Forest shenanigans

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<PresidentEvil> Greg unslings his MG and troops off after the others.
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<Alivi> Eriko feels a bit outnumbered by guys.
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<Alivi> "Greg…Taggart? Do you remember?"
* Denied_Existence walks among the yawning trees, following the tracks left by the retreating guards,.
<Denied_Existence> Stefan* (Accursed /me)
<PresidentEvil> "Refresh my memory." Greg says.
<Alivi> "I forget who….but someone…security was hit in head. And there was monkey like thing….maybe I am remembering wrong…"
<Snowshoe> You're wandering generally in the direction the containment guy pointed?
<Alivi> Eriko is.
<PresidentEvil> And looking for tracks.
<Snowshoe> anybody with survival, give it a roll
<PresidentEvil> "I wasn't on that one. At least, I don't think I was."
<PresidentEvil> "You see enough garden variety monsters and they all start to blur together..."
<Alivi> "It wasnt something we were called out for, just happened..."
<TheRaven> 6df+6 survival
<Glacon> TheRaven: survival: 10 (6df+6=0, +, 0, +, +, +)
<PresidentEvil> "Well, like I said, they start to blur together after enough time..."
<Alivi> Eriko nods. "I know."
<Snowshoe> Holy shit Taggart, tracks! Several human footprints and one set from what looks like a quadrupedal thing with deer-like feet. It's light, the tracks are barely there.
<TheRaven> "Got tracks. Hooves, and it's not heavy."
<Alivi> "Really?"
<PresidentEvil> "Lead the way then."
<Denied_Existence> Stefan kneels down at one for a moment, glancing ahead. "Could just be a deer...probably not though."
<TheRaven> "Too far north, I think." He follows the tracks.
<Denied_Existence> He gets back up. "Or mabye a moose...they like to charge people so that would at least explain the headbutt."
<Alivi> Eriko follows Taggart.
<Alivi> "But moose are big, yes?"
<Snowshoe> Them tracks is followed. Whatever that was weighs way less than a deer or a moose, Taggart.
<PresidentEvil> "Moose are /really/ big, Eriko."
<Alivi> "Really? I want to see them!"
<Snowshoe> After a bit of walking, you arrive in a clearing. Perception, everyone.
<Alivi> 6df+8
<Glacon> Alivi: 8 (6df+8=-, +, -, 0, 0, +)
<PresidentEvil> 6df5 Perceptin'
<PresidentEvil> 6df+5 Perceptin'
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Perceptin': 5 (6df+5=+, +, -, -, 0, 0)
<TheRaven> 6df+7
<Glacon> TheRaven: 6 (6df+7=-, -, +, +, -, 0)
<Denied_Existence> 6df+9 Perception
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: Perception: 11 (6df+9=0, +, +, -, +, 0)
<Snowshoe> Stefan becomes one with the forest. He and Eriko both notice a log that seems to have been recently disturbed, shifted a few feet from an indent where it used to lie.
<Alivi> "Ehhh..."
<Denied_Existence> "Looks like somebody has been getting firewood." Stefan notes.
<Alivi> Eriko tilts her head. She goes over to the log.
<Snowshoe> The log, sadly, does not react to Eriko's presence.
<PresidentEvil> Greg follows her. How big is the log?
<TheRaven> "Hm...could always be something innocent, but I kinda doubt it."
<Snowshoe> It's pretty good sized. About eight feet long and a foot and a half across. Seems to be rotting.
<Snowshoe> Something rustles underneath it, then falls silent.
<PresidentEvil> "Eriko, back up for a second..."
<Alivi>  Eriko looks at Greg. She backs up a bit
<PresidentEvil> "We sure this is what we're looking for?" He asks Stefan, tilting his head to the left.
<TheRaven> "It's probably a raccoon or something."
<Alivi> Eriko watches the log warily.
<Snowshoe> The log lifts off the ground about an inch, slides another foot away from where it was before, then drops back to the ground. Something pushes leaves underneath it.
<Alivi> Eriko's eyes widen.
<PresidentEvil> "A raccoon?" Greg says, raising a single eyebrow.
<Alivi> "…DId it move by itself?"
<TheRaven> "...okay, maybe not a raccoon."
<Denied_Existence> Stefan raises his gun quietly. "Strange little racoon."
<PresidentEvil> "Stefan, kick it over. Taggart and I will cover you."
<PresidentEvil> He raises his gun.
<Denied_Existence> "Hope I have a foot in the morning." he grunts, giving the log a swift kick.
<Alivi> Eriko watches a bit nervous.
<Snowshoe> Stefan your foot hurts like a motherfucker, but that's likely from kicking a tree and not from being eaten by demons. Something spins under the log for a second, then vanishes into the ground. Perception from Eriko and Taggart, one more time.
