And here we have a session (two, actually) that gave rise to the current Inquisitor Poreyn, as opposed to his shitty DMPC-ness that pervaded the first campaign I ran (oh god it still hurts)

06[02:40] * Ramsay_Davin rises at the guardsman's arrival respectfully, and hopefully unobtrusively standing in the corner of the office.
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06[02:43] * Isidor_Justus walks into the room, looking around carefuly before noticing Ramsay, and discreetly nodding towards him.
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06[02:53] * Isidor_Justus looks at the Psyker inquisitively. "So i can assume you are also waiting for Colonel Kredl?"
06[02:54] * Ramsay_Davin glances at the Skitarii and nods. Once.
06[02:55] * Isidor_Justus looks back down, but not after a brief look towards the lump at his hip.
01[02:56] <@Gary-GM> Commissar Droarbech leaves the room, casting a scowl at Ramsay as he shuts the door.
06[02:56] * Ramsay_Davin averts her gaze to the floor and stands straighter at attention.
[02:56] <Isidor_Justus> "He does not trust your people, does he?"
06[02:57] * Ramsay_Davin whispers.
[02:57] <Ramsay_Davin> "No..."
[02:58] <Isidor_Justus> "Many people find it difficult to trust what they can't understand. And even then..."
06[02:59] * Ramsay_Davin nods slightly at Isidor's musing.
01[03:00] <@Gary-GM> The room is small, but due to Guard manufacturing capabilities it has all the amenities granted a Guard Colonel. That is to say, a desk for the adjutant, who is absent, and a few plaques and pictures hanging on the rockcrete walls. A file cabinet off to the side and a few straigh-backed chairs are the only furnishings other than the oddly ominous desk.
01[03:01] <@Gary-GM> The lamp upon its steelwood surface is off, but the dull light of the light from the ceiling sways slightly as a fresh round of shells are launched from the Earthshakers a few hundred meters away. The dull thuds make the room shudder a bit.
[03:03] <Isidor_Justus> "This constant battering does not help one's sleeping patterns..."
06[03:03] * Ramsay_Davin looks upwards at the roof.
01[03:04] <@Gary-GM> The light flickers a moment.
[03:04] <Ramsay_Davin> "Five years we have been on this planet. Five long years and how many more I do not know."
[03:05] <Isidor_Justus> "Yes, this much time has surely had it's effects on the planet."
06[03:07] * Ramsay_Davin smiles suddenly, briefly, but remains silent.
01[03:08] <@Gary-GM> The door to the Colonel's office opens slowly, darkness inside barely touched by the overhead lamp's sickly rays.
06[03:09] * Isidor_Justus looks over towards the door, registering the sound.
06[03:09] * Ramsay_Davin returns her gaze forwards.
01[03:14] <@Gary-GM> Silence reigns for a few moments.
01[03:17] <@Gary-GM> The thunder of cannons ceases for a brief interlude.
01[03:21] <@Gary-GM> There is an odd draft through the room, and the sounds of artillery are heard again. The door remains partially opened, a candle's flicker of light the only illumination within.
[03:21] <Isidor_Justus> "The machine spirits did not bless these cannons with a short time between salvoes...
06[03:22] * Isidor_Justus starts to grumble about 'undisciplined artillery squads'...
06[03:23] * Ramsay_Davin spares a glance at the door to the Colonel's office.
[03:23] <Ramsay_Davin> "What could be taking him? It is not like him to be so late."
01[03:24] <@Gary-GM> Inside the darkened room, Ramsay can see a man sitting at the desk. He is writing a note with a feather quill.
06[03:25] * Ramsay_Davin catches herself quickly and peers at the silhouette.
06[03:26] * Isidor_Justus notices Ramsay's sudden movement and looks over to the door.
01[03:27] <@Gary-GM> The man peers up from his writing, the candle next to his parchment catching in his eyes and lighlty showing off his expensive robes and regal face.
01[03:27] <@Gary-GM> "You may come in." The voice is clean, crisp, with an indecipherable accent.
06[03:28] * Isidor_Justus cocks his head in interest, slightly, then moves into the next room.
06[03:29] * Ramsay_Davin follows suit, shuffling forward, head bowed.
01[03:31] <@Gary-GM> As the pair enter, the flame from the candle splits in two, one left in place and the other drifting away, lighting several other candles across the room.
06[03:31] * Ramsay_Davin draws in a startled breath as she comes into contact with the man's psychic presence, diamond hard and sharp.
06[03:32] * Isidor_Justus tenses at the sudden noise by the Psyker.
06[03:33] * Ramsay_Davin murmurs slightly for Isidor.
[03:34] <Ramsay_Davin> "A psyker...and powerful."
06[03:34] * Isidor_Justus looks back towards the figure across the room, and slides his right hand slowly towards his hip.
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06[03:35] * Ramsay_Davin catches Isidor's eye and shakes her head ever so slightly.
06[03:35] * Isidor_Justus stops, then relaxes his arm.
[03:36] <Isidor_Justus> "Something is telling me that you are not the general."
01[03:37] <@Gary-GM> The light in the room increases dramatically, the flames burning brightly. The man has a bronzed fleshtone, and his hair, cut close to his scalp, is blood-red. Green eyes glint in the firelight, a small smile playing at his lips.
01[03:37] <@Gary-GM> "I am not he, no."
06[03:37] * Isidor_Justus stands back at the sudden light
06[03:38] * Isidor_Justus manages to refocus on the figure.
[03:39] <Isidor_Justus> "Forgive me for asking, who are you then?"
01[03:40] <@Gary-GM> "Me? Oh, that is an arduous tale..."
01[03:41] <@Gary-GM> "But if it is a name you want..."
01[03:41] <@Gary-GM> The face twists into a smile, somewhat haunted but for the fact it is infinitely more haunting.
01[03:42] <@Gary-GM> "I am Marius Poreyn, an Inquisitor of His Holy Ordos."
06[03:43] * Isidor_Justus looks surprised at Marius
06[03:43] * Ramsay_Davin focuses on the Inquisitor.
01[03:46] <@Gary-GM> "You are Ramsay and Isidor?" More of a statement, but an affirmation is left hanging in the air.
[03:47] <Isidor_Justus> "Well, I know who I am."
06[03:47] * Isidor_Justus glances towards Ramsay.
[03:47] <Ramsay_Davin> "Yes, my lord."
06[03:48] * Ramsay_Davin hardly dares to breathe.
01[03:48] <@Gary-GM> "Very good. You two know each other well, I trust?"
[03:49] <Ramsay_Davin> "Well enough, my lord."
[03:50] <Isidor_Justus> "Yes, we have met."
01[03:52] <@Gary-GM> "And... do you trust each other?"
[03:53] <Isidor_Justus> "As much as I trust any member of the Imperium, Inquisitor."
01[03:54] <@Gary-GM> The quirk of lips becomes a rather wide smile, cruel as it is cold.
01[03:54] <@Gary-GM> "That is unfortunate."
06[03:54] * Ramsay_Davin simply nods in reponse.
06[03:57] * Ramsay_Davin in response.
01[03:57] <@Gary-GM> "To trust another is to give them strength and power over you. It means you will think less when you act about the implications of your actions."
06[03:57] * Isidor_Justus twitches. "To not hesitate."
06[03:58] * Isidor_Justus looks back down at his hip.
01[03:58] <@Gary-GM> "Therein lies a problem. I have come here to take you pair to assist me in a few tasks. But it seems you" -to Isidor- "Trust too well, perhaps?"
01[03:59] <@Gary-GM> "I must ensure that my wards are useful. What I have planned will not be easy."
[04:00] <Ramsay_Davin> "Only in death, does duty end. This is true for all those who serve the Emperor, and no different for us."
