22:44:58: <Snowshoe> Alex is walking by the pool, staring very carefully at the ground.
22:45:22: <Tretter> Ross is still in the Rec, Reading his book.
22:47:37: <Pres> Roll perception, Alex.
22:48:27: <Snowshoe> 6df+4 riiiiiight
22:48:27: <Glacon> Snowshoe: riiiiiight: 7 (6df+4=3+, 3+, 3+, 3+, 4-, 0)
22:48:47: <Alivi> Eriko gets up.
22:48:52: <Alivi> She brushes herself off.
22:50:05: <Pres> Alex, you hear a faint... cracking noise?
22:51:19: <Snowshoe> Alex stops walking and looks at the pool.
22:51:29: <Pres> The noise intensifies.
22:51:37: <TheRaven> Taggart is out on patrol, glad that at least the warmer weather means a temperate BDU instead of over 9000 layers of coats.
22:51:50: <Roget> Ralph and Eriko head to containment
22:51:52: <Snowshoe> Alex takes a few steps away from the pool and pulls out his radio.
22:52:06: <Snowshoe> Still getting louder?
22:52:19: <Pres> Alex, there's suddenly a very loud *crack*! And you see a fissure begin to form in the red ice.
22:52:39: <Snowshoe> <<Hey guys?>>
22:53:26: <TheRaven> <<What?>>
22:53:39: <Snowshoe> <<Pool's opening up.>>
22:54:29: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe hears the transmission, and sucks in a breath.
22:54:36: <Alivi> <<What?>>
22:54:44: <Alivi> Eriko stops and turns.
22:54:46: <Tehpillowstar> It feels as if her heart dropped into her stomach.
22:54:49: <Alivi> She looks at Ralph.
22:54:57: <Snowshoe> How big is the crack in the ice?
22:55:08: <Roget> <<You sure?>>
22:55:22: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe glances at Ralph and Eriko.
22:55:26: <Alivi> "We should go, Ralph...
22:55:29: <Tretter> Ross doesn't notice the transmission.
22:55:37: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe glances at Ralph and Eriko.
22:55:46: <Pres> An inch wide at the shore and widening. A couple of other fissures appear.
22:55:49: <Tehpillowstar> redact
22:55:55: <TheRaven> <<Oh, excellent.>>
22:56:24: <Pres> A voice you all vaguely recognize from Command enters the conversation. <<Agent, are you certain the ice is melting?>>
22:57:02: <Roget> "Where to?"
22:57:25: <Snowshoe> <<Big crack near the shore is getting bigger, ice is splitting all across the surface. Pretty sure it's opening up.>>
22:57:25: <Alivi> "The pool, let's go…" Eriko's grip on his hand tightens.
22:57:41: <AgentFlowers> <<En route.>>
22:57:58: <Alivi> <<On our way>>
22:58:12: <Tehpillowstar> <<En route.>>
22:58:28: <Alivi> Eriko starts walking towards the pool.
22:58:29: <Tretter> Does Ross hear the transmissions yet? Or is the book that good?
22:58:35: <Roget> "... Alright, lets go." Ralph heads over that way.
22:58:40: <Pres> The site loudspeakers crackle to life.
22:58:46: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe drops everything and grabs her kit, then throws on a light black jacket with a bunch of empty useless pockets and a hood.
22:59:38: <Pres> <All personnel, we have condition Spring. Repeat, the pool is active. Proceed to your emergency stations and await further orders.>>
22:59:40: <Tehpillowstar> "...Let's go..."
22:59:44: <Tretter> Ross puts the book down. He recognizes the loudspeaker sound and knows that no good news can come from it.
23:00:02: <Wogglebug> ~Fucccccccccccccccccccccck~
23:00:06: <Pres> Alex, the cracks continue to widen. Security and science personnel come flooding in from all directions.
23:00:07: <Tretter> Ross wheels to his prefab to get his things.
23:00:12: <Wogglebug> "Fuccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccck"
23:00:19: <AgentFlowers> Lily goes straight to battle station, locked and loaded!
23:00:21: <Alivi> Eriko takes a deep breath as she walks ready to do what she can.
23:00:35: <Wogglebug> Arthur grabs his things and heads out for the pool.
23:00:57: <TheRaven> Taggart checks his gear and heads on in.
23:01:00: <Pres> Greg is seen on the far shore, apparently directing a squad of security officers. The cracking noise is very nearly a roar, now...
23:01:13: <Snowshoe> Alex moves away from the crowd of science/security people.
23:01:15: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe runs out the door, ready for hell.
23:01:28: <Tretter> Ross now has his pack and heads to the Medical building.
23:01:39: <Pres> The ground starts to rumble, Alex.
23:02:01: <Snowshoe> Alex backs up a bit more quickly, looking for anything that might try to eat his feet.
23:02:11: <Roget> "I... need to get to medical. That's my emergency station."
23:02:19: <Wogglebug> Arthur arrives at near to the pool and observes the commotion.
23:02:27: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe goes to where ever she has to go.
23:02:42: <Alivi> "…Ralph….I….ok…"
23:02:44: <Wogglebug> Arthur becomes aware of the fact that he does not have an emergency station. He feels like he should be hiding.
23:02:47: <Pres> One of the site's helicopters is circling the pool, spotlights trained on the center. It appears some chunks have broken free. You can see poolwater around them.
23:02:57: <Pres> Anyone who was present at the big one, roll MDef.
23:03:02: <Alivi> Eriko looks at him, she is obviously worried.
23:03:02: <Wogglebug> Arthur goes out in search of whoever's his superior.
23:03:07: <TheRaven> 6df+6 aw shit
23:03:08: <Glacon> TheRaven: aw shit: 5 (6df+6=4-, 3+, 4-, 0, 3+, 4-)
23:03:19: <Snowshoe> 6df+4 is this another scream wot causes mental damage
23:03:20: <Glacon> Snowshoe: is this another scream wot causes mental damage: 5 (6df+4=3+, 3+, 4-, 3+, 0, 4-)
23:03:23: <Alivi> 6df+4
23:03:23: <Glacon> Alivi: 3 (6df+4=3+, 0, 4-, 4-, 0, 0)
23:03:25: <Glacon> Wogglebug: Brains: 5 (6df+6=3+, 4-, 4-, 4-, 0, 3+)
23:03:25: <Wogglebug> 6df+6 Brains
23:03:42: <Glacon> Pres: 9 (6df+6=3+, 3+, 4-, 3+, 3+, 0)
23:03:42: <Pres> 6df+6
23:03:49: <Pres> Oh shit, guys it's happening.
23:04:20: <Pres> It's been waiting, all these months it's been waiting, sleeping, but now it's awake, awake and hungry. Oh god oh god ohgodohgodohgod...
23:05:42: <AgentFlowers> "Keep those rifles up, tabarnak! No one steps out of line!" Lily yells to the squad.
23:06:06: <Wogglebug> ~Fuck the Zebrocracy.~
23:06:16: <Alivi> Eriko freezes she feels like everything is crumbling. "[No….nono…]"
23:06:32: <Tretter> 6df+4
23:06:33: <Glacon> tretter: 4 (6df+4=0, 3+, 0, 0, 4-, 0)
23:06:45: <TheRaven> Taggart's hand drifts up to the locket around his neck ~Fuck, here we go...~
23:07:04: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe looks at the entire scene with a kind of detach ment. This is it. The moment has arrived...
23:07:34: <Tretter> Ross shivers, he wants to be on the front line. ~damn wheelchair.~
23:07:39: <Pres> The roar becomes absolutely deafening, the cracks growing crazily in red ice, for a split second. Then...
23:07:47: <Snowshoe> Alex has moved back into the crowd of scientists.
23:08:03: <Wogglebug> Arthur squats slightly.
23:08:13: <Pres> Then the ice seems to crumble into large chunks and boulders, rapidly sinking beneath the surface. In a few seconds, only the odd chunk of blood red ice remains.
23:08:22: <Alivi> Eriko feels her breath catch.
23:08:37: <Wogglebug> ~Huh. Shmancy.~
23:09:12: <TheRaven> Taggart is poolside by now. "Fuck."
23:09:40: <AgentFlowers> "Hey Taggart."
23:09:43: <Alivi> Eriko finally works her way by the pool. She sees it…. Its….melted.
23:09:55: <Snowshoe> Alex makes his way towards the other poolboys.
23:10:04: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe makes her way.
23:10:12: <Wogglebug> Arthur sees Taggart, and heads over.
23:10:42: <Alivi> Eriko just watches the pool in a stunned way. As if she cannot beileve it is back.
23:11:02: <Pres> The pool does nothing.
23:11:17: <Pres> Well, that's a lie. The water sort of laps at the shore, but it does nothing unpoollike.

** Fast forward half an hour... **

00:05:14: <Tehpillowstar> "Not really. Some jokes and all."
00:05:16: <Wogglebug> Arthur is with the others.
00:05:40: <Alivi> Eriko remains close to Lily.
00:05:54: <Tretter> Ross is still panting a bit. He hasn't ran that fast in a couple months.
00:06:01: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe has no one to comfort her, but she doesn't want comfort. She wants to get this over with.
00:06:24: <Mr_Wilt> Corbette can be seen walking over to them from the distance, another labcoat-fit researcher trailing close behind, pushing a cart.
00:06:42: <Tehpillowstar> But, in all honesty, she feels like the new kid in a new school. Scared, and irrationally, somewhat excited.
00:06:55: <AgentFlowers> Lily is hugging Eriko with one arm, rubbing her shoulder.
00:06:56: <Snowshoe> Alex is still spinning a screw around in his palm. He's been waiting a while for this.
00:07:16: <TheRaven> Taggart cracks his knuckles and makes sure all his gear is in order.
00:07:20: <Tretter> Ross pats himself down to check for his supplies and equipment.
00:07:44: <Alivi> Eriko sighs, she takes her bag and goes over all the items, and holsters her gun to her side.
00:07:58: <Alivi> Eriko watches Corbette.
00:07:59: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe has everything she needs.
00:08:06: <Tehpillowstar> She eyes Corbette warily.
00:08:09: <Mr_Wilt> The two stop in front of them, revealing the cart's contents to be SCUBA gear and wet suits. Corbette nods at the group. "Good afternoon, Poolboys."
00:08:21: <Wogglebug> "Fuuuuuucckkkkkkkk"
00:08:22: <Tretter> "... oh"
00:08:29: <Alivi> Eriko sighs, "Really?"
00:08:33: <Snowshoe> ~Has diving /ever/ gone well?~
00:08:34: <Alivi> "Are you sure about this?"
00:08:37: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe nods in acknowledgement.
00:09:10: <Pres> A group of guys from maintenance hustles over. The vets may recognize one or two of them as old dive techs, from before the Big One.
00:09:22: <Tretter> ~Now I have to remember my scuba diving lessons from when I was... fifteen was it? I am so screwed.~
00:09:30: <Mr_Wilt> "I'm afraid so. The ice was knocked loose by a connection event, and now you're all back on the job."
00:09:45: <TheRaven> "Any intel you can give us?"
00:09:48: <Tehpillowstar> "Wonderful."
00:09:55: <Alivi> "…I understand…do we have anything to like protect our weapons from the water?"
00:10:20: <Mr_Wilt> He clears his throat a bit. "As some of you are new, or new to this, allow me to introduce myself and outline a few rules."
00:10:23: <Wogglebug> "And our equipment?"
00:10:42: <Wogglebug> ~Heh. Rules.~
00:10:59: <Pres> The dive techs start taking your equipment and packing it into drybags, team.
00:11:18: <Mr_Wilt> "My name is Director Corbette, I'm your Research and Development Director. There are a few things to know about SCP-354 before you head in, and what your job entails."
00:11:23: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe allows the techs to pack her equipment
00:11:26: <Wogglebug> Arthur helps them pack his coat and bags.
00:11:29: <TheRaven> Taggart just proceeds to gear up, he's heard all this before.
00:11:44: <Snowshoe> Alex hands over his stuff.
00:11:46: <Tretter> Ross isn't happy about it, but he hands over his stuff.
00:12:46: <Mr_Wilt> "When a connection event occurs, another universe connects to ours through SCP-354. This connection manifests in the other universe in what is referred to as an 'anchor'. This may resemble an object, entity, or event, and generally this anchor possesses some sort of significance to the universe or the immediate area surrounding the connection."
00:12:53: <Alivi> Eriko lets them have her things.
00:12:58: <Wogglebug> ~Nowai~
00:13:27: <AgentFlowers> Lily just goes with it, military briefings are nothing new.
00:13:46: <Mr_Wilt> "Your jobs are to locate this anchor and destroy or, in the case of an event, activate it. This will cause the connection to destabilize, launching the rest of you back into the Pool. You'll usually become briefly unconscious once returning - this is normal, so don't worry."
00:15:06: <Mr_Wilt> "In order to fulfill these conditions, it's recommended you cooperate with any sapient entities, hostile or otherwise, until it's deemed unsafe to do so. In the event that you're confronted with a hostile entity you're incapable of reasoning with, feel free to attack it."
00:15:37: <Mr_Wilt> "Any questions?"
00:15:44: <Pres> Now that you're stuff's been bagged, the techs begin pulling equipment from the cart and suiting you up.
00:16:18: <Snowshoe> Alex goes with it.
00:16:22: <Mr_Wilt> He looks around. "Anybody?"
00:16:41: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe suits up, now extremely nervous. She can't decide if she rather be at command doing paperwork or thrust into a deadly unknown.
00:16:43: <Tretter> "Have any Poolboys been stranded on the other side?"
00:16:54: <Pres> The suits are military wetsuits, rebreather units, and full-face masks. Same as you qualified on in induction training.
00:17:21: <Pres> Drysuits, sorry. Full body.
00:17:25: <Alivi> "I think I heard of one incident…"
00:17:28: <TheRaven> "Twice, that I'm aware of. They both came back."
00:17:30: <Tehpillowstar> She briefly glares at Ross before putting on her mask. She does /not/ want to think about that.
00:17:36: <Alivi> Eriko suits up.
00:17:54: <Tretter> Ross suits up, not seeing Chloe's glare at him.
00:17:56: <Wogglebug> "Does it count as getting stranded if their dead?"
00:17:57: <Mr_Wilt> "Very good question. I believe so, but normally this is a result of non-anchor destruction."
00:17:58: <Pres> Chloe, one of the dive techs pats you on the shoulder as he checks some valves. "Don't worry." she says to you. "You're going to be fine."
00:18:22: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe is surprisngly touched by the comment.
00:18:27: <Mr_Wilt> "So, please, be sure to destroy that. You're going to be punished if you come back and don't."
00:18:30: <Mr_Wilt> "We'll know."
00:18:47: <Alivi> "We will Corbette, you know us..."
00:18:48: <Mr_Wilt> "Any other questions?"
00:19:14: <Tretter> "Nope."
00:19:32: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe coils her long braid so that it would fit comfortably in her drysuit.
00:20:10: <Alivi> "No."
00:20:22: <Tehpillowstar> She shakes her head.
00:20:32: <Snowshoe> "I'm good."
00:20:54: <Mr_Wilt> "Alright. Thank you very much for your time, and good luck to all of you. If you'll please step into the boat, we'll have you all moved to the center of SCP-354 and cleared for diving." He motions towards a small motorboat, just big enough for the group and its operator.
00:21:04: <AgentFlowers> Lily is taking deep breaths. Christ, this is it.
00:21:22: <TheRaven> Taggart boards the boat.
00:21:30: <Wogglebug> Arthur follows Taggart.
00:21:31: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe boards right after Taggart.
00:21:34: <Tehpillowstar> *Lily
00:21:34: <Snowshoe> Alex heads for the boat.
00:21:37: <Tretter> Ross follows.
00:22:29: <Alivi> Eriko goes to the boat.
00:22:35: <Pres> By this point, everyone's been suited up and switched over to closed-circuit. The dive techs do some last-minute fiddling on the walk to the boat, before giving you the thumbs up and backing off.
