FoE PNP G-Platypus Session 62

[19:03] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  *****G-Platypus: The City of Broad Withers - Session 62*****
[19:03] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Obscured
[19:03] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  In darkness, anything can be present.
[19:04] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Anything can be hiding just out of touch, shrouded in pitch and waiting in the dark corners.
[19:05] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  In the chocking black, there is no telling what one will find.
[19:05] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  It's impossible to tell where you are.
[19:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  But it is possible to tell where you aren't...
[19:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM> Safe.
[19:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM> *****Session Start*****
[19:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star and Canary sit in a dust-chocked reception area, staring at a terminal.
[19:07] <Canary> *choked
[19:07] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The others are in a stairwell, having just blasted the lock to the second basement level.
[19:07] * Blackberry_Jam shoulderrams the door open and brings her weapon up. Successful breaching!
[19:09] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  The basement is pitch black, the only light being Snack_Cake's PipBuck from the stairwell and a faint glow at the far side of the room.
[19:10] * Blackberry_Jam 's eyes wander to the faint glow. Like a terminal, glow?
[19:10] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Really, really like a terminal glow.
[19:11] * Snack_Cake frowns. "Did you really need to shoot the door, Berry? Wasn't Thunder good at opening locked doors?" She takes a slow step in behind Blackberry_Jam.
[19:12] * Blackberry_Jam had been wanting to do that for a long time... "Sorry, Snack, just trying to get through this as quickly as possible." She says, moving towards the aforementioned terminal.
[19:12] * North_Star leans against the counter, taking his revolver from it's holster and inspecting it's cleanliness.
[19:12] * Thunder_Strike ears were ringing from the loud concussion of a shotgun in a tight room. she looks at berry and yells because he can't hear. I could have picked that lock!
[19:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  WIth Snack_Cake entering, a bit of light bleeds into the room. Blackberry_Jam slips past pallets of more of those blue and red barrels.
[19:15] * Scrap follows them in wondering why there was a rumble associated with a shotgun blast.
[19:15] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  A glint of metal catches Blackberry_Jam's eyes down an aisle of pallets, some machine... Thunder_Strike notices it as well as she follows behind Berry.
[19:16] * Blackberry_Jam stops in her tracks and squits. "Hey Snack... Shine some light over there." She points at the "machine."
[19:17] * Snack_Cake holds up her hoof to point her pipbuck light toward where Blackberry_Jam points
[19:18] * Canary looks to the terminal menu to remind himself what the various options and entries were, as he forgot what he was looking at.
[19:20] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Snack_Cake's light shows a vehicle of some kind. The squat four-wheel vehicle looks to have two metal spikes protruding from the front on a kind of mast. Large spotlights are afixed to the top like mouse-ears.
[19:21] * Thunder_Strike looks at it too. wonder what it is'' she says to blackberry.
[19:21] * Blackberry_Jam cocks a brow. She didn't expect to find a car down here. "Loading machine, I guess..." She heads over to it and see if it still works.
[19:22] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Canary finds himself still paging through the security testing information, a picture in picture in the upper right having shown them the falling building. Dust clogs the air up in the lobby.
[19:23] * Canary coughs a bit and looks to North_Star, "Mind opening a door or window?"
[19:24] * North_Star looks around for such a thing.
[19:25] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star finds the office doors at the front have been blown open by the force of the falling building, letting in the cloud of dust from outside.
[19:25] * North_Star walks over to close the door.
[19:26] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam heads up to the machine. It looks like the operator walks up from behind into it and lays on the bench. There are pedals for the forelegs and a yoke similar to a battlesaddle suspended at head level. There's a key in the ignition and a few buttons.
[19:27] * Blackberry_Jam hmmmms. "Thunder, come take a look at this. You use battle saddles, and I think this thing works in a similar fashion."
[19:28] * Snack_Cake looks at it in a bit of confusion. "Well... what's it for?"
[19:28] * Thunder_Strike tilts her head then walks over to take a look at the contraption.
