[shadowrun] PerrySimm says, "Log on."
Istereth has arrived.
[shadowrun] GM says, "we're only short 3"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Not counting TOny?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "well, there's no way he's showing"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "OK, so Ish and I can storm K's place, and then we can split the XP that was going to be divided between the whole group."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Er, the karma."
[shadowrun] GM says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] GM says, "that is an excellent plan and I like it"
[shadowrun] GM starts setting up the call-for-help-and-rescue-operation phase
[shadowrun] GM says, "we'll wait for Thurgun and then get started, I guess"
Asher has arrived.
[shadowrun] GM says, "yay, quorum is acheived"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "so, what are people doing?"
Asher asks, "so, time for some recon on Kolmetz's place?"
Emvee says, "Sunny might wan' be part o' that."
[shadowrun] GM says, "if people want to wait, we can"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "It occurs to me that if half the group was late IC, we'd be organizing a bust-in-the-doors rescue."
[shadowrun] GM says, "ha"
[shadowrun] GM says, "if you want to run with that it could be fun"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Mmm, you're right."
Emvee checks his sec. "Where's she at, an'way? S'posed t' be here a while ago."
Asher says, "dunno -- Tony's not here either"
Asher says, "better give her a call -- no telling what's next after they got Big Jim"
Emvee says, "She's th'last one t' 'ave contact wi' th'bugs. If they got t' 'er, we're all in big trouble."
Emvee punches speed-dial and speakerphone.
SunnyVoicemail exclaims, "Hi! I'm out saving the world or running drugs or something. Leave a message at the beep!"
Emvee glances at Asher.
Asher says, "hrm"
Asher says, "hey, Sunny, give us a call when you get in -- you've got our numbers"
Asher pushes disconnect.
Asher asks, "are we worried enough to go over to her place yet, or should we wait a few minutes?"
Istereth says, "Wonder if S-K would be able to help now."
Emvee says, "'f she shows up an' we're not here... but I guess we c'ld jus' leave 'er a note..."
Asher says, "well, she can call us in that case"
Emvee says, "Point."
Asher says (to Istereth), "if it looks like there's really a problem we can probably ask them to keep a look-out"
Asher says, "but if they can't track down Kolmetz by themselves I expect they can't find her either if there's a problem"
Istereth says, "Or, hm, did Sunny have our contact phone? (man, I didn't sleep well)"
Emvee asks, "Did they give us one?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Sunny has a phone number. Quint has it too"
Emvee says, "I kinda missed that, since I was busy tryin' not t' let th' guards step on me."
Asher says, "yeah, they gave us a line"
Istereth says, "Oh, right."
Asher says, "I sent it around after we got out, if you recall"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Oh, right, phone number. I thought he meant an actual phone."
Asher says, "but I think we should check it out on our own first before talkin' to them"
Emvee says, "Yeah, I agree."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "I did, but both schep and Ish are a bit groggy at the moment"
Emvee says, "I guess we c'n check Sunny's place t' see 'f there's any sign of a break-in."
Asher says, "so ok, we're worried enough to head over"
Asher asks (of Istereth), "you up for driving?"
Asher says (to Thurgun), "maybe you better stay here in case she or Tony shows"
Istereth says, "No problem."
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun wave!
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "ah, just in time"
Asher says, "unless you'd rather come along -- like Emvee said, we can leave a note"
[Crows-Nest] (from Emvee) Asher says, "you just missed the plot -- we all left without you"
Thurgun scratches his head. "Oh, O'ill come along, I guess."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "hee hee"
Thurgun asks, "Guess O'id better go quick-time again, hunh?"
Emvee says, "Mmm, good idea."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "And if I had my notes, I'd know what to roll. Just a sec..."
Asher says, "can't hurt"
Asher says, "I'd better skip the smartgoggles, though -- no need to freak the other tenants"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Hmm. Should we assume that we just cast it at breakfast, and rest out the drain in a hot shower every morning?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "if the drain is only ever Light, sure"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, that'd be cool."
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 7t4: 3 5 1 2 6+4 6+1 3 | 3
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 13t3: 1 2 1 5 6+3 6+1 5 1 6+5 6+2 1 5 3 | 8
[shadowrun] GM says, "although you'll have the same social problems as someone with wired 'flexes and no reflex trigger"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(ie, people who walk around acting jumpy _all the time_ get frowned at)"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I only cast mine on run-days."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Like an antisocial dwarf in a long dark trenchcoat doesn't get frowned at enough already?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "I don't remember what kind of neighborhood sunny lives in -- upscale or not?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh, heck, I'll roll. I think I figured it out."
[shadowrun] GM says, "middle class"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 6t2: 1 4 2 5 3 4 | 5
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 12t3: 6+1 4 3 2 4 5 2 1 1 3 1 1 | 6
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yeah, Light."
[shadowrun] GM says, "bye the time you guys get to Sunny's place it's gone"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "I can't sacrifice sorcery skill dice towards drain, can I?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "no"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "For a moment, I completely misinterpreted the antecedent there."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
Asher says, "right, there it is"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Thinking, 'wait, does he mean her place or the whole neighborhood?'"
[shadowrun] GM says, "ha ha"
Asher asks (of Istereth), "maybe head 'round the block and park on the other side?"
Istereth nods.
GM says, "She lives in a 6-floor apartment building. Somewhere on the 3rd floor."