00:22:49: <Alivi> She takes a deep breath, she has to place work first. She has to set an example for the others.
00:23:07: <AgentFlowers> Lily has her game face on.
00:23:23: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe's face is stoic and her stance is strong.
00:23:31: <Snowshoe> Alex sits on the side of the boat and prepares to fall back into the pool.
00:23:37: <Tretter> Ross is shaking right now. He's afraid, but his face doesn't show it.
00:23:42: <Wogglebug> Arthur whistles the tune to 'A Sailor Went to Sea Sea Sea'
00:24:52: <Mr_Wilt> The boat operator, who happens to be SLJ, grumbles as he starts it up.
00:25:10: <Alivi> Eriko sighs and waits.
00:25:19: <Mr_Wilt> It slowly heads towards the center of the Pool, carefully clearing through some of the ice.
00:26:34: <AgentFlowers> Lily holds out her hand to Taggart for a fistbump.
00:26:43: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe glances around.
00:27:23: <TheRaven> He returns the fistbump.
00:27:30: <Mr_Wilt> "Be careful in there," he mutters, turning around a bit as the boat starts to drift into the center of the large lake. "Shit's dangerous."
00:28:03: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe nods at acknowledgement at SLJ's comment.
00:28:14: <Alivi> "We will…." Eriko says.
00:28:19: <AgentFlowers> ~Riiiiiide iiiiintoooo theeeee /danger zone/....~
00:28:40: <Mr_Wilt> "And listen to what Corbette said. Killin' random shit gets you into sloppy situations."
00:28:54: <Alivi> "I'll make sure they won't...]"
00:29:39: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe glances at Loren, who was always there
00:29:53: <Pres> Yes. Yes she was.
00:30:00: <Mr_Wilt> SLJ nods at Eriko, then turns the engine off of the motorboat.
00:30:03: <Gara> "Worried?"
00:30:15: <Alivi> Eriko smiles at SLJ. "We'll be fine…yes?"
00:30:17: <Tretter> Ross is drumming his fingers on his knees.
00:30:37: <Mr_Wilt> "Alright, Poolboys. Dive in from behind the boat. The motor's off, and that'll make sure you don't hit any ice."
00:30:54: <Mr_Wilt> He nods again at Eriko.
00:30:58: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe sits on the edge of the boat, leans back...
00:31:00: <AgentFlowers> "One for the money, two for the show..."
00:31:03: <Tehpillowstar> And dives.
00:31:08: <Tretter> Ross looks around, he doesn't want to be the first to go in.
00:31:10: <TheRaven> Taggart steps up. "Hooah!" And and he's in the water.
00:31:15: <Gara> Loren dives.
00:31:15: <Snowshoe> Alex drops.
00:31:19: <Tehpillowstar> She's in the water...
00:31:21: <AgentFlowers> "Three to get ready...and four to go!" In she goes.
00:31:26: <Tretter> Ross dives.
00:31:34: <Wogglebug> Arthur follows after Taggart, whistling.
00:31:39: <Tretter> "Tell Reggie he's a-"
00:31:56: <Alivi> Eriko dives in.
00:32:38: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe takes a moment to look around the depths of the pool, while underwater.
00:33:08: <Mr_Wilt> The motorboat turns back on once they're deep enough, then starts driving away.
00:33:31: <Mr_Wilt> The Poolboys may note that their SCUBA gear has been fit with radio comms.
00:33:36: <Alivi> Eriko also looks around, having never dived in the pool.
00:33:40: <Tretter> "No, I'm not finishing that sentence."
00:33:50: <Tehpillowstar> <<Let's go team>>
00:33:58: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe dives deeper into the depths...
00:34:00: <Pres> There's a brief moment of vertigo as you hit the water. Once your heads pass beneath the surface, the helmet lamps automatically turn on.
00:34:01: <Snowshoe> Alex dives.
00:34:15: <Tretter> Ross goes with them.
00:34:22: <Alivi> Eriko looks at Taggart, <<Chloe, advance slowly…>>
00:34:25: <Wogglebug> <<SeaWolf, this is RedOctober, come in.>>
00:34:32: <Alivi> <<You can't just rush in...>>
00:34:32: <Tretter> His legs still feel funky from wheelchair sitting.
00:34:43: <Alivi> Eriko sighs and follows them.
00:34:45: <AgentFlowers> <<Thunderbirds are go.>>
00:34:46: <Wogglebug> Arthur makes a 'ksshh' noise.
00:34:52: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe is not rushing head-first and is constantly glancing back to make sure she isn't isolated from the group.
00:35:19: <Pres> Between bursts of radio traffic, the only thing you guys can hear is the steady hiss of the rebreather units. You feel so alone.
00:35:43: <Tehpillowstar> Is the going getting tougher as they dive deeper?
00:36:10: <TheRaven> Taggart isn't really swimming, more falling in slow motion, letting the weight of his gear pull him down.
00:36:18: <Pres> It's beginning to, Chloe.
00:36:32: <Alivi> Eriko stays close to taggart.
00:36:34: <Tretter> <<Yay, pool dive. Wonder what the other side will be like.>>
00:36:37: <Tehpillowstar> She notices what Taggart's doing, and follows his lead.
00:36:45: <AgentFlowers> Lily stays with Taggart and Eriko. <<Feels like swimming through pudding.>>
00:36:56: <Snowshoe> Alex twists around as he falls, watching the surface get further away.
00:36:59: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe's only a little ahead of Taggart and the others.
00:37:02: <Gara> Loren stays near Eriko. <<Yeah.>>
00:37:08: <Alivi> <<Not surprised honestly….the pool is the pool….You get used to this stuff after a while."
00:37:11: <Alivi> >>*
00:37:28: <Wogglebug> <<Word.>>
00:37:34: <Wogglebug> <Kssh>
00:37:36: <Tehpillowstar> <<...>>
00:37:41: <Pres> The stuff gets thicker and thicker. Just as you begin to worry you'll be trapped... the world turns upside down.
00:37:56: <AgentFlowers> <<WOAH, head rush.>>
00:37:59: <Alivi> Eriko closes her eyes as this happens.
00:38:03: <Tretter> <<So, uh, good luck team. Don't die. That's my pep talk.>>
00:38:14: <TheRaven> <<Never get used to that.>>
00:38:19: <Gara> <<Holy shit... that's an odd one.>>
00:38:19: <Alivi> <<Don;t say such things, no such thing as luck here.>>
00:38:35: <Tretter> <<My god, it's like doing a loop on a rollercoaster.>>
00:38:55: <Pres> There's a brief moment of vertigo and then you're suddenly swimming up, the pool goop already beginning to thin slightly.
00:39:21: <Snowshoe> Alex starts kicking towards the new surface.
00:39:26: <AgentFlowers> <<So, we're not in Kansas anymore?>>
00:39:28: <Tretter> <<Blech, feels like cold gravy.>>
00:39:39: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe breathes in hard. She kicks up towards the surface...
00:39:40: <Alivi> Eriko looks towards Taggart.
00:40:25: <TheRaven> Taggart starts for the surface.
00:40:38: <Tretter> Ross, as usual, follows.
00:40:39: <Gara> Loren makes damn sure she isn't the first to surface.
00:40:41: <Alivi> Eriko follows.
00:40:51: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe doesn't try to rush towards the rush, conserving her energy.
00:40:54: <Wogglebug> Arthur glorps upwards.
00:40:58: <Pres> Perception.
00:41:02: <Pres> All of you.
00:41:03: <Alivi> 6df+8
00:41:04: <Glacon> Alivi: 6 (6df+8=4-, 4-, 0, 0, 3+, 4-)
00:41:07: <Wogglebug> 6df+8 Glorp?
00:41:07: <Glacon> Wogglebug: Glorp?: 8 (6df+8=0, 0, 4-, 4-, 3+, 3+)
00:41:14: <Glacon> AgentFlowers: 9 (6df+5=3+, 3+, 3+, 3+, 0, 0)
00:41:14: <AgentFlowers> 6df+5
00:41:16: <Snowshoe> 6df+4 lookan at thangs
00:41:17: <Glacon> Snowshoe: lookan at thangs: 0 (6df+4=4-, 0, 4-, 4-, 4-, 0)
00:41:22: <Tretter> 6df+4 yeah
00:41:22: <Glacon> tretter: yeah: 4 (6df+4=4-, 0, 4-, 3+, 3+, 0)
00:41:24: <Gara> 6df+4 Tee hee.
00:41:24: <Glacon> Gara: Tee hee.: 2 (6df+4=4-, 4-, 3+, 0, 0, 4-)
00:41:26: <Glacon> TheRaven: 8 (6df+7=3+, 3+, 4-, 4-, 0, 3+)
00:41:26: <TheRaven> 6df+7
00:41:52: <Pres> Anyone who rolled a 4 or above sees a pinprick of light beginning to grow in their vision above them. It's not much, but...
00:41:54: <Tehpillowstar> 6df+5 looking
00:41:55: <Glacon> Tehpillowstar: looking: 4 (6df+5=4-, 3+, 4-, 3+, 0, 4-)
00:42:13: <Snowshoe> Alex continues to kick upward.
00:42:14: <TheRaven> <<Light above.>>
00:42:17: <Tretter> <<Is that a light?>>
00:42:26: <AgentFlowers> <<I see it.>>
00:42:27: <Wogglebug> <<Eeeeeyup.>>
00:42:27: <Tehpillowstar> <<It is.>>
00:42:40: <Gara> <<I'm not sure iff thats good or bad.>>
00:42:59: <Tretter> <<If you hear dead relatives, run away.>>
00:43:04: <AgentFlowers> <<Here's hoping atmo is breathable.>>
00:43:08: <Alivi> Eriko follows the light <<Let's check it out.>>
00:43:22: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe swims to the surface!~
00:43:46: <Pres> The light grows rapidly in your vision. Who's farthest ahead?
00:43:53: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe.
00:44:17: <Alivi> Eriko watches chloe overtake her, <<Chloe, seriously…>>
00:44:38: <Snowshoe> Alex tries to keep up with Chloe.
00:44:43: <Pres> Chloe breaks the surface first!
00:44:45: <Wogglebug> Arthur dorps about.
00:45:19: <Alivi> Eriko breaks the surface as well.
00:45:22: <Tehpillowstar> She looks around, what does she see?
00:45:25: <TheRaven> Taggart is probably third.
00:45:30: <Tretter> Ross is moving at a leisurely pace. Second mouse gets the cheese after all.
00:45:41: <Gara> Loren breaks the surface.
00:45:57: <Snowshoe> Alex hits the surface and looks around for somewhere to get out of the water.
00:46:11: <Tretter> Ross breaks the surface.
00:46:17: <Pres> She appears to be at the edge of a round, slightly raised stone basin. Light shines down from a circular opening in the domed ceiling.
00:46:46: <AgentFlowers> Lily is right alongside Taggart.
00:47:02: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe swims to the edge and pulls herself out, looking around. Is there artwork on the walls?
00:47:06: <Snowshoe> Alex swims for the nearest edge.
00:47:07: <Tehpillowstar> Are there walls?
00:47:33: <Pres> The vaulted ceiling is held up by a double ring of marble columns. Yes, there are walls. Clustered around the columns, and the walls, are large pieces of unusual machinery.
00:47:57: <Tretter> <<Kinda p-pretty.>>
00:48:09: <Wogglebug> Arthur reaches the surface, bumping his head on the lip of the pool slightly.
00:48:17: <Wogglebug> He pulls himself out.
00:48:24: <Pres> Eriko believes them to be some sort of scientific apparatus. The casings appear to be made of brass, with lots of blinking lights.
00:48:30: <AgentFlowers> <<Somebody grab the thing. The thing that tests the air for, you know, poisonousness.>>
00:48:40: <Pres> It's at roughly this point that you notice the philosopher.
00:49:04: <Alivi> <<…wow….this is…some sort of science machine….>>
00:49:19: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe sits at the edge and looks around.
00:49:23: <Pres> PAUSE
00:50:11: <Pres> The little man is seated at what appears to be half control panel, half pipe organ. He's about five three, balding, and rather pudgy. He's also wearing a toga.
00:51:09: <Pres> He appears to be quite pleased, chattering to himself rapidly as he makes adjustments and flips levers. You of course, cannot hear a word he's saying through your helmets.
00:51:26: <Pres> Unpause.
00:51:47: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe stares at the man, a bit surprised and taken back.
00:52:02: <Gara> Loren goes to an edge to pull herself out.
00:52:08: <AgentFlowers> <<Bogey at eleven o'clock. Who has the air checker thing, seriously?>>
00:52:15: <TheRaven> Taggart drags himself out of the pool.
00:52:23: <Wogglebug> <<Should be on the wrist, i think.>>
00:52:28: <Tehpillowstar> Is the pool water red?
00:52:42: <Snowshoe> Alex grabs the edge of the pool and lifts himself out. Assuming the air-checker thing is in fact built into the suit, he checks it.
00:52:53: <AgentFlowers> Lily pulls herself out of the pool.
00:52:57: <Pres> Yep! But once you're all out, he walks over to a pillar and, with some effort, throws a giant brass lever.
00:53:00: <Alivi> Eriko gets out of the pool as well.
00:53:08: <Tretter> Ross follows them out of the pool.
00:53:24: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe flinches as the guy pulls the level. She senses that their arrival was not unexpected.
00:53:31: <Pres> Instantly, the water reverts to a stone basin, clear and about three feet deep.
00:54:07: <Pres> Alex, double green light. That means you can take your helmet off.
00:54:15: <Snowshoe> <<Air's good.>>
00:54:16: <Tehpillowstar> <<Air's safe?>>
00:54:18: <Tehpillowstar> redact
00:54:32: <AgentFlowers> <<Did he just screw up our exit? What a dink.>>
00:54:43: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe pulls her helmet off and shakes her hair loose.
00:54:44: <Snowshoe> <<Life insurance was pretty shitty anyways>>
00:55:06: <Tehpillowstar> She pulls off her flippers.
00:55:07: <TheRaven> Taggart takes off the dry suit and takes his gear out of the bag, putting on his chest rig again.
00:55:21: <Snowshoe> Alex de and re-gears, assuming nothing assaults him.
00:55:37: <Tehpillowstar> She then takes off the dry suit and takes out the gear in the bag and puts it back on again, along with her jacket.
00:55:50: <Tehpillowstar> is toga-guy still there?
00:55:56: <AgentFlowers> Lily pulls her helmet off and gears up. She looks over at toga bro. "Uh...Excuse me?"
00:56:01: <Pres> "And without even a single malfunction! That fool Apollodorius claimed any power fluctuations could rip the very universe asunder, too! Hah!"
00:56:18: <Tretter> Ross desuits and gears up.
00:56:18: <Pres> He appears not to be paying attention.
00:56:30: <Alivi> Eriko takes off her helmet and gears up as well.
00:56:37: <Tehpillowstar> "Hello?"
00:56:43: <AgentFlowers> "Hey, uh, broheim?"
00:56:53: <Snowshoe> Alex heaves his medical gear onto his back and waits to see what happens.
00:56:54: <Gara> Helen takes off her helmet.
00:57:11: <Gara> Loren.
00:57:48: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe gauges the man's reaction.
00:57:52: <Pres> The little man looks over to you. "Oh, goodness, where are my manners! Maximilius Quadrature, Philosopher of Celestial Mechanics, at your service!" He proffers his hand to Lily.
00:58:01: <Alivi> Eriko smiles.
00:58:13: <Alivi> She follows Lily.
00:58:19: <Tehpillowstar> She doesn't relax, but is assured by the man's amiable reaction.
00:58:32: <Gara> ~Atleast he speaks, or appears, to speak english.~ Loren walks closer to Lily.
00:58:43: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe glances at Loren.
00:58:46: <Tretter> Ross is flicking his cube nervously.
00:59:05: <Tehpillowstar> She hopes that Loren will be their speaker. She's better at words and being diplomatic and all.
00:59:22: <TheRaven> Taggart is just getting his equipment together and watching.
00:59:24: <AgentFlowers> "Lily MacDonald." She shakes his hand.
