You have just entered room "AND Lagless."

SirAlexTheFirst: No lag is good lag.

Adm H Sopko has entered the room.

Sarcazmo47 has entered the room.

coughingpuppy has left the room.

AndrewRogue: That's a paradox though...

Sarcazmo47: I dunno....

SirAlexTheFirst: Not really.

Dark Japheth has entered the room.

SirAlexTheFirst: It means all lag is bad lag.

coughingpuppy has entered the room.

coughingpuppy: I hate AOL a lot.

Dark Japheth: I see.

Dark Japheth: AIM is feeling rather bitchy tonight and lagging everything.

Sarcazmo47: I hate livejournals a lot.

AndrewRogue: Its not lagging me much.

Adm H Sopko: Hmm... lag?

Adm H Sopko: Bearable.

AndrewRogue: None for me.

Adm H Sopko: No more lag!

SirAlexTheFirst: I have no lag now.

coughingpuppy: AIM is always feeling bitchy.

SirAlexTheFirst: Anyways.

SirAlexTheFirst: So I spent last week playing Doom 3. It was the most fun I have had with a game in a long, long time. I will not stop talking about it and making references and jokes and such.

SirAlexTheFirst: If this bothers anyone, I highly suggest they leave.

SirAlexTheFirst: Otherwise, let's get started.

AndrewRogue: YES!

coughingpuppy: Yay!

Adm H Sopko: I got to watch my cousin play Doom 3 with surround sound speakers on his comp... it was awesome. When something was behind him, you could hear it in the rear speakers

SirAlexTheFirst: That's what surround sound means.

Adm H Sopko: Duh... It was just a nerdgasm

SirAlexTheFirst: SO.

Dark Japheth: See, I didn't play Doom 3. My computer can hardly handle gunbound.

Dark Japheth: So Doom 3, merely thinking about installing it, and I need to reboot.

coughingpuppy: My computer can't even handle Warcraft III.

Sarcazmo47: *STASISED*

AndrewRogue: *DEAD'D*

Dark Japheth: I will enjoy references as I cannot play the game.

AndrewRogue: Don't feel bad Gorth, my laptop disallows it.

SirAlexTheFirst: Here we have Bandon, Hunter, Aurelia, and a random passerby.

coughingpuppy: *outside the lab somewhere*

Adm H Sopko: So... MEGAMAN MUSIC

SirAlexTheFirst: Opinions?

coughingpuppy: I'd like to play, since I haven't gotten to for several sessions...

Adm H Sopko: I select, Aurelia and her lack of dwarves

SirAlexTheFirst: 2.5

Sarcazmo47: Hunter. Sopko has been slavering all week.

Sarcazmo47: Aurelia the Dwarfless?

SirAlexTheFirst: The other people seem stasis'd and dead'd.

SirAlexTheFirst: Ah, there's Kirk.

Sarcazmo47: Trie.

SirAlexTheFirst: Or is that lag.

Sarcazmo47: LAGGED

SirAlexTheFirst: Brie?

Sarcazmo47: But it seems better now.

SirAlexTheFirst: Cheese?

SirAlexTheFirst: Cheesing again, Laggy?

Sarcazmo47: So...

Sarcazmo47: AURELIA'D

Adm H Sopko: i can wait... The natural progression of events would go Aurelia, new guy, me

SirAlexTheFirst: There is some lag here but it is manageable.

Dark Japheth: I am willing to go last.

Dark Japheth: As I'm not here, I'm perhaps the least important.

coughingpuppy: Well, I'm hoping Aurelia will meet up with Hunter and we can stop doing this party-split craziness, actually. She intends to go look for him.

SirAlexTheFirst: Actually, Bandon hasn't gotten to play for longer than Aurelia....

SirAlexTheFirst: But anyways.

SirAlexTheFirst: So our loveable cuddly formerly deicidal ur-priestess is outside the Labs.

SirAlexTheFirst: ~~~~~START~~~~

coughingpuppy: Aurelia just ran outside the labs after a series of rather desperate lies, and is in a hurry to get out of the vacinity, at least for now. So she'll move a good way away from the building.

coughingpuppy: And, having seen Karn and Jerri both taken, and not knowing where Hunter and Aria are, she's at a complete loss for what to do.

SirAlexTheFirst: Hokay. It's pretty dark outside now, and there are more people walking around than before. None of them take any special notice of you.

coughingpuppy: Jerri never mentioned the building Hunter and Aria were in to Aurelia, did he?

Adm H Sopko: Yep, actually.

SirAlexTheFirst: I think he did

AndrewRogue: He did.

coughingpuppy: Good. She'll attempt to get directions, then, via the terminal, if possible.

SirAlexTheFirst: Sure thing. It's all the way on the other side of the city.

coughingpuppy: Aurelia decides that's safer than asking a passerby, so she'll trek in that direction.

SirAlexTheFirst: Rightyo. Are you by any chance using the teleporters?

coughingpuppy: They're so completely foreign to her that she doesn't really think of them.

SirAlexTheFirst: It'll take you a good 20, 30 minutes to get there then.

coughingpuppy: It doesn't bother her that much. She's walked much longer distances. She tries to keep to crowds, if she can, where she's less likely to be spotted and/or recognized.

SirAlexTheFirst: There aren't very many crowds, and the ones you do find tend to pull away from you when you try to walk closely to them.

coughingpuppy: Aurelia finds this puzzling. Then again, she's in dragonhide armor and probably stands out in a place like this. Realizing that it's drawing more attention than it's worth, she walks solitarily until she reaches the terminal.

SirAlexTheFirst: You're heading for Whittyre Hall 201, no? Not a terminal.

coughingpuppy: Yeah, but she doesn't know the way there and is therefore looking for directions on the terminal.

coughingpuppy: Unless there are signs that point the way.

SirAlexTheFirst: There are no signs. The terminal already gave you street directions there.

coughingpuppy: Urgh. I thought you meant that the terminal was on the other side of the city. Nevermind. Okay, she walks by herself until she gets there.

SirAlexTheFirst: Rightyo. There are a steady stream of people going into and out of Whittyre Hall, unlike pretty much anyplace else in the city.

SirAlexTheFirst: If you follow the people, they're going into (and out of) the large room 201, where the social is still going on.

coughingpuppy: She goes in there in the hopes that Hunter and Aria will still be around inside.

SirAlexTheFirst: Rightyo. Spot check?

*OnlineHost*: coughingpuppy rolled 1 20-sided die: 13

coughingpuppy: 27.

SirAlexTheFirst: And... they aren't here, as far as you can tell.

SirAlexTheFirst: Though a great variety of people are.

SirAlexTheFirst: While looking around the party, you are tapped on the shoulder by a young elven man in a tuxedo. "Good evening, miss. Have you lost something?"

coughingpuppy: She turns around to face him. "Other than some friends of mine, no. I was asked to meet them here."

coughingpuppy: In a place this crowded, though, she doubts anyone is able to take enough notice of anyone else to tell her where they went.

SirAlexTheFirst: "Oh, really?" He smiles a smile oozing with smiley teeth. "We have some friends over here - you're free to join us, if you like, my dear."

coughingpuppy: "Ah. Thank you for the invitation. I would, but it's very important that I meet them here. Do you know Hunter Sopko?"

Dark Japheth: (His smiles have teeth. HIS TEETH HAVE TEETH)

SirAlexTheFirst: (THE TEETH ARE COMING OUT OF THE WALLS. LIKE THE ZOMBIES.)

SirAlexTheFirst: "Why yes, I do! Mister Sopko was on stage here but a short while ago, though I think he left shortly after that."

coughingpuppy: "On stage?" She shakes her head a moment later, then asks, "Did you see where he went?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "Probably back to his apartments at the Whittyre Headquarters, such a lovely building that is! He had a nice young lady on his arm, too."

coughingpuppy: "Where would the Headquarters be located?"

SirAlexTheFirst: He frowns. "Well, it's... hmmm... kind of in the North, and to the East... I don't know the exact address, but I could walk you down there if you like!"

Sarcazmo47: ((Verity sez: I seen the way you lookin at ma woman, boy!))

Dark Japheth: (XD)

AndrewRogue: (XD)

coughingpuppy: "Are you sure you can't give directions? I have to get there quickly."

SirAlexTheFirst: "It would be no trouble for me to take you there." He smiles again.

Sarcazmo47: Go on, sense motive.

*OnlineHost*: coughingpuppy rolled 1 20-sided die: 6

coughingpuppy: 18.

SirAlexTheFirst: He seems quite sincere and honest in his words.

coughingpuppy: Aurelia frowns. She'd rather not take him up on it, but then again, she can always kill him if he pulls a weapon or can't keep his hands to himself. "Thank you, then."

SirAlexTheFirst: "Just follow me..."

coughingpuppy: She follows him out.

SirAlexTheFirst: He takes you by the arm.'

AndrewRogue: (And... I need to go pick up the pizza my mom ordered. I'll be like 15 minutes -_- Maybe it will help make lesbians leave.)

SirAlexTheFirst: If you don't object.

coughingpuppy: She doesn't jerk her arm out of his or anything, as that would be kind of rude, but does try to drift away as they're walking.

Sarcazmo47: Oh my.

SirAlexTheFirst: He keeps holding on stubbornly as he leads you out of the room and down the street, walking the whole way and not taking any teleporters.

Dark Japheth: (I sense they's gonna be a lot of dead people.)

Sarcazmo47: This fellow and Verity will have words.

Sarcazmo47: Oh yes.

SirAlexTheFirst: "It's right around this corner," he begins, as you see Hunter, a lady with a tail, and two large cats outside.

Adm H Sopko: And his father!

SirAlexTheFirst: And a guy in a white suit.

coughingpuppy: Aurelia gives him a brief smile and rapidly pulls her arm out of his now that she doesn't need him anymore. "Thank you for your help."

Adm H Sopko: Who is tied up

SirAlexTheFirst: "Ah, leaving so quickly?" the man calls as you leave.

coughingpuppy: "Sorry. It's urgent." She is already making her way over to Hunter, taking in the scene with a frown. She'd intended to berate the hell out of him, but this might not be the time.

Adm H Sopko: ::Hunter looks visibly stressed, and shows signs of being highly emotional about an hour ago. He turns his head to react quickly as he sees someone approaching him, but relaxes once he sees who it is:: "Aurelia!"

coughingpuppy: "You seem relieved to see me. You aren't going to try to turn me in?" She doesn't wait for an answer, but looks down at Will. "Who is this?"

SirAlexTheFirst: (I may have to leave for a while in a while. Just letting people know)

Adm H Sopko: ::Hunter smirks as he looks to the man tied up, then back to aurelia:: "Aurelia, meet my father."

coughingpuppy: "...You have an interesting manner of reuniting with family. Where's Aria?"

Adm H Sopko: "Tell me about it..." ::He pauses, his face hardening a bit as he surpresses some emotion:: "She's dead, Aurelia..."

Sarcazmo47: (Aurelia: Ha, dumbass.)

coughingpuppy: The bit of Aurelia that's still very angry and cold wants to tell him he deserves it. "How?"

Adm H Sopko: "My father... apparantly took it upon himself to trick her into going to the top of the city with him, then pushing her off. And it's because everyone thinks I'm working against Verity."

coughingpuppy: "Aren't you?"

SirAlexTheFirst: (Zing!)

Dark Japheth: (Heh)

Adm H Sopko: "No. The papers here in Whittyre are trying to make it seem like I am though..."

coughingpuppy: "From what I gather, you told him where we were, and then did absolutely NOTHING to prevent his capture."

coughingpuppy: Aurelia doesn't look pissed, but she sounds like she's trying to keep her voice under control.

coughingpuppy: As a result it's very quiet.

Sarcazmo47: (Hunter: What, did you expect me to attack everyone in the control room at once?)

