[Day: Sunday, July 11th. Time: 7:00 p.m.] [It's a dark and stormy night. You are all gathered in the club room, except Maria, who's been arrested, and Asanjya, who's ... actually, you're not sure what she's doing.] [Session Start!] (Extra research is probably a safe guess.) * Rei is on a desk! She's on a desk, and she's eating an apple. She is not a teacher. * Chomei is being lame and leaning against the wall. What else is new? * Rei 's apple is red and yummy. But you don't know. You're not eating it. * Chie walks in and waves. "Hey, guys." Her hair is an interesting mix of yellow, orange, and red now. Fire colors! Or maybe autumn colors, although that would be out of season. Then again, would she care? ;p Hey. How're you feeling? * Rei twitches her tail. Does it twitch in greeting? Perhaps. But then she waves her apple. "Hi Chie!" Hi, Rei! How're you doing? I'm eating an apple! * Lazar is sitting against the wall beside the doorframe, meditating. He waves to Chie as she comes in. * Chomei shrugs. ( Is everyone all healed up, GM-type person? ) It is tasty and red and juicy and it is everything an apple should be. I would say it's the apple to end all apples, but chances are, it's not the last apple I nor anyone else will eat. But it is good! And I don't think there are any worms in it. Probably. * Chie hmms. "I'd think that'd be a what, not a how, but I'm glad it's an excellent apple." Not a bruise on it! * Chie waves to Lazar, too. No, she didn't forget him. * Rei demonstrates. It looks like an apple. Got any more? Ummmmm. [Peoples is healed, yes.] I'm kinda hungry. Missed dinner. * Rei checks her backpack, then pulls one out and tosses it to Chie. "Think fast!" Catch faster. That's deep. * Chie catches it. "Excellent. You are the most wonderful person in the world." ... Right. * Rei smiles. "Why yes, I am!" * Chie grins and takes a big bite of the apple. "Mmm." * Lazar stands up. "Finally. Is all healed." What, the apple? * Chie chews and swallows. "S'good, Laz." She takes another bite. * Rei looks at the apple. "I don't think so... OH MY GOD, a regenerating apple!" * Rei chomps. * Chie finishes that bite. "Hey, you could eat it forever, provided you didn't get sick of apples." * Lazar tilts his head at Chie... then looks down at himself. "Odd..." ( In Mystery Club, apples get sick of you!) (Psycho. <.<) (Absolutely!) * Chie looks at Lazar. "What's odd?" * Lazar palms his pendant, dropping his illusion. His frame is noticably larger, and he's even a few inches taller. "Seems like... got bigger." Yay? * Rei eyes. * Chie looks up at Laz. *Way* up. "You... did, actually. Can golems even *have* growth spurts?" * Rei eeeeeyes. "Have you been eating granite?" Isn't he a little old for a growth spurt? ( Laz is now about 6'5, instead of 6'2. ) * Rei munches on her apple. "I mean." She chews and swallows. "Usually it's when you're between the ages of twelve and sixteen, right? For guys?" ( ...Can a golem have a growth spurt? ) * Lazar rubs his neck. "Golems no supposed to grow. Made of stone." Yeah. I mean, where would you get the extra stone? Magic? Maybe... maybe with full runes, after get beat up so bad, magiks made golem body bigger? ( He ate a couple of megaliths. ) * Chie shrugs. "That explains it as well as anything else." Like magiks wanted body to be bigger, but no could until was damaged a lot, so could remake from near start? * Rei has another bite. "Does this mean eventually you won't fit through the door? 'cause that'd kinda suck." A lot. Does anyone know what Asanjya's up to? No matter. I break through doorway. [The phone rings.] We are so not fixing the door every time you break it. * Rei waits for Chie to get it. [The phone rings!] Or I duck. [The phone rings again!] * Chie tries to hold out for a moment, then instinct kicks in and she dashes for the phone. * Chie picks it up. "Hello?" * Rei holds her fingers at two rings. She looks at Chomei. "Damnit, why didn't you take the bet!" * Chomei raises an eyebrow. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6) and gets 7. Hi! To whom do I have the pleasure of speaking? * Chie sounds slightly sarcastic when she says it. * Rei watches and finishes off her apple. She tosses the core to the garbage. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6-2) and gets 9. * Rei misses! * Rei gets up and goes over, picks it up, and puts it in. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6) and gets 5. "Oh, yeah, I remember you. You're the computer guy from ages upon ages ago. Wanna talk to Rei?" * Rei perks. "Hey, it's Spikey! Hi Spikey!" "'kay, I'll put her on." * Chie holds the phone out to Rei. * Chomei watches the exchange. * Lazar is busy poking at his abs curiously. * Rei takes the phone and puts it to her ear. Big smile, now. "Yo, Spikey!" Nah, we've been kinda busy for that. Finding priceless artifacts, bargaining with vampires, stopping evil corporations, the usual. * Rei floats over to BOX, which is open on the desk, and presses a few buttons to get to a news site. * Chie sits on the nearest table and swings her legs idly. "Y'know, I'll bet Asanjya's so deep in research that she lost track of time. I hope she finds something." She should. Demons is her area where she know most. If it to be found, she