Prefab 12 part 5

<PaulS_laptop> Bill reports to te Prefab
<Gara> Loren arrives.
<lurkdrun> So does Elif.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe's helmet is sorta tilted in a comical way and arrives at the entrance of the Prefab.
<lurkdrun> "Bill and Loren... I feel better about this already."  She smiles.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill chuckles
<Gara> "We'll be fine."
<PaulS_laptop> "Good people for this shit."
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<lurkdrun> She adjusts her tool and turns on her headlamp.  "My rematch with Ashman... I feel confident."
<lurkdrun> *tools
<Soulless> Stoat shows up, silent. Her extra hands float behind her.
<Snowshoe> As you approach the prefab, you see several security men standing out front and doing security-like things, looking generally kind of bored. A researcher stands near the door, hands clasped behind his back. He nods to people as they arrive.
<Echo> Jason shoes up a few minutes later, wrapping black tape around exposed metal on his weapons, with a bit of toilet paper stuffed under. As he approaches, he starts shoving a few bits into pouches here and there on his gear, filling extra space.
<Echo> w
<lurkdrun> "Hoorah, there he is!"
<Soulless> Stoat glances to Jason and sizes him up a bit, then leaves him alone.
<Gara> "And it's Jason." She nods.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill nods "good."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe waves.
<lurkdrun> She double checks the settings on her MVT.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill press-checks his weapons. Rifle, shotgun, pistol.
<Echo> He gives the others a wave, and starts painting his face and neck up, black on the cheeks and forehead, some patches of grey and loam here and there around his eyes and neck. As he finishes, he hops up and down a few times to make sure he's not rattling.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe checks her gear one last time. She adjusts her helmet so it sits on her head more comfortably.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill checks his light
<Echo> "So..." Jason glances around the assembled group. "We gettin' a briefing, or what?"
<Tehpillowstar> "In a moment."
<Gara> "Probably not."
<PaulS_laptop> Bill thumbs toward the researcher
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<lurkdrun> Elif shoulder bumps Loren.
<Snowshoe> After you've all arrived, the researcher approaches the group. "I think this is everybody... Anything you need to grab last minute, or are we ready to proceed?"
<Gara> "I'm ready to go."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe checks her gear to make sure everything is strapped down and she doesn't rattle like a tin peddler's cart.
<lurkdrun> "I'm ready."
<Echo> "Standin' by."
<Gara> She checks her flares, flashlight, knife...
<Tehpillowstar> "I'm ready."
<PaulS_laptop> "I'm good"
<lurkdrun> She pulls out her heavy pipe wrench.
<Snowshoe> "Right." The researcher unclasps his hands and rubs them together, looking nervous. "As you might have heard, the last mission into this prefab was... a little loud. We'd prefer to avoid that this time, if possible. We still don't know how this place works or what it's here for. We need you to go in quietly, find out anything you can about the workings of the place, and get out safely. Think you can handle that?"
<Gara> "We'll see."
<PaulS_laptop> "I think we can handle that"
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe looks at the others. "Think so."
<Echo> "Hostiles?"
<Tehpillowstar> "I've seen them."
<Echo> Jason pulls out a small notebook from a sleeve pocket, ready to joy shit down.
<Echo> t
<Tehpillowstar> "Last mission there was this thing...that chased out the last group that was sent in."
<Tehpillowstar> "People almost died." She says cheerfully.
<lurkdrun> *gulp*
<lurkdrun> "Gathering intel, got it."
<PaulS_laptop> "Everything in there is hostile, don't let anything in there hook you, and try not to get something after us, I guess" he shrugs
<Tehpillowstar> "Pretty much. I've been here a few times before, I can take point."
<Snowshoe> The researcher blinks. "Um, yes, a good number of them. We don't know a whole lot about them, they're... difficult to get ahold of, from what we've seen before. Humans, coated in a thick layer of black ash. They're capable of rational thought and communication. Early on a few did talk to our teams, but they seem to be immediately violent now."
<PaulS_laptop> "Probly from us shooting 'em"
<PaulS_laptop> "Lead on" to Chloe
<Echo> Jason nods at the researcher, scribbling down relevant points. "So goin' loud is a no-go unless..." He looks around. "One'a y'all givin' the order?"
<Tehpillowstar> "Bill, bring up the rear, Jason, watch our flanks?"
<Gara> "You'll know it's time to go loud pretty damn quick."
<Echo> Ne nods to Chloe, then gives Loren a thumbs up. "Copy all that."
<lurkdrun> Elif huddles in the middle.
<lurkdrun> "Copy."
<Gara> "Lets move."
<Snowshoe> The researcher nods, then gestures towards the door to the prefab. "The... Whatever it is that got blasted to hell after the last mission was probably significant in some way, given what we know about it. We don't know what its death might have changed, so things may be different once you get further in."
<lurkdrun> Elif turns on her headlamp and moves with the group.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill takes up the rear when the group starts moving
<Gara> Loren moves.
<Snowshoe> The door to the prefab sits there, being a door.
<Echo> Jason keeps his lights off, going dark. He hangs back toward Bill, leaving the more experienced personnel up front.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe opens the freaking door.
<lurkdrun> ~why is there never a medic around when I'm on these missions?~
<lurkdrun> *sigh*
<Tehpillowstar> She enters.
<Snowshoe> Praise Chloe, master of doors. The familiar darkened hallway sits before you, obviously too long to fit inside the building it's supposed to be inside. Black ash hangs in the air, casting odd shadows against the walls as it passes in front of your lights. Those of you who have been here before, it looks the same as it always has. One door at the end of the hall, two on the left, two on the right.
<lurkdrun> "Still familiar so far..."
<Echo> 4df+6 Perception Anything weird right off the bat?
<Glacon> Echo: Perception Anything weird right off the bat?: 7 (4df+6=0, +, +, -)
<Tehpillowstar> She walks to the formerly locked door. "We've cleared out these rooms on the first mission."
<lurkdrun> Elif nods.
<Echo> Jason's checking the ceiling, and trying to watch for anything odd by the doors.
<Tehpillowstar> "The ash in the air is harmless. I believe only if it gets in your blood you're screwed."
<Echo> Jason just gives her an "okay" hand signal.
<lurkdrun> "I got duct tape to cover open wounds in a pinch."
<PaulS_laptop> Bill rolls his sleeves down
<Snowshoe> You don't notice anything too odd, Jason. It's completely silent except for the noise from people's footsteps.
<lurkdrun> Elif continues to walk forward with the group.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe walks to the end of the wallway to the locked door and opens it. "We're going to scout out the lower floors."
<PaulS_laptop> Bill brings up the rear.
<Echo> Jason keeps moving, stepping it up a little toward the center of the group. When he speaks, he does so in a whisper. "If somethin' pops off, make sure y'all ain't the way up front. I don't want to sling bullets past ya."
<Gara> Loren stays silent, but nods.
<lurkdrun> "I'll try and duck."  She whispers back.
