DiscoDude: ---BEGIN SESSION---
DiscoDude: Session logging commenced
GM: (How is initiative determined in Core, again?)
Lira: (I can't remember if there's anything by RAW)
Minelle: (1 sec)
Minelle:
Minelle: (my Notice is +2)
Lira: (+2, too)
Minelle: (what's your Athletics then? mine's also +2)
Lazarus: [Notice is +2, Athletics is +4]
Lira: (none, you beat me at that)
Minelle: (so it's looking like Laz, Minelle, and Lira)
Lazarus: [Hell yea]
Minelle: (what about the NPCs?)
GM: (Hm... Jonesy loses initiative outright with +0 Notice. Would the players beat out a dragon in initiative, is the question...)
GM: (Granted, it’s a li’l dragon.)
GM: (Hm... I might just say it goes fist to guarantee it gets to attack at least once. XP)
Lira: (As an unrelated note... I am Still trying to make a stunt that makes note of Lira's metallic shell)
GM: (Alright, so: Dragon, Laz, Minelle, Lira, then Jonesy. (I’m gonna count enemy and allied NPCs as two separate groups.))
Lira: 👍
Minelle: ENEMY TURN
GM: (I forget, how much about the opponent should players know about?)
GM: (Everything, or are Aspects secret?)
Lira: (I guess... It depends on the setting you are going for...? Immediate knowlodge or being absolutely unknowable certainly sets two very different tones. The latter one more fitting for the horror genre)
(Or I can be wrong)
Minelle: (well the idea is Aspects are supposed to be hidden so the players can find them)
Minelle: (afaik!)
GM: (Alrighty. Stunts and Skills shouldn’t be, though, right?)
Minelle: (probably also hidden unless we should know at a glance XD)
Minelle: (like)
Minelle: (my hot take is the players aren't supposed to know everything the enemy can do from the start?)
Minelle: (because that's part of the challenge?)
Lira: (good point)
GM: Ember Dragon Hatchling
Aspects:
[HC][Young Firespitter]
[???]
Good At (+2): ???, ???, Breathing Fire
Bad At (-2): ???
Stunts:
{Bathe in Fire}: By spending a FATE, the Ember Dragon Hatchling’s fire breath Attack applies to all opponents in the target zone without the cost of splitting targets. All targets roll individually to Defend.
Stress: [1] [2] [3]
GM:
GM: The young drake rears up from atop the [Treasure Casket], and moves to spew fire at the party! (Using “Breathing Fire” with its {Bathe in Fire} stunt. (Stat update impending to explain.))
GM: GM FATE: [O] [O] [X]
GM:
GM: (So, gonna roll that now, targeting the =Outside the Door= Zone. Everyone defend!)
GM: !roll 4df+2
DiscoDude: <@GM> rolled 4df+2 for 4 [4df = [+][ ][+][ ]]
Lazarus: !roll f4
DiscoDude: <@Lazarus> rolled 4 for 4 []
Lazarus: [Wait...]
Lazarus: !roll 4df+4
DiscoDude: <@Lazarus> rolled 4df+4 for 6 [4df = [+][-][+][+]]
GM: !roll 4df+2 (Jonesy’s Athletics)
DiscoDude: <@GM> rolled 4df+2 for 3 [4df = [+][+][-][ ]] (Jonesy’s Athletics)
Minelle: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Minelle> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [ ][ ][ ][-]]
Lira: !roll 4df+2 (Lira's Fight)
DiscoDude: <@Lira> rolled 4df+2 for 2 [4df = [ ][+][ ][-]] (Lira's Fight)
Lira: (oof)
Lazarus: [....Jesus Guys]
Minelle: (wait, how does she roll fight to defend)
GM: (It’s fire, man.)
GM: (Have you ever tried punching fire?)
Lazarus: [Could somehow like, spray her liquid she needs to dispose of to eliminate the fire?]
Lazarus: [Lira has showed that she needs to dispose of waste]
GM: (Works for me. Describe it, everyone!)
GM: (And decide how to distribute stress.)
Minelle: has plenty of combat experience, but still yelps as she leaps and rolls - unsuccessfully - out of the literal line of fire.
Lazarus: Lazarus sees the fire coming straight at him and the group, he pauses before preparing his wind barrier to protect himself and comes out unscathed by the flames that was spewed at the team.
GM: (Lira, Minelle, I assume you want to tick off your [2] and [3] boxes, respectively?)
Minelle: (i just realized i forgot to update Minelle's charsheet with her [3] stress box)
Minelle: (so yeah i kinda have to XD)
Minelle: (i also fixed her Bunker Buster stunt to specify it does physical stress)
Lira: Lira tries her best to remember the basics of CQC to defend herself from the sudden assault, trying to pull one of the doors back in the way
Lira: (Also, sorry for being rusty on FATE)
Lira: also
Lazarus: [So, now it's my turn, right?]
Lira: yes, the [2] box for me
GM: (Alright, one last update from me.)
GM: Jonesy barely stops himself from screaming like a little girl as he dives behind the door Lira pulls, taking a moment to realize he has a little fire lit on his head before quickly putting it out.
GM: (Does Lira activate her stunt?)
Lira: (not yet)
Lazarus: [Alright, Gonna use that Shoot skill and the -I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS- once I can step up to the plate.]
