(10:51:28 PM) You have just entered room "AND."
AndrewRogue (10:51:38 PM): Ooooh boy.
blaine077713770 (10:51:59 PM): (ohboydideveryonewantoseethegnomeagain?)
AndrewRogue (10:52:12 PM): alignment be damned! KILL THE GNOME!
(10:52:15 PM) Chromeus18 has entered the room.
blaine077713770 (10:52:37 PM): (go for it she'll divine you a new asshole)
Adm H Sopko (10:52:40 PM): DEATH TO THE GNOMISH
Chromeus18 (10:52:50 PM): i don't think i'm up for playing tonight..
Chromeus18 (10:53:07 PM): huffing paint fumes in a poorly ventilated room = dizzy Jerri
Sarcazmo47 (10:53:16 PM): Mmmmmm, fun.
AndrewRogue (10:53:22 PM): Yay.
Chromeus18 (10:53:52 PM): i'm currently picking black, sticky boogers out of my nose
blaine077713770 (10:53:59 PM): sux0r
AndrewRogue (10:54:01 PM): Thank you for sharing.
Sarcazmo47 (10:54:05 PM): Awsome!
Chromeus18 (10:56:20 PM): i'm gonna get to bed, i need some sleep
Chromeus18 (10:56:32 PM): g'nite and later and bai and au revoir
(10:56:58 PM) Chromeus18 has left the room.
AndrewRogue (10:57:09 PM): ...well.
(10:57:30 PM) coughingpuppy has entered the room.
Adm H Sopko (10:57:47 PM): Hmm..
AndrewRogue (10:58:12 PM): ?
coughingpuppy (10:59:20 PM): Mrrrr? Is there game?
AndrewRogue (11:00:22 PM): I dunno.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:02:13 PM): I don't know.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:04:12 PM): Apparently there's a room
AndrewRogue (11:04:17 PM): Yes indeed.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:04:30 PM): I did mention to Kirk, and to Andrew, that I want to sleep
AndrewRogue (11:04:49 PM): You don't seem to be asleep.
Adm H Sopko (11:09:37 PM): Go to sleep, Alex.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:12:33 PM): Do you want game, or should I sleep?
Adm H Sopko (11:12:59 PM): I'd rather not go on without Chrome. We've done it too many time
Adm H Sopko (11:12:59 PM): s
AndrewRogue (11:13:27 PM): That's fine.
blaine077713770 (11:13:56 PM): sleep then Alex
SirAlexTheFirst (11:14:32 PM): I can stay awake, I think. I SHOULD stay awake. Talk about stuff.
AndrewRogue (11:14:45 PM): How about them local sports teams?
SirAlexTheFirst (11:15:21 PM): How about that AND?
SirAlexTheFirst (11:15:24 PM): What IS everyone doing>
SirAlexTheFirst (11:15:25 PM): ?
SirAlexTheFirst (11:15:33 PM): Are we all crashing at Verity's house?
Adm H Sopko (11:15:34 PM): Counting my lucky stars
Adm H Sopko (11:15:52 PM): And it appears so, Alex
AndrewRogue (11:15:54 PM): Sleeping outside with Bandon. Somehow maintaining our virginity.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:16:58 PM): Those two things don't go together. Where's Hunter going to sleep?
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Adm H Sopko (11:17:32 PM): Heh. I crashed in the middle of the living room floor
(11:18:06 PM) AndrewRogue has left the room.
(11:18:55 PM) AndrewRogue has entered the room.
AndrewRogue (11:19:25 PM): Virginity maintained, blah, blah.
blaine077713770 (11:20:13 PM): Voyan i believe is going to sleep somewhere out there in the woods..near a tree...or in one if she can mangae
SirAlexTheFirst (11:20:38 PM): Sure.
AndrewRogue (11:24:08 PM): So sleeping sleeping sleeping! Exciting. The porn beats die down disappointedly and all :p
SirAlexTheFirst (11:25:30 PM): Yep.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:25:44 PM): It's a nice night.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:26:00 PM): And then a nice morning.
AndrewRogue (11:26:46 PM): Red sunrise?
SirAlexTheFirst (11:27:57 PM): Sure, why not.
AndrewRogue (11:28:15 PM): Sailors take warning! A storm is boding!
Adm H Sopko (11:29:13 PM): So are we gaming?
AndrewRogue (11:29:27 PM): I... dunno.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:29:40 PM): Depends on what people want....
Sarcazmo47 (11:29:49 PM): People want love.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:29:58 PM): Kirk threatened me with death if I didn't run game
Adm H Sopko (11:30:00 PM): Bandon's gonna have to wait...
SirAlexTheFirst (11:30:14 PM): But he hasn't said anything at all in here - oh, there he is
AndrewRogue (11:30:30 PM): All Bandon needs is one Charm Person and he's done :p
SirAlexTheFirst (11:30:58 PM): ...........................................................................
AndrewRogue (11:31:04 PM): I'm kidding, yo.
coughingpuppy (11:31:09 PM): He needs to get her into a room with him and threaten her with death if she leaves.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:31:31 PM): Oh, is that what Verity does?
Sarcazmo47 (11:31:33 PM): Not the way it happened at ALL.
AndrewRogue (11:31:38 PM): XD
coughingpuppy (11:31:51 PM): Mhm.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:32:04 PM): By the way, Staci, Kirk says you should get back in the kitchen.
Sarcazmo47 (11:32:15 PM): And make me a sammich.
AndrewRogue (11:32:17 PM): Burn.
Adm H Sopko (11:32:41 PM): ::Gets some popcorn::
Sarcazmo47 (11:32:43 PM): What do you tell a woman with two black eyes?
Adm H Sopko (11:33:00 PM): Nothing. You've already told her twice
Sarcazmo47 (11:33:17 PM): How do you open a beer?
Adm H Sopko (11:33:40 PM): Why should you? If it's not open when she gives it to you, she's not doing her job
AndrewRogue (11:34:50 PM): So horrible, yet so funny.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:35:00 PM): Terribly offensive things, what? I have some of those.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:35:08 PM): http://oswald.ytmnd.com/
Sarcazmo47 (11:37:00 PM): Why are women's feet smaller?
Adm H Sopko (11:37:11 PM): Dunno
Sarcazmo47 (11:37:17 PM): So they can stand closer to the stove.
Adm H Sopko (11:37:56 PM): Heh
SirAlexTheFirst (11:38:08 PM): So
coughingpuppy (11:38:10 PM): I'd be offended if I didn't know I could kick your ass. Provided I had a sword, of course.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:38:19 PM): Kirk, Staci and Andrew are in another game
Adm H Sopko (11:38:26 PM): WEll, I know what to get Staci for Christmas
SirAlexTheFirst (11:38:28 PM): Hunter doesn't want to go on without Chrome
SirAlexTheFirst (11:38:37 PM): Chrome likes huffing paint more than game
coughingpuppy (11:38:53 PM): I'm fine with playing, we'd just be a bit slow.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:38:54 PM): And Blaine is lying in bloody pieces around the house.
AndrewRogue (11:39:14 PM): I'm cool playing. I've done this before. I'm good doing two characters like this :p
Adm H Sopko (11:39:31 PM): I guess I'll play...
AndrewRogue (11:39:37 PM): But it would be kind of rude to leave Chrome out. I know I hate getting ditched.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:41:15 PM): Someone make a decision, because I don't care either way.
Adm H Sopko (11:41:46 PM): I'll play
AndrewRogue (11:41:51 PM): Sure then.
Adm H Sopko (11:42:24 PM): Oh yeah... doesn't this mean we have to get to Whittyre on foot?
SirAlexTheFirst (11:43:05 PM): ~~~~START up then
SirAlexTheFirst (11:44:45 PM): Morning rolls around, and nothing terribly interesting happens... unless that gnome in the tree does something.
AndrewRogue (11:44:59 PM): (And of course we still have Aria being a pain in the fanny... yippee) *stretches out yawning, a little surprised when she accidently smacks Bandon's chest*
Adm H Sopko (11:45:23 PM): ::Hunter sleeps in pretty late after yesterday, having stayed up more than 48 hours, fallen 300 feet off a horse and walked back::
Sarcazmo47 (11:45:51 PM): Bandon gives a bit of a jump when he gets smacked, but doesn't stand. "Good morning."
AndrewRogue (11:46:29 PM): "Mmmm... morning Bandon."
Sarcazmo47 (11:47:04 PM): "How do you feel?"
AndrewRogue (11:48:01 PM): *she stretches her legs, runner style* "A little sore, but nothing more."
Adm H Sopko (11:50:13 PM): (Shut up, PF)
AndrewRogue (11:50:57 PM): *she finally kicks up to her feet and grabs her Guisarme* "I've been neglecting my exercises though."
Sarcazmo47 (11:51:31 PM): Bandon smiles and sits up, and then hands her a large cookie.
