We could be heroes, just for one day

[Sierra]

<El-Cideon> Moscow. You arrive late in the afternoon after a heavy summer rain. Mist drifts off the streets and the atmosphere is humid and oppressive. There isn't much foot traffic, either, the few people you see out on the streets not sparing you a glance, carefully keeping to themselves.
<Nadia_Chekova> "Lets get a room and consult with Myriam before we start any investigation ourselves?" Nadia suggests to her companions as they leave the airport.
<Erin> "It would be best if we didn't have to cast about in relative blindness," agrees Erin.
* Yomi nods at the reasonable suggestions.
<El-Cideon> The boarding house you find is a shabby little place and the manager seems to expect all of you to share one room, but it's better than being outside.
<Nadia_Chekova> They're all girls here, so Nadia doesn't mind sharing, and waits for Erin to make contact with the telecom orb Myriam has.
<Erin> Cramped conditions are the least of their worries at the moment!
<Erin> Erin produces the scarlet orb after they're settled in. "Myriam? Are you there? It's me, Erin."
<El-Cideon> Erin gets an image of Myriam in a room walled with shelves of books. "I'm reading you, yes."
<Erin> "We've arrived in Moscow and gotten settled in, but there's no time to waste. Have you got any updates on Masha's position?"
<El-Cideon> "They've taken up residence in what I believe to be St. Basil's. I didn't see the building exterior, but few extant Moscow churches are so voluminous and ornate. Although last time I checked they were in some sort of underground storage room, I don't think they have moved since their arrival."
<Erin> "If they intend to conduct their ritual there, I guess they wouldn't need to," replies Erin, relaying Myriam's information to everyone present. "Did you get an idea of their numbers? Equipment?"
<Nadia_Chekova> "Figured," Nadia nods as St Basil's is confirmed.
<El-Cideon> "The same as set out from Germany, as far as I could tell. The countess, her bodyguard, an officer that seemed nominally in charge, and four anonymous brutes. Everyone but Masha seems to have some manner of firearm handy."
<Erin> "I would expect she doesn't need one, though I would guess they have more agents within Moscow as well."
<El-Cideon> "Possible, though of course anyone still in the city would be necessarily expendable if so. The projected degree of destruction likely wouldn't leave a wall standing within thirty miles."
<Erin> "Right. Any other questions, people?" she asks, directing this at Nadia and Yomi.
<Yomi> "Only if Myriam managed to see or hear about any visitors. Specifically, those not German."
* Nadia_Chekova hums a moment. "Any idea what schedule they keep? Guard rotations, when Masha sleeps?"
* Erin relays the questions and answers as necessary.
<El-Cideon> "Difficult to say. I get ten-minute windows, which isn't entirely conducive to outlining their entire schedule. Enough to suggest multiple someones are awake and on guard at all times, at least. They've not received any visitors that I've seen."
<Erin> "Alright. We'd better get to work. Would you mind keeping some scrying in reserve?" asks Erin. "It would be useful to know what they're doing at the moment right before we act."
<El-Cideon> "I'll be available. Good luck."
<Erin> Erin pockets the orb and turns back to the others. "We should act tomorrow at the very latest," she states. "It would depend on the approach we wish to take, whether it be a.. frontal assault, or something more covert."
<Yomi> "Why not act tonight?"
<El-Cideon> Suzume nods at this. "The church isn't used any more, is it? It would look strange if someone saw us going inside. It's easier to go unnoticed at night."
<Nadia_Chekova> "No reason not to, but as Erin said, no later than tomorrow," Nadia shrugs. "The way I see it we could either infiltrate the building and fight all the Nazis, or we could try being even more stealthy to just get Masha alone... do either of you have magic to help with that?" she looks at Erin and Suzume, "Something to silence her cries and spells?"
<Yomi> "Or silence our approach, actually?"
<El-Cideon> "Well, there is a spell that blocks out sound within an area around someone...I hadn't thought to use it before," Suzume says.
<Erin> "I believe that may be Suzume's province more than mine, although I can deal with any mechanical or magical alarms that might give away our presence," replies Erin, sitting back in a chair. "As for stealth, well, there is the possibility of smuggling an explosive device into the church, or assaulting her personally."
<Nadia_Chekova> "Do we have any explosive devices?" Nadia asks the obvious.
<Erin> "It would take me about a day."
<Nadia_Chekova> "I don't really like waiting," Nadia admits, fidgeting. "If Masha casts her spell now, we're dead ourselves."
<Yomi> "I believe any attempt at stealth is our best option," Yomi voices. "It solves much of the problems we are faced with. The Germans might take longer to notice us, if we were to get close enough to Masha, her magic would be largely handicapped, and the Russian authorities may not hear of gunfire in time to arrive and get tossed into the mix."
<Erin> "I've prepared methods to transmute up to two people into a gaseous form. That would make it possible to infiltrate by means other than the obvious entrances. If we presume the German soldiers to possess only ordinary weapons, then the assailants would likely be able to escape without so much trouble." Erin pauses for a moment, and checks her watch for the time.
<El-Cideon> It's about seven P.M. local time. Nightfall is in progress.
<Erin> "Still, they were all in a single room together, according to Myriam. One might gain the element of surprise, but there would still be several adversaries to contend with."
<Nadia_Chekova> "Do either of you have spells to hurt or incapacitate a group at once?" Nadia asks hopefully.
<Yomi> "Like a web, you mean?"
<El-Cideon> "Er, I mostly tried to learn helpful magic," Suzume says.
<Erin> "Yes... you've seen me use the webbing many times," replies Erin. "If necessary, there is a single lightning bolt that could slay a line of soldiers."
<Nadia_Chekova> "I'll try to stay hidden when a confrontation starts so I can catch Masha by surprise before she's able to cast any spells of her own," Nadia suggests her own role.
* Yomi nods. "And let's keep the gaseous form spells in reserve?" she suggests in turn. "Having used one with Erin's help to infiltrate a room before, I have to say that under such conditions, it does not provide as large a benefit as having one to safely retreat would give."
<Erin> "Although we may be able to proceed silently and without worry of alarms, we don't have any way to get into the building without simply being spotted, do we?"
<Nadia_Chekova> "I could go ahead and get in without notice and then ensure there isn't anyone watching the same entrance when the rest of you follow," Nadia offers.
* Yomi nods again. "That's just what I was thinking."
<Erin> "I'll have my familiar circle the building to see if anybody comes in after us, as well."
<Nadia_Chekova> "Well, it's already getting dark. No time like the present?"
<Yomi> "We have enough to proceed, then? It's not like we know enough about the layout or the German forces to plan much better, and we don't have the time to waste gathering that information, given Masha seems ready to blow up this entire city sky-high. How about we leave now?"
<Erin> "As we must," agrees Erin, standing up to go.
<Nadia_Chekova> As they think alike, Nadia heads to the door and out into Moscow!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d100
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d100 and gets 42."12 [1d100=42]
<El-Cideon> Nadia proceeds to the cathedral without interruption. Once or twice she sees Soviet policemen from afar, walking the streets, but none seem to see her (or the rest of the group trailing behind her). Red Square is empty at this time of night, the cathedral looking particularly unlit and forlorn. At least it's a clear night and you can find your way around by the stars.
<Yomi> Nadia is the one to act first and pave the way for them, so Yomi waits on her signal!
* Nadia_Chekova sticks to the shadows and circles the church to determine all the feasible entrances available. Feasible for her comrades who can't well climb up onto the roof as easily as she could, anyway.
<Nadia_Chekova> roll 1d20+18 hidan
* Hatbot --> "Nadia_Chekova rolls 1d20+18 hidan and gets 36."12 [1d20=18]
<El-Cideon> There is a ground floor entrance at the front of the building. Stairs ascend to other doors at the back wings of the cathedral. All the doors are locked, Nadia finds.
<Nadia_Chekova> How about windows overlooking these entrances?
