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Kate is waiting patiently for Hepheastus to do something, albeit less patiently than she was yesterday. CC (GM):  After what seems like years of ignoring you. Hephaestus looks up from his forge, wiping sweat from his brow. "Sorry about that, had to get another set of gears made. So, wee ones, one of you is my Hero, eh?" Beau D.:  "I think Kate would be the one" Beau says gesturing to Kate  Kate:  "Yes, Hello. I am Kate.  Sami:  "Hey, don't you get burned doing all that forging naked?" Hephaestus strides over to the table taking a seat on the stool. He laughs at Sami's question. "Well, little one, I am Hephaestus. This forge is my domain. Not a spark flies but with my consent. And are you aware of how balls hot it is in here?"  Sami:  "Well I wasn't going to say anything..."  Kate:  "It is quite balls hot.""But I think I've gotten used to it by now."  Beau D.:  "No I didn't realize, let me put on my bear cosplay because I am completely oblivious to how hot it is in a forge"  Sami:  "Really, Beau? Because it's pretty warm. You're totally sweating..."  Beau D.:  "I was joking Sami"  Sami:  "Oh, that makes more sense."  Kate:  After a moment, Kate speaks up. "I have been wanting to talk to you." Hephaestus lifts a knife longer than your house, Kate, and cuts himself a slice of bread. "All right, wee one, speak up."  Kate:  Well, as I'm sure you know, we have a bit of a problem. There is a player from another session here, one who has become very powerful from his previous playthrough.Is there anything you can do to help us?  Hephaestus:  He raises an eyebrow. "Some other player getting into your business is your biggest concern? You don't care about anything else?"  Kate:  "Well, I just thought that might be the most looming issue? Is there something bigger?" Hephaestus chortles. "In case you haven't noticed," he gives Sami the side eye, "This world is falling apart."  Sami:  "In our defense, this other player is kind of a jerk."  Kate:  "That's true. We don't know where the nests are coming from, though. We just find them and destroy them."  Hephaestus:  "The nests?" He scoffs, "The NESTS?" He stands, his junk inches from your face. "You think a few spiders are capable of gumming up the works of my LAND? What do you take me for, some conjurer of cheap tricks? I am Hephaestus!"  Kate:  "Oh... I... uh...."  Sami:  "Then why is it falling apart?" Kate leans back a little.  Beau D.:  "Sami don't question the giant naked denezin"  Sami:  "Well I just meant....how do we make it NOT fall apart?""Because that seems like it would be a good thing to do."  CC (GM):  Everyone roll athletics.  Sami:  "The gnomes would probably appreciate it..."  Kate:  rolling 4df+3 (0 - + 0 )+3  = 3  Beau D.:  rolling 4df+1 (- 0 - 0 )+1  = -1  Sami:  rolling 4dF+1 (0 + 0 0 )+1  = 2  Beau D.:  ((beau is the not athletic))((there must be a hidden rope near by))Just have kate quit and rejoinhe'll be right next to garrick thenI think Aura leftbrb I guess  Beau D.:  I apologize, but Aura is apparantly not home atm  Kate:  CHANNELING IT  Beau D.:  CHANNEL 2 HARD  Sami:  (( http://www.mspaintadventures.com/storyfiles/hs2/02964.gif ))  Doir:  :O  Beau D.:  Doir hurry your purple ass up  Doir:  i want giant dick in my face  Beau D.:  do we all Doir.... do we all  Doir:  that will be my senior quote"i want giant dick in my face" -doir mavico 2013  Sami:  Wait, why does Doir have a purple ass? Beau D.:  Dersite  Sami:  Oh. That makes sense then. Beau D.:  do I have to explain my jokes to you IC and OOC? Sami:  I thought you were implying he was a babboon.Or like....a mandrill.Maybe he is a bassoon, instead. Beau D.:  ((because Beau's a