The house of Dracos

[Rezantis]

"I don't like mountains.  We can't do shit in mountains except for sit around and wait for them to find us."

Rez turns to Ginrai, "The list is run by that AI I picked up.  Helpful person, she.  Remind me to let you guys go through my earlier email exchanges later."

[Dracos]

"It's the end of the world as we know it list where paranoid psychos exchange theories on how everyone is out to get them.  Or it's a list on those folks we were having fun researching earlier.  And naw, as long as you shut my trunk it should be safe.  This isn't exactly a crime spot area.  Especially not in this weather."

Dracos yawned.

Dracos

[Rezantis]

Rez smacks Drac upside the head.

"Nah, I'll go get it.  I'm not comfortable with leaving it out there."

[Dracos]

"Oh if you want to be honest about it.  But where's da fun in dat?  And mountains are great fun.  Ya hike in them.  I thought ye liked skiing rez.  And as a general note is quite difficult to find someone who decided to take a route deep in the rockies and then twirl about to head west.  Cuz you know, mountains make great natural barriers to most detections and following tools."

Dracos

[Ginrai]

Ginrai isn't so sure about that.  "I really think it should be brought back inside."

[Dracos]

"Owie, sheesh...  then go ahead.  No skin off me nose."

Dracos

[Ginrai]

Ginrai brings the box back inside, feeling relieved after doing so.

[Dracos]

Dracos continues his fast paced email discussions while leafing through the phone directory he'd gotten, looking for head of history department, any roman or ancient therocean historians, or similar types of 'oh this guy might be useful'.

Dracos

[Brian]

The list is both long, and unintuitive.  You wonder if it was printed so to cause you trouble, given the assistant librarian's attitude.  Regardless, while there are a few anthropologists that seem likely, you're not entirely certain how to contact them, as classes don't begin until Monday.  And, of course, you have e-mail addresses for two promising candidates, but....

[Dracos]

"Oh well... Feh."  Dracos jotted down the relevent information into a tiny scrapbook and again on a small .inf file on his comp.

Dracos

[Brian]