AndrewRogue (11:53:36 PM): "A cookie for breakfast?" *she brings her Guisarme in a complicated sweeping pattern and slams it on the ground, letting go* "Where'd you get it?"
Sarcazmo47 (11:56:42 PM): He holds out his other hand, and there's a cookie in it.
SirAlexTheFirst (11:57:11 PM): (What KIND of cookie?)
AndrewRogue (11:57:40 PM): "Oh?" *she smiles* "Have anymore?"
Sarcazmo47 (11:57:41 PM): A large, chocolate chunk cookie.
AndrewRogue (11:57:59 PM): (He's moved to the lowest denominator, bribing her with sweets.)
Sarcazmo47 (11:58:07 PM): Bandon takes a bite out of one and says, "A few."
SirAlexTheFirst (11:58:35 PM): (Chocolate.... oh dear. Do you have Craft Wondrous Baked Good?)
Sarcazmo47 (11:58:47 PM): Yes.
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AndrewRogue (12:02:11 AM): *she'll shrug helplessly and practically snag it out of his hands* "You'll spoile me giving me sweets so early." *she purposely acts like a little kid*
Sarcazmo47 (12:02:40 AM): Bandon nods. "Probably." Then he starts eating the other one.
AndrewRogue (12:05:23 AM): *she takes a small bite before putting it back in a pocket and picking the weapon back up. She resumes some complicated sweeping patterns, but it looks a mite sloppy. She has been shirking practice lately*
Sarcazmo47 (12:06:11 AM): Bandon just nibbles his.
AndrewRogue (12:08:56 AM): "So, seriously, where'd you get them? Its good."
Sarcazmo47 (12:10:13 AM): He shrugs. "Where did the food in the Liadon's house come from?"
AndrewRogue (12:10:54 AM): "Magic?" *she smiles* "Its such an amazing thing."
Sarcazmo47 (12:12:06 AM): He shrugs. "It's not my magic."
Sarcazmo47 (12:12:39 AM): "I ask, and it's granted. It's no more than anyone else can do."
AndrewRogue (12:12:59 AM): *smiles* "I can't."
Sarcazmo47 (12:14:03 AM): Bandon shakes his head. "You could if you tried. If you believed. That's all it takes."
AndrewRogue (12:14:38 AM): "Do you want to show me?" *she's actually starting to work up a sweat*
Sarcazmo47 (12:14:57 AM): "Show you what?"
AndrewRogue (12:15:35 AM): "Call upon Luthien for cookies." *she stifles a teasing giggle*
Sarcazmo47 (12:16:03 AM): He holds out a hand to her, and there's a cookie in it.
AndrewRogue (12:17:59 AM): *she goes around for an unusual upward cut followed by a wide swing, but slips and catches the ground, whipping the guisarme from her hand and landing on her rear*
AndrewRogue (12:19:57 AM): *she sighs and pushes herself up* "I guess that's enough for today."
Sarcazmo47 (12:21:44 AM): Bandon shakes his head. "You're very harsh on yourself, Aria." He stands as well.
AndrewRogue (12:22:27 AM): "What?"
AndrewRogue (12:28:28 AM): (Lazy Hunter :p)
Sarcazmo47 (12:29:01 AM): Bandon shakes his head and gestures for her to lead on, wherever they're going.
Adm H Sopko (12:29:16 AM): (Hey, Hunter needs his rest)
AndrewRogue (12:30:37 AM): (Er... she wasn't going anywhere. She was just working with her guisarme, fell, and got back up...)
Sarcazmo47 (12:32:54 AM): Righ.
AndrewRogue (12:35:45 AM): *sighs* "Do you think I'll be able to stop my father from doing something stupid?"
SirAlexTheFirst (12:40:21 AM): (That's a good question. Let me do some research and I'll get back to you on that.)
Sarcazmo47 (12:40:49 AM): Bandon laughs. "Shouldn't the parent be asking that question of the child?"
AndrewRogue (12:41:11 AM): (Heh. You do this to be cruel Alex, you do this to be cruel :p) *she blushes a bit embarassedly*
AndrewRogue (12:46:57 AM): *recalling the Aurelia incident* "Maybe... maybe you have a point."
Sarcazmo47 (12:50:06 AM): Bandon laughs again. "Come on. Let's find Hunter."
AndrewRogue (12:51:38 AM): "Right." *she'll trot on over to the door of Verity's home and knock-knock*
coughingpuppy (12:52:51 AM): Aurelia answers it and opens it so they can come in.
AndrewRogue (12:53:22 AM): "Good morning Aurelia."
coughingpuppy (12:53:35 AM): "Morning."
AndrewRogue (12:54:07 AM): "How are you?"
Adm H Sopko (12:54:23 AM): ::They see Hunter still quite plainly passed out on the living room floor::
coughingpuppy (12:54:27 AM): "Fine. You could have slept inside."
AndrewRogue (12:55:26 AM): "Beautiful nights like that are irreplacable. It was nice to jsut sleep under the stars."
coughingpuppy (12:56:27 AM): "My brother used to say things like that." She shrugs and glances around at Hunter. "You came in to get him?"
AndrewRogue (12:57:24 AM): "Ah, if he was up. I... really shouldn't bother him if he's asleep. He probably needs it."
AndrewRogue (12:57:56 AM): *suddenly hushed*
coughingpuppy (12:58:23 AM): "He seemed fully healed to me. He should be fine."
AndrewRogue (1:00:36 AM): "Even if, that doesn't change the fact that he survived that fall..."
coughingpuppy (1:03:07 AM): She shrugs. "I'm sure he's been through worse."
Adm H Sopko (1:03:25 AM): (Heh)
AndrewRogue (1:03:30 AM): *she looks at her strangely*
coughingpuppy (1:04:36 AM): Aurelia doesn't seem to notice.
Adm H Sopko (1:05:52 AM): (Someone wake the lazy bum up)
AndrewRogue (1:06:10 AM): *she looks at Hunter again and sighs* (What time of day is it?)
AndrewRogue (1:08:45 AM): *she finally reluctantly goes over to Hunter and gently pats his cheek* "Hunter..."
Adm H Sopko (1:09:52 AM): ::Hunter stirs a bit, opening his eyes slowly, speaking in a groggy, sleepy voice:: "Huh?"
AndrewRogue (1:10:06 AM): "Morning."
Adm H Sopko (1:12:22 AM): "Hm?" ::His eyes open fully and he struggles to sit up, forgetting he is fully laid out with armor on. H gets his bearings and looks to her:: "Oh... morning..."
AndrewRogue (1:13:42 AM): "Feeling better?"
(1:14:27 AM) Sarcazmo47 has left the room.
Adm H Sopko (1:14:53 AM): ::He groans a bit, stretching his back out:: "I can't tell yet..."
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AndrewRogue (1:16:11 AM): "Why don't you get up and see?" *she's too cherful for the morning*
Adm H Sopko (1:17:42 AM): ::He laughs quietly, standing up and stretching out a bit more:: "Yeah, I guess I'm fully repaired..." ::He looks down at his tattered clothes:: "I'll probably need to change, though..."
AndrewRogue (1:18:10 AM): "It wouldn't hurt."
AndrewRogue (1:18:34 AM): *she smiles teasingly* "Maybe a bath too?"
(1:19:15 AM) Sarcazmo47 has entered the room.
Adm H Sopko (1:19:45 AM): ::He sighs:: "Yeah, a bath too..."
AndrewRogue (1:20:57 AM): *turning back to Auerelia* "And how's Verity?"
coughingpuppy (1:21:25 AM): "Fine. He's around."
Sarcazmo47 (1:21:46 AM): Speak of Verity, and he appears.
Sarcazmo47 (1:21:47 AM): In the hallway.
Sarcazmo47 (1:21:55 AM): With two shovels and two hoes.
AndrewRogue (1:23:09 AM): "Morning."
Adm H Sopko (1:23:45 AM): ::Hunter looks over his clothes and sighs again:: "Damn... this was the set of clothes I got after the Marquis robbed us... I liked these..." ::He looks to Aurelia:: "Might I impose to use the bath, if you
Adm H Sopko (1:23:49 AM): have one?"
coughingpuppy (1:24:11 AM): She'll point the direction for him.
Adm H Sopko (1:24:42 AM): ::He nods in gratitude:: "Thank you..." ::Walks off in that direction for a long soak in the tub::
Sarcazmo47 (1:25:00 AM): Verity hands him a hoe as he walks by.
Adm H Sopko (1:25:25 AM): ::He blinks, but continues on to the bath::
Sarcazmo47 (1:25:49 AM): He makes for the door, handing Aria and Bandon each a shovel as well.
Sarcazmo47 (1:26:16 AM): Then he goes outside and continues with what he was doing yesterday when you arrived....tilling a garden.
