[CCrusaders] Bert says, "Log on."

[CCrusaders] DM munches crisps! 'Okay, guys- I mean, girls -- oh never mind.'

[CCrusaders] DM says, "This is a world very much like our own."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Most people only know superheroes through comics and movies."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "The place is Falcon City, California."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "The time is now."

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Any questions before we jump in?"

Linda shakes her head dismissively.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I don't think so."

Daya says, "Nope"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Okay"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "And you have all been arrested!"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "It was bound to happen eventually."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "This is where you narrate how this happened (briefly, adding whatever details you like, etc) and then we'll proceed to the next scene"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Remember, Falcon City is riddled with Violent Crime, and the Police Are Tough On Crime."

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "Have we been arrested by the normal police or some sort of special forces?"

[CCrusaders] Linda slipped up while hacking into a government database, for purposes that will remain known only to her and her client.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "So we're arrested by normal cops who don't know we're supers?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Timing."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "Yep."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Naturally, you all have reasons to keep your powers on the down-low."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I broke into a liquor store to rob the cash register and got carried away by free booze, so I was too drunk to use my powers when the cops came."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Excellent."

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Zephyra?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I was doing a quiet heist at a local bank -- slip in, grab some cash from the vault, slip out -- but some other much stupider criminals showed up while I was inside, tripped the alarm, and got us all sealed into the vault until the cops arrived."

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Which was airtight, of course!"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Sadly so."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "That'll teach you to work with Yolo Man"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "And now you're all in the same holding cell, while outside the door you hear the sound of someone talking to the guard."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Daya is of course having the hangover of the century."

[CCrusaders] Daya sits in a corner with the hood of her hoodie over her face.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "All grimdark comics feature hangovers."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Through the door of the holding cell, you hear a female voice with a Scotch accent saying something hard to hear to the guard."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Can I tag myself the aspect "Hungover" For a fate point? Is that how that works? I'm still not sure"

Zephyra . o O ( Great, I'm in here with these two bozos. I should wait until I'm not being watched to make my escape, unless I want even *more* attention. )

[CCrusaders] DM asks (of Daya), "I think I can just place that on you as a situational aspect?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Allrighty"

Zephyra wonders if they can tell what the person talking to the guard is saying.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "For the sake of simplicity, we'll say you can hear bits and bobs:"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "'--not to be trifled with, Officer -- ' 'I'll have to see with my superior, Ma'am -- '"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Then there is the unmistakeable sound of a punch!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "And, moments later, the door opens."

Linda says, "About time."

Daya peers out from under her hood.

Zephyra is just quietly waiting to see what will happen next.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "A woman wearing oddly old-fashion clothes steps in, gives you all a cursory glance, and sighs. 'You must be... Daya Vasquez, Linda something something, and -- '"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "She glances at her watch. 'There is no time.'"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "'Come with me.'"

Linda shrugs and follows.

Zephyra follows last, lagging a bit behind the others.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "'Lead the way, Linda', the woman says briskly. 'It'll speed matters.'"

Linda does so.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "She shoves the unconscious guard into the cell, closes it."

Daya walks in the middle, still doing the brooding routine.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I'll be keeping an eye out for a good opportunity to slip down a side corridor or similar when no one's looking."

Linda grabs her phone where it's been randomly sitting on a desk, waiting to be processed as evidence.

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims (at Zephyra), "You can create that Aspect by paying a Fate point!"

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Escape To Live Another Day would be relevant?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "OK, sounds good!"

Zephyra sets his current fate point total to 3.

Zephyra spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "And Linda can invoke her Phone At The Ready"

DM says, "no zephyra no"

Linda sets her current fate point total to 3.

Linda spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.

Zephyra slips down an unobserved side corridor, then as soon as she's safely away from where she might be seen, turns into air (becoming invisible in the process).

DM exclaims, "Okay!"

Daya asks, "Do we notice that?"

Linda neither notices nor cares.

DM says (to Daya), "Up to you"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says (to Daya), "You could probably defend against my Stealth, if you wanted to."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Using Notice."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Sounds good."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "I approve it."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "My notice is +2"

Zephyra rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 0 0 +1 | Good (3)

Daya rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 -1 | Poor (-1)

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Man, that hangover is KILLING me"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Ha ha."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Heh."

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Okay, so Zephyra slips away and nobody notices!"

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "So this means you suceeded with style, right?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Indeed! Hmm. Would that have been an Advantage roll or an Overcome roll?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Overcome."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Or wait."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Sorry, I 'm fuddling this up"

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Create an advantage?"

[Crows-Nest] Daya asks, "I don't have the wait skill so that would be +0?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Sounds more like it"

[CCrusaders] Linda (to Daya) D

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Gah, where are my eyes?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks (of DM), "No worries -- it could go either way, depending on your POV. Which do you want me to call it?"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "I'd say it was Create An Advantage"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Brain the size of a planet, and I can't emote properly."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "OK -- so then that'll give me an advantage like Hidden, and because of the success with style, I'll get two free invokes?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "yep"

Zephyra makes her way to the nearest exit (door, window, air vent, whatever) to slip outside.

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Okay, so Zephyra finds a fire escape!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "And is now outside in the smog and pollution."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Track aspects and boosts here: (I think this should work) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15L5ltiDMesLsT5VDhU_fyFsYi4-drCylmlxGMFtof98/edit?usp=sharing"

Zephyra goes through the window (phasing through, since opening it could trigger an alarm).

DM asks, "I'd say that was a Fair difficulty?"

DM says, "(ie passive opposition)"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "thanks"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "Also, quickest split the party yet"

[Crows-Nest] Linda says, "Hee"

Zephyra rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 -1 | Great (4)

[Crows-Nest] (from Linda) Jota goes to take a nap while the rest of you bozos play.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra adds the aspect to the sheet.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Man, stop being so stylish."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Since that was an Overcome, I now have a Boost if I can find a good opporunity to use it while it's still relevant?"

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "I think so?"

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "That Boost being 'I'm On The Outside Of The Police Station'?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "or wait"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "OK. Since I'm still in the process of making my escape, I'm going to get out of this part of town entirely, as quickly as I can."

[CCrusaders] DM takes a deep breath. 'Okay!'

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Where do you go?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Let's say I go get lunch."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Okay, at Donny's Diner, the greasiest place in the city"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "Sounds good!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Meanwhile, Linda is leading the way, with the mystery woman and Daya just behind."

Zephyra says (to Waiter), "A BLT with fries and a chocolate shake."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "You arrive in the waiting room"

(From DM) The Waiter (a tall nerd in glasses with a Tony Stark goatee) nods and takes your order.

Daya asks, "Aren't there more cops?"

DM says, "Yes."

DM says, "There's about five of them, talking to the receptionist, heavily armed. They turn towards Linda and the rest of you."

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "What's your move?"

Daya gets ready to use her powers.

Linda ditto.

Linda clears the initiative.

DM displays the initiative:

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Init is notice?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yep."

Linda registers Linda at init 1.

Daya registers Daya at init 2.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra shrugs. "Sure, why not."

Hunter goes home.

Hunter arrives at home.

Zephyra registers Zephyra at init 1.

Hunter disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Weird."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "You're eating fries."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Yup."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "This gives me an idea."

[Crows-Nest] Daya asks, "So me first?"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims (at Zephyra), "so, while the other guys are elsewhere, you're eating your fries. And then a street thug bursts into the diner and attempts to rob the diner, stabbing one of the customers!"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "And that customer was Zircon"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Yay, two parallel fights"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "hahah"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "Everybody wants a piece of him!"

DM says (to Daya&Linda), "The cops turn towards you! And one of them says, 'Hey, that Latina looks familiar!'"

Daya says, "ola, eses" and purple energy being to crackle and crack all around her body.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "I invoke Daya's 'Raised On The Streets' here."

[CCrusaders] DM spends a fate point.

DM says, "They point their guns at all of you! 'Hands on your head! Nobody move!'"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Is it a compel or an invoke?"

