4df+5 As you look around, something ZINGs towards your head. Roll agility.
Nov 30 21:26:06 <Glacon> ihp: As you look around, something ZINGs towards your head. Roll agility.: 9 (4df+5=+, +, +, +)
Nov 30 21:26:11 <ihp> …well nevermind then.
Nov 30 21:26:21 <ihp> Roll pdef, I suppose.
Nov 30 21:26:21 <Atcero> (Great)
Nov 30 21:26:35 <gumbal1> 4df+4 (PDef) Welp.
Nov 30 21:26:36 <Glacon> gumbal1: (PDef) Welp.: 5 (4df+4=0, 0, +, 0)
Nov 30 21:26:48 <Atcero> 4df+3 damn
Nov 30 21:26:48 <Glacon> Atcero: damn: 1 (4df+3=-, -, -, +)
Nov 30 21:27:02 <ihp> …yikes.
Nov 30 21:27:30 <ihp> Zoe, you're pretty sure that hit near an artery. I'm going to be merciful and say only -3 health. Danielle, you take -2 health.
Nov 30 21:28:23 <Atcero> "FUCK" Zoe yells, which is about how loud someone usually talks.
Nov 30 21:28:28 <gumbal1> "Grhk!" Danielle clutches her head and falls to her knees.
Nov 30 21:29:20 <gumbal1> Danielle gets up and looks to the apparent direction she was hit.
Nov 30 21:29:21 <Atcero> Does it scrap or actually imbed into the skull?
Nov 30 21:29:32 <ihp> It's int he skull… and furthermore…
Nov 30 21:29:35 <ihp> another pdef.
Nov 30 21:29:48 <Atcero> 4df+3 dead
Nov 30 21:29:49 <Glacon> Atcero: dead: 1 (4df+3=0, -, -, 0)
Nov 30 21:30:15 <gumbal1> 4df+4 fuck
Nov 30 21:30:16 <Glacon> gumbal1: fuck: 5 (4df+4=+, 0, +, -)
Nov 30 21:30:28 <ihp> You feel like you're getting sick, Zoe and Danielle. Whatever's in your skull is probably poisonous. -1 pdef.
Nov 30 21:30:30 <ihp> er
Nov 30 21:30:34 <ihp> mental health.
Nov 30 21:31:06 <Atcero> Zoe grabs for her mercury in her bag.
Nov 30 21:31:36 <Atcero> She opens the jar and sets it on the floor.
Nov 30 21:31:43 <gumbal1> "Damnit." Danielle looks to Zoe. "Mademoiselle, are you okay?"
Nov 30 21:32:09 <Atcero> "Not really… I think… its embedded…"
Nov 30 21:33:13 <ihp> Zoe, you dropped the flashlight when you got hit. It rolls about on the floor to reveals a large pile of cardboard boxes and pill bottles, like those seen outside on the porch. There looks to be about ten years worth of pills there.
Nov 30 21:33:36 <gumbal1> "We need to leave. Whatever resides here is obviously hostile."
Nov 30 21:34:27 <Atcero> Zoe nods and grabs her mercury again, screwing on the top. She somehow manages to get up, but not before she grabs her flashligh.
Nov 30 21:34:53 <Atcero> She exits, and points at the box. "We… should grab… some…"
Nov 30 21:35:29 <gumbal1> Danielle exits as well and nods, opening the contents of the carddboard box.
Nov 30 21:36:25 <ihp> The box contains a pill bottle. The drug is something called "Alkahestdine".
Nov 30 21:36:31 <Atcero> Zoe leans up against the wall and tries to stop the bleeding.
Nov 30 21:37:06 <gumbal1> 4df+3 (ACADEMICS) Danielle's knowledge of European Alchemy is limited.
Nov 30 21:37:06 <Glacon> gumbal1: (ACADEMICS) Danielle's knowledge of European Alchemy is limited.: 2 (4df+3=-, 0, +, -)
Nov 30 21:37:28 <ihp> You at least know that Alkahest is something that dissolves everything.
Nov 30 21:39:02 <gumbal1> "Acidic compound. Fun." Danielle stuffs a few bottles in her pack.
