[peregaming] Bert says, "Log on."

GM has arrived.

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(And here I thought I was the one who was late.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Tale said he'd be a few minutes late."

GM resets everyone's fate point pools.

[peregaming] Obem says, "I'm technically here, but I will make a few runs to the kitchen"

Roger has arrived.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Tale made the Kitchen run in thirty parsecs!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Wait, that's too big for a kitchen."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "It might be easier to just get takeout at that point."

[peregaming] Miremba says, "Hm, I'm still one asdpect short"

[peregaming] GM says, "In FATE, one can add Aspects on the fly, usually."

[peregaming] Miremba says, "I think we wanted to make it a team aspect"

[peregaming] GM says, "That's a good idea."

[peregaming] GM asks, "What motivates you to fight crime?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Where does that craving for justice come from?"

[peregaming] Miremba says, "I don't want to fight crime, I just want to help people and shoot lasers"

[peregaming] Miremba says, "Not sure if that makes an aspect, though"

[peregaming] GM asks, "It's All Fun And Games Until Someone Loses An Eye?"

[peregaming] GM says, "(I don't know, just throwing ideas about)"

[peregaming] Miremba exclaims, "Didn't sign up for this!"

[peregaming] Miremba says, "That sounds more like a trouble, though"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "That sounds like what her Extreme Consequence turns into after she gets her neat eyepatch."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah."

[peregaming] Miremba says, "Maybe that is my trouble, and I can turn "talks too much" into an aspect like "easily excited" (or "undiagnosed add")"

[peregaming] GM says, "Ooh. Yes, that's a nice idea."

[peregaming] GM says, "It fits more with the idea of a kid doing superhero stuff and being confronted with real world stuff."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Real world? I thought this was just a game!"

[peregaming] Miremba says, "Yeah, I like it. Done. (But can't upload from this os)"

[peregaming] Miremba asks (of tesseract), "Did you figure out a fifth aspect?"

Miremba says, "crb real quick"

[peregaming] GM says, "It's okay, I'll note it down."

Miremba has disconnected.

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to Miremba), "I went with the GM's suggestion, 'Tense Relationship With Professor Quint'."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Although I have a sneaking suspicion that I may need to replace it after this story."

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh, I'm sure he won't mind you saving the world..."

Miremba has connected.

[peregaming] GM glances furtively at his notes.

[peregaming] Miremba exclaims, "I'm here!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yay"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Any questions/stuff you want to do?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "My sheet is at https://www.dropbox.com/s/wnkfv0jlqzscpkj/Tesseract.pdf?dl=0 if anyone wants to refer to it."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of GM), "Are there any world Aspects we should know about?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Excellent."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Other than 'Superheroes Only Exist In Comic Books'?"

[peregaming] Miremba says, "Updated sheet : http://plover.net/~tale/FATE/Remba.pdf"

[peregaming] GM says, "Excellent 2.0"

[peregaming] GM feels like everyone is waiting for him.

[peregaming] Miremba says, "that's so"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Yup!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "So, question: do you want to start with action or do you want to start with personal issues?"

[peregaming] Miremba exclaims, "Action!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Ok!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Action, Mk II."

GM says, "So it's a sunny day in Los Frangeles."

GM says, "And there is a disturbance. A big disturbance, in fact. Police have blocked both ends of the street."

Miremba sips her milkshake. "Hey Jack, that looks like trouble"

Tesseract sighs. "I think you're right. Lemme clock out, and I'll meet you over there?"

Miremba says, "Sure"

Miremba wanders over to to the police blockade.

Policeman says, "It's dangerous, don't come any closer."

Tesseract clocks his break without checking with his manager first, then slips out and changes behind the dumpster out back.

Miremba asks (of policeman), "What seems to be the trouble, officer?"

Policeman says, "(to Remba) Bank robbery gone wrong. Also, shouldn't you be in school?"

Tesseract, rather than approaching directly, decides to teleport to a nearby rooftop where he can get a good view of what's going on in the street.

Miremba says, "Uh, it's a free period."

Policeman says, "(to Remba) Oh? Sorry. Anyway, you shouldn't be here, you could get hurt."

GM says (to Tesseract), "You see some police units positioned right in front of the bank. They have a hostage negotiator with a loudspeaker."

Miremba says, "Of course, sir! Good day, sir! I hope you catch the bad guys!" Miremba then tries to find a side alley or something to the bank."

Tesseract texts Remba: "on roof. bank robbery. hostage sitch"

Tesseract waves if she looks up at him.

Miremba texts Tesseract "Okay :-) :-) :-) kep me updated :D lol xoxo

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "Ow ow ow."

GM says (to Miremba), "You have to walk around a bit, but there's this back alley that's behind the bank, where they usually load/unload convoys."

GM says, "Also, this seems like the moment for a..."

GM says, "map"

GM says, "www.webwhiteboard.com/board/hr4jvz2c"

[Crows-Nest] Miremba asks, "Sorry, a whatnow?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Oooh."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Logically, I think I would be on the Cafe roof right now."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[Crows-Nest] Miremba says, "I've placed myself "behind bank""

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Perfect"

Miremba texts "Alley behind bank. gonna stay out of the way <3 xo

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Can I see anything through the windows of the bank, or am I too far away?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Too far away"

[peregaming] GM says, "You do see the hostage negotiator, however, beginning to approach the doors."

[peregaming] Miremba asks, "Is anything happening behind the bank?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "What have we heard so far between he hostage negotiator and the robbers?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Many 'Give it up, you're surrounded! Killing people won't make things any better for you!'"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of Miremba), "Think we should try to work with the police, or do you think they'll just get in our way?"

[peregaming] Miremba says, "I think the latter. But also, we can't risk the hostages getting hurt, so I'm not sure what we should do apart from wait for now."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I can probably teleport inside, but it seems that might just spook them and make them do something foolish."

GM says, "Okay, so the hostage negotiator is entering the bank..."

GM asks, "There is a sound of commotion, a scream and then he staggers out the door and falls down making muffled sounds! His head is encased in what appears to be multicolor spongy foam?"

GM says, "Laughter echoes from inside the bank."

GM asks, "What do you, the heroes, do about this?"

Tesseract texts: let's go in. satsam?

Miremba exclaims, "Okay!"

Tesseract blinks down to street level, then a moment later inside the bank!

Miremba takes out her thermos and twists the top. Metal plates and sheets and weires and cogs and LEDs and other weird stuff unfolds from it and somehow, forms a mech.

Miremba walks over to the backdoor and kicks it down.

GM exclaims (at Tesseract), "You are in the bank! There are people kneeling with their hands on their heads, and four gun-toting goons in harlequin pantaloons and ski masks, and a guy with a big colorful gun, squeaky shoes and a red nose!"

Tesseract holds his hands up in plain view. "Alright. The game is over. Time to put down the guns and nobody will get hurt."

Funny-Man says, "You look familiar! Hey, aren't you that Toss-A-Rack from those cheesy YouTube videos?"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "this reminds me in good ways of the Umbrella Academy tv series"

Funny-Man says, "I'm Funny-Man! With a hyphen."

Tesseract says, "Yeah. Those cheesy YouTube videos about crooks getting beaten up and thrown in jail."

Tesseract asks, "You want to star in one?"

Funny-Man says, "I have a gun. Technically you should feel threatened? I guess?"

Funny-Man says, "Also we outnumber you."

Tesseract says, "Right. About that."

[peregaming] Miremba asks, "I assume that's the moment I come crashing through the back door?"

Tesseract, Tesseract and Tesseract appear behind Funny-Man and attack him!

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "My intention is to disarm Funny-Man."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'm hoping that I can do that with a Fight Attack."

(From Miremba) The backdoor crashes open! Satsam storms in. "Stay calm, fellow adults and nobody has to get hurt by my awesome lasers!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Perhaps initiative would be in order. Wait, Precognition means Tesseract always wins those."

Funny-Man says, "Whoa! A Terminator!"

(From Miremba) "Yes! Maybe I am a robot! WHO KNOWS!"

Tesseract clears the initiative.

Tesseract registers Tesseract at init 4.

Satsam registers Satsam at init 0.

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of GM), "Shall I roll to attack?"

GM registers Funny-Man = at init 2.

GM registers Goons at init 0.

[peregaming] GM says, "init show"

GM displays the initiative: Tesseract(4) Funny-Man =(2) Satsam/Goons(0)

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Tesseract), "Yes!"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Oof."

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

Tesseract sets his current fate point total to 3.

