Amaryn: Enter

[14:28] <Strategist14> ===== BEGIN =====
[14:28] <Strategist14> Daemus, your screen displays a view of the room Amaryn is currently standing in.
[14:29] <Strategist14> Amaryn, your computer briefly says "Server connected" and then returns to normal
[14:30] <Daemus> (Which room would that be?)
[14:30] <Amaryn> (her bedroom)
[14:30] <Amaryn> (decorated like a captain's cabin)
[14:31] <Daemus> "Alright, I think it's vorking."
[14:31] <Amaryn> sS: Great. So now what?
[14:32] <Daemus> rG: Rrobin put a bunch of machinery around my Hive
[14:32] <Daemus> rG: And also uprooted my Load Gaper
[14:32] <Daemus> rG: I'll try to avoid the later
[14:32] <Amaryn> sS: Yeah, that would probably be farr the best.
[14:33] <Amaryn> sS: So. Machinarry . What's it do?
[14:33] <Daemus> I check to see if there's any controls or anything on my end, other than just showing Amaryn's room
[14:35] <Daemus> rG: That's... complicated. Ve'll run through that as ve get to it.
[14:37] <Strategist14> Upon moving your mouse around in search of controls, a toolbar lowers from the top of the screen
[14:37] <Strategist14> On it is an array of options, including Cruxtruder, Totem Lathe, Alchemiter, and Pre-Punched Card
[14:38] <Daemus> Alright, these I can vork vith.
[14:38] <Daemus> rG: Any large open areas nearby?
[14:39] <Daemus> rG: Preferably of the "conveniently accessible" variety
[14:40] <Amaryn> sS: Uuuh....well there's the main living room which is faarrly open. I may have to move some crate-tabels and barrrel chaarrs, though.
[14:40] <Amaryn> sS: Beyond that tharre's my starrage room, again I might have to move some stuff.
[14:40] <Daemus> rG: Alright, I'll see vhat I can do vith that.
[14:41] <Daemus> I check to see if I can drop the Cruxtruder in the living room.
[14:42] <Strategist14> You can
[14:42] <Daemus> I do so, then see if there's room for the Totem Lathe in the same area. It's smaller, so who knows.
[14:43] <Strategist14> Not QUITE enough room to squeeze it in
[14:43] <Daemus> rG: I put the first one in the living room. There's a handle on it that'll release the first item ve need. Also a seizure fairy, but it's... friendly, I guess.
[14:43] <Daemus> rG: See if you can open it, it's a bit tricky
[14:44] <Daemus> Bah, lets try to storage room then. Hopefully you can get at least two of them in the same room, for convenience's sake.
[14:44] <Amaryn> sS: A...seizure faarry? Okay...
[14:44] <Amaryn> I head down the ladder to the living room to inspect the new machine
[14:44] <Strategist14> The storage room can fit the lathe, but not the alchemiter
[14:45] <Strategist14> Amaryn, you find a large machine with a tube sticking out the top and a wheel attached
[14:47] <Amaryn> "Alright. Let's crack this open." You grip the wheel tight and give it a crank
[14:47] <Amaryn> (d20 + str?)
[14:47] <Strategist14> ((Yes))
[14:47] <Amaryn> roll 1d20+3
[14:47] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 1d20+3 [ 1d20=10 ]{13}
[14:47] <Daemus> Goddess damnit vith these tiny spaces and huge machines! I try to see if I can maybe fit the Lathe in the hallway, and the Alchemiter in the storage room. Without, y'know, blocking off the hallway/storage room/both
[14:48] <Amaryn> (remember daemus most hallways in her house are stairwells as it basically descends down the side of a cliff)
[14:48] <Daemus> (True, so probably not >_>)
[14:49] <Strategist14> Amaryn, the wheel turns slightly
[14:50] <Amaryn> roll 1d20+3
[14:50] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 1d20+3 [ 1d20=8 ]{11}
[14:50] <Amaryn> Sweet ocean spray this wheel is stuck
[14:50] <Strategist14> Almost got it...
[14:50] <Daemus> (inb4 CASCADE OF CYAN CYLANDERS)
[14:50] <Amaryn> roll 1d20+3
[14:50] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 1d20+3 [ 1d20=19 ]{22}
[14:51] <Daemus> (I JINXED IT)
[14:51] <Strategist14> Suddenly CASCADE OF CYAN CYLANDERS
[14:52] <Strategist14> The wheel is thoroughly spun, the top is open, and several cyan cylinders do indeed pop out, along with what Daemus must have been referring to as the seizure fairy
[14:52] <Amaryn> "OH LEVIATHANS OF THE DEEP SEA WHAT THE SHIT ARRE THESE"
[14:52] <Daemus> rG: Hey is there anyvere else good you ca
[14:52] <Daemus> rG: Oh
[14:52] <Daemus> rG: Good job!
