[peregaming] Bert says, "Log on."

[peregaming] GM steeples fingers.

[peregaming] GM asks, "Questions?"

[peregaming] GM says, "(I'd suggest refreshing your fate points as of now.)"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Has Quint stopped pretending that Jack's research was crap?"

Tesseract sets his current fate point total to 2.

Remba has connected.

[peregaming] GM says (to Tesseract), "Yes."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Hooray, I'm here"

Lizzie sets her current fate point total to 3.

Remba sets her current fate point total to 2.

[peregaming] GM says, "So, you hear something! It's http://plover.net/~peregrine/RPG/The_Neighborhood_Theme_RPG.wav"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Is there an 80s style intro?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Why not"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Anyway, do you want quick exposition, or do you want to ask more questions?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I think any other questions I have would probably be answered by the quick exposition."

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Exposite away!"

GM says, "A month has gone by since the Neighborhood's battle with the Soulmonger upon the Yellow Doorway Bridge. San Frangeles remains under the protection of its two resident superheroes, Tesseract and SATSAM."

GM says, "The Quints decided to adopt Remba, and thanks to the Professor's secret service connections the process was relatively quick."

GM says, "Ferdinand Mann, aka the Funny-Man, remains at large."

GM says, "Jack Day, Quint's grad student, has now been invited to dine with the Quints tonight. Apparently Brenda Quint's niece Lizzie is in town."

GM says, "And tomorrow is the day of the Californian presidential primary."

GM says, "Tomorrow... which may be the longest day of their lives."

GM says, "dun dun DUN"

GM says, "The scene opens at the dinner table."

GM says, "The meal has been cooked as usual by Professor Quint, because Brenda is wheelchair-bound and was never much of a cook anyway."

Remba asks (of lizzie), "Sow waff brimgs you fo fown?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "How old is Lizzie?"

Lizzie says, "Oh, nothing in particular. I just hadn't seen my uncle in a while."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "early-20s? Or teen? What's better?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, early 20's is closer to Jack's age, who is kind of in his mid-20s"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ok."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "And Remba is in elementary school."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "She's not going to say it, but she just got a new car and wanted an excuse to drive it."

[peregaming] GM says, "hehe"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Isn't Brenda her aunt?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "It's SHINY"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "If Brenda is the Professor's wife, then yes."

[peregaming] GM says, "she is"

[peregaming] Remba says, "I was just wondering because you're her niece, and yet here to see your uncle."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oh. I never specified whose family I was."

[Crows-Nest] Remba exclaims, "Cover already blown!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "You made that assumption :D"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Pretend she said aunt and uncle"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract exclaims, "Maybe she sees her aunt all the time!"

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "I'll pretend."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Ahem. | Apparently Brenda Quint's niece Lizzie is in town."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oh. I missed that."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Also she heard there's a new kid."

Tesseract asks (of Lizzie), "So, are you in school, or...?"

Lizzie says, "Just graduated. Communications major."

[Crows-Nest] Remba says (to or), "seeing anyone..."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Hehe"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "He had to work hard not to say something really dumb, like 'so how long have you known your uncle?'"

Remba asks (of lizzie), "Communicafions? Like wradio and swuff?"

[peregaming] GM says, "haha"

Lizzie says, "Could be radio. It's just generally about being good with people. Which I am."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Well, if she's Brenda's niece,she might not have known the uncle that long, depending on when they got married! :D"

Tesseract asks, "Have you found a job yet, or are you still looking?"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract exclaims, "Good point!"

Lizzie says, "Oh, I'm just taking some time off before looking for a job."

Remba says, "I can't wait to be done with school! It's so boring."

Tesseract says (to Remba), "Just wait until you get to college. It'll be *way* better."

Lizzie asks (of Tesseract), "So what did you study?"

Tesseract says, "Oh, I'm working on my PhD in theoretical physics."

Lizzie says, "Oh. That's.. interesting."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "And waaaay over her head."

Tesseract says, "Mostly quantum pseudo-interactions at the Planck scale, with a small sideline in temporo-instabilities."

Lizzie says, "Mhm."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "What's the professor's name?"

Tesseract says, "Although I've been doing a little bit of research into macro-replication of Heisenberg gabrionic reactions, in my spare time."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Pause!"

Remba stage-whispers to Lizzie, "It's okay. We all pretend to understand."

Tesseract says, "I'm hoping to improve on the standard techniques for monomeasurement of fermion spin relationships."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Theodore, looks like? Ted or Theo?"

Tesseract says, "But I still haven't worked out how to minimize the aperiodic fluctuations of the electron cloud shell yet."

Lizzie looks briefly overwhelmed, but she smiles and hides it well.

Lizzie says, "That all sounds fascinating."

Tesseract exclaims, "I'm thinking that I might be able to use some kind of applied magnetic resonance, but... uh. Yeah. It is!"

Tesseract puts a bite of food in his mouth before he's tempted to say anything more.

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Also what's for dinner, before i start making things up?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I was about to say Meatloaf. Or chicken."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Pretend I didn't capitalize that. This isn't RHPS."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I vote for meatloaf."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "And mashed potato."

GM has disconnected.

GM has connected.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Fuse blown!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Changed now."

Lizzie quickly says, "Theo, this meatloaf is delicious.

[peregaming] GM says, "So sorry"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Ha ha."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "We've been playing just fine without you!"

[peregaming] GM says, "The irony."

[peregaming] GM says, "Carry on."

[peregaming] GM says, "(while I prepare the shocking interruption)"

Remba says, "Yeah, iwws wetty wood."

Lizzie asks, "So, Remba. What do you like to do for fun?"

Remba says, "Oh, I ... uh .. tinker. With RC cars and ... stuff."

Lizzie says, "Oh! That sounds fun."

Remba says, "it is! I'm trying to build a dishwasher that also puts the dishes awa, because chores are super boring. Put Theo said until I've paid off all the plates I broke, I'm not allowed to work on it anymore."

Lizzie smiles.

Remba exclaims, "I got close, too. I just need to work on the acceleration!"

(From GM) Professor Quint says, "In the wrong hands, that contraption could be used as a grenade launcher, my dear."

(From GM) Professor Quint 's phone rings. 'Oh, darn it. Just a minute, I'll be back before you know it.' And he steps out into the corridor, closing the door behind him softly.

Tesseract says, "Oh, that's an interesting idea."

(From GM) Brenda says, "Jaaack."

Remba says, "But, but! No, I have finally learnt building weapons is bad! I mean, luckily the Wenderstroms had insurance, but ..."

(From GM) Brenda says, "Sweetie, we all know you mean well."

Remba says, "I will find a use for that home-made rocket engine some day."

Lizzie tries not to look aghast at the conversation.

Tesseract hasn't entirely learned that, and is wondering if the brainwave-detecting device they built could be adapted to produce feedback, to build a kind of mental-scrambling stun grenade. But he doesn't say any of that out loud.

(From GM) The Professor returns after five minutes. He seems a little stiffer than usual, but otherwise is much the same.

(From GM) Brenda says, "So who was it, Ted?"

(From GM) Quint says, "N -- nobody important. Wrong number."

Lizzie looks quizzically at Theo.

Remba asks, "What's a wrong number? Don't you just click a name in your contacts?"

Tesseract is still calculating the modulations necessary to produce an effective stun without causing any long-term damage and doesn't even notice yet that Quint's back.

(From GM) Quint (to Remba) says, "Eh? What? Oh, some people still dial in numbers. You know, somebody gives them a new number and they make a mistake writing it down or whatever -- it's really not important."

Remba looks from Theo to Brenda to Jack, who is distracted, and so at Lizzie.

(From GM) Brenda doesn't look completely convinced by what Quint is saying.

Lizzie shrugs at Remba. Also doesn't seem convinced.

Tesseract looks up.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Read his feelings. You know it to be true! *Darth Vader breathing*"

Tesseract asks, "Oh, you're back. Who was that phone call?"

Remba says, in an unconvinced tone, "Wrong number."

(From GM) Quint says, "Everyone seems to be harping about it. I said it was a wrong number, shall we move on now?"

Tesseract shrugs. "Sure. Hey, do you have any good contacts in the neuroscience department?"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Was this the house phone or his personal cell?"

(From GM) Quint says, "Neuroscience? Now, let me see... Professor Farrier is an authority, but he tends to be rather busy..."

[peregaming] GM says, "Personal cell."

[peregaming] GM says, "(He had it in his coat pocket)"

[peregaming] GM says, "(Yes, he wears a waiscoat to dinner, sue me)"

[peregaming] Remba says, "I mean, who doesn't"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Heck, I wear two or three of them."

(From GM) Quint says, "But I'll send you an email tonight, Jack, with contact details and everything. Now, who wants dessert?"

Tesseract says, "Thanks. And yes, please."

Remba says, "Oooh."

[peregaming] GM says (to Remba), "It's your favorite! Name it."

Remba exclaims, "Milkshakes!"

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

(From GM) Quint says, "Correct! Well done."

(From GM) Quint says, "Full marks, Remba."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I hope mine has an espresso shot in it."

Remba happily slurps her strawberry shake.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "My name is Jack Bauer, and this is the longest dinner of my life."

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "If only there were some person in charge to move things along."

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

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract exclaims, "Perhaps we're meant to be creating our own plot!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I wanted to give Lizzie a wink and a nudge, but..."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Hm? She's happy with milkshakes :D"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says (to Lizzie), "I think he meant to read Quint."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie asks, "Oh! Sure. Empathy roll?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Yup"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie asks, "Oh, you mean *read* as in mental?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "yup"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "(I'm a yuppie)"

Lizzie rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 -1 | Fantastic (6)

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

Lizzie keeps glancing over at Theo, as surreptiously as possible.

GM says (to Lizzie), "You discover that Professor Quint is very skilled at hiding his emotions (he used to be a secret agent, after all) but your psychic powers are stronger. You sense loss... dread... that phone call was bad news."

Lizzie hm.

GM says, "In fact, since you succeeded with style..."