00:59:44: <Alivi> Eriko just watches.
00:59:46: <Snowshoe> Alex is not at all reassured. Friendly people don't bar the exits to their homes.
01:00:01: <Pres> "I trust your journey was not overly taxing, friends?"
01:00:18: <Alivi> She touches the ring on her finger. Hoping it helps her relax.
01:00:19: <Tehpillowstar> "...You were expecting us?"
01:00:21: <Gara> "Not at all, not at all." Loren smiles.
01:00:24: <Tretter> "Wait, what?"
01:00:39: <AgentFlowers> "Not too bad. I take it you were looking for us?"
01:00:40: <Wogglebug> Arthur just sort of stands there, summat dazed.
01:01:05: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe now in much more comfortable clothing, walks up to toga-guy.
01:01:34: <Pres> "I was expecting someone, and no one in particular, dear lady! But all in good time. Would you care for refreshments? Some wine perhaps?"
01:02:34: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe was about to ask for something non-alcoholic, but then remembered her common sense.
01:02:38: <Wogglebug> Arthur settles his things.
01:03:08: <Tretter> "If it's all the same to you, sir, I'd rather not. I don't hold my alcohol very well."
01:03:14: <Gara> ~Hmmm. Turn him down and risk insulting, or take it an risk poisoning.~
01:03:21: <Gara> ~Or just drunkeness.~
01:03:38: <Pres> "Ah, of course, of course."
01:03:43: <Snowshoe> Alex remains behind the group, watching for anything else going on in the hall.
01:03:56: <AgentFlowers> "Thank you, though, that's very kind."
01:04:26: <Alivi> Eriko stays quiet.
01:04:56: <Pres> "I suppose you want to know my purpose in bringing you here, then?"
01:05:04: <TheRaven> Taggart is observing.
01:05:06: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe glances around, is there an exit nearby?
01:05:16: <Alivi> Eriko looks at Taggart and crosses over to him.
01:05:29: <TheRaven> "That would be good, yes."
01:05:34: <Pres> There's a large double doorway. Maximilius is standing between you and it.
01:05:34: <Gara> "Yes, we would, please."
01:06:00: <Tehpillowstar> "That would be kind of you."
01:06:05: <Pres> Did I mention the telescope? There's a huge telescope above your heads. This is probably an observatory.
01:06:16: <Pres> "Walk with me, then. The story will take some telling."
01:06:29: <Gara> "Lead the way."
01:06:52: <Wogglebug> Arthur follows.
01:07:03: <Tretter> Ross, you guessed it, follows the man. He keeps his hand on his pistol, ready for danger.
01:07:11: <Snowshoe> Alex follows near the rear of the group, still looking around the hall for anything else.
01:07:27: <Pres> Maximilius leads you through the large doors and through a long, airy hallway. Sun shines through the large windows on your left. As you walk, Maximilius narrates.
01:07:36: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe follows, making sure she doesn't lag behind.
01:07:55: <Tehpillowstar> She wants to be near Loren and Lily, but she still looks around.
01:07:55: <TheRaven> Taggart sticks at the back of the group.
01:08:12: <Alivi> Eriko sticks with Taggart.
01:08:38: <Pres> "I, like my father, and his father before me, have devoted my life to the study of the natural philosophies. The movements of the heavens, and the shape and properties of the smallest elements of matter."
01:08:49: <AgentFlowers> Lily is near Max, trying not to look like she's purposely between him and the others.
01:09:23: <Pres> There's quite a few frescoes on the right hand walls. Anyone with Academics may wish to study them.
01:09:29: <Wogglebug> Arthur drums his fingers a bit.
01:09:36: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe examines the frescos.
01:09:47: <Tehpillowstar> 6df+4 pretty
01:09:47: <Glacon> Tehpillowstar: pretty: 4 (6df+4=4-, 4-, 3+, 0, 0, 3+)
01:09:47: <Pres> Roll Academics or science if you do.
01:09:50: <Gara> 6df+4 Sure. Why not.
01:09:51: <Glacon> Gara: Sure. Why not.: 3 (6df+4=3+, 3+, 4-, 0, 4-, 4-)
01:09:56: <Gara> Academics.
01:10:26: <Tretter> Ross has no interest in art, he just follows the man and listens.
01:10:31: <AgentFlowers> Lily never went to college, she doesn't know frescoes from Fresca.
01:11:04: <Wogglebug> 6df+8 Arthur glances at the frescoes
01:11:05: <Glacon> Wogglebug: Arthur glances at the frescoes: 9 (6df+8=4-, 3+, 0, 3+, 4-, 3+)
01:11:21: <Pres> "Unlike my father, however, I chose not to spend my life cloistered in one of the Academies, and instead turned my discoveries into practical creations, to benefit all mankind."
01:11:35: <Snowshoe> ~Oh this'll be good.~
01:12:19: <Pres> It's all Greek to Loren and Chloe, both literally and figuratively. But to Arthur... wow! This one elaborately details the movements of the planets and major stars. There's another one here that's some sort of fractal.
01:12:20: <Alivi> Eriko attempts to study the frescos.
01:12:24: <Alivi> 6df+5
01:12:25: <Glacon> Alivi: 4 (6df+5=4-, 3+, 4-, 4-, 3+, 0)
01:12:31: <Pres> You can't help but be a little impressed.
01:12:39: <Gara> Loren shrugs, moving along.
01:13:00: <Tehpillowstar> She doesn't mention the frescos, in fear of changing the subject. Besides the frescos, are there windows or anything of note?
01:13:34: <Wogglebug> Arthur goes and conveys this to Taggart, then follows behind him.
01:13:37: <TheRaven> ~Huh, nice paintings.~
01:13:49: <Pres> As mentioned earlier, there are windows on the left hand side. They're open, allowing a light breeze to waft in.
01:13:58: <Snowshoe> Alex watches out the windows.
01:14:14: <Tehpillowstar> Can Chloe see what's out the windows?
01:14:51: <Pres> Mostly rolling farmland. You appear to be on the second story.
01:14:52: <AgentFlowers> Lily is listening to Max and keeping an eye out for anything untoward. Let the sciencey people do their thing. "A noble endeavour."
01:15:43: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe notes that it's all quite pretty. She feels herself relaxing even though her mind things such a thing is stupid and suicidal.
01:15:49: <Tehpillowstar> *thinks
01:17:13: <Tretter> Ross still follows the man, but he glances behind him to make sure his friends are still there.
01:18:13: <Alivi> Eriko observes can she study the machines more or is there none around to take a close look at.
01:23:44: <Pres> Unfortunately, no. This hallway is all frescoes, but Max rounds a nearby corner. Who knows what mysteries it may hold?
01:24:06: <Gara> Loren follows around the corner!
01:24:11: <Alivi> Eriko follows, curious to see what is around the corner.
01:24:40: <Snowshoe> Alex remains at the rear of the group.
01:25:11: <Tretter> Ross is still right behind the guy.
01:25:12: <Wogglebug> Arthur sticks near Taggart, looking about.
01:25:47: <Pres> "Not all of my creations have been immediately recognized as the breakthroughs they surely are, but the ones that have been accepted so far have made me a respected man and allowed me to live quite comfortably, as you've noticed.
01:25:50: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe follows 'round the corner!
01:26:19: <Snowshoe> ~He's a nut.~
01:26:22: <Pres> This is an even wider corridor, with a whole bunch of cool machines in large glass cases.
01:26:28: <Tretter> "So, like Edison?"
01:26:38: <Pres> "Like who?"
01:26:43: <Alivi> Eriko looks at them.
01:26:48: <Wogglebug> Arthur examines the machines.
01:26:51: <Snowshoe> Alex looks at the various machines.
01:26:58: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe sighs internally at Ross' comment.
01:27:03: <Pres> Assuming you pick the couple nearest ones.
01:27:12: <Gara> Loren ignores, unless they explode at us.
01:27:35: <Tretter> "Oh, he was an inventor in our world."
01:27:46: <Gara> ~Oh god.~
01:28:03: <Pres> On your left is what appears to be a very large Antikythera Mechanism, about the size of a large refrigerator. The complexity of the gearing is phenomenal. It's connect by a driveshaft to some sort of steam engine, currently shut off.
01:28:35: <Wogglebug> "Huh."
01:28:37: <Tehpillowstar> ~Damnit Ross~
01:28:44: <Pres> Eriko immediately recognizes a small rocket engine, and Arthur... well...
01:29:01: <Alivi> Eriko's eyes widen, "Um…sir?"
01:29:49: <Pres> Arthur's gaze is drawn immediately to what looks like a hulking suit of armor, burnished bronze. the various plates are highly streamlined, and the helmet is eagle-head shaped, with two dark smoky lenses.
01:29:58: <Alivi> Eriko looks at the man.
01:30:06: <Pres> On the right shoulder, the words "XII LEGIO SPQR" have been engraved.
01:30:10: <TheRaven> "Interesting machines you've got here."
01:30:28: <AgentFlowers> "Oh, SPQR, I know what that means!"
01:30:28: <Wogglebug> It reminds him of DaVinci's soldier.
01:30:29: <Pres> Arthur, roll science or perception.
01:30:32: <Alivi> Eriko looks back at the machine.
01:30:35: <Wogglebug> 6df+8
01:30:35: <Glacon> Wogglebug: 10 (6df+8=3+, 3+, 0, 0, 4-, 3+)
01:30:48: <TheRaven> ~Great, are we in Space Rome or something?~
01:30:52: <Snowshoe> Alex continues looking down the row of machines.
01:31:00: <AgentFlowers> "It was in a video game!"
01:31:04: <Alivi> "Sir?"
01:31:08: <Pres> There appear to be some kind of servos or hydraulic motors built into the joints.
01:31:19: <Pres> "Yes, my lady?"
01:31:25: <Wogglebug> "Huh."
01:31:52: <Alivi> "…Can you explain this machine to me?" She gestures to the one with the rocket engine.
01:32:06: <Wogglebug> Arthur examines the armor more closely.
01:32:18: <Soots> Chloe observes...But does she see anything interesting?
01:32:54: <Pres> "Ah, the bell of Hephaestus!" he says, hurrying over to the case proudly. "The combustion of potent chemical reagents in this upper chamber, here, produces a fountain of superheated air which exits through this nozzle here!"
01:33:04: <Pres> She's probably also interested in the armor.
01:33:28: <Soots> Chloe examines the armor.
01:33:33: <Soots> Perception?
01:33:39: <Pres> Sure.
01:34:00: <Alivi> Eriko smiles. "I see! And why did you call it the bell of He….hepaetus?" She has obvious trouble with the name
01:34:01: <Snowshoe> Alex looks for anything else interesting, only tangentially interested in the armor. Anything else that looks... weaponish?
01:34:03: <Soots> 6df+5 this place...this armor...
01:34:04: <Glacon> Soots: this place...this armor...: 5 (6df+5=4-, 3+, 3+, 0, 0, 4-)
01:35:09: <Wogglebug> 6df+8 Arthur stares at the armor, trying to discern its exact mechanisms
01:35:10: <Glacon> Wogglebug: Arthur stares at the armor, trying to discern its exact mechanisms: 6 (6df+8=0, 4-, 0, 4-, 4-, 3+)
01:35:17: <Pres> "Why, because of the extreme temperatures involved, of course! Such harsh conditions existed only in the furnaces of Hephaestus himself, at least until a few years ago."
01:35:58: <Alivi> "That is wonderful. So interesting." She smiles.
01:36:28: <Pres> Arthur, there's some sort of pack attached to the rear. Probably houses a battery or hydraulic motor.
01:36:40: <Wogglebug> "Huh."
01:37:05: <Wogglebug> "And this here, what does it do?"
01:37:17: <Pres> Chloe sees pretty much the same things as Arthur does. Mr. Quadrature is briefly outlining his plans for space travel to Eriko. She likes the part about the winged horses.
01:37:36: <Alivi> Eriko smiles, "Wow……"
01:38:12: <Pres> "Hm? Oh, an armored suit of my own creation. Hopefully, such thick plates will render even the most potent weaponry harmless, putting an end to warfare of all kinds."
01:38:32: <Wogglebug> "What force motivates it?"
01:38:35: <Tretter> "Does it move on its own?"
01:38:39: <Soots> ~This place is pretty amazing. ~ "And what do your contemporaries think of your creations?"
01:39:44: <Pres> "The transmission of mechanical energy through fluids, as defined by Archimedes thousands of years ago." he says, before turning to Chloe. "Pah! Short-sighted fools, all of them."
01:40:02: <Wogglebug> "Ahh."
01:40:25: <Pres> "They dismiss all research with any foreseeable benefit, and focus only on "pure" philosophy."
01:40:30: <Soots> "Short-sighted fools? But they must of recognized your talents, surely."
01:40:34: <Alivi> "That is so….sad…." Eriko frowns.
01:40:42: <TheRaven> Taggart is just watching everything.
01:41:13: <Gara> "Science, truly, is about that practical workings of things."
01:41:15: <Soots> Sugaring her words slightly, but she wanted to learn more avout the place surrounding then.
01:41:18: <Pres> "Some have. Some have not. That is why you are here. Come, come!" he says, waddling over to another set of large doors.
01:41:18: <Snowshoe> Alex is still looking around the hall.
01:41:19: <Tretter> "It is understandable though. New stuff is often shunned and rejected."
01:41:41: <Wogglebug> Arthur memorizes the layout of the suit.
01:41:48: <AgentFlowers> "...There's a lot of people out there, isn't there."
01:41:50: <Soots> ~"...That is why you are here..."~
01:42:31: <Tretter> "Hmm, interesting."
01:42:39: <Tretter> Ross follows him.
01:42:44: <Gara> Loren follows!
01:42:47: <Pres> With a grunt, and a bit of effort, Max throws the doors open. "Behold!" he says.
01:42:52: <Soots> Chloe stops dead in her tracks. "Sir, I do not mean to be disrespectful, but could you elaborate what are your intentions for us?"
01:42:57: <Wogglebug> Arthur looks.
01:43:18: <Pres> He starts talking, but MDef to be able to pay attention because oh my god that is an entire fossilized tyrannosaur skeleton in the lobby.
01:43:45: <Wogglebug> 6df+6
01:43:45: <Glacon> Wogglebug: 7 (6df+6=4-, 0, 0, 3+, 3+, 0)
01:43:50: <AgentFlowers> 6df+6 oooo!
01:43:50: <Glacon> AgentFlowers: oooo!: 6 (6df+6=0, 0, 4-, 4-, 3+, 3+)
01:43:54: <Snowshoe> 6df+4 worth a shot I guess but we all know how this usually turns out
01:43:54: <Glacon> Snowshoe: worth a shot I guess but we all know how this usually turns out: 3 (6df+4=3+, 4-, 0, 4-, 4-, 3+)
01:44:00: <Glacon> TheRaven: ~wow~: 6 (6df+6=3+, 4-, 4-, 0, 3+, 0)
01:44:00: <TheRaven> 6df+6 ~wow~
01:44:01: <Glacon> tretter: Mdef: 4 (6df+4=3+, 0, 4-, 0, 0, 0)
01:44:01: <Tretter> 6df+4 Mdef
01:44:08: <Gara> 6df+6 Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiings!
01:44:09: <Glacon> Gara: Thiiiiiiiiiiiiiings!: 5 (6df+6=0, 0, 4-, 4-, 0, 3+)
01:44:27: <Soots> 6df+6 diiiinosaur
01:44:27: <Glacon> Soots: diiiinosaur: 5 (6df+6=0, 4-, 3+, 4-, 4-, 3+)
01:44:32: <Glacon> Alivi: 8 (6df+4=3+, 3+, 3+, 3+, 0, 0)
01:44:32: <Alivi> 6df+4
01:45:37: <Pres> Arthur, lily, and Taggart just barely manage to drag their attention away from the giant bones. Eriko actually manages to comprehend some of what he's saying. It involves amber, the philosophy of life, and some frogs. Um... where have you guys heard that before?
01:46:01: <Alivi> "Wow…. that is amazing."
