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DiscoDude: Session logging commenced
Ryusui|GM: So, <@&466676711379959808>!
Ryusui|GM: Last time you performed Step 1 of the con - convincing notorious plagiarist Alan Stevenson that you are in fact a legitimate animation studio!
Ryusui|GM: Eli even set up a nice little trap website which showcases the one and only piece of work you have to offer - his awesome-looking fan clip!
Ryusui|GM: So if he goes looking, he'll be even more convinced you're the real deal!
Ryusui|GM: So it's time for Step 2: making yourselves the only game in town so he'll have to "work" with you, i.e. you'll be able to finagle out of him the evidence that proves he's a serial plagiarist and that Jason Spiegel is the real creator of the W-Mutants!
Ryusui|GM: And I believe we decided that means "manufacturing a controversy," right?
Casper: (If he ends up stealing that, then I have the perfect idea for a flashback. >:3)
Reality Glitch: ((Stealing what? Our con?))
Casper: (The animation.)
Reality Glitch: ((Right.))
Susan: ((Crime theft))
Reality Glitch: ((Would bringing an actual controversy qualify as "manufactureing a controversy"?))
Susan: ((Should accomplish the same goal, at least.))
Casper: "Susan, you're already associated with Studio Nemo, so I think you should work with Eli on the social media side of things, leaving anonymous tips or confessions or something. Melissa, Michael, can you meet with some of the competitors in person?"
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Oh, I sure puosso, Casper!" she does an ok sign with her hand.
Casper: (As opposed to her foot.)
Michael: "Sure, not like I planned on sitting around here the entire time."
Reality Glitch: ((XD))
Ryusui|GM: All right, so! Casper, Melissa, Michael, what's the game plan for the up close and personal angle?
Susan: "Well, spreading outrage isn't my usual cup of tea, but it's easy enough," Susan says, "I'll wait for you and Eli to get me enough dirt to work into the attack."
Ryusui|GM: Susan, Eli, I'm gonna have both of you roll. Susan, you'll be crafting the content of Eli's media bomb; Eli, you will be dealing with delivering it. That's gonna be Grifter+Intelligence from Susan and Hacker+Agility from Eli (because you'll be gunning to do this as quick as possible, so Melissa and Michael will have some evidence to throw at the execs!)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d6, 1d6 (for Susan)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d6 for 4 [1d6 = 4]; 1d6 for 4 [1d6 = 4] (for Susan)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d6, 1d6 (for Eli)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d6 for 1 [1d6 = 1]; 1d6 for 1 [1d6 = 1] (for Eli)
Ryusui|GM: (oh my god XD)
Ryusui|GM: (i'm glad i got that roll out of the way before one of you folks hit it)
Reality Glitch: I wasn't paying much attention to the conversation, so when I heard my name I couldn't help but answer, "Yes?"
Casper: (HORY SHEET!)
Susan: !roll 1d10, 1d10
DiscoDude: <@Susan> rolled 1d10 for 9 [1d10 = 9] and 1d10 for 3 [1d10 = 3]
Ryusui|GM: (hell, again, i'm not even gonna make you roll for this RG)
Ryusui|GM: (flavor it, both of you, and i'll tell you what you get out of it ❤ )
Reality Glitch: ((Really?))
Casper: "Susan's creating a media FUBAR, Eli. You're in charge of laser-guiding it while we're in transit."
Reality Glitch: I stand up straight and salute the scary bird unsure if my fear of them is showing.
Casper: (Decided to swap in a more soldier-y term. XD)
Susan: Susan types away at a computer for a good hour or so, typing up her rumor, occasionally going through and deleting things. She cackles softly to herself every so often.
Ryusui|GM: (Eli, tell us how you deliver this media bomb :3)
Reality Glitch: ((I don't actually know enough in real life about hacking to do so properly.))
Casper: (Judging by how it needed 2 rolls, will it be a D8 or perhaps a D10?)
Ryusui|GM: (that's fine RG just make shit up)
Michael: (Is it even that complicated at this point? you just need to plant it somewhere where people will notice while not looking out of the ordinary.)
Reality Glitch: ((I'LL HACK BUZZFEED!))
Ryusui|GM: (call upon your dozens of ready-made sockpuppet accounts each with their totally legit looking histories and spread the mayhem)
Casper: (XD XD XD)
Casper: (DO IIIIIIIIT)
Casper: (IT'S PERFECT)
Casper: (TOP 10 DARK SECRETS BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE COMICS)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (OH.MY.GOD.)
Ryusui|GM: (make the next Uncle Jerry story >8D)
Reality Glitch: ((Who?))
Casper: (By Turnt Fleeglebae. ^w^)
Casper: (Or some equally absurd BuzzFeed author name. XD)
Ryusui|GM: (recent viral article about a massive scam in the McDonalds Monopoly game run by a guy known by that moniker)
Ryusui|GM: (which has already had its movie rights optioned)
Ryusui|GM: (to be fair it's a wild frickin' story and it probably would make a great movie XD)
Casper: (Anyways, make your post.)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (That i found by pure accident while testing firefox)
Reality Glitch: I manage to break into the BUZZZZfeed site and plant a "fake" listicle that includes allegations against the bad dog for crediting themself for some work unrelated to W-Mutant; given what we now know, it's most likely true anyway. For good measure, I sign it with my usual anonym, "Reality Glitch".
Reality Glitch: It won't seem out of place given I've posted other content to them as that user before.
Casper: ("Agility" indeed; just log in, paste, find a nice click-baity image, click Upload.)
Ryusui|GM: Between the two of you, 10 Reasons Alan Stevenson is a Lying Hack D8 becomes a Viral Media Sensation D10
Ryusui|GM: That's right
Ryusui|GM: You have two assets to play with now
Ryusui|GM: the contents of the article, and the breadth to which it spread
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Oh lord, this will be -fun-
Reality Glitch: ((I was actually going with <@!Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla>'s suggestion, but this works given the emotional outrage I'm in.))
Ryusui|GM: So again, Melissa, Michael, Casper! How are you folks gonna set up this face-to-face meeting?
Casper: (Meeting, singular?)
Ryusui|GM: (well, you could meet the three potential bidders in sequence, but it would get kinda samey, don't you think? XD)
Michael: "Hmm.... I thinking it is time to roll in the "News crew"."
Ryusui|GM: Casper, what do you think of Michael's idea? :3
Ryusui|GM: (In all honesty I think this is a great idea; make a fake news story that the execs can't ignore in lieu of actually confronting them in person)
Ryusui|GM: (But if you have your own angle you'd prefer to run...!)
Casper: "Try to arrange an interview with all three of them?"
Susan: ((Hey, would it be OK if I poof? My mom's birthday snuck up on me, we're going out to eat.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "At the same time?"