<El-Cideon> There are plenty of windows, both ground-floor ones and higher ones for people who don't mind freeclimbing brick walls.
* Nadia_Chekova looks to see if she can see anyone peeking out of any such windows before she approaches either of the rear doors.
<El-Cideon> OOC: roll spot, Ms. WIS-tank
<Nadia_Chekova> roll 1d20
* Hatbot --> "Nadia_Chekova rolls 1d20 and gets 3."12 [1d20=3]
<El-Cideon> Nadia doesn't see any sign of anyone keeping watch, inside or out. The building looks as deserted as the communist party would like it to be!
<Nadia_Chekova> Excellent! With that determined, she picks a door with the fewest overlooks and sneaks up to put her lockpicks to use!
<Nadia_Chekova> roll 1d20+14 dd
* Hatbot --> "Nadia_Chekova rolls 1d20+14 dd and gets 27."12 [1d20=13]
<El-Cideon> The lock pops open easily. Fear is surely a greater deterrent to the local citizens than the building's security!
* Nadia_Chekova slides the door open and creeps inside, taking a look at her surroundings to ensure there's no sign of any welcoming committee.
<Nadia_Chekova> roll 1d20+18 silantlyan
* Hatbot --> "Nadia_Chekova rolls 1d20+18 silantlyan and gets 33."12 [1d20=15]
<El-Cideon> Nadia finds herself on a balcony overlooking the cathedral's interior. There are stairs downward into the cathedral proper, and the building's spires rise far overhead, into darkness. The walls around Nadia are a profusion of elaborate mosaics, though the dim light dulls the color. There's no one lurking around you that you can find.
<Nadia_Chekova> Everything seems clear, so Nadia retreats back out, leaving the door just barely cracked open, before she goes to rejoin her comrades for the revolution!
<Nadia_Chekova> "The way in looks clear, I couldn't see any lookouts or guards. They must all be hiding underground rather than risk being spotted by the Soviets," she explains upon arrival.
<Erin> "We could just storm inside? Alright. I'll ask Myriam to scry on them now, in case they're doing anything new," suggests Erin, retrieving her telecomm orb and making the request!
<Nadia_Chekova> "It does mean we'll probably have to get by them all at a bottleneck into the basement, unless it has multiple stairways down," Nadia cautions.
<Erin> "That may be good for us. They will rely on firearms, and be unable to bring all their forces to bear against Yomi and Rena at once."
<Yomi> "I suppose this is where gaseous form can actually be useful? One or two of us could get down there, and while they're disoriented, the rest strike?"
<El-Cideon> "One moment, please." The other side goes silent for a moment. Myriam's in the mirrored room again, performing some arcane ceremony at the altar. There's a moment of very restrained swearing, then she composes herself and tries again. "Some of them have retreated to a back room. Masha's drawing something on the floor, watched over by her bodyguard and two others. I don't see the rest."
<Erin> "They must be starting now!" notes Erin, grimacing. "We have to move. We can assume the rest are around the building, perhaps prepared," she states, beginning to weave her protective magics about their little band!
* Nadia_Chekova starts at Erin's declaration, immediately taking the lead back to the entrance she opened!
<El-Cideon> Nadia finds the building as she left it, still no one obviously wandering about the cathedral proper.
<Nadia_Chekova> Opening the door and leaving it for the others to follow, Nadia heads inside and starts creeping down the stairs, looking for a basement entrance once on the main floor.
<El-Cideon> OOC: roll search, Nadia and anyone else looking around?
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: 62/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 68/68 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)'
<Nadia_Chekova> roll 1d20+2
* Hatbot --> "Nadia_Chekova rolls 1d20+2 and gets 22."12 [1d20=20]
<Erin> roll 1d20+3 search, not spot?!
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+3 search, not spot?! and gets 8."12 [1d20=5]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20-2 Rena may as well just aid!
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20-2 Rena may as well just aid! and gets 4."12 [1d20=6]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+2 miko also aiding
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+2 miko also aiding and gets 19."12 [1d20=17]
<Yomi> roll 1d20+1 aidings
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+1 aidings and gets 6."12 [1d20=5]
<El-Cideon> Nadia finds a plain wooden door in an obscure corner of the cathedral. Footprints in the layers of dust the building acquired through years of disuse suggest this door has been visited very recently.
* Nadia_Chekova gestures for the others to come over to the door she's found, cracking it open and peeking through herself.
<Erin> Erin approaches the door, already holding her gun in one hand, whilst the other merely twitches.
<El-Cideon> As Nadia opens the door, a freezing wind gusts out from the darkness beyond. Spears of ice form in the air before her and shoot forward! OOC: ref, Nadia
<Nadia_Chekova> roll 1d20+9 save me, evasion!
* Hatbot --> "Nadia_Chekova rolls 1d20+9 save me, evasion! and gets 11."12 [1d20=2]
<El-Cideon> roll 5d8 cold
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 5d8 cold and gets 29."12 [5d8=8, 5, 5, 6, 5]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: 33/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 68/68 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)'
<El-Cideon> Taken by surprise, Nadia is pierced and gashed all over, bleeding from her wounds and shivering cold!
* Nadia_Chekova cries out and stumbles back, cut open with ice that melts and mingles freezing cold with her blood!
<Erin> Erin adjusts her course and stands just to the side of the door! "Suzume, help her!" she hisses, preparing herself to spot any further magics that may be hidden between them and Masha!
<El-Cideon> "Oh my! Nadia!" Suzume rushes forward and mutters a prayer for her injured friend!
* Yomi takes the lead, peering below while Suzume helps Nadia recover!
<El-Cideon> roll 3d8+7 cure serious, enough?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 3d8+7 cure serious, enough? and gets 20."12 [3d8=4, 7, 2]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: 53/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 68/68 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)'
<Erin> "Wait, there may be more!" Erin moves to back up Yomi against any further mystical assaults!
<Nadia_Chekova> "Ahh... magic hurts and then magic heals," Nadia shakes her head as her wounds heal, still shivering. "Thanks, Suzume. Probably should have expected that."
<El-Cideon> Most of Nadia's wounds seal up before her very eyes, though she's still terribly cold. "Do you need more?"
<Erin> "It looks alright. Here, anyway."
<Nadia_Chekova> "I'll be fine, now," Nadia forces a smile. "That probably gave us away, but it's not like we can turn back now. Erin, can you keep a lookout for those traps?"
<El-Cideon> With the door open a little, you can see stairs descending for about twenty feet. The stairwell is narrow and unlit, save for a faint, flickering light trickling from beneath a door at the bottom of the stairwell.
<Erin> "That is magic of the style Suzume would use," notes Erin. "I suppose it fits, since they are toying with the divine. I can't see any more traps, though."
<Erin> "Should I enchant someone to seep through the door?"
<Nadia_Chekova> Nonetheless, Nadia seems too skittish to take the lead after that harsh lesson!
* Yomi is the one to descend, after imbuing the Shishio with the strength of her conviction!
<El-Cideon> The stairs descend into the earth, and there's a slight chill down there. The door at the bottom seems locked.
<Nadia_Chekova> "I could unlock it..." Nadia suggests in a whisper, "But they probably already know we're here. Yomi's sword could be quicker."
<Yomi> "The stairs themselves are safe, though it's cold," Yomi reports. "I don't suppose Erin can tell if the same trap is here?"
<El-Cideon> Rena sidles down the stairs alongside Yomi.
* Erin glances at the door to see how sturdy it appears!
<Erin> "It would appear to be clear, but there is surely an ambush behind it," replies Erin, pointing a finger over Yomi's shoulder. It sparks with power for a moment, and a blast of lightning lashes out to blow it to splinters and electrocute anyone behind it!
<El-Cideon> OOC: lightning bolting the door down?
* Yomi is all too ready to proceed into the breach once the lightning residue dissipates!
<Erin> OOC: Yeah. It keeps going through things it destroys
<El-Cideon> OOC: right. Roll damage, then? Save DC?
