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7:34:30 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian exists.
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7:34:38 PM <Quinlan> Dex reports!
7:34:40 PM <RosyBud> But there's an Ellie there.
7:34:46 PM <•Nemi> Amelie might exist.
7:34:55 PM <•Nemi> How do you know she doesn't?
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7:39:43 PM <RogetGMs> Agent Wade Quincy is in the briefing room with a diagram of a boat laid out on a table. "Greetings, everyone. I've called you in today for a covert mission."
7:39:54 PM <Quinlan> "'Lo, Sir."
7:39:56 PM <SpookyBee> "… Covert?" Vivian tilts her head.
7:40:04 PM <Quinlan> Dex grins. This is his style
7:40:16 PM <RosyBud> "Huh? So what is this mission then?"
7:42:39 PM <RogetGMs> "Well, as some of you may know, the Foundation has been working on recovering a major object from the Russians." He gesticulates to communicate the importance of it all. "We're talking real possible wrath of god tier stuff here. It's called the Tsar's Key. Intel we recieved from Colonol Huang indicates that a boat carrying the key is docked at Helsinki."
7:43:07 PM <RogetGMs> "This is the boat" He points to the diagram. "It's a cargo ship called /The Marauder/."
7:43:08 PM <•Nemi> Amelie sits, folds her hands in her lap and listens closely.
7:43:11 PM <Quinlan> "An' we're t' go ge' i', righ'?"
7:43:19 PM <•Nemi> ".. The Marauder? Really?" She murmurs.
7:43:43 PM <RosyBud> "How do we get in?"
7:43:58 PM <SpookyBee> "… Fancy name…"
7:45:04 PM <RogetGMs> Quincy squints at Dex. "What?"
7:45:09 PM <Quinlan> "W
7:45:22 PM <Quinlan> e're sp'posed t' go ge' th' ting, rye?"
7:45:38 PM <RosyBud> "Said something around the lines of and we're supposed to go in and get it."
7:45:49 PM <RosyBud> "Which should be a pretty obvious answer."
7:45:56 PM <RosyBud> ~Why the hell else would they call us?~
7:45:59 PM <RogetGMs> "… Yes, correct. You'll be inserted via submarine. You'll be able to get to the deck, and from there you'll have to get to the cargo hold."
7:46:12 PM <Quinlan> "Lethal 'r no?"
7:46:13 PM <RosyBud> ~Submarine? Whut..~
7:46:46 PM <RogetGMs> "Try to keep any casualties to a minimum. I know I'm talking to Psi-7, but if you could get in and out without the GRU knowing you're there, that would be the best."
7:47:00 PM <Quinlan> Dex nods. "Rye."
7:47:17 PM <Quinlan> "Take anyting else 't looks int'restin'?"
7:47:23 PM <SpookyBee> "Very well…"
7:47:42 PM <RosyBud> "Will try…" ~And now I'm shoved into the rest of them? So far, I have to say I've had a pretty good streak of one good mission.~
7:48:13 PM <RogetGMs> "There should be intelligence in the cabins, probably in the Captain's quarters. In addition, there's probably intel in the radio room. If you could pick those up, it would be useful."
7:48:25 PM <RosyBud> "Will try.."
7:49:09 PM <Quinlan> With one last nod, Dex asks, "Wha' d'we do if our cover ge's blown?"
7:49:49 PM <RogetGMs> "If you're discovered, try to enact a fighting retreat. Don't let on who you're working for or why you're there. If you get captured…. try not to get captured."
7:49:54 PM <•Nemi> Amelie nods calmly. "Understood, sir."
7:49:56 PM <SpookyBee> "… Improvise and pray that it does not…"
7:50:16 PM <RosyBud> ~Well.. tough stakes.~ She takes a breath.
7:51:05 PM <RogetGMs> "The sub will remain in position as long as possible for your extraction. Any further questions?"
7:51:26 PM <Quinlan> "'Ow long is 'long as poss'ble'?"
7:51:26 PM <RosyBud> "Not really."
7:51:28 PM <•Nemi> "Are we receiving specialized equipment for this operation?"
7:53:26 PM <RogetGMs> "You'll receive noise-cancelling uniforms on the train to the dock."
7:54:00 PM <RogetGMs> (+1 to stealth if they wear it)
7:54:01 PM <•Nemi> Ami nods. "Understood, sir."
7:55:33 PM <RosyBud> "Got it."
7:55:43 PM <SpookyBee> "Oh… Okay then…"
7:56:06 PM <Quinlan> "Sounds good, sir."
7:57:03 PM <RogetGMs> If they have no further questions, they're able to get to the train depot and head out to board the submarine. The sub itself is actually from the People's Republic of China, and it has obviously seen better days. It's a cramped, salty environment with pipes valves and mechanical instruments stuffed into a thin metal tube. You're all packed in like sardines.
7:57:26 PM <RogetGMs> You can hear it creaking and groaning around you while the crew does their thing to get you there. They're all Chinese sailors who pay you no heed.
7:58:08 PM <RogetGMs> (Also did everyone pick up the stealth outfits?)
7:58:12 PM <RosyBud> Ellie did.
7:58:16 PM <•Nemi> Ami is fairly petite. In the noise-cancelling suit and all, and she's got her load-carrying gear to hold her various goodies- med supplies, torch, radio, zipties, knife, High-Power, Sterling SMG. She looks almost like some kind of pro commando.
7:58:20 PM <•Nemi> Ami did!
7:58:47 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian did! She's taking her Mauser, an adjustable wrench, and her pocket knife, as well as the stealth suit.
7:58:49 PM <RosyBud> ~We're doing this now.. uh.. I feel regret now.~ She peers around the sub.
7:59:38 PM <SpookyBee> "… This suit is restraining my limbs…"
8:00:13 PM <RosyBud> Ellie shrugs.
8:00:22 PM <•Nemi> Ami does not like this submarine. Something about the feeling of helplessness, knowing you can't really do anytihng if something goes wrong. So she holds on and takes up as little space as possible and.. Waits.
8:00:39 PM <Quinlan> Dex got an outfit. He's fine with the submarine; he takes the opportunity to get to know people!
8:01:04 PM <RogetGMs> It's very dim, with pipes and instruments emerging from the darkness at odd angles. There's an eerie pressurized hum buzzing in the air.
8:01:25 PM <RogetGMs> The chinese crewmen have zero time for Dex and ignore him as they go about making sure the submarine doesn't become a tin coffin under the sea.
8:01:34 PM <Quinlan> He
8:01:38 PM <RosyBud> Ellie has a feeling that not everyone is going to make it.
8:01:41 PM <RosyBud> Or anyone at all.