Casper: (Oh, I kinda missed that angle?)
Ryusui|GM: Actually you can totally run both angles!
Michael: (What do you think of the recent alligations about W-Mutants and Alan Stevens?)
Ryusui|GM: And yeah, Susan, it's fine if you swooce out for a bit
Susan: ((Alright, thanks!))
Ryusui|GM: You had your big moment with Eli last session convincing Stevenson you were the real deal
Casper: (I wanted to tell Melissa to "make sure a memo about the listicle was pushed under all three of their noses before they entered the room.")
Ryusui|GM: Okay, so! Casper, Michael, Melissa, you going with the "fake news crew making real interview" angle?
Ryusui|GM: You're sure to find some reps you can rope into this somewhere on the convention grounds!
Michael: (Thats not who we are going to interview, we go to the competitors and try to put them on the spot, was the idea)
Ryusui|GM: (that's what I was saying)
Michael: (oh, ok yeah.)
Ryusui|GM: (the idea is you'll be posing as a news crew getting interviews with the three execs, or at least reps who will have to answer)
Ryusui|GM: (which is just as good! they can't backpedal on a public statement XD)
Casper: "Melissa, make sure these representatives get the memo about this listing- listi- list article."
Reality Glitch: "Listicle!"
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Got it, boss! They'll know about it before our session for sure!"
Michael: "Trash Feed, really."
Casper: (So, maybe swipe a few pagers and/or phones, and hopefully they won't notice that the memo is from themselves? XD)
Reality Glitch: ((Or have me hack them all.))
Ryusui|GM: We can do things both ways. XD
Ryusui|GM: Maybe Eli hands you one of his patented little gizmos 😉
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (oh gOD yes!)
Ryusui|GM: all you gotta do is get it within like an inch of their cellphones and it'll pop up whatever content he's programmed it to link to
Ryusui|GM: So
Ryusui|GM: it's gonna be Thief + Alertness, because you will be searching for these folks, and basically coming within a hair's breadth of actually pickpocketing them
Ryusui|GM: once that's done it'll be Michael getting the jump on them and performing the interviews
Casper: (Maybe we'll have to deal with some anti-freelancer security from the place afterwards. XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (let me find my sheet, one moment xD)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d8+1d6 (Large Convention Center)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d8+1d6 for 4 [1d8 = 1; 1d6 = 3] (Large Convention Center)
Reality Glitch: As the others leave, I had each a "pineapple"; a portable wi-fi hotspot that records everything sent over it and allows remote access to connected devises via the accompanying mobile app.
Ryusui|GM: (jesus. I might as well not even make you roll but you're free to try XD)
Ryusui|GM: (also i love it)
Ryusui|GM: (the Pineapple)
Ryusui|GM: (i will have to remember that one)
Reality Glitch: ((It's a real thing.))
Ryusui|GM: (oh!)
Casper: (Oh yeah, I remember hearing about it!)
Michael: (Yeah, it basiclly intercepts network signals, spoofing the actual network)
Reality Glitch: ((Though, I took artistic liberties since I can remember the source of the information all that well.))
Ryusui|GM: (i mean i know that portable wi-fi hotspots are a real thing but the name "pineapple" is unfamiliar XD)
Casper: (Anyways.)
Reality Glitch: ((Watch "Game Lab" on YouTube Red; they have a hacking episode.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (RIGHT, do i still roll? sorry for takin so long xd)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, let's have you roll)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: !roll 1d10+1d10
DiscoDude: <@Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla> rolled 1d10+1d10 for 17 [1d10 = 9; 1d10 = 8]
Ryusui|GM: Ha, hardly even a contest. XD
Casper: (HORY SHEET)
Ryusui|GM: Ba-bleep, ba-bleep, and ba-bleep. All three are hacked in short order, because you are That Good.
Ryusui|GM: Now, <@!Michael>!
Ryusui|GM: I'd like to point out that this will be a Grifter thing!
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (:])
Ryusui|GM: and you don't have Grifter statted on your sheet yet!
Ryusui|GM: so
Ryusui|GM: we're gonna do this like the good book says
Casper: ("Vsauce, Michael here, for an interview on blah blah blah...")
Michael: (Yeah, I'm probaly going to say thats his d6?)
Ryusui|GM: you get to choose either a D6 or a D4 for this roll
Ryusui|GM: right
Ryusui|GM: just remember
Ryusui|GM: if you screw this up this means your Grifter will default to a D4 instead 😉
Ryusui|GM: so one of your others will be your D6 when we get to it
Ryusui|GM: granted
Casper: (I thought Grifter was supposed to be his D8?)
Ryusui|GM: it's gonna be really hard to screw up
Reality Glitch: ((Actually, by R.a.W., if you roll a 1 on a d4 you get a d6 in the stat.))
Ryusui|GM: (nope, his mains are Hitter and Thief)
Ryusui|GM: but yeah
Ryusui|GM: You will be rolling Grifter (D6) and Vitality, because you will be conducting three interviews in a row!
Ryusui|GM: AND
Ryusui|GM: you will also have a D8 and a D10 to play with on account of Susan and Eli's chicanery earlier!
Ryusui|GM: so all told you will be rolling 1d6+1d6+1d8+1d10
Ryusui|GM: and we'll take the top two results
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d8+1d6 (Shrewd Executives)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d8+1d6 for 7 [1d8 = 5; 1d6 = 2] (Shrewd Executives)
Casper: 1d6+1d6+1d8+1d10
Ryusui|GM: (my bad, typo)
Michael: (Since I'm pretending to be someone I'm not can I also trip Chewing the Scenery?)
Casper: (Is that a Talent?)
Michael: (Yes)
Ryusui|GM: (well hell yes then, but isn't that a Mastermind talent?)
Michael: (No, it is any)
Michael: (At least that is what the block I copied says)
Ryusui|GM: (sweet)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah i'm looking and it's an Open Talent)
Ryusui|GM: (now i'm picturing that scene where Michael Westen barges in claiming to be a freaked-out safety inspector so he can "borrow" a fire company's Jaws of Life for an op)
Ryusui|GM: (from Burn Notice)
Casper: (What's the mechanic?)
Ryusui|GM: (basically? he gets another D10)
Ryusui|GM: (he gets to roll his primary role die on top of everything else)
Casper: (He has to spend a Plot Point, right?)
Ryusui|GM: (nope! XD)
Ryusui|GM: (come on, Michael, lay out the god of all rolls we've seen so far)
Michael: (...and can I also push for counting his Arrogant Distinction to really sell that he belongs? or is that a bit much?)
Casper: (He's pretending to be a reporter, not a duke.)