GM says, "(Athletics defense)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Clowns are pretty acrobatic."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Also, maybe you wanted to Create Advantage?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "As in, created the 'Disarmed' aspect?"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Perhaps, but I already took my action, and it went badly!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh well. That's a hero's life for you."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Also, did you include bonuses from the other Tesseracts, or do they act separately?"

[peregaming] GM says, "(I forgot how Duplication works, d'oh)"

Tesseract manages to get in his own way, and it seems like one or two of him were already tripping over somehing when they appeared. At the end, there are only two Tessearcts left, and neither of them seemed to make contact with the bad guy.

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah, only one of you can take an action."

[peregaming] GM says, "Hehe."

[peregaming] (from Satsam) GM2 says, "Oh no, I also forgot!"

[peregaming] GM says, "hehehe"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "That was 'Natural Weapon', in which I repeatedly go back in time a few seconds in order to have several of me there at once -- Duplication only allows me one duplicate."

[peregaming] GM says, "okay"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(So I am ending that with Duplication so I at least have two of me left.)"

Tesseract advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) Funny-Man =(2) Satsam/Goons(0)

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) FUNNY-MAN =(2) Satsam/Goons(0)

GM exclaims, "Funny-Man decides to stop SATSAM!"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "(I admit it's probably confusing when the narrative justification for my powers is different from the textbook version.)"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "(I'll try to be clearer about that when I use them.)"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "By the way, is the vault open?"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "He does what and I defend with what?"

Funny-Man says, "Here comes my PARTY POOPER, Ter-mediocre!"

GM exclaims (at Satsam), "You are encased in multicolor foam that rapidly hardens!"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Physique to burst out of the hardened shell?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep, although sadly the opposition is Mediocre"

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

[peregaming] Satsam says, "(Using Super Strength)"

Funny-Man says, "Oh. Uh. Oh."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "So far, I don't think anyone has made a single roll that didn't have at *least* two -1's in it."

Satsam says, "You can't stop me, Funny Nan!""

Funny-Man says, "It's got a hyphen!"

Funny-Man says, "There's a hyphen in 'Funny-Man'"

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) Funny-Man =(2) SATSAM/GOONS(0)

Satsam places herself between the hostages and the goons. Then she fires her lasers over the goons heads to hopefully intimidate them?

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Create advantage, using, er, um, Shoot? Rapport?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Shoot seems fair. You don't want to accidentally kill them."

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

[Crows-Nest] Satsam says, "Man, who horsted these die"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'd say the opposition is Fair, so it's a tie."

[peregaming] GM says, "You've created the Aspect: 'Singed Hair'"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "With a free invoke!"

[Crows-Nest] Satsam says, "Singed Hair? That's fair"

Goons says, "Ouch! Ouch!"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "so hurtful"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Now it's their turn to react!"

[peregaming] GM says, "They attempt to shoot SATSAM:"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "..."

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, there ARE four of them."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "We have two superheroes, a supervillain, and some nameless goons."

[Crows-Nest] Satsam asks, "i foret what I can do...use physique to reists?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Who do you think will successfully make a roll that's not mostly -1's?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Athletics to dodge, normally."

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to GM), "I'm not complaining about their +4."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'm complaining about their +1 +1 0 +1."

[Setting the zoned flag.]

Satsam rolls Average (1) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 -1 | Poor (-1)

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed, that was outrageous. Shame on you dice."

[Crows-Nest] Satsam says, "..."

[peregaming] Tesseract points at Satsam. "See? SEE?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I just spat out muffin all over my keyboard"

[peregaming] GM says, "I think you can use the free invoke."

[peregaming] GM says, "In fact, I highly recommend it."

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, if Tesseract can provide opposition..."

[Crows-Nest] Satsam asks, "Yeah, that will get me to +1. I have 4 armor, so that leaves me with 2 damage?"

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "So tick a 2 stress box, and you're fine!"

[Crows-Nest] Satsam exclaims, "Sure!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "It'll clear at the end of the scene."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "RP as you like"

GM displays the initiative: Tesseract(4) Funny-Man =(2) SATSAM/GOONS(0)

(From Satsam) Bullets hit, for some reason, all the points in the mech where Rimba meant to reinforce the plating. She screams shrilly, which translated to Satsam saying : "Ouch."

Goon says, "Oh, man. That thing is *tough*."

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) Funny-Man =(2) Satsam/Goons(0)

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to GM), "I hope you: -- while Funny-Man and his goons are busy dodging the other Tesseract's punches and shooting at SATSAM -- tries to usher the hostages out the front door."

Tesseract -- while Funny-Man and his goons are busy dodging the other Tesseract's punches and shooting at SATSAM -- tries to usher the hostages out the front door.

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Whoops, forgot to erase whatever the last thing I was tying was.)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Okay, so it's an Overcome!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "With opposition Good, since they're freaked out. I assume something like Rapport?"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "OK! This was a bad idea!"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Ha ha ha sigh."

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Wow, what is this, Warhammer?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Can I succeed at a serious cost?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Tesseract), "Yes!"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Should I suggest the cost, or should you?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Tesseract), "I'll let you do it, if you have an idea."

[peregaming] GM says, "If you don't have an idea..."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "What if the Tesseract that's helping them out the door gets shot, then fades away into his own timeline?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Leaving just the one who's fighting.)"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Oh no, the Tesseract who was 2 days from retirement"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(We'll leave it up to the readers' imaginations to decide if he dies, or if he gets rushed to an ambulance and survives with a cool scar in his own timeline.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "If you RP it as a traumatic event for our heroes, then yes."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Go ahead!"

Tesseract says (to the Hostages), "Quick, while they're distracted! Go! Go!"

[peregaming] GM cleans bits of muffin off his screen. Eww.

OtherTesseract exclaims (at Tesseract), "Jack! Look out!"

Tesseract turns, just as the last hostage escapes, to see the bullet from one of the goon's guns hit him right between the chest.

OtherTesseract exclaims, "JACK! NO!"

Tesseract collapses. "It's... it's going to be OK... Keep going... without me..."

Satsam gasps, "Oh no!"

Tesseract fades out in a haze of spacetime.

OtherTesseract exclaims (at Goons), "You #&@*s! You're going down for this!"

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) FUNNY-MAN =(2) Satsam/Goons(0)

Funny-Man says, "Not so funny, am I, now?"

Funny-Man fires the Party Pooper at SATSAM!

GM rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 -1 +1 +1 | Great (4)

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

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Wait, sorry, last time I used Physique"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Better."

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Oh for crying out loud"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Yeah, good thing you rerolled. You forgot the two -1's the first time."

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "I can take a small cost, right?"

[peregaming] GM says, "give me a sex"

[peregaming] GM says, "gah"

[peregaming] GM says, "a *second*"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Um"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "What kind of RPG is this?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to Satsam), "He's trying not to make the same mistake as before."

[peregaming] Tesseract | [peregaming] Pip says, "woops, forgot the sex"

[peregaming] GM says (to Satsam), "You can still take actions, you just can't move"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "hooray"

[peregaming] GM eyeroll.

Satsam exclaims, "Looks like I'm in a sticky situation!"

Funny-Man says, "And I thought my jokes were bad..."

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) Funny-Man =(2) SATSAM/GOONS(0)

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "So, given that we are not in a grimdark setting, can I assume my lasers stun people?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Let's say they're concussive photon blasts!"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Great"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "They probably also leave people's clothing covered in scorch marks, of course."

Satsam says, "How do you like this joke? Who looks stupid and says "Ow!Ow!I'm being hit by photon blasts? YOU IN TWO SECONDS!""

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

[peregaming] GM asks, "I assume you're attacking Funny-Man? Or his goons?"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Christ, this is getting ridiculous"

[peregaming] Satsam exclaims, "Funny Man!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "A tie!"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Sucess with small cost?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "For an attack, I think it's a success, but with a boost instead of damage."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Scorch Marks?"

[peregaming] GM says, "No wait,"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Blinded in one eye?"

[peregaming] GM says, "a boost is more temporary"

[peregaming] GM says, "Let's say 'Momentarily Stunned'"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Temporarily Blinded in one eye?"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "let's go with stunned"

[peregaming] GM says, "excellent"

Funny-Man is momentarily stunned! 'I didn't see this coming! Oh wait, I did! I just wasn't fast enough!'

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh it's the goons' turn"

GM exclaims, "The goons in pantaloons shoot at SATSAM!"