8:01:45 PM <Quinlan> 's fine with this; he just keeps talking
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8:02:43 PM <•Nemi> Ami shuts her eyes and waits. Breathe in, breathe out. Focus on the weight of your gear. You're anchored here. You're capable. You can do this.
8:03:14 PM <RosyBud> "You okay there?" Ellie asks Amelie.
8:03:33 PM <RogetGMs> It's a long trip, and as you all hunker down in the cold metal container, you occasionally hear patriotic music being blared over a tinny radio or the Skipper barking orders to his subordinates.
8:04:20 PM <•Nemi> Ami opens an eye and gives a weak smile. "Ano. I am fine. I just do not like being in tiny metal boxes."
8:04:57 PM <RosyBud> "Me neither.. probably be over soon though."
8:05:25 PM <•Nemi> Ami gives a thumbs up. "This your first operation with us?"
8:05:38 PM <RosyBud> "Hmm? No."
8:05:46 PM <RosyBud> "Second."
8:06:20 PM <SpookyBee> "I believe this is my third…"
8:06:30 PM <RosyBud> "….."
8:06:37 PM <RosyBud> ~..Kay…~
8:06:39 PM <Quinlan> "I think 'is is my…tird? Ferth?"
8:07:29 PM <RosyBud> ~Do these people think that anything said in the form of a question, they must answer?~
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8:07:51 PM <•Nemi> Ami.. Nods. "Alright. If we can avoid the crew, or silence any personnel on-deck, we should be able to do this quick and clean. I'm not sure how familiar you are with covert ops."
8:08:28 PM <RogetGMs> After what seems like an eternity, all of your ears simultaneously popping indicates the surface is fast approaching.
8:08:38 PM <RosyBud> "Not really familiar.. though I'm sure its keep quiet, watch your surroundings and footsteps and yeah, just don't be a dumbass."
8:09:04 PM <Quinlan> Dex prepares a throwing knife and his combat knife
8:09:05 PM <•Nemi> "Something lik-" She works her jaw. ".. surfacing. Wait for the officer to get us."
8:09:32 PM <RosyBud> "Something like?"
8:09:48 PM <RogetGMs> A light comes on in the cabin, and you can feel the sub buoyantly floating on the water. The skipper comes to you, and motions to follow. He leads you single-file to a surface access hatch.
8:09:59 PM <•Nemi> ".. Something like that, ano." Ami rises when the skipper arrives and follows nimbly behind!
8:10:12 PM <RosyBud> Ellie follows along
8:10:16 PM <Quinlan> Dex follows and helps the ladies up to the top
8:10:26 PM <SpookyBee> Viv heads up.
8:10:32 PM <RosyBud> Ellie does not need help nor will she accept it.
8:11:12 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian has many arms to help herself with.
8:11:26 PM <RogetGMs> As they emerge from the sub, you can see the sub is floating just a scarce few feet from the side of a very large shipping boat. You're in a large harbor, but its quiet. No sound aside from water splashing up against the sides of boats and the noise of the sea.
8:11:55 PM <Quinlan> Dex motions up the side of the boat
8:12:11 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 PERC any sentries?
8:12:11 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: PERC any sentries?: 5 (4df+5=+, +, -, -)
8:12:16 PM <RogetGMs> The boat itself looks very large, black thing stretching almost the length of the harbor. Easily the biggest boat here. There are a lot of ropes hanging off the edge, perfect for climbing up. How convenient!
8:12:41 PM <RogetGMs> You catch a waft of cigarette smoke. You can't see anyone yet, you'll have to climb up further to get a look at the deck.
8:12:41 PM <RosyBud> Ellie follows Amelie's lead, she seems to be the expert in this case.
8:13:02 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 SNK The Hounds did this all the time
8:13:02 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: SNK The Hounds did this all the time: 5 (4df+5=0, +, -, 0)
8:13:23 PM <•Nemi> Ami scurries over, weapons strapped close as to not make too much noise, and she'll scurry right up the ropes to look around at the deck!
8:13:41 PM <RosyBud> Ellie will try to do the same. Just get on those damn ropes.
8:14:32 PM <RogetGMs> You can see lots of fish and netting sprawled out over the deck. It looks like they must be using the cover of a fishing operation, and laying it on pretty thick as well. You can see six sailors apparently loitering on the deck. You could almost believe they were fishermen if they weren't also unsubtly carrying assault rifles.
8:14:41 PM <RogetGMs> They're smoking cigarettes and chatting in Russian though.
8:14:45 PM <RogetGMs> The smell of the fish is tremendous.
8:14:58 PM <SpookyBee> Is it very dark?
8:15:01 PM <RosyBud> ~..Fish.. there's fish everywhere.~
8:15:03 PM <•Nemi> They near any lightsources? That might help foul their night vision and make egress easier. Ami makes a quick signal to the others to hold on a moment.
8:15:05 PM <SpookyBee> The night, that is. Environment.
8:15:32 PM <Quinlan> Dex soaks a dark bandanna in seawater and ties it over his mouth and nose to help block out the smell
8:15:49 PM <RogetGMs> It is dark but the deck is well-lit. Still lots of long shadows being cast by the piles of netting and boxes scattered along the deck. Most of the sentries are congregated by a hatch leading deeper into the boat, smoking cigarettes and talking.
8:16:23 PM <RogetGMs> Dex, your nose thanks you as the smell is diminished significantly.
8:16:23 PM <•Nemi> That's inconvenient. Any hold or cabin access in sight that's NOT surrounded by crewmen?
8:16:30 PM <RogetGMs> Perception
8:16:30 PM <RosyBud> Ellie just goes on and follows anyway.
8:16:51 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+9 (Stealth suit and base SNK + Itsy Bitsy Spider) Vivian tries her best to keep in the dark, scaling the shit with her Dorsal Limbs.
8:16:51 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: (Stealth suit and base SNK + Itsy Bitsy Spider) Vivian tries her best to keep in the dark, scaling the shit with her Dorsal Limbs.: 8 (4df+9=0, -, -, +)
8:16:52 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 scanning…scanning…scanning
8:16:52 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: scanning…scanning…scanning: 2 (4df+5=0, -, -, -)
8:17:01 PM <Quinlan> ;-;
8:17:09 PM <•Nemi> 4df+4 peekin' aboot
8:17:10 PM <Glacon> Nemi: peekin' aboot: 4 (4df+4=0, +, 0, -)
8:17:15 PM <SpookyBee> *The ship
8:17:33 PM <RogetGMs> There's a large hatch in the center of the deck, probably used for placing large items in the cargo bay. It's covered by a large pile of fish, though, you can only see the corners of the hatch underneath it all. It must be activated elsewhere on the deck.
8:18:08 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5
8:18:08 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 6 (4df+5=+, -, +, 0)
8:18:11 PM <•Nemi> Hmm. Hold access. That wouldn't be too far off- or it'd be in the bridge.