[04:01] <Isidor_Justus> "If duty was easy, this world would be much different."
01[04:02] <@Gary-GM> The smile fades. "No matter. You will learn quickly or die like the others."
01[04:02] <@Gary-GM> He waves a hand dismissively.
[04:03] <Isidor_Justus> "The others?"
06[04:03] * Isidor_Justus suddenly understands the implication.
06[04:03] * Ramsay_Davin pales.
01[04:04] <@Gary-GM> "It has been a... pro-longed investigation. I was hoping to find more qualified personnel for this task. As it is, I believe you are both rather well-qualified."
[04:05] <Isidor_Justus> "If the Omnissiah's protectors require my skills, i shall lend them."
06[04:06] * Ramsay_Davin pauses.
[04:06] <Ramsay_Davin> "As you wish."
01[04:06] <@Gary-GM> "So easily, you trust..."
01[04:06] <@Gary-GM> A flick of the wrist, the candles go out.
01[04:07] <@Gary-GM> A moment of silence in the darkness, unmoving. Then his voice again: "Board the Valkyrie outside. You will learn as you go."
01[04:07] <@Gary-GM> The candles re-light, with nobody across the desk.
06[04:08] * Isidor_Justus twitches again at the change in light.
06[04:10] * Ramsay_Davin reflects for a moment before looking at Isidor.
[04:10] <Ramsay_Davin> "We should go."
[04:12] <Isidor_Justus> "Affirmative."
06[04:12] * Ramsay_Davin walks out of the office, out of the command post, into the waning sunlight.
06[04:13] * Isidor_Justus follows Ramsay, slowly readjusting to the change in environ.
01[04:15] <@Gary-GM> The scene greeting the pair is utter chaos. Shells screech down from the sky, landing in and around the troops' tents. Men's screams of pain and death fill the air, a light rain beginning to fall as the grounds shakes beneath the pair. Small arms fire can be heard in the direction of the frontlines, and it is rapidly approaching.
06[04:15] * Ramsay_Davin ducks down.
[04:16] <Ramsay_Davin> "Isidor. We should collect our gear first."
[04:16] <Isidor_Justus> Ideal. This pistol cannot service me forever.
[04:16] <Ramsay_Davin> "But do not tarry."
06[04:16] * Ramsay_Davin turns to watch the horizon.
[04:16] <Ramsay_Davin> "The front is shifting."
06[04:16] * Isidor_Justus unholsters his pistol and checks its charge.
[04:16] <Isidor_Justus> "Then it will be ideal if we keep away from it.
06[04:17] * Ramsay_Davin nods.
[04:17] <Ramsay_Davin> "Let us meet back here in five minutes."
[04:17] <Isidor_Justus> "Five minutes it is."
06[04:17] * Ramsay_Davin waits as a shell screams overhead and detonates nearby before taking off at a run to her billet.
06[04:18] * Isidor_Justus takes off to a slow jog towards the regimental vehicle bay, near where his equipment is.
01[04:19] <@Gary-GM> The small arms hold a few hundred meters away, and it sounds as if a steady resistance may have formed to stop them. There is enough time for the pair to get their equipment and return to the command tent. Then it all goes to Hell.
01[04:23] <@Gary-GM> With a roar of mechanical rage and hatred, a great shadow steps into the encampment, shaking the earth with its great metal feet. Splayed claws smash tents and men, fighting vehicles and trenches. Friend and Foe.
06[04:23] * Isidor_Justus returns from the vehicle bay, a backpack slung over his right shoulder and a large, rifle sized shotgun on his left.
06[04:24] * Ramsay_Davin shouts at Isidor.
[04:25] <Ramsay_Davin> "Quickly! To the Valkyrie!"
01[04:25] <@Gary-GM> An abomination of the Omnissiah's Will stands above the regimental base, peering down in a mockery of an inspection. The Earthshakers, still silent, can be seen in the distance with masses of red-armoured Blood Pact scrambling across them, turning them around to aim at the Sector Command kilometers father up.
01[04:25] <@Gary-GM> The breach of the line was almost complete.
06[04:25] * Isidor_Justus picks up pace to catch up with Ramsay
[04:26] <Isidor_Justus> "THE MACHINE SPIRITS! THEY SCREAM IN PROTEST!"
01[04:28] <@Gary-GM> The daemon-machine is distracted for a moment by a flight of Thunderhawks, which swoop in and fire salvoes of missiles at the head of the beast. It stumbles backwards, crushing a barely sighter armour column as it advances. Several of the ships land, and Space Marines of an unidentifiable chapter designation pour out, firing into the masses of now charging Blood Pact.
[04:28] <Ramsay_Davin> "Isidor! They have their duty! And we have ours! We must go!"
01[04:29] <@Gary-GM> As the Marines rush out, Guardsmen rush in, boarding the Thunderhawks. One is blown to molten shards by a plasmablastgun round, but they soon start taking off.
[04:29] <Isidor_Justus> "The Omnissiah bless them, I do not wish to follow their path."
01[04:29] <@Gary-GM> One remains, a guardsman in the back waving at the pair to board the ship and escape.
06[04:29] * Isidor_Justus keeps followiny Ramsay
06[04:30] * Ramsay_Davin hurries to the Valkyrie and throwing her gear onboard, clambers aboard.
06[04:31] * Isidor_Justus hurls the shotgun onto the ship and clamps to the door, hauling himself aboard
06[04:31] * Isidor_Justus goes to retrieve his weapon from the deck, then checks for damage.
01[04:32] <@Gary-GM> The Valkyrie takes off, climbing quickly into the skies and out of reach. The Thunderhawk that stayed, at last glimpse, was being boarded by dark figures in pink and purple masks, large clawed arms waving in anger...
[04:33] <Isidor_Justus> "The machine spirits weep at that affront to the Omnissiah."
01[04:35] <@Gary-GM> There are no others on board the Valkyrie.
06[04:35] * Ramsay_Davin closes her eyes and offers a prayer for the brave soldiers left behind to the Emperor.
[04:38] <Isidor_Justus> "That man, the Inquisitor. He has rather impeccable timing..."
06[04:38] * Ramsay_Davin opens her eyes and begins inventoring her gear.
01[04:39] <@Gary-GM> The Valkyrie turns sharply, and the engines are cut.
06[04:39] * Isidor_Justus turns suddenly to the cockpit.
[04:39] <Isidor_Justus> "PILOT! YOUR LACK OF SKILL DISCGRACES THE MACHINE SPIRIT!"
06[04:40] * Isidor_Justus starts to make his way over to the cockpit.
01[04:40] <@Gary-GM> There is no pilot, just an odd contraption bolted to the command console.
06[04:42] * Ramsay_Davin unfastens her harness and stands gingerly.
06[04:42] * Isidor_Justus hastenly slams his arm on the machine, trying to get it to work.
01[04:43] <@Gary-GM> The machine lets out a disgruntled warble in binary.
06[04:43] * Ramsay_Davin makes her way carefully to the cockpit just in time to see Isidor deliver an overhand smash to a contraption fastened to the command console.
06[04:45] * Ramsay_Davin blinks. What was Isidor doing...?
06[04:46] * Ramsay_Davin blinks again, turns, and returns to the crew cabin.
[04:46] <Isidor_Justus> "What is this blasted machine? How hard is it for them to hire a pilot?"
01[04:46] <@Gary-GM> The machine silences, and the Valkyrie floats in the void. A peek through the visual display shows the ship is in orbit around the planet...
06[04:46] * Isidor_Justus looks out the side window.
[04:47] <Isidor_Justus> "Next time i see one of these that covers up the alti-metre, I'm going to track down the owner..."