<TheRaven> 6df+7
<Glacon> TheRaven: 5 (6df+7=0, +, -, -, -, 0)
<Alivi> 6df+8
<Glacon> Alivi: 7 (6df+8=+, -, 0, 0, -, 0)
<Snowshoe> Eriko, you see what looks vaguely like a human hand disappear wrist-first into the ground. Taggart, you notice that the ground around Stefan seems to be shifting. Stefan, you have successfully kicked a dead tree.
<PresidentEvil> "Anything?"
<Alivi> Eriko lets out a small scream
<TheRaven> "Stefan, MOVE!"
<Denied_Existence> Stefan jumps back just before he is able to give the tree a Bond one-liner at Taggart's suggestion.
<Snowshoe> Agility, Stefan.
<PresidentEvil> Greg trains his gun at the ground below Stefan's feet.
<Denied_Existence> 6df+5
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: 5 (6df+5=+, -, +, 0, 0, -)
<Snowshoe> 6df+4 hnnngh
<Glacon> Snowshoe: hnnngh: 2 (6df+4=-, +, 0, 0, -, -)
<Snowshoe> Stefan, a human hand shoots out of the ground where you were standing, followed by an arm. It grabs at you, but misses horribly.
<Alivi> "…is it a person?"
<PresidentEvil> Can Greg shoot it without endangering Stefan?
<Snowshoe> yes he can
<Snowshoe> It starts to withdraw back into the ground.
<TheRaven> "That's no goddamn human I've ever seen."
<PresidentEvil> 6df+7 then that's what he's gonna do!
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: then that's what he's gonna do!: 7 (6df+7=-, 0, 0, +, 0, 0)
<Denied_Existence> Stefan fires at the ground where his feet previously were.
<Denied_Existence> 6df+9 Rock'n'roll
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: Rock'n'roll: 12 (6df+9=0, +, +, +, +, -)
<Denied_Existence> *7
<Denied_Existence> (so 10)
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 halp meeee
<Glacon> Snowshoe: halp meeee: 6 (6df+6=+, -, -, -, +, +)
<Snowshoe> you both shoot that arm real good. It withdraws partially before everything above the elbow is turned into fleshy pulp and splinters of bone by bullets.
<Alivi> Eriko recoils.
<Alivi> "…think we got it?"
<PresidentEvil> Greg turns to Eriko. "Onto the log, now!" he yells.
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<Alivi> She looks at Greg confused but doesn't question it and attempts to go and get onto the log.
<PresidentEvil> Can he attempt a perception roll to look or more of them?
<Snowshoe> Feel free.
<Denied_Existence> 6df+9 Stefan shall elect to do that also
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: Stefan shall elect to do that also: 8 (6df+9=-, -, 0, +, -, +)
<PresidentEvil> 6df+5 "There could be more of them down there, guys..."
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: "There could be more of them down there, guys...": 7 (6df+5=+, 0, +, 0, 0, 0)
<Alivi> 6df+8 what can I see?
<Glacon> Alivi: what can I see?: 7 (6df+8=+, -, 0, -, 0, 0)
<TheRaven> 6df+7 the fuck was that thing
<Glacon> TheRaven: the fuck was that thing: 8 (6df+7=-, 0, 0, 0, +, +)
<Snowshoe> Stefan, Taggart, and Greg, you notice a pair of hands coming out of the ground at the end of the log opposite you. Eriko, you notice that the ground under your feet suddenly feels /awful/ unstable.
<Alivi> Eriko freezes. She looks down.
<TheRaven> "ERIKO! GET CLEAR!"
<Denied_Existence> "SHEISSE!" Stefan yelps, drawing a bead on the pair of hands near the log and firing.
<Denied_Existence> 6df+7 Them hands be hole-y
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: Them hands be hole-y: 11 (6df+7=+, +, 0, 0, +, +)
<PresidentEvil> Greg lets a prolonged burst go.
<PresidentEvil> 6df+11 tagging Sustained Fire
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: tagging Sustained Fire: 14 (6df+11=+, +, +, 0, 0, 0)
<Alivi> Eriko doesn't exactly know where to go considering people are shooting around her. "Where?!"
<TheRaven> "Cease fire!"
<Snowshoe> Eriko, You feel something grab around your ankle and pull down, hard. Your feet start sinking. Stefan and Greg, you pulp another pair of hands.
<Alivi> Eriko lets out a startled scream.
<PresidentEvil> "Shit!"
<Alivi> She tries to keep her balance.
<TheRaven> 6df+14 tagging This Is My Rifle to blast the one grabbing Eriko without hitting her.
<Glacon> TheRaven: tagging This Is My Rifle to blast the one grabbing Eriko without hitting her.: 12 (6df+14=-, -, +, 0, -, 0)
<Alivi> Can she try to pull loose.
<PresidentEvil> Greg runs to Eriko and attempts to pull her free of the hands.
<PresidentEvil> Err, redact.
<Snowshoe> Taggart, you nail one of the hands, putting a bullet through its wrist. The other still has a firm hold on Eriko, who can roll strength to try to free herself.