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "Do I get that one?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "I think that was a compel, yeah, so have a Fate Point"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "(If it's a compel, then assuming Daya goes along with it, she gets the FP now. If it's an invoke, she gets it at the end of the scene.)"

Daya sets her current fate point total to 4.

DM says, "The Mystery Scotchwoman sighs."

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Okay, I guess you refuse to surrender!"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I don't"

DM exclaims, "Seeing no signs of surrender, the cops open fire upon you all!"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Don't refuse or don't surrender?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "jeez, that escalated quickly"

[CCrusaders] Daya exclaims, "Neither! I trap them in a paradox!"

DM rolls ??? (+ 1) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 +1 | Average (1)

DM rolls Average (1) + 4dF: -1 +1 +1 +1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Now you all defend against this!"

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "I have 2 armor, how does that work?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "(sorry for all the questions)"

Linda rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 -1 | Terrible-2 (-4)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "However..."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I think Armor affects how much damage is done if the hit is successful. Let me see..."

Linda diverts the incoming attack, having the bullets that would hit her hit a random bystander who happens to be waiting in the police station.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "It absorbs any Mild Consequence."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/more-examples-extras#weapon-and-armor-ratings"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Nameless NPC is taken out :D"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra | An Armor value reduces the shifts of a successful hit. So, Armor:2 makes any hit worth 2 less than usual. If you hit, but the target���s Armor reduces the shift value to 0 or below, you get a boost to use on your target but don���t do any harm.

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "So much for those orphans that were here for a ride along"

DM exclaims (at Linda), "The bystander's brains are blown out!"

Daya rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 -1 0 +1 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Best collateral damage for a super intelligent psychopath :D"

DM exclaims (at Daya), "You successfully defend by one shift!"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Daya), "That means you dodge the bullets and get a boost"

Daya bullets richochet off Daya and hit a box of donuts and a coffee pot.

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Not the donuts!"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "That boost is "WTF?""

DM says, "The Mystery woman is riddled with bullets! But she's still alive, unbeliebvably, and not much the worst for wear."

DM displays the initiative: Daya(2) Linda/Zephyra(1)

DM advances the initiative: DAYA(2) Linda/Zephyra(1)

Daya grabs a table that's standing around and throws it at the cops.

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "Would that be fight or Physique?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Are you attacking or creating an advantage?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Let's say she's attacking with Fight and make it simpler."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I was thinking of creating the "Floored" advantage"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Daya), "oh, okat"

Daya rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 -1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "And I use my boost to bring that to +4"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "I think the passive opposition for that was Fair, so you create the Floored aspect with one free invoke."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "The cops are so stunned that the bullets bounce off me that thes forget to get out of the way of the table"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Exactly."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "That's my turn"

DM advances the initiative: Daya(2) LINDA/ZEPHYRA(1)

Linda suggests (defended against with will) to the cop who seems to be most in charge that they should let us leave without further trouble.

Linda rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 0 0 -1 | Great (4)

DM exclaims, "The cops are swayed by your powerful will!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "They didn't have the skill."

Linda walks right out of the station without a backwards glance.

DM says, "The bullet-riddled Mystery Scotchwoman chases after her."

Daya grabs a donut and leaves as well.

Zephyra sighs at the commotion. She just wanted a nice quiet lunch.

DM says (to Zephyra), "Yeah, the thug gets thrown out by Donny who has a baseball bat."

Zephyra picks up her plate and glass and, since everyone's attention is presumably on the robbery, turns into air and wafts outside.

DM says, "Excellent."

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "Donny will be the one where everyone says he should have his own spin-off"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "And hey, good excuse for leaving without paying, too."

(From DM) The mysterious Scotchwoman grabs Linda and Daya by the shoulders. She doesn't seem to be aware that she's dripping blood. 'Come with me, I've got an offer to make.'

Linda looks interested. "All right."

Zephyra finds a bus stop bench a few blocks away where she can sit down and finish eating unmolested.

Daya says, "Sure, Vieja"

(From DM) The bleeding Scotchwoman crosses the street and gets into an antique, rather battered-looking Volswagen Beetle, leaving the door open for you to get in.

Daya grabs the shotgun seat

[Setting the zoned flag.]

Zephyra . o O ( $&#@. Now my fries are cold. )

Linda hops in the back.

DM says, "'Shame the third girl didn't tag along. I guess I'll have to send someone else to find her.'"

Linda takes note of the license plate first.

DM says (to Linda), "It's definitely a fake license plate."

Daya finally notices the third girl is missing.

Linda asks, "Who?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "She hasn't been useful to me yet, so therefore.. who? :D"

Daya puts up her hood again.

(From DM) 'She calls herself Zephyra or something. We've been looking for her but it's been hard. She tends to evaporate whenever we find her.'

Linda shrugs and pulls out her phone.

(From DM) 'Anyway, let's go.'

Zephyra . o O ( Well, I'm still broke. But I probably shouldn't hit up a bank again right now. Too risky. Maybe I'll just steal someone's ATM number again. )

(From DM) And the scene ends with the Volkswagen Beetle disappearing into Falcon City, while Zephyra is on the loose.

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Okay, so any questions before we move on?"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "Nope"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Nope"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Nah."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Apologies for splitting the party, btw"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Heh."

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "How often can collateral damage be used?"

DM says (to Linda&Daya), "The Beetle crosses Falcon City and finally stops in front of a house with old-fashioned gates, which seems to be incongruous amidst the surrounding dreary flates."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "As much as you want."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Ok"

[CCrusaders] Linda is gonna keep killing NPCs then.

DM says, "Uh, flats."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "hee"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Of course, there'll likely be narrative consequences to that."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yep."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Sure sure."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Actually, I should have created some sort of situational aspect earlier, but I was already faffing as it was"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "But people are just tools to use."

Linda hops out of the car and stands there waiting for the others.

Daya does likewise.

DM says (to Linda&Daya), "You are led by the bleeding Scotchwoman up some stairs, into the house (which is decorated with various memorabilia from various periods of history, and lines with carpet), up some stairs and into what appears to be the woman's office. She sits down, and you also take a seat opposite her."

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Comfortable seats?"

DM says, "'So, ahem, you are Daya Vasquez and Linda Savant respectively. Don't mind the blood.'"

Daya puts her feet on the desk.

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "They're like armchairs."

Linda sinks in. Mmm.

Linda says, "Just Linda, please."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Savant is like her elite hacker name."

(From DM) 'Very well, Linda. I am Minerva Collins, member of the Sisterhood of Sleep, and I need your help.'

Linda asks, "What's in it for us?"

Daya I point at Linda at nod.

Daya points at Linda and nods.

(From DM) 'Well. You will be paid, of course.'

Linda nods. "Cool."

Daya asks, "Okay, so what do the Sleepy Sisters want from us?"

(From DM) 'Have you heard of... Brightpath?'

Daya shakes her head.

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "I haven't, but can I roll lore to see whether I have?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Sure."

Linda rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 -1 | Terrible (-2)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Haha, nope"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "hahaha"

Linda shakes her head, as well.

Linda says, "Sounds like a preschool."

Daya says, "Or some white girl purity Club"

(From DM) 'I thought not,' she says, pulling out some bullets from her cardigan. 'Brightpath is a rival organisation to ours, and has been for many centuries. Their goal is to master the science of the paranormal.'

(From DM) 'They have an insitute right here in Falcon City, ostensibly financed by the government. But underneath the institute is a vast underground facility, and I want you to break into it and rescue a certain person who has been held there against their will.'

Linda says, "I'm sure we can manage that. Well, probably." She looks at Daya. "I don't know about this one.""

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "I think I'll compel your 'Fugitive From Brightpath' soon."

Daya says, "Keep it to yourself, cholita."

Linda says, "No offense. I just don't know you."

Zephyra is meanwhile in a movie theatre someplace watching a movie that she didn't bother to buy a ticket for.

(From DM) Minerva sighs. 'Why did the Lord have to pick those two.'