Michael: (No kill like over kill, secret agent guy...Fair enough)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, if you'd mentioned it before i rolled, I'd have probably rolled that distinction against you XD)
Michael: (don't I roll a d4 for a plot point if it is a disadvantage?)
Ryusui|GM: (oh, that's right >8D)
Ryusui|GM: (so your final roll is)
Ryusui|GM: (1d4, 1d6, 1d6, 1d8, 1d10, 1d10)
Ryusui|GM: (bring-a that sledgehammer down!)
Casper: (The odds of a complication are pretty big now. ^_^;)
Michael: !roll 1d6, 1d10, 1d8, 1d10, 1d10, 1d4
DiscoDude: <@Michael> rolled 1d6 for 1 [1d6 = 1]; 1d10 for 1 [1d10 = 1]; 1d8 for 8 [1d8 = 8]; 1d10 for 6 [1d10 = 6]; 1d10 for 7 [1d10 = 7]; and 1d4 for 2 [1d4 = 2]
Ryusui|GM: (mein. GOTT.)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (NANI?!)
Ryusui|GM: (okay so bottom line is you CRUSHED it but)
Casper: (Er, I think you got some of those dice wrong...)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, that was supposed to be two d6s and two d10s)
Casper: (Namely, one of those d10s should be a d6.)
Ryusui|GM: (not one d6 and three d10s)
Ryusui|GM: (you're lucky)
Ryusui|GM: (i'm gonna make you reroll instead of taking those two 1s XD)
Michael: (d6 grifter, 1d10 vit, d8 adv, d10 adv, d10 hitter, d4 bad distiction)
Ryusui|GM: (UGH I'M DUMB HE'S RIGHT)
Ryusui|GM: (actually)
Ryusui|GM: (no wait yeah he's totes right)
Casper: (Anyways, that's a total of 25, with two complications.)
Ryusui|GM: (no, you only take the two highest)
Ryusui|GM: (so it's 15)
Ryusui|GM: (still good)
Casper: (Can the dice they gain for those be enough to up the ante on that?)
Ryusui|GM: (i'm not gonna have them fight this XD)
Ryusui|GM: (the point is you pass yourself off as a reporter with flying colors, and they're pressed into making a public statement)
Casper: (But...? :3)
Ryusui|GM: (yes, there is now a Public Attention D8 complication in play)
Ryusui|GM: (we'll see if it actually gets used though 😉 )
Michael: (Things are going out of control I guess, what ever the rumor was, what ever it was supposed to accomplish, it has a life of its own now)
Ryusui|GM: So, Michael, you catch June Wickersham of Milestone Productions as she's walking away from a little coffee stand on the premises. Melissa, presumably, is standing right nearby with a camera 😉
Reality Glitch: ((That I bugged!))
Reality Glitch: ((Naturally.))
Ryusui|GM: (of course :3)
Casper: (I mean... it's our camera. Do we need to bug it? XD)
Michael: "Hello Miss, Miss Wickersham, do you have anything to say about the recent contriversy surrounding the W-Mutant Property and Alex Stevenson?"
Reality Glitch: ((WAIT!))
Casper: (The bug is literally built into the device. XD)
Reality Glitch: ((I specifically said the allegations weren't about W-Mutant!))
Michael: (Shit sorry)
Michael: (let me rephrase that.)
Casper: (I'm thinking it won't even matter. 😉 )
Reality Glitch: ((Just make up another comic book series.))
Ryusui|GM: ("NeoForce," "Moon Brigade," and "DvergWars")
Michael: (actually I can keep going with it) "Between the his attempts to sell the right to making movies going over badly with many of the fans, and other recent alligations about shady practices on his part, does Milestone Productions still intend to try to purchase the rights?"
Ryusui|GM: "What?" She stares at you like you've grown a second head, then her phone pings. "What the." She's silent for a few seconds as she processes what's on her phone. "A-all I can say at this point is that Milestone is not at present considering a deal with WC Comics regarding any of their properties. N-now, if you'll excuse me..."
Ryusui|GM: (do you wanna roleplay the other interviews? 'cause they all go just as well XD)
Michael: "Wait Miss, could you please answer a few questions? It would only be a..." (No, I think we get the point)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Melissa get's extra close when its the turn for the reactions, this are all GOLDEN!
Ryusui|GM: And the other two go just as well. The man from Artisan Films had a spittake, and the one from Cosmic Entertainment nearly threw up into his thermos.
Reality Glitch: ((this is))
Casper: "Melissa, what are you doing? You do remember we aren't actually broadcasting, right?"
Casper: (This might be a Distinction flashback prompt. XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "ShhhhUt up! Let me at least record this for later!" she groans.
Ryusui|GM: (if she's up for it XD)
Michael: "Nothing says we can't, I'm sure Trash Feed would love it."
Ryusui|GM: (er, if they're up for it)
Casper: "And what do you intend to do with it?"
Reality Glitch: "I already am."
Casper: (That's the prompt. XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (OH; A DISTINCTION, RIGHT.)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (I forgot how that goes!)
Ryusui|GM: (just a quick little one-paragraph thing to something you've done that answers the question XD)
Casper: (I can't wait to read your answer for essentially "what are you going to do with that recording?" XD)
Reality Glitch: ((She isn't doing anything; technically, I have it.))
Ryusui|GM: While you aren't broadcasting, the message still gets out. Within a couple of hours, all three companies have posted official public statements ahead of Comic Con saying, in weasel language anyone can see through, that there is no chance of a deal happening while the allegations hang over WC Comics and Alan Stevenson.
Ryusui|GM: It should be only a matter of time before you hear from Stevenson begging for a deal!
Casper: (Or "what are you recording this for?" rather. XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Melissa remebers back to her childhood, setting up a prank with a few of her friends on the local police cop, recording it AND the runaway from said cop, now enraged, then laughing their asses off on one of their friends video players.*
"They are funny" she responds.
Casper: ("It's Just A Prank, Bruh!" is my kneejerk choice for her distinction. XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (Shiiii, Dinner's ready, is it alright if i poof for a few minutes?)
Ryusui|GM: (no problem at all)
Michael: (It is basiclly back Susan anyway, and maybe Eli if putting him back on stage is nessecary, anyway.)
Ryusui|GM: (i'll hold off on the next development till folks are back together 😉 )
Reality Glitch: ((I am on stage .... for a given definition of "Stage".))
Casper: (Anyways, does anyone agree with me on Melissa's distinction?)
Casper: (Or perhaps "Subscribe for More Pranks!" would be more direct, if less tongue-in-cheek.)
Ryusui|GM: (i like the vibe but i'm thinking of something that she could actually exploit XD)
Ryusui|GM: (just Prankster might be good!)
