thebreakup

<Tehpillowstar> Chloe is eating dinner.
<Roget> Ralph may be near her
<Alivi> Eriko walks into the mess hall
<Alivi> Eriko hangs back a bit.
<Roget> Ralph continues to silently eat his apple
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe eats more of her dinner.
<Alivi> Eriko approches Ralph, "Hello."
<Roget> Ralph looks up. "Heyo, Eri."
<Alivi> "How are you?"
<Roget> "I'm alright... just eating this here apple."
<Alivi> "I see..."
<Roget> "How 'bout yourself?"
<Alivi> "Just wandering. Today has been interesting."
<Roget> "Has it? What's interestin' about it?"
<Alivi> "I got turtleduck soap."
<Roget> "What's that?"
<Alivi> "It is soap. In shape of turtle duck."
<Roget> "... I probably could've guessed that."
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<Alivi> Eriko giggles.
<Roget> "Where'd you get it?"
<Alivi> "Chloe gave me it."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe takes a sip of liquid from a mug. It's probably juice.
<Roget> Ralph looks over to Chloe. "That was nice of her."
<Alivi> She nods.
<Roget> "You hungry?"
<Alivi> She nods.
<Alivi> "But they do not have good things tonight."
<Roget> Ralph looks to see what Chloe is eating
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe is eating food.
<Tehpillowstar> She's eating chicken and mashed potatoes.
<Roget> "Don't like chicken?"
<Alivi> "We've had this before…it isn't even good….and potato is mushy."
<Alivi> Eriko sighs.
<Tehpillowstar> 1d10 Food quality
<Glacon> Tehpillowstar: Food quality: 1 (1d10=1)
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe's mostly picking over her food. She seems to regret having dinner.
<Roget> "Yeah, it don't look good... want an apple?"
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe looks up. "Okay
<Alivi> Eriko looks surprised at Chloe.
<Tehpillowstar> 1d10 Apple goodness
<Glacon> Tehpillowstar: Apple goodness: 1 (1d10=1)
<Tehpillowstar> Goddamnit glacon.
<Alivi> Eriko frowns a bit.
<Roget> Ralph has about 4 apples in front of him. He gives one to Eriko, and to Chloe
<Tehpillowstar> "Thanks."
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<Alivi> Eriko nods at Ralph.
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<Alivi> She takes the apple. "Itadakimasu!"
<Roget> Ralph takes a bite of his apple, and nods back to Eriko
<Alivi> She bites in as well.
<Alivi> She smiles, "These are good!"
<Tehpillowstar> "Thanks for the apple.
<Roget> "No problem. I'm glad y'all like 'em."
<Alivi> "Of course!"
<Alivi> Eriko continues to eat the apple.
<Alivi> She glances from Chloe to Ralph a bit before concentrating on her apple.
<Roget> Ralph finishes his apple, down to the core
<Roget> He gets up to throw the core away
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<Alivi> Eriko finishes hers and gets up to throw hers out as well.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe finishes her apple and gets up after Eriko to throw her core away.
<Roget> the three of them toss their apples out roughly at the same time
<Alivi> Eriko looks at Chloe and takes a breath.
<Alivi> She smiles at Chloe.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe smiles back.
<Alivi> Eriko takes Ralph's arm.
<Roget> Ralph looks to Eriko when she does
<Alivi> Eriko smiles at Ralph, "So…what do you want to do?"
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe looks up at the clock. "Oh damn, I gotta go now. Duties and all. See ya."
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<Alivi> Eriko watches her leave.
<Roget> "Eri?"
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<Alivi> "I don't like her."
<Roget> "You guys seemed to be getting along..."
<Alivi> "She doesn't understand."
<Roget> "Doesn't understand what?"
<Alivi> Eriko frowns.
<Roget> "Doesn't understand you?"
<Alivi> "She thought you were talking to her, but it is to me."
<Roget> "Are... you jealous of her?"
<Alivi> Eriko's face turns red. "N-No!"
<Roget> "Eri, I'm not interested in her, I'm just being friendly."
<Alivi> "Still…."
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<Roget> "Still what?"
<Alivi> "Still….!"
<Roget> "Do you really think anything would happen there?"
<Alivi> Eriko just shakes her head.
<Roget> "Then why be jealous?"
<Alivi> "Im going."
<Alivi> Eriko leaves mess hall.
<Roget> Ralph walks after her. "Eri, wait up!"
<Alivi> Eriko gathers some snow. And throws it at Ralph.
<Alivi> 6df+0
<Glacon> Alivi: 2 (6df+0=-, +, +, -, +, +)
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe is walking near the mess hall and sees Eriko throw snow at Ralph.
<Tehpillowstar> ~Snowball fight?~
<Roget> 6df+6 dodgin' a snowball
<Glacon> Roget: dodgin' a snowball: 4 (6df+6=-, 0, -, 0, -, +)
<Roget> It misses
<Tehpillowstar> Does it hit Chloe?
<Roget> roll agility
<Tehpillowstar> 6df+6 oh--
<Glacon> Tehpillowstar: oh--: 8 (6df+6=+, +, 0, +, -, 0)
<Roget> the snowball misses her too
<Alivi> Eriko picks up more snow preparing to throw it at Ralph
<Tehpillowstar> "Are we doing a snowball fight?"
<Alivi> Eriko looks at Chloe. She is pissed.
<Roget> "Eri, please calm down!"
<Tehpillowstar> "What's wrong?"
<Alivi> She throws the snow on the ground.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe looks at the ground, kinda awkward. She feels as if she just walked into some relationship drama.
<Roget> "Eri... I'm sorry if I asked something you didn't want to answer. I didn't think you'd be this upset."
<Alivi> "Forget it."
<Roget> Ralph starts walking over to her, slowly.
<Alivi> Eriko steps backwards
<Roget> "Eri, please."
<Alivi> Eriko looks away.
<Roget> Ralph takes another step forward, slowly.