find. Yeah, I know. What about her? * Lazar rubs his neck. "Sorry I no more help with that, Chomei. Most demon knowledge I have is what do and how kill." * Rei blinks. "Uh... we... apparently... hang on." * Rei covers the phone and looks at the rest of the group. "Hey. Does anyone know if Maria has any sisters, 'cause I'm not sure. Did anyone run into that after I was crushed by an agonizing wave of despair? Apparently one of the mages looked a heck of a lot like her. I didn't see, because I was a bit busy being unconscious. Or, like, find someone like a sister in the city, or did she mention sisters, or anything? I never expected you to know anything about demons in the first place, Lazar. * Rei blinks. "Okay." She uncovers the phone. "Sounds like there was someone who looked a lot like her, but I didn't see her. Why?" * Lazar eyes Chomei, but after a moment goes back to concentrating on the conversation. * Chie gives Chomei an odd look. * Chie then shrugs and looks over at Rei. * Rei blinks, looks at the phone, then talks into it. "What, you're going out with Maria's sister now?" * Chie blinks. "He what?" * Chomei raises an eyebrow. "What?" ... that no expected. * Rei snickers. "You are *not* telling me you're related to her or something, are you? Because that'd be more genetic trouble." She swings her feet. "Seriously, where'd you meet her? Or did you just see her on the news?" * Rei turns to her computer and rapidtypes something, then presses enter. * Chie swings her legs again. "Well, we're at least getting something here." Maria never mention sister... but she grow up in orphanage, so maybe never know? * Arsenal has joined #besm moo [Rei gets a picture of a cow of some sort.] (( ack! Sorry! )) * Rei blinks. "Uh..." She double-checks the URL, then fixes it. Yeah, it's possible. But why's this girl showing up now? [Rei gets a news site: murder of a woman in an apartment. Apparently the killer poured sulfuric acid over her face until she died.] * Lazar glances up. "Lord work in mystery ways." (( http://egad.narf.zort.poit.net/main.html )) 'cuz the world hates us? * Rei blinks. "Sulfuric... acid?" She quick skims the article, looking for a picture of the woman before her death. Whatnow? [There's only one picture, and it isn't pretty.] * Rei punches in another URL. [Another site comes up. A charred body was found in a burnt home. Also female, all defining features burned off.] Holy crap. How many of these are there, Spikey? Are they saying it's all the same guy? Guy, woman, person, thing? ... killer what after Maria? I don't like where this is going... * Rei opens another window and types, bringing up Maria's file. * Chomei taps his fingers along his side arm, his arms folded in front of him. Well, shit. Okay, back up. The homicides are all towards the same body type, and they all involve scarring and torture beyond the norm. I follow. But the police don't think it's being done by the same person or group? Well, he got a fucking huge lizard dragon *something* thing. Only it's dead now. But he had one. * Rei sighs. "So... damn. Well, looks like you've been looking into it. Have any leads, or is this as far as we go?" * Rei taps at the top of BOX's monitor, looking at the windows she has open. "Let's hear it." * Rei sits bolt upright. "You think he's gonna target the *jail*?" Pause. "That'd make sense. If he were insane. And didn't care about bullets. And I think he qualifies for both." Oh hell. * Chomei mmms. * Rei looks up from the phone. "Chie, call our bosses and tell them to get some sort of official notice to tighten security... whereverthehell Maria is. Better yet, maybe even move her. Actually, if we could move her and put in a dummy... trap the hunter..." * Rei stops, listens, and then speaks back into the phone. "You think he's laying low so he can jump her." * Chie pulls out her cell phone. "On it!" She calls Interpol. (I don't think I need a channel for that; assume she's relaying Rei's suggestions.) ( Yay! ) Right. What are you guys up to about this, or do you have your own problems going? * Chie converses with folks at Interpol. * Rei drums her fingers on her knee and waits. Would volunteer to stand guard near Maria, but no think police just let me stand around. Plus, crazy police guy no like me much. Fuck. Mmm? What now? (Fuck what now?) * Rei types something realquick and jots it down on a piece of paper. She hands it to Chomei. "You guys get to the Yamikomaru prison. NOW." It lost power. That's where Maria is. And bring the ear things! * Lazar grabs his sword, straps it to his back, brings up his illusion, and heads out to whatever mode of transportation they're using today. * Chomei snaps up the paper and nods, putting on his ear-thing and walking out the door to the mode of transportation. * Chie pauses in her conversation and covers the phone. "Shit." She hops off the desk and heads out of the room, resuming the conversation as she goes. "Okay. The prison where she's being held just lost power. Send backup. *Please*." She hangs up and heads for her bike. * Rei slaps one of the ear things into her own ear. * Lazar has his earpiece in his pouch, and puts it on as he runs out. Okay, Spikey? You got my cell, right? Great. Lemme give you another one. * Rei