Adm H Sopko: ::He sighs:: "There was nothing I could do. Yes, I was at the labs when it happened. I went there to find out information. When they found out who I was, they carted me off to a room where they had your house on some

Adm H Sopko: sort of screen. They already knew where you were, how to find you, and what your capabilities were. They grilled me for information, but the most they got out of me was "Yes, he knows magic." Those exact words.

Adm H Sopko: Then, they shoved me out and I left."

coughingpuppy: "You're helping me get him out." It's definitely a command.

Adm H Sopko: ::He looks nonplussed:: "Not yet. There are still a few things we need to straighten out, and we need to plan something first. Where are Jerri and Karn?"

coughingpuppy: "We went in to try to see where Verity was being held. All we did was go to the desk and a group brought down some sort of metal...thing..." She's clearly frustrated with the ineloquency of this, but

coughingpuppy: doesn't know how else to say it. "Karn was knocked unconscious by it. They took Jerriford to see Verity, and he never came out of the building."

Adm H Sopko: ::Now it's Hunter's turn to look angry:: "You went to the labs?" ::The hand holding an object that looks remarkably like things the lab people had shakes, but it doesn't rise:: "Damn it all... I thought I could count

Adm H Sopko: on you to not do something stupid..."

Adm H Sopko: ::The woman with the tail behind Hunter looks a bit antsy. It's obvious she doesn't want to stand here forever::

coughingpuppy: Aurelia's eyes narrow. "Was I supposed to wait for you to finish standing about at a party? Verity could be dead by now, for all either of us know."

Adm H Sopko: "That doesn't change the fact it was a stupid move." ::He shakes his head, trying to move away from insults:: "From what Aria was able to gather, they want him alive, for reasons unknown. Bandon has left our service

Sarcazmo47: HAHAHAHA

Adm H Sopko: as well... he's also still at the labs, but at his own volition."

coughingpuppy: Aurelia wants to point out that he isn't one to talk about stupidity when apparently his own father killed Aria, but she's trying to move away from insults too. Just because he started it doesn't make it better.

coughingpuppy: "So what do you suggest doing?"

Adm H Sopko: ::He sighs:: "Thats what I'm trying to figure out... The Yarovan seem pretty pro-Verity, and they want to break him out as well. They thought we were working against Verity, and they tried to kill us... Regardless of the

Adm H Sopko: trust issues, it does appear that the enemy of my enemy is my friend at the moment." ::He looks to his father:: "Dad, I believe you at least know who this is?"

coughingpuppy: "Pro-Verity? What the hell does that mean?"

Sarcazmo47: ((Well, you see, Verity started running for office while you guys traveled...))

Dark Japheth: (...He's like that one guy who runs for office in The Dead Zone.)

Adm H Sopko: (Awesome show, that)

SirAlexTheFirst: Will doesn't say anything.

Adm H Sopko: "Damnit, Dad, you at least owe her an explanation about why you're so interested in her husband."

coughingpuppy: "Yes, I think you do."

Dark Japheth: (Greg Stillson.)

Dark Japheth: (Shitty show, dude, EXCELLENT book though)

SirAlexTheFirst: He looks up at Aurelia.

SirAlexTheFirst: "I have no idea who you are."

Adm H Sopko: Sense motive!

coughingpuppy: "Good, I'm doing something right, then. I'm Aurelia."

*OnlineHost*: Adm H Sopko rolled 1 20-sided die: 3

Adm H Sopko: bah. 9

SirAlexTheFirst: You can't tell anything about your father's mood.

coughingpuppy: ((Aurelia thinks that's plausible, since she no longer has scars, which were kind of identifying before.))

SirAlexTheFirst: "Bullshit. Aurelia has scars."

coughingpuppy: "It's a long story. I don't believe we have time for it, unless you think it's absolutely necessary." Not to mention that to many people, the truth would make her sound crazier than almost any lie.

coughingpuppy: "Tell me why you were so concerned with him, or I'll kill you." It's said very flatly.

SirAlexTheFirst: He shakes his head and closes his eyes.

SirAlexTheFirst: "Kill me."

Adm H Sopko: ::He looks to Aurelia and shakes his head:: "Not yet, Aurelia."

coughingpuppy: Aurelia seizes him by the collar and slams him back into the ground. "I'll ask again. What do you want?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "I was just doing my job," he mumbles. "I didn't want anyone to get hurt."

coughingpuppy: "Well, someone may if you don't tell me what the hell this is about. And apparently someone already has."

SirAlexTheFirst: "I will, if I say anything more. I'm already going to be killed, more likely than not."

SirAlexTheFirst: (WOW lag)

Dark Japheth: (So threaten to NOT kill him. Threaten to expose everything he's done. And then rip off his arms, heal the wound, then beat him with his arms.)

Dark Japheth: (Then, when he starts feeling better, cut out his eyes. With hot knives.)

coughingpuppy: "They'd be kinder to you than I will. Besides, I might be able to give you what you want, or work with you in order to free him. I'm not your enemy unless you force me to be."

Dark Japheth: (Geez, some interrogators YOU are.)

SirAlexTheFirst: "You want to free Verity?"

coughingpuppy: "I'm his wife, what do you think?"

Adm H Sopko: "We all do, Dad. You said it yourself that the newspapers here were liars and controlled by the government... why are you believing them over me that I helped capture Verity?"

coughingpuppy: Aurelia just gives Hunter a rather disdainful, 'shut up' sort of look.

SirAlexTheFirst: He coughs up a short laugh. "It's impossible, at least right now. And you're talking about this in the middle of the street."

coughingpuppy: "So we are." She opens the door to the apartment and drags him inside, then drops him back to the floor. "What do you mean, it's impossible right now?"

SirAlexTheFirst: Will doesn't look at you or respond.

coughingpuppy: Aurelia takes a hold of his jaw and jerks his head in her direction so he's looking at her. Very quietly, "Answer me."

SirAlexTheFirst: "He's being guarded far too heavily. You couldn't take on the security in the Labs if you had an entire army behind you. But soon, we will. You have to wait, for Verity."

coughingpuppy: "And why should I trust your organization?"

Sarcazmo47: (....and what the fuck do they want with Verity?)

Sarcazmo47: Enquiring minds want to know, dammit!

coughingpuppy: ((Yes, she'll get to that too.))

SirAlexTheFirst: He shrugs. "Don't, then."

coughingpuppy: "What do you want with him?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "He can do a lot of things towards stopping Nellix. I'm not sure exactly. I'm just a trader."

coughingpuppy: "What makes you think he wants to stop Nellix? Nellix has been helpful to us during our time here."

SirAlexTheFirst: Will's head jerks up, and he looks you in the eyes for once.

*OnlineHost*: SirAlexTheFirst rolled 1 20-sided die: 7

SirAlexTheFirst: Sense Motive there

coughingpuppy: ((No bluff.))

coughingpuppy: ((Aurelia likes Nellix, as far as gods go.))

SirAlexTheFirst: "I don't know what to believe anymore. You should go talk to my superiors."

coughingpuppy: "You seem to know remarkably little about this, for having killed one of your son's companions over it."

Adm H Sopko: "He's just a pawn... he probably didn't want to do it, but did it anyway because he was afraid of what would have happened..." ::Hunter just looks at his father disappointedly::

SirAlexTheFirst: Will crumples up when you mention that. "I thought... I thought she was going to kill the CEO. I was told that we should... you know... deal with people who... were going to stop the pillars..."

coughingpuppy: "Acting on too little knowledge is one of the stupidest things you can do, you know." Aurelia finally stands up and turns to Hunter. "I doubt we'll get anything more out of him. Perhaps we should

coughingpuppy: speak with his superiors as he suggests."

Adm H Sopko: ::He nods:: "I agree..." ::He turns to Lea, who has been silent:: "Do you think you can get in touch with your father about these things?"

Adm H Sopko: ::Lea sighs:: "I'm not sure. He's still back in Asgard... and your father is the highest ranking employee that was sent here..."

coughingpuppy: "Who are his superiors?"

Adm H Sopko: ::Lea turns to Aurelia:: "There is only one person superior to my father on the chain... the President of the company himself... and Will reports to my father and the other Vice Presidents"

coughingpuppy: "Perhaps we should speak with your father as soon as possible, then."

Adm H Sopko: <L>"That would require leaving Whittyre. The labs have been monitoring us the whole time, it might be difficult for us to get back in, if we leave." ::Hunter interjects:: <H>"And we still need to find

Adm H Sopko: Aria's body..."

coughingpuppy: That said, she looks at Hunter. "I apologize for my anger towards you earlier. There might have been little you could have done, as you say." At the mention of Aria's body, she adds,

coughingpuppy: "If you were to find the body, I might be able to bring her back. If her body isn't too badly damaged and if she wishes it, that is."

Adm H Sopko: "It's understandable, Aurelia... and I can hope, but it doesn't look good, if she really was thrown from the top of the city dome. It's a mile high. A bit higher than what I fell from." ::Lea snickers::

coughingpuppy: "Mm. Well, I'll see what I can do."

Adm H Sopko: ::Lea pokes Hunter in the back with her tail:: <H> "Oh yes... Aurelia, this is Leatanna. Old friend of mine. She's trustworthy." <L> "Damn right."

coughingpuppy: Aurelia just inclines her head. "I'm Aurelia, in case you missed that at some point." She looks down at Will. "What do you plan on doing with him? Killing him seems a bit pointless..."

Adm H Sopko: ::Hunter nods:: "It'd be a waste... not to mention I'm a bit loathe to killing my own father."

coughingpuppy: Something in Aurelia's face seems to twitch at that, but she just looks back at Will. "Do with him what you want, then, and I'll wait outside."

Adm H Sopko: "What do you want to do, Aurelia? Leave Whittyre or stay?"

coughingpuppy: "I want to do whatever is necessary to release Verity. At the moment, that seems to be leaving Whittyre."

Adm H Sopko: "Alright. We'll leave as soon as we find Aria's body..." ::He looks to his father:: "And you? What will you do if we leave you here? Do you think your cover is blown with the labs?"

Sarcazmo47: (Especially with that hole in your hand?)

SirAlexTheFirst: "I'll... stay here and keep doing my job, until someone comes for me. Won't be long." He laughs again, curtly.

coughingpuppy: Aurelia walks back outside to leave Hunter to dealing with his father.

coughingpuppy: Tired as she is, she takes advantage of the time she's waiting for him and sits down against the side of the building.

SirAlexTheFirst: The walls of the building jump at you. No not really.

SirAlexTheFirst: It's a nice night. Calm, with a slight cool breeze.

Adm H Sopko: "Then you're coming with us back to Headquarters in Asgard." ::He unties the ropes:: <L> "Are you sure that's wise?" <H> "He seems cooperative now... and it'll give him a chance to explain to

Adm H Sopko: them, at least."

coughingpuppy: She leans her head back against the wall, making sure to keep at least partially watchful for anyone coming by.

SirAlexTheFirst: There aren't any people coming by here.

SirAlexTheFirst: It's lonely.

Sarcazmo47: So lonely.

SirAlexTheFirst: Will stands up, nods to Lea and Hunter, and walks into his room. The door shuts behind him.

Sarcazmo47: It begs for a musical interlude.

coughingpuppy: She dozes for a little while until Hunter comes out, then.

SirAlexTheFirst: (I hate you, Kirk.)

Adm H Sopko: ::Hunter and Lea exit:: <H> "We have to find a way out of the dome, so we can start looking."

SirAlexTheFirst: (Now I can't stop imagining AND musical interludes)

AndrewRogue: ("One day more! Another day, another destiny!")

Sarcazmo47: (AND: The Musical)

Sarcazmo47: (It will happen. You know it will.)

coughingpuppy: Aurelia drags herself to her feet when she hears them coming. "Is this a wide area we need to search?"

Adm H Sopko: ::He sighs:: "Only most of the area around the outside of the city... She couldn't have fallen far from the outside, but we still need to check all the way around..."

coughingpuppy: "Mm. Give me a moment to curb my enthusiasm, and then we can go."