8:18:13 PM <RogetGMs> Vivian, you make it onto the deck, deftly hiding behind some wooden crates. You're close to the railing, at the edge area of the deck.
8:19:09 PM <Quinlan> Dex uses hand signals to communicate himself going to the bridge; prolly a good area to have control over.
8:19:19 PM <SpookyBee> "…" Vivian peeks about.
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8:20:06 PM <RogetGMs> Vivian, agility to snap back into your hiding place as a few guards break off from the chatter around the door and start wandering over to your position.
8:20:30 PM <RosyBud> Ellie hides by the most convenient box.
8:20:31 PM <•Nemi> Isn't the cabin and bridge access past the congregation of sentries?
8:20:51 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 Vivian is speed
8:20:51 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: Vivian is speed: 6 (4df+5=0, +, -, +)
8:21:28 PM <RogetGMs> Accessing the bridge requires bypassing the sentries, yes.
8:21:32 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5
8:21:33 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 5 (4df+5=-, +, 0, 0)
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8:22:09 PM <•Nemi> Ami remains at the edge of the deck, not yet fully climbing over. How many are sneaking over?
8:22:13 PM <•Nemi> Er, approaching Vivian, rather.
8:22:39 PM <RogetGMs> You barely manage to get out of sight as two sentries end up on the other side of the boxes you're hiding behind. They light more smoked and begin arguing over something in Russian.
8:22:45 PM <RogetGMs> Two sentries
8:22:56 PM <RogetGMs> The other four blocking the way to the bridge.
8:23:21 PM <Quinlan> Can Dex use the ropes on the side of the ship to get around them?
8:23:25 PM <RosyBud> ~Those four need to somehow.. I know.. maybe throw a fish overboard?~
8:23:30 PM <RosyBud> ~That could distract them.~
8:23:32 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian thinks for a moment…
8:23:41 PM <RosyBud> ~And a fish flopping off deck isn't.. really suspicious.~
8:23:41 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 PERC anything around her she can use as a lure?
8:23:41 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: PERC anything around her she can use as a lure?: 9 (4df+5=+, +, +, +)
8:23:46 PM <SpookyBee> :|
8:23:54 PM <Quinlan> o.o
8:24:16 PM <RosyBud> What's the roll for successfully throwing a fish overboard to distract?
8:25:01 PM <RogetGMs> Ranged to throw.
8:25:27 PM <RosyBud> 4df+6
8:25:27 PM <Glacon> RosyBud: 6 (4df+6=-, +, 0, 0)
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8:26:11 PM <RogetGMs> Also quick check, who's on the deck and who's still on the submarine?
8:26:14 PM <•Nemi> Ami, meanwhile, is looking for other alternative means of egress. Failing that, a way she can disable the guards without just hosing them down with her SMG.
8:26:21 PM <•Nemi> Ami's clinging to the side of the ship, peering over the railing.
8:26:30 PM <RosyBud> Ellie is on deck, probably behind boxes.
8:26:35 PM <SpookyBee> Viv's on the ship.
8:26:35 PM <Quinlan> Dex is on the railing next to Amile
8:26:39 PM <RogetGMs> ok
8:27:46 PM <RogetGMs> Vivian, you spot a lever on the other side of the fish pile that's almost certainly the way to open up the cargo bay. Visualizing your route, you're able to see a way to sneak from box to box and make your way over there relatively incident-free, as long as you can stealth it up while getting there.
8:28:10 PM <RogetGMs> No lures but hey that's a win right there.
8:28:28 PM <RosyBud> What about the fish throw?
8:28:37 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 SNEAK + STEALTH SUIT BRO She tries to get over to the lever!
8:28:37 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: SNEAK + STEALTH SUIT BRO She tries to get over to the lever!: 3 (4df+5=-, -, -, +)
8:28:39 PM <SpookyBee> :|
8:28:59 PM <RogetGMs> Ellie, the fish splashes satisfyingly into the sea. The two guards head over to some rails to check it out. Dex and Amelie, sneak to stay out of sight!
8:29:06 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5
8:29:06 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 6 (4df+5=0, +, 0, 0)
8:29:11 PM <•Nemi> Amelie is an amazing climber, as it happens. Is there perhaps access to the cabin area that DOESN'T require passing a guarded door?
8:29:14 PM <•Nemi> 4df+5
8:29:14 PM <Glacon> Nemi: 5 (4df+5=0, 0, +, -)
8:29:38 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 srry
8:29:38 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: srry: 5 (4df+5=+, +, -, -)
8:29:53 PM <RogetGMs> Vivian, some of the guards catch sight of you moving through boxes, and they walk away from the door in a group to investigate, guns raised.
8:30:00 PM <RogetGMs> The bridge access door is now unguarded.
8:30:04 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5
8:30:05 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 3 (4df+5=0, -, -, 0)
8:30:19 PM <RogetGMs> Amelie and Dex are unseen by the sailors.
8:30:26 PM <RosyBud> Ellie sneaks on over to the bridge access door.
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8:30:36 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 Dex follows Ellie
8:30:37 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: Dex follows Ellie: 5 (4df+5=-, 0, 0, +)
8:30:39 PM <RogetGMs> Sneak to sneak!
8:30:40 PM <•Nemi> Perfect. Ami flings herself over and slips toward the door to the cabin! At this point, she's got her Sterling SMG out. She'll crack the door slightly before slipping in.
8:30:43 PM <•Nemi> 4df+5 snek
8:30:43 PM <Glacon> Nemi: snek: 6 (4df+5=0, +, 0, 0)
8:30:58 PM <RosyBud> 4df+3 Snk? Didn't know we had to to roll for that
8:30:58 PM <Glacon> RosyBud: Snk? Didn't know we had to to roll for that: 4 (4df+3=+, 0, -, +)
8:31:04 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 Vivian tries to dash out of sight once she's near the lever.
8:31:04 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: Vivian tries to dash out of sight once she's near the lever.: 7 (4df+5=+, +, 0, 0)
8:31:16 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5
8:31:21 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5
8:31:22 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 4 (4df+5=-, 0, 0, 0)
8:31:26 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+6
8:31:26 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 7 (4df+6=+, +, -, 0)
8:31:49 PM <RogetGMs> Vivian, you /barely/ manage to get out of sight before they converge on your location and get to the lever.
8:32:05 PM <SpookyBee> Spidergurl breathes a bit easier.
8:32:08 PM <RogetGMs> Amelie, its very dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
8:32:18 PM <RogetGMs> All of you make it to the bridge door successfully.
8:32:36 PM <RosyBud> Ellie turns to Amelie. 'What now?' She mouths.
8:33:15 PM <•Nemi> Amelie has a FLASHLIGHT. She'll turn it on and keep it low, as to not betray her presence while still giving some light.