Daya shrugs. "I'm the infantry. I punch stuff until it's down.

Linda says, "All right. I think we can do this then."

Daya asks, "What's your power? Hair dye?"

Linda says, "I can hack into anything."

Daya nods. "Could be useful, I guess.

[Crows-Nest] Daya asks, "Hey, can you get me free Netflix?"

[Crows-Nest] Linda says, "Si"

Daya asks (of minerva), "What else can you tell us about this facility?"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "You notice someone enter the cinema, ostensibly eating popcorn. He looks familiar..."

Zephyra tries to remember whether or not she knows them.

(From DM) 'Not much, I'm afraid. Other than that it's accessed through the Institute building's lower levels.'

Daya asks, "Can you get us into the building?"

DM exclaims (at Zephyra), "You recognize the man as he sits down next to you. It's... Doctor Reaper, one of Brightpath's senior researchers!"

Linda pulls out her phone and hacks into the Institute's intranet to find a map.

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Creating advantage with burglary?"

Zephyra vanishes.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yup."

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "Wow, hacking the intranet"

Linda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 +1 | Fantastic (6)

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "And Linda is amazing at it!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "That was a Great opposition, so you succeed by 2 shifts and create the aspect."

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Uh, let's see. What would be a good name for "we know exactly where to go"?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Like, there's a lab that we can assume they keep people in"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, ""Tale would hate thsi aka we have a map""

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "'Familiar Layout'?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Ok"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yay."

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Two shifts is success with style?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Three."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Oh"

(From DM) 'Well done, Linda. The reason this is all so vague, by the way, is because the third girl, Zephyra, she would have been able to tell us about the exact layout of the underground facility, having been imprisoned there herself. Ah, well.'

Daya says, "Better get her, then."

(From DM) 'Not so easy. She's an elemental in human form. She could be anywhere right now.'

Zephyra decides to stay in the movie (invisible), partly to keep an eye on this guy and partly because she wants to finish the film.

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "She wants to know if that emojiy suceeeds"

DM says (to Zephyra), "The movie ends, and the guy leaves."

(From DM) Incidentally, the movie was Crownsford Crusaders: Infinity Brawl

[Crows-Nest] Daya asks, "Who played who?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "The cat was CGI, of course."

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "Christopher Walken as Eben"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "hehe"

[Crows-Nest] Zephyra says, "I don't know, but Wanda's actress probably spent most of her time doing voiceover for the CGI."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "hee"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "The dude from Mr. Robot as Weird Bird Guy"

[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "Rami Malek?"

Zephyra leaves too. If the guy seems to be up to something, she'll follow him. Otherwise, she'll avoid him and go the opposite direction.

[Crows-Nest] Gunther says, "this is the weirdest D&D #crows-nest ever"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "hahaha"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "Michael Fassbender as Zircon"

[Crows-Nest] Zephyra exclaims, "...and introducing Cuddlepaws as herself!"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "She is played by 12 cats and occasionally, CGI"

[Crows-Nest] Linda says, "haha"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Enough kibbitzing, guys"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "I'm trying to rejoin the party here"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "With duct tape."

[Crows-Nest] Zephyra exclaims, "I already said what I'm doing!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Okay"

Daya says, "I guess we'll case the joint then. The map shows a back entrance"

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Zephyra), "So you walk the other direction."

(From DM) 'Excellent. There is no time to be lost. You'll gather the data for a plan of attack, and I'll see if the Sisters can find Zephyra.'

Zephyra heads back to the apartment she rents (for cash, under a fake name, in a bad part of town) to make herself dinner.

Linda asks, "Can you tell us exactly who we're looking for? So we don't waste time rescuing the wrong person?"

(From DM) 'An eleven-year-old girl named Melanie Granger. Dark hair, blue eyes. She'll probably be in some sort of sensory deprivation tank in the lower levels.'

Linda says, "Great, thanks."

Linda says (to Daya), "Let's go then."

Daya nods.

(From DM) And the scene ends with the deal sealed and the mission accepted! Now it's time to cut to --

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "And here I let you decide how to tackle this reconnaissance mission."

Linda stops by her apartment to pick up lock picks and a battery for her phone.

DM says, "Oh I forget. Minerva gives you her phone number."

Linda inputs it into her phone.

Daya buys a few energy drinks, just in case

DM has left.

DM has arrived.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "dammit who disconnected me"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Pfft, french internet"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "haha"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I have familiar presence, so my plan probably involves just walking in and going straight for the girl :D"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "We could sneak in as cleaners"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "It's not that simple! There's the Institute and then there's the underground facility below it."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "The latter is probably heavily guarded."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Yeah, but that way we get into the Institute at least"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "So long as I don't talk to anyone, guards will assume I'm supposed to be there."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Okay."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "It's part of my power."

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "So Linda can bypass the guards easily. Daya, what do you do?"

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "Masquerade as her assistant?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "(I also have a +2 to deceive when lying to people, so that's my backup plan)"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Get a shower, soem clean clothes, a labcoat, invoke my "Mostly Harmless" if necessary"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Sounds good"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Perfect."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "That's a Deceive roll for Daya"

Daya rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 -1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "The opposition was Good, so you succeed. Do you want style?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I'm good"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Narrate at will, and I'll stop you"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "at the right moment"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I'll let Linda take the lead, since she's the brains here"

Linda walks right in through the backdoor, unless it's locked, in which case she'll try to pick it.

DM says (to Linda), "It's got an electronic security code lock."

Linda says, "Well, not a problem, I'm sure."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Super intelligence"

Linda overcomes the lock with burglary

Linda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 -1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Sure. That was Great opposition, though, so you succeed at a cost."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "(well, unless you'd rather fail outright)"

Linda talks to herself while she does it, punching in what she knows are common codes (spending a fate point for a +2)

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Ah, neat."

Linda spends a fate point, leaving her with 1.

Daya tries to look inconspicious.

[CCrusaders] Linda burns through fate points quickly :(

[CCrusaders] DM asks (of Zephyra), "So where are you, in the meantime?"

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "At your apartment?"

DM says (to Linda&Daya), "You slip inside the Brightpath Institute. It's one of those creepy places which are entirely painted in white, with people going to and fro, looking rather like doctors."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I imagine so."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Probably planning out where to steal some cash from tomorrow."

Daya has seen all seasons of General Hospital.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Then maybe going to bed."

Linda walks right in as if she belongs there, leading Daya along the quickest path to the stairwell to the lower level and where the sensory tanks likely are according to the intranet map.

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "I compel your 'Fugitive From Brightpath' aspect as the door to your apartment EXPLODES (just as you were about to go to bed!) and people dressed in white masks and gear rush in."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Whee"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "OK!"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Somehow or another, Brightpath has found you!"

Zephyra reflexively vanishes!

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "'fp add Zephyra'? :)"

Zephyra . o O ( That loser at the theatre -- he must have seen me. Crap. )

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims (at Zephyra), "You become invisible, but unfortunately your wind control powers activate involuntarily!"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "Another compel? I accept!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "(as I compel also your Drawback!)"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "So two fate points for Zephyra."

Zephyra gives a fate point to Zephyra.

Zephyra gives a fate point to Zephyra.

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "But, unfortunately, the gusts of wind that you created involuntarily are enough for Brightpath's goons to find you, knock you out with electroshocks, and capture you!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Now back to Linda and Daya."

Zephyra says, "Augh -- you $&@#s...."

[CCrusaders] Daya says (to Zephyra), "It's okay, this is the grimdark comic"

DM says (to Linda&Daya), "So you're walking down the corridor, and someone brushes past you, carrying coffee."

DM exclaims, "And you both get two physical stress!"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Aw, ok."

DM says, "Wait, just Daya."

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "Er, wha?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Oh"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Okay, both of you, let's say, he walked in between you two and brushed past your shoulders."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I don't get it"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Make up your mind :) Ok"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Mind made up."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Oh, is this someone with a toxic touch?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "oooh"

Linda grimaces, but says nothing.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "All you know is that merely brushing past this guy was enough to cause a searing pain at his touch."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "And he turns into another corridor, disappearing out of sight."