01:46:09: <Alivi> Can eriko roll academics or science to remember?
01:46:18: <Soots> Chloe gapes at the giant skeleton.
01:46:46: <Snowshoe> Alex, with the attention span of a second grader, just walks in and stares at the skeleton.
01:46:47: <Pres> No, but there's a good chance Lily has forced her to watch Jurassic Park since her arrival at the Site.
01:46:50: <TheRaven> ~Well, at least it's not a /live/ Tyrannosaurus~
01:46:56: <Gara> Loren staaaarres at the skeleton.
01:47:09: <Pres> Get my drift?
01:47:14: <Tretter> "Whoa, dino."
01:47:29: <Soots> Chloe is amazed! She's never seen anything like it!
01:47:39: <Alivi> "Wait wait wait wait….Lily the movie…."
01:47:58: <Alivi> "The scary movie! Remember?"
01:48:14: <Soots> She forgets her cautious question she had for Maxy here.
01:48:24: <AgentFlowers> "Sorry which movie?"
01:48:39: <AgentFlowers> "Oh, Jurassic Park? What about it?'
01:48:41: <Alivi> Eriko is really excited, "The scary one with the dinosaurs and the babies and the people getting eaten!"
01:48:49: <Wogglebug> "...."
01:48:57: <Alivi> "What he is taking about it is similar, amber, frogs, and philosphy of life!"
01:49:05: <Wogglebug> Arthur facepalms internally.
01:49:07: <Snowshoe> Alex looks around the hall. Anything besides -holy fuck a T rex- in there?
01:49:09: <AgentFlowers> Slowly, it dawns on her. "...Oh."
01:49:26: <AgentFlowers> She clears her throat. "Hey, um, Max?"
01:49:29: <Alivi> Eriko is just totally in her science mode. As if she forgotten where she was. "Isn't that amazing?"
01:49:33: <Soots> Does Chloe notice Eriko's conversation?
01:49:33: <Pres> "Why yes?"
01:49:54: <AgentFlowers> "Sorry to interrupt, but...you haven't actually /managed/, have you?"
01:50:32: <Wogglebug> Arthur examines the fossil for weak points.
01:50:35: <Wogglebug> 6df+8
01:50:35: <Glacon> Wogglebug: 6 (6df+8=3+, 4-, 0, 4-, 0, 4-)
01:50:48: <Pres> Max looks up from a nearby slate, on which he has been drawing double helixes in chalk. "Why, of course! Though these proud and noble creatures once bowed to no man or beast, their natural strength and endurance shall improve our lives in countless ways!"
01:51:11: <TheRaven> "...uh-oh."
01:51:18: <Pres> "Especially when augmented with the technologies I have just shown you! There are, however, some... difficulties."
01:51:19: <AgentFlowers> "Yeah...see, there's a /thing/...They tried this on our world. Sort of."
01:51:26: <Soots> Chloe looks around for other interesting things. She does not notice the talk about dinosaurs.
01:52:06: <Alivi> "Can we see the experiment?"
01:52:10: <Gara> Loren is focused on the Oh my god a dinosaur skeleton!
01:52:12: <Soots> She hadn't watched the movie yet anyway.
01:52:22: <Tretter> Ross stares at the dinosaur. ~if that thing moves, I swear to god...~
01:52:41: <TheRaven> Taggart gets the unshakable feeling he should've gone with his first instinct and requisitioned a .460 Weatherby rifle.
01:52:46: <Soots> But all of that did not matter because DINOSAUR! :D :D :D
01:53:07: <Pres> "That's the difficulty." says a voice from the balcony behind you. A woman's voice.
01:53:32: <AgentFlowers> "Are they eating everything? They ate everything when we tried it."
01:53:36: <Alivi> Eriko turns to see the who said that.
01:53:43: <Tretter> Ross whips around, hand on his holster.
01:53:43: <Gara> Loren pulls herself away from the dinosaur. She turns around. ~What are they talking about?~
01:53:58: <Wogglebug> Arthur continues staring.
01:54:10: <Soots> Chloe jumps out of her dino-revere and turns around, ready to pull out her sidearm.
01:54:18: <Soots> *reverie
01:55:16: <Snowshoe> Alex turns to look.
01:55:26: <Tretter> "May I ask who you are, miss?"
01:55:52: <Pres> The woman on the balcony is more or less the exact opposite of Max. Where he's short and pudgy, she's tall and slender. Where he's bald, she has a full head of luscious red hair. While Max darts about excitably, she descends the staricase with a languid grace. "My name is Delia Quadrature. I see you've already met my father."
01:56:27: <Soots> Chloe walks forward. "Chloe Song."
01:56:47: <Tretter> Ross doesn't trust strange pretty women. This one looks particularly dangerous.
01:56:54: <Gara> "That we have."
01:57:07: <Soots> *My name is
01:57:09: <Gara> Loren is quietly jealous of the woman.
01:57:38: <Snowshoe> Alex remains near the dinosaur, watching.
01:57:56: <Pres> "Pleased to meet you" she smiles at Chloe. Max beams. "Despite her age, my daughter is already unequaled in the life philosophies. It was her theory of recombinance that made the cloning process possible."
01:57:57: <Soots> Can Chloe tell how old the woman is?
01:58:06: <Pres> Early twenties.
01:58:23: <AgentFlowers> "Lily MacDonald." Man Lily's hair is just plain ginger. Delia is so lucky.
01:58:59: <Soots> "That sounds wonderful. It must be quite an acomplishment for you."
01:59:02: <TheRaven> Taggart keeps reminding himself ~pool entity, pool entity, don't drool...~
01:59:44: <Wogglebug> Arthur's still staring at the skeleton. He bets it's the joints. It's usually the joints.
01:59:49: <Soots> Chloe is being polite. She is not to sure if these people can be trusted.
02:00:42: <Pres> "As my father was saying, we were able to create a living specimen with some effort. Certain... inherent deficiencies physiology were corrected or augmented by mechanical means."
02:01:09: <Gara> "That sounds dangerous."
02:01:10: <Pres> deficiencies in physiology*
02:01:44: <Soots> Choie now remembers her old question. What does Max and Delia plan to do with herself and the others?
02:02:06: <Soots> She wonders how to phrase this in a polite way.
02:02:11: <AgentFlowers> "Where exactly is a T Rex deficient in physiology?"
02:02:15: <Alivi> "….I see..."
02:02:33: <Pres> "The... arms were not large or dextrous enough."
02:02:38: <Tretter> ~A cyborg dino, eh? Wheres the exit?~ Ross looks around for a quick exit.
02:02:46: <Wogglebug> Arthur leans over next to Taggart /"Weak joints."/
02:02:53: <Gara> "Ah, I see."
02:03:05: <Pres> They both seem kind of embarrassed at not catching that.,
02:03:13: <AgentFlowers> "It's a mouth on legs, what does it need arms for?"
02:03:15: <TheRaven> "Did you not hear the part where they have a live one with robot arms?" Taggart replies to Arthur.
02:03:41: <Wogglebug> /"Doesn't mean it has robot joints."/
02:03:57: <Pres> "For construction, mining, and logging purposes! Properly trained, one of these creatures can do the labor of a hundred men!"
02:04:22: <Tretter> "Eat a hundred too."
02:04:27: <Soots> ~Wonderful. So we may possibly have to fight an augmented T-Rex. Wonderful.~ She thinks about how she could kill or cripple one if necessary.
02:04:49: <Gara> "How do you train them?"
02:04:52: <Alivi> "I see..."
02:05:12: <Pres> "If we are able to make them less clumsy and more docile, they could also do farming and childcare work. By my calculations, children should love them!" Max chimes in.
02:05:32: <Soots> "..."
02:05:41: <TheRaven> Taggart suppresses a laugh. "Maybe."
02:05:47: <AgentFlowers> "Well you're not wrong there..."
02:05:59: <Alivi> Eriko smiles.
02:06:11: <Soots> "I believe that childcare would perhaps be better off in human-run nurseries..."
02:06:40: <Snowshoe> ~Riiight.~
02:06:44: <Pres> "Of course, there is the small matter of their behavioral deficiencies."
02:06:55: <Tretter> "As much as I respect science and scientist, haven't you gone a bit too far with this?"
02:07:00: <Soots> "But...that leads to my question. Now that we are here, what do you intend to do with us?"
02:07:48: <Pres> Both of the Quadratures look a little awkward. Max snuffles over to a side door, quietly. "Perhaps it's best if we showed you."
02:07:58: <Gara> "Maybe."
02:08:27: <TheRaven> "You're not asking us to fight one, are you?"
02:08:30: <Soots> "...Maybe we could talk about this over a meal?"
02:08:49: <Wogglebug> ~Heh. Over a meal.~
02:08:54: <Tretter> Ross' hand hasn't left his holster.
02:09:07: <Soots> "I'm sure we'd love to chat, learn more about your own world."
02:09:24: <Pres> "Of course, but first there is the small matter of the... hrm. Again, it will be much easier to show you."
02:09:47: <AgentFlowers> "I'm willing to be shown. Show away."
02:09:49: <TheRaven> "..."
02:10:00: <Wogglebug> ",,,"
02:10:03: <Soots> Chloe does not want to be shown anything.
02:10:07: <Soots> "..."
02:10:36: <Pres> Maximilius fishes out a keyring and unlocks the door, ushering you through. Delia grabs a lantern and brings up the rear.
02:10:55: <Alivi> Eriko follows.
02:11:17: <Soots> Chloe reluctantly is ushered into the room.
02:11:24: <Tretter> Ross follows, albeit nervously.
02:11:29: <Snowshoe> Alex is ushered, somewhat unwillingly, through the door.
02:11:30: <Gara> Loren follows!
02:11:33: <Soots> The sunny frescos now no longer seem as sunny.
02:11:36: <Pres> Taggart's eyes wind up following her as she walks over to pick it up. Down, boy.
02:12:17: <Snowshoe> Alex is a tad concerned about the need for a lantern.
02:12:39: <TheRaven> Taggart follows the group, trying not to stare.
02:12:49: <Wogglebug> Arthur follows Taggart.
02:12:50: <Gara> Loren doesn't try not to state.
02:12:50: <Soots> ~Not telling us about anything, questionably safe experiemnts, shit, what have we gotten into?"
02:12:59: <Soots> *~
02:13:17: <Pres> The room is actually a short corridor made of rough unpolished stone. It leads to what can only be described as an observation room. PAUSE.
02:18:02: <Pres> The small room in which they find themselves is the same rough stone as the corridor on three walls. The fourth is wired glass, looking out on what appears to be some sort of garden or greenhouse. There's a giant hole knocked in the far wall, with scorch marks around the edges.
02:18:05: <Pres> Unpause.
02:18:18: <Alivi> "….Fire?"
02:18:34: <TheRaven> ~Oh crap, did they teach the giant tyrannosaurs to breathe fire too?~
02:18:39: <Gara> "Oh."
02:18:40: <AgentFlowers> "Did you make one of them breathe fire?"
02:18:51: <Snowshoe> ~I want one.~
02:19:03: <Pres> "Caused by the creature's escape. Don't worry, the fuel of Hephaestus was /almost/ entirely depleted in the escape."
02:19:06: <Wogglebug> ~I wonder if that armor /works/...~
02:19:19: <Wogglebug> "Hmmm...."
02:19:25: <Alivi> "Fuel of He...Hephatus?"
02:19:28: <Wogglebug> "Tell me, does that armor back there work?"
02:19:46: <AgentFlowers> "Dinosaurs with flamethrowers. Awesome."
02:19:57: <Pres> "Why yes, the combustible reagents I mentioned earlier. Don't worry, there is a limited supply and the creature can't produce more on its own."
02:20:19: <TheRaven> "So I take it you want us to kill or capture this escaped creature."
02:20:20: <Pres> He turns to Arthur. "Yes, it would need to be fueled, but each suit must be custom-fitted to the wearer."
02:20:20: <Tretter> "This is looking more and more like a B-class horror movie."
02:20:24: <Soots> "..."
02:20:33: <Wogglebug> "Who is that one fitted to?"
02:21:17: <Pres> "No, you mustn't!" Delia exclaims to Taggart. "This one is ill-tempered, but they are truly gentle creatures at heart!"
02:21:24: <Pres> "You mustn't kill it!"
02:21:34: <Gara> "No promises."
02:21:42: <Gara> "We'll try, though."
02:21:51: <TheRaven> "Mm. Well, that makes things...slightly easier, from a certain perspective."
02:21:59: <AgentFlowers> "They're reptiles. Their sophistication gets as far as food, or not food."
02:22:02: <Pres> "A soldier of the Twelfth Legion. He was one of the first to test the armor."
02:22:20: <Tretter> "Provided it doesn't try to kill me, it should be safe."
02:22:34: <Alivi> "We will contain it as best we can."
02:22:52: <TheRaven> "I don't think we have the equipment to kill it, even if we needed to."
02:23:18: <Wogglebug> "A well-placed grenade might do."
02:23:26: <Soots> "Then how will we capture it? We don't have the equipment to do that either!"
02:23:52: <Pres> "We do have some of my father's inventions you may be able to use, in the Great Hall."
02:24:00: <TheRaven> "Ever seen The Empire Strikes Back?"
02:24:18: <Alivi> "No."
02:24:24: <Wogglebug> "Yeah."
02:24:39: <AgentFlowers> "You want to freeze it in carbonite?"
02:24:44: <Soots> Choloe turna towards Taggart "Yes...why?"
02:24:53: <Pres> "What's carbonite?" they both ask in unison.
02:24:57: <Tretter> "throw a 'nade in it."
02:24:59: <TheRaven> "I was more thinking that stunt they pulled at the beginning with the walkers."
02:25:16: <Tretter> Ross snaps fingers and points at Tagg.
02:25:28: <Gara> "There's thinking."
02:25:33: <Soots> Chloe's eyes widen. "We'll need rope. And speed, then."
02:25:48: <Alivi> "I'm fast"
02:25:53: <Tretter> Ross holds out his coil of rope. "Rope?"
02:26:16: <AgentFlowers> "Faster than you can run, Eriko. We need taun tauns."
02:26:31: <Alivi> "What?"
02:26:41: <Wogglebug> "Hmmm...."
02:26:43: <TheRaven> "Let's see what our hosts have, first."
02:27:01: <AgentFlowers> "Max, Delia, have you got taun tauns?"
02:27:08: <Soots> "I'm thinking a vehicle" Turning towards Delia and Max, she asks, "Do you have anyhhing that can be used to fly? Or drive around, really?"
02:27:14: <Tretter> Ross tries to think of what they could do.
02:27:39: <Pres> "Father, they could use the pegasi!"
02:27:43: <Tretter> "If we had a helicopter or something like that, we could do what people do to round up wild horses."
02:28:06: <Pres> Max rubs his hands together excitedly. "Of course! Brilliant, my dear!"
02:28:12: <AgentFlowers> "Pegasi? Now you're speaking my language. One winged horse, please."
02:28:13: <Gara> "Pegasi?"
02:28:22: <TheRaven> "This is gonna be awesome."
02:28:31: <Tretter> "They fly around the herd in circles and use noises to drive the herd in the intended direction."
02:28:44: <AgentFlowers> "Hush Ross, the grown ups are talking."
02:28:45: <Alivi> Eriko seems excited
02:29:10: <Tretter> "Yes, because logic is second to pegasi."
02:29:23: <Soots> "Of course tripping the dinosaur would injure it,"
02:29:57: <Pres> "Quickly, now!" Delia says. Beaming, she turns around and takes off for the great hall. You should probably follow.
02:30:07: <Alivi> "But injuries should be treatable..."
02:30:09: <Soots> Chloe follows!
02:30:09: <Wogglebug> Arthur follows.
02:30:11: <Alivi> Eriko follows.
02:30:15: <TheRaven> Taggart does as well.
02:30:19: <Gara> Loren follows. She stares.
02:30:21: <Snowshoe> Alex also follows.
02:30:23: <Tretter> Ross follows.