lyewzer))  Sami:  (( Secretly, Beau botched that roll on purpose ))  Beau D.:  ((using GM powers to confirm OTP's, how scandolous, I love it))  Hephaestus:  Hephaestus brings his hammer down hard upon the table, causing everything on it to bounce. Kate and Sami manage to land back on their feet, but Beau lands sprawled out in the stale mashed potatoes. Beau D.:  "This mashed potatoes need more butter" Sami stifles a giggle and helps Beau up. Hephaestus:  "Don't talk to me about those Skaia-forsaken gnomes! I created them to maintain this infernal machine, and they spend all their time making hats!" Beau D.:  " to be fair, they're pretty tight hats" Sami surreptitiously re-captchalogs her hat. Kate has an "oh shit" face  Beau D.:  "...but, I suppose mantaining that machine is more important" Hephaestus continues. "And then the Hero arrives, La-Di-Da, happy as can be, dropping her friends down the bellows intake valve and leaving me to deal with that meddling oracle!" Kate:  "Libby was talking to you?" Sami:  "Katie didn't drop me!""I fell off my broom." Beau D.:  " We didn't really get dropped, we fell in style"((the great earbud debate of 2013))  Doir:  (( quick she cant hear us talk smack about them ))  Kate:  ((no, bad doir)) Hephaestus appears to be ignoring the others. "Yes, I spoke to her. She comes gallivanting in here, giving me orders, takes your friend, then hares off like she owns the place." Beau D.:  "Great Libby pissed off giant naked man"  Kate:  "I'm sorry she offended you, I thought she just grabbed Sami and left." Sami:  "You seemed distracted when she took me, so I figured it would be better not to impu...impi....not to abuse your hospitality!" Hephaestus:  "I don't find her offensive. I find the fact that your little friend arrived here before you did greatly insulting. Didn't you see the Signs?" Kate:  "I'm sorry, it was an accident. But... I didn't see any signs." Sami:  (( Notice is not exactly Sami's strong suit. I blame Kate and Nate. ))  Beau D.:  "Was one of the signs a forest coated in spider webs?" Kate is a little ashamed. Sami:  "Or a big pillar of flame? Because if so, I got that one.""But I didn't know what it meant." Sami rubs at her healing burns. Beau D.:  "someone remind me to prototype something soft and not life threatening" Hephaestus grabs a large book from beside the table, and sets it on the table beside the party. "It is foretold, in the prophecy. Do I have to read you this story book, as well?" Sami:  "Wow. This thing is totally big enough to kill a cat if you dropped it!" Kate:  "Well, considering the size difference, you might need to.""If you don't mind." Sami:  "Poor kitty...!" Hephaestus:  "Or to kill some irritating, less-than advertised heroes." Sami:  "Yeah, let's hope none of those come along.""But you should give the trolls a chance if they DO come along. They grow on you after you get used to them." Hephaestus returns to his seat, and opens the book, turning to the first pop up page. It depicts a younger Hephaestus, standing at a small forge encased in a sphere, with a handful of gnomes running around the outside. Sami:  "Oh, cool, it's a pop-up book!" Beau D.:  "I... ok"  Hephaestus:  "In the beginning, the gnomes and I were told, that I must craft a great Machine, and the gnomes would maintain it, until the Heroine of Time would appear." Sami elbows Kate. "I think he's talking about you, Katie." Hephaestus he pulls a small tab and a stylized woman, with a giant orange cog as a halo, rises from behind the little world. Kate:  "Yes, thank you Sami." Sami:  "No prob." Kate gaze in awe at the figurine. Hephaestus:  He returns the tab to its place, before turning the page. It shows the sphere is bigger, many cogs and switches inside. And the gnomes are on the surface, looking hopeful. "For millenia, we waited, hoping she would arrive." Hephaestus pulls a tab, and the gnomes faces all change from hopeful smiles to angry scowls. "But she never came." Sami looks really sad at the angry gnome faces. Hephaestus:  ((did you turn off your cam Kate?))  