[19:29] * Canary moves out of the security testing and checks the Calendar
[19:29] * Blackberry_Jam points to the forks in the front. "It looks like it's used to move these pallets. Those teeth in the front slide underneath and lift. We might be able to clear some of this stuff out of here if we can get it running."
[19:30] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike isn't the most mechanically adept pony, but she knows a thing or two. She at least knows enough to guess you would need to turn the key to start it, that it looks like something is unplugged on the back, and one of the buttons looks like it controls the lights.
[19:31] * Scrap just watches them look it over. He has no idea how it works.
[19:31] * North_Star closes both doors, having the dust out of his face.
[19:32] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Canary finds a list of dated entries as well as a visual calender. The top three on the list are relatively new, the rest date back to the war.
[19:32] * Canary checks the first of the new entries
[19:33] * Blackberry_Jam frowns as she looks the machine over, and decides that she'll scout ahead while the others inspect the forklift.
[19:36] * Snack_Cake is content to inpect from a bit further back while Thunder_Strike tries to get it running. "Is there uh... anything I can do to help you get it working..?"
[19:36] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam heads back into the darkness, making her way toward the console light at the back of the floor.
[19:37] * Thunder_Strike try's the lights witch.
[19:37] * Scrap watches Blackberry_Jam walks off. It's probably better if he stays with Thunder_Strike and Snack_Cake.
[19:39] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Canary reads. "I unlocked the terminal! Pa didn't think I could, but I showed him! There are some options with the camera that are giving me fits... but I'll worry about that later. With all the rumors going around, it would be nice to have a hidey-hole, and this place seems sturdier than most. We're going to work down and then up... and I'd better start helping! ~Spelunk"
[19:39] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike presses the button. Nothing happens.
[19:39] * Canary moves to the next most recent entry. It sounded like someone had tried to do before what he had been thinking about.
[19:41] * Blackberry_Jam arrives at the terminal and has a crack at it.
[19:41] * Thunder_Strike looks around the vehicle for lose connections.
[19:43] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Canary reads. "Down two levels so far, still looking for that generator. Something is powering the terminals and the camera, but I can't get main power to come on. It looks like there was a factory set up on the third sublevel... and it's been producing recently... Not now but maybe in the last year. I found a log in the factory computer showing chemical formulas being imported five years ago and somethi
[19:43] <Mister_Clacky|GM> ng being made. Extruderboard. We're opening Sub 4 tomorrow. ~Spelunk"
[19:45] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike quickly finds two lengths of heavy insulated cable hanging down near the bench. They come together in a coupling that looks like it would plug into a port close by.
[19:45] * Canary checks the last entry quickly, wanting to make sure if there was something dangerous, his companions wouldn't walk right into it
[19:46] * Thunder_Strike looks at it for a moment, then attempts to plug it into the port
[19:47] * North_Star can be heard nearby Canary, spinning the revolver's chambers.
[19:47] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam gets close and notices the terminal screen is partially obscured by something being spilled on it. It's the only light where she is. There's more staining liquid across the keys in front of the screen.
[19:47] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike plugs it in easily. Nothing happens though. The light switch is turned on and the key is still in the ignition turned to 'off'
[19:47] * Blackberry_Jam sniffs as she pulls out a rag to clean the screen with. Blood? Chemicals? Paint?
[19:48] * Canary looks to North_Star, "Looks like someone's been exploring here before. Be ready to run and tell the ones downstairs if this turns out to be bad news."
[19:49] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  "Canary reads. "Can't climb... sealed the basement... getting out... stay away or keep your light..."
[19:50] * Thunder_Strike starts to think and turns the key.
[19:50] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam cleans some off the screen. It's red on the hankerchief... dark, blood red.
[19:50] * Canary looks to North_Star, "That sounds bad. We should get down there. Do you have any light source?"
[19:51] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike turns the key, the forklift turning on and it's spotlights turning on. There's a bloodcurdling scream as a creature, black as night, stand in the aisle a bare dozen feet away. It turns white under the harsh beam of light and dives off to the right amongst the pallets.