8:33:46 PM <•Nemi> 'Radio room', Ami mouths. Which should be up near the bridge, given how communications works.
8:34:07 PM <RosyBud> 'I go or you go?'
8:34:21 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian pulls out her wrench, and peeks just slightly out… Not enough to be seen, but she needs to look for some place for a good landing.
8:34:32 PM <RogetGMs> It's a pretty bland, typically soviet interior. A faded red carpet lines a corridor featuring drab gray ceiling and walls. There are four identical doors, two on each side, and a set of stairs at the end leading to the bowels of the ship. All of the doors are labeled in Russian.
8:34:50 PM <RogetGMs> Vivian, what are you looking for exactly?
8:35:11 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+0 RNG Vivian tosses her wrench back in the direction she came from to try and get the guards away from the door!
8:35:12 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: RNG Vivian tosses her wrench back in the direction she came from to try and get the guards away from the door!: -1 (4df+0=+, 0, -, -)
8:35:47 PM <•Nemi> Ami knows a little Russian!
8:36:16 PM <RosyBud> Ellie follows Amelie.
8:36:21 PM <•Nemi> She'll look for anything that looks like RADIO or COMMUNICATION or the like. And Ami holds a hand up to Ellie a moment.
8:36:24 PM <RogetGMs> Your wrench clangs and clatters along the floor and immediately draws the attention of the guards, who immediately begin converging on your position and yelling to each other in Russian.
8:36:55 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian frowns a bit >:C ~… Oh lovely…~
8:37:09 PM <RogetGMs> The doors are labeled 'CAPTAIN' 'COMMUNICATION' 'FILES' and 'STEER'
8:37:15 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 Dex turns at the noise and slinks into a hidden position, readying the throwing knife
8:37:16 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: Dex turns at the noise and slinks into a hidden position, readying the throwing knife: 6 (4df+5=0, +, +, -)
8:37:41 PM <•Nemi> Ami points at Ellie and gestures toward CAPTAIN. She heads toward COMMUNICATION.
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8:37:49 PM <RogetGMs> You sneak back out to a position where you can see all six guards converging on the opposite side of the big fish pile, rifles at the ready.
8:37:52 PM <RosyBud> Ellie goes to Captain!
8:37:54 PM <•Nemi> Ami will approach the COMM door, open it a crack and peek in.
8:38:24 PM <RogetGMs> It's a cramped room with a large ham radio and headset in the center. There's a young man in a Red Army uniform snoozing in the chair.
8:38:49 PM <RogetGMs> The captain's chamber is mostly empty, containing only a desk, a typewriter, one filing cabinet and a cot slung up on the far wall.
8:38:51 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 Can she sneak away tho?
8:38:51 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: Can she sneak away tho?: 6 (4df+5=+, -, +, 0)
8:39:09 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+8 buffed for being on your ass
8:39:09 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: buffed for being on your ass: 5 (4df+8=0, -, -, -)
8:39:53 PM <RogetGMs> There's only one method of escape. You swallow your pride, pray to your gods, and dive right into the pile of fish. The guards, finding your wrench, lose a bit of their alarm.
8:40:07 PM <RosyBud> 4df+6 Looking for the shit they asked for, that's what Ellie is dooing.
8:40:07 PM <Glacon> RosyBud: Looking for the shit they asked for, that's what Ellie is dooing.: 4 (4df+6=-, 0, -, 0)
8:40:25 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian, luckily, is used to gross things. She has no qualms with the pile of fishies.
8:40:27 PM <•Nemi> Ami slips into the room and gently shuts the door behind her. She looks around the room properly, lookin' for files and the like!
8:40:31 PM <•Nemi> Comm room, that is!
8:40:49 PM <SpookyBee> Her arms have a 3.5 meter reach, could they possibly access the switch from the pile of feesh?
8:41:07 PM <RogetGMs> Definitely
8:41:18 PM <RogetGMs> You might not want to be in the pile when the hatch opens though
8:41:26 PM <RogetGMs> death by being crushed by fish doesn't sound fun
8:41:47 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian slowly slips her way out of the feesh, to the opposite side the guards are on.
8:42:18 PM <RogetGMs> Ellie, you find several documents with pictures of scientists standing around a large testing ground, with plenty of semi-redacted files included. It seems like an incomplete report and it stands out with everything else there.
8:42:23 PM <RogetGMs> Sneak, Viv
8:42:30 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 SNEAK
8:42:30 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: SNEAK: 3 (4df+5=0, 0, -, -)
8:42:33 PM <RosyBud> Ellie grabs a bunch of those and skims them.
8:42:35 PM <RogetGMs> Amelie, perception! And sneak!
8:42:38 PM <•Nemi> 4df+4 Per!
8:42:39 PM <Glacon> Nemi: Per!: 4 (4df+4=+, -, 0, 0)
8:42:39 PM <SpookyBee> ;u; damn Viv u noisy tonight
8:42:45 PM <•Nemi> 4df+5 Snek
8:42:45 PM <Glacon> Nemi: Snek: 4 (4df+5=-, +, 0, -)
8:42:51 PM <RogetGMs> They're all in Russian, Ellie
8:44:03 PM <RogetGMs> Amelie, you carefully manage to go through the files and find a large quantity of communications regarding Red Army movements on the Sino-Soviet border. Probably worth holding on to. You just barely manage to recover them while leaving the napping radio operator none the wiser.
8:44:23 PM <RosyBud> ~Serves me right for peeking.~
8:44:31 PM <RogetGMs> Dex, sneak as the guards walk back over towards you.
8:44:32 PM <RosyBud> Ellie, however, will keep uh.. scavenging for files.
8:44:41 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 sneky sneky
8:44:41 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: sneky sneky: 1 (4df+5=-, -, -, -)
8:44:43 PM <Quinlan> …
8:44:44 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5
8:44:45 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 5 (4df+5=0, +, 0, -)
8:44:47 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5
8:44:47 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 6 (4df+5=-, +, 0, +)
8:44:51 PM <Quinlan> rog, that was a critfail
8:44:59 PM <RogetGMs> I am aware
8:45:05 PM <Quinlan> Just making sure
8:45:08 PM <RogetGMs> rolling to see if the guards crit success or fail too
8:45:14 PM <Quinlan> ah
8:45:39 PM <•Nemi> Ami slips right out and shuts the door behind her. Perfect. Now then.. She'll try the FILE room.
8:46:18 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 PERC any guards around?
8:46:18 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: PERC any guards around?: 4 (4df+5=-, 0, -, +)
8:46:19 PM <RogetGMs> Vivian, you make a bit of noise but you and the guards attentions are seized by Dex tripping over some fish and falling face-first onto the deck, sliding a small ways due to the greasiness of the deck and sending his knife spinning overboard. All six sentries converge on him, pointing their guns and yelling in Russian.