GM: Stress (Physical):
Minelle: [1] [X] [X] ( ! ) (4) (6)
Lira: [1] [X] [X] (2) (4) (6)
Jonesy: [X] [X] [3] ( ! ) (4)
Ember Dragon: [X] [X] [X] (X)
GM:
GM: (Remember to wait until after you do that before boosting. Otherwise, go ahead. (Breaking for dinner.))
Lazarus: Lazarus looks around to his team hurt by those flames, his raises an arm towards the drake, the air forming tightly and compactly around the entire arm, he's about to udder the words to really seal the deal...
Lazarus: !roll 4df+3
DiscoDude: <@Lazarus> rolled 4df+3 for 3 [4df = [+][ ][ ][-]]
Lazarus: [Hmm...I'm gonna use a FATE Point to reroll.]
Lazarus: [I can do that, right, <@!Minelle> ?]
Minelle: (yes)
Lira: (Don't forget to mention the aspect you are using for that)
Lazarus: [Gotcha]
Lazarus: [Going to use it on [Headstrong, I'll take on anyone!]]
Lazarus: !roll 4df+3
DiscoDude: <@Lazarus> rolled 4df+3 for 3 [4df = [ ][ ][-][+]]
Lazarus: [Ah well]
GM: (The reroll function isn’t so good unless you’re -2 or more in the hole.)
Lazarus: [Yea, I wanted to chance it.]
GM: (Anyways, I’ll roll to defend, unless you want to use that boost.)
Lazarus: ..."Jetstream Railcannon!" The air fired straight at the drake's chest, echoing out through out the chamber and down the hall as it was released from his palm.
Lazarus: [Gonna save the boost.]
GM: !roll 4df+0
DiscoDude: <@GM> rolled 4df+0 for -1 [4df = [-][ ][+][-]]
Lazarus: [Wow...]
GM: (Gonna give +2 to that by invoking the High Concept, [Young Firespitter]. It may be young, but scales are still at least a little hard. I’m down to 1 FATE.)
Lazarus: [Yee]
Lazarus: [It's still a 3 Stress hit]
Lira: <@!Minelle> , you up next
GM: (2 stress.)
Lazarus: [3 vs -1]
Lazarus: [Oh, right]
GM: (+2 is 3 vs. 1)
Lazarus: [Derp, sorry]
Lira: (Heh)
Lira: (It's fine)
Lira: (Everyone derps math every now and then)
Lazarus: [Math in my head is different that seeing it haha]
Minelle: steps out from behind the door, still smoldering. "Right, then. No need to take it easy on you, then." With a single, fluid, graceful movement, she flips her viola around, one-handed shotgun style, and by the end of the flip the bottom half has unfolded to reveal a gleaming silver cannon barrel. One that is now glowing a brilliant shade of blue. She taps the side of her glasses, and they sprout a pair of heavy protective lenses. "Fire in the hole," she says casually as she unloads.
Minelle: (paying a FATE Point to use Bunker Buster)
Minelle: (one free two-shift hit)
Lazarus: [I already took that second shift haha]
Minelle: (then it eats his third box, unless the GM would rather have him take a Consequence instead :3)
Lazarus: [Heh]
GM: (Hm... I think I will. What does Bunker Buster do, again?)
Minelle: (i already said)
GM: (Oh!)
GM: (So “Magic Missile,” basically.)
Minelle: (i can pay a fate point and get a free one-shift hit, but only once per scene)
Minelle: (...yes. XD)
GM: (Sorry if my attention was divided; dinner.)
Minelle: (whoops, i meant two-shift hit)
GM: ... And the drake just tanks the blow, though it leaves a bit of a [Sore Spot][!].
Lira: (Lira's turn! I assume?)
GM: (Yeah.)
Minelle: "That, I believe, is a chink in its armor," Minelle says. "The rest of you would do well to exploit it." She looks meaningfully at Jonesy in particular, as if to say "make yourself useful."
Lira: "Leave it to me..." Lira says, moving into close combat with the small draconid, machete in hand.
Once there, she quickly makes point to swing at it with her sharp tool, trying her best to not leave an opening after her collegue's barrage.
Lira: !f 2 (fight!)
DiscoDude: <@Lira> rolled 4dF+2 for 0 [4dF = [-][-][+][-]]
Lira: omfg
GM: (Let me defend, first. 😉 )
Lira: okay...
Lira: Right!
GM: !f 0
DiscoDude: <@GM> rolled 4dF+0 for 2 [4dF = [+][ ][ ][+]]
GM: (Boost for boost, gamble, or leave it?)
Lira: hnf... Let me try something... I want to reroll it using a fate point and invoking the aspect [Armed In More Ways Than Two], to represent Lira going all-in with her four arms at the drake.
GM: (Alright.)
Lira: (I know there's the wound in the drake... I am saving that for the others if I don't succeed)
Lira: !f 2 (Fight! Fight!)
DiscoDude: <@Lira> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [+][ ][ ][ ]]
Lazarus: [BINGO]
GM: (That’s a 1-shift attack.)
Minelle: (hey dude don't forget)
Minelle: (you still can invoke the consequence)
Lira: alright. and I spend the consequence to seal the deal
Minelle: (that doesn't finish it still note)
GM: (Alright, now it’s 3 shifts.)