Kate:  ((i think something happened((one sec))  Sami:  (( ...and there was much rejoicing )) Kate looks up at Hepheastus. Kate:  "But, I'm here now?" Sami:  (( The quest....for water ))(( Look out for Shai-Hulud )) Hephaestus nods. "In deed you are, but the gnomes don't want to hear that." He turns the page, to a much larger world, with gnomes laying about the surface, drinking cocktails and trying on hats and playing with toys. "The gnomes eventually gave up the wait. The Heroine was never going to come, so why would they work at maintaining this machine for her?" Sami:  (( I think I see a wall ))(( Almost certain there's a wall there, actually ))(( There might also be a ceiling ))  Beau D.:  (( there's a table I think))((I think it's a door in the mirror))  Doir:  (( people reading the logs are going to be really freakin confused ))  Kate:  "Oh... I see. That's why the Gnomes were so afraid when I put this on."KATE: DON YOUR SYLPH HAT. Sami:  (( Fiendishly clever of him ))(( He anticipated our scheme )) Hephaestus nods. "Yes. You see..." He turns the page. Revealing one where the whole sphere is covered in cavorting gnomes. Sami:  "D'awww. They got happy again!" Hephaestus:  "If the machine should fail, before the Heroine can come and fix it..." he pulls a tab, and paper flames spring up around the sphere, and all the gnome faces change from smiles to screams, "Everyone will die." Sami:  "Awwww." Sami frowns again. Beau D.:  "I think we heard this part before"  Kate:  "So you need me to rally the Gnomes so they stop screwing around and help you again?" Sami:  "Aren't they like....terrified of going underground though?" Hephaestus:  "If only it were that easy." He turns the page, showing the world, with all the gnomes looking on in awe. The stylized heroine stands in the center, holding up a gleaming white cog. Beside her stands another stylized Heroine of Time, adorned with orange horns, holding up a wooden cog. "The Heroine of Time find another Heroine of Time, and perform THE TRADE." Sami:  (( Story....TIME ))  Kate:  "Glissa..." Beau D.:  ((then Nate awoke from his deep slumber))  Kate:  "How does glissa help?" Beau D.:  "Obviously with a wooden cog, pay attention" Kate facepalms. Hephaestus points to the gleaming white gear the paper Kate is holding. "Only the Ceramic Cog, from deep within this other heroine's land, can withstand the heat of my forge, and only the Greatwood Cog, from here, can withstand the weight of the Land of Porcelain and Silence." Beau D.:  " Wow that land doesn't sound scary as all shit""Have fun Kate"  Sami:  "Sounds like a nice, quiet bathroom to me." Nate:  "speaking of, I need, to piss"  Kate:  "So, all we need to do is get Glissa over here and get me over there.""Sounds simple enough." Beau D.:  "Bathrooms don't solve all your problems Nate"  Nate:  "so?" Sami:  (( There's one they solve pretty well though )) Hephaestus shakes his head. "The Gnomes have lapsed too long in their maintenance of the Land, and the Greatwood Cog is about to break." Kate:  "Oh shit.  Beau D.:  "So we have to act fast I presume?" Hephaestus nods.  