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<Snowshoe> Chloe, things look the same as before on the other side of the door. Massive cylindrical room, you're on a catwalk at the top. You can't see the bottom of the room, but there's the ladder from before stretching from the catwalk you're on to the lower floor.
<Tehpillowstar> 6df+5 Chloe points her gun down the ladder, trying to judge whether or not it's intact the entire way or not.
<Glacon> Tehpillowstar: Chloe points her gun down the ladder, trying to judge whether or not it's intact the entire way or not.: 4 (6df+5=+, +, -, -, 0, -)
<Snowshoe> The whole room is absolutely silent, black ash hanging in the air. It's not thick enough to obscure your vision too badly, but it's thick enough to be very noticeable.
<Snowshoe> Chloe, you can't see the bottom of the ladder from where you are, but what you can see seems to be as intact as it was last time.
<PaulS_laptop> "Status?"
<PaulS_laptop> \Bill's voice is low
<Echo> Jason pulls his balaclava over his face, along with a pair of goggles.
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<lurkdrun> Elif takes note and puts on her own pair of safety goggles after a good spit shine.
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<Tehpillowstar> "Seems intact." Chloe adjusts her gear and begins climbing down. "Cover me?"
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe pulls up her bandana to cover her nose and mouth.
<Echo> Jason moves up, rolling his feet on the gantryway's surface, and posts up beside the ladder, aiming his rifle down past her.
<Echo> "Covering." His voice is barely audible.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe climbs down.
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<Snowshoe> Chloe, the ladder seems relatively firm for something that stretches several hundred feet. You can feel the temperature dropping as you head down, and the ash thickens around you. You arrive at the bottom without incident.
<Tehpillowstar> <<Clear. Ladder is intact, but the ash is thick as hell here.>>
<lurkdrun> Elif nods and whispers.  "Who's next?"
<PaulS_laptop> "Jason, then you."
<PaulS_laptop> "That way we got two shooters down there first"
<Echo> "Want me to get some firepower down there with - right."
<PaulS_laptop> Bill nods and moves up to cover
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<lurkdrun> "I'll descend next."  Elif tightens her straps.
<Echo> Jason cinches down his sling, pushes it around the back, and starts down the ladder. "Bill, move up."
<Echo> 6df+5 Jason keeps his descent slow, pausing every dozen rungs or so to listen.
<Glacon> Echo: Jason keeps his descent slow, pausing every dozen rungs or so to listen.: 1 (6df+5=-, -, -, -, -, +)
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<PaulS_laptop> Bill moves up and covers
<Echo> HAH
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<lurkdrun> Elif grips the ladder and starts descending.
<Gara> Loren waits for a turn.
<Snowshoe> Jason, your ears pop for some reason. You hit the bottom with no incidents.
<PaulS_laptop> "Loren, you're next"
<Snowshoe> Perception, anyone at the top of the ladder.
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+7
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: 10 (6df+7=+, +, +, +, -, 0)
<Gara> 6df+8 Tagging.
<Glacon> Gara: Tagging.: 10 (6df+8=0, 0, +, +, -, +)
<Echo> Jason works his jaw for a moment when he gets to the bottom floor as he loosens his rifle sling. He taps Chloe on the shoulder, gestures vaguely around where they are, then points to his rifle.
<Snowshoe> A sharp, metallic *thunk* comes from one of the rooms ringing the upper catwalk. Those of you who were here would recognize it as the room Elif nearly froze her face off trying to walk into.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe nods in acknowledgement.
<Gara> Loren wasn't.
<PaulS_laptop> <<Possible contact up here. I hear something.>>
<lurkdrun> Elif, shortly after Jason, reaches the bottom as well.
<PaulS_laptop> "Loren, go"
<Gara> 6df+6 But that was /bad/ so Agility to Melee...
<Glacon> Gara: But that was /bad/ so Agility to Melee...: 4 (6df+6=+, +, -, -, -, -)
<Gara> Or not.
<Gara> Loren climbs.
<Echo> Jason keys his radio twice in response.
<Gara> Or, descends, whatever.
<Snowshoe> Those of you at the bottom of the catwalk, there are two doors. One large, garage-sized door with a long hallway. The ash is thicker down here, and you can't see to the end of the hall. The other door is set in the wall, a faint red light blinking by it.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe gestures to the door with the blinking light.
<PaulS_laptop> Once Loren is clear, and at least partly down, Bill descends
<Snowshoe> Assume if you start going down the ladder, you hit the bottom. Elif, whoever else is climbing down, you make it.
<lurkdrun> Elif whispers.  "It's easy to get lost in this ash once we lose visibility.  We may need a guide line, just something to keep in mind."
<Echo> He taps Loren on the shoulder and points to the doorways.
<Gara> She nods.
<PaulS_laptop> "I got line if we need"
<Gara> She pulls rope, pantomines tying them together.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe looks at Jason to see his opinion.
<Tehpillowstar> She then glances at Elif to see her opinion.
<PaulS_laptop> "Let's keep it tight for now"
<Snowshoe> You hear a distant, metallic clang from above, sounds like a door being thrown open. The sound fades back into the absolute, eerie silence of the prefab.
<Echo> He points at the smaller door with the blinking light, then pulls a battery from a pouch, and taps it before replacing it.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe looks up at the sound and flinches.
<Snowshoe> You can't see the upper floor through the ash, Chloe. It's too thick down here for you to be able to see more than maybe thirty feet.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe gestures at the entire group. ~Hurry up and make a decision.~
<lurkdrun> Elif nods.  "I'll look at the blinking light."
<Gara> Loren moves toward the doors.
<Echo> Keeping his voice down, Jason leans in, mouth almost touching her ear. "We got power over there for sure, at least an emergency backup. Might be able to pull records, get what we need, and get the fuck out."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe leads the group the the blinking light. She gestures at Jason to keep an eye out for the thing that made the spooky sounds.
<Echo> He nods and takes a knee in the center of the room, weapon leveled down the long hallway.
<Snowshoe> Elif, there's a red flashing light over the door. Aside from that, you can't see anything unusual about the door itself.
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+7 perception Bill is bringing up the rear, and swings his view on up to where they just came from
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: perception Bill is bringing up the rear, and swings his view on up to where they just came from: 7 (6df+7=+, -, -, 0, 0, +)
<lurkdrun> "Nothing really strange here."
<Gara> 6df+4 Loren looks around, waiting for something to come out at her... Perc to Melee.
<Glacon> Gara: Loren looks around, waiting for something to come out at her... Perc to Melee.: 2 (6df+4=-, -, -, 0, +, 0)
<Snowshoe> 6df+7 Being a hundred feet away gives you a pretty big boost to stealth when the other guy is trying to hear you
<Glacon> Snowshoe: Being a hundred feet away gives you a pretty big boost to stealth when the other guy is trying to hear you: 5 (6df+7=-, 0, -, 0, +, -)
<lurkdrun> "Should we open this door?"