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

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Defend with Agility!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh."

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "I have 4 armor! The bullets bounce off?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yay"

Goon says, "I think this guy is bulletproof."

[peregaming] GM says, "RP and then init advance, please"

(From Satsam) Bullets bounce off the mech's hull as Rimba closes her eyes and winces.

Satsam advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) Funny-Man =(2) Satsam/Goons(0)

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'm going to use Natural Weapon again (not Duplication, so there'll just be one of me after the attack)."

[peregaming] Satsam says, "feel free to use my boost"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Go ahead."

Tesseract approaches the goons and for a moment seems to be four Tesseracts, one for each goon!

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Attacking!"

Tesseract rolls Great (4) + 4dF: +1 0 0 +1 | Fantastic (6)

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

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Finally!"

GM exclaims, "You knock out three out of the four goons!"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "The curse is broken"

Tesseract *BAM* *BIFF* *WHACK* *POW*

Tesseract exclaims (at UnconsciousGoon), "That was for Jack!"

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) FUNNY-MAN =(2) Satsam/Goons(0)

Funny-Man says, "Oh, no! Not my Panta-goons!"

Funny-Man says, "I am going to get you for this, Flossy Tract!"

GM exclaims, "This time, he activates his Party Pooper's special last-ditch effect!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Shoot, this time at -2 to *really* stop Jack"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Jack, roll Physique"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "He's trying to stop me?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh no! This is serious. You'd be unable to do ANYTHING."

[peregaming] GM says, "He's encasing you entirely in a blob of foam."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "But he doesn't know just how much caffeine I'm on. I'm *vibrating*."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "There's no way his foam can hold me!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oho."

Tesseract spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yay! RP how you escape the blob!"

[peregaming] Satsam exclaims, "No foam can hold this coffee!"

Tesseract is encased in foam, which quickly hardens. But... the entire mass seems to be vibrating, quivering, cracking... and then it suddenly shatters! And Tesseract just stands there, panting, his hands shaking and his eyes bloodshot.

Tesseract says (to Funny-Man), "Don't. Even. Try."

Tesseract says, "You do *not* know what kind of week I've had."

[peregaming] Satsam says, "I really should've switched his coffee for decaf"

[Crows-Nest] Roger says, "and I've had to have this terrible week three times over already"

Funny-Man says, "Oh, dear. Can I interest you in an unconditional surrender? Your robot looks scary."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "Ha ha."

Tesseract asks, "Yeah, I'll take that. SATSAM, you good with that?"

Satsam says, "You have correctly identified me as a robot. Hold still, scum! Sorry I said scum. I meant villian!""

Tesseract says (to Funny-Man), "And by the way... it's 'Tesseract'."

Funny-Man says, "One or two 's'?"

Tesseract asks, "Two. What do you want, an autograph?"

Funny-Man says, "I'm all out of retorts. Just arrest me already."

Tesseract opens the door.

Tesseract says (to Cops), "Come on in."

Tesseract checks his watch.

GM says, "The police come in, see that there is zero bloodshed, and handle the situation from here."

Tesseract says, "Crap, my break."

Satsam says (to copy), ""Hello, fellow adult crime fighters""

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Zero bloodshed?"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "I just died!"

[peregaming] GM says, "hehe"

[peregaming] GM says, "the blood faded away into another timeline"

Tesseract waves. "You can take it from here!" And he teleports out!

(From Satsam) "What he said!" And runs out the backdoor, quickly de-meching in the alley.

Policeman says, "(chewing gum) Wow, real-life superheroes. Just like in a comic book!"

GM says, "(end of scene)"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Okay, Jack, do you want a compel?"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Sure!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Because I think that Professor Quint would like a word with you about the quality of your work."

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, quick question: how do you feel about intercutting scenes in parallel? Because while Quint wants a word, Remba's foster mom also wants to talk to Remba about how school is."

[peregaming] Roger says, "professor quint, professor quint, he'll make you laugh, he'll make you squint, he does that thing... with the superheros..."

[peregaming] Rimba says, "one after the other usually works better"

[peregaming] GM says, "okay"

[peregaming] GM says, "let's do it that way"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Quint's office?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yep!"

[peregaming] Tesseract bustles into Professor Quint's office, his arms full of papers and a laptop and other assorted stuff that he's trying not to drop everywhere. "You wanted to see me, professor Quint?"

Tesseract bustles into Professor Quint's office, his arms full of papers and a laptop and other assorted stuff that he's trying not to drop everywhere. "You wanted to see me, professor Quint?"

Professor Theodore Quint is a spectacled, bearded man in an impeccable tartan suit behind a computer screen. He raises a bushy eyebrow as his student comes in. 'Yes. Sit down.'

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "(Good thing he can't see that I forgot to capitalize his title.)"

Tesseract sits on one of the slightly-too-small chairs that the Professor leaves open for students to use, while looking for a place where he can set his stuff down.

Professor Theodore Quint clears his throat. 'Jack. Just put that on the floor, my desk is far too cluttered as it is.'

Tesseract says, "Yes, sir. Thank you, sir."

Professor Theodore Quint steeples his fingers. 'Jack, I've been wondering whether you are entirely suited for academia. What do you think?'

Tesseract says, "Uh. Um? Yes, sir? I think I am, sir..."

Tesseract says, "I mean, my research... I know I haven't always gotten everything to you on time, but I've been making real progress on the spatio-temporal instability principles of..."

Tesseract realizes that perhaps the Professor doesn't need a full recap of everything he's done in the last eighteen months and shuts up.

Professor Theodore Quint smiles faintly. 'Yes. I think you should drop that particular project. It's not going anywhere.'

Tesseract exclaims, "What? But I've nearly cracked the quantum hyperstructural matrices! I just need a few more months!"

Tesseract exclaims, "Wait, let me show you my latest data!"

Tesseract starts frantically shuffling through the piles of papers at his feet.

[peregaming] Rimba says, "Whoops, forgot to give jack back his USB drive"

Professor Quint says, "Let me stop you right there. I'll explain in simple terms why it's not possible to induce such instabilities in a controlled manner."

Tesseract thrusts a handful of printouts at the Professor. "Look! Look at this! 0.29! That's an unprecedently subreaction level! And I've got some great ideas on how I can get it even lower with the right synthetic substrate."

Professor Quint says, "Let me stop you right there. I'll explain in simple terms why it's not possible to induce such instabilities in a controlled manner."

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

Tesseract stops, his arm out, the papers in his hand, looking crestfallen.

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, spending a fate point to invoke 'I Used To Work For The Secret Service' and a reroll"

GM rolls Good (3) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 +1 | Fantastic (6)

[peregaming] GM says, "Opposed by your Empathy."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Ooh. Sadly, I'm a science nerd. I have none."

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

[peregaming] GM says, "So now you're convinced that it's not possible to control instabilities in such a way as to make things phase in and out of existence without violating decoherence and QM physics."

Tesseract says, "But... but..."

[peregaming] GM says, "Quint is quite forceful."

Tesseract lets the papers slip through his fingers.

[peregaming] Rimba says, "I like all these made up physics terms"

Tesseract asks, "Then... what do you suggest, sir?"

Professor Quint says, "Well, given how many years you've been under my supervision, and how little you've achieved, a less generous man would ask for funding to be redirected towards those more deserving."

Tesseract asks, "...but?"

Professor Quint says, "I am merciful, however, to a certain degree. Here is a little problem I'd like you to solve before Thursday: a prototype of a device capable of locating people by detecting their brainwaves. It should have a long range, ideally, so you might have to play around with the sensitivity and figure out how to eliminate false negatives, but it should be doable, given your level."

Professor Quint says, "I am merciful, however, to a certain degree. Here is a little problem I'd like you to solve before Thursday: a prototype of a device capable of locating people by detecting their brainwaves. It should have a long range, ideally, so you might have to play around wit"

GM says, "oops"

[peregaming] Rimba exclaims, "Quint is using the WebClient! oh no!"

Professor Quint says, "Anyway, it's an assignment I got from the Government, but it is so trivial for me that I cannot bother wasting time on it."

Quint hands you a folder.

Tesseract exclaims, "Alright! Yes!"

Tesseract says, "I... I mean, this seems a bit more of an engi-- no, I can do this. You can rely on me."

Quint says, "Remember, you only have a few days. The Government people are somewhat impatient."

Tesseract says, "I'll get started right away. Thank you."

[peregaming] GM asks, "I wonder who is Crafty and could help Jack?"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Who indeed!"

