Morden Enters

Faerzen[aberrant]
Harvey, your chat continues to countdown.
-- World Found. Connecting in 15... --
-- World Found. Connecting in 10... --
* Morden continues to do curls
Faerzen[aberrant]
Morden, you receive a notification on your game, accompanied by a audible ping.
"-- Connected to Server. World Found. --"
Harvey, -- World Found. Connecting in 5... --
Morden
I put down the weight and sit at the computer
Faerzen[aberrant]
Harvey, -- World Found. Connecting... --
Morden
SeriousSalamander
Faerzen[aberrant]
Both of your screens slowly fade to black.
SeriousSalamander
((Yes? I forgot how to write actions))
Faerzen[aberrant]
((you just type what you're doing.))
((if you type something, Harvey does that))
((if you type something in quotes, it means you're chatting those words to Morden))
Roo_inline[DM]
(( /me for actual actions))
Faerzen[aberrant]
((same thing to Morden))
* Roo_inline[DM] demostrates the action commands
Faerzen[aberrant]
((you can use /me if you want too, it's up to you))
Roo_inline[DM]
"and this is a nice way to show when you are speaking"
* Morden continues to sit at the computer, waiting for the fadeout to finish, and awaiting the next bit
Faerzen[aberrant]
Some quite epic music begins playing
https://soundcloud.com/joelinia/entry-music
and a single shifting icon appears in the middle of both of your screens
http://skaia.io/static/img/spin.gif
* SeriousSalamander wonders what is going on before leaving the computer
* Morden is a bit concerned with the bugginess of the loading screen.
* SeriousSalamander comes back with food, sits, and waits
Faerzen[aberrant]
A single large word of text appears underneath the icon, glitching out rather strangely
S̩̺̺̯̩͎̞̭̙͚̬̪̀ͩ͑́͂͛̎ͯ̊̾ͩͮ̊ͤ̌ͮ̽̓͝ͅB̛̘̤̩͇͙̔ͥ̍̓̔̓ͮ͐̀ͣ̐̉̑Rͧ̐ͨͨͦͨ̉ͤͣ̇̈ͣ͑̆ͣ̍͏̴̷̥͎̞̻͍̘̪̰͢U̷̶̝̣̟̙̼͎̓̾̈̏ͪͤ̀̓̎͆͑̂ͤͯ͆ͣͥ̓͛͘͝ͅG̶̼̰̳̹̣̳̞̃̑͒ͧ̾ͭ͋̎͗̈́̈ͨ̎͌̒͛̎̚͝
The music continues and eventually the icons and text fade to be replaced by an extravagant logo for UNOnline: Curse of the Dark Crusade
Morden
"Anyone else getting this bugginess?"
Faerzen[aberrant]
In a nearly instantaneous graphical scramble, everything on the screen is erased to be replaced by a single green word, the same word that was glitching out earlier.
SBRUG
Morden
"I get the feeling something is off here. Is this an early version or something?"
SeriousSalamander
"amelia, did you break my computer"
Morden
"Oh wait, this isn't the guild chat anymore."
Faerzen[aberrant]
The two of you notice that it is only the two of you listed in the chat now.
Morden, your screen remains still at that, unchanging.
Harvey, the black screen and text slowly fades to reveal a very strange scene indeed.
This... really doesn't match any of the graphics of UNOnline at all.
Faerzen[aberrant]
It's certainly very realistic though! A step up from the graphics of the base game.
* SeriousSalamander worries that H-M has breached the security on his computer
Faerzen[aberrant]
((Morden, please describe yourself and your surroundings. Harvey, that is what you see on your screen.))
* SeriousSalamander puts tape on the computer's camera and microphone
Morden
((I posted my house layout in the skype a long time ago, let me find it.))
((https://imgur.com/a/RWgIz))
(( https://imgur.com/a/RWgIz ))
* SeriousSalamander presses Crtl-Shift-Esc to access Task Manager
Faerzen[aberrant]
The task manager pops up.
