[19:38] <Chamelaeon> <<Session One Liftoff!>>
[19:38] *** Chamelaeon sets mode: +v Tim
[19:39] <Chamelaeon> <<You are in the ATC facility in Red Boston. For the past
few days, you've undergone a battery of tests and sims to prepare you for the
space travel and exploration ahead. Now, you're standing in one of the internal
hangar bays, suited and ready to go.>>
[19:42] <Chamelaeon> <<The hangar bay is dominated by a dropship, a large blocky
craft decorated in the ATC colors of white, blue, and yellow. In addition to you
four, there are five other people, also suited, hanging around. [END
EXPOSITION]>>
[19:47] * Chako looks about the room critically. She's wearing a suit that's
mainly blue, with a yellow starburst, the 'rays' from it going out to the
arms/legs. There are many, many weapons on it, all of them gleaming white, and
the helmet is blue, with a white top and yellow V-crown.
[19:49] * Tim looks around blankly, smiling. He's tallish, thin, and posessed of
handsome features. His suit is covered in thrusters of all sizes, as well as a
number of miscellaneous odds and ends. It is also speckled with price tags and
barcode stickers, with a dull grey paintjob underneath.
[19:50] * Isis is leaning against a wall. Her suit is much more understated than
Chako's; the only trace of the company colors is the dark blue of the joints.
The rest is black, although the ATC logo is visible on both shoulders. A sword
scabbard is worn on the back, sideways.
[19:52] <Chamelaeon> <<An intern from management bursts through the hangar
doors, carrying a sheaf of papers. He pants for a second, then makes his way
over to Chako and holds out the documents.>>
[19:52] * Illyana stands, arms folded. Her suit is primarily white, with blue
anklets and wristbands. There's yellow highlights around the visor. She has no
visible weapons.
[19:53] <Chamelaeon> "Sorry, ma'am *pant pant* , but Mr. Bradley regrets that
he's busy. Here's *pant* your profiles and mission parameters."
[19:54] <Chamelaeon> <<The intern spins on his heel and runs out the door,
looking like he's about to keel over.>>
[19:55] * Chako looks at the boy, and shakes her head, and says "Yeah, they all
regret it." in a gravelly voice. She looks down at the documents.
[19:58] * Chako says loudly, "Alright, listen up! You all look like you're here,
but I'm gonna check for ya. Benny Masterson!"
[19:58] <Chamelaeon> <<One of the grunts waves his hand. "Yo.">>
[19:58] <Chako> Johnny Wedge!
[19:59] *** Atom has quit IRC (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
[19:59] *** Kirby has joined #atc
[19:59] * Tim blinks and turns to face Chako, snapping out of whatever reverie
he was in.
[19:59] <Chamelaeon> <<"Yeah!">>
[19:59] <Chako> Shirly McAldhel!
[19:59] <Chamelaeon> <<"Here, boss!">>
[19:59] <Chako> Harry Biggs!
[19:59] <Kirby> ( Erm... Technical difficulties. )
[19:59] <Chamelaeon> (Need a C&P?)
[20:00] <Kirby> ( Yeah )
[20:00] <Chamelaeon> <<"Yes!">>
[20:00] <Chako> Charley Bronson!
[20:00] *** Illyana has quit IRC (Ping timeout)
[20:00] *** Kirby is now known as Illyana
[20:00] <Chamelaeon> <<"Here.">>
[20:01] <Chako> Lisa Koez!
[20:01] <Chamelaeon> <<Silence reigns!>>
[20:02] * Chako looks around, then at the sheet and frowns. "Damn. Isis
Tsukitomi!"
[20:02] * Isis stands up. "Here."
[20:03] <Chako> Tim Larson!
[20:03] <Tim> Yeah?
[20:03] <Chako> Illyana... Aliyeva.
[20:03] *** Chamelaeon sets mode: +v Illyana
[20:03] <Illyana> I'm here
[20:04] *** Atom has joined #atc
[20:04] <Atom> ( So sorry folks. )
[20:04] * Chako thumbs towards herself. "And I'm Chako. Another Charlie's gonna
be joining us on the way there."
[20:04] <Atom> ( Accidently hit the power cord. )
[20:04] <Tim> ( 'Salright. ^_^ )
[20:06] * Chako says, "As to where there is, we're going off to Europa to check
for any elements we can exploit. Most of us are combat support, just to make
sure we don't get no hippie invasion."