SirAlexTheFirst: (Super happy corpse search time! YAYYYY!)

Adm H Sopko: "Yeah, I'm not too thrilled about it either... but it must be done."

AndrewRogue: (YAAAAAAAY!)

Dark Japheth: (The Sun will come up... tomorrow... tomorrow! Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there'll be sun!)

Adm H Sopko: (Stop)

Dark Japheth: (Tomorrow, tomorrow, I lova ya, tomorrow, you're always, a day away!)

coughingpuppy: "Then let's go." She's hoping it won't take too long, since she wants to get to the freeing Verity part as soon as possible.

Adm H Sopko: ::Weeeee're off to find the body!::

SirAlexTheFirst: So.

Adm H Sopko: Scene switch to Gorth, I suppose

SirAlexTheFirst: How are y'all gonna go about this?

SirAlexTheFirst: Or that, if people want

Sarcazmo47: They're gonna go around a big circle, and call out Aria's name like a lost kitten.

Dark Japheth: I personally do not care when or if I am introduced tonight.

Dark Japheth: All good things must wait.

coughingpuppy: I'm okay with either.

Dark Japheth: They know they are looking for a body, calling out a name won't do anything.

SirAlexTheFirst: Decision?

Adm H Sopko: Go with Gorth.

Dark Japheth: ...which character did I decide I'd be using?

Dark Japheth: >.>

AndrewRogue: (Zao-Lot :p Its on the site)

Dark Japheth: Oh, ok

SirAlexTheFirst: Okay. So you're walking around Whittyre at night, towards the outside of the dome, looking at the outside scenery.

SirAlexTheFirst: Something comes hurtling down from above, very quickly, and lands in the desert sand just outside the dome, kicking up a large plume of sand.

Dark Japheth: Zao double takes. "...What.."

Dark Japheth: I look for a way to find it.

Dark Japheth: (You actually intro'd me with the guy walking around when a body just falls near him. Die.)

SirAlexTheFirst: The dome is solid; there are no doorways or anything like that, at least not nearby.

Dark Japheth: Are they guards or police here?

AndrewRogue: (XD)

SirAlexTheFirst: None that you've seen. At least not obvious ones, with uniforms or anything.

Dark Japheth: Ok, when the plume of sand is gone, I'm going to look. What do I see? Just a crater?

SirAlexTheFirst: It's a modest-sized crater in the sand. You can't see inside very well.

Dark Japheth: I do the dumb citizen thing, and look up.

SirAlexTheFirst: Nothing above that you can see, just a clear sky

Dark Japheth: (.....fuck. FUck. FUCK. I swear to god this is the worst fucking timing ever.)

Dark Japheth: I look around. Anyone from HERE see that?

SirAlexTheFirst: There aren't any other people around. Nobody else seems to have noticed.

SirAlexTheFirst: You can see something dark blue inside, if you look at the crater hard enough.

Dark Japheth: And believe me, I do.

Dark Japheth: Alright. First thing I do is start looking for a way outside.

Dark Japheth: I do not worry if I have to walk for like, half an hour.

SirAlexTheFirst: You'll come upon a small exit leading to a road in a few minutes.

Dark Japheth: I go outside, and then follow the dome until I can find out what is in that crater.

SirAlexTheFirst: All right. So when you get back to the crater, you discover that there's a nice looking young girl, maybe 18 or so, in a dark blue dress, in the crater. And some blood.

Dark Japheth: Oh my god.

Dark Japheth: I pick up the body.

SirAlexTheFirst: She's twisted in some painful-looking ways, and seems probably dead.

Adm H Sopko: She's only mostly dead

SirAlexTheFirst: YOu have what Strength again?

Sarcazmo47: Reese was the one with 4 Strength.

Dark Japheth: 10

Dark Japheth: My strength modifier is +lesbians

SirAlexTheFirst: Oh, well then

Adm H Sopko: It's + Lag?

SirAlexTheFirst: With all the power of the lesbians, you are able to drag the body around, or carry it short distances.

Adm H Sopko: his Strength modifier must be... like... 4 billion

Dark Japheth: I will drag the body around.

Adm H Sopko: Especially when on Terrain: AIM

Dark Japheth: I will drag it inside.

Dark Japheth: And when I am inside, I will look for someone stronger than me. Like a half-orc. "Help! Someone! I need to be at a temple! A... a ..." He stumbles for the word. "...A requilary! A monastery, maybe!"

SirAlexTheFirst: So you drag the corpse inside, through the sand. The girl's limbs flop around, and she bleeds a bit. Not much.

Sarcazmo47: He's 47!

SirAlexTheFirst: The few people around here look at you alarmedly and back off.

Dark Japheth: (...so hard not to say "...prease herp me! I need herp badry!)

Dark Japheth: "Help! She might be dead, or dying! Please, the spirit within is fading..."

Dark Japheth: "Where can I get to a temple?"

SirAlexTheFirst: One scared lady points up the street, into the city, before turning around and walking away.

Dark Japheth: "Thank you, spirits. One decent person. All is not lost."

Dark Japheth: I continue dragging.

Dark Japheth: DRAG'D

SirAlexTheFirst: Drag'd indeed.

SirAlexTheFirst: Drag, drag.

SirAlexTheFirst: Are you dragging the body through the teleporters?

Dark Japheth: Hmm.

Dark Japheth: Why not?

Dark Japheth: (...and here we get the fastest character death ever.)

SirAlexTheFirst: Okay.

Dark Japheth: (...don't we all know you don't take people with you through the teleporters?)

SirAlexTheFirst: So, several blocks down, you find a building in a quite different style. It's low and round and looks very cozy and inviting. A sign on the front proclaims it to the the Temple of Luthien.

Dark Japheth: "Luthien. I hope you aren't one of the bad spirits. Please be a good god. Please." Zao continues dragging, and pulls this body.

Dark Japheth: I'm guessing by this point its rather roadburned and mangled.

SirAlexTheFirst: Yup.

Dark Japheth: Thats rather awesome and hilarious from my point of view, but Zao is horrified.

SirAlexTheFirst: It's flopping around, and you've ripped it up a good bit now.

Dark Japheth: He looks down at the body. "...I wish I had the strength to carry you, unnamed girl."

Dark Japheth: "...But I fear I do not. But may the s...priests fix whatever I've accidentally done to you."

Dark Japheth: I'm guessing that she's dead.

Dark Japheth: Quite obviously now instead of probably.

SirAlexTheFirst: The body answers, "That's all right. You'll pay for it. IN HELL."

SirAlexTheFirst: Nah, just kidding.

Dark Japheth: Dude

Dark Japheth: That would have been freaking cool.

AndrewRogue: (XXXD)

Dark Japheth: Nice evil scary reference, I just fucking crapped my pants

Dark Japheth: Thanks.

Dark Japheth: :P

SirAlexTheFirst: The body just kinda stares at you and bleeds.

Dark Japheth: Bleeds. Mmm. Nice. Keep on dragging, then.

SirAlexTheFirst: Going in there>

SirAlexTheFirst: ?

Dark Japheth: Yes

Dark Japheth: I drag the body with me, too.

Dark Japheth: Actually.

Dark Japheth: No.

Dark Japheth: Outside the door, if I've got the strength

Dark Japheth: I'm going to put it over one shoulder.

Dark Japheth: So its like I carried it all this way.

SirAlexTheFirst: Aight. The nice lady who opens the door gasps and tries not to scream or retch, anyways.

Dark Japheth: "Please help."

Dark Japheth: "It just landed right outside the dome."

SirAlexTheFirst: "Oh, goodness, sir! What's happened?"

AndrewRogue: (Excuse me while I fall off my seat I'm laughing so hard.)

SirAlexTheFirst: (It followed me home. Mommy, can I keep it?)

Dark Japheth: "I was sitting there, watching the sun set."

Dark Japheth: *points to sand that is undoubtably ingrained rather deeply in her flesh*

Dark Japheth: "It fell, impacted the sand pretty hard."

Dark Japheth: "...And nobody that age should die. I don't know how she got on the roof of the Dome."

Dark Japheth: "Can you do anything to... to help her?"

SirAlexTheFirst: She takes the body from you, being as gentle with it as possible, and hurridly tries to carry it through the door behind the front desk.

Adm H Sopko: (This reminds me of the beginning of Arlington Road)

SirAlexTheFirst: However, she trips and drops it again, making a startled noise.

coughingpuppy: ((Yes, it does.))

Dark Japheth: "My magic is not as strong as yours in the field of healing... but if you need a mundane assistant, I would be glad to help you."

SirAlexTheFirst: "Ahhhh.... ahhh.... sir, I think we'll be all right. Thank you very very much. Would you like to go lie down somewhere?"

Dark Japheth: "...I would like that very much."

Dark Japheth: He nods. "...Are you sure there is nothing I can do? Do you need the place painted, perhaps? I do not wish to merely take up your hospitality and time without contributing."

SirAlexTheFirst: She picks the corpse back up and drags it through the door, while a couple of other folks run over to help.

SirAlexTheFirst: She points back into the main temple. "Anywhere in there, sir. Make yourself at home, welcome to the house of the Goddess!'

SirAlexTheFirst: "By all means, paint if you feel like it!" she calls as the door closes behind her.

coughingpuppy: ((Fingerpainting!))

Dark Japheth: I feel somewhat not needed. But I will not take their hospitality without leaving something. However, at the moment, I am not in an opportunity to do so.

SirAlexTheFirst: There IS fingerpainting.

Dark Japheth: What?

SirAlexTheFirst: And some regular paint sets. It looks like some people have drawn a mural on one of the walls, in fact.

Dark Japheth: How shabby is the painting?

Dark Japheth: Outside, I mean.

SirAlexTheFirst: It

SirAlexTheFirst: 's on the inside wall. Looks fairly well done, actually.

Dark Japheth: Then I feel like crap.

Dark Japheth: And leave a single bejeweled harp.

Dark Japheth: I will leave it somewhere semi-inconspicuous as though I had not left it there.

Dark Japheth: Like, on the desk.

SirAlexTheFirst: Cool.

Dark Japheth: And then I will go and sleep somewhere in the main temple.

Dark Japheth: In a pew, I suppose.

Dark Japheth: But I live on the kindness of others. Before I sleep, I prestigitate all the smell off me, and my clothes clean.

Dark Japheth: However

Dark Japheth: It appears I did not select Prestigitation as one of my spells.

Dark Japheth: Eh.

SirAlexTheFirst: You could take a bath.

Dark Japheth: Ok, I will smell funny and have dirty clothes.

Dark Japheth: Actually.

Dark Japheth: I think I will do this.

Dark Japheth: And then I will be clean.

SirAlexTheFirst: Good plan.

SirAlexTheFirst: So, after that

SirAlexTheFirst: What are you doing here?

SirAlexTheFirst: Lag, lag

SirAlexTheFirst: There's a lot of lag.

SirAlexTheFirst has left the room.

Dark Japheth: Woah

Adm H Sopko: ...

Adm H Sopko: No lag for me

Dark Japheth: I am cleared of lag now

Dark Japheth: though the last five lines I have said have vanished

Dark Japheth: In both chats

Adm H Sopko: Both/

AndrewRogue: Heh

SirAlexTheFirst has entered the room.

Dark Japheth: ALright

Dark Japheth: Come the morn, I awaken, and smile and sit in the pews, and wait patiently.

Dark Japheth: Although I cannot read common that well, perhaps as good as maybe a sixth grader can read english, I will peruse whatever holy books I can get ahand of.

Dark Japheth: Idly.

SirAlexTheFirst: There are several, mostly teachings of Luthien and old religious stories.

Dark Japheth: Oooh. I like parables. I will read parables.

SirAlexTheFirst: The big one is the WoH story, in abridged fairy-tale love and peace form.

Dark Japheth: This is interesting.

Dark Japheth: I enjoy.