Quint says, "Excellent. Most excellent."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "In fact, I'm going to guess that that person's scene is starting now?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Yes! How did you guess?"

[peregaming] Rimba says, "hehe"

Tesseract manages to bundle up nearly all of his stuff into his arms, and uses his elbow to open the office door to leave.

Tesseract exclaims, "Thank you! You won't regret it sir!"

Quint says, "I'm sure I won't."

GM says, "CUT TO: Dinnertime at Remba's."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Describe your foster family, or else I will give them silly names!"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract exclaims (at Remba), "Quick, this is your chance to come up with your own silly names for them!"

[peregaming] Rimba says, "Too late! they are called Mr. and Mrs. Dogood, an elderly black couple who have a lot of foster children with diverse ethnic and social backgrounds"

[peregaming] Rimba says, "Some of which are surprisingly applicable to a superhero life"

Mrs Dogood says, "So, how was your day, Remba?"

Rimba doesn't have much of an appetite after actually being shot at. "It was okay, Mrs. Dogood. Nothing really exciting happened."

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, I guess this is a compel, so have a Fate point :-)"

Rimba sets her current fate point total to 4.

Mr Dogood says, "(helping himself to salad) I got a call from one of your teachers the other day. She was wondering why you are often late?"

Tesseract gives a fate point to Tesseract.

Rimba asks, "I...uh...it's the bus, and then I often get lost on the way to school ... it's so complicated ... uh, I'm never that late, am I?"

Rimba pokes listlessly in her potatoes.

Mr Dogood says, "Next time you miss the bus, please do call us. You shouldn't be walking around the city alone, what with all those masked vigilantes and all."

Mr Dogood says, "It's just not safe, that's what it is."

(From Rimba) "Yes, okay, sir, I'll try to avoid them as much as I can.

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, unless there's anything else, I think that little slice of time can end here."

[peregaming] GM says, "Uh, slice of life."

[peregaming] GM says, "With a slice of cake."

[peregaming] Rimba says, "Sure"

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay! Now I'm guessing you'll want to build stuff, Jack."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "The Device that Jack built"

Tesseract has been repeatedly texting Miremba with some really weird engineering questions over the last hour.

Rimba arrives at T's office/garage.

Tesseract says, "Oh, hey."

Rimba asks, "(downtrodden) Hey Jack. Sorry I didn't text you back much. Hey, do you think it's sometimes okay to lie to your parents?"

Tesseract has a bunch of random parts spread out across the workbench in front of him, and his got a soldering iron in one hand and three bandaged fingers on the other.

Tesseract asks (of Rimba), "Uh, depends, I guess. What about?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "If you're expecting Eben-levels of parental wisdom here, you're going to be sorely mistaken."

[peregaming] GM says, "Haha."

Rimba says, " Well, you know, I can't tell my parents I'm running around saving people. But at the same time, they worry about me and - Oh, man, why did you solder that to that? Are you crazy. Give me that iron - you need to attach this wire here""

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, so mechanically this is an Great (+4) Overcome with Crafts. Which you can prepare by creating advantages to boost the final roll."

Tesseract hands it over willingly.

[peregaming] Rimba asks (of Tesseract), "Maybe you can help out with lore?"

Tesseract says, "Oh, yeah, they probably don't need to know about the hero stuff. They wouldn't understand. Heck, *I* don't even understand it really."

Rimba says, "A device to find people? That sounds so useful! Old people who forget their address, little children getting lost, people out shopping who forget the time. I see no downside to this at all."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "So we're building a brainwave-detector, so I'm thinking that either Lore about how brainwaves work or Will for programming the software?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Or both?)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Lore for how brainwaves work: they're basically radiation at a frequency specific to human brains."

Tesseract says (to Rimba), "Not to mention that it could help out the police in tracking down criminals, and make less work for us."

Rimba says, "Exactly."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Creating that advantage:"

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

Rimba asks (of rimba), "That funny Man sure was scary, wasn't he?"

Tesseract says, "Yeah. He wasn't funny at all."

Tesseract says, "But we got those people out safely, and that's what matters."

Tesseract tries not to think about the other Jack.

Rimba asks (of Tesseract), "But what about that other Jack?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims (at Tesseract), "You now have the Aspect 'Neurophysics is just applied physics!' with a free invoke!"

[peregaming] Rimba asks (of GM), "Can I maybe use Contacts to get a friend me get me a better mainboard for the CPU?"

Tesseract says, "I... well, I'm pretty sure that when the other 'me's disappear, it's just the timeline splitting off. So when I see them go away, they're just seeing *me* go away... so that means he's still out there somewhere, in a parallel version of now."

Rimba says, "I hope he's okay."

Tesseract says, "Yeah, me too. Me too."

[peregaming] GM says (to Rimba), "Sure! I'd say there's a Good (+3) opposition, though, because you need to find someone who won't tell your parents."

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

[peregaming] Rimba asks, "Grr. Sucess at minor cost : They don't tell my parents, but the police now know *someone* out there is asking for weird hardware?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Okay!"

Tesseract says, "Some day, maybe I'll figure out a way to jump through the *fifth* dimension, into those other worlds, to see how the other Jacks are doing."

[peregaming] Rimba asks, "So now we have +4 on Crafts?"

[peregaming] GM says, "The opposition? yep"

[peregaming] GM says, "Your Crafts is +4. You get a +2 from Jack's lore, so +6."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Anything else you can think of to improve your bonus?"

Rimba says, "So, we just slot this in here, and connect this to that, and screw that down, activate those two var batteries, and wind that alarm clock ..."

[peregaming] Rimba asks, "Well, my contacts thing? Sucess at cost means I get a boost, no?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh! Right"

[peregaming] GM says, "So +8"

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

Tesseract says, "Uh, I'm not sure how Professor Quint will feel about the alarm clock... but I guess we can just cover it up with something..."

[peregaming] GM says, "That was more than Legendary."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "It was Legendary+2!"

Rimba puts on her welder's google (She needs them, okay? Not because of Riddick. She doesn't think Vin Diesel is cute. Who started that rumor?) and flips a switch.

[peregaming] Rimba exclaims, "Woohoo!"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "Now we know what the opposition will be when we try to defeat this device later on."

[Crows-Nest] Rimba asks, "I'm assuming Professor X will steal it at some point?"

[peregaming] GM says, "You have a Brainwave GPS! It's small, compact, economic, robust, and is capable of pinpointing people with uncanny accuracy over the scale of an entire major city."

[peregaming] GM says, "It exceeds all expectations. RP as you like (you can even test it!)"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Did Quint's folder contain any sample data we can test it with?"

Rimba asks, "Woo, I can see my parents! And my stepsiblings! Even Greg! Wow, a lot of people at that protest! Hey, someone's lost in the sewer?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Rimba is RPing it perfectly."

Rimba says, "Oh no, two people are in trouble over their! they're in the bedroom and their brainwaves are all weird"

Tesseract asks, "Wait, really? Someone's lost in th-- uh, Rimba? Isn't the city doing underground maintenance work under Elm St. today?"

Tesseract says, "I don't think that guy's lost."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Nightmare under Elm Stree"

Rimba exclaims, "Ah! Woo, there's an airplane over the city!"

Tesseract says, "Right. Um. Let's get this packed up for Professor Quint."

[peregaming] Rimba exclaims, "Do I sense/see anyone/thing weird/unusual ?/!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Now that you mention it... the device has a little bit of trouble detecting Jack. It's like there are multiples copies of him surimposed."

Rimba says, "Hehe, Jack, you're not all there!""

Tesseract asks, "Oh really?"

OtherTesseract asks, "How about now?"

Rimba says, "Hehe, that is so cool."

Rimba says, "Yeah, let's take this to your professor, and you can buy me a milkshake."

Tesseract copies the his writeup on it to a USB drive (now that Rimba's finally returned it).

Tesseract says, "Deal. Thanks for the help, kiddo."

Rimba says, "I'm happy to help you. All of you."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "We seem to be discovering that Rimba has a weakness fo milkshakes."

[peregaming] GM says, "IndeeD."

GM says, "CUT TO: Outside the door of Professor Quint's office."

Tesseract is carrying an old cardboard Amazon box in both arms.

Tesseract knocks on the door with his knee. "Professor? Are you in?"

[peregaming] Rimba asks, "Isn't that a kid thing? Or only in the 80s?"

GM says, "You hear voices arguing inside."

Rimba slurps her milkshake.

