[21:04] <> [21:04] ( The way these suits are designed? Nah... He'd be megaman! :P ) [21:04] ( I am struggling to remember where we were. You're going to recap, aren't you? ) [21:04] <> [21:04] ( Sugoi. ) [21:05] <> [21:05] (Waaaai! Sugoi sugoi! *pulls out a pair of fans*) [21:05] (hippie-tastic, as I might say ^_^) [21:06] <> [21:07] <<[END EXPOSITION]. Go! For great beverage cooling!>> [21:08] * Tim looks around. "Nice." [21:10] * Chako turns from the wall. "Nobody fall on their ass or nothing?" She eyes everyone through her helmet. [21:10] * Isis sheathes her sword and breathes out. "This situation has become very strange awful quickly." [21:10] <> [21:11] ... I don't like this place.. there's somethin' odd about it. [21:12] * Illyana points. "There appears to be some sort of energy coming from further down that way. As well as quantities of the compounds we were sent here to obtain." [21:13] * Tim frowns. [21:14] * Charlie focuses in that direction. "Energy?" [21:14] * Isis raises an eyebrow. "Well, that's fortuitous. A bit suspicious, though..." She glances around. "I didn't know there was water in its liquid form on Europa." [21:15] * Illyana shrugs. "I haven't been able to identify it. Seems to be coming from inside a wall." [21:15] <> [21:16] * Chako touches the wall near her. "This whole place is weird. But hey, at least we can finish the mission if we can get through those damn hippies." [21:16] <> [21:17] (Visual? Audio?) [21:17] <> [21:17] <> [21:18] 2d6-2 [21:18] * Atom rolls for Chako (2d6-2) and gets 7. [21:18] (Uh-uh.) [21:18] <> [21:19] 2d6-1 [21:19] * Atom rolls for Illyana (2d6-1) and gets 3. [21:19] ( Got it ) [21:19] 2d6-2 [21:19] * Atom rolls for Tim (2d6-2) and gets 3. [21:19] 2d6-2 [21:19] * Atom rolls for Charlie (2d6-2) and gets 6. [21:19] ( Made it. By bunches. ^_^ ) [21:20] ( equals my mind score ) [21:20] 2d6 [21:20] * Atom rolls for Isis (2d6) and gets 6. [21:20] ( Shockingly, that actually succeeds. ) [21:22] <> [21:22] (Oh, and Isis? You forgot your -2 for visual sensors.) [21:23] ( Oh. Made it anyway so it matters not. ) [21:23] * Tim blinks, and taps his helmet. "Anyone else see that?" [21:23] * Illyana nods. [21:23] * Isis mmms. "Yeah... how strange." [21:24] Hm. [21:24] * Chako frowns. "Nothin' but ice here." [21:25] * Tim points. "There's a line in it. Over there." [21:25] Hafta look really closely.. [21:26] It's a bizarre case where it being so big makes it easy to miss. [21:26] <> [21:27] * Chako peers. "Huh. Yer right, that is strange." She dutifully ignores Isis. [21:27] 2d6-3 [21:27] * Atom rolls for Illyana (2d6-3) and gets 1. [21:27] ( er... ) [21:28] * Charlie taps his foot, "I'm likin' this place less and less.. Let's try and find a way out." [21:28] * Isis glances at Charlie. "That seems unwise. In here, the worst danger is the unknown..." She jerks a thumb toward the ice blocking the exit. "Besides us being trapped, here there be dragons." [21:30] * Chako draws herself up, and looks around at the group. "Still, standing here isn't gonna get us out. We might as well explore before we try to blow our way out." [21:31] True, but what good does it do us to sit here and stare at the walls, eh? [21:33] 'Lest you sciency types wanna take a closer look, I'm all for checkin' out that energy. [21:34] * Illyana shrugs. [21:35] I'm all for taking a closer look. Illyana? Don't suppose you'd care to try to determine what the line's composed of? [21:36] ( /me points Cham towards /msg ) [21:37] It'd take too long. [21:37] * Charlie turns and kneels near the water, taking a closer look at it. [21:39] * Chako taps her metallic foot. "Listen, we've still got people out there waiting to kill us, and unless we're really lucky, they'll be storming in sooner or later." [21:40] So either grab some compounds, Illyana, or let's get walking. [21:40] * Tim shrugs