[Day: Sunday, Oct. 15th. Time: 10:00 p.m.] [Khalil and Alys are in a van. Woo. It's Evan's van. He's driving, in fact. He's the guy with the guitar, if you recall. Also, Sarah, Liadan, Dante and Justinius are there, as well. Liadan's got shotgun.] [The van is heading towards a football stadium. Or rugby stadium, I guess it would be in Ireland. None of that soccer stuff. Who cares, they're not playing rugby or soccer or whatever there anyhow.] [It's the vampire blood drinking contest that's being held there. Really exciting. Oh wait, that's in Mexico. Here they're just holding the vampire tournament.] [It'll be a bit before you get there, which is probably why Evan decides now is a good time to ask, "So, anybody have a plan?"] [Session Start] * Alys is drawing stars on her arm. "Plans? Hah! Who needs plans? Just tell me what to hit." * Alys is currently drawing a star that has 17 points so far, and is less than half-done. * Khalil sighs as he looks out the side window, leaning against the armrest. "That is a standard response from her, I am afraid." He turns and looks at Evan. "Do we have a diagram of this location?" [Evan shrugs. "It's a stadium. It's big, open.... good place to watch a bunch of vampires go at it." He checks the clock. "Should be nearing the semi-finals now."] So, in essence, you are saying no cover. [He nods. "Aye."] * Khalil takes a deep breath. "Domed? If not, we could at least have aerial cover. But that does not help if we do not have any plans to begin with." ["Don't think so. But you know vampires can change into bats, aye?"] * Alys looks up suddenly. "Doomed? Khalil, did you just say doomed?" * Khalil stares at Alys. "No. Domed. As in having a glass, rounded ceiling." Ah. That's alright, then. Want a star on your arm? I'm getting pretty good at this. [Justinus rubs his chin. "Perhaps we ought to create a diversion."] I... Wait, what? * Khalil snickers to himself. "Garlic bombings?" * Khalil also silently thanks Justinus for the temporary distraction from Alys's lunacy. [Evans snickers. "Don't think that'll help. But maybe you could rent a fire chopper and dump a holy water reserve on them, ey?"] * Khalil stares at Evans. "Why would we need to rent a chopper?" Now, is blessing water easy? I kind of wondered about that. Does it take more effort to bless a lot of water? I have often wondered what holy water tastes like myself. Can you damn water? [Liadan glances back at Khalil. "He's kidding." She turns her gaze to Evan. "You're kidding, right?" He just smiles.] In the demonic sense, not the badger-beavery sense. * Khalil looks at Liadan. "We could do it, if we need to. I am my own aerial brigade." ["Good luck finding that much holy water."] That would be the problem, yes. [Justinius speaks again. "Diversion's the best way."] I bet you could find a ton of wards! But that would be expensive. And you're not taking mine. What kind of diversion? I bet it would look pretty, though, if you dropped a mess of wards on them. The vampires would look us and be all, "Ooh, pretty!" and then, "Owwhatthefuck!" (*up) ["Simple enough. I'll snipe at her from above. She'll doubtlessly try to evacuate in a hurry. We steer her towards a certain exit and into a trap."] * Khalil stares at Alys again. * Alys 's star is finished with 51 points! It takes up a large part of her arm. Can she turn into bats? It is somewhat hard to "steer" towards an exit when one can do that. [Sarah muses. "That could work... Most of the vampires would head towards the source of the diversion."] [Evan shakes his head. "Nah. That wouldn't be too smart. Bats are kinda squishy, y'know?"] Yes. You would also need to take down all of them. Let us hope that the villains are smart, though. [He shrugs. "Easier to take down a bunch o' bats than one exteremly powerful vampire with demonic powers."] What about an extremely powerful vampire without the demonic powers? ["Same thing."] Irregardless, we have a basic plan I suppose. How are you getting up there? ( "Beanie copter, of course." *SPINSPIN* ) [Justinius smiles at Khalil. "You ought to know that."] * Khalil sighs and shakes his head. "I was afraid of that. I was just hoping there was an alternative. I shall resist the inexplicable urge to drop you from 500 feet then." * Ardweden has joined #besm [Sarah nods. "Then some of us will have to direct her towards the right exit. I'll go with Dante to do it. That way, we can escape quickly."] * Khalil looks down for a second then counts on his fingers and stares up. "Wait one moment. Did you say hordes of vampires heading towards the source of the diversion?" [Justinius nods. "Yeah. But you don't think O'Riley will put herself in danger while she's missing her precious orb, do you? She'll head towards the exit, probably with a few bodyguards. Those will have to deal with Sarah and Dante."] Um, what should I be doing in the meantime? Hang out by the exit? [Sarah nods. "Liadan, Khalil, Evan and you should be ready to ambush them there."] Kay. So I am working double duty? [Justinius shakes his head. "Nah, I got it."] * Khalil shakes his head. "Those beetles are disturbing, I shall have you know." ["Yeah, well, you've got a tail."] [Evan continues to drive. "So, that work for everyone? 