Sami:  (( cONGRATULATIONS? ))(( And now we're mocking his voice, apparently ))(( I haven't watched Let's Watch Homestuck, so I can neither confirm nor deny his Tavrosity ))(( Nobody poops. Except for Nate ))  Doir:  (( are you saying that doir wasnt going around claiming territory with his piss ))(( and his poop ))  Sami:  (( No, I don't think anyone is claiming that ))  Doir:  (( i actually meant to say poop instead of piss ))  Kate:  "Okay so, what do we need to do? where is this cog?"  Doir:  (( but both work to claim territory ))  Nate:  "bathroom?, hopefully"  Beau D.:  "I think he said it was on the land of porcelain and silence"  Sami:  "No, the other one.""The one here that the gnomes are about to break."  Beau D.:  "fucking gnomes"  Sami:  (( Wow, who knew Kate was bigger than Hephaestus? ))  Beau D.:  ((and then kate grew 1000X in size))  Sami:  (( It. Was. AWESOME. ))(( Hey, that's a SPAAAAAACE PLAYER's power, buddy! ))(( Stop stepping on Avel's toes! ))(( Myu myu, I believe you mean ))  Beau D.:  (( Kate has auto-bitch face?)) CC (GM) rubs his head. "It was here, in storage.... but these damn crowrantulas stole it! I don't know where they've taken it... and I can't leave the forge."  Kate:  "Well, we should go find it then. Sami:  Awww, more of those things? But those things suck! Nate:  "what, way. giant dude?" Beau D.:  "God damn it Kate, prototyping crowtantulas, causing everyone problems"  Nate:  "at least, they're fun, to kill"  Kate:  "I mean...""Yea it was pretty dumb." Sami pats Kate on the back. "It's okay, Katie. You just get really attached to your creations, right?" Nate:  "then, they get, attached, to people's, legs"  Beau D.:  "Man I can't wait to see what prototyping a fucking queen piece did for your chances" She says sarcastically  Sami:  "Maybe they'll be immobile and made of plastic?" Beau D.:  "or they can move infinitly in any direction"((he's here for the OTP))  Sami:  "Most people can do that though.""Here, watch." Nate:  "but can, they jump?" Sami walks hobbles across the table, before remembering her leg is still in the cast."  Sami:  "Okay, I'm a bad example."  Beau D.:  "Yeah don't"  Kate:  "They can fly....""I don't know about jumping though"  Sami:  "Queens can fly?"  Beau D.:  "Yep you didn't here?"  Sami:  "I suddenly see Freddie Mercury in a new light." Hephaestus narrows his eyes. "Are you done?"  Sami:  "I've got more, but you go ahead."  Kate:  "Sorry."  Beau D.:  "please go on"  Sami:  ((Haha, she covered up her camera so we couldn't scrutinize the room while she's gone.))  Beau D.:  (( I think she has a blue thing))  Sami:  (( Also an orange thing ))  Beau D.:  (( one day he'll be a beautiful carrot cake))  Sami:  (( You're suggesting he's not already sweet enough?  Beau D.:  (( I heard that))  Sami:  (( I assume she INTENDED for us to hear it ))  Doir:  (( >:I ))  Sami:  (( Unless she just forgot to mute the mic ))(( Not much ))  Beau D.:  (( my heater started working))  Hephaestus:  "I know you don't know where the other Heroine is, but you have to get the Greatwood Cog back from the imps before I can unlock the gate for you. If it breaks, everyone will die."  Nate:  "well, fuck"  Sami:  "Too bad you made a scouter instead of a dragon radar, huh Katie?"  Kate:  "Well. Damnit."  Beau D.:  " I..."  Kate:  "We'd better get looking. Do you have any idea where we should start?"  Sami:  "Too bad you can't just go back in time to when it was stolen or something.""That'd make this way easier."  Beau D.:  " Well no, because we'd forget everything"  Kate:  "No, just like... travel backwards"  Hephaestus:  "They tunnelled through the wall of the storage crawlspace beneath the bellows. You'll need to follow their trail."  Kate:  "Alright." Kate activates her specibus.  