<Brian> You are currently in the House of Dracos.  It is evening, about 8:30 PM.  It is dark outside.  It is snowing.  All in all, it's rather bleak, save for the company.
<Brian> Rez and Dracos are clustered around their collective computer clusters, while Dracos pontificates on the usage of a lead pipe.  Ginrai prowls the hallways anxiously, a feeling of impending danger driving him to distraction.
<Rez> "Well."
<Ginrai> Ginrai begins to wonder if the feeling is getting worse than before.
<Rez> Rez closes up his laptop and packs it up.
<Brian> Ginrai: Slowly but surely.  Regardless, Rez and Dracos have put off leaving until later.
<Rez> "Nothing much to do.  Feel like a game of something?"
<Rez> Rez calls out, "Ginrai, feel like a game of something?"
<Ginrai> "Drac, is there any weapon we can quickly use in case of emergency?  Also, you guys might want to have any important items nearby while sleeping."
<Dracos> "Gin, I gave you a lead pipe.  And what do you think I am, some amateur?"
<Brian> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=12 ]{12}
<Brian> Ginrai: Duck.
Ginrai ducks
<Ginrai> "Fuck!"
<Brian> Ginrai throws himself to the floor at about the same time your front window explodes, showering glass across the room.
<Dracos> "Rez, Commando."
<Rez> "Fuck!"
<Ginrai> "Get your stuff, NOW!"
<Brian> You hear something slam into the wall,
Rez grabs his laptop and runs for the box of electronic gear.
<Brian> roll 2#1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 2#1d6 --> [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}
<Brian> roll 2#1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 2#1d6 --> [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=4 ]{4}
Ginrai grabs laptop and bag
<Ginrai> "I TOLD YOU GUYS!"
<Brian> A flash-bang goes off -- Ginrai, you were expecting it, so you're okay.  Rez, Dracos, both of you are momentarily blinded.
<Ginrai> Is the lead pipe near me?
<Brian> The sound doesn't seem to stun anyone.  Yes.
<Brian> It's right underneath you (you almost landed on it when you dropped to the floor).
<Brian> The front door reverberates, and you hear yelling.
Dracos shakes his head grabbing the nearest sharp blade from the container he keeps in his place.
Ginrai grabs onto the lead pipe in case something closes in while Drac and Rez are stunned
<Brian> roll 8#1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 8#1d6 --> [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}
<Dracos> "Shit, I just bought that window."
<Ginrai> "Drac, it's not like we're going to be around here for much longer!'
<Brian> Correction, your front door is an array of wooden splinters careening across the living room towards you.
Rez grabs for his laptop bag.
<Brian> Dracos, Rez, you can see again.
Rez grabs his laptop bag, since he can see, not for it.
<Dracos> Fuck...
<Brian> Three men lunge into the room -- we'll enter combat time here.
<Ginrai> Is it possible for us to get out through the back door?
<Ginrai> Damn
<Brian> Ginrai, you are considered to have a held action, Dracos, Rez, you won't act until phases 4 and 6, respectively.
<Brian> First, phase 0.  The three men advance towards you quickly, but don't reach you.  They dropped a battering ram on the ground in front of your door, and are all wearing S.W.A.T. tactical armor.  All three are hefting batons.
<Brian> Actually one of them gets through first, and Ginrai, he's going to try and hit you.  You can use your held action to try and hit him first.
Ginrai swings hard for the head
<Ginrai> "Ok, why the fuck are you guys after us?"
<Brian> roll 1d6 for luck
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 1d6 for luck --> [ 1d6=3 ]{3}
<Brian> Okay, Ginrai, you're making an attack, so roll 3d6 to hit
<Ginrai> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Ginrai ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=14 ]{14}
<Brian> Your assailant was not expecting resistance after the flash-bang and is at 0 DCV.  You hit by exact count.
<Brian> With strength 8, you will want to roll 5#1d6 normal damage.
<Ginrai> roll 5#1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Ginrai ... : 5#1d6 --> [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}
<Brian> roll 3d6 for hit location
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 for hit location --> [ 3d6=10 ]{10}
<Brian> You got his arm, which is unarmored.  You deal a total of 6 Body and 20 Stun.  His eyes widen and he makes a pained gasp before he collapses to the ground, clutching his shoulder.