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "we're probably going to have to break in -- are locks covered by stealth or electronics? or does it depend?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "generally by electronics"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I think it depends on the kind of lock."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Won't sunny have booby-trapped the place?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "If we're lucky."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Thurgun), "ha ha"
[shadowrun] GM says, "these are nice shiny new (well, 5-year-old) maglocks"
[shadowrun] Istereth says (to Thurgun), "that's the fun part!"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "this will be hilarious if it's just a missed connection"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "and she comes back to find us all exploded around her living room"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Hee."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "anyone have binoculars?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Have we talked to her post-Jim?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(or cybereyes?)"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I have MAGIC EYES"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Yup."
Emvee checks out the exterior.
[shadowrun] GM says, "those of you with magic or tech eyes, make a perception (int) check. TN 4"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Thurgun), "I've assumed we've met up and this is a week or two later, yeah"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Or binocs?"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t4: 4 1 4 5 1 2 | 3
[shadowrun] GM says, "right"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t4: 4 3 5 3 5 5 | 4
GM says, "Looking down the side of the building (which is about 5 feet opposite another apartment brick), you see a smashed-in window on the 3rd floor."
Emvee says, "Right. We'd better go in."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Fire escape near the window?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "nope"
Emvee says, "Wish 'd gotten around t' learning t' fly."
[shadowrun] GM says, "the fire escape on that side is about 10 feet to the left of the smashed window"
Asher says, "hrm"
Thurgun asks, "How'd someone get up the to smash... oh. Remember that wall-crawler her friend saw?"
Istereth asks, "What is it?"
Asher says, "her friend had that story about a guy climbing up the wall"
Asher says, "yeah"
Asher says (to Istereth), "busted window up there"
Emvee says (to Ish), "Smashed window. On her floor."
Emvee says, "Got rope."
Thurgun asks (of Ist), "Can one of your drones fly up there?"
Istereth says, "Lemme send up an eyeball to peek in."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "How fast does splat glue work?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "pretty fast"
Asher says, "good idea"
Asher says, "see if it can unlock the door, too"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Also, is it strong enough to hold the weight of one or more adult humans?"
Istereth says, "uh"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "what does Emvee weigh?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says (to Emvee), "i.e. instantaneous in non-critical situations, deathly slow otherwise."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "39kg."
[shadowrun] GM says, "it's hold Emvee, but probably not anyone else"
Emvee says, "Wonder 'f we c'n use this glue 's t' fix th'rope t' th'wall by th'window."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I'm not *too* much over 39kg."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Wait, 39kg? I thought you said 390."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Never mind."
[shadowrun] GM says, "ha ha"
Emvee says, "Stick th' glue inna jar, tie th' rope t' it. Swing it up and smash it against th' wall."
GM says (to Istereth), "As the drone flies up and in, you see the signs of a struggle: the table is knocked over, the chairs are flung about, bullet holes in the wall, something pink and dried on the floor."
Asher says, "I'm not sure this is the kind of neighborhood we can be that conspicuous in"
Asher says, "although they must have got her out somehow"
Emvee says (to Asher), "I could make th'rope an' jar invisible."
Asher says, "hey, good point"
Asher glances around casually to check for passer-bys
GM says, "However, there's no one in there now."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "There's also only 5 feet between one building and the next."
Emvee says, "Course, 'f it's not strong enough f'r anyone else t' go up, 'm not sure if it's a good plan."
Istereth says, "Grr. Looks like she's in trouble, all right."
Emvee says, "On th'other hand, we c'ld just come down from th'roof."
Asher says, "if the rope's long enough, you could tie the rope"
Asher says (to Istereth), "crap"
Asher asks, "see any buzzer or anything to unlock this door?"
Thurgun scratches his head. "Once you're in, can't you just open the door for us?"
Emvee looks at the door Asher's pointing at.
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "That makes way too much sense."
GM says, "There's a keypad of some type beside the door. It has three buttons on it."
GM says, "It looks like they used to be different colors but the colors have faded."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Also, if we had a grappling hook, the eyeball could fly up with it."
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "Which door do you mean, the ground floor door, or the apartment door?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Or the equivalent."
[shadowrun] GM says, "hee hee. the apartment door"
Emvee says, "Right. I've seen one o' these b'fore. Prob'ly a model 22J 'r a 23K."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "I have no idea, can other people see what the eye shows you?"
Istereth has all this up on the truck's video.
[shadowrun] GM says, "ah ha"
Emvee says, "J's 're easy t' crack. K's 're real pain. Hard t' tell 'em apart 'til it's too late."
Istereth says, "That drone doesn't exactly have fingers, either."
Asher says, "yeah, but I'm pretty sure I remember it can bump into things"
Istereth says, "Large things, yeah. I could probably hit all three at once easy enough."
Emvee looks confused for a moment before he realizes that he's the only one thinking about taking the lock apart to disable it rather than just, say, pushing the button to unlock it.
Asher asks (of Emvee), "hmm, what're the buttons? open, talk, alarm?"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks (of GM), "TN for an Electronics check to answer that?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "3"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Or I can just keep making stuff up.)"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t3: 4 5 1 5 6+3 4 | 5
[shadowrun] GM says, "You think that Asher is exactly right"
Emvee says, "Right, 'xactly. Green, blue, an' red."
Asher says, "guess it'd be a bad idea to hit all three, then"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Also, you're pretty sure the inside one is Talk"
Emvee points. "That one's talk. One o' those two should open it."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to GM), "for this to really be a monty haul problem you're supposed to let us pick a button and then offer to let us switch"
[shadowrun] GM says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Yay"
Asher says, "hrm"
Emvee says, "Dependin', as I said, on whether it's a J 'r a K."
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "how are the relative sizes of drone and buttons?"
Asher says, "seems like you might have to run up there with the rope and get a hands-on look, then"
[shadowrun] GM says, "As you said, the drone can hit all three, but not just one (or even just two)"
Emvee says, "Right."