Nov 30 21:39:27 <Atcero> "Should… we start… following… the road?"
Nov 30 21:39:47 <ihp> Your head is bleedign, Zoe. You feel very woozy.
Nov 30 21:40:17 <Atcero> Zoe is trying to stop it, but she ain't no doctor. She starts to wobble a bit walking.
Nov 30 21:40:20 <gumbal1> Danielle reaches into her pack and hands some paper to Zoe. "Here. I lack gauze, and this is the best I can do."
Nov 30 21:41:38 <Atcero> Zoe presses it firmly against her head.
Nov 30 21:42:17 <ihp> Zoe, pdef.
Nov 30 21:42:30 <Atcero> 4df+4 oh merciful god save me
Nov 30 21:42:30 <Glacon> Atcero: oh merciful god save me: 5 (4df+4=+, -, +, 0)
Nov 30 21:42:33 <Atcero> YES
Nov 30 21:42:54 <ihp> You cough a bit, and the spike shakes in your head.
Nov 30 21:43:08 <gumbal1> "Are you alright?"
Nov 30 21:43:53 <Atcero> "No- *cough* *cough* Not really… We… should hurry…"
Nov 30 21:44:31 <gumbal1> Danielle nods. "Let's go." She begins trekking down the road.
Nov 30 21:44:52 <Atcero> Zoe tries to keep up as best as she can.
Nov 30 21:45:30 <Atcero> Zoe cringes and jerks, then tries to cover up her self.
Nov 30 21:46:02 <Atcero> (Well thats suggestive…)
Nov 30 21:47:24 <gumbal1> Danielle struggles, and begins swatting at her legs. "Merde. Mademoiselle, your assistance!"
Nov 30 21:48:27 <Atcero> "With getting out of this?" Zoe pulls up her hood that is attached to her jacket then goes underneath some trees,
Nov 30 21:49:13 <gumbal1> "Yes, this." She looks over to Zoe. "I assume you're having the same trouble I am?"
Nov 30 21:49:58 <Atcero> Zoe lets out a startled "Ah!" and backs into the road once again. "Wh-what the hell?!"
Nov 30 21:50:31 <Atcero> "If we are then I don't see how you aren't trying to get out of it!"
Nov 30 21:52:19 <gumbal1> Danielle attempts to stumblr over to Zoe. "Mademoiselle Aleron, quit eating yourself and help me out of this swamp-oh, fuck off!"
Nov 30 21:52:55 <gumbal1> Danielle struggles to open her pack, takes out the pill container, and angrily downs all of them.
Nov 30 21:53:20 <Atcero> "Swamp?" Zoe says, hunched over. "I've got trees and not so good rain!"
Nov 30 21:53:43 <ihp> Most of the pills just spill out of your mouth, and only one or two go in. Did you read the recommended dosage?
Nov 30 21:53:58 <gumbal1> Absolutely not.
Nov 30 21:54:27 <Atcero> Zoe grabs one off the road, brushes it off and swallows it. Only one though. She takes a couple more just in case.
Nov 30 21:54:47 <Atcero> With her, not taking as in swallowing
Nov 30 21:55:36 <gumbal1> Danielle refuses to read the recommended dosage. Recommended dosages are for chumps and weiners.
Nov 30 21:55:45 <ihp> Pdef, both of you.
Nov 30 21:56:00 <gumbal1> 4df+4 BUY THE TICKET, TAKE THE RIDE!
Nov 30 21:56:00 <Glacon> gumbal1: BUY THE TICKET, TAKE THE RIDE!: 3 (4df+4=0, -, -, +)
Nov 30 21:56:21 <Atcero> 4df+3 this is going to kill me
Nov 30 21:56:21 <Glacon> Atcero: this is going to kill me: 3 (4df+3=0, 0, +, -)
Nov 30 21:56:40 <ihp> You both vomit. At the same time.
Nov 30 21:56:58 <ihp> As you do, your mind feels less clouded. And… what's your lowest skill, both of you?
Nov 30 21:57:10 <Atcero> Out of everything?