GM says, "I'll tell you this: somebody he knew died. And some responsibility is weighing on him."

[Crows-Nest] GM asks, "What do you, the heroes, do about it?"

Lizzie holds onto that info for a private conversation.

Tesseract doesn't actually know anything about it, so he's still just sipping his shake.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "You can skip ahead, if you like."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Sounds good."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "ok"

Lizzie helps Theo clean up in the kitchen, just the two of us?

GM says, "Ok"

Lizzie washes a plate, asks casually, "So, that phone call earlier. Is everything ok?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Both Quints are aware of our secret hobby, right?"

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

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "What's your hobby?"

Tesseract, now that Lizzie's out of the room, tells Remba about his ideas for a stun grenade.

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Superheroing. Shh, don't tell anyone."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "oh, ok."

Remba asks, "I like it! Can I use it on my P.E. teacher? Just once?"

Remba says, "I mean, to test it, of course."

Tesseract says, "Yeah, pro--" He notices Brenda looking at him. "Um. No, of course not. That would be wrong."

(From GM) Brenda says, "Nice save, Jack."

(From GM) Brenda activates the hover function on her wheelchair. 'Come, Remba, it's time for bed.'

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Influence is mostly for attacking, but can it be used for friendly fire? Like, say, I put my hand on his arm and say "It's ok, you can tell me." while rolling rapport."

Remba slinks behind her, already planning out the greande in her head.

[peregaming] GM says, "Influence can most definitely be used to make people talk to you, I think. So go ahead."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "First waiting to have a conversation. I asked if everythign was all right."

[peregaming] GM says, "aha"

(From GM) Quint says, "(to Lizzie) Everything? No, not everything. This isn't a perfect world, after all."

Lizzie says, "I meant the phone call. It wasn't a wrong number."

(From GM) Quint says, "(to Lizzie) And how do you know that, young lady?"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Maybe some guy called Rong Number called"

Lizzie says, "Women's intuition."

(From GM) Quint says, "(to Lizzie) Ah."

Lizzie puts her hand on Theo's arm. "It's ok. You can tell me."

Lizzie rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 0 | Legendary+1 (9)

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

[peregaming] Remba says, "wow"

[peregaming] GM says, "This is the opposite of the first session."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I have a lot of plus twos with my powers :)"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "That's because Remba and I haven't started rolling yet."

[peregaming] GM says, "hahah"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Also, I'm guessing the kitchen isn't far away from the dining room. Can I overhear any of this with Notice?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Sure, +2 opposition."

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

[peregaming] GM says, "And bam! you overhead the whole thing"

[peregaming] GM says, "See, you were wrong. Today is a good day to roll high."

GM says, "So, Lizzie, despite the fact that Quint really didn't want to talk about it, he feel compelled to tell you the whole story."

(From GM) Quint says, "You know that tomorrow is the Californian presidential primary. Well, an old friend of mine, Marcus Winslow, who still works for the CIA, was found gruesomely murdered today."

(From GM) Quint says, "They called me to ask if I could come out of retirement, handle his case."

Lizzie says, "Oh! My goodness. I'm so sorry to hear that."

Lizzie asks, "What are you going to do?"

(From GM) Quint says, "He was in charge of security detail for Senator Daphne Crane, you know, she's coming tomorrow to make a speech in San Frangeles."

(From GM) Quint says, "I said no, of course."

Lizzie says, "Hm. Makes sense."

(From GM) Quint says, "If they took out Marcus... then they're extremely dangerous. Winslow was the best of the best."

Lizzie nods.

(From GM) Quint says, "I'd... There are some people I know who could help protect the Senator, but I don't want to put them in danger. I mean..."

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "This sounds like just the job for an overcaffinated physics nerds, an it-girl and a little girl"

(From GM) Quint 's phone buzzes again. He wipes his soapy hands on his apron and flips open the phone. 'Oh, darn it, not security footage. The CIA are so goddamn morbid. Do they think they can play on my desire for revenge?'

Lizzie says, "Yeah, that's not very nice."

(From GM) Quint says, "That's why I left."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I presume we don't want him to take the case, right? I'm trying to be sympathetic, not talk him into it."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "He has a new kid. He can't die."

[peregaming] Remba says, "We want us to take the case"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I think *we'd* like to take the case, but I'm not sure how to arrange that."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Yeah, me neither"

[peregaming] GM says, "When in doubt, improvise."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Someone who isn't me can grab the phone and look at the footage? I can' treally ask to see it without seeming gruesome."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Maybe if we steal his phone, there'll be sufficient info in there for us to take it on."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Timing."

[peregaming] GM says, "Sure, you can try that"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Also, I am almost certain I'll fail at this, since I only have Stealth at Average!"

Lizzie says, "Maybe you should step away from your phone for a bit, if they're going to keep trying to push you."

Tesseract wanders into the kitchen. "Hey, guys. Need any help with the cleanup?"

Lizzie looks a little chagrined.

[peregaming] Remba says, "I have stealth at +2"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Unfortunately, you're the only PC who doesn't know about this conversation yet!"

(From GM) Quint says, "Oh, Jack, I see you're still here?"

Lizzie says, "Sure, sure. Theo, go plug your phone in and don't look at it for a bit. We can take the cleaning up from here."

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah, Brenda is reading her a story"

Tesseract says, "Yeah, Brenda took Remba up to bed."

Remba wanders in, in her Mokepon-PJs. "Jack, I had a great idea how do combine the grenade with the brain GP- oh, uh, hi. I just needed a glass of water."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Oh, or that."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Hee."

[peregaming] GM says, "We don't have to retcon unless you want to"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "It sounds like she finished the story."

[peregaming] Remba says, "I'm fine with Brenda being read a story."

[peregaming] GM says, "That last statement is so confusing."

[peregaming] Remba says, "heh"

[peregaming] Remba says, "I'm fine with Remba not being in this scene"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Remba seems like the kind of kid who, the minute her parent left the room, would be back out and sneaking downstairs again."

[peregaming] GM says, "Let's roll with Tesseract's idea, then."

(From GM) Quint says, "Oh, good. Thanks, Lizzie. I think I'd go take the dog for a walk -- Oh, Remba, I thought you were in bed-- Lizzie, give her a glass of water --"

Lizzie says, "Will do."

[peregaming] GM says, "No retcon needed :-)"

Lizzie fills a glass with water and hands it to Remba. "Here you go!"

Remba says (loudly) "Thanks!" Then, in a whisper: "We need to find out what that phone call was about."

Lizzie asks, "Do we now?"

Remba says, "Psst"

Remba says (to lizzie), "Uncle Theo seemed upset"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Can I suggest that Lizzie is facing Remba, and facing away from me and the phone?"

[peregaming] GM says, "You may."

Lizzie says, "It's.. yeah. It's pretty heavy."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(And Quint has left the room, right?)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes"

Remba says, "I just want to make sure he's allright"

Tesseract winks at Remba, while, behind Lizzie's back he picks up Quint's phone.

Lizzie says, "He's.. been better."

Tesseract then forwards the messages to his own phone and deletes the records of his forwarding them before putting it back.

Lizzie says, "But I think he's going to stay safe. And that's all you need to know, young lady."

Remba asks, "What makes you so sure?"

Lizzie says, "I don't want to give you nightmares, is all."

Remba says, "Don't worry about me, I... uh, er, have, uh ... you know what? You're right. I'm just a little girl.""

Lizzie looks relieved.

Remba loudly drinks her water.

[peregaming] GM asks, "So, unless you want to continue this scene, we can cut to Jack going back to his student hovel -- uh, housing?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "That sounds good. That'll give me a chance to look at the messages."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "ok"

[peregaming] Remba says, "sure"

GM says, "CUT TO: Tiny student flat. (Not a cupboard under the stairs, but close.)"

GM says, "Jack, you discover the grisly details of Marcus Winslow's demise."

Tesseract flinches, but keeps watching, since this seems important.

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "So what *are* the important details?"

GM says, "He was in his office on the fourth floor of a building when something crawled out of a ventilation duct steathily. The video is grainy."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie asks, "was it a giant spider?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "no"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "more like a thin humanoid shape."

[Crows-Nest] Remba exclaims, "And it's not shot in landscape!"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract asks, "With pointy ears and a green robe?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "hahaha"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Shit, we're up against Slenderman"

GM says, "In the video, it just faces him, then... shifts slightly, and it looks like there are two Winslows now."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Is there any info on what case he was on before this happened? Or just the video?"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Like it's impersonating him?"

GM says, "It tries to knock out Winslow without shedding blood, Winslow shoots it, it -- slashes? at him and in a few seconds he's practically torn limb from limb. The Winslow-creature then smashes through the window and leaps to a rooftop across the street."

GM says (to Tesseract), "Winslow was in charge of security detail for Senator Daphne Crane, who is one of the presidentail candidates."

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Us protecting her should not be taken as endorsement"

Tesseract says, "Well, that's not good."

Tesseract gets up and starts pacing. Not that there's much room to pace in.

Tesseract says, "OK, what to do. There's this thing. It's pretending to be Winslow."

GM says (to Tesseract), "You check the time. It's already half past midnight on the day of the Californian presidential primary. And as suggested by the messages, if anything's going to happen, it'll happen today."

Tesseract says, "It could probably pretend to be someone else, too. It could pretend to be Crane. It could pretend to be anyone, for all I know."

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "And we all know Tesseract hates copying"

Tesseract asks, "But probably Crane. Because why else would it pick Winslow? So I guess if I want to find it, I should try to find Crane?"

Tesseract asks, "Or do I want to find out more about it first? But how? Are there clues in Winslow's office?"

Tesseract says, "No, I'm sure the CIA is all over that. If they've got this video, then they know Winslow's been taken, so there's no point in it pretending to be Winslow anymore, so..."

GM says (to Tesseract), "The tone of the messages suggest that the priority is protecting Crane."