[14:53] <Daemus> rG: You only need one, though I think the others must be useful for something later.
[14:54] <Daemus> rG: OH, and you need to throw something into the seizure fairy. Rrobin said it vas of utmost import, though I'm not 100% sure vhy
[14:54] <Daemus> rG: It seems to take the... form, of vhatever you throw into it
[14:54] <Amaryn> You grab a couple of the cylinders in your dex and head back to your computer to see what Daemus was saying.
[14:54] <Amaryn> sS: What kind of thing should I toss in?
[14:55] <Daemus> rG: I threw a card into mine, and it seemed okay vith that
[14:55] <Daemus> rG: Something you like, I guess?
[14:55] <Daemus> rG: Rrobin had a bee fly into hers
[14:56] <Daemus> You drop the Totem Lathe into the Storage Room for lack of a better place to put it, and keep looking for a good place to put the Alchimeter
[14:56] <Amaryn> "Something I like... hmm.... Oh!" You reach over to a barrel and pop open the lid to pull out a shellbeast plush.
[14:56] <Amaryn> sS: This do you think?
[14:56] <Daemus> rG: Hm? I don't see vhy not. Seems appropriate.
[14:57] <Amaryn> sS: Alright. What do I do after that?
[14:57] <Daemus> rG: Take the cylinder to the storage room, put the cylander on the pedestal, and the card into the device, and carve the thing into the shape.
[14:57] <Daemus> rG: It makes sense I swear
[14:58] <Daemus> I look back at the Cruxtruder to see what the timer says
[14:59] <Strategist14> 6:03
[14:59] <Strategist14> 6:02
[14:59] <Strategist14> 6:01
[14:59] <Amaryn> sS: Which card?
[15:00] <Daemus> rG: I'll put it on the machine in the storage room
[15:00] <Amaryn> sS: Got it.
[15:00] <Amaryn> You slide back down the ladder and toss the shellbeast plush into the seizure fairy. Running down a short flight of stairs you arrive at your storage room and follow Daemus' instructions. You stand back and wait for the thing to do whatever it's supposed to do.
[15:01] <Daemus> Okay, six minutes. That's... not terrible, more time than you had. Just gotta keep moving. I drop the card onto the totem lathe for Amaryn
[15:01] <Strategist14> You now have a carved dowel and a seizure fairy that looks vaguely like your shell beast plush
[15:02] <Daemus> rG: Alright, you're doing great Captain [ :D ]
[15:03] <Daemus> rG: Now I just need to put this last machine somevhere convenient, and ve figure out vhat your vierd item thing vill be.
[15:03] <Amaryn> You grab the dowel and run back up to your room. You start to think that maybe it was a bad idea to build your hive so vertically.
[15:03] <Amaryn> sS: Well, could we move my bed? I really don't want to run up and down much more.
[15:04] <Daemus> rG: I think so? I mean, Rrobin vas able to uproot my Hive's plumbing, a bed should be much easier.
[15:04] <Daemus> I try to pick up Amaryn's recooperacoon and move it to the side of the room as carefully as possible
[15:05] <Strategist14>  Roll Dex
[15:05] <Daemus> 1d20+2
[15:06] <Daemus> roll 1d20
[15:06] <`DICE> Daemus rolled 1d20 [ 1d20=13 ]{13}
[15:06] <Amaryn> (this isn't d&d enigma :P)
[15:06] <Daemus> (15!)
[15:06] <Amaryn> (derpy has a different command than dice)
[15:06] <Strategist14> You get it pretty close to the wall.  You figure there should be enough room
[15:06] <Amaryn> sS: Wow that's...really wearrd to see.
[15:07] <Daemus> I put down the Alchimeter in the open space
[15:07] <Daemus> rG: Now just put the carved thing on the pedestal and ve're nearly done!
[15:08] <Amaryn> You follow the swabbie's directions
[15:08] <Strategist14> A cyan ball appears on the alchemiter's platform
[15:09] <Strategist14> 4:47
[15:09] <Daemus> rG: Uhhh... vell, that's the thing
[15:09] <Daemus> rG: Does anything strike you about vhat you'd do vith a ball?