06[04:47] * Isidor_Justus continues grumbling.
06[04:49] * Isidor_Justus double takes, looking outside again.
01[04:49] <@Gary-GM> Isidor notices a piece of parchment rolled up and pushed into a side compartment in the cockpit.
01[04:49] <@Gary-GM> Ramsay also notices.
[04:49] <Isidor_Justus> "A note, perhaps?"
06[04:50] * Isidor_Justus retrieves the note and unrolls it.
06[04:50] * Ramsay_Davin peers curiously at the note Isidor holds.
01[04:51] <@Gary-GM> Inside, written in beautifully flowing script, are the following words. "You will be here a few days. Survive."
[04:51] <Isidor_Justus> "Impeccable timing indeed."
[04:52] <Isidor_Justus> "Drags us off the front just to sit us in space until we starve?"
06[04:52] * Ramsay_Davin rummages around in her backpack.
01[04:52] <@Gary-GM> Looking up from the note, a small key glints from the place the note was pulled from.
06[04:53] * Isidor_Justus looks into the compartment and takes the key.
01[04:54] <@Gary-GM> There is a smaller piece of paper attached to the key. "Use me."
[04:54] <Isidor_Justus> "Hardly innapropriate... but where?"
06[04:54] * Ramsay_Davin looks up from her rummaging and spies Isidor holding a key.
[04:54] <Ramsay_Davin> "Hm?"
[04:55] <Isidor_Justus> "A key that wants me to use it."
01[04:55] <@Gary-GM> There is a keyhole on the floor in the middle of the passenger compartment.
06[04:55] * Isidor_Justus looks around to find where to use the key.
01[04:56] <@Gary-GM> Oddly, there is another on the ceiling in the same place.
[04:57] <Isidor_Justus> "Impeccable timing and a twisted sense of humour. What do you think we should open?"
01[04:57] <@Gary-GM> There is an interesting sound coming from the console, but it is mostly muffled by the strange tech placed there.
06[04:59] * Isidor_Justus pulls out a Throne Gelt coin from his pocket.
[05:00] <Isidor_Justus> I can't see any difference in either without opening them.
[05:00] <Isidor_Justus> "one goes up, two goes down."
06[05:00] * Isidor_Justus flips the coin, hoping the arti-grav holds.
06[05:01] * Isidor_Justus catches the coin in his hand.
06[05:02] * Isidor_Justus opens his hand again, revealing a mould of a face.
[05:02] <Isidor_Justus> "Heads it is."
06[05:02] * Isidor_Justus looks up at the ceiling trapdoor.
06[05:04] * Isidor_Justus slowly places the key into the lock, listening for noises.
01[05:04] <@Gary-GM> The key sticks a moment, then snaps in half. A hidden latch opens a few feet away, spilling an incredibly ornate pistol onto the ground, a note attached to it.
06[05:05] * Ramsay_Davin scrambles to read the note.
06[05:05] * Isidor_Justus looks over at ramsay's sudden movement.
01[05:05] <@Gary-GM> The note reads, in the same script as the others: "Use me."
[05:05] <Isidor_Justus> "I don't like the look of this."
06[05:06] * Ramsay_Davin eyes the pistol and turns to Isidor.
[05:06] <Ramsay_Davin> "Let us try to other lock."
[05:06] <Isidor_Justus> "It's broken, I dont think it will come back out"
06[05:07] * Ramsay_Davin inspects the key.
[05:07] <Ramsay_Davin> "Oh..."
[05:08] <Ramsay_Davin> "I wonder what the other contained."
01[05:08] <@Gary-GM> The latch from the ceiling trapdoors hangs open still.
[05:08] <Isidor_Justus> "We may never know, but i can't say it wouldnt be worse."
06[05:08] * Isidor_Justus looks up again, satisfied with the pistol.
01[05:11] <@Gary-GM> There is another note inside the trapdoor, taped just out of reach to the back end of the secret compartment.
[05:11] <Isidor_Justus> "How long did this inquisitor spend setting this up? I bet he gets a kick out of these things."
[05:12] <Ramsay_Davin> "Is there anything else?"
[05:12] <Isidor_Justus> "A note."
06[05:12] * Isidor_Justus reaches for it, but fails.
[05:13] <Isidor_Justus> "Can't for the life of me reach it."
06[05:14] * Isidor_Justus looks at Ramsay.
[05:14] <Isidor_Justus> "Get on my shoulders!"
06[05:14] * Ramsay_Davin hikes her robes and climbs carefully onto Isidor's shoulders.
06[05:15] * Isidor_Justus hauls himself back up.
01[05:15] <@Gary-GM> The note is easy to reach now.
06[05:16] * Ramsay_Davin reaches out and grasps the note the withdraws her arm.
[05:16] <Isidor_Justus> "Have you got it?"
[05:16] <Ramsay_Davin> "I have it."
06[05:17] * Ramsay_Davin looks at the note and begins to read.
[05:17] <Isidor_Justus> "Want to hop down first?"
06[05:17] * Ramsay_Davin nods.
01[05:18] <@Gary-GM> The note reads: "What have you gained in your lives? What do you cherish? What do you loathe? What do you fight for and how much are you willing to sacrifice to protect it? The weight of your soul is on the line. Ponder this well while you wait."
06[05:18] * Isidor_Justus crouches back down and lets Ramsay off.
06[05:18] * Ramsay_Davin climbs down from Isidor's shoulders and hands him the note.
06[05:19] * Isidor_Justus reads the note, a puzzled look on his face.
[05:19] <Isidor_Justus> "All that for a waiting game?"
01[05:19] <@Gary-GM> The unopened latch at the pair's feet is so enticing...
[05:19] <Isidor_Justus> "I think we've gotten off to easy with this."
[05:20] <Isidor_Justus> "No stone unturned"
06[05:20] * Ramsay_Davin kneels and inspects the latch.
06[05:20] * Isidor_Justus unholsters his pistol with his left hand.
[05:20] <Ramsay_Davin> "A carefully placed shot could break the latch."
[05:21] <Isidor_Justus> "Once you're ready, watch your head. I've already had one friend lose his face to this."
06[05:21] * Isidor_Justus stops in thought.
06[05:21] * Isidor_Justus regains his composure and shoots past his foot at the latch.
06[05:21] * Ramsay_Davin backs away from the latch.
01[05:22] <@Gary-GM> The lock explodes, small chunks of metal flashing outwards on impact. The keyhole is gone...
[05:23] <Isidor_Justus> "That worked."
06[05:24] * Isidor_Justus looks towards Ramsay. "Would you like the honour?"
06[05:24] * Ramsay_Davin smiles.
[05:25] <Ramsay_Davin> "Shall I?"
06[05:25] * Ramsay_Davin kneels once more and cautiously opens the latch.
01[05:26] <@Gary-GM> The trapdoor opens to reveal a pair of void-suits, a weeks worth of rations, another note, and underneath all that...
01[05:26] <@Gary-GM> A large, seamless adamantine case with a display on the top, reading 00:00:00:00
[05:27] <Isidor_Justus> "Are those void suits?"
[05:27] <Ramsay_Davin> "Yes."
[05:27] <Isidor_Justus> "I dont like this at all."
06[05:27] * Ramsay_Davin reaches down, grasps one of the void suits and withdraws it to present it to Isidor.
06[05:28] * Ramsay_Davin begins moving the supplies out of the floor compartment.
06[05:28] * Isidor_Justus takes it quickly."Thankyou."
06[05:29] * Isidor_Justus hurriedly puts the suit on, paranoia taking him.
06[05:29] * Ramsay_Davin takes the note out and reads it.
01[05:29] <@Gary-GM> The note reads: "You may need these. As it stands now, you havee..." there is a smear in the ink, almost as if the writer had been interrupted while writing. "two standard Terran weeks to figure out the case."