<Brian> Phase 4, speed 3s act.  We'll be going in Dex order.
<Brian> Dracos, this means you go first, though the guy on the right is about to charge over his fallen comrade at Gin.
<Dracos> I tighten my hands on my claymore, getting both in the proper positions for optimal control and leap at the guy on the right, swinging hard with the heavy blade, coming in a diagonal slash at him.
<Brian> Please roll 3d6 to make your attack.
<Dracos> Roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=6 ]{6}
<Brian> roll 3d6 for hit location
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 for hit location --> [ 3d6=6 ]{6}
<Brian> Dracos, roll 1d6 AND 1d3 killing damage, followed by a 1d6-1 stun multiplier.
<Dracos> Roll 1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d6 --> [ 1d6=5 ]{5}
<Dracos> Roll 1d3
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d3 --> [ 1d3=2 ]{2}
<Dracos> Roll 1d6-1
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d6-1 --> [ 1d6=6 ]{5}
<Dracos> hum?
<Dracos> Roll 1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d6 --> [ 1d6=1 ]{1}
<Brian> You've done 7 body (killing) and 35 Stun.
<Brian> His resistant gloves stop 1 body, and 1 stun, allowing him to apply his PD to the remainder of the stun.  He takes 6 Body (killing) and 30 stun.  He's not only down, he's out.
<Brian> Blood sprays across the floor.  He doesn't even have time to shriek before the pain KOs him.
<Dracos> "Get the fuck out of my house!"
<Brian> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=12 ]{12}
<Brian> It's now phase 6, speeds 2s act.
<Brian> Ginrai: Behind you.
<Brian> Dex order.
Ginrai ducks and turns
<Brian> The guy on the left whips out a pistol of some sort, and aims it.
<Brian> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=9 ]{9}
<Brian> Dracos, you're stuck with a pair of needles.  Ow.
Ginrai flings pipe at the guy
Brian calculates.
<Brian> Okay, roll 3d6 to hit, Ginrai.
<Ginrai> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Ginrai ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=14 ]{14}
<Brian> Actually....
<Brian> roll 1d6 for luck
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 1d6 for luck --> [ 1d6=5 ]{5}
<Brian> Your pipe soars over his head, and nicely out the open window.
<Ginrai> "ARGGH!"
<Ginrai> "Drac, toss me a blade!"
<Brian> You did distract him, though.
<Brian> Rez, it's your sequence.
<Rez> Rez hurls the chair he was just sitting on at the guy.
<Rez> Can I use my +1 to anything for OCV for this round?
<Brian> Yes you can.
<Brian> Please roll 3d6 to hit.
<Rez> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Rez ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=10 ]{10}
<Brian> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=13 ]{13}
<Brian> A chair is a large object.  He dances out of the way, and you miss him.  However, the needles stuck in Dracos are pulled out by the wires connecting them to his gun when he dodges.
<Brian> It's now ?s turn.
<Dracos> Mine?
<Dracos> phase 8?
<Brian> Ginrai, you get your full DCV against this attack.
<Dracos> Oh
<Brian> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=11 ]{11}
<Ginrai> Anything nearby for me to grab or can I grab a blade and attack fast enough?
<Brian> Nope, you just acted.
<Brian> You are struck, but can apply your full PD to this strike.
<Brian> roll 4#1d6 normal damage
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 4#1d6 normal damage --> [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}
<Brian> You will take 3 body, 8 stun from the baton that misses your head and hits your shoulder.
<Brian> After PD is applied, this becomes 0 body, 3 stun.
<Brian> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=10 ]{10}
<Brian> Rez, you are not expecting this attack, but you are combat-ready, so you are at 1/2 DCV.
<Brian> You are hit.
<Brian> roll 5#1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 5#1d6 --> [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}
<Rez> Where'd they come from?  o_o;
<Brian> Take 5 body 20 stun.
<Rez> Ouch.
<Brian> After PD, this becomes 3 body, 17 stun.  You are dazed, and lose your next action.
<Brian> Your shoulder groaned from that hit, but didn't break.  You don't feel so hot.
<Brian> It's now phase 8.  Dracos, you are the last remaining speed 3 on the field.
Dracos dashes towards the guy who shot something at him, spinning around to bring the blade full force along his back and get behind him so he has something between him and whatever made the noise behind him.