<PresidentEvil> Now Greg runs over and attempts to pull her free.
<PresidentEvil> "Guys, stone! We need to find stone!"
<Snowshoe> Strength
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<Snowshoe> Strength from greg and eriko, please.
<PresidentEvil> 6df+6 Greg attempts to pull Eriko away with all his might
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Greg attempts to pull Eriko away with all his might: 6 (6df+6=-, +, -, -, +, +)
<Alivi> 6df+4
<Glacon> Alivi: 3 (6df+4=0, -, +, -, 0, 0)
<Snowshoe> 6df+4 hnnngh
<Glacon> Snowshoe: hnnngh: 5 (6df+4=-, +, +, +, 0, -)
<Snowshoe> Greg manages to yank Eriko free. The hand gropes at the air for a moment, looking for her foot, then withdraws back into the ground.
<Denied_Existence> Stefan scans for more hands.
<Denied_Existence> 6df+9 Where them hands be at, yo?
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: Where them hands be at, yo?: 9 (6df+9=-, 0, 0, +, +, -)
<PresidentEvil> "You alright?"
<TheRaven> "The /fuck/ kind of shit is this?"
<PresidentEvil> "Taggart, we can't fight these things on soft ground. We need to find rock."
<Alivi> Eriko is trying to catch her breath.
<Snowshoe> Stefan, you hear dirt being thrown somewhere just beyond where you can see, sounds like something is coming out of the ground.
<Snowshoe> You also notice the ground softening under your feet again. Maybe Greg's got a point.
<Denied_Existence> "SOMETHING BIG"
<Denied_Existence> He looks for rocky ground or large boulders.
<Denied_Existence> 6df+9 Rock your sox
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: Rock your sox: 11 (6df+9=-, 0, 0, +, +, +)
<Alivi> 6df+8
<Glacon> Alivi: 7 (6df+8=0, -, -, 0, 0, +)
<PresidentEvil> 6df+9 Greg tags Professional to try and focus. Come on Greg, you've patrolled these woods a million times...
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Greg tags Professional to try and focus. Come on Greg, you've patrolled these woods a million times...: 9 (6df+9=-, +, +, +, -, -)
<Alivi> Eriko remains close to greg.
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<Snowshoe> You all have very, very good eyesight. You notice a rocky outcropping about thirty feet to the south, looks like you could get on top of it with a little effort.
<PresidentEvil> "There!" Greg points. "Run for it!"
<Denied_Existence> Stefan books it, not wasting any time.
<TheRaven> Taggart hauls ass.
<PresidentEvil> Greg grabs Eriko's arm and follows. "Stay close!" he yells.
<Alivi> Eriko stumbles but starts running with Greg.
<Denied_Existence> He gives a few glances back on the way in case either taggart or Greg+Eriko need covering fire.
<Snowshoe> Agility to determine whether your ass is successfully hauled.
<Denied_Existence> 6df+5
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: 3 (6df+5=+, -, 0, -, 0, -)
<Alivi> 6df+6
<Glacon> Alivi: 7 (6df+6=0, +, 0, +, -, 0)
<PresidentEvil> 6df+5 and he's off!
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: and he's off!: 3 (6df+5=+, 0, -, -, 0, -)
<TheRaven> 6df+5 welp
<Glacon> TheRaven: welp: 5 (6df+5=+, +, 0, -, -, 0)
<Alivi> Eriko stops and stays next to Greg.
<Alivi> Keeping pace with him
<Snowshoe> Greg and Stefan, you feel something grab your heels. You hit the dirt, hard.
<Alivi> "Greg!"
<PresidentEvil> "Oof! Eri, go!"
<Denied_Existence> Stefan pulls his sidearm from its holster, rolls and fires on the hand holding him.
<Alivi> "But!"
<Denied_Existence> 6df+7 NO CHAIN CAN BIND ME NO HAND CAN HOLD ME DOWN
<PresidentEvil> "GO!"
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: NO CHAIN CAN BIND ME NO HAND CAN HOLD ME DOWN: 8 (6df+7=-, 0, +, 0, +, 0)
<Alivi> Can Eriko help Greg up?
<Snowshoe> Stefan you are going to literally shoot yourself in the foot if you do that.
<TheRaven> 6df+10 Taggart turns and fires on the ones grabbing at Greg, assuming he can hit them safely.
<Glacon> TheRaven: Taggart turns and fires on the ones grabbing at Greg, assuming he can hit them safely.: 10 (6df+10=+, 0, +, 0, -, -)
<PresidentEvil> Can Greg hack it off on the wrist with the tomahawk?
<Denied_Existence> I have enough hand-eye coordination not to shoot my own foot at point-blank
<PresidentEvil> 6df+5 If so, he does...
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: If so, he does...: 6 (6df+5=+, 0, 0, 0, -, +)
<Denied_Existence> It's got my ankle, correct?
<Alivi> Eriko decides to listen to Greg and she attempts to continue going to the rock place.