AndrewRogue (1:26:21 AM): "It would be a bit more polite to ask..."
coughingpuppy (1:26:46 AM): Aurelia follows him out, taking the hoe Hunter left. "I think they were planning to leave."
Sarcazmo47 (1:27:00 AM): Verity shrugs. "Good."
AndrewRogue (1:27:28 AM): "I can't leave until I can find my father and see what he is planning...:
AndrewRogue (1:28:31 AM): *"
coughingpuppy (1:28:41 AM): "I thought that was what the dwarf is staying for?" She watches Verity long enough to get an idea of what he's doing and then goes to work herself.
AndrewRogue (1:29:50 AM): "I'm not sure who my father will listen to. All I can hope is to talk to him."
Sarcazmo47 (1:30:25 AM): "Then make yourself useful while you wait."
coughingpuppy (1:30:37 AM): "As long as he listens to someone. I don't want to end up on the receiving end of that man's sword again."
AndrewRogue (1:31:44 AM): *first to Verity* "Then ask instead of demanding!" *her head drops a bit at Auerelia's comment though* "Neither do I."
AndrewRogue (1:32:22 AM): *and again, her hand unconciously touches her chest where she was wounded*
Adm H Sopko (1:32:37 AM): (My poor heart!)
AndrewRogue (1:32:53 AM): (*boot*)
Adm H Sopko (1:36:43 AM): ::Eventually, Hunter exits the bath. Instead of the oddly matched earth-tone clothes he was given at the shop, he now wears a shirt of solid blue under his chain shirt, with a pair of black slacks and matching black
Adm H Sopko (1:37:34 AM): cloak. They seem to fit him better than the other set did as well. He obviously bought this himself, instead of having it given to him out of charity::
AndrewRogue (1:38:34 AM): *is leaning back against the house... contemplating being charitable*
Adm H Sopko (1:39:34 AM): ::Hunter walks right out the door, grabbing one of the tools not being used and helping Verity with his work::
AndrewRogue (1:39:43 AM): "Feel better Hunter?"
Adm H Sopko (1:40:25 AM): ::He looks up and smiles to her, continuing to work:: "Yes... that did a lot to help."
AndrewRogue (1:41:40 AM): *she looks a bit miffed by Verity's apparent silence...* "Excuse me, I think I'm going to explore the region, see what's around."\
Adm H Sopko (1:42:16 AM): ::It's then he stops working and looks to her seriously:: "Don't wander off alone."
AndrewRogue (1:43:06 AM): "Mmm... its just a little walk..."
Adm H Sopko (1:43:31 AM): ::He just looks at her::
Sarcazmo47 (1:43:57 AM): Bandon stands next to her. "I'll go along."
AndrewRogue (1:45:44 AM): *she smiles and taps her head* "You'll know in an instant if I somehow get myself in trouble, and I've got Bandon. I'll even take my guisarme if it'd make you feel better." *she chuckles weakly* "I'm pretty sure
AndrewRogue (1:46:11 AM): no more assassins want me, and I haven't tried to bother the voice... I'll be fine."
Adm H Sopko (1:46:25 AM): ::He smirks, thinking to himself:: ~I don't know if that makes it better or worse...~
Adm H Sopko (1:47:41 AM): "Why don't you consider helping out here if you insist on imposing?"
AndrewRogue (1:48:38 AM): *she smiles* "I'm not doing any imposing as it is." ~And I refuse to just blindly do what Verity says. He isn't my father, and he's definitely not my boss.~
Adm H Sopko (1:49:53 AM): ::His look somehow gets more serious, and he ignores the fact she thought it to him:: "Blindly follow Verity's orders? You march up to the house and insist on staying to watch out for a
Adm H Sopko (1:51:02 AM): problem that he could care less about, and then when he asks you to repay his allowing you to stay by doing the smallest bit of work, you refuse. Thats not blindly following
Adm H Sopko (1:51:15 AM): orders, Arianna. Thats downright rude."
AndrewRogue (1:54:04 AM): "I have not insisted on anything Hunter, and all he has done is shove..." *she bites down* "We can discuss this later."
AndrewRogue (1:54:18 AM): *grits teeth, the equivilant, something
coughingpuppy (1:54:42 AM): "Or you could bring it up with Verity, rather than discussing it like he isn't here, since you seem to have a problem."
Adm H Sopko (1:56:33 AM): ::His face cracks a smile:: "Heh... leave it to Aurelia to make me feel the fool after that... but she is right, Arianna."
Sarcazmo47 (1:57:26 AM): Verity does not appear to be responding to the conversation.
AndrewRogue (1:58:44 AM): "And as you can see, he's never felt fit to answer me when I ask him something. If he doesn't want to, I won't press him."
Sarcazmo47 (2:00:13 AM): At this, he'll actually smile, though he doesn't stop. "I won't answer, so you don't ask? How fatalistic."
AndrewRogue (2:00:24 AM): "What?"
AndrewRogue (2:04:42 AM): (*pokes chat*_
Sarcazmo47 (2:04:50 AM): He stands and faces her. "Girl, if I meant to force you to serve me, you'd already be doing it. I'm not your leader or your master, nor do I have any interest in such."
Sarcazmo47 (2:05:22 AM): "You are standing on my land, staying at my home. If you want something to do, then here it is. If you want to angst, there's the forest."
SirAlexTheFirst (2:06:58 AM): (Tee hee.)
Adm H Sopko (2:07:25 AM): (A one-two-three punch by Hunter, Aurelia and Verity... ouch)
Sarcazmo47 (2:08:05 AM): He goes back to hoeing.
AndrewRogue (2:08:52 AM): "All I want is you to simply ask something instead of pushing a shovel into my hand." *she sighs and turns on her heel. She's a teen. She chooses angst*
Adm H Sopko (2:09:26 AM): ::He looks to Bandon:: "Go with her."
AndrewRogue (2:09:28 AM): (Tough part about being a goofy kid: getting stuffed on THREE levels like that)
Adm H Sopko (2:09:47 AM): "See if you can calm her down..."
coughingpuppy (2:09:53 AM): ((Hey, all Aurelia did was advise her to take it up with someone.))
AndrewRogue (2:10:10 AM): (But she did it so perfectly :p)
Sarcazmo47 (2:10:46 AM): Bandon is following her before Hunter gets the first word out.
Adm H Sopko (2:11:53 AM): ::After they trot off, he sighs deeply in frustration:: "Man... if I wasn't just as stupid as they are sometimes, I'd think I'd have a rough time of leading them..." ::He goes back to work::
Sarcazmo47 (2:12:36 AM): Verity bursts out laughing.
Sarcazmo47 (2:12:47 AM): Mostly to himself, it would seem.
AndrewRogue (2:12:48 AM): (I'm sooooooooooooo offended :p)
Adm H Sopko (2:13:19 AM): ::He smirks as Verity laughs, but ignores it for the most part::
coughingpuppy (2:14:13 AM): She glances at Verity. "We didn't give you that much trouble."
Sarcazmo47 (2:15:38 AM): Verity laughs again. "You mean, no one asked me to say "please"?"
Adm H Sopko (2:16:24 AM): ::He chuckles:: "Maybe thats the trick... I haven't been able to get them to listen me at all, yet they still insist I'm some sort of leader..."
Sarcazmo47 (2:16:26 AM): He looks at her again, laughter in his eyes. "I seem to remember a certain elf watching me with some disdain when I first took over Shiz-Rahn."
Sarcazmo47 (2:17:26 AM): To Hunter, "They don't know what that means. Nor do you, I think. They call you leader the way a sheep calls the one in front of it the leader."
coughingpuppy (2:17:42 AM): ((Ouch.))
Sarcazmo47 (2:17:43 AM): He holds up a hand.
Sarcazmo47 (2:17:47 AM): "Don't be offended."
Adm H Sopko (2:17:57 AM): "I agree... I think I realized that fully last night..."
Sarcazmo47 (2:18:28 AM): "It's no easy thing to be responsible for others. It's a hard thing to learn. It's a hard thing to do, to force your will over another's."
Sarcazmo47 (2:18:37 AM): "To pretend you're always right."
AndrewRogue (2:18:49 AM): (Unless you're name starts with a Ver...)
Sarcazmo47 (2:18:58 AM): "When you're a leader, you owe it to the people you lead to be infallible."
Sarcazmo47 (2:19:37 AM): "Your decisions, and solely your decisions, are what determine their fate. What happens to them, good and bad, is on your hands."
Sarcazmo47 (2:19:50 AM): "You're not ready for that."
Sarcazmo47 (2:19:56 AM): "You don't want that."
Adm H Sopko (2:20:23 AM): ::He nods:: "Thats what I'm trying to teach myself now... it's time I forced myself to grow up... too long on this little escapade I've acted like a child and it's cost us... maybe if I can do that, then
Adm H Sopko (2:20:30 AM): I'll be ready to lead them..."