<Brian> Okay.  Roll to make your attack.
<Dracos> Roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=16 ]{16}
<Dracos> ...
<Dracos> X_X
<Brian> You hit by exact count.
<Dracos> Sweet!
<Brian> please roll 1d6 AND 1d3 for killing damage, and a 1d6 stun multiplier.
<Dracos> Roll 1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d6 --> [ 1d6=4 ]{4}
<Dracos> Roll 1d3
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d3 --> [ 1d3=3 ]{3}
<Dracos> Roll 1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d6 --> [ 1d6=4 ]{4}
<Dracos> GO DOWN
<Brian> roll 3d6 for hit location
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 for hit location --> [ 3d6=9 ]{9}
<Brian> At 7 body, 28 stun, you've crushed through his shoulder blade (if you didn't slice through completely), and he falls to the ground screaming in pain.
<Brian> It's now phase 12, everyone acts (except for speed 1s).  In dex order, first is Dracos.
<Brian> You can attempt to tackle Rez's assailant, or you can make a full-move (with no attack) towards Ginrai's assailant.
<Dracos> "Stay low Rez!"  Dracos shouts, charging and swinging carefully at the guy while aiming to not hit rez by any means.
<Brian> You are attempting a Move-Through attack.  You will be at -2 OCV.
<Brian> Please roll 3d6 to attack.
<Dracos> Roll 3d6 for luck, death, and republic!
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 3d6 for luck, death, and republic! --> [ 3d6=5 ]{5}
<Brian> Your momentum adds 2 damage classes to your attack.
Rez winces.
<Brian> Please roll 2d6 killing damage, and 1d6+1 stun multiplier.
<Dracos> Roll 2d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 2d6 --> [ 2d6=6 ]{6}
<Dracos> Roll 1d6+1
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d6+1 --> [ 1d6=2 ]{3}
<Brian> roll 3d6 for hit location
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 for hit location --> [ 3d6=13 ]{13}
<Brian> You deal a total of 12 damage and 36 stun to Rez's assailant.  If someone doesn't seal that bleeding artery, he's going to die within seconds.
<Brian> Rez, it's your action (you recover from being stunned, and are splashed with blood from the guy Dracos just shoved a claymore through the neck of).
<Brian> Ginrai, it's your action.
<Ginrai> Okay... where is the guy who just hit me and how far is the nearest weapon?
<Brian> He's behind you, and it's on the table in front of you.
<Dracos> What about the batons on the ground?
<Brian> You'd have to bend over to pick one up.  Taking one from the table would be a half-action.
Ginrai quickly grabs a blade, rolls away and lashes out at the guy behind him
<Brian> Please roll 3d6 to attack.
<Ginrai> roll 3d6 for VICTORY!
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Ginrai ... : 3d6 for VICTORY! --> [ 3d6=14 ]{14}
<Brian> Man, swinging swords is harder than it looks.  But you taught Dracos's living room table a lesson it won't soon forget!
<Ginrai> ...
<Ginrai> "DOH!"
<Ginrai> But I got away from the guy, right?
<Brian> Not if you were in striking range of him.
<Brian> Your assailant drops his baton, and goes for a tazer.
<Brian> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=9 ]{9}
<Brian> roll 7#1d6 energy damage
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 7#1d6 energy damage --> [ 1d6=4 ]{4}, [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=5 ]{5}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}, [ 1d6=3 ]{3}, [ 1d6=4 ]{4}
<Brian> You're going to take 7 Body, 28 Stun before applying your ED.
<Brian> After ED, you take 2 body, and 23 stun.  You are not dazed, you are knocked out.
<Ginrai> ...
<Brian> Dracos, Rez, you hear a *ZAAAAAAP* and Ginrai goes down, sword in hand.
Dracos is now known as Dracos
<Brian> Post-segment 12, everyone regains their REC in END and Stun.  (Ginrai, you'll be conscious again after two more recoveries).
<Brian> Phase 4, speed Dracos the Blade-Storm may act.
<Dracos> "I AM AN ANGRY GOD AND YE HATH ENTERED THE WRONG HOUSE!"
Dracos charges the other guy, swinging hard when within range
<Brian> One moment.
<Brian> Please roll (oh, dear lord) 7d6 for presence attack
<Dracos> Roll 7d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 7d6 --> [ 7d6=28 ]{28}
<Brian> He's intimidated.
<Brian> You may now roll to attack.
<Brian> roll 3d6 to dive for cover
<Dracos> Roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=9 ]{9}
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 to dive for cover --> [ 3d6=9 ]{9}
<Brian> You swipe -- and miss.  He dives to the floor a few steps away.