<Alivi> She doesn't move.
<Roget> He walks over to her, still slow
<Alivi> She is not happy.
<Roget> "It's alright, Eri..."
<Alivi> She glares at him.
<Roget> "I'm sorry. I really am."
<Alivi> "Just….leave me alone. Please."
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<Roget> "I don't want to leave when you're angry like this."
<Alivi> Eriko looks near tears, "Just…she looks upset… go…be nice to her I don't care anymore."
<Roget> "Eriko, I care about you. I'm not going to leave you to comfort someone I barely know."
<Roget> Not Chloe can totally hear all of this
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe suddenly is very interested in her shoes.
<Alivi> "Look at her."
<Tehpillowstar> 1d10 shoe comfiness
<Glacon> Tehpillowstar: shoe comfiness: 5 (1d10=5)
<Roget> "Look at you! You're almost in tears."
<Tehpillowstar> They're quite average boots. very average.
<Roget> Her shoelaces are untied
<Alivi> Eriko flinches a bit. "Just…go."
<Tehpillowstar> Oh dear. Chloe crouches down and reties her shoelaces.
<Roget> "Eri, I can't like this."
<Alivi> Eriko just shrugs. "Don't worry."
<Alivi> There is a small glint of something as she takes off a necklace.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe is taking a /very/ long time to tie her shoelaces.
<Roget> Ralph looks at the glinty thing
<Alivi> Its a small necklace, with a gold star charm on it. She holds it out to Ralph.
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<Roget> "... I can't take that."
<Alivi> Eriko holds it out still, "Just…take it back."
<Roget> "Eri, no. I gave that to you. It belongs to you."
<Alivi> "Ralph..
<Roget> "What are... what are you trying to say?"
<Alivi> "I think it is best we stay apart."
<Alivi> Eriko still holds it out.
<Tehpillowstar> "Wait, Eriko, I don't like Ralph."
<Tehpillowstar> "I've never loved anyone, either here, in the military, in Site-17 or when I was a civ."
<Roget> "N... no, Eri..." Ralph's voice is cracking
<Alivi> Eriko looks at Chloe, "Leave us be."
<Tehpillowstar> "You're breaking his heart, can't you see that?"
<Alivi> "This doesn't concern you!"
<Alivi> "It never has!"
<Alivi> Eriko throws the necklace at Chloe
<Alivi> 6df+0
<Glacon> Alivi: -4 (6df+0=0, -, 0, -, -, -)
<Tehpillowstar> "Well, excuse me or trying to save something beautiful in this God-forsaken place in this God-forsaken Foundation!"
<Alivi> "You Don't KNOW ANYTHING!"
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe doesn't flinch when Eriko throws the necklace.
<Roget> It misses, and hits a snowdrift
<Alivi> "You never have! You have no idea! You've only been here for only a bit and nothing you've been through has even TOUCHED on the hell this place is!"
<Roget> "Then why do you care so much what she thinks?!" Ralph has tears now
<TheRaven> Meanwhile, Taggart is at the range, blasting away at some steel targets.
<Alivi> "You have no right! To say ANYTHING!"
<Roget> Fish walks into the range, wincing at the sound of gunshots
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe isn't crying. She isn't emoting.
<Alivi> Eriko wipes her eyes. "[Idiot.]"
<Tehpillowstar> "You don't have to call me that."
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<Alivi> "Just….stay away from me."
<Alivi> Eriko walks back towards her prefab.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe doesn't turn to watch Eriko leave.
<Roget> Ralph goes to retrieve the necklace, then doesn't get up from the snow.
<Tehpillowstar> "I'm sorry Ralph."
<PresidentEvil> Meanwhile, miles away from base in the wilderness, Greg is on patrol. He stops for a moment, puzzled, and sniffs the air experimentally.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe feels no emotion, except anger at Eriko's words. How can she say she knows nothing when Chloe worked with humanoids?
<PresidentEvil> ~Is that... yes. /Feelings/.~ He scowls to himself, before turning and stalking off.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe considers to sit next to Ralph, but decides that it would only fuel the fire.
<Roget> Ralph doesn't respond, or get up.
<AgentFlowers> Lily is patrolling around Command, because apparently CJ is building some kind of harem.
<Tehpillowstar> She walks off to join the harem at Command. "Lily!"
<Tehpillowstar> *runs off
<AgentFlowers> Lily looks up. "Hey new girl. 'Sup?"
<Tehpillowstar> She leans against the wall.
<Tehpillowstar> "Do you hate me?"
<AgentFlowers> "No, I don't hate you."
<AgentFlowers> "I think you need a size 9 attitude adjustment, but working here for another week or so will take care of that." Lily grins, she's teasing.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe slides down and starts to cry.
<AgentFlowers> "Wha- Hey, what's wrong?" She comes over and kneels beside Chloe.
<Tehpillowstar> "I'm so scared...I don't wanna be here! I wanna be back home...I wanna be back at '17...I don't wanna die! I don't wanna die!"
<Tehpillowstar> "I don't wanna die!" She bawling now, almost incoherant.
<Alivi> Eriko walks into the pre-fabs and slams the door shut.
<Proto_Lost> Simon rouses from the loud noise. "Hrmm? Whozzat?"
<Mr_Wilt> CJ is standing at the window, carefully peeking out at the patrolling females from behind closed blinds. "Soon."
<Mr_Wilt> "CJ?" "I'm working, I'm working." He returns to his station.
<PresidentEvil> He is not wearing pants.
<Mr_Wilt> He is in fact wearing pants.
<Alivi> Eriko is shaking she covers her face with her hands and sits down on the floor. ~You idiot!~
<Tehpillowstar> "And-and...It's all my fault!"
<Proto_Lost> He gets up slowly, it feels like getting up kept getting harder and harder. "...Eriko?"
<AgentFlowers> "What? Come on, we're not going to let you die. We take care of each other here." She wraps her arms around Chloe's shoulders.