Sarcazmo47 (2:20:50 AM): Verity laughs. "Lead them to what? Why do they need leading?"
Adm H Sopko (2:21:50 AM): "If they think they need a leader, then I'll do my best. It's part of accepting that responsibility, isn't it? It's the only reason I'm helping you now... they insist on going for walks, so the
Adm H Sopko (2:22:09 AM): responsibility of repaying you for your hospitality falls to me."
Sarcazmo47 (2:22:20 AM): "Being a leader isn't about pride or arrogance. It's not about privelege. It's about forcing your will. It's about being right even when you're not. It's about accepting damnation because you have to."
Sarcazmo47 (2:22:35 AM): "It's about sending men to their deaths and then having nightmares about it the rest of your life."
Sarcazmo47 (2:23:03 AM): "It's about doing what must be done."
coughingpuppy (2:23:12 AM): "Not only that...but you need to be ready to lead them, and they need to be ready to follow you. They would need to accept your command over them, accept your judgement, and that requires that you win their respect."
Sarcazmo47 (2:23:46 AM): "So tell, Hunter Sopko, boy hero, would-be-leader of men. What is it that must be done? What is it that's worth dying for?"
Adm H Sopko (2:24:55 AM): ::He thinks about it for a while, then chuckles a bit:: "I feel like I'm back on that damn horse... but you know what? Why die? The whole point of it is to get out of the whole thing alive. It's not worth it if you don't."
Sarcazmo47 (2:25:43 AM): He shakes his head. "Wrong. Men don't need to be led to try to live. Beasts do that."
coughingpuppy (2:25:49 AM): "A dog can reason that. You aren't just trying to stay alive."
coughingpuppy (2:26:17 AM): ((I need to stop lagging.))
Sarcazmo47 (2:26:53 AM): "You lead because there's something more important than life. Than rightousness. Than happiness of you and yours. Something that needs you to win, no matter the cost. Because that is what you pay, as a leader.
Sarcazmo47 (2:26:56 AM): You pay the price.
Sarcazmo47 (2:26:59 AM): Whatever it may be.
Sarcazmo47 (2:27:19 AM): That is what you owe the people that follow you."
Adm H Sopko (2:28:47 AM): ::He lets their words absorb and imprint themselves into his brain. They can't really tell if he is fully grasping what they are telling him or not, but they can hope. It seems so, at least.::
Adm H Sopko (2:31:23 AM): "I just haven't lived long enough to fully understnad the scope of those words, Verity... my father used to say the same kinds of things to me, when he was trying to impress upon me the magnitude of the position I
Adm H Sopko (2:33:12 AM): would soon take... those men that died in my fight with you that first time... their deaths weigh so heavily upon me... and I've been
Adm H Sopko (2:35:30 AM): trying to figure out since then if this is truly the right path to be taking, if all I had to look forward to was that feeling. And no offense, the fact that they succeeded regardless of their death
Adm H Sopko (2:36:48 AM): filled me with a sort of odd joy and confusion. I was happy they'd succeeded, but it's like they knew something I didn't. I think it's part of what you're trying to tell me now. And truthfully, if I had to do it again,
Adm H Sopko (2:40:31 AM): knowing the outcome, I would... because I would know what was supposed to get done did get done. I think the result of that one thought more than anything at least keeps that strange notion of mine that I should continue on this
Adm H Sopko (2:40:34 AM): path..."
coughingpuppy (2:41:46 AM): Aurelia watches him once he finishes. "Age is a poor excuse for anything. My people would call me young, but I've already lived long past what you will. I find people younger than myself knowing more than I
coughingpuppy (2:41:55 AM): do quite often. I think experience is what you're looking for."
Adm H Sopko (2:42:47 AM): ::He nods, understanding without words::
Sarcazmo47 (2:43:02 AM): That's the way it's usually done.
Sarcazmo47 (2:44:33 AM): "I don't much care about you or your cronies, boy hero. But don't pretend to something you're not. The day you can tell me what's worth damning yourself and the people you love for, you'll be a leader of men."
SirAlexTheFirst (2:45:18 AM): Ouch.
Adm H Sopko (2:45:46 AM): "I don't suppose you can tell me what your conclusion was?"
Sarcazmo47 (2:47:18 AM): Verity looks him in the eye. "What was worth my own damnation?"
Adm H Sopko (2:48:09 AM): "Yes." ::He can at least tell Hunter means this in a truly honest way, not meaning to sounds arrogant or trying to save his pride either::
Sarcazmo47 (2:50:00 AM): "Changing the future."
Adm H Sopko (2:52:01 AM): ::He nods, and his tone sounds a bit nervous now, not wanting to sound stupid:: "I... I can only think of one thing at the moment. I wanted to tell it to Nellix in person... but I never got the chance to when we were
Adm H Sopko (2:52:23 AM): speaking... but if I couldn't say it then... I doubt it's enough in any respect..."
Adm H Sopko (2:54:17 AM): ::He closes his eyes, then slowly opens them again, gainging a bit more confidence:: "I want to prove that a pawn can survive a game of the gods."
AndrewRogue (2:54:39 AM): (BAM!)
Sarcazmo47 (2:55:03 AM): Verity watches him for a moment. "Then walk away."
Adm H Sopko (2:55:18 AM): "Walk away?"
Sarcazmo47 (2:59:14 AM): "The game of the gods is the game of your life. Unless you never die, you can't survive it. If you want to prove something - reject your fate. Walk away from what has been laid before you. Go to your family."
coughingpuppy (3:00:49 AM): Aurelia seems to be listening a bit more intently to this than she was to the other parts of the conversation.
Adm H Sopko (3:01:00 AM): "No."
Sarcazmo47 (3:01:48 AM): He nods. "You'll play the game?"
Sarcazmo47 (3:02:31 AM): He tosses the hoe aside and walks over to Hunter, putting a hand on each of his shoulders, and stares directly at him.
Sarcazmo47 (3:02:36 AM): "Then don't play to live, fool."
Sarcazmo47 (3:02:43 AM): "Play to win."
Adm H Sopko (3:03:29 AM): ::He looks directly back at Verity, and nods::
Sarcazmo47 (3:05:17 AM): Verity turns and goes back to gardening.
Adm H Sopko (3:05:55 AM): ::After a moment of further thought, Hunter does as well::
AndrewRogue (3:06:50 AM): (*cheers*)
Adm H Sopko (3:07:14 AM): (Either you're gonna have to come back, or we stop here)
SirAlexTheFirst (3:07:28 AM): (....me?)
Adm H Sopko (3:07:33 AM): (Aria and Bandon...)
SirAlexTheFirst (3:07:39 AM): (I'm riiight here....)
Adm H Sopko (3:07:47 AM): (I know you're here)
Adm H Sopko (3:07:55 AM): (Cause you're right there_
AndrewRogue (3:08:30 AM): (The whiny girl and the cleric. I suppose if Kirk's up to more counseling of idiots we can do something and come back ^_~)
Sarcazmo47 (3:09:01 AM): Uh......sure!
Adm H Sopko (3:09:13 AM): (I think this is a kickass place to stop if Chrome is needed)
Sarcazmo47 (3:09:17 AM): Kirk, master of telling people to shut the fuck up and buck up!
AndrewRogue (3:10:27 AM): Hey, we all need it sometimes, and you're just so good at delivering man ^_^
SirAlexTheFirst (3:10:31 AM): Chrome is not needed
SirAlexTheFirst (3:10:39 AM): Bandon was running after Aria, right?
SirAlexTheFirst (3:10:45 AM): To make sure she doesn't get into trouble?
Adm H Sopko (3:10:48 AM): (Then go go RP copter!)
SirAlexTheFirst (3:10:53 AM): I'd like to have Blaine here, but... heh.
AndrewRogue (3:11:32 AM): (We can pick up tomorrow if you want Alex. I'm cool continuing RPing but if we'd rather wait for folks...)
Sarcazmo47 (3:12:25 AM): I live to serve. Whatever people want is cool.
SirAlexTheFirst (3:13:58 AM): Gogo RP
AndrewRogue (3:14:52 AM): *is walking briskly and annoyedly/angry away from the house and those damnably right people*
Sarcazmo47 (3:15:27 AM): Bandon trails along.
Sarcazmo47 (3:15:35 AM): Waiting for her to talk.
AndrewRogue (3:17:00 AM): "I'm not a child Bandon. I don't need an adult escort." *tensely*
Sarcazmo47 (3:17:56 AM): "Oh. Good thing I'm not a grownup then."
AndrewRogue (3:20:16 AM): *she continues walking* "I don't need to be ordered aro..." *trailing* "How old are you?"
Sarcazmo47 (3:20:38 AM): He laughs. "I am nineteen years old."