<Brian> Dex order.
<Brian> Phase 6.
<Brian> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=11 ]{11}
<Brian> Dracos, you smell seared ozone as a pair of charged wires shoot past your nose from a stun-gun in the hands of the first guy Ginrai knocked down.
<Brian> Rez: Your turn.
<Rez> Can I reach another chair?  ^^
<Brian> Yes.
<Rez> Hum.
<Rez> I throw it at the guy who just shot at Drac.
<Rez> ^_^
<Brian> please roll 3d6 to attack.
<Rez> roll 3d6 FOR GREAT JUSTICE!
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Rez ... : 3d6 FOR GREAT JUSTICE! --> [ 3d6=12 ]{12}
Brian assumes you're still putting that +1 to anything into OCV.
<Rez> Yah, still.
<Brian> Then you hit.  Prone means 1/2 DCV.  Without that +1, you would have missed.
<Brian> You threw a chair at some guy.  Ow.
<Brian> please roll 4#1d6 normal damage and 3d6 for hit location.
<Rez> roll 4#1d6 for PAIN
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Rez ... : 4#1d6 for PAIN --> [ 1d6=1 ]{1}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=2 ]{2}, [ 1d6=6 ]{6}
<Rez> Thank you.
<Rez> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Rez ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=15 ]{15}
<Brian> Your chair slams into his relatively unarmored legs, doing 4 body, 11 stun.  He grunts, and curls into a little ball.
<Rez> How far away is he from me?
<Brian> About three meters.
<Brian> Also acting on this round is the guy who dove for cover from Dracos.  He climbs to his feet and pulls out his baton.
<Brian> Phase 8, speed He Has the Claymore gets to act.
<Brian> You have the movement to close and attack.
<Dracos> "You can round up a million maggots to try to defeat me... but you'll still all just be maggots!" Dracos roars swinging in a controlled strike towards the guys torso (Not called shot).
<Dracos> Roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=13 ]{13}
<Brian> roll 3d6 for martial block
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 for martial block --> [ 3d6=15 ]{15}
<Brian> He expertly stops your body from slamming into him.  Oh, he probably should have paid attention to the sword....
<Brian> please roll 1d6 and 1d3 damage, with a 1d6 stun multiplier.
<Dracos> Roll 1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d6 --> [ 1d6=5 ]{5}
<Dracos> Roll 1d3
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d3 --> [ 1d3=2 ]{2}
<Dracos> Roll 1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d6 --> [ 1d6=6 ]{6}
<Brian> roll 3d6 for hit location
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 for hit location --> [ 3d6=13 ]{13}
<Brian> You deal a total of 14 body and 84 stun to your target, your sword neatly severing his leg.  Oh, and his femoral artery.
<Brian> He collapses which a faint whimper.
<Brian> Phase 12, everyone gets to act.  Dex order.  Last man-standing (lying on the ground) fumbles for something on his vest.
<Brian> Actually, wait.  Dracos goes first.
<Brian> But you can see the guy Rez lobbed a chair at fumbling for something on his vest.
<Dracos> "Bitches REPRESENT!"  I charge sweating as I stab down at the prone guy.
<Brian> Please roll 3d6 to attack.
<Dracos> Roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=16 ]{16}
<Dracos> shit
<Dracos> but he's on the floor *Crosses fingers*
<Brian> Prone, 1/2 DCV.
<Brian> You hit, but this costs you 3 Stun.
<Brian> Your arms are burning like they're on fire, and you think if you get a chance to put down the sword, you'd like that very much indeed.
<Brian> Please roll 1 and 1/2 d6 for killing damage, and 1d6 for stun multiplier.
<Dracos> Roll 1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d6 --> [ 1d6=3 ]{3}
<Dracos> Roll 1d3
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d3 --> [ 1d3=2 ]{2}
<Dracos> Roll 1d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Dracos ... : 1d6 --> [ 1d6=4 ]{4}
<Brian> roll 3d6 for hit location
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 for hit location --> [ 3d6=10 ]{10}
<Brian> You hit him center of mass, striking his S.W.A.T. armor dead-center.
<Brian> It stops 5 PD of killing damage.
<Brian> He takes 2, and 23 stun.  He's out, and not likely to get up before he bleeds to death.
<Brian> Now.  You're exhausted, Ginrai's waking up, and your house is TOTALLY THRASHED.
Dracos groans.
<Brian> We'll exit combat time here.
Ginrai staggers up
<Rez> "FUCK!"
<Ginrai> "Well, shit."
<Dracos> WHooooo...  Ow....  You guys are really sucky houseguests.
<Ginrai> "Now you guys want to get the fuck out of here?"