[19:51] * North_Star heads for the elevator shaft. "I could make one. What about you?"
[19:54] * Thunder_Strike eeks. nini kuzimu ni kwamba?! she shouts. (what the hell was that?!)
[19:55] * Blackberry_Jam jerks her head up towards the sudden source of bright light. "Thunder?"
[19:56] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  It looked to be twice the size of a pony and vaguely reptilian or insectoid or a combination of the both. Blackberry_Jam could easily hear the unequine scream.
[19:56] * Canary pulls out his lighter, "I can light something torchish."
[19:56] * Snack_Cake stares wide-eyed at the... thing that was just lit up by the lights of the machine. There's only one thing to do when something so horrific happens. She shrieks!
[19:57] * North_Star looks for a way down that doesn't involve extreme acrobatics, or wings.
[19:57] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star and Canary stair down the shaft, It would be difficult and dangerous to try and use the cable to swing into the next level down, but there aren't a lot of options.
[19:58] * Thunder_Strike moves loser to berry. it's the spotlight I got then working but we're not alone.
[19:58] <Thunder_Strike> closer*
[19:58] * North_Star looks at the cable, and then to Canary. "Well.. You have any better ideas?"
[20:00] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star looks back down the shaft to see a yellow hoof sticking out from the lower level. How'd he get down there?
[20:01] * North_Star blinks, looking back at where he last saw Canary before looking back down, muttering somethig to any goddess listening.
[20:01] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike takes a few steps back toward Scrap and Snack_Cake, hollaring to Blackberry_Jam. Blackberry_Jam is still a ways from them, down the main aisle this one branched off of at the terminal.
[20:03] * Canary looks around for something to light as a torch now that he's down there
[20:06] * Scrap runs toward Blackberry_Jam as fast as he can. He doesn't want her in there alone with it. "Where did it go?"
[20:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Canary finds there is a box of paper already burning down there and a multitude of other boxes and crates on this level.
[20:06] * North_Star shouts down the shaft. "Oi! Canary!"
[20:07] * Canary calls back up, "There's plenty of stuff on fire shedding light down here. What's up?"
[20:08] * Blackberry_Jam raises a brow as Scrap runs towards her. "What? What's 'it'?"
[20:08] * North_Star blinks. "Way to leave me hanging! You better be ready to catch me." He shouts down, backing up to prepare.
[20:09] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap gets to the main aisle. The forklift down by Snack_Cake and Thunder_Strike down a branch and Blackberry_Jam up the main aisle backlit by the terminal. Blackberry_Jam can't see Scrap, he's not being backlit and the light from the forklift is pointed the wrong way.
[20:09] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap sees a shadow pass over the silloette of Blackberry_Jam, something moving between him and her.
[20:12] * Canary moves into a good catching position. He knew all about catching
[20:12] * Snack_Cake practically sticks herself to Thunder_Strike, she's not going /anywhere/ alone with that /thing/ running around!
[20:13] * North_Star looks at the cable, taking a deep breath. "I am such an idiot." He says under his breath before he runs and jumps, hooves, mouth, and tail ready to catch the cable.
[20:18] * Thunder_Strike nudges Snack_Cake. then keeps her eyes open looking around.
[20:24] * Blackberry_Jam squints. "Just what the hell is going on?" She asks, flicking on her laser sight. "Who's there?"
[20:25] * Scrap stops and tries to follow the movement. "Something's in here."
[20:25] * Blackberry_Jam 's weapon snaps to attention. "What kind of something? Did you see it?"
[20:26] * Snack_Cake gives a slight whimper and hugs Thunder_Strike tight. "Oh Celestia... what WAS that!?"
[20:27] <Scrap> "I don't know. It was like a pony, but... wierd."
[20:31] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star grabs the cable and swings out away from the doors. He releases on the backswing and rolls into the door at B1.