[15:10] <Daemus> rG: Rrobin had some sort of spikey sword she had to get heavy gloves to lift, I had a scroll I needed to psionically drain
[15:10] <Daemus> rG: They seem to be tailored to the player
[15:11] <Amaryn> You pick up the ball.
[15:11] <Amaryn> Or rather, you try to (in case she actually cant)
[15:11] <Strategist14> It's quite light, considering the ball is about the size of your head and presumably solid
[15:12] <Amaryn> You give it a few experimental tosses
[15:12] <Strategist14> Nothing significant happens
[15:12] <Amaryn> You chuck it against the far wall
[15:12] <Strategist14> The ball bounces back at you
[15:12] <Daemus> (I had no idea what to expect)
[15:12] <Daemus> (Beach ball seems appropriate somehow)
[15:13] <Amaryn> You try to squeeze it, stress ball style
[15:14] <Strategist14> It's a little bit squishy, so you guess it could kind of function that way, if you really needed it to
[15:15] <Amaryn> (Stretch it! Twist it! Pull it! Bop it!)
[15:15] <Daemus> rG: SO, not to alarm you, but ve ARE on a timer here. Meteors and all that. Ve should still have like... four minutes?
[15:16] <Amaryn> sS: Foarr minutes til what?
[15:16] <Daemus> rG: Till meteors.
[15:16] <Amaryn> sS: Oh.
[15:16] <Amaryn> sS: Any ideas?
[15:16] <Strategist14> 4:19
[15:16] <Strategist14> 4:18
[15:16] <Daemus> rG: Good news: Ve only need one vinning move here.
[15:16] <Daemus> rG: I mean... uh... try hitting it vith the Anchor?
[15:17] <Amaryn> sS: Worth a shot.
[15:17] <Amaryn> You set it down and pull out your anchor, then swing down at it with all your strength
[15:18] <Strategist14>  Roll to hit
[15:18] <Amaryn> (1d20+str?)
[15:18] <Strategist14> ((At disadvantage because anchor, IIRC))
[15:18] <Amaryn> (right)
[15:18] <Amaryn> roll 1d20
[15:18] <Strategist14> ((Then yes))
[15:18] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 1d20 [ 1d20=2 ]{2}
[15:18] <Amaryn> roll 1d20
[15:18] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 1d20 [ 1d20=19 ]{19}
[15:18] <Amaryn> (well fuck)
[15:19] <Strategist14> You leave a sizeable dent in your floor
[15:19] <Strategist14> The ball remains unperturbed
[15:19] <Amaryn> "Shit!" You wind up and try again
[15:19] <Amaryn> 1d20
[15:19] <Amaryn> 1d20
[15:19] <Amaryn> roll 2d20
[15:19] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 2d20 [ 2d20=25 ]{25}
[15:19] <Amaryn> (shit it doesn't show individual rolls)
[15:19] <Amaryn> roll 1d20
[15:19] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 1d20 [ 1d20=8 ]{8}
[15:19] <Amaryn> roll 1d20
[15:19] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 1d20 [ 1d20=18 ]{18}
[15:19] <Strategist14> (("Roll 2#1d20"))
[15:19] <Amaryn> (thank you)
[15:20] <Strategist14> Another miss, another dent
[15:20] <Amaryn> roll 2#1d20
[15:20] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 2#1d20 [ 1d20=11 ]{11}, [ 1d20=3 ]{3}
[15:20] <Daemus> (WOO)
[15:20] <Strategist14> Nope
[15:20] <Amaryn> "STUPID FUCKING"
[15:20] <Strategist14> 3:38
[15:20] <Daemus> rG: Oh Goddess I'm so sorry I didn't know it vas that useless [ :( ]
[15:20] <Amaryn> sS: Pretty sure this isn't it.
[15:20] <Amaryn> sS: Nah, it's not you. Just an off day I think.
[15:21] <Daemus> rG: Give it one more?
[15:21] <Amaryn> sS: Fine.
[15:21] <Amaryn> 2#1d20
[15:21] <Amaryn> roll 2#1d20+3
[15:21] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 2#1d20+3 [ 1d20=2 ]{5}, [ 1d20=4 ]{7}
[15:21] <Amaryn> (FUUUUUU)
[15:21] <Strategist14> Still no luck
[15:21] <Daemus> I check to see if there's a floor-repair tool in this thing, since you're pretty sure Rrobin was able to patch up the floor where your Load Gaper was
[15:21] <Strategist14> There is indeed
[15:21] <Daemus> I repair the dents in the floorboards
[15:22] <Strategist14> Amaryn loses five "build grist", whatever that means
[15:22] <Amaryn> sS: Hmm.... maybe it's buoyant?