<Rez> Rez checks if any of them have unused stunguns.
<Brian> Three.
<Ginrai> "Yeah, good idea, Rez.  Will need some weapons."
<Dracos> "Gin, you get the stuff in the car...MOVE YOUR ASS"
Ginrai goes to pick up some batons
Dracos rests a bit.
<Ginrai> "Someone pick up the lead pipe I threw out?
<Rez> I grab a couple of unused stunguns.
<Dracos> I did not say pick up the batons
<Dracos> go get the damn hardware in the car bitch
Dracos tosses him the keys.
<Rez> "Forget the damn pipe.  Get the phones!"
<Ginrai> "We need weapons... and maybe their armor as well."
Ginrai takes the hardware back into the car
<Rez> FORGET THE ARMOUR
<Rez> "We don't have TIME!"
<Rez> Rez grabs his bag and runs out to the car.
<Ginrai> "Take as much as thier stuff as possible in case we get attacked again!"
<Brian> Snow is beginning to drift in through the open window.
<Ginrai> "Or at least let's get the lead pipe back!"
Ginrai picks up the lead pipe from outside before going back in
<Ginrai> "Ah, my precious..."
Rez tosses his bag and a stungun into the car, then pockets the other stungun and looks around the street.
Ginrai grabs his bag with laptop and brings it into the car
Dracos gets up, gets a sweater and an overcoat on and then quickly wipes the blood off the claymore on a rag and puts it in the bucket of blades. Picks up said bucket and hauls it outside to his car, putting it in the trunk.
Rez looks around the street, do I see anything out of the ordinary or anyone hanging around?
Ginrai looks back in the house... is anything left that can be taken?
<Brian> You see someone running off in one direction, and a car in the other.
<Ginrai> "Guys, is there anything else we need to take?"
<Ginrai> "FUCK!"
<Dracos> Fuck, fuck fuck, we need my laptop.
<Brian> Ginrai: Probably quite a bit.
<Rez> "No.  We're going, MOVE!"
Ginrai is still inside and grabs Drac's laptop
<Ginrai> "I think we already have the stuff Ayame sent in it"
<Ginrai> "Rez, do you have everything that Ayame gave you?"
Dracos heads back up, grabbing some stuff from his closet and tossing it in a bag, checks and cash from stash notably.
<Dracos> Move it gin.
Ginrai runs to car
Dracos grabs his WARCASE
Dracos heads down to the car and gets in the shotgun seat
<Ginrai> "Okay, we got most of what we need"
Rez ducks back inside.
Dracos hands rez the keys
<Dracos> Rez, DRIVE
Rez grabs his wallet, and a baton, then runs back out. Don't want to forget my WALLET.
Ginrai checks pockets... yeah, have my wallet and car keys in it
Rez jumps in the driver's seat and starts the car.
<Brian> The car sputters and turns over a few times.
Ginrai already has his bag with laptop and other stuff from Albany in the car
<Brian> It sputters a bit more.
<Rez> Rez tries to start the car again.
<Ginrai> "Fuck."
<Brian> You suspect the fuel-lines have been tampered with ... when it suddenly starts.
<Ginrai> "Woo-hoo!"
<Ginrai> "So, drive north, south or east?"
Rez does not question. He floors it and starts driving.
<Dracos> "You idiot, just drive"
<Ginrai> "How much gas is left?"
<Brian> Taking uneasy breaths, you see by the dashboard clock that only about five minutes have passed.
<Dracos> "I have to note, you guys are the worst houseguests ever.  And I am fucking beat...ow... my arms feel like lead."
Rez makes a few random turns, then slows down.
<Brian> Only five minutes ago, you were arguing over the necessity of even bothering to leave.
<Rez> "Gin, keep an eye out for people following us.  Drac, figure out where we are and navigate!"
<Brian> roll 3d6
<Chibi-Suu> Them bones was tossed for Brian ... : 3d6 --> [ 3d6=17 ]{17}
<Ginrai> "Gotcha."
<Brian> Ginrai: The further Rez drives, the less you feel that prickling danger sense ... though, it was kind of unsettling to be attacked like that, out of the blue.
<Dracos> "Navigate?  You fucking bitch...'
<Ginrai> "Okay.. the feeling's still there... not good... though it's lessening for the time being."
<Ginrai> "Drac, sleep later"
Dracos figures out where they are and starts directing them out of the city...
<Rez> "Wonderful.  We'll listen, next time."
<Dracos> "Gin, whine and I will fucking slug your face."
<Dracos> "And were headed south first, then west, and I am going to invent a new goddamn word to describe idiots who blow up my goddamn house."
<Rez> "Well, you certainly showed them."
<Ginrai> "Yup, great job, Drac!"
<Dracos> "You guys can congratulate me on five counts of assassination by claymore when my arms stop hurting."
