DiscoDude: ---BEGIN SESSION---
DiscoDude: Session logging commenced
Ryusui|GM: The bag of curry is flying, <@!Casper> and <@!Zeta>. The auctioneer stands smugly directly in its line of trajectory while the guards and bidders watch impassively. Xia is still cowering in one of the seats, with one of the bidders between him and the aisle in the center.
Ryusui|GM: The fight proper hasn't begun yet; you each have time to take an action before things get started.
Casper: Casper attempts to use the curry as a distraction to get up to the [Rafters] and make himself Hidden Above. (Using STEALTH.)
Casper: !f 3 (STEALTH)
DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+3 for 4 [4dF = [+][+][-][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: (that's an SWS)
Casper: (Oh, less than Fair (+2) passive difficulty?)
Ryusui|GM: (your bonus from the thrown curry is an unopposed action)
Casper: (More surprised at the number than the type.)
Casper: And he succeeds at clamoring up the excessive decorations and crown moldings on the auction hall's back wall!
Ryusui|GM: <@!Zeta>, don't forget you get a move before things get started!
Zeta: Zeta had a similar plan, yet with different factors, she rushes into the crowd of people and let's out a shriek in order to disperse all of them, causing a [Magnificent Commotion] (Using DECIEVE.)
Ryusui|GM: (crowd?)
Ryusui|GM: (do you mean the policemen outside?)
Casper: (Yeah, only the three bidders here.)
Ryusui|GM: (there's no crowd in the auction hall, just the eldritch goons and Xia)
Zeta: (...I made a mistake, sorry.)
Zeta: Zeta stared at the Auctioneer for a few seconds before she dived into the rows to gain some form of advantage, hoping to confuse her enemy there.
Ryusui|GM: (got a physical skill of some kind you can roll? or a stealth skill? this sounds like 'diving for cover' to me)
Ryusui|GM: (and no, "Deceive" won't work here)
Zeta: (Well Shit.)
Ryusui|GM: (if you've got nothing, roll at +0; i'll give you the unopposed bonus as well)
Zeta: !f 0
DiscoDude: <@Zeta> rolled 4dF+0 for -4 [4dF = [-][-][-][-]]
Casper: (*jazz music stops)
Ryusui|GM: (you wanna invoke something to reroll that, maybe?)
Ryusui|GM: (or just take it as it is?)
Zeta: (Not wroth the effort for a +, I'll just suffer through it)
Ryusui|GM: No matter how hard you try, Zeta, you can't quite manage to wrangle a hiding place per se among all these seats.
Ryusui|GM: Not before the curry bomb goes off, at least.
Ryusui|GM: Food spatters everywhere; a dollop of curry lands on the statue, and you can swear you hear it sizzle.
Ryusui|GM: The auctioneer barely even flinches, even though he's covered head to toe with flung curry. "A different approach, then."
Ryusui|GM: (Zeta, just so we're on the same page: would you say you tried to take cover near Xia's seat, or away from it?)
Casper: (<@!Zeta>?)
Zeta: (Near)
Ryusui|GM: Xia wails in fear as the bidder sitting next to him suddenly grows two feet taller; his jaw unhinges, and several tentacular protruberances extend from his back. The other two bidders follow suit.
Ryusui|GM: With Casper nowhere in sight, <@!Zeta>, their eyes are all on you!
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for 2 [4dF = [-][+][+][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for 1 [4dF = [ ][+][-][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for -1 [4dF = [-][+][-][-]]
Casper: (Only one Defend roll for her, then?)
Ryusui|GM: (you need to roll individual Defend rolls for each of these)
Ryusui|GM: (nope, three)
Casper: (You heard the man, <@!Zeta>.)
Zeta: (Well, I suppose I can't use Deceive for this ones either....Is it time to activate my stunt?)
Casper: (I think it's time to activate your stunt.)
Casper: (Your decision, though.)