<Erin> OOC: 1
<Erin> OOC: er, 19
<Erin> roll 6d6
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 6d6 and gets 24."12 [6d6=5, 2, 5, 6, 5, 1]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+7 ref save for lightning bolt out of nowhere?!
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+7 ref save for lightning bolt out of nowhere?! and gets 24."12 [1d20=17]
<El-Cideon> The door disintegrates into splinters and ashes in the wake of Erin's arcane assault. A startled cry from the other side suggests that's not all it hit! When the debris falls away, you see before you a room of bare stone walls and floor, about forty feet square. (more)
<El-Cideon> Chairs, benches, cleaning supplies and other debris is pushed against one wall, with rows of blankets lining the other side (five makeshift cots, with two more separated by a curtain). Standing directly before you is a tall man with close-cropped blond hair, skin with a tightness suggesting encroaching middle age, and a face dimly remembered from a bar in Istanbul. About ten feet away on either side are men with rifles held ready. (more)
<El-Cideon> There's another door in the far corner of the room, but it's clear you'll have to go through these men to get to it! OOC: init
<Erin> roll 1d20+7 I can roll with that
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+7 I can roll with that and gets 17."12 [1d20=10]
<Nadia_Chekova> roll 1d20+7
* Hatbot --> "Nadia_Chekova rolls 1d20+7 and gets 27."12 [1d20=20]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+3 zer Colonel
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+3 zer Colonel  and gets 13."12 [1d20=10]
<Yomi> roll 1d20+1
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+1 and gets 2."12 [1d20=1]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+3 soldiers
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+3 soldiers and gets 14."12 [1d20=11]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20 Rena
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20 Rena and gets 16."12 [1d20=16]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+2 Suzume
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+2 Suzume and gets 6."12 [1d20=4]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: 53/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 68/68 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF) Nadia > Erin > Rena > Soldiers x2 > Colonel Mueller > Suzume > Yomi'
<El-Cideon> OOC: Nadia
<Nadia_Chekova> No choice now but to fight it out, so Nadia does what she does best and comes flying out of the shadowed stairway with a flying kick to try and properly put down the frazzled officer!
<Nadia_Chekova> roll 1d20+12
* Hatbot --> "Nadia_Chekova rolls 1d20+12 and gets 20."12 [1d20=8]
<El-Cideon> OOC: hit
<Nadia_Chekova> roll 2d8+4
* Hatbot --> "Nadia_Chekova rolls 2d8+4 and gets 19."12 [2d8=7, 8]
<El-Cideon> Nadia's kick lands square in his stomach! He staggers back a step, grimaces. OOC: Erin
<Erin> The situation doesn't seem to call for any further spellcasting; Rena and Yomi should easily be able to handle the soldiers present. OOC: holding
<El-Cideon> Rena charges forward to slash at the soldier to the officer's right!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11+2
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11+2 and gets 22."12 [1d20=9]
<El-Cideon> roll 2d6+6 damage
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d6+6 damage and gets 8."12 [2d6=1, 1]
<El-Cideon> But it's just a glancing slice, as the soldier backs up and takes aim at Rena! The last soldier tries to help out his commanding officer by focusing on Nadia!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+10 target: Rena
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+10 target: Rena and gets 12."12 [1d20=2]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+5 target: Rena
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+5 target: Rena and gets 18."12 [1d20=13]
<El-Cideon> roll 2d10+1 damage
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d10+1 damage and gets 16."12 [2d10=10, 5]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: 53/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF) Nadia > Erin > Rena > Soldiers x2 > Colonel Mueller > Suzume > Yomi'
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+10 target: Nadia
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+10 target: Nadia and gets 29."12 [1d20=19]
<Nadia_Chekova> OOC: AC 21, -4 penalty for shooting me when I'm in melee, above the standard -4 if they lack precise shot
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+5-4 target: Nadia (forgot Elusive Target before, yes. 25 still hits, no?)
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+5-4 target: Nadia (forgot Elusive Target before, yes. 25 still hits, no?) and gets 12."12 [1d20=11]
<Nadia_Chekova> OOC: 25 very hits
<El-Cideon> OOC: they do have Precise shot, so damage
<El-Cideon> roll 2d10+1 damage
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d10+1 damage and gets 9."12 [2d10=4, 4]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: 44/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF) Nadia > Erin > Rena > Soldiers x2 > Colonel Mueller > Suzume > Yomi'
<El-Cideon> Rena's arcane protection dulls the bite of the bullet that grazes her, but Nadia's not quite so lucky, taking a shot in the thigh! Though the officer she's engaging has a pistol at his belt, he smiles and puts up his fists instead. "I wasn't expecting a boxing match for my last fight. A pleasant surprise. Men, leave this one to me! Deal with the other intruders!" Then he lashes out in a pair of jabs at the thief!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+15
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+15 and gets 22."12 [1d20=7]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+10
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+10 and gets 28."12 [1d20=18]
<El-Cideon> OOC: 18 is a crit for him and he autoconfirms. 22 hit?
<Nadia_Chekova> OOC: AC 22 vs melee :(
<El-Cideon> roll 1d8+8 normal hit
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d8+8 normal hit and gets 10."12 [1d8=2]
<El-Cideon> roll 3d8+24 crit
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 3d8+24 crit  and gets 44."12 [3d8=7, 7, 6]
<El-Cideon> He hits like jackhammer--Nadia feels ribs crack, blood fills her lungs, and when she's staggered he crushes her throat with a single blow. Then everything goes black.
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Erin > Rena > Soldiers x2 > Colonel Mueller > Suzume > Yomi'
<El-Cideon> "Nadia! How dare you, you monster!" Suzume cries, extending a finger towards the officer.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+8 will against HP
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+8 will against HP and gets 17."12 [1d20=9]
<El-Cideon> A daze seems to afflict him briefly, but he pulls out of it! OOC: Yomi
<Yomi> With an inarticulate scream of rage, Yomi rushes towards the arrogant colonel, not pulling her strikes one bit!
<Yomi> roll 1d20+19 charge, dammit
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+19 charge, dammit and gets 29."12 [1d20=10]
<El-Cideon> OOC: hits
<Yomi> roll 2d6+11
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+11 and gets 19."12 [2d6=2, 6]
<El-Cideon> He takes a terrible slash across his chest, but he still stands. "She fell bravely," he chokes. "Take comfort in that as you die yourself!" OOC: Erin
<Yomi> "Shut up!" Yomi screams. "Don't talk about her!"
<Erin> Erin presses her hands together; they shake, even as she forms the necessary symbols. The only words that escape her lips are arcane syllables; what else could be articulated? She gestures towards the arrogant colonel, in order to properly freeze him in place!
<Erin> OOC: blowing a gaseous form to cast HP on him, DC 19
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+8 will
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+8 will and gets 28."12 [1d20=20]
<Erin> OOC: I will surge and DO IT AGAIN what is with people saving vs me
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+8 will?!?!
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+8 will?!?! and gets 18."12 [1d20=10]
<El-Cideon> He freezes in mid-rebuke, standing lock still, pointing towards Yomi!
<El-Cideon> Rena hacks away at the soldier before her, meanwhile.
<Erin> "The others! Deal with the others!" yells Erin!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11 and gets 14."12 [1d20=3]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+6
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+6 and gets 19."12 [1d20=13]
<El-Cideon> roll 2d6+6
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d6+6 and gets 12."12 [2d6=4, 2]
<El-Cideon> Rena cuts a terrible slash through the man's leg. He limps into a corner as he and his partner focus on Yomi to protect their colonel!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+10 soldier A
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+10 soldier A and gets 11."12 [1d20=1]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+5 soldier A
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+5 soldier A and gets 24."12 [1d20=19]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+10 soldier B
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+10 soldier B and gets 21."12 [1d20=11]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+5 soldier B
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+5 soldier B and gets 19."12 [1d20=14]
<El-Cideon> OOC: does 24 get through MA?
