Day 44B: Murdering Kittens and Innocent Reptiles

[Iron Dragoon]

Session Start: Thu Jan 22 12:03:42 2015
Session Ident: #evildunes
* Now talking in #evildunes
* Topic is 'Pepo(27)>Lucy(23)>Veren(16)>Moore(15)>Arrower(9) '
* Set by Kotono on Mon Nov 17 13:30:05
<Koaway> Jetina merely nods, watching. Meanwhile, Lost Hero gestures. A blade of gold is in hand, a strumming sound like a chorus of beautiful lutes being played left the wake of his gesture. "The blight's nature is that of evil. The cosmic essence what is wrong and what is evil flows in its veins. Do not be deceived by the lies it weaves, nor taken in by its promises."
<Koaway> "You think I don't know that," Kamhoff spits to the side, then goes back to glaring at Lost Hero. "You want to wipe out the bloody fucking blight? Only so long as you aren't swinging your ego around my ship!"
* Moore (~ryan.scud@97-97-130-179.res.bhn.net) has joined #evildunes
<Koaway> OOC: How long is your casting time, one round?
<Pepo> OOC: yes
<Koaway> The two lock eyes again, staring at one another. As they do, Pepo's manifesting finishes...OOC: Where's it appearing?
<Pepo> OOC: 20 feet to the left of Lost Hero.
<Pepo> A large construct of pale-green ectoplasm forms twenty feet to the side of Lost Hero in a form somewhat like a troll with no head and excessively large arms. Pepo chooses that point to speak mentally to the self-appointed Crusader. 'Your tyranny will no longer be tolerated. Leave now.' And gets to work on forming another construct!
<Koaway> This prompts a reaction - laughter. Lost Hero throws his head back and laughs long and hard, "Tyranny? I can only laugh at this foolishness and treachery." But Lost Hero takes to the air, looking about and leaving the ship behind. OOC: Free act for now, he seems to be thinking better of it.
<Pepo> 'Probably for the best,' Pepo says to his friends, 'My constructs would prove little obstacle unless in a very great number.'
<Koaway> "Fucking asshole," Kamhoff mutters, looking about for Pepo.
<Koaway> Jetina sighs, "I didn't fancy having to fight him. Really, those type are usually on the side of the good guys. Is Little really...?" she murmurs.
<Pepo> 'Does he seem malevolent to you?' Pepo asks disbelievingly.
<Koaway> "Well, he is a spiky gargoyle. That does look a little..." Jetina murmurs, looking sidelong to Little.
<Koaway> "Little is Little!" Little huffs up and goes to Pepo. "Just want good oppression!"
<Pepo> 'See,' Pepo says to Jetina, 'I don't think he knows what oppression means, though,' he admits. Then to try and rectify that he says to Little, 'Oppression is always bad. The opposite is freedom.'
<Koaway> "Ew!" Little shudders, "F-word bad! F-word BAD!" He looks sharply away from Pepo at that. "Oppression good! Well, good oppression and bad oppression."
<Koaway> "F-word? Fuck?" Jetina mutters to herself, "Freedom?"
<Pepo> 'That's what I said...' Pepo says confused. 'Don't you want to be *free* of creatures like Lost Hero?' he asks Little.
<Koaway> "Ew! Stop using F-word! F-word bad. F-word brings bad oppression!" Little shudders, taking off and flying back onto the ship.
<Koaway> "The fuck." Jetina says, completely deadpan. "Pepo, I think I'm lost on this one too."
<Pepo> 'As am I. I will try and get to the bottom of this when he calms down. For now though I hope the point has been proven that he is not a danger to anyone.'
<Koaway> "Good luck. I'm going to go fix up lunch and see about meeting up with Lucy later," Jetina says. OOC: What's your plan now, kitty?
<Pepo> OOC: sleep some more then find Little and try to hash out the dictionary according to him
<Koaway> Ah, a few more catnaps and Pepo feels normal again. He gets up, stretches and yawns, then goes about finding Little. Little's found on the deck, a little corner of it. It now has some old scraps of cloth that he lies on. It smells like him here, alright. Little looks to be sleeping.
* Koaway is now known as Kotono
<Pepo> Pepo just lies down nearby, there's no rush after all. He can relax until Little wakes up.
<Kotono> Little stirs after a few minutes, getting up and yawning. He doesn't seem to notice Pepo right away.
<Pepo> But in his head there's no escaping from Pepo's voice! 'I believe we are suffering from a linguistic break in communications.'
<Kotono> "Ah!" Little leaps up and lands groveling in front of Pepo, "Sorry! Little was napping! Little sorry! Little not earn right to nap yet! Little not lazy!"
<Pepo> 'You can nap if you want. I wouldn't deprive you of life's necessities,' Pepo says reasonably. 'But I was wondering, could you explain what you mean by good oppression and bad oppression?'
<Kotono> "Oh. Good oppression is good oppression. It right. Order. Bad oppression is when bad things happen. Disordered things." Little shudders, "There has to be oppresion and order. Oppression."
<Pepo> 'So in essence you like structure, to be part of a group and to be given guidance or instruction. And anything bad is just bad oppression? What if you're ordered to put yourself in danger?'
<Kotono> "That good oppression," Little says right away.
<Pepo> 'I believe I understand,' Pepo says. 'To avoid confusion with the others, I suggest you replace the phrase 'good oppression' with order and 'bad oppression' with anarchy.' Not that there's anything wrong with a bit of anarchy now and then, but he's an open-minded cat.
<Kotono> Little nods, "Good oppression order, bad oppression anarchy." It makes a face, "Bad word, bad word!"