[20:07] <Chako> So, unless any of you got quick questions, we can handle the
rest of this on the way.
[20:07] <Chamelaeon> <<A tapping sound can be heard from underneath the
dropship.>>
[20:07] * Chako looks around for people who feel like asking questions.
[20:09] * Tim doesn't seem like he has questions.
[20:09] * Chako , seeing no questions, says, "Alright, then." She says even MORE
loudly, "Wilson Lewis, you around here so we can get on this ship and go?"
[20:10] * Isis steps away from the wall and checks the securing of her sword.
[20:10] <Chamelaeon> <<A large black man slides out from under the dropship and
stands up.>>
[20:10] *** Lewis has joined #atc
[20:11] * Lewis is quite large, quite muscular, and bald. He's wearing an ATC
jumpsuit.
[20:12] * Lewis grins. "Yes, ma'am. Had to readjust the fuel line; she was
sputtering a little." He wipes his hands on his pants and keys in a code on a
small pad. The back of the dropship opens down into a ramp.
[20:13] * Chako waves in. "Load up, and we can get going to the iceball of
Europa."
[20:14] * Illyana boards the ship, as requested.
[20:14] * Tim gets on the dropship.
[20:15] <Chamelaeon> <<The interior of the dropship is quite cramped. There are
two rows of six seats each facing each other across the hull. Past that is the
cockpit, and back beyond the exit is a small room cluttered with digital
readouts.
[20:16] * Lewis walks on up the ramp and stands by another panel.
[20:17] <Chamelaeon> (Isis? You awake?)
[20:18] <Isis> (Yeah, sorry.)
[20:18] * Isis makes her way onto the ship.
[20:19] * Lewis closes the ramp and heads to the cockpit. "Buckle up tight, now.
She'll shake a bit when we lift off, but don't worry. The Raging Peppermint's
never failed me yet."
[20:19] *** Moogle has joined #atc
[20:20] * Chako followed Isis up, and buckles down.
[20:20] * Tim glances around, and has a seat, buckling up.
[20:20] * Illyana sits in one of the seats and buckles up.
[20:20] * Lewis plops down in the cramped cockpit and starts the liftoff
sequence.
[20:21] <Chamelaeon> <<With the final push of a button, the Raging Peppermint
lifts off Mars and starts its slow way towards the asteroids.>>
[20:21] * Isis sighs as she sits down and straps in. "'Raging Peppermint'?"
[20:22] *** Moogle is now known as Charlie
[20:22] * Lewis chuckles. "Yep. My pals call me Wintergreen, cause they say I'm
the coolest pilot around. The ship's name wasn't a far leap off of that."
[20:23] * Tim smirks at that.
[20:24] <Chamelaeon> <<The ship does indeed shake and shudder as she lifts off,
but it's not long till you're out of the atmosphere.>>
[20:24] * Lewis unbuckles and pushes himself out into the cabin. As he does so,
a long low table rises from the floor between the chairs.
[20:25] * Isis would rub her temples if she weren't wearing a giant metal exo
suit. "Honestly. Me playing Go is unusual, but someone naming a dropship 'Raging
Peppermint' is perfectly acceptable."
[20:25] <Lewis> Feel free to move about now. It's gonna be a long flight. 
[20:25] * Chako unbuckles as well. "At least it's not the Flying Crap. You ship
pilots have a fucked up sense of humor."
[20:26] * Illyana unbuckles, but remains seated.
[20:27] * Lewis laughs. "Can't say I blame the guys. The life of a pilot's not
glamourous, or fun, but we try as hard as we can. Me, I find other ways to amuse
myself.
[20:27] * Tim unbuckles, and turns to Lewis. "Mind if I prop my legs up on the
table?"
[20:28] * Lewis pulls a deck of cards from his back pocket and starts shuffling
them. "Go right ahead. She's had worse done to her."
[20:28] * Tim props his legs up, leans back as much as he can manage, and idly
stares in the general direction of the cieling.
[20:29] * Isis hums and unbuckles, standing up. "I don't suppose there's some
free space to move around in?"
[20:30] * Lewis pushes the deck towards Isis, and through the magic of zero g,
it floats right towards her. "Nope. They make these things to haul cargo, and it
just so happens you're the cargo this time. Pick a card, any card."
[20:30] * Chako leans back, and floats a bit herself.
[20:32] * Isis raises an eyebrow and reaches out, choosing a card. "I should
have thought to bring polish," she mutters idly.