<Snowshoe> You hear what sounds like skin dragging against the the metal of the catwalk, Bill. It doesn't seem to be coming after you, or in any kind of hurry.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe nods an affirmative to Elif. She turn at Bill and gestures at him. ~Report.~
<PaulS_laptop> Bill clicks his mic onto VOX and whispers quieter than folks can hear elsewise "We got movement up on the catwalk. I suggest we move"
<PaulS_laptop> * << >>
<PaulS_laptop> he clicks his radio back to normal
<lurkdrun> Elif puts her hand on the door.  "Getting ready to open."
<Echo> Jason waves his non-firing hand behind him, then looks around for Bill.
<Gara> Loren gets behind shooters.
<lurkdrun> Elif watches Jason and waits.
<Echo> He catches sight of Elif and gives her a thumbs up, then redirects his attention to the door she's working on.
<lurkdrun> Elif opens it slowly and moves away from Jason's line of fire.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill is covering their asses
<Echo> 4df+6 Perception to Ranged. Anything heard behind the door? Jason's sighted in, and ready to engage at the slightest hint of movement.
<Glacon> Echo: Perception to Ranged. Anything heard behind the door? Jason's sighted in, and ready to engage at the slightest hint of movement.: 5 (4df+6=-, -, 0, +)
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe is covering Elif
<Echo> 6df+6 Sorry
<Glacon> Echo: Sorry: 5 (6df+6=-, 0, -, +, +, -)
<lurkdrun> Elif grips her wrench.
<Snowshoe> Whoever can see into the room in whatever configuration you're all in now, it's a room full of glass vats. They sit in rows inside the room, about eight feet tall and five feet wide. Two or three that you can see are shattered, the jagged base of the vat marking where it used to stand. The others seem to be empty except for a transparent fluid.
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<PaulS_laptop> "Status?"
<Echo> Jason gives a thumbs up, then points forward into the room with his non-firing hand.
<Snowshoe> You don't see movement.
<lurkdrun> Elif waits for the point man.
<Echo> Jason stares at Chloe, raising an eyebrow, then raises up slightly.
<Echo> His gaze shifts to Loren.
<Gara> Loren remains inbetween shooters.
<lurkdrun> "Want me to go in?"  Elif whispers impatiently.
<Echo> He moves up then, slowly, slowly, slowly, then pies the doorway, moving side to side. Jason looks back at Bill, and waves him forward.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill moves up
<lurkdrun> redact
<PaulS_laptop> Nods at Jasonand enters, sweeping left
<Echo> Jason pushes through the entryway, sweeping right to face that side's corner, then advances farther, eyeballs down the weapon's sights.
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<lurkdrun> Elif shuffles in behind them.
<Gara> Loren goes!
<lurkdrun> 6df+5 perc, looking for anything technically of interest
<Glacon> lurkdrun: perc, looking for anything technically of interest: 3 (6df+5=0, 0, 0, -, -, 0)
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+7 perception, sweep and clear
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: perception, sweep and clear: 8 (6df+7=0, -, -, +, +, +)
<Snowshoe> You hear something bang loudly on the back wall, the side opposite the one you entered the room from. Even if you rolled a 3. The rows of vats stay where they are. The first few rows all seem to be empty.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill points in that direction
<Gara> Loren produces her knife.
<Echo> 6df+6 Perc
<Glacon> Echo: Perc: 7 (6df+6=0, +, +, 0, 0, -)
<lurkdrun> Elif lifts up her wrench ready to swing.
<Echo> The muzzle of Jason's rifle snaps in the direction of the sound. He points in that direction, eyes frozen down the sights. He moves up beside the closest table and takes a knee, making himself small.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill finds something convienent to conceal behind
<Gara> Loren looks for somewhere to hide.
<Gara> 6df+4 Give me Perc to Stealth please....
<Glacon> Gara: Give me Perc to Stealth please....: 1 (6df+4=0, 0, -, -, -, 0)
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<Snowshoe> Bill and Jason, you see something human-sized, covered in thick black ash exiting an access vent. There's another, quieter clang as the vent clangs back shut. and a soft thump as its feet hit the ground. A thick, black cord stretches from the back of its neck into the vent it just exited, apparently unaffected by the closed vent. It holds another hook in its hand, and it paces down an empty row of vats, eyeing them.
<Snowshoe> Everyone, stealth with a +3. Loren, take a +5 because actively hiding.
<Snowshoe> This is in addition to your normal stealth score.
<Gara> 6df+9 I want to be the very best
<Glacon> Gara: I want to be the very best: 6 (6df+9=0, +, -, -, -, -)
<Echo> 6df+7 Tagging Aspect Shit, shit, shit.
<Glacon> Echo: Tagging Aspect Shit, shit, shit.: 7 (6df+7=0, -, +, -, 0, +)
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+7 burning an AP because he's taking cover to set up for a good shot.
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: burning an AP because he's taking cover to set up for a good shot.: 5 (6df+7=+, -, 0, 0, -, -)
<Snowshoe> 6df+3 I don't actually /have/ exposed eyes.
<Glacon> Snowshoe: I don't actually /have/ exposed eyes.: 1 (6df+3=-, +, +, -, -, -)
<lurkdrun> 6df+3 late sry
<Glacon> lurkdrun: late sry: 4 (6df+3=+, 0, +, -, +, -)
<PaulS_laptop> using the above, Bill positions himself to hide, but still maintain eyes-on and have a good shot
<Snowshoe> The thing apparently doesn't notice any of you. It continues down the row, heading for the door you all entered from, still watching the vats.
<lurkdrun> Elif looks to Jason and Bill to see what to do next.
<Gara> Loren continues to be a ghost.
<Echo> Jason holds up a fist. Wait.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill nods back
<lurkdrun> ~shit, where did Loren go!~  Elif tries to see where did Loren sneak off to.
<Echo> Jason keeps quiet, weapon trained on it, waiting for it to pass to clear their advance.
<Snowshoe> It exits the room, leaving the door hanging open. You catch a glimpse of the back of its neck, a silvery hook glinting in the darkness as it leaves. The black cord still stretches from the hook it was holding and the hook in it neck into the vent in the back wall.
<lurkdrun> *whew*
<Echo> Jason waves his non-firing hand a little, then points at his eyes, then down at the cord stretching down the hall, than at his feet, and shakes his head.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill looks to Jason, makes a chopping notion with his hand, then raises an eyebrow questioningly
<lurkdrun> Elif pulls out a blade from her multitool and looks at them.
<lurkdrun> *click*
<Echo> He shakes his head side to side, then opens and closes his hand a few times, then twirls a finger. Alarm.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill nods
<lurkdrun> She sheathes and puts it back into her tool belt.
<Echo> 6df+6 Perc Does it sound like the thing's moved away far enough to move safely?