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<Dracos> "By the way Gin, next time don't fling the fucking steel pipe.  YOU HIT THE SKULL, you do not THROW OUT THE WINDOW!"
<Ginrai> "So, how much gas is left?"
<Rez> Rez checks how much gas is left.
<Ginrai> "It distracted him enough to allow Rez to break you free, didn't it?
<Ginrai> "
<Brian> You're on the road ... in thick snow ... in deep night.  Your gas gauge is about half empty, or half full, depending on your mood.
<Rez> "Half."
<Dracos> "Next time just club him in the skull..."
<Rez> "Enough for now."
<Ginrai> "Fuck."
Dracos groans rubbing his arms.
<Ginrai> "How much money do you guys got?"
Ginrai checks how much he has in his wallet
<Brian> You've got about 80$ in cash on you, Ginrai.  More in the bank, of course.
<Rez> "Er."
<Rez> "A lot."
<Dracos> "Plenty."
<Rez> "A lot a lot."
<Ginrai> "I mean on you?"
<Rez> "Yes, on me."
<Dracos> "I repeat, plenty."
<Rez> "I just fled a country."
<Ginrai> "Drac?"
<Ginrai> "Okay"
<Ginrai> "Guys mind if I check out the stuff Ayame sent?"
<Rez> Rez keeps driving.
<Rez> "Feel free."
<Dracos> "Didn't you put it in the trunk or is it by your feet or something?"
<Rez> "Hook up that hub and give Drac an Ethernet card and his laptop."
<Rez> "And see what you can do with that uplink."
<Ginrai> "I placed it in the back for easy access"
Rez grins.
<Dracos> "How about we wait until we stop...and not do it while driving?"
<Rez> "I've never used one of those!"
<Rez> "Are you driving? No."
<Rez> "I didn't ask for MY laptop."
<Dracos> "I read the instructions on that and it'll burn out like a bitch if we do it in motion."
<Rez> "Oh."
<Ginrai> "Ah.. damn"
Rez mutters something unpleasant about modern technology.
<Brian> That's right.  It has about 4 hours of battery, and just barely tops ISDN speeds if you use it while moving.
<Rez> "Ginrai, get three of those mobiles, turn them on, and put their numbers in each other's speed dial.  Then give us each one."
Rez keeps driving. Slightly above the speed limit.
<Dracos> "Don't worry, I'll use my psychic powers to send the messages that my house was blown up for shits and giggles.  Anyhow, let's get a damn hotel room and any of you have knowledge: Fucking replace license plates?"
<Rez> "With what?"
<Rez> "Maybe back home, but I sure don't have the connections around here."
Ginrai does as Rez tells him
<Dracos> "With something they don't know?"
<Brian> The second you turn the phone on, the 'text message' light begins flashing.
<Ginrai> "Drac, do we have anything to remove it?"
<Rez> "And the moment we steal some plates they'll be marked as stolen."
<Rez> "So I repeat, with what?"
<Dracos> "Gin, I have my warcase.  All is good."
<Ginrai> "Okay... the phone's blinking."
<Rez> "Yes, Gin, they do that."
<Rez> "Put the numbers on speed-dial."
<Ginrai> "I mean that the text message light is blinking."
Ginrai checks what it is
<Brian> The message is dated from about 5 minutes before you started to feel uneasy.
<Ginrai> "Gonna check what it says."
<Brian> From: Ayame
<Brian> Subject: Get out!
<Brian> Content: GETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUT!
<Ginrai> "Okay... seems that it was a message from Ayame around 20 minutes ago telling us to get the fuck out of the house."
<Rez> "Well, tell her we got the fuck out of the house."
Ginrai checks if that message was on all three of the phones
<Dracos> "..."
<Dracos> "Why didn't she use email like a civilized person X_X"
<Brian> It is, indeed, on all three phones.
<Rez> "Alright.  We each keep a phone."
<Rez> "Write that down, Mr Rollins."
Ginrai places each phone's number on speed dial for the others before giving one to Drac and Rez
<Ginrai> "Gonna reply to Ayame."
<Brian> They're already programmed with the other numbers.
<Brian> All eight of them.  But you can change the numbers to names.
<Ginrai> To: Ayame
<Ginrai> Subject: You know you could've e-mailed us this...
<Ginrai> Content: Well, there was a slight scuffle at Drac's place and most of his house has been damaged... but we made it out.  Care to tell us about those who tried to attack us?"
<Brian> Your phone rings after you send the message.  Caller ID lists the caller as 'unknown'.
<Ginrai> "Well, fuck... can't reach Ayame."
<Dracos> "Gimme the phone."
<Ginrai> "Already did. Check your lap"
<Rez> "THE RINGING PHONE!"
<Brian> The i730, I'll note, has a speaker on the flip-top, and a brightly marked 'speakerphone' button.
<Brian> Just, you know.  Pointing that out.
<Dracos> "Gin, hand me the fucking ringing phone."
Ginrai hands Drac the phone