Minelle: (but the dragon is teetering)
Lazarus: [DC, you know you should edit the stress of the dragon?]
Minelle: (man wouldn't it be hilarious if Jonesy pulled a Mr. Satan or some shit and killed this thing now that we've beaten it almost to a pulp)
Lazarus: [He probably will]
GM: (With the approach I’m planning, it’ll be hilarious no matter the outcome.)
Lazarus: [We got a 2 and 3 Stress box ticked off, so there really is only 1 more left]
Lira: (Reminder: you only get knocked out if you can't mark anything)
Minelle: (exactly; if the boss has no more consequences left, then it will take a 2-shift hit to finish the job)
Minelle: (a one-shift hit will leave it with nothing left to soak stress, so the next hit will finish it)
GM: The drake is taken off-guard, and hisses at Lira as it rears back. Jonesy just stands there in the doorway, petrified for a moment, oversized and likely culturally inappropriate boomerang in hand. He then lets out what you think is supposed to be a primal battle cry, and stands flailing forward at the beast!
GM: !f 0 (Fight)
DiscoDude: <@GM> rolled 4dF+0 for -1 [4dF = [-][ ][-][+]]
GM: !f 0 (Defend)
DiscoDude: <@GM> rolled 4dF+0 for -2 [4dF = [-][ ][-][ ]]
Lira: (The madman actually hurts the beast)
Lira: (And don't kill it)
Lazarus: [The absolute madman, he did it.]
GM: He actually remembers to let the boomerang fly! bonk The dragon is stunned for a brief second as the glorified bent stick drops to the ground behind it. It then roars at Jonesy, prompting him to actually scream like a little girls and start running around the room.
GM: The dragon has had enough, dag-nab it! It moves to spin around and use its {Bathe in Fire} ability again!
GM: !roll 4df+2
DiscoDude: <@GM> rolled 4df+2 for 5 [4df = [ ][+][+][+]]
GM: (Oh boy.)
GM: !f 2 (Jonesy’s Athletics)
DiscoDude: <@GM> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [ ][-][-][+]]
Minelle: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Minelle> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [ ][+][-][-]]
Lazarus: !f 4
DiscoDude: <@Lazarus> rolled 4dF+4 for 6 [4dF = [+][+][ ][ ]]
Lazarus: [AIR SOLOS A GUITAR]
Lira: Lira, being in close range, attempts to push the muzzle of the fiery beast away from herself as it breathes fire! (may I roll fight?)
GM: (So that’s your justification for Fight to Defend this time, right?)
Lira: (Yes)
GM: (Roll it!)
Lira: !f 2 (fight)
DiscoDude: <@Lira> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [+][-][-][ ]]
Lira: wow
GM: (Big oof.)
Lira: I will spend a fate point and activate my stunt
GM: (So, flawless defense from Laz again, and that’ll be...)
Lira: [Hardened Armor: Once per scene, can pay a FATE point to reduce incoming physical damage by two shifts]
GM: (Okay, so only 2 stress for Lira.)
Lira: and I will mark my 3-stress
Minelle: (yeah, uh, I'll mark my 2-stress and a Mild Consequence)
GM: (Jonesy will do the same, Minelle.)
Minelle: (something like [Smoldering][!] work? XD)
GM: (Yeah. Again, same here.)
Minelle: "Aaah! Aaah! Fire! Fire!"
Lira: Lira's defence don't do much, but luckily her metallic covering distributes the heat, preventing localized damage.
Lira: "Ghh you oversized gecko..."
GM: Jonesy dives into a corner, this time leaving a fire on his butt, which is pointing in the air. He does a few butt-scoots to put it out afterwards, but it still leaves him a bit [Smoldered][!].
GM: (Lazarus!)
Lazarus: Lazarus glares at the dragon, "I don't have time for this anymore!" He extends his arm out as a high frequency whistle could be heard from his hand, "I'm going to slice you in two!" He charges straight for the dragon, leaping up to the ceiling before pushing off down towards the center of the drake...
Lazarus: !f 3
DiscoDude: <@Lazarus> rolled 4dF+3 for 1 [4dF = [-][-][-][+]]
GM: !f 0
Lazarus: [Okay, reroll]
DiscoDude: <@GM> rolled 4dF+0 for 0 [4dF = [+][-][+][-]]
Lazarus: [Gonna use the [Wind Channeling Punkish Adventurer]]
Lazarus: !f 3
DiscoDude: <@Lazarus> rolled 4dF+3 for 4 [4dF = [+][+][ ][-]]
Lazarus: [And I will use my -I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS-]
GM: (Wasn’t necessary, but whatever.)
Lira: (This one is hard to beat, specially starting with 0)
Lazarus: [I mean hey, he's caught up in the moment]
GM: (You were beating it to begin with. XD)
Lazarus: [I know >w>]
GM: (But for spending all that, I’ll give you the juicy gib. >:D)
Lazarus: ...With one fluid slice, Lazarus cuts through the drake, turning around to his team and said, "Well?"
Lazarus: [The Drake is still just, standing there, mind you]
Lazarus: [Hasn't fallen, yet]
Minelle: blinks.
Lira: "Just finish it!"