[peregaming] Remba says, "I wonder if Winslow knew something about this thing"

Tesseract sends Remba a text. "do u do poli sci in school? i got an unplanned field trip for tomorrow"

GM exclaims (at Tesseract), "It's already tomorrow!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "It's not tomorrow until you go to bed :D"

[peregaming] GM says, "hehe"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Of all people to expect to be able to keep track of time..."

[peregaming] GM says, "True."

Remba is of course under the blankets on her phone. "yeah :) :) :) trip were though ??? XCITED XD XD

Tesseract says, "Huh. Good question."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Sounds like you need the Senator's schedule!"

Tesseract feels out into the future, to wherever Crane is going to be tomorrow^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^Htoday...

[peregaming] GM says, "Oho, excellent"

Remba goes back to playing Fruit Samurai.

GM says (to Tesseract), "She arrives at six in San Frangeles, has brunch at six thirty at the Witz hotel, does a press thing at eight, tours the city between nine and eleven o'clock, then lunch, then second press conference, then a speech in Middle Park, and then back to the hotel to await the results."

GM exclaims, "Well, that's her plan, anyway... but at some point it goes wrong!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "She has brunch before sunrise?"

[Crows-Nest] Remba asks, "Isn't Middle Park in Yew Nork?"

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

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "It's okay, it's fictional"

GM asks, "In fact, as she tours the city, her limo gets shot at, and then as they're driving away past the Bank, the Bank.. explodes?"

GM says, "(Also, pay that fate point!)"

GM says, "(lol)"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Fate point...?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Her schedule is weird because I improvised most of it."

[peregaming] GM says (to Tessreract), "For seeing the future"

[peregaming] Tesseract | Visions: Once per scene, you may ask the GM a question about future events, the likely outcomes of your actions, or any other information you can only access through seeing the future. The GM must answer as honestly as possible, but may be vague.

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh."

[peregaming] GM says, "I mixed that up with the Susan version."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Ah, the *non*-superhero version :)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, I think you should have asked a question specifically, but well."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "My plot is not completely ruined!"

Tesseract texts Remba. "the bank! meet me @ 8:30"

Remba texts "OK :-) :-) :-) :-) gud niht lol

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to GM), "Yeah, 'where is Crane going to be tomorrow' is kind of a bigger question than is fair, perhaps."

[peregaming] GM says, "Let's pretend that you asked 'will something happen to Crane tomorrow' and that the schedule was just something you glimpsed."

Tesseract spends the next few hours fretting over it instead of sleeping before finally making it to bed. Of course he needs an extra cup of coffee in the morning after that.

[peregaming] GM asks, "Now that this scene is over: where is Lizzie going to be?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I mean, she could be following the senator's rally or whatever"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I'm going to get up early because i like to run in the morning. Which means I'd likely come across Remba and ask where she's headed."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "But yeah, I like this senator, maybe."

[peregaming] GM says, "excellent"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "She's a well-spoken people person, and I am into that."

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "I was gonna ask her if she can drive me"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "The Senator's campaign was funded by Lizzie's dad's money :D"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Haha, probably"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oh yeah. I can do that."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "In my fancy new car."

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Exactly"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Whee"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Remba likes machines"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "what day of the week is it?"

Remba asks (of lizzie), "Hey, I have to report on this politican lady for pol sci. Can you drive me to the bank? Can we take your cool car?"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Like, would I have expected Remba to be in school? Or is it summer?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "It's summer."

Lizzie says, "Oh, yeah, sure. I can do that."

Lizzie asks, "Summer homework, eh?"

Remba says, "Yeah, uh exactly. Bummer, right? Hey, is that the V8? Nice."

Lizzie asks, "It's it?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oops"

Lizzie asks, "ISN"T it?"

[peregaming] Remba asks, "I don't know anything about cars. Is V8 still a thing?"

[peregaming] Lizzie shrugs!

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Hee."

Remba checks out the dashboard and stuff during the drive.

Lizzie makes small talk about the senator and her campaign.

Tesseract is loitering near the bank when they arrive. Nothing suspicious about that at all.

Remba says, "Hey look, it's Jack! What a coincidence"

Lizzie says, "Oh! Hello again."

Tesseract says, "Hey, Remba! Oh, hi, Lizzie."

Lizzie asks, "Interested in the campaign?"

Remba says, "Okay, thanks for driving me Lizzie"

Lizzie asks, "You don't want me to hang out?"

Tesseract says, "Oh, no, that's fine, I, uh..."

Remba says, "Yeah, no, uh, er..."

Lizzie blinks.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Don't lie to a telepath :D"

Remba looks at Jack for help. "I mean, it's fine, right?

Tesseract . o O ( How am I going to tell Remba about the senator without Lizzie finding out... )

Lizzie is going to try to read, uh.. Jack's mind :D

Lizzie says, "Because they're acting weird."

GM exclaims, "Okay!"

Lizzie rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: 0 0 0 +1 | Fantastic (6)

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Oh noes, our careful facade!"

GM says, "Jack opposes with Will"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "He doesn't, because he doesn't know his mind is being read!"

GM exclaims, "Jack doesn't oppose!"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "He is oblivious and therefore an open book!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Your version reads emotions and feelings, right?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Correct."

[peregaming] GM says, "But with a great deal of precision I think."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, ""Empathy can discover what someone is feeling""

Tesseract is clearly hiding something. He's anxious, as though there's something he's worried about, and he's surprised to see Lizzie here, as though he was expecting this to go very differently.

Lizzie says, "Well, I was going to stick around anyway. I like Crane a lot. It's no bother."

Tesseract exclaims, "Uh, yeah. So I hear that she might be driving through this part of town today!"

Lizzie says, "Oh, that's neat."

Remba says, "That's fine! I'll just text my friend *brings up phone* ...Cello""

Remba texts Jack "oh no :( :( :( wat do v do?

Lizzie turns up the friendliness and flirts a little to try to convicne Jack to let her stay.

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

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Will defense."

[peregaming] GM says, "Oooo"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'd like to teleduplicate a second Jack inside the bank, to snoop around and answer Remba's texts while this Jack is talking to Lizzie."

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

[peregaming] GM says (to Tesseract), "Okay"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Mindreading a split mind will be interesting"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "You succeed at the attack, and rather than take stress, I accept your suggestion!"

Lizzie smiles and touches Jack's arm lightly while speaking.

Tesseract blushes!

Tesseract asks, "So, uh, how long have you been a fan... I mean... how... so, Senator Crane, eh?"

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

Remba wonders if Jack is weirder than usual.

(From Tesseract) Meanwhile, the *other* Jack texts Remba back from inside. "sen crane going to drive by bank. bank will explode. v bad. we need to stop it"

Lizzie says, "Oh, she's great. I love her stance on that policy, and that other one. I've liked her for years ,and I think she'd make a great president."

Tesseract exclaims, "Oh, yes! And it would be great if nothing bad happened to her during the campaign!"

Lizzie asks, "Yes... Do you think there's a risk of that?"

Lizzie says, "You seem a little.. worried today."

Tesseract says, "I... well..." He sighs. "Alright. I'll level with you:"

Tesseract says, "I overheard that conversation last night. With your uncle."

Lizzie asks, "Oh. About Winslow?"

Lizzie says, "I'm sure they found someone else to protect her..."

Tesseract says, "Right. And it turns out that Winslow was supposed to be protecting Senator Crane."

Remba exclaims (at lizzie), "Hey, can we go inside the bank while you talk? I like banks!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "Speaking of worried: I just rolled a 6 on that Stealth check, so could I please have Notice rolls from those of you outside?"

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

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

Remba rolls 1 20-sided die: 20 | 20 + 1 = 21

Remba says, "er"

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

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oh well"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Ah, natural 20"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "aww"

Lizzie sees NOTHING.

Tesseract says (to Lizzie and Remba), "I did a little digging. And I think whoever killed Winslow is going to try to kill Crane. Today. Possibly right here at this bank."

[peregaming] Lizzie will say yes, to going inside, unless this changes anything they want to do.

[peregaming] GM says, "Tesseract will succeed if he spends a fate point."

Lizzie asks, "Oh. That's.. not good. What can we do?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Do you think it would be better plot-wise if I succeeded or failed?"

[peregaming] GM says, "It depends."

Tesseract says, "I was planning on snooping around here, trying to find any signs of anything suspicious. Or anyone."

[peregaming] Remba says, "I mean, he is probably looking everyhwere *but* at Lizzie"

Lizzie says, "Ok. I can.. I can help. Don't ask me how."

[peregaming] GM says, "I mean, if you want to see the shooter on the roof, then why not. Did i say shooter? *pokerface*"

[peregaming] GM says, "(not much of a spoiler, since I mentioned the shot coming before the explosion)"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Hee."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I think I'll let that roll fail. I have very few fate points."

[peregaming] GM says, "Ok"

GM asks, "So you guys go into the bank?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Yup."

Lizzie says, "Sure, Remba. We can head inside if you want."

[peregaming] Remba says, "yeah"

GM says, "(You guys are on a timer. Tick, tick.)"

[peregaming] Remba says, "It's the hitchcock thing where the viewer knows something is gonna happen, but the characters don't"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Now that I'm inside, I want to start by trying to create an advantage with Notice by looking around and seeing what I can see."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Like, first impressions."

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay."

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Was that standard Fair opposition?)"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Excellent! What Aspect did I discover? :)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Hm."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Ideally, something related to the bank exploding later, but failing that, something that would just be useful to us later when things go wrong would be fine too."

[peregaming] Remba asks, ""Good cover" ?"

[peregaming] GM says, "What about 'Deja Vu'? A vague feeling."

[peregaming] GM says, "An intuition that something happened here a while ago which is relevant."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Interesting. I have no idea how I'll invoke that later, but I'll try to find a way :)"

Tesseract whispers to Remba and Lizzie, "Something happened here. I'm not sure what, but..."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I'm also going to create a personal advantage with will. Aiming to create something like "attuned", to help with the power stuff later on."

Remba looks around for something that looks like a bomb.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Since I'm on high-alert after hearing from Jack."

