121213 TeamMasochist

(1) CC [GM]: All right. The group of you have been on this small airship run by the Octopirates for about a week now. (1) CC [GM]: You have found your secret corners where you can get up to your business, sight unseen (15) Doir (enter): 23:08 (1) CC [GM]: However, you all notice the Airship begin to slow, and you hear three loud horn blasts from the deck. (15) Doir: Disconnecting from server... (15) Doir (exit): 23:09 (1) CC [GM]: Wht do you do? (7) Maenam: Maenam looks up from the massive gossip rag she had been writing messily in one of her many empty sketchbooks and looks around worridly at the various octopi in horrible, horrible sweatervests and jackets that she has made for them. "Liiiiike you guys felt that right?" (3) Vejant: Vejant looks up, a conversation with his server player interrupted by the horns. Giving a quick sigh, he turns from his computer and heads towards the deck. His secret corner wasn't exactly far from it, anyway. He glances around, hoping for an explanation. "What's the hell's WIth all the suddeN NoIse?" (10) Balish: "Oh glub take me NOW, where is Vejant and what did he DO?" Balish groans, leaving the nice, quiet storeroom, mumbling something about never getting a break and can't leave for a day without problems popping up. (14) Glissa: Glissa opens her eyes as she lays on the hard, splintery wooden floor. "Ooow-uhhhh my head!" She figures she better go find the others and figure out what happened. How long have I been aslepp? she wonders to herself (14) Glissa: (roll to get up?) (1) CC [GM]: (no you're fine.) Glissa are you heading up to the deck with the others then? (14) Glissa: (yes) (14) Glissa: (where am i?) (1) CC [GM]: (below decks) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>As you all come on deck, you see the Octopirates clambering over the decks, adjusting the rudders and the ropes on the baloon that floats overhead. You're approaching a large mountain, the top cloaked in cloudcover. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>GLissa: Quit being a lazy poop and head upstairs (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>As Glissa comes up on deck, from within the clouds you hear three short horn blasts, and the artifical clouds part, revealing a large Mountain Caldera, and the only place on the planet that still has plant life. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"Oh..oh my spikes and crampons..." she mumbles bewildered. "W- where are we?" she asks noone in particular (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>The ship approaches the Caldera, and you see a small tower preparing for the Airships attachment. Everyone roll a notice. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant steps over towards the railing and leans over to get a good look. "Whoah, shIt, I thought thIs place Was pretty barreN. That MouNtaIN looks pretty sWeet. Bet It's full of caves aNd shIt to explore!" (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>[4df] => [-1,-1,1,0] = (-1) (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>[4df+4] => [-1,1,0,-1,4] = (3) (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>[4df+2] => [-1,1,0,-1,2] = (1) (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam is too invested in the crude shipping chart she is cobbling together out of various octopi crewmates to see anything (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Maenam, You notice Balish has some p obv hickies on his neck. he's been totes busy apparently. Better put that in your gossip rag. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>lol that works too (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Vejant and Balish, you notice Vejants hive down inside the Caldera on the edge of the lake. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>[4df+2] => [1,0,-1,1,2] = (3) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>You see it too glissa (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Upon noticing this, Vejant jumps up and down like an excited wiggler. "Oh MaN, I've beeN WoNderIN Where that thINg got off to! I caN fINally get all My shIt back!" (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Balish sighs. "RIGHT beside the LAKE. Maybe chains and a box are NECESSARY..." He glances over at Vejant. "Is THAT you're HIVE? It LOOKS a mess." <font color='#ff8000'>(16) Kate (enter): 23:27 (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>"Hey, It May Not be IN perfect shape, but It's got a systeM! I kNoW exactly Where everythIN Is!" (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>"...I thINk." (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam errantly draws a giant heart symbol between a crude characature of Cap'n Calamari and another squid, oblivious to the others' shouting (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"This..this place is breathtaking.." Your hands begin to feel the call of ledges and steppes.. "Where are we, exactly?" she asks a few trolls in particular (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>The ship docks on the tower, and a number of octopirates begin lashing the ship onto the makeshift bridge. CAPTAIN CALAMARI tells you that you are WELCOME TO EXPLORE until nightfall, but then they are going to have a WAR BRIEFING and would be honored if the HERO OF LIFE and his COMPANIONS would attend. (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam looks over at Glissa with a goofy grin "You're on the upper deck, Glissy! duuuhhh" (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>"Yeah, totally, I caN be there. SouNds lIke fuN!" He then turns to Glissa for a moment, scratching at the back of his head. "ANd I guess We're... at My house. DuNNo hoW It got here, but there It Is!" (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>(Oh, shit, I meant Hive! Pretend he said "hive"!) (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Balish glances at the captain, nodding slightly and stalking off the boat, scratching at his wrist and glancing at the lake as he walks off the boat. "NO need to STICK around the airship, anyways..." (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"OK but, weren't the octo..dudes trying to kill us all and..you know.. hostile?" (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>"Oh noooooo, those were some OTHER octodudes, these guys are TOOOOOOOTES legit"] (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>"Like maybe even too legit." (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>"uhhh... too legit to quit even?" (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>"The other oNes Were, yeah. But these guys are, lIke, treatIN Me as thIs bIg hero dude. Not that I caN blaMe 'eM, but Whatever. BesIdes, they brought Me My hIve!" Now lost in his excitement again, Vejant bounds across the bridge, headed towards his hive. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"EEEEeeeh" Glissa squeals in excitement as she runs, following Vejant off the ship. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>You proceed down into the Caldera. It is dominated by a large lake, but mosses and grass grow up the sides, eventualy giving way ot flowers and trees. The air here feels clean and cool, unlike the dusty heat of the rest of the planet. A few of the Octopirates immediately slip under the water, and their over-air helmets bob to the surface moments later. (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam follows pretty closely to Balish, taking the time to investigate every bit of green vegitation she crosses "Woaaahhhh... you guys got like... green stuff all OVER this place!" (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>"CAREFUL!" Balish yells as the two push past. "And STAY out of the LAKE." He grunts watching the two troll bound ahead, grumbling something about why he even tries. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant raises a hand to give Balish a noncommital response. He doesn't really need to worry, though, because open air is way cooler than water. Everyone knows that! "WouldN't thINk of It, Bal!" He finally stops once he eventually reaches the edge of his hive, looking up at the various openings. For a few moments, he wonders if Albatrossdad is around. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"So um.. what do you guys want to do today?" Well, I certainly know what I want to do... she thinks to herself (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam pokes around at a bunch of the green stuff on the ground around her. "Uhhh... hey Vejjy... is this that stuff you guys call uhh... grass?" (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Vejant, almost as if on cue, AlbatrossDad comes soaring out of the sky, and lands on an outcropping of the hive. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Balish glances at AlbatrossDad and gives a short laugh. Erndad would eat that thing in moments. "Yeah, Maenam, that's GRASS. Those are FLOWERS, although more AKIN to weeds if you ask me." He says nodding toward the higher standing plants. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant gets distracted for a moment by the two trolls behind him, and he turns to face them. "Uuh... yeah, I'M pretty sure that's grass. I guess It MIght be dIffereNt here IN the gaMe, though. ANd I, persoNally, plaN oN clIMbIN INto My hIve aNd checkIN up oN My stuff." He looks up again, noticing AlbatrossDad. "ANd My lusus!" Without another word, he reaches up and begins climbing, aiming to get up to his lusus. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>(Will just one Athlethic roll cut it for this? Or will I need more?) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>yes, athletics (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam looks down at the plants in fascination, the only sort of thing like this underwater being kelp and seaweed. "Sooooo cooooool." (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>[4df+4] => [0,0,-1,-1,4] = (2) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Vejant begins to climb his hive, making decent time up the side of his hive. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Once Vejant reaches the same opening his lusus is perched on, he clambers inside, only to turn around and sit down on the edge, his feet dangling above the ground below. With a smile, he turns to AlbatrossDad. "Hey, I've MIssed you! BeeN searchIN sINce We got seNt to thIs crazy place! KINda hard WIthout WINgs, though. You beeN here the Whole tIMe?" (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>((so i read last weeks log. can we assume we got our stuff back?)) (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>(Yeah, we did.) (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>((kk ty it wasnt clear)) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Vejant, AlbatrossDad caws loudly, then flies out over the lake. A few moments later, a huge jet of water bursts out of the center, carrying him up into the atmosphere. He flies back down, in long, lazy spirals. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"Magnificent.." (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam is pretty much awestruck as well "Toooooootes awesome!" (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>So (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Vejant is exploring his hive, what are the rest of you doing? (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>You can use this time to ALCHEMIZE ALL THAT SHIT YOU HAVE (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>or you can go do other things. (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam is currently exploring the shit out of the Land of Flora and Fauna (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>hahah ok Maenam (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Balish, Glissa? (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Balish glances around the mountain nodding to himself. "They said SOMETHING abouta war council... I SHOULD get aquainted to the AREA." Wander tiiime. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>(Do the members of Team Maso know about alchemy yet? I'm not sure Vejant knows, at the very least. Or, he hasn't been told IC.) (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>(^^^) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>((yes)) (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>(Should we just assume I've got a Punch Designix, then? Or would I need to have him do that before we could begin?) (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>Glissa: Alchemize all the things! (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>(Have Ryspor deploy one, I mean.) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>((you have the basics for combinations, yes.)) (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>(Alrighty then! Thanks!) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Balish, are you going with Maenam or seperate. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Seperate. He's looking for advantages not to prace around in the grasses with hopbeasts. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>ok (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Balish, you examine the rocky outcroppings for fortifiable defenses, while Maenam wanders the other direction, examining the plants and flowers. Both of you roll me Notice (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>[4df] => [1,1,-1,0] = (1) (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>[4df+4] => [0,-1,-1,-1,4] = (1) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Maenam, you find A copse of large, yellow blossoms. A weird buzzing comes from inside it. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Balish, you find a ridge on the Caldera that you need to climb over. Roll athletics. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>[4df+3] => [-1,1,0,0,3] = (3) (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam: investigate these buzzing things because you don't have any common sense. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Balish, you manage to climb over the ridge without issue. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Maenam, you wander into the flowers and a large imp, with hummingbird wings and a long probiscus, rises out of them and begins to attack! [4df+2] => [1,1,-1,0,2] = (3) Roll athletics to Dodge! (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>[4df+2] => [1,1,1,-1,2] = (4) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Maenam, you manage to avoid it's sharp jab with its beak! What will you do! (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam readies a handbag from her strife specibus. "Like, your NOT my type dude!" (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Roll your attack! (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>[4df+2] => [0,1,1,0,2] = (4) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>The hummingbird attempts to dodge! [4df+2] => [0,0,1,1,2] = (4) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Tie goes to the attacker! You manage to smack the hummingbird with the handbag! it comes in for another strike! [4df+2] => [0,-1,-1,-1,2] = (-1) (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>(roll another atheletics I assume? (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>(he missed. roll your attack if you want, or take a different ation! (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam swings her handbag again, because these impy dudes give her major creeps [4df+2] => [-1,1,1,-1,2] = (2) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>[4df+2] => [0,0,-1,-1,2] = (0) He attempts to dodge! (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>He fails! Maenam, you deal 2 physical stress to him, and he collapses to the ground! (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>A little bit of grist pops out! (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Balish, You come upon a gorge that seems to run down into the lake. Roll athletics to cross it. (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam blinks as she looks at the spot where the imp stood. She would be horrified by the implications of murderbagging something until it explodes, but OH MAN THATS SHINEY! (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Just a little gorge? [4df+3] => [-1,0,-1,-1,3] = (0) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>It is Shiny Maenam! And it's yours. The Grist is added to your Grist Cache (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Balish! You fail to jump across, falling inside! Roll athletics to avoid taking too much damage before you hit the water. (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam does a celebratory dance and twirls her handbag around in the air on her finger. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>spoke too soon [4df+3] => [-1,1,-1,0,3] = (2) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>You manage to not bounce off the rocks on either side of the gorge, and land in the water. There's no fooling you. This water is actually GENETIC MATERIAL (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>AND IT IS LOADED WITH AETHER (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>... (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>CANNOT DECIDE BLUH OR GOOD. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Collect some Aether in that handy bowl. He's been running low anyways. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Vejant, all of your shit is in order. And Glissa, you've alchemized your things. What do? (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>Glissa: Play with your Compustalker and Scotland Yard Sketchers! (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Balish, this water has DISSOLVED AETHER in it. this Aether must be REFINED. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>soclose... (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant gives a sigh of relief, finding all of his stuff where he left it. He places his computer back on its desk, completing the set, then goes back to one of the many openings. Once there, he climbs his way up to the highest cave in order to get a better look around the area. (This also happens to be where the Alchimeter is, so if Glissa's still there after her alchemy spree, then things can happen or something.) (Would I need to roll for that climb, too? Or just assume he'll be fine moving around his own hive?) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>(yes you're fine.) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Balish, you're still floating in the water, and quickly being pulled towards the center. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Oh man get out of there disgusted. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>You crawl back up onto the shore near vejant's house, soaking wet and covered in this... liquid. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>"Don't go in the LAKE she says... NOTHING mentioned about..." Balish shakes, clearly horrified. He needs, like, thirty showers stat. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Gilssa, what are you doing RN? (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>Glissa walks a few yards away from the group over to a shady grove of mushrooms and flowers right next to the lake, still in view. Compustalker and SYSketchers. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>Glissa: Open Computer (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>ok, (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Glissa what are you looking at? (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>A window menu panel pops up. "WatsonTrackMate 5000" is the title of the window. Onthe left there is a grey panel with an animation of paw prints. On the right is a spreadsheet with numbers and coordinates. Another window pops up, but smaller: it's still configuring files. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>Glissa: Try on your new shoes! (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>(or not, woops) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Everyone roll notice (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>[4df+2] => [-1,1,1,0,2] = (3) (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>[4df] => [-1,0,1,0] = (0) (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>[4df+2+ (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>[4df+2] => [-1,1,0,1,2] = (3) (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>[4df+4] => [0,1,1,-1,4] = (5) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Maenam, you are way too distracted by your new shiny (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>but the other three see that the sun is beginning to set, and a chill wind is blowing down the side of the caldera. Especially cold for you, Balish, as you're soaking wet. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>"NIGHTFALL..." Balish equips the Maenam original, taking comfort in the warm but uncomfortable fabric. "TIME for a war meeting." (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam's victory dance has lasted for about an hour or so now. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant recalls something about a meeting, but quickly realizes that he never asked where it'd be taking place. With no better idea in mind, he scrambles down the side of his hive in order to ask somebody who probably paid more attention. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>Glissa's WatsonTrackMate5000 has loaded completely but the sounds of nocturnal creatures filles the chill, dark air around her. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>Glissa: Tell the others to head back to the ship. (14) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"Guys, come on, we're gonna be late for the honorable war briefing!" (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Balish glares at Glissa. "You DON'T say..." He's still shaking a bit, despite the oversized pink hoodie. "GRAB the others, I NEED to get INSIDE." He turns, storming off toward the airship. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant nods, then runs off towards the ship, absolutely sure that he would've figured it out anyway. Yeah. Definitely. When he sees Balish, though, he stops for a moment, stifling a laugh. "I thought you saId NOT to go INto the lake!" (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam is still celebrating when she is shaken out of her boogie fever by Glissa's call "Dawww... alriiiiiigh" she says as she follows them, kind of disappointed that her three-hour-long victory dance was cut short. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>As you approach the ship, you see a nearby cave with light coming out of it. The ship appears dark (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>"Cave, GREAT, a dank, damp CAVE..." He grumbles to himself, stalking in. (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam's disappoint disolves after she sees a real-life land cave. "oohhhhhh sooooo cooool!!!" (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>More excited at the prospect of getting to go into another cave than the meeting itself now, Vejant forgets all about Balish being wet and runs inside, intent on exploring every corner. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>As you run inside you see a matronly Octopus with three Modified Over-Air Helmets. She taps them and points at the group of you. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>His excitement fades at this, though, knowing what the Over-Air Helmets are for. "AWW, MaN, We have to go uNderWater? So Not fuN..." (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>"Three?" Balish glances at Vejant, crossing his arms. "LOOKS like you need to STAY up here, LEADER." He keeps his tone even, but drumms on his forearm. (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam tilts her head a bit "buuuuuuut Bally, I don't neeed one of these, silly!" she says, pointing to her gills. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Balish glances back, then sighs. "Okay, even STILL, I have it on GOOD authority that Vejant should stay UP HERE." (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant blinks at Balish's statements, shaking his head. "Hey, they saId they WaNted the Hero of LIfe doWN there. That's totally Me, Bal. They Need theIr totally aWesoMe hero, MaN." <font color='#ff8000'>(17) Glissa (enter): 01:11 (17) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>(can someone repaste the last thing since maenam pointed to her gills) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>(10) Balish: Balish glances back, then sighs. "Okay, even STILL, I have it on GOOD authority that Vejant should stay UP HERE."

(3) Vejant: Vejant blinks at Balish's statements, shaking his head. "Hey, they saId they WaNted the Hero of LIfe doWN there. That's totally Me, Bal. They Need theIr totally aWesoMe hero, MaN." (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>"STOP calling me Bal. I HAVE a NAME." He glances at the Octopi female. "ANY way we could keep him UP HERE?" (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant crosses his arms, tipping his head a bit. "Yeah, I kNoW you do. It's BalIsh. I just call you Bal for short. EasIer to say, or soMethIN. I guess. Why're you so dead set oN keepIN Me up here?" (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>"Because I LIKE this world and PERFER it staying TOGETHER..." He taps his neck, attempting to be tactful. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Roll Rapport as she waves her tentacles <font color='#ff0000'>(9) Sami: Disconnecting from server... <font color='#ff8000'>(9) Sami (exit): 01:15 (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>[4df+2] => [1,1,-1,0,2] = (3) (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>[4df] => [1,0,0,0] = (1) (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>[4df] => [1,-1,0,-1] = (-1) (17) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>[4df+1] => [-1,1,-1,-1,1] = (-1) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Maenam, the octopus wants you to hurry up, as the meeting is underway. (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>"el oh el no prob octoladydude! The meetings like TOTES on right now, get your suits on dudes!" (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant rolls his eyes, simply going to walk past Balish and take one of the helmets. "I'M flattered that you thINk so hIghly of My streNgth, Bal, but I'M Not stroNg eNough to break apart a plaNet! Not yet, at least. EveN If I Was, I WouldN't go aNd do soMethIN lIke that! No WorrIes!" (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Balish sighs. "ONE final warning, you go DOWN there, the planet will be LOST. Libby TOLD me this, so if you DON'T believe her, go." (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant stops, helmet in one hand, and turns around. "What, you're puttIN all your faIth IN the zoMbIe lady agaIN? If I Was REALLY goNNa eNd up destroyIN the World just by goIN IN a cave, WouldN't she have told Me so I WouldN't go IN? She fuckIN put Me IN charge, but all you've doNe so far Is boss ME arouNd INstead. Why should I belIeve thIs part, huh?" (17) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"Guys, can we please not fight for once.." How do they end up doing this every time... Glissa turns to Vejant and says in a gentle and even tone: "I know you want to go, and maybe those octopeople want you to be there, but if what Balish says is true, then we're all dead.." She snaps her fingers "like that." "Please." She stares at him, waiting for a response. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>Balish glances at Glissa, spinning the helmet, than placing it down. "Maenam, if you WOULD, take NOTES for me, I'm going to keep and EYE on the SKIES." (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam blinks a bit "Uhhh... alright Bally, I guess so.." she says producing another sketchpad for notes "Ummmm, but like Bally? I know Libby knows a lot but, um... maybe like you could tell us this sort of stuff before and junk?  I mean, it would be a lot easier wouldn't you think el oh el?" she says as she dives into the water without hesitation (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant clenches his fists, then throws his helmet to the ground, stepping back. "RIght, fINe, fuck It. Fuck It all. ThIs gaMe's beeN stupId froM the start! All thIs shIt proMIsed at the eNd IsN't Worth puttIN up WIth all the assholes playIN aloNgsIde Me! What's the poINt of eveN playIN If all I do Is get told that I caN't do thIs, caN't do that?" (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>He glances toward Glissa. "TAKE notes, I fear Maenam may underestimate the necessity of this. Vejant, I'm going to SIT on the airship. Join me if you WISH." With that, he glides out of the cave, looking far too rediculous to be anything but funny in the brilliant pink. (17) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>Glissa can spot a tantrum when she sees one, but she's just glad he actually listened to her. "Take notes on.. this?" Glissa nods her head at the fuming Vejant. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>He glances back at the mouth. "No, the MEETING, or are YOU staying up?" He thinks for a moment. "A BETTER idea. Fine, I will GO, you STAY." He walks back in, pausing for a moment beside Glissa. "THANK you for that. If you WANT to, he NEEDS someone to talk to. We will RETURN as quickly as POSSIBLE, with a PLAN." (17) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"Oh, well if it's okay with you then, sure!" She's just glad someone know's what they're doing around here, even if he is a bit...bossy. (10) Balish: <font color='#7105a0'>He gives a short nod, grabbing the helmetn and decending more carefully, stomach twisting as he enters the... liquid. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Maenam! This water feels funny on your gills (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>but not like a bad funny (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>just different <font color='#ff8000'>(14) Glissa (exit): 01:39 (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Balish, you follow after, a moment later the octopus woman follows. Vejant, Glsisa, waht do you do (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant storms over to the entrance of the cave, sitting down and looking up, wondering if AlbatrossDad is still flying around. Watching him might calm him down a bit, after all. If not, then oh well. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Vejant, roll notice (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>[4df+2] => [-1,1,1,1,2] = (4) <font color='#ff8000'>(19) Glissa (enter): 01:43 (19) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"Vejant: roll a notice" <font color='#ff8000'>(18) Doir (enter): 01:44 (19) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>(is the last thing i saw before i DC'd) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Vejant, you see AlbatrossDad fly over the lake, circling around a patch of soft light from beneath the water. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>(I rolled a 4. That's all you missed.) (19) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>You want to talk to him and try to make him feel better, but you're not sure if he's mad at you for stopping him. Probably just best to gve him some space for now and let him cool down. (19) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>Glissa: Pull out WatsonTracker5000 and see if you can get anything useful out of it now. (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant reclines against the rocky wall behind him, watching AlbatrossDad circle for a while. If nothing else, it's helping him calm down a bit. Better than nothing. (19) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>(Pull out Compustalker/Open WatsonTracker5000) (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Glissa, you find that the ground here is soaked with genetic material for a beast you don't know <font color='#ff8000'>(16) Kate (exit): 01:51 (19) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"Hey Vejant..?" she calls soflty (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Vejant considers whether or not to answer for a few seconds, but eventually decides that he's got no real reason to be mad at Glissa. He sits up, but doesn't turn towards her. "What Is It?" (19) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"Uh.. Would you happen to know what kind of creatures occupy your land?" she asks warily (19) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"..other than the octopi..." she adds in a wavering and ominous tone (3) Vejant: <font color='#a1a100'>Caught off guard by the seemingly random question, he finally turns around. "Other thaN the octo-dudes, No. Just theM, us, aNd AlbatrossDad, as far as I kNoW. Why?" (19) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>"OH! Ha..hahah ha I was just curious! Sorry for bothering you~" You decide it's best not to cause unnecessary panic before you have more information. You resolve to investigating further in the morning. (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>OVER TO BALISH AND MAENAM (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>You descend into the liquid, and you find a group of octopi huddled in a small alcove, waving their tentacles and chirruping at each other. Good thing you speak Octopus, huh maenam? (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>The octopirates are discussing that they don't have long until the Imperialists attack, and the lake is draining quickly. (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>Maenam does her best to translate for the poor landdweller that isn't versed in the intricacies of flailing octopi language "Uhhhh, the lakey thing is getting low and the Emperor Eelists are gonna attack and junk!" she says to Balish (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Ok Guys, it's late (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>and people are tired (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>so I'm going to wrap up for tonight (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>TEAM MASOCHIST! (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>You have reached the Caldera! (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>you all get a milestone (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>congo-rats (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>yaaaay (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>Enjoy your +1 (1) CC [GM]: <font color='#000000'>don't waste it LOL (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>with that, I'm heading to bed (7) Maenam: <font color='#ac1367'>g'night folks (19) Glissa: <font color='#0000ff'>yeee nighty poo