Morden
I am currently sitting at my computer
* SeriousSalamander looks for the program files running the game
Roo_inline[DM]
there's no task running the game, at the moment
Faerzen[aberrant]
((I'll turn it over to Roo now))
* SeriousSalamander leaves his cave to grab a large heavy object to smash his computer with
SeriousSalamander
"morden, what did you do to my computer"
Morden
"I didn't do anything? I was just given this game and I hit play."
"I don't know how these things even work real well."
Roo_inline[DM]
you leave your cave as you hear a message notification on your computer
Roo_inline[DM]
as you look around for rocks or logs you hear more message notifications
SeriousSalamander
"the only reason i have not destroyed my computer yet is to see how this pans out. H-M really gets an a for effort on this hack"
Roo_inline[DM]
morden, please describe yourself and your surroundings
wait. you already did.
anyways. ==>
Morden
((Morden dossen is an indigoblood troll, 7 sweeps old, horns are four inches long before being pointed. ))
(( ~7 sweeps))
SeriousSalamander
"if you are listening, H-M, your efforts are commendable. that said, you will not find me even with an advanced computer virus like this one. i have contingencies in place for this purpose"
Morden
" . . . "
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: this is not a virus you dense child"
Morden
" What are you talking about. The game is a bit glitchy. I think it might have froze."
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: we have but no reason to attempt to find you"
Morden
"Oh, the ?? person again."
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: greetings"
Morden
"Are you the same one as before."
* SeriousSalamander does not listen. He puts extra tape on the camera and microphone. He then adds 5 layers of obfuscation, bouncing the internet connection from city to city, for security purposes.
Morden
((insane lag incoming XD))
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: dear god.... you are hiding behind 7 or so proxies just for  something unexpected in your game?"
* SeriousSalamander sets up connections in: Oslo, Norway; Chicago, USA; Paris, France; Mogadishu, Somalia; San Francisco, USA
SeriousSalamander
"yes. one can never be too prepared against H-M"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: serious salamander, really, there's no need for such extremes. i mean no direct or indirect harm"
"??: just play the game you won!"
SeriousSalamander
"what game did i win"
"who are you"
"i agreed to play unonline with this guild i just joined, not participate in whatever shenanigans are going on here"
"unless i start getting answers soon, i will have no choice but to destroy this connection"
"permanently"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: well; you were supposed to win a neat  piece of dlc after winning a rather extensive raid"
"??: im one of the game masters in UNOnline, a moderator, if you wish to call me that."
* Morden just watches this conversation, not understanding the context or what they are talking about.
SeriousSalamander
"and what does this dlc entail"
"based on your ability to hijack the game and our conversations, i have reason to believe you are who you say you are"
"that said, i cannot disable my security measures unless i have confirmation"
"confirmation that H-M did not put you up to any of this"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: the dlc is... to be exact, a standalone game we took a while making, this conversation, nor the game were hijacked child, its all in the functions of the game"
"??: H-M made this game. what did you expect"
SeriousSalamander
"you have a point"
"H-M made this game, meaning it almost certainly has spyware embedded"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: seriously, if you are not going to listen to reason why do i even bother"
SeriousSalamander
"furthermore, H-M is probably mining user information and habits to gathe customer data"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: we DONT want the information of a paranoic kid."
SeriousSalamander
"the fact that you believe i am a kid only proves my point"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: you already play the game, you already made a point on hiding behind layers and layers of bullshit"
"??: how"
"??: you are a child to me, i work in this, didn't you expect me to be old enough to call you kid?"
"??: you play a MMORPG mixed with a card game, we dont expect old people to be part of our gamerbase"
SeriousSalamander
"the average age of a gamer is about 35 these days"
"hardly old, but also hardly a child"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: the average age of our fanbase is around 20, i expect younger"
SeriousSalamander
"exactly. you know the average age of your fanbase, which was most likely obtained by mining user information"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: does guessing in the dark make me a hacker? in fact. i think you are breaching the other child's privacy right now"
* Morden gets bored of this confusing conversation, and goes back to doing curls
SeriousSalamander
"you just breached his/her privacy. you told me he/she is a child"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: or perhaps it was shown in conventions and the like? 90% of our attendance was KIDS"
"??: do you want to play or not?"
