[Day: Wednsday, Oct 18th. Time: 5:00 p.m.] [Lukas got himself kidnapped! Ten sent out e-mails calling for help, but since none of you check e-mail 24/7 like she does, it took some time before anyone read them. Luckily Togo, the guy with all the contact information, just happened to read it first, and then called all of you together. All of you being Khalil (who was probably at home playing video games) and Alys (who apparently didn't go to Milan after all.] (Khalil would read e-mail regularly. :P) (In case there's a special event on Nullsun!) (XD) ( But constantly? :P ) (Probably pretty constantly.) ( Dude, it's 3:00 a.m. Go to bed. No! I might miss an e-mail! ) (Khalil: What's this e-mail... oh look, Togo's calling!) (Dude, it's a college dorm room. His roomie's probably not HOME until 4 am.) [ANYWAY] [You all gather at the office for now, since the kidnappers long since fled the crime scene. According to the e-mails (http://besm.sandwich.net/MC3/logs/tenemails.txt), Ten tagging along with them, and is able to update you as the situation goes on. Soooo.... There you have it.] [Session Start!] [Herman and Ashley are unavailable. Wonder why.] * Togo is currently cursing his phone. "Dammit, Herman, check your fucking voice mail!" * Alys is attempting to drink her coffee and pin up her hair at the same time. "So, is Volt's family important or something? I mean, that they're all being randomly kidnapped. Or are we gonna get kidnapped too, soon? Ten's okay, right? Can I drive?" * Alys pauses to take a drink. * Khalil heads into HQ quickly and shuts the door heavily behind him. He comes in looking about frantically and walks up to Togo. "Who are we still waiting for?" * Togo also has his GPS tracker out, and is using it to bring up a map of where Ten's last location was. "Was waiting for you. Can't reach Herman or Ashley, so we're it. And unless Khalil has an objection, you can drive, Alys." I have no objection. I can always fly. Yay! Car keys, I need them, please. In fact, if it is just you two, I could probably carry you both. But... driving! Someone's finally letting me drive! Yes. Flying is faster. Togo? * Alys glares at Khalil. *hands Khalil the GPS tracker* Take this. When Ten sends us new coordinates, plug 'em in to get it on the map screen. *shakes head* Better we drive, in case anyone's injured when we rescue them. ( You can also e-mail Ten back, you know. Or use a chat program or something. ) * Khalil looks back at Alys calmly. "Do you wish to quabble about opportunity, or do you wish to rescue Lukas and Ten first?" ( *nods* ) (Khalil already would have e-mailed her back.) * Togo pulls the keys off the wall and tosses them to Alys. "Let's go." (Did anybody else?) ( He couldn't. ResNet went down :P ) * Alys sticks her tongue out at him, but stops glaring. "Fine, whatever. Is Volt hurt, do you know?" she asks as she catches the keys and heads out. ( Togo would've sent a 'Getting everyone together, hang in there, send if new info' message ) * Khalil nods to Togo. "Very well." Dunno. *heads out* When we get in the car, I'm gonna text Ten, see if I can get an update on where they are, what's going on... * Alys hurries outside and gets into the driver's seat of the car, starts the ignition, and waits for Togo. "Kay, which way do I go?" Khalil's got the map, and I've got no eyes. Why're you asking me? Point. Guess I'll follow him, then. * Khalil looks at the GPS, then studies the map in question as he sets it in front of him. "Here." He points with his finger, following the route. * Togo hops into the back seat, and fires off a text message to Ten. * Khalil 's riding shotgun then! Oh, you're riding after all? Neato. Let's see if I can still do this! * Khalil looks at Alys. "If I did not ride, how would you find your way?" * Togo types. *On the road. Just Alys, Khalil and I. What's your position?* * Alys drives along the route, doing pretty well. Her driving is okay, although her stops are rather sudden and she seems to like to drive at least fifteen kilometers over the speed limit. Maybe a little less than okay. I dunno. I fight things, I'm not getting paid to think. That's why we're getting Volt and Ten back, right? * Togo reads off a set of GPS coordinates to Khalil. "They're in front of some cheap apartment building." (Wait, I thought they were already entered in?) (You had the ones where the kidnapping took place.) ( These are the updated ones. He's texting Ten. ) (Ah.) * Khalil enters those in as well. "Alright..." * Togo types. *Anyone hurt? Any info you can give us?