<Yomi> OOC: AC while in melee vs ranged is 22, 26 with MA
<El-Cideon> Bullets thud into the walls all around, but none can hit the enraged swordswoman! Suzume runs forward to help Rena back her target into the corner, too angry to do much else!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11+2
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11+2 and gets 28."12 [1d20=15]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d6+1
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d6+1 and gets 3."12 [1d6=2]
<El-Cideon> A light gash across the man's arm as he tries to protect himself from the furious women! OOC: Yomi
<Yomi> "Not the soldiers! Nadia! Help Nadia!" Yomi cries to Suzume. She cannot do anything of the sort herself. No, the only thing she can do is to strike down this evil man and carve a path through anyone stupid enough to follow him!
<Yomi> roll 1d20+17
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+17 and gets 26."12 [1d20=9]
<Yomi> roll 2d6+11
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+11 and gets 19."12 [2d6=6, 2]
<El-Cideon> OOC: two hits.
<Yomi> roll 1d20+12
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+12 and gets 21."12 [1d20=9]
<Yomi> roll 2d6+11
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+11 and gets 18."12 [2d6=6, 1]
<El-Cideon> He bleeds all over but somehow still stands. Barely--you can tell by his eyes only stubborn persistence keeps him going!
<El-Cideon> OOC: Erin, then.
<Erin> "He's nothing now, Yomi! The others still have guns!" yells Erin, using her own to fire at the soldier whom Rena isn't engaging!
<Erin> roll 1d20+9
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+9 and gets 21."12 [1d20=12]
<El-Cideon> OOC: hit
<Erin> roll 2d6+1
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 2d6+1 and gets 10."12 [2d6=6, 3]
<Erin> OOC: I don't know why Ia dded 1 to that
<El-Cideon> OOC: thought you have PBS for a moment, I guess. Noted, anyway.
<El-Cideon> A bullet takes him in the shoulder, but it's not enough to take him down. His aim remains unwavering on Yomi! Rena decides to listen to Erin, it seems, and tries to finish off her cornered target before moving to anyone else.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11-3 PA
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11-3 PA and gets 9."12 [1d20=1]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+6-3 PA
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+6-3 PA and gets 6."12 [1d20=3]
<El-Cideon> Rena misses the cowering man, through, her sword striking sparks off the walls! In a panic, he tries to shoot at the vicious German woman.
<El-Cideon> OOC: actually, this triggers AoOs
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11-3 Rena
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11-3 Rena and gets 18."12 [1d20=10]
<El-Cideon> roll 2d6+6+9 damage
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d6+6+9 damage and gets 21."12 [2d6=3, 3]
<El-Cideon> OOC: +3, not +9 bah
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11 Suzume
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11 Suzume and gets 12."12 [1d20=1]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+10-6 using a rifle in melee is bad, okay?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+10-6 using a rifle in melee is bad, okay? and gets 15."12 [1d20=11]
<El-Cideon> Torn horribly by his wounds, the man can barely aim and his shot thuds into a box on the other side of the room. He pauses to try and reload as his companion fires his last shot at Yomi.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+10-4 for elusive Target
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+10-4 for elusive Target and gets 10."12 [1d20=4]
<El-Cideon> Again, this man pauses to reload his gun. Suzume slashes away with her fan at the wounded man before her!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11 and gets 26."12 [1d20=15]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d6+1 fall!
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d6+1 fall! and gets 4."12 [1d6=3]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Erin > Rena > Soldier > Colonel Mueller > Suzume > Yomi'
<El-Cideon> With a last stab in the chest, he falls. Suzume moves over to flank the Colonel opposite Yomi now. OOC: Yomi
* Yomi is only focused on one thing, and one thing only. The utter destruction of this despicable man before her!
<Yomi> roll 1d20+15 4pa
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+15 4pa and gets 22."12 [1d20=7]
<Yomi> roll 2d6+11+8
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+11+8 and gets 23."12 [2d6=2, 2]
<El-Cideon> With a thrust through the gut, the colonel finally slumps over into a pool of his own blood, beaten at last.
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Erin > Rena > Soldier > Suzume > Yomi'
<Yomi> Raising the Shishio above her head, Yomi pauses for only a moment, shaking with rage, before stabbing down viciously!
<Yomi> roll 1d20+10 die for good!
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+10 die for good! and gets 18."12 [1d20=8]
<Yomi> roll 2d6+11+8
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+11+8 and gets 27."12 [2d6=4, 4]
<El-Cideon> Yomi stabs through his neck, severing jugular and spine. The body convulses one last time, then goes still. OOC: Erin
<Yomi> Only one soldier remains, she can see when she raises her head, and with a sudden burst of speed Yomi charges him down!
<Yomi> roll 1d20+15 surge!
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+15 surge! and gets 23."12 [1d20=8]
<El-Cideon> OOC: hit
<Yomi> roll 2d6+11+8
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+11+8 and gets 25."12 [2d6=1, 5]
<El-Cideon> Yomi's charge skewers the main straight through! He twists on her sword for a moment before pulling back, barely staying on his feet! OOC: now Erin!
<Erin> OOC: I'll just hold
<El-Cideon> Rena charges in next to Yomi, to finish the last of the enemy!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11+2
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11+2 and gets 33."12 [1d20=20]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11+2 crit?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11+2 crit? and gets 21."12 [1d20=8]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+12
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+12 and gets 24."12 [4d6=2, 2, 3, 5]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  '
<El-Cideon> Rena slashes out as she swoops in, cleanly severing the man's head from his shoulders. The body tumbles to the ground. OOC: free act
<Erin> With everyone who might opposed them strewn about the room in several pieces, Erin wastes no time in advancing on Nadia and checking for a pulse.
<El-Cideon> Suzume drops her weapon and rushes over to Nadia. "She's not breathing! Oh no! This is all my fault--I should have healed her more, or cast some protective spells, or--" She breaks off in sobs.
<El-Cideon> In the corner, not far from the beheaded man's corpse, there is another closed door, you see.
<Erin> "This is what comes of violence," murmurs Erin. "We all knew the risks." She reaches for Nadia's eyelids, gently reaching to close them shut. "We have no time to cry here. The ritual is still in progress."
<Yomi> As soon as Yomi completes her survey of the room, she doesn't waste time in running it down!
<Yomi> roll 1d20+23-9 sunder the damn door
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+23-9 sunder the damn door and gets 21."12 [1d20=7]
<Yomi> roll 2d6+11+18
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+11+18 and gets 38."12 [2d6=3, 6]
<Erin> "Yomi, the only one of any meaning is Masha!" yells Erin, suddenly rising. "Do what you must, but please, understand that!"
<Erin> roll 1d20+16
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+16 and gets 19."12 [1d20=3]
<Erin> Erin brandishes a small charm, unleashing it's effects on the room just after Yomi slashes down the door! OOC: dispel on the thing I sense
<El-Cideon> The door is smashed to flinders. A somewhat wider rooms lies on the other side, fifty feet square. (OOC: hang on a sec, guys, though go ahead and make a dispel roll real quick if you want.)
<Erin> roll 1d20+6
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+6 and gets 21."12 [1d20=15]
<El-Cideon> In the center of the room stands Countess Masha Konstantinova, facing the door as if waiting for you, cressed in a glitzy dress befitting her (former) station in life. At her side stands a blond woman with a machine gun, wearing a German military uniform and an expression that promises nothing but homicide. Two more soldiers stand twenty feet from the pair. (more)
<El-Cideon> Behind Masha, at the back of the room, a chalk circle has been drawn on the floor, with piles of objects positioned at points around it. Immediately around Masha and her bodyguard, runes and wards break into pieces at Erin's spell. (more)
<El-Cideon> "Impressive," Masha says. "We thought you might come for us. We have things to discuss if you are not too blinded by bloodlust."
<Erin> "There is nothing to discuss," replies Erin, levelling her pistol at Masha. "You are here to level this city, no?" Her eyes narrow. "Since you are here, it is clear you won't be dissuaded."