06[05:30] * Ramsay_Davin eases the adamantine case out and sets it beside the rations.
01[05:30] <@Gary-GM> The case beeps as soon as it is touched, the numbers on the display blinking several times.
[05:31] <Isidor_Justus> "My supply officer once told me, if you dont know what it is and it has a timer on it, get away."
01[05:31] <@Gary-GM> They stop at 14:00:00:00.
01[05:31] <@Gary-GM> And then they start ticking.
06[05:31] * Isidor_Justus examines the timer.
[05:31] <Isidor_Justus> "Two weeks..."
01[05:31] <@Gary-GM> 13:23:59:52...
06[05:32] * Ramsay_Davin stands and begins to hurriedly don the other void suit.
01[05:32] <@Gary-GM> Ramsay notices a note left underneath the case.
[05:33] <Isidor_Justus> "No stone left unturned, eh?"
06[05:33] * Ramsay_Davin takes the note and holds it up to the light.
01[05:35] <@Gary-GM> Note: "Why did you pick it up? Ah, well... don't cut the red wire. Red is the colour of the enemy. Don't cut the white or black wires, those ones are out to get you. Secretly... slowly..." -- The note is written in a much more erratic hand, the curving script of the others contrasted by the jerky jagged letters here.
06[05:35] * Ramsay_Davin passes the note to Isidor.
[05:36] <Isidor_Justus> "Red is the colour of the enemy?"
06[05:37] * Isidor_Justus twitches slightly.
[05:38] <Ramsay_Davin> "..."
[05:38] <Isidor_Justus> "Well, i guess we can't run anywhere. Lets stry and stop that timer instead."
06[05:39] * Ramsay_Davin nods.
[05:39] <Ramsay_Davin> "Where shall we start?"
06[05:40] * Isidor_Justus looks at the box for a little while.
06[05:40] * Ramsay_Davin stares at the box for a bit.
01[05:41] <@Gary-GM> 13:23:48:24...
[05:42] <Isidor_Justus> "Well, this is more interesting than driving officers around"
01[05:43] <@Gary-GM> There is not a single clue as to how to open the case. It is, again, seamless. A black matte finish coats it.
06[05:43] * Isidor_Justus taps the case again.
06[05:43] * Ramsay_Davin settles back against a seat and ponders the box.
01[05:43] <@Gary-GM> Nothing.
01[05:44] <@Gary-GM> It sits there, ticking at you, mocking.... loljk
06[05:45] * Isidor_Justus still ponders the device
[05:46] <Isidor_Justus> "I wonder if that boltpistol would set it off or just open it."
01[05:46] <@Gary-GM> The muffled noises sound again from the cockpit.
06[05:46] * Ramsay_Davin looks at the cockpit.
06[05:46] * Isidor_Justus looks at the coin still in his hand, then pockets it.
[05:47] <Isidor_Justus> "Best not..."
06[05:47] * Isidor_Justus walks over to the cockpit, following the strange noises.
06[05:48] * Ramsay_Davin rises and follows behind Isidor.
01[05:48] <@Gary-GM> There is a blip on a screen. Possibly radar.
01[05:49] <@Gary-GM> Glancing out the viewport, the pair can see an Imperial battleship move into orbit and begin orbital bombardment.
[05:49] <Ramsay_Davin> "Emperor's light!"
[05:49] <Isidor_Justus> "Well that could be a ticket out..."
[05:51] <Ramsay_Davin> "We still have our identification documents."
[05:52] <Isidor_Justus> "We do."
[05:52] <Isidor_Justus> "Seems all to easy."
06[05:52] * Ramsay_Davin thinks for a moment.
[05:53] <Isidor_Justus> "After all this, I can't expect that man to let us off like that"
[05:53] <Ramsay_Davin> "All it takes is a transmission or a beacon of sorts to draw their attention."
[05:54] <Isidor_Justus> "What kind of attention is up to them."
[05:55] <Isidor_Justus> "It seems odd that a Navy ship would ignore a still ship in orbit."
[05:55] <Ramsay_Davin> "A plasma reactor going critical, perhaps?"
06[05:59] * Ramsay_Davin watches the Imperial battleship's lances rain fire on the planet's surface and thinks about the situation at hand.
[06:00] <Isidor_Justus> "you think we should destroy the ship?
[06:01] <Ramsay_Davin> "A possibility out of many."
[06:02] <Isidor_Justus> "Choices, Choices."
06[06:05] * Ramsay_Davin yawns widely.
[06:07] <Ramsay_Davin> "We should get some rest."
[06:07] <Isidor_Justus> "A good idea."
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06[06:09] * Isidor_Justus looks for a suitable place to lie down.
06[06:10] * Ramsay_Davin returns to the passenger compartment and stretches out across three aisle seats.
06[06:10] * Isidor_Justus watches Ramsay, then elects to mimic her idea.
[06:13] <Ramsay_Davin> "Rest well, Isidor. The Emperor protects."
[06:13] <Isidor_Justus> "May the Omnissiah guard your dreams."


PART TWO

01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> 1<@Gary-GM> There is a blip on a screen. Possibly radar.
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> 01<@Gary-GM> Glancing out the viewport, the pair can see an Imperial battleship move into orbit and begin orbital bombardment.
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Ramsay_Davin> "Emperor's light!"
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Isidor_Justus> "Well that could be a ticket out..."
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Ramsay_Davin> "We still have our identification documents."
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Isidor_Justus> "We do."
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Isidor_Justus> "Seems all to easy."
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> 06* Ramsay_Davin thinks for a moment.
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Isidor_Justus> "After all this, I can't expect that man to let us off like that"
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Ramsay_Davin> "All it takes is a transmission or a beacon of sorts to draw their attention."
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Isidor_Justus> "What kind of attention is up to them."
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Isidor_Justus> "It seems odd that a Navy ship would ignore a still ship in orbit."
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Ramsay_Davin> "A plasma reactor going critical, perhaps?"
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> 06* Ramsay_Davin watches the Imperial battleship's lances rain fire on the planet's surface and thinks about the situation at hand.
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Isidor_Justus> "you think we should destroy the ship?
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Ramsay_Davin> "A possibility out of many."
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Isidor_Justus> "Choices, Choices."
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> 06* Ramsay_Davin yawns widely.
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Ramsay_Davin> "We should get some rest."
01[21:46] <Gary_Eraklin> <Isidor_Justus> "A good idea."
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06[21:47] * @Isidor_Justus stretches slightly before waking up, then looks around at his surroundings.
06[21:49] * @Isidor_Justus looks at Ramsay sleeping, then gets up and walks over to the case.
01[21:50] <Gary_Eraklin> The case sits there, 13:02:16:57 reading on the timer.
01[21:50] <Gary_Eraklin> The bolt pistol sits next to it.
06[21:51] * @Isidor_Justus spends a moment considering the possible effects of simply shooting the case...
01[21:54] <Gary_Eraklin> It's a bad idea.
01[21:54] <Gary_Eraklin> Just a feeling.
06[21:54] * @Isidor_Justus cocks his head momentarily then looks away, passing the idea off as ridiculous.
01[21:55] <Gary_Eraklin> Time passes. The timer ticks away.
06[21:55] * @Isidor_Justus walks over to the cockpit to look out the window.
06[21:56] * @Isidor_Justus looks to see if the Imperial ship is still out there.
01[21:56] <Gary_Eraklin> There is no ship out in the stars, and glancing sidelong to see the planet, there is nothing there to see either. Just a planet.
[21:57] <@Isidor_Justus> "Where could it have..."