Asher says, "unless you can jig the lock on the front door here"
Emvee asks, "Anyone here know how t' throw stuff?"
Asher says, "I believe that'd be Thurgun"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "Snrk."
Emvee says (to Asher), "I c'n take a look at it. Might set off th'alarm that way too, though."
[shadowrun] GM asks, "So the plan is for Thurgun to throw a glass jar of glue, tied to a rope, through the window?"
Asher says, "you might be able to tell the model better up close, too"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "which Emvee is going to make invisible"
[shadowrun] GM says, "right"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I was thinking more at the sill, but through the window might be slightly better, yeah."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "if he can't make it invisible we might have to skip this plan, unless it's pretty dark out"
[shadowrun] GM starts adding up modifiers for the throw
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "OK, I have to use the phone, since my cell phone won't connect. Unidle in a sec..."
[shadowrun] GM says, "hmm, I think throwing an invisible jar should get a penalty, but I'm not sure how much..."
[shadowrun] GM says, "also, the thrower disappeared"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t4: 3 2 5 4 2 1 | 2
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 13t3: 3 3 5 5 1 4 1 5 2 2 1 4 3 | 8
Emvee vanishes the rope-and-jar contraption.
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "We already tried calling her first, before we came over."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "if we're voting, I think throwing something invisible is actually pretty minor -- seems like baseball players don't look at their hand when they throw"
Emvee says, "So, 'm thinkin' that after we get th' whole mess in place, we c'n make th'rope visible again, since jus' hangin' there 's not gonna aut'mat'cly attract th'kinda attent'n it would when 'e's throwin' it."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "(compensating for the attached rope is another story, of course)"
[backstage] * GM has removed Istereth from the channel.
[shadowrun] GM says, "heh"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "what time of day is it? dusk?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "hmm, sure"
Asher says, "yeah, probably dark enough that it should be ok"
Asher says, "guess you don't want to be holding that spell when you climb"
Emvee says, "An' then I c'n vanish me 'nstead, since a darf climbin' up an invisible rope's prob'ly gonna stand out a lot more 'n th' rope 'tself."
Asher says, "oh yeah"
Asher says, "we need to get you a window-washer outfit"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "also gas grenades, since it is a rule that all our plans have to involve knock-out gas"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(I am thinking that the GM was probably just terribly disappointed when he read that I wasn't planning to climb the invisible rope while visible.)"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee exclaims (at Asher), "Good point!"
Emvee says, "Little late f'r that, I think."
[Crows-Nest] GM asks, "how do you know it won't?"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee exclaims, "I'm sure Sunny has some we can borrow!"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "OK, back."
Asher says, "well, if you start to fall, drop the spell"
Asher says, "and Thurgun'll try and catch you"
Emvee says, "Yeah, maybe 'f 't lands first, I c'n land on 't."
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "okay, the Throwing TN is 4. or you can default to Strength at +2"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I only have Athletics 1, and Throwing weapons 2."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "(for non-cue-ball weapons)"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Throwing Weapons is close enough for this"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I guess Sunny's or normal thrower."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hmm"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I'll miss Sunny when she's a bug. She was handy to have around."
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "well, if you reduce the TN to 4 you should be ok with your strength, right?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "you don't need to miss her if you're a bug too"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "I have 5 strength, which would mean 3t4 instead of 2t4, so it's a bit better."
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Istereth), "all part of one big happy hive"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Shall I try it?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "And only a 1/216 chance of the jar falling on your head and breaking open."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "you bet"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Go for it."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I'll stand over here"
Emvee hands the apparatus to Thurgun.
Thurgun says, "OK, here we go."
Thurgun frowns at the apparatus, shrugs, and throws it.
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 3t4: 5 4 6+2 | 3
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "ka-thwam."
Thurgun exclaims, "Hey, I did it!"
Emvee says, "Let's give it a minute, i' case anyone takes a look out their windows at th'noise."
Asher asks, "can you tell?"
GM says, "Thurgun mimes throwing, with excellent follow-through, just like Coach Jenkins always taught. You hear a small muffled shatter from above somewhere."
Asher says, "I hope Sunny doesn't have any ming vases in there"
Asher says, "or, knowing her, antique pistols"
[Crows-Nest] Istereth says, "yay Coach Jenkins."
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "I just wanna know why Coach Jenkins was teaching mime."
[shadowrun] GM asks (of Emvee), "what's your climbing skill?"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "due to budget cuts he had to cover both theater and PE"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun exclaims, "You take that back! Coach Jenkins was a great man!"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Before or after I default to Strength/Body?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "heh"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Strength, TN 5"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(that's with the default)"
Thurgun says (to Emvee), "O'i can give you a boost, if you want."
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "what's the TN to throw Emvee?"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun exclaims, "Coach Jenkins also taught dwarf-tossing!"
[shadowrun] GM says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Strength is 5, so I'll reduce that to a 3t3."
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay"
[shadowrun] GM says, "wait, no"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "t4's the minimum."
[shadowrun] GM says, "4 is the lowest you can reduce"
[shadowrun] GM says, "so 4t4"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Oh, right. 4t4, I mean."
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "wait, all three of us have strength 5?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Heh"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "oh, not me"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "dammit"
[shadowrun] GM says, "no arm-wrestling for this group"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "quit pushin' me around, guys"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Oh, wait. With myself invisible, that's 5t7 reduced to...2t4."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "Wow, I'm as strong as the troll."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "(until he puts his weight into it)"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t4: 3 1 6+2 4 5 5 | 4
[shadowrun] Asher says, "he's a gentle giant"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 13t3: 5 1 5 2 6+5 6+5 5 5 6+4 2 2 1 3 | 8
[shadowrun] Asher says, "woot"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "er, -- oh, the spell"
Emvee fades away. The you notice a rope hanging from the wall. And it wiggles slightly.