GM: For a moment, the Drake just freezes. Then the top half slowly slides off the bottom, splatting on the floor in a bloody heap, guts spilling out. Jonesy takes that as an excellent cue to be rid of his lunch.
Lazarus: Lazarus look at Minelle and Lira, "It was done the moment I came down." He then turned back to the sepulcher and looked at the top half of the casket.
Lira: "...Well then... That's that, I guess..."
Lazarus: He looks back at the fresh meat and ponders, "You know, I should probably cook this, or try to."
Minelle: "Good heavens." Minelle gives Lazarus a slightly perplexed, slightly terrified look. "Remind me not to ever piss you off," she mutters.
GM: The bottom half of the drake is still on the coffin. Without anyone noticing, Jonesy is back up and standing with the rest, trying his hardest to keep a straight face. “Well,” he said, “all in a good day’s work for experienced adventurers such as we, eh?”
Lazarus: He looked at Minelle, "I mean hey, it's a dragon, it can't just talk to me normally, quick and painless."
Lira: "Jonesy..."
Lazarus: He turned to Jonesy, lifting the other half of the carcass with his wind and letting it sit right next to Jonesy, "I think you meant, as you, Jonesy."
Minelle: gives Lazarus a mischievous look. "Why yes, indeed." She turns to Jonesy, hands on her hips, and declares: "And since you're such a big, strong adventurer, you can move the rest of this dragon's carcass for us."
Lazarus: [Oops]
GM: (beat starts Mph, mph, the CURSE OF SLOW! TYPE-IIIIIIING, ya never know when-)
Lira: (Give the GM some time)
Lazarus: He pauses, then smirks back at Minelle, "Or make him carry the meat out." He chuckled.
Lazarus: [Oh, right, sorry]
GM: “... Nah, I uh... meant what I said. We.” He moves to open the coffin. After a brief flash, you adjust your eyes to what looks like a bunch of gold coins with an ancient stamp design on them.
Lira: Lira inhales to begin a short speech towards Jonesey
Minelle: "So those are them? The Returning Coins we've come here for?"
Lira: "I will give you some sound advice, Jonesy, and you better take it, because I don't often do share such wisdom for free. If you want to survive in the real adventures, rather than the televised ones, you better realize that maybe you are not exactly experienced. Only then, knowing your failings, you may strive to improve your weak points. Also, today we are allies, but we could just as well have thrown you under the bus, either letting you run into the traps without warning or just forcing you into a living shield against the draconid we found today. I hope you remember the courtesy we granted you today, next time we meet."
Lazarus: Lazarus glares at the human, "You lil..." He lets out a low growl. "...I have a half a mind to knock you out, and the other half restraining me from doing so."
Minelle: crosses her arms and smirks. "You're a jerk, Jonesy, and we all know it. And we're just being polite because we would rather not have your inept efforts sabotaging ours any more than they already are."
GM: Jonesy’s eyes glaze over halfway through that trifecta tirade, but he seems to get the general gist of it, and frowns, muttering to himself as he plucks up a single coin. “... just the same as... mutter Alright, we done here?”
GM: (BTW, that “we” business was him acknowledging your not-N00B status.)
Lira: Lira sighs, pinching the bridge of her nose "I guess there's no point in more talking. And to think I am usually the one who lacks tact..."
Lira: Lira reaches in, take a coin, and places into her pocket.
Lazarus: Lazarus grabs a coin from within, but before leaving, he grabs the wrist of Jonesy. "Put, the coin, back, in." He said, staring at him. "If I let you out of here with that, and you end up dying." He stares down at him, pausing, "Just, put it back."
Lira: "Wh... What? What is the problem Lazarus?"
Lira: "We are all going back together, each one of us with a coin. It is not like he'll die on the way back, geez."
GM: “... I’ve survived worse.” Jonesy yanks his hand free.
Lazarus: Lazarus looks at Jonesy, and sighs, "Whatever, let's get out of here. We need to find an actual explorer, not this second rate garbage." He said, walking off with a coin, and the dragon carcass as well.
Minelle: grabs a coin out of the coffer, nods to the dragon's corpse as if in polite thanks, and turns towards the exit. "If you'll pardon me, I'm heading back to civilization. You can meet me at that splendid little hotel restaurant."
Lira: "Don't walk off without us, Minelle!"
GM: “Right behind ya...”
GM: (Expedition End?)
Lazarus: [I kinda wanna do some RP stuff after this, but yea, basically.]
Lira: (Can I do one thing on the way back?)
Minelle: (mmmhmm)
Minelle: (i mean, yeah, on the RP stuff)
GM: (Basically, after you reach a major goal, “Expedition End” means you essentially teleport back to the city, or at least it might as well be that.)
Lira: "Hey, Jonesy, sure you may need improvement... But don't let Lazarus' harsh words get to ya. Just watch your back. Our trio here is a rough group, but we are not a malicious one. You may meet experienced explorers that are also experienced backstabbers. I wished we could have departed together on a better note. I am, however, hoping to see your progress as you go in more expeditions. Just like all three of us will grow more experienced as well, of course." Lira talks to Jonesy in the way back, trying to not draw the attention of her teamates.
Lira: (Sorry for the long post!)
GM: “... Mm...” (So, timeskip to debriefing?)