06[21:57] * @Isidor_Justus walks back to check on Ramsay
06[21:59] * Ramsay_Davin stirs.
06[22:00] * @Isidor_Justus tries to look like he hasn't been staring, then goes to look at the case again.
06[22:01] * Ramsay_Davin sits up suddenly as reality asserts itself and looks around.
[22:01] <Ramsay_Davin> "Isidor..."
06[22:02] * @Isidor_Justus looks back over at Ramsay
[22:02] <@Isidor_Justus> "Yes?"
[22:02] <Ramsay_Davin> "How long have we been asleep?"
06[22:02] * Ramsay_Davin climbs to her feet.
06[22:02] * @Isidor_Justus looks at the case again.
[22:02] <@Isidor_Justus> "About 24 hours..."
06[22:03] * Ramsay_Davin turns her gaze to the starry void beyond the view portal.
[22:03] <Ramsay_Davin> "Twenty-four hours."
[22:04] <@Isidor_Justus> "I couldn't see that ship anywhere... It looks like our most immediate escape isn't available."
06[22:04] * Ramsay_Davin looks at the case's chrono.
[22:04] <Ramsay_Davin> "We have thirteen hours then to deliberate and execute our next course of action?"
01[22:04] <Gary_Eraklin> 12:23:55:12
01[22:05] <Gary_Eraklin> (The first is days)
[22:05] <@Isidor_Justus> "Thirteen days."
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01[22:05] <Gary_Eraklin> (Days-hours-minutes-seconds)
[22:05] <@Isidor_Justus> "Still seems too long to be good..."
06[22:05] * Ramsay_Davin gazes at the ticking case thoughtfully.
[22:08] <@Isidor_Justus> "I have come to the hypothesis that shooting that case would not be beneficial."
[22:08] <Ramsay_Davin> "It could conceivably contain explosives."
[22:09] <@Isidor_Justus> "With a nigh impenetratable case and a chrono on the top of it, i find that highly likely."
[22:10] <Ramsay_Davin> "I feel that this is either a test of sorts or a precaution."
[22:10] <@Isidor_Justus> "Or perhaps a trick?"
[22:10] <Ramsay_Davin> "Another possibility."
[22:11] <@Isidor_Justus> "I mean, you see the outside of this and immediately assume what is within"
06[22:11] * Ramsay_Davin finds a passenger seat and sits down.
[22:11] <@Isidor_Justus> "Maybe there's something slightly better in this"
06[22:11] * @Isidor_Justus thinks back to his meeting with the inquisitor.
[22:11] <@Isidor_Justus> "Or worse, for that matter."
[22:13] <@Isidor_Justus> "What could be worse, though?"
[22:14] <Ramsay_Davin> "What is the Inquisitor trying to prevent us from accomplishing?"
[22:14] <@Isidor_Justus> "I'm not sure."
[22:14] <Ramsay_Davin> "Well, we are on a space yacht, essentially."
01[22:15] <Gary_Eraklin> With a week of food.
[22:15] <Ramsay_Davin> "We are in low planetary orbit. With near to no means of maneuvering."
01[22:15] <Gary_Eraklin> No means. The console has a thing on it.
[22:16] <@Isidor_Justus> "And with our current supplies, a case with a timer that would last roughly until we run out of food.
06[22:16] * Ramsay_Davin ponders this.
[22:17] <Ramsay_Davin> "The Imperial Navy has left this planet, has it not?"
[22:17] <@Isidor_Justus> "I checked outside when I woke, I saw no sign of their ship."
06[22:18] * Ramsay_Davin stares at a bulkhead.
[22:18] <@Isidor_Justus> "And I think we would survive for an even shorter time if we managed to make it to the surface."
[22:18] <Ramsay_Davin> "Then we were not to have been found by them..."
[22:19] <Ramsay_Davin> "And we were not to have made planetfall again either..."
03[22:22] * Isidor_Justus is now known as Isidor|AWAY
06[22:23] * Ramsay_Davin rises and begins to pace back and forth.
[22:23] <Ramsay_Davin> "Are we to wait?"
[22:30] <Ramsay_Davin> "Or...are we go take action?"
01[22:37] <Gary_Eraklin> Both Ramsay and Isidor spend a lengthy amount of time considering their possibilities.
03[22:40] * DarktrB is now known as TrB-Sleep
06[22:40] * Ramsay_Davin paces back and forth, back and forth, and stares at the case.
06[23:02] * Ramsay_Davin ends up lounging in a passenger seat, re-breather in hand and gear strapped to her webbing.



AND A THIRD BUT ON THE SAME DAY I THINK



06[01:33] * Ramsay_Davin yawns and blinks sleepily.
01[01:34] <Gary_Eraklin> Both Ramsay and Isidor spend a lengthy amount of time considering their possibilities.
06[01:34] * Ramsay_Davin eyes the ticking chrono attached to the case yet again.
01[01:35] <Gary_Eraklin> 12:22:16:55
06[01:35] * @Isidor_Justus stares at the case with one eye open.
[01:36] <Ramsay_Davin> "What if we jettisoned the case?"
[01:37] <@Isidor_Justus> "we could, providing we launch it with enough power to clear it away from us before it goes off..."
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[01:38] <Ramsay_Davin> "Any amount of momentum should suffice. We do have...twelve days and then some until whatever happens when the chrono reaches zero."
01[01:41] <Gary_Eraklin> A cursory check of the rear entry systems shows that the Valkyrie is both not meant for space-flight and is not capable of that act.



OH GOD I AM LOST AS TO WHEN ANYTHING ACTUALLY GOT DONE



01[01:58] <Gary-GM> The pair make the unconscious choice to wait out the timer.
01[01:58] <Gary-GM> Days pass.
06[01:59] * Ramsay_Davin turns the note found with the case over and over in her hands.
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01[02:00] <Gary-GM> The food runs out after six days, despite strict rationing.
01[02:00] <Gary-GM> Both are restless, the ship's confines at times seeming to radiate with heat, other times frosty with chill.
01[02:01] <Gary-GM> Little can be done. There are no written words on the ship but those writ and already collected.
01[02:01] <Gary-GM> Nothing to do but wait.
06[02:07] * Ramsay_Davin spends the time sleeping, inventoring her gear, or field-stripping, cleaning, reassembling, and calibrating her weapons.
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06[02:07] * @Isidor_Justus spends most of his time in thought, or cleaning his antique laspistol.
06[02:08] * Ramsay_Davin checks the chrono once more.
01[02:09] <Gary-GM> After a few more days, the water supplies dwindle. The incessant beeping becomes ingrained in Isidor's thoughts, a metronome to the monotony. He finds himself speaking in rhythym with its sounds...
01[02:09] <Gary-GM> 01:00:08:37
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[02:09] <Ramsay_Davin> "One more day, Isidor. One more day."
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[02:10] <@Isidor_Justus> "THAT INCESSANT NOISE."
[02:11] <Ramsay_Davin> "Perhaps if we move the case to the cockpit and move to the passenger cabin furthest from the nose of the craft, the noise would be lessened."
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[02:13] <@Isidor_Justus> "Anything to stop the noise."
[02:13] <Ramsay_Davin> "...Would wearing your re-breather help?"
01[02:14] <Gary-GM> The sound is lessened, but Isidor is still thinking in time with the ticking of the seconds.
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06[02:14] * Ramsay_Davin watches Isidor with sympathy.
[02:14] <Ramsay_Davin> "Try to get some rest."
[02:15] <@Isidor_Justus> "O.. Okay."
[02:15] <Ramsay_Davin> "Whatever happens, will happen soon."
01[02:15] <Gary-GM> There is a sudden blaring screech from the cockpit.
06[02:15] * @Isidor_Justus sits back up in shock.