<Snowshoe> Stefan, you shoot the wrist of the hand, blowing it off of you but putting a bullet through your heel. -1 body, and you're gonna want to get that looked at. Greg, you axe the hand. Eriko, agility or strength.
<Alivi> 6df+4
<Glacon> Alivi: 4 (6df+4=+, 0, -, -, 0, +)
<PresidentEvil> Greg scrambles to his feet and pulls Stefan up with one hand, drawing his pistol with the other.
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<TheRaven> Taggart starts towards the rocks again.
<Denied_Existence> Stefan grits his teeth and rolls onto his feet with Greg's help, ignoring the pain. He starts running towards the rock again.
<Snowshoe> Strength or agility to climb.
<Snowshoe> Eriko, you haul yourself up, slowly.
<PresidentEvil> Greg clicks his radio on once Stefan is up and running, and starts following him. <<Command, Powell! Fucking zombie hands coming out of the ground, how copy?>>
<Denied_Existence> 6df+5 Tagging Blood of the Wolf to climb like a mofo
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: Tagging Blood of the Wolf to climb like a mofo: 6 (6df+5=-, +, -, +, 0, +)
<Denied_Existence> +4
<PresidentEvil> 6df+6 Strength. I has it
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Strength. I has it: 7 (6df+6=-, +, +, +, -, 0)
<TheRaven> 6df+6 strength!
<Glacon> TheRaven: strength!: 4 (6df+6=0, -, 0, -, -, +)
<Snowshoe> Errybody makes it up. Taggart, you slip and feel fingers pulling against the base of your shoe, then heave yourself the rest of the way up.
<Alivi> Eriko looks at the others.
<PresidentEvil> He glances around. "Looks like we made it. Anyone hurt?"
<Snowshoe> The hands claw at the base of the rock, fingernails dragging against it, and then slowly withdraw into the ground.
<Denied_Existence> A nod. "Yeah...clipped my own heel. Think I'll be ok though, didnt chip the bone."
<Denied_Existence> "Hurts like fuck though."
<Alivi> "Should we wrap it?"
<PresidentEvil> "I bet. Next time, cut the damn things."
<Denied_Existence> "I am not known for my skill with a knife, thanks. But anyway, we seem to be safe here." he notes.
<Alivi> Eriko sighs.
<Alivi> "What do we do?"
<Snowshoe> Greg, your radio chirps. <<Powell, Command, we copy. What are you asking for?>>
<TheRaven> "I'm working on that..."
<TheRaven> "Extraction vehicles would be nice."
<Alivi> "…But…will it be worth it?"
<Denied_Existence> "Anyone have a rope?"
<PresidentEvil> <<An extraction would be nice. Barring that, do we have any of the motion sensors buried nearby?"
<PresidentEvil> >>
<Alivi> Eriko looks into her bag. "I have some."
<Denied_Existence> "May I borrow it?"
<Alivi> She hands it to Stefan
<Snowshoe> You hear something burst from the ground at the base of the outcrop, and the sound of something sizzling. The smell of cooking meat is suddenly very strong.
<Alivi> Eriko looks.
<Denied_Existence> Stefan takes the rope, then stops. "uh....."
<TheRaven> "Oh, that's bad."
<Alivi> "..what do you mean?"
<TheRaven> Taggart shoulders his rifle.
<PresidentEvil> Greg swivels to train his gun on the source of the sound. Can he see anything?
<Snowshoe> Eriko, you see something very, very angry that you really can't place. It's about four feet tall, and it looks like it's made entirely out of raw meat except for two very human looking arms, one of which is splintered into nothing at the wrist. The head is vaguely ant-shaped, with two mandibles made of bone.
<Alivi> Eriko's eyes widen.
<Snowshoe> It clicks at you, then begins clawing at the base of the rock, pulling itself up.
<Alivi> "….It's coming up!"
<Denied_Existence> "Awwwheelllllnawww"
<PresidentEvil> 6df+5 Perception to ranged maneuver "Everyone light it up!"
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Perception to ranged maneuver "Everyone light it up!": 5 (6df+5=+, +, -, -, -, +)
<Alivi> "What does that mean?!"
<TheRaven> 6df+10 let the bodies hit the floor (ranged)
<Glacon> TheRaven: let the bodies hit the floor (ranged): 8 (6df+10=0, 0, 0, -, -, 0)
<Denied_Existence> Stefan puts his AK to his shoulder, aims, and mag-dumps plenty of lead into the creature.
<PresidentEvil> "KILL IT!"
<Denied_Existence> 6df+7
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: 7 (6df+7=+, 0, 0, +, -, -)
<Alivi> Eriko takes out her gun and tries to shoot it
<Alivi> 6df+5
<Glacon> Alivi: 3 (6df+5=-, +, +, -, -, -)
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 there is more of me now
<Glacon> Snowshoe: there is more of me now: 9 (6df+6=-, +, +, 0, +, +)
<Alivi> Eriko sighs, "I cant kill things!"