Daya curses in Spanish and looks at Linda to make sure she felt that, too.

Linda glares at Daya and puts her finger to her mouth.

Linda continues on, rubbing her shoulder.

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Okay, so what's your goal here? Find the entrance to the underground facility, right?"

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Yeah. We didn't find a map for that?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Yeah"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I was heading for a stairwell."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I guess"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Too bad Jacob isn't here. He can sense the entire layout of a building :D"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Let's say the whole sequence (find stairwell, go down, find secret entrance) is an Overcome roll, with Investigate, +3 passive opposition."

Linda rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: +1 -1 0 +1 | Good (3)

Linda invokes familiar layout for a +2.

DM says (to Linda), "So you find the secret entrance, in the lower levels of the Brightpath Institute. It's a heavily armoured, secure door."

Linda asks, "What sort of lock?"

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Armoured as in people?"

Daya says, "Can I rest for a minute while she lockpicks"

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Or just heavy duty?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Heavy duty"

Linda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 +1 | Superb (5)

DM exclaims (at Linda), "Since the door was a Great challenge, you succeed!"

Linda woo.

Linda pushes open the door slowly, nodding at Daya.

Daya asks, "Can I rest for a minute while she lockpicks?"

DM says (to Daya), "Sure."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "So I heal my+ pyhsical stress."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Wait, that's not how it works."

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Zephyra?"

[CCrusaders] Daya | After a conflict, when you get a minute to breathe, any stress boxes you checked off become available for your use agai

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "okay!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "cool"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "BTW, how is this working out for everyone? It's been rocky for me."

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "I'm having fun. What's wrong?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I'm feeling a bit outside of things, to be honest."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "yeah that's what worries me."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I'm not even sure where I am at the moment."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "It's a bit odd that the party is plit, but that's gonna be solved soon, I think."

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "I presumed they were taking you back to this institute?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "what Linda said"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Yeah, but am I in a car? A cell? Am I conscious? Etc."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "You are unconscious, in an armoured van owned by Brightpath."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "And incidentally..."

DM says (to Linda), "your phone buzzes! It's a call from Minerva Collins."

Linda answers the phone, whispering.

(From DM) 'Are you in the location?'

Daya looks out for trouble.

Linda says, "Yes."

(From DM) 'Good. I've received news from a contact that Brightpath have captured Zephyra. They should be arriving in ten minutes. I thought you'd be glad I warned you.'

Linda says, "Ah. Thanks."

(From DM) 'Good luck. *blip*'

[CCrusaders] DM says, "And now the game's afoot"

Daya asks, "Maybe we get to the garage and get Wind Girl to help us?"

Linda says (to Daya), "Zephyra has been captured. I suppose we might need her, so we should save her ass, too."

Linda says, "But first, I want to see what's in this room."

Daya says, "After you"

Linda says, "Since I popped the lock already, and it's going to relock if we step away."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Well, is it a code? I guess I know it now."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "Let's say it's a code, and you know it now."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Cool"

Linda walks into the room.

Daya follows.

DM says (to Linda), "It's a corridor with glass walls, a bit like an aquarium. There's a green haze, and shifting shapes beyond the glass. At the end of the corridor is a larger room which seems to be a central nexus with corridors branching off."

Linda heads into the larger room and looks around.

Linda says, "There's too much here. Let's go get Zephyra."

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Okay!"

Daya says, "Sure, this aquarium isn't going anywhere"

DM asks (of Linda&Daya), "So you turn back and head upstairs again? Or do you lay in ambush?"

Daya says, "We go into the garage and lay in ambush there."

DM says (to Daya), "Okay, you do that"

DM says, "It's actually more like one of those underground carparks you'd find in shopping malls."

DM says, "Except that it's reserved to people who work at Brightpath."

DM says, "There are Parked Cars everywhere you can hide behind."

Daya hides and activates her powers.

Linda also hides

Daya asks (of linda), "So, I guess we do this silently? Wait till she's out of the car?"

(From DM) While Daya and Linda hide and wait for the vehicle to arrive, someone who looks a bit shady steps into the carpark the same way you came in, and looks around through black sunglasses, brushing back his hair.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "I assume that I'm still unconscious?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yep"

Linda nods at Daya

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Sorry, I really didn't intend to NPCerize you so callously"

DM says, "The stranger, who's a tall, athletic dude who looks a bit like Keanu Reeves, starts checking the cars, clearly looking for something."

Daya points at the suspicious guy and makes a punch out motion.

Linda nods. "Go for it," she whispers.

[CCrusaders] DM rolls drums.

Daya tries to run along behind the cars until she is behind the guy and tries to tackle him down.

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "Fight?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yep."

Daya rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 0 | Legendary+2 (10)

[CCrusaders] DM says, "waaaa"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Wow"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I have fight at +4 and natural weapon with enhancement"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "omg"

Linda is impressed, despite herself.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "This, *this* is a superhero."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "And my dude defends with good Athletics"

DM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 0 | Mediocre (0)

[CCrusaders] DM says, "He pays up a fate point to invoke one of his Aspects... 'Works For CCaB'"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Thus basically getting marmalized all the same."

[CCrusaders] Daya punches the guy and sends him flying into a pillow and then nonchalanty catches his sunglasses.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "He absorbs 8 stress, by ticking all his stress boxes, and taking 1 Mild Consequence and 1 Moderate Consequence."

[CCrusaders] DM asks (of Daya), "Pillow?"

[CCrusaders] Alex says (to DM), "Awwwk! Word on the street is that Pillow is a great game. Play it."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "er, pillar"

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Wait, 8 stress... he ticks a 2 stress box and takes a Severe consequence, 'Broken Head'?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "'Cracked Skull'"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Oof"

Daya pulls him under a car, after searching him quickly.

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Wait, he's not out?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Oh"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Although he can concede"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Let's say he concedes, and is temporarily unconscious."

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Carry on!"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "Which means that the NPC pool gets two extra fate points for the next scene!"

(From DM) A white van arrives into the underground carpark, after going through a convoluted security system.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "(Or possibly for the next scene that this guy is in. I'm not quite clear on that.)"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "hahaha"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "we finally discover our GM is just as clueless as I am :P"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "You *are* our GM!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "*burn*"

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "Wait, did I find anything on him?"

DM says (to Daya), "You found he had no weapon."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Okay then"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Also, you took his cool sunglasses, man"

Daya tries to sneak near the truck, ready to ambush.

(From DM) Guys in white suits start unloading a human-sized air-tight canister.

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "How many guys?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Four."

Linda watches from behind a car.

(From DM) Three guys carry the canister, the fourth guy stays in the van. And out through the entrance to the underround carpark (where you came in), you see the coffee science guy come in and welcome them.

(From DM) He keeps a safe distance, however. 'Follow me. This way.'

Daya jumps on the van and tries to do a jump attack on the three guys.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "yay"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "in slow-motion"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "That's a Fight roll again."

Daya rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 -1 | Fantastic (6)

DM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 -1 | Superb (5)

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Okay, so in spite of these guys being basically Brightpath's SWAT team, you pounce upon them like a wolf on the fold!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "And you deal 1 stress."

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "punch punch punch kick"

[CCrusaders] Daya asks (of linda), "Maybe you should take care of the science guy?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "You effortlessly pummel one of the three guys into oblivion and throw him into a pillar."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Leaving you with two guys who are Struggling To Hold On To The Canister."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Can't go wrong with the classics"

DM displays the initiative: Daya(2) LINDA/ZEPHYRA(1)

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "It's Linda's turn!"

Linda uses puppetry to force science guy to enter the fray, punching out one of the two guys with his hopefully toxic touch. (So I think this just happens, but he has to roll to attack, and collateral damage "tends to stem from the imperfect control you have over their body, or the psychological damage you cause to the both of you.")