* * Alys glances at the map, makes an extremely sharp right turn, and continues driving happily. * Togo mutters as he waits for Ten's reply. "We've got entirely too many enemies who know entirely too much about our routines." * Khalil watches the little arrow on the screen. It's like a mini-video-game. "Then we simply establish new routines. I did not think H.E.S.O. was an enemy, though." * Togo types. *Floor?* Okay, they're in that building. Trying to get a read on exactly where. Lukas is asleep, but apparently not hurt. [You begin to enter a rather unsavory part of town. If you know what I mean. If not, it's where poor people live and/or get mugged or stuff like that. Ninth floor... * Alys continues to drive as if she's never had real lessons, which she hasn't, and avoids running people over. "Are we there yet?" * Togo types. *Anything about extra two guards? Armed? HESO also? Saying anything?* Want me to enter through the window? It is usually unexpected. Although if this is H.E.S.O.... [You arrive at the place, complete with C&P description! The apartment building is about ten stories tall. The ground windows are covered with iron bars. Some of the higher windows are broken or borded up. Paint peels off all the wood, both outside and in. There's two small alleys to either side, both of which have a number of clotheslines strung up.] [There's room to parallel park.] If they're armed, last thing we want is you going in through a window with no cover. There's a space! I know that is the last thing I want. Very well. * Alys parallel parks neatly and carefully, although it takes a little longer than it should. "I read a driving manual thingie once, you know." There're two possibilities here. Either HESO mistook Volt for someone bad, in which case we can patch this up without a fight by showing them my credentials... or else they're corrupt, in which case this could get ugly. Did you make it into an airplane of paper? I may have made it into an origami frog. I'm not sure, why? Or Volt trully *is* someone bad and was just attempting to cover. * Togo gets out of the van. "He's *our* something bad. s'all that matters." Note, he never really gave us his true name himself. No way! Volt and Ten are too nice to be evil. I did not say Ten was evil. (XD) She'd be evil by association, but she's not, 'cause she's awesome. End of arguement. * Khalil exits the van, continuing. "If you look at it by association, then we would be as well." Are you evil? Perhaps. * Alys eyes Khalil. "I'll kick you if you are." * Togo gets out of the van. "NOT the time for this conversation." You have. I was not in the body at the time. * Alys hops out of the van and pockets the keys. "Yeah, but Justinius isn't evil, he's just perverted." And Togo is right. * Khalil looks at the building carefully. * Alys then locks the car and pockets the keys again. "So, how're we doing this?" [It doesn't try to eat Khalil, so so far, so good. ] * Togo heads for the building, trying to see if there's a back door or such. Wish me to check around the alleyways first for entrances? On it already... ... * Khalil rubs his forehead and follows." [There's no entrence other than the main one, although there's fire escapes down both sides of the building, and a dumpster out back. ] * Alys follows and whistles tunelessly while shuffling her feet along. * Khalil looks up at the fire-escape. Could he, theoretically, reach it without transforming? [Not without a boost.] * Togo pulls out his PDA as he feels it buzz... "Room 905. Big bald guy at the door, tall skinny guy also there." * Khalil points to the fire escape. "That is probably better than the main entrance. If someone lifts me, I could perhaps get people up." Does it say what they're armed with? * Togo types. *In front of the building now. Coming up. Are they armed?* * Alys looks Khalil up and down, but not in a skeazy way. "How much do you weigh?" * Togo looks around. "Front door. If this is just a mix-up, I want it resolved without shooting, and going in the window guarantees a firefight." * Togo types. *Gotcha. Be right there.* A tad over 70 kilograms. Why? * Togo heads back around to the front door. "C'mon." * Khalil shrugs at Alys and heads after Togo. "And when was the last time we were able to resolve things without a firefight?" I thought you liked firefights, Togo? First time for everything, Khalil. *looks back at Alys* I do. I also realize that that's not a good thing. (afk, five minutes-ish, sorry) * Togo tries to open the front door when he gets there. [Togo succeeds! The inside of the apartment is also C&P'd from the other channel: Inside, the place doesn't look much better. Peeling wallpaper, a rundown elevator, spots on the brown carpet, a flickering light, a Corke vending machine and a cheap couch made cheaper by having its cushions torn up.] * Togo looks for