Lazarus: [Yea]
Lira: (Sure. I guess we will prolly have a rival on Jonesy 🤷 )
GM: (Here, I will explain something; you will have exactly one main rival that’s consistent to each area of the world. For the Lush Jungle, that’s Jonesy.)
GM: (I’ll explain more later.)
GM: - EXPEDITION COMPLETE -
GM: You find yourselves at the Postings and Sundries Office near the center of the city.
“Ooh, goody!” The beetle at the desk might be the same as the one on the transport when you first came, but you aren’t sure. “That’s four proofs of evaluation for you folks!” He takes the coins off your hands, and replaces them with little globe-shaped pins.
Minelle: "So these are like...what? Proof that we're actual adventurers now?"
Lira: "The fuck is this..." Lira says, turning it in her hand.
Lazarus: "I guess it's a medal for verification?" He raises an eyebrow, "Let me guess, each area requires a coin for proof?"
GM: “Sorta! You don’t technically need these to do any ‘sploring, but these little badges do open a lot of doors for those that have proven some rudimentary skill in the trade. How was it?”
Minelle: "It was...er...exciting."
Lazarus: Lazarus can be seen with 3 large heavy plastic bags. "Yea, got some food to cook, so I guess it was good." He said, running his fingers through his hair.
Lira: "Was there always supposed to be a small dragon there? I get the feeling the place got an extra trap by someone wanting to reduce the possible competition..."
Minelle: "Yes, that is a bit of a curiosity. The dragon wasn't much threat to the three of us, but it did seem rather...fierce for an introductory encounter."
GM: “A-“ the beetle sputters, flipping through a guidebook. “A what? That certainly isn’t supposed to be there... I mean, we do get the occasional drake migrating in from the Giants’ Range, and I can see how one would be attracted to the coffin if it found it, but... Well! Seems you ran into a spot of pretty bad luck, eh?”
Lazarus: He raises a brow, "...Is the meat at least delicious?" He says.
GM: “Is the-... It’s about par, from what I heard... Why.”
Minelle: "Because the bag is full of it, good sir," Minelle says, as if pointing out the obvious.
Lira: "The door was closed with the drake within. No other way into that room. Was that bad luck as well?" Lira says, folding her four arms in front of her.
Lazarus: The bags slowly descend, "..."
Lazarus: "At least 3 Stars par or..."
GM: “Hm... Very strange indeed.” The beetle looks around, a tad distracted, glancing at Laz. “Yes, I’d say so... Oh! I almost forgot to give you these, too!” He digs out three small emblems. “You can use one of these [Sundry Tokens] to get 3 Rations each week. Staying fed is vital on an Expedition!”
Lira: Lira takes the Token "I... Um... Require special rations... Does this covers that as well?"
GM: (Ah- Can everyone set aside a section for Rations and Tools, each? Or should I keep track of that?)
GM: “Indeed it does.”
Lazarus: "Can't you eat the stuff you kill?" He says again before having his phone ring, "Hey uh, Minelle? Can you get my tokens?" He said, looking at the phone, "Wife decided to meet me here, in person."
Lazarus: [I can just add Rations and Tools on my sheet.]
Lira: (me too)
Minelle: picks up Lazarus's tokens. "Do you need me to hold onto them for the foreseeable future, or...?"
GM: (As separate sections, please. Set Rations to 3/3 for now.)
Lazarus: "Ah, nah, just like, buy them and put them in my room." He then begins to walk out with the phone and he answers the phone.
Lira: ( <@!GM> , turns out Lira's dietary requirement may be a disadvantage down the line... Which is interesting, but I don't know if FATE supports an anti-stunt)
GM: (What was her Trouble?)
Minelle: "...all right?"
Minelle: (she's a cyborg; do the math)
Lira: ( Trouble:
Galactic Snark-a-ton )
GM: (Hm... I don’t think you’ve been playing your Trouble very much. Think the dietary thing would work better for that, especially considering the specific Ration mechanic I’m choosing to implement.)
Lira: (Alright)
Lira: (Sheet has been edited)
GM: “Oh, and here!” Everyone is handed a small -Datastick-. “Finally, some starting funds.” (These will be used as one-use boosts for Resource rolls, which you’re about to find out about.)
Lira: "Free cash. Finally something nice."
Lira: Lira takes it and acesses its value.
Lira: or, rather, veryfies its value
GM: It seems like money, yes. (Enough to boost a week’s budget by 2 (boost), or potentially more if you take a chance gambling (reroll).)
Lira: "I've seen better, but that's quite enough money for the time being." Lira says, pocketing her datastick
GM: (Anyone doing RP stuff before we move on?)
Lazarus: [Aye!]
Lira: (BRB, tending to the cats)
Minelle: "Err." She looks at her credstick. "I'm, er, not familiar with this model. How do you check the balance on it?"
GM: “Any vendor or bank here should be able to verify it, miss. Don’t you have a globacurrency app?” (Is that a thing, Laz?)
Lazarus: [Yea]
Minelle: "Ah...that would explain it. I am not, er, hip to the latest tech trends." She adjusts her glasses. "Might, ah, you be able to tell?" She proffers her stick to Laz.
Lira: "I can verify yours..."
GM: (So, Laz is heading out to talk to the wife, and the others... maybe might meet some of the other rivals?)