[20:32] * Blackberry_Jam huffs a little, smoke cominf out of her nostrils. "Weird... Got it." She mutters, scanning in front of her. "So... I take that it doesn't talk either."
[20:32] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Canary feels it would be a good guess that they went down the stairs around the corner that he hasn't noticed yet.
[20:32] * North_Star gets to his hooves and the loud, "Wooo!" Of adrenaline echos through the room.
[20:33] * Canary nods to North_Star as he lands, "Let's go, they might be in trouble. Chemicals and darkness are probably not a good mix in the wasteland."
[20:33] <Scrap> "I don't know. The light hit it and it flew off."
[20:35] * North_Star pulled out his shotgun, opening the breach and loading two Dragon's Breath shells. "Alright then. Keep that torch close."
[20:37] * Canary pulls out his .45 auto
[20:38] * Blackberry_Jam looks at her weapon and nods. "Photosensitive..." She kicks herself for not having thought of a tac-light... Those are so handy!
[20:40] * Scrap continues to look and listen around with his claws out since he doesn't know where the creature is.
[20:47] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam hears the sound of movement ahead of her where Scrap's voice was. She gets the feelingi something is up ahead.
[20:47] * Blackberry_Jam shines her laser dead ahead. "Scrap? I think it's... between us."
[20:48] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap is caught by surprise by something coming from his left. Before he can react, he's caught up between constricting segments of chitinous plate. His breath squeezed from his lungs.
[20:53] * Scrap tries to scream despite not having breath and attempts to wiggle free.
[20:55] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap pushes, strains,and wiggles himself enough out of the coils to breath and then manages to slip out of the grip.
[20:57] * Scrap strikes several times on his way out before moving over to Blackberry_Jam to catch his breath.
[21:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap rakes his claws across the creature as he frees himself, the claws scaring it's plating and slipping once between the segments. It screeches in pain.
[21:06] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike and Snack_Cake can hear the anguished wail where they are at the forklift.
[21:07] * Blackberry_Jam stares down at the hallways. "What the hell was that? What did it do to you?"
[21:07] * Thunder_Strike gets her whip out and cracks it making sparks.
[21:08] * Thunder_Strike has it in her tail, and she starts towards the creatures scratch.
[21:08] <Thunder_Strike> screech*
[21:10] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike ventures into the darkness after the sound of the creature, but can't seem to find it in the pitch black. She does catch a glimps of Blackberry_Jam and Scrap backlit by the terminal at the far end of the main aisle.
[21:10] * Scrap pant and caughs. "Atta- attacked me."
[21:11] * Thunder_Strike moves towards them. you two alright?
[21:11] * Blackberry_Jam frowns intently, unsure of how a laser sight could be so ineffective in the dark! She waits for it to scan over something that doesn't look right. She slowly reaches into her bag and swaps magazines. "Thunder! Stay where you are! There's something in here, and it's nearby!"
[21:13] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  WIth no particulates in the air, the laser sight doesn't have a visible beam, but the dot is visible in the distance. It falls over something Blackberry_Jam quickly identifies as Thunder_Strike. Thunder's forehoof comes down in a warm puddle.
[21:13] * Thunder_Strike I know berry, I made it scream. the light made it scream.'' she says smiling.
[21:14] * Blackberry_Jam shakes her head. "I know, I know. But it just tried to choke Scrap! Go stay with Snack! Don't leave it alone!"
[21:17] <~Blackberry_Jam> her alone with it*
[21:17] <Thunder_Strike> thunder nods and quickly returns to snack. she'll worry about scrap lateral
[21:19] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike makes her way back to Snack_Cake at the forklift, staying with her for her protection.
[21:19] <~Blackberry_Jam> "See if you can find any labels on these barrels!"
[21:20] * North_Star heads finds the stairs, noticing the door Berry shot open, and starts walking down, both barrels of flame pointed forward.
[21:21] <Canary> Canary keeps up with North_Star as much as he is able.