Adm H Sopko (3:21:06 AM): (...)
AndrewRogue (3:21:21 AM): "Is that really all?"
Sarcazmo47 (3:21:37 AM): He's grinning. "You sound disappointed."
AndrewRogue (3:22:19 AM): "You just sound older." *you can safely assume she's a bit red faced*
Sarcazmo47 (3:24:20 AM): He laughs again. "Sorry."
AndrewRogue (3:24:49 AM): *she takes a few steps more before she finally stops and hangs her head* "Gods... I am a kid, aren't I? I get frustrated with a situation and I run away."
Sarcazmo47 (3:28:02 AM): Bandon shrugs. "We all have tempers. Some of us deal with them better than others."
AndrewRogue (3:31:17 AM): "That doesn't excuse this sort of behav... but... is it so unreasonable to get angry because he won't give me a straight answer? To just want him to ask ins..." *she sits down, running a hand through her hair* "I
AndrewRogue (3:32:10 AM): don't even want to impose, I just want to find out what my father is doing. I haven't understood anything since this whole mess started."
Sarcazmo47 (3:33:54 AM): Bandon shrugs. "You want him to treat you the way you'd like to be treated."
SirAlexTheFirst (3:34:12 AM): ...
coughingpuppy (3:34:20 AM): ((*blinkblink*))
Sarcazmo47 (3:36:28 AM): Am I too tired to know what I'm saying?
AndrewRogue (3:36:53 AM): "And I sound more like a child by the second. I shouldn't... I shouldn't expect that from people/" (I kind of lost Al and Staci on that one...)
Sarcazmo47 (3:36:56 AM): It makes sense to me....
Sarcazmo47 (3:37:05 AM): "Why not?"
AndrewRogue (3:39:58 AM): "...I... why should Verity care about me or what I want? Its his home and I'm... I'm just standing around hoplessly hoping I get lucky and an answer falls in my lap."
SirAlexTheFirst (3:42:20 AM): (The gnome should fall out of a tree into your lap right now. But no.)
AndrewRogue (3:43:22 AM): (I hate that gnome. Alex, you've made ME suspicious of any new NPCs/Characters from now on :p)
Sarcazmo47 (3:43:27 AM): "Verity...will be who he is. I don't think he's trying to offend you. You're doing what seems right to you. You can't do anything more than that. Don't doubt yourself now."
AndrewRogue (3:48:00 AM): *she slowly gets back to her feet* "I... ...Bandon?"
Sarcazmo47 (3:48:06 AM): "Yes?"
AndrewRogue (3:49:22 AM): *quietly, her back still to him* "Would you... would you... kiss me?"
Sarcazmo47 (3:50:12 AM): He takes her by the shoulders, turns her around slowly, and does so.
AndrewRogue (3:53:54 AM): *she accepts passively, and stands quietly when he finishes...* "T-thank you..."
Sarcazmo47 (3:54:19 AM): "For what?"
AndrewRogue (3:56:25 AM): "For... that."
Sarcazmo47 (3:57:29 AM): He takes her head in his hands and tilts it to look at him. "You don't have to thank me. I love you."
AndrewRogue (4:01:33 AM): "...truly? Honestly? Wholly? Despite my foolishness, despite my whims?"
AndrewRogue (4:03:30 AM): (*uses acetone to take off some of the sap*)
Sarcazmo47 (4:06:51 AM): He smiles. "Despite? Because. Because you're the purest person I've ever known."
Sarcazmo47 (4:07:03 AM): (*slathers more sap back on*)
Sarcazmo47 (4:07:10 AM): He kisses her again, there.
Adm H Sopko (4:08:14 AM): (Wow.... I think I want to shoot myself)
Adm H Sopko (4:08:45 AM): (But the sap clogged the barrel! Damnit!)
AndrewRogue (4:11:32 AM): (At least you're not the one RPing it...:p) *she's a bit more active this time, wrapping her arms around him and all. Its reluctant... but its there.*
AndrewRogue (4:12:42 AM): *finally* "Still... I... I should go back and apologize..."
Sarcazmo47 (4:13:23 AM): Bandon nods. "If you think you should."
AndrewRogue (4:15:39 AM): "I... how do you make me keep second guessing myself like that?" *she sighs* "At the least I owe it to Hunter..."
Sarcazmo47 (4:18:06 AM): Bandon laughs. "Let's go, then."
AndrewRogue (4:19:00 AM): *and it is done*
Adm H Sopko (4:19:46 AM): ::The scene is as they left it, with Hunter and Verity tilling the land::
coughingpuppy (4:20:43 AM): ((Well, Aurelia's there helping.))
Adm H Sopko (4:20:54 AM): (Okay then)
SirAlexTheFirst (4:21:31 AM): Karn is not. Just to say.
AndrewRogue (4:22:02 AM): *she'll quietly cross the field and pick up the shovel and begin working before she finally says* "I'm sorry. I was being childish."
Adm H Sopko (4:24:04 AM): ::He looks up to her with a smile:: "Then we're even."::He winks to her and returns to work::
Sarcazmo47 (4:25:23 AM): And....do we break here?
SirAlexTheFirst (4:26:09 AM): I suppose.
AndrewRogue (4:26:10 AM): (*defers to everyone else* My sleep has been ultra erratic lately. Being up isn't going to hurt me anymore.)
SirAlexTheFirst (4:26:23 AM): No opinion here
Adm H Sopko (4:26:25 AM): Alrighty
coughingpuppy (4:27:36 AM): Not sure where else it could go without Blaine.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:28:09 AM): ...but you know where it's going WITH Blaine? :P
SirAlexTheFirst (4:28:13 AM): Anyways.
Adm H Sopko (4:28:30 AM): Fun night tonight
AndrewRogue (4:28:40 AM): So game tomorrow as usual or is it being deferred 'till later?
SirAlexTheFirst (4:28:48 AM): Probably game tomorrow
AndrewRogue (4:28:53 AM): Yay.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:28:57 AM): 'Barring insanity
Adm H Sopko (4:29:00 AM): And the peasants rejoiced
SirAlexTheFirst (4:29:09 AM): GG tonight
SirAlexTheFirst (4:29:14 AM): Re tomorrow
AndrewRogue (4:29:50 AM): Sorry about the relative slowness on my end. And just in the even I didn't say it, mad applause to Kirk, Soppy and Staci ^_^
coughingpuppy (4:29:59 AM): Aurelia didn't say much.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:30:11 AM): Units : 68030 Structures: 1000 (built: 1) Resources: * Sap: 9999 RP: 999999999
Adm H Sopko (4:30:53 AM): Thanks, Andy.
Sarcazmo47 (4:31:04 AM): Huzzah!
Sarcazmo47 (4:31:07 AM): We got a good score.
Sarcazmo47 (4:31:17 AM): What's the units score for?
AndrewRogue (4:31:24 AM): We need a good ass kicking to alleviate the sap situation :p But in retrospect, it would probably get worse afterwards. And yay good score. And you're welcome Sopp-man!
SirAlexTheFirst (4:31:47 AM): XP: *numbers curl*
SirAlexTheFirst (4:32:00 AM): 1000.
Sarcazmo47 (4:32:01 AM): No XP!
Sarcazmo47 (4:32:06 AM): Awww.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:32:15 AM): Questions/Comments?
Sarcazmo47 (4:32:21 AM): No XP!
SirAlexTheFirst (4:32:27 AM): Why not?
AndrewRogue (4:32:43 AM): ...you been drowning us in XP lately <_< I'm not feeling like I'm actually earning any.
Adm H Sopko (4:32:54 AM): I'll take it...
SirAlexTheFirst (4:32:55 AM): Hm, okay. 500 then.
Sarcazmo47 (4:32:57 AM): It devalues the RP.
Sarcazmo47 (4:33:04 AM): Or something.
coughingpuppy (4:33:07 AM): Yeah, same here. Aurelia doesn't talk as much as I should make her talk.
Adm H Sopko (4:33:23 AM): I'll take the 1000, if I still can...
AndrewRogue (4:33:35 AM): *cheerfully takes the 500*
SirAlexTheFirst (4:33:36 AM): Okay then. No XP.
AndrewRogue (4:33:43 AM): *cheerfully takes 0*
Adm H Sopko (4:33:54 AM): Buggernuts..
SirAlexTheFirst (4:34:36 AM): I'll remember that in the future, when GIl whines about not getting XP.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:34:47 AM): Assuming he ever wants to play again.
Adm H Sopko (4:35:03 AM): ::Takes the 1000 off his char sheet::
AndrewRogue (4:35:15 AM): I'd like to feel like I do something substatial before I'm next rewarded. You know, except drown the set in angst and then sap by letting Bandon get to step 1 or what not <_<
SirAlexTheFirst (4:35:29 AM): Questions/comments?