Lazarus: [Yea, Laz walked off a while ago.]
Lira: Lira offers an arm with a display and a socket ready for the datastick
Lazarus: [ He then begins to walk out with the phone and he answers the phone. ]
GM: “Hey, Laz. Where are you? This place is huge!”
Lazarus: "Uh, I'm at..." He looks up, "I...uh...heading towards the mall."
Minelle: "Ah." She hands the stick to Lira.
GM: “Alright, see you there, sweety!”
Lazarus: He looks at the phone and then pockets it, sliding across the floor as he goes to his favorite place.
Lira: Lira sticks the stick in the socket in her arm, and the display promptly shows the value within.
Lira: "There you go, same value as my stick."
GM: (And what is his favorite place?)
GM: (And are Minelle and Lira ready to move on to a new scene?)
Lazarus: [Like basically a store with long coats, obviously haha]
Lira: Lira hands back the stick to Minelle
Lira: (And yep! Unless Minelle wants to add something)
Lazarus: [Also uh, Cecil is more tomboyish, you know?]
GM: (Ah, sorry.)
Minelle: "Thank you. Er...I'm unfamiliar with local currency; is that a lot or a little?"
Lira: "It is a respectable amount. Maybe a week, month or day of average wage, depending on the economical development of the planet in question. If one makes this in one year... That'd be too little."
Lazarus: [Totally fine]
Minelle: "Ah. I wonder if they'll be paying us for further expeditions."
GM: Laz slides up to the local equivalent of a cross between a Men’s Apparel section and a Hot Topic. While he waited, he noticed a yellow-furred weasel trolling around the place, indecisive on what he wanted. He wore some heavy biker fashion, complete with two bandanas; one around his head, and another around his neck.
GM: (Is Cecil not the type to go supersonic for casual walking?)
Lazarus: [Back]
Lazarus: [Cecil would definitely not show off unless she really wanted you knocked you out.]
GM: (Alright.)
GM: (Any particular direction for Minelle or Lira to head in?)
Lazarus: Lazarus looked over at the Weasel, "Oh, hey, do you got a preference of clothes to wear? I really dig your outfit."
Lazarus: [And Cecil probably also brought Xoa along, who probably is the more feminine side.]
Minelle: "So. Er." She looks awkward for a moment. "Shall we have dessert?"
Lira: "You may, as for me, I have [Permanent Liquid Diet], if you catch my drift."
GM: “Hm?” The young-looking weasel cocks a smirk as he glances over in Laz’s direction. “Nah, just browsing for a gift, for my grandkids.”
Minelle: looks over her. "Ah. Of course. Well, I imagine there must be something there you can partake of."
Lazarus: Lazarus nods, before he reclines back in the chair, Shit, I have nothing else to say
Lira: "I can sit down and watch you eat." Lira says, shrugging "For eating, that's it for me. Unless you want to do something else."
GM: (It doesn’t have to be together.)
GM: The weasel notices you nodding, and snorts before turning back to the leather jackets. “Man, I’m nowhere near old enough to be having gran’kids.”
Lazarus: Lazarus looks over, "I've meet people who looked like they were in their 20's but were centuries old." Laz prodded, narrowing his eyes.
GM: “Whatever. Got a name, or you got other reasons to be striking up a conversation with a teen? I’m not supposed to give my name to strangers, after all.”
Lazarus: He shrugs, "I just asked you for your opinion on your choice of clothes, man." He said, leaning back. "I may be old, but I'm still a teenager at heart."
Minelle: "That does sound rather boring," Minelle concedes. "Er. Perhaps they have a movie theater. Would it be...insensitive to suggest we watch RoboCop?"
Lazarus: He adds a lil comment, "The name's Lazarus Stone."
GM: “Pfft, well I like to consider myself still a teen at heart, too, even if I ain’t one in body anymore. Name’s Indiana Jones.”
Lira: "Heh... I wouldn't mind watching robocop." Lira says, before letting out a chuckle.
"You paying that with your stick?"
Lazarus: His ears perked, "Like, the Indiana Jones? With the crystal skull and boulder?" He said, still waiting for his wife to come around.
GM: “No, the other Indiana Jones. The one with big ears.”
GM: “But for real, my actual name’s Chaser Wilde.” He sticks out a hand. “You’d do well to remember it.”
Minelle: "Might as well."
Lira: Lira fires up the GPS and tries to locate a movie teather for herself and Minelle... Which is currently airing Robocop, of all things.
Lira: <@!GM> , any roll needed?
GM: (Nope.)
Lazarus: He seems lost at thought, as if trying to connect if it was a joke, or actually something different before seeing the hand, "Chaser Wilde, gotcha." He says, giving him a firm handshake. He peers over his shoulder to see Cecil came along with their twenty year old daughter as well. "Oh, hey there hun!" He said, waving over. Cecil was dressed as if she was going to go to a business meeting, while their daughter just dressed casually.
Lira: "Follow my lead, Minelle." Lira says, soon walking off in the direction of the aforementioned teather.
Minelle: follows. If only her own girlfriend would think to install some useful apps in that prosthetic arm of hers...
GM: “Hey there, ya big sugarcube!” Cecil punches Laz in the shoulder. “Hey,” says Xoa.