Nov 30 21:57:11 <gumbal1> Engineering.
Nov 30 21:57:18 <ihp> Yes.
Nov 30 21:57:31 <Atcero> Either Melee, Intimidation or Mdef
Nov 30 21:57:49 <Atcero> Or if you count subskills, Forgery or insinuate
Nov 30 21:58:19 <ihp> Danielle feels like she understands how more complex machines work. Zoe feels like she can handle a weapon better.
Nov 30 21:58:24 <ihp> Temporary +3 to those skills.
Nov 30 21:59:08 <Atcero> Zoe rubs the good side of her head. "Should… we continue… on?"
Nov 30 21:59:36 <gumbal1> Danielle blinks, and stands up. "Jesus blashphemizing Christ." She looks at Zoe. "I don't see any other option."
Nov 30 21:59:46 <gumbal1> Danielle continues down the road.
Nov 30 21:59:57 <ihp> You step on down, step on down the road.
Nov 30 22:00:01 <ihp> Wait… is that a truck passing by?
Nov 30 22:00:09 <Atcero> Zoe follows, albeit slower.
Nov 30 22:00:09 <ihp> And is it the same one from before?
Nov 30 22:00:19 <ihp> It appears to be… has the same chipped paint and everything.
Nov 30 22:00:37 <Atcero> Zoe steps out and waves, hiding the blood
Nov 30 22:00:57 <gumbal1> Danielle blinks, and waves, too.
Nov 30 22:02:11 <ihp> The truck stops. A man comes out. He's overweight, with only one arm and a goatee. "How's Annie?" He asks.
Nov 30 22:02:23 <gumbal1> "Annie?"
Nov 30 22:02:32 <ihp> "How's Annie?"
Nov 30 22:02:46 <Atcero> "Sorry, pardon my French Friend here."
Nov 30 22:02:56 <Atcero> Can Zoe think of a street term from NY for this?
Nov 30 22:03:20 <ihp> "How's Annie?" He coughs a bit. Yellow fluid leaks from his mouth. "How's Annie?"
Nov 30 22:03:57 <Atcero> Zoe steps back then draws a knife. "Get the truck" she whispers to Danielle
Nov 30 22:04:27 <gumbal1> Danielle nods, rushing into the front seat.
Nov 30 22:04:47 <ihp> "How's Annie?" He asks again, laughing. "HOW'S ANNIE."
Nov 30 22:05:03 <Atcero> Zoe steps forward and slashes the man with her knife
Nov 30 22:05:12 <ihp> Melee.
Nov 30 22:05:16 <Atcero> 4df+11
Nov 30 22:05:16 <Glacon> Atcero: 12 (4df+11=-, +, +, 0)
Nov 30 22:05:47 <ihp> 4df+2
Nov 30 22:05:47 <Glacon> ihp: 3 (4df+2=+, -, +, 0)
Nov 30 22:05:50 <ihp> He goes down.
Nov 30 22:06:01 <ihp> Sputtering and saying "How's Annie?"
Nov 30 22:06:17 <gumbal1> "…well. You and Kevin will get along fine."
Nov 30 22:06:40 <Atcero> Zoe grimaces then goes into the passanger seat of the truck. "I don't think we did, but drive"
Nov 30 22:07:22 <ihp> Now the question becomes… which way do you drive?
Nov 30 22:07:29 <ihp> The way the trucker was coming from, or the other way?
Nov 30 22:07:47 <Atcero> Which way was the cabin?
Nov 30 22:07:49 <gumbal1> Danielle drives to where the truck was coming from.
Nov 30 22:08:46 <ihp> The cabin was pointing east, the back was pointing west.
Nov 30 22:09:02 * GraemeThinger is now known as GraemeCracker
Nov 30 22:09:17 <Atcero> Zoe trusts Danielle
Nov 30 22:09:41 <ihp> So, Danielle is going West?
Nov 30 22:09:51 <gumbal1> Yes.
Nov 30 22:10:18 <gumbal1> Danielle's driving is terrible.
Nov 30 22:10:36 <gumbal1> She may or may not have accidently run over the man while turning around the truck.
