<> <> (Wait. How does THAT work?) <> <> (My mouse is auto-double-clicking now and then. It's very anoying.) (*sees Reducto's parents' portrait and DIES LAUGHING*) nrrgh...make evil bright things go away... * Fitzroy has a pillow over his face and says, muffled, "already did." (...I like Mightor? But Mentok is just so much BETTER.) (Andnow I shut this off so I can shut up.) * Ian rolls out of his bed, wherever it is, sheets and all. "Why do I feel like complete -" Thud! "gaaah." * Katherine woke up earlyish, since she collapsed earlyish due to wounds, and took advantage of your being asleep to get ready for the day. She's sitting on her bed and watches the two of them with idle amusement. However you feel, I bet Kat feels worse. How you doin', Kat? * Katherine works her right shoulder and says. "Good enough. Although when you have one nanopak, and you have to choose between the giant cut in your shoulder and your broken hand, it's not a good choice." I'm good enough. ...yow. * Fitzroy moves the pillow from his face and sits up. "Yeah. Sorry about that. Sleythin computers are so different." * Katherine stands up. "I'm alive, and I got it. That's all that really matters. One more scar... not gonna kill me." She chuckles a little to herself, then walks over towards the window. "Christ. A Europa Team Prototype suit." * Katherine looks over at Ian. "And in case you didn't get the picture, not only are Roy and I arguably criminals, I stole a 25 year old nano-suit. You miss a lot when you collapse like a sack of appletatos." * Ian blinks. "...so it seems. Um. Congratulations!" You missed all the fun! * Ian rubs his head. "Oof. I'm sorry I wasn't there to help out - not sure what hit me." * Katherine glare slightly over at Roy. "That's okay. It wasn't that much fun, and Roy missed most of it anyway. Hand smashed in a door. Or dodged lasers. Or a giant swinging blade. Who DESIGNS their museums, Tim Larson's scriptwriters?" * Ian raises an eyebrow. "At least it wasn't Vernon." * Katherine rolls her eyes. "No, then it would have reeked of alcohol." She flexes her still green-tipped hands. "You know, I forgot to ask where the sacred rock of beating up on fleshy humans was. Or what time this stupid thing was. Hope it wasn't at dawn." (WOOHOO! All the incense burned in a single ash!) I guess we should go look. (Is there a TV or something? This is a public event, Kat thinks, so it's probably being broadcast.) (There's a TVishthing.) * Katherine turns on the TV. "Let's see if they're advertising. Probably the most exciting thing that's happened since... well, the last person who tried this shit." <> (Who am I facing?) (Or are they not mentioning the combatants?) <> * Fitzroy spots a city map on a near-by table, "Looks like we've got a map here. We should be able to find the place easily." (*reads back* It could have been in It's A Revisionist World After All, Kat.) (AIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEee. *SPLODES*) * Katherine nods and looks at it, committing it to memory. Random Access Memory! Ha ha. "I'll have to arrive seperate... and as late as possible. Keep them from asking about the suit until it's too late." * Fitzroy nods. Hmm, makes sense. * Katherine picks up her purse and looks back at the two of them. "I'll see you both in-suit in an hour." She smirks. "Try not to be late, because this is going to be fun to watch." * Ian grins. "Good luck, Kat. Roy, shall we get some [breakfast]?" (That being Sleythin breakfast, not [BREAKFAST]. Unless it's both.) * Katherine heads out for the suit she stashed! (Needy dicey.) * Fitzroy scratches his head, "As long as you mean food, sure!" * Dicesuke (NinjaDebug@ip68-13-166-245.om.om.cox.net) has joined #atc2 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Threnody (2d6-1) and gets 11, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "Some things just aren't meant to be." <> (That's bad.) (...) (... way to start off.) (... Yup.) (You suck, dice.) (Doesn't matter. We could have called in the Angelbot and gotten the same result.) (assuming I don't quite know what [breakfast] means..) (Ha. Probably.) (Sounds good to me.) (Aw, what the heck. I've got one DR, might as well blow it now.) (DR1) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Threnody (2d6-1) and gets 6. <> <> <> (Yeah.) (I do.) (The fact that I suited up instantly, big help!) * Katherine does what she said she'd do, then heads for the rock with the backpack on, trying not to draw too much attention. * ChamOnnaLaptop (chamelaeon@cpe-24-160-208-154.ma.res.rr.com) has joined #atc2 * Chamelaeon (chamelaeon@cpe-24-160-208-154.ma.res.rr.com) Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) * ChamOnnaLaptop is now known as Chamelaeon * ChanServ sets mode: +o Chamelaeon (did the catchup) <> <> * Katherine gets up there and stands up straight and tall, lookinig to... wherever her challenger will pop out from. She's curling and uncurling her right hand idly. * Ian has [popcorn]! <> <<[popcorn is actually a toasted beetle, but Ian doesn't know that.