Emvee says (to Thurgun), "'K, ready."
GM says, "As the rope becomes visible, you see that it goes up the wall and right into the broken window."
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 2t4: 3 2 | 0
(From Istereth) The results of the toss appear on the vidscreen.
GM says, "Emvee climbs about halfway up (you think, from the shaking of the rope), and then slides back down."
Emvee lands on Thurgun.
Thurgun says, "Whoa, gotcha."
Emvee says, "Oof. 'K, this 's 'arder than it looked 'n Cat Burglar: The Motion Picture."
Emvee resolutely tries again.
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 2t4: 3 5 | 1
[shadowrun] GM says, "yay"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Phew. This was going to get embarrassing soon."
GM says, "It's pretty dim in the apartment, all the lights are out. You already knew about the overturned furniture. You didn't know about the smell."
Emvee pulls himself over the sill and takes a look around.
Emvee slips on a gas mask.
GM says, "The smell seems to be centered on the stain on the floor."
Emvee goes dual.
GM says, "You don't see anything unusual."
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Eeeagh! Flashbacks to Houston cockroach-nest-in-the-potatoes smell."
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "ewww"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Does thermo help?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "oh, I figured dual was astral"
[shadowrun] GM says, "there's enought light to make out what's in there"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Asher), "Yeah, it was."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "heh"
[shadowrun] GM says, "no colors, except near the window, but shapes"
Emvee mics, "Stinks in here. Looks like 't's comin' from a mess on th' floor."
[shadowrun] GM says, "you have a flashlight, I hope :-)"
Asher asks, "seem like a bug?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Just about to pull it out."
Emvee flicks on his light and points it at the stain.
[shadowrun] GM says, "roll Intelligence. TN 3"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t3: 2 2 4 5 1 1 | 2
[shadowrun] GM says, "Whatever that stain is, you don't think it came from a human."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Of course, with the amount of crap I've stuff into these pockets, that's probably the test just to find the flashlight."
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Hee"
Emvee mics, "Could be. 't's not human whate'er it is."
Emvee heads to the door to check the controls.
[shadowrun] GM says, "Electronics, TN 3"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t3: 6+3 6+1 3 6+1 6+4 5 | 6
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Wow."
GM says, "Definitely the J. Cheapskates. The Open is on the left and the Alarm is on the right."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Oh, and I dropped the spell once I got up here, as can be seen from the fact that I forgot to include the penalties in my rolls :) )"
Emvee mics, "C'mon up. I got it."
Emvee thumbs the button.
Asher says, "right on"
GM says, "The box buzzes. Somewhere downstairs, the fron door is also buzzing."
Asher opens the front door and heads for the elevator
Emvee flips open the deadbolt with his other hand and opens the door to the unit.
Asher says, "actually"
Asher pauses for a sec after everyone's gone in and takes a quick look around outside to see if he spots anybody watching
[shadowrun] GM says (to Emvee), "Roll Quickness, TN 4"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Asher), "Roll Intelligence, TN 4"
Asher says, "although I expect that if anybody's watching, they're doing it from a building and I won't see 'em"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t4: 2 2 2 2 6+5 4 | 2
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 3t4: 5 4 6+2 | 3
GM says (to Asher), "You take a good look and don't see anything obvious."
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "I'm more impressed by those 3 successes than by the 6 earlier."
GM says (to Emvee), "As you turn the deadbolt, you feel a funny extra click, and throw yourself backwards. Which is good, cause the bomb in the doorframe just went off."
Emvee mics. "Got th'door open up here too."
Istereth asks, "What did you do?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee hee"
GM says, "People up and down the hall look out, see a smoke cloud, and then slam their doors shut."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] GM says, "Luckily, it was mostly aimed out into the hall."
Emvee mics. "Set off Sunny's own secur'ty, I think. Watch out f'r any other traps."
Thurgun asks, "Man, why didn't she set on on the window?"
Asher says, "maybe that's the stain"
Istereth says, "I guess we can assume no ants left by the door, then."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Luckily, Asher stopped to look outside rather than rushing right up."
Asher says, "someone's probably going to call lonestar soon -- we'd better make this look quick"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Anyone have Street Smarts or some such to know if someone's likely to call Lone Star?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun exclaims, "Timing!"
Istereth says, "So either Sunny blew up the ant and escaped, or another ant took her out the window."
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "that doesn't need a roll. A door in your building explodes? you call"
Emvee says, "No point 'n bein' stealthy now."
Thurgun jogs up the stairs and looks around in astral.
GM says (to Thurgun), "It's empty."
Istereth says, "but if she didn't tell us about it...."
Thurgun examines the stain.
Asher says (to Istereth), "maybe you can get your drone on lookout"
Emvee hits the room lights and starts scouring the place, resisting the urge to "scavenge" Sunny's possessions.
Asher does his best to search the room as quickly and efficiently as possible, not worrying about making a mess
[shadowrun] GM says, "Everyone searching or studying, make an Intelligence TN 4 roll"
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 6t4: 1 5 6+4 4 3 3 | 3
Thurgun says, "We'd better keep anything that looks valuable--Sunny'll be miffed if we leave it for the scavengers."
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t4: 4 1 5 5 4 6+6+4 | 5
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 2t4: 5 3 | 1
[shadowrun] Thurgun exclaims, "Hey, I got one!"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Hee."
[shadowrun] Asher exclaims, "that's because you're smarter than before!"