<Tehpillowstar> "It's all my fault! It's all my fault!"
<Alivi> Eriko is crying, "I can't do this..."
<AgentFlowers> "What's your fault? Come on, talk to me, it's okay..."
<Proto_Lost> "Kid? Eriko what's wrong?" He heads over to where he can hear her voice."
<Proto_Lost> *-"
<Tehpillowstar> "Eriko and Ralph broke up!"
<Tehpillowstar> "And it's all my fault!"
<Alivi> "Ralph and I…."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe wails and sobs.
<AgentFlowers> "They what? Oh, honey, that's not your fault..."
<Tehpillowstar> "It is! It is! It is!"
<Proto_Lost> "Oh...don't tell me he's gone and broke your heart!" Simon cracks his knuckles as he looks outside, wondering where Ralph was.
<Alivi> "N-No…I…I…broke up with him..."
<Tehpillowstar> She's curled up in as tight of a ball as her clothes allow her to.
<AgentFlowers> "No, it isn't. Come on, look at me."
<Proto_Lost> "W-what? Why? I thought you two were going to be together for a long time..." He sits on a bed opposite her.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe shakes her head.
<Alivi> Eriko shakes her head.
<AgentFlowers> Lily puts on her ARMY voice. "Agent Song, you look at me."
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<Roget> Ralph has a bit of snow over him
<AgentFlowers> 6df+4 I said look at me
<Gara> Loren goes to the mess, unaware of any drama explosions.
<Glacon> AgentFlowers: I said look at me: 7 (6df+4=+, +, 0, +, 0, 0)
<TheRaven> Taggart starts walking back towards the mess. Who is he most likely to run into?
<Proto_Lost> "Alright kiddo, tell me what happened." He lays a hand on Eriko's shoulder.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe looks up at Agent McDonald.
<Tehpillowstar> Her face is now tear-streaked, and she's sniffing.
<Gara> He might see Loren.
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<Alivi> "T-there is new girl…she said we were just going to die…. a-and I don't want to be here. It was getting better I can be in con-control…I have to be but im losing it…Im losing everything."
<AgentFlowers> "This is not your fault. Eriko's been on edge for weeks, anything could have pushed her over."
<Roget> Taggart can see Ralph, in the snow and not moving
<AgentFlowers> "Now, come on up out of the snow. You're going to freeze your ass off, and I ain't gluing it back on."
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<TheRaven> "...don't you fucking dare be dead." He runs over and prods Ralph.
<Roget> Ralph is not dead, but he is /very/ cold. He's clutching a necklace in his left hand
<Tehpillowstar> "No, no...It was me! It was me! I'm so sorry! I'm sorry!" Chloe sobs, not moving from her little snow nest.
<AgentFlowers> "Tabarnac, that's /enough/. Are you an agent or aren't you?"
<TheRaven> 6df+10 tagging I Know What I'm Doing, strength to drag Ralph into the mess.
<Glacon> TheRaven: tagging I Know What I'm Doing, strength to drag Ralph into the mess.: 11 (6df+10=+, -, -, 0, +, +)
<Proto_Lost> "...I feel the need to share a piece of my mind with this new girl...hopefully before I decide to name my fists after my mind." He says angrily...no one upsets his daughter like this. He heads over to her and pulls Eriko in for a hug.
<Alivi> "N-No..."
<Alivi> "S-She…its my fault..."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe unsteadily rises, trying to stop crying.
<Proto_Lost> "Your fault? She jacked up your emotions being being a downer! It's not your fault."
<Alivi> "I need to be…better…im sorry…Otousan I am so sorry."
<Tehpillowstar> "I-I hope Command didn't see me like this..."
<AgentFlowers> "There we go. Now, it's not your fault. This has been a quagmire for ages now, and you tried to make amends, right?"
<Roget> Ralph is dragged into the mess
<Proto_Lost> "Kid, you have nothing to be sorry for...you've been keeping all this bottled up for so long...this isn't your fault." He says comfortingly.
<Gara> "Ralph?" Loren is sitting in the mess.
<Alivi> "Ralph…."
<TheRaven> "The fuck happened to you, Ralph?"
<Alivi> Eriko buries her face into Simon's shoulder. "All my fault."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe is now standing, wiping her tears away with the sleeve of her jacket.
<Proto_Lost> "No kid...if anything should be at fault, it should be this place...you've been here far too long."
<Roget> Ralph looks to be covered in frost, and doesn't look to be all there
<Tehpillowstar> She sniffs several times.
<Gara> She looks at Taggart. "What... Ah, What's up?"
<Alivi> "He was talking about leaving…" she lets out a strange little laugh. "We were going to be strong for eachother..."
<AgentFlowers> "Now, this isn't your fault. Furthermore, no one is going to just let you die. We're going to do everything we can to make sure you transfer out of here safe and happy when your time is up, because we have a good team here who take care of each other."
<TheRaven> "I'm not entirely sure. You wanna go get a medic?"
<Gara> "Got it."
<Gara> Loren jumps up, and dashes to Medical!
<Mr_Wilt> Everybody who is outside, roll Perception.
<Mr_Wilt> well, with a caveat
<Mr_Wilt> anybody who may have a clear view of the sky and may be looking at it, roll Perception
<Gara> Nope, Loren is runnin.
<PresidentEvil> 6df+5 Greg is outside and patrolling.
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Greg is outside and patrolling.: 5 (6df+5=0, 0, +, -, 0, 0)
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe's breath is shaking.
<Tehpillowstar> She's too distracted to roll perception.
<AgentFlowers> 6df+5 Lily is outside.
<Glacon> AgentFlowers: Lily is outside.: 5 (6df+5=0, +, 0, 0, 0, -)
<TheRaven> Taggart pulls off his parka and puts it on Ralph.
<Roget> Ralph shivers
<Proto_Lost> "Well, why don't you go with him? Lord knows you've paid your due time here...with some extra to boot."