DM says, "Okay"

DM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 +1 | Good (3)

DM says, "And the guy he tries to grapple with his toxic hands defends:"

DM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 +1 | Epic (7)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "BOO"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Uncool, toxic coffee man, uncool."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Next time we need to get espresso guy"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "haha"

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "I forget: what happens in this situation?"

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Hm?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "The guy defends with style, so he gets an Aspect he can invoke once for free"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Ah."

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "He gets a boost on a defense, no?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yeah."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Okay"

(From DM) The coffee Toxic Dude tries to strangle one of the white Brightpath SWAT guys, but gets kicked away and lands on his rear end, spilling coffee everywhere.

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: DAYA(2) Linda/Zephyra(1)

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Maybe you should think about breaking the ice... or the canister, as the case may be?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Oh wait"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "I skipped the dudes' turn!"

[CCrusaders] Daya exclaims, "If only we had some thing that let us keep track of initiative to avoid things like this!"

Hunter arrives at home.

(From DM) The two guys holding the canister drop it, and decide to gang up on Daya.

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Daya), "haha"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "forgive me"

DM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 -1 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Do I wake up at that point?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "with +1 since they're helping each other"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Or am I still unconscious?"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "Let's say that you're awake, and notice a crack in the canister from those guys dropping it."

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "And I defend with Physique, right?"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Daya), "yep"

Daya rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 -1 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Okay, since the overall guys' result was +2, that means they don't deal any stress?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "If you tie on an attack roll, I believe you just get a boost instead of dealing stress."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Okay."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "They get the boost: 'Daya Is Surrounded'."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Now it's Daya's turn."

Daya tries to grab one of the guys and head butt him.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Man, this game is so educational."

Daya rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 +1 | Legendary (8)

DM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 0 0 -1 | Great (4)

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "And they invoke the boost to get a +2 to that"

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "That means they still get 2 stress, right?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I'm trying to think of any in-character reason for Zephyra to stick around long enough to hear the plot once she escapes from the canister..."

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Is the canister a thing that can be opened? Or just broken?"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Daya), "So, in spite of their boost, you deal them two stress and take them BOTH out"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "it can be opened. The crack just means it's not as airtight as it was previously."

[CCrusaders] Daya asks (of Zephyra), "Maybe she sees a chance to finally get Brightpath off her back?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Well, if I open that thing before you do, you'd better feel grateful enough to listen :D"

(From DM) Daya punches out both of the white-suits and sends them crashing into pillars, joining their friend in slumberland.

DM exclaims, "Linda's turn!"

DM advances the initiative: Daya(2) LINDA/ZEPHYRA(1)

Linda inspects the canister and tries to open it.

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "I presume this would be physique, but I get to roll will instead?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yep."

Linda rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 +1 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "And since the opposition was Great, you succeed at a cost!"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "All right"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "So you open the canister, but it lands on your foot and crushes some toes!"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "ouch"

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Oof. Incidentally, was the garage a new scene?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Since we cut away from where we were"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "The underground carpark? Yeah."

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "So am I taking physical toe stress or a consquence?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Or just a narrative ouchie"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Or an Aspect?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Let's say it's an Aspect that can be compelled against you."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Ok"

DM exclaims, "And now it's Zephyra's turn!"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra climbs out of the canister. "What is this? Who are you?"

Zephyra climbs out of the canister. "What is this? Who are you?"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "Zephyra. No."

[Crows-Nest] Zephyra asks, "What?"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "It HAS to be "What's all this then?""

Linda says, "We just rescued your ass."

[Crows-Nest] Zephyra exclaims, "I am not a police constable!"

Zephyra asks, "Thanks. Why?"

Daya says, "You can help us take down these Brightpath clowns."

Linda says, "Because we need you. That woman from the police station has offered us moneyto save a little girl. She's here."

Zephyra shrugs. "Alright."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "What's the status of bad guys at this point?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I think Daya took them all out, except for maybe coffee guy who landed on his ass, but might not be out of it."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Okay, they're all passed out except for Mr Toxic Fists, who is hiding behind a car."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Oh, and Zephyra, you recognize the coffee guy: he's that guy from the cinema"

Linda calls out, "Hey man. Does the name Melanie Granger ring a bell?"

(From DM) 'How do you know that name?'

Zephyra flicks her wrist. A chunk of debris broken off of the air canister flies at the coffee guy.

Linda says, "It doesn't matter. But you're going to take us to her."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Er, so I shouldn't have attacked him?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Are we still in initiative? Can I make an attack? No, go ahead, it's good."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "heheh"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I thought I was on my initiative turn."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Yeah"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "So my attack:"

Zephyra rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 -1 -1 -1 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] Linda is just talking at the moment.

DM rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 0 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Doctor Ryan Reaper (aka Toxic Fists, aka Coffee Guy) ticks off one stress box."

(From DM) 'Ow! Ow! Stoppit! Stay away from me or I'll make you SUFFER!'

Linda rolls her eyes.

Zephyra says, "You don't want his help. He's a useless piece of scum who'll lie to your face while stabbing you in the back."

Daya says, "Listen, chavala, tells us what we want or we let Wind Girl here fuck you up"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I can try to force him to tell us, but first Daya can kick his ass if you like."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Zephyra doesn't need to touch him to kick his ass, which is a plus"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "True. I just want to make my attack."

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Attack!"

Linda says, "You're going to tell us where she is, and how to get there. Or else."

Linda rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 0 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "He rolls will. If he succeeds, he either does it or suffers mental stress."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I mean, if he fails"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Heh :D"

DM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 0 0 -1 | Good (3)

(From DM) 'Fine, fine. I'll help you. Melanie's on the -3 floor, in section B. Only I and a few trusted colleagues have access to the Apocalypse project! You need me to pass the retinal scan, the fingerprint scan, the walk analysis and voice activation!'

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Dammit, we wouldn't need him alive for 3 of these"

Linda says, "Ok. But if you don't behave, this guy will fuck you up. And remember, I can control you like I did before."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Haha, I was thinking that."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "how callous"

Daya says, "And catos are always an option *balls fits*"

[CCrusaders] Daya says (to dm), "YOU said grimdark"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I'm sure if we had a competent security hacker, we wouldn't need him at all..."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Daya), "yup"

Linda pulls out her phone. "What's the voice activation?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Can one hack a walk analysis? (What the hell?)"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Is it an electronic device?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "You tell him to walk this, talk this way"

(From DM) 'The voice activation? I have to say the following sentence: 'De profundis clamo ad te domine.''

Linda has that recorded now.

(From DM) 'The walk analysis is the first security test! So you don't need me for the rest! Please don't eat my brain!'

Linda says, "We just need your eyes and your fingers." She grins menacingly.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Since you guys seem to want him alive, I take it we're going to let him do the walk analysis?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I guess so."

(From DM) Doctor Reaper is terrified.

Linda also photographs his eyes and fingerprint. She'll figure something out.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Linda has a super smarphone."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "To go with her super smarts."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "And she eats super Smarties as well."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I can roll crafts if you like, to see whether I can make this shit work. (retinal scan sounds not so hard to break, dunno about fingerprint, just Googling)"

Zephyra asks, "So what's the plan?"

Linda says, "Well, we need him for the gait analysis. We'll see after that."

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Really, he thinks we'll eat his brain?!?"

Zephyra says, "If you think so."

Zephyra says, "Let's get to it."

Daya says, "Allright, you take care of him, I take point."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "BTW, we should probably remember that ggg has a meeting at 7pm EST, so let's try going faster"

Linda says, "Walk in front of me. Don't make any stupid moves."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "True. Sorry."

Zephyra shoves Reaper along ahead of them with her wind.

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I can probably still play, but I'll be on a phone call at the same time, if need be."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Though I presume you and Tale want to sleep."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Yeah, I sort of planned stopping at 7"

Linda heads to -3B.