SeriousSalamander
"fine. what do we do"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: finally, look. just approach your computer, all the menus are intuitive"
→ yzabtech has joined
← Twelve has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer)
Roo_inline[DM]
An expansive menu unrolls (complete with nice animation and everything) along the top of the screen. There's a whole lot of buttons
SeriousSalamander
"quick question. how did you know i added security to my connection"
"the extra security would be invisible to anyone who was not actively looking for it"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: your ping varies, this game is running on the same sub-service of UNOnline, that details the country the user is connected to, as to allow the best server for less lag"
"??: in short terms, you were jumping servers inside UNOnline"
* SeriousSalamander starts looking through the menus
Roo_inline[DM]
There's a button that looks like a cursor, another one that looks like a weird hexagon thing, and another one that looks like a captchalogue card next to a beaker.
* SeriousSalamander clicks on card/beaker
Roo_inline[DM]
(( Faerzen[aberrant] , you made this))
SeriousSalamander
((hey, how much longer is this gonna take guys? i need to head out soon to buy a new belt))
Morden
((It would help if you, i dunno, actually played the game. lol))
Roo_inline[DM]
((yeah.))
Morden
((I'm litterally on your screen right now I think :P ))
SeriousSalamander
((that's what i'm trying to do now))
Roo_inline[DM]
((im sorry, but... SS KINDA refused to take the plothook))
SeriousSalamander
((hence clicking on the captchalogue card/beaker))
Faerzen[aberrant]
((you guys free tomorrow?))
Roo_inline[DM]
[placeholder menu, i think this showed recipes of known items))
Morden
((We can probably finish in like 20 min if we hurry))
((I'm free tomorrow, and for a while tonight.))
SeriousSalamander
((All right then))
"so roo, i notice that there appears to be icons for constructing and placing new objects in this menu"
Roo_inline[DM]
you see a guy troll doing curls on the screen
((roo?))
* SeriousSalamander has never seen a troll before
* SeriousSalamander wonders if that is makeup he sees
Roo_inline[DM]
you see a grey skinned weird demon guy exercizing
SeriousSalamander
"morden, are you there"
"what would you like me to do for you"
* Morden goes over to his computer
Roo_inline[DM]
the guy stops exercising to answer to something on a computer
Morden
"Huh?"
"It looks like it is loading still."
SeriousSalamander
"well i can see you right now"
Roo_inline[DM]
morden's screen says "no client"
SeriousSalamander
"kind of invasive for H-M to allow this isnt it"
((can i see the "no client" screen?))
Morden
"You cannot see me probably. I don't have a webcam."
Roo_inline[DM]
((yeah))
* SeriousSalamander looks for specific identifying details onscreen
SeriousSalamander
"you were doing exercising just a moment ago"
Roo_inline[DM]
the orientation of this is literally from the floor.  and you can move the camera around... a drone?
SeriousSalamander
"also, your skin is grey"
* SeriousSalamander looks for the shape of his horns
* SeriousSalamander also mutters "LARPers" under his breath with an exasperated tone
Morden
((Stated ealier, four inches long, then pointed Total length: 4.75 inches))
Roo_inline[DM]
the menu with the cursor pulses with a faint glow
* SeriousSalamander moves the camera one inch from Morden's face, then does a 360-degree rotation around his head.
Morden
"Um, of course my skin is grey."
SeriousSalamander
"can you see the camera going around your head right now"
Roo_inline[DM]
this.... doesn't look like makeup
Morden
"I do not have a camera."
* Morden scratches his head
SeriousSalamander
"well, that means H-M somehow hacked into your reality and placed invisible monitoring devices"
Morden
"Whatever that means?"