Istereth says, "I've got the truck's sensors on alert already, but I'll send the surveillance over to the other side of the building, yeah."
Asher says, "sweet"
GM says, "Searching the place, you don't find much. A lot of Sunny's possession, although a lot less hardware than you expected."
Asher says, "hrm"
Asher says, "well, I know she's got some safehouses someplace, although I don't know where any are"
Asher says, "maybe she keeps her stuff there, or maybe they cleaned her out"
GM says, "From the attack, you find a few gouges on the table, and just the previously mentioned stain. Which looks like some sort of thick sticky pink liquid was poured out a day or so ago and has dried a bit"
Thurgun pulls out a knife and cuts out a swath of the carpet with the stain on it.
Emvee says, "Yeah, she's got a gunshop near my place; not sure how much stuff she leaves stashed there."
Asher says, "if she didn't get a chance to leave us any hint where she's going, they must have got her pretty suddenly"
GM says, "Also, you find a bullet lodged in the kitchen counter. Probably shot from in the living room, towards the window."
Thurgun says, "She might have gotten away..."
Asher says, "also true"
[shadowrun] GM says, "anyone with Magical Theory, roll it, TN 3"
Asher asks, "but then why didn't she get in touch?"
Emvee takes out a utility knife and cuts out a piece of carpet, so they can analyze the stain later.
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hey, that's me"
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 4t3: 5 5 2 1 | 2
[shadowrun] Istereth rolls 2t3: 6+4 2 | 1
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says (to emvee), "I already did that ;-)"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Sorcery -3 for the Knowledge skill?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Asher), "Bodily fluids, in whatever state, make a handy dandy material link."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "don't worry, mages, the rest of us got it covered"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "Oh, whoops."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "good point"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "But hey, with that extra info, might as well get two."
Asher asks (of Emvee), "hey, I've been doing a bunch of reading for our initiation -- can't we do something with that fluid to track them down?"
Thurgun says, "Hey, good point. Maybe we should all take a swath."
Asher says, "unless it's, you know, gatorade"
Emvee says (to Asher), "Hmm, maybe. Not sure 'f an' o' my spells will do that..."
Thurgun says, "Well, we better get out of here..."
Asher says, "we might have to call in a specialist"
Asher says, "but yeah, let's make tracks"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "This probably against the rules, unless you want to house rule around it: can you Detect Life through a material link, to get a directional bearing?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Assuming the thing's alive at this point.)"
[shadowrun] GM says, "you cannot do that"
Emvee checks to see if Sunny had any surveillance running on her place before leaving.
Asher takes a final look round for clues, then heads out of the apartment.
GM says (to Emvee), "You don't see anything."
Asher checks the elevator banks to see if they're in use
Thurgun calls up Long Feather on the way out to see if he knows anything about tracking things with a material link.
Istereth asks, "There anything in there you could use to magically track Sunny herself?"
GM says (to Istereth), "Your drone sees a Lone Star car about three blocks away, coming closer."
Emvee says (to Ish), "Good point."
Istereth says, "Star's coming now."
Asher says, "crap"
Emvee grabs a hairbrush before popping back out the window.
Asher asks, "how close is the top of this building to the nearby ones? if we take the stairs up to the roof, could we get over?"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Asher), "it's a 5 foot gap"
[shadowrun] GM says, "er, I mean 2 meter. right"
Istereth says, "I think you can get out the door if you hurry."
Thurgun asks, "We have a car, no?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hee hee"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "hey, it just got a foot wider"
Asher says, "ok, then let's hurry"
Asher says, "maybe stairs'd be better"
Asher heads for those
Asher stops, punches all the elevator buttons, then keeps going for the stairs
[shadowrun] GM says, "everyone make a Quickness/Running/whatever roll, TN 4"
[shadowrun] Thurgun rolls 3t4: 6+1 1 6+2 | 2
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 2t4: 3 1 | 0
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Assuming quickness at sliding down a rope is still Climbing, not actually Quickness."
[shadowrun] Asher rolls 6t4: 1 2 4 4 3 1 | 2
[shadowrun] Asher says, "it should be Weight"
[shadowrun] Thurgun laughs.
[shadowrun] GM says (to emvee), "sliding down is easier than going up"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "as you already demonstrated once"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Be careful--I'm not there to catch you this time."
[Crows-Nest] RogerCarbol says, "Dude, I took like 12 ranks in Plummetting"
GM says, "Everyone makes it out the door and into the truck in time, although Emvee skins his palms (Light physical wound) sliding down the rope."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks (of GM), "Do I change the roll?"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "ha ha"
Emvee says, "Ow ow ow rope burn."
Asher says, "oops"
Asher says, "maybe Ist's got a first aid kit in the truck"
Asher says, "along with the jacuzzi and stereo system"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Are we gone yet? I want to call Long Feather."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "I assume"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "er, ilac, but whatever"
GM says, "Everyone piles in and Istereth (who already reversed the truck) peels out. Quiet, stealthy peeling out"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee"
Emvee holds hands with himself for a minute.
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 8t4: 1 3 3 3 6+2 6+4 4 6+4 | 4
[shadowrun] Emvee rolls 12t0: 4 6+2 6+6+5 5 4 4 5 1 6+5 5 5 2 | 11
Istereth says (to Emvee), "Yeah, there's a few things in the survival kit behind the front right seat."
Istereth says, "Or that."
Emvee says (to Ish), "Thanks. Think 'm set."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ha ha"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "you hold hands with yourself as much as the next mage"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Yeah, it's a pretty lonely life."