<AgentFlowers> "Do you get me? Everyone here is good people and we won't let you be left behind."
<Mr_Wilt> Lily and Greg notice three stars, all rather close to one another, become considerably brighter than usual.
<Gara> Loren enters Medical. "We need help."
<TheRaven> "Dude, talk to me, nothing out of the pool ate your brain or anything, did it?"
<Mr_Wilt> Almost to the point that they're the most visible stars in the sky.
<Roget> Ralph slowly shakes his head
<Mr_Wilt> And, shortly after, they disappear.
<Strife> 6df+3 hijack is looking for electric cables
<Glacon> Strife: hijack is looking for electric cables: 1 (6df+3=0, -, -, +, -, 0)
<PresidentEvil> <<Uhh, Powell to Command. Are you guys looking up right now?>>
<PresidentEvil> <<Because I just saw some stars go out.>>
<Alivi> "He hates me now."
<Proto_Lost> "What makes you say that?"
<TheRaven> "Okay, okay, what the fuck happened?"
<Mr_Wilt> <<Stars do tend to burn out, Powell. You're a very lucky man.>>
<Alivi>  "He was heartbroken."
<PresidentEvil> <<Three at once? Within half a second?>>
<Roget> "Not the pool."
<AgentFlowers> <<Copy that Mangerine, I saw it too.>>
<PresidentEvil> <<Lily, if you call me that one more time->>
<Mr_Wilt> <<That's slightly more suspect, but we can't exactly do anything about it. They're stars.>>
<Mr_Wilt> <<We'll let you know if any similar reports come in.>>
<PresidentEvil> <<Please do. Powell out.>>
<Tehpillowstar> "...Lily what's wrong?"
<PresidentEvil> Greg stops for a moment to take a leak.
<AgentFlowers> "Saw something over your shoulder. Looked like some stars exploded."
<Proto_Lost> "...Okay, so tell me how that happened."
<Tehpillowstar> "Huh? Thats not normal."
<AgentFlowers> "Yeah, that's what Greg was saying."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe switches from vulnerable, scared young woman into toughened Foundation Agent. She wipes her face one more time and looks up into the sky.
<Strife> "for all this construction, there is not nearly enough unsecured construction materials around here."
<Alivi> "I…do not know."
<Mr_Wilt> Everybody outside or near a window, roll Perception.
<PresidentEvil> 6df+5 Greg whistles to himself
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Greg whistles to himself: 3 (6df+5=-, -, 0, 0, -, +)
<AgentFlowers> 6df+5
<Glacon> AgentFlowers: 10 (6df+5=+, 0, +, +, +, +)
<Strife> 6df+3 Seriously, where is the wire suitable to pirate electricity to the lab with?
<Glacon> Strife: Seriously, where is the wire suitable to pirate electricity to the lab with?: 1 (6df+3=-, -, 0, 0, -, +)
<Tehpillowstar> 6df+5 I don't wanna miss a thing...
<Glacon> Tehpillowstar: I don't wanna miss a thing...: 3 (6df+5=-, -, -, -, +, +)
<Proto_Lost> Simon lets out a sigh. "Kid, these things happen...if he any of the crap he shoveled to me was true, whenever he tried to convince me that you two were a proper couple, then he wouldn't ever hate you."
<Alivi> 6df+8 Eriko looks out the window.
<Glacon> Alivi: Eriko looks out the window.: 7 (6df+8=+, 0, 0, -, 0, -)
<Mr_Wilt> As the phenomena is considerably bright, we will say everybody but Strife's fellow see two bright, white streaks fall from the sky, lighting up the whole Area.
<Tehpillowstar> "What the fuck?"
<Alivi> "…Otousan…."
<Strife> "you know, maybe I shouldn't wear sunglasses out here"
<Proto_Lost> Simon looks up at the flash. "What in God's name?"
<PresidentEvil> Greg zips up just as he notices them. <<Command... I think I just found those stars we saw vanish...>>
<Mr_Wilt> They fall over the horizon towards the forest, where they disappear.
<TheRaven> <<What's all this about stars?>>
<AgentFlowers> Lily starts running in that direction! <<Copy that, I see it too!>>
<Proto_Lost> He returns his attention to Eriko, he can deal with whatever that was later. "...What is it my daughter?"
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe runs after Lily, taking out her gun.
<PresidentEvil> Greg isn't that far out. He double checks his weapons and starts running back to the site. <<I see two falling, does anyone have a visual on the third?>>
<Mr_Wilt> Minutes later, the site is shook by a massive boom. Windows shatter as the ground shakes.
<TheRaven> "Holy fuck!"
<TheRaven> <<Report in!>>
<Alivi> Eriko flinches and hugs Simon. Obviously startled.
<Tehpillowstar> "[Fucking---]"
<AgentFlowers> <<MacDonald here!>>
<Strife> Murphy is wandering about the site, radio way down "indirect!"
<Proto_Lost> Simon pushes Eriko to the ground, protecting her from any falling glass.
<Proto_Lost> "Jesus Christ!"
<PresidentEvil> Greg staggers for a moment. <<Powell here!>>
<Strife> He hits the ground and rolls to cover
<Gara> "What the fuck!"
<TheRaven> <<Did we just get bombed or some shit?>>
<Gara> Loren charges outside. <<No clue, we need to rally up ASAP>>
<PresidentEvil> <<Negative, stars falling out of the fucking sky.>>
<Alivi> <<What is going on?>>
<AgentFlowers> <<Looks like meteorites!>>
<Proto_Lost> He tunes into the radio comms. <<Everyone report!>
<Tehpillowstar> <<McDonald and I are checking it out, standby>>
<PresidentEvil> <<I'm en route to the impact site, RV with you there.>>
<Gara> <<Agent Steinburg, reporting. Heading to impact site.>>
<PresidentEvil> Greg breaks into a full run. Agility?