Zeta: Ah, Zeta is surrounded....The situation is Tense, and with that statue's power... Before she even realizes, her instincts made her try to punch her opposition... with a stone-like tentacle?
Zeta: !f 4 (Fight with Eldritch-tunt)
Zeta: !f 4
DiscoDude: <@Zeta> rolled 4dF+4 for 5 [4dF = [+][+][-][ ]]
Zeta: !f 4
DiscoDude: <@Zeta> rolled 4dF+4 for 3 [4dF = [ ][ ][-][ ]]
Zeta: !f 4
DiscoDude: <@Zeta> rolled 4dF+4 for 2 [4dF = [-][-][ ][ ]]
Zeta: (Im not gonna ask what's up with the first roll not working...)
Casper: (Hyphen probably messed it up.)
Casper: (Also, I believe two of those are SWS.)
Ryusui|GM: (funnily enough, the way the rolls worked out, only the middle wasn't an SWS)
Ryusui|GM: (you get two -Eldritch Intensity- boosts to spend at your leisure)
Zeta: (...I'm amazed, also assume its her arm that became the tentacle.)
Ryusui|GM: The first goon to lash at you gets a shocking surprise as you effortlessly parry his blow. The second and third, likewise, find their attacks stymied.
Ryusui|GM: The auctioneer sneers, his face still dripping with curry. "One of us, yet not of us, it seems. What a curious specimen you are."
Ryusui|GM: Xia is still trying and very probably failing not to shit his pants in fear.
Ryusui|GM: <@!Casper>, your move!
Casper: (Corruption and ripple marked, BTW.)
Ryusui|GM: It's at this point that the police show up, no doubt tipped off by the fennec-woman screaming into the night. Their obvious canned question to the tune of "is there some kind of disturbance going on in here?" is cut short by the clearly eldritch monstrosities occupying the seats.
Ryusui|GM: "Ah, officers! You're just in time!" The auctioneer nods in Zeta's direction. "This strange woman has been summoning all kinds of bewildering, man-eating nonsense in here. I suggest you arrest her!"
Ryusui|GM: (Zeta, would you like to take your action for the round to plead your case?)
Zeta: Zeta twirls her head towards the Auctioneer "Y-you..!" She then looks at the Policemen "That man is Lying! He wants to feed me to his brothers!" she pleads, a lie, but if this monsters can serve for anything, is convincing the police men to protect the girl surrounded by big bad monsters (CAN I use deceive this time?)
Zeta: ( <@!Ryusui|GM> ?)
Ryusui|GM: (yessssss)
Ryusui|GM: (do eeeeeet)
Zeta: !f 3
DiscoDude: <@Zeta> rolled 4dF+3 for 5 [4dF = [ ][+][+][ ]]
Zeta: ( :] )
Ryusui|GM: (shit i'm not even gonna roll for the police you got yourself a Success With Style)
Ryusui|GM: (i'm putting a boost into play called -Objective 2: Protect the Innocent-)
Ryusui|GM: It might be the fact that the auctioneer has yet to make any concerted effort to remove the curry from his person, but the leader of the police unit seems thoroughly convinced that whatever he is, the auctioneer is definitely not to be trusted. "All right, men. Protect the lady. Two on each of those scoundrels!"
Ryusui|GM: The six-man squad splits into three groups of two, and they charge the eldritch horrors!
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (nightsticks)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [-][+][ ][+]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (nightsticks)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [-][ ][+][+]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (nighsticks)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 0 [4dF = [-][-][ ][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for 2 [4dF = [-][+][+][ ]]
Casper: (BONK)
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for 3 [4dF = [+][+][-][+]]
Casper: (Tie.)
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for 2 [4dF = [-][ ][+][+]]
Casper: (Fail.)
Zeta: Zeta has a small glitter in her eyes, they believed her that easily! Police ARE Useful!
Casper: (A boost shall be named for the boys in blue C and D.)