and looks around. [21:40] * Charlie shrugs and says to noone in particular "Ya wouldn't think it'd be this close to the surface.. and slightly warmer than freezing." [21:41] Gathering the compounds would take more time than I'd like to spare at the moment. It'd be easier to come back later. [21:41] That might not be possible. It's probably not worth it if the Hippies have been tipped off to our presence at this spot. They'll be waiting. [21:42] 'bout 2 degrees celcius.. Care if I take a look 'round that corner, cap'n? [21:42] * Charlie points along the ledge by the wall. [21:43] We'd better stay together, especially since Aliyeva doesn't seem to want to collect anything. [21:44] * Illyana shrugs. "If you'd like to risk battling the hippies while I collect the compounds, just say the word." [21:45] * Chako rolls her eyes. "Let's walk then, people!" She points off along the path. [21:48] (... wow, you're all just dead.) [21:48] * Tim looks disappointed, but nods and heads in the intidacted direction. [21:48] * Illyana follows Chako. [21:48] * Isis stays toward the front of the group with Charlie, scouting. [21:49] <> [21:49] (I'm actually in the back, where I was before. ^_^;) [21:49] * Tim blinks. [21:50] <> [21:51] * Tim looks around at the glows, gawking like a tourist. [21:51] This.. can't be natural.. [21:51] No, it probably can't. *_* [21:53] * Chako is looking around, glancing back now and again to make sure nobody decided to cut through when she wasn't looking. She's always keeping a weapon pointed where she's looking. [21:53] * Isis mmms and glances around. "There are plenty of plausible explanations for it. Probably. Nearly certain." [21:54] * Chamelaeon (cackles.) [21:55] <> [21:56] Can you tell what's actually glowing, Tim? [21:57] It's the crystiline form of the compound we were sent here for. [21:57] No luck so far. I'd *love* to kno... ah ha. [21:59] s'all way back in the ice though.. is it supposed to glow? [22:00] We could always carve a piece out of the wall and see. [22:00] <> [22:01] ( I've got the time. ) [22:01] * Chako gestures towards the tunnel. "Let's check tunnelways first, before we bog ourselves down chopping ice." [22:03] If you say so. [22:03] * Charlie starts walking again. [22:04] * Tim gets going. [22:04] * Illyana follows. [22:05] * Isis walks. [22:05] <> [22:06] Hm. [22:06] <> [22:08] * Chako frowns. "This ain't right at all." [22:09] * Tim walks towards the nearer pedestal, trying to get a better look at the etchings. "No, it isn't." He sounds almost excited by the notion. [22:09] * Illyana follows Tim. [22:09] < http://chamelaeon.sandwich.net/rpg/images/Script.jpg >> [22:10] *** Atom (EDeangelus@ACA254B5.ipt.aol.com) Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) [22:10] <> [22:10] ( Dicebot go boom. ) [22:10] * Isis walks forward, putting her hand against the pedestal. "It's certainly interesting." [22:12] Yes. Yes it is. [22:12] Wonder how old this is.. [22:13] Doesn't look very old. [22:13] *** Atom (EDeangelus@AC858495.ipt.aol.com) has joined #ATC [22:14] But perhaps it's simply well preserved. [22:14] <> [22:14] * Tim studies first the etchings, then the pedestal, then goes back to the etchings. He doesn't actually step into the bowl yet, tho. [22:14] If it was undisturbed, it may have been here for... countless centuries. Possibly. [22:16] Hmmm. Wonder who put it here. [22:16] A damn good question. And with this sealed off, it looks like we're stuck in here. [22:16] You think there could be somethin' smart livin in that lake out there? [22:17] Unlikely, but not altogether impossible. [22:18] I'm with Illyana. It doesn't seem like everything you need to sustain life is present here. [22:18] Dunno. Could be, but I doubt it. Just because someone put this here doesn't mean they're still here. [22:18] <> [22:19] * Tim takes a look at the