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "BTW, is it Rimba or Remba?"

Tesseract isn't rude enough to open the door, so instead he just listens.

[peregaming] Rimba says, "She accepts both nicknames"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Do I need to Overcome with Notice to hear what they're saying?"

Rimba whispers, "It's rude to listen!" and after a second listens herself.

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes! It's a Fair Challenge because the door is thick."

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

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Style, and a boost!"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Which, if it gets named, will probably depend on the content of the conversation.)"

GM says (to Tesseract), "You hear two voices: Quint's, and some woman's. The woman (whose name is apparentl Brenda) is insisting on having what Quint promised her. Quint is saying that they should wait until he's finished the 'Cube'. She says that she's waited long enough. He says that it would be rash to make a display of power right away, before the Cube is ready."

Tesseract . o O ( This doesn't sound like normal academic politics... )

Rimba asks (of Tesseract), "What are they saying?"

Tesseract says (to Rimba), "They're talking about some 'Cube' that Quint is supposed to be working on, and some kind of 'display of power' they're planning... it sounds fishy to me."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "This is where a character who had social skills would be thinking of ways to try to extract information from Quint."

GM says, "Now Brenda is saying that Quint (whom she calls 'Ted') can't stop her, and that he can't understand what it's like, and that if he tries to stop her he'll be in big trouble."

GM says, "And then Quint says 'Fine! Do it!' and you hear the sound of wheels rattling."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Wheels, huh."

GM exclaims, "... and after some efforts, the door opens!"

Rimba asks, "Uh, hi?"

Tesseract says, "Hi."

GM says, "A woman, around the same age as Quint, in a wheelchair, nearly runs you guys over."

Rimba exclaims, "We weren't listening!"

Tesseract says, "Whoops, sorry..."

Tesseract gets out of the way.

Rimba as well.

GM says, "She glares at you, and then she's gone. That wheelchair is pretty fast."

Tesseract gives Rimba a look, gesturing at the woman with his chin.

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "That being code for 'think we should split the party?'"

Rimba nods and tries to follow the woman without being detected.

Quint says, "Jack? Is that you? I deeply apologize for this commotion."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Rimba, it's time for Stealth!"

Tesseract goes inside. "No problem, Professor. I've got the device you wanted built."

[peregaming] GM says, "Opposition +1, since she's in a huff."

Tesseract puts the big cardboard box in the middle of his desk, on top of whatever important papers he had there already.

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

[peregaming] Rimba asks, "Something weird with the dice. What's this +1?"

Quint beams at you. 'This is the first time that you've met a deadline in a long, long time. I knew this would be a good project for you.'

Quint adds, 'Also, please forgive my wife, Brenda. She's quite impetuous.'

Tesseract says, "Oh, is that you're wife? We've never met before."

Tesseract says, "So, about my research... do you think that there's a way I could... re-purpose some of this work? Toward a new thesis? I've got a few ideas I've been thinking about since our last meeting..."

Quint adds, 'She spends a lot of time at home. You see, she used to be an Olympic ice-skater, but many years ago a jealous rival hired goons to bash in her knees. Quite horrible. It has left a trauma that has never quite healed.'

[Crows-Nest] Rimba hums "Headline News".

Tesseract says, "Oh, that's awful! I'm so sorry."

Quint adds, 'As for your thesis, the Government is no doubt going to grab this research and then pretend it never existed. At least we will get some funding from it, and that should be enough to extend your PhD long enough for you to find a new topic.'

Tesseract exclaims, "Oh, good!"

Tesseract asks, "In the meantime, is there anything else you need built?"

Quint says, "Not that I recall. But I do have this paper on gamma ray bursts that I think you should read. Most instructive, and it could lead to a collaboration with the astrophysics department."

Tesseract says, "Yes sir, I will."

Quint says, "Good, good."

Tesseract asks, "Is there anything else, or...?"

Quint says, "Read the paper. We'll talk next Thursday."

Tesseract exclaims, "Right! I'll see you then!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "And now to Rimba!"

Tesseract leaves, this time with his hands free enough to actually close the door properly for once.

GM says (to Rimba), "You've been stalking the woman in the wheelchair. She took the underground train and went to the big ice rink in the center of Los Frangeles."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "I've been thinking about the garage/office comment earlier. Since I'm pretty sure Jack doesn't make enough money to actually have his *own* garage, I fear that this might mean that he's low enough on the academic totem pole that, instead of getting proper lab space to do his work in, he's been assigned a storage unit in the school's underground parking lot."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Probably."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Also, there is something I was expecting you'd do and you haven't done. Not that it will change much, but..."

[Crows-Nest] GM looks at Tesseract's sheet, chuckling.

Rimba keeps watching, wondering what kind of nefarious plan could possibly involve the ice rink.

GM says, "Brenda Quint is now entering the ladies' room."

Rimba waits for a few minutes before following her.

GM says, "So it seems like she must be in the handicapped toilet stall, which as you know is the biggest one and designed for wheelchairs."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "(Also, I have plans for what I'd like to do when I get the spotlight back.)"

GM says, "There is a strange sound. Like metal scraping against metal. And the whirring of a battery."

Rimba hides in the stall next to it and tries to hear anything (pertaining to the adventure).

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "Awkward."

GM exclaims, "You hear a loud BANG! and the sound of a door flying off its hinges!"

Rimba exclaims, "Oh bugger!"

Rimba opens her stall door a crack.

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "Someone needs her mouth washed out with soap."

[Crows-Nest] Rimba says, "I don't know why she is suddenly english."

GM exclaims (at Rimba), "You see something fly out of the ladies' room, and the door to the handicapped toilet is lying on the floor. Whatever it was, it was hovering and had some sort of pointy head!"

Rimba texts, "Trubl @ ice rink! :(

Rimba checks the handicapped stall, and if it's empty, runs out.

Tesseract texts: omw

GM exclaims (at Rimba), "it's empty!"

[Crows-Nest] Rimba exclaims, "Oh my word!"

Tesseract hops in his old beat-up junker of a car (but it's paid for!) and heads down there.

GM asks, "So, I assume you all head to the ice rink?"

Rimba exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Yup."

GM says, "https://www.webwhiteboard.com/board/a28bc7ay"

GM says, "Basically, what you guys see are a lot of innocent skaters falling over and staring helplessly at something that is hovering several metres above them."

[peregaming] Tesseract puts himself at the Entrance.

[Crows-Nest] Rimba exclaims, "Look out! It's a metaphor for social media!"

GM says, "That humanoid thing doesn't look very human: its legs seem fused together into a tail, it's wearing some sort of sleek shiny metal armor, white with glowing blue gloves, and its head is encased in a huge helmet that is somewhat like the head of a xenomorph from that Alien movie."

Tesseract instead of wading in, takes a moment to assess the situation.

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'd like to Create Advantage with Notice by looking around."

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay! That's Fair."

Rimba disappears in a nearby phone booth and SATSAM bursts out, destroying the booth in the process.

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Okay, you've created an Aspect!"

[peregaming] GM says, "(Opposition was Fair, as previously stated)"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "OK! Should I make one up, or should you?"

[peregaming] GM says, "If you have an idea, I'll let you."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(I'm guessing 'Mindbender' is the thing in question.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "How about I recognize the kind of tech that it's using (and possibly what its weaknesses might be)?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "'I Know How That Works'?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Or if you've got a better phrasing...)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Seems good to me."

[Crows-Nest] Satsam says, ""Shoot the glowy bit!""

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "I see that Remba has not been neglecting the videogame portion of her education."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "(Are we going into initiative, or should I just keep acting?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Initiative!"

[Crows-Nest] Satsam says, "So, keep acting"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "My notice is 0, so you can keep acting :)"

GM registers Mindbender at init 1.

GM displays the initiative: Tesseract(4) FUNNY-MAN =(2) Mindbender(1) Satsam/Goons(0)

Satsam displays the initiative: Tesseract(4) FUNNY-MAN =(2) Mindbender(1) Satsam/Goons(0)

Satsam clears the initiative.

GM registers Mindbender at init 1.

Satsam registers Satsam at init 0.

Tesseract, while everyone else is busy staring at the Mindbender, pulls off his plaid flannel (to reveal his Tesseract shirt underneath) and puts on his mask.

Tesseract registers Tesseract at init 4.

Tesseract exclaims (at Mindbender), "Please move your machine off of the ice! It's posing a safety hazard to the skaters!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Hey!"

[peregaming] GM says, "That machine is supposed to be there."