Ryusui|GM: (right, a tie on attack means you get a boost, i forgot)
Casper: (Or maybe just against Pawn B.)
Ryusui|GM: The cops are not in any respect distinguished or experienced eldritch fighters, but they get in a few good licks. The third squad is struggling, but the second has their opponent -Sorely Pressed-, and the first squad outright manages to get in a skull-cracking blow against their adversary.
Ryusui|GM: Now, <@!Casper>. ❤️
Casper: Casper whistles a few chirps quietly to himself. He's out of sight, out of mind, and he has his rifle all assembled. Conditions are ideal. He takes aim at the second former bidder just as the police start to put it on edge. (Attacking the tied horror with my sniping stunt.)
Casper: !f 6 (SHOOT + Death at 1000 Paces)
DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+6 for 5 [4dF = [-][ ][+][-]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for 0 [4dF = [ ][-][ ][ ]]
Casper: (Aw, that boost was redundant. New boost for the SWS?)
Ryusui|GM: (sure, -A Shock From the Blue- perhaps?)
Casper: (Shot?)
Ryusui|GM: (sure)
Casper: (Ooh, Shot From the Dark. XD)
Ryusui|GM: (yes)
Ryusui|GM: It's not even a contest. Your sniper shot explodes its skull and, frankly, most of its chest. The cops are spattered with dark green-blue eldritch ichor. "What in blazes?" one of the cops says, scanning the darkness above. "Sniper! Sniper!"
Casper: (Oh come on. XD)
Ryusui|GM: (they're on your side; that doesn't mean they aren't going to freak out a little when a man they can't see starts firing)
Ryusui|GM: "Keep an eye out, men, we have a rogue shooter!" The police are wary of this new element, but for now they're focused on the eldritch horrors. The two members of the second squad give each other a nod, then join their allies, resulting in two teams of three members each.
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for 5 [4dF = [+][+][+][+]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Nightsticks)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 4 [4dF = [ ][ ][+][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for 2 [4dF = [-][+][+][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Nightsticks)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 4 [4dF = [ ][+][-][+]]
Casper: (Goodnight, officer... A, I think.)
Casper: (Actually, can I interject?)
Ryusui|GM: (yes)
Zeta: (OH, Zeta would definitely help too)
Casper: (Can I spend the invoke placed on Police Presence at the Auction all the way back when we created it to boost the first defense?)
Casper: (Should be under Zone Aspects in the notes.)
Ryusui|GM: (...sure)
Ryusui|GM: (i probably shouldn't let you but sure XD)
Casper: (No officers were harmed in the making of this series. XD)
Ryusui|GM: In a sudden turn, the third ex-bidder is put on the defensive by the sudden show of reinforcements! The first squad, likewise, manages to keep their foe pinned down.
Ryusui|GM: Zeta, Casper!
Ryusui|GM: Oh, hold on
Ryusui|GM: The police first XD
Casper: (So the officers only get one direct action- Yeah, I was about to say. XD)
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Police)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [-][+][ ][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Enemy)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for -1 [4dF = [-][ ][ ][-]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Police)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [+][-][ ][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 1 (Enemy)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+1 for 3 [4dF = [+][+][-][+]]
Ryusui|GM: (anything you'd like to throw in?)
Casper: (One kersplat, no need to touch that. The second one, hm...)
Ryusui|GM: (also i realize i don't have to let you take that stretch at all)
Ryusui|GM: (you had a current boost, -Protect the Innocent-)
Ryusui|GM: (though I guess i could let you have both)
Ryusui|GM: (it wouldn't let you kill the second one outright)
Ryusui|GM: (er, third)
Casper: (It's Zeta's aspect to use how she wants.)
Casper: (<@!Zeta>? You're the one in control of their PROTECC aspect; do you invoke it to help them attack the squiddy-boi?)
Zeta: (Oh, Hell yeah)
Casper: (Both of them?)