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Crafts?"

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

[peregaming] GM says (to Remba), "Hmm..."

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "You create the aspect 'Attuned'! Your psychic powers are revved up."

[peregaming] GM says (to Remba), "Create advantage, +4 opposition, to find something in the bank that could be a bomb."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Can we do it together?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Sure"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I think that cooperating lets us get a +1."

[peregaming] GM says, "yep"

[peregaming] Remba says, "aha"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "And you can probably use the free invoke on Deja Vu if need be."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep, it's pretty relevant"

[peregaming] GM says, "Cooperating gives +1 per person who has the skill"

Tesseract leads Remba around, pointing out areas that make his temporo-senses vibrate for her to take a closer look at.

[peregaming] Remba says, ""Suspicious briefcase""

[peregaming] GM says, "So 5+1+2=8, success with style. And actually, you make a discovery."

[peregaming] GM says, "The aspect created is..."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "'The Bank Was The Bomb All Along'!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "oh shit"

[peregaming] Remba says, "uh oh"

GM asks (of Remba), "By examining the difference fixtures, wires, etc, you come to the conclusion that someone modified the bank into a bomb some time ago. But who?"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Who is not the important thing right now !!!"

Remba says, "Shit! *"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yup, there are a few minutes to go."

Tesseract exclaims, "Language!"

Remba blushes. "I mean crap! I mean, oh no oh no.

Tesseract asks, "What is it? Did you find it?"

Remba goes wide eyed. "The whole bank is the bomb! We need to get these people out of here!

Tesseract exclaims, "Shit!"

Tesseract asks, "OK. Don't panic. Can you disarm it?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "I assume Lizzie is in this conversation too?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I think so"

Remba asks (of Tesseract), "Language! I... I hope so?"

Tesseract asks (of Lizzie), "Can you help me get these people out of here?"

[peregaming] Remba asks (of gm), "Do you want this to become a bit more dramatic?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes!"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Remba might know how to disarm, but she didn't sign up for this!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Oh no! Have a fate point!"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "I presume I can influence one person at a time?"

Remba gives a fate point to Remba.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Or use rapport one one person (not the power)"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Like, to convince everyone to leave."

[peregaming] GM says, "There's security here. If you influenced a security guard..."

Remba says, "I... all these people ... the building will collapse... and the neighboring buildings ... I ... I can't breathe..."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Hmm. You can attack a group of nameless NPC's at once, right?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Actually to create an advantange, it suggests "stir a crowd into a joyful fervor", so I might be able to get people out that way"

[peregaming] GM says, "Rapport works too"

Tesseract scoops up Remba. "OK, you're the first to get evacuated. C'mon."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Overcome? For Nameless NPCs they don't have to roll in response."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "To convince everyone they should be outside."

[peregaming] GM says, "+3 opposition"

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

Remba exclaims, "No! No! The bomb! It's too big! I can't tell if it will level this whole city block!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "But I'm popular. So I'm going to invoke that. Real people person."

Lizzie spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.

[peregaming] GM says, "whee"

[peregaming] GM says, "RP at will"

Lizzie says, "Hey everyone! We should be outside now. It's such a nice day, and it's so dark and warm in here."

Lizzie says, "And the senator will be by soon."

Lizzie says, "Surely we'd all like to see her."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Hmm, does this also bring out the tellers and guards?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I can influence one of them to get the others to join."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "OK!"

Lizzie rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 0 +1 +1 | Legendary+1 (9)

[peregaming] GM says, "They don't even borrow rolling."

Lizzie walks up to a teller, "Hi there! Y'all should come outside, too."

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Man, since when do we allow competent people into the Neighborhood?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Meanwhile, since I duplicated myself earlier, there's still a spare Jack who's skulking around in the bank."

Lizzie says, "And you, too, Mx Security Guard."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'd like him to put on the mask, then go searching around in the back rooms and offices to see if there's anyone who's tucked away, unaware of Lizzie's influence."

Remba face-times duplicate Jack from outside and tries to talk him through the disarming procedure.

Tesseract "ok what's step one?"

[peregaming] GM says (to Tesseract), "They were all charmed."

[peregaming] GM says, "Like the Pied Piper of Home Alone or something."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Phew! Then I can follow Remba's instructions without distraction!"

[peregaming] GM says, "So, disarming a bomb..."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Oh, she said face time, not text.)"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(I wonder if Lizzie is going to see her phone and notice that that Remba is facetiming with the Tesseract while she's standing outside with Jack and Lizzie.)"

[peregaming] GM says, "So, Crafts Overcome +5."

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

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Probably wouldn't notice that."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Success!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "That she's on the phone, sure, but not who she's talking to"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Success!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Aw. It would have been interesting if it had provided proof that A) Remba knows the Tesseract and at the same time B) Jack obviously can't be he."

Remba says, "tie that thihg down ... no pull out the yellow cable over there ... No, no, Red, the red cable ! Throw the third switch on that thing there ... exactly..."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "I don't know that Lizzie knows what the Tesseract is?"

Tesseract asks, "OK, got it, and... yup, good, now what?"

Lizzie asks, "Remba? Who are you talking to?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Man, she needs to watch more viral videos."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "She's too busy being popular."

[peregaming] GM says, "heh"

Remba asks, "I ... uh, er ... like ... this friend ... inside the bank? My friend ... Phono?"

Lizzie asks, "INSIDE the bank???"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Man, those people who go interacting with real humans all day rather than sitting at their computers. What's the deal with them?"

Remba asks, "No worries, he's the superhero from TheirTube?"

Tesseract asks, "Uh, Remba? What's this humming mean?"

Lizzie says, "Um. Ok. And you're telling him to how disarm the bomb? Why do you know that/"

[peregaming] Lizzie has seen enough movies to know that's what's going on here.

Remba says, "I..*wipes brow* I'm good with machines."

Lizzie just sighs. "Ok."

Remba says, " Ja... Jesseract! I think you did it."

Lizzie asks, "It's safe?"

Tesseract says, "Phew. And who are you talking to? Are you telling..."

GM exclaims, "But before you can celebrate the disarming of the bomb, you see the Senator's limo approaching!"

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

Remba asks, "It's my friend, Lizzie. She is friends with Jack, I think?"

GM rolls Mediocre (0) + 4dF: -1 0 -1 -1 | Terrible-1 (-3)

Lizzie says, "Oh, look!"

Remba says, "Phew. That was close."

GM exclaims, "There is a gunshot!"

Lizzie says, "Get down!"

Remba exclaims, "Ah!"

GM exclaims, "The driver of the limo is taken out!"

GM exclaims, "The limo starts veering into a wall!"

OutsideJack looks for the source of the shots!

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "How far from the car are we?"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Can I athletic my way over to it and then try to stop it from crashing?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Or is that impossible"

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

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

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Athletics"

[peregaming] GM says, "Not easy, thought with the crowd, that would be +3 opposition -- oh, I see."

[peregaming] GM says, "I type too slow."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "So minor cost?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "What might that be?"

[peregaming] OutsideJack asks, "Save the passengers, but not the limo?"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "I'd go with that, unless someone has a more dramatic idea."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "That would have been the drive roll, I imagine. Crash in a way that doesn't harm any people. But this was the getting-to-the-car roll."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Or that's fine."

[peregaming] OutsideJack says (to Lizzie), "Oh, good point."

[peregaming] Remba asks, "Lizzie is not looking in my direction, right?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Nope"

[peregaming] OutsideJack asks (of GM), "By the way, do I need a Notice Overcome to spot where the shots were fired from?"

Remba says, "*chunk* *ching!* *slap slam slicker*"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah, +6."

SATSAM says, "Hello, citizen! Good thing I took that little girl to safery"

[peregaming] GM says, "(from that earlier Stealth roll)"

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

[peregaming] OutsideJack says, "Hmm."

[peregaming] OutsideJack asks, "We don't have any untagged free invokes, right?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Apart from Lizzie's 'Attuned'? nope"

Lizzie jumps into the passenger side of the car, unable to shove the driver entirely out of the way to reach the pedals, but grabs the wheel.

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "How about that?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Perfect"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "He was wearing his seatbelt!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Drive roll:"

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

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oh man"

[peregaming] OutsideJack says, "Then I'm going to tag both Over-Caffeinated (because after not sleeping much last night, I needed extra cups of coffee this morning) and Unstuck in Spacetime, spending both of my fate points."

[peregaming] GM says, "Remind me to compel you."

[peregaming] OutsideJack exclaims, "OK!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Gonna tag whatever it takes. To.. probably re-roll. Since a 2 won't be enough."

OutsideJack spends a fate point, leaving him with 1.

OutsideJack spends a fate point, leaving him with 0.

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "I presume?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah, +3 opposition"

Lizzie spends a fate point, leaving her with 1.

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Woo"

[peregaming] GM says, "WHATEVER IT TAKES"

[peregaming] GM says, "(RP at will)"

Lizzie steers the car into a tree, stopping it and causing the airbags to come up, but protecting myself and the passengers in the back from more than a bit of a jostle.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Seatbelts save lives!"

Lizzie turns around. "Senator?! Are you ok?

(From GM) Senator Crane says, "I'm... I'm obviously not fine, somebody just shot my driver! Call an ambulance!"

Tesseract spots the shooter, and while everyone else is paying attention to the limo, he slips on his mask and teleports to the roof where the shots were fired from.

Lizzie syas, "Yes, Ma'am!" She pulls out her phone and dials 911.

Lizzie says, "We should get away from here. In case they shoot again."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Do I have an idea where the shooter is?"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "So the bank has been disarmed?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yep"

Lizzie says, "Into the bank!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Thanks to Remba's mysterious phone friend."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Nowhere safer than a bank vault!"

SATSAM fires wildly in the shooter's general direction to cover the retreat inot the bank.