Adm H Sopko (4:35:37 AM): None here...
AndrewRogue (4:35:54 AM): Uh... why oh why do you make me so suspicious of Blaine?
SirAlexTheFirst (4:36:25 AM): *shrug*
SirAlexTheFirst (4:36:57 AM): He's playing an arcane spellcaster.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:37:07 AM): Nobody plays arcane spellcasters here.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:37:16 AM): He's different. He's not like you.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:37:18 AM): Deviant.
Adm H Sopko (4:37:31 AM): You know what that means, right?
SirAlexTheFirst (4:37:41 AM): He'll destroy your stable society, steal your jobs, take your white elven women/men/sheep
Adm H Sopko (4:38:01 AM): Obviously
SirAlexTheFirst (4:38:06 AM): Obviously!
SirAlexTheFirst (4:38:16 AM): Obviously, like good RP shouldn't be rewarded with XP.
Adm H Sopko (4:38:27 AM): Hey, I was all for accepting the XP
AndrewRogue (4:38:38 AM): No! I finally laid claim to Bandon, away! Mrr... I'm still suspicious. But anyway... questions/comments out of you Alex?
Adm H Sopko (4:38:46 AM): I've grown out of begging for/being obsessed with it, but I won't ever refuse it<G>
SirAlexTheFirst (4:39:32 AM): Okay, first of all, Kirk, you better explain that whole XP thing. You DO realize that the campaign has been playing for 9 months now and the characters are barely level 8, right?
Adm H Sopko (4:39:48 AM): ::Raises hand:: I'm level 9...
AndrewRogue (4:39:52 AM): ...9 here too.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:39:57 AM): ...9.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:40:06 AM): Yeah, get the updated sheets up. Forgot about that.
Sarcazmo47 (4:40:14 AM): Sure.
AndrewRogue (4:40:23 AM): Oh yeah. Send me updated sheets and I'll cheerfully upload.
Sarcazmo47 (4:40:24 AM): I was a big fan of tke 10k for the scenarior.
Sarcazmo47 (4:40:31 AM): *scenario.
coughingpuppy (4:40:44 AM): But we didn't get the 10k, Kirk.
Sarcazmo47 (4:41:10 AM): But I think I'd like it more in a big lump after a climax than after each session.
Sarcazmo47 (4:41:14 AM): It feels more earned.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:41:23 AM): And this wasn't a climax?
Adm H Sopko (4:41:24 AM): This... was a pretty big climax...
Sarcazmo47 (4:41:29 AM): it was?
Adm H Sopko (4:41:31 AM): Just of character, not of plot
Sarcazmo47 (4:41:38 AM): It was?
AndrewRogue (4:41:45 AM): *feels the urge to say "Shut up PF"*
SirAlexTheFirst (4:42:10 AM): Hunter and Aria just had mass development and turnaround
SirAlexTheFirst (4:42:13 AM): But, whatever.
Sarcazmo47 (4:42:17 AM): They did?
Adm H Sopko (4:42:34 AM): I can't speak for Aria, but Hunter sure as hell did
Sarcazmo47 (4:42:41 AM): I guess I was distracted by taking over the Stonemaul tribe...
SirAlexTheFirst (4:42:47 AM): The problem with awarding XP after a big climax (read: battle) is that you can't use the levels you've earned in the actual big battle.
Sarcazmo47 (4:42:53 AM): What sort of turnaround?
SirAlexTheFirst (4:43:31 AM): Hopefully, Hunter is going to turn around and be badass now.
Adm H Sopko (4:43:43 AM): Dude, you said it yourself. You sat him down and told him how shit really is. He was on his way to it himself, but you threw him faster in the direction. He's going to be taking shit a lot more seriously now
Sarcazmo47 (4:43:51 AM): That would be exciting.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:44:24 AM): I find it hilarious and creepy that the speech Verity gave Hunter is almost exactly Nellix's old character mental profile.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:44:29 AM): Exactly.
Adm H Sopko (4:44:36 AM): Heh
SirAlexTheFirst (4:44:38 AM): As in, same phrases.
Sarcazmo47 (4:44:51 AM): Character mental profile?
Sarcazmo47 (4:44:53 AM): What?
SirAlexTheFirst (4:45:24 AM): What the character thinks and believes about life, the universe, everything, and their life within it
Sarcazmo47 (4:45:57 AM): Okie dokie.
Sarcazmo47 (4:46:36 AM): Well, Anyhoo.
Adm H Sopko (4:46:43 AM): Would an acceptable response to some of the questions be "Refer to this session"?
AndrewRogue (4:46:58 AM): XD
Sarcazmo47 (4:47:08 AM): We'll see if interesting things result. And what questions do you mean?
SirAlexTheFirst (4:47:18 AM): No.
Adm H Sopko (4:47:26 AM): Fair enough<G>
SirAlexTheFirst (4:47:34 AM): Well, I don't think it would be.
Adm H Sopko (4:47:42 AM): I was just joking
SirAlexTheFirst (4:47:50 AM): It's your character profile. It's there for you. Answer it however you want.
Adm H Sopko (4:47:57 AM): Yep
Sarcazmo47 (4:48:30 AM): Well, kids. I think it's bedt50e.
Sarcazmo47 (4:48:38 AM): h yeah.
AndrewRogue (4:49:03 AM): Heh. Yep. Sleep is good I think. Again, thanks for all the fun. :p
coughingpuppy (4:49:14 AM): Yep. 'Night guys.
Adm H Sopko (4:49:30 AM): Night
(4:49:34 AM) coughingpuppy has left the room.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:49:35 AM): Good night...
Sarcazmo47 (4:50:11 AM): SPLAT
(4:50:23 AM) Sarcazmo47 has left the room.
AndrewRogue (4:50:24 AM): SPLAT!
Adm H Sopko (4:51:41 AM): Anyone having a hard time believing a swinger like Bandon could suddenly settle down so quick?<G>
AndrewRogue (4:52:15 AM): Aria's that attractive I guess ^_~
Adm H Sopko (4:52:45 AM): Heh
SirAlexTheFirst (4:52:49 AM): Bandon is only 19, and has been a punk and murderer and thief. He really isn't that much of a swinger.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:53:16 AM): As for Soppy...
SirAlexTheFirst (4:53:43 AM): You cannot spend OOC influence dots to prevent BandonxAria.
Adm H Sopko (4:53:54 AM): Oh I'm actually glad<G>
SirAlexTheFirst (4:54:01 AM): Really?
Adm H Sopko (4:54:42 AM): ::Shrugs:: Now that Hunter's had his big revelation, it leaves him free to become less personal and more authoritative.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:55:00 AM): Is that a good thing?
Adm H Sopko (4:55:21 AM): Yes and no. But thats the fun of it
AndrewRogue (4:56:51 AM): Indeed. I'm quite curious to see how this foes.
AndrewRogue (4:56:55 AM): ...goes.
SirAlexTheFirst (4:57:04 AM): Paranoid, are we
Adm H Sopko (4:57:08 AM): Heh
Adm H Sopko (4:57:17 AM): Freudian slip
AndrewRogue (4:58:45 AM): Damn, they're on to me. I obviously think Hunter will turn villain-esque and work against us :p
Adm H Sopko (4:59:52 AM): Obviously. He'll get that cool Eva-esqe set of armor as well
AndrewRogue (5:00:23 AM): ...that would totally be worth seeing him go evil.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:00:24 AM): Clan ERPPC.... online
Adm H Sopko (5:00:29 AM): OOO
AndrewRogue (5:00:37 AM): ?
Adm H Sopko (5:00:40 AM): Alex is speaking in Battletech!
SirAlexTheFirst (5:00:48 AM): That was worth the reaction.
AndrewRogue (5:00:59 AM): I suck. I've always wanted to play Battletech.
Adm H Sopko (5:01:29 AM): Clan ER PPCs... 15 points of damage, high heat curve, great range
Adm H Sopko (5:01:50 AM): With half the weight and none the ammo dependency of a Gauss Rifle
AndrewRogue (5:01:59 AM): ...wow, Soppy knows his Mechwarrior.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:02:21 AM): They're pretty dang spiffy.
Adm H Sopko (5:02:28 AM): Despite the Gauss Rifle's near 0 heat output
Adm H Sopko (5:02:35 AM): Takes up less space too
SirAlexTheFirst (5:02:48 AM): You actually have to get heat sinks as the "ammo", but they're better for extended missions.
Adm H Sopko (5:03:06 AM): Yep. I've always loved the Warhawk Prime
Adm H Sopko (5:03:18 AM): 4 Clan ER PPCs
Adm H Sopko (5:03:27 AM): With a Gauss Rifle and Medium Lasers
AndrewRogue (5:03:51 AM): ...so, should I take this as a plug to get a Mechwarrior game?