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06[02:16] * Ramsay_Davin leaps to her feet in surprise.
06[02:16] * Ramsay_Davin stares in the cockpit's direction, hardly breathing.
06[02:17] * @Isidor_Justus gets up.
[02:17] <@Isidor_Justus> "That wasn't the beeping."
[02:17] <Ramsay_Davin> "Shall we investigate?"
06[02:17] * @Isidor_Justus walks over. "Yess..."
01[02:18] <Gary-GM> Entering the cockpit and sighting the case, the pair can see that the top has opened on seams not before seen. There is a piece of parchment atop a bundle of wires. The timer reads 00:23:57:34.
01[02:18] <Gary-GM> The noise continues unabated.
06[02:18] * Ramsay_Davin follows behind Isidor and peers at the case.
06[02:19] * Ramsay_Davin withdraws the well-worn note and glances at it.
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[02:19] <@Isidor_Justus> "One.. more... day..."
01[02:20] <Gary-GM> In elegant hand as the others: "You made it this far without killing yourselves. You have less than a day left to live, should the timer reach it's mark. And if it is damaged... the same result."
[02:20] <Ramsay_Davin> "The wires."
01[02:21] <Gary-GM> Underneath that note is another, crumbled and with a drop of blood partially obscuring the jagged font: "Brace you--elves"
06[02:21] * Ramsay_Davin taps Isidor's shoulder.
06[02:21] * @Isidor_Justus looks at Ramsay.
[02:22] <Ramsay_Davin> "We should secure our gear, and prepare for explosive decompression at best or explosive death at worst."
[02:22] <@Isidor_Justus> "Okay."
01[02:22] <Gary-GM> The large black apparattus attached to the control console vibrates, and a shrill proximity alarm goes off, piercing the ears and drowning the blaring of the case.
[02:23] <@Isidor_Justus> "The noises, they don't stop!"
01[02:23] <Gary-GM> The blaring stops.
01[02:23] <Gary-GM> 00:23:54:58...
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01[02:28] <Gary-GM> It is recognized by Isidor as a proximity alarm. There is something getting very close to the ship...
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06[02:29] * Ramsay_Davin cranes her neck to look out of the cockpit view-portal.
01[02:30] <Gary-GM> Isidor never reaches a window, the Valkyrie bucks as it is hit by something.
[02:31] <Ramsay_Davin> "Can you see it!?"
06[02:32] * Ramsay_Davin is tossed like a ragdoll by the impact.
06[02:33] * @Isidor_Justus hits his head. "No, all i see is floor!"
06[02:33] * Ramsay_Davin chokes out a laugh and she glances off a bulkhead and rolls on the deck.
[02:33] <Ramsay_Davin> "Get your gear on!"
01[02:34] <Gary-GM> There is the sound of pressurization from beyond the back hatch.
06[02:41] * Ramsay_Davin scrambles for cover.
[02:41] <Ramsay_Davin> "We've got company!"
01[02:42] <Gary-GM> There is a clank and the gears in the door begin to open. Ramsay notices the Astartes bolt pistol near the doorway between the first and second passenger bays, between her and the soon-to-open hatch...
06[02:43] * Ramsay_Davin decides that it's better to have insurance than none and dashes out from cover, retrieves the Astartes bolt pistol and lugs it back to behind cover.
[02:44] <Ramsay_Davin> "Where's Isidor when you need him!?"
01[02:44] <Gary-GM> Isidor has fallen unconscious after hitting his head on a doorway opening.
01[02:45] <Gary-GM> The hatch opens, several men in rags rushing from a darkened hallway towards Ramsay.
06[02:53] * Ramsay_Davin focuses on the charging men, drawing on the bio-electrical energy coursing through her body into coherency. Sighting the leading attacking, she raises a hand.
01[03:04] <Gary-GM> An unearthly gale fills the air as the coruscating light bolts smash the first and second man in line to the ground. Howls of pain fill the cramped space, a growl of rage escaping the third man as he leaps over his comrades, swinging a rusty blade at the psyker.
01[03:05] <Gary-GM> The blade misses, sparking and chipping against the door frame. The men behind him rise, more spilling into the ship's bounds.
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[03:11] <Ramsay_Davin> "Isidor, I could really use some help here!"
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01[03:16] <Gary-GM> Men pour through the doorway as Ramsay sets the bolter against a set of chairs. The men yowl and gibber as they rush, their words burning Ramsay's ears...
06[03:17] * Ramsay_Davin begins to recite the Litany of Protection under her breath.
01[03:19] <Gary-GM> Their blades meet air, Ramsay's prayers answered as they trip over themselves to reach her.
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01[03:35] <Gary-GM> Clambering to his feet, Isidor draws his laspistol, quickly firing a shot into the mass of men. The lasbolt veers wildly into a bulkhead, and the men charge on.
06[03:36] * Ramsay_Davin sights the braced Astartes boltgun, braces herself, and squeezes the trigger.
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01[03:39] <Gary-GM> The massive Marine-grade weapon roars, large caliber bolts propelling into the oncoming horde. The ammunition tears through the men, pulping them and sending gobbets of flesh and razor shrapnel in all directions.
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01[03:40] <Gary-GM> The men balk, turning to flee from the machine's anger. The bolter's spirit screams, sending the remains of the clip into men still pressing their fellows inwards.
01[03:40] <Gary-GM> Soon, they all lie dead. Or, that is to say, the inside of the Valkyrie is a charnel house, the bolter empty and smoking.
06[03:41] * Ramsay_Davin says a brief prayer to the Emperor and the bolter's machine spirit.
[03:41] <@Isidor_Justus> "The machine spirits have blessed us with such a tool."
01[03:41] <Gary-GM> The smell of blood, defecation, fear, and death fills the cramped space, tinged gently with the propellant of the bolts.
01[03:42] <Gary-GM> Blood coats everything in a fine sheen.
06[03:42] * Ramsay_Davin smiles hesitantly at Isidor.
[03:43] <Ramsay_Davin> "Do you suppose there are any spare magazines for this holy weapon?"
[03:43] <@Isidor_Justus> "If they were, they would be worth every throne."
01[03:43] <Gary-GM> The memory of the note saying only 'Use Me' comes to mind.
06[03:44] * Ramsay_Davin gently caresses the Marine bolter and looks cautiously in the direction the men came from.
[03:44] <@Isidor_Justus> "I would happily shoulder the honour of carrying this beautiful machine."
01[03:44] <Gary-GM> The rear hatch of the ship remains open, but sensors in the armour, and the condition of the assailants pre-mortem shows the air is... present and preathable.
[03:46] <@Isidor_Justus> "Well there may be more in this ship, It seems ideal that we get them before more of them are ready."
06[03:47] * Ramsay_Davin hefts the Marine bolter from its makeshift brace and offers it to Isidor.
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06[03:48] * @Isidor_Justus happily takes it from Ramsay, then shoulders it when he realises the ammunition is spent.
06[03:48] * Ramsay_Davin smiles apologetically.
01[03:49] <Gary-GM> The barrel still smokes lightly, but Isidor can tell the machine's spirit is sated.
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[03:53] <@Isidor_Justus> "Let's head in, I'll take the lead."
06[03:53] * Ramsay_Davin draws her heavy laspistol, Steel Burner, and unbuckles the buckle containing her laspistol.
[03:53] <Ramsay_Davin> "Right behind you."
06[03:54] * @Isidor_Justus holds the shotgun up, close to sighting it, and heads out of the Valkyrie's back door.
06[03:54] * Ramsay_Davin takes another look in the direction the men came from.
[03:54] <Ramsay_Davin> "Hopefully that was all of them..."