02:30:35: <AgentFlowers> Lily skips after her.
02:30:43: <Alivi> Eriko seems excited
02:32:14: <Pres> In short order, you arrive back at the hall of inventions. Max runs off, shouting something about needing to fuel the pegasi, leaving you and Delia behind.
02:33:38: <Pres> You only got a small glimpse of the inventions on order, but there's a ton of stuff here, plus entire back rooms full of parts and knicknacks.
02:33:47: <Alivi> "Wow…."
02:33:49: <AgentFlowers> "I'm driving. I always drive."
02:33:57: <Alivi> "Amazing….
02:34:21: <Wogglebug> Arthur wonders if he might be able to steal the entire building.
02:34:22: <Soots> "Um, hello? I've ridden on a giant bug before."
02:34:38: <Alivi> "I am not good at driving…"
02:34:46: <Pres> "So" Delia asks you, "What do you need? My father can never seem to keep things organized..."
02:34:50: <Alivi> ~Really i dont know how...~
02:34:59: <Tretter> "I'm good on gadgetry."
02:35:04: <Snowshoe> Alex starts looking for a jetpack.
02:35:08: <Wogglebug> "What have you got?"
02:35:18: <Gara> "Rope. Hooks might help."
02:35:55: <Soots> "Make that strong rope, or thick braided wire."
02:36:00: <Pres> "We have both. My father developed a rope gun for rescuing sailors at sea! Hold on" she says, darting off.
02:36:02: <Wogglebug> "Have you got any stunning or biological weapons? Or mounts? Perhaps sensors of some sort?"
02:36:09: <AgentFlowers> "A big net, if you have one!"
02:36:15: <Pres> Woggle, that armor might have sensors.
02:36:17: <Wogglebug> Arthur has a ton of rope.
02:36:31: <Wogglebug> "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"
02:36:42: <Soots> "Yes! A net, made of strong matetials."
02:37:27: <Pres> "Of course!" Delia shouts back, skipping around a corner.
02:37:38: <Tretter> "Well, do you have an electrical shock administering device? Like an AED?"
02:37:51: <Pres> She can't hear you, Ross! She's all the way over there!
02:38:19: <TheRaven> Taggart just sits back and watches people put the plan together.
02:38:22: <Soots> "Hmm, not a bad idea."
02:38:40: <TheRaven> Well, not sits, but you know what I mean.
02:38:42: <Pres> Am I to assume Arthur is checking out the armor?
02:39:02: <Soots> "If we do it right, it could incapacitate the t-rex"
02:39:16: <Tretter> "If an AED can restart a heart, it would do naught to a rex. If we had Eri or Arthur tune it up, we could administer a pretty good shock."
02:39:37: <TheRaven> "Anyone have a Taser?"
02:40:04: <Tretter> "Tazer wouldn't provide enough power."
02:40:58: <Wogglebug> Arthur looks to see if he might be able to make this whole suit thing work out.
02:41:14: <Wogglebug> "Ross! Boy! Come hither!"
02:41:21: <TheRaven> "Yeah, but even if you modified it?"
02:41:44: <Pres> Roll engineering. You've got a +4 maneuver, remember?
02:42:04: <Tretter> "Yeah, Arthur. What do you need?"
02:42:06: <Snowshoe> Alex looks for anything overly impressive among the scrap heap. Anything sticking out?
02:42:21: <Pres> Perception Alex?
02:42:38: <Alivi> Eriko doesnt know what to do.
02:43:12: <Wogglebug> "Help me with this."
02:43:32: <Snowshoe> 6df+4 well this'll go well
02:43:32: <Wogglebug> Arthur gestures at the armor, and gets down to business.
02:43:32: <Glacon> Snowshoe: well this'll go well: 5 (6df+4=3+, 3+, 0, 0, 4-, 0)
02:43:36: <Alivi> Eriko looks around can she roll perception?
02:43:48: <Pres> Sure.
02:44:04: <Alivi> 6df+8
02:44:04: <Glacon> Alivi: 7 (6df+8=0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 4-)
02:44:05: <Wogglebug> 6df+12 (+4 from maneuver, debuff waived if Ross assists)
02:44:05: <Glacon> Wogglebug: (+4 from maneuver, debuff waived if Ross assists): 16 (6df+12=0, 0, 3+, 3+, 3+, 3+)
02:44:09: <Soots> "So, we're gonna go fly around on pegesai, using cords and a net to entangle the dinosaur."
02:44:28: <AgentFlowers> "Sounds good to me."
02:44:42: <Gara> "Yes.
02:45:39: <Soots> "Hey, how that electroshock idea going? Think we can do it? We could shock the dino once we entangled it for easy containment" ~Of course nothing about this will be truely easy...Maybe this plan ends up falling apart...;
02:45:44: <Soots> *~
02:46:19: <Tretter> "Well, I don't know where the lady went, so that's been put on hold for now."
02:46:21: <AgentFlowers> "If we can get a net made of chain or something, that would conduct from the Taser."
02:46:36: <Pres> Arthur's work takes him a little time. Eriko, you find more rocket engines, gears and cogs of every size imaginable... But your interest is drawn to what looks like a line of ceramic amphorae wired up with copper cables.
02:46:56: <Pres> Arthur, you believe you may not need to take the sensors out... roll 1d7 please.
02:47:05: <Soots> "Maybe get a lot of saltwater somewhere, so the electricity conducts better"
02:47:08: <Wogglebug> 1d7
02:47:09: <Glacon> Wogglebug: 6 (1d7=6)
02:47:12: <Alivi> Eriko goes and tpicks it up.
02:47:17: <Alivi> "Could we use this?"
02:47:24: <Pres> It's too heavy to move, instead it's on a cart of some sort.
02:47:38: <Soots> "Splash it all over the dinosaur."
02:48:26: <Soots> "Then shock it. It'll be a lot better than just shocking it while it's dry."
02:48:31: <Pres> Arthur, you quickly have the armor disassembled. The interior is padded... and remarkably similar to Taggart's size.
02:48:36: <Snowshoe> Alex looks over at what Eriko's got.
02:49:26: <Alivi> Eriko sighs, too heavy...
02:49:47: <Pres> Roll engineering, alex?
02:49:48: <Wogglebug> "Taggart, c'mere. I've got a present."
02:49:55: <Soots> Chloe watches with interest but she doesn't know much about engineering, so she's just generating ideas.
02:50:09: <Snowshoe> 6df+6 arthur is better at this than I am
02:50:10: <Glacon> Snowshoe: arthur is better at this than I am: 5 (6df+6=4-, 0, 3+, 0, 0, 4-)
02:50:28: <TheRaven> "You gotta be kidding me..."
02:50:56: <Wogglebug> "You ever been to a renaissance fair?"
02:51:04: <Pres> Alex, that's a wet-pile battery. A really big primitive one, but a battery nonetheless.
02:51:18: <AgentFlowers> "Taggart gets the suit? Jam, son."
02:51:27: <Gara> "Fun."
02:51:31: <Wogglebug> "Get in."
02:51:50: <Pres> Arthur, you'll have to adjust the padding a bit.
02:51:58: <TheRaven> "What kind of weapons does it have? I'm not gonna be able to do much shooting with that on."
02:52:05: <Tretter> "Tagg, let's hope it doesn't stick you with needles and inject stuff into you."
02:52:32: <Wogglebug> "Well, it's large. You could just punch the dinosaur to death."
02:52:58: <Wogglebug> Arthur sets about suiting up Taggart, with Ross's assistance (assuming he's still there).
02:53:06: <Pres> "No killing!" yells Delia, returning to the group.
02:53:09: <TheRaven> "You clearly haven't seen me in a fistfight."
02:53:34: <Pres> She's got a giant net slung over her shoulder and is wheeling what appears to be a small cannon with a grappling hook sticking out of the barrel towards you.
02:53:51: <Alivi> "Wow...
02:53:53: <Wogglebug> "I'm sure you'll manage. Just aim your fist at the thing and squeeze. I think that's how it works."
02:54:04: <Wogglebug> Does Arthur need to roll to suit up Taggart?
02:54:10: <Pres> Yes.
02:54:12: <Soots> "...That is amazing! Thank you Delia."
02:54:16: <Tretter> "Ah, miss, I want to know if you have an electricity producing device."
02:54:27: <Wogglebug> "Ross, a bit of help."
02:54:34: <Wogglebug> Arthur snaps.
02:54:41: <Tretter> "Oh, right, what do I need to do?"
02:55:02: <Snowshoe> Alex walks over to Eriko. "I... /think/ this'd shock something pretty good."
02:55:04: <Wogglebug> "Just move these.... [instructions]"
02:55:08: <TheRaven> "Is there any way to mount a net launcher or something to this suit?"
02:55:12: <Pres> "Electrical fluid? Why those jars over there" she says, pointing towards the amphorae Eriko dug up. "We could never find a practical application, so they still have most of their charge."
02:55:37: <Pres> "Be careful not to touch both of the cables at once."
02:55:42: <Wogglebug> 6df+12 (burning 1 AP for maneuver reuse, [+4], debuff waived from Ross's assistance)
02:55:42: <Glacon> Wogglebug: (burning 1 AP for maneuver reuse, [+4], debuff waived from Ross's assistance): 11 (6df+12=0, 4-, 0, 0, 3+, 4-)
02:55:44: <Alivi> "Would it?"
02:55:46: <Tretter> "Great, could someone grab those?"
02:56:09: <Soots> Choie grabs them.
02:56:17: <Soots> *Chloe
02:56:50: <Pres> Taggart, it pinches a little in the groin area.
02:56:56: <Soots> She's careful not to accidentally shock herself. "Where do you want me to put this?"
02:57:05: <Pres> Chloe, again, it's a row of large ceramic jars on a cart. You gotta wheel it.
02:57:08: <Wogglebug> "That work for ya?"
02:57:30: <TheRaven> "A little tight around the lower bits, but I can deal with it, I think."
02:57:45: <Soots> Okay, she grabs the cart and wheels it towards the group.
02:58:16: <Wogglebug> "Alright. Now that you're in the suit, we should go over a few basic things. Move your view with the mouse, and move with the arrow keys."
02:58:23: <Wogglebug> Arthur snickers.
02:58:28: <TheRaven> He laughs.
02:58:36: <Tretter> "Been playing too much Doom?"
02:58:58: <Wogglebug> "God. Doom. My dark mistress."
02:59:14: <Tretter> "Or is it Half-Life?"
02:59:15: <AgentFlowers> "Man, why does Taggart get the suit. I want a suit."
02:59:19: <Wogglebug> Arthur double-checks the power and systems.
02:59:56: <Soots> "Taggart, from now on you shall be called Gordon Freeman."
03:00:49: <Gara> Loren looks just a biiiit uncomfortable with that.
03:01:13: <Gara> "Right, so."
03:01:18: <AgentFlowers> "Tony Stark, Chloe. Not Gordon Freeman."
03:01:34: <AgentFlowers> "He's the fornicator, remember?"
03:01:47: <Wogglebug> "Heh."
03:01:52: <Soots> Chloe doesn't know what Lily is talking about.
03:01:53: <Tretter> "So that's why it pinches him in the parts?"
03:02:08: <TheRaven> "I! AM! IRON MAN!" He does his best Ozzy impression, and hums the famous riff.
03:02:25: <Wogglebug> "Sabbath did it better."
03:02:29: <Pres> http://youtube.com/watch?v=dZJPYo-YUkA
03:02:30: <Glacon> Pres: Black Sabbath - Iron Man - length 5m 52s - rated 4.93/5.0 (35575) - 9,243,857 views - turquoiseporcupine on 2009.07.30
03:02:45: <Wogglebug> Arthur double-checks the systems once again.
03:02:54: <Pres> "Who are these people?" Delia asks curiously. "Are they famous heroes from your world?"
03:03:01: <Tretter> "We have now delved into pop culture references. What have we become?"
03:03:12: <AgentFlowers> "Oh, totally. Tony Stark is the Iron Man."
03:03:19: <Tretter> "kinda, they are fictional characters."
03:03:27: <Alivi> Eriko nods
03:03:28: <Gara> "We've become poolboys, I think."
03:03:34: <AgentFlowers> "Shush Ross. Grown ups are talking."
03:03:39: <Wogglebug> "You haven't /died/ yet."
03:03:40: <Soots> "Heroes from famed stories." Chloe explains.
03:04:11: <Wogglebug> After making sure Taggart's set to fight, Arthur goes over to the broad.
03:04:33: <Pres> "I see..." she says. "So... I have the net, and the line gun you asked for..."
03:04:33: <Tretter> "I am probably a grown up."
03:04:53: <Wogglebug> "Are you familiar with the concept of a grenade?"
03:05:17: <Tretter> "Better not call me a child when you need to be healed, Lily."
03:05:27: <Soots> "Thank you, Delia."
03:05:50: <TheRaven> "I guess this makes you Warmachine, Lily."
03:05:50: <Pres> "No grenades! We are not killing!"
03:06:14: <Wogglebug> "I had intended something else."
03:06:27: <Alivi> "No killing..."
03:06:34: <Wogglebug> "Are you familiar with the concept of electric grenades?"
03:06:53: <Tretter> "OOOO, shock grenades?"
03:06:54: <Pres> "No... electricity is an interesting concept, but one with few practical applications."
03:07:08: <AgentFlowers> "Awesome. I'm changing my Foundation log in to Warmachine68."
03:07:37: <Wogglebug> "You'd be surprised. If you have any surplus grenade casings,and some of that fluid....."
03:07:41: <Tretter> Ross coughs. Nearby people may have heard him say "bullshit."
03:08:51: <Pres> "I doubt the fluid will be effective on its own... the armor plating is quite sturdy."
03:09:05: <Wogglebug> Arthur cocks his head.
03:09:19: <Wogglebug> "Oh."
03:09:20: <Tretter> "What is the armour mad of?"
03:09:20: <AgentFlowers> "Armour plating? You /plated/ a T Rex?"
03:09:28: <Pres> "
03:09:41: <Wogglebug> "Well, have you any chemical anesthetic perhaps?"
03:09:49: <Pres> "Of course! This was before we knew it would misbehave in such a manner, perhaps. Chemical what?"
03:10:03: <Wogglebug> "Things what make things sleepy and tired."
03:10:07: <Wogglebug> "And not feel things."
03:10:36: <Soots> "Something that when injected into the blood, makes you fall asleep and mot feel pain."
03:10:47: <Pres> "Oh! Like extract of the poppy! Yes, we have that... but not nearly enough."
03:10:49: <Pres> She frowns.
03:10:58: <Alivi> "If they have ingrediants I can make one."
03:11:08: <Wogglebug> Arthur rubs his --hands-- hand together.
03:11:18: <Alivi> Eriko brightens up. "I'm a chemist after all!"
03:11:18: <Wogglebug> Eriko, what will you need?
03:11:20: <Wogglebug> ""
03:11:27: <Soots> "Yes, like poppy extract. But we'll need a lot of it..."
03:11:45: <TheRaven> Is the suit powered up?
03:11:48: <Pres> Eriko, roll science.
03:12:23: <Alivi> 6df+8
03:12:23: <Pres> Arthur's just figured out how. he does something just outside your field of vision- you can't turn your head very far- and the suit rumbles the life.
03:12:24: <Glacon> Alivi: 8 (6df+8=4-, 4-, 4-, 3+, 3+, 3+)
03:12:26: <Pres> to life*
03:12:26: <Soots> "I think it would be better to stick with the electricity thing. If the dinosaur is plated, it would conduct a lot more electricity."
03:12:40: <Wogglebug> "Wahahahahahahahahah"
03:13:01: <Wogglebug> "Not really. it'd be easier to singe though...."
03:13:23: <Pres> Eriko, if the stuff they have is just raw opium extract, it wouldn't be very pure
03:13:46: <AgentFlowers> "Okay, so to sum up, we have an armour plated cybernetic T Rex with a flamethrower on the loose, and Taggart is Iron Man. Good game, everybody."
03:13:49: <Wogglebug> "What we really need is sea-cone venom...."