SirAlexTheFirst (5:04:01 AM): I like the Nova Cat, loaded out with... 12? 14? However many it was. All Clan ER Medium Pulse Lasers.
Adm H Sopko (5:04:29 AM): Thats basically a heavier Nova
SirAlexTheFirst (5:04:37 AM): Yup.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:04:45 AM): So simple, yet so effective.
Adm H Sopko (5:04:49 AM): Yep
AndrewRogue (5:05:35 AM): So... if somebody was intrigued by all this talk, what would they go about buying to learn about it? <_< >_>
Adm H Sopko (5:05:36 AM): One of my favorites from the 3060 Tech Readout is the Predator. 2 LB-10X autocannons and 2 ER Medium Lasers
SirAlexTheFirst (5:05:51 AM): I'm vaguely following Soppy.
Adm H Sopko (5:06:00 AM): 60 tons. Good armor, solid speed. It's great on defense
SirAlexTheFirst (5:06:01 AM): You should go get Mechwarrior 2.
Adm H Sopko (5:06:07 AM): Mechwarrior 2 > Lots
Adm H Sopko (5:06:15 AM): It's better than most of the new games
SirAlexTheFirst (5:06:17 AM): MW4 is okay too, but 2 seems better.
Adm H Sopko (5:06:32 AM): It's much, much more accurate to Battletech
Adm H Sopko (5:06:47 AM): MW2: Mercenaries is also good
AndrewRogue (5:06:48 AM): How much you think I could hunt it down for?
Adm H Sopko (5:06:52 AM): Cheap
SirAlexTheFirst (5:07:09 AM): Very.
Adm H Sopko (5:07:16 AM): I can't get it to run on my comp though... I'm too stupid to set it up right
SirAlexTheFirst (5:07:29 AM): It requires some hacking to make it run on XP.
AndrewRogue (5:07:44 AM): ...ew. I are teh suck at teh hack, yo.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:07:52 AM): And by some, I mean "so much that it couldn't be done at all until some guy figured out a way a few weeks ago"
SirAlexTheFirst (5:07:59 AM): But there are instructions now.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:08:13 AM): I've been playing 4 in the meantime,
SirAlexTheFirst (5:09:01 AM): The hoss setup for whomping everything, meaning everything, is a Daishi (which is apparently called a Dire Wolf elsewhere - Clan 100 tonner)
Adm H Sopko (5:09:33 AM): Yeah... I know the whole story behind the Daishi/Dire Wolf thing... I can tell you offhand
SirAlexTheFirst (5:09:36 AM): packing 2 Clan Gauss, 1 Clan ER PPC, 2 Clan ER Large Pulse Lasers, and 2 Clan ER Med. Pulse lasers.
Adm H Sopko (5:09:54 AM): Never mind saying Clan, Alex. The Dire Wolf is a purely Clan mech
SirAlexTheFirst (5:09:58 AM): Oh, yes.
Adm H Sopko (5:10:02 AM): Saying all that is redundant
SirAlexTheFirst (5:10:05 AM): I just like saying it.
Adm H Sopko (5:10:07 AM): HEh
SirAlexTheFirst (5:10:10 AM): Because Clan is always better.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:10:12 AM): ALWAYS.
Adm H Sopko (5:10:26 AM): Most always
AndrewRogue (5:10:54 AM): Indeed.
Adm H Sopko (5:11:05 AM): Except when it comes to tactics and strategy
SirAlexTheFirst (5:11:06 AM): I cannot think of any weapons which have a Clan and a non-Clan version where you would ever want to use the non-Clan version.
Adm H Sopko (5:11:13 AM): ::Points to Tukayyid::
SirAlexTheFirst (5:12:00 AM): Well, except the Light Gauss, but that's really more of its own weapon.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:12:21 AM): And I bet there's a clan version of that too, but they didn't put it in the game.
Adm H Sopko (5:12:22 AM): Yes
SirAlexTheFirst (5:12:52 AM): Anyways.
Adm H Sopko (5:13:02 AM): And no
Adm H Sopko (5:13:07 AM): No Clan Light Gauss
SirAlexTheFirst (5:13:31 AM): Well
SirAlexTheFirst (5:13:38 AM): Aria is now the damage sponge.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:13:49 AM): Hunter will be picking up fatespinner powers.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:13:55 AM): Bandon has his porno tapes.
Adm H Sopko (5:13:58 AM): Light Gauss was a unique invention of the Free Worlds League trying to duplicate the performance of the Clan Gauss Rifle. They failed, but still created a unique qeapon
SirAlexTheFirst (5:14:32 AM): Verity has his perfectly normal longsword, Aurelia has her heart-stoppingly nice spells.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:14:55 AM): Light Gauss is, as always, the weapon of choice for super duper range sniper whores
SirAlexTheFirst (5:15:23 AM): Microsoft sucks for making MW4 such a bad game
AndrewRogue (5:15:28 AM): You forgot Jerriford Alex :p
Adm H Sopko (5:15:43 AM): And cause I feel like sharing, the reason the Dire Wolf is also called a Daishi, is this. The Clans named it the Dire Wolf, however, during the Clan invasion in 3050, the Inner Sphere had no idea what they were dealing
SirAlexTheFirst (5:15:57 AM): Jerriford is high on paint-er, life! He's high on life!
SirAlexTheFirst (5:16:15 AM): Bigsbie is dead
SirAlexTheFirst (5:16:22 AM): Clan is superior
Adm H Sopko (5:16:27 AM): with, so they assigned their own names to all the mechs the clans fielded, resulting in two names for most of the Clan mechs.
AndrewRogue (5:16:32 AM): ...we still need to resolve that. I think.
Adm H Sopko (5:17:14 AM): The Draconis Combine was the one who assigned the Daishi codename in particular. It means "Great Death"
SirAlexTheFirst (5:17:27 AM): And Aurelia's Demon Baby is well on its way.
Adm H Sopko (5:17:38 AM): Mwhaha
AndrewRogue (5:18:02 AM): ARR! But stupid Aria will obsess with finding her dad because she knows how dangerous V&A can be. And she's prolly going to look totally stupid when the baby is born because she stops/tries to stop her dad again ^_^
Adm H Sopko (5:18:08 AM): And fatespinner?
SirAlexTheFirst (5:18:08 AM): And MW4 is way too easy.
Adm H Sopko (5:18:21 AM): MW2 can be hard at times...
SirAlexTheFirst (5:18:36 AM): I soloed the last battle earlier today, on the easiest difficulty, sure, but still. No lancemates.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:18:50 AM): Just me and my Osiris with its one CERMPL.
Adm H Sopko (5:19:06 AM): ::Hasn't played a MW game since MW2:Merc
SirAlexTheFirst (5:19:13 AM): Don't bother.
Adm H Sopko (5:19:17 AM): So I hear
SirAlexTheFirst (5:19:21 AM): They're really, really bad.
AndrewRogue (5:19:26 AM): So, definitely go with 2 or 2: Mercs?
SirAlexTheFirst (5:19:28 AM): Fun, especially multiplayer, but bad.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:19:38 AM): YEs.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:19:52 AM): Microsoft neglected to implement a few features that are kinda crucial.
Adm H Sopko (5:19:58 AM): Like?
SirAlexTheFirst (5:20:03 AM): Like using jump jets to, yknow, jump on things.
AndrewRogue (5:20:08 AM): Can 4 do in a pinch since it would be my first MW game?
Adm H Sopko (5:20:15 AM): Death from Above, you mean?
SirAlexTheFirst (5:20:26 AM): Well, you can do that to mechs
Adm H Sopko (5:20:29 AM): DfA is awesome to do in the board game
SirAlexTheFirst (5:20:36 AM): But you can't jump onto buildings.
Adm H Sopko (5:20:42 AM): You can't jump onto buildings?!?!?
Adm H Sopko (5:20:47 AM): WHAAAAAAA?
SirAlexTheFirst (5:20:50 AM): Even though so many of them look like you can.
Adm H Sopko (5:20:53 AM): Why not?
Adm H Sopko (5:21:17 AM): You can jump onto any building if you have the juice in MW2-Merc
SirAlexTheFirst (5:21:21 AM): You jsut kind of jump up and keep pressing against the invisible wall, because it's just a solid block because they didn't bother implementing true 3d.
Adm H Sopko (5:21:31 AM): Eww
Adm H Sopko (5:22:01 AM): What else is missing?
SirAlexTheFirst (5:22:03 AM): So Jump Jets are really only useful for dodging missiles and the occasional slope that's a bit too steep.
AndrewRogue (5:22:13 AM): Unf... so hey... any of you played the Armored Core games and can tell me how they compare when you're finished?