Casper: ((Needs to be boosted twice for the total gank.))
Ryusui|GM: (when i said "both" i meant "both 'protect' and the one you wanted to use from earlier")
Zeta: (Got no problem with that.)
Ryusui|GM: (remind me what the second thing you're using is)
Casper: (Protect has a double invoke.)
Casper: (SWS, remember?)
Casper: (I used Police Presence to help them defend because it was my invoke to use; the Protect aspect's are Zeta's.)
Casper: (Got all that, <@!Ryusui|GM>?)
Ryusui|GM: (RIGHT)
Ryusui|GM: Perhaps emboldened by the fall of the second creature, or perhaps slightly terrified of the death from above they just witnessed, the police rally, and soon they've beaten the eldritch foes into submission.
Ryusui|GM: "Good job, men," the leader is just about to say as the guards flanking the auctioneer suddenly spring into action. Befitting their stature, they not only rise even taller, they sprout claws as well as tentacles!
Ryusui|GM: (i'm going to change up the turn order a bit here; the enemy will act first, then Casper and Zeta, and then the exchange will be finished)
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (Enemy)
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (Enemy)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [+][ ][+][-]]
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 5 [4dF = [+][ ][+][+]]
Ryusui|GM: (welp, i'll take both those rolls)
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Squad A)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [ ][ ][-][+]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Squad B)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [ ][-][ ][+]]
Casper: (Fair enough; they just activated, after all.)
Ryusui|GM: (anything to interject?)
Casper: (Not unless <@!Zeta> has something. She has more Fate Points.)
Zeta: (Can i invoke with fate poitns on the police aspect??)
Casper: (One can assure that only ties happen.)
Ryusui|GM: (sure)
Zeta: (The Fate points shall be spent!)
Ryusui|GM: The sudden assault by the guards is a surprise, but the cops are actually prepared to defend themselves.
Ryusui|GM: (Now you get your turns, Casper and Zeta <3)
Casper: (I'm done supporting them personally now that I'm of free applicable stuff, for the record. We're in danger of achieving bobby critical mass if there's ever a single target.)
Casper: (There should be boosts against them, remember.)
Casper: (Since they tied.)
Casper: (<@!Ryusui|GM>?)
Ryusui|GM: (yes?)
Ryusui|GM: (oh)
Casper: (3 vs. 3, 5 vs. 3 + 2.)
Ryusui|GM: (-Eldritch Intensity-, then)
Ryusui|GM: (don't forget that you have two -Eldritch Intensity- boosts yourself, Zeta)
Casper: Casper takes aim at one of the guards, holds his breath... and fires.
Casper: !f 6 (SHOOT + Death at 1000 Paces)
DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+6 for 5 [4dF = [ ][-][ ][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [ ][-][-][+]]
Ryusui|GM: KERSPLAT. The second guard explodes in much the same way as the second bidder.
Ryusui|GM: (Zeta, you got a move?)
Casper: (Not gonna use its boost there?)
Zeta: Zeta Goes for the other one, ready to BONK it in the head with a jump attack.
Zeta: !f 4 (FIGHT)
DiscoDude: <@Zeta> rolled 4dF+4 for 5 [4dF = [ ][+][+][-]]
Ryusui|GM: (no, because 1. i don't see how "combat rage" would apply to tanking your bullet, and 2. i don't have any fantasies of dragging out this contest)
Ryusui|GM: (also remember to mark a positive ripple for the first baddie taken out)
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 5 [4dF = [+][+][+][ ]]
Casper: (RIGHT.)
Ryusui|GM: (anything you wanna invoke, Zeta? don't forget i do still have a boost to play with here)
Casper: (Enemy individually only has one boost, right?)
Casper: (Whereas you have two from the intensity. Not enough to Take Out outright, but you'd be one boost away, if you spy another aspect to invoke.)