01[03:54] <@Gary-GM> Darkness greets them, but the sound of deck plating fills the room. It seems to be a huge room...
06[03:55] * Ramsay_Davin attaches a laser sight to her Steel Burner and follows Isidor out of the rear hatch.
06[03:56] * @Isidor_Justus toggles on his sight and extends the shotgun's bayonet, keeping his eyes set out towards the darkness
01[03:56] <@Gary-GM> There is a faint light far off.
06[03:57] * Ramsay_Davin glances about.
[03:57] <@Isidor_Justus> "I can't see anything but a light. Keep your eyes peeled for anything else.
[03:57] <Ramsay_Davin> "Have we been captured by a capital ship?"
01[03:57] <@Gary-GM> A voice booms in the darkness. It is as foreign as it is recognizeable.
01[03:58] <@Gary-GM> "You've made it quite a ways..."
06[03:59] * Ramsay_Davin looks for the source of the voice.
01[04:00] <@Gary-GM> An overhead light activates, dropping a cone of white on a figure in the distance. His features are obscured by distance and the way the light hits him...
06[04:00] * @Isidor_Justus turns and aims his gun towards the figure.
06[04:01] * Ramsay_Davin trains her heavy laspistol on the figure.
01[04:02] <@Gary-GM> He makes no move.
06[04:02] * Ramsay_Davin whispers the Litany of Protection.
[04:03] <Ramsay_Davin> "Isidor, could it be...?"
01[04:03] <@Gary-GM> Getting closer, it can be seen he has very oddly shaped arms...
[04:03] <@Isidor_Justus> "Marius?"
01[04:03] <@Gary-GM> "I am not the Lord Master..."
[04:04] <@Isidor_Justus> "Then who are you?"
06[04:04] * Ramsay_Davin whispers.
[04:04] <Ramsay_Davin> "Isidor, be careful."
01[04:04] <@Gary-GM> "I am the Lord Master's Gatekeeper."
06[04:05] * @Isidor_Justus quickly looks back to Ramsay. "Another one like you?"
06[04:06] * Ramsay_Davin eyes the figure.
06[04:06] * Ramsay_Davin looks back at Isidor and shakes her head.
01[04:07] <@Gary-GM> "The Lord Master has sent me to test you..."
01[04:07] <@Gary-GM> The figure stands silent and still. Waiting...
[04:07] <@Isidor_Justus> "We've been tested, quite a lot in fact."
[04:09] <Ramsay_Davin> "Yes..."
06[04:10] * @Isidor_Justus edges closer to the Gatekeeper.
[04:10] <@Isidor_Justus> "I don't suppose this is a test of Diplomacy, is it?"
01[04:11] <@Gary-GM> The Gatekeeper snaps his head up to face the duo. His eyes are filled with a malign fire, and the problem with his arms is now easy to notice... they are overly muscled, and skinless.
01[04:11] <@Gary-GM> "Is it?"
01[04:11] <@Gary-GM> "Do you deserve to move farther inward?"
06[04:11] * Ramsay_Davin follows Isidor, stepping cautiously, eyes watching the figure.
01[04:13] <@Gary-GM> An errant strand of muscle tissue twitches independently along his bicep.
[04:13] <@Isidor_Justus> "A more pressing question is, why should we not execute you now?
01[04:14] <@Gary-GM> "Why would you at all?"
01[04:14] <@Gary-GM> "Is the Lord Master's Gatekeeper's appearance an image of heresy?"
[04:15] <@Isidor_Justus> "No, but the circumstances of your presence is extremely suspicious.
06[04:16] * Ramsay_Davin looks closely at the Gatekeeper hoping to pick up any additional details.
01[04:16] <@Gary-GM> "Are they? And how is that?"
[04:16] <@Isidor_Justus> "The men that ran through here to kill us burned our ears with every word they spoke, and did not sway in their attack until their death was certain."
01[04:18] <@Gary-GM> The muscles seem to writhe as the man speaks. He does so with no intonation at all, but at the same time, he offers no threatening posture. Only a threateningly powerful physiaue.
01[04:18] <@Gary-GM> physique*
[04:20] <@Isidor_Justus> "Now you couldn't possibly have not known that they were on the ship somehow, what servant of a so called Inquisitor would leave those people alive?"
[04:21] <Ramsay_Davin> "Excuse me, sir, but do you have any news from the planet's surface?"
01[04:22] <@Gary-GM> "The affairs of men mean little to the Lord Master, save those that affect the Inner Turmoil."
[04:22] <Ramsay_Davin> "We left...in a bit of a hurry."
06[04:22] * Ramsay_Davin pauses.
[04:22] <@Isidor_Justus> "The Inner Turmoil?"
01[04:23] <@Gary-GM> "What have you learned?"
[04:23] <Ramsay_Davin> "It marks us all."
01[04:24] <@Gary-GM> "What have you learned? Do you trust each other?"
[04:25] <@Isidor_Justus> "Yes."
06[04:25] * @Isidor_Justus looks towards Ramsay
06[04:25] * Ramsay_Davin meets Isidor's eyes and nods.
[04:25] <Ramsay_Davin> "Without a doubt."
01[04:25] <@Gary-GM> "How well?"
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[04:26] <@Isidor_Justus> "Well enough to serve our Duty."
01[04:27] <@Gary-GM> "Shall the Lord Master's Gatekeeper test this trust?"
[04:28] <@Isidor_Justus> "Has it not been tested already?"
01[04:29] <@Gary-GM> "Life is a test. Shall we begin?"
[04:30] <@Isidor_Justus> "We're ready."
01[04:31] <@Gary-GM> "Please take a step froward."
06[04:32] * @Isidor_Justus looks towards his feet, looking for breaks in the floor, his gun still aimed at the Gatekeeper.
06[04:33] * Ramsay_Davin claps Isidor's shoulder in a comradely fashion.
[04:33] <Ramsay_Davin> "Shall we?"
06[04:34] * @Isidor_Justus looks at Ramsay, surprised, then lowers his rifle and steps forward.
06[04:35] * Ramsay_Davin smiles at Isidor and steps forward.
01[04:36] <@Gary-GM> Faster than the eye can see, the Gatekeeper's strands of muscles seperate, flaying themselves and wrapping around the pair, pulling them close and knocking their weapons away.
06[04:37] * Ramsay_Davin feign pouts.
[04:37] <Ramsay_Davin> "That was one of my mother's favorite laspistols!"
01[04:37] <@Gary-GM> Held to either side by nearly solid blocks of powerful muscle fibers, the duo both see a sliver of bone climb free of the mass and set themselves at each's throat.
01[04:38] <@Gary-GM> "The Lord Master told his Gatekeeper to ask you a question."
[04:39] <@Isidor_Justus> "If it is whether I should have killed you earlier, I know the answer."
01[04:39] <@Gary-GM> "No."
01[04:39] <@Gary-GM> "Quiet yourself, before the Lord Master's Gatekeeper does it for you."
06[04:40] * Ramsay_Davin raises an elegant brow.
[04:40] <Ramsay_Davin> "I'm all ears."
01[04:41] <@Gary-GM> "One of you will die here. Choose."
06[04:41] * Ramsay_Davin ponders this.
06[04:41] * @Isidor_Justus looks at Ramsay.
[04:42] <@Isidor_Justus> "Me."
[04:42] <Ramsay_Davin> "Well, one either is sacrificed for Him on Terra, or sacrifices themselves. So I choose myself."
06[04:42] * Ramsay_Davin looks aside at Isidor.
01[04:42] <@Gary-GM> "So careless. Is your friend truly worth it?"
[04:43] <Ramsay_Davin> "Yes."
06[04:44] * Ramsay_Davin looks the Gatekeeper square in the eye.