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "You could say it's a ... rain of plasma?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yay"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Create Advantage with shoot"

[peregaming] GM says, "+2 Opposition"

SATSAM rolls Superb (5) + 4dF: +1 +1 0 +1 | Legendary (8)

[peregaming] GM says, "Legendary AF."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Does the driver seem to still be alive? Or was it a one-shot to hte head?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "SUPPRESSIVE FIRE"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Wondering whether I should drag him along."

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "One shot to the head, sadly"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ok"

SATSAM fires wildy into the general direction of rooftop! green Plasma sizzles through the air like backwards rain. Remba ignores heat-gauge warning and the crackling of the car batteries driving SATSAM.

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of GM), "Meanwhile, up on the rooftop...?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm coming to it"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Sorry, I'm a bit jittery."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "You know how it is."

GM says, "Meanwhile, up on the rooftop, Tesseract has come face to face with the shooter."

Tesseract, Tesseract and Tesseract converge on the assassin!

GM says, "The shooter is dressed in dark clothes and wears a motorcycle helmet with teeth drawn on it."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I'd like to teleport him or her off of the roof."

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "This involves making an Attack roll with Fight!"

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

[peregaming] GM asks, "How do they defend, Athletics?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Yeah, or Fight. Their choice."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "They defend with fight!"

GM rolls Epic (7) + 4dF: 0 0 -1 -1 | Superb (5)

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of Remba), "Mind if I steal your two free invokes?"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "go ahead!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Can we see any of this from the street? (If I went back outside)"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Will you roll of the rooftop and stun him with flying plasma?"

Tesseract converges on the baddie, and takes advantage of the distraction caused by SATSAM's rain of plasma. One of the Tesseracts manages to grab them from behind, and *blip*!

GM asks, "So Tesseract, you couldn't help but notice that the shooter has... short, sharp claws? coming out of their gloves?"

Tesseract appears about fifteen feet away, clutching the black-clad person. Still at rooftop height, but now in mid-air over the street!

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims (at GM), "That would explain why it was so difficult for me to get close!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh, exciting."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "So, my *ideal* situation here is to land with this person on the bottom, breaking my fall."

SATSAM says (to lizzie), "Girl I've never met, get the seantor to safety."

Lizzie says, "She's in the bank. I'm here to help."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Won't they be dead?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "But I'm OK with any scenario that ends up with them losing their gun and me not dying."

[peregaming] Lizzie is waiting for a chance to use mental blasts if they're still alive after that fall :D

[peregaming] GM says, "They dropped their gun to fight you."

[peregaming] GM says, "(since it was a sniper rifle)"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims (at GM), "Part one: achieved!"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Now for part two: not dying!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I feel like I might have the advantage here, seeing as I was expecting to be falling from roof height, and they probably weren't."

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] GM says, "You get the first move, but then it's their turn."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "OK! What should I be rolling to stay on top? I'm guessing Athletics or Physique?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Neither of which I'm very good at, but...)"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "stay on top he he he uh nevermind"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm going to say this is Athletics. And it's vs the other person's Athletics."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "And is 'On Top' an Aspect?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Wait, I'm confused."

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah okay"

GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 +1 0 -1 | Superb (5)

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "I have failed to create the Aspect!"

[peregaming] GM says, "We should probably go into Initiative."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Which, I guess, means they get the aspect isntead."

[peregaming] GM says, "Oh, yeah, they do."

Lizzie clears the initiative.

Lizzie registers Lizzie at init 1.

SATSAM registers Remba at init 1.

Tesseract registers Tesseract at init 4.

GM registers enemy at init 2.

[peregaming] SATSAM says (to lizzie), "To clear up your confusion: Remba and SATSAM are actually the same person."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I know that. Lizzie does not."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "(it was a joke)"

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to SATSAM), "That's just silly. Remba is much shorter and made of skin and stuff, not metal."

GM advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) enemy(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Is it now my turn, or did that last failed Create Advantage count as my turn?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Which would you prefer ;-)"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "I'd like to take a turn now!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Go ahead!"

[peregaming] GM says, "The enemy is currently On Top with two free invokes"

Tesseract, before he's had a chance to build up *too* much falling speed, blips away again to the ground, leaving his foe still falling.

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "A) Do I need to roll anything for that?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "They might try to grapple you! Physique!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "The enemy might be grappling you"

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

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

GM exclaims, "The enemy sinks their claws in, but Tesseract escapes through a blip in reality!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "These guys are terrible at fighting"

GM asks, "Anything else before I advance the init?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "And B) do I still take any falling damage, or did I manage to negate it all?"

[peregaming] GM says, "You teleported. It's zero damage."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Woot."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Superhero physics!"

Tesseract tumbles across the ground in a roll, landing in front of SATSAM's feet.

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) ENEMY(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

GM says, "The enemy lands on their feet... like a cat? They don't seem hurt by the fall at all."

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) enemy(2) LIZZIE/REMBA(1)

[peregaming] SATSAM says (to lizzie), "Go ahead"

Lizzie stares at the enemy and creates a mental blast to attack them.

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

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Presumably defend with will as well?"

[peregaming] GM says, "oka"

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

Lizzie uses her free invoke on attuned.

[peregaming] GM says, "2 shifts of damage! They tick a box."

[peregaming] GM says, "RP as you like"

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

Lizzie watches impassively as the enemy puts their hands up to their head in pain.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Remba"

SATSAM fires plasma at the enemy, trying to stun them!

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Attack with shoot"

[peregaming] GM says, "Do it"

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

GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: 0 +1 -1 +1 | Epic (7)

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Dang, she's quick!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "And someone stole my free invokes, so I'll accept that outcome"

GM says, "The enemy (whose face you still can't see, because of the helmet), does an incredible backflip and lands right in melee range of Lizzie and SATSAM."

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) enemy(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "This doesn't seem like a normal person. They're either using tech or not quite human."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Since I was just very up close and personal with it, might I be able to use Lore to guess at any likely weaknesses it would have?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Hm, +4 opposition."

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Drat. I guess that means it getts another Aspect."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Or I get an Aspect that it gets a free invoke on."

[peregaming] GM says, "I see that your drawback is being fuelled by coffee. And you just did a lot of duplicating and teleportation."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Maybe I have an idea of a weakness that's completely wrong."

[peregaming] GM says (to Tesseract), "That's a good idea."

[peregaming] GM says, "You get the impression that it's wearing a helmet to protect its face. Perhaps it's vulnerable in that area."

[peregaming] GM says, "Or so you think..."

Tesseract exclaims (at SATSAM), "Go for the face! It's protecting its face!"

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) ENEMY(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(By the way, did you have a complication for my Drawback that you were thinking of suggesting?)"

[peregaming] GM says, "(yeah...)"

[peregaming] GM says, "(you seem out of fate points, after all)"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Was it something like, I can't use my powers for the rest of the scene?"

[peregaming] GM says, "perhaps not that extreme"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "I can't use them in the next round?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "I'll gladly take that compel!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yay"

[peregaming] GM says, "Have a fate point."

Tesseract gives a fate point to Tesseract.

(From GM) The mysterious enemy goes berserk on SATSAM!

GM rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: -1 0 0 0 | Epic (7)

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "I defend with Fight?"

[peregaming] GM says, "You can"

[peregaming] GM says, "Unless your Athletics is better"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(AFK a sec.)"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "That's probably not good"

[peregaming] GM says, "So I think you take 7-4 stress = 3 stress from that."

[peregaming] GM says, "Wait, actually 5 stress."

[peregaming] GM says, "You only have Armor:2"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "I have Implacable, which ups my armor to 4 to physical attacks."

[peregaming] GM says, "Aha"

[peregaming] GM says, "So only 3 stress then"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "; ticks 3 boxes."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Er, I mean the 3 box."

GM exclaims, "The mysterious enemy's claws break through SATSAM's armor plating!"

GM exclaims, "It is truly berserk!"

SATSAM (in a deep, manly voice) Ahhhh! Ahhh! Stop that!

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) enemy(2) LIZZIE/REMBA(1)

Lizzie tries to influence the enemy. "You need to surrender."

Lizzie rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 +1 +1 0 | Epic (7)

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

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

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, as a GM I get to spend up to 3 fate points per scene! (since there are 3 PCs)"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Indeed."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Damn."

[peregaming] GM says, "So, invoking 'Half-Feral', that's a +6."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ugh. I can invoke my last fate point, but you can go higher."

[peregaming] GM says, "And invoking 'Ruthless Assassin'. +8."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "On the one hand, it didn't take any stress from the attack. But on the other hand, the GM just used up most of his fate points."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yeah."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "That's nice"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "We're whittling him down"

[peregaming] GM nods.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Remba"

Lizzie also moves away

SATSAM says, "Hold still!""

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Could I try to hold him down with super strength?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You could!"

[peregaming] GM says, "Or even remove the helmet, since Tesseract told you to go for the face"

[peregaming] GM says, "(Of course, Remba doesn't know that this won't help at all)"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Oh, like try to crush the helmet but not the head?"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "using raw strenth?"

[peregaming] GM says, "sure"

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

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "And th"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "On the plus side, if successful, this would Overcome that aspect!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "And this is a pretty daredevil maneuver, bringing it to +5"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You succeed!"

SATSAM spends a fate point, leaving her with 2.

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Woo! What's undernath the helmet?"

GM says (to SATSAM), "It's..."

[peregaming] GM says, "(checking my notes)"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "... Monty Python's Flying Circus"

[Crows-Nest] (from Tesseract) GM says, "The Soulmonger? That can't be right."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "har har"

GM says (to SATSAM), "Well, how shall I put it tastefully. There's no face at all, just some messy long hair and an opening for the mouth, which snarls at you."

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "A faceless fiend!"

SATSAM asks, "Ahh! I mean, no disrespect, but WHAT ARE YOU?"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract asks, "Was it tall and slender, by the way?"

SATSAM exclaims, "You're supposed to have a face!"

(From GM) Faceless says, "That can be... arranged."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of GM), "So this means that its free invoke on the face weakness aspect from before is gone, right? Since SATSAM overcame the aspect?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yep"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Woo."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Thank you for fixing the problems I cause!"