Ryusui|GM: (that's right, you could definitely inflict two shifts, and possibly score a clean kill if you can think of something to invoke)
Zeta: (Hm, Eldritch Intensity?)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah, you have two of those, i have one)
Ryusui|GM: (so that's two shifts guaranteed)
Casper: (That's a boost; it's gone once you use both of it up... And the other aspect you can invoke would not be worth it. XP)
Zeta: (Then I should use both of them?)
Casper: (Yeah, which inflicts 2 stress if the GM uses his.)
Casper: (They can't all be insta-kills. XD)
Zeta: (Fair enough Fair Enough XD)
Casper: (So 2 shifts in total, all eldritch boosts are gone.)
Ryusui|GM: (righto)
Ryusui|GM: Your kick drills deep into the eldritch horror's ex-face. You're not sure if any of the sensory organs in it are even working anymore, in any sense a medical professional would understand, but you can't help but get the sensation of it glowering at you even with its eyes on the wrong side of its head.
Ryusui|GM: "Enough of this." The auctioneer, still adamantly refusing to shake off his coat of curry, spreads out his arms. There's an impression of claws, tentacles, needles, rasping tongues, all without his stature changing in the slightest. Zeta, you hear a primordial, eldritch howl, and the statue resonates with rage.
Ryusui|GM: While you're still recovering from your jump kick, the auctioneer lunges at you!
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [-][+][ ][-]]
Ryusui|GM: ( <@!Zeta>, gimme a response!)
Casper: (<@!Zeta>; "DOOOOOOOOODGE!")
Zeta: !F 4 (FIGHT)
DiscoDude: <@Zeta> rolled 4dF+4 for 4 [4dF = [-][-][+][+]]
Casper: (Other guard's still active, BTW.)
Zeta: Zeta's fur, or what remains of it, jumps, her tail becoming a very pomfy furstick before she just jumps.
Ryusui|GM: For the first time, you can hear the auctioneer lose his composure as he misses. You don't see the implement he uses, but you feel a breeze on your backside like an 18-wheeler just narrowly passed by you.
Ryusui|GM: The three cops who were dealing with the second guard turn on the auctioneer, now!
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Police)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 5 [4dF = [+][ ][ ][+]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 2 (Guard A)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [-][+][ ][+]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Police)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 2 [4dF = [ ][-][-][+]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Auctioneer)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [+][+][-][-]]
Casper: (Other guard is splatted, pretty sure.)
Ryusui|GM: The cops finally subdue the first guard.
Casper: (We're about to achieve levels of wot's all dis den never before seen.)
Ryusui|GM: However, the auctioneer doesn't so much "resist arrest" as "flout it altogether." Of everyone present, you, Zeta, are the only one who can come close to appreciating the strange tangles of eldritch movement he drifts through as he effortlessly avoids the cops' efforts. And even then you're pretty sure it's only because your pineal gland has, temporarily, morphed into a third eye which is giving you both second sight and mild headaches.
Ryusui|GM: (Casper, your move!)
Casper: "One to go..."
... And there's the final *polite cough*
Casper: !f 6 (SHOOT + Stunt)
DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+6 for 6 [4dF = [-][ ][ ][+]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 3 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+3 for 3 [4dF = [-][-][+][+]]
Ryusui|GM: (are you going to add anything to that?)
Casper: (Yeah, I have a *Shot from the Dark* boost and two invokes on the Hidden Above* aspect. You need to boost twice to make it through this.)
Casper: (For the record, you do have 2 GM fate points.)
Ryusui|GM: (I'm not gonna bother, because this is too good a finish)
Ryusui|GM: You pull the trigger, and time seems to slow as the bullet erupts from your rifle with a faint thwip and a plume of smoke.
Ryusui|GM: The auctioneer looks up at you, Casper.
Ryusui|GM: His eyes meet yours.