SeriousSalamander
"for instance, your horns are a total of 4.75 inches long"
Roo_inline[DM]
((metagaming much?))
Morden
"About, ya. They don't have much use."
Roo_inline[DM]
((or is your character that good with numbers?))
the cursor menu continues to pulse
Morden
((You probably wouldn't be able to eyeball that. Length isn't exact btw :P))
SeriousSalamander
"i think you should be asking yourself how i could possibly know that"
"for instance, my skin is pink"
Morden
"That is odd. did you dye it?"
Roo_inline[DM]
the cursor menu CONTINUES TO PULSE
SeriousSalamander
"no. it is naturally pink. everyone i have ever encountered or seen pictures of has skin tone somewhere between pink and brown"
* SeriousSalamander clicks on cursor menu
Morden
"strange."
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: you can ask about biological differences later, please, proceed with the game"
Morden
"My game is still loading, weird question mark person."
Roo_inline[DM]
A submenu opens up with three different options: one button contains a normal cursor labeled MOVE, the second with a cursor all scrambled up and pixelated labeled REVISE, and another with an upside down cursor pointing down labeled DEPLOY
the cursor labeled deploy is shining
SeriousSalamander
'me looks at what he can deploy
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: that is intended, you need to connect to something... that'll be done in time"
3 suboptions pop up.
One of them looks like a weird sort of clamp thing labeled TOTEM LATHE, the next looks like a very large round table labeled ALCHEMITER, and the third looks like a large hunk of metal with a tube sticking out of the top labeled CRUXTRUDER.
* SeriousSalamander clicks on TOTEM LATHE and deploys it somewhere in Morden's room
Morden
((The room I am currently in, or my room?))
SeriousSalamander
((i can't see your room))
Roo_inline[DM]
you place the whatever the fuck this carving thing is dead in the middle of the room.
((you can))
* Morden turns around
Roo_inline[DM]
atleast its not colliding into anything
* Morden turns back to his computer
SeriousSalamander
((no, i meant real-life me. i literally don't know what i should be imagining))
Roo_inline[DM]
morden, you hear a loud THUMP as a giant machine appears in the middle of the room
Morden
"I think my neighbor must have come over. There is a giant machine in the middle of my workout room."
* SeriousSalamander decides to move it to an available area next to a wall
Morden
(( https://imgur.com/a/RWgIz ))
Roo_inline[DM]
((allowing for the sake of shenanigans))
Morden
(( :P fair enough ))
Roo_inline[DM]
the machine in morden's room drags along the floor and sets next to the workout machines
* Morden watches as this happens
Roo_inline[DM]
there's still the ALCHEMITER and CRUXTRUDER
* SeriousSalamander proceeds to deploy the ALCHEMITER between the window and front door
Morden
"Something very weird is going, I will be back soon."
SeriousSalamander
"that is me"
Morden
"Are you invisible?"
Roo_inline[DM]
you deploy the machine, there's a surprisingly loud clank
* Morden jumps
SeriousSalamander
"the game has allowed me to somehow hack into your reality and remotely tamper with your home"
"i do not know what to make of this myself, but i will get you set up"
Morden
"That makes no sense. Games are magic maybe."
* Morden leaves his computer and walks over to the sound of the larger clank
Roo_inline[DM]
the cruxtruder is the last avaible option
* SeriousSalamander deploys CRUXTRUDER in the corner between the counter and recuperacoon
* Morden hearing yet another clank, turns around.
SeriousSalamander
"unlikely to be magic"
Roo_inline[DM]
the cruxtruder loks like a big thing with a lid. and a wheel at the side
SeriousSalamander
"i presume you do not live on the planet earth"
Roo_inline[DM]
there are 4 blank screens
SeriousSalamander
"the landscape outside your home does not resemble any location i have ever seen"
Morden
(( Morden is not at his computer, and cannot respond for the moment.))