Dracos opens the phone, taps on the speakerphone button
<Dracos> "Hello?"
<Brian> A somewhat synthesized sounding (but effeminate voice says), "Are you okay?"
<Rez> "Just PEACHY.
<Dracos> "We live."
<Dracos> "Bloodcovered, but live."
<Ginrai> "Thankfully not our blood," Ginrai adds.
<Brian> Ginrai: Your shoulder hurts.  Rez: Your ribcage hurts.  Dracos: ...you're kinda tired, but okay.
<Brian> "Ah, I'm glad to hear that.  I'm sorry I couldn't e-mail you; the data transfer was being monitored.  I would have given away my own position ... and they would have sent reinforcements if they thought you were going to get away."
<Ginrai> "Just who were they?"
<Brian> "Seventh Cabal operatives."
<Rez> "You're sure?"
<Dracos> "Any of you guys see any crosses on them?"
<Brian> "Not Seventh Cabal directly.  But an organization fronted by them; I believe they're Forge agents specifically, which is, in turn, fronted by the Workshop."
<Dracos> "Right...  I do so love SUPASPY agencies with bottomless pockets."
<Rez> "Waaaait.  The terrorist Forge?"
<Ginrai> "Oh, great..."
<Brian> "Yes."
<Brian> "This line isn't completely secure," she adds.  "Relay triangulation can pinpoint your position.  Check the text message I'll send to this phone for instructions on installing a utility I created will monitor and warn when your location is being tracked."
<Brian> will -- to
<Dracos> "Right.  Hanging up, will await text messages."
<Brian> "Your other data-connection should be safe to use -- I have gone to measures to ensure that.  Good luck.  And take care, Nathan."
<Rez> "You too.  
<Rez> Thanks."
<Brian> With that, the connection drops.  And the text message light flashes.
Dracos closes the line and tosses back the other phone to gin.
Dracos checks the message.
<Brian> From: Ayame
<Brian> Subject: Installing the power-monitor for tr....
<Brian> Content: This utility will inform you when the power usage of your phone exceeds normal operating peramaters -- such as when a relay tower requests a power-boost to triangulate a phone's position.  To install....
Dracos reads the damn message.
<Brian> Main menu> Java Apps> Download Apps> Free/Demo> Business and Productivity> Power Monitor (v. 1.ayame)
<Dracos> "Yar, Yar...  I get an engineering degree to install simple apps.  Feh."
Dracos installs it on that phone and grabs the others, installing it on them one by one
<Brian> It starts beeping power-irregularity warnings as soon as it's installed.
<Ginrai> "You know, we probably should've asked here where's the best place to go."
<Rez> "West."
<Ginrai> "San Francisco's that way."
<Rez> "Several DAYS that way."
<Rez> "But, yeah, San Francisco!"
<Rez> "I've been wanting to see that hellhole again since I was last there."
<Rez> "Sort of."
<Dracos> "I said south first."
<Dracos> "Then west."
<Dracos> "And as it's my car and my navigating, we go south first, and then west."
Dracos turns off the phones.
<Dracos> "Guys, phones off."
Ginrai turns his off
<Brian> About twenty minutes outside of Boston, you burst free of the snowstorm that's been plaguing the city all week.  You cross a line and the snow lessens ... lessens ... and stops.
<Rez> "OK."
<Ginrai> "Any reason why there?"
<Rez> "Bjorn's there,"
<Rez> "Apparently unwillingly."
<Rez> "Since I don't really, like, have any better plans . . . unless you guys want to suggest something?"
<Ginrai> "Ah... yeah, that'd be a good reason."
<Rez> "And we need a city where we can rent a car."
<Ginrai> "And is there actually a chance we could make it there before the cops will start coming after us and before our mugs are placed all over the country?"
<Dracos> "I'd much more prefer the logic thing..."
<Rez> "We'll see.  If our faces end up on America's Most Wanted, well . . ."
<Rez> "We're screwed anyway."
<Rez> Rez grinned.
<Dracos> "Of picking up a gun assuming either of you can wield it before our records make that impossible but that's prolly unlikely."
<Dracos> "Yeah, yeah, Canada is good this time of year, ya?"
<Brian> Okay.
<Rez> "I'd like to learn, but without a license?"
<Brian> We'll move over to the board from here.
It's about 9:00 PM.

[Dracos]

"Rez, with the swat team after us, who gives a fuck about a license?"

Dracos

[Rezantis]

"Let me rephrase.  They sell you guns without a license?"

[Dracos]

"You raise an excellent point, and I would like to subscribe to the stabbing myself in my throbbing head newslist."

Dracos

[Rezantis]

"Well, we have a couple of stunguns.  And a tazer.  And enough melee weaponry to equip a  regiment."