<> <> (Mess indeed) <> <> <> (It's psychological warfare. c.c) * Katherine isn't there. So she's missing the old show. Aww. How ever will she live life without crazy neighbor and/or roommate humor? * Rochelle is there, eating her breakfast quietly and watching the screen. She's calm as ever. You expected something else? * Vera is there eating breakfast. Her OJ is spiked. * Threnody enters! Sans gun because he is a total maniac. He's been sequestered away on his own for quite some time since the last time you saw him. * Ian is absent. There were many clanks, penguin noises, and sounds of mild violence earlier, which have not yet been adequately explained. * Leopoldo is there, eating the meal and disliking most of it. Yaaay. * Fitzroy comes out of a TSM type trance-thing, "Hey Leo.. Are you finding any more of those hidden messages?" * Threnody blinks, retrieving a glass of highly suspect orange juice on his way over and tilting his head at Roy. He fumbles with the glass a bit, but manages to take a drink. "Hidden messages?" * Leopoldo swallows his food, bleching. "Yeah. Last night they threw another Kenny G. song up. Same type of static, but I can't exactly read it myself." * Threnody tilts his head, then almost drops the glass *again* and makes a rather spectacular kung-fu-style recovery at the last second. "But... who would tinker with the mellow, harmonious sound of Kenny G?" There was some binary code of some sort hidden in it. I tried running some crypto algorithms on it, but nothing came up. ("The *finest* meats and cheeses.") * Leopoldo chugs some OJ. "It's also comming from outside the base. Next time it comes up, I'll try and triangulate its location. But the messages seem to be about seven and a half in length, so it'd be tight." (AFK a sec. Roomie's back. ^^) * Threnody ohs. "Oh." He then very gingerly sets the glass down and frowns. "Subliminal messages, maybe?" * Leopoldo thinks on that. "Actually, it just could be from inside the base using an extremely strong signal to extend the range... I, mmm, subliminal messages are unlikely. I think it's just encrypted information." * Threnody nods and sits down. "How odd." He rubs the back of his neck. "I don't know if I should be thankful I didn't inherit my mother's flair for conspiracy theories, or wishing I had." <> * Vera laughs. "Hey, this show ain't too bad once you get used to it." * Rochelle (ardweden@herring.sandwich.net) Quit (Ping timeout) There's a reason they still show it. (Keep on going.) * Threnody grows tentacles and devours all of you! * Threnody actually just finishes his OJ. * Katherine walks into the common room with a glass of orange juice. Her hair is wet, she has a small smile on her face and a faint bounce in her step. (She's a robot KILL IT) * Katherine walks over and takes a drink of OJ, remaining standing. She still seems somewhat happy. * Rochelle nods to Vera's statement. "It's okay." (BRB.) * Leopoldo glances over at Kat. "You look happy." * Katherine looks over at the TV, and nods when Leo speaks up, saying, "Yeah. Haven't felt this good in a while." Another drink! * Threnody finishes his OJ and puts it back on the table wobbly-like. "This is much harder than I thought it would be." <> * Rochelle drinks more orange juice. "What?" * Threnody narrows his eyes at the cup in what might be called concentration. "Not having a sense of touch." * Leopoldo perks up and looks in a few directions. "Hey, Roy, could you startup your laptop? It's comming through again. * Katherine looks at Thren for a sec, then says, "Not something I'd want to lose, that's for sure." * Fitzroy hops up from his seat. "Sure. I'll start recording." * Threnody hmms and closes his eyes, putting out a surreptitious mental ear in case they *are* getting subliminal directives to like a POS show like freaking Seinfeld. This really IS Hell. Not recording. Mapping. I want to figure out where this is comming from. (We're the ATC2 Doom mod.) * Rochelle keeps picking at her eggs. Ah, alright. ( "It's coming from Ambush Valley!" "Ok, let's check it out." ) * Katherine looks over at Leo/Roy. "Still on about that signal? Is it just gibberish?" * Leopoldo starts glancing around, as if looking for a hidden light or something else. He gets up in the process and walks around a few steps before stopping and simply concentrating. Well, as far as we know.. I couldn't decode it last night. * Fitzroy starts to follow Leo, but stops when he does. * Threnody hmmms faintly. "It's not a common cypher? I wonder what types of encryption the Pyramid used..." (The answer, of course, being "Yes".) * Leopoldo points in the direction of the firing range. "That way." I only got vague matches to known crypto methods. (rot13! rot13!) * Katherine glances over at Thren and says, "Has anyone ever intercepted inter-bug communication before, Thren?" * Threnody knits his brow, trying to remember. * Fitzroy marks 'that way' down on his digital map. * Threnody bites his lip. "I doubt it. The Sleythin never have, and when the Hippies attacked Mars, they were using com equipment that might have predated encryption for all we know." * Leopoldo hmmms, then starts moving quickly to