[shadowrun] GM says (to Thurgun), "go crazy"
[shadowrun] GM says, "(now I have to give LongFeather ranks in Ritual Sorcery, too? sheesh)"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "Can I just say that I just rolled an 11 on a test to resist a Light stun wound? Thank you."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "it seems like we must be able to locate somebody in town who can do a location spell"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I like that you had to resist the Light stun to get rid of a Light physical"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "you resisted the heck out of that spell"
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Asher), "That sounds like a catch-22."
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I was really hoping you'd fail the stun, honestly"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "Hee."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "yeah, if LF can't do it he must know somebody who can."
Thurgun asks (of Long_Feather), "Hello again! I got a question. Our friend is missing, and we need to track her down, or track down whatever took her--I think we have a material link to one or both of them--do you know how to use that to track them down? Or know someone who does?"
LongFeather says, "Hmm."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "s/I/O'i"
Emvee starts to take off his gas mask, then realizes that the swatch is still here and leaves it on.
[Crows-Nest] RogerCarbol says, "I'd like to say I have absolutely no idea what the heck is going on. Oh wait -- there's people talking in the Plank room, I bet. That's probably it."
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "What have you done with the real Thurgun?"
LongFeather asks, "Location is a tricky business. Can you describe your friend's aura, or the other's aura?"
[Crows-Nest] Istereth says, "The Miskatonic Reading Room, actually."
[Crows-Nest] GM says, "yeah, we're #shadowrunning"
Thurgun says, "O'i know my friend's aura pretty well. The other's aura might be an insect spirit of the ant variety."
[Crows-Nest] RogerCarbol says, "I gathered the latter, yeah."
Thurgun says, "Sunny's is all sparkly, but tense, like it's about to explode."
LongFeather says, "Insect? I'm not sure we want to trace that."
LongFeather says, "Come visit, I'll have the others gather and start preparing."
Thurgun says, "Well, O'i do if it's got my friend."
Thurgun says, "We're on our way. Thanks again."
Emvee says (to Thurgun), "Might b' like Kolmetz's aura, maybe."
[Crows-Nest] Istereth says, "yeah, IC stuff in the room, OOC stuff on #shadowrun, snarky stuff on #Crows."
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Though the snark tends to bleed into both other places."
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "We're just that sort of crowd"
[shadowrun] GM asks, "anyone else making calls, or just heading out to the village?"
[Crows-Nest] RogerCarbol says, "Thanks, all."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I could try to call the guy who did the autopsy, but he's probably not available on short notice."
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "he wasn't a mage, was he?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "No, but he might be able to identify the liquid."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "No. But he'd probably be interested in another bug biosample."
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "especially if he's already a bug."
Thurgun says (to emvee), "That's a good guess."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee"
Emvee rings the guy.
Thurgun says (to Emvee), "Make sure he remembers you."
[Crows-Nest] Emvee asks (of Thurgun), "Sure that's a good idea?"
Silenia asks, "Yeah, who is it?"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun asks, "Which?"
Emvee says (to Phone), ""Dr. Silenia? Hi. This's 'bout 'n autopsy y' did a while back...""
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says (to Thurgun), "Making him remember me. Joking."
Silenia says, "Hmm, yes, make it quick, I'm in the middle of one right now."
Thurgun meanwhile gives Istereth directions out of town to Long Feather's place.
Emvee says (to Silenia), "D'y'remember specimen..." He flips a down a few screens in his sec. "...2060-157-BH? Humanoid with formican traits?""
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Oh! Hee."
Silenia says, "Oh, yes, very interesting subject."
Silenia says, "Too bad about the decomposition."
Emvee says (to Silenia), "We happened t' come across anoth' biosample that might be from th' same kinda critter. Looks like some kinda boldily fluid, mostly dried up. 'f y'd be int'rested in doin' it on short notice, we c'ld arrange f'r y' t' be able t' take a look at it."
Silenia asks, "Hmm, I might have some free time... a fluid, you say?"
Emvee says (to Silenia), "Yeah. Pinkish. Nasty smell."
Silenia asks, "Any large structures, or just pure liquid?"
Emvee says, "Uh..."
Emvee looks at it more closely.
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Do we have giblets in the gravy?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "no lumps or anything"
[shadowrun] GM says, "ha ha"
Emvee says, "Nothin'."
Silenia asks, "Sounds a lot like what the first specimen decomposed into. Smells like rotten potatoes and sewage?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oho."
Emvee says, "Yup. That's it."
Asher says, "hrm"
Asher says, "if this is a decomposed bug, it's not going to do us any good to track it"
Silenia says, "Yeah, I've got about two or three liters of that left."
Emvee says (to Silenia), "Alright -- thanks for the ident."
Silenia says, "Thanks, but sorry."
Emvee asks (of Silenia), "You want me t' call back 'f we get a bigger chunk later?"
Thurgun says (to Asher), "O'i guess it's possible it could lead us to the shaman who summoned it..."
Silenia says, "If it's in better shape. I'd love to do a more detailed dissection than I was able to last time."
Emvee says, "Alright. Will do."
Silenia *click*
Asher says (to Thurgun), "I dunno, it was all I could do to remember it was good for anything"
Emvee says, "Chance 't might not be dead. Maybe an' bits y'cut off do th'same thing."
Istereth asks, "Hmm. How long do they take to decompose?"
Emvee says, "Looks like 12-24 from th'start o'th'dissection."
Emvee asks, "How long'd we take t' get it t' 'im?"
[shadowrun] Istereth asks, "and how long ago was the BigJimBug encounter?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "several days"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "How long was it between when Thorn died and when we delivered the body?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "about 6-12 hours"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "So we can make a good guess that this happened sometime yesterday, assuming the timescale's similar."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "yeah"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Although it could be more recent if hacked-off limbs decay faster than bodies."