(From DM) So thee is some cool synth music and we transition to the inside of the underground facility. Reaper does his best to look nonchalant (and it helps that none of you are actually holding a gun to his head)

(From DM) And now you're in front of the corridor that leads straight to 'Project Apocalypse'. There's technology everywhere, and Reaper walk ahead through the walk-analysis hoop, which then disactivates a bunch of lasers and allows you to proceed.

Linda says, "Good. Now the [whatever the next step is]."

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Do you ditch the guy or not?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Or keep him for the fingerprints, ect"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Is there anyone else around?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "If we "ditch him", I want him copmletely knocked out."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says (to Linda), "I think Zephyra would just kill him. He's already come after her once. Leaving him alive just gives him a chance to do it again."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Yeah, Linda's fine with that."

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "Is there a broom closet around?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "or that, sure"

(From DM) 'Are you going to kill me now?'

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "So, to my question: is there anyone else around?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "My concern is that I only have one fate point left, so if I don't do well on burglary rolls, we might be fucked."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "There's curiously no one around, and you find that strange, given your memories of the place."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Have we done any consequences to this guy yet?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says (to DM), "Hmm."

Zephyra asks (of Reaper), "Where is everyone?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Only one stress, which cleared away at the end of that scene"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Can I roll crafts to create an advantage, so that my phone will help with something if I succeed? (Since I took the fingerprints and retinal and voice)."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yup."

Linda rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 +1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "gimme a sec for Reaper's reply."

DM exclaims (at Linda), "that was a Fair opposition (since you had all the data already) so you manage!"

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Ok, so "Souped up Phone"?"

(From DM) Reaper hesitates. Then he says to Zephyra, slowly: 'What do you think? We're so dumb, we don't have any security cameras in our secure underground carparks?'

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "yup"

Linda mutters, "Right. Of course. Damnit."

Zephyra says (to Reaper), "Go on."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "IT'S A TRAO"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "uh, TRAP"

Zephyra asks (of Reaper), "So: where *are* they?"

(From DM) 'They must have gotten everyone out and sealed the whole place as soon as you stepped in after me.'

Zephyra asks, "What, you're telling me there's no security inside here with us?"

(From DM) 'Yes, that's exactly what I'm --'

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I'd like to try Empathy to see if I think that's true."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Incidentally, recently disembodied eyeballs work fine on retinal scanners. Severed fingers may or may not work depending on the technology."

Zephyra rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 0 | Fair (2)

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "(If he's lying, he can defend with Deceive.)"

DM rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 0 | Poor (-1)

Daya asks, "Why wouldn't they try to stop him?"

Daya asks, "Er, us?"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "wait"

DM says (to Zephyra), "he's not lying"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "(Hmm, or is he using Overcome with Deceive, and *I'm* defending with Empathy?)"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "forget the roll, he wasn't trying to Deceive"

Zephyra says, "I think he means it. If we can do this quickly and get past the locks, we should have a clear path to the target."

Linda says, "Ok. Let's go."

Zephyra says, "Then we just need to find a way out before they bring in reinforcements."

Zephyra says (to Reaper), "Get your eyeball in the socket before we decide we don't need the rest of your head."

(From DM) Reaper gulps and obliges.

Linda onward.

(From DM) So you get through the remaining security doors, and enter at last the holy of holies, 'Project Apocalypse'.

Linda says, "Feel free to kill him now."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I'm glad there wasn't a "I'm under duress, shut it down" voice activation code."

Zephyra says (to Linda), "Thanks."

Zephyra conks Reaper on the back of the head with a flying computer monitor.

Zephyra rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 -1 | Fantastic (6)

Linda looks around for the girl.

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "That'll tell them not to switch to flatscreen"

DM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 0 | Great (4)

(From DM) Reaper reels, but isn't dead.

DM says (to Linda), "There's a sensory deprivation tank, and inside it is a girl in plastic pyjamas, apparently connected to some sort of virtual reality thingumbob"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Is he fighting back? Or can I just coup de grace him?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Oh yes, he's fighting back."

Linda searches to find a way to open the tank and get the girl out, while the fighting is going on.

(From DM) Doctor Reaper suddenly goes berserk, and sends forth toxic spores! 'DIE!!!!'

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Ew."

Daya holds her breath.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Is this an attack?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Everyone gets to defend with Physique against Fair opposite, sorry. No exceptions."

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims (at Zephyra), "It's collateral damage!"

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Is this a "feat of strength"?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "On our part"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "Afraid not. It's just how good you are at resisting disease."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Oh, defend not overcome. NEvermind."

Linda rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: 0 -1 -1 +1 | Poor (-1)

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Linda gets a moderate physical consequence!"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "+2 from defensive phasing:"

Zephyra rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 0 +1 0 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "I can use my last fate point to reroll? Is that a thing?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says (to Linda), "If you have a relevant aspect to tag, yup."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Nope, not really."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Ok"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims (at Linda), "You have been 'Infected By Noxious Spores'!"

Daya rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 +1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Wah"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Daya), "you're all right, you're tough"

DM displays the initiative: Daya(2) LINDA/ZEPHYRA(1)

DM registers Reaper at init 3.

DM displays the initiative: Reaper(3) Daya(2) LINDA/ZEPHYRA(1)

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

DM advances the initiative: REAPER(3) Daya(2) Linda/Zephyra(1)

DM advances the initiative: Reaper(3) DAYA(2) Linda/Zephyra(1)

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Daya's turn!"

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Daya?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Dayaaaa"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "ack"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I have some lag"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "darn"

Daya takes the monitor the doctor had been smashed with and smashes it over his head again.

Daya rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 0 | Legendary+1 (9)

DM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 +1 | Good (3)

Daya says, "Always keep a healthy distance from your monitor, ese"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Reaper takes a severe consequence! But is still in the fight!"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Dang"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "This Severe Consequence (sorry, anonymous sunglasses dude) is 'Cracked Skull'."

DM advances the initiative: Reaper(3) Daya(2) LINDA/ZEPHYRA(1)

Linda stays out of the fighting, because she can't do much, but she investigates the deprivation tank and VR rig, trying to figure out how to open it/shut it off/whatever without hurting the girl. (creating an advantage, I guess)

Linda rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 +1 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Oh come on"

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "What was the skill again you were rolling? Investigate?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Yeah"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "Well, you don't figure out how to shut it down safely (it's too hard to tell) , but you do notice a computer mainframe connected which must be the girl's 'Matrix'"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Ok."

DM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

Zephyra assails Reaper with, in quick succession, a paperweight, a stapler, and finally a letter opener.

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "That should be hackable next turn."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "yep"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks (of DM), "I assume it's not actually end of round yet?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "correct"

Zephyra rolls Great (4) + 4dF: 0 -1 +1 -1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "(That's a normal attack, defended in the usual way.)"

DM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: 0 +1 +1 +1 | Superb (5)

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Reaper dodges!"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "And his face is grim!"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Hmm. SHould I invoke the cracked skull?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "go for it"

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "Yes?"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims (at Zephyra), "spend a fate point!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "that means you either add +2, and succeed at a cost, or you reroll."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "OK, invoking that, plus spending a fate point to invoke my own Air Elemental, since I'm attacking using my powers, and spending another one to invoke Fugitive from Brightpath, since I want to stop this guy from being able to come after me again."

Zephyra spends a fate point, leaving him with 3.

Zephyra spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Which gives me a total of four shifts against him."

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Wait!!!!!"

Hunter disappears through an invisible gap in the MUD. You think you may have heard the sounds of chatting before the gap closed again.

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "You can't spend several fate points at once, can you?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "(+6, making my roll a 9, vs his 5.)"

[CCrusaders] DM checks rules

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "You can as long as they're on different Aspects!"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "(But not on the same Aspect.)"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Ah okay"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Sorry."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "No worries."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "So that's four shifts of physical damage."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "He dodged the paperweight. He dodged the stapler."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "But fortunately, we're already done with the retina scans, because he did not doge the letter opener."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Hehe"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Hm, he ticks off a 3 stress box and takes a mild consequence! (since his Physique was +2)"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "But he's still. Not. Dead."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "That guy is a tough cookie"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "And now it's his turn!"