<TheRaven> <<Someone get a medic over here on Ralph, I'm heading to check it out. Direction?>>
<Mr_Wilt> <<Correction. All available Poolboys, please head to the impact site.>>
<Mr_Wilt> It is CJ!
<Alivi> Eriko looks at Simon as she tries to compose herself.
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<Gara> <<Understood Director. We are inbound.>>
<Strife> <<Researcher Castillo, moving. >>
<Alivi> "Ralph needs a medic…" She looks horrified.
<Gara> And then Loren was running full tilt.
<Tehpillowstar> <<Loud and clear Director.>>
<TheRaven> Taggart picks up his rifle and coat. "Sorry Ralph, gotta go, world to save and all that. Stay here." <<Someone gimme coordinates!>>
<Proto_Lost> He stands up, puts on his winter gear and grabs his guns. "Eriko, stay here...I need to check out whatever that was."
<Alivi> "No! take me with you."
<Roget> Ralph just sort of nods to him as he goes
<PresidentEvil> <<Taggart, head north and look for the smoking crater.>>
<AgentFlowers> Lily is running as fast as she can towards the impact. "Please don't fall in the pool, please don't fall in the pool..."
<TheRaven> Taggart starts hauling ass towards the north end of the site.
<Proto_Lost> He nods a bit and helps her up. "Come on kiddo, let's see what this is."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe is right behind Lily!
<Strife> Hijack is looking for agents to follow.
<Alivi> Eriko nods and follows Simon towards Command.
<Mr_Wilt> They all weave through the forest, heading towards the impact site.
<PresidentEvil> Can Greg see anyone else? Also, can he see smoke rising or other telltales?
<Mr_Wilt> Greg cannot. It's rather dark within the forest.
<Alivi> Eriko turns on her flashlight.
<Proto_Lost> Simon turns on his own, swinging it this way and that.
<PresidentEvil> Greg fishes his out of a pocket, flicks it on, and attaches it to the barrel of his MG.
<AgentFlowers> Lily turns on hers and attaches it to her rifle.
<Gara> So does Loren! She slows, still moving.
<Strife> Hijack isn't going to make himself a target like that. Young people work. He moves through the forest carefully and deliberately
<Alivi> Eriko looks at Simon.
<TheRaven> Taggart has no lights except the one on his sidearm. He does, however, know the site and the surrounding area very well.
<Mr_Wilt> As the group near where the impact site should be, they may notice a significant lack of flames or damaged trees.
<Proto_Lost> "Hmm...try and spot any of the others, we'll need to regroup at least."
<Mr_Wilt> The only thing visible is a light, further up ahead.
<Mr_Wilt> And some very loud, obnoxious.. voices?
<TheRaven> <<Hold position, link up.>>
<Gara> Loren slows. <<Understood.>>
<PresidentEvil> Greg slows to a trot. <<Understood. Anyone else hear that?>>
<AgentFlowers> <<Got it.>>
<TheRaven> <<I hear something.>> Taggart moves towards the lights of the rest of the team.
<Strife> <<linking up. >>
<Strife> Hijack moves forward.
<Roget> Ralph gets up from mess, brushing the frost off. Then, he silently shuffles towards the forest, where the others went.
<Tehpillowstar> <<I hear it too.>>
<Proto_Lost> "I see a light kiddo...come on." Simon takes point, levelling his weapon toward the light in case it isn't friendlies.
<PresidentEvil> Greg heads over to the others and crouches down, glancing over at the source of the noise.
<PresidentEvil> Can he tell what they're saying?
<Alivi> Eriko nods.
<TheRaven> Shall we say everyone gets together in one group?
<Roget> Lets
<Mr_Wilt> As they near, they see two massive, brightly illuminated squids, floating above the ground, batting at one another with their tentacles. They appear black as night, despite the light they give off, save for a few bright dots running along their bodies.
<TheRaven> "...what."
<Tehpillowstar> "...Aliens?"
<Alivi> Eriko seems surprised. "W-wha..."
<Gara> "... Building fleet?"
<Strife> "..."
<TheRaven> "Fucked if I know. Any of you good at negotiations?"
<PresidentEvil> Greg clicks his radio over to the general band. <<Command, Powell. I have a visual on two giant alien squids slap-fighting each other at the crash site, how copy?>>
<Roget> "... I am."
<Proto_Lost> "...What in God's name."
<Strife> "this site rocks."
<Gara> "I am."
<Mr_Wilt> A smaller one gets a smack across the other, larger one. "Dad, you've never respected me for who I am!" "You're talking crazy, Kevin!" "She was my /mate/!" "Yeah, and you weren't good enough! You can't beat your old man in an Alpha-off! Quit bitching about it!"
<Tehpillowstar> "I'm not."
<TheRaven> "The fuck..."
<TheRaven> "Okay, they're speaking English."
<Gara> "What... I jsut...."
<Gara> "I don't..."
<TheRaven> He stands. "OI!"
<Proto_Lost> "...What. The. Fuck."
<Tehpillowstar> "Are we high?"
<Mr_Wilt> <<...excuse me?>>
<TheRaven> <<I'll confirm agent Powell's statement.>>
<Proto_Lost> <<Confirmed sir...they are conversing in English.>>
<Strife> "I'm not sure. Try counting your fingers."
<Roget> "..."
<Tehpillowstar> "This has officially surpassed my Weird Nonsense Shit threashold. Once we come back, I'm going to bed."
<Mr_Wilt> "No, dad, this is what this is! I'm challenging you for Alpha!" "You can't even hit like a man, Kevin! How are you suppose to lead like one?" The smaller squid wraps a tendril around the larger one, giving it a hard squeeze. The larger one frees a tendril and gives the other quite a smack, sending it flying away slightly.
<TheRaven> "You haven't seen anything yet..."
<Alivi> Eriko seems quite surprised.
<TheRaven> He whistles sharply. "Squids!"