[shadowrun] Asher says, "well, I assume we're in contact about once a day or two"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "it does seem like hacked-off limbs would decay faster, though"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "It occurs to me that if I had left the rope invisible instead of myself, I might've looked very much like the assassin Sunny's friend saw in the mirror."
Asher asks, "how we doing?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Well, let's try Sunny first, and the carpet afterwards if need be."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Sure."
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "wait, do we have a way to locate sunny?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Hairbrush."
Istereth says, "Almost to the border."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Emvee grabbed a... that."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Fortunately, it didn't explode..."
[Crows-Nest] Emvee says, "...yet."
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "We've elided the borders-between-Seattle-and-Long-Feather before--I guess we just say, "we're visiting thus and so, he's expecting us"?"
GM says, "You drive a bit and quickly arrive at the village. Long Feather and several of his peers are in the same lodge Emvee and Thurgun remember."
[shadowrun] GM says (to thurgun), "more or less, yeah"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "oh, duh"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "ok, I missed the whole hairbrush point"
[Crows-Nest] RogerCarbol asks, "Hey, did you guys survive that seemingly suicidal run into Elfish territory, or is it still coming up?"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "http://strackenz.spod-central.org/~lpsmith/rpg/transcripts/shadowrun/"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "the short version is, we smuggled something out ok, but then got nabbed by elven commandos, but then we did a job for the elves and it's all cool again"
Thurgun exclaims (at Long_Feather), "Hi!"
[Crows-Nest] Emvee exclaims, "If by 'survive' you mean 'get caught by the authorities who then sent us on an even more suicidal run inside of Elf territory', then yup!"
LongFeather says, "Welcome back."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "but we better not go back in"
[Crows-Nest] Istereth says, "run into: no problem. running out: whoa, black ops government elves everywhere"
LongFeather says, "You only come visit when you have trouble, it seems."
Thurgun catches him up on what's happened since he went to California.
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "ha ha"
[Crows-Nest] RogerCarbol says, "Oh I see. Okay, thanks. Excellent TV Guide version."
Thurgun says, "I wasn't in trouble the last time I was here! Just wanted to make something."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says (to LongFeather), "the rest of the time we visit you, it's off-camera"
[Crows-Nest] LongFeather says, "hee"
Thurgun says, "Though it seems O'ive been in a lot of trouble of late."
Thurgun'splains about the Invae nest in Portland, and about how we think there's another one in Seattle.
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "That reminds me -- with all the excitement, I never thought to call up Albert to let him know how the penny-fetching went."
LongFeather says, "The others are preparing the ritual. We will examine the item astrally, and then one of us will project and follow the trail back to the owner."
LongFeather says, "If you have any ideas where that trail will lead, it will help prepare us."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "(Admittedly, with the whole kidnapped-by-elves and smitten-by-ants thing, I've probably got a good excuse for it slipping my mind.)"
Thurgun says, "Well, O'i sure hope it won't lead to an Invae nest, but O'im afraid it might."
LongFeather says, "Come in and describe where this nest is."
Thurgun says, "He can borrow my axe--it should still work astrally."
LongFeather says, "If the trail leads inside, we will not follow it to the end."
[shadowrun] GM says, "your axe is bonded to you"
[shadowrun] GM says, "if anyone else tried to use it, they'd have to bond it first. which would break the bond to you"
Thurgun says, "We, uh, don't know that. Though we guess it's in the Barrens around <address>"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Oh, OK."
LongFeather says, "Mmmhmm."
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "also, here."
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, since no PCs can participate, we're going to elide the entire hours-long ritual"
Thurgun says, "O'i guess I can't do the astral projecting? O'id hate to put one of you in danger."
LongFeather says (to Thurgun), "You've learned to project since you studied here? That would be helpful."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "There are spirits that can let you project, I think, but that might be a bit tricky."
[shadowrun] GM says (to emvee), "no free spirits here"
[shadowrun] GM says, "sadly"
Thurgun asks, "No, but O'i did join a group to try to learn new magic things, and O'i haven't learned anything specific yet. O'i feel like O'im all prickly-ready to learn something weird. Maybe O'i can learn how to project? Can you teach me?"
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "can you learn how to project when you initiate?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "nope"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "It's not on the list, but Thurgun doesn't know that."
LongFeather says, "I am fraid that that must come from withing. If you are unable to leave your body, it cannoy be taught."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "On the other hand, since we haven't lined up a teacher yet, Lf might be able to teach Thurgun centering for a discount, what with them being friends."
[shadowrun] LongFeather says, "er, Within"
Thurgun says, "Sigh. Oh, well."
[shadowrun] GM says (to Emvee), "if LF knew how to initiate, you wouldn't have needed Ehran to teach you three"
Thurgun sits down and waits respectfully through the ritual, though he can't keep his fingers from drumming on his axe handle.
LongFeather shows everyone where to sit in the lodge, and makes obvious "Shush!" signs if anyone starts to ask a question.
Asher mooches casually around the village.
Asher says, "man, this place is kind of a dump"
Emvee naps.
Thurgun watches intently.
LongFeather and five other elders sit in a circle around the ceremonial fire. More of the leaves and herbs are dumped onto the fire, causing a large smoke cloud to develop.
Thurgun (subvoc) "O'i heard that!"
LongFeather cuts a small bit of hair from the chunks on the brush, throws that into the fire, closes his eyes and begins to chant. The others follow along.
RunningHorn cries out, throws his arms in the air, and his body flops backwards. Anyone watching astrally sees him flying to the north.