<Glacon> Echo: Perc Does it sound like the thing's moved away far enough to move safely?: 5 (6df+6=-, -, 0, +, -, +)
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+7 eyes on, range the target, identify how far it's moved
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: eyes on, range the target, identify how far it's moved: 7 (6df+7=+, +, 0, -, 0, -)
<Snowshoe> Its footsteps fade fairly quickly, and the thing itself vanishes into the darkness of the prefab as it heads off into the larger tunnel.
<Echo> Jason points at Loren, then the direction it came from, then holds up his free arm in a half shrug.
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<Tehpillowstar> Chloe was there all the time.
<Gara> Loren looks at him, shrugs, and shakes her head at the line.
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+7 Bill changes his direction, to look at the lines and where the man came from
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: Bill changes his direction, to look at the lines and where the man came from: 12 (6df+7=0, +, +, +, +, +)
<Snowshoe> You see what you saw earlier, Bill. The access hatch in the wall is closed, the two cords stretching through the room and out the door.
<Echo> Jason moves closer to Loren, leaning right up against, talking directly into her ear, just above a whisper. "Just keep clear of the line he's draggin', if it gets too rough, we just pull back, book it back up the ladder, and execute a breakout action." It's only half a question.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe points at the access hatch, then gestures a question of whether they should go in.
<Gara> She nods.
<lurkdrun> Elif nods to Chloe and moves closer to her.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill points at the vats, then the hatch
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<Echo> "You lead? Don't want my ass trompin' around there. I got your back."
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe nods in acknowledgement. She sneeeeks towards the access hatch.
<Tehpillowstar> Are there cracks she could peek through?
<PaulS_laptop> Bill looks for the vats, then points at Elif, then the vats again.
<Gara> She shakes her head, and points at Chloe.
<PaulS_laptop> *looks AT
<lurkdrun> 6df+7 inspecting vats, anything useful?
<Glacon> lurkdrun: inspecting vats, anything useful?: 8 (6df+7=0, +, -, +, 0, 0)
<Echo> Jason moves up carefully behind Chloe, weapon arimed just above her head, keeping well clear of the cord trailing the entity that passed by a bit ago.
<lurkdrun> (eng, btw)
<Snowshoe> Nope. Like most of the doors in this place, the hatch is polished steel. It practically glows under her light, sitting very solidly embedded in the wall.
<Snowshoe> For Chloe.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe gestures the question of whether she should open the hatch.
<Echo> Jason stares at it for a moment. Would it interfere with the cord if it was manipulated?
<Gara> Loren moves up to them, away from the cord.
<Snowshoe> Elif, they seem very solidly put together. It'd take a hell of an impact to shatter the ones that are broken the way they have been. Otherwise, not a whole lot you can see that you haven't seen before. There are feeds in the tops of the vats for tubes to be hooked on to, and you can see those tubes hooked up against the roof. Same setup as the vat room near the entrance.
<Snowshoe> Jason, the cords are closed in the hatch, they'd be moved if you opened it, but it wouldn't be anything dramatic. A slight twtch.
<lurkdrun> Elif slightly shakes her head at Bill and points at the vats.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill nods
<Tehpillowstar> ~Risk it?~
<Echo> He leans over to Chloe, talking in her ear again. "Got an idea."
<Tehpillowstar> She nods, raises an eyebrow.
<lurkdrun> Elif sees everyone crowded around the hatch and moves in.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe raises a hand at her to stop. She doesn't want everyone to bunch up at one spot.
<lurkdrun> Elif backs off.
<Echo> "Maybe brace the extremity of the cord with somethin' inanimate. It'd be catching it on shit as it moves anyway, so it'd be less likely to tell if it's somethin' it can sense through. That way, if it's braced, there won't be a shock from it bein' released when ya open the hatch."
<lurkdrun> She pulls out her MVT and shows it while pointing at the hatch.
<Tehpillowstar> Chloe whispers back in Jason's ear. "Ask Elif if she can rig us something."
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<Echo> He moves back toward Elif, keeping clear of the cord, then gestures at her to move up the rest of the way to him.
<lurkdrun> She moves.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill relocates to cover the way it left through
<Gara> Loren continues to be very nearly still.
<Echo> He repeats the idea to Elif, and waits for her response. "Make sense?"
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<lurkdrun> She nods.
<lurkdrun> 6df+7 using eng skills to see how to implement this idea with the surrounding environment.
<Glacon> lurkdrun: using eng skills to see how to implement this idea with the surrounding environment.: 6 (6df+7=+, -, 0, 0, 0, -)
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<Snowshoe> It's a pretty barebones room, Elif. Not much besides vats. You do notice the steel top from one of the shattered vats lying on the ground, that looks like it'd make a good weight, but moving heavy metal objects tends to be loud.
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+7 perc maneuver to ranged or stealth. Bill conceals himself while moving to cover their rear in case the thing comes back. He's looking for it's return, listening for any signs and covering his sector
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: perc maneuver to ranged or stealth. Bill conceals himself while moving to cover their rear in case the thing comes back. He's looking for it's return, listening for any signs and covering his sector: 7 (6df+7=+, +, 0, -, 0, -)
<Echo> "... Fuck it." He draws his shotgun, passes it to her, then pulls her close again. "Stand on it."
<Echo> "Put the weapon over it where it's got some slack, and stand on it."
<lurkdrun> "Kay."
<Gara> Loren watches this.
<lurkdrun> Elif hesitantly implements the plan.  She's on it.
<Snowshoe> All's quiet for now, Bill.
<lurkdrun> Elif points to the hatch for someone to open it.
<Echo> Jason waves Loren up.
<Gara> She moves up.
<Echo> "Can you get that hatch? I got yer back." He gives her a nod.
<Gara> She gets the hatch.
<Echo> "Careful, that thing was a little noisy when it slammed it open, so it can make some noise."
<Gara> She's gentle.
<Snowshoe> The hatch opens quietly, the hinges apparently well-oiled. Slackened black cord whips out as the tension on the line between the hook and the hatch snaps it outward. It hits the shotgun and stops, but if Elif moves it's gonna release in a very, very noticeable way.
<PaulS_laptop> <<Status?>> Quietly into his radio
<lurkdrun> <<I can't move.>>
<Echo> Jason immediately begins moving smoothly towards Bill, clicking his radio a couple times, then stops by the heavy piece of metal Elif pointed out.
<lurkdrun> Elif holds up her hand to stop Jason.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill turns and heads to the metal
<PaulS_laptop> keeping an eye on what he's covering
<Echo> He freezes, and raises an eyebrow to Elif.
<Snowshoe> Eyeballing the weight, you'd guess it's about eighty pounds of metal, lying flat against the floor.
<lurkdrun> 6df+7 Eng, busting out some locking pliers to try and vice the cord onto something else so she can move again.
<Glacon> lurkdrun: Eng, busting out some locking pliers to try and vice the cord onto something else so she can move again.: 7 (6df+7=-, -, +, +, -, +)
<PaulS_laptop> Bill looks to Jason
<Snowshoe> There's not really a whole lot to connect the thing to besides glass vats and the floor, elif.