Dark Japheth: I am happy. I will laugh openly at the antics of the Lan. This Lan sounds very funny.

SirAlexTheFirst: Okay.

SirAlexTheFirst: After a couple of hours, the lady who greeted you comes back. "Umm... sir?"

Dark Japheth: "Yes?" He looks at her and smiles.

SirAlexTheFirst: "I don't want to pry, but are you sure you don't know anything about the lady you brought in?"

Dark Japheth: "I am certain."

Dark Japheth: "Why? What is wrong?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "Ah, well, we can't raise her, for some reason."

Dark Japheth: "I am sorry."

Dark Japheth: "Thank you for allowing me shelter, and a bath."

SirAlexTheFirst: "No thanks are needed, sir. The Temple of Luthien provides these services to everyone as part of our Love and Peace outreach program."

AndrewRogue: (...BWAHAHAHA)

coughingpuppy: ((*grin* Love and Peace outreach?))

Adm H Sopko: (Vash the Stampede is the avatar of Luthien, isn't he?)

Dark Japheth: He smiles. "Thank you, anyway." And I walk out, slightly confused.

Dark Japheth: And I will sit on the curb and muse.

Dark Japheth: Because this is what artistic people do.

SirAlexTheFirst: (Vash isn't down enough with the sex, sadly. Although he DOES travel around with the girls a lot. And there IS a lot we don't see.)

Adm H Sopko: (Vash likes sex... he just can't get any)

Dark Japheth: (I am saddened.)

SirAlexTheFirst: So, you're musing.

Dark Japheth: I am indeed.

Dark Japheth: I wonder what she was doing up there on the dome.

Dark Japheth: I wonder why she fell. I wonder, of course, how she got up there- the view must be incredible.

Dark Japheth: After musing for about an hour, I will decide that I am simply glad I was not outside the dome and under her when she fell, thank the spirits.

Dark Japheth: And apologize to her spirit. "I wish you happiness and fulfillment."

AndrewRogue: (XD)

SirAlexTheFirst: The lady comes back outside for you, after that hour. "Sir? Are you all right?"

Dark Japheth: "I am alright. Do I seem not right?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "You've been sitting outside for a long time, now. Wouldn't you like to come back in? We won't bite, I promise!"

Dark Japheth: "I do not wish to become a lich. Lach. Leech?" He asks.

Dark Japheth: "A leech, that is it. I do not wish to leech."

Sarcazmo47: I wish to become a lich!

SirAlexTheFirst: "Awww. You aren't leeching. We're here to give these things to people, it's what we do."

Dark Japheth: He smiles, and thanks her again, and walks inside. "..Do you have more of those books?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "We sure do, sir." She points you to a small library full of them.

Dark Japheth: GLEEEEE

Dark Japheth: My eyes get all big and blurry around the edges, and I run over there chibi style, and sit down, and begin devouring the books with my eyes.

AndrewRogue: (My lord... I just saw that TOTALLY IN MY HEAD. Chibi Zao-Lot is fucking adorable by the way.)

SirAlexTheFirst: (So did I.)

SirAlexTheFirst: (Except he was, yknow, devouring things with his eyes. Zao-lot Zombie needs a chainsaw to the face.)

Dark Japheth: Man, I have SO succeeded.

Dark Japheth: FIGURE OF SPEECH.

Dark Japheth: Or perhaps FIGULE OF SPEECH

SirAlexTheFirst: Heh.

SirAlexTheFirst: All right, so you're reading books.

SirAlexTheFirst: I think... that's about all we can do there right now

Dark Japheth: Yep

SirAlexTheFirst: So.

Adm H Sopko: Neon Genesis Bandongelion time? Or the He-Man Verity Helper's Club?

Dark Japheth: Bandon!

SirAlexTheFirst: We gotta get some Bandon next.

Sarcazmo47: BANDON'D

SirAlexTheFirst: Do we want that tonight?

Sarcazmo47: Oh, I want it bad. So bad. Oh baby.

AndrewRogue: As far as I'm concerned, I'm up all night <_<

SirAlexTheFirst: .....

Adm H Sopko: Wrong window, Kirk

Sarcazmo47: Whups.

SirAlexTheFirst: ..........

AndrewRogue: XXXD

SirAlexTheFirst: There's another window?

AndrewRogue: 'twas a joke.

Sarcazmo47: It's a joke, Alex.

AndrewRogue: Regarding Kirk and XXX chat rooms

SirAlexTheFirst: There are four lights.

Sarcazmo47: There are three lights!

SirAlexTheFirst: Oy.

SirAlexTheFirst: Well then, we shall go at it hard and fast, Nurse Kirkachu.

Sarcazmo47: </obscure Star Trek reference>

coughingpuppy: ...Whoa, Alex, back off my boyfriend, there.

Dark Japheth: CARDASSIAN BIG BROTHER

Sarcazmo47: *rests in a comforting nest of nerd*

Adm H Sopko: ::Stuffs the nerds in a trash can and heads off with the rest of the jocks::

SirAlexTheFirst: SO!

SirAlexTheFirst: How's it going there, Bandon?

Sarcazmo47: It's going confusingly.

Sarcazmo47: The big mob of really-bizzare people is splitting up.

Sarcazmo47: Bandon is being introduced to people by KOS-MOS.

Sarcazmo47: As Bandon Miss

SirAlexTheFirst: Quoheleth, actually.

Sarcazmo47: Yeah, that.

Sarcazmo47: And he's chatting with Marc again!

SirAlexTheFirst: Righto.

SirAlexTheFirst: Marc finishes his sentence and nods.

Sarcazmo47: "Marc, is there any way for me to talk to my Church from here?"

Sarcazmo47: "I've very new to all this Whittyrian magic..."

SirAlexTheFirst: He nods again. "You should be able to reach them on pretty much any terminal."

Sarcazmo47: "Uhm.....would you be willing to give me a tutorial on using those terminals?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "Sure thing. They're pretty easy, but I'll show you a few tricks. Anything else you need?"

Sarcazmo47: "Ah...I'm perfectly willing to stay wherever. I don't need much food or sleep...but I don't suppose there's an empty room I might quarter in?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "Sure thing, we always have a few rooms for new pilot candidates that aren't in use. I'll get you put up in one of them. I do think they're going to force food on you, though."

SirAlexTheFirst: Marc chuckles. "They're heading to dinner right now, actually, if you want to join them. Might be a good idea."

Sarcazmo47: Bandon nods. "Could you give me directions?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "To the rooms, or the dining room? The quarters are down in the 900 wing, east hallway." *he points*

SirAlexTheFirst: "Dining room's right out that way, where everyone's going."

Sarcazmo47: "And the dining rooms?"

Sarcazmo47: "Ah.

Sarcazmo47: "Well, why don't you give me those terminal pointers, and then I'll head on down there."

SirAlexTheFirst: "All righty."

SirAlexTheFirst: Marc waves you to follow him and strides down the hallway to a terminal at the wall.

SirAlexTheFirst: "Now, most of these are voice-activated, but some of them have keyboards." He pulls out the one at this terminal to demonstrate.

Sarcazmo47: Bandon watches and tries to absorb as much as possible.

SirAlexTheFirst: "For the ones with keyboards, you press the buttons on them to spell out the words you want to say. Kind of like writing. You don't have to worry about any commands or formatting, just ask it whatever you want to know."

Sarcazmo47: "So I just write as if I would talk?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "If you want to talk to someplace that's far away, but has a terminal, you tell it to 'call' that place."

SirAlexTheFirst: "Yes/

Sarcazmo47: "I see. And if I want to "call" a specific person?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "You can only call to other terminals. Some people carry small terminals around with them, though, but that's mostly just people from around here."

Sarcazmo47: "Ah. I see. I can ask the terminal what it can and can't do?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "Yes, you can."

Sarcazmo47: "Do I need to identify myself in some way?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "Not unless you want to, although it's generally polite to do so when you're calling someplace."

Sarcazmo47: "Ah. Is there anything I shouldn't do or am not allowed to do?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "I can't really think of anything. If you try to do something that you shouldn't, for whatever reason, the system should stop you or at least warn you before hand."

Sarcazmo47: "Ah. Well, thank you, Marc. I think I'll do a little bit here and then head over to dinner. You should probably head that way too." He smiles.

Sarcazmo47: "You look hungry."

SirAlexTheFirst: "I think I will." Marc smiles and heads off down the hall to the dining room.

Sarcazmo47: Bandon mucks around with the terminal.

SirAlexTheFirst: Doing anything in particular?

Sarcazmo47: And enters "Please call the Head Priestess of Luthien's temple, from Brother Bandon, please."

Sarcazmo47: *Bandon."

SirAlexTheFirst: Hokay.

SirAlexTheFirst: The terminal screen clears, then fades in to a picture of the Temple, as you saw it earlier.

SirAlexTheFirst: Sure enough, the HP is right there. "Hello, Brother Bandon! How are you?"

Sarcazmo47: "Ah....well, sister. You can hear me?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "Yes, I can. Is everything going well?"

Sarcazmo47: "I believe so, priestess. I've met some very interesting people....but I have run up against a bit of a snag."

SirAlexTheFirst: "Yes?"

Sarcazmo47: He shrugs helplessly. "No one knows what I'm supposed to be doing."

Sarcazmo47: "The church assigned me here for a reason, but I can't seem to figure it out. Do you think you could shed some light on the matter?"

SirAlexTheFirst: "Oh, really?" She seems surprised.

Sarcazmo47: "Yes. They seemed rather surprised by my arrival."

SirAlexTheFirst: "We got a request from the Labs saying that their pilots in some sort of program were behaving oddly, and acting like their machinery was alive. Nobody told you anything there?"

Sarcazmo47: He considers. "Well...the maintenance gentlemen suggested it might have something to do with that. But wasn't very sure, or very specific. They...er...don't seem very organized here."

SirAlexTheFirst: "That's very strange. Have you met a lady by the name of Mab? She's the one who made the request of us."

Sarcazmo47: "I have not."

Sarcazmo47: "Do you know her official title?"

AndrewRogue: (The Bitch <_<)

SirAlexTheFirst: "No, actually. She didn't give us anything except her name."

Sarcazmo47: "Ah. Hmm. Well, thank you, priestess. I'll try to help the pilots with their machines, and see if I can find Miss Mab."

SirAlexTheFirst: "Our best wishes to you, brother. Come back here if you ever get lonely." She smiles, and the picture vanishes and is replaced with the terminal screen again.

Sarcazmo47: Bandon goes to dinner.

Sarcazmo47: Switch?

SirAlexTheFirst: ...

Sarcazmo47: Or is that a bad idea?

SirAlexTheFirst: End?

AndrewRogue: Awww ;_; That kinda obligates me to sleep.

Sarcazmo47: Yeah, end sounds good.

SirAlexTheFirst: ~~~NED~~~~ then

SirAlexTheFirst: Why sleep when you can stay up and talk?

AndrewRogue: That works for me ^_^

Dark Japheth: Indeed.

Dark Japheth: Stay awake. Chat. MINGLE.

Dark Japheth: ...who was it... was it you that I kept urging to mingle?

Dark Japheth: No, it must not have been. Hm.

AndrewRogue: Wasn't me degnitely.

AndrewRogue: *definitely

AndrewRogue: So lalalala I'm bouncy!

Sarcazmo47: Are you?

Dark Japheth: Did I do well for a first session?

AndrewRogue: To the moderate degree that human bodies can be. And yeah, I like 'lot alreadyh :p

Dark Japheth: Call me Zao. And any time we aren't doing things seriously, like... I don't know. Hmm.

Dark Japheth: I see Zao-Lot as like a mage version of a steel angel.

Dark Japheth: ...and male.

Dark Japheth: He's awesome when it comes down to it.

AndrewRogue: Although he could have, I dunno, put a fucking blanket under poor Aria's body :p

Dark Japheth: But outside, OMG SO CHIBI

Dark Japheth: Dude, he wasn't thinking. He wanted to get you alive. He figured it'd be a short walk.