[20:33] * Lewis grins. He's obviously getting a big kick out of this. "Great.
Now put it back in the deck and reshuffle, then float her over to me."
[20:33] * Illyana watches idly.
[20:34] <Isis> ( Shuffle cards. In powered armor? ^_^ )
[20:34] <Chako> (Use the sword!)
[20:34] <Lewis> (oop.)
[20:35] <Lewis> Damn, that won't work. Well, float them over and I'll shuffle
them. 
[20:35] * Isis chuckles and taps the deck with her finger. "Kind of makes you
wish these had zippers, doesn't it?"
[20:36] <Lewis> Don't get many exosuited people in my transit lanes.
[20:38] * Lewis shuffles the cards, then places them in midair and punches the
deck head on. It scatters many places, but Lewis picks one card out of the mass
and holds it out. "Queen of Hearts." He shows it to Isis. "That your card?"
[20:38] * Isis raises an eyebrow (not that anyone can see it). "Yes. But I have
to say... for someone who just shuffled the deck, the trick really loses
impact."
[20:39] <Tim> ( Ah, the future of card tricks. )
[20:39] <Lewis> I know, I know. I can do it either way. True pity they can't
make those things nimbler.
[20:41] <Chamelaeon> (Should have mentioned. Helmets are removable.)
[20:42] * Isis nods once and leans back, taking off her helmet and laying it on
the table. "Agreed." She smiles a little. "I am a great fan of finesse over
brute force. Generally speaking, my students don't go for it."
[20:42] * Tim idly starts to consider ways to make the suits nimbler.
[20:43] * Chako stretches. "So, how long's it gonna be to get to Charlie?"
[20:44] <Chamelaeon> Gonna be a day or two.
[20:44] <Lewis> (Woo, first time ever making that botch. Lewis said that.)
[20:44] <Illyana> ( You get used to it ^_- )
[20:45] <Tim> ( It's true. ^_^ )
[20:45] * Chako yawns. "Great. Wake me up if there's a hole in the hull or
something. We'll take care of more of the administrative crap once the other
Charlie's around."
[20:45] <Chamelaeon> <<In fact, we're going to sliptime to the asteroid RIGHT
NOW.>>
[20:45] <Chako> (Even better.)
[20:45] <Tim> ( Yaaaaay. )
[20:46] <Illyana> ( Woo )
[20:46] <Chamelaeon> <<The Raging Peppermint has touched down on Asteriod
#562J45K, or Cyrus. A lone exosuited figure is waiting outside.>>
[20:46] *** Chamelaeon sets mode: +v Charlie
[20:46] <Isis> ( Your wisdom moves me. )
[20:47] * Charlie moves toward the ship slightly.
[20:47] <Isis> ( I have to idle a bit. )
[20:47] <Chamelaeon> (How long?)
[20:48] * Chako says, on comms, "Charlie Fulzen?"
[20:48] * Lewis talks into the radio. "Come on up, I'll open the outer door of
the airlock."
[20:48] * Charlie walks to the airlock.
[20:48] * Lewis presses a button and the outer door on the side of the ship
slides open.
[20:49] * Charlie steps in.
[20:49] * Illyana nods to Charlie as he enters.
[20:50] * Lewis cycles the airlock and lets Charlie in.
[20:50] * Charlie enters, "Ha'dy, all"
[20:50] * Tim looks up and idly waves at Charlie as he steps in.
[20:50] * Lewis lifts off the Peppermint again.
[20:51] * Charlie finds a seat.
[20:52] <Chamelaeon> <<You're back in orbit, with quite a few days of travel
left to go. I'll sliptime when you guys are ready. >>
[20:52] <Illyana> ( I'm ready whenever. )
[20:53] <Tim> ( Works for me. )
[20:53] <Chako> (Might as well just assume introductions and telling eachother
that Illyana's the scientist and Yu's the tech, Isis's intrusion, Charlie's
sniper/scout, and the rest of us are combat twonks?)
[20:53] <Chako> (Er, Yu = Tim.)
[20:53] <Chamelaeon> (Good enough for me!)
[20:54] <Chamelaeon> <<SLIPTIME! *funky sounds*>>
[20:55] <Chamelaeon> <<You're about one hour off of Europa. Lewis is doing card
tricks again, and everyone's having a BALL, cause you've been trapped in this
ship for a week. SUDDENLY! There is a shrill beep from the cockpit.>>
[20:56] <Isis> ( Sorry. Felt a little ill. )
[20:56] * Lewis looks up. "That's the radar. What the hell?" He pushes off and
floats into the cockpit.