'Cause we're just about there."] Depends. Should I change? Because I would rather need something to assist. (Urrgh.) * Rowyn is now known as Khalil [Justinius nods. "Do it."] * Khalil rubs his hand along the base of his skull. "It is not that simple... Sarah, do you perhaps have a sneezing spell?" [Sarah blinks. "A... no?"] * Khalil pauses and stares at her incredulously for a moment. "That may be a problem then. Condiment stand outside?" ["Um, hang on." Sarah rummages through her clevage. "I think... Here," she produces a jar of pepper and holds it out to Khalil.] * Khalil just stares at Sarah and seems to grab it with the most tentative grasp. As if it will explode any moment. ( It might! ) * IsawaChuckles has joined #besm * Alys giggles. [Evan meanwhile pulls into the stadium lot. Yeah, it's deffinately some kind of sports stadium. He drives to the northwest exit. "This good?"] I...uh...thank you. [Sarah nods.] * Khalil starts hesitantly taking off his jacket and shirt. Wings do wonders on tailoring bills. [Justinius also nods. To Evan. And he gets out of the van, leaving the motor running. He moves to the back and opens the rear doors, where he stashed stakes, crucifixes, garlic and other stuff.] * Alys watches him semi-strip but does not offer him money. Because that would be rude. ...Also because she doesn't feel like moving to reach into her pocket. * NinjaDebugger is now known as SleepDebugger [Everyone else gets out too. Justinius nods. "I'll give you about five minutes to get into position and start chanting your spell," he says to Sarah. Then he moves up to the wall, turns into beetles, and starts climbing.] * Alys hops out of the van to get a good look at the weaponry. "Stakes. Can't be that hard to use a stake, can it? Just stabbing. Does anyone mind if I stick with my weights instead? [Sarah nods. "Good luck," she says to everyone, and then she and Dante go off, thus greatly reducing the number of NPCs the GM has to deal with.] * Khalil folds up his clothing and steps out of the van, eying the jar of pepper, then looking at Alys. "It would not be so bad if it were voluntary." [Evan nods. "Stakes, holy water ballons, crucifixes, garlic... and this baby." He pulls out the guitar he was tuning earlier.] You kill things with a guitar? [He grins. "This here's not just any guitar, lassie. It's the Great Ax of Xu Huang."] ( "So it's a powerful magical weapon?" "Bassically." ) * Khalil takes a fistful of pepper and pours it into his palm, letting out a deep breath and putting it up to his nose, snorting it. I'm in love! Will you have my children? [Liadan, meanwhile, does some stretching. "Four of us against some super-strong vampire," she nods to Khalil and Alys. "The others must be pretty impressed to trust you with the task of fighting her."] (This is what happen when parents neglect to mention pepper in their drugs talk!) ( Wait. How's he gonna have her children? That's physiologically impossible! =P ) * Khalil starts sneezing violently in response, with a chee and a sneeze, hovering between both forms with each sneeze before finally settling into the one with wings and feathers. Something like that. Probably more like I'm the anti-stealth and I like hitting things, so this was a better idea. * Khalil is now known as Griff_Khalil [Evan grins. "Maybe. Call me some time."] * Griff_Khalil starts cursing out wildly in a long string Arabic and holding his nose. His eyes are seriously watered. (of Arabic of course.) (What, you thought she was going to have -his- children? Pregnancy is not fun. There's got to be a spell to impregnate a man -somewhere-.) ( Sarah might know! ) * Alys grins back and looks at Khalil. "You okay there?" * IsawaChuckles has quit IRC (Quit: ) * Griff_Khalil continues cursing. "" He's holding his nose tight. "That stuff BURNS like hellfire." [Liadan grins, holding up her hand. Flames dance around it. "I wonder if that's true."] * Griff_Khalil looks up at Liadan and his eyes narrow. "You would best save that for our target." * Griff_Khalil unfurls his wings, one at a time, and gives each an experimental flap. "It has been a while since I have been like this. I hope I am not rusty." [She grins wider. "Don't worry. I've got plenty to go around."] * Griff_Khalil gives her a serious look. "Have I done something to offend you..." [She blinks a few times, the fire going out. "Huh? I was just joking."] [Evan snickers.] * Griff_Khalil smiles and then proceeds to try and trip her up by wrapping his tail around her leg. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-2) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 8. [Liadan goes right down with a cry. Evan starts laughing as she sits up, rubbing her back. "Ow!"] * Griff_Khalil keeps smiling as he walks up to her. "One should never let one's guard down. Do you require assistance?" He holds out his hand. * Alys is smiling brightly and watching. [Suddenly gunfire sounds through the air. Evan abruptly stops laughing.] * Griff_Khalil frowns and turns towards the gun fire. "I suppose that is our cue." [Liadan forgets all about Khalil's hand as she gets to her feet quickly, eyes fixed on the stadium. "It's starting."] * Alys unclips her chains and takes a deep breath. [More gunshots start filling the air, followed by screams, not all of them very human sounding. A reddish beam flashes overhead. Evan moves towards the exit doors and takes up position beside them, holding the guitar like a gun.] * Alys reclips one chain and takes out a spirit ward instead before getting closer to the doors. * Griff_Khalil takes position closeby and tries to notice anyone coming, by smell, sight, or sound. [And then the doors burst open. A heavyset woman rushes out of them. Her greesy black hair is tied into a ponytail, and her clothes are black fatigues. She's carrying a rifle, and has a pistol at her side. Two more people follow her out. One is a woman with long red hair, in a red gown slit up one side. The other is a man with a long face, sunken cheekbones and a hooked nose. He wears a black robe. ] ( Hope that got through. ) (it did) [The red-head was saying something along the lines of, "-sincerest apologies, Mr. Valmont. The saftey of my guests is..." She stops as she notices you.] ( And gimme init rolls. ) 2d8+13 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8+13) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 25. (... Alys goes first.) 2d8+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8+14) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 22. [Alys, Khalil, Red head, Liadan, Robed guy, Heavyset woman, Evan] [Alys!] * Alys throws her ward at the heavyset woman. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 8. (Just made.) [That sure works, as it lands right on her stomach and starts burning.] [Khalil!] * Schneeble has quit IRC (Quit: Chatzilla 0.9.69 [Firefox 1.5/2005111116]) [Still Khalil!] * Griff_Khalil sighs and shakes his head, taking out the lionhead whip. "I suppose saying "Come quietly and no one gets hurt is out of bounds right now?" (Hold action) [The red head puts a hand on her hip, snorting. "A bunch of kids? And I was worried this might be something serious. I'll make short order of you." She doesn't move, but a red wave of energy rises up from behind her and down towards Khalil, who needs a def roll!] 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-2) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 11. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 8. [The arc of energy strikes Khalil in the arm, burning at his skin-- er, feathers like acid. And more, some dark force tries to seep into him, but he manages to will it off.] [And it's his action] * Griff_Khalil hisses as he unfurls his wings and lets out a lionesque snarl. "Remind me again why I try to give the opponent a fair shake?" He instead charges full speed for the redhead, whip balled in his talons, but more being used for a straight punch. ( Because you're not very bright? =P ) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-4) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 6. (Says the person who shoots everything that moves.) (And some things that don't.) ( Hey, I didn't shoot that Covenant girl we saved. Or... erm... well, I've shot at pretty much everything else, to be fair. ) [Khalil throws his punch! His fist collides with what feels like a steel wall as a similar red energy gathers in front of the woman, shielding her.] * Mechalink has quit IRC (Quit: HOMEY) [Liadan leaps to the attack next, throwing a punch at the heavyset woman's wrist while she's preoccupied with the ward. The strike lands, causing the woman to drop the gun. Liadan spins, and her foot ignites in flames as she lands a roundhouse kick on her opponent.] [The robed guy flicks his eyes towards Khalil. They're completely white. "Balthazar. Why are you here?" Come to think of it, he doesn't look very Irish at all. His skin is heavily tanned, his hair long and black.] (Nightchikins all.) [But he doesn't actually do anything. The heavyset woman does, though, scraming "Bitch!" and tearing her pistol out of its holster. She fires on Liadan, who's arm is grazed by a bullet.] * Chamelaeon has quit IRC (Quit: floop) [Evan flings a water balloon at the red head. "Darcy in the flesh, aye? Get out of me country." The balloon explodes harmlessly on a shield, however.] [Alys!] * Griff_Khalil has quit IRC (Ping timeout) * Rowyn has joined #besm * ChanServ sets mode: +o Rowyn * Alys unclips her second chain and rushes at the heavyset woman, grinning. She gets to hit things! 