Dark Japheth: Then it turns out to be like... fifteen miles.

AndrewRogue: XD

Dark Japheth: And does he say "Eh, screw it. I'm tired."

Dark Japheth: NO.

Dark Japheth: He keeps ON DRAGGING YOUR BODY

Dark Japheth: Feel the devotion

AndrewRogue: I'll be sure to thank him <3

coughingpuppy: I'm headed to bed, guys. 'Night!

AndrewRogue: ...wow. That is a morbid chibi.

coughingpuppy has left the room.

SirAlexTheFirst: You also used the teleporters.

Dark Japheth: .....That doesn't matter.

SirAlexTheFirst: With a dead body in tow.

Dark Japheth: I'm slow and lazy.

Dark Japheth: ANd I have 10 strength.

SirAlexTheFirst: Teleporters don't matter, huh.

Dark Japheth: Give me a break. Aria needed to lose weight anyway.

SirAlexTheFirst: Do you know what's on the other side of teleporters?

AndrewRogue: ;_;

Dark Japheth: Who cares if I happened to have her lose that weight by dragging her flesh across the road!

AndrewRogue: *dies laughing*

Dark Japheth: And evenly distributing it like butter across a skillet.

AndrewRogue: I'm amazed that her body survived it that well <_<

SirAlexTheFirst: DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TELEPORTERS?

Dark Japheth: What is on the other side of teleporters?

AndrewRogue: THE BACK SIDE THEREOF@

Dark Japheth: If it was the church.

Dark Japheth: I swear to god, I'm going to laugh

Dark Japheth: and never stop.

SirAlexTheFirst: Ahaha.

Dark Japheth: Was it the church? :P

Adm H Sopko: Seein as I hsve stuff tomorrow... later all

SirAlexTheFirst: Night

AndrewRogue: See ya.

Adm H Sopko has left the room.

Dark Japheth: Night.

Dark Japheth: oh curse you lag.

Sarcazmo47: So.

AndrewRogue: All I have to do is throw crap in a car and then sleep in said car.

Sarcazmo47: Is Leatanna a cohort, or a PC?

AndrewRogue: Well... I suppose technically Hunter is due a cohort <_<

SirAlexTheFirst: Cohort. I believe Sopko's using his Leadership on her.

Sarcazmo47: Is she operating under normal cohort rules?

SirAlexTheFirst: Why, yes. My normal cohort rules.

Sarcazmo47: What are those, perchance?

Sarcazmo47: *has a character with leadership*

SirAlexTheFirst: Which I'm sure differ from the book cohort rules in some way Kirk is about to point out?

Sarcazmo47: I have no idea and don't care. I just want to know what they ARE.

SirAlexTheFirst: Ah, well then.

AndrewRogue: What are normal cohort rules anyway?

SirAlexTheFirst: You play the cohort. They're two levels below you.

AndrewRogue: Seems simple enough.

Dark Japheth: Standard Cohort Rules (I'm not Kirk, but I'll do as the stand in guide for PC and things)- you play the cohort. They start one level lower than you, and they get half XP.

Sarcazmo47: And we don't really muck about with the crappy level 1 followers?

SirAlexTheFirst: You don't attract followers if you don't try to attract followers.

Dark Japheth: In general, it isn't worth it to take Leadership, because its mostly useful outside of combat. And if you take it, its better to take it at later levels- a paladin who gets Leadership at level 18 is better than one who gets him

Dark Japheth: at 6.

Dark Japheth: Right.

Dark Japheth: Its not like they come out of nowhere.

SirAlexTheFirst: And... they are supposed to start at a level based on your Leadership score.

SirAlexTheFirst: And cannot be less than two levels below the PC.

Dark Japheth: This isn't The Life of Brian, where you get Leadership and now you have a ton of people saying "He is teh messiah!"

Dark Japheth: True.

Dark Japheth: Leadership score = level + charisma mod.

Sarcazmo47: So.

Dark Japheth: Odd. 3.5 change?

AndrewRogue: Oh Alex! Wanna hear the insanely stupid thing I figured out?

Sarcazmo47: Andrew will be missing for a while.

Dark Japheth: I remember that cohorts started at that level, but could never actually be the level of the PC who has leadership.

Sarcazmo47: Will we be gaming at all while he's MIA

Sarcazmo47: ?

SirAlexTheFirst: What's this insanely stupid thing?

AndrewRogue: I extend the offer- game without me.

SirAlexTheFirst: Aria is dead, yo.

SirAlexTheFirst: Andrew not being here is no barrier to game.

AndrewRogue: I've been arbitrarily assigning a -4 to her attacks whenever she's unarmed. Weird thing, turns out fighters are proficent with their fists! ^_^0

Dark Japheth: Everyone is.

Sarcazmo47: It's the AoO he was forgetting.

Dark Japheth: Unarmed is a weapon proficiency everyone's got. :P

Dark Japheth: Yeah.

Dark Japheth: The feat thing.

AndrewRogue: I wish someone would have told me that sooner to be honest <_<

Dark Japheth: You shuold have asked. :P

Dark Japheth: Gil knows the rules and hates it when people break them.

AndrewRogue: Well, all my unarmed fighting started after he left :p

Dark Japheth: I know most of the rules and the spirit thereof, and think its cool when DM's or players break them.

Dark Japheth: :P

Sarcazmo47: You mean after he was DRIVEN OUT BY WAVES OF RIDICU:LE?

SirAlexTheFirst: Gil is a Rules Lawyer in the textbook sense.

Dark Japheth: OH BY THE WAY

Dark Japheth: Thank you Alex.

Dark Japheth: You let me be part of the "Dude lets bash gil"fest.

Dark Japheth: That was fun.

AndrewRogue: *chuckles*

SirAlexTheFirst: Even more so, he was inexorably bound to the spirit of the rules

SirAlexTheFirst: Monty Haul style

Dark Japheth: Yep

Dark Japheth: Funny story

Dark Japheth: He bitched that I didn't roll loot for the horsemen

Dark Japheth: Or for anyone he fought in the temple at Goro.

SirAlexTheFirst: Dot.

Dark Japheth: :P

SirAlexTheFirst: Dot.

SirAlexTheFirst: Dot.

AndrewRogue: Wow. He'd die if he knew how I'd been DMing.

SirAlexTheFirst: He wanted LOOT?

SirAlexTheFirst: For the HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE?

Dark Japheth: Look at your monster manual. Its fun.

Dark Japheth: Treasure

Dark Japheth: Standard

Dark Japheth: He figured most of the HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE would be like dragons

SirAlexTheFirst: FOR THE HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE?

Dark Japheth: which are as I recall quadruple standard.

Dark Japheth: Yeah.

Dark Japheth: He IMed me once about it.

SirAlexTheFirst: The free epic level wasn't ENOUGH?

Dark Japheth: I just ignored him, closed the window, and kept idly planning the death of that character. Then I never went through with it.

Dark Japheth: Yeah. :P

Dark Japheth: It wasn't, apparantly. Epic characters deserve at least a +10 weapon on each encounter.

Sarcazmo47: I remember.

Sarcazmo47: I remember reading him whine tha he couldn't pick up Maldezzar's sword.

Dark Japheth: He IMed me and bitched for a long fucking time.

AndrewRogue: Maldezzar?

Dark Japheth: Him - "Why can't I use the sword of DEATH ITSELF against him?"

SirAlexTheFirst: Maldezzar?

AndrewRogue: Oh. Horsemen of Death I assume.

Dark Japheth: Me- "...fine, its a keyed weapon. Keyed to its sheath, it'll bend around and hit you in the face. Its in the rules."

SirAlexTheFirst: ...

Dark Japheth: BoVD.

SirAlexTheFirst: Sometimes I think I'm too harsh on Gil.

Dark Japheth: Can't remember the exact enchantment, I'll look it up though.

Dark Japheth: Never. Ever. Think. That.

Sarcazmo47: Masterslaying.

SirAlexTheFirst: Then someone tells me something new about him, and I think.... no.

Dark Japheth: Kultra is a by the books GM. Gil didn't stop bitching in that one.

Dark Japheth: Kultra said "Nobody make evil characters."

Dark Japheth: So I make two versions of mine. A good guy, and an evil one. And I tell my DM that unless he wants and actively tries, I won't fall to evil.

Dark Japheth: Kultra- "...you will really do that and be evil if I want you to?"

Dark Japheth: Me- "Yep. If you want. I'm that amusing."

Dark Japheth: So he does so.

Dark Japheth: Then gil bitches because I made an evil guy.

Dark Japheth: Eh.

Dark Japheth: Gil's got a lot of problems.

AndrewRogue: Loot the dead soldiers!

AndrewRogue: Take control of the fort city!

Dark Japheth: I wanted to kill him badly in your game.

Dark Japheth: Really, REALLY badly.

Dark Japheth: Do you remember me asking?

Sarcazmo47: Uh....

Sarcazmo47: I was going to, actually.

Sarcazmo47: When I found out what he did.

AndrewRogue: ...I think both of you asked at one point actually.

Dark Japheth: It was like a conspiracy

Sarcazmo47: The think that made it so horrible was the way he tried to JUSTIFY it.

Sarcazmo47: He could have said "I am a neutral, greedy scavenger."

Sarcazmo47: And I would have said "Ok."

Sarcazmo47: BUT NO

AndrewRogue: He's Mister Threnadier.

AndrewRogue: <_<

Dark Japheth: He's what, neutral good?

AndrewRogue: CG I think it was.

SirAlexTheFirst: I'm being GOOD! See? I'm not looting the rings with names engraved in them!

Dark Japheth: I don't remember, I just remember casting detect evil, being a paladin and all.

AndrewRogue: He was afraid I'd curse them I bet :p

Dark Japheth: And saying "...Andrew... if you say Gil is evil, i will have your babies."

Dark Japheth: ....I remember that now.

Dark Japheth: I laugh inside.

Sarcazmo47: Orog was so ready to kill.

Sarcazmo47: Then AIM dice hated on him.

Dark Japheth: You need to play with DBM.

AndrewRogue: DBM?

Sarcazmo47: DBM?

Sarcazmo47: Mmm....Kythons..

AndrewRogue: Oh hey, Kirk you know a guy whose AIM name is Corollax1?

Sarcazmo47: He's been IMing me incessantly for about five days now.

Dark Japheth: DBM. The guy who wanted to make a mage.

Dark Japheth: Heh. I know. Sorry about that, Kirk.

Dark Japheth: I believe I passed him on to you. He's like a virus.

Sarcazmo47: Arrrgh.

AndrewRogue: I caught him on accident.

Sarcazmo47: Ah, yeah, DarkBirdMan.

Sarcazmo47: That is a man that plans his characters.

Sarcazmo47: Hardcorely.

Dark Japheth: Yeah.

AndrewRogue: Oh?

Dark Japheth: Not only that

Sarcazmo47: He was pretty bummed he couldn't get the divine fist thing to work.

Dark Japheth: But AIM dice love him.

Dark Japheth: I played in a game where he DMed. I played as... Melanie... the one I initially made for this game.

Dark Japheth: I was all set to do awesome things.

Dark Japheth: We encounter a dragon.

Dark Japheth: Dragon rolls for breath weapon.

Dark Japheth: Gets maximum damage.

Dark Japheth: PC's- "We hate you, DBM."

Dark Japheth: Him- "..AIM loves me, what can I say."

Sarcazmo47: What is it with these people and their Starting At Uber High Level Campaigns?

Sarcazmo47: What's the POINT?

Dark Japheth: Actually

Dark Japheth: I was level 3.

Dark Japheth: So was everyone else, I think.

Dark Japheth: Kirk, are you in on his warcraft d20 game?

Sarcazmo47: Never heard of it.

Dark Japheth: *does not remember*

Dark Japheth: Ok.