(From GM) Faceless shifts into Lizzie! She smiles sweetly.

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Guess it's time for this monster to ... face the music </Susan>"

Lizzie says, "Hey, no. Don't do that."

SATSAM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) enemy(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

Tesseract pops open a bottle of caffeine pills he had in his pocket and crunches down on a mouthful of them. They're nasty and bitter, but he's used to that.

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Can I treat that as a Create Advantage using Will?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "To make myself Hyper-Caffeinated?"

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

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

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Phew!"

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) ENEMY(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

GM asks, "Faceless jumps! It jumps over Satsam and into the bank! SATSAM, do you try to intercept it?"

SATSAM exclaims, "Sure!"

Lizzie oh shit.

SATSAM exclaims (at Lizzie), "Language!"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Fight?"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Physique?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'd say Athletics."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Shoot?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Or Shoot, if you're shooting it out of the air"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Shoot! PEW PEW PEW"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I vote for that one."

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

GM rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: -1 -1 -1 -1 | Fair (2)

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Was this overcome?"

[peregaming] GM says, "It was opposed rolls. You opposed my roll."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I think the enemy was overcoming, and you were providing active opposition as a defend."

[peregaming] GM says, "yep"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Ah! So they fail or succed at serious cost, according to this chart I "found""

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Hee."

[peregaming] GM asks, "They choose to succeed at a serious cost. What should it be?"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Some sort of injury?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "That makes sense in context."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Like, a Consequence related to being all lasered up."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Maybe I shot her in the face and she can't faceshift for a while? Wearing a grotesque, half-melted parody of Lizzie's face?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "(Sorry Lizzie)"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Aw"

[peregaming] GM says, "Well, that would avoid a lot of complications that could be caused otherwise."

[peregaming] GM says, "Since it's crowded in the bank."

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Exactly!"

[peregaming] GM says, "I'm in favour of SATSAM's idea."

[peregaming] GM says, "RP as you like"

(From SATSAM) The enemy flips over SATSAM. SATSAM fires off three shots, two of which she dodges, but the last one hits her in the face! She stumbles backwards, but turns that into a flip and runs into the bank. SATSAM only got a split-second impression of that horrible mutilated face.

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) enemy(2) LIZZIE/REMBA(1)

SATSAM exclaims, "Oh no! I didn't mean to shoot her in the face! I'm so sorry!"

Lizzie runs into the bank behind the thing with her face, and shouts, "I. fucking. said. to. surrender. Asshole."

Lizzie rolls Fantastic (6) + 4dF: +1 -1 0 -1 | Superb (5)

[peregaming] Lizzie is really just trying to give it some stress

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

[peregaming] GM asks, "So mental stress?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I presume he won't surrender, so yes."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Should I spend my last FP here?"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "To bump it up?"

SATSAM exclaims, "LANGUAGE !!!"

[peregaming] GM says, "It's up to you."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "It might make the difference between a mild and moderate consequence. maybe."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "i wasn't asking YOU :D"

[peregaming] GM says, "hahaha"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "i was asking the others"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "let's do it."

Lizzie spends a fate point, leaving her with 0.

[peregaming] GM says, "whatever it takes"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Go for it!"

[peregaming] GM says, "It ticks a box and a mild consequence."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Ah, the illegitimate offspring must have still had a 3-stress box."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Which still means it's good about the fate point, because otherwise it'd have taken no consequences at all.)"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "This is mental, not physical"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "I presume it's mostly been taking physical before?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yep."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Remba"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "You're up"

SATSAM also runs after the thing and tries to shoot it somewhere other than the face!

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Wait! Could I create advantage with shoot instead?"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Fire around it, to lead it into a path where Tesseract could catch it?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah, but it'll be hard. There are people inside the bank."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Given he has a deja vu about this place?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "ah, hm."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks (of tess&Lizzie), "SHall I risk it?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Could you use a different skill?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "(it would be a +5)"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Say, Crafts to modulate your laser so that it's distracting rather than dangerous?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Then you wouldn't have to worry about hurting innocents, so the difficulty might be lower."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "maybe throw a bench at them with shoot?"

[peregaming] GM says, "I hope 'them' is Faceless and not the people in the bank."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "ha ha"

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to SATSAM), "Bench throwing advantages sound potentially like Physique (strength) rather than Shoot..."

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Good!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Do it!"

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

SATSAM exclaims, "Hey Faceless! Let's BENCH this discussion!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You have created an Advantage!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, ""STUMBLING BLOCK""

[peregaming] GM says, "perfect"

SATSAM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) enemy(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

Tesseract, who has been inside the bank ever since he disarmed the bomb, is ready and waiting for the Faceless to charge him.

Tesseract, meanwhile, hopped up on caffeine, chases the Faceless into the back from outside.

Tesseract and Tesseract suddenly appear, flanking the Faceless from the left and right, so that it's surrounded on all sides.

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Attacking with Fight!"

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

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Fighting back!"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Augh."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "How well did I succeed with STUMBLING BLOCK? Free invokes perhaps?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of Guys), "Is it worth me trying to invoke all the aspects I can, or should I let it be?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Well, faceless is just very good at fighting, so I'd say go for it"

[peregaming] GM says (to SATSAM), "I'd say 1 free invoke"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of GM), "When it got the disfigured face aspect from overcoming SATSAM earlier, do we get a free invoke on that?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Sure."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Then, with the permission of the other players, I'm going to tag Hyper-Caffeinated, Face Lasers, Stumbling Block, and whatever the mild consequences Lizzie gave it was."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Woo!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Is everyone OK with me stealing the free invokes?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Go for it"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Take it down"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "That brings it up to 13 vs 8 -- just to be sure, I'll spend my last fate point, too. To tag Unstuck in Spacetime."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "wow"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "So, theoretically, 7 stress."

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims (at Tesseract), "Nice!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says (to Tesseract), "Also nice."

[peregaming] SATSAM says (to Tesseract), "You also did nicely."

Tesseract, Tesseract, Tesseract and Tesseract engage in a glorious display of high-speed coordinated pugilism against the Faceless beast!

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "(Well, it *had* a face, briefly. Lizzie's. Until SATSAM lasered it off.)"

[Crows-Nest] SATSAM says, "It technically still has one"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "Yeah, and I just punched it right in it."

Tesseract spends a fate point, leaving him with 0.

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Since it's Berserk, it only takes 5 stress. But that's a lot: it ticks a 4-stress box (remember its +3 Physique?)and takes a Moderate Consequence!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Should I name the consequence, or do you want to?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Name it as you like"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Its mouth had lots of teeth before, right?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yeah"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Now, not so much."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Can it be Toothless?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yay"

[peregaming] GM says, "A ruthless, toothless, faceless menace."

(From Tesseract) Broken teeth scatter across the floor of the bank as most of the Tesseracts blink out, one by one.

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) ENEMY(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

[peregaming] GM asks, "How many Tesseracts are there?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Two."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "One who's Hyper-Caffeinated (although without any more free invokes), and the other one who defused the bomb."

GM says, "To set the scene: people in the bank are panicking, while the Senator and her escort are trying to tell people to stay calm. The Faceless has just sustained a heavy beating."

GM says, "But it's still berserk. And it wants to finish the job."

GM exclaims, "So the Faceless pounces on the Senator!"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Oh no!"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "That is ironic depending on the Senator's stance on gun laws!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Can I defend with Athletics, to take the stress rather than her?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You can!"

GM rolls Legendary (8) + 4dF: +1 +1 +1 0 | Legendary+3 (11)

Tesseract leaps in front of the senator as the beast attacks!

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Oh my."

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

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oh no."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Continuing the glorious tradition of killing a Tesseract in every session."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Yup, OK. So *that* Tesseract is going to have to absorb 10 stress."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Hm"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Which would be a 2-stress box, a severe consequence and a mild one."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "In all fairness, this means Tesseract didn't jump in front of the senator in time"

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

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "or am I misreading this?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to SATSAM), "I think I did, and I was just really clumsy about it."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Unless the GM disagrees."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "I would side with Tesseract, since otherwise there would be a lot more dice rolling."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "So the severe one is probably 'Bleeding From the Abdomen', because he's been raked open."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "And the mild one... any suggestions?"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, ""Also slight cut over the eye""

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Alright!"

Tesseract leaps into the Faceless's path, clumsily colliding with it. Its claws rake down his full body, leaving him bleeding out of multiple gaping wounds, as he falls to his hands and knees on the floor.

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Also, I'm going to say this was the one who had stayed in the bank, since it makes sense that that one would be between the Faceless and the senator.)"

(From GM) Faceless says, "What a shame. I won't have time to feast upon your flesh, foolish thing."

[peregaming] GM says, "that makes sense"

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) enemy(2) LIZZIE/REMBA(1)

Lizzie shouts, very angry now, but also surprisingly calm, "You need to leave. Right now."

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

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Ugh."

[peregaming] GM asks, "Does it oppose with Will?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "yes"

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

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "There's a free invoke on toothless?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yup"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "He's in too much pain to focus mentally, and is kind of starting to think this isn't worth it."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "So I'm using that"

[peregaming] GM says, "excellent"

[peregaming] GM says, "It ticks a 3-stress mental box."

[peregaming] GM says, "roleplay if you like"

[peregaming] GM says, "init advance otherwise"

Lizzie watches as the Faceless tries to decide what to do. Does it leave, does it stay? It stays, but owww, it's head.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "its*"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Next"

GM advances the initiative: END OF ROUND

GM advances the initiative: TESSERACT(4) enemy(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Remba!"

[peregaming] GM says, "oops"

[peregaming] GM says, "it is Remba's turn"

[peregaming] GM says, "or should I say, SATSAL"

[peregaming] GM says, "I mean SATSAM"

SATSAM says, "I would like to grab Faceless and hold him with Physique"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract asks, "So, as an aside... have we actually *seen* Lizzie do anything yet?"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "No."