Ryusui|GM: And for a moment, you stare into that bottomless well, the fathomless appetite of Great Cthulhu, and find yourself regarded like an unexpected crumb marring the edge of an otherwise impeccable plate.
Ryusui|GM: "You know you can't hold me off forever, child. Why even try?"
Casper: (Is Cthulhu itself making a Mental Attack against me? Is that what we're doing here?)
Ryusui|GM: (no, the fight's over, i just wanted you to have one little face-to-face with your foe before we move on)
Ryusui|GM: (you're free to respond)
Casper: "I suppose killing you within my lifetime isn't feasible, then? Real shame."
Ryusui|GM: "Why choose me as your enemy? Serve me and you could be great. You could escape your feeble mortal limits and embrace eternity."
Casper: Casper thinks for a moment. At first, he thinks to call him out on what becomes of those who "embrace eternity..." But then, whatever-this-is isn't technically lying, is it? Being part of him would mean becoming part of something "eternal." No, there's something more fundamental to refute it with.
"I don't believe there's such a thing as eternity."
Ryusui|GM: "...You will."
Ryusui|GM: And the shot punches through the auctioneer's skull right between his eyes, leaving his sadistic grin pointed adamantly in your direction.
Ryusui|GM: He falls over.
Casper: "I'd have to see it with my own eyes, then. Hope you don't regret holding me to that."
Ryusui|GM: No explosion this time, but copious amounts of eldritch ichor are spilling out the back of his head now.
Ryusui|GM: "All right, men, hostiles down. Now, look for the shooter!"
Ryusui|GM: <@!Zeta>, just an FYI, the police are distracted now. You can definitely get the statue and leave without them noticing. Xia is in his seat in fetal posture.
Ryusui|GM: Same for you, <@!Casper>. There's a roof access hatch accessible from the rafters.
Casper: Casper tries to see if there's an escape route- (Oh, okay then.)
Ryusui|GM: (after all this, no way was i going to complicate things further for you)
Zeta: Before reality knocks on her Door, Zeta sprints directly for the statue and then towards the backrooms exit door, She...would find Her friend to ask for the coat back, but she figures it will be a nice "thank you gift" for her.
Ryusui|GM: The statue hisses in your grip. Not like a hot object might hiss, but like an animal might hiss. Only in your mind, of course. The thing itself is seething with rage.
Ryusui|GM: Casper, you make it to the roof and can go pretty much anywhere you like. You, on the other hand, find a familiar face waiting for you just as you leave the auction hall.
Ryusui|GM: Not Jocelyn, though.
Ryusui|GM: It's the seal.
Zeta: oh no.
Ryusui|GM: She does not look pleased to see you, or that you're holding a certain evil relic in your hand.
Ryusui|GM: "I'll be taking this, miss," she says, with the authority of an angry mother trying to confiscate her teenager's porno magazines.
Casper: (Isn't Zeta still very much in beast mode? XD)
Casper: (Surprised seal lady is taking it so well.)
Zeta: (More like going deeper in the plug as we speak XD)
Zeta gulps and quickly shuffles around the seal. "SSSS-orry, Thiss....Is mine now." Ah, her voice had a bit of a distortion....and she was losing her composure fast, she will need to get rid of this pronto.
Casper: Casper makes his way towards the ground outside the building once he's disassembled and stashed his rifle.
Ryusui|GM: "Do you have any idea what this thing is? This object is evil. It is an avatar of destruction. It is not a plaything for foolish little girls!"
Casper: (Is the seal lady not seeing this?! XD)
Ryusui|GM: (it's dark out ^_^; )
Casper: "Zeta? Where are you?"
Ryusui|GM: "I do not know what games you and your friend are playing, but you cannot be allowed to possess this object!"
Zeta: "I would Ssssay The Sssame to you!" And that moment she started running "I know How to disssposse of thisss...unlike you!" And then she kicked into full gear when she noticed a tentacle moustache growing on her face. ew eW EW
Ryusui|GM: "COME BACK HERE!"