[Crows-Nest] Asher exclaims, "you hear antelope to the north!"
[shadowrun] RunningHorn rolls 5t4: 2 5 4 5 2 | 3
RunningHorn returns, two hours later, and settles back into his body, which then sits up straight.
Thurgun breathes a sigh of relief.
RunningHorn says, "The trail leads north, north, into the city. I followed along hill and dale, I followed along street and alley."
RunningHorn says, "Finally, I came to an empty, disused part of the town. The aura was pain, violence, and forgetfulness."
RunningHorn says, "There, I found a large building, like the others around it. The trail lead in, towards the top floor, but it was guarded by the spirit of Ant, and my totem told me to flee."
RunningHorn describes the building and its location more. Definitely sounds like Kolmetz's neighborhood.
Thurgun says, "Oh, nuts."
LongFeather asks, "Is there more you must know?"
Thurgun stands up. "O'i thank you. Once again, O'i am in the tribe's debt. May our ancestors give us strength, and our past ones give us knowledge."
Thurgun bows.
Thurgun says (to LongFeather), "O'i think that's enough."
LongFeather nods back. "Very well. The ceremony is over."
RunningHorn pours water over the fire.
[shadowrun] GM asks, "do people want to do more tonight, save it for the next session, or what?"
[shadowrun] Istereth says, "I'm sleepy here"
[shadowrun] GM says, "I do have to get up at 5. of course, I'll be back asleep by 5:30"
Thurgun says, "O'im going after her. O'i hope O'i can set things right, but if not..." Thurgun presses one of the ritual fetishes into Long Feather's hands. "Use that one for me.""
LongFeather says, "We will."
LongFeather says, "May your spirits guide you and keep you safe."
[shadowrun] Asher asks, "do we want to call SK in on this?"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "I think Sunny should be around before we get too deep."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Since it's only fair that she be able to meet us partway."
Thurgun nods and heads out into the street. "Guys? We found Sunny and the ants--sadly, they're together. But O'i know where. Let's go."
Emvee asks, "Do we have enough bug bombs?"
Asher says (to random native girl), "so hey, if you're ever in the big city and want someone to show you around, give me a call, eh? ... no? dang."
Thurgun shrugs. "They'll have to do."
Asher walks back to Thurgun hastily.
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee hee"
[shadowrun] GM says (to Asher), "oh, you have about a dozen voicemails from Glitter wondering what happened to you"
[shadowrun] GM says, "and then another dozen from her telling you what a fabulous time she's having with the 5, no, 7, guys she's seeing now"
Asher says, "man, let me tell you guys, this relationship-management stuff is hard work"
Asher says, "I wonder if I can still get any of those electric-blue luminescent roses she likes"
Emvee scowls at nothing in particular.
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "OK, yeah, I'm up for actually invading the place at our next convening."
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, cool"
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "Maybe with some planning on the bb as we drive?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "that'll give me a chance to draw a map or something :)"
[shadowrun] GM says, "sounds good"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Calls to Tony, gathering bug bombs, etc."
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Do we have any extra prep work we want to do first?"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Calls to SK telling them where it is."
[shadowrun] GM says, "Tony also doesn't answer calls"
[shadowrun] Asher says (to Thurgun), "hmm"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "I sure hope Sunny didn't have all the bug bombd"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "s"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Oh? Hmm."
[shadowrun] Emvee says (to Asher), "If Sunny had all the bug bombs, we should be more worried about the bugs than about her."
Asher says, "meanwhile, I've got to make an emergency raid on a florist's"
[shadowrun] GM says, "okay, short but fun. everyone gets 1 karma"
[shadowrun] GM says, "thanks guys"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "woo"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "thank you"
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Yay."
[shadowrun] Emvee says, "Now Sargent will know not to skip sessions without telling anyone ahead of time."
[shadowrun] GM says, "well, Tony did tell people, and he's also MIA"
[shadowrun] GM sends gunther and sargent explanatory mudmails.
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says (to Asher), "Like in Grim Fandango? ;-)"
[Crows-Nest] Asher asks, "I haven't played -- what happens there?"
[shadowrun] Asher says, "mail Sargent,Gunther = you are in a box : IT IS DARK HERE"
[shadowrun] GM says, "hee hee"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "In Grim Fandango, you can get 'spouted', which means that you get shot with a forumla that makes your bones grow flowers, and you bloom out and die. So people who were florists in this life become weapons manufacturers in the next. "This leaves them a bit... conflicted.""
[shadowrun] Thurgun asks, "So you were thinking the 22nd for the next-and-possibly final session?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "definitely for the next"
[shadowrun] GM says, "whether it is final is entirely depenent on what you guys do to it"
[shadowrun] GM says, "and if I can actually set up and execute the Cool Scene"
[shadowrun] Thurgun says, "Hee"
[shadowrun] GM says, "I'm definitely thinking we'll have the raid on Kolmetz as the last run, and any dangling threads will just inspire people to join the sequel"
[shadowrun] Emvee asks, "Is that a midday session?"
[shadowrun] GM says, "I was thinking so, yeah, to try and get everyone together"
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "#belated wow, excellent"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "You want to borrow it some time? It's an excellent game."
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Ellric and I just finished playing it for the 13th time."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "hey, yeah"
[Crows-Nest] Istereth says, "All kids love demons of the land."
[Crows-Nest] Asher says, "I better not until after the comp, though"
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Having a kid has introduced me to the wonders of experiencing things more than once."
[Crows-Nest] Thurgun says, "Heh, good point."
Istereth has disconnected.
Istereth goes home.
Asher says, "ok yeah"
Asher has disconnected.
Asher goes home.
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npc2 goes home.