>> * Ian would eat it anyway. He's an adventurous gourmet. * Katherine looks up and says idly to herself, "At least it's not Gyor'carl. I liked her." (Of course, since I said that, it's probably her husband.) <> "[Welcome to the FIRST of the MULTICULTURAL, CROSS-SPECIES INFORMATIONAL CHALLENGES!]" <> 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rochelle (2d6-1) and gets 6. ('Husband'?) (Okay. 'Mate'.) (I'm still processing the Chakosaur not being a big Sleythin bull dyke.) (Heh.) [These challenges are when a human goes for information traditionally restricted to the higher castes! So we decided just to let them FIGHT IT OUT!] <> * Katherine mutters to herself, "And if you try hard enough, little announcer, one day you'll be allowed to work in Bloodsuit." * Fitzroy rolls his eyes, "Perfectly logical and reasonable." [And a doozy tonight, folks. The challenger tonight is the descendant of one of the Fighters against the Enemy! Give her a HAND!] <> (So much for anonymity.) * Katherine 's eyes widen and she takes a step back, "Aw, FUCK." That'll teach me to trust a Sleythin. [And the Champeeen! IS! Your City-wide heavyweight First Style ladder leader! Czat'carl!] <> (...totally read the challenger's name as Ctarl'ctarl.) (Excellent.) (>_>) (I don't get it. I feel I should.) (Join up, Roch.) * Katherine stretches slightly, then looks over at Czat'carl. "So, are we going to get down to this or not?" <> "In ... time." <> [No rules, no holds barred! So! Count of three, and come out fighting!] <<1 ... 2 .... >> * Ian blinks. "Anything goes?" (Could. Not. Resist.) * Katherine stretches her arms slightly down, and her backpack suddenly swirls and overtakes her entire body with a swarm of blue, grey, black, and white nanites which quickly coalesce into a hardsuit INCREDIBLY reminiscent of the 'old' holos of the Europa Team and Chako. Except that the colors are all wrong. <<3! Init!>> 1d6+11 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (1d6+11) and gets 15. [What's THIS? The challenger has an exo! A nano-exo! Ladies and gentlemen, how incredible! Not a violation of the rules, because there ARE no rules! But definitely illegal - that is the very suit stolen from the Museum of History last night!] (The announcer used 'descendent'. At this point Chako would have shot him anyway, so go right ahead.) * Fitzroy looks around "Great." (Also: I'm hoping Kat didn't think she could steal that suit and have nobody notice.) (Oh, god no.) <> [To account for this, we have adjusted the gravity to 1G uniform!] (Remember her earlier comment about being criminal.) <> * Katherine rushes forward in a blur of speed and jumps off the ground, spinning in the air to deliver a fast and incredibly powerful kick to Czat'carl's face. "Kyah!" 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-2) and gets 8. (... Mere success. Come on, Dicey, don't be like this.) <> [Tricky human!] * Katherine spins and lands, but not stopping her high speed movement around the rock. "Whatever you say, big guy!" (But doesn't stop, even.) (COuld just take out the 'but'.) (That too.) <> (Dodge.) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-3) and gets 3. (Make by 3.) (I'm seeing this SRW style now. Thank you so much, Mecha. *kick*) <> (It's a great way to see it!) (Do I get to act as well, in the desc?) (Or just dodge?) (yes.) * Katherine hops over the foot, hits the ground, then does an abrupt screaming change of direction, launching herself up at the Sleythin with her fist out. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-2) and gets 3. (Mazinger Punch! Or whatever that flying punch move is called. *cough*) (...it's no worse than Mekkara Beam, I guess...) (That would be Ian's move.) (As long as it's not breast fire.) (No, Ian has whatever the penguin has for weapons from Parodius.) <> [Argh!] <> 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-2) and gets 9. (Oh, no way!) <> [Hahahahahah! Not so tough now!" (Oh my god, it's Mucha Lucha.) (... no. But a good idea for later.) (Can I bring any of my lasers to bear?) (Which really means, "Can I point either of my arms/hands at him?) (He's huge. You can try.) (Cheap-ass Iron Man tactics. Boo. BOO.) (I'm held! It's his fault!) * Katherine says back, using the in-suit translator, "Bad move, lizzy!" then tries to get her right arm and left arms both around to point at him and fires a wide bright blast from her right arm, and a blue piercing laser from her left. (Not sure what penalties I'm rolling at. I'll just make the raw rolls.) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-1) and gets 6. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-1) and gets 8. (Both technical makes. The first has a -3 penalty to dodge (and Backblast.) Whee.) <> (15 raw damage.) * Katherine gasps at the crushing pressure and then tries to put her right hand right on him, firing with the laser in its palm while also continuing fire with the blue laser. 2 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2 2d6-1) and gets 3 1. (... Crit on the blue laser.) * Fitzroy cheers on Kat, not that she can hear, "C'mon Kat, get out of there!" <> (s/you/Kat) * Katherine drops to the ground and takes off again at high speed. "Ha! Don't hold onto the laser array, big guy. Tends to hurt like a bitch." ("You fight like a [shotoclone]." "BITE ME.") (Hey, at least I haven't resorted to long range fire.) (What a nice girl you are, not accidentally roasting the audience.) (I know!) <> (Dodge +1). 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-2) and gets 1. <> * Ian moves zomg, for great justice! * Fitzroy does too, I guess? Whatever that means! (You just move from the vibration. It's fun!) * Katherine tumble-rolls out of the way and she stops for a second. "Wanna crank it up? Fine!" A sword pops out of her right hip and into her hands and she leaps forward to deliver a two-handed leaping slash at his upper body! 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-2) and gets 7. (By 1.) <> 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-2) and gets 6. (Mere success.) <> * Katherine shifts her sword grip and she turns in the air, firing a red and blue laser from her palm and hand right before she lands her jump. 2 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2 2d6-1) and gets 3 7. (Palm and arm. Palm and arm. Only one hand has the laser.) <> <<... just assume the announcer is announcing.>> * Katherine grimaces at him still being standing and takes off running again. "God, you're tough! And you people actually expected me to do this without a suit?" [You ask large favors and expect small challenges?] <> 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-2) and gets 4. (By 2.) (Oh, come on.) (?) (How can this be a huge favor? Is the Egg BUSY? Is all of Sleythin backing up their mp3s or something?) (Haw.) (... yes.) (Gyorl'carl: "I happen to LIKE Duran Duran. SHUT UP.") * Katherine snorts. "Wasn't so hard last time." She dashes in and tries to slash at one of his undamaged legs. (Called shot). 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-1) and gets 5. (Augh! Okay, 5 minute break to all channels. I need a breather.) (Heh.) (Okay, I lied.) (WHich leg?) (Right first. Since the riight second is damaged, that will probably bring him down.) * Kei (lina@cpe-24-59-251-39.twcny.res.rr.com) has joined #atc2 * Threnody (lina@cpe-24-59-251-39.twcny.res.rr.com) Quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) * Kei is now known as Threnody <> 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-3) and gets 2. * Katherine frowns and slashes back across the same direction, going for the already damaged second leg. She says harshly, "Fucking fall over already. We gotta get back to save some people." <> 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2d6-3) and gets 4. * Katherine plants her feet and jumps sideways, back out of the way, and opens fire with lasers, red and blue agan, one at each leg. 2 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Katherine (2 2d6+1) and gets 6 9. <> <> [While not really legal but technically not illegal, the use of a suit has won the challenger this fight! She gets her audience!] <> * Katherine lands the jump, stands straight up and raises the sword in her left hand, saying to herself, "About fuckin' time!" Yeah, Kat! (The Egg never expects the Martian Inquisition.) * Ian cheers! (CHEESE SKETCH) (HA HA NO YOU LOSE.) (DO IT I AM YOUR GOD) (WIN) * Katherine lets the helmet of the suit fade away, then looks around for the announcer or the Slethin In Charge and says/yells towards him, "So, can we get this meeting going? And not have any more spazzing delay?" <> [We did tell him to go easy, you know.] * Katherine turns, sighs slightly and says, hopefully so that the crowd doesn't hear, "Yeah, well. You wanted it real. And you wanted it stupid. And now it's both, and everyone's happy. His legs will be fine." [Probably.] <> [We ought to arrest you, you know. But I suppose it's yours by a sort of birthright anyhow.] 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Vera (2d6+2) and gets 7. * Katherine smirks thinly. "If it bothers you that much, take it the fuck back. I don't need anything by that damn birthright." She lets the suit faded completely and brushes her hair back. "I'll get ATC to pay you back the damages either way." [Don't bother.] <> <>