<Pepo> 'A bad word for bad things,' Pepo emphasizes.
<Kotono> "Bad!" Little agrees, shuddering.
<Pepo> 'I'm glad we've cleared that up. You can go about your business now,' Pepo says, slinking off afterwards.
<Kotono> OOC: Any other plans, Pepo?
<Pepo> OOC: nope
<Kotono> OOC: I'll move you along then.
<Kotono> Pepo takes another cat nap on one of the lower decks. When he awakens and stretches, he yawns and then happens to glance up. In his half asleep state, he sees one thing. Clinging to the ceiling straight above him is a shocker lizard. It is staring down at him with beady, unblinking eyes.
<Pepo> "Mrrrooowl!" Pepo makes a horrified noise and jumps several feet in the air backwards, landing with his fur pointed straight on end and his ears pulled back. Baring his fangs he hisses loudly at the creature.
<Kotono> The creature doesn't react, doesn't blink. The shocker lizard merely stares at Pepo the whole time.
<Pepo> This cannot stand. But it belongs to Veren and so he can't just kill it out of hand... at least not blatantly, or with evidence pointing towards him. An accident, however... to start with he wants to get rid of the thing and make it more likely to come to misfortune, so he plants an attraction towards light within the creature's primitive but hateful brain.
<Pepo> OOC: DC 19 will attraction
<Kotono> roll 1d20+3 will
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 22 > 12 [d20=19]
<Kotono> Amazingly - no good. The lizard just stares at Pepo and then falls. It lands on the ground silently and without the slightest noise or impact. Lightning crackles around it as it stares at Pepo.
<Pepo> One of Pepo's back legs shifts but he forces down the instinctive reaction to give way. He will not be bullied here on his own ship! Hissing some more he takes a very slow step towards the lizard.
<Kotono> The lizard just keeps staring at Pepo - no give, no blinking. Just those beady eyes of lightning, meeting Pepo's own without a shred of fear or emotion.
<Pepo> Another step forward, just into pouncing range. His tail swishes back and forth as he readies himself to take decisive action!
<Kotono> Still just that stare. It's sure not retreating, you can see that much.
<Pepo> Well he'll give it something to retreat about! Claws extended, Pepo leaps straight at the lizard!
<Kotono> OOC: Pouncing at it?
<Pepo> OOC: yes!
<Kotono> OOC: Attack.
<Pepo> roll 1d20+14 die fiend you don't belong in this world
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 27 > 12 [d20=13]
<Kotono> OOC: Hit.
<Pepo> roll 1d2-1
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 1 > 12 [d2=2]
<Kotono> Pepo's full might is directed at the lizard. He manages to make a cut the lizard's side, but unfortunately it's not a deep one. This does stir it, however, as...OOC: Init here.
<Kotono> roll 1d20
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 18 > 12 [d20=18]
<Kotono> OOC: +8 for a total of 26.
* Kotono changes topic to 'Bolt(26) '
<Pepo> roll 1d20+6
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 24 > 12 [d20=18]
* Kotono changes topic to 'Bolt(26)>Pepo(24) '
<Kotono> Suddenly the lizard's body is surrounded by a corona of electricity, before it flows out at Pepo.
<Kotono> OOC Ref save.
<Pepo> roll 1d20+13 evasion
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 16 > 12 [d20=3]
<Kotono> roll 3d8 full damage electricity
<Serith> Kotono roll for Serith < 17 > 12 [d8=5,7,5]
<Kotono> AAAAGH! Pepo's body convulses with electricity as he's painfully shocked, the lizard now staring at him even more intensely.
<Kotono> OOC: Go.
<Pepo> Veren will just have to buy a new lizard, Pepo thinks as the smell of burnt fur surrounds him. This thing had its chance to withdraw after accepting its chastisement, and so must bear the consequences! A blast of frigid cold air fires out at the feline's mental command to spear through the lizard!
<Pepo> roll 1d100 wild surge 6+
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 87 > 12 [d100=87]
<Pepo> roll 1d100 chaotic surge
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 89 > 12 [d100=89]
<Pepo> OOC: maximized
<Pepo> roll 1d20+14 ranged touch energy ray augmented 8pp
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 21 > 12 [d20=7]
<Kotono> OOC: Hit.
<Pepo> roll 10*6+10
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 70 >
<Kotono> The bream hits the lizard dead on. Its frozen solid, as much a block of ice as flesh now. It's dead! ...you think. You hope. Electricity still crackles around it, but it isn't moving. OOC: Free act.
<Pepo> He isn't going to risk touching it. Instead he hurries off to find Little!
<Kotono> Little's found on deck in his den. Pepo aches - his muscles are twitchy and sore from that bolt, but he finds him.
<Pepo> 'Little, I have a job for you that must be done immediately!' Pepo commands. 'Follow me!' and then he runs back to the lizard infesting his third favorite rest spot.
<Kotono> OOC: Give ma  sec.
<Kotono> Little duly follows! OOC: Make a quick perception check.
<Pepo> roll 1d20+17
<Serith> Pepo roll for Serith < 36 > 12 [d20=19]
<Kotono> As Pepo comes 'round to the corner that will lead to the lizard, he can overhear Moore's voice. Something about dispel.
<Pepo> 'We are too late,' Pepo says despondently to Little. 'You can return to your post, cover up is impossible now.' So with no choice but to own up to his actions, he walks into the room, his fur still charred and stuck up.
<Kotono> OOC: Go ahead and intro yourself into #Terror then.
Session Close: Thu Jan 22 17:55:23 2015