[15:22] <Daemus> rG: Okay maybe this isn't gonna vork... vhat else can ve do vith a sphere? Is there anything special about it?
[15:22] <Daemus> rG: ... yeah, try that.
[15:22] <Amaryn> You take the ball downstairs and fill your sink, then toss the ball inside.
[15:22] <Strategist14> The ball is in fact buoyant
[15:23] <Amaryn> But nothing happened?
[15:23] <Strategist14> Though that doesn't seen to have much of an effect
[15:24] <Daemus> rG: Huh. Anything else special about it?
[15:25] <Amaryn> You bring it back upstairs. sS: Uuuh. I dunno. What else do you think i should check for?
[15:25] <Strategist14> 3:01
[15:25] <Strategist14> 3:00
[15:25] <Strategist14> 2:59
[15:27] <Daemus> (Man, back in C1 I got a god damn christmas cracker. They've really raised the bar on vagueness with these :P)
[15:27] <Amaryn> (fuck i hate puzzles)
[15:27] <Strategist14> ((I got a PGO in C1.  Count yourselves lucky))
[15:27] <Daemus> (a PGO?)
[15:28] <Strategist14> ((B'sides, you've almost got it))
[15:28] <Strategist14> ((Perfectly Generic Object))
[15:28] <Amaryn> (at what point did i almost get it?)
[15:28] <Strategist14> ((Not telling))
[15:28] <Daemus> rG: Maybe try the ocean? I mean, it's the same vater, but vho knows vith these things.
[15:28] <Strategist14> ((There's still a few minutes on the clock, you've got time))
[15:29] <Daemus> (what was the solution for a perfectly generic object?)
[15:29] <Amaryn> sS: Worth a shot.
[15:29] <Daemus> (to find something more generic?!?)
[15:29] <Strategist14> ((Read a book))
[15:29] <Amaryn> You head down the stairs, to your rope elevator, and lower yourself down to the rocky shore below your hive. You toss the ball into the water to try to trigger something
[15:30] <Strategist14> The ball lands in the water
[15:30] <Daemus> (What the actual fuck)
[15:30] <Daemus> (How were you supposed to know to read a book?)
[15:30] <Strategist14> ((I wasn't; I got bored, accepted my demise, and looked for something to do while the meteor killed me))
[15:31] <Daemus> (So you were supposed to do nothing?)
[15:31] <Strategist14> ((Or give up))
[15:31] <Amaryn> You jump in after it and pull it all the way under. Maybe it needed to be submerged?
[15:31] <Strategist14> You can feel the ball pulling up to return to the surface
[15:32] <Strategist14> 2:23
[15:32] <Daemus> (*screams internally*)
[15:33] <Daemus> (*screams externally*)
[15:33] <Daemus> (*screams eternally*)
[15:33] <Amaryn> You bring it back up and set it on the shore. In frustration you pull out your cutlass and slash at the stupid thing
[15:33] <Amaryn> 1d20+3
[15:33] <Amaryn> roll 1d20+3
[15:33] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 1d20+3 [ 1d20=12 ]{15}
[15:33] <Strategist14> The ball goes bouncing away
[15:33] <Strategist14> But at least you hit it this time!
[15:34] <Strategist14> 2:16
[15:34] <Amaryn> "FUCK YOU BALL" You go chasing after it and grab it, inspecting it for any damage.
[15:34] <Daemus> (*screaming intensifies*)
[15:34] <Strategist14> The ball is entirely unharmed
[15:35] <Amaryn> You grumble as you pull yourself back up to your hive using your rope elevator, muscles starting to strain as you hurry
[15:35] <Daemus> (Strat, has anyone ever... FAILED Entry?)
[15:35] <Strategist14> 1:50
[15:35] <Amaryn> (me right now http://i.imgur.com/v15Lgbp.gif )
[15:36] <Strategist14> ((Hasn't happened quite yet.  Give it a couple minutes though))
[15:36] <Amaryn> You get back into your bedroom and chuck it at the ground. sS: Swabbie! Ideas! Now!