<Yomi> That woman! If only that woman didn't exist, Nadia would still be alive! It's all her fault! She is evil, and she must die, and she does not even deserve to know why!
<El-Cideon> The countess is perfectly calm as she continues. "Yes. I am here to remove this city and the rot it represents. You should not be so quick in assuming what I do is an evil thing. But I doubt you are in the mood to listen to justifications. You lost one of your own out there, did you not? I heard the sounds of grief. Would you like them back?"
<Erin> Erin's face twists into a snarl. "There is no untainted method to revive the dead!" she declares, hands already tingling with the mysticism she is soon to unleash!
<Yomi> There is not much which could have been said to bring Yomi to her senses, yet Masha has the dubious honor of piercing through her haze of rage. She takes a deep breath, and visibly calms down, lowering the point of her sword. "My mission in life is to cleanse the taint of evil and undeath from this world. Under no circumstance would Nadia have wanted this, nor would I have allowed it
<Yomi> to come to be." She takes another deep breath. "If you are to surrender, your lives may yet be saved. Persist, and you will die here, accomplishing nothing."
<El-Cideon> "If one reaches the fallen soon enough, it is possible. It's only a matter of breathing some of God's mercy into the slain. But if we must do things your way..." OOC: init, then.
<Erin> roll 1d20+7
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+7 and gets 9."12 [1d20=2]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+4 Masha
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+4 Masha and gets 10."12 [1d20=6]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+8 Lieutenant Scheer
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+8 Lieutenant Scheer and gets 26."12 [1d20=18]
<Yomi> roll 1d20+1
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+1 and gets 7."12 [1d20=6]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+3 soldiers
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+3 soldiers and gets 13."12 [1d20=10]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20 Rena
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20 Rena and gets 10."12 [1d20=10]
<Erin> "There is no one God, you delusional fool. With what you are doing, you of all should know that."
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+2 Suzume
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+2 Suzume and gets 4."12 [1d20=2]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 72/72 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer > Soldiers x2 > Countess Konstantinova = Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
<El-Cideon> Masha's bodyguard immediately opens fire on Yomi, letting loose a stream of bullets twice in quick succession!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+17-4 burst fire
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+17-4 burst fire and gets 28."12 [1d20=15]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+12-4 burst fire
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+12-4 burst fire and gets 16."12 [1d20=8]
<El-Cideon> OOC: forgot PBS, but makes no difference
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+1 damage
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+1 damage and gets 12."12 [4d6=2, 3, 4, 2]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 70/72 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer > Soldiers x2 > Countess Konstantinova = Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
<El-Cideon> But the barrage of bullets ricochets all around Yomi, her magical protection warding off the worst of the attack! The soldiers on either side of the room follow suit with single shots.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+9 soldier A
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+9 soldier A and gets 21."12 [1d20=12]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+4 soldier A
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+4 soldier A and gets 21."12 [1d20=17]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+9 soldier B
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+9 soldier B and gets 29."12 [1d20=20]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+9 soldier B crit?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+9 soldier B crit? and gets 27."12 [1d20=18]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+4 soldier B
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+4 soldier B and gets 16."12 [1d20=12]
<El-Cideon> OOC: only the crit gets through, right?
<Yomi> OOC: My normal AC vs ranged is actually 22 outside of melee, and I think that drops to 20 while flat-footed? At least to 21.
<El-Cideon> roll 2d10
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d10 and gets 11."12 [2d10=8, 3]
<El-Cideon> roll 2d10
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d10 and gets 11."12 [2d10=4, 7]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d10 crit
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d10 crit and gets 23."12 [4d10=4, 8, 8, 3]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 55/72 (MA, Prot/B: 20/60), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer > Soldiers x2 > Countess Konstantinova = Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
<El-Cideon> More bullets veer around Yomi, most drawing only a thin trickle of blood, but the last one embedding itself in her shoulder! The countess mutters in Russian--all eyes fixed on her seem to veer away, her presence blotted from the mind!--then places a hand on her bodyguard's shoulder. The other woman glows slightly. OOC: Rena
<Erin> roll 1d20+16 spell 1
<Erin> roll 1d20+16 spell 2
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+16 spell 1 and gets 34."12 [1d20=18]
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+16 spell 2 and gets 20."12 [1d20=4]
<El-Cideon> Rena charges straight at Masha. "Nadia shouldn't have died! All of you people should die instead! It's all your fault!"
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+1 unfortunately, Sanctuary isn't mind-affecting
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+1 unfortunately, Sanctuary isn't mind-affecting and gets 10."12 [1d20=9]
<El-Cideon> Rena's blade slashes...around the woman, as though unable to find her. She snarls, and swings at the gunner afterwards. "Fine, I'll kill you first!"
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11 surge
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11 surge and gets 16."12 [1d20=5]
<El-Cideon> Another miss though, the woman's just too nimble on her feet for this uncoordinated attack! OOC: Erin
<Erin> Erin casts one hand to the side, flinging a familiar bundle of sticky webs towards the rightmost soldier and trapping him deep within it's snares!
<Erin> OOC: dc 18 reflex, but my real goal is to trap him there so he can't shoot out
<Erin> OOC: it provides total cover if you're sufficiently deep inside
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+5 ref
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+5 ref and gets 8."12 [1d20=3]
<El-Cideon> The man is enveloped within a tangle of strands tying him to the wall and floor around him, soon blocked from sight! OOC: Yomi
<Yomi> "Ranguren, slay her!" Yomi commands, gesturing at Masha with her sword. The magics shielding her must be potent if they kept Rena away, but they will be cut down by the two of them, she is certain!
<El-Cideon> OOC: will, Yomi
<Yomi> roll 1d20+5
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+5 and gets 20."12 [1d20=15]
<El-Cideon> OOC: go ahead
<Yomi> roll 1d20+14
<Yomi> roll 1d20+12
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+14 and gets 22."12 [1d20=8]
<Yomi> roll 1d20+12
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+12 and gets 19."12 [1d20=7]
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+12 and gets 13."12 [1d20=1]
<El-Cideon> OOC: first two hit
<Yomi> Appearing at Masha's side, Ranguren bites deep into Masha's shoulder, raking one of his claws against her torso afterwards!
<Yomi> roll 2d6+7
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+7 and gets 13."12 [2d6=5, 1]
<Yomi> roll 2d4+3
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d4+3 and gets 10."12 [2d4=4, 3]
* Yomi herself dashes off to help Rena with Masha, carefully circling around the woman so that she would not escape the two of them!
<El-Cideon> Her fabulous dress torn and soaked through with blood, Masha cries out in pain! "How--what?!"
<Yomi> "Your God's protection or our justice, which one is stronger?" Yomi asks, now in close proximity. "Lament over that as you die!"
<El-Cideon> Suzume rushes forward next to Rena and, much as Masha did, places a hand on her shoulder. Rena seems to stand taller with increased strength! OOC: Enhanced Rena. Enemy turns now
<El-Cideon> The lieutenant flips away from the enemies surrounding her, apparently judging that she can protect her charge better when she herself isn't threatened. This done, she opens fire on Yomi again!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+20 tumble, formality
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+20 tumble, formality and gets 39."12 [1d20=19]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+19-4 burst fire, also spending AP for bonus damage if it connects
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+19-4 burst fire, also spending AP for bonus damage if it connects and gets 32."12 [1d20=17]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+3d6+1 cheating bitch
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+3d6+1 cheating bitch and gets 22."12 [4d6=2, 5, 2, 1][3d6=3, 2, 6]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 43/72 (MA, Prot/B: 10/60), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer > Soldiers x2 > Countess Konstantinova = Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
<El-Cideon> Bullets whiz around Yomi, her magical shields not proving enoguh to deter the full onslaught. Apparently the Germans have deemed Yomi the biggest threat, as the one not trapped continues firing at her!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+9-4 forgot ET with Scheer, wouldn't have mattered though
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+9-4 forgot ET with Scheer, wouldn't have mattered though and gets 17."12 [1d20=12]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+5-4
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+5-4 and gets 4."12 [1d20=3]
<El-Cideon> Gunshots echo off the walls, these bullets not striking home!