[04:44] <Ramsay_Davin> "Yes, he is."
06[04:44] * @Isidor_Justus turns back at the Gatekeeper.
[04:44] <@Isidor_Justus> "Which would you choose?"
01[04:44] <@Gary-GM> "It is not a decision to be made by the Lord Master's Gatekeeper."
[04:45] <@Isidor_Justus> "I can see that. But sureley your Lord Master grants you an opinion."
01[04:45] <@Gary-GM> "I..."
01[04:45] <@Gary-GM> "It is not required."
[04:46] <@Isidor_Justus> "So that is all your life is, Requirement?"
01[04:47] <@Gary-GM> "Do you wish to delve into the darkness of the Lord Master's Gatekeeper's past?"
01[04:47] <@Gary-GM> A demented grin surfaces.
[04:47] <@Isidor_Justus> "Sure the Imperium requires you commit to your duty, but I can tell there is more than you're life to that."
06[04:47] * Ramsay_Davin glances over at Isidor.
[04:47] <@Isidor_Justus> "
[04:48] <@Isidor_Justus> "I am more than a man with cogitators for a brain and two bionic arms."
06[04:48] * Ramsay_Davin nods.
[04:48] <Ramsay_Davin> "I am more than a psyker, one known by the Warp."
[04:49] <@Isidor_Justus> "The Warp knows us all."
01[04:49] <@Gary-GM> The muscles retract slowly, lowering both Ramsay and Isidor to the floor.
01[04:49] <@Gary-GM> "Another time."
[04:49] <Ramsay_Davin> "Indeed. The Warp knows us all."
01[04:50] <@Gary-GM> The Gatekeeper turns and walks towards the faint light. As he walks: "My Lord, they have passed your test."
01[04:50] <@Gary-GM> The lights turn on in the room.
06[04:51] * Ramsay_Davin retrieves her heavy laspistol and holsters it.
06[04:51] * @Isidor_Justus picks up his shotgun, checking it for scratches from the impact.
01[04:52] <@Gary-GM> The Gatekeeper pushes open a door and bows deeply as Inquisitor Mairus strides through. The pair can see several armed men in heavy armour across the room lowering their guns.
06[04:52] * Ramsay_Davin straightens.
06[04:53] * @Isidor_Justus looks over towards the Inquisitor.
01[04:53] <@Gary-GM> Mairus stops just short of the pair. "Are you hungry?"
[04:54] <@Isidor_Justus> "For answers, but sustenance would be adequate."
01[04:54] <@Gary-GM> "I see you survived mostly unscathed... bloody, though."
06[04:54] * Ramsay_Davin grins.
[04:54] <Ramsay_Davin> "A bit."
01[04:54] <@Gary-GM> Mairus glances at the smeared blood across the pair.
[04:55] <@Isidor_Justus> "You have good friends in the Astartes, I can see."
01[04:55] <@Gary-GM> "Friends?"
01[04:55] <@Gary-GM> Mairus laughs, turning on his heel and walking back to the doorway.
06[04:56] * @Isidor_Justus cocks his head to the Inquisitor's response.
[04:56] <@Isidor_Justus> "If they aren't your friends, I don't suppose you care of their response to me keeping this?"
01[04:57] <@Gary-GM> From the other room: "Not at all~..."
06[04:58] * Ramsay_Davin taps Isidor's shoulder.
06[04:58] * @Isidor_Justus looks over, ready to walk in after Mairus.
[04:58] <Ramsay_Davin> "Let's not keep him waiting."
06[04:58] * Ramsay_Davin walks on ahead.
01[04:58] <@Gary-GM> The Inquisitor stands in a grand hall. A vaulted ceiling with no top above, and broken Imperial icons laying about in piles.
01[04:59] <@Gary-GM> Pillars with twirling carvings of dragons breathing fire...
06[05:00] * Ramsay_Davin looks up, impressed.
06[05:00] * @Isidor_Justus looks around the room, keeping up with ramsay.
01[05:00] <@Gary-GM> "Welcome to my cabal! As pitiful as that was, I must admit you did better than I anticipated." He turns, facing them. "But perhaps it would be good to go and see the contents of the case, hrmmm?"
06[05:01] * @Isidor_Justus twitches at the mention of the word.
[05:01] <Ramsay_Davin> "Ah, the case."
01[05:02] <@Gary-GM> A small chuckle. "What did you think was inside?"
[05:02] <@Isidor_Justus> "I hope your next victims don't have to deal with that blasted noise coming from it."
[05:02] <@Isidor_Justus> "An inpenetratable box with a timer on it?"
[05:03] <Ramsay_Davin> "Something interesting, hopefully."
[05:03] <@Isidor_Justus> "I have a few ideas."
01[05:03] <@Gary-GM> "If I am not mistaken, you have one minute until the timer stops."
[05:05] <@Isidor_Justus> "One too many minutes of that infernal racket."
[05:07] <Ramsay_Davin> "Isidor, do you think we should go see what happens when the chrono zeroes?"
06[05:08] * @Isidor_Justus looks at Mairus.
01[05:08] <@Gary-GM> Mairus shrugs.
01[05:08] <@Gary-GM> "Forty seconds."
[05:09] <@Isidor_Justus> "Well you didn't drag us this far to blow us up."
06[05:09] * @Isidor_Justus heads back to the ship, gesturing Ramsay_Davin to follow.
06[05:09] * Ramsay_Davin sets off behind Isidor.
01[05:11] <@Gary-GM> Halfway across the hangar bay, almost 30 feet from the ship's rear entrance, the pair hear the beeping stop, and a loud click follows.
01[05:11] <@Gary-GM> After that...
01[05:12] <@Gary-GM> The ship seperates into many indistinct shapes, flames and shrapnel spreading wildly in every direction. Ramsay and Isidor are flattened by the proximity by the shockwave alone, and the smaller chunks of metal and steel find marks in their flesh.
06[05:13] * Ramsay_Davin sits up and starts prying shrapnel from the exposed parts of her body.
01[05:13] <@Gary-GM> The noise itself dwarfs anything else heard by either, the explosives meant to utterly destroy the ship doing their job perfectly.
01[05:13] <@Gary-GM> A rather large chunk of fusellage lands atop Isidor, pinnign him.
[05:14] <@Isidor_Justus> "After a lesson... of trust?"
[05:14] <Ramsay_Davin> "The enemy of my enemy..."
01[05:15] <@Gary-GM> The sound of footsteps on grilled floor can be heard, and Mairus' voice sounds above you. "Did I say it wasn't a bomb?"
06[05:15] * Ramsay_Davin runs over to Isidor and begins to see what she can do to free him.
06[05:15] * @Isidor_Justus arches his head back, trying to look Mairus directly in the eye.
01[05:16] <@Gary-GM> Mairus beckons any surviving guards to assist.
01[05:16] <@Gary-GM> "You were delightfully too slow. I'm glad, as if you died I would have had to have started over."
[05:16] <@Isidor_Justus> "I'm trying to decide... whether this undermines... or punctuates your lesson."
01[05:16] <@Gary-GM> "And I can't wait two more weeks."
01[05:17] <@Gary-GM> The Inquisitor smiles: "It is the lesson. When, who, why, what can you trust?"
01[05:17] <@Gary-GM> He asides to a medicae team's leader as he leaves: "The best treatment possible."
01[05:17] <@Gary-GM> The Inquisitor Poreyn's cape swishes as he exits the hangar bay.
06[05:18] * @Isidor_Justus tries to get back up.
01[05:18] <@Gary-GM> The medicae team arrives to help the pair to stretchers, taking them to the medicae facility for intensive care.
01[05:19] <@Gary-GM> FIN


AND THAT'S THE GAME