03:13:49: <Pres> You could probably run a purification or two and get it up to a much higher potency.
03:13:51: <Tretter> "Well, if it's made of iron, electricity will get it pretty good."
03:14:05: <Alivi> Eriko sighs, "Raw opium extract isnt very pure…it wouldnt be enough… But if I can run purification, and Make it stronger..."
03:14:15: <Alivi> "It might take a couple times..."
03:14:27: <Wogglebug> "We've got a bit, haven't we?:
03:14:27: <Pres> "I'll show you to the lab!" Delia says.
03:14:29: <Wogglebug> "
03:14:47: <Alivi> Eriko nods. "Thank you!"
03:14:49: <Pres> She takes Eriko's hand and leads her off.
03:14:57: <Soots> Chloe feels a bit useless.
03:14:58: <Wogglebug> Arthur looks around, wondering if there's anything else of use.
03:15:00: <Alivi> Eriko is led!
03:15:01: <Glacon> Wogglebug: 9 (6df+8=4-, 0, 0, 3+, 3+, 0)
03:15:01: <Wogglebug> 6df+8
03:15:02: <TheRaven> Taggart starts testing the suit, just moving his arms at first.
03:15:11: <Soots> She wonders how the pegasai thing are doing.
03:16:07: <Pres> The joints are a bit sluggish, but the suit supports its weight and then some. Yes, this will do nicely.
03:16:41: <TheRaven> "Oh yeah."
03:16:47: <Tretter> "Come, Mark II, walk towards me."
03:17:23: <Gara> Loren goes with Eriko. "Chloe, come with me and Eriko?"
03:17:34: <Wogglebug> Arthur really wishes he had a cattle prod.
03:17:36: <Pres> Eriko, there's nothing in the way of modern analytical tools, but otherwise the lab is remarkably well stocked. And, as you suspected, the extract is just raw, unprocessed opium.
03:17:46: <Wogglebug> Arthur wonders if there's anything around with which to make one...
03:17:54: <Soots> "Okay."
03:17:57: <Pres> If you attempt to refine it, roll Science.
03:18:03: <TheRaven> He takes a few steps.
03:18:19: <Alivi> Eriko nods. "Interesting…" She attempts to do so.
03:18:22: <Alivi> 6df+8
03:18:22: <Glacon> Alivi: 10 (6df+8=4-, 3+, 3+, 0, 0, 3+)
03:18:25: <Soots> Chloe goes with Loren and Eriko.
03:18:57: <Pres> Slow, deliberate steps are no problem.
03:19:30: <Snowshoe> Alex watches Taggart walk around.
03:19:38: <Pres> The joints are still sluggish though, and the balance is off. If you need to run, or chew gum, that will take some concentration.
03:19:54: <Wogglebug> "Any problems Taggart?"
03:20:15: <Gara> Loren keeps an eye on Eriko.
03:20:30: <TheRaven> "Not really. It's a bit slow, but I expected that."
03:20:34: <Alivi> Eriko focuses on her work. she cannot fail them
03:20:39: <Wogglebug> "It need oil?"
03:20:51: <AgentFlowers> "I am so jelly right now. I am jelly of you. So jelly."
03:21:28: <TheRaven> "Don't think so, it works about as well as you'd expect it to."
03:21:36: <Wogglebug> "Alrighty."
03:21:38: <Pres> Eriko, you manage to run some simple distilations and then chemically purify the stuff. At the end of the process, you've got a big honkin' syringe full of dinosaur tranquilizers.
03:21:49: <Wogglebug> Arthur looks around for anything else he might be able to use.
03:21:56: <Wogglebug> 6df+8
03:21:56: <Glacon> Wogglebug: 9 (6df+8=3+, 0, 4-, 0, 0, 3+)
03:22:29: <Alivi> Eriko sighs, "Done… this should do it."
03:22:31: <Pres> Use for what?
03:22:32: <AgentFlowers> "If I kill you do I get the suit?"
03:22:44: <Wogglebug> Dino-fighting.
03:22:46: <Soots> "Okay. "
03:22:59: <Wogglebug> Or just stealing.
03:23:12: <Soots> Chloe likes how they have several contingencies for taking down the dinosaur.
03:23:44: <Alivi> "Let's go back to the others..."
03:23:56: <Gara> "Alright, lead the way."
03:24:11: <Pres> Well, there's the net and line launcher.
03:24:13: <Alivi> riko goes back
03:24:16: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe follows!
03:24:17: <Pres> Plus the giant battery.
03:24:29: <Wogglebug> Is that operational?
03:24:33: <Tretter> "Do you have any wire?"
03:24:37: <Wogglebug> Or does it need to be modified?
03:24:44: <Tretter> "And a spear or ranged puncturing tool?"
03:25:05: <Pres> It needs to be connected to something. But there's scrap copper wire lying on a nearby bench.
03:25:24: <Wogglebug> Arthur goes over, and moves a few things.
03:25:27: <Pres> And there's a pretty sharp grappling hook loaded in the line launcher cannon Delia brought you.
03:25:29: <Snowshoe> "If we could get some kind of conductive wire on that spear, and hooked the battery onto it..."
03:25:32: <Wogglebug> "Ross. I need your hands again."
03:25:51: <Wogglebug> Arthur picks up the line, turning it about.
03:26:01: <Wogglebug> ~HooHooHoo~
03:26:03: <Tretter> "Right away, Dwight."
03:26:53: <Alivi> "I have the tranquilezer ready.."
03:27:11: <Wogglebug> 6df+12 (Tagging tinkering [+4], debuff waived with Ross's assistance) Arthur inventuates an electro-net launcher.
03:27:11: <Glacon> Wogglebug: (Tagging tinkering [+4], debuff waived with Ross's assistance) Arthur inventuates an electro-net launcher.: 10 (6df+12=0, 4-, 4-, 3+, 0, 4-)
03:27:45: <Pres> By which you mean Arthur connects the copper wire to the net and then to the battery?
03:27:59: <Wogglebug> .....if you want to phrase it like that, yes.
03:28:19: <Tretter> "Wait, don't attach it to the battery yet."
03:28:25: <Pres> In that case, please roll PDef, because I've seen no indication that arthur is wearing non-conductive gloves.
03:28:41: <Wogglebug> Arthur wears welding gloves constantly.
03:28:41: <Tretter> "We won't be able to move it if it's electrified."
03:30:31: <Wogglebug> 6df+6 Apparently none of that ever happened or something?
03:30:32: <Glacon> Wogglebug: Apparently none of that ever happened or something?: 5 (6df+6=3+, 0, 3+, 4-, 4-, 4-)
03:30:44: <Pres> 6df+5 ZZZZT
03:30:45: <Glacon> Pres: ZZZZT: 4 (6df+5=0, 4-, 0, 4-, 3+, 0)
03:31:26: <Pres> Arthur, as you hook up the wires to the battery, a jolt runs through your good arm and you reflexively drop the cable.
03:31:28: <Pres> No damage.
03:31:48: <Tretter> "Told ya."
03:32:33: <Pres> So, everyone's back in the great hall?
03:32:50: <Wogglebug> "Woops."
03:32:55: <Gara> Sure.
03:33:01: <Snowshoe> suppose so.
03:33:06: <Wogglebug> "Guess I must have missed that day in school."
03:33:39: <Tehpillowstar> yes, Chloe is bakc
03:33:54: <Alivi> Eriko is back!
03:34:33: <Pres> Okay! Delia fills everyone in on Eriko's progress with the tranquilizers.
03:34:44: <Alivi> Eriko smiles.
03:34:53: <Wogglebug> "Ey, you got any insulated gloves?"
03:35:34: <Pres> "You don't?" she replies quizzically. Their exchange is cut short by the arrival of max, pushing the pegasi on a large cart. Pause.
03:35:35: <Tretter> Can Ross use his boot and kick the wire off the battery?
03:35:51: <Pres> PAUSE, ROSS. GOD.
03:37:39: <Pres> Okay, he said pegasi. And you assumed flying horses.
03:38:00: <Pres> And technically, they do have horse heads. But they also have delta wings and what appears to be a rocket thruster pointing out the back.
03:38:34: <Pres> The saddle is also half safety harness, and the ears seamlessly transition into handlebars.
03:38:55: <AgentFlowers> "DUDE."
03:39:08: <Pres> Unpause.
03:39:19: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe is grinning like a maniac.
03:39:24: <AgentFlowers> "YES."
03:39:28: <Tehpillowstar> Fuck. Yeah.
03:39:37: <Alivi> "Wow…..Wonderful!"
03:39:39: <AgentFlowers> "This is exactly what my life has been building up to. Yes."
03:39:45: <Wogglebug> Arthur shrugs. "Must have lost them on the way over or something. Have you got any? I need to finish with this."
03:39:55: <TheRaven> "Feeling less jealous now, Lily?"
03:40:06: <AgentFlowers> "Yes. Yes. Hell. Fucking. Yes."
03:40:30: <Pres> "Here, use mine." Max snatches a pair off a nearby table and passes them to ralph.
03:40:34: <Tretter> "Can Iron Monger over there be carried on one of these?"
03:40:52: <Pres> "Iron Monger?" Max asks quizzically?
03:41:01: <Wogglebug> Arthur takes the gloves before they can get to Ralph, who is not there.
03:41:06: <AgentFlowers> "Iron Monger was the /bad/ guy, Ross."
03:41:13: <Wogglebug> He finishes connecting up the net.
03:41:25: <Tretter> "Lily, I am aware of this."
03:43:07: <Pres> "I'm afraid the pegasus is more delicate than it looks. Plus, you may not be able to turn the valves. Here, let me show you." He explains how the throttle controls the fuel flow rate, and how to turn it to move the control surfaces.
03:43:11: <Alivi> "Well..."
03:43:28: <Pres> You get the feeling it will be quite easy to pick up, despite never having flown anything in your lives.
03:43:34: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe listens intently. Hell yes she wants to ride one.
03:45:01: <Pres> So, once the explanation is finished, who's going to ride?
03:45:15: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe offers to ride.
03:45:17: <Alivi> Eriko shakes her head, "I am not that good..."
03:45:44: <Snowshoe> How explodey do they look?
03:46:00: <Tretter> "I'll walk. I can probably track it easier on the ground."
03:46:08: <Snowshoe> Look like they'll hold together if they get hit?
03:46:26: <Pres> They probably won't explode... the body is very sturdily constructed, the wings not so much.
03:47:14: <Pres> Any damage to them will probably result in a very hard landing.
03:47:23: <Wogglebug> "Hmmmm"
03:47:42: <AgentFlowers> Lily has been standing next to one since they were rolled out.
03:47:45: <Wogglebug> "You could put the net on the back, and launch it form there."
03:47:54: <Snowshoe> "Just how long are these new arms on the t-rex?"
03:48:06: <Tehpillowstar> So is Chloe. She really wants to fly the thing.
03:48:08: <Wogglebug> "Then a ground team with iron man here could move in to anesthetize it."
03:48:09: <Pres> "But how would you carry the batteries?"
03:48:29: <Wogglebug> "Bolt 'em on?"
03:48:47: <AgentFlowers> "Toss me the rope, Chloe and I can try to trip it up."
03:48:52: <Alivi> Eriko looks at the others
03:49:09: <Pres> Arthur, the batteries are normal clay jars, and are bigger around than the pegasus itself.
03:49:59: <Tretter> "We can take them. Provided we can stick them in a wagon or something."
03:50:17: <Wogglebug> Arthur just sort of shrugs.
03:50:46: <Pres> "They're about as long, proportionally, as a human arm. So..." She starts at one point and walks a straight line to indicate length. Yeah. Kinda long.
03:50:47: <AgentFlowers> "Rope, pleeeeeeez."
03:51:06: <Tretter> Ross tosses her his rope
03:51:08: <Tretter> .
03:51:15: <Snowshoe> "So, dexterity-wise, how likely are they to swat one of these?"
03:51:43: <AgentFlowers> She catches it. "Much obliged."
03:51:50: <Pres> "Not very. They aren't very good at using them.
03:52:06: <Pres> he* isn't*
03:52:14: <Tehpillowstar> "Great. Better for us."
03:52:39: <Alivi> Eriko sighs, "Let's go..."
03:52:57: <Snowshoe> "Is fuel going to be an issue?"
03:52:58: <Tretter> "Last call for ground crew."
03:53:04: <Pres> "Your main concern should be the breath of Hephaestus." Max says. "I don't know exactly how much fuel is left in the creature's tanks."
03:53:17: <Alivi> "…We can be careful..."
03:53:27: <Alivi> Eriko looks at Ross, "What do you mean?"
03:53:36: <TheRaven> "How much protection would this suit offer against it?"
03:53:57: <Tretter> "Well some people are flying and me and Iron Fornicator are walking and tracking the beast."
03:54:41: <Pres> "Not much. I recommend you lure it from the air, and then use the net."
03:55:04: <Wogglebug> "Hmmm."
03:55:15: <Pres> "That way, you can get the creature in position more safely."
03:55:20: <Snowshoe> Alex sighs. "Fuck it, not like I'll get another chance to do this."
03:55:23: <TheRaven> "Sounds good. I'm basically here for backup, then."
03:55:24: <Alivi> "I wont be flying….I have the tranqulizers…."
03:55:34: <Alivi> "Should I give them to someone?"
03:55:34: <Wogglebug> "Perhaps it would be better if we had the radios from the scuba masks, no?"
03:55:49: <Wogglebug> "Give 'em to Ross."
03:56:03: <Alivi> Eriko nods she holds them out to Ross.
03:56:17: <Tretter> "Right." He takes one.
03:56:31: <Alivi> Eriko nods.
03:56:40: <Alivi> "Lets get home…the sooner…the better..."
03:56:50: <Wogglebug> "Guys. Masks. Radios. Communications."
03:57:00: <TheRaven> Taggart picks up the cannon. "This should be fun."
03:57:21: <Wogglebug> "Ey! Any of you lot got your radios?'
03:57:29: <Alivi> "But we have our radios.., right?"
03:57:43: <Alivi> "They were in our gear..."
03:57:54: <Pres> Anyone who has a radio in their inventory is set.
03:57:56: <Wogglebug> "Have you ever tried to use a hand-held radio while flying?"
03:58:03: <Wogglebug> "Doesn't tend to work out."
03:58:05: <Alivi> "…no…"
03:58:12: <Pres> If not, just grab a mask. You did remember to pack the standard-issue headset, right?
03:58:29: <Wogglebug> "Whoever's going in the birds needs a mask."
03:59:26: <TheRaven> "You know...this might work better if I carried it." Taggart picks up the cannon and hefts it onto his shoulder, bazooka-style.
04:00:17: <Tehpillowstar> "Alright, where's our scuba gear?"
04:00:25: <Alivi> "Im not..."
04:00:42: <Wogglebug> "I think it's back by the sub."
04:00:59: <Alivi> "sub?""
04:01:11: <Wogglebug> "Or rather, where the sub would usually be."
04:01:12: <Tehpillowstar> "I presume that Lily and I are gonna be the distraction, right?"
04:01:34: <Alivi> "I dunno...
04:02:13: <Gara> "I'm not going to be a huge help, really>"
04:02:48: <Snowshoe> "I'll give the flying thing a shot."
04:02:59: <Alivi> "Good luck..."
04:03:14: <AgentFlowers> "Hey, our helmets have radio contact,"
04:03:30: <Tretter> "Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting t-wexes."
04:03:59: <AgentFlowers> "Someone go grab the helmets. Those'll work perfectly."
04:04:17: <Wogglebug> Arthur nods and runs off to grab them.
04:05:50: <Pres> Arthur procures the helmets and returns without any incident.
04:06:18: <AgentFlowers> Lily puts on her helmet. <<How do I look? Do I look like a Kamen Rider?>>
04:06:27: <Wogglebug> "In all honesty, it's probably better just to use the helmets. Hands free and all that."
04:06:40: <Wogglebug> Arthur puts his on.
04:07:10: <Wogglebug> He looks at the pegasi. How many are there?