<Mr_Wilt> The larger one begins to float back up towards the sky, leaving the smaller one to defiantly shake its tendril at him from the ground. "You can't run from your problems, Dad!" "Your mother did it!" "Fuck /you/, Dad!"
<Tehpillowstar> "By the look on your face, this is anything."
<Proto_Lost> "Jesus fuck...I...I think I missed my meds today."
<Tehpillowstar> "Did Quinn dope our food?"
<Gara> "Cann... I think... We just.... Go home."
<PresidentEvil> <<Correction, Command: One of the squids seems to be having a temper tantrum directed at its father.>>
<AgentFlowers> Lily stands up. "Holy cow..."
<ShockwaveLover> Over on the other side of the Site, Duncan listens to this conversation with mounting disbelief.
<Mr_Wilt> <<I see. Well, attempt to... interact with it?>>
<Proto_Lost> <<Greg, I'm hearing you and I feel like I'm going nuts.>>
<Roget> Ralph begins to approach the squids, with his hands raised. "What seems to be the issue here?"
<TheRaven> Taggart stands back a bit, just in case.
<Gara> Loren walks along side Ralph.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe follows.
<Tehpillowstar> Safety in numbers!
<PresidentEvil> <<I'm seeing it and I still feel crazy.>>
<Alivi> Eriko watches Ralph approch them she follows after him.
<Proto_Lost> Simon follows after everyone, ready to provide cover fire if need be.
<Strife> Hijack hangs back with Taggart.
<PresidentEvil> Greg follows warily. He mutters "Another glorious day in Alpha Three-Five-Four..." he mutters to nobody in particular.
<Gara> "I love my job."
<TheRaven> <<This is, ah...this is right up there with the thing with the giant pirates.>>
<Tehpillowstar> "Welcome to the Foundation."
<Mr_Wilt> The one being called Kevin stays on the ground, sprawling out slightly, letting out what sounds sort of like sobbing.
<PresidentEvil> <<Are those distinct from the Skeleton Pirates, Taggart?>>
<AgentFlowers> Lily heads up as well. "Um...Kevin...?"
<Roget> How close are the approaching humans to the squids?
<Proto_Lost> Simon heads over to the one on the ground, to cover it in case it decides to get up.
<Strife> "ssssoooo. Do we tase and contain?"
<Gara> Loren is walking with Ralph, so up to you Roget.
<TheRaven> <<Yeah, these were the ones where Nolan picked up his giant dubloon.>>
<AgentFlowers> Lily is walking up to it as well.
<Tehpillowstar> "Nolan found a giant doubloon?"
<TheRaven> "Long time ago."
<PresidentEvil> "Before your time, New Meat." Greg says, waiting to see what happens to the diplomats.
<Tehpillowstar> "Huh."
<Roget> Was asking wilt
<Proto_Lost> "This one doesn't seem to be hostile."
<TheRaven> "Hell, that was before your time, Greg.
<TheRaven> "
<PresidentEvil> "Yeah, but I think he showed me that one once."
<PresidentEvil> "After he asked me about the hat."
<Mr_Wilt> They're a few meters away. They could probably do with a bit of approaching before they start trying to talk to it.
<Roget> Ralph tries to cover the remaining distance.
<Proto_Lost> "I'd like to cash in that thing once we get the chance I think...buy ourselves a few islands."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe looks around for a way to incapacitate the squid alien thingys should bullets and blades don't work.
<ShockwaveLover> Duncan thumbs on the transmit button. <<Question, Command...are you guys still doing those random drug tests?>>
<AgentFlowers> Lily approaches carefully, rifle at rest. "Kevin?"
<Mr_Wilt> Kevin holds two tendrils up to its eyes, gently sobbing. It wraps its other tendrils around itself.
<Mr_Wilt> <<We have never done random drug tests.>>
<PresidentEvil> Greg stays next to Lily. "Careful, Lil..."
<ShockwaveLover> <<Might I suggest that now's a good time to start?>>
<Alivi> Eriko watches Kevin sob. She doesn't know what to do at all.
<Proto_Lost> "Lily get back, this thing might be feigning surrender."
<Mr_Wilt> It pushes Lily and Greg away slightly with a tendril. "Go awayyyyyyy."
<AgentFlowers> "Kevin? Are you okay...?" Lily tries to sound comforting.
<Roget> Ralph leans down by Kevin. "Hey, you want to tell me what's happening?"
<AgentFlowers> "Come on Kevin, talk to us. We're here for you."
<PresidentEvil> Greg is pushed. Exactly how big is this tentacle?
<Proto_Lost> Simon heads over to Ralph, might as well tell him that they'll be talking quite a bit more once this is over.
<Alivi> Eriko nods, "Kevin -san? Let us help you."
<TheRaven> "Did someone, like, let HP Lovecraft into the LSD and Heavy Metal DVDs or something?"
<Tehpillowstar> "I dunno."
<Mr_Wilt> The tentacle is about two times the size of Greg.
<Mr_Wilt> "Nooo, there's nothing you can dooo... I don't even know you."
<PresidentEvil> Greg is pushed back a few steps, presumably along with with Lily
<Mr_Wilt> "And you're /humans/."
<AgentFlowers> "Well, yeah. But it sounds like your dad was being a real jerk, and we're here if you want to tell us about it."
<TheRaven> "...are we seriously doing this?"
<Alivi> Eriko sighs.
<Tehpillowstar> "Yes. Yes we are."
<Roget> 6df+10 tagging Diplomacy "We can help you. We're the authorities."
<Gara> "Come on, Kevin. Me and Lily have experiance with things that aren't human."
<Glacon> Roget: tagging Diplomacy "We can help you. We're the authorities.": 13 (6df+10=+, -, +, +, 0, +)
<AgentFlowers> "Be nice, Taggart, can't you see he's upset?"
<Proto_Lost> "...We're counseling an alien teenager. I don't remember signing up for this."