Nov 30 22:10:37 <Atcero> At least she knows how to drive.
Nov 30 22:11:08 <ihp> You drive for a bit, head wounds still gushing. You eventually find a truck stop along the side of the road, named "D.B.Cooper's Last Stop". It's fairly barren, and there's only one car outside. Probably belonging to the owner.
Nov 30 22:11:42 <Atcero> "Turn around or keep going?"
Nov 30 22:11:51 <gumbal1> Danielle stops, parks (illegally, of course), and gets out.
Nov 30 22:12:20 <Atcero> Zoe somehow gets out in a timely manner
Nov 30 22:12:27 <ihp> The truck stop awaits.
Nov 30 22:12:29 <gumbal1> "We should ask for an aid kit once we get in."
Nov 30 22:12:42 <gumbal1> Danielle heads into the stop.
Nov 30 22:12:44 <Atcero> zoe nods
Nov 30 22:13:39 <ihp> A bell above the door of the truck stop dings, and a bored-looking waitress looks up at you both, her eyes widening slightly. "You're gonna bleed on the tile. I suggest you call the cops for whatever the fuck happened to you and then leave."
Nov 30 22:14:04 <gumbal1> "We fell down some stairs."
Nov 30 22:14:26 <gumbal1> "We would like access to a first-aid kit, please."
Nov 30 22:14:27 <Atcero> "We just… need a first-…aid kit and… directions to… Duel Pines…"
Nov 30 22:15:25 <ihp> "…you fell down stairs, and you have chunks of metal stickin' out of your heads. Right."
Nov 30 22:15:52 <Atcero> Can Zoe take out the metal?
Nov 30 22:15:57 <Atcero> Like pull it out?
Nov 30 22:16:20 <ihp> Strength, and then pdef for pain.
Nov 30 22:16:34 <gumbal1> 4df+11-3 (Bluff+YCTM+ Fukkin Headache) "…They were metal stairs."
Nov 30 22:16:35 <Glacon> gumbal1: (Bluff+YCTM+ Fukkin Headache) "…They were metal stairs.": 10 (4df+11-3=+, +, 0, 0)
Nov 30 22:16:45 <Atcero> Zoe first goes to the bathroom if there is one
Nov 30 22:17:32 <ihp> There is nobody in the bathroom.
Nov 30 22:17:59 <Atcero> "All right… Lets do this Aleron…"
Nov 30 22:18:07 <Atcero> 4df+3 Strength
Nov 30 22:18:08 <Glacon> Atcero: Strength: 3 (4df+3=+, +, -, -)
Nov 30 22:18:14 <Atcero> 4df+3 Pain
Nov 30 22:18:14 <Glacon> Atcero: Pain: 4 (4df+3=-, +, +, 0)
Nov 30 22:18:45 <gumbal1> "Also, could you perhaps help me get this piece of staircase out of my head?"
Nov 30 22:18:58 <ihp> You pull it out- and then immediately scream in pain. It didn't get to your brain, thank god, or you'd be dead. And then the blood starts pouring out…
Nov 30 22:19:14 <ihp> "…just call the cops and go. I ain't paid enough for the bullshit that happens at that creepy old house."
Nov 30 22:19:17 <Atcero> Papertowels or any towels?
Nov 30 22:19:48 <gumbal1> Danielle rolls her eyes and looks for a phone.
Nov 30 22:20:09 <ihp> There are paper towels.
Nov 30 22:20:36 <Atcero> Zoe grabs shittons and presses it hard against her skull
Nov 30 22:21:08 <ihp> You have a /hole/ in your /head/. Also there is a phone. Who does Danielle call?
Nov 30 22:21:52 <Atcero> Zoe stuffs them into the whole, praying she isn't going to die
Nov 30 22:21:52 <gumbal1> Danielle goes to the phone. "What number are the police, again?"
Nov 30 22:22:17 <ihp> "…911."
Nov 30 22:22:21 <ihp> "It's always been 911."
Nov 30 22:23:49 <gumbal1> "Merci, mademoiselle." Danielle dials 911. "Bonsoir, police. I and my friend have a piece of metal sticking out of our heads. We would appreciate if you helped us. We are currently at a truck stop in the Pacific Northwest."