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

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "She just stares."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "And doesn't seem all that frightened."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "And the enemy gets mysterious headaches."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract exclaims, "And shouts, too!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "That as well."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "It must have very sensitive ears."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "Hence the headaches."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Lizzie, the unsung heroine."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says (to GM), "Psst, I think Remba's trying to grab Faceless and hold him with Physique."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "There isn't like, an empty zone anywhere nearby? :D"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Yeah, tell her it's cool, she can do it"

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

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

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract exclaims (at Lizzie), "There's the street outside!"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie asks, "I guess everyone ran away, right?"

SATSAM says, "HOLD STILL YOU...YOU ... YOU POOPFACE"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "When the shot was fired and then the fighting."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "A lot of people."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "But the Senator is still being evacuated from the Bank."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie doesn't want to kill innocent people.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Let's say the Senator has just left the building, and there's just you guys still left."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "The police have presumably been called but haven't arrived yet"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Though now that I've looked at this, this damage power is super underpowered."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Only a +2 challenge for named NPCs (and PCs, of course)"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "I suppose you can still invoke aspects to boost it."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "But it's probably more meant for dealing with mobs."

Lizzie mutters, "Language." at Remba.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Technically, if you pull this off, the Faceless will be taken out, since it cannot take another Moderate consequence"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Sorry, if I, the player whose turn it is, might interject"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "hahaha"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "That was create advantage"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You've created an advantage!"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "And you succeeded!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "HOLD STILL! (with one free invoke)"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "You rolled 3; the GM rolled 2."

[peregaming] GM says, "So the advantage is created."

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Indeed!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "The Faceless is held still!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "On my turn, I'm thinking of creating an advantage for Lizzie to use; anyone have any good ideas?"

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Hold open its eyes!"

[peregaming] GM asks, "?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to SATSAM), "I'm not sure that's playing to my strengths..."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I dunno. But I'm also going to try to create "focused and furious" on my turn."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "if someone holds open your eyes, you might be more susceptible to mental influence"

[peregaming] GM asks, "It doesn't require line of sight?"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Can people like.. cover their ears to not listen to something I say?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Just spitballing."

[peregaming] GM says, "I feel like people are a bit stumped here."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Oh, dang, did the init get advanced when I wasn't looking?"

GM displays the initiative: TESSERACT(4) enemy(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Sorry! I thought it was still SATSAM's turn!"

[peregaming] GM says, "It is your turn."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "I'm so sorry!"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "It's okay!"

[peregaming] GM goes to a corner and cries.

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Aw"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "OK, I'd like to use Fight to Create Advantage to pry open its eyes, if we think that will help."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "that was not a serious suggestion"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Not sure that's really a thing."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Not an attack, so I can't use my Natural Weapon, but so it goes.)"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Aw."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "So here's a question."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "OK, I'd still like to Create Advantage with Fight, though."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Not a direct attack, since I know it can kick my butt with a direct attack."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "With basic telepathy, I can project words into their mind. Can I combine that with influence/collateral damage?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "But maybe some kind of distracting bob-and-weave-and-feint thing."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of GM), "How does that sound?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "And roll for telepathy, I mean."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Since CD isn't a roll on my part"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "So that it's paying attention to me, and not to anyone else."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "That's less helpful to me."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Might be useful for Remba"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "I mean, or I could try to just punch it."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Distracting it might keep it pinne longer, though. But punching sounds good."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "+d"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Alright, I'll try punching."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Right in its stupid face."

Tesseract gets up off the floor, dripping blood. He exchanges a glance with Tesseract. They both nod in silent agreement.

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

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "I'm good with using combinations of powers creatively."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Cool."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "That's an attack roll with Fight."

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

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "It can defend in whatever way it's capable of defending while being pinned down."

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah"

[peregaming] GM says, "In that case... nope, still Fight."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Hee."

[peregaming] GM says, "Believe me, if it were that easy, the world wouldn't need superheroes."

Tesseract does his best to beat some sense out of the monster, but with no success.

Tesseract advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) ENEMY(2) Lizzie/Remba(1)

GM says, "The Faceless looks around, sees that the bank has been evacuated and there is no Senator in sight. It snarls toothlessly and backflips back into the street... unless..."

[peregaming] GM says, "Once again, you guys can try to oppose its Athletics overcome."

SATSAM exclaims, "Shoot! Shoot!"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Doesn't it need to Overcome the pin first?"

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Everyone, or just one of us?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Ah"

[peregaming] GM says, "Okay, first a Physique roll against SATSAM"

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

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

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Style!"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "That's a boost!"

GM says, "... well, the Faceless tried to backflip away but SATSAM just brought it back down to the ground."

[peregaming] SATSAM asks, "Wasn't that overcome?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "GM tried to Overcome. You Defended against its Overcome."

[peregaming] GM says, "It was overcome to escape the grapple"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "And you succeeded with style at your defense."

[peregaming] GM says, "yep"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Well, it failed, according to this chart, so it either failed or failed but with serious cost"

[peregaming] GM says, "A choice between failure and failure at a serious cost? wow, that's bad"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Hee."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Er, or success with serious consequence"

[peregaming] GM says, "It failed."

SATSAM says, "HOLD STILL"

GM exclaims, "The monster is held down by the might SATSAM!"

GM advances the initiative: Tesseract(4) enemy(2) LIZZIE/REMBA(1)

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "So now we have both a free invoke on HOLD STILL and a related boost."

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed."

[peregaming] GM says, "Lizzie, time to show them how awesome you are."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "go get em, tigeress"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Two questions: One for everyone except Peregrine: should I try to create another advantage, or give the kill command now? and One for Peregrine: Can the +2 they need to hit be raised by aspects?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Since I'd roll for telepathy, but not the CD"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Yes! Take him down"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "or it, or her"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "My vote is to take him down, yes."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yes! You can raise the opposition! It makes sense!"

[peregaming] GM says, "A weakened/vulnerable enemy should find it harder to resist the urge to DIE"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "Oh, one more. I get a +2 to "read minds". But I'm projecting a word. so No?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Nope."

Lizzie projects a single word into the mind of the enemy: DIE.

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

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

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "That's the telepathy roll, or the not-die roll?"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Since we're all in the zone, we all roll to Overcome it, right?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "I was trying to avoid that by only telling him"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Oh, is that what the first roll is for?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "yes"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Since nobody else can hear or see the command."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "smart"

[peregaming] GM says, "Jota would probably veto this turning of a collateral damage into a non-collateral damage, but then again I am not Jota, and given that you could have easily failed that roll and thus had to live with collateral damages, it works for me."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Ha ha."

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "The 4 is, I presume, defense against telepathy?"

[peregaming] GM says, "yeah"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Oh, that's fair. The collateral damage."

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, it's begun to make a connection between you looking at it crossly and the psychic pain."

[peregaming] GM says, "So of course it opposed."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "So now it needs to overcome +2 with Will, except that +2 means +2 and any free invokes you can bring to bear?"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "yes!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Yes."

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "Woohoo"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "We've got two things with free invokes, I believe?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yes, I believe"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "HOLD STILL and a related boost."

[peregaming] GM says, "So +6 opposition."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Hold Still, because it's feeling kind of like it's fucked, and that boost because similarly."

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

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

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "...3g Language"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Headsplode!"

[peregaming] GM says (to Lizzie), "Roleplay your epic victory."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "So now it takes a moderate consequence, as its body "tears itself apart""

[peregaming] SATSAM exclaims, "Yay killing helplessly held enemies!"

[peregaming] Lizzie asks, "And you said that would take it out?"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "another moderate"

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "Yep!"

[peregaming] SATSAM says, "(just kidding)"

[peregaming] GM says, "It's epic RP time."

Lizzie stares at the enemy as it just kind of.. explodes, splattering everyone in the room with ickiness.

[peregaming] Lizzie wasn't sure how detailed y'all wanted ;)

[peregaming] GM says, "hahaha"

Lizzie says out loud, "Good." and walks out of the bank.

Tesseract is splattered in blood and viscera.

SATSAM says, "Jack, I don't feel to good"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "It's just the two of us in here now, right?"

SATSAM says, "*STRANGE SOUND*"

[peregaming] GM says, "Yup."

Tesseract says (to SATSAM), "It's OK, Remba. Everyone's safe now. Let's go get cleaned up."

[peregaming] GM exclaims, "You've won!"

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to GM), "At this point, one of the two Tesseracts will fade away into his own timeline, while the other one continues in this timeline."

Lizzie throws up, outside the bank. She's a bitch, but also human.

[peregaming] Tesseract says (to GM), "Do I get to decide which one? :)"

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed you do."

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Then I choose to keep playing the uninjured one!"

Remba deactivates SATSAM, which folds into the backpack. So she's not covered in grime, but still a bit pale. She also walks outside and breathes clean air.

[peregaming] GM says (to Tesseract), "Cheeky. I like it."

Tesseract looks at himself. His clothes are a mess. He changes his shirt, at least, into the one he took off when getting into "costume", but his jeans are pretty much a write-off.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Somewhere in the multiverse, there is a society for the protection of Tesseracts."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract exclaims, "We all take it on ourselves!"

Remba asks (of Tesseract), "Why did its head explode like that?"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Good thing its teeth were knocked out before it exploded. That could have been dangerous."

Tesseract says (to Remba), "I don't know. I don't even know what that thing *was*."

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

Remba asks, "Maybe it was some sort of ... suicide thing? It didn't want to get captured?"

Tesseract says, "Maybe that's normal for whatever it is."

Tesseract says, "That seems plausible."

Remba asks, "Maybe I held it too tight? DId I kill it?"

Tesseract says, "No, Remba. No, you didn't."

Tesseract says, "You helped save everyone from it."

[Crows-Nest] GM is only human, and cannot help but wish there was a way for the Neighborhood to find out the truth about Lizzie.

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "Well, there's *one* way."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie isn't telling :)

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

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "hahaha"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Then she'd have to admit she manipulated Jack."

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

Remba wipes her eyes. "Okay, I guess. I hope the seantor is save.