<Echo> Jason watches her work, a grin growing. "We'll move the metal if she can't get somethin' rigged. Looks like half a C or so between us if we lift it together."
<PaulS_laptop> bill nods
<Gara> Loren nods.
<lurkdrun> She grunts in frustration.  She whispers back.  "There's nothing to lock it to.  We'll do it your way."
<Echo> "Sorry." Jason positions himself beside the chunk of metal, shoves his big-ass Goliath knife under the edge, pries it up a bit, shoves a hand under it, sheathes the knife, and adds the other. "Ready when you are, Bill."
<PaulS_laptop> Bill moves to grab it
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+5 strength, he nods
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: strength, he nods: 5 (6df+5=-, 0, +, 0, +, -)
<lurkdrun> Elif keeps still.
<Echo> 6df+8 Jason hefts it up slowly.
<Glacon> Echo: Jason hefts it up slowly.: 12 (6df+8=0, +, +, +, 0, +)
<Echo> After they've got it up, he leads carefully over the cord, then starts lowering it.
<Snowshoe> Jason is strong like bull. Bill is less strong. The plate is moved and lowered very, very quietly.
<lurkdrun> Elif hops off as soon as it touches down.
<Echo> Jason retrieves his shotgun and shoves it back into its quiver, careful not to touch the cord with his gloves. Assumptions, but hey, it never hurts to be careful. He gives Loren a nod and a thumbs up.
<Gara> Loren nods. She waits for someone to take point.
<lurkdrun> Elif walks away from the cord and heads back over to the hatch.
<Snowshoe> The plate sits, and the cords stay where they are. It's gonna be really, really obvious that things are not as they should be if someone walks past, but for now things are good.
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<Snowshoe> The hatch seems to be some kind of maintenance thing. It's relatively narrow, about three feet wide, and roughly seven feet high.
<lurkdrun> Elif whispers.  "Let's get this intel and get out.... quickly."
<Echo> "Gonna be just you in there? be careful, Loren."
<Gara> Loren nods. She goes on down...
<lurkdrun> "Shouldn't I go too?
<Echo> "Go for it, we got your back."
<Echo> Jason moves past her toward the door they entered in, giving her a pat on the back as he moves past.
<lurkdrun> Elif goes too!
<Gara> Loren nods, and down the tunnel she goes...
<Gara> She tries to be sneaky.
<lurkdrun> 6df+7 ENG, a maintenance tunnel, eh?  Anything useful/recognizable?
<Glacon> lurkdrun: ENG, a maintenance tunnel, eh?  Anything useful/recognizable?: 8 (6df+7=+, -, 0, +, 0, 0)
<Snowshoe> The hatch is fairly cramped, but it seems to be one straight path to wherever it leads. You hit another metal hatch after a minute of walking, shut firmly.
<Gara> Loren looks at it. ~Well shit.~
<lurkdrun> Elif squeezes past Loren to see if she can open it.
<Snowshoe> It's unlocked.
<lurkdrun> "I can open it... you ready?"
<Gara> SHe nods.
<lurkdrun> Elif opens the door slowly....
<Echo> Jason taps Bill on the shoulder and leans in. "Yo dude, if somethin' pops off, be ready to hold this door with what ya got. Shit goes sour on their end, I'm gonna go through that hatch and make sure they get hauled out quick, copy?"
<Snowshoe> The hatch opens just as silently as the last one did. You're in a large room, with a large steel pillar occupying the center. Several rubber hoses snake from the walls to the pillar. This room is, oddly enough, free of ash.
<lurkdrun> "....wow...."
<Gara> "Hmmm."
<Gara> Pictures are taken.
<lurkdrun> Elif slowly enters the room.
<Echo> He unclips his SCAR from its sling and places it carefully beside Bill, letting the taped and padded parts touch the floor. "Gonna leave this sittin' here." He draws his shotgun and takes up another firing position, leveled at the door they entered the vat room through.
<lurkdrun> 6df+5 perc, any movement in the vicinity?
<Glacon> lurkdrun: perc, any movement in the vicinity?: 8 (6df+5=-, +, +, +, 0, +)
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<Snowshoe> The room seems to be entirely empty. A faint scraping from above catches your attention, Elif, and you see that there are a large number of those cords hooked onto the top of that central pillar. Most of them lead off into other doors or hatches embedded in the walls, but a few hang free, hooks dangling a few feet down from the roof.
<Snowshoe> Bill and Jason, the cord leading from the steel weight out into the hall suddenly slackens.
<lurkdrun> Elif points up at all the hooks.
<lurkdrun> Cautiously, she approaches the pillar.
<Gara> Loren follows.
<Echo> "On the way back." Jason raises his remote mic, pressing it to his lips, and cups his hand over it. <<Loren, Elif, get back to us and close the hatch, we gotta close the vent again back like it was. It's on its way back.>>
<Gara> "Time to go."
<lurkdrun> "Damn... so close..."
<lurkdrun> Elif hustles back allowing Loren to get in first.
<Gara> Loren doubletimes.
<Echo> Jason taps Bill's shoulder, then points at the slab over the cord. "The cord's slack now, let's get this moved."
<Echo> He collects his rifle, straps it tight, and moves over to the metal slab.
<Snowshoe> Elif, aaaaagility.
<lurkdrun> 6df+5 Oh shite!
<Glacon> lurkdrun: Oh shite!: 6 (6df+5=0, +, 0, 0, -, +)
<Snowshoe> One of the hooks cracks out from the pillar, flinging itself towards you really, really goddamn quickly. You manage to jerk your foot out of the way and it embeds itself in the concrete floor where your foot was, a faint puff of now-powdered concrete kicking up into the air.
<lurkdrun> "shitshitshitshit..."  Elif scrambles in and closes the door behind her.
<Gara> <<We're discovered.>>
<Gara> Loren is totally in the shaft.
<Snowshoe> The eerie silence falls again after the hatch clicks shut.
<Gara> She moves fast to the other end, and climbs up.
<lurkdrun> Elif is right on her tail.
<Echo> With Bill presumably covering the door, Jason chooses to not waste any more time, giving the two in the vent another few seconds. Muffling the mic again, he keys the radio. <<Copy. Get out, and get back in here, and I'm gonna move the slab back to where it was and free the cord so it's not obvious in here.>>
<Gara> Loren comes into view.
<Snowshoe> Loren and Elif, you reach the other end.
<lurkdrun> Elif hops out of the tunnel.  *whew*
<Echo> Jason points at the door, then at his ears and eyes, than at the door again once they see him.
<lurkdrun> She nods and finds some cover while watching the door.
<Snowshoe> Everything is still dead silent. You don't hear or see anything approaching.
<Gara> Loren is ready to bail.
<Echo> "Fuck it, we get out, and we got the cord pinned here. I'll move up top first, make sure ugly up top ain't gonna block us."
<Snowshoe> Everyone by the door, stealth and perc with a +5 to stealth.