<Snowshoe> Your bullets thunk into it, then pass out the other side. It doesn't seem to notice.
<PresidentEvil> Can Greg still roll or did he use his turn on the perception maneuver?
<Snowshoe> Feel free, greg.
<PresidentEvil> 6df+11 Tagging Sustained Fire, 1 AP left.
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Tagging Sustained Fire, 1 AP left.: 13 (6df+11=+, +, -, -, +, +)
<Alivi> Eriko seems confused. "Wait…what? Greg… did that just happen?"
<PresidentEvil> "JUST GET BEHIND ME!"
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<Denied_Existence> Stefan suddenly wishes he had worn ear protection better than plugs.
<Alivi> Eriko flinches and gets behind Greg.
<Alivi> She puts her gun away feeling incredibly useless.
<Snowshoe> Greg you shoot it real good. Its front half explodes into a red mist, and chunks of bone drop to the ground. It waves its arms at the air for a moment, then falls backwards off the pillar and onto the ground.
<TheRaven> "Well that did it."
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<Alivi> Eriko just covers her face with her hands.
<PresidentEvil> Greg rips the rest of the belt into the thing for good measure, then immediately begins loading a new one.
<Denied_Existence> Stefan is rubbing his ear. "Yep."
<PresidentEvil> Ranged, or is it just overkill?
<Snowshoe> it is now a vaguely circular smear of red and bone in the dirt.
<Denied_Existence> Overkill, complete with Quake announcer.
<Snowshoe> It is, for the moment, quiet.
<PresidentEvil> Greg slaps the new belt into the chamber, pants for a second, then holds up a finger to his lips, motioning for quiet.
<Alivi> Eriko looks at the others.
<PresidentEvil> Then he takes the now-empty belt box, winds up, and hurls it at a patch of soft ground. Throwing?
<Denied_Existence> "Taggart, you got some frags with you?" Stefan queries.
<Alivi> "I would make thermite…but that seems like bad idea..."
<TheRaven> "Two."
<Alivi> Eriko looks at the ground behind them.
<Snowshoe> Greg, you successfully hit the ground with a box. A pair of hands pop out of the dirt, wrap around it, and pull it under.
<PresidentEvil> "Ahh, fuck."
<TheRaven> Taggart grins. "Grenade time?"
<Denied_Existence> Stefan tries his radio. <<Command, they appear to be part-human, part-ant, and 100% creepy. We've taken shelter on a rocky outcropping.>>
<PresidentEvil> Gre turns to Taggart. "What?"
<Denied_Existence> <<Oh, and 200% pissed the fuck off.>>
<TheRaven> "They go for anything hitting the ground. I figure we've got two options, either go all Dune, or toss a frag on the ground and see what happens."
<Alivi> "Dune?"
<PresidentEvil> "Walk without rhythm and you won't attract the worm, right?" Greg asks, grinning.
<Alivi> "…You two are weird. It is not worm, it is ant thing."
<Denied_Existence> "It is a book, Alivi."
<Denied_Existence> Eriko*
<Alivi> "…Oh….Like Harry Potter?"
<TheRaven> "Yep, just like that thing with the limb-stealing desert worms. Man, that was fucked."
<Denied_Existence> "Let's...try the grenade first...before relying on fiction.
<Denied_Existence> "
<PresidentEvil> "That shit was reverse double-secret fucked." Greg says. Animal House references are more his speed, anyways.
<Alivi> "…hmmm…"
<TheRaven> "Grenade it is."
<TheRaven> 6df+4 Taggart flings it a safe distance away.
<Glacon> TheRaven: Taggart flings it a safe distance away.: 9 (6df+4=+, +, 0, +, +, +)
<Snowshoe> Taggart, you could have been a quarterback. That shit /sails/ through the air, bounces twice, and then sits prettily for half a second. A pair of hands grab it, pull it part way under the ground, and are blown to pieces.
<Alivi> "Wow..."
<PresidentEvil> Greg picks up a nearby loose rock, if any are available, and chucks it. Test number two!
<TheRaven> "Perfect."
<Snowshoe> Nothing goes for the rock.
<Denied_Existence> Stefan takes the rope and gently lowers it towards the ground, ready to leg go incase it is grabbed and yanked hard.
<Alivi> "Stefan, what are you doing?"
<Denied_Existence> "Testing the tremor theory
<Denied_Existence> "
<PresidentEvil> He goes in for a fistbump with Taggart. "Don't relax just yet... they may just be wising up."
<Alivi> "…Meaning?"
<PresidentEvil> "Meaning they may have learned a single small thump means hand grenade."
<Alivi> "Oh..."
<Alivi> "How interesting..."
<TheRaven> "Toss a handful of brass."
<Alivi> "…maybe I could make bug spray?"
<Alivi> "No that idea is stupid…" She sighs. "I am sorry."