(From DM) He points an accusing finger at Zephyra, and suddenly Zephyra feels ill!

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "+4 stress!"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Is there any defense?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Ah wait"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "You defend with Physique!"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "OK!"

Zephyra rolls Average (1) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 0 | Mediocre (0)

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Is +4 his roll?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Nope"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "But unfortunately, looking at my notes"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "his Shoot is +4!"

DM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 0 -1 0 | Great (4)

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Ha. It turns out that is his roll that I'm defending against."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Ray of Harm is badass."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Is this at attack roll? If so, then I should get to include my +2 from defensive phasing."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "the irony"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "?"

Hunter arrives at home.

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "Attack roll."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Ah, so that makes my defense +2 total, so I take two stress."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yup"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "I'll check off that box!"

DM advances the initiative: REAPER(3) Daya(2) Linda/Zephyra(1)

DM advances the initiative: Reaper(3) DAYA(2) Linda/Zephyra(1)

[CCrusaders] DM says, "And this is when Daya kills Reaper."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Hee."

Daya says, "I hit him with the damn monitor again"

Daya rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 -1 | Legendary+1 (9)

DM rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 +1 | Good (3)

(From DM) Reaper's head explodes!

DM removes Reaper from the initiative list.

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "This is the second time somebody's head explodes, guys"

Zephyra says (to Daya), "Thanks."

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "You're getting the hang of this genre"

Zephyra asks (of Linda), "Where are we on liberating the target?"

DM advances the initiative: Daya(2) LINDA/ZEPHYRA(1)

Linda ignores y'all and hacks the matrix.

Linda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 -1 | Good (3)

Daya says, "I guess he is no longer the head of project Apocalypse"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "connection woes"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I rolled a 4 on hacking the matrix. Prepared to add to that as needed."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I mean a 3"

[CCrusaders] DM asks (of Linda), "It's a Great (+4) passive opposition. Do you want to invoke anything?"

[CCrusaders] Linda invokes her souped up phone, because the matrix has no keyboard, so she has to hack into it with her phone to control it. +2

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Yay!"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "You succeed!"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Woo"

(From DM) There is the sound of the sensory deprivation tank emptying itself. The Matrix connection is gently severed, allowing the girl in the plastic pyjamas to return to reality!

Linda lifts the girl out of the tank.

(From DM) 'Mommy, I was dreaming about -- Mommy? You're not Mommy!'

Zephyra says, "I suppose that answers my question."

Linda says charmingly, if a little devoid of empathy, "We're here to rescue you."

Linda then mutters, "If we can get out of here."

Daya says, "Well, all the security is gone"

Zephyra says, "Now we just need an escape route."

(From DM) 'WHO ARE YOU?' the girl demands. You think you hear thunder rumble, and when you look up there are some lightning and clouds hovering over you inside the spherical room.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Is there an obvious exit?"

(From DM) And the ground shakes a little.

Linda lies, "We're friends of your mother's."

Linda rolls Good (3) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 -1 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "GAH"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "You don't say. Try and guess what was Melanie's best skill."

Zephyra says (to Girl), "I don't know who these two are, but I'm like you: just another victim of this Brightpath place."

DM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 0 | Fair (2)

Zephyra says, "They imprisoned you to experiment on you. But now it's time to leave them."

Daya says (to girl), "I'm Daya, and I'm not a fan of these Brightpath pendejos either"

(From DM) Melanie levitates out of Linda's arms and lands on her feet.

[Crows-Nest] Zephyra says, "I'm imagining that Tale spent a day on the Spanish section of urban dictionary to prep for this game."

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "I mostly watched OITNB :-)"

Linda asks, "Linda. Is your mother's name Minerva?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "So, is there an obvious exit, or will we have to make one?"

(From DM) 'My name's Melanie, not Linda!'

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Melinda, whatever"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Haha, I meant Melanie> I'm Linda."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Easy mistake"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "Well, you can try going out the way you came, but that implies breaking down a sealed door."

[CCrusaders] Daya asks, "Are there any other exits?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "None that you can see."

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "Are you okay with... smashing your way through mooks and out to safety?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Anything like an air vent?"

[CCrusaders] Linda pulls out her phone and uses contacts to overcome figuring out the girl's mother's name somehow (" searching archives and computer databases, you're able to hunt down people or somehow get access to them.") Hoping I can calm her down.

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "Actually, Reaper forgot to say it in the heat of the moment, but when he said 'sealed' he meant it literally, as in you're currently living on limited oxygen resources"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Oh shit"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "So I take it that means A) there are vents, and B) they're sealed?"

Daya: checks out the door.

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yep."

[CCrusaders] Linda hacks into the security system?

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yay."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I try to use my super strength on the door,"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Overcoming or creating an advantage, I don't know, but here goes:"

Linda rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 -1 0 -1 | Good (3)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I'm sucking at rolls."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Sadly, that was a Great (+4) passive opposition for hacking"

Zephyra turns into air and tries to enter the air vents by force, hammering them with air pressure to try to smash open a path big enough for the others to crawl through.

[CCrusaders] Linda burns her last fate point to talk herself through it

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "+2"

Linda spends a fate point, leaving her with 0.

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims (at Linda), "you succeed!"

[CCrusaders] Linda says (to Tale), "thanks for that aspect :D"

(From DM) Linda hacks into the security system, accesses all the cameras, unseals everything, unlocks the doors, and now...

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Now it's up to you guys to decide what's next."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "he he"

Linda says, "Melanie, you need to come with us. We'll take you home."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "If everything is unsealed, does that mean the air vents now lead to the outside?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says (to linda), "Delete every trace of us from the cameras"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Zephyra), "yep"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "And check the cameras for secruity dudes"

[CCrusaders] Linda does all that.

Zephyra says, "There's a clear path through the air vents -- they won't be expecting us to go that way."

Linda says, "Ok."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "Okay, there are a dozen guys waiting outside the main entrance, anyhow."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "All heavily armed."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "So we'll go through the air vents, like Zephyra suggests."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Even my pudgy self."

(From DM) And so, having deleted all trace of you having ever been here (well, except for Reaper's corpse, but you can't have everything)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Let the corpse be a lesson to them."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I'll go behind and shove your butt through any tight spaces, don't you worry."

(From DM) you proceed to crawl through the vents and into what turns out to be the sewers of Falcon City!

Linda wrinkles her nose.

(From DM) 'Eww' Melanie says.

[CCrusaders] Linda asks, "So the girl is complying and coming with us?"

Zephyra asks, "What lunatic designs their ventilation system to feed from the sewers?"

[Crows-Nest] Daya exclaims, "Oh no, the Crawler!"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Wrong game, dude."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks (of Linda), "Did you end up finding info when Googling the girl?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I didn't roll, b/c you didn't say I could :D"

Linda rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 -1 0 -1 | Poor (-1)

[Crows-Nest] DM says (to Linda), "yeah, but only because Zephyra was convincing enough in her sincerity about hating Brightpath"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Or that, ok."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Because I rolled shit."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I mean, b/c the DM didn't say I could. Not you :)"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "It's confusing, yeah, when the real GM is a player and a player is the DM"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Anyway. Onward."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "Just think how Tale feels!"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "Still can't hurt to find out more about the kid."

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "ilac"

[Crows-Nest] Linda says, "Yeah well. I rolled a -1 and I'm out of fate points."

Zephyra says (to Melanie), "So, kid. I don't know who it is who's offering to pay us to bring you back, and I don't know if you can trust them any more than those Brightpath putzes."

Zephyra asks (of Melanie), "So it's up to you: where do *you* want to go? Back to the cop lady? Back home? What's your choice?"

Linda asks (of Linda&Zephyra), "Does the name Minerva Collins mean anything to you?"

(From DM) 'What cop lady? Minurvah what?'

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I keep doing that. Not Linda."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Melanie"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Should that name mean anything to me?"

[Crows-Nest] DM asks, "No?"