“I’ll leave you to it,” says Chaser, “oh, and one more thing:
GM: “I may not have gran’kids, but I do have a lot of boys. They play nice while we’re just relaxin’, but I can’t promise we’ll be so friendly if we meet out in the Vast Wastes. Just something I thought I should mention.” He moves to leave, but then turns back. “‘Course, that could just be a lie.” He makes a “toodles” gesture, and is out of sight.
GM: “Who’s the creep?” Xoa is already looking bored.
Lira: <@!GM> , Lira and Minelle goes to the pictures
GM: (Alrighty.)
GM: The two of you manage to get seats together in the center row, only separated by a couple empty seats.
Lazarus: Laz gives an odd look as he sees the weasel move out of sight, and turns to Xoa and shrugs, "Dunno, maybe some dude who likes to fuck with people?" He said, seeing Cecil's expression get stern as he finished his sentence, "But, I gotta know him first so-" as Laz was about to ask Cecil to deal with the meat in the bags, it seemed like it was all packaged, cooked, and the other items put in a separate box. "Read me like a book...But ah, yea, how have you two been? Hopefully not to boring with me gone, right?" He asked, giving a weak smile.
Minelle: silently eats her popcorn one kernel at a time, watching the '80s uberviolence with rapt fixation.
Lira: Lira watches the movie silently, enjoying the violent nature of the movie
GM: “We’ve been keeping busy,” says Cecil, “right, Xoa?” Xoa only gives a “hrmph” in response. For Laz, the phrase Vast Wastes does dredge up memories of some of what he went over with Jonesy in the cab. (Would you like to hear it now?)
Lazarus: [Sure!]
GM: When the movie gets to the part where Arnold Schwarzenegger gets shot up, a cat dressed in a pinstripe suit and fedora sits down between you with what appears to be a seductively clad alien... thing. It takes a few moments due to only glancing at him, but you recognize him to be the same one as the one that was talking to the turtleneck hacker rabbit at the fancy hotel. “Don’t mind me~”
Minelle: (it's not Schwarzenegger)
Minelle: (or is this some "future imperfect" reimagining of the '80s RoboCop? XD)
GM: (Fixed. I couldn’t get it close enough to autocorrect.)
Minelle: (no, i mean, he's not in the movie)
Minelle: (it's Peter Weller who plays the title role)
GM: (Oh, whoops. Yeah, sure, let’s go with that. Arnold would make a great Robocop. XD)
GM: {“A’ight, so this vast, deserty area northwest of the Lush Jungle is called the Vast Waste. Lots of emptiness all around. If you wanna get anywhere without running out of Rations, you need to know how to Drive. Now, what life you do find, it’s gonna be in sleazy little pockets, I hear. Things could turn violent, they might not, but getting into a fight at every turn can’t be good for your health. A little bit of the ol’ Deceive could go a long way towards avoiding fights and getting your money’s worth for fuel and supplies and such; the merchants out there love charging an arm and a leg, otherwise.”}
Minelle: shhhhhs him.
Lira: "You only found that seat? Who are you anyways?" Lira whispers to the cat.
Minelle: shhhhhs her, too. It's a movie! You're supposed to stay quiet!
GM: When Arnold throws the cornerstore robber out the window, the alien... girl(?) bursts out laughing, until the cat-like alien (he seems to have antennae) pats her on the... appendage, and she calms down. “Sorry, but the sound is always best savored from the center.” He crosses over a hand to offer the cyborg bug. “Jace Micaphilia, charmed, and who are these lovely ladies, I wonder?”
Lazarus: "So, hun?" He asks, looking at Cecil, "Do you think, uh, maybe you can stay here?" He asks, "Or if Xoa can?" He says, rubbing the back of his head. "Just so you don't have to worry about anything?" He shrugged a bit, Cecil's face went from stern to a bit sweet, "Well, alright, but Xoa can make her own decisions, she is an adult, you know." Xoa looked at them both, "Yeah, whatever, I'll stay with dad, beats my average day anyhow."
Lira: Lira shakes his hand "Lira, and my friend who appears to be a movie theater purist is Minelle."
GM: “Is anyone actually gonna buy anything?” The clerk glances up from his session of staring down below the counter. “Or can they at least leave me to my ennui in peace?”
Minelle: (a movie what now?)
Minelle: (oh)
Minelle: (movie theater purist XD)
Minelle: rolls her eyes and continues to silently eat her popcorn.
Lazarus: "Ah, right!" He looks over at Cecil, who, reluctantly hands one of her chips for Laz so he can buy some new clothes. After a while, Lazarus comes out with a soft green coat, and a couple new piercings while he was at it. Spending the money before handing the chip back and walking with his daughter off, he turns over to Cecil, using the 'call me' hand signal before calling Minelle.
Lira: (Corrected now, Minelle 😛 )
GM: “Mm, I’ll leave you to it, then.” He gives a wink. They continue watching in silence, except when Jace has to stop his... partner from laughing too hard whenever something violent happened.
GM: ring
GM: (Oh boy. XD)
Minelle: gives the both of them a death glare.
GM: ... ring
Lira: "It is not mine."
GM: “You going to take that?” Jace glances at Minelle, then turns back to Lira and whispers. “You sure she’s a purist?”