8:46:34 PM <SpookyBee> … Vivian takes this time to flip the switch.
8:46:40 PM <RogetGMs> Amelie, it's a meeting room with a small table and six chairs.
8:46:56 PM <Quinlan> Dex stands slowly, raising his arms, palm facing himself
8:46:58 PM <•Nemi> Hm. Anything else of note in the room? And for that matter, can she hear the ruckus outside?
8:47:38 PM <RosyBud> 4df+5 Perc for more stuff
8:47:38 PM <Glacon> RosyBud: Perc for more stuff: 5 (4df+5=+, 0, 0, -)
8:47:45 PM <RogetGMs> There's a loud beeping alarm as the hatch begins sliding open, allowing literal tons of fish to begin pouring into the cargo hold. You see some papers on the table, but your attention is seized instead by the ruckus from outside. Shit is going down.
8:48:10 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian just kind of :|
8:48:10 PM <RogetGMs> Ellie, you find mostly papers detailing the ships route from Petrograd to Helsinki. Nothing else about the Key.
8:48:44 PM <RogetGMs> Vivian, sneak to get out of there before your hiding spot disappears below deck. Do you want to hop down or move to another location on-deck.
8:48:59 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 SWOOSH
8:48:59 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: SWOOSH: 5 (4df+5=+, 0, -, 0)
8:49:00 PM <Quinlan> Does this count as a distraction?
8:49:06 PM <SpookyBee> She tries to hop down.
8:49:13 PM <RogetGMs> Dex, they pin you to the wall and jam the butt of one of their rifles into your back as they tie your hands together. And yes, you are a marvelous distraction.
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8:49:24 PM <RosyBud> Welp, Ellie gets out of the Captain's room and heads to where Amelie went.
8:49:29 PM <RogetGMs> As the last of the fish disappear below deck, you hop down with them into #tooltime
8:49:36 PM <Quinlan> 4df+7 agi, pls lemme escape
8:49:36 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: agi, pls lemme escape: 7 (4df+7=0, 0, 0, 0)
8:49:54 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+10 They hold you down and hit you with the rifle butt
8:49:54 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: They hold you down and hit you with the rifle butt: 11 (4df+10=0, 0, 0, +)
8:50:02 PM <Quinlan> ;-;
8:50:02 PM <RogetGMs> Dex, pdef
8:50:05 PM <•Nemi> Amelie /sighs/. She'll grab the files and stow it in her bag.
8:50:13 PM <•Nemi> Along with the others.
8:50:19 PM <Quinlan> 4df+6 fuck me
8:50:20 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: fuck me: 7 (4df+6=0, 0, 0, +)
8:50:20 PM <•Nemi> Hopefully she can at least see something useful in them.
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8:51:04 PM <RogetGMs> You take two damage and your nose crunches as they crack you in the head with an assault rifle butt. They yell angrily in Russian and two of them begin dragging you into the ship.
8:51:24 PM <Quinlan> Is it broken? His nose, that is
8:51:27 PM <RosyBud> Ellie peeks into Comms. 'Hello?'
8:51:58 PM <RogetGMs> Ellie and Amelie, you can hear the door to the deck opening. Someone's coming in.
8:52:04 PM <RosyBud> ~Shit.~
8:52:12 PM <RosyBud> 4df+3 SNK HIDE SOMEWHERE AND CLOSE THE DOOR
8:52:12 PM <Glacon> RosyBud: SNK HIDE SOMEWHERE AND CLOSE THE DOOR: 5 (4df+3=+, 0, 0, +)
8:52:43 PM <•Nemi> Ami remains slipped in the FILES room.
8:53:30 PM <RogetGMs> You slip into the Comms room as Dex is dragged into the hall. You can hear at least two soldiers dragging what you can presume to be Dex or Vivian(or both) down into the bowels of the ship.
8:54:25 PM <•Nemi> Ami will wait for them to pass by her door before slipping out the room and slithering in behind the soldiers. Her aim is to- well, incapacitate them as quickly and quietly as possible before they're too far in.
8:54:43 PM <RogetGMs> Sneak!
8:54:50 PM <RosyBud> ~Great, great. This is go- okay, no need for panic. I find Amelie, we both figure out how to get the Tsar Key and then those two.~
8:55:11 PM <•Nemi> 4df+5 snek
8:55:11 PM <Glacon> Nemi: snek: 6 (4df+5=+, 0, +, -)
8:55:17 PM <RogetGMs> Dex, you're dragged down the stairs. The two soldiers talk to each other in Russian about where to stick him until the GRU can get there.
8:55:20 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+4 perc
8:55:20 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: perc: 6 (4df+4=+, -, +, +)
8:56:29 PM <RogetGMs> Amelie, the two soldiers pause about halfway down the stairs and look back up to you. With their free hands, they draw pistols. "[Hands up]!"
8:56:56 PM <Quinlan> While they're distracted, Dex uses the time to cut his bonds with his second throwing knife
8:57:06 PM <RosyBud> ~Shiiiiiiiiit~
8:57:11 PM <•Nemi> Ami sighs. She'll, AS they draw and look, aim to step in and jam her elbow into the first one's under-arm before snapping her Sterling up to shoot the other.
8:57:41 PM <•Nemi> You know, if she can actually do what she /would/ do in this situation.
8:59:01 PM <RogetGMs> Strength to break out, Dex.
8:59:02 PM <RogetGMs> Melee, then ranged, Amelie!
8:59:16 PM <•Nemi> 4df+5 (+3 if Surgical Strike applies [I think it should given SURPRISE SON])
8:59:16 PM <Glacon> Nemi: (+3 if Surgical Strike applies [I think it should given SURPRISE SON]): 4 (4df+5=-, 0, -, +)
8:59:23 PM <•Nemi> 4df+4 (Same deal with SS)
8:59:23 PM <Glacon> Nemi: (Same deal with SS): 3 (4df+4=-, -, 0, +)
8:59:44 PM <Quinlan> 4df+3 I can stronk
8:59:45 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: I can stronk: 4 (4df+3=0, +, 0, 0)
9:00:23 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5 defending against melee
9:00:23 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: defending against melee: 5 (4df+5=0, +, -, 0)
9:00:30 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5 against boolits
9:00:31 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: against boolits: 8 (4df+5=+, +, +, 0)
9:01:17 PM <RogetGMs> Amelie, you manage to send the one guy flying down the stairs, but your shots at the other guard go wide and now he's got his gun aimed at you, point-blank.
9:01:30 PM <RogetGMs> You free yourself from your bonds, Dex!
9:02:08 PM <Quinlan> He stands, ready to stab a bitch!