<Denied_Existence> Stefan nodds to Taggart, continuing his rope stuff while grabbing a handful of casings and tossing them over the side
<PresidentEvil> Greg sure has plenty of that! He scoops some up and scatters it over the surrounding area. "Some thermite could be helpful..."
<Alivi> "Really?"
<Alivi> Eriko starts making thermite!
<Alivi> 6df+8
<Glacon> Alivi: 7 (6df+8=-, 0, 0, -, +, 0)
<Snowshoe> The brass sits on the dirt for a moment, and then a hand comes up and pulls the pieces down individually.
<PresidentEvil> "Told ya."
<TheRaven> "Think they could do much to a jeep?"
<Snowshoe> Another thing erupts from the dirt, both arms intact, and grabs at the side of the wall. It struggles to pull itself up onto the top of the rock, and you can see its red skin burning in the sunlight.
<Denied_Existence> "Stefan non-chalantly shoulders his rifle and fires a burst into the creature.
<PresidentEvil> Greg slings the machinegun and pulls out a flare. He doesn't light it just yet.
<Denied_Existence> 6df+7
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: 7 (6df+7=0, 0, +, +, -, -)
<Alivi> "…it cannot deal with sunlight..."
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 defeeeeeense
<Glacon> Snowshoe: defeeeeeense: 3 (6df+6=-, -, 0, 0, 0, -)
<Snowshoe> it dies.
<Denied_Existence> *thump*
<Alivi> Eriko hands the Thermite to Greg.
<PresidentEvil> "On their own? Jack shit. A dozen of them?"
<Denied_Existence> "It can't deal with bullets either."
<PresidentEvil> "I don't wanna be sitting on this fucking rock all night, we need to gather them with some extremely enticing noise and destroy most or all of the critters at once."
<PresidentEvil> He turns the thermite over in his hand as he says that last part.
<Denied_Existence> "We probably won't have to wait all night. Something tells me they'll come up once sunset hits."
<PresidentEvil> "That means we need a way to both ignite and disperse the thermite at once... hum..."
<Snowshoe> A pair of hands come up and pull down the just-killed and.
<Alivi> "I can drop my bag down there..."
<Snowshoe> *ant.
<Denied_Existence> Stefan glances up at the sun.
<Alivi> "It should make enough noise to think it is something?"
<PresidentEvil> "That might only attract one or two."
<Snowshoe> You've got about 40 minutes until it really gets dark, stefan.
<PresidentEvil> "Maybe they operate on ultrasound. Like bats."
<Denied_Existence> "We've got a bit until dark...bit less than an hour."
<Alivi> "…Should someone go down there?"
<PresidentEvil> Come on Greg, /think/. You took IED making a few months after selection.
<Denied_Existence> "Fuck that, we'd get mobbed in a second."
<PresidentEvil> "Or burned to death when the trap springs..."
<Alivi> "…mmm…"
<TheRaven> "Lash the flare and the thermite to a grenade?"
<Denied_Existence> <<Command, you still receiving us?>>
<PresidentEvil> "My thoughts exactly."
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<Alivi> Eriko just watches the guys.
<PresidentEvil> <<Command, this is gonna sound weird... I need you to put a continuous ultrasonic tone into a sound file and email it to my PDA.>>
<Snowshoe> <<Still receiving. Getting a recovery vehicle to you is going to be difficult.>>
<PresidentEvil> <<I'll explain later.>>
<Denied_Existence> <<If you send a recovery vehicle, you'll probably want a chopper...not sure if these things could drag a jeep under.>>
<Snowshoe> A few seconds later, Greg's PDA flashes and starts downloading.
<PresidentEvil> He hands the flare and thermite to Taggart. "Go to work, Taggs."
<PresidentEvil> Once he's got the file downloaded, Greg motions for everyone to stand back, holds the PDA over the edge of the outcrop, and hits play. Just for a few seconds.
<Alivi> Eriko stays back
<TheRaven> "Anyone have tape, or cord?"
<Alivi> "Stefan has my rope…"
<Denied_Existence> Stefan passes the rope to Taggart.
<TheRaven> He assembles the device. "I have no idea if this will work."
<PresidentEvil> "Welcome to the Poolboys, Taggart."
<Snowshoe> Something throws itself out of the ground at Greg's PDA and grabs onto the outcropping, slamming into it a few feet short. It heaves itself towards his hand.
<PresidentEvil> Greg quickly thumbs stop and jerks back.
<Snowshoe> It pulls itself onto the ledge and throws itself at him. Pdef or agility, greg.
<PresidentEvil> 6df+6 PDef
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: PDef: 9 (6df+6=+, +, +, -, 0, +)
<Snowshoe> 6df+6 well shit
<Glacon> Snowshoe: well shit: 5 (6df+6=-, +, 0, +, -, -)
<Snowshoe> It dives into you, but you stay upright and keep it from biting you.
<PresidentEvil> Greg is currently holding the PDA in one hand and a flare in the other. "Someone shoot it!"
<Alivi> "Greg?"