Sarcazmo47: Sounds interesting.

Sarcazmo47: Tauren, all the way, baby.,

Dark Japheth: Heh.

Dark Japheth: I'm a night-elf barbarian, will become Scout (the equivalent of ranger, I suppose), then Beastmaster.

SirAlexTheFirst: http://www.ccgr.org/article_read.asp?id=58 4

Dark Japheth: We've got a Tauren mage... and frankly, night elves + mages = tons of good roleplaying.

Sarcazmo47: Alex......why do you read this site?

Sarcazmo47: Why do you know this site exists?

AndrewRogue: *restrains himself*

SirAlexTheFirst: I was linked to it.

Dark Japheth: I have heard of it, as well.

AndrewRogue: I. HATE. THAT. SORT. OF. REVIEW.

Dark Japheth: Or similar sites anyway

SirAlexTheFirst: I find it hilarious that that review has a PURCHASE THIS GAME! box right next to iy.

SirAlexTheFirst: *it

Dark Japheth: Gotta make money somehow

AndrewRogue: XD

AndrewRogue: Man though. He gave it a 0.

Dark Japheth: Oddly enough

Dark Japheth: I want to buy it now.

Dark Japheth: Even though as previously stated my computer will not run it.

SirAlexTheFirst: Needs more Hell.

SirAlexTheFirst: Because THAT is what's on the other side of teleporters.

AndrewRogue: Hell?

AndrewRogue: Been there, done that.

Dark Japheth: No.

Dark Japheth: But it is a good sentiment.

SirAlexTheFirst: You're not allowed to have that sentiment until you play Doom 3.

AndrewRogue: Then send me a manly Graphics Card <_<

AndrewRogue: OH! Maybe my roomate will have one <_<

Dark Japheth: Overclock it. Doesn't that usually work?

SirAlexTheFirst: No, that'll hurt you more than help you on Doom 3.

AndrewRogue: My card is way under for it Gorth.

Dark Japheth: Bah.

Dark Japheth: Overclock it anyway.

Dark Japheth: Just for fun.

Dark Japheth: Makes XP run nice if you use that crap.

AndrewRogue: Hmm...

SirAlexTheFirst: Well.

Sarcazmo47: Hey.

Sarcazmo47: Alex.

Sarcazmo47: Recommend me some good pacifist cleric spells.

Sarcazmo47: Besides Greater Command.

AndrewRogue: Hmm... I kick ass. 2/3 of my characters are incapacitated and 1 is ever so close.

SirAlexTheFirst: Entangle.

Sarcazmo47: I think at level 12 Bandon will be tossing around a lot of Quest spells.

Dark Japheth: What domain are you?

Dark Japheth: *domains do you have

Dark Japheth: brain dead todya

Dark Japheth: today.

Sarcazmo47: Good question.

Sarcazmo47: When I make Bandon's character sheet, you'll know.

Dark Japheth: lol.

AndrewRogue: ...you really should do that some day Kirk.

Sarcazmo47: Yeeeeah...

Dark Japheth: Mark of Justice.

Sarcazmo47: Will I be needing that soon, Alex?

Dark Japheth: Mark of Justice is the greatest spell known to clerics.

Dark Japheth: :P

Sarcazmo47: No, Mark of Justice typically involves inflicting a horrible curse.

SirAlexTheFirst: It would be nice

Sarcazmo47: He's not allowed to deal ability damage.

Sarcazmo47: You mean....

Sarcazmo47: He might actually....need....stats?

Sarcazmo47: *gasp*

AndrewRogue: On that note, wow. Looking at things... I'm offically supporting Fighters getting 4+int mod skill points.

SirAlexTheFirst: He might, if you ever want to play him

Sarcazmo47: Ahhh.

Sarcazmo47: Well, he hasn't needed them so far...

AndrewRogue: But ya'll might start doing things now :p

Sarcazmo47: True, true.

AndrewRogue: Stats have been showing up more often.

Sarcazmo47: And now...I sleep

Sarcazmo47: Night, kids!

AndrewRogue: Bah. G'night

Dark Japheth: Night.

Sarcazmo47 has left the room.

Dark Japheth: And he doesn't have to deal ability damage.

Dark Japheth: Mark of Justice- Bestow Curse with a Contingency

AndrewRogue: Yeah. Mark of Justice is cool like that.

AndrewRogue: You can come up with neat minor effects.

Dark Japheth: And curse can be "Suffers from horrific nausea."

SirAlexTheFirst: That's true.

AndrewRogue: Could be that your legs stop moving. Bestow Curse is real benefical if you ask me :p

SirAlexTheFirst: I still wouldn't let Bandon use it.

AndrewRogue: Aww well ^_~

Dark Japheth: Heh.

Dark Japheth: He got that Vow of Peace?

AndrewRogue: He's got a good chunk of vows.

Dark Japheth: The vows are awesome. I just don't know that they should have statistical benefit.

AndrewRogue: He's go Poverty, Peace and Non-Violence I know.

AndrewRogue: Which might I add, are painfully brutal when stacked. You can't do anything maybe, but nothing can do anything to you :p

Dark Japheth: Vow of Poverty, for instance.

Dark Japheth: I hate that, but I hate all feats that require more than a page to explain benefits.

Dark Japheth: Vow of Purity? I like.

AndrewRogue: What did that one do?

AndrewRogue: Against... poisons?

Dark Japheth: Can't touch dead things.

Dark Japheth: Gives you a save against death.

Dark Japheth: My favorite vow is one Screamer came up with

Dark Japheth: Like, Vow of Non-Life. I dunno the name.

Dark Japheth: But basically

Dark Japheth: You forfeited any chance to be rezzed.

Dark Japheth: Ever.

Dark Japheth: Under any circumstances.

Dark Japheth: Benefit- You are immune to death spells and being turned into undead.

AndrewRogue: Oh. That's pretty nice.

SirAlexTheFirst: Indeed.

Dark Japheth: Granted. I have exactly in my arsenal a grand total of ONE character who would take it.

AndrewRogue: Although it might be a little overpowered in non-typical settings :p

Dark Japheth: And I've got like.... thirty... characters typed up at various levels waiting for me to play them, all with backstories. Most are greedy. I am thusly sad.

Dark Japheth: Its not, actually.

Dark Japheth: No matter what setting, its not overpowered.

Dark Japheth: It means you are just immune to Save or Die things.

Dark Japheth: Thats it. You can still die by HP damage and very likely will.

AndrewRogue: Well, I was speaking of settings where rezzes come from the gods. You know, exception circumstances :p

Dark Japheth: Thats great. Gods want to rezz you, thats fine and dandy. But if I had a PC take that vow. And a God had a vested interest in keeping them alive

Dark Japheth: thats their freaking bad.

Dark Japheth: Shouldn't have let the dude die.

AndrewRogue: Indeed.

Dark Japheth: So Alex

SirAlexTheFirst: So Gorth.

Dark Japheth: Did I do reasonably and fairly competantly well, or did I just botch and spit on the mood?

SirAlexTheFirst: You kicked ass

Dark Japheth: Its early enough that I don't have the way I roleplay Zao set in stone yet. The chibi stuff came to me randomly, I was hoping for comedic value and the quickest way to that with THIS crowd is a

Dark Japheth: Kurumi reference

AndrewRogue: Albeit you commented strictly to Alex, I'm going to state you rocked.

AndrewRogue: Ahem <_<

SirAlexTheFirst: It was much awesome.

Dark Japheth: I am glad.

Dark Japheth: I am very frightened, though. I was attempting to stall for time desperately.

Dark Japheth: If I just wander around the city, I've got no hook to the other PC's.

Dark Japheth: Except "Yeah I found some chick."

Dark Japheth: "She was dead."

Dark Japheth: But if I stick around, I'm cute, and eventually I may run into bandon.

AndrewRogue: ...

AndrewRogue: YAOI'D

Dark Japheth: or someone else except nobody in the party is faithful to GODS

Dark Japheth: Argh. Do none of you pray to luthien even once in a while?

Dark Japheth: She must feel neglected except for bandon.

AndrewRogue: Aria has a pretty moderate religious upbringing.

AndrewRogue: Except lately <_<

SirAlexTheFirst: Bandon takes good care of her.

SirAlexTheFirst: Real good care.

AndrewRogue: Anyway... I shall now theorize upon the 10 Sounding Pillars, because I've been wanting to.

Dark Japheth: Ecks dee.

AndrewRogue: XD

AndrewRogue: *XXXD

AndrewRogue: 1- Mister CEO of Yaravon- Its been said.

SirAlexTheFirst: Why no Gorth, I will not stop cracking jokes about Luthien's nymphomania. Ever.

AndrewRogue: 2- Mister Scarlett- The bastard is in league with Sahkmeht. Rawr.

Dark Japheth: I just cannot accurately portray good characters.

AndrewRogue: 3. Kirk- ...that guy has serious issues, and I'm still not over his weird prophetic stuff.

AndrewRogue: 4- Allison- IT MUST BE!

SirAlexTheFirst: >_>

SirAlexTheFirst: Why must it be?

AndrewRogue: 5- Tarin- Families are always trouble in RPGs. See- Landus, Hunter, ANYONE ELSE

AndrewRogue: And Allison has to be because there have been to many jokes about her without having met her.

SirAlexTheFirst: ...

SirAlexTheFirst: There have?

SirAlexTheFirst: Wait, who are you talking about?

AndrewRogue: Morrissley.

AndrewRogue: </brutally misspelled>

SirAlexTheFirst: That would be Alice.

AndrewRogue: Oh.

AndrewRogue: Wow.

SirAlexTheFirst: Allison.... I believe was a priestess somewhere.

Dark Japheth: Every time I hear that name

AndrewRogue: Where did I get Allison from?

Dark Japheth: I think Alanis Morisset.

Dark Japheth: *morissette

Dark Japheth: Or however you spell it.

AndrewRogue: *revises 4

SirAlexTheFirst: I need to keep my notes better. Oy.

Dark Japheth: The babe with the song "What if God was one of us."

AndrewRogue: 6- Mab- OMGWTFBBQ!?!?!

Dark Japheth: And Landus didn't have a troublesome family.

AndrewRogue: I didn't say he did. I just said it causes problems :p

SirAlexTheFirst: Actually, it came from Pat Morissey, an artist I like, and Alice in Wonderland.

Dark Japheth: And depending on how Skocion chats it up, and if he's willing to get painraped again, he might be able to get Jeanne back for you.

Dark Japheth: Ah.

AndrewRogue: 7- Raphae... I mean the Marquis Dela Rosa- Yep. I seem to still recall Alex stating his weapon property has some insane stuff with it.

SirAlexTheFirst: ........

SirAlexTheFirst: What?

Dark Japheth: Plus, he's a Marquis.

SirAlexTheFirst: Vincent is NOT a Ninja Turtle

Dark Japheth: All Marquis titles = bad.

SirAlexTheFirst: He's cool, but not that cool

AndrewRogue: Raphael ala Soul Calibur 2

SirAlexTheFirst: Well actually... he IS cooler than Raph the turtle.

SirAlexTheFirst: You shut up bout that.

AndrewRogue: <_<

SirAlexTheFirst: I don't draw inspiration from vi-dee-yo games. No sirree.

AndrewRogue: Its your fault. I can't help but picture it whenever I choose him.

AndrewRogue: And I just about told someone I was choosing Verity when I picked Siegfried style Nightmare

SirAlexTheFirst: Hah, no.

SirAlexTheFirst: Verity is normal Nightmare.

SirAlexTheFirst: Siegfried is Evrain.

AndrewRogue: The demon arm just doesn't do it for me :p

SirAlexTheFirst: Actually, Evrain is all forms of Nightmare.

Dark Japheth: Eh.

SirAlexTheFirst: Verity is Verity.

AndrewRogue: Trip Attack! *A+B 9*

AndrewRogue: Ahem. Anyway. I was on number 8?