Ryusui|GM: (now i'm imagining her setting up some Home Alone-style hijinks in lieu of a Hitter roll XD)
Casper: (She could throw some MeTuber weight around, but posting some of our deceptions for likes too early could land us in trouble.)
Michael: (Master of Mocking Things?)
Reality Glitch: ((That one seems "eh".))
Michael: (Master of Mockery)
Casper: ("The master of unlocking things." XD)
Casper: (Humiliation Streamer?)
Michael: ("A Second more and you would of been a Baillie sandwich!")
Ryusui|GM: (XD)
Casper: (Can we reach a consensus?)
Reality Glitch: (("Mischievous".))
Ryusui|GM: (that's good XD)
Casper: ("Prankster" might be more apt.)
Ryusui|GM: (Prankster or Mischievous, then. Folks? :3)
Reality Glitch: (("Mischievous Prankster"?))
Ryusui|GM: (XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (guys you are killing me)
Reality Glitch: ((Sorry.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (In a good way)
Ryusui|GM: (you ready to continue, Melissa?)
Reality Glitch: ((Oh, sorry.))
Casper: (Stop it, you'll convince me you're Canadian some day. XD)
Reality Glitch: ((Sorry.Nope; just a rough childhood.))
Reality Glitch: ((Granted, that's an overstatement, but my father's parenting style didn't argee with my mental disability.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (Eyup! But im torn between Prankster and Mischevious xD)
Reality Glitch: ((Then take my suggestions of "Mischievous Prankster".))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (I think i'll do just that, is that ok, Ryu?)
Ryusui|GM: (of course 😉 )
Ryusui|GM: (so lemme know when peeps are ready to continue)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (👌)
Casper: (Ah, gotta jet, myself.)
Ryusui|GM: (is that an "I'll let you know" 👌 or an "I'm ready now" 👌 ?)
Ryusui|GM: (also arrite)
Casper: (I'll be back between 30min-1hour.)
Ryusui|GM: (the way things'll work out we'll all be back in time for the next phase XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (The later!)
Ryusui|GM: (oh! hmmmm)
Reality Glitch: ((latter))
Ryusui|GM: (right, then, <@Reality Glitch>, you wanna continue then? 'cause this next twist is mostly gonna concern you :3)
Ryusui|GM: (and I mean that in both senses XD)
Reality Glitch: ((Sure.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: ( I mean i am ready)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, i caught)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (OH WAIT you meant Caillou, my bad ^^;)
Ryusui|GM: Eli, while everyone's waiting for Alan Stevenson to come back begging for your fantasy studio to animate W-Mutants, you get an email from Jason Spiegel.
Ryusui|GM: (or however you decided you'd keep in touch with him 😉 )
Casper: (I'm "away" starting now.)
Reality Glitch: ((What's the e-mail say?))
Ryusui|GM: There's no subject line but the contents are dire.
Ryusui|GM: NO NO NO LOOK AT THIS YOU SAID YOU WOULD HELP
Ryusui|GM: There's a link at the bottom.
Reality Glitch: I click on the link.
Michael: (Gets a virus)
Ryusui|GM: It's a press release, posted less than 15 minutes ago.
Reality Glitch: ((I thought "taking the proper precautions would be implied.))
Ryusui|GM: There's a video at the top.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (oh no)
Ryusui|GM: Alan Stevenson is taking center stage.
Reality Glitch: ((Is this the Complication?))
Casper: (Like I said, this is golden flashback material.)
Ryusui|GM: "Fans of W-Mutants everywhere," he declares, grinning, "we just couldn't keep this announcement to ourselves any longer. WC Comics is officially going to produce, in-house, its own W-Mutants animated series, ready to hit the airwaves next year! Here's a preview!"
Ryusui|GM: And he runs your clip, Eli.
Ryusui|GM: There's no mention of you (or your pseudonym) or Nemo Animations anywhere.
Reality Glitch: If the glass wasn't bulletproof, the table I was working at would have been defenestrated from the airborne trajectory I granted it in my outburst at the message.
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (nO WAY)
Reality Glitch: Fortunately, my laptop is even better protected than that.
Michael: "Isn't that computer stuff of your supposed to be expensive..."
Reality Glitch: "HOW DID HE EVEN GET THAT!!!!"
Ryusui|GM: It was on your website as part of Nemo Animations' fictitious showcase.
Ryusui|GM: Or it was.
Ryusui|GM: Someone appears to be DDoSing the site.
Ryusui|GM: And you, as you already said, did take precautions.
Ryusui|GM: Even more suspiciously, you're getting notifications to the effect that your glorious masterwork viral listicle bomb is being slowly but surely scrubbed from the Internet.
Ryusui|GM: You did good work, but it seems that someone is trying to tear your work down, Eli.
Reality Glitch: "I'm not the only one?"
Michael: Assuming Michael is probably watching over the shoulder post Eli's outburst "Like I said, the world of IPs and media is cut throat."
Reality Glitch: I stare blankly at the notifications, before it hits me to start reuploading everything.
Reality Glitch: Basically, unscrubbing the internet.
Ryusui|GM: This'll be a Hacker + Vitality roll, Eli! They're trying to shut you down even as you try to undo their handiwork!
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d10 1d6 (An Enemy Hacker!)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d10 for 8 [1d10 = 8]; 1d6 for 4 [1d6 = 4] (An Enemy Hacker!)
Reality Glitch: !roll 1d10, 1d8
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 1d10 for 9 [1d10 = 9] and 1d8 for 3 [1d8 = 3]
Ryusui|GM: (wait, hmm)
Reality Glitch: ((Who wins on a tie, again?))
Ryusui|GM: (i wanted to do this as a fight, so)
Ryusui|GM: (let's pretend I didn't roll)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d10, 1d6
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d10 for 7 [1d10 = 7] and 1d6 for 5 [1d6 = 5]
Reality Glitch: ((Why?))
Ryusui|GM: (well, hmm)
Reality Glitch: ((But why reroll?))
Reality Glitch: ((And I may need to reroll, since "Pop Culture Geek" applies here.))
Ryusui|GM: (because iirc the player rolls first to set the stakes in a fight, not the fixer)
Reality Glitch: ((Then why did you keep telling us to wait for you to roll?))
Ryusui|GM: (because there's a difference between regular "one-shot" actions and a back-and-forth "fight" exchange)
Reality Glitch: ((Then let me reroll as well.))
Ryusui|GM: (but yeah feel free to reroll with an added D8)
Reality Glitch: !roll 1d10, 1d8, 1d8
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 1d10 for 1 [1d10 = 1]; 1d8 for 6 [1d8 = 6]; and 1d8 for 1 [1d8 = 1]
Ryusui|GM: (at least Autistic Savant definitely applies~)
Reality Glitch: ((NOOOO!!!!))))