[21:21] <Mister_Clacky|GM> North_Star makes it to the door with Canary closely behind with the torch. It provides a little light, showing pallets with eight barrels each filling the warehouse level in rows. At the far end of hte main aisle he can make out two pony forms that look vaguely like Blackberry_Jam and Scrap.
[21:22] * Canary keeps the light source held high
[21:22] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Thunder_Strike and Snack_Cake are not visible to him, but he can see the light the forklift's spotlights are throwing off over the barrels to the left.
[21:22] * North_Star whistles at the two forms. "Hey! You alright?"
[21:24] * Blackberry_Jam points her laser towards North_Star. "We're fine, but we're not alone down here! Stay together and... See if you can find out what's in these barrels before engaging! I don't want any dangerous chemicals all over the place, all right?!"
[21:25] * North_Star points Canary towards one of the barrels as he steps into the darkness.
[21:25] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  North_Star doesn't see anything in there with them...
[21:25] <Canary> Canary brings the light closer, but makes sure not to touch the barrel with it in case of flammable.
[21:30] * Snack_Cake sticks with Thunder_Strike. She's afraid, holding out her pipbuck like a ward against whatever that creature was, shining the light around to try and keep the thing as far away from her as she can!
[21:32] * North_Star looks around at the thick darkness, his gun barrel following his eyes. "Come on out, I don't bite. That's what the guns are for." He mutters under his breath.
[21:37] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Snack_Cake shines her light around, revealing naught but barrels and empty space. It looks like the area around the forklift is clear.
[21:39] * Thunder_Strike pats her with a wing, I'm right here snack.
[21:39] * Snack_Cake is trembling a bit.
[21:44] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blue swoops down, landing just past North_Star and visible to Blackberry_Jam and Scrap in the glow of Canary's torch. It's hackles raise and it it growls low before issuing a sharp series of highpitched chirping yips. It's ears swivel wildly before focusing up and to his left.
[21:47] * Blackberry_Jam can only imagine which bat parts Blue probably had... Probably the ones that gave him echolocation. "I think the little bugger's on to it..."
[21:48] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blue snarls, yipping again and looking off to the right. He looks from point to point in the darkness, on edge.
[21:49] * Blackberry_Jam calls out. "Canary? North? Anythong on those barrels? I'm not firing a shot till I know!" She turns to Scrap, looking him over quickly. "Anything broken? Ribs, legs?" She asks, passing him a healing potion.
[21:50] * North_Star watches the critter, following his motions. "Cadence's hide.. How many are there?"
[21:51] * Scrap takes the potion. "My leg hurts some."
[21:52] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Canary's torch lights up the near barrel. He can read 'Extruderboard A" on the read barrel. It doesn't seem to have any danger markings...at least not the ones for flammable.
[21:52] * Blackberry_Jam nods slowly. "Keep off of it, if you can. Wouldn't want it getting hurt." She frowns. "Doesn't matter! Just give me the all clear!"
[21:55] * Scrap drinks the potion and feels all healed. "It's better now."
[21:55] * Canary shakes his head, "They're not flammable. What does Extruderboard mean?"
[22:00] * Thunder_Strike thinks she can hear blue. she's gonna call him to them.
[22:01] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blue hears her and disappears into the darkness heading generally toward Thunder_Strike's voice.
[22:02] * Thunder_Strike keeps speaking so he can find them.
[22:04] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  They prove to still be too hard to see and quiet as death. Blackberry_Jam doesn't see the creature that attacked Scrap.
[22:07] <~Blackberry_Jam> "Snack?" She calls out. "Can you hear me?"
[22:12] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  From between North_Star and Canary's position and Snack_Cake and Thunder_Strike's position comes a shrill yelp and the sound of a scuffle and bodies crashing into barrels.
[22:14] * Snack_Cake nearly jumps at the sudden noises and sounds of fighting. She calls back, "Berry!?"
[22:14] * Blackberry_Jam is kicking herself, and everypony else, for not thinking of this sooner. "What does your EFS say?!"