stairs, and heads up said stairs once he finds them. [They're right in front of him, so he finds them easily!] * Togo heads up, then! "I'm gonna try to get us in with my MI-6 credentials. If that doesn't work, I'll blow open the door with my shotgun and head in on point. You two follow me in." * Khalil replies dryly. "Sounds like an infallible plan." [It takes a while (and a lot of energy), but you climb to the ninth floor, where you find a Ten at the top of the stairs. The ninth floor is a hallway, with three doors on either side. The two men Ten described flank the far right door.] Oh, it blows. But we're undermanned and don't have a ton of options. * Ten waves as people arrive, and she's wearing what probably started out as a very nice outfit in orange, cream, and red, but the drive over wasn't easy on it. ( And Togo gets the Quote for the Week award ) ( Wait. How did Ten see us? ) ( Nevermind. ) ( Is Ten out where the guards can see her? ) (No, she's sitting at the top of the stairs and out of their sight.) * Khalil looks oddly at Ten, then over at the guards. * Alys asks quietly, "Ten, are you okay? Want me to pick you up? How's Volt?" * Togo motions for the others to move back down to the bottom of the staircase leading up to the ninth floor, then crawls up to Ten, grabs her, and goes back down. * Ten gets grabbed, and manages to shout quietly. "Hey! Warn me when you're gonna do that!" * Khalil nods and heads back down. * Alys blinks and moves back down the staircase. *whisper* Sorry. What's the situation? Lukas's sister works for H.E.S.O. and stuff, and he got a weird email from her and they were gonna meet, only her evil twin or clone showed up instead and kidnapped him! They said they got her already! So...this is not H.E.S.O.? Maybe? Are you both okay? Your clothes are all rumpled. But they totaly got Mikaela! Elsa looks just like her, only not blue. Wait, maybe? Either it is or it isn't. * Ten points at Alys. "You try riding across the whole town under a van! I dare ya!" ...Also, did you play with the servers the other day? (Town -> city) * Ten shakes her head at Khalil. "Now you've totally gotta go save Lucas!" We will, we will. So they do not know about you? No no no, I wasn't being mean! I'm worried! An they're so gonna pay to replace this! ... right then. New plan. I'll throw a flash grenade to cover our advance, we'll get the jump on them, incapacitate them as non-lethally as we can, sort it out from there. Kay! There's at least two more inside! * Khalil cracks his knuckles. "I can be very persuasive at non-lethal." * Ten grins, and then points up the stairs. "Charge!" * Togo nods, and pulls out his Colt 1873 Peacemaker revolver and a flash grenade. "Cover your eyes..." * Alys does so, quickly. * Khalil pulls his whip out and puts it in a ready loop by his side, nodding to Togo and turning away. * Togo sneaks towards the top of the steps, then chucks the flash grenade down the hall towards the two guards. * Ten turns away and covers her eyes. ( Throwing roll, then init ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. ( Made by 5 ) 2d8+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8+14) and gets 30, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "Some things just aren't meant to be." ( w00t ) ( Hoary schmidt ) 2d8+13 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8+13) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 20. 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+7) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 18. (Best critfail ever!) (Aaand, Togo's init kicks everyone's ass.) 2d8+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8+14) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 27. ( Not bad from Khalil, either ) [Togo tosses the grenade, and the two men stare at it in surprise before it 'splodes, blinding them!] [Order: Togo, Khalil, Alys, Skinny, Ten, Baldy] [Togo!] * Togo runs down the hall towards the men, taking a position 10 yards away from them before firing a stun round at the bald guy. "MI-6! On the ground with your hands on your head!" 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets -1, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "That was close. One cycle later and you'd have fit nicely into a sandwich." (!) ( ... yoinks. ) (Togo wins tonight) ( Double hoary schmidt ) [Togo plugs the guy in the forehead. He staggers back, rubbing at it.] [Khalil!] * Khalil rushes forward and sends a flying kick into the guy Togo just plugged. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8-4) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 3. [That seems to have less effect. Much less. The man doesn't even budge.] [Alys!] (Gryph's on RFM.) (I am.) * Alys unclips her chains, heads up the stairs, and attacks the first random person she gets to! Which is the bald guy. 2 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2 2d8-2) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 5 4. [He feels that one a little more, as Alys's chains smack into his shirt. Her chains also tear his clothing, revealing a chest of grey scales.] [All of a sudden, the skinny guy attacks Alys with chains of his own. Only his are serated. And he's not holding them; they come out of the back of his hands.] ( Gimme 2! defense rolls. ) 2 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2 2d8-2) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 8 4. [Alys manages to duck under one and jump over the other, avoiding losing her head and legs. Woo!] [Ten!] (What do the plates on the big guy look like they're made out of?) ( Some kind of liz-taticular monster. ) * Ten waits and does nothing! [Woo! Meanwhile, the bald guy sweeps his arms wildly, but doesn't come near to hitting anyone.] [Togo!] * Bucher has quit IRC (Quit: Bye!) * Togo notes that the people have not, as requested, gotten down on their knees and put their hands on their heads. So he stows his pistol, whips out his SMG, and tries to put a burst into the bald scaly guy. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 2. ( Made by 7 ) [Togo's shots penetrate through his hide, causing him to stagger back a bit.] [Khalil!] * Khalil hisses at the scale armor and looks for an unarmored spot. Can he find one? ( His head "looks" unarmored. ) * Khalil aims a roundhouse for the head then. (That's a +8 penalty minus accuracy right?) ( Right ) 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 13 for a result of 13. (;_;) (Whiffage. ;_;) [Khalil's foot sweeps over the guy's head.] [And suddenly the door bursts open! A woman's on the other side, her skin somewhat pale. She points both hands at Togo, and a freezing gale rushes towards him.] ( He needs a def roll :P ) ( Ranged, I assume? ) ( Right ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 3. ( Made by 4 ) [Togo dives out of the way, as the wall behind him becomes frosty.] [Alys!] * CCD is now known as ZZD * Ten shouts from the back. "Your aim still suck!" * Alys decides to not even try smacking the ice woman and tosses one of her stronger wards at her. 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 7. [The ward connects, and the woman screams as it starts burning.] [No sooner does that happen that another rushes out the door: A middle-aged man with blond hair, a blond mustach and a blond beard. He charges at Khalil, swinging two blades: One crackles with electricity, while the other seems to be on fire.] ( And they're both potential hits, ) (Unarmed def?) ( ya ) 2 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2 2d8-4) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 8 1. (First is a hit.) (...barely a hit. ;_;) * Alys steps back and peers at the man. "Dad, what the fucking HELL!?" Like, wha? * Alys looks really angry. "What are you doing here!? Do you think you could have called or something!? Acted like you maybe weren't dead or disappeared?" (Maybe you should wait for me to get injured first before banter. ^_^;) (Er, sorry!) [Khalil avoids the flaming blade, only to get caught by the electric one. It hurts. Ouch. It also numbs Khalil's limbs. AND goes FZZT!] * Khalil grits his teeth and seethes through it before holding his arm. "This is happening with alarming frequency lately." [The man blinks confusedly, only now noticing Alys. "A-Alys? What are you-" but before he can finish, skinny guy swings at her again! Twice!] * Alys yelps. 2 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2 2d8-2) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 1 6. (WTH, Dicey? Since when does -2 beat a -4? :P) (Since boobies. ;p) (Dicey's a whore.) [Fortunately for Alys, she manages to avoid both attacks. The middle-aged guy motions alarmedly at Skinny. "Stop! That's my daughter!" But that doesn't stop Baldy from swinging a fist at Khalil. And this time, he maybe hits.] 