[peregaming] GM says, "It's scenery."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "The Mindbender is supposed to be there?"

[peregaming] GM says, "oops"

[peregaming] GM says, "I thought you were talking about that Zamboni machine"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Oh, ha."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "The Mindbender is a machine too, right?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I didn't realize you meant the suit"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Or is it organic?"

[peregaming] GM says, "You think it's someone in a suit. It looks weird though."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Yeah. I'm going with 'machine', then."

[peregaming] GM says, "OK."

Mindbender says, "Who the hell are you?"

Satsam mumbles to herself, "Here we go"

Tesseract exclaims, "I'm Tesseract! Your friendly Neighborhood safety officer!"

Satsam exclaims, "And I am SATSAM, an adult robot!"

Tesseract says, "We don't want any trouble. We just don't want anybody to get hurt."

Mindbender says, "Puny fraud. You think you have superpowers? You think you can stop... THE MINDBENDER? I am the herald of the Quantum World, and I have come to show everyone a taste of what's coming."

GM says, "(The voice is distorted and filled with static)"

Tesseract says, "Alright. SATSAM? I think we need to do this the hard way."

Tesseract teleports into the middle of the rink!

Tesseract advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) Mindbender(1) Satsam(0)

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) MINDBENDER(1) Satsam(0)

Mindbender says, "(in a hollow voice) Fool."

GM says, "And with a wave of their hand..."

GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 0 +1 0 | Fantastic (6)

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Defend with Athletics!"

[peregaming] GM says, "(Tesseract)"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Is it an attack?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Then I can defend with Notice!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Precog.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yay"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "So you get one shift of damage. That's okay"

Tesseract sees the attack coming and rewinds time a second in order to dodge, throwing himself out of the way (and slightly bruising his knee on the ice in the process).

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "My damage from earlier is gone, correct?"

[peregaming] Tesseract checks off his physical stress box 1.

GM says, "The shockwave of force knocks over an ice-skater, but they're not hurt."

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) Mindbender(1) SATSAM(0)

Tesseract exclaims (at SATSAM), "Aim for the glowy bits!"

Satsam says, "Aims for the glowy bits (shoot)"

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

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

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of Remba), "Are you using the Aspect, or just taking a boost from the tie?"

Satsam asks, "Do we have invokes on "Glowy Bits"?"

GM says, "a free invoke, yeah"

Satsam says, "I take the invoke! Mindbenders take 2 shifts of damage"

GM says, "So the Mindbender tried to shield themselves with an invisible force field, but some of the lasers were strong enough to go through, damaging the suit."

Mindbender says, "Lasers? So mundane."

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

Satsam exclaims, "Please! We have no beef with the Quantum World!"

GM advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) Mindbender(1) Satsam(0)

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'd like to use my Visions power, while trying to Create Advantage again."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Okay!"

[peregaming] GM says, "(I'm surprised you didn't use it before)"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Mechanically, Visions lets me ask a question and get a (postentially vague) vision at the GM's discretion."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Narratively, I imagine that working by me jumping into the future to see something that's going to happen, and then snapping back to the present."

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "In how many futures do we win?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'd like to use that to get an idea of what's going to happen next in the fight, so we can take advantage of it."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to SATSAM), "Most of them, it turns out. This is only a miniboss."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of GM), "Do you think that would be Notice again, for the Create Advantage roll?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah, since that's how your power works."

Tesseract rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 -1 +1 | Great (4)

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You're noticing things: in the future!"

Tesseract goes all temporally fuzzy for a moment.

Satsam asks, "Oh no! Have you been killed again?"

GM says (to Tesseract), "You see the Mindbender lifting up the Zamboni machine with a force field and throwing it at SATSAM, trying to pin it down."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Aspect * Save the Zamboni, Save the World!"

[peregaming] GM says, "yay"

[peregaming] GM says, "with a free invoke"

[peregaming] Satsam exclaims, "yay!"

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) MINDBENDER(1) Satsam(0)

GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 0 0 -1 | Great (4)

Tesseract hisses at SATSAM, "*Zamboni*!"

Satsam asks, "Lunch? Now?"

GM exclaims, "The Zamboni machine rises into the air. People scream!"

Mindbender says, "This is only a fraction of my true power! Fear me!"

Satsam asks, "Please don't ! Why are you doing this ?"

[peregaming] GM asks, "I forgot something... how does throwing things with Telekinesis work in FATE?"

[peregaming] Satsam asks (of gm), "Can I catch it with Super Strength?"

[peregaming] GM says, "It seems like you need to first lift the object, then throw it. So two rolls."

[peregaming] Tesseract | Basic Telekinesis: You can move small objects in your own or adjacent zones without physically touching them. By hurling objects around, you can attack with Will against targets in your zone.

[peregaming] GM asks, "Does the attack roll get a bonus, or is it more narrative?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Like, success on the attack comes with an Aspect like 'Pinned Under Car'"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "So I think that, assuming she doesn't have Master Telekinesis, it's a straight atttack roll using Will instead of Fight."

[peregaming] GM says, "She has Master Telekinesis"

GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 0 | Fantastic (6)

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to GM), "If she has Inflict Condition as a special effect, and she succeeds with style, she can add an aspect."

[peregaming] GM says, "excellent"

[peregaming] GM says, "(in Quint voice) thank you"

[peregaming] Satsam asks (of gm), "Can I catch it with Super Strength?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Sure, I don't see why not..."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Defend with Physique!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Since you're not dodging it."

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Ouch."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Oof."

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Wasn't there a way to use fate points to reroll?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Well, you've got a free invoke on Save the Zamboni."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] GM says, "so you can use that free invoke to reroll"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "I can?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "yes!"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Don't question the GM when he's ruling in your favor!"

[peregaming] GM says, "we believe in you, SATSAM"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "So you'll tick a 1-stress box"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "And I tag Daredevil, since that is such a badassmove, you'd need to be crazy to try it"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oho."

Satsam spends a fate point, leaving her with 3.

[peregaming] GM says, "I also spend a fate point to tag 'Ruthless'"

[peregaming] GM says, "(leaving me with only one left for this scene)"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "It's a fatewar!"

[peregaming] GM says, "TICK THAT BOX"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Can I countertag Easily excited?"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "IT WOULD BE SO AWESOME IF I CAUGHT THAT THING"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Okay!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to GM), "I think she's got more fate points than you."

Satsam spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes, but this way she has less fate points for the final challenge!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Since mine refresh every scene."

[peregaming] GM says, "muahahah"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Anyway, RP at will!"

(From Satsam) The Zamboni hurls through the air! People scream! For some reason there's a small girl standing there, holding a teddy bear! The zamboni is heading straight for it! Suddenly there is a ear-bending crash of metal on metal. The girl looks up. Satsam has caught the Zamboni. The girl says, "Thank you, iron man!"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "Ha ha."

[peregaming] GM says, "awesome"

Mindbender says, "How can you be so strong?!! Your suit is made of junk!"

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) Mindbender(1) SATSAM(0)

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

[peregaming] GM says, "Wait! SATSAM has a turn."

[peregaming] GM says, "And a Zamboni machine."

Satsam says, "MY SUIT IS NOT JUNK YOU POOPYFACE!" *hurls Zamboni back*"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm going to say this is an attack with Physique."

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Is that shoot, or physique?"

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

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Motherbeeping piece of beeping horsebeep"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh my."

[peregaming] GM says, "Sweet mother of eff."

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

GM says, "The Mindbender literally stops the Zamboni in mid-air, and laughs. 'You are no match for me.'"

GM says, "The Zamboni is now hovering."

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to Remba), "An idea:"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "If I use my Collateral Damage Effect, that'll make it very difficult for you or Mindbender to attack."

[peregaming] Satsam says, "These die also make that hard"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "But on the other hand, that would be a great time for someone with lasers to melt some ice to steam up the electonics in that Mindbender suit."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "What do you think?"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "I like it a lot"

[peregaming] GM says, "Clever."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "I'm a fan!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of GM), "Do you think the CDE requires an action to trigger it, or can I still take a regular action on my turn too?"

GM advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) Mindbender(1) Satsam(0)

[peregaming] GM asks, "I think normally collateral damage takes an action?"

Satsam says, "ALSO IT'S NOT A SUIT BECAUSE I'M A ROBOT"

[peregaming] GM says, "I would argue that your turn includes the time needed to come up with that ingenious plan."