04:07:27: <Pres> Just the two. Lily and Chloe have already claimed them, though.
04:07:32: <Pillow> Chloe puts on a helment
04:07:44: <Alivi> Eriko sighs.
04:07:58: <Snowshoe> Alex heads over to the ground crew.
04:08:38: <Gara> Loren is a part of the ground crew.
04:09:13: <Pres> Is everyone ready?
04:09:24: <Alivi> Eriko is in the ground crew
04:09:33: <Snowshoe> sure
04:09:35: <Wogglebug> Arthur is prepared to provide Iron Man tech support.
04:09:42: <AgentFlowers> Lily saddles up. <<Yeehaw!>>
04:09:46: <TheRaven> Taggart has the cannon slung over his shoulder, and he's ready to go.
04:10:13: <Tretter> "So, with the aid of the Iron Piston and his faithful team, Captain Medic starts on his quest to hunt the rare cyborg T-Wrex."
04:10:47: <Wogglebug> "You might want to be quiet. Dinosaurs eat you if you're not."
04:11:30: <Wogglebug> "You ready Taggart?"
04:12:02: <Tretter> "Let them try. Captain Medic is not afraid of dinosaurs... unless they roar at him, in which case Captain Medic will run away."
04:12:26: <TheRaven> "Let's rock."
04:12:52: <Alivi> "Let's go..."
04:12:57: <Tretter> "Autobots, roll out."
04:13:12: <Gara> "Ross... You are the worst. Lets go."
04:13:19: <Wogglebug> "Right, let's move. You lot get in the sky, Ross- start looking. The rest of you make sure you've got us covered on the sides."
04:13:34: <Pillow> Chloe saddles up and is ready to fly
04:14:01: <Tretter> "Yes, I am. I have to get my heroics out early or I'll try to do something like stick my head in it's mouth."
04:14:12: <Pillow> "Ready." ~To kick ass.~
04:14:31: <TheRaven> Taggart plods along with the group.
04:14:38: <Tretter> "Wait, how do we get out of the building?
04:15:19: <Wogglebug> "Through the large hole in it?"
04:15:47: <Tretter> "...Right. Now, my faithful sidekick, let us away."
04:15:52: <Tretter> *Sidekicks
04:15:57: <Pres> "or through the front doors" Max says, as he and Delia head over to the largest doorway you've seen yet.
04:15:58: <Wogglebug> "I will end you, just so you know."
04:16:06: <Pres> With some effort, they manage to open the doors.
04:16:13: <Tretter> "Yes, I know."
04:16:18: <Wogglebug> "Kay."
04:16:32: <Alivi> Eriko follows along
04:16:51: <Wogglebug> Arthur heads out, spotting for MechaTaggart.
04:17:11: <Tretter> Ross goes outside and looks for tracks. Roll Perception?
04:17:16: <Snowshoe> Alex follows.
04:17:17: <Pillow> Chloe wearing her helmet, is a littke scared.
04:17:24: <Pres> Perception or survival, if you're spotting from the ground.
04:17:34: <Pres> Perception only from the air.
04:17:48: <Wogglebug> Arthur looks about
04:17:51: <Wogglebug> 6df+8
04:17:52: <Glacon> Wogglebug: 6 (6df+8=3+, 4-, 4-, 4-, 4-, 3+)
04:17:53: <Snowshoe> 6df+4 Alex will manage to miss them tracks.
04:17:54: <Glacon> Snowshoe: Alex will manage to miss them tracks.: 5 (6df+4=0, 0, 0, 3+, 4-, 3+)
04:18:07: <Glacon> pillow: LOoking: 8 (6df+5=0, 0, 3+, 0, 3+, 3+)
04:18:07: <Pillow> 6df+5 LOoking
04:18:16: <Pres> http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/US_Navy_051026-N-0000X-001_Electronics_Technician_1st_Class_Matthew_Ammons,_a_diver_assigned_to_Mobile_Diving_and_Salvage_Unit_Two_(MDSU-2),_is_fitted_with_a_Kirby_Morgan_37_Dive_Helmet.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg
04:18:17: <Gara> 6df+8 Tagging curiosity, where the hell can a Dinosaur hide?
04:18:18: <Glacon> Gara: Tagging curiosity, where the hell can a Dinosaur hide?: 9 (6df+8=3+, 3+, 0, 4-, 3+, 4-)
04:18:18: <TheRaven> Would Taggart be able to see enough from the mech to roll?
04:18:35: <Tretter> 6df+5 Boy Scout Tracking is a go.
04:18:35: <Glacon> tretter: Boy Scout Tracking is a go.: 4 (6df+5=4-, 0, 4-, 0, 0, 3+)
04:18:36: <Pres> http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/u-s-navy-diving-helmet-17713909.jpg Or try this, it's a sane link. MOVING ON
04:18:52: <Pres> 6df I AM LARGE AND NOT CONCERNED WITH STEALTH
04:18:53: <Glacon> Pres: I AM LARGE AND NOT CONCERNED WITH STEALTH: 0 (6df=0, 4-, 3+, 4-, 3+, 0)
04:19:28: <Alivi> 6df+8
04:19:29: <Glacon> Alivi: 9 (6df+8=3+, 3+, 3+, 4-, 4-, 0)
04:19:42: <Pillow> Chloe clenches at the handlebars. She's both excited and terrified.
04:20:11: <AgentFlowers> Lily kicks her Pegasus into gear.
04:20:19: <Pres> Lily and Chloe are out the doors. Ready to fly?
04:20:39: <Pillow> Chloe glances at Lily and does the same. She is ready to fly.
04:20:40: <AgentFlowers> <<Let's DO this!>>
04:20:58: <Pres> Turn the throttle, ladies.
04:21:12: <Wogglebug> <<If the thing charges, get out of the way. No playing chicken with a dinosaur.>>
04:21:14: <Pillow> <<Time chew bubblegum and kick ass.>>
04:21:23: <Tretter> <<Let's go! WOO! Gung Ho search begins!>>
04:21:37: <Pillow> Chloe turns on the throttle and braces herself.
04:21:44: <AgentFlowers> Lily throttles it!
04:22:42: <Pillow> At the last moment, an almost psychotic grin appears on Chloe's face.
04:23:02: <Pres> There's a brief thrumming as the fuel trickles through the system, and then Lily and Chloe are slammed back into the saddle as the engines *roar* to life, catapulting them into the air on a giant plume of fire and smoke.
04:23:32: <Tehpillowstar> "WHOOOOHOOOOO!!!"
04:23:57: <TheRaven> <<Not gonna lie, that looks fun as hell.>>
04:24:04: <Wogglebug> <<Heh.>>
04:24:11: <Alivi> "….Scary..."
04:24:27: <Tretter> "And there they go. Loren, could you keep an eye on them in case anything goes wrong?"
04:24:32: <Snowshoe> "Jealous."
04:24:44: <Pres> Ground crew, the tracks are pretty obvious. As is the trail of scorch marks. Do you follow?
04:24:45: <Tehpillowstar> The initial inertia Chloe feels is terrifying, but once she's in the air, her fear tapers off to adrenaline-filled joy.
04:25:02: <Wogglebug> <<Right then. Let's find a good spot.>>
04:25:59: <Gara> "Okay."
04:26:07: <Gara> Loren keeps an eye on the flight crew.
04:26:21: <TheRaven> Taggart follows the trail, mildly annoyed at how loud and obvious the suit is. He still likes it a hell of a lot more than walking, though.
04:26:26: <Alivi> Eriko follows
04:26:34: <Tretter> "Right, it looks like they went this way."
04:27:22: <Tehpillowstar> As she flies, she controls the pegasus so that she gains altitude.
04:27:43: <Pres> Taggart, the suit is clanky, but it's not quite as obvious as a pair of rockets.
04:28:03: <Tehpillowstar> <<Lily, status?>>
04:28:09: <Gara> Loren follows along with them.
04:28:16: <Tretter> "Did anyone bring any binoculars?"
04:29:03: <AgentFlowers> <<THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER DONE.>>
04:29:33: <Wogglebug> Arthur keeps on the lookout as they travel.
04:30:12: <Snowshoe> Alex follows on the ground, already trying to figure out what exactly goes wrong with a person when they slam into the ground on the back of a flying motorcycle.
04:30:18: <Pres> You're all making fairly good time, but Lily and Chloe are of course much faster. Perception, Lily and Chloe.
04:30:29: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe laughs out loud, There is no way she could say no to that.
04:30:46: <Tehpillowstar> 6df+5 everything is WORTH IT
04:30:47: <Glacon> Tehpillowstar: everything is WORTH IT: 5 (6df+5=3+, 4-, 3+, 3+, 4-, 4-)
04:31:04: <AgentFlowers> 6df+5
04:31:05: <Glacon> AgentFlowers: 2 (6df+5=4-, 4-, 0, 0, 4-, 0)
04:31:26: <Pres> 6df RAWR
04:31:28: <Glacon> Pres: RAWR: -1 (6df=4-, 4-, 0, 3+, 3+, 4-)
04:32:25: <Pres> The tracks lead into a thicket of trees... most of which were flattened when the t-rex encoutnered them.
04:32:39: <Pres> Look! You can see two of them topple over now! That must be it!
04:33:25: <Tehpillowstar> <<I have a visual on the target at 2 o'clock!>>
04:33:49: <TheRaven> <<Roger, en route.>>
04:34:04: <Wogglebug> <<Try not to die.>>
04:34:10: <AgentFlowers> <<Stay on target, red leader!>>
04:34:41: <Tretter> <<Copy that Red 5.>>
04:34:44: <Alivi> <<Be careful>>
04:35:15: <TheRaven> Taggart plods along, rather glad that there's a well-beaten path to follow.
04:35:27: <Snowshoe> Alex remains with the group.
04:35:34: <Pres> Another tree topples. Taggart, that forest is getting pretty close. Might wanna think about setting up soon.
04:35:42: <Tehpillowstar> Does Chloe see the dinosaur?
04:35:52: <Wogglebug> "Snow, have your firearm ready. If things get heavy, take it down. Any exposed joints would be weak, and the eyes if you can get at them."
04:36:05: <Pres> Not directly, but she sees the havoc it's wreaking plain as day.
04:36:30: <Tretter> <<Guys, how are we going to get the dino back?>>
04:36:50: <Wogglebug> <<We'll figure that out when we get to it.>>
04:37:05: <Tretter> "Right."
04:37:40: <TheRaven> <<Joints and eyes, and if it opens its mouth you can nail it through the palate, too.>>
04:37:48: <Wogglebug> "Ross, you still have that syringe?"
04:38:07: <Tretter> "The one in my medpack?"
04:38:18: <Wogglebug> "The one filled with opiates."
04:38:37: <TheRaven> <<And I don't suppose anyone brought an elephant gun.>>
04:38:40: <Tretter> "I never had that. I though Erico had that."
04:38:48: <Wogglebug> "She gave it to you."
04:38:54: <Alivi> "I gave it to you..."
04:38:57: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe accelerates towards the dino, a plan forming in her mind.
04:38:58: <Alivi> Eriko seems alarmed.
04:39:02: <Tretter> "Oh."
04:39:06: <Wogglebug> "Check your pockets."
04:39:10: <Tretter> Ross patpats his pockets.
04:39:11: <Alivi> "Do you have it???"
04:39:21: <Tretter> Does he have it?"
04:39:23: <Snowshoe> "Is this the one time ever the shotgun will be good for someting, Taggart?"
04:39:27: <Pres> Ross suddenly realizes he shoved it into his pack.
04:39:29: <Snowshoe> *something
04:39:41: <Tretter> "Wait, check the back pocket of my pack."
04:39:53: <Tretter> "I stuck a few things in there."
04:40:07: <Alivi> "ok..."
04:40:18: <Pres> What is Chloe's plan?
04:40:19: <Alivi> Eriko opens his pack's back pocket.
04:40:40: <TheRaven> <<Depends, have any slugs? And I don't guess you've had it...no, you wouldn't have had the chance, never mind.>>
04:41:14: <Gara> Loren tries to be somewhere out of the way.
04:41:20: <Tretter> She finds a few gears and other things as well as the syringe.
04:41:29: <Alivi> "Got it!"
04:41:41: <Alivi> She takes it out and zips the pocket shut.
04:42:23: <Tehpillowstar> She accelerates towards the falling trees and carnage.
04:42:35: <Tehpillowstar> redact
04:43:32: <Pres> Redacted.
04:43:33: <Tehpillowstar> <<You guys, got anything planned or are we gonna wing it?>>
04:44:09: <AgentFlowers> <<Chloe, let's try and lure it into the open!>>
04:44:42: <Tretter> <<Can you buzz it while staying out of it's range?>>
04:45:00: <Tehpillowstar> <<I think so.>>
04:45:21: <Alivi> "Ross…" Eriko hands the s yringe to him
04:45:33: <Tehpillowstar> Is the dino now visible?
04:45:47: <Pres> It's just passed into a clearing!
04:46:05: <Tretter> "What should I do with this? I'm not going to run in and stab it. Let the Iron Giant do it."
04:46:11: <Wogglebug> "If the net fails, that needs to go in it somewhere."
04:46:48: <Pres> Pause for description?
04:49:04: <Pres> Chloe, Lily, seeing that skeleton did /not/ prepare you for this thing. Not only is it covered in burnished bronze plate, but it has two long arms with wickedly sharp claws on the end. As you see it, it turns, hearing the sound of the rockets, and catches sight of you.
04:49:16: <Pres> .choose Chloe, Lily
04:49:17: <Glacon> Pres: Lily
04:49:23: <Pres> Lily, roll agility please.
04:49:56: <Glacon> AgentFlowers: Woah!: 8 (6df+6=3+, 0, 0, 3+, 3+, 4-)
04:49:56: <AgentFlowers> 6df+6 Woah!
04:50:10: <Pres> 6df+5 RAWR
04:50:11: <Glacon> Pres: RAWR: 1 (6df+5=4-, 4-, 4-, 3+, 4-, 4-)
04:50:12: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe clenches her teeth. Now all of her non-existant flying skills will be put to the test.
04:50:38: <Pres> Lily, the thing opens its mouth, and between the rows of wickedly sharp teeth you see... is that a bell nozzle?
04:51:33: <AgentFlowers> <<Oh, this is gonna suck.>> She guns it away!
04:51:38: <Pres> Then it breathes fire at you. No, not fire. This is a supersonic exhuast plume at a temperature of three thousand degrees. Fortunately, you swerve, and the plume roars past you in a split second.
04:52:01: <Pres> Your ears ring from the blast.
04:52:17: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe maneuvers around the dinosaur, but not near the fireblast.
04:52:22: <AgentFlowers> <<WOO! That's right baby, follow mama!>> She takes off just fast enough to present a tasty prey.
04:52:55: <Pres> The T-rex roars and gives chase.
04:53:26: <Tretter> <<Cutting it a bit close, Lily? Glad you got out of there.>>
04:53:33: <Tehpillowstar> Her heart's beating fast with adrenaline, constantly teasing the dinosaur by flying just out of its reach.
04:53:39: <Tehpillowstar> Agility?
04:53:49: <Pres> Ground crew, you start to hear heavy, thudding footsteps approaching. Yes, both of you.
04:54:33: <AgentFlowers> <<Wooooo hoohoo!>>
04:54:44: <TheRaven> <<Here we go...>>
04:54:53: <Tehpillowstar> 6df+6 Swerving like dog fighters...
04:54:54: <Glacon> Tehpillowstar: Swerving like dog fighters...: 5 (6df+6=0, 3+, 4-, 3+, 4-, 4-)
04:55:01: <Snowshoe> Alex looks around for something that might need to be prepared.
04:55:09: <Pres> Lily, agility please.
04:55:22: <Tretter> <<Ready up, people.>>
04:55:48: <Snowshoe> Alex decides that the gun side of things is pretty well prepared, and starts preparing some basic medical shit.
04:56:00: <Wogglebug> <<Aye. Snow, Ross, take to the sides. Eriko, stay out of the line of fire.>
04:56:01: <Gara> Loren looks just about useless, with her dinky little knife.