9:02:32 PM <RogetGMs> The remaining guard has a gun pointed at Amelie!
9:02:34 PM <•Nemi> Point blank is actually a terrible place to have a gun, because it means someone who's trained in CQC, like Ami, can dart in around your gun arm, twist it in your hand to shatter your finger with the triggerguard, then elbow you in the throat until you stop moving.
9:02:43 PM <•Nemi> Which is exactly what she's doing.
9:02:46 PM <RogetGMs> Melee!
9:02:48 PM <•Nemi> 4df+7
9:03:05 PM <Quinlan> 4df+7 And a throwing knife for good measure!
9:03:06 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: And a throwing knife for good measure!: 8 (4df+7=-, 0, +, +)
9:03:14 PM <•Nemi> 4df+5 whops. +3 if SS applies, I KNOW HAT I"M DOING I MEAN IT REALLY
9:03:14 PM <Glacon> Nemi: whops. +3 if SS applies, I KNOW HAT I"M DOING I MEAN IT REALLY: 4 (4df+5=-, +, -, 0)
9:04:37 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5 shit
9:04:37 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: shit: 3 (4df+5=-, 0, -, 0)
9:04:59 PM <RogetGMs> Between the two of you, you thoroughly disarm/stab/humiliate this guy, who soon goes tumbling down the stairs just like his buddy.
9:06:03 PM <•Nemi> Amelie keeps the guy's handgun. She gives Dex a shake of the head before turning on to slip to the main door out. She got FILES and RADIO ROOM files. Now where's Ellie?
9:06:23 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 Anything nifty on these here corpses?
9:06:24 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: Anything nifty on these here corpses?: 4 (4df+5=-, -, 0, +)
9:07:33 PM <•Nemi> Ami's main thought here: That kind of noise? Jig is basically up, time to evac.
9:07:39 PM <RogetGMs> Military ID, with a Soviet star on the back. AK-47, ammunition, pistol, and other assorted navy gear.
9:08:01 PM <RogetGMs> Perception, Dex and Amelie
9:08:07 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian heads up here!
9:08:11 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 perc
9:08:11 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: perc: 5 (4df+5=0, 0, 0, 0)
9:08:15 PM <RogetGMs> Someone's coming up the stairs in the dark!
9:08:31 PM <Quinlan> Dex keeps the AK and other useful things
9:08:58 PM <•Nemi> 4df+4
9:08:58 PM <Glacon> Nemi: 4 (4df+4=-, -, +, +)
9:10:26 PM <RogetGMs> You can both see someone is coming up towards you!
9:11:25 PM <•Nemi> Any sign of Viv's BIG OL SPIDER ARMS or is it too dark to tell? Because Ami has a flashlight! She can swing that up to maybe blind the person if needed.
9:11:41 PM <RogetGMs> It's Vivian and her huge spider arms!
9:11:53 PM <RogetGMs> Ellie, its quieted down. Might be safe to head out now.
9:12:20 PM <SpookyBee> Hey they're not huge >:C Maybe long, but they're thin and delicate-looking.
9:12:22 PM <•Nemi> Ami lowers the light. Whispers, 'Got files out of file room and comms. Waiting on Kempers.'
9:12:57 PM <SpookyBee> '… I found strange weapon…' Vivian whispers back.
9:13:11 PM <RogetGMs> Perception again, all!
9:13:19 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 I see that money money dolla
9:13:19 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: I see that money money dolla: 3 (4df+5=-, -, +, -)
9:13:56 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 blargh
9:13:56 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: blargh: 4 (4df+5=0, -, 0, 0)
9:14:31 PM <•Nemi> 4df+4
9:14:31 PM <Glacon> Nemi: 7 (4df+4=0, +, +, +)
9:15:34 PM <RogetGMs> Amelie, you see a smoke grenade get tossed up from where Vivian just came from, and the others see the evidence of it a moment later as a ton of smoke start spewing from the darkness.
9:15:50 PM <RogetGMs> Moments later followed by the sound of boots coming up the stairs.
9:15:52 PM <•Nemi> Amelie will attempt to intercept the grenade and fling it back!
9:15:56 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 Snky snky
9:15:57 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: Snky snky: 3 (4df+5=-, -, -, +)
9:16:01 PM <Quinlan> ;-;
9:16:01 PM <•Nemi> Before it lands! If she's got the reflexes.
9:16:04 PM <RogetGMs> Agility, Amelie!
9:16:08 PM <•Nemi> 4df+4 Aaa!
9:16:08 PM <Glacon> Nemi: Aaa!: 2 (4df+4=0, -, 0, -)
9:16:12 PM <•Nemi> Apparently not
9:17:11 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian turns, draws her Mauser, and starts firing randomly back down the stairwell.
9:17:32 PM <Quinlan> Dex decides it's a lost cause and opens up on full auto
9:17:39 PM <RogetGMs> The grenade bounces too much to be intercepted. As soon as you start shooting, concentrated assault rifle fire begins spewing up the stairwell and all around you. Pew pew pew!
9:17:40 PM <•Nemi> Because she too slow, Ami instead will aim to get the hatch out onto the deck open. There's probably more dudes out there and /holy shit gunfire loud/.
9:17:47 PM <RogetGMs> Ranged for shooting!
9:18:00 PM <RosyBud> Ellie is still in Comms. Can she hear anything or is it still quiet?
9:18:08 PM <Quinlan> Is Dex undetected beforehand?
9:18:16 PM <RogetGMs> You can hear quite a lot of things!
9:18:21 PM <RosyBud> Liikke?
9:18:25 PM <RogetGMs> Only Ellie is hidden at this moment.
9:18:26 PM <•Nemi> GUNFIRE.
9:18:33 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+0 BANG BANG BANG
9:18:33 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: BANG BANG BANG: 0 (4df+0=0, 0, -, +)
9:18:37 PM <Quinlan> 4df+4 Take this, bastards!
9:18:38 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: Take this, bastards!: 2 (4df+4=-, 0, 0, -)
9:18:45 PM <RogetGMs> Ellie, you've heard shouting, hitting, cracking of faces and lots of gunfire.
9:19:00 PM <RogetGMs> Right now it sounds like World War 2 out there.
9:19:07 PM <RogetGMs> Even behind concrete walls its LOUD
9:19:17 PM <RosyBud> ~.. not going out…. just yet.~
9:19:21 PM <Quinlan> All because one man couldn't keep his feet under him
9:19:31 PM <•Nemi> Ami is, meanwhile, wishing she wasn't stuck with Psi-7 for a covert ops mission.
9:19:55 PM <RogetGMs> Amelie, you make it to the deck! The fish that were there before are gone, replaced by a large open hatch. The deck is devoid of humans though.