[peregaming] GM says, "So yep, go ahead and do that collateral you do so well"

Tesseract summons the past, the present, and the future to coexist. Everything seems to be moving both forward and backward and existing in several places at once.

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(I imagine it's kinda like when you turn on mouse trails in Windows, except for EVERYTHING.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Whoa. Mindbending."

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) MINDBENDER(1) Satsam(0)

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Now everyone but me gets a -4 to attacks."

Satsam says, "My Day, I don't feel so good..."

Satsam says, "Mr. Day, I don't feel so good..."

Mindbender says, "I'm supposed to be the one bending minds! What is this! Gah!"

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

Tesseract says (to SATSAM), "Stay focused -- don't try to fight. Just do whatever you can to slow down this suit machine thing."

GM says, "(she attacks SATSAM again)"

Satsam exclaims, "I think it's Jack's effect! * Time is working weird! * What is happening? * That gum you like will come back in style!"

[peregaming] GM says, "By gum. That's rum..."

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Ooh, 1 shift of damage"

[peregaming] Satsam exclaims, "4 armor!"

[peregaming] GM says, "*boing*"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Did she throw the Zamboni at me?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes, again."

[peregaming] GM says, "She has a stubborn mind."

(From Satsam) The Zamboni bounces of Satsam harmlessly.

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I imagine that each time, there's slightly less of the zamboni left."

[Crows-Nest] Satsam exclaims, "Good thing I stole those dampeners! Hope they don't need them in that transdimensional portalling project!"

Mindbender says, "What is this * Prepare to die * Quantum World * Damn you*"

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) Mindbender(1) SATSAM(0)

Satsam exclaims, "off cool! headed hot seem you Mindbender!"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Shoot to melt the ice?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Passice opposition +2"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "WOOHOO"

[peregaming] GM says, "Timing."

Satsam TAKE THAT ICE

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Melting Ice-Steam, yum"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh, Steamed Up is better"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Anything else, or shall I advance init?"

[peregaming] Tesseract moves the Zamboni into Rimba's zone.

[peregaming] GM says, "Not in-gam, I hope ;-)"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Advance away"

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) Mindbender(1) Satsam(0)

[peregaming] GM says, "So..."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Instead of using the aspect just yet, I want to pile on some more -- while past, present and future are happening at once, I'm going to just calmly observe the future parts of things to get a sense for who's going to be where."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Another Create Advanage with Notice?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "If success, I'd like the Aspect 'Temporally Aware' on myself."

[peregaming] GM says, "You get an Aspect with a free invoke! (it was Fair opposition, by default, since you're not affected by the collateral damage)"

[peregaming] GM says, "You are now Temporally Aware."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "My hope is to attack on a later turn with like a +6 from all the aspects at once."

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) MINDBENDER(1) Satsam(0)

GM exclaims, "The Mindbender attempt to throw SATSAM around like a rag doll with the force of the Quantum World!"

[peregaming] GM says, "+6, -4, = +2"

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

[peregaming] GM asks, "Defend with Physique?"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "OH, sorry"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Minus -4, right?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah, I think"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Go ahead!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "The rules only mention that for attacks, not defense."

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh."

[peregaming] Satsam exclaims, "Oh!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Since otherwise, it'd be a zero sum game.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, no -4"

Satsam rolls Great (4) + 4dF: -1 +1 +1 -1 | Great (4)

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Of course, it also means that Mindbender won't have to take a -4 on her defense when I attack her.)"

GM says (to Satsam), "You feel an invisible force field engulph you! But just as Tesseract couldn't be contained by Funny-Man's foam, you too cannot be contained by this force."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(So maybe I should have just let the GM believe it... ;) )"

Satsam hunkers down and grabs the floor to resist Mindbender. "Time next luck better!

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) Mindbender(1) SATSAM(0)

[peregaming] GM asks, "SATSAM?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'm guessing she's typing."

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Can I fire around MIndbender, not as an attack, but to keep her in a good psition for Tesseract's attack?"

[peregaming] Satsam asks, "Create Advantage?"

[peregaming] GM says, "That's a Creat Advantage with Shoot."

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

[peregaming] GM asks, "Doesn't she have a penalty, though?"

[peregaming] Satsam says, ""Right where I want you""

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to GM), "Only for attacks."

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "That's why I went for this instead"

[peregaming] Satsam says (to Tesseract), "Go get her, tiger"

[peregaming] GM says (to Satsam), "excellent, you have the Aspect with a free invoke"

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

[peregaming] GM says, "Unless you want to RP"

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Nope"

Tesseract, including all the past, present and future versions of himself, simultaneously converge on the Mindbender, to pummel it to pieces!

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Using my Natural Weapon, and invoking Steamed Up, Right Where I Want You and Temporally Aware!"

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

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Yay & also ha ha"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Spends a Fate Point to invoke 'Broken Knees And Shattered Dreams' -- not going to let that happen again"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Then I'm invoking Unstuck in Sapcetime!"

Tesseract spends a fate point, leaving him with 2.

[peregaming] GM says, "Ooof, five shifts of damage"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Muahaha. And you can only use one stress box at a time."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "She ticks a 3-stress box and a mild consequence!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Name the mild consequence"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Which we get a free invoke on!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Short Circuits. Short Circuits Everywhere."

[peregaming] GM says, "yay"

GM advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) Mindbender(1) Satsam(0)

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) MINDBENDER(1) Satsam(0)

Tesseract smashes this, Tesseract smashes that, and in the end leaves the Mindbender throwing sparks all over the rink.

Mindbender says, "You will pay for this, Tesseract! Soon enough!"

GM says, "And the Mindbender uses the last power left in it to fly up into the air at supersonic speed."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "In other words: she concedes!"

Satsam says, "Aw, I wish we could've started on better terms with the Quantum Realm"

Tesseract lets time slide back into its natural order again.

GM says, "People blink. Some throw up, their stomaches upset by all this timey wimey stuff."

Tesseract says, "Sorry about that, everyone."

Girl with teddy bear says, "Is the monster gone now?"

Tesseract looks up at the hole in the roof. "Yup."

Satsam says (to girl), "Yes. But I don't think that was a monster. That was just a very sad woman."

Tesseract says, "But, uh, we should probably all get off the ice for now."

Satsam gets on the ice to help, promptly slips and falls! Everybody laughs!

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "So, I'd like the next scene to be a computer scene, if no one objects."

[peregaming] Satsam says, "Works for me"

[peregaming] GM says, "No problem."

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, you might want to have visions again at some point."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Where should we do it? If there's wifi, we could work from my laptop in the parking lot."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims (at GM), "OK!"

[peregaming] GM says, "There's wifi."

[peregaming] GM says, "There are also teenagers who want to take selfies with superheroes."

Tesseract says (to Remba), "I think this has to be related to that conversation we-- oh, hi."

Tesseract says, "Yeah, sure."

Tesseract smiles and poses.

Teen says, "Hashtage SuperheroesAreReal"

[peregaming] GM says, "Back to business..."

Tesseract says, "Yup. Call us the Neighborhood, because we're just here to be good neighbors."

Satsam says, "Listen to you parents, kids. So say I, an adult.""

Teen #2 says, "You guys are so cool!"

Tesseract exclaims, "Thanks!"

Tesseract awkwardly extracts himself from the situation eventually.

Satsam says, "Just doing our job, which is awesome."

Tesseract, once the're alone again (and out of costume), says (to Remba), "So I think this must be related to that conversation we overheard earlier. We need more info on what this 'Cube' project is."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "My thoughts:"

Satsam says, "Yes. But also, I kind of feel sad for the Mindbender."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'd like to hack into Quint's accounts to find any information I can."

Tesseract asks, "Do you think that was Brenda?"

Remba exclaims, "I followed her into the bathroom, and that thing came out. So yes!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "But before doing that, I'm thinking of doing some social engineering by looking up anything I can find on him or his wife online."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "As a Create Advantage, to help me get past security questions and stuff."

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, that's an Investigation"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "I'd say opposition is Good because while Quint is secretive, his wife is less so."

[peregaming] GM says, "So that's a tie -- and a boost"

Tesseract googles "Brenda Quint". Also "Theodore Quint". "Quint Ice Skating". "Professor Quint LFU". Etc.

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "That works for me!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of Remba), "Anything you can think of to help with it?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "I could ask around if someone heard something. I think one of their kids help out at the shelter we sometimes get food,"

[peregaming] Remba says, "(Contacts)"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Or maybe a kid who knows them"

[peregaming] GM says, "Hmm... Perhaps a niece or nephew of theirs."