Ryusui|GM: (oh shit)
Reality Glitch: ((I'll take my first roll.))
Ryusui|GM: (ha ha ha ha ha all right, np)
Ryusui|GM: (careful what you wish for eh? 😉 )
Ryusui|GM: Okay so bottom line here is, your opponent is good. You're currently fighting them to a stalemate.
Reality Glitch: ((Her? 😉))
Ryusui|GM: You're not making any headway overall, but for every source of yours they take down, you put up another. Still can't quite seem to break the DDoS keeping your site crippled, but.
Ryusui|GM: (whoops XD)
Ryusui|GM: Out of nowhere a chat message pops up on your screen.
Reality Glitch: ((/Reuploads site.))
Ryusui|GM: ???> hi :)
Reality Glitch: ((????))
Ryusui|GM: It's safe to say the hacker has somehow broken into your machine and is chatting with you right now.
Ryusui|GM: On the upside.
Ryusui|GM: A chat is a two-way connection...
Reality Glitch: ((O.K. Which one?))
Ryusui|GM: (The laptop you're currently using to try and counter the hacker's efforts)
Reality Glitch: >BLACK HAT
Ryusui|GM: ???> ;)
Ryusui|GM: ???> your good
Ryusui|GM: ???> but i'm better :D :D :D
Casper: “Hm... Eli, focus on getting the press release shut down. If we can get Alan to redo it and arrange a direct confrontation during it, we can still salvage this.”
Ryusui|GM: (Actually, you have another angle to play: you can hack the hacker back.)
Reality Glitch: I'm seething with anger at this point; the gall, the nerve, the....UGH!
Reality Glitch: Still, I have enough wits about me to do as the scary bird says.
Reality Glitch: I'm even too angry to find them scary.
Ryusui|GM: (That'll be Hacker + Intelligence! And any Distinctions you might think apply! 😉 )
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d6, 1d6
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d6 for 5 [1d6 = 5] and 1d6 for 1 [1d6 = 1]
Reality Glitch: ((No d10 this time?))
Reality Glitch: !roll 1d10, 1d10, 1d6
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 1d10 for 3 [1d10 = 3]; 1d10 for 8 [1d10 = 8]; and 1d6 for 6 [1d6 = 6]
Ryusui|GM: (you're not fighting the hacker on this one; they're concentrating on you)
Reality Glitch: ((Woops! Distinctions are d8's aren't they.))
Ryusui|GM: (they are but it's good XD)
Ryusui|GM: I think it's safe to assume by the time you're finished dropping your payload, the server the press release is on is probably a smoking crater IRL?
Ryusui|GM: ???> wtf? lol
Ryusui|GM: ???> your not playing fair ;P
Reality Glitch: ((No; factory reset.))
Reality Glitch: Mecry is an act of Evil
Ryusui|GM: Same effect either way. The site is completely gone, along with any trace of the press release video.
Casper: (I think “literally destroying the hardware” is enough to do the job.)
Ryusui|GM: ???> your still gonna lose ;)
Reality Glitch: I send the same reset to my rivals source.
Ryusui|GM: Okay, now it's gonna be a tricky roll 😉
Casper: “Contact the target. If I’m right, and she’s working for him, we can shake some faith with a well timed missive.”
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d10, 1d6
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d10 for 7 [1d10 = 7] and 1d6 for 1 [1d6 = 1]
Ryusui|GM: (HA, BAD BREAK FOR THE BAD GUYS)
Casper: (I think it’ll be more effective to make a rift between her and the target.)
Reality Glitch: !roll 1d10, 1d10, 1d6
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (POST THE NAVY SEALS COPYPASTA)
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 1d10 for 10 [1d10 = 10]; 1d10 for 4 [1d10 = 4]; and 1d6 for 3 [1d6 = 3]
Ryusui|GM: (Any zippy one-liners before you shut your adversary down? 😉 )
Reality Glitch: ((I'm trying to think of a T.V. quote.))
Reality Glitch: ((Along the lines of "Batteries not Included."))
Reality Glitch: "No hat, not a hacker."
Reality Glitch: ((Oh well.))
Reality Glitch: ((I assume the other players understand the logic of that statement.))
Ryusui|GM: The payload drops. You don't hear from her again. Your viral bomb is in tatters but enough of it's intact to keep Alan nervous.
Ryusui|GM: Also, the Nemo Animations site is back up, while WC Comics' press release is still dead as a doornail.
Casper: “Let’s head to the convention.” (See if you can contact the target as “his hacker” and try to “change the deal.”)
Ryusui|GM: (This'll be Grifter + Intelligence from you, Eli, if that's the tack you'll be taking! 😉 )
Reality Glitch: I turn to Casper, teeth bared and a deep growling in my throat "Hack her head with your fists."
Ryusui|GM: (fists? XD)
Reality Glitch: ((Yes.))
Reality Glitch: ((Technically a viable "hack" since hacking was origially a hardware thing.))
Ryusui|GM: (XD)
Casper: “I would...” I glance sideways at the specific wording, but continue; “if I knew where they were. The most efficient way to deal with them as it stands, assuming they’re still a threat, is if we convince the target to cut ties with them, himself, assuming they are working for him.”
Reality Glitch: ((Why Grifter for tracking someone down?))
Casper: (Grifter to convince him he’s the same hacker he hired.)
“Susan, can you do it, if Eli is unwilling?”
Ryusui|GM: (i meant if you were going to pretend to be the hacker and force a confrontation with Alan)
Reality Glitch: ((I thought the plan was to find her in meatspace.))
Ryusui|GM: (at any rate I'm gonna tell you this: the hacker at least covered their tracks as well as you did, so there's no finding them IRL any more than she could find you IRL.)
Reality Glitch: ((Thus the "hack head w/ fist" comment.))
Casper: (We’re going to confront Alan in meatspace.)
Reality Glitch: ((I'm pretty sure Alan would know my rival's face, though.))
Ryusui|GM: (are you sure? hacker, after all; they might've gotten in touch purely online)
Casper: (No, the hacker faking will happen over text. Meatspace is for a different kind of confrontation.)
Reality Glitch: ((Right.))
Ryusui|GM: (i think Susan is still out on that note)
Reality Glitch: !roll 1d4, 1d10, 1d8
DiscoDude: <@Reality Glitch> rolled 1d4 for 1 [1d4 = 1]; 1d10 for 8 [1d10 = 8]; and 1d8 for 1 [1d8 = 1]
Reality Glitch: ((What!?))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (I Have D8 grifter, bet i can do it if i try hard enough!)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (OW)
Casper: (Er, did Ryusui roll yet?)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d6, 1d6
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d6 for 6 [1d6 = 6] and 1d6 for 3 [1d6 = 3]
Reality Glitch: ((Can we have Melissa do that instead, then?))