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8-4) and gets a natural 3 for a result of -1. (I say, not!) ( Nope, but do keep in mind this is your thrid defense, and you don't have extra defenses :P ) (...) ( Well, he dodged anyhow. ) [He dodged anyhow.] [Togo!] (Did I miss something?) (Like my turn?) ( oop ) [Ten's turn!] (Right. What's the penalty for extra defenses again? +4?) (I am so, so sorry, but I' (m getting kicked out of the room I'm in, so I have to go afk again.) ( I think it's +2 per extra? ) ( Aiyah ) (I can work with +2!) * Ten picks up her skirts and runs across the floor twords the room. "Like, have fun an' stuff. I'm gonna go check on Lukas? Kay?" ( Hrm, no, it is +4 ) (I can still kinda deal with +4) [Togo!] ( We'll go 'til Alys's turn, then pause. ) * Togo keeps his SMG leveled at the bald guy, but glances over at the guy who's apparently Alys's father. "Like I said before, MI-FUCKING-6. You kidnapped one of our operatives. What the hell's going on?" ( Hold action ) [Khalil!] * Alys has quit IRC (Ping timeout) * Khalil stops and holds himself in the ready position, but keeps one fist low, possibly not of his own choice. "It would be best for you to listen to what he says. Well, I would advise you to eliminate the swearing, but the rest is legitimate." (hold) [The woman glances at Alan. "Your daughter is on the wrong side, then." She steps in front of Ten, aiming a blast at her. "Like hell you will, robobitch."] (Wasn't she warded?) ( Doesn't mean she can't attack. ) (Okay) (Does she actualy come close enough that I need to dodge it?) ( Yes ) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-4) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 5. (On the dot!) [Ten does the dodging thing!] ( I'll be taking my held action, now. ) Nyaaa! You continue to suck! ( And now pause, unless you want to take your held actions. ) (Can I get within reach to grapple the woman who just attacked?) ( Yes ) * Alys has joined #besm (Just don't touch the ward) (Great! And get my limbs to cooperate too?) (Yes. Where's the ward?) (I'm back in my own room now, so that's the very last time. What happened?) * Togo scowls, and fires another burst into the scaly guy. "Mr. Wonder, please sit the rest of this one out. I don't wanna hafta shoot you repeatedly." ( Yes. But your body's lowered by 1. ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. ( Made by 5 ) (*sends in /msg) * Khalil rushes forward and tries to catch the woman's outstretched arm in a lock. ( And the ward is on her stomach. ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. [Khalil catches her! And it's Alys's turn!] * Khalil grips her arm steady. "There was an advisement against attacking again." * Alys glares at her father before swinging her chains at the annoying skinny guy. "And stop trying to cut me open, it's creepy!" 2 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2 2d8-2) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 9 12. ( Umm, Brett? My action? ) ( Oops. ) [That doesn't have the desired effect, as the man is easily able to step back and avoid both of Alys's chains. As for scaley, he goes down under Togo's latest burst.] [Meanwhile, Alys's father gives her a helpless look. "I... I can't!" He cries, and swings both blades at Khalil's back.] ( And prossibly hits ) (Block with the woman! ;p) (Of course. Is there a penalty to block with the woman?) (Or is it a block defense? XD) (Elsa is a bitch! And deserves it!) ( Opposed unarmed wrestling to get her in the way. ) ( And if you fail, you're getting hit :P ) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8-4) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 5. [Khalil maneuvres the woman into the path of Alan's blades, and she screams as they tear her flesh open. He stares, horrified. "No...!"] ( Khalil, I have underestimated you. ) [Skinny still tries to cut Alys, though. One of his chains goes wild and makes a hole in the wall, but the other is dead on unless she avoids. * Khalil blinks at him. "Well, we did say to stop." ] 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8-2) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 4. [Which she does! Ten's turn!] * Ten boggles at Khalil, but that doesn't stop her from running into the room. "Like, I can't belive you DID THAT!!" * Khalil watches her go in. "Would you have rathered I let them attack me?" [That doesn't stop her, but something else does. Ten feels like she runs into an invisible wall at the room's threshold.] * Ten bounces back. "HEY! They cheat!" [And a voice from inside laughs. "Haha. Oh my, family troubles, Alan? He won't be pleased that you killed Ms. Cruz. And neither will Mab."] [Togo!] ( Is the woman Khalil's holding dead, or just injured? ) [Also, Baldy dissolves into orange acidic goo.] ( Deadsky ) (Err, yeah, I thought she was just injured. @_@) (O_o;) (That...kind of changes Khalil's reaction then.) ( She was already damaged from the ward, and then cut twice, once from a weapon she had a vulnerability to. ) (Khalil didn't know!) * Togo swaps out his SMG for his shotgun, chambers a round with a loud KA-CHAK, and fires at the Skinny Guy. "Enough of this bullshit." 