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to Remba), "Hmm. Another idea:"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "If we drive over to the university, do you think you could patch into their networking hardware, to bypass some of the campus security?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Crafts-ily.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "oooh."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Trying to play to our strengths :) )"

[peregaming] GM says, "indeed :-)"

[peregaming] Remba says, "That's easy. That's where I get all my movies and new episodes of Octobob Roundshorts."

[peregaming] Remba says, "So : Contacts"

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

[peregaming] Remba says, "No comment"

[peregaming] GM says, "Ehh, they're kind of reclusive as a couple."

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Crafts!"

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

[peregaming] Remba says, "What the everliving beep"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Aw."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "They've installed ageblock software!"

[peregaming] GM says, "I would say this was Good opposition, so if you can invoke an Aspect you can get a tie"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "'TO PROVE YOUR AN ADULT, CLICK ON ALL THE IMAGES THAT CONTAIN INCOME TAX FORMS:'"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Er, YOU'RE."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Dang, the copy protection is about celebrities from the past, like the 00s or something"

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Alright, let's go forth with the actual hack. Is that Overcome with Burglary?"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims (at gm), "Calls her big brother, who files income tax!"

Remba spends a fate point, leaving her with 1.

[peregaming] GM says, "Nice"

[peregaming] GM says, "Now you have a boost from that bypass."

[peregaming] GM says, "The actual hack is indeed Burglary."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "OK! Let's invoke both of them!"

Tesseract rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 +1 -1 +1 | Epic (7)

[peregaming] GM says, "Opposition - -oh, nevermind"

Tesseract exclaims, "Alright... mother's maiden name... wife's birthday... password in plaintext email, what the heck? OK, we're in!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Wowzers"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Assuming that's a success with style, we get a free boost, too."

GM says (to Tesseract), "So you discover a lot of things about Quint. He used to work for the Secret Service, but was fired for insubordination."

GM says, "You also find plans for a suit that looks like a wheelchair, but morphs into a suit and uses brainwaves to control stuff at a distance."

Tesseract says, "Well, *this* looks familiar..."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Anything about 'Cube'?"

GM says, "And you find something else that upsets you: he hacked into YOUR computer and took all the stuff you had on the 'instability' project."

GM says, "And built upon it."

Remba exclaims, "Oh no! That brainwave thing you build! It CAN be used for evil!"

Tesseract exclaims, "Hey!"

GM says (to Remba), "Actually, no"

GM says, "The 'Mindbender' is not dependent on the Brainwave GPS."

Tesseract exclaims, "This is great! So my research *was* good after all!"

GM says (to Tesseract), "He even expanded on it, finishing your proofs, and showing that it is indeed possible to phase things in and out of existence."

GM says, "There are plans for a suit that uses this."

Remba asks (of Tesseract), "Isn't phasing in and out what you do?"

Tesseract says, "He had *better* have me down as a coauthor."

Remba asks (of Tesseract), "Anything about that Quantum Realm thing?"

GM says, "Nothing so far."

Tesseract says (to Remba), "Well, it's related -- you see, at the quantum level, everything is made up of probability fields. And there are a lot of things you can do with probability fields: superimposing them, entropically inverting them..."

GM asks, "But there is a folder called Schrodinger's Cube. Do you want to open it?"

Tesseract double clicks.

Remba says, "It's now open and not open"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Also, I'm downloading everything we find, of course."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract exclaims (at Remba), "Yay!"

GM says, "A video appears! It's showing Quint talking to his webcam."

Remba says, "Hey, Quint is skyping us"

Quint's voice says, "The fact that you clicked on this folder indicates that, whoever you are, you have hacked into my computer."

Tesseract nods. Fair enough.

Quint's voice says, "To assume that I would put the details for my most important project on a mere laptop would imply senility on my part."

Quint's voice says, "But you, whoever you are, will soon see what this Cube does. And finally my superior intellect will reap the reward it so justly deserves. *END OF TRANSMISSION*"

Tesseract says, "Well, that's ominous."

Tesseract says (to Remba), "I think I'd better go... you-know-where."

Tesseract says, "And take a look for myself."

Remba says, "Indeed"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Do you want a vision?"

Tesseract says, "Alright. Back in a flash."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "I do!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay"

Remba plays around on her phone in the meantime.

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "To The Future!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(The question, of course, being 'Cube?!?')"

GM says (to Tesseract), "You move further into the future than you have ever been, searching for the Cube."

Tesseract feels his link to the present stretching like an elastic band.

GM says, "You feel a sickening feeling in your stomach, as though your molecules were being pulled apart."

GM says, "And you stand upon a bridge, the Yellow Way Bridge that is the pride of Los Frangeles. Cars are stopped in their tracks."

GM says, "The Mindbender is holding a figure in its arm: a man in a yellow radiation suit with black metal gloves. The man is holding up an object which is connected to the energy pack of the Mindbender's suit."

GM says, "It's a cube."

GM says, "The light in it is fading."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Is it blue?"

GM says, "You look around, and you see bystanders. You see police. You see SATSAM, badly battered."

[peregaming] GM says, "No, white"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I was just reminded for a moment of *another* Tesseract."

GM says, "Then, one by one, people become translucent. Finally condensing into small specks of light, hovering in mid-air."

GM asks, "And you look at your hands. They're... becoming transparent too?"

GM says, "BACK TO NOW"

Tesseract says, "Crud."

Tesseract tells Remba what he saw.

Remba says, "That's probably not good"

Tesseract says, "Yeah."

Tesseract says, "I guess this is the kind of thing that superheroes are *for*."

Tesseract says, "If the Cube is what's giving them the power to make everyone disappear, I guess it's up to us to find that Cube before it happens."

Remba says, "But there are no real superheroes. I mean, what we did up to now, okay, but this sounds really dangerous"

Remba exclaims, "We should inform the police or someone!"

Tesseract asks, "What are the police going to do? Arrest them?"

Tesseract says, "'Yes, officer, I have eye witness testimony from the future to report.'"

Remba says, "Hm"

Tesseract says, "You gotta realize, kid. We're special."

Tesseract says, "That suit you built? Most people can't make that kind of thing on their own."

Tesseract asks, "And you're doing it while you're -- how old are you again? Eight?"

Remba asks, "But that lady isn't really evil, she is just sad she can't ice skate anymore. Maybe we can help her somehow?"

Tesseract says, "Maybe."

Remba says, "I've turned nine. Remember? You gave me that neat coffee mug."

Tesseract says, "Oh, right. Nine. Still. Nine year olds *don't built giant mech suits*."

Tesseract says, "Maybe we can help her."

Tesseract says, "Maybe we can stop her."

Tesseract says, "I dunno."

Tesseract says, "But we have to do *something*."

Tesseract says, "It's up to us."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "And possibly ggg if she decides to join for the second session."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "dun dun DUN!"

Remba nods solemnly. "I think you're right. I don't want all the people to disappear.

Remba asks, "But maybe we can make them disappear my P.E. teacher?"

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

Tesseract nods. "We'll see what we can do."

[peregaming] GM says, "And that concludes Part 1."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Woohoo!"

[peregaming] GM says, "The Neighborhood will return..."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of GM), "See, aren't you glad I saved my Vision for the end?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes! It was awesome."

[peregaming] GM says, "You guys rock."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "True, true."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Yes, this was a lot of fun"

[peregaming] GM says, "You're welcome :-)"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Thanks!"

[peregaming] GM says, "I had fun too."

[peregaming] GM says, "I was cackling evilly the whole time you were building the Brainwave GPS for Quint."

[peregaming] Remba says, "hehe"

[peregaming] Remba says, "I think both Jota and me like to play ignorant, and when there was nobody to go wait a minute ..."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Of course we have to make sure the alarm clock figures into the climax somehow."

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed."

[peregaming] GM says, "Wait, is that a ticking sound in the soundtrack for this movie? FORESHADOWING"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Now we have intermission!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "The fan will already have crazy theories about how the alarm clock figures into it"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Just a week for everyone to go to the bathroom and buy more popcorn."

[peregaming] GM says, "Hehehe."

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Can't wait!"

[peregaming] Remba says, "And now, to bed (it's been a long day)"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Goofnight!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Oh, are we doing a Minor Milestone at the end of the session?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Night nigh - oooh"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'd say yes."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'm thinking of swapping Crafts with one of my Average skills, since Remba already has that well in hand."

[peregaming] GM says, "Seems like a good idea."