Ryusui|GM: Eli, your attempt to impersonate the hacker devolves into flinging a couple of angry virus payloads in Alan Stevenson's direction. You can't be sure they had any impact, but he probably did notice an alarming pop-up from his antivirus.
Ryusui|GM: (and yeah, Melissa, take a swing)
Ryusui|GM: !roll 1d10, 1d6 (Suspicious)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 1d10 for 3 [1d10 = 3]; 1d6 for 1 [1d6 = 1] (Suspicious)
Ryusui|GM: (oh this'll be easy XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (Grifter and....?)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (and to clarify, this is to find Alan in the con?)
Casper: (No, it’s to convince him that his hacker is mad at him.)
Reality Glitch: ((.... and Intelligence.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (AH)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (Gotit gotit)
Casper: (Meanwhile, have Eli and I reached the convention?)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: !roll 1d8, 1d8
DiscoDude: <@Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla> rolled 1d8 for 8 [1d8 = 8] and 1d8 for 2 [1d8 = 2]
Ryusui|GM: (Yeah, let's say that you have :3)
Ryusui|GM: (flavor it, Melissa 😉 )
Reality Glitch: ((No; I never left the apartment.))
Ryusui|GM: Eli is able to at least get you set up with everything you'd need to pretend to be the hacker, Melissa. The contents of the communication are up to you.
Reality Glitch: ((And am in no way calm enough.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Hey Boss, You fucked up, Thanks for the trap though!"
Casper: (I was hoping you’d be there for the Final Confrontation, RG.)
Reality Glitch: ((the trap))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: ((thanks))
Reality Glitch: ((I'd probably just walk up an deck him on sight. Is this the last day of the convention?))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: ((I would have added an emoji, but Melissa probably saw nothing of Eli's convo with the hacker.))
Casper: (Hm, I’ll need at least one person connected with Studio Nemo for him to make the connection.)
Ryusui|GM: (The convention technically hasn't started yet!)
Reality Glitch: ((I though it was going on this entire time!))
Casper: (Should we wait for <@!Susan>?)
Ryusui|GM: (the con was supposed to be a deadline XD)
Reality Glitch: ((Right; sorry.))
Ryusui|GM: (he was supposed to announce the big movie plans during the con, but you forced his hand and made him steal your work)
Ryusui|GM: (anyways! the con proper starts tomorrow, but if Eli deleted the video file completely - and of course he did - then Alan will be rerecording it at the convention booth, deffo!)
Reality Glitch: ((Guess we wait for <@!Susan>, now))
Casper: (When’d she say she was getting back?)
Ryusui|GM: (not sure...they said they were going out to eat 'cause it's their mom's birthday)
Ryusui|GM: (how about we give 'em 30 more mins and then figure something else out for our grand denouement? Or would you prefer we figure out a way to finish this up without them?)
Casper: (Eh, he can just say he’s the head of the Studio.)
Reality Glitch: ((Well, without immediate recognition, we'd be better able to surprise Alan with the accusations/questions.))
Reality Glitch: ((<@&466676711379959808>?))
Casper: (I’m still here, and on board with waiting a bit.)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: (I think i can wait a bit, yeah.)
Michael: (I'm fine with waiting)
Susan: ((Alright, I'm back home))
Ryusui|GM: (woo, just in time for the climax!)
Ryusui|GM: (tl;dr it for ya: scaring off the bidders went great)
Ryusui|GM: (but then)
Ryusui|GM: (Alan stole Eli's animation clip and passed it off as an "in-house" deal for a big announcement)
Ryusui|GM: (Eli nearly threw his desk out the window at that)
Ryusui|GM: (plus a hacker shut down the fake Nemo Animations site that had the clip, and was trying to delete the rest of his viral media bomb)
Ryusui|GM: (Eli hacked them back, and now we're ready to drop one final bomb on Alan's head)
Ryusui|GM: (okay, just a sec here)
Ryusui|GM: <@!Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla>: The response is back within minutes. "No, YOU fucked up. Why's Nemo's site back? What the hell happened to the press release? I swear you make this right or I will END you! In the meantime, I'll be rerecording the press release, and Nemo better not exist by the time I get done!"
Susan: Susan knocks on the door to Baillie's apartment. Her belly's a little bit bigger at the moment.
Reality Glitch: ((Not "almost"; "tried to"))
Ryusui|GM: (XD)
Reality Glitch: ((The window was too sturdy.))
Casper: (Where are we when she does this?)
Ryusui|GM: Let's say you're all at the apartment ready to head to the grand finale of this job 😉
Ryusui|GM: As soon as Susan's up to speed, everyone involved in the final sting heads to the convention grounds to finish the job!
Casper: “Where were you?”
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Melissa is aggresivelly typing in her phone, using the tools Eli gave to her.
"Yeah, That was the plan, until that little site busted my equipment. Oh, and I have dignity, unlike you.
You can hear her giggle.
Casper: (Can that be a Distinction prompt? XD)
Susan: "Sorry, got roped into a family gathering," Susan says, "I didn't miss much I could have helped with, right?"
Ryusui|GM: There's no response to that one, <@!Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla>.
Ryusui|GM: It might be he's already headed to the booth for the recording, or he's just pissed at the "dignity" crack.
Casper: “Private Bailie seems to have it under control.” Casper turns back to Susan. “Regardless, we need to be down at the convention right now. Let’s go!”
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: She bursts out laughing "Oh my god, he ate that like a plate of spaghetti ala formiggaino! "
Ryusui|GM: (oh, BTW Michael, you deffo got that D6 in Grifter; your remaining two question marks are therefore D4s 😉 )
Ryusui|GM: (if it wasn't clear already XD)
Susan: Susan gives Baillie a light punch on the shoulder. "It's fun, right?" Susan says, "So, any ideas how we play this now? Can I just pretend not to know about Alan's double-cross?"
Ryusui|GM: (for cinematic purposes the gang shouldn't mention just what the surprise you're going to spring on him is yet >8D)
Michael: "At this point, there is a solid chance they have a hunch, but lets not tell them anything more then what they need to hear if we can."
Ryusui|GM: (so who all's going? Susan will deffo be on site, and Eli will be back at base, so...?)
Casper: (I’ll be there with her.)
Michael: (Michael may as well go, he at least would be good enough at acting the part, and providing muscle if need be.)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "Heey, can I tag along?"
Ryusui|GM: In that case, everyone but Eli shows up at the booth!