Kate:  "Let's go then. Beau D.:  "Ok, but I'm not taking point"  Kate:  "Fair enough. Nate?" Nate:  "fine"  Sami:  "Did anyone find my broom?""I'm not sure if I can keep up with you guys if I'm walking..." Beau D.:  "Sorry, but I haven't seen it"  Doir:  (( totally didnt take it and let null get it ))  Sami:  "Man. Too bad 'Accio Broom' doesn't work in real life, huh?" Beau D.:  "I mean I have the bishop-mobile but I don't know how well it would work in this situation"  Kate:  "We'll have to take it slow, I guess." Nate:  "or, she could, stay here"  Sami:  "Yeah....I hate to not be part of it, but if time is of the essence I can't slow you guys down." Sami makes a frowny face. Kate:  Ugh. Beau D.:  "I'll stay here too, I'm not eager to fight these things again"  Kate:  Only two of us...? Sami:  (( We can't split the party~! ))  Kate:  Can we take it, Nate? Nate:  "maybe?""hell, if I know"  Beau D.:  " What about Aura?" Kate:  "She seems to be conveniently suffering a heat stroke or something."((afk n00b))  Sami:  "Wait, I've got an idea. You guys go up ahead and try to trap them or hold them up or something....me and Beau and Aura can try to catch up at our own pace, in case you get overwhelmed by numbers of something."(( I don't WANT to split the party....I'm just not sure what we can do if Sami's dragging a broken leg right now. ))(( I'm fine with that, then ))  Beau D.:  " Didn't Libby give you crutches Sami?"(( he has TWO hammers CC))  Sami:  "Yeah. I can totally follow, I'm just afraid I'm going to make everyone go too slow. I....don't want us to lose because of me." Kate:  "Ugh.  Sami:  (( They take a long time to get right, but eventually you can just break them down to shapes ))  Kate:  "Can I just heal your damned leg Sami?"  Beau D.:  "What if we fast fowarded the healing?"  Sami:  You're not afraid it'll get Jack down on you?  Kate:  "Hmmm... AGH I don't know."  Sami:  "I don't want you to risk yourself for me."  Nate:  "die to, Jack, or die, to spiders""fucked, either, way"  Sami:  "Yeah. So I guess if all our options are the wrong decision, then none of the decisions we make can be wronger than the others!"  Kate:  Let's weigh our options...  Beau D.:  " fuck if it means I get to save the extra painkillers, that's a bonus"  Kate:  Nate and I go ahead, we could get overwhelmed and die.Or beau and sami could get swarmed from behind and we wouldn't notice.We all go together, they could swarm us easier than ever.  Sami:  (( I'll also point out that if Kate "heals" Sami, it might free up a Consequence slot for me. Which will increase my survivability if it comes to a fight ))(( Since all my consequence slots are currently still filled ))  Kate:  I heal sami, we can all go together and fight as one, but Jack might get angry to a degree.  Beau D.:  " I still have a bunch of medicine that Libby gave me, if you heal Sami, I get to save it for later"  Sami:  (( Other than the Extreme Consequence ))  Kate:  That's true. Sami:  (( Which isn't really a slot, and would have MAJOR IMPLICATIONS on my personal mythology ))  Kate:  I'm leaning towards healing her. Beau D.:  " Sami, you get the final choice..." Sami:  "Oh, I'm fine with whatever you guys decide...""I just want to help!" Beau D.:  "Kate just... be careful"(( 2 many kates in the club))  Sami:  (( Sounds like a Will role ))  Kate:  rolling 4df (+ + 0 + )  = 3  Sami:  C'mon Katie, you can do it!(( Using my "I believe in you" stunt. ))(( On her Time use, not her Will use ))(( ...oh dear, what did they do? ))(( Maybe there could be Situational Aspects on the room / scene ? ))  Beau D.:  ((Kill Tlaloc, sink the ship))  Kate:  rolling 4df+5 (- + - 0 )+5  = 4  Sami:  (( Oh man ))(( Would my own resilience and/or grit apply to the situation in any way? Such that I could invoke my DAUGHTER OF COLONEL FUCKING HESTON to power through? ))(( Oh dear ))(( Okay ))(( Oh, snap. ))  Beau D.:  (( can you fast foward her leg?))  