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 9. (Ignore my flippant remarks from now on. o_o) ( Made exactly. ) [Togo blasts the guy, sending him sprawling against a wall. He's still standing, though.] [Khalil!] * Khalil kind of stands there in shock and lets go as the woman slumps down from his grasp. (No action. Khalil's just freaked now.) [Alys!] (Not even a hold, no.) (Can she get to the doorway easily, or is someone in the way?) ( She can. ) (Ten's in the way! So, no problems) ( The guy with the chain's still up, btw ) * Alys looks down at the woman, then looks away quickly and walks over to the door and tries to put a ward on the invisible wall. [Alys's hand slips right through. There's nothing there!] [Alys's father rushes for the room, pushing Alys aside. (Body roll!) "No! Give me another chance! It wasn't my fault!"] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 12. [Alys is shoved roughly aside as her father speeds past her, right through the invisible wall.] Hey! How come they get to go through an' I don't? [Skinny guy finally turns his attention from Alys to Togo, swinging both his chains. Togo needs 2 def rolls!] 2 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2 2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4 4. ( Made by 3 both ) [Togo dodges and weaves to avoid the chains. ] [Meanwhile, the others see that the voice in the room belongs to a hologram of an Asian man in his early 60s. He's got spikey white hair and thick glasses, and is wearing a white lab coat. "Hmm... Well, Alan, maybe I can still find a use for you... If you can get out of there alive."] [Ten!] * Ten tries to get through the doorway again, but this time a bit slower. 2d8+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+4) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 13. (So failed) [Ten does not make any headway with the door, and the effort drains her battery somewhat.] [Togo!] That's cheating! * Togo fires another round into the Skinny guy with his shotgun. "Snap out of it, Khalil, and go help Alys!" 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. ( Made by 5 ) [Togo blasts the guy again! He falls, but staggers slowly back to his feet, unsteadily.] [Khalil!] * Khalil turns towards Togo's voice and looks a little haunted. "Right." He looks towards the room. "Right." He tries, slowly, to enter, sticking his arm out in front of him to touch where the barrier might be. 2d8+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8+4) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 16. [Khalil fails to push his way through, and finds the effort exhausting.] [Alys!] * Khalil shakes his head and holds his forehead. "You'll *staggers a bit* have to be the one to go." * Alys , still holding the ward, walks into the room. "He can't die, I've got questions! Like where's Mum and why are you kidnapping nice people and where have you been for nine bloody years!?" (End turn.) [Alys's father turns his gaze towards her. "Alys, please..." But the holographic man growls angrily. "One more chance, Alan. One. Don't worry about the man, he's as useless to us as his sister. Just get out of there, now."] [Skinny guy takes a last shot at Togo. Only one of his chains comes close to hitting, though.] 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. ( Made by 3 ) [Togo avoiderates!] [Khalil!] (This the guy with the armor or no?) ( No. Chain guy. ) ( No ) (He melted.) * Khalil delivers a high-kick aimed for the head anyway. Boot to the head always triumphs. 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 6. (Yup. Boot to the head!) [He's not so thickly armored, and collapses.] [Alys's turn!] * Khalil drops his foot and still seems a bit shaken. "I--I did not mean to..." ( Rdm. ) ( I skipped over Togo and Ten o.o ) ( So, Ten! ) * Ten glares at the hologram. "Gimmie back Lucas RIGHT NOW!" 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-3) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 3. [The opposite door to the apartment you're at tears itself off its hinge and tosses itself at your door, only to stop in mid air in front of it, blocked by that same invisible wall.] [Togo!] [That door then falls to the ground.] * Togo swings his shotgun around towards the source of the flying door, and tries to figure out what flung said door. *hold action* [Alys!] * Khalil stares. "Remind me not to make the doll mad." * Alys just grabs for her father's shirt and tries not to cry. "Dad, come on, you can't be a bad guy. Where's Mum? Alex and I have a bookshop, you guys can see it, it's really great..." [Alan pushes Alys away, though more gentle than the last time. "Alys, promise me you won't get involved anymore. They'll kill your mother!"] [Ten!] * Ardweden is now known as Ardle ( Do I see anything that might've thrown that door? ) ( Nope. ) * Ten shouts. "I WANT LUCAS!" ( Oh. Wait. Can I take my hold action now? ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-3) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 8. (FAILED!) [The door shudders, but nothing happens. And go ahead.] * Togo realizes that Ten's the one that sent the door flying, and steps into the room, shotgun pointed at Mr. Wonder. "You're on the wrong side, sir. Drop your weapons." [Togo moves through the doorway easily.] [Khalil!] * Khalil walks up to Ten and speaks calmly. "You are not going to get Lucas back by hurting the only one left who may know where he is beyond repair. We have it." He keeps one eye on Alan in case he tries to jet. * Ten glares up at Khalil. "Then make him open the door! Please?" [The man in the hologram grins. "Don't do it, Alan. You know what will happen to your wife and son. Oh yes," he grins, seeing Alan's bewilderment, "I've already taken the liberty of sending a team to take him hostage the minute I heard your daughter was amongst the intruders. Perhaps the little lady would like to join us, too?"] [Alys's turn!] I do not know for certain that he is the one creating it. You do not either. * Alys growls, "You BASTARD," and looks around for whatever could be projecting the hologram. We-- But, but, but it has to be one of them! * Khalil glances at Alys and stands up. "Directions. Now." [It's a small bundt-cake-pan-like object, directly beneath the hologram.] Written. I do not want to call his bluff. * Alys picks it up and throws it against the wall. [It smacks against the wall, fzzt'ing, but it's still active, somewhat. And the man grins. "One more chance, Alan."] [Alan stares at him, then gives Alys a sad look. "I'm so sorry." Then he dives out the freakin' window.] ( Annnd, that's all for init. :P ) [Alys and Togo notice that the room is pretty well unfurnished, but sitting on one wooden chair is an unconscious Lukas.] Togo. Shoot that thing. * Alys runs to the window. "Daddy!" [He grins. "Wait. I have a *fzzt* question for you."] * Alys turns around, crying. "You'd better ask before I stomp you to bits." [Alys's father falls nine stories to his death! Or it would be if he hit the ground. Instead he grabs onto a clothesline (where'd his swords go? He doesn't have them now), swings around twice, and lands on the ground. He tosses one glance up to her, then dashes down the alley.] ["Does the *fzzt* number ten mean anything *fzzt* to you?"] (Alys was birthed by ninja. That answers SO many questions.) No. Where's my mum and Alex? ( Well, one is the loneliest number that I ever knew... so ten must be ten times as lonely. ) ( I will shoot you dead. ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 5. ["Really? How about *fzzt* nine? Or *fzzt* eight?" He grins widely.] * Khalil starts. "Get him out of there! Now!" * Alys 's eyes widen. Then she grabs Lukas and tries to drag him out of the room. ( Body roll! ) HIS SISTER! 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Alys (2d8) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 9. * Khalil take out some pepper shakily and tries frantically to sneeze. Find Mikaela! [Lukas is grabbed and pulled out!] ( Khalil, gimme a... what the heck's the roll on that? o.o ) ( Gimme a body roll, and hope you miss it :P ) (Soul or body?) * Alys is still crying. "Somebody help me with him!" 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Khalil (2d8) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 10. ( Body ) * Ten tries to force her way into the room. [Khalil sneezes, becoming griffified! Good thing his body was still numb.] (I would think it'd be willpower.) But whatever! 2d8+4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Ten (2d8+4) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 9. * Khalil is now known as Griff_Khalil [Meanwhile the Asian man continues excitedly. "Six? Five? How about *fzzt* four?"] * Griff_Khalil shakes his head and growls huskily. "Everyone grab onto me. Now. Give me Lucas." [Alys notices a ward on the door, similar to her own. It's a powerful one.] * Alys gives him Lukas, then scoops up Ten and holds onto Khalil. "The door's *sniff* the door's warded. I don't know if that's good or not. Please, let's go." Shit... It's what kept me and Ten from entering the room. I thought you would have known that by now. Out the other window! ( It's a small, bare apartment, by the way. There's no sign of anyone else inside. ) I didn't *sniff* notice! * Griff_Khalil takes Lucas and places him over his shoulder. "Togo! Come on!" * Togo runs for the other apartment. * Ten flails. "She might still be in there!" ["Three *fzzt*.] * Ten gets dragged out