[22:15] * Thunder_Strike listens for a moment, ''snack, I think that's blue that was attacked just now
[22:16] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There's a loud, pitiable yelp of pain from the direction of the fighting.
[22:21] * Snack_Cake looks around, scanning her EFS... after a few moments of looking in vain, she calls back, "I don't see it!"
[22:22] * Thunder_Strike Snacky, look for blue. she says looking at her.
[22:23] * Snack_Cake nods to Thunder_Strike and looks around for a lone friendly signature...
[22:24] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Snack_Cake's EFS doesn't show any red dots, but it does show a green mark past a row of pallets and barrels. There's another whine from the direction of the door.
[22:25] * Snack_Cake points Thunder_Strike toward the location of the mark she sees. "Over this way!"
[22:27] * Canary keeps the torch held in his tail while raising his .45 in his Muzzle, holding his shorts for seeing a target
[22:30] * Scrap looks in the direction of the screeching. He can fly over, if he can see where they are.
[22:33] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap can see there is enough room between the ceiling and the top of the barrels to fly over the barrels. The forktruck provides some light and highlights where Thunder_Strike and Snack_Cake are, but he can't see where the thing in the scuffle is.
[22:34] * Scrap runs over to them, trying to get a better view of the scuffle with the light behind him. He's not big on running into the dark to try and find it.
[22:35] * Blackberry_Jam reaches out for him. "Scrap, wait!"
[22:36] * Scrap freezes. "Huh?"
[22:38] <~Blackberry_Jam> [Redact.]
[22:40] * Blackberry_Jam follows behind Scrap as he freezes. "Don't move so quickly... we need to stick together."
[22:40] * Scrap nods and goes with her.
[22:42] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap and Blackberry_Jam move through the ichor puddle and can either turn to head to Thunder_Strike and Snack_Cake or keep going forward toward North_Star and Canary.
[22:46] * Thunder_Strike heads for the whimpers that she heard. blue? where are you?@
[22:46] * Scrap stops by Thunder_Strike and Snack_Cake.
[22:47] * Blackberry_Jam follows him, sticking right by him. Close enough to smell him.
[22:48] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap and Blackberry_Jam get to Thunder_Strike and Snack_Cake just as Thunder_Strike starts to head toward the whimpering. Scrap smells of herbs and tea, it's a hard smell to get out.
[23:00] * Blackberry_Jam looks to Scrap and aims in a direction she knows nopony is standing, up, and fires one single Dragon's Breath round, only after telling the Zebra to cover his ears.
[23:00] * Thunder_Strike blue? she says, ''snacks guide me.''
[23:01] * Scrap snaps his hooves to his ears.
[23:03] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam fires the blast, throwing a shower of bright lead across the way. The bright light reveals a centipede-like creature twice the size of a pony coiled around Blue, constricting him. The creature shrieks, it's carapace turning quickly to white in the bright light.
[23:07] * Scrap uses the brief light to run up and attempt to save Blue.
[23:07] * Snack_Cake gives a surprised gasp, very worried. She calls out, "Blue!"
[23:07] <Scrap> [REDACT]
[23:08] * Blackberry_Jam grimaces. "Where... where do these things come from?" She mutters as she lets off another pair of actual shots, the monster muc closer than she expected!
[23:08] * Canary says to Blackberry_Jam, "There was something on the terminal about chemicals. It's gotta be a mutant thing."
[23:09] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam fires at the white form in the darkness as it's hide quickly starts to change back to black and disappear into the darkness.
[23:18] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blackberry_Jam's shots tear into the beast, the shot smouldering in the creature, showing white spots in the black where it writhes.
[23:19] * Scrap sees it constricting Blue and runs up to finish it off.
[23:23] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Scrap covers the distance and places punches into the smoldering creature, it shrieks as Scrap pummels it to stillness. He's backlit by the little bit of light coming off the corpse.
[23:30] * Snack_Cake holds back while Scrap... brutalizes the centipede-creature. But once it seems to stop moiving, she practically runs forward to scoop Blue up from where he's trapped. "Please be okay, please be okay!"