9:19:59 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5 pew pew pew
9:19:59 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: pew pew pew: 5 (4df+5=+, -, -, +)
9:20:06 PM <RogetGMs> pdef Vivian and Dex
9:20:14 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+3
9:20:14 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: 0 (4df+3=-, -, 0, -)
9:20:18 PM <Quinlan> 4df+3
9:20:18 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: 3 (4df+3=+, 0, -, 0)
9:20:25 PM <Quinlan> Agi?
9:21:36 PM <RogetGMs> Negative, the corridor is far too narrow to maneuver.
9:22:32 PM <RogetGMs> Dex takes 2 and Viv 2.5 bullet damage as you're both grazed by several bullets zipping past you. The heavy gunfire continues, and if anything is getting louder. You can see several flashing muzzles approaching in the smoke and dark.
9:23:07 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian turns and tries to flee!
9:23:10 PM <Quinlan> Dex ties a white handkerchief to the barrel of his ak and waves it
9:23:58 PM <•Nemi> Amelie waits to hear reloads- that kind of full auto spraying depletes magazines really fast. And there's no sign of Kempers. She's going to do something she really hates to do, but finds against Russians to be more acceptable- Lean slightly into the doorway and fire. Muzzleflash should fuck over the soldiers' eyes, nevermind the smoke, so they shouldn't even see her coming.
9:24:21 PM <RogetGMs> Vivian, Agi!
9:24:25 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 ;o;
9:24:26 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: ;o;: 4 (4df+5=-, +, 0, -)
9:25:14 PM <RosyBud> Ellie peeks out the door out of Comms. Honestly, this moght be a defendable position. These people can't contact other ships for help.
9:25:25 PM <RosyBud> Not only that, you can't rosk shooting such precious technology.
9:25:29 PM <RosyBud> *risk
9:26:18 PM <RosyBud> Still, not yet. She peers out.
9:27:31 PM <RogetGMs> Ellie, you see Vivian stagger past you towards the deck. Vivian, you run past Amelie out onto the deck!
9:27:52 PM <RogetGMs> Ranged, Amelie!
9:27:55 PM <RosyBud> ~Wait for it..~
9:27:55 PM <SpookyBee> Voosh!
9:28:09 PM <•Nemi> 4df+7 (4+3 blinded targets?)
9:28:10 PM <Glacon> Nemi: (4+3 blinded targets?): 7 (4df+7=0, 0, +, -)
9:28:43 PM <RogetGMs> Dex, several men in spetznaz uniforms ascend out of the smoke, guns pointing at you. Just then, a spray of fire comes from behind you!
9:28:48 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5 defend from boolits
9:28:48 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: defend from boolits: 5 (4df+5=0, -, +, 0)
9:28:59 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5 guy 2
9:29:00 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: guy 2: 8 (4df+5=+, +, +, 0)
9:29:03 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5 guy 3
9:29:03 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: guy 3: 6 (4df+5=0, -, +, +)
9:29:08 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5 guy 4
9:29:08 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: guy 4: 6 (4df+5=+, 0, +, -)
9:29:35 PM <RogetGMs> Three of the four operatives fall from surprise blinding bullet wounds!
9:30:10 PM <Quinlan> 4df+4 And here goes the fourth
9:30:10 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: And here goes the fourth: 5 (4df+4=-, 0, +, +)
9:30:12 PM <Quinlan> rng
9:30:49 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+5 shit
9:30:49 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: shit: 8 (4df+5=+, +, 0, +)
9:30:59 PM <Quinlan> ;-;
9:31:07 PM <RogetGMs> You miss! But he's falling back, along with his comrades!
9:31:25 PM <RogetGMs> They're yelling "[Fall back! Regroup!]"
9:31:53 PM <RosyBud> Are they in Ellie's LoS?
9:32:19 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian fires a few shots down at them :CV
9:32:27 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+0 Pew pew :/9:32:27 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: Pew pew :/\: -2 (4df+0=-, -, +, -)
9:32:29 PM <•Nemi> "They're falling back," Ami hisses. "We need to get Kempers." She'll wait a few moments for the operative to flee before she starts carefully making her way down the stairs- light still low, but ready to flash up and blind if needed.
9:33:02 PM <RogetGMs> Vivian's on the deck though? These guys are back in the stairwell going down from the bridge.
9:33:04 PM <RosyBud> If they are.. Ellie will shoot at their torsos.
9:33:09 PM <RosyBud> (Also uh)
9:33:18 PM <RosyBud> (Roget, asked if they are in hee line of sight.)
9:33:23 PM <RogetGMs> Ellie, they're well out of your wheelhouse.
9:33:31 PM <SpookyBee> >:c
9:33:34 PM <RosyBud> Aww man.
9:33:34 PM <RogetGMs> They've disappeared behind their smoke screen
9:34:08 PM <RogetGMs> An eerie silence follows the intense noise. The acrid smell of gunpowder invades everyone's nostrils. At least its not fish again.
9:34:18 PM <RosyBud> ~That's over?~
9:34:41 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian groans, and flops onto the deck.
9:34:56 PM <•Nemi> Ami hugs the wall as she continues on down, scanning for any sign of Ellie. She'll check the side rooms. Cold as ice, Ami.
9:35:21 PM <RosyBud> 4df+6 Perc for stuff in Comms.
9:35:21 PM <Glacon> RosyBud: Perc for stuff in Comms.: 7 (4df+6=0, +, +, -)
9:35:42 PM <RogetGMs> The radio operator is, amazingly, still asleep.
9:36:11 PM <RosyBud> What should be rolled to knock him out?
9:36:27 PM <RogetGMs> Melee, +2 bonus for sneak attacking
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9:37:05 PM <RosyBud> 4df+4 (Bonus+Spec)
9:37:06 PM <Glacon> RosyBud: (Bonus+Spec): 4 (4df+4=-, +, +, -)
9:37:31 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+3
9:37:31 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 0 (4df+3=-, -, 0, -)
9:37:37 PM <RogetGMs> You knock him the fuck out
9:37:55 PM <RogetGMs> Karate-chopped his heart and soul out cold.
9:38:08 PM <RosyBud> Maybe in different circumstances, they could have been friends. But in this instance..
9:38:17 PM <RosyBud> DENIED, SIT THE FUCK DOWN.
9:38:38 PM <•Nemi> Ami cracks open the FILES door. Then the COMMS door.
9:38:42 PM <RosyBud> Anyway, she searches for files before checking the radio system? Any feedback? (Forgiv if this isn't a thing.)
9:38:57 PM <RogetGMs> You see Ellie standing over a KO'd radio operator in COMMS, Amelie
9:39:18 PM <RosyBud> And looking for shit.
9:39:18 PM <RogetGMs> The radio crackles to life, and immediately someone begins rapidly asking for a sitrep in Russian.