crystals once he sees them. *_* [22:19] ( It's the Triple Evil! Yeeek! ) [22:19] * Illyana examines the crystals as well. [22:20] <> [22:20] * Tim grins. [22:20] * Chako slowly moves down into the bowl. "Found anything good?" [22:21] Yeah, I think so. [22:22] * Tim gingerly touches the green crystal. [22:22] More of the same compounds. [22:23] <> [22:23] Hey, that makes it easy. No need to drill or nothing. [22:23] They've also got an electric charge. [22:24] * Tim tries to pull the crystal out, very carefully. [22:24] <> [22:25] What kind of mineral is it, Illyana? What you were asked to collect. [22:25] ( The GM never told me ;_; ) [22:25] * Tim looks at the crystal, carefully turning it over in his hand. [22:25] ( Or me. ;_; ) [22:27] <> [22:29] (I am reminded, for some reason, that I never described my suit. I noticed most of you did, last session..) [22:30] <> [22:31] It's, uh, T.C.D.F.M.S.F.Q.T.S. Refuses to stay in one piece on Earth, so we have to get it elsewhere. Say, here, for example. ^_^ [22:31] (It's a fairly light-weight looking suit, painted in a icy camoflauge. Jets stick out of the back and calfs. The right arm has a standard automatic energy weapon, and mounted on the left shoulder is a rather large, folded sniper rifle. ATC logos are on the shoulders.) [22:32] * Isis raises an eyebrow, not that it's visible. "I will never understand this company. What do they plan to do with such an unstable mineral?" She walks over and glances over Tim's shoulder. "Many unanswered questions." [22:34] Too many, and we're on limited time. [22:34] * Illyana removes the red crystal, studying it more closely. [22:34] * Tim picks the blue crystal, too carrying the green crystal with him. "There is that. Of course, if it proves useful, it may be possible to simulate conditions under which it remains stable enough to still be useful. Never know." [22:35] <> [22:35] Hmmm. They're... sharing energy? [22:35] * Illyana nods. [22:36] * Tim looks back at the pedestal they took the crystals from. [22:37] <> [22:39] Hey, Illyana. Bring the red crystal over to the other pedestal. [22:39] * Chako is standing in the center impassively, eyeing the way they came. [22:39] * Illyana does that. [22:40] * Tim heads towards the other pedestal once Illyana gets going, making sure the crystals don't get too far apart. [22:40] Alright. This depression's just about the right size, so... [22:40] * Charlie leans against a wall and glances at the bowl. [22:43] * Tim gently places his two pieces together in the depression, making the bottom 2/3 of a triangle. "And put the red one on top, there." [22:44] * Illyana puts the third piece on top. Makeshift Tri-Force is now complete :P [22:45] <> [22:46] <> [22:47] * Chako frowns. "Jesus christ, now what?" [22:47] * Tim almost drops to his knees when the feeling hits him, but manages to stay upright and continue observing what happens. [22:48] * Isis staggers backward a bit but manages to keep her balance. "That... was not a good omen." [22:49] * Charlie braces against the wall, "yow.." [22:50] <> [22:50] * Tim blinks. [22:51] * Chako says, "This isn't a good sign," walks to the entrance to the room, and looks out. [22:52] <> [22:52] * Tim walks over to the entrance and looks, too. [22:52] * Illyana continues scanning the area. [22:53] <> [22:54] <> [22:55] * Tim winces and tries to stay upright. [22:55] * Illyana pulls herself towards the entrance. [22:56] * Isis mphs and struggles, walking as slowly as everyone else. [22:56] <> [22:57] * Tim slowly heads for the entrance. [22:58] * Chako must have struggled her way over, then. (^_^;) [22:59] <> [22:59] <> [22:59] heh, where's Toto? Did we land on the witch like we were supposed to? [23:00] * Isis mmms and looks around. "Oz, this definitely is not, or Dorothy would have been able to bench press the cows when she got