[23:31] * Blackberry_Jam looks around, now that Snack's brought her light over, then down at the creature.
[23:31] * Thunder_Strike looks worried too but she goes to check scrap. ''you alright? berry said it got you too ''
[23:32] * Scrap nods. "Uhuh. Berry healed me though. I'm ok."
[23:32] * Canary keeps both his torch and gun up, saying slowly around the pistol in his mouth: "Might be more. Should leave and get more info."
[23:32] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blue whines pitifully as Snack_Cake picks him up, he's breathing shallowly, pain on his face with each breath.
[23:34] * Snack_Cake is very worried. "Berry! He's hurt! Help him, please!"
[23:34] * Blackberry_Jam also looks up at the ceiling. Were there even lights up there? She frowns a little. "Let's get him out of here, then... I'd like better conditions to work with..."
[23:35] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There are lights, but they aren't on and the switch didn't fire them up.
[23:36] * North_Star looks around. "Just get behind me, I
[23:36] <North_Star> *I'll keep 'em off you.
[23:37] * Blackberry_Jam frowns a little. "See if you two can light this place up a little..."
[23:38] * North_Star chuckles. "I think me and Canary got just the thing.
[23:38] * Canary holds up his tailheld torch
[23:39] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Canary holds up his touch, casting light over the immediate area.
[23:39] * Snack_Cake starts whispering quietly to Blue. "You're gonna be okay... Berry's gonna help you, don't worry..." She lifts him up onto her back, keeping her eye on him.
[23:39] * Blackberry_Jam nods. "Great... Now make... ten more. There's still a lot of crap I haven't seen." She says, slinging her weapon and prepping some bandages.
[23:40] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blue whines and yips, ears swiveling as he lays on Snack_Cake's back. The spotlights of the forklift shine off behind them down the second aisle.
[23:43] * Thunder_Strike smiles at him. ''I'm glad. don't wanna lose you again.''
[23:47] * North_Star keeps watch while Blackberry_Jam does her work.
[23:49] * Scrap smiles back at Thunder_Strike. "Thanks. I don't want to leave you all again. I want to stay to protect you." He looks back worried at Blue. He doesn't like the critter much, but Snack_Cake does, so he's worth protecting too.
[23:50] * Blackberry_Jam takes Blue and Snack out to the stairs and sets out a blanket to set him on. "Now, Snack... I'm not a veternarian... I don't even know the first thing about him... About his bones, or his organs, or how healing potions will affect him... And frankly, now's not the time to experiment."
[23:52] * Snack_Cake gently sets him down on the blanket. She gives Blackberry_Jam a worried look.
[23:53] <~Blackberry_Jam> "So... I want you to know that I can't guarantee much. I fix ponies... Not... critters." She unfurls a bandage and gets to work.
[23:58] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blue gives a bit of token resistance to Blackberry_Jam's ministrations, but doesn't have the desire to fight it.
[23:59] * North_Star looks over at Canary, then to Blackberry_Jam. "Alright. So. Let's blow the fuckers up."
[23:59] * Thunder_Strike smiles and hugs him, then follows Snack_Cake and Blackberry_Jam
[00:00] * Blackberry_Jam ties off the bandage around Blue's torso. "Tell... him, not to do anything too rigorious for a while. He's probably broken some ribs... if he has any."
[00:01] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  Blue most definitely had broken ribs.
[00:01] * Canary looks to North_Star, "Which fuckers?"
[00:02] * Snack_Cake tries to gently calm Blue down. "You have to take it easy, Blue... and be extra careful..." She glances up at Blackberry_Jam. "So he's gonna be okay?"
[00:02] * North_Star points into the darkness.
[00:02] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  There's an angry shriek from back inside the room and a crash as something smashes the lights on the forklift, casting the room into deeper darkness.
[00:02] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  *****Session end*****
[00:03] <Mister_Clacky|GM>  1000 XP, no karma changes.