[20:56] * Tim looks up. "What's... ah. Hm."
[20:56] * Illyana turns her attention towards Lewis.
[20:57] * Isis has been thinking to herself almost the whole trip. At the sound
of the tone, she leaves a message. Well, okay, not. But she does look a little
preoccupied, a frown spreading across her face.
[20:57] * Lewis gives a swift kick to some part of the dash. "That was bizarre."
[20:57] * Tim frowns.
[20:57] <Charlie> What is it, Lewis?
[20:58] <Lewis> Had a blip on the radar for just a split second. Now it's gone. 
[20:58] * Charlie puts on his helmet and checks his sensors.
[20:58] * Isis raises an eyebrow (visible, this time; she's kept her helmet
off). "What kind of 'blip'?"
[20:59] <Tim> Hmmm.
[20:59] * Chako yawns, and stretches. "Sounds fun."
[20:59] <Lewis> No fucking clue. Didn't have an IFF signal, didn't look like a
ship at all.
[21:00] <Lewis> Probably just a bug, maybe a rock giving off some radiation. 
[21:00] <Isis> ( My immediate thought; "It doesn't have an Improfanfic signal?"
)
[21:00] * Lewis comes back into the bay area.
[21:00] <Chamelaeon> (Heh.)
[21:01] * Tim checks his helmet. "Maybe."
[21:02] * Isis continues to look preoccupied. "A piece of small space debris,
maybe, that broke up quickly. There are many possibilities."
[21:02] * Chako cracks her helmet off a bit, and rolls her neck around. She's
been keeping her helmet on most of the time, but she's definitely
japanese-looking with black hair. Her neck has a chain tatooed on it, and hazel
eyes.
[21:04] * Lewis leans back and floats. "Alright. The landing cycle's kicking in,
and we'll be on the moon's surface in about half an hour. Take as long as you
want - they're paying me the big bucks for this run."
[21:04] * Tim leaves his helmet on, since he's taken great pains to make sure
that it's comfy.
[21:05] * Isis mms faintly to herself. "Europa... what exactly do they expect us
to find there? Except a great deal of ice. Perhaps ATC is moving into the bagged
ice and party favors business."
[21:07] * Chako laughs. "Hah. Nah, just more exploitin'. Rare elements frozen in
the ice, or somethin'. But that's Illyana's job."
[21:07] * Illyana nods.
[21:08] * Isis raises an eyebrow at Illyana. "A scientist?"
[21:08] * Illyana nods again.
[21:09] * Isis mmms faintly. She glances between Tim and Charlie. "And you two?"
[21:09] <Lewis> <<The ship bumps a little as it hits ionophere.>>
[21:10] <Charlie> I'm just here to keep an eye out for y'all.
[21:10] * Lewis pushes into the cockpit and buckles in. "Time to strap down,
folks!"
[21:10] * Tim blinks. "Who, me? Techie, mostly. Mechanic, also. Bit of this and
that." He smirks. "I also cook."
[21:11] * Illyana does so.
[21:11] * Tim buckles in.
[21:11] * Isis grins as she sits down and picks up her helmet. "Perhaps you can
make an exotic Europan dish. Out of ice." She dons her helmet and straps in.
[21:12] * Charlie strapped in as well.
[21:12] * Chako straps down. "Ice flambe. Sounds bettah than rations."
[21:12] <Lewis> <<The faceless NPCs all buckle in, too! Bet you'd forgotten they
existed! I know I did.>>
[21:12] <Isis> ( *paints the NPC's suit torsos red, adds Starfleet insignia* )
[21:12] <Illyana> ( Especially since there's only 6 seats? I feel sorry for them
:P )
[21:12] <Chamelaeon> (six on each side.)
[21:13] <Illyana> ( Ah )
[21:13] * Tim chuckles.
[21:13] <Isis> ( I am envisioning Tim making shaved ice ala Anshi. it's funny. )
[21:13] <Chamelaeon> <<A quick timeslip finds the Raging Peppermint touching
down on an ice floe.>>
[21:15] <Tim> ( Heh. ^_^ )
[21:15] * Lewis touches a few controls, unbuckles, and turns around. "Well,
folks, welcome to Europa. Please collect all of your belongings from under the
seats and the overhead compartments before you leave, and thanks for flying with
Wintergreen today." He grins. "Give me a second, and I'll get the airlock."