I investigate the cruxtruder
!roll 1d20-1
Roo_inline[DM]
the menu's in SS' computer returns to the main tab, the card thingy shining
((dices is not here))
SeriousSalamander
"magic, if it does exist, is not H-M's modus operandi"
→ Tyche[Dice] has joined
Morden
!roll 1d20-1 investigation
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20-1 investigation --> [ 1d20=5 ]{4}
Roo_inline[DM]
it looks... like some gigantic piece of complex machinery, metallic, big... ominous
SeriousSalamander
"roo, what do i do now. i have deployed everything indicated"
Roo_inline[DM]
there's the heavy metal lid on top
Morden
((Your character does not know the name roo? ))
Roo_inline[DM]
and the wheel on the chimney-like tube
* SeriousSalamander grows more concerned about H-M's ability to set up invisible cameras
Morden
I try to lift the lid on the chimney.
* SeriousSalamander puts on a balaclava to conceal his identity
Morden
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{7}
Roo_inline[DM]
the lid is kinda heavy and escapes your grasp
Morden
I stretch my arms a bit
I attempt to lift the lid again, with hopefully a better grip this time
Roo_inline[DM]
harvey's computer continues to flash the other card menu
Morden
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=3 ]{7}
→ Nos_The_Person has joined
Morden
((lol))
Roo_inline[DM]
you just cannot get a grip
Morden
I hit the cruxtruder in the front of the chimney in annoyance
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=6 ]{10}
* SeriousSalamander also picks out various camouflage outfits for different weather conditions, stuffs it in a briefcase, and captchalogues the briefcase
Roo_inline[DM]
the chimney produces a loud thunk  and the lid pops off.
* SeriousSalamander returns to the computer and clicks the flashing icon
Morden
"Huh."
I look in the chimney.
Roo_inline[DM]
pitch black on the inside
the wheel on the side looks tempting
Morden
I turn the wheel leftways
Roo_inline[DM]
the wheel doesn't like being turned thatways
Morden
I keep trying
roll 1d20+4
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=13 ]{17}
Roo_inline[DM]
the flashing icon deploys another submeny with a card
Morden
"Left is loose..?"
((^ not in chat))
Roo_inline[DM]
you manage to turn the wheel
a heavy cylinder pops out
SeriousSalamander
"is everything operational, morden"
Morden
I go back to my computer briefly.
Roo_inline[DM]
its... glassy and indigo colored, it looks like it could go in that other machine
Morden
"Earth? I use that stuff to grow things."
"What are these weird machine things?"
* SeriousSalamander changes into all-white camo-pattern fatigues
SeriousSalamander
"earth is a planet as well"
"the name of my planet"
Morden
I go back over and pick up the cylinder while waiting for a reply
SeriousSalamander
"objects the game told me to deploy"
Morden
I try to figure out where it could be used on another machine.
SeriousSalamander
"i do not know what they do"
Morden
!roll 1d20-1 investigation
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20-1 investigation --> [ 1d20=12 ]{11}
Roo_inline[DM]
the menu with the card continues there
the cylinder looks like it could be used in that machine with the carving thingies
* SeriousSalamander switches out his black balaclava (ski mask) for a white one to match his outfit
Roo_inline[DM]
perhaps with the right implement
SeriousSalamander
"be back in a bit, morden"
Morden
I put the cylinder in the carving thing where it fits.
I go back to the computer
* SeriousSalamander captchalogues his computer before exiting the cave
Morden
"Oh, okay."
* SeriousSalamander heads into the nearby trees, hoping to make it harder to spot him
* SeriousSalamander uncaptchalogues his computer and gets back online
SeriousSalamander
"i am available again, morden"
Morden
"fast."
"You can see stuff, right?"
SeriousSalamander
"just relocating in case these cameras try to find me"
Morden
"I put that thing into a machine thing."
Roo_inline[DM]
the lathe seems to be waiting for a punched card, as the small screen displays
SeriousSalamander
"yes, i can. you mean the cylinder in the TOTEM LATHE, i assume"
Morden
"Probably."