<Roget> That's a persuasion roll, if it wasn't obvious
<Mr_Wilt> 6df+12 Tagging Keeper of the Stars, MDef counter roll
<Glacon> Mr_Wilt: Tagging Keeper of the Stars, MDef counter roll: 12 (6df+12=0, -, 0, 0, 0, +)
<PresidentEvil> Greg decides he's going to walk over to Papa Squid and try to talk to him. It is not likely to end well."
<Mr_Wilt> "My dad j-just.. he gets claim to all the females, but he took my /mate/ and I /love/ herrrrr."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe wisely says nothing.
<Proto_Lost> "...Damn son, your dad's kind of a dick."
<AgentFlowers> "Oh no, that's awful...Why would he do that to you Kevin?"
<PresidentEvil> "So... what exactly is going on here?" he asks.
<Roget> "So, why does he get to take claim to all the females?"
<AgentFlowers> Lily turns to Greg. "Poor Kevin's father is apparently alpha dick, and stole Kevin's mate."
<Mr_Wilt> "Because he's the alpha male of our group."
<PresidentEvil> "And what's your name, big guy?"
<Mr_Wilt> "I don't know why he'd do it!" He slams a tendril down onto the ground, causing it to shake.
<Mr_Wilt> "Ih-it's Kevin." He sniffles, despite the lack of obvious nasal passages.
<PresidentEvil> Greg was talking to the dad squid.
<Proto_Lost> "Alright Kevin, does your mate like your alpha dick dad back?"
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe realizes Greg walked off to Papa Squid and jogs to back him up.
<Mr_Wilt> The dad squid flew away.
<Tehpillowstar> Oh.
<Tehpillowstar> then redact
<Mr_Wilt> "Well, like, she went with him.."
<AgentFlowers> "It sounds like you need to win her back somehow. Prove that you love her."
<Roget> "Can't you stand up for yourself, and be alpha?"
<PresidentEvil> "Well, how long had you known this gir- uh, mate?"
<PresidentEvil> "How long were you together?"
<Proto_Lost> "I agree with Lily, you better head up to him and beat his ass."
<Mr_Wilt> "I tried being alpha! But he's stronger than me."
<PresidentEvil> As he asks this, a thought occurs to him, and he pulls out his PDA and discreetly fires off a text to Taggart.
<Mr_Wilt> "I've known her for three galactic orbits.."
<PresidentEvil> {Love triangle. Three stars going out. Can you look around for the third squid?}
<Roget> "Get stronger than he is. Work at it, and buff up. Do you think you can do that for her?"
<Mr_Wilt> "But like, what if she doesn't want me?"
<TheRaven> {Any idea where to start?}
<Gara> "Well, you gotta try."
<Alivi> "I am sure she wants you...."
<PresidentEvil> "Then you prove your worth to some other mate, kid! It hurts, but there's other squids in the sky."
<Roget> "Would you rather know, or be in doubt as what could've been?"
<PresidentEvil> {No clue. I didn't see the third impact.}
<TheRaven> Who's not up talking to the space squid?
<Mr_Wilt> "Well, like, idunnoooo guuuuys."
<Mr_Wilt> Kevin moves to lie down on his side. Everybody, roll Agility to clear the way quick enough.
<PresidentEvil> 6df+9 tagging Professional
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: tagging Professional: 9 (6df+9=-, -, 0, 0, +, +)
<Alivi> 6df+6
<Tehpillowstar> 6df+6 Oof!
<Glacon> Alivi: 7 (6df+6=+, -, 0, 0, +, 0)
<Glacon> Tehpillowstar: Oof!: 7 (6df+6=+, -, 0, -, +, +)
<Roget> 6df+6 gotta go fast
<Glacon> Roget: gotta go fast: 5 (6df+6=+, 0, 0, -, 0, -)
<Proto_Lost> 6df+4
<Glacon> Proto_Lost: 3 (6df+4=-, -, +, 0, -, +)
<Gara> 6df+6 Run!
<Glacon> Gara: Run!: 3 (6df+6=-, -, -, 0, -, +)
<TheRaven> Taggart was keeping a good distance from Kevin. Still roll?
<Mr_Wilt> Naw.
<Mr_Wilt> Kevin's limbs go flying as he turns, giving both Loren and Simon a hard smack to the ground. Roll PDef, both of you.
<Gara> 6df+6 Look at my new PDef point, guys.
<Glacon> Gara: Look at my new PDef point, guys.: 6 (6df+6=-, 0, 0, +, -, +)
<Proto_Lost> 6df+8
<Glacon> Proto_Lost: 5 (6df+8=+, -, -, -, -, 0)
<Mr_Wilt> The limbs land on top of both of them, but thankfully not hard, and they're quickly pulled away. "Oh, sorry." -1 Body to both.
<Gara> "Ow!"
<TheRaven> "You two alright?"
<PresidentEvil> "You alright, Loren?"
<Alivi> "Simon!"
<Mr_Wilt> Kevin looks at the ground from his side. "Like, I'm scared, guys."
<Gara> "We're fine, nothing broken."
<Mr_Wilt> "What if I /die/?"
<Gara> "That's why you have to get strong."
<Roget> "You're dad isn't going to kill you if you're stronger than he is."
<Alivi> Eriko runs over to Simon to help him up. she looks at Kevin. "You…won't…."
<Roget> *Your
<Proto_Lost> "Ah sweet fuck!" He moves back toward Eriko. "The fuck he isn't strong enough, fucker felt like he would tear me in half.
<PresidentEvil> Intimidate to give a stirring motivational speech?
<Mr_Wilt> Might not illicit the reaction Greg wants, but feel free to try.
<TheRaven> "Hey, Chloe, c'mere a second."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe comes closer.
<Tehpillowstar> "Yeah?"
<PresidentEvil> 6df+5 "Is that what you're scared of? Dying? If you really loved this... um... mate, you'd risk your life for her without a second thought!"