<Echo> 6df+5 Stealth
<Glacon> Echo: Stealth: 4 (6df+5=0, -, -, +, +, -)
<lurkdrun> 6df+5 perc
<Glacon> lurkdrun: perc: 6 (6df+5=+, -, +, +, 0, -)
<Echo> 6df+6 Perc
<Glacon> Echo: Perc: 6 (6df+6=-, +, 0, -, +, 0)
<lurkdrun> 6df+5 stealth
<Glacon> lurkdrun: stealth: 2 (6df+5=0, 0, 0, -, -, -)
<Gara> 6df+9 Weeeee
<Glacon> Gara: Weeeee: 4 (6df+9=0, -, -, -, -, -)
<Gara> 6df+8 Tagging.
<Glacon> Gara: Tagging.: 10 (6df+8=0, +, -, 0, +, +)
<Snowshoe> 6df+4 You tugged my cord
<Glacon> Snowshoe: You tugged my cord: 3 (6df+4=0, -, +, -, 0, 0)
<Snowshoe> 6df+3 I'm horribly visible, though
<Glacon> Snowshoe: I'm horribly visible, though: 6 (6df+3=+, 0, +, 0, +, 0)
<Echo> Jason keys his mic twice, the points at the ladder up top back through the doorway into the vat room.
<Snowshoe> Whoever beat that second roll with their perc roll, you see the man come into view from out of the ash, about thirty feet away from the door. He spots Elif and pulls his arm back, preparing to hurl the hook he's holding at Elif.
<Gara> Loren shoves Elif out of the way, making herself a more visible target.
<Snowshoe> If you're gonna fight it, now'd be the time to make your attack rolls.
<lurkdrun> 6df+9 agility!  tagging!  SERPENTINE!
<Glacon> lurkdrun: agility!  tagging!  SERPENTINE!: 12 (6df+9=-, +, +, 0, +, +)
<Snowshoe> Or to do that.
<Echo> 6df+12 Tagging for Strength "..." Jason grabs the cord it was trailing and yanks. *HARD*
<Glacon> Echo: Tagging for Strength "..." Jason grabs the cord it was trailing and yanks. *HARD*: 11 (6df+12=0, -, 0, +, -, 0)
<Gara> 6df+6 I Agility manuver to Melee to FUCK HIM UP!
<Glacon> Gara: I Agility manuver to Melee to FUCK HIM UP!: 6 (6df+6=0, -, 0, +, +, -)
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 Pdef against melee
<Glacon> Snowshoe: Pdef against melee: 5 (6df+6=-, 0, 0, -, 0, +)
<Snowshoe> Er, never mind, that wasn't an attack
<Echo> He's trying to jerk the asshole to the ground.
<Snowshoe> We'll call that the strength roll to resist Jason's yank. He's thrown off his feet and his throw goes wide, the hook clattering to the ground between him and the doorway. He hits the ground with a thud, but says nothing.
<Echo> <<Go.>>
<lurkdrun> Elif books it for the ladder.
<Echo> Jason runs toward the door while the thing is down, rifle up and aimed in on the oen target that's visible to him, pointing at the ladder with one arm and glancing around for possible secondaries. He grabs onto the ladder and starts climbing up behind Loren.
<Gara> Loren moves.
<Echo> *Elif
<lurkdrun> Elif climbs!
<Snowshoe> The ashman hauls himself to his feet. Bits of ash have been smeared off where he hit the floor, and you can see shockingly pale skin beneath the ash. He stands jerkily, then darts towards the ladder. He burned a turn standing, your turn.
<Echo> Jason keeps his voice down, but there's a sense of urgency behind it. "Eyeballs when you get up top, Elif, go go go."
<Gara> Loren just keeps moving, retaining that agility manuver.
<Snowshoe> Perception, Elif.
<Snowshoe> In addition to whatever else you do.
<lurkdrun> 6df+5  what's at the top of this ladder!
<Glacon> lurkdrun: what's at the top of this ladder!: 7 (6df+5=+, 0, 0, -, +, +)
<lurkdrun> (she's climbing to the top and waiting for everyone else)
<Echo> 6df+Jason's climbing fast, trying to be ready to back Elif up when she gets to the top. Fuck the one on the bottom. Just gotta keep moving and watch out up top, and get to the damn exit.
<Echo> -6df derp
<Glacon> Echo: derp: 0 (-6df=)
<Snowshoe> You hear footsteps on the top catwalk Elif. Seem to be moving towards where the top of the ladder is, and quickly. You're not gonna beat them there.
<lurkdrun> "Jason, hostiles up top."
<Gara> "Fuck." Loren climbs.
<PaulS_laptop> Bill was there the whole time, and is covering their rear still
<Echo> "One side, Elif. Lemme past."
<Snowshoe> Where are Bill and Jason?
<lurkdrun> Elif hangs off the edge of the ladder to make room!
<Echo> Jason's trying to overtake Elif on the ladder.
<Echo> He's gonna give the thing what-for
<PaulS_laptop> Bill is at the lowest point of the people on the ladder
<Snowshoe> The man on the bottom floor throws himself at the ladder and, by proxy, at bill.
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 Melee
<Glacon> Snowshoe: Melee: 8 (6df+6=+, 0, +, -, +, 0)
<Snowshoe> Elif, those footsteps on the top catwalk reach the top of the ladder and then stop very suddenly. You can't see the upper catwalk through the ash yet, you can't tell what just happened.
<Snowshoe> PDef, Bill
<lurkdrun> "Jason, I can't see exactly what's up there.  It just stopped moving."
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+5 pdef
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: pdef: 5 (6df+5=-, 0, +, -, 0, +)
<Echo> "Don't worry, I got somethin' fer that ass."
<Snowshoe> Bill, you're slammed into the ladder as the man crashes into you from behind, and you feel ribs bend in ways that they shouldn't bend. You haven't broken anything, but /god/ that hurt. -1 body.
<lurkdrun> "Oh shit.  Bill."
<Gara> Would I recieve any bonus for dropping off the latter on the thing?
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+8 Bill pivots, his pistol swinging around him to target the guy who just crashed into him. He lets rip into it with 9mm XTP
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: Bill pivots, his pistol swinging around him to target the guy who just crashed into him. He lets rip into it with 9mm XTP: 12 (6df+8=+, +, 0, +, 0, +)
<Snowshoe> Elif, Jason, a man is very suddenly falling towards you out of the thick ash from above. Elif, you recognize him as the man from the freezing room before, the one you all nearly rescued before he got kicked into the hole you're climbing out of. You have time to react before he hits you.
<Snowshoe> Loren, yes, a +2 to agility to knock him to the ground or a +2 to melee weapons.
<Echo> Is he within arm's reach?
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 pdef
<Glacon> Snowshoe: pdef: 7 (6df+6=+, -, -, +, +, 0)
<Snowshoe> Not yet
<Gara> 6df+11 I'll take that bonus to Melee, also cashing in that agility. She drops in behind him, knifing the back of his neck.