<El-Cideon> Masha turns to face Yomi, concentrating briefly as a glimmering shield appears around her, then extending a hand out towards the swordswoman. "God's protection or justice? I have both, you fool!" Searing light blazes forth from her palm!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+12+4 concentration, formalities?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+12+4 concentration, formalities? and gets 26."12 [1d20=10]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+12+4 concentration, more formalities?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+12+4 concentration, more formalities? and gets 27."12 [1d20=11]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+9 ranged touch attack against Yomi
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+9 ranged touch attack against Yomi and gets 21."12 [1d20=12]
<El-Cideon> OOC: hit?
<Yomi> OOC: AC19 for melee without MA
<Yomi> OOC: 22 for ranged without MA
<El-Cideon> The bolt of light sizzles right past Yomi's ear, melting a patch of wall far behind her! OOC: Rena
<El-Cideon> Rena pursues the lieutenant, charging and then quickly slashing again!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11+2+2
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11+2+2 and gets 30."12 [1d20=15]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+11+2
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+11+2 and gets 20."12 [1d20=7]
<El-Cideon> roll 2d6+8 enhanced!
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d6+8 enhanced! and gets 18."12 [2d6=6, 4]
<El-Cideon> Rena lays into the woman's side, producing a slew of blood and a grunted "Scheizer!" OOC: Erin
<Erin> "Suzume, freeze that gunner!" yells Erin, gesturing wildly towards Scheer- though she directs her own fire towards the still-active solider to the side, and then gets right up in his face!
<Erin> roll 1d20+9 bang bang
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+9 bang bang and gets 26."12 [1d20=17]
<Erin> roll 2d6
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 2d6 and gets 6."12 [2d6=4, 2]
<El-Cideon> "Grah!" The bullet shears off a chunk of his face, flesh and cheekbone. OOC: Yomi
<Yomi> Left alone with Masha, Yomi is determined to make that deranged woman regret ever starting with her plans of genocide!
<Yomi> roll 1d20+16
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+16 and gets 17."12 [1d20=1]
<Yomi> roll 1d20+11
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+11 and gets 23."12 [1d20=12]
<El-Cideon> OOC: latter hits
<Yomi> roll 2d6+10
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+10 and gets 18."12 [2d6=2, 6]
<Yomi> "What you have is an eternity in hell," Yomi says, burying her sword in Masha's side.
<El-Cideon> Masha grunts, chokes up blood, but pulls herself off the sword. "I always expected to pay for this, damn you, but it won't be by your hand!" OOC: Suzume
<El-Cideon> Suzume reaches out towards the blond gunslinger. "Enough good people have died today! Drop your weapon now!"
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+7 will
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+7 will and gets 23."12 [1d20=16]
<El-Cideon> Lieutenant Scheer steps away from Rena--not far this time, just enough to get clear off the other woman's sword as she continues firing at Yomi. "Save your breath. I won't rest until our mission's complete!"
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+19+1-4-4 for ET and burst fire
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+19+1-4-4 for ET and burst fire and gets 27."12 [1d20=15]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+14+1-4-4 for ET and burst fire
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+14+1-4-4 for ET and burst fire and gets 26."12 [1d20=19]
<Yomi> OOC: Of course. AC 26 here.
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+1
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+1 and gets 13."12 [4d6=4, 2, 3, 3]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+1
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+1 and gets 15."12 [4d6=5, 3, 3, 3]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 25/72 (MA), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer > Soldiers x2 > Countess Konstantinova = Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
* Yomi grits her teeth as her body continues to be riddled with bullets. "The same goes for me. These people can no longer be saved. It's either them, or us and the people of Moscow. And I won't let Nadia's sacrifice be in vain!"
<El-Cideon> Yomi's sorcerous ward collapses and bullets riddle her body! Rage and sheer determination keep her standing, though!
<El-Cideon> The soldier assailed by Erin fire his last bullet at Yomi, then pauses to reload.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+9-4
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+9-4 and gets 25."12 [1d20=20]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+9-4 crit?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+9-4 crit? and gets 25."12 [1d20=20]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d10 what the fucking christ is wrong with you Hatbot
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d10 what the fucking christ is wrong with you Hatbot and gets 24."12 [4d10=5, 9, 1, 9]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 1/72 (MA), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer > Soldiers x2 > Countess Konstantinova = Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
<El-Cideon> The bullet takes Yomi in the chest, sternum cracking as it drills into her! Masha takes advantage of her distress to focus and utter a couple quick spells!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+12+4 more concentration doubletime
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+12+4 more concentration doubletime and gets 29."12 [1d20=13]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+12+4 more concentration doubletime
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+12+4 more concentration doubletime and gets 36."12 [1d20=20]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d8+10 heals
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d8+10 heals and gets 27."12 [4d8=1, 7, 7, 2]
<El-Cideon> Masha glows with protective magic, and her wounds seal up as you watch! OOC: Rena
<El-Cideon> Rena puts herself in front of Lieutenant Scheer and swings away madly. "Yomi can't die too! It's your turn to suffer!"
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+13 and gets 19."12 [1d20=6]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13 surge?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+13 surge? and gets 25."12 [1d20=12]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+8
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28."12 [1d20=20]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+8 crit?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+8 crit? and gets 14."12 [1d20=6]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+16
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+16 and gets 30."12 [4d6=6, 2, 5, 1]
<El-Cideon> Lieutenant Scheer takes a sword through the abdomen, her legs shaking as she cries out in pain! OOC: Erin
<Erin> Erin plugs the guy in front of her with a couple more shots. The report of the gun is almost surreal, as is the inevitable impact upon his body.
<Erin> roll 1d20+9
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+9 and gets 22."12 [1d20=13]
<Erin> roll 2d6 is he dead yet?
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 2d6 is he dead yet? and gets 11."12 [2d6=5, 6]
<Erin> OOC: if not, surge #2!
<El-Cideon> OOC: not yet!
<Erin> roll 1d20+9
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+9 and gets 21."12 [1d20=12]
<Erin> roll 2d6
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 2d6 and gets 6."12 [2d6=1, 5]
<El-Cideon> Two bullets in the chest. He wavers, but doesn't fall! OOC: Yomi
<Yomi> At this point, it is difficult for Yomi to look beyond that which is right in front of her. But that is enough, because the enemy she is facing is the vilest woman she had ever come across! Yomi knows, without a doubt, that this evil person must die!
<Yomi> roll 1d20+16
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+16 and gets 34."12 [1d20=18]
<Yomi> roll 1d20+11
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+11 and gets 24."12 [1d20=13]
<El-Cideon> OOC: two hits
<Yomi> roll 2d6+10
<Yomi> roll 2d6+10
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+10 and gets 18."12 [2d6=6, 2]
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+10 and gets 20."12 [2d6=4, 6]
<Yomi> Gathering all of her strength, Yomi attempts to put Masha down for good with her final strike, trying to drive the Shishio through her stomach!
<Yomi> roll 1d20+16
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+16 and gets 27."12 [1d20=11]
<Yomi> roll 2d6+10
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+10 and gets 16."12 [2d6=2, 4]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 1/72 (MA), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer > Soldiers x2 >  Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
<El-Cideon> Masha is gutted, again, but thanks to her healing she's able to remain standing, if just--until that last stroke, that is. She falls to the ground, innards spilling out as her eyes roll back in her head. OOC: Suzume
<Yomi> "It seems," Yomi gasps, looking down at her as Masha slides slowly from her blade, "that our justice was stronger."
<El-Cideon> Suzume rushes over to Yomi. "I won't lose any more friends today!"