04:56:08: <Wogglebug> Arthur double checks the cannon.
04:56:28: <Pres> It's all good, just need to connect the leads.
04:56:56: <TheRaven> <<So how are we planning to take this thing down?>>
04:56:56: <Snowshoe> Alex takes his things and moves about thirty feet away from the TagCannon
04:57:04: <AgentFlowers> <<We're coming in! Three marks at 2-10!>>
04:57:11: <AgentFlowers> 6df+6 agility
04:57:13: <Glacon> AgentFlowers: agility: 7 (6df+6=4-, 3+, 3+, 0, 0, 0)
04:58:12: <Pres> You both manage to weave back and forth at treetop level, the monster swipes at you with its arms, but always falls short.
04:58:28: <Pres> Just a few more seconds and it'll clear the treeline.
04:58:39: <Tretter> "Didn't he say this thing was docile?"
04:59:07: <Snowshoe> "It's a very angry lizard."
05:00:20: <Pres> Ground crew, those footsteps are starting to turn deafening...
05:00:23: <Tehpillowstar> Flying...Chloe breaks free of her fear, laughing like a maniac as she swerves and dives out of the way.
05:00:43: <Pres> 6df+5 DODGE THIS
05:00:44: <Glacon> Pres: DODGE THIS: 6 (6df+5=3+, 3+, 0, 4-, 3+, 4-)
05:00:52: <Pres> Agility, Chloe.
05:00:58: <TheRaven> <<Any ideas on how we're going to get this on the ground?>>
05:01:10: <Wogglebug> "Taggart, I'mma be back here by the cannon, once you get the net on him I'll zap it. Alright?"
05:01:53: <Tehpillowstar> 6df+6 fuck yeah
05:01:54: <Glacon> Tehpillowstar: fuck yeah: 4 (6df+6=4-, 4-, 0, 0, 0, 0)
05:03:12: <Wogglebug> "And if all else fails, there's always the option of ripping out a dinosaur's trachea."
05:03:13: <Pres> Chloe, this blast is close enough to sear your skin. The shockwave sends you spinning away. -1 body, no action for one turn.
05:03:20: <Tretter> "I'll stay back here unless my services are required."
05:03:26: <TheRaven> <<Shit, Chloe!>>
05:03:45: <Snowshoe> Alex twitches, but stays where he is.
05:03:46: <Pres> The t-rex has cleared the treeline! The ground crew can see him... and he's barreling straight towards them.
05:03:57: <Snowshoe> ~Not gonna do anything but hurt people if you go for it~
05:04:16: <Wogglebug> "On your mark."
05:04:29: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe cries out in pain, but she manages to retain control, but fuck, the burns...
05:04:46: <TheRaven> <<Okay seriously, what's the plan?>>
05:04:48: <Pres> Chloe, is your ear bleeding? You can't tell.
05:04:56: <Wogglebug> "I just told you."
05:05:02: <Wogglebug> "Net the bastard."
05:05:11: <Tretter> <<Shoot the net, I'll syringe the fucker.>>
05:05:12: <Snowshoe> <<I think you two can land now...>>
05:05:54: <Wogglebug> <<Everyone stear clear of it till I give the word. Don't want you jumping on live wires.>>
05:05:54: <Pres> This is it...
05:06:25: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe flies out of the way. She resists the temptation to pull off her helmet to check her ear.
05:07:51: <Tretter> <<Arthur! Do it!>>
05:08:07: <Wogglebug> <<He needs to shoot it first, silly.>>
05:08:16: <Glacon> TheRaven: tagging I Know What I'm Doing, Taggart fires the net! (Ranged, if you couldn't tell): 12 (6df+12=0, 0, 4-, 0, 0, 3+)
05:08:16: <TheRaven> 6df+12 tagging I Know What I'm Doing, Taggart fires the net! (Ranged, if you couldn't tell)
05:08:38: <Tehpillowstar> Adrenaline prevents her from feeling the agony of the burns.
05:09:10: <Pres> There's a loud *thwoomp* as the cannon fires. The grappling hook flies straight and true, the net unfurling behind it.
05:09:13: <AgentFlowers> <<You're all clear, kid!>>
05:09:23: <AgentFlowers> <<Let's blow this thing and go home!>>
05:09:47: <Tehpillowstar> <<Couldn't of said it better myself!>>
05:09:47: <Pres> 6df+3 I AM BIG AND CLUMSY
05:09:49: <Glacon> Pres: I AM BIG AND CLUMSY: 6 (6df+3=3+, 3+, 3+, 0, 4-, 3+)
05:10:25: <Pres> The dinosaur starts to turn, but it's too late. The hook embeds itself between two of the armor plates and the net drops across it shortly thereafter.
05:10:48: <Wogglebug> Arthur turns on the lightning.
05:10:58: <Snowshoe> "If this works the way we planned I will be astounded."
05:11:09: <Snowshoe> "Also ross you should probably get ready to go and stab it now."
05:11:17: <Tretter> Ross gets into a sprinting position.
05:11:35: <Tretter> Roll agility?
05:11:42: <Pres> Arthur, the creature screams, the shriek sending pain through your ears. It tips over and crashes the the ground, skidding to a halt... right in front of you.
05:12:01: <Wogglebug> Arthur disconnects the leads and books it.
05:12:15: <Wogglebug> <<Staby time not. That failing, fill it with lead.>>
05:12:30: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe stays in the air incase they need air support.
05:12:42: <Pres> The creature continues to scream, smoke rising from the armor. It thrashes feebly as ross takes off.
05:12:44: <Pres> Yes, agility.
05:12:46: <Tretter> Ross runs up and imbeds the syringe into the beast. ~fuckfuckfuckfuck~
05:12:54: <Tretter> Redact that
05:13:11: <Tretter> 6df+10 Tagging Can't Hold Still
05:13:12: <Glacon> tretter: Tagging Can't Hold Still: 12 (6df+10=0, 3+, 3+, 3+, 0, 4-)
05:13:50: <Pres> Ross jabs it into the creature's neck! It bucks him off in pain, but the dose is in.
05:14:05: <Wogglebug> <<Good job, kid.>>
05:14:15: <Pres> Slowly, its twitching stops and its gasps settle into low, steady breathing.
05:14:24: <Tretter> "HAHAHAHA! I am never doing that again."
05:14:59: <Snowshoe> "So, uh"
05:15:04: <Snowshoe> "How do we get it back?"
05:15:09: <Wogglebug> <<Good showing all around.>>
05:15:16: <TheRaven> <<Well holy fuck, did that just /work/?"
05:15:22: <Tehpillowstar> <<That is a good queastion.>>
05:15:31: <Wogglebug> <<Never doubt my plans, Taggart.>>
05:15:36: <AgentFlowers> <<I think I just had an orgasm.>>
05:15:36: <Tehpillowstar> *question
05:15:52: <Tretter> <<Evidently Are 354 is cursed to have all plans go awry.>>
05:16:17: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe starts laughing, goddamnit, it /worked/.
05:16:33: <Tretter> <<Guys, what if it wakes up?>>
05:16:43: <Wogglebug> <<We run.>>
05:16:48: <Tretter> <<There wasn't much in the syringe.>>
05:16:54: <TheRaven> Taggart resists the multitude of comments that jump to mind at Lily's statement. <<Hey, one of you flying people wanna head back and tell them their dinosaur is ready to be picked up?>>
05:17:14: <Tehpillowstar> <<I'll do it.>>
05:17:22: <Snowshoe> Alex heads closer to the tyrannosaur and has a look at its plating.
05:17:34: <Pres> Max and Delia area already headed out of the manor... on a cart... pulled by steam-powered horses.
05:17:41: <Wogglebug> <<Anyone injured?>>
05:17:50: <Pres> Looks bronze-y, Alex.
05:18:03: <Tretter> <<Chloe got burned, and I bruised myself.>>
05:18:08: <Snowshoe> He looks for weak points.
05:18:11: <Tehpillowstar> <<Got burned, think one of my ears is busted.>>
05:18:28: <Wogglebug> <<Snow or Ross, see to them her burns.>>
05:18:34: <Wogglebug> *-them
05:18:47: <Snowshoe> <<Soon as she lands, sure.>>
05:19:02: <Pres> There are gaps between the plating.
05:19:06: <TheRaven> <<That was absolutely beautiful, excellent work guys.>>
05:19:21: <Tretter> "Alex, catch." He tosses some burn cream from his pack.
05:19:31: <Snowshoe> Alex catches.
05:19:44: <Tehpillowstar> <<Damn, we are good.>>
05:19:46: <Snowshoe> Does the thing seem to be staying asleep?
05:20:07: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe searches for Max and Delia
05:20:19: <Pres> As soon as they get close, Delia dismounts and runs over to the t-rex. "Oh, thank goodness!" she yells, nuzzling the creature... at least, as much as one can nuzzle a t-rex.
05:20:34: <Tretter> Ross draws his pistol and points it at the creature. "If this thing get's up, I'll blow it's brains."
05:20:43: <Pres> It's not getting up any time soon, Alex.
05:20:48: <Wogglebug> Arthur makes sure the leads are far from danger.
05:21:03: <Snowshoe> Alex moves away from the t-rex.
05:21:16: <Gara> Loren is well away from the dino.
05:21:18: <TheRaven> <<Good luck, Ross. You'd be lucky to piss it off with that.>>
05:21:23: <Gara> And still has her dinky little knife.
05:21:29: <Wogglebug> <<Heh.>>
05:21:39: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe is still zooming around. She'll miss flying like this.
05:21:45: <Pres> Max is busy clapping people on the shoulder and offering enthusiastic congratulations.
05:21:50: <Tretter> <<I can try.>>
05:22:08: <Snowshoe> <<Chloe, want to get that ear looked at?>>
05:22:12: <Pres> Delia's in your way anyways, Ross. You don't think she'd be willing to move.
05:22:40: <Pres> Chloe, Lily, you notice there's a gauge between the handlebars... and it's straying into the red.
05:22:43: <Gara> Loren continues her practice of staring at Delia.
05:22:55: <Wogglebug> Arthur walks over to Max. "You don't happen to have the blueprints from that armor, do you? I could use a reference for a project I'm working on."
05:22:58: <Tretter> Ross holsters his pistol with an air of disappointment . He wanted to shoot something . He'll take Jack to the range when they get home.
05:23:07: <AgentFlowers> <<Coming in for a landing!>> Lily tries to take it in easy.
05:23:31: <Pres> You have difficulty telling exactly how much fuel is left, considering they're in Roman numerals. Lily manages a rough, but servicable landing.
05:24:03: <Tehpillowstar> <<I think I'm running out of fuel. Landing now.>>
05:24:20: <Tehpillowstar> Chloe tries the land as gently as possible.
05:24:24: <Pres> "I'm afraid those blueprints are Imperial secrets. They're not legally mine to give away."
05:24:55: <Wogglebug> "Oh darn."
05:25:12: <Wogglebug> Arthur walks over to Taggart and stares at his arm for a while.
05:25:54: <TheRaven> "So, you want me to walk this thing back?"
05:26:47: <Pres> "You can leave it on the cart. We'll sort everything out once you're sent home."
05:27:01: <Wogglebug> "Splendid."
05:27:17: <TheRaven> "Wanna give me a hand getting out, Arthur?"
05:27:18: <Pres> "Are you sure you're not hungry?" Max asks. "I have these excellent dates..."
05:27:21: <Wogglebug> Arthur messes about with Taggart's hand a bit.
05:27:30: <Wogglebug> "Oh. Uhh..... Okay."
05:27:37: <Wogglebug> Arthur helps Taggart out.
05:27:40: <Snowshoe> Did Chloe hit the ground okay?
05:28:13: <Tretter> "I don't trust dates after watching that one Indiana Jones movie
05:28:18: <Tretter> *."
05:28:31: <Pres> Yep! A rather rough but serviceable landing.
05:28:47: <Pres> "Who's Indiana Jones?" Delia and Max ask you.
05:28:55: <Snowshoe> Alex heads over to her and takes a look at her ear.
05:29:02: <Gara> "Another legendary hero."
05:29:19: <Pres> Of course.
05:29:32: <TheRaven> "I cannot believe that actually worked." Taggart exits the mech suit.
05:29:36: <Tretter> "We have many."
05:29:48: <Wogglebug> Arthur de-helmets.
05:29:56: <Wogglebug> "Told ya it would work. Let's head back."
05:30:06: <Alivi> Eriko crosses over to Chloe, "You ok? Need help?"
05:30:17: <Pres> Compared to this evening
05:31:29: <Pres> Compared to the rest of the evening, the walk back to the manor passes in a blur. Pretty soon you're back in the observatory and Max is about ready to fire up the portal device.
05:31:49: <Wogglebug> Arthur re-scubas.
05:32:19: <AgentFlowers> Lily gives Max a hug. "That was the coolest thing I've ever done."
05:32:41: <Alivi> "Thank you Max….and good luck with everything..."
05:33:06: <Pres> Max blushes slightly. "Oh, don't worry. I'll send word to the local garrison, they'll spare some centurions to help get everything in order."
05:33:27: <Pres> "I usually tune their armor in return for assistance."
05:33:34: <Tretter> "Don't let the psychics or whatever they are get you down, Max. Stay true to your passion, but if we ever have to come back, please no dinosaurs."
05:34:14: <Pres> "If you do come back, promise me you'll sit down for a proper meal. I'd be a poor host otherwise!"
05:34:24: <Wogglebug> Arthur considers several possible alterations to Max's designs.
05:34:28: <AgentFlowers> "Sure thing, friend."
05:34:38: <Alivi> Eriko waves. "Sounds wonderful..."
05:34:46: <TheRaven> "Gladly, I owe you for an opportunity to do something that insane."
05:35:04: <AgentFlowers> Lily stows her gear in the drybag and suits up.
05:35:19: <Snowshoe> Alex also suits up.
05:35:54: <Tretter> Ross suits up.
05:36:01: <Alivi> Eriko begins to suit up as well. Excited to be returning home.
05:36:17: <Tretter> "Wait, weren't we supposed to destroy something to make Command happy?"
05:36:18: <Gara> Loren gets her things together.
05:36:26: <TheRaven> Taggart suits up.
05:36:34: <Wogglebug> "Destroy isn't always a literal term."
05:37:15: <Alivi> "Sometimes you just have to accomplish something..."
05:37:41: <Pres> Max begins turning on the portal equipment. "The way back should be no harder than the way here. Just make sure you step into the pool with the same foot you lead with on the journey in!"
05:38:09: <Wogglebug> Arthur dived backwards on the way there....
05:38:18: <Tretter> "I jumped in with both feet."
05:38:45: <Pres> Fortunately for them, Max bursts out laughing at that moment. Guess he was joking.
05:39:20: <AgentFlowers> "Take care, Max! If you're ever in Canada, look us up!" She seals her suit.
05:39:51: <Tretter> "Don't get burnt." Ross puts on his mask.
05:40:15: <Wogglebug> <<Let's just go already.>>
05:40:27: <Pres> Max flips the big lever again and, with a somewhat unnatural cracking noise, the water in the basin flashes over to red.
05:40:45: <Pres> Watching it kind of makes your eyes water, like looking directly at a light source.
05:41:08: <Pres> "Good luck, friends!"
05:41:12: <AgentFlowers> Lily waves cheerfully to Max and Delia, and jumps into the pool.
05:41:15: <TheRaven> Taggart jumps in.
05:41:20: <Wogglebug> Arthur dives.
05:41:27: <Alivi> Eriko dives in.
05:41:28: <Snowshoe> Alex hops into the pool and begins to sink.
05:41:31: <Pres> They wave back.
05:41:41: <Gara> "Bye bye."
05:41:48: <Gara> Loren jumps into the pool!
05:41:48: <Tretter> Ross cannonballs in because why the fuck not?
05:42:42: <Pres> The trip back is exactly the same. You sink through increasingly thick pool water, then suddenly, an inversion, and you're swimming up towards #farrecon