2 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2 2d8-2) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 7 6. [And Alys does hit her, twice! She gives her a broken nose and a large bruise on her elbow.] [Khalil!] * Mechalink has joined #besm * Rowyn looks at the man, keeping half an eye on the woman's shield for any holes. "I am afraid you have me confused." * Rowyn is now known as Khalil (Change nick then talk... 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. * Mechalink is now known as MLINK_AFK [Khalil does succeed in grabbing the woman. She looks up at him, scowling, and the energy darts up towards him.] 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-2) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 6. (Do I need a roll to drag her with me as I dodge too? ^^;) ( Next round :P ) [Khalil is able to maneuver around the blast.] ( Brett struggles to stay awake and finish the session <.< ) [Liadan is up again! She throws two punches one after the other into the bodyguard's overwhelming gut, pushing the woman back.] [Meanwhile, the robed guy stares ominously and mysterious plot purposesly at Khalil. "No... Not Balthazar. But a part of his life energy. I see. So what happened in the Hijaz was this boy's doing? Or...." He's talking too much to finish this round.] [The heavyset woman drops her pistol and lunges for Alys, unexpectingly fast, grabbing at her.] 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 5. [Alys moves to the side, avoiding her lunge. A minute later, Evan turns and strokes his guitar; there's a ripple through the air, and the bodygard flies back as she's slammed with an invisible force. She strikes the ground and lays twitching and still burning from the ward.] [Alys] * Alys grins at Evan before pulling out one of her stronger wards and tossing it at the redhaired woman. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 7. [The ward makes it through and hits Darcy, who hisses through her teeth as it starts burning.] [Khalil] * Griff_Khalil curses slightly as he stares at the man, but concentrates his focus on the task at hand. He swivels down, tail still around her and grins at her upsidedown. "" He goes to plant his lion claws on her shouldersto kick her back into exposition man. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-2) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 13. (DRDRDRDR!...no wait, crap. ;_;) (Exposition Man is immune to your futile effforts to shut him up.) (;_;) [Darcy smiles up at him. "" She grabs at his talon and swings him down towards the floor. (unarmed def)] 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-4) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 2. [Khalil manages to pull out of it before she pulls him very far.] * Griff_Khalil squawks and flap hovers just a ways away from her. Not pleased. Not pleased at all. [Meanwhile, Liadan rushes at the robed guy, Throwing a kick at him. She connects right with his face and he goes flying.] [At least, at the start. Then his body dissolves into a black mist that creeps around her still outstretched leg, up her torso and into her mouth. She goes wide-eyed and looks like she's trying to scream, but only manages a choking cough. Her fingers rake at the mist frantically, but they just go right through it.] [Evan scowls at that, but he lets another sonic blast off at Darcy. The guitar wails, and so does she as she's hit solidly in the gut by an unseen force.] [Alys!] * Alys looks extremely panicked at Liadan's situation and throws a ward at the mist. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 12. (DR) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 5. (Muuuch better.) [The ward goes through the mist, but strikes Liadan herself. It hisses as it burns her skin, but the mist also recedes from her, forming again into the shape of the man. He gazes at Alys with empty eyes as Liadan collapses on the ground, her back arched and her hands still clutching at her throat.] [Khalil] Crap! I'm so sorry! (>.<) * Griff_Khalil flaps back and lets loose a low slashing diagonal talon. It cuts through the air and then leaves a golden slash mark at about the spot where Darcy should be. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-4) and gets -2, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "My momma always said, you gotta take the good with the bad. Here's some good." (FTW!) [That sure works. Khalil slashes Darcy's abdomen. She stares down in shock, then snarls.] ( Night all ) * JesseLman has quit IRC (Quit: ) [Darcy swipes her hand into the air, and a wave of read spreads outwards. Evan ducks under it and Liadan's already on the ground, but Alys and Khalil need ranged def at +1] 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-1) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 10. 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-1) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 8. ( And gimme soul roles if you don't make it. ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 15. (Double ow.) [Alys also ducks, avoiding the wave. But airborn Khalil is caught in one of his lower talons. The energy burns like acid at his foot, but only briefly. Then his whole leg goes numb.] [Liadan meanwhile moves enough to tear the ward off of her, but she stays on the ground, her eyes still wide.] * Griff_Khalil lets out a serious gutteral growl as his leg hangs limply. [Exposition man sinks into the ground. "It's been a pleasure, Darcy, but I must know why Balthazar's power has awoken, but only a part of it."] [Evan sends a sonic wave at the man, but a bit too late; he only manages to make a pothole in the ground.] [Alys] * Alys looks back and forth between Darcy and Liadan for a moment before making the decision to attack Darcy with her weights. 2 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2 2d8-2) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 8 5. [Darcy seems to be tiring, and it shows as both of Alys's attacks get through.] [Evan's next sonic blast is blocked, however. She's still got some fight left in her.] [Alys again!] (Khalil lost his whole attack?) (Or did Alys hold?) ( Oops ) ( Nope, I skipped Khalil by mistake. ) ( Sooo... ) [Khalil!] * Griff_Khalil curses. "Why don't you just stay down?" He lets loose another exorcist claw in the air in front of Darcy, taking care to flap so his numb leg doesn't touch the ground. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-4) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 3. [Darcy fails to block that one, too, and it noticably weakens her, but she's still up.] [Alys!] [Oh yeah, Meanwhile there's a flash of light, and suddenly Sarah and Dante are there.] * Alys tells them, "Make sure Liadan's alright!" as she swings her chains around at Darcy again. 2 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2 2d8-2) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 10 11. [Sadly, Alys misses both times. Khalil!] * Griff_Khalil flaps back and finally draws his whip, cracking it towards Darcy. Preferably in the face. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-2) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 10. [Ouch, Khalil lands nowhere near Darcy.] [Darcy shrieks as her energy flies about her, repeating the attack from above! Sarah and Dante are protected behind a shield. Evan avoids it. Khalil and Alys need def rolls, +2!] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 5. ( Erm ) ( +1, sorry ) 2d8-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-1) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 12. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 11. (Khalil? It sucks to be you.) (Geez, my defense skills are just a no tonight.) [Khalil is struck again, burning like acid. Ow. And one of his wings goes out. He falls to the ground with a thump.] (All on one side?) [Sarah gasps and hurries over to Liadan, while Dante runs towards the fight, starting to chant.] ( Mmm... Ok ) [Evan strikes a chord, hitting Darcy with a sonic attack. Alys!] * Alys makes a frusterated sound and tries to hit Darcy again. 2 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2 2d8-2) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 9 10. [And fails yet again. Oy.] [Khalil!] * Griff_Khalil puts one hand on his shoulder and grits his beak as his hand flashes out with another whipping. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-2) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 4. Khalil hits Darcy in the stomach. She hunches forward and stands still for a moment, then continues forward until she hits the ground. ( + official type brackets [] ) [Evan tosses Alys a stake. "Quick, finish her!"] * Alys grabs it and does her best to stab it into a heart-type area. * Griff_Khalil struggles to stand. "" He wobbles and falls over from trying to balance on a numb leg. "Ow." [Alys stabs Darcy, and she stops moving.] * Alys pockets the stake and moves over to Khalil. "Here, let me help. Sarah, is she okay?" [Sarah looks up at Alys, her face relieved. "I think so... She seems stable. But Xuan's the one with medical training."] * Griff_Khalil winces as Alys picks him up. "Remind me to just hit them as SOON as I see them next time." He rubs his leg, trying to get back the feeling. [Justinius reappears. He looks like he's about to make some wisecrack, but his face goes serious as he sees Liadan.] It's partly my fault, I'm so sorry! She need to wake up so I can apologize more. [Evan shoulders his guitar. "No time. Get her into the van, we have to go."] Who is Balthazar anyway? Oh. Right. Other vampires. * Alys helps Khalil over towards the van. She keeps trying to look at Liadan without tripping over something. [Evan nods. He gets into the van, tossing the gear in back. Dante and Justinius manage to carry Liadan between them.] [Sarah hurries after, too.] * Griff_Khalil lets himself be helped, one leg dragging limply and one wing hanging limply behind. [They make a getaway. Session End!]