Sami:  (( Actually, it kind of would ))(( Something happened that I'd rather not have her lose ))(( Although I forgot to get the write-up on that from you before the game started, SO ))(( I see. ))(( An NPC has gotten involved, apparently, and I can only think of a "Probably will have consequences later" NPC to help and a "We are totally flipped" NPC to help. ))  Beau D.:  (( so majora mask moon, but a carrot?))  Sami:  (( So regardless of the IMMEDIATE outcome... ))  CC (GM):  Kate, you take a moment to focus, slowing your breathing and tapping into the time abilities that are slowly becoming familiar to you. You lock onto Sami with the TimeTargetter. She smiles encouragingly, giving a weak nod, before you activate your time abilities.Sami, time slows to a crawl. Your pain killers wear off before she has even remotely flexed her fingers off the button. I'll need you to roll Will, with Daughter of Colonel Fucking Heston as an invoked aspect. Sami:  rolling 4dF+4 (0 0 + + )+4  = 6(( And I guess that's with a +2 if I'm invoking ))(( So 8 total ))  CC (GM):  You manage to grit your teeth, and bear through it, as you can feel exactly what Libby has done. Tiny nanites slither through your veins, repairing and realigning your bones over and over, ensuring the strongest realignment possible. The cast is riddled with needles in your skin, holding your leg in place, and now you can feel your skin shifting around them, their razor sharp tips irritating your nerves. It takes two days before you realize Kate is blinking. Three before she's finished. You see Beau's worried expression, her lip sliding past her teeth in a nervous bite.Day five it passes the left lateral incisor, Day six the left central incisor, day seven the right central incisor, as your time stream finally, after a week of being locked in place, returns to the speed at which the others are acting. Beau D.:  ((TL;DR)) Sami grunts "....oh....crickets" after it's all over. Kate:  "How do you feel?" Beau D.:  "Sami, you ok?" Sami:  "I feel....hungry." Sami looks woozy, though. Wearing that expression she wears when she doesn't want her friends to know she's in pain. Kate:  "I'll go get you some foodstuffs.  Nate:  "well, that's settled, let's go"  Beau D.:  Beau goes over to the mash potatoes and piles some on a chess board  Sami:  "You did a really good job though, Katie!"  Kate:  Kate: Go get some food. Sami gives a weak thumbs up gesture.  Beau D.:  "Here" beau says as she gives Sami the board of mashed potatoes Sami shoves them into her mouth without taking time for utensils or etiquette.  Beau D.:  ((etiquette? hahaha))  Sami:  "Thhmk oo, Brrmph." Sami looks around for some water.  Beau D.:  (( are the giant mugs filled with water?))  Kate:  Kate: Captchalogue a massive mug of water and take it to sami. Uncaptchalogue. Sami SLAMMAJAMMS the mug of water to the best of her ability.  Beau D.:  (( we just need to break more bones guize))  Sami:  (( Oh, THAT's what that smell is. ))(( I thought it smelled more like onions than carrots, but what do I know. ))  Beau D.:  Beau wide eyes at the smell that is just hitting her nose  Sami:  (( So what you mean to tell me is, when you take them off they stand on their own? ))"Okay. I think I'm ready to go!"