[Crows-Nest] GM asks, "Do you... feel bad about that?"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "No. But he might."

Tesseract brings up the news on his phone.

GM says, "The Senator is safe, as it turns out, and wants to thank the 'nameless heroes' who save the day."

GM says, "She mentions 'a brave young lady who helped stop the car', among others."

Tesseract asks (of Remba), "Hey, check it out. A photo of SATSAM firing its lasers. Pretty cool, huh?"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "I wonder how much Lizzie has pieced together at this point."

Lizzie wonders where Jack and Remba went. She doesn't have their phone numbers yet.

Remba asks, "That is pretty cool! Man, I need to readjust the power converters on the left one! See how it pulls up? Man, that is embarassing. Do you have a laser offset reader on you?"

Lizzie is responsible for that kid today.

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "Between overhearing Jack trying to comfort Remba outside the bank just now, and the mysterious figure-eight shaped spot around his eyes with no blood in it."

Lizzie asks, "Oh, did they leave the bank?"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Except here"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "I missed that"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract | Remba deactivates SATSAM, which folds into the backpack. So she's not covered in grime, but still a bit pale. She also walks outside and breathes clean air.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Well, with that much evidence, it's hard to ignore the truth."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Well if I saw them walk out, then yes."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "Because that bank was empty except for us."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "indeed"

Lizzie walks over to the pair. "So."

Tesseract asks (of Remba), "You think I carry things like thatt in my pockets, kiddo?"

Remba asks, "Who doesn't?"

Lizzie asks, "So that was wild, right?"

Tesseract checks his pockets and finds that, yes, he is apparently carrying a laser offset reader on him that Remba must have given him to hold earlier.

Remba asks, "Oh, hey Lizzie. Did you see were that giant robot went?"

Lizzie just gives Remba a look.

Tesseract asks (of Lizzie), "Yeah, uh. So. That was pretty wild, wasn't it?"

Lizzie says, "You're not great at lying, kid."

Remba says, "*flat* whaaaaat"

[Crows-Nest] (from Tesseract) Lizzie says, "Tell me the truth." <MESMER EYES>

Tesseract says (to Lizzie), "So... I noticed you were inside the bank when all that happened."

Remba asks (of lizzie), "Why did you stare at that thing all the time?"

Tesseract says, "Instead of getting to safety, like almost everyone else."

Lizzie says, "Oh. I have my reasons."

Tesseract says, "Uh huh."

Lizzie says, "We can, uh, discuss all of this over coffee, maybe."

Lizzie says, "And hot chocolate for you, kiddo."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "You technically don't need to tell them the full extent of your powers. Just the mind blast thingy."

Tesseract says, "Yeah. I could use one."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "True"

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie says, "But this way, they tell her their shit, and she might share something with them."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "I mean, even if we knew about the Influence, you don't necessarily have to mention *using* it."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "Yeah"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "(to both)"

Tesseract says, "And I think she prefers milkshakes."

[Crows-Nest] Lizzie asks, "Also true, though is he with it enough to suspect?"

Lizzie says, "Oh. Ok!"

GM says, "CUT TO: Falk's Diner"

GM says, "wait"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract asks (of GM), "After we've each had a shower and a change of clothes?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "yes"

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "Man, good thing I gave Remba a tragic, unmentioned backstory or she would be devastated."

[Crows-Nest] Remba has hosed down her SATSAM suit.

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "also Falk's Diner is now the name of the fastfood restaurant Jack works at. It's canon."

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says (to Lizzie), "He's with it enough to suspect that something is up with you being in the bank, but not remotely near with it enough to suspect that you put your mojo on him earlier."

[Crows-Nest] Remba exclaims, "For Pete's sake!"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract asks (of GM), "Is it owned by that cop who looks like the grandfathr from Princess Bride?"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "it's owned... BY HIS SON (who is called Fred)"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "oh what a twisted web of references we weave"

[Crows-Nest] Tesseract says, "How savage."

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "hee haw"

[Crows-Nest] GM exclaims, "anyway, let's cut to the chase, since this is the final scene!"

Remba slurps her milkshake.

Lizzie asks Jack, "So what's your story then?"

Tesseract asks (of Lizzie), "That depends. Which part do you want to hear?"

Lizzie says, "There were multiples of you."

Tesseract says, "Ah. That part."

Lizzie says, "And you," she turns to Remba, "had a frigging mech suit.""

Tesseract says, "Short version: physics works weird for me. I'm still trying to understand it."

Tesseract says, "But, yeah. Forward, backward, sideways. Time and space. I can jump around. And I can meet myself."

Tesseract asks, "Please don't tell anyone?"

Lizzie says, "Sure, sure."

Tesseract says, "And the kid? She's just a frickin' genius."

Lizzie says, "All right."

Remba says (to lizzie), "It's called SUPER ACTION SCHWARZENEGGER TERMINATOR MACHINE"

Remba exclaims, "It's an acru...acroy...acronon...one of those!"

Lizzie grins.

Lizzie says, "An acronym."

Tesseract says, "So what about you? Don't tell me you stayed in the bank with us just because you thought it was a good show."

Lizzie sighs, "Ok, so. Don't tell anyone. Not even my aunt and uncle. But I can like, tell people to do things and they do them. And I can really read people's emotions. I guess I'm just a people person.

Lizzie says, "It's a little weird."

Lizzie says, "I told that weird dude to die. And it did."

Tesseract says, "Oh."

Tesseract says, "Well, thanks."

Remba says, "Oh."

Lizzie says, "Sure thing."

Remba says, "I mean, he seemed super dangerous, but ...""

Remba pushes her half-drunk milkshake away.

Lizzie says, "He was going to kill the senator! I couldn't let that happen."

Tesseract says, "He *already* murdered her driver."

Remba says, "Yeah, I guess."

Lizzie says, "I gave him multiple chances to surrender."

Remba says, "That's true, so did I."

Remba says, "I wonder who was behind this."

Lizzie says, "Yeah. I guess we didn't give it a chance to tell us."

Lizzie says, "Maybe a lone wolf, uh, whatever it was."

Tesseract says, "I don't think so."

Tesseract says, "Maybe I'm wrong. But I think this might go deeper."

[Crows-Nest] Remba says, "This is turning into a 70s political thriller"

Tesseract says, "But I guess we'll have to wait and see."

GM asks, "THE END... FOR NOW?"

GM says, "*music*"

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Yay!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Woo"

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

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Intriguing!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Thanks!"

[Crows-Nest] GM says, "You're welcome."

[peregaming] GM says, "Except here"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "So clearly we're going to need to have another Neighborhood game later to find out the truth."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "To take down the mastermind and resolve the arc."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Indeed"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "And to get a Major milestone so we can all get some more Refresh."

[peregaming] Remba says, "2 neighbor 2 hood"

Tesseract says, "[OUTSIDE THE BANK]"

[peregaming] GM asks, "How does everyone feel about Sunday 21rst of July?"

Tesseract says, "Police cars finally, belatedly pull up outside the building."

Tesseract says, "Officers get out of their vehicles, guns drawn, uncertain if the scene is clear."

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Works for me, but I have a NarraScope meeting at 1pm on the 21st"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "So I can't start early"

Tesseract says, "Sergeant Falk leads the way inside the bank."

[peregaming] GM says, "It's okay, it should be fine."

Tesseract says, "Camera pans: Every. Single. Surface. Is covered in blood."

[peregaming] Remba says, "Yeah, should work for me"

[peregaming] GM says, "Now that the 'Lizzie meeting everyone' part is done, the next session should be easier."

(From Tesseract) Falk says, "What the--"

Tesseract says, "VOICEOVER:"

(From Tesseract) Remba shouts, "Language!"

Tesseract says, "</SCENE>"

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "hooray!"

[peregaming] Lizzie says, "Hehe"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "July 21 is out for me."

[peregaming] Remba asks, "What are cusswords kids use?"

[peregaming] GM says, "Also, I just realized that the post-credit scene I had in mind was too spoilery -- oh"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "No, sorry, 20th is out."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "21 is fine."

[peregaming] GM says, "that's why I picked it"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "A wise man."

[peregaming] GM says, "I shall update the wiki accordingly."

[peregaming] GM says, "Thank you everyone. This session wouldn't have worked without you guys all being 100% into RPing your characters"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Yeah, that is always fun"

[peregaming] Remba says, "And I uphold my view of Lizzie as slightly scary"

[peregaming] GM says, "Indeed."

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "So *does* she hate Jack after all?"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "(Not that he would ever be able to tell either way.)"

[peregaming] Remba says, "She just hates his coffee breath"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks (of Remba), "Oh, by the way: the wiki has you down as 'maybe' for July 27 and August 3. Are those still just maybes?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Indeed"

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

[peregaming] Remba says, "it all hinges on a doctor's appointment on July 16th"

[peregaming] Tesseract asks, "Aha. That's when you find out whether or not you'll be allowed to get a third arm?"

[peregaming] Remba says, "Indeed."

[peregaming] Remba says, "It's about an unsexy foot thing."

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Sure, I guess replacing your unsexy foot with a third arm is one way of dealing with it."

[peregaming] GM says, "Feet aren't sexy by default, unless you're a foot fetishist"

[peregaming] GM says, "Unless 'unsexy foot thing' is like that creature in roger's cthulhu light game"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "Ha ha."

[peregaming] GM says, "I still have grody flashes."

[peregaming] Remba says, "No comment. :-D"

[peregaming] Tesseract says, "It's fine! There's nothing to worry about."

[peregaming] Remba exclaims, "Since it's 12:30 now and there's work tomorrow... Goodnight!"

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

[peregaming] Tesseract exclaims, "Goodnight!"

Remba has disconnected.

[peregaming] GM says, "I feel like this enemy was a particularly tough cookie for the Neighborhood."

[peregaming] GM says, "Which I guess was good, in a way, since there was plenty of suspense."

[peregaming] GM says, "(I actually followed the rules for making adversaries this time.)"