<Glacon> Gara: I'll take that bonus to Melee, also cashing in that agility. She drops in behind him, knifing the back of his neck.: 15 (6df+11=-, +, +, +, +, +)
<lurkdrun> "Jason, catch him!"
<lurkdrun> 6df+4  strength to try and catch?
<Glacon> lurkdrun: strength to try and catch?: 3 (6df+4=-, 0, -, +, -, +)
<Echo> 6df+12 Tagging Leave No Man Behind. Strengh. Strong like bull.
<Glacon> Echo: Tagging Leave No Man Behind. Strengh. Strong like bull.: 9 (6df+12=-, +, -, -, 0, -)
<Snowshoe> Bill's shot and Loren's hit knock the man to the ground, Loren nearly taking his head off in one swing.
<Gara> Is it moving?
<Snowshoe> Nope. Ain't got a whole lot of neck anymore.
<Gara> "Lets move."
<Snowshoe> The hook pops out from the back of his neck and snakes backwards, towards the access hatch.
<Snowshoe> One sec for Jason and Elif
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<Snowshoe> Jason, you manage to grab the guy. His hands are icy cold, and your hand numbs just from a few seconds of contact. Your catch whips him around, slamming him into the ladder below you. The cord from the hook in the back of his neck whips to the side, twisting in the air. Elif, you try to catch with one hand but miss and nearly fall.
<Echo> Jason drops him, letting his momentum carry him, releasing him as he swings clear to the side. He keeps climbing.
<lurkdrun> "...whoa"
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+12 burning an AP. Bill pivots himself around to use his elbow to hold him onto the ladder and shoulder his rifle. He takes a snap sshot at the cable holding the hook that's retreating to the hatch. ~they said to get intel, maybe this?~
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: burning an AP. Bill pivots himself around to use his elbow to hold him onto the ladder and shoulder his rifle. He takes a snap sshot at the cable holding the hook that's retreating to the hatch. ~they said to get intel, maybe this?~: 11 (6df+12=-, 0, 0, -, +, 0)
<Gara> Loren climbs.
<PaulS_laptop> "Loren. Recover the hook. I'[ll cover you."
<PaulS_laptop> redact
<Snowshoe> The man drops before the cord in his neck snaps tight, jerking him to a stop in the air. You hear bone crack, and he grabs onto the ladder as he swings past, rushing up after Elif and Jason with ridiculous speed.
<Echo> Has Jason reached the top yet?
<Snowshoe> Loren, he swings through the ash as he does this, and you catch a glimpse of him for about a second.
<Snowshoe> Roll agility if you're gonna try to hit the top before he hits you.
<lurkdrun> 6df+5 agility to climb up
<Glacon> lurkdrun: agility to climb up: 4 (6df+5=-, -, 0, 0, 0, +)
<Echo> 6df+6 Jason's up above Elif on the ladder; he's trying to get up so he can cover her as she climbs.
<Glacon> Echo: Jason's up above Elif on the ladder; he's trying to get up so he can cover her as she climbs.: 3 (6df+6=-, -, 0, -, -, +)
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+12 burning the AP to take a shot at the hook guy.
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: burning the AP to take a shot at the hook guy.: 11 (6df+12=-, -, 0, 0, 0, +)
<Snowshoe> You can't see him, Bill. You're at the bottom of the ladder, below Loren, and she barely saw him.
<Snowshoe> 6df+5 Agiiility
<Glacon> Snowshoe: Agiiility: 6 (6df+5=0, -, +, 0, +, 0)
<PaulS_laptop> redact again, then
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+4 agility Bill is trying to climb.
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: agility Bill is trying to climb.: 3 (6df+4=0, +, 0, 0, -, -)
<Gara> 6df+6 Scurry.
<Glacon> Gara: Scurry.: 7 (6df+6=-, 0, +, +, 0, 0)
<Snowshoe> He catches up to Elif and makes a grab for her. Loren is still a few rungs below him.
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 Melee
<Glacon> Snowshoe: Melee: 7 (6df+6=-, 0, 0, 0, +, +)
<Snowshoe> Loren could close the distance easily.
<lurkdrun> 6df+9 tagging again!
<Glacon> lurkdrun: tagging again!: 8 (6df+9=0, -, 0, -, 0, +)
<lurkdrun> (agility)
<Echo> Jason keeps climbing, biting his tongue to keep from shouting. "Kick that fucker down, El." He's still trying to get to the top so he can cover the others.
<lurkdrun> "Why are you attacking us?!?  We were /trying/ to save you."
<PaulS_laptop> Bill continues climbing. He's trying to get up as rapidly as he can
<lurkdrun> (4 Pdef)
<Snowshoe> The man swings his hand up and latches onto your lower leg, Elif. You're fucked if something doesn't happen fast.
<Snowshoe> Jason reaches the top.
<Gara> Can Loren attack?
<lurkdrun> "Ah!  He's got me!"
<Snowshoe> You're gonna have to make an agility or strength roll to avoid falling off the ladder after your attack, but yes.
<PaulS_laptop> 6df+8 okay let's see if Bill can find a roll to actually do this time. Pistol. Bill is climbing, but if he's got a good shot, he's going for a called shot to "anywhere that won't hit Elif on the penetration". ~god dammit~
<Glacon> PaulS_laptop: okay let's see if Bill can find a roll to actually do this time. Pistol. Bill is climbing, but if he's got a good shot, he's going for a called shot to "anywhere that won't hit Elif on the penetration". ~god dammit~: 10 (6df+8=+, +, +, 0, 0, -)
<Echo> Jason hears the cry and turns back around, aiming carefully down toward Elif with his rifle. Needs must.
<Gara> 6df+9 Blowing last AP on Distracting, she makes herself a very clear target, trying to slice the cable.
<Glacon> Gara: Blowing last AP on Distracting, she makes herself a very clear target, trying to slice the cable.: 10 (6df+9=+, -, 0, +, +, -)
<Gara> 6df+6 Agility to stay on.
<Glacon> Gara: Agility to stay on.: 5 (6df+6=0, +, 0, 0, -, -)
<Echo> 6df+8 He fires a single shot at the one grabbing Elif.
<Glacon> Echo: He fires a single shot at the one grabbing Elif.: 5 (6df+8=0, -, 0, 0, -, -)
<Snowshoe> The cable's on his neck stretching upward, and you're below him. You're not gonna hit that cable.
<Gara> Alright, then just sink as much blade as I can get into him wherever I can.
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 pdef, rolling once for everything
<Glacon> Snowshoe: pdef, rolling once for everything: 5 (6df+6=0, 0, +, -, 0, -)
<Snowshoe> Jason, your shot cracks past Elif and the man, missing them both by inches. Bill, your shot cracks into the man's back, and Loren swipes his legs, throwing him sideways. You manage to /barely/ hang onto the ladder, Loren.