Ryusui|GM: "Lighting, check! Camera, check! Audio, double-check! That last take was a little tinny anyway! Ahem!" You watch as Alan on his podium morphs from demanding jackass to smooth, suave comic book god. "And we are live in three, two, one..."
Ryusui|GM: "Fans of W-Mutants, everywhere!" His intonation is different this time; more grandiose. "We just couldn't keep this announcement to ourselves any longer! WC Comics is officially going to produce, in-house, its own W-Mutants animated series, ready to hit the airwaves next year! Here's a preview!"
Ryusui|GM: Eli's clip starts playing on a huge monitor behind him. Time to finish this.
Casper: I step up onto stage. “Hello.”
Casper: (No reaction?)
Casper: (I was hoping to do a little face-to-face before the twist reveal.)
Ryusui|GM: (sorry, stepped away for a quick sec XD)
Ryusui|GM: Alan looks at you like an unexpected fly in his soup. "Oh, and, uh, who might you be?" he says, his grin threatening to turn into a rictus.
Susan: "Hi, he's my boss," Susan says, "You know, from the company you just tried to screw over."
Casper: “Milo Chink, lead producer at Studio Nemo. It has been... interesting to finally meet you in person.” Not once do I even hint a smile.
Casper: “Although I can’t say this is entirely accurate; we’re actually a group of concerned citizens here on behalf of a certain artist. That hardly matters, though; you’re screening something that belongs to one of ours.”
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: Melissa shakes her hand in just the right way so only it shows in the camera, the she points at Casper and Susan.
Casper: (No, we want the world to see this.)
Ryusui|GM: "I don't have the slightest idea what you're talking about," Alan says, feigning concern. "This film clip was produced by our own talented in-house animation staff..."
Casper: (Wait, I read “sticks her hand.” Whoops.)
Reality Glitch: ((What's with the hand waive?))
Ryusui|GM: (i think she's just photobombing the press release XD)
Ryusui|GM: Eli, you already have control of the press release. It's time to hit the button.
Reality Glitch: ((Ah.))
Casper: (Anyways, we want eyes on the preview.)
Casper: (But first, Alan’s response. Let him gloat a bit. XD)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: ((SHe can't have her face shown, don't want angry pops calls and sisters spamming her whatspaw xD))
Reality Glitch: ((Whatspaw?))
Casper: (He doesn’t have to incriminate himself, of course; he’s not that stupid, even if he doesn’t realize he already has.)
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: ((should i have said Telegram? that is the whatsapp all the furries use...))
Reality Glitch: ((I don't think I've heard of "Whatsapp".))
Ryusui|GM: "Listen, I do not appreciate your insinuations! This clip was directed by me, the creator of W-Mutants, to my exacting specifications! Now, get off my* stage before I call security!"
Ryusui|GM: (Eli, again, the killshot is yours to take.)
Ryusui|GM: (No roll necessary. Just flavor it.)
Casper: “Pause it now.”
Reality Glitch: ((Am I supposed to do something?))
Casper: (What’s his animator pseudonym again?)
Reality Glitch: ((I forget.))
Reality Glitch: ((Right; Chuck Avery.))
Casper: “Pause it now, ‘Chuck.’”
Reality Glitch: ((I'm still confused.))
Ryusui|GM: (like I said, you already have control of the video. XD)
Reality Glitch: ((I missed that.))
Casper: (Er, it’s the setup to a twist I came up with.)
Ryusui|GM: (just...flavor you hitting the button on your end that pauses it. XD)
Reality Glitch: Aaaand spacebar.
Ryusui|GM: The video pauses.
Casper: (Can I describe it?)
Reality Glitch: ((Describe the action my character is taking?))
Ryusui|GM: On the screen, as big as Alan himself, clearly visible with the video paused but practically invisible in motion, is a watermark.
Casper: (CAN I DESCRIBE IT)
Casper: (This is actually important!)
Reality Glitch: ((I just did, thank you very much.))
Ryusui|GM: (describe what, exactly? I was gonna suggest Eli describe the watermark, since it is his XD)
Casper: (The watermark!)
Casper: (I was thinking it’d contain more than just “us.”)
Reality Glitch: ((No one ever mentioned a watermark!))
Ryusui|GM: (uhhhh...whoop. i thought we discussed it in the chat as a twist)
Reality Glitch: ((Nope.))
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!Casper> brought up the idea and I thought i mentioned it in here)
Casper: (Like, words and names everywhere, if you knew where to look.)
Ryusui|GM: (that the video itself is the smoking gun because Eli himself put his signature on it, as it were)
Ryusui|GM: (that is something he'd do, right? :3)
Reality Glitch: ((Well, I can't say it's my chat icon, since that's too closely linked to the anonym. What were you going to suggest, <@!Casper>? I'll see if I like it.))
Reality Glitch: ((Sure, describe away. You didn't need to P.M. me, though.))
Reality Glitch: ((Or I could just copy/paste it.))
Casper: (Well, you have to fill in stuff I left “variable.”)
Ryusui|GM: (<@Reality Glitch>?)
Reality Glitch: Hidden in type set all around the frame, in the shadows, on the sides of buildings, etc. is a watermark consisting of the lines “Original Creator: Jason Spiegel”, “Artists: Jason Spiegel” (as well as the names of all the other illustrators Bad Dog stole from), “Animator: Chuck Avery and "WatchDog"”, a url leading to the Nemo Studios site, and “Evidence can be found at:” and the address where Bad Dog's stolen goods are.
Ryusui|GM: The address happens to be the local offices of WC Comics, where Stevenson keeps his personal offices.
Ryusui|GM: Alan looks up at the words hidden in the frame and sputters. "What..." The crew and staff in attendance are starting to talk amongst themselves in confusion. A few fans invited to the occasion are eagerly filming the damning evidence.
Ryusui|GM: "This is a lie! It's all a lie!" he says, pointing accusingly at the screen. He then turns to you, Casper, a murderous look in his eyes. "YOU! WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO?!?"
Ryusui|GM: Eli, you can totally hear his breakdown over comms.
Casper: “What did you do?”
Casper: “You made this, right? Did you hide all those credits in the frame?”
Reality Glitch: "I did nothing; the watermark was there since the site went live."
Casper: (Can there be a flashback? :3)
Reality Glitch: ((To earlier in the episode?))
Ryusui|GM: (he wasn't addressing you, Eli, he was addressing Alan XD)
Ryusui|GM: (and yeah)
Casper: (A twist flashbaaaaaaack...)
Ryusui|GM: -flashback to right back before the whole "Nemo Animations" pitch-
Casper: (Actually, it was after that.)
Reality Glitch: ((Studio Nemo))
Casper: (I’m sure if it was there when he first saw it, he might’ve caught it.)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, but the file on the site wasn't necessarily the same one Alan saw 😉 )
Casper: (Exactly.)