[15:36] <Strategist14> The ball bounces back up and narrowly misses hitting you in the face
[15:36] <Amaryn> You grab it and bite the damn thing for daring to almost assault you
[15:37] <Strategist14> You... sink your teeth into the ball
[15:38] <Amaryn> You bite and pull at it like a starving animal and a really tough piece of meat
[15:38] <Strategist14> The ball fails to be ripped apart
[15:38] <Strategist14> But it still feels really cathartic to attack it
[15:38] <Strategist14> Maybe it has potential as a stress ball after all
[15:39] <Daemus> rG: I don't have any! It's not my entry device, I vouldn't bet on my advice being fantastic.
[15:39] <Daemus> rG: Maybe... un-attack it? I mean, we tried attacking it.
[15:39] <Daemus> rG: Is that a thing ve can do?
[15:39] <Amaryn> sS: What the FUCK would un-attacking even look like?
[15:40] <Amaryn> You set it down and try giving another swing with your anchor
[15:40] <Amaryn> roll 2#1d20+3
[15:40] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 2#1d20+3 [ 1d20=12 ]{15}, [ 1d20=8 ]{11}
[15:40] <Strategist14> Direct hit!
[15:40] <Amaryn> "AND FUCK YOUR STUPID BALL LUSUS, TOO"
[15:40] <Strategist14> The ball is slammed down, and immediately bounces away again
[15:40] <Daemus> rG: Ayy! It's not completely useless!
[15:41] <Strategist14> 1:26
[15:41] <Strategist14> Roll 1d4 luck
[15:41] <`DICE> Strategist14 rolled 1d4 luck [ 1d4=4 ]{4}
[15:41] <Strategist14> The ball bounces down the staircase
[15:41] <Daemus> (That's considered LUCKY?)
[15:41] <Strategist14> ((Shh...))
[15:42] <Amaryn> "FUCK" You run down after it. "WHAT PARRPOSE COULD THIS POSSIBLY SARRVE"
[15:42] <Strategist14> After several precious seconds, you catch up to the ball
[15:42] <Strategist14> 1:21
[15:43] <Amaryn> roll 2#1d20+3
[15:43] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 2#1d20+3 [ 1d20=13 ]{16}, [ 1d20=1 ]{4}
[15:43] <Amaryn> You swing again in frustration
[15:43] <Strategist14> Good news and bad news
[15:43] <Amaryn> (odear)
[15:43] <Strategist14> Good news: You hit the ball
[15:43] <Daemus> (bad news: breaks a hole in the floor)
[15:43] <Strategist14> Bad news: You send it flying through the hole you just blew through your wall
[15:44] <Strategist14> ((Close))
[15:44] <Strategist14> The ball flies off into the distance
[15:44] <Daemus> Oh no
[15:44] <Strategist14> Daemus: Roll Dex to make a Sweet Catch?
[15:44] <Daemus> 1d20+2 plz my moirail's life depends on it
[15:44] <Daemus> roll 1d20+2 plz my moirail's life depends on it
[15:44] <`DICE> Daemus rolled 1d20+2 plz my moirail's life depends on it [ 1d20=14 ]{16}
[15:44] <Amaryn> "GODDAMNSHIT" You chase after it
[15:44] <Amaryn> "MOST USELESS FUCKING ITEM"
[15:44] <Strategist14> You catch the ball just before it vanishes into the horizon
[15:45] <Strategist14> 0:59
[15:45] <Daemus> I place it back next to Amaryn
[15:45] <Strategist14> 0:58
[15:45] <Daemus> (Having fun Strat? >_>)
[15:45] <Strategist14> ((So much))
[15:45] <Amaryn> (i honestly have no fucking idea what to do)
[15:45] <Strategist14> ((You're almost done))
[15:45] <Amaryn> (aaaaaaa)
[15:46] <Amaryn> "Harre, daemus. If you can hearr me, You hold it, I'll hit it."
[15:46] <Daemus> I try to hold it still
[15:46] <Strategist14> 0:53
[15:46] <Amaryn> roll 2#1d0+3
[15:46] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 2#1d0+3 error: dice operands must be >= 1
[15:46] <Daemus> though I have no idea what will happen if she hits it while i'm holding it
[15:46] <Amaryn> (derp)
[15:46] <Daemus> I don't like these odds
[15:46] <Amaryn> roll 2#1d20+3
[15:46] <`DICE> Amaryn rolled 2#1d20+3 [ 1d20=11 ]{14}, [ 1d20=17 ]{20}
[15:46] <Strategist14> Another direct hit
[15:47] <Strategist14> And a flash of light
[15:47] <Strategist14> With what may be the most satisfying *CRACK* of your life, the ball vanishes