SirAlexTheFirst: Yeh

AndrewRogue: 8- Kate- Anyone attempting to add another member to Hunter's list of floozi... I mean, people who love him, is clearly out to destroy the world.

SirAlexTheFirst: So, 9 is me?

SirAlexTheFirst: And 10 is Soppy?

Dark Japheth: And 11 is Queklain.

Dark Japheth: SInce we are on a YAOI binge

AndrewRogue: XXXD

AndrewRogue: YAOI'D

SirAlexTheFirst: And 12 is Soppy's GF

AndrewRogue: Anyway, no, you guys are out to destroy this world :p

Dark Japheth: No.

Dark Japheth: I'm out to play and have fun, actually.

AndrewRogue: Oh.

AndrewRogue: Well damn.

Dark Japheth: :P

AndrewRogue: And I apologize if I'm grating on people's patience. I'm practically twitching right now.

Dark Japheth: Dude.

AndrewRogue: 9- Hummer Girl- Sahkmeht was entirely too honest with Aria (in that horribly manipulative way) for me not to buy what she told her.

Dark Japheth: Its quite alright

Dark Japheth: You just suck at detecting LIARS.

Dark Japheth: Evil alignment = LIARS.

Dark Japheth: Alex, allow me to tell you a story.

AndrewRogue: Hey now, Sahkmeht technically neve lied.

Dark Japheth: Or would you prefer to tell it, Andrew?

AndrewRogue: You tell it -_-

AndrewRogue: Its depressing <_<

Dark Japheth: NPC.

Dark Japheth: Shows up.

Dark Japheth: I do too many dream sequences.

Dark Japheth: NPC discusses dreams with Landus, his character.

Dark Japheth: Knows what he's been dreaming about.

Dark Japheth: Which of course is mercy killing his sister who is in a deal of pain.

AndrewRogue: Go pillows!

Dark Japheth: Her name is Niniel.

Dark Japheth: Many guesses abound as to which God niniel is.

Dark Japheth: Because clearly the spell Detect Thoughts cannot be used on sleeping people and only gods can tell what people dream.

SirAlexTheFirst: The god of giving people extra turns?

Dark Japheth: Furthermore, everyone KNOWS I love having level 2 characters meet gods.

SirAlexTheFirst: Oh, no, that's Ninian.

Dark Japheth: I was that bad once, and frankly, I'm over it.

Dark Japheth: This girl is a harpy. She coerces Landus to love her.

Dark Japheth: Then.

Dark Japheth: Heals his sister.

Dark Japheth: Nobody could heal his sister.

Dark Japheth: The clerics could not.

Dark Japheth: Kirk continues to scream OMG ITS A GOD

Dark Japheth: She rolls 20 on bluff, and Andrew rolls 1 on sense motive.

Dark Japheth: She says "I'm a succubus. And unless I ruin your life, I'll die. I'm not being true to my nature, see."

Dark Japheth: "And unless I ruin your life or cause you pain, I die."

Dark Japheth: He says "..Succubi drain souls by having sex, right?"

Dark Japheth: Her- "Yeah. Mostly just cause pain."

Dark Japheth: Him- "Sleep with me."

Dark Japheth: Her- "...No! It'll ruin you!'

Dark Japheth: Him- "...You dying would hurt me more."

Dark Japheth: So.

Dark Japheth: Fade to black.

Dark Japheth: He wakes up.

Dark Japheth: Sister is dead.

Dark Japheth: Her dying words are "...The girl you like... who healed me... Nin... she... kill.."

Dark Japheth: *dies*

Dark Japheth: I am convinced firmly that if a person shows up and flat out says "I want to fucking kill you Andrew", his characters will say "Aww, its ok, I'm just joking."

Dark Japheth: As he cannot determine ill motives in anyone.

AndrewRogue: Blame AIM.

Dark Japheth: No.

AndrewRogue: ;_;

Dark Japheth: You had +10 to sense motive.

Dark Japheth: Niniel had +9 to bluff.

Dark Japheth: It was very very freaking close many times.

Dark Japheth: Hell, half the time she said ANYTHING and you sensed motive, I didn't even roll for her.

Dark Japheth: I just IMed you. "She's a dirty lying whore."

Dark Japheth: You- "...I believe you completely Niniel.

Dark Japheth: Me- *bangs head on desk*

SirAlexTheFirst: ...

AndrewRogue: Whoah there Gorth. Maybe we interpret what you say different. You were never even an 1/8th that blunt.

SirAlexTheFirst: See, that's where Nellix comes in.

Dark Japheth: Her- "My dad was a sorceror. My mother was a bird."

Dark Japheth: Andrew- "...Sense motive."

Dark Japheth: Me-... SHES LYING.

Dark Japheth: OBVIOUSLY

SirAlexTheFirst: Nellix would Sense Motive at some point pretty much every session.

Dark Japheth: BIRDS CANNOT BREED WITH PEOPLE

Dark Japheth: So does he

AndrewRogue: Okay. Nobody bought that shit. He didn't either.

SirAlexTheFirst: Nellix always rolled exceedingly low on these Sense Motives.

Dark Japheth: Yes. yes he did.

SirAlexTheFirst: The difference here is, Nellix still made all those checks, by large amounts, because he had an ungodly high Sense Motive skill bought up and boosted.

AndrewRogue: ...

SirAlexTheFirst: You need to buy up that skill.

SirAlexTheFirst: A lot.

Dark Japheth: By the end of the game.

Dark Japheth: Initially, I don't think you did. I remember many times that you'd talk to someone, and roll 1.

Dark Japheth: Many, MANY times.

Dark Japheth: Sarah. Llanar. Varro. Khalili, if you remember him.

Dark Japheth: He botched a sense motive to meet them

SirAlexTheFirst: That's true. But at that point it didn't really matter too much, because we had Lan who was infallible.

Dark Japheth: Some people say high.

Dark Japheth: This is true

Dark Japheth: Nobody believed him though until he was a priest of Karnage.

Dark Japheth: then he started lying.

Dark Japheth: So nobody believed him.

Dark Japheth: The true tragedy of Amaryllis is told from Lan's point of view.

AndrewRogue: Oh?

Dark Japheth: Yes.

SirAlexTheFirst: Yes.

Dark Japheth: Evrian lost all he had. But Lan never had much.

Dark Japheth: I dunno.

SirAlexTheFirst: It is a true tragedy that he couldn't even beat Emily in single combat.

Dark Japheth: No. That isn't tragedy.

Dark Japheth: Lan's bow was +2, chaotic, and I think thats it.

SirAlexTheFirst: You're right, that's comedy.

AndrewRogue: XD

Dark Japheth: Emily's was +5 Icy Shocking Flaming Holy Lawful.

SirAlexTheFirst: Other than that though he had a pretty sad time.

Dark Japheth: No. Drop Holy

Dark Japheth: Holy was added Post great work

Dark Japheth: The comedy actually was when he cast Hold Person on Evrain

SirAlexTheFirst: Oh yeah!

SirAlexTheFirst: Haaaaaaa!

Dark Japheth: who hits him with his greatsword, subdually, critically, and he carries what was left of Lan in a bag through the rest of the dungeon

AndrewRogue: ...

AndrewRogue: HEH!

Dark Japheth: You know

Dark Japheth: That was the only time I took carrying capacity into account.

Dark Japheth: Every other time, I said "Screw it, too many numbers, makes games not fun"

Dark Japheth: There were... I think.. I dunno, but there were piles upon piles of silver and gold pieces.

SirAlexTheFirst: Well Gorth

SirAlexTheFirst: If ithelps

Dark Japheth: This was because I never gave out gold or money prizes and people brought this to my attention.

SirAlexTheFirst: I thought of Lan when I made the Marquid.

SirAlexTheFirst: *Marquis.

Dark Japheth: I like the Marquis. Always have.

Dark Japheth: *shrug*

AndrewRogue: *chuckles*

Dark Japheth: But anyway. They found out that they couldn't carry all the stuff through with them to get back home.

Dark Japheth: Throkk.. "...If I rage... I have four more points of strength."

Dark Japheth: And only because he raged could they carry out the last little bit of gold.

SirAlexTheFirst: That's why when the whole party was stupid, the Marquis stripped them naked, took away all of their stuff, tied them to poles, and flogged them, and left them there.

Dark Japheth: Bitter? :P

Dark Japheth: That does sound rather like a Lan thing to do if he ever had the power to do it to someone.

AndrewRogue: ...I just realized... I am doomed to NEVER NOT END UP LOOKING STUPID IN RPs <_<

Dark Japheth: Oh no.

AndrewRogue: </bitterness>

Dark Japheth: You know why I did it to you, Andrew?

AndrewRogue: Because I like Cat-Girls?

Dark Japheth: Specifically, metagamingwise??

Dark Japheth: Thats half of it.

AndrewRogue: XD

Dark Japheth: The other half is because I was talking with everyone, and got character ideas.

Dark Japheth: I know Chrome could play an evil character.

Dark Japheth: I was confident in Staci and Kirk.

Dark Japheth: As I'd seen them.

Dark Japheth: You were the wildcard.

Dark Japheth: And then you made a nice guy.

SirAlexTheFirst: OH!

SirAlexTheFirst: I didn't tell the whole chat

SirAlexTheFirst: Ar

Dark Japheth: For the evil group. Yes, he does what he was told.

SirAlexTheFirst: We should be getting a new player soon.

AndrewRogue: To a degree! To a degree! <_<

Dark Japheth: He's like a Nazi who does what he has to to feed his family

Dark Japheth: Oh rock on.

AndrewRogue: Do we know 'em by chance anyway?

SirAlexTheFirst: Kirk does.

SirAlexTheFirst: His name is Mark and he's like a cross between Evrain and me.

SirAlexTheFirst: Cool guy.

Dark Japheth: I have no comment.

Dark Japheth: My opinions are well known and need not be stated. Regardless, I will enjoy playing with him.

Dark Japheth: And really with everyone.

Dark Japheth: :P

SirAlexTheFirst: Yeah, we all know you hate me.

AndrewRogue: So Alex, since I'm not going to be around, I need a next episode preview!

Dark Japheth: Alex, I'm sorry. Do I hide my hate for you that poorly?

SirAlexTheFirst: Yes, Gorth. You suck at hiding hate.

Dark Japheth: I'm waiting for the :P smiley that informs me that you are either joking or at least semisarcastic.

SirAlexTheFirst: :P

Dark Japheth: I hope you know that I do not actually hate you.

AndrewRogue: SirAlexTheFirst: :p

Dark Japheth: THERE WE GO

AndrewRogue: <_<

Dark Japheth: I AM HAPPY

Dark Japheth: AND GOD YELLOW BURNS

Dark Japheth: hmm

Dark Japheth: Hey. Kirk, change your font color.

Dark Japheth: Kirk, change your font color.

Dark Japheth: I can't read it.

Dark Japheth: ARGH IT BURNS MY EYES

Dark Japheth: Ok. Guess the impression!

AndrewRogue: ME!

AndrewRogue: ...er...

SirAlexTheFirst: DIE!

AndrewRogue: ...wait. No.

SirAlexTheFirst: ...er

Dark Japheth: lol.

Dark Japheth: Yeah it was obvious.

Dark Japheth: Hmm

Dark Japheth: *has sex with gil's character*

Dark Japheth: o.o

Dark Japheth: I must be worshipped for I am a girl.

Dark Japheth: Blah blah blah someone listen to me

AndrewRogue: *amends above* -I am an assimar-

Dark Japheth: I claim nymphomania when really I hate my husband and don't have the guts to actually cheat on him so I pretend to in every game I RP in!

Dark Japheth: And I'm quite done with that

Dark Japheth: hmm.

SirAlexTheFirst: I thought the :P was implied

SirAlexTheFirst: You suck at detecting sarcasm, Gorth.

AndrewRogue: Oh yeah. The answer is Beth <_<

Dark Japheth: Sometimes with you, Alex, I can't tell.