<TheRaven> 6df+10 bullets!
<Glacon> TheRaven: bullets!: 12 (6df+10=+, +, -, +, -, +)
<Snowshoe> Taggart's shot throws the thing off the side of the outcropping. It clicks weakly, then gets pulled under by another pair of hands.
<Alivi> Eriko looks at the sky, how much sunlight do they have left?
<PresidentEvil> "Okay... Plan seems feasible."
<Snowshoe> Half an hour.
<TheRaven> "Well, here goes."
<PresidentEvil> Greg rewinds the sound file. "I'm gonna hit play and chuck my PDA over..." he points. "There. Taggart, you try and put the bomb as close to it as possible."
<TheRaven> "Do it."
<PresidentEvil> Greg checks that the volume is all the way up, hits play, and throws!
<Snowshoe> Several ant people dive out of the ground as the PDA passes over them, then charge blindly after it. They tackle it as it hits the ground.
<PresidentEvil> "NOW!"
<TheRaven> 6df+4 he lights the flare, pulls the pin on the grenades and tosses.
<Glacon> TheRaven: he lights the flare, pulls the pin on the grenades and tosses.: 2 (6df+4=-, -, +, 0, -, 0)
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<Snowshoe> The grenade slams into the ground a few feet away from the pile of ant. The grenade explodes, sending burning chunks of thermite all over the place. The ants squeal, and one throws itself back into the ground. The others roast very quickly, their raw exteriors flashing into dark brown as thermite hits them.
<PresidentEvil> Greg, seeing where the grenade lands, instinctively throws his arm and shoulder around Alivi and turns his head away from the blast.
<Snowshoe> Pdef, errybodeh
<Alivi> 6df+6
<Glacon> Alivi: 2 (6df+6=0, 0, -, -, -, -)
<PresidentEvil> 6df+6 Can Greg somehow help Eriko?
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Can Greg somehow help Eriko?: 3 (6df+6=-, -, +, -, 0, -)
<Snowshoe> eriko thank /god/ greg is in front of you.
<Denied_Existence> 6df+8 This is my flammenwerfer, it werfs flammen
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: This is my flammenwerfer, it werfs flammen: 8 (6df+8=+, +, +, -, -, -)
<TheRaven> 6df+10 tagging I Know What I'm Doing
<Glacon> TheRaven: tagging I Know What I'm Doing: 7 (6df+10=0, -, 0, 0, -, -)
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<PresidentEvil> Greg, shielding Eriko, has little time to protect himself.
<Snowshoe> A very large chunk of thermite splashes down nearby, and holy /fuck/ that's hot. Greg bakes slightly, but he's alright. Best get off the rock before that changes.
<TheRaven> "Book it!" Taggart jumps down and starts running.
<PresidentEvil> "Ah! Ah! Ah, let's get the fuck off this thing!"
<PresidentEvil> Greg shoves Eriko after him and starts running too.
<Denied_Existence> With nothing better to do, Stefan slides off the rock and runs after Taggart.
<Alivi> Eriko is shoved, she tries to get down from the rock and run
<Snowshoe> Several trees ignite as thermite rains through their leaves. Suddenly, the forest looks much less friendly.
<Alivi> "…not  good idea..."
<Denied_Existence> "PERHAPS THIS WAS A BAD IDEA IN RETROSPECT"
<Alivi> "….IT ALWAYS IS LIKE THIS.'
<PresidentEvil> "Taggart!" Greg yells angrily as they run. "Taggart, that was really /fucking/ close, man!"
<TheRaven> "I CAN'T THROW FOR SHIT!"
<Alivi>  "Taggart you did your best just run!"
<PresidentEvil> "THEN WHY DO YOU CARRY GRENADES!?"
<Alivi> "STOP ARGUING!"
<PresidentEvil> Greg clicks on his radio. <<Command, Powell! We have a serious situation here!>>
<Denied_Existence> "MEIN GOTT HELFEN MIR!" Stefan yells to no-one in particular, booking it.
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<Snowshoe> <<I've heard. We think we can get something through if you'll give us an hour or so, but getting through those trees isn't gonna be easy.>>
<PresidentEvil> <<The creatures are all dead, but we've, uh... we've set the goddamn woods on fire.>>
<Alivi> "Are we sure they are all dead?"
<PresidentEvil> "I think any survivors from that pack have learned their lesson..."
<Denied_Existence> "For the record, it was y'all's idea."
<Alivi> "Ok."
<Snowshoe> Perception, everyone.
<Alivi> 6df+8
<Glacon> Alivi: 5 (6df+8=-, 0, +, -, -, -)
<TheRaven> 6df+7 oh god
<Glacon> TheRaven: oh god: 6 (6df+7=0, -, +, 0, -, 0)
<Denied_Existence> 6df+9 Stefan sees plenty of stuff...especially fire...lots of fire.
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: Stefan sees plenty of stuff...especially fire...lots of fire.: 9 (6df+9=0, 0, 0, +, 0, -)
<PresidentEvil> 6df+5 Uh-oh.