Nov 30 22:23:58 <gumbal1> "Likely Washington."
Nov 30 22:24:29 <ihp> "You're outside of Dual Pines. What, did you drop out of the sky?" Asks the waitress.
Nov 30 22:24:44 <Atcero> Zoe comes out of the bathroom with many more paper towels. She sighs and grabs the phone.
Nov 30 22:24:50 <ihp> Zoe, pdef, because you're bleeding.
Nov 30 22:25:01 <Atcero> Redact for the moment
Nov 30 22:25:08 <Atcero> 4df+3 bleeding all day,
Nov 30 22:25:08 <Glacon> Atcero: bleeding all day,: 4 (4df+3=+, -, +, 0)
Nov 30 22:25:11 <ihp> 4df+4 bloood blood gallons of the stuff.
Nov 30 22:25:11 <Glacon> ihp: bloood blood gallons of the stuff.: 4 (4df+4=-, +, +, -)
Nov 30 22:25:16 <ihp> Yeah, nothing happens.
Nov 30 22:25:24 <Atcero> Still bleeding?
Nov 30 22:25:30 <Atcero> Like bad bad?
Nov 30 22:25:37 <gumbal1> "…yes."
Nov 30 22:25:41 <gumbal1> "…yes."
Nov 30 22:25:46 <ihp> A little better.
Nov 30 22:25:49 <Atcero> Zoe motions for the phone
Nov 30 22:25:51 <gumbal1> redact the second
Nov 30 22:25:57 <gumbal1> "In a sense."
Nov 30 22:26:19 <Atcero> Zoe sighs and grabs the phone and clears her throat.
Nov 30 22:27:03 <gumbal1> "We fell off a roof into some metal stairs. Excuse us if our concussion has made us somewhat confused." Danielle goes vack to the phone. "We're outside Dual Pines."
Nov 30 22:27:31 <ihp> "…right, at D.B.Cooper's place? We'll send a car."
Nov 30 22:27:46 <Atcero> Redact the phone
Nov 30 22:27:59 <ihp> "Just as soon as our sheriff stops screaming… said something about little black men breaking an FBI agent's leg."
Nov 30 22:28:23 <gumbal1> "…"
Nov 30 22:28:28 <Atcero> Zoe hears "FBI?"
Nov 30 22:28:46 <gumbal1> "Hopefully not. I'd rather not be deported."
Nov 30 22:29:16 <Atcero> "No, I don't think its actually them… I bet some people got to Canada safely."
Nov 30 22:29:41 <Atcero> "Especially if they are dealing with little black men."
Nov 30 22:30:02 <ihp> "Right, we're sending a car. Just stay put."
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Nov 30 22:30:28 <Atcero> Zoe sits down with the blood-soaked towels
Nov 30 22:30:49 <ihp> The phone goes *click*
Nov 30 22:31:18 <Atcero> "Could I have a cup of coffee please?"
Nov 30 22:31:43 <ihp> "If you can pay for it and not bleed on the counter at the same time."
Nov 30 22:32:31 <gumbal1> "I hate this town already."
Nov 30 22:32:41 <Atcero> Zoe pulls out some money. "Consider it done."
Nov 30 22:32:45 <ihp> "Join the club, sister."
Nov 30 22:35:02 <ihp> A police car eventually pulls up.
Nov 30 22:35:20 <ihp> A man comes in, and stares at Danielle and Zoe. "Christ on a bike. What happened to you two?"
Nov 30 22:35:28 <Atcero> Zoe finishes her coffee and pays the amount.
Nov 30 22:35:41 <Atcero> "Metal stairs are a bitch to say the least."
Nov 30 22:35:41 <gumbal1> "We fell off a roof, onto some shoddy metal stairs."
Nov 30 22:36:29 <ihp> "…right. C'mon." He escorts you both to the car. "Let's get you to the hospital."
Nov 30 22:37:07 <gumbal1> Danielle nods, and follows into the car.
Nov 30 22:37:11 <Atcero> "Oh, before I forget someone said there were some FBI agents?"