another location of the base. One far enough to get a good reading and not in the direction of the firing range. <> * Fitzroy chases after Leo. * Threnody gets up. "Let me go with you." * Rochelle doesn't. Eating breakfast and watching Seinfeld. * Vera doesn't unless there's booze that way. * Katherine nods, and slams back the rest of the orange juice, before saying to the newly standed-up Thren, "So here's the trick. If it is a bug, as dumb as that would be, it's probably not talking to other bugs." (It's plot. You may be eaten by a grue.) (Then my death comes a little earlier than I predicted it this morning.) <> <> (Woo hoo!) * Katherine tags along with Thren, well, at least as far until he replies. (And Cham made me crave orange juice. *gets some*) (^_^_v) (Fortunately, all we have in this fridge is fruit and fruit juice, so hey!) (JUICE. XD) (*punches Ian*) (*bleeds penguin blood*) (*cry*) * Rochelle glances at Vera. She finishes off her meal and sets her glass down before regarding Vera. <> * Vera decides to catch up with the others, and does. ( Or makes the attempt. ) * Rochelle doesn't even turn to watch her go. "Yeah, bye." (Well, was I watching her already or not? I have no idea. My connection hates me. Make it make sense in the logs, whoever!) (You were.) (Okay, then you make it make sense. ;P) (... thanks. >_<) <> * Roch ignores him with liberal use of her talent for Not Interested, Don't Care. (He explodes!) ("I AM IGNORED OH NOOOOOOOOOOOZ!" *KABOOM*) (KABOOM!) <> * Rochelle continues ignoring him. (OMFG!) <> * Rochelle eyes him, and her gaze flickers. She gets to her feet. <> * Rochelle pulls her hand away. "I have no idea what the hell you're saying. And I don't really care." She turns and starts walking off. <> "'sa matter? Earth t' good fer ya?" (Does he actually grab it this time?) <> * Rochelle doesn't wince, but she does try to pull free as she eyes him. "Yeah. It is." (I am n... yes! Yes it is.) (*giggle*) "Spoiled? Y' oughtta could stand te be knocked ... down a peg!" <> (SHoot him!) (That's good. ^_^) (Cool. Is my gun on me? Do I have my gun? GM?) (Cham won't let me walk in and hit him in the head with a dead chicken.) <> (CHIKIN!XD) * Rochelle actually grimaces a little this time, but she keeps her ground reasonably well. This is followed by her turning and calmly aiming a kick for the nuts. Bastard. <> <> * Rochelle unholsters her gun and aims it at him. She takes a few steps back, making sure he's not getting up any time soon. <> * Rochelle backs away more, and when she gets to the doorway, she dashes off. <> * Rochelle glances around. She also slows and stows her gun away again. <> * Rochelle lets out a breath; amazingly, she's not even breathing hard. She heads off in a mostly random direction. <> (Vivarium?) (Like an aquarium but not water.) (Ah. Interesting.) * Rochelle peers in. (It has birds and animal-lets and plants.) <> * Rochelle idly wonders why they bothered with the mini-zoo for a moment, then keeps going. <> * Rochelle doesn't look grim. She's actually mostly happy to be away from psycho-earth-guy (not Thren), though she doesn't show it. <> * Rochelle will live with that. Somehow. <> <> * Rochelle glances in and at one of the charts. She tilts her head briefly, then keeps going. <> (That's pointless.) * Rochelle doesn't even look that way. Unless there's a shard of glass and rubber duck she needs to pick up and save for a later adventure. (But .... it does a Body good! ;_;) (Is there a shard of glass and rubber duck I need for later adventures?) (No. ;_;) (I've been playing Longest Journey when the 'net's down. Which is... practically all the time, really. ;P) <> * Rochelle does look over there. And doesn't find a rubber duck. But she stops and just... looks for a bit, before she keeps going. <> * Rochelle does keep with her aimless wandering, yes. <> * Rochelle looks around as she walks. Wow, snazzy. <\ * Rochelle avoids children as they come. Kids. Don't wanna trip over them and hurt yourself. (Ha ha ha ha.) (^^) <> * Rochelle looks at them. Animals in reality are almost as good as the ones on TV! <> * Rochelle glances around, then goes about taking a different way down. She may start getting stares from things other than the animals. <> * Rochelle steps over to the windows, then. And... observes? <> <> * Rochelle lets out a faint, "huh." The fact that she isn't tired isn't lost on her. She looks over at the guy. ('night. @_@) <> "Nice night for a battle, isn't it?" 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Kirby (2d6-2) and gets 6. (Night Calc.) * Rochelle blinks, then shrugs. "Does it matter?" "Of course. There wasn't supposed to be one tonight, that's why it matters. It's off their schedule, or the schedule changed." * Kirby is now known as Vera * Rochelle takes a moment to process that. "What do you think changed it, sir?" "Who knows? They're nearly incomprehensible. These days they change as soon as we figure out the new schedule, give us a whupping, then retreat randomly." <> * Rochelle tilts her head, looking out the window again. "They gotta know somehow." <> "You think so, huh?" Yeah. * Rochelle doesn't react to the look. <> <>