rattles off Chie's number. "Call her when you get anything, okay? It's Chie. Uh, the one with the funky, short hair. She wears black. And she answered the phone." I hope she has her phone set to vibrate. Oh well. (She does, actually. ^_~) We're on our way over to the prison. * Rei smiles a bit crookedly. "I don't, really. Good luck. I'll call you when it's all over." * Rei floats over to the set and hangs up! * Rei then finds a comfy corner, sits down, closes her eyes, and forces herself to relax. * SpiritRei pops out and zips through the wall and off! [Scene change! Time: 8:00 p.m.] [You arrive at Yamikomaru prison, a few miles outside of Tokyo. It's a three-story prison surrounded by a big concrete wall with barbed wire at the top and a thick iron gate. All the lights are off.] [The gate is closed.] ( Is there a guard kiosk or something at the gate? ) [Not at this gate. There are watch towers, however.] * Chie puts her earpiece in and regards the prison. "What now?" We need find gate with person there. Let know we Interpol, that one agents in danger. ... or I can just break gate. But no think they like that. First, then second. * SpiritRei zips up behind Chie and through before skidding to a stop in the air. She turns and looks at them. ~What the stone guy said. And no, they won't. And we have to make sure nobody else is being let in.~ ~I'm gonna check ahead.~ * Chie seems utterly unsurprised by Rei's arrival. "Right. Be careful, Rei." We go around walls, see if can find guard to let us in. Be careful. * SpiritRei gives a manic grin and a thumbs up. ~Always am, except when I'm not. This time? Yeah, I'll be careful. You guys be careful, too.~ * Lazar starts lumbering around the outside of the prison, trying to find a guard. * SpiritRei goes in! Through the gate. She's a cheater. [Lazar finds no guards outside the prison.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 5. * Chomei walks along with Lazar, looking for sucke- I mean people to talk with about getting in. * Chie follows, constantly looking for either a guard or... whatever else might be out there. [Chomei and Chie don't find any guards outside the prison, either. Save for the ones in the towers.] * Chie looks up at one of the towers. "I don't suppose there's a way to get their attention that *won't* look overly suspicious?" [You can vaguely make out that they have rifles ready to shoot anyone they see crossing the grounds, although they can't see much.] Because suspicious likely equals getting shot, and we all know how much fun that is. Chie, can get Interpol on phone and get them connect you to prison? * Chomei nods. Gotcha. Maybe phones still work. * Chie dials Interpol and requests that they connect her to someone in the prison. [Chie makes the request and is supposedly connected, but she spends a long time with a busy signal. Seems nobody's around to answer the phones.] (Err, someone in the prison who has the authority to let them in. Doesn't do much good if they manage to reach the head janitor. ;p) * Chie looks up. "No answer." 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6+2) and gets 10. Damn. If Rei no find something soon, I just going break through. * Lazar eyes the wall. How thick is it? 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 10. ... maybe no need break gate. Too loud. Maybe bend enough to let through... [The wall is pretty think; enough to stop a car from breaking through, although maybe not a mack truck.] * Lazar looks back at the wall. "Could maybe break through wall, away from towers... but too much noise, no?" Yeah. See if you can bend the gate. You know, even if they do shoot Lazar, it shouldn't do anything to him. * Lazar moves up to the bars of the gates, and tries to slowly bend them apart enough to let the group through. More worried about them send backup to gate... or shoot at little ones. ( Roll? ) Yeah. ( Sure. +4. ) 2d6-8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-8) and gets 4, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "My momma always said, you gotta take the good with the bad. Have a little bad." (. . .) ( HA! ) (... Impressive.) ( My dicehate reigns supreme. ) ( Made by 4, though. =P ) [Lazar bends a huge hole in the gate, enough for a car to fit through.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 2, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "That was close. One cycle later and you'd have fit nicely into a sandwich." ... the heck? * Lazar eyes his hands. "I no that strong..." Did you get stronger when you got larger? Maybe... Well, let's go. ... Yeeeah. * Lazar pauses. "Why I just standing here like idiot?" *moves through the gate* "I make sure it clear. Follow if no start shooting." * Chomei summons Rownal. "Gotcha." ( Stealth rolls! ) ( Well, just Lazar first. ) 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6+1) and gets 10. ( DR ) 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6+1) and gets 11. ( HA! ) ( My dicehate is MIGHTY! ) [There's a shout from one of the towers with a megaphone. "FREEZE!" Little red dots appear on Lazar's body.] * Chie freezes. ~Laz, I hope you brought your badge,~ she says over their network. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6-3) and gets 5. * Lazar raises his arms, and shouts. "INTERPOL! One of our agents in this jail, and we think someone try kill her!" Try to call ahead, but power out and nobody answer! ( Sight check, +4 ) ( Not even gonna bother. =P ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 2, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I love the smell of a crit in the morning." ( Meanwhile, Dicey has taken a liking to Rei ) (I slipped her some drugs before we left.) [Dots remain on Lazar!] I going to reach into pocket with left hand, pull out badge and hold up! You can see with scopes! * Lazar keeps his right hand raised, and slooooooowly reaches down into his pouch, pulls out his badge, and slooooooowly raises it, opened, over his head. [Lazar is approached by two men carrying rifles, both aimed at his chest. The rifles have lights on their sights. One says, "Toss it here. Slowly."] * Lazar sloooowly lowers his arm, and tosses the badge, underhand, to the men. "My name Lazar Thau. We have agent named Maria here. We get tip that someone trying kill her." [The speaker pickes up the badge, holding it in front of the light and looking it over carefully. "Maria? That's a strange name."] * Lazar slowly lifts his left arm back up. "Like said, tried to call ahead, but nobody answer phone. And no guards at gate. So had to break in." Strange or no, she here. And someone here to kill her. [He tosses it back. "I don't remember the name, but even if she is here, she ought to be safe. As you can see, we've got security covered."] Need check, though. If get tip that someone planning to kill one of guards here, would you no want make sure they okay? "Well, yes... but if we were protecting someone, we'd send people to his home and guard him there. Just like the prisoners, we have people patrolling the halls, and they're looking for people to help prisoners escape as much as watching the prisoners themselves for suspicious action." * Lazar keeps his arms raised, as he's not gotten instructions otherwise. "If need have guards accompany, that fine. But whoever after our agent already knock out power. They trying to get in, and they probably no as not stealthy as me." "Actually, the techs say it's a malfunction... but look." [He lowers his rifle, gesturing for the others to do the same. "If you really want to be sure, we'll go in with you."] Would appreciate. *pauses* Can lower arms? 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 8. "If you really want to be sure, we'll have someone escort you." [The guy pulls out a walkie talking and calls for an escort. A minute later, a female guard walks from the building towards Lazar.] * Lazar lowers his arms, and picks up his badge. "I have two other agents I tell to wait outside, because no want they risk doing something as stupid as break into jail. It okay if call them to come along?" [The female cop frowns. "Can they show ID?" Meanwhile, the other two retreat back to their tower.] Yes. I even have them come in with arms raised, so can be sure. * Lazar turns on his earpiece. "Where is you two?" ~Right outside the gate. You okay?~ ~I'm not hearing gunfire. That mean it's okay to follow?~ 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 10. * Lazar keeps talking through the earphone. "Yes. But come through with arms up and badges out, so guards can confirm who are." ~Mmm... Okay.~ ~Gotcha.~ * Chie pulls out her badge and walks towards the gate, arms up and badge visible. * Chomei unsummons Rownal, takes out his badge and does the same. [The guard looks the badges over, then leads them into the building. "All right, follow me."] Thank you. *gives the guard a description of Maria, to help her figure out who they're looking for* * Chomei nods and follows silently. * Chie puts her badge away and follows Laz and the guard. She thinks as she walks. "There's no Maria here... but that description sounds like Minami Kurasaka; she was brought in just a few days ago. Maybe you mean her?" Yes. That's her. She go by name Maria... no knew she was listed by that name here. [She nods. "She's in the maximum security ward. Follow me." She heads towards the back of the building.] * Lazar follows. * Chie follows as well, keeping alert. * Chomei walks along. [Guards are patrolling the area with flashlights. The prisoners are making quite an uproar, but fortunately the prisons aren't electronically locked.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 11. * Lazar looks at the others. "You talk to Rei at headquarters?" She's here, Laz. Remember? Though I haven't heard anything from her in a while. * Lazar resists the urge to facepalm. "No, she back at headquarters, remember?" She here with us in spirit, but she back at headquarters. Yeah. Ah, yeah. I didn't realize she'd gone back. Still, I haven't heard anything from her. ( Chie is learning LAME from Chomei. =P ) (More like her player's a bit tired and distracted, but hey.) ( I know, I know. ) (Mwahahaha, it's spreading!) [She leads you to a staircase that goes down. "Right this way."] * Chie follows! * Chomei follows her down. * Lazar follows along. "They give any estimate on when power back on?" [As Lazar says that, some low lights come on. "Looks like they have the emergency power up. The main power should be back shortly."] Good. Other guards say it just tech problem, but with tip we got... seemed like big coincedence. * Chomei nods in agreement. [The staircase spirals down into a mid-sized room. The cop opens the door and starts through, only to stop, staring in shock at the four-eyed, pointy-teethed, metallic-scaled lizard crushed into the room, its head bent close to a rather robust woman's neck. ] [Behind the lizard, near a thick metal (un)locked door is Touji Hasegawa, whom you might remember as that cop that hates Maria. And slumped behind two desks are two guards, a long thin needle sticking from one, many more from the other.] ( And roll init! ) d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (d6+7) and gets 8. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (d6+7) and gets 13. (Pfft.) (Dicey loves ya.) d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (d6+7) and gets 12. * Lazar draws his sword. "Get back and get backup, guard lady! We hold off!" * Chie remarks dryly, "Well, I'm glad we came." Then she catches sight of Hasegawa. "You?" d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (d6+6) and gets 12. * SpiritRei speaks up. ~Hey, guys! Yeah, him! Kick his ass!~ [The guard decides she'd rather faint at the sight of the big ugly lizard that should not exist.] * SpiritRei is right in front of Touji, between him and the door, One hand's covering the lock, though his key's sticking right through it. ( And none of you can see that except Chie. ) (But she can, so the descrip happened!) (Oh yeah, and Touji should be singed, I think.) [And for the record, Touji has his arm pointed towards one of the guards, and is singed, yes. "Ah, I knew the rest of you wouldn't be far behind. Listen up, if you don't want these people dead, you'd better let me go about my business."] [Order: Chomei, Lazar, Rei, Lizard, Touji, Chie] [Chomei's turn!] ~He's gonna kill Maria. For the record.~ ( How big is the lizard? ) [Big. It barely fits into the room, and can't manuver very well.] * Chomei summons Rownal. "Well, we can't have *that* now, can we?" ( Is it blocking the way to Touji? ) ( You can get around, but it's jaws are right at the fat lady's neck. ) [Lazar's turn!] * Lazar scowls, eyes the fat women, drops his sword, and charges at the side of the lizard's head with a running shoulder charge. (Golem Rage) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-3) and gets 1. [Lazar collides with the lizard, knocking it's head away from the woman.] Get stupid police guy! I keep lizard busy! [It retaliates by spitting some green stuff. Lazar, Chie, and Chomei all need ranged def rolls, +1] 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-1) and gets 6. 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6+1) and gets 9. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-1) and gets 8. [Chomei tries to dive out of the way, but his arm gets splattered. It burns immediately and painfully, like acid. Lazar is hit too, and the corrosive substance eats through him somewhat, too. And Chie is grazed on the size, the liquid eating through her clothes and skin.] * SpiritRei tries to tackle Touji, because she is insane! Or astral. Maybe both. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 3. [Rei tackles Touji to the ground! He struggles!] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 3. [But he doesn't get free!] [Chie's turn!] * Chie draws her sword, then attempts to slip by the lizard and get at Touji. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6) and gets 5. [Chie slides past the lizard!] * Chie swings down at him, trying to knock him out/disable him rather than going for a killing blow, though gods know she'd like to. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 3. [Chie hits him, but he doesn't fall unconscious.] [Chomei's turn!] * Chomei screws the man and shoots the lizard! Whoho! ( >.> ) (well, uh, not literally. <.<;) * Chomei shoots the lizard, yeah. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-3) and gets 7. [Chomei hits! Though the scales absorb some of the damage.] [Lazar's turn!] * Lazar keeps the pressure on with a series of double axehandle blows to the head of the lizard, trying to keep it away from either the woman or anyone else in the room. (Golem Rage) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-3) and gets 0. ( Made by 7 ) [Lazar smacks the lizard somethin' fierce.] [Rei's turn!] * SpiritRei keeps holding onto the lieutenant. [The lizard tries to take a bite out of Lazar! Def roll Lazar!] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-2) and gets 3. ( Made! ) [Lazar avoids getting bitten.] [Touji tries to break free of Rei! Wrestling roll, Rei!] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 7. [He gets to his feet!] [Chie's turn!] * Chie swings at him again. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 5. [Chie cuts into his shoulder. He staggers back, grasping it. "Dammit! Don't you even realize what you're doing?" He grips his face and... pulls it off.] (Eew.) [It comes off in his hands, revealing another face: Maria's. He spits something out of his mouth, and his voice changes, just like hers. "Now do you get it?! No? Let me refresh your memory: Have you heard of project EA?"] ( Meanwhile, init halted until someone makes a move to do something. The lizard's not acting at the moment, but it's ready to. ) Let me guess. It's another one of Asahara's pet projects, isn't it? Project Et'Ada? They really need to come up with more original names for these things. "Yeah, that's right." * SpiritRei lets Chie handle it. She zips from one guard to another, checking vitals and making sure they're, y'know, alive. So tell me why I shouldn't stop you right now? 