[You're in combat! Order: Lau, Dimitri, Chie, Chomei, Lazar, Asanjya, Rei, NotRei2, Guard 2, Guard 3.] [Session Start!] * Rei is still in the air, bleeding from two bullet wounds: one in the arm and one in the leg. She's looking pale and disoriented, shaking her head. [Mr. Lau nods to himself. "I suppose it's about that time..."] [Meanwhile, Dimitri charges at Lazar, swinging his oversized tonfa. Laz, gimme two def rolls.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6) and gets 12, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "Hey, a failure. Oh, by the way... I heard what you've been saying about me." 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6+2) and gets 9. (Great way to start!) ( Welcome to the game! ) (Whoho!) (Wasting no time on the dicehate here!) [The cliffhanger left Lazar completely unprepared, and he gets smacked twice, right off the bat!] [Chie's turn!] * Chie starts an exorcism on !Rei #2. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 5. * Lazar grunts, and stumbes back a few steps. (Made by 2.) [The spirit is enveloped and mailed to Saudi Arabia... I mean enveloped in a white light. But she remains!] [Chomei's turn!] (Whoho!) * Chomei draws his bow back and takes a shot at Dimitri. A wind picks up around the arrow and guides it as he fires at the goon's head. (Called shot: Head) 2d6-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-6) and gets 3. [The arrow grazes the side of Dimitri's head, opening a large gash. He looks... well, less than happy.] [Lazar's turn!] * Lazar notices a loaf of Italian bread hit the giant hamster in the head, and grins. Hoping to take advantage of the distraction, he tries to clap it's head with his fists a coupla times. (Golem Rage) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-1) and gets 3. [Lazar does that! Dimitri staggers back, rubbing his head. He looks less less than happy now.] [Asanjya's turn!] [Asanjya runs away.] [Rei's turn!] * Rei wobbles and looks like she's going to drop out of the air. "Uh..." A white ball forms in her hands, but it's weaker than normal, and she tries to focus on the second guard. "Disco Nova." Fwoosh, it speeds towards him! 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6-3) and gets 3. [The ball collides, causing the guard to take a step back, but he remains standing.] [Meanwhile, the spirit tries to break the exorcism, but fails.] [That guard who Rei hit now shoots at her, and the other guard shoots at Chomei. Both of you gimme def rolls.] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-2) and gets 3. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6) and gets 8. [Chomei avoids the shootage. Rei gets shotted, but lucky for her only once.] [Lau does nooooo-thing. But Dimitri swings at Lazar! Look out, Laz! Def roll x2!] * Rei screams as it tears into her side, and she actually does drop out of the air, landing unceremoniously on the ground. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6) and gets 7. 2d6+2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6+2) and gets 9. [And Lazar gets battered more. He's missing large chunks now, and doesn't look all that healthy.] [In as healthy as a golem can look.] [Chie's turn!] * Chie almost breaks off her exorcism to run over to Rei, but grits her teeth and continues. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 9, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "Sorry, I don't take bribes. No, not even chocolate. No, not kinky sex acts, either." (...) ( >.> ) (...) (...) (. . .) ( ... ) ( Have you been doing things off-screen, Chie?) [Too late! Chie's momentary lapse in concentration allowed the spirit to break free!] [Chomei's turn!] (Wrong Drugs Chie, wrong drugs) ( ...nothing that you don't know about?) * Chomei manouvers around and, while doing so, loads another shot and tries to take Dimitri down again! (Called Shot: Shoulder) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-2) and gets 2. [Chomei shoots him in the arm! He's not looking too good now.] [Lazar's turn!] * Awaymancer is now known as Segev * Lazar wobbles a bit, then stares down the twin-menorah-wielding hamster in front of him. "You stubborn... but I stop you hamster tyrrany!" And then he unloads a three-uppercut combo at Dimitri. 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-1) and gets 9. ( DR! ) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-1) and gets 7. [In possibly the best use of a DR ever in this game, Lazar air juggles Dimitri for a 3 hit combo! When Dimitri lands, his jaw is broken and he doesn't get up.] [Outside, there's a scream.] [Rei's turn!] * Rei climbs to her feet and hobbles for the door, pressing a faintly glowing hand to the wound in her arm. [The guard fires a few rounds at Rei as she retreats. Rei needs a def roll!] [Meanwhile, the not-Rei fires a disco ball at Chie, narrowly missing. And the other guard fires at Chomei. He needs a def roll too.] 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6) and gets 5. [Ew. Rei takes another bullet as she hobbles away.] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-2) and gets 3. [Chomei manages to get out of the way in time, however.] * Rei gets shot in the shoulder with a shout, and she nearly falls, but she doesn't stop. [And three people appear in the doorway: Tianye, Nikolai and Kanjiro.] [Mr. Lau does nothing still. Chie's turn!] * Rei looks between them. "Uh... guys?" 