<El-Cideon> roll 4d8+7 healing
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d8+7 healing and gets 32."12 [4d8=6, 6, 6, 7]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 33/72 (MA), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 62/68 (MA, Prot/B: 50/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer > Soldiers x2 >  Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
<El-Cideon> "Dammit!" Lieutenant Scheer roars. "At least one enemy of the Fatherland is going to fall by my hand today, and I may as well start with the traitor!" Stepping back, she turns her gun on Rena.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+17+1-4 burst fire
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+17+1-4 burst fire and gets 22."12 [1d20=8]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+17+1-4 burst fire more cheating
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+17+1-4 burst fire more cheating and gets 20."12 [1d20=6]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+12+1-4 burst fire
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+12+1-4 burst fire  and gets 21."12 [1d20=12]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+3d6+1 more cheating!
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+3d6+1 more cheating! and gets 25."12 [4d6=5, 6, 1, 3][3d6=2, 4, 3]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+1
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+1 and gets 14."12 [4d6=1, 1, 6, 5]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+1
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+1 and gets 11."12 [4d6=1, 1, 6, 2]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 33/72 (MA), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 42/68 (MA, Prot/B: 20/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer > Soldiers x2 >  Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
<El-Cideon> Bullets whir around Rena, only some of them striking home. "I'll kill anyone that hurts my friends! You can't stop me!"
<El-Cideon> Without a charge to protect, the remaining soldier seems somewhat at a loss, and opts to protect himself, shooting at Erin!
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+10
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+10 and gets 17."12 [1d20=7]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+5
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+5 and gets 14."12 [1d20=9]
<El-Cideon> OOC: neither hit, I assume
<Erin> OOC: Nope
<El-Cideon> Rena keeps pressing Lieutenant Scheer. "All of you Germans should just die already! All you do is try to ruin my life!"
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+13 and gets 16."12 [1d20=3]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+8
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+8 and gets 28."12 [1d20=20]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+8 crit?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+8 crit? and gets 10."12 [1d20=2]
<El-Cideon> roll 2d6+8 no crit
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d6+8 no crit and gets 12."12 [2d6=1, 3]
<El-Cideon> Another gouging cut, but the woman stays up through maddening determination! OOC: Erin
<Erin> Erin fires into her opponent once again, and then it is her time to reload!
<Erin> roll 1d20+9 bang!
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+9 bang! and gets 24."12 [1d20=15]
<Erin> roll 2d6
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 2d6 and gets 9."12 [2d6=6, 3]
<El-Cideon> He totters on his feet, almost dropping his gun, but somehow clings to life! OOC: Yomi
* Yomi catches the german soldier faltering, but retaining his grip on his gun. That marks him for elimination. He may cling to life or to loyalty to his murderous superiors -- not both!
<Yomi> roll 1d20+18 charge!
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+18 charge! and gets 22."12 [1d20=4]
<El-Cideon> OOC: hit
<Yomi> roll 2d6+10
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+10 and gets 18."12 [2d6=5, 3]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 33/72 (MA), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 42/68 (MA, Prot/B: 20/60), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer >  Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
<El-Cideon> "Just give up already!" Suzume shouts as the soldier collapses with Yomi's blade in his gut. Again she focuses her magical compulsion on Lieutenant Scheer.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+7 will?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+7 will? and gets 24."12 [1d20=17]
<El-Cideon> "I'll die as I lived," Scheer shouts back. "A warrior for the Fatherland, striking down enemies wherever they might be found!"
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+17+1-4
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+17+1-4 and gets 34."12 [1d20=20]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+17+1-4 ...crit what the fuck Hatebot
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+17+1-4 ...crit what the fuck Hatebot and gets 26."12 [1d20=12]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+17+1-4 attack 2
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+17+1-4 attack 2 and gets 20."12 [1d20=6]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+12+1-4 attack 3
<Yomi> "You'll die, alright," Yomi promises, her attention firmly on Scheer, now.
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+12+1-4 attack 3 and gets 24."12 [1d20=15]
<El-Cideon> roll 6d6+3d6+1
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 6d6+3d6+1 and gets 33."12 [6d6=1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 4][3d6=4, 4, 4]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+1
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+1 and gets 9."12 [4d6=1, 1, 1, 5]
<El-Cideon> roll 4d6+1
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d6+1 and gets 16."12 [4d6=3, 3, 5, 4]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 33/72 (MA), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 4/68 (M), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF)  Lieutenant Scheer >  Rena > Erin > Yomi > Suzume'
<El-Cideon> A wall of bullets tears into Rena, cutting through her sorcerous protection and piercing her all over. Green ichor stains her clothes and the floor all around her. "I don't care how you die as long as you do it!" she roars back.
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+13
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+13 and gets 21."12 [1d20=8]
<El-Cideon> roll 2d6 AP?
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d6 AP? and gets 7."12 [2d6=4, 3]
<El-Cideon> roll 1d20+8
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 1d20+8 and gets 14."12 [1d20=6]
<El-Cideon> roll 2d6+8
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 2d6+8 and gets 18."12 [2d6=6, 4]
<El-Cideon> Rena swings for the woman's neck, but a quick dodge makes this only a deep gouge instead of the decapitation it was meant to be. Lieutenant Scheer falls to her knees, pouring blood but still conscious. OOC: Erin
<Erin> "Your ideology is that of a barbarian. It has no place in this world," murmurs Erin, pointing her gun towards Scheer and pulling the trigger twice.
<Erin> roll 1d20+9
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+9 and gets 16."12 [1d20=7]
<Erin> roll 2#1d6+2
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 2#1d6+2 and gets 9."12 [2#1d6+2 = 4, 5]
<Erin> roll 1d20+9 shot 2!
* Hatbot --> "Erin rolls 1d20+9 shot 2! and gets 20."12 [1d20=11]
<El-Cideon> OOC: whiff. You need 25
<El-Cideon> But it proves too tricky a shot to hit the woman with Rena right next to her! OOC: Yomi, smite
* Yomi advances slowly upon Scheer, light occasionally glinting off the flat of her blade. "This is that death that you seek," she says, trying to follow through on Rena's wishes and part the gun-wielding woman's head from her shoulders. "Be sure to greet the Countess in hell for me."
<Yomi> roll 1d20+18
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 1d20+18 and gets 28."12 [1d20=10]
<Yomi> roll 2d6+10
* Hatbot --> "Yomi rolls 2d6+10 and gets 20."12 [2d6=4, 6]
<El-Cideon> Lieutenant Scheer's perfectly Aryan head bounces across the floor. Her body twitches briefly, then falls. It's over.
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 33/72 (MA), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 4/68 (M), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF) '
<Erin> Erin stands loosely to one side of the carnage, shivering, taking long, slow breaths. Slowly, she wordlessly lowers her weapon.
<El-Cideon> Rena leans on her sword, gives Scheer's body a desultory kick. Suzume rushes over to Rena and mutters a prayer for her.
<El-Cideon> roll 4d8+7 heals
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 4d8+7 heals and gets 27."12 [4d8=7, 4, 8, 1]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 33/72 (MA), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena:31/68 (M), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF) '
<El-Cideon> Rena stands a little straighter, relaxing a little as the worst of her wounds close. "Thank you," she breathes.
<Yomi> "Are you alright?" Yomi asks, peering at Rena worriedly.
<El-Cideon> Rena still has a terrible amount of gunshot wounds. Not all of them look threatening individually, but taken together she appears quite ghastly. "I think I have many bullets in me. Are you alright?"
<Erin> "I don't think any of us qualify for that term," murmurs Erin, quietly.
<Yomi> "I might have more. It feels that way, at least...."
<El-Cideon> "I'm not done yet!" Suzume says, eager to help still.
<El-Cideon> roll 3d8+7 Yomi
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 3d8+7 Yomi and gets 17."12 [3d8=8, 1, 1]
<El-Cideon> roll 3d8+7 Rena
* Hatbot --> "El-Cideon rolls 3d8+7 Rena and gets 22."12 [3d8=7, 3, 5]
* El-Cideon changes topic to '6Yomi: 50/72 (MA), Nadia: --/62, Erin: 58/58 (MA, Prot/B: 60/60), Rena: 53/68 (M), Suzume: 43/43 (SoF) '
<El-Cideon> Yomi and Rena can feel bullets being pulled out and expelled from their bodies as thier wounds close. It's not an altogether pleasant sensation, but you do feel better afterwards.