[21:16] * Chako has her helmet back on by this point. She looks jumpy.
[21:16] * Illyana unbuckles and stands, waiting for Lewis.
[21:16] * Lewis opens the inner airlock door. "I'll be right here waiting."
[21:17] * Tim makes sure his suit's still in one piece, unbuckles and stands up.
He heads for the open airlock.
[21:17] * Isis unbuckles and stands, stretching (out of habit).
[21:18] * Chako nods towards Lewis. "Alright, people. Wedge, Biggs, you're rear
guard. Bronson, Masterson, you're left, McAldhel, and Isis are right, Charlie
and I are point. Techies in the center."
[21:18] * Tim nods.
[21:18] <Chamelaeon> <<Assorted NPCS nod with glee!>>
[21:19] * Chako waves, and starts walking. "Let's move, we got ice to blow up.
Illyana, you pick out places to do what ya need to."
[21:20] * Charlie heads out with Chako.
[21:20] * Lewis cycles the airlock, leaving the vista of Europa open.
[21:20] * Illyana nods and follows Chako.
[21:20] * Isis nods, loosening the sword in its scabbard. "Understood."
[21:20] * Illyana starts immediate sensor scanning once we get outside.
[21:21] * Charlie looks around "If we only had this much ice on mars..."
[21:21] * Tim scans too, but he might not be looking for the same thing.
[21:21] <Chamelaeon> <<Europa is strangely beautiful. It's mostly made up of
large ice floes, chunked and at odd angles to each other. A cluster of rocks and
ice forms a mountain over to your right, while a series of staggered plateaus is
to your left.>>
[21:22] * Isis chuckles at Charlie. "So many snowmen unbuilt. So many alcoholic
drinks served warm. A pity."
[21:22] <Chamelaeon> <<The sky is very faintly blue, and the stars still show
through it.>>
[21:22] * Charlie laughs. "So true."
[21:22] * Tim looks around at the scenery while he's at it. "Not too bad."
[21:22] * Chako chuckles, and looks for things to blow up. "Maybe ATC should go
inta party favors, eh Isis?"
[21:23] <Chamelaeon> <<The NPCs are suitably awed.>>
[21:24] * Illyana points towards the mountain and speaks for the first time.
"That way." Her voice has a slight but noticable Russian accent.
[21:25] <Charlie> We're the only ones here, right?
[21:26] * Chako points, and starts walking the way Illyana said. "Should be."
[21:26] * Illyana idly looks around. If she's impressed, it doesn't show.
[21:26] * Isis shakes her head at Chako. "Not if they all have to be tacky
shades of bright blue, canary yellow, or blinding white, no."
[21:27] <Chako> Hey, they give me the guns, they can paint them whatever the
hell they want. Not my style, but not my cash.
[21:28] <Charlie> hmm, Care if I take a look ahead, Chako?
[21:28] * Tim follows along, glancing around idly.
[21:28] * Chako waves. "S'what you're here for. Go."
[21:29] * Charlie 's suit begins to shimmer. It's suddenly a lot harder to see
him.
[21:29] * Charlie sprints off ahead.
[21:30] <Isis> If you don't mind, Commander, I'd also like to do some recon.
[21:30] <Chamelaeon> <<The trek to the mountain is longer than it would seem.
But it gives you the perfect chance to enjoy the view.>>
[21:31] * Chako shrugs. "Can't hurt. Go for it."
[21:31] * Isis nods, and sets off at a dead run in the same general direction as
Charlie.
[21:32] * Tim chuckles to himself.
[21:32] * Chako waves Wedge over into the right flank.
[21:32] <Chamelaeon> <<Wedge does the moving thing.>>
[21:33] <Chamelaeon> <<You reach the foot of the mountain. Both your scouts are
on the other side, you know, scouting.>>
[21:34] * Illyana motions for the others to halt. "Here."
[21:35] * Chako stops, and echos Illyana's sentiment.
[21:35] * Tim looks around. "Anything particularly interesting?"
[21:35] * Illyana pulls out a sonic digger and starts... well, digging. "We'll
see."
[21:37] * Charlie moves around to the main group.
[21:37] <Chamelaeon> <<Those of you who were scanning? Yeah, your sensors go
CRAZY. Something's close.>>
[21:37] * Tim nods.