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6) and gets 8. * Chomei stays ready to act against Mr. Lizard if it tries anything funny, too. ["If you do, you'll be doing a terrible wrong. The one locked up here... Codename Maria. She's their last clone, their most dangerous. There's code wired into her system that, if it goes off... Well, say goodbye to this prison, at the least."] * Lazar glares at the lizard. "No make me hit you again..." *listens to the lieutenant as he does so* [The lizard hisses at Lazar.] And everything you've done so far, all the killing, all the pain... we're supposed to believe *you*? ( Plus the crossdressing. Don't forget that. ) (That too.) (Actually, I'd like to forget that.) (Ewww.) ( Touji is Maria! Maria is Touji! MARIA IS A MAN! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! ) (Chomei's got something against crossdressing?) [She shakes her fist. "I haven't harmed anyone except their weapons! And the pain...? Let me tell you about the kind of pain you experience when you grow up in their labs, nothing more than a guinea pig to be experimented on."] (Aren't you glad you didn't ask her out, Laz?) The women you kill were no Maria clones! They just random women what look similar to Maria! "No! They were all clones! I've been very careful. But there were three special cases that I couldn't reach."] Do tell. ["Two were the newest, completely brainwashed, left in the labs to have their powers increased before being set loose. But I think you know what happened to them."] ["And one more. Right inside there," She points to the door. "The last, the most dangerous."] ["Interpol saw to it that I couldn't approach her. I tried to lure her out, but that kept failing. Now I'm playing my last card, trying to reason with you, her protectors."] You make me sick. Tool of Asahara or no, *nobody* deserves to die like the way you killed them. "You didn't mind killing Kuro that way, did you?" Last I saw, we didn't fucking melt his face off with acid, did we? "Not to mention Dimitri, or those scientists..." "How about Rei's brother?" "He was defeated, and yet you kept beating on him when he just tried to so much as move." Gods. Does *everybody* out there know about us? Did we take out an ad in the fucking paper? * SpiritRei sits by one of the guards, and she holds her astral tail with her astral hands, looking down at it. She smiles. "You can condemn me, but you've done the same." I don't care. You say that like we care. "Then you're just as bad." There one big difference between us and you, though. [She looks at Lazar. "Is this what God wants?"] I'll worry about it later. * Lazar tilts his head. "Obviously, you never read Old Testament." "No, I never did." * Chomei rolls his eyes. God's really into the smiting thing in the Old Testament, ain't he? In Christian Bible, God is nice, forgiving. In Old Testament, you bad, God fuck you up. Golem is fist of God on Earth. And you... *points at Touji/Maria* ... you been bad. Ooooh yeah. Maybe you intent good. [She laughs. "In the end... you're just so attached, you can't accept it, that she might not be sweet and innocent like you all think. Or maybe you really don't care. Who cares about the little guys anymore? Who cares about people like Katsu?"] What, you do? Maybe you really want stop Maria clones. That noble purpose. But you go nuts, go after anyone what even look like Maria. *pauses* And what happen to real police officer? [She growls. "Aren't you listening?! I told you I didn't harm anyone but the clones! And as for Mr. Hasegawa... I impersonated him because of his connections to the police and to the clone."] * Chomei snerks. "You know, you're really desperate to even try that shit. I think it's pretty damn obvious we've put it behind us." You seem so upset that all those Asahara people are dead. Tell me, how else are they supposed to be stopped? We kick their asses, sure, but as soon as they can get up again, they'll just be right back at it. Cloning and experimenting on a whole new group of people. ["And yet here I am trying to stop their project, and you're attempting to prevent me."] * SpiritRei looks up. ~Does that mean you're gonna kill me next? How do you know all this stuff about us?~ * Lazar shakes his head. "This war. In war, sometimes you need hurt, kill people. But anyone who go around maim, disfigure, mutilate bodies..." And you're part of the project, aren't you? Sorry, that don't fly here. It's not just about stopping their projects. It's about stopping *them*. That no war. That just... what word... sadisticism. You ENJOY what you doing. ["The formula is found in the forehead! I had to do that so they couldn't use the bodies for more! Don't you get it?! The process that made her... the amount of power she possess can't be replicated without another clone!"] ["She's the last one left. If she dies, it's over."] ~How do you know all this stuff about us?