Minelle: The sound Minelle makes could be mistaken for a teakettle whistle.
Minelle: She ducks down and answers the phone, speaking as quietly and rapidly as she can:
Lira: "Either purist or hipocrite, can't decide."
GM: (Really, this one was her own fault. XD)
Minelle: "who is this you had better have a good reason for calling me in the middle of a movie"
Minelle: (i am perfectly fine with this XD)
Minelle: (i'm also perfectly fine with the idea of Minelle simply not knowing how to silence/turn off her communicator)
Minelle: (i like this idea of her walking this tightrope between "really skilled and experienced pan-dimensional explorer" and "perennial fish out of water")
Minelle: (she can infiltrate an enemy fortress, organize an assault, and plan a full-scale revolution, but she can't order a package from Amazon without it somehow ending up delivered to Transylvania)
Lazarus: "It's uh, me Lazarus! You wanna meet my daughter later?" He said, looking down to feel the phone being pulled away by Xoa, "Sorry, that's my dad, I can't believe he went out to just hang out with people and not do anything fun, my name is Xoa Stone." She then puts it back into Laz's hand and he pauses, "...Yeaaaa...I'll meet you back at the hotel, okay?"
Minelle: "certainly." And she hangs up. She looks a little disheveled, but after dusting herself off, she returns to her zombie-like movie appreciation routine.
Lazarus: [I'm out until everybody gets back to the hotel, heh.]
Minelle: (well unless Lira wants to say something else, and our seatmates have anything else to say, I'm fine with heading back)
GM: Soon, the movie was over, but not before Jace and his girlfriend(???) were led out of the theater after the latter completely lost it when the villain played by Danny DeVito got acid-sprayed. Jace is waiting alone for you when you exit into the lobby shortly after.
Lira: (oh man, Danny DeVito as the villain)
GM: “Well, that was an interesting experiment, which I hope not to repeat. She’s gone, don’t worry.” He winks as if to convey the eternal sentence-ender; “ladies~”
Lira: "Sooo... Who was her anyways?"
Lira: (BRB)
Minelle: (he gets thrown out a window BTW)
GM: “Oh, no one important. Like I said, an experiment, in more than one sense of the word, I hear. But she’s not important anymore. No, I feel as though you two are more interesting to me at the moment. Either of you into... adventures?”
Minelle: "...We are, and we are quite experienced," Minelle lies through her teeth. "I presume you fancy yourself a...backer of such expeditions?"
GM: “Ah...” He seems taken aback for once. “No, I like to get a tad more hands on, myself. You can have these back, then.” He tosses a pair of data sticks over to them. “All is fair in love and war, but there’s no need for me to be making it personal already. Sorry. Perhaps I can make it up to you two with some drinks? I know an excellent place.”
Minelle: "What?...What?" Minelle nearly fumbles the datastick. "When did you...?"
GM: “Like I said; hands on. If you ever plan on going hunting within the confines of this very city, and... what lies beneath, I wish you luck, ‘cause here is where I intend to be. Never was one for the great outdoors.” He pivots around and saunters towards the exit. “Offers for drinks are still open, by the way, if you’re intrigued.”
Minelle: looks to <@!Lira>, as if asking her opinion.
Lira: hey
Lira: sorry for the delay
GM: (It’s fine.)
Lira: There is a long pause.
"I really shouldn't shove alchohol through my nourishment intake, but I guess I will take on to your offer... As long as I am served something with little impurities..."
Minelle: nods, as if it was her idea. "It's settled, then."
Lazarus: [Lazarus sitting in the hotel room with Xoa, oh joy]
GM: (Huh. So what’s Laz doing in the meantime?)
Lazarus: [He's probably just trying to keep watch of Xoa]
Lazarus: [He did say he was gonna stay at the Hotel.]
GM: Minelle, you do recall some things that Jonesy mentioned about this city.
Lazarus: [We should probably call it quits for now, it is probably late for everybody.]
Minelle: ( <@!GM> what specifically does she remember?)
GM: { “But first, people like you and me would probably want to get situated in the Ancient Capital. It’s supposedly the ideal base of operations for anyone and everyone wanting to explore.” He pauses, looking around as the vehicle leaves the starport and starts moving through the Capital proper, before turning back to you meaningfully. “But this place we’re seeing around us right now, this also doubles as its own treasure trove to those… less inclined towards planetary travel. There’s many chambers, catacombs, and vaults beneath the ancient city, even as people are putting the space above ground to use again. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are some folks sitting on info about a few of them, but they also might have traps, themselves. This’ll be good for people with decent Rapport and Burglary skills respectively, I’m sure.” }
Minelle: "...so you're talking about the dungeons, aren't you," Minelle says, as if lost in thought.
GM: (So, call it quits and start the next expedition next time (after getting a few final things/tutorials settled)?)
Minelle: rings up Laz. "Hello, it's me, Minelle. Lira and I are about to discuss business with a rather curious gentleman. I do believe you might be interested..."
Lira: (It is a good time. I would have left my internship 15 mins ago, if I had one today)
Lazarus: Lazarus picks up and then looks at Xoa, "Well, Xoa, do you wanna go on an adventure with dad?" Xoa looks at her father, and shrugs, "Eh, whatever."
GM: (Then let us...)
GM: !end