[21:37] * Tim blinks. "Uh. Problem. Maybe."
[21:38] <Isis> ( Including us? )
[21:38] <Chamelaeon> <<A few seconds after the sensors pick up, you see a couple
dozen NeoHippie suits exit from a nearby canyon. Yeah, including scouts.>>
[21:39] <Charlie> Hippies from the canyon!
[21:39] <Chako> Fuck! Hippies!
[21:39] * Tim frowns, and decides to try to become unobtrusive.
[21:39] <Lewis> <<COMBAT! Inits - don't forget your obscene bonuses.>>
[21:40] <Chako> d6+7
[21:40] * Atom rolls for Chako (d6+7) and gets 11.
[21:40] <Illyana> d6+12
[21:40] * Atom rolls for Illyana (d6+12) and gets 18.
[21:41] * Lewis talks over the comm. "Oh, CRAP! What the fuck are they doing
here!" Several explosions sound over the radio. "Shit, I'm bailing! I'll tey and
get some help!"
[21:41] <Tim> d6+7
[21:41] * Atom rolls for Tim (d6+7) and gets 10.
[21:41] *** Lewis has quit IRC (Quit: )
[21:41] <Isis> d6+8
[21:41] * Atom rolls for Isis (d6+8) and gets 14.
[21:42] <Charlie> d6+6
[21:42] * Atom rolls for Charlie (d6+6) and gets 7.
[21:43] * Isis mutters and puts her hand on the hilt of her sword. "Try not to
use anything explosive. We don't know how it will affect the environment."
[21:43] <Chamelaeon> <<Illyana, Isis, HippieMob, NPCs, Chako, Tim, Charlie.)
[21:45] * Illyana decides to leave the fighting to the fighters, and waits to
see what happens (holding action).
[21:45] <Chamelaeon> <<Isis!>>
[21:45] <Isis> ( Are Charlie and I still away from the others? )
[21:45] <Chamelaeon> (No.)
[21:46] <Isis> ( Well, that's good. )
[21:46] * Isis drops into a crouch and runs at the nearest Hippie. "Let's make
this quick and clean..."
[21:46] <Isis> 2d6-4
[21:46] * Atom rolls for Isis (2d6-4) and gets 4.
[21:49] <Chamelaeon> <<Isis's sword slices a nifty little rent in the Hippie's
exosuit. Europa might have an atmosphere, but it's very very very cold, and the
Hippie doesn't really like that that oxygen's now touching his skin.>>
[21:49] <Chamelaeon> <<He falls to the side.>>
[21:49] <Isis> ( How are you ruling extra attacks? Taking it now, or a later
initiative? )
[21:49] <Chamelaeon> (Now.)
[21:50] * Isis digs in her feet and spins around, using her momentum to swing at
the next nearest suit.
[21:50] <Isis> 2d6-2
[21:50] * Atom rolls for Isis (2d6-2) and gets 5.
[21:51] <Chamelaeon> <<Another NeoHippie discovers new meaning to the phrase
Cold As Ice.>>
[21:52] <Chamelaeon> <<The other Hippies, noting with displeasure their fallen
comrades, proceed to attack en masse. Chako, Isis, Ranged Defense, modifiers
apply.>>
[21:52] <Isis> 2d6
[21:52] * Atom rolls for Isis (2d6) and gets 5.
[21:52] <Chako> 2d6-2
[21:52] * Atom rolls for Chako (2d6-2) and gets 4.
[21:53] <Chamelaeon> (Do me a favor and tell me if it's a hit or miss and by how
much, kay? Thanks.)
[21:53] <Isis> (Made by 1.)
[21:54] <Chako> (Made by 1.)
[21:54] <Chamelaeon> <<Missiles, lasers, and regular old bullets make nice holes
where Isis and Chako were standing. Unfortunately, the grunts were not as quick
to react, and all but one of them are brutally slaughtered.>>
[21:55] <Isis> ( ...Impressive. )
[21:55] <Chamelaeon> <<Poor Benny Masterson looks about him, screams, and runs.
Or tries to until he trips and falls into a canyon.>>
[21:56] <Chamelaeon> <<Chako?>>
[21:56] <Illyana> ( Wah! Wedge is dead! ;_; )
[21:58] * Chako curses, and faces the hippies, a ball of bright red energy
flying from the middle of her chest.
[21:58] * Tim makes a face at all the death.