~ "I've had her bugged since the time she joined you, of course." ~What, and she couldn't remove it when she changed clothes?~ If you could do *all* *that*, then how come you haven't killed her sooner? "It was in her skin. It was the best I could do, with Interpol protecting her." Because no could find her. Right? Uh-huh. You know what? Just because I could go about and kill people doesn't mean others should kill me. Your arugment is total BS. But she had a tracer in her skin! That doesn't add up! [She frowns. "Maybe someone should kill you. You're a demon, after all, and you certainly don't mind hurting humans."] I don't think so. This all stupid. "Of course you don't. You're in love with Mr. Demon. Freak." Maybe I do, maybe I don't. I certainly wouldn't mind hurting you right now. We no going let you kill Maria. ~No killing her, and you know it.~ Oh, please. ~Is there any way to remove this... whatever it is without killing the person?~ [She chuckles. "Fine. You know what, I don't even care."] ["All I have to do is kill her, and then it doesn't matter if I survive or not."] [Continuing Init. Chomei's turn!] (Can I get a clear shot at her?) ( +3. Low light, and giant lizard in the way. ) (Deadeye takes care of that, as does the heightened Senses (sight). ^^) * Chomei aims at the lady. "If you want to be that way, fine with me." He draws his bow and fires an ice-arrow at her. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-3) and gets 7. ( Um... Heightened senses does not take care of low light. ) (If it is in regards to sight it does. c.c;) ( Blindfighting does. ) (Blindfighting takes care of no light in melee combat.) ( No matter how good your eyes are, if you can't see you can't see. >.> ) (Probly need something like Features (night/darkvision)) (Uh... Heightened Senses represents beyond human capability?) ( Yes, you can see stuff far away ) ( It doesn't help in low light. ) [Chomei puts an arrow in her shoulder, freezing her solid. The lizard roars in lizardly anger.] [Lazar's turn] ~Holy crap. Put the lizard down before it steps on somebody!~ * Lazar keeps on whaling away on the Lizard's noggin. "Shut up!" ( Golem Rage again ) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-3) and gets 5. [Lazar collides with the lizard again! Rei's turn!] ~Come on, come on.~ * SpiritRei winds up and throws nothing at the lizard. (Mind Twister.) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6-1) and gets 5. [The lizard flails wildly, causing severe damage to the walls.] [Chie's turn!] * Chie sets her sword to glowing blue-white. "Eidolon Blade!" She slashes at the lizard. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 4. [Chie cuts a big hole in the lizard. Chomei's turn!] * Chomei draws a bead on the lizard's head and fires an arrow! (called shot) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-2) and gets 2. [Chomei shoots it in the head. It shrieks and its body bulges] ( Everyone gimme a ranged def roll +1 ) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-1) and gets 6. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-1) and gets 4. Yuck. 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6+1) and gets 9. [Chomei dives behind Lazar in time; Lazar and Chie and the people on the ground are covered in burning goo, as is Touji-Maria.] * SpiritRei zips to the person next to her and immediately starts using her TK to wipe her off. * Chie screams and tries to get it off her because, well, burning. Not fun. [She thaws and falls to her knees. "Damn you. Let me end this! All I've ever wanted was to finish this and live a normal life! I just want to get rid of the last clone."] [It doesn't come off easily. It sticks.] * SpiritRei tries anyway! ~Someone get water!~ * Lazar ignores the goo on him, and walks up to the Maria clone. "I going give you two choices." * SpiritRei looks up. Is there a fire detector or something? * SpiritRei zips over, grabs some paper from a desk, and holds it out in front of Chomei. ~You. Fire arrow.~ [She looks up at Lazar. "Is one to kill the clone?"] You can switch place with Maria in jail, serve her sentance, then when get out, move somewhere else and get on with life. Let us take care of Maria problem. * Lazar looks down at the Maria clone. "Other option is I kill you. You choose." * Chomei draws his bow and a small bolt of fire appears. He fires it at the papers Rei put up, easily destroying them. [She rises to her feet. "I can't risk it. I've got to stop her. If that means it takes my life, so be it."] * SpiritRei holds the burning paper and zips up to the smoke detector, holding them to it. ( And gimme hearing chesk at... Uh, +6 ) 2d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6+6) and gets 13. 2d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for SpiritRei (2d6+6) and gets 13. [The sprinklers go off, but the alarms don't.] * Lazar shakes his head. "Admire you dedication, if no you tactics. I sorry, but I no can let you do that." 2d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6+6) and gets 17. * Lazar tries to grab the Maria clone by the throat. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-3) and gets 1. [Lazar grabs the Maria and chokes her. She tries to fight back, but... pfft. Can't do anything against that.] Last chance. Take offer I make. * SpiritRei lets the paper burn to nothing. Hope the sprinklers wash off the acid. * SpiritRei looks down, her eyes wide. ~Lazar! Don't kill her!~ [She shakes her head and keeps trying to fight.] Laz, knock her out. We can have Interpol take care of her after this is over. 2d6-14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-14) and gets -6. [She struggles more, but Lazar has a strong grip.] * Lazar eyes the others, then eyes the Maria clone. "If she ever get out, she come after Maria again. Can we trust Interpol to keep her locked up?" ~It doesn't matter. Don't kill her.~ Can you live with Rei hating you even more than now? (Am I still covered in burning goo?) * Lazar scowls... then whacks !Maria's head back against the nearest wall, trying to knock her out. ( By now it's off. ) * Chomei carefully makes his way over to Chie while Lazar deals with the nuciance. "This acid stuff burned like hell. You don't need to go to the infirmary again, do you?" 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6) and gets 9. [She thwacks solidly on the wall and goes limp.] * Chie is free of the burning goo, though she looks fairly scalded. And sans most of her clothing, because she *is* the requisite fanservice. She takes several deep breaths. "Gotta... stop her..." * Lazar keeps a tight grip on her, in case she wakes up. If she's as slippery as Maria... * SpiritRei eyes. And then she floats down to check that !Maria's still alive. [She may not wake up. Her pulse is weak.] * SpiritRei puts a hand to her, healing her enough that she's sure to live. But just that much. Someone go check on guards. ~They're alive and okay. I'm gonna heal them in a sec.~ * Lazar nods. "... why you no want me kill her?" * Chie shakes her head and tries to get a bearing on what's going on. Personally? I don't give a damn if you do or don't. Rei does, though. And also... Interpol may learn something from her via interrogation. * SpiritRei goes about blasting the three acidy guards with her healing power. [They be healed! Three of them, anyhow.] (I thought there were three?) * Lazar scowls. "She remind me of much more insane version of me. Same single- mind focus on mission. And I know only thing that stop me is if I killed." ( There's a fourth ) ( If you count the warden ) * SpiritRei gets that one, too! ~Yeah, Lazar. Sounds kinda familiar, doesn't it?~ [A voice from the door says, "She reminds me ov EA-1124."] That what I saying. Only wa- *turns to the door, still with his grip on !Maria* [Standing in the door, in trenchcoat and goggles, is your old pal Dimitri, machine-gun tonfa raised. "Probably because zat iz her name."] * Chie turns her head in the direction of the voice. "If you can call it a name." * SpiritRei looks up and groans. Not again... ~Aww, what ice-covered grave did *you* crawl out of?~ ... Not ANOTHER one. So, are you D-2645587234 or what? [He laughs. "Cute."] Okay. Spit out what stupid mission you on so we can get on with beat you up for fifteenth time. Has it been that many times already? Feel like. Yeah, really. [He smiles. "I haf come to eliminate the last remnant ov a failed project."] Get in line. * Chie stands up. ... he mean Maria, Chie. ...actually, yeah, with her unconscious, there isn't really a line anymore. [He grins. "That's right."] You no get discouraged by how many times we beat you already? 'course not. I bet they've got two-hundered vats of him back at wherever they make those things. [Ve had a lot of trouble vith this one, you know. Havink escaped the labs, she came to de conclusion that she vas the real 'Maria'. She's nothink more than a failure. Although I admit, destroyink the other clones vas... problematic. But, ve have no more use for that project now anyvay."] You after this Maria? *holds up !Maria* [He nods. "At least, that's my secondary objective."] ... right. You know we no going let you kill our Maria. ( Suddenly, fifty guards appear behind Dimitri and ventilate him! ) [He laughs. "Ve do not care. Nyet, I came to delifer a message to you."] Spill. We no have all night. [He reaches into his trenchcoat and tosses a photograph. "If you care about dese people, you vill bring the Blood Orb and the Moon Orb to a location ve vill give you tomorrow. If you do not, they die. If you try to stop me and I don't return in two hours, they die. If you follow me, they die."] * SpiritRei zips over and through whoever she has to to look at the photo. ["If you don't care... vell, they die."] [The photo shows Kanjiro, Tianyi and Nikolai, tied to chairs and gagged.] ( Who? ) ( People from long ago :P ) ~Awww, shit.~ Who in photo? ( Session 9, for reference. ) ~Spikey and company.~ ~You know, the people who told us what's going on today?~ ... damn. [He smiles. "I tell you vhat. You can keep her," he points at not-Maria, "Until that time. Then ve trade. The Blood Orb, the Moon Orb, the Girl, for one each."] [He heads up the stairs. "I'll haf my people call your people."] ( Can end whenever. ) ( 50 guards ventilate Dimitri! ... oh oh. ) (Hehehe.) ... this suck. Yeah. ~That's a fucking understatement.~ [End!]