SeriousSalamander
"based on the name, i presume it carves or mills out totems"
"the lathe seems to need a punched card of some sort"
* Morden doesn't know what to type, and sits there
SeriousSalamander
"do you have any captchalogue cards to spare"
Morden
"I just put things into my game if I need to store them."
"I don't know if it uses cards."
Roo_inline[DM]
the menu in harvey's screen has a card. that has been there for like 20 minutes
* SeriousSalamander investigates the card
SeriousSalamander
"hold on, seems like i might have something for you"
Roo_inline[DM]
its a punched card with a weird contraption behind
* SeriousSalamander deploys the card directly in front of the totem lathe
SeriousSalamander
"try plugging the card i just dropped into the lathe"
Roo_inline[DM]
morden, a card nonchalantly makes its way to the ground
Morden
I go over to the card
* SeriousSalamander mutters "hope it doesn't kill him" under his breath
Roo_inline[DM]
a red light  appears outside
Morden
I put the card in the slot on the lathe, after looking around a bit
I glance out the window
Roo_inline[DM]
there's a gigantic ball of stone and fire slowly making its way to your home
a... meteorite?
fuck.
Morden
I go over to the computer
"I may have to stop playing to leave. It appears a giant rock is going to hit my house."
"I don't want it to hit me."
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: no need. just hurry"
SeriousSalamander
"morden, it appears a large meteor is about to become a large meteorite"
Roo_inline[DM]
the lathe carves a weird totem thing
Morden
"I don't know the difference. Both are huge rocks."
Roo_inline[DM]
it looks like the only other option is the last machine
Morden
I go over to the totem thing, and pick it up
SeriousSalamander
"in less science-y terms,  you might need a will written quickly"
Morden
I put it on the last machine.
SeriousSalamander
"in less legal-y terms, you might be dying soon"
Roo_inline[DM]
you do so. the mechanical arm in the machine moves, and a... water pump appears
a water pump that seems to be locked with a basic, flimsy looking padlock
Morden
((Did a kernelsprite come out at all, or was that intentionally omitted?))
SeriousSalamander
"morden, break that padlock now"
Roo_inline[DM]
[01:23] <Morden> ((Did a kernelsprite come out at all, or was that intentionally omitted?)) dammit
you realize there's a weird ball of light following you
Morden
I look over at the ball of light.
SeriousSalamander
"roo, what is that ball of light, and more importantly, what do we do with it"
* Morden looks at the magic ball
Roo_inline[DM]
the magic ball is there
SeriousSalamander
"quickly now, id prefer my screen stay g-rated"
Roo_inline[DM]
??: throw something significant there
Morden
I go over to my computer
"Oh, I should break the lock thing?"
I turn the faucet.
Roo_inline[DM]
??: dont throw the computer, or yourself
SeriousSalamander
"you heard the man/woman. throw something important in the ball of light"
Morden
roll 1d20+4 to turn on the faucet
!roll 1d20+4 to turn on faucet
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 to turn on faucet --> [ 1d20=20 ]{24}
SeriousSalamander
"something you like"
"maybe your favorite weapon"
Roo_inline[DM]
the faucet of the water pump does not pump due to the lock, but after a while you get it down for a  single push
the padlock breaks
Morden
I pick up my favorite weight.
Roo_inline[DM]
((btw, i meant like one of the old ones))
Morden
((old ones?))
* SeriousSalamander checks on the status of the meteor, wondering how much time Morden has left
Roo_inline[DM]
(( [01:23] <Morden> ((Did a kernelsprite come out at all, or was that intentionally omitted? ))
the meteor looks like it would fall in a minute or two
* SeriousSalamander decides to lie for Morden's benefit
SeriousSalamander
"morden, you have 30 seconds to live"
Roo_inline[DM]
the ball of light accepts your sacrifice and you get a....  weightsprite))
Morden
"This glowey thing is weird."