Casper: Casper tries calling out in the alleys around the auction house again: "Zeta?"
Ryusui|GM: You definitely heard the seal shouting that, Casper.
Casper: Casper heads after the shout.
Zeta: "EEEEK GET AWAY!"**
Ryusui|GM: (let's make this a quick contest <3)
Casper: (Yay...)
Casper: (Do the two of us require separate victory tracks, as we're technically achieving separate goals?)
Ryusui|GM: (there's just two victory tracks here: "seal catches Zeta," or "Casper catches seal/Zeta gets away")
Casper: (That's why I'm asking; how do we determine between the latter two?)
Ryusui|GM: (it's simple: i give you both should either of you win)
Casper: (So we share a track. Okay.)
Ryusui|GM: (right)
Ryusui|GM: (the presumption is Zeta is getting away anyway if Casper catches the seal, and if Zeta gets away Casper can catch the seal at his leisure)
Ryusui|GM: (sounds good to everyone? first to three victories?)
Zeta: (I mean I don't have Athletics But other than that XD)
Ryusui|GM: (that's okay, the seal doesn't have any useful skills for this either)
Ryusui|GM: First exchange!
Ryusui|GM: !f 0
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+0 for 1 [4dF = [+][+][-][ ]]
Casper: !f 2 (ATHLETICS)
DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+2 for 2 [4dF = [ ][+][-][ ]]
Casper: (I'm assuming we're not flavoring because we already did that before Contest's start.)
Zeta: !f 0 (RUNZETARUN)
DiscoDude: <@Zeta> rolled 4dF+0 for -2 [4dF = [ ][-][-][ ]]
Casper: (Boost Ferret???)
Zeta: (IS THAT POSSIBLE?! IF SO YES DX)
Casper: (One for her, one for us?)
Ryusui|GM: (the highest roll gets the win for the whole exchange)
Zeta: (Oh)
Casper: (Never mind, then!)
Ryusui|GM: Zeta, the seal and you are not exactly Olympic champion runners here, and the fact that you're trying very hard to keep your legs at the proper number of knees each (more than 0, less than 2) means you're at more of a disadvantage than usual. All the same, your frantic scuttering manages to keep you ahead of the seal, and Casper makes some ground!
Ryusui|GM: Second exchange!
Ryusui|GM: !f 0
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+0 for -1 [4dF = [+][-][-][ ]]
Casper: (Maybe you could try talking her down?)
Casper: (<@!Zeta>?)
Casper: !f 2 (ATHLETICS)
DiscoDude: <@Casper> rolled 4dF+2 for 0 [4dF = [-][-][ ][ ]]
Zeta: (IM not sure I can talk her down in this occasion >.>)
Casper: (Try.)
Zeta: (Remember She only has Deci9eve so uhhhh OKAY DEN)
Zeta: "AAAAH IT'S A FAKE, ITS A FAAAKEEE! I CHEEECKED!!" The Ferret screams, a bit desperate but hey, if she can trick the seal...good for her?
Zeta: !f 3 (Decieve...?)
DiscoDude: <@Zeta> rolled 4dF+3 for 5 [4dF = [+][+][ ][ ]]
Ryusui|GM: !f 0
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+0 for 3 [4dF = [+][ ][+][+]]
Ryusui|GM: (you got a roll for the turn, Casper?)
Casper: (She rolled twice?)
Ryusui|GM: (oh, oh whoop, my bad)
Casper: (I already did. So did you.)
Ryusui|GM: (yeah Zeta gets the win)
Ryusui|GM: "I-I don't believe you!" the seal says, but it's clear you've shaken her confidence in this course of action. She's busy enough pondering your words, at any rate, that you end up pulling ahead some more.
Ryusui|GM: (Third exchange!)
Ryusui|GM: !f 0
DiscoDude: <@Ryusui|GM> rolled 4dF+0 for 0 [4dF = [+][-][ ][ ]]
Casper: (SWS, man.)