Ryusui|GM: (the trap was set on the site before you ever showed the clip to Alan 😉 )
Reality Glitch: ((That wasn't my understanding.))
Casper: (Okay. Either way, can you make him say it? 😉 )
Casper: (<@!Ryusui|GM>?)
Ryusui|GM: "This wasn't...there is no way in hell this was there before!"
Casper: (Now flashback.)
Ryusui|GM: And here we have Eli setting up the content for the website.
Casper: Casper walks in on him. “Hey, there’s a non-zero chance he’ll try to steal the animation as well. Make sure there’s a nasty surprise waiting for him in it.”
Reality Glitch: I lied, I just swapped out the video with the reupload.
Reality Glitch: I had put in as many safeguards and and protections I could, but it wasn't until after it got taken anyway that it occurred to me to hid the evidence in protectee, thus baiting him.
Ryusui|GM: (well, hell)
Ryusui|GM: (i'm fine with this XD)
Ryusui|GM: (i mean if he controls the video he certainly can slip the incriminating version into playXD)
Ryusui|GM: (it's only fair we did accidentally keep him in the dark on this XD)
Reality Glitch: ((????))
Ryusui|GM: (er)
Ryusui|GM: (you did just say that you only put the watermark in after the video was stolen, right?)
Reality Glitch: ((What now? I'm trying to retcon as little as possible; I wouldn't have had the outburst I did if I was expecting it to be taken.))
Ryusui|GM: (he's right)
Ryusui|GM: Well, back to the present, then!
Reality Glitch: ((After it was stolen the first time. That's a non-issue after the factory reset.))
Ryusui|GM: Eli, you'll be happy to know that there are already leaks from the press conference going public, and they are going viral. Like, even without your help this time.
Reality Glitch: I stand op shouting, "YES!" at the top of my lungs. Victory is sweet.
Ryusui|GM: People are finding the listicle you posted and it's spreading like wildfire that Alan Stevenson apparently stole the clip he was trying to pass off as a preview, and people are collating stories about the rest of the plagiarism as well.
Ryusui|GM: <@!Casper>, Alan Stevenson has no response to that. He just glares at you with all the hate a greyhound can muster.
Ryusui|GM: "You'll pay for this. I swear, you'll pay for this. I will ruin you, do you hear me? Do you know who I am? I'm Alan Stevenson! In this convention, I am a god!"
Reality Glitch: ((That will not reflect well on him.))
Casper: “Unfortunately, your covenant has just been taken back. You can’t fight an enemy that isn’t even real. This was a sting, Alan. Didn’t you hear me say we were hired?”
Reality Glitch: ((????))
Ryusui|GM: Again, Alan Stevenson has nothing to say, mostly because crew are half-leading, half-dragging him off the stage before he can do any further damage.
Ryusui|GM: (actually I thought you said you were a group of concerned citizens)
Casper: (“Representing someone.”)
Reality Glitch: ((I'm not sure what "sting" means in this case, nor did I heard Casper hire Alan.))
Ryusui|GM: (no, he means that the gang was hired by Jason Spiegel)
Ryusui|GM: (and a "sting" is an undercover operation meant to expose criminal activity)
Reality Glitch: ((Oops; "we", not "you".))
Ryusui|GM: Justice comes brutally swift. WC Comics has no choice but to dig through Alan Stevenson's offices, and while a few high-ranking execs who were in on the con try to cover up the results, in the end all they succeed at is putting their own necks on the chopping block when the truth of the extent of Stevenson's plagiarism comes out. WC is left financially and legally reeling, but most importantly of all, all the original artists who Stevenson stole work from are able to step forward and claim the rights to their own characters back.
Ryusui|GM: A week after SFCC closes, the gang is in the cafe again, sitting across from Jason Spiegel. He seems a bit brighter now; his outfit is largely unchanged, but he's no longer the shaking, hopeless wreck you met when all this started.
Ryusui|GM: "I...I can't thank you guys enough for everything you've done," he says.
Casper: “No need for thanks, sir. Just doing our job. The money we made front-selling stocks in WC will cover any outstanding debt you might have owed us.”
Reality Glitch: "You can: a W-Mutant and X-Furs crossover was promised."
Reality Glitch: ((I JUST REMEMBERED THE BIG FLASHY THING I WANTED TO DO; AAAARRRRGGGG!!!!))
Ryusui|GM: ((whoops ^^; ))
Ryusui|GM: He gives a nervous little laugh. "You guys are really something. It's, uh, it's a good thing you're the good guys." He looks at you, Eli: "Actually, uh, about that...it's funny you should suggest that, because I met the author of X-Furs while WC was breaking down, and, uh, we're actually going on a date tonight." He chuckles. "Who knows. If it goes well, you'll see Mighty Chop and Flying Lemur fighting side-by-side in a couple months. Think I'll be going indie from now on...that's become a good market these days!"
Reality Glitch: My face light up when they confirm my wishes, with my tail waging so hard people might trip if they walk past me.
Michael: "...Eh, if you are going to ask for a comic to be writen as a reward, you should be asking for a comic about a bunch of modern day robin-hoods instead of some sort of weird crossover. It probably would sell better too."
Casper: “Please don’t.”
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: "NO thanks."
Ryusui|GM: "Actually, I think that's a great idea," Jason says, his eyes lighting up. "I think I'll call it...Advantage." He sees the faces around him, and adds: "No? Not good?"
Reality Glitch: My smile enlarges and my tail wages faster. "Do both!" I turst my arms in the air as I say that.
Ryusui|GM: Jason laughs. "Well, at least I've got one fan here!"
Casper: “Please don’t.”
Reality Glitch: "We can even keep you updated on the source material!"
Ryusui|GM: Also, Eli, you get a text message from a restricted number.
Ryusui|GM: ???> gg ;) ???> lets play again sometime 8D XD ;)
Ryusui|GM: Again, restricted, so there's no way to respond.
Reality Glitch: My face suddenly drops sullen as I look at my phone on my wirst. "Black Hat!"
Ryusui|GM: (Last lines, people?)
Reality Glitch: ((I just gave mine.))
Melissa "Baillie" Brambilla: ".... Just uh, don't make them too close to the real life counterparts, Please?"
Ryusui|GM: (<@!Casper>?)
Casper: “I’m done with this conversation. We have new clients to get to.”
Ryusui|GM: (ha ha)
Ryusui|GM: (<@!Michael>?)
Michael: chuckles to himself "Well, good luck. And try not to lead people back to us, that would make it difficult to keep this up."
Ryusui|GM: (And with that, let us...)
Ryusui|GM: !ned
Reality Glitch: !end