<Snowshoe> The man loses his grip on Elif's leg as the hook jerks him upward again, keeping him on the ladder.
<Snowshoe> He scrabbles against the ladder for a minute, then darts upward, helped by the line in his neck. He throws himself past Elif, going for Jason and the top of the ladder.
<Snowshoe> Your turn, ladies and gents.
<lurkdrun> Elif climbs after him to get to the top!  Agility?
<Gara> Loren climbs.
<Snowshoe> You can make it this turn.
<lurkdrun> Elif climbs to the top then.
<lurkdrun> Do I still get to do an action?
<Echo> 6df+8 Jason flicks the fire select to auto, and throttles down on the trigger, muzzle aimed squarely at the climbing hostile, getting close and closer to the weapon. 19 rounds of 7.62x51mm are let fly at the climber.
<Snowshoe> Nope. If you want to redact and do something else instead, feel free.
<Glacon> Echo: Jason flicks the fire select to auto, and throttles down on the trigger, muzzle aimed squarely at the climbing hostile, getting close and closer to the weapon. 19 rounds of 7.62x51mm are let fly at the climber.: 7 (6df+8=-, -, +, +, 0, -)
<lurkdrun> Nope, top is where I want to be.
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 Pdef against a facefull of bullet
<Glacon> Snowshoe: Pdef against a facefull of bullet: 8 (6df+6=+, +, +, -, -, +)
<Echo> Bonus because the thing's climbing RIGHT AT HIM?
<PaulS_laptop> Bill continues to climb
<Snowshoe> a +2 turns Jason's shot into a solid hit. The hook jerks out of the man's neck as he dies, and the man thumps into the ladder, barely missing Bill as it spins away and into the darkness. The hook whips upward, still moving directly towards Jason.
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 Pdef won't help you here. Roll agility.
<Glacon> Snowshoe: Pdef won't help you here. Roll agility.: 5 (6df+6=+, -, 0, -, +, -)
<lurkdrun> "Jason!"
<Echo> 6df+6 He moves fast as it frees itself from its previous hold. Jason launches himself back from the threshold.
<Glacon> Echo: He moves fast as it frees itself from its previous hold. Jason launches himself back from the threshold.: 1 (6df+6=-, -, 0, -, -, -)
<Echo> ...
<PaulS_laptop> Bill tops out on deck, if possible
<Snowshoe> The hook cracks into Jason's chest , throwing him to the ground. Jason, you feel an icy chill spread through your core from the hook, and the hook yanks further, drawing you towards the now-open room that the man /used/ to be in. -1 boy because you have a hook under your ribcage, and you're gonna look a lot like a TV dinner if you don't get free of that thing.
<PaulS_laptop> Is Bill on the catwalk now?
<Snowshoe> You can't see too well at the angle you're in, but you can see that ice coats the walls of that room, and you can feel an almost arctic chill even ten feet away.
<lurkdrun> Can Elif attempt to cut the cord?
<Snowshoe> Everyone's on the catwalk.
<Snowshoe> She can.
<Echo> You said it's hooked on his chest?
<Echo> ..
<Gara> 6df+5 Cut the cord. I'm a goddamn doctor.
<Glacon> Gara: Cut the cord. I'm a goddamn doctor.: 5 (6df+5=-, +, +, +, -, -)
<lurkdrun> Elif breaks open her MVT.  "Stand back, and cover your eyes."
<Echo> Jason grabs the quick-detach lanyard on the bottom of his armor, and pulls hard, separating the whole rig into a half-dozen pieces.
<lurkdrun> 6df+7 Torch cutting!
<Glacon> lurkdrun: Torch cutting!: 7 (6df+7=+, 0, -, 0, 0, 0)
<Snowshoe> 6df+7 We've established that these are hard as hell to cut
<Glacon> Snowshoe: We've established that these are hard as hell to cut: 5 (6df+7=0, -, -, +, -, 0)
<Snowshoe> Loren, you slam your machete into the thing, but it doesn't break. Elif manages to burn through it cleanly, the black ash seeming to flee from the sudden heat. Jason, the tip of the hook's cut clean through your armor, it's physically embedded in you. You can tear it out, or you can get someone to medical it out, but it's in there real good.
<Gara> "Fuck. No chance of getting this out." She looks at him. "Tough it out, we're almost out." She gives him a hand.
<lurkdrun> "Move!"
<Echo> He grimaces a little as he stands up. "FUCK... All right, let's get outta this bitch." He talks through  gritted teeth, trying to stand up straight. "Can someone grab those pieces?"
<Gara> "Elif."
<lurkdrun> Elif grabs them.
<Gara> "Lets go, Bill, point."
<PaulS_laptop> Bill takes lead
<Gara> "I'll take the back, you two move."
<Echo> "RNNNNNNGGGG, shit, ain't that much different from gettin' fuckin' shot..." He tries to keep up a jog. Fuck it. He's taken bullets before. He's not gonna bitch out of this.
<Snowshoe> Jason, that icy feeling strengthens as you head for the exit with everyone else. Nothing jumps out at anyone, but Jason, you're barely able to move. It's more than just the physical pain, it's almost like something is locking down your joints.
<Echo> He slows, then drops to his knees, crawling along. "FUCK."
<PaulS_laptop> "Elif, take Jasonj"
<lurkdrun> Elif grabs his arm and drapes it over herself.  "Move it marine!"
<PaulS_laptop> Bill winces, ribs bruised
<PaulS_laptop> He leads on towards the exit
<Snowshoe> You all hear what sounds like shearing metal from the lower floor, and the ladder shakes. It's followed by the sound of metal clattering to the ground.
<Echo> He nods, trying to work his legs to keep going with Elif.
<Gara> Loren keeps moving,  looking behind her.
<Echo> "It's gettin' hard to move my legs... We gotta get this fuckin' thing out."
<lurkdrun> Elif drags him along quickly.
<Snowshoe> MDef, Jason. You all hit the entry hall.
<Gara> "understood."
<lurkdrun> "Fight through it!"
<PaulS_laptop> "Don't worry man, we gotcha. Gonna get that hook outta ya as soon as we can"
<lurkdrun> "Don't puss out on me!"
<Echo> 6df+6 !!!
<Glacon> Echo: !!!: 9 (6df+6=+, 0, +, -, +, +)
<lurkdrun> Elif thinks insults are best motivation for security types.
<Snowshoe> Jason, you get hit by what feels like a wave of ice. The tips of your fingers blue, but you manage to fight off any physical effects. Exiting the prefab front door takes you back into #farrecon.
<Echo> He grabs his radio's mic limply off his shoulder as he stumbles along beside Elif. <<Any 3-5-4 station, any 3-5-4 station... one wounded, Dodridge, Jason, foreign object hazard from Prefab-12. Location, chest, object hook, someone scramble a medical team for removal. I need it now.>>
<Echo> Jason stumbles a little more now as Elif drags him along. <<Supplementary, medical personnel responding are to use barrier methods for handling the object...>>