Zephyra asks, "No?"

Linda says (to Melanie), "Where do you live? We'll take you there."

Linda says, "And we can tell Minerva it's all taken care of."

Daya asks (of linda), "What if Minerva won't pay if she doesn't get the girl?"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Was Minerva the Scottish woman's name?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Yeah"

[Crows-Nest] DM says, "Yep"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "(I was busy eating lunch at the time.)"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "hehe"

Linda says (to Daya), "Yeah.. I dunno."

Linda now looks up the Sleeping whatevers and Minerva.

Linda rolls Fair (2) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 -1 | Average (1)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Nope. The fuck."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Actually, you find something, but not what you were looking for."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "I take it Melanie isn't answering any questions about her home or where she wants to go?"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Give her a second. She's in shock."

Linda says, "Well, whatever. I don't care what the girl wants. Lets take her to Minerva and cash out."

Zephyra says, "No. It's her choice."

Zephyra asks (of Melanie), "Well? Where do you want to go?"

Linda puppts the girl to say "I want to go to this Minerva lady." (I don't know if I can make people say things actually?)

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "It says "control their body ENTIRELY""

[CCrusaders] DM says, "I guess you can make her speak, but at a price."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Ok"

Roger has arrived.

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Please don't get the storm-powered girl angry"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Muhahahha"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "TPK"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "Is it pretty obvious that she's being puppeteered? Or is it something like Deceive/Empathy to detect it?"

[CCrusaders] Linda | Puppetry: You can attempt to control someone else�s body entirely. They can still take actions in a conflict as normal, but on your turn you may either take an action yourself or have your target take an action. You cannot make someone attack themself or cause themself purposeful harm�for instance, by leaping off a rooftop when they can�t fly�but you can have them target their allies and move into disadvantageous positions. Collateral damage tends to stem from the imperfect control you have over their body, or the psychological damage you cause to the both of you.

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Is the entire description."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Don't worry about it, Zephyra, I know what to do."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Uh oh."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "I guess if Melanie is still taking actions as well, it'll be pretty obvious."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "I have no empathy. I can't read people as to what they're going to do when I fuck with them. Go ahead."

(From DM) Melanie starts saying 'I want to go to this Minerva lady --', then stops, then glares at Linda.

[CCrusaders] Linda cowers.

(From DM) And, pointing a finger at Linda, Melanie says 'Bad lady!'

Linda asks, "Who, me?"

DM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 -1 0 -1 | Good (3)

Daya takes a step away from Linda.

(From DM) And lifts Linda into the air!

[CCrusaders] DM says, "It's a +2 obstacle to move a person by Telekinesis ;)"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Haha"

Daya says, "Okay, listen chica, we will do whatever you want, okay? Just chill"

Linda says, "Fine. You win. Put me down now."

Linda says, "Carefully."

(From DM) Melanie sulks, then drops Linda -- right into the watery part of the sewers, with a splash.

Linda ewwwww.

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "And she did it carefully, too!"

Linda mutters, "Brat."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "You didn't specify WHERE"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "More like Linda Sewant"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "She's just lucky I can't use my rapport attack to make people harm themselves."

Zephyra asks (of Melanie), "Alright. So we still need to know where you want to go. Do you know your address? Do you have family? Do you want to go to the police? Do you want to go to that creepy 'Minerva' lady, whoever that is?"

(From DM) Melanie looks sad. 'I was dreaming. I was home. But it wasn't real, because... because I'm all alone.'

Linda says, "She's 11. She'd better know her own address."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "What terrible timing. LOL"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Yeah"

Daya asks, "Do you remember anything about your home?"

Linda asks, "So if you don't have family, why don't we just take you to the woman?"

Linda says, "She can be your new mommy."

Daya says, "Or that"

Linda drips bitterly.

(From DM) 'What woman? Is she another one of those Sisters? They think I'm supposed to do the Apoocalisp.'

Daya says, "Yeah, the Sleepy Sisters"

Linda asks, "Fine. Not them. The cops then?"

Linda says, "We have to take you somewhere."

Linda says, "I want to go home and take a shower."

(From DM) Melanie looks at Daya and Zephyra. 'You look nicer than the stinky lady. Can I stay with you? For a while?'

Zephyra says (to Melanie), "Uh, kid, I don't eve *have* a home that I can go back to, not after today..."

Zephyra says, "...aw, crap. Fine. I'll figure something out."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Aw."

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "She had been growing more and more worried that that was about to happen."

[CCrusaders] DM says, "hahaahah"

Daya says, "I don't have a home either."

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Everybody crash at Linda's flat!"

Zephyra asks (of Daya), "Oh, come on. What, am I running an orphanage here?"

Daya ruffles Melanie's hair. "Don't worry. If you have family, we'll find them

Daya glares at Zephyra.

(From DM) Melanie smiles, and actual rainbows form in the dim light of the sewers, as if by magic.

Linda rolls her eyes.

Zephyra says, "OK, fine. Tonight, we find some cash. Tomorrow, we go apartment hunting. Then... we'll take it one step at a time."

Zephyra says, "Come on, kids. Let's get out of here."

(From DM) THE END

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Aw"

Zephyra leaves, with whatever entourage she's now acquired.

[Crows-Nest] DM exclaims, "Perfect ending!"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says, "hooray"

Linda goes home, hoping to never see these crazy people again, and without her money. Not that she needs it.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "Two minutes to spare!"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Yay"

[Crows-Nest] Daya exclaims (at dm), "Good work!"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Daya), "thanks *blushes*"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks, "So if Peregrine wants to do a sequel, does that mean that ggg will be playing Melanie?"

[CCrusaders] DM asks, "maybe?"

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Haha"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "And yeah, once I got out of the air tank, this was pretty good :)"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "yay"

[Crows-Nest] Daya says (to Zephyra), "Well it wasn't the DM who split the party"

[Crows-Nest] Zephyra exclaims, "He suggested I spend a fate point for the chance to!"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Sure, blame the DM"

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "Well, I didn't want to frustrate Zephyra!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Since her whole character concept is 'I work alone, I'm getting the hella out of here'"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra says, "Hee."

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Linda), "Melanie basically has all the Telekinesis powers, Empathy, Will, and Weather Control."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I had a question completely unrelated to Falcon City Brawlers."

[CCrusaders] DM exclaims, "And yes, I made a rough sheet for her, because I thought that there was a chance you might antagonize her!"

[CCrusaders] DM asks (of Daya), "yes?"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "I was thinking of posting another message if maybe someone else wants to join the D&D crew now that Roger is stepping down."

[CCrusaders] Linda says, "Ok"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Daya), "sounds good to me! Just make it clear that it's a real commitment."

Linda goes east.

[CCrusaders] Roger says, "My work here... is done"

[CCrusaders] genericgeekgirl awww.

[CCrusaders] Zephyra asks (of Roger), "Are you still in Crownsford Crusaders for the rest of the Act?"

[CCrusaders] DM says (to Roger), "Because you were the hero who brought D&D and RPGs back to the MUD"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "A watchful guardian. A dark knight."

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Yeah, we will forever name the ugliest bad guys Roger in your honor. <3"

[CCrusaders] Roger says, "Depends on when things run, really"

[CCrusaders] Roger says, "I may be able to be available in the future but I don't want anyone planning around it or just assuming I'll probably be here"

[CCrusaders] Daya says, "Yeah, that'S fair"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Anyway, thanks for bearing with me when I was flailing in the ruins of my plot and the FATE rules."

[CCrusaders] genericgeekgirl says, "Sure thing"

[CCrusaders] genericgeekgirl says, "Thanks for running"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Thanks for playing :-)"

[CCrusaders] Zephyra exclaims, "And next week, it's back to Wanda, Jacob, Cuddlepaws, Eben and maybe Zircon!"

[CCrusaders] DM says, "Yaaaaay"

[CCrusaders] DM does the Kermit arm waving thing.

Zephyra goes home.

Zephyra has disconnected.