AndrewRogue: Nobody answered.

Dark Japheth: Against alex, I get -10 to sense motive

SirAlexTheFirst: I was kidding there too.

Dark Japheth: No, actually, you aren't

Dark Japheth: I can't tell sarcasm for the life of me.

Dark Japheth: Kirk does it to me all the time. Drives me batty.

AndrewRogue: Kirk... is tough to tell some times.

AndrewRogue: A lot of his statements are way too easy to think he really means.

Dark Japheth: For some reason, I always picture him as having this completely straight face no matter what his text says. ANd he uses no smileys, ever.

SirAlexTheFirst: I mentioned Mark there because he came to mind about playing evil characters.

SirAlexTheFirst: He had an evil character for a while.

SirAlexTheFirst: It was too evil.

Dark Japheth: ...what is this Too Evil.

Dark Japheth: Explain.

SirAlexTheFirst: No. Kirk is always laughing and smiling.

SirAlexTheFirst: Too evil?

AndrewRogue: Oh god. *simply retires Aria to save the stress*

AndrewRogue: <_<

SirAlexTheFirst: They were trying to torture this guy.

SirAlexTheFirst: "Hot irons!"

SirAlexTheFirst: "Violated Horn could stand some more use!"

AndrewRogue: Crying glass! Crying glass!

SirAlexTheFirst: Mark's character: "Hey, Luke? You know those glass rods in the alchemy lab? You know that guy's urethra?"

AndrewRogue: O_O

Dark Japheth: Thats not too evil.

Dark Japheth: Thats an adequate 15 or 16 int torturer.

Dark Japheth: But god if that didn't make me shudder right then.

Dark Japheth: Will he be playing an evil character?

SirAlexTheFirst: Ha. No.

Dark Japheth: Good. I like everyone here too much.

Dark Japheth: And man, it'd make me cry if poor aria got the glass tubing in the urethra.

SirAlexTheFirst: ...

AndrewRogue: ...

SirAlexTheFirst: She got worse

AndrewRogue: Yay! Tentacle Rape!

AndrewRogue: Obligatory Amaryllis Hentai episode!

Dark Japheth: See, its things like THAT... and I have to come up with more NPC's to torture you with

Dark Japheth: Got anyone else in the backstory I can use to bludgeon you to death?

AndrewRogue: :p

Dark Japheth: No?

Dark Japheth: Damn.

AndrewRogue: I'm still astounded Aria has not been raped once.

Dark Japheth: *adds a few Otyguhs or however they are spelled to the next planned combat*

AndrewRogue: The opportunity/attempt has been made too many time

AndrewRogue: s

Dark Japheth: Low wis means that its not rape until afterwords.

Dark Japheth: When she changes her mind.

SirAlexTheFirst: ...

AndrewRogue: ...

Dark Japheth: Oh, Alex, I got more bitter, cynical and hateful towards the human species in general while in Alaska witnessing the dregs of humanity. Could you tell?

AndrewRogue: Wow. Is Alaska that bad?

Dark Japheth: Not particularly.

SirAlexTheFirst: It's ALASKA.

Dark Japheth: However, while up there, I lived with social people.

Dark Japheth: WHo had friends.

Dark Japheth: SO I had a lot of people.

SirAlexTheFirst: I mean, come on. That's like the Frozen Pennsylvania Northlands, except more North.

Dark Japheth: And I interacted with a lot of people.

SirAlexTheFirst: And it's above *shudder* California.

AndrewRogue: Hey ;_;

Dark Japheth: Its *way* above my state.

SirAlexTheFirst: (Yes both of you are from California. If you didn't know.)

AndrewRogue: Well... I knew I was from Cali. And I know me n' Gorth actually live pretty close right now.

Dark Japheth: Yeah.

SirAlexTheFirst: See, yeah, that can't be good there

Dark Japheth: I'm actually afraid to hurt his character.

SirAlexTheFirst: Gorth + people is like AvP. Whoever wins, we lose.

Dark Japheth: He lives close enough to kill me if I am too mean

AndrewRogue: Not starting tomorrow ;_;

Dark Japheth: This is intended as a sarcastic statement, Alex, but sadly, its true.

SirAlexTheFirst: Not meaning that in an offensive way to Gorth

AndrewRogue: Well... I suppose I could come and kill you on a visit home.

Dark Japheth: You are so sweet, Andrew.

Dark Japheth: I'd hug you, but we've had enough YAOI'D people for now

SirAlexTheFirst: Yeh see

SirAlexTheFirst: NExt episode preview...

SirAlexTheFirst: You want the cynical version or the real one?

AndrewRogue: Hmm... how about both, because cynicism is cool, but I really want to know <_<

Dark Japheth: I want you to elaborate on the "Whoever wins, we lose". I am sufficiently coffee deprived to not get that.

SirAlexTheFirst: That's the slogan for the AvP movie, Gorth

Dark Japheth: I am aware.

SirAlexTheFirst: Things die.

SirAlexTheFirst: Rocks fall.

SirAlexTheFirst: Yknow.

Dark Japheth: Ah.

Dark Japheth: In other words

Dark Japheth: when I socialize

Dark Japheth: Bad shit happens

SirAlexTheFirst: Cynical version

SirAlexTheFirst: Kirk refuses to play Bandon, Hunter wants his guns and girls, and Staci whines about not getting to play, so Hunter, Lea, and Aurelia tear around the town making backwards progress.

SirAlexTheFirst: Gorth lets himself get steamrolled, but will pop up later complaining about not being allowed to do anything.

SirAlexTheFirst: Aria, Verity, and the others stay dead.

Dark Japheth: ...lmfao.

AndrewRogue: XD

SirAlexTheFirst: Mark sees the chaos and runs screaming,

SirAlexTheFirst: and I throw a fit Piro would be proud of, print out my DM notes and rip them up.

AndrewRogue: Alex... have I ever told you how good you are at cynicism?

AndrewRogue: <_<

Dark Japheth: Alex knows that I think he's like... Voltaire. Or Martin Luther in his exceeding cynicism.

AndrewRogue: May I ask you a serious 2 questions though?

SirAlexTheFirst: Sure

AndrewRogue: This one sounds odd but... do you enjoy DMing for us?

*OnlineHost*: AndrewRogue rolled 1 20-sided die: 20

AndrewRogue: ...didn't mean to do that.

AndrewRogue: Another 20 goes to waste

SirAlexTheFirst: 20 on your sense motive

SirAlexTheFirst: So I'll answer honestly

SirAlexTheFirst: Yes

SirAlexTheFirst: Occasionally.

*OnlineHost*: AndrewRogue rolled 1 7-sided die: 4

SirAlexTheFirst: When I'm in the mood to DM, it's awesome.

SirAlexTheFirst: When I don't really want to DM but everyone yells at me to do so anyways, it sucks. And then people complain that I was distracted and did a bad job.

Dark Japheth: Being hijacked to run games is rather a damper on fun

SirAlexTheFirst: Yeh it is

Dark Japheth: If the DM does not have fun, it is almost impossible for the PC's to have fun.

Dark Japheth: Unless they have fun from things that have nothing to do with plot, storyline, or roleplaying.

SirAlexTheFirst: Like tonight, Brent and Katie were going to play some UT, and wanted me to join them. Which I hardly ever get to do.

SirAlexTheFirst: But, I had just started game, and EVERYONE had been screaming at me for it

Dark Japheth: I personally thought the game rocked. You did exceptionally well tonight.

Dark Japheth: *shrug*

AndrewRogue: You did do that.

AndrewRogue: But grah, you really have to find some way to effectively tell them no Alex. As far as I can tell, I might ask you once in a great while and am open to any answer- Yes or no.

SirAlexTheFirst: That's why I said I might have to leave for a while

Dark Japheth: I can help you Alex. Its easy.

Dark Japheth: The next time they say "...are we running game tonight OMG PLEASE ALEX PLEASE"

Dark Japheth: Say "IM Gorth."

Dark Japheth: I'll show them something like...

Dark Japheth: www.seizurerobots.com

Dark Japheth: They'll go "Shiny." and forget all about it.

Dark Japheth: *nod*

SirAlexTheFirst: Kirk's been like "Game tonight? Game tonight? Game tonight? Game tonight? You know Andrew is leaving, and Staci and I are also leaving. Game tonight?"

AndrewRogue: I wish they'd quit bringing me up. Hell, technically, that's a good reason to wait. I'd dead. Running while I'm not here doesn't matter.

SirAlexTheFirst: Staci's been like "Game tonight? My passive-aggressive happiness depends on it."

Dark Japheth: ...ecks dee.

AndrewRogue: Heh.

SirAlexTheFirst: Gorth's been all "Game tonight? I was kind of hoping my character could get introduced. Sometime this century."

SirAlexTheFirst: Soppy's been all "Game tonight? I'll be a sad panda if you don't. Shut up about Doom 3 and run game."

SirAlexTheFirst: Which by the way is why there was no game last night

AndrewRogue: I thought that's why there was no game the last week or so?

SirAlexTheFirst: Not Doom 3

SirAlexTheFirst: Sopko

AndrewRogue: Oh.

SirAlexTheFirst: I mentioned DMing isn't fun when I'm not in the mood?

Dark Japheth: Yes.

Dark Japheth: Hey.

Dark Japheth: Gorth only asked you ONCE.

Dark Japheth: *just read that*

SirAlexTheFirst: Yeaaaah, not running game when the players start insulting Doom 3 when asking for game.

Dark Japheth: ONCE

Dark Japheth: ONCE SINCE MAKING ZAO-LOT.

Dark Japheth: But seriously. Ignore me, man.

AndrewRogue: I... think I asked once or twice.

SirAlexTheFirst: Andrew asked a couple of times too but I just ignore him.

AndrewRogue: *vaguely wonders why he's so easy to brush aside* ;_;

Dark Japheth: You know how I broke Kirk, Staci and Chrome from asking me constantly for sessions?

SirAlexTheFirst: I was kidding

Dark Japheth: Low charisma score.

Dark Japheth: :P

Dark Japheth: They IM spammed me. "You said we'd probably game tonight."

Dark Japheth: "Its four o clock in the afternoon, game?"

Dark Japheth: That eventually I said "...No. Now I call Jasmine, and I go out tonight."

Dark Japheth: So Kirk does this really funny thing

Dark Japheth: He IM's me.

Dark Japheth: "Hey boss."

Dark Japheth: "Whats up?"

Dark Japheth: Me- "Not much."

Dark Japheth: and we idly chat.

Dark Japheth: Until eventually I say "Want to game?"

Dark Japheth: And he says "GODDAMN I THOUGHT YOU'D NEVER ASK. DO YOU THINK I ACTUALLY WANT TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR STUPID LIFE?"

Dark Japheth: Its really kind of funny.

AndrewRogue: ...

AndrewRogue: XD

Dark Japheth: ANd goddamnit the white hurts my eyes.

SirAlexTheFirst: Yeh

SirAlexTheFirst: It kinda sucks when I know people are only IMing me to hint that they want game.

Dark Japheth: I IM you because we never talk anymore. ;_;

AndrewRogue: Hey now, I don't do that ;_; Often <_<

Dark Japheth: Its like. "Hey Alex. How have you been man, I haven't talked to you in like... three months."

Dark Japheth: no response.

Dark Japheth: six hours later

Dark Japheth: "Fine"

Dark Japheth: that is all.

SirAlexTheFirst: That would be when I have no away message up

SirAlexTheFirst: You know, we should log this chat.

SirAlexTheFirst: I got kicked halfway

AndrewRogue: OH! Alex, this is gonna sound way weird and to be honest, I still don't care, but do you intend to send cash for Koudelka?

SirAlexTheFirst: Andrew, got log?

SirAlexTheFirst: I do

Dark Japheth: I've got log.

SirAlexTheFirst: Not in the immediate future but I do