9:39:27 PM <RosyBud> ~Wha..~
9:40:07 PM <•Nemi> Ami steps in and in her best Russian, will try to both mimick a male voice AND bluff whoever's asking. "[Situation is handled, will advise.]"
9:40:59 PM <RosyBud> ~probably be able to do t-, no fuck you, not giving myself props for probable things. Props to her for being a great agent.~
9:41:02 PM <RogetGMs> Bluff!
9:41:23 PM <•Nemi> 4df+4 well an ok agent anyway
9:41:23 PM <Glacon> Nemi: well an ok agent anyway: 2 (4df+4=+, -, -, -)
9:41:29 PM <•Nemi> Fuck you too, glacon
9:41:37 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+4
9:41:37 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 5 (4df+4=+, -, +, 0)
9:41:43 PM <•Nemi> Double fuck you too.
9:41:54 PM <RogetGMs> The guy demands to know to whom he is speaking and for credentials and stuff.
9:41:57 PM <RosyBud> ~Hey, she tried.~
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9:42:10 PM <•Nemi> Ami.. Fishes for the radioman's ID. She'll snap off his ID details.
9:42:24 PM <RogetGMs> Persuasion!
9:42:31 PM <•Nemi> She actually WAS Red Army, so this should be doable..
9:42:32 PM <•Nemi> 4df+4
9:42:32 PM <Glacon> Nemi: 6 (4df+4=0, +, +, 0)
9:42:52 PM <RogetGMs> 4df+4
9:42:52 PM <Glacon> RogetGMs: 8 (4df+4=+, +, +, +)
9:43:16 PM <SpookyBee> O_O
9:43:33 PM <RosyBud> (SHUT UP AND HIRE THIS GUY)
9:43:41 PM <RosyBud> (Like a bullshit detector.)
9:44:05 PM <Quinlan> o.o
9:44:42 PM <RogetGMs> For a moment, the man on the other side pauses, then thanks Amelie for providing information, before telling her to remain at her post while the spetznaz mop up the intruders. "[I also would like a report of the current situation from where you've been sitting, agent.]"
9:46:03 PM <•Nemi> Ami shakes her head and ushers Ellie to the door. Great. She fucked up everything. Fantastic.
9:46:14 PM <•Nemi> And out she goes.
9:46:24 PM <Quinlan> 4df+5 Dex sneaks up behind the spetznaz
9:46:24 PM <Glacon> Quinlan: Dex sneaks up behind the spetznaz: 5 (4df+5=-, +, 0, 0)
9:46:32 PM <RogetGMs> The radio continues barking demands for a report, but its cries are muffled by the door.
9:46:36 PM <RosyBud> Ellie follows behind, with the files.
9:46:55 PM <RogetGMs> How, Dex? You don't know where they are, just that they've retreated to the cargo hold for the time being.
9:47:21 PM <•Nemi> Ami's gonna head up onto the deck with her /own/ files, and wave to Viv and Dex to come with. She heads back for the sub.
9:47:32 PM <Quinlan> He wanders the corridors—nevermind, we're retreating
9:47:59 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian gets up and follows!
9:48:14 PM <RosyBud> ~So.. pretty sure we fucked up.~
9:49:49 PM <RogetGMs> You all make your way down to the sub, propelling yourselves back down to the surface of the sub. The Chinese look pretty grumpy, they probably heard the shooting and aren't anxious to stick around. As soon as everyone boards the sub, they get the frick out of there. Glub glub.
9:50:37 PM <Quinlan> Dex is silent the whole way back.
9:51:02 PM <•Nemi> Amelie finds a nook to hug her knees in. She'll ask Ellie if she can look over the files she recovered, being someone who knows some Russian.
9:51:16 PM <RosyBud> Yes, Ellie will share happily.
9:53:07 PM <•Nemi> Amelie's grumpy. That was a technical success, but much messier than she would have liked, and the officer's use of the word 'agent' has her spooked.
9:54:34 PM <RogetGMs> The sub makes its way back to Site-77, where they disembark and make their way back to the facility.
9:54:56 PM <Quinlan> Dex gets his nose set and claims a cot in Medical
8:49:54 PM <SpookyBee> WOOSH
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8:50:16 PM <RogetGMs> You plop atop the fish. It's stinky and dark down here.
8:50:39 PM <SpookyBee> "Hm…" Vivian frowns. She looks about for a way out.
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8:52:13 PM <RogetGMs> It's dark. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
8:52:52 PM <RogetGMs> Do you have a light source?
8:53:06 PM <SpookyBee> Unfortunately, Vivian does not get videogame references. She stands and slides down the FEESH pile, feeling about with her dorsal limbs for an exit.
8:53:22 PM <SpookyBee> She does not.
8:54:25 PM <RogetGMs> You feel a lot of crates covered with tarps down here, as well as occasionally stepping on a fish. As you grope around, you eventually find a switch on a pillar.
8:55:36 PM <SpookyBee> Viv pulls the switch out of curious impulse…
8:57:33 PM <RogetGMs> Something begins humming and you can see you've actually activated an electrical resonant transformer circuit, also known as a Tesla Coil.
8:58:13 PM <RogetGMs> It illuminates the room in a cascading dim blue glow, and also begins generating electricity, which dances from the coil to the nearby crates, walls, boxes and people. Agi to make haste away from it.
8:58:43 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 FWIP "…"
8:58:43 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: FWIP "…": 3 (4df+5=-, -, +, -)
8:59:51 PM <RogetGMs> You duck away before getting seriously singed. You can now see that this appears to be entirely filled with crates stacked on crates, with a catwalk just barely visible about twenty feet over your head. There's fish absolutely everywhere too.
9:00:01 PM <RogetGMs> Nothing that looks like what you imagine a Tsars Key to look like.
9:00:32 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian frowns, and holds her chest, as she looks for a way out. What a heartracer!
9:02:57 PM <RogetGMs> Perception!
9:03:25 PM <SpookyBee> 4df+5 I c
9:03:25 PM <Glacon> SpookyBee: I c: 7 (4df+5=+, 0, +, 0)
9:04:21 PM <RogetGMs> You see a hatch with stairs leading up, but you're drawn to it more for the sounds of gunfire than anything else. You can hear movement and shouting from behind you. Sounds like the cavalrys woken up.
9:04:44 PM <SpookyBee> "…" Vivian dashes for the door. She's not savvy on guns.
9:05:34 PM <RogetGMs> You see a guy sprawled in a heap on the ground at the stairs entrance, followed shortly thereafter by another guy. Both of them were crewmen from the deck.
9:06:23 PM <SpookyBee> Vivian frowns, and goes past him, heading up stairs…
9:07:47 PM <RogetGMs> You head up into #homeimprovement