SirAlexTheFirst (5:22:24 AM): No Armored Core here
SirAlexTheFirst (5:22:32 AM): What else
SirAlexTheFirst (5:22:50 AM): Well, there's a pretty limited mech library for an '04 game
SirAlexTheFirst (5:23:22 AM): There are no really special mechs, like the spider one, and none of those little powersuits or protomechs or whatever
Adm H Sopko (5:23:28 AM): Armored Core freaking OWNZ
Adm H Sopko (5:23:43 AM): No elementals!?!?!
SirAlexTheFirst (5:23:47 AM): Nope
Adm H Sopko (5:24:05 AM): that was one of the coolest parts of the Mercenaries quickmission! You could be an elemental!
SirAlexTheFirst (5:24:15 AM): The balance is really rather terrible; in matches between two players of equal skill, the heavier mech will always win.
Adm H Sopko (5:24:35 AM): It... usually ends that way, barring luck
SirAlexTheFirst (5:25:01 AM): That's kinda true, but they also tried to implement a hardpoint/weapon slot system, too
AndrewRogue (5:25:14 AM): I'll agree with you there Soppy. I ADORE the AC games. ...hmm...now I vaguely want to know if a new one is coming out soon...
Adm H Sopko (5:25:16 AM): You mean the Critical Slots?
Adm H Sopko (5:25:32 AM): Thats always been a staple of BT and MW.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:25:49 AM): Each chassis has a certain number and types of weapon slots at different locations on it, and you have to fit your weapons in those slots.
Adm H Sopko (5:25:53 AM): ...
SirAlexTheFirst (5:25:55 AM): Really?
Adm H Sopko (5:25:56 AM): WHAT?
SirAlexTheFirst (5:26:06 AM): Yeah.
Adm H Sopko (5:26:35 AM): It's ALWAYS been 6 slots for the head and legs, 12 slots for torsos and arms.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:26:52 AM): For example, the Nova Cat has three 3-slot Beam racks and a 4-slot omni, I think
Adm H Sopko (5:27:06 AM): Head has 1 slot open, CT has 3, Arms have 8, and Legs have 2
Adm H Sopko (5:27:27 AM): Torsos have all 12, or 9-10, if you're using an XL engine
SirAlexTheFirst (5:27:31 AM): Location, number, and type of weapon bays depend on the mech, and is the real reason to use different chassis.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:27:36 AM): In MW4, at least.
Adm H Sopko (5:27:45 AM): XL engines never made sense to me, though... they're less weight, but they take up more space?
Adm H Sopko (5:27:53 AM): Even if it's to prevent cheese...
SirAlexTheFirst (5:27:59 AM): And the different weapons require certain numbers of slots, which some mechs just don't have.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:28:35 AM): Like, the Awesome has no 3-slot beam racks. So you can't put a PPC on it.
Adm H Sopko (5:28:44 AM): What?
Adm H Sopko (5:28:51 AM): An Awesome COMES with 3 PPCs
SirAlexTheFirst (5:29:27 AM): I... may be mixing up the Awesome and the Atlas, then, but one of the huge mechs that starts with A cannot take a PPC.
Adm H Sopko (5:29:34 AM): And doesn't have enough weight left to mount much else after you add the heat since
Adm H Sopko (5:29:37 AM): sinks even
SirAlexTheFirst (5:30:15 AM): And the Daishi can only take one PPC, in its omni rack, because all its other beam slots are only 2-slot.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:30:24 AM): Kinda sucks.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:30:35 AM): The Daishi will still win any fight, though, period.
Adm H Sopko (5:30:39 AM): Atlas prolly. And IIRC, an Atlas is, depending on the Varient, an AC/20 or Gauss Rifle, 2 Medium Lasers, an LRM-20, an SRM-6 and a Large laser
Adm H Sopko (5:31:31 AM): A Daishi falls to a smart Warhawk pilot
Adm H Sopko (5:31:36 AM): You might call it a Masakari
SirAlexTheFirst (5:31:40 AM): I guess you could use smaller mechs if you wanted jump jets, but then, jets are kinda.... bad.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:31:52 AM): No such mech by either name in MW4
Adm H Sopko (5:31:59 AM): It's in 2
SirAlexTheFirst (5:32:07 AM): Heh.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:32:15 AM): I need to get 2 installed on this and play it.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:32:20 AM): So many games, so little time...
Adm H Sopko (5:32:24 AM): 4 ER PPCs with enough Heat sinks to continuously fire, a Gauss Rifle and 2 Med Lasers
SirAlexTheFirst (5:32:36 AM): o_O
Adm H Sopko (5:32:44 AM): It's faster too
Adm H Sopko (5:32:47 AM): Less armor though
Adm H Sopko (5:32:56 AM): 85 tons
SirAlexTheFirst (5:32:56 AM): Now, I KNOW that nothing in MW4 can even come close to mounting that.
Adm H Sopko (5:33:40 AM): I've taken out a lance of Daishis with the comp on Hard with that mech
SirAlexTheFirst (5:33:45 AM): There's only two mechs that can mount 4 PPCs, and neither one has slots for Gauss and lasers in addition to that
SirAlexTheFirst (5:34:06 AM): And the tonnage... what's the load on that mech?
Adm H Sopko (5:34:11 AM): 85 tons
SirAlexTheFirst (5:34:14 AM): Wow.
Adm H Sopko (5:34:31 AM): Lemme check something, hold on
SirAlexTheFirst (5:34:35 AM): You'd have to not max armor, I'm guessing...
Adm H Sopko (5:35:06 AM): Nope
Adm H Sopko (5:35:17 AM): It's top speed is 60 kph though
Adm H Sopko (5:35:30 AM): As opposed to a Daishi's 50
SirAlexTheFirst (5:35:36 AM): PPCs and Gauss are 13 tons each, so that's... 65 tons right there, plus your heat sinks, engine, and then armor and whatever else you want
Adm H Sopko (5:35:50 AM): no... Clan PPCs are 6 tons
Adm H Sopko (5:35:59 AM): Or 7 or 8...
SirAlexTheFirst (5:36:02 AM): Haaaa. Not in MW4.
Adm H Sopko (5:36:08 AM): heh
SirAlexTheFirst (5:36:13 AM): I think *that* was a balance change,
Adm H Sopko (5:36:14 AM): Gauss are 12
SirAlexTheFirst (5:36:14 AM): .
SirAlexTheFirst (5:36:38 AM): Normal Gauss is 16, Clan and Light Gauss are 13
Adm H Sopko (5:36:43 AM): ...
SirAlexTheFirst (5:37:02 AM): Yeah
Adm H Sopko (5:37:09 AM): IS Gauss is 14 I think... Clan is 12... Light is around 10 or 9
SirAlexTheFirst (5:37:11 AM): Not that true to the specs, eh
SirAlexTheFirst (5:37:27 AM): Well, it does come with one ton of ammo, so you can fire the durn thing
Adm H Sopko (5:37:39 AM): Yeah
SirAlexTheFirst (5:38:23 AM): And I've been told that in the actual universe, you cannot mount a Long Tom on a mech.
Adm H Sopko (5:38:58 AM): I'm not entirely sure, myself...
Adm H Sopko (5:40:06 AM): Bah... why isn't MW2: Merc working? It worked fine a few months ago... on XP even
SirAlexTheFirst (5:40:15 AM): Just your ordinary 26 ton 3-slot ballistic in MW4. And paradoxically, it's the worst weapon in the game. Even counting Flamer and Machine Guns.
AndrewRogue (5:40:51 AM): Aww... Machine Guns are bad?
SirAlexTheFirst (5:41:22 AM): Machine guns are great... if you have tonnage to waste and you like distracting the enemy with pretty lights.
AndrewRogue (5:42:02 AM): Ouch. I practically worship the MG1000 in AC. That makes me sad.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:42:25 AM): At least the flamer has a theoretical use, if you utterly know the opponent is going to be an utter PPC/laser whore.
Adm H Sopko (5:42:48 AM): There is a mech in the board game with 12 Machine Guns
SirAlexTheFirst (5:42:50 AM): Ah well.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:42:58 AM): ....does it kill things?
Adm H Sopko (5:43:14 AM): It's a 25 ton light mech. It kills infantry and other light mechs
SirAlexTheFirst (5:43:32 AM): I see.
Adm H Sopko (5:43:36 AM): It has one ton of ammo... thats all it needs
SirAlexTheFirst (5:44:11 AM): One glorious burst of machine gun fire, huh.
Adm H Sopko (5:44:14 AM): And when I say it kills infantry, IT KILLS IT DEAD, FOO
SirAlexTheFirst (5:44:40 AM): Well, anyways.
SirAlexTheFirst (5:44:42 AM): I need sleep.
Adm H Sopko (5:44:45 AM): Diito
Adm H Sopko (5:44:46 AM): Later
SirAlexTheFirst (5:44:47 AM): So, good night, farewell.
AndrewRogue (5:45:01 AM): Night ya'll.