anyway. She's not! GO! ["Two."] * Griff_Khalil looks towards the window. "Fine. We need to go. Now!" He makes way towards it full-speed. (Togo went seperate right? If so, carrying Alys/Ten on one side and Lucas over the shoulder.) ( Yah. ) ( Yes. ) * Griff_Khalil yells. "Break it, Alys." * Togo runs ahead of Khalil, blowing out the window in the other apartment with his shotgun and getting out onto the fire escape. "C'mon, NOW!" Or that works. * Griff_Khalil dives out and takes flight. * Togo runs down the fire escape as fast as he can... ["One? How abou-" He doesn't finish, as the room suddenly explodes. The explosion rocks the entire building, setting the whole ninth floor alight. The fire escape creaks and comes undone! Gimme body - acrobatics (balance) Togo.] 2d8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8) and gets a natural 15 for a result of 15. ( Yeah, that's a no. ) (Am I in any position to swoop and save?) [The fire escape falls sideways and collides with the building next to it, keeping it upright. Unfortunately, the jarr causes Togo to lose his footing, and he falls off. And yes, Khalil.] (I'm catching Togo with my damned beak if I can. He better be grateful.) (You could use the hand Ten's in. she doesn't weigh much.) * Griff_Khalil lets out a frustrated shriek and goes into a steep dive to catch Togo in his mouth. ( He's got Lukas in one and Alys in the other. ) (Alys is carrying Ten.) (Oh) (And Khalil's carrying Alys.) (Right, my bad) ( Gimme a... body roll, I guess. Let's make it body - acrobatics. ) Shiiiiiiiiiiit! 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Griff_Khalil (2d8-3) and gets 13, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "I hope you invested in some good armor." (...) ( ._. ) (...) (Was going to ask if flight counted any buuut...guess that doesn't matter.) ( You poke me in the crotch as I fall? =P ) (maybe I just grab his trenchcoat and it tears.) [Khalil catches Togo by the crotch! Holy Mother of God that hurts.] (Or I go crashing horribly. Either wa--okay, oww..) (*winces* Geez.) ( Hey, blame Togo >.> ) * Griff_Khalil 's eyes cross, both at the bad taste AND the thought of the pain Togo's in. He lands as soon as possible. (... To bad Togo doesn't have Jesse's contract. >.<) ( I was just going to have Khalil crash into a wall and have Togo fall to his death. :P ) (Well, I'd say this is a plus on that, all told. ;P) ( Ok, retcon that. It's a little too... yeah >.> ) (<_<) Ah, god DAMMIT! ( Nah, it's okay. ) ( Seriously? ._. ) (Khalil does 24 crotch-biting damage too. >.> Well, probably more since I'd say that counts as a vital.) ( Well, he'd live, but >.> ) ( Togo had his freaking eyes BOILED OUT of the sockets. He can take the pain. ) ( If you insist :P ) ( What's the other alternative? Falling to his death? ) [Fortunately Khalil is able to land rather soon.] ( Or picking Togo up by his empty eye sockets. ) * Togo is down on his knees, holding his you-know-what. "Jesus fucking Christ! Ah dammit!" * Griff_Khalil lets Togo down gently as soon as he thinks is able to do so and lands himself, spitting. "That did not go quite as well as I intended." * Griff_Khalil also sets Alys and Lucas down. [The van that Alan and Elsa came in is gone, you notice.] * Alys continues to hold onto Khalil and cry. * Togo grimaces and writhes. "God fucking dammit..." *looks up at Khalil* "Alive... thanks... ow motherfucker OW..." * Ten climbs down Alys and goes to check on Lucas. * Griff_Khalil puts Alys a bit at length. "Later. I understand you are upset, but right now, we need to get to the book store as fast as possible. Where is your brother?" [Lukas (with a k! A k!) is breathing, but unconscious.] (Ack, I've been doing that all night! ;_;) (Don't blame me. Ten threw me off.) * Alys tries to wipe away the tears. "You think, you think they might not have him yet?" If we go and they have him, we may find a clue they left. If we go and they do not have him, we can try to protect him. Either way, it would be in our best interest to go. And now. * Alys tells him the address and starts regulating her breathing so she doesn't hyperventilate. "I need you to, you have to tell me what to do. And then I can do it, I just need someone telling me." * Togo starts dragging himself towards the van, using only his arms, 'cause his legs don't really seem to be working right now. "Ow... Jesus fuck... LESS TALK MORE MOVE... Lord..." * Griff_Khalil nods. "No time for the van. Hop aboard, Togo." He holds out an arm. * Togo nods slowly at Khalil, then pulls a needle out of his coat, taps it, and jams it in right near (but not in) his crotch. "Local anesthetic. Gimme a sec, and I'll be good." [Session End!]