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: "Is that what you're scared of? Dying? If you really loved this... um... mate, you'd risk your life for her without a second thought!": 4 (6df+5=-, 0, +, -, -, +)
<PresidentEvil> "Because that's what a /real/ man does for the people he cares about!"
<TheRaven> "We still got another contact unaccounted for, assuming the three stars thing was right. You wanna give me a hand looking for it?"
<Proto_Lost> "...Goddammit can we all just agree on shooting this kid's dad or something?"
<Tehpillowstar> "Sure."
<Mr_Wilt> "But, like, I don't want to make her not happy!"
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe turns to Greg before walking off with Taggart. "Might not be a good idea. Who knows what consequences that could have?"
<Proto_Lost> "By murdering your dad?"
<Mr_Wilt> "Well, what if she does want to be with him?"
<TheRaven> Taggart starts heading off into the woods, going generally north.
<Alivi> "Did you ask her?"
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe slips away, following Taggart.
<Mr_Wilt> "Well, no."
<Proto_Lost> "Yeah, if she doesn't want to, you're within your rights to slap his shit."
<Mr_Wilt> Taggart would find he'd have to walk around Kevin to head North.
<Proto_Lost> "There you go! Ask her, and if she doesn't want to, beat your dad's ass."
<PresidentEvil> "Exactly!"
<Roget> "If you just sit here on earth, you won't accomplish anything."
<PresidentEvil> "Just... head out of this star system before you do, alright?"
<TheRaven> He gives Kevin a wide berth.
<Alivi> Eriko nods, "You can do it!"
<PresidentEvil> "We kind of like the peace and quiet for what it's worth."
<Mr_Wilt> He turns slightly to look up to the sky, then turns back to look at the group. "Do you guys think I'm ugly?"
<Gara> "I have seen a hell of a lot worse."
<AgentFlowers> "No, of course you're not ugly."
<Proto_Lost> "...What....uh...no?" Simon looks the massive cephalopod over.
<Alivi> "No way!"
<PresidentEvil> "I think I'll let the ladies field that one..."
<Mr_Wilt> It's not any different from any other massive cephalopod, save for the Milky Way-esque color scheme.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe, er, follows along.
<Roget> "I like the color of your carapice."
<Mr_Wilt> Taggart and Chloe head further into the forest.
<Gara> "It is a nice color."
<AgentFlowers> "Mm, the colours are pretty."
<Mr_Wilt> "Do you think I'm, like, too much of a wuss to be an alpha male?"
<Gara> "No, everyone gets down somtimes."
<Proto_Lost> "...Nah kid, I think you're being mighty brave just thinking about beating your dad's ass."
<PresidentEvil> "What matters is what you do when it happens."
<PresidentEvil> "Do you mope forever? Or are you gonna stand up for what's important to you?"
<AgentFlowers> "Yeah, what's important is standing up even if you're scared."
<Mr_Wilt> "Okay." He stays quiet for a bit.
<Mr_Wilt> "Do I like, uh, make a battlecry?"
<Gara> "If you want."
<AgentFlowers> "Well, talk to your mate first. See what she says."
<TheRaven> Any sign of meteoritic squid further out?
<Proto_Lost> "It helps. I've been in enough fights to know that it does."
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<Mr_Wilt> There is not, Taggart.
<Mr_Wilt> "Okay. If I talk to my mate, first, what do I tell her?"
<PresidentEvil> "The truth! Tell her you care and you're not just gonna let her go?"
<PresidentEvil> *!
<TheRaven> <<I'm not seeing anything.>>
<Roget> "Lay it on the table, and see what she feels."
<Alivi> Eriko nods.
<Mr_Wilt> "Okay, yeah, alright. Thanks, guys."
<Mr_Wilt> The massive squid starts to straighten, slowly levitating off the ground.
<AgentFlowers> "Good luck, Kevin!"
<Tehpillowstar> "Should we continue looking for the other one or should we head back?"
<Alivi> "[Do your best!]"
<PresidentEvil> "Give 'em hell, kevin!"
<Gara> "Good luck, man!"
<TheRaven> "I say we let the space squid handle their own space squid problems and head back."
<PresidentEvil> "O
<PresidentEvil> "I'm with Taggart on this one."
<Proto_Lost> "Kick his ass kid."
<Mr_Wilt> Taggart and Chloe are some ways away from the group.
<Tehpillowstar> "Alright."
<Tehpillowstar> <<We're heading back, over.>>
<PresidentEvil> Redact then.
<TheRaven> He starts walking back to Kevin and the rest.
<PresidentEvil> <<Yeah, I think we've got the situation in hand. RTB?>>
<Mr_Wilt> Kevin starts floating up into the night sky, until he's nothing but a blip of light in the sky.
<AgentFlowers> "I hope it works out for the kid."
<Gara> "Me too."
<Gara> "Now, did I hear CJ on the radio?"
<PresidentEvil> Greg waves goodbye, once. "Galactic orbits... he'd have to be a couple thousand years old, right?"
<Proto_Lost> "Agreed...though the moment he comes back here looking like something shit him out, it's officially not our job anymore."
<PresidentEvil> "That's a tough age, I've heard."
<AgentFlowers> <<Command, anomalies have left our airspace, returning to base.>>
<TheRaven> "Well, that was...weird."
<Tehpillowstar> "You tell me."
<Roget> Ralph starts walking back towards the base.
<Tehpillowstar> Has Chloe and Taggart rendezvous back to the main group yet?
<Mr_Wilt> <<Understood. Good work.>>
<Mr_Wilt> Sure, why not.
<TheRaven> "So, what now?"
<Proto_Lost> Simon just shakes his head. "Come on Eriko, show's over."
<PresidentEvil> "I dunno, I'm feeling a little disappointed."
<AgentFlowers> "Why's that?"
<PresidentEvil> "We had an honest to god alien invasion and I didn't get to shoot anything."