Nov 30 22:38:50 <ihp> "Yeah…. Agent Cooper or somesuch. He sounded British, though. And there was this guy, Dobbs…"
Nov 30 22:38:54 <ihp> "Wrecked the morgue."
Nov 30 22:39:04 <ihp> "Nearly broke the Sheriff's legs."
Nov 30 22:39:18 <ihp> "We've put out a warrant for their arrests.
Nov 30 22:39:23 <gumbal1> "…Dobbs?"
Nov 30 22:39:38 <Atcero> Zoe sighs
Nov 30 22:39:42 <LemurLord> (Pardon?)
Nov 30 22:39:44 <ihp> "Yeah, Raymond Dobbs or some shit like that." He starts driving you back into town.
Nov 30 22:40:03 <gumbal1> "Oh lord, I'm sorry. Cousin Raymond drinks far too much for his own good."
Nov 30 22:40:10 <Atcero> Zoe leans back a little, looking out the window.
Nov 30 22:40:15 <gumbal1> Danielle is faking a midwestern accent at this point.
Nov 30 22:40:34 <ihp> "He's your cousin? Huh."
Nov 30 22:40:58 <Atcero> "He… likes to take his family on his jobs."
Nov 30 22:41:41 <gumbal1> "Hotels were too expensive, so we had to stay at a cabin."
Nov 30 22:42:14 <gumbal1> "We tried fixing a leak there and slipped."
Nov 30 22:42:48 <ihp> "…right…"
Nov 30 22:42:55 <ihp> You drive into town, past Washington street.
Nov 30 22:43:02 <Atcero> Zoe glances to her for a second.
Nov 30 22:43:16 <ihp> As you drive past town, you see a familiar-looking man on a motorcycle.
Nov 30 22:43:28 <Atcero> "Stop@"
Nov 30 22:43:36 <Atcero> !*
Nov 30 22:43:49 <ihp> "Lady, do you want to get to the hospital or not?"
Nov 30 22:44:00 <Atcero> "Y-yes, sorry… I thought I saw something…"
Nov 30 22:45:40 <ihp> You keep driving, right to the hospital.
Nov 30 22:45:43 <gumbal1> Danielel looks out the window.
Nov 30 22:46:02 <Atcero> Zoe whispers to Danielle "Kevin…"
Nov 30 22:46:42 * Soulless has quit (Connection reset by peer)
Nov 30 22:46:56 <gumbal1> "He can handle himself."
Nov 30 22:47:43 <Atcero> Zoe nods "I know. I'm just wondering how much progress they've made"
Nov 30 22:48:49 <gumbal1> Danielle gets out and heads into the hospital.
Nov 30 22:49:06 * Soulless (sdnal.rednik.ni.nem.dniK.fo.gnim|erD#sdnal.rednik.ni.nem.dniK.fo.gnim|erD) has joined
Nov 30 22:49:31 <Atcero> Zoe follows, her paper towels completely bloodsoaked.
Nov 30 22:49:42 <ihp> You get checked out and treated, and informed that you have Antimony poisoning, and are /very/ lucky to be alive.
Nov 30 22:50:01 <Atcero> how long does it take to get treated?
Nov 30 22:50:11 <gumbal1> Danielle nods. She's heard this before.
Nov 30 22:53:38 <ihp> They get treated pretty much immediately. Police come in and ask them about what the hell happened.
Nov 30 22:54:04 <gumbal1> "We fell down some stairs. Metal stairs. From a roof."
Nov 30 22:54:15 <Atcero> Zoe sighs.
Nov 30 22:54:28 <Atcero> "Sorry, my cousin here grew up in France."
Nov 30 22:54:30 <Sax> Adrian enters the hospital.
Nov 30 22:54:42 <Atcero> "She doesn't always know how to construct proper sentances.
Nov 30 22:55:06 <Atcero> "It was a ladder, not stairs up to the roof we were fixing because we had a leak."
Nov 30 22:55:56 <Atcero> "We were climbing down when it tipped over. And ya know those things that help keep it in place? Well… Lets just say it wasn't pretty."