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6) and gets 8. What's up Rei? * Chie hesitates. "What?" (Hold Action.) [Chomei's turn!] * Rei's eyes widen, and she scrambles backwards. "Asanjya. It's a set up! They took out Asanjya!" ... Well FUCK. Lau smirks. "You didn't really think you were the only ones who could produce fakes, did you?" Shit! * Lazar looks back. "More hamsters... but no menorahs! Handle those, friendly cupcakes! I take ones with menorahs!" ( If the situation weren't so dire, I'd find that freaking hilarious.) * Chomei runs to Lau, his bow changing into a scythe as he makes an uppercut with it, not thinking about the change in the process. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-2) and gets 8. [Chomei swings, and his scythe goes right through Lau! Lau flickers a bit, and seems transparent for a second before returning to his form. "Very impressive. It didn't take you long to learn how to use Kuro's weapon at all. But then, I suppose it's in your blood."] [Chie, go!] * Chie looks very startled and lets out a small gasp before resuming her exorcism. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 8. [Chie starts the process, but the spirit moves before it can be trapped.] (...dammit, Chie, stop worrying about the people you love. ;p) [Lazar's turn!] * Lazar charges at the guard that Rei hit last turn, and tries to flatten him with a running shoulder charge. Mind your own damn business ( Golem Rage, of course. ) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-1) and gets 9. [Lazar charges, but the guard moves slightly out of the way, allowing him to go right past.] [And very suddenly, the Kanjiro clone is hit from behind by some black object. He falls forward, revealing a familiar, angry looking blood-sucking smorfy behind him.] [Rei's turn!] ( I should be cheering about the backup. And yet I'm very scared. =P ) * Rei stares. "M- Mom?" And she turns to the Nikolai clone, tossing something underhanded. "Catch!" (Mind Twister.) 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6-1) and gets 5. [IT may have done something, who knows! But for now, the spirit-Rei floats up to Chie and makes a girly punch, completely missing. The guard Lazar missed takes a shot at Chie, and the third one remains on Chomei. They both need def rolls.] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-2) and gets 9. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-2) and gets 8. [Chomei takes a bullet in his other shoulder. He feels like collapsing, but barely manages to stay up. Chie takes two in the gut.] Uuuh! [The Nikolai clone throws a punch at Kaira, but it looks almost drunken, and misses by a mile. The Tianye clone meanwhile throws a kick at Rei; she needs to dodge or be kickeded.] * Chomei winces and does, of course, look pretty beat up. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6) and gets 9. [Rei is booted!] * Rei spins and falls. Like a top! [Chie's turn! (You know Lau's not gonna do anything anyhow)] * Chie changes tactics and charges the guard who shot her, swinging at him with the flat of her blade so as to knock him out or disable him. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 7. [Chie hits the guard, and he goes down.] [Lazar's turn!] * Lazar shakes his head, eyes the scene around him, scowls, grabs at the remaining guard, and tries to peg Lau with him. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-3) and gets 5. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-3) and gets 4. [The guard flies through Lau, causing that shimmering effect but otherwise doing no harm. He hits the ground with a thud, then starts to get up. ... I hate when they do that. It's very annoying. [Kaira growls and attacks the Tianye clone with a fury, grabbing her head and bashing it on the door side. There's a lot of blood and, um skull bits... and she slumps to the floor unmoving.] ( Better hope it was a clone ) [Rei is out! Nikolai throws a punch at Kaira, but again misses, his head all screwed up.] [Chie!] * Chie looks like she's going to throw up right then and there, but instead clenches her sword in a near-deathgrip and goes to KO the remaining guard. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-3) and gets 4. [Lau sighs "I knew we should have installed self-destruct mechanisms in those."] [Chie hits him, knocking him out cold.] [Chomei's turn!] You would you sadistic bitch. * Chomei looks around for whatever else is, um... standing. What enemies ARE standing? (The hologram!) [He nods. "Certainly. Why give them poor fighting skills if we can just have them blow up in your faces?"] ( Lau and Nikolai, basically. ) ( And the ghost I forgot about ) * Chomei finishes the swing and Rownal changes back into a bow as he aims at Nikolai, letting an arrow fly at'em. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-3) and gets 7. [Nikolai takes a hit in the shoulder.] [Lazar's turn!] * Lazar stomps over to Nikolai, grabs him, turns him upside down, and repeatedly jams his head into the ground. (Golem Rage) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-3) and gets 3. [Nikolai's head a'splode.] [Lau shakes his head. "Pity, we didn't actually get to kill any of you, did we?"] * Lazar tosses the body aside, and turns to Lau. "So where real hostages?" Sorry to disappoint you. * Rei lies there, bleeding from three bullet wounds and a boot to the head. ( But your hostage is in another castle? ) * Chie would engage in smirking and witty banter, but she's a bit more worried about Rei, and is slowly moving towards where she is lying. (Aww, I'm loved.) [Lau pushes his glasses up, smirking. "They're... assisting... us with some data. Though I must say, there's not much there to gain. Still, we're beginning soul research and can use every bit of supply we can get. But don't worry, once they're used up, we'll happily send you the bodies.] Guess that means we just gotta kick your ass. [He smirks. "You can try."] There's no try about it. "Well, if you'll excuse me, I've got a board meeting to go to." [Lau gets all hazy, then vanishes.] * Chomei curses colorfully. In both japanese and english. ...I see you've been paying attention to my lessons, Chomei. * Chie sits down next to Rei and buries her face in her hands. "Gods." * Chomei blinks, then stops. "Yeah, guess I have. What the hell are we supposed to do now?" Hospital would be good first step. [Kaira is resting her hand on Rei; there's a weird glow coming from it. She looks especially concerned.] * Lazar looks down at himself, shakes his head, and lumbers back over to the others. * Chomei sits down next to Chie (and not Rei) and puts his arm around her. He's bleeding all right, but that doesn't stop him. * Rei blinks her eyes open as the bleeding slows, eventually stopping. "What... hit me?" She shifts, looking blearily at Kaira. "Mom?" * Chie looks up at Kaira and says nothing. Her face says it all. Slowly she leans into Chomei's embrace. [Kaira breathes a sigh of relief. But then her face goes stern. She looks at everyone *but* Rei. "All this could have been avoided if you'd just given me the Blood Orb."] Maybe. But can you blame us for no very much trusting you? * Chie looks at Rei with a mixture of relief and concern. Really, what can she say to Kaira that'd make any sort of difference? "Yes." "But," Kaira adds, "At this point, it's much too late to do anything about. Now we must cut off Asahara at its source. You are obligated to help me." Of course you can. *pauses* Still, aside from that one time when try eat us, you *have* always tried help, even if in completely crazy way. * Lazar nods. "Something we agree." * Chomei nods. "Asahara's had this coming a long time." * Chie leans forward to gently take Rei's hand and squeeze it. * Lazar eyes Kaira. "We discuss this once everyone have chance heal up. I going check on Asanjya." * Lazar heads outside to do just that. * Rei smiles weakly, looking at Chie and squeezing back. "We'll help anyway." She turns her head back to her mother. "They deserve what's coming." ["In Izumo I was able to follow them as they shipped those falsehoods to their main lab. This is their central base of operations. We must destroy it. It must be soon. And most importantly, that man must die."] You're not gonna get any disagreement from me on that. Uh, kill him? I don't... * Rei swallows. I mean, we can't just *kill* him. * Chomei shrugs. "Maybe you can't. But someone's gotta do it." That doesn't make it okay, Chomei! "Lin Kar Lau plays a far more important role in Asahara than he's told you. He is the director of the entire underground operations. Kill him, and Asahara is crippled." Can't we just lock him up or something? Send him to Siberia? Antarctica? When does it become okay then? You could send him to the deepest areas of Antarctica and he still wouldn't have paid for his crimes. (Lazar speech pattern rubbing off on you?) Kaira shakes her head. "He is, it's sad to admit, one of the greatest geniuses of our lifetime. You can't stop him by exile or imprisonment. It won't work. He MUST die." * Rei winces. She falls silent. But she obviously doesn't like this. * Chie takes a deep breath. "So what's our next move?" [Kaira heads towards the door. "I have much preparing to do. As do you. Get any help you can; we'll need everything in your power."] "I will contact you later and tell you where to go." * Chomei smirks. "I didn't even start to break a sweat." * Lazar wanders back in, Asanjya over his shoulder. "Asanjya knocked out, but seem okay." That's a relief. They could've done a lot worse. Good. * Lazar looks down at Rei. "You mostly okay, little one?" * Rei nods, climbing to her feet. "Yeah. I'm okay." * Lazar rubs his head with his free hand, and looks down at himself, then at the others. "We really need stop getting asses kicked." Yes, dammit. Yeah. * Chomei gets up and offers Chie a hand. * Chie takes his hand and stands up. * Chomei winces. "I feel like I got ran over by a truck. Multiple times." ( Actually you got shot multiple times XD ) * Chie raises an eyebrow. "And here you were saying that you didn't even start to break a sweat." She half-smiles. * Rei wobbles over to Chomei and lays a healing hand on Chomei. I didn't. I would been if could sweat. Stupid hamsters were beating crap out of golem. Hamsters? Beat up, yes. But sweating? No. Point. * Lazar nods. "Hamsters. With menorahs." *points at the fallen guards* ...Laz. That was what saw while head was all mess up. Hokay. * Lazar rubs his head with his free hand. "Very confusing." ... let's get everyone to hospital to be helped. And someone call Interpol to come and clean up. Maybe can get useful something out of guards or Dimitri number seventy three. Oh, I think they're up to at least two hundred and twelve now, Laz. * Chomei takes a deep breath. "You lost count, didn't you?" [Session End!]