back." [23:00] * Tim chuckles weakly. "I think the house may still be on it's way to Oz." [23:01] * Tim keeps going, wanting to see how much black there is. [23:01] * Chako walks forward slowly as well. [23:02] * Illyana follows somewhere in the middle of the group. [23:03] <> [23:04] <> [23:04] ...wow. [23:04] * Isis blinks a few times. "...If this is some sort of illusion, it's very real." [23:04] * Chako says bluntly, "At least there aren't any hippies waiting. Better than I could have hoped." [23:05] <> [23:06] There is that. [23:07] * Chako is walking, she's walking, she's walking... [23:08] <> [23:08] <<^^>> [23:08] * Charlie looks out at the horrizon. "yeah.. no hippies.." [23:09] ..but no idea where we are, to go along with that. [23:09] <> [23:09] * Isis mmms as she walks around, taking it very slow and methodical. "Could it be some sort of... super-scientific record? The symbols in the bowl reminded me of rounded versions of cuneiform. Maybe ancient humans had the ability to travel the stars?" [23:10] <> [23:11] <> [23:11] ...no, prolly not ancient humans. [23:13] * Isis shrugs. "No reason to discount it. These could be mythical figures..." She steps forward and puts her hand to one of the statues. [23:14] <> [23:14] * Tim looks around. [23:14] ( *brushes the foreshadowing off her keyboard with her arm* ) [23:14] (Heh.) [23:15] * Chako is also looking around, especially to see if there's anything off into the distance besides rocks. [23:15] * Illyana is scanning the area, not that that's any surprise. [23:15] ( Foreshadowing? What foreshadowing? That? That was a seagull. ) [23:16] <> [23:17] ( Must... not... laugh... ) [23:18] (Er?) [23:18] ( Methinks the forest is dead! That, or we die if we go there :P ) [23:18] ( Go west, young robot. ) [23:18] ( At least you didn't mark the edge 'Here there be chikins, LOLZ' ) [23:19] (Eh, a picture's worth a thousand words, and I am damn lazy.) [23:19] * Isis crouches for a second, then leaps up as best she can, climbing the statue. Somewhat ungracefully at times, thanks to the gravity, but she makes it, standing atop the giant thingy's head. [23:20] * Tim blinks and watches Isis climb. "See anything else up there?" [23:20] ( Tokyo Tower! ) [23:21] ( No, besides that! ) [23:21] ( Mothra! ) [23:21] ( Aieee! ) [23:22] (c.c;) [23:22] <> [23:22] ( Ok. So all you see are some rocks, Tokyo Tower and Mothra? ) [23:22] ( Yes. ) [23:23] ( Sounds about normal. ) [23:23] * Isis shakes her head. "Just a bigger view of the landscape. We can definitely discount the possibility of illusion." [23:23] Those structures are pretty old lookin', actually.. They look abandoned. [23:24] falling apart and such.. [23:24] * Isis leaps back down all cool and ninja like. "Hastily abandoned. Something bad happened here, if I may point out the obvious." [23:24] * Tim nods. [23:25] <> [23:26] * Chako speaks up, saying, "Wonderful. You scientists want to play with the room some more? Otherwise, we should investigate that city for resources." [23:26] * Illyana shrugs. [23:27] * Tim goes to look at the one tree. "City sounds fine, I guess." [23:27] ( okay. So... we need to get a typewriter to write up the tree's manuscript... ) [23:28] ( ? ) [23:28] (?) [23:28] ( ...Never mind. ) [23:28] Alright. Across to the city we go. Isis and Tim front pair, I'll be in back. [23:28] (Er, Charlie, not Tim. c.c;) [23:29] (I are the smarts.) [23:29] ( Was about to say. c_c ) [23:29] ( Clearly not. ) [23:30] <> [23:31] * Isis glances around. "I wonder... natural, or unnatural causes..." [23:32] <> [23:33] <> [23:34] Looks worse up close, eh Isis? [23:35] Impressively so. [23:36] * Chako eyes the destruction. "Someone with a lot of toys really didn't like this place at all." [23:36] Err, why do I get the feeling this place isn't completely abandoned?.. [23:37] No lifeforms detected