<Yomi> "We can't stay here long," Yomi decides, looking about the room. "Erin, check the room. If there's anything left behind that can be used to try the ritual, take it or destroy it."
* Yomi glances towards the web next, before asking, "And how long does that thing hold?"
<Erin> "Minutes," replies Erin, distantly. "Fifty more or so. We haven't been here long, have we?" she wonders, peering around the room at the contents. "There is far too much here for me to take or destroy wholly."
<Erin> "We would be better off calling the police, and leaving them to confiscate it. Besides, there would always be more artifacts for someone who has knowledge of this ritual to utilize. What's in here is really just a snippet of theology, really."
<Yomi> "I'll destroy what we can't leave or take behind. The mere knowledge of this ritual is what I don't want the communists to have. This is what we came here for, to stop it from ever being tried again."
<El-Cideon> It looks like Masha had drawn a circle with an eight-pointed star inside. Votive objects are arranged in clumps at the points, some recognizable, some not. Christian reliquaries, pagan artifacts, demonic totems, African wood carvings, canopic jars.
<Erin> "Is that really anywhere but in Masha's head?" asks Erin, glancing away from the woman. "I'm sorry, Yomi, I can't really take it in here any longer. If you don't mind, I'm going to go outside."
<Yomi> Sneering, Yomi does not respond but proceeds to smash the objects left behind upon the pattern, ruining the pattern itself afterwards. "Suzume, do you have any matches?" she asks, taking out the remnants of her wrath on inanimous objects.
<El-Cideon> "Er, yes, why?"
<Yomi> "Burn the web down."
<El-Cideon> "Er, um." She looks ready to object, but wilts at the expression on Yomi's face. "Alright," she says quietly. She lights a match, drops it on the web, then flees the room with her hands over her ears as the man inside screams.
<El-Cideon> "I will check the men in the other room," Rena says calmly, also exiting.
<El-Cideon> Erin finds it mercifully quiet and still up in the cathedral proper. The noise of the fight doesn't seem to have alerted the local authorities.
* Yomi remains there until the screams die down and she confirms the german soldier's death, only leaving after that.
<El-Cideon> Yomi finds Rena pulling her sword from the body of the soldier she had attacked at first. "One of them was still breathing," she explains. She walks over to kneel down next to Nadia. "What do we do now? It's important to bury dead loved ones, isn't it?"
<Erin> Erin remains at the top of the cathedral, and presses a hand against a pillar, still unable to breathe normally.
<Yomi> "Yes. It is important to honor their sacrifices and send them off properly," Yomi responds. "I'm glad you didn't just run away and abandon Nadia like that."
<El-Cideon> Suzume joins Erin upstairs, taking a moment to steady her breathing after her flight from the basement. "Erin...are you alright?" She sounds very fragile right now.
<Erin> "I will be, eventually," replies Erin, glancing down at her other hand and realising she's still holding her gun. "I heard screams..."
<El-Cideon> "What should we do?" Rena asks. "Her mother's grave is a long way away."
<El-Cideon> "Er, um." Suzume fiddles with her hands, looking down at the floor. "We, um, we set the web on fire."
* Yomi sheathes the Shishio and hands it over to Rena, picking up Nadia's body. "We'll find a place somewhere here. A graveyard, or catacombs. Something. Let's go."
<Erin> "Why did you do that?" asks Erin, with a voice lacking in fortitude.
<El-Cideon> "Yomi, she--she looked crazy! I couldn't say anything. I'm sorry."
<El-Cideon> Rena nods and accompanies Yomi upstairs, where you find Erin and Suzume speaking.
<Yomi> "Try to find some place suitable," Yomi tells Rena.
<El-Cideon> Rena nods and disappears, walking elsewhere within the cathedral.
<Erin> "I see. I suppose we all had to go a little crazy." Erin glances behind Suzume, towards Yomi and Rena. "We should tell ourselves we did something good today, then."
* Yomi places Nadia back on the ground, her arms starting to shiver too much to keep her safely in them, and tiredly sits down next to her.
<El-Cideon> Rena returns shortly. "I found another stairway. It didn't look like anyone had used it for a long time--it was locked up but I just broke the lock. There are tombs down there, I think."
<Erin> "We did, after all, save Moscow from annihilation. We can be proud of that. It was the right thing to do. It's selfish to have regrets, here," she continues, quietly. "It's just..."
<Yomi> "Can you--" Yomi gestures towards Nadia. "I can't, Rena. I'm sorry."
<El-Cideon> Rena nods. "I will find a good place for her." She kneels down, picks Nadia up, walks away.
<Erin> "Suzume, I- you know I don't have any one god that I follow," murmurs Erin. "So I can't really be qualified to give any last rites. Is there something you can do?..."
<El-Cideon> "Er, yes. Here, or--oh!" She sees Rena walking off and scurries after her.
* Yomi forces herself to stand up and follow after Suzume slowy.
* Erin takes one long, deep breath, and forces herself to stand up straight. Wiping at her eyes, she follows their impromptu funeral procession.
<El-Cideon> A metal grate once barred the door, before Rena knocked it away. The stairway beyond leads down, deeper than the other basement, into layers of the city long buried and forgotten. Stone walls, ancient bodies in cubbies along either side of you. Rena takes a right down a long side passage, stops at the end. There's a stone coffin prominently placed in the center of a little room.
<El-Cideon> "I don't know who's in there," Rena says. "But they can't be as important as Nadia since I don't know who they are."
* Yomi nods curtly. "They can't be."
<El-Cideon> Rena nods in agreement, sets Nadia down briefly, then pushes the lid off. Whoever was in there, if anyone was, is long since dust now.
<Erin> "Don't be like that," admonishes Erin, strangely sharp. "Don't drag others down to push her up. She'd hate that."
<El-Cideon> "What should I do?" Rena asks, confused. "I was trying to help."
* Yomi ignores Erin, kneeling by Nadia to take the orb they all use for communications. "You did nothing wrong, Rena," she says, picking Nadia up and placing her in the coffin. "Erin just has a different opinion. It's her right."
<Yomi> "There is only one thing I can think of that Nadia would wish to have here, and I think she left it back home," Yomi then says, and turns her attention towards Suzume.
<El-Cideon> Suzume coughs. "Well, I've never done this before, or anything like this before. We have a lot of different practices back home, I'm not sure if Nadia would like Shinto or Buddhist more, so...Actually, I don't think she was really religious at all, so maybe it wouldn't matter to her at all..." She coughs again. (more)
<El-Cideon> "She was our friend and she just wanted to do the right thing and that's all that matters. I'm sure her soul will find somewhere else to have fun, somewhere where she won't have to fight soldiers and monsters, and, and...I'm sorry, I'm really not very good at this! Maybe everyone should say something." She breaks off, crying.
<Yomi> "At least you didn't have to see me break my vows," Yomi says, gazing down upon Nadia. "You saved the people of Moscow and didn't compromise on your beliefs. Few causes are as worth dying for. I'll always remember you."
<Erin> Erin approaches the tomb, and kneels before it, clasping her hands together. "I'm sorry, Nadia," she murmurs. "We'd never have been able to get this far without you. Moscow, and the world, will owe you until the end of time." She smiles. "I know you're somewhere else, now. I hope you can see us. I hope you're proud. And I hope we'll meet again one day."
<El-Cideon> Rena kneels down, hands on the coffin's rim like a curious child. "I don't think I am capable of crying, but I wish I could right now. It was good to have a friend who liked the same things I did and was always ready to teach me things I didn't know. I will miss you. I will try to live a life like you would've wanted to have."
<El-Cideon> Suzume's just wiping tears away, out of words.
<El-Cideon> ~