Roo_inline[DM]
((god dammit, link didn't paste http://www.motherearthnews.com/~/media/Images/MEN/Editorial/Blogs/Homesteading%20and%20Livestock/Han... ))
Morden
((internet is down, I cannot access anything.))
((Only existing connections can continue functioning))
yzabtech
((irc runs on internet))
((oh))
SeriousSalamander
"throw something else in there as soon as possible"
Roo_inline[DM]
((a hand pump? like the ones used by pushing a lever?))
??: its okay for now"
Morden
I pick up my favorite harvesting sickle
I offer it as well.
((Ah, got it.))
Roo_inline[DM]
weightsprite avoids
the water pump continues to be there
SeriousSalamander
((wait, does morden or harvey know that a creature (living or dead) should go in as well?))
Morden
"I broke the lock. Should I pump this thing more?"
((Not techincally required.))
((And no.))
Roo_inline[DM]
((we dont really follow that rule))
SeriousSalamander
"forget about the pump. youre not putting out the meteor with that thing"
Morden
"I think I should run now."
SeriousSalamander
"do you want to throw the pump into the ball of light"
Morden
I stand up, and head for the front door
SeriousSalamander
"running wont do you much good"
Morden
I toss the pump at the ball of light on my way out
!roll 1d20 to hit
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20 to hit --> [ 1d20=6 ]{6}
Morden
I being sprinting out the front door.
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{16}
* SeriousSalamander mutters "he's a goner" under his breath
Morden
I sprint faster
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=12 ]{16}
Roo_inline[DM]
you dont manage to lift the water pump
and your attempts at running are shortlived. as you realize you will not be able to outrun a meteor
SeriousSalamander
((hey, we almost done? i need to leave soon to buy a belt last-minute))
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: a water pump you say?"
Morden
I stop, and look at the sky.
Roo_inline[DM]
((just a few))
Morden
I say to myself
"This is how it ends, huh."
Roo_inline[DM]
the meteor is GIGANTIC.
"??: use the pump. tell him to use it"
Morden
I stroll back into the house at a walking pace.
I go over to the computer.
SeriousSalamander
"morden, use the pump. i dont know what it does, but roo says to do it"
Morden
"I don't think I will be able to play anymore. Sorry."
I give the pump another pump
SeriousSalamander
"i dont think you can opt out at this point"
Morden
!roll 1d20 for PUMP OF NOT DYING
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20 for PUMP OF NOT DYING --> [ 1d20=16 ]{16}
Morden
"A meteor would contest that"
"Very hard to play games without being alive."
SeriousSalamander
"if you have to duck and cover, do it outside in the open air"
Roo_inline[DM]
you begin pumping, a small stream of water begins trailing off and a flower sprouts from the metal platform
SeriousSalamander
"stay away from corners of rooms"
Roo_inline[DM]
but as soon as you stop pumping it stops growing
Morden
I continue to pump, the last workout I will ever do.
!roll 1d20+4 to work out
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 to work out --> [ 1d20=4 ]{8}
Roo_inline[DM]
the meteorite looks a few seconds away from hitting
SeriousSalamander
"the impact will create shockwaves"
Morden
My heart isn't in it though.
Roo_inline[DM]
you pump, the flower slowly blooming
Morden
I glance at the flower, and smile.
SeriousSalamander
"get out of the room now"
Morden
I continue to pump
I hit the pump VERY HARD
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{13}
Roo_inline[DM]
yet... there isn't enough strenght. needs more strenght! you have worked out your whole fucking life you cannot give up now
Morden
over and over again
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=2 ]{6}
SeriousSalamander
"flowers do not stop explosions. you cannot run but the impact might not kill you"
Morden
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=4 ]{8}
Roo_inline[DM]
the meteorite is the only thing you see out your window
Morden
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=17 ]{21}
Morden
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=9 ]{13}
Roo_inline[DM]
the flower blooms
Morden
I laugh a bit.
Roo_inline[DM]
time stops to a halt as you feel everything dissapearing. did you die?