so far. [23:38] Uhm. I dunno. [23:38] * Isis nods at Charlie. "It is not so much proof... but perhaps an expectation. It is almost like old Earth sci-fi movies." [23:39] <> [23:39] Yeah.. pretty creepy.. [23:40] * Charlie raises his weapon slightly. [23:42] <> [23:42] Well, shall we see if there's anything useful left in there? [23:42] * Chako is glad she always points a weapon where she looks. "Of course." [23:42] Sure. [23:43] * Charlie heads in, slowly. [23:43] <> [23:44] * Isis puts one hand on the hilt of her sword, wandering into the dome. [23:45] * Illyana follows behind the two. [23:46] <> [23:46] * Chako is guarding the rear, walking forward... [23:47] <> [23:48] d6+5 [23:48] * Atom rolls for Charlie (d6+5) and gets 8. [23:48] d6+7 [23:48] * Atom rolls for Chako (d6+7) and gets 11. [23:48] d6+8 [23:48] * Atom rolls for Isis (d6+8) and gets 14. [23:48] d6+12 [23:48] * Atom rolls for Illyana (d6+12) and gets 16. [23:48] (Your init roll is probably higher, Jay. ^_^) [23:49] <> [23:49] d6+5 [23:49] * Atom rolls for Tim (d6+5) and gets 7. [23:49] ( Does that inclue maneuvor bonus? ) [23:50] <> [23:50] ( Mine's 1 less, then. ) [23:50] d6+6 [23:50] * Atom rolls for Chako (d6+6) and gets 9. [23:50] (Or just subtract one. Whatever. ^_^;) [23:50] ( You oughtta remind us of these things, ya know. ^_^ ) [23:51] (I should. I am tired. [23:52] <> [23:52] <> [23:52] ( Erm... My init should be lower if there's no init bonus. Sorry ^^ ) [23:53] (How lower?) [23:53] ( -4 ) [23:53] <> [23:54] <> [23:55] (Which is just 2d6 for you.) [23:55] 2d6 [23:55] * Atom rolls for Charlie (2d6) and gets 7. [23:56] (not even close, sadly.) [23:56] <> [23:57] <> [23:57] ( What are the penalties? So I know. ) [23:57] (+2.) [23:58] (To anything physical/combat related.) [23:58] * Isis immediately draws her sword and runs at Charlie, slashing twice in rapid succession. [23:58] 2d6-2 [23:58] * Atom rolls for Isis (2d6-2) and gets 5. [23:58] (AT Charlie?) [23:59] (The dog, obviously. :P ) [00:00] < 2d6-2 [00:00] * Atom rolls for Isis (2d6-2) and gets 8. [00:00] (Taking my second, which goes wide, anyway.) [00:01] <> [00:01] 2d6-1 [00:01] * Atom rolls for Isis (2d6-1) and gets 7. [00:02] (hoo! No.) [00:02] (... that is totally okay. ) [00:02] <> [00:04] <> [00:04] ( You almost done? This is lagging me to HFIL. ) [00:04] * Illyana moves away from the dog, taking a defensive position (total defense). [00:05] <> [00:06] * Chako draws her laser-edged sword and yells as she strikes at the dog. [00:06] 2d6-1 [00:06] * Atom rolls for Chako (2d6-1) and gets 3. [00:06] (Hit, er sumpthin') [00:07] <> [00:07] ( Even me? ;_; ) [00:07] ( You still need the dicebot? ) [00:07] (You had to move! Is tiring!) [00:07] (No. Thank you.) [00:08] *** Atom (EDeangelus@AC858495.ipt.aol.com) Quit (Quit: ) [00:09] * Charlie inspects the damaged area of his suit. [00:09] <> [00:09] * Illyana inspects the corpses. "How odd. My sensors didn't pick up any lifeforms or energy readings." [00:09] * Chako frowns, and glances at Charlie's arm as well. "Well handled, people." [00:10] * Isis breathes heavily, re-sheathing her sword. "How diverting." [00:10] Hm. [00:10] * Tim looks around some more. [00:12] * Chako puts her laser-blade away. "Well, we can probably rest here a bit before moving on, if any of you need to. Eh?" [00:12] <> [00:14] (This is your GM Hinting that he is awfully tired, and likely to kill everyone if we go much farther.) [00:14] Perhaps it's not a bad idea. [00:15] I think we need some time to consider our next move carefully, if Illyana's report about her sensors is correct. [00:15] Sounds like a plan. [00:16] * Charlie sits down on something-or-other. "My suit doesn't seem too hurt.. I didn't pick anything up on my sensors either." [00:17] (Okay. End here?) [00:17] Neither did I. [00:17] ( Sure. ^_^ ) [00:17] ( K ) [00:17] <>