(( Incidentally, what has this done to my Consequence slots? ))(( "End of the World" noise? Are you listening to the Protomen or something? ))  Beau D.:  (( the end of the world noise is just Brittany Spear's toxic over and over  Sami:  (( Oh, okay. Nice. Yeah, I can see where you're coming from with the Mental consequences ))(( But yeah, whatever. ))  Beau D.:  (( Beau will most definitly try to intimidate him, unless she leaves immidiatly))  Sami:  (( Jack has decided that his gallery show is too important to interrupt with punishing the human team. ))(( How lucky we are! ))(( So we ready to go? ))  Kate:  ((Yes))  Sami:  (( Chase the imps? ))  Beau D.:  (( his gallery is entirely pictures of us, with red x's over our eyes))  Kate:  ((god damnit))  Sami:  (( 404: Image not found error ))  Beau D.:  " So, should we go or do you wanna stay here and... not..." Sami:  "Yeah! Let's get those imps!" Beau D.:  (( no prob))  Sami:  (( Just remember that Hephaestus might be JACK's denizen, too. ))(( Alternate-Jack, anyway ))(( Presumably Denizens are defeatable before reaching God Tier, according to canon ))(( All the trolls except Kanaya and Tavros killed their Denizens, after all... ))(( Well, we don't know for sure about Tavros ))  Beau D.:  (( Tavros probably not, he didn't kill any monsters I don't think))  Sami:  (( But yeah, Jack is probably well above Hephaestus in Difficulty Class, for want of a better term ))(( Oh, I didn't notice she was wearing her Blood hoodie. ))(( I should probably wear my Breath shirt when I'm playing. For luck. ))  Beau D.:  (( yeah guys, why do they have to suck so much))  Sami:  (( The Hoodie would be overkill. This is Florida, dammit. ))  Beau D.:  (( Yay. sink the ship))(( So they're ignoring the yellow brick road? ))  Sami:  (( Follow the yellow sick toad ))(( They are BABBY Balish Imps ))(( Still Juggalos ))(( They've got the face paint ))(( Babbies are young. ))(( T_T ))  Sami:  (( Probably fresh from their Baby Troll Trials, still in the formal diapers they wear while before the Judge ))(( I wonder if the lawyers are babies, too. ))(( Law & Order: Playpen Unit ))  Beau D.:  (( HE TOOK THE COOKIE FROM THE COOKIE JAR))  Sami:  (( ROLL TO SEE IF I'M GETTING DRUNK! ))(( I CAST MAGIC MISSILE ON THE DARKNESS! ))  Doir:  (( YET ))  Beau D.:  (( THE GAZEEBO IS ANGERED, YOU HAVE BEEN EATEN BY THE GAZEBOO))  Doir:  (( hey cc does dina get any rad magical girl powers like arbitrix kick ))  Sami:  (( Hehe. Have you ever seen 1d4chan's "More honest Play Examples?" The ones they did to replace the dishonest examples in the DMG/Players Guides? ))  Beau D.:  (( Dina gets no powers, ONLY JUSTICE))  Doir:  (( worst pen ever ))  Sami:  (( http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Examples_of_Play ))(( We were referencing silly RPG things ))(( Like Dead Alewives and the Gazebo story ))  Beau D.:  (( Does he have taped glasses?))  Sami:  (( And a pocket protector ))  Jack approaches Sami as she is frozen in Time, his time abilities allowing him to stay unefected by Kate's power  Sami:  "Oh....uh....hi there."(( Or can I talk to him? ))   Jack:  SO_IT_SEEMS_YOU_GOT_YOURSELF_IN_SOME_TROUBLE  Beau D.:  (( shame Beau has luscious waist length hair ))  Sami:  "What? Trouble? No, no trouble here." Sami is clearly lying. Sami:  "I barely even feel any of this." Jack:  YOUR_FRIEND_KATE_DOESNT SEEM_TO_TAKE_HINTS_WELL  Beau D.:  (( Hey Beau warned her over and over about how doing this would attract Jack))   Jack:  TIME_HEALS_ALL_WOUNDS_I_SUPPOSE_IN_THE_SAME_WAY_ALL_BLEEDING_EVENTUALLY_STOPSSO_SINCE_I_HAVE_YOU_FOR_THE_NEXT_WEEK_OR_SO_LETS_PLAY_A_GAME  Sami:  "I'm already playing a game." Jack:  A_GAME_WITHIN_A_GAME  Sami:  "And I'm really not very good at multitasking..." Jack:  ITS_SUPER_EASY  Beau D.:  (( play monopoly))  Doir:  (( play the penis game ))(( suddenly the time ends and you hear thousands of 'PENIS' ))(( all at once ))   Jack:  I_WANT_A_NEW_PIECE_FOR_MY_GALLERY  Sami:  "Well I can't draw anything right now." Jack:  NO_NO_YOU_DONT_UNDERSTAND  Sami:  "But if you want to look through my sketchbook, Beau's got