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Uh-oh.: 4 (6df+5=+, -, 0, -, 0, 0)
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<Snowshoe> Stefan, you notice that Taggart's got really, really nice hands. Grabbing at his feet, that is.
<Denied_Existence> "TAGGART. YOU'VE GOT SOME ON YA!"
<Snowshoe> Agility, taggart
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<PresidentEvil> "Oh, for fuck's sake!"
<TheRaven> 6df+9 last AP, tagging I Know What I'm Doing
<Glacon> TheRaven: last AP, tagging I Know What I'm Doing: 6 (6df+9=0, -, -, 0, 0, -)
<Denied_Existence> <<COMMAND, BE ADVISED THEY ARE NOT ALL DEAD>>
<Snowshoe> <<Well then why'd you light the goddamn woods on fire?>>
<Snowshoe> 6df+6
<Glacon> Snowshoe: 5 (6df+6=-, +, -, -, 0, +)
<Denied_Existence> <<FROM THE WAY THEY PUT IT, IT WASNT IN THE PLAN!>>
<Snowshoe> Taggart, a horribly charred ant throws itself at you and /just/ misses. It hits a burning tree, then spins and charges again. Best act fast.
<PresidentEvil> Greg quickly draws his third flare, lights it, and throws it to Taggart. "USE THIS!"
<TheRaven> 6df+10 bullets motherfucker
<Glacon> TheRaven: bullets motherfucker: 11 (6df+10=0, -, 0, +, 0, +)
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<PresidentEvil> Redact.
<PresidentEvil> Instead, he lights the flare and draws his axe with his other hand.
<Snowshoe> Taggart blows the ant's head off. It staggers, then drops into him and slides to the ground.
<TheRaven> Strength to remove it?
<Snowshoe> It doesn't have the weight to knock you down. The tree that's starting to collapse behind you, on the other hand...
<Snowshoe> Agility, everyone.
<Alivi> 6df+6
<Glacon> Alivi: 5 (6df+6=+, -, 0, 0, 0, -)
<Denied_Existence> 6df+9 Tagging Blood of the Wolf: NOPENOPENOPENOPE
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: Tagging Blood of the Wolf: NOPENOPENOPENOPE: 7 (6df+9=-, 0, -, +, 0, -)
<Denied_Existence> The log's relative is coming back to get Stefan
<TheRaven> 6df+5 welp
<Glacon> TheRaven: welp: 3 (6df+5=-, 0, -, 0, 0, 0)
<PresidentEvil> 6df+9 tagging Professional with last AP, Greg ducks and rolls
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: tagging Professional with last AP, Greg ducks and rolls: 9 (6df+9=+, +, -, 0, -, 0)
<Snowshoe> Taggart, the tree nails you on its way down. You manage to avoid getting pinned, but the burning branches aren't going to do your looks any favors. Pdef, and strength or agility to GTFO.
<PresidentEvil> Is Greg close enough to help Taggart?
<Snowshoe> He'd have to run into the burning tree, but sure.
<Alivi> Can Eriko help?
<Snowshoe> Same as with greg.
<PresidentEvil> And that would entail some measure of risk, wouldn't it.
<Snowshoe> You might say that.
<TheRaven> 6df+6 strength
<Glacon> TheRaven: strength: 5 (6df+6=0, 0, 0, 0, 0, -)
<TheRaven> 6df+6 pdef
<Glacon> TheRaven: pdef: 7 (6df+6=+, 0, -, +, 0, 0)
<PresidentEvil> 6df+6 Greg is off like a flash, pulling Taggart away as quickly as possible
<Glacon> PresidentEvil: Greg is off like a flash, pulling Taggart away as quickly as possible: 4 (6df+6=+, -, -, +, -, -)
<Alivi> Eriko would help but at this rate it is getting crowded.
<Snowshoe> Taggart, you manage to free yourself. Greg manages to wave his hands girlishly at the branches as you pull yourself out. -2 body, and jesus christ it's hot.
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<Denied_Existence> Stefan scans for incoming ant hands.
<Denied_Existence> 6df+9 Through the fire and flames
<Glacon> Denied_Existence: Through the fire and flames: 12 (6df+9=+, 0, +, +, -, +)
<Snowshoe> Stefan becomes one with the very molecules of the universe. He sees no incoming ants.
<TheRaven> -2 to who? Greg or Taggart?
<Snowshoe> Taggart.
<Alivi> Eriko looks at Taggart and Greg, "Taggart, are you ok?"
<Denied_Existence> "We're clear! Let's get a fucking move on!" he yells over the roar of the flames.
<TheRaven> "Ow ow ow ow..." He returns to running.
<Pres> Greg takes off as well.
<Denied_Existence> Stefan takes off again with the others
<Alivi> Eriko follows them
<Snowshoe> You run the fuck out, exit the edge of the forest, and back to #farrecon.