Casper: (We get 2.)
Ryusui|GM: (oh right, you did win XD)
Ryusui|GM: (okay, backing up a little)
Casper: (Why am I the only one on top of everything tonight? XD)
Ryusui|GM: Casper, the seal is right in front of you.
Casper: As she's falters, Casper pulls out a pistol, attaches a silencer, and shoots at the ground between her legs. "Freeze; don't move."
Casper: He walks up to her, with the gun out.
Ryusui|GM: She pauses. "You and your accomplice are playing with darkness itself. The item is not a plaything. It will whisper evil lies to you, make you its pawn."
Ryusui|GM: As for you, Zeta, you look back and the seal is long gone. What do you do?
Casper: "We intend to destroy it. I killed three of those forces of darkness just a few minutes ago, in fact, and the cops beat three more to a pulp. I think we have a better idea of what we're doing than you do."
Ryusui|GM: She stares at you, at your gun, then shakes her head. "I do not trust you. You are a deceiver. You tried to have me arrested!"
Zeta: Zeta Books it back to the hide-out, she has no intention of meeting someone as terrifying as that woman again for the rest of the night, in fact she might just go buy some Curry and put it under Casper's tab.
Casper: "If you know what to do with it, then I'd like to compare notes. Trust won't be necessary for that." Casper flips the gun around in his grip and cold cocks her.
Casper: (Do I need to roll to knock her out and take her with me, or should you utter your last line here?)
Ryusui|GM: <@!Zeta>, are you going to the curry shop?
Zeta: ...you know what yes, she will.
Ryusui|GM: (also god Casper way to try and establish trust XD)
Casper: (What did I just say about trust and not needing it? XD)
Ryusui|GM: She looks briefly confused as you flip the gun around, as if offering to her, then surprised as you swing it at her skull. She goes down without complaint, though she'll likely have plenty once she's up and awake again.
Ryusui|GM: As for you, Zeta, it's late. The curry shop is still open. Jocelyn is standing outside, shivering despite the coat you gave her, as if unsure whether to go inside or not.
Casper: Casper texts Zeta on her burner phone:
got seal + notes(?)
returning to home point
He hoists the seal over his back, like a friend who's passed out for the night and needs to be driven home.
Zeta: oh* Right, She....waves at Jocelyn from afar. Hiding the statue in her tail, somehow. She also tries to focus the eldritch away, even with the - oh, wait, something else in her tail is rin- wait, no , her pockets.
oh. she tries to text something with one hand.
we need curry.
Casper: hands are full
inconvenient
Zeta: but we need curry...
Casper: get curry then
Zeta: yay
Ryusui|GM: Jocelyn looks at you, just takes one look at you...a moment later she's running into your arms, sobbing.
Zeta: afgja ow Zeta gripped her phone a bit too hard. "H-hi..." she mutters out, a bit surprised.
Ryusui|GM: "I WAS SO SCARED!" she wails.
Casper: are you being attacked
Casper: please respond
Zeta: fren jocelyn grabbed me
"A-ah..." She quickly fiddled with her fingers to respond to Casper "...I'm glad you are okay..." She then hugs Jocelyn, the feeling is...oddly relaxing.
Ryusui|GM: Jocelyn says nothing else; she just continues to sob into your chest.
Casper: grabbed?
Zeta: "Do...you want to eat curry?" She might as well get both of them inside, if it started reining it would be bad.
Zeta: hug
Casper: what is 'fren'
Zeta: am fine, will talk later
Casper: k
Casper: (That'll be all from Casper for tonight, I think.)
Ryusui|GM: (as for you, Zeta?)
Zeta: Well, Zeta will just get Jocelyn inside, order some curry and talk with her new friend while trying this old world delicacy... and then return to the base.
Ryusui|GM: (in that case, let us...)
Ryusui|GM: !end