it..." Beau D.:  (( sorry commisions are 5$ ))  Sami:  "I think you'd like what you found in there..." Jack grabs her sketchbook and takes a look inside  Sami:  (( Haha, I didn't expect him to take the bait ))   Jack:  I_ALREADY_LIBERATED_IT_A_WHILE_IN_THE_FUTUREnicetry.jpg  Sami:  "Oh, sugar!" Jack:  BUT_YOU_CANT_SADDLE_ME_THAT_JUJU_SO_EASILY*WITH  Beau D.:  (( I think his will is +5 iirc))  Sami:  "That what?" Jack:  SO_HERE_IS_YOUR_GAME_CHOICEI_CAN_ADD_EITHER_YOUR_DREAM_SELF_TO_MY_GALLERY_OR_YOUR_FRIEND_KATE  Sami:  "What gallery are you talking about?" Jack:  SINCE_SHE_LIKES_STATSIS_EFFECTS_SO_MUCH_I_THINK_I_AM_GOING_TO_FREEZE_THE_ARTWORK_INTO_A_LIVING_STATUE_IN_A_MOMENT_OF_AGONY_FOREVERfuckingmasterpiece.jpg  Sami:  "Oh god, you've been watching Buckets of Blood.""Well then my dream self, obviously.""C'mon, like that's even a choice." Jack:  SUIT_YOURSELFHAVE_FUN_OH_AND_REMEMBERdontgotosleep.mp3HEH_HEH_HEH_HEH  Jack leaves, vanishing like a bad dream  Sami:  "You're not going to get away with this forever, Jack." Kate:  "Well, fuck." Sami is rubbing the back of her head as she remembers the thing that happened during the Healing. Sami frowns, but doesn't say anything. Beau D.:  "You ok?" Sami:  "...yeah. Just a bad dream I'm remembering." Beau D.:  "Oh ok"  Sami:  (( Hooray, spiders! ))  Kate:  "Let's get going"  Beau D.:  "I should have packed pesticide"  Nate:  "more. spiders, yay"  Beau D.:  (( wait so is Aura just asleep on the table and left behind?))(( I'll be sure to scold him for you ))(( He left, I assume he took his laptop with him when he left ))(( I see em ))  Sami:  (( I also see them ))(( Sounds like a dog drinking water ))  Kate:  Kate: Specibize. Sami:  (( You're talking about smashing pennies? ))(( I am very CLEVER. ))rolling 4dF+1 (+ + - + )+1  = 3  Kate:  rolling 4df+3 (- 0 + + )+3  = 4  Beau D.:  rolling 4df+2 (- + 0 - )+2  = 1  Nate:  rolling 4df+2 (+ - - + )+2  = 2  Beau D.:  (( twink))  Sami:  (( As well as all manner of carapacians, consorts, and other things. ))  Doir:  (( i want that herald dick ))  CC (GM):  [4df+2]rolling 4df+2 (- 0 - + )+2  = 1  Kate:  Create Advantage: Hidden.rolling 4df+2. (+ 0 - + )+2  = 3  CC (GM):  rolling 4df+1 (0 - - 0 )+1  = -1rolling 4df+1 (+ 0 - - )+1  = 0  Sami:  (( Nice. ))  Kate:  rolling 4df+8 (- + - + )+8  = 8  Sami:  (( Double nice. ))  CC (GM):  rolling 4df+2 (0 - - + )+2  = 1rolling 4df+2 (+ - + + )+2  = 4  Beau D.:  (( triple nice))  Sami:  (( Although honestly, the roll itself wasn't that impressive ))(( Yeah, I wouldn't depend on Sami to one-shot anyone. ))(( Hmm. ))(( Can I use my turn to use Rapport to set up Nate for a better shot on his turn? ))  Beau D.:  (( It was weirdly warm today))  Sami:  (( It was about 75 outside today. ))(( But once again, this is Florida ))(( I run my air conditioner every night ))(( Can I use my turn to use Rapport to set up Nate for a better shot on his turn? ))  Tlaloc Z.:  (( rip palebro 8:)  Beau D.:  (( all your relationships are dying))(( never))  Sami:  (( I originally created my You Can Do It as +1, but you were running it as +2, so I don't know ))(( It's a 1/session, so I assumed you upgraded it ))((From my original writeup ))(( I'm going to coordinate with him to flank the beast, I guess, would be the term ))(( Basically, set up the shot so that he's got it at a disadvantage ))(( Okay... ))  Sami:  (( If you say so... ))(( Then I'll just attack. ))rolling 4dF+2 (- + - - )+2  = 0(( I'm going to step away for a sec, too ))  CC (GM):  guys I think I'm going to call the session for the night.I have had way more to drink than I realized, and that's really not cool.  Kate:  Okay.  Beau D.:  No problem :)  CC (GM):  We'll pick up here next week.