SeriousSalamander
"but you need to leave your house immediately"
yzabtech
((and it turns out it's flowey and everybody dies the end))
Morden
((lol))
Roo_inline[DM]
no... you... didn't die?
yet?
Morden
I look out the window at what will obviously be the red glow of a meteor in my face, and obviously not anything else.
Roo_inline[DM]
there's no glow. and a weird landscape extends before you
((will describe in the post))
Morden
((kk))
SeriousSalamander
"morden, are you reading me"
Roo_inline[DM]
level up.
Morden
"I am reading this text."
"I think the game is magic"
SeriousSalamander
"good. this means you are not dead"
Morden
"Or I hit the right thing maybe.
((will do levelup shortly))
SeriousSalamander
"call it whatever you like. just dont trust H-M. they did this to you"
Morden
"Maybe. That was a very interesting game. I don't think Ill turn it on again probably."
"Too stressful."
I go look at my fields, to see if the crops are alright.
Roo_inline[DM]
the crops are ok
the weight thing follows you
speaking in a series of clanks and weird beeps
Morden
"That is not speaking, glowey thing."
I go back to my computer
"My crops are alright."
"That was a bit scary."
* SeriousSalamander start taking notes about the weight's speech, writing down the order of clanks and beeps
SeriousSalamander
"i think crops are the least of your worries. wherever you are, it probably is not safe"
"do you have any way to fortify your house"
Morden
"Maybe."
"Not really, I just farm. My neighbor is a while away."
"Ill be alright."
* SeriousSalamander enters his notes into a Morse code translator online
* SeriousSalamander he sets clanks as dots and beeps as dashes
← yzabtech has quit (Quit: Leaving)
Roo_inline[DM]
the clanks and beeps are not any kind of coherent response
* SeriousSalamander also sets clanks as dashes and beeps as dots
Roo_inline[DM]
not a coherent response
==end?==
SeriousSalamander
((if you want. Target doesn't close until midnight, so I'm good))
Morden
((I'm good.))
((Until I close the channel, I can continue.))
SeriousSalamander
"morden, your sprite seems like it is trying to talk to you"
Roo_inline[DM]
((its 2am here. but anyways. i think you two can continue play by post, or talk without me here))
Morden
((Also, funnily enough, redditnotifier refreshes an HTTPs connection with reddit often enough I can still access it.))
((got it.))
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: you can throw something there later"
SeriousSalamander
"do you have any objects that are capable of speech"
Morden
"Uh, ok."
"I just live here by myself."
"I read sometimes though."
SeriousSalamander
"like a puppet, or a mask, or even the corpse or remains of someone you knew"
* Morden thinks about it for a bit
Morden
"My lusus is buried several days ride from here."
"I don't remember where it is."
SeriousSalamander
"if you can find it, it might work. otherwise, try throwing in a book. cant hurt"
Roo_inline[DM]
"??: doesn't have to speak, now if you mind, i cant guide you two throught the whole game"
Morden
I pick up my favorite philosophy book
I toss it gently towards the floaty thing
Roo_inline[DM]
the weight avoids the book
* SeriousSalamander goes "uh-oh" and imagines the floating thing turning into an overly talkative professorly thing
Morden
((Ill research stuff and decide what it is about in a bit. For the moment, it has an emphasis on calm and control))
((in a bit, as in, tomorrow. Ill pm you roo.))
SeriousSalamander
"if the sprite is avoiding things you throw at it, you might have to ambush it. try turning off the lights or taking it into a dark room so it cannot see what you throw at it"
Morden
I pick up the book again
SeriousSalamander
"if the evasion mechanism is not vision-based, it might be motion-based"
"so gently push it into the ball instead of throwing it"
Morden
I charge down the sphere and attempt to slam the book into it
!roll 1d20+4
Tyche[Dice]
Morden rolled : 1d20+4 --> [ 1d20=14 ]{18}
Roo_inline[DM]
the sphere avoids again