[21:58] <Chako> 2d6-3
[21:58] * Atom rolls for Chako (2d6-3) and gets 2.
[21:59] <Chako> (Made by 4 or so.)
[22:00] <Chamelaeon> <<A NeoHippie suit melts in two. These suits certainly
don't have the defense to match their offense.>>
[22:00] <Chamelaeon> <<Tim?>>
[22:01] * Tim stays back and takes aim at a random hippie.
[22:02] <Chamelaeon> <<Charlie?>>
[22:03] * Illyana checks her sensors.
[22:03] * Charlie fires a spray of energy bullets at the nearest hippie.
[22:03] <Charlie> 2d6-1
[22:03] * Atom rolls for Charlie (2d6-1) and gets 6.
[22:03] <Charlie> (hit by 1)
[22:03] <Charlie> (er.. miss by 1)
[22:04] <Chamelaeon> <<Charlie's bullets spray wide.>>
[22:04] <Charlie> (wishful thinking. ;) )
[22:05] <Chamelaeon> <<Sensors go off again. Several dozen exosuits are bearing
down on your location, bearing NeoHippie signatures.>>
[22:05] <Chamelaeon> <<They're about 1 kilo away.>>
[22:06] <Chamelaeon> <<Illyana?>>
[22:06] <Illyana> ( Check your msg window )
[22:06] <Charlie> Good Lord, there's more. Where'd they all come from?!
[22:07] * Isis frowns. "This isn't good. Either they knew we were coming, or
they have some vested interest in the area... either way, it isn't good."
[22:08] * Chako nods, "Yeah, we're a defense force. I don't have nearly enough
missiles for assaulting a base."
[22:08] <Tim> Well, yeah.
[22:08] <Charlie> If they were here first, probably both..
[22:08] * Illyana thrusts her palms out to her right. There's a kind of ripple
sent through space, slamming into the mountain side.
[22:09] <Chamelaeon> <<A section of the mountainside collapses inward, then
scatters away from the epicenter of the blast. A person-sized hole is left,
leading down into a cave.
[22:10] * Illyana moves towards the cave. "This way."
[22:11] <Chamelaeon> <<If you hurry, you can all make it inside before the next
barrage.>>
[22:11] * Charlie follows. "It's better than out here.. hopefully."
[22:11] * Isis holds her sword out and stands in front. "I'll cover your
retreat."
[22:12] * Tim moves for the cave.
[22:12] * Chako moves towards the cave slowly as well, laying down any covering
fire she can. "Ya crazy? That's my job. Get in there!"
[22:13] <Chamelaeon> <<Chako does a marvelous job of killing things, but the
next wave is swiftly approaching.>>
[22:14] * Isis shrugs faintly. "Two hands are better than one." She waits until
everyone but Chako has started retreating, then follows.
[22:15] * Chako follows Isis back, laying more suppression fire down with her
energy weapons.
[22:17] <Chamelaeon> <<In a miracle of split-second timing, just as Chako pulls
back into the cave a distance, the next barrage occurs. Ice and rock go
everywhere as the battery of weapons slams into the mountainside. A brief of
moment of silence is had, and then a massive pile of debris slams down in front
of the entrance, sealing you in.>>
[22:17] * Tim looks around the cave.
[22:17] <Chamelaeon> <<You hear more attacks outside, but each one merely brings
down more ice and vibrates the cavern.>>
[22:18] * Charlie switches on his ECM "Maybe they won't realize where we are..
ECM on."
[22:18] * Chako looks at the ice block. "Whew. That was damn close... for us,
anyway."
[22:18] <Chamelaeon> (Which is a good stopping point. Beyond this and we'll have
to go till like 2.)
[22:18] <Tim> ( And that's bad? )
[22:19] <Atom> ( For poor Atom it is. ((_^; )
[22:19] <Isis> ( I really can't. Been falling asleep at work. Falling asleep at
work means I lose my job and go poor and hungry and die. )
[22:19] <Chako> (Yeah. Some of us have things like work and stuff. ^_^;)
[22:19] <Chamelaeon> (For poor Cham it is, too. I've got to be up in ... Yay!
4.5 hours.)
[22:19] <Illyana> ( Told ya to start earlier ^_- )
[22:19] <Chamelaeon> (That wouldn't have worked. Maybe we can work something out
next week.)
[22:19] <Tim> ( Heh. )
[22:20] <Chamelaeon> <<Session One Landed!>>