Nov 30 22:55:59 <ihp> "…and you got antimony in your head. They don't make stairs out of pure antimony."
Nov 30 22:56:09 <ihp> "So how about you stop lyin' and tell me what actually happened?" The cop looks unamused.
Nov 30 22:56:27 <Atcero> Zoe sighs. "Did you hear me?"
Nov 30 22:57:22 <Sax> Adrian looks around, casually.
Nov 30 22:57:23 <gumbal1> Danielle sighs. "I…don't know. I think I got a concussion from getting apiece of metal jammed in my head, then proceeded to down a bottle of pills.
Nov 30 22:57:25 <gumbal1> "
Nov 30 22:57:48 <Atcero> Zoe carefully puts her head in her hands
Nov 30 22:59:11 <ihp> Wait what's Adrian doing there?
Nov 30 22:59:30 <Sax> He ain't staying at the station.
Nov 30 22:59:36 <Sax> And he isn't with Kevin or Roy.
Nov 30 23:00:08 <ihp> We'll say he went to the hospital to look up Laura's medical records and such, and just happens to be passing by Danielle and Zoe's room.
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Nov 30 23:01:04 <Sax> He casually gazes, seeing what's happening in that room.
Nov 30 23:01:08 <Atcero> "So are we free to go?"
Nov 30 23:01:30 <Atcero> "I know it was stupid and we'll be more careful in the future."
Nov 30 23:01:45 <ihp> "…I think we're going to take you down to the station for further questioning. There have been several traces of toxic metals found at crime scenes recently, and we need all the information we can get."
Nov 30 23:02:05 <gumbal1> Danielle blinks. "…fine."
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Nov 30 23:02:18 <gumbal1> ~fuck~
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Nov 30 23:03:28 <Atcero> 4df+4 Bluff and Bullshit "Sir I assure you that the toxic metals are just from how damn old that latter was"
Nov 30 23:03:29 <Glacon> Atcero: Bluff and Bullshit "Sir I assure you that the toxic metals are just from how damn old that latter was": 4 (4df+4=-, -, +, +)
Nov 30 23:03:53 <ihp> "You said it was stairs you fell on."
Nov 30 23:04:01 <Sax> Is there a spare lab coat lying around?
Nov 30 23:04:12 <Atcero> "No I didn't!"
Nov 30 23:04:42 <Atcero> "My god didn't you hear me? I said that she is bad at english and didn't know how to saw a ladder!"
Nov 30 23:04:50 <Atcero> say not saw*
Nov 30 23:04:59 <ihp> Perception, Adrian.
Nov 30 23:05:10 <Sax> 4df+7 Perception
Nov 30 23:05:11 <Glacon> Sax: Perception: 9 (4df+7=-, +, +, +)
Nov 30 23:05:14 <ihp> "Miss, you're not fooling me."
Nov 30 23:05:21 <ihp> A doctor left his labcoat on a passing janitor's cart.
Nov 30 23:05:31 <Atcero> (I actually did explain it earlier)
Nov 30 23:05:39 <gumbal1> 4df+12 (Bluff Bullshit Bundle) "Is true."
Nov 30 23:05:40 <Glacon> gumbal1: (Bluff Bullshit Bundle) "Is true.": 15 (4df+12=+, +, 0, +)
Nov 30 23:05:40 <Sax> Adrian puts it on.
Nov 30 23:05:55 <Sax> And enters the room.
Nov 30 23:06:01 <Sax> "Is everything alright in here?"
Nov 30 23:06:23 <Atcero> "No, it isnt." Zoe huffs.
Nov 30 23:06:55 <Sax> To the officer: "I understand that these folk may be persons of interest, but they still require treatment."
Nov 30 23:07:11 <ihp> The officer is about to say something- before the doctor comes in. "Er, yes, of course. I'll… leave them be, for now."
Nov 30 23:07:16 <ihp> The officer leaves awwkardly.
Nov 30 23:07:25 <Sax> "Thank you." Adrian smiles, and shuts the door as the officer leaves.
Nov 30 23:07:42 <gumbal1> "…thank you."
Nov 30 23:07:46 <Atcero> "I can leave through the window if need be"
Nov 30 23:07:55 <Sax> "It was either that, or shooting the asshole."
Nov 30 23:08:15 <Sax> "I managed to walk out of the station without a hitch."
Nov 30 23:08:26 <Atcero> "Why do people not listen to me" she says, rubbing the bridge of her nose
Nov 30 23:08:26 <gumbal1> "You're a terrible shot, though. Can't even kill with a headshot." Danielle smiles.
Nov 30 23:08:48 <Sax> "I promise to not miss next time." Adrian smirks.
Nov 30 23:08:53 <Sax> "Anyways, status."
Nov 30 23:09:18 <gumbal1> "I had a piece of metall jammed in my head and stole a truck."
Nov 30 23:09:28 <Sax> "Where's the truck?"
Nov 30 23:09:36 <Atcero> "Evil Cabin, hole in head, guy with yellow fluid coming out of his mouth that I had to stab… Um raining mercury and falling trees."
Nov 30 23:09:42 <gumbal1> "I hallcuinated a fair bit, too."
Nov 30 23:09:45 <gumbal1> "Truck stop."
Nov 30 23:09:52 <Sax> "Alright, too far."
Nov 30 23:09:55 <Atcero> "D.B Coopers"
Nov 30 23:11:14 <Sax> "We will need a hand shortly."
Nov 30 23:11:27 <Sax> "Winsthrop's leg is broken."
Nov 30 23:11:31 <Atcero> "Whats been found out?"
Nov 30 23:11:39 <Sax> "Haemonculi."
Nov 30 23:11:59 <Sax> "Alchemy."
Nov 30 23:12:11 <gumbal1> "I have no idea what the first one is."
Nov 30 23:12:14 <Atcero> "Ah, fake humans… great…. Need some mercury?"
Nov 30 23:12:26 <Sax> "They're made of elements themselves."
Nov 30 23:12:29 <Atcero> "Humunculi is latin for made person I believe"
Nov 30 23:12:40 <Sax> "As found out when someone tried to kick the one made of lead."
Nov 30 23:14:26 <Atcero> "Well, what should we do then?"
Nov 30 23:14:47 <Sax> "First order is getting you out of here."
Nov 30 23:14:55 <Sax> "Preferably without killing anyone."
Nov 30 23:15:14 <ihp> Adrian, you're pretty sure there's a Foundation convoy parked just outside of town.
Nov 30 23:15:29 <Atcero> "well you are FBI, right?"
Nov 30 23:15:31 <gumbal1> Danielle touches where the metal would have been. "That should be easy."
Nov 30 23:16:27 <Sax> Adrian keys in his radio.
Nov 30 23:17:22 <ihp> «Hello?»
Nov 30 23:17:33 <Sax> «Command, Coxwell here.»
Nov 30 23:17:52 <Sax> «Requesting transport from Dual Pines hospital - two agents in tow with me.»
Nov 30 23:17:59 <Atcero> Zoe can't help but snicker at his last name.
Nov 30 23:18:37 <ihp> «…and we've just had reports of an explosion outside of town. With a fucking mushroom cloud.»
Nov 30 23:18:47 <ihp> «The /fuck/ did you do this time?»
Nov 30 23:18:50 <Atcero> "The cabin…'
Nov 30 23:18:53 <Sax> «… good bet that's Dobbs and Winsthrop.»
Nov 30 23:18:56 <ihp> «Whatever. Arranging for pickup.»
Nov 30 23:19:11 <Sax> «Winsthrop's injured - get medical evac to that area pronto.»
Nov 30 23:19:24 <ihp> «Will do.»
Nov 30 23:20:18 <ihp> Soon enough, a Foundation van drives up.
Nov 30 23:20:35 <Sax> Adrian helps Dani and Zoe up and away.
Nov 30 23:20:43 <ihp> You're all loaded into a lead-lined car. Someone explains that there's a nuclear hazard.
Nov 30 23:21:08 